In
This
Booke
is
contayned
the
offices
of
Sheryffes
,
Bailliffes
of
liberties
,
Escheatours
Constables
and
Coroners
/
&
sheweth
what
euery
one
of
thē
maye
do
by
vertue
of
theyr
offices
,
drawen
out
of
bokes
of
the
comon
lawe
&
of
the
Statutes
.
Cum
priuilegio
.
The
offy●●
.
WHat
the
offyce
of
a
sheryffe
is
,
hereafter
shal
more
plainly
appere
but
in
a
generaltye
hys
offyce
is
rightuously
&
duely
to
returne
all
wryttes
and
preceptes
to
to
him
directed
,
and
truely
to
execute
the
same
accordinge
as
he
shal
be
commaunded
in
the
same
wryttes
&
preceptes
.
And
that
he
take
nothynge
of
any
persone
for
doynge
his
offyce
,
but
the
due
and
accustomed
fees
to
hym
belongynge
.
And
that
he
duely
holde
and
kepe
his
counties
,
courtes
&
turnes
accordynge
to
the
due
course
of
the
lawe
.
Vpon
these
thre
poyntes
dependeth
the
hole
charge
and
effect
of
his
offyce
.
¶
The
offyce
of
the
Sheryffe
is
to
retourne
,
good
suffycient
,
and
reasonable
issues
&
vpon
such
persons
as
haue
sufficient
goodes
or
landes
according
to
the
statute
of
Westminster
.
2.
Capitulo
.xxix.
&
,
i
.
Edwardi
.3
.
Capitulo
quinto
.
¶
The
Shiresfes
ought
to
take
the
endytementes
founde
before
hym
in
his
Tourne
by
Indenture
,
&
so
shall
Baylliffes
of
fraunchyses
,
one
parte
wherof
shall
remayne
with
the
indytours
,
secundo
Edwardi
tercii
Capitulo
.xvij.
¶
The
Shyreffe
may
arrest
men
rydynge
or
goynge
armyd
,
and
commyte
them
to
prison
,
there
to
remayne
at
the
kynges
pleasure
.
2.
E.
3.
Capitulo
.5
.
at
Northampton
.
¶
Shyreffes
&
vndershireffes
shall
receyue
writtes
in
euery
place
withī
the
countie
without
takynge
ought
,
and
shall
make
a
byll
whiche
if
they
refu●e
other
that
be
presente
shal
put
to
theyr
seales
.
And
if
they
retourne
nat
the
same
writtes
,
they
shal
be
ponyshed
/
and
shal
rendre
damages
to
the
partie
,
2.
E.
3.
Cap.
5.
at
Northamp
.
¶
Shyreffes
and
Gailours
shal
receiue
theues
indited
or
taken
with
the
maner
without
takynge
any
thynge
for
the
receyte
.
4.
Edwardi
.3
.
Ca
.
10.
¶
Shyreff{is}
shal
leasse
theyr
Hundredes
and
Wapentakes
after
the
olde
ferme
,
&
nat
aboue
.
An.
4.
Edwar
.
3.
Capi
.
25.
&
.
An.
14.
Ed.
3.
Capi
.
8.
¶
Shyreffes
ought
to
arrest
persons
suspect
of
felony
goyng
,
by
night
or
by
daye
whiche
be
of
euyll
fame
.xi.
Edwardi
3.
Capi
.
xiiii
.
¶
The
Shyreffe
in
one
countie
shall
haue
no
mo
Baylliffes
errant
but
one
14.
Edwardi
tercij
Capi
.
8.
¶
Shireff{is}
ought
to
kepe
theyr
tournes
euery
yere
within
a
monethe
after
Easter
,
and
withī
a
moneth
after
Mighelmas
.31
.
Edwardi
tercij
Capitulo
.14
.
¶
Shyreffes
that
leuie
issues
fynes
and
amerciamentes
in
the
countie
/
ought
to
haue
thextreates
ensealed
with
the
seale
of
the
Eschequer
/
so
that
as
muche
as
is
payed
may
be
totted
.
And
if
any
shyreffe
or
ministre
do
the
contrarie
,
he
shall
rendre
to
the
partie
treble
damages
,
and
shall
make
fine
to
the
kinge
/
and
the
sute
hereof
may
be
aswel
afore
Iusticers
of
the
peace
as
before
other
Iusticers
.42
.
Edwardi
tercij
.
Capitulo
.9
.
¶
The
Shyreffes
shall
arraye
the
panelles
of
Assyses
foure
dayes
before
the
sessions
at
the
lest
vpon
payne
of
.xx.
l.
And
Bayllyffes
of
lyberties
shal
make
retourne
to
the
Shireffes
syx
dayes
before
the
Sessions
,
vpon
the
same
payne
.xlii.
Edwardi
tercij
.
Capitulo
.xi.
¶
The
shyref
ought
to
examine
loyterars
and
vagarantes
/
and
compel
them
to
fynde
suretye
of
theyr
good
behauyour
by
sufficient
mainpris
of
such
as
be
distreinable
,
if
any
default
be
founde
in
suche
vagarantes
.
And
if
they
can
nat
finde
suche
suretie
,
thē
to
commaunde
them
to
the
next
gayle
there
to
remayne
vntyll
the
cumming
of
the
Iusticers
of
Gayle
delyuerie
/
they
to
do
with
suche
vagarantes
as
they
shall
thynke
best
.vij.
Richardi
ii
.
Capitulo
.vij.
¶
The
shyreffe
shal
be
bounden
foure
tymes
in
the
yere
to
make
proclamacyon
of
the
estatute
of
Winchestre
in
euery
hundred
of
his
Baylewyke
.
¶
The
Shireffe
ought
to
take
swerdes
/
daggars
and
hangares
frome
seruauntes
labourers
,
and
seruauntes
of
craftes
men
,
and
vittayllers
that
weare
thē
,
onles
it
be
in
time
of
warre
or
when
they
labour
in
the
countrey
,
with
theyr
maisters
or
vpon
their
busynes
.
And
the
shyreffe
shall
kepe
the
same
weapons
,
whiche
they
shall
present
vnto
the
Iusticers
of
the
peace
at
theyre
sessions
with
the
names
of
thē
the
bare
thē
.xii.
R.
ii
.
Ca
.
vi
.
¶
Shireffes
ought
to
receiue
labourers
,
seruauntes
,
beggars
,
and
vagaboundes
,
and
them
deteyne
in
prison
without
baylle
or
mainpris
,
and
without
fee
or
takinge
any
thyng
at
their
entre
or
goynge
out
of
pryson
/
vpon
payne
to
forfayte
.
C.
li.
to
the
kynge
xii
.
Ricardi
.ii.
Capi
.
ix
¶
Shyreffes
and
other
ministers
of
the
kynge
so
sone
as
they
shall
haue
knowledge
of
assembles
and
ryottes
with
outragious
nombre
of
people
/
ought
with
the
power
of
the
shyre
to
go
and
make
resistence
agaynst
such
malyce
with
al
theyr
strength
&
shall
attache
suche
misdoers
and
kepe
thē
in
prison
vntyll
the
due
punyshment
of
the
lawe
be
executed
vpon
them
.
And
all
maner
of
lordes
/
and
other
the
kynges
true
liege
men
oughte
to
be
assystent
with
all
theyr
power
and
strengthe
to
ayde
the
Shyreffe
and
other
mynysters
therin
.xvii.
Ricardi
secundi
Capitulo
octauo
¶
Shyreffes
ought
to
be
personally
dwellynge
in
theyr
Baylewykes
for
the
tyme
/
and
they
shall
nat
let
them
to
farme
.4
.
Henrici
.4
.
Ca
.
5.
¶
Shireffes
ought
to
se
and
prouide
that
neyther
theyre
vndershyreffes
/
Baylliffes
,
Clerkes
,
nor
Receiuours
shal
be
Attourneis
in
the
kynges
courte
for
the
tyme
of
theyre
offyce
primo
Henrici
quinti
.
Capitulo
quarto
.
¶
Shyreffes
ought
to
let
to
maynpris
{per}sons
indited
of
heresy
,
and
lollard{is}
which
ar
in
theyr
kepinge
within
x
.
dayes
vnder
good
suretye
/
so
that
they
appere
before
the
ende
of
the
sayd
x
.
dayes
2.
H
v.
Capitulo
.7
.
¶
Shyreffes
shall
cause
thestatute
of
purueiours
to
be
proclaimed
four
tymes
in
the
yere
,
vpon
payne
.
C.
li.
for
euery
tyme
that
he
faileth
so
to
do
And
vpon
lyke
payne
shall
delyuer
the
same
to
his
successoure
to
be
proclaymed
primo
Henrici
sexti
.
Capitulo
secundo
.
¶
Shyreffes
must
make
due
election
of
knyghtes
of
the
parliament
.6
.
H.
6.
Capitulo
.4
.
¶
Shyreffes
must
returne
suche
{per}sons
knight{is}
of
the
parliament
which
be
chosen
by
the
greater
numbre
of
the
freholders
dwellynge
in
the
countie
which
may
expende
.xl.
s
.
yerely
aboue
al
charges
.
And
that
those
knyghtes
be
dwellynge
within
the
same
countie
And
that
he
examine
euery
freholder
at
suche
eleccions
vpon
a
boke
,
how
much
he
may
expende
.
And
if
any
shyreffe
retourne
other
knightes
he
shal
forfayte
.
C.
l.
to
the
kynge
,
and
shall
haue
one
yeres
imprisonment
without
baylle
or
maynpris
.
¶
Shireff{is}
vpon
a
{pre}cept
made
vnto
thē
by
Iusticers
of
the
peace
to
enquire
of
forcible
entre
,
shal
returne
vpon
euery
of
the
iurrours
xx
.
s
.
in
fines
at
the
first
day
.
And
Iusticers
of
the
peace
shall
here
&
determyne
suche
defaultes
of
shyreffes
by
byl
at
the
sute
of
the
{per}tie
or
by
inditement
.
And
they
shal
lese
.xx
l.
for
euery
default
.
And
he
that
wyl
sue
shal
haue
the
one
half
.8
.
H.
6.
Cap.
9.
¶
To
auoyde
Robbories
&
spoyles
vpon
the
ryuer
of
Seuerne
,
&
by
the
costes
of
forestes
of
Dean
,
&
the
Hundredes
of
Blodeslom
,
and
Westbury
in
the
countie
of
Glocestre
,
the
Shireffes
of
Glocestre
,
or
the
Baylliffes
of
the
towne
of
Glocestre
after
notyficacion
made
to
any
of
them
of
such
iniuries
,
and
damages
,
by
the
parties
greuid
/
within
foure
dayes
after
suche
notyfycacyon
made
shall
make
proclamacion
at
the
towne
of
Glocestre
/
that
suche
offendours
within
.xv.
dayes
after
suche
proclamacyon
,
shall
restore
vnto
the
partyes
endamaged
theyre
goodes
so
taken
/
or
the
value
,
with
a
reasonable
amendes
.
The
saide
shyreffes
Baylliffes
to
forfayte
.xx.
li.
if
they
faile
so
to
do
.ix.
H.
vi
.
Capitulo
.xxvij.
¶
The
shireffe
of
Herforde
neither
in
his
turne
nor
in
any
other
place
after
the
turne
endyd
shal
take
any
ēquiri
or
inquest
of
offyce
,
which
ought
nat
to
be
taken
there
.
Neyther
shall
he
take
any
fyne
or
amerciament
for
thinges
nat
apperteynynge
to
his
offyce
or
Tourne
/
vpon
payne
to
forfayte
.x.
l.
ix
.
Henrici
.vi.
Capi
.
vii
.
¶
Shireffes
ought
to
retourne
in
attaintes
imple
of
lande
,
men
of
the
yerely
value
of
.xl.
s
.
or
in
an
accion
for
dedes
concerninge
landes
of
suche
value
/
and
in
accions
of
the
summe
of
xl
.
l.
and
more
,
those
persons
dwellyng
within
theyr
baillewike
whiche
may
expende
.xx.
l
,
yerely
aboue
all
charg{is}
for
terme
of
life
at
the
least
,
out
of
auncient
demesne
Gauelkinde
,
&
the
.v.
portes
.
And
at
the
first
distresse
.xl.
s
.
&
at
the
seconde
.c.
s
.
&
the
double
value
of
euery
other
dystres
agaynst
the
Iurrours
,
vpon
paine
of
.x.
l.
to
the
kyng
and
asmuch
to
the
party
.
And
if
ther
be
nat
suffycient
persons
dwellynge
within
the
countie
whiche
may
expende
.xx.
l.
yerely
:
thē
shal
they
impanel
other
persons
of
the
moste
sufficyent
possession
of
yerely
value
of
landes
/
and
tenementes
within
the
value
of
xx
.
l.
vpon
payne
to
forfayte
.x.
l.
to
the
kynge
,
and
to
the
parte
asmuche
in
the
fourme
aforesayde
.xv.
H.
vi
.
Ca
.
v.
¶
The
Shyreffe
or
vndershireffe
of
Herforde
must
arrest
such
persons
of
Wales
or
the
marches
therof
,
which
be
outlawed
of
treason
/
or
felonye
/
whome
the
sayde
Shyreffe
knoweth
or
seithe
to
be
in
any
place
within
the
sayde
countie
,
and
to
brynge
them
to
the
Gayle
.
And
if
any
suche
person
beynge
indyted
do
disobeye
or
flye
awaye
/
the
sayde
Shyreffe
shall
leuie
hue
and
crye
&
pursue
hym
vpon
paine
to
make
fyne
and
raunsome
to
the
kynge
.23
.
Henrici
.6
.
Capi
.
5.
¶
The
Shyreffe
shall
nat
occupye
his
office
aboue
one
yere
,
and
if
he
so
do
,
then
to
forfaite
.xx.
li.
and
euery
{per}don
for
suche
offences
shal
be
voyde
/
any
word{is}
put
in
suche
letters
,
patentes
t
.
Also
he
that
presumyth
to
occupy
that
same
offyce
aboue
one
yere
by
force
of
suche
letters
patentes
,
shal
be
disable
to
be
shiref
in
any
other
shyre
afterwarde
.23
.
H.
6.
Capi
.
8.
¶
No
shireffe
shal
let
to
ferme
h{is}
countie
,
nor
any
of
his
bayliwikes
hundredes
,
or
Wapentakes
.
No
shireffe
/
baillif
of
fraunchise
,
ne
other
offycer
shall
retourne
in
any
panel
/
any
of
his
Bailliffes
,
offycers
,
or
theyr
seruauntes
.
¶
No
shireffe
nor
any
other
to
his
vse
shall
take
aught
of
any
persone
to
be
arrested
/
or
attached
/
nor
to
surceasse
of
any
arrest
or
attachement
to
be
made
by
the
body
.
Nor
shall
take
ought
of
any
person
arrested
/
or
attached
for
fine
,
fee
,
sute
of
prison
,
main
pris
,
lettinge
to
bayle
,
or
for
shewing
any
fauour
or
ease
to
any
person
beynge
so
arrested
,
excepte
it
be
as
here
foloweth
,
that
is
to
wete
to
the
shyreffe
xx
.
d
.
to
the
baylliffe
that
made
the
arreste
.iiij.
d
.
and
to
the
gayloure
if
the
prysoner
be
commytted
to
warde
.iiij.
d
¶
The
shyreffe
him selfe
nor
any
to
his
vse
shall
nat
take
any
thynge
for
the
makynge
of
any
retourne
or
panell
/
but
for
the
copye
of
the
panell
.iiij.
d
.
Howbeit
they
vse
to
take
.ii.
s
.
for
the
retourne
of
a
panell
:
but
that
semeth
to
be
extorcion
.
¶
Shyreffes
ought
to
let
out
of
prisone
all
persons
beynge
in
theyre
warde
,
by
force
of
any
wrytte
byll
or
warrante
in
any
accyon
personall
/
or
indytemente
of
trespas
vppon
a
reasonable
suretie
beynge
sufficyent
in
the
countie
to
kepe
theyr
dayes
in
the
places
as
the
sayd
billes
wryttes
or
warrantes
require
/
excepte
suche
as
be
condempned
,
outlawed
or
excommunicate
/
or
for
suretie
of
the
peace
or
by
the
commaundement
of
any
Iusticer
,
and
vagaboundes
whiche
refuse
to
serue
.
¶
Also
Shyreffes
ought
not
to
take
any
obligacions
for
any
thinge
aboue
mencioned
,
or
by
coloure
of
theyr
offyce
but
onely
to
them selues
/
nor
of
any
person
beynge
in
theyre
warde
/
but
by
the
name
of
theyr
offyce
,
as
by
the
name
of
Shyreffe
in
the
oblygacyon
,
vpon
condicion
that
the
parties
shall
appere
at
the
dayes
conteyned
in
the
wryttes
/
in
suche
places
as
the
billes
,
writtes
,
or
warrantes
require
And
if
any
obligacion
be
taken
of
any
person
by
colour
of
theyr
offyce
in
any
other
fourme
,
it
shal
be
voyde
.
¶
Shyreffes
shall
nat
take
for
any
obligacyon
warrant
or
precept
by
thē
to
be
made
,
any
more
then
.iiij.
d
.
¶
Shyreffes
must
make
theyr
deputies
yerely
in
the
kynges
court{is}
,
that
is
to
wete
in
the
Chauncery
,
the
bench
&
the
eschequer
of
recorde
before
they
returne
any
writte
.
¶
Shyreff{is}
that
do
contrarie
to
this
ordinaunce
in
any
poynte
shal
lese
to
the
parti
greued
treble
damag{is}
,
and
shall
forfayte
.xl.
li.
for
euery
tyme
that
they
shall
so
offende
,
the
one
halfe
to
the
kynge
the
other
to
him
that
wyll
sue
25.
Henrici
.6
.
Capitulo
.10
.
¶
Shyreffes
when
wryttes
directed
vnto
theym
to
leuie
the
expenses
of
knightes
of
the
parlyamente
/
muste
make
proclamacyon
at
the
nexte
countye
after
the
delyueraunce
of
the
same
Wryttes
/
that
the
Coroners
/
Constables
/
and
Bayllyffes
of
hundredes
shall
be
there
to
assesse
theyre
wages
/
vpon
payne
of
.xl.
s
.
what
tyme
they
shall
assesse
euery
hundred
at
a
certayne
summe
by
it selfe
,
and
after
they
shall
assesse
euerye
vyllage
within
the
same
hundred
at
a
certaine
summe
by
it self
,
And
if
they
be
other
wyse
assessed
/
for
euery
default
they
shal
forfayte
.xx.
l.
The
one
half
wher
of
shal
be
to
the
partie
that
wyll
sue
.
And
the
shyreffe
shall
leuie
the
same
duely
/
and
shall
pay
it
to
the
knight{is}
of
the
parliament
vpon
payne
of
.xx.
li.
And
the
partie
that
wyll
sue
shall
haue
his
accyon
by
Scire
facias
/
&
shall
haue
.x.
li.
aboue
the
.xx.
l.
with
treble
damages
.23
.
Henrici
sexti
.
Capitulo
vicesimo
secundo
.
¶
The
shyreffe
after
the
deliuerie
of
any
wrytte
to
make
eleccyon
for
the
knyghtes
of
the
parlyament
/
muste
make
a
sufficient
precepte
vnder
his
seale
to
euerye
Mayre
and
Bayllyffe
of
Cytyes
/
and
Borughes
,
within
the
countie
,
them
commaundynge
to
electe
Cytezins
,
&
Burgesses
to
come
vnto
the
parliament
.
And
the
sayde
Mayre
and
Bayllyffe
shall
truely
retourne
the
same
precept
to
the
shyref
by
indenture
bitwene
them
for
the
eleccyon
and
names
of
them
that
are
so
chosen
.
And
the
shyreffe
is
bounden
to
make
a
good
and
true
retourne
of
euery
suche
wryt
,
&
of
euery
retourne
made
to
him
by
the
Mayre
and
Bail
lyffes
.
And
for
euery
tyme
that
the
shyreffe
shall
do
contrarye
to
this
or
any
other
estatute
made
for
the
eleccion
of
shyreff{is}
to
cum
vnto
the
{per}liament
he
shal
encurre
the
paine
of
one
C.
li.
to
the
kynge
,
and
a
yeres
imprysonment
without
bayle
.
And
moreouer
shall
paye
vnto
the
person
so
beynge
chosen
knyght
/
Citezins
/
or
Burges
and
nat
duely
retourne
:
or
to
any
other
person
whyche
in
defaulte
of
suche
Knyghte
/
Burgesse
/
or
Citezin
wyll
sue
therfore
,
one
hundred
pounde
to
be
recouered
by
accion
of
dette
.
¶
And
the
shyreffe
ought
to
make
suche
eleccions
in
the
full
countie
bitwene
the
houres
of
viij
.
and
.ix.
before
none
/
and
to
make
a
good
and
true
returne
of
suche
eleccions
vpon
payne
to
forfayte
.
C.
li.
to
the
kynge
,
and
asmuche
to
the
partie
that
wyll
sue
therfore
agaynste
the
shyreffes
/
theyr
executours
,
or
administres
.23
.
Henrici
.
6.
Capitulo
.15
.
¶
Shyreff{is}
in
theyr
tournes
ought
to
inquire
,
here
and
determine
,
if
any
minister
,
of
the
warden
of
the
courte
in
the
marches
of
Scotlande
:
or
yf
any
other
arrest
anny
person
by
his
body
,
or
attache
hym
by
his
goodes
out
of
the
counties
of
Northumberlande
&
,
Cumberlande
,
&
Westmerland
&
the
towne
of
Newcastell
to
answere
in
any
of
the
sayde
courtes
:
orels
by
coloure
or
cause
of
any
processe
in
the
sayde
courtes
:
for
in
suche
arrestes
it
shal
be
lauful
for
euery
man
to
make
resistence
.
And
the
party
greued
shal
haue
an
accion
of
false
imprisonment
or
trespas
and
shal
recouer
treble
damages
therfore
,
and
the
defendant
shall
haue
two
yeres
imprisonment
.
And
the
shyref
shal
haue
power
to
{pro}cede
therupon
,
aswell
as
vpon
a
presetment
made
in
his
●urne
.31
.
Henrici
sexti
.
Capitulo
secundo
.
¶
Where
as
some
men
by
dissimulacyon
and
other
meanes
fayne
theym selues
to
be
louers
to
women
vnmaryed
as
Maydens
,
or
Wydowes
hauynge
great
possessyon
and
substance
of
goodes
/
&
get
such
women
in
to
their
possession
,
&
conuey
thē
into
suche
places
,
from
whence
they
wyl
nat
suffre
them
to
go
at
theyr
lybertye
,
excepte
they
wyll
make
to
them
obligacions
of
greate
summes
to
be
payed
vnto
them
or
cause
them
to
be
bounden
in
estatute
Marchaunte
/
or
somtyme
wyll
compell
theym
to
be
maryed
at
theyr
pleasure
,
whiche
if
they
refuse
to
leuie
vpon
them
the
summes
conteyned
in
the
same
obligacyons
and
statut{is}
:
it
is
ordeined
that
the
partie
greued
shall
haue
a
wrytte
out
of
the
Chauncery
comprising
the
hole
matter
of
theyr
vnreasonable
intreating
directed
to
the
shyreffe
commaundyng
him
to
make
proclamacion
at
the
nexte
Countie
after
the
receyte
of
the
wryt
that
the
offendoure
shall
appere
at
a
certayne
daye
and
place
prefyxed
in
the
writte
before
the
Chauncelloure
or
the
Iusticers
of
Assyse
of
the
shire
where
suche
offences
shall
hap
to
be
done
or
before
some
other
person
assygned
by
the
Chauncelloure
.
And
the
shyreffe
to
whome
suche
a
wrytte
shal
be
dyrected
/
and
shall
execute
the
same
accordynge
to
the
tenoure
therof
vppon
payne
of
.
CCC
.
li
.
the
one
halfe
to
the
kynge
/
the
othe
to
him
that
wyll
sue
therfore
by
wrytte
of
dette
/
wherin
no
wager
of
lawe
,
proteccyon
/
nor
forein
ple
(
to
cause
the
matter
to
be
tryed
in
another
countye
then
where
the
wrytte
is
broughte
)
shal
be
allowed
,
31.
Henrici
.
6.
Capi
.
9
¶
Vpon
euery
inditement
or
presentment
taken
before
shyreffes
or
theyre
ministres
in
theyr
tournes
,
or
lawe-dayes
,
they
shall
deliuer
the
same
inditementes
and
presentmentes
to
the
Iusticers
of
the
peace
at
theyr
nexte
Sessions
vpon
payne
of
.xl.
li.
And
the
Iusticers
of
the
peace
shall
awarde
processe
vppon
the
same
aswell
as
if
they
had
ben
taken
before
them selues
and
shall
arrayne
those
that
be
so
indyted
of
felonye
/
and
shall
sette
fynes
vppon
suche
as
be
indyted
of
trespas
,
the
extreates
of
which
fynes
shal
be
inrolled
by
indenture
&
deliuered
vnto
the
same
shyreffes
or
ministers
.
¶
And
if
any
shyreffes
or
their
ministers
arrest
or
attache
any
person
by
coloure
of
any
suche
indytemente
or
presentment
in
theyr
turnes
or
lawe-dayes
/
orels
take
any
fyne
or
amerciament
therfore
they
haue
processe
from
the
Iusticers
of
the
peace
,
or
afore
the
extreates
out
of
the
Indytementes
shal
be
deliuered
/
they
shall
forfayte
C.
li.
the
moyte
wherof
shal
be
to
the
partye
suynge
therfore
by
wrytte
of
dette
in
whiche
no
wager
of
lawe
nor
proteccion
shal
be
alowed
.1
.
Edwar
-
4.
Capitulo
.
vltimo
.
¶
Vppon
an
informacyon
made
to
Iusticers
of
peace
/
or
to
other
Iusticers
agaynst
any
person
for
reteyning
or
gyuynge
of
lyuereys
/
or
agaynste
any
that
is
reteined
or
taketh
liuerie
the
Iustycers
shall
make
processe
therupon
/
as
vppon
a
recouerye
of
dette
or
trespas
.
And
if
the
shyreffe
in
any
sute
grounded
therupon
agaynst
any
person
beyng
sufficient
,
returne
any
lesse
issues
,
then
.xx.
s
.
at
the
first
day
of
the
distresse
,
and
at
the
seconde
daye
.xxx.
s
.
and
at
the
thyrde
day
.xl.
s
.
and
so
at
euery
daye
after
,
more
by
x
.
s
.
in
issues
!
for
euery
suche
returne
he
shall
forfayte
.xx.
s
.
viij
.
Edwardi
iiij
.
Capitulo
.ij
¶
The
olde
shyref
shall
haue
power
to
retourne
wryttes
,
and
to
execute
his
offyce
duringe
the
terme
of
saynt
Mighell
,
and
Hillarie
,
after
the
yere
of
his
sayde
offyce
expyred
/
onles
he
be
lawfully
discharged
therof
before
17.
Edwardi
.
4.
Capi
.
6.
¶
No
shyref
/
nor
other
offycer
shall
sease
or
take
the
goodes
of
any
person
beyng
arrested
or
imprisoned
for
felony
vntyll
the
same
person
be
duely
conuicte
or
attainted
of
the
same
felony
by
course
of
the
comon
lawe
,
or
excepte
the
same
goodes
be
otherwyse
lawfully
forfayte
,
vpon
payne
to
forfayte
the
double
value
of
the
goodes
so
taken
to
the
partie
greued
suynge
therfore
by
accyon
of
dette
/
wherin
no
wager
of
lawe
,
essoine
nor
proteccyon
shal
be
allowed
.
1.
R.
3.
Ca
.
3.
¶
No
Baylliffe
nor
other
offycer
in
any
panel
within
any
countie
of
this
realme
shall
retourne
any
person
to
be
put
in
or
vpon
any
Inquirie
in
the
turnes
of
Shyreffes
,
but
suche
as
be
of
good
name
and
fame
hauinge
freholde
to
the
yerely
value
of
.xx.
s
.
or
copiholde
to
the
yerely
value
of
.xxvi
s
.
viij
.
d
at
the
least
aboue
all
charg{is}
vpon
payne
to
lese
for
euery
person
nat
beynge
sufficient
,
at
euery
tyme
that
they
shall
so
offende
.xl.
s
.
and
the
Shyreffe
other
.xl.
s
.
whereof
one
moyte
shall
be
to
the
partye
suynge
therefore
by
accyon
of
dette
/
in
whyche
sute
no
proteccyon
/
nor
essoyne
shal
be
allowed
.
But
wager
of
lawe
is
nat
expressed
.
And
for
that
cause
it
behoueth
to
make
informacton
therof
in
the
eschequier
.1
.
Richardi
.iij.
Capitulo
.iiij.
¶
Shyreffes
or
other
hauynge
the
custodie
of
Gayles
shall
certefye
the
names
of
euerye
prysoner
beynge
in
theyr
custodie
,
and
to
them
committed
for
felony
,
vnto
the
Iusticers
at
the
nexte
generall
Gayle
delyuerie
to
be
kalendred
/
vppon
payne
to
forfayte
for
euery
tyme
that
they
shall
make
defaulte
in
so
doing
.
C.
s.
iii
.
Henrici
vij
.
Capitulo
.3
.
¶
Also
the
shyreffe
nor
no
other
{per}sō
in
his
name
or
by
his
commaundement
shal
entre
no
playntes
into
their
bokes
in
no
mannes
name
on
lesse
the
plaintif
be
there
in
his
proper
person
orels
by
sufficient
atturney
or
deputie
that
is
knowen
of
good
name
and
the
plaintiffe
shall
fynde
pledges
persons
that
be
knowen
in
that
countie
to
pursue
his
playnt
/
and
the
playntife
shal
haue
but
one
playnt
for
one
trespas
or
one
contracte
.
And
if
the
shyreffe
or
any
other
his
officers
cause
to
be
entred
any
mo
plaintes
then
the
plaintiffe
supposeth
that
he
hathe
cause
of
accyon
agaynste
the
defendant
,
then
the
shyreffe
or
his
Clerke
that
dothe
cause
to
be
entred
any
suche
plaintes
contrarie
to
this
acte
shal
forfaite
for
euery
defaute
.xl.
s
.
the
one
halfe
to
hym
that
wyl
sue
and
proue
the
same
matter
by
accion
of
dette
or
informacion
.
¶
Also
the
Shyreffe
shall
make
sufficient
preceptes
after
suche
playnt{is}
entred
agaynste
the
defendaunt
dyrected
to
the
bailliffe
of
the
hundreth
to
attache
or
warne
the
defendaunte
to
appere
and
answere
to
the
sayde
playntes
/
and
if
there
be
any
defaute
in
the
sayde
bayllyffe
of
the
hundrethe
in
warnynge
or
executynge
of
theyre
offyces
then
to
forfayte
,
xl
.
s
.
and
to
be
couicte
therof
by
eraminacion
of
the
Iusticers
of
the
peace
or
any
of
them
.
¶
The
same
Shyreffes
nor
theyr
deputies
shall
make
none
estreates
to
leuie
the
shyre
amerciamentes
tyl
that
ii
.
Iusticers
of
the
peace
wherof
one
to
be
of
the
Quorum
haue
the
syghte
of
theyr
bokes
and
the
estreates
to
be
endented
bytwyxte
the
Iusticers
of
peace
and
the
shyreffe
and
vndershireffe
sealed
with
theyr
seales
/
the
one
parte
to
remayne
with
the
sayde
Iusticers
/
and
the
other
parte
with
the
Shyreffe
.
¶
And
those
persons
that
shal
be
gatherers
of
the
sayde
amerciamentes
shal
be
sworne
by
the
sayde
Iusticers
that
they
take
no
more
money
thē
is
forfayte
&
conteyned
in
the
estretes
sealed
with
the
seales
of
the
Iusticers
to
the
same
vppon
the
same
payne
of
forfaytoure
as
is
aboue
rehersed
:
the
same
gatherers
to
be
conuicte
by
examinacion
of
the
same
Iusticers
/
or
one
of
them
.
And
the
same
Iusticers
of
peace
shal
be
appoynted
at
the
sessions
holden
at
Mighelmas
by
hym
that
is
costos
rotulorum
or
in
his
absence
by
the
eldyst
of
the
Quorum
to
haue
the
controlemente
of
the
sayde
Shyreffes
vndershyreffes
shyre
Clerkes
and
other
of
the
saide
officers
and
of
the
sayde
shyreffes
amerciamentes
.
And
the
sayd
Iusticers
of
peace
vpon
suggestion
shal
make
proces
against
the
shyreffe
vndershyreffe
shyre
clerkes
or
other
officers
to
appere
before
them
to
answere
to
suche
suggestion
or
informacyon
as
is
vsed
in
accyon
of
trespas
.
Anno
secundo
Henrici
.
6.
Capitulo
.15
.
¶
Also
euery
shyreffe
shall
cause
to
be
taken
all
vagaboundes
idle
people
and
suspect
persones
and
set
them
in
the
stockes
there
to
remaine
at
the
first
takynge
by
one
daye
and
one
nyght
and
at
the
seconde
tyme
to
be
in
the
stockes
by
thre
dayes
and
thre
nyghtes
with
breade
and
water
.
And
if
any
shireffe
execute
nat
these
premisses
of
euery
vagabounde
hermite
or
beggar
able
to
labour
or
Clarkes
pilgrimes
or
shypmen
as
often
as
any
suche
commeth
in
sight
or
that
he
hathe
therof
any
knowledge
within
the
towne
or
place
where
he
hathe
auctoryte
that
as
ofte
as
any
suche
misdoer
abideth
there
aboue
the
space
of
one
day
and
one
nyght
and
depart
vnexamined
&
vnpunished
:
for
euery
misdoer
so
departed
the
Shyreffe
to
lose
.iii.
s
.
iiij
.
d
.
and
the
Shyreffe
in
his
tourne
hathe
auctoryte
to
enquyre
of
al
the
defautes
of
Mayres
,
Bailliff{is}
,
highe
Counstabes
/
petye
Counstables
/
and
all
other
gouernours
/
and
of
other
gouernours
/
and
offycers
of
Cytyes
/
Townes
and
Vyllages
/
within
theyr
tourne
and
to
haue
.iij.
s
.
iiij
.
d
.
for
euery
defaulte
founde
in
his
tourne
.
Anno.
19.
Henrici
.
vij
.
Capitulo
duodecimo
.
¶
Also
euery
shyreffe
vpon
a
precept
directed
vnto
hym
by
the
Iusticers
of
peace
to
returne
a
panel
to
enquire
of
any
ryot
or
vnlawfull
assemble
committed
shall
retourne
.xxiiii.
persons
dwellynge
in
the
shyre
/
euery
of
them
hauynge
.xx.
s
.
of
freholde
or
.xxvi
s
.
viii
.
d
of
copy
holde
or
of
both
ouer
all
charges
and
to
retourne
in
issues
euery
person
.xx.
s
.
at
the
fyrste
day
and
at
the
seconde
daye
.xl.
s
.
and
if
the
defaulte
be
in
the
shyreffe
for
retournynge
of
persons
nat
beynge
of
that
sufficience
or
for
non
retournyng
of
issues
in
fourme
before
sayde
he
to
forfayte
.xx.
li.
An.
19.
H.
7.
Ca
.
15.
¶
Also
if
any
ryotte
or
assemble
of
people
be
made
in
any
parte
of
this
realme
agaynst
the
lawe
/
the
Iusticers
of
the
peace
,
or
two
of
thē
at
the
least
/
and
the
Shireffe
or
vnder
shireffe
may
come
with
the
power
of
the
countie
(
if
nede
be
)
to
arreste
&
bringe
them
and
bring
them
before
the
same
Iusticers
of
the
peas
.
And
the
Shyreffe
or
vnder
Shireffe
haue
power
to
recorde
that
,
that
they
shal
fynd
in
theyr
presence
done
contrarye
to
the
lawe
/
and
the
offendour
shal
be
conuicte
by
suche
recorde
.
And
if
they
be
departyd
before
the
cumminge
of
the
sayde
Iusticers
,
Shireffe
,
or
vnder
Shireffe
,
then
shall
the
same
Iustycers
or
two
of
thē
within
one
moneth
after
suche
riot
,
enquyre
dylygently
where
the
assemble
was
made
.
And
yf
the
truthe
can
nat
be
founde
/
then
the
same
Iustycers
,
or
two
of
them
,
and
the
Shireffe
or
vnder
Shyreffe
aboue
sayde
,
within
a
moneth
nexte
folowynge
,
shall
certyfye
before
the
kynge
and
hys
counsel
the
hole
dede
withal
the
circumstances
therof
,
which
certificat
shal
be
as
strong
to
put
the
parties
to
answere
therupon
,
as
an
indytement
founde
by
twelue
men
.
An.
13.
H.
quarti
Cap.
vltimo
.
¶
And
yf
the
saide
riot
or
vnlawful
assemble
be
not
founde
(
by
reason
of
any
embracerye
or
mayntenaunce
of
the
sayde
Iurie
,
then
the
sayd
Iusticers
of
peace
and
the
Shireffe
ouer
and
aboue
suche
certifycat
that
they
muste
make
accordynge
to
the
sayde
statute
made
.
An.
13.
Henrici
quarti
,
shal
in
the
same
certificat
certifye
the
names
of
the
sayde
maynteynours
&
embrasyours
in
that
behalfe
(
yf
any
be
)
with
theyr
mysdemeanours
that
they
knowe
,
vpon
payne
of
euery
of
the
sayde
Iusticers
,
and
Shireff{is}
or
vnder
Shireffes
.xx.
lj
.
yf
they
haue
no
reasonable
excuse
for
non
certyfyenge
of
the
same
whiche
certifycat
so
made
shall
be
an
indytement
in
the
lawe
.
And
euery
person
duelye
prouyd
to
be
maintenour
or
embrasyour
shal
forfayte
.xx.
lj
.
and
to
be
committed
to
warde
there
to
remaine
by
discresion
of
the
Iusticers
.
An.
19.
Henrici
septimi
Capitulo
.13
.
¶
Also
that
no
Shireffe
vpon
wrytt{is}
and
preceptes
dyrected
to
hym
do
retourne
before
Escheatours
or
Commissyoners
any
person
to
enquyre
of
any
lamdes
or
tenememtes
,
except
euery
of
the
same
Iurie
haue
lamdes
and
tenementes
of
the
yerely
value
of
.xl.
s
.
aboue
all
charges
in
the
same
shyre
vpon
payn
of
forfaiture
for
euery
person
so
retourned
a
hundreth
shyllynges
.
Anno
tertio
Henrici
octaui
Capitulo
secundo
.
¶
Also
al
panels
put
in
by
the
shireffe
before
any
Iusticer
of
gaoledeliuere
,
or
before
Iustycers
of
peas
(
wherof
one
to
be
of
the
Quo{rum}
)
in
theyr
open
sessions
to
enquyre
for
the
king
shal
be
refourmyd
by
puttynge
to
,
and
takynge
out
of
the
name
so
impanelled
by
dyscrecyon
of
the
same
Iustycers
.
And
that
the
same
Iusticers
or
Iusticer
shal
commaunde
euery
Shireffe
and
theyr
mynysters
in
their
absences
to
put
other
persons
in
the
same
panel
by
theyr
discrecyon
and
the
same
panell
so
refourmyd
by
the
Iusticers
to
be
good
.
And
yf
any
Shiref
do
not
retourne
the
same
panell
so
refourmid
,
then
euery
Shiref
so
offendynge
for
euery
suche
offence
shal
forfayte
.xx.
lj
.
halfe
to
hym
that
wyl
sue
by
accion
of
det
,
byl
,
or
complaynte
where
suche
shal
fall
or
be
,
&
no
wager
of
lawe
,
essoine
,
nor
proteccion
shal
be
allowyd
.
¶
Also
vpon
euery
exigent
(
where
wryttes
of
proclamacion
are
to
be
awardyd
)
the
same
wrytte
of
proclamacyon
to
haue
the
same
daye
of
retourne
that
the
exigent
hathe
,
and
to
be
deliuerid
of
recorde
,
and
the
Shireffe
to
make
proclamacion
thre
seueral
dayes
in
h{is}
playn
Countie
/
wherof
one
of
the
proclamacions
to
be
made
at
the
general
sessyons
in
those
partyes
where
the
partye
is
supposed
to
be
dwellynge
,
that
he
yelde
hym selfe
to
the
Shiref
of
the
foren
shyre
that
the
Shireffe
maye
haue
the
bodye
at
the
day
of
the
exigent
retournable
to
answere
to
the
plaintes
,
and
that
the
Shiref
of
the
sayd
countie
that
hath
suche
wryttes
of
proclamacion
duely
execute
the
same
,
and
therof
make
due
retourne
at
the
daye
appoynted
in
the
same
wrytte
,
vpon
payne
to
forfayte
suche
amerciament
as
by
the
Iustycers
shal
be
assessyd
.
¶
Shireffes
,
Bailliffes
,
Constables
and
al
other
hede
officers
,
and
euery
of
them
fyndynge
or
knowynge
any
person
vsinge
or
exercisinge
any
vnlawefull
games
contrarye
to
the
statute
,
haue
ful
power
to
committe
euery
such
offendour
to
warde
,
there
to
remayne
without
baylle
or
maynpryse
to
suche
tyme
,
as
they
so
offendynge
be
bounden
by
obligacion
to
the
kinges
vse
in
suche
somes
of
money
as
by
discrecion
of
the
sayde
Shireffes
,
or
other
offycers
shal
be
thought
reasonable
,
that
they
from
hense
forthe
shall
nat
vse
any
vnlaweful
games
.
An.
sexto
.
H.
octaui
Cap.
secundo
.
¶
If
any
impotent
{per}son
begge
within
any
other
place
then
within
suche
lymyttes
as
he
shal
be
assygned
/
the
Shireffes
and
all
other
the
Kynges
officers
shall
by
theyr
discrecyon
punyshe
suche
persons
by
imprisomment
in
the
stockes
by
the
space
of
.ii.
daies
and
two
nightes
gyuinge
thē
breade
and
water
only
,
and
after
that
cause
them
to
be
sworne
to
retourne
again
to
the
place
where
they
be
licensyd
to
begge
.
Anno.
22.
Henrici
octaui
Capitulo
duodecimo
.
¶
The
Iusticer
of
peas
vpon
informacion
or
presentment
made
against
any
Towneshippe
for
non
executing
of
this
acte
,
shall
make
proces
by
dystres
against
the
inhabitantes
of
the
towne
,
and
therby
the
Shireffe
shall
distreyne
the
goodes
of
one
or
two
of
the
inhabitauntes
of
the
towne
as
he
may
knowe
for
necligent
in
the
town
and
retayne
the
dystres
tyll
he
fynde
suertie
to
appere
at
the
sessyons
before
the
Iustycers
.
¶
And
vpon
the
retourne
of
the
shireffe
of
the
dystres
,
yf
the
person
appere
nat
,
then
euery
suche
person
to
lose
.xl.
d
.
at
the
fyrste
distres
,
and
at
the
seconde
distres
.vi.
s
.
viii
.
d
.
vpon
hys
defaulte
,
and
so
to
be
doubled
at
euery
distres
tyl
apperaunce
be
had
.
¶
Shireffes
that
haue
custodye
of
Gaoles
shal
make
seales
to
be
grauē
with
the
name
of
the
castell
that
he
kepeth
for
to
gyue
,
and
seale
wryttes
to
prysoners
acquyted
to
begge
for
theyr
fees
within
the
hundreth
wher
he
is
deliueryd
by
.vi.
wekes
next
after
his
deliuere
,
and
then
to
go
to
the
hundreth
where
he
laste
dwellyd
by
.
in
.
yere
,
or
where
he
was
borne
.
The
Shireffe
shal
nat
suffre
any
such
prisoner
to
begge
for
his
fees
,
nor
to
departe
but
to
do
seruyce
and
laboure
,
tyll
that
he
delyuer
hym
suche
letter
,
and
the
Clerke
of
the
peace
to
make
the
briefe
within
one
daye
after
the
sessions
,
vpon
payne
of
twelue
pens
to
the
kynge
.
Anno.
22.
Henrici
.
8.
Capitulo
.12
.
¶
For
distroyng
of
Crowes
,
Rokes
and
Choughes
,
it
is
ordayned
that
euery
person
hauing
any
maners
lamdes
and
tenementes
in
theyr
manurance
,
shal
do
as
moche
as
in
hym
is
resonable
to
kyl
and
distroye
the
same
Crowes
,
Choughes
,
and
Rokes
bredynge
or
abidynge
vpon
hys
landes
or
tenement{is}
,
vpon
pain
of
a
greuous
amerciament
to
be
set
.
And
yf
the
offence
be
within
the
lymitt{is}
of
letes
,
rapes
,
or
court
barons
,
then
to
be
set
by
the
Steward
with
two
of
the
{pre}sentours
by
the
Stewarde
and
presentours
to
be
named
vpon
the
presentment
founde
and
presentyd
,
and
to
be
reasonably
assessid
after
the
quantite
of
the
offence
.
And
the
amerciament
to
be
to
the
lord
of
the
laweday
,
and
yf
any
person
be
lorde
of
suche
manours
,
or
inhabyte
there
(
where
vnto
any
such
laweday
,
or
rape
is
belongynge
)
then
vpon
a
presentment
had
before
the
Shireffe
in
his
tourne
with
two
of
the
presentours
to
be
chosen
by
the
presentours
,
shall
cesse
the
sayde
amercyament
by
theyr
discrecion
to
the
vse
of
the
king
and
be
leuyed
by
distres
.
Anno.
24.
Henrici
.
8.
Capitulo
.10
.
¶
And
the
Shireff{is}
in
theyr
turnes
shal
gyue
in
charge
to
the
tenauntes
and
inhabitauntes
apperinge
before
them
that
they
shall
duely
enqueare
,
and
put
in
execucion
the
effecte
of
th{is}
acte
.
¶
Shireffes
shall
holde
theyr
court{is}
from
moneth
to
moneth
.
And
where
greater
tyme
is
wonte
to
be
,
greater
shal
be
.
Magna
Carta
.
Cap.
33.
¶
The
kynge
commaundeth
that
shireff{is}
and
theyr
offycers
which
receiue
his
dettes
shal
acquite
lawefully
the
dettours
at
the
next
accomptes
after
that
they
haue
receyued
the
det
:
and
then
it
shall
be
allowed
at
the
Escheker
/
so
that
it
shal
not
come
in
the
somons
after
.
And
yf
the
Shireffe
do
otherwise
,
and
be
attainted
therof
,
he
shal
rendre
thre
tymes
so
moch
as
he
hathe
receyued
,
and
shall
make
fyne
at
the
kynges
wyll
.
And
yf
another
do
it
,
for
whose
hande
he
is
aunswerable
at
the
Eschequyre
,
he
shal
rendre
the
treble
therof
to
the
plaintiffe
,
and
shal
make
fyne
in
the
same
.
And
the
Shyreffe
shall
make
tayles
to
al
them
that
haue
paide
him
the
kinges
dettes
.
Westmynster
primer
Capitulo
nono
.
¶
Concernynge
shireffes
and
other
which
haue
leuied
the
kynges
dette
,
and
make
tayles
or
other
acquitance
to
the
dettour
,
and
discharge
him
nat
It
is
agreed
that
when
the
shiref
is
impledyd
therfore
in
the
Escheker
by
the
dettour
,
if
he
come
nat
at
the
dystres
,
then
shall
another
distres
be
awarded
retournable
at
a
certain
day
,
wherin
it
shall
be
commaunded
that
proclamacion
be
made
in
the
full
countie
,
that
the
defendaunt
shal
come
in
by
a
certayne
day
to
acquyte
the
dettour
of
the
summe
,
for
which
he
made
him
the
acquitance
or
tayle
,
at
which
yf
he
come
nat
in
,
&
the
writ
be
retourned
and
the
proclamacyon
certyfyed
,
he
shal
be
holden
conuicte
,
and
the
dett
〈…〉
shal
be
leuyed
of
hym
,
in
lyke
mane
〈…〉
as
dette
recoueryd
,
against
him
in
the
kynges
courte
,
and
damages
shal
be
awardyd
to
the
playntif
accordynge
to
the
discrecion
of
the
Barons
.
14.
Edwardi
.
2.
in
the
estatute
of
Attaintes
the
laste
Chapitre
.
¶
The
kynge
commaundeth
that
all
Shireffes
,
and
Bailliff{is}
which
haue
receyued
his
dettes
,
of
the
somons
of
thescheker
,
whiche
acquite
nat
the
dettours
vpon
the
nexte
accompte
,
shal
be
punyshed
accordynge
to
the
estatut{is}
made
.
Distressys
of
the
Eschequyre
Capitulo
quinto
.
¶
It
is
ordayned
that
execucyon
of
writtes
which
come
to
the
Shireffe
,
be
made
by
the
hundreders
knowen
and
sworne
,
and
in
the
full
countie
,
&
nat
by
others
,
yf
it
be
nat
for
greate
scarsyte
of
hundredars
.
For
then
it
shal
be
done
by
other
persons
conuenient
and
sworne
.
The
estatute
of
Lyncolne
the
laste
Chapitre
.
¶
Shireff{is}
shal
nat
be
charged
with
the
leuyeng
of
any
issues
,
nor
shal
le
〈…〉
ye
any
,
before
they
come
out
of
the
Escheker
by
the
extrates
there
to
be
〈…〉
euyed
.
And
yf
percase
any
Shireffe
retourne
issues
vpon
any
recognitor
pledge
or
manucaptor
,
by
him
assessyd
and
retourned
into
our
court
,
which
to
the
payement
of
the
same
issues
or
amerciamentes
at
the
tyme
of
the
returne
was
insufficient
:
the
same
Shireffe
shal
be
charged
therwith
at
the
Escheker
,
and
shal
make
tailes
to
al
persons
of
al
maner
of
thinges
by
him
receyued
,
and
shall
nat
retourne
any
where
the
names
of
manucaptores
,
Iurrours
or
other
,
except
it
be
accordynge
to
the
tenour
of
the
wryttes
to
them
directyd
,
nor
shal
retourne
the
names
of
pledg{is}
of
fre
men
any
wher
,
oneles
they
haue
manifestly
confessed
them selues
pledges
.
Thestatute
o
〈…〉
Fynes
.
Capitu
.
secundo
.
¶
No
Shiref
,
Coroner
,
or
other
th
〈…〉
kynges
mynysters
shall
take
no
rewarde
for
doinge
his
office
,
and
if
h
〈…〉
do
,
he
shal
paye
the
double
,
and
shal
〈…〉
be
punished
at
the
kynges
wyll
,
bu
〈…〉
shal
be
payed
of
that
which
they
tak
〈…〉
of
the
kynge
.
Westm̄
.
Cap.
26.
¶
Shireffes
shal
not
suffre
any
bar
〈…〉rettour
or
maynteynour
of
matters
within
h{is}
countie
,
neyther
stewardes
of
greate
lordes
or
other
(
whiche
b
〈…〉
not
attourneys
to
theyr
lordes
to
do
theyr
suytes
)
nor
to
syt
vpon
the
iudgementes
of
the
counties
,
nor
to
pronounce
them
excepte
he
be
therto
requyred
of
al
the
sutours
and
attourneys
that
shal
be
there
at
the
same
iourney
.
And
yf
he
do
the
contrarye
,
the
kynge
shall
take
it
greuously
to
the
shireffe
and
the
offendour
.
Westm̄
.
1.
Capitulo
.31
.
¶
It
shal
be
leful
for
euery
Shireffe
Iusticer
of
peace
and
Escheatour
to
fease
to
the
kynges
vse
al
such
good{is}
and
cattels
that
such
persons
as
come
within
this
realme
that
be
called
Egipsians
haue
,
and
therof
to
make
accompt
to
the
kynge
in
his
Escheker
,
and
to
retayne
and
kepe
the
moyte
therof
to
hys
owne
vse
,
and
accompte
for
the
residue
,
and
to
pay
no
fees
for
the
accompt
nor
for
his
discharge
therof
.
¶
In
these
statutes
it
appereth
what
thing
the
shireffe
ought
to
do
by
reason
of
his
offyce
,
&
that
he
ought
not
to
take
any
thing
for
doing
h{is}
office
,
but
onely
that
whiche
is
appoynted
to
him
by
the
same
estatute
.
And
if
he
do
or
take
any
thyng
otherwyse
,
it
is
extorcyon
whiche
ought
to
be
enquired
vpon
by
Iustycers
of
the
peas
,
&
the
Shiref
shal
be
punished
therfore
.
¶
And
if
any
Shiref
do
any
extorcion
to
the
people
,
and
be
duely
atteinted
thereof
,
he
shal
be
straytly
punyshed
therfore
at
the
pleasure
of
the
kynge
.
An.
1.
H.
4.
Capitulo
.11
.
¶
Shireffes
maye
,
and
are
bounde
to
enquyre
of
comen
annusanc{is}
done
to
al
maner
of
the
kynges
subiectes
/
but
nat
of
assaultes
made
vpon
any
priuate
person
for
that
is
but
a
perticuler
offence
,
by
Martin
.
iiii
.
Hen
.
vi
.
¶
The
Shireffe
must
kepe
h{is}
turne
within
a
moneth
after
Easter
,
&
with
in
a
moneth
after
the
feast
of
S.
Mighel
.
And
if
he
kepe
it
at
any
tyme
after
the
moneth
of
the
sayde
feastes
,
it
is
voyde
by
the
estatute
of
.
An.
31.
E.
3.
Cap.
19.
And
al
indytementes
,
and
presentmentes
there
taken
after
the
same
tyme
be
voyde
.
¶
Blodeshed
shal
be
enquyred
of
,
in
the
Shireffes
tourne
,
bycause
it
is
an
artycle
that
is
to
be
inquyred
of
in
a
Lete
.
Al
Letes
be
deryued
and
taken
out
of
the
Shireffes
tournes
/
in
so
muche
that
for
defaulte
of
inquery
in
Letes
of
thinges
inquerable
there
the
same
thinges
there
omitted
oughte
to
be
inquired
of
in
the
turnes
of
shireffes
,
P.
8
Edwardi
,
4.
¶
And
all
the
Iusticers
sayde
that
the
shyreffe
in
his
tourne
hathe
auctorite
to
inquire
of
all
thynges
that
be
trespas
,
or
felony
by
the
comon
law
(
excepte
the
deathe
of
a
man
)
but
of
trespas
or
felonye
made
by
estatute
/
the
shyref
in
his
turne
hath
no
power
to
inquire
of
M.
28.
Edwardi
.
3.
¶
And
if
the
shyreffe
in
his
tourne
inquire
of
Nusances
,
that
shulde
be
inquired
of
in
the
Lete
of
another
,
and
the
same
be
founde
/
yet
maye
he
nat
distreine
for
the
amerciament
of
such
a
presentment
.
For
if
he
do
he
is
trespassour
.
But
if
there
were
a
defaulte
in
the
lorde
of
the
Lete
in
that
he
wolde
nat
inquire
,
or
fynde
the
same
/
when
he
ought
to
haue
inquired
therof
:
in
this
case
it
semeth
that
the
shyreffe
in
his
tourne
may
inquire
of
it
in
defaute
of
the
lorde
.
M.
28.
Edwardi
.
3.
¶
And
if
one
haue
a
fayre
or
market
by
graunte
or
precripcyon
,
and
kepe
nat
his
fayre
or
market
as
he
ought
the
Shyreffe
ought
to
inquire
therof
in
his
tourne
.
●2
.
Henrici
.
6.
¶
Vpon
a
presentment
of
Nusance
in
the
shyreffes
turne
,
the
partie
shal
be
amercied
there
by
the
shyreffe
,
whiche
may
distreine
for
the
amerciament
And
if
purpresture
be
presented
there
the
shyreffe
may
abate
the
same
/
and
refourme
it
.
P.
26.
Edwardi
.
3.
¶
Also
it
apperythe
by
the
Boke
of
Breton
that
vnto
the
turne
of
the
shireffe
ought
to
come
al
the
freholders
of
the
hundred
/
and
other
lande
tenauntes
(
Clerkes
men
of
Relygion
and
wymen
onely
excepte
)
wherat
the
shyref
shal
cause
.xii.
of
the
most
sage
and
sufficyent
persons
of
the
hundred
to
be
sworne
.
And
then
shall
all
the
residue
be
sworne
by
dosins
,
and
by
the
townes
,
whiche
shal
make
theyr
presentment
to
the
fyrste
.xii.
Iurrours
vpon
the
articles
wherwith
they
shall
be
charged
.
And
it
semeth
that
the
Shireffe
ought
to
holde
his
tourne
in
euery
hundred
within
the
countie
.
¶
What
thynges
be
inquirable
in
the
Shyreffes
Tourne
.
FYrste
they
shal
inquyre
if
there
be
any
misdoer
in
the
hundred
of
whom
any
standeth
in
doure
of
life
or
limme
,
&
what
is
his
name
.
¶
Also
they
shall
inquire
of
al
mortall
enemies
,
to
the
kynge
the
quene
theyre
chyldren
,
or
counsellours
/
of
conterfeatynge
the
kynges
seale
or
his
money
,
of
manslears
and
murderers
/
of
burners
of
others
corne
or
howses
feloniously
/
of
Burglours
/
of
Robbours
,
of
theues
,
of
outlawes
of
those
that
haue
abiured
the
realme
,
and
cumme
agayne
,
of
Sorceris
and
witches
,
of
miscreantes
,
and
herytykes
,
of
tratours
and
of
prisoners
/
of
cutters
of
purses
,
of
Vsurers
,
of
Vitaylers
biynge
and
sellyng
wittyngly
stolne
fleshe
:
of
them
that
wittingly
make
whyte
the
skynnes
of
beast{is}
stolne
,
of
redubbours
that
wyttyngly
bye
stolne
clothes
,
and
dresse
them
into
another
facyon
/
of
treasour
hyd
in
the
grounde
/
hues
and
cryes
wrongfully
or
ryghtfully
leuied
&
nat
pursued
of
waters
stopped
,
straightened
or
tourned
/
of
boundes
pulled
vp
or
wrongfully
chaunged
/
of
walles
,
howses
,
gates
,
marlepittes
ditches
/
or
other
disturbaunces
made
or
leuied
vpon
any
comon
waye
to
the
annusaunce
/
of
petye
brybours
that
shere
shepe
to
haue
the
wolle
/
of
suche
as
take
thefbote
/
and
of
those
that
haue
made
a
pryson
of
theyre
owne
howse
or
housholde
/
of
pounde
breache
/
of
trespassours
in
parkes
and
pundes
,
of
takers
of
other
mennes
doues
,
of
the
assyse
of
breade
and
ale
broken
,
of
thē
that
bye
and
sell
by
measure
against
the
assyse
/
of
chaunce
medleys
/
of
conteckours
/
of
bloudeshed
/
of
watches
vnkepte
/
of
the
kynges
hyghe
waies
nat
enlarged
,
of
those
that
haue
kept
appeachours
in
any
other
prison
thē
the
kinges
,
or
any
other
felon
aboue
a
day
&
a
night
/
of
newe
liberties
customes
or
iurisdiccions
vsurped
syns
the
laste
tourne
on
water
or
on
lande
,
of
weyffes
/
of
wreckes
of
the
see
founde
and
kepte
awaye
/
of
brydges
&
caulceis
broken
/
and
who
ought
to
repayre
thē
,
and
of
those
that
claime
fraunchyses
,
or
iudgementes
realles
/
and
of
all
those
of
the
age
of
,
xij
.
yer{is}
gon
out
of
the
hundred
,
whiche
be
nat
come
into
the
tourne
(
except
Clerkes
/
knight{is}
their
children
&
wiues
whiche
be
nat
in
dosins
)
of
vagaboundes
by
the
countre
whiche
are
of
no
mannes
retinue
,
of
whome
there
is
any
euyll
suspeccyon
of
lewed
demeanoure
.
¶
And
when
the
townes
haue
gyuen
theyr
verdite
to
the
fyrste
Iurrours
,
then
immediatly
shal
the
fyrste
Iurrours
go
and
gyue
vp
theyr
presentment
such
as
they
wyl
abyde
by
.
And
the
presentment
of
felonyes
they
shal
shewe
preuely
,
and
the
other
openly
.
Breton
.
li
.
j
.
fo
.
38.
¶
Nowe
muste
ye
inquire
further
if
Bayllyffes
of
liberties
and
fraunchises
,
haue
duely
done
theyr
office
whiche
resteth
in
thre
poyntes
,
whiche
is
that
they
truly
execute
the
preceptes
whiche
be
directed
vnto
them
accordynge
to
the
tenours
of
the
same
/
&
that
they
make
due
answere
and
retourne
to
the
Shyreffe
of
the
same
preceptes
/
and
that
he
take
nothynge
for
doinge
his
offyce
but
onely
the
fees
to
him
,
due
and
appoynted
by
the
course
of
the
lawe
.
And
what
fees
they
shall
take
/
and
what
thynges
they
ought
to
do
by
reason
of
theyre
office
shall
appere
more
playnely
here
folowynge
.
¶
The
offyce
of
Bayllyffes
of
libertyes
.
VPon
a
precepte
made
by
the
Shyreffe
to
a
Bayllyffe
of
a
libertye
vpon
a
writte
of
distres
directed
to
the
shyrefe
to
distreine
the
defendant
in
the
same
writte
,
or
the
Iurrours
in
any
inquest
/
the
Bayllife
muste
retourne
good
and
sufficient
issues
vpon
the
defendant
,
or
vpon
the
Iurrours
if
they
haue
sufficient
gooddes
or
lamdes
within
his
bailiweke
/
&
if
he
do
nat
the
plaītifī
that
accion
shall
haue
an
auerment
that
he
might
haue
returned
greter
issues
,
if
the
defendant
make
defaute
,
or
the
iurrours
by
the
Sta
.
1
,
E.
3
Capi
.
5.
And
Iusticers
of
the
peace
must
inquire
if
the
Bailliff{is}
haue
done
their
offyce
in
that
poynte
.
¶
Also
they
must
inquire
if
Bailliff{is}
of
liberties
whiche
be
kepars
of
any
gayle
enforce
any
of
theyr
prisoners
to
be
appealours
to
the
entent
to
haue
a
fyne
of
the
parties
appealed
for
doute
of
imprisonment
.
primo
Edwardi
.3
.
Capitulo
.7
.
¶
Bayliffes
of
liberties
whiche
take
inditementes
in
theyr
tournes
/
or
other
where
,
ought
to
take
them
by
indenture
/
wherof
the
one
parte
shall
remayne
with
the
inditours
,
and
the
other
with
the
Bayllyffe
.2
.
Edwardi
3.
Capitulo
.17
.
¶
None
shal
be
made
Baillyffe
of
libertie
,
excepte
he
haue
sufficient
land
in
the
place
where
he
is
mynistre
/
to
make
answere
to
the
kynge
and
his
people
.4
.
Edwardi
.3
.
Capitulo
.9
.
¶
Bayllyffes
of
liberties
whiche
be
Gaylours
and
haue
the
kepynge
of
prisons
ought
to
receyue
&
safely
kepe
all
theues
delyuered
to
them
by
the
Constables
of
the
townes
,
beyng
indited
,
taken
with
the
maner
,
or
appealed
of
felonye
without
takyng
ought
.4
.
Edwardi
.3
.
Capitulo
.10
.
¶
Bayllyffes
of
liberties
muste
receiue
suche
persons
as
be
arrested
in
theyr
fraunchyse
by
the
Const●bles
/
for
suspicion
of
felonye
/
that
walke
in
the
countrey
by
nyght
/
or
be
of
euyl
name
/
and
shall
kepe
them
in
pryson
vntyll
the
comynge
of
the
Iusticers
of
gayle
delyuere
/
and
in
the
meane
tyme
the
Baylliffes
muste
inquire
of
them
.5
.
Edwardi
.3
.
Capitulo
.14
.
¶
Baillyffes
of
liberties
,
Constables
and
other
offycers
of
townes
where
loyterars
and
vagabundes
resorte
haue
power
to
examyne
theym
dylygently
,
and
compel
them
to
finde
surety
by
suffycyent
mainpernours
beynge
distremable
of
theyre
good
behauour
.
And
if
any
defaute
be
founden
in
the
same
loiterars
and
vagaboundes
,
and
can
nat
fynde
suretie
/
they
shal
be
sente
to
the
nexte
Gayle
there
to
remayne
vntyll
the
cominge
of
the
Iusticers
of
Gayle
deleuirie
/
whiche
may
do
with
thē
as
they
shal
thynke
best
by
the
course
of
the
lawe
7.
Richardi
.2
.
Capitulo
.5
.
¶
No
seruaunte
or
labourer
at
the
ende
of
his
terme
shall
departe
out
of
the
hundred
or
Rape
where
he
is
dwellynge
to
dwelle
any
other
where
onles
he
bringe
a
lettre
patente
conteynyng
the
cause
of
his
goyng
vnder
the
kynges
seale
therto
assygned
,
And
if
any
seruaunte
labourer
be
founde
vagarant
without
suche
letter
,
he
shal
be
taken
forth
with
by
the
shireffes
,
Maires
Bailliff{is}
or
other
officers
:
&
put
in
stockes
vntyl
he
finde
suretie
of
retourne
to
the
towne
to
serue
from
whens
he
came
,
vntyll
he
haue
suche
a
letter
to
departe
for
cause
reasonable
.12
.
Richardi
.2
.
Capitulo
.3
.
¶
Baillyffes
of
liberties
haue
power
to
arrest
seruauntes
&
labourers
that
weare
daggers
sweardes
,
&
kniues
:
&
them
to
sease
&
kepe
vntyl
the
sessions
of
the
peace
,
and
the
weapons
to
present
to
the
Iusticers
there
with
the
names
of
them
that
bare
them
,
and
the
weapons
shal
be
forfayte
,
except
they
be
trauailing
in
the
countre
with
ther
maysters
,
or
in
theyr
landes
or
busines
.12
.
Richardi
.2
.
Capitulo
.6
.
¶
Shyreffes
and
Bailliffes
of
liberties
in
theyr
liberties
are
bounden
to
receyue
seruauntes
&
labourers
beggynge
and
vagarante
/
and
them
to
deteyne
in
prison
without
bayle
,
without
takinge
of
any
fee
or
other
thynge
of
them
at
theyr
entre
or
departynge
by
themselues
or
by
their
deputies
vpon
pane
of
.
C
.
s
to
the
kinge
.12
.
R.
2.
Ca
.
9.
¶
Bayllyff{is}
of
liberties
to
whome
the
keping
of
the
assyse
of
breade
and
ale
and
the
correccion
of
the
same
belongeth
,
shall
take
no
amercyament
nor
fyne
for
no
defaute
touching
the
sayd
assyse
for
which
the
offendour
ought
by
the
lawe
to
haue
corporal
penaunce
,
but
they
shal
adiudge
them
to
the
same
penaunce
.
And
Bayllyffes
of
lyberties
and
all
other
that
haue
the
kepynge
and
ouer
syght
of
vitaylles
shal
put
in
due
execucion
the
estatute
made
in
the
.xxiij.
yere
of
Edwarde
the
thyrde
whiche
begineth
Quia
maior
pars
populi
.
&c.
13.
R.
2.
Capi
.
8.
¶
Bouchers
,
Fyshers
,
Hostellars
,
Brewars
,
Bakers
,
Pulters
,
and
all
other
sellars
of
vitailles
are
bounden
to
sel
such
maner
of
vitailles
at
a
resonable
pryce
,
hauynge
regarde
to
the
price
wherat
suche
vitailles
are
solde
in
other
places
nere
/
so
that
they
maye
haue
a
competente
gayne
and
nat
excessiue
according
as
by
the
distance
of
the
places
(
from
whens
the
vytailles
are
caried
)
they
shal
thynke
reasonable
to
be
required
.
And
if
any
sell
vitayll{is}
in
any
other
maner
&
thereof
be
conuicte
,
he
shall
paye
the
double
of
that
he
hathe
receyued
to
the
partye
endamaged
,
or
in
his
defaulte
to
any
other
that
wil
sue
therfore
.
And
Maires
and
Baillyff{is}
of
townes
.
&c.
haue
power
to
enquire
of
al
such
as
offende
agaynst
this
ordinaunce
in
any
poynt
And
in
case
that
the
same
Mayres
,
&
Bailliffes
be
necligent
in
doynge
execution
of
the
premisses
/
and
therupon
be
conuicted
by
the
Iusticers
assygned
by
vs
,
they
shal
be
copelled
by
the
same
Iusticers
to
restore
the
treble
value
of
the
thynge
solde
to
the
partie
greued
,
or
to
any
other
that
in
his
defaute
wyl
sue
and
neuertheles
shal
be
greuously
punyshed
agaynste
vs
23.
Edwardi
.3
.
Capitulo
.6
¶
No
Stewarde
,
Bayllyffe
,
nor
other
ministre
of
lordes
of
fraunchises
whiche
haue
returne
of
writtes
shall
be
atturney
to
any
person
in
any
matter
within
the
same
fraunchyse
or
bailewike
where
he
is
officer
at
any
maner
of
tyme
.4
.
H.
4.
Capitulo
.19
.
¶
If
any
heynous
riotte
be
made
,
the
Iusticers
of
the
peace
,
and
the
shiref
or
vndershireffe
ought
to
do
theyr
offyce
accordynge
to
the
estatute
made
13.
H.
4.
And
if
they
do
nat
,
at
the
sute
of
the
partie
greued
a
Commyssyon
shall
go
forthe
to
inquire
therof
,
and
of
the
defaulte
of
the
Iusticers
and
the
shyreffe
,
and
the
Coroner
shal
serue
the
processe
/
and
he
must
retourne
persons
that
haue
lande
to
the
yerely
value
of
.x.
li.
and
shall
retourne
also
xx
.
s
.
in
issues
at
the
fyrste
daye
,
and
forty
shyllinges
.
at
the
seconde
/
and
at
the
thyrde
.
C.
s.
and
so
double
it
at
euerye
daye
after
.
And
if
defaute
be
in
the
Coroner
in
retournyng
the
issues
/
or
of
persons
of
suche
lande
/
he
shall
lese
.xl.
li.
And
if
the
olde
shyreffe
be
discharged
,
the
newe
shyreffe
shall
serue
the
processe
/
and
nat
the
Coroner
vppon
payne
of
.xl.
li.
if
the
defaute
be
founden
in
hym
,
touching
the
retourne
of
other
persons
by
him
impanelled
whiche
haue
nat
landes
to
the
yerely
value
of
.x.
li.
or
to
returne
suche
issues
as
the
Coroners
be
charged
with
And
Bayllyffes
of
lyberties
are
bounden
for
to
impanell
sufficient
persons
,
as
aboue
is
sayde
vpon
payne
to
lese
.xl.
li.
in
case
that
suche
persons
may
be
founden
withī
his
bayleweke
.ij.
Henrici
.5
.
Capi
.
8.
¶
Bayllyffes
of
fraunchyses
ought
to
make
theyre
retournes
/
and
aunswers
vnto
the
Shyreffe
vppon
his
precept
made
vnto
them
in
a
speciall
wryt
of
assise
.vi.
dayes
before
the
daye
of
the
sessions
,
vpon
paine
to
forfayt
,
xl
.
l.
for
euery
tyme
that
they
shall
do
the
contrary
.vi.
Henrici
sexti
Capitulo
secundo
.
¶
Where
a
precepte
is
made
to
the
shyreffe
by
Iusticers
of
the
peace
to
retourne
a
panell
to
inquire
of
forcyble
entre
,
and
he
sendeth
his
precepte
to
the
Baillyffe
of
the
libertie
to
returne
the
panell
bicause
the
ryotte
was
done
within
the
libertie
nowe
is
the
Baillyffe
bounden
to
make
due
retourne
and
execucion
of
the
preceptes
to
him
directed
/
vpon
payne
of
.xx.
li.
for
euery
defaulte
.
And
the
estatute
wyll
that
the
Shyreffe
shall
retourne
.xx.
s
.
in
issues
vpon
euery
Iurrur
at
the
fyrste
daye
/
and
that
euery
Iurrour
whiche
shall
passe
in
the
inquiri
,
shal
spende
.xl.
s
.
yerely
/
wherby
it
semith
that
Bayllyffes
of
liberties
are
bounden
to
do
likewise
,
if
so
many
of
that
saide
Iurrours
be
within
his
libertie
,
for
els
he
is
nat
.
8.
H.
6.
Campitulo
.9
.
¶
Baillyffes
of
lybertyes
in
attaintes
vpon
ple
of
lande
of
the
yerely
value
of
.
xl.s
.
or
more
/
nor
in
attaintes
for
dedes
concerninge
landes
of
lyke
value
/
nor
in
attayntes
vpon
personall
accions
wherin
the
recouerie
extendeth
vnto
.xl.
lj
.
or
more
shal
nat
retourne
or
impanell
any
persons
in
such
inquest{is}
,
but
those
that
be
dwelling
within
hys
bailewike
,
and
that
haue
estate
to
theyr
owne
vse
in
landes
or
tenement{is}
for
terme
of
lyfe
to
the
yerely
value
of
twenty
pounde
or
more
within
hys
baylewyke
out
of
auncyent
demesne
and
the
fyue
port{is}
.
And
at
the
fyrste
daye
of
the
dystresse
retournyd
,
shal
retourne
no
lesse
issues
in
suche
accions
of
attaynte
,
then
.xl.
s
.
and
at
the
second
distres
.
C
.
s
.
and
the
double
of
euery
other
distres
vpon
the
persons
so
impanelled
and
retourned
.
And
yf
he
do
the
contrarye
,
he
shall
pay
.x.
lj
.
to
the
kinge
&
as
moch
to
the
partye
.15
.
Henrici
sexti
Capitulo
quinto
.
¶
Bayllyffes
and
other
the
kynges
offycers
may
arrest
those
souldiours
that
come
from
the
see
and
shewe
nat
letters
testimonials
from
their
Captaynes
that
they
haue
licensyd
them
.
And
they
shall
kepe
them
vntyll
they
haue
enquired
whither
that
they
had
lycense
or
nat
/
&
yf
they
haue
no
such
lycense
,
then
shall
they
be
punyshed
as
felons
.18
.
H.
6.
Capi
.
19.
¶
No
Ballyffe
of
a
lybertie
(
vpon
ani
precept
to
him
directed
to
retourne
the
panel
of
any
enquest
)
shall
in
the
same
retourne
any
Baillyff{is}
,
officers
or
seruauntes
to
any
offycer
abouesayd
,
nor
shal
take
any
thynge
by
them selfe
or
by
other
of
any
person
by
them
arrested
or
attached
.
to
theyr
owne
vse
or
aueyle
/
nor
of
any
other
person
for
any
arrest
or
attachement
by
the
bodye
made
by
them
,
or
that
is
arrested
by
vertue
of
theyr
offyce
,
for
fyne
,
fee
,
suyte
of
prison
,
mainpris
,
lettinge
to
baille
,
or
shewynge
of
any
ease
or
fauour
to
any
person
so
being
arrested
for
theyr
rewarde
or
profite
,
but
as
is
here
lymitted
/
that
is
to
wete
for
the
Shiref
.xx.
d
.
the
Baillyffe
that
makys
the
arreste
.
iiii
.
d
.
and
to
the
gaylour
yf
the
prysoner
be
commytted
to
him
.
iiii
.
d
.
And
no
Baillyffe
of
any
libertie
,
nor
Coroner
by
him selfe
nor
by
other
by
colour
of
his
offyce
shall
take
any
thynge
for
the
makynge
of
retourne
or
panell
/
and
for
the
copye
of
a
panel
but
.iiii.
d
.
Also
Baylliffes
of
lyberties
shall
let
out
of
pryson
all
persons
by
them
arrested
or
being
in
theyr
kepynge
by
force
of
any
bylle
,
writte
,
or
warrant
in
any
accion
personal
,
or
by
force
of
any
indytment
of
trespas
,
vpon
reasonable
suertie
hauing
sufficient
within
the
baylewike
wher
they
be
let
to
bale
,
to
kepe
theyr
dayes
in
the
same
places
as
the
same
bille
,
writte
,
or
warrant
shal
require
/
those
only
excepted
,
which
be
in
warde
vpon
any
condempnacyon
,
or
be
excomunicate
,
or
outlawed
,
or
arrested
vpon
suertie
of
the
peas
/
and
vagarauntes
that
refuse
to
serue
.
And
that
the
sayd
Bailliffes
shal
not
take
any
obligacion
of
any
person
,
nor
by
any
person
beyng
in
theyr
warde
by
course
of
the
lawe
,
for
any
the
causes
aboue
rehersid
,
but
in
the
name
of
theyr
office
and
vpon
the
condicion
that
the
same
persons
shall
appere
at
the
dayes
contayned
in
the
sayde
writtes
,
bylles
,
or
warrantyes
,
and
in
suche
places
as
they
require
.
And
yf
any
Bayllyffe
take
ani
obligacion
in
any
other
fourme
by
colour
of
hys
offyce
,
it
shal
be
voyde
,
and
that
he
shal
take
no
more
for
the
makinge
of
any
suche
obligacion
,
warrantie
,
or
precepte
by
them
to
be
made
,
but
four
pens
.
And
yf
they
do
contrarye
vnto
thys
ordynaunce
in
any
poynt
,
for
so
doinge
they
shall
rendre
to
the
partie
greuyd
h{is}
damages
treble
,
and
shal
forfayt
for
euery
tyme
that
they
do
the
contrarie
.xl.
lj
.
the
one
halfe
whereof
shal
be
to
hym
that
wyll
sue
in
any
of
the
king{is}
courtes
therfore
.
&c.
23.
Henrici
sexti
.
Capitulo
decimo
.
¶
Bayllyffes
of
lyberties
ought
to
sease
the
good{is}
of
any
person
arrested
,
or
imprisoned
for
felonye
,
before
that
they
shal
be
conuicted
or
attaynted
of
the
same
felonye
accordynge
to
the
lawe
,
orels
that
the
same
goodes
be
otherwyse
forfayted
,
vpon
payne
to
forfayt
the
double
value
of
the
good{is}
so
taken
,
vnto
the
partyes
endamaged
,
suinge
therfore
by
accyon
of
det
,
wherein
no
wager
of
lawe
,
essoygne
,
nor
proteccion
shal
in
any
wise
be
allowed
to
the
defendaunt
.
primo
Richardi
tertu
Cap.
tertio
.
¶
Bailliff{is}
of
lyberties
that
be
gaolers
and
haue
the
kepyng
of
gaoles
,
shal
certifye
the
names
of
euery
prysoner
in
his
gaole
that
is
there
for
felonie
,
at
the
next
general
Gaole
deliuere
in
euery
countye
or
fraunchyse
(
where
such
gaole
is
)
to
be
kalendred
before
the
Iustices
of
the
same
gaole
delyuere
,
vpon
payne
to
forfayte
for
euery
defaulte
there
recorded
.
C.
s
.
An.
tertio
Henrici
septimi
Cap.
3.
¶
All
Bayllyffes
&
other
heed
offycers
,
and
euery
of
them
fyndynge
or
knowing
any
person
vsing
or
exercising
any
vnlaweful
games
contrary
to
the
statut{is}
,
haue
power
to
commytte
euery
such
offendour
to
warde
,
&
there
to
remayne
in
pryson
without
bayle
,
or
mainprise
,
tyll
suche
tyme
as
he
be
bounde
by
obligacyon
in
suche
sum
,
as
by
dyscrecyon
of
hym
that
taketh
the
bonde
semeth
reasonable
,
to
the
King{is}
vse
,
that
he
shal
play
no
more
.
An.
sexto
Henrici
octaui
Cap.
secundo
.
¶
All
statutes
made
against
Shyreffes
,
vnder
Shireffes
,
Baillyffes
/
or
other
ministers
for
makinge
or
retourninge
of
panels
,
or
iuries
,
or
for
due
execucion
or
seruinge
of
writtes
,
or
other
proces
,
or
for
takyng
of
fees
,
or
for
the
reformacion
of
extorcyons
,
or
for
any
other
thynge
concernynge
theyr
offyce
,
and
all
paynes
contayned
in
euery
suche
estatute
,
shal
be
extendyd
to
all
Stewardes
,
Bailliffes
and
other
ministers
,
and
offycers
of
liberties
and
fraunchises
hauing
retourne
of
wryttes
,
&
execucion
therof
in
lyke
maner
as
they
extende
to
Shireffes
,
theyr
vnder
Shireff{is}
,
Bailliff{is}
,
or
other
mynysters
,
sauynge
that
the
Bayllyffes
,
and
offycers
of
lyberties
maye
occupye
theyr
offyces
for
as
long
tyme
as
they
shal
be
giuen
vnto
them
.
Anno.
27.
Henrici
octaui
Capitulo
.23
.
¶
The
offyce
of
Escheatours
.
YE
shal
enquyre
of
Eschetours
,
yf
they
haue
duely
executed
theyr
offyce
,
and
yf
they
haue
taken
any
more
for
doynge
thereof
then
they
ought
,
or
yf
they
haue
commytted
and
done
any
extorcion
,
or
oppression
vnto
the
king{is}
people
by
coloure
of
theyr
offyce
.
And
therfore
ye
shal
vnderstand
that
no
Escheatour
ought
to
medle
,
or
enquire
for
the
king
,
but
in
case
where
the
kynge
of
ryght
ought
to
be
entyteled
,
and
haue
the
lande
or
thing
that
is
founde
for
him
by
the
enquest
,
for
yf
one
holde
of
the
kynge
as
of
his
duchie
of
Lancastre
by
knyghtes
seruyce
,
&
dye
hys
heyre
beinge
within
age
,
the
kynge
ought
to
haue
the
warde
of
the
heyre
,
and
the
lande
.
And
yet
in
that
case
yf
the
Escheatour
fide
it
by
office
,
he
shal
haue
nothinge
for
the
fyndinge
therof
,
bycause
the
tenant
helde
not
of
the
king
in
chief
as
of
his
Crowne
.
And
therfore
the
kyng
may
entre
and
sease
the
lande
and
the
heire
without
offyce
,
&
may
graunt
it
.
In
lyke
maner
yf
the
Escheatour
fynde
by
offyce
that
one
dyed
seasyd
and
helde
of
other
lord{is}
,
and
not
of
the
kynge
by
knight{is}
seruyce
,
and
that
he
is
deade
&
his
heyre
within
age
,
the
Escheatour
shall
demaunde
nothing
of
right
for
finding
of
suche
an
offyce
.
And
so
yf
he
fynde
an
offyce
that
one
died
seasyd
of
such
a
manour
in
fee
,
and
held
of
the
king
as
of
suche
an
honoure
or
Castell
by
Knyght{is}
seruice
,
and
his
heyre
withī
age
:
yet
ought
not
the
Eschetour
to
haue
any
fee
or
dutie
for
the
fyndyng
of
that
offyce
,
and
if
he
take
any
thing
therfore
,
it
is
extorcion
,
which
is
well
prouyd
by
a
wryt
of
(
diem
clausit
extremum
)
the
wordes
wherof
be
these
.
Quia
Georgi{us}
Fer
.
qui
de
nobis
tenuit
in
capite
die
quo
obijt
,
diem
elausit
exmum
,
vt
accepimus
,
ideo
tibi
precipimus
.
&c.
Wherby
it
apperyth
that
yf
one
holde
not
of
the
kynge
in
chiefe
,
the
Eschetour
ought
not
to
haue
the
fee
of
forty
shyllynges
for
fyndynge
of
the
offyce
.
And
yf
he
take
it
in
that
behalfe
it
is
Extorcyon
.
¶
And
in
assise
yf
the
defendant
say
that
the
landes
are
seasyd
into
the
kinges
hand{is}
by
the
Eschetour
/
and
the
Escheatour
beinge
there
present
and
examyned
by
the
Iustices
there
vpon
do
confesse
that
he
hathe
seasyd
the
landes
into
the
Kyng{is}
handes
,
wherin
dede
he
hathe
not
so
done
:
in
thys
case
the
Eschetour
doth
wrong
to
the
plaintyf
,
which
may
haue
an
accyon
vpon
his
case
against
the
Eschetour
for
his
falsed
/
and
for
the
delaye
that
he
hathe
susteyned
throughe
that
confessyon
by
suynge
to
the
Kynge
for
a
(
Procedendo
)
¶
None
shal
be
Subeschetour
,
onles
he
haue
suffycient
lamdes
in
those
places
where
he
is
officer
to
aunswere
to
the
King
and
his
people
/
in
case
that
any
wyll
complayne
agaynste
them
.
Anno
quarto
Edwardi
tertii
Capi
.
〈…〉
ono
et
An.
5.
eiusdem
Cap.
4.
¶
The
Escheatours
shal
be
chosen
〈…〉
uery
yere
,
as
the
Shireff{is}
shal
be
,
and
〈…〉
y
the
same
persons
that
chose
the
Shi
〈…〉
effes
.
And
that
no
Eschetour
shall
〈…〉
byde
in
his
offyce
aboue
one
yere
.
〈…〉
n
.
14.
Edwardi
tertii
Cap.
7.
¶
The
Eschetours
shal
not
do
wast
〈…〉
Byshopprykes
/
and
other
places
〈…〉
uringe
the
vacacyon
of
them
/
ney
〈…〉
er
shal
sel
vnder
wodes
,
nor
chase
〈…〉
parkes
or
warrens
,
nor
fyshe
in
pō
〈…〉
es
,
or
fre
fyshynges
/
nor
maye
take
〈…〉
o
fin{is}
of
any
tenememtes
fre
nor
bonde
〈…〉
ut
shal
cause
thē
to
be
kepte
&
sauyd
without
doinge
damage
,
or
any
ma
〈…〉ner
of
oppression
.
An.
24.
Edward
〈…〉
tertu
Capi
.
quarto
.
¶
So
by
thys
estatute
it
apperyt
〈…〉
that
it
appertayneth
to
the
offyce
o
〈…〉
an
Escheatour
to
sease
the
tempora
〈…〉lytes
of
Archebishopprikes
,
Bishopprykes
,
and
Abbeis
of
the
king{is}
foundacyon
,
duringe
the
vacacyon
of
th
〈…〉
same
,
and
to
take
the
profites
,
and
t
〈…〉
accompte
for
them
to
the
kyng
in
th
〈…〉
Escheker
.
Howe
be
it
there
is
an
other
estatute
made
in
the
same
yere
〈…〉
the
effect
wherof
is
,
that
if
the
,
Dea
〈…〉
and
Chap.
Priour
,
or
Supprior
,
wy
〈…〉
take
temporalties
to
ferme
,
payeng
〈…〉
the
value
accordynge
to
the
remembraunces
in
the
Escheker
,
that
the
〈…〉
shall
haue
thē
before
any
other
.
An
〈…〉
by
an
other
estatute
made
the
sam
〈…〉
yere
Capi
.
quinto
the
Chauncelou
〈…〉
Tresorer
of
the
Escheker
takinge
t
〈…〉
them
suche
other
of
the
counsell
,
a
〈…〉
〈…〉
hey
shal
thinke
good
,
shall
lease
the
〈…〉
acacions
of
Archbyshoprikes
,
By
〈…〉
hopprikes
,
Abbeis
Priories
,
and
o
〈…〉
her
houses
of
religion
(
thaduoidance
〈…〉
herof
belong
to
the
kinge
)
the
Dean
〈…〉
nd
Chapitre
,
Priour
,
or
Supprior
,
〈…〉
riores
,
or
Suppriores
,
and
Couent
,
〈…〉
t
a
certaine
rent
to
paye
by
the
yere
,
〈…〉
uarter
,
or
moneth
,
durynge
the
va
〈…〉
cyons
as
they
shal
thinke
best
,
with
〈…〉
ut
makynge
fyne
.
And
neyther
the
〈…〉
schetour
,
nor
any
other
offycer
shal
〈…〉
ke
cause
or
matter
,
to
entre
,
or
to
〈…〉
edle
;
or
do
any
thynge
in
preiudyce
〈…〉
f
the
churche
.
Sauinge
to
the
kyng
〈…〉
nd
his
heires
knightes
fees
aduou
〈…〉
ns
,
Escheates
,
Wardes
,
Mariages
〈…〉
elyeffes
,
and
seruyces
to
the
sayde
〈…〉
es
belongynge
.
In
wytnes
wherof
〈…〉
e
kinge
caused
his
letters
patentes
〈…〉
be
made
therof
,
datyd
at
Westm̄
.
〈…〉
e
eyght
day
of
April
the
yere
aboue
〈…〉
encioned
,
wherby
it
appereth
that
thauctorite
aforesaid
to
make
leasse
〈…〉
was
gyuen
to
the
Chaunceler
and
〈…〉
Treasorer
by
the
Kynges
letters
patentes
〈…〉tentes
.
&c.
An.
14.
E.
3.
Cap.
6.
¶
Theschetours
and
other
the
ki
〈…〉ges
ministers
must
accompt
in
thesch
〈…〉ker
after
this
maner
/
that
is
of
land
〈…〉
and
tenementes
wherof
profyte
arysyth
from
tyme
to
tyme
throughe
ou
〈…〉
the
yere
as
of
Mylnes
/
herbages
〈…〉
tolle
/
plees
/
profytes
of
courtes
/
o
〈…〉
such
other
issues
&
profites
,
they
sha
〈…〉
be
bounden
to
aunswere
the
Kyng
f
〈…〉
the
rate
and
value
of
the
tyme
acco
〈…〉dyng
to
the
olde
course
of
thescheke
〈…〉
And
touchinge
auncient
fermes
an
〈…〉
rent{is}
,
that
are
to
be
payed
at
certain
〈…〉
termes
as
rent
secke
,
and
rent
seruyce
〈…〉
wherof
no
profyte
arysyth
vntyll
th〈…〉
daye
of
payement
:
suche
rentes
an
〈…〉
fermes
shal
be
payde
vnto
them
tha
〈…〉
haue
lyuere
therof
out
of
the
kynge
hand
at
the
termes
of
paiment
of
th
〈…〉
said
fermes
&
rent{is}
next
folowing
such
liuere
made
,
aswel
for
the
time
passid
as
the
tyme
to
come
.
An.
28.
E.
3.
Ca
.
4.
¶
The
Kyng
and
his
progenitours
haue
ben
seased
of
forfaytur{is}
of
warres
,
tyme
out
of
mynde
that
is
aswel
of
land{is}
and
possessions
,
as
of
gooddes
and
cattels
.
And
by
colour
therof
thescheatour
by
theyr
offyce
haue
seasid
many
landes
,
and
tenementes
as
forfait{is}
to
the
king
,
surmising
treson
in
some
persones
beyng
deade
at
the
tyme
of
the
seaser
,
whiche
neuer
were
attaynted
in
theyr
lyues
,
the
kinge
hath
ordayned
touching
suche
forfaitures
that
fel
in
the
tyme
of
his
graundfather
or
before
,
that
so
sone
as
an
inqueste
thereof
shal
be
retourned
into
the
Chauncerye
by
any
Escheatour
or
other
that
hathe
power
to
enquire
thereof
,
the
tenaunt
shall
nat
be
put
out
of
possessyon
/
but
shall
be
warnyd
by
a
Scire
facyas
to
appere
at
a
certayn
daye
for
to
aunswere
vnto
the
same
,
yf
he
wyll
.
And
yf
no
suche
forfayture
be
founde
the
kynges
hande
shal
be
closyd
,
so
that
in
al
other
cases
of
forfaitur{is}
of
treason
by
persons
deceasyd
nat
attaynted
,
nor
iudged
in
theyr
lyues
,
theyr
heyres
nor
lande
tenauntes
shall
not
be
challenged
nor
empeched
of
any
other
forfaytures
,
but
of
those
onelye
that
haue
bene
iudged
in
time
passed
afore
the
deathe
of
certayne
persons
,
by
presentment
in
Eyre
or
in
the
kynges
benche
as
of
felons
of
the
kynge
&
other
.
And
therfore
it
semeth
that
yf
one
moue
warre
againste
the
king
in
his
realme
,
and
is
slaine
in
the
same
than
the
Escheatour
maye
sease
the
landes
and
tenement{is}
,
as
forfayture
of
warre
without
any
other
enquerie
to
be
made
therof
.
¶
Euery
Escheatour
must
take
his
inquestes
of
offyce
of
good
&
laweful
men
sufficient
of
inheritance
,
and
of
good
fame
,
and
of
the
same
countye
where
thinquere
shal
be
made
.
And
thinquestes
shal
be
indented
bitwe●e
theschetous
and
the
Iurrours
/
and
yf
it
be
otherwyse
done
/
they
shal
be
voide
,
and
they
shal
be
taken
in
good
townes
openly
.
¶
Trauerse
may
be
taken
to
theschetours
offyce
,
wherby
any
alienacyon
or
dyenge
seased
or
that
the
heyre
is
within
age
,
&
the
lande
holden
of
the
king
in
chiefe
is
founde
.
¶
Landes
seased
into
the
kyng{is}
handes
by
reason
of
warde
,
shal
be
kepte
without
wast
,
And
theschetours
shal
haue
no
fee
of
venison
/
fishe
nor
other
thynge
,
but
shal
aunswere
the
kynge
of
thissues
and
yerely
profytes
arrysinge
of
the
sayd
lamdes
without
wast
And
if
he
do
otherwyse
,
then
to
make
fine
at
the
kinges
wyl
,
and
to
pay
treble
damages
at
the
suyt
of
theyre
/
as
well
with
-
sute
of
the
partye
,
or
of
the
kynge
,
or
any
other
person
that
wyll
sue
:
they
shall
encurre
the
payne
of
.xl.
li.
the
moyte
to
him
at
whose
suyt
they
shal
be
conuicte
.
And
that
no
landes
seased
into
the
kinges
handes
shal
be
let
to
ferme
by
the
Chauncellor
/
vntyll
thinquestes
and
verdytes
be
retourned
into
the
Chauncery
,
and
by
one
monethe
after
the
same
retourne
,
excepte
it
be
to
the
partye
greued
whyche
was
put
out
of
those
landes
by
that
inquestes
,
and
wyll
offre
to
trauerse
them
/
and
shewe
good
euydence
,
and
fynde
suffycient
surety
to
sue
his
trauerse
with
effecte
,
and
to
paye
to
the
kynge
the
yerely
value
of
the
landes
if
it
hap
to
be
discussed
for
the
kynge
And
if
any
letters
patentes
of
any
lamdes
or
tenementes
to
the
contrary
be
made
to
any
other
person
then
to
him
that
offerethe
to
trauerse
/
or
be
let
to
ferme
with
in
a
Moneth
▪
nexte
to
the
sayde
Moneth
of
retourne
they
shall
be
voyde
and
holden
for
none
.
Anno
8.
Henrici
.
6.
Capitulo
.16
.
¶
Escheatours
and
commissioners
shall
retourne
thinquestes
taken
before
thē
into
the
Chauncery
,
or
in
theschequer
within
one
moneth
nexte
after
the
taking
of
the
same
/
vpon
paine
of
.xx.
li.
the
one
moyte
to
the
kynge
/
the
other
to
him
that
wyll
sue
.
Anno.
8.
Henrici
.
6.
Capitulo
.19
.
¶
And
yf
any
Eschetoure
take
any
offyce
before
hym
,
and
do
nat
retourne
the
same
into
the
Chauncery
or
th
eschequer
,
within
the
moneth
next
after
the
takyng
therof
,
he
shal
incurre
the
payne
of
.xl.
li.
forfayte
by
thestatute
made
.
An.
8.
Henrici
.
6.
and
further
shal
be
bounden
to
pay
to
the
king
as
muche
as
he
is
endamaged
by
the
nat
returninge
of
the
same
,
And
that
the
Chauncellor
of
Englande
calling
to
him
the
Tresorer
of
Englande
may
lease
suche
fermes
for
the
due
execucyon
of
the
sayde
Estatute
.
Neuertheles
it
appereth
that
the
same
estatute
gyuethe
but
.xx.
li.
of
forfayte
against
theschetour
,
or
Commissioner
Therfore
serche
for
the
true
recorde
of
both
the
statutes
.
Anno.
18.
Henri
.
6.
Capitulo
septimo
.
¶
Escheatours
muste
take
theyr
inquestes
of
office
by
vertue
of
the
writtes
of
(
Diem
clausit
extremum
)
and
al
other
wryttes
within
one
moneth
after
the
receyte
of
the
same
/
and
that
suche
inquestes
be
taken
in
good
townes
and
open
places
.
And
that
none
of
them
priuely
nor
openly
by
him self
or
by
other
take
any
thynge
for
thexecution
of
suche
writtes
in
one
countie
aboue
the
sume
of
,
vi
.
s
.
viii
.
d
.
or
.
xiij
s
.
iiij
.
d
.
or
vnder
with
hys
laboure
and
his
costes
so
that
the
summe
that
he
hath
taken
all
togither
excede
nat
aboue
.
xl
.
s
.
for
thexecution
of
any
such
wrytte
in
one
Countie
.
And
if
he
do
contrary
to
the
premisses
,
then
to
forfayte
the
summe
of
.xl.
li.
the
moite
to
hym
that
wyll
sue
for
the
Kynge
and
himselfe
.
Anno.
23.
Henrici
sexti
Capitulo
decuno
septimo
.
¶
None
shal
be
Escheatoure
/
yf
he
haue
nat
landes
or
tenementes
to
the
value
of
fortye
pounde
,
for
terme
of
lyfe
wyth
in
the
same
Countye
where
he
is
Escheatour
.
Nor
no
Eschetour
shall
let
his
office
to
ferme
,
nor
make
deputie
(
other
thē
he
wyll
at
his
parel
aunswere
for
)
whose
name
he
must
certifie
by
his
letters
patentes
to
the
Tresorer
and
Barons
of
thescheker
for
the
tyme
beynge
within
.xx.
dayes
after
suche
deputacyon
made
.
And
that
no
suche
deputie
take
vpon
him
to
occupye
in
the
sayde
offyce
/
onles
theschetour
haue
landes
tenement{is}
or
rentes
to
the
yerely
value
of
.
xx
,
l
as
before
is
said
.
And
if
any
{per}so
do
contrary
to
the
premisses
or
any
of
them
,
then
to
forfayte
for
euery
defaute
xl
.
li
.
the
one
moyte
to
him
that
wyll
sue
,
and
the
other
to
the
vse
of
the
kyng{is}
howse
by
accion
of
dete
,
where
no
wager
of
lawe
essoyne
or
proteccyon
shall
lye
.
Anno.
2.
Edwardi
.
4.
Capitulo
.9
.
¶
No
shyreffe
,
Escheatour
,
nor
other
person
shal
sease
or
take
the
goodes
of
any
person
arrested
or
imprisoned
for
felony
before
that
the
same
person
so
arrested
or
imprisoned
be
conuicte
,
or
attainted
of
the
same
felony
according
to
the
lawe
of
Englande
/
or
that
the
same
goodes
shal
be
otherwise
forfaited
/
vpon
payne
to
forfaite
the
double
value
of
the
goodes
taken
to
the
partye
damaged
suynge
therfore
by
accion
of
det
/
where
no
wager
of
law
essoyne
nor
proteccion
shal
lye
.
Anno
1.
Richardi
tercij
.
Capi
.
3.
¶
Yf
any
Eschetour
/
or
Commissiooner
put
into
any
of
the
king{is}
court{is}
any
inquisicion
or
offyce
concerning
landes
or
tenementes
,
or
other
hereditamentes
,
not
founde
nor
presented
by
the
othes
of
twelue
men
,
&
indented
and
by
them
sealed
,
then
to
forfayte
for
euery
suche
offence
retourned
,
and
put
in
to
any
of
the
kyng{is}
courtes
one
C.
li.
to
the
partie
greued
.
Anno.
3.
H.
8.
Capitulo
secundo
¶
No
Eschetour
nor
other
Commissioner
shal
sit
by
vertue
of
any
Commission
to
enquyre
of
landes
and
tenementes
,
excepte
he
haue
landes
,
or
tenementes
,
or
heredytamentes
to
the
yerely
value
of
.xl.
Marke
ouer
all
charges
vpon
payne
of
.xx.
li.
¶
The
Escheatours
and
Commyssioners
shall
be
discharged
by
theyre
othes
that
they
may
not
dispende
.xl.
markes
ouer
al
charges
/
and
that
vpon
proces
made
agaynste
them
out
of
the
Escheker
.
The
Eschetors
and
Commissioners
shall
sit
in
open
places
and
shall
suffer
euery
person
to
gyue
euydence
openly
in
theyre
presens
to
the
inqueste
taken
before
them
vpon
payne
of
.xx.
li.
,
¶
The
Iury
shall
receyue
the
counterpaine
of
the
indenture
that
shal
be
presented
,
indented
and
sealed
by
the
Eschetour
or
Commyssioner
,
and
to
rest
in
the
possession
of
the
fyrste
man
that
was
sworne
in
the
same
Iurye
/
vpon
paine
of
euery
person
that
shal
be
sworne
.xx.
s
.
¶
And
euery
Escheatour
,
and
Commissioner
after
that
the
Iurye
is
sworne
and
redy
to
giue
theyr
verdit
,
and
offre
to
presente
the
same
,
that
the
same
Escheatours
or
Commyssyoners
,
or
parte
of
them
shall
receyue
the
same
verdit
without
further
delaye
vpon
payne
of
a
.
C.
li.
and
deliuer
the
counterpayne
of
the
same
indenture
to
the
Iurye
in
fourme
before
sayde
vppon
the
same
payne
.
¶
And
if
the
Clerke
of
the
petit
bagge
,
or
his
deputye
wyll
nat
receyue
suche
offyces
,
and
put
it
into
the
files
to
remaine
of
recorde
within
thre
daies
after
it
be
resceyued
or
offred
to
be
resceyued
,
he
to
forfaite
for
euery
suche
defaulte
.xl.
li.
And
the
Commissioner
,
and
Eschetoure
to
be
discharged
of
the
penaltie
of
.xl.
li.
limytted
by
the
Statute
for
none
retourninge
of
the
same
offyces
,
or
inquysycyon
within
one
Moneth
.
¶
And
lyke
lawe
and
penaltie
to
be
agaynste
the
offycers
in
the
kynges
Escheker
whyche
ought
to
resceyue
suche
inquisycyon
,
for
refusinge
so
to
receyue
thē
.
And
the
Commissioners
,
&
Eschetours
to
be
discharged
of
the
penaltye
for
none
retournynge
of
the
same
inquisicion
/
so
that
the
said
eschetours
or
Commissioners
at
any
tyme
after
the
moneth
of
such
office
before
thē
founde
or
before
any
of
thē
within
an
other
moneth
nexte
then
nexte
enfuynge
,
returne
the
said
offyce
into
the
Chauncery
,
or
Escheker
,
as
the
case
shall
require
.
And
the
clerke
of
the
petit
bagge
to
certifye
the
transcript
of
euery
suche
office
taken
before
any
Commissioner
,
or
Eschetour
,
into
the
Escheker
the
nexte
terme
folowing
the
resceyte
therof
,
vpon
paine
of
a
c.s.
for
euery
such
defaute
¶
And
no
man
be
compelled
to
occupie
the
office
of
Eschetour
by
any
patente
ouer
one
hole
yere
,
and
that
he
that
is
ones
Escheatour
shal
not
be
Escheatoure
agayne
within
thre
yeres
nexte
after
the
sayde
hole
yere
ended
.
¶
If
any
Escheatoure
exercyse
his
offyce
by
reason
of
any
patent
ouer
the
tyme
of
an
hole
yere
ended
,
or
be
made
Escheatour
within
thre
yeres
after
:
then
after
the
sayde
hole
yere
ended
his
patente
so
made
to
be
voyde
and
the
partye
greued
shall
haue
his
recouerye
of
euerye
of
the
sayde
forfaytures
of
one
hundreth
pounde
,
by
accion
of
det
/
where
no
wager
of
law
essoyne
nor
proteccyon
to
be
allowed
There
be
diuers
prouisions
made
for
diuers
Escheatours
in
Cytyes
,
and
Boroughes
,
and
in
diuers
counties
.
¶
And
if
the
landes
,
or
tenementes
of
any
man
be
seased
into
the
kinges
hande
by
vertue
of
any
offyce
founde
before
the
Eschetour
,
or
Commissioner
,
or
by
reason
of
an
other
recorde
founde
in
the
Chauncery
,
or
thescheker
/
and
he
that
so
is
put
out
of
his
landes
by
r●ason
of
suche
recorde
,
or
or
office
so
founden
come
and
trauerse
that
recorde
or
office
,
and
it
is
founde
for
him
:
where
vpon
he
hath
his
iudgemente
that
the
kynges
handes
be
closed
and
amoued
:
nowe
yf
it
so
be
that
ther
be
an
other
recorde
or
office
founde
remaynyng
amongste
the
king{is}
re●ordes
whiche
is
not
trauersed
nor
tried
,
yet
shall
not
theschetour
sease
the
landes
againe
into
the
kinges
handes
by
reason
of
that
recorde
beynge
founde
&
not
trauersed
.
And
yf
he
do
,
then
dothe
he
wronge
and
Extorcyon
,
and
the
partie
that
is
put
out
shall
haue
assise
agaynst
him
,
and
shal
recouer
double
damages
against
him
.
But
in
th{is}
case
the
king
must
sue
a
Scire
facias
against
him
that
hath
the
landes
out
of
his
handes
,
vpon
this
other
recorde
or
offyce
that
was
nat
trauersed
before
.
This
is
giuen
by
the
statute
Lincolne
called
the
statute
of
Eschetours
.
An.
19.
Edwardi
secundi
.
¶
And
if
Theschetour
by
coloure
of
his
offyce
without
warrant
or
auctorite
of
the
lawe
that
belongeth
to
his
office
,
disseise
any
man
of
his
landes
or
tenementes
:
the
partie
that
is
disseysed
shall
haue
an
assise
of
Nouell
disseison
,
and
shal
recouer
double
damages
agaynst
theschetour
.
Westm̄
.
1.
Capitulo
.26
.
¶
The
Escheatour
hathe
no
power
to
amerce
any
man
that
apperethe
before
him
,
and
misdemeanethe
him self
/
or
if
the
Iurrours
that
be
somoned
to
appere
before
him
do
make
defaute
,
he
shall
recorde
suche
thinges
in
his
rolle
,
and
shall
nat
amerce
the
Iurrours
/
but
he
shall
sende
the
same
recorde
to
the
Iusticers
in
Eyre
/
or
to
the
Iusticers
of
Assyse
,
when
they
come
into
the
countre
.
¶
It
shal
be
leful
to
euery
shiref
,
Iustice
of
peas
and
Escheatours
to
sease
to
the
Kynges
vse
all
suche
goodes
and
cattelles
that
suche
persons
as
come
within
this
realme
that
be
called
Egipcians
haue
/
&
therof
to
make
accompt
to
the
kinge
in
his
escheker
,
&
to
retayne
&
kepe
the
moyte
therof
to
his
owne
vse
&
accompt
for
the
resydue
,
&
to
paye
no
fees
for
the
accompte
nor
for
his
discharge
therof
.
¶
The
offyce
of
Constables
.
FOrasmuch
as
the
offyce
of
a
Constable
was
an
offyce
at
the
comon
law
,
of
long
continuance
&
was
first
ordayned
for
the
conseruacyon
of
the
kyng{is}
peas
to
be
had
&
kept
in
euery
towne
among
the
kynges
subiectes
ther
dwellynge
somwhat
shal
be
spoken
.
And
how
ferforthe
theyr
power
dothe
extende
/
and
what
penalties
are
prouided
agaynste
them
,
for
not
executynge
theyr
offyces
.
¶
Who
were
Conseruatours
of
the
peas
at
the
comon
lawe
.
IT
is
nowe
to
be
sene
for
the
conseruacion
of
the
peace
,
what
persons
by
the
comon
lawe
had
auctorite
therin
,
before
the
makynge
of
thestatutes
wherby
Iusticers
of
the
peace
are
ordeined
.
And
it
semeth
that
by
the
comon
lawe
diuers
persons
were
conseruatours
of
the
peace
:
for
at
the
common
lawe
there
was
one
{per}son
whyche
is
called
chiefe
Iustyce
of
England
,
to
whome
the
kynge
commytted
hys
auctoryte
in
the
ministracion
of
Iustyce
for
thinges
touchynge
hys
Corone
,
and
for
the
conseruacion
of
hys
peas
amonge
his
subiectes
throughout
al
his
realme
.
And
that
is
prouid
by
the
wryt
whiche
the
kyng
sendeth
to
him
,
that
he
shal
holde
his
place
in
the
ministracion
of
Iustice
to
h{is}
subiect{is}
in
the
fourme
aboue
sayd
through
out
al
his
realme
,
wherby
it
doth
appere
that
the
same
chyefe
Iustyce
is
highe
conseruatour
of
the
peas
through
out
all
the
counties
of
England
,
and
in
euery
part
of
the
realme
where
he
goeth
.
Also
ther
be
other
persons
conseruatours
of
the
peas
throughe
out
the
realme
,
as
the
Steward
of
Englande
/
the
Marshall
/
and
the
Constable
of
Englande
.
Also
the
constables
of
euery
towne
were
and
be
kepers
of
the
peas
by
the
comon
lawe
/
lykewise
the
hyghe
Constables
of
hundredes
,
wapentakes
,
lathes
,
or
tithing{is}
were
and
be
conseruatours
of
the
peas
by
the
comon
law
within
the
townes
or
hundredes
and
within
theyr
limittes
And
before
the
makinge
of
the
statutes
wherby
Iusticers
of
the
peas
are
ordayned
,
the
kinge
by
his
commission
made
Conseruatours
of
the
peas
in
those
counties
and
places
(
wher
him
thought
beste
to
kepe
his
peas
.
And
the
auctoryte
whiche
conseruatours
of
the
peas
had
by
the
comon
law
,
is
the
same
auctoryte
that
a
Constable
of
a
towne
or
wapentake
hath
at
th{is}
day
,
the
which
I
shall
partly
touche
.
¶
If
one
make
assault
vpon
the
Constable
,
the
Constable
may
defend
him
and
maye
take
him
and
commyt
him
to
the
gayle
vntyl
he
haue
found
suertye
to
kepe
the
peas
/
though
that
the
assaulte
were
made
vpon
hym selfe
.
As
it
apperyth
Micha
.
quinto
.
Henrici
septimi
,
in
the
title
Barre
.
Moch
more
then
,
yf
a
Constable
se
one
makynge
assaulte
vpon
a
straunge
person
,
may
he
take
him
,
and
commytte
hym
to
pryson
,
or
to
the
gayle
,
vntyll
he
haue
founde
suertye
to
kepe
the
peas
.
¶
And
yf
one
man
threate
an
other
whereupon
he
that
is
threatened
cometh
to
the
Constable
,
and
sheweth
his
matter
,
and
prayeth
him
to
compel
hym
that
so
threatened
hym
to
fynde
suertye
:
in
thys
case
the
Constables
and
the
partye
that
is
thretened
may
goo
,
and
compell
hym
that
soo
dyd
make
such
threatening
to
fynde
suertye
to
kepe
the
peace
/
and
yf
he
wyll
not
,
they
maye
commytte
hym
toward
vntyl
he
hath
found
such
suertie
as
you
maye
see
.
M.
44.
Edwardi
tertii
in
the
tytle
of
Barre
.
¶
And
yf
one
be
stryken
in
parell
of
death
,
it
is
the
offyce
of
the
Constable
of
the
towne
to
arreste
the
offendour
,
&
to
kepe
him
in
prison
,
vntyl
it
be
knowen
whether
the
partye
so
striken
wyl
lyue
or
dye
/
or
vntyl
that
he
haue
found
suerty
to
appere
before
the
Iusticers
of
Gaole
delyuere
,
or
at
such
tyme
as
he
shall
be
called
vpon
to
appere
before
the
Iusticers
at
theyr
discrecyon
.
¶
And
yf
one
flye
for
felony
it
is
the
offyce
of
the
Constable
of
the
towne
to
sease
his
gooddes
and
to
kepe
thē
,
and
yf
they
happe
to
be
impayryd
in
his
kepyng
,
he
shal
answere
for
them
to
the
kyng
.2
.
Edwardi
.3
.
in
the
Eyre
of
Northampton
/
But
by
the
statute
made
.1
.
Richardi
tertii
Cap.
3.
that
is
changed
.
And
yf
felons
or
murderers
be
in
the
towne
,
and
the
Constable
haue
knowledge
therof
,
it
is
hys
offyce
and
duetye
to
assemble
people
for
to
take
them
.
¶
And
yf
one
take
a
felon
in
the
towne
and
bring
him
to
the
Constable
to
be
conueyed
to
the
gaole
,
the
Constables
offyce
is
to
carie
him
thether
,
and
to
cause
other
of
the
towne
to
ayde
and
assiste
him
in
so
doinge
.
¶
And
note
that
Constables
were
ordayned
for
two
intentes
/
that
is
to
witte
to
kepe
the
peas
,
and
also
to
represse
felons
,
to
take
suertie
by
oblygacyon
of
suche
persons
as
they
shal
fynde
makynge
affreys
.
¶
It
appertayneth
to
the
offyce
of
the
chiefe
Constable
of
Englande
to
haue
conusaunce
of
dedes
of
armes
&
contractes
touching
dedes
of
armes
and
of
war
out
of
the
realme
,
and
in
lyke
maner
of
thyng{is}
touching
armes
within
the
realm
,
which
can
not
be
determyned
by
the
comon
law
,
as
it
apperyth
clerely
by
the
statute
made
the
.xiii.
yere
of
Richarde
thyrde
Cap.
2.
¶
Alo
it
appereth
by
the
statute
made
An.
1.
H.
4.
Ca
.
14.
that
al
appeals
to
be
made
of
thing{is}
done
out
of
the
realme
of
Englande
shal
be
tried
,
and
determyned
before
the
Constable
,
&
Marshal
of
Englande
for
the
tyme
being
¶
Also
when
bataille
is
ioyned
in
a
wryt
of
right
or
in
Appeale
,
that
shal
●●derayned
before
the
Constable
and
Marshal
,
howebeit
the
Iustic{is}
must
●●the
bataile
done
,
bycause
that
they
●e
properly
Iudges
therof
and
not
〈…〉
Constable
,
nor
the
Marshal
.
〈…〉
And
the
Constables
haue
many
〈…〉
auctorytes
aswel
by
the
comon
〈…〉
e
,
as
by
estatutes
made
the
whiche
〈…〉
ou
maye
see
there
.
¶
In.
7.
Ed.
4.
it
is
sayde
that
Gardeyns
of
the
peas
at
the
comon
lawe
maye
inquyre
of
congregacyons
and
vnlawefull
assembles
,
and
of
disseason
with
force
/
but
not
of
entres
with
force
.
But
nowe
by
the
statute
,
yf
one
entre
with
force
,
or
do
dysseason
with
force
,
or
entre
peasably
,
and
kepe
possession
with
force
/
the
Iustyces
of
peas
maye
make
restytucyon
to
the
partye
,
and
put
hym
in
possession
by
their
writ
directed
to
the
Shireffe
.
¶
Constables
in
the
townes
where
they
beare
office
,
may
arreste
men
that
go
or
ryde
armed
in
fayres
,
or
markettes
by
daye
or
by
nyght
,
and
take
theyr
armour
as
forfayte
to
the
king
and
imprison
them
at
the
king{is}
pleasure
.
An.
2.
E.
tertii
at
Northampton
.
¶
The
kynges
purueyours
ought
to
make
theyr
purueiance
for
the
kinges
house
,
by
the
Constable
,
and
foure
honest
men
of
the
townes
wher
such
purueyances
shall
be
made
,
without
threatenynge
.
And
in
presence
of
the
Constables
,
tayles
shall
be
made
and
sealed
with
the
seales
of
the
takers
,
betwene
the
sayde
takers
,
and
the
parties
of
whom
the
goodes
be
taken
.
And
yf
any
Taker
make
h{is}
prise
otherwyse
,
it
shall
be
done
with
hym
as
with
a
thefe
.
An.
22.
E.
3.
Cap.
1.
¶
Constables
of
townes
must
arrest
suche
as
passe
by
night
,
of
whom
suspeccion
is
had
,
and
deliuer
them
to
the
Shireffe
,
there
to
remayne
in
warde
vntyll
they
be
duely
deliueryd
.
Also
they
muste
arreste
suche
as
be
called
Robberdes
men
,
Wasters
,
&
Drawelatches
(
yf
suspeccyon
be
had
of
any
suche
)
be
it
by
night
of
daye
,
and
delyuer
them
to
the
Shireffe
vntyl
the
cummynge
of
the
Iustycers
of
gaole
delyuere
.
Anno.
5.
E.
3.
Cap.
14.
¶
It
is
ordained
that
none
shal
take
for
threshinge
a
quarter
of
wheate
or
corne
aboue
two
pens
.
ob
.
and
for
a
quarter
of
malt
,
beanes
,
pees
,
&
otes
i
.
d
.
ob
.
yf
so
moche
haue
bene
vsed
to
be
gyuen
,
and
in
the
countrey
where
they
vse
to
reape
by
the
shefe
,
&
threshe
by
the
bushel
,
they
shal
take
no
more
nor
otherwyse
.
And
that
suche
laborers
and
other
seruauntes
shall
make
an
othe
two
tymes
in
the
yere
,
before
Lordes
,
Stewardes
,
Bailliffes
,
and
Constables
of
euery
town
,
to
do
and
kepe
this
ordynaunce
,
and
that
none
of
thē
shal
go
out
of
the
towne
where
they
dwelled
in
winter
for
to
serue
in
somer
(
yf
he
can
haue
seruyce
in
the
same
towne
,
sauinge
to
the
folke
of
the
counties
of
Stafforde
,
Derby
,
Lancastre
,
Crauen
,
and
the
Marches
of
Wales
theyr
free
lybertie
to
laboure
in
other
countreis
in
the
tyme
of
August
.
And
they
that
refuse
to
make
suche
othe
,
or
to
perfourme
that
thing
that
they
haue
sworne
&
taken
vpon
them
,
shal
be
put
in
the
stockes
by
the
sayde
Steward{is}
,
Bailliffes
,
Constables
,
of
townes
,
by
the
space
of
thre
dayes
or
more
,
and
shal
be
sent
after
to
the
nexte
gaole
,
&
there
to
remaine
vntyll
they
wylbe
orderyd
/
and
that
there
be
stockes
in
euery
towne
for
the
same
intent
.
And
the
Steward{is}
Baillyffes
,
and
Constables
,
shall
make
othe
before
Iusticers
assigned
to
enquyre
diligently
of
al
thē
that
offend
againste
this
ordinaunce
,
and
to
certyfie
theyr
names
before
the
same
Iustycers
when
they
shal
come
into
the
countrey
,
to
kepe
their
sessions
,
vpon
which
certificat
made
the
same
Iustycers
shall
cause
thē
to
be
attached
by
their
bodies
to
appere
before
the
said
Iustycers
,
to
aunswere
vnto
suche
contemptes
/
so
that
yf
they
be
atteinted
,
they
shal
make
fyne
&
raunsome
,
and
further
to
be
commaunded
to
pryson
vntyl
they
haue
found
suertye
to
serue
in
maner
aboue
sayde
.
And
the
Iustycers
at
euery
tyme
that
they
shall
come
into
the
countrey
,
shall
enquyre
of
Stewardes
,
Bayllyffes
,
and
Constables
whether
they
haue
made
good
and
lawfull
Certifycat
or
haue
councealed
ought
for
any
gyfte
,
procurement
,
or
affynite
,
and
shal
punishe
them
by
fyne
and
raunsome
,
yf
they
be
founde
gyltie
.
An.
25.
Edwardi
tertii
Capitulo
secundo
and
octauo
.
¶
Constables
of
townes
where
as
faytours
,
or
vagabundes
resorte
haue
power
to
examyne
them
dylygently
,
and
compel
them
to
finde
suertye
of
theyr
good
behauour
by
suffycyent
maynpernours
distreynable
in
case
that
any
defaulte
be
founden
in
suche
faytours
,
and
vagabundes
.
And
yf
they
can
fynde
no
such
suertie
then
to
be
sent
vnto
the
nexte
gayle
there
to
remayne
vnto
the
cummyng
of
the
Iustycers
of
gayle
delyuere
,
which
haue
auctorite
to
do
with
such
faytours
and
vagabundes
as
they
shal
think
best
to
be
done
by
the
law
.
An.
primo
Richardi
secundi
cap
.
5.
¶
Constables
of
townes
maye
arreste
any
seruaunt
laborer
cummyng
to
the
towne
,
from
any
place
vagaraunt
,
oneles
he
haue
a
letter
conteininge
the
cause
of
his
goynge
,
and
the
tyme
of
his
retourne
,
vnder
the
kynges
seale
that
therto
shal
be
assigned
and
deliuered
to
the
custodie
of
some
honest
man
of
the
Hyndred
,
Wapentake
,
Citie
,
or
Boroughe
accordynge
to
the
discrecion
of
the
Iustic{is}
of
peas
.
And
the
Constable
maye
put
hym
in
the
stockes
,
and
kepe
hym
vntyll
he
haue
found
suertye
to
retourne
to
h{is}
seruice
,
or
to
serue
in
the
towne
from
whense
he
came
,
vntyll
he
haue
a
letter
to
depart
vpon
cause
reasonable
.
Anno.
1●
.
Richardi
.2
.
Cap.
3.
¶
Constables
haue
power
to
arrest
seruauntes
and
laborers
that
beare
aboute
them
hangarde
,
dagger
,
or
knyfe
,
and
to
sease
the
sayd
weapons
as
forfayte
,
and
them
to
kepe
vntyll
the
Sessions
of
the
Iustices
of
peas
before
whom
they
shal
present
such
weapons
with
the
names
of
thē
that
bare
them
,
excepte
that
they
traueyle
in
the
contrey
in
theyr
maysters
message
.
Anno.
14.
Richardi
secundi
Capitulo
sexto
.
¶
Shyreffes
and
other
the
kynges
ministers
may
take
the
power
of
the
countrey
to
represse
assembles
,
and
ryottes
in
outragyous
nombre
,
and
to
commyt
them
to
prison
.
An.
17.
Richardi
secundi
Cap.
octauo
.
It
semeth
by
these
wordes
(
the
kyng{is}
mynisters
)
that
Constables
of
townes
haue
power
to
do
so
by
th{is}
acte
aswel
as
the
Shireffes
.
¶
Constables
maye
arreste
seruauntes
laborers
,
and
imp●ison
them
by
the
space
of
syxe
daies
,
which
vse
not
bowes
and
arrowes
vpon
Sondayes
,
and
such
other
Festiual
daies
,
which
wyll
not
leue
vtterly
all
playenge
at
the
bal
,
aswell
with
hand
as
with
foote
and
other
games
called
coytes
,
dyce
,
castinge
of
the
stone
,
keyles
,
and
all
other
lyke
importune
games
.
An.
11.
Henrici
quarti
Capi
.
quarto
.
¶
Constables
and
al
the
kyng{is}
liege
people
that
are
able
to
traueyle
win
the
countye
muste
be
assystynge
and
aydynge
to
the
Iustycers
of
peace
,
and
the
Shireffes
to
represse
greate
ryottes
,
and
vnlawefull
assembles
,
vpon
payne
of
imprysonment
and
to
make
fyne
and
raunsome
.
An.
secundo
Henrici
quinti
cap
.
8.
¶
Constables
shal
be
made
in
euery
partie
of
the
marches
of
Wales
,
and
market
townes
to
enquire
,
serch
and
arreste
suche
persons
that
carye
vytayle
or
armour
to
any
parte
of
Wales
,
without
the
kinges
lycense
,
whiche
Constables
shall
haue
the
syxte
parte
of
the
forfayt
for
theyr
traueyle
An.
quarto
H.
quarti
Cap.
26.
¶
Constables
of
porte
town{is}
(
where
souldiours
that
haue
bene
retayned
in
wages
to
serue
in
warre
beyonde
the
see
,
or
vpon
the
see
,
and
departe
from
theyr
Capytaynes
,
and
tourne
back
,
and
arryue
in
any
porte
of
Englande
without
lycense
of
theyr
Capitayne
vnder
hys
seale
)
maye
arreste
suche
souldiours
,
and
kepe
them
vntyll
enquerie
be
made
of
them
/
and
yf
it
may
be
proued
by
enquerye
before
Iustycers
of
the
peace
,
and
proues
that
they
haue
mustred
of
recorde
,
&
departed
from
their
Capitayne
(
as
before
is
sayde
)
without
lycense
/
then
they
to
be
ponyshed
as
felons
.
An.
13.
H.
sexti
Capitulo
.19
.
¶
The
constables
Tithingmen
and
chiefe
pledges
of
euery
towne
muste
assyste
and
ayde
the
owners
and
sellers
of
any
goodes
(
wher
the
kinges
r
wyll
make
their
purueiance
or
bargaine
of
any
goodes
to
the
value
of
forty
shylling{is}
or
vnder
of
any
person
)
and
wyl
not
paye
prest
payement
in
hand
:
in
which
case
it
shal
be
lawful
to
euery
one
of
the
king{is}
lieg{is}
,
to
retain
thē
,
&
to
resist
such
purueiours
and
not
to
suffer
them
to
make
any
suche
purueyance
.
And
yf
the
Conble
,
Tythingman
,
or
chiefe
pledge
be
requyred
to
ayde
or
assyste
any
man
in
making
suche
resistence
,
and
he
refuse
it
,
he
shal
paye
to
the
partie
greuyd
the
value
of
the
thinge
so
taken
,
by
accyon
of
det
,
with
the
damages
to
the
double
.
An.
20.
Henrici
sexti
Capitulo
.14
.
¶
Constables
maye
arreste
purueiours
or
biers
of
any
lord
,
or
other
person
(
except
purueiours
for
the
kynge
and
Quene
)
whiche
take
any
vytaile
or
cariage
against
the
wyl
of
the
owners
,
and
to
committe
them
to
the
next
prison
of
the
kynges
,
there
to
remain
without
baille
or
maynpryse
,
vntyll
they
haue
delyuered
all
the
sayde
vytailles
,
or
cariages
,
and
other
thing{is}
so
taken
.
And
yf
the
Constables
do
otherwyse
when
they
be
required
,
they
shall
forfayte
twenty
pounde
.
The
moyte
to
be
to
the
partie
from
whom
the
goodes
were
taken
,
to
be
recouered
by
accion
of
dette
,
where
in
the
defendaunt
shall
not
wage
his
lawe
.
Anno.
23.
Henrici
.
6.
Capitulo
.13
.
¶
Clothiers
shal
pay
to
carders
spiners
,
and
other
labourers
lawefull
money
for
theyr
wages
/
and
carders
,
fullers
,
and
other
labourers
shall
do
theyr
duety
vpon
payne
of
double
damages
.
And
the
Constables
of
the
hundred
or
Constable
maye
here
and
determine
the
complaintes
of
euerye
such
clothier
,
and
labourer
aswel
for
none
payment
of
the
sayde
wages
of
labourers
,
as
of
the
sayd
forfaytures
and
damages
by
due
examinacion
of
the
parties
in
that
behalfe
,
&
further
for
non
payment
of
the
sayde
duties
,
forfaitures
and
damages
,
to
commit
the
trespassours
to
the
nexte
gayle
in
the
same
countie
,
vntyl
the
sayde
duties
,
forfaitures
,
&
damages
be
duely
payed
vnto
the
sayde
labourers
/
or
clothyers
.
Anno
quarto
Edwardi
.
quarti
Capitulo
primo
.
¶
Euery
highe
Constable
or
petyte
Constable
shal
take
or
cause
to
be
taken
all
vagaboundes
,
idle
people
/
&
suspecte
persons
liuyng
suspeciously
and
set
them
in
the
stockes
,
and
there
to
remaine
by
one
day
and
one
night
and
to
haue
none
other
sustynaunce
but
breade
and
water
,
and
then
to
auoyde
the
towne
where
they
were
taken
,
into
such
place
or
hundreth
where
they
were
borne
,
or
where
they
laste
dwelled
by
the
space
of
thre
yeres
.
And
if
eftsones
they
be
taken
in
such
defaulte
then
they
to
be
set
lykewyse
in
the
stockes
by
thre
dayes
and
thre
nightes
with
lyke
diet
.
Anno.
19.
Henrici
septum
Capitulo
.xii.
¶
Constables
&
other
head
offycers
&
euery
of
thē
findynge
or
knowyng
any
person
vsynge
or
exercisynge
any
vnlawful
games
as
tenes
play
bowles
/
Classhe
,
and
all
other
vnlawfull
games
prohibited
by
many
statutes
,
shall
haue
full
power
to
commytte
euery
suche
offendour
to
warde
/
there
to
remayne
without
baile
or
maimpris
tyll
suche
tyme
he
or
they
so
offendyng
be
boundin
by
obligacion
to
the
kinges
vse
in
suche
some
as
by
discrecion
of
the
same
officer
shal
be
thought
resonable
/
that
they
from
thensforthe
shall
nat
vse
any
vnlawfull
games
.
Anno
sexto
Henrici
.
octaui
Capitu
.
2
¶
For
wages
for
bote
men
,
and
for
theyr
barges
or
botes
,
or
for
a
barge
From
London
to
Graueshende
.iii.
s
.
orelles
euery
{per}son
&
his
male
.ii.
d
.
From
London
to
Ereth
,
Grenewich
,
grastorrocke
,
or
Purflete
.xii.
d
.
or
els
for
euery
person
and
his
fardell
.i.
d
.
so
it
passe
nat
xii
.
d
.
From
London
to
Wulwiche
.
13.
d
.
for
a
bote
or
whery
that
is
the
tyde
bote
,
orels
euery
person
.
ob
.
From
London
to
Grenewiche
.iiii.
d
.
or
elles
.
ob
.
for
euery
person
and
hys
fardel
,
From
London
bridge
,
or
Saint
Mary
oueres
,
or
Poules
wherffe
to
Westminster
.iiii.
d
.
orels
euery
person
a.
ob
.
From
the
blacke
friers
,
Bridwel
and
the
Temple
to
Westmynstre
/
or
Lambeth
.ii.
d
.
with
theyre
males
,
or
els
euery
person
.
ob
.
so
that
it
amounte
to
ii
.
d
.
From
Westminstre
to
Lambeth
or
Staingate
one
.
ob
.
for
a
bote
from
London
to
Mortlake
.xii.
d
.
or
els
euery
person
.ii.
d
.
with
his
male
.
And
from
those
places
aboue
named
to
London
for
a
bote
,
or
barge
lyke
summes
to
be
payed
.
And
these
artycles
to
be
kepte
vppon
payne
to
forfaite
treble
the
fare
.
And
Bayllyffes
,
Constables
and
other
the
kynges
offycers
nexte
adioynynge
to
the
feries
,
vpon
compleint
to
them
made
or
to
any
of
them
by
thē
that
be
greued
in
that
behalfe
,
may
arrest
them
and
committe
them
to
warde
for
theyr
misdemeanoure
,
&
to
make
fyne
for
the
same
.
Anno.
6.
Henrici
.
8.
Capitulo
.7
.
¶
By
the
statute
made
.
Anno.
22.
H.
8.
howe
impotente
persones
shal
be
ordered
to
begge
and
haue
theyre
lyuinge
.
It
is
ordeyned
that
if
any
impotent
person
auctorised
to
begge
,
do
begge
in
any
other
place
,
then
within
the
limittes
to
him
assigned
,
then
the
Constables
and
all
other
the
kynges
officers
,
shall
by
theyr
discrecion
punisshe
all
suche
persones
by
imprisonment
in
the
stockes
by
the
space
of
.ii.
dayes
and
two
nightes
,
gyuynge
thē
but
onely
breade
and
water
/
and
after
that
to
cause
euery
such
person
to
be
sworne
to
returne
againe
without
delaye
to
the
Hundreth
,
Rape
,
Cytye
Borough
,
Towne
,
Parishe
,
or
Fraunchyse
/
where
in
they
be
auctorysed
to
begge
in
.
¶
And
if
any
impotent
person
be
vagarant
and
go
a
begginge
&
haue
no
such
lettre
vnder
seale
as
is
specified
by
th{is}
stantute
then
the
Constables
&
all
other
inhabytauntes
within
suche
Townes
or
paryshe
,
shal
cause
euery
suche
begger
to
be
taken
&
brought
to
the
nexte
Iustice
of
peace
or
highe
Constable
of
the
hundreth
.
And
therupon
the
said
Iustic{is}
of
peace
,
or
highe
Constable
,
shall
commaunde
the
sayde
Constables
&
inhabitauntes
of
the
towne
or
parishe
whiche
shall
brynge
before
hym
any
suche
begger
that
they
shall
stryppe
him
naked
from
the
mydle
vpwarde
&
cause
him
to
be
whipped
withī
the
towne
wher
he
was
taken
,
or
where
the
same
Iustices
of
peas
or
highe
Constable
shall
appoynte
.
And
if
nat
/
thē
to
commaunde
suche
begger
to
be
set
in
the
stockes
in
the
same
Towne
or
parish
where
he
was
taken
by
the
space
of
thre
dayes
&
thre
nightes
to
haue
only
breade
and
water
:
and
thervpon
the
saide
Iustic{is}
or
highe
Constables
shal
limit
a
place
to
the
same
begger
to
begge
in
.
And
to
gyue
him
a
lettre
vnder
seale
in
fourme
before
limitted
and
to
swere
him
to
repaire
thither
immediatly
after
his
punisshement
executed
.
¶
And
all
other
persones
beinge
hole
and
mightie
in
bodye
that
do
begge
,
the
Constable
of
the
hundreth
,
rape
,
or
wapentake
,
wherin
suche
persons
shal
be
so
taken
.
And
the
Iustic{is}
of
peace
,
or
highe
Constable
(
before
whome
they
shal
be
brought
)
by
their
discrecyons
shall
cause
theym
to
be
broughte
to
suche
places
where
they
thinke
conuenient
,
&
there
to
be
whippid
naked
throughe
the
Towne
/
or
Market
/
and
thene
to
be
sworne
to
retourne
to
the
place
where
he
was
borne
/
or
where
he
laste
dwelled
by
the
space
of
thre
yeres
and
to
haue
a
lettre
vnder
the
seale
wytnessynge
that
he
hathe
bene
punished
,
¶
Also
all
{per}sons
the
abiure
to
any
saintuarie
within
this
realme
,
shal
be
conuered
therevnto
by
the
Constables
of
euery
towneshippe
,
that
is
from
towne
to
towne
til
that
he
come
vnto
the
same
saintuarie
wherunto
he
is
abiured
in
lyke
maner
and
fourme
as
persons
that
had
abiured
this
realme
,
shulde
haue
bene
conueyed
to
the
nexte
port
of
the
see
from
that
place
where
they
be
abiured
vnto
the
same
porte
by
course
of
the
comon
lawe
before
the
making
of
this
estatute
.
Anno.
22.
Henrici
octaui
Capitulo
decimo
tercio
.
¶
Euery
fermour
or
owner
of
lamdes
tenementes
,
or
hereditamentes
,
wherof
the
yerely
value
or
rent
amounteth
to
.v.
pounde
,
whiche
manureth
the
same
/
shall
paye
to
euery
person
whiche
by
hys
dilygence
and
laboure
at
his
owne
costes
taketh
any
olde
crowes
,
and
rokes
,
or
choughes
,
vpon
the
same
landes
,
tenementes
,
or
hereditamentes
of
the
yerely
value
aforesaid
two
pens
for
euery
twelue
olde
crowes
,
rokes
,
or
choughes
,
and
.i.
d
.
for
syx
/
and
one
.
ob
.
for
thre
olde
crowes
,
rokes
,
or
choughes
.
And
if
any
fermoure
/
or
owner
refuse
to
paye
the
sayde
money
accordynge
as
is
aforesayd
:
then
vpon
complaint
and
profe
made
therof
to
any
Iustice
of
peas
,
or
highe
Constable
,
the
same
Iustice
or
highe
Constable
shal
cause
the
same
money
to
be
leuied
by
distresse
of
the
goodes
and
catellles
of
euery
suche
fermoure
or
occupyer
of
the
same
landes
and
tenementes
.
Anno.
24.
Henrici
.
8.
Capitulo
.10
.
¶
Where
it
is
ordayned
by
an
estatute
made
in
the
.vij.
yere
of
Kynge
?
Rycharde
the
seconde
.
Capitulo
.9
.
that
he
which
espyeth
and
proueth
defautes
in
any
clothes
put
to
sale
contrary
to
the
assyse
therof
ordayned
touchyng
clothes
,
&
contrary
to
the
sayd
estatut{is}
shulde
haue
the
thyrde
parte
of
euery
suche
clothe
beynge
defectyue
for
his
laboure
by
the
delyuere
of
the
Shyreffes
,
if
they
be
present
orels
of
the
lordes
of
fayres
&
markettes
,
or
of
stewardes
,
Bayllyffes
,
or
Constables
of
town{is}
where
suche
defectyue
clothes
shal
be
founde
,
by
Iudenture
betwene
them
to
be
made
/
the
whyche
shal
be
deliuered
euery
yere
into
thescheker
at
the
feaste
of
S
Mighell
by
them
that
shall
make
such
deliuere
/
to
thentent
to
charge
the
Aunagours
,
and
Coillours
,
by
whom
such
maner
of
defaltes
ought
to
be
serched
and
amended
Anno.
septuno
.
R.
2.
Capitulo
.9
.
¶
If
any
person
shyppe
marchaundise
of
the
Stapule
in
places
suspect
adioyninge
to
the
costes
of
the
water
and
maketh
no
Indentures
therof
bitwene
him
&
the
Mayer
or
Constable
of
the
towne
,
they
shal
be
forfayte
and
the
kynge
shall
haue
the
moyte
/
and
the
lorde
of
the
towne
/
&
he
that
founde
and
seased
suche
wares
shall
haue
the
other
moyte
.
And
it
is
lawefull
for
euery
person
to
serche
in
these
cases
.
Anno.
14.
Henrici
sexti
Capitulo
quinto
.
¶
It
is
ordeyned
that
a
horse
man
shall
paye
for
passage
at
Douer
thre
shyllinges
,
and
a
fote
man
.
vi
.
d
.
And
the
Constables
of
Douer
to
ponysshe
thē
that
do
the
contrary
at
the
suit
of
the
party
that
wil
complayne
,
and
shal
do
him
right
in
that
behalfe
.
An.
4.
Ed.
3.
Capitulo
.
octauo
.
¶
The
offyce
of
the
Coroner
.
FOr
to
declare
plainly
thoffice
of
a
Coroner
,
it
appereth
by
the
statute
of
M.
Carta
in
the
.xv.
chapiter
that
no
Coroner
oughte
to
holde
any
plees
of
the
Corone
.
But
Breton
declareth
the
offyce
of
a
Coroner
in
fourme
folowynge
.
¶
Fyrst
that
in
euery
countie
Coroners
shal
be
the
principall
conseruators
of
the
peas
to
bere
recorde
of
al
plees
of
the
Crowne
,
of
abiuracions
,
vtlagaries
,
and
such
like
.
And
the
Coroners
shall
make
an
othe
before
the
Shiref
in
the
ful
countie
/
that
they
shal
make
theyr
inquestes
/
enrollementes
/
and
all
that
to
the
Coroners
offyce
appertayneth
lawfully
,
&
without
askinge
allowance
.
And
if
any
felony
chaunce
/
or
treasour
be
founde
/
or
any
woman
rauished
,
or
prison
broken
,
or
any
man
wounded
nyghe
vnto
death
/
the
Coroners
(
so
sone
as
he
shal
knowe
ther
of
)
shall
sende
to
the
Shyreffe
/
and
Baillyffes
of
the
places
(
where
suche
auenture
shal
happen
)
to
cause
to
come
before
him
by
a
certayne
day
at
the
place
(
where
suche
chaunce
befell
)
foure
of
the
nexte
towneshyppes
and
other
if
nede
be
,
by
whome
he
shal
enquire
the
verite
,
and
shall
compell
the
towneshippes
to
sweare
vpon
the
saynt{is}
to
shewe
the
truth
of
those
artycles
that
he
shall
demaunde
of
thē
.
Then
shall
the
Coroner
and
the
Iurrours
view
the
body
/
and
the
woundes
/
and
the
strokes
/
and
immediatly
after
suche
viewe
had
the
bodye
shal
be
buryed
.
And
yf
the
Coroner
fynde
the
bodye
buried
before
his
cumminge
/
he
shall
recorde
the
same
,
neuertheles
he
shall
not
omitte
to
digge
vp
the
body
/
and
make
it
be
viewed
openly
of
the
townes
,
And
those
Iurrours
which
haue
ben
somoned
/
and
come
not
to
thinqueries
of
Coroners
,
shal
be
amercyd
at
the
cummynge
of
the
Iusticers
at
the
fyrst
assyses
in
those
Counties
so
that
such
defaultes
be
entred
in
the
Coroners
roll
,
so
that
the
Coroner
shal
haue
no
power
to
amerce
no
man
for
any
defaute
.
¶
And
when
thenquest
is
sworne
the
Coroner
must
inquire
if
the
person
were
slayne
by
felony
,
or
by
misaduenture
,
&
whether
the
felony
were
done
within
a
howse
,
or
without
/
&
all
the
circumstance
.
And
after
it
shal
be
enquired
who
were
presente
at
the
dede
,
and
who
be
coulpable
of
the
ayde
,
force
commaundement
/
consent
,
or
receyte
of
suche
felonies
wittingly
.
And
if
the
Coroner
haue
any
suspeccion
of
the
first
inquest
for
concealment
of
the
trouthe
,
or
if
it
be
nedefull
to
enquire
better
,
&
by
other
then
shall
he
enquire
dyuers
tymes
/
and
all
suche
as
therof
shall
happe
to
be
indyted
/
the
Shyreffe
shall
take
in
all
the
haste
/
if
they
maye
be
founden
/
and
yf
nat
/
the
Coroners
shall
enquyre
who
they
be
/
and
who
hathe
withdrawen
theym selues
for
that
occacion
.
And
the
Shyreffe
shal
forthewith
cause
theyr
landes
to
be
/
seasyd
and
afterwardes
all
theyre
gooddes
,
and
cause
them
to
be
praysed
by
lawefull
inquest
,
and
the
gooddes
with
the
pryces
shall
be
enrolled
in
the
Coroners
rolle
/
and
shall
be
delyuered
to
the
towneshyppe
for
to
be
aunswerable
therefore
vnto
the
Kynge
in
case
the
partye
so
indyted
flye
/
and
wyll
nat
stande
to
ryght
.
¶
And
after
they
shall
enquyre
if
he
that
is
indyted
dyd
euer
fynde
suretye
to
kepe
the
kynges
peace
/
and
the
names
of
his
Mainpernous
,
whiche
he
shall
entre
into
hys
Rolle
.
And
yf
the
playnetyffe
wyll
sue
Appealle
wythe
in
the
Yere
/
and
the
daye
/
thene
shall
he
fynde
two
suffycyente
pledges
to
the
Shyreffe
of
that
Countye
/
dystreynable
with
in
the
same
/
to
sue
his
appeale
according
to
the
lawe
of
the
lande
.
And
than
shal
the
Coroner
cause
the
Appeale
to
be
entred
with
the
names
of
the
pledg{is}
and
after
it
shal
be
commaunded
vnto
the
Seriaunte
of
the
Countre
where
suche
felonies
done
(
whiche
as
me
semeth
is
the
Shyreffe
or
his
Bailliffe
errant
)
that
he
haue
the
bodye
at
the
nexte
countie
.
And
if
the
Sergaunte
retourne
at
the
seconde
Countie
that
he
can
not
finde
them
/
then
shall
it
be
awarde
that
the
princypall
beynge
appealed
of
the
dede
/
shal
be
solemply
called
to
stande
right
touchynge
the
same
felony
/
and
so
shal
be
called
from
countie
to
countie
/
vntyll
they
come
or
be
outlawed
.
And
if
the
playntyffe
make
defaulte
at
any
Countie
/
then
shall
thexigent
passe
vntyll
the
commynge
of
the
Iustices
of
the
kynges
benche
,
or
the
Iustices
in
Eyre
in
the
countre
.
And
if
the
princypall
be
out
lawed
,
the
exigentes
shall
go
forthe
immediatly
agaynst
the
accessoryes
.
And
when
they
shal
be
outlawed
,
withdrawen
or
suspected
,
the
Coroner
shal
enquyre
at
whose
fynding
such
a
fugytyue
hathe
bene
,
and
accordynge
vnto
the
verdite
he
shal
enrol
it
,
and
then
enquyre
of
the
land{is}
and
good{is}
of
the
fugitiue
.
And
yf
they
appere
before
the
outlarie
,
they
shal
be
repleuiable
.
And
yf
the
felonie
were
done
out
of
a
house
,
the
Coroner
shall
enquire
who
founde
the
bodie
fyrste
/
and
he
shall
be
taken
and
let
go
vnder
suertyes
.
And
that
no
Iurrour
be
remouyd
by
challenge
of
any
partie
.
Neyther
shall
any
Coroner
take
any
thing
by
him selfe
,
or
by
other
,
nor
suffer
to
be
taken
by
his
clerke
,
for
doinge
his
offyce
.
And
yf
it
be
founde
that
any
is
deade
by
misaduenture
/
then
shall
it
be
enquyred
what
mysaduenture
/
as
if
it
be
founden
that
he
fell
from
a
Mylne
,
it
shal
be
enquired
what
thinges
were
then
mouynge
there
,
and
howe
much
they
be
worthe
,
and
so
yf
he
fel
out
of
a
cart
.
And
yf
one
fal
out
of
a
shyp
,
nothing
shal
be
iudged
the
cause
of
hys
death
but
the
shyp
,
&
the
thinges
that
moue
therin
,
and
not
the
marchaundise
lyenge
therin
.
¶
And
the
Coroners
ought
to
receiue
the
comfession
of
felonies
made
by
prouours
in
presence
of
the
Shyreffe
,
who
shall
be
hys
Comptrollour
in
all
hys
offyce
,
and
suche
confessyon
he
shal
cause
to
be
enrolled
.
And
when
any
person
fleithe
to
a
church
,
so
sone
as
the
Coroner
shall
haue
knoweledge
therof
,
he
shal
semde
to
the
Baillyffe
of
the
place
,
that
he
shal
cause
to
come
before
hym
by
a
certayne
daye
the
neyghbours
,
and
four
of
the
next
townshyppes
adioyning
to
the
churche
,
and
in
theyr
presence
shal
receiue
the
confessyon
of
the
felonye
.
And
yf
the
fugitiue
pray
to
abiure
the
realme
,
the
Coroner
shal
do
that
the
which
to
his
offyce
belongeth
.
¶
Also
he
shall
enquire
of
rape
,
and
all
the
circumstance
,
the
Appealles
whereof
with
all
other
appealles
of
robberye
,
felonie
&
suche
lyke
,
he
shal
cause
to
be
entred
in
his
rolle
.
¶
Also
they
shal
enquire
of
treasour
founden
,
of
wreckes
of
the
see
,
and
of
Sturgeons
,
and
of
Whales
taken
/
&
who
were
the
takers
,
whose
names
they
shall
enrolle
,
and
let
them
go
by
maynpryse
.
And
suche
thynges
as
shall
happen
to
be
founden
,
they
shal
safely
kepe
to
the
kyng{is}
vse
.
And
the
Shireffes
,
and
Bailliffes
,
shal
be
alwayes
attendaunt
vpon
them
,
and
theyr
commaundementes
.
¶
It
is
ordained
that
throughe
out
al
the
Counties
of
England
there
be
chosen
suffycyent
Coroners
,
of
the
most
sage
and
laweful
Knight{is}
,
that
maye
beste
to
the
same
offyce
entende
/
whiche
lawefully
shall
attache
,
and
present
plees
of
the
Corone
as
well
of
appealles
,
as
of
thinges
to
the
same
offyce
belongynge
.
And
that
no
Coroner
demaunde
nor
take
any
thyng
for
doynge
his
offyce
,
vpon
payne
of
a
greuous
forfayture
to
the
kynge
.
1.
Westm̄
.
Cap.
12.
But
nowe
by
the
statute
made
.
An.
1.
H.
8.
Capi
.
1.
the
Coroner
shal
haue
.xiii.
s
.
iiii
.
d
.
of
the
goodes
of
the
murderer
.
And
yf
the
mourder
be
commytted
in
the
daye
tyme
,
and
the
murderer
escape
/
thē
Coroner
shall
haue
.xiii.
s
.
iiii
.
d
.
for
the
escape
vpon
the
towneshyppe
.
¶
Also
it
apperyth
by
an
estatute
made
in
the
.xiii.
yere
of
Edwarde
the
fyrste
,
whiche
is
called
the
statute
of
Excester
,
vnder
what
order
inquisycyon
shal
be
made
of
the
defaultes
of
Coroners
(
be
they
alyue
or
deade
)
where
ye
shal
see
the
charge
that
shal
be
gyuen
to
thinquestes
that
shall
be
charged
to
enquire
of
Coroners
,
in
whiche
charge
it
apperyth
further
,
what
the
Coroner
ought
to
do
by
his
offyce
,
whiche
charge
here
ensuyth
.
¶
The
furme
of
the
charge
to
enquire
of
the
defaultes
of
Coroners
according
to
the
estatute
of
Excester
.
FYrste
they
shall
enquire
if
the
Coroner
go
in
proper
person
to
do
his
offyce
,
or
nat
,
wherby
it
apperyth
that
he
can
not
make
a
deputye
.
2
Also
yf
he
haue
sent
any
other
to
do
h{is}
office
what
he
was
,
and
how
often
and
aboute
what
aduentures
.
3
Also
if
he
came
at
euery
tyme
of
h{is}
owne
good
wyll
without
delaye
/
or
that
he
or
hys
clerke
haue
taken
any
thinge
for
the
more
spedy
executinge
of
their
office
.
4
Also
yf
he
tary
or
delaye
to
thentent
to
haue
any
rewarde
after
that
he
hathe
knoweledge
of
the
trowthe
,
and
after
that
he
is
sent
vnto
,
howe
often
,
and
in
what
place
,
and
vnder
what
maner
.
5
Also
yf
the
gooddes
of
felons
taken
by
hym
,
be
delyuered
to
the
townes
to
kepe
by
a
laweful
enqueste
as
they
ought
to
be
,
and
enrolled
in
hys
recorde
or
nat
.
6.
Also
yf
the
Coroner
take
any
thing
of
any
person
for
to
take
a
false
inqueste
for
to
dystroye
the
ryghte
of
any
,
or
to
prayse
the
gooddes
for
lesse
then
they
be
worthe
.
7
Also
yf
he
entre
any
thinge
in
his
rolles
,
otherwise
then
it
was
gyuen
by
thenquest
,
and
what
thinge
he
,
or
his
clerke
toke
therfore
,
and
howe
often
/
and
for
what
thynge
he
or
hys
clerke
toke
suche
thynge
.
8
Also
yf
he
or
h{is}
clerke
toke
of
the
good{is}
that
were
prased
,
&
prised
them
at
lesse
thē
they
entred
thē
in
their
rolles
.
9
Also
yf
the
pryces
were
not
assesyd
by
the
enqueste
.
10
Also
if
the
townshyp
were
falsely
charged
,
and
of
what
thinge
.
11
Also
yf
any
appeales
were
falsely
enrolled
,
or
imbesiled
out
of
the
rolles
,
after
that
they
were
entred
.
12
Also
if
he
refuse
to
take
any
plaint
of
appeall
,
for
pouertie
,
hate
,
or
other
lyke
cause
,
and
what
he
toke
for
that
occasyon
,
and
of
whome
,
and
howe
moche
.
13
Also
if
he
or
h{is}
Clerke
haue
taken
ought
of
the
goodes
of
the
partie
that
is
deade
vpon
whose
bodie
he
toke
viewe
,
what
thynge
it
was
,
and
howe
often
he
so
dyd
.
14
Also
yf
he
haue
entred
al
the
attachementes
belongynge
to
hys
offyce
in
due
maner
/
or
if
he
haue
made
any
attachement
for
to
greue
ani
person
or
to
haue
of
hys
owne
/
and
entre
it
into
his
rolles
.
15
Also
yf
he
haue
not
done
h{is}
office
at
al
tymes
at
hys
owne
costes
without
takynge
ought
therfore
.
16
Also
yf
he
haue
concealed
ought
at
any
countie
,
or
procured
to
be
murdered
,
to
the
greuance
of
any
person
,
and
if
he
so
dyd
then
to
enquire
howe
often
,
and
for
what
rewarde
,
and
for
whom
,
and
in
what
case
he
so
dyd
.
17
Also
yf
al
the
attachement{is}
hangyng
,
and
lawfully
receyued
be
pursuyd
by
him
as
he
ought
to
do
for
the
Kynge
or
for
the
partye
,
or
cause
to
be
pursuyd
.
18
Also
yf
the
gooddes
of
suche
as
haue
fled
the
town{is}
where
they
dwel
for
suspeccion
of
felony
,
were
attached
by
him
,
and
praysed
by
enqueste
,
and
enrolled
according
therunto
,
&
deliuered
vnto
the
town{is}
(
wher
those
good{is}
were
founden
)
to
kepe
safely
vntyll
the
cumminge
of
the
Iusticers
in
Eyre
.
19
Also
yf
he
suffer
appealles
or
other
plaintes
to
him
made
,
to
be
conueyed
awaye
,
imbeseled
,
or
rasyd
out
of
the
rolles
,
and
if
he
take
ought
for
suche
falshed
/
of
whom
/
howe
moch
/
and
howe
many
tymes
.
20
Item
yf
there
were
any
treasour
founde
in
the
time
of
the
same
Coroner
,
in
what
place
,
&
what
maner
of
treasour
,
and
howe
moche
,
and
in
whose
handes
it
resteth
,
and
by
whose
delyueraunce
.
¶
This
is
the
ho●e
charge
that
Iustycers
in
Eyre
muste
gyue
,
for
to
enquire
of
Coroners
/
and
of
theyr
defaultes
.
Furthermore
Iustic{is}
in
Eyre
may
impanel
other
inquestes
of
four
and
twenty
persons
of
the
bodie
of
the
countye
to
enquire
of
the
concealment
of
the
fyrst
inquestes
whiche
dyd
enquyre
of
the
defaultes
of
Coroners
.
¶
When
Coroners
haue
any
knowledge
from
the
kinges
Baillyffes
,
or
other
honest
men
of
the
countrey
for
to
go
vnto
suche
as
be
slaine
,
or
sodainly
deade
,
or
wounded
,
or
brekers
of
howeses
,
or
to
any
place
where
treasour
is
sayde
to
be
founde
:
they
must
go
furthwith
,
and
commaunde
four
,
fyue
,
or
syxe
,
of
the
next
towneshypp{is}
that
they
be
afore
thē
at
suche
a
day
&
place
,
and
when
they
shall
come
,
thē
the
Coroner
must
make
enquerie
therof
in
fourme
folowynge
.
¶
Fyrste
yf
the
person
were
slayne
in
house
,
or
in
the
fylde
,
in
bedde
,
or
at
the
tauerne
.
&c.
and
who
be
gyltye
there
either
of
the
dede
or
consent
.
&c.
And
yf
any
be
in
the
court
,
which
were
there
so
that
they
can
speake
,
or
haue
any
discrecion
,
&
they
that
be
founden
gyltie
by
inquest
shal
be
taken
,
&
deliuered
to
the
Shireffe
.
And
suche
as
were
present
,
and
be
not
gyltye
shall
be
attached
vntyl
the
cumming
of
the
Iustices
/
and
theyr
names
shal
be
wrytten
in
the
Coroners
rolle
.
¶
If
any
be
sodaynly
slayn
in
fild{is}
,
or
in
the
woodes
/
it
is
fyrst
to
be
sene
whether
he
were
slayne
there
or
not
/
and
yf
he
were
not
slayne
there
,
then
as
nere
as
they
can
/
they
shal
folowe
the
steppes
of
hym
that
brought
the
bodye
thether
with
horse
/
or
carte
/
yf
it
be
possyble
,
in
case
the
murderer
be
knowen
/
and
yf
he
be
a
straunger
,
then
shal
they
enquyre
where
he
was
lodged
the
nyghte
before
.
And
touching
such
as
shal
be
founden
gyltie
,
the
Coroner
shall
go
immediatlye
to
their
houses
,
&
enqueare
what
good{is}
and
landes
they
haue
,
&
howe
moche
they
be
worth
by
the
yere
.
¶
But
by
the
statute
of
Kynge
Rycharde
the
.iii.
it
is
ordayned
that
the
lamdes
&
goodes
of
such
{per}sons
shal
not
be
seasyd
vntyll
they
be
attaynted
,
or
otherwise
conuicte
by
course
of
the
law
.
And
these
thynges
thus
beynge
enquired
the
bodyes
shal
be
buryed
incontynent
.
¶
Moreouer
they
muste
enquyre
of
such
as
be
drowned
or
deade
sodainly
and
whether
they
were
drowned
or
strangled
,
or
slayne
,
and
they
must
enquire
who
were
the
finders
that
they
may
be
attached
.
Also
they
must
viewe
the
lenthe
,
bredthe
,
and
depnes
of
al
woundes
,
and
muste
enquire
with
what
weapsō
,
and
in
what
place
of
the
bodie
.
And
yf
the
wounde
be
mortal
the
offendour
shal
be
kept
vntyl
it
be
knowen
whether
the
partye
maye
be
hole
.
And
yf
the
wounde
be
greate
,
then
he
shal
be
let
go
vnder
foure
,
or
syxe
pledges
,
and
if
it
be
but
lytle
,
thē
two
pledges
shall
suffyse
.
Also
they
muste
enquire
of
horse
,
cartes
,
and
other
thinges
wherby
any
was
slayne
that
they
maye
be
praysed
and
delyuered
vt
supra
.
¶
Also
they
shall
enquire
of
wrecke
of
the
see
,
and
yf
any
laye
hande
vpon
it
,
he
shal
be
attached
by
good
pledg{is}
and
the
wrecke
shal
be
praysed
and
delyuered
to
the
nexte
towneshyppes
.
Furthermore
hue
and
crye
shal
be
leuied
vpon
al
manslaughters
,
burglaries
,
or
when
any
is
slayn
or
in
parel
of
death
yf
it
may
be
.
And
al
shal
folowe
suche
hue
and
crye
,
yf
they
be
able
,
and
they
that
do
nat
,
shall
be
attached
to
appere
before
the
Iustycers
.
&c.
¶
Also
yf
any
person
flye
vnto
the
Churche
,
or
other
halowed
place
for
murdre
,
felonye
,
or
suche
lyke
offence
the
Coroner
vpon
knowledge
therof
shall
come
thyther
and
take
his
confessyon
/
and
yf
he
wyll
abiure
the
realme
,
the
Coroner
shall
receyue
hys
abiuracyon
,
whiche
he
shall
saye
in
thys
fourme
.
¶
The
fourme
of
the
Abiuracyon
.
HERE
you
thys
Syr
Coroner
that
I
A.
B.
am
a
thefe
of
one
horse
(
or
other
lyke
thinge
)
or
a
manslear
of
one
man
(
or
moo
)
and
a
felon
of
our
soueraigne
lord
king
Henry
the
eyght
.
And
forasmoch
as
I
haue
committed
many
euyl
deades
&
felonyes
in
this
his
realme
,
I
here
abiure
his
lande
for
euer
,
&
shal
make
as
moche
hast
as
I
can
,
to
the
hauen
of
D.
which
you
haue
assigned
me
/
&
I
shall
not
depart
out
of
the
hyghe
waye
,
&
yf
I
do
,
I
wyll
that
I
be
taken
as
a
thefe
and
felon
of
the
kyng
.
And
further
I
shall
diligently
seke
my
passage
at
the
place
aboue
lymytted
/
and
I
shall
not
abide
ther
any
lenger
thē
one
ebbe
&
one
flode
,
yf
I
may
haue
passage
.
And
yf
I
can
haue
no
passage
in
so
moch
space
,
I
shal
go
euery
day
into
the
see
vp
to
my
knees
,
&
assaye
yf
I
can
get
ouer
.
And
yf
I
can
not
so
do
within
forty
daies
continuing
,
I
shall
yelde
my selfe
again
to
the
church
,
as
the
kyng{is}
thefe
and
felon
.
So
helpe
me
God
and
holydome
.
¶
Neuertheles
it
semeth
that
when
ani
person
shal
abiure
,
him
behoueth
to
shewe
the
place
,
the
daie
,
and
yere
,
and
in
what
countye
he
dyd
the
felonye
,
or
Mourdre
,
whiche
confessyon
shal
be
as
an
Indytement
in
effecte
/
notwithstandinge
yf
he
do
it
nat
but
only
as
before
is
expressed
,
it
is
good
ynoughe
/
bycause
he
is
attainted
before
by
hys
abiuracyon
.
Howe
be
it
this
maner
of
abiuracyon
,
is
put
out
by
the
estatute
of
Henry
the
.viii.
made
in
the
.xii.
yere
of
hys
reygne
,
whereby
it
is
ordayned
that
suche
as
wyll
abiure
/
shall
make
theyr
abiuracyon
from
al
theyr
lybertie
vnto
some
sayntuarie
win
th{is}
realm
,
ther
to
remayn
duringe
theyr
lyues
,
and
shal
be
burned
in
the
ryght
hande
with
this
letter
A.
And
yf
such
a
person
afterward
be
taken
out
of
saintuarie
,
he
shal
be
ordered
in
like
maner
as
one
that
had
abiured
the
realme
before
the
sayde
estatute
.
And
the
same
person
that
so
taketh
the
churche
shall
make
h{is}
abiuracyon
,
and
shall
take
hys
passage
from
thense
at
suche
a
daie
and
tyme
as
the
Coroner
shall
appoynte
,
and
shal
be
marked
vpon
the
brawne
of
his
thombe
on
the
right
hande
with
a
burnynge
yron
,
and
shal
be
conueyed
to
the
sayntuarie
(
wherunto
he
is
abiuiuryd
)
by
the
Maiors
,
Bailliff{is}
,
&
Constables
,
in
suche
facyon
as
they
haue
bene
whiche
heretofore
had
abiuryd
the
realme
.
And
yf
any
felon
refuse
to
abiure
before
the
Coroner
,
he
shall
be
taken
out
of
the
saintuarie
,
&
shal
lese
the
priuiledge
therof
.
And
that
is
by
the
statute
of
.
An.
21.
H.
8.
Ca
.
●
.
¶
Also
it
is
ordeyned
that
none
shal
be
chosen
Coroner
,
if
he
haue
nat
lande
sufficient
within
the
same
countie
for
to
aunswere
all
persons
.
Anno.
4.
Edwardi
.
3.
Capitulo
.8
.
¶
And
it
is
further
ordeyned
that
al
Coroners
shal
be
chosen
in
the
ful
countye
by
the
comons
of
the
saide
Countie
of
the
moost
conuenyent
and
able
persons
.
An.
28.
E.
3.
Capi
.
6
¶
The
Coroner
shall
enquire
vpon
the
viewe
of
the
bodye
,
if
he
were
slaine
by
daye
if
the
Murderer
be
taken
.
And
if
the
Murderer
escape
,
the
towneshyppe
to
be
amerced
.
And
the
Coroner
shal
inquire
of
that
escape
when
he
enquereth
of
the
deathe
vpon
the
viewe
of
the
bodye
.
And
the
Coroner
shal
haue
for
h{is}
fee
.xiii.
s
.
iiij
.
d
.
of
the
gooddes
of
the
Murderer
.
And
yf
he
haue
no
goodes
,
then
to
haue
his
fee
of
such
amerciament
as
shal
be
set
vpon
the
towneshyppe
for
the
scape
.
And
after
the
murder
founde
/
the
Coroner
shall
certifie
his
inquisicyon
afore
the
Justicers
of
the
next
general
Gaole
deliuerie
in
that
Countie
.
And
if
the
Coroner
be
remisse
/
and
make
his
inquisyon
vpon
the
viewe
of
the
bodye
,
and
certifie
nat
accordinge
as
is
aforesayde
:
then
the
Coroner
for
euery
defaute
to
forfayt
one
.
C.
s
An.
3.
Henrici
.
7.
Capitulo
.1
.
¶
Hit
is
ordeyned
that
vpon
request
to
the
Coroner
to
come
and
enquyre
of
any
persone
drowned
or
slayne
by
misaduenture
:
the
Coroner
shall
dylygentely
do
hys
offyce
without
any
thinge
takynge
therfore
,
vpon
payne
of
euery
Coroner
that
wyll
nat
endeuer
him
to
do
his
offyce
/
or
that
takethe
any
thinge
for
doynge
his
offyce
vpon
any
person
deade
by
misaduenture
.xl.
s
.
Anno.
1.
H.
8.
Capitulo
.7
.
¶
In
case
of
mans
death
within
the
vierge
,
it
shal
be
commaunded
to
the
Coroner
of
the
countrey
that
he
togither
with
the
Coroner
of
the
kynges
house
do
make
thenquirie
,
and
enrolle
it
.
And
that
which
cannot
be
determined
before
the
Stewarde
bicause
the
Felons
be
nat
attached
/
or
for
other
lyke
cause
,
shal
remayne
at
the
comon
lawe
so
thexigentes
,
vtlagaries
and
presentmentes
thereof
be
made
in
Eyre
by
the
Coroner
of
the
countre
/
as
of
other
felonyes
done
out
of
the
vierge
.
Artycles
vpon
the
Charters
.
Capitulo
secundo
.
¶
No
Coroner
,
Shyreffe
,
nor
other
officer
shall
take
ought
for
his
offyce
and
if
he
do
/
he
shall
restore
twyse
so
muche
.
Westminster
.
1.
Capitu
28.
But
thestatute
of
.
H.
7.
giueth
to
the
Coroner
a
marke
for
euery
murder
.
¶
Also
it
was
saide
by
the
Iusticers
M.
sexto
Richardi
secundi
,
that
the
Coroner
hathe
no
power
to
enquyre
of
mannes
deathe
,
but
onely
vppon
viewe
of
the
bodye
,
and
if
he
do
,
it
is
frustrate
and
voyde
.
And
yf
one
Coroner
enqueare
vpon
the
viewe
of
the
bodye
/
&
after
another
Coroner
wyll
come
and
enqueare
therof
agayne
/
this
seconde
enquere
is
voide
/
for
the
fyrste
enquerie
is
onely
of
recorde
.
¶
If
one
become
a
Prouour
before
the
Coroner
he
shall
nat
afterwarde
be
admitted
to
say
that
he
did
committe
the
acte
by
duresse
of
imprisonment
/
for
the
recorde
of
the
Coroner
shal
estoppe
him
to
plede
that
.
¶
If
any
will
sue
appeale
of
roborie
or
larcenie
,
he
must
come
into
the
full
countie
within
the
yere
and
the
daye
after
the
felony
done
,
and
must
fynde
two
pledges
to
folowe
his
suit
,
and
the
Coroner
shal
entre
his
appeal
immediatly
in
his
roll
,
and
the
names
of
the
pledges
.
And
then
shal
it
be
commaunded
to
the
Bailliffes
of
the
place
,
where
&c.
that
he
haue
the
bodye
at
the
next
countie
.
And
if
he
retourne
at
the
seconde
countie
(
Non
est
inuentus
)
then
shal
the
Appealle
be
called
from
countie
to
countie
vntyll
he
be
outlawed
/
and
if
the
plaintiffe
make
defaute
at
any
countie
,
then
shall
the
exigent
cesse
vntyll
the
Eyre
of
the
Iusticers
in
the
same
countie
/
and
the
plaintiffe
shall
lease
his
accion
after
apparaunce
for
euer
/
wherby
it
appereth
that
after
the
yere
and
daye
a
man
shall
not
haue
appeall
of
felony
.
And
to
this
poynte
agreyth
Breton
in
his
fyrste
boke
.
¶
The
Coroner
must
recorde
his
viewe
,
abiuracyon
,
appealles
,
and
accusacyons
of
theues
made
before
him
,
&
so
must
he
do
of
al
thynges
that
belonge
vnto
his
offyce
to
be
done
/
and
the
nonsuites
of
plaintiffes
in
appealles
he
muste
recorde
/
with
all
thynges
done
in
the
countye
whyche
belonge
vnto
his
office
.
Also
ye
shal
note
that
appealles
shal
be
made
in
the
courte
of
ani
lord
that
hath
fraunchise
of
Infangthef
in
presens
of
the
Coroner
.
&c.
¶
A
presentmente
was
sent
into
the
kynges
benche
by
a
Coroner
comprisynge
howe
a
certayne
person
taken
for
felony
,
was
conueyed
vnto
the
churche
by
certayne
Freres
.
&c.
And
bycause
the
Coroner
had
no
power
to
take
suche
an
inditement
,
a
writ
was
directed
to
the
same
Coroner
to
certifie
whether
he
had
any
other
presentment
or
not
.
Anno.
xxvii
.
Edwardi
Libro
Assisarum
.
¶
An
aduenture
of
the
death
of
a
man
was
presented
before
Iustices
in
Eyre
and
bycause
the
same
was
not
founden
in
the
Coroners
rolle
,
the
Coroner
was
awarded
to
prison
.
The
Coroners
fee
in
Eyre
,
is
to
haue
a
peny
of
euery
venue
,
when
they
shall
come
¶
Note
that
a
presentment
made
before
Iustycers
in
Eyre
of
a
thynge
/
which
is
contrary
to
that
that
is
entred
in
the
Coroners
rolle
,
shal
be
taken
as
voide
,
and
the
Coroners
rolle
shal
be
taken
for
the
recorde
.
¶
The
Coroner
shal
enquyre
of
the
death
of
men
slain
,
or
drowned
in
the
armes
,
or
creekes
of
the
see
where
the
land
may
be
sene
of
eyther
syde
.
But
nowe
by
the
statute
made
.
An.
13.
R.
secundi
Cap.
v.
and
confyrmed
.
An.
2.
H.
4.
Cap.
11.
the
admyral
hath
no
iurisdiccyon
,
but
onely
vpon
the
highe
see
/
wherby
it
apperyth
that
the
Coroner
hathe
iurysdyccion
there
to
enqueare
of
manes
deathe
.
¶
A
Coroner
maye
take
an
appeale
of
felonye
made
by
an
approuour
in
any
countie
of
Englande
/
and
so
maye
he
do
of
an
abiuracion
,
in
case
that
he
confesse
the
felonye
to
be
done
in
an
other
countie
.
And
the
Coroner
may
abiure
him
aswel
vpon
that
,
as
if
the
felonie
had
bene
done
withī
the
same
countie
.
But
he
can
not
take
any
appealle
of
robborie
,
or
felonye
,
oneles
it
be
within
the
same
countie
where
the
robborye
,
or
felonye
was
commytted
and
where
he
is
Coroner
/
for
by
the
confession
,
or
appeachement
he
is
attainted
,
and
so
is
he
not
in
the
other
case
.
¶
One
that
becometh
a
Prouour
before
Iustycers
shall
not
haue
a
Coroner
excepte
he
wyll
confesse
the
felonye
before
them
,
and
praye
a
Coroner
.
T.
26.
Edwardi
.
3.
¶
And
yf
one
become
a
prouour
,
and
appeal
other
of
diuers
felonies
done
in
other
countyes
,
in
thys
case
the
Coroner
can
not
make
proc{is}
thervpon
into
any
foreyne
countie
,
but
he
shall
entre
it
in
h{is}
rolle
,
and
shall
sende
the
same
presentment
before
the
Iustycers
of
gaole
deliuere
,
and
the
Iusticers
of
Gaole
delyuere
shall
awarde
processe
to
the
Shyreffe
of
the
forreyne
countie
,
for
to
take
hym
that
is
so
appealed
.
¶
Thus
ye
muste
vnderstande
that
yf
any
Shireffes
,
Baillyffes
,
Eschetours
,
Constables
,
or
Coroners
take
ought
for
doyng
theyr
offices
,
otherwyse
then
to
them
is
lymytted
by
the
statut{is}
before
declared
,
that
thē
such
taking
is
extorcion
,
which
is
punishable
at
the
king{is}
pleasure
,
as
apperith
by
the
statutes
before
written
,
and
by
the
estatute
made
.
An.
1.
H.
4.
Cap.
11.
whereby
it
apperith
that
Shireffes
.
and
theyr
ministers
,
Bailliff{is}
,
&
their
minysters
,
Escheatours
,
and
theyr
mynysters
,
Coroners
,
and
their
ministers
are
bounde
to
serue
al
precept{is}
to
them
directed
from
the
Iustycers
of
peace
without
takynge
ought
of
any
partye
.
And
yf
a
precepte
be
dyrected
to
the
Shireffe
,
or
any
other
the
kinges
offycer
,
to
compell
any
to
appere
before
the
Iustycers
to
fynde
suertie
of
the
peas
,
yf
the
partie
(
against
whome
any
suche
precepte
is
dyrected
)
be
redy
to
come
before
the
sayde
Iustices
to
fynde
suertye
of
the
peas
they
shal
take
nothynge
of
him
.
And
in
lyke
maner
must
they
serue
al
processes
that
come
to
them
,
directed
out
of
the
kyng{is}
benche
,
the
comon
place
the
Escheker
,
or
the
Chauncerye
without
takynge
ought
therfore
,
but
onely
the
fees
expressyd
in
the
Estatutes
before
wrytten
.
And
yf
they
take
any
other
fees
,
it
is
playn
Extorcyon
.
¶
A
briefe
declaracyon
concernynge
the
extorcyons
of
Ordynaryes
,
Persones
,
Vycars
,
and
Curates
.
CONCERNYNGE
Ordynaryes
,
ye
shal
vnderstand
that
it
is
ordained
by
an
estatute
made
in
the
one
and
twenty
yere
of
Kinge
HENRY
the
eyght
,
that
no
Ordynarye
shall
take
any
thynge
for
the
probate
of
the
testament
of
such
a
person
,
whose
goodes
amounte
not
aboue
the
summe
of
a
hundreth
shillinges
,
except
to
the
Scribe
.vi.
d
.
only
.
And
of
goodes
aboue
the
value
of
a
hundreth
shillinges
,
vnto
forty
pound
iii
.
s
.
vi
.
d
.
And
the
Scrybe
to
haue
twelue
pens
of
the
same
summe
.
And
for
the
probate
of
a
testament
of
good{is}
aboue
the
value
of
forty
pound
,
fyue
shilling{is}
,
wherof
the
Scribe
to
haue
two
shyllynges
and
syxe
pens
,
or
for
euery
line
being
ten
inches
in
lengthe
,
one
peny
.
And
suche
lyke
summes
for
letters
of
administracyon
,
where
such
persons
dye
intestate
,
and
the
testament
to
be
regestred
,
and
delyuered
to
the
parte
without
delaye
/
and
letters
of
Administracyon
to
be
graunted
to
the
wyfe
,
or
nexte
of
the
blode
of
the
partye
deceassyd
,
or
to
bothe
.
And
for
the
probate
of
a
testament
,
or
letter
of
Admynystracyon
of
gooddes
vnder
the
some
of
a
hundreth
shyllynges
,
the
Ordinarie
shal
take
nothinge
.
Moreouer
it
is
the
offyce
of
the
Ordinarye
to
deface
the
seale
of
the
testatour
(
wherwith
the
testament
was
sealed
)
and
to
delyuer
it
agayne
to
the
partye
.
And
yf
the
Ordinarye
take
any
more
then
afore
is
lymitted
,
he
shall
forfayte
so
moche
as
he
taketh
,
and
ten
pounde
more
besydes
that
,
wherof
the
moyte
shal
be
to
the
partye
greuyd
.
¶
If
the
Ordynarye
cyte
any
person
to
appere
in
a
spirytual
courte
to
depose
in
any
matter
there
,
as
a
wytnes
/
that
is
Extorcyon
and
wronge
to
the
partye
.
¶
If
any
Ordinarye
,
Person
,
or
Vycar
car
take
any
mortuarie
after
the
death
of
any
person
,
which
had
not
in
good
-
to
the
value
of
ten
markes
,
that
is
extorcyon
.
And
lykewise
it
is
where
they
take
a
mortuarye
in
suche
places
,
where
it
hathe
not
bene
accustomed
to
pay
mortuaries
.
And
euen
so
it
is
where
a
Person
,
or
Vicar
taketh
more
then
.iii.
s
.
and
.iiii.
d
.
in
the
name
of
a
mortuarie
yf
the
goodes
amounte
aboue
.x.
markes
,
&
vnder
the
value
of
.xxx
li.
for
that
is
extorcion
.
Also
yf
he
take
more
then
.vi.
s
.
viii
.
d
.
for
a
mortuarie
where
the
good{is}
be
aboue
the
value
of
.xxx.
li.
and
vnder
the
summe
of
forty
pounde
,
the
dettes
payed
that
is
extorcion
.
¶
And
yf
they
take
of
them
whose
goodes
amounte
to
.xl.
li.
aboue
the
dettes
payed
,
more
then
.x.
shillyng{is}
for
a
mortuarie
,
that
is
extorcion
.
¶
And
if
they
take
any
mortuarie
for
a
woman
maried
,
or
one
that
is
with
in
age
,
or
for
a
man
that
kepeth
no
house
,
it
is
extorcion
.
¶
And
yf
any
mortuarie
be
taken
in
Wales
,
it
is
extorcion
/
except
Bishoppes
that
shall
take
mortuaryes
there
of
prestes
,
&
curates
.
And
the
Archdeacon
of
Chestre
shall
take
mortuaryes
of
prestes
within
the
countie
of
Chestre
.
¶
And
who
so
euer
taketh
for
a
mortuarie
more
thē
he
ought
,
shal
forfait
asmoch
in
value
as
he
taketh
,
and
forty
shyllyng{is}
besides
that
to
the
partie
greuyd
.
An.
21.
Henrici
octaui
Capi
.
6.
And
thys
haue
I
thought
sufficyent
to
declare
vnto
you
concerning
Extorcions
of
Ordinaries
,
persons
,
Vicars
,
and
Curates
.
¶
FINIS
.
¶
:
Imprynted
at
London
in
Fletestrete
/
by
me
Robert
Redman
,
dwelling
at
the
sygne
of
the
George
,
nexte
to
S.
Dunstones
churche
.
¶
:
Cum
priuilegio
Regali
.