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
the whych shyre they shall com and take the asyses attaynts c. and in euery shyre or they depart they shall assygn a day of theyr coÌ„myng thydyr agayn that all men may know and by this same statute the iurrours iÌ„ assise shall gyf theyr v det at large and the Iustyce shall put non in the assise or iuryes but they that be furst soÌ„monyd w. ii C. xxx ¶ Ther shal be viii Iustyces assignyd to the assisis iurryes and certificacoÌ„ns to be takyn thorow out all englond bnt in middylsex they shal be takyng before the justyce of the commyn bench Statut. de iustyces assiss ¶ Other that be not Iustyce of the placys yf they may be found suffycyent shal be iustycâ—s of assyses of Iurrys and certificacoÌ„ns thorow out the land to delyuer the gealys .iij. tymes of the yere more oft yf nede reqire .iiii. E. iii. c.ii ¶ Assises shall be holdyn iÌ„ the tounis where the countes be vi R. ii C. v. ¶ The chauÌ„chelour by the aduise of the iustis may charge the tovnis of assisys xi R. ii c vlt ¶ Assises of the couÌ„te comÌ„land shal be holdyn in the tyme of pease at cardoyll and iÌ„ no nother place Anno .xiiij. H. vi c.iii ¶ Assises of rent goyng out of tenementis in ii countes shal be holdyn in the border of the countes as it hath be woÌ„t of comeÌ„ of pastur in one conute appeÌ„daÌ„t to tenemeÌ„tê a other couÌ„te vii R. ii cx ¶ Assise brought agaiÌ„s the lord of the auncy on demesne or baylyf of fraunches that be not disseysours nor tenÌ„tê therin namyd for to take a way theyr fraunches furst it shal be inqÌ„ryd therof by the assise if it be found the wryt shall Abate in the hole .ix. H. iiij Ca. v. ¶ Where in assise the shyryf ys namyd a disseyssour to the intent that he shall not serue the wryt the tenant shall pled it and shall sey he is no disseyssour and yf it be fond the wryt shall abate .xj. H. vj. cap. ij ¶ yf in assise or accoÌ„n ê‘sonell the deffeÌ„d make defaut by colucoÌ„n bytwen the pl. hym to take a way the coÌ„usauÌ„ce that found by assise wher such excepcion is aleyd or by inquest in accion personell that than the wryt shall abate and the pl. the lord or baylyf of fraunches shall haue theyr chaleng .viij. h. vi Ca. xxvj ¶ A recouerÌ„ in assise shall not be preiudyciall in the reuercoÌ„n to them that were beyoÌ„d the see in the kyngis seruyce to iÌ„dure to a certeyn time ix h. v. ca. iij. iiij h. vj. ca. ij viij h. vj. ca xiij Assise of the nisi prius were prorâ—gyd by proclamacion be cause of the plyamâ—nt wyth out discontynuaunce ix h. iij ca. primo ¶ Loke for assise in the titles panell in iurrour in iustice of assise in takers of ê“fettis Adiournemâ—nt ¶ The iustice of assise shall adiourne the assise in theyr iurney also in the bank for difficulte Magna carta cap. xij ¶ The iustice of asâ—ise froÌ„ terme to terme shall adiorn the assises yf that by calling to waraÌ„tye essoÌ„ or be defaut of the recognitours at one day the takyng of them be defferryd and if it be seene profitable for any cause that the assise of inordauÌ„cetour by essoÌ„ calling of warraÌ„tye respityd shuld be adiournyd in to the beÌ„ch it shal be lawfull for them so to do and theÌ„ they shall seÌ„d the record to the iustice of the bench wyth the wryt originall and when the ple coÌ„myth to the takyng of the assise the ple shal be seÌ„d wyth the wryt originall by the iustyce of the beÌ„ch to the furst iustyce before whom the assise shal be takyn But the iustyce of the bench in these assissis shall gyff .iiij. days be the yere before the iustyce assygnyd W. ij C. xxx Assosiacion in assise Loke therfor before in the tytle of assise W. ij capitâ—lo .xxx. Attaynt ¶ The kyng by his office shall grauÌ„t attaynt vppon an inquest in ple of land or of thyngis whych long to frehold when he shall see it necessary W. primÌ„ ca. xxxvij ¶ yf the furst iurrours that be alyue come not in the attaynt at the furst grand distress vppon them retornyd or yf the retorn be that they haue nothyng wherof they may be distreynyd that theÌ„ the iurry of xxiii shal be takyn by their defaut sauyng alweys other ê“ces in syche iurryes vsyd c. stat de attinctê xiiii E. iii ¶ Attaynt shal be grauntyd as well vppon the princypall as vppon the damÌ„ in a wryt of tres pas without spekyng to the kyng and the iustices in sych case shall not let to take the attaintys .j. E. iii. C. vi ¶ Esson de seruices le roy nor ê“teccon shall not be alowyd in attaynt v dayes in the yere shal be gyffyng in attaynt .v. E iii C vii ¶ Attaynct shal be grauÌ„tid in a byll of trespas before the iustyce of record yf the damagis passe not .xl. s. v. E. iij. C. vij ¶ Attaynt shal be grauntid as well vppoÌ„ a byll of trespas as vppon a wryt not hauing regard to the damag .xxviij. E. iij. Stat. vltimo ca. viij ¶ Attainct shal be grauntid ad well in plereall as ê‘sonnell it shal be gyffin to pore meÌ„ wyth out fyne and to all other for easye fyne .xxxiiij. E. iij. Chapitulo septimo ¶ yf the tenaÌ„t for terme of lyff tenant in dower tenant by the curtesye or tenant in the tayle afâ— possibylite of the issu extynct be inpledyd anâ— lose by defaut or in other maner that he to whom the reuercoÌ„n is or his heyris or successours shall haue attaynt or a wryt of errour as well in the lyfe of the seyd tenantê that so lost as after theyr dâ—th And yf such iugement erroneons be reuersyd or such fals verdyt than the tenauÌ„t that lost by the furst iugement yf he be alyue shal be restoryd to possession of the landê so lost wyth the issues in the meane tyme and the ê‘te pursuant shall recouer the areragis of the same reÌ„t yf any to hym be dew And yf such tenaunt at the tyme of such iugement be ded that the restitucoÌ„n of such tenement be made to the perte pursuant wyth the issues after the deth of the tenaÌ„t before seyd â—oyntly wyth the areragis of the reÌ„t yf any be dew to hym in the lyfe of sâ—ch tenaÌ„t It is porueyd nor for that be â—ouyth not that the tenant that so lost by the â—urst iugemÌ„t be alyue and the perte pursuaÌ„t wyl â—lege that the same tenant was of couen and â—ssent wyth the demandauÌ„t that recouyd that â—uch tenementis ought to be lost that than restiâ—ucon of the same tenementis be made to the saâ—e partie pursuaÌ„t wyth the issues areragê as â—s before seyd sauyng to the seyd tenant his acâ—oÌ„n by wryt of scire fac owt of thesame iugeâ—ent so reuersyd
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
of the deth of any man ê‘ishid he shal be takin imprisonyd also of all manslaughters burglaryes of men ê‘ishid or slayn hue and crye shal be leueyd as it was wont in englond all shall folow the crye and the trace yf it may be and they that do not theron shal be conuict and attachid that they be before the iustice c. Tractaâ—â— de officiis coronatorum ¶ Certeyn men shal be assygnyd to inquere of the defautis of the coroners and they shall make inquisicion by men of euery hundred and wapentak yf the coroners haue take any thyng for the doyng of theyr offyce and for not doyng of their offyce in euery poynt cetera Stat. Exon. yt semyth by the statute that the coroner shall take the goodê of the feloÌ„s suspect delyuer them to the townê to be kept and that he shall take as well appellis of rape as other appellis cetera ¶ Here you this syr coron that I. M. B. am â— theff of .ii. beoffis or some other best or a murderer of one man or many and a felon of our lord kyng henry kyng of englond and because I. haue done many yuellê thefftis iÌ„ this his laÌ„d I. Abiure the laÌ„d of our lord kiÌ„g henry of engloÌ„d and that I. owe to hyeme toward the port of such a place whych thou hast gyffin me and that I. owe not to goo owt of the hye wey yf I. doo I. wyll that I. shal be takiÌ„ as a theffe and felon of our lord the kyng and that at such a place I. shall seke my passage diligeÌ„tly and. I. shall not byde there but one flod an Eb yf I. may haue passage and yf I. caÌ„ not haue such spede I. shall go euery day in to the see to the kneys wyllyng to passe and if I. may not wythin .xl. days coÌ„tinually I. shall bryng my self f agayn in to the church as a theffe and a felon to our lord the kyng as so help me god holy iugement c. Tractatu de abiuracione latronum ¶ Coroners owght to certefye theyr inquisicions to the iustyce of the gaole delyuere next beyng in the counte after the inqisicioÌ„s takiÌ„ vppoÌ„ paiÌ„ C. s. also the coroner shall haue for his â—abour .xiij. s. iiij d whych shal be leueyd of the goodê of hym that dyd the murder yf he haue any and yf he haue not and escape than it shal be leueyd of the mercyamÌ„tê of the town wher any such murder happyth to escape .iii. henry .vij. Capitulo primo ¶ Coroners shall inquere vppon the syght of the body yf the mâ—rder where don by day and if they fynd it so the murderer be not takyn than it is an escape for the whych the town wher the murder was doÌ„ shal be amercid .iiij. h. vii Capitulo primo ¶ The coroner shall do his office vppon the body slain drownyd or other weys ded by mysaduenture vppon a request to hym made wyth owt any thyng takyng for his labour or yf hedo not or ellis take any thing that he shall forfeyt for eueri tyme .xl. s. j. h. viij Cap. vj. Corpus cum causa ¶ He that suith to defete an execucion by a statute of the staple and theruppon commyth in the chauncery by corpus cum causa and there hath a scirÌ„ fac agains the partie vppoÌ„ the defeysaunce or such like he shall fynd surete as well to the parte as to the kyng seuerally .xi. hen vi Capitulo .x. Loke yf he shall do so in an audita querela by the equite cetera Cosinage In a wryt of cosynage ayl besayl the tenauÌ„t shall sey that the demaundant is not next heyre of the same auncestour cetera w. ij Cap. xx as it is in mordauncetour at the comin law Countreple de voucher ¶ In a wryt of mordauncestour cosynage ayle nuê‘ obiit intrusion and other wryttis lyke yf the tenaunt vouch to warantie and the demaundant sey that the tenant or his auncestour whose heyre he is was the furst that enteryd after the deth of hym of whose seysyn he demanudyth the auermeÌ„t shal be reseynyd yf the tenaunt wyll abyde theron and yf not he shal be put to a nother answer yf he haue not hys warrante in presence that wyll warrant hym and incontynent enter in answer sauyng to the demaundant hys excepcions agayns hym yf he wyll vouch forther as he shuld haue before agayns the furst tenaunt cetera yet agayn in all maner wryttis of entre that make mencion of the degres that non from hens forth vouch owt of the lyue and in other wryttis of entre where no mencion is made of the degrees and in the vryt of ryght it is prouydyd that yf the tenaunt vonch to warrantye and the demaundant sey that he that is vouchid or his auncestours had neuer seisin of the laÌ„d or the tenemeÌ„t in demaund in fee nor in seruice by the hand of the tenaunt or his auncestours after the tyme of him of whose seseisin the demaundant declaryth vnto the tyme that the writ was purcheysyd and the plee mouyd by the whych he may auer the tenaunt or his auncestours feffours the auerment shal be reseyuid if the tenauÌ„t wyll abyd therby vt supra sauyng to the demauÌ„daÌ„t c And the same excepcion shall haue place in a wryt of mordauncestour and other wryttis before nâ—myd as well as in wryttis that touch the ryght and â—f the tenauÌ„t haue a dede of warrÌ„ of a nother maÌ„ other wyse his recouery shal be sauyd vnto hym by a wryt of warrant of charters when he wyll porchass it but that the playntef shall not be therbi delayed w. j. Ca. xxxix ¶ when so euer the tenaunt callyth any man to warrant and the demand conterpledith by the statute that he that is vouchyd nor non of his auncestours c. he shall haue the conterple bi the statut whether the vouche be absent or present for by the wordis of the statut of w. j. he shuld not haue had the conterplee yf the vouche had be present at the tyme of the voucher therefore this statute was made cetera Stat de vocat ad warrÌ„ The demandant shall haue the auermeÌ„t that the vouche is ded or that ther is non such c. xiiij E. iii. C. xvij Crosses ¶ yf a tenant put a cross on his house to be defendyd by hospitallis agayns theyr lordis it is inactyd that it shall rene to the lordê lyke wise as of tenementis alyenyd to mortmayn w. ij Capitulo .xxxiii. Crykkis ¶ Mâ—rchaundise shall not be chargid and dischargid in crykkis vppon pain of forfeture but by cohercoÌ„n of Tempest .iiij. h. iiii Cap. ix ¶ Merchaundise of the staple shippid in crykkis shal be forfeyt .xiiij. h. vj. Capitulo .v. Cui in vita ¶ yf aman lose by deffaut the tenemÌ„t that was his wyffis ryght the wyfe shall haue a wryt of cui
Exigent ¶ They that haue or be receyuers of wolles of the kynge whiche they toke of the people and do aloyn them awaye so that the kynge can not be therof serued of them that brynge wolles beyonde the see without cokkettes or payenge of custome or subsydye And of the customers the fynders that suffre it to the kynges hurte of the kynges mynysters that receyue his money and withold it of coÌ„spyratours confederatourâ— and mayntenours of false quarelles â— of them that râ—yse rowtê in the pÌ„sence of the iustyce or other the kynges mynysters or in the Countes in dysturbaunce of the people soo that the lawe may not be done And also as well they that come in theyr company And of them that brynge false money to dysceyue the people agayns all these in case that they can not be founde or broâ—ght to answere by attachement or dystres an exigent shal be gyffyn and sâ—wyd agayns none other ¶ Exigent shall not be awarded where a man is indyted of trespas excepte thaâ— it be agaynst the peas .xviij. E. iii. statut ii ca. v. Exspences of knyghtes ¶ Landes purcheysed by lordes of the parlyament shal be contributorye to the exspences oâ— knyghtes as they were before the purcheys xii R. ii Capitulo .xii. ¶ The sheryf at the next couÌ„te holden after the delyuâ—rauÌ„ce of the wryt to him for the eleccion of the knyghtê shal make proclamacyoÌ„ that the coroners constables and baylyffes of euery hundred be at the nâ—xt couÌ„te to assesse the wagê of the knyghtê and that the sheryf vndersheryf coroner or baylyffes for the tyme beinge be there vppon payne of .xl. s. At whiche â—yme the Sheryf in the preseÌ„s of them and the â—ew tours of the counte shall assesse euery hundred to a certeine suÌ„me and than they must cesse euery towne within the hundred so that the summe in euery towne amount in all to the hole summe of the hundred and nâ—t aboue And if the Sheryf leue more he shall forfeyt to the kynge euery tyme xx.li and .x li. to the parte that wyll sue by Scire facias and if he make defaut or be ê¯â—uyct the parte shall recouer xx.li for the kyng and x.li for hymself and treble damage The .xxiii. H. vi ca. xi Exposicion of old wordis ¶ Sok â— that is suyt of men in your court after the costome of the realme Sak that is plee and amendis of trespas of men in your court ¶ Toll that is that you and your men of your homage shal be quit of all maner toll in all mercettis of thyngis to be bought or sold. ¶ Thom that is that he shall haue the hole generacion of your villeyns with theyr suytê and catellis wherso euer they be found in englond except that if any bondman haue dwellyd in â— priuilegyd town by a yere and a day quietely so that he be fouÌ„d as one of them in theyr commynalte or gyld theriÌ„ he is delyueryd of his vâ—â—lyâ—age ¶ Infang theff that is that theffê take in your lordship or â—ee of thefft conuict in your court shal be iuggyd ¶ Hanghwyte that is to be quit of the hangyng of a theff without iugement or of skapâ—g owt of ward ¶ â—wt fang theff that is that theffys of your land or of your see takyn without your land or without your fee wyth theft shal be retornyd a gayn and there iuggyd ¶ Home sokyn that is to be quyt of amercâ—meÌ„â—s of violent entre in to housys without lycence and agayns the kyngys peace and that ye shall hold plees of the same trespassis don in your court and in your land ¶ Grythbreche that is the kingis peas brokin ¶ Blodwyte that is to be quite of amercementis of blode shed and that plees shal be hold in â—our court and that ye shall haue the mercemeÌ„tis therof commyng for wyte englyssh is mercement in latâ—n ¶ Flytwyte that is to be quite of couencions and dispytes and that he haue the plâ—e therof in your court and the amercymentis ¶ Fledwyte that is to be quid of amerciamentis when any man vtlawid fleyth and commith to the kyngis peace frely or by lycence ¶ Flemyne swyte that is that ye shall haue the catell and amercyamentis of your meÌ„ that flee ¶ Letherwyte that is that ye shall take amendis of him that coruptith your nature without your lycence ¶ Chydwit that is that ye shall take ameÌ„dê of your nature corupt got with chyld without your lycence ¶ Forstall â—hat is to be quit of amercymentis â— cattellys a restyd within your land and amercyamentis therof commyng ¶ Scot that is to be quit of a certeyn costomâ— as of comyn tallage made to the vse of the shyryf or his baylyffis ¶ Belte that is to be quit of bound custome whych sometyme where wont to be giffin as hornegeld and such other ¶ Hidage that is to be quit yf the kyng tax all his land by hidys Caruage that is to be quit yf the kyng tax his land by acres ¶ Dangelt that is to be quit of a certeyn custome that rennyth some tyme whych the danys dyd leuâ—y in englond ¶ Hornegelt that is to be quyt of a certeyn costome exact by tallage by the hole laÌ„d as of euery best that is hornyd ¶ Lastage that is to be quit of a certeyn costome exact in feyrê and merkettis for thyngis tobe caryed whether a man wyll ¶ Stalage that is to be quit of a certeyn coâ—â—ome exact for a place takyn or assignyd in feyrê mercettis ¶ Shewing that is to be quid of attachment i◠〈◊〉 court or before who soeuer of quarrellê sheâ—wd not aduowyd ¶ Mishâ—rsyng that is to be quit of amercymeÌ„â—is prouid in the transompt before who so euer ¶ Burghbrech to be quyd of trespassis doâ— iâ—â—yte or borough agains the peâ—ce ¶ wardwytâ— that is to be quit of gyffiÌ„g of moâ—ey for wardis to be made ¶ Hundred that is to be quyt of gyffing of moâ—ey or customis to be don to prouostis and hunâ—redars ¶ Brode halpeni that is to be quit of a certein oftome exact for tabuls leuâ—yd ¶ Bâ—rghbote that is to be quit of gyffyn ayde â— makyng a borogh castâ—ll Cyte or throyng own of wallis â—Auerpeny that is to be quit of dyuers moâ—y for the auerage of the kyng â—ractaf de exoposition bus vocabulorum Extorcion ¶ No shyryf coroner nor other of the kyngis ministers take no alowaunce to do hys offyce but they shal be payd of that that they take of the kyng w. i. C. xxvi ¶ Because that people compleyn that seriauntis criours of fee and mershallys wrougfulli take money of them that recouer theyrÌ„ quarellis or recouer seisyn of land and of fyne leueyd of other attachementis in the plees of the coron that thei ought not to do and that ther be more gret nomber of them thaÌ„ owght to be the king defendyth that these thyngis from hens forth
kiÌ„ge more fee if he may shew he haue right theâ— to The kynges chaÌ„berleyns shall haue of archâ—bysshopes bysshopê abbottê priors other spirituall men holdynge a hole baronye a reasonable fyne wheÌ„ they do homage or fealte of ê‘te of a baronye after the porcyon other abbottes priors seculars not holdynge by a baronye or ê‘t of a baronye shall not be dystreyned to make fyne but the chamberlayens shall be ê¯tent with the vtter garment or with the pryce therof w. ii Capitulo .xlii. ¶ Of theÌ„ that make homage in the bench they shal be ê¯tent with the vtter garmeÌ„t that is vnderstand the vsshers and offycers of the place w. ii Capitulo .xlvi. ¶ yf the heritage descende to systers that is holde of the kynge in cheffe all shall do homage to the kynge â— and yf it be holde of a nother lorde the elder shall do homage for all the other systers shal do seruyce to the lorde by the handê of the elder as it is rehersed in the statute of hybernÌ„ of coheyrê but it is no statute ¶ The tenauÌ„t shal hold his haÌ„dis betwene the handê of the lorde shall sey I become your maÌ„ froÌ„ this day forwarde shall bere you fayth and wordly honour of the lande that I clayme to holde of you sauynge the fayth that I owe to our souerayne lord the kyng a womaÌ„ sole shal sey I. make you homage aud shall bere you fayth from hens c. and if he hold of a nother lord by priorite he shall sey as before except the feyth that I. owe to the kinge and to my other lordis more auncyeÌ„t hospitallis ¶ The maister and bredern of the hospitall of seint leonard in york shall haue an accioÌ„ of det and detinew of their thrauys that is to sey of euery plow land within certein countis a thrâ—re .ii. h. vi Cap. ii hundredê ¶ Hunderydis and wapeÌ„takkis let to ferme bi the kyng taxid of old to the fermys of the couÌ„tes shal be ioynyd agayn to the countes and not seueryd here after .ii. E. iii. Cap. xii hunters ¶ No ley man that hath no landes or tenemetis to the value of .xl. â— bi yere nor no prest noâ— other clerk except he be auauÌ„ced and may dispeÌ„de x.li by yere shall haue nor kepe no greyhouÌ„des nor other houndes to hunte nor kepe no syrrettes hayes nettes harepypes cordes nor noo other ingynes to take or to dystroye dere hares nor conyes nor other game vpon payn of inprysonement of a yere And the iustice of peas shal haue power to inquere of them and ponysshe them by the sayd payne The .xiii. R. ij ca. xiij ¶ Iustyce of peas or the kynges counsell haue power vppon informacyon to them made to awarde their warant to the sheryffe or other offycer agaynst hunters by nyght or with vysers or faces paynted or otherwyseâ— dysgysed to the entent that they wolde not be knowen and to cause them to come before theÌ„ and they to examyne them and yf they counseyl the sayd huntynge of any other persone that was with themâ— defectyfe that this councelyment shal be felonye and yf the sayd hunters confesse the trouth than it shal be but trespas agayns the kynge and fynable by the iustyce of peas to be assessyd at theyr next sessyons And yf any rescous be made by them in execucion of the precept to any person that wyll execute the warrant so that execucion may not be done because of suche rescous than that rescous be felony inquirable and determina as is aforesayd and that ê‘sons so coÌ„uâ—cted of huntynge as is aforesayd shall haue suche ponysshement as they shulde haue had yf they were conuycted of felony The .i. h. vii ca. vii ¶ Loke more for hunters in the tytle of venery Husbandry ¶ Euery owner of any mese which within .iii. yers past hath beÌ„ or here after shal be let to ferme with .xx. acres of laÌ„d at the lest lyeÌ„g in tyllage husbandry shal be bouÌ„de to kepe and sustein the howsynge and buyldynge of the sameâ— conuenyently for the mayntenaunce of the husbandry tyllage and yf the owner occupye the mese laÌ„de in his owne handes he is bounde to susteyne it as is before sayd â— and yf any do the contrary it shal be lawful to the kynge or for the lordes of whom the lande is holden immedyately to take yerely the one halfe of the yssues and profettes of suche tenementes vntyll the howsynge be buylded agayne And that no person shal haâ—e any â—re holde in the lande by takynge of the sayd profettes but only the kynge but than it shal be lawfull for them to dystreine foâ— the yssues and profettes The .iiii. Hen. vii capitulo .xix. ¶ In all suche townes villages broughes and hamlettes tythyng houses or other iÌ„habitacioÌ„s wherof the moonst parte the fyrst day of this present parlyament was vsed in tylâ—age yf the owner after the sayd fyrst daye suffre them to decay to be torned in to pasture he shall agayn with in one yere after reedyfye the same mete for people to dwell in as they were the said fyrste day and if any do it not within one yere space thaÌ„ it shal be lefull to the kynge or to the lordes of the fee to do as is before rehersed in the statute of .iiii. H. vij capitulo .xix. ¶ And yf the lordes immediate execute not the pÌ„mysses thaÌ„ the lordes nexte aboue immediate within halfe yere after to take the aduauntage therof .viii. Hen. viii capitulo primo ¶ Prouyded that this acte extend nat to parkê to be made for dere or for the inclosynge of any marsche grounde Idemptitate noiÌ„s ¶ He that suith a wryt of ideÌ„ptitate noiÌ„s wher his landes goodes be seysed by the eschetoure or other minister for cause of vtlary of a nother person by suche a surname shal fynde suerte that the kynge shall haue the same goodes in case that he can not dyscharge hym selfe And he shall haue his goodes hengynge the suyte and yf the eschetour c. refuse suche suerte he shall yelde doble damage to the parte and also shal be ponysshed greuously agayns the kynge serche yf he be vtlawed of felonye .xxxvii. E. iii. ca. ii ¶ Executours of men outlawed shall haue a wâ—yt of idemptitate noiÌ„s where theyr testatour hâ—d the same name as he that was outlawed .ix Henry .vi. Capitulo .iiii. yssues ¶ ReÌ„tê corne in the graiÌ„gis â— all goodes mouable except rydyng gere houshold stuffe be ê¯teyned vnder the name of yssues w. ii ca. xxix ¶ After the attachement witnessed the distres shal be a warded and yf the sheryffe retorne that he hath made execucion that he hath taken the issues to the maympÌ„nours he that is attached coÌ„myth not the kynge shall haue the issues it shal be coÌ„mauÌ„ded to the sheryffe that he shall make the issuis to be brought before the iustice and the kynges iustyce shall
rate And from the myddes of Septembre to marche to be at theyr worke in the sprynge of the daye and departe not tyll nyght and that they slepe not by day but from the myddes of May to the myddes of August Also yf any artyfycer or labourer make any assaute or assymble to hurte any men that wyll couÌ„troll them here in to haue a yeres prysonement without bayl or maimpÌ„se and to fyne at the kynges wyll This acte to be proclaymed in euery good towne and boroughe ¶ Prouyded that this act extend not to mynours dyggers forsee cole or making of glasse nor for fynours workers labourers for tynne lede yron or syluer The .vi. H. viii ca iii. ¶ Also al artyficers labourers in london may take as they were wonte to do except they worke in the kinges workê or out of the lybertes of the cyte and that the penalte coÌ„prised in the said formÌ„ actes in the .vi. of h. viii vii of h. viii exteÌ„de but to the taker onely The vii h. viii ca. vi ¶ Other old actes were made consernynge labourers and artyfycers some in the tâ—me of kynge Edwarde the thyrde and in other kynges dayes after wheÌ„ xx.d made an ounce of troye weyght and at those dayes the maister carpenteres thakkers and playsterers toke but iij.d a dayes founde them selfe for then they had as moche vytell for a peny as nowe for ii d and yet all is one in effecte for a peny at those dayes weyed two pens of the money that nowe is for nowe thre shelynges and foure pens goth to the oâ—â—ce And yet they gafe as moche syluer at that tyme for a dayes worke as they do now at this daye Therfore all the sayd old statutes stand in lytell effect because the coyne is mynysshed chauÌ„ged Lancastre ¶ A man outlawed or put in exigent in laÌ„castre shal forfeyte no landes nor tenememtes in other countes .xviii. Hen. vi capitulo .xiii. ¶ No forayne shal be maryed within the couÌ„te of laÌ„castre except the iÌ„ditours may disped C. s. within the same couÌ„te .xxxiii. h. vi Ca. vi Legacyes ¶ wydowes may beqÌ„th their corâ—e as wel growyng on their dowres as on their other landes mertonâ— Capitulo .ii. Letters patens ¶ If any maÌ„ make any suit to the kyng for any lande offyce or other thynge grauâ—ted by the kyng to any other durynge the kynges pleasure the ê‘son to whom it was grauÌ„ted be alyue at the tyme of the suet made that thaÌ„ he do expresse in his byll of petycyon or patent the tenour of the sayd former patent that the kynge hath determyned his pleasure agaiÌ„st the first patente or elles the seconde letters patentes of the premysses to be voyde The .vi. Henry .viii. cap. xv ¶ Loke more for this in the tytle of forfeytours and patentes Letters of marke◠¶ Letters of marke is grounded vppon the statute of magna carta Capitulo .xxx. ¶ Loke more for them in the tytle mark Libell ¶ The copye of the libell shal be delyuered to the deff in the spyrytuall court with out dyffyculte to the entent he may sue a prohibicion yf â—â—de requyre .ii. Hen v. ca. iii. ¶ No lycence shal be grauÌ„ted whiche shall be pÌ„iudycyall to the realmâ— the staple sauynge to the kyng auctoryte to modefy the statute by the aduyse of his couÌ„seyll and sauynge to the marchauÌ„tê of geane venys tuskayn â— lomberdye â—lorence and catelyn to the burgeys of berwyk theyrÌ„ lybertes .xiiii Hen. vi Cap. ii ¶ All placardes made by the kynge to shote in crosbowes or hande gones be voyde The .xv. Henry .viii. ca. vii Limitacion ¶ In the declaracyon of a dystent in a wryght of ryght none shall demauÌ„de of the seâ—syn of his auÌ„ceâ—tours of lenger tyme thaÌ„ of kyng R. the .i. and that wrytes of nouell dissâ—â—syn of purê‘tye called nuê‘ obâ—t shal haue the tyme after the passage of kynge henry the thyrde in to gascoyne that the wrytes of mordauncestre Cosynage ayle basâ—yle and wrytes of nieff shall haue the terme of coronement of the same Henry and not before w. i. ca. xxxviii Se the statute of merton that speketh of the same matterâ— ca. vii Liuerey of landê◠¶ yf the eschetour sease laÌ„dê in to the kyngê haÌ„des after by inqisicion fouÌ„d before hym it is fouÌ„de not holden of the kynge that than a wrytsh all go to the eschetour to take it out of his haÌ„dê to deliuer it to him to whoÌ„ it shuld come with the yssues and ê“fettê that he hath receyued c And if it be after fouÌ„d for the kyng of record in any court thaÌ„ the sheryffe shal not yet seise the laÌ„de again tyll the tenauÌ„t of the land be warned by scire fac if he come not or come can not distroye the kyngê tytle the kynge shall than sease it agayn he shal be answered of the ê“fettes the meane whyle not withstandynge c. statuâ— lincolnÌ„ .xxix. Ed. primi ¶ yf landê be seised in to the kyngê handes and after of the kyngê handê put out because he had no cause to seise theÌ„ the issues shal be holy rendred to hym that had the damage articli super Cart. Capitulo .xx ¶ Euery eschetour minister whiche seiseth to the kyngê vse any cites maners borowes townê huÌ„dredes or fraunchesles wherof ê“fettê come as from tyme to tyme all the yere longe as mylles her bage toll proffettes of courtes and other suche shall aâ—swere to the kynge after the rate according to the old course of the eschekir xxviii E. iii. Capitulo .iiii. ¶ All women beyng of the age of .xiiii. yere at the deth of theyr auÌ„cestour whych hyld of the kyng shall haue lyuery of theyr landis out of the kyngis handis mayntenant .xxxix. henry .vi. Capitulo vltimo Lyuerey de companye ¶ NoÌ„ shall haue lyuery of a suite for maintenaunce and the iustice of assise shall inquere therof and of fraternites by such lyueres for mayntenaunce or confederecye .i. R. ii Cap. vii ¶ Non lesse thaÌ„ a esquire shall vse liuerey of coÌ„pany of any lord except he be coÌ„tinually famy lyer iÌ„ office wyth the same lord iustice of peace shall ponyssh them .xx. R. ii Cap. ii ¶ No lorde shall gyue lyuere of company to no knyght esquier nor yoman saue oonly that the kynge shall gyue his honourable lyuere to his lordes temporall which shall please hym to his knyghtis and esquyers mannelâ— and to his knyghtis esquyers takyng fâ—e of hym for terme of lyfe and that such knightis esquiers were nat theyr lyuere in the countre but in the the kyngis pâ—esens And he that dothe contrary shall make fyne to the kynge And raunsome And the knyghtis and esquyers shall lose their lyuere and theyr fâ—e or euer and that none take lyuere of the kyng nor other vppon payne of a fyne as is before sayd ¶ It is prouided that the coÌ„stable
shall chose whether she will haue that man that she furst maryed or an other that the kyng shall appoynt for her ca. vii ¶ Also non holdyng of the kyng in chief by knyghtes seruice may alyen part of his landê except of the resydew mai be made seruice c. wythout the kynges licence c. ca. viii It is sayd that he cannot alyen any ê‘ty without lycence c. the same law is though the land be hold in chife by socage as it is sayd ¶ Also of chirchis which be voyd of whoÌ„ the aduousons long to the king and other haue presentyd so that there is a contention betwene the king and other if the kyng by consideracion of the court hath recouÌ„id his presentacion though that the syx monythis be past no tyme â— shall roun whyle that neuer thelas the king diâ— present within the sayd tyme of syx monythis ca. ix ¶ Also the king shall haue the custodi of al natral folys taking the ê“fettes of theyr landê wyth out wast of whose fee so euer it be and after the deth of them shall yeld it to the next heyres so that by the same folys the landê no wise shal be alyenyd ca. x. ¶ Also he shall ê“uyd of the landê of them that be lunatyk c that they may be kept wythout wast so that he and his household may be conpeteÌ„tly susteynyd and the resydew shal be kept to they re vsis when they come to good memory and wythin the seyd tyme it shall not be sold yf they dye in such estate thaÌ„ the residew therof shal be discributyd for the soulys of them by the counsell of the ordinarye ca. xi ¶ Also he shall haue wrek of the â—ee thorow out all the reame and whallys and sâ—â—rgeons takyn in the see or in elles where wythin engâ—lond exceptâ— in placys preuylegyd by the kyng capitulo .xii ¶ Also he shall haue eschetys of landes of normans of what fe so euer they be sauyng the seruis that ê‘teiiÌ„th to the lordê of the fee cxiii this word eschete is intendyd as well of landes for faite bi porchase as of the landê of any of them ¶ yf the kyngê tennant dyâ— his heyre entre wythout sewyng lyueÌ„ c. ther is no fre hold growyn vnto hym and yf he dyeseysyd by the same tyme his wyfe shall haue no douer of the free hold c. but that is not vnderstaÌ„d of socage and of small tenuris c.xiiii ¶ also he shal haue eschetê of the laÌ„dê of freholders of archebysshopis byssoppis when theyr tenanntê be coÌ„dempnyd for felonye don in the tyme of vacacon whyle theyr teÌ„ê‘altes were in the kynges handes to gyf it to whom that he wyll for euÌ„ sauyng the seruyce which to the sayd plates therof belongyth hath be wont be don c. .xv. yf the kyng graunt a maner or laÌ„d with the puâ—tenuÌ„ces the knyghtê fees the aduousones of churchis with theyr gyftes shall not pass except that expres mencyon of theÌ„ be made .c.xvi. ¶ Also he shall haue the goodes of felonê coÌ„dempnyd and fugytyue wher so euer they be found and yf they haue landes holdyn of other men the kyng shall haue the yere dâ—y the wast â— c. â— thaÌ„ they shall be deluÌ„ed to the lordê c ca vâ—timo ¶ yf any man hold of any eschete as of the ho +nour of walliÌ„gford c his heires shall giff no nother releue nor other seruice than he shuld do to a baron yf it were in a baron his handes magna carta cxxxi pÌ„senteinent ¶ The kyng shall take no tytleÌ„ of presentacion to no benefyê iÌ„ an other his right of no tyme of his ê“genitours nor non that the pÌ„larê noâ— iuggis shall do execucioÌ„ therof sauyng to the kyng and his ê“genitors pÌ„sentmeÌ„tê in others ryght in hys own tyme .xxv. E. iii. statnto dâ— clero c.i. ¶ Before that the kyng make collac or presenmeÌ„t iÌ„ a nothyr his ryght The title shal be well examynyd if it be found nor trew the sayd collacion or pÌ„sentmeÌ„t shal be repellyd and the patron or the clerk shall haue possession and as many wryttes of the chauncery as he wyll .xxv E iii. Statut de clero ¶ The persente of the kyng shall not be admyttyd to the church that is full of an encombent tyl the kyng hath recouÌ„yd his presentacoÌ„n by ê“ces of the law .x. R. ii C. primo The encoÌ„beÌ„t so put out shall coÌ„meÌ„ce his suite when he wyll .iiii. h. iiii ca. xx pÌ„orite Loke for priorite in the tytle wardê w .ii. C xvii ê“ces ¶ SomoÌ„uis and attachmeÌ„tê in ple of land shall coteyn the space of xv days at the lest after the coÌ„myn law yf he be not attachyd in assise in the presens of the kyng or in ê‘le before the iustyâ—â— In eyre c. articuli super cartas ca. xv and for that cause in the kynges bench they makcattachemeÌ„tes iÌ„ viii days or more or lesse that is by this statut ¶ They that be appellid by ê“uours before the iustyce of geale deâ—yuÌ„e shal be put in the geale wythin the same counte where they dwell and yf they put them on the contrey they shall send to the shyryf where the felony was to make the Iurre to appere statut de appellatis .xxviii. E. primi ¶ Iustyce of peas or other determyner shall send capias for them that be indyted of felonye and an alias and in that shall be expressyd that the shiriff shall seise all his goodê saueâ—â— to kepe yf he than retorn a nichill than an exigent xxv E. iii. de ê“uic C. xiiii ¶ yf the baylyffes that shuld accompt haue no thyng to be dystreynyd the parte shall haue attachement for his body mÌ„lebryg C. xxxiii and ê“ces of â—tlary is gyuin iÌ„ the same accion w. ii C xi ¶ ê“ces of vtlary is gyfâ—yn in dett detinue and takyng of bestê as well as in accompt xxv E. iii de ê“uic C. xvii Utlary of felony and treasondon by men of tyndall and examshyre shal be made at the commyn law and excutyd in the same fraunches by the mynysters of the same fraunches .ii. h. v.c.vii. And lyke remedy is giffin for meÌ„ of ryddesda e for felony and treason .ix. h. v.c.vii. ¶ vppon an endytement of treason or felony in the kynges bench wryttes of capias shal be dyrect as well to the shyryff where they were indited as to the shyryf where they be namyd coÌ„teynyng the space of vi wekes or more by the discression of the iuggys or elles the exigent vtlary thyâ—ruppon is voyd to indure at the kynges wyll .vi. h. vi ca. primo loke for a lyke ordynauÌ„ce made for inditemeÌ„s appellys takyn in the connte of chester .vii. hâ— vi C. x. And also a lyke order for inditmentê and appelles remouyd in to the kynges bench .x. h. vi câ—vi loke iÌ„ the tytle laborers that a capias shal be awardyd agayns the
excecucyon .xxvii E. iii. sta staple ca. x ¶ Certayn balaunces weyghtes of the sacke halfe sacke of the pounde and half pound and quarter acordynge vnto the standarde of the eschekyr shal be sende to all shyryfê of englande and that euery man may proue his weight with out any thynge gyuyng that no man bye by other weyght vpon payn to be at the kynges wyl xxxi E. iii. ca. ii ¶ The weyght called auncel weyght shal be adnullyd .xxxiii E. iii. ca. v. ¶ The mayrys baylyfê shal see that the mysurys be acordyng to the standard .xxxiiii. E. iil capitulo .vi. ¶ He that vsyth fals mysurys or weyghtê shall haue half yerys prysonment shal make gremeÌ„t with the perty the double of his losse The couÌ„t of lancaster is exempt for they haue mysurys by them self .xiii. R. ii ca. ix ¶ He that byâ—th more for the quarter than .viii. busshels strykyn in london or els where shal forfeyt the corne .xv. R. ii ca ix ¶ None shal bie corn but by misure strikeÌ„ s. viii busshels for the. qÌ„ vpoÌ„ pain of forfeytour to the kynge and. C. s. to the partye and nothyng shall be take for the mysuryug And the ê‘tye shal haue his accyon founde vpon the case .xxxiiii. E. iii ca. viâ— and .i. h. v. ca. vltimo ¶ The toÌ„ne of wyne shall conteyn CC. xlvi galoÌ„s The pype tercyan hoggysshed of wyne of gascoyn after the rate vpon payne of forfeytour of thesame wyn to the kyng The barel of heryng and elys shal contein .xxx. galons The butte of samon .lxxxiiii. galons And the kylderkyns tercyans and fyrkyns after the same rate vpon payne of forfeytour therof to the lordys of the towns And he that wyll sew shall haue the .iiii. parte and the iustyce of peas shal determyn the premissys .ii. h. vi ca. xi ¶ Eueri cyte on pain of x.li Eueri borough vpoÌ„ payn of C. s. and euery town where any constable is vpoÌ„ payn of .xl. s. shal haue a coÌ„myn balans with weyghtê accordyng to the staÌ„dard al the inhabitantys within thesame townes may frely way without any thyng gyuyng And foreyns shal pay for euery draught of the weight of xl.li qÌ„ and for eueri draughte betwen xl.li C. li. ob And for euery draughte betwen C. li. m. li.i.d. And vpon the offycers shal be rewardyd by the dyscressyon of the chyef of the town And that the iustyce of peas mayrs baylyfê stuwardê haue power to examyn the pÌ„myssys to ponish the trespassours .viii. h. vi ca. v. ¶ The weyghte of a waye of chese maye holde xxxii clouys s. euery cloue vii.li .ix. Henry .vi. ca. viii ¶ The mayer of london shal be sworne in the eschekir to execute the statute of mesurê weyghtes and al other mayrys baylyffê shal be sworn whan they take their charge And euery cyte or town shal haue a comyn balaunce and a comyn busshell insealyd accordyng to the standard vpoÌ„ payn of euery cyte x.li euery borow C. s. euery town where a coÌ„stable is .xl. s. euery mayer baylyf shal make accompt in the eschekyr of all that euer they maye reseyue by force of these same statutys xi Henry .vi. capitulo .viii and .viii H. vi ca. v. ¶ The instyces of peas baylyffê stuwardê of fraunches shal ponyssh the defautê of mysurys weyghtes as well by examynacyon as other wyse viii h. vi ca. v. .xxxiiii. E. iii. ca. v. vi and he that wil sew for the defautê shal recoueâ— C. s. and his costes and the kynge an other C. ◠¶ ToÌ„nes pypes tercyaÌ„s and hoggyshedê of oyle and hony shall coÌ„teyn as wyne doth .xviii. H vi capitulo .xvii. ¶ Tyles shal be well whytyd and aneylyd and that the erth wherof the tyle shal be made shal be dygged and cast vp before the fyrst daye of noueÌ„ber next before that they shall be made and that the same yerth be styrryd and turnyd before the fyrste day of februarij than next folowynge and not opynyd before the fyrste day of march than next folowynge and that the yerth befor the makynge be tryed from stonys and also that the veynes callyd Malme merle or calke be seueryd froÌ„ the yerth And that euery tyle shall coÌ„teyn in leÌ„ght x. ynches and a halfe and in brede .vi. ynches and a quartâ—r and that euery roffe tyle shall conteyn xiii ynches and iÌ„ thyknes half an ynche a quarter and euery gutter tyle and couer tyle shall coÌ„teyn in lenght .x. ynches and a halfe yf any sell any other tyle not made accordinge to this ordynaunce he shall forfeyt to the byer the double valew And shall make fyne and raunson to the kinge and he that wyll sew for the det shall haue ê“ces of vtlary where nother proteccion esson nor wager of law shall lye and the iustyce of pease may inquyre therof and sesse the syne for euery M. playntyle v. s And euery C rose tyle vi s. viii d and euery C. gutter tyle or couert tyle .ii. s. And that iiâ— serchours may present the defautê before the iustyce of peas and that to be as stronge as a presentment of .ii. men .xvii. E. iiii capiulo iiii◠¶ No herynge samon elys or other fysshe barellyd shall not be packyd before that the vessels be seene s. that euery butte shall coÌ„teyn .lxxxiiii. galoÌ„s the barell xlii galons the halfe barel xxi galons payne of forfeytoure of euery butte barell and half barell vi s. viii d And that all the great samons shal be packyd by theÌ„ self and the smal samoÌ„s by them selfe vpon payn of forfeytour for euery but barel and half barell vi s. viii And no marchaunt sell no herynge nor elys by the barell except it coÌ„teyn xlii galons and the halfe barell and firkin after the rate and that they be wel packyd vpon payn of forfeytour for euery on suche vessell of the herynge iii. s. iiii d And for euery one suche vessell of the elys x. s. xxii E. iiii ca. ii ¶ None shal sell maluesey except that the butte contein C xxvi galons and of other wyne eueri tonne shal conteyn CC. lii galons euery pype C. xxvi galons Euery tercyan .lxxxiiii. galons euery hoggys hed lxili galons And euery barell xxxi galons and a halfe and euery rondelet .xviii galons a halfe And that no vessel be put to sale tyll it be gagyd vpon payne of forfeytour and yf the vessel faut of his mysure the byer shal abate to the seller alow as mych money as cometh to the rate vpon paayn of forfeytour to the kynge all the valew of the wyne hony or oyle so solde i. R. iii. ca. xiii ¶ One mysure and one weyght shal be thorow out al the land and they shal be markid with the letter h. crownyd and who soeuer occupyeth any other mysure shal forfeit for the fyrst tyme .vi s. for the second time .xiii. s. iiii d and for
The Statutes Prohemium Iohannis Rastell BEcause that the lawys of this realâ— of egloÌ„d as wel the statutes as other iugâ—meÌ„tis decreys be made wrytyn most coÌ„mynly in the freÌ„che toÌ„ge dyuerse men thereof muse haue oft tymys coÌ„municacioÌ„ argumeÌ„te coÌ„syderiÌ„g that in reason euery law wherto any people shuld be boâ—â—dyn oughte shuld be wryttâ—n in suche maner and so opynly publyssed declâ—â—yd that the people myght sone without gret diâ—ficulte haue the knowlege of thesame lawes But the very cause whithe said lawes of eÌ„gloÌ„d were writiÌ„ in the freÌ„ch toÌ„g shuld seme to be this Fyrste it is not vnknowyn that when wyllyam duke of normandy came into this lande slewe kyng herrold conqueryd the hole realm there was a great noÌ„bre of people as wel gentilmeÌ„ as other that cam with him which vnderstode not the vulgar tong that was that tyme vsyd in this realme but onely the freÌ„ch toÌ„g and also by cause the sayd kyng other great wyse meÌ„ of his couÌ„sel ê‘seiuid supposid that the vulgar toÌ„g wâ—ich was than vsyd in this realme was in a maner but homely rude nor had not so greate copy aÌ„d â—aboundauÌ„ce of wordys as the frenche toÌ„g thaÌ„ 〈◊〉 â—or that vullgare tonge was not of it selâ— suffycyent to expound to declare the matter of such lawis ordenauÌ„cê as thei hade determineâ— to be made for the good gouernauÌ„ce of the people so effectually and so substauncyally as they cowd indyte theÌ„ in the freÌ„ch tong therfore they orderâ—d wrote indited the seid law is that they made in the french tong And forthermore longe after the coÌ„myng of kynge wylyaÌ„ conquerour because that the vse of the freÌ„ch toÌ„g iÌ„ this real me began to mynyssh because that dyuers people thaÌ„ inhabytyd withiÌ„ this realm which coud nother speke the vulgare tongue of this realme nother the french tong Therfore the wyse men of this realme causyd to be orderyd that the matters of law accyoÌ„s betwene ê‘tes shuld be pledyd shewyd and defendyd answered debatyd â—â—uggyd in the englyssh vulgar toÌ„g more ouer yâ— wryttyn enteryd of recorde in the rollys in the latyn tonge by cause that euery man generally â— indyfferently myght haue the knowlege thereof as apperyth by a statute made in the .xxxvi. yere of Ed. iii. ca. vltimo wherefore as I suppose for these causê before rehersyd the law is of this realm were iÌ„dytid wryttiÌ„ in the freÌ„ch toÌ„g which was iÌ„teÌ„dyd for a ryght good purpose But yet besyde this now of late days the moste noble prynce our late souereyn lorde kynge henry the .vii. worthye to be called the seconde salomon whiche excellyd in polytyk wysedome all other pryncis that reyngned in this realm before his tyme concyderynge and well perseyuynge that our vulgare englissh tong was maruelously amendyd augmentyd by reason that dyuerse famous clerkys lernyd men had translate and made many noble workys into our englisshe toÌ„g wherby there was moch more plenty haboundanÌ„ce of englyssh vsyd than there was in tymys past by reasoÌ„ ther of our vulgare toÌ„g so aÌ„plified sufficient of it self to expound any lawys or ordinauÌ„cis which was nedeful to be made for the ordre of this realm and also thesame wyse price consyderyng that the vnyuersall people of this realm had greate pleasure and gaue theÌ„self greatly to the redynge of the vulgare englyssh tonge ordeynyd and causyd that all the statutys and ordinauncis which were made for the commyn welth of this realm in his dayes shulde be indytyd wryttyn in the vulgare englyssh tonge to be publysshyd declaryd and impriÌ„tid so that thaÌ„ vnyuersally the people of the realm myght sone haue the knowleg of the sayd statutê ordynauÌ„cys which they were bound to obserue so by reasoÌ„ of that knowlege to auoid the dauÌ„ger anâ— penaltes of the same statutys also the better to lyffe in tranquylyte pease which dyscreyt charytable resonable order our most drad souereyne lord that now is kyng Henry the .viii. hath coÌ„tynuyd folowyd causyd all the statutys that haue be made in his dayes to be also iÌ„dytyd and wrytten in our englyssh tonge to the intente that all his lege people might haue the knowleg ther of All which goodly purposys intentys in my mynde ofteÌ„ tymys reuoluyde hath causyd me to â—ake this lytell payne to translate out of frenche in to englysshe the abbreuyacyon of the statutys maâ—â— before the fyrst yere of the reyn of our late sâ—uereyn lord kyng Hen. the .vii. also thoughe yâ— the statuâ—ê made as well in the tyme of the seâ—d kinge Hen. the .vii. as in the tyme of our souereyne lord that now is be suffyciently indytyd writen in our englysshe tong yet to theÌ„ that be desyrouse shortly to knowe the effect of them they be now more tediouse to rede than thoughe the mater effect of them were coÌ„peÌ„dyously abbreuiat wherfore now as farre as my symple wyt smal lernynge wyll extende I haue here takyn vppoâ— me to abbregge the effect of them more shortly in this lytell book Besechynge al them to whom the syghte ther of shall come to accept it in greâ— though they shall fortune to fynde any thynge myâ—â—eportyd or omyttyd by my neglygeÌ„s or ellis by neclygeÌ„s of the prynters that it wold lyke them to pardon me to consyder my good wyl which haue intendyd it for a comiÌ„ welth for the causê consyderacyons before rehersyd and also if yâ— it shal fortune them to be in dout in any poynte therof yet yf it please them they maye resorte to the hole statute where of this book is but a bred gemente in maner but a kalendreâ— And further more I wyl aduertyse euery man that shal fortune to haue any matter in vre to resort to som man that is lernyd in the lawes of this realm to haue his couÌ„cel in such poyntes whiche he thynketh douteful concernynge the sayde statutys by the knowlege whereof and by the dylygente obseruyng of the same he maye the better do his dâ—wty to his prynce souerayngne and also lyue in tranquylyte and pease with his neyghboure acordynge to the pleasure and commaundemente of almyghty god to whome be eternall laude glorye Amen Tabula ¶ Abiuracyon fo pri accompt fo primo accyon populer fo ii accusacyon fo ii aâ—dycyon fo ii admyrall fo ii administratours fo iiii age fo v aid of the kyng fo v alyenâ— fo vi ambidexter foâ— vii amendâ—ment fo vii amâ—rcâ—â—ment fo vii amâ—suâ—ement fo viii apparâ—ll fo viii apprentyce fo viii apê“pâ—iâ—cioÌ„ fo â—iiii aprâ—â—mentes fo â—iiii appâ—ll fo xv â—reâ—â—es fo â—vi artificerâ— fo xvi armour fo xvi archery fo â—vii aâ—â—yse fo xiâ— adiournement fo â—â—i assâ—â—â—acyon fo â—vii attaynt fo xâ—ii atteynder fo xxiiii attorney fo xxv auerment fo â—xvi aduowry fo xxvii avwoson fo
weyghtes mysuris fo cc.l â—enery fo cc.lvi wytnes fo cc.lvj view of frauÌ„kplege fo cc.lvii wynys fo cc. lâ—ii vitell vitellers cc.lviii worsted fo cc lix wollys fo cc.lx voucher fo cc. iâ—â— wreke fo cc lxii wryttes fo cc lxii vsury fo cc.lxiii vtlary fo cc. lâ—iii Finis Tabule Abiuracion HE that abiurith the land while he is in the opyn strete shal be in the kyngê peace nor ought in no wise to be troâ—elyd and whyle he is in the church his keê‘s â—ught not to dwell in the church yard except â—ecessite or iuê‘dye of escape reqire nor he shall â—ot be ê¯pellyd to deê‘t whyle he is iÌ„ the church â—ut that he may haue his necessary lyuyng freâ—y to go owt to eaâ—e hym self of the burdoÌ„ of naâ—ure The statute callyd articuli cleri capit viij ¶ A Clerk fleyng to thâ— church for feloâ—y for â—o haue the puylege of the church affirmiÌ„g him â—elff to be a clerk shall not be ê¯pellyd to abiure â—he reame but yeldyng hym self f to the lawys of the reame shall inioy the lybertes of the â—hurch accordyng to the lawdable custome of â—he reame hydirto vsyd Articuli cleri capÌ„ xij Accompt ¶ If the lord assigne auditours to the baylyf or reseyuer whych be found in areragis the â—â—â—itours shall commyt them to the next geall of â—he kyng tyl they haue payd the areragis And â—uch a baylyff or reseiuour may fynd maym perâ—ours haue a wryt of ex parte talis to â—ryng hym before the barons of the excheker the shyryf shall delyuer hym vnto them And the shyryf in whos pison he is shall warn the lord to be before the barons at a certayn day wyth rollys tayles cÌ„ and in the presence of the baroÌ„s or audytours which they wyl assyne the account shal be rehersyd and yf he be found in areragis he shal be commyttyh to the flete and yf he depart and wyllyngly wyll not account he shal be dystraynyd yf he come auditours shal be assygnyd vnto hym and yf he be in areragys he shal be commyttyd to ward vt supra this statute gyffith ê“ces of vtlary yf the shiryf retorn nichyl And these ê‘sons so coÌ„myttyd to pison be not repleuysable c And yf the gealour let them go at large An accioÌ„ of det shall lye agayns hym but yf he be insuffycient then the accion shall lye agayns hys superiour that commyttyd the geall vnto hym Westmester ii ca xii ¶ The tenure of accomt gyffyn iÌ„ the eschekyr by costomÌ„s countrollers shiryffê other shal be send into the contre where c for to be examynyd by comyssioners therto assinyd yf they be coÌ„uyct of fraud or ê¯ceylmÌ„t they shal yeld to the kyng thre tymys as much be in prison tyl they haue made fyne and raunsom to the kyng The vi yere of henry the iiii Ca iii Auncyen fermys and reÌ„tis shall not be ratyd iÌ„ accompt in the eschequyr xxviii E iii Ca iiii ¶ Every costoÌ„mer vppoÌ„ hys accoumpt shal be sworne to answere the kyng of all ê“fetis commodytes for the payment of any assygnement be it by tayl or in any other maner iiij H iiij Ca xx Accion populer If the defeÌ„daÌ„t in accion populer plede a recouery in barre had agayn hym selfe by an other ê‘son or els that the same defeÌ„dant before that tyme barryd any suche playntyfe in the accâ—on populer The playntyfe may auerre that suche recouery was by couyn or that suche â— playntyfe was barryd by couyn or colucion that is to sey agremeÌ„t betwene the playntyfe and defeÌ„dant and if suche couyn or colucion be fouÌ„d the playntyf shall haue IugemeÌ„t and the defendant shall haue iÌ„prisonement of ij yeris Also a release made by any estrange ê‘sone before suche an accion or indytemÌ„t or after be not alowyd Prouydyd that no playntyfe bâ— receyuyd to auerre suche couyn in case where the poynt of the same accioÌ„ or where suche couyn or colusion hath ben before tried or laufully fouÌ„d agayns the plaintyffê or ellis with theÌ„ by the tryell of xii men and not other wyse The .iiij. yere of kynge heÌ„ry the vij capÌ„ xx ¶ That all sewtis from the xx day of nouembre in the vij yere of kynge heÌ„ry the viij by acccioÌ„s byllys iÌ„nditementê or informacions vppoÌ„ anâ— penall statute wherby the kyng is only intytulyd to any det mouable goodê or cattellê so forâ—etyd shall be coÌ„mensid sewyd within iiij yeres next aft the offeÌ„ce or forfeture And that all suche seutis vppon any accion penall wher by the forfeture is gyuyn as well to the kyng as to the ê‘tiâ— that will sewit thaÌ„ if the kyng sewit only that than that sewt by the kyng be coÌ„mensyd sewyd within the space of two yere next after the offeÌ„ce and forfeit so made And yf any othâ—r ê‘soÌ„ sew therfore as well for hym selfe as for the kyng that than that sewt be coÌ„meÌ„syd within the space of one yere next after the offeÌ„ce or forfeit so made And yf any accioÌ„ or sewte be had or made other wyse than with in the tymys lymytyd they to be voyd of non effect the vij yere of kyng H. viij capÌ„ iii. Accusacion ¶ No man shal be takyn or imprisonyd or any wyse distroyed nor we shall not go nor sit vppon hym but by laufull iugement of his peerys or by the law of the land magna carta capÌ„ xxix ¶ Non shal be actachid by his bodi nor his landis nor godis sesyd coÌ„trary to magna carta .v. E iij capitu ix ¶ Non shal be takyn by peticion or suggestion made to the kyng or his counsell yf it be not by inditement or dew origynall nor put out of his â—raunches or frehold wythout iugement .xxv. E. iij. Capitu. iiij ¶ The accuser shal be send wyth the suggestioÌ„ before the chauncellour the tresorer there shall fynd surete to pursew c yf he can not ê“ue his seyeng he shall haue that same payn that the other shuld haue .xxxvii E iij Ca xâ—iij but that payn of pena talionis is put owâ— by the statut the yere xxxviii E iij. ca ix but he shal be send to pson there to remayn tyl he hath made gremeÌ„t wth the ê‘te of his damagis for the sklaunder c furthermore shall fyne raunsome to the kyng Non shal be put to aâ—swer wth out pÌ„seâ—tâ—ment before the iustice or by dew ê“ces wryt originall if any be it is voyde in the law holdyn for errour .xlij E iii Cap xii ¶ The deffeÌ„dantê vexid by such accusementis before the kyugs counsell or in the chauncery shall recouer theyr damagis .xvij R ii Ca vj Addicion ¶ In wryttis originallis of ê‘sonell accoÌ„nâ— appellis and indiâ—ementis where an exigent shal be awardid the namys of the deffendauÌ„tis shal be made wyth addycions of theyr estate degre or craft of the townys hamlettis placiâ—
and countes where of they be or haue be conâ—ersaunt or ells they shal be abatyd And yf any vtlary be pronouÌ„ced in such case it shal be voyâ— And though they vary from the record oâ—efpecyalte for such surplysage they shall not abate j. Hvcav Admyrall ¶ â—â—â—â—â—ors aâ—â— that they be reteyned to seâ—â— the kyng vppoÌ„ the see and reseyuyd their wagis and after depart wythout lyceÌ„ce of the admyral or his leuetenaÌ„t be bound to restore the double of that they receyued to haue iÌ„prisoemeÌ„t of ij yeres without bayll or maymprise the kyng ê¯mauÌ„dyth all shiryffs mayreâ— aud baylyffes that at the certifycat of the admyrall or hys leueteuauÌ„t witnyssiÌ„ge the same to arest them and to put theÌ„ iÌ„ preson ther to remayn tyll thay haue a speciall ê¯maundemeÌ„t of the kyng for theyr delyuerauÌ„ce lyke punyshmÌ„t be done of the seriauÌ„tis of armys maisters of shyppê â—ll other that shall be a tayntyd by iÌ„quire before the admyrall or hys leuetenaÌ„t that haue takyn ought of the sayd mareners to suffer them to go at large after that they haue them so therfore â—restid the ij yere of R. ij c. iiij ¶ All maner contractis plees quarrellys and other thynges done or growyng withiÌ„ the bodyes of the coÌ„ntes as well by lande as by water also wrekys of the see shall be determynyd by the lawe of the land and not by the admyrall neuertheles of the deth or mayme of a man don in the great shyppis beyng harboryd in the myddys of the hye stremis of the gret ryuers only benethe the bryggys of the 〈◊〉 riuers next to the see the admyrall shall haue iurisdiccion in no nother maner And also to arest the shyppys in the great stremys for the great vyagis of the kyng the realme sauing to the kynge all maner forfeytis therof coÌ„myng And also he shall haue iurisdiccyoÌ„ in the sayd stremys durynge the sayd viagis only sauynge all wey to cytes and borowes and lordis theyr lybertes and fraunches The xv R ij c iij ¶ The admyrall shal medyl with nothiÌ„ge done within the realmÌ„ the xiij R ij c v he that is greued agaiÌ„s this estatute shal haue a writ vpppon his cas agayns hym that sewyd hym in the admyrall court shal recouer double damagis yf the defendant be attaiÌ„t he shal pay xli to the kyng the ij H iiij c xi Loke morâ— for admyrall in the tytle trews Administratours ¶ yf a maÌ„ dye intestate the ordinary shall depâ—â—te the next lawful freÌ„dê of the dede maÌ„ whych shall haue accion make answere aud be accomptable to the ordinaryes as executoursâ— xxxj E iij Ca xi Age ¶ In a wryt of entre by the heyre of the disseysi agayns the heyre of the disseisour the wryt shall not be abatyd by the noneage of the one nor of the other nor the plentyff delayd c and if a man bryng assise the disseysour dye before the assise pass the pleyntyff shall haue his wryt agains the heyre of the disseysour of what age so euer he be the ple shall not abâ—d but it shall be pursewyd with quyk suâ—t astyr the disseysyn And in the same maner this point shall be in the ryght of the pÌ„latis of religion other to whom landis tenemeÌ„tis may come after an others deth whedyr they be disseysyes or disseysours WestmÌ„ primÌ„ Cxlvi ¶ yf an infant with in age be kept from hys inherytance after the deth of his cosin graunt fadyr or gret graunt fadyr by whcih he owght to haue a wryt his aduersary alege a fefement or sey any other thyng wherby the iustyce award the inquest wher it was delayed tyl the age of the infant here the inquest shall now passe as though he were of full age Gloucesterâ— Capitulo secundo ¶ â— wryt of cui in vita or â—ur cui in vita shall not be diâ—â—erryd after the deth of the husband for the noneage of the heyre which ought to warrant it but the byer shall â—ary vntyll the ful age of the heyre westmÌ„ ii Ca xl Aid of the kyng ¶ where the kyng makyth a fefement and the dede ther of made be so that any person by lyke dede or lyke feffement be bound to warrantye the iustyce may ê“cede no further In other casts as where the kyng hath confirmyd or ratyfyed an other maÌ„nis dede in to an other mannys ryght or grauntyd any thyng to an other as mych as in hym is Or wher a dede is shewâ—yd that the kyng hath gyffyn any tenement not no clause therin conteynyd wherbyâ— he owght to warrant it and for the occasion ther of in all such lyke casâ—s it shall not be surseysyd but that as sone as it is shewd to the kyng they shall ê“cede Of wymennys dowers where any haâ—e the kepyng off the heyris of theyr husbandâ—s of the kyng is graunt whethyr the kepers hold the land or the heyris of the lond be vouchid or callid to warrantye yf they ley excepâ—â—on that they can not answere wyth out the 〈◊〉 they shall not surcesse therfore but they â—â—all procede in the accion accordyng to ryght â—tatut de bigamis Capitulo primo ¶ A maÌ„ shall haue but iiij wryttis ofâ—erch were he hath ayde of the kyng wherof euery â—â—albe deliuerd .xl. days before the retorn of the â—â—me .xiiij. E. iii. CapÌ„ xiij Alyens ¶ Priours alyens conuentuall institute inâ—uct may haue theyr beneficis in englond so â—hat they fynde suerte that they shall not discoâ—er the secretis of the reame The furst yere oâ—â—enry the .v. Capitulo .vij. ¶ Non of the kyngis lege people nor noÌ„ other â—e fermour nor procuratour to any alyen whâ—â—che hath auy benefyce within this reame The iii. yere of R c. ii capitulo .iij. ¶ Alyens shall take no possessyon in no beneâ—ice in englond without the kyngis lyceÌ„ce The 〈◊〉 of Richard .ij. capitulo .xi. ¶ The kyng shall haue the possessions of pâ—â—â—ours aliens in fee if they be not coÌ„uentu â—lls â—â—â—â—stitute induct The iiij yere of henry the 〈◊〉 the last chapt ¶ It is law full for no alien to shote in a loâ—â—â— bow with out the kyngê lycence vppon payâ—â—â— of forfeture of the same bow arows euery of the kyng subiectis may seyse the bow arâ—â—ws .vj h viij Cap ij ¶ All aliens hauyng any manuel occupacioâ— in the suberbis of any cyte or town with in thâ—â— reame or with in ij myle therof except oxford 〈◊〉 brydg seynt merteyns the grauÌ„t in londoÌ„ 〈◊〉 be vnder the serch of the wardens of the oâ—â—â—â—pacioÌ„ with an alion housholder of the same â—â—cupacioÌ„ to theÌ„ chosin And they shall delyâ—â—â— to the same alions beyng a blak smyth coupâ— pouchmaker or ioyner a sign or a merk whyâ— they shall put vppon theyr work or thei puâ— to sale vppon payne of forfeytour of doble 〈◊〉 leto of the same warys Also yf such wardenâ—â—
make serch and that no person boâ—â— owt of the kynges legeaunce by thys act may commense no new fayre wythin seynt mertynâ— the graunt .v. h. viii C. vii ¶ Euery cordyner in the cyte of loÌ„don wytâ— in iii. mylys of the same may sell shoys botyâ—galegis vppon the sonday all other festis prâ—â—cipallis not wyth standing the statute made the tyme of kyng Edward the iiij xv h. viii C. ix Corn ¶ Euery maÌ„ may ship corn to what place thaâ— he wyll owt of the realme but to the kiÌ„gis enmys except that restreint be therof made by the counsell .xvii. R. ij Capitulo septimo .iiii. Henâ— vi Capitulo .v. ¶ Euery man may shyp corne to what placâ— that he wyll out of the realme without lycence saue onely to the kyngê eÌ„nemyes yf the quarter of whete excede not .vi. s. viiâ— d and barli .iii. s. in the port wher it was shyppyd this to endure .x. yere The .xx. yere henry .vj. ca. vi And after this act was made ê‘petuall The .xxiii. yere of henry .vi. ca. vi ¶ No persoÌ„ conuey in any port of this realme any wheâ—e rye or barly that is not of the growyng of englond yrelond walys or other yle therto be longyng yf the quarter of whete excede not the pryce of .vi. s. viii d the qâ—arter rye iiii s. and the quarter barly .iii. s. and that vppon the payne of forfeture the one halfe to the kynge and the other halfe to hym that seasyth hyt Thy .ii. yere of E. iiii ca. v. ¶ wedows may bequeth thei corn as well growyng vppon their doweryes as vppon theyr other landis Merton Ca. ii Coron â—No shyryf constable coroner nor other baylyf of the kyng hold any plee of the coroÌ„ magna carta Capitulo .xv. Coroner ¶ Coroners chalbe chosyn of the most sagist knyghtys c. And the which shall lawfully attache and present the plees of the corone and the shyryff shall haue countrolers wyth the coroners as well of appellis as of inquestis attachementis and other thyngis whych to the office ê‘teynyth that no Coroner take any thig to do his office vppon agreuous forfeture to the kyng w. j. C. x. ¶ Coroners shal be chosyn in opyn counte by the coÌ„miÌ„s of the same couÌ„te .xxviii. E iii. ca. vj. ¶ Coroner shall haue land suffycyent in the same counte c. xiiij E. iij. C. vii ¶ These be to be inquerid of the coroners of our lord the kyng furst when the coroners haue commaundment from the kyngis bayllyff or from the men of the coÌ„trey that they shall goo to them that be slayn or sodeuly ded or woundyd or brekers of howsis or the place where tres our is found anon they shall comaund .iiij. townys next ioynyng that they be before them in such a place and when they come by an oth shall make inquisition in this forme S. of the man slayn yf ther were any ffurst it is to be inquerid where he was slayn whether in the fyld other in the howse or at tauerne or at any congregacion and who were there Also it is to be inqueryd who be gylty of dede or of force and who were there men or women and what age so euer they be so they can speke and haue discression c. And all that by inquisicion shall be found gilty shall be takyn and delyueryd to the schyryff put in the geale And they that be found though they be not gilty shal be attachyd vntyl the commyng of the iustice and the namys of them all shal be wrytyn in the coroners roll yf any such be slayn in the feld or wood and be found furst it is to see where he were slayn ther or no yf paraduenture he be brought thedyr let the trace be folowyd yf it may be who brought the body thydir by hors or by cart it shal be inqÌ„ryd also yf the man slain be knowyn or vnknowyn and where he lay the nyght before yf any such be slaiÌ„ any be fouÌ„d gilty anoÌ„ the coroner shall go to hys bows and inquere what catell he hath and what corn in the grange or fyld yf he be a fre man what landis he hath and what they be worth by the yere and cause them all to be pÌ„ysyd landis corn catell and anon they shal be seen and delyueri to the hole to wnship to aÌ„swer before the iustyc therof And also the laÌ„dis deliueryd what they be worth by the yere sauyng the seruis to the lordis of the fee and the landis shall be holdin in the kyngis handis tyl the lordis of the fee haue made fyne for theÌ„ These thyngis so inqueryd the body shal be beâ—yed also it is to be inqÌ„ryd of such bodyes whether they were drownyd or slain or stranglid be tokin of any cord about the nek or by any member or by any hurt in the body found it is to procede in the forseyd forme and then coroners shall attache the fynders and all other in their companyes ¶ Of tresure found the coroner owght to inquere who be the fynders and also who that is therof suspect and that may be knowyn be cause hâ—lyffyd dylycately and vsid the tauerne and so long contynued for suspicious he ought to be attachid bi foure six or moo pleggis yf they may be found yf any be appellid of rape he shal be attachyd yf it be newli don and they see a tokyn of trewth s. a tokiÌ„ of bledyng and crie made he shal be be attachyd by .iiii. or .v. pleggê â—f it be appellid wythout crie or tokiÌ„ manyfest thaÌ„ .ij. plegê be sufficâ—eÌ„t of an appell of a wouÌ„d yf the same wound be a dethis wound anâ—â— they that be appelllyd shal be takyn and holdin tyl it â—e knowyn whether he may lyff and yf he dye they shal be hold gylti and yf he lyff by .iiij. or by .vj. pleggis after as the wound is gret or lesse But of mayme by moo than by foure Off a small wound .ij. be sufficient ¶ Also of all wouÌ„dis it is to be seen the leÌ„ght brede and depnes and wyth what wepon the hurt man was woundyd and in what place of the body and yf any be gylty who made the wound and so all thyng must be put in the coroners roll yf any be appellyd of the dede and some of the force They that be appellyd of the dede shal be takyn and they that be appellyd of the force shal be atachid tyl that they that be appellid of the dede be conuyct ¶ Of horsys bottis cartis by the whych any man is slain whych be properly callid bannys they shal be praysyd and after ward delyuerd as is aboue seyd off wrekkis of the see where soeuer it be found yf any putto his hands s. to take them he shal be attachid by good pleggê and sure and the wrek shal be praysyd and delyuerd to the townis men yf any man be suspect
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
see the statut mâ—gna carta Cap. xx ¶ yf the lord distreyn for his seruice though no rent be behynd therfor the lord shall not be ponisshyd by fyne c. yf he suffer the distressiâ— to be delyuerid c. And the tenauÌ„t shall recouer his damage agayns hym and the distressis shal be resonable and not to gret merlebrÌ„ Cap. iii. ¶ NoÌ„ shall cause ani distres to be brought owt of the counte wherin c. and yf one neghbor do that to a nother by his wyll he shal be ponissid by fyne as of a thyng agayns the pease and yf the lord do so to his tenent he shal be ponysshid by greuous amercement merlebrÌ„ cap. iiij ¶ A man shall not distrâ—yn in a nothers fee yf hâ— do he shal be ponysshid after the statut of merlebrÌ„ and more greuous yf the treâ—pâ—s so require w. i. Cap. xvi ¶ A man shal be amercid for excessiue distress merlebrÌ„ Capitulo .v. ¶ Non shall distrâ—yn in the kyngis hye wey or comyn strete but the kyng and his ministers merlebrÌ„ Capitulo .xv. ¶ No distres shal be made but by baylyffis knowyn and ther to sworn and yf they do other wysse therof be conuyet they shall yeld damage to them that be greuyd by an accion of trespas shal be make fynâ— w. ii Cap. xxxvii ¶ yf the shyryf distrein for the kingis det the ê‘te to whom the best is be may gyff them mete c. and that sych distres be not sold within .xv. dayes and yf he bryng a tayll of one of the shyryffis of payment made to hym and fynd suretes to be at the next accompt at the escheikr the distres shall sease and that non be dystrenyd by his shepe nor by hys bestis that tyll his laÌ„d for the kyngis det nor for other cause yf a nother distres be sufficient except that a man fynd theÌ„ doing hurt and that in such casys the distres be not excessyue Statut de distrÌ„ skaccarii ¶ Distressis shall not be in the church fee iÌ„ the whych the churchis be indowyd Statut. vocat Articuli cleri ¶ Non shal be compellyd nor dystreynyd to come before any lord or lady to auswer of hys frehold nor other thing reall nor personell that touchyth the comyn law and yf any be greuyd he shall sue to the chauncellour and he shall gyff hym remedy .xvj. R. ij ca. xii if any do the contrary he shall forfeyt to the kyng xx.li Loke for distres in the tytle auowry vii h. viij Capitulo iiij Dower ¶ The thyrde parte shal be assignyd to the woman for her dowry of all the lande that was to her husband in his lyfe except that she were redowed of lesse at the churche dore M. carta capitulo septimo ¶ In a wryt of dowervnde nichil habet there shal be gyuen .iiii. v. or .vi. dayes by the yâ—re merlebrÌ„ Capitulo .xvii. In dower wherof she hath nought the write shall not be abated by the excepcioÌ„ of the tenaunte for that that she hath receyued her dowry of another man before the wryte purcheysed if he can not proue that she hath receyued part of her dower of hym selfe in the same towne before the wryt purchesed w. i. capitulo .xlviij. ¶ The statute rehersyth that yf the husbande graunt playnly the iustyce shall iugge dower to this womaÌ„ but yf the man lose by defaut it was a doute it is ordeyned therfore that in bothe casys that the womaÌ„ that demauÌ„deth dower shall be herd and yf the tenaunt plede a recouere by defaut he owyth to auer his ryght but it speketh not how he shall plede yf the recouere be by confessyon c. but it is adiugyd .xvii. E. iii. that he shal recouer by and by for so was the comyn lawe w. ii capitulo quarto ¶ yf a wyfe wyllyngly refuse her husband and goo her way and dwel with her aduoutâ—rer she shall lose her dowerÌ„ excepte the husbande wyllynâ—ly and without coÌ„pulcyon of the churche wyll receyue her againe and suffre her to abyde with him in whiche case she shal be receyued to her accyon w. ii capitulo .xxxiii. ¶ Loke in the tytle offâ—fement how a woman tenauÌ„te in dowerÌ„ may forfeyt her estate Dorcestre ¶ The borow of Dorcestre shal vse theyr weyghtes .xii. myle aboute the sayd borowe as they were wont notwithstaÌ„dyng the statute of weyghtes made at the last ê‘lyment .ix. h. vi ca. vi ¶ None brynge no Clothes in to this Realme made in any other place vppon payne of forfeytoure The .xi. E. iii. capitulo .iii. And also clothe makers of other landys be in the kynges proteccyon may dwell worke here at theyâ— pleasure the same statute ¶ Clothes that lacke ayarde of mesure be forfayt and the â—ulnegeoâ—r founde in defaute before the mayre or baylyffes where they be solde shall haue a yeres pÌ„sonemeÌ„t and lose his offyce The .xxv. statute de pannis and he that wyll sewe in suche case shall haue the one halfe of the thynge forfetyd or elles the pryce ¶ Also the byer whan it is agreid of the pryce maye worke the clothe notwithstondynge it be sealed with the aulnegeours seale and yf it lackâ— of mesure it shal be forfeyte and the mayreâ— and baylyffes c. shall certifye to the chauncelour suche defautes and he shall wryte to them to delyuer the one halfe of the forfaite to hym that seweth and the other halfâ— to the kynges vse The same yere capitulo .ii. ¶ The aulnegeour shal take for euery cloth of assyse of the seller a half peny and of halfe a cloth a ferthyng for his offyce and yf it be lesse thaÌ„ halfe a clothe nothynge and that he medyll with no clothes but suche as be to sell and that he inseale euery clothe what mesure so euer it be And that Clothes putte to sale vnseaâ—â—d â— be forfait .xxvii. yere E. iii. capitulo .v. ¶ Clothe not fullyd shall not be caryed out of the realme and that no subside be payd therfore tyll it be fullyd The .l. E. iii. ca. v. ¶ Cloth sowed to gider of peces iÌ„sealed be forfait the aulnegeour shall lose his offyce therfore And also yf the aulnegeour sâ—ale ony clothe that is not of assyse he shall lose his offyce the valu of the cloth and shall make fyne at the kyâ—ges pleasure The .iii. yere R. ii ca. ii ¶ Clothe shall conteyn the assyse vppon payn of forfaiture and he that spyeth the defaute agaynst the statutys of clothes shal haue the thyrd partâ— The .vii. yere R ii ca. ix ¶ Cogware and kendall cloth shal be .iii. quarters of a yard brode as they were wonte to be so that they be not made of better woll than they were wonte to be The .xiii. R. ii ca. x. ¶ No pleyn cloth tacchyd nor rolled be put to sale in the sherys of somerset or dorset oâ— gloucestre but openyd vpon payn of forfetourâ— and that the
.xxxiii. h. vi C. ii ¶ An indytement in the torne takyn by them that may not dispend .xx. sâ— by yere of frehold or .xxvi. s. viii d of copy hold shal be voide .i. R. iii. Capitulo .iiii. And the baylyff that retornyth theÌ„ and the shyryff that putteth them in shall lose .xl. s. ¶ A wryt vppon the case and treble damage is gyffyn for hym that is indytyd in a foreyn counte agayns the procuratours .viii h. vi Ca. ix And see more therof in the tytle of proces ¶ No wryt shall go owt to the sheryf to take inditement .xxviii. E. iii. Capitulo .ix. Loke for indytemÌ„t iÌ„ the tytle iustice of the one bench and the other .vi. h. viii Capitulo .vi. Englyshyre ¶ Englisshyre presentmeÌ„t of the same is put owt .xiiij. E. iii. Capitulo iiiâ— Englond ¶ Englond shall neuer be subiect nor obedieÌ„t to the reame of fraunce nor to no kyng of englond as kyng of fraunce .xiiii. E. iii. Stat. ê‘se Englissâ—emen ¶ The kyngis chyldern born in engloÌ„d or owt of englond shal be inheritable c. And all childern whych for hens forth shal be born owt of the legeaunce of the kyng of whom the fader and moder at the tyme of the byrth be of the feyth and legeaunce of the king of engloÌ„d shall haue and inioy the same benefitis and aduauntage to haue inheritauÌ„ce within this same legeauÌ„ce as other heirs before seid in tyme to come so that the moders of the same infantm go o ouer the see by the assent and wyll of theyr husbandis And yf it be alegyd agayns any such born beyond the see that he is bastard en cas where the bysshop shuld haue knolege of the basterdie it shal be commauÌ„dyd to the bysshop to certefie to the kiÌ„gê court as it hath be of old tyme vsyd iÌ„ case of basterdye agayn theÌ„ which be born in englond .xxv. E. iii. Stat. ê‘se Enfans ¶ yf enfans wythin age â—e a way so they can not well sew theyr next fryndis shal be admyttyd to sew for them w. ii Capitulo .xv. Entre ¶ yf so many alienacions be made that a man can not haue his wryt of entre with in the degres he shall haue a wryt of eÌ„tre iÌ„ the post merlebrÌ„ Capitulo .xxx. ¶ yf the tenaunt in dower alien in fee of for terme of anothers lyff he in the reuercion shall haue incontinent a wryt of entre s. A wryt callid in casu prouyso ¶ yf tenauÌ„t in dower tenauÌ„t by the cortesye or for tme of lif lose bi defaut or make ê¯fessioÌ„ he iÌ„ the reuercion shall haue a wryt of entrÌ„ after the deth of the seyd tenauntis in whych wryt the tenant shall haue his ryght c. w. ii C. iij. s. a wryt of entre ad communem legen Also if the tenant by the curtesy tenaunt for terme of lyffaleyn in fee or for terme of nothers lyffe he in the reuercion lyuyng the tenaunt by the cortesye or the tenaunt for terme of lyff shall haue a wryt of entre in casu consili c. but after the deth of the tenant by the curtesye tenaÌ„t in dower or tenant for terme of lyfe by this alyenacion made in their lifis he in the reuercyon shall haue a wryt of entre ad comuen legem distent of any landis and tenementis shall not be preiudiciall to any persoÌ„ beyng iÌ„ the warÌ„ of the kyng no more than the person had beÌ„ wyth in age .iij. h. viii Capitulo .iiij. Errour ¶ yf erour â—e in the eschekir the chauncellour and tresorer shall make the record to come before them in some chamber nygh the eschekir takyn to the iustyce other sage men c. they shall cause the barons to be callid to here the cause of their iugement and if defaut befound they shall cause the rollis to be correct amen did and to be send again to the eschekyr to do therof execution as it is conuenyeÌ„t .xxxi. E. iii. C. xii it semyth that this statute takyth no plâ—ce yf execucion be awardyd querÌ„ ¶ Errour before the steward and mershal shal be reuersyd in the kyngis bench .v. E. iii. Ca. ii A maÌ„ beyng seke ought to sue a wryt of errour by attorney in a especyall forme of record yf the iuâ—tice see the person .vii. h iiij Cap. xiii ¶ Se in the tytle of attaynt that he in the râ—â—euercion shall haue an attaint or errour and so his heyre shall haue vppon a iugement gyffyn â—gayns his tenaunt for terme of lyf .ix. Ri. ii Capitulo .iij. ¶ See the tytle damage how the deffend shall â—ecouer damage iiiâ— h. vij Cap. x. ¶ Loke more for errour in the title aâ—erment â—nd the title london Escape â— If any thynge be leuyd for the Escape â— any thefe or felon before that it be iuggyd before the Iustice in eyre he shal restore it to the ê‘te or to hym that payed it as moche as he toke and to the kynge asmoche westmÌ„ j. cap. vii ¶ The escapys of Felons and Clerkes coÌ„uici from hensâ—orth Iuggid before any Iustyce beleuyd from tyme to tyme by the vew of the sâ—me Iustyce The .xxi. E. iij. cap. xiiij ¶ If the warden of the Flete let a man condeÌ„pnâ—d goo by bayle or maymprise or baston yf he haue no commaundement by wryt he shall lose his offyce and if hâ— be attaynt therof by due proces the ê‘te shall haue his recouere agaynst hym by accion of dette The .i. R. ii ca xii Loke in the tytle of Sheryffis an accion of deâ— mayntenable against the Sheryf that suffred â—n escape of one that was in execucion The .xxiii. h. vi capitulo .x. Loke more for escape in the tytle of coroners Eschaunge ¶ the estreytê chauÌ„gid shal be put iÌ„ the eschekâ— by the chauÌ„cellour of eÌ„gloÌ„d froÌ„ .xv. days to .xv. the barons haue power to examâ—n the customers in this case to punissh theÌ„ that do contrary to this estatute .xi. h. iiij Cap. viii ¶ None take any thynge for to chaunge gold for syluer or contrary wyse vppon payne of forfeytour of the money so chaungyd but only the kinges eschaungeoursâ— The .xxv. E. iij. stat de ê“dic Capitulo .xii. ¶ None shall make eschaunge for payment beyonde the see without the kinges lycence vppon payne of forfeytour The .v. R. ii cap. ii ¶ The chaunge our shal be sworne and bouÌ„dâ— in the chauncery for to bye marchaundise of the lande to the velue the somme within .iij. monthes vpon payne of forfeytour The .xiiij. R. ij Capitulo .ij. ¶ Non shall make eschaunge wythoâ—t the kingê lyceÌ„ce and he that doth the coÌ„trary shall forfeyt the value therof and he that wyl sue by accyon of deâ— shall haue the one halfe and the kynge the other halfe wherin nother esson proteccyon nor wager of lawe shall lye The .iii. H viii capitulo .vi. ¶ None of this lande paye or gyue to any marchaunt straunger by way of
eschaunge or otherwyse any coyne of this lande of gold or bullion or othâ—r maner plate of golde for his marchaundyse vpon payne of forfeyture of double valew of that coyne or plateâ— And he that wyll sue by accyon of dette shal haue the one halfe and the kynge the other halfe And he may haue it by wryte byll playnte or informacyon The iâ—ii H vii capitulo .xxiii. ¶ Loke more of this in the tytle of golde and money Eschete ¶ The kynge shall not holde the landes of theÌ„ that be conuyct of felonye but a yere and a day and then â—hey shall retourne to the lordes of the fee Mag. carta ca. xxii loke for eshete in the tytle wynes Eschetour ¶ Eschetours shal be chosyn as the sheryfâ—â— and that there be as many of them as ther were whan the kynge toke the gouernaunce of the realme and that no eschetoure tary in his offyce past one yere The .xiiii. E. iii. capitulo .vii. Before this statute there were but .ii. eschetours in Englande ¶ Eschetours shall take the inquestes of theyr offyce bytwene them and the Iurry of the same county openly in good townes or elles it is voyde The .xxxiiii. E. iii. capitulo .xi. ¶ Eschetours must haue xx.li lande or fee or more or to be put out of theyr offyce The .xlii. E. iiiâ— Capitulo v◠¶ Eschetours or commyssyoners whiche take inquestes of folkes not retourned by the sheryf shall lose xl.li wherof he that wyll sewe shall haue the one halfe also they shal retourne those inquestes so taken byfore them in to the chauncery or escheker withiÌ„ a moneth after the takynge vppon payn of xx.li to be payed as is aforesayd the .viii. H. vj. capitulo .xvi. They shal pay to the kynge as moche as he is indamaged for the not retournynge of them Loke more of exchetours iÌ„ the title of tauerner◠¶ Euery Eschetour shall take his inquestes of offyce by vertue of wrytes of diem clausit extremuÌ„ and of al other wrytes within a moneth after the delyuere of them and that they shall take them in good townes and open places and that he shall not take for his laboure and coste in one Countye aboue .xx. s. And yf he do contrary to the premyssis he shal forfeâ—te xl.li wherof he that wyll sewe it for the kynge shall haue the one halfe The .xxiii. Henry .vi. ca. xvii ¶ None shall be Eschetour excepte he or other to his vse at the tyme that he is chosyn may dysspende by yere in the same county .xx li And also he may not lette his offyce to ferme or make any depute if it be not to suche one for whome he wyll answere and he must gyue knowlege of the deputacyon to the tresourer within .xx. dayes after And yf the â—schetoure do otherwyse than is lymitted here he and his depute that so wyll occupye vnder hym shall forfeite xl.li The one halfe to the kynge and the other halfe to hym that wyll sew it by accyon of dette wherin nother esson proteccion nor wager of lawe shall lye And also the Iustyce of peace ought to inquire therof and make proces as vppon an Indytement of trespas but Eschetours in cytes and townes be excepte The .xii. E. iii Capitulo .v. ¶ If any eschetour or Commyssyoner putte in any offyce concernynge landes and inherytauÌ„ce in to any of the kynges courtes whiche is not presented by .xii. men indented and by them sealed â— he shall forfeyte c.li to the parte therby greued nor that no eschetour nor other Commyssyoner syt to inquere of any landes or inherytaunce excepte he or other to his vse may dyspende xl marke by yere vppon pain of xx.li And yf he may not dispende .xl marke he may refuse to syt in any suche commyssyon and shal be dyscharged in the Eschâ—ker therof by his owne othe without fyne or fee and that euery eschetoure and commyssyoner shall syt in open places accordynge to the statutes before made and that they suffre euery persone to gyue euydeneâ— opeÌ„ly in suche inquestes vpon payne of .xl. pounde And the sheryffe and other hauynge retourne of wrytes shall retorne before suche exchetours or coÌ„myssyoners no persone to inquere of landes excepte suche as haue landes to the yerâ—ly valewe of .xl. s. within the same shyre vppon payn of euery ê‘son so retorned c. s. And that the Iurry that shall be sworne shall receyue the counterpane oâ— the offyce indented and sealed by the sayd exchetour or commyssyoners and that to rest in the haÌ„des of the fyrst persoÌ„ sworne in the same Iurry vppon payne of euery one of the Iurry .xx. s. and that the sayd exchetour or commyssyoners shal receyue the verdet wheÌ„ the Iurry is redy to gyue it without delay and to delyuer the counterpane of the sayd verdet indented to the Iurry vppon payne of C. li. And the clarke of the pete bagge of the Chauncerye or other offycere there hauynge auctoryte or other offycer of the excheker hauynge auctoryte to receyue suche offycâ—s shal receyue the said offyce inquisition to them offered within .iii. dayes after it is offerd vppon payn of xl.li And tâ—â—n the sayd exchetours or commyssoner to be dyschargyd of his penalte xl.li for none retournynge of the same offyce within the moneth aâ—ter it is taken so that the sayd exchetour or commyssyoners at any tyme after the sayd moneth within an other moneth than nexte in sewynge retourne the sayd offyce in to the Chauncery or excheker as the case shall requyre And the clerke of the petye bagge to certefy the transcrypte of the sayd offyce the nexte terme folowynge the receyte therof vppon payne of C. s. for euery defaute And that uo exchetour be coÌ„pelled to occupy his offyce coÌ„tynually aboue one yere And the he that is exchetour one yere shal not be agayne in .iii. yeres after the fyrst hole yere ended and yf he do his patent therof to be voyde And the parte greued shall haue theyr recoueres of the sayd forfayte of C. li. by accyon of dette wherin no wager of law proteccyon nor esson shall lye And of the other forfeytours the kynge shall haue the one halffe and the parte that wyll sewe it the other halfe by accyon of dette where nother esson proteccyon nor wager of lawe shall lye ¶ Prouyded that this clause of the exchetours excersysynge theyr offyce ouer one yere extende not to Eschetours in any cyte or towne corporate or in the duche of Lancaster Corne wall and the Countyes palentynes of Lancastre Chestre Durham or Ely or in any other Countye palentyne in Englande wales or the marches of the same or to any eschetour made by any persone hauynge auctoryte by Fraunches pryuylege or by preserypcyon to make them ¶ Prouyded that this clause of the insuffycyency of the exchetours and Iurrours exteÌ„de not to any eschet our in cite or town corporat ne to any eschetour made by any person hauynge auctoryte to make them
the iustyce shall put to his seale and yf the kynge cause the record to come before hym and the same excepcyon be not founde in the rolles and the playntyf shewe the same excepcyon wryten c. it shal be commaunded to the iustice that yf at a certeyne day c. and yf he can not a gayne say it they shall procede to iugement after that excepcion as it had ben alowed or dysalowed w. ii ca. xxxâ— serche yf the iustycâ— denye his scale how that shall be tryed c. ExcoÌ„mengement◠¶ wrytes were ordeyned to the bysshopes to a cursse all and euery of them perturbers of the peace of holy churche of the kynge felons maintenours of felons and conspyratours of felony false Iurrours takers and maynteâ—ers of false quarrelles euery sonday doble festes c. iÌ„ the cathedrall churche in euery colage parysshe churche to procede agaynst theÌ„ accordynge to the canoÌ„ lawes .ix. E. iii. ordinacio per se. Execucion ¶ yf a man recouer dette or damage it shal be in his eleccion to haue a fieri fac of his landes and catelles or that the sheryffe shall delyuer to him all the catell of the dettour excepte oxen and the bestes of his teme vntyll his dette be leueyd by a reasonable pÌ„ce and extente and yf he be put out he shall haue ass rediss w. ii Capi. xviii ¶ Of those thyâ—gâ—s that be recorde before the chauncelour Iustyce whiche haue a recorde in theyr rolles c. there shal be no proces made by somons attachement esson vew of the lande or other solempnytes of the court c. but yf the knowlege be newly done or yf a fyne be leueyd within a â—ere by wryte anon he shall haue a write of execucion c. and yf the recognicion or fyne haue be made of a lâ—nger tyme he shall haue a stirÌ„ fac yf he be warned come not he shall haue execucyoÌ„ iÌ„ the same maner it shall â—e coÌ„mauÌ„ded to the ordynary in his case obserued notwithstandynge that is a boue spoken of the meane which by recognysaunce or iugemeÌ„t is bounde to acquite w. ii Capitulo .xlv. ¶ The statute of acton bornell of merchauÌ„tes shall not be holden but be twene merchauÌ„t and merchaunte for merchaundyse betwene them made and that by the wytnes of .iiii. lawfull meÌ„ of theyr names entred in the recognisaunce and that no lande be put in execucyon but burgages and that they shall take suche recognisaunce at new castel york chestre nothyngham brystow suffolke lyncolne northfolke seynt botulphus in london cauÌ„torbury salysbury norwiche and no where elles In nouis ordinac vâ— E. iii. aâ—ter it is repelled the xv yere of the same king ¶ yf a man condempned at an others suyt in an other pryson than in the flete wyl knowlege by faynt cause hym selfe to be dettour to the kynge and therfore is adiuged to the pryson of the flete to haue greter suerte the recognisauÌ„s shal not be receyued but he shal be send to the pson where he was tyll the ê‘te be satysfyed and after he shal be sende to the prison of the flete for that recognisaunce .i. R. ii ca. xii ¶ A man shall haue execucyon of landes and goodes alyened by colucion by hym that fleyth to westmÌ„ or to another place preuileged .i. E. iii. Capitulo .vi. ¶ A man shall haue execucyon iâ— Englande of all recongnysaunces of dettes made at cales .x. Henry .vi. Capitulo .i. Loke for execucyon in statute merchaunte ¶ Execucion shal be made vppon any condempnacyon of statute merchaunt statute staple or recognysauns and delyuered to the parte of all suche landes and tenementes that any parsone or ê‘sones be sesid so it be to the vse of him agayns whome execucyon is suyd as yf the parte hym selfe had be soleseised to his own vse at the time of the recouere suyd and that euery such persoÌ„ agayns whom any such execucyon is suyd shal haue lyke aduauntage in the law agaynst hym that suid excucioÌ„ as yf he hym selfe had be seysed .xix. H. vii Capitulo .xv. Executours ¶ Executours froÌ„ hens forth shall haue a wâ—yt of accompte the same accion proces as the deed man shuld haue had yf he had lyued w. ii Capitulo .xxiii. ¶ Executours shall haue an accyon of trespas of goodes taken away in the lyfe of theyr testatour .iiii. E. ii Capitulo .iiii. ¶ In a wryte of dette agayns executours they shal not fourch by esson before apparauÌ„ce nor afterwarde so that they shall haue but one esson after as the testatour shuld haue had he that comethe furst by dystres shall answere c. And the iugement shall be of the goodes of the deed â—s yf all had appered .ix. E. iiiâ— ca. iii. ¶ Executours of executours shall haue an accyon of accompt of dette and of goodes taken away of the furst testatour and execucion of the statute merchaunt and reconisauÌ„ce made to the furst testatour as the furst testatour shulde haue had And that the same executours of executours shall answere as muche as they haue receyued of the furst testatour as the furst testatoure shulde yf he had ben alyue .xxv. Ed. iii. de prodic Capitulo .v. ¶ Executours shall haue a wryt out of the chauncery with .ii. proclamacions retournable iÌ„ the coÌ„myn place against the housholde seruauntes of the testatour that haue spoyled or eloyned the goodê after the deth of the testatour and yf the writ be retourned serued and the defendauÌ„tê make defaut they shal be attaynt of felony yf they appere they shal be coÌ„myt to prison there to tary at the dyscrecion of the iustyce tyll they haue answerde to the executours by byll or wryte of the furst takyng so that such accyons by sewed with effecte And they shall not go out of prison without fyndynge suerte to the executours by way of recognifaâ—ce to kepe theyr dayes in the court yf the gealour let them go without suerte c. he shall lose xl.li to the executours And no ê“teccion lieth in any accion taken vpon this statute The .xxxiii. H. vi Capitulo .i. Exempcion ¶ A charter of exempcion shall not be alowed in that that there be not I now suffycyent besyde hym that hath the charter as in the grete assyse attaynt and wryte of per aÌ„bulacion or yf thâ—â— be wytnes in the dâ—de c sauyng to hym alwey his lyberte c. merlebre ca. xxâ— Exemplificacion ¶ Exemplificacion of domysday by the which vyllaynes tenauÌ„tes in vylynage with sey theyr seruyce were declared for voyde in this parlyament and that lordes haue commyssyones to inquere of theÌ„ that purcheyse suche of theyr â—ydours to ponisshe iÌ„prisoâ— them without bail or maymprise tyll they be acquyt .i. R. ii ca. vi ¶ Exemplificacion of a dede in rolled brent in the tyme of iÌ„surreccyoÌ„ shaâ—be of the same effecte as the dede was .vi. R. ii ca. iiii
woman may entre and holde the lande to hym durynge the lyfe of the husbande but after the dethe of the husbande the woman shall haue agayne the lande accordynge to her elder ryght prouyded that this acte extende not but to alienacions made after the furst day of decembre nexte comynge nor where he that ought to haue the lande after the deth of the woman is agreable to suche alyenacion or recouere so that the gremeÌ„t be of record xi Hen. vi capitulo .xx. ¶ Dedê of gyft of goodê or catellê made to any man to the vse of the grauÌ„tour be voyd .iii. h. vii ca. iiii ¶ Loke in the tytle of vyllynage that yf a feffâ—meÌ„t be made to the vse of a vyllayn that his lord may enter .xix. H. vii ca. xv ¶ Euery ê‘son to whose vse Empson dubley were seysed of landes or tenemeÌ„tes may entre make estate to otherê in fee to his vse as well vppon the possyssyoÌ„ of the kynge as vpoÌ„ the possessyon of any other also of such landes wherof any of theÌ„ were seysyd ioyntly with other that the other theyr heyres shal be seysyd to suche intent as they were with Empson dudley notwithstaÌ„dynge theyr atteiÌ„der pmo h. vii ca. xiiii ¶ yt is a greyd that no man shall take fesauÌ„tes nor ê‘triches with nettes or other ingines iÌ„ any others lande vpoÌ„ payn of x.li the one halfe ther of to the possessour of the land â— wher c and the other halfe to hym that wylsew .xi. h. vii ca. xvii ¶ Noman take in an others lande by craft or in gyne any herons but with haukyng or longe bowe vppon payn of .vi. s. viii d. that none take in a nothers lande yonge her on out of the nest without lycence of the lorde vpon payn of .x s. for euery heron he that wyll sew shall haue an accyon of dette And that the proces shal be as in an other accyon of dette where nother esson proteccyon nor waâ—er of lawe shall lye .xix. Hen. vii Capitulo .xi. Felony ¶ None froÌ„ hens forth that breketh any prison shalâ— haue iugemeÌ„t to dye for that only brekyng except the cause wherfore he was iÌ„prisoned reqÌ„re the same iugemeÌ„t though in times past it hath be otherwyse vsedâ— statut de psonaÌ„ fraÌ„geÌ„t MultiplicacioÌ„ of money is made felony .v. h. iiii c. iiii ¶ Cuttynge of â—onges puttyngeâ— out of eyes of malyce pÌ„pensed is made felony .v. h. iiii ca. v. ¶ wher before this dyuers women hauiÌ„ge substans in mouable goodes or in landê or that be heyrê apparaÌ„tes to theyr auÌ„cestours be oftymê takeÌ„ away by misdoers agayns theyr wyllê and after be maryed to suche mysdoers or to other by theyr assent or elles defoylyd to the grete dyspleasure to god dysê‘gement of the women c. it is ordeyned therfore that suche takynge be felony and that suche mysdoers takers ê“curatours receyuers knowyng the same offence c be iugged as pryncypalles felones prouyded that this acte extend not to them that onely clayme the woman as ward or vyllayne c. iii Hen. vii Capitulo .ii. ¶ Loke for felony in staple puruâ—yours faucoÌ„ rape recordes money hunters and in iustyce of the one bench other .vi. h. viii ca. vi Fermes ¶ Hundredê wapentakê shal not be let aboue â—he old ferme that is to eschewe brybery c. iustyces of peace haue power to inquyre and to ponysshe sheryffes doynge the contrary .iiii. Ed ii Capitulo vâ—timo ¶ The next of the kin to whoÌ„ the heritage may not disceÌ„d shal be pÌ„ferred to the fermê of tenauÌ„tê in the kyngê ward without fraude fyndiÌ„ge suerte to yelde to the kiÌ„ge c. .xiiii. E. iii. ca. xii ¶ The chapters shal be perferred to the fermê of bysshoprykê abbais other possessyons of holy church the chauÌ„celour the tresourer haue power to let such fermê for euer yeldyng the value by the yere or bi the monethe .xiiii. Ed. iii. pro clerâ— capi iii. ¶ No landê nor tenemeÌ„tê seysed in the kynges handê vpon enquest taken before exchetours or coÌ„missioners be let to ferme but shall abyde iÌ„ the kâ—gis haÌ„des till the same questê be retorned iÌ„ the chauÌ„cery or in the escheker by one moneth after the same retorne except they that be greuyd put out by â—uil iÌ„questes of theyr laÌ„des tenementis come in to the chauncery and profer them selfe to trauers the same inquest And to take the same landes and tenementes of fâ—rme then they shall be commytted to them yf they shewe by good euydence prouynge theyr trauers to be tâ—ewe aft the forme of the statut made .xxxvi. E. iii ca xiii to hold tyll the yssue of the same trauers be dyscused to fynde suerte to set thesame trauers with the effecte to yelde the kynge the value yf it be fouÌ„de for the kynge and yf any pateÌ„t or lesse be made to the contrarye within the sayd moneth it is voyd c. viii H. vi ca. xvi And the chauncelour tresourer shall let suche fermes .xviii. H. vi ca. vii in fine but now yf he come in to the chauÌ„cery within thre monythes next aft the same offyce put in to the chauÌ„cery or escheker that theÌ„ by the same chauÌ„celour he shal be admytted that all other patens grauÌ„tê hâ—reafter to be made therof with in the .iii. monethes ended be voyd notwithstaÌ„dinge the sayd statut of aÌ„no viii H. vi or any other statute made contrarye c. .i. H. viii capitulo .ix. ¶ None shall holde any fermis within the yle of wyght but that they all extende not to the valewe of .x. marke by the yere .iiii Hen. viâ— capitulo .xvi. And he that taketh any suche aboue the the sayd valewe shall forfayte to the kynge xl.li they that haue many fermes at this tyme. c shall chose whych of the fermis plesyth hym to the same valew and the lesse of the remenaunt to be voide iÌ„ the yere of our lord M. CCCC.lxxxx And they that haue payd fynes for theyr furst lessis to be alowyd and this alowauâ—ce to be iuggyd by the capteyn of the same yle or his leuetenaunt for the tyme beyng cetera Loke for fermes in trauers Fees forfeyt ¶ Loke in the title forfetour Fees of court ¶ Ushars and seriauntis of the court shall take for theyr fees as yt is ordeinid by the statute but it spekyth but of the iustice in eyre câ—teâ—a ideo vide w. ii cap. xliiij Fynes ¶ At the coÌ„miÌ„ law the partes to the fyne and theyr heiris were reseyuid to auoyd the fynes by such auerment that before the fyne leueyd in the tyme of the leueyng therof and after the plaiÌ„tyffê demaÌ„dauÌ„tis theyr auÌ„cestours of the tenemeÌ„tê ê¯teynyd in the fine or any ê‘te of them were alwey seysyd c. yt is ordeynyd that the seyd excepciâ—s or ansuers no wyse agaynâ—t the seyd recognusanÌ„ce fines
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
and yf he bere â—oruyd he may be challengid as well for the kiÌ„g as for the partye .xi. h. vi Ca. i. ¶ A man may haue an auerment agains the record of the merschallsie that the partye was not of the kyngis howse at the tyme. cetera xv h. vi Cap. i. ¶ The stiward and tresorer of the kiÌ„gis how 's haue power to call before them all maner of offycers within the virge whych haue power to execute the statute of beggars and vacabundis and they that befound defectyue to haue lyke ponysshment as they where conuyct by course of the commyn law xix h. vii cap. xii Marchauntis ¶ All marchauÌ„tê except thei be bâ—fore ê“hibite shall haue saue coÌ„ducte to cum and to goo into ynglonde to by and to sell except it be in tyme of warrÌ„ and yf they be of any lande that is agaiÌ„s vs in warrÌ„ than if that our marchauntis be safe in that couÌ„trey they shall be safe in this laÌ„de magna carta capitulo .xxviii. ¶ All marchauntis estraungers and dâ—nymyns may by sell corne wyne marchauÌ„dyse a thynges vendable in euery place without dysturbauÌ„ce if they he trobled he that hath the gouernaunce of the towne shall gyfe theÌ„ remedy vppoÌ„ coÌ„playntes or ellys the fraunches shal be seysed in to the kyngys handes he aswell as the dysturbor shall gyfe doble damages to the party yf he be absent his depute shall gyue theÌ„ remedy as is before said or ellys yeld doble damagis c. not withstondinge any charters of frauÌ„ches to them graunted to the contrary sauynge that marchauntes estraungers shall cary no wyne out of the realme and that the chauÌ„celer tresorer and iustyce assined to hold ples shall chose where they wyll inquere of suche dysturbaunce and shall make ponyshiment as it is before ordeynyd The .ix. E. iiiâ— cap. i. .ii. ¶ All marchauntis shall come in to englond as is ordeyned in magna carta the .xiiii. E. iii. c.i. ¶ Euery marchaunt as well straunger as denyzyn may sell vitellys other ware in loÌ„doÌ„ elles where in grosse or by retayle he that disturbeth theÌ„ shal be attached by his bodi by writ out of the chauÌ„cery shall yeld doble damages The .xxv. E. iii. cap. iiii ¶ All marchauÌ„tes except the kynges enmyes may come frely into englond yf our pourue ours or any other by colour take ther gooddes or any thing againest ther wyll they shal be incoÌ„tinent arâ—â—â—id by the mayres or baylyffis there shall be proces made fâ—om day to day and from howre to howre afteâ— the law of the staple and not by the comyn law and shall yelde doble to the party and as much to the kyng the .xxviii. E. iii. cap. ii stat staple ¶ All marchauntes strauÌ„gers may by marchauÌ„dyse of the staple within englond wales yrelande witthout couinÌ„ to abate the prise so that thei bring them to the staple and that no marchaunt englyss Irish nor welch nor marchant strauÌ„ger by theyr couiÌ„bring no woll fell lether nor led out of the sayd loâ—d vppon payne of forfetor of the same marchaundise and of theyr goodis to the kynge and theyr landes to the cheffe lord which shall haue a wryt of eschete in the casâ— and that euery marchauÌ„t eÌ„glysh yrishe and welsch shall make theyr payment in the place wher the contract was made and not out of it vppon the foresaid payn and euery marchaunt that shall sell the wolles to the stapelers before seid be bouÌ„d to waraÌ„t the packynge of the same wolles the same yâ—re cap. iii. ¶ But the payne of deth is put out of all statutes of the staple bi a nother statute The .xxxviii E. iii ca. vi and the warrauÌ„t of packyng is put out a .xxviii. E. iii. capitulo .xiii. ¶ Non shall bring out of this realme woll fell nor ledder to berwyk vppon twede nor scotlond to sell them to no man of scoteland vppoÌ„ paiÌ„ of forfetour his laÌ„dis to the lord the same yere Capitulo .xii. ¶ Marchauntes denisins or strauÌ„gers robbyd yf the goodis com iÌ„ to this land they shall haue theÌ„ agayn by proues of marchauÌ„tes and by sygnes cokettes that they shall shewe without other proses of law and in lyke maner if the shyp be broken commynge to lande iâ— it be no wrecke The same yere Capitulo .xiii. ¶ Noo marchaunt straunger be impleded or inpeched for anothers det wherof he is not suerte sauynge only the letter of marke and the takyng to be in his force c. in case that debate growe betwene vs and lordes of straunge landes yet for that we wyll not that marchauntes of those laÌ„des beyng here be sodeÌ„ly greued but they shall haue .xl dayes space by proclamacyoÌ„ to remoue their goodes and lenger if nede require the same Capitulo .xvii. ¶ Marchauntes shall not lose their goodes for trespas of their seruauntes excepte thei mys vse their offyce wherin their maister hath put them or in other maner where the maister is bounde to answere for his seruauÌ„t after the law mÌ„chauÌ„t The same yere Capitulo .xix. ¶ Also for asmoche as we haue taken in to ouâ— ê“â—eccion al marchauÌ„tes straungers it is ordeyned that if any greuaunce be made to them out of the staple that the iustice wher the greuauÌ„ce is made shall do hasty remedy after the lawe mÌ„chauÌ„t froÌ„ day to day and hour to hour without sewyng to the coÌ„myn law and he that is coÌ„uict shall yelde doble damage to the marchaunt and as moche to vs. The same yere ca. xxi ¶ yf a shyp that is freyght toward englande or elles where come in to any parte of englande by teÌ„pest or other fortune they may sell ê‘te of their marchandise the .xxviii. E. iii. the .iii. ca. xiii ¶ where it was ordeined at the last ê‘liamÌ„t that no mÌ„chauÌ„t englissh shuld vse but one mÌ„chauÌ„dise c. ¶ It is a greed that all peple be as free as they were in the tyme of the grauÌ„tfader of our souereine lord that now is of his good ê“genitours The .xxxviii E. iii. ca. ii it semeth that this estatute repelleth many therfore they be not here wryten for the letter is very generall ¶ Marchauntis as well straungers as denizyâ— may cary all marchandise out of the realme but that denyzyns may cary no woll nor shepe fell nor golde nor syluer out The .xxviii. Ed. iii. Capitulo .ii. ¶ All marchauÌ„tes alyens of the kyngis amyte may come in to englande without safecondit abyde as well within frauÌ„ches as withuot and they shall sell all maner of wynes in grose by the hole vessel not by retayle and all marchauÌ„tê as well strauÌ„gers as denyzyns shall sel in grose in euery place of england vpoÌ„ payne of forfeitour not by retayle excepte cetemyns bourgesis in theyr owne townes marchauntê straungers denysyns shall by â—el wares c. notwithstondynge the fraunches to the ê¯trary that as wel
accioÌ„ of det wherin nother wager of lawe esson nor protection lyeth The .i. R. iii. cap. x. .xii. loke the statute of the same effect the .ii. Ed. iiii Capitulo .vi. ¶ MarchauÌ„tes strauÌ„gers which bring goodis withiÌ„ this reame to be sold owght to iÌ„ploy ther moni in marchaundise of england the same lâ—we of marchauntê of yreland gernesey and â—ersey vppon pain of forfetor of all theyr goodis within this realme and theyir bodis to preson for a yere also the customer and countroller shal take suerte of eueri marchauÌ„t aforsayd that he imploy his money vpon the goodis of this laÌ„d vppon payn aforesaid the .iii. h. vii cap. viii ¶ The marchauÌ„tis of sâ—eleyard shal haue their auncion lybertes priuilegis vsis and customyâ— of old tyme to them grauntyd and confyrmyd by the kiÌ„g â— that no statute agaiÌ„s theyr liberte extend not to their libertes prouidid that this act be not preiudicial to the mayr shyriffis cyâ—â— mens and commynalte of london or theyr successours .xix. h. vii cap. xxiii Marches ¶ No officer of the est marches or west marches from hens fourth attache any person by his bodi in the countes of northomberÌ„ cumbef westmerland or in the town of new castell by colour of any presentment in theyr courtes c. and yf they do it shal be lauful to such persoÌ„ to make resistence aud if he be greued by suche attachement he shall haue a writ of trespase wherin he shal recouer treble damagê and ouer that the defendant shal have .ii. yeres presonmeÌ„t and shal pay to the kiÌ„g .c. s. the iustice of peas of the said couÌ„tis shyrif and lorders of lettes haue power to enquere of such attachementê The .xxix Hen. vi capitulo .iii. Marke ¶ Letters of marke shal be where the kyngis emmyes haue don any contempt agayns any trewse made before this day where no mencioÌ„ is made that markis and taking again shall scase and that thei shal haue letters of request vnder the priuey seale and after letterts of mark vnder the grete seale Also commyssioners shal be made to the wardens of the estmarches and westmarchis to here compleintis of brekiÌ„g of trewse of them of scotlaÌ„d and the marches adioynyng and theruppon they shall make etrters of request or ellis they shall make proclamacion in oppin placys vppon the marches that he that hath done contrary to the trewse shall make restitucion withiÌ„ tyme coÌ„uenieÌ„t or ellis to make letters of mark vnder their seale .iiii. h. v. Cap. vii Loke more for mark in the title letters of mark Masons ¶ The makers of chaptirs and congregacions of masons shal be ponysshid as feloÌ„s and other that come therto shal be imprisonid and fynyd at the kingis wyll .iii. h. vi C. i. Mesne ¶ In a wryt of meane at the distres days shal be gyffyd within the whych .ii. countes shal be holdyn with proclamacioÌ„ that the meane lord may come at the day in bank and yf he come not that meane shall lose the seruice of hys tenaunt and lyuing the meane the tenaunt shall answer to the chef lord the same seruice that the meane was wont to do and yf the tenaunt offer the seruice for the meane the lord shall take it without takiÌ„g any distress and yf the chef lord aske more thaÌ„ the meame was wont to do the tenaÌ„t shall haue the same excepcion that the meame shuld haue c. That is intendid after the foriugement and yf the shyryf retorn nichill at the somons he shall haue a wryt of attachement and a graund distress and yf the meane haue no landis in the same counte to be distrey nyd but in a nother counte ther shall an orygynall writ go owt in to that couÌ„te with a distres with proclamacions vt supra and yet proces shall go in to the furst counte vntyll the distress with proclamacion and so after proclamacion in euery counte the meane shal be foriuggid and yf the meane come and knolege the acquitauÌ„ce or be adiuggid that he shall acquite the tenauÌ„t and yf he do not acquite him the tenaunt shal haue a writ iudiciall to distrein the meane to answer him â— yf it be found that he did not acquite hym he shal yeld damage to the plaintiff and shal be foriuggid and yet the tenaunt shall haue his warrantye agains the meane cetera w. ii C. ix stude bene statutum Messengers ¶ No messengers of the kyng nor other for ani bysynes of the kyng take ani hors or other best agains the wyll of the owner except he shew a sufficient auctorite of the kyng and if he do he shal be imprisoned tyl he hath greyd with the parte .xx. R. ii cap. v. Mesures ¶ Loke for mesures in the title weyghth mesuris Misprision ¶ Loke for my prisions in the tytle recordiâ— Money ¶ Money counterfeyt brought in to this realme shal be forfeit The .ix. E. iii. cap. ii ¶ The sterlyng halpeny nor ferthyng shall not be molton for to make vessell nor other thinge vppon pain of forfetorand he that wyll sew for the kyng shal haue the .iiii. parte The .x. E. iii. Capitulo .iii. ¶ No grote nor peni of ii.d shal be molte to maâ—e vessell nor other thyng vppon payne of forfetor and the meltor shal be impreson tyll he haue paied the kiÌ„g the half of that that is molte yâ— no money of golde nor syluer of scotland nor of other landis be yonde the see shal renne in any payment within this realme but it shal be brought in bullion to the mint to be turned in to english coyn on paine of forfetor therof and impresonment and to make fyne and raunsom and that none bryng englysh money into scotland to eschaunge for scottish money vppon the same payne The .xvii. R. ii capitulo .i. ¶ Non bryng money of flandres of scotlandâ— nor other realmes within this realme vppon payn of forfetor The .ii. h. iii ca. vii ¶ Galey halpens shall not be currant froÌ„ hens for vppon payn of forfetour .xi. h. iiii cap. v. ¶ No money of gold shal be takiÌ„ but bi weight ix h. v. Cap. xi ¶ yf golde or syluer in coyne or in masse be founde by the serche or in any shyp or vessell to go out of any port hauyn or kryk of the realme without the kyng is lycence it is all forfayt except resonable expencis abpro uyded that marchauÌ„tis straungeâ—s that sell they re marchaundyse with in the reame and the half of the half therof receyuyd imployed vppon marchaundyse within the realme that they may cary the other half by the kyngys lycence The .ii. h. iiii cap. v. ¶ For the incresing of charyte of almys it iâ— ordeynyd that the thyrd parte of all the money of syluer that shall be brought to the bullioâ— shal be made in halfpens ferthynges that is to say the one halfe therof in halfpens the other halfe in ferthynges and no
golde smyth melt no halfp ny nor farthynge of syluer vpon payn of forfeytour .xi. Hen. iiii Cap. v. ¶ He that byeth or bryngeth in to the realme the halfpens called foskins and dodkyns shal be ponysshed as a feloÌ„ and he that taketh or payeth suche money shal lose C. s. wherof the kyng shall haue the one halfe he that wyl sew the other halfe that the iustice of peas maire baylyf stewardê of letis shal iÌ„quyre c. the said maires baylyffes stewardes shall sende theyr preseÌ„tment before the iustice of peas and they shal make proses of vtlary and the sayd matters here determyn The .iiii. Henry .v. sta ê‘se ¶ Money shal be made at yorke or elles where and thes chauÌ„ge also by the discrecioÌ„ of the kynges counselours for the tyme beyng .i h. vi ca. i. ¶ None cary money out of the realme without the kingê lycence to no where but to caleis vpoÌ„ pain of forfetour except wagis for souldeours yet they shall haue lycence of the king mÌ„chauÌ„tis strauÌ„gers shal find suerte for their felawship in the chauncery that they cary none out vt supra vppon the same payne The .ii. h. vi ca. vi ¶ ElaÌ„kes be voyded out of the realme nor thei shall not be take in paiment vpon the same payn that is reheâ—sed of galy halfpens .ii. h. v. ca. ix ¶ The maister of the mynt shal receiue of eueri one that bryngeth syluer to the mint after the value vpoÌ„ pain of doble damage to the ê‘te that the couÌ„troller and the assaier of the mynt be present whiche be coÌ„nig in the craft .ii. h. vi ca xii ¶ That none bye nor sel no syluer in plate nor pese nor masse beyng of as good alay as the sterlyng aboue .xxx. s. the .li of troy aboue the facioÌ„ vppoÌ„ payn of forfeifour the double value of as myche so bought or sold against this ordinauÌ„ce that the one halfe be forfait to the king is vse the other half to his vse that wyl sewe therfore ê“ue the forfeitor ê“uided alway that thei that goo to the coynage mai haue take of the maisters of the same coyn after that as is laufully coÌ„teyned in the indentures bytwene the kyng and the maister therof made and also the maister oâ— the sayd mynt for the time beynge may take and delyuer as it is conteyned in the said indenturis without more takynge for the case and profyte of the commyn people The .ii. Henry vi Capitulo .xiii. ¶ The wardens and mynysters of the mynte shall reseyue plate of golde and syluer by weyght and in the same maner delyuer it and not by number The xxv Ed. iii. statuto de prodic Caâ—pitulo .xx. ¶ All maner of gold of the coyne of a souereyn half souereyn ryal half ryal the .iiii ê‘te of a ryal the angell halfe angell beinge hole of weyght shal be currant in this realme for the sum thei were coyned for and also all grotê coined in this realme or in other laÌ„dê now currant for iiii.d and al halfe grotes coyned in this realme or in other landis now currant for ii.d not clypped minysshed nor other wise impaired and all pens of the kyngê coyne beyng siluer shal be currant in this realme excepte pens hauynge dyuers sporâ—es or the mullet betwyxte the barres of the crosse the whiche shal be currante but for halpens onely that the mayre or chefe officers of eueri towne or place to inprison or to ponysshe such by their dyscrecyon that refuse any suche money in any payment and they to be compelled to take it and that all such grotes half grotes and pens of ii.d clypped mynysshed or other wyse impeyred except reasonable weryng shall not be currant but to be forsaken in paiment but thei may bring theÌ„ to the mynt and to be chaunged after the custom of the mint for auoydynge of clyppynge here aft the kyng hath ordeined new coynes that euery grote peny shal haue a cercle about the vtt border that al maner of gold hereafter coyned shall haue the hole scrypture aboute euery pece therof that the wardeÌ„ couÌ„trollers of the kyngê mynt shal serche se it be so made ê‘fite before it passe from the mynt vppon payn of forfeitour of their office to make fyne at the kyngê pleasure that no ê‘soÌ„ cary any bully on plate or coyne of gold or syluer in to yrlond aboue the soÌ„me of vi s. viii d nor coÌ„uey it into any ship or bote nor brynge any coyne of gold or syluer of the coyne of yrlond in to this land aboue the some of .iii. s iii. d vppon payn of forfeitour therof to haue iÌ„prisonment to make fyne at the kynges plesure and that euery man that can sease any suche yrisshe money abouâ— the some of .iii. s. iiii d and brynâ—e it to the kynges mynt shall haue the vaâ—e of the one halfe therof delyuered to hym aâ— the sayd tyme by the mayster of the sayd mynt The .xix. Hen. vii ca. v. ¶ Loke more for money in the tytle of eschauÌ„g of fynours of gold syluer or goldsmythes ¶ They that coyne at any mynt within this realme shall make of euery C. li. of golde as many halfe angelles as a mount to the value of xx.ii and of euery C. li. of syluer plate or bullyon grotes to the value of l.li and half grotes to the value of xx.li pens to the value of xx.li halfpens to the value of .x. marke and farthyns to the value of .v. marke whiche farthynges shall haue vppon the one syde the print of the porcolyce vppon the othâ—r syde a rose with a crosse and yf any do the contrary the mayster of the mynte shall forfeite x.li the halfe therof to the kynge the other to hym that wyll sewe wherâ— wager of lawe esson and proteccyon shall be put out ¶ They that resorte to the mynt wyth bullyon or plate vnder the value aforesayd shal receyue the .x. parte therof in halfepens prouyded that this acte be not preiudicial to the mynt maisters of yorke Caunterbury and durram .xv. H. viii Capitulo .xii. Mordauncestre ¶ The recognisans of assise of mordauncestre shal be alway taken in their countes magna carta Capitulo .xii. ¶ yf the gardeyn holde the lande aboue the full age of the heyre the heire shall haue assise of mordauncestre agayns hym and recouer his damages from the tyme he was of full age merlebre Capitulo .xvi ¶ yf a man dye and haue many heyres wherof one is a sone or doughter brother or syster neuewe or nece and the other be of a more lenger dâ—gre than these foresayd heyres they shal haue a wryte of mordauncestre Glouc. ca. vi ¶ yf a woman recouer her dower agayns the gardeyn and he confessithe the accyon or losyth by defaut or pledeth a faynt ple by the which he recouereth the heyre when he cometh to ful
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.
there shal be no essoyn in no maner as is before rehersyd and if any knyght cytyzen or burgesse in time to come retornyd by the shiriff to come to the parlyament in maner before sayd aft such retorn made be put out by any person aÌ„d a nothere put in his place which doth take vppoÌ„ hiÌ„ to be knight cityzen or burgese at any parliameÌ„t in tyme to come he shall forfait to the king C. li. C. li to the knight cityzeÌ„ or burgesse that is so retornyd by the shiryff and after put out as is before sayd and he so put owt shall haue an accion of det of the sayd C. li. against such persons so put in his place or agaynst his executours or admynystratours prouyded alway that he shal begyn his sute within .iii. monithis after the parliament begoÌ„ and yf he do not he that will sew shall haue the accioÌ„ of det of the sayd C. li. And that no deffendant in such case shall wage his law nor shall haue no esson and that such proces shal be in thosâ— accions aforesayd as iÌ„ a writ or trespas done agaynst the pease of the comen law so that those knyâ—htis of the shirys for the parliament to be chosen shal be notable knyght is or ellis notable esquyers or gentilmen of the sayd countres as be able to be knyghtis and no man to be such knyghtis which is vnder the degre of a yeman Anno. xxiii h. vi cap. xv ¶ None shal be put to ansuere in the parlyamÌ„t nor ellis where of matters determinyd by iugement but theyr iugemeÌ„tis shal be in force vntill thei be reuersid by errour or attaynt Anno .iiii. h. iiii Cap. xxiii ¶ Loke for the expensys of knyghttes of thâ— shyre and how they shall be leuâ—yd in the tytlâ— of expensys for knyghtes of the shyre ¶ Loke more of parliament and how the sheâ—yf â—nd other shall do in the sayd eleccyoÌ„s the .xxi. Hen. vi ca. xv other statutes their be concernynge the parlyament but bycause they be but syldome in vre therfore I make no menciou of theÌ„ here at this tyme. ¶ That no knightê of the shyre cytezin nor buâ—â—ys nor barous of the synke portes departe froÌ„e the parlyament nor absent theÌ„selfe frome it tyll it be ended or prorogid without liceÌ„ce of the speker and coÌ„myns in the parlyament whiche lyceÌ„ce be entered of recorde in the boke of the clerke of the coÌ„myn house vppon payne to lose theire wagis and the shyres cytes and borowes ther of to be dyscharged for euer The .vi. Hen. viii Capitulo .xvi. Payn harde and strayt ¶ yf felons of ill fame wyll not put them selfe vnder thenquest before the iustices at the suyte of the kynge that they shal be put in prison streyâ—ht hard as they whiche refuse the law of the laÌ„de but this is not vnderstand of theÌ„ which be â—aken for lyght suspeccyon w. i. ca. xij Pardon ¶ Loke for the kyngê pardon the .v. h. viii cap. viii .vii. h. viii ca. viii .xv. h. viii passage ¶ Thershal no more be paied for passage at the portes than was wont and the iustyce of assyse shall ponysshe them that do the contrary as wel at the sewt of the kyng as at the parte the constables and baylyffes may redresse suche defautes at euery mannes sewt that complayneth the iiii Ed. iii. Capitulo .ix. ¶ Passage shall not be but at Douer on payne of imprysonment of a yere â—x E. iii. ca. ix ¶ Lycence shal be graunt for passage out of the realme at the portes of london sandwich suth plymmouth dartmouth douer brystvyt yermoâ—â—th saint botulff kingston vpon hull new castel vpoÌ„ tyne other portis passagê toward yrelaÌ„d and the yles parteynyng to the realme only anâ— he that passith without lyceÌ„ce shal forfeyt al 〈◊〉 goodes and the shyp to be forfeyte where in 〈◊〉 passith but lordes knowen marchauÌ„tê and thâ— kynges soâ—dears be except by this statute The .v. R. ii Capitulo .ii ¶ Passage of pylgryms and other saue only inÌ„chauÌ„tis soudears and men of armes shall be at plymmouth and â—ouer only but a man may pas in to yrelande where hym lyste The .xiii. R. ii Capitulo vltimo ¶ No pylgryme marchaunt beest nor hors may passe in kent but only at douer and he that dâ—th the ê¯trary shall forfeyt .v. marke and that â—uery â—re man of the same towne or castell shall haue â—n accyon of dette agaynst the offender vppon this acte and proces of vtlary and also he may haue an accyon of dette agaynst the mayster of the shyp ê“ces of vâ—lary The iiiiâ— E. iiii ca. x. Patenmakers ¶ Patenmakers shall maâ—e no patens nor clogges of aspe vpon payne of C s. for euery tyme â—nd he that wyll sew for the kyng shal haue the one halfe The .iiii. henry .vi. cap. iii ¶ Patenmakers notwithstondynge the statute of the .iiii. h. vi may make patâ—Ì„s of that parte of â—he aspe wherof no shafâ—ê caÌ„ be maâ—e but if they do the contrary they shall lose .xl. s. the one half to the kyng and the other halfe to hym that wyl sew therfore The .iiii E. iii. ca. ix patentys ¶ Patentis by the kynge of landes and tenemeÌ„tes rentes offyces annuites and other profettes what so euer where there is no expresse mencion made in their petycion of the valewe of the thinge et cetera And also of that that they haue of the kynges gyfte or of his progenytors be voyde The .i. Henry .iiii Capitulo .vi. ¶ They shal make no mencion but of that that they haue of the gyfe of the kynge or of E. his grauÌ„t father or of R. or E. late prynce of walyâ— or of I. late duke of lancastre and as to the profettes of goodes and catellis thei shall make nâ—â—â— mencyon except it amount to the soÌ„me of C. 〈◊〉 excepte wardes c. and as to confyrmacyons to be made of any graunt of the kyngê progenitoâ—rs that nowe is â— it is nede to make suche meâ—â—cyon as it semeth by the statute The .ii. Henry iiii Capitulo .ii. ¶ The king and the kynges chyldren be except in the sayd statutis The .vi. Hen. iiii ca. ii ¶ Patentis of the elder date shall be fyrst payd but the proferres shall be preferred The .vii. Henry .iiii. Capitulo ii ¶ Patentê shall bere date the day that the warrant is delyuered to the chauncellour not before and that daye shall be entred in the chauÌ„cery of recorde and yf it bere date otherwyse it is voyde The .xviii. Henry .vi. Capitulo .i. ¶ Patentis of landes or tenementes before the kinges tytle be found bi inquisicion in the chauÌ„cery or escheker retourned of recorde and pateÌ„tis made within a moneth after the same retourâ—e if it be not to him or them that tendeth the traâ—ers and offeryth to take it to ferme after the statute of the .viii. h. vi be voyd the .xviii. h. vi c. vi The statute of
without grace Eod. anno Cap. x. ¶ That no ê‘son within the cyte of londoÌ„ nor vii myles of the same occupi as phesicioÌ„ or surgyoÌ„ except he be apê“bath by the bysshop of loÌ„â—on or deane of powles callynge to hiÌ„ .iiii. doctors of phesyk and for surgery other expert persons in that faculte vppoÌ„ payne of forfetor for euery moneth v.li the one half therof to the kiÌ„ge the other half to hym that wyll sew by accyon of det wherin nother wager of law nor proteccyon shall be alowed and that no person in any other place occupy as phesycyon or surgioÌ„ except he be approbate by the bysshop of the dyosyce or by his vycar generall callynge to hym syche expert persons therin as he shall thiÌ„ke conuenient and geffinge letters testimonyall to hym that they shall so approue vppon lyke payn to be leuyd as is before sayd Prouyded that this act be not preiudiciall to oxford or camebryge or to any priuileges grauntid to them The .iii. h. viii cap. xi Playes and gamys ¶ Laborers and seruauÌ„tys that vse dyse and other sych gamis shall haue imprisonment of .vi. dayes and the sheryff mayrys bailyffys and coÌ„stables haue power to execute it froÌ„ tyme to tyme and if they do not the sheryffmayre or balyffis shall forfeyt to the kynge for euery defautâ— xx s. and the constable viâ— s. viii d and the iustyce of assyse haue power to inquyre of theyr defautis and to certyfy it in to the chauncery The xiâ— h. iiii cap. iiii ¶ Noo gouernâ—r of howse tenement or gardein suffer wyllyngly any person to occupy to plaie at the classh keyles halfe bowle handyn haÌ„d out or quekbourd vppon payn of imprisonment by .iii. yeris or to forfeyt to the kynge or to the lord of the fee that hath catall felonÌ„ fugit x. li the one halfe therof to the kynge or to the lorde before sayd and the other halfe to hym that wyll sew by accioÌ„ of det where proces of vtlary shall lye and the parte that playeth shall haue imprisonment of .ii. yeris and shall forfeyt x.li the one half to the kinge or lord and the other to hym that wyll sew therfore by accion of det c. The .xvii. E. iiii cap. iii. ¶ No apprentyce nor seruaunt of husbaÌ„dry laborer nor seruaunt artyficer play at the tablis teÌ„nyse dyse cardis bowlys nor at none other vnlawful game owt of the tyme of Crystmas but for mete and drynke and in cristmas to playe onely in the dwelling howse of his mayster or in the presence of his mayster and he that doth other wyse shal be put in the stockys openly by a hole day and that the howsold where such vnlawfull gamis be vsyd be presentyd before the iustice of pâ—ase and the mayre or sheryf in hys tyme or stywardis or lete and no lesse fine be set than .vi s. viii d and lyke proces shal be made agains hym as is in an enditemeÌ„t of trespas and the iustice of pease wherof one shall be of the quorum to reiecte and put a way all vnlawfull alâ— howses by their dyscressioÌ„ The .xi. h. vii ca. ii and the .xix. h. vii cap. xii Plees ¶ All plees in eueri court of england shall be pledid shewed defendyd ansewâ—â—d debatid and iuggyd in the englys tonge and that they shal be enâ—erid and in rollyd in latyn The .xxxvi. Ed. ii cap. vltimo Pore men ¶ It is agreed that pore men that haue cause to sew by the discressyon of the chauÌ„celler shal haue wryttes oryginall sub pena owt of the chauncery with out any thyng payng and a clerke assyned by the chaunceller to wryt such writtys and also he shall assygne counsell and attorneys to theÌ„ cetera And when such a wryt is retorned before the king in his bench the iustyce there shall assyâ—ne them counsell attorneys and other offycers necessarys that shall do all thynges for them requysyte without any thiÌ„ge takinge et cetera And the same lawe shall be holden in all courtys of recorde The .xi. h. vii capitulo .xii. Poope ¶ He that payeth to the pope for the fyrst frutys more than is wont to be payd shall forfayte to the kynge all that euer he may forfayt The .vi. h. iiij Capitulo .i. Prechers ¶ No prechers shall prech without licence of the ordynary of the place except personis priuylegid and curatis withiÌ„ theyr ê‘issh .ii. heÌ„ iiii Capitulo .xv. prerogatyf of the king ¶ we shall not haue the custody of any land which is holden of an other by reson of any land which is holden of vs in socage or petyt seriauÌ„tye or fee ferme but that fee ferme which makyth knyghtis seruis Magna carta Capitulo vigesimo quarto ¶ yf the kingis tenaunt hold any land of hym in chief by knightis seruyce he shall haue the ward of that and of all the landis holden of hiÌ„ and of other for what so euer seruice c. if he dye seysyd except the fee of the byshop of canterbury and the byshop of durham the kyngis prerogat regis Capitulo .i. ¶ Also he shall haue the mariage of the heyr if he hold of eschet in the kingis handis or he shall haue the mariage by reson of the keping hauing no respect to the furst fefement though he hold of an other cap. ii ¶ Also he shall haue the furst seysyn after the deth of them whych hold of hym in chyâ—f of all the landis of which they dyed seysyd of whoÌ„ so euer they hild ca. iii. It semyth that he shall haue the furst seysâ— though they hold of hym but in socage ¶ Also he shall haue the furst of all the landis whych be holden of hiÌ„ in chief and that is vnderstand of landys and fees whych by reson of knyghtes fee of seriÌ„antê fâ— or by the law were wont to be iÌ„ the kynges handê mÌ„lebrige ca. xx◠¶ Also he shall assinge to wydows of such tennaÌ„tes theyr dowres though theyr heyrys be of full age and if such widows mary them self without lycence c. he shall seise all theyr land til they make fyne at his wyll ¶ Also women that hold of the kyng in chief of what age so euer she be shall swere that they shall not mary them self wythout licence c. if they do the landes shal be taken into the kingê haÌ„des vntyll they haue made satisfaccion at his plesure ca. iiii loke how this is put in vre ¶ Also if inheritauÌ„ce which is holden of the kyng in chief do discend to ê‘tenÌ„s then all shall make homage and the inheritaunce shabe ê‘ted among them so that euÌ„y for theyr ê‘te shall hold of the kyngâ— ca. vj. ¶ Also iâ— a woman befor the deth of her auncestors which hild of the kiÌ„g iÌ„ chief before yeris mariable be maried theÌ„ the kiÌ„g shall haue the custody of the body of that womaÌ„ vntill the age that she may consent and then that she
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
occupyed or put suche bullys before purchesyd in execucyon proces shall be made agayâ—st theÌ„ by priminire fac by garnysshment or warnynge of .ii. monethes yf they make defaute or be attaynt they shall reÌ„ne in to the payn forfeytour coÌ„teined iÌ„ the statute oâ— ê“uisours made the .xiii. R. ij and .ii. H. iiij ca. iiii ¶ He yâ— purchasyth or putteth iÌ„ execucion any bulle purchesyd after the fyrst yere of Rychard the seconde to be quyte of dysmys shall be punisshed in lyke maner The .vii. H. iiij ca. iiij ¶ Lycence of pardon made by the kyng of prouysyoÌ„ to a benefyce ful with an incoÌ„bent is voyde The .vij. H. iiii ca. vi ¶ All the statutes of prouisours made in the tyme of kynge E. iij. and. R. ij shall be kepte in alâ— poyntê nat withstandinge any moderacyon made by the kynge The .ix. H. iiij ca. vltimo Purueiours ¶ None shal take horsis or cart of any man for caryage to be made but yf he gyue after tâ—e olâ— ordinauÌ„ce that is to sey for a cart with two horses .x. pennys by the day and for a carte with .iii. horses .xiiij. pennys by a daye no lordes carte of any spyrytuall person or of a knyght or of any other lorde shall be takyn by the kynges baylyffê magna carta C. xxi No coÌ„stable or his baylyff shall take corne or other catell of any man that is not of the same town wher the castell is excepte he pay redy money And yf he be of the same town he shall pay it within .xl. dayes after Magna carta .c.xix. ¶ None take vitayl nor charret agaynste the wyll of the owner and yf they do they shal yâ—lde dowble domages wemynster .i. ca. ii And yf the parte sewe not the kynge shall haue the swete they yâ— shall be indyted there of shal be be attachid dystreinid by grauÌ„de dystresse that coÌ„teineth the space of .ii. moneths iÌ„ the kiÌ„gê court or wher hym lyst and yf he come not by the day thaÌ„ he shal be agayne distreyned by the space of vi wekes And yf they come not than they shal be atteynt shall yelde dowble domages to the partes greuyd and make fyne to the kynge ¶ Of them that take vitayles or other thynges to the kynges vse to the makynge or kepynge of a castell or other And whan they haue receuyd the paiment at the Escheker or at the warderoâ— or els wher and with holde the payment of the credytours to the great domage of them and to the sâ—lander of the kyng it is prouyded that of them that haue landes and tenementes it shal be leuyed of theyr landes and goodes and payd to the credytours with theyr domages they shall make fyne to the trespasse and yf they haue no landes and tenementes they shal be imprysoned at the kyngê wyl Of theÌ„ that take reward of the kyngê credytours to make the kynges payment they shall yeld dowble and be punysshed at the kynges pleasure vestmÌ„ i. ca. xxxii ¶ Of them that take horse or cartê for the kingê caryage more than nede is take reward to releue theÌ„ if he be of the court he shal be punisshed by the marchall and yf he be out of the court he â—hall yelde treble domagê and be imprysoned .xl. dayes vestmÌ„ i. ca. xxxvi ¶ That no puruey our take any thynge of any â—or make ther of no price without his agrement and that he take corne by coÌ„myn mesure nor taâ—e no thinge but to the very value set by the coÌ„â—tabels or other good men And that paymeÌ„t be â—ade therof before the kyng passe out of the verâ—e that none haue no purueyours excepte the â—inge the quene or theyr chyldren nor that they â—ake no more than nede is And that the kynges â—uruey our take no thinge tyll he shewe his warâ—eÌ„t vnder the kyngê seale he that otherwise taâ—eth any pryse of any man without his agremeÌ„t â—t shal be don to hym as to a thefe yf the quanty â—e of the goodes requyre it The â—iiij Edwardê â—ii capitulo .iii. ¶ where the kyngê horsys lye at lyueÌ„ iu the coÌ„â—ey there shal be for eueri hors a page And the â—eper shall haue a hakney aâ—d there shall be no â—o nor theyr wyues nor houÌ„dys at the charge â—f the contrey And that paâ—ment shall be made â—efore that they go out of the verge and yf ther â—e mo fonnde there they shall be sent to pryson thâ—r to byde at the kynges wyl And in thesame maner it shall be coÌ„maundyd to the shyryff that he make purueyaunce for the kynges houndê of the issues of his baylies wher they dwel so that the countrey be not chargid with them Aud he that is grâ—uyd in this case shal haue his recouer agaynste the shyryf .xiiij. E. iij. C. xviij The fees and goodê of holy chyrche be excepte in the commyssyons of purueyours .xiiij. E. iij. pro clero C. i. xxviij E. iij. pro clero Ca iiij ¶ The purueyours of the kyng quene theyr chyldren shall make theyr pryse by the coÌ„stable and .iiij. honest men of the townes with out manace or coÌ„pulsyon to the preysers to set any pse contrary to theyr othes And tayles to be made incontynent and insealed of the agremente c. iâ— theyr pseÌ„ce And yf the purueiour do otherwise he shal be incontinent arestid there brought to the next geale and it shal be done to hym as to â— these And this payne shal be expressid iÌ„ their coÌ„myssyons vnder the kynges seale The .v. E. iii. ca. ii and this same clause is enacted The .xx. â— iii. statut de ê“uis capitulo .i. ¶ The fees and goodes of the church shal be â—â—â—cept in the coÌ„myssions of the purueyours The .xiiii. E. iii. ê“clero ca. i. .xviii. E. iii. ca. iiii ¶ No purueyour of wod or tymbre to the kiÌ„gê vse cut any trees growynge in or about any maÌ„nes howse And if he do he shal yelde to the ê‘te treble domages and haue a yeres prysonment be foriudgyd his office The .xxv. E. iii. statut de prouys capitulo .vi. ¶ Purueyours that take shepe after ester befor the sheryng mo thaÌ„ shal be for the. tyme expeÌ„dyâ— for the kynge it is felony and yf they take after warde mo than shall come to the kyngê vse it is also felony Thesame statut ca. xv ¶ Purueours that take puruyauuce for the kynge the quene or priÌ„ce with in the some of .xx. s. shall make paymente incontynente and if it be to the summe of .xx. s. or aboue payment shall be made within a quarter of a yere The .xxviii. statut vltimo capitulo xi◠¶ Of purueyours of pultry and small thynges paymeÌ„t shall be made in hande and of great purueyaunce within .vi. wekes The .xxxiiii. E. iii. capitulo .iii. ¶ None shal haue purueyours but the king the quene or paymente shal be made in hande after the price of the market and the byers
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
made to shyryfê to take endytmentê Eodem statut ¶ Shyryfê shal haue alowauÌ„ce in the escheker vpon theyr othys of the yssues of they re counte â— that shal accoÌ„pt to the escheker .i. H. iii. ca. xi ¶ Sheryffê shal be sworne to dwel vpon they re baylywykê that they shal not lette theyr baylywykê to ferme .iiii. H. iiii ca. i. ¶ Shyryfê shal haue no alowaunce vpon their othys of casualtes but of anâ—cion fennes and demaundes as it hath be vsyd before .iiii. H. v. ca. ii ¶ The counte of sussex shal be holdyn at chycester one tyme and at lewes another tyme alway xix H. vii ca. xxiiii Skauage ¶ If any mayre sherif or other officer leuey any custome of any of the kyngê subiectes called skauage or sewage of englysh marchauÌ„t or deniziÌ„s for any marchauÌ„dises â—before trewli customid or distreyn theÌ„ therfore or dysturbe them therfor he shal lose for euery tyme so offeÌ„dyng .xx li. the one halfe therof to the kyng and the other halfe to the ê‘te that wyll sew therfore by accyoÌ„ of det wherin nother wager of law ê“teccion nor essonÌ„ shal lye Prouyded that this acte extende nat to the cyte of London but that they may take for skauage suche sommys as by the kynge and his counsel shal be determynid to be theyr ryght and tytle .xix. H. vii ca. viii Silke ¶ That none brynge in to this realme to be sold any silke wrought out of this realme by it self or with other stuf in rybaÌ„dys lacys gyrdyls corces calles corces of tyssue or poyntes vpon payne of forâ—eytor therof or the valew of the same iÌ„ whose handis so euer thei be fouÌ„d the one half therof to the kynge the other half to hym that sâ—asith it And that all parsons as wel strauÌ„gers as otheâ— may brynge in all other maner sylke as well wrought as raw or vwnrought to fel at their plesur this act not withstanding The xix H. vii ca. xxi Loke for sealing of cloth of gold of siluer and of sylke The .xii. E. iiii capitulo .iii. Sowldiars ¶ Sowldyars and shipmen shal haue letters of their captain or of the townes wher ther aryue and that they shall be commanndyd to hold the hye waye towarde they re contreys and yf they do coutrary that they shal be takyn ponysshed as vacabondes and he that receyueth them aboue a nyghte in his howse shall lose for euery tyme xii.d xix H. vii ca. xii ¶ If any captayne be reteyned in the kingê seruyce vpon the see or beyond the see nat hauyng his nombre of souldiars as he shal be reteyned gyue nat them their wagê as he shall receyue of the kyng for them he shall for euery such defaut forfeyt all his goodes cattellê to the king his body to be imprisoned And that euery captain â— pety captain paye to euery soulâ—iour his wages within .vi. daies after that he hath receiuydit for hym and yf any souldy our beyng not captain reteyned iÌ„mediatly with the king take any prest to sâ—rue the kyng vpoÌ„ these or vpon laÌ„de or beyond the see deê‘te oute of seruâ—ce without lâ—cence of the kynges leuetenaunt ther that than such deê‘tynâ— be felony to haue execucyon lyke a feloÌ„ to lose the bnÌ„fite of his clergy except he be with iÌ„ orders And that the Instyce of pease haue power to here and determyne the premysses that suche departynge and retaynou yf it be trauersyd be tryed in the same shyre where they be for suche causes arestyd and arayned ¶ Prouided that no captain be chargiâ— here by for his sowdyers beyng deed or departyng with out his defaute so that he shewe it to the kyngê leuete naunt yf he be at lande wagê within .x. dayes aft the departynge or to the admyrall of the nauey at his next metynge yf he be at the see wages Prouyded that this act extende nat to captaynes and sowdyers of Calyce haÌ„mys gynys ryse baÌ„ck berwik walys or any other marches of the same Prouyded also that this act extende nat to any captayne for noÌ„ paymeÌ„t of the kynges wagê to any of his howshold seruauÌ„tes or other to whom he shall dayly fynde meat drynke durynge the sayd seruyce of warâ— The .iii. H. viii capitulo .v. ¶ Captaines shal pay their souldiers their hole wagê without any thyng abatyng but for theyr restures .x. s. for a robe of a gentylman and .vi. s viii d for a â—oman vpon payne of xx.li for a spere and x.li for a bowe The .xviii. H. vi ca. xviii ¶ Souldyers that deê‘tyn before the ende of their tyme shal be ponysshed as felons baylyffê coÌ„stables wher they aryue shall putte them vnder â—rest excepte they shew letters of liceÌ„ce of their captaynes And iustyce of pease shall inquere defmyne the premysses The .xviii. H. vi capit vltimo The .vii. H. vii ca. i. Southwerke ¶ He that hathe dwellyd at the stewes shall be no comen hosteler nor tauerner in sonth warke and iustyce of pease of thesame county may enquere thâ—re of and ponysshe them by fyne aâ—d raunson .xi. h. vi ca. i. Staple ¶ The staple of wollys ledyr wol fel and lede shal be holdyn that is to say for england at new castell vpon tyne yorke â— lincolnÌ„ norwich westmester caunterburâ— cycester wynchester and brystuyt and for walys at carmerdyn and for yrelande at deuelyn waterforde corke and drodaugh that all the wollys ledyr c. that shall be brought out of the said Realme ande landes shal be fyrste brought to the sayd staples and the rewâ—yed by the kinges standarde And that euery sacke and sarpler of woll so weyed be iÌ„ sealyd with the mayres seale of the staple testyfyed by byll insealyd with the seale of the sayd mayre c. and they shal be brought to the portys of yoâ—â—ke hul lincoln boston norwych greatiermouth westm london cauntebury sande wytche wyâ—â—chester southampton and the sayd wollys anâ—lede shal be weyed agayne by the kynges custoâ—mers And al the wol lede that shall be broughâ— to the portes of new castel cycester excest briâ—â—â—uyt kermerdyn deuylyn waterford drodaugh corke shal be but ones Weyed and there shalbâ— an indenture made betwene the mayre of the stâ—â—ple and the customers of the same woll leder câ— and customes and coâ—â—ettes the costomes therâ—of dew shal be payed to the customers that is to say halfe a marke of a sake of woll half a marâ—â— of CCC wolê fellys and a marke of a last of ledyr c. the said marchauÌ„dyses shal be brought beyonde thâ— see by marchanntê straungers that bye them and nat by englyssh men welshe noryrysshe that the sayd mayres customers delay no man nor take no thyng to do theyr offyce vpoÌ„ payn of impsonmente to pay the dowble that he hath takeÌ„ of the part with the domages c. And that they take an othe of the byers that they
vltimo Templers ¶ All the knyghtes of the temple were dystroyed for heresye afterwarde s. xvii E. iii. al theyr landê were gyueÌ„ by auctoryte of the ê‘lyameÌ„t to the ordre of the hospital of seit IohnÌ„ for to maiÌ„tayn the cristeÌ„ feith as they were gyuen to the teÌ„plers at the begiÌ„niÌ„g not withstoÌ„diÌ„g that it was a good enteÌ„t iÌ„ thesame ê‘lyameÌ„t that the same landê shuld eschete to the lordes sta templer Tenure ¶ It is lawful to eueri fre maÌ„ to sel his laÌ„d or ê‘te therof at his wyl so that he that is iÌ„feffid holdith it of the chyef lord by thesame seruyce that the feffour first hyld it if he alyen ê‘t the feffe shal be chargyd acordynge to his part this statute holdyth place of landes in fee symple only and that this statute be not preuydycial to the statute fo mort maiÌ„sta quia emptores tarrarum ChroÌ„mys ¶ Non shall cary throÌ„mys nor wollen yaren vnder the colour of throÌ„mys out of the realm vpon payn of forfeytour the dowble valew The .viii. h. vi ca. xxiii Tyndalle ¶ Al the landys in southâ— northtyndale shal be gyldable annexid to the counte of northumber landê the kynges wryt and al warantes and pÌ„ceptes of iustyce of peasse and other offycers of northuÌ„berioÌ„d shal be there obeyed .xi. H. vii c.ix Tyles ¶ Loke for tyles iÌ„ the tytle weightê misures Tyn ¶ A maÌ„ may charge tyn wher it pleasyth hiÌ„ but the discharg shal be at calice oli the xv R ii c.viii ¶ Passage of tyn out of the realm shal be at the porten of derthmouth no other where the .xiiii R. ii ca. vii ¶ Loke more fortin iÌ„ the title of merchauÌ„tê and staple Toll ¶ yf owtragyous toll be takyn in a towne marchaunt yf it be the kynges town let to fee ferme the kyng shal take fraunches of the market into his hande and yf it bo done by a lord of a towne the kyng shall do in lyke maner w. i. Ca. xxx ¶ Toll shal be takyn after the strengthe of the cours of the wat as of the xx corne the mesure wherby it shal be takyn shall agre with the kynges mâ—sure by strykell and not by hepe The statute of the assyse of brede and ale Tourne of shyryffê ¶ Sheryffê or baylyffê may take preseÌ„tmentê or indytmentys before theÌ„ in theyr tourne but they may make no syne nor award no ê“ces theroÌ„ vpoÌ„ payn of C. li. the one half therof to the kyng and the other half to the parte greuyd but they must certyfy that presentmeÌ„t to the iustyce of pease at the nexte cessyons vpon payne of xl.li And they shal award theron ê“ces as the law wyl but this act shal not be pÌ„iudicyal to the cyte of londoÌ„ nor to lordê of any frauÌ„ches which hath the kynges patent therof or ellys hath it by tytle of prescrypcyon The .i. E. iiii capitulo primo ¶ No baylyf nor other offycer shal retourn iÌ„ anâ—â—urne non but such as be of good fame yâ— haue landys of free hold within thesame couÌ„te to the yerly valew of .xx. s. or copy hold to .xxvi s viii d. at the lest he that retorneth any contrarye to this ordynaunce shal lose for euery persoÌ„ not beyng so suâ—fycyent .xl. s. as oft as hâ— so offâ—ndyth And the shyryff other .xl. s. And who that wyll shall sew there fore by accyon of dette as well agaynst the sayd shyryf as baylyf the one half so recoueryd to the kyng the other half to hiÌ„selfe wheriÌ„ nother eâ—su nor ê“teccioÌ„ shal lye and eueri indytement in any turne other wyse takyn to be voyd The .i. R. iii. ca. iiii ¶ No shyryf nor constable shall hold their torn but twis in a yere iÌ„ a place acustomid S. ones aft ester and a nother tyme aft mychelmas c. the vew of frankpleg shal be than at the torne of myghelmas c. no counte shal be holdiÌ„ but froÌ„ moneth to moneth iÌ„ the coÌ„trey where more loÌ„ger tyme hathe be vsyd it shall be so contynued magna carta ca. xxxv ¶ Archbysshopê bysshoppê abbotê priors countes baroÌ„s nor meÌ„ of religioÌ„ nor womeÌ„ shal not coÌ„ to the shiryffê torne also meÌ„ shal not come to the shyryffê torne whiche haue landys in dyuers hoÌ„dredys marlbryg ca. x. ¶ The sheryf shall hold his torne whitiâ— a monyth after ester the other withiâ— a moneth aft mychelmas or elles he shal lose his torne for the tyme .xxxi. E. iii. ca. xiiij Trauers ¶ The parte shal haue his trauers to the offyce wherby it is found that the kynges tenaunt did alyen without lycence or that he hyld of the kiÌ„g by knygtes seruyce dyed his heyre beiÌ„g within age the record shal be send in to the kiÌ„ges bench and there tryed .xxxiiii. E. iii. ca. xiiii ¶ yf the eschetour sease any laÌ„dys in the kyngê handes by inquest of offyce if any maÌ„ put claym therto The eschetour shal send the same inquisicyon in to the chauncery within a moneth aft that laÌ„d sâ—sayd And that a wryt shal be delyueryd hiÌ„ to certify the cause of the seasour iÌ„ the chauÌ„cery And there without delay to trauers the ofice or elles to shew his ryght And in case that any coÌ„ before the chauÌ„celour shew his right by good euydens that the chauucellor shall lett the lande vnto hym yeldyng the valew to the kyng fyndiÌ„g suerte that he shall do no wasâ— tyll that it be iuggyd the xxxviâ— E. iii. ca. xiii This statute is enlargyd the .i. h. viii ca. x. And .iii. monethes respyte gyuen to any man that wyl make clayme ¶ Loke more for this in the tytle of eschetour Tonnage poundage ¶ yf any marchaundyse be shypped to be caried beyond the see or brought from thens in to this realm and there put to land at any port the subcidye and tunnage and poundage dew to the king not payed nor agreed with the colectour thâ—rfor than the sayd marchaundyses to be forfeyted to the kyng the .xii. E. iiii to endure the kynges life This acte is confyrmed the .vi. h. viii ca. xiiii To endure duryng the kynges lyfe Loke more for this iÌ„ the tytle of custoÌ„ loke for subsyde pouÌ„dage The .xii. E. iiii ca. iii. Treason ¶ when a man coÌ„passyth or ymagineth the deth of the kiÌ„g or of the quene his wif or of his eldest sone and heyre or if any defoyle the quene or the kingis eldest doughter not maried or the wife of the kinges eldest son and heyre and yf a maÌ„ leuey war agaynst the kynge in his realme or be adherent to the kynges enmyes in the realme or hâ—lpe them or comfort theÌ„ in the realme or ellys where And therof prouabli be attaynt of open dede by people of his degre and condycyon Aâ—d yf a maÌ„ counterfeyt the kynges greate seale or his money or yf a man bâ—ynge any fals money in to this realme
certificat of the customer of calyce thaÌ„ that shal be tryed in the couÌ„ty where the eschekyr is .iiii. E. iiij ca. ii ¶ Loke in the tytle of shipping of wollys how the issue shal be tryed in the couÌ„te of york .iiii. E. iiii ca iii. watermen ¶ Loke for that in the tytle botemen Uacabundys beggers ¶ No maÌ„ shal giue almes to beggers that be stroÌ„g and able to worke vpon payn of imprysonment The .xxiij. E. iii. ca. vltimo ¶ Beggers that be stroÌ„g and hole of body shal be compellyd to work and beggers that depart out of their huÌ„dred cite or borow without leters testymony all it shal be done to them as of labourers that pas out of the huÌ„dred c. Also heremytys and relygyous beggers shall haue letters of theyr ordynaryes and cierkys letters of the vnyuersite The .xij. R. ii ca. vi ¶ Beggers that haue be in prison beiond the see shal haue letters of their capteÌ„s or of the towns where they aryued and shal be sworne to go the next way to their contreis The .xii. R. ii ca. vii ¶ Iustyce of pease and assyseê shal inquyre of vacabundys loyterers and faytours and them to ponysshe and as wel thesame iustyce as mayrys baylyffê constablê other gouerners of towns and placys where such come may examyn them and compel them to fynd suerte of there good aberyng and other wyse commit them to the next geale tyl the coÌ„miÌ„g of the iustice of deliuerauÌ„ce and they haue power to do of theÌ„ as they shall thynke conuenieÌ„t The .vii. R. ii ca. v. ¶ Mayres shreuys baylyffê and other offycers and rulers of cyties and townes shall take vacabundys idell and suspecte parsons and them to pute in stockys there to abyde .iii. nyghtes with brede and water and after .iii. nyghtes they shal be coÌ„maundid to a voyd the towne And yf they offend agayne they shall abyde in stockys by .iii dayes with the forsayd dyet and he that gyueth them any other sustenauns shal forfeyt for euery tyme xii.d And that euery begger that may not labor shall goo in to the hundred where he dwellid last or where he is most knowen or where he was borne within .vi. wekis after proclamacion of this statute made there to abyde And â—f any begge in any other place after that he shal be ponysshed as it is before sayde And that none be excusid for that that he his a clerk of the vniuersyte or shipman except that he shew the letter of the chauÌ„cellour of the vniuersyte of his capteÌ„ or of the towne where he cam to land yf he haue such letters he shall be commaundid to go to his contrye And yf any such vacabuÌ„dys tari in any cite or towne by the space of a day not punisshed And such offycer hath notyce of hym than that offycer shall forseyt for euery tyme xx.d ¶ And that lordys in theyr letys and sheryffê in theyr turnys shall inquyre therof and take the amarcyament for euery defaute xx.d And yf it be in a cyte that hath mayre and aldermen that than the alderman of the place where suche defaut is shall take the aduauntage to his owne vse And that euery one that is intytelyd to haue such peâ—alte may dystrayn c. further more by this staâ—ute the imprysoment that is gyuyn by the statuâ—â— Ryc is put out The .xi. h. vii ca. ii This acâ—e â—s confyrmyd The .xix. h. vii ca. x. And thereto â—â—largyd and addyd than yf any kepe any suche beggers in his howse ouer one nyght to forfayt xii d. And also yf the offycer examyn not suche beggers but suffer them go vnponysshed as is beforsayde to forfeyt therfore .iii. s. iiii d And the lord of the lete or sheryf in his turne or aldermaÌ„ as is beforfayde to take the mercyament therfor iii. s. iiii d And to dystrayne therfore And that the chauÌ„cellour the tresorer the two chefe iuggê the chyf baroÌ„ of the eschekyr the iustice of assise in theyr cyrcuitys to examyn the sayd officers defectyfe and to put them to suche punysshemeÌ„t as though they were conuycte by dew ê“ces of the law the styward tresorer controller of the kinges howse haue lyke auctoryte within the pÌ„cicâ— of the verge and the mayre and euery alderman in the cyte of london within his warde ê“uydid that the dyminicyoÌ„ of ponysshement of vacabuÌ„dys shal be for women with chyld and men wymen in grete sekenes and impotente aboue the age oâ— lx yeres by the dyscression of them that haue auâ—â—toryte And the iustycê of the pease within theiâ— shyre and the mayre sheryffê and baylyffê in theiâ— iurysdyccyon to make serche of these .iiii. tymeâ— in the yere that is to say euery quat ones to se dewâ— execucyoÌ„ done as is beforsayd The .xix. h vii câ— xii ¶ And that the iustyce of pease mayres baylyffys stywardys of fraunches haue power to serche and examyn it by the contrie and by thyer dyscressyons The .xi. h. vi ca. xii Loke for wardeÌ„ of the flete iÌ„ the title of escape wager of law ¶ No balyf shal put any maÌ„ to wage hys law opynly without witnes magna carta ca. xxviii ¶ A maÌ„ shal haue his law agayns papirs of loÌ„don .xxxviii. E. iii. ca. v. In det vpon the arreragys of accoÌ„pt the pleyntyff or the deffendaunt shal be examinid by some iuge before whom c. vppon that by theyr dyscression the defendauntes shall do thyer law .v. â—h viii ca vii Atturney ¶ Al abbotê priors in euery huÌ„dred wapeÌ„tak or court baroÌ„ by their attorne is made by their coâ—eÌ„t seale shal pled al plees for theÌ„ the stuward â— eueri such court shal receiue such atorneis vpoÌ„â—ain of xl.i iÌ„ the abot of fouÌ„teins shall do his â—aw by one of his moÌ„kê or by atturnei with fâ—â—â—aÌ„des but the attorney must haue his warraunt â—nder the couente seale and the stuwarde that refustth to take his lawe in such maner shal lose xx.li. for euery tyme and he that sewyth shal haue the half xâ—xiii H. vi ca. vi warre ¶ No man shal be chargyd to arme hymselfe otherwyse than hath be vsyd in tymes past that none shal be dystreynyd to go out of theyr countes but bycause of necessyte of sodeyn comynge of straungers enemyes to the kynge and than it shal be done as it hathe be done before this tyme in defence of the realme .i. Ed. iii. capitulo .v. statuto .ii. ¶ Non shal be compellyd to fynd men harnysed bylmen nor archer except that they hold of such seruyce but if it be by a comyn assent graunte of parlyamente xxv E. iii. statuto de prodicione ca. viii this statute is coÌ„fyrmed .iiii. h. iiii ca. xiii But that no lord therby shal lose his seruyce nor amountes nor grauntes therby chaungyd Loke more for warre in the tytle souldyars warde ¶ The lord shal not haue the warde of the heir
the see or beyonde the see holdynge of the kynge or of any other by knyghtes seruyce dye there or yf any feffement be supposyd to be made by collucyon his heyre beyng within age that the feffes or executours of suche parson so dysseysyd shall haue the warde and maryage oâ— the heyre and of the landys durynge the no nage to the ê‘formaunce of the wyll of hym so descesâ—syd without any accompt yeldynge payenge thâ— rent to the cheflorde of the feesauing to euery oâ—ther ê‘son such ryght vse as they had befor thâ— feffemeÌ„t alienacyoÌ„ or recouer ê“uydyd yâ— this aâ—â—te extend not to the souldiars of Cales hammyâ— gysnes Ryse bank berwyk walys the marches of the same .iiii. h. viii c. iiii Thesame stat ê“mis is made for al theÌ„ that were reteinyd in the kynges wagê in his warrê the .xv. yere of king h. the .viii ¶ Loke more of wardê iÌ„ the tytle felony .iiii h. vii ca. ii walys ¶ The lordê of the marches of walys shal be ê‘petually iÌ„tendiÌ„g aÌ„nexid to the crown of engloÌ„de not to the priÌ„cypalyte of walê .xxviii. E. iii caâ— ii ¶ yf any meÌ„ of the march of walys be arestid in walê or theyr goodê takyn brought thyder thei shal haue letters testimonialê of the gouernours of the town wher they dwell to the gouernours town where such wroÌ„g is don for to deliuer theÌ„ within .viii. daies And yf thei be not delyueryd thaÌ„ they shal arest and withold as many of theÌ„ and of theyr goodes tyll grement be made .ii. H. iiii ca. xvi ¶ The lordes of walys and they re mynysters shal do excecucioÌ„ of meÌ„ attaiÌ„t of felony iÌ„ eÌ„gland which dwel in walys vpoÌ„ a certyfycacyoÌ„ of the kiÌ„ges iustice vpoÌ„ a greuous payn .ii. H. iiij c.xvii ¶ Englyssmen shall not be conuict by welchmeÌ„ in any accion in walys but by englysshmeÌ„ of the next vesnew and men of good fame wasters and rymours and mynstrelles in walys shall haue no coÌ„mortha in walys nor that the englysshe burgeys that wede welsshe women shall not haue fredome withe englysshe burgeys .iiii. H. iiii ca. xxv ¶ welsshmen shal bere no armour in marchaunt townê vpoÌ„ payn of forfeytour .iiii. h. iiii c.xxviii ¶ Uytels and armour shall not be brought in to walys vpon payn of forfeytour And the constable that espyeth it shall haue the .vi. parte .iiii. H iiii ca. xxix ¶ welchmen shall purches no landys in the townys adioynynge to the marchis of walys vppon payne of forfeytour to the lordys of the fee nor they shal not be burgeys nor cityzeÌ„s nor bere no offyce nor of the coÌ„myn counsell of any cyte or borowe .ii. h. iiii ca. xii ¶ welchmen shall not purchas no landys in engloÌ„de nor in boroughs nor townê of the marchis of walys vpon payne of forfeytour to the lordê of the fee suche estate as they haue purchasyd nor shall not be accept to be burgeys nor to no lyberte within the reame nor in the seyd boroughs and townes .ii. h. iiii ca. xx ¶ welchmen shall haue no castellê nor forfelettê except lordis and bysshopê for theyr proper bodyes iiij h. iiii ca. xxx ¶ An Englysshman which doth wede a welch woman shal not be put in offyce in walys nor in the marchys of the same .iiij. h. iiii ca. xxxiii ¶ Felons in walê shal not delyuered by dysclaymer nor letters of march .ix. h. iiii ca iiii ¶ Where rebellem were slayn in walys and theyr heyrê and fryndys take englyssmen welchmen of the kyngê legaunce and put them in pson tyll they haue made fyne or be acquyt by assache aft the custome of walys yâ— is by enquest of CCC men it is ordeynyd that the parte so greuyd shal recouer his treble damage and the defenâ—aunt shall haue prysoÌ„ment of two yerys and shall make fyne and raunson i. h. v ca vi ¶ Iustyce of pease shall determyn treasonê and felonyes done by men of walys in englond And yf they be vtlawed shall certyfye that to the offycers and lordê of walys wher they dwel to do execucyon vpon them there .ii. h. v. statutâ— ii ca. v. ¶ The sheryffê bayliffê or constables all other of the counte of hereforde may arest men of walys and of the marchys that be vtlawyd or indyted of felony or treason or to leuey hue and crye and euery man shall helpe them vpon payn s. of euery knyght C. s. esquyer .xl s. and all other .xx. s. and iustyce of pease shall inquyre therof .xxiii. H. vi ca. v. ¶ All grauntê of markettê feyrys and lybertees within the townes of noâ—thwalys made to any welchmaÌ„ is voyd And that all villaynê in north walys shal be compellyd to do theyr auncion seruyce not withstandynge any graunt made to the contrary .xxvi. h. vi ca. i. waranty ¶ yf a man alyen haue landê or tenemeÌ„tê that he hath by the law of englonde his son shal not be barryd by the dede of his fader with a warantie by to recouer of the seysiÌ„ of his moder by a writ of mordauÌ„cester but yf herytage descend to him by his fader than he shall be barryd for so myche valew And in the same maner the heyre shal haue recouere by a wryt of cosynage ayle or be sayle and in lyke maner the heire shal not be barryd by his faders dede to demauÌ„d the heritage of his moder by writ of entre which his fader alyeuyd wherof no fyne is leueyd in the kynges courte Gloucester ca. iii. ¶ wher the tenaunte and the vouche be at issue vpon the warantie as the tenauÌ„t sholde lose the landys demanudyde yf the waranter may adnull the warauntye so the waranter shal lose yf he denye the warantye and be coÌ„uyct And yf they two be at issue the playntyff may sew out the venire fac w. ii ca. vi ¶ wheÌ„ a man alienith his wyffê ryght the sewt of the woman or of her heyre shall not be deferryd after the deth of her husbaÌ„d by the noneage of the heyre which shold warant it but the bier shall abyde to haue his warantye vntyll the age of the waranter w. ii ca. xl ¶ In dedys where these wordis dadi coÌ„cessi be conteynyd to hold of the dolour his heiris by certayn seruyce dolour his heyrys be bouÌ„de to warantye and where it is to holde of the chyef lordes c. the feffour hym self is bound to warantye by reason of his owne gyft not hys heyre sta de bigamis ¶ Loke more for warantye in the tytle london waste ¶ The warden in chyualry shall take but resonable issues seruyce of hym that is in his ward sauyng distruccyon and yf the coÌ„mytte of the kyng make destrucyoÌ„ the kyng shall take of hym amendes and the landes shall be coÌ„myttyd to other And yf the donee of the kynge or the vendee make waste he shall lose the warde it shal be coÌ„myttyd to another magna carta
ca iiâ—i ¶ The wardeÌ„ in chyuallry shal sustein the howsys ê‘kes warens pondys myllys other thynges ê‘teynyng to the lande of the ysseus of thesame land shal yelde it to the heyre at his ful age storyd with cartê and other thynges as he receyuyd it anâ— al this shal be obseruid of the kepers of archbysshoprykys byshoprykys abbays pryoris chyrches dyngnites being voyd which beloÌ„g to the kyng Sauynge that suche wardes may not be solde magna carta ca. v. and this statute is confyrmed w. i. ca. xxi ¶ The warden in socage shal do no waste iÌ„ the landes yf he do he shal yeld accompt to the heire at his full age merlbryg ca. xvii ¶ Fermers shall do no waste yf they do they shal yelde damage and be amercyed merlebryg ca. xxiii ¶ A man shal haue an accyon of waste agaynst the tenaunt by the law of england tenaunte for terme of lyfe or yerys or a Woman that holdyth in dower he that is attaynt of waste shal lose the thynge wastyd shal gyue treble damagys and of wast made in wardys it shal be done as it is coÌ„teyned in magna carta also he shal lose to the heyre the damagys of the waste yf the losse of the warde be not suffycyent Glouc ca. v. ¶ Of waste done to any maner noysaunce froÌ„ hensforth there shal be no prohibicion but a soÌ„â—ons yf he come not than he shal be attachid and after that a dystres and yf he come not thaâ— a coÌ„maundement to the sheryf to go to the place to enquere of the wast and vpon that retorne to procede to iugement accordyng to the statute of Glouc. w. ii ca. xiiii ¶ Of tenauntê that hold with oute dyuysion yf one do wast the other shal haue remedi by a writ of wast w. ii ca. xxii ¶ The heyr shal haue a wryt of wast as well of wast done in the tyme of his auncester as in his owne tyme of what age so euer he be or within warde or out of warde statutuÌ„ de vasto .xx. E. i. tamen dicit quod non est statutum ¶ Of wast done by the eschetour in housis parkys and all other thynges which he hath in the kynges haÌ„dys he that fyndeth hymselfe greuyd shal haue a wryt of wast agaynste the eschetour or vnder eschetour and shall recouer such damagys as it was late ordeynyd of wâ—st done inwaâ—â—dys articuli cleri ca xix ¶ Eschetours shall do no wast in parkis wareÌ„â— nor other extorcioÌ„s to the damage of the heire 〈◊〉 the landê beyng iÌ„ the kingê haÌ„dê xiiii E. iii. c.xi◠¶ Eschetours nor other wardeyn in tyme of vacacyon of the temparaltes shall do no waste noâ— dystruccyon to the hurte of the housys xiiii E iii. pro clero ca. iii. ¶ Eschetours shal kepe the laÌ„dê seysyd in theyr handys by cause of warde withoute waste And that they shal haue no fee of wod veneson fyssh nor other thynge and the heyre shall haue his accyon of waste as well within age as of full age and shal recouer his treble damagys and the defendaunt shall haue .iii. yerys prysoÌ„ment Also of other landys seysyd in the kynges handys by inquest of offyce this same ordynaunce shall holde place agaynste theschetours xxxvi E. iiiâ— capitulum .xiii. ¶ A wryt of wast is mayntenable agaynste the fyrste lesse for terme of lyffe or yerys which haue lette ouer their estate yf they themselfe receyued the profettê at the tyme of the wast xi h. vi ca. v ¶ yf a man make a feffement by dede or by fyne of landys holdyn by knightes seruyce or suffer â—ny recouere agaynste hym by truste and dye â—is heyre shall be inwarde c. And yf the warden make waste the heyre shal haue an accion of wast agaynste hym .iiii. h. vii ca. xvii wax chaundelers ¶ Euery parsoÌ„ that worketh any wax shal take for the workyng of a .li. of wax candels images such like bâ—t iii.d except hersys vpoÌ„ payn of forfetor of that that is put to sale or the valew therof And that the iustyce of pease mayrys baylyffê stywardys of fraunches haue power to serche examyn it by the contrye by theyr dyscressyoÌ„s The .xi. H. vi ca. xii werys ¶ Loke for werys in the tytles hauins ryuers weyghtys mysurys ¶ One mysure of wyne shal be thorow oute all englonde and one mysure of ale And one misure of corne that is to sey the quater of loÌ„doâ— magna carta ca. xxiiii ¶ yt is ordeynyd that .iii. barly cornys drye anâ— round make an ynche and â—xii ynchys make a fote and .iii. fete make a yerd and fyfe yerdys and a half make a perch and .xl. perch in lenght .iiii. in brede maketh an acre of lande The ordynaunce of makynge yerdys and perchys ¶ The staÌ„dardys of the bussellê galons yerdê shal be sygnyd with the kynges seale in yryn dylygently and sauely kept vnder the payn of C. li and no mysure shall be made in the towne but it agre with the kingê mysure and sygnyd with the coÌ„myn seale of the towne and examynyd by the mayre baylyffes And he that byeth or sellyth by mysure not sygnyâ— shal be greuously amercyd And all the mysurys in euery twone shal be .ii. a yere serchid and seen he that is founde to bye by a greate mysure and to sell with the lesse shal be imprysonyd and greuously ponysshyd These staÌ„dardys of the busshell galon and yerde shal be in the kepyng of the mayre or baylyffê .vi. men of the towne sworne before whom they shal be sygnyd Statut devlnis bussâ—llhys ¶ The englysshe peny which is callyd the sterlyng rounde and without clyppynge shall wey xxxii graynys of whete drye and in the myâ—dys of the ere and .xx. pens makyth an ounce and .xii ounces do make a posid viii.li make a galoÌ„ of wyne .viii. galons of whete make a busshell of loÌ„doÌ„ which is the .viii. part of a quarter The ordynauuce of makyng of money mysure ¶ The tresourer of eÌ„glaÌ„d shal make the staÌ„dard of busshels galons weyghtê shall seÌ„d theÌ„ iÌ„ to euery counte and there shal be .ii assygned to ponysshe them that sell by other mysurys whyche shall haue the fourth part of the fynys for theyr expens and none shal sel by busshel but yf it be markyd with the kynges seale .xiiii. E. iii. capitulo .xi. ¶ The coÌ„myssyon to asses mysurys weyghtê is repellyd .xviii. E. iii. staâ— ii ca. iiii ¶ The weâ—ghtes of wollys shal be acordynge to the standard of the eschekyr .xxv. E. iii sta de prodic ca. ix ¶ None sel by fals weyghtes nor mysurys vpoÌ„ paâ—ne of forfeytour to the kynge the valewe of the thyng solde and treble damage to the partâ— and the iustyce assygned haue power to enquere therof as well at the kynges sewt as at the sewt of the party therof to do
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
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
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