1. On 16 Mar. 1660 the Long Parliament dissolved itself having ordered the issue of writs for the election of a new parliament.
  2. The ‘Cavalier’ Parliament – so-called because of the predominance of royalist MPs elected to it – was to last without intermission from 1661 until 1679.
  3. In the above list, meetings in which no legislative business was transacted are shown in italics, and adjournments lasting over a month are shown in brackets, after the session during which they oc