[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The fiue and twentith of Maie, beteene London and Grauesend, were taken two great fishes called whorlepooles, male and female. ¶In this season, there was in the realme much preaching, one lerned man holding against another, namelie in the matter of the kings mariage. After Christmas, the parlement began to sit againe, in the which the commons found themselues sore gréeued with the crueltie of ordina|ries,Crueltie of ordinaries. that called men before them Ex officio. At length, a booke was drawne of all the griefes of the com|mons, for the cruell demeanor of the cleargie, and the same deliuered to th [...] K. by the speaker, humblie beséeching him in the name of all the commons, to take such direction therein, as to his high wisedome might séeme most expedient. The king answered, that he would take aduise, and heare the partie accu|sed speake. He was not so readie to gratifie the com|mons in their requests, as some thought that he would haue béene, if they had not sticked and refused to passe a statute, which he had sent to them touching wards and primer seasons.