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[^TEXT:  STATUTES (II).
THE STATUTES OF THE REALM.
PRINTED BY COMMAND OF HIS MAJESTY
KING GEORGE THE THIRD IN PURSUANCE
OF AN ADDRESS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
OF GREAT BRITAIN, VOL. II.
LONDON: DAWSONS OF PALL MALL, 1963 (1816).
SAMPLE 1:
II, PP. 524.10 - 535.42 (EX ROT. PARL. 4 HEN. VII.)
SAMPLE 2:
II, PP. 549.6  - 555.13 (CH. 1)^]

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[}AN ACT FOR THE GRAUNTING FORTH OF CO~MYSSIONS 
FOR SEWERS.}] 
 
   To the Kyng oure Sov~eigne lorde. Preyen the 
Co~mens in this youre p~sent p~liament assembled, that 
where in the p~liament of the right noble Prince Henr~ 
the vjth late Kyng of Englond holden at Westm~ the 
vjth yere of his Raigne, considred the greate Damages 
and Losses which then were by thencresse of Water in 
div~s parties of this youre Realme, and meny gretter 
hurtes likely shuld have come yf remedy in that 
behalfe shuld not hastly have be purveyed, yt was 
enacted ordeigned and graunted by auctorite of the 
same p~liament, that for x. yeres then next folowyng 
sev~all Comyssions of Sewers shuld be made to dyv~s 
p~sones, by the Chaunceller of Englond for the tyme 
beyng to be named in dyv~s parties of this your realme, 
where nede were, after the fourme and tenour of a 
Co~myssion in the seid Acte specified; And afterward 
in the p~liament of the seid late Kyng, holden at Westm~ 
the viij=th= yere of his raigne, by cause the Co~myssioners 
in the seid Co~myssions had not playne power ne 
auctorite to do p~fourme and execute thyng~ comprised 
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in the seid Comyssions, yt was ordeigned and establisshed 
by the auctorite of the same p~liament, that all 
such Co~myssioners shuld have full power to make 
ordeigne and execute Statutes and Ordynaunces, and 
other thyngis doo, after the effecte and p=r=porte of the 
seid Co~myssions: And after the seid x. yeres passed, 
in the p~liament of the seid Kyng holden at Westm~ the 
xviij=th= yere of his reigne, yt was also ordeigned enacted 
and stablisshed by auctorite of the same p~liament, that 
for x. yeres then next folowyng sev~all Co~myssions of 
Sewers shuld be made to dyv~s p~sones, by the Chaunceller 
of Englond for tyme beyng to be named in all 
p~ties of this youre Realme where nede shuld bee, after 
the seid fourme and effecte of the seid Co~myssion 
conteyned in the seid acte made the seid vj=th= yere; and 
that suche Co~myssioners shuld have power to ordeigne 
and execute Statutes and Ordynaunces, and other 
thyngs doo, after the effecte and p=r=porte of the seid 
Co~myssions: And afterward in the p~liament of the 
seid late Kyng holden at Westm~ the xxiij=th= yere of his 
raigne, yt was also ordeyned enacted and stablisshed 
by auctorite of the same p~liament, that for xv. yeres 
then next folowyng, the Chaunceller of Englond for the 
tyme beyng shuld have power to make out of the 
Chaun~cy Co~myssions of Sewers undre the greate Seale, 
in such fourme as yt was graunted to be made by the 
seid Acte made the seid vj=th= yere; as in the seid Acte 
ys more playnly conteyned: And after the seid xv. 
yeres passed, in the p~liament of the noble Prynce 
Edward the iiij=th= late Kyng of Englond, holden at 
Westm~ the xij=th= yere of his raigne, yt was also ordeygned 
enacted and establisshed by auctorite of the 
same p~liament, that for xv. yeres then next folowyng 
sev~all Co~myssions of Sewers shuld be made to dyv~s 
p~sones, by the Chaunceller of Englond for the tyme 
beyng too be namyd, in all p~ties of this your Realme, 
And also of youre Marches of Caleis Guysnes and 
Hammes where need shuld bee, after the fourme and 
effecte of the seid Co~myssion conteyned in the seid 
Acte made in the seid vj=th= yere; And that all such 
Co~myssioners shuld have full power to make ordeigne 
and execute Statutes and ordynaunces, and other 
thyngs to doo, after theffecte and p=r=porte of the same 
Co~myssions; as in the same Acte more plainly is conteyned: 
By which Co~myssions, and auctoritie yeven to 
the seid Co~myssioners in the seid fourme, meny greate 
hurtes and inconvenyences in dyv~s p~ties of this yo=r= 
realme doon and had by encresse of Water were necessarily 
redressed refourmed and amended, yt is so nowe, 
Sov~eigne Lorde, that late aswell in youre Countees of 
Glouc~ and Som~s as elswhere in dyv~s p~ties of this 
youre Realme, and also within the boundes of youre 
seid Marchies of Caleis Guysnes and Hammes, by encresse 
of Waters dyv~s londes and tent~ in greate 
quantite been surrounded and destroied, and meny moo 
greate like hurtes and damages been like within short 
tyme to fall, aswell to decresse and destruccion of yo=r= 
lyvelode, Sov~eigne Lorde, as of the lyvelode of the 
Church and of other your true liege people of this 
youre Realme and of the seid Marchies, and anyentesment 
of the same, without that remedy in that behalfe 
be purveied and had: Lyke yt therfor youre Highnesse 
of yo=r= moost haboundant g=a=ce the p~mysses tenderly to 
considre, & by thadvyse and assent of the Lordes sp~uall 
and temp~all in this your p~sent p~liament assembled and 
by auctorite of the same p~liament, to ordeyngn enacte 
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and establissh, that for xxv=ti= yeres next comyng sev~all 
Co~myssions of Sewers bee made, to dyv~s p~sones by 
the Chaunceller of Englond for the tyme beyng to be 
named in all p~ties of this yo=r= Realme and of the seid 
Marchies where nede ys or shall bee, after the fourme 
and effecte of the seid Co~myssion conteyned in the seid 
Acte made the seid vj=th= yere. And ov~ that to ordeyne 
and stablissh by the same auctorite, that all such 
Co~myssioners have full power to make ordeygne and 
execute Statutes and Ordyn=a=nces, and other thynges doo, 
after theffecte and p=r=porte of the same Co~myssion. 
 
[}AN ACTE FOR FYNERS OF GOLDE AND SYLVER.}] 
 
   Where as it was of old tyme and continued tyll 
now of late yeres, that ther was for the weale of the 
Kyng and the Realme Fynours and parters of Gold 
and Silver, by fyre and water, undre a reule and ordre 
belongyng to the Myntes of London Calice Caunturbury 
York and Doreh=a=m, and in other places where 
Myntes were holden, and at the Goldsmyths Hall in 
London, to fyne and parte all Golde and Sylver belongyng 
or nedefull for the seid Myntes and Felyship of 
Goldsmyths, for thademendment of Monyes and plate 
in the realme, that ev~y thyng myght be refourmed to 
the right stondard aswell in Monyes as plate to the 
lest Coste, for the wele of the Kyng his noble men of 
the Lond and comyn people; But so it is nowe, that 
all such fynours and partours of Gold and Sylver by 
fyre and Water dwellen abrode, in ev~y place of the 
Realme out of the rules aforseid, and bye gylt Silver 
from the Myntes Chaunges and Goldsmyths and parte 
and fyne yt as is aforeseid, and for the moost parte 
the Silver so fyned they doo alaie yt in dyv~se maners 
and sell yt at their pleasure, to ev~y man that will bye 
it of theym, to make suche Werke as pleasith the 
byers; therfor men can gete no fyne Sylver when they 
nede it for their Money, for thademendment of Money 
and plate as hath been in tymes passed, Wherfor yt 
causith Money and Plate in dyv~se places of the realme 
to be made wers in fynes then yt shuld be, as apperith 
evydently in dyv~s places, to the great hurt of the Kyng 
his noble men of the lond and comen people: Wherfor 
the Kyng oure Sov~eign lorde by thassent of the lordes 
sp~uall and temp~ell and the Co~mens in this p~sent parliament 
assemblid and by auctorite of the same, hath 
ordeyned establisshed and enacted that no fyner of 
Golde and Silver, nor parter of the same by fyre or 
water, fromhensforth alay no fyne Silver nor Golde, nor 
none sell in eny other wise ne to eny other parsone or 
parsones but only to thoffycers of myntes chaunges 
and Goldsmythes within this Realme, for agmentacion 
and mendyng of Coyn and plate as is aforeseid: And 
that the Maisters of Myntes Chaunges and Goldsmyths, 
for all such fyne Gold or Silver co~myng to theym, to 
answere the valure as it is worth, accordyng as it is 
nowe and hath been of auncient tyme accustumed after 
the rate of fynes; Ne that no fynour nor fynours parter 
nor partours sell to no p~sone, neither to on ne other, 
eny man~ of Sylver into Masse molten and alaid, upon 
payne of forfeiture of the same, the Kyng therof to 
have the on halfe and the fynder that can prove it 
and will sue it in the Kyng~ Eschequer the other halfe; 
And if eny fynour or fynours parter or perters of 
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Gold and Silver either by fyre or water alay or sell 
eny fyne Sylver or Gold, otherwise than yt is ordeyned 
in this Acte, he or they to lese the valure of the same 
Gold or Silver so alaied or sold, the Kyng therof to 
have the on halfe and the fynder that can p~ve yt and 
will sue yt in the Kyng~ Exchequer the other half; 
Also all such fyne Silver as shall be parted and fyned 
as is aforeseid, that it be made so fyne that yt may 
bere xij peny Weght of alay in a pownd Weght, and 
yet be as goode as Sterlyng and rather better then 
werse: And that e~vy fyner put this sev~all merke upon 
such fyne Silver, to bere witnes the same to be true as 
is aforeseid, upon the payne of the Valure found cont=a=rie 
to be forfet, the Kyng therof to have the on half and 
the fynder that can p~ve it and will sue it in the Kyng~ 
Exchequer the other halfe. Also that no Goldsmyth 
nor Goldsmyths within this Realme melt and alaie eny 
fyne Silver, to ne for eny Werkes or other entent but 
only for makyng of Amell~ for dyv~se Werk~ of Goldsmythry, 
and for the admendyng of plate to make yt as 
good as Sterlyng or better, for the comyn Wele of this 
Realme; nor that they sell no fyne Silver nor other 
Sylver alaid molten into Masse to eny p~sone or parsones 
what so ev~ they be, nor one Goldsmyth to 
anoder: This Ordynaunce to be kept by the Goldsmyths 
in ev~y poynt, upon payne of forfaiture of the same 
Silver or the Valour therof, the Kyng therof to have 
the on half and the fynder that can prove it and 
will sue yt in the Kyng~ Eschequer the other halfe. 
Also be it ordeyned by the same auctorite that all l~res 
patentes and g=a=untes of Offices, belongyng or parteynyng 
to the Mynte of our Sov~eign lord the Kyng or 
exercised in the same with fees and wagis therto belongyng, 
be from hensforth voide and of non effect. 
 
[}AN ACTE THAT NOE BUTCHER SLEA ANY MANNER OF BEAST 
WITHIN THE WALLES OF LONDON.}] 
 
   To our liege lorde the Kyng and his Lordis Sp~uall 
and temp~ell and to his Comens in this p~sent p~liament 
assembled; Most humbly besechith y=r= habundant g=a=ce 
yo=r= pov~e Subgiet~ and oratours parisshens of the parisshes 
of Seynt Feyths and Seint Gregorys in London, 
next adjoynaunt unto the Cathedrall Church of Powles; 
That where as it ys so that the greate Concours of people 
aswell of yo=r= moost roiall p~sone as of other greate Lordes 
and estatis with other of yo=r= true Subgiettis is often 
tymes had into the seid Cathedrall Crirch of Powles, 
and for the moost parti thorowe out the parisshes 
aforseid, the which oft tyme is gretly anoyde and invenemd 
by corrupt eyrs, ingiendrid in the seid parisshes 
by occacion of blod, and other fouler thyng~ unto yo=r= 
most noble g=a=ce not to be named, by reason and occasion 
of the slaughter of bestes and skaldyng of Swyne 
had and doon in the bochery of Seynt Nycholas Flesshamles, 
whos corrupc~on by violence of unclene and 
<P II,528> 
putrified Waters is born down thorowe the seid parisshes, 
and compassith ij parties of +t=e= palace where 
youre moost roiall Estate is wount to abide when ye 
come to the seid Cathedrall Churche for eny acte to 
be don, to the jupardous abydyng of yo=r= moost noble 
p~sone, and to the ov~greate anoyans of the seid 
parisshons ther, and of other of your Subgiett~ and 
Straungers that passith by the same; complayant whereof 
at dyv~s and meny Seasons almost by the space of xvj 
yeres contynually, aswell by the Chanons and Petychanons 
of the seid Cathedrall Chirch, landlordis there, 
as also by meny other div~s of yo=r= Subgiet~ of right 
honest behavo=r=, unto dyv~s Meires and Aldermen of 
yo=r= Cite of London hath be made, and no remedy had 
ne found: Yt myght please your seid moost habound=a=unt 
grace both to provyd for the conservacion of yo=r= seid 
moost royall p~sone, as also to succour yo=r= pov~e Subgett~ 
in this behalve; considryng that in fewe noble 
Cytes and Townes or non within Krystendome, wher as 
travelyng men have labred, that the comen Slaughter 
howse of beestes shuld be kept in any speciall parte 
within the Walles of the same, lest yt myght ingendre 
syknes to the destruccion of the people, to ordeyne and 
establissh by thadvyce and assent of the lordes sp~uall 
and temp~all and the Co~mens in this p~sent p~liament 
assembled and by auctorite of the same, that no bocher 
nor his s~vaunt slee no man~ best within the seid house 
called the Skaldyng house, or within the walles of 
London, upon payne to forfeit for ev~ye Oxe xij d. and 
for ev~y Cough and ev~y other best viij d. the oon halfe 
therof to you Sov~eign Lord, and +te other halfe therof 
to ev~y youre lieges that will sue for the same by 
accyon of dette, and that no p~teccion or esson be alowed 
to eny of the Defendaunt~ ayenst whome eny such 
accion shall be conceyved; and that in the same accion 
of Dette such p~cesse be made as in other accions of 
dette sued at the comyn lawe. And ov~ this be it ordeyned 
and enacted by the seid auctorite, that the same 
ordynaunce acte and lawe extend and be obs~ved and 
kept in ev~y Cite Bourgh and Towne walled within this 
Realme of Englond, and in the Towne of Cambrigge, 
the Townes of Berwyk and Karlile only except and 
forprised. Provided alwey that this p~sent Acte begyn 
to take effecte at the fest of Annunciacion of oure Lady 
next coming and not afore. 
 
[}AN ACTE THAT ALL P~SONS SERVING THE KYNGE BEYOUND 
THE SEA IN BRYTTAUNE MAY HAVE THEIR P~TECC~ON OF 
(\P~FECTUR & MORATUR\) .}] 
 
   The Kyng oure Sov~eigne Lorde, for dyv~se causes 
and resonable consideracions hym movyng, by the 
assent of the lordes sp~uall and temp~all and the Comens 
in this p~sent parliament assembled and by auctorite of 
the same, hath enacted ordeyned and stablysshed, that 
ev~y p~sone of what condicion or degree he be of, beyng 
or herafter be in oure seid Sov~ayn lord the Kyng~ 
wagis beyonde the See in Brytayn, at his plesire have 
the p~teccion of (\profectur\) or (\moratur cu~ clausa          #
volum~\) ; 
and in the excepcion of the seid p~texion ther be made 
omyssion of assises; and that the seid p~texion be allowable 
in all the Kyngis Courtes, and other courtes where the 
seid p~texcions shall be pleded or layde, for eny of the 
<P II,529> 
seid p~sones, in all plees of assise aswell of Novell 
disseasyn as of fresh force without eny difficultie: 
Also be it enacted that the Jugementis to be yeven 
from hensfourth in suche assise arained or to be arained 
shall not be p~judiciall to eny of the seid p~sons so beyng 
in the s~vyce of our sov~eign lord the kyng in Britayn 
as is aforeseid, which have eny thyng in rev~cion or 
remaynder in londes or ten~tes wherof such assise be 
arained, yf the name of those p~sons which be in the 
rev~cion or the remaynder of such londes or ten~t~ be 
not in the seid assise, but that the seid Jugement be 
ayenst all them voide; the seid ordynaunce to endure 
and be available to ev~y of the seid p~sons as longe as he 
abydyth so in the kyng~ wages; and yf this ordyn=a=nce 
touchyng the seid p~sones so nowe abydyng or that after 
this shall abide in the s~vice of the kyng~ Highnes in 
Brytayn be not sufficient for the ease and suertis of 
theym, be it aggreed and accorded by the same auctorite, 
that oure sov~eygne Lord the kyng and the lordis of his 
counsell for the tyme beyng, have full power in all man~ 
of accions sut~ and p~cesse to graunt to ev~y of such 
p~sones p~teccion as shall be in their causes available, 
after their discression, duryng the tyme that they or 
eny of theym contynue in the seid arme or warre; 
Provided that this acte be not available to eny p~sone 
for eny entre sen the first day of this p~sent p~liament. 
Also be it enacted that yf eny dissent of eny londes or 
ten~t~ or eny other right or enheritament~ be to eny p~sone 
or p~sones beyng within this reame or els wher, that 
that dissent be of no gretter effect, to the damages or 
hurt of the seid p~sones beyng in the kyngs s~vice as is 
aforseid, then yf the seid p~sones in the kyngis s~vice so 
beyng were within the age of xxj yeres. 
 
[}AN ACTE FOR THE PASSING AND T=A=NSMUTAC~ON OF LAND~ 
WITHOUT FYNE.}] 
 
   Also be it ordeigned by the seid auctorite, that all 
such p~sones as shall passe over the See in the seid viage 
and ev~yche of theym, which have lond~ and ten~t~ holden 
of the kyng or eny other, shall mowe lawfully make 
therof fieoffment~ and t=a=nsmutac~on of possession by dede 
or dedis fyne or fynes recov~er or recov~ers, for the 
p~fourmauns of their willes, without eny fyne for the 
seid feoffement or t=a=nsmutacion of possession therfor to 
be made in; and that they and ev~y of them their heires 
and assignes and the heires and assignes of ev~y of 
theym be discharged of all such fynes by the said acte 
without l~res patentes of licence or p~don or other 
discharge to be had in that behalve. And ferthemore be 
it also ordeyned and enacted by the seid auctorite that 
yf eny of the seid p~sones so passyng in the seid viage, 
which hold londes or ten~t~ of the kyng or of eny other 
by knyghtis s~vice or otherwise, wherfor his heire oweth 
to be in warde, and fortune in the seid viage to discesse 
by yonde the See, or that eny feoffement of the same 
lond~ and ten~t~ be supposed to be made by collusion, 
the heier of the owner of the same londes and ten~t~ 
beyng within age, that then the feoffees or executo=r=s of 
such p~sone so decessed have the warde and mariage of 
the heier so beyng within age, and of the londes and 
tent~ so holden, duryng the noneage of ev~y such heier, 
to the p~formaunce of the will of the seid p~sone so 
decessed without eny accompt or other thyng therfor 
<P II,530> 
to be yelden: Provided alwey that yf eny p~sone or p~sones 
reteyned in the seid arme or viage resorte and come 
agayn yn to this reame discharged of the seid retinue 
arme and viage, or after the seid viage det~myned, that 
then eny feoffement, made by hym or eny other to his 
use of eny of the p~mysses, be voide and of noon effecte, 
to exclud the kyng and his heires or eny other, for the 
warde and mariage of the heier of eny of theym so 
co~myng into this reame by v~tue of this Acte. 
 
[}AN ACT TO MAKE VOIDE L~RES PATENT~ MADE TO ABBOTT~ 
PRYORS & OTHERS FOR GATHERING AND PAYING OF 
DYSMES.}] 
 
   The kyng oure Sov~eign Lord remembreth howe 
aswell his Highnes as dyv~s of his p~genytours and p~decessours
Kyngis of Englond have made and graunted, 
uppon feyned suggestions, to dyv~s Abbott~ Priours 
Gardens Masters or rulers of other sp~uall places 
and to their successours, dyv~s and many l~res patentes, 
som~e of theym to be quyte and discharged of gadryng 
of dysmes, and su~me of theym to be quite and discharged 
of payment of dismes, and su~me of theym to 
be quyte and discharged aswell of the gadryng of 
dysmes as of payment of dysmes, by the which ev~y 
dysme whan so ev~ yt be graunted is greatly mynysshed, 
and other places the more grevously charged with the 
gadryng of the same, remembreth also the great charges 
that nowe be in hand, and that the beryng therof must 
aswell be to the relief of theym that have such l~res 
patentes as to other of his subgiett~, hath therfor 
ordeyned and enacted by auctorite of this p~liament, that 
all the seid l~res patentes as for the p~myssez be voide 
and of noon effecte; by what so ev~ name or names 
thoo p~sones to whome the same l~res be made be called 
or named. 
 
<P II,531> 
[}AN ACTE THAT THE OFFICE OF STYWARD FORESTER KEEP OF 
THE FOREST OF INGLEWOOD SHALBE VOIDE.}] 
 
   For asmoch as thorough the negligence of 
Stiwards Foresters and other kepers within the 
Kyng~ Forest of Ingilwode in the Shire of Comberlond, 
and by mysusyng of theire Offices, the dere 
and game in the same is destroied and goon, by 
occasion wherof the seid Offices require non actuell 
excercisse; Be it therfor ordeyned and enacted by 
auctorite of this p~sent p~liament, that all l~res patentes 
made by the Kyng oure Sov~eigne Lorde of eny 
office within the seid Forest be, from the first day of 
this p~sent p~liament, voide and of none force ne effecte. 
<P II,532> 
Except and p~vided that yt be ordyned by the seid 
auctorite, that the l~res patentes late made by the 
Kyng to Thomas Lorde Dacre of Maister Foster of 
the seid forest, stand and be goode and effectuell to 
the same Thomas after the teno=r= and effecte of the 
same l~res patentes, the seid Acte not withstondyng. 
<P II,533> 
Provided also that this acte extend not ne be p~judiciall 
to Henry Erle of Northumberlond, of or for eny graunt 
l~res patentes or confirmacion made by the Kyng oure 
Sov~eigne Lorde to the seid Erle. 
 
[}AN ACTE THAT THE YEOMEN AND GROMES OF Y=E= KING~ 
CHAMBER GEVE THEIRE ATTENDAUNC~ ON THE KINGE.}] 
 
   Where dyv~se Yomen of the Corone, and Gromes 
of the Kyng our Sov~eign Lord~ Chamber, have dyv~s 
offices and fees g=a=unted to them by his l~res patentes, for 
the consideracion of their Attendauns in the Kyng~ 
s~vice, which doo nor endevo=r= not them selfe in yevyng 
their Attendaunce accordyng to their Dutie; Be it therfor 
establisshed inacted and ordeyned by this p~sent parliament 
and by auctorite of the same, that yf eny of the 
seid yomen or gromes doo nor yeff not their attendaunce 
aboute the Kyng~ Highnes, accordyng to the 
ordyn=a=nce of his Chambre, that then all l~res patentes 
to theym or eny of theym made, or herafter to eny 
such parsone or p~sones to be made, be of no better 
force ne effecte but at the Kyng~ plesire. 
 
[}WOLLEN CLOTH.}] 
 
   For asmoche as Drapers Taillours and othre in 
the Cite of London, and othre places within this realme, 
that use to sell Wollen Cloth at retaile by the yerdes, 
sellen a yerd of Cloth at excessive price havyng unresonable 
lucre, to the grete hurte and empov~ysshing of 
the Kinges liege people byers of the same, ayenst equite 
and gode conscience; Wherfor be it ordeyned by the 
King our Sov~eign Lord by thadvyse of the Lordes 
sp~uall and temporall and the Comons in this p~sent parliament
assembled, and by auctorite of the same, that noe 
p~sone sell within this realme at retaile a brode yerde of 
Wollen Cloth of the fynest making scarlet grayned, or 
othre cloth grayned what colour soev~ it be, to eny of the 
Kingis subgiettes above the price of xvj s. a brode yerde; 
And a brode yerde of Wollen Cloth of any othre colour 
out of grayne, or eny man~ russet of the fynest, not above 
the price of xj s. upon peyn to forfeit for ev~y such yerd 
sold to eny the Kingis Subgiettis above the seid prises 
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xl s. and of ev~y othre Cloth what colour so ev~ it be 
that is under the seid prises, abrode yerde to be sold to 
the Kingis subgiettes after the rate of the godenesse 
therof; And he that woll sue for eny suche forfeiture 
have an accion of dette therof ayenst him that so doth 
forfeit, In whiche accion non esson ner p~teccion be 
allowable, and the Defendaunt not to be admitted to 
wage his lawe; The Kyng to have the Execucion of 
the oon half therof, and the partie that shall sue have 
the othre half: this ordenaunce to begynne and take 
effecte from the fest of Seint Thomas thappostell in the 
yere of oure lorde God M=l=CCCClxxxix. And the 
same Ordenaunce before the same fest within the seid 
Citie of London to be p~claymed. 
 
[}HATTES & CAPPES.}] 
 
   Prayen the Comens in this p~sent parliament 
assembled, that where afore this tyme it hath bee dailly 
used and yet is, that c~teyn craftymen named Hatmakers 
and Kapmakers doth sell their hattes and cappes at 
suche an outrageous price, that where an hatte standeth 
not theym in xvj d. they woll sell it for iij s. or xl d. 
and also a Cappe that standith not them in xvj d. they 
woll sell it for iiij s. or v s; And bicause they knowe 
well that ev~y man must occupie theym, they woll sell 
theym at none esier price, to the grete charge and 
damages of the Kingis subjettes and ayenst all gode 
reason and consciens: Wherfor be it ordeyned enacted 
and establisshed by thadvyce of the lordis sp~uall and 
tem~pell in this p~sent parliament assembled, and by 
auctorite of the same, that no hatter nor capper nor 
othre p~sone sell nor put to sell any hatte to any of the 
Kingis Subjettes above the price of xx d. the best, nor 
any Cappe above the price of ij s. viij d. the best at the 
moste; And for all the Hattes and Cappes under that 
value to be sold at such a price as the byer and seller 
may resonably aggre; uppon peyn of forfeiture for ev~y 
hatte or cappe othirwise sold above the price above 
seid xl s; the one moite thereof to be to you Sov~eign 
Lord and the othre moite to the party that woll sue 
and p~ve the seid forfeiture, by accion or by accions of 
Dette, by Writte at the co~en Lawe, by bill or playnte 
after the custome of Cite or Towne where it shall 
fortune such forfeitures to be; in the whiche like p~cesse 
juggement and execucion be hadde as is used in accions 
billes or pleynt~ of dette sued after the course of the 
co~en lawe, or custome of Towne or Citee aforeseid; 
And that the Defend=a=unt in any suche accions billes or 
pleyntes be not admitted to doo his lawe, nor that eny 
p~teccion or esson therin be allowed: this Ordenaunce to 
begyn and take effecte from the fest of Seint Thomas 
thappostel in the yere of our Lord M=l=CCCClxxxix. 
and the same Ordinaunce before the seid fest within the 
Citie of London to be p~claymed. 
 
[}AN ACT AGAYNST BRINGING INTO THIS REALME WYNES 
IN FORRAYNE BOTTOMES.}] 
 
   To the Kyng oure Sov~eigne Lorde; Prayen the 
Co~mens in this p~sent parliament assemblid, that where 
greate mynysshyng and dekaie hath been nowe of late 
tyme of the Navie of this realme of Englond, and 
Idelnes of the maryn~s within the same, by the which 
this noble Reame within short p~cesse of tyme without 
refourmac~on be had therin shall not be of habilite ne 
power to defend it self; Wherfor pleas it your Highnes 
by thadvyse of the lordes sp~uellx & temporelx in this 
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p~sent p~liament assembled and by auctorite of the same, 
to ordeyne stablissh and enacte, that no man~ of p~sone 
of what degree or condition that be, conveie or 
bryng into this seid Realme Irlond Wales Caleis or 
the Marches therof or Berwyk, from the fest of the 
Nativyte of Seynt John Baptist that shall be in the yere 
of oure Lorde God. a M=l=CCCClxxxx, eny man~ 
Wynes of the growyng of the Duchie of Guyen or 
Gascoigne, or Woode called Tolowse Woede, but suche 
as shall be conveied aventred and brought in Shippe 
or Shippes wherof ye Sov~eign Lorde or some of youre 
Subgett~ of this Reame of Englond Irlond Wales Caleis 
or Berwik been owners possessours & p~prietaries, and 
the Maister undre God and the maryn~s of the same 
Shippe or Shippes Englissh Irish or Walssh, or men of 
Berwyk, or men of Caleis or of the Marches of the same, 
for the more parte; uppon paien to forfeite the same 
Wynes and Woode so brought cont=a=rie to this acte, the 
on halfe therof to yo=r= Highnes and the other halfe to 
hym or theym that seasith the same Wyne or Woode. 
And also to ordeyne and stablisshe by the seid auctorite, 
that no p~sone inh~ited within this realme, other then 
Marchauntes strangers, from the seid fest of Seynt John, 
freight nor charge within this Reame or Walis, eny Ship 
or other Vessell of eny Alyen or Straunger, with eny 
man~ Merchaundisez to be caried out of this Realme or 
Wales or to be brought into the same, yf he may have 
sufficient freight in Shippes or Vessellez of the deynseyns 
of this Reame in the same port where he shall 
make his freight; uppon payne to forfeite the same 
marchandisez, the oon halfe therof to you Sov~eign 
Lorde, and the other halfe to hym or theym which seasith 
the same marchaundisez. Provided alwey that this acte 
extend not to eny Shipp or Shippes, havyng eny of the 
seid Wares or marchaundisez, constreyned by tempast of 
Weder or enemyes to arrive in eny porte or place within 
this youre Reame; so that the owners of the seid warez 
and merchaundisez make therof no sale within this 
Realme, otheir then for vitaill or repairyng of the same 
Shipp or Shippes or takelyng therof, which they of 
necessite be compelled to make. 
 

<S SAMPLE 2> 
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[}CHAPTER I. 
AN ACT AGAYNST CAPTAYNES FOR NOT PAYING THEIRE SOLDYERS THEIR   #
WAGES, AND AGAYNST SOLDYERS GOING FROM THEIR CAPTAYNES W=TH=OUT #
LICENCE.}]
 
   Forasmoche as yt is notoriously knowen that the King to his  #
gret costes and charges hath sent his 
Ambassiatours to Charlis his Adv~sarie of Fraunce to have had a #
convenient peas with hym and to have his right 
without effusyon of xp~en blode, which was refusid; Wherfore    #
the King by the g=a=ce of God in whoes handes and disposicion 
restith all Victorie, hath det~myned hym self to passe ov~ the  #
See in to his Realme of Fraunce and to reduce the 
possession therof by the seid g=a=ce to hym and his heires      #
Kinges of Englond according to his rightfull title, wherby he 
trustith not only to bring this his Realme to the auncien fame  #
and honour, but also to inriche and set in p~fite peace 
and tranquillite his Subgettis of the same, trustyng that       #
therby the more p~te of all x~pen Realmes shalbe in the more    #
p~fite 
peace and tranquillite and the better disposed to s~ve God,     #
whiche cannot be done by all liklihode without Batell aswell on 
the See as in other places beyonde the See, wherin Almyghty God #
must be Jugge, in whoes defence m~cy and goodnes the 
King putteth his full trust above all other thynges; hou be yt  #
many times by thinordinat covetise of Capitaynes reteyned 
with Princes afore this tyme, gret p~te of the noumbre of the   #
Souldeours for whom suche Capitaynes have endentid with 
Princes, at tyme of nede have lakked of their noumbre of        #
Souldiers, wherby gret jubardies have ensued and irrecup~able 
damages there may ensue yf remedy be not therfore forseen and   #
had: Be yt therfor ordeyned by auctorite of this p~sent 
parliament that if eny Capteyn be reteyned or herafter shalbe   #
to s~ve the King on the See or beyonde the See in feet 
of Werre, which have not his or their hool and p~fite noumbre   #
of men and Souldeours according as he shalbe reteyned 
with the King, or yeve not theym their full Wages w=t=out       #
[{abriggement{] as he shall receyve of the King for theym,      #
except 
for 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 
for an hole yere, he shall for suche defaute forfeite to the    #
King all his goodes and catalles and their bodies to prison. 
And that ev~y Capteyn Petycapteyn and all other havyng under    #
theym retynue of any Souldeour or Souldeours atte 
Kinges Wages shall uppon the peyn aforeseid pay to their        #
retynue of Souldeour or Souldeours and ev~y of the same, 
the Wages ratably as is allowed unto theym by the King oure     #
Sov~ayn Lord or the Tresorer of his Warres w=t=out 
lessyng or withdrawing of eny p~te therof and for as longe tyme #
as they shall receyve Wages for theym, this 
payment unto the seid retynues and ev~y Souldeour of the same   #
of their Capitaynes and Petycapteyns alweyes w=t=in vj 
daies next and ymmediately after that the seid Capteyn          #
Petycapteyn or other shall have receyved their Wages of the 
King or of the Tresorer of his Werres or of their Lordes or     #
Maistres. And yf any Souldeour being no Capteyn 
ymmediatly reteigned with the King, which herafter shalbe in    #
Wages and reteyned or take any prest to s~ve the King 
uppon the See, or uppon the londe beyonde the See, dep~te oute  #
of the Kinges sv~ices w=t=out licence of his Capteyn that 
suche departyng be taken demed and ajuged felony; and that he   #
so offendyng suffre for the seid offence punysshement 
and execucion of felony: And for asmoche as his offence         #
stretchith to the hurt and jop~die of the King oure Sov~ayn 
Lord, the nobles of the Realme and of all the co~en wele        #
therof, that therfor he or they so offendyng enjoye not the 
benefice of his Clergie. 
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   And that it be ordeyned by the seid auctorite that the       #
Justicez of the peas of ev~y Shire of Englond where eny 
suche offendours be taken have power to enquere of the seid     #
Offences, and the same to here and det~myn as they do 
and may do of felonyes trespasses and other offenc~ exp~ssid in #
the Kinges Co~myssion to theym made, as though the 
seid Offenc~ were done in the same Shire. And also that the     #
seid dep~tyng of suche Souldeours and also theyr 
reteyners if yt be t=a=versid be tried in the same Shire where  #
they be for suche cause arrested and arreigned. 
 
   Provided alwey that no Capteyn be charged by this acte for   #
lakke of his noumbre reteyned as is above seid whoes 
Souldeours shall happe to dye or other wise dep~te not in the   #
defaute of the Capteyn; So that the seid Capteyn if he be 
at land wages shewe the dep~tyng or lakkyng of his Souldeour    #
w=t=in x. daies after the lakkyng of the seid Souldeour 
unto the Tresorer of the Werres; Or if the Capteyn be at See    #
Wages, yf he shewe the dep~ting or lacking of the 
Souldeour so lacking, to the Admyrall of the navy where he is   #
reteyned, atte next metyng with the seid Admyrall. 
 
[}CHAPTER II. 
AN ACT FOR DYVERS PRIVILEG~ TO BE GRAUNTED TO P~SONS BEING IN   #
THE KING~ WARRS.}] 
 
   Where by the g=a=ce of Almyghty God the King oure Sov~ayn    #
Lord intendeth in his most Royall p~son to take 
his viage Royall in to the [{lond{] of Fraunce ageyn his        #
auncient enmyes of the same Realme, accompanyed in 
the seid Viage with gret multitude of the most honorable actif  #
p~sons and true subgett~ of this his Realme of Englond, 
aswell for the defence of his most noble p~son as for the       #
defence of theym self and of all the inh~itantes w=t=in this    #
his 
seid Realme of Inglond to the high laude fame and preyse of the #
King oure Sov~ayn Lord and of all thoes which shall 
accompany hym in the seid Viage either by see or lond: Wherfor  #
the King oure Sov~ayn Lord by thadvyce and assent 
of the lordes sp~uelx and temporelx and the Co~mens of this     #
p~sent parliament assembled and by auctorite of the same, 
enacteth ordeyneth and establissheth that ev~y p~son of what    #
condicion or degre he be of being or herafter shalbe in oure 
seid 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 
(\moratur~ cum clausa volum~\) ; And that the seid p~teccion be #
allowed in all the King~ Courtes and other Courtes where the 
seid 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 
(\nichil h~et, quare impedit\) and assise of darreign           #
p~sentment except. Provided that this acte be not available to  #
eny p~son 
for any entre syn the first day of this p~sent parliament. 
 
   Also be yt enacted that the Jugement~ to be yeven frome      #
[{thensforth{] in suche assise arreigned or to be arreigned 
shall 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, 
which have any thing in Rev~sion or remaynder in londes or      #
ten~tis wherof suche assise be arreigned, yf the name of 
thoes 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
Jugement be ayenst theym all voide.  
   Also be it enacted that yf any discent of any londes or      #
ten~tis or any o+t=r= right or inheritament~ be to any p~son or 
p~sons being within this Realme or elswhere, That +t=t= discent #
be not gretter in effecte to the damages or hurt of the 
seid 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=t=in thage 
of xxj yeres. 
 
   Also be yt enacted by the same auctorite that ev~y of the    #
p~sons passing in the seid viage may by their wrytyng~ 
under their Seale make their Attorney to entre into all         #
[{thos{] londes and tenement~ rentes and s~vices which to theym #
be 
commen by discent reverter or remaynder; And also to do alman~  #
of suytes aswell sute s~vice as sute [{Riall{] and to make 
feoffamentis of londes, and to make g=a=unt~ of Rentis          #
rev~sions and s~vices, and also to attourne and all other       #
thing~ to 
do according to thentent and effect of his Warrant for and in   #
his name as plen~ly and frely as he hymself shuld do 
aswell where that the seid Warrant of Attourney is made beyonde #
the See as on this [{half;{] And yf yt fortune that in 
the execucion of any Article comprised in the seid Warrant any  #
man will t=a=vers that the seid Warrant is not the dede of 
hym that is named to be the maker of the seid Warrant, then     #
that issue shalbe tried where the Attourney named in the 
seid Warrant put the seid Article in execucion; The seid        #
Orden=a=nce to endure and be available to ev~y of the seid      #
p~sons 
as longe as he abideth so in the King~ Wages. 
 
   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 
licence under the King~ grete Seale w=t=out any fyne or fee by  #
theym to be payed to make feoffementis alienacion and 
g=a=unt~ of their honours Castels Maners londes and ten~tis     #
Rentes s~vices annuities and other their inhereditament~ and 
possessions with their appo=r=ten=a=nc~ according to the right  #
title and int~esse that they or any of theym have in the same 
to suche as shall pleas theym; And the same feoffes to receyve  #
the same hono=r=s Castels and other the p~mysses of 
what man~ of estate shall pleas theym accordyng to their seid   #
int~esse, to that intent that they therof may make their 
willes for payment of their dettis rentes charges and other     #
thing~. And yf it happe eny suche owno=r= to whos use the 
seid feoffement shalbe made to dye duryng the seid viage and in #
the seid s~vice being with the King his heire being w=t=in 
age, That all suche feoffes or other suche p~sons as the same   #
feoffoure or owno=r= shall depute and assigne, shall have the 
<P II,551> 
same hono=r=s Castels and other the p~mysses with               #
thappo=r=ten=a=nc~ to the use and p~fourmyng of the Wille of    #
the same 
p~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 
iiij yeres than next ensuyng after his deth; And yf any suche   #
p~sone come or retorne with the King, that the same feoffes or 
suche p~sons as the same owner shall depute, shall have the     #
same londes and ten~tis towardes the p~formance of the same 
by iij yeres ymmediatly ensuyng after the same reto=r=ne; and   #
if eny suche p~sone so retournyng lyve iij yeres after any 
suche [{turnyng{] or after that the seid iiij yeres afore       #
exp~ssed be expired, that fromthensfourth the same p~son his    #
feoffes 
nor executo=r=s nor the same other p~sons shall take no benefyt #
nor p~fite by this acte; but that ev~y suche feoffement frome 
thensfourth be no lenger in his force strengh~t nor effecte. 
 
   And be yt ordeyned by the seid auctorite that the King oure  #
Sov~ayn Lord have the mariage of the heires being w=t=in 
age 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 
Knyghtes s~vice tyme of his discease, in like man~ and fourme   #
as yf this acte had not ben made and in none oder wise, 
And 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 
and expired as is aforeseid. 
 
   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 
Kinges viage to dye holdyng eny londes or ten~tis or other      #
inhereditamentis of the King in suche wise as he by the ordre 
of 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 
and 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 
londes and ten~tis and other inhereditament~, and that entre by #
force of the seid licence be as gode and available to hym 
and to his heires as though he had sued lyv~e oute of the King~ #
hond~ of the p~myssez by cours of the lawe. 
 
Also be yt enacted by the same auctorite that forasmoche as     #
Serjaunt~ of Armes that be purposely ordeyned for the 
p~sonal attendaunce of the p~son of our Sov~ayn lorde +te King  #
and they to awayte of suche noble p~sons as shall pleas 
his Highnes to assigne theym, Therfore yf any Serjaunt of Armes #
havyng eny fee for the seid office go not with the 
Kinges g=a=ce in this viage ov~ the See havyng no licence of    #
the King~ Highn~ under the grete Seale to be oute of the seid 
Armye, that he forfeite his fee g=a=untid to him for exersisyng #
of the seid office. 
 
   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 
holding of the King in chief be Knightes s~vice, and make       #
feoffeme~t therof by the King~ licence as is aforeseid, that 
the same feoffement be good till the willes of suche p~son so   #
goyng with the King be p~fourmed, so and under condicion 
that he dye in s~vice of the King being beyonde the See. 
 
   Provyded alwey that the seid feoffement of londes in fee     #
simple be not p~judiciall to theires of suche feffour for any 
title in taill or to eny other of the King~ Subgett~ for any    #
o+t=r= title to the same before the said feoffement. 
 
Also be yt ordeyned that yf eny p~son going ov~ with the King   #
have covenaunted or shall covenaunt or agree that 
his son or doughter shall espouse or mary son or doughter       #
of eny p~son, that the same coven=a=nt or agrement stand 
good and effectuell ayenst the King and his heires and the King #
to be excluded of the value of the mariage therof or 
therfor, though so be any of the same Sonnes or Doughters so to #
be married or espoused be w=t=in the yeres of consent; 
So that thoes espousels be solempnysed in Churche Chapell or    #
Oratory before the King~ depting, and so the same p~son 
so going disceas in the King~ s~vice the King beyng beyond the  #
See. 
 
[}CHAPTER III. 
AN ACTE FOR WAIGHT~ AND MEASURES.}] 
 
   To the King oure Sov~ayn Lord: 
Prayen the Co~mens in this p~sent parliament assembled, that    #
where aswell by the Chartre of Magna Carta as 
by oder div~s orden=a=nc~ and Statutes made in div~se           #
parliament~ in the tyme of yo=r= noble p~genitours and 
p~decessours, It hath be ordeyned that oon mesure and one       #
Weight shuld be throughoute all this Realme of Englond, 
which Weight and Mesure shuld be according to the Standard of   #
yo=r= Escheker, And that ev~y Man shuld by and selle 
by the same and with none oder uppon c~teyn peynes and          #
forfeitures lymyted in the seid Statut~ and Orden=a=nc~ as in 
theym more pleynly yt doth appere; Which Statutes and           #
orden=a=nc~ have not in tyme passed ne yet be put in due 
execucion, Wherfor yo=r= g=a=ce of your most blessid            #
disposicion entendyng reformacion in the p~missez and that      #
indifferent 
Justice shuld be had and exercised amonge all yo=r= Subgett~    #
w=t=in this yo=r= seid Realme according to theffect of the seid 
Statut~ and orden=a=nc~, and considering that in div~s partes   #
of this yo=r= seid Realme ther be used mesures and weightes
som more large than the seid Standard and som lesse because     #
that the very true mesure of the seid Standard is not to 
all yo=r= true lieges verily knowen, at your owne p~pre cost    #
and charge have do lette make bothe Weightes and mesures 
of Brasse according to [{the{] very true Standard, Which yt may #
pleas yo=r= seid g=a=ce by thadvyce and assent of the lordes 
sp~uall and temporall in this p~sent parliament assembled and   #
by auctorite of the same, to ordeyn stablissh and enact 
that the seid mesures and weightes of Brasse be delyv~ed to the #
Citezeins or Burgeises of the chief Cites or Shire Townes 
or Burghes of ev~y Shire of this Realme in this parlement nowe  #
being, or to the Chief Officers of ev~y suche Cites Shire 
Townes or Burghes where suche Citezens or Burges lak, by        #
Indenture therof to be made betwene the Tresorer of 
Englond or Under Tresorer for the tyme being, And the seid      #

Citezens Burgeises or other Chief Officers aforseid so 
<P II,552> 
theym receyvyng, saufly to be conveyed to that Cite Towne or    #
Borough that they be of, at the Cost and Charge of the 
seid Cite Towne or Borough, and to be delyv~ed to the Maire     #
Shiref Baillif or other the Chief Officer of the same, there to 
rest as your Tresour in the Custodie of the seid Chief Officer  #
of the seid Cite Towne or Borough for the tyme being 
and of his Successours for ev~, to thentent that aswell all     #
mesures and weightes w=t=in the seid Cite Towne or Borough as 
the mesures and weightes w=t=in the seid Shire may be correct   #
reformed amended and made according and after the 
mesure of the seid Standard before the feste of Seynt Mighell   #
tharchangell next co~myng. And that the seid Chief Officer 
for the tyme beyng in ev~y suche Cite Towne or Borough have for #
that cause a speciall Marke or Seale, to do marke 
ev~y suche Weight and mesure so made to be reformed and brought #
unto hym w=t=out fraude or delaye. And that he 
take 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~. 
and 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=a=rie 
xl.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 
by accion of Dette to be recov~ed after the cours of the Co~en  #
lawe, and +t=t= the Defendant in eny suche accion be not 
receyved to wage his Lawe. And that the Justices of peace in    #
ev~y Shire of Englond have full auctorite and power 
to enquere here and det~myn the seid defaultes, And ov~ that,   #
that opyn p~clamacion be made in ev~y Shire of this 
yo=r= seid Realme that no man bye ne selle after the seid feste #
of Seynt Mighell by eny other Weight or mesure than is 
according to the seid Standard upon suche peynes and            #
forfeitures as is lymyted in the seid Statutes. 
 
[}CHAPTER IV. 
AN ACT THAT Y=E= CHALLENGE CALLED (\RIENS DEYNS LE GARD\) BE    #
NOE CHALLENGE.}] 
 
   To the King oure Sov~ayn lord. 
Prayen the Comyns in this p~sent p~liament assembled that where #
of long tyme used in eny issue to be tried 
within the Cite of London a chalenge comenly called (\Riens     #
Deyns le garde\) hath been admytted for a good 
chalenge, so that none issue coude be tried in no Warde w=t=out #
that there were iiij sufficient p~sons of lyvelode to the 
yerely value of xl s. above all charges w=t=in the same Cite,   #
and dwelling or havyng eny lyvelode w=t=in the same Warde, 
And it is so nowe, the cause God knoweth why, that there is no  #
Warde or ellis but fewe, and in especiall in plee of 
lond, that eny pleyntif or demaundaunt canne have sufficient    #
triall in his mater as evydently is knowen for the cause of 
chalenge aforeseid, for in the moste parte of Wardes as now     #
there be none sufficiant, and if any be ther ar none Officers 
that dare somonde theym, or els if they be somonde they will    #
not appere, their havour is so gret and their am~ciament~ 
so litill; That yt pleas yo=r= most habondaunt g=a=ce by        #
thadvyce of the lordes sp~uell and temporell and by the         #
auctorite 
of this p~sent parliament to ordeyn for the Co~en wele of yo=r= #
true subgett~ establisshe and enacte that frome hensforth 
the chalenge comenly callid (\Riens Deyns le garde\) be no      #
chalenge but utterly voide and of none effecte: Savyng to 
ev~y p~son all man~ of other chalenges what so ev~ they be      #
according to the lawe. 
 
[}CHAPTER V. 
AN ACTE THAT ABBOTT~ & PRYORS SHALL PAYE SUCH QUINZIME & DISME  #
AS THEY OUGHT TO PAYE AN ACT IN THE TYME 
OF KING EDW. THE FOWERTH.}] 
 
   The King oure Sov~ain lord remembreth howe aswell his        #
Highnes as div~s his p~genitours and p~decessours King~ of 
Englond have made and g=a=untid aswell uppon feyned suggestions #
as other wise to dyvers Abbottes Priours 
Gardeyns Kepers Maisters and Rulers or Sov~ayns of sp~uall      #
places and to their successours div~s and many g=a=unt~ and 
l~res patent~ that they and their successours and their         #
ten=a=nt~ and s~vaunt~ Resceaunt~ uppon their londes and        #
ten~tis, 
and also all londes and ten~t~ rent~ godes and catalles of      #
theym and of their seid ten=a=nt~ and s~vaunt~ whatsoev~ 
Resceaunt~ uppon their seid londes and ten~tis shalbe quyte     #
and discharged of all quinzimes and dismes and other 
quotes taxes and tallages by the Co~ialte of this his Realme in #
any wise g=a=unted or to be g=a=untid, by colo=r= of which 
g=a=unt~ and l~res patent~ the [{g=a=unt~{] afore seid nowe in  #
late daies have asked and yet aske deduccions and allowaunc~ 
at ev~y quinzime and disme g=a=untid unto oure seid sov~ayn     #
Lord the King of moche gretter and more excessive sommes of 
money then hath ben allowed or deducted unto theym by reason of #
their seid g=a=unt~ tyme passed; Wherethrugh ev~y 
quinzime and disme to the King before this tyme g=a=untid and   #
herafter to be g=a=untid is and of liklyhode shalbe gretly 
mynysshed and lessed, and the pore Comen people of this Realme  #
somoche the more grevosly asessed and charged to 
the same quinzimez and dismez, Remembreth that the bering and   #
employing therof [{most{] aswell be to the Relief of 
theym and their seid ten=a=nt~ fermours and s~v=a=nt~ that have #
suche g=a=unt~ and l~res patent~ as to other of his Subgett~,   #
hath 
therfor by thassent and advyse of the lordes sp~uall and        #
temporell and of the Comens in this p~sent parliament assembled 
and by auctorite of the same p~liament, ordeyned enacted and    #
establisshed that the seid Abbottes Priours Gardeyns Kepers 
Maisters and Rulers or Sov~ayns of sp~uall places nor none of   #
theym, nor none o+t=r= whatsoev~ havyng suche l~res or g=a=unt~ 
have fromhensforth by reason of the seid l~res patent~ and      #
g=a=unt~ any allowaunce deduccion or acquyteill of eny 
more or gretter su~mes of money at eny suche Quinzime and dysme #
g=a=untid or herafter to be g=a=untid except only of 
suche and asmoche su~mes of money as hath been deducted and     #
allowed to or for theym or any of theym by reason or 
<P II,553> 
force of the seid g=a=unt~ and l~res patent~ in the tyme of     #
King Edward the fourth at suche quinzime and disme to hym 
g=a=unted and payed; the seid g=a=unt~ and l~rez patent~ or eny #
acte statute or orden=a=nce before this tyme in any wise made 
or ordeyned natw=t=standyng. 
 
   Provyded alwey that this acte or orden=a=nce extende not nor #
in any wise be p~judiciall or hurte to any oure g=a=unte 
or g=a=unt~ or l~res patent~ bering date the xij day of         #
Decembr~ in the first yere of oure reign, made unto the         #
Bailliff~ 
Burgeises Men Co~ialtie and Inh~itaunt~ of the Towne of Salop   #
called otherwise the Towne of Shrewesbury; but that 
oure seid g=a=unt and g=a=untes and l~res patentes and ev~y     #
thing therin conteyned be and stonde good and effectuell after  #
the 
tenure and purport of the same; The seid acte and orden=a=nce   #
or any thing therin conteigned notw=t=stonding. 
 
[}CHAPTER VI. 
(\CONT=A= SCOTOS.\) }] 
 
   The King oure Sov~ayn Lord hath had to his gret coste and    #
charge many assembles and commynycacions with 
the King of Scott~ for amyte trewes and peas to be had obs~ved  #
betwixe his Highnes and his subgett~ on the 
oone part, and the King of Scott~ and his Subgett~ on +te other #
part, but what accorde or agrement so ev~ be taken 
and concluded, suche accorde and aggrement for the part of the  #
seid King of Scott~ [{yt{] is ev~ under their surest p~myse 
broken and not kept, For the which it is better to be with      #
theym at opyn werre than under such a feyned peas; Wherfor 
the King oure Sov~ayn Lord by thadvyce and assent of the lordes #
sp~uelx and temporelx and the Co~mens in this p~sent 
parliament assembled and by auctorite of the same enacteth,     #
that all Scott~ dwellyng within this Realme of Englond and 
Wales not made or herafter be made denezyn avoyde oute of this  #
Realme within xl. daies after p~clamacion made 
w=t=in the Shire where they dwelle, uppon peyn of forfeiture of #
all their godes and catalles and their bodies to prison. 
And ov~ this that ymmediatly after the seid xl. daies serche be #
made in ev~y Cite Borough and hundred of Englond and 
Wales for suche Scott~ by the Constables of the same, and yf    #
any may be founde that they and ev~y of theym be taken 
and arrested and their godes seased to the King~ use, and frome #
the seid Cite Borough or Hundred where they be taken 
to be by the seid Constables conveyed the next wey toward       #
Scotlond unto the next hundred, and there the Constables 
of the seid next Hundred to resceyve theym and so conveie the   #
seid Scott~ the next wey toward Scotlond unto the next 
Hundred, and so frome Hundred to Hundred till they be brought   #
into Scotlond, in like man~ and fourme as abjured 
men for felony be used to be conveyed frome the Seyntwarie      #
wherin they abjure unto the port to theym assigned. 
And furthermore that it be ordeyned by the seid auctorite that  #
yf defaulte be in the Constables of eny Cite Borough or 
Hundred in makyng of due serche after open p~clamacion made in  #
this behalve, or in any Constables in dewe conveyance of 
the seid Scottis toward and into Scotlond that they and ev~y of #
theym being in suche defaulte forfeite to the King xx=ti=s. 
Savyng to the Lordes of frauncheys and to ev~y of theym suche   #
right and int~esse as they have in any suche godes 
and cattalles. 
 
[}CHAPTER VII. 
AN ACT TO PAYE CUSTOME FOR EVERY BUTT OF MALMESEY.}] 
 
   To the Kyng our Sov~eyn Lord: 
Praien the Comens in this p~sent parliament assembled that      #
where of tyme that no mynd is, yo=r= Navie hath ben 
mayntened passing the Streittes of Marrokys and so to div~s     #
portis in those parties to the univ~sall increace of your 
seid Navye m~chaunt~ and maryners, and in especiall by ladyng   #
of Malmeseys in the port of Candy which p~teyneth to 
the lordship of Venice; Where nowe the Veniciens within thies   #
ij yere last past have made a statute and ordinaunce for 
thencreace of the seid lordship of Venice and mayntenaunce of   #
theymself and their Navye & maryners, that noon of 
your seid Navye nor maryners shuld lade in the seid porte of    #
Candy any Malmeseys to be conveyed in to this youre 
realme of Englond, without that your seid marchauntis paye a    #
newe custume for ev~y Butte of Malmesey so laden iiij 
dokattis of gold, whiche amounteth to xviij s. sterling money   #
ov~ and above all othre custumes and charges afore that 
tyme used, which is greate hurte to youre seid besechers        #
without speciall remedy be had by your noble and speciall       #
grace, 
Please it +t~for your moste habundant g=a=ce by thadvyce and    #
assent of the lordis sp~uall and temp~all and of the 
Comens in this your p~sent parliament assembled and by          #
auctorite of the same, to enacte & stablissh +t=t= from         #
hensforth 
the Malmeseys that shalbe brought in to this your realme of     #
Englond by any p~sone shalbe of full gauge conteynyng 
vj=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 
price after the rate of the seid content. And that ev~y m~chant #
straunger bringing suche Malmeseys into this Realme 
shall pay to your grace the custumes of xviij s. for a Butte of #
Malmesey ov~ and above the custume afore tyme to your 
grace used to be paied, likewise as they of Venice have sette   #
in Candy uppon youre forseid Subgiettis. And more ov~ 
that it be inacted and stablisshed by thauctorite aforsaid from #
hensforth that no butte or buttes of Malmeseys in vessell 
or in vessels that shalbe brought in to this your seid realme   #
shall be sold above iiij l~i. sterling. 
 
   Provided allwey that this acte extend not to any Englissh    #
man borne touching the newe custume above reherced 
of xviij s. And that this p~sent acte endure no leng~ than they #
of Venice shall sette aside the imposicion of the 
payment of the iiij Ducates aforseid. 
 
<P II,554> 
[}CHAPTER VIII. 
CROFTE.}] 
 
   Forasmuche as Thomas Crofte commytted a detestable murdre    #
within the Marches of Wales at the tyme of the beyng 
of the Kyng~ our Sov~eign Lordis late p~gresse, and therupon is #
fledde and hath taken the Sayntuary of Beaudeley; be it 
ordeyned stablisshed and enacted by the Kyng oure said Sov~eign #
Lord by thassent of the Lordys sp~uall and temp~all and the     #
Comens 
in this p~sent parliament assembled and by auctorite of the     #
same, that all l~res patentes yiftes and grauntes made by the   #
Kyng our 
seid Sov~eign Lord unto the said Thomas Crofte of thoffice of   #
the Rangership of the Forest of Whichwode in the Countie of     #
Oxon~ 
and 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, 
by 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 
offices 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 
parliament utterly voide and of no force v~tue ne effect. 
 
[}CHAPTER IX. 
ORFORD.}] 
 
   Prayen the Comens in this p~sent parliament assembled, that  #
where within the Nasse and Haven of Orford in the Countie of 
Suff~ there is yerely grete multitude of Spawne and broode of   #
all man~ fysshes of the See whiche there shuld naturally and 
largely increas and multiplie if they myght by space and tyme   #
convenient there be suffred to continue; And where in late      #
dayes for 
a 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 
festened with ankers havyng with theym suche man~ unlefull      #
nettes and ingynes that aswell grete habundaunce of all man~ of 
frie and broode of div~s kyndes of fisshe in the said Haven     #
multiplied, as grete fisshes unseosonable have be taken and     #
destroied 
w=t= which fisshe and broode so taken the seid p~sones with     #
greate parte therof have fedde their hogges and the residue     #
therof they 
buried in grete pittes in the grounde in eschewing of grete     #
infeccions of ayer, whiche hath of long tyme caused grette      #
scarcite and 
bareynes of fissh in that Countre, to the grete hurte and       #
impov~ysshing of your people whiche in tymes past had grete     #
plente; 
Wherfor 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 
p~fite and comforte of all youre Subgettis and inh~itauntes     #
within the Counties of Norff~ and Suff~ by auctorite of your    #
parliament 
holden at Westm~ the xiij day of Januarie the iiij=th= yere of  #
yo=r= most noble reigne, yt was enacted ordeyned and            #
establisshed by 
auctorite of the same Parliament, that all suche stallebottes   #
nettes and ingynes aforeseid frome the first day of Aprill that #
was in the 
yere of oure Lorde God M=l=CCCClxxxx. shuld not be occupied nor #
used for the destroying or taking of any frye or broode of 
fysshe 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=a=rie 
to that seid orden=a=nce, the one half therof to be to yo=r=    #
Highnes and the oder half to hym that shulde happyn to fynde    #
the seid 
forfeiture and shewe the same in yo=r= Escheker by informacion  #
there to be det~myned after the cours of the same Court: And    #
ov~ 
that 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 
tyme being, shuld have auctorite and power to inquere in theire #
sev~all Sessions of all the Botes Nettes and Ingynes used and   #
occupied 
cont=a=rie to the seid orden=a=nce, and the offenders therin    #
before theym p~sented to punyssh as by their discrecions shuld  #
be thought 
laufull and resonable, And that the seid Acte and Orden=a=nce   #
shuld endure and take effect till the begynnyng of the next     #
parliament 
ensuyng, as by the same acte more pleynly apperith; by force of #
which Acte and orden=a=nce the seid stalle Botes Nettes and     #
Ingynes 
have be hidderto withdrawen and abated and grete plente of      #
fysshe frye and broode of fysshe hathe in this meane tyme       #
gretly be 
multiplied 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 
people of many oder Contrees as well apperith by opyn           #
experience, and yet more largely shall encreace by fyrder       #
continuance; 
And forasmoche as the seid Acte of Parliament was ordeyned, no  #
fyrder to stand in effect then to the first day of this p~sent 
parliament; Pleas it therfore yo=r= most noble Grace by         #
thadvyce and assent of the lordes sp~uall and temporall in this #
p~sent parliament 
assemblid and by auctorite of the same, in consideracion of the #
p~mysses to ordeyn establissh and enacte, that the seid Acte    #
and 
orden=a=nce in the seid last Parliament made and ordeyned may   #
alwey stand contynewe and endure in p~fite strenght and         #
effecte. 
 
[}CHAPTER X. 
AN ACTE THAT NOE P~SONS OUTLAWED W=TH=IN THE COUNTY OF          #
LANCASTER SHOULD FORFEYT ANY OF HIS LAND~ OR GOOD~ IN ANY 
OTHER SHIRE BUT IN THE SAME SHIRE.}] 
 
   To the Kyng oure liege Lord: 
Prayen the Co~ens in this p~sent parliament assembled, that     #
where in the parliament holden at Westm~ in the xx. yere of the 
reign of your noble Uncle of blessid memory Kyng Henry the      #
vj=te=, it was ordeyned by auctorite of the same parliament,    #
that noon 
of 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 
come 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 
catelles londis and ten~tis the whiche the p~sones so outlawed  #
or they ayenst whom suche exigent shuld be awarded in the seid  #
Countie 
of 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 
p~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 
enheritaunce oute of the same Countie ner disabled to pursewe   #
eny man~ accion oute of the same Countie, notwithstanding suche 
<P II,555> 
outlarie ayenst him p~nounced; Which Statute was ordeyned and   #
made to endure for c~teyn yeres: And aftirward in a parlement   #
holden 
at 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 
necessarie resonable and p~fitable at their speciall request    #
and desire it was ordeyned and stablisshed by auctorite of the  #
same 
parlement that the forseid statute made the seid xx. yere shuld #
be in his force and v~tue fro thens p~petuelly to endure: 
Yet notwithstanding in a parlement holden at Westm~ the xxxiij  #
yere of the same King Henry the vj=te= by suggestion            #
unresonable & 
sinistre labours of p~sones not best disposed for their own     #
singuler avauntage it was ordeyned and graunted that the seid   #
Statute at 
Redyng made shuld be adnulled and voide, to the grete p~judice  #
grugge singler hurte and jeop~die of all your seid true lieges  #
and 
Co~ens oute of the seid Shire of Lancastr~ inh~iting; Wherfor   #
please it your Highnesse of your most habundaunt grace for the  #
wele 
and suertie of your seid Co~ens that by auctorite of this       #
p~sent parlement it may be stablisshed ordeyned and enacted,    #
that aswell the 
seid 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 
effecte 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 
holden the seid xxxiij yere made notwithstanding; And your seid #
true Co~ens shall pray to God for the p~servacion of your moost #
noble 
and roiall estate. 



