(44) See Hallam, i. 129; Lingard, vi. 239, 243. The Act 13 Elizabeth, c. 1, declares it to be treason “yf any person shall in any wyse holde and affyrme or mayntayne that the Common Lawes of this Realme not altred by Parlyament, ought not to dyrecte the Ryght of the crowne of England, or that our said sovrayne Ladye Elizabeth the Quenes Majestie that nowe is, with and by the aucthoritye of the Parlyament of Englande is not able to make Lawes and Statutes of suffycyent force and valyditie to lymit and bynd the Crowne of this Realme, and the Descent Lymitacion Inheritaunce and Government thereof.” The like is the crime of “whosoever shall hereafter duryng the Lyef of our said Soveraigne Ladye, by any Booke or Worke prynted or written, dyrectly and expresly declare and affyrme at any tyme before the same be by Acte of Parlyament of this Realme established and affyrmed, that any one particular person whosover it be, is or ought to be the ryght Heire and Successor to the Queenes Majestie that nowe is (whome God longe preserve) except the same be the naturall yssue of her Majesties bodye.” This statute may possibly be taken as setting aside the claims of the House of Suffolk; but, if so, it sets aside the claims of the House of Stewart along with them. (45) James’s right was acknowledged by his own first Parliament, just as the claims of other Kings who entered in an irregular way had been. It should be marked however that he was crowned before he was acknowledged. The Act 1 Jac. I. c. 1, declares that “immediatelie upon the Dissolution and Decease of Elizabeth late Queene of England, the Imperiall Crowne of the Realme of England, and of all the Kingdomes Dominions and Rights belonging to the same, did by inherent Birthright and lawfull undoubted Succession, descend and come to your moste excellent Majestie, as beinge lineallie justly and lawfullie next and sole Heire of the Blood Royall of this Realme as is aforesaid.” It is worth noticing that in this Act we get the following definition of Parliament; “this high Court of Parliament, where all the whole Body of the Realm and every particular member thereof, either in Person or by Representation (upon their own free elections), are by the Laws of this Realm deemed to be personally present.”