at the state opening of parliament the lord keeper sir nicholas bacon informed the house that one of the main reasons for summoning the parliament was to establish ‘an uniforme order of religion’. he also drew attention to the recent loss of calais and the need to maintain the england's navy and coastal defences. the speech summarised elizabeth’s manifesto for the whole of her reign i.e. to restore stability, prosperity and peace to the country. she approved the appointment of sir thomas gargrave, sitting for yorkshire, as speaker of the house.