The boke for a justyce of peace neuer so well and dylygently set forthe. — Book for a justice of peace.

1544

THE BOKE FOR A Iustyce of Peace neuer so well and dylygently set forthe.

LONDINI IN edibus VVilhelmi Middilton̄.

To the reader.

THys boke of Iustyce of peace is amended nowe at this impryntyng as in the allegacyon of the yeres of statutes, & the chapters of the same. And furthermore many statutes, that in dyuers cases charge the layd Iustycers of Peace, be added to: y ^t were neuer before prynted in the sayd boke, one cause is for many of them haue ben enacted, syth the tyme that the same boke was fyrst compyled, whiche was a very good acte. For lyghtly there is nothynge belongynge to a Iustyce of the Peace to do, as concernynge the processe of theyr sessyōs, to make warrantes, Supersedias, Enditemētes of hyghe Treason, pety treason, felonies appe [...] les, trespasses vpon statutes and contra regis pacem, but it is conteyned in this lycle boke.

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Iustyce of peace
¶ What men shulde be Iustyces of the peace theyr auctoryte and power, the forme of theyr charges, and wherof they may enquire, drawen out of the Statutes and the commen lawes.

IN euery coūtye good mē and lawfull, y ^t be no maynteyners of euyll, nor barretours in the countreye, shalbe assingned to be Iustyces of y ^e peace The Statute therof is. Anno primo Edwardi tertii statuto secūdo Capitulo decimosexto.

¶ Good men and lawefull shalbe assygned in euery shyre to kepe the peace, and at the tyme of the assygnementes mencyon shall be made, that suche as shall be endyted, or taken by the sayde kepers of the Peace, shall nat be lette to maynpryse by the shyryffes, nor by none other mynystres, yf they be nat maynpernable by the lawe. Anno quarto Edwardi tertii Capitulo secundo.

¶ Two or thre of the most substauncyal men of the Shyre, shall be assygned kepers of the Peace by the kynges cōmissyon, and they with other learned in the lawe, shall heare and determyne felonyes and trespasses commytted, and done agaynst the Peace, and do reasonable punysshement accordyng to lawe and reason Anno decimo octauo Edwardi tertii capi. 2.

¶ Iustyces of the peace shal holde theyr sessyous .i.i. tymes in the yere at least, that is to say [Page]at the feaste of the Annunciacion of our ladye, saynt Margaret, saynt Michael, and saincte Nycholas and more often, as shalbe thoughe requisyte by the discrecyon of the sayde Iustycers. Statutum de seruicientibꝰ. An. 25. Ed. 3. Capi. vlt Et an. 26 Ed. 3. capi. 12.

☞ In euery coūtye shalbe assigned a lorde. & thre or foure of the moll sustancyal of the shyre with somme learned in the lawe, for the sauegarde of the peace, and they haue power to enquere of mysdoers, ryottours, and other barratours, and them pursue, arreste, take and chastyce after theyr trespas, and to impryson & duely punysshe them accordynge to the lawe & custome of the Realme, and also to enquere of them that wander aboute, whiche wyll nat labour as they were wonte, and to take and arrest al those that they fynde culpable by enditement or suspeccion, and to cōmyt them to prysone, and they that be suspeccions, and nat of good fame, to take suretye of theyr good abetynge before they goo out of pryson. And also they maye at the Kyngess suyte heare, and determyne all Felonies and trespasse committed within the same coūtye. Anno. 34. Edwardi. 3. Capitulo primo.

¶ In euery cōmyssyon of the peace throughe the Realme, where nede shall be, two men of lawe of the same countye, shalbe assygned to go and procede to the delyueraunce of theues and felons, as often as they shall thynke it expedient the statute therof is an. 17. R. 2. ca. vlt (er).

☞ In euery [...]missyon of Iustyces of peas [Page 3]there shall be but .vi. Iusticers assygned with the Iustycers of Assyse, and that the sayde .vi. Iustycers shal holde theyr sessyons euery quarter of the yere at lest, and by thre dayes yf nede be, on payne to be punyshed after the aduyse of the Kynges counsayle at the suyte of any that wyll cōplayne. And they shall enquere of Mayres, Stewardes, Constables, and gaylours, yf they haue made dewe execucyon of the statute made for seruantes labourers and beggers, & shal punysshe the punyssheable by the payne of C. s̄ and they that be founde fautye, & nat punyssheable by y ^e same payne, shalbe punysshed by theyr discrecyon. And euery of the sayd Iustycers shall take .ii. i. s̄. a daye for theyr wages for the tyme of theyr sayd sessyons, and theyr clerke .ii. s. of the fynes and mercyamentes rysynge and commynge of the same sessyons, by the handes of the Shyryffes. And that the lordes of franchyses shalbe contributours to the sayd wages after the rate of their ꝑie of fynes & amercy amentes aforsayd an. 12. R. 2. Ca. 10.

☞ In euery countie shalbe assigned .viii. Iustycers of Peace, and theyr estreytes shall be doubled, and the one parte delyuere [...] by the sayde Iusticers to the shyryffe, to leuye the money rysynge of the same sessyons, & the shyryfe shall pay them theyr wages therof by Indenture. And that no Duke Earle, Baron, nor Baneret, althoughe they be assygned Iustyces of peace and sytte in the sessyons with the other .viii. shall take no wages. And that the Iustycers putte theyr names in the streytes, [Page]togyther with the nōbre of the dayes of theyr sessyons, to the entent the shyryffes may know to whome to paye wages. The statute therof is Anno. 14. R. 2. Capi. 11.

¶ No personne shalbe assygned to be Iustyce of the Peace in no countye within the realme of Englande, excepte he haue landes or ten̄nes to the value of .xx. li. by yere, and yf any be ordeyned hereafter Iustyce of the Peace in any countye that hathe nat landes and tenementes to the value aforesayde, and dothe nat notifye the same to the chaūcellor of Englande for the tyme beynge, within a monethe after that he hathe knowledge of the sayde cōmissyon, or yf he sytte in the syssyons, or make any warrant or precepte, by force of the same cōmyssyon, he shall lose .xx. li. And yet neuertheles he shall be put out of the commyssyon: of whiche penaltie the kynge shall haue the one moyte, and he that wyl sue for the kynge, the other halfe, and shal haue an accion to demaūde the penaltie by a wrytte of Dette at the cōmen lawe. Prouyded that this extende nat to suche Cytyes and borowes, that be coūtes encorporate of them selfe, nor to cyties, townes, and borowes, that haue Iustyce of peace of the inhabytantes by commyssyon or graunt of the kynge or his progenytours. Prouyded also that yf there be nat men suffycyent, hauynge landes & tenementes to the value aforesayde, lerned in the lawe and of good gouernaunce, within any suche coūtes that other lerned in the lawe shalbe made Iustyces of the Peace, by the dyscrecyon of the [Page 4]Chaūcellour of Englande, for the tyme beyng though they haue no landes to suche value. An no. 18. Henrici 6. capi. 11.

¶ Iustyces of peace shalbe sworne, duely and without fauoure to kepe and put in erecucyon all the statutes and ordinaūce touchynge their offyces. Anno. 13. R. 2. Capi. 7.

Forcyble entre.☞ Yf any man enter into landes and tenemen [...]es, and kepe them with force, the Iustyce of peace (after they be complayned vnto) shall take with them the power of the shyre, & go to the place where entre was made with force: & yf they fynde any that holdeth suche place forcybly the Iustyce shal comytte them to the next Gaole, there to abyde as conuycte by the Recorde of the same Iustyces, or Iustyce, vnto the tyme they haue made fyne and raāsome to the kynge, and that the shyre, as well the Shyryffe as other, shall be attendaunt to the sayde Iustyices of peace, to go and streagth y ^e sayde Iustyces, to arreste mysdoers, on payne of emprisonemēt and to make fine to the king And the same lawe and reason is for entres in to benefyces and offyces of the church, the statutes is. Anno. 15. R. 2. Capi. 2.

¶ It is agreed that the statut of Anno decimo quinto Ry. 2. of forcyble entre, Statute of forcyble entre shalbe holden in all poyntes. And bycause the sayde Statute extendeth nat to entces into tenementes in peasyble maner, & after kepte with forte, or yf those persons that entred by force be voyded & gone before the Iustyces of the Peace come, It is agreed y ^t yf any make suche forcyble entre into [Page]landes or tenementes, or kepe them forcyably, that after complaynte made to the Iustices of peace they and euery of them haue power to enquere therof in conuenyent place by theyr discrecyon, at the costes of the partyes greued, and the persones that made suche forcyble entres: shalbe presented or voyded. And the sayde Iustyces of peace shall make theyr warrantes & preceptes, dyrected to the shyriffe of the same shyre. &c. to do come before them suffycient and indifferēt persons that dwel nerest to the sayd tenementes, to enquere of suche entres, and euery one that shalbe so empanelled before the sayde Iustycers, shall haue landes and tenementes to the value of .xl. s. by the yere aboue the charges. And the shyrif shal retourne issues vpon euery of them, the fyrste daye of returne of the precept .xi. s. the ii. daye .xl. s. y ^e .iii. C. s. & at euery day after double. And yf the shyriffe or baylyfe of franches, hauynge returne of the kynges wrytte, be slacke, & make nat execucyon of the sayd preceptes, he shall lose for eurry defaute .xx. li. and make fyne to the kynge: and as well Iustycers of peace, as Iustyces of Ass. haue power to heare & determyne such default & neclygences of the sayd shyryffes & baylyffes as well by byll at the suyte of the partie, as by endytement taken for the kynge onely. And yf the shyryffe or baylyffe be duelye atteint in this behalfe by endytement or byll, he that wyll sue for hym selfe, and the kynge shal haue the half of the forfayture of .xx. li. with hys costes and expences. And that, suche proces shalbe made [Page 5]against them as in an accion of Trespas with force. An. 8. H. 6. Cap. 9.

Roytius assemble.¶ Where any, ryot, rout or assēble of people is had agaynst the lawe, two or thre of the Iustycers of the peace, and the shyryffe or vndershyryffe shall take suche power of the shyre, as shalbe nede to arreste them, and the same Iustices, shyryffe, & vndershyriffe shal haue power to recorde the mater, as they fynde it, and the personnes beynge yll doers, sha [...]be conuycte by theyr recorde. And yf it happen the same yf doers to be departed before the Iustyces, shyryffe and vndershyriffe come: than they shal enquere therof within a moneth imm [...]diatly after such ryotte, assemble, or route of the people so done, and they shal heare & determyne it accordynge to the lame of the lande: and yf the verdyte he nat founde within a moneth, they shall certyfye the kynge or hys coūsel of all the circūstances within a moneth, whiche certyfycat shalbe of the same effecte, as thoughe it had be foūde by twelue men. And yf any mysdoers wyll trauers the mater, than the certyfycat and the trauers shall be sente into the kynges Benthe: there to be tried. And the iustyce of peace, dwel lynge most nere in any countye, where any suche ryotte of people shalbe here after, togyther with the shyryffe, or vndershyryffe of the same county [...], and also the iustyces of Assyse for the tyme that they shalbe there in theyr Sessyons in case that any suche ryotte assemble or route shalbe made in theyr presence, shall do executyon of the sayde Statute, ach [...], on payne to [Page]pay .C. li. to the kyng, as oft as they shal fau [...] to execute the same statute. An. 13. H 4. Ca vlt (er) ¶ Iustyces of the peace in euery shyre, in two of theyr Sessyons holden bytwene Easter and Myghelmas, shall make ꝓclamacyon by theyr discrecyon, after the derthe of vytayles, howe much a mason, a carpenter, a tayler, and other craftes men, workmen, & laborers shal take by the day, as well in Auguste as in other tymes of the yere, with meate and drynke, or without meate and drynke, bytwene the two Sessyons aforesayde. And that euery man obeye these proclamacions, from tyme to tyme, as a thyng made by statute. And all vitaylers shalbe take theyr wynnynge after the discrecion and limittacyon of the sayd iustices of y ^e peace on payne to be greuously punysshed after the discrecion of the sayd iustyces of peace where no payne a force tyme hath ben limitted on the sayd vitaylers. Anno. 13. R. 2. Capi. 8.

Fugitiue laborce.¶ Iustyces of the peace haue power to sende theyr wryties for fugityue laborers, to eche shyryffe of this realme of Englande, and to make suche proces as the statute requereth, to bryng them before thē, to answere to our soueraygne lorde the kynge and to the parties, of the contemptes and trespasses done contrary to the ordinaunce and statutes in that behalfe, prouyded in lyke maner as the sayde Iustyces haue power to sende to any shyryffe for theues end [...] ted before them. And also that all the statutes and ordynaūces of laborers, seruantes, & artyfycers made in tyme past and nat repelled, b [...] [Page 6]exemplyfyed vnder the great seale, and sent to euery shyre of the realme of Englande to proclayme them in full countie, and after this proclamacyon so made, the shyryffe shall cause the same exēplifycacyon, to him directed, to be delyuered to the Iustyces of the peace, or to one of them, to remayn with the same Iustyces, that be or shalbe for the better putrynge of the Statutes and ordynaunce in execucyon. And that Iustyces of peace in euery countye named of the Quorum be resseant within the same coū tye, excepte Lordes named in the commyssyon and also excepte Iustyces of the one henche & of the other, the chyefe baron of the Escheker, sergeantes at the lawe, and the kynges atturney, for the tyme that they shalbe attendynge and occupyed in the Kynges courtes, or other wyse enbused in the kynges seruyce, and shall holde theyr sessyons .iiii. tymes in the yere, that is to say, in the fyrst weke after the feast of S. Myghell, the fyrst weke after the Epiphanye, the fyrst weke after the (clausum Pasche) and the fyrst weke after saint Thomas day, and of tener yf necessyte requyre. And iustyces of the peace haue power to examyne all labourers, artyfycers, and seruaūtes, by theyr othes of thynges by them done contrary to the ordynance & Statutes, and to punysshe them therupon, as well as vpon enquest. An. 2. H. 5. capi. 4. et an. 34. Edwardi. 3. capi. 10.

¶ Plees, suytes, and proces, commenced before Iustyces of the peace, shall nat be dyscontynued by newe commissyons of peace made to [Page]other Iustycers, but those plees and processes shall stande in theyr strengthe. And the Iustyces in the same newe commissyons so assygned after that they haue the recordes of the sayde plees & processe afore them, shal haue power & auctoryte to continue the sayde plees and processes, and the same and al other dependyng to heare & fynally determyne, in lyke maner as y ^e other Iustyces mought & ought to haue don if no newe cōmiss. had ben made, an. 11. H. 6. ca. 6 ¶ Iustyces of peace haue power to enquere. heare and determyne, in case yf men of waies by daye or by nyght come into the Shyres of Herforde, Shrewesburye, Glocester, and other Shyres adioynynge, and take men with them, and kepe them in Wales in the Mountaynes, vnto the tyme that they haue payde ce [...] tayne sommes of money. And yf the sayde mysdoers wyll nat appere, vnto the tyme that they be outlawed, than shall the same Iustyces wrytte letters vnto the officers of the seignoryes, where suche mysdoers dwel of the out lagarye vpon them pronounced, and the same offycers vpon that certification, to take the bodyes of those outlawes, and do execucion vpō them in the same seignorye, as the lawe requyreth in that case, without tyne or raunsome in this be halfe to be made. Statut (er). 2. Anno. 2. Henrici. 5. ca. 5.

¶ Breue per Iusticiarios pacis.

¶ Hent (ur). &c. Canstabulariis ac balliuis de B. in com̄ S. et corum cuilibet salutem. Cum in [Page 7]statuto in parliamento Ed. 3. nuper regis Anglie progenitoris nostri. Anno regis su [...] quinto tent (er), edito, int (er) cetera concord ata (er) sit et stabilit (er), ꝙ si aliqua persona seu persone, de aliq ⁱbus murdris aut felomis in vno com̄ indictat (er) siue appellat (er), commorans vel reseans sit in alio com̄, Iustit ad andiend et terminandum huiusmodi murdrum et felon̄ in com̄ illo, vbi hmōi persona seu persone indic. at (er), fuerit assignat (er), habeant potestatem faciendi et mittend breuia sua per omnes com̄ Anglie, vbi necessat (er) fuerit, ad capiend et mittend hmōi personas in forma p̄ dict (er) indectat (er), prout in statuto predicto plenius continetur: ac cum Iohn̄ W. nuper de R. predict (er) weuer, coram Iustic. nostris ad pacem in com̄ D. conseruand assignat (er) de diuersis murdris feloniis indictat (er) existit, ac per vos, seu aliquos vestrum pro suspectione felonie apud R. predict (er) capt (er), et in custodia vestra detent (er), latoti presentium indilate deliberati faciatis, per indentut (er) inter vos et predict (er) la ot (er) conficiend, ita quod ipse corpus eiusdem I. custod Gaole nostre castri nostri de. E. in comitt (er) predict (er) siue dilatione duci faci, ibidē in prisona vestra sub saluo custod moratut (er), quous (que) idem I. ad respondendum coram Iusticiarium predictum, de murdet (er) et felon̄ prediet (er), secundum consuetudinem regn: nostri Anglie deducatur, et compellatur: et hoc nullatenus omitt (er), seu vnus vestrum omitt (er), sub periculo incumbente. Teste I. S. vno Iustic. nostrorum predictum in transtino sancti Mariini. An. regni regis Henrici septimi. 20.

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¶ Breue per Iustic̄ gaol.

¶ M. N. Miles et socii sui Iustic. domini r [...] gis et gaolam suam castri sui de T. de prisonibus in ea exislē [...]ibus deliberandn̄ assignū, vic. Essex, saltm̄ Et parte dicti domini Regis tibi precipimus, ꝙ Venire facias coram nobis apd C. die lune proximo ante festum ancti Iacobi Apostoli omnes prisones in gaola predicta existen̄, vna cum corumattachiamentis, & aliis ad miniculis prisones tilos qualit (er)cun (que) tangent (er) & de visum cursliber ville & loci, vnde telonie, de quibus iid prisones indictati, appellati, vel arrectati eristūt, fact (er) fuer̄, tam infra libertat (er) (quam) extra, viginti quatuor liberos & legales hoīes per quos rei veritas melius scire poterit, & qui prisones p̄dict (er) nulla assin̄ atringunt, vna cum quotuor hominibus & p̄positum ville & socii eorum; ad faciendum ea q̄ ex parte dict (er) domini regis tunc ibid iniungenr̄: Publice etiam proclamare facias ꝑ totam ba [...]ltuam tuam, quod omnes illi, qui sequi voluerit versus prisones ꝑdict (er) ꝙ [...]unc sint ibi vsus eos (ꝓut iustum fuerit) ꝓsecniuri. Scir̄ facias etiam omnibus Iustic. pacis, Coron̄, senesc̄, dominorum & magnatum, at balliuis liberatum, and faciēdum id qd ad officia s [...]u pertinent ad raciēdum. Et iuvicicomes vel subuic. tuus vna cum balliuis vl ministris vestris, tunc sitis in propriis ꝑsonis vestris, adfaciēdum quod ad officium vestrum pertinet in hac parte. Et habeas ibi nomina predictorum Iusticiariorū pacis, coronatorū senescallorum, & palliuorum, & eorum per quotis [Page 8]inde scir̄ feceris, breue Domini Regis tun [...] termittendo, quod inde tibi venerit & hoc p̄ceptum Datum apud Westmonasterium decimo die mensis Iulii. Anno regni regis. H. 7. ca. 21.

¶ The fourme and maner of the Iustyces of Peace charge.

YE shall enquere of Herytykes and lollardes, Herytykes & lollardes. & such as kepe erronyous opinions, teache & preache y ^e same contrary to the tayth and lawes of the Churche, or kepe any scooles therof, in hurt and preiudyce of the fayth, ye shall do vs to wete of theyr names, and of theyr opynyons, and howe longe they haue contynued therin. Vide scatutū. An, 2. H. 5. Capi. 7,

¶ Two Iustyces of peace of the shyre, Herysye. where it shall happen any person or persons to be accused, presented, or indyted of herysye, may by theyr discrecyons, in defaut of the ordynaryes lette suche person or persons to bayle, by .iiii. suffycyent suertyes, bounde to the Kynges vse by oblygacyon or recognysaunce, to appere before the ordynaries at suche dayes, tyme, and places, as shall be lymytted in the sayde bondes by the sayde two Iustyces, excepte the ordynaryes canne and do declare to the Kynges hyghnesse, and to hys coūsayle, a reasonable cause, that the sayd person or persons accused or presented of Herysye, shulde nat be lette to [Page]bayle Anno. 25 H. 8. Capi. 14. Marke [...] in chu [...]chyardes.

¶ Also ye shall enquyre of all them that kep [...] any fayres, or market [...]rs, in church [...]yardes, o [...] in any other holy place, where any sekynge is, and howe longe they haue contynu [...]d [...]herin, the Statute thereof if of Edwarde the thyrde made at Wynchester. And also in the statute made at wynchester, y ^e. 13. yere of E [...]. 1 is was defended, that feyres shulde no more be kept in churcheyardes

Coūterfetyng of coyne.¶ Ye shall enquere of them that counterfeyt [...] the kynges coyne, or yf there be any false money and payment made therwith. And of them that brynge false money into thys Realme, or that counterfeyte the coyne of another realme whiche by the kynges sufferaunce is curraunt within this Realme, ye shall do vs to were.

And of them that elyppe, wasshe, fyle, or other wyse falsytye the money of this Realme And this semeth to be hyghe treason, for the statut [...] sayth, that he is a traytour [...]o the kynge & hy [...] realme Anno tercio Hē [...]ct qu [...]nti statuto scd [...] Capi. 6. et. 7.

¶ And the same .iii. yere of the sayd Kynge, it was ordeyned t [...]at galyhalfepens, so (kynne [...] dodkyns, Galyhalfpens and all money of Scotlande shuld [...] be all pu [...] out, and who that maketh, vyethe, coynethe, or bryngethe into thys realme galyhalfpens, soskyns and dodkyns, shall be pumysshed as a felon, and he that taketh or payeth suche mon [...]y, shall lose an C s̄. whereof th [...] Kynge shall haue the one half [...], and he tha [...] wyll sewe the other halfe. And tha [...] Iu [...] cers [Page 9]of Peace in euery Shyre of this Realme, haue power to enquyre therof, to heare and determyne the same.

☞ Also of thē that slee theyr mayster, that is for to say theyr soueraynge, as wyfe her husbāde, seruant his mayster, or any, vnder whose obeysance he is: the cause is, the mayster hathe to hym more truste then to a straunger. Vide statutum inde. Anno visecimoquinto Edwardi tertii Cap secundo.

¶ Also Iu [...]tyces of peace haue ful power and auctoryte in theyr sessyons to enquyre of trayterours murderers and murders of poysonyng as well as of the counterfeytyng of coyne of a ny outwarde realme, Of suche as sieye theyr soueraygne suffered to roune and go within this realme by the kinges assent and to make proces therupon by Capias only for poysonynge is adiudged & deamed as hyghe treason by act of perlyament made. Auno visecimo secundo Hērici. 8. Capi. 9.

¶ And ye shall enquyre, Poysonnynge. yf any man be slayne or murdered by the day, whether the murderer vs taken by the towneshyp, where the murder was done, for yf he be nat, the towneshyp shall be amercyed. Anno. 3. H. 7. Copi. 1.

¶ Also ye shall enquyre of all them that cast any bylles into any mans house, Threttes so brenne a mans house. in the whiche bylles is conteyned, that yf the same personne brynge nat a certayne somme of money, or laye it [...] a certayne place and houre, his house shal be br [...]nt, and the money be nat there layde, the house [...]s brent, this is hyghe treason. The statute therof is. An. 8. H. 6. Capi. 6.

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Murder and man slaught.¶ Also ye shall enquyre of all maner of felons bycause some of them ben more heynous than some, as murder and manslaughter. Murder is properly where a man by malyce prepensed lyeth in a wayte to slee a man, and accordynge to that malycyous intent & purpose, he sleeth hym so that he, whiche is slayne, maketh no defence agaynste hym, for yf he do, it is manslaughter and no murder, the offence of thys murder is more h [...]ynous than the offence of other felonyes, for yf the kynge ꝑtaunte him a pardō of all maner of felonies, it auayleth him nought for murder, but yf it make expresse mē cyon of murders. And the Statute therof is Anno. 13. R. 2. Capi. 1.

¶ And manslaughter is, Chaunce medley. where two men, or mo mete, and by chaunce medley, they fall at affraye, so that one of them sleeth another, it is but felonye in hym selfe, and therfore yf any ꝑson be defectyue in this wyse, make your presentment accordynge. vt s.

¶ Also ye shal enquire of rape, Rape. Rape is where a man rauyssheth or taketh a mans wyfe, wydowe, or mayde agaynst her wyll, and hath to do with her agaynst her wyll; albert that she assent afterwarde, yet it is Felonye, & without the kynges charter make mencyon of rape, it auayleth hym nought. The Statute therof is Westm̄. ii. Capi. 34.

☞ There be also Felons, Roberie. that contryue takynge awaye of mennes goodes, as by robbery and theyr Robbery is where a man lyethe by the kynges hygh [...] waye to market townes, in [Page 10]woddes, dythes, or in any other secrete places, where people come forth by, and robbeth thē, albeit that he taketh away, but the value of a peny or lesse, it is felonye, for the malapertnesse of the dede and ie [...]pardye that a man is in of his lyfe, where it so taken away from his person causeth the offence to be greatter, then yf it had ben theuyshely stollen.

☞ Thefte is where a thef stealeth a mannes gooddes in his chamber or in his close, Thefte or any other place yf the vaine passe .xiiii. d. it is felonye, and yf it be nat passynge the value of .xii. d it is but petyte larceny, or brybery, for the whiche he shal nat dye, but make a fyne to the kīg, but yf it can be foūde at diners tymes, that he hath taken goodes of that value, and more, thē he shall dye therfore.

☞ Also if there be any mā, Burgul [...] rye. that burneth his neyghbours house malyciously by daye or by nyght, it is felonye. Also of them that breake houses by nyghte, to the intente to robbe, thoughe they take nothynge awaye, it is burgulary, whiche in it selfe is felony, bycause the lawe gyueth to colour to breake a mans house by nyght.

Clerkes cōuicte.¶ Clerkes conuicte of pety Treason, wylfull murder or robberies done by or nere the hyghe way. &c. shall make no purgacyon, excepte they do fynde it. suffycyent suertyes, euery of them hauynge lanoes, or other heredytamentes of charter holde of entherytaunce to the yerely value of .cx. vi. s. viii. pens or els be worth .xx li. in [...]ouayble substance, eche of the [...] to be bounce [Page] [...] [Page 9] [...] [Page] [...] [Page 10] [...] [Page]in .xx. li. and hym selfe in .xl. by recognysaunce before two Iustyces of peace, within the same shyre, where suche offences were commytted wherof one of them to be of the Quorum, that suche conuycte shalbe of good aberyng, which Iustices shal certifye euery suche recognisaūce into the Kynges benche within .iiii. monethes nexte after the takynge therof, vpon payne of C. s. for euery defaute. Anno. 23. H. 8. Ca. 1.

¶ Also yf any gaoler, Gaylour Shyryffe, or other persone that hathe the kepynge of any gaole, by to great duresse of imprysonement & by payne make any prysoner that he hathe in his warde become an appelioure agaynste hys wyll, and therof be attaynted before the Kynges Iustyces, he shall haue iudgemēt of lyfe and of membre. Anno. 14. E. 3. Capi. 10.

¶ Iustyces of Peace shal nat impryson men, but in the common gaole, sauynge to all them, that haue gayles, Making and mendynv̄e of gayles. theyr lybertye. An. 5. Henrici quarti Capitulo. 10.

¶ The Iustyces of the peace, or the most part of them in euery of the shyres of Esser. Suffolke, Dorē, Sussex, Surrey, Notyngham, Glouē. Bedforde, Buch, Huntyngdon, wylsh, Kente, Warwyke, Stafforde, Oxen̄. Barkes. Leycester, Rutlāde, Lyncoln̄, Herford, Northhampton, Salop̄. Norforke, and Cornewayll, and Derby shall within a yere after the ende of this parlyament, within the lymyttes of theyr commyssyous, appoynt the townes and places for a commen Iayle newely to be made, for the edifyeng whe [...]of the sayd Iustices withī theyr [Page 11]lymyttes shall haue power to call before them the hyghe Constables, tythyngmen, or borowe holders of euery hundred, lath or wapentake, and in theyr presence by theyr assente, or of the most parte of them, shall agree vpon certayne suffycyent sommes of money by theyr dyscrecyon for the makynge of a newe Iayle in the shyre where they be Iustyces, and for the same entent to taxe euery person resyant within the same shyre, as well within lybertyes, as without, that hathe landes, tenementes, rentes, or annuyties of freholde to the clere yerely value of xl. s. or beynge worthe in mouable goodes, xx. li. to suche sommes of money as they shall thynke conuenyent, and there vpon to assygne suche nombre of Collectours for leuyeng their of, as shal seme best by theyr discrecions which Collectours shall haue power to distrayne euery personne as shalbe set or taxed by the sayde Iustyces of peace. And yf the partye refuse to paye within .x. dayes nexte after suche distrysse takē, the Collectours may selle the dystresse by the appraysement of .iiii. honest persons for the paymēt therof. And the sayd Iustices of peace within theyr lymyttes, haue auctorytye to appoynt .ii. honest persons to suruey, sc, and prouyde that y ^e sayd iayles be suer & substācyally made, to whose handes the Collectours shall pay the money by them collected of the kynges subiecres, by the appoyntment of the sayd Iustyces of peace, or .vi. of them. And as well euery collectour as the .ii. surueyours, theyr heires executours, and adminystratours shall make a [Page]true accompie to the sayde Iustyces of Peace whan they shalbe requyred, and yf they refuse so to do, or to page or imploye the money as is lymytted, the sayde Iustices of peace haue power to commytte them to warde, yf the partes be present, yf they be absent, to make out their Attechementes vnder theyr seal [...] (to be returnable before the same Iustyces at a daye and place by thē lymytted) directed to the shyryffes of the shyre where the partie shalbe abydynge, and the shyryffes shall attache, and personally brynge the offenders before the sayde Iustices accordynge to the tenour of the Attachement, orels declare by his returne a reasonable cause why he can nat so doo, vpon payne, for euery defaute contrarye to this acre to lose. C. s. to the kynge. And vpon apparance, of euery suche person attached, the sayd Iustyces or .vi. of thē haue auctoryte to commytte them to Pryson, there to remayne without bayle or maynpryse tyll they haue truely accompted and payde all suche sommes of money as came to theyr handes by auctoryte of this acte. The ouerplus of the money nat spente on the Iayles, to be employd in almes to the prysoners commytted to the sayd iayles, by the discrecyons of the sayde Iustyces, or the more parte of them, as longe as it wyll last. Prouyded that this acte charge nat persons within cyties, townes, or borowes corporate, whiche haue commen Iayles for Felons taken in the same, & Iustyces of peace for delyuerance of suche felons. And Iustyces of peace in euery shyre afore named may lymyt [Page 13]to euery collectoure and person for leuyenge of the money tared, and surueynge of the makyng of the sayde iayles, reasonable sōmes for their labours. Anno. 23. H. 8. Cap. 2.

☞ Also yf there be any person that vseth to multyplye eyther with golde or syluer, Multiplienge. or vse y ^e craft of multyplycacion, & yf any the same do, that he incurte the payne of felony in this case, Anno. 5. H. 4. Capi. 4.

¶ Also of them that cutte out the tonges, or put out the eyes of any of the kynges lyege people, Cuttyng of tonges and that duely proued & founde that suche dede was done of malyce prepensed, they shall in curre the payne of felonye.

¶ And yf any soudyoure, man of armes or other, leauynge his Captayne in the kynges seruyce, Soldyours. and in the aduenture of the warre, departeth awaye without lycence of his Capitayne shalbe punysshed as a Felon accordynge to the Statute made. Anno octauo Hentici sexti Capitulo vltimo.

☞ And yf any that is no Captayne, reteyned to serue the kynge on the see or beyonde the see departe out of the kynge seruyce without lycence of his Captayne, that suche departynge be taken, demed, and adiudged Felony and he that so offendeth shal nat haue the benefyce of his clergye. And that Iustyces of the Peace where suche offendours shall be taken haue power to euquere, heare, and determyne that offence, and it is to be tryed in the same Shyre. Anno. 7. H. 7. Capi. 1.

☞ Also another lyke statut was made. Anno [Page]tertio Henrici octaui Capi. 5.

Accessaries to felons.¶ There bene dyuers maners of accessaryes and require dyuers presentmētes. One maner accessarye is where a man receyueth a Felon, knowynge him to haue done felonye, comforteth, and abbettethe, procurethe, and stere the, but and he byd hym steale an horse, he is pryncypalle. Also yf after suche felonyes, or robberies done, whethere there be any fresshe sute made accordynge to the Statute of Wynchester, for that Statute wyll, that yf the partye robbed come to the nexte towneshyppe adioynynge, and there make relacyon of hys robberye, they of those townshyps shal make fresshe suyte from towne to towne, and from countye to countye, to take the felons, & to brynge thē to the next gaole, and yf the towneshyppes, after the relacyon made to them, wyll nat make fresshe suyte, that than they shall aunswere the partye so robbed, and that within fortie dayes after the felony so done, and the statute therof is. Anno. 18. Edwardi terii. Capi. 11.

Nobrush to growe by hyghe wayes.¶ Also that men shulde nat be sodaynely takē by such robbers, it is ordeyned by the same statute of Wynchester, that there shall no brusshe growe two hundreth foote of euery syde of y ^e waye, and yf the Lorde wyll nat suffer them of the countrey to cutte downe the shrubbes, yf any persone be robbed, the lorde shall answere to the partye robbed, and yf there be any murder, than the lorde shall be atented at the kynges wyll, and natwithstandynge the countrey shall cutte downe the shrubbes by the same statute [Page 13]of Wynchester.

Anoysances of brydges.¶ Iustyces of peace in euery shyre, fraunches or borowe, or .iiii. of them at the leaste, wherof one to be of the Quorum, haue power to enquyre, heare and determyne in the generall sessyons of peace, of all annoysances of brydges broken in hyghe wayes, and to make such processe and payne agaynst those y ^t shulde amende theym, as the Iustyces of the Kynges benche vse to do, or as it shall seme by theyr discrecion to be necessarye for the spedye amendynge of suche brydges. Anno. 22. H. 8. capi. 5.

Hostries of felons¶ Also yf there be any person, that kepeth hostryes in suburbes, vplandysshe townes, and herborowe any personne, without he wyll answere for hym, the statute therof is of Wynchester.

Escapes of felons¶ Also yf any Shyryffe, Gaoler, or any other person haue letten wyllfully escape any Felon it is felonye. And lyke wyse yf any Bayly, constable, or shyryffe, or any other haue taken any man for suspeccyon of felonye and let hym go, for he shulde haue brought hym to the next gaole. But in suche case yf a watche man take any suche persone, he may enquyre of his good name and fame, and yf he fynde hym of good name and fame, he may lette him go. And yf a felon escape out of the kepynge of any Gaoler agaynst hys wyll, it is fynable, the fyne is an C. s. and yf any personne conuycte, and in the prysone of the ordinarye, escape out of the pryson, the fyne is an. C. li. &c.

¶ Also of all maner of extorcyon done, yf the [Page]Shyryffe, Eschetour, or Constable, take any thynge for execurynge of theyr offyces, If the shyryffe take any man by Capias, the fees is two shyllynges and .iiii. pens, yf he take any more, it is extorcyon. &c.

Execuciō of ordinaries.¶ Also of all extorcyons done by Ordinaryes for takynge excessyuely for prouynge of testamentes, for he shulde take but .ii. s. vi. or .v. s̄. and whether he drawe the kynges people into the spirytuall courtes for causes that shulde he determyned in the kynges courtes, the statute therof is. Anno. 13. Ed. 3. Capi. 4.

¶ And where the gooddes of the testatour do nat amounte aboue. C. s̄. to take but .vi. pens for the probate of the testament. And whan the goodes of the testatour do amounte aboue the value of an▪ C. s̄. and excede nat the value of .xi li. to take for the probacyon, regestrynge cealynge, and wryttynge of any suche testamēt but onely thre. s̄. vi. pens. And where no gooddes amounte aboue .rl. pounde, but onely fyue shylynges to be taken accordynge to the statut therof made. Anno. 12. H. 8. Capi. 5.

¶ Also of them that take extorcyon with gay lour for warrant of any person, to the entente to suffre hym to dwell in the countrey by hym without trouble.

¶ Also yf Coroners take any thyng for y ^t executynge of theyr offyce, the statute doth prohybit .ii. Forcyble entre. Westm̄. 2. Capi. 10. But the statute of Henry the .iiii. gyueth to hym a marke for hys laboure.

¶ Also yf any personne haue entred into any [Page 14]mans freholde with force, albeit he kepeth i [...] in peasyble maner, yet the lawe wyll that he suffre imprysonment of his bodye, and be raū somed at the kynges wyll, the Stature therof is. Anno. 5. R. 2 Capi. 6. Ryottes.

¶ Also of all ryottes done, that is to saye, of them that accōpany them self in forcyble araye agaynst the kynges peace, puttynge the kynge people in feare. Also them that lye in awayte to beate the Kynges people in the hyghe ways so arayed, all thoughe they beate no man▪ yet they shalbe punysshed. And yf they beate any man, make your presentment accordyngly.

¶ Also of them that accompany them selfe in any lyuerye, as bonettes, hattes, Iackettes, Liuerye. or any other thynge lyke, and euery of them is sworne to a byde and maynteyn others quarels and to holde with other. The statute therof is Anno. 1. R. 2. Capi 6.

¶ Also of al hasarders, that slepe by daye, Hasarders. and wake by nyght, and customably hauntynge the tauerners, nat hauynge whereon to lyue, and no man woteth from whense they comme, nor wyther they wyll. &c.

¶ Also ye shall enquere of them that come in fortyble aray, Forcyble arraye where cōgregacion of people is in fayres markettes, or in any other places, or that they ryde or go armed, other by nyght, or by daye, it is a prouocacion to disturbe the peace, wherfore it is nat lawfull any so to ryde or go in any place, excepte the kynge mynysters in doynge and executynge their offyces, the statute therof is. Anno. 2. Ed. 3. Capi. 3.

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¶ And by the same statute it is ꝓhibited, that suche personnes, forcybly arrayed, shulde nat comme before the Kynges Iustyces, in doynge theyr offyces.

vnlawful wepons.¶ Also ye shall enquyre of all them that beare launcegayes in rydynge or goynge within the lande, for that is ꝓhibyted by the statute made Anno. 20. R. 2. Capi. 1.

Constables for executige of theyr offyces.¶ Also ye shall enquyre yf the constables haue done and executed theyr offyces on them that beare wepens agaynst the lawe, for the statute of Richarde (Anno. 20. Ca. 6. wyll that no seruaunt of husbandrye, labourer, nor seruaunt of artyfycer, nor of vytaylier shall weare any baselarde, dagger, nor sworde, vpon payne to forfayte the same, without it be in tyme of warre in the defence of the Realme of Englande, And the Shyryffes, Mayre, Baylyffes, and Cōstables haue power by the sayd statute to seyse the sayde baselardes and them to kepe and present before the Iustyces of the Peace at the sessions, and to present their names that beare them.

¶ Also by the same statute before nowe rehe [...] sed, Vnlawe full games. and the sayde Chapiter, no labourer, nor seruaunt of artyfycer, shall playe at the tenys, cayles, foreball. &c. But to haue bowes and arowes, and them vse on holy dayes. The statute of Henry the fourth confyrmeth thys statute, and wyll, that the Mayre, Baylyffes, and Cōstables haue power to arrest suche men, a empryson them by the space of syxe dayes, And yf the sayde Mayres, and Baylyffe, doo nat [Page 15]execucyon, for euery tyme that they faute, to forfayte .xx. s. and the constable to forfayt .vi. s̄. and .viii. d. An. 20. H. 4. Capi .iiii.

¶ Also of al thē that haue made any rescous agaynst the shyryffe, baylyffe, Rescous or any other offycer in executynge of any warrantes. &c.

¶ Also ye shall enquyre, yf there be any man, of what condicyon that he be of, Laborers free or bonde myghty in body, and within the age of xl. yeces, nat hauynge wherof to lyue, neyther bycourse of marchaundyse, nor vsynge any handy craft, nor hath no lande, whereupon he may occupy hym self with tyllyng, and is requyred to serue, and refuseth contrary to the lawe, the lawe wyll, that the Baylye and Constable, and such as haue the rule, haue auctoryte & power to put them in warde, there to abyde tyll they wyll be iustifyed and ordered by the lawe, the statut therof is An. 23. Edwardi. 3. Capitulo. 1 & Anno. 34. Edwardi. 3. Capi. 11.

☞ Also yf there be any labourer, Laborers deꝑrynge that departeth out of one hundreth vnto another, or oute of one wapentake vnto another, vnder the coloure of pylgremage, without a letter patent vnder the Kynges seale, prouynge that he departeth lawfully, and that he goeth vpon pylgremage, the statute therof is. Anno. 12. Ri. 3. Ca. 3. and that no man kepe nor harburge no suche vagarauntes ouer a nyght, but yf he be sycke, eodem Anno.

¶ Also that no man able to serue or laboure begge, Beggers but those that haue a specyall lycence of the Kynge, except men of Relygyon, and heremyttes [Page]approued, hauynge letters testemonyals of theyr Ordinaryes, and they that do th [...] contrarye shalbe demeaned as laborers & seruauntes departynge without lycence. Anno. 21. R. 2. Capi. 6.

☞ Also those beggers that ben impotent to serue, Beggers impotent shalbe abydynge in those Cytyes and townes where they dwelled, and nat to begge out therof, but yf so be the Cities and townes may nat or wyl nat fynde them, than they shall goo into some other Cyties and townes withe in the hundreth or wapentake, or towne where they were before, and the Statute therof is vt supra.

¶ Iustyces of Peace of all and synguler the shyres of Englande, Biggers shal as often as nede shal requyre, deuyde them selues within the lymyttes of theyr commyssyons, and make dilygent serche and enquerie, of all aged, poore, and impotent persons, compelled of necessytie to lyue by almes, and after and vpon suche serche made, shall enable to begge within the lymyttes of theyr deuisyons, suche of the sayde impotent persons as they shall thynke conuenyente to lyue of the charytie and almes of the people, and commaunde the sayde aged and impotent persons by them enabled, that none of them begge without the lymyttes to them appoynted, and shall regester and wrytte the names in a byll or rolle indenced, of euery such aged and impotent personne, the one parte to remayne with them selfe, and the other in the kepynge of the Custos rocu [...]orum. And by [Page 16]cause it is ouer longe here to resyte al that Iustyces of peace are bounde to do cōcernynge aged, poore, impotent persons, and stronge valyam beggers. I referre them to the statute in that case prouyded. Anno. 32. H. 8. Capi. 12.

¶ Also they that saye, Soldyors takē. they were taken out of the Realme, and there imprysoned, shall bryng letter testymonyall of the Capitaynes where they were abydynge, or of the Mayres or baylyffes where they aryued, & the same Mayres and Baylyffes shall enquyre with whom they haue dwelled, and in what place theyr dwellynge is in Englande [...]. And that the same Mayres and Bailyffes make them letters patentes vnder the seale of theyr offyce, testyfyenge the daye of theyr arryuynge, and where they haue ben, and to cause them to sweare to holde the ryght way towardes their countrey except they haue letters patētes vnder the kynges great seale to do otherwyse. Anno decimosecundo Richardi secundi Capi. 8.

¶ Also that no man giue almes to any person that is able to serue, Almes [...] vnder the payne of impresonment, and the Statute therof is. Anno. 23. Edwardi. 3. Capi. 7.

¶ Also that no man set his sonne to craft, but yf he may dyspende .xx. shyllynges by the yere, Children to craft. and he shulde haue a wrytynge vnder the seale of two Iustyces of the peace, vnto the Mayre Baylyffe or wardeyne of the craft, certifyenge that he may so dispende. And that no man take any to the contrary, vnder the payne of an hundreth shyllynges to be forfayt, to the kynge [Page]and he that wyll sue shall haue the one halfe and the kynge the other halfe, and also the couenaunt to be voyde, and the statute therof i [...] Anno. 7. H. 4. Capi. 17.

Hauigue stockes.¶ Also ye shall enquyre, whethere euery tow [...] shyppe haue theyr stockes for to punysshe trespassours that do agaynst the lawe, & in espec [...] all them, that wyll nat obey the statutes of labourers, the payne of the townshyppe, nat hauynge stockes is an. C. s̄. the Statue therof i [...] Anno. Agaynste threshers 7. H. 4. Capi. 17.

¶ Also no man shall take for thresshynge of [...] quarter of wheate or Rye, but .ii. d. ob. and fo [...] a quarter of Bayley or Dotes .i. d. ob. Also y [...] shall enquyre of those that refuse to serue in [...] mer, where they serued in wynter, & the statu [...] therof is. Anno. 25. Ed. 3. Capi. 2.

☞ Also the lawe wyll, For seruantes in harueste that yf any man ned [...] a seruaunte or labourer in haruest season tha [...] he maye come to the boroughe towne, and th [...] apprentices and theyr maysters and the craft [...] men, without they be of reputacyon of hono [...] shalbe compelled to mowe, reape, and to do other laboures. Also they that haue vsed th [...] craft of husbandry to the age of .xii. yere, sha [...] nat go to no crafte afterwarde, for the cou [...] naunt by them made is voyce, statutum Ann [...] 12. R. 2. Capi. 5.

¶ Also yf any man requyre a seruant, and py [...] fer wages, Wages atter the statute. accordynge to the statute, which wyll that the bayly of husbandrye, shall ha [...] xxiii. s. iiii. d. and vesture pryce .v. s. with mea [...] any drynke, a chyef hyne, carter, barger, and [Page 17]sheparde .rx. s̄. and vesture pryce foure. s̄. with meate and drynke, a commen seruante of husbādre .xv. s̄. and vesture pryce .iii. s. foure pens with meate and drynke, a woman .x. s. and vestues pryce foure. s̄. with meate and drynke, a chylde of y ^e age of .xiiii. yere .vi. s̄. vestute pryce thre shyllynge with meate and drynke. And yf any personne refuse to serue or laboure, accordynge to the premysses, the Iustyces of Peace haue power to commyte them to warde, tyll they haue founde suertye to serue, as well by enquire, as by examynacion. Statutum. Anno. 23. H. 6. Cap. 13.

☞ Also yf any artifycer, laborer, Wages after the statute. or seruaūt refuss to serue accordynge to the statute made in the .vii. yere of the reygne of kynge Henry y ^e eyght, whiche wyll that no bayly of husbādry shal take for his wages by the yere aboue .xxvi s̄. viii. d. and tor his clothynge .v. s̄. with meate and drynke. No chyefe hyne, as a carter or a chyefe shepherde, aboue .xx. s̄. by the yere and▪ for his clothynge .v. s. with meate and drynke No comon seruant of husbandrys aboue .xvi. s̄ eyghtpens by the yere, & for his clothings .iiii. s̄ with meate and drynke. No woman seruant aboue .x. s. by the yere, and for clothynge .iiii. s. with meate and drynke. No chylde within the age of .xiiii. yere aboue .vi. s̄. viii. d. by the yere and for his clothynge foure. s. with meate and drynke. And that none artifycer, nor labourer, hereafter named, take no more nor greatter wages than hereafter is lymyted, vpon payne fessed as wel to the gyuer, as to the taker, that [Page]is to saye, a free mason, a mayster carpenter, roughe mason, brycklayer, a mayster ryler, plō mer, glasyer, heruer, nom ioyner, from Easter to Myghelmas euery of them syxe pens for the day, without meate and drynke, & with meate and drynke .iiii. pēs. And from Myghelmas to Easter .v. pens without meate and drynke, and with meate and drynke .iii. d. And the wages of shypwryghtes from the feast of Candeimas vnto the feast of saynt Myghel tharchaungel, shall n [...]t excede the forme ensuynge, that is to saye, the mayster shyppecarpenter takynge the charge of the worke, hauyng mē vnder him by the day .v. d. with meate and drynke, and with out meate and drynke .vii. d Another shyppecarpenter, called an hewer by the day .iii. pens with meate and drynge, and without meate & drynke syxe pens An able clencher by the daye thre pens with meate and drynke, and without meate and drynke .v. pens. An holder by the day ii. pens with meate and drynke, and without meate and drynke iii. d. A mayster talker by the day .iiii. pens with meate and drynke, and without meate and drynke fyue pens. Another meane kalker by the day .iii. d. with meate and drynke, and without meate and drynke .v. pens A calker labourynge by the [...]iyde, for as longe tyme as he maye labour aboue the water and byneth the water, shall nat excede for his wages for euery tyde .iii. d. with meate and drynk And from the feast of Myghelmas no Candeimas, the wages of a mayster shyppewryght by the day ioure [...]ens with meate and drinke and [Page 18]without meate and drynke .vi. d. An. hewer by the day .iii. d. with meate and drynke, & without meate and drinke .v. pens. An able clencher by the day two . d. ob. with meate and drynke, [...] without meate and drynke .iiii. d. ob. An holdee by the day .i. d. ob. with meate and drynke and without meate and drynke cure. d. A mayster kalker by the day thre pēs with meat and drynke, and without meate and drynke .v. pēs Another meane calker by the day two pens ob. with meate and drynke, and without meate [...] drynke foure pens ob. And in shyres where mē vse to gyue lesse wages, there menne shal gyue lesse wages. And the taker shalbe compelled to take accordynge as it is vsed. And the mayster mason and mayster carpenter, whiche shal take the charge of the worke, hauynge vnder him .vi. men shal haue .vi. pens by the day with our meate and drynke, & with meate & drynke fyue pens. And that euery person and artyfycer aboue named, nat receyued in any worke be compelled to serue for the wag [...]s aboue rehersed. And that none artifycer reteyned in any seruyce to worke, departe tyll suche tyme as the worke be fynysshed, yf the person so reteynynge him, so longe wyll haue him and pay him his wages, vpon payne of imprysonment of any person so departynge by the space of a moneth, & to make fyne of twentye shyllynges Alwayes forsene that yf the same artyfycer be desyred to the Kynges seruyce or worke, than he may lawfully departe, so that he entee and be in the kynges seruyce and [...] And euery [Page]other labourer or ortyfycer nat afore named, shall take from Easter tyll Myghelmas for euery day that he so laboureth except the season of haruest foure pens without meate & drynke and two pens with meate and drynke. And from Myghelmas tyll Easter thre pens without meate and drinke, and threhalfpens with meate and drynke. And in the sayde tyme of haruest, euery mower shall take by the day .iiii. pens with meate and drynke, & without meate or drynke syxe pens. A reper and a carter euery of them thre pens by the day with meat and drynke, and without meate and drinke .v. pens A woman labourer and other labourers euery of them two pens ob. by the day with meate & drynke, and without meate and drynke foure pens ob. And that no artifycer nor labourer workynge but halfe a day, take no wages but for halfe the day, and nothyng for the holy day And yf any baylyffe of husbandrye, hyne, carter, or sheparde, common seruant, woman seruaunt, or chylde seruant, aboue specifyed nat reteyned in any seruyce or worke, refuse to serue or worke, accordynge to the ordynaunce aforesayde, than the sayd personne to be commytted to warde, by the Constable or other head offycer within the cytie towne or village where the partye so refusynge is, at the complaynte of hym that wyll receyue suche a seruaunt there to remayne tyl he haue founde suretye to serue accordynge to the sayde ordynance. And yf any artifycer or labourer beynge nat retayned in [...]up seruice or worke, refuse to [Page 19]serue after the rate of his estate, or take more or greatter wages than is to hym afore lymytted, or take any wages for the holde day, where he worketh but halfe the day, than he shal forfayte for euery defaute, as often as he offendeth .xx. s. and he to be conuycted for euery suche defaulte, vp presentment afore the Iustyces of the Peace in the sessyons, accordynge to the common lawe, or by examynacyon of the Iustyces in the same sessyons, or of two Iustices of the peace out of the sessions, in any place within the shyre, wherin they be Iustices, and where suche defaultes shalbe made. The same forfayture of .xx. shyllīges to be leuied of theyr landes, goodes and catelles so offendynge. And euery artifycer and labourer must be at worke betwene the myddest of the moneth of March and the myddest of the moneth of September before .v. of the clocke in the mornynge. And he shall haue but halfe an houre at his breakfast and an houre and a halfe at hys dyner, at suche tyme as he hath season to him appoynted for to sleape. And at suche tymes as he hath no season to him appoynted for to sleape, than he shall haue but an houre at his dyner, and halfe an houre for his noone meate, and he shall nat departe from his worke durynge that season tyll bewene seuen and eyght of the clocke in y ^e euenynge. And yf he offende in any of the sayd articles, thā his defaute to be marked by him or his deputie, whiche shall paye his wages after the rate of the tyme that he hath offended. And from the myddest of Septembre, [Page]to the myddes of Marche, euery artifycer and laborer must be at worke in the sprynge of the day, and shall nat depart afore nyght. And that the sayde artifycers and labourers shall nat sleape by day, but onely frome the myddest of the monethe of Maye, vnto the myddest of the moneth of August. And yf any artyfycer or labourer make or cause any assemble or assaute, or hurt any person assygned to controll them, he shall then haue imprysoment by the space of a yere, without le [...]tynge to bayle, or maynpryse, and make fyne at the kynges wyll the same mysdemeanour to be tryed by examinacyon afore the Iustyces of peace. And from the sayde ordynaunces there be no more excepted, but artyfycers and labourers within the cytie of London and lyberties of the same and also minours or labourers for tyme leade, yron syluer, and sette coles, otherwyse called smythes coles. Artifycers.

¶ Also there shall no labourer be reteyned by the weke, nor that no labourer, carpenter, tyler, plasterer, dawber, nor couerer of houses, take no wages for the holye dayes, nor for no feryalle, where they worke but to noone, but for the halfe daye, vpon paynt of forfayture to the kynge .xx. s̄. and the Stutute therof is. An 4. H. 4. Cap. 13

¶ Also no laborer for makynge of hey, Hey makers. shall take but a penye for the daye, and the mower v. d. for the acre, or fyue pence for his iourney, without meate and drinke, & the statute therof is Anno. 25. Ed. 3. Cap. 1.

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¶ Also no labourer reper in the fyrst weke of August, shall take but .ii. d. a daye, wages in harueste. the seconde daye .iii. d. and suche men shall brynge their instrumentes into market townes, to the intent that they shulde be hyred, and the statute therof is An. 25. Ed. 3. Capi 1.

Tanners and [...]o [...]d way [...]ers¶ Also ye shall enguyre, yf any tanner vse the crafte of cordewayner, or yf any cordewayner vse the craft of a tanner, or yf they sell excessyuely theyr ware. Vide statutum. An. 13. R. 2. Capitulo decimosecundo.

¶ Iustyces of peace in euery shyre within the [...]mpties of theyr commissyons and auctorites haue power and auctorite to enquyre heare, & determyne euery offence here after to be done and commyted contrarye to the acte made for true tannynge and coryenge of lether, as well by informacion as by presentment afore them and to make suche pro [...]es vpon euery presentment, as they comonly do vpon Inditementes of trespas. 24. H. 8. Cap. 1.

☞ Also yt shall enquyre of all them that ben Smythes that make arroweheades or quarel heades, yf they be well steled and brased, Arowhed makers. and harde at the poynte, and eche of them haue a marke and token who made them, vpon payne to forfayte the same heades and quarels to the kynge, and shall be also imprisoned, and make a fyne at the kynges wyll. An. 7. H. 4. Capi. 7.

☞ Also of all clothemakers, that they make good and sure clothe without curle or cockle, & that it kepe bredeth accordynge.

¶ Also that your vytaylours sell holsome vytayle Vytaylours. [Page]for mannes bodye, and nat corrupte: and yf they sell for excesse pryce, for the statute wyll that they shall haue resonable gayne, hauynge consyderance of distance from the place from whence they fet it, The statute therof is. An. 23. Ed. 3. Cap. 6.

¶ Also by the statute of Rycharde, vytailers shall haue but resonable gayne: Wytaylors by statute. and they haue the contrarye, they shall be punysshed by the discrecion of the Iustyces of Peace. Also yf any bruer or baker demeane hym in any poynt contrarye to the statute, called, Assisa panis et seruicie) Also of Mayres, Baylyffes, shyryffes of Towneshyppe, yf they haue putte and done their offyces of syttynge of the assyse of breade and ale. &c.

¶ Also no hosteler shall bake within him hys hors breade, Hostlers nor he shall take nought for lytter and shall haue to hys gayne an. ob. for euery busshell of Ootes, ouer the pryce in the markes Anno. 12. R. 2. Capi. 8. And that is conformed by the statute made An. 4. H. 4. Capi. 24. whiche wyll that yf he bake his breade within him he shall yelde treble value of the breade so made in his hosterye, and he shall forfayte the quadrell of the gayne that he hath ouer the halpe peny in the busshell of Ootes.

☞ Also ye shall enquyre of all forstallers. Forstallers. A forstaller is he that where any vitayle, or corne commeth to the market, lyeth in the waye and byeth it, to the entent to make the vytayle or corne in the markette dearer, in hurte and preiudice of the Kynges people, this vytayle and [Page 21]corne y ^t is forstalled, forfayted to the kynge: [...] yf any of them haue solde it, ye shall enquyre of the value, that the Kynges may be aunswered therof statutum An. 15. E. 3. Cap. 3.

☞ Also yf there be any that byeth or selleth more wolle to the sacke that .xxvi. stoone, Sackes of wolle and more to the [...]toone then .xiiii. pounde, the marchaundyse so bought, is forfayte to the kynge and the statute therof is. An. 14. E. 3. Cap. vlt (er). Regratours.

¶ Also ye shall enquyre of al regratours. A regratour is he that whan the vytayle or Corne is brought to the market, byeth it at his owne pryce, and selleth it agayne in the markette at a more derer pryce, in hurte and preiudice of y ^e people, the sayde thinge so regrated is forfaite and yf he haue solde it, the value therof is forfayte. &c.

¶ Also ye shall enquyre yf any man bye or sell by poyse of auncell, Mesure [...] whiche is forbyden by dyuers Statutes, for the deceyte that hath ben founde therin, vpon payue of forfayture of the goodes so paysed. And the statute therof is Anno. 8. H. 6. Cap. 5.

¶ Also of them that bye by the busshell, pecke galone, potell, or quart, or any other measure, Mesures after the standerds without it be ensealed, accordynge to the standarde of the Escheker: and suche as be founde gyltye herein, shalbe committed to the shyryffes whiche shall reteyne them in pryson, tyll they haue made fyne to the Kynge, the statute therof is. An. 14. Ed. 3. Capi. 12.

¶ Also ye shall enquyre yf euery Cytie borow and towne of the realme of Englande, weyght. haue a [Page]comon balance. with comon weyghtes sealed accordynge to the standarde of the Escheker▪ vpon the comon costes of the sayd cyte borow or towne, in the kepynge of the Mayre or constable of the same, with whiche balance and common weyght all the inhabytauntes of the same cytie boroughe or towne may freely wey without any thynge payenge, & that they thus haue on payne to forfayte euery cytte .x. li. euery boroughe an C. ℥. euery towne where a constable is .rl.s. the statut therof is. Anno. octau [...] Henrici sexti Cap. 5.

¶ Also of them that vse double measures, Mesures as to bye be a great and to sell by a small, in dysceyte of the Kynges people, for it is ordeyned that one weyght, one measure, and one yarde be thorough all the lande. And he that doth trespas agaynst this ordynaunce, shall haue a yeres imprysonment, and be raunsomed at the kynges wyll. Statutum inde. Anno. 27. Eo. 3. Capitulo. 10.

☞ Also that no mā bye wolle by the wordes (good packynge) or by other wordes lyke, wole packynge. vppon payne that is to say, the broker to haue enprysonment of halfe a yere, & the byer to make fyne after the quaniytie of the trespas to the kynge, and the partie that fynteth him gr [...]ued by the sayde bargayne, shal haue double damages of that he hath suffered by the sayde occasyen. The statute therof is Anno decimotertiv Richardi secundi Capi. 9.

¶ Also yf watche be kepte in euery towne accordinge to the statut of wynchester, watch to be kepe. the which [Page 22]wyll, that they shall be kepte from the Assenesyon vnto Myghelmas, and that euery Cytye shall haue syxe men, euery boroughe and ports two men, and euery other Towne syre men in the hoole, and they shall watche from sonne to soune, and yf there come any straunger by thē, they haue power to arrest him, tyl the morowe and yf they fynde hym of good name and fame they maye lette hym goo. Vide Staturum Wynchest.

☞ Also that euery man shal haue arraye accordyng to his degre, Iran [...] in defēce of y ^e realm [...] in the defence of the Realme, and that euery man betwene .xl. and .xv. shalbe sworne to haue competent atr [...]ye with in him, that is to saye, a man of .xl. li. lyuelode and goodes to the value of .rl marke, an habergyn, salet, speare, swerde, and hors. A man of .x. li lande, and goodes to the value of .xr. marke, and habergyn, sale [...], speare, swearde.

¶ And a mā of and C. s̄. of lāde, a speare, vow arrowes, and swearde: A man of .xl s of lande and aboue two. C. s̄. of lande, bowe, arrowes, soeare and sworde, A man vnder the value of .rl. s. of landes, and goodes, vnder the value of .xr. markes, gysermes and other smalle weayons. And they without the forest, bowes and arrowes. And they within the forest, bowes and pelle [...]tes. The statute therof is wynchester Cap. vl.

Agaynst puru [...]yours.☞ Also that no putueyour, nor other man, by more corne to the quarter than eyght busshelles by the borde, vpon payne of imprysonement of a yer [...], and to forsayte an C. s. to the [Page]kynge, and an .C. s. to the partye, and that as often as any of them be therof atteynted, and the statute therof is. An. 1. H. 5. Cap. vlt (er).

¶ Also of them that surmyt them selfe to be y ^e kynges takers or purueyours, Surmitting purueyours. & haue no wrytynge vnder the Kynges seale, prouynge the some, for the lawe wyll no man shalbe the Kynges taker or purueyour, but yf he haue wrytynge vnder the kynges seale, & the wrytynge shal make mencion what thynge he shal take, & who that doth the contrary, is a Felon statutū Anno. 25. Ed. 3. Capi. 1.

¶ Also yf any taker, Bieng of shep [...] purueyour, or byet take mo shepe, before y ^e tyme of sheryng, but as may resonably suffyce tyll the tyme of sherynge, not after that tyme, but as many shepe shorne, as may resonably suffyce thē for the tyme to come & be therof atteyted, at the suyt of the kyng or of the party, it shalbe done of him as of a thei [...] or a robber, the statute is an. 25. E. 3. Capi. 15.

¶ Also if any purueyour surmit that he byeth it to the Kynges vse, and after tourneth it to his owne vse, it is felonye, the statute therof i [...] An. 36. E. 3. Capi. 3.

¶ Also that no purueyour shall set pryce hym selfe, but the bayly or cōstable with .iiii. honest men with them, shall sette the pryce, and yf be do contrarye, it is selony, the statute therof is An. 5. Ed. 3. Capi. 2.

¶ Also yf any purueyour, or taker, take any thynge of the somme of .xl. s. or vnder, and paynat in hande, the statute wyll that he shal lose his offyce, and paꝑe as muche to the party gr [...] ued, [Page 23]as commeth to the value of the thynge so takē, & the statute therof is An. 2. H. 4. Ca. 14.

☞ Also of al those that gyueth any lyueryes to any other men than to his maynyall seruantes and learned counsel of the one lawe and of the other. Lyuetye. But by equyte of the same a bayly [...] a receyuont be excepte, the partie that gyuethe lyueryes shal forfayte an. C. s. [...] the taker .xl. s. and he that wyll sue shall haue the one halte of the forfayture, the statute therof is An. octauo Henrici serti Cap. quarto.

¶ Also of them that hauke or hunte in other mennes warrannes, Hunder [...] and take theyr conyes, fesaunce or patriches. Also that no artifyces labourer or other lay man, whiche hath nat lā des or tenementes to the value of tortye shyllynges by yere, Preest or other clerke, whiche is nat aduaunced to the value of .x. li. by yere, shal haue or kepe f [...]ō hensforth any grayhoūde hounde, or other dogge for to hunte, or fyrettes, heyes, nettes, harepypes, cordes, or other ingyns, to take or dystroye deare, hares, or conyes, or other gentylmennes game, on payne of one yeres imprysonment, the statute therof is An. 13. R. 2. Cap. 13.

☞ Also of them that hunte by nyght, Hūtynge by upght. or with visers, or with taces paynted, or otherwyse disguysed, to the intenis that they wolde nat be knowen, and yf they counsel the sayd huntyng or any persone that was with them defectyus it is felonye, and yf the sayde hunters confesse the trouth, it is but trespas agaynst the kynge and fynable. An. 1.1. H. 7. Cap. 7.

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¶ Also yf any person, that hath no parke [...] his owne, kepe or cause to be kepte any dea [...] hayce or [...]uckestalles, the payne is, to forfay [...] [...] li. for euery moneth. And no person sha [...] stalke, or cause any other to stalke, with a [...] busshe or dea [...] to any deare, without lycen [...] of the owner, may [...]er of the game, or kepet [...] exc p [...]e [...] be in his owne grounde, vpon payn [...] of .r. li. and euery personne m [...]ye sewe for th [...] sayd forfayture by action of De [...]e, wherin [...] wager of lawe, effoyne, nor protection shal ly [...] ▪ And Iu [...]ices of peace haue power to exami [...] the premysses, and the partyes founde in defaulte to commytte to prysonne, [...]yll they hau [...] founde suretye [...] to paye t [...]e say [...]e forfaytes▪ And those Ju [...]yces to haue the .x. parte of th [...] forfayture for theyr laboure. Anno. 19. Henri [...] teptinu Capi 11.

☞ Also yf any person or persones, of wh [...] estate, Fynding of nowk [...]. degre, or condycyon they be, trace, dy [...] sirope, or kyll any hate in the snowe, w ^t dogg [...] bytche, or otherwyse, the fyne for euery such [...] hare so ky [...]l [...]o, is syxe. s. eyght pens. Anno. 14. et. 15. H. 8. Capi. 10.

¶ Also yf any persone fynde any faucon th [...] is lost, terceiet, laner, or lanerette, or any oth [...] hawke, mayntenaunce he shall brynge hym [...] the Shyryffe whiche shall make proclamacyon in all the good townes of the Shyre, th [...] he hath suche a hawke in kepynge. And y [...] the [...]orde whiche hath lo [...]e hym, or any of hy [...] many can prone t [...]at it is [...]i [...] forde [...], lette hy [...] paye for his [...]tes, and qua [...] the hauke. St [...] tutum [Page 24]anno. 37. Edwardi teriii Capi. vitimo.

To examyne the shyriffe & his clerks¶ Also the (Custos Rotulorum) hathe power [...]o assygne two Iuslyces of the peace at the generall sessyons to examyne the shyryffe and his clerkes for mysse entrynge of the playntes had before hym selfe in his turne, and also for makynge of his streetes, as it appereth by the s [...]ature made Anno. 11. H. 7.

¶ Also yf any playnt be entred in the countyt but yf the pleyntyffe be in the court in propre person, or by attourney, Entryng of playn [...] in the court. well knowen and of good fome, and that the playntyffe shall fynde pledges, men well knowen in the countrye, and that the playntif shall haue but one playne [...]or one Trespas or contracte, and that the shy [...]yffe shall nat entre any playnte, but suche as [...]he playntyfe doth suppose, that be hath cause of acceyon for. And yf the shyryffe, vndershyryffe, or shyre clerke, entre any playnte agaynst [...]he ordynaunces, he shall lose .xl. s. the one half [...]o the kynge, and the other halfe to hym that wyll sue for the same by accyon of Dette, or in [...]ormacyon in the escheker. And yf there be any defaute in the Baylyffes of the hundredes, in warnynge of the defendauntes, to appere and [...]nswere to the playntes commenced agaynste [...]hem, the sayde Baylyffes, shall forfayte for [...]uery defaulte vnto out soueraygne Lorde the [...]ynge .xl. s. the statute therof is. Anno. 11. H. 7. Capitulo decimoquinto.

Shoting in longs bowes.☞ It [...]m▪ whether the kynges subiectes, nat [...]ame, nor hauynge no lawful impediment, and [...]eynge within the age of fortye, ye [...]es, [...]xcepte [Page]spirituall men, Iustytes. &c. and barons of [...] Escheker, vse shotynge in longe bowes, & ha [...] a bowe cōtinually in his house, to vse hym se [...] And that fathers and gouernours of chyldr [...] teache them to shote, and that bowes and a [...] towes be bought for chyldren vnder, xvii. a [...] aboue .vii. yere by him that hath such a chyld [...] in his house, and the Mayster maye stopp [...] agayne of his wages, and after that age he [...] prouyde them him selfe, and who that is foū [...] in defaulte, nat hauynge bowes and arrow [...] by the space of a monethe, to forfayte twel [...] pens. And bowyers for euery bowe of e [...] to make two of elme, whiche, or other wode [...] meane pryce, and yf they be founde to doo [...] contrarye, to be commytted to warde, by th [...] space of .viii. dayes or more. And that butt [...] be made in euery cytie, towne, and place, acco [...] dynge to the lawe of auncyent tyme vsed, a [...] the inhabytauntes and dwellers in euerye [...] them, to excercyse them felfe with long bow [...] in shotynge at the same, and els where on h [...] lye dayes and other tymes conuenyent. A [...] that al bowstaues of ewe be open and nat so [...] in bundels, nor clofe. And that no stranger, nat beynge denysen, shal nat connye out [...] the kynges obey saunce any bowes, arrow [...] or shaftes, without the kynges specyall lyce [...] vpon payns of forfayture, and also impryso [...] ment, nor vse shotynge in a longe bowe, wit [...] out the kynges lycence, vpon payne to forfay [...] the bowes and atrowes to the kynges su [...] cies that wyll sease them. The statute the [...] [Page 25]is Anno sexo Henrici occaui Capitulo secundo

¶ Item yf any person shote in any cros [...]owe, or handgonne, but he or other to his vse, Shoting in crosse bowe or hādgone. or to the vse of his wyte haue thre C. marke lande yerely, vpon payne of forfayture therof, and x. li. for euery tyme so offendynge, halfe to the kynge, and halfe to hym that wyll sue, and euery of the Kynges subiec [...] may seale the sayd crosbowes and handgonnes to his owne vse And that no man kepe any crosbowe or handgonne in his house, or [...]ls where, vpon payne of imprysonment, and to forfayte. x. li. to the Kynge, excepte he haue landes as aboue, and accepte makers of Crosbowes, whiche maye kepe them to sell, and shore in them for assaye and excepte them that dwell within .vi. myles of the see costes, or in the Englys [...]he merches neare Scotlande, whiche maye kep them for defence of theyr house and goodes, and also theyr shyppes. And except marchauntes that haue them to sell. Anno. 15. H. 8. Cap. 7.

¶ Also of all offences commytted or done contrarye to the forme of the estatute concernynge shotynge in Crosbowes and handgonnes, for whiche the fyne is no lesse than ten. li. to be assessed vpon euery presentment and conuyceyon, accordynge to the due course of the lawe. The same Fyne to be payde and leuyed onely to the kynges vse. And Iustyce of Peace vpon a due examynacyon and profe before hym hadde or made by his discrecion, hath tull power and auctorytye to sende or commytre the offender or offenders, to hym, conueyed an [...] [Page]brought by any person or persons, to the nexet Goale, there to remayne tyll the forfayture shalbe truely contented and payde by the sayde offender. The one moyte of the same penaltye to be payde to the kynges hyghnes, and y ^e other moyte to the fyrste brynger or conueyour of the sayde offendour to the same Iustyce of peace. Anno. 25. H. 8. Capi. 17.

☞ Item yf the Coroner vpon request to him made to come and enquyre vpon the vyewe of any personne slayne, Coroner. drowned, or otherwyse deade by mysaduenture, do nat dylygently his offyce vpon the viewe of the sayd body of euery suche person or persons, without any thyng therfore: the payne to euery coroner, that wyll nat endeuer hym selfe to do his offyce (as is aforesayde, or takynge any thynge for the doynge of his office is. xl. s. for euery tyme. An. 1. H. 8. Cap. 7.

¶ Item that no playne clothe, tacked, nor folded, Playne clothe. shall be put to sale in the shyres of Somercet, Dorcet, or Gloucester, but that they be opened, vpon payne to forfayte them, so that she byers may se them and knowe them, as it is vsed in the countye of Essex, and that the makers, weauers, and fullers putte theyr markes to euery clothe that they shall worke. An. 13. R. 2. Cap. 11.

☞ Item that clothe makers shall nat make theyr clothes myxte with lams wolle, Cloth makers. flockes, or corke, vpon payne to forfayte .xx. s. for euerye clothe or halfe cloche made to the contrary, the one halfe to the kynge the other to hym [Page 26]that wyll seyse it. Except that one may make it of lammes wolle by it selfe, without myxyng with any other wolle. Except also that corke maye be vsed in dyenge vpon woded wolle, and also in dyenge of all suche clothe, that is onely made of woded wolle, so that the same wolle and clothe be perfectely boyled and madered. And the fuller shall occupye taysels and nat cardes. An. 4. Ed 4. Cap. 1.

☞ Item no Eschetour be chosē, except he or other to hys vse at the tyme that he is chosen, Eschetor may dispende dy yere in the same countye .xx. li. in Fee, Fee tayle, or for terme of lyfe. And he may nat let his offyce to ferme, nor make a deputie, yf it be nat such one for whom he wyll answere, and he must gyue knowledge of the deputacyon to the Treasorer & Barons of the Escheker within .xx. dayes after. If the eschetour do otherwyse than is lymytted here, he and his deputye, that so wyll occupye vnder hym, nat hauynge landes vt supra, or nat makynge suche certifycat, shall forfayte .xl. li. the one halfe to the Kynge, and the other to hym that wyll sue by accion of Dette, wherin no essoyne, proteccyon, nor wager of lawe shall lye. Anno. 12. E. 3. Cap. 9.

Takinge of Herōs¶ Item yf any person slee or take, or cause to be taken, but in his owne grounde, by meane crafte or ingyn, but with hawkynge or with longe bowe, any Herons, vpon payne to forfayte for euery Heron so slayne or taken .vi. s̄. viii. d. nor take any yonge Herons out of the neste, withoute lycence of the owner of the [Page]grounde vpon payne to forfayte for euery Heron so taken out of the neste x s̄. And he that wyll, may sue for it by accyon of Dette. And .ii. Iustyces of the peace at their sessyons may examyne suche offender, and yf he be foūde in defaulte to commyt hym to pryson, tyll he haue founde suretie for the payment of the same for fayture to the kynge, and the Iustyces so examynynge to haue the .x. parte for theyr labours Anno. 19. H. 7. Cap 11.

☞ Item that none gylde shethes, nor mettall but syluer, Gyldyng of shethes a mettal. and the ornamentes of the churche and spurres for knyghtes, and all the apparayle that longeth to a Baron and aboue that estate, vpon payne of forfayture to the Kynge ten tymes as muche as the thynge that is gylded is in value, and shall haue a yetes imprysonement, and he that wyll sue for the Kynge shall haue the thyrde parte. Anno. 8. Henrici. 5. Capitulo. vitimo.

¶ Item yf the weares of ryuers be of reasonable bygnesse and nat to strayte, so that the frye of fysshed be nat dystroyed. Weares. Anno. 17. Ri. 2 Capitulo nono.

¶ Item yf any denysen bye wolles but of the owners of the shepe, except in the stape, or regrate wolles or other marchaundyse of the staple, Bying of wolles. vpon payne of forfayture of the thynge [...] grated. Anno. 14. R. 2. Capi. 4.

¶ Item yf any cary marchaūdyse of y ^e staple to any other place than to Calyce without lycence shalbe punysshed as a felon, excepte wolles that passe the st [...]aytes of Marocke, the statute [Page 27]therof is Anno decimo octauo H. 6. Ca. 15

¶ Also yf any bye wollen yarne that wyll nat make clothe therof. 8. H. 6. Cap. 5.

☞ Also of brewers that sell ale or bye other wyse than occordynge to the pryce rated and set by the Iustyces of peace out of Cytie and townes corporate, Brewes. the payne is to forfayte of euery barrell syxe. s̄. for euery kylderkin thre. s̄. iiii. d. and for euery fyrkyn ii. s̄. and for euery vesse [...]l conteynynge greatter nombre or galons x. s̄. Anno. 23. H. 8. Cap 4.

Sellers of wyne.¶ Item of them that shal attempt to sell any wynes in grosse or by retayle, contrarye to the acte therof made God. An. Cap. 7.

Sellyng of horses to scorysmen.¶ Also of felonyes commytted in sellynge, exchaungynge, or delyuerynge of any horse, geldynge, or meare, without the Kynges lycence, to the vse of any Scotyssheman, contraye to the acte therof made eod An. Cap. 16.

Sowing of flare [...] hempe.¶ Also of them that sowe nat yerely one xoode with flare seede. or hempsede, for euery forty acres, whiche he or they shal happen to haue in occupacyon, without fraude or couyne, on payne to forfaite .iii. s̄. iiiii. d. for euery .xl. acres whiche any persone shall haue in occupacyon Anno. 14. H. 8. Cap. 3.

¶ Also of them that kyll waynelynges contrarye to the acte therof made An. 24. H. 8. Ca. 9.

Killing of choughs crowes [...] tookes.¶ Also of them that offende agaynste the statute made to dystroye choughes, crowes, and tookes, and of fermours and other that do nat accordynge to the same acte, eodem Anno. Capitulo decimo.

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¶ Also of suche as commytte offences. Apparel. and [...] forfayte contrarye to the statute, made for r [...] formacyon of excesse in apparell, eodem Anno. Capitulo decimotertio.

Frye of fysshe.¶ Also of suche as offende contrarie to y ^e effecte of an acte made agaynst kyllynge of yong spaume or frye of E [...]les or salmon. Anno. 15. H. 8. Capi 7.

Wylde foule.¶ Also of them that offende agaynste the acte made to auoyde distruccyon of wylde foule, eodem. Anno. Capi. vndecimo.

Nombre of shepe.¶ Also of them that offende agaynst the acte lymyttynge what nombre of shepe menne shall kepe, occupye, and haue in theyr possyssyon at on tyme. eod. An. Cap. 13.

For ertinguyshing of the byshoppe of Rome.¶ Item of al offences, contemptes, and transgressyons commytted and done contrarye is the acte made to extynguysshe the auctorytie of the bysshop of Rome, for they that offende shal incurre and ronne into the daungers, penaltyes, paynes, and forfaytures, ordeyned and prouyded by the statute of prouisyon and Premunire, made in the syxtene yere of kynge Rycharde the seconde a gaynst suche as attempte ꝓcure, or make prouisyon to the see of Rome, or els where, for any thynge, to the derogacyon, or contrarye to the prerogatyue royall, or iurisdiccion of the crowne and dignite of thy [...] realme. And the Iustyces of the peace shall certifye euery presentment afore them hadde o [...] made, hefore the Kynge in hys benche, with [...] xl. dayes nexte after any suche presentment [...] had or made, yf the terme be then open, yf nat [Page 28]than the fyrste daye of the terme nexte folowynge the sayde .xl. dayes, vpon payne that euery Iustyce of assyse or peace, before whom suche presentmēt shalbe made, makynge defaute of suche certifycat, shal lose and forfayte forty poūde to the Kynges hyghnes. Anno. visecimo octauo Henrici octaui Capi. 10.

¶ Also of them that sel wynes aboue y ^e pryce [...]ymytted by the Statute, that is Gaskoyne. Wynes. Guyon, or Frenche wynes aboue .viii. pens y ^e galon, that is to saye, a peny the pynte .ii. pens [...]he quart, foure pens the pottell, and .viii pēs the galon, y ^e forfayture is for euery pynte solde aboue the sayde pryce foure. d. for euery quart [...]yght pens, for euery pottell twelue pens and for euery galon so solde aboue the sayde pryce two shyllynges. And that no malmeseys rom [...]ys, sackes, nor other swete wynes shall be [...]olde by retayle aboue .xii. pens the galon .vi. d. [...]he pottell .iii. d. the quart, and .i. d. ob. the pynt [...]pon payne to lose and forfayte .iii. s̄. iiii. d. for [...]uery galon .xx. d. for euery pottell .xii. d. for eue [...]y quart .vi. d. and for euery pynte, that shalbe [...]olde contrarye to thys acte. Anno. 28. Henrici [...]ctaui Capitulo decimoquarto.

¶ And Iustyces of the peace, within the pre [...]nctes and lymyttes of theyr offices, at the de [...]re & request of any of the Kynges subiectes, [...] whom denyer of sale of wynes is made, may [...]tre into the houses, sellers, and other places [...]here wynes shall lye or be, and sell and dely [...] the same wynes, desyred to be bought to [...] personne or personnes, requyrynge or desyrynge [Page]to bye the same, offrynge full payment for the same without delaye, after the rate of the pryces therof nowe beynge sette, or hereafter to be sette by the Lordes & Iustyces accordynge to the acte therof made. Anno visecimo quarto Henrici octaui Cap. 6.

For fythea.¶ Two Iustyces of the peace, wherof one to be of the Quorum, haue power and auctorytye, vpon informacyon and requeste to them made by the ordynarye, his cōmyssarye or offycyall, to attache or cause to he attached such [...] persone or persons, as wyll nat be ordred accordyng to the act made for tythes to be payde throughe the realme, and the same persone to commytte to warde, there to remayne without bayle or maynpryse, tyll he haue founde suffycient suertye, to be boūde by recognisance or otherwyse to the kynges vse, to gyue dew [...] obedyence to the processe procedynge decres, [...] sentences of the Ecclesyastycall court of thy [...] realme, wherin suche suyte shall depende. And the sayde two Iustyces haue power to take, [...] ceyue, and recorde recognysance, and oblyg [...] cions in the cause aboue. Anno visecimo septimo Henrici octaui Cap. 20.

Haukes egges.¶ Also yf any person take or cause to be taken the egges out of the neste of any Faucum Goshauke, Laner, or Swāne, the payne is imprysonment of a yere and a daye, and to ma [...] fyne to the Kynges wyll. The statute thero [...] is. Anno vndecimo Henrici septimi. Capitu [...] decimo septimo.

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PLacita coram A B. et sociis suis custodiendis pacis dn̄i Regis, ac iustitiariis suis ad diuersa felonia transgressa et alia malefacta in Comitatu Mid, audiēda et terminanda assignad apud Westmonastetium tali die. &c. Anno regni regis. &c.

prec. fac [...] ꝑ Iustic. pacis vic̄ direct (er) prosom̄ sess.☞ A B. et socit sui, custodes pacis Domini Regis in Comitatu Mid audienda et terminanda assignatis, vic. M. salutem. Ex parte dn̄i regis tibi precipimus, ꝙ non omit (er) prop [...]er aliquam libertatē in baliua tua, quin eā ingrediaris & venire fac. corā nobis tali die proximo futuro apud W. xxiiii. liberos et legales homines de quolibet Hundredo. Trithingo, et Wapentagio, ac de quolibet burgo de balliua tua predicta, ad faciendum ibidem, que sibi ex parte dn̄i Regis iniungent (ur). Seire fac. etiā omnibus senescallis, constabular̄ subconstabular̄ et balliuis infra hundred et burgū predictum, qd tunc sint ibi, habentes secum omnia nomina artificum laboratorum et seruientium infra eorum balliuas, exc [...]ssiue contra formam ordinacionum & statutorum capientium, sufficient (er) imbreuiatorum. Proclamare insuper facias, quod omnes illi, qui tam pro domino rege (quam) pro se ipsis versus ipsos artifices lobatatores et seruientes, aliqus querelas, iuxta formam ordinationum et statutoruum predcto tum cōqueri vel prosequi voluerint, quod tunc sint ibidem coram iusticiar [...]is inde prosecuturi Et tu ipse tunc sis ibidem, tum balliuis hundred [Page]libertatum at burgorum predictorum, habens tecum omnia nomine senescallorum, conslabulariorū, et subcōstabul. Intratorum, & hoc preceptū. Te predict (er) I B. apud W. t [...]u die &c

¶ Et cū ad diem illum vic. returneuerii preceptum predictum c [...]ram prodic [...]is Iusticiatiis tunc vocent (er) iurato [...]es, et pet toe captatur inquisicio, et similiter capientur pr [...]sentationes de fingulis Constabulariis, et fubcon [...]adulatiis per se, de excess [...]ue ar [...]sicum laboratotum et seruientium. Et quelibet presentatio eorum cam̄ vale [...] per se, quantum pres [...]ntatie per. xii. capt (er) in hac ꝑte de excessibꝰ [...]redietis. &c

Process super indictemen tum.¶ Preceptum est vic quod non omitta [...] propter aliquam libertatem in balliua sua, quin venire fac, coram A B. et fociis suis custodidus pacis domini Regis, ac Iustic. ad diu [...]rsa felon̄ transgress. et malefact (er) in com̄ predicto audiend et termmandum assign̄ apud w. tali die proximo futuro. C D E. et F. ad respondend. domino regi super diuersis arriculis super ipsos presentatis, et habeat tbi tune hoc preceptum. Testes. A B. apud M. tali die et anno. &c.

¶ Preceptum fuit vic. quod non omiit (er) propter aliquam libertatem. &c quin venire [...]ac, coram A B. et sociis suis, Venit (ur) fa [...]iassuꝑ indictat (er) cu [...]od pacis domini Regis or Iustre. suis ad diuersa felon̄, transgr̄, et alia malefact (er) in com̄ predicto audienda et terminanda assign̄ apud W. ad hunc diē C. D E. et F. ad respōdenū dn̄o regi be d [...]uersi [...] articulis super ipsos presentat (er), et ipsi non vener̄. Et precep [...]um tuit vic. quod non omittat &c. quin veu [...]t [...] faceret eos. &c. et vic. returnauit, [Page 2]quod predicti C D. E et F attachiati sunt per & [...] &c. ideo ipsi in misericordia. Et preceptu [...] est vic. quod non omit (er). &c. quin eos dillcingat. &c. per omnes cerras. &c. Et ꝙ de exitibus eorum &c. Et ꝙ habeas corpora eorum. &c. coram prefat (er) Iu [...]ic apuo ro taii d [...]e proximo [...]uturo Et d [...] p̄oict (er) C et F. vic returnauit (er) quod [...]psi nihil ha [...]ent. &c. per quod. &c. Ideo preceptum est vic. &c. quod no [...] omitt (er). &c. quia captat eos, si. &c Et eos saluo. &c. Ita ꝙ habeat corpora eorum ao prefato; locum et diem, ad respondendn̄ dn̄i regi de diuersis articulis super ipsos presentatis. &c.

¶ Preceptum est vic. Distē. et capias. quod non omitt (er) propter aliquam libertatē in balliua sua, quin dis [...]r̄ E. et F per omnes terras. &c. et quod de exitibus. &c. et quod habeat corpora corum coram A B. et so [...]us suis, custodus pacis dn̄i regis et Iustic. suis ad diuersa felon̄, transgr̄, et aua malefact (er) in com̄ predict (ur), audiendu et terminā dum assign̄ apud w [...]t [...]li die prori. futur̄, ad respondendū ro nino regi super diuersis articulis super ipsos presentatis. Precept (er) est etiam, ꝙ non omitt (er) &c. quin cap̄ C. et D et eos saluo custodi, et quod habeat eorpora eorum corā prefatis Iustic. ad prefat (er) diem et locum, ad respondendum dn̄o regi super diuersis articulis super ipsos presentat (er). Et habeas ibi hoc preceptum. Test. A B. &c. Nota bene, quod in eadem forma fiant processus sicut alias, et sicut pluries, si necesse fuerit.

¶ Preceptum est vic. sicut plur̄, Plut (ur). ꝙ non omitteret. &c. quin caperet. &c. C. et [...]. si. &c. saluo [Page]&c. Ita ꝙ haberet corpora eorū coram A B. et sociis suis custodibus pacis domini Regis, et iustic. suis. &c. apud W. &c. tali die. &c. proxi. futuro, ad respondendum domino regi de diuersis articulis super ipsos presentatis, et ipsi non venire. Et vic. modo mandat, quod non sunt in uēti &c. Ideo preceptum est vic. qd exigi facias eos de com̄ in com̄, quous (que) &c. vtiagent (ur), si nō cōpatuerint. &c. Et si. &c. tunc eos capiat, et [...] of saluo. &c. Ita quod habeat corpora eoru [...] coram pretat (er) Iustic. apud W. tali die, ad respondend domino regi de diuersis articulis super ipsos presentatis, et vnde vic. return̄ tall die ꝙ predicti C. et D non fuerunt inuenti. &c.

¶ Henricus dei gracia, Rex Anglie Francie, et Hibernie fidei defensor, Exigi facias. vic. Midelsex salutem. Precipimus tibi, quod exigi [...]acias C. et D. de com̄ in com̄, quos (que) secundum lege [...] et cousuetudinem regni nostri Anglie vtlagen [...] si non comparuerint, et si comparuerint, tum eos capias, et saluo custod facias, ita quod babeas corpora eorum coram A. B. et sociis suis custodi pacis nostre, ac Iusticiariis nr̄is ad diuersas felon̄. &c. in com̄ tuo audiend et terminand assign̄ apud w. tali die ad respondēd [...] ̄ nobis de diuersis feloniis et transgr̄, vnde i [...] dictati sunt. Et vnde tu ipse mandasti cora [...] prefatis Iusticiariis nr̄is tali die, ꝙ predict [...] C. et D. non sunt inuenti in Balliua tua. E [...] habeas ibi hoc breue. Teste. A. B. apud, &c. Anregni nostri vicesimo.

¶ Et nota ꝙ consimilis processus fiat in omnibus articu [...]s presentatis, super quos psocessus [Page 3]est veniire facias, alias, capias, plur̄ capias, et erigi facias. &c.

Venit (ur) facias de cō temptis.¶ Prec. e [...]t vic. ꝙ non omitiat, quin venire faccoram A B et sociis suis. &c. vt s. apud W. tali die, ad respondendum domino Regi de quibusdam contēptibus transgr̄ et excessibus cō tra formam statuti fact (er). Et habeas. &c. vt supra. Et sur ceo quod capias, et exigi fac̄. vt. s.

¶ Et nota quod processus versus operarios. artifices, ei seruientes est per statutum, venite facias, capias et exigi facias. Item versus magistros, venire facias capias, alias capias plur̄ capias, exigi facias.

¶ Nota quod processus de feloniis est capias capias alias, et exigi facias.

¶ Nota quod quolibet breue de cap̄ de felomis semper habet spacium trium septimanatum inde dat (er) vs (que) ad respond. eiusdem

¶ Rex vic. sal Prec. tibi. qd nō omitt (er). &c. quin capias E. si inuentus fuerit. &c. et eum saluo custodi, De felon̄ ita quod habeas corpus eius coram A. B. et sociis suis. &c. vt s. apud w. tali die proximo futuro, ad respondendū nobis de diuersis feloniis, vnde indictatus est. Preci. etiam tibi. quod non omitt (er) &c. quin diligenter inquiras, que bona et catalla predicta E. habet in ballina tua, et ea in manus nr̄as seiscire fac, vx vlterius fieri possit, prout de iure rt secundum legem et consuetud regni nr̄i Anglie fuerit faciend. Et habeas ibi tūc hoc preceptum. Teste A B. Anno. regni nostri vicesimo.

Intratio de alias.¶ Prec fuit vic. M. quod non omitt (er). &c. quin caperet. &c. et si. &c. et eum saluc custodi, ita ꝙ [Page]haberet corpus eius hic ad hunc diem, ad respondendū domino regi de diuersis felon̄, Cap̄ de felonia. vn [...] indictatus est, et ipse non venit. Ideo preceptum est vic. sicut al, quod non omitt (er). &c. quin cap̄. &c. et eum saluo. &c. ita quod habeat corpus eius coram A B. et sociis suic. &c. apud. W. tali die proximo futuro, ad respondendum domino regi de diuersis feloniis, vnde indictatus est Et quod idē diligenter inquirat, q̄ bona et catalla. &c. Et in manus domini. &c. vt vlterius. &c. vt supra.

¶ Preceptum est vic. M. sicut alias p̄ceptum fuit, Alias cap̄ de felonia ꝙ non omitt (er) &c quin capiat E. si inuentus fuerit in balliua sua, & eū. &c. Ita ꝙ habea [...] corpus eius coram A B et sociis suis. &c. apud W. tali die proximo futura, ad respondendum dn̄o regide diuersis felon̄, vnde indictatus est, Pt (er) est etiam v [...]c. ꝙ non omitt (er). &c. quin dilige [...] ter inquirat, que bona et catalla predictus E. habet in balliua sua, et ea in manus dn̄i regis seisire fac. et inde ad diem et locum predictum, domino regi respondendi, vt vlterius in de ꝓ domino regi fieri possit, prout de iure & secund [...] legem et consuetudinem regni sui Anglie fuerit faciēdū. Et habeat ibi tunc hoc precepr̄. &c. Test. A B. apud W. tali die &c.

¶ Precept (er) fuit vic M. sicut alias. &c. ꝙ no [...] omitt (er). &c. quin capiat E. si. &c et eum saluo. &c. Ita quod habeat coryus eius hic ad hunc diē ad respondendū domino regi de quibusdam [...] lon̄, Intt (ur) de exigi facisu per felon̄ vnde indiciatus est. Et quod inquirat. &c. et vic. rer̄. &c. quod predictus E. non est inuentus. Etiam quod idem E. nulla habet bona, et [Page 4]catalls in ballius sua, que in manus domini regis seis [...]re possunt, Vel aliter vic. t (ur) quod habet talia bona et catalla ad valenc̄. &c. quo remanent in manibus F. dn̄o Regi inde responsutum. Ideo prec. est vic. quod exigi fac. cum te comitat (er) in com̄ quousque, &c. vtlagetur, si non comparuerit. Et si comparuerit. &c. tunc eum captat et saluo. &c. ita quod habeat corpus eiꝰ coram A B. et sociis suis Iu [...]liciariis Pacis &c. apud W. tali die, ad respondendū dn̄o regi &c. indictatus est Vnde vic retorn̄, ꝙ predictus E. non fuit inuentus in balliua sua. &c.

¶ Henricus de [...]gratia, rex Anglie Francie, et Hibernie, fidei defensor vic. M. salutem. Erigi facias. Precipimus tibi, quod erigi fac. E. de com̄ in comit (er) quous (que) secundum leg [...]m et consuetudinem regni nostri Anglie vtlagetur, si non comparuerit, ei si comparuerit, tunc eum capias, & saluo custod facias, ita ꝙ habeas corpus cius coram A B et sociis suis custod pacis nostei, ac iustic. nostris. &c. apud W. tali die, ad responden dum nobis de quibusdam feloniis, vnde indicta tus est Et vnde tu ipse mandasti. &c.

¶ Et nota quod si con [...]ingat prefat (er) E. antequam vtlagarus fuerit, venire coram prefatis Iu [...]ticiar̄ et reddire se legi, ad stādū legi in hac parte, [...]une habeas breue de super s [...]quod sequitur in hec verba. &c.

Suꝑ s. suꝑerigi &c. de felon̄.¶ Henricus dei gratia, rex Anglia Francie et Hibernie, fidei deteusor, vic. M. salutem. Quia E. venit in curia nostra coram A B. et soctis suis cu [...]tod pacis nostre ac Iustic. nostric ab diuersas felon̄ transgr̄ et alis malefact (er) in com̄ [Page]predicto audi endi et terminand assignat apud W tali die, et se redidit prisone nostre occasion [...] quarundam feloniarum, vnde indictatus est, vt in eadem moretur, sicut nobis constat. Vel aliter Quia E. inuenit nobis sufficien tem manucaptionem essendi coram prefatis Iustic. apud W. tali die proximo futuro, and respondend nobis de quibusdā feloniis, vnde indictum est: ided tibi prec̄, quod de vlterius exigendo prefatum E [...]d aliquem com̄ tuum sen imprisonand siue ipsum ea occasione aliqualiter molestand, omnino super s. Et habeas ibi hoc breue Teste A B. apud W. tali die. Anno regni nostri. vesicimo.

¶ Henricus dei gracia. &c. Quia E. venit in cut (er) nostra coram A B. & sociis suis, Su (que)s. super trn̄s. custod pacis nostri. &c. et inuenit suffic, manucaptor̄ essendi coram prefat (er) Iustic. apud w. tali die, ad respondendum nobis de quibusd transgr̄ contemptibus et er [...]ess. super ipsum presentatis: ideo tibi precipimꝰ. &c. Vel sic. Quia E. venit in cur̄ nostra coram A B. et sociis suis &c. Et fecit finem nobiscum pro quibusd transgr̄ super ipsum presentat (er). Ideo tibi precipimus, qd de capiend prefat (er) E. imprisonando seu ipsum ea occasione aliqualiter molēstādo omnino super s [...]et habe as ibi hoc breue. Teste vt. s.

¶ A B. vnꝰ custd pacis domini Regis in com̄ Mid. vic. eiusdem salutem. Precept (er) Vel sic balliuo u [...] neranti euisdem com̄ salutet. Vel sic I K. & R. S. constabular̄ Hnudredorum de L. et D. fal. Vel sic. Dilectis tibi I B. de B. et▪ I. K. constabl, eiusdem ville, et eorū cuil salutem. Qui [...] [Page 5]A. coram me sacramentum, prestitit corporale, ꝙ ipse metuit sibi dampnū de corpore suo ꝑ B. de facili posse eueniri sibi. &c. Vobis et cuilibet vestrum mando, ꝙ attach. predict (er) B. ita ꝙ eum habeatis coram me & sociis meis custod pacis domini regis ad proximam sessionem ipsius dn̄i regis de pace apud W. tenendū ad in ueniendū sufficient (er) securi [...] ̄ pacis, ꝙ ipse damnum vel malum aliquod eidem A. vel alicui de populo dn̄i regis de corpore suo non faciet, nec fieri procurabit quouismodo: et hoc nullatenus omitt [...], Et habeatis tunc ibi hoc mandatū Vel sic. Tibi vel vobis, et cuilibet vestrum, ex parte domini Regis mando, quod attachiatis pr [...]dictum B. ita ꝙ eum tā citius quo captus fuerit, personalit (er) ducatis coram me, vel vno sociorum meorum custod pacis domini Regis ad inueniend sufficientem securitatem de pace gerando ergo dominum Regem et cunctum populum suū, et precipue erga predictum A. sub terta pena eidem B. tunc imponenda, et qualit (er) hoc mandatum domini regis fuerit executus, vel fueritis executi, constare fac. prefat (er) custodibus pacis, ad proximam sessionem Domini Regis de pace apud W. die lune, &c. vna cum hoc mandato. Te [...]te. A B. apud. &c. Anno. regni nostei .xx.

¶ Memorandū quod die Iouis proximo post festum natiuitatis sa [...]cti Iohannis Bapt. Recogni canum. eod termino coram A B. custod pacis domini Regis et Iustic. suo ad diuersa felon̄, trausgr̄, et malefact (er) in com̄ predict (er) audiend et terminand assign̄ apud. W. venerunt C K▪ de w. et H B. [Page]de F. et R S. de H. et R F. de eadem in propriis personis suis, et manuceperunt pro B S ad tu [...]c presente in curiat ac idem B R. ipse ad tunc assumpsit pro se ipso, quod ipse amodo se bene geret erga dominum regem et cunctum populum suū, et precipue erga A K. et nullo modo fac. damnum seu grauamen de corpore, per minas, insidias, insultum, seu aliquo alio modo, videlicet quilibet manucaptorum predictorum sub pena vigiti librarum, quas recogn̄ se domino Regi debere, ec de terris et cataltis suis, et cuiusubet eorum ad opus ipsius regis fieri et leuari, si contingat prefatum B S. in aliquo premissorum deficere, et inde modo ligitumo conuinci. &c.

¶ A B vnꝰ custod pacis domini regis in com̄ M. vic. eiusdem comit (er) sait (er). Wr̄ versꝰ seru [...]ent (ur) qui rec. a seruitio. Er parte domini Regis tibi mando, ꝙ attach. B. de I. in com̄ tuo seruant, it a ꝙ eum habeas coram me et soci s meis custod pacis ipsius domini Regis et Iustic. suis. &c vts. ad prorimam sessionem domini Regis depace apud W iali die proximo fu [...]uco tenendū, ad respondendum tam dn̄o regi (quam) A. de eo quod cū per dn̄m E. nuper regem anglie progemtor̄ ipsius Regis nunc et consilium suus pro cōmuni vtilitate eiusdem regni ordinatꝑ sir, ꝙ si aliquis seruiens in seruitio alicuius retentus, ante sinem term̄ concordal a dicto seruitio sine causa cationabili vel licentia recesserit, penam imprisonamenti subeat, predict (er) B. in seruic. ipsius A. apud K. retentus ab eodem seruitio an̄ finem term̄ inter eos concordati sine causa rationab ili, et licentia ipsiꝰ [Page 6]A recessit, in ipsius domini regis contemptum et predict (er) A. graue damnum, ac contra formam ordinationis predict (er). Et hebeas ibi hot prec. dac̄. &c. Anno. &c.

¶ Et nota bene, ꝙ vacat mandat (ur) erga magistrum, quia al tior & velocior recuperatio habet (ur) ad com̄ legem. &c.

Pt (ur) versꝰ seruient (ur) qui xcc. a seruitio.¶ A B. vnus Iustic. dn̄i regis in com̄ M. vic. [...]usdem com̄ salutm̄. Ex parte dn̄i Regis tibi mando, ꝙ attach. B. ita ꝙ cum habeas coram me et sociis meis &c. apud w. tali die proximo fututo tenend, ad respondend tam domino regi (quam) A. quare cum per dominum E. nuper regen In glie progenit (er) dn̄i regis nunc, et consilium suum pro communi vtilitate eiusdem regni ordinatum sit, quod quilibet homo et femina eiusdem Regni potens in corpore, et infra itatem sexaginta annorum, non viuens de mercatura nec certum exercens artificium, nec habens de suo proprio, vnde vsuat, vel terras et tenementa propria, circa cuius culturam se poterit occupare, et alteri non seruiens, si de seruiens in seruitio suo congruo suerit requisit (ur) vel requisita, seruirs teneatur illi, qui ip̄m vel ipsam sic duxerit requirend. Et li talis vir vel mulier, de sic seruiend requisitus vel requisita, hoc facere noluerit, stat (er) capiat (ur) et mittat (er) proxime gaole, et ibii em sub arcta morat (ur) custod, quous (que) securitatem inuenerit de seruiendo in forma predicta: B. de condic. huiusmodi eristens, prefato A. quam (quam) ipse deseruiend prefat (er) A. in forma predict (er) apud I. sepius fuit requisitus, et seruire penitus recusauit [Page]in ipsius domini regis contemptum et p̄iudie. ac graue dampnū predicti A. ac contra formam ordinac. predict (er). Et habeas ibi. &c. T. predict (er). A B. tali die. Anno. regni regis. H. 7.20.

Pt (ur) versꝰ secutenr̄ rec̄ oe villo vbi mo t (ur) in Hieme.¶ A B. vnus. cust. pacis domini. R. &c. vic. &c Er parie domini R. tibi mando, ꝙ Attachias B. ita quod habeas eum coram me et sociis meis. &c. ad proximam sessiomam dn̄i Regis de pace apud W. &c. quare cū per dn̄m E. nuꝑ regem Anglie. &c. vt. s. vsꝙ. ibi, scdm ꝙ nullus seruiens recedat a villa, vbi in Hyeme moratur, ad seruiend alibi in Estate, si seruic. competēs in eadem villa habere possit, capiens salarium iuxta formam ordinationis predictelidem B. a villa de M. in Hieme anno tali morabatur, [...] (quam) (quam) in eadem villa seruitium competens eidem B. ex parte ipsius A. oblit (er) fuisset, captur̄ salarium vt predict (er) est, ad seruiendum alibi in estate tunc proximum sequen̄ recessit, in predict (er) domini Regis nunc contemptum, et ipsius A. &c. vt supra.

¶ A B. vnus custod. &c. vic. eiusdem. &c. E. parte domini regis tibi mando, qd actach. B. ita ꝙ cum habeas coram me et sociis meis. &c. ad proximam sessionem pacis. &c. apud w. tali die. &c. prox. fut (ur) tenend ad. r̄. tam domino regi (quam) A. quare cum per dominum E. nuper regem Anglee. 3. Anno. regni sui. 34. ordinatum sit, Aliud pr̄ et supra bilt. qd dn̄i viillarum, laboratores se iustificare nolentes, caper̄, et ꝑ quindenā imprisonar̄, & tunc eos prox, gaole mittere possent, ibm̄ quos (que). iurt [...] formam statut (er) de hmōi laboratoribus edir̄ iustific, volunt, moraturi, Et ꝙ nulius vic. gaolal [Page 7]nec alius minister, hom̄i laborator̄ in manucaptionem vel valiuum dimittant, et si aliquis in contrarium fecerit, tunc dn̄o regi .x. li. et parti conquerent (er). C. s̄. solueret predictus in̄ B. quendam Mid. quem predictus A. requisiuit ab seruiendū sibi in seruitio pro stat (er) ipsius M. congruo apud D. per quendam R. dominū velle de predict (er). ꝑ eo quod noluit se iustificare, scdm formam Statuti predicti, capt (er), et per ipsum prefatum B. deliberatum, in prisona sua salue et secur̄; custodir̄ iuxta formam eiusdem statuti a custodia sua predicta per manucopt (er) ire permisit, in domini regis nunc contemptum et ipsius A. graue dampnū, ac contro formam ordinac. predict (ur) &c. et habeas. &c. vel sic. idem const (er) I. seruient (ur) ipsius A. in seruitio suo apud B. retent (er), que ab eodem seruic. an̄ finem term̄ inter eos concordati, sine causa rationabili, vel licentia ipsius A. ad secr̄ ipsius A. arrestar̄, et in custod predict (ur) constabuiar̄ ibidem existen̄ a custodia sua predicta, per manucaptionem ite permisit, in ipsius regis nunc contemptum et predict (er) A. graue dampnum, ac contra ordinationem predict (ur) &c.

Prec securiratis pacis.¶ A R vnus custos. &c. vic. &c. Ex parte dicti dn̄i regis tibi mando, ꝙ non omitt (er) propter aliquam libertatem in com̄ predicto, quin attach. E F. per corpus suum, et eum saluo custod fac ita ꝙ eum habeas coram me et sociis meis ad proximam sessionem in comitatu predict (er) tenēd ad inueniend tunc ibidem suffic. securitatem de pace et bono gestu suo erga dcm̄ dn̄m regem et cuncium populum suū, et prici [...]ue erga C. D. [Page]de eo ꝙ ipse dampnum vel malum aliquod [...] dem C D. sen alicut de populo dicti dn̄i regi [...] de corporibus suis non fac &c.

Pr̄ ad aiestandū seruientē recessum a seruicio.¶ A B. vnus Iustic. domini Regis vts, balli [...] no domini Regis in eodem com̄ saltm̄. Ex ꝑ [...] domini regis tibi mādo, quod nō omitt (er) prop [...] aliquam libertatem in com̄ predict (er), quin attac [...] E F. per corpus suum, & cum saluo custod fac, it a quod eum habeas coram me et sociis me [...] &c. tali die. Vel sit coram me et sociis meis [...] prort sessionem in com̄ predicto tenēdū, ad res [...] pondendū ram domins Regi (quam). S. D. qua [...] ante finem terī inter eos concoroati sine caus [...] tationabili, vel licentia ipsius S D. recessit, c [...] tra formam statuti de seruientibus nuper edi [...] &c Et habeas ibi. &c.

¶ A B vnus Iustic. domini regis. &c. vic. M. &c. ac balliuo iteneranti eodem com̄ salute [...] Licet nuꝑ per preceptum domini Regis vob [...] seu vni vestrum precept (er) suit, Super s. indi [...]ominr̄. quod capereti [...], seu vnus vestrum caperet A B. in peroch [...] &c. in com̄. M. si. &c et saluo. &c. ita quod hab [...] teris, seu vnus vestrum haberet corpus eiu [...] coram Iusticiariis dn̄i regis ad diuersa felo [...] transgr̄ et malefact (er) in com̄ predict (er) audiend [...] et terminandum assign̄ apud w. tali die. &c. ad respondendum domino Regi de diuersis contemptibus et transgt (er), vnde coram me ec soc [...] is meis indictat (er) est, poste a predict (er) A B. ven [...] coram me. &c. et inuenit suffici [...]nt (er) pieg. pro pr [...] miss ac fine suo cum dicto domino rege faciendum, et ideo ex parte domini regis vobis coniunctum & diu [...]um mando, ꝙ execution̄ precep [...] [Page 8]predieti vlierius faciendi super &. omnino per plegios supradict (er). Et habeatis, seu vnus ve [...]rum habeat ibi hoc preceptum. &c.

Super s. pro indicta [...] [...] forma.¶ A B. vnus Iusticiat (er). &c. Licet [...]uper ꝑ precept (er) dicti domini regis preceptum fuit, quod taperes A S. si &c. et saluo. &c. ita quoo habetes corpus eius coram Iu [...]tariis dicti Dn̄i regis ad diuersa felon̄. &c. apud W. tan die, ad respondēoū domino regi de diuersis contempt (ur) et transgr̄, vnde coram me et sociis meis indictatus est, postea predicius A S. vēnit coram [...]e, et iuuenit suffic̄ plegios pro premissis [...]e sine suo cum dicto domino rege faciend et iam [...]x parte dicti domini regis. &c. vt supra. sup [...]r s omnino per pleg supradictos Et s [...] ipsum A S. ceper is ea occasione, e [...]in prisona domini Regis occasione predicta, et non alia [...]x [...] ac [...]unc cum er prisona predicta delibetat (er) fac. Et habeas ibi hoc preceptum.

Super s. pro pace et ad d [...]liberandū.¶ A B. vnus Iustic. &c. vic. eiusdem. &c. Quia A S. in prisona domini regis in cusiod tua exi [...]en̄ tradcē in ballinum C D. E F. G H. et I. K. de se bene gerendi pro pace gerendi erga do [...]inum Regem, et cuncium populum suum, et [...]recipue erga M N ad sect (er) cuiusdam A S. [...]uit arestat (er), & iniecim ꝑdic [...]i C D E F. G H. [...] I K. manuceper̄ ꝑ predict (er) A S quod ipse a [...]o [...]o non inferret nec inferci procurabit per se, nec per alios eidem M N seu alicu [...] de populo dic. i domini regis dampnum, seu graus [...]en de corpore suo per minus ini [...]ias insutei [...] ̄ [...]cu al quo alio modo, quod in tesionem, s [...]u [...]erturbac. pacis domini Regis sed. re valiat [Page]quoiusmodo, videlicet, quilibet eorundem [...] nucapt (ur) sub pena. [...]x li. et ideo ex parte dom [...] ni regis tibi mando, quod predict̄ A S. in p [...] sona domini regis in custodia tua ea occatio [...] et non alia existenter, indilate deliberari f [...] Teste. A B. &c. Anno regni regis nostri .xxi.

¶ I B tradit (ur) in ballm̄ W. S. R. H. et S. [...] vs (que) ad prorimam sessionem in com̄ M. tene [...] et habēdū predict (er) I B. tunc ibm̄ et interim [...] pacem gerendi erga cunctum populum domi [...] regis, Mainp̄s et precipue erga R. D. vel quilibet p̄di [...] torum. &c. sub pena .xx. li &c. quas recogn̄ se d [...] mino regi deber̄. &c.

Wills Hart

Pleg. I. B. de fine.

Ricūs Smart.

Warr̄ de pace.¶ A B. vnus Iustic domini regis. &c. eius [...] com̄, ac Balliuo iumeranti in eodem com̄, [...] non I B. et R. S constabularii hundredi [...] B. et eorum cuilibet salucem. Ex parte di [...] Domini Regis vobis toniunctim et diuis [...] mando, quod non omitt (er) n [...]c altquis vr̄m omi [...] tat propter aliquam libertatem. &c. quin at [...] cha. seu vnus vestrum attachiat I B. de C [...] corpus suum, si in officio vesito inueniri po [...] ita qd eum ad citius quo captus fu [...]rit, p [...] sonaliter ducat (ur) coram me, vel vno socio [...] meorum custodū pacis. &c. ad inueniend, su [...] cientem securitatem de pace gerenda erga t [...] ctum populum domini regis, et precipue et [...] R F. de eo quod ipse dampnum vel malum [...] quod eidem R F. seu alicui de populo dom [...] regis, de co [...] o [...]bus suis non fac. nec. tieri p [...] procurabit [Page 9]quouismodo, sub certa pena eidem A B. per predict Iustic. seu vnum eorum tunc imponend. Et si predictus I B. hoc facere noluerit, siue recusauerit, tunc eum prisone dicti domini regim in com̄ predicto duci fac̄ ad sasuū custod, ita ꝙ eum habearis, seu vnus veitrum habeat coram me et sociis meis ad proximam sessionem ipsius domini Regis de pace in com̄ predicto tenend, vna cum hoc mandato. Test. &c. Anno. &c.

¶ W O. vnus Iustic. dn̄i Regis in com̄ N. ad pacet conseruand assign̄ I B. constabular̄ de C. salutem. Wart (ur) ꝓ pace alia forma. Quia I B. se metuit de vita sua et mutilatione membrorum suorum de R E. Ideo ex parte domini regis tibi mando, quod attachia. dict (ur) R. per corpus suum, ita ꝙ tum habeas coram me & sociis meis Iusticiat (ur) Pecis predict (er) ad proximam sessionem in com̄ predicto tenendn̄, ad iuueniendū sufficientē securitatem de pace gerenda erga cunctum populum domini regis, et precipue ergo predict (er) B. A. videlicit quod ipse dampnū vel malum aliquod predicto B A. aut alicui alio de populo domini Regis de corporibus suis non faciet, nec fieri procurabit quouismodo, et medio tempore talem securitatē de dicta pace gerenda ab to recipias, pro qua domino Regi respondere volueris, Et si hoc coram te recusquerit, tunc ipsum R. vsque ad proximam gaolam domini regis infra dicium com̄ duci fac. ipsum ibidem sub arcta custod moratut (ur) vs (que) ad diem sessionis predict (er), et hoc nulla tenus omitt (er) sub pena in cumbent (er). Et tu ipse sis ibide [...] et habeas ibi [Page]responsur tuū & hoc mādatū, Alia forma propace. da (er) apud W. &c

¶ W S. vnus Iustic. vel custos Pacis dfil regis in com̄ M. vic eiusdem com̄, vel balliuo itineranti [...]usdem com̄, Vel sic I W. et R F. consta [...]ul ville de E, et corum euiliber saltm̄. Quia R S. coram me sacramenium prestitit corporale, quod ipse metuit sibi damnū de corpore suo per I H. de facili posse euenire, vobis et cuilibet vestrum mando quod attachiatis, seu vnus vestrum attachiat predictum I H. ita quod habeatis seu vnus veltrum cum habear coram me et so [...]is meis custodes pacis do mini regis in com̄ predicto, ad proximam sessionem infra dictum comitat (er) renendū, ad inueniendum sufficientem securitatem Pacis, quod ipse dampnum vel malum aliquod eidem R vel alicui alio de popu [...]o domini Regis de corpore suo non faciet nec fieri procurabit quo uismodo, et hoc nullatenus omittas seu omittatis. Et habeas seu habeatis tunc ibidem hoc preceptum siue mandatum. Test predict (er) W. S. tali die. Anno regni regis Henrict septi [...]i vicesimo primo.

Alia forma de pace.¶ W C. vnꝰ Iustic. de pace dn̄i regis in com̄ B cōseruandū affign̄ W S. et I. B. constabr ville de W. et corum curliber salutem. Ex parti domini regis vobis & cuilibet vest [...]um man do ꝙ attachiatis, seu vnus vesitum attachiat H. C. de w. predict (er), ita ꝙ cum ad citius quo captus fuerit persunaltier ducatis, seu vnus vt̄m ducat coram me vei vno sociorum meorum predict (er) custod pacis domini regis in com̄ predicto ad inueniendum sufficientem securitatem de [Page 10]pace gerend erga dominum regem et cunctum populum suum, et precipue erga predict (er) I B. sub certa [...]ena eidem H C. per me vel per aliquem sociorum meorum predict (er) imponendum et qualiter hoc mandatum fuerit executum, cō stare fac̄ prefa [...]is custodibus ad sessionem domini regis de pace apud W. tenendum die lune prorimo post festum sancti Iacobi apostoli prorimo fu [...]ueuin tenend, vna eum hoc mandato. Test. &c. Anno regni. &c.

¶ W S. vnus Iustic. pacis domini regis in com̄ C. conseruand assign̄, vic. valliuis, Warr̄ de pace. consta bulaeiis, sub constabul ciusdem com̄ salutem. Quia I S. de A. yoman coram me venit apud S. et ibidem inuenit sufficientem securitat [...]m videlicet. iiii. suctic. manucapt (er) de pace gerand erga cunctum populum domini regis, et precipue etga I S. et N vxorem cius, ideo vobis et cuilibet vestrum ex parte domini regis precipio, quod de capiend prefatum I. imprisonā dum, seu ipsum ea occasione aliqualiter molestandum ominino supersed, et si ipsū I ea occasione ceperitis, vel aliquis vestrum ceperit imprisonandum quod tunc ipsum I. sinc dilacione deliberari faciat (er), seu vnus vestrum delibe rari faciat. Datum tali die, et Anno regni regis Henciet vii. x [...]i.

¶ R S. vnus Iustic. &c. M S. et R I. constabl de S. et eorum cuilibet salutem. wart (er) ad liberaud ꝑson̄ captum pro transgt (er). Quia S w de cadem laborer venit coram me, et inuen [...]t sufficientem seuritafem essendi coram nobis seu duobus nostrū ad minus, ad proximā sessionem nostrā apud N. tenend, ad respondendum [Page]tam domino regi (quam) I W. de platito contempt (er) et transgt (ur), cōtra tormam ordinationis statuti de se [...]uientibus editi, ideo vobis et tuilibet ves [...]rum mando, qd pred S W. sine dilatione de custod vestra deliberati faciatis, seu aliquis vr̄m deliberari faciat. Et alio manda [...]o R W. Capitali constabul hundred de H. inde direct (er) interim super s. et hoc meum mandatum erit vobis et cuilibe [...] vestrum, warr̄. Dat (er) tali die Anno. xxi. H. vi [...].

¶ R S. vnus Iustic. &c. I B. dallino itinerā tai ac vic. eiusdem com̄ salutem. Warr̄ de vagabū, dis. &c. Ex parte do mini regis tibi mando, quod attach R S. vacabundum non seruientem, nec in seruitio alicuius retentū vt dict (ur), et eum deseruite fac. O M. secundum vim tormam et effectum statuti de seruientibus editi, si hoc facere voluerit: et si hoc facete recusauerit, runc cum proxime gaole domini Regis infra dictum com̄ duci facias, ipsum ibidem moratutū, quous (que). &c. vt. s. Dat (er) tali die. Anno. &c.

☞ Uicesimo die mensis Nouembris. Anno regni regis H. vii. &c. Returnū sam̄ fuꝑ secure pacis fracti one. coram R B. vno Iusticiar̄ dn̄i regis de pace in com̄ H. conseruandu; assignat (er), venit S F. de W. in com̄ p̄dict (er) husbandman, et R A. de eadem villa et com̄ husbandman, et manuceperunt pro R H. vidilicet vter (que) corumdem manucapt (er) sub pena C. s̄. et predictus R H. assumpsit pro se ipso, sub pena x. ii. in quibus quibem suminis tam predictus R H. (quam) predicti manucapt (er) recogn̄ se tenere coram A B. Iusticiar̄ domini Regis, et quilibet coram per se p [...] t [...]to et in solid, leuendum de [Page 11]terris et catallis suis ad opus ipsius domino regis ad volu [...]tatem suā, si predict (er) R H. damnum vel malum aliquod cuidam L. seu alicui a lio de populo domini regis de corporibus suis per prefat (er) R H. seu procurat (er) suum vllo mo do eueniat, Dat (er) apud. &c. tali die. &c. Anno re gninostri vicesimo primo.

¶ R S. vnus Iustie. &c. Constabul vill de B. et corum cuilibet coniunctim et diusim salutē Ex parte domini regis vobis et cuilibet vestrū mando (que) attachiatis per corpus, War̄ de fam a felonia. seu vnus vestrum attachiat I H. de M. hostyller, suspect (ur) siue distamat (ur) de felon̄, ita quod eum habeatis seu unus vestrum coram me habeat die dominica proximo futuro sub periculo incumbente Datum. &c.

¶ R S. vnus Iustici. &c vic. M. saltm̄. Supers. Quia I S. de B. inuenit sufficientem securitatem essendi corar me & sociis meis apud w. ad proximam sessionem nostram in dicto com̄ tenend ad respondendum dn̄o regi de diuersis trāsgr̄. et telon̄ vnde indictatus est, ideo ex parte dn̄i regis tibi mando, ꝙ de capiend predict (er) A. quocun (que) nomine nominat̄, seu senscatur omnino super s. Test. R S. tali die. &c.

¶ R S. vnus Iuistic. &c. vic M. sulutem. &c. Suꝑa alia forma Quia I S. de B. inuenit sufficient [...]m securita tem essendi coram me et soctis meis apud W. ad proximam sessionem nostram in dicto com̄ tenendū, ad respondendū domino regi de diuer sis transgr̄ felon̄, vnde indictatus est, post datum huius precepti tenendum, ideo ex parte domini regis tibi mando, ꝙ de [...]piend predict (er) [Page]I. omnino super s vi. s.

Super s. suꝑ indetament (er)¶ R S. vnus Iustic. &c. vic, eiusdem com̄ sal [...] Quia A B. de C. laborer inuenit coram me sufficient (er) securitatem assendi coram me et sociis meis ad proximam sessionem nostram in dicto com̄ tenendū ad respondēdū domino regide diuersis transgr̄ et felon̄, vnde indictatus est: ideo ex parte dn̄i regis tibi mando, quod de capiend predict (er) A. quoruut (que) nomine nomint (ur) nuncupet (ur) scu senceatur, omnino suꝑ s. E [...]. &c.

Warr̄ super capiē dū seruū qui recessit ante finē term̄.¶ R S. vnus Iustic. &c. I S. Consiabul ville de S. et R N. valliuo itineranti, at vic. eiu [...] dem com̄, & eorum cuilibet salt (er). Ex parte dn̄i regis vobis ei cuilibet vr̄m mando, ꝙ attachi [...] seu vnꝰ vr̄m attachiat W R. de S. predict (er) seruaunt, ita quod cum habeatis coram me et seciis meis ad proximam sessionem, ad rn̄dendū tam domino regi (quam) R. qui in seruic. ipsius R. apud T. nuꝑ retent (er), ab codē seruic, ante finem termini inter eos concordati, sine causa rationabili et licenc. ipsius R. recessit, in dn̄i regis nunc coniemptum, et ipsius R. graue damnu; Et habeat [...]s tbi tunc hoc preceptum. Test. &c.

¶ R S. vnus Iustic. dn̄i regis. &c T. & N b [...] liuis trium hundredorum de S. Alia forma de seruientibꝰ. saltm̄. Ex part [...] dn̄i regis vobis manto, ꝙ attach. W C. de R et cum gaole de H saluo duci fac. ibidē sub arct [...] custod moratur̄, ita quod havere possitis corpus cius coram me et sociis meis ad proxima; sessionem nostram infra com̄ predict (er) tenendu [...] vbicun (que) teneri contingerit, ad respondendum tam domino regi (quam) R B. de placito transgē et contemptu [...] c [...]ntra formam ordinac. statu [...] [Page 12]de seruientibus editi. Test. &c.

Warr̄ ad deliberan dum seruient (er).¶ R S. vnus Iustic. &c. I L. constabul ville de A. et I W. de D. in gaolar̄ eiusdem ville salurem. Quia W C. de N. laborer̄ venit coram me. et inuenit sufficient (er) securit (er) essendi coram me et soc [...]is meis apud A ad proximam sessionem nostram ibidem tenendum, ad respondendum tam domino Regi (quam) R D. de placito transgr̄ et contemtu, contra cormam ordinationis staturi de seruieatibus editi, ideo vobis et vtrique vestrum mando, quod predictum w C. a prisona vestra deliberetis, et also mādato meo interim inde direct (er) super s [...]et hoc, mandarum meum erit vobis, et vtrique vestrum warrantum. Dat (er) tali die. Anno. &c.

Alia forma de ea dem.☞ R S. vnus Iustuiar̄ &c. R S. Con [...]tabular̄ de C. salutem. Quia T S. de F. laborer venit coramme, et inuenit sufficientem securitatem essendi coram nobis, seu duobus no sleum apud W. ad prorimam Sessiodem nostram apud. &c. tenendum ad respondendum tam domino regi (quam) R C. de placito transgression̄ et contemptus, contra formam ordinationis Statuti de seruientibus editi, ideo vobis et vtrique vestrum mando, quod predictum T S. a custodis vestra sine dilatione de liberari faciatis, seu aliquis vestrum deliverari faciat, et alio mandato meo inde directo interim supersidiat (er), et hoc meum mandatum ecit vobis et cuilibet vestrum warr̄. &c. Datum tali die. &c.

Super s. pro monucapt̄.¶ R S. vnus Iustic. dn̄i Regis &c. vic. M. at omnibus ballis & ministr̄ domini regis eiusdem [Page]com̄, et corum cuilibet salutem. Quia I. B. et C. coram me personalitce constistut̄ manuceperunt pro Iohāne H. sub pena .xl. li. quas concess. et quilibet corum per se pro toto, et in solid consess. ad opus dn̄i regis leuari, si damp num vel malum aliquod W T. eueniat de corpore suo per dict (ur) I vel procurr̄ suum eueniat quouismodo, vobis & cuilibet vestrum ex parte domi [...] regis mando, ꝙ captione corporis eiusdem ʒ. quocu [...]que modo censeatur, preteritu aliquis breuis seu querele, vobis, seu alicui vestrum in hac parte direct (er), seu dirigend supersediatis, et sine dilatione deliberari facias per mauncapt (er) supradict (er). Dat (er). Anno. &c.

De serui entibꝰ vbi redsiti fuerint apd serui andum.¶ R S. vnus custodes pacis. &c. R L. ballius trium hundredū de S. salutem. Ex parte df [...]l regis tibi mando, (que) attachiatis R A. de S. in com̄ predict (er) laborer, ita quod cum habeas coram me et sociis meis custodes pacis dn̄i regis in com̄ predicto ad proximam sessionem in codem com̄ tenendū, ad respondendum tam do mino regis (quam) I B. quare cum per dominum E nuper regē Anglie progenitot (ur) dicti regis nune et consilium suum pro cōmuni vtilirate eiusdem regni ordinat (er) sit, quod quilibet homo & semina eiusdem Regni, potens in corpore, et in fra etatem .ix. annorum, non viuens de mercatur (ur), net exercens artific necx habens de suo proprio vnde viuat, vel terram propriam circa cuius cultur am se poterit occupare, et alteri non seruiens, si de seruiendo in seruitio pro statu suo congruo requisitus vel requisita fuerit, quod seruire teneatur illi, qui ipsum vel [Page 13]i [...] sam si suerit requirend. Et si talis vir vel mulier de sic seruiendo requisitus vel requisita sit, et hoc facere noluerit, statim capiatur, et mittatur proxime gaole, ibidem morarut̄ sub arcta custodia, quous (que) secur̄ deseruien do in for ma predict (er) inuenerit. Et predict (er) R. de hōi condic. existens, prefato I. in seruitio pro statu ipsius R. congruo quan (quam) ipse de seruind per prefat (er) I an forma predicta apud D. fuit sepius requisitus, seruire penitus recusanie, in ipsius regis nunc contemptum, et ipsius I. grane dampnum. ac contra formam ordinac. predict (er). Et habeas ibi hoc mandatum. Test. &c.

Cōtraser uient (er) q ⁱre cessit a secuic.☞ R S. vnus custod pacis domini regis. &c vit ciusdem comitat̄ salutē. Ex parte domini regis tibi mando, ꝙ S F. in com̄ predicto seruaunt attach. ita ꝙ eum habeas coram me et sociis mels custod pacis domini regis, et Iustic. suis ad diucrsa felonia. &c. ad proximam sessionem nostram apud. &c. proximo futuro post dat̄ huius mandati tenendum: ad refidn̄ tam domino regi (quam) A. de B. quare cum per dominum E. nuper Regem Anglie. &c vt s. ordinat̄ sit. ꝙ si aliquis seruiens in seruic. alicuius retentus, ante finem termini concordati a dicto seruicio sine causa rationabili vel licentia recessit pacem sinprisonamenti subeat, predict (er) S. in seruic. ipsiꝰ A. apud K. nuper retētus, ab todē seruicio ante finem termini cōcordati sine causa rationabili et licentia ipsius A. recessit, in domini regis nunc contemptum, et ipsius A. graue dampnum, ac contra formam ordinac. predict (ur). Et habeas ibi. &c Teste. R. &c.

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¶ R S. vnus Iusticiar̄, Super s. de pace. ʒ domini regis &c vit. ac omnibus & singulis valliuis, minis [...]ris, & fidelibus dicti domini regis in eod com̄ & eorum cuilt salt (er) Quia R. et T. de E. suffic, securit (er) de pace et de bono gessu suo erga dictum dominū regem & prec [...]pue erga R I coram no [...] is inuiner̄, ideo ex parte dicti domini Regis vobis it cuilibet vestrum mando & prec. firmit (er) iniungēs quod de ipsis R. et T. ꝓ bōi secur̄ pacis [...]uemend cap̄ siue arrestand oīo super s. et si ipso [...] R. et T. ea occasione ceperitis arrestaueritis siue imprisonaueritis: tunt eodem R et T. a [...] hmōi psona deliberari fac. si ipsi ea occasion [...] et non alia detineantur. Test. &c,

¶ R S. vnꝰ Iustic. &c. custodibꝰ castri Gloc. aut eius locum tenenti fal (er). wart (ur) ad rec. felon̄ duct (er)gaol Ex parte domin [...] regis vobis mando, ꝙ w S. qui pro diuersis felonus per ipsum factis arrestatus est, in geolam predict (ur) recipiaiis, ibidē saluo et secur̄ custodiend quous (que) aliquid aliud per Iustic. domini regis ꝓ ipsiꝰ w S. diliberat (er) habueritis et hoc nullo modo omitestis sub pena que incumbit. Datum apud H. sub sigillo meo tali die. Anno regui H. viii. xxi

Wart (er) de serutenr̄. attachiandum.¶ R S. vnus Iustic. &c. S w. et O. constabl &c. et eorum cuilibet salutem. Ex parte domini regis vobis mando, ꝙ attach per corpꝰ C L. de H. nuper seruient (er) R S. de K. nunc manent (er) cum T D. de S. et eum saluo custod, ita ꝙ hatratis corpus eius coram me & sociis meis apd Gloc. die lune prorimo futur̄. &c. ad respondedum iā dn̄o regi (que) A. de plito trāsgr̄ & contēpt (er) cōtra formā stat (er). &c. habeat (er) ibi hoc pt (er) T. &c.

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Wart (ur) ꝓ susspect (er) felon̄ siue latrotinit.¶ R S. vnus Iustic. &c. custod castri Notinham, vel eius locū tenenti salt (er), Ex parte domini regis tibi mando, quod corpus T S. in gaolam tuam recipias, captum per I N. constabul ville de M. pro suspeccione felosi, siue latrocinii, [...]t cuni saluo custod ad proximam liberat (er) gaole predicte, et hoc non omitt (er) sub pena que incumbit. Teste. &c.

¶ Nouerint vniuersi per presētes me R. vic. de M. assignasse et constituisse I D. et w S. balliuos domini regis, wart (ur) pe [...] vic. balli. et meos viros in hac parte itinerantes, ad capiendū I H. de A. in eo dem comitatu, & eum ad gaolā domini regis de Notingham saluo ducend, ibidem custod, ita ꝙ sit coram Iustic. domini regis de banco apud W a die sancti Martini in .xv. dies, ad respondendum R B. de I. de placito, quod redd xi. x lib. &c. Dat (er) apud. &c. tali die. Anno regni regis. Henrici .vii. xxi.

wart (ur) ad mittendū firmariū ad gaolū super cū potum.¶ R S. Auditor generalis Ludouici H. militis. domini de B. pro diuersis maneriis terris et te nementis suis infra com̄ de R. ad compotum audien̄ et terminan̄ assign̄, custo. domini regis castri Notingham salut (er). Quia T S. de A. fermour reddidit cōpotū suū corā me prefat (er) R S apud T. fact (er) inter predictum dominum, et ipsum T. ibidem, q quidem T. inuentus est coram me in art (ur) .xx. li. eidem domino debit (er), vitra omnes allocationes in compoto suo aliocatas prout in pede compoti sui satis constat, ideo exparce domini regis tibi mando, quod dictum T. in gaolā tuam recipias, & eum ibidē saluo custo. quous (que) idem T. de predictis .xx. li. eidem [Page]domino satiffecerit. In cuius rei testimonium &c. datum apud. &c. tali die. &c. Anno regni nostri vicesimo primo.

¶ I F. vnus Iustic. domini Regis de pace in com̄ B. conseruand assign̄ vic com̄ predicti, ac P. constabl hundred de A. salut (er). Wart (ur) ꝓ pace sub alia forma. Ex parte domini regis vobis et quilibet vestrum mando, ꝙ attach. seu vnus vr̄m attach. per corpus w C. de P. in com̄ predicto yema [...], ita quod habeatis, seu vnus vestrum habeat corpus eius coram me, vel vno sotiorum meorum custod pacis dn̄i regis in com̄ predict (er), ad inueniend sufficient (er) securitat (er) pacis, quod ipse nō faciet, nec fieri ꝓcurabit quouismodo aliquod damnum corporale alicui de populo domini regis, nec de incendio domorum suarum, et precipue erg [...] T C. qui de vita et mutilatione membrorum suorum, nec non de incendio domorum suaru [...] per predict (er) W C. grauit (er) et manifeste cominat (er) existit, vt mihi sacramentum prestitit corpora [...] et si hoc recusauerit, tune cum vel eos gaol [...] domini regis de com̄ predict (er) duci fac, seu vnus vestrum duci faciat, ibm̄ moratur̄ quous (que) hoc gratis facere voluerit: ei qualiter hoc mandtum meo fuerit executū, mihi et socus meis cuseod pacis com̄ predict (er) ad proximam sessionem to com̄ predicto tenendi certificetis, et habeas vel habeatis ibidem tunc hoc mādatum sigillo meo siguatum. Dat (er) apud. &c. die et anno. &c

¶ I F. vnus Iustic. &c. vt s. A. vic. maioribus balliuie constabulariis ac omnibus ministri [...] domini regis eiusdem com̄ salutē. Super s. pro pace. Quia A B. de P. venit coram me apud W. vel alibi, et in [Page 15]uenit mihi sufficient (er) securitat (er), v [...] .iiii. manucaptores, quod ipie nō faciet nec feiri ꝓcurabit quouismodo aliquod dampnum corporale alimi de populo domini regis, nec de incendio domorum suarum, et pretipue erga I B. Ideo vobis et cuilibet vestrū ex parte domini regis precipio et firmit (er) mando, ꝙ de capiend et imprison and prefat (er) A B. his occasionibus, seu aliqualit (er) malestand omnino super s. Et si ipsū A B. occasionibꝰ premissis ceperitis, seu aliquis vestrum cep [...]t, ꝙ tunc ipsū A. sine dilatiōe deliberari faciat (er), seu vnus vestrum deliberari faciat, et hoc non omitt (er) sub peciculo incumbēte, sigillo meo sigillat (er). Dat (er) apud. &c. An. &c.

¶ R B. W C. I D. et T K. manuceper̄ pro A B. quod ipse geret pacem erga cunctum populum dn̄i regis, Manucapt (er). et precipue erga I B. sub pena cuiusubet eorum .x. li. et predictus A B. sub pena .xx. li. & quod iterim predict (er) A B. compatebit coram Iusticiar̄ dn̄i regis ad proximam sessionem apud C tenendum.

Wart (ur) ad arres [...]andū malet (er) fact (er) & tio tores.¶ W T. vnus Iustic. domini regis ad pacem necnon ad diuersa felonia, transgr̄, et alia malefact (er) in com̄ D. audiend terminand assign̄. A B C. salt (er) Cum per statutum domini regis E. 3. post conquestum, Anno regni sus. 34. apud W. editum, inter cetera contineatur, ꝙ Iustic. Patis in quolibet comitatu Anglie habeane potestatem arrestandi & capiendi malefactores et riotores, et oēs alios barretfatores, et eos debito modo castigare secundum suos transgressiones vel imprisiones. Et etiam ꝙ possunt capere omnes, qui non sunt be [...]ona fame, vbi [Page]fuerini inuenti, ad inuentendū suctie. securitatem et manucapt (er) de se bene gerandi versus dominum regem et cunctum populum suum, prout in s [...]atuto predicto plenius continetur. Et quia A de B. nuper de S. in com̄ D. yoman, non est de bona fama, sed est malefactor, riotor, barectator, pacis perturbator, et oppressor quam pluribus legis dn̄i regis in eodem com̄ prout per relationem et testimonium multorum fide dignorum accepi [...]vobis ex parte dicti domini regis precipid, quod predict (er) A B. si inuen aus fuerit in com̄ predicto, coram me vel vu [...] sociorum meorum Iustic. pacis com̄ predict (er), venire compellas, ad inueniendum sufficientem seturitatem, et manucapt (er) de se bene gerend versus dominum regem & cunctum pop [...] lum suum, secundum formam statuti predicti Et si hoc recusauerit, tunc eum capias, et vs (que) gaolam dicti domini Regis com̄ predicti ducifacias ibidem cōmoraturum quous (que) securitatem et mauncapt (er) inuenire voluerit, et quomodo hoc preceptum fuerit execut (er). Ius [...]ic. Pacis dicti domint regis ad proximam cōem sessionē suam certifices, et hoc preceptum eius ad tun [...] remittendum. Teste prefato W S. primo di [...] Marcii. Anno Henrici .vii. xxi.

warr̄ ad arrestandū seruū et admittend cum mr̄o suo.¶ I F. &c. vt s. vic. com̄ predicti et I P. constabular̄ de P. salut (er). Quia A S. de P. in com̄ predicio laborer retentus in seruitto G F. de H. ad sibi seruien̄ secundum formam et effectū Statuti de seruientibus editi. Et quia idem A S. a setuitio dicti G F. abs (que) causa rōnabili & licentia ipsiꝰ G F. penitus recessit, vt dicit (er) [Page 16]ideo ex parte dn̄i regis vobis et cuilt vr̄m mando, quod pretatū A S. ad predictum G F. magistrum suum, ad sibi seruiendum deliberari faciatis. Et si hoc recusauerit, [...]unc cum gaole. &c. quous (que) &c ita quod sit corā me & soctiis meis cu [...]odibꝰ pacis domini regis in com̄ predicto ad proximam sessionem in com̄ predicto t [...]nen dum ad faciendum et recip [...]endum ea que et tunc et ibidem in hac parte sibi obicientur singulariter. &c. Dat (er) apud. &c. Anno vicesimo. Henrici sept [...]mi.

warr̄ ad artis [...]ād vacabundum.¶ Quia E M. in com̄ predicto laborer̄, et B. H. in com̄ predicto seruaunt, vagant [...]s sunt et in seruitio nullius retenti, ac R. Robyns de Rishelip̄ ad sibi seruiend requisit (er) existunt, ideo ex parte domini regis vobis et cuilibet vestrum mando, ꝙ si ita sit, tunc eos at [...]ch seu alter vestrum attachiat per corpus. &c. et ipsos ad sibi seruiendū deliberetis, secundum formā statuti. Et si hoc recusauerint, tunc &c. vt s.

Warr̄ [...] som̄.¶ E de A. armiger, vnus Iustic. i omini regis ad Pacem in comitatu D. consetuand assign̄ vi [...]. eiusdē com̄ salut (er). Ex parte dommi regis [...]ibi mando, quod non omitt (er) propter aliquam libertatem in balliua tua. qn cam ingredtaris, et benice fac. coram me et sociis meis Iustic. dicti domini regis ad diuersa felon̄ trangr̄ et alia malefac [...]a in com̄ predicto audienda et terminanda, necnon ad pacem in eodē com̄ cōsernand assign̄ apud D. in com̄ predicto die venetis ꝓrimo ante festum Penthecostes proximo futuro, de quolidet hundredo, seu wapentagio in balliua tua, vigintiquatuor liberos et legales [Page]homines, ad faciendum tunc ibidem et que ex parte dicti domini regis eis [...]iungen [...]: et etiam venire tacias coram me et sociis meis Iustic. predict (er), ad prefatos diem et locum, omines coronatores comi [...]at (er) tui, nec [...]on magnai capital es, constabul, ac omnes alios b [...]l [...]no [...] magnat (er) dict (er) domini regis in Hundred et W [...] pentagio predictis, ad faciendum et exercend [...] ̄ tunc et ibidem ea, que ad officium suum pettinent, et vlterius ad faciendū et exercendū ea que ex parte dicti domini regis eis ad tunc et ibidem iniungent (er). Et tu ipse tunc sis ibidē, ad faciendū et exertendum ea que ad officium tuū pertinent. Et habeas ibi nomina Iuratorum, coronatorum, et balliuorum predictorum, et hoc preceptii Teste. I F. apud N. secūdo die Ma [...] Anno regni regis. &c.

Warr̄ de pace.¶ Henricus dei gratia rex Anglie. &c. vic. Essex, ac ballino iteneranti eiusdem com̄, necnon Constabulariis hundridi de T. subconstabularits ville de B. et eorum cuilibet salutē. Qut [...] W K. venit coram R S. vnus Iusticiar̄, nostrorum ad pacem in com̄ predicto conseruand assign̄, et sacramentum prestitit corporale, ꝙ ipse metuit sibi dampnum de corpore, et mutilationem membrorum suorum, siue de incendio domorum suarum per I G. de C. in comitatu predicto gent (er): Ideo vobis et cuilibet vestrum prec ibimus et mandamus, qd capiatis, aut attachiatis, seu vnus vestrum attachiat siue capiat predictum I G. ita qd eum immediate, a [...] titius quo captus fuerit, personaliter ducati [...] coram dicto. [...] S. siue aliquo alio Iustic [...]a [...] ̄ [Page 17]nostrorum prediciorum ad pacem in com̄ predicto, ad inueniendum sufficientē secur̄ de pace nostra gerend erga cunctum populum nēm, e [...] precipue erga dict (er) W K. de eo ꝙ ipse dampnū vel malum aliquod eid W K. siue alicui de populo nostro de corporibus suis, mutilation [...] membrorum suorum, nec non de incend to domorum suarum non faciet, nec fieri procurabit quouismodo, sub certa pena eidem I G. per predict (er) Iustic. seu vnus eorū tunc inponendū. Et si predictus I G. hoc facere recusauerit, tunc cum proxime prisone nostre in Com̄ predicto saluo duci fac. seu vnus vestrum duci taciat, ibidem moratutum quousque hoc gratis facere voluerit. Et quicquid inde feceritis seu aliquis vestrū fererit prefat (er) Iusticiariis nēis ad pacem ad proximam sessionem pacis nostr [...] predict (er), apud Chelmesforde tened certificetis vna cum hoc precepto. Teste pred. R S .xx. di [...] Martii. An. tegni regis H .vii. xxi.

¶ Henricus dei gratia, rex Anglie Francie et Hibernie, fidei defensor, vic. Midelsex, Warr̄ ad eligendū constabl necnon capital, cōstabul, hundred de W. et eorum cui libet salutē. Quia W P et Rich. R. subconstabu [...] ville de C. et K. certis de causis nos monent (er), ab officio suo amouere et exonerari fecimus: vobis et cui [...]ibet vestrum coniuncti [...] & dinisim precipimus et mandamus ꝙ I F. et R. M. ad omnia et singula eidem officio incumbent (er) bene et fideliter exercend et exequend ꝓut ipsi nobis inde respondere voluerint, iurat (er) faclatis dictos (que) W. et R. sumiliter iniungentes. ꝙ ipse de dicto officio vlterius exercend et exequend [Page]nullatenus se intromittant, quous (que) aliud de nobis habuerint mandatum. Et quitquid inde teceritis, Iustic. nestris pred ad pacem nostr am in com̄ predict (er) conseruand. assign̄ ad proximam generalē sessionē apud C. in com̄ predict (er) tenend. certifico, hoc preceptum nr̄m tunc et ibidem remittent (er). Teste. T. M. vno Iustic. nostrorum predictorum .xii. die Iulii, Anno regni nostri .xxi.

¶ Henricus dei gratia rex Anglie Francie et Hibernie, Warr̄ custod gaol ad recipi end prilonarium. fedei defensor, custodibus Gaole nr̄t de Caut eius locum tenent (er), et eorum cuilibe [...] salut, Quia S T. nuper de I. in com̄ M. iam pro suspectione cuisdam felonie per ipsum (vt dicitur) perpetrat (er), per constabul ville predicte arestat (er) ideo vobis et cuiltbet vestrum precipimus quod ipsum R. in custod. vestrā gaole nr̄t predicte recipiatis, seu vnus vestrum recipiat, ibidem moraturum, quous (que) secundum legem regni nostri Anglie a custodia vestra deliberetur. Teste. S M. Anno. &c.

¶ Henricus dei gratia rer Anglie Francie et Hibernie, Venire fac̄ mr̄os et seruos suos. fidei defensor, balliuo hundred de B in com̄ M. salutem Precipimus tibi, quod non omittes propeer aliquam libertatem in balliua tua, cum denirc facias coram Iusticiarits nostris ad pacem in com̄ predicto conseruand assignatis apud B. in comitatu predicto, die Iouis proximo post festem Pashe prox. futut (er), omnes Constabular̄, et subconstabul omnium villarum hundredi predicii, ac etiam tam omnes et singulos magistros (quam) seruientes suos, opetarios, laboratores, artifices, et retentores [Page 18]corum, residentes infra villam de B. predict (er), ad tunc et ibidem faciendn̄ & pricipiendū ea, que tunc i [...]i ex parte nostra per prefatos Iustic. nostros eis iniungenr̄, et habeatis ibi hoc preceptum nostrum. Teste. T. M. apud W. cali die. Anno regni nostri .xxi.

¶ Henricus dei gratia, Venit [...] fac. 20. rex Anglie Francie et Hibernie, fidei defensor, vic. Mid. salutē. Precipimꝰ tibi, ꝙ non omitt (er) propter aliquā libertatem in com̄ tuo, quin venire fac. coram Iussicnostris de pace in comitatu predicto conseruā da assignatis apud C. in com̄ pred die Martis proximo ante festum sancti Egi [...]i. xxiiii. probos et regales homines de hundred de O. it H. ad audiendū et faciendū et q̄ eis ex parte nostra ibidem tunc fuerint iniungend. Et habeas ibidem hoc mand. Teste. R S. apud M. tali die. Anno regni nostri .xxi.

¶ Rovectus S. et socii sui Iustir. domini regis ad pacē com̄ Suff conseruand assignatis, Venire fac. super bt (er)e de statuts. vic. eiusd com̄ saltm̄. Ex parte dicti dn̄i regis tibi mandamus, ꝙ venire facias coram novis apud Couentre in com̄ predicto .xii. die Iumi, proximo futuro .xxiiii. probos et legales huies de visn̄ de C. quorū quilibet habeat .xl. s̄. terr̄ & tenementorum, vel reddit (er) per annum ad minꝰ vltra repris. ad inquirendū super sacramētum suum, quod si I C. et al malefact (er) et pacē dicti domini regis perturbator̄, in vnum mesuagium, et .xi. acrarum terre et alia tenementa R. D. de I. gentylman cum pertinenciis in villa de R. in comit (er) predicio manutort (er) ac cummulr̄ gent (er) super possessio [...] predict (er) R. ingrissi [Page]fuer̄, et ipsum R. inde disseisiuer̄, idem mesuagium cum pertin̄, ac cum omni fortitudine ad tunc tenent et occupant. Precipimus etiam tibi ꝙ suꝑ quoliber iurat (er) predict (er) in ha [...] parte impanell exit (er) .xx. s̄. ad predict (er) diem retorn̄ et hoc nullatenꝰ omitt (er) sub pena .xx. li. quā noueris te incursur̄, si in execuc. premissorū tepide remissus fueris, habeas ibi tunc hoc preceptum. Test. prefat (er) Roberto S. vndecim [...] die Iulii Anno. regn. regis H .vii. xxi.

Proclamatio ad reddendā [...]redict (er).¶ Henricus dei gratia rex Anglie Francie et H [...]beruie, fidei defensor vic. Norff. salutē. Precipimꝰ tibi ꝙ non omitt (er) propter aliquam libertatem com̄ tui. quin proclamar̄ fac. qd oēe illi Iucat (er) hundred de C. qui coram Iusticiar̄ nt (er)is de pace in com̄ predicto, conseruand assign̄ ad vltimam sessionem apud C. in com̄ predict (er) tenend, ad veredic (ur) sua plenar̄ reddend diem ceperūt coram Iusticiar̄, nostris predictis apud C. predict (er) die Lune proximo post festum Penthecostes, cum eiusdem veredict (er) ibidem plenar̄ reddend sub pena incumbente. Et habeas ibi hoc preceptum. Test. R S .x. die Iulii. Anno regni nostri .xxi.

¶ T M. vnus custod pecis domini regis in com̄ warr̄. Warr̄ super statutum Norhampt (er). &c. Ac vnꝰ Iustic. dicti dn̄i regis addiuersa felon̄ transgr̄ et alia malefact (er) in eodē com̄ audiend et terminand assign̄, balliuo hundr̄ de C. ac capial, constabul eiusdem hundr̄, net non constabul ville de C. in com̄ predicto, et eorum cuilibet salut (er). Sciatis ꝙ mandatum dn̄i regis in hec verba accep. Henricus dei gr̄a rex Anglie Franci [...] Hibernie, fidei detensor, vic. [Page 19]Norff. ac custodibus pacis nostre in com̄ predict (er) salt (er). Quia dat (er) est nobis intelligi, ꝙ quodā malefac. &c. totū vt in br̄i. &c. ideo ex ꝑte dicti dn̄i regis vobis et cuilibet vr̄m mando et precipio ꝙ breue predictum in forma predicta exequamini. Et quicquid inde feceritis, mihi certificetis indilate. Teste. prefato M. apud. &c. tali dic. Anno regni regis H .viii. xxi.

¶ Robertus S. vnus custod Pacis domini regis in com̄ Essex, Super s. super br̄c de cep̄. ac vnus Iustic. dict (ur) dn̄i regis ad diuersa felon̄ transgr̄, et alia malefact (er) in eodem eomitatu audienda et termin̄ assignat (er). vic. Essex, necnon omnibus constabul balliuis offic. et aliis ministris dn̄i Regis in com̄ predicto, tam infra libertatis (quam) extra, et eorum milibet salut (er). Sciatis quod mandatum domini regis in hec verba accipt. Henricus dei gr̄a &c. vt in breui ideo ex parfe dicti dn̄i regis, vobis et cuilibet vr̄m mando et precipio, ꝙ de capiend arestand imprisonand, siue aliquo mod molestando predictum I C. occasione indict (er), siue present (er) predict (er), quocun (que) nomine idem I censeatur in eisdem supersediatis omnino. Et si ipsum I. ea occasione, et non alia ceperitis, siue imprisonauet (ur), tunc eum sine dilatione deliberetis. Teste prefat (er) Roberto S. &c. Anno regni regis. &c.

¶ Robertus S. vnus Iustic. domini regis ad pacem in com̄ conseruand assignat (er), vic. com̄, Super s. de pace suꝑ br̄e predict (er) necnon omnibus constabular̄ balliuis et aliis ministris dicti domini regis, et eorum cuilibet salut (er). Sciatis ꝙ mandat (er) domini regis in hec verba recept. H. dei gracia. &c. vt in [Page]breui Et quia predictus abbas, ac predictus I C. commonachus eiusdem abbatis, coram me pretato Roberto S. personaliter comparuerunt. Et predictus abbas pro predicto cōmonacho suo assumpsit sub pena. xl li. de terris et catallis suis ad opus dicti domini regis leuand. ꝙ predict (er) I C dampnum vel malum aliquod alicui de populo dict (er) domini Regis de corpore suo, vel de domibus suis per huiusmodi incendium non faciet, nec fieri procurabit quouismodo: Ideo ex parte dicti domini regis vobis et cuilibet vestrum mando et precipio, quod cuicun (que) securitat (er) pacis de prefato Iohanne Chapman commenacho, ad prosecutionem alicuius de populo dicti domini regis, coram nobis vlterius capiend, quocun (que) nomine idem Iohannes censeatur, supersedratis omnino. Et si ipsum Iohannem ea occasione ceperitis, siue imprisonaueritis, tunc ipsum a prisona illa, qua sic detinet (er), si ea occasione et non alia detineatur in eadem, sine dilatione deltherari faciatis per manucapt (er) supradict (er). Teste prefato Roberto S. Anno regni Regis. &c.

¶ Henticu [...] dei gratia rex Anglie Francie et Hibernie, Breue vic. ad faciend proclama. de comit (er) in comitatu fidei defensor, vic. E. salurē Precipimus tibi, ꝙ non omitt (er) propter ali (quam) libertatē in com̄ tuo quin capias Iohānem Chap̄ nuper de London̄ yoman, et Henricū Emorson. nuper de eadē, si inuenti fuerint in balliua tua. Et saluo custod. ita ꝙ habeas corpora eorum coram Roberto S. et sociis suis Iustic. nostris ad pacem nostram in comitatu predicto conseruandū assign̄, [Page 20]ad prorimam generalem sessio nem apud C. in comitatu preditto tenendum, ad respondendum nobis de diuersis felon̄ & transgr̄ vnde coram prefat (er) Iusticiarii nostris indictati eristunt. Et si predicti I et H. inueniri non poterint, tunc ad duos com̄ in Balliua tua citra dictum diem ad sessionem̄ nostram predictam renendum iuxta formam Statuti in huiusmodi casu edit (er) et prouisi proclamare fac. ꝙ predict (er) I. et H. sint coram prefatis Iustic. nostris ad predictū diem et locum ad respondendū nobis de premissis. Et habeas ibi. &c. Test. R S. die Iulii. Anno regni nostri .xxi.

Recogn̄ pro pace.¶ Memorandum ꝙ .x. die Iulii. Anno regni regis Henrici .vii. visisimo primo Wilhelmus G Iohannes D. et Iohaunes. T. venerunt coram me R S. vno Iustic. dicti domini regis ad pacem com̄ predicio conseruand assign̄, et manuceperunt pro Iohanne. nuper de London̄ yoman, ꝙ ipse personaliter comparebit coram me p̄fat R. vel sociis meis Iustic. dn̄i regis ad proximam generalem sessionem pacis apud C. in com̄ predico reuend. Et interim ꝙ ipse geret pacem erga cunctum populum dicti dn̄i regis et precipue erga Robertum Crane, videlicet quilibet manucaptorum sub pena. x. li. Et pred I D. manuc̄. ꝓ scipso sub pena .xx. li. &c. ¶ Memorand ꝙ .xx. die. Iulii. Anno regni regis Henrici .vii. vicesimo. Robertus C. de London̄ gentylman. Alia recogn̄ pro felonia. Edmundus Caryngton de eadem gentylman, Iohannes Baynearde de eadem gentylman, et Wilhelmus Codington de eadē yoman, venerunt coram nobis Roberto [Page]S. wambi, & Richardo Parker, duobus Iusticiaris dicti domini rēgis ad pacē in com̄ Essex conseruand, assign̄, & manuceperunt pro R P de Londō gent (er), vem quilibet eorum corpꝰ pro corpore quod idem R. personaliter compatebit coram prefat (er) Iustic. & socits suis ad ꝓilmam generalem Sessionem pacis apud M. in com̄ predicto tenendū ad stand rect (er) in curia, si quis versus eum loqui voluerit de diuersis feloniis et transgress vnde idem R P. indictatus existit (vt dicitur) et ad respondendum dicto domino regi de isdem, prout debet. &c.

¶ Henricus dei grati [...] rex Anglie Francie et Hibertie, Warr̄ ꝓ pace. fidei defensor, vic. Essex, ac Balliuo itinerauti in eodem com̄, netnon constabul sul constabular̄ ville de Berdfeld Salinge, et eotum cuilibet coniunctim et diuisim salutem. Quia Iohannes Parker de R predict (er) husbād man venit coram R B. vno Iustic. nostrorum ad pacem in com̄ predict (er) conseruand assign̄, et sacram̄ suum prestitit corporale, ꝙ ipse metuti sibi de dampno vel malo de corpore suo siue de incendio domorum suarum per I Browne Iun̄ de S. predict (er) in com̄ predict (er) saborer, ideo vobis et cuilibet vestrum coniunctim et diuisim precipimus et mandamus, ꝙ non omitatis, nec vllus vestrum omittat propter aliquā lebertatem, quin attachiatis, seu vnus ves [...]tum attachiat predictum I B. et eum coram vno Iustic. nostrorum predictorum ad pacem in comit (er) predicto saluo duci faciatis, seu vnꝰ vr̄m saluo duci faciat, ad sufficientem securitatem inueniend, quod ipse securitatē pacis bene geret [Page 21]erga tunctum populum nostrum, et precipue erga predictum I. Parker, ita quod ipse dāpnum vel malū aliquod prefar̄ I P siue alicut (er) de populo nostro de corporibus s [...]is, mutilatione membrorum suorum, necnon de incendio dom [...]rum suarum non faciet, nec fieri procutabit quouismodo, et si hoc recusauerit, tunc tum proxime gaole nostre in com̄ predicto saluo duc. facias, ibidē moratur̄ quous (que) hoc gratis facere voluerit. Et quicquid inde feceritis. Iusticiariis nostris predict (er) in comit (er) predict (er) ad proximam sessionem pacis nostre apud C. in com̄ predict (er) tenend. certificetis vna cum hoc precept (er). Teste. R B. &c.

¶ Henricus dei gracia. &c. vic. Essex, necnon omnibus aliis et singulis ministris nostris, Super s. pro pace. tā infra libertates (quam) extra, et eorum cuilibet coniunctim et diuisim salutē. Quia. A B. de Sale in com̄ predict (er) carpent (er), et W D. de eadem villa husband, vener̄ coram R S. vno Iusticiar̄ nostrorum ad pacem in com̄ predicto cōseruan dam assignat (er) et manuceperunt pro Iohanne Parker de Dale in com̄ predict (er) husbandman, videlicet quilibet eorum sub pena .x. li. Et predictus I. Paker assumpsit pro se ipso sub pe [...]a .xx. li. quod ipse securitatem pacis bene geret erga cunctum populum nostrum, et precipue erga Iohannem Brown̄ Iun̄, ita ꝙ ipse dampnum vel malum aliquod prefat (er) I B. siue alicui de populo nostro de corporibus suis, aut mutilatione membrorum suorum, necuou de incendio domorum suarum non fac. nec fieri procurabit quouismodo, et ad comparendū coram [Page]Iusticiaris nostris prediciis ad proximam sessidnem pacis apud C. tenend, ideo vobis et cuilibet vestrum precipimus et mandamus, ꝙ de captione, siue arrestat (ur) corporis predicti Iohannis P. ꝓ huiusmodi securitate mueniendū supersediatis omnino. Et si ipsum Iohannem Parker ea accasione et non alia ceperitis, siue vnus vestrum ceperit, siue imprisonaueritis seu vnus vestrū ceꝑit, siue imprisonauer̄ tunc eum ab hōi prisona sine dilatione deliberari fac. seu vnus vestrum deliberari faciat. Teste prefat (er) R S. apud M. tali die. Anna regni nr̄i. xxi.

¶ Relaxacio securitatis pacis.

☞ R G. de D. in com̄ E. xi. die Iulii. Anno. regni regis. H. vii. rvii. venit coram me A S. Vno Iustie. &c. et gratis remisit et relarauit securitatem pacis ꝑ ipsū versus T W. peti (ur), &c

¶ Indict (er) de alta proditione.

INquiratur pro dūo rege, Capi. i. Si Recūs M nuper de S. in com̄ K. ac ali [...] falsi proditores [...]t inimici metuediss. ac christianissimi principis E. regis Anglie .iiii. post conquestum Anglie ignot (er) die & An. &c. apud saint Elyns in insals Victa, in Comitatu Southhamt (er) insimul congragauerunt tunc et ibidem vi et acmis, vibelicet gladiis. &c. Insurrererunt quo (que) ad conforrandum et supportandū I. nuper comitem W. falsum proditorem & inimicum, dn̄i regis nunc apud W. de diuersis altis prodicionibus [Page 22]erga ipsum regem infra regnum suum Anglie factis, conuictum et at tinctum, cidem (que) R M. et alii proditores et inimici predicti predict (er) I. nuper comiti W. et complicibus suis, vt falsi proditores contra legiantiā suā debitam falso et proditorie, ad tunc et ibidem ad premissa faciend. consiliauerunt, ac confortauerunt, et tunc et ibidem eidem I. nuper comici W. et complicibus suis fuer (ur) adherentes scientes ipsum I nuper comitem W. de proditionibus suis predict (er) atticium et conuictum contra legiantiam suam. &c.

¶ Inquirat (ur) pro dominio rege, si W K. nuper de Portsmouth in com̄ M. marchaunc G B. nuper de eadem &c. ac (quam)plur̄ alii falsi proditores rebelles et inimici ignoti christianissimi principis E. regis anglie. iiii. post conquestum, Capi. ii. ex assensu voluntatis et ꝓposito diuersorum aliorū falsorum proditorū & inimico um dn̄i regis, videlicet I nuper comitis W. et I nuper comitis K. qui nuper auc [...]oritate parliamenti dicti regis apud west. vltimo tent (er) de diuexsis proditionibus erga dictum regē infra regnū Anglie factis conquicti et actincti existunt quarto die Marci, et die Mercurit, et diebus sabbati et dominica proxima post festum Pentecostes, & diuersis diebus antea & postea. An. regni dicti domini Regis tertio, apud P in comitatu predicto insimul se congregauerunt, a inter se communicaurunt, quomodo ipsi prefatum I. nuper comitem W. et complices su [...]s cum eis ad tunc et ibidem super mare in nauthus suis, vt falsi proditores existentes, [Page]per nimiam potestatem predict (er) I. nuper comitis W. ac prefat (er) comitis K. et aliorum falsorum proditorum et inimicorum domini regis, de eorum couina et falso proposito existen̄ vs (que) regnum Anglie potuerunt producere, et dicium regem et dominos suos tam spirituales (quam) tē porales per totum posse suum, ac ipsum regem de Regia potestate sua et gubernatione regni predicti per nimiam potestatem penitus depriuar̄ et gubernationem regni predicti super se actipere et retiner̄ proponent (er), credent (er) (que) ad tūc et ibidem predict (er) W G. et alii falsi proditores et rebelles predicti, quod maxima pars totius regni Anglie cum eiusdem falsis proditoribus in falsis opinionibus suis stare voluissēt, & ad illud falsum et nephand propositum suum finaliter perinplend, predict (er) W. et G. & alii falsi proditores et rebelles predicti, dicto die & anno apud P. predictum vi et armis, scilicet gladiis, gleuiis, arcubꝰ, sagittis, loricis, duplodibus defensiuis, et aliis armaturis. &c. insurrexerunt, et predictum S. nuper comitem, in cibis potibus, et aliis aisiamentis, erga dominum Regem falso et proditorie confortauerunt an xiliauerunt, et subportauerunt, et eisdem nuper comitibus, vt falsi proditores contra legiantiā suā dibitam, ad tunc et ibidem fuerunt adherentes: et eum eisdem comitibus in nauibus suis predictis (vt falsi proditores) ad proditoria sua proposita predicta perimplendum et perficiend inierunt est permanserunt, scientes ipsos nuper comites in forma predicta sit [...]ttinct (er), et conuict (er), in finalem destructionem [Page 25]dicti dn̄i regis, at contra legiantiam suam. &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), Capi. iii. ꝙ quū illustrissimus princeps Henricus rex Anglie sextus post conquestum, per litteras suas patentes sub saluo conductu suo concessit licentiā & saluum conductum suū dederit A B. et D. et aliis alienigenis mercatoribus de Ianua, pro eis quadam naui vocata (a Caryk) et in Ianua vocat (er) Ientilles, et pro bonis rebus et mercandisis suis infra tandē nauē existen̄ de transitu portus Southt (er) in Anglia per mare versus partes Ianuenses transferendum, et eadem absque aliquibus roberiis fractione, impeditione, perturbatione, aut captione ipsorum alienigen̄ bonorum et marcand siue mersemoniorum suorum predictorum per aliquos legeos dicti domini Regis infra regnum dicti regis Anglie faciendum sine impeditione, ibidem quidam H. de D. in com̄ predicto armiger et alii fractores salui cō ductus domini regis de legeis ipsius domini regis infra regnum Anglie existen̄ ignot (er) vi et armis, videlicet gladiis, arcubꝰ, sagittis, du, plodibus defensius, et aliis armis defensibilibus, saluum conductum predictum minime verentes et spernentes, in predicto A B. et alios alienigeos ad tunc et ibidem insultum feterunt et ipsos verberauerunt, ac male tractauet (er) et ipsos in naui predict (er) tan (quam) eorum prisonar̄ ad tunc et ibim̄ custodiet (er), et eos in prisona sub custod. sua diu, videlicet per. iiii. dies, quous (que) idem A B. et D. et alienigene in eadem naui existen̄, finem et redemptione in prosaluo conductu et deliberatione suis habendū [Page]pro sexcentum marcis cum prefat (er) H. et alii [...] predictis fecissent, detinuerunt, contra conductum dn̄i regis predicti, et contra formam statutt in humōi casu prouisi, ac contra dignitatē regiam, ac in ma [...]um exemplum aliorum. &c.

¶ Iur̄ pr̄, Capi. iiii. ꝙ R D nuper de H. in com̄ H. husband, ad alii machinantes quomodo populum domini regis nunc subtilissime poterit decipere vel defraudare, dominum Regem de his que ad ipsum regem pertinēt et regalia sua, vt de feod magni sigilli et huiusmodi, erheredi [...]re, et veram legem Anglie a to [...]o tempore vsitaram et approbatam, subuertere et ad [...]ullare, xvi o [...]e Februarii Anno regni regis H. vi. xcvii. apud C. in comitatu Mid deceptor̄ [...]a [...] se et proditorie quasdam falsas litteras patentes, ad similitudinem scriptur̄ cancellar̄ domeni Regis, controfer̄, quasi essent littere patentes de protectione ipsi [...]s regis sub nomine I. Kyrkuā clericus hanaperii domini regis, ac vnius [...]lericorum cancellarie p̄dict (er), script (er) hunc tenorem continent, viZ H. dei gr̄a &c. ac cum idem R B. et alii. &c. dictas falsas it (er)as paten [...] sic vt premittit (ur), controfecissent, non habentes magnum sigillum dn̄i regis, deceptorie false [...] proditorie machinant (er), qualiter ipsi falsas et fictas litteras patēres huiusmodi subtiliꝰ poterant sigillare, et magnū sigillū dn̄i regis cō frofacere, dirt (er). xvi. die Februarii apud com̄, predict (er) quoddam magnum sigillum dominies gis super quand patent (er) ipsius domini Regis preante pend, ec debit (er) impositum, acceperunt assumentes sibi regiam potestatem, et ipsum [Page 24]regem de regall (suaquantum in eis fuit) prinant (er), ad tunc et ibidem cum quodam cultello atripuerunt, et illud dictis factis fictes & cōtro factis litteris patent (ur) decept (er) et proditot (er) apposuerūt et anrerunt, & easd lr̄as sigillauer̄ sigill illd subtilit (er) recludendo, quasi sic non fecissent et sic magnum sigillum domini Regis ad tunc et ibm̄ prodit (er) controfecer̄, et cū premissa sic fecissent dictas salsas lr̄as & controfect (er) litter as parēt (er), ac vt predicit (er), sigill. viii. die Marcii. &c. apud villam d [...] S. in comitatu Mid, ac in diuersis locis eiusdem com̄, tanquā litteras patent (er) ipsius domini R. de protect (er) deceptot (er) false et proditorie explor̄, et diuersas pecuniarum summas de diuersis legeis dn̄i R. receperuns virtute, dictarum falsarum fictarum controfactarum litteraram patent (er), in decepitonem domini Regis, ac populi preiudicium, et exhereditatem manifestam &c.

☞ Indictamentum de parua proditione.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), Capi. i. (que) T S. de C. in com̄ Mid. &c ꝓitor dn̄i R. nunc. &c. dic. &c. An. &c. apud E. et alibi in com̄ N. telon̄ et ꝓditorie cuneam domini R. de nobitibus sterl, dimidiis nobilibus grossar̄, obol. argenti, de falso et mixto metall [...], videlicet de cupro, et stangno controfecit, et cum cisdem cuneis falsam monetam, ad similitud boni auri & argenti, ad summā C. marcē tuneauit, et ꝙ I S. nuper de S &c. die. &c. An. &c. apud C. predict (er) et alibi in com̄ predicto, dict (er) falsam monetam, sic vt premittit (er), per pred T. S. factum & cuneatam, diuersis legeis domin [...] [Page]regis ignoris, pro bona moneta felonice et pr [...] ditorie exposuit et vtterauit, ad graue dispendium corone et regalitat (er) ipsius R. ac contra legiantiam suam. &c.

¶ Iur̄, present (er), Capi. ii. quod A B. de C. in com̄ D. ye man die. &c. Anno. &c. apud E. et C C. grossos de denar̄ argenti bone et legalis monete Anglie et cunagii dn̄i R de falso felonice et proditorie f [...]lauit et totondit, ita ꝙ per illam filationem et tonsionem quelibet libra [...]nde .xx. d. de debito suo pondere minuebat (er) ac eodem grossos & denar̄ sit per ipsum vt premittit (er), falso felonice et predictorie exposuit et vtterauit, contra pacem domini regis, coronam, et dignitatem suas. &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), Capi. iii. quod I H. de G. die. &c. Anno &c. diuersis diebus antea et postes apud B. in com̄ S. xx. nobilia auri, et ducentos grossos argenti, et sercentos denar̄ argenti falso et proditorie lauīt et totondit, ita quod per letionem et consionem illas quodlibet nobile auri, Auglie vocat (er) (a noble) inde de. vi. d. in su [...] debito pondere minuebatur, ac quelibet libra argenti per vnam vnciam de debito suo pondere minuebatur, et monetam predict (er) in form [...] predicta lotam et tonsam diuersis legeis dicti domini Regis ibidem falso et proditorie exposuit et vtterauit, contra pacem domini Regis et dignitatem suas.

¶ Indictamentum feloniarum.

☞ Iur̄ present (er) Capi. i. ꝙ C D. die. &c. Anno. &c. cum aliis ignotis felonice vt felo dn̄i regis nunc cō tra formam et dignitatem ipsius regis E F. [Page 25]indict (er) est apud G. et ea de causa ꝑ Constabl eiusd vill arrestat (er), et in cipis ibidem per dict (ur) constadl positum, cum aliis ignotis cipp̄ manuforti ibm̄ felonice frangens secum abduxie, sciens ipsum E. in prisona predicta existen̄ fote indictat (er) de felonia predicta, contra pacem. &c

¶ Iur̄ presentant (er) ꝙ T B. in comitatu Mid. laborer, Capi. ii. videlicet .ii. die Ianuarii. Anno regni domini regis nunc. xviii. apud N. in com̄ predicto, clausum & domum cuiusdam I B. fregit [...] intrauit, et vnum equm coloris nigri, precit viginti solidorum, at duas togas p̄cii quadraginta solidorum, de bonis et catallis ipsius I B. tunc et ibidem inuent (er) felonice furatus fuit i [...]pit, abduxit, et asportauit, contra pacem domini regis, coronam et dignitatem. &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), Capi. iii. quod vbi I B. de D. per T C. constabul eiusdē ville, die. &c. Anno. &c. pro suspectione Felonie per ipsum I B. antea fact (er) et per diuersos legeos domini regis tunc specialiter requisit (er), ad ipsum saluo et secure ob causam predict (er) custodiend, predict (er) T C. et P K. machinat (er) pred I B. in feloniis per ipsum factis fauorabilit (er), sustinet (er) ipsum I B. a prison̄ predicta, qui sic detinebatur, felonice et voluntarie die Martis extuur prox. sequen̄ apud predict (er) villam de D. ad largum suum, quo voluit felonice abire et euadere peru [...]serunt. &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), quod I A. T B. et alii ignoti, Cap. iiii. ad numerum .xxx. ꝑsonarum nocte, die Martis prox. &c. Anno. &c. vi et armis, scilicet gladtis [...]aculis, accubus, sagittis, et aliis armatut (ur) [Page]modo guerrino atraiti apud H. clausum et domum I L. felonice fregerunt et intrauerunt ad interficiendū et murdrandū predictū I L. Et bona et catalia dicti I L. videlicet. &c. ad valenciam. &c. ad tunc ibidem inuenta felonice furat (er) fuerunt. Et ꝙ T S. et I C. die, anno, et loco supradict (er) consiliauer̄ adiuuandū, procurandū et abbettendū I A. et T B. ad feloniam predictam in forma predicta faciendum, contra pacem domini regis. &c.

¶ Iut (ur) presentāt, Capi. v. quod vbi R C. corā domine H R. Anglie sexto apud Westmon̄. in banco ipsius Regis de diuersis Feloniis conuictuo, faluo custod in prisona abbat (er) west m̄ apud W tan (quam) in prisona ordinatu ibidem secundum legem & consuetudinem regni Anglie moratur̄ ꝑ Iussie. dicti domini regis de banco predicto cō missus fuit, idem R. die. &c. Anno. &c. apud. &c. prisonā predictā fregit, et ab eodē prisona pro defectu bone custodie ipsius abbat (er) et eius deputat (er), felon̄ inuasit, contra pacem. &c.

¶ Iut (ur) presentant, Capi. vi. ꝙ T K. nuper de S. &c. R. C. de B. &c. die. &c. anno. &c. apud S. predict (er) vi et armis, scilicet, &c. felonice vt felonies dn̄i regis insidiand et insult (er) premiditat (er) contra pacem domini regis coronam et dignitatem suas domum T F. apud S. predict (er) intrauerunt, et hostia et fenestras euisdē domus fregerunt, ac predictum T. ad tunc in pace dei at dicti domini regis ibidem existen̄, derberauerunt, & vulne rauerunt, et eum vno dagger̄ precii. &c. ꝙ tunc dictus T L. in manu sua dextera tenuit, prefatum T F. in ventre suo felon̄ percussit, dans [Page 26]el plagam mortalem, de qua quidē plaga mortali interiora eiusdē. T F. ad terram ceciderunt idem (que) T F. incontinenter ibidem obict, et sic predict (er) T L. et R C. prefatum T F. ad tunc et ibidem felon̄ interfecerunt et murdrauerunt contra pacem domini regis. &c.

¶ Iut (ur) present ꝙ Hugo F. de H. &c. die. &c. apud S. in com̄ predicto vi et armis scilicet. &c. noctant (er) domum S C. apud S. predict (er) fregit et intrauit, ac in ipsum T. et Ioannam vxorem eius pregnantem et vicinam partui, Cap. vii. ad tūc et ibidem interfecit, et ipsos verberauit, et quend puerum in ventre ipsius Ioanne, tunc existen̄, felonice occidit, contra pacem domini regis tunc. &c.

¶ Iut (ur) dic. ꝙ cum pet statutum in parliament (er) domini regis Henrici nuper regis Anglie .iiii. anno regni sui .v apud W. tento edit (er) Cap. viii ordinat (er) sir, ꝙ malefactores, qui linguas amputarēt, vl oculos euellerent legeorum domini regis, hoc debit (er) compartum & probatū, ꝙ tale falsum factum ex malo p̄cogitatione fuit perpetratū penam felonie incurrent, prout in eod statut (er) plenius continet (er): quidam tamen I L. penam in dicto statuto contentani minime verēs, die. &c. an &c. vi et armis. s̄. &c. felonice vt felo dicti domini regis insidiand, et insult (er) premeditat (er) contra pacem dn̄i regis coronam et diguitatem suas denit apud H. in com̄ H. et in quendam N M. ad tunc et ibidem in pace dei et domini Regis existen̄, insultum fecit, et ipsum verberauit vulnerauit, ac quadam pugione, quā predictꝰ I L. ad tunc tenuit in manu sua dextera, precii .ii. s̄. [Page]liguam ipsius M. ad tunc & ibm̄ felonice erui [...], et expulsit, contra pacem dn̄i regis. &c.

¶ Iut (ur) dicunt, Capi. ix. ꝙ T F. de A. et alit die &c. An. &c. apud S. in comitatu S. vnum equm coloris &c. precii xx. s̄. de bonis I B. felonice furat (er) fuit, cepit, et abduxit. &c. Et sic de consimilibus.

¶ Iut (ur) presentant ꝙ I A. de C. vnus balliuorum libertatis hundred de E die. &c. Anno &c. apud W. in com̄. &c. arrestauit quend A B. eum xl. ouibus cuiusd I D. per eund A B felonice furat (er) Capi. x. et pollea eund A B. die loco et Anno supradict (er) vt predict (er) est, arestatum ertra custodiam suā voluntarie ac felonice euadere ꝑmisit, et oues predictas tunc et ibidem sciens predict (er) A. eas in forma predicta, furat (er) fuisse, ad vsum suum propriū habuit & percepit, vnde dn̄s R. est responsurus. &c.

¶ Iut (ur) present (er), Capi. xi. ꝙ vbi Ioanna vxor I for fuit in pace dei et domini regis nunc apud H. in com̄. &c. die. &c. Anno. &c circa horam primam post nonam eiusdē diei, ibi venit quidam I B. felonice vt felo dicti dn̄i regis nunc insidiend, et insultu premeditato contra pacem dicti domini regis coronam et dignitatem suas die, anno, loco, et com̄ predictis, predictam Ioannam ad tunc et ibm̄ felonice rapuit, et cum ea tunc et ibidem carnalit (er) concubuit, contra formam statuti in tali casu editi et prouisi. Et ꝙ eadm Ioanna eid I B. post raptum predictum, in forma predicta perpetratū, videlicet die. &c. anno. &c. perpetrationi eiusd raptus consentiuit. cum pro eodē raptu iuxta debitam legis formā [Page 27]punire omnino recusando, contra pacem domini regis. &c.

¶ Iut (ur) [...]icunt, ꝙ W H. de C. die. &c. Anno. &c cum ꝙ W D pro quadā summa xx. li apud B ad talos lusit, Capi. xii. deferens secum secrete in mani ca sua falsos talos, current (er) super vno quoque casu ralorum ad libit (er) dict (er) W H. veros talos secrete amouendo, et cum talis supradictis deceptor̄ iudendo, dictum W D. de dictis .xx. li. colore huiusmodi deceptione innocent (er) felonice spoliauit, et ꝙ predictus w H. est. comunis deceptor et sponator per huiusmodi luscum talorum. &c.

¶ Iut (ur) presētant ꝙ I C. die. &c. an. &c. vi. E ar̄ scilicet &c. clausum et domum M B apud B H. felon̄ fregit, et in A. vxor̄ ipsius M. insultum fecit, et ipsam ad tunc & ibm̄ felon̄ rapuit, et bona et catalla predict M scilicet pannos laneos et lin [...]os ab valenc. L. s̄. ibidem inuent (er) felonice furatus fuit, et quod T W de L. die, Anno, et loco predictis, post felon̄ predict (er), receptauit et confortauit predictum I L. sciens ipsum feloniam predictam in forma predicta fecisse contra pacem. &c.

¶ Iur̄ dicunt, Ca. xiiii. ꝙ I C. de D. in com̄ G yoman &c. die et An. &c. vi et armis, sciticet &c. in I w. apud T. insultum fecit, & ipsn̄ verberauit vulnerauit et cum quodain gladio, quem tunc ternuit in manibus suis, predictū I w. super manum suam dexteram percussit, et felonice mahemauit, sic quod vene et nerui quatuor digito cum, scilicet pollicis, indicis, medii, et medici etusdem manus restricti et mortifice existunt. [Page]per quod dictus I W. vim auxiliū et potentiā predict (er) .iiii. digitorum totaliter amicit, et sic p̄ dictus I C. predictum I W telonice mahema uit, contra pacem. &c.

¶ Inquisito capt (er) apud H. in com̄. &c. coram me Iohanne S. vno coron̄ domini R. in com̄ predicto die Martis. Capi. xv. &c. Anno. &c. super visum corporis C. nuper vxo. P. B. de H. predict (er) apud H. predictum Felon̄ interfect (er), ad tunc et ibidem mortua iacen̄, per sacramentum proborum et ligalium hominum de villa de H. et trium aliarum villarum propinquarum, videlicet S. N. et C. prout moris est. &c. ad inqui rend qualiter et quomodo predict (er) C. ad mortem suam deuen̄, videlicet per Sacramentum A. B. C D. &c. qui dicunt super sacramentum suum. &c. ꝙ vbi predict (er) C. die, anno, loco, et comit (er) predictio circa horam fecundum post nonam dicti diei Martis fuit iu pace Dei et domini regis nunc apud H. predict (er), ibi venit quidam W B. nuper de C. in comit (er) Wigorn̄ ibidem felonice, vt felo domini Regis nunc insidiand et insuitu premeditato, contra Pacem eiusdem domini regis coronam et dignitatem suas die, anno, hora, loco, et com̄ predictis, et in predictam C. magistram suam, que ad tunc grauida fuit et vicina partui. insultum fecit, et eandē C. iā cū quad secur̄ vocat (ur) (an hatchet) precii. iiii. d quā idē W. tenuit in manibꝰ suis, super finistram partem capitis sui felonice per tussit, dans e [...] plagam mortalam, de qua quid plaga mortali eadem C. instanter obiit, et sie predict (er) w. prefat (er) C. magistram suam ad tunc [Page 28]et ibidem felonice interfecit et murderauit, cō tra pacem. &c.

¶ Iur̄ dicūt, ꝙ I S. magister domus siue hospitalis sancti Ioannis Bapt (ur) Bathon̄, Cap. xvi. in com̄ Somers. et I M. de K. &c simul cum aliis malefactoribus, et pacis domini Regis nunc perturbat (ur) ignotis, die Mercur̄. &c. anno. &c. venecunt vi et armis manuforti, ac cū multitudine gentium, videlicet gladiis. &c. et clausum et domum siue hospitale sācti Ioānis Bap. Bristol in com̄. &c. felonice fregerunt, et intrauerunt, et eres cistas cum cart (ur) script (ur) aliis munimentis de iure eiusdē domus ibidē inuent (ur) felonice furati fuer̄ ceperunt, et asportauerunt, contra pacem domini regis nunc. &c.

¶ Iuquisitio capt (er) apud S. in prisona marescalcie domini Regis, coram ipso rege, Ca. xvii. die. &c. an. &c. super visum corporis I B. de P. &c. ibidem innent (ur) mortui per A B. C. D. &c. qui dicunt. &c. ꝙ predictus I B. obiit in prisona marescal, domini regis coram ipso rege apud S. prediet (er). xxi. dei Marcii. Anno regni Regis Henrici septimi vicesimo primo, ex morbo, et non aliter. &c.

¶ Iur̄ super visum corporis A. que fuit vxor B. felonice interfecta die. Ca. xviii. ꝙ vbi predict (er) A. fuit in pace dei et domini Regis nunc. &c. vt supra in capi .xii. vs (que) ad finem &c. et quam cito idem I. feloniam illam fecisset, subito et abs (que) cognitione alicuius fugit, occasione illa, se retrarit. &c.

¶ Contingit apud N. tali die et anno, Cap. xix. ꝙ W. vt G▪ fuit incarcerat (ur) in Gaola vel in castello [Page]de N. pro duobus bobus, quos furatus fuerat furtiue apud S. &c. codem (que) die coram domino rege. [...] &c. de B. et L. de G. Iustic. domini regis ad gaolam dicti domini regis castri sui q̄ dicti deliberand assignat (er), fuit de furto predicto, et posiuit se de bono et malo super .xii Iurat (er). &c. qui cum morti dampnauerūt, cuius pretextu ductꝰ fuit ad furcas per R T. balliuum. &c. et ibidem fuit suspensus, prostrat (er) autem ad terram, ibidem venit quidam clericus, fraternitatis hospitalis sancti Iohannis, et petiit corpus ad sepeliendum, et liberat (er) fuit ei et idem Clericus fecit illud portare ad cemiterium Ecclesie de C. deposito (que) corpore ad terram reuixit, et tenuit se ad sanctam ecclesiamnec voluit venite coram Iustic. ad pacem domini B. sed se fatebat (er) esse latronē die et anno predictis coram me prefat (er) coronatore, et abinrauit regnum Anglie, & dedi ei portam South hampton, et transmigrauit, et nihil habuit in bonis. &c.

¶ Contingit apud S. die. &c. Anno. &c. quod S T. inuent (er) fuit moriuus i villa de L. in vico tali, Capi. xx. primus inuentor eius fuit I C. plegios eiusdem I C. de essendo coram Iustic. itineran tibus M. et D. & vic. eodem die per dictum coronatorum habuit vnam plagam in capite cum baculo ad latitudinem vnius pollicis, et profunditate .ii. pollicum, ex qua plaga moriebatur. &c

¶ Inquisicio capt (er) apud D. &c. die, Cap. xxi. &c. An. &c coram A. coronatore domini regis, &c. super disum corporis S T. super sacramentum. &c. qui [Page 29]dicunt. &c. ꝙ W. de D. occidit dictum S T. cō baculo suo apud C. &c. die. &c. an. &c. et nesciūt aliquē inde culpabilē nisi predict (er) W. qui statim ea occasione fugit ad eccliā. Et sic fiat de aliis secundum casus fortuitos. Et aliquando contingit, ꝙ aliqui felones post feloniam perpetratam confugiunt ad ecclesias, et abinde eua dunt ob defectum parochianorum, vel villat (er), seu domini. &c. qui eos custodire teneant (ur). Et cum talis casus euenerit, ita recitetur specialiter, prout casus in se exigit. &c.

¶ Inquisitio capt (ur) coram I S. vno coronato re domini regis super visum corporis I S. &c qui dicunt, Cap. xxii. ꝙ ita accidit apud M. die. &c. Anno &c. circa horam &c. quod vbi q̄dict (er) I S. fuit in pace dei et dicti dn̄i Regis apud Mid. cuisdem die, anno, loco, et hora, ibi venit W L. de M. et S T. &c. vt felon̄ dicti dn̄i regis, et ex malicia sua precogitat (er), in ipsum I S. ad tunc et ibm̄ insultum fecerunt, et predict (er) W L. quadā pugi one precii .iiii. d. quam ipse in manu sua dextera tunc tenebat, dict (er) I S. super sinistr̄ partem corporis sui, videlicet subtus asellam, per cussit vs (que) ad cor suum, dando ei plagam mortalem, vnde idem I S. eadem hora tunc et ibidem obiit incontinent (er), et sic predict (er) W L. prefat (er) I S. apud M. predict (er) felon̄ interfecit et murdrauit, contra pacem dicti domini Regis coronā et dignitatem suas. Et quod predict (er) T S. loco, die, anno, et hora predict (er), predict (er) felon̄ fuit presens, assistens, abbetans, procurans, confortans, et manutenens, prefat (er) W L. ad felon̄ et murdrum predict (er), in forma predict (er). &c. [Page]In cuius rei. &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er) ꝙ cū W S. nuꝑ de H. in com̄. Suff. &c. et W A. nuꝑ de eadē, Capi. iii. in eodē com̄ &c. vi et a [...]mis, scilicet gladiis, baculis, arcubus, & sagittis clausum et domum Iohaunis Clerke apud H. predict (er), Felon̄ fregerunt et intrauerunt, et vnum quartatium pisarum, p [...]erii. iiii. S̄. et xii. caseos, precii. vii. s̄. de bonis et cata [...]is ipsius I C. ad tunc et ibidem iuuent (ur) felon̄ ceperunt et asportauerunt, contra Pacem dicti domini regis, cuius pretextu quidam G. F. tunc ball episco. Elien̄ libertatis sue in dicto comitatu Suff. die Martis prox. &c. apud. H. predict (er) W A. et W S. pro suspectione Felon̄ predict (er), modo et forma predict (er) fact (er) et perpetrat (er), cepit, et eos in custodia sua ad tunc et ibidem habuit, et eos vs (que) gaolam predict (er) episcopi de E. ducere voluit quod tamen I. Clerke nuper de H. in com̄ S. husband. ꝑ a batementum predict (er) W S. et W A. simul cum pluribus aliis malefactoribus, et pacis domini R. perturbatoribus ignotis, die Martis, &c. apud H. pred vi et armis, &c. in pred G. insult (er) fecit, et predictus W. Felon̄ domini R. ad tunc et ibm̄ in cust. dicti G. existen̄, extra custod eiusdem G. vi et armis. s. &c. felon̄ cepit arripuit reseussit et ad largum ire permisit, contra pacem domini regis. &c.

¶ Inquirat (ur) pro domino rege, Cap. iiii. si cum in statuto in Parliamento Hen. iiii. nuper regis Anglie apud W. Anno regni sui. v. tent (er) edit (ur) inter cetera ordinatum sit, ꝙ nullus de cetero exerceat multiplicar̄ aurū vel argentū, ne (que) exercea [...] [Page 30]artem multiplicationis, et si quis eand artē exercuerit, vel vsus fuerit, et inde secundn̄ debitā legis formam conuictus fuerit, incurrat penam sicut in casu felonie, prout in eodem statuto plenius continet (er): quidam tn̄ A B. legem Anglie peruipendens, nec penam in dicto statuto content (er) aliqualiter verens, die. &c. Anno. &c. apud D. in com̄ S. artem multiplicatiouis, cum quibusdam falsis metallis, scilem cupro stamno quyckesyluer, et brymstone, et aliis falsis metallis, felonice exercuerit, et frequentauerit, in derogationem corone dicti domini regis nunc, et in grandem deceptionem et depaupera tionem et dispendium populi sui. &c. ac contra for mam statuti. &c.

¶ Iur̄ dic. ꝙ accidit apud H. predict (er), Cap. xv. i quodā loco vocato L. ꝙ T M. nuꝑ de H. in com̄ pred labor, vltimo die Aprilis, anno. &c. circa horam septimam ante meridiē eiusdē diei, vi et armis scilicet baculis et cultellis. &c. in R D. de K. p̄ dict (er), in com̄ predict (er) labor, apud H. p̄dict (er) insultum fecit, et ipsum vulnerauit, et maletractauit ita ꝙ de vita eiꝰ disperabat (ur), suꝑ quo predcūs R B. a predict (er) T. in quantum potuit, fugiebat vs (que) quand sepem ex parte horiali campi predicti, vitra quam idē R. fuger̄ omnino nō potuit et p̄dictus T M. vs (que) sepem predict (er) ipsum R. tunc & ibim̄ furiose secut (er) fuit & in ipsum R. ad tunc et ibm̄ vi et armis predict (er) similiter insulstum fecit, & ibm̄ verberauit, vulnerauit, et malefact (er), et ipsum interficere voluit: ob ꝙ idem R. tunc et ibidem. cum quod cultello, precii. i. d. quem in manu sua dextera tunc ibidem tenuit [Page]prefat (er) T M. in guttnre suo, in sinistra parte capitis sui, scilicet subtus (le Thekeboue) se defendendo ꝑcussit, vnde idē T. primo die Mall ad tunc prorimo sequen̄, circa horam. &c. apud H. predict (er) moriebat (ur). Et vlterius predict (er) Iur̄ dicunt ꝙ predictus R. nulla habuit bona, ne (que) catalla dicto vltimo die Apr [...]lis, nec vnquam postea. In cuius re [...] testimonium. &c.

¶ Inquiratur. &c. si A L de H. in com̄. &c. laborer, Cap. xvi. et I P. de cadem laborer, sexto die Decembris Anno. &c vi et armis, videlicet. &c illicite, et contra pacem legem et consuetudinem regni Anglie vnanimiter assimulauerūt & congregauerunt, et conuenticula illicita ad tunc et ibidem fecerunt, et inter se ad tunc et ibidem aggregauerunt, ꝙ ipsi felonice, vt felones dn̄i regis ex īsultu ad tunc et ibm̄ p̄mitat (ur), in quendam R W. de H. predict (er) et diuersos legeos domini regis, in f [...]sto Natalis dn̄i ad tunc proximo sequen̄, insultum fecerunt, & ipsū R w. ac alios legeos dn̄i regis predictos in festo pred. felon̄ spoltarent, contra pacem. &c. ac contra diuersa statut (er) in illo casu edit (er). &c.

¶ Appela.

MEmorandū, Capi. i. quod die Martis &c. Iohannes R. nuper de Lō don. &c. diuersis felon̄ corā domino Regr apud Westimona sterium fecisse cognou [...], petendo coronatorem domini regis sibi pro commodo ipsius Regis, et regui sui assignari, et probator dicti [Page 31]R deuenit, et super hoc ego T D. Coronator domini regis. &c. ei assignatus tui percur̄, ad recordand ea que dictus probator coram me dicere seu cognoscere [...]oluerit, et dat (er) fuerunt dies pet curiam cidem probatori pro diebus suis appelland, sem die Lune, martis, et marcuri, tunc prox. sequentem Et postea selm die lune p̄ dict (er) coram me prefat (er) coron̄ apud W. venit p̄ diet (er) probotor sub custod maresc. domini regis in propria persona sua, et appell T C. nuper de L. et H R. nuper de. &c. de eo ꝙ predict (er) T. C. simul cum ipso probatore, circa primam diē Septembris. Anno. &c. apud B in com̄ M. vnam petiam argenti, ad valentiam .xxx. S̄. de bonis et catallis A B. ibidem. &c. felon̄ turat (er) fuerunt, et prediet (er) H R. sciens ipsos T C. et probatorem feloniam illam sic fecisse, ipsos apud B. predict (er) .iii. die tunc proxi. sequent (er), felon̄ receptaute, et peciam predictam de ipsis emit. &c.

¶ Idem modus obseruetur de aliis consimilibus.

¶ Alias, Capi. ii. scilicet die Iouis proxi. &c. Anno. &c. apud D. I B. nuper de London yoman, coram L M et sociis suis Iustic. dicti R. ad Pacem in com̄ predicto conseruand assign̄, indictat (ur) de eo ꝙ ipse die anno. &c. recitand indictament (ur), cō tra pacem domini Regis coram prefat (er) Iustic. allocant (er), qualiter se vellet inde acquietare, felon̄ predict (er) cognouit, & probator̄ domini regis deuen̄, petendo toron̄ domini R. sibi assign̄, super quo ego T H. vnus coron̄ domini Regis comit (er) prediet (er), et assign̄ fui, ad audiendum et [Page] recordand ea, que ipse pro commodo ipsins regis dicere, aut coram me recognoscere vellet, at postea. s. tali die. &c. dixit coram me prefat (er) coron̄ apud E. predict (er) probator, ꝙ W I. de L. in com̄ Leycester yoman, ac idem probatorium regia via inter G. et B. ad distentiam decem milliarum de B. predicto. x. die. Anno. &c. in quendam I B. insultum et verber̄, et maletractauer̄, et sex marcas sterl, in pecuniis numer̄ de bonis et catallis ipsius I B. tunc & ibidem inuent (er) felon̄ ceper̄, et depredat (er) fuer̄, vnde idem probator prefat (er) W I. appellat. &c.

¶ Alias scilicet tali die. Anno. &c. corā. W. coron̄ domini Regis in comitt (er) N. I S. de F. in prisoua marces. domini R. apud S. existen̄, Capi. iii. diuersos proditores et inter alios appell W. S. de W. in comit (er) S. yoman, et I B. de eadem in com̄ predict (er) husbandman, de eo quod ipsi simul cum ipso probatore, et aliis, in septimans Penthecostes, anno. &c. apud G. falso felon̄ et proditorie controfecerunt et fabricauerunt cē tum nobilia, centum dimid nobilia, quadraginta grossos argenti de falso et mixo metallo, ad similitudinem bone monete R. cunat (er), quod quid appellū dict (er) coron̄ postea certis de causis coram dn̄o Rege deliberauit determinand. &c.

¶ Md quod die. &c. Anno. &c. apud S. coram me T W. coron̄ & attorn̄ dicti domini regis coram ipso Rege T D de. &c. alias dictus T D. nuper commorans apud C. ad tunc in prisona, Cap. iiii. diuersas proditiones et felon̄ fecisse cognouit, et appell T S. de S. in com̄ E. perdoner, de eo quod ipse simul cum ipso probatore [Page 32]et aliis circa festum sancti E. &c. apud N. falso et proditorie controfecerunt grande sigillum wmini R. in quodam molde de terra, insimul artificialiter fabricat (ur) et factum, et in presentia ipsius probatoris scripserunt diuersas cartas quasi sub noie dicti dn̄i regis extra cancelariā s [...]am emand fact (er) et eas cum dicto sigillo sic controfacto eum alba cera prodimie sigellauerunt ad similitudinem carte dicti dn̄i regis. Et ipsi ad tunc et ibm̄ in presentia ipsꝰ ꝓbatoris totunderūt de bono auro cunato in cunea dn̄i regis ad pondus. v. s̄. et hec oīa idem probator voluntarie cōcelauerit, nec ea dn̄o rege, nec e [...]ꝰ consilio discooperuit, sed fauorabiliter & fra [...] dulenter concelauit in eorum fauorem. &c.

¶ Alias, sem die. &c. Anno. &c. I B. in custodia Maresc. &c. coram T G. coron̄ dn̄i Re. coram ipso R. diuersas proditiones et felon̄ fecisse cognouit, Capi. v. & appell I S. personam siue rectorē ecclie de T. in com̄ N. clericū, de eo ꝙ ipse et a lii de assensu ipsius probatoris .xiii. die Iulii, Anno. &c. apud T. &c. xx. grossos. &c. de bona et fideli siue legali moneta et cunea dn̄i regis cunatos tondebat, quemliber de dictis grossis vno. d. perorando, ac. iiii. nobilia de bonis nobilibus auri de cunea domini Regis cunat (ur) lauauit, quodlibet nobile de valore .xx. d. peiorando, et de predicta tonsura idem probator habuit in valore .iii. s̄. iiii. d. pro consilio suo in hac parce tenend. &c.

¶ Ioanna que fuit vxor I A. in propria persona instant (ur) appellat I H. in custod maresc. &c. de morte predict (ur) I A. nuper vicisui, Capi. vi. de eo [Page]ꝙ vbi idem I A. fuit in pace dei et dn̄i R. nunc apud M. in parochia de S. in dict (er) comit (er). &c. die. &c. Anno. &c. circa horam. xi. post meridiem eiusd diei, ibi venit predict (er) I H. vt felo domini. R. tunc insidiand & insultu premeditat (ur), contra pacem dicti domini regis coronam et dignitatem suam, die anno hora et loco predict (er) cū vno daggar̄, ꝙ tunc tenuit in manu sua dextera prefat (er) I A. in ventre suo felonice percussit, dans ci plagam mortalem, de qua quidem plaga mortali interiora eiusdem I A. ad terrā tunc cec iderunt, tdem (que) I H. prefat (er) I A. ad tunc et ibidē felon̄ interfecit et murdrauit. Et ꝙ cito [...]em felo feloniam predict (er) fecerat, fugiebat, dictaque Iohāna ipsum recent (er) insecut (er) fuit de villa in villam vs (que) ad. iiii. villatas propinquiores, et vlterius, quous (que). &c. Et si predictus felo feloniam de morte et murdro predicto velit dedicere, eadem Ioanna parata est hoc versus eum probare, prout curia considerauerit. &c.

¶ I A. in propria persona sua instant (er) appellat R. &c. de eo ꝙ vbi idem I. fuit in pace dei et dn̄i Regis nunc apud S. in com̄. &c. die. &c. Cap. vii. An &c. circa horam. vii. [...]ost nonam eiusdem diei, ibi venit predict (er) R. felonice, vt felo dn̄i regis nūc insidiand, & insultu premeditato cōtra pacem dicti domini regis coronam et dignitatem suas die anno hora villa et com̄ predictis, & cū quadam sagittea fagittauit prefanū I A. in go nu sinistro, per ꝙ vene et nerui eiusdem genu totalit (er) exsiccari fuerunt, et sic ipsum felonice mahemauit. Et (quam) cico. &c. vt. s.

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¶ W A. in propria ꝑsona sua instant (er) appell R N. de H. in com̄. &c. in gaola domini Regis nunc existen̄ de roboria et pace domini Regis nunc fact (er), Cap. viii. de eo videlicet ꝙ vbi dict (er) W. fuit in pace dei et domini regis nunc apud N. die. &c. Anno. &c. circa horam &c. ibi venit predcūs R. felonice vt felo dicti domini regis nunt insidiando, & insultu premeditat (er) contra pacem dicti domini regis coronam et dignitatem suas d [...] an. hora loco et com̄ predict (er), et predict (er) W. de xx. li. legalis monete Anglie de denariis suis in pecuniis munerat (er) ad tunc et ididem inuentaber; felonice depredatus fuit, cepit, et asportauit. Et ꝙ cito. &c.

¶ D B. in propria persona sua instant (er) appel l R E. de amputac̄ lingue ipsius D. et pace dn̄ i R. fract (er), pro ed videlicet quod cū per quodda; Capi. ix. statutū in parliamēto H. iiii. nuper regis Anglie, anno regni sui. v. apud W. tent edit (er), ordinat (er) sit, ꝙ malefact (er), qui linguas hominum amputarent, vel oculos eruerent legeorum dn̄i R. hoc debite probato & comperto, ꝙ tale factn̄ exmalitia precogitata fuit perpetratum penā felon̄ incurrerent, prou in statuto predicto plenius continetur: ac vbi predictus D. fuit in pace dei et dn̄i regis nunc apud H. in com̄ pred. ct (er) die et anno. &c. circa horam. &c. ibi venit predict (er) R E. felonice vt felo dn̄i Regis insidiandum, et insuitu premeditato contra Pacem domini regis coronam & dignitatem suas, die anno hora et loco predictis, et cum quodam daggaro, quod tenuit in manu sua dextera, linguam ipsius D. felonice amputauit. Et ꝙ cito. &c.

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¶ I C. frater et heres R C. in propria persona sua instanter appellat I W de S. &c. in gaola domini R bic eriste fi de morte pred R. tratris sui, Capi. x. de eo videticet ꝙ vbi predeūs R. fuit in pace dei, et domini Regis nunc apud D. die. &c. circa horam primam post merediē. &c. ibi venit predict (er) I W. felon̄ vt felo domini R. nunc insidiando, et insultu premeditato contra pacem dn̄i regis coram et dignitatem suas, predict (er) die hora et loco, et cum quod baculo. quem tenuit in manibus suts, pred Re. super caput suum vs (que) ad serebrum percussit, et dedit et plagam mortalem, vn̄ postea statim obiit, et sic predictus I W. predictum R C, felon̄ inter fecit et murdrauit. Et (quam) cito. &c.

¶ R. W. in propria persona sua instant (er) appell W. G. &c prison̄. &c. iuxta formam statuti in parliamento domini Ric. nuper Regis Anglie. 2. An. regni sui .vi. tento edit (er) de ea vem ꝙ idem W. G. die. &c. An. &c. apud M. in com̄ &c. I vxorem predict (er) R. felonice rapuit, Capi. xi. et eam carnaliter cognouit, contra formam statuti predicti. &c. Et (quam) cito. &c.

¶ W L. prox. de sanguine I. filt (ur)e & heredis T L. iam defunct (er) scilicet frater predicti T L. patris pred I. felon̄ rapte in propria persona sua instant (er) appellat R P. de K. in com̄. &c. et in cuslod maresc. iuxta formam statuti dn̄i R. nuper regis Anglie scdi post conquestum. Capi. xii. Anno regnisui. vi. tent (ur) edit (ur) de raptu predicte I & pace dn̄i regis nunc fract (er) de eo ꝙ vbi predict (er) I fuit in pace dei et domini regis nunc apud M. in com̄ E. die. &c. an. &c. circa horā. &c. ibi venit predict (er) [Page 34]R. felon̄ vt felo domini regis nunc insidiand & insultu premeditat (er) contra pacē dicti dn̄i regis coron̄ et dignitatem suas die anno hora et loco predict (er) et predict (er) I. felonice rapuit contra formam statuti predicti. &c. Et (quam) cito. &c.

¶ I P. de H. in com̄ pred yoman in propria persona sua, iuxta formam statuti in parliamento domini R. nuper regis Anglie .ii. post conquestum apud W. An. regni sui .vi. tent (er) edit (er), Cap. xiii. instant (er) appell I B. nuper de H. &c. in prisona. &c. de eo ꝙ vbi I. vxor pred I P. fuit in pace dei et dn̄i Regis nunc apud H. in com̄. &c. die. &c. an &c. circa horam &c. ibi venit predict (er) I B. felon̄ vt felo domini Regis nunc insidiandum et insultu premeditat (er) contra pacem eiusdem domini regis coronam et dignitatem suas die An. hora et loco pred, et predictā I ad nunc et ibm̄ felonice rapuit, et cum ea ad tunc et ibm̄ carnalit (er) concubuit, et eadē I. eidē I B. post raptum pred in forma pred ꝑpetrat (er), scm. x. die. &c. An. &c. de perpetratione eiusdē raptus consentiuit eum ꝓ eodē raptu, iuxta debitā legio formā punit (ur) oīno recusauit. Et (quam) cito vt s. vt in ca. 6.

¶ Sachamentum probataris in duello.

¶ This here you Iustyce, that I haue thys day, neyther eate ne dronke, nor haue vpon me Stone, ne Grasse, ne other inchauntemente, sorcery ne wytchecrafte, where throughe the power of the worde of God myght be enlessed or diminysshed, and the deuylles power encresed, and that myne appele is true, so helpe me god and his sayntes, and by this boke, &c.

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¶ Proclamatio pro rege in duella.

THE Iustyces commaunde in the Kynges name, that no person, of what estate, degre, or condicion he be of, being present, be so hardy to gyue any token or sygne by coūtenaunce, speche, or language, eyther to the prouour, or to y ^e defender, wherby that one of thē may take any auayle of the other. And that no person remeue, but kepe slyll his place, & come nat within the sercle: and that euery person or persons kepe theyr staues and other weapons to them selfe, and suffer neyther the sayde prouour nor defender to take any of the sayde we pons, or any other thynge, that myght stande the sayde prououre to any auayle, vppon the payne of forfayture of landes and tenementes gooddes, and cattalles, and enprysonmente of theyr bodyes, and makynge fyne and raunsom at the kynges wyll. &c.

¶ Indictament (er) contra formam diuersorum statut (er).

¶ Iut (ur) dicunt, Capi. i. statutum de Au i. E. 3. ca. 2 et an. 15. Cap. iiii. ꝙ vbi de cōmum consilio regni Anglie statut (er) sit, quod nullus minister domini regis, nec aliquis alius manuteneat placits querel vel negoc. que sunt in cutia domini Regis de tertis et tenement (er), aut aliis rebus quibuscun (que) pro parte rei petite, vel alio proficuo per conuentionem inde factam inde habendum nec aliquis ius suū sub huinsmodi conuenciōs alteri dimittat, pront in ordinatione predicta plenius continet (ur): quidā I C. & T C. ac I P. & alii confederatione & cauina predict (er) I C. T C [Page 35]et I. existen̄, quoddam placitum assise noue disseisine, quod nuper fuit in curia dn̄i Regis nunc coram dilectis et fidelibus dicti domini regis nunc I D. et I K. et aliis nuper Iustic. ipsius domini Regis ad assisam illam capiend assign̄ per bt (ur)e ipsius regis inter W S. ac I L. de ten̄ in N et R S. et S. videlcm de manerio de M. cum pertin̄, exceptis .iiii. carucatis terre, centum acris terre, cent (er) act (ur) bosci, et centum so lidat (er) reddit (er), cum pertin̄ in C. & E. in com̄ Bukin eodē manecio ꝓ parte manet (ur) predict (er), exceptis preercept (er) videlicet pro medietate sibi & he red suis imperpetuum, & alio proficuo, videlcm C. li. sterlingorum in pecunia numerata in hac parte habend per conuentionē inde inter p̄fat (er) W ec prefat (er) I C. et T C. et I P. die lune. &c. Anuo. &c. apud B. fact (er) predictum W S. contra pred I L. assumpset (ur) manutenened, et manutenet (ur), in dn̄i regis tunc contemptur, ac contra formam ordinationis in huiusmodi casu prouise. &c.

¶ Iut (ur) dicunt, ꝙ vbi in parliamento dn̄i Ed. nuper regis Anglie. 3. progenitoris dn̄i Regis nunc, anno regni sui .xxx. viii. tent (er), Capi. ii. Statutū de an. 38. Ed. iii. Cap. xi. inter cetera concordat (er) existat, ꝙ si aliqui Iut (ur) in assisa iut (ur) et aliis inquisitionibus rapiend inter dominū regem et partem, vel partem & partē, quicquid capiat per ipsos vel per alios de parte conquerent (er) vel defendēt (er) pro veredicto suo dicendo, et super hoc per processum in curia dn̄i regis habitum conuincat (ur), siue sit ad sextam partem, aut alterius cuiuscun (que) persone, qui pro domino Rege, aut pro se ipso prosequi voluerit, [Page]soluat quilibet dictorum Iur̄ decies tantū quantum ipse recepit, et habeat ille, q ⁱ sectam ꝓ duxit, vnam medietatem, et ꝙ omnes imbraciatores ducent (er) et procurat (ur) tales inquisitiones in patria pro lucro vel proficuo, puniant (ur) eisdē modo et forma, sicut Iur̄. Et sl Iur̄, vel imbraciator it a contrictus, nō habeat vn̄ in forma predicta satisfacere possit, habeat prisonā vnius anni, prout in ordinatiane et concordia predictis continetur. Quidam T H. et I B. et I C. Iur̄ in quad assis. noue disseisine, que nuper sum̄ fuit coram dilectis et fidelibus dn̄i Regis I A. I C. et D E. nuper Iustic. domini regis nunc ad assisam illam capiend assign̄ per breue ipsius domini regis nunc, inter W S. de L. et I P. de ten̄ in R. et S. Et postmodum videlicet die. Anno. &c. coram prefat (er) I A. I. B. et I C. apud W. per breue dicti domini regis, si non omnes capt (er) positi pro veredicto suo in ha [...] parte dicendo, de prefat (er) I H. diuersorum pecuniarum summas, videlicet predict (er) T H .xl. d. predict (er) I B .xl. s̄. et predict (er) I C. quinque marcas .xx. die Octob. Anno. &c. apud &c. ceperunt, in dicii domini Regis nunc contemptum, ac contra formam ordinationis et concordie predict (er) &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), Ca. 3. statu [...]um de Anno. 7. Henri. 8. Capi. v. ꝙ R E. qui commuis laborariiis existit, seruicium leges dn̄i regis huc vs (que) facere recusat, nisi ipse per diem in hyeme recipere poss [...]t suum victum ac .ii. d. pro seruitio suo, in contemptum domini Regis, ac contra formam statuti in tali casu editi et prouisi. Et ali [...]er seruire et recusat recusauit per .ii. annos [Page 36]proximo ante diem captionis huius inquisicionis, &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er) ꝙ M W. die Iouis. &c. Anno &c. exitauit et procurauit I B. seruien̄ S O. in seruitio suo existen̄, Cap. iiii. statutū de an. 7. E. 3. Capi. ii. abire ab eodem seruitio suo et recedere, cuius quid procurationis p̄ textu idem I B. a seruitio dicti S O. tunc ibidem recessit, ꝙ idem M W. est communis procurator seruientium diuersorum legeorum dn̄i regis, ita ꝙ idem legei dn̄i Regis de huiusmodi seruient (er) ad negotia sua perinplend, multiplicit (ur) inquietat (er) existūt, idem (que) M w. huiusmodi eccitationes et procurationes continuauit per vnum annū proximo ante diē captionis huiꝰ in quisitionis, in dn̄i regis nunc contemptū. &c.

¶ Iur̄ dic. ꝙ S M. nunc seruiens W. L. cepit apud R. ad seruiendū eidem W L. in seruitio husbandrye apud K. a festo sancti Michaelis Archangeli, anno .iiii. domini Regis nunc, Capi. vi. Sta. edit (er) an. 7. H. 8. Capi. v. per vnum annum tunc proximo sequen̄, pro .xxx. s̄. in pecunia numerata, vnam togam, vnum capicium, vnum par calligarum, vnum par sotulorum ad valenc .vii. d. necnon cultut (ur) octo acr̄ terre, precii .x. s̄. contra formā statuti in huiusmodi casu edit (er) et prouisi. &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), Ca. 6. statut (er). 13. [...] 2. Cap. 3. quod vbi ordinat (ur) per diuersa statuta existit, quod nullus homo, qui lacius existit, leparios liciscas seu odorencecos teneat vel exerceat, nisi idem homo terr̄ ten̄ redditꝰ seu seruitia habeat ad valenciam .xl. s̄. ad minus, per annum, quidā tn̄ T F. qui terr̄ ten̄ reddit (ur) seu serui [...]. ad valorem .xl. s̄ per annum non habet, nec vn (quam) habuit. Statutum predictum [Page]minime ponderans, diuersos leporarios, liciscas, et odorencecos continue a festo sancti Michaelis anno. &c. vs (que) ad diem captionis huius inquisionis apud T. tenuit et exercuit, in domini Regis nunc contemptum, et contra formam statuti. &c.

¶ Et apres si mestr̄ soit, soit mise la mater en fait se lon (que) la demeanur̄.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), quod cum ordinat (er) sit et statututum, quod nullus laicus homo tenebit seu er e [...]cebit leporarios odorencecos liciseas ferelas seu r [...]tia vocat (er) (pursenettis) aut alia ingina ad venand, Cap. vii. Statutu de an. 12. Richard 2. cap. 13. nisi habeat terr̄ et ten̄ ad valenc .xl. s̄. per annum, quidam tamen I D. de F. et I F. de G nulla terra siue tenement (er) habentes, tenent et exercent, et quilibet eorum tenet et exercet leporarios liciscas et odorēcecos ad venand lepores cuniculos, fesianos, et perdices, et sit ipsi et eorum vter (que). xii lepores. xxiiii cuniculos .iiii. fecianos, et .xl. perdices, a festo Natalis domini. &c. anno. &c. vs (que) festum Oīm sanctorum tunc proxim̄ sequen̄ de E et a [...]portauit contra formam statuti predicti.

¶ Iur̄ dic. ꝙ I T. de W. in com̄. &c. I M. de eadem yoman, Cap. viii. statut (er) cō, tra vena et w S. de eadem husbandman custodiūt, et quilibet eorū custod hayes pursenettes et ferettes, et canes ad venandum, & nd habet, nec aliquis eorum habet terras ne (que) tenementa ad valentiā xl s̄. per annum, et sunt communes venatores, contra formam statuti inde editi et prouisi. Capi. vi. contra tran. &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), ꝙ cum in statuto parliamenti dn̄i E. nuper regis Anglie. 1. progenitoris dn̄i [Page 37]regis tunc apud West m̄. Anno regni .iii. tenti edito, gentes parcos. inter cetera contineat (ur) quod si aliquis malefactor in parcis vel viuariis, ad sect (er) quer̄ conuincar̄ bone et alte emende secundum modum delicti adiudicent (ur) secundum transgr̄. Et habeat malefactor huiusmodi prisonam trium annorum, et vlterius ad voluntatem domini regis redimatur, si habeat vnde redemi possit: et tunc securitatem inueniat, quod amplius nō malefaciat: si securitatem illam inuenire requirat, abiuret regnum, prout in eodē statuto plenius continetur, quidam I. statutum predictum minime ponderans, nec penam in eodē statuto verens, parcum domini regis ducatus sue Lancastrie, infra rapam de P. apud M. cum pluribus aliis ignotis ibidem sibi aggregatis, vi et armis, videlicet baculis arcubus et sagittis die et anno. &c. fregit, et in eo sine licentia et voluntate ipsius domini regis fugauit, et tres hinulos ipsius domini regis tunc et ibidem inuentus cepit, et asportauit, contra formam statuti predicti, ac contra Pacem domini regis. &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), ꝙ vbi ordinatum et statutum existat, Capi. x. Vbi vic̄ retourn̄ ꝙ nihil habet vbi pars sufficien̄ est. ꝙ quilibet legeus domini regis in regno suo Anglie de terris et tenementis sufficiens qui tam ad sectam ipsius regis quā partis sue prosecutis, per aliquem vic̄ seu sub vic. alicuius com̄ regni Anglie return̄, ꝙ nihil habet dum idem dominus Rex per exitus et proficua terrarum et tenementorum suorum respondete poterit, quidam tn̄ I C. nuper sub vic. T E nuper vic. com̄ N. proponens quend I C. de [Page]E. inquietare, ac certas pecuniarum summas ab eo extorquere, et slatutum predictum in hac parte indebite obseruare, ipsum I C. in quod breue de detincione carte et muniment (er), ad sectam R W▪ versus ipsum I C prosecut (er), sciticet termino Pasche. anno. &c. coram Iusticiar̄ domini Regis de communi banko returnabil, videlicet in oct (er) sancte Trinitatis. &c. returnauit, ꝙ idem I C. nihil habuit in balliua sua, per quod potuit attachiare, capiend pro returno illo de prefato R W. viginti denarios, vbi idem I C. ad tunc habuit, et adhuc habet in vills de E. infra balliuam suam terra et tenementa ad valenc. v marc. per annum, de quibus dominus rex, si dictus I C. in placito predicto coram prefatis Iusticiariis non comparuisset, responderi potuisset, cuiꝰ returni pretextu, quoddam breue de capiendo predictum I. C. a curia domini regis de communi bāco emanauit, per quod idem I C. die Martis proximo post festum sancti Iacobi Apli tunc proximo sequen̄, per I S. Balliuum itineranr̄ captus et arrestatus fuit, et ad prisonam de N. ductus et ibidem detentus fuit, quous (que) idem I C. tinē pro .xiii. s̄. iiii. d. vic. pro deliberatione sua habenda fecisset, ad magnam depauperationem ipsius I C. ac statutum predictum eneruationem, ac erituum et proficuorum domino Regi in huiusmodi casu pertin̄ siue prouenient (er) perditionem. &c.

¶ Cap. xi. Suꝑ stat (er) de au .xv. R. 2. ca. 2. Iur̄ present (er), ꝙ I L. R S. et alii, aggregat (er) sibi (quam) pluribus aliis malefactoribus, et pacis domini regis perturbatoribus, circa numerū [Page 38]ducentorum hominū modo route & riote ac modo insurrectionis, in conuenticuli illicitis, die anno. &c. ven̄ apud S P. in dicto com̄ vi et armis ac modo guernino arratatis, scilicet gladiis arcubus et sagittis, et ad tunc et ibidē in maneris de S. manuforti super possessionem domino Regis ibidem, ac super liberum tenementum I. comitis S. de predicto manerio intrauerunt, et dictum dominum regē extra possessionem dicti manerii, necnon predictum comitem extra possessionem liberi tenementi sui manerii predicti, cum munuforti, vt preferr̄, eie cerunt et expulerunt, et dictum dominum regem extra possessionem suam manerii predicti, et dictum comitem a libero tenemento suo ciusdē manerii sui, a dicto quarto die. Aprilis vs (que) ad diem. &c. tunc proximo sequent (er) continue manuforti, vt prefertur, tenuerunt, et adhuc tenent, et sic dictum comitem a libero tenemento suo eiusdem manerii in seruitio dicti domini Regis in partibus Francie, ac sub protectione eiusdem domini regis existenr̄, dicto die et anno. &c. cum manuforti vt preferr̄ eiecerunt (er) et disseisiuerunt, contra pacem dicti domini regis, ac contra formam diuersorum statutorum in hmōdi casu edit (er) et prouisorum, &c.

¶ Jur̄ present (er), Capi. xii. ꝙ cum in statuto in parliamē to domini Ric. nuper regis Anglie secūdi post conquestum, anno regni sui quinto tento edit (er) statutum existat, ꝙ nullus faciat ingressum in aliquas terras seu tenementa, nisi in casu quo ingressus datur per legem, & in illo casu nō manuforti, nec cum multitudine gentium, sed licito [Page]et quieto modo tantum, et si aliquis in contrarium fecerit, et inde debite conuictus fuerit, per imprisonamentum corporis sui puniatur, et ad voluntatem domini regis redimat (er), prout in statuto predicto plenius continetur, quid H C de S. in com̄ L. Peynter, die veneris, &c. Anno. &c. in vnum mesuagium cum pertinentiis in S. cuiusdam Iohannis T. de quo idem Iohannes S. ad tunc seisit (er) fuit in dominico suo, vt de feodo, ex domo et feoffamento Wilhel. S. et D A.eidem Iohanni S. et heredibus suis imperpetuū, per finem in cur̄ domini regis apud westm̄ inde leuar̄, in quod eidem H C. ingressus non datur per legem, apud S. illicito et inquieto modo, vi et armis, scilicet gladiis baculis. &c. fecit ingressum, in dicti domini Regis nunc contemptum, et ipsius I S. graue damnum, ac contra formam Statuti predicti. &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), Ca. xxii. statutum. de An. 8. F. 6. cap. sexto. ꝙ cum in statuto in parliamē to dn̄i H. vi. nuper regis Anglie apud W▪ anno regni sui .viii. tent (er) edit (er), inter cetera continear̄, ꝙ si aliqua persona de aliquibus terris vel tenementis manuforti expulsa sit vel disseisit (er), vel pacifice expellar̄, et postea manuforti extra teneatur, vel aliquod feoffamentum, vel discontinuatio inde post talem ingressum obius possessoris defraudand, et tollend, aliquo modo fiat, habeat pars in hat parte grauata versus talem disseisitorem, assisam noue dissessine, vel breue de transgressione. Et si pars grauat (er) per Assisam vel per Accionem transgress. recuperet per veredictum, vel alio modo [Page 56]per debitam legis formam inuenlar̄, quod pats defendens in terris et tenementis vi ingressa fuerit, vel ea per vim post ingressum suum tenuit, recuperet quer̄ damna sua ad triplum versus defendentem, et vlterius finem et redemptionem domino Regi faciat: quidem tamen I T. de F. in com̄ de E. yoman, et alii. &c. statutum predictum minine verent (er). &c. Anno &c. I B. de manerio de B. in A. in com̄. &c. manuforr̄ vicm baculis gladiis. &c. expulserunt, et disseisiuerunt, et ip sum sic expulsum et disseisitum a predict (er) die. &c, vs (que) diem &c. extra tennerunt, et adhuc extra tenent, in dicti domini regis contemptum, ac contra formā statuti pred. &c. vbi predictus I. nec antecessores sui, nec ali quis alius, cuius statum & possess. inde per .iii. annos continuauit. &c.

¶ Inquisic. Cap. xiiii statutum Anno. 8. Henri. 6. Capi. vi. capr̄. &c. apud &c super sacramentum &c. qui dicunt, ꝙ vbi T C. diu legitime et pacifice seisitus fuit in dominico suo, vt de feodo de manerio de N B. et quarta parte manerii de W. cum pertinentiis in comitatu predicto, et possessionem suam sic continuauit quousque T E. nupee de C. et alii. &c. vi, et armis, videlicet baculis, gladiis, arcubus, sagittis, loricis, duplodibus defens. palettis, lanceis, securibus guerinis, gonnes, balestis &c. die. &c. anno. &c. in pred manerium. &c. intrauerunt, et idem manerium. &c. a predict (er) die. &c. vs (que) ad diem. &c. cum huiusmodi potentia tennerunt et occupauerunt. &c. in magnam perturbationem domini regis, ac contra formam statuti in tali casu edit (er) et prouisi, vbi nullus [Page]eorum, nec aliquis alius, cuius statutū ipsi habuerunt, aut aliquis eorum aliquod habuit in eisdem maneriis. &c. aut in aliqua inde percella infra tres aunos proximo ante ingressum suum predem̄ ne (que) ako tempore precedent (er), ad noticiam Iur̄ predictum.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), Capi. xv. stat (er) H. 5. an. 1. ca. 3. de fabric̄ fact (er) & muniment (er). ꝙ cum in statuto in parliamē to domini H. nuper regis Anglie. 5. apud W. Anno regni sui primo tento edit (er), inter cetera concordatum existat, quod si alique persone ex earum conspiratione & contra, aliqua falsa factum munimenr̄ imaginati fuerint seu fabricauerunt, ac ea ad destruend et perturband possessiones et titulos legeorum domini regis predicti de possessionibus et titulis suis, pars is hac parte grauata habeat sectam suam ad recuperand dampna sua, et pars conuicta facies finem et redemptionem ad volunt (er) domini regis quid L D &c. et alii. &c. die. &c. ex eorum conspicatiōe & couina, diuersa falsa facta & munimenta vnum videlicet per quod quid G C. &c. totum statum suum, quem habuit, seu quouismodo habere potuit ex tunc in futurum, de vno mesuagio cum pertin̄. &c. et alia falsa facta et munimenta de terris et tenementis I H. &c. imaginati fuerunt et fabricauerunt, et eadem ad runc et ibidem pronunciari publicari & lege fecerunt ad destruend et perturband possesionem et titulum predicti I H. in terris et tenementis predictis, per quod idem I. de possessione sua terrarum et tenementorum predictorum grauit (er) turbatus et vexatus extitit, in domini Regis nunc contemptum, et ip sius [Page 40]I. dampnum C. lib. ac contra formam statuti predicti. &c.

¶ Iur̄ dicunt, Cap. xvi. statutum de liberatis pann [...] vel capic. ꝙ cum in statuto H. iiii. nuper regis Anglie apud w. anno. regni sui primo tē to edit (er) inter cetera ordinat (er) existat, quod nullus archipiscopus, episcopus, abbas, vel prior, nec aliquis alius ecclesiasticus vel temporalis cuinscun (que) status seu condicionis existat infra regnum Anglie, det aliquam liberatam panni, nisi solummodo familiaribus et officiariis suis, ac illis qui de consilio suo existūt tā spiritualibus (quam) temporalibus in vna lege vel in altera eruditis, sub pena faciend finem et redemptionem ad voluntatem domini regis: ac post modum in parliamento domini regis supradicti. Anno regni sui septimo tento ordinatum fuisset et statutum, ꝙ tā hoc statut (er) (quam) statutum de capiciis, tempore dn̄i Ric. nuper regis Anglie secundi post conquestum fact (er) firmiter tenerent (ur), custodirentur, et in debita executione ponerent (ur): addit (ur) eidem, quod si aliquis miles, vel aliqua persona minoris status, det aliquam liber atam panm vel capiciorum, contra formam statut (er) predict (er), incurrat penam centum solpro qualibet liberata, panni vel capiciorum domini regi, quotiens in contrarium statutotum vel ordinationum predict (er) fecerit, et ꝙ ipse, qui aliquam liberatam panni vel rapiciorum receperit, incurrat similiter penain quadraginta solidorum, soluend eidem domino regi, vt predictum est, et quod ipse, qui in hoc casu sequi voluerit, habeat medietatem talium penarum pro labore suo. Et quod pene [Page]predicte nullo modo perdonentur, Ac in Statuto in parliamento Henrici quinti nuper Regis Anglie apud w. anno regni sui octauo tento edit (er) ordinatum et stabilitum exist it, quod cū ordinatum sit per diuersa statuta fact (er) temporibus nobilium progenitorum ipsius regis, ꝙ nullus miles, siue aliquis alius de minore stat (er) daret aliquam liberatem pannorum seu capiciornm aliquibus, nisi familiaribus, et officiariis suis et hominibus in vna lege, vel in altera erudit (er), sub pena. C. s̄ ^. de donatore, et xl. s̄. de receptore leuand totiēs quotiens fecerint, in contrarium statut (er) predict (er), et ꝙ ipse, qui pro sequi voluerit, habeat vnam medietatem pene predicte, post (quam) huiusmodi delinquentes debita conuicti fuerint, et ꝙ Iustic ad assisas capiend et Iustic. pacis in quolibet com̄ regni Anglie, habeant potestatem de tempore in tempus in fessionibus suis inquirend de maneriis predictis, et illas audiend et terminand. prout in statuto predict (er) plenius continetur: quidam I L. nuper de C. in comitatu predicto yoman, & alii quand. liberatam panni videlicet cuilibet eorū vnam togam coloris. &c. de R L. de S. armiger qui falimiares siue officiarii sui, aut de consilio suo in vna lege, ve [...] alt (er)a eruditi non existūt apud S. in com̄ predicto die. &c. Anno. &c. receperūt, easd. togas a dict (er) die. &c. vs (que). &c. vsi fur runt, et quilibet eorum vsus fuit, in domini regis nunc contemptum, et contra formam statutorom et ordinac. predict (er).

¶ Iur̄ present (er), Ca. xvii. Contra. qd vbi le skeyne de worstede, de quo pannus de worsted fieri debeat, et consueuit [Page 41]iuxta consuetudinem legis domini Regis continerit, skeines de worstede et ab intimo tempore vsitat (er) continebat .xl. filos, vendi deberet et consueuit pro certo precio, quidem tamen I H. de. &c. et P. G. de. &c. die, &c. Anno. &c. apud. &c. vendider̄ diuersa skneines de worstede, videlicet. r. vn̄ vnū continebat. 30. et aliud. 20. &c. cuidam I D. et altis legeis domini Regis deceptorie vendiderūt seperatim, affirmand eiusdem emp [...]oribus ꝙ les skeyues continebāt debitam quantitatē huiusmodi deceptionem cōtinuandam a dicto die. &c. vsque diem captionis huius inquisitionis, in contemptum domini regis, et populi sui magnam deceptionem. &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er) ꝙ I S. Abbas de B. person siue rector ecclesie de E. in com̄ S. dioc. Ca. xviii. Cantra prosequē res in cucia cristian̄. Cantu ar̄ die. &c. anno. &c. apud H. in com̄ M. quendā W S. de L. carpent (er) in cur̄ ▪ christianitatis, videlicet in curia Henrici archiepiscopi Cant (er) to tius Anglie primat (er), corā magistro W P. tunc auditore causarum ipsius archiepiscopi audied, proc̄. fuit et implicitauit, de eo ꝙ idem w. redderet eidem Abbati decimas de grossis arboribus ipsius W. apud B. nuper crescent (er) ꝑ nomen huis verbi, Silue sidue, videlicet de centum quercubus vitra etatem C. annorum .xl. quirc̄ de etate .xxx. annorum, et amplius ante succisionem earund existefi, et predict (er) W. de ea occasione .iiii. die Iulii tunc proximo sequent (er) apud H. predict (er) per quend T B. citari fecri, ad comparend et respondend super premissis, in predicta curia predieti archiepiscopi, coram pre sato magistro W P. apud London̄ in e [...]cieira [Page]sancti E. in warda de B. et diuersas sententias in ipsum W. iune et ibidem, occasione p̄ missa, fulminari, et contra ipsum adiudicari fecit, in domini Regis contemptum, et contra formam statuti de prouisoribus nuper edit (er): et quod I. S. de. C. in comitatu predicto, et alit (er) &c. die. &c. Anno. &c. querelas predict (er), loquelas, siue placira apud H in Comitatu predicto pro parte predict (er) abbatis manutenerunt et sustentauerunt, in dict (er) domini Regis contemptum, et contra formam statuti contra manutentores et sustentores querelatum nuper editi et prouisi &c.

¶ Iut (er) present (er), Cap. xix. Statu. de an. 18. Hē 6. cap. 12. quod I P. nuper de T. in tomitar̄ predicto gentylman, et alti, vna cum aliis (quam) pluribus personis adhuc ignot (er), contra legem domint regis ac formam statutorū in huiusmodi casu prouisorum conspiratione et couina apud T. predict (er) die. &c. Anno &c. habit (er) diuersis tēporibus poli ea simul vnit (er) confederati et turati falso fraudulenter et maliciose vener̄ ad vindicand, periurband, destruend placitād adnihilland, et tinaliter adnulland, fideles et innocentes legeos dicti domini regis pro lucto ad eorum proprium vsum captend societatem ingerunt, et ad inuicem turauerunt, ad simul star dum contra dictum dominum Regem, et quouscunque legeos suos in omnibus et singulis materiis placites et querelis per ipsos et eorum quemliber motis seu moueudis. Et si eorum aliquis cum aliquo placita materiam, seu querelam mouerit quod ipsi et eorum quiliber cum eo, sic materiam querelam seu placitum [Page 42]monere, state, et perseuerare dederent et deberet. Et si aliquis eorum aliquam qaerelam seu placitum nomine alterius persone cuiusrunque versus aliam personam super se assumpserit manutenend, ertunc eorum quilibet querelam sectam seu placit (er) predict (er), tanquam querelam sectam seu placitum nomine eorum prosecuta, manuteneret faueret et teneret recto veritate Iusticiar̄ & iure omnino post positis et sublar̄: Virtute quorum vnitionis conspirationis turamenti confederationis et manutentionis predictorum I P. et alii sic in vno globati et iurati postea videlicet die. &c. Anno. &c. conspiratione inter eos apud C. prehabita quendam I H. de eo quod ipse die. &c. Anno. &c. vnum equum precii. &c. de bonis et cattallis predictus I P. apud S. inuelit (er) felonice furat (er) fuit cepit et abduxit, false et maliciose indictati procutauerunt. Et predictus I P. et alii modo et forma predict (er) vniti et confederati diuersa falsa placita sectus querelas innumerabilia tam nominibus eorum propriis (quam) nominibus aliarum personarum eis false et maliciose congregatis et vnitis prosecuti fuerunt, et manutenerunt, et indies prosequuntur et manutenent, videlicet predictus I P. ad hundredum domini P. militis apud S. predict (er) xiiii. die. Anno. &c. tent (er) eodem I. ad tunc balliuo eiusdem hundred existen̄ ad statū it possessionis R S. et A vxoris sue adnulandum. Et pro eo quod ad quamlibet curiā hundred ibidem successiue tenend predict (er) R. vxorem suam ibidem producere nequicet, ita [Page]quod excessiua amerciament (er) in statu eorum de pauperationem fierint et euenetint considecat (er) taxator̄ amerciament (er) Curie predicie semper de couina predicta I P. exstiterunt, tredecim querelas de placito transgressionis nomine wilhelmi yoman, quatuor querelas transgressionis nomine willm Edmūdi abs (que) vera materia seu iusta causa seperatim versus predictum Robertum Symon et Agnetem leuauit et mecauit, ac predict (er) queren (er) huiusmodi querelas leuare procurauit. &c.

Capi. xx. Vbi iur̄ nō possūt cusc diem inter pertes q̄ arrestat (er) fuerunt.¶ Iur̄ presentant, quod quum Ioannes Coke de W. &c. marchant, et I S. de W. &c. Iur̄ nuper inter alios Iur̄ comitatui Buckyngham, per vicecomitem B. inpanellati, postea per cundem vicecomitem per graues terrarum, et catallorum suorum exitus virtute breuis dn̄i regis eidem vicecomiti inde direct (er) district (er) fuis sent ad comparēdum in curia domini regis coram ipso rege apud W. in crastino animarum An. &c. ad triand quend exitum inter dominum regem et I E. Iusi in placit (er) debiti. xl. li. quas idem dn̄s rex a prefato I E. exigit ad patriam in cadem curia iunctum, et eidem I C. et I S. die sabbati. &c. quarto die placito de crastino predicto, in placito dn̄i Regis apud villam de Westm̄ pretextu district (er) predicte versus curiā predictam coram dn̄o rege in magna aula plaritorum ipsius regis venissent ad comparendū tunc in eadem curia, predictus I E. alt as dict (er) I E. nuper de Mid. in comitatu B. Gentylman precipiens et supponens Iur̄ predict (er) super exitu predict (er) ad quartum diem predict (er), si [Page 43]predict (er) I C. et I S. coram domino Rege conparerent, capi debuisse, et iuratores iur̄ illius veredictum suum pro domino Rege, et versus eundem I E. de premissis dicere voluisse mathinans, quod dominum regem de captione iurar̄ predict (er) calide differre et defraudare, et predict (er) I C. et I S. indebite pregrauare predict (er) die Sabbati quosdam T H. de S. in comitatu S. yoman, et R F. de S. in eodem comitatu yoman, valectos et ministros Curie Mareschalcie hospicii domini regis apud villam westmonaster̄ predict (er) conduxit exitauit et procurauit predict (er) I C. et I S. pretextu cuiusd am precepti de curia marescalcie hospicii predicti eisdem T. et R. ad ipsos I & I. pro securitate pacis per ipsos inueniendum, arrestandum direct (er), et per ipsum I C. subdole prosecuti, et ipsos ad prisonam, et coram domino Rege ad diem illum comparetent ducendum, quorum quidem conductionis excitationis procurationis et precepti pretextu, eidem T H. et R F. predict (er) die sabbati, circa horam octauam ante nonam prefat (er) diei eodem regis et I S. tunc in predicto palatio domini regis versus predictam curiam domini regis corans ipso domino rege in forma, et ex causa predict (er) venient (ur) in eodem palatio in villa westmon̄ sedentibus tunc et appertis in magna aula tunc predict (er) cur̄ domini Regis cancellarie Banci regis et communis Banci arrestauerunt et ceperunt, et ipsos I C. et I S. obdurerunt in prisonam marescalē predicti a predicto die sabbati vs (que) diem lune tunc proxim o sequent (er). [Page]quominu [...] ipsi coram domino rege in curia sua predicta codem die sabbati, quando iurata pre dicia in eadem curia exacta tuit, comparere potuer̄ detinuer̄, per ꝙ iurata predicta ad cundem diem remansit capiend pro defectu iuratorum idem I C. et I S. graues exitus predictus super ipsos in ac parte return̄ amiserūt, videlicet quilibet corum .xx. s̄. in contemptum et preiudicium domini regis predicti, amissionis debiti sui predicti periculum manifestum, ac predictorum I C. et I S. damnum nō modicum et grauamen, vnde perniciosum orietur exeinplum, et audatia temeratia delinquend, nisi. congruum et debitum remedium in premissis apponatur. &c.

¶ Inquirat (ur) pro domino Rege, Cap. xxi. [...]cussii in Anl [...] Wetr [...]n̄. de eo ꝙ vbi I C. et sotii sui Iustitiar̄ domini R, de Banco apud W. preceperunt I B. vnt seruienciū seu proclamatorum dicto Regis de banco predicto quod idem I B. at rest aret I C. et ipsum eorū prefatis Iustic. immediate duci facere ad inueniend suffic. secutitatem pacis cuidam F G. et cuncto populi domint regis, et ipsum per bar ram banci regis ibm̄ ex causa predict (er) arrestane rit, et ipsum coram prefat (er) Iustic. duci voluerit ad inueniendum securitatem predictam in forma predicta, si predict (er) T C. tunc ibidem cāc ellar̄ Anglie, ac Iustic. domini regis in curiis suis ibidem sedent (er), et materias et causas ipsius regis et populi sui regni sui Anglie assidue at teudentibus, longum daggarfi suum extraxit et in prefatum I B. insultum fecit, et ipsum interfecisse voluit, nisi pet circumstantes th [...] grosse [Page 44]impeditus fuissent, et arestum illud fregit, et rescussum fecit, et abinde in sanctuarium Westmonasterii velociter currend daggarū (que) predict (er) in manu sua extract (er) alta voce clamando, et hominibus suis tunc et ibidem eristent (er) dicendo, occidete rusticum, qui me sic vt premittitur, arrestare voluit, in domini Regis ac curiarum suarum contemptum manifestū, nec non huiusmodi malefactoribus malum exemplum, nisi citius in hac parte apponat (ur) remedium, &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), Ca. xxii. Statu. de 15. E. 3. Cap. ii. quod W. A. de B. &c. die &c. an &c. apud M. et P. diuersis hominibus scilicet I P. R S. et R A. ividem obuiand et cum frument (er) et orded ad mercet (er) de B. veniend .iiii. quarteria frumenti secum ibidem inuent (er) contra formam statuti edit (er) et prouisi forstallauit per quod ad mercatum predictum minime vemre curarunt. Et dicunt super sacramentum suum, quod predict (er) W. est cōmunis forstaliafor et regrator diuersorum victualium ad mer catum predict (er) et alia mercat (er) in dicto comit (er) S ducend ad graue dampnum populi domini regis in eodem comitatu commorancium, et contra Statutum inde nuper fact (er) edit (er) et prouisum. &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), Capi. 23. Stain. de Anno. 25. E. 3. cap. vlt (er) & an. 3. E. 3. ca. 4. quod I E. P S. extortiue die. &c. anno. &c. apud &c. in contemptum domi ni Regis arrestauet (ur) et abdurerunt certa bona et cattalla Ioanni C. videlicet se [...] cociearea argenti, et alia diuersa vtensilia domus ad va lenciam. &c. in grauissimam preiudicium do mini Regis, et absque warrant (er), seu causa racionabili. [Page]Et quod predict (er). &c. predict (er) die et anno fuerunt cōmunes opressores et extortores bonorum▪ &c. legeorū dicti dommi regis. &c.

¶ Iur̄ diennt, Ca. xxiiii ꝙ cum in statuto domini regis Hentici quarti, nuper regis Anglie. An. regni sui. vii. &c. ac in stat (er) in parliamento dn̄i Henrict sexti bone memorie anno regni sui octauo apud W. tent (er) et edit (er), inter cetera contineat (ur), ꝙ nō aliciat alicui, cuiuscun (que) status gradus seu conditionis fuerit, dare aliquam liberatam vestur̄ vel capitr̄ alicui persone, nisi tantummodo familiaribus officiariis balliuis et seruientibus suis, ac aliis hominibus de consilio suo in vna lege seu altera eruditis, sub pena centum solidorum de terris et tenementis bonis et catallis huiusmodi liberat (er) dant (ur), et quadraginta solidorum de terris et tenementis bonis et catallis hususmodi liberat (er) recipient (er) siue vtent (ur), totiens quociens aliquam liberat (er) contrarium statut (er) predict (er) dat (er) seu receptum fuerit, leuandum: quidam tamen R B. de C. in comitatu▪ Huntyngdon armig. statuta predicta minime ponderans, quandam liberatam vestur̄ videlicet diuersas to gas coloris frost medowe quibusdam I de B. yoman. &c. S C. de eodem yoman, qui non sūt nec vnquam fuer̄ seruient (er) offic. seu familiar̄ ipsius R B. nec in lege vna seu alt (er)a aliqualiter erudit (er) ant instruct (er) die. &c. Anno. &c. apud. &c. dedit et distribuit. Et predict (er) I et S. easdem togas de prefato R. eisdem die anno, et loco, contra formam statutotum predictorum receperunt, et eisdem togis continue a predicto die. &c. vs (que). &c. apud E F. [Page 45]P. et S. vsi fuerunt, in contempium domini regis, legis (que) sue dedecus manifestum, ac contra formam statutorum predictorum. &c.

¶ Indictament (er) transgr̄ contra pacem et ad dampnum partis.

IUr̄ dicunt, quod I C. primo die Aprilis. Capi. i. Anno. &c. apud B. de essend de consilio I H. ad bonum, et sanum consiiium iuxta illius sciencie exigentiam, eidem I H. impendend in omnibus et singulis materiis terris et tenementis suis in Comitatu H. et B. qualitercunque tangent (ur), et precipue erga quemdam Wishelmum S. ius clamar̄ et exigent (er) in manerio de Middelsex cum suis pertinenciis, eiusdem Ioh. H. in dicto comitatu H. et B. pro certa pecunie summa vicm pro quatuor marcis. &c. prefato Iohanni pre manibus solut (er) retent (ur) fuit, ac idem I H. cartas et muaimenta ius et titulum manerii sui predicti, q̄ sibi in hac parie pertinebant, dicti Iohn̄ C. vt consilio suo ad tunc et ibidem ostendebat, et et inde noticiam fecit deuudauit et informauit, dictus (que) I C. machinas falso et callide ad decipiend et defraudend predict (er) I H. de iure titulo et possessione manerii sui predicti ammoner̄ et penitus exheredare, apud B. predict (er), die &c se obeulit essend de consilio predict (er) W. S. in hac parte, et secreta ius et titulum predict (er) [Page]I H. manerii sui predicti prefatus w S. plene exposuit denudauit et demonstrauit, excitand et procurand et consilium prebend eidem W. S. ab impetradū et prosequendum quandam assisam noue dissisue de libero tenemento in N R. et S. videlicet de manerio predicto. &c. quarum quidem exposicionis, demonstrationis, procurationis pretextu, idem W S. inde quoddam brtue originale assise noue disseisine die. &c. Anno. &c. versus prefatum I H. arram̄ coram dilectis et fidelibus domini Regis I C. et M O. ed tunc Iusticiatiis ipsius domini regis ad assisam illam capiend assign̄, et die lune prorino ante. &c. assisa predict (er) coram predict (er) I C. et M O. presentia cuiusdā E N. non expectat (er), virtute breuis domini Regis si non omnes adtunc et ibidem capt (er) idem W S. recuperauit versus predictum I H. per iudicium inde in hac parte redditum, tam seisinam manerii predicti per recognit (er) assise illius, (quam) C lib. pro dampnis suis, que sustinuit occasione disseisine illius Et sic predict (er) I C. ipsum I H false et frudulenter decepit, in depauperationem, destructionem, adnihilationem, et exheredationem dicti I H. manifestas. &c.

¶ Iur̄ presentant, ꝙ T F. de I. &c. die. &c. an. &c. in Henricum serutent (ur) T V. apud I insultum fecit, Capi. ii. et ipsum adtunc et ibidem verberanit et vulnerauit et ipsum H vt et armis, scilicet. &c. cepit arrestauit et imprisonauit; et ipsum sic in prisona detenuit, quous (que) idem H. finem pro. xl. s̄. pro deliberatione sua in hac ꝑte h [...]bend cum prefat (er) T. fecit, et alia enormia [Page 46]ibidem perpetrauit, contra pacem domini regis tunc. &c.

¶ Iur̄ presentant, ꝙ I A. de C. vnus ballinorum libertat (er). &c. die. &c. Anno. &c. arrestauit quend B. apud W. cum. xl. ouibus cuiusdam I D. per eundem B. apud W. felon̄ furat (er), Capi. iii. ad balenc. &c. qui quidem I A. dictum D. per ipsum aut per vnum Balliuorum libertatis. &c. die anno et loco predictis, vt predicitur, sic arrestar̄, extra custodiam suam voluntarie euadere permisit, et oues predict (er) tunc et ibidem, sciens predictū D. eas in forma predict (er) furat (er) fuisse, ad vsum suum proprium habuit et percepit, vnde dicto domino Regi est responsurus. &c.

¶ Iur̄ presentant, Cap. iiii. quod R T. R L. et alii ignoti, die. &c. anub. &c. venerunt apud M. et ibidem in quodam campo vocato w. foderunt in quodam monte ex parte Australi regie vie ibidem, que ducit a villa S. vs (que). &c. in quo quidem monte idē R T. &c. inuenerunt thesaurum absconditum, scilicet argentum & aurum cunatum ad summam C. lib. & amplius, et thesaurum illud viet armis inde ceperunt & abduxerunt vnde dn̄o regi sunt responsuri. &c.

¶ Iur̄ presentant, Capi. v. ꝙ quid T. comes Glouc. tempore regis E. 4. vicm anno. regni sui octauo seisitus fuit de manerio de C. cum pertin̄ in C. et N. et manerium illud de ipso E. filio regis E tenuit in capite per seruitiū militare, vicm ꝑ seruitium octaue partis vniꝰ feod militis: ꝙ quid manerium valet per annum .xx. marc. vltra repris. et inde feoffauit I W. habendum sibi et [Page]heredibus suis imperpetuum, licentia regis inde non obtent (er), qui quid I. virture feoffamenti predicti inde seisitus fuit in dominico suo vt de feodo, et inde feoffauit H T. havendum sivi et heredibus suis imperpetuum, idemque H virtute feoffamenti illius fuit inde seisitus in dominico suo vt de feodo, et inde postea feoffauit F w. havendum. &c. licentia regis inde non obtenta, qui quidem F. virtute. &c. fuit seisitus. &c. idemque F W exitus et proficua de manerio predicto proueniētia per .xxiiii. annos proximo ante diem captionis huius inquisitionis elapsos, ad vsum suum proprium habuit et percepit. &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), Capi. v. quod I S. die. &c. An. &c apud H. vi & armis, aggregatis sibi (quam) plur̄ malefact (er) ignotis, et pacis domini regis perturbatoribus armatis, et modo guerrino arraiatis, ad magnum numerum, iniuriam sibi factam vt dicitur, per suam propriam potestatem, quasi regalem potestatem vindicand et corrigendum, magnum affraiamentum ad tunc et ibidem (quam) pluribus de populo domini Regis fecit, sicque causa alius congregationis tota patria ibidem magnum terrorem tunc ibidem sustinuit, ad graue dampnum illius partis et malum ere in plum legeorum domini Regis sub lege sua gubernat (er). &c.

¶ Iur̄ presentant, Capi. vi. quod R B. nuper de O &c. vnus ministorum E H. nuper uicecomit (er) co [...] Oron̄ existen̄ die. &c. anno. &c. ab batē de C. &c. personaliter adeundo, dicens, quod idem R. cundem abbatem sb indictamento de non, [Page 47]nullis malefactis, vnde per quorundam suorū emulorum laborem, ipsum abbatem asseruit fore indictat (er), indempnem conseruauit, cum aliis subdolis imaginationibus et cauillationibus deceptoriis, diuersas denariorum summas et donare eundem abbatem proturauit, et cōmouit, cuius rei pretextu idem abbas .xx. denar̄ eidem R. vt sibi circa premissa foret fauorabilis et defensor, prout idem Ric̄. constant (er) promisit, tunc ibidem debet, quibus receptis, dictus R. perpendens se in hac parte secundum suam voluntatem non digne remuneratum, noua inuenta imaginatione, vt maiores pecunie summa [...] de eodem abbate extorqueret, post modum scilicet sexto die Oetobris anno eiusdem regis .xxvi. apud E. in turno predict (er) vicec̄ ibidem tenr̄, prefatum abbatem de diuersis Feloniis, et malefactis, in quantum potuit omnimod viis et modis illicitis et deceptoriis indictar̄ iniestabat & procurabat, post ea scilicet die, &c. tunc proximo sequente, idem R. cum aliis seruientibus dicti vicecomitis, adiit prefatum ab batem apud G. affirmans et asserens subdole, deceptorie, et fraudulenter quod predictus abbas indictatus existeret ad dictus turnum de diuersis Feloniis et raptibus mulierum, quum sic non fuerit: qua de causa dictum abbatem arrestare oportebat, et illum vsque castrum Oxon̄ ducere intendebat asserens ipsum abbatem ibidem moraturum, quousque ad proxunam deliberationem gaole ibidem tenendam, vnde predictus abbas tubore concuisus, vehementer formidans se [Page]se incarcerari examine infamand, necnon prelatie sue honestatem non modice inficiend, acdomus sue depauperationem, et scandalum manifest (er), cum ipsius pro pace sua tractare cepit, putans omnia vera sibi per ipsos relata fuisse: qua de causa idem abbas pro pace honore et dimissione sua in hac parte habendum tunc et ibidem dedit dicto R. nomine magistri sui vicecom̄, rentum solidos, et pro se et socits suis seruient (er) dicto vic. tunc ibidem existentibus quadraginta solidos, quos ipsi tunc ibidem deceperunt, ad graue damnum et scandalum dicti abbatis, et in depauperationem domus sue predicte, ac contra pacem et legem domini regis. &c.

¶ Iur̄ presentant, quod est, et a tempore quo non extat memoria fuit, Cap. viii et esse consueuit apud villam de A. in com̄ Mid quoddam antiquum commune per spacium vnius miliarii eidem ville adiacens, pro omnibus hominibus et tenent (er) infra villam predictam moram trahentibus, cum bobus, affris, porcis, bidentibus, et aliis aueriis suis per totum annum infra commune predictum depascend, quodque omnes illi infra villam predictam moram trahentes, a tempore quo memoria hominum non existit, infra villam predictam, communiam pro aueriis suis predictis ibidem habere dederent et consueuerunt quous (que) R C. cum altis ignotis de couina sua ei associatis, vi et armis, scilicet gladiis, baculis, vogis, faleastris, accubus, et sagittis, die. &c. anno &c. apud E. in parrochia de A. predict (er) de iniutia sua ꝑpria [Page 48]et abs (que) titulo clameo seu possessione per ipsum habitis C C. acr̄ terr̄ arrabiles ibidem cum cepibus & fossatis sibi inclusit et obstupauit, et illas sic inclusas & obstupat (er); vt seperale solum suum a predicto die. &c. vs (que). &c. tenuit et decupauit, in preindic̄ et damnum omniū hominum et tenentium predictorum, et ad nocument (ur) et impediment (ur) omnium vicinorum, terr̄ infra commune predict (er) habentium, necnon cotra consuetud predictam, et contra pacem dictt (er) domini regis. &c.

¶ Iurator̄ presentant, quod R S. nuper de L. &c. et I S. nuper de. &c. nuper complices et de societate, Capi. ix. false et notorie predit (er) Iohannis Cade defuncti die. &c. Anno. &c. vi et armis. &c. videlicet, &c. ac aliis armis defensiuis apud S in com̄ Surr̄ modo riotose, ac que insurrectionis insurrexerunt, et in diuersis conuenticulis ad tunc et ibidem se associauerunt, et ipsi ac alii rebelles ignot (er) ad tunc et ibidem inter se cōmunicauerunt de dn̄o rege, et dixerunt, vt delicet ꝙ idem dn̄s rex fuit apd Kyllynworth et misit nūcios suos vs (que) partes Boriales, ad congregandum populos ipsius Regis, ad destruend predictum Iohannem Cade adtunc capitaneum dictorum malefactorum. Et quod dominus Rex non potuit aliquos homines de parte predict (er) Boriali secum congregar̄, et si ipsi essent homines vnanimi assensu et voluntate ad tunc ipsi omnes homines infra regnum Anglie contra eos dicentes, ac quam plura alia verba contra dictum Regem et regnum suum Anglie inhonesta et, contumeliosa, et [Page]malesonantia publicautrunt et vttetanet (ur), pro potentes dfim tegem depriuare de regimine et gubernatione regni sui Anglie, in preiudicium et contemptum dicti regis manifestum, & cōtra pacem eiusdem dn̄i regis. &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), ꝙ I B. de L. &c. die. &c. An. &c vi et armis seslicet. &c. apud D. cepit et imparcauit duos equos precii. vi. marc. de bonis E F. et eos sic imparcatos per vnam evdomadā extunc proximo sequen̄ ibidem in quodam castello detinuit, ita ꝙ idem equiea de causa interierunt, contra pacem dn̄i regis nunc &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), ꝙ I B. die. &c. anno. &c vi et ar mis scilicet. &c. L. ones T N. precii. x. xi. apud D. cepit et impercauit, et cas ibidē sic imperca tas, per tres dies extunc promximo sequen̄ deci nuit, ita ꝙ. xl. oues de ouibus predictis multiplicit (er) deteriorate fuerunt, et. xl. oues residue ad vsum suum proprium retimuit, et ad huc r [...] tinet, contra pacem dn̄i regis nunc. &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er), ꝙ I C. de B. &c. die. &c. In. &c apud B. pred in A C. constabular̄ dn̄i Regis in ead villa, faciendo exequando (que) officium suum, insultum fecit, magnam affraiamentum ibidem faciend, in contemptum domini Regis ac contra pacem. &c. ac populi sui malum et ꝑniciosum exemplum. &c.

¶ Iur̄ presentant, ꝙ W B. nuper de L. armiget, et R N. &c. die. &c. Anno. &c. apud pacochiam N. in alia et regia via ducente a M veesꝰ H. subtus parcum de N. in comitatu M. vi et armis, scilicet. &c. aggregatis sibi ꝙ plueibus aliis malefactoribus ignotis modo guetrino [Page 49]atraiatis, vt insidt (er)atores viatum iacuerunt in insidiis capiend A. que fuit vxor R S. et ipsam A. ad tunc & ibidem in pace dei et dn̄ire gi [...] tunc existentē et transeuntem versus capel lam. &c. rapuerunt, et eum cum quodam manutergio ad dorsum cuiusdam seruient (er) predicti W. ignoti equitantis fortiter et violenter ligauerunt, et eam sie ligatam abinde ad loc [...] ignota cariauerunt et adduxerunt, ac quendam equum ipsius A. coloris nig [...]i, precii. xl. s̄. tunt ad parochiam predictam inuent (er) vi et armis vitm gladifs, arcubus, et sagittis ceperunt et abduxerunt, necnon cellam frenum et totum apparatum equi predicri ad valencis̄. &c. de bonis et cattallis ipsius A. tunc et ibidem inuentis vi et armis predict (er) ceperuut er asportauetunt, contra pacem domini regis. &c.

¶ Iur̄ dicunt, Ca. xiiii. ꝙ quum. D B. [...]ie. &c. an. &c. in feodo suo apud W. pro cons. & [...]eruitio sibi debit (er) per H C serutentem sunm quedam aueria capi fecissit, et id H. aueria ilia secuudum iegē et consuetudinem regni Anglie ibid impercat (er) voluisset H C. de N. &c. aueria illa vi et armis scilicet. &c. recussetunt, et alia enormia &c. ab graue dampnum. &c. at contra pacem dicti domini regis. &c.

¶ Inr̄ dic̄, Capi. xv. ꝙ cum quid N R. de B. in com̄. &c husbandmā in cur̄ Rogeri prioris Elien̄ hundt (er) sui de Woford in com̄ predicto infra libertatem sancti Eitheldrede, per diuersas querelas ad sectam T E. clerici in quadā actione debiti iiii. li viii. s̄. alias implacitat (er) et legittime condempnet (er) extitisset, super quo secundum legem [Page]Anglie et cons. cut (er) predict (er) a toto tempore quo non extar memoria vsitata et approbata, diuersa breusa seu precepta a cur̄ predict (er) emanatunt et direct (er) fuerunt R E. balliuo libertatis predict (er), ac ministro cur̄ p̄dict (er), ad fieri, faciend. de bonis et catallis dict (er) N R. in balliue sua inuēt (er) dict (er). iiii. li viii. s̄. s eos ad habend in cuē predict (er) ad certum diem in dict (er) precepto speciticat (ur), predict (er) T E.iuxta legem regni Anglie et approbatam tunc et ibidē in deliberand, cū (que) idem E. secundo die Nouembris. Anno regni regis Henri. septimi. 1. per Edn̄i W.et R B. seruien̄ at subballiuos suos ac, ministros cur̄ predicte apud B. infra libertatem predistam, nec non iurisdictionem Curie predicte .xl. oues ipsi us N R. ad fierifaciend inde dict (er). iiii.li.viii. s. iuxta exigent (ur) precept (er) predic (er) ligittime capi setifsat, quidam. W P. canomcus T E.et alii. &c. aggregat (er)eis (quam) plut (er) aliis malefactoribus, et pacis domini Regis perturbatoribus ignotis die et anno supradict apud B. vi et armis, scilicet gladiis, gleyuis. &c. in predictum. Edn̄i et Robeetum B. in exequend precept (er) insultum fecerunt, et ipsum verberanerunt vulnerauerunt, necnon dict (er) .xi. oues sic ꝑipsos vt p̄mittitur, iuste et legittime capt (er), extra possessionem dictorum. Edi et Roberti penitus ceperunt et rescusserunt, contra pacem domini Regis, contemptum legis sue, necnon libertatis cur (ur) ac conseruationis predict (er) deroga tionem et detrimentum manifestum. &c.

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☞ Presentatio nocumentorum. &c.

IUr (er) present, Capi. s. Sturatū Winton̄ ꝙ A B. qui tennit quand culturam terre apud K voc̄ G. in dominico suo vt de feodo adiacent (er) regie vie ibidē dumos et spinas tam in quodam fossatum terre illius infea spacium centum pedum a via illa (quam) a via predicta crescentꝑ ratione tenur [...] terre illius et secundum formam statuti wynton̄ succidere et asportare debet et consueuit. Et die ꝙ dumi et spine predict (er) tam in fossat (er) p̄ dicto (quam) in via predicta pro defectu successionis modo, scilicet octauo die Iulii. An. regni regis Henrici .v. &c. tam alte et tam dense crescunt, contra formam statuti predicti, ꝙ nulius fidelium legiorum domini Regis per viam illam ab (que) graue periculo latronum transire potest ad graue nocumentum totius populi domini regis per viam illam transen̄tis, ac contra. &c. ¶ Iut (ur) presentant, ꝙ est qued silua apud G. in comit (er) D. voc. S. wode, Capi. i. quam quidem siluam G. mastiter sancti E. a tempore quo. &c. ratione terre silue predicte adiac. cum palis et sepibus obstupare debet solebat et consueuit. Et ꝙ sliua predict (er) ob defectū dicti magistri nunc aperta et non obstupat (ur) erisc̄. ad graue dampdum et nocument (er) omnium tenentium et conmorantium in G. predict (er). &c.

¶ Iur̄ present (er) ꝙ est quodꝑ fossatum apud A. in comitat (ur) predicto, Cap. ii. cont (er) in longitudinc decem pertic. iuxta regiam viam ibidem duc. &c. cum [Page]terra mabulo petris et fimo ita obstupat (er) et repiet (er) pro defectu mundationis et reparationis euisodem fossati, per quod aqua que in tossat (ur) illud discenderet, et per idem tossatum curreret folebat, dictam regiam viam dn̄i regis ibidem adiacen̄ quolibet tempore pluurali su (er)undat, et cum tanta aqua est replera, quod homines tam equestres (quam) pedeitres per viam illam trā siuntes, abs (que) magno periculo & rerum suatum pardicione pertransire non possunt, ad graue nocument (er) totius populi dn̄i regis ꝑ pred viam tr [...]siunt (er), et tocius populi ibidem commor̄: ꝙ quidem lossarum I E. ratioe terratum suarum, fossat (er) predict (er) ividem adiacen̄, reperari escurare et mundare debet, et quod predict (er) I B. et omnes alii, quorum statum idem I. habet in tett̄ predictis, soffar̄ predictꝑ a tempore qua non extat memoria reparare mundare et escutare debuerunt consueuer̄. &c.

¶ Iur̄ p̄sent (er), ꝙ est quedā guttura in regia via apuod L. intra villam de S. per quam aque de T. effluet (er), et in eadem re [...]iuer̄, Cap. iiii. a tempore quo non extat memoc̄ consueuit, et que ad cullos et expensi ep̄i L. qui pro tempore extitit, reꝑare et construi solebat, que quidem guttura iam tuinosa et confracta exillit, sic quod diet (er) regia via ibidem sepissime superfluit, & populus dn̄i regis ibidem multiplicit (ur) molestat (er) & deteriorat (ur) ob defectum reparationis et cōstructionis gutture predicte, quam quidem gutturam R. C. episcopus L. construer̄ et reparare tatione domini sui de S. tener̄.

¶ Iur (er) present (er), Capi. v. ꝙ abas de W. dominus ville [Page 51]S. et omnes abbates W. predeccessot (er) predicti nunc abbatis, a tempore quo. &c. vnum sufficiens per cipporum vot (er) stockes in villa de S. pro delinquentibus contra pacem domini Regis in eisdem cippis voc̄ stockes imprisonand et saluo custod sump [...]ibus costagus et expensis dicti abbatis, predecessorum suorū fact (er) habere et inuenire consueuerunt ratione domini sui predicei, quod quidem par cipporum vocatꝑ stoches, dicius abbas nune et ibidem nō habei nec inuenit, nec inuenire curat, sit quod detinquent (er) [...]ontra pacem domini regis per constabul dicte ville de S. capt (er) in eadem villa aliqualiter saluo imprisonare & custodire nō possunt in contemptum domini regis nunc. &c.

¶ Inquisitio capta apud Castrum Oron̄ die anno. &c. coram. W. I O. et sociis suis Iustic. Capi. vi ciusdem domini Regis in quibus lr̄is patent (er) huic inquisitioni anneris specificat (er) virtu: elearund litteratum paten̄ eisd Iustic. direct (er), ad aquam Temmes, que se extēdit & ducia villa de B. in com̄ Berk. vs (que) viliam de B. in dicto com̄ Oron̄, ac omnes alias ripas seu mergines ad aquam illam infra eodem com̄ descenden̄ superuidend et custodiend, ac ad gurgites molendina stangna palos et kidellos ante tempus d [...]mini E. nuper regis Anglie filit Regis H. primogeni [...]ot (er) dicti domini Regis nunc ibid supetuidend, & ea que minus exaltata, vel stricta inuenerint, corrigend emendand et prostec nend tam per aduisamentum, et discretionens eiusd Iustic. (quam) per inquisitionem infra liberta tem, et extra iuxta formam & effectū statutorū [Page]nde editorum et prouisorum capiend, necnon ad omnia et singula in dictis litteris pacen [...]ie content (er) secundum legem et consuet (er) regni Anglie andiendū et terminandum, faciendū et exe quend assign̄. &c. qui dicunt ꝙ w. com es S. habet vnam exclusam in dicta aqua Temmes, q̄ ducit a predict (er) vills de B. vs (que) dict (er) villam de B. apud w. in perochia de D. de antiquo construct (ur) et erectam: quam quidem exclusam idem comes die. &c. an. &c. apud w. predict (er) cum lign̄ lapidibus pilis et palis per quantitatem vnius pedis in altitudine nimis erexit, et exaltauit, ob quas nimis erectionem et exaltationem tam prata quam alte vie et semite eidem aque ibidem continue adiacen̄ ab eodem die. &c. vs (que) diem captionis huius inquisicionis superundata et submersa fuer̄ et comunia passagium transitus et conductus dictorum legeorum combatellis suis per medium aque illius ad diuersa bona res marchaūdisas & alia necessaria in eadem aqua vehend et reuehend de antiquo vsitata et consueta per easdem erectionem, Cap. xxi. Rescussū in Aula Westm̄. et exaltationem excluse illius, tunc et ibidem totaliter allat (er) et impedito fuer̄ et indies impediuntur, in dicti bomini Regis nunc contemptum, ac populi sui, ac patrie dicti com̄ Oxon̄ graue nocumentum et dampnum non modicū et grauamē, ac periculum manifestum, ac contra formam et effectum statutorum &c.

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Tabula.

PReceptum factum yet iusticlarium pacis vicecom̄ direct (er) prosom̄ sess. Fo. 1.
¶ Process. suꝑ īdictam̄ fo. eo Venire facias super indictat (er). fo. eodē
¶ Distr̄ et capias. Fo. 2.
☞ Pluries. fo. eodem
Erigi facias. fo. eodem
Venire facias de contemptis. Fo. 3.
¶ De felonia. fo. eodem
Intracio de alias cap̄ de felonia. fo. eodē
Alias cap̄ de felonia. fo. eodem
☞ Inir̄ de exigi fac. super felon̄. fo. eodem
Exigi facias. Fo. 4.
Supers super exigi. &c. de felon̄. fo. eodē
¶ Supers. super transgrissione. fo. eodem
Preceptum. fo. eodem
Recognisaunce. Fo. 5.
¶ Pē versus seruient (er) qui rec. & seruic̄. fo. eo.
Pr̄ de seruientibus requisitis seruire. fo. 6
Prec. versus seruient (er) rec. de villa vbi. moc̄ in Hyeme. fo. eodē.
¶ Aliud pr̄ et supra bn̄r̄. fo. eodem
Prec secucitatis pacis. Fo. 7
Preceptum ad arrestand seruientem recessum a seruicio. fo. eodem
¶ Super. pro indictament (er). fo. eodem
Supers. ꝓ indictament (er) alia forma. Fo. 8.
Supers ꝓ pace et ad liberandū. fo. eodē
¶ Mainpris. fo. eodem
Warr̄ de pace. fo. eodē.
¶ Warr̄ pro pace alia forma. Fo. 9.
[Page]¶ Alia forma pro pace. Fo. eodem
Alia form. de pace. Fo. eodem
☞ Warr̄ de pace. Fo. 10.
Warr̄ ad liberand prison̄, captum pro trāsgress. fo. eodē
¶ warr̄ de vacabundis Fo. eodē
Returnum factum super secure patis fractione. fo. eodem
¶ Warr̄ de forma felon̄. Fo. 11.
Supers. fo. eodem
☞ Supers, alia forma. fo. eodem
¶ Supers super indictament (er). fo. eodem
Warr̄ super capiend seruum qui recessit ante tinem term̄. fo. eodem
¶ Alia forma de seruientibus. fo. eodem
Warr̄ ad liberandum seruient (er). fo. 12.
¶ Alia forma de eadem. fo. eodem
Supers. pro manucapt (er), fo. eodem
¶ De seruientibus vbi requisiti fuerint ad seruiendā. fo. eodem
¶ Cōtra seruient (er) qui recessit a seruic. fo. 13.
Supers. de pace. fo. eodem
¶ warr̄ ad rec. felon̄ duct (ur) gaol. Fo. eodem
warr̄ pro suspect (er) attachiand. fo. eodem
¶ warr̄ ꝓ susp [...]ct (er) felon̄ siue latrocinii. fo. 14
Warr̄ per vic. balliuis. Fo. eodē
¶ Warr̄ ad mittendū firmarium ad gaolam super compotum. fo. eodem
¶ Warr̄ pro pace sub alia forma. fo. eodem
Surers. pro pace. fo. eodem
¶ Manucapt (er). Fo. 15.
warr̄ ad arrestand malefac̄ & riotot (er). fo. eo
¶ Warr̄ ad arrestand ser [...]um et ad mittendū [Page]cum magistro suo. Fo. eodem
¶ Warr̄ ad arrestandū vacabundū. fo. 16.
Warr̄ pro som̄. Fo. eodem
¶ Warr̄ de pace. fo. eodem
¶ Warr̄ ad eligendū constabul. fo. 17.
warr̄ custod gaole ad recipiend prisonarium. Fo. eodem
¶ Venir̄ fac. magistros & seruos suos. fo. eo.
Venir̄ fac .xxiiii. Fo. 18.
¶ Venir̄ fac. super breue de statuto. fo. eodē
Proclamatio ad reddendū veredict (er). fo. eo.
¶ Warr̄ super statutū North t (er). Fo. eodē.
Supers. super breue de cap̄. Fo. 19.
¶ Supers de pace super bre [...]e. Fo. eodē
Breue vic. ad faciendum proclamationem de comitatu com̄. Fo. 20.
¶ Recogn̄ pro pace. fo. eodem
Alia recogn̄ pro felonia. fo. eodem.
¶ Warr̄ pro pace. fo. eodem
Sapers. pro pace. Fo. 21.
☞ Indictamentū de alta proditione.
¶ Capi. primo Indictamentum de confortanone, au [...]iliatione et supportatione alicuius attincti de proditione per auctoritatem. Parliamenti. Fo. eodem.
¶ Cap. scdo, indict (er) vbi alicui attincti ꝓ auctoritatem parliamenti sunt extra regnum, et aliqui ipsos intendunt inducere in regnum Anglie per naues. Fo. 22.
¶ Cap. iii. indict (er) de fractione saluo conductus domini regis. F. 23.
¶ Cap. iiii. indict (er) de cōtrofactut (ur) magni sign̄ li cancellarie domini regis. Fo. eodem

☞ Indictamentum de patu [...] predictione.

[Page]¶ Cap. primo. Indict (er) de fabricatione cunagii dn̄i regis de falso et mixto metallo, et de vlteratione et expositione eiusdem. &c. Fo. 24.
¶ Ca. ii. Indict (er) de tonsura & filatione cunagit (er) dn̄i regis et diminutione eiusdem. fo. eodē.
☞ Ca. iii. iudict (er) de lotura auri et de alienatione eiusdem. fo. eodem
☞ Indictamentum feloniarum.
¶ Ca. i indict (er) vbi vnꝰ pro felon̄ capiat (er) et alius cepit eum extra prisonam manuforti et prisonam fregit. Fo. 25.
¶ Ca. ii. Indictamentum vbi vnus fregit domum et furatus est diuerfa bona. fo. eodē.
☞ Ca. iii. īdict (er) de volūt (er) euatione vbi minist (er) regis arrestauit aliquam personam pro suspectione felonie. fo. eodē
¶ Ca. iiii. indict (er) de fractione domorū. ad quē (quam) interficiendum murdrandum et de bonis asportatis et accessat (er) corundem. fo. eodem
☞ Ca. v. indictam̄ de euasione clerici in de f [...] ctu ordinarit. fo. eodem
Ca. vi. de morte et murdio. fo eodem
¶ Ca. vii. īdict (er) de morte īfantis felon̄ īterfec [...] in ventre matris que pregnans fuit. fo. 26.
☞ Ca. viii. īdict (er) de līgua amputat [...] & occulo annulso contra formam statuti. fo. eodem
Capi. ix. Indictam̄ de furatione equorum animalium et h [...]ōi. fo. eodem
☞ Capi. x. Indict (er) vbi constabularius felon̄ arrest auerit cum manu appere et ipsum voluntarie euadere permisit, manu opus secum [Page]detinet. Fo. eodem
¶ Ca. xi indict (er) de raptu mulierum et accessat (er) corundem. fo. eodem
¶ Capi. xii. Indict (er) vbi vnus ludit cum falsi [...] [...]alis Fo. 27.
¶ Capitulo. xiii. Indictam̄ alterius forme de raptu accessar̄. fo. eodem
¶ Capi. xiiii. Indictam̄ de mahemio manus vel pedis. fo. eodē
¶ Ca. xv. Indict (er) suꝑ visū corporis alicuiꝰ felon̄ interfecti per coronatorem capt (er). fo. eodē
¶ Ca. xvi. indict (er) qn̄ carta et munimenta alicuius hospitalis felon̄ abstrabuntur. fo. 28.
¶ Ca. xvii. ind [...]ct (er) capt (er) super visum corporis in ꝑson̄ mares. dn̄i regis corā ipso dn̄o rege. fo. eo
¶ Ca. xviii. indict (er) suꝑ visū corporis cuiusdā mulieris felon̄ interfect (er). fo. eodē
¶ Ca. xix. casus vbi quis suspensus fuit, & reuixit cum ductum fuit in higa semiterium etfatebatur Feloniam et regnum abiurauit coram coronatore. fo. eodem
¶ Ca. xx. īquisit (ur). capt (er) corā coronatot (ur) vbi vniuuentus fuit mortuus cū vno baculo. fo eodē
¶ Ca. xxi. inquisitio capt (er) corā coronatore vbi vnus interfecius fuit cum baculo per hominem qui postea fugit ad ecclesiam. fo. eodem
¶ Ca. xxii. indict (er) vbi quis per ꝓcuratorem ab bettat (er) alterius alium interfecit. Fo. 29.
¶ Ca. xxiii. indict (er) felon̄ pisarū & easeorū. fo. eo
Ca. xxiiii. indictamenta felon̄ cōtra exercentem artem multiplicandi. fo. eodem
¶ Ca. xxv. casus coram coronatot (ur) vbi Iur̄ di [...]unt, qd vnus glium seipsum defendeudem in [Page]terfecit. Fo. 30.
¶ Capi. xxvi. indictament (er) contra eos qui spoltate proposuerunt. fo. eodem
☞ Tabula appellorum.
¶ Cap. primo Appella per probatorem factum de furate vnius pecie argenti et accessar̄ so eo.
¶ Ca. ii. appella per probatorem de fractione domus et asportatione bonorum. Fo. 31.
¶ Capi. iii. Appella de fabricatione cunagii dn̄i regis de falso metailo. fo. eodem
¶ Ca. iiii. appella per probatorem de cōtrafoctura magni sigilli cancellarii. fo. eodē
¶ Ca. v. appella per probatorem de tōsura ar et auri et lotione eiusdem. Fo 32.
¶ Cap. vi. appella de morte viri. fo. eodē Ca. vii. Appella de mahemio. fo. eodem
¶ Cap. viii. appella de roboria. fo. 33.
Ca. ix. Appella de amputatione lingue contra tormam statuti. fo. eodē
¶ Ca. x. appella de morte fratris sui siue proc hered. fo. eodem
¶ Ca. xi. appella de raptu vroris. fo. eodē
Ca. xii. appell oe raptu ꝓr. sanguinis. fo. eo
¶ Cap. xiii. de raptu vxoxi [...] vdi mulier poste [...] consentit. Fo. 34.
¶ Ca. xiiii. sacrm̄ probatoris in duello. fo. eo.
Ca. xv. ꝓclamatio ꝓ rege in duella. fo. eo.

☞ Indictamentum transgr̄ contra formam diuersorum statutorum.

¶ Cap. primo indictamentum manutentor̄ et fustent at (er) querelam. fo. eodem
¶ Ca. ii. indictat (er) de decies tantum cō [...]ta iuratores [Page]qui receperunt de parte quet (er) vel defend. coutra formam statuti. Fo. 35.
¶ Ca. iii. Anno regni sui xxxviii. fo eodem
Ca. iii. indict (er) contra seruientes vel laborar̄ qui recusant seruice post (quam) requisiti sunt contra statut (er). fo. eodē
¶ Ca. iiii indict (er) cōtra eos, qui procurant vel abbettant seruientem alicuius extra seruicium suum abire contra formam statuti. fo. 36.
Ca. v. indict (er) contra seruientes excessiue capientes contra formam statuti. fo eodē
¶ Ca. vi. indict (er) cōtra venatores qui non sunt sufficientes et tenent leporarios et alios canes ad venand cōtra formam statuit. fo eodē
Ca. vii. indict (er) alterius forme contra hmōt venatores contra statutum. &c. fo. eodem
¶ Capit (er). viii. Item alia torma contra venetores. &c. fo. eodē
Capi. ix. contra frangentes parcos et viuarios contra formam staturi. fo. 37.
¶ Cap. x. indict (er) contra vic. qui returnauit super aliquem, ꝓ nihil habet vbi pars sufficiens est. fo. eodē
Ca. xi. indict (er) contra ingredientes in mane [...]io manuforti contra formam statuti. fo. 38.
¶ Cap. xii indict (er) contra ingredientes inter [...]is, siue tenementi [...], vbi ingressus non datur per legem. &c fo. eodem
Cap. xiii. indictat (er) contra eos, qui ingressum faciunt in aliqua terra. &c. contra formam statuti de. An. viii. Henrici. vi. fo. eodem
☞ Ca. xiiii. indit (er) alterius forme intrus [...]one manuforti. Fo. 39.
[Page]¶ Ca. xv. indictt (er) contra eos, q fabri aliqua fai sa scripta siue munimēta cōtra statutū. fo. [...]0.
¶ Cap. xvi. indict (er) contra dantes et retinentes libertar̄ pannorum. Fo. 40.
¶ Ca. xvii. indict (ur) contra eos, qui offendūt contra statutum de worstides. Fo. 41.
¶ Capi. xviii. Indict (er) contra prosequentes in curia christian̄. fo eodem
¶ Cap. xix. indict (er) contra eos qui conspirauerunt et se interligauerunt pro ad indictand aliquam, vel appelland aliquem de felonia contra statut (er). fo eodem
¶ Capi. xx. tontra eos qui imprisonant, vel impediunt. Iurat (ur) venientes ad curiam ad exitum triand, vel alios quoscunque contra formam statuti. Fo. 42.
¶ Ca. xxi. de rescuss facto in aula westm̄ aper ta curia dn̄i regis. Fo. 43.
¶ Ca. xxii. de forestall et regretaria granorum vel victualium cōtra formam statuti. Fo. 44.
¶ Ca. xxiii. indict (er) de extorc. et oppress. populi domini regis. fo. eodem
¶ Capi. xxiiii. contra dantes et recipientes liberatis panni contra formam statuti. fo. eodē
¶ Indict (er) transgr̄ que contra Regis pacem et ad partis damna fuerit. &c.
¶ Ca. primo deceptione vbi vnus retenuit alium de consilio suo et retentus, retentorum subdolo decipit. Fo. 45.
¶ Ca. ii. indict (er) vbi aliquis in alium in sult (ur) et affratam fecit. fo. eodem
¶ Cap. iii. indict (er) vbi aliquis arrestauet (ur) vnum eum menura, & ipsum pro menura hēnd volu [...] [Page]tarie abire permiserunt. Fo. 46.
¶ Cap. iiii. indict (er) quando aliqui fordetunt in monte pro thefauro abscondito, et illud inuener̄, vn̄ dn̄o regi sunt responsuri. Fo. eodē
¶ Ca. v. indic. contra eos, q recip [...]unt exitū et ꝓfic. manerii. [...]eer̄ et tefitorū ad vsum ꝓpriū q̄ alienat (er) fuet (er) licentia regis non obtenta. fo. eo.
¶ Cap. vi. contra eos qui iniuriam sibi factam et propriam potestatem vindicant, assumendo super se regiam potestatem. fo eodem
¶ Ca. vii. indict (er) contra eum, qui accepit monetam de alio, asserens ipsum fore indictat (ur) cum non fuerit. Fo. 47.
¶ Capitulo. viii. cōtra eum, qui antiquum cō fregit. Fo. codē
¶ Ca. ix. indictam̄ contra eum, qui dixit verba inhonesta contra regem. Fo. 48.
¶ Capi. x. indict (er) de equis inperatis quous (que) periet (ur). fo. eodem
¶ Ca. xi. indict (er) de ouibus impercatis quousque alique earum deteriorabant (ur), & alique partes retent (ur). fo. eodem
¶ Cap. xii. indict (er) de rescussu fact (er) in constav [...] lat (ur) in faciendo officium suum. fo. eodem
¶ Capi. xiii. indict (er) de abduxione mulieris ad loca ignota contra eius voluntatem. fo. eodem
¶ Ca xiiii. indict (er) transgr̄ vbi aliquis cepi [...]di strictionem pro consuetudifi et seruic. et alius fecit rescussum. Fo. eodem
¶ Ca. xv. indict (er) transgr̄ quando aliquis legi [...] time condemnatus fuit, et minisr̄ curie cepit catalla sua ad fieri faciend condemnationem, et alius ferit rescussum. Fo. eodem

☞ Presentationes comm [...]ium no [...]umentorum.

[Page]¶ Capit (er). primo Presentatio vbi dumi et spine cresc. in regia vi [...] contra formam Statuti Wynton̄. Fo. 50.
¶ Cap. ii. Presentatid obstupac. fo [...]ati, ita ꝙ regia via luto et aliis sordibꝰ obstupat (ur). fo eo.
¶ Capi. ter [...]io. Presentacio vbi gu [...]ura ruinosa non reparatur. fo. eodem
¶ Capi. quarto Presentacio de quadam guitura in regi [...] via. &c. fo. eodem
¶ Capi. v. Presentatio vbi aliqua villa nō habet cippos voc. stockes ad puniend. Fo. 51.
¶ Ca. vi. Presentatio de obstupat. riuoli per domino faciend. Fo. eodem

FINIS TABULE.

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The boke for a justyce of peace neuer so well and dylygently set forthe. — Book for a justice of peace.

1544

¶ Breue per Iustic̄ gaol.

¶ The fourme and maner of the Iu­styces of Peace charge.

PLacita coram A B. et sociis suis custodiendis pacis dn̄i Regis, ac iustitiariis suis ad diuersa felonia transgressa et alia malefacta in Comitatu Mid, audiēda et terminanda assignad apud Westmonastetium tali die. &c. Anno regni regis. &c.

¶ Indict (er) de alta proditione.

☞ Indictamentum de parua proditione.

¶ Indictamentum feloniarum.

¶ Appela.

¶ Sachamentum probataris in duello.

¶ Proclamatio pro rege in duella.

¶ Indictament (er) contra formam di­uersorum statut (er).

¶ Indictament (er) transgr̄ contra pa­cem et ad dampnum partis.

☞ Presentatio nocumentorum. &c.

¶ The fourme and maner of the Iustyces of Peace charge.

¶ Indictament (er) contra formam diuersorum statut (er).

¶ Indictament (er) transgr̄ contra pacem et ad dampnum partis.