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Parliament English Welsh French Total
1510 2961Excluding Berwick-upon-Tweed (2) and Orford (2). - - 296
1512 300 - 2 302
1515 3002Excluding Lancaster (2), Newport iuxta Launceston (2) and Preston (2). - 2 302
1523 3023Excluding Buckingham (2), Newport iuxta Launceston (2) and Preston (2). - - 302
1529 310 - - 310
1536 3104Excluding Liverpool (2) and Wigan (2). - 2 312
1539 3105Excluding Liverpool (2) and Wigan (2). - 2 312
1542 3136Excluding Cheshire (2), Chester (2), Liverpool (2), Peterborough (2), Westminster (2) and Wigan (2). 23 2 338
1545 3237Excluding Boston (2) and Peterborough (2). 24 2 349
1547 353 24 2 379
1553 (Mar.) 3538Excluding Morpeth (2) and New Woodstock (2). 24 2 379
1553 (Oct.) 363 24 2 389
1554 (Apr.) 366 24 2 392
1554 (Nov.) 368 24 2 394
1555 3669New Woodstock which had made returns to the three previous Parliaments did not do so again until 1571. 24 2 392
1558 374 24 - 1398
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
Notes
  • 1. Excluding Berwick-upon-Tweed (2) and Orford (2).
  • 2. Excluding Lancaster (2), Newport iuxta Launceston (2) and Preston (2).
  • 3. Excluding Buckingham (2), Newport iuxta Launceston (2) and Preston (2).
  • 4. Excluding Liverpool (2) and Wigan (2).
  • 5. Excluding Liverpool (2) and Wigan (2).
  • 6. Excluding Cheshire (2), Chester (2), Liverpool (2), Peterborough (2), Westminster (2) and Wigan (2).
  • 7. Excluding Boston (2) and Peterborough (2).
  • 8. Excluding Morpeth (2) and New Woodstock (2).
  • 9. New Woodstock which had made returns to the three previous Parliaments did not do so again until 1571.