Modus Tenendi Parliamentum

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The Modus Tenendi Parliamentum is a 14th century document that outlined an idealised version of English parliamentary procedure.

An ancient document which has exercised much debate over its antiquity. Thomas Duffus Hardy, who edited the most complete version of the volume in 1846, thought it was probably written around the time of Edward I's Model Parliament in 1295, but more recent assessments place it closer to the year 1320. It described the procedures and organisation of Parliament. During the reign of Richard II, it was used as a justification for the House of Lancaster's claims that a representatives' vote in the House of Commons had equal worth as that of members of the House of Lords and of the Magnate.