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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22946	An acte for certayne ordinaunces in the Kynges Maiesties dominion and principalitie of VVales	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1509-1547 : Henry VIII)	1543 (1543)	STC 9409.9; ESTC S1962	27,893	28

day to day and sessions to sessions by the discretion of the said Iustices within the limittes of their auctorities for the good and spedy ministracion of Iustice to all and singuler the kinges subiectes as is or hath ben vsed in Northwales ¶ Item that one originall seale deuised by the kinges highnes for iustice to be ministred in the saide thre shires of Northwales That is to say the shires of Merionneth Caernaruan and Anglesey shal be and remayne in the charge keping and custodie of the chamberleyne of Northwales And that one other originall seale deuised by the kinges maiestie for ministracion of iustice to be vsed in the said shires of Carmerthin Pembroke and Cardigan shal be and remayne in the charge and keping of the Chamberleyne of Southwales And that likewise one other originall seale deuysed by the kynges maiestie for mynystracion of iustice to be vsed in the said thre shires of Breknok Radnor and Glamorgan shal be and remaine in the charge and custody of the stewarde and chamberleyn of Breknok And that also one other originall seale deuised by the kinges maiestie for ministration of iustice to be ministred within the said shires of Denbigh and Mountgomerie shal be and remayne in the charge keping and custodie of the Steward and Chamberlein of Denbigh And that the originall seale of Chester shall be and stande for the originall seale of Flint for iustice to be ministred in the said shire of Flint and shal be and remayne in the charge keping and custodie of the Chamberleine of Chester ¶ Item that the said Stewardes and Chamberleyns shall seale with the said seales that is to say euery one of them shall seale with the seale to his charge committed all maner of originall writtes and proces returnable before the said Iustices at the sessions to be holden in euery of the said shires in maner and forme as is aforesaide and shall seuerally accompte and answere the kinges maiestie for the profittes of the same seale And that none of the said stewardes chamberleynes or chauncellours hauinge the charge and kepinge of the said seales shall by occasion therof or by colour of any of their offices compell or cause any person or persons inhabited within any of the said .xii. shires to appere before them selfes or their deputies ne shal haue power or auctoritie to here or determyne any plees of the crowne nor other causes or matters of iustice otherwise then in this ordinaunce is limitted and expressed But shall haue the charge and keping of the saide seales to seale all such originall writtes proces as shal be returnable before the said iustices in their saide sessions as is before specified and as here after shal be declared which writtes and proces shal be vsed made sealed and returned in maner and forme as hath ben vsed before the Iustice in North wales ¶ Item that all suche persons as now be or here after shall be the kinges highnes stewardes chamberleines or chauncellours within any of the said .xii. shires which by reason of their sayd offices haue charges for the recept collection or accompte of and for the kinges rentes reuenues fermes or profittes to be due to his maiestie within the sayde dominion of Wales may directe proces vnder the saide seale beynge in their charge and custodie within the limittes of their auctorities onely agaynst bayliffes reues fermours and other ministers accomptant to appere before them selfes to answere to and for any the kynges reuenues fermes rentes or profittes and for none other causes nor against any other person or persons in lyke maner and fourme as they haue ben accustomed in that case to do ¶ Item that all stewardes of any lordships or manors in Wales shall and may kepe and hold such leetes lawdayes and courtbarons as apperteyneth belongeth to the lordeships and manors wherof they be stewardes and to holde plees by playnte vnder the summe of xls in euery suche courtbaron and haue and enioye all other auctorities commodities and profittes as stewardes of leetes lawdayes and court barons in England commonly haue and ben vsed to haue by reason of the saide offices and none other any law vsage or custome in the saide dominion of Wales hertofore had to the contrary herof not withstandinge ¶ Item prouided alwayes and be it enacted that the saide stewardes nor any of them ▪ nor the shirefe of the said counties in Wales shall haue any power or auctoritie to enquire of any maner of felonye in any suche leete lawdaye or tourne within the saide dominion to be holden And that from hensforth no leete nor lawday be kepte by the Steward or other officer of any lordshippe or manor in the said dominion of Wales but in such lordshippes and places where it was accustomed to be kepte before the makynge of the acte of parliament concernyng Wales made in the .xxvi. yere of our sayde soueraygne lordes reigne So alwayes the place where such court shal be kept be mete conuenient for that purpose ¶ Item that all Maires Bailiffes and heed officers of corporate townes in Wales maye holde plees and determyne actions and do euery other thinge concerninge common iustice according to their lawfull grauntes and laudable customes of such townes so alwayes they folow the course trade and fascion of the lawes and customes of the realme of Englande and not of any walshe lawes or customes And that in euery of the sayde townes they may trie all issues ioyned or herafter to be ioyned in any action personall by .vi. men accordynge as hertofore in dyuerse places of the sayd countrey it hath ben vsed Any thynge conteyned in this acte to the contrary not withstandynge ¶ PROVIDED alwayes and be it enacted by the auctoritie aforesaid that for as moch as there be diuers many small boroughes and townes corporate within the sayd dominion of Wales wherof many haue theyr commencemēt by grauntes made from the lordes marchers and some by other meanes our sayde soueraine lorde shall from hensforth by vertue of this acte haue full power and auctorytie by his letters patentes to be inrolled in his graces highe courte of Chancery at any tyme within seuen yeres hereafter nexte ensuynge to th end of this present parliament to repell adnihilate and dissolue suche and as many of the sayde boroughes and townes corporate and all liberties customes of the same as to his highnes shal be thought expedient to thintent his maiestie at his graces pleasure may newly erect ordeyne and make such and as many other boroughes and townes corporate within the sayde domynyon beinge more apte and conuenient for that purpose and endue them with such liberties and francheses as to his most excellent wisedome shal be thought necessarye for the welth of the said countrey ¶ Item the kynges maiestie is pleased and contented of his most gratious goodnes that such as haue patentes of any office of Stewardships chamberleynshyppes chauncellourshippes or Iusticeshippes within the sayd domynyon of Wales

of Derles as the saide inhabitauntes now be bounde to do accordynge to the lawes there vsed ¶ Item that the countie or shire courte of the countie of Radnor shall from hensforth be holden one tyme at new Radnor and one other tyme at Presten alternis vicibus and neuer from hensforth to be kepte or holden at Rather Gowy Any former acte or other thinge to the contrary therof not withstandinge ¶ Item it is further enacted by the auctoritie aforesaide that the kinges moost royall maiestie shall and maye at all times here after from tyme to tyme chaunge adde alter ordre minisshe and refourme all maner of thinges afore rehersed as to his moost excellent wisedome and discretion shall be thoughte conuenient And also to make lawes and ordinaunces for the common welth and good quiet of his sayde domynyon of Wales and his subiectes of the same from tyme to tyme at his maiesties pleasure Any thinge conteigned in this acte or in the saide acte made for the shite ground of Wales or any other acte or actes thinge or thinges to the contrary therof hertofore made in any wyse not withstandinge And all suche alterations of the premisses or any parte therof And that all such lawes and ordinaunces to be herafter made deuised publisshed by auctoritie of this acte by the kinges maiestie in wrytinge vnder his highnes great seale shal be of as good strength vertue effecte as if they had ben had and made by auctoritie of parliament ¶ Item be it further enacted and ordeined by auctoritie afore saide that where the kinges maiestie that now is by his letters patentes bearinge date the .i. day of Maye in the .xxxiiii. yere of his most prosperous reigne demised and graunted to William webbe the subsidie and vsage of all wollen clothes made or to be made in the countie of Mommoth in the xij shires in Wales that is to saye in the countie of Breknok Radnor Mountgomery Caermerthin Glamorgan Pembroke Cardigan Anglesey Flint Denbigh Caernatuan and Merionneth and in all and singular townes and other places whatsoeuer they be within the precincte and limittes of the said counties and els where within the dominion of Wales To haue and to holde to the sayd William webbe his assignes for certayne yeres yet enduringe that the saide William webbe his deputies and assignes shall haue from hensforth full power and auctoritie by force of this acte to take for the sealinge of euery wollen cloth herafter to be made in the said .xiii. shires els where within the said dominion of Wales as herafter is declared none otherwise that is to say for euery hole pece of frise .i. d● euery halfe pece frise ob euery pece cotton and lininge beyng .xxiiii. yardes vnder a halfpeny And for euery pece of the same beynge aboue .xxiiii. yardes one peny of euery brode clothe one peny Of euery pece of karsey beyng .xviii. yardes and aboue one peny Of euery pece of karsey beyng vnder .xviii. yardes a halfe peny ¶ Prouided alwayes that this acte ne nothing therin conteyned extend not to charge any maner of person or persons being or that herafter shall be inhabitaunt in any of the said .xiii. shires or els where within the dominion of Wales for any clothes frises karseis or lininges made or herafter to be made and occupied within their houses and not put to sale to any person or persons but to their seruauntes for their wearinge ¶ And further be it enacted by auctoritie afore saide that the saide Aulnager in Wales by him selfe or by his sufficient deputie or deputies shall in all thinges to his office apperteyninge do and be bounde to do and answere in euery case like and according as all and euery other Aulnager in the realme of England do or ought to do according to the lawes statutes of the realme of England And for the contrary doinge or exercisinge of the said office shall in euery case and degre suffre as by the saide lawes and statutes is ordeyned establisshed or enacted for Aulnagers vnder the lord Treasourer of Englande for the time beynge ¶ And furthermore the kynges maiestie is contented pleased not withstandinge the statute made in the .xxvii. yere of his most gratious reigne that where there shulde be but .xii. shires in Wales that the towne of Hauerford west shal be a countie in it selfe as it hath ben before this tyme vsed at the wyll and pleasure of the kinges said maiestie and that it shal be separated from the countie of Pembroke at the kynges sayde pleasure And that the kynges high Iustice of the sayd countie of Pembroke shall be hygh Iustice of the said countie and towne of Hauerford west and shal haue like power and auctorite to and for the ministration of Iustice within the sayd countie and towne of Hauerforde west as is lymitted and appoynted to the sayd Iustice to and for the administration of Iustice in the sayde countie of Pembroke And that the Mayre shireffe bayliffes and burgesses of the sayd countie and towne of Hauerford west from tyme to tyme shal be as well attendaunt obeye all preceptes commaundementes of the president counsayle of our sayde soueraigne lorde the kinge in his marches of Wales as also shal be attendaunt to all preceptes proces awarded or directed by the sayd hygh Iustice vnto the shireffe of the said countie and towne of Hauerforde west and to make returne therof And the sayd shireffe of the sayde countie and towne shall serue all preceptes and proces directed from the sayd high Iustice in like maner forme as the shireffe of the said countie of Pembroke is bound to do and according to the effecte and purport of the kynges ordinaunces in that behalfe had made and prouided And that it shal be lefull vnto the sayd maire shireffe Bayliffes and burgesses of the sayd countie and towne of Hauerford west afore sayd to vse and exercise all lefull liberties and grauntes by the kinges maiestie or his noble progenitours to them graunted and confirmed at the kynges maiesties wyll and pleasure accordinge to the lawes of the realme of England not other wise And that the iudicial seale of the said shires of Pēbroke Carmerthin Cardigan be in the custodie keping of the kynges hygh Iustice there for the tyme beynge shal be vsed in the said countie and towne of Hauerford west as the originall and iudiciall seale the same towne and countie And that the said Iustice of the said shires of Pembroke Carmeden and Cardigan shall haue like power and auctoritie by vertue of the kynges letters to him made as well to do all and euery thyng and thinges concernynge common iustice to be ministred within the said towne countie of Hauerford west as he hath in his saide letters patentes within any of the sayde shyres of Pembroke Carmerden and Cardigan ¶ Prouided alwaye that this article touching and concerning the countie and towne of Hauerford west and