non and euery on that shal be so impanelid before iustice of peace shall haue laÌ„dis and tenementis to the valew of .xl. s. by the yere And that the shyryff shall retorn yssues vppon euery of them s. at the furst day .xx. s. at the second .xl. s. and at the .iij. d. day C. s. and at eueri day after ward doblâ— and yf the shyryff or balyf of fraunches be laches he shall lose for euery defaut xx.li and make fyne to the kiÌ„g and as well iustice of peace as iustice of ass shall determyn such defautê as well by byll at the suyt of the parte as by enditemaÌ„t and he that wyll sue shall haue the one half with his costis cetera And sych proces shal be agayns them as in an accion of trespas with force yf any person be put owt or disseysyd with force or put out peasally after holdyn owt with force or affter such entre any feffement or discontinuaunce made vt supra that the ê‘te greuyd shall haue ass of nouell disseysiâ— or a wryt of trespas agayns such disseysour recouer his damages treble and the other shall make fine and raunson And that mayris iustyce of ass and iustice of peace shyryffis and bailyffis of Cytes townis and boroughs hauyng frauÌ„ches shall haue such power of such entres puttyngis owt and articles before seyd as the iustice of peacâ— and shyryffis of countes haue cetera prouydid alwei that they that kepe by force theyr possessions wherof they or theyr auÌ„cestours or they whose estatute they haue haue contynuyd theyr possessions in the same by thre yeres or more shall not be in damaged by this statute .viii. h. vi ca. ix ¶ None fro hensforth make any entre in to any laÌ„dê or tenemeÌ„tê nor entre iÌ„ laÌ„des but where his entre is gyuen by the lawe and in suche case not with stronge haÌ„des nor multytude of peple but only in peasable easy maner yf any do the coÌ„trary therof be dewly coÌ„uict he shal be ponysshyd by his body ouer that fyned at the kynges wyll .v. R. ii capitulo .vii. Forfeytoure ¶ yt is prouyded in our courte before vs that no man takyn for the deth of man or other felony shal be dysseysed of his landê or goodes tyll he be conuyct And as soone as he is taken his goodes shal be vewyd and wryten and delyuered to them that shall fynde suerte sauynge alway to them that be so taken theyr reasonable lyuynge so that yf he be conuyct before the iugges then the resydew of his goodes aboue his lyuynge after the custome of the realme shall remayne to vs And that we shal haue the profet of his lande by a yere and a day And yf he be acquit than his goodes shall peasably remayne vnto hym statut de catallis fâ—lonuÌ„ ¶ yt is lawefull to no man to sease or to take the goodes of any that is a rested or in pryson for felonye tyll that he be therof coÌ„uyet or attaynt or vntyl that he haue other wayes forfeyted the same goodes And yf any do the contrary he shal forfeyte the double value to hym that is greuyd for the whiche he shall haue an accyon of dette in the which nother esson ê“teccyon nor wager of lawe shall lye The .i. R. iii. ca. iii. ¶ They that be nat with the kyng in his warrâ— shâ—ll lesse all fees offycê that they haue had of his grauÌ„t except they be seke or haue other excâ—se vnfeyned â— but all offycers of the chauÌ„cery iustyce seruauÌ„tê attorney solycyter of the kyng offycers of berwyk karlyl the clerk of the kingê counsell the barons and all offycers of the excheker be excepte froÌ„ this statute the .xi. h. vii ca xviii There is an other statute of lyke mater the xix h. vii ca. i. Ducre ¶ All offycers of the kynge ought to certefye the kyng within .xl. dayes of his tenauntes whiche be reteyned with other and yf they do nat theyr offyce shal be forfeyt And also yf they come not to the kynge by his coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t whan he hath batayle or warre Theyr offyce shall be forfayte the kynges tenauÌ„tê that be retayned witâ— other shall forfeyte theyr terme The .iii. Hen vii capitulo .xii. ¶ Loke more for this in the tytle of letters and patentes Forest ¶ Men that dwell without the forest shall not come before our iustyce of the forest by comeÌ„ soÌ„mones excepte they be impleded or plegges of some other men that haue ben attached for the forest Cart de foresta Cap. ii ¶ No maÌ„ froÌ„ hensforth shal be put to dethe for our huntynge but yf any be taken and coÌ„uict for takyng of veneyson he shal be greuously payned yf he haue wherof he may be redemed yf he haue nat he shal lye in pryson by a yere and a day yf he can fynde plegges with in a yere and a day he shall go out of pryson or eâ—les he shall obâ—ure the realme of Englande Carta de foresta ca. x. ¶ what so euer archedysshop bysshop Erle or baron coÌ„mynge to vs by our commaundemente yf he go by our forest it shal be law full to hym to take a beest or two by the syght of the forest yf he be present or elles he shall blowe for hym lest hit shuld seme that to be done by stelt â— Also he may do the same goinge froÌ„ vs Cart de forest catulo .xi. ¶ Euery fre man may haue in his wodes they eyre of â—oshaukis sê‘haukes faucous egles and he rons and also shall haue the honâ— that shal be founde in his wodes Cart de forest ca. xiii ¶ Noman shall pay chymynage for caryenge in the forest but they that come out as marchauntê for to by sell that but .ii. d. for a carte by the halfe yere they that brynge trees vppon theyr backes to sell shall pay no thynge Cart de forest Capitulo .xiiii. ¶ No coÌ„stable of casâ—el or baylyffe holde ple of our forest of vert or of veneysoÌ„ but euery forest of the fee shall attache the plees as well of vert as of veneyson shall present theÌ„ to the virider of the puynce wheÌ„ they shal be inrolled closed with the seale of the viridar â— they shal be pÌ„seÌ„ted to our chefe iustyces wheÌ„ they come in to those ê‘tes to hold the plees of the forest shall be determyned before them Cart de foresâ—a capitulo vltimo ¶ The peraÌ„bulacioÌ„s of the forest made in the time of kynge E. the fyrst shal be coÌ„fyrmed it is grauÌ„ted that the ê‘ambulacions that be not made shal be made .i. E. iii. statut ii ca. i. ¶ we wyll ordeyne that of trespasses done in our forest of vert veneyson froÌ„ hensforth to be made The foresters within whose baylywyke those same trespasses happen to be done shall pÌ„sent the same at the nexte swanymote before the foresters viriders
in apell of morder in no â—urt wâ—stmÌ„ ij Cap. xiiij ¶ Appelys of thyngê don wyth in the râ—â—lme shal be determynyd by the laws of the reame bâ—â—fore vsyd And appellys of thyngê don owt oâ— the realme shal be determynyd by the coÌ„stable marchall And no appel fro hens forth shal be sewyd in the ê‘lyameÌ„t j. h. iiij capitulo .xiiij. In appelle where felony or treasoÌ„ is supposyd for to be don in a place yf ther be no such place wyth in the counte where the indytement is leyde the appell or the iÌ„dytemÌ„t is voyde the indytâ—tours ê¯spiratours or ê“curatâ—urs halbe ponysshid by imprisonment fyne and raunsoâ— by the discression of the Iustice And that the appellees or the indytees shall haue a wryt of conspyracye agaiÌ„s the indytours coÌ„piratours or procuratours and recouer theyr damage xviij h. vj. Ca. xij ¶ It is agreyd for the grettyr ponissement of murders that they theyr accessoryes shal be araâ—nyd maynteneÌ„t after the dede at the suet of the kyng yf they be indytyd not to â—ary the yere day for the suite of the ê‘te And if it hap the same murdrers accessoryes so araynyd oâ— any of them to be acquyt or the principall of the same felony or any of them to be attaynt the parte may take his appell wyth in the yere after the murder don agayns the accessoryes of â—he same princypalâ—ê or any of theÌ„ so attaint or agayns the same princypallê or any of them so attaynt yf they be alyue the benefyce off theyr clergy not takyn And the appellant shall haue the same aduauntage as though the acquitall or attynder had never be he that of ryght ought to haue the appell may begyn hit before the shyryff coronÌ„ in the counte where the mâ—rder was don or before the kyng in his beÌ„ch or before the iustice of the gayole delyuere and yf batell by cours of the comen law lye not in such appell the appellaÌ„t may make an â—â—torney iij. h. viij Capitulo primo Loke for appell in rape Arest ¶ All men must be redy at the coÌ„mâ—â—Ì„dment of the shiryffe to sew to arest felons whan neds is as well within the fraunches as without â— yf any defaut be in the lorde of the fraunches â—he kyng shall take the fraunches to him selfe â—nd yf defaut be in the baylyffe of the frauâ—châ—s he shall haue a hole yeres imprisonement and make fyne and yf defaute be in any otheâ—â—hey shal make fine And if the shyryf coroneâ— or other baylyf within fraunches or without conseyll sâ—che folonyâ—◠〈◊〉 feyn to arest them â—herof be aâ—taint they shall haue a hole yeres prisonement after make fyne yf they haue where withall yf they haue nought they shall haue .ij. yeris prisonement westmÌ„ .j. capitulo .xiij. ¶ Minesters of holy church at the dâ—uyne seruyce shall not be arestyd so that no couyn be found in thâ—m l. E. iij Cap. v. ¶ yff any arest them as is before sâ—yd he shall make fyne at the kyngis wyll grement wyth the parte .j. R. ij Cap. vltimo Artyficers ¶ Artificers shall vse but one craft saue only womeÌ„ .xxxvij. E. iij. ca. vj. Loke more for artyficers in the tytyls coryers laborers tanners Armour ¶ In all parliament is treytes assembles that shal be iÌ„ this reame That euery maÌ„ there shall â—â—me wythout force of armys well peasably And that the king shall ponyssh thâ—m and all oder force dâ—n againe the peace at all tymys Statut de defensis armorum ¶ Non shall bere armour in disturbauÌ„ce of thâ— peace vppon pain of forâ—etour therof hys body to prison at the kyngê pleasure And the kyngê Iustice in theyr presence the shyryfe and other mynisters their baylyffê lordis of fraunchessis wardeyns of cytes boroughs constables and wardeyns of the peace wythin their wardes haue power to make excâ—cucion of theyr recorde .ij. E. iij C iij Also Iustice of assise at thayr commyng haue power to inquere how sych mynesters haue don to ponysh theÌ„ No man shall ryde wythin the realme wyth spere nor armor vppoÌ„ payn of forfetour .vij. R. ij C xiij ¶ Non shall ryde nor by nyght nor day wyth no spere nor were no salet nor skul of yryn vppon payn of forfetor xx R. ij C. pmo ¶ Armor caryed in to skotlond and the vesselt â—nd hors that caryeth it shal be forfeyt .vij. R ijâ— ca. xv ¶ No saruant of hosbandry or laborer or serâ—ant artyficer vse non armor but in the tyme of war or goyng in his master seruyce ¶ Non shal be compelled to harnes hym self other wyse than was vsyd of old tyme .j E. iiâ— ca. v. ¶ wrytyng made that men shall come to the kyng in harneys as oft as thay shal be send for is daÌ„pnyd â— E iij. C xv ¶ That euery maÌ„ vnder the age of .x. yerê beyng not lame or other iÌ„pedyment except sperytuall meÌ„ iustyce of both benches of assyse barons of the eschâ—ker haue a bowe arowes iÌ„ hys howse vse the sâ—me that euery man rulers of chyldern ê“uyde contynually for euery chylde in hys how 's that is .vij. yeres of age tyll he coÌ„ to .xvij. yeres a bow and .ij. arowes and cause them to vse the same and if any of them take wagê to abate the money on hys wagê when they shall come to xii yers thaÌ„ euery such yong man to ê“vyde for hym self a bow .iiij. arowes contynually and for euery of the sayd defautê to forfet xij.d and that the Iustice of assyse and gayle delyuerÌ„ of the peace and stywardys of fraunches may therof examyn inquire determyne the lord of euery frauÌ„ches to haue ther the forfeture and the kyng in all other placis And the sayde Iustyces and all other hed offyceâ—s to ponishe suche as vse other vnlawfull gamys accordyng to the statutys and to coÌ„myt them to ward without bayll or maymprise till they be bound to the kyngs vse by obligacyon in sum some by the Iustyce dyscressyon froÌ„â— thens forth to vse such gamys no more And that euery boweaâ— for euery bow of ewe that he makyth to make â—j of elme or other wod of low pryce and if the bowears therin be defectyfe and so founde by xij meÌ„ be fore the Iustyce or hed offycers or by examynacyon be fore the Iustyces of pease mayrs or baylyffyê theÌ„ they to be commyttyd to ward by the space of .viij dayes or more without bayl or maympryse by theyr dyscressyon And that buttes be made in euery town coÌ„tinued and vsyd accordyng to the auncyent law and custome And that .ij. of the sayd Justyce of peace may assyne and compell the bowears to inhabyte in two or thre or mÌ„o placê of the shere as ofâ—e as shall lyke them and there to mak bowes of elme or other wode of easy pryce and that no straungers coÌ„uey to any ê‘tes
boroughs or townis towchiÌ„g them it shal be don as it hath be vsyd in tymys past Stat. w. iii. Alias dict de ponendis iÌ„ assisis ¶ Euery man may sue agains a iurrour that hath takyn money for to gyff his verdit before the same iustice where it passid by byll by and by and yf they be at issue the inquest shal be takyn and yf he be attaynt he shall make fyne he that sueth for the kiÌ„g shall haue the one half of the fyne and yf the parte â—ue he shall recouer â—is damagis .xxiiii. E. iii. Cap. viii ¶ No iurrour shall pass many enquest vppon tryall of deth of man nor ple reall nor personell wherof the det or the damages declaryd doth amount to .xl. Marke yf they haue not landes and tenementis of yerely valew of .xl. s. aboue all chargis secundo h v. stat ii Capitulo .iii. ¶ In all accions in myddilsex at the .iiij. day after the retorÌ„ of the venirÌ„ fac or heÌ„as corpora the iurrours shal be callid not withstaÌ„ding that the playntif or deffâ— be essonyd or make defaut and the apparaunce of them or any of them shal be recordid and entrid for the sauyng of theyr issues .viii. E. iiij C. iii. ¶ Non shall pass vppon any enquest in london except that he haue landis or goodis to the valew of .xl. marke and yf it be in ple of land or other accion in whych the damage do pass .xl. s. but yf he haue landis or goodis to the valew of C. Mark that the parte shall haue his chaleÌ„ge and euery iourrour in the same cyte at the furst defaut shall lose .xii d. in issues at the secoÌ„d ii s. and after at euery defaut it shal be do blyâ— xi h. vii ca xxi And that the issues lost in the mayâ—ê court and in the shyryffê courtis the mayre may dyâ—trayn for them to hys own vse and the commynyalte And that the shyryffê may retorne them that haue goodê to the valew of C. markê whych shal be sworne and do in lyke wyse as other persons shall do hauyng landê to the yerly value of xl s. and that the shyryfe shall retorn vpon eueâ—y Iurror vppon the furst dystres xx.d vppon the second xl.d and vppon euery dystrese after doble vppon payn of sorfeture for euery retorn made ê¯trary x.li the one halfe therof to the kynge and the other to hym that wyll sewe wherin esson proteccyoâ— nor wager of lawe shall lye iiii Henry .viii. capitulo .iii. ¶ And this estatut is to be vnderstand at the diâ—tresses of nifi prius at saynt martines before the iustice of nisi prius and that vppon all other wrytes and proces that they may make retorne accordynge to the lawe as they were wonte to do before this statute without any forfeytoureâ— v. Henry the .viii. Capitulo .v. Loke more for this in the tytle panell .iii. h. viii ca. ii in the tytle ryot .xix. h. vii ca. xiii Iustice of peace◠¶ Good men and trew whych be no mayntenours in the contrey shal be assigned to kepe the peace .i. E. iii. Stat. ii Cap. xvi ¶ Iustice of peace shall ponyssh them doyng agains the statute of wynchest .ii. E. iii. Ca. vi ¶ Two or thre most worthye in euery counte shall be chosyn to be iustice of peace and they with other lernyd in the law shall determyn felonyes and trespas don agaynst the peace .xviii. E. iii. Stat. ii Cap. ii ¶ Iustice of peace shall hold theyr sessioÌ„s .iiii. tymys in the yere S. at the festis of the annunciacion of our lady seint margaret seynt mychell seint nicholas and more oft yf nede reqire by theyr discression .xxv. E iij. Capitu. x. And shall direct preceptis to take seruauntis laborers that haue fled into other countes retornable before them and shall ponissh shyryffis and otheyr officers that take playntis agaiÌ„s the forme of the statute of .xi. h. vii Cap. xv by examinacion and shall certefie theyr examinacion in to the eschekir within a quarter of ayâ—re vppon payn of .xl. s. Eod. statuto ¶ Iustice of peace shall inquere of them that sell yron at to hygh prise and shall ponyssh theÌ„ after the quantite of theyr trespas .xxviii. E. iij. Capitulo .v. ¶ Iustice of peace shall inquere of barretours and wrongdoers and shall ponyssh them by the yr discression and also of all vacabouÌ„dê shall imprisoÌ„ theÌ„ that be suspect not good name take surete for theyr good abering before thei goo owt of prison that they may here determyn all trespas felonyes don within the counte shall enquere of mesuris and weghtê after the statutis therof made .xxxiiii. E. iii. Ca. i. ¶ The coÌ„myssions of the instice of peas shall make expresse meÌ„cioÌ„ that they shall hold theyr sessions .iiii. timis in the yere S. within the vtas of thepiphany the second weke of lent betwene wâ—tsontyde seynt Iohn baptist within the vtas of seint mychell .xxxvi E. iii. Cap. xii ¶ Iustyce of peas shall determyn the defautis agains the statute of laborers and shall award damage at the suite of the parte .xlii. E. iij. cvi And they shall inquere of vacabondis .vii. R. iâ— Capitulo .vi. ¶ Iustice of peas shall hold theyr cessions euery quart of a yere iii. days yf nede require vppon payn to be ponyssid by the kyngis counsell at the suytte of euery man and shall inquere of mayris byliffis constables stiwardis and gealours in the ponisshment of labourers .xii. E. iii. Capitulo .x. ¶ Iustyce of peas shall take .iiii. s. and theyr clerk .ii. s. euery day of the sessioÌ„s by the handê of the shyryff of the fynys and amerciamentis of theyr sessions and the lordis of fraunches shal be contributours to their wagis after the rate of theyr part of the fines and merciamentis .xii. R. Capitulo .ix. ¶ Iustice of peace shal be swornÌ„ to execute all the statutis touchyng theyr offyce .xiii. Ric. ii Capitulo septimo ¶ Iustyce of peas shall ponyssh hunters that kepe doggis or fyrrettis .xiii. R. Cap. xiii And shall ponyssh clothmakers that put not theyr markis oâ— their clothis .xiii. R. Capitulo .xi. And shall ponisshe hostelers that make hors brede in theyr houses or wyn aboue ob in a busshell of othes or that take ought for lytter xiii R. ii ca. viii shall ponyssh hunters with vysers by nyght .i. Hen. vii ca. vii ¶ Iustyce of peas at theyr sessyoÌ„s at ester and michelmas shal make proclamacioÌ„ after their discrecion accordynge to the pse of vytell how myche artificers labourers as well in august as other tymes of the yere shal take by the day with mete drynke that euery man shall obey the proclamacioÌ„ as a thynge made by the statute that they shall put the statute of vytellers hostlers in execucioÌ„ .xiii. R. ii ca. viii .vii. h. vi c. iii. and .viij. Henry
haue landes tenementê to the valew of xl s at lest to enqire of conseylmentê of other enquestê taken before them wherof coÌ„playnt is made by byll as well within frauÌ„ches as without and yf any coÌ„seylment be fouÌ„d than euery persone of the enquest shâ—lbe a mersed which shal be sessid in the open sessions by the descression of the iustyce of peas iii Henry vii ca. primo ¶ Iustyce of peas shall enquere of souldeours whiche departe without lycence of theyr captayn shall ponyssh theÌ„ as felonâ—s .viii h. vii ca i ¶ Iustyce of peas shall ponyssh theÌ„ that maiÌ„teine laborers ê¯trary to the statutê in theyr pÌ„seÌ„s or in their abseÌ„s after their discressioÌ„ xxv E iii c x ¶ Iustyce of peas shall ponysshe them that suffre any to playe within theyr howses at any play agayns the statute of .xi. h. vii ca. ii theÌ„ examyn no offender shal be cessed at any lâ—ss fyne theÌ„ .vi. s. viii d ¶ Two Iustice of peas wherof one is of the quoruÌ„ haue power to avoyde coÌ„myn alehowsis shall take sueâ—te of the maisters of the alâ—housê by theyr dscrecioÌ„ .xi. h. vii c. ii .xix. h. vii c. xij ¶ Two iustice of pâ—as in their couÌ„tê and euery mayre sheryffe and baylyf in their cytees haue power .iiii. tymes in the yere to make priuey serche s. ones a quarter for vacabouÌ„des and if thei fynde any to ponyssh hym xix h. vii ca. xii ¶ Iustyce of peas haue power to call before theÌ„ any ê‘soÌ„ suspect for kepiÌ„ge of dere hays and bukstallê and theÌ„ that stalk with busshes or bestes and of theÌ„ that kyll herons with engins and which take yonge herons out of their nestê and theÌ„ to examyn of the pÌ„mysses and yf they be fouÌ„de defectyffe to coÌ„myt theÌ„ to prisoÌ„ tyll they fynd suerte for paymeÌ„t of the forfeyture to the kynge and the iustyce shall haue the xâ— ê‘te of the forfeiture â— see the penalte therof in the tytles hunters fesauÌ„tê and ê‘tryches â—xix h. vii cap. xi Iustice of peas iustice of assise shall enquere yf the coroners syt vppon the viwe of the body slaiÌ„ or other wyse dede by mysadueÌ„ture vpoÌ„ request to hym made and what he taketh for his wagis .j. H. viii Cap. vi ¶ That iustice of gaolâ— delyuere or of the pease â— wherof one is of the Quorum may inquere for the kyng in panellis made by the sheryf before them and may reforme them by puttynge to takiÌ„g out of names of persones and euery mynyster that wyll nat retorne the same panell so reformyd shall forfeyt .xx li. the one half therof to the kyng the other half to hym that wyl sew therfore and that no esson wager of law nor proteccion in such accion to lye nor the kiÌ„gis pardon to be no barrÌ„ The .iii. h. viii C. xii ¶ Iustice of peas haue power to inquere by examinacion or presentment of them that shote in crossebows or goÌ„nis ponyssh theÌ„ .vi. h. viii capitulo â—xiii aâ—d they shall make proces to leuey the forfeture of the statute made the .xv. of H. viii Cap. vii ¶ Iustice of peas mayris and bayliffis shyryffis coÌ„stables and other cheff officers shall commyt them to prison that vse vnlawfull gamys without bayle or maimprise tille he be bound to the kyngis vse that he shall from theÌ„s forth vse no such gamis and they may assigne .ii. or .iii. or mo bowears to dwell in euery counte cite or borow to make long bowes of elme wych or other wod .vi. h. viii Cap. ii ¶ Iustice of peas within euery counte at their cessions shall assigne .ii. personis to serch for vnlawfull pewter as well withiÌ„ frauÌ„ches as with out except in cytes and borows .iiii. Henry .viii Capitulo .vii. ¶ Iustice of peas in euery couÌ„te wher passage is ouer thamys the stywardis of letys haue power to enquere in euery sessions and lete as well of defautis of owners and occupiers of the bargys bottis werys and watermen as of defautis of officers for non ponysshment of such offendours .vi. h. viii Cap. vii Iustice of assise ¶ Iustice of assise mai hold plee of quo waranto by wryt but they may not gyff iugement therof as apperyth by the statute of quo waranto ¶ Iustice of assise shall haue commissioÌ„s to enquere of mayntenours and of shiryffis exchetours and theyr ministers which take reward xx E. iii. Capitulo vltimo ¶ No man of law shal be iustice of assise in his contrâ—y and the chef iustyce of the commin place shal be assignyd among other to take the assises and gaile delyuere .viii. R. ii Cap. ii ¶ No lord nor other shall sit with the iustice of assise at the takiÌ„g of the assise vppon a grete forfeytour to the kyng .xx. R. ii cap. iii. ¶ The chef iustice of the kyngis bench shall not be iustice of assise but in lancaster sauyng the kyngis prerogatif .xiii. h. iiij cap. iij. ¶ Also they shall haue commissions to here and determin treason of money .iii. h. v. Stat. â—i Capitulo .vii. ¶ And loke for the power of iustice of assise in the statutis made .i. E. iii. Cap. viii the .ii. yere Cap. vi .vii. and the .iiii. yere Ca. vii .xxi. vltimo And in the i. yere of R. C. ix and in the vii yere Ca. iiii and in the .ii. yere of h. iiii c.xxi and in the .xi. ca. primo .iii. And in the .ii. yere of h. v. caâ— vii and in the .ii. yere h. vi ca. viii and in the viiiâ— yere cap. iiii .ix. ¶ The chauncellour tresorer two cheff iustyce the cheff baron of the eschekir and the iustice of assyse within theyr circuyte shall examin all officers that haue power to execute the statute of beggars and vacabuâ—dis and they that be found defectiue to haue such ponysshment as thei were conuict by the course of the law .xix. Henry .vii. Capi. xii ¶ The iustyce of assise shall not compell the iurrours to sey precisely whether it be a disseisoÌ„ or non yf they wyll sey the trewth of the dede and ask help of the iustice but yf they wyll precisely sey it is a disseisyn or non theyr verdeâ— shal be admittyd vppon theyr parell w. ii c.xxxi ¶ Iustice of assise shall enquere yf the coroners do syt vppon vew of the bodyes slayn yf they take ought for theyr wagis .i. hen viii Ca. v. loke for theyr power in the title iues Iustice of both the benchys ¶ The iustice shall not surcesse to do ryght in no poynt by the commaundment of the grete seale nor priuey seale .ii. E. iii. Cap. viii ¶ The iustyce seriauntis and the attorney of the kyng shall be payd in hand theyr wagis by the tresorer of englond for the tyme beyng at ester and mychelmas by euin porcions without any other suite .x. h. vi Stat per se. ¶ yf felons and murderers and theyr
marchall of englaÌ„de for their retynew of knyghtis esquiers may gyue the sayd knyghtis lyuere in the marches in the tyme of warrÌ„ Also no lorde spirituall nor temporall shall gyue any lyuere of clothe to none but to his manuell seruauÌ„tis and officers them of his counsell lernyd of the spirytuall law or temporall vppon the same payne The .i. h. iiii cap. viii ¶ And also Iustyce of the one beÌ„ch or other iustice of assyse of pease haue power to inqire here determyne aswell by recorde in theyr preseÌ„ce as other wise of gyuers takers of liuereâ— it semith that thei may do so out of their courtê ¶ Dukes erles barons banerettis may were the kynges lyuerey iÌ„ theyr countres but noo knyghtes nor esquyers except they be goyng or coÌ„mynge froÌ„ the kynge And the prynce may gyue his lyuere in lyke maner as the kyng The .ii. H. iiii capitulo .xxi. ¶ Knyghtes other of lower estate that gyue lyuerey of cloth shall lose at euerey tyme. C. s. the receyuour .xl. s. he that wyll sew for the king shall haue the one half the kiÌ„ge shall nat pardon the payn euerey one of any company which at theyr costê make such lyuâ—rey shall lose .xl. s. except gyldes craftis Prouyded that in tyme of warrÌ„ they may wel gyue such lyueres Iustice of assise haue power to inquyre therof in theyr cessions to certefie it in to the kingis bench the .vii. H. iiii ca. xiiii ¶ Iustyce of assyse of the pease shall awarde attachement agaynst gyuers and receyuours of lyuereys vppoÌ„ suggestion without inditement And vppon that a Capias and exigent and if they appere they shall attaynt them by examinacion as well of the lyueres of lordes and ladyes as other And they shall take C. s. of the giuer and .xl. s. of the taker as oft as thei offende And they shall haue a yeres prisonmeÌ„t The .viii. h. vi capitulo .iiii. ¶ And that the iustice of Lancastre and Chestre shall haue the same power c. The statutes be vnder stande of lyueres gyuen to them that be nat manuall seruauntes and officers ¶ None may gyue lyuere or other sygne but to his manuall seruaunt or to his man of law spirituall or temporall or other of his counsel and if he do the conâ—rary the gyuer shall lose C. s. for euery moneth that there is any with hym so reteyned and the receyuer C. s. he that wyll sew shall haue an accion by byll of informacioÌ„ agaiÌ„st as many of offeÌ„ders as he wyll in euery of the kinges courtis or counter palentyne vppon that proces as in trespasse except that in countre palentine no exigende shall be awardyd and if ani of the deffenders be present in courte The Iustice may coÌ„maunde him to be brought to answere and first the informer shal be examined vppon a boke that his complaint is true after they may examine that defendant and iuge him conuyet bâ— theyr discression aswell as by triall And the informer shall recouer the oâ—e half and the kyâ—g the other half if it be nat in cyte or towne that hath lyke forfeitour by the kyngis graunt And that no esson nor protâ—ccion be alowed And that the sheryf or coroner may râ—torne no lesse issues at the first day than .xx. s. At the second day .xxx. s. And so at euery day .x. s. of increse and if the sheryf or coroner do the contrary he shall forfeyt for euery tyme .xx. s. And the mayre and gouernours of cytes and boroughes haue power to examine and to determine it as is before sayd aswel by examinacion as by tryall And vppon that the kiÌ„g shal haue the one half and the maires gouernours the other half to be imployed to the vse of the cyte or towne The .viii. E. iiii ca. ii But lyueres gyuen at the kyngis coronacioÌ„ of creacioÌ„ of a bysshop or mariage of any great lorde or lady of estate or at the creacion of the seriauntes at the lawe and at other such festis and lyueres gyuen bâ— the mayres and sheryffis of townes and lyueres gyuen in the defence of the king be except fro this estatute ¶ The chaunceller tresourer the pryueseale or .ii. of them or a bysshop and a temporall lorde of the kyngis couÌ„sell and with the .ii. chefe iustice or .ii. other Iustice in theyr absence vppon byll or informacion put to the chaunceller for the kynge or any other agaynst any person for mysbehauinge in gyuinge of lyueryes or sygnes haue auctoryte to make to come before them by wryt or pryuey seale the sayd mysdoers and to examine them and to punyssh theÌ„ yf thei fynd them defectyâ— accordyng to the estatutis therof made in lyke maner as they shuld be ponysshed if they had be ê¯uict after the dew ordre of the lawe The iii H. vii ca. i. ¶ If any stewarde auditour receyuour or baylyf of any of the kiÌ„gê laÌ„des tenemeÌ„tis ê¯stable keper of castell wardeÌ„ maister or game ê‘ke keê‘ or other offycer of his forestis chaces ê‘kes or wareÌ„s be law fully reteyned with any ê‘sone or reteyne any meÌ„ that is dwelliÌ„g withiÌ„ the said laÌ„dis tenemeÌ„tis or lordshyppê ê¯trary to any ordynauÌ„ce before made or suffre any of theÌ„ to be so reteyned with any other person shew it nat to the kynge within .xl. dayes that he hath knowlege therof or if any of the sayd offycers conuey any of the sayd tenauntis inhabitaunce fermours of the king to any fyld or assemble other wyse than by the kyngis coÌ„maundement to do such seruyce as the kyng shall commauÌ„de hym And that alway in the kynges lyuere and sygne Or if such officer come nat to the kyng in tyme of warre or trowble when he is commaundyd hauyng no resonable excuse to the coÌ„trary that than all grauÌ„tis by the kyng or his ê“genytours or predecessours to them made be voyde And also if any of the said tenauntes or fermours bâ— reteyned with any other contâ—ary to the statutê by lyuere to kyn o the indenture or promesse or go in any fylde or assemble with ani other persone in any other lyuere sygne nat the kynges to serue the kyng only that than al grauntes lesses of any percell of the sayd laÌ„des lordshyppes and possessions for terme of yeres or at will be vtterly voyde The .iii. h. vii ca. i. An other acte there is .xix. H. vii ca. xiiii but it was durynge the kynges lyfe Lollardis ¶ Ordinaries may arest meÌ„ defamyd or suspect for heresie kepe theÌ„ iÌ„ theyr prysoâ—s til they be purgid therof or abiuryd after the law of holy church so they make full determinacion therof within .iii. monythis after such arestis except ther be a lawfull impediment And yf they be conuict they shall kepe them in theyr prisons as they shall thynk best and yf it the cas require that thei put them to fyne thaÌ„ the ordinaryes shall send
that in to the eschekyr vnder theyr sealis to be leueyd to the kingis vse And yf such heretykkis coÌ„uict refuse to abiure or after abiuâ—acion fall in to relapse so that thei shuld be delyueryd vnto the seculer court TheÌ„ the shyryff mayr or baylyffis next shal be attendant at the request of the ordinary to take them and to breÌ„ them in conuenient place before the people in example of other .ii. h. iiii Cap. xv ¶ The chauncellour â— tresorer and all the iustyce mayris baylyffis all officers at the entering in to theyr offyce shall swere to do theyr payn to distroy heretykkis and to help to arest them at the costis of the ordinary and yf they be qict â—f heresie after they be ded they shall lose theâ—â— landis and goodis as in felonye but the landis holdyn of the ordenaries or theyr coÌ„missioneâ—â— shal be forfeit to the kynge iustice of the kyngê bench iustyce of assyse of the peas shall inquyre of them and make proces by capias and delyuer theÌ„ to the ordynary by indenture and thei shal be redy to take theÌ„ within .x dayes but the meane tyme the sheryffe may let theÌ„ to maimpryse and yf such heretyk escape out of pryson the kiÌ„ge shal haue his land the whyle but yf he dye his heyre may entre .ii. Hen. v. ca. vii CoÌ„myssyoners shal be made to arest prechers of heresye vppon the certyficat of the ordynary .v. R. ii stat ii Capitulo vltimo London ¶ yf one in london vouch a foreyn he shal haue a somÌ„ ad warrÌ„ retornÌ„ in the kynges benche and a wryt to the mayre baylyffes of londoÌ„ to surcease when it is determyned in the kynges bench it shal be coÌ„mauÌ„ded to the warranter that he go in to london to answere the fyrst plee a wryte shal go from the iustyce to the mayre c. to procede and yf the demauÌ„daunt recouer the tenauÌ„t shal haue a wryt to the mayre to extend the laÌ„de retournable before the iustice and after that a wryte to the sheryffâ— of the countrey where c. to delyuer the tenaunte as myche lande of hys that dyde warrant it in value Glouc â— ca. xii statut de forincecis vocat ad warrant ¶ Marchauntes of london shal be as fre to pak their clothes as other marchauÌ„tes other strauÌ„gers withiÌ„ the cyte or ellys were not withstaÌ„diÌ„g letters pateÌ„tes made before .i. h. iiii Capitu. xvi ¶ The mayre aldermeÌ„ of londoÌ„ s. euery alderman in his warde the mayre thorowe the hole cyte may call before theÌ„ suche that haue power to execute the statute of vacabundê beggers to ponysshe them that be defectyue as well as though thei were ê¯uict by the ordre of the lawe .xix. Hen. vii ca. xii ¶ Also there is an other statute that the gouernours of the cyte of london shal correct redres all open offeÌ„cys there coÌ„mytted vppon payn of M. mark for the first defaut .ii. M. mark for the second as appereth at large .i. h. iiii ca. xv and xviii E. iii. capitulo .x. ¶ Loke more for london in the tytle iurrours Lordes ¶ Lordes and other that compell the people to answere before theyr counseyl of any freholde or other thynge determynable at the comyn law shall lose xx.li to the kynge The .xvi. R. ii ca. ii ¶ If lordes stewardes procure any persone to moue false quarrelles in their courtes agaiÌ„st any that is attached by his goodes the parte greued shall haue a repleuyn against them wherin he shall recouer treble damagê westmÌ„ ii ca. xliii Maymprise ¶ Prisoners which be outlawed thei that haue abiured the realme ê“uours they that be take with the manure thei that haue brokeÌ„ the kiÌ„gis psoÌ„ theues opeÌ„ly cryed knoweÌ„ thei that be appelled of ê“uours wihle the ê“uer is a lyue if thei be not of god fame they that be takeÌ„ for briÌ„niÌ„ge of houses felonously done or for fals money or forgynge of the kinges seale or excoÌ„municat taken by the prayer of the bysshoppe or treason that touche the kynge hym selfe be in no maner of wyse repleuysable be coÌ„miÌ„ writ nor without wryt but they that be indited of felonye by the sheryffes or baylyffes inquestê taken by theyr offyce or for lyght suspecyons or for petyt larcyn that a mounteth not aboue the suÌ„me of xii.d yf he be not rette of other felonie before or rette of reseuynge of felones or commaundinge to strength or eyde felonye done or other trespas wherfore a man shal not lose his lyfe or men appelled of prouours after the deth of the â—rouour if thei be not open theues proclaymed they shal be froÌ„ hensforth let to maimprise by suffycyâ—nt pledgis wherof the sheryfe wyll answere without any thynge takynge of them And yf the sheryffe or any other let to maimprise any that is not replenysable and therof be attaynt he shall lose his fee offycâ— for euer if the vndersheryf constable or other baylyfe then he that hath the fee for kepynge of the prisoners do it without the wyll of his maister or other baylyf hauyng no fee he shall haue prysonement of .iii yerê and make fyâ— at the kiÌ„ges pleasure yf any kepe such prisoners repleuysable aft that they haue offered sufficient suerte he shal be mercyed and if thei take any thinge for their delyuerauÌ„ce he shal yeld to the ê‘te the double value and be greuously a mercyed westmÌ„ primÌ„ Capitulo .xv. ¶ yf any priÌ„cypal or accessary be acquit of murder at the kiÌ„gê suet before the yere the day yet the same iustice shal remit him again to prison or let him to bayl by their discression tyll the yere day be past if they be so other acquit or attaiÌ„ted yet the wyfe or next heire may haue their appelles against the within the yere daye aft the same murder done or against their accessaryes The .iii. H. vii ca. i. Loke the statute c. ¶ Eueri iustice of peas hath power to let prysoners arested for suspecious of felony to maymprise as they may yf they were indited before them of recorde The .i. R. iii. ca. iii. ¶ Two Iustyce of peas wherof one is of the QuoruÌ„ may let felons suspect or other persons maimpernable to maimprise tyll the nexte generall sessions or gaylâ— delyuere at whiche day the same iustice must certefye it vpon payne of forfeitour to the kynge for euery defaute vpon that record x.li The .iii. h. vii ca. iii. And the statute of Rychard that gyueth power to one iustice of peas to take suche maimprise is repelled by the same statute ¶ If aman be coÌ„dempned in ani courte his body in execucion after remoued be a corpus cuÌ„ causa or cerciorare in to the chauncery vpon the same wryt condempned he shall be no more let to bayl nor maimprise but remauÌ„ded to the prison there to abyde after the lawe tyll that
shal set theyr propre namys in theyr retornesâ— or ellis they shall be amercyed Statut Eborum If the shyryf or his clarke make a false returne ¶ yf the defaute be in the shyryf he shall render damages to the partye greuyd and if the defaut be in the clarke he shall thaÌ„ render damages and not the shyryf with on t the clark be insuffycyeâ—te c. And also they shal be punysshed vpoÌ„ theyr â—ccompt in the exchekr c. statuto de male retorne broâ—â— A. xxvi E. i. ¶ A man shall haue auarment agaynst a fals retorne of the baylyff of the fraunches and shall recouer as well as agaynste the shiryffes as wel of small yssues as in other casys and that all the ponyshment of the baylyffes shall be vpon theyr bodyes yf they haue no goodê wherewith â— i. E. iii. ca. v. Ryottys Rowtys ¶ The shyryffe euery of the kyngê mynysters with the strength of the counte maye arest them that make assembles and rowtes The .xvii. R. ii capitulo .viii. ¶ It is ordeyned that yf any ryot assemble or â—owte of people agaynst the law be in any part of the Realme that the iustyce of pease .iii. or .ii. â—t the leeste the shyryf vnder shyryff of the shire where suche ryot assemble or rowte is mâ—de her after shal come with the power of the shire yf nede be tor to areste theym And the same Iustyce sheryf vndersheryfe haue power to recorde that that theyse there done in theyr presence agaynste the lawe And by the recorde of the same Iustyces euery suche trepassours and euyll doâ—r shall be conuycte in maner and forme as is conteyned in the statute of foreyble entre And yf it hâ—apon that such trespassours or euyll doers be departyd before the comynge of suche Iustyce sheryf or vndersheryf that the same iustyce .ii. or .iiii. of them shall inquere dylygently within a moneth after and shall here and beter myne the same And yf suche ryot assemble or rowte so made may nat be founde in maner as is before sayde than within a monethe nexte folowynge the sayd iustyce .iii. or .ii. of them and the sheryf and vndersheryf shall certyfye before the kynge his councell all the acte and the cyrcuâ—staunce therof whiche ceryfycacyon shall be of suche force as the preseÌ„tment of .xii. men where vpon the sayd trespassours and euyll doers shâ—l be put to answere And they that shall be fouâ—â— gyltye shall be punisshed after the dyscression 〈◊〉 the kynge and his councell And yf suche trepâ—â—â—sours and euyll doers traâ—ers the matter so cerâ—â—â—â—yed thaÌ„ the certyficate so certyfyed shal be sent in to the kyngê benche to be tryed tmyned as the lawe wyll yf they come before the kynge his connsel in the kynges benche at the fyrst coÌ„maundemeÌ„t thaÌ„ there shal be another coÌ„mauÌ„dement dyrectid to the shyryf to bryug vp theyr be dyes And yf they can nat be fouÌ„de thaÌ„ the Sheryf or vnder sheryf shal make ê“clamacyoÌ„ in playne count next in sewyng the lyuere of the second coÌ„mauÌ„dement that they shal come before the kyng his councell in the kingê benche or in the chaâ—cery in the vacacyon tyme within .iii. wekê than next folowynge And in case that the same trespassours and euyll doers come nat as is before sayd and the proclamacyon made and returnyd they shal be conuycte and attaynt of the sayd ryoâ— assemble or rowtes nat withstandyn â—e any estatute made to the contrary And ouer that yâ— the iustyce of pease there dwellynge next in eueâ—y counte where suche assamble or rowte is shal make an assemble with the Sheryffe or vnder sheryf of the same countes And also the iustyce of assyse for the tyme that they shall be there in theyr sessyons in case that any suche assemble or rowte be made in they re presence shall make exâ—câ—cyon of this estatute euery yere vpon payn of a hondred pounde to be payde to the kynâ—â— as oft as they shall be found in defaut in the executynge the same statute The .xiii. HenrÌ„ iiiiâ— capitulo vltimo ¶ CoÌ„myssyons shall be awardyd by the aduyâ—e of the Chaunceler of England to inquyre of defautes of iustyce of pease and assyse shyryffesâ— and vnder shyryffes in executyng of the sayd statute of ryottys the coroner shal make the panell and retorne none therin except he haue landes to the value of xâ—li by yere and shall retornâ— yssues at the fyrst daye .xx. s. at the second daye xl s. at the thyrde day C. s. at euery day after the dowble vppon payne of xl.li And euery of the sayd iustice shyryf c. shal haue their costeâ— in execucioÌ„ of the sayd statute by the sherif and that the same shyryf shall haue alowaunce theâ—of in the escheker and that no baylyff of the frauâ—â—ches in panell none but as is before sayd vnder payne of xl.li And that lyke ordynaunce payne holde place in cyties boroughes towneâ— whych haue iustyce of pease The .ii. Heâ—◠〈◊〉 capitulo viii ¶ If any robbery murdre manâ—lâ—ughâ—er 〈…〉 rye assemble of pâ—ople rebellyons or rowtes 〈◊〉 mâ—de that than vpon a byll put to the Chauncalleâ— conteynynge the matter there shal be a Capias a wardyd to the Sheryf where the royt is supposyd retornable in the Chauncery he shall be putte inwarde or let to maynpryse or bayle by dyscressyoÌ„ of the Chauncellour And ouer that to be inquyred of suche malefactours and therâ— vpon to be done as the comyn lawe requyreth And yf the shyryffe retorne that he is nat found than there shall be awardyd a wryt with proclamacyons in .ii. countes that they come at a certayne day at which daye yf they come nat to be aâ—â—aynt It is prouyded that it be testyfyed by ii Iustices of pease of the couÌ„te wher such ryot is that the comyn voyce is so before that any capias go out And yf such case happen in couÌ„ter palentyne or fraunches where there is a chauncellour that hath a seale that than that Chaunâ—ellour do thereas the Chauncellour of englanâ—â— The viii H. vi ca. xiii ¶ That the iustyce of assyse and of pease vpon 〈◊〉 informacyon to them made by the kyng that â—ny man hath offendyd agaynste any statute before this made agaynst Ryottes and Rowâ—â—â— â—ssembles reteynours extorcyons imbrasâ—râ— And offenders agaynst the statute of labourerâ— shall haue ful power to here aud determine such offences and to make such proces against them as agaynst hym that is indyted of treshasse and to ponyssh them acordyng to other statutê therof made Prouyded that suche informacion extende nat to treason murdre or felony nor that he agaynst whom any such informacyon is made shall lose no landes nor tenementes to hym that made the informacion nor that suche informacyon extende not to any dwellynge in any other counte And yf any make any fals informacyon that than he shall yeld domages to the ê‘iâ—greuyd The .xi. H. vii
shirif xx.d The bailif that made the arrest or attachement iiii.d And the gealour if the pÌ„soner be coÌ„mittyd to his warde iiii.d And the sherif vndersheryf the sheryffê clerke stywarde or baylyf of fraunches seriauÌ„t bailif nor coroner shal nat take by the colour of theyr offyce by them self nor by none other ê‘soÌ„ to his vse of any ê‘son for the makynge of any retorne or panel any thynge and for the copy of the panell but iiii.d And that the sayd shyryffe all other offycers ministers beforsaid shal let out of pÌ„son al maner of ê‘sons by them or any oâ— them arrestyd or to be arrestyd or beyng in theyr ward by force of any wryt byl or warant of any accyon ê‘sonell or by cause of indytement of trespas vpon resonable suerte of sufficieÌ„t parsones hauyng suffycyent within the same counte where such parsones be so let to bayle or mayn pryse to kepe theyr dayes iÌ„ such places wher the sayâ— wryttes bylles or warrantes requyre snche ê‘sones that be or shal be in they re warde by condempnacyon execucyon capias vtlagac or excoÌ„munycacyon suerty of peace and all suche persones that shal be comyttyd to warde by eshecyâ—â— coÌ„maundemente of any iustyce vacaboundeâ— refusynge to serue aft the forme of the statute â—â—bourers onyly except And that no sheriff nor 〈◊〉 mynyster nor offycer be forsayd take or do to be taken or made any oblygacyon for any cause be forsayde or colour of theyr offyce only to the same persones nor by any person that be in they re warde by the course of the law but in the name of theyr offyce and vpoÌ„ coÌ„dycyon written that the sayd prysoner appere at the day and place coÌ„teined in the said wryttes or waraÌ„tê and they that take any oblygacion in any other forme by colour of theyr offyce thaÌ„ that to be voyd and he shall take no more for the makynge of suche an oblygacyon warant or precept by hym to be made but .iiij. pens And also that euery shyryf shall make yerly a depute in the kynges courtes of his Chauncery Benches and eschekyr of recorde to receyue of recorde all maner of wryttes and warantes to theym to be delyuered And that the shyryffs vndershyriffê clerke baylyf gealâ—r coroner stiward baylyf of frauÌ„ches or any other offycers or mynysters that do the contrary of this ordynauÌ„ce or any poynt therof shal lose to the ê‘te greuyd his treble domage shall forfeyt the sum of xl.li for euery tyme that they or any of theÌ„ do the contrary herof in any point wherof the kyng shal haue the one half to be inployed to the vse of his howsold in no nothâ—r maner And the ê‘ty that wyll sew shal haue the other half and the Iustyce of assyse in theyr ceâ—sioÌ„s the iustyce of the one benche of the other and the iustyce of pease in theyr countreys shall haue power to inquere here detmyne by theyr offyce without especiall coÌ„missyoÌ„ vpon all them that do the contrary of this ordinauÌ„ce or any artycle or poynt therof And yf the sayd sheryffê retorne vpon any ê‘son that he hath takin the bodi or that he hath yeld hiÌ„ thaÌ„ they shal be chargeable to haue the bodies of the sayd ê‘soÌ„s at the dayes of the retorne of the sayd writtê byllê or waraÌ„tê or iÌ„ such forme as they were befor the makiÌ„g of this statute ê“uided alway that by this pâ—eÌ„t ordinauÌ„ce the wardeyn of the Flete and of the paleys of westmÌ„ for the tyme beyng shall nat be in domâ—gyâ— in taking the dewte of theyr offyce the .xxiii H. vi c. x. ¶ The olde sherif ought to retorne al the writtê tyll that he haue a wryte of dyscharge nat with standynge that a new sheryf be chosyn The .xii. E. iiii ca. i. ¶ It is agreyd that euery old sherif haue auctoryte and power to execute and to retorne euery wrytte precepte or warant to the kingê court c and euery thynge to do that beloÌ„geth to a sheryf at all tymes duryng the termes of seynt Mychel and seynt Hyllary yf he be nat before that tymâ— lawfully dischargyd of the shirifwik The xvii E. ii capitulo .vii ¶ The shyryf ought to receyue wryttê in playn couÌ„te or in other place within the counte And that he shal make a byl therof The .ii. E. iii. ca. v ¶ No playnt shal be entred iâ— the county but if the playntyf be in courte in propre ê‘son or by attourney wel knoweÌ„ of good fame Loke more for shyriffê iÌ„ the tytle of tourn of sherifê yâ— the playntif shal find pledgys me wel knoweÌ„ iÌ„ the coÌ„trey that the plaintif shal take but one plaint for a trespas or coÌ„tract that the sherif shal not eÌ„tre any plaint but such as the plaintif doth suppose that he hath cause of accioÌ„ if the shyryff vndersheryff or shyre clerke eÌ„tre any playnt a gaiÌ„st the ordynauÌ„s he shal lose .xl. s. the one half to hiÌ„ that wyl sew for the kiÌ„ge by accyon of det or iÌ„formacioÌ„ in the escheker And the iustyce of pease euery of them vpon coÌ„playnt to them made by the ê‘te greuyd haue power to inquere of suche defautê yf they fynde the sherif or his officers gylty they shal lose .xl. s. to the kynge The .xi. H. vii ca. xv ¶ The baylyf of the frauâ—ches shal put his proper name vpon his retornÌ„ and if the sheryf chauÌ„ge the retorâ—e so delyuered to hym by an indenture and therof â—e attaynt at the sewt of the lord of the fraunches he shall yelde dowble damages as well to the ê‘te as to the lorde statut eborum ¶ Sheryff from hensforth shal not be chargid of any issues â—o be leueyd before they go oute of the escheker of estrâ—tys c. and that siÌ„guler men shal be chargid of those issues forfeyt as of amercyâ—entâ— And yf the shiryf answere of the issues of any recognisoâ—â—â—leg or mainpuruiour by him 〈…〉 whiche at the tyme of the retorne 〈◊〉 not suffycient the shyryf shal be therof chargyd hymself and yf he retorne the namys of any maynpâ—râ—ey our â—urrouâ— or any other but according to the teâ—oâ—r of the wryttê he shal be punysshyd noâ— he shall râ—torne the namys of no pleggys except the same pleggys consent therto Statut de 〈◊〉 ca. ii ¶ Sheryffê that receyue the kynges dettê shall acquyte the dettours at the next accompt so that they shall not come into no soÌ„mons afterward Statut de distruccyone skaccarij ¶ Noâ—e that is styward and or bailiff to a great maâ— shall not be made Shyryf or executour of writeâ—ê whiche come to the sheryf but they shal be made by the baylyffê and hundreders knowyn and sworne in opyn county not by none other but if ther be a great defaut c. Statu lincol iâ— Eâ— ii ¶ A shyryf shall not be in his office aboue a yere .xxviii. E. iii. Ca. vii ¶ CoÌ„mysyons shall not be
fynd any â—â—â—ceyt in theyr workê the workers 〈◊〉 owners shall forfeyt the same warys the 〈◊〉 halâ—f to the kyng the other to hym that wyllâ—â—â— by accioÌ„ of detynew wherin no wager of 〈◊〉 â—â—eccioÌ„nor essoÌ„ shal be alowyd ê“uidyd that eâ—â—ry lord of ê‘liamÌ„t other that may dispeÌ„d Cliâ—â—â— yere may retayn alions â—oynours glasiâ—urs in theyr â—uice to excersise theyr art This 〈◊〉 to indure vnto the end of the next ê‘liameÌ„t â— h viij Ca ij Ambydexter ¶ Ambydexter that is he that takyth money 〈◊〉 bothe partes shall be put iÌ„ no Iurre And â—uery on before whom that he passyth hath poâ—â—er to iÌ„quire of his defaute to determyn hit â—he v yere of E. iij Ca. x Amendement â—oke for amendmeÌ„t in the tytle of record Amercyment ¶ The townshippis shall not be amercyd befoâ—â— the iustyce of iÌ„ eyre because that they of the â—wne of xii yere of age do not appere before 〈◊〉 shiryffê and coroners at the inquiâ—icions of â—â—ery other belongyng to the coronÌ„ while 〈◊〉 come sufficient of the townysmen except â—â—ly in inquisicions of the deth of man Marâ—e Capitulo .xxv. No man shal be amercyd but accordyng to his trespas sauyng his frehold A man of the church shall not be amercyd but accordyng to his lay fee Amercyament shall not be assessiâ— but by probable men of the same vesnew c. And yerlys barons shall not be amercyd but oâ—ly by theyr peerys c. magna carta Ca. xiiij ¶ Because that coÌ„myn fyn amercyment of all the shyres in the eyre of the iustyce is assessyd by the shiryf barrectours of the shyre it is ordeyned that froÌ„ hens forth in the eyre of the iustyce before they re deê‘ting such soÌ„mes shal be assessid by the oth of knyghtê probable meÌ„ the iustyce shall cause the ê‘cellis to be put in they re estreytis whych thay shall delyuer in to the escheker and not only the hole some Westmester primer Ca xviij They vse to do thus before the Iustice of assise of the amercyameÌ„tiâ— in the kyngis court and I suppose it is by the eqite of this statute by the statute of magna carta before rehersiâ— And they shall set them by the oth of ij or iij ê“bable men of the shyre by theyr discressions ¶ No man shal be amercyd where he ought to haue corporall payn .xiij R ij ca viij ¶ The shyryf shal be amercyd for defaute of hys retorne at the ê‘lyment And they that coÌ„â—â—o the ê‘lyment aftâ—r the sommons shal be amâ—â—â—â—yd ponysshyd as they haue ben of old tyme v R. ij ca iiij ¶ yf any man be murderyd by the day and be that doth it escape the township where such murder was shal be amercyd the corronÌ„ vppoÌ„ the syght of the body and also the Iustyce of the pease haue power to inquere of such escâ—pis .iij H vij ca primo Admysurement ¶ Awryt of mysuremÌ„t of dower shal be â—uÌ„tyâ— to the wardeÌ„ nor the heyre shall not be excludid when he coÌ„myth to his age to mysure the dower by the sewt of the warden yf he pÌ„sue it â—eyntly or by colusioÌ„ And as well in this writ 〈◊〉 in admysurement of pasture the ê“ces shal be that at the graund distres days shal be gyffin betwen the whych two countes shal be holdyn at the whych ther shal be made opyn ê“clamacon that the deffeÌ„dauÌ„t shall com at the day ê¯teynyâ— in the wryt to answer the playntyff at whych day yf he come not c. they shall ê“cede by default to the mysurementâ— W. ii Ca. vij ¶ yf the pasture be mysuryd before the iustice The playntyf shall haue A wryt of iugement that the shyryf in the pÌ„seÌ„s of the ê‘tees warnyâ— yf they wylbe there shall iÌ„quere of the secoÌ„d sâ—peroneracioÌ„ that yf it be â—ound it shal be send to the iustice vnder the shiryffis seale and the sealis of the iurrous And the iustice shall iugge to the plaintyff his damage shall put iÌ„ the estretê the valew of the bestê whych he that ouerchargyd after the mesurement made dit put in to the pasture more than he ought to do shall deliuer the estretê to the barons of the esthekyr that they may therof answer the kyng If the mesurement be don in the counte than at the instans of the playntyff a wryt shall go owt of the chauncery to the shyryff to inqÌ„re of the same ouer charging of the best is put in the pâ—sturis aboue the dew noÌ„ber and he shall answer to the kyng at the esthekyâ— of the price of theÌ„ And all these wryttis of second suê‘oneracoÌ„n that go owt of the chauncery shal be inrollyd and at the yeris end the transcriptis shalâ—e sâ—nd to the esthekyr vnder the chauncelours sealle that the tresorer barons may see how the shyryff shall answer of the issues W ii C viij lyke wise wryttis of reâ—isseisyn shal be inrollyd seÌ„d to the esthekyâ— Apparell ¶ Non except the kyngis grace the quene the kyngê moder the kyngis childern the kyngê brethern and sisters were any clâ—th of gold of purpure colour or sylke of purpure coler or furre of blake genetâ—s vppoÌ„ hys body or horse vnder the payne of forfetour for enery tyme xx.li. and thesame appel ¶ And no maÌ„ other than the kyngê chyldern or vnder the state of a duke or markes were anâ— clothe of golde of tyssue on the payn of .xx. markes and forfetour of the same apparell ¶ And non other thaÌ„ the kyngê chyldern or vnder the degre of a dukê sone heâ—re apparant marqÌ„s or yerle were any furre of sables vnder the payne of .xx. marke forfetour of the same ¶ And that non vnder the degre of a son of a duke marques or â—rle their sones heyris apparant and vnder the degre of a baron were any clothe of gold or cloth of syluer vnder the payn of .x markê and forfetour of thesame ¶ And that non vnder the degre of the son of a duke erle baroÌ„ or knyght of the garter were any wollyn cloth made out of this realme of â—Ì„gloÌ„d yrelonde walys calys or marchis of thesame or berwyk except in bonettê vppon payn of x markis forfetour of the same ¶ And that non vnder the degre of a knyght of the gartâ—r were any crymsyn veluet or blew vppon pâ—yn of .xl. s. and forfetour of the same ¶ And that non vnder the deâ—re of the sone heyre apparant of a baron knyghtê sqnyers oâ— the kyngis body his cup berers carueâ—s â—nd sewers to the kyng quene or prynce hauyng fâ—e â— the tresorer of the kyngis chambre and all other squyers for the kyngis body cup berers caruers and sewers and other hauyng landê to the yerely valeu of CC. markis Iustyces of both benchis the maister of the rollys barons of the eschekyr and all other of the kyngis and quenâ—s couÌ„sell anâ— theyr phesicyons and may
kyâ—ges hall in other placys iÌ„ the kynges house The marchallis of the quenys hall in other placis of the quenys house The mâ—rchallys in the pryncis hall in other placis in the prynces house by meane of â—â—isour or by acciâ—n of detinew and the offycers that furst seasith it or sewith the accion of detinew to haue the apparell to haue an accyon of det for the sayd penaltes so that the accyon be coÌ„mensiâ— within .xv. dayes next after the begynnynâ—e of the next terme after the seasour the one halfe of the penalte to his vse the other halfe to the kyng Also any of the kyngê house whom the kynge shall name and appoynt may haue the sayd forfâ—tours ther as is before sayd if he furst sâ—ase it And yf any of the fayd ê‘sons coÌ„meÌ„se not his accioÌ„ within xv days next after the begynnyng of the sayd terme next after the sayd forfeyt than any of the kyngê subiectis that wyll furst sue therfore to haue it Also the warden of the â—lâ—te the marshall of the kyngê benche or their deputes to haâ—e the forfeytê of apê‘ell worne in Westmynster hall aâ—d in the kyngê paleys there And that all mayres shyryffis and baylyfes in cytes townes borowes and baylyffis of fraunches and sheryffes vnder sheriffes eschetours in euery counte and constables in euery hundryd in lyke maner â—o haue that forfetour of apparell worne within their Iurysdiccions as is before sayd within the tyme lymyttyd or els any of the kynges subiectis that wyl furst sew ¶ Also yf any persone weryâ—ge suche apparâ—ll make any resystence than he to lose as muche more as he shall forfeyt by this statuâ—e to be recoueryd in lyke maner as is before sayd and in all the sayd accyons nother wager of law essonÌ„ nor proteccion to lye nor the parte to be delayed by no plee in disablement of his person nor to be barryd by the kyngys pardon ¶ And that the lorde stywarde of the kyngis housâ— beynge within the verge and Iustice of assâ—se and Iustice of pease stywardis of letis or lawe dayes and euery of them haue power to hold ple of the premyssis as well by examynacyon as by course of the commyn lawe and â—o determyn the same as well at the kyngis sew it as at the pertes And that all other acâ—â—s of apparell any tyme before made be vtterly voyde and repellyd The .vij. H. viij ca. vij AppreÌ„tise ¶ If any infant vse husbandry tyl he be .xij. yere olde and after be made apprentyse his couenant is voyd The .ij. yere of Richard .ii. Capitulo quarto ¶ Apprentyse where his â—ad and moder may â—ot exspeÌ„d .xx. s. by yere his couenauÌ„t is voyd and he that reteynith hym shal pay C. s. to the kyng if it be not furst testyfyed vnder the scale of two Iustices of peas of his coâ—â—rey 〈◊〉 â—e that wyll â—ew for the kynge shall haue the one halfe and in euery lete they that be out oâ—â—seruyee shall be sworn to serue or els put in stokkis vntyl they wyll serue And this sew it shall be takyn as well before the Iustyce of pease as other Iustice the .vij. yere of H. the .iiij. capitulo .vij. The Cyte of londoÌ„ is except tyll it shall please the kynge The .viij. yere of henry .vj ca. vj. And the. Cyte of norwych is except from the sayd statute The .xj. yere of henry the .vij. capitulo .xj. ¶ If any artyfycer alyen strauâ—ger after thys day retayn any apreÌ„tyse to worke wyth hym but only of the kyngê sâ—biecteê except his owne soÌ„ or doughter sâ—all forfet xxli for euery tyme the on haâ—fe therof to the kyng the other half to him yâ— wyll sew hyt the furst yere of rychard â—he .iij. ca. ix in fine ¶ No Alyen denysed or not denysen dwelling in this reame shall take any prentyse after the â—est of all â—â—yntê next coÌ„myng except he be born vnder the kyngê obeysauns nor no â—orneman â—or couenant sâ—ruant alyon born aboue the nomber of .ij. vppoÌ„ payn of forfetor of x. li thâ— one haâ—f to the kyng the other to hym that wyl â—ew where wager of law esson lycence ê“teccion shalbâ— put owt .xv. H. viij ca. ij Apropriacion ¶ In euery lyceÌ„ce froÌ„ heÌ„forthe to be made in â—he chauÌ„cery of ê“priacioÌ„ of any ê‘yâ—hâ— churce â—e it expÌ„sly ê¯teynyd yâ— the ordinary of the place shall assyne certeyn money to be distributyd yerely of the fruyâ—ê coÌ„miÌ„g of the same church among the pore peryshens and that the vyâ—â—â—age be â—â—ffycyently in dowâ—d The .xv. yere of Ryc ij c. vj. ¶ Uicaragis appropried aftâ—r the .xv. yere of kyng Rychard be disapropryed and secular ê‘sons shall be from heÌ„sforth ordeynyd vycâ—râ— ê‘petuall vppoÌ„ the apê“priacioÌ„s to teche thâ— people and to kepe hospitalyte and no relygyous ê‘son the .iiij. yere of henry the iiij Capi. xij ¶ Churches â—ppropryed agaynst the forme oâ— the sayd statute The .xv. yere of Richard vntyl now be voyd And that no religious maÌ„ bâ— made vicar in any churches so apê“pried in tyme to come Approwinentis ¶ The lord may apê“w hym self in his wastyâ— yf he leue sufficieÌ„t coÌ„min to his freholders anâ— if they bryng assise agayns the lord the suffyciente shal be tryed by the assise merton ca. iiij ¶ The statute of mertoÌ„ shall hold place betweÌ„ the lordê of the wastes wodâ—s and pasturis â— theyr neyghbors So that the lordê of the wâ—â—astê wodâ—s and pastures sauyng suffycient pasture to their meÌ„ neyghburê may approw thâ— selff of the resydew and that shal be obseruyâ— of them that clayme pasture ê‘teynyng to theyâ— free hold cetera but loke well â—he statute â— ij Capitulo .xlvj. Appell ¶ Non shal be takyn or imprisonyd by the apâ—ell of any woman for the deth of any other â—â—an of her husband Magna carta Ca. xxxiiij ¶ An exigend shall not be awardyd agayns â—he accessory in appell tyl the principall be attaâ—nt by vtlaryâ— or in other maner westmÌ„ j. c. xiiij ¶ No appell shal be abatid so hasteli as it hath â—ont to be â— but yf he declare the yere the day the town the appell shall stand that he may â—ake the appel wyth in the yere the day after â—â—e dede Glouc capitu ix it seyth not after thâ—â—eth ideo quere ¶ yf in appell of morder or other felony the effendaunt be quyt in due maner at the sute â—f the partie or at the kyngê sute the appelour â—â—all haue in prisoÌ„ment of a yere shall yeld dâ—â—age to the deffendaÌ„t hauyng regard to the imâ—â—isonment sclannder that he hath had And â—all make fyne to the kyng And if he be not â—â—fficient it shal be inqueryd by whose abetmeÌ„t â—nd if it be found c. the abbettours shall be diâ—reyuyd at the sewt of the appellant to comâ—â—efore the iustyce And yf they be coÌ„uyct â—hey â—â—all haue imprisoment yeld damage c Nor â—â—er shall lye no esson
the partye and be put out of his office and put in pryson and make fyne at the kyngis pleasurâ— and the kyng shall assygne Iustices whaÌ„ it shall please hym to inquire these defautis the boteler shall answer for his deputis as well as for him selfe The .xxv. yere of E. iii. cap. xxi ¶ The kyngis boteler shall take his wynê for the kyngis houlsolde within .x. dayes and aft that the merchaunt to do his pleasure not with stondynge the botelers arrest or his leuetenauÌ„t And yf he take more than nedyth he shall be imprisonyd make fyne and raunsome to the kyâ—ge The .xliii. yere of E. iii. ca. iii. ¶ The boteler shall pay to the Gascoynmâ— haÌ„d for their wynes The xxvji E. iii. ca. v. ¶ The botelers leuetenaÌ„t mâ—st be resydent vppon his offyce vppoÌ„ the payn of C. li. The .iiii. yere of Henry the .iiii. capitulo .xx. Botmen ¶ That botemeÌ„ watermen owners of boâ—â—â— barges take no more for their wagis thaÌ„ hath ben of olde tyme vsyd they that refuse so to do to forfete for euery tyme the treble valu of their fare the one half to the kynge the other half to hym that wyll sue for it by acyoÌ„ of det informacyon or presentement and that the baylyffis coÌ„stables and other offycers vppon complaynt â—rrest the offenders and commyt them to ward and to make fyne for the same And the Iustyce of pease mayres shiryfâ—is of loÌ„doÌ„ and stywardes of letys inquyre as well for the defautes of the sayd officers as of the defautes of the sayd owners water men or bargemen The .vi. henry viij ca. vij Bochers ¶ No bocher within the Cyte of london borough or wallid town or in the towne of caÌ„bryge except the townys of Berewyk or Karlyle flee any best within the Cyte or town vnder the paiÌ„ of .xij. d. for euery oxe for euery cowe or other beest .viij. d and he that wyl sue by accion of det to haue the one halfe and the kyng the other half and no proteccion nor essonÌ„ to lye The .iiij. yere of Henry the .vij. capitulo .iiii. ¶ Brokers makyng vnlauful bargainê cheuysauÌ„cis with vsure that shall be voyd and yf he be found defectife by the mayre or other officer where the bargayns be vsyd shall forfeyt xx.li euery tyme and haue halfe a yeres iÌ„prisonment and be put on the pyllory and he that wyll sue hit by accioÌ„ of det shall haue the one halfe and the kyng the other halfe where nother ê“teccioÌ„ nor esson shall lye The .iij. yere of H. vij ca. vi Broderees ¶ Broderers shall work no gold nor syluer me dlyd with laten of spayne oppoÌ„ payn of forfeture The .ij. yere of henry .vi. ca. xi Brangwyns he that demaundyth ought of the kyng of his coron other ward maryage or other pension he shall not haue the ihing demaundid but he shal be ponysâ—hyd by the aduyse of the kyngê counsell .iiij. h. iiij ca. iiij Butter chesse butter chese shal be caried owt of the reame to euery place by the lycence of the chauncellour by his discression vnder the kyngis seale .iiij. h. vj. cap. iiij ¶ Butter and chesse be not merchauÌ„dise of staple but euery of the kyngis lege people may cary them to what place they wyll of the kyngis amyte payeng therfor the custome it is ê“uidid that the kyng may restrein them at his pleasure xviij h. vj. cap. iij. Calece ¶ The inabytaunce of calyce shall not bye of the mayer no marchaundyse of the staple vppoÌ„ payn of forfetor The .viij h. vi cap. xxv◠¶ All maner shyppys accustomed to come froÌ„ yngland to calyce except fyssher botys shall briÌ„g with theÌ„ theyr lastage of good stones for the reparacyon of the becons and of the place callyd paradyse The .x. henry .vi. cap. v. ¶ The tresorer and viteler of calyce shall accompt euery secoÌ„de yere for the yere before vppon payn of .v. C. li. wherof he that wyl sew therfor shall haue the one half the .xxx. h. vj. at â— parliameÌ„t of reding ¶ yf a maÌ„ be seased of any londes in cales for the which he shold do any seruice for the saluâ—cyon of the same towne and yf he cesse of hys seruice by a yere and a daye the land shal be seasyd in the kyngis handes by the tresorer of calyce and he shall do the seruyce and yf the kyng commyt the land to an other the other shall do it and yf he cesse therof the lande shal be seased agayne cetera from tyme to tyme. And yf the tresorer do not the seruyce when he hath the land in hys handes he shall forfâ—te the doble value of the seruyce to the kyng The .xi. henry .vij. cap. xvj Capteyns messengers ¶ A maÌ„ retainyd to serue the kyng in his warr his message or other maner his couenauÌ„tis shal be put in wrytyng and brought to the eschekyr and they and theyr executours shall haue there alowaunce and yf any repell or coÌ„maundment he made of such retinewâ— the same repell shal be put in the eschekyr and they shall haue alowaunce vppoÌ„ such couenaÌ„tis wythout other warrant cetera And that that is dew to them shal be payd to them by the tresorer and chaumberleyn by certefycat of the same eschekyr .v. R. ij Capitulo .x. Certificacion ¶ yf in assise the baylyff of the tenaunt pled a record for that the taking of the assise shall not be defferryd but yf his maister afterward shew the matt to the iustyce he shall haue a wryt to make the record to come when the iustice see it and that the record shuld haue preuaylyd before iugement and the plaintyf shuld haue be excludid from his accion anon they shall cause the ê‘te to be warnyd to apere at a day at which day the deffendaÌ„t shall haue agayn his seisyn damagê doble that he payd the other shal be ponysshid by psoÌ„ment after the discression of the iustyce lyke wyse shal be yf the defend agayns whom the recouerÌ„ was had be defaut shew a quitance or a dede wheruppon the iurry were not examynyd w. ij ca. xxv loke wâ—ll thâ— statute at lenght Cessauit ¶ If a man let landê to ferme to fyndest ouers in vitell or in vesture which amonntyth to the gret ê‘te of the valew of the land he suffer the laÌ„d to lye fressh wyth out manuriÌ„g so that a maÌ„ can fynd no distres by .ij. yere with out yeldynge of the ferme or wyth out doyng that that is coÌ„teinyd in the dede or wryting it is ordeynyd that after the .ij. yere the less or shall haue a wryt of cessauit and yf the tenauit come before iugment gyffyn and tend the areragis the damagê and fynd surte as the court shall see to gyf that that is contaynyd in the wrytyng of the lees he shall retayn the laÌ„d and yf he abyde tyl it be recoueryd by iugment he
haue recouer by wryt of couenant the mayre and baylyffis shall inquere by a good inquest before the termour and the demaundant c. And yf it be found the iugemeÌ„t shal be suspendid tyl after the terme and the same maner it shal be doÌ„ before the iustice yf the termour chaleng before iugement Glouc. Capitulo .x. ¶ Where men indyted gyf theyr landis and goodis to their fryndis by colusioÌ„ to haue therof the profettis at their wyll after fle to placis priuilegid it is prouydyd that yf it may be provyd that such gyfftis be made by colusioÌ„ that the creditours shall haue execucion of them as though no such gyfft had be made cetera .j. E. iij. Capitulo vi ¶ Because that mani make gyfftis and feffemeÌ„tis of land that be in debate and of theyr other goodis and cattellis to lordis and other gret men of the râ—alme to bâ— maynâ—â—nyd and vpholdyn in theyr wrong it is ordeynyd that no gyft or fefement of landis tenementis or goodis be madeâ— by such discâ—yt or mayntenauÌ„s and if any such be made they shal be hold for nough and of no valew .i. R. ij Cap. ix ¶ wher dettours make gyfftis and â—effemeÌ„tis of theyr landis and goodis and they them self f take the profet and fle to sâ—yntwaries â— it is ordeyneyd that if theyr creditours bryng theyr wryttis of det after the furst capias retornyd ther shal be a wryt send to the shyryff that he mâ—ke proclamacion at the gate of the place priuilegid by .v. wekis coÌ„tynuelly euery weke onê that the defendant shall come at the day c. and yf the come not iÌ„ proper person nor by attorneâ— iugement shal be gyffyn vppon his defaut and execucion awardid of the same landis goodê as though no such gifte or fefemâ—nt had be made .ij. R. ij Cap. vltimo ¶ yf assise be brought the tenant make deâ—faut and the baylyf of the fraunches demaund counsans that the colusion shal be iÌ„nquâ—ryd and yf it be found the wryt shall abate the same law in other accions personellis .vii. Henri .vj. Capitulo .xxv. ¶ yf in an accion populer the deffend pled are couery in a nother accion populâ—r that â— was brought agayns hym by a nother straunger or acquitaunce made to hym by on estraunge the pleintyf in this latter accioÌ„ may auer this recouere or acquitaunce to be made by colusion and also note that no acquit by way of inditement or reles by a strauÌ„ger shal be a barr in this accion .iiij. H. h. vij Ca. xx ¶ Note well in the title of attaint how he in the reuercion shall haue an attaynt or errour shall auer the colusion .ix. R. ij Ca. iii. ¶ Loke more in the title accioÌ„ populer title assise .viij. h. vi C. xxvj CoÌ„myn plees ¶ Comyn plees shal be holdin iÌ„ a place certein magna cart C. xi Compleynt ¶ Euery maÌ„ greuid agaynst the law iÌ„ the coÌ„tre may complayn to the iustice of peas and they shall do hym remedy .iiij. h. vii cap. xi .xiii. Comyn bench ¶ Iustice of the comyn bench before whom the beÌ„ch shall be remouid shal be warnyd by tyme so that proces be not lost .ii. E. iij. C. xj CoÌ„missioÌ„s coÌ„missioners ¶ Commissions to inquere of proces made by iuggis of holy churche shall cesse c. xiiii E. iii. pro clerd Cap. vi CoÌ„missions shal be made to the iustyce of pease to here â—nd to termine defautis of laborers and forto award damage .xlii. E. iii. Capâ— vi ¶ Comyssioners of oyer and terminer to inquâ—re to certefye shal be chargid in the eschekyr by theyr othis and in lyke maner theyr heyris and executours and the same barons the iustyce of the one bench and of the other shall take the same othe by wryt of dedimus potestatem in the contrey .vii. h. vii cap. xi Conspiracye ¶ Iustice of the one bench and of the other of assise shall inquere of fals conspiratours and procuratours wythout delay of euery playnt wythout wryt Articuli suê‘ cartas cap. xi ¶ A wryt of conspyracy shal be grauÌ„tâ—d by the chef iustice brought agayns ê¯spiratours inueÌ„tours of fals quarellis and their abbettours and vpholders and the wryt is expressyd in the statute s. responsurus tali in pliÌ„to conspiracionis and so it is generall and determynyth not in what casis it shall lye and who so be therof coÌ„uict shal be prisonyd tyl he haue made satisfaccion to the perte greuyd and also shall make fyne to the kyng Statut. Ordinacio de conspiratoribm puniendis ¶ Conspiratours be they that medell by couenaunt or by other alyauÌ„ce that euery one shall helâ—p hold vp others purpose falsy maliciously to endyte or cause to indyte or falsely to moue plâ—es or maynteyn them and also they that cause infans wythin age to appell men of felony wherby they be imprisonid and gretely greuyd and they that retein men in the contrey with their clothyng and fees for to maynteyn theyr malicyous purposis to hide the trewth as well the taker as the gyffers and stiwardis and baylyffis of grete lordis whych by theyr lord ship office and power take on them to maynteyn and vphold plees and barettis by other ê‘tes than those that touch the state of theyr loâ—â—is or them self This ordyâ—aunce fynall diâ—tynycion of conspiratours was made and fynally agreyd by the kyng and his consell in his parliament .xxxiii. E. primi And it is ordeynyd that the iustyce assygnyd to diuerse felonyes and terspassis to be hard and determynyd shall haue the transcript of the statute indiffynycion of conspiratours ¶ An indytâ—ment where ther is no such place wythin the same counte shal be holdyn for non and the indytee shall recouer his damagis in awryt of conspiracy Agayns the inditours procuratours and conspiratours the same law shal be in apell but the statute spekyth not but of treson and felony to dure tyl the next parliameÌ„t ix h. v. Cap. primo and the same statute is made perpetuall .xviii. h. vi Cap. xii ¶ A man indited in appell of treason trespas or felony in a foreyn counte shall recouer trâ—ablâ— damagis agains his consparatours after that he is dewly acquyte by verdyt viij hen vi Capitulo .x. ¶ Iustyce of assise and of insi prius haue power to determyne conspiracie confederacie and champertye at the fuyte of the kyng and of the ê‘tâ— .iiij. E. iij. Capitulo .xj. ¶ Iugges pursuantis in the spirituall court indyted for these causis shall recouer vppoÌ„ theyr acquitell agains the procuratours though thy be inditours and the procuratours shall haue the same payn that is conteynyd in the statute of w. ii as agains them that procure fals appellys .i. R. ii Cap. xiij Constable and marchall ¶ yt belongyth to the constable merchall to haue conusans of contractis touchyng featê of armys and of
haÌ„dis the landis shall come shal be chargyd of damagis so that euery one shall answer for his tyme yt is prouidyd also that the disseise shall recouer his damage in a wryt oâ— entre sur disseison agaynst him that is 〈◊〉 tenaunte after the deseisyn it is ê“uydâ—d also that froÌ„ hens forth in all casis damage shal be awardyd where a maÌ„ recouerith by assiss 〈◊〉 mordauÌ„cestour as is before seyd in assiss nouell disseysyn And in the same maner a man shall recoueryt damage in a wryt of colsynage ayle or baysayll And also from hens forth they shall â—ecouer the costis of his wryt and of his purchase iointly with the damage of valâ—w of the issues of the land And this shal be hold in all poyntis where a man recoueryth agains a nother of his intrusion and of his own wrong Gloucest Capitulo primo ¶ Doble damage shal be recoueryd in assise where a fefemeÌ„t is made by a dyseissour by maiÌ„tenauuaunce .i. R. ii capitulo .ix. ¶ Treble damage shal be recouerid iÌ„ assisse wheâ—e a man is dysseysyd with â—orce .viii. h. vi ca. ix ¶ They that purâ—heys a ê“hibycioÌ„ attachemÌ„t agaynst the ordynaryes of a thyâ—ge that belongeth not to the lay court shall yâ—ld damÌ„ to the ordynaryes bi the awarde of the iustyce c. In â—ouis ordinacoiÌ„â—m .v. E. iii. and it is repelled .xv E. iii. it semyth that the iustyce bâ—fore whoÌ„ the attachement is sâ—ed shall award damage in the â—ame sute to the ordynarye that is deff c. qÌ„â—e if it be a statute ¶ He that suyth a wryt of errour for to extort execucion yf the iugemeÌ„t be affirmyd he shall lose damage and costis for the delai that he did to hym that had iugement .iij. h. vii ca. x. The same law shal be yf the wryt of errour be discontinuyd or yf he be non suyt he shall yeld damage but inquere what shall be yf errour be suyd after execucioÌ„ This estatute is coÌ„fyrmyd .xix. h vij Capitulo .xx. ¶ The tenaunt shall recouer damage agayns â—he demaundant in a wryt of ryght as apperith in the tytle of gard .iiij. h. vij capi xvij ¶ Euery auouant and other person that makyth auowry conusaunce or iustificacyon 〈◊〉 baylyf to a nother person in any replenin secoÌ„d deliueraunce for rent custome or seruyce yf it be found for him or that the pleyntif be other wyse barryd that the auowaunt shall recouer his damage and costis as the playntyf shulâ— haue done yf he had recoueryd in the seyd replenyn .vij. h. viij Cap. iiii Day ¶ The day of the lepe yere the day folowâ—â— shall be hold for oâ—e day The statute of the lâ—pe yâ—re Darreyn presentemÌ„t ¶ Assise of darreyn presentment shal be alwey takin and determinid in the bench magna carta Capitulo .xiij. Decies tantum ¶ A wryt callyd decies tantum shal be brought agayns the iurrour that hath takyn money to sey his verdyt and as it is seyd the .xxxiiii. E. iii ca. viii he that wyll sue shall haue the one half and the king the other and the same law shal be against embrasours c. and yf they haue no thin wherof they may make satisfaction they shall haue a yerys prysonment .xxxviii. E. iij. Capitulo .xii. Loke more of this in the title iurroâ—r Declaracion ¶ A declaracion shall not abate for defaute of forme if it haue substauÌ„ce .xxxvi. E. iii. ca. vlii Denmark ¶ The kepar of the priuyseale may make letts of request to the king of denmark for reformacion of all thiÌ„gis doÌ„ by his people yf he wuÌ„t not make reformacyon our souereyn lord the kyng by the aduyse of his counsell shall prouyde remedy .x. h. vi cap. iij. Dett ¶ yf the wardeyn of the flete let a man coÌ„deÌ„pnyd to go by bayll or mamprise or baston if he haue no commandment by wryt he shall losse his offyce and for thermore yf such a warden be attaint by dew proces that he hath lett vt supra the pleyntyffis shall haue theyr recouery agayns the gardeyn by a wryt of det .j. Ric. ij Capitulo .xij. ¶ The mayre of the staple of calece shall haue an accion of dett agaynst hym that shippyth wollys c. to a nother place thaÌ„ to calece wherin esson proteccion nor law shall lye and shall haue such proces as is in an other accion of dett at the comyn law and the mayre shall recouer the the one halff to the kinge and the other halff to him self f and yf any issue be takyn vppoÌ„ the certificat of the customer of calece that shal be tried in the shyre where the eschekyr ys iii. E iiij Capitulo .ii. ¶ See in the tytle of shyryff how an accion of deâ— is mayntenyd agayns the shyryff that sufferyth an escape of one that is in excecucion ¶ The tresorer and baroÌ„s of the escheky may termyn and ordeyn euery det dew to the kyng to the somme of .ccc.li. sauyng the coÌ„tinuans of the dettours and that they charge not the shyryf nor baylyf of the fraunches nor other accomptaunce in the eschekyr of no thyng to beleueyd of any yf he be chargid of as much as he may leuey by his oth without abatiÌ„g the couÌ„tenauÌ„ce of the dettour .i. E iii. c. v. Stat. scdoÌ„ ¶ Recognisaunce to the dodle shall not be takyn in the eschekyr for the kiÌ„gis dett as it hath be wont notwithstanding ther shal be takin sufficient surete .xiii R. ij Capitulo .xiiij. ¶ we or our balyffis shall not seyfe any landis for any det as long as the cattell and the dettours preseÌ„s suffyce and the pricipall dett therfore be redy to answere Magna carta cap. viij Disseyson with roberye ¶ yf a man be attaint of disseisin don in the tyme of the kyng that now is with robbery of any maner of catell or mouables by reconisaunce of assise of nouell diss the iugemÌ„t shal be that the playtyf shall recouer seysyn and his damagis as well of the chatell as of the mouable as of land the disseysor shal be fynyd c. and yf he be present he shal be awardyd to prison and the same maner shal be don yf the dysseysin be doÌ„ with force and armys though the maÌ„ do no robery w. i. Cap. xxxix Disteyt ¶ A man shall haue a wryt of disseyt where he losyth by stire faâ— as well as in a precipe quod reddat .ij. E. iii. Cap. vltimo Dysmes ¶ Seyre fac shall not be made to prelatis and meÌ„ of holy chrurch to answer of dismis in the chauncery .xviii. E. iij. ê“ clero capitulo vltimo ¶ Fermours and possessioners of aliens beyng in the kyngis handis shall pay dysmes .v. h. iii. Capitulo .xi. Dystres ¶ No ê¯stable distreiÌ„ any maÌ„ to gyf money for kepiÌ„g of a castell yf he wyll do yt hiÌ„ self or by an other if he mai not for a resonable cause â—nd
vnderstand onely before the iustice in eyre w. j. Cappitulo .xliij. ¶ yf a man make hym self f to be essonyd in the kyngys feruyce and at the day he bryngyth not in his warrante he shall lose xx.li for the iornei or more by the discressioÌ„ of the iustice and this to vnderstand in such accions where attachemÌ„t and distress lyeth Gloucest ¶ The husband and wif shall not fourch by esson wher they be tenauntis no more than perceners Gloucest Cap. x. ¶ yf in the iorney of the iustyce the tenaunt be essonyd of sekenes in the bed the demaundauÌ„t shall haue auerment that he was not so seke but that he might haue commyn and yf it be found by the inquisycioÌ„ it shal be tornyd in to a defaute c. loke yf it bâ— intendyd before other iustyce by the equite of the statute c. nor an esson of sekenes in the bed shall not lye betwen .ij. claymers by one disteut w. ij Capitulo .xvij. ¶ After that any man hath put him self f in any inquery at that next day one esson shal be alowid vnto hiÌ„ but at the next days folowing the takiÌ„g of the inqiciâ— shall not be defferryd whether he hath had essoÌ„ furst or no nor essoÌ„ shall not be so mytryd aft a day gyffyn by the prayer of the partes in whych case they graunt to come with out esson w. ij C. xxvij ¶ where by the statute of w. j. it is ordeynyd that after the tâ—nauÌ„t hath onê apperyd no essoÌ„ shal be alowyd to hym in vryttis of assise The same maner shal be obseruyd of the demauÌ„daÌ„tê w ij Capitulo .xxviij. ¶ An EssoÌ„ shall not lye wheÌ„ the laÌ„d is takin in to the kyngis hand nor esson shall not lye when any is distressid hy his goodys and catellys yt lyeth not for it is grauntid here therof iugemeÌ„t yf the iurye come lytlyeth not be cause he is seeÌ„ in the court it lyeth not be yond the see be cause he essonyd him self f of euyl commyng Ther lyeth no esson because he was essonyd such a day Ther lyeth no essoÌ„ because it was coÌ„maÌ„dyd to the shirif that he shuld cause hym to coÌ„e Ther lyeth not esson because his attornei was â—ssonyd it lyeth not because he hath an attorâ—ey in the plee Ther lyeth no esson of the kinâ—is seruyce because the essonour testefieth that he is not iÌ„ the kiÌ„gê seruice Ther lyeth no esson because he was essonâ—d before of the kiÌ„gê seruice now he seÌ„dith not iÌ„ his waraÌ„t ther lieth noÌ„ 〈◊〉 a writ of dower because it semith to be a disceâ—t progacioÌ„ of the law it lieth not because the pleintyf fouÌ„d no pleggis de proc it lyeth not because no sommons or attachement doth wytâ—es for that that the shyryff retornyd that he â—as not found yt lyeth not because he was reâ—ommonyd in a wryt of darreyn presentment or nor dauncestour it lyeth not be cause it was coÌ„â—anndyd to such a bysshop that he shuld make hym to come it lyeth not because yet the day is not come it lyeth not because the day is past it lyeth not because the essoner did abyd his day ¶ And it is to be knowiÌ„ that esson lyeth not aâ—ter the land takiÌ„ in to the lord is hand s. after graunt cape and pety cape Tractat de esson calumniand ¶ Esson of the kyng is seruyceis put owt in â—ttaynt .v. E. iii. Cap. vi ¶ yt is purueyd that in cosite hundred court baâ—on and â—llis where noÌ„ shal be necessarly sworn to warrÌ„ his esson MerlebrÌ„ Cap. xix ¶ Loke for esson in the tytle vew extorcion Estretes ¶ All iustice inquyrours and other shall delyuer to the eschekyr at the fest of seynt my chell froÌ„ yere to yere the estretê fynis auercyameÌ„tis tarid before them and they of the eschekir shall make the estreytis of a some by all countes sauynâ— that the estreytis of the iustice in eyrâ— shal be delyuerid to the shyryf after the yere dâ—Ì„ Statut de districtionibus skaccarij ¶ yf any man or town be chargyd in the eschekyr by an estreit of the sleyng of a felon and wyll alegge that a nother is chargid in dyschargyng of hym he shall be herd and iustyce doÌ„ to him .xxxj. E. iii. Capi. iij. ¶ The shyryff and the mynisters shall shew the estretis vnder the seale of the eschekyr yf he leuey au estreit that is not dew he shall yeld to the partetreble damage and that he shall haue his suyte as well before the iustyce of pease as before other iustice that no copy be made of such estret but to the bailyff of the frauÌ„ches and that vnder the seale of the shyryff and that the baylyff of the frauÌ„ches shall accompt by hys copy in the eschekyr .xlij. E. iij. Cap. ix ¶ The estretis shall make mencioÌ„ of the nature of the accion the namys of the partes the terme the cause of forfeture .vii. h. iiij C. iij. ¶ Estretis of eschaungis shall esend from the chauÌ„cery into the eschekyr from .xv. days to .xv days .xi. H. iiij Cap. viij ¶ None estrete shal go out of the Counte before that it be seen by .ii. Iustice of pease wherof one to be of the QuoruÌ„ And the estretis shal be indentyd one parte sealed with the seale of the Iustyce of pease â— and the other with the seale of the Sheryf if the sheryf or other officer leuey any amercyment by estrete nat examyned against this ordinaunce and therof be attaynte by examynacion of a Iustice of the peasâ— that shall be therto astygned yerely bi the custos rotulorum or the eldest Iustice of the quorum in his absence shall forfeyt to the kynge .xl. s. The .xi. Henry .iiii. capitulo .xv. Estripament ¶ Of a plee mouyd in london by wryt the tâ—â—naunt shall make no wast nor distruccion haâ—gyng the ple but the mayre and the bailyffis 〈◊〉 the suite of the demauÌ„d shall cause it to be keâ—â— and the same ordynanÌ„ce shal be kept in all other cytees and borows thorow owt all the realâ—â— Glouc. Cap. xiij Euerwyk or york ¶ yf a man of the cite of euerwik otherwyâ—â— called york purcheys letters pateÌ„rê of the kyng or his successours to be exempt froÌ„ the offyce of mayralte sheryffe chamberlayn collectour of dysmys .xv. or to be cytezen of the same cyte to come to the parlyament that such letters shal be voyde he shal lose xl li wher of the one half shall go to the kyng the other halfe to the mayre of the cyte for the tyme beyuge and that the mayre shall haue an accyon of dette of the fame xl liâ— and the defendaunte shall be put from his lawe .xxxix. H. vi Capitulo .iii. Excepcyon ¶ when that any man is inpleded before any iâ—â—styce puttyth forth an excepcyon and the iustyce wyll not alowe it he shall wryte the excepcyon and one of
shall be dischargyd nor entre in to no shyppes for suche causys tyll that the marchauÌ„dises be put a laÌ„de to sale vppon paine of deth and of forfeytour theyr landes to the lord The .xxvii. E. iii. statut stapule ca. ix but the payne of deth and forfeytour of landes is repelled The .xxxvii. E. iii. Capitulo .xvi. ¶ It is forbodyn to all hostis vppon the see cost vppoÌ„ paiÌ„ that shall fall thei meddel not theÌ„ self to imbrase fysshe or other vitayles vnder colour of pryuilege of charter or ordinaunce made to the contrary or priuely or opeÌ„ly procure or gyue any impediment to any vitayllerâ—s englysshe or alyons of the kynges amite to let theÌ„ to sell theyr vytayll to whom and when so euer it pleaseth them and also that they meddyll nat to sell or to bie any fysshe to the vse of anifyssh monger or other cytesin of LoÌ„don It is for bodyn also to the fysshemongers and cytesins of the sayd cyte vnder the same paine that none of them nyghe the sayd cyte nor farre from it shal by any see fysshe or fresshe fysshe in the fresshe riuer to sell it againe iÌ„ the said cyte except fressh elys lucê and pykes Neuertheles they shall nat let the foreyns to sell such fysshe within the cyte as oft as they brynge it thither The .vi. R. ii Capitulo .xi. Loke more for these in the tytle of wynes Frerys ¶ Frerys shall reseyue no children in to theyr ordre tyll they be .xiiij. yere olde nor they shall nat remoue such children in to one other place by the space of a yere after without lycence of theyr faders moders or tutors The .iiij. H. iiij cap. xvj Fustians ¶ No fustyan shal be shorne but with a bredeshere he that doth the contrary shal lose for eueri d faute .xx. s. the one halfe to the kiÌ„ge the other to hi that will sew The .xi. h. viij c xxvij Gaile ¶ Sâ—eryffis baylifes aâ—d gealours shall certefye the namis of the prisoners at the next gaole deliuere vppoÌ„ payn of .c. s. for euery defaut iii. h. vii Cap. iij. ¶ If the gardeyn or south gardein of any geale compell any man by â—uresse to be come a prouer the Iustice before whom the case shall come haue power to enquere therof maintenaunt and if he be areinyd and that so fouÌ„de he shall haue Iugement to dye The .xiiii. E. iii. cap. ix Loke more for geale in to the tytle of escape and in the title of maympryse ¶ Sheryffes baylyffes and gealours shall certefye the names of the prisoners at the next gayle deliueraunce vppon payne of C. s. for euery defaute The .iii. H. vii ca. iii. ¶ Bealys shal be ioynid to the countes where they where wont to be the shyryffis shal be keps of theÌ„ shall make vnder kepers and yf the keê‘ or vnder keper constreyn any man by dures to be come an appellour The iustice before whom such case shall hap to come shall haue power by and bi to inquere therof and yf it be fonud therof he shal be araynyd and haue iugemeÌ„t of deth .xiiii. Ed. iij. Capitulo .ix. ¶ Castellis and gealis of the kyng whych were wont to be ioinyd to the bodyes of the countes and be now dissâ—ueryd shal be ioynyd again to the same countes .xiij. R. ii C. xv Gayle deliuere ¶ The iustice of assise after the assisis shall deliuer the gealis as well within lybertes as with out of all manÌ„ of personys and yf one of the iustice be a clerk ther shal be a discrete knight sociat to the other that is a lay man and they shall inquere yf the shyryf or any other haue let any prisoner to maymprysâ— agayns the statute of w j. and shalâ— ponyssh them that â—e found gylty accordyng to the seyd statute Statut de finibus Capitulo .iii. Loke more therof in the title iustyce of gaole deliuery Gawgyng of wynes ¶ Alwynys oyle hony vyneger al lycours shalâ—e gawgyd vppon payne of forfetour The iiii Richard .ii. Cap. i. ¶ All maner tonnes pypes tercyans hoggyshedys of wyne oyle hony be gawgâ—d before they be solde and if they lacke of theyr mesure the byer shall be satisfyed after the rate vppon payne of forfeytour of all he that dothe â—spyâ— it and sheweth it to the tresourer or to the barâ—ns of the Escheker shall haue the halfe therof for his labour and that the gaugeour shall take for his labour gawgynge of oyle and honi of euâ—ry tone pype hoggished and tercian after the rate as he takyth for gawgynge of wine The .xviii. H. vi Cap. xvii ¶ The gawgeour shall not haue his gawgepâ—ny till that he haue gawgyd the wynes and he shall take but that peny And that he or his depute be redito do his office vppon payne comprisid in the statute of the .xxvii. Ed. iii. The .xxiii. H. vi cap. xvi ¶ The gawgeour iÌ„ defaâ—te of doynge his offyce shall vaelde treble damages he that wil not sufâ—re his wynes to be gawgyd shall lose them The .xxvii. E. iii. capitulo .vii. ¶ None shall be in damaged for the none gawgynge of wynes of gean The .xiiii. Richar. ii Capitulo .viii. ¶ The gawgeour shall nat be absent at the tyme of charge discharge nor thre wekê after vppoÌ„ payne of losyng his offyce The xiiiâ— henry .iiii. capitulo .v. ¶ The wages of gawgers packers and sercheours of barellys of samon â— herynge and elys is put in certayne .xi. H. vii ca. xxiii ¶ None sel tonne nor pype of wyne not gawgyd vppon payne of forfetour of the valew therof to the kingâ— The .xxxi. E. iii. cap. v. Gyldes and fraternytes ¶ Gyldes and Fraternytes and companies in corporate shall not make nor vse no ordenaunce that shall be to the dyminucion of the kynges Fraunches or of any other or against the commyn profet of the people yf it be nat firste dyscussed by the iustyce of peace or the chefe gouernours of the towne and before them entered of recorde vppon payne of x.li for euery ordynaunce and to lose the auctoryre therof in theyr charter The .xv. Hen. vi capitulo .vi. ¶ Loke more for gyltes in ordynaunce by bodies incorporate Golde syluer ¶ No golsmith worke no worse gold but of the touche of parys vpon payne of forfeytour Nor syluer worse than the starliÌ„g And that the plate of syluer passe not out of his handes tyll it be assayd by the wardeÌ„s of the craft and that it be marked with the lybertes heed yet it semeth by wordes of the statute that rynges and other iuelles may be made of worse golde Articuli suê‘ cartas Capitulo vltimo ¶ No relygyous nor other cary no sterlynge nor syluer nor golde in plate out of the realme without the kynges lycence vppon payne of forfeytoure The .ix. Ed. iii. Capitulo .i. ¶ None shall cary no golde nor syluer in plate nor in money out of the realme but vytellers of fysshe whiche
.xi. ¶ For the saluacyoÌ„ of the hauen of southamtoÌ„ hit shal be leuefull to euery man to breke downe all the werys made betwene Callehorde and redebruge and he that seweth the brekars shall lose .xl li. and he that maketh any were betwene the sayd places after this said statute made shal lose C. li. the one halfe of the the sayd some to the kynge the other to hym that wyll sewe where nother esson ê“teccyon nor wager of law shall lye .xv. Hen. viii Capitulo .xiii. ¶ Loke more for this in the tytle of ryuers hawkes ¶ Non take the eggys of any faucoÌ„ goshawk laner or swan out of the nyst vppon payne of ayerê presonment and a daye and to make fyne at the kynges pleasure And that none bere any hawke of the brode of englande called an nyesse goshawke laner or laneret vppon his hande vppon payne of forfeytour of his hawke to the kynge And that none chase any hawk out of his couert where he bredyth nor sletheÌ„ vppon payne of .xli. the one halfe to the kynge and the other halfe to the parte that wyll sew by accion of dette examinacion before the Iustice of peas informacion or otherwise The .xi. Henry .vij. cap. xvii Herons Loke for that in the tytle fesauntis Hye wayes ¶ Euery maÌ„ hauing landis within the weld of kent hauyng any hye wey withyn the weld noious for the passage of the kyngis people And will fynd and lay owt a more commodious hye wey in his own landis therto nyght adioyniÌ„g by the ouer sight of .ii iustice of peace and .xii. other discrete men ther shal be holdyn and occupied as the old wey before hath ben and that he may in recoÌ„pence therof hold the soyle ground of the old hye wey in seueraltie to him and to his heyris and that the seyd Iustice and .xii. dyscrete men shall make certeficat therof into the chauncery vnder theyr seales of the lenght and brede of the same new hye wey prouydyd that this act be not preiudicial to theÌ„ that claim any wey or by path ouer the old hye wey to the church or to ellis were .xv. h. viij Cap. vj. ¶ Loke for hye wayes iÌ„ the tytle of robberyes and felonyes Horners ¶ Horners of londoÌ„ ought to haue all the hornys within london and .xxiiii. myle next adioynynge and that none shal be solde to any estrauÌ„ge alyons tyl the horners of london haue choseÌ„ ynough for theÌ„ self ê the horners of loÌ„donÌ„ shall haue serche of the hornê wrought withiÌ„ loÌ„doÌ„ in the feyres of styâ—bryge and ely and if thei be nat well wrought they may sease theÌ„ And the one halfe shall be to the kyng the other halfe To the mayre of london or to the baylyffes of The feyre The .iiii. E. iiii ca. viii horse and marys ¶ None shall cary any hors ouer the see to sell Hym without the kynges lycence vpon payne Of forfeytoâ—r of the same nor no mare before she be thre yeres of age and that she be nat aboue the pryse of .vi. s. viii d vpon payn of forfeytour of all except .vi. s. viii d And the one half of the ouer plus shall be to the kyng and the other half to hym that seasyth it The .xi. H. vii capitulo .xiii. ¶ Loke more of mares in the title of custome hostelers ¶ The hostelers shall yelde .iii. times as moche as he hath taken aboue a halfe peny of euery â—usshell of otys aboue the coÌ„myn pryse of the merket as well at the suet of the kynge as of â—he parte Also the .iii. parte of the value of the â—rede made by hym in hys howse The .iiii. HeÌ„â—iii Capitulo .xxiiii And he shall make noo horse brede iÌ„ his owne howse nor shall take no thiÌ„g for litter eod aÌ„no ¶ Hostellers shall be no customers couÌ„trolers fynders nor sercheours The .xi. H. iiij cap. i. .xx. h vi cap. v. Howsis of religion ¶ yf any disseysons or rauin be don to abbattis or other spirytuall men And yf they sew an accion and dye before they caÌ„ recouer theyr ryght the successours of them shall haue an accion to recouer theâ—r goodis of the church agains the seyd transgrâ—ssours And lyke accion the successours shall haue of those thyngis that were takyn from their howse lately by violence before the deth of theyr predecessours though they sewyd no accion in theyr lyfes And yf any entrude and enter in to theyr landis in tyme of vacacion wherof they dyed seysid then their sucâ—cessours shall hauâ— an accion and recouer damaâ—ge as well as in assâ—se Merlebre Cap. xxix ¶ Non shal be lodgyd with men of religioÌ„ agâ—yne theyr wyllis except that he be patron oâ— founder w. i. Cap. primo ¶ The shiryff may lodge in a howse of relygioÌ„ so that he haue not past .v. or .vi. horsis so that they be not greuyd by theyr oft coÌ„miÌ„g westmÌ„ i. Capitulo .v. ¶ No religoins man bere or send ouer owt of the realme vnder the name of any rent tallage or imposicion or by wey of eschaunge sale or prest any money or by any meanys cari owt of the reame the goodis of the monestary cete and yf he do to be greuonslyd ponisshed nor no house of religioÌ„ make such tallage or iÌ„posicioÌ„ with othe howsys vnder theÌ„ vppoÌ„ payn of forfeture of all that they haue vnder theyr power and of all that they may forfeyt Statut de carâ—iolis de asport religios ¶ The abbatis of cisternens and premonstraceâ—…es and religious men of whom the sealis hath ben wont to be in the kepyng of the abbot and â—ot off the conent fromhens forth shall haue a commyn scale and it shall be put in the kepyng of the pÌ„our of the howse and .iiij. of the most worthiest and discretyst of the same couent vnâ—er the puy seale of the abbat of the same place so that the abbot or the pryour of the house shal make no wyse no coÌ„tracte nor oblygacyon as they were wonte to do And yf any wrytynge oblygatory of gyfte bargayn sale or alienacyon or of any other coÌ„tract be sealed with any other sâ—ale than the coÌ„myn seale it shall be voyde statut de carliolis ¶ The statute of Carliolis that relygyousmen shall brynge nothynge ouer the see shal be kepte in all poyntes .iiii. E iii. Capitulo .vi. Homage ¶ The marchall of euery Erle baron holdyng â— hole baronye shal be content with a palfrey oâ— of the pryce as it was wonte to be soo thaâ— yf he take a palfray for his homage than at his knyghthode he shall take none of abbottes anâ— priors for theyr homage or fealte he shall take â— palfrey or the pryce the same of archebysshopâ— bysshopê of them that hold ê‘te of a baronyâ— they shall take after the rate of relygyous folk that holde in fre almes he shall take nothynge neuerthelas the mÌ„shal shal not be excluded of a
the .vi. Capitulo viij Lordê banerettê shal take no wages for theyr sessions .xiiii. R. ii ca. xi ¶ In euery coÌ„myssyoÌ„ of the peas ther shal be assygned .viii. iustyce of peas and theyr eâ—â—â—eittes shal be double and the one ê‘t delyuerd by theÌ„ to the sheryffe for to leuey the money coÌ„myng therof and he shall pay the iustyce her wages by endenture the sheryff vppon that endenture shall haue alowauÌ„ce in the escheker vpoÌ„ his accoÌ„pte and the names of the iustyce shal be put in the estretê with the noÌ„bre of the dayes of theyr sessioÌ„s xiiii R. ii Capitulo .xi. ¶ Iustyce of peas shall recorde forcible entres xv R. Capitulo .viii. .viii. h. vi ca. ix ¶ Two lerned meÌ„ of the law shal be in euery coÌ„missioÌ„ of peas whiche shall delâ—uer the felons ê“cede to the delyuerauÌ„ce of theÌ„ at all tymes whe they shall thynke best .xvii. R. ii ca. vltimo ¶ Iustyce of peas euery of theÌ„ shal be ê¯seruators of the waters shall make vnder ê¯seruatours xvii R. ii capitulo .ix. ¶ Iustyce of peas shall ponysshe theÌ„ that offeÌ„d agains the statute of leuere of coÌ„pany as well by witnes iÌ„ their pÌ„sens as by inqÌ„re ii h. iiii c. xxi ¶ Iustyce of peas shall ponyssh theÌ„ that kepe not due watche vppoÌ„ the see cost as they were wont to do .v. Hen. iiii Capitulo .iii. ¶ Iustyce of peas shall iÌ„prison none but in the comyn geale .v. Henry iiiiâ— Capitulo .x. ¶ Iustice of peas shall ponysshe theÌ„ that make arowhedê quarel hedes that be dysfectyue .vii h. iiii c. vii shal execute the statute of appreÌ„tice where the fader moder may not dyspeÌ„de .xx. s by yere .vii. h. iiii ca. xvij ¶ And also shall ponysshe ryotê rowtê in dyuers maners .xiii. h. iiii c vltimo .ii. h. v. ca. viii they shall wytnes vpoÌ„ a byll of ryot that the fame is such .ii. h. v. ca. ix viii h. vi ca. xiiii ¶ Iustyce of peas shall holde their sessions the fyrst weke after saint mychell Epyphany Ester saynt Thomas except lordê iustyce of assyce the chefe baron the kynges seriauÌ„tê and attorney occupyed iÌ„ the kiÌ„gê courtê or in his seruyce .ii. hen v. cap. iiii ¶ Iustyce of peas shall make ê“ces agayne labors to euery sheryffe of englaÌ„d such ê“ces as the statute doth reqÌ„re as well at the kyngê suyte as of the ê‘te also labourers shal be attaynt by examynacyon of the iustyce of peas Also the statute of labourers shal be exemplified in the keping of the iustyce of peas .ii. hen v. Capitâ—lo .iii. ¶ Iustyce of peas shal make ê“ces iÌ„ walys for a man outlawed of felony or treason ii Hen. v. Statut. ii Capitulo vltimo ¶ Iustyce of peas haue power by coÌ„missioÌ„ to enquere of couÌ„terfeytours clyppers wassheres or other pairers of monei and thei shal make ê“c by capias only agayns them whiche before theÌ„ be indited therof .iii. hen v. capitulo vii◠¶ Iustyce of peas haue power to enquere try the deff of theÌ„ that gyld or ouer syluer shethes or other metall than syluer excepte ornameÌ„tes of the churche sporres for knyghtê apparel that beloÌ„geth to a baron .viij. h. v. ca. vltimo ¶ Iustice of peas haue power by coÌ„myssyoÌ„ to make ponysshmÌ„t of fals mâ—sures and weyghtes after theyr dyscrecyoÌ„ to inquere here determiÌ„ as oft as they shal thynke nede to put theÌ„ in execucyon .ii. Hen. v. stat ii capitulo vltimo .viii. h. vi ca. v. xi h vi ca. viii vii h. vi ca. iii. ¶ Iustyce of peas shal be made dwellyng in the same counte of the moost suffycyent parsones except lordes iustyce of assyse the stewardes of the duchye of lancastre they shal be chosen by the chauncelour and by the kynges counseyl ii h. v. statuto .ii. Capitulo primo ¶ Iustyce of peas shal execute the statute of assese of mysures of vesselles of wines elys samoÌ„ and herynge .ii. hen vi ca. xv ¶ Iustyce of peas haue power to determin the defautes of cordyners tanners tornars .ii. heÌ„ vii ca. vi primo h. vii ca. v. ¶ Iustyce of peas haue power to determyn the defautê of goldsmyth that worke syluer of wâ—â—rse alay thaÌ„ sterlynge or sell harnes not touched ii henry .vi. capitulo .xviii. ¶ Iustyce of peas shal make ê“ces agains gyfers and receiuers of lyueryes of cloth agains the statute and them examyne ponysshe without inditement .viii. hen vi Capitulo iiii ¶ Iustice of peas and euery of theÌ„ haue power to enqÌ„re and to ponyssh waxchauÌ„delers as wel by examinacioÌ„ as by serche whiche wyn aboue iii. d in the .li. of wax except it be for hersys .xi Henry .vi. Capitulo .xii ¶ Plees before iustyce of peas shall not be dyscâ—tynued by a newe coÌ„mysâ—yon of peas but the new iustyce shal haue auctoryte wheÌ„ they haue theyr record to ê“cede therupoÌ„ xi h vi ca vi ¶ Iustice of peas of mydd shal not hold sessioÌ„s aboue .ii. tymes in the yere the kiÌ„gê beÌ„che beyng within the same counte except it be for ryot or forsyble entre ¶ Iustyce of peas shall haue laÌ„dê to the valewe of xx.lj by yere yf â—ny be made in any other maner yf he syt in the sessions or make any pÌ„cept or if he certefye not the chauÌ„celour therof with iÌ„ a moneth aft that he haue no tye of the coÌ„myssyoÌ„ he shal lose xx.li wherof he that wyl suâ— shal haue the one halfe shal haue therof a wryt of det prouyded that this extend not to cytes and broughes whiche haue iustyce of peas of the inhabitauÌ„s and also they that be lerned in the law shal be made iustyce of peas by the dyscressyoÌ„ of the chauÌ„celour though he haue not laÌ„dê to suche valew .xviii. h. vi ca. xi ¶ Iustice of peas haue power to enqire determyn as wel at the suete of the kynge as of hym that wyl sue for the defautes of puruâ—iours and offycers whiche wyl not at the request of the ê‘te make resistens to the puruâ—your whichâ— wyll make pÌ„sis agaynst the forme of the statute .xx heÌ„ vi capitul viii ¶ Iustyce of peas shall enquere yf any be mordred by the day and if the morderer be not taken by the towne it is an escape to the towne thei shal certefye that in to the kynges benche iii H vii Capitulo primo ¶ Two iustyce of peas wherof one is of the quoruÌ„ may let felones suspâ—cte to maimprise vntyl the next cessions or gayle deliuere And they shal certefye the same bayle or maymprice at the next sessions or gayle delyuere vpon payn of forfeyte to the kynge for euery defaute xliiii HeÌ„ vii Ca iii and this statute repelleth the statute made the i yere of Ric the thyrde ca iii ¶ Iustyce of peas by theyr discrecyon shall take enquestê wherof euery one shall
enditemeÌ„tis be remouyd in to the kingis bench the iustyce of the same bench haue power to send agayn the same felons and murderers and theyr enditementis in to the counte wher the felony was don and to command the iustyce of the gayole deliuery and the iustyce of peas and â—ll other iustice and commissioners to procede and determin vpponÌ„ the same ê‘sonis in the same forme as though thei had neuer ben remouid .vi Henry .viii. Capitulo .viii Iustice of gaole deliuery ¶ The iustice of the beÌ„chis assignid iustice of assise and gaole delyuere haue power to ponyssh theÌ„ whych ê“cure the psoners to be come appellours to appell meÌ„ that be not gilti to the enteÌ„t to haue fines rauÌ„soÌ„nis of the appellees shall ponyssh such defautis as well by byll at the suit of the parte as at the king is suyte .i. E. iii. Capitulo .vii. ¶ Iustyces of the gaole delyuer shall not be made agains the statute of quia fynes .ii. E. iii. Capitulo .ii. Loke for the statute of quia fines in the title of gaiole deliuery ¶ Iustice of gaole deliuery shall deliuer the gaoles of theÌ„ that be indited before the iustyce of peas and the iustice of peaa shall send to theÌ„ the inditementis and they shall ponyssh the shyryff and the gealour which haue let to mayimprise them that be not maymê‘nable and they that haue not reseynyd them that were endited appelled or found with the manure brought to them by the constables of the town .iiii. E .iii. Capitulo .x. ¶ No man shal be iustice of comyn delyâ—eraunâ—em his countre .viii. R. ii C. ii ¶ The mayris baylyffis of cytes and borows whych haue coroners of theyr own may delyuer the gealis of their fraunches wythout comission but yf a felon be endited in a foreyn coâ—te and takyn without the fraunches they may not haue conusans therof with out the kyngê iustyce whych shal be assignid by a writ of gaole deliuery of the same counte but with them they may do it and for this loke the register ¶ The iustice of gaole deliuery shall procede vppon the inquisicioÌ„s deliuerd by the coroners agains the murderer yf he be in the gaole or ellis the iustyce shall seÌ„d the inquisicioÌ„s in to the kingis bench .iii. h. vii cap. i. ¶ Iustice of gaole deliuery may reforme the panell as the iustice of peace may do loke before in the title iustice of assise .iii. h. vii cap. xii Knyghtê ¶ Non shal be distreinyd to be knyght yf he haue not landis to the yerely valew of xx.li in fee or for terme of liffe but he that is within age or his land in suyte or in det to the king in theschekyr or his landis be in auÌ„cion demesne or withiÌ„ orders or hath landis in burgage or that is come lately to his landis or he that is very old or hath defaut in his membris or anysekenes vncurable c. or such lyke it shal be in the discression of the kyngis counsell Stat demilitibusâ— c. Laborers ¶ That no baylif of husbandry shal take for his yeres wagê aboue .xxvi. s. viii d. and for his clothes .v. s. with mete and drynke nor chef hiÌ„de as carter or chefe shepard aboue .xx. s. and for his cloth .v. s. with mete and drinke nor commyn seruaunt of husbandry aboue .xvi. s. viii d. and for his clothe .iiii. s. with mete and drynke no woman seruaunt aboue .x. s. and for her cloth .iiii. s. with mete and drynke no chyld within xiiii yers aboue .vi. s viii d and for his clothes iiii s. with mete and drynk Also a fre mason master carpenter rough mason bryck leyer master tyler pluÌ„mer glaysyer keruer ioynet shal take but iiii.d a day mete drinke fro ester to michel mas fro mychelmas to ester iii.d mete drynk Alfo a maister shypwryght froÌ„ Candelmas to mychelmas shall take but v.d with mete drink an hewer iiii.d an able clyncher iii.d an holder ii d. a maister calker iiii.d and other meane calkâ—s .iii. a calker lobourynge by the tyde .iiii. pens But euery one of these sayd artyfycers may take ii.d more by the day yf they fynde them selfe mete and drynke Also from mychelmas to candelmas the master shipwright mai take but iiii.d the hewer iii.d the clyncher .ii. ob the holdeâ— i.d ob the maister calker iii.d and other meane calkers ii.d ob Also the maister mason or maister carpenter takynge charge of the worke hauynge .vi. men vnder hym may take v. pens mete and drynke and vii.d without it Also in suche countres as is vsed to gyue lesse wages the sayd artyfycers shall be compelled to take as it is there vsed this acte not withstandynge And that euery artificer nat retayned shal be compelled to serue euery man and that none suche reteyned departe from his maister tyl his work be fynysshed as long as he wyll gyue hiÌ„ his wagis vpoÌ„ pain of a monethes iÌ„prisonmÌ„t to make fynÌ„ of .xx. s. except he go to the kiÌ„gê workê And that all other labourers to take froÌ„ ester to mychelmas excepte haruest ii.d a day with mete drynke iiii.d without fro my chelmas to ester i.d ob with mete and drinke and iii.d without mete and drynke And in haruest euery mower to take iiii.d with mete and drynke a repar carter iii.d a woman labourer and other labourers ii.d. ob the said mower repar carter and womaÌ„ labourer may take ii.d a day more if they fynde them selfe mete and drynke and that euery artificer and labourer workynge but halfe a day take but halfe a day nothynge for the haly day and if any baylyf of husbaÌ„dry hynde carter shepard comen seruaunt woman seruauÌ„t or chyld seruauÌ„t beforesaid not reteyned in worke refuse to serue then he to be committed to warde by the constable or other heed offycer tyll he haue founde suerte to serue according to this acte and if any artificer or labourer refuse to serue after the rate of his estate or take more wages than is here lymytted or take wages for the hole day where he serueth but the halfe daye he to forfeyte for euery suche defaut .xx. sâ— and they to be coÌ„uicted before the iustyce of peas in the cessioÌ„s or other place of the shyre by examinacion or otherwyse and the sayd .xx. s. to be leued of their goodes or landes Also the sayde artificers and labourers to be at worke bytwene the myddes of the moneth of Marche and the myddes of Septembre before .v. of the clocke in the mornynge and to haue but halfe an hourâ— for his breke faste â— and an houre for his dyner and halfe an houre for his slepe or nonemete â— and not to departe from his workes from the myddes of Marche and Septembre tyll bytwene .vii. and .viii. of the cloke in the euenynge and yf they kepe not theyr hours to be abated of theyr wages after the
age shall haue an accyon agayns the woman of the dysseysyn of his auncestour and the woman shal haue here ryght westmÌ„ ii capitulo .iiii Mortemayn ¶ yt shal be lawful to none to sel nor to gyue laÌ„de to any house of relygion and yf any suche gyfte or sale be made it is voyde and the land is forfeyte to the châ—fe lorde magna carta ca. xxxvi ¶ No regilious presume to receyue or to appropre to hym by crafte or ingyne or bye by the coloure of gyfte terme or other tytle any landes or tenementes whiche by any meanes shulde be mortemayn and yf they do it shall be lawfull to the lorde immedyate within a yere after to enter and to holde the same lande in fee and yf the lorde entre not within the yere than it shall be lawfull to the nexte lorde aboue within halfe a yere after to entre et cetera And so euery lorde shall haue his halfe yere yf all the lordê be negligent and be of ful age and within the realme and out of prison Then the kynge shal sease the landes in to his handes and shall infesse other therof yeldyng to hiÌ„ certein seruyce for the defence of the realme sauyng to the lordes wardê râ—leues eschetê other seruyce sta de religiosis ¶ yf any relygyous or spyrytuall ê‘sons impled any that maketh defaut whâ—rby the land shuld be lost yet it shal be inquired by the contrey yf the demauÌ„daÌ„t haue ryght or no if he haue theÌ„ iugement shal be gyuen for hym and yf he haue no ryght then the land shal be forfâ—yt to the next lord of the fee yf he aske it within the yere yf not then the next lord aboue if he aske it withiÌ„ halfe a yere and so euery lord to haue his halfe yere tyll it come to the kynge euery one of the chefe lordê or any other for the kyng may chaleÌ„ge the iâ—rry and the land shal remayne after the iugement be clere in the kinges handes tyll the tenement by the demaundant or soÌ„me chef lord be disprouyd â— and the sheryffes shal be charged to answere to the escheker of the issues westmÌ„ ii Capitulo .xxxiii. ¶ yf relygyous purchace landes with lycence of the kyng and haue his ad ê™ dampnuÌ„ though he entre by dew processe yet he shal be put to hys resonable fyne The .xxvii. E. iii. capitu iii. ¶ In all casis where any be in feffyd or in possessyon other wyse of any landes tenementis auousons fees or other possessions to the vse of men of relygyon or other spirituall persones to the intent to mortise them wherof sych persons take the profettis it shal be done of them as of landis alyenid agaynst the statute of religiosis and the same law shall be of such possession purchesyd to the vse of gyldis or broderhodys mayres baylyffes and commyns of any town which haue commynalte perpetuall or of other that haue offyce perpetuall and they that make chyrcheyardis or sepulturÌ„ perycholl without the kyngis lycence though they haue lycence of the pope yet they shall fall in to the same payne The .xv. R. ii capitu v. Multiplicacion ¶ NoÌ„ shall vse to multiplye gold or syluer nor vse the crafft of multiplicacion and yf he be attaynt therof to renne in to the pain of felonie v. h. v. Capitulo .iiii. Murage ¶ Cytezens and burgeys to whoÌ„ the kyng oâ— his fader hath grauÌ„tyd murage for the inclosing of theyr to wyns for that murage take other wyse than is to them grauntid that they shall lose that grace for euer and shal be in the kyngis mercy w. i. cap. xxxiiii Murder Murder shall not be iuggid wher ther is only bâ—t miâ—fortune marâ—ebre Capitulo xxv And the kyng therof shall gyff hiâ— pardon Ne imustue vexes ¶ Non shal be distreinid to do more seruyce of a knighâ—is â—ee nor no othâ—r frâ—e hold thaÌ„ is dew therof Magna carta capitulo .x. Nisi prius ¶ A nisi prius is gyâ—fâ—n in assise adiornid vppoÌ„ a foreyn plâ—e and also in plees of trespas and in a plee of lâ—nd â—ftâ—r the discression of the iustice of the one bench or of the other and before one iustice and a knyght yf both partes ask it cetera and the iugement shal be giffyn in the bench cetera and the wryt is expressyd in the statute and the day of the nisi prius is put iÌ„ certeyn in the wryt w. ii Cap. xxx ¶ Inquisicions and recognisans shal be takyn before one iustyce of eythyr benche â—n the tyme of vacacion wyth a knyght of the same counte wher cetera Stat de finibus ¶ Nisi prius of land which nedyth no grete examinacion shal be takin in the countrey before .ii. Iustyce or one iustices and a sade man so ther be a câ—rteyn day gyffyn in the bench and a certeyn day in the contrey and the iuggement shal be gyffyn in the bench and yf the iustyce come not in to the contrey the partes and they off the inquest shall kepe theyr days in in the bench Stat. Eborum ¶ Nisi prius shal be grauntyd in ple of land as well at the prayer of the tenanut as of the demaundant .ii. E. iii. Cap. xvi ¶ Nisi prius shal be in attaint v. E. iii. ca. vii ¶ Uppon an issu tried in the kyngis bench yf noÌ„ of that bench may come â— the nisi prius shal be than grauntid before the iustice of the commin place and econuerso c. and if non of them may come than before the chef baron yf he be lernyd in the law or before the iustice of assise so that alwey one of them shal be a iustice or seriaunt at the law sworn and that they may record nonsuetis and defautis according to the statute of york c. and that the tenure of the record shal be delâ—ueryd to eyther parte if it be askyd so that ther be no fraude to them nor to the iurrye .xiiii. E. iii. cap. xv ¶ No enquest but assise and deliueraunce of gealys be takyn by nisi prius nor in other maner at the sewt of non before that the namis of all them that shall pass in the enqnest be retornyd xlij E. iii cap xi ¶ A man shall pay for the commissions of nisi prius in the eschekyr .ii. s. for the writ of record .ii. s. v. R. ii Cap. xvi ¶ Nisi prius shal be grauntid at the praer of the iurrours of any of them at the graundistressâ— retornyd and that as well at the eschekyr as ellis where .vii. R. ii Cap. vii ¶ Iustice of nisi prius in all casis of felony treason haue power to gyff iugement incontinent as well whâ—re they be acquite as attaynte and to ward execucion by and by .xiiii. hen vi Capitulo primo NorthuÌ„berlaÌ„d ¶ No shyryff of northumberland make colleccion of hedepens vppon payn of C. li.
kyngê wyll as at the partes in the meane whyle the kyng shal haue the profitê of the beneficis so occupied by such prouysors except abbayes priories other howsys that haue colege or couent shall haue the profet c. the xxv E. iii. sta de prouis ¶ A man may do of prouysors as of the kinges enmys without any impechement that is to say ê“uysors that execute prouysyoÌ„s of abbayes or prioris The same statute and chapytre ¶ They that draw any person in ple out of the realme wherof the knowlege apê‘taineth to the kyngis court or of such thyngê wherof iugemeÌ„t be gyuen in the kynges courte or seweth iÌ„ any other court to deffete iugemeÌ„tis gyueÌ„ in the kiÌ„gê courte shal haue a day by garnyshement or warning conteininge the space of .ii. monethes to be befor the kyng in his couÌ„cell or in the chauÌ„cery or before the iustice of the one benche or other And yf thei come not at the day in ê“pre parsoÌ„ thaÌ„ they their procurators attorneis executors notaryes mayntenours shal be out of the kingê proteccyon and theyr landys goodis cattellis forfayt and theyr bodyes shal be takeÌ„ by capias and vpon that an exigent c. prouided alwaye that yf they come befor outlari thei shal answer And yet not withstondiÌ„g the forfeitorâ— of theyr landys goodys and catellys shall abyde in his force yf they come not within .ii. monethes The .xxvii. E. iii. Capitulo .i. The statute of prouysor made the .xxv. .xxvii. E. iii shal be kept saue only yâ— by force of those statutis the bodyes of the lordys prelatê shall not be takyn and addyd therto that where any seweth to the court of â—ome personell citacions vppon faynt suggestions againste ê‘sons of this realme where knowlege belongyth to the kingê courte and also of impetracyons and prouysyoÌ„s made in thesame court of rome of beneficê chappellê and offyces of the churche what so euer belongyng to the presentacyon or gyft of the king or other laye patrons of benefyces appropryed to churchê cathedrall collegê abbeys câ— they theyr mayntenours fauourers shall be arestyd by the shyryff of the place iustyce in their cessyons and let to bayll by suffycyeÌ„t maynpryse and brought before the kyng and his councell shortly and yf thei be coÌ„uyct they shal haue the paiâ— comprisyâ— in the statute made at westmÌ„ the .xxv. yere of E. iii. and yf they be not fouÌ„d they shal be ponysshid by force of the statute made the xxvâ—â— yere of the same kyng whiche begiÌ„neth nrÌ„sâ—ygne or le â—oy c and that the kynge shall geue the no pardon without assent of the parte and they shall be out of the kyngê proteccyoÌ„ The .xxviii E. iii. statute de prouys capitulo .i. ¶ None shal take nor receiue ê“curacie letter oâ—â—â—turney ferme â—or other administracyon by â—â—denture nor in other maner of any bnÌ„fyce with in this realme but onely of the kiÌ„ges leegê with out the kynges licence or aduise of his councel that none cary ani gold syluer or other tresour out of the realme by letter of eschaunge nor in other maner to the profyt of any alyons without lycence vpon payne conteynyd in the statute of prouysours made the .xxvii. yâ—re of E. iii. the kinges graunte fader that now is and that no bysshop nor other parsone of the churche medyl by way of sequestracâ—on nor in other maner of fruites of suche benefyces to the profytys of the same alyons vppon payne that belongyth there to the iii R. ii c.iiii but the spyrytual lordys asseÌ„tyd to this estatue ¶ Alyons that take possessyon of benefyces within the realme withoute the kingys lycence shal haue the payn as ê“uisours The .xxv. E. iii. and the vii R. ii ca. xi but the spyrytuall lordys assentyd not ¶ He that passyth ouer thâ— see with oute the kyngys lycence and taketh any benefice by prouysyon shall be in contynente in so doynge oute of the kynges proteccion and the benefice voyd the .xii. R. ii ca. xiiii ¶ who so euer take any bnÌ„fyce by ê“uinsioÌ„ shal bâ— exciled banished whether thei be within the realme or without and his landys goodê shall be forfeit to the king yf he be within the realme he shall take his way so that he be without the realme within .vi. wekes after such takynge c. And no maÌ„ shal receyue him that is so banished after the vi wekes vpoÌ„ pain of thesame forfeitor And that the procuratours notaryes excutors somners shall haue the payne beforsayd and he yâ— exhorteth the kyng to wryte or to sende to the court of rome contrary to his estatute or yf any seÌ„d or pray to the pope to the coÌ„trari yf he be a pÌ„late he shal pay to the kiÌ„g the valew of the temporaltes for a yere yf he be a lord â—ê‘oral the valew of his landê tenemeÌ„tê for a yere and yf he be a parson of lower degre the valew of the saâ— benefice for a yere and he shal haue prisonment of a yere The .xiii. R. ii Ca. vltimo ¶ He that briÌ„geth into this realm or withiÌ„ the poure of the king any soÌ„monis sentence or excoÌ„mengement agaynst any ê‘son of what condicioÌ„ that he be bycause of the mocyoÌ„ makyng assent or execucyon of the sayd statute of prouysors shal forfeyt all his landes goodis catâ—llis his life And yf any prelate so do he shal forfet his temê‘altes tyll dew correxioÌ„ be therof made a mean parson shall make fyn raunsom these wordes meane ê‘son shall be intended parsons spirituall as it semeth The .xiii. R. ii ca. vltimo ¶ yf ani purches or pursew iÌ„ the court of rome or ellys wher to traÌ„slate any prelatys or bysshoppys within this realm without the kyngê assent knowlege without the assent of those pÌ„latis that shall be so translate any proces sentence of excommunycacion Bullys instrumentes or other thynges whatso euer that towcheth the kynge his crowne and regally in his Realme or they that brynge them in to this realme or them receyue or make notyce of theym or execucyon within this Realme or without thei theyr notaryes proctours maynteynours shall be out of the kynges proteccyon and theyr landys goodê cattellê forfeyt And be attachâ—d by theyâ—â—odyes and brought before the kyng and his counseyle and proces shall be made agayâ—st thâ—m by preminire fac as there is in other casis of prouysours ordeyned The .xvi. R. ii ca. v. ¶ Prouision made to any person of Relygyon or other by the. Pope to be exempt frome regular obedyence or ordinarie or to haue offyce perpetuall within any howse of Relygyon c. â—hal â—en in the payne comprysyd in the statute of prouysours The .xiij. R. ii and the .ii. H. iiij ca. iij. ¶ Cisterciens and other religious meÌ„ that purches bullys to be dyschargyd of dysmys of theiâ— landes and possessions set to ferme or otherwise
vltimo No proces shall be adnullyd or dyscontynewed for myspryson of the clarke in wrytynge a letteâ— or sylable to moch or to litel but as sone as theâ— thynge is perseyuyd it shall be hastly amendyâ— without gyuyng any aduauntage to the partyâ— A. xiiii E. iii. ca. vi ¶ If any iudge or clarke be conuyct before thâ— kyng his councell of fals entrynge of plees râ—â—synge of Rolys or chaungynge of the trew sayâ—enges so that by that defaut the disheÌ„heritaunâ—â— of any therof folowe so that the sewt yf the ê‘tyâ—â— gâ—â—uyd be of full age be with in two yeris aâ—â—ter the defaut done and yf he be within age wiâ—â— in two yeres after he come to full age he shaâ—â— be punysshed by fyne and redempcion at the kiâ—â—â—es pleasure shall satysfy the partye and as to â—â—e restytucyon of his herytage the parte greâ—yd shall sew by wryte of errour or otherwyse â—fter the law yf he thynke it expedyent a. viii R ii Ca. iiii ¶ Recordes shall not be ameÌ„dyd nor appayryd after the iugement gyuyn enrolled anno xi H â—â—ii ca iii◠¶ Recordes yâ— shall come before any iustyce by errour or adiourneyment may be amendyâ— for â—ysprysyon of the clarke As well afteâ— the â—â—gemâ—nt as afore to endure the next parlyameÌ„t 〈◊〉 ix h v ca iiii And the same statute is made ê‘â—â—tuall except recordes of walys and outlaryes â—t the sute of the partye A iiii h vi ca iii. ¶ It is accordyd that for errour assygnyd in aâ—â— recorde proces warrant of atourney orygyâ—all wrytte panell or retorne in places scrapyd â—â—cyd or interlyned or dymynycyon which Raâ—ure or interlynynge apperyth to the iustyce susâ—ectyd byfor yâ— such recorde shal com by errour â—r otherwise there shal be iugemeÌ„t reuersyd but â—â—e iustyce before whan c. shall haue power to â—â—amyn such recordes and theym reforme in â—â—fyrmynge of the fyrste Iugement And also to â—â—mend all suche as they in they re dyscrecyon â—hâ— thynke to mysprisyon of the clarke In such â—â—â—ner recordes proces wordes plees warraunt oâ— attourney wryttes pannellê and retornes excepâ— appells indytamentes and the vtlaryes of the â—â—â—me and the substaunce of propre mannys surâ—â—mys and addycyons enterlesse In writtys oriâ—â—â—nall and wryttê of exigentys accordyâ—ge to thâ— statute Anno. ii H. v. And iÌ„ other writys whicâ— conteyne proclamacion so that no iugement bâ—â—fore suche mysprysyon reuersyd nor adnullyâ— in affyrmans of suche iugementes the party shâ— alledge that the record which is certyfyed doâ—â—vary frome the tother recorde frome whensâ— comyth And yf it be certyfyed and the varyâ—â—â— frome the iugges shall reforme that recorde tâ— the fyrste recorde Also recordes exemplyfyed 〈◊〉 not rasyd shall not be reuersyd bylerrour contrâ—â—ry to the exeÌ„plyficacyon also he that imbecylyâ—â— any recorde wherfore the iugement is reuersyâ— shall be punyssed as a fellon c. by the iustices oâ— the same courte so that the halfe enquest be 〈◊〉 the same courte and the other halfe of the otheâ— Recordes beynge before any of the kinges iustâ—â—cys by errour or otherwise and retournes of tâ—â— shyrysâ—ê baylyffys and other mynysters in myâ—â—â—ysyon of they re clarkes in wrytynge of a lett 〈◊〉 moche or to lytell shall be amendyd by the dysâ—esyon of the iustyces A. viii H. vi ca. xv ¶ He that entryth plee by these woâ—dê in ê“pria ê‘sona sua the. pl. nor none other suffycyent of â—is couâ—sell Is not sworne before the iâ—stycâ—s â—â—at he is the same parson shall lese .xl. s. If he 〈◊〉 therof attaynt by examynacyon of the iustyâ—ys c. anno .xviii. H. vi ca. ix ¶ It semyth by these wordê that this is not in â—â—â—dyd to be in suche sutê where proces of vtlaâ—y lyeth Redisseysin ¶ If a man recoâ—ere by assyse of nouell dysseyâ—yn and is put in possessyon by the shyryfe and â—â—â—er is put by hym agaynste whome he recoueâ—yd he shal haue a wryt of redysseysoÌ„ dyrecte to â—â—e shyryff and to the coroners that they by the fyrâ—â—e Iurours and other make tâ—erofe Inquysyâ—yon Lykewyse it is ordeyned of theym that haue â—â—couered theyr land by assiâ—e moâ—â—â—â—uncetoâ—r oâ— al theyr landes and tenementeâ— recoâ—eryd by â—â—syse or iurre in the kiÌ„ges courte yf they be after dysseased and redyssiÌ„n found he shall be coÌ„myttyd to pryson marten ca iii ¶ He that is put in pson for redyssiÌ„n shall not be delyuâ—red without specyal coÌ„mandement of the kynge And also make fyne with the kynâ—â— therfore and yf the shyryf do otherwyse he shâ—â— be amercyed marl ca viii In wryttê of reddissiÌ„n ther shal be iudgyd doâ—ble domages the dysseysours shall be Irrepâ—â—gyable by the comyn wryt and as in the statuâ—â— of marten It was prouyd the wryt for them yâ— were disseysyd after that they had recouerid by assise of nouell disseysyn mort dauncestour or by other iurry furthermore frome hens forthe that writ shall haue place for them that haue recoâ—â—red by defaut reddicyon or other wyse withoâ—â— recognicion of assise or iurry westmÌ„ ii E xxvi Relefe The heyre of an erle for the hole yerldom shâ—â—◠〈◊〉 for relefe after the veâ—â—â— of hiâ— auncestouâ—s C. li. The 〈◊〉 of a â—artoâ— for the hole barrony â— â—erkes the heyâ—e of a knyghte for the hole â—â—yghtes â—ee C. â— â—nd he that holdyth lesse shal â—ay after the rate magna cartâ— ca. ii ¶ If a man make 〈◊〉 by dede or by fyne of landes holden b◠〈…〉 or suffre any recouery agaynste hym to his vse for truste â—nd after dye his heyre shall pay Belefe yf he be 〈◊〉 full age A. iiii h. vii ca. xvii yf the â—enaunt in socage make â— feoâ—â—emeÌ„t to hiâ—â—â—n vse the lorde of whom iâ— is holâ—ynâ—â—ft the 〈◊〉 of his tenaunt where no 〈…〉 â—â—claryd 〈◊〉 haue the relyef and 〈◊〉 â—ll other â—ewtes as yf his â—enaunt had dyed seysyd .xix. h. vii Reasonable â—yd ¶ For resonâ—ble â—yd to make a 〈◊〉 â—night 〈◊〉 to marâ— hiâ— dowghâ— It is ordeynyâ—â—hat for thoâ—e knyghtes fee shall be gyuyn .xx. â— and of xx.l lande holden in soccage .xx. s. and of more â—ore and of leâ—â—e leâ—â—e 〈◊〉 the rate aâ—d it shâ—ll â—ot be leuyed foâ—â—he sonâ—â—â—yl the â—ge of xvâ— yere â—or for the doughter tyll the 〈◊〉 of vâ—â— yere and of that shall be mencyon mâ—de in the kyngê wrâ—â— formyd ther vpon when he wyl demaund it yf the father when â—he hath leuyed such ayd dye byfore he haue maryed his dought his executourâ— be bounde to the doughter of moche as he hath res for that ayd And the goodê of the father suffyce not therto his heyre is bounde to pay it to the doughter westm .ii. ca. xxxv ¶ Also reasonable â—yd to make the kyngê sonne knyghte or to mary his doughter shall be leuyd after the rate of the statute here made And not other wyse s. of euery fee holden of the kynge without mesue .xx. s. no more of euery xx.ll lande holden in socage
ca. iii. ¶ The shirif in euery precept dyrect to hym for any ryot rowte or other assemble shall retorne .xxiiii. within the same Shyre wherof euery oâ—â— shall dyspende of charter holde and freholde bâ— yere .xx. s. and of Coppy holde â—or bothe .xxvi. 〈◊〉 viii d to retorne vppon euery person in yssues for the fyrste defaute xx s. for the seconde .xl. s. vpon payne of xl.li And yf it can not be foundâ— be meanes of imbraydry or maintenauÌ„ce of aâ—â— parson than the iustyce and the shyryff vndâ—â— sheryf to certyfye the namis of the maiÌ„teinouâ— imbrasers accordyng to the statute madet the xiii H. iiii vpon payne of xx..li yf the sayd iustyce sheryf and vndersheryf haue no resonable excuse that certificat to be of as good force as a verdet therof dewly founde by .xii. men euery person dewly prouiâ— to be a maynteynour or inbrasour to forfeyt xx.li and to be coÌ„mitâ—yd toward by the dyscressyon of the iustyce The .xix H. vii ca. xiii Ryuers ¶ The samon frye shall not be distroyed by nettes nor other ingynes And they that do for the fyrste defaut to haue theyr nettes and ingynes brent and for the seconde defaute to haue halfe â— yerers prysonment and as they encrese in ofâ— trespassynge so to haue they re payne increasyd westm ii capytulo .xlix. ¶ The wateer of humbre ouse an trente c ◠〈◊〉 other waters where samons be takin in this reâ—amle shal be put in defence as to the takiÌ„g of the samon from the natyuyte of our lady vntyl saint â—â—rtins day the samoÌ„ fry shal not be distroied by netê or other ingynes at the mill poÌ„dê froÌ„ the 〈◊〉 ê of march to the fest of saiÌ„t iohnÌ„ bab thei 〈◊〉 do for the first defaut to haue their nettê brâ—Ì„â— And for the seconde defaute to haue a yerys â—â—sonmente and as they encrease in ofte trespassynge so to haue ther payn incresyd And there shall be conserÌ„uatours assygnyd and sworne tâ— enquer therof w. ii ca. xlviii ¶ The statute of westmÌ„ seconde of samons â— Ryuers shall be kepte in all poyntes furtheâ— that in the same tyme the samon frye shall uot be taken in myll pondes nor other places And thâ—t stallers and all engynes wherby the frye offyssh may be dystroyed shal be put downe vpoâ— thesame payne that the ryuets of lancastre shire shal be in defeÌ„ce for samons frome saynt Mychelê daye vntyll the feste of the puryfycacyon of our lady in non other tyme of the yere xiii R. ii ca. xix ¶ Iustyces of peas shal be coÌ„seruatours of ryuers shal make vnder coÌ„eruatours which shâ—l haue halfe the fynys they shal suruey the werys that they be of resonable bygnes and not to streyt so that the frye offyssh be not dystroyed and the seyd iâ—stice shal enquere of this in theyâ— sessyons and ponyssh them and the mayre of â—â—don shal haue the ouersyght of thamys and myâ—â—â—ey accordiÌ„g to his olde ryght .xvii. R. ii ca. â—â— CoÌ„myssyons shall be made to suffycyent ê‘sones to be iustyce in euery counte of englonde where nede shall be to suruey and to kepe the ryuers the greate waters and to execute the statutes of theÌ„ made as well by theyr surueyeng as by engâ—nesâ—ê to be takin within fraunches and without and yf any mylles pondes weyrys or other nusaunces be iudgyd by them to be pullyd downe and he that hath the free holde therof shall do it vppon his owne costes within a halfe yere after notyce to hym gyuyn vpon payne of C. merke And he that maketh them agayne inlargyth theÌ„ or streyteth them contrary to that ingement shal pay .c. mark .i. H. iiii ca. xii ¶ CoÌ„myssyons shall be assygnyd for to enquere of werys and other nusaunces for destruccyoÌ„ of frye of fysshes and they shall delyuer theyr estretê to the shyriffe to leuey it and to accompt in the escheker and they shall take .iiij. s. a day of thesame shyryffe of thesame estretys .iiii. H. iiii c.xi ¶ They that fasten nettes called stallers for coÌ„tynuall store in thamys and other waters wherby the fry offysshe is dystroyed shal lose for eueâ—y defaut C. sâ— The .ii. Hen. vi capitulo vltimo ¶ The chauncellour may make coÌ„missyons for to reforme defâ—ut of the ryuer called ley whichâ— cometh frome the towne of ware vnto thamis iiiâ— H. vi ca. vi ¶ The mayre of londoÌ„ his successour shal haue auctoryte in all issues crekes as farre as the water â—f thamys ebbyth flowyth frome stanes brygge vnto the water of yendale and mydway to ponysshe fysshers for vnlawfull engynes and nettes excepte in the kyngys landes and otheâ— fraâ—ucheses iiii H. vii ca. xvâ— Ryghte ¶ we shall sell to no man nor denye to no maâ— nor deferre no man ryght nor iustyce magna car ca. xix ¶ A wryt that is called precipe in capite shal be made to no man of any fre hold wher of a fre mâ—Ì„ shold lose his court magna cart ca xxiiii ¶ The champion of the demaundaunt shâ—â— not be constrainyd to swere that he sawe the seysyn of his lord or his auncestour but the othâ— shall be kept in all other poyntê w. i. ca. xl Roberys and felonys ¶ After a robbery or felony done fresshe sewtâ— shal be made from towne to towne c. and yf nede be inquestê shal be made in townes hundredê â—raunches and countes so that the feloâ—s maye be attaynt suffre execucion And yf they be nat taken than the people where suche robberi was done as in hondred and frauÌ„ches shall answere therfor And yf it be done betwene .ii. shyres thaÌ„ bothe the shyres c. within .xl. dayes yf the mysdoers be nat takeÌ„ Also none shal lodge any man but such as he wyll answere for the baylyffes of townes shall inquere of such euery weke Also watche shal be made kepte from Ascencyon tyde tyll Mychelmas in townes borowes after the noÌ„bre of the inhabytauntê contynually al the nyght froÌ„ sonne set to sonne rysyng And yf any suspecte strauÌ„ger come by theÌ„ he shal be are styd and brought to the shyryf tyll he be delyueryd by dewe ordre and euery towne adioynyng shal be aydynge to other Also the hye wayes of merket townes shall be inlargyd where there is any woddê heggis diches or busshes nygh the hye waye CC. fote on the one syde and. CC. fote on the ohter syde but this statute extendyâ—h â—at to okys nor great fustes and yf the lorde wil â—at do thus yf any robberyes or murdre be doâ—e he shall answere therforâ— and make fyne at the kynges wyll ¶ Also that in the hye wayes in the kyngê wood or parke nyghe the hye wayes it shal be done after the same maner or ellys that the lorde shall make such wall dyche or hedge that the euyl doers can not escape statut wyntonÌ„ ¶ For dyuers robberyes done if any be suspect therof
than to the staple is repellyd The same statute ca. xxvi ¶ He that caryth marchaundyses of the staple into Scotlande hall lose the dowble value ther of And shall haue the prysoment of a yere thesame statute ca. xvi ¶ Reconusaunce made before the mayer constables of the staple of calys shal be excecute in england The .x. H. vi ca. i ¶ Euery one shall beserchour of the marchaundyse of the staple caryed to other placys than to the staple and suche marchaundyses shal be forfeyt and he that espieth it shal haue the oâ—e halfe by the dyscression of the tresourer and barons of the chekyr the .x. of Henry the .vi. statutum ê‘se ¶ He that bryngeth marchaundise of the staple to any other place than to calyce with out lycence shal be ponysshed as a feloÌ„ except wollis that passe the streytê of merrok The .xviii. h. vi capi xv ¶ The partycyon that is ordeyned in the staple of Calyce was out for .vii. yerê Und that the third part of the prise of the wollis shal be brought to the mynte in bully on the xx h. vi ca. vltimo ¶ It is agreed that the payn of dethe be put out in al statutes of the staple And that al the forfeytours of landes and â—enemetes goodes and catellys shal be in his force the .xxxviii. E. iii. câ—pi vi aâ—d the warraÌ„t of packinge is put out the .xxviii E. iii. ca. viii ¶ Loke more for the staple in the tytle of marcâ—auÌ„dyses and in the tytle of wollis and in the â—ytle of shyppynge ¶ Note well all these forsayde statutes for sum of the last repell some of the fyrst in dyuers pointes Staute marchaunt ¶ The marchaunt shall make his dettour to come before the mayre of London or other keper of the towne and before the clerke therto ordeyned by the kynge and to make recongnysauÌ„ce of the dette whiche shall be inrollyd in two rollys wherof one shall abyde with the mayre or gardein and the other with the clerk And the clerke shall wrytte the obligacioÌ„ with his hande to the which the dett shal put to his seale and the kynge seale shall be therto whiche shal be in two pecys wherof the bygger part shall remayne with the mayre or wardeÌ„ the other with the clerke at the daye assygned passyd the mayre or warden shall take the bodye of the dettour yf he be a ley man and found iÌ„ his ward and shal delyuer hym to the pryson of the towne yf there be any ther to abyde vpon his owne ê“per costis tyll he hath payd the det And yf the wardeÌ„ of the prisoÌ„ wyll not receâ—ue hym he shall answer the det yf he haue where with yf he haue not wherwith than he yâ— coÌ„myttyd the keping of the prison to hym yf the dettour be not fouÌ„d in his baylywyke thaÌ„ the mayre or baylyf shall send vnder the forsayd â—eale the sayd recongnâ—sauÌ„ce in to the chauÌ„cery And the chauÌ„cellour shal send a wryt to the shyryf where the dett is to take his body yf he be a lay man to put him in pson vt supÌ„ And within a quarter of a yere after that he is takeÌ„ his landê and goodis shall be delyueryd vnto hym so that he may leueâ— the det and the sale made of the landê and goodê shal be good And yf he agre not with in a quart of a yere all his landê and goodis shal â—e deliuere â— to the marchauÌ„t by resonable exteÌ„te â—o hold tyl the det be payd and not with staÌ„ding â—he body of the dettour shal abide in pryson and â—he marchaunt shal fynde hym bred and water And yf the marchauÌ„t be put out of the laÌ„dys he â—hal haue assyse of nouel dysseysyn as of his fâ—â—â—old redysseysin yf he be dysseysyd again And the wryt of execucyon shal be returnable iÌ„ the comin place c. And yf it be retornyd that he is not founde yf he be no clerke the marchauÌ„t shal haue wryttê to al the shyryffê where he hath any laÌ„dê to delyuer all his laÌ„dis goodê catellys by resonable exteÌ„t as is beforsayd and not withstondyng he shall haue a wryt to take his body c. the mÌ„chauÌ„t shal haue his resonable iÌ„ prowmeÌ„tes c. And yf the dettour fynd pleggê which know legyth theÌ„ to be priÌ„cipal dettour it shal be done of them as of the pryncypal c. And the marchauÌ„t shal haue all the laÌ„dys that were in the dettours haÌ„dys the day of the recoÌ„gnisauÌ„ce made iÌ„ whose haÌ„dys so euer thei come by feffemeÌ„t or other maner yf the dettour or his pledgys dye the marchauÌ„t shal haue the laÌ„de of the heyre yf he be of age c ther shal be purueyd another sâ—ale that shal be send to euerifayre by a clerke sworue by the wardeÌ„s of the feyre by the coÌ„mynaltê of the marchauntis there shal be .ii. marchauÌ„tys chosin of london or of yorke one part of the seale shal by delyuered to the sayde marchauÌ„tes or to one of theÌ„ the recoÌ„gnysauÌ„ce shal be made as is beforesayd and for to susteyn the costys of the sayde clerke the kynge shall take of euery pounde i.d except in fayres markettys where he shal take of pounde i.d ob and this estatute shall be holdyn in al englond walys and yreland amonge all people except iews The staute de marcatoribus And by the statut of actoÌ„ bornel if the preisours of the mouable goodys prayse them to hye a prise iÌ„ fauour of the detter the mouables shal be delyuered to the praysours bi the same prise they shal aÌ„swer maiÌ„tenauÌ„t the det to the creditour c Also the statute of actoÌ„ bornel wyl that the marchaunt shal fynde hym bred aud water vt supra And ferthermore that the detor shal pay his costys before he go out of prisoÌ„ And the marchauÌ„t straunger shal fynde hym nothynge c. and so the excecucyoÌ„ is gyueÌ„ by this statute of actoÌ„ c The statute of actoÌ„ bornel was made the .xi. E. i. and the statute of marchnunte was made the xiii E. i. ¶ The clerk of the statute marchauÌ„t shal tary iÌ„â—roper person to do his offyce and shal haue laÌ„d â—uffycyente in the cyte or borowe to answere to euery one yf he do amys the .xiiii. E iii ca x ¶ whan a statute marchaunt commyth in to the chauncery and thervpon a writ to the shirif that is â—etornid in the comin place and the statute there â—ns shewed how be it that excecucyon be discoÌ„â—ynuyd after the iustyce shal awarde excecucyoÌ„ without hauiÌ„g any more syght of the statute of the oblygacyon the .v hen iiii ca. xii Stelyarde ¶ That euery act here to for made not coÌ„cerniÌ„g marchanntys or marchauÌ„dyse or other waris â—e not preiudyciall to the marâ—hauutys of the stele yard contrary to theyr auncient pryuelegis libertes free vsagys aud customis of olde tyme to
counterfeit to the money of yngland knowinge the money to be fals for any marchauÌ„â—yâ—e or payment made in dysceyt of the kiÌ„g his people And yf any maÌ„ sle the chauÌ„cellour tresorer or the kyngê iustyce of the one bench or other iustyce meyre or assyse and al iustyces assyned of other and determyner beyngâ— in theyr placys in doyng theyr offyce And it is to vnderstoÌ„d that these cases before sayd ought to be aiuggyd treason for they extend to our souerayn lord the kynge and to his royall mageste and of suche maner treson the forfeytour of the eschetys be long to the kyng as wel of landê tenementis holden of other lordê as of the kinge hym self And with this there is another maner of treason that is to say when the seruauÌ„t slyeth his mayster the wyf that sleth her husbaÌ„d a seculer or a relygyous maÌ„ that sleyth his prelate to whom he oweth feyth and obeysauÌ„ce and such maner of treasoÌ„ gyuyth the forfeyt of the eschetê to euery lord of the fee. And bycause yâ— many other causes of lyke treson may fal in time to coÌ„e wherof men can not think nor declare at this tyme. It is agreyd that yf any other cause supposid to be treasoÌ„ that be not specyfyed happen to fall of new before any iustyce The iustyce shall tary withoute goynge to iugement of the treasoÌ„ tyll the case be shewyd and declaryd before the kyng and his perlyament whethere it be treasoÌ„ or other felony The .xxv. E. iii statut de prodic ca. ii ¶ This statute was coÌ„fyrmyd .i. H. iiii ca. x. ¶ Clyppynge wasshyng fylynge of money is declaryd for treasoÌ„ the .iii. H. v. statut ii ca. v.i. it semeth to be graund treason for the statute sayth that he is a traytor to the kynge and his realme ¶ BreÌ„nyng of howsyn but if he wold gyue theÌ„ a certen some of money is made treason sauinge to the lordys the eschetys The .viii. H. vi ca. vi ¶ Brekyng of truse is made treason and saufe coÌ„dytys also The ii H. v. ca. vi ¶ See the statute for dyuers causys ¶ Forgyng and counterfetyng of coyne of a nother lande is made treason as well as counterfetyng the coyne of this lande The .iiii. henry vii ca. xviii ¶ who so euer that dothe compas or purposse the deth of the kyng or to depose hym or to yeld vp his lege homage And he that leueth people and rydeth agaynst the kyng to make warre within his realme and ther of is attaynt in parlyamente shal be adiudgid a trajtour of hye treasoÌ„ and shal forfeyt to the kyng all his landê that he hath or any other to his vse as wel fee symple as fee tail ¶ But this statute extendith not to landê wherof ani that doth scuh forfait is scasid to an other vse The .xxi. R. ii ca. iii. ¶ Brekyng of trews and saue conduytes is adiudgyd haut treasoÌ„â—he .ii. H. v. ca. vi Trespas ¶ No man shal do no remengement nor take distresse without ordre of the kinges court though he haue had hurt iniury vpoÌ„ payn to make fyne aft the quaÌ„tyte of the trespas mÌ„lebrÌ„ ca. i. ¶ Mysdoers in parkys and waren shall make greate amendes and haue inprysonmente of .iii. verys and shal be fynyd at the kyngê wyl if they haue whereof and shal fynde good suerty to do no more hurte and yf they haue not wherof after .iii. yere they shal fynde the same suerty and yf they can not they shal abiure the realme and if the parte sewe not within a yere the king shal haue the sewte and proces of outlarye and yf suche misdoers take any tame bestes or othere thynges in ê‘ke it is felonye w. i. ca. xx ¶ Of a woman takyn awey with her husbaÌ„dê goodes the kyng shal haue the sewte he that takyth a nonne frome her howse thoughe she consente shal haue iii. yerys prisonment shal make satysfaccyon to the howse and make fyne at the kynges wyl w ii ca. xxxiiii ¶ A man shall not haue an accyon of trespasse before the iustyce except that he depose by hys fayth that the goodes takyn awey be worthe xl shylynges at the lest and yf he complayn of battery to depose by hys fayth that his complaynt is trew Glouc. ca. viii Trews ¶ The brekers of trews and saue condytys ben â—â—iuggyd haut treason and in euery porte there shal be a conseruaâ—our that hath xl.li of lande by yere to inquere of suche brekers vpon the see by auctoryte of the kynges letters and the admyralê coÌ„myssyon to here and to determyn as the admyralles haue vsyd sauynge to the admyrall the determynacyon of the deth of man to inquere by the people of the shyre And that .ii. men lernyd in the law shal be associat to hym to make delyueâ—aunce of them that be endyted for felonyes don in the couÌ„tes out of the see sauyng the frauÌ„ches of the .v. portes â— wher ther shal be lyke conseruatours .ii. H. v. ca. vi ¶ The chauncellour of englond shal call to him one of the iuggys and shal determyne brekynge of trewsys and saufcondutes vpon a certâ—in forme .xxix. H. vi ca. iiii ¶ All actê and estatutes made before the .iiii. daye of march the fyrst yere of king E. the .iiii. and â—ot repellyd against brekers of trewse or saue coÌ„â—uytê ben coÌ„fyrmyd .xiiii. E. iiii ca. iiii but the staâ—ute of .ii. H. v. made agaynste suche offenders is â—xcept from this statute Tryall ¶ Of the equalyte of name of a paâ—son preseÌ„tyd to a benefyce the examyacyon ê‘teynyth to the spuÌ„al iugestat vocatu rartiâ—clo cler yf a relen or dede be pledid in barre in assyse or other plees of lande or in accyons vpon a graunt couenaunt or trespas beinge date within any frauÌ„ches where the kynges wryt rennyth not it shall be tryed in the counte where the accyon is brought and yf wytnes be in the dede ê“ces shal be made iÌ„ the same counte also yf they come not at the grauÌ„d dystres the enquest shal be takyn .ix. E. iii. ca. iiii ¶ Bastardye aleged in hym that is borne beyonde the see shal be tryed by the ordinary of the place where the accyon is brought .xxv. E. iii. ca. vltimo Stat de partibus transmarinis ¶ The issu whether a prior by datiffe remouable or ê‘petual shal be tryed by the byssop .ix. R iâ— capitulo iiii ¶ Tryall wher an alyoÌ„ is ê‘ty shal be of the halâ— of his tonge yf both ê‘tes be alyeÌ„s all the tryall shal be by alyeÌ„s .xxviii E. iii. ca. xiii not withstaâ—â—dyng that they that pas in the eÌ„quest haue no landâ— viii H. vi ca. vl ¶ The mayre of the staple shal haue an accioÌ„ oâ—â—det against him that shippyth wollê to any otheâ— place thaÌ„ to calyce euâ—ri issue iyonyd iÌ„ this acâ—cioÌ„ shal be tried in the counte where the wollys were shypped but yf the issue be taken vpon the
of affrays and of blode shede also of escape of theuys and felons also of rauyssyng of women that is not presentyd before the coroners also of out laws resortyng without the kyngê warraunt also of clyppers false makers of money Also of tresour founde also of the assyse of brede and ale brokyn also of fals mysurys and weyghtes also of them that hanth in tauerns and of them that slepâ— in the daye and watch in the nyght also of them that take dooues by engyns Statut de visu franci pleggis wynys ¶ wynê shal be assaid .ii. tymê in the yere in tauarnys vesseâ—lê defectyf shal be brokin by the lordê of the towne mayre baylyffys c. resonable pryse set c. Iustyce of assyse shall enquere of the defaut of such mayrê bailyfê .iiii. E. iii. c. xiii ¶ Marchauntê strauÌ„gers shal bryng no wynys out of the realme The .ix. Eâ— iii. ca. xiiii ¶ All marchauntys repayryng to gascoyn gyâ— may frely bye wynys there of the hye coutrey in such lybertes as they were wont .xx. or .xxx. yeris past withoâ—te imposycyon or charge and yf any offycer or other in those partes dystorbe them he shal forfeyt for euery tyme xx.li and treble damagys to pay to the kynge to hym that wyll sewe therfore The .xxiii. H. vi ca. vltimo Uytell vytellers ¶ No mynyster in cyte or borow which by reasoÌ„ of his office ought to kepe the assise of wine vytayle be marchauÌ„t of wyne of vytel ingrosse nor by retayle vpoÌ„ payn of forfeytour of the marchaundyse to the kyng the thyrd part shal be gyuyn by the kynge to hym that wyllsew for it c. And the chauÌ„celour tresorer baronê of the eschekyr Iustyce of the one beÌ„ch or other and Iustyâ—f assyse shal râ—ceyue suche pleyntys by wrytte without wrytte determyne them statuto eborum but that is reformyd the iii. of H. viii c.viii yâ— yf any vyteller be chosyn to bere any offyce in any cyte borowgh or towne whiche shuld ther haue â—he assessyng correccyoÌ„ of vytell that thaÌ„ .ii. discrete personys not beyng vitillers be chosin ther by the comonalte sworn which .ii. or one of theÌ„ with the seyd offycer shall sesse set the pryce of vytell and that after that assessing done it shal be lâ—wfâ—l to the seyd offycer to sell vytell not withstoâ—dyng the foreseyd act made statuto eborum or any other act ê“uydyd that this acte extend not to discharge the mynysters of the cytes of loÌ„don yorke or couentre The .iii. H. viii ca. viii ¶ Also vuchers fisshers hostelers bruers bakers 〈◊〉 other sellers of vytel shall sel for a resonable pryce a fithe dystaunce of the placys froÌ„ wheÌ„s they come vpon payn of forfeytour of the dowble vâ—lew of the thynge olde to hym yâ— is greuyd yf he wylâ— not sew therfore than he yâ— wyll may sew therâ—ore â— the mayrys baylyffys of cytes bâ—rgesâ—esse of townys portys haue power to inquere of the pÌ„myssys the iustyce of pease haue power to inquere of the defautis of such mayris bâ—ylyffys c. at the sewt of the parte or hiÌ„ that wyl sew it and yf they be coÌ„uycte they shall yelde 〈◊〉 dâ—mages aud make fyne to the kynge The â—xxv E. iii. ca. v ¶ Iustyce of pease shal iÌ„quere of the defautê o◠〈◊〉 â— vytellers shall ponyssh them as wel at the sewt of the party as at the kinges â—ewt xv E. iii. ca. v. ¶ Euery one yâ— briÌ„geth vytell to london by laÌ„d or water may frely sell theÌ„ without disturbauÌ„ce by the fysshmoÌ„gers dochers or pulâ—ers or other that the mayer aldermeÌ„ shall redres the fautê of fyshmongers bochers pulters as they do of theÌ„ that sel bred wyne or ale the mayer or aldermeÌ„ shal put it in execucyon vpoÌ„ the payn prouyded touchiÌ„g the cyte of loÌ„doÌ„ The .xxxi. E. ca. x ¶ Uytellers shal not be choseÌ„ to the offyce of a iuge in cyte and townes but for defaut of other and than they shal not sâ—â— vytell vppon payne of forfâ—ytour of the same vytell the .vi. R ii ca. ix Uytell shal be folde for resonable gaâ—nys by the lymytacyon of the iustyce of pease the xiii R ii ca viii ¶ Uitel caried iÌ„ to scotloÌ„d the vessel or hors that caryeth it shal be forfeyt The vii R ii ca xv but berwik is except froÌ„ this statute .xv R ii c vii The chauÌ„cellour tresourer other of the kiÌ„gis councell may make ordynaunce for the pryse of wynys fyssh the xxxi E iii statu de allecis Al foreyns alyens may sel fyssh vytayl by reâ—ayl in london els where The .vi R ii ca x He that dysturbyth any foreyn or alyen to sel sisshe in londoÌ„ or els where in grose or by retayle shal lose .xl li. he that sewith therfore shal haue the one half The xiii H vi ca vi worsted ¶ Boltys of syngle worsted may be caryed oâ—t of the realm to what place yâ— any maÌ„ wyl except to eÌ„myes payng ther of the custom without payeng money to caleys notwithstandyng any libeâ—te grauÌ„ted to burges of calyce or marchanÌ„tis of the staple or other vse the contrary .vii R ii ca iii ¶ worsted shal be good not defectif shal be â— sealyd And yf any sel any pece not beyng of the mysure lymytyd not insealyd he shall forfeyte the valew of the pece the mayer of norwiche the stiwarâ— of the duchi of laÌ„caster or one of theÌ„ with xii artificers may make serch vii E iiii ca i ¶ worsted weuers of the towne of yermouthe shal chose yerely on the moÌ„day in wytsoÌ„ weke a householder of thesame town that may dispeÌ„d xx s. by the yere or hath goodys to the valew of xli be warden of the same occupacyon whiche shal be sworne before the mayer of norwich the moÌ„day next after corpus xpÌ„i day as the wardeÌ„s of norwych be acordyug to the act made the viâ— yere of E iiii yf the mayer be than abseÌ„te or refuse to take the othe thaÌ„ within iiii dayes after the baylyfê of yermouth shal take it that the same wardeÌ„ shal ordeyn a seale with this lett y. to haue power to serche and seale al clothis of worsted stamyn say ther made thesame act shal exteÌ„d to the town of lyn as loÌ„ge as there be x householders there of the same occupacyon theyr seale shal be with this letter .l. and whan there is not x â—uch householders there thaÌ„ one of the wardeÌ„s of the cyte or norwych or couÌ„tye shal come thyder euery .xxviii. dayes or within vi days after to serch in seale al the sayde worstedê says stamyns to haue for theyr costes of theÌ„ of lyn for euery tyme betwene mychelmas the aÌ„nuÌ„ciacioÌ„ of our lady ii s. for eueri time betwene