To the honourable Assembly of the Commons house in Parliament.  
The humble Petition of Dame Grace Darcie widow, mother, and one of the Commits of the body and lands of Edward Darcie Esquire, his Majesty's Ward.  
Humbly showing,  
THat whereas his Majesty by Indenture under the Seal of the Court of Wards, dated twenty-three die junij Anno xvij jac. Reg. Angl. did in express words grant unto the Petitioner, and one George Wilmore Esquire, the other Committee of the said Ward (amongst other lands) the Manor of Sutton, in Com. Surr. and the Advowson and next presentation to the Parsonage thereunto belonging.  
Which Parsonage became void in August 1621. and the Petitioner (so soon as she could have notice thereof) presented a Clerk thereto, but the Ordinary could not admit him, for that the Church was full, by reason of the Lord Keepers presenting of one Doctor Grant unto it, one of the prebend's of Westm. who was Examiner also in his Lordship's house, who had closely got his Institution, and his Induction also in the Church of Sutton aforesaid; so the Petitioner was constrained to send to the Cursitor of Surrey for a Quare Impedit, her only course to avoid this usurpation of the said Doctor; but the Cursitor refused to make the said Writ, for that he had a Caveat under the Lord Keeper's hand to stay the same.  
Whereupon the Petitioner preferred sundry petitions to his Lordship to recall his direction, and to give way to the Writ, but he still denied the same; only in the time of the last Parliament (in answer to one of her petitions) he seemed willing to be certified by two of his Majesty's learned Council, whether or no it belonged to her, and the other Committee in this case to present; which answer she showed to his Majesty's Attorney and Solicitor general, and made choice of them to consider of the matter, and at length (though with great charge) by her Counsel so plainly instructed them, that they told her they conceived it to be her right, and had signified as much to his Lordship, and were persuaded his Lordship would in no wise long stay the said Writ. But all this proved but to delay the Petitioner, till the dissolution of the Parliament, and wasting of the six months, in which time only by the Common law (as his Lordship well knew) she had time to present; yet before that time was quite spent, she sent again to the Cursitor for the Writ, who answered, he had made it, and offered it to the seal, but still his Lordship had rejected it.  
And further, she being unwilling to leave any means unattempted, whereby to preserve the Wards right, in February following, in a wet and cold season, to her further charge and neglect of her health, also iourneyed to Royston, and by humble petition acquainted his Majesty with the extremity of her case, and wrong done to her by his Lordship, who graciously accepted the same; and being moved therewith, gave direction for the writing of a letter to his Lordship, with the petition enclosed, which was delivered into his Lordship's hands▪ howbeit he deferred to answer the same.  
Now forasmuch as the presentation is so wrongfully wrested from the Petitioner, and the very gate of justice (which ought to all, and always be open) shut against her, by being denied the original Writ of Quare Impedit in so just a case, which Writ is free to all his Majesty's subjects to su● out (have they right or no right,) and seeing she hath done her own utmost endeavour to have procured the same in due time, but by the might of the Lord Keeper was hindered and opposed, and denied all benefit of the Common law, contrary to many the good and ancient laws of this kingdom: so that now not only the Petitioner is prejudiced in her present presentation, but the Ward also for ever in his Inheritance, for that he claimeth the same as by descent from his Grandfather, who was a purchaser of the said Manor and Parsonage, and no avoidance since happening, neither Quare Impedit, Assize of Darrain presentment, nor writ of right of Advowson will at any time hereafter lie.  
Wherefore her most humble suit to this Honourable Senate is, that their wisdoms would favourably be pleased to take notice of her cause, (considering it may be the case of many the Nobility and Gentry of the Kingdom) and thereupon give such relief, as may be as well for the righting of her in her present presentation, as the Ward in his Inheritance, as also make such provision for the general ill consequences growing thereby, as shall be most agreeable to honour, justice, and that high trust, which the whole Kingdom hath worthily reposed in them.  
And seeing all those that were heretofore of Council with the Petitioner in this case, are now of this Honourable House, she desireth that Sir Henry Yeluerton, and Master Stone of London, may be assigned to be of her Council herein.