10th Parliament of Elizabeth I

At the State Opening of Parliament the Lord Keeper Thomas Egerton explained that the Parliament had been called to authorise the replenishment of the Queen's coffers due to the cost of the war in Ireland and the ongoing threat of Anglo-Spanish War.

The Church of England encouraged the Dutch protestants to rebel[2] against Philip, leading to disturbances and rebellions throughout France.

The patent system was initially made to nurture economic growth and encourage employment for the poor.

She did however commit herself to publish by Proclamation her intention to abolish some patents and allow others to submit to trial by common law.

[5] Feelings on the issue were so strong that Elizabeth was forced to defuse the situation by inviting 141 MPs to her palace where she delivered the Golden Speech on December 30, 1601.

Which she revealed that it would be her final Parliament (she was 68 years old) and won over the delegation with a speech addressing the love and respect she had for the country,[6] her position, and the Members themselves.

A number of bills concerning alehouses and drunkenness, blasphemy, regulation of weights and measures, and the enforcement of church attendance failed to be passed into law.