Anno primo secundo Philippi Mariae ACTES made at a Parliament begon and holdē at Westminster the .xii. daye of Nouember in the fyrste and seconde yeare of the reigne of our soueraygne Lorde and Lady Philip and Mary by the grace of God kinge Quene of England Fraunce Naples Ierusalem and Ireland defendours of the fayth Princes of Spayne and Cycilie Archedukes of Austria dukes of Myllayn Burgondie and Braband counties of Haspurge Flaūders and Tyroll and there continued and kept to the dissolution of the same beynge the .xvi. day of Ianuary then next ensuynge were enacted as foloweth Cum priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis The Table AN Acte touchyng letters patentes other writinges to be signed by the Quenes Maiestie Cap. i. An acte for the reformation of excesse in apparayll Cap. ii An acce against seditious wordes rumours Cap. iii. An acte for the punyshment of certayne persons calling them selues Egyptians Cap. iiii An acte for to restrayne the carrying of corne victualles and woode ouer the sea Cap. v. An acte for the reuiuing of three Estatutes made for the punishment of heresies Cap. vi An acte that persons dwelling in the countrye shall not sell dyuers wares in cities and Townes corporate by retayle Cap. vii An acte repealinge all Statutes articles and prouisions made agaynst the sea apostolike of Rome synce the .xx. yeare of King Henry theight and also for the stablyshment of all spirituall and ecclesiastical possessions and hereditamentes conueyed to the laytie Cap. viii An acte for the punishment of Traiterous wordes against the Quenes Maiestie Cap. ix An acte wherby certayne offences be made treasons and also for the gouernement of the kynges and Quenes maiesties issue Cap. x. An acte for the punyshment of bringinge in of counterfeyte coyne of forr eyne realmes being curraunt within this realme Cap. xi An acte touchyng the impounding of distresses An acte appoynting in ordre to iustices of peace touchyng the baylement of prisoners Cap. xiii An acte for the makyng of russels sattens sattens reuerses and fusti an of Naples in Norwiche Cap. xiiii An acte to confirme the liberties of the Lord-Marchers in Wales Cap. xv An acte for the continuaunce of certayne statutes Cap. xvi An acte touchyng leases hereafter to be made by certayne spirituall persons Cap. xvii ¶ An Acte touchinge letters patentes and other Writinges to be signed by the Queenes maiestie ¶ The first Chapter WHEREIN THE parliament begon and holden at Westminster the seconde day of Aprill in the first yeare of the reygne of our moost dread and gratious Soueraygne Ladye the Queenes maiestie and there continued and kept tyll the dissolution of the same beyng the fyft day of May then next folowynge one Acte was made touchyng the articles of her highnes most noble mariage In the which act amongest other thinges it is enacted ordred and establyshed by aucthoritie of the sayd parliament that all and singuler giftes grauntes letters patentes eschaunges confymations leases and other writinges which after the said marriage and during the same shoulde passe and be made of any benefices offices landes reuenues and fruites or of any of them shoulde be intiteled and made in the names of our Soueraygne Lorde the kyng and of her moost excellent hyghnes whether his maiestie shoulde be present within the Realmes and dominiōs of her highnes or within any of them or absent And that the same giftes grauntes letters patentes eschaunges confirmations leases and other wrytinges so sette forth and made shoulde be sealed and fyrmed with the sygne manuel of her highnes and the same so signed and sealed with the great seale of this realme or with such seale as hath bene accustomed shuld be by thauctoritie of the sayde parliament deemed adiudged declared and pronounced to be as good perfect and of like force strength effecte in the lawe to all intentes constructions and purposes agaynst oursayde Soueraygne Lorde and Lady the king and the Queenes maiesties and her highnes heyres and Successours as yf her maiestie had bene at the tyme of the makyng thereof sole and vnmarried and that al gyftes grauntes letters patentes esechaunges confirmations leases and other wrytinges whiche after the sayde marryage and durynge the tyme of the same shuld passe and be made of the sayd benefices offices landes reuenues and fruites or of any of them wher vnto the signe manuell of herhighnesse shulde not be sette made of put shal be by aucthoritie of the sayde parliament from tyme to tyme deemed adiudged accepted taken and decreed to be of no force ne effect but vtterly frustrate and voyde in the lawe to all intentes construccions and purposes the sayd marryage or any law vsage or custome to the contrary in any wise notwithstandynge as by the sayde Acte more at large doth appeare Sythence the makyng of which Statute and the solemnisation of the sayde marriage the Queenes moost excellent maiestie hath bene greatly molested greued troubled with often signing of letters patentes gyftes grauntes eschaunges leases and other wrytynges concerninge and touchyng benefices offices landes reuenues and fruites made and graunted by and from our sayd soueraygne Lorde the kynge and her hyghnesse to sondry of theyr mooste louyng subiectes to whome also it hath bene and is no smal charge to attende vntyll suche tyme as they may procure and obteyne the signe manuel of her highnes vnto theyr sayd letters patentes gyftes grauntes eschaunges confyrmations and leases without whiche signe the same are vtterly voyde by force of the said Statute to the great daunger losse and vtter vndoyng of diuers persons that haue lately bought purchased or opteyned of our sayd soueraygne Lorde and Lady the kynge and Quenes maiesties dyuers landes tenementes and other he reditamentes to theyr great costes and charges For remedy wherof be it enacted by the aucthoritie of this present parliament that the sayd braunche and article touchinge or concernyng onely the signing of letters patentes gyftes grauntes eschaūges confirmations leases or of other wrytinges for any landes benefices offices reuenues fruictes or other hereditamentes shal be from henceforth clerely repelled and made frustrate and voyde to al intentes and purposes And be it further enacted by auctoritie of this present parliament that all and synguler letters patentes touchinge or concernyng any gyfte graunte eschaunge confirmation lease or other wrytynge the whiche sythence the sayde marriage hath passed and be made of any benefices offices manours landes tenementes reuenues fruytes liberties or other hereditamentes or of any of them in the names of our moost dread Soueraygne Lorde and Ladye the kynge and the Quenes maiesties the warraunt or wryting or warrauntes or writinges wherof beyng signed with her highnes signe manuell in such fourme ordre and degree as the same heretofore haue bene accustomed to be signed when her highnes was sole and vnmarried shal be by aucthoritie of this present parliament of the same lyke force strengthe and effecte in the law to all intentes constructions and
of Aprill in the xxvii yeare of his reygne one acte was made concerning restraintes of paymentes of annaties and fyrste fruites of Archebyshopryckes and Byshoprickes of the Sea of Rome And where at a Session of the sayde parliament holden in the .xxv. yeare of the reygne of the sayde late kyng there was also made one acte entituled the submission of the clergye to the kynges maiesties and one other acte entituled one Acte restraynyng the sayde paymentes of annates or fyrste fruites to the byshop of Rome and of the electing and consecratinge of the Archbyshoppes and Byshopes within this realme And one other act was then and there made entituled an act concerninge the exoneration of the kinges subiectes from exactions and impositiōs before that tyme payde to the Sea of Rome and for hauing licences and dispensacions within this realme without suyng further for the same Be it enacted by thauctoritie of this present perliament that the sayde seueral actes made for the restraynt of the payment of the sayd annates and fyrste fruytes and all other the sayd Actes made in the sayde .xxiiii. and .xxv. yeares of the raygne of the sayd late kyng and euery of them and al and euery braunch article matter and sentence in them and euery of them conteyned shal be by thaucthoritie of this presente parlament from henceforth vtterlye voyde made frustrate and repelled to all intentes constructions and purposes And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie of this present parliament that all and euery these actes folowinge That is to saye one acte made at the session of the sayde parliament holden vpon prorogation at Westin in the .xxvi. yeare of the raigne of the sayde late kyng Henry theyght entituled an acte concerning the kynges hyghnes to be supreame heade of the church of Englande and to haue aucthoritie to reforme and redresse all errours heresies and abuses in the same And one other acte made in the same session of the same parliamente entituled an acte for nomination and consecration of Suffragans within this realme And one other acte made in the .xxvii. yeare of the reygne of thesayde late kynge Henry the eyght intituled an acte wherby the kynge shoulde haue power to nominate .xxxii. persons of his Clergye and Laye fee for makynge of Ecclesiasticall lawes And also one other acte made at the parliamente holden at Westminster in the .xxviii. yeare of the reygne of the sayd late kyng Henry the eyght entituled an acte extinquysshynge thaucthoritie of the Bysshop of Rome And one other acte made in the same parliamente entytuled an acte for the release of such as then had obteyned pretended lycences and dyspensations from the Sea of Rome And also all that parte of theacte made in the sayde .xxviii. yeare of the sayde kynge entituled an acte for the establyshemente of the Succession of the imperiall crowne of the realme that concerneth a prohibition to marrye within the degrees expressed in the sayde Acte And also one other Acte made at the parliamente holden at Westminster in the .xxxi. yeare of the reygne of the sayde late kynge Henrye the eyghte eutituled an acte aucthorisynge the kynges highnes to make Bysshoppes by his letters patentes And one other acte made in the session of the same parliament begon in the sayd .xxx. yeare holden vpon prorogation the .xxxii. yeare of the reygne of the sayde Kynge Henry the eyghte entituled an acte concernynge precontractes of marryages and touchinge degrees of consanguinitie And one other acte made in the parliament holden at Westminster in the .xxxv. yeare of the reygne of the sayd late kynge Henry theyght entituled an act for the ratification of the kinges maiesties stile shall henceforth be repealed made frustrate voyde and of none effect And where also at the said parliament holden at Westminster in the .xxxv. yeare of the raign of the sayd late kyng Henry theyght one other acte was made entite led an Acte concerning the establyshment of the succession of the sayd king in the Imperial Crowne of this realme In the which act there is a forme of a corporall othe deuised and set forth that euerye subiecte of this realme should be bound to take agaynst the power aucthoritie and iurisdiction of the Sea of Rome Be it enacted bi the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that so muche of the sayd Acte as toucheth the sayde othe agaynst the supremacy and all othes ther vp on had made and gyuen shal be from henceforth vtterly voide repealed and of none effect And where also one other act was made in the xxxvii yeare of the raygne of the sayd late kyng Henry theight entituled an acte that doctours of ciuill law beyng married myghte exercyse ecclesiastical iurisdiction Be it enacted bi thaucthoritie of this present Parliament that the sayd acte last before mentioned and all and euery braunche article sentence and matter conteyned in the same shall from henceforth be repealed and vtterly made voyde and of none effect And where one other acte was made at the first session of the Parliament holden at Westminster in the first yeare of the raigne of king Edwarde the six te entituled an acte for the repeale of certayne Statures concerning treasons felonies c. In the which acte amongest other thinges there is contayned certeyne prouisions paynes penalties and forfaytures for and agaynst suche as shoulde by open preachinges expresse wordes sayinges writinge printing ouert dede or acte affirme or set forth that the kyng of this realme for the tyme being is not or ought not to be supreame heade in earth of the churches of England and Irelande ne of any of them or that the Byshoppe of Rome or any other person or persons other then the kynge of Englande for the tyme being is or ought to be supreame heade of the same churches or any of them as in the same acte last before rehersed more at large is contained and may appeare Be it enacted by thauctoritie of this present Parliament that these clauses before rehersed and other of the sayd acte concerning the supremacye and all and euerye braunche article wordes and sentence in the same sounding or tendyng to the derogation of the supremacie of the popes holines or the Sea of Rome and al paynes penalties forfaytures made against them that should by any meanes set forth or extole the sayd supremacie shal be from henceforth vtterly voyde and of none effecte And be it further enacted by thauctoritie aforesayd that al clauses sentences and articles of euery other Statute or act of Parliament made sithenes the sayd .xx. yeare of the raygne of kyng Henry theyght against the supreame aucthoritie of the Popes holynes or Sea Apostolike of Rome or conteining ani other matter of the same effecte onely that is repealed in any of the Statutes aforesayd shall be also by aucthoritie hereof from henceforth vtterly voide frustrate and of none effect And where we your most humble subiectes the Lordes spirituall and temporall and commons in this
or persons other then the queenes maiestie that nowe is durynge her lyfe or after her death other then the heyres of her body begotten being kynges or queenes of this realme as longe as any of her sayde heyres of her body shal be in lyfe of ryght ought to haue and enioye the Imperiall crowne of this realme That then euery suche offence and offences shal be adiudged hygh treason the offēder offenders therein theyr abbettours procurers councellers and al and euery their aydours and comforters knowing the sayd offences or any of them to be done beinge therof conuicted or attaynted by the lawes and statutes of this realme shal be demed and adiudged hygh traytours and shal suffer paynes of death and loose and forfayt all theyr goodes and cattels landes and tenementes to the Queenes maiestie her heyres and successours as in cases of hygh treason as is aboue sayde And albeit we the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present parliament assembled haue firme hope and confidence in the goodnes of Almyghty God that lyke as he hath hetherto myraculously preserued the queenes maiestie from many great and imminent perils and daungers euen so he wyll of his infinite goodnes gyue her hyghnes strength the rather by oure continuall prayers to passe well the daunger of deliueraunce of chylde wherewith it hathe pleased hym to all our greate comfortes to blesse her Yet forasmuche as all thynges of this worlde be vncerteyne and hauynge before our eyes the dolorous experience of the inconstant gouernemente durynge the tyme of the reigne of the late kynge Edwarde the syxte do playnely see the manyfolde inconueniences greate daungers and peryls that may ensue to this hole realme yf foresyght be not vsed to preuent euyll chaunces yf they shulde happen For the eschewynge wherof we the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present parliament assembled for and in consideration of a most special trust and confidence that we haue and repose in the kinges maiestie for and concernyng the good and polityke gouernement ordre and administration of this realme in the tyme of the yonge yeares of the issue or issues of her maiesties body to be borne if it shulde please God to call the Quenes highnes out of this present lyfe duringe the tender yeares of suche issue or issues which God for bidde according to suche order and maner as hereafter in this present acte his hyghnes most gratious pleasure is shulde be declared and sette forth haue made our moste humble suite by thassent of the Quenes highnes that his maiestie would vouchesafe to accepte and take vpon hym the rule ordre education and gouernement of the sayd issue orissues to bee borne as is aforesayd vpon which our suite being of his sayd maiestie moste graciously accepted It hath pleased his highnes not onely to declare that like as for the fyrst part his maiestie verely trusteth that almyghtie God who hath hitherto preserued the queenes maiestie to giue this realme so good an hope of certeyne successiō in the bluo roial of the same realme wil assist her highnes with his graces benedictions to see the fruite of her body wel brought forth liue and able to gouerne wherof neither al this realme ne al the worlde besides shuld or coulde receaue more comforte then his maiestie shulde and woulde Yet yf such chaunce shulde happen his maiestie at our humble desires is pleased and contented not alonely to accepte and take vpon him the cure and charge of the education rule ordre and gouernement of such issues as of this most happy mariage shal be borne betwene the queenes highnes and him but also duryng the tyme of such gouernement wold by all wayes and meanes study trauayle and imploye him selfe to aduaunce the weale both publique and priuate of this realme and dominions there vnto belongyng accordyng to the sayd truste in hys maiestie reposed with no lesse good wyll and affection then yf hys hyghnes had byn naturally borne amongest vs. In consideration wherof beit enacted by the kynge and the queenes most excellent maiesties by thassent of the Lordes spiritual and temporall and the commons of this present Parlyament assembled and by thaucthoritie of the same that if it shal so please God to call the queenes maiestie out of this present lyfe whiche god forbidde before the issue of her bodye inheritable to the crowne of this realme yf it be male shall accomplyshe the age of .xviii yeares or if it be female before it shal be of the age of .xv. yeares and not maried after the age of consent and before the said age of .xv. yeares That then and immediatly after and from the deceasse of our sayd Soueraigne Ladye the queene the kinges maiesty that now is shal haue the rule order education and gouernemente of the persone of suche issue or issues and the rule ordre and gouernement vnder suche issue or issues of this realme and the dominions to the same belongyng vntill thesame issue or issues inheritable to the Imperiall croune of this realme if it bee male shall accomplishe the full age of eightene yeres and if it bee female vntill suche issue female shall accomplishe the age of fiuetene yeres and be maried after the age of consent and before thesaied age of fiuetene yeres if the saide issue or issues and oure saide soueraigne Lorde the Kyng shall so long liue together and that duryng and by all the tyme of suche gouernemente all and euery the pactes couenauntes articles and agrementes mencioned and compresed in the treatises and acte of Parliament and euery of them made and concluded for and concernynge the honourable mariage hade and cōsummate betwene the Kynge and Quenes Maiesties whiche on the behalfe of his Maiestie been to be obserued perfourmed and kepte shal after the deceasse of the Quenes Maiestie durynge the tyme of the said gouernement remain continue and be in as good and full force strength and effecte to all intentes and purposes as thei were at any tyme durynge the saied Mariage or now been and as if they were newly by apte woordes termes and sentences inserted and rehersed in this presente Act and newly made and enacted to stand remain continue and to bee obserued and kepte duryng the tyme of the saied gouernemente and shal be by his Maiestie duryng the saied tyme inuiolably obserued perfourmed mainteined and vpholden in suche sorte and in as full large and ample maner to all respectes as thei shoulde and ought to be duryng the tyme of the said marriage or after and his highnes and the Queenes moste excellente Maiestie are pleased and contented that it be enacted by this present Parliament that nothinge shal be doone permitted or assented vnto by his Maiestie to the contrary And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that if any persone or persons duryng the tyme that our saied soueraigne lorde the Kynge that now is shall and ought to haue the ordre rule
curraunte within this realme shall and maye be endicted arreyned tryed conuicted or atteynted by such like euidence and in suche maner and forme as hath bene vsed accustomed within thys realme at any tyme before the first yeare of the raigne of our late soueraigne lorde kyng Edwarde the sixt Any statute custome lawe or vsage to the contrary therof in any wise notwithstanding ¶ An Acte for the impounding of distresses ¶ The .xii. Chapiter FOr the auoydinge of greuous vexations exactions troubles and disorder in takyng of distresses and impounding of cattel be it enacted by aucthoritie of this present Parliamēt that from and after the first dai of Apryl next cōming no distresse of cattell shal be driuen out of the hūdred rape wapentake or lath where such distresse is or shal be taken except it be to a pounde ouerte within the sayd shire not aboue three myles distaūt from the place where the said distresse is taken and that no cattel or other goodes distreined or taken by waye of distresse for any maner of cause at one time shal be impounded in seuerall places wherby the owner or owners of such distresse shal be constrayned to sue seuerall repleuis for the deliuerie of the sayd distresse so taken at one tyme vpon payne euery person offending contrary to this acte shal forfeyte to the partie greued for euery such offence a hundred shillinges and treble damages And further be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that after the sayd fyrst day of Apryl no person or persons shal take for kepyng in pounde impoundyng or poundage of any maner of distresse aboue the somme of .iiii. pence for any one whole distresse that shal be so impounded and where lesse hath ben vsed there to take lesse vpon the payne of fyue pounde to be payd to the party greued ouer and besides suche money as he shall take aboue the somme of foure pence Any vsage or prescription to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandynge And for the more spedier deliuerye of cattell taken by waye of distresse it is further enacted by the sayd aucthoritie that euerye Shiriffe of shires being no cities nor townes made shyres shal at his first countie daye or within two monethes nexte after he hath receaued his patent of his office of shirifwike shall depute appoynte and proclayme in the shyre towne within his baylywike four deputies at the least dwellyng not aboue twelue myles one dystaunt from another which sayd deputies so appoynted and proclaymed shall haue auctoritie in the sheriffes name to make repleuies and deliueraunce of such distresses in such maner and forme as the sheriffe may or ought to do vpon payne that euery Sheriffe for euery moneth that he shal lacke such deputie or deputies shall forfeyte for euerye suche offence fyue poundes the one halfe of which forfaytures shal be to the kynge and Quenes highnes her heyres and successours the other halfe to him that wil sue for the same by bil playnt information or action of debt in any the kyng and quenes courtes of recorde in which no essoygne protection nor wager of lawe shal be admitted ¶ An Acte appoynting in order to iustices of peace touchynge the baylement of prisoners ¶ The .xiii. Chapiter WHere in the parliament holden at Westminster in the .iii. yeare of the reigne of the noble prynce kyng Henrye the seuenth it was among other thinges ordeyned and enacted that no prisoner arrested for felonie should be letten to bayle or maynepryce by anye one Iustice of peace but by the hole Iustices or at least by two of thē wherof one to be of the Quorum Synce the makyng of which estatute one Iustice of peace in the name of him selfe and one other of the Iustices his compagnion not makyng the sayd Iustice partie nor priuie vnto the case wherefore the prisoner should be bayled hath often tymes by sinister labor and meanes set at large the greatest and notablest offenders suche as be not repleuisably by the lawes of this realme and yet the rather to hyde their affections in that behalfe haue signified the cause of theyr apprehension to be put onely for suspition of felony wherby the sayd offendours hath escaped vnpunyshed and do dayly to the high displeasure of almightie God the great peryll of the kynge and Quenes true subiectes and encoragement of all theues and euill doers For reformation wherof be it ordeyned and enacted by the kyng and Queenes maiesties the lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present parliament assembled and by aucthoritie of the same that from and after the fyrst day of Apryll nexe commyng no Iustice or Iustices of peace shall lette to bayle or mainepryce anye such person or persones which for any offence or offences by theym or any of them committed be declared not to be replenised or bayled or be forbidden to be repleued or bayled by the estatute of Westmin prymer made in the parliamente holden in the thyrde yeare of the reygne of kynge Edwarde the first And furthermore that any person or persones arrested for manstaughter or felonie or suspection of manslaughter or selonie beyng bayleable by the lawe shall not after the sayde fyrste day of Apryli be lette to bayle or maynpryse by anye Iustices of peace if it be not in open Sessions except it be by two Iustices of peace at the least wherof one to be of the Quorum the same Iustices to be present together at the tyme of the said baylment or main pryce which baylement or mainpryce they shall certefye in wrytinge subscribed or sygned with theyr owne handes at the nexte generall goale deliuery to be holden within the countie where the saide person or persons shal be arrested or suspected And that the sayde Iustices or one of them being of the Quorum when any suche prysoner is brought before them for anye manslaughter or felonye before anye baylement or maynepryse shall take the examination of the sayd prisoner and information of them that brynges him of the facte and circumstaunces therof and the same or asmuth therof as shal be materiall to proue the felonye shall put in wrytinge before they make the same baylement whiche sayd examination together with the sayde baylement the sayd Iustices shal certifye at the next generall goale delyuerye to be holden within the limittes of theyr commission and that euery Coroner vpon any inquisition before hym founde wherby any person or persons shal be indicted for murder or māssaughter or as accessary or accessaries to the same before the muther or manslaughter committed shall put in writinge the effecte of the euidence geuen to the Iurye before hym beyng materiall and afwell the said Iustices as the sayd Coroner shall haue aucthoritie by thys acte to binde al such by recongnisaunce or obligation as do beclare any thing materiall to proue the sayd murder or manfiaughter offences or fellonies or to be accessary or accessaries to the same as is aforesayd to appeare at the next genarall goale
purposes as yf the same were or had bene signed by her highnes signe manuell and as yf her maiestie had ben at the tyme of the makyng therof sole and vnmarryed and as they were before the makynge of the sayde acte The sayde estatute or any braunche or article therin conteyned to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng An Acte for the reformation of excesse in apparell ¶ The .ii. Chapter BE IT enacted by thauctoritie of this presente Parliamēt that no person borne within this realme or the dominions of the same other then the sonne heyre apparaunt of a knyght or other then suche as maye dispende .xx. li. by the yeare in landes offices fees or other yearely reuenues for terme of lyfe or be worthe in goodes ii C. li shall after the fyrste daye of Apryll next comming weare any maner of sylke in or vpon his hatte bonet night cappe girdle skaberd hoose shoes or spurre lethers vpon pain of three moneths imprismōent forfeytures of .x. li foreuery dayes wearing contrary to the tenour of this acte AND be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayd that Iustices of Assises in theyr circuities Iustices of peace in their sessions Sheriffes in theyr turnes Stewardes in letes and lawe daies Maiors Sheriffes and Baylyffes of cities Boroughes townes corporate in their courtes shall and may enquire heare and determine from time to tyme al and euery the saydoffences committed or done wythin the lymites of theyr seuerall iurisdictions and auethorities and where any such forfeytures shall happen to be founde within the precince of any citie bourough towne corporate lete or lawe daye then the Maior Sherife Baylyffes of the sayd cities boroughes and townes and owner of the sayde lete or lawe dayes to haue the one moytie of the sayd forfeytures and thother moytye to be to any subiecte of this realme that wil sue for the same in any couct of record by action information byll or otherwise in which no wager of lawe protection or assoigne shal be allowed And where suche forfeyture shal be founde oute of any citie boroughe towne lete or lawe daye that the moytie of all such forfeytures shal be to the kyng Queenes maiestses and the heyres to the Quene and thother moytie thereof to any of theyr subiectes that wyll sue for the same by byll playnt action information or otherwise in any court of record as is aforesaid in the which no wager of lawe or protectiō essoigne shal be admitted or allowed And that all and euery such person persōes as haue aucthoritie by vertue of this Acte to heare and determine the premisses may vpon the conuiction of euery such offender awarde processe vnto the Shiriffe of any shire within this realme for the apprehension of the sayd offendour which beyng apprehended shal be committed by the sheriffe vnto the goale of the sayd shire there to remayne without bayle or maynpryse vntyll the saide offendoure hath payde the sayd for feyture wherin he is so conuicted And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that yf any person or persons of what estate condition or degre soeuer he or they be after the sayd fyrst day of Apryl next commyng knowyng and seruaunte or seruauntes of hys or theyrs to offende contrarieto this acte do not putte the same out of his or their seruice but shall kepe in hys or their setuice the same offendoure or offendours by the space of xiiii dayes next after suche knowledge had or elles being so put out of his or their seruice shal retayne the same offendour or offendours to his or theyrseruice agayne within one yeare nextensuing the time of committing of any such offence the same person or persons so kepyng or reteyning agayne in or to his or their seruice any suche seruaunt or seruauntes offendyng contrary to the tenoure of this acte as is aforesayd shall for euery his or theyr offence forsayt C.li. of law full monye of Englande the moytie whereof to be to the kynge and Queenes maiesties vse and the heyres successours of the Queene and the other moytie to hym that wyll sue for the same in any courte of recorde by action byll playnt information or otherwise wherin no wager of lawe essoygne or protection shal be admitted or allowed Prouyded alwaye and be it enacted that thys acte or any thyng therein contayned shall not extend to any person beynge of or aboue the degre of a knyghts sonne or doughter or beinge wyfe to any of them nor to suche as haue bene be or shal be Maior Bayliffe Aldermā or head officer in anye citie borough or towne corporateor to the wyfe of any of them nor to anye of the kinges or Queenes seruauntes in ordinarie wages attendaūt and wearynge the kinges or Quenes ordinarie liueries but that they and euery of thē may vse and we are as they or any of them might lawfully vse and weare before the makyng of this acte Prouided also that no person shal be compelled by this acte to put awaye his prentise or hyred seruaunt before th ende of the terme before agreed betwene thē nor that any master shal forfeyte or loose any payne or forfayture for the keping of his prētise or hired seruaūt after his offence contrary to this acte vnto th ende of the terme before agreed betwene them Anye thyng aboue sayd to the contrarye notwithstanding Prouided also that women may weare in theyr cappes hattes gyrdles and hoodes as they or anye of them mighte vse and wear lawfully before the makyng of thys acte ¶ An Acte agaynst sedicious wordes and rumors ¶ The .iii. Chapiter WHere it is conteined as wel in the Statute of Westm the fyrst as in the Statute made at Glocestre the seconde yeare of the raygne of Kynge Rychard the seconde that no man shuld be so hardy to contriue speake or tell any false newes lyes or other suche lyke false thinges of Prelates Dukes Earles Barons and othere nobles Peares of the realme or of the Chauncellour Tresuter Clearke of the priuie seale Steward of the kynge houshold Iustices of the one bancke or of thother or of any other great officers of this realme And that euery such offendour shoulde be takē and imprisoned vntil such time as he had brought him or them forth which did speake the same And wher also at a Parliament holden at Cambridge in the .xxii. yeare of the raygne of the sayde kynge Richard it was also enacted that where anye suche offendour as is aforesayde shulde be taken and imprisoned and coulde not fynde hym of whome he hearde those newes which he spake as is aforesayd that then the same speker shoulde be punished by thaduice of the counsell as by the same Actes amongest other more playnly doe and may appeare Be it enacted by thauctoritie of this presente Parliament that all and euery the sayde former Actes and Statutes shall be and remayne in theyr full force strength and effecte to all intentes constructions and purposes And
offences toward there co remayne without bayle or maynprise vntyl he shal be delyuered accordyng to thys Acte Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that no maner of person or persons shal be molested or impeched for anye of thoffences concernyng speaking or reportyng as is aforesaid onlesse he or they be thereof accused and conuicted within three monethes nexte after his or their sayde offence so committed or done And in case any person shal be imprisoned for anye of the sayde offences concernyng speakynge or reportinge and not thereof conuicted within three monethes next after his offence supposed to be by hym done and committed that then the person so imprisoned shal be set at libertie and no lenger deteyned in prison Prouided also and be it enacted by aucthoritie aforesayd that euerye suche Maiour Maiours Bayliffes and other heade officer and officers of cities boroughes and townes corporate whiche haue or hereafter shall haue iurisditcion and aucthoritie within the seuerall limittes of their office or offices to hold and kepe sessions as Iustice or Iustices of the peace shal and may by aucthoritie hereof as wel arrest and committe to warde al euerye person and persons being vehemently suspected of any of thoffences aforesayde as also to procede to th execution hearing and determining of euery the said offences and to see and make due execution thereof according to the purporte meanyng and effecte of this present Acte Anye thynge in the same acte heretofore made to the contrarye notwythstandyng Prouided alwayes that the sayde Iustice of peace as well within liberties as without the which shall for anye the offences aforesayd committe anye person or persons to warde as is aforesayd shal within tenne dayes next after suche committing with one other Iustice whereof one of them to be of the Quorum directe their precepte to the Shiriffe or Shiriffes of the countie where th offence shal be committed or to other ordinary officer yf it be within any citie or towne corporate where the Sheriffe can not intromytte commaunding him or them by the same impanell and returne as they shall assigne .xxiiij. good and lawful men of his or their baylywyke or baylywykes to enquire of the sayde offence or offences the which anye suche person or persons shal be so imprisoned for And therevpon within one moneth after the date of the sayd precept to procede and determine as aboue is expressed Euerye one of the same Iustices vpon the payne of x.li to be payed to the king Queenes highnesses as often as they shal be founden in defaulte of anye the same Prouided also and be it enacted that this Acte shal be proclaymed in all the shyres within this realme before the .xii. daye of Februarye next comming to thintente that al persons may haue notice thereof and auoyde the peryll and daunger that might ensue by offendynge agaynst the same And this Acte to be onlye in force vntyl the ende of the next Parliament and no longer Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by thauctoritie aforesayde that none of the peares of this realme shal be arested or imprisoned for anye of the sayde offences but onely by order or commaundemente gyuen from the Kyngs and Quenes priuie counsayle or of the heires of the Queene and that the sayde peares and euery of them that shal hereafter fortune to be indicted of any the offēces aforesaid shal be tried by their peares as before hath ben accustomed in caces of tresō or fellonie ¶ An Acte for the punyshment of certayne persons callyng them selues Egyptians ¶ Te .iii. Chapter WHere in a parliamente holden at Westminster in the .xxii. yeare of the reigne of our late Soueraigne Lorde Kynge Henry theyght for the auoyding and bauyshinge oute of this realme of certayne outlandishe people callinge them selues Egiptians vsinge no crafte nor feare of marchaundyses for to lyue by but going frō place to place in great companies vsing great suttel and craftye meanes to disceaue the kinges Subiectes bearing them in hand that they by palmistry coulde tell mens and womans fortune and so many tymes by crafte and subtiltie disceaue the people of thyre money and committed diuers greate and heynous fellonies and robberies to the great hurt and disceyt of the people It was amongest other thinges then enacted that from the tyme of the makyng of the sayd Acte on suche personnes shoulde be suffered to come within this the kinges realme vpon payne of forfay ture to the kyng all theyr goodes and catteles and then to be commaunded to auoyde the realme within .xv dayes next after the commaundement vpon payne of imprisōment and suche persons calling them selues Egiptians as then were within this realme shoulde departe within .xvi. dayes next after proclamation of the sayde Acte vpon payne of imprisoment and forfeyture of all theyr goodes and cattels with diuers other clauses articles conteyned in the sayd acte as by the sayd Act more at large it appeareth Forasmuche as diuers of the sayde company and suche otherlike persones not fearing the penaltie of the sayd Statute haue enterprised to come ouer agayne into this realme vsyng theyr olde accustomed deuelish and noughty practises and deuises with suche abhommable liuinge as is not in any Christian realme to be permitted named or knowen and be not duely punyshed for the same to the perellous and euyl example of our soueraygne Lorde and Lady the kynge and Queenes maiesties moost louinge subiectes and to the vtter and extreame vndoynge of diuers and many of them as euidently doth appeare For reformation wherof be it ordeyned and enacted by the kynge and Quene our soueraygne Lorde and Lady the Lordes spirituall and temporall and commons in this present parliamente assembled and by thauctoritie of the same that yf any person or persons after the last daye of Ianuary next comming do willingly transport brynge and conuey into this realme of England or Wales any such persons callyng them selues or commonly called Egyptians that then he or they so transporting bringinge or conueying in any suche persons contrary to the true meaning of this Acte shall forfeyt and lose for euery tyme so offendyng forty poundes of lawfull money of Englād And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayd that yf any of the sayd persons called Egyptians whiche shal be transported and conueyed into this realme of England or Wales as is aforesayd do continue and remayne within the same by the space of one moneth that then he or they so offendyng shall by vertue of this acte be deemed and adiudged a fellon and fellons and shall therefore suffer paynes of death losse of landes and goodes as in cases of fellony by thor dre of the common lawe of this realme and shall vpon the tryall of them or any of them therin be tried in the countie and by thinhabitauntes of the countie or place where they or he shal be apprehended or taken and not Per medietanem linguae and shal lose the benefite and priuilege of
protection inuencion or forren I le shal be allowed And in case it shall fortune hereafter that any of the said russels sattens sattens reuerses fustian of Norwich shall lacke of such lēg thes bredes or of the true ensuing making or sorting of the yarne as shal be appoynted set furth by the sayd rules ordinaunces and the same so to be found defectiue by verdicte of twelue men of the sayd feloshyp before the sayd Maior wardeins their successors That then the said russels sattens sattens reuerses fustians of Naples euery of them so found defectiue to be cutte in two peeces to paye such fine or fines as shal be offered affered by the said twelue expert men by vertue of their othes the one moitie of which fine or fines to be to the Maior of the sayd cicie for the tyme being to his sucressours and thother moytie to the wardeynes of the sayd felowshype for the tyme beynge and to their successours Prouided alwayes and be it further enacted by thauctoritie aforesayd that yf any wardeyne or wardeynes for the time being of the said mistery or occupation of makyng of russels sattens sattens reuerses fustian of Naples shall at any time hereafter seale or cause to be sealed any russels sattens sattens reuerses or fustians of Naples that shal not be well sufficient and truly wrought and made according to the true intent and meanyng of this present act shall forfeyte loose for euery peece so sealed being not wel sufficient and truly wrought and made the whole value of euery such pece so sealed th one halfe of whiche forfaytures to be to the kyng and Queenes maiesties her heires and successours and thother moytie therof to be to such person persons as shall sue for the same by bill action or information in anye of the kynges courtes of recorde in which bil action or information no essoygne prorection or wager of lawe shal be allowed ¶ An acte to confirme the liberties of the Lord Marchers in Wales ¶ The .xv. Chapter HVmbly besechen your excellent maiesties your true faythful Subiectes the Lordes marchers both spirituall and temporal within your hyghnesse dominiō of wales that where as in a parliament holden at West the .xxvii. yeare of the reygne of king Henry theight father vnto you our naturall Soueraigne Ladye amonges other thynges one act was made established for lawes and iustice to be ministred in the sayd dominion of wales in lyke forme as it is in this realme of Englande in the which acte one article is that for that the lordes Marchers before that perliament had vsed to put their tenauntes within their lordshippes Marchers vnder common main pryce suertie of apparaunce and haue had the forfeytures thereof which for euer from after the feast of all sayntes then next ensuing the said parliament should vtterly cease and be determined It was enacted that after the said feast of all sayntes euery lay temporall person then beyng a lorde marcher should haue the moytie or halfe of euery forfeyture of al and euery common mainprice recognisauce for the peace or apparance sorfeited by any of their tenauntes inhabitīg within any of theyr lordships Marchers and they to be paied the same moytie or halfe by the handes of the shryffe of euery of the counties where such forfeyture shal be yf the shiriffe can leuie the same and the same shyryffe to accompt to our sayde late Soueraygne lord the kyng for the other halfe or moitie in such excheaker as they be accomtant And further it was enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayd that all and euery lay temporal person or persons then being lordes marchers and hauing any lordshipes marchers or lordshipes royals shuld frō and after the sayd feast of al saintes haue al such myses and profytes of theyr tenantes as they haue had or vsed to haue at the fyrst entry into their landes in times past And also shuld haue hold kepe with in the precinct of their lordshyppes courres baron courtes lete and lawdayes and al and euery thing to the sayd courtes belonging and also shuld haue within the precinct of theyr said lordships or lawdaye wayf strayf infangechefe outfangethefe treasure trouie deodandes goodes and cattels of fellons of persons condempned or outlawed offellony or murther put in exigent for fellony or murther and also wrecke demer wharfage and customes of straungers as they haue had in tyme past as though such priuileges were graunted vnto thē by poynt of charter any thyng in that acte to the contrary notwithstanding as in the sayd act of parliament more at large it may appeare And forasmuch as Byshops and other ecclesiastical persons beyng lordes marchers hauing the lyke liberties casualties profittes cōmodities within theyr lordships marchers and lordships royal with in the said dominion or principalitie of Wales were not prouided for by the expresse letter of the sayd Statute in like sorte as the lay and temporall lordes marchers were but rather of purpose as it should seme forgotten and left out of the sayde Acte agaynst all reason and good equitie And forasmuch also as the heires andsuccessours of the lay temporal lordes marchers then beyng were not prouided for by the limitation and expresse wordes of the sayd act aswel as theyr auncesters predecessers were as reason wold they shuld haue ben It may please your maiesties of your moste gratious fauoureand benignitie at the humble suit and supplication of your sayd faythful subiectes the lordes marchers that now are in the sayd dommion of Wales both spiritual and temporal to graunt that it may by thassēt of the lordes spiritual and temporal and the commons in this present parliament assembled be ordeyned established and enacted by thaucthoritie of this present parliament that aswel your said spiritual ecclesiastical subiectes lordes marchers now hauing lordshippes marchers or lorshyps royall in Wales aforesaid and theyr successours the successours of euery of them as also the heyres and successoures of the lordes temporal marchers that then were or nowe be and the heyres and successours of euery of them being or which herafter shal be lordes marchers within theyr lordships marchers and lordships royals in the dominion or principalitie of Wales shal haue and enioy to them to theyr heires successers respectiuely and seuerally for euer the moyty half of euery forfayture of al euery cōmon mainprice recognifāce for the peace or apparance forfeyted by any of their tenātes inhabiting within any of theyr lorships marchers or lorships royal they to be payed the same moyty or halfe by the hands of the shyryffe of the countie for the time being after such fourme forte as the sayd lay or temporal lordes marchers haue ben or ought to haue ben payed the same by force of the sayde Statute And further shall haue al such mises profits of theyr tenauntes as the lordes marchers spirituall or temporall
respectiuely or seuerally had or vsed to haue at their fyrst entry into their landes in times past before the makyng of the said act or statute And also shal haue hold kepe within the precincte of theyr said lordships al such courtes baron courtes lete lawdayes al and euery thing and thinges to the same courtes belonging also shall haue within the precinct of their sayde seuerall lordeshyps or lawdayes al such wayf strayf infangthefe out fangthefe treasure trouis deodandes goodes cattels of fellons of persons condempned or outlawed of felonie or murther put in exigent for felony or murther and also al such wrecke demer wharfage and customes of straungers as the lordes Marchers spiritualll and temporal respectiuely and seuerally had and vsed in times past before the makyng of the sayde Statute ¶ An acte for the continuaunce of certayne statutes Cap. xvi WHere in the parliament begon holden at London the .iii day of Nouember in the .xxi. yeare of the reygne of oure most dread soueraigne lord of most famous memory king Henry theyght from thens adiourned to Westm and there holden cōtinuēd by diuers prorogations vnto the dissolution therof one act was made and established for the restraint of cariage conueying of horses and mares out of this realme also one other acte was there made for the true wyndyng of wolles and one other acte was there made to restraine killing of wainlinges bullockes stieres heyfers being vnder thage of .ii. yeares which sayd seueral actes were then made to endure continue to the next parliament as by the said seuerall actes shore plainly appeareth And wher also in the same parliament one other act was made established for attaintes to be sued for the punyshment of periury vpon vntrue verdites which actes last before rehearsed were then made ordeined to continue endure to the last day of the next parliamēt as bi the same act more playnly at large is shewed may appeare And wher also in the parliament begon holden at Westm theight day of Iune in the xxviii yeare of the reygne of our sayd most drad souereigne lord king Henry theight there continued and kept vntil the dissolutiō therof it was ordeyned enacted that all singuler the said actes aboue remembred euery of them should continue endure in their sorce strength also be obserued kept vntyl the last day of the next parliament as by the same act amonges other thinges therin conteined more playnely appeareth And where also in the parliament begon holden at West the .xxviii. day of Aprill in the .xxxi. yeare of the reigne of our said late most dread soueraigne Lord king Henry theight and there continued vntyl the .xxviiii. day of Iune then next folowing it was ordeyned and enacted by thauctoritie of the same parliamēt that al singuler the sayd seuerall actes aboue remembred euery of thē al clauses articles prouisions in them euery of them contayned shuld continue endure in their force strēgth and also be obserued kept vntyl the last day of the next parliament as by the same act amonges other thinges therin contayned more playnely appeareth And where in the parliament holden at Westm in the .xxxv. yeare of the reigne of our sayde late soueraygne lord kyng Henry theight one act was made for the preseruatiō of woods to endure for .vii. yeares then next folowing from thence to th end of the next parliamēt as by the same act more playnly doth may appeare And where also at the parliament holden at West in the xxxvii yeare of the reigne of the said king Henry theight ther continued and kept vntil the dissolutiō therof it was ordeyned enacted that al singuler the said actes aboue mentioned euery of them excepte the sayd act made for the preseruation of woods as is aforesaid shuld continue endure in their force strength also to be obserued kept vntil the last day of the next parliament then folowing as vi the same act amonges other things ther in conteined more playnely appereth And wher also at the session of the parliament ended at West in the .xiiii. day of March in the third yeare of the reygne of our souereigne Lord kyng Edwarde the .vi. one acte was made for the true currying of leather whiche acte was made to endure to th end of the next parliament as by the same acte more playnely appeareth And where also at the session of a parliament ended at Westm the first day of February in the fourth yeare of the reygne of our sayd late soueraygne Lord king Edward the .vi one act was then there made concerning the buying of rother beastes And also one other act was then there made touchyng the buying selling of butter chese which sayd seuerall actes were then there made to endure and continue to th end of the next parliament as by the same seuerall actes more at large it doth and may appeare And where also at the session of a parliament by prorogation holdē at West the .xxiii. day of Ianuary in the .v. year of the reigne of our said soueraigne lord one other acte was then and there made against regratours and forstallers to endure to th end of the next parliament which al singuler the said actes aboue mentioned together with the said act concerning the preseruation of woods at a parliament holdē at Westm the fyrst day of March in the .vii. yeare of the raygne of our sayd soueraygne Lord kyng Edward the .vi. there continued and dissolued the last day of the same moneth of Marh al clauses articles prouisions in thē euery of them conteyned were there reuiued continued to stande in their force strength vntil the last dai of the next parliament And where also at the session of a parliament holden by prorogatiō at West the .xxiiii. day of October in the .i. yeare of the raygne of our most gratious soueraygne lady the quene there continued kept vntil the dissolution therof one act was there made established against vnlawful rebellious assēbles to endure to th end of the next parliamēt as by the same act more plainli doth mai appeare And where also at the same session of parliamēt last before mētioned al singuler the actes aboue mentioned before that time cōtinued at sūdry parliaments as is aforesayde clauses articles prouisions in them euery of them conteined were ther reuiued and continued to stand in their force strength vnto the last day of the next parliamēt Forasmuch as al singuler the said seuerall actes aboue mentioned be good beneficial for the cōmō welth of this realme Be it therefore enacted ordeined established by the king quene our soueraygn lord lady with thassent of the lordes spirituall tēporall the commōs in this present parliament assēbled by thauctoritie of the same that al singuler the sayd seuerall actes and estatutes aboue mentioned rehearsed euery of thē and al clauses articles prouisions in them euery of thē cōteined shal be reuiued continued stand endure in theyr force strength to al intentes constructions purposes shal be obserued kept in al thinges vntil the last day of the next parliamēt ¶ An acte touchinge leases hereafter to be made by certayne spirituall persons Cap. xvii WHere in the parliament begon holden at West the eight day of Iune in the .xxviii. year of the raigne of our late king of famous memory Henry theight there cōtinued kept vntil the dissolution of the same parliamet the .xviii. day of Iune next folowing one acte intituled an act for restitution of the fyrste fruites in the tyme of vacation to the next incūbent was had made wherin are certayn clauses for leases then made to be made bi spiritual ecclesiastical persons to endure be in force for terme of .vi. ye ares if the incūbentes did resigne their said spiritual promotiōs or if the same shuld otherwise become void by thouli act of the same thincūbentes as by the same act more at large may appeare To thintent the persons and vicars and others hauing cure of soules may the better attende and be the more vigilaunt in their ministery and function Be it enacted by the king our soueraigne lord the quene our soueraygne lady with thassentes of the lordes spiritual tēporal the commons in this present parliamēt assembled by thauctoritie of the same that asmuch of the same act as doth concerne the makyng good of the said leases ne any clause sentence prouision or article therin conteined shal extend or be construed or adiudged to extende to any lease that shal be made by any persō vicar or any other hauing any spiritual promotion after the feast of the purification of our Lady next cōminge Excusum Londini in aedibus Iohannis Cawodi Tipographi Regiae Maiestatis Anno. 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temporal in exciting of the people to the great peryll of all the Realme which preachers cited or summoned before the Ordinaries of the places there to aunswer of that wherof they be impeched wyll not obey to theyr summons and commaundementes nor care not for theyr monicions nor sensures of the hole churche but expressely despice them And more ouer by their subtyl and ingeneous wordes do drawe the people to here their Sermones and do maintayn them in their errours by stronge hand by greate coutes It is ordeined and assented in this presēt Parliament that the kinges commissions be made and directed to the Sheriffes and other ministers of our soueraygne Lorde the kyng or other sufficient persones learned and accordyng to the certificatiōs of the prelates therof to be made in the Chauncerie from tyme to tyme to arrest al such preachers and also theyr fautours mainteiners and abbettours and to holde them in arrest and strong pryson tyll they wiliustifie them according to the lawe and reason of holy Churche And the kyng wyll and commaundeth that the Chauncelloure make such comissions at all tymes that he by the prelates or any of them shal be certefied and therof requyred as is aforesayde ¶ The tenor of the seconde acte made in the seconde yeare of kynge Henry the .iiii. is as foloweth Cap. xv ITem wher as it is shewed to our soueraigne Lord the Kynge on the behalfe of the prelates and Cleargye of his realme of Englande in this present Parliamente that although the catholike faith builded vpon Christ and by his Apostles and the holy churche sufficientlye determined declared and approued hath bene hether to by good and holy and most noble progenitours of our soueraigne Lorde the kyng in the sayd Realme emongest all the realmes of the worlde moste deuoutly obserued and the Churche of Englande by his sayd most noble progenitours and auncestours to the honour of God and the whole realme aforesayde laudably endowed and in her rightes and liberties susteined without that that the same faith or the sayd Churche was hrute or greuously oppressed or els perturbed by any peruers doctrine or wicked heretical or erronious opinions yet neuerthelesse diuers false and peruerse people of a certayne new sect of the faithe of the Sacramentes of the Churche and the aucthoritie of the same damnably thinkyng and agaynst the lawe of God and of the church vsurpyng the office of preaching do peruersly and maliciously in diuers places within the sayd realme vnder the coloure of dissimuled holinesse preache and teache these daies opēly and preuely diuers new doctrines and wicked hereticall and erronious opimōs contrary to the same fayth and blessed determinations of the holye Churche And of such secte and wicked doctryne and opinions they make vnlawfull conuenticles and confederaties they hold and exercise scholes they make and wryte bokes thei do wickedly instructe infourme people and asmuche as they maye excite and stirre them to sedition and insurrection and maketh great strife and diuision emōge the people and other enormities horrible to be harde dayly doo perpetrate and commit in subuercion of the sayd catholike faith and do etryne of the holy churche in diminution of Gods honour and also in destruction of the estate rightes and liberties of the sayd churche of Englande by whiche secte and wicked and false preachynges doctrines and opinions of the sayd false and peruerse people not only most greatest peryll of the soules but also many more other hurtes slaunders and perilles which God prohibite might come to this realme onlesse it be the more plētifully and spedely holden by the kynges maiestie in this behalf namely where as the diocesans of the said realme cannot by their iurisdiction spiritual without aide of the sayde royall Maiestie sufficiently correct the sayde false and peruerse people nor refrayn theyr malice because the sayd false and peruerse people do go from Dioces to Dioces and wyl not appeare before the sayd Diocesans but the same Diocesans and their iurisdiction spiritual and the kayes of the churche with the censures of the same doo vtterly contempne and despise and so theyr wicked preachinges and doctrines dooeth from day to day continue and execise to the hatred of right and reason and vtter destruction ordre and good rule Vpon which nowelties and excesses aboue rehersed The Prelates and clergie aforsayde and also the commons of thesayde realme beyng in the same parliament praing our soueraine Lorde the king the his roial highnes woulde vouchsafe in the sayde parliamente to prouide a conneunient remedie the same our soueraigne Lordethe kyng gratiously conside ryng the premisses and also the laudable steppes of his sayd moste noble progenitours and auncesters for the conseruation of the sayd catholyke fayth and sustentation of Goddes honour and also the safegarde of the estate rightes and liberties of the sayd Churche of Englande to the laude of God and merite of our sayd soueraygne lorde the kynge and prosperitie honour of all his sayd realme and for the eschewing of suche dissentions diuisions hurtes slaunders and periles in tyme to come and that this wicked secte preachinges doctrines and opinions should from henceforth cease and be vtterlye destroied by thassent of the states other discrete men of the realme beyng in the sayd parliament hath graunted stablished and ordeined frō hence forth fermly to be obserued that none within the sayde realme or any other dominiōs subiectes to his roial maiestie presūe to preache openly or priuely without the licence of the Diocesan of the same place fyrst required and obteined curates in their owne churches persones he therto priuileged and other of the canon lawe graunted onely excepte Nor that none from henceforth anye thynge preache hold teache or instruct openly or priuely or make or write any boke contrary to the catholyke fayth or determination of the holy church nor of suche sect and wicked doctrines and opinions shal make anye conuenticles or in any wyse hold or exercise Scholes And also that none from henceforth in anye wise fauoure suche preacher or maker of anye suche lyke conuenticles or holdyng or exercsynge scholes or makyng or writing such bookes or so teachynge infourminge or exciting the people nor any of the in maintain or in any wise susteine And that all and singuler hauyng suche bookes or any wrytinges of such wicked doctrine and opinions shall really with effect deliuer or cause to be deliuered all such bokes writinges to the Diocesan of the same place within .xl. dayes from the tyme of the proclamatiō of this ordinaunce statute And if any person or persons of whatsoeuer kynde estate or condition that he or they be frō henceforth do or accēpt against the royall ordinaunce statute aforesaide in the premisses or in any of thē or suche bokes in the fourme aforesayd do not deliuer then the diocesan of the same place in his dioces suche person or persōes in this be balfe defamed or euidently suspected
for a declaration of our repentaunce to repeale and aborgate such actes and Statutes as had bene made in parliament synce the sayd .xx. yeare of the sayde kynge Henry theyght agaynst the supremacy of the Sea Apostolike as in oure submission exhibited to the sayde moste reuerende father in God by your maiesties appeareth The tenor wherof ensueth We the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons assembled in this present parliament representynge the whole body of the realme of Englande and the dominions of the same in the name of our selues perticulerlye and also of the sayde body vniuersally in this our supplication directed to your maiesties with moost humbly suit that it may by your graces intercessiō and meane be exhibited to the mooste reuerend father in God the Lorde Cardinall Poole legate sent speciallye hyther from our mooste holye father Pope Iulye the thyrd and the Sea Apostolike of Rome do declare our selues very sorye and repentaunte of the scisme and disobedience committed in this realme and dominiōs aforesayd agaynst the sayd Sea Apostolike eyther by makyng agreing or execting any lawes ordinaunces or commaundementes agaynst the supremacy of the said Sea or other wyse doyng or speakyng that myght impugne the same offerynge our selues and promisyng by this our supplication that for a token knoweledge of our sayd repentaunce we be and shal be alwayes ready vnder and with thauctorities of our miaesties to the vttermooste of our powers to do that shall lye in vs for the abrogation and repealynge of the sayde lawes and ordinances in this present parliament aswell for our selues as for the whole bodye whome we represente where vpon we moost humbly desyre your maiesties as personages vndefiled in th offence of hys body towardes the sayde Sea whiche neuerthelesse God by his prouydence hath made subiect to you so to set forth this our mooste humble suite that we maye obtayne frō the Sea Apostolyke by the sayde moost reuerend father aswell perticulerlye as generally absolution release and discharge from all daunger of suche censures and sentences as by the lawes of the churche we be fallen into And that we maye as children repentaunt be receyued in the bosome and vnytye of Christes churche so as this noble realme with all the members therof maye in this vnitie and perfect obedience to the Sea Apostolike and Popes for the tyme beynge serue God and your maiesties to the furtheraunce and aduauncemēt of his honour and glory We are at the intercession of your maiesties by thaucthoritie of our holy father Pope Iuly the thyrde and of the Sea Apostolike assoyled discharged and deliuered from excommunication interdictions and other censures Ecclesiasticall which hath hanged ouer our heades for our sayde defaultes synce the tyme of the sayd scisme mentioned in our supplication The whiche tyme the sayd Lorde Legate and we do al declare recognise and meane by this acte to be onely synce the .xx. yeare of the raygne of our most noble father Kyng Henry theyght It maye nowe lyke your maiesties that for the accomplyshment of our promisse made in the sayde supplication that is to repeale al lawes and Statutes made contrary to the sayde supre macye and Sea Apostolyke durynge the sayde scisme the whiche is to be vnderstand synce the .xx. yeare of the reigne of the sayde late kyng Henry theyght and so the sayde lorde Legate doth accepte and recognise the same Wherein the pacliament begonne and holden at Westminster in the .xxi. yeare of the raygne of the late Kyng of moost famous memorye kynge Henry theight one acte was then and there made agaynst pluralities of benefices for takynge of farmes by spirituall men and for none residence in the which acte amongest other thinges it was ordeyned and enacted that yf any person or persones at any tyme after the fyrst day of Apryll in the yeare of our Lord God a thousand fyue hundred and thyrtie contrary to the same acte should procure and obtayne at the court of Rome or elles where any licence or lycences vnion tolleration or dispensation to receaue and take anye more benefices with cure then was limitted and appoynted by the same acte or elles at any tyme after the sayde daye shoulde put in execution any such licence tolleration or dispensation before that tyme obteyned contrary to the sayde Acte that then euery suche person or persones so after the sayd daye suinge for hym selfe or receauyng takyng such benefice by force of such licence or lycences vnione tolleration or dispensation that is to say the same prrson or personnes onely and no nother shoulde for euery such default incurre the daūger payne and penaltite of .xx. li. sterl and shoulde also loose the hole profytes of euery suche benefice or benefices as he receaueth or taketh by force of any such licence or licences vnion tolleration or dispensation And where also in the sayde Acte it was ordeyned and enacted that yf any person or persones dyd procure or obtayne at the Courte of Rome or ells where any maner of lycence or dispensatiō to be none residence at their dignities prebende or benefices cōtrari to the sayde Acte that then euery such person or persons puttynge in execution any such dispensation or licence for hym selfe from the sayd first day of Apryll in the sayde yeare of our Lorde God a M. fiue hundred and thyrtie should runne and encurre in the penaltye damage and payne of .xx. li. ster for euery tyme so doyng to the for fayted and recouered as by the sayde Acte is declared And yet such licence or dispensation so procured or to be put in execution to bee voyde and of none effect as by the same acte more playnely it doth and may appeare Be it enacted by thaucthoritie of this present parliament that as muche onely of the sayd Acte as concerneth the articles and clauses aforesayd and al and euery the wordes and sentences contayned in the sayd Acte concernyng the sayd articles and clauses and euerye of them shall from henceforth be repealed adnulled reuoked adnichilated and vtterly made voyde for euer Any thyng in the sayde acte to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And where also at the session of the same parliament holden vpon prorogation in the .xxiii. yeare of the reigne of the sayde late kynge Henry theyght one act entituled the acte that no person shal be cited out of the diocesse where he or she dwelleth except in certayne caces And where also at the sayd parliament in the session holden at Westminster vpon prorogation in the .xxiiii. yeare of the raigne of the sayd late kyng Henry theyght one act was made that appeales in suche cases as hath bene vsed to be pursued to the sea of Rome shoulde not from henceforth be had nor vsed but within this realme And where also at the sayd parliament holden at Westminster in the .xxi. year of the raygne of the sayde late kynge Henry the eyght and there continued by diuers prorogations vntyll the .xiiii. daye
present Parliament assembled haue exhibited to your Maiesties one other supplication in forme folowinge We the lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in thys present Parliament assembled representing the whole body of thys realme reduced and receaued by your maiesties intercession to the vnitie of Christes Churche and the obedience of the Sea Apostolike of Rome and the Popes holines gouerning the same make most humble suite vnto your maiesties to be likewise meanes intercessours that al occasions of contention hatred grudge suspition and trouble both outwardly and inwardly in mens consciences whyche myghte aryse amongest vs by reason of disobedience may bi auctoritie of the Popes holynes and by ministration of the same vnto vs by the most reuerend father in God the Lord Cardinal Poole by dispensation toleration or permission respectiuely as the cace shall require be abolished and taken awaye and by aucthoritie sufficient these articles folowing and generally all others when any occasion shall so require may be prouided for and confyrmed Fyrst that all Bysshopryckes cathedrall churches hospitales colleges lcholes and other such foundations nowe continuing made by aucthoritie of Parlyament or otherwyse establyshed accordyng to the ordre of the lawes of thys realme sythens this scysme may be confyrmed and contynued for euer Item that marriages made infragradus prohibitos consanguinitatis affinitatis cognationis spiritualis or which myght be made voyde propter impedimentum publicae honestatis iustitiae or for any other cause prohibited by the canons onelye maye be confirmed and chyldren borne of those marriages declared legittimate so as those marriages were made according to the lawes of the realme for the time being and be not directly against the lawes of God nor in such case as the Sea Apostolike hath not vsed to dyspence wythall That institutions of benefices and other promotions ecclesiastical and dispensations made according to the forme of the acte of Parliament may be likewise confirmed That all iudiciall processes made before anye ordinaries of thys realme or before any delegates vpon any appeales according to thordre of the lawes of the realine may be likewise ratified confirmed And finally where certayne actes and statutes haue bene made in the tyme of the late scism concerning the landes and hereditamentes of Archebisshoprykes and Bishoprickes the suppression and dissolution of monasteries Abbayes prioryes chauntries colleges and al other the goodes and cartels of religious houses Synce the whyche tyme the ryght and dominion of certayne landes and hereditamentes goodes and cattels belongynge to the same be dispersed abroade and come to the handes and possessions of diuerse and sondri persons wholby gyfte purchase exchaunge and other meanes accordynge to the order of the lawes and statutes of this realme for the tyme veynge haue the same For the auoydinge of all scruples that might growe by any thoccasions aforesayd or by any other waies or meanes whatsoeuer It may please youre maiesties to be intercessours and medtatours to the sayde mooste reuerende father Cardinall Pole that all such causes and quarels as by pretence of the said scisme or by any other occasion or meane whatsoeuer myght be moued by the Popes holynes or Sea Apostolike or by any other iurisdiction Ecclesiasticall may be vtterly remoued and taken awaye so as al persones hauing sufficient conueyaunce of the sayd landes and hereditamentes goodes and cattels as is aforesayd by the commoÌ„ lawes actes or Statutes of this realme maye withoute scruple of conscience enioye them wythout impechement or trouble by preteÌ„ce of any generall counsayle Cannons or Ecclesiastical lawes cleare from all daungers of the censures of the churche And conformablie herevnto the Bysshoppes and Cleagry of the prouynce of Cantorburie haue presented to your maiesties a supplication in this tenour that foloweth Nos Episcopi Clerus Cantuariensis prouinciae in hoc Synodo more nostro solito dum Regni parliameÌ„taÌ„celebratur congregati cum omni debita humilitate reuereÌ„tia ex ponimus Maiestatibus uestris quod licâ—t Ecclesiarum quibus in Episcopos Decanos Archidiaconos rectores uicarios praefecti sumus animaruÌ„ quae nobis curae nostrae subiectae suÌ„t earundem bonorum iurisdictionum iurium ex sacrorum Canonum dispositione defensores curatores constituti sumus proptereaipsa rum bona iurisdictiones iura in pernicioso huius Regni praeterito scis mate de perdita amissa omnistudio totis nostris uiribus recuperare ad pristinum Ecclesiarum ius reuocare iuris remedijs niti deberemus Nichilominus camen habito prius per nos super hac re maturo Consilio et deliberatione ingenuè fatemur nos optimè cognoscere quà m haec bonoruÌ„ EcclesiasticoruÌ„ difficilis quasi impnssibilis esset recuperatio propter multiplices ac pene inextricabiles super hiis habitos contractus dispositiones quod si ea tentaretur quies tranquilitas Regni facilè perturbaretur unitas Ecclesiae Catholicae quae iam pietatis aucthoritate Maiestatum uestrarum hoc in Regno introducta est cum maxima difficultate suum debitum progressum finem sortirl posset Ideo nos bonuÌ„ quietem publicam priuatis commoditatibus salutem tot animarum praetioso Christi sanguine et redemptarum terrenis bonis anteponeÌ„tes non quae noctra sed quae lesu Christisunt quaerentes Maiectatis uestras enixè rogamus eisque humiliter supplicamus ut reueren dissimo in Chricto patri domino Reginaldo Cardinali Polo ad ipsas uniuersum hoc Angliae regnum sanctissimi domini nostri Domini Iulij Papae tertij Apostolicae sedes de latere legato haec nomine nostro in sinuare apud euÌ„ intercedere digneÌ„tur ut in hiis bonis Ecclesiastices in parte uel in toto arbi trio suo iuxta facultates sibi ab eodem sanctissimo domino nostro Papa concessas eorundem bonorum detentoribus elargiendis et relaxandis publicum bonum priuato pacem tranquillitatem dissidijs perturbationibus atque animarum falutem bono terrenis praeferre anteponere uelit Nos enim in omnibus quae ab ipso legato statuta ordinata circa haec bona fuerint ex nunc prout ex tunc econtra coÌ„sensum nostruÌ„ praecta mus imo etiam ut in praemissis se difficilem aut restrictum reddere non uelit malestatis uestrae nostro nomine eum hortari rogare dignabuntur In super maiestatibus uestris supplicamus ut pro sua pietate effice re dignentur ut ea quae ad iurisdistionem noctraÌ„ libertateÌ„ Ecclesiasti cam pertinent sine quibus debitum nostri pastorales officij et curae anima rum nobis commissae exercere non possumus nobis superiorum temporuÌ„ in iuria ablata restituantur ea nobis Ecclesijs perpetuo illesa salua permaneant ut omnes leges quae hanc nostram iurisdictionem libertatem Ecclesiasticam tollunt seu quouis
gradu etiam multiplici uel cognationis spiritualie seu publicae honestatis iusticiae impedimento de iure positiuo introductis in quibus sanstissimus dominus noster Papa dispensare cönsueuit matri monia scienter uelignorantur de facto contraxerint ut alique impedimeÌ„ torum premissorum non obstante in eorum matrimonijs sic contractis libere licite remanere seu illa de nouo contrahere possint misericorditer in domino dispensamus prolem susceptam suscipiendam legitimam de cernentes ita tamen ùt qui scienter et malitiosè contraxerint à sententia excoÌ„municationis et ab incestus seu sacrilegij reatu absolutionēâ suo ordi nario uel curato quibus id faciendi facultatem concedimus obtineant ac omnes Ecclesiasticas seculares seu quorumuis ordinum regulares personas quae aliquas impetrationes dispensationes coÌ„cessiones gratias et indulta tam Ordines quà m beneficia Ecclesiastica seu alias spirituales materias praetensa aucthoritate supremitatis Ecclesiae Anglicanae licet nulliter et de facto obtinuerint et ad correuersae Ecclesiae unitati restitutae fuerint in suis Ordinibus beneficijs per nos ipsos seu â nobis ad id deputatos misericorditer recipiemus prout iam multae receptae fueruÌ„t secumque super his opportunè in Domino dispensauimus Ac omnes processus in quibusuis instantijs coram quibusuis iudicibus tam ordinariis quâm delegatis etiaÌ„ laicis super materijs spiritualibus habitos formatos senteÌ„tias super eis latas licet nulliter et de facto quoad nullitatem ex defectu iurisdictio nis praefato tantum insurgentem sanamus illosque et illas aucthoritate Apostolica confirmamus Ac quibusuis huius regni personis ad quarum manus bona Ecclesiastica ex quocunque contractu seu titulo oneroso uel lucratiuo iam deuenerint illaque tenuerint seu etiam teneant omnes quoscunque fructus ex eisdeÌ„ bonis licet indebitê perceptos in totum remitt imus relaxamus Volentes ac decernentes quòd dictorum bonorum Ecclesiasticorum tam mobilium quà m immobilium possessores praefati non possintin praesenti nec in posterum seu per consiliorum generalium uel prouincialium dispositiones seu decretales RomanoruÌ„ pontificum Epistolas seu aliam quamcunque censuraÌ„ ecclesiasticaÌ„ in dictis bonis seu eorundeÌ„ possessione molestari inquietari uel perturbari nec eis aliquae ceÌ„surae uel poenae ecclesiasticae propter huiusmodi detentionem seu non restitutioneÌ„ irrogari uel infligi et sic per quoscunque iudices auditores sublata eis qua suis aliter iudicandi et interpretandi facultate et aucthoritate iudicari et diffiniri debere quicquid secus attemptari contigerit irritum et inane fore decernimus non obstantibus praemissis defectibus quibusuis Apostolicis ac in prouincialibus et sinodalibus concilijs editis specialibus uel generalibus constitutionibus ordinationibus caeterisqueue contrarijs quibuscunque Admonemus tamen cùm diuisio Episcopatuum erectio Cathedralium Ecclesiarum sint de maioribus causis quae summo pontifici sunt reseruatae recurrendum esse ad suam SanctitateÌ„ ab ea suppliciter postulandum ut haec confirmare seu de nouo facere dignetur Et licet omnes res mobiles Ecclesiarum indistinctêijs qui eos tenent relaxauerimus eos tamen admonitos esse uolumus ut ante oculos habentes diuini iudicij seueritatem contra Balthasarem Regem Babilonis qui uasa sacra non à se sed à patre ê templo ablata in prophanos usus conuertit ea proprijs Ecclesijs si extant uel alijs restituant Hortantes etiam per uiscera misericordiae lesu Christi obtestantes eos omnes quos haec res tangit ut salutis suae non omnino immemores hoc saltem efficiant ut ex bonis Ecclesiasticis maxime ijs quae ratione personatuum uicariatuuÌ„ populi ministrorum sustentationi fuerint specialiter destinata seu alijs Cathedralibus alijs quae nunc extant inferioribus Ecclesijs curam animarum exercentibus ita prouideatur ut earum pastores personae uicarij commodè honesâ—e iuxta eorum qualitatem statum sustentari possint curam animarum laudabiliter exercere onera incumbentia congruè supportare Datum Lambeth prope Londinum VVintonienÌ„ Diocess Anno Natiuitatis domini Millesimo quingentesimo quinquagesimo quarto Nono Cal. Ianuarij Pontif. Sanctissimi in Christo patris Domini nostri Domini Iulij diuina prouidentia Papae tertij Anno quinto Reginaldus Cardinalis Polus Legatus We the sayd lordes spirituall and temporall and commons in thys present parliament assembled rendryng most humble thankes to your maiesties by whose intercession and meanes we haue obteyned the sayd dispensations of the popes holynes by the sayd moste reuerende father in God hyslegate most humbly besecheth the same that it may be ordeined as foloweth And therfore be it enacted by thaucthoritie of this present parliameÌ„t that al singuler articles clauses conteined in the said dispensation as well touchyng the establyshment of Bysshoprykes and cathedrall churches as also the confirmation of marriages in degrees prohibited by the canons of the churche the legittimation of chyldren and the ratification of processe and of sentences in matters ecclesiasticall touchyng the inualiditie of them for wante of iuridiction and the insititutions and destitutions of and in benefices and promotioÌ„s ecclesiasticall dispensations and graces gyuen by suche order as the publyke lawes of the realme then approued and all other thynges before conteyned in the sayd letters of dispensation shall remayne and be reputed and taken to al intentes and coÌ„structions in the lawes of this realme lawful good and effectuall to be alleaged and pleaded in all courtes ecclesiasticall and temporall for good and sufficiente matter eyther for the playntyfe or defendaunt without any alle gation or obiection to be made against the validitie of them by pretence of any generall counsayle canon or decree to the contrary made or to be made in that behalfe And where as diuerse and sondrye late Monasteries Priories Commaundries Nonneries Deaneries Prebendes Colleges Hospitalles Howses of friars Chauntries and other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places and the mannours graunges mesuages landes tenementes rectories tithes pentions portions vicareges churches chappels aduousons nominations patronages annuities rentes reuertions seruices and other possessions and hereditamentes to the sayd late monasteries priories nonneries commaundries deanryes chauntries prebendes houses of Fryars colleges hospitalles and other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places and to sondrye Archebysshoprykes and Bysshoprykes within this realme late appartaynyng and belongyng came aswell to the handes possession of the sayd kyng of famous memory Henrye theyghte father vnto your maiestie our sayd soueraygne Lady by dissolution gyfte graunt surrendre attayndre or otherwyse as also to the handes and possession of
diuers and sondry other persons and bodyes polytyke and corporate by sondry meanes conueyaunces and assuraunces accordyng to the ordre of the lawes and statutes of this realme And where also diuerse manours landes tenementes and hereditamentes percell of the possessions of Archebysshoprykes and Bishoprykes and many and sondrye late deaneryes colleges chauntryes rectories Prebendes Free chappels Guyldes and Fraternities manours houses Graunges landes tenementes rentes seruyces and other Ecclesiasticall possessions and hereditamentes goodes and cattels to the sayd Archebysshoprykes Bysshoprykes deanries colleges chauntries free chappels rectories guyldes and fratermties late appertayning and belongyng or appoynting to and for the fynding of priestes obyttes lyghtes or other lyke purpose came as wel to the handes possession of the lare noble kyng Edward the sixt brother vnto your maiestie soueraygne Lady by vertue of an acte of parliament thereof made or otherwise as also to the handes and possession of diuerse and sondry other persons and bodies polytyke and corporate by sondry meanes conueyaunces and assuraunces according to the ordre of the lawes of this realme a great nombre of which sayd late monasteries priories nonneries commaundries deaneries colleges hospitalles prebendes chauntries free chappelles guildes and fraternities and the mannours granges mesuages landes tenementes rentes reuercions seruyces tythes pentions portions vicareges churches chappeles aduousons nominations patronages an nuities and hereditamentes goodes and cattels to the sayd monasteries pryoryes nonneryes commaundries deaneries colleges hospitalles chauntries free chappelles guyldes fraternities and other ecclestasticall houses Archebysshoprykes and Bysshoprykes belonging as well for great sommes of moneye as for other good and reasonable causes and considerations haue bene conueyed and assured to diuerse the subiectes and bodyes polytyke of this realme aswel by the sayd kyng Henrye theyght the sayd kyng Edward the syxte and by your hyghnes our soueraygne Ladye and ioyntely by both your maiesties as also by diuerse the owners of the sayd ecclesiasticall possessions whych sayd conueyaunces and assuraunces by their sondrye letters patentes and other wrytynges more playnelye do and mayappeare Forasmuche as the sayd most reuerende father hath also bythe sayd dispensations remoued and taken away al matter of empeachement trouble and daunger whyche by occasion of any generall counsayle canon or decree ecclesiasticall myghte touche and disquiete the possessions of such goodes moueable landes tenementes possessions and hereditamentes as were of late belongyng to anye of the sayd Archebysshoprykes Bysshoprykes monasteries prioryes nonneries commaundries deaneryes colleges chauntries prebendes rectories hospitalles houses of fryars or other religious and ecclesiasticall houses and places of what nature name kind or qualitie soeuer they be of Yet for that the title of allandes possessions and hereditamentes in thys your maiesties realme and dominions is grounded in the lawes statutes and customes of the same and by your highe iurisdiction aucthoritie royall and crowne imperiall and in your courtes onlye to be impleaded ordered tryed and iudged and none otherwyse and vnderstandyng that the whole full and moste gratious intentes mynd and determination of your most excellent maiesties be that all and euery person and persons bodyes polytyke and corporate theyr heyres successours and assignes and euery of them shal haue kepe retayne and enioye all and euery their estates ryghtes possessions and interestes that they and euery of them nowe hathe or hereafter shall haue of and in al and euery the mannours graunges mesuages landes tenementes tithes pentions portions aduousons nominations patronages anuities rentes reuercions seruices hundredes wapentakes liberties fraunchesis and other the possessions and hereditamentes of the sayd monesteries abbeyes pryoryes nonneryes commaundries deaneries colleges prebendes hospitales houses of fryars chauntries rectories vicareges churches chappelles Archebysshoprykes and Bysshoprykes and other religious or ecclesiastical standing And where as by dissolution of monasteries and other religious houses certayne paryshe churches and chappels which were before exempte from the iurisdiction of the Archbyshop and Byshop of the diocesse and by speciall exemption and priueledge from Rome were vnder the gouernement and ordre of the Abbottes and Pryours of those religions houses which sayde churches by colour of the sayde exemptious be nowe of speciall graunt from Kyng Henry Kyng Edwarde vnder the rule and gouernement and iurisdiction of temporall and laye men who can no more enioye that supremacye ouer those particuler churches then the king might ouer the hole realme Be it therfore enacted that all Archbyshoppes and Byshoppes in their diocesses and al other spirituall person and persones hauynge iurisdiction and their ministers and officers and no laye persone or persones in euery Churche and place within the precinct of the same beyng exempt or not exempte may freely and without impedimēt execute their spirituall iurisdictiō in al pointes articles as though no suche exemption or graunt had neuer bene made Prouided alwaye and be it enacted that this acte extende not to take awaye or diminishe the priuileges of the vniuersities of Cambrydge and Oxforde ne the priuileges or prerogatiues graunted heretofore to the churches of Westminster and Wyndesoure ne the Cower of London ne preiudiciall to suche temporall Lordes and possessioners in this realme as by auncient custome haue enioied probate of Testamentes of their tenauntes or other And forasmuche as after this reconsiliation and vnitie of this noble realme to the body of Christes churche it is to be trusted that by the aboundaunce of Goddes mercy and grace deuotion shall encrese and growe in the hartes of many Subiectes of this realme with desire to giue and bestowe their worldly possessiōs for the resuscitating of almose prayer and example of good lyfe in this realme to thintēt suche godly motions and purposes shoulde be aduaunced Be it therfore enacted by the aucthoritie of this present parliamēt that it shal be lawfull to suche as shal be seised of any manours landes tenementes personages tythes pencions portions or other hereditamentes whatsoeuer in fee symple in possessiō reuertiō or remainder in their owne rightes not beyng coppy holde maye therof make feoffamentes grauntes or any other assuraunces or by his laste will and Testament in wryting may be queath and geue in fee simple all and euery the sayd manours landes tenementes personages tithes pencions porcions or other hereditamentes to any spirituall bodye politike or corporate in this realme or dominions of the same nowe erected or founded or hereafter to be erected or founded withoute anye lycence of mortmayne therein to be opteyned or any wrytte of ad quod dampnum to bee sued out for the same the actes de terri ad manuni mortuam non ponendis or any other acte or statute heretofore had or made in any wise notwithstanding Sauyng to the Lordes of the see all rentes seruices dewe or goyng out of any of the sayde lande or tenementes or hereditamētes so to be amortized as is aforesayd Prouided alway that this clause of this acte for geuyng the libertie of or for the amortezing of landes or
tenementes shall continue for and durynge the space of .xx. yeares nexte and immediatelye folowinge and no lenger And forasmuche as we your maiesties humble and obedient subiectes the lordes spirituall and temporall and commons in this present Parliament assembled neither by the makyng or deliueryng of either the supplications aforesayde nor by anye clause article or sentence therof or of any other clause article or sentence of this or anye other Statute or any of the preambles of the same made or agreed vpon in this session of this present parliament by any maner of interpretation construction implication or otherwise intende to derogate empaire or diminishe any of the prerogatiues liberties fraunchisies preheminences or iurisdictions of youre Croune Imperiall of thys realme and other the dominions to the same belongyng we do most humbly beseche your maiesties that it may bee declared and ordeyned and be it enacted and declared by aucthoritie of this present parliament that neither the makyng exhibityng or insertinge in thys present statute or in the preambles of the same of the supplications or promis aforesayd or either of them nor any other thinge or thynges wordes sentences clauses or articles in the preambles or body of the actes aforesayd shal be construed vnderstanded or expounded to derogate diminishe or take awaye any the liberties priuileges prerogatiues preheminences aucthorities or iurisdictions or any part or parcell therof which were in your Imperial croune of this realme or dyd belong to your sayd Imperiall croune the twenti yeare of the reigne of yours the Queenes maiesties most noble father or any other your most noble progenitours before the sayd twētie yere And the Popes holinesse and Sea Apostolike to be restored and to haue and enioye such aucthoritie preheminence and iurisdiction as hys holinesse vsed and exercised or might lawfully haue vsed and exercised by aucthoritie of his supremacie the said twētie yere of the reigne of the Kynge your father within this your realme of Englande and other your Dominions without diminution or enlargement of the same and none other And the Ecclesiasticall iurisdiction of the Archebishoppes Bishoppes and Ordinaries to be in the same state for processe of suites punishmente of crimes and execution of censures of the churche with knowledge of causes belonging to the same and as large in these poyntes as the sayd iurisdiction was the sayde .xx. yeare Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that in and vpon euery such gyftes and deuyses to be made to suche spirituall corporacions or persons as is aforesayde the donour feoffer or deuisor therof may reserue to hym and to his heires for euer a tenure in franke almayne or a tenure by diuyne seruice And to haue all remedies and actions for and vpon the sayde gyftes or deuyses and tenures in lyke maner forme as was vsed before the estatute of Westminster thyrde commonlye called Quia emptores terrarum The sayde estatute or any other lawe or custome nowe beyng to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Prouided alwayes and be it enacted that all and euery persone persones and bodyes polytyke and corporate whiche nowe haue or hereafter shall haue any estate of inheritaunce freholde terme or intrest of in or to any portion pention tithes gleblandes or other ecclesiasticall or spirituall profytte whyche by this acte and lettres of dipensation rehearsed in the same be permytted suffred to remaine and continue in laye mens possessions shall maye haue like remedie for the recouery of the same and euery parte therof as they and euery of them myght haue had before the fyrste day of this present Parliament Any thing in this act conteyned to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng ¶ An Acte for the punyshment of traiterous wordes against the Queenes maiestie ¶ The .ix. Chapiter EOrasmuch as nowe of late diuerse noughty sedicious malicious heretical persons not hauing the feare of god before their eyes but in a deuillyshe sort cōtrary to the duetie of their allegiaunce haue cōgregated thē selues together in cōuenticles in diuerse sondry prophaue places within this citie of Lōdon esteming thē selfes to be in the true faith where in dede they are in errours heresies out of the true trade of Christes catholike religion and in the same places at seuerall tymes vsyng theyr phantasticall and scismaticall seruices lately taken awaye and abolyshed by aucthoritie of Parliament haue of theyr most malycious cankerde stomakes prayed agaynst the Queenes maiestie that God would turne her hert from Idolatry to the true fayth or ells to shortene her dayes or take her quickely out of the way which prayer was neuer hearde nor redde to haue bene vsed by anye good Christian manne agaynste anye Prince though he were a pagan and infidele and much lesse agaynst any christian Prince and especially so vertuous a Princes as our soueraygne Lady that nowe is knowen to be whose faith is and alwayes hath bene most true and catholique and consonaunt and agreing with Christes catholique church throughout the worlde dispersed For reformation wherof be it enacted by thauctoritie of this present parliament that euery such person and persons which sence the beginning of this present parliament haue by expresse wordes and sayinges prayed required or desyred as is aforesayde or hereafter shall pray by expresse wordes or sayinges that God shoulde shorten her dayes or take her out of the way whose lyfe almighty God long preserue or any suche lyke malicious prayer amounting to the same effect their procurers and abbettours therin shal be taken reputed and iudged traytours and euery such praying requiringe or desirynge shal be iudged taken and reputed hygh treason and the offendours therin their procurers and abbettours beyng thereof laufully conuicte according to the lawes of this realme shall haue suffre and forteyte as in cases of high treason ¶ Prouided alway and be it enacted that yf any person or persones shall be indicted for any the offences aforesayd done and perpetrated duryng this session of this present parliament and vpon his or their arreignement shal shew him or them selues penitent for their offēce and submite hym or them selues to the kynge and Queenes mercy and humbly desyre the same before suche Iustices or commissioners before whome he or they shal be arraigned that then no iudgemente of conuiction or attayndour of treason shal be gyuen agaynst any such person or persons so being penitent and submitting them selues as is aforesayde And in euery suche case the iustices or commissioners before whom suche person or persons shal be arrayned shall haue auctoritie by vertue of this acte to prescribe adiudge and appoynte suche corporall punishment other then death to suche offender and offenders as to them by their discretion shall seme conuenient and vpon that penaunce prescribed and done to be discharged of the said treason comprised in that inditement ¶ An acte wherby certayne offences be made treasons and also for the gouernement of the kynges and queenes