Bad Parliament

The initial summons for the parliament went out on 1 December 1376, and the writ dissolving it was dated 2 March 1377.

[1] Influenced by Edward's son John of Gaunt, it undid the work done by the Good Parliament to reduce corruption in the Royal Council.

[2] It approved Gaunt's reversal of the Good Parliament's impeachment of a number of royal courtiers.

The Bad Parliament also approved the payment of 6,000 pounds of back salary owed to Gaunt.

Gaunt's ability to get back wages also demonstrated his increased power in the last year of his father's reign.