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1

AN ACT FOR THE GRAUNTING FORTH OF CO~MYSSIONS
2FOR SEWERS.

3
4    To the Kyng oure Sov~eigne lorde. Preyen the
5Co~mens in this youre p~sent p~liament assembled, that
6where in the p~liament of the right noble Prince Henr~
7the vjth late Kyng of Englond holden at Westm~ the
8vjth yere of his Raigne, considred the greate Damages
9and Losses which then were by thencresse of Water in
10div~s parties of this youre Realme, and meny gretter
11hurtes likely shuld have come yf remedy in that
12behalfe shuld not hastly have be purveyed, yt was
13enacted ordeigned and graunted by auctorite of the
14same p~liament, that for x. yeres then next folowyng
15sev~all Comyssions of Sewers shuld be made to dyv~s
16p~sones, by the Chaunceller of Englond for the tyme
17beyng to be named in dyv~s parties of this your realme,
18where nede were, after the fourme and tenour of a
19Co~myssion in the seid Acte specified; And afterward
20in the p~liament of the seid late Kyng, holden at Westm~
21the viij^th yere of his raigne, by cause the Co~myssioners
22in the seid Co~myssions had not playne power ne
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24in the seid Comyssions, yt was ordeigned and establisshed
25by the auctorite of the same p~liament, that all
26such Co~myssioners shuld have full power to make
27ordeigne and execute Statutes and Ordynaunces, and
28other thyngis doo, after the effecte and p^rporte of the
29seid Co~myssions: And after the seid x. yeres passed,
30in the p~liament of the seid Kyng holden at Westm~ the
31xviij^th yere of his reigne, yt was also ordeigned enacted
32and stablisshed by auctorite of the same p~liament, that
33for x. yeres then next folowyng sev~all Co~myssions of
34Sewers shuld be made to dyv~s p~sones, by the Chaunceller
35of Englond for tyme beyng to be named in all
36p~ties of this youre Realme where nede shuld bee, after
37the seid fourme and effecte of the seid Co~myssion
38conteyned in the seid acte made the seid vj^th yere; and
39that suche Co~myssioners shuld have power to ordeigne
40and execute Statutes and Ordynaunces, and other
41thyngs doo, after the effecte and p^rporte of the seid
42Co~myssions: And afterward in the p~liament of the
43seid late Kyng holden at Westm~ the xxiij^th yere of his
44raigne, yt was also ordeyned enacted and stablisshed
45by auctorite of the same p~liament, that for xv. yeres
46then next folowyng, the Chaunceller of Englond for the
47tyme beyng shuld have power to make out of the
48Chaun~cy Co~myssions of Sewers undre the greate Seale,
49in such fourme as yt was graunted to be made by the
50seid Acte made the seid vj^th yere; as in the seid Acte
51ys more playnly conteyned: And after the seid xv.
52yeres passed, in the p~liament of the noble Prynce
53Edward the iiij^th late Kyng of Englond, holden at
54Westm~ the xij^th yere of his raigne, yt was also ordeygned
55enacted and establisshed by auctorite of the
56same p~liament, that for xv. yeres then next folowyng
57sev~all Co~myssions of Sewers shuld be made to dyv~s
58p~sones, by the Chaunceller of Englond for the tyme
59beyng too be namyd, in all p~ties of this your Realme,
60And also of youre Marches of Caleis Guysnes and
61Hammes where need shuld bee, after the fourme and
62effecte of the seid Co~myssion conteyned in the seid
63Acte made in the seid vj^th yere; And that all such
64Co~myssioners shuld have full power to make ordeigne
65and execute Statutes and ordynaunces, and other
66thyngs to doo, after theffecte and p^rporte of the same
67Co~myssions; as in the same Acte more plainly is conteyned:
68By which Co~myssions, and auctoritie yeven to
69the seid Co~myssioners in the seid fourme, meny greate
70hurtes and inconvenyences in dyv~s p~ties of this yo^r
71realme doon and had by encresse of Water were necessarily
72redressed refourmed and amended, yt is so nowe,
73Sov~eigne Lorde, that late aswell in youre Countees of
74Glouc~ and Som~s as elswhere in dyv~s p~ties of this
75youre Realme, and also within the boundes of youre
76seid Marchies of Caleis Guysnes and Hammes, by encresse
77of Waters dyv~s londes and tent~ in greate
78quantite been surrounded and destroied, and meny moo
79greate like hurtes and damages been like within short
80tyme to fall, aswell to decresse and destruccion of yo^r
81lyvelode, Sov~eigne Lorde, as of the lyvelode of the
82Church and of other your true liege people of this
83youre Realme and of the seid Marchies, and anyentesment
84of the same, without that remedy in that behalfe
85be purveied and had: Lyke yt therfor youre Highnesse
86of yo^r moost haboundant g^ace the p~mysses tenderly to
87considre, & by thadvyse and assent of the Lordes sp~uall
88and temp~all in this your p~sent p~liament assembled and
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90and establissh, that for xxv^ti yeres next comyng sev~all
91Co~myssions of Sewers bee made, to dyv~s p~sones by
92the Chaunceller of Englond for the tyme beyng to be
93named in all p~ties of this yo^r Realme and of the seid
94Marchies where nede ys or shall bee, after the fourme
95and effecte of the seid Co~myssion conteyned in the seid
96Acte made the seid vj^th yere. And ov~ that to ordeyne
97and stablissh by the same auctorite, that all such
98Co~myssioners have full power to make ordeygne and
99execute Statutes and Ordyn^ances, and other thynges doo,
100after theffecte and p^rporte of the same Co~myssion.
101
102

AN ACTE FOR FYNERS OF GOLDE AND SYLVER.

103
104    Where as it was of old tyme and continued tyll
105now of late yeres, that ther was for the weale of the
106Kyng and the Realme Fynours and parters of Gold
107and Silver, by fyre and water, undre a reule and ordre
108belongyng to the Myntes of London Calice Caunturbury
109York and Doreh^am, and in other places where
110Myntes were holden, and at the Goldsmyths Hall in
111London, to fyne and parte all Golde and Sylver belongyng
112or nedefull for the seid Myntes and Felyship of
113Goldsmyths, for thademendment of Monyes and plate
114in the realme, that ev~y thyng myght be refourmed to
115the right stondard aswell in Monyes as plate to the
116lest Coste, for the wele of the Kyng his noble men of
117the Lond and comyn people; But so it is nowe, that
118all such fynours and partours of Gold and Sylver by
119fyre and Water dwellen abrode, in ev~y place of the
120Realme out of the rules aforseid, and bye gylt Silver
121from the Myntes Chaunges and Goldsmyths and parte
122and fyne yt as is aforeseid, and for the moost parte
123the Silver so fyned they doo alaie yt in dyv~se maners
124and sell yt at their pleasure, to ev~y man that will bye
125it of theym, to make suche Werke as pleasith the
126byers; therfor men can gete no fyne Sylver when they
127nede it for their Money, for thademendment of Money
128and plate as hath been in tymes passed, Wherfor yt
129causith Money and Plate in dyv~se places of the realme
130to be made wers in fynes then yt shuld be, as apperith
131evydently in dyv~s places, to the great hurt of the Kyng
132his noble men of the lond and comen people: Wherfor
133the Kyng oure Sov~eign lorde by thassent of the lordes
134sp~uall and temp~ell and the Co~mens in this p~sent parliament
135assemblid and by auctorite of the same, hath
136ordeyned establisshed and enacted that no fyner of
137Golde and Silver, nor parter of the same by fyre or
138water, fromhensforth alay no fyne Silver nor Golde, nor
139none sell in eny other wise ne to eny other parsone or
140parsones but only to thoffycers of myntes chaunges
141and Goldsmythes within this Realme, for agmentacion
142and mendyng of Coyn and plate as is aforeseid: And
143that the Maisters of Myntes Chaunges and Goldsmyths,
144for all such fyne Gold or Silver co~myng to theym, to
145answere the valure as it is worth, accordyng as it is
146nowe and hath been of auncient tyme accustumed after
147the rate of fynes; Ne that no fynour nor fynours parter
148nor partours sell to no p~sone, neither to on ne other,
149eny man~ of Sylver into Masse molten and alaid, upon
150payne of forfeiture of the same, the Kyng therof to
151have the on halfe and the fynder that can prove it
152and will sue it in the Kyng~ Eschequer the other halfe;
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154Gold and Silver either by fyre or water alay or sell
155eny fyne Sylver or Gold, otherwise than yt is ordeyned
156in this Acte, he or they to lese the valure of the same
157Gold or Silver so alaied or sold, the Kyng therof to
158have the on halfe and the fynder that can p~ve yt and
159will sue yt in the Kyng~ Exchequer the other half;
160Also all such fyne Silver as shall be parted and fyned
161as is aforeseid, that it be made so fyne that yt may
162bere xij peny Weght of alay in a pownd Weght, and
163yet be as goode as Sterlyng and rather better then
164werse: And that e~vy fyner put thishis sev~all merke upon
165such fyne Silver, to bere witnes the same to be true as
166is aforeseidaforseid, upon the payne of the Valure found cont^arie
167to be forfet, the Kyng therof to have the on half and
168the fynder that can p~ve it and will sue it in the Kyng~
169Exchequer the other halfe. Also that no Goldsmyth
170nor Goldsmyths within this Realme melt and alaie eny
171fyne Silver, to ne for eny Werkes or other entent but
172only for makyng of Amell~ for dyv~se Werk~ of Goldsmythry,
173and for the admendyng of plate to make yt as
174good as Sterlyng or better, for the comyn Wele of this
175Realme; nor that they sell no fyne Silver nor other
176Sylver alaid molten into Masse to eny p~sone or parsones
177what so ev~ they be, nor one Goldsmyth to
178anoder: This Ordynaunce to be kept by the Goldsmyths
179in ev~y poynt, upon payne of forfaiture of the same
180Silver or the Valour therof, the Kyng therof to have
181the on half and the fynder that can prove it and
182will sue yt in the Kyng~ Eschequer the other halfe.
183Also be it ordeyned by the same auctorite that all l~res
184patentes and g^auntes of Offices, belongyng or parteynyng
185to the Mynte of our Sov~eign lord the Kyng or
186exercised in the same with fees and wagis therto belongyng,
187be from hensforth voide and of non effect.
188
189

AN ACTE THAT NOE BUTCHER SLEA ANY MANNER OF BEAST
190WITHIN THE WALLES OF LONDON.

191
192    To our liege lorde the Kyng and his Lordis Sp~uall
193and temp~ell and to his Comens in this p~sent p~liament
194assembled; Most humbly besechith y^r habundant g^ace
195yo^r pov~e Subgiet~ and oratours parisshens of the parisshes
196of Seynt Feyths and Seint Gregorys in London,
197next adjoynaunt unto the Cathedrall Church of Powles;
198That where as it ys so that the greate Concours of people
199aswell of yo^r moost roiall p~sone as of other greate Lordes
200and estatis with other of yo^r true Subgiettis is often
201tymes had into the seid Cathedrall Crirch of Powles,
202and for the moost parti thorowe out the parisshes
203aforseid, the which oft tyme is gretly anoyde and invenemd
204by corrupt eyrs, ingiendrid in the seid parisshes
205by occacion of blod, and other fouler thyng~ unto yo^r
206most noble g^ace not to be named, by reason and occasion
207of the slaughter of bestes and skaldyng of Swyne
208had and doon in the bochery of Seynt Nycholas Flesshamles,
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210putrified Waters is born down thorowe the seid parisshes,
211and compassith ij parties of þ^e palace where
212youre moost roiall Estate is wount to abide when ye
213come to the seid Cathedrall Churche for eny acte to
214be don, to the jupardous abydyng of yo^r moost noble
215p~sone, and to the ov~greate anoyans of the seid
216parisshons ther, and of other of your Subgiett~ and
217Straungers that passith by the same; complayant whereof
218at dyv~s and meny Seasons almost by the space of xvj
219yeres contynually, aswell by the Chanons and Petychanons
220of the seid Cathedrall Chirch, landlordis there,
221as also by meny other div~s of yo^r Subgiet~ of right
222honest behavo^r, unto dyv~s Meires and Aldermen of
223yo^r Cite of London hath be made, and no remedy had
224ne found: Yt myght please your seid moost habound^aunt
225grace both to provyd for the conservacion of yo^r seid
226moost royall p~sone, as also to succour yo^r pov~e Subgett~
227in this behalve; considryng that in fewe noble
228Cytes and Townes or non within Krystendome, wher as
229travelyng men have labred, that the comen Slaughter
230howse of beestes shuld be kept in any speciall parte
231within the Walles of the same, lest yt myght ingendre
232syknes to the destruccion of the people, to ordeyne and
233establissh by thadvyce and assent of the lordes sp~uall
234and temp~all and the Co~mens in this p~sent p~liament
235assembled and by auctorite of the same, that no bocher
236nor his s~vaunt slee no man~ best within the seid house
237called the Skaldyng house, or within the walles of
238London, upon payne to forfeit for ev~ye Oxe xij d. and
239for ev~y Cough and ev~y other best viij d. the oon halfe
240therof to you Sov~eign Lord, and þe other halfe therof
241to ev~y youre lieges that will sue for the same by
242accyon of dette, and that no p~teccion or esson be alowed
243to eny of the Defendaunt~ ayenst whome eny such
244accion shall be conceyved; and that in the same accion
245of Dette such p~cesse be made as in other accions of
246dette sued at the comyn lawe. And ov~ this be it ordeyned
247and enacted by the seid auctorite, that the same
248ordynaunce acte and lawe extend and be obs~ved and
249kept in ev~y Cite Bourgh and Towne walled within this
250Realme of Englond, and in the Towne of Cambrigge,
251the Townes of Berwyk and Karlile only except and
252forprised. Provided alwey that this p~sent Acte begyn
253to take effecte at the fest of Annunciacion of oure Lady
254next coming and not afore.
255
256

AN ACTE THAT ALL P~SONS SERVING THE KYNGE BEYOUND
257THE SEA IN BRYTTAUNE MAY HAVE THEIR P~TECC~ON OF
258P~FECTUR & MORATUR .

259
260    The Kyng oure Sov~eigne Lorde, for dyv~se causes
261and resonable consideracions hym movyng, by the
262assent of the lordes sp~uall and temp~all and the Comens
263in this p~sent parliament assembled and by auctorite of
264the same, hath enacted ordeyned and stablysshed, that
265ev~y p~sone of what condicion or degree he be of, beyng
266or herafter be in oure seid Sov~ayn lord the Kyng~
267wagis beyonde the See in Brytayn, at his plesire have
268the p~teccion of profectur or moratur cu~ clausa volum~ ;
269and in the excepcion of the seid p~texion ther be made
270omyssion of assises; and that the seid p~texion be allowable
271in all the Kyngis Courtes, and other courtes where the
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273seid p~sones, in all plees of assise aswell of Novell
274disseasyn as of fresh force without eny difficultie:
275Also be it enacted that the Jugementis to be yeven
276from hensfourth in suche assise arained or to be arained
277shall not be p~judiciall to eny of the seid p~sons so beyng
278in the s~vyce of our sov~eign lord the kyng in Britayn
279as is aforeseid, which have eny thyng in rev~cion or
280remaynder in londes or ten~tes wherof such assise be
281arained, yf the name of those p~sons which be in the
282rev~cion or the remaynder of such londes or ten~t~ be
283not in the seid assise, but that the seid Jugement be
284ayenst all them voide; the seid ordynaunce to endure
285and be available to ev~y of the seid p~sons as longe as he
286abydyth so in the kyng~ wages; and yf this ordyn^ance
287touchyng the seid p~sones so nowe abydyng or that after
288this shall abide in the s~vice of the kyng~ Highnes in
289Brytayn be not sufficient for the ease and suertis of
290theym, be it aggreed and accorded by the same auctorite,
291that oure sov~eygne Lord the kyng and the lordis of his
292counsell for the tyme beyng, have full power in all man~
293of accions sut~ and p~cesse to graunt to ev~y of such
294p~sones p~teccion as shall be in their causes available,
295after their discression, duryng the tyme that they or
296eny of theym contynue in the seid arme or warre;
297Provided that this acte be not available to eny p~sone
298for eny entre sen the first day of this p~sent p~liament.
299Also be it enacted that yf eny dissent of eny londes or
300ten~t~ or eny other right or enheritament~ be to eny p~sone
301or p~sones beyng within this reame or els wher, that
302that dissent be of no gretter effect, to the damages or
303hurt of the seid p~sones beyng in the kyngs s~vice as is
304aforseid, then yf the seid p~sones in the kyngis s~vice so
305beyng were within the age of xxj yeres.
306
307

AN ACTE FOR THE PASSING AND T^ANSMUTAC~ON OF LAND~
308WITHOUT FYNE.

309
310    Also be it ordeigned by the seid auctorite, that all
311such p~sones as shall passe over the See in the seid viage
312and ev~yche of theym, which have lond~ and ten~t~ holden
313of the kyng or eny other, shall mowe lawfully make
314therof fieoffment~ and t^ansmutac~on of possession by dede
315or dedis fyne or fynes recov~er or recov~ers, for the
316p~fourmauns of their willes, without eny fyne for the
317seid feoffement or t^ansmutacion of possession therfor to
318be made in; and that they and ev~y of them their heires
319and assignes and the heires and assignes of ev~y of
320theym be discharged of all such fynes by the said acte
321without l~res patentes of licence or p~don or other
322discharge to be had in that behalve. And ferthemore be
323it also ordeyned and enacted by the seid auctorite that
324yf eny of the seid p~sones so passyng in the seid viage,
325which hold londes or ten~t~ of the kyng or of eny other
326by knyghtis s~vice or otherwise, wherfor his heire oweth
327to be in warde, and fortune in the seid viage to discesse
328by yonde the See, or that eny feoffement of the same
329lond~ and ten~t~ be supposed to be made by collusion,
330the heier of the owner of the same londes and ten~t~
331beyng within age, that then the feoffees or executo^rs of
332such p~sone so decessed have the warde and mariage of
333the heier so beyng within age, and of the londes and
334tent~ so holden, duryng the noneage of ev~y such heier,
335to the p~formaunce of the will of the seid p~sone so
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337to be yelden: Provided alwey that yf eny p~sone or p~sones
338reteyned in the seid arme or viage resorte and come
339agayn yn to this reame discharged of the seid retinue
340arme and viage, or after the seid viage det~myned, that
341then eny feoffement, made by hym or eny other to his
342use of eny of the p~mysses, be voide and of noon effecte,
343to exclud the kyng and his heires or eny other, for the
344warde and mariage of the heier of eny of theym so
345co~myng into this reame by v~tue of this Acte.
346
347

AN ACT TO MAKE VOIDE L~RES PATENT~ MADE TO ABBOTT~
348PRYORS & OTHERS FOR GATHERING AND PAYING OF
349DYSMES.

350
351    The kyng oure Sov~eign Lord remembreth howe
352aswell his Highnes as dyv~s of his p~genytours and p~decessours
353Kyngis of Englond have made and graunted,
354uppon feyned suggestions, to dyv~s Abbott~ Priours
355Gardens Masters or rulers of other sp~uall places
356and to their successours, dyv~s and many l~res patentes,
357som~e of theym to be quyte and discharged of gadryng
358of dysmes, and su~me of theym to be quite and discharged
359of payment of dismes, and su~me of theym to
360be quyte and discharged aswell of the gadryng of
361dysmes as of payment of dysmes, by the which ev~y
362dysme whan so ev~ yt be graunted is greatly mynysshed,
363and other places the more grevously charged with the
364gadryng of the same, remembreth also the great charges
365that nowe be in hand, and that the beryng therof must
366aswell be to the relief of theym that have such l~res
367patentes as to other of his subgiett~, hath therfor
368ordeyned and enacted by auctorite of this p~liament, that
369all the seid l~res patentes as for the p~myssez be voide
370and of noon effecte; by what so ev~ name or names
371thoo p~sones to whome the same l~res be made be called
372or named.
373

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374

AN ACTE THAT THE OFFICE OF STYWARD FORESTER KEEP OF
375THE FOREST OF INGLEWOOD SHALBE VOIDE.

376
377    For asmoch as thorough the negligence of
378Stiwards Foresters and other kepers within the
379Kyng~ Forest of Ingilwode in the Shire of Comberlond,
380and by mysusyng of theire Offices, the dere
381and game in the same is destroied and goon, by
382occasion wherof the seid Offices require non actuell
383excercisse; Be it therfor ordeyned and enacted by
384auctorite of this p~sent p~liament, that all l~res patentes
385made by the Kyng oure Sov~eigne Lorde of eny
386office within the seid Forest be, from the first day of
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388Except and p~vided that yt be ordyned by the seid
389auctorite, that the l~res patentes late made by the
390Kyng to Thomas Lorde Dacre of Maister Foster of
391the seid forest, stand and be goode and effectuell to
392the same Thomas after the teno^r and effecte of the
393same l~res patentes, the seid Acte not withstondyng.

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394Provided also that this acte extend not ne be p~judiciall
395to Henry Erle of Northumberlond, of or for eny graunt
396l~res patentes or confirmacion made by the Kyng oure
397Sov~eigne Lorde to the seid Erle.
398
399

AN ACTE THAT THE YEOMEN AND GROMES OF Y^E KING~
400CHAMBER GEVE THEIRE ATTENDAUNC~ ON THE KINGE.

401
402    Where dyv~se Yomen of the Corone, and Gromes
403of the Kyng our Sov~eign Lord~ Chamber, have dyv~s
404offices and fees g^aunted to them by his l~res patentes, for
405the consideracion of their Attendauns in the Kyng~
406s~vice, which doo nor endevo^r not them selfe in yevyng
407their Attendaunce accordyng to their Dutie; Be it therfor
408establisshed inacted and ordeyned by this p~sent parliament
409and by auctorite of the same, that yf eny of the
410seid yomen or gromes doo nor yeff not their attendaunce
411aboute the Kyng~ Highnes, accordyng to the
412ordyn^ance of his Chambre, that then all l~res patentes
413to theym or eny of theym made, or herafter to eny
414such parsone or p~sones to be made, be of no better
415force ne effecte but at the Kyng~ plesire.
416
417

WOLLEN CLOTH.

418
419    For asmoche as Drapers Taillours and othre in
420the Cite of London, and othre places within this realme,
421that use to sell Wollen Cloth at retaile by the yerdes,
422sellen a yerd of Cloth at excessive price havyng unresonable
423lucre, to the grete hurte and empov~ysshing of
424the Kinges liege people byers of the same, ayenst equite
425and gode conscience; Wherfor be it ordeyned by the
426King our Sov~eign Lord by thadvyse of the Lordes
427sp~uall and temporall and the Comons in this p~sent parliament
428assembled, and by auctorite of the same, that noe
429p~sone sell within this realme at retaile a brode yerde of
430Wollen Cloth of the fynest making scarlet grayned, or
431othre cloth grayned what colour soev~ it be, to eny of the
432Kingis subgiettes above the price of xvj s. a brode yerde;
433And a brode yerde of Wollen Cloth of any othre colour
434out of grayne, or eny man~ russet of the fynest, not above
435the price of xj s. upon peyn to forfeit for ev~y such yerd
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437xl s. and of ev~y othre Cloth what colour so ev~ it be
438that is under the seid prises, abrode yerde to be sold to
439the Kingis subgiettes after the rate of the godenesse
440therof; And he that woll sue for eny suche forfeiture
441have an accion of dette therof ayenst him that so doth
442forfeit, In whiche accion non esson ner p~teccion be
443allowable, and the Defendaunt not to be admitted to
444wage his lawe; The Kyng to have the Execucion of
445the oon half therof, and the partie that shall sue have
446the othre half: this ordenaunce to begynne and take
447effecte from the fest of Seint Thomas thappostell in the
448yere of oure lorde God M^lCCCClxxxix. And the
449same Ordenaunce before the same fest within the seid
450Citie of London to be p~claymed.
451
452

HATTES & CAPPES.

453
454    Prayen the Comens in this p~sent parliament
455assembled, that where afore this tyme it hath bee dailly
456used and yet is, that c~teyn craftymen named Hatmakers
457and Kapmakers doth sell their hattes and cappes at
458suche an outrageous price, that where an hatte standeth
459not theym in xvj d. they woll sell it for iij s. or xl d.
460and also a Cappe that standith not them in xvj d. they
461woll sell it for iiij s. or v s; And bicause they knowe
462well that ev~y man must occupie theym, they woll sell
463theym at none esier price, to the grete charge and
464damages of the Kingis subjettes and ayenst all gode
465reason and consciens: Wherfor be it ordeyned enacted
466and establisshed by thadvyce of the lordis sp~uall and
467tem~pell in this p~sent parliament assembled, and by
468auctorite of the same, that no hatter nor capper nor
469othre p~sone sell nor put to sell any hatte to any of the
470Kingis Subjettes above the price of xx d. the best, nor
471any Cappe above the price of ij s. viij d. the best at the
472moste; And for all the Hattes and Cappes under that
473value to be sold at such a price as the byer and seller
474may resonably aggre; uppon peyn of forfeiture for ev~y
475hatte or cappe othirwise sold above the price above
476seid xl s; the one moite thereof to be to you Sov~eign
477Lord and the othre moite to the party that woll sue
478and p~ve the seid forfeiture, by accion or by accions of
479Dette, by Writte at the co~en Lawe, by bill or playnte
480after the custome of Cite or Towne where it shall
481fortune such forfeitures to be; in the whiche like p~cesse
482juggement and execucion be hadde as is used in accions
483billes or pleynt~ of dette sued after the course of the
484co~en lawe, or custome of Towne or Citee aforeseid;
485And that the Defend^aunt in any suche accions billes or
486pleyntes be not admitted to doo his lawe, nor that eny
487p~teccion or esson therin be allowed: this Ordenaunce to
488begyn and take effecte from the fest of Seint Thomas
489thappostel in the yere of our Lord M^lCCCClxxxix.
490and the same Ordinaunce before the seid fest within the
491Citie of London to be p~claymed.
492
493

AN ACT AGAYNST BRINGING INTO THIS REALME WYNES
494IN FORRAYNE BOTTOMES.

495
496    To the Kyng oure Sov~eigne Lorde; Prayen the
497Co~mens in this p~sent parliament assemblid, that where
498greate mynysshyng and dekaie hath been nowe of late
499tyme of the Navie of this realme of Englond, and
500Idelnes of the maryn~s within the same, by the which
501this noble Reame within short p~cesse of tyme without
502refourmac~on be had therin shall not be of habilite ne
503power to defend it self; Wherfor pleas it your Highnes
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505p~sent p~liament assembled and by auctorite of the same,
506to ordeyne stablissh and enacte, that no man~ of p~sone
507of what degree or condition that be, conveie or
508bryng into this seid Realme Irlond Wales Caleis or
509the Marches therof or Berwyk, from the fest of the
510Nativyte of Seynt John Baptist that shall be in the yere
511of oure Lorde God. a M^lCCCClxxxx, eny man~
512Wynes of the growyng of the Duchie of Guyen or
513Gascoigne, or Woode called Tolowse Woede, but suche
514as shall be conveied aventred and brought in Shippe
515or Shippes wherof ye Sov~eign Lorde or some of youre
516Subgett~ of this Reame of Englond Irlond Wales Caleis
517or Berwik been owners possessours & p~prietaries, and
518the Maister undre God and the maryn~s of the same
519Shippe or Shippes Englissh Irish or Walssh, or men of
520Berwyk, or men of Caleis or of the Marches of the same,
521for the more parte; uppon paien to forfeite the same
522Wynes and Woode so brought cont^arie to this acte, the
523on halfe therof to yo^r Highnes and the other halfe to
524hym or theym that seasith the same Wyne or Woode.
525And also to ordeyne and stablisshe by the seid auctorite,
526that no p~sone inh~ited within this realme, other then
527Marchauntes strangers, from the seid fest of Seynt John,
528freight nor charge within this Reame or Walis, eny Ship
529or other Vessell of eny Alyen or Straunger, with eny
530man~ Merchaundisez to be caried out of this Realme or
531Wales or to be brought into the same, yf he may have
532sufficient freight in Shippes or Vessellez of the deynseyns
533of this Reame in the same port where he shall
534make his freight; uppon payne to forfeite the same
535marchandisez, the oon halfe therof to you Sov~eign
536Lorde, and the other halfe to hym or theym which seasith
537the same marchaundisez. Provided alwey that this acte
538extend not to eny Shipp or Shippes, havyng eny of the
539seid Wares or marchaundisez, constreyned by tempast of
540Weder or enemyes to arrive in eny porte or place within
541this youre Reame; so that the owners of the seid warez
542and merchaundisez make therof no sale within this
543Realme, otheir then for vitaill or repairyng of the same
544Shipp or Shippes or takelyng therof, which they of
545necessite be compelled to make.
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547
548

CHAPTER I.
549AN ACT AGAYNST CAPTAYNES FOR NOT PAYING THEIRE SOLDYERS THEIR WAGES, AND AGAYNST SOLDYERS GOING FROM THEIR CAPTAYNES W^THOUT LICENCE.

550
551    Forasmoche as yt is notoriously knowen that the King to his gret costes and charges hath sent his
552Ambassiatours to Charlis his Adv~sarie of Fraunce to have had a convenient peas with hym and to have his right
553without effusyon of xp~en blode, which was refusid; Wherfore the King by the g^ace of God in whoes handes and disposicion
554restith all Victorie, hath det~myned hym self to passe ov~ the See in to his Realme of Fraunce and to reduce the
555possession therof by the seid g^ace to hym and his heires Kinges of Englond according to his rightfull title, wherby he
556trustith not only to bring this his Realme to the auncien fame and honour, but also to inriche and set in p~fite peace
557and tranquillite his Subgettis of the same, trustyng that therby the more p~te of all x~pen Realmes shalbe in the more p~fite
558peace and tranquillite and the better disposed to s~ve God, whiche cannot be done by all liklihode without Batell aswell on
559the See as in other places beyonde the See, wherin Almyghty God must be Jugge, in whoes defence m~cy and goodnes the
560King putteth his full trust above all other thynges; hou be yt many times by thinordinat covetise of Capitaynes reteyned
561with Princes afore this tyme, gret p~te of the noumbre of the Souldeours for whom suche Capitaynes have endentid with
562Princes, at tyme of nede have lakked of their noumbre of Souldiers, wherby gret jubardies have ensued and irrecup~able
563damages there may ensue yf remedy be not therfore forseen and had: Be yt therfor ordeyned by auctorite of this p~sent
564parliament that if eny Capteyn be reteyned or herafter shalbe to s~ve the King on the See or beyonde the See in feet
565of Werre, which have not his or their hool and p~fite noumbre of men and Souldeours according as he shalbe reteyned
566with the King, or yeve not theym their full Wages w^tout abriggement as he shall receyve of the King for theym, except
567for Jakettis for theym that receyve land Wages, that is to sey vj s. viij d. for a yoman and xiij s. iiij d. for a Gentilman
568for an hole yere, he shall for suche defaute forfeite to the King all his goodes and catalles and their bodies to prison.
569And that ev~y Capteyn Petycapteyn and all other havyng under theym retynue of any Souldeour or Souldeours atte
570Kinges Wages shall uppon the peyn aforeseid pay to their retynue of Souldeour or Souldeours and ev~y of the same,
571the Wages ratably as is allowed unto theym by the King oure Sov~ayn Lord or the Tresorer of his Warres w^tout
572lessyng or withdrawing of eny p~te therof and for as longe tyme as they shall receyve Wages for theym, this
573payment unto the seid retynues and ev~y Souldeour of the same of their Capitaynes and Petycapteyns alweyes w^tin vj
574daies next and ymmediately after that the seid Capteyn Petycapteyn or other shall have receyved their Wages of the
575King or of the Tresorer of his Werres or of their Lordes or Maistres. And yf any Souldeour being no Capteyn
576ymmediatly reteigned with the King, which herafter shalbe in Wages and reteyned or take any prest to s~ve the King
577uppon the See, or uppon the londe beyonde the See, dep~te oute of the Kinges sv~ices w^tout licence of his Capteyn that
578suche departyng be taken demed and ajuged felony; and that he so offendyng suffre for the seid offence punysshement
579and execucion of felony: And for asmoche as his offence stretchith to the hurt and jop~die of the King oure Sov~ayn
580Lord, the nobles of the Realme and of all the co~en wele therof, that therfor he or they so offendyng enjoye not the
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582    And that it be ordeyned by the seid auctorite that the Justicez of the peas of ev~y Shire of Englond where eny
583suche offendours be taken have power to enquere of the seid Offences, and the same to here and det~myn as they do
584and may do of felonyes trespasses and other offenc~ exp~ssid in the Kinges Co~myssion to theym made, as though the
585seid Offenc~ were done in the same Shire. And also that the seid dep~tyng of suche Souldeours and also theyr
586reteyners if yt be t^aversid be tried in the same Shire where they be for suche cause arrested and arreigned.
587
588    Provided alwey that no Capteyn be charged by this acte for lakke of his noumbre reteyned as is above seid whoes
589Souldeours shall happe to dye or other wise dep~te not in the defaute of the Capteyn; So that the seid Capteyn if he be
590at land wages shewe the dep~tyng or lakkyng of his Souldeour w^tin x. daies after the lakkyng of the seid Souldeour
591unto the Tresorer of the Werres; Or if the Capteyn be at See Wages, yf he shewe the dep~ting or lacking of the
592Souldeour so lacking, to the Admyrall of the navy where he is reteyned, atte next metyng with the seid Admyrall.
593
594

CHAPTER II.
595AN ACT FOR DYVERS PRIVILEG~ TO BE GRAUNTED TO P~SONS BEING IN THE KING~ WARRS.

596
597    Where by the g^ace of Almyghty God the King oure Sov~ayn Lord intendeth in his most Royall p~son to take
598his viage Royall in to the lond of Fraunce ageyn his auncient enmyes of the same Realme, accompanyed in
599the seid Viage with gret multitude of the most honorable actif p~sons and true subgett~ of this his Realme of Englond,
600aswell for the defence of his most noble p~son as for the defence of theym self and of all the inh~itantes w^tin this his
601seid Realme of Inglond to the high laude fame and preyse of the King oure Sov~ayn Lord and of all thoes which shall
602accompany hym in the seid Viage either by see or lond: Wherfor the King oure Sov~ayn Lord by thadvyce and assent
603of the lordes sp~uelx and temporelx and the Co~mens of this p~sent parliament assembled and by auctorite of the same,
604enacteth ordeyneth and establissheth that ev~y p~son of what condicion or degre he be of being or herafter shalbe in oure
605seid Sov~ayn Lord the Kinges Wages beyonde the See or on the See at his pleso^r have the p~teccion of p~fectur~ or
606moratur~ cum clausa volum~ ; And that the seid p~teccion be allowed in all the King~ Courtes and other Courtes where the
607seid p~teccions shalbe pleded or leyed for any of the seid p~sons in all plees; plees of Dowre in the Writte of Dowre unde
608nichil h~et, quare impedit and assise of darreign p~sentment except. Provided that this acte be not available to eny p~son
609for any entre syn the first day of this p~sent parliament.
610
611    Also be yt enacted that the Jugement~ to be yeven frome thensforth in suche assise arreigned or to be arreigned
612shall not be p~judiciall to eny of the seid p~sons, so being in the s~vice of oure Sov~ayn Lord the King as is aforeseid,
613which have any thing in Rev~sion or remaynder in londes or ten~tis wherof suche assise be arreigned, yf the name of
614thoes p~sons which be in rev~sion or the remaynder of suche londes and ten~tis be not in the seid Assisse, but that the seid
615Jugement be ayenst theym all voide.
616    Also be it enacted that yf any discent of any londes or ten~tis or any oþ^r right or inheritament~ be to any p~son or
617p~sons being within this Realme or elswhere, That þ^t discent be not gretter in effecte to the damages or hurt of the
618seid p~sons being in the King~ s~vice as is aforeseid, then yf the seid p~sons in the King~ s~vice so being were w^tin thage
619of xxj yeres.
620
621    Also be yt enacted by the same auctorite that ev~y of the p~sons passing in the seid viage may by their wrytyng~
622under their Seale make their Attorney to entre into all thos londes and tenement~ rentes and s~vices which to theym be
623commen by discent reverter or remaynder; And also to do alman~ of suytes aswell sute s~vice as sute Riall and to make
624feoffamentis of londes, and to make g^aunt~ of Rentis rev~sions and s~vices, and also to attourne and all other thing~ to
625do according to thentent and effect of his Warrant for and in his name as plen~ly and frely as he hymself shuld do
626aswell where that the seid Warrant of Attourney is made beyonde the See as on this half; And yf yt fortune that in
627the execucion of any Article comprised in the seid Warrant any man will t^avers that the seid Warrant is not the dede of
628hym that is named to be the maker of the seid Warrant, then that issue shalbe tried where the Attourney named in the
629seid Warrant put the seid Article in execucion; The seid Orden^ance to endure and be available to ev~y of the seid p~sons
630as longe as he abideth so in the King~ Wages.
631
632    Be yt also ordeyned be the same auctorite that they and their feoffes to the use of ev~y of theym may have and have
633licence under the King~ grete Seale w^tout any fyne or fee by theym to be payed to make feoffementis alienacion and
634g^aunt~ of their honours Castels Maners londes and ten~tis Rentes s~vices annuities and other their inhereditament~ and
635possessions with their appo^rten^anc~ according to the right title and int~esse that they or any of theym have in the same
636to suche as shall pleas theym; And the same feoffes to receyve the same hono^rs Castels and other the p~mysses of
637what man~ of estate shall pleas theym accordyng to their seid int~esse, to that intent that they therof may make their
638willes for payment of their dettis rentes charges and other thing~. And yf it happe eny suche owno^r to whos use the
639seid feoffement shalbe made to dye duryng the seid viage and in the seid s~vice being with the King his heire being w^tin
640age, That all suche feoffes or other suche p~sons as the same feoffoure or owno^r shall depute and assigne, shall have the

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641same hono^rs Castels and other the p~mysses with thappo^rten^anc~ to the use and p~fourmyng of the Wille of the same
642p~son or owno^r that so dissesith ymmediatly frome the deth of the seid p~son or owno^r so dying during the time of
643iiij yeres than next ensuyng after his deth; And yf any suche p~sone come or retorne with the King, that the same feoffes or
644suche p~sons as the same owner shall depute, shall have the same londes and ten~tis towardes the p~formance of the same
645by iij yeres ymmediatly ensuyng after the same reto^rne; and if eny suche p~sone so retournyng lyve iij yeres after any
646suche turnyng or after that the seid iiij yeres afore exp~ssed be expired, that fromthensfourth the same p~son his feoffes
647nor executo^rs nor the same other p~sons shall take no benefyt nor p~fite by this acte; but that ev~y suche feoffement frome
648thensfourth be no lenger in his force strengh~t nor effecte.
649
650    And be yt ordeyned by the seid auctorite that the King oure Sov~ayn Lord have the mariage of the heires being w^tin
651age of the p~sons so going with the King in his seid vyage, yf the same p~son so going holde of the King any landes be
652Knyghtes s~vice tyme of his discease, in like man~ and fourme as yf this acte had not ben made and in none oder wise,
653And ov~ that the p~fites of the seid lond duryng the nowne age of any suche heire, after the seid iiij or iij yeres det~myned
654and expired as is aforeseid.
655
656    Also be yt enacted by the said auctorite that yf it happen any of the Auncestres of the seid p~sons so beyng in the
657Kinges viage to dye holdyng eny londes or ten~tis or other inhereditamentis of the King in suche wise as he by the ordre
658of the co~en lawe ought to sue lyv~e for the same, oute of the Kinges hondes, the seid p~son then being in the seid viage
659and of full age to have licence of the King oure Sov~aign Lord to entre by theym or their Attorney into the seid Man~s
660londes and ten~tis and other inhereditament~, and that entre by force of the seid licence be as gode and available to hym
661and to his heires as though he had sued lyv~e oute of the King~ hond~ of the p~myssez by cours of the lawe.
662
663    Also be yt enacted by the same auctorite that forasmoche as Serjaunt~ of Armes that be purposely ordeyned for the
664p~sonal attendaunce of the p~son of our Sov~ayn lorde þe King and they to awayte of suche noble p~sons as shall pleas
665his Highnes to assigne theym, Therfore yf any Serjaunt of Armes havyng eny fee for the seid office go not with the
666Kinges g^ace in this viage ov~ the See havyng no licence of the King~ Highn~ under the grete Seale to be oute of the seid
667Armye, that he forfeite his fee g^auntid to him for exersisyng of the seid office.
668
669    And that yt be ordeyned by the same auctorite that yf eny p~sone being seised of eny londes or ten~tes in fee symple
670holding of the King in chief be Knightes s~vice, and make feoffeme~t therof by the King~ licence as is aforeseid, that
671the same feoffement be good till the willes of suche p~son so goyng with the King be p~fourmed, so and under condicion
672that he dye in s~vice of the King being beyonde the See.
673
674    Provyded alwey that the seid feoffement of londes in fee simple be not p~judiciall to theires of suche feffour for any
675title in taill or to eny other of the King~ Subgett~ for any oþ^r title to the same before the said feoffement.
676
677    Also be yt ordeyned that yf eny p~son going ov~ with the King have covenaunted or shall covenaunt or agree that
678his son or doughter shall espouse or mary son or doughter of eny p~son, that the same coven^ant or agrement stand
679good and effectuell ayenst the King and his heires and the King to be excluded of the value of the mariage therof or
680therfor, though so be any of the same Sonnes or Doughters so to be married or espoused be w^tin the yeres of consent;
681So that thoes espousels be solempnysed in Churche Chapell or Oratory before the King~ depting, and so the same p~son
682so going disceas in the King~ s~vice the King beyng beyond the See.
683
684

CHAPTER III.
685AN ACTE FOR WAIGHT~ AND MEASURES.

686
687    To the King oure Sov~ayn Lord:
688Prayen the Co~mens in this p~sent parliament assembled, that where aswell by the Chartre of Magna Carta as
689by oder div~s orden^anc~ and Statutes made in div~se parliament~ in the tyme of yo^r noble p~genitours and
690p~decessours, It hath be ordeyned that oon mesure and one Weight shuld be throughoute all this Realme of Englond,
691which Weight and Mesure shuld be according to the Standard of yo^r Escheker, And that ev~y Man shuld by and selle
692by the same and with none oder uppon c~teyn peynes and forfeitures lymyted in the seid Statut~ and Orden^anc~ as in
693theym more pleynly yt doth appere; Which Statutes and orden^anc~ have not in tyme passed ne yet be put in due
694execucion, Wherfor yo^r g^ace of your most blessid disposicion entendyng reformacion in the p~missez and that indifferent
695Justice shuld be had and exercised amonge all yo^r Subgett~ w^tin this yo^r seid Realme according to theffect of the seid
696Statut~ and orden^anc~, and considering that in div~s partes of this yo^r seid Realme ther be used mesures and weightes
697som more large than the seid Standard and som lesse because that the very true mesure of the seid Standard is not to
698all yo^r true lieges verily knowen, at your owne p~pre cost and charge have do lette make bothe Weightes and mesures
699of Brasse according to the very true Standard, Which yt may pleas yo^r seid g^ace by thadvyce and assent of the lordes
700sp~uall and temporall in this p~sent parliament assembled and by auctorite of the same, to ordeyn stablissh and enact
701that the seid mesures and weightes of Brasse be delyv~ed to the Citezeins or Burgeises of the chief Cites or Shire Townes
702or Burghes of ev~y Shire of this Realme in this parlement nowe being, or to the Chief Officers of ev~y suche Cites Shire
703Townes or Burghes where suche Citezens or Burges lak, by Indenture therof to be made betwene the Tresorer of
704Englond or Under Tresorer for the tyme being, And the seid
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706theym receyvyng, saufly to be conveyed to that Cite Towne or Borough that they be of, at the Cost and Charge of the
707seid Cite Towne or Borough, and to be delyv~ed to the Maire Shiref Baillif or other the Chief Officer of the same, there to
708rest as your Tresour in the Custodie of the seid Chief Officer of the seid Cite Towne or Borough for the tyme being
709and of his Successours for ev~, to thentent that aswell all mesures and weightes w^tin the seid Cite Towne or Borough as
710the mesures and weightes w^tin the seid Shire may be correct reformed amended and made according and after the
711mesure of the seid Standard before the feste of Seynt Mighell tharchangell next co~myng. And that the seid Chief Officer
712for the tyme beyng in ev~y suche Cite Towne or Borough have for that cause a speciall Marke or Seale, to do marke
713ev~y suche Weight and mesure so made to be reformed and brought unto hym w^tout fraude or delaye. And that he
714take for his labo^r for sealyng of ev~y Busshell j.d. of ev~y other mesure ob~. of ev~y C. Weight j.d. of ev~y di C. ob~.
715and of ev~y weight under, q^a, and not above uppon peyn to forfeite for ev~y tyme that he refusith or dothe the cont^arie
716xl.s. the oon half therof to be to you Sov~ayn Lord and the other half to hym that is greved and will sue in that behalf
717by accion of Dette to be recov~ed after the cours of the Co~en lawe, and þ^t the Defendant in eny suche accion be not
718receyved to wage his Lawe. And that the Justices of peace in ev~y Shire of Englond have full auctorite and power
719to enquere here and det~myn the seid defaultes, And ov~ that, that opyn p~clamacion be made in ev~y Shire of this
720yo^r seid Realme that no man bye ne selle after the seid feste of Seynt Mighell by eny other Weight or mesure than is
721according to the seid Standard upon suche peynes and forfeitures as is lymyted in the seid Statutes.
722
723

CHAPTER IV.
724AN ACT THAT Y^E CHALLENGE CALLED RIENS DEYNS LE GARD BE NOE CHALLENGE.

725
726    To the King oure Sov~ayn lord.
727Prayen the Comyns in this p~sent p~liament assembled that where of long tyme used in eny issue to be tried
728within the Cite of London a chalenge comenly called Riens Deyns le garde hath been admytted for a good
729chalenge, so that none issue coude be tried in no Warde w^tout that there were iiij sufficient p~sons of lyvelode to the
730yerely value of xl s. above all charges w^tin the same Cite, and dwelling or havyng eny lyvelode w^tin the same Warde,
731And it is so nowe, the cause God knoweth why, that there is no Warde or ellis but fewe, and in especiall in plee of
732lond, that eny pleyntif or demaundaunt canne have sufficient triall in his mater as evydently is knowen for the cause of
733chalenge aforeseid, for in the moste parte of Wardes as now there be none sufficiant, and if any be ther ar none Officers
734that dare somonde theym, or els if they be somonde they will not appere, their havour is so gret and their am~ciament~
735so litill; That yt pleas yo^r most habondaunt g^ace by thadvyce of the lordes sp~uell and temporell and by the auctorite
736of this p~sent parliament to ordeyn for the Co~en wele of yo^r true subgett~ establisshe and enacte that frome hensforth
737the chalenge comenly callid Riens Deyns le garde be no chalenge but utterly voide and of none effecte: Savyng to
738ev~y p~son all man~ of other chalenges what so ev~ they be according to the lawe.
739
740

CHAPTER V.
741AN ACTE THAT ABBOTT~ & PRYORS SHALL PAYE SUCH QUINZIME & DISME AS THEY OUGHT TO PAYE AN ACT IN THE TYME
742OF KING EDW. THE FOWERTH.

743
744    The King oure Sov~ain lord remembreth howe aswell his Highnes as div~s his p~genitours and p~decessours King~ of
745Englond have made and g^auntid aswell uppon feyned suggestions as other wise to dyvers Abbottes Priours
746Gardeyns Kepers Maisters and Rulers or Sov~ayns of sp~uall places and to their successours div~s and many g^aunt~ and
747l~res patent~ that they and their successours and their ten^ant~ and s~vaunt~ Resceaunt~ uppon their londes and ten~tis,
748and also all londes and ten~t~ rent~ godes and catalles of theym and of their seid ten^ant~ and s~vaunt~ whatsoev~
749Resceaunt~ uppon their seid londes and ten~tis shalbe quyte and discharged of all quinzimes and dismes and other
750quotes taxes and tallages by the Co~ialte of this his Realme in any wise g^aunted or to be g^auntid, by colo^r of which
751g^aunt~ and l~res patent~ the g^aunt~ afore seid nowe in late daies have asked and yet aske deduccions and allowaunc~
752at ev~y quinzime and disme g^auntid unto oure seid sov~ayn Lord the King of moche gretter and more excessive sommes of
753money then hath ben allowed or deducted unto theym by reason of their seid g^aunt~ tyme passed; Wherethrugh ev~y
754quinzime and disme to the King before this tyme g^auntid and herafter to be g^auntid is and of liklyhode shalbe gretly
755mynysshed and lessed, and the pore Comen people of this Realme somoche the more grevosly asessed and charged to
756the same quinzimez and dismez, Remembreth that the bering and employing therof most aswell be to the Relief of
757theym and their seid ten^ant~ fermours and s~v^ant~ that have suche g^aunt~ and l~res patent~ as to other of his Subgett~, hath
758therfor by thassent and advyse of the lordes sp~uall and temporell and of the Comens in this p~sent parliament assembled
759and by auctorite of the same p~liament, ordeyned enacted and establisshed that the seid Abbottes Priours Gardeyns Kepers
760Maisters and Rulers or Sov~ayns of sp~uall places nor none of theym, nor none oþ^r whatsoev~ havyng suche l~res or g^aunt~
761have fromhensforth by reason of the seid l~res patent~ and g^aunt~ any allowaunce deduccion or acquyteill of eny
762more or gretter su~mes of money at eny suche Quinzime and dysme g^auntid or herafter to be g^auntid except only of
763suche and asmoche su~mes of money as hath been deducted and allowed to or for theym or any of theym by reason or

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764force of the seid g^aunt~ and l~res patent~ in the tyme of King Edward the fourth at suche quinzime and disme to hym
765g^aunted and payed; the seid g^aunt~ and l~rez patent~ or eny acte statute or orden^ance before this tyme in any wise made
766or ordeyned natw^tstandyng.
767
768    Provyded alwey that this acte or orden^ance extende not nor in any wise be p~judiciall or hurte to any oure g^aunte
769or g^aunt~ or l~res patent~ bering date the xij day of Decembr~ in the first yere of oure reign, made unto the Bailliff~
770Burgeises Men Co~ialtie and Inh~itaunt~ of the Towne of Salop called otherwise the Towne of Shrewesbury; but that
771oure seid g^aunt and g^auntes and l~res patentes and ev~y thing therin conteyned be and stonde good and effectuell after the
772tenure and purport of the same; The seid acte and orden^ance or any thing therin conteigned notw^tstonding.
773
774

CHAPTER VI.
775CONT^A SCOTOS.

776
777    The King oure Sov~ayn Lord hath had to his gret coste and charge many assembles and commynycacions with
778the King of Scott~ for amyte trewes and peas to be had obs~ved betwixe his Highnes and his subgett~ on the
779oone part, and the King of Scott~ and his Subgett~ on þe other part, but what accorde or agrement so ev~ be taken
780and concluded, suche accorde and aggrement for the part of the seid King of Scott~ yt is ev~ under their surest p~myse
781broken and not kept, For the which it is better to be with theym at opyn werre than under such a feyned peas; Wherfor
782the King oure Sov~ayn Lord by thadvyce and assent of the lordes sp~uelx and temporelx and the Co~mens in this p~sent
783parliament assembled and by auctorite of the same enacteth, that all Scott~ dwellyng within this Realme of Englond and
784Wales not made or herafter be made denezyn avoyde oute of this Realme within xl. daies after p~clamacion made
785w^tin the Shire where they dwelle, uppon peyn of forfeiture of all their godes and catalles and their bodies to prison.
786And ov~ this that ymmediatly after the seid xl. daies serche be made in ev~y Cite Borough and hundred of Englond and
787Wales for suche Scott~ by the Constables of the same, and yf any may be founde that they and ev~y of theym be taken
788and arrested and their godes seased to the King~ use, and frome the seid Cite Borough or Hundred where they be taken
789to be by the seid Constables conveyed the next wey toward Scotlond unto the next hundred, and there the Constables
790of the seid next Hundred to resceyve theym and so conveie the seid Scott~ the next wey toward Scotlond unto the next
791Hundred, and so frome Hundred to Hundred till they be brought into Scotlond, in like man~ and fourme as abjured
792men for felony be used to be conveyed frome the Seyntwarie wherin they abjure unto the port to theym assigned.
793And furthermore that it be ordeyned by the seid auctorite that yf defaulte be in the Constables of eny Cite Borough or
794Hundred in makyng of due serche after open p~clamacion made in this behalve, or in any Constables in dewe conveyance of
795the seid Scottis toward and into Scotlond that they and ev~y of theym being in suche defaulte forfeite to the King xx^tis.
796Savyng to the Lordes of frauncheys and to ev~y of theym suche right and int~esse as they have in any suche godes
797and cattalles.
798
799

CHAPTER VII.
800AN ACT TO PAYE CUSTOME FOR EVERY BUTT OF MALMESEY.

801
802    To the Kyng our Sov~eyn Lord:
803Praien the Comens in this p~sent parliament assembled that where of tyme that no mynd is, yo^r Navie hath ben
804mayntened passing the Streittes of Marrokys and so to div~s portis in those parties to the univ~sall increace of your
805seid Navye m~chaunt~ and maryners, and in especiall by ladyng of Malmeseys in the port of Candy which p~teyneth to
806the lordship of Venice; Where nowe the Veniciens within thies ij yere last past have made a statute and ordinaunce for
807thencreace of the seid lordship of Venice and mayntenaunce of theymself and their Navye & maryners, that noon of
808your seid Navye nor maryners shuld lade in the seid porte of Candy any Malmeseys to be conveyed in to this youre
809realme of Englond, without that your seid marchauntis paye a newe custume for ev~y Butte of Malmesey so laden iiij
810dokattis of gold, whiche amounteth to xviij s. sterling money ov~ and above all othre custumes and charges afore that
811tyme used, which is greate hurte to youre seid besechers without speciall remedy be had by your noble and speciall grace,
812Please it þ~for your moste habundant g^ace by thadvyce and assent of the lordis sp~uall and temp~all and of the
813Comens in this your p~sent parliament assembled and by auctorite of the same, to enacte & stablissh þ^t from hensforth
814the Malmeseys that shalbe brought in to this your realme of Englond by any p~sone shalbe of full gauge conteynyng
815vj^xx and vj galons at the lest in mesure; And if it lacke of the seid gauge, that than the Seller to abate somoche of the
816price after the rate of the seid content. And that ev~y m~chant straunger bringing suche Malmeseys into this Realme
817shall pay to your grace the custumes of xviij s. for a Butte of Malmesey ov~ and above the custume afore tyme to your
818grace used to be paied, likewise as they of Venice have sette in Candy uppon youre forseid Subgiettis. And more ov~
819that it be inacted and stablisshed by thauctorite aforsaid from hensforth that no butte or buttes of Malmeseys in vessell
820or in vessels that shalbe brought in to this your seid realme shall be sold above iiij l~i. sterling.
821
822    Provided allwey that this acte extend not to any Englissh man borne touching the newe custume above reherced
823of xviij s. And that this p~sent acte endure no leng~ than they of Venice shall sette aside the imposicion of the
824payment of the iiij Ducates aforseid.
825

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826

CHAPTER VIII.
827CROFTE.

828
829    Forasmuche as Thomas Crofte commytted a detestable murdre within the Marches of Wales at the tyme of the beyng
830of the Kyng~ our Sov~eign Lordis late p~gresse, and therupon is fledde and hath taken the Sayntuary of Beaudeley; be it
831ordeyned stablisshed and enacted by the Kyng oure said Sov~eign Lord by thassent of the Lordys sp~uall and temp~all and the Comens
832in this p~sent parliament assembled and by auctorite of the same, that all l~res patentes yiftes and grauntes made by the Kyng our
833seid Sov~eign Lord unto the said Thomas Crofte of thoffice of the Rangership of the Forest of Whichwode in the Countie of Oxon~
834and of ev~y othre office and offices which he had, aswell within the Realme of Englond as in Wales and the Marches of the same,
835by what so ev~ name or names the same Thomas Crofte be named or called in the seid l~res patentes yiftes or grauntes, or the same
836offices or any of theym be named or callid in any suche l~res patentes yiftes or grauntes, be from the first day of this p~sent
837parliament utterly voide and of no force v~tue ne effect.
838
839

CHAPTER IX.
840ORFORD.

841
842    Prayen the Comens in this p~sent parliament assembled, that where within the Nasse and Haven of Orford in the Countie of
843Suff~ there is yerely grete multitude of Spawne and broode of all man~ fysshes of the See whiche there shuld naturally and
844largely increas and multiplie if they myght by space and tyme convenient there be suffred to continue; And where in late dayes for
845a singuler covetise and lucre in takyng of a fewe grete fisshes, c~teyn p~sones have used to ordeyn and sette c~teyn bootes callid Stallbootes
846festened with ankers havyng with theym suche man~ unlefull nettes and ingynes that aswell grete habundaunce of all man~ of
847frie and broode of div~s kyndes of fisshe in the said Haven multiplied, as grete fisshes unseosonable have be taken and destroied
848w^t which fisshe and broode so taken the seid p~sones with greate parte therof have fedde their hogges and the residue therof they
849buried in grete pittes in the grounde in eschewing of grete infeccions of ayer, whiche hath of long tyme caused grette scarcite and
850bareynes of fissh in that Countre, to the grete hurte and impov~ysshing of your people whiche in tymes past had grete plente;
851Wherfor as well for the grete p~fite of your Subgettis and inh~itauntes nygh adjoynyng to the said Nasse and Havyn as for the grete
852p~fite and comforte of all youre Subgettis and inh~itauntes within the Counties of Norff~ and Suff~ by auctorite of your parliament
853holden at Westm~ the xiij day of Januarie the iiij^th yere of yo^r most noble reigne, yt was enacted ordeyned and establisshed by
854auctorite of the same Parliament, that all suche stallebottes nettes and ingynes aforeseid frome the first day of Aprill that was in the
855yere of oure Lorde God M^lCCCClxxxx. shuld not be occupied nor used for the destroying or taking of any frye or broode of
856fysshe within the Haven or Nasse aforeseyd uppon peyn of forfeiture of x l~i. at ev~y tyme that any p~son shuld happyn to do cont^arie
857to that seid orden^ance, the one half therof to be to yo^r Highnes and the oder half to hym that shulde happyn to fynde the seid
858forfeiture and shewe the same in yo^r Escheker by informacion there to be det~myned after the cours of the same Court: And ov~
859that yt was ordeyned by auctorite of yo^r parliament aforeseid that the Justices of peas of the seid Counties of Norff~ and Suff~ for the
860tyme being, shuld have auctorite and power to inquere in theire sev~all Sessions of all the Botes Nettes and Ingynes used and occupied
861cont^arie to the seid orden^ance, and the offenders therin before theym p~sented to punyssh as by their discrecions shuld be thought
862laufull and resonable, And that the seid Acte and Orden^ance shuld endure and take effect till the begynnyng of the next parliament
863ensuyng, as by the same acte more pleynly apperith; by force of which Acte and orden^ance the seid stalle Botes Nettes and Ingynes
864have be hidderto withdrawen and abated and grete plente of fysshe frye and broode of fysshe hathe in this meane tyme gretly be
865multiplied and encreased to the grete p~fite comforte and releef aswell to the people of the seid Counties of Norff~ and Suff~ as to the
866people of many oder Contrees as well apperith by opyn experience, and yet more largely shall encreace by fyrder continuance;
867And forasmoche as the seid Acte of Parliament was ordeyned, no fyrder to stand in effect then to the first day of this p~sent
868parliament; Pleas it therfore yo^r most noble Grace by thadvyce and assent of the lordes sp~uall and temporall in this p~sent parliament
869assemblid and by auctorite of the same, in consideracion of the p~mysses to ordeyn establissh and enacte, that the seid Acte and
870orden^ance in the seid last Parliament made and ordeyned may alwey stand contynewe and endure in p~fite strenght and effecte.
871
872

CHAPTER X.
873AN ACTE THAT NOE P~SONS OUTLAWED W^THIN THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER SHOULD FORFEYT ANY OF HIS LAND~ OR GOOD~ IN ANY
874OTHER SHIRE BUT IN THE SAME SHIRE.

875
876    To the Kyng oure liege Lord:
877Prayen the Co~ens in this p~sent parliament assembled, that where in the parliament holden at Westm~ in the xx. yere of the
878reign of your noble Uncle of blessid memory Kyng Henry the vj^te, it was ordeyned by auctorite of the same parliament, that noon
879of his lieges ayenst whom an exigent shuld be awarded or utlarie p~nounced atte sute of the king or atte sute of p~tie in any tyme then to
880come in the Countie of Lancastr~, shuld forfeite any of his goodis or catalles londis or ten~tis in any othre Shire, but onely the goodes or
881catelles londis and ten~tis the whiche the p~sones so outlawed or they ayenst whom suche exigent shuld be awarded in the seid Countie
882of Lancastr~ have in the same Countie; And that by reason of any suche outlawry atte sute of the King or atte sute of any othre
883p~sone p~nounced within the seid Countie of Lancastr~, shuld not be barred ne disabled of any man~ accion ner to clayme any man~ of
884enheritaunce oute of the same Countie ner disabled to pursewe eny man~ accion oute of the same Countie, notwithstanding suche

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885outlarie ayenst him p~nounced; Which Statute was ordeyned and made to endure for c~teyn yeres: And aftirward in a parlement holden
886at Redyng in the xxxj yere of the reign of your seid noble Uncle it was thought by the Comens then the seid statute to be right
887necessarie resonable and p~fitable at their speciall request and desire it was ordeyned and stablisshed by auctorite of the same
888parlement that the forseid statute made the seid xx. yere shuld be in his force and v~tue fro thens p~petuelly to endure:
889Yet notwithstanding in a parlement holden at Westm~ the xxxiij yere of the same King Henry the vj^te by suggestion unresonable &
890sinistre labours of p~sones not best disposed for their own singuler avauntage it was ordeyned and graunted that the seid Statute at
891Redyng made shuld be adnulled and voide, to the grete p~judice grugge singler hurte and jeop~die of all your seid true lieges and
892Co~ens oute of the seid Shire of Lancastr~ inh~iting; Wherfor please it your Highnesse of your most habundaunt grace for the wele
893and suertie of your seid Co~ens that by auctorite of this p~sent parlement it may be stablisshed ordeyned and enacted, that aswell the
894seid Statute made the xx. yere aforseid, as the same Statute made at Redyng the seid xxxj yere, be and stand in his full force and
895effecte fro the first day of Septembr~ the vj yere of your moost noble reigne p~petuelly to endure; the seid adnullac~on in the parlement
896holden the seid xxxiij yere made notwithstanding; And your seid true Co~ens shall pray to God for the p~servacion of your moost noble
897and roiall estate.