The Fire and Faggot Parliament was an English Parliament held in 1414 during the reign of Henry V. It was held in Grey Friars Priory in Leicester, and the Speaker was Walter Hungerford. It is named from the main item of business which was a statute - the Suppression of Heresy Act - passed for the suppression of the Lollards, The decision was inspired by the decretal Vergentis in senium of Pope Innocent III. The Parliament also confirmed Archbishop Arundel's policy of licensing books for publication:
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