2 Jas. 1
1 Jas. 1 The first session of the 1st Parliament of King James I (the 'Blessed Parliament') which met from 19 March 1604 until 7 July 1604. This session was traditionally cited as 1 Jac. 1, 1 Ja. 1, 1 J. 1, 2 Jas. 1, 2 Jac. 1, 2 Ja. 1, 2 J. 1, 1 & 2 Jas. 1, 1 & 2 Jac. 1, 1 & 2 Ja. 1 or 1 & 2 J. 1. Public acts Private acts Sources * * * * * * * * * * See also *List of acts of the Parliament of England References

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1st Parliament Of King James I
The 1st Parliament of King James I was summoned by King James I of England, King James I on 31 January 1604 and assembled on 19 March following. It was known as the Blessed Parliament and took place in five sessions, interrupted by Holy Days and the Gunpowder Plot. The Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom), Speaker of the House of Commons was Edward Phelips (speaker), Edward Phelips, the Member of Parliament for Somerset (UK Parliament constituency), Somerset. King James' objective from the first session of his first Parliament after taking the English throne in addition to that of Scotland was to bring about a statutory union of the two countries. As he said, he did not wish to be "a husband to two wives". However the House of Commons rejected the proposal on the grounds that it would affect English Common Law, and when James sought legal help, he found the judges agreed with Parliament. He was also denied funds as the subsidy was still being collected. Parliam ...
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