straungers by reason of any bargaine or sale made by them or any of them of the said clothes before the twenty day of Iulye in the .xv yere of kynge Henry the .viii. But that the sayde kynges subiectes may freeely and quietly deliuer or cause to be deliuered the sayd clothes so bargained and bought before the said .xx. day of Iuly without any penalty or forfaiture any thing in this present acte contayned to the contrary therof not withstanding ¶ And be it enacted by auctority aforesayde that no person or persons at any tyme hereafter and before the sayd feast of saynct Mighell bargaine or sell to any marchaunt or marchaūtes straungers-any such brode white wollen clothes to be deliuered vnto the sayd marchaunt or marchauntes straungers at any tyme after the same feast of saynte Mighell to the entent to defraud the effect trew meaning of this estatute vpō the peyne before limitted and expressed ¶ And furthermore be it prouided that euery of the kinges naturall subiectes at their liberties and pleasures may any tyme hereafter sell and deliuer for redy money or wares or for redy mony and wares or any of them to be payed deliuered as is aforesayd to any marchaunt or marchauntes straūgers al maner of brode white wollen clothes made or to be made in Coggishal Bockyng Blanctre or any of them and whyte clothes called Eleinforthes and all maner of whyte brode wollen clothes with crūpillistes otherwise called bastardes so that euery of the said whyte wollē clothes contained in this prouise contein in length .xxvii. yardes at the least or aboue at the water any thing in this present act contayned to the contrary thereof notwithstanding ¶ And ouer this be it further prouided ordeined and enacted by the auctoritie aforesayd that it shall be lefull to euery person or persones beinge the kinges naturall subiectes to vtter bargaine contracte selle and deliuer all maner of whyte brode wollen clothes to any marchaunt or marchauntes straungers in and at all common faires to be holden and kepte within any place or places in this realme And also to all and euery marchaunte straunger or straungers repairing from forreine countries by the sea to any portes or crekes within this realme with any vittail or other marchādise at al tymes from tyme to tyme So that all such clothes so or in any otherwyse hereafter to be bargained and sold to any marchaunte or marchauntes straungers as is before sayd be alwaies sold and deliuered with out couin or make ingin for redy money or wares or for redy money wares or any of them to be payed and deliuered at such tyme or tymes as is before limitted without any other or further respite or dayes of paymente to be had accorded and agreed in any behalfe any thing in this present act conteined to the contrarie therof notwithstanding And be it further enacted by the auctoritie aforesayde that no person or persons which do sell their wollen clothe or clothes to any citizen and free man of London without the liberty of the sayde citye and before the sayde cloth or clothes be conueighed and brought within the same citie shall not be compelled by any persō or persones to bringe their sayde cloth or clothes sold in fourme aboue said to the market called Blackwellhal within the sayd citee ne to pay any tolle custome or other imposicion for any libertye or ease to be had in the same Halle for any suche clothe or clothes so solde but may freely at their pleasure bringe conueigh deliuer their saide clothe or clothes immediately to the house or houses of such citizen and free men as did bye the same in fourme aforesayde without any lette or disturbance in any behalfe ¶ And if any clothmaker or other person be letted or disturbed contrarye to this acte thā the letter or disturber to forfait to the owner of the said cloth or clothes for euery cloth letted or disturbed to the contrary hereof xii.d for which forfaiture the sayd owner shall haue his remedy against the said letter or disturber by action or plainte of debt in any of the kynges courtes in which action or plaint the defendant or defendantes shall not wage their lawe ne any essoine licence or protection shall be allowed this acte to endure vnto the last day of the next parliament ¶ Prouided alwaies that this act extende not to northerne whytes commonly named and called dosins made in the Northe parties of this realme An acte concerning straungers artificers for taking of apprentices iourneimen and couenant seruantes C. ii BE it enacted by the kyng our soueraigne lord the lordes spiritual and temporal and the commons in this presente parliament assembled and by auctoritye of the same that no maner of straunger borne out of the kinges obeisaunce be he denizē or not denizen vsing any maner of hādi craft with in this realme shall take frō hensforthe any aprentise except the same apprentise be borne vnder the kinges obaisaunce vpon peine to forfait for euery apprentice that he shall take contrary to this acte x. li the one halfe therof to our soueraigne lorde the kinge the other halfe to him or them that will sue for it be it by action of dett byl plainte informacion or otherwise in which sute the defendant shal not be admitted to wage his law ne any essoine licence or protection to be allowed ¶ Be it also enacted by the auctoritie afore said and vnder lyke peine to be forfayted and recouered as is aforesayd that no straūger being alien born and vsing any maner of handye craft within this realme from the feast of al sainctes next ensuing shal in any maner of wise vse take reteine or kepe into his or their seruises any maner of iourneimen or couenaunt seruaunt aboue the numbre of ii at one tyme excepte the same iourneiman or couenaunt seruaunt be borne vnder the kinges obeisaunce And ouer this be it enacted by auctoritie aforesaid that all maner of persōs bring aliens borne vsing any maner of handye crafte be they denizens or not denizens and inhabited within the citye of London or suburbes of the same within the towne of westminster the parish of sayncte Martins in the field the parishe of our lady of the Stronde faince Clement of Danes without temple barr sainct Giles in the field sainct Andrewes in holburne in the towne borough of Southwarke Shordiche whyte Chapell parishe sainct Iohn streete the parishe of Clerkenwel saincte Bottolphes parishe without Algate saincte Catherins Barmondsay streete or within two miles cōpasse of the said citie of Lōdō or the parishes aforsaid shal be vnder the serche reformaciō of the wardens and the felowshippes of handy craftes within the sayd citie of Londō with one substancial strāger being an housholder of the same craft by the same wardens to be cho sen that is to say euery such stranger occupying any misterie or hādi craft as is aforesayd shal be vnder the serch
heretofore haue bene made and enacted and namely in a parliament holden at westminster the third day of Iune in the seuenth yere of the raygne of the late kinge of famous memory Edward the fourth Sithē which parliamente the makyng of the sayd worstedes sais and stamins hath much encreased bene multiplyed in the citye of Norwiche and in dyuers townes places in the countie of Norffolke And because the townes of great Yarmouth and Linne in the sayd countye ben townes corporated and the inhabitauntes of the same townes now dayly pratise and vse the making and draping of the sayd clothes of worstedes saies and stamins more busely and diligently than they haue done in tymes paste to whom it is peinefull and costly to transporte and conueighe their said clothes to the said citie of Norwich or to places within the sayd county of Norffolke which ben farre distaunt from ether of the said townes to be serched and sealed by the wardens of the worsted weauers of the same citye of Norwick or county according to the sayd act of parliament made the sayd vii yere of kinge Edwarde the fourthe It is therfore ordeined established and enacted by the king out soueraigne lord and by the lordes spiritual and temporall the commons in this presente parliament and by auctoritye of the same that the craftes men called worsted weauers inhabited in the sayde towne of greate yarmouth shall haue power and auctoritye by this present acte frō henceforth to elect and chose yerely for euer in the munday next after the feaste of penticost one honest man of the same misterie and occupacion being and househoulder within the sayd towne of great yarmouth hauing of his proper goodes and cattells to the value of x.li at the least or landes tenementes to his owne vie of the estate of freehold at the least to the clere yerely value of xx.s to be warden of the same craft misterie for the yere next ensuing which mā so elected and chosē shall personally appear before the mayre of the said citie of Norwich for the tyme being the monday next after the feast of Corpus Cristi than next ensuing than and there to be sworne and charged by lyke othe cōcerning the trew and substancial making of the said clothes within the said towne of great Yermouth as the foure wardens of the saide citie of Norwyche by vertue of the sayd acte or parliament made in the said vii yere of king Edwarde the iiii bene charged and sworne for the same citye of Norwich And if the said maire happē to be absent the said monday after Corpus Christi or els than refuseth to receiue or take the said othe than the said warden so elect within foure daies next after the same munday shall come before the bayliffes of the said towne of great yarmouth for the tyme being or before one of them the other being absent than and their receiue a corporal othe for the trew exercising of the same office of wardenship after the tenour of the othe accustomably vsed to be geuen to the said wardens of the said citie of Norwich And thā the said wardē of the said towne of great Yarmouth for that tyme being so electe sworne may ordaine apoynt a seale with this letter Y. to be grauē in the same seale and maye haue full power and auctoritye to view serche cease seale in lead with the same seale so to be appoynted engrauen none other all worstedes saies stamins within the sayd towne of yarmouth suburbes of the same made or to bee made not els where in as large ample maner as the sayd wardēs of the said citye of Norwich wardens of the said countye of Norff. or any of thē hath or haue within the sayd citye or countie or in any wise may doe in that behalfe by auctoritee or vertue of the before remembred act made in the sayd vii yere of king Edward the fourth any thing in the same act cōtained to the cōtrary notwithstanding ¶ And that no person inhabited within the said towne of great yarmouth or suburbes therof weaue any worstedes saies or stamins within the same towne exepte he be an English mā borne and haue bē apprentise to the sayd occupaciō and without he weaue ther suche proper marke as shal be limitted and appoynted by the saide warden of the said towne for the time being elect and sworne as is afore said vpon peine of forfayture therof to the king our soueriagne lord And that euery warden of the said towne shal limitte destincte and seuerall markes to euery of the said worstede weauers of the same towne of great yarmouth the same markes by the said warden to be regestred in aboke ¶ And also be it enacted by the auctoritee aforesayd that if and whatsoeuer hereafter the said towne of Linne shal be inhabited with ten sondri housholders or more number of houshoulders exercising vsing the sayde crafte or misterie of worsted weauers thā and from thensforth that is to saye as long as the same towne of Linne shal be inhabited with the number of tē such housholders at the least it shall be lefull to the same inhabitauntes of the sayd towne of Linne yerely in the munday next after the feast of Pentecost to electe and choose of them selfe one warden of the sayd crafte and misterie of worstede weauers to be of the value in landes goodes as is beforesaide of the warden of yarmouth which warden so electe shall yerely be sworne and charged at the sayd citye of Norwich in lyke maner and at lyke daye as is before limitted to the wardens of yarmouthe Or in defaute of the sayde mayre of Norwich than the sayde warden so to be electe for the sayd towne of Linne to take a corporal othe before the maire of the said towne of Lynne within suche tyme and after suche fourme as is before limited vnto the warden of yarmouth And that the sayd warden of the sayd towne of Linne or the tyme being so electe and sworne by him selfe may ordeine apoinct a seale with this letter L. to be grauen in the same seale and may haue full power auctoritye to viewe serche cease and seale in lead with the same seale so to be engrauen and with none other all worstedes saies and stamins within the sayde towne of Linne and suburbes of the same made or to be made and not els where in as large and ample maner as the sayd warden of the Citye of Norwich and Wardens of the sayde county of Norff. or any of them hath or haue within the sayd City of countye or otherwise may do by auctority or vertue of the before remembred act made in the sayd .vij. yere of kinge Edward the fourth any thing conteined in the same act to the contrary notwithstanding And that no person enhabited within the sayd towne of Linne or suburbes therof make any worstedes saies or
our soueraige lord by the assent of his lordes spiritual and temporall and the commons in this present parliament assembled by auctoritie of the same that euery person and persons hauing landes tenementes hereditamentes fees anuities or other yerely profites in his owne right or in his wiues to the yerely value of one hundred poundes from hensforth may lawfully vse and shote in crosbowes and hand gonnes and in euery of them retayne and kepe the same Any thing contained in the acte made at a parliament holden at westminster in the sixt yere of the raygne of our soueraigne lord for reformacion of shotyng in crosbowes and hand gonnes and for keping of the same notwithstanding And further be it enacted by auctoritie aforesaid that al licences grauntes and placardes made by our sayde soueraigne lord to any person or persons before the .xx. day of August in the .xv. yere of his raigne for showting in crosbowes or hand gonnes or for kepynge of the same or any of them shal be from the feast of sainct Michael the archangel next comming vtterly voyd and of none effecte And be it further enacted by the auctoritie aforesayde that euery person not hauing in vse or possession landes teuÌ„tes fees annutties or other yerely profites to the yerely value of C. poundes as aforesayde offending contrary to the sayd acte made in the sayd .vi. yere shall forfaite for euery tyme that he shal so offende but onely xl.s and the crosbowes hand gonnes to he had recouered seased leuied according to the sayd former act any thing contained in the sayd former acte of or for any greater penalti notwithstanding And that it shal be leful to all Iustices of peace in their sessions and stewardes bailiffes in their leetes to enquire of euery person persones other than be prouided for by this present acte offending contrary to the said formâ—t acte of or for any great penalty notwithstanding ¶ And that it shall be lefull to all iustices of peace in their sessions and stewardes and bailiffes in their leetes to enquire of euery person persons other than be prouided for by this present acre offendinge contrary to the sayd former act that vpon all presentmentes had before iustices of peace in their sessions processes shal be made for leuiynge of the sayde xl.s to the kinges vse in such fourme and in lyke maner as is made vponÌ„ enditemeÌ„ts of riottes and vpon euery presentmente had in any leetes the lorde and owners of the leetes to leuie and haue the sayd penalty if xl.s by way of distresse accion of dette or otherwise in the which the offender shal not be admitted to wage his law ne any essoyne or protection to be alowed ¶ And be it further enacted by auctoritye afore sayde that no lordes or owners of leetes beare or mayntaine any of their tenauntes or seruauntes within the iurisdiction of their leetes to do or offend contrary to the sayd former act vpon peine to forfane for euery time so doing xl.s the one halfe therof to the king our soueraigne lorde and the other halfe to the parti that wil sue for the same by action of dette byl plaint or informacion in which sute no wager of law ne essoyne or protection shal be alowed or admitted The olde act in al other poyntes not otherwise prouided for in this acte to be of force and effecte ¶ An act concerning the six clerkes of the Chauntery to be maried Cap. viii IN most humble wise besecheth your trew faithful subiectes dayly seruauntes the sixe clerkes of your high courte of ChauÌ„cerie that wheras of olde tyme accustomed hath bene vsed in the said court the al maner clerkes and ministers of the same courte wryting to the great sease shold be vnmaried except onlye the clerke of the crowne so that as wel the coursetoures other clerkes as the sixe clerkes of the said Chauncerie wear by the same custome estrained from mariage wherby all those that contrarye to the same dyd mary were no longer suffered to write in the said Chauncery not onely to their great hinderance losing therby the benefite of their longe studie and tedious laboures and peines in youthe takine in the sayd court by also to the great decaye of the trew course of the sayd court ¶ And for as muche as the sayde custome taketh no place nor vsage but onely in the office of the sayde sixe clerkes but that it is permitted and suffered for maintenance of the sayd courte that as wel the said coursetoures as the other clerkes aforesaid may and doe take wiues and mary at their lybertye after the lawes of holy churche and of longe tyme haue so done without interruption or left of any person It may therefore please your highness of your most aboundant grace with the assent of the lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present parlyamente assembled and by auctoritye of the same in consideration of the premisses â—nd also for that the sayd custome is not grouÌ„ded vpon any law to ordeine enacte and establishe that Iohn Treuerthen Rycharde Welles Oliuer â—…der Iohan Croke Wyllyam Iessen and Iohn Lemsey nowe beynge in the office of the sixe clerkes of the Chauncery euery of them and all other whiche in time to come shal be in the same office euery of them may and do take wiues mary at their liberty after the laws of holy churche And that they and euery of them so maryed maye haue holde and enioyne their sayd office of sixe clerkes in as ample large and like manner as they did or should do before the sayd espouselles or as if they had neuer ben maried the sayd custome or any other custome or ordinaunce heretofore had or made to the contrary notwithstandinge Prouided alwaye that by any thinge in this acte conteined the maister of the Rolles for the time being be not preiudiced either in the geuing and disposicion of the sayde offices from time to time as hath beene heretofore accustomed the forfaiture of that office by reason of mariage onely excepte And that the sayd officers which nowe be hereafter shal be do geue such attendance vnto the sayd maister of the Rolles for the tune being as heretofore in the sayd offices hath bene accustomed ¶ An act coÌ„cerninge the liberty of Cordwainers or showmakers Cap. ix PRaien the commons in this presente parliament assembled that where in the parliament holden at Westmin in the fourth yere of the reigne of the excelleÌ„t prince of famous memory Edward the .iiij. late kinge of Englande your noble graunfather among other things it was ordeined established and enacted that no person cordwainer of the city of London or within three myles next about the same vpon any sonday of the yeare in the feastes of the Natiuity or Ascencion of our lord or Corpus Christi should sell commaund or make to be solde any showes bootes or galeges or vpon any of the sayd sondaies or
feastes should put vpon the foote or legges of any person or persoÌ„s any showes bootâ—… or galeges vpon peine to forfaite and lose twenty shillynges sterlitge as often and whansoeuer any person shoule doe contrary to the sayd ordinaunce or any parcell thereof And where by the same estatute it is ordeyned and prouyded that the same acte should not extende to the domage or preiudice nor any manner be hurtefull or preiudiciall to the Deane and Chapiter for the time beinge of the free chapell of the kynge of Sainct Martins le graunde of London nor to any person or persons Dwellinge Abidinge or Beinge within any place or places in sainct Martyns lane in London or wythin any place or places within the precincte fee or fraunchyse of the sayde Deane or of the sayde Deane and chapiter Wherefore to the honour of almighty god and to the intent that the kinges subiectes may be hereafter at their liberty as well as the sayd inhabitauntes within the liberties and precinct of the said sainct Martines the graund be it enacted by the auctority of this presente parliament that the sayd estatute made in the parliament holden at westminster in the sayd fourth yere of the reigne of kinge Edwarde the fourth stande and be from henceforth vtterly voyde and of none effect ¶ An act concenigne the huntinge of the Hare Cap. x. FOr as muche as our soueraygne lorde the kynge and other noble men of thys realme of Englande before this time hathe vsed and exercised the game of huntynge of the Hare for their dysporte and pleasure whyche game is nowe decayed and almooste vtterly dystroied for that that diuers persons in dyuers partyes of thys Realme by reason of the trasinge in snow haue killed and destroied and dayly do kill and dystroy the same Hares by x.xij or .xvj. vpon a daye to the dyspleasure of our said soueraigne lorde the kinge to other noble men of this his realme Wherefore be it enacted by our sayd soueraigne lorde by the lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in thys presente Parlyamente assembled and by auctoritye of the same that no person or personnes of what estate degree or condicion they be from heÌ„ceforth trace distroye and kill no Hare in snow with any dogge bytche nor otherwyse And that the Iustice of the peace within euery shire at euery sessions of the peace and stewardes of leetes shall haue full auctority anb power to power to enquyre of such offenders And after such inquisitions found the sayd Iustices of the peace stewardes of leetes for euery Hare so killed shall seasse vpon euery such offender vi.s.viij.d to be forfaited to our sayd soueraygne lorde that shall be so founden by the Iustices of peace in their sessions the forfaiture found in euery leete to be to the lorde of the leete ¶ An acte concerninge clothes called Vesses made in the county of Suffolke Cap. xj HVmbly shewen vnto your highnes your true subiectes clothiers of your CouÌ„ty of suffolke that where in the sixte yere of your most noble reigne it was is enacted amoÌ„ges other thinges coÌ„cerninge making of cloth the any person or persons shall not put any cloth to sale which whan it is full wet shall shrinke more than one yard in length one quarter of a yard in bredth for the more part therof and clothes called narrowes or straits after the rate vpoÌ„ peine to forfaite for euery cloth otherwise put to sale vi.s.viij.d beside to deduct of his price for the same to be rebated to the bier therof as muche after the rate as the same cloth so otherwise put to sale beinge full wette shal be shronke more than one yarde of that it was in lengthe time of the same sale and as it shall beynge wette lacke of the bread of one yarde three quarters of a yard And in the same act was and is a prouiso made after the forme folowing Prouyded alwaye that this acte extende not to wollen clothes called kendalles nor clothes called carpenell whytes commonly made for lyning of hosen nor to any clothes called Tostockes made in the countye of Deuonshyre nor to any wollen clothes made in the county of Cornewall nor for any Cottons or plaine lininge or frise made or to bee made in wales Lancasshyre and Chesshyre or any of them So it is moste gracious soueraigne lorde that Vesses otherwise called Set clothes of diuers colours be made in your sayde county of Suffolke which be made to be worne and be worne in farre couÌ„treis not in Englande and be of small prices not aboue xl.s. a clothe that doe not holde the length nor breadth whan they be wet which the byers do know wel whaÌ„ they bie them so that therin is no deceite which clothes in the thirde yeare of the reigne of your most noble father kinge Henry the seuenth were prouided for so that they might lawfully be solde without any penalty or forfayture though they lacked in length or breadth whan they were full wet and so they haue vsed to do time out of minde And in the prouiso made in the sayde acte of the sixte yeare of youre moste noble reygne they were forgetten not prouided for which should be to the vtter impoueryshinges of the clothiers of your sayde county and all other that be wrought by reason of clothe makinge wythin the sayde countye of Suffolke if no remedy should be therfore prouided Wherefore your humble subiectes humbly beseech your highnes that it be enacted by all the lordes spirituall and temporall and all the commons in this present Parliament assembled with your most royall assente to the same that all clothes called Vesses otherwise called Sette clothes what colour so euer they be of not beynge aboue the value of xl.s a clothe shall not be forfait for that they lacke in length breadth whan they be full wet after the iale of them afore this time made or hereafter be made The sayd act made in the sixte yere of your most noble reigne or any other acte heretofore made to the contrary notwithstandinge An act concerning coiners that shall coine and make any money at any mint within this realme of Englande Ca. xij BE it enacted by the kynge our soueraigne lorde and the lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present parliament assembled and by auctoritye of the same that all suche coiners as shall coyne and make any money at any mint with in thys Realme of Englande shall make and coyne of euerye hundred poundes woorthe of Goolde that they shall strycke into coyne xx.li. in the coyne of halfe angelles commonly called peeces of golde of xl.d And of euery hundred poundes worthe of Bullyon Plate or Siluer that they shall strike into coyne as many grotes as shall amount to the summe of fifty poundes sterlinge as many halfe grotes called pence of two pence as shall amounte to the summe of xx.li sterlinge as many pence as shall amounte to
the summe of xx.li as many halfe pence as shall amount to the summe of ten markes sterling and as many farthinges as amount to the summe of fiue markes sterlinge And that at any time that any coyners in any minte within this realme shall doe contrarye to thys acte the maister and keper of that minte for the time beinge shall forfayte and lose x.li The one moity thereof to be to the king our soueraygne lorde the other moyty to the party that shall sue for the same by bill information action of debte or otherwise wherein the sayd maisâ—…er shall not be admitted to do his law no protection ne Essoyne to be allowed for the defendant And for as muche as at this present time Farthinges and halfe pence be striken all with one coyne so that the common people of the realme manye times take these that be farthinges for halfe pence Be it therefore enacted by the auctority aforesayde that all suche farthinges that from henceforth shal be made wythin this realme shall haue vppon the one syde thereof the print of the port colice and vpon the other side thereof the print of the Rose with acrosse vpon like peine And furthermore be it enacted by the auctority aforesayde that all maner persons refortinge to the sayd mint with any plate or bullion vnder the value abouesayd to be coyned shall haue and receiue at the said mint the tenth parte of all such plate and bullion in halfe pence and farthinges Prouided alway that this acte or any thinge conteined in the same be not in any wise preiudiciall to the Coyners and minte maisters of Yorke Duresme and Canterbury ne to any of them for any money to be coyned there other than heretofore hath bene accustomed This acte to beginne to take effect at the feast of sainct Michaell the archaungell next commynge and not before ¶ An act coÌ„cerninge the hauen and porte of Southampton Ca. xiij WHere in aparliament holden at westmin the .xiiij. day of Octobre the .xj. yere of the reigne of king Henry the .vij amongs other it was ordeined established and enacted by the kinge our soueraigne lorde with the assent of the lordes spirytuall and temporall the commons in the same parliamente assembled for the reformation remedy of the decay of the hauen and port of Southampton had by reason of diuers weres ingins for fyshynge made leuied in the same hauen betweene a certaine place called Calshare and another place called Reedbridge that it should be lawefull to euery man to abate plucke take away all and euery of the said weres and ingins at all times at their pleasure being in the sayd hauen betwene the sayd places called Calshare and Reedbridge directly without trouble let or vexation of any man wyth diuers penalties and forfaytures to all suche persons as hereafter shoulde make or leuye any such weares or ingins as in the same act more plainely may appere The which act was made to endure only the space of .xx. yeres than next ensuyng during which act the sayd weres and ingins were pulled downe and the sayd hauen greatly amended to the succour and coÌ„fort of all the marchauntes there resortinge the which yeres be now expired paste and the same act in no force by the space of .vii yeres now passed duryng which .vii. yeres diuers newe weres gores stackes and ingins haue bene leuied and enhaunsed by reason wherof the sayd hauen is greatly decaied againe and likely to be lost for euer to the kinges disherison hurte of the common weth of all those parties if remedy therefore be not shortly had and prouided wherfore be it now enacted by auctority of this present parliament that the same acte and euery thinge therein conteined shall be from heÌ„ceforth good and effectuall accordinge to the purporte and entent of the same and to continue for euer And furthermore be it enacted that euery owner fermer occupier of the sayd weres gores and ingins and euery of the same do puldowne and put awaye the same a this side the feast of saincte Michaell tharchaungell next coÌ„ming without leuiyng mainteining making or repayringe the same from henceforth vppon peine of a hundred pounde to be forfaited leuied likewise in like maner as in the same former act is conteined This acte to endure for euer ¶ An acte concerninge suche as be in the kinges warres ouer or vpon the sea Cap. xiiij THe Kynge our soueraygne Lorde of hys most blessed dysposition well consideringe that nowe he is broughte into Warre of necessity with his auncient enemies the FreÌ„che kinge and the Scottes and hathe had and shall haue daily the humble seruice in hys sayde Warres as well of hys nobles as other hys true subiectes of his mooste especiall grace and benigne fauour that he beareth vnto his sayde subiectes and for theyr more suretye and profyte and for other reasonable considerations hym especially mouinge by the assent of hys Lordes spyrytuall and temporall and the commons in this present parliamente assembled and by auctoritye of the same hathe enacted ordeined and established that euerye person and persons of what degree or condicion hee be of that shall passe ouer the sea or that abideth vppon the sea or beyonde the sea and be in the kings wages or seruice of warre at this time or hereafter shal be in any other place durynge his sayd warres in seruice of warre that euery of them which haue lands tenements holden of the kinge or any other to their only vse shall now lawfully make therof alienation feoffements and transmutacion of possession by dede or dedes fine or fines recouerye or recoueries for the perfourmaunce of his or their will or willes without any fine or fines for the said alienations feoffements fines recoueries or traÌ„smutacion of possession therfore or for any of theÌ„ to be made And that thei and euery of them their heires assignes the heires assignes of euerye of them by auctority of this presente acte be discharged of all euery suche fines without letters pateÌ„tes of liceÌ„ce or pardoÌ„ or other discharge in that behalfe And furthermore be it also ordeined and enacted by the sayd auctority that if any person or persons so beinge in the sayde seruice of warre which hold lands tenements or hereditameÌ„ts of the kyng or of any other by knightes seruice or otherwyse wherefore his heyre or heyres oughte or might be in warde fortune in the sayd seruice to decease beyond the sea or vpon the sea or els where in the seruice of the kinge in his warres against his enemies or that any feoffement of the same landes and tenements be supposed to be made by collusioÌ„ the heire or heires of the owner of the same lands tenements being within age that than the feoffees or executours of euery such person persons so deceased haue the warde and mariage of the heire or heires so being within age vntill they come to their full lawfull age And the landes and tenementes and other hereditaments so holden during the nonage of euery such heire or heires to the perfourmaunce of the wil of the sayd person or persoÌ„s so deceased without any accompt or sommes of money or other thinge therefore to be yelden payinge therout yerely the rentes of the chiefe lorde or lordes of the fee of the same sauinge to euerye person or persons other then the sayde person or persons that shal make any such alienation feoffement fine or suffer recouery to be had against him without paying therefore any fine to the kinge or the lorde or lordes of whom the sayde landes be holden for the same suche right tytle vse and interest as they had before the said feoffement alienation fine recouery or transmutacion of possession or any of them made or suffered of any such lands tenements or hereditamentes wherof any such feoffemeÌ„t fine recouery or alienation so shall be made Prouided alwayes that thys act extend not to any capitaine or capitaines souldiour or souldiours that now be or hereafter shall be reteygned wythin the townes of Calis Hammes Guines Risebanke Berwike Wales or any of them or marches of the same Excepte they or any of them procede in army royall againste the kynges enemyes God saue the king
ANNO XIIII ET XV. HENRICI VIII THe Kynge our soueraygne lorde Henrye the viij after the conquest by the grace of God king of England and of Fraunce and lorde of Irelande at his parlyamente holden at London the xv day of April in the xiiii yeare of his moste noble reygne and from thence adiourned to Westminster the last day of Iuly the xv yeare of his sayde reigne and there holden to the honour of Almightye GOD and of holye Churche and for the wealthe and profytte of thys hys Realme by the assent of the lords spiritual and temporall the commons in thys presente parliament assembled by aucthoritye of the same hath doo to be ordeined made enacted certaine statutes and ordynaunces in maner and fourme folowing THE TABLE AN act concerninge brode white wollen clothes Cap. j. An act concerninge straungers artificers for takyng of apprentices Iourney men and couenaūt seruaunts Cap. ij An acte concernynge worstede weauers of Yarmouth and Lynne Cap. iij. An acte concerninge Englishmen veynge sworne to forreyne Prynces Cap. iiij ¶ An acte concernynge Physicions Cap. v. ¶ An acte concerninge the high waies in the wilde of Kent Cap. vj. ¶ An act for shoting in crosbowes and handegonnes Cap. vij ¶ An act for the sixe clerkes of the Chaūcery to be maried Cap. viij ¶ An act cōcerninge the liberty of Cordewayners or shoomakers Ca. ix ¶ An act for huntinge of the Hare Cap. x. ¶ An act concerninge clothes called Vesses made in the countye of Suffolke Cap. xj ¶ An acte concernynge coyners that shall coyne and make money at any mint within this realme of Englande Cap. xij ¶ An act for the hauen and porte of Southampton Cap. xiij ¶ An act for such as be in the kinges warres ouer or vpon the sea Ca. xiiii FINIS TABVLAE HENRICH OCTAVI An acte concerning brode whyte wollen clothes Cap. i. FOr as much as marchaunt straūgers studiyng and ymagining the policies wayes and meanes sette aworke the people inhabited in forreine countreis and regions with by the commodityes of this realme and to bring the kinges naturall subiectes from occupacion to idlenes do dayly conveigh transporte and cary out of this realme of Enlande for theyr owne singular lucre a greate numbre of brode whyte wollē clothes to be coloured died and wrought in diuers and sondrie partes beyond the sea to the greate encrease comforte profit and aduauntage of the people inhabited in the saide outwarde and foren regions and to the vtter ruine decay impouerisshing and vndoyng of a greate numbre of the kynges owne naturall subiectes And for the effectuall furtherance of the sayd euell ententes and purposes in the premisses the said marchant strangers as well by colour of enhansyng of price of the sayde clothes for longe dayes of payment as by fayre promisses and subtill adulacyons haue herefore gottē and regrated into their handes an innumerable numbre of the sayd clothes vpon their credence amoūting vnto great summes of money farre exceding theire owne valours substance which sommes of money many and oftentimes they haue not paied according to their appointmentes whereby the makers of the said clothes subtilly cōpassed by and with their faire and flattering promisses haue sustayned importable losses to the greate impoueryshing of this the kynges owne realme and to the enriching of the regions and coūtreis of foreine princes ¶ For remedye wherof be it enacted by the kinge our soueraigne lord and the lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present parliament assembled and by auctoritie of the same that from the feast of saynt Mighell the archangell next comming no persō or persons inhabited with in this realme of what estate degree or condicion so euer he be of shall sell or deliuer or cause to be solde or deliuered within this realme by contracte couenaunt bargaine gifte or any of them or otherwyse to any marchaunt or marchauntes straūgers being borne in any of the partyes beyond the sea or els where out of the kinges obeisance or to any of his or their factoures deputies or attourneis straungers or Englyshmen to the vse of the sayde marchant or marchantes straūgers any maner of brode whyte wollen clothes made or hereafter to be made within this realme of Englande vpō peine to fortaite xl.s for euery clothe solde or deliuered after the sayd feaste of saynte Mighell contrary to the effect and forme of this present acte the one halfe of euery such forfayture to be to the vse of our soueraygne lorde the kyng the other halfe therof to be to the persone or persons other than the offender that will firste sue for the same by originall of debte bill playnte or informacion in any of the kynges courtes after the vsuall course of the lawes and customes of the realme In which sute or actiō the defendaunt of defendantes shall not be admitted to wage their law ne any Essoyne licence or protection shal be alowed ¶ Prouided alwaye that if any person or persons beyng the kinges naturall subiectes conueighe and bring or cause to be conueighed and brought any brode whyte wollen cloth or clothes to the common market kept and holden in Blackwelhal within the citye of London and do not ther cor els where bargaine vtter and sell the sayd cloth or clothes thither brought to or with some Englishe marchante or marchauntes within .viii. dayes next after the sayd cloth or clothes shal be brought and shewed to sell in the sayd market That than it shal be lefull to any suche person or persons immediately after the sayde .viii. dayes and not before to contracte bargaine vtter sell and deliuer his or their sayde cloth or clothes so brought and shewed at and in the sayd market as is before sayde and bring vnsold to any and euery marchaunt straunger or straungers beinge priuileged and hauing libertie to contract and bie wollen clothes freely and openly within the libertie of the sayd citie of Londō So that the said marchant or marchauntes straungers do pay and deliuer for the sayd cloth or clothes so by hym or them to be bought without couin or male ingin at and vpon the receit of the sayd cloth or clothes or within one moneth next ensuynge the sayd sale and deliuerie of the sayd cloth or clothes or within lesse tyme at the will of the seller therof all such hole and entier sommes of redy money or wares or redie mony and wares or any of them as was agreed contracted to be had for the sayde clothes by the sayde sellers or seller of them without any other or further respite or dayes of paimente to be had made or agreed in any behalfe any thing before contained in this present acte to the contrary thereof notwithstanding ¶ Prouided also that this present act or any thing therin contayned bee not in any wyse hurtful or preiudicial to any of the kinges subiectes for or concerning the deliuery of any suche wollen clothes to any marchaunt or marchauntes
reformacion of the wardens and one substanciall straunger being an housholder of that craft that thei shal so occupie And that the wardens of the said citie of euery suche handy craft with one straunger or housholder as is aforesayd of the same craft haue full power and auctoritie by this present act to limitte appoynt to euery straunger of the mistery handy craft that they be of inhabitinge within the sayde citee suburbes places or precincte aboue remembred a proper marke without taking any thing therfore by the which their wares vessels and workmanshippes that they make may be knowne And that the wardens of euery such handy craft and misterye aforesayde calling to thē one straunger of the misterie and occupaciō that they be of being an housholder shal haue full power and auctoritie to serch view and refourme as well within the sayd citee of London as in all other places limittes before sayde all maner of wares of workmanshippes made by any maner of such handy crafte men being aliens borne as is before sayde ¶ And that no straunger borne out of the kyngs obeisaunce vsinge any of the misteries or occupacions of smithes ioigners or coupers shall make any maner of wares or vesselles concerning the same misteries or occupacions excepte that they and euery of them put to such markes to euery of the same wares vessells before they shal be put to sale or vse as the wardens of their occupacions craftes or misteries shall limitt and appoynte without taking any thing therefore vppon peyne of forfayture the double valure of the same wares and vessells The one halfe of which forfaiture to be to the king our soueraigne lord the other halfe to the party that first will sue for the same by action of dette bille plaint or informaciō in which the defendaunr shal not wage his lawe nor any essoyne shal be cast or protection allowed And further it is enacted by the auctoritie aforesaid that if vpon any such serche or viewe to be made by the wardeins and one straunger of any craft or misterie beforesayd after the fourme of this estatute in vessells or wares to be found in the possession of the workers or owners therof putring the same vessels or wares to workemanship of any straunger falsely and disceitfully made to the hurte of the kinges liege people and so adiudged by the sayd wardens and one straunger that then such worker or owner in whose possession the same false and disceitfull wares shal be found shall forfait the same wares the one halfe therof to the king our soueraigne lorde and the other halfe therof to the first finder thereof suing for the same in any of the kinges courtes by action of detinue in which action the defendant nor defendantes shal not be admitted to wage their lawe nor protectiō ne essoyne be to them herein allowable ¶ Be it also enacted by the auctoritye afore sayde that all wardens and maysters of felowshippes of all and euery such handy craftes within any suche citye boroughe or towne corporate within this realme where any suche wardens happen to be and in suche boroughes and townes corporate where no wardens of handy crafts are the bayliffes or the gouernour or gouernours of the same boroughes or townes so lacking wardens shal haue lyke power and auctoritie with the bailiff or bailffes of the libertyes with them where any such libertye shal be being content so to do to view serche and refourme straungers borne out of the kinges obeisaunce inhabitinge and vsinge within any suche citye boroughe or towne corporate any maner of handy craft in as large and ample maner as the sayde wardens and felowshippes of the said citie of London may do by vertue of this present acte And that all straungers vsing any of the sayde handy craftes in any of the said cities boroughes or townes corporate be bounden to do and obay in euery thing according to the tenour of this present acte vpon lyke peines and forfaitures as is aboue remembred to be had and recouered in fourme aboue rehersed ¶ Prouided alwaie that if the wardens of any felowship or mistery beforesayd bayliffes gouernour or gouernoures beforesayd wrongfully will entreate any straunger in executinge of this act or any thinge therin conteyned that than the straunger so greeued may by auctoritye of this acte by byll or informacion complaine to the lorde Chauncellour and Tresorer of England or the Iustices of assise in the countie for the time being whiche by their examinacions shal haue ful power and auctoritie to heare and determine the same complaynt and award to the partye compleinant such amendes as by their discrecions shal be thought reasonable Prouided also that it shal be lawful for and to euery the said straungers borne out of the kinges obeisaunce being a housholder to haue and retaine aswell all and euery such straungers borne out of the kynges obeisaunce being the time of this parliament with him reteined as a iurneiman as to haue and reteine euery suche straunger being borne out of the kinges obeisaunce being a prentise with him the tyme of this parliament this act not withstanding This to endure to the last day of the next parliament Prouided also that this act extend not to thinhabitauntes straungers that nowe be or hereafter shal be in the vniuersytyes of Oxforde or Cambridge or within the sainctuarie of sainct Martins le graunde within the said citee of London Prouided alwais that if the said wardens of the said citie of Londō with a straunger or gouernour or gouernours of any citye or borough corporat within this realme refuse to make the wares of any straunger after that they be required so to marke that thā it shal be lawful to the same straunger or straungers to who such refusal shall be made to sel and put to sale his sayd wares so required to be marked refused this act notwithstanding Prouided also that this acte extende not to any other handicrafte than to the craftes of ioigners pouchmakers coupers and blacke smithes for or cōcerning the foresaid article of marking of wares of the said estrāgers Also that it shal be lawful to any lord of the parliamente and euery other of the kinges subiectes hauinge landes and tenementes to the yerely value of one C poundes to take retaine estraungers ioigners and glasiers in their seruice from tyme to tyme to and for the exersisyng with them their craftes this act notwithstanding ¶ An acte onccrnyng worstede weauers in Yarmouth Linne Ca. iii. BEcause it is discretely cōsidered in this presente parliament that the trew making draping of worsteds sais stamins is one of the most profitable occupacions of this realm And that the same worstedes saies and stamins truely and substancially made and wrought bene righte acceptable and commodious marchaundises as well in this realm of England as in other foreine regions and countries For establishmente and good order whereof dyuers good and lawdable estatutes actes ordinaunces
maire of the sayd city of Norwiche wardens of the said city and county and euery of them may haue and vse all other poinctes articles power auctorityes conteyned and specified in the aboue remembred acte made in the sayd vij yere of kinge Edward the iiii as well for the serche sealynge correction and reformation of the sayd wardens newly to bee elect by vertue of this present acte and euery of them according and after such forme as they may do or vse any of the sayd wardeins of the sayd city or county by force of the sayd acte made in the sayd .vii. yere of kinge Edward the fourth as all and euery other inquiries corrections serches sealynges reformations to be had for the true makinge of worstedes saies and stamins in and vpon any person or persons as well within the sayd townes of Linne and Yarmouthe as without without trouble lette or vexatiō of any of the inhabitauntes of the sayd townes in as large and ample wise as they might haue done before the makinge of this present act any thing cōteined in the same present act to the contrary notwithstandinge And also prouyded and be it enactad by the auctoritye aforesayde that the sayd crafts men of worstede weauers inhabited or hereafter to be inhabited within either of the said townes of Linne Yarmouth or suburbes of the same and the marchauntes or any other persons whiche shall happen to bye of the same craftes men or any of them or of any other person any of the sayd clothes of worstedes stamins or saies made or to be made within either of the sayd townes of Lin and Yarmouth and sealed by the sayd wardens of the same towne to be elect and sworne as is aforesaide and any of them shall not shere die or put in colour or calendre any worstedes stamins or saies made or to be made within either of the sayde townes of Lin Yarmouth or suburbes of the same in any other place or places but onely within the sayd city of Norwich or suburbes of the same vpon peine of forfaiture of euery peece of worstede saies or stamins to be made wythin any of the said townes of Lyn and Yarmouth or suburbs of the same or the value therof shorne died coloured or calendred by enye of the sayde craftes men biers or marchaūtes in any other place or places than in the sayd city of Norwich or suburbs of the same the one half therof to be to the kinge our soueraigne lorde and the other half therof to such person or persons as shal cease the same so that the saide worsteds brought to the sayd city of Norwich to be shorne died coloured calendred wythout couin or craft of any of the sayd inhabitauntes marchaūtes may be shorne died coloured and calendred at and by as conuenient price or prices and in as redy wise as the sayd inhabitaūtes of either of the sayd towns of Lyn and Yarmouth marchantes biers of the sayd worstedes or other of the sayd citye or county hath had in times past or hereafter shall haue And also that the inhabitauntes and marchauntes euery of them so bringinge their sayd worstedes to the same city for to be shorne died colored calēdred be reasonably lawfully entreated according to the said act made in the sayd .vij. yere of kinge Edward the fourth the ordinances made affirmed or hereafter to be made affirmed for the sayd mistery without let or disturbaunce contrary to the same acte or ordinance in that behalfe And be it enacted by the auctority aforesayd that no person or persons any time after cōuey or transport into any of the parties of beyond the sea any maner of clothes of worstedes before the same clothes be shorne died colored calendred vpon peine of forfaiture the value therof the one half to the king our soueraigne lord tho ther half therof to the party that will sue therfore by action or plaint of debt in any of the kynges courtes In whiche action or suite no protection or essoyne shal be alowed nor the offēder admitted to wage his lawe This act to endure to the next parliamēt ¶ An Act concerninge Englishmen beyng sworne to forren princes Cap. iiii PRaien the cōmons in this presēt parliamēt that where many and diuers persons being the kinges subiectes naturally borne within this his realme haue wdrawen thē selues out of the same realme and transported them selues with theyr wiues children and goods into Hollande zeland Barband Flaunders and into other countries of forren princes and there be sworn to the obeisaunce of the princes and lordes of the countreis where they be now inhabited makynge their great buildinges and be contributories to all maner of charges as the subiectes of those coūtreis be thus they mainteine asmuch as in thē is the cities boroughes townes of those coūtreis and many mo of the kinges subiects intend to do the same if remedy therin be not prouided Which subiects borne in England notwithstandinge that they this estraunge theym selues from the kynges obeysaunce yet they occupy here in all the portes hauens and crekes cities boroughes townes of England as frely and as free in custome and subsidy as the kinges subiectes do occupy and not onely for them selfe but also colourably for other straungers their frendes partiners and also make them selues quite and exempte frō all charges within this realme in preiudice decay of the cities townes boroughes of England and as for beyonde the sea they will obey to none auctority graūted to the English nation by the kynges highnes and his noble progenitours vnder the great seale of Englād and by auctority of parliamente but they giue thē selues ouer to the protection defence of those outwarde princes to whom they be sworn subiects And by these maner of persons much coyne is conueyed out of the Lande Wherefore be it ordeyned and enacted by the kinge our soueraygne lorde the lordes spirituall temporall the commons in this presente parliamēt assembled by the auctority of the same that all and euery suche subiectes borne in England and sworne to be subiectes to forren princes lordes of outwarde parties from hēceforth as lōg as they shall so abide be as subiectes to forren prynces lordes that from hēceforth so longe they eueriche of them shall pay such customes subsidy tolle and other imposicions within this realme of Englade as other straūgers of those partes wher the sayd Englishemen make their inhabitacion pay or vse to paye wythin this sayd realme And that the knowledge of all and euery suche person or persons inhabitaūtes and sworne in maner and forme as is before rehersed within the Archedukes countries that is to say Holand Zeland Brabande Flaunders onely shal be had by certificat thereof made by the gouernour of the marchaunt auenturers and the assistens there for the time being and also for all other reamels and
of Cranbroke fro the bridge called hempstede bridge diuiding the sayd hundred of Cranbroke and the hundred of Roluinden in the same weld of your sayd county to a crosse called Contenden crosse standinge nighe to a greate Oke named Hempstede oke which is in length vpon a hundred foure score and ten perches which common way so vsed is in diuers places thereof ryght deepe annoyous for the passage of your people and also is not so directely leading betwene the sayd bridge and crosse neither so cominodious for your people as an other way of lyke bredth in other places within and ouer the landes of the sayd maner mought be made In consideracion wherof in maye please your highnesse of your blessed disposicion with the assente of the lordes spiritual and temporall and the commons in this presente parliamente assembled and by the auctoritye of the same to enacte ordayne that it shal be lefull to your sayde besecher his heires and assignes owners of the sayde maner of Hempstede at his and their propre costes charges at any time on this side the .xxvii. day of May which shall be in the yere of our lord god M.D.xxvii by the ouersighte and assent of two Iustices of peace of the said county of Kente and .xii other discrete men inhabitauntes within the sayde hundredes of Cranbroke Roluiden to assigne limitte and laye ouer and thoughe the landes of the sayde manour one other way for cariages passages of your grace and of your people and your and their heires and successoures of as great largenesse in bredeth or larger than the sayd olde waye now being is and as cōmodious for the sayd cariages and passages as the same waye now being is or better extending and leading dyrectly betwene the sayde bridge and crosse so that your grace and your people by the sayd new way so to be assigned and layed out shall haue the more easye cariage and passage than is or of late tyme hath bene by the sayd olde waye And that after the sayde new way so layde out and assigned the sayde cariages passages and other businesse there may be as liberally commonly and freely from thens forthe there vsed and had for euer and euery other thinge there exercised kept as before this tyme hath bene had and vsed exercised and kept in the sayd olde waye with out let or interrupcion of the sayd George his heyres or his assignes or any other personne which hereafter shall haue holde or possede the said manet And that immediately after that the sayde new way as is beforesayd to be assigned and limitted shal be as is abouesayd layed out and fully made it shall be lefull to your sayde besecher his heires and assignes owners of the said manour to enclose the said old way and eueri party therof And that fro hensforth to holde in seueralty to them and to their heires and assignes to their owne vse and profit for euer as parcel of the said manour without any commō way or passage their fro thensforth to be had or claimed any prescripciō or vse to the contrarye heretofore had not withstanding ¶ And in consideracion that many other commom waies in the said weld of Kent be so depe and noyous by wearing and course of water and other occasions that people can not haue their cariages or passagss by horses vpon or by the same But to their great peines petil and ieoperdye it may be by the sayd auctoritie enacted and established that if any other persō or persons any tyme hereafter in any place within the sayd weld of your said countye of his good mynd and disposicion without any value of good by him or them to be receiued for the same will for the common weale of your people assigne and lay out a more commodious way in and ouer the lādes thervnto adioyninge wherof the person or other to his vse shal be ceased of fee in estate of inheritaunce that the same new way so to be assigned and layd out by ouersight and assent of two Iustices of peace of the said countye and .xii. other disecrete mē inhabitinge within hundred where any suche new way shal be limitted layde out or inhabiting within the same hundred and other hundreds to that hundred nexte adioyninge shall be frō thensforth holden occupied and vsed in lyke maner as the olde waye ther now is or before hath bene ¶ And that also the same person or persons so disposed willynge and accomplishynge the same shall and may for the saide new waye so assygned and vsed retaine and holde in way of recompence for the same new way so to be geuen the soyle and grounde of the olde way in seueralty as is aboue sayd to him or them and to their heires for euer in lyke maner as is aboue sayd of the sayd new waye to be assigned at Hempstede And that the sayde two Iustices of peace .xii other discrete persons by whose ouersight and assent the sayde new waye at Hempstede or any other waye by vertue of this acte shall be hereafter assigned limitted and layde out shal within thre monethes next after the assignement limittacion laying out of the same make certificate into the kinges most honorable courte of Chauncery vnder their seales of the length and bredeth of the same new way or strete of other thinges adioyning or concerning the same as by their discrecions shal be thought most expedient or requisite for the cōmon welth of the coūtre to be certified And that certificat to be made frō time to time as often as any suche new waye or strete shal be assigned limitted and laied out in forme aboue written ¶ Prouided alway that if any person or persons or bodye politike haue or ought to haue or hereafter shall haue any churche way or other what so euer way or passage ouer or through any maner landes adioyning to any of the sayd olde wayes or stretes which shall be taken and vsed by force ol this acte as seuerall soyle and free holde in recompence for any new waye to be made layed out in fourme aforesaid or haue or ought to haue hereafter shall haue landes or tenementes adioyning to the sayd olde way that they and euery of them their heires and successours shall and maye haue and vse their sayd waye or wayes out of and into the sayd new way ouer and through the land of the sayd olde waye or streete into or ouer the sayd lande or tenement adioyning to the same so to passe and repasse as shal appertaine ouer the same olde waye at such conuenient place or places thereof as therefore shal be limitted and assigned by the sayd two Iustices of peace and other .xii. men and by them to be certifyed into the chauncerie among other thinges by thē to be certified in fourme aforesaide any thing in this acce aboue written notwithstanding An acte concerning shoting in crosbowes and hand gonnes Cap. vii BE it enacted by the kinge