The remaining part of the session was consumed in disputes and altercations between the two houses on the subject of the Aylesbury constables, who were sued by five other inhabitants for having denied them the right of voting at the election.
These five persons were committed to Newgate by order of the house of commons.

They moved for a _habeas-corpus_ in the King's Bench, but the court would take no cognizance of the affair.

Two of the prisoners petitioned the queen that their case might be brought before her majesty in parliament.

The commons, in an address, besought the queen to refuse granting a writ of error in this case, which would tend to the overthrowing the undoubted rights and privileges of the commons of England.

She assured them she would not do any thing to give them just cause of complaint, but this matter relating to the course of judicial proceedings being of the highest importance, she thought it necessary to weigh and consider very carefully what might be proper for her to do in a thing of so great concern.