any such presentment had or made yf the Terme be then open yf not at the first day of the full Terme next folowyng the sayde .xl. dayes vpon payne that euery of the Iusticiers of Assise or Iusticiers of the peace before whom suche presentment shal be made makyng default of suche certificat contrary to this Statute to lose and forfait for euery suche default one hundreth poundes to the Quenes hyghnes her heyres and successours AND it is enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayd that the Iustices of the kynges Benche aswell vpon euery such certificat as by enquirie before them selues within the limittes of theyr aucthorities shall haue full power and aucthoritie to heare order and determine euery such offence done or committed contrary to the true meanynge of this present Acte accordynge to the lawes of this Realme in such lyke maner and fourme to all intentes and purposes as yf the person or persons agaynste whom any presentment shal be had vpon this estatute had ben presented vpon any matter or offence expressed in the sayde estatute made in the sayd .xvi. yere of kyng Richarde the seconde And moreouer be it enacted by the auctoritie aforesayde that aswell all maner of persons expressed and appoynted in and by the Act made in the first yere of the Quenes Maiesties reigne that nowe is intituled an Acte restoryng to the Crowne the auncient iurisdiction ouer the estate Ecclesiasticall Spirituall and abolyshyng all forreyne powers repugnaunt to the same to take the othe expressed and set forth in the same as all other persons which haue taken or shall take orders commonly called ordines Sacros or Ecclesiasticall orders haue ben or shal be promoted preferred or admitted to any degree of learnyng in any vniuersitie within this Realme or dominions to the same belongyng and all Scolemasters and publike and priuate teachers of chyldren as also all maner of person and persons that haue taken or hereafter shall take any degree of learnyng in or at the cōmon lawes of this Realme aswell Vtterbarresters as Benchers Reders Auncientes in any house or houses of Court and all principall treasorers and suche as be of the graunde company in euery Inne of Chauncery and al Atturneys Prothonotaries and Philizers towardes the lawes of this Realme and all maner of Sheriffes Eschetours and Feodaries and all other person and persons which haue taken or shall take vpon hym or them or haue ben or shal be admitted to any ministery or office in at or belongyng to the common lawe or any other lawe or lawes or to or for the execution of them or anye of them vsed or allowed or at any tyme hereafter to be vsed or alowed within this Realme or any of the dominions or countryes belonging or which hereafter shall happen to belong to the Crowne or dignitie of the same and all other officers or ministers of or towardes any Court whatsoeuer and euery of them shall take and pronounce a corporal oth vpon the Euangelistes before he or they shal be admitted alowed or suffred to take vpon hym or them to vse exercyse supplye or occupye any suche vocation office degree ministery roume or seruice as is aforesayde and that in the open court whervnto he doth or shall serue or belong And yf he or they do not or shall not serue or belong to any ordinary or open Courte then he or they shall take and pronounce the othe aforesayde in an open place before a conuenient assemble to witnesse the same and before such person or persons as haue or shall haue aucthoritie by common vse or otherwyse to admitte or call any suche person or persons as is aforesayde to any such vocation office ministerye roume or seruice or els before suche person or persons as by the Quenes hyghnes her heyres or successours by Commission vnder the great Seale of England shal be named or assigned to accepte take the same accordyng to the tenour effect fourme of the same othe verbatim which is as it is already set forth to be taken in the foresaid Act made in the first yere of the Quenes Maiesties reigne And also be it enacted by the aucthoritie of this persent parliament that euery Archbishop and Bishop within this Realme and dominions of the same shall haue full power and aucthoritie by vertue of this Acte to tender or minister the othe aforesaide to euery or any Spirituall or Ecclesiasticall person within theyr proper dioces aswell in places and iurisdictions exempt as els where And be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the Lorde Chauncellour or keper of the great Seale of England for the time beyng shall and may at all tymes hereafter by vertue of this Acte without further warraunt make and direct Commission or Commissions vnder the great Seale of Englande to any person or persons geuyng them or some of them therby aucthoritie to tender minister the othe aforesayde to such person or persons as by the aforesayde Commission or Commissions the sayde Commissioners shal be aucthorised to tender the same othe vnto And be it also further enacted by thaucthoritie of this presente Parliament that yf any person or persons appoynted or compellable by this Acte or by the sayde Acte made in the sayde fyrste yere to take the sayd othe or yf any person or persons to whom the said othe by any such Commission or Cōmissions shal be limitted and appoynted to be tendred as is aforesayde do or shall at the tyme of the sayde othe so tendred refuse to take or pronounce the sayd othe in maner and fourme aforesayde that then the partie so refusyng and beyng thereof lawfullye indited or presented within one yere next after any such refusall and conuicted or attainted at any time after accordyng to the lawes of this Realme shall suffer and incurre the daungers penalties paynes and forfaitures ordeined prouided by the statute of prouision and premunire aforesaid made in the .xvi. yere of the reigne of kyng Richarde the seconde And furthermore be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that all and euery such person and persons hauyng aucthoritie to tender the othe aforesaid shal within .xl. dayes next after such refusal or refusals of the sayde othe if the Terme be then open and if not then at the first day of the full Terme next folowyng the sayde .xl. dayes make true certificat vnder his or their seale or seales of the names places degrees of the person or persons so refusyng the same othe before the Quene her heyres or successours in her or theyr court commonly called the kinges Benche vpon payne that euery of the said persons hauing such auctoritie to tender the saide othe making default of such certificat shall for euery such default forfait C.li. to the Quenes highnes her heires or successours And that the Sheriffe of the countie where the said court cōmonly called the kinges Benche shall for the time be holden shall or may by vertue of this Act empanel a Iury of the
the common Saterday And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid for the benefytte commodities of this Realme to grow aswel in maintenaunce of the Nauie as in sparing encrease of fleshe victual of this Realme that from after the feast of Pentecoste next comminge it shal not be lawful to any person or persons within this Realme to eate any flesh vpon any dayes now vsuallye obserued as fyshe dayes or vppon any wednesday now newly limitted to be obserued as fysh day vpō paine that euery person offendyng herein shal forfait iii.li for euery time he or they shall offende or elles suffer three monethes close imprisonment without bayle or maynprise And euerye persone or persones wythin whose house any suche offence shal be done and beinge priuy or knowinge therof and not effectuallye punishinge or disclosinge the same to some publyque officer hauinge aucthoritie to punyshe the same for euery suche offence to forfeyt fortie shillinges All whiche forfeytures for not abstaynynge from meates shal be deuyded into three equall partes That is one part to the vse of the Quenes Maiestye her heires or successours the other parte to the informer the thyrde to the common vse of the parishe where the offence is or shal be committed and to be leuyed by the Churche wardens after any conuiction in that behalfe Prouided alwayes and be it enacted that this acte nor any thing herein conteyned concernyng eating of fleshe shall in any wise extende to any person or persons that shall hereafter haue any special license vpon causes to be conteyned in the saide lycense and to be graunted accordynge to the lawes of this Realme in suche cases prouided Al and euery which said license and lycenses shal be voide to all ententes vnlesse the same conteyne the conditions hereafter mentioned That is to say euery license made to any person or persons being of the degree of a Lord of Parlyament or of their wyues shal be vpon condition that euery suche person so to be lycensed shall paye to the poore mens boxe within the parishe where they shal dwell or remaine in the feaste of the Purification of the blessed virgin Mary or within vi dayes after the same feaste xxvi.s viii d The same to be payde within one moneth next after the same feaste vpon payne of forfeiture of euery suche license And euery lycence to any person of the degree of a Knight or a Knightes wife shal be vpon condition that euery suche person so lycensed shall paye yerely xiii.s iiii d to the vse aforesaide and in fourme afore mentioned And euery license to any person or persons being vnder the degrees abouesaid shal be vpon condition that euery suche person so licensed shall paye yerely vi.s.viii.d to the sayd vse and in fourme afore mentioned Prouided alwayes that no lycense shall extende to the eating of any Byefe at any tyme of the yere nor to the eating of any Veale in any yere from the feaste of Saint Michaell the Archangell vntyl the first daye of Maye Prouided also that all persons whiche by reason of notorious sycknes shal be enforsed for recouerye of health to eate fleshe for the tyme of their sicknes shal be sufficiently lycensed by the Byshoppe of the diocesse or by the Parson Vycar or Curat of the parishe where suche person shal be sicke or of one the nexte parishe adioyninge if the saide Parson Vicar or Curat of his or their owne parishe be wilful or if there be no Curate within the same parishe Which lycense shal be made in writinge signed with the hande of the Byshoppe of the dioces or of the Parson Vycar or Curate and not endure longer then the time of the sicknes And that if the sicknes shal continue aboue the space of .viii. dayes after suche lycense graunted then the license shal be registred in the Churche booke with the knowledge of one of the Churche wardens and the partie licensed shall gyue to the Curate iiii.d for the entrye therof And that license to endure no longer but onlye for the tyme of his her or their sicknes And if any license by any Parson Vicar or Curate be graunted to any person or persons other then suche as euydentlye appeare to haue nede thereof by reason of their sicknes not onlye euery suche lycense shal be voyde but also euerye suche Parson Curate or Vycare shall forfait for euerye suche lycense otherwyse graunted fyue markes Prouided also and be it enacted that all lycenses heretofore graunted to any subiecte of this Realme by any of the late Kynges or by the late Quene Mary or by the Quenes Maiestie now beinge or by any Archebyshoppe of this Realme hauinge aucthoritie so to do shal be of as good force in lawe for the wednesday nowe lymitted and other accustomed fyshe dayes as they were before the makynge of this Acte for the saide other accustomed fyshe dayes so as the parties lycensed do hereafter obserue all suche conditions as be lymitted in this estatute to suche as hereafter shall obteyne any lycenses And suche persons also as heretofore were or ought to be lycensed by reason of age or other impediment or cause by order of the Ecclesiastical lawes shal enioye the same priuilege and accustomed lycenses any thinge in this Acte to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding And be it enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that no forfeiture of Shippe Crayer or other vessel or of any apparel of the same nor any other penaltie or forfeyture shal be extended or growe against any owner or owners of any Shippe Crayer or other vessell for the transportinge or carrying of any Wheate or other Corne or thinges prohibited by the estatute made in the Parliament holden the firste and seconde yeres of Kynge Phillippe and Quene Mary vnlesse the same owner or owners shal be wittinge knowinge aydyng or consentynge to the prohibited transporting or carryinge the saide Estatute or any thinge therein mentioned to the contrarye hereof in any wise notwitstandyng And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that all and euery person and persons whiche be or shal be by the lawes and estatutes of this Realme or otherwise aucthorysed to sell wynes by retaile in the seuerall Counties and places where they be or shal be so aucthorised shall and maye from hencefourth sell the saide wynes by pynte quarte pottell gallon or otherwyse at suche price or pryces and in suche fourme as shal be lymitted by the Quenes Maiesties proclamation in that Countie or place made with the assente of suche lordes and other persons as by the statute made in the .xxviii. yere of the reigne of Kynge Henry the eyght were aucthorised to set price vppon wynes in grosse without any payne or forfeyture for the same Any lawe vsage or estatute heretofore made or had to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstandinge And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parlyament that from and after the
feaste of saint Michael the Archangell next comming it shal be lawfull to all and euery person and persons beinge subiectes of the Quenes Maiestie her heires or successours only out of such portes or crekes as by the Quenes Maiesties proclamation hereafter shal be published and appointed and not els where to lode carrie or transporte any Wheate Rye Barley Malte Pease or Beanes into any partes beyonde the Seas to sell as a marchaundise in shippes Crayers or other vessels whereof any Englishe borne subiect then shal be the only owners so that the price of the sayde Cornes or graynes so caryed or transported exceade not the prices hereafter followinge at the tymes hauens and places where and when the same Corne or grayne shal be shipped or laden Vide. the quarter of Wheate at x.s the quarter of Rye Pease or Beanes at viii.s the quarter of Barley or malte at vi.s.viii d. of curraunte money of England Any lawe vsage or estatute heretofore made to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstandyng And where doubte hath heretofore ben whether the statute in the xviii yere of the reigne of Kyng Henry the .vi. heretofore made against Souldiours reteyned which departe from their Captaines without lycense did or ought to extended vnto Mariners gonners seruing on the Seas takynge wages of the kinge or Quene of this Realme Be it expressed ordeined enacted and declared by aucthoritie of this present Parlyament that the said estatute made in the saide .xxiii. yere of the reigne of Kynge Henry the .vi. in all paynes forfeytures and other thinges did doth and hereafter shall extende aswell to all and euery Mariner and gonner hauinge taken or shall hereafter take prest or wages to serue the Quenes Maiestie her heires or successours to all intentes and purposes as the same did or doth vnto any souldyer Any diuersities of opinion doubte matter or thing to the contrary hereof in any wyse notwithstandyng And where an estatute concernynge sowyng of Flaxe and Hempe was made and prouided in the Parlyament holden the .xxiiii. yere of the reigne of our late soueraigne Lorde Kynge Henry the eyght to be vniuersall through euery Countie of this Realme for the better prouision of nettes for helpe and furtheraunce of fishinge and for eschewinge of Idelnes Be it ordeined enacted by aucthoritie of this present Parliament that in euery suche Countie of this Realme or parte of such Countie where by the Quenes Maiesties proclamation it shall hereafter be published the saide estatute to be commodious or profitable for the common wealth The said estatute and euery clause article and prouision therein conteyned be and shal be reuyued and stande in full force and strength to be executed and perfourmed from the feaste of saint Michaell the Archangell nexte comminge in all thinges other then in the proportion of a Roade or fourth parte of an acre in the paine of iii.s.iiii.d by the said estatute limitted In place whereof be it ordeyned and enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that in euery case and degree where by the saide former estatute one Roade or fourth parte of an Acre is lymitted to be sowne with lynseade otherwise flaxe seade or hempe seade from the saide feaste of Saint Michaell the Archangel nexte comming In steade and lewe of the saide Roade or iiii parte of an Acre one whole Acre or lesse as by proclamation in fourme aforesaide shal be limitted shal be sowen with lynseade otherwise flaxe seade or Hempe seade vpon payne of forfeyture of fyue poundes for euery suche defaulte or offence And further be it ordeyned and enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that all and euery suche of the offences before mentioned as hereafter shal be done on the mayne Sea or costes of the Sea beinge no parte of the bodye of any Countie of this Realme without the precincte iurisdiction and liberties of the Sinque portes and out of any hauen or peere shal be tryed and determined before the Lorde Admirall of England or his Lieuetenaunt deputie or deputies other Iustices of Oyer and terminer according to the fourme of the saide estatute of Anno .xxviii. Henrici .viii. for causes of pyracie And if the same shal be done on the mayne Sea or costes of the Sea within the iurisdiction or libertie of the Synque ports out of any hauen or porte then the same to be tried and determined before the sayde Lord warden of then sayd Syncque portes or his Lieuetenaunt or Iudge or before Iustices of Oyer and terminer according to the true fourme of the sayde estatute of Anno .xxxviii. Henry .viii. for causes of pyracie And for all and singuler suche other of the offences before mentioned as shal be done in the lande or within any hauen or peere all Iustices of the peace in their Sessions and Maiors Sheriffes and Bailifes and other head officers in Cities and townes corporate in their Sessions or other Courtes within the limittes of their commissions or aucthorities shal haue full power and aucthoritie to inquire of the offenders of this acte aswel by the othes of .xii. men as otherwise by information and therevpon to heare and determine the same And if any person or persons shal be presented before the saide Iudges Iustices or officers within the lymittes of their auctorities or anye information gyuen to them of any offender of this acte that then they shal haue ful power and aucthoritie vpon any suche presentment or Information to make proces againste the offenders of this acte lyke as is commonly vsed vpon enditementes of Trespasse And yf any be presented and afterwarde be conuicted by confession or otherwise that then euery suche person shall suffer no lesse forfeiture or punishement then herein is before lymitted All whiche forfeytures to be leuied in maner and fourme following That is to saye suche forfeytures concernyng eatyng of fleshe as are before lymitted to certeine vses to be to the same vses in that behalfe before expressed and all such forfeytures as accordinge to the tenour of this acte shal be determinable before the saide Iudges Iustices or other officers of the Admiralties aforesaide or before Commissioners of Oyer and terminer in that behalfe shal be to the vse of the Lord Admirall of England or Lord warden of the Syncque ports where such offence shal be presented or where as the Iurisdiction of the cause shal apperteyne And all such forfeitures as accordyng to the tenour of this acte shal be determinable before Maiors Sheriffes Bayliffes or other head officers of Cities or townes corporate shal be to the common vse of the Corporation of the saide Citie or towne corporate where suche offences shal be presented or wheras the Iurisdiction of the cause shall apperteyne And all suche forfeytours as accordynge to the tenour of this acte shal be determinable before the Iustices of the peace shal be to the vse of the Quenes Maiestie her heires and successours And if any person shal be conuict by confession or otherwise vpō any
to haue any goodes or cattelles to the value of twentie poundes that then he or they to be set on the pyllorye in some market place within the Shire Citie or Borough where the saide offence shal be committed by the Sheriffe or his ministers yf it shall fortune to be without any Citie or Towne corporate And yf it happen to be within any such Citie or Towne corporat then by the said head officer or officers of such citie or towne corporate or by his or theyr ministers and there to haue both his eares nayled and frō thenceforth to be discredited and disabled for euer to be sworne in any of the courtes of Recorde aforesayde vntyll suche tyme as the iudgement shal be reuersed and therevpon to recouer his damages in maner and fourme before mentioned The one moitie of all which sūmes of money goodes cattelles to be forfaited in maner and fourme aforesayde to be to the Quene our soueraigne Lady her heyres successours thother moitie to such person or persons as shal be grieued hyndered or molested by reason of any the offence or offences before mentioned that wyll sue for the same by action of debte byll playnt information or otherwyse in any of the Quenes Maiesties courtes of Recorde in the which no wager of lawe essoigne protection or iniunction to be alowed And be it also enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that aswell the Iudge and Iudges of euery such of the said courtes where any suche suite is or shal be and whervpon any such periury is or shal happen to be committed as also the Iustices of Assises and gaole delyuery in theyr seuerall circuites and the Iustices of the peace in euery Countie within this Realme or in Wales at their quarter Sessions both within the liberties and without shall haue full power and aucthoritie by vertue hereof to enquire of all euery the defaultes and offences perpetrated committed or done contrary to this Acte by inquisition presentment byll or information before them exhibited or otherwyse lawfully to heare and determine the same and therevpon to geue iudgement awarde proces and execution of the same accordyng to the course of the lawes of this Realme And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the Iustices of Assise of euery circuite within this Realme and els where within the Quenes dominions shal in euery countie within theyr circuites two tymes in the yere that is to saye in tyme of theyr syttynges make open proclamation of this estatute or of the effect therof to thintent no person or persons shal be ignoraunt or miscognisaunt of the penalties herein conteyned Prouided also that this Acte nor any thyng therein conteyned shal not extende to any spirituall or ecclesiasticall court or courtes within this Realme of Englande or Wales or the marches of the same But that all and euery such offendour or offendours as shal offende in fourme aforesayde shall and may be punyshed by suche vsuall and ordinary lawes as heretofore hath ben and yet is vsed and frequented in the sayde ecclesiasticall Courtes Any thyng in this present Acte conteyned to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng Prouided also and be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that if any person or persons vpon whom any proces out of any of the courtes of Recorde within this Realme or Wales shal be serued to testifie or depose concernyng any cause or matter dependyng in any of the same courtes and hauyng tendred vnto hym or them according to his or their countenaunce or callyng suche reasonable summes of money for his or theyr costes charges as hauyng regarde to the distaunce of the places is necessary to be alowed in that behalfe do not appeare accordyng to the tenour of the sayde proces hauing not a lawfull reasonable let or impediment to the contrary that then the partie makyng defaulte to lose and forfait for euery such offence x.li and to yelde such further recompence to the partie grieued as by the discretion of the Iudge of the court out of the which the saide proces shal be awarded accordyng to the losse hynderaunce that the partie which procured the saide proces shall susteyne by reason of the non appearaunce of the saide wytnes or witnesses the said seuerall summes to be recouered by the partie so grieued against the offendour or offendours by action of debte byll plaint or information in any of the Quenes Maiesties courtes of Recorde in whiche no wager of lawe essoigne or protection to be alowed Prouided alwayes y t this Act or any thyng therin conteyned shal not extend in any wyse to restraine the power or aucthoritie geuen by Act of parliament made in the tyme of kyng Henry the .vii. to the Lorde Chauncelour of Englande others of the kinges councell for the time being to examine and punysh ryotes routes heynous periuries and other offences misdemeaninges which Lord Chauncelour other sithens the making of the said act haue most commonly vsed to heare and determine such matters in the Court at Westminster commonly called the Starre chamber nor to restrayne the power or aucthoritie of the Lorde President and councell of the marches of Wales or of the Lorde President and councell in the North nor of any other Iudge hauyng absolute power to punyshe periury before the makyng of this estatute But that they and euery of them shall and may proceade in the punyshment of all offences heretofore punyshable in such wyse as they myght haue done and vsed to do before the makyng of this Act to all purposes so that they set not vppon the offender or offenders lesse punyshement then is conteyned in this Acte This Acte to continue vnto the ende of the next Parliament An Acte to reuiue a Statute made Anno .xxi. H. viii touchyng seruauntes embeaselyng theyr maisters goodes ¶ The .x. Chapter WHERE in the Parliament holden at London the thirde daye of Nouember in the .xxi. yere of the raigne of the late kyng of moste famous and worthye memory kyng Henry the eyght from thence adiourned to Westminster and there holden and continued by diuers prorogations vnto the dissolution therof It was ordeyned enacted amonges other thynges that all and singuler seruauntes to whom any Caskettes Iewels money goodes or cattelles by his or theyr maister or maistres shoulde from thenceforth be delyuered to kepe that yf any suche seruaunt or seruauntes withdrawe him or them from theyr sayde maisters or maistresses go away with the said Caskets Iewels money goodes or cattelles or any parte thereof to the intent to steale the same defraude his or their saide maisters maistresses therof contrary to the trust and confidence to hym or them put by his or theyr sayd maisters maistresses Or els beyng in seruice of his said maisters or maistresses without thassent or cōmaundemēt of his maisters or maistresses embesell the same Caskets Iewels money goodes or cattelles or any part therof or otherwyse conuert
ANNO QVINTO REGINAE ELIZABETHE At the Parliament holden at Westmynster the .xii. of Ianuary in the fyfth yere of the raigne of our Soueraigne Lady Elizabeth by the grace of God of England Fraunce and Irelande Quene defendour of the fayth c. To the hygh pleasure of Almyghtye God and the weale publique of this Realme were enacted as foloweth ANNO. 1563. The Table AN Act for thassuraunce of the Quenes Maiesties royal power ouer all states and subiectes within her hyghnes dominions Cap. i. An Acte for the mayntenaunce encrease of Tyllage Cap. ii An Acte for the reliefe of the poore Cap. iii. An Act touchyng diuers orders for Artificers Labourers Seruauntes of husbandry and apprentises Cap. iiii An acte touchyng certayne politique constitutions made for the mayntenaunce of the Nauye Cap. v. An acte agaynste suche as shall sell any ware for Apparell without redye money Cap. vi An acte for the auoydyng of diuers forreyne wares made by handy craftes men beyonde the seas Cap. vii An acte touchyng Tanners Curryours Shoemakers and other Artificers occupying the cuttyng of Leather Cap. viii An acte for the punyshment of such persons as shal procure or commit any wylfull periury Cap. ix An acte to reuyue a Statute made Anno .xxi. H. viii touchyng seruauntes embeaselyng theyr masters goodes Cap. x. An act against the clipping washing rounding or fylyng of the coynes Ca. xi An act touchyng badgers of corne drouers of cattell to be licensed Cap. xii An act for the reuyuyng of a Statute made An. ii .iii. Phil. Marie for the amendyng of hygh wayes Cap. xiii An act agaynst the forgyng of Euidences and wrytynges Cap. xiiii An act agaynst fonde and phantasticall prophesies Cap. xv An act agaynst coniurations enchauntmentes witchcraftes Cap. xvi An act for the punyshment of the vyce of Bogorye Cap. xvii An act declaryng thauctoritie of the Lord keper of the great Seale of England and the Lorde Chauncelour to be one Cap. xviii An acte for the repeale of a braunche of a Statute made An. i. Ed. vi touching the conueying of Horses Geldynges out of the Realme Cap. xix An act for the punyshment of vagaboundes callyng them selues Egiptians Cap. xx An acte for the punyshement of vnlawefull takyng of Fyshe Deare or Hawkes Cap. xxi An act agaynst the carrying of Shepe skinnes and Peltes ouer the Sea not beyng Staple ware Cap. xxii An act for the due execution of the wrytt de excōmunicato capiendo Cap. xxiii An act for the reuyuyng of a Statute made An. xxiii H. viii touchyng the repayryng of Gaoles Cap. xxiiii An act to fyll vp Iuries de circumstantibus lackyng in Wales Cap. xxv An act for the enrollment of Indentures of bargayne and sale in the Quenes Maiesties courtes of Recorde at Lancaster Chester Durham Cap. xxvi An act touchyng fines to be leuied in the coūtie palatine of Durham Cap. xxvii An act for the translating of the Byble and the diuine seruice into the Welshe tongue Cap. xxviii An act for the confirmation of a Subsedy graunted by the Clergy Cap. xxix An act of a Subsedye and two Fystenes and Tenthes graunted by the Temporaltie Cap. xxx An act of the Quenes Maiesties moste gracious generall and free pardon Cap. xxxi ¶ An Acte for thassuraunce of the Quenes Maiesties royall power ouer all states and subiectes within her highnesse dominions FOr preseruation of the Queenes most excellent hyghnes her heyres and successours and the dignitie of the imperial crowne of this Realme of England and for auoydyng both of such hurtes perils dishonors and inconueniences as haue before time befallen aswell to the Quenes Maiesties noble progenitours Kynges of this Realme as for the whole estate thereof by meanes of the iurisdiction and power of the See of Rome vniustly claymed and vsurped within this Realme and the dominions therof and also of the daungers by the fawters of the sayde vsurped power at this tyme growen to maruelous outrage and licentious boldnes and now requyryng more sharpe restraynt and correction of lawes then hytherto in the tyme of the Quenes Maiesties moste mylde and mercifull reigne haue ben had vsed or establyshed Be it therefore enacted ordeyned and establyshed by the Quene our soueraigne Lady and the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present Parliament assembled and by aucthoritie of the same that if any person or persons dwellyng inhabityng or resiant within this Realme or within any other the Quenes dominions seignories or coūtreys or the Marches of the same or els where within or vnder her obeysaunce and power of what estate dignitie preeminence order degree or condition soeuer he or they be after the first day of Apryll which shal be in the yere of our Lorde God M.D.lxiii shall by wryryng ciphering printing preaching or teachyng dede or acte aduisedly wittyngly holde or stande with to extoll set forth maintayne or defende the aucthoritie iurisdiction or power of the Byshoppe of Rome or of his See heretofore claymed vsed or vsurped within this Realme or in any dominion or countrey beyng of within or vnder the Quenes power or obeysaunce or by any speache open dede or acte aduisedly and wyttyngly attribute any such maner of iurisdictiō aucthoritie or preeminence to the said See of Rome or to any Bishop of the same See for the tyme beyng within this Realme or in any the Quenes dominions or countreys that then euery such persō or persons so doing or offendyng their abettours procurers and counsellours and also theyr aydours assistentes and comfortours vpon purpose to thintent to set forth further and extoll the sayde vsurped power aucthoritie or iurisdiction of any of the saide Bishop or Bishops of Rome and euery of them being therof lawfully indited or presented within one yere next after any suche offences by hym or them committed and beyng lawfully conuicted or attaynted at any tyme after accordyng to the lawes of this Realme for euery such default and offence shall incurre into the daungers penalties paynes and forfaitures ordeyned and prouided by the Statute of prouision and premunire made in the xvi yere of the reigne of kyng Richard the seconde And it is also enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that aswell Iustices of Assise in theyr circuites as Iustices of peace within the limittes of their Cōmission aucthorities or two of euery such Iustices of peace at the least wherof one to be of the Quorū shal haue full power aucthoritie by vertue of this Acte in theyr quarter or open sessions to enquire of all offences contemptes transgressions perpetrated cōmitted or done contrary to the true meanyng of the premisses in like maner and fourme as they may of other offences agaynst the Quenes peace and shall certifie euery presentment afore them or any of them had or made concernyng the same or any part therof before the Quene her heyres and successours in her or theyr court commonly called the kynges Bench within xl dayes next after
same countie to enquire of vpon euery such refusall refusals which Iury shall or may vpon euery such certificat other euidence to them in that behalfe to be geuen by vertue of this Acte proceade to endite the person persons so offendyng in such sort degree to all intentes purposes as the same Iury may do of any offence or offences agaynst the Quenes Maiesties peace perpetrated cōmitted or done within the same Countie of for the which the same Iury is so impanelled AND for stronger defence and maintenaunce of this Act It is further ordeyned enacted established by thaucthoritie aforesayd that if any such offendour or offendours as is aforesayd of the first part or braunche of this estatute that is to say by wrytyng cypheryng printing preaching or teaching dede or acte aduisedly and wyttyngly holde or stande with to extoll set forth maintayne or defend the auctoritie iurisdiction or power of the Bishop of Rome or of his See heretofore claymed vsed or vsurped within this Realme or in any dominion or countrye being of within or vnder the Quenes power or obeysaunce or by any speche open dede or acte aduisedly wyttyngly attribute any such maner of iurisdiction auctoritie or preeminence to the sayde See of Rome or to any Bishop of the same See for the time being within this Realme or in any the Quenes dominions or coūtryes or be to any such offendour or offendours abettyng procuryng or counsellyng or aydyng assistyng or comfortyng vpon purpose to the intent to set forth further extoll the said vsurped power auctoritie or iurisdiction after such conuiction attendour as is aforesayd do eftsones commit or do the sayde offences or any of them in maner and fourme aforesayd and be therof duly conuicted attainted as is aforesaid and also that if any the persons aboue named and appoynted by this Acte to take the othe aforesaide do after the space of three monethes next after the first tendour therof the second tyme refuse to take pronounce or do not take or pronounce the same in fourme aforesaid to be tendered that then euery such offendour and offendours for the same second offence offences shall forfait lose and suffer such lyke and the same paynes forfaitures iudgement and execution as is vsed in cases of hygh treason Prouided alwayes that this Act nor any thyng therin conteined nor any atteindour to be had by force vertue of this Act shall not extende to make any corruption of bloud the disherytyng of anye heyre forfaiture of dower nor to the preiudice of the ryght or tytle of any person or persons other then the ryght or tytle of the offendour or offendours duryng his her or theyr naturall lyues only And that it shall and may be lawfull to euery person and persons to whom the ryght or interest of any landes tenementes or hereditamentes after the death of any suche offendour or offendours should or myght haue apperteyned yf no such atteyndour had ben to enter into the same without any Ouster le mayne to be sued in such sort as he or they myght haue done if this Acte had neuer ben had ne made Prouided also that the othe expressed in the saide Acte made in the sayde fyrst yere shal be taken and expounded in such fourme as is sette forth in an admonition annexed to the Quenes Maiesties Iniunctions publyshed in the fyrste yere of her Maiesties reigne that is to saye to confesse and acknowledge in her Maiestie her heyres and successours none other auctoritie then that was challenged and lately vsed by the noble king Henry the eyght and king Edwarde the sixt as in the sayde Admonition more playnely may appeare And be it enacted by the auctoritie aforesayde that this Acte shal be openly read and publyshed and declared at euery quarter Sessions by the Clarke of the peace and at euery Lete and Laweday by the Stewarde of the Court and once in euery Terme in the open hall of euery house and houses of Court and Chauncery at the tymes and by the persons thervnto to be limitted and appoynted by the Lorde Chauncelour or keper of the great Seale for the tyme beyng And be it further enacted that euery person whiche hereafter shal be elected or appoynted a Knyght Citezin or Burgesse or Baron for any of the fiue portes for any Parliament or Parliamentes hereafter to be holden shall from henceforth before he shal enter into the Parliament house or haue any voyce there openly receaue and pronounce the sayde othe before the Lorde Steward for the tyme beyng or his deputie or deputies for that tyme to be appoynted And that he which shall enter into the Parliament house without takyng the sayde othe shal be demed no Knyght Citezin Burgesse nor Baron for that Parliament nor shall haue anye voyce But shal be to all intentes constructions and purposes as yf he had neuer ben retourned nor elected Knyght Citezin Burgesse or Baron for that Parliament and shall suffer such paynes and penalties as yf he had presumed to sytte in the same without election retourne or auctoritie Prouided alwaye that forasmuch as the Quenes Maiestie is otherwyse sufficiently assured of the faith and loyaltie of the Temporall Lordes of her hygh court of Parliament therfore this Act nor any thyng therin conteyned shall not extende to compell any Temporall person of or aboue the degree of a Baron of this Realme to take or pronounce the othe abouesayde nor to incurre any penaltie limitted by this Acte for not takyng or refusyng the same Any thyng in this Acte to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng Prouided and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that charitable geuyng of reasonable almes to any of the offendour or offendours aboue specified without fraude or couin shall not be taken or interpreted to be any such abetment procuryng counsellyng aydyng assisting or comfortyng as therby the geuer of such almes shall incurre any payne penaltie or forfaiture appoynted in this Acte Prouided also and be it enacted by thaucthoritie of this present Parliament that yf any peere of this Realme shall hereafter offende contrary to this Acte or any braunch or article thereof that in that and all such case cases they shal be tryed by theyr peeres in such maner and fourme as in other cases of treasons they haue vsed to be tryed and by none other meanes Prouided also further be it enacted that no person shal be compelled by vertue of this Acte to take the othe aboue mentioned at or vpon the seconde tyme of offering of the same accordyng to the fourme appointed by this statute except the same person hath ben is or shal be an ecclesiasticall person that had hath or shal haue in the tyme of one of the reignes of the Quenes maiesties most noble father brother or syster or in the time of the reigne of the Quenes Maiestie her heyres or successours charge cure or office in the Church or such
saide apprentice of his apprenticehode and they cause therof and the said writing so being made and inrolled by the clerke of the peace or towne clerke amonges the records that he kepeth shal be a sufficient discharge for the said apprentice against his maister his executours and administratours the indenture of the said apprenticehode or any lawe or custome to the contrary notwithstanding And if the defaulte shal be founde to be in the apprentice then the saide Iustices or the saide Maior or other head officer with the assistentes aforesaid shal cause such due correction punishment to be ministred vnto hym as by their wysdome and discretions shal be thought mete Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by aucthoritie of this present Parlyament that no person shall by force or colour of this estatute be bounden to enter into any apprenticeship other then suche as be vnder the age of .xxi. yeres And to th ende that this estatute may from tyme to tyme be carefully diligently put in good execution according to the tenure and true meanyng therof Be it enacted by auctoritie of this present Parliament that the Iustices of peace of euery Countie deuidyng them selues into seueral lymittes and lykewise euery Maior and head officer of any Citie or towne corporat shall yerely betwene the feast of Saint Michaell the Archangel the Natiuitie of our Lord and betwene the feast of the Annunciation of our Lady and the feaste of the Natiuitie of Saint Iohn the Baptist by all such wayes meanes as to their wysdomes shal be thought moste mete make a special and diligent inquirie of the braunches and articles of this estatute and of the good execution of the same and where they shal fynde any defaultes to see the same seuerely corrected and punished without fauour affection malice or displeasure And in consideration of the paines and trauell that the said Iustices of peace and the said Maior and head officer shal take and susteine in and about the execution of this estatute it is further ordeyned and enacted by auctoritie of this present Parlyament that euery Iustice of peace Maior or head officer for euery day that he shall syt in about the execution of this estatute shall haue alowed vnto hym fyue shyllinges to be alowed and payd vnto hym or vnto the sayde Maior or head officer of the fynes and forfeitours of the paynes and penalties that shal be forfeited and due vnto the Queenes Maiestie her heires or successors by force of this estatute in suche maner and fourme as the said Iustices haue ben heretofore commonly payed for their comming charges at the quarter Sessions so that the sytting of the said Iustices or Maior or head officer be not at any one tyme aboue .iii. dayes and for the matters conteyned in this estatute And be it enacted by auctoritie aforesaide that the one halfe of all forfeytures and penalties expressed and mentioned in this statute other then suche as are expresly otherwyse appointed shal be to oure soueraigne Ladye the Quenes Maiestie her heires and successors and the other moytie to hym or them that shall sue for the same in any of the Quenes Maiesties Courtes of record or before any of the Iustices of Oyer terminer or before any other Iustices or President and Counsell before remembred by action of debte Information bill of complainte or otherwise in whiche actions or suites no protection wager of lawe or essoygne shal be alowed that the said Iustices or two of them whereof one to be of the Quorum and the said Presidentes and Counsell as is aforesaid and the said Maiors or other head officers of Cities or townes corporate shall haue full power and auctoritie to heare and determine al and euery offence and offences that shal be committed or done againste this estatute or against any braunche thereof aswell vppon indictment to be taken before them in the Sessions of the peace as vpon Information action of debte or bill of complaint to be sued or exhibited by any person And shall and may by vertue hereof make proces against the defendaunt and award execution as in any other case they lawfully may by any the lawes and statutes of this Realme and shall yerely in Michelmas terme certifie by estreate the fynes and forfeitours of euery the offences conteyned in this estatute that shal be founde before them into the court of the Exchequer in like sorte and fourme as they be bounde to certifie the estreates for other offences and forfeitours to be loste before them Any thynge in this statute conteyned to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouided alwayes that this acte or any thinge therin conteyned or mentioned shall not be preiudiciall or hurtfull to the Cities of London and Norwych or to the lawfull liberties vsages customes or priuileges of the same Cities for or concerning the hauynge or takyng of any apprentice or apprentices but that the Citezins and Freemen of the same Cities shall and maye take haue and reteyne apprentices there in suche maner and fourme as they might lawfully haue done before the makynge of this statute This acte or any thing therein conteyned to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandynge And be it also further enacted that all Indentures couenauntes promyses and bargaynes of or for the hauing takyng or kepynge of any apprentice otherwyse hereafter to be made or taken then is by this statute lymitted ordeyned and appointed shal be clerely voide in the lawe to all intentes and purposes and that euery person that shall from henceforth take or newly reteyne any apprentice contrary to the tenour and true meanynge of this acte shall forfeit and lose for euery apprentice so by hym taken the summe of .x. li. And because there hath ben and is some question and scrupule moued whether any person beynge within the age of .xxi. yeres and bounden to serue as an apprentice in any other place then in the said Citie of London shuld be bounden accepted taken as an apprentice For the resolution of the saide scruple and doubte Be it enacted by aucthoritie of this present Parlyament that all and euery suche person or persons that at any tyme or tymes from henceforth shal be bounden by Indenture to serue as an apprentice in any arte science occupation or labor accordynge to the tenour of this estatute and in maner and fourme aforesaide albeit the same apprentice or any of them shal be within the age of .xxi. yeres at the tyme of makynge of their seuerall Indentures shal be bounden to serue for the yeres in their seuerall Indentures conteyned as amply and largely to euery entent as yf the same apprentice were of full age at the tyme of the makynge of suche Indentures Any lawe vsage or custome to the contrary notwithstandynge Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that the inhabitaunts nowe dwellyng or inhabitynge or that hereafter shall dwell or inhabit within the towne of Godalmynge within the Countie of Surray
within the lymittes of the Watche of the saide towne may vse and exercise suche artes misteries and occupations and take and vse apprentices and seruauntes in suche maner and fourme as the inhabitauntes within market townes by this statute may lawfully do Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the auctoritie aforesayde that all maner amerciamentes fynes issues and forfeitures whiche shall ryse growe or come by reason of any offences or defaultes mencioned in this acte or any braunche thereof within any Citie or towne corporate shal be leuyed gathered and receaued by suche person or persons of the same Citie or towne corporate as shal be appointed by the Maior or other head officers mentioned in this saide acte to the vse and maintenance of the same Citie or towne corporate in suche case and condition as any maner other amerciamentes fynes issues or forfeitures haue ben vsed to be leuyed and imployed within the same Citie or towne corporate by reason of any graunt or charter from the Quenes Maiestie that nowe is or of any her graces noble progenitours made and graunted to the same Citie borowe or towne corporate any thyng or clause before mentioned and expressed in this act to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouided alwaies that this acte or any thing therin conteyned shal not extend to any lawfull reteyninges or couenauntes had or made before the makynge of this acte but that all and euery the parties to suche reteyninges or couenauntes shall and may haue the same and lyke auantages of such reteyninges couenauntes and of the statutes heretofore in that behalfe prouided as if this acte had neuer ben had nor made Any clause of repeal or other matter whatsoeuer in this acte to the contrary in any wyse notwithstanding And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that if any seruaunt or apprentice of husbandry or of any arte science or occupation aforesaid vnlawfullye departe or flee into any other Shire that it shal be lawfull to the saide Iustices of peace and to the saide Maiors Bayliffes and other head officers of Cities and townes corporate for the tyme beinge Iustices of peace there to make and graunte writtes of Capias so many and suche as shal be nedeful to be directed to the Sheriffes of the Counties or to other head officers of the places whyther suche seruauntes or apprentices shall so departe or flee to take their bodies returnable before them at what tyme shall please them so that if they come by suche proces that they be put in prison tyll they shall finde sufficient suertie well and honestly to serue their maisters maistresses or dames from whome they so departed or fledde accordinge to the order of the lawe Prouided alwayes that it shal be lawful to the highe Constables of hundredes in euery Shire to holde kepe and continue petie Sessions otherwise called statute Sessions within the lymittes of their auctorities in all Shires wherein suche Sessions haue ben vsed to be kepte in suche maner and fourme as heretofore hath ben vsed and accustomed so as nothinge be by them done therein contrarie or repugnaunt to this present Acte ¶ An Acte touching certaine politique constitutions made for the maintenaunce of the Nauye The .v. Chapter FOr the better maintenaunce and encrease of the Nauye of this Realme of England Be it enacted by the Quenes most excellent Maiestie with the assent of the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie aforesaid that from the first daye of Aprill Anno Domini M.D.lxiiii and so from thense fourth it shal be lawfull to all and euery of the subiectes of our soueraigne Lady the Quene her heires and successours at his their will and pleasure to carry and transporte out of this Realme in the Shippes or other vessels of any the subiectes aforesaid all and euery kyndes of hearring and other Sea fishe to be taken vpon the Seas by any of the subiectes aforesayd and acte of Parlyament or lawe to the contrary notwithstanding and that all and euery person and persons which shal by vertue of this acte transporte or carry any hearringes or other Sea fishe from or oute of any porte or harborough of this Realme to any place out of the dominions of the Quenes Maiestie her heires or successours shal be free from payment of any custome subsedie or pondage monye for the same fyshe so carryed or transported duringe the space of .iiii. whole yeres beginning at the said first day of Aprill M.D.lxiiii and so further during her Maiesties pleasure And be it further enacted by the auctoritye aforesaid that from the first daye of Maye next commynge it shall not be lawfull to any person or persons in any port Citie towne market or other place within this Realme to set price make any restraynte or take or demaunde tolle or taxe of any Sea fishe to be brought into this Realme or any part hereof being taken by any of the subiects aforesaid in the Shippes or other vessels of the same subiectes vppon payne to euery person offendyng contrary to the meanyng hereof to forfeite the value of the fyshe so restrayned prysed tolled or taxed Any libertie custome graunte pryuiledge or other matter whatsoeuer to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandynge Prouided alwayes that this present acte nor any thinge therein conteyned shal be preiudiciall or hurtfull to the Maior and Burgesses of the Kynges towne vpon Hull or their successors Maiors and Burgesses of the same towne or to any other officer or minister of the same towne at any tyme hereafter but that they and euery of them maye receyue haue and take all and euery suche tolle customes and summes of money of all and euery suche persone and persons as is lymitted appointed and set fourth by them to be taken in an acte of Parlyament made in the .xxxiii. yere of the reigne of our late Soueraigne lord Kyng Henry the eyght And that neither the saide Maior and Burgesses of Kyngston vpon Hull nor any inhabitaunte there or any of them shal take any aduauntage of that article of this Estatute for the cariage of any hearrynges or salted fishe to anye the parties beyond the Sea Any thing in this present acte mentioned conteined specified or declared in any wyse to the contrary notwithstanding Be it also enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that no purueyour or other persone whatsoeuer shall from the said first day of Maye by vertue of any commission or otherwise take any hearring or Sea fishe from any of the subiectes afore mentioned that shall take the same in the Shippes or other vessels of the saide subiects as it is abouesaid otherwise then by agrement of the owners or sellers of the same fishe vpon payne for euery purueyour and other person whatsoeuer offending contrary to the tenour of this acte to forfeite the double value of the hearringes or fishe so to be taken And it shal be lawful for any person being owner or
seller of any suche Sea fishe so taken as is aforesaid to withstand any person that will by any colour of purueying or otherwise demaunde any suche fyshe or the tolle of any suche fishe without the good will of the owner or seller as aforesaid Prouided that the fyshe called Composition fishe heretofore graunted to the Quenes Maiestie by the subiectes of this Realme trauelyng into Iseland shal be taken by her Maiesties officers and purueyours in suche sorte as the same hath ben lawfully vsed to be taken before the making of this acte and sauing to the Quenes Maiestie her heires and successours and to all other persons suche fyshes as be knowen and vsed to be called Regal fishes wherunto her Maiestie or the saide other persons haue or shall haue right or interest for suche recompence as heretofore hath ben accustomed And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that from the said first daye of Aprill which shal be in the yere of our Lord God M.D.lxiiii it shal not be lawfull to any person or persons to bye of any straūger borne out of the Quenes Maiesties obeysaunce or out of any straungers bottome any hearringe beinge not sufficiently salted packed and Casked vpon paine to euery person and persons so bying to forfeyte the hearringes so by hym or them to be bought or the value thereof Prouided alwayes that this braunche of this acte shal not extende to any hearringes to be bought which by reason of shipwrack shal be brought into this Realme but that it shal be lawfull to al and euery person and persons to bye all such hearringes so brought in by Shipwrack as aforesaide as he or they lawfully might haue done before the makyng of this acte Any thing in this acte conteyned to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Be it also further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that from the feaste of saint Iohn Baptiste nexte ensuinge it shall not be lawefull to any person or persons to cause to be loden and caried in any bottom or bottoms wherof any straunger or straungers borne then be owners ship maisters or parte owners any kynde of fishe victual wares or thinges of what kynde or nature so euer the same shal be from one Porte or creke of this Realme to an other porte or creke of the same Realme vpon payne to euery one that shal offende contrary to the true meanynge of this braunche of this present Acte to forfeyt all the goods so laden or carryed or the value therof And that from hencefourth al Englishe hoyes plates may crosse the Seas as farre as Cane in Normandy and Estward as farre as Norwey the statute made in the firste yere of the Quenes Maiesties reigne to the contrary hereof notwithstanding And forasmuch as there is much deceiptful packing vsed in Codde and Lynges brought in Barrelles or other caske into this Realme Be it therefore enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that from and after the first daye of Aprill in the yere of our Lorde God M.D.lxiiii it shall not be lawfull to any person or persons to bringe into this Realme any Codde or Lynges in barelles or other caskes but louse in bulke and by tale to be solde within this Realme vpon paine for euery one that shall offende contrary to the tenour hereof to forfaite all the Codde Lynges so to be brought in or the value therof And be it further enacted that from the feast of S. Michaell tharchaungell next following no person of persones whatsoeuer shal bring into this Realme of Englande or anye parte of the same anye wyne commynge out of any of the dominions or countries belonging to the Crowne of Fraunce or any woade called Tholosse woade in anye other vessel or vesselles but onlye in suche vessell and vesselles wherof some Subiect or Subiectes of the Quenes Maiestye her heires or Successours shal be then onely owner or part owner vpon payne to forfayt al wynes and woade brought contrary to the meanyng hereof accordinge to the meaninge of an Estatute made in the time of the reigne of King Henry the seuenth concerninge wine of the Duchie of Gascoyn and Guyon Except that there may be brought into Wales or any porte within the Countye of Monmouth Rochell wines Be it also enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that from henceforth it shal be lawful to all euery owner owners of shippes or vesselles and to euery houshoulder vsinge exercisynge the trade of the Seas by fyshinge or otherwise and to euery Gonner or Gonners commonlye called Canoners and to euery Shipwright to take and kepe one or more apprentice or apprentices to be brought vp in the said trade or trades euery of the same apprentice or apprentices to be to them bounde for tenne yeres or vnder And euery apprentice so taken being aboue vii yeares of age shall be by the same couenauntes bounde ordered and vsed to all ententes accordinge to the custome of the Citye of London so that the same couenaunt or bonde of Apprentishippe be made by writinge indented and enrolled in the towne where the same apprentice shal be then inhabited if it be a towne corporate and yf the towne be not encorporate then to be enrolled in the next towne encorporate to the habitacion of euery suche Apprentice And that the officers of euerye suche towne corporate shall take for euery suche enrolement not aboue xii.d Anye lawe statute or other matter whatsoeuer to the contrarye notwithstandinge And be it further enacted that so muche of the Statute made in the .v. and .vi. yeares of the late Kinge Edwarde the .vi. intytuled An act against Regrators forestallers and Ingrocers And so much of all other Estatutes againste all Regratours forestallers and Ingrocers as doth and maye concerne the byinge of Sea fishe vnsalted or mudde fyshe or anye wine oyle or salte to be taken and brought in anye Englishe subiectes Shippes Crayers or other vessell vnto anye porte creeke or place of this Realme shall from henceforth to all ententes constructions and purposes be vtterlye repelled and voyde for so muche of the saide oyles wine Sea fyshe mudde fyshe and salte as any Byer or Byers vppon the Sea by waye of forstallynge or regratinge shall or doe bringe and discharge in anye porte or hauen within this Realme And for encrease of prouision of fishe by the more vsuall and common eatinge therof Be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that from the feaste of Saint Michael The Archaungel in the yeare of our Lorde God M.D. three score and foure euerye Wednesdaye in euerye weke throughe the whole yeare which heretofore hath not by the lawes or customes of this Realme bene-vsed and obserued as a fyshe daye and whiche shall not happen to falle in Christmas weke or Easter weke shal be hereafter obserued and kept as the Saterdayes in euery weke be or ought to be and that no maner of person shall eate anye fleshe on the same daye otherwyse then oughte to be vppon
Information made by any person or persons against any offender or offenders of this acte in any cause saue for the eatinge of fleshe firste before speciallie lymitted that then euery such person so conuict vpon any Information shal lose suche forfeiture as is before lymitted the one halfe thereof to be to suche as so shall make the Information and the other halfe to those whiche vpon presentement without speciall Information are before lymitted to haue the whole forfeiture And that for the leuyinge of euery forfeiture growing by this estatute aswel the saide Lorde Admirall of England Lorde warden of the Syncque portes theyr Lieuetenaunts and Iudges as the sayde Iustices Maiors Sheriffes Bayliffes and other head officers within the lymittes of their Commissions or aucthorities haue and shall haue full power and aucthoritie to make such proces as they shal thinke good by their discressions Prouided alwayes that none Information at the suâ—e of an persone concernynge this acte shal be of any effect to put anye person to aunswere or losse of forfeiture excepte the sayde Information be commenced within halfe a yere nexte after the offence done contrary to this acte nor that any Information or presentment for the Quenes Maiestie her heires or successours or for the Admirall warden of the Sinque portes Maiors or other officers aforesaide be of any effecte to put any person to any aunswere or losse of any forfeiture by vertue of this acte excepte the saide Information or presentment be within one yere nexte after the offence done and committed contrary to this acte Prouided and be it likewise enacted that it shal be lawfull to any person or persons to haue at his or their table vpoÌ„ euery wednesdaye beinge ordered by this estatute to be obserued as a fishe daye one onely vsual competent dishe of fleshe of one kind and no mo so that he she or they haue also serued to the same table and mease at the same meale their ful competent vsuall dishes of Sea fishe of sundry kyndes eyther freshe or salt and that without fraude or couyn and so shall also order that the same fishe be mete and seasonable and that it shal be eaten or spent in like maner as vpon Fridayes or Saterdayes in like cases are vsed And that also such persons as haue or hereafter shall haue vpon good and iust considerations any lawfull license to eate fleshe vpon any fishe day except suche persons as for sicknes shall for the tyme be licensed by the Bishop of the dioces or by their Curates or shal be licensed by reason of age or other impediment allowed heretofore by the Ecclesiasticall lawes of this Realme shal be bounde by force of this statute to haue for euery one dishe of fleshe serued to be eaten at their table one vsuall dishe of Sea fishe freshe or salte to be likewyse serued at the same table and to be eaten or spent without fraude or couin as the lyke kinde is or shal be vsually eaten or spent on Saterdayes And that these two articles and clauses next aboue shal be taken and interpreted from tyme to tyme in the fauoure of expence of Sea fishe and that the offendour or offendours herein shal be punished in lyke maner as is ordered by this estatute for punishment of suche as shall eate fleshe vpon Fridayes Saterdayes or other fishe dayes And because no maner of person shall misiudge of the intent of this estatute limittinge orders to eate fishe and to forbeare eatinge of fleshe but that the same is purposely intended and ment politikely for the increase of Fishermen Mariners and repairing of port townes and nauigation and not for any superstition to be mainteyned in the choyse of meates Be it enacted that who soeuer shall by preachinge teachinge writinge or open speache notifie that any eating of fishe or forbearinge of fleshe mentioned in this statute is of any necessitie for the sauinge of the soule of man or that it is the seruice of God otherwise then as other politike lawes are and be that then suche person shal be punished as spreaders of false newes are or ought to be Be it enacted in the fauour of Fyshermen Mariners haunting the sea as Fyshermen or Mariners that none of them shall hereafter at any tyme be compelled agaynst his or theyr wyll to serue as any souldiour vppon the lande or vpon the sea otherwyse then as a Mariner except it shal be to serue vnder any Captayne of some shyp or vessell for landyng to do some speciall exploit whiche Mariners haue vsed to do or vnder any other person hauing aucthoritie to withstande any inuasion of enemies or to subdue any rebellion within the Realme and also except all such persons as by tenure lawefull custome or couenaunt be or shal be otherwyse bounde to serue Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by aucthoritie aforesayde that this Acte or any thyng therin conteyned shall not extende to take away or diminishe any libertie priuiledge fraunches forfaiture or amerciament fines issues wreckes of the Sea or any other lawfull inheritaunce or free holde from any person or persons bodyes politique or corporate theyr heyres or successours for or touchyng any lawfull libertie aucthoritie or iurisdiction admirall or for conseruation of any water that they or any of them nowe haue lawfullye or hereafter shall haue Any thyng in the same to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouided alwayes and be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that no Fysherman vsyng or hauntyng the sea shal be taken by the Quenes Maiesties Commission to serue her hyghnes as a Mariner on the Sea but that the sayde Commission be first brought by her hyghnes taker or takers to two Iustices of peace next adioynyng and inhabytyng to the sayde Sea costes Townes or other places where the sayd Mariners are so to be taken to the intent the sayde Iustices may chose out and cause to be returned such sufficient number of able men as in the saide CoÌ„mission shal be conteyned to serue her Maiestie as is aforesayde Sauyng alwayes to the Sinque Portes and also to the towne of great Yarmouth all such lawfull liberties as they iustly haue before the makyng of this Acte touchyng the free fayer kepte at Yarmouth other then in bying of straungers and takyng of toll as the same be before prohibited Prouided alwayes that any thyng in this Acte conteyned shall not be hurtfull or preiudiciall to any aucthoritie style preheminence dignitie or iurisdiction belongyng to the office of the Lord warden of the Sinque Portes Prouided alwayes that it shall and may be lawfull to and for any person or persons beyng straungers borne to bryng yerely in any Shyp Bottome or Vessell wherof any stranger or strangers borne is or shal be owner or owners into the Hauens Portes and Townes of the Isle of man or into any of them any of the wynes made in any of the dominions or countreys belongynge to the Crowne of Fraunce and in the same Portes and
Maiestie intituled an Acte for true currying of leather One other Act made in the third and fourth yeres of our sayde soueraigne Lorde kyng Edward the syxt intituled an Acte for bying rough hydes and Calues skinnes And as much of an Acte made in the .v. and .vi. yeres of our sayde late soueraigne Lorde kyng Edwarde the .vi. intituled an Acte agaynst regrating of tanned leather as doth prouide or geue libertie to any person or persons to carry ouer any shoes bootes buskynnes startvppes slippers and other made wares to the towne of Callyce And one other Acte made in the first yere of our soueraigne Lady the Quenes Maiestie intituled an Acte touchyng Shoemakers Curryers And one other act made in the saide fyrst yere intituled an Acte touchyng sellyng of tanned leather shall from and after the sayde feast of Saint Michaell nexte commyng be vtterly repealed An Act for the punishement of such persons as shall procure or commit any wylfull periury ¶ The .ix. Chapter WHere in the Parliament holden at Westminster in the xxxii yere of the raigne of the late king of famous memorye kyng Henry the .viii. emongest other thinges it was ordeyned enacted established that no person or persons of what estate degree or conditiō soeuer he or they were should frō thenceforth vnlawfully suborne any witnes or witnesses by letters rewardes promises or by any other sinister labour or meanes for to maynteyne any matter or cause or to the disturbāce or hinderaunce of Iustice or to the procurement or occasion of any maner of periury by false verdict or otherwise in any of the kinges courtes of the Chauncery the Starre chamber the white hall or els where within any the kynges dominiōs of England or Wales or the marches of the same where any persō or persons haue or from thenceforth shoulde haue aucthoritie by vertue of the kinges Cōmission patent or writ to holde plea of land or to examine heare or determine any tytle of landes or any matter or witnesses concerning the title right or interest of any landes tenementes or hereditamētes vpon payne of forfaiture for euery such offence x.li th one moitie therof to be to the kyng thother to the partie that would sue for y e same as by the same estatute amonges diuers other thynges more plainly it doth appeare Sithens y t makyng wherof for that the said penaltie is so smal towardes the offendours in y t behalfe the said offence of subornation sinister procuremēt of false witnesse hath neuerthelesse greatly encreased and augmēted by reason of the wylfull periury cōmitted by the same suborned witnesses diuers sundry of the Quenes Maiesties subiectes haue susteyned disherison great impoueryshment aswell of theyr landes tenementes as also of theyr goodes cattelles Be it therfore enacted by our soueraigne Lady the Quene by the assent of the Lordes spirituall temporall and the cōmons in this present parliament assembled by thaucthoritie of the same that all euery such person and persons which at any tyme after the .x. day of April next cōming shal vnlawfully corruptly procure any witnes or witnesses by letters rewardes promises or by any other sinister vnlawfull labour or meanes whatsoeuer to commit any wylful corrupt periury in any matter or cause whatsoeuer now depending or which hereafter shall depend in sute varyaunce by any writ action hyll complaynt or information in any wyse touching or concerning any landes tenementes or hereditamentes or any goodes cattels debtes or damages in any of the courtes before mentioned or in any of the Quenes Maiesties courtes of Record or in any leete viewe of franke pledge or lawdaye auncient demeane court hundred-courte courte baron or in the courte or courtes of the Stannery in the counties of Deuon and Cornwal or shall lykewyse vnlawfully and corruptly procure or suborne any witnes or witnesses which shall from and after the said tenth daye of Apryll be sworne to testifie in perpetuam rei memoriame that then euery such offendour or offendours shal for his hers or their said offence being therof lawfully conuicted or attainted lose and forfaite the sūme of fortie poundes And if it happen any such offendour or offendours so beyng conuicted or attaynted as aforesaid not to haue any goodes or cattelles landes or tenementes to the value of xl.li that then euery such person so beyng conuicte or attaynted of any the offences aforesayde shall for his or theyr sayde offence suffer imprisonment by the space of one halfe yere without bayle or mainprise and to stand vpon the pyllory by the space of one whole houre in some market Towne next adioynyng to the place where the offence was committed in open market there or in the market towne it selfe where the offence was cōmitted And that no person or persons beyng so conuicted or attaynted to be from thenceforth receaued as a witnes to be deposed or sworne in any Court of Record within anye of the Quenes hyghnes dominions of England Wales or the marches of the same vntyll such tyme as the iudgement geuen agaynst the sayde person or persons shal be reuersed by attaynt or otherwyse and that vpon euery such reuersall the parties grieued to recouer his or theyr damages agaynste all euery such person and persons as dyd procure the sayde iudgement so reuersed to be fyrst geuen agaynst them or any of them by action or actions to be sued vppon his or theyr case or cases accordyng to the course of the common lawes of this Realme And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that yf any person or persons after the sayde tenth day of Apryll next commyng eyther by the subornation vnlawfull procurement sinister perswasion or meanes of any others or by theyr owne act consent or agrement wylfully and corruptly commit any maner of wylful periury by his or their deposition in anye of the Courtes before mentioned or beyng examined ad perpetuam rei memoriam that then euery person and persons so offendyng and beyng thereof duely conuict or attaynted by the lawes of this Realme shal for his or their sayde offence lose and forfait twentie poundes and to haue imprisonment by the space of .vi. monethes without bayle or mainprise and the othe of such person or persons so offendyng from thenceforth not to be receaued in anye Courte of Recorde within this Realme of Englande or Wales or the marches of the same vntyll such tyme as the iudgement geuen agaynst the sayd person or persons shal be reuersed by attaynt or otherwyse And that vpon euery such reuersall the parties grieued to recouer his or theyr damages agaynst all and euery such person and persons as dyd procure the sayde iudgement so reuersed to be geuen agaynst them or any of them by action or actions to be sued vpon his or theyr case or cases accordyng to the course of the cōmon lawes of this Realme And yf it happen the said offendour or offendours so offendyng not
the amendement of the sayde hyghe wayes Prouided alwayes that it shall not be lawfull to any such Superuisour or superuisours by vertue of this Act to cause any rubbyshe to be dygged out of any quarry or quarryes but onely shall extende to such rubbyshe as shal be founde there redy dygged by the owner or owners of the sayde quarry or quarryes or otherwyse by his or theyr licence and commaundement nor shall not extende or geue aucthoritie to any superuisour or superuisours to dygge or cause to be digged any grauell sande or sinder in the house garden orcharde or medowe of any person or persons nor that it shal be lawefull by this Acte to any such superuisour or superuisours to cause any more pyttes to be dygged for grauell in any seuerall and inclosed grounde then one only and that the same pyt or hole so digged for grauell as is aforesayde shall not by any waye be in breadth or length aboue ten yardes ouer at the most And that euery such Superuisour as shall cause any such pyt to be made dygged for grauell sande or sinder as is abouesaid shall within one moneth next after any suche dyggyng or pyt made cause the same to be filled and stopped by with earth at the costes charges of the pashioners vpon payne to forfait to the owner or owners of the soyle wherein any such pyt shal be made and dygged for euery default fyue markes to be recouered by action of debte as in other lyke cases of debte hath ben accustomed And forasmuche as the hygh wayes in sundrye places of this Realme be full of continuall sprynges and water courses by continuall encrease and synkyng wherof into the grounde the sayde wayes are not only very depe daungerous but also for the moste part impossible to be amended and repaired in any good and sufficient maner without some further remedye prouided for the same Be it therfore by thaucthoritie aforesaide further enacted that from henceforth euery such Superuisour Superuisours as is aforesaide shall by force of this Act within the paryshe or limittes where he or they shal be Superuisours haue full power aucthoritie to turne any such water course or spring of water beyng in any of the sayde hygh wayes into any dyche or diches of the seuerall grounde or soyle of any person or persons whatsoeuer nexte adioynyng to the sayd wayes in such maner and fourme as by the discressions of the said Superuisours shal be thought metest and moste conuenient And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that the hayes fences dykes or hedges next adioynyng on eyther syde to any hygh or common fayryng way shall from time to tyme be dyked scoured repayred and kepte lowe and all trees and busshes growyng in the hygh wayes cut downe by the owner or owners of the grounde or soyle which shal be inclosed with the saide hayes fences dikes or hedges aforsaide whereby the saide wayes may be open and the people haue more redye and easye passage in the same And whereas in the saide statute made in the saide second and thirde yeres of the reignes of the sayde Kynge Phillip and Quene Mary there are but foure dayes yerely appointed for the reparations and amendement of the saide high wayes Be it further by this present Parlyament enacted that from hencefourth there shal be yerely six dayes duringe the tyme and force of this estatute obserued vsed and employed in reparation and amendement of the sayde high wayes in lyke maner and fourme as the saide foure dayes were lymitted and appointed to be obserued and kept by the saide estatute made in the saide second and thirde yeres of Kynge Phillippe and Quene Mary And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that from hencefourth all and euerye suche Superuisour or Superuisours for the tyme beinge within one moneth next after defaulte or offence made done or committed by any person or persons contrary to the prouision purporte and true meanynge of the saide estatute made in the second and third yeres of Kynge Philippe and Quene Mary or contrary to the prouision purport and true meanynge of this present Acte shall present euery such default or offence to the nexte Iustice of peace for the tyme beinge vppon payne to forfait for euery suche defaulte and offence in suche forte not by them presented xl.s And that euery suche Iustice of peace to whom any suche defaulte or offence shal be presented as is aforesaid shall certifie the same presentment so to him made at the nexte generall Sessions within the said Countie then nexte after to be holden vppon payne to forfayt for not certifyinge of euery suche presentment of euery suche defaulte or offence as is aforsaide v.li And that the Iustices of peace of euery Countie where the saide defaultes or offences shal be committed shall immediatly haue aucthoritie to enquire of any suche defaulte or offence committed within the limittes of their commission at euery their quarter Sessions and to assesse suche fynes for the same as they or two of them whereof the one to be of the Quorum shall thinke mete And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that euery Iustice of peace shall haue aucthoritie by this statute vpon his owne proper knowledge in the open generall Sessions to make presentment of any high waye not well and sufficiently repayred and amended or of any other defaulte or offence committed or done within the Countie and limittes of his commission contrary to the prouision and entente of this statute or the saide statute made in the seconde and third yeres of Kyng Phillippe and Quene Mary And that euery such presentment made by any such Iustice of peace vppon his owne knowledge as is aforesaide shal be as good and of the same force strength effect in the law as if the same had ben presented founde and adiudged by the othe of .xii. men And that for euery such defaulte so presented as is aforesaide the Iustices of the peace of the saide Countie shall immediatly at the said generall Sessions haue aucthoritie to assesse suche fynes as to them or two of them wherof the one to be of the Quorum shal be thought mete Sauing euery person and persons that shal be touched by any suche presentment to haue his or their lawfull trauers to the same presentment as they might haue vpon any Indictement of trespas or forcible entrye by the lawes of this Realme before the making of this estatute And that all suche fynes forfaitures and amerciamentes to be assessed by the said Iustices of the peace at their generall Sessions in any the cases aforesaid shal be estreated by the clerke of the peace of the saide Countie and shal be leuyed in suche maner and fourme and employed to suche vses and ententes as in the saide statute made in the second and third yeres of Kynge Phillippe and Quene Mary is limitted and appointed This Acte to continue for twentie yeres nexte after
the begynnynge of this present Parliament and from thence vntill the ende of the Parlyament then nexte after to be holden ¶ An Acte against the forgyng of Euidences and Wrytynges The .xiiii. Chapter FOrasmuche as the wicked perniciouse and daungerous practise of makinge forging and publishinge of false and vntrue Charters euidences dedes and writynges hath of late tyme ben very muche more practised vsed and put in bre in all partes of this Realme then in times passed not only to the high displeasure of God but also to the greate iniurye wronge hurte domage disherison and vtter vndoing of diuers the Quenes Maiesties subiectes of this Realme and to the greate subuersion of Iustice and trueth which semeth to haue growen and happened chieflye by reason that the paynes and punishments limitted for suche greate and notable offences by the lawes and statutes of this Realme before this time haue ben and yet are so small mylde and easye that suche euil people haue not ben nor yet are afrayed to enterprise the practisynge and doinge of suche offences Be it therfore enacted by the Quenes moste excellent Maiestie with the assent of the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie of the same that if any person or persons whatsoeuer after the firste daye of Iune nowe nexte comming vpon his or their owne head and imagination or by false conspiracie and fraude with others shall wittingly subtillye and falsely forge or make or subtellye cause or wittinglie assent to be forged or made any false dede Charter or writinge sealed court roole or the will of any person or persons in writtinge to the intent that the state of freeholde or inheritaunce of any person or persons of in or to any landes tenementes or hereditamentes freeholde or Copie holde or the right tytle or interest of any person or persons of in or to the same or any of them shall or maye be molested troubled defeated recouered or charged or after the saide firste daye of Iune shall pronounce publishe or shewe forth in euidence any suche false and forged dede Charter wrytynge Court roole or will as true knowing the same to be false and forged as is aforesaide to the intent aboue remembred and shal be therof conuicted either vpon action or actions of forger of false dedes to be founded vpon this statute at the suite of the partie greued or otherwise accordinge to the order and due course of the lawes of this Realme or vpon bill or information to be exhibited into the Court of the Starre chamber according to the order and vse of that courte shall paye vnto the partie grieued his double costes and damages to be founde or assessed in that Court where suche conuiction shal be and also shal be set vpon the Pyllorye in some open market towne or other open place and there to haue both his eares cut of also his nosetrelles to be slyt and cut and seared with an hot yron so as they maye remaine for a perpetual note or marke of his falshead and shall forfait to the Quene our soueraigne Lady her heires and successours the whole issues and proffites of his landes tenementes duringe his life and also shall suffer and haue perpetuall imprisonment during his life The said damages and costes to be recouered at the suite of the partie greued as is aforesaid to be first payde and leuyed of the goodes and Cattels of the offendour and of the yssues and profites of the said landes tenemētes and hereditamentes of such partie conuicted or of one or both of them the saide title of our saide soueraigne Ladye the Quene her heyres or successours to the same notwithstandyng And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that if any person or persons after the saide first daye of Iune vpon his or their owne head or imagination or by false conspiration or fraude had with any other shall wittingly subtelly and falselye forge or make or wittinglye subtelly and falsely cause or assent to be made and forged any false Charter dede or writinge to the intent that any person or persons shall or may haue or clayme any estate or interest for tearme of yeres of in or to any manours landes tenementes or hereditamentes not being copie holde or any annuitie in fee simple fee taile for terme of lyfe lyues or yeres or after the said day shal as is aforesaid forge make or cause or assent to be made or forged any obligation or bill obligatorie or any acquittaunce release or other discharge of any debte accompte action suite demaunde or other thing personall or if any person or persons after the saide firste day of Iune shall pronounce publishe or geue in euidence any suche false or forged Charter dede writynge obligation bill obligatorie acquittaunce release or discharge as true knowynge the same to be false and forged and shal be thereof conuicted by any the wayes or means aforesaide that then he shall paye vnto the partie greued his double çostes and damages to be founde and assessed in suche courte where the saide conuiction shal be had and shal be also set vpon the Pyllorie in some open market towne or other open place and there to haue one of his cares cut of and also shall haue and suffer imprisonment by the space of one whole yere without bayle or mainprise And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that the partie and parties greued by reason of any the offences aforesaide shall and maye at his and their pleasure haue and sue his action of forger of false dedes vpon this statute against any the offendours in the same by originall writte out of the Quenes highnes Courte of Chauncerie and shall and maye haue lyke processe vppon the same as in cases of trespasse at the common lawe or maye at his pleasure take his suite against any suche offendours in any the premisses by byl before the Quenes highnes her heyres and successours in her Court commonlye called the kynges Benche or in the Court of the Exchequer in whiche suites no essoygne iniunction or protection shal be allowed for the partie defendaunt And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that yf the partie defendaunt shal be conuicted for any the offences aforesaid accordyng to the order and fourme aboue lymitted and shall haue receaued thereupon punishement corporall accordynge to this acte that then he shall not eftsones be empeached for the same offence And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that although the partie or parties plaintife in any suche action or byll to be sued as is aforesaid shal after verdyt passed against the defendaunt or defendauntes happen to releasse or discharge the iudgemēt or execution vpon the same or otherwise suffer the same to be discontinued that yet neuerthelesse the same releasse discharge or discontinuaunce shall extende onelye to discharge suche costes and damages as the same plaintifes shoulde haue had against the defendaunt
Lorde Chauncelour of Englande for the tyme beyng lawfully vsed had and ought to haue vse execute as of ryght belongyng to the office of the Lorde Chauncelour of Englande for the tyme beyng to all intentes constructions and purposes and as yf the same keper of the great Seale for the tyme were Lorde Chauncelour of Englande An Acte for the repeale of a braunche of a Statute made Anno .i. Ed. vi touchyng the conueying of Horses and Geldynges out of the Realme ¶ The .xix. Chapter WHere in the Parliament holden at Westminster in the firste yere of the raigne of the late kyng Edwarde the sixt brother to our Soueraigne Lady the Quenes Maiestie that nowe is amongest diuers other Statutes there was one Acte and Statute made agaynst the carryng and conueying of any Horses Geldynges or Mares out of this Realme In which Act amongest other thinges there is one prouiso or braunche conteyned in these wordes hereafter folowing That is to saye Prouided alwayes that it shal be lawful to euery of the kynges subiectes that shall passe ouer beyonde the Sea to shyppe and carry with them Horses or Geldynges for their only occupation in theyr iourneyes and not to thintent to sell the same beyonde the Sea and that intente to be iudged by othe of hym or them that so wyll carry ouer any Horse or Geldyng which othe shal be taken before the Customers or theyr deputies or Searcher of euery such Porte where the same Horse or Geldyng shal be shypped before the shyppyng thereof as by the same Acte and prouiso it doth and may appeare And although the same Acte and Statute in all partes therof except the sayde prouiso is very beneficiall and profitable for this Realme Yet neuerthelesse by colour of the sayed prouiso and braunche conteyned in the sayd Statute many euyll disposed persons of a couetous and greedy desyre do dayly transport out of this Realme very great numbers of Horses and Geldynges and do exchaunge and sell the same in the parties beyonde the Seas for theyr owne priuate lucre and gayne And because the tryall of such offences is by force of the sayde prouiso and braunch mentioned in the sayde Statute no otherwyse to be tryed or iudged but onlye by the othe of the offendour hym selfe therefore the offendours therin do escape vnpunyshed and therby many persons are greatly encouraged dayly to commit the lyke offences contrary to the true meanyng and entent of the said Statute For the redresse wherof Be it enacted by the Quenes Maiestie with thassent of the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present Parliament assembled and by aucthoritie of the same that all the sayde prouiso and braunche before rehearsed and mentioned and conteyned within the sayde Acte and Statute and euery article and sentence conteyned within the sayde prouiso shal from henceforth be repealed made voyde and of none effecte and that all the residue of the sayde Acte and Statute shall stande remayne and be in full force and strength Any thing herein specified to the contrary not withstandyng An Act for the punyshement of Vagaboundes callyng them selues Egiptians ¶ The .xx. Chapter WHere as sithens the Acte made in the first and seconde yeres of the late Kyng Quene kyng Phillip and Quene Mary for the punyshement of that false and subtyle companye of vagaboundes callyng them selues Egiptians there is a scruple and doubt rysen whether such persons as beyng borne within this Realme of England or other the Quenes highnes dominions and are or shall become of the felowshyp or company of the sayde vagaboundes by transforming or disguysyng them selues in theyr apparell or in a certayne counterfait speache or behauour are punyshable by the sayde Acte in lyke maner as others of that sort are being straungers borne and transported into this Realme of England Therefore for thaduoydyng of all doubtes and ambiguities in that behalfe and to thintent that all suche sturdye and false vagaboundes of that sort lyuyng onely vpon the spoyle of the simple people may be condignely met withall and punyshed Be it enacted by the Quene our soueraigne Lady the Lordes spirituall and temporal and the Cōmons in this present Parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie of the same that the saide Statute made in the first and seconde yeres of the sayd late kyng and Quene concernyng those bagaboundes callyng them selues Egiptians shal continue remayne and be in full force strength and effect And yet moreouer be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that all and euery person and persons whiche from and after the fyrst day of Maye nowe next ensuyng shal be sene or founde within this Realme of Englande or Wales in any company or felowship of vagaboundes cōmonly called or callyng them selues Egiptians or counterfaityng transformyng or disguising them selues by theyr apparell speache or other behauour lyke vnto suche vagaboundes cōmonly called or callyng them selues Egiptians and so shall or do continue and remayne in the same eyther at one time or at seuerall tymes by the space of one moneth That then the same person or persons shall by vertue of this Acte be demed and iudged a felon and felons and shal therfore suffer paynes of death losse of landes and goodes as in cases of felony by the order of the common lawes of this Realme and shall vpon the tryall of them or of any of them therin be tryed in the countie and by the inhabitauntes of the countie or place where they or he shal be apprehended or taken and not per medietatem lingue and shall lose the priuiledge and benefite of Sanctuary and Clergie Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that this Acte shall not in any wyse extende to any chylde or chyldren being within the age of .xiiii. yeres nor to any of the sayd persons being in prison the last day of this present parliament so that he or they so beyng in pryson do within .xiiii. dayes next after his or theyr deliuery out of pryson eyther depart out of this Realme of Englande and Wales or put hym or them selues to some honest seruice or exercyse some lawful worke trade or occupation and vtterly forsake the sayde ydle and false trade conuersation and behauour of the sayde counterfait or disguysed vagaboundes commonly called or callyng them selues Egiptians Prouided also and be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that the said Act made in the first and seconde yeres of the said late kyng and Quene shall not extende to compell any person or persons borne within any the Quenes Maiesties dominions to depart out of this Realme of Englande or Wales but onely to constrayne and bynde them euery of them to leaue theyr said naughtie ydle and vngodly lyfe and company and to place them selues in some honest seruice or to exercyse them selues at home with theyr parentes or els where honestly in some lawfull worke trade or occupation Any thyng mentioned in the sayde former Act to the contrary hereof in
any wyse notwithstandyng An Act for the punyshment of vnlawfull takyng of Fyshe Deare or Haukes ¶ The .xxi. Chapter WHERE aswell the Quenes Maiestie and her moste noble progenitours as also the noble men gentlemen and diuers other persons of great dominions Lordeshyppes manours possessions within this Realme haue of auncient long time had and many of them nowe of late to theyr great costes and charges for the necessarye better prouision maintenaūce of theyr housholdes haue erected and made in and vpon theyr seuerall demeanes groundes possessions aswell pooles stanges stewes motes pyttes or pondes for the only encrease of Fishe and haue stored the same with Pikerell Breame Tenche Carpe and diuers other good kyndes of fishe for the necessary encrease of vittayles and for the better maintenaūce and prouision of their houses as is aforesayde and also haue emparked enuironed enclosed many parcels of their said demeanes soyles groundes and possessions for the breedyng cherishyng and encrease aswell of redde as fallowe Deare within theyr seuerall parkes and inclosures for the causes afore declared and also haue breeding within their woods groundes diuers Eyries of hawkes of sundry kyndes to theyr great pleasure and commoditie Yet neuerthelesse the saide seuerall waters groundes parkes and enclosures so beyng had erected and made and also beyng so stored and replenyshed haue ben from time to time by euyll disposed persons of a very euyll wylfull and insolent disposition of mallyce and displeasure not only by night time broken and entred into but also the heddes or dammes of the said pondes pooles stanges motes stewes or seuerall waters haue ben maliciously wylfully and vnlawfully cut out and the pales fences and inclosures of the saide parkes and groundes broken cast downe set open and the Fishe Deare and Hawkes within the same taken destroyed caryed away and stollen not only to the great losse and damage of the owners therof and to the small encouragement of other good subiects myndyng the carefull prouision of suche necessary victualles but also to the manifest emboldenyng of many lyke wylfull malefactours and malicious offendours wherby many ryots manslaughters mischiefes and other inconueniences haue ben dayly perpetrated and lyke to be committed and done yf circumspect remedye be not herevnto prouided Be it therfore enacted by the Quenes Maiestie the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the cōmons of this present Parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie of the same that yf any person or persons after the feast of Pentecost next cōmyng shall at any tyme by day or by nyght vnlawfully without aucthoritie breake cutte downe cut out or destroy any hedde or heddes damme or dammes of any pondes pooles motes stanges stewes or seuerall pyttes wherin fyshe are or shall happen to be put in or stored withall by the owners or possessioners therof or do or shall wrongfully fyshe in any the sayde seuerall pondes pooles motes stanges stewes or pyttes to thintent to destroye kyll take or steale away any of the same fyshe agaynst the wyll mynde or pleasure of the owners or possessioners of the same not hauyng any lawefull tytle or aucthoritie so to do and therof be lawefully conuicted at the suite of our soueraigne Lady the Quene her heyres or successours or the partie grieued shall suffer imprisonment of his or theyr bodyes by the space of three monethes and shall yelde and paye to the partie grieued his treble damages and after the saide three monethes expired shall fynde sufficient suerties for his or theyr good abearing agaynst the Quene our soueraigne Lady her heyres successours and al her liege people for the space of seuen yeres after or els shal remayne and continue styll in pryson without bayle or mainprise vntyll such tyme as he or they so offending can and shall fynde such sufficient suerties duryng the sayde tyme and space of seuen yeres as is aforesayde AND be it also enacted by aucthoritie of this present Parliament that yf any person or persons after the sayde feast of Pentecost next commyng at any tyme by nyght or by day in maner aforesaid wrongfully or vnlawfully breake or enter into any parke empaled or any other seuerall grounde closed with wall pale or hedge and vsed for the kepyng breedyng and cherishing of Deare and so wrongfully hunt dryue or chase out or take kyll or slea any Deare within any suche empaled parke or closed grounde with wall pale or other inclosure and vsed for Deare as is aforesaide or do or shal take away any Hawke or Hawkes or the egges of any of them by any wayes or meanes vnlawefullye out of any the woods or grounde of any person or persons not hauyng lawefull aucthoritie or licence so to do and therof be lawfully conuicted at the suite of our soueraigne Lady the Quene or the partie grieued as is aforesayde shall lykewyse suffer imprisonment of his or theyr bodyes by the space of three monethes and shall yelde and paye to the partie grieued his treble damages And after the sayde three monethes expired shall fynde sufficient suerties for his or theyr good abearing for the space of .vii. yeres after against the Quenes Maiestie her heyres and successours and all her liege people as is aforesayde or els shall remayne continue styll in pryson without bayle or mainpryse vntyll such tyme as he or they so offending can and shall fynde such sufficient suerties duryng the said time of vii yeres as is afore rehearsed Prouided alwayes that this Acte or any thyng therein conteyned extende not to any parke or inclosed grounde hereafter to be made vsed for Deare without the graunt or licence of our soueraigne Lady the Quene her heyres successours or progenitours Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by aucthoritie aforesaide that it shal be lawful for the partie grieued to sue and take his further remedie agaynst all and euery such offendour and offendours for his losse and damages and to recouer the treble value of the same in this behalfe aswell before Iustices of Oyer and determiner Iustices of Assyse in theyr circuites and Iustices of the peace as els where in any other the Quenes courtes of Recorde and that vpon the true satisfaction of the sayde treble damages to the partie grieued or vpon the confession and knowledge therof by the same partie before the sayde Iustices in open sessions to be holden within the Countie where the offence was committed it shal be at the libertie of the same partie grieued to whom the sayde offence was committed to release at his pleasure the sayde suertishyp of good abearyng at any tyme within the sayde seuen yeres or before Any thyng in this present Acte before specified or expressed to the contrary notwithstandyng And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the Iustices of Oyer and determiner Iustices of Assyse in theyr circuites and Iustices of the peace and gaole delyuery in theyr Sessions shall by vertue hereof haue power and aucthoritie to
enquire heare and determine all and singuler the offences aforesayde and to make and awarde proces thervpon aswell vpon inditementes taken before them as by byll of complaynt information or any other action in which suite or action no essoigne wager of lawe nor protection shal be alowed AND be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that yf any person or persons at any tyme hereafter shall fortune to be bounde before any of the Iustices before mentioned to the Quene her heyres or successours for his or theyr good abearyng for seuen yeres accordyng to the tenour of this Acte and the same partie or parties so bounde shall afterwardes within the sayde seuen yeres come before the Iustices of the peace of the sayde Countie where the sayde offence was committed or some of them in open Sessions and there in the sayde open Sessions confesse and acknowledge his or theyr sayde offence or offences and be sory therefore and satisfie the partie or parties grieued accordyng to the tenour of this Acte That then the same Iustices before whom the sayde confession shal be so made shall maye haue power and aucthoritie by vertue of this Act in the same open Session or in any other open Sessions afterwarde to be holden before the sayde Iustices in the sayde Countie within the sayde terme of seuen yeres yf it shall seme good to theyr discressions to discharge the sayde Recognisaunce and bonde so taken and also the sayd partie and parties so bounde This Acte or any thyng therin conteyned to the contrary therof notwithstandyng An Act agaynst the carrying of Shepe skinnes and Peltes ouer the Sea not beyng Staple ware ¶ The .xxii. Chapter FOR reformation of many griefes lamentably declared this present Parliament by diuers artificers of this Realme workyng leather It maye please your royall Maiestie that it maye be enacted established with thassent of this high court of Parliament that it shall not be lawefull to or for any manner of person or persons whatsoeuer frō after the first day of Maye next cōming to make any Peltes that is to say to pull sheare clip or take away the woll of any Shepeskynne or Lambe skinne or to bye any skynne of any Stagge Hynde Bucke Doo Goate Fawne or Kyd or the peltes or skynnes of any of them vnlesse such persō or persons so making any peltes or bying such skinnes as is aforesaid do make or cause to be made therof tawed or lawfully tanned leather or parchment or otherwise conuert the same into semittes panels or other their owne necessary vses vpon payne y t euery person so makyng peltes or bying any of the skinnes or peltes aforesaid contrary to the meanyng of this Acte shall forfait lose the value of all such peltes or skinnes so made bought and ii.s.vi.d for euery skynne or pelte so bought or pelt so made as is aforesayde And be it further enacted that it shall not be lawfull to or for any person or persons whatsoeuer from after the feast aforesaid to ship or conuey or cause or procure to be shipped or conueyed in or to any shippe boate or vessell in or vpon the Sea or in or vpon any Hauen riuer creke or place within this Realme of England and Wales or either of them any maner of shepeskinnes wolfels shorelinges morelinges or the skinnes of any stagge hynde bucke doo goate fawne or kyd or the peltes or skynnes of any of them or the leather made of them or any of thē to thintent to transport or carry the same into any the partes beyonde the Seas there to be vttered bartred or sold by way of marchaūdise or otherwise vpon payne of forfaiture of al such skinnes or peltes bought laden shipped or transported contrary to the true meaning of this Act or the value of them also ii.s.vi.d. of lawfull money of Englande for euery fell shorlyng morling pelt or skinne aforesaid bought laden shipped or transported contrary to the tenor and true meanyng of this present Act. The moitie of al which forfaitures shal be to our soueraigne Lady the Quenes Maiestie her heires successours the other moitie to him or thē that wyll sue for the same by action byll plaint information or otherwyse in any of the Quenes Maiesties courtes In which action no essoigne protection or iniunction shal be admitted or alowed Prouided alwayes that it shall and may be lawfull to the marchauntes of the Staple the marchaūtes of Newcastel vpon Tine Hartilpoole and Barwicke their sruauntes factours and atturneyes and euery of them to carry and transport all such lawefull wares as heretofore they haue ben accustomed lawfully might Any thyng in this Acte to the contrary notwithstandyng An Acte for the due execution of the writte de excomunicato capiendo ¶ The .xxiii. Chapter FOrasmuch as diuers persons offendyng in many great crymes and offences appertaynyng meerely to the iurisdiction determination of the Ecclesiastical courtes Iudges of this Realme are many tymes vnpunished for lacke and want of the good and due execution of the writte de excomunicato capiendo directed to the Sheriffe of any Countie for the taking apprehending of such offendours The great abuse wherof as it should seme hath growen for that the saide writte is not retournable into any Court that might haue the iudgement of the wel executing seruyng of the saide writte accordyng to the contentes therof but hytherto haue ben left only to the discretion of the Sheriffes and theyr deputies by whose negligences and defaultes for the most part the said writ is not executed vpon the offendour as it ought to be By reason wherof suche offendours be greatly encoraged to continue their sinfull criminous lyfe much to the displeasure of almightie God to the great contempt of the Ecclesiasticall lawes of this Realme Wherefore for the redresse therof Be it enacted by the Quenes most excellent Maiestie with thassent of the Lordes spirituall temporall and the Cōmons in this present Parliament assembled by thaucthoritie of the same that from after the first day of May next cōmyng euery writte of Excomunicado capiendo that shal be graunted and awarded out of the hygh Courte of Chauncery against any person or persons within the Realme of England shal be made in the time of the Terme returnable before the Quenes highnes her heires successours in the court cōmonly called the kinges Bench in the terme next after the Teste of the same writ that the same writ shal be made to conteyne at the least .xx. dayes betwene the Teste the retourne thereof And after the same writte shal be so made and sealed that then the said writte shal be forthwith brought into the sayd Court of the kinges Benche and there in the presence of the Iustices shal be opened and delyuered of Recorde to the Sheriffe or other officer to whom the seruing and execution therof shall appertaine or to his or their deputie or
deputies And if afterwardes it shall or may appeare to the Iustices of the same Courte for the time beyng that the same writ so deliuered of Record be not duely retourned before them at the day of the retourne therof or that any other defaulte or negligence hath ben vsed or had in the not wel seruing and executing of the said writte that then the Iustices of the sayde court shall and may by aucthoritie of this Acte assesse such amerciament vpon the said Sheriffe or other officer in whom such default shal appeare as to the discression of the sayd Iustices shal be thought mete conuenient whiche americiament so assessed shal be extreated into the court of the Exchequer as other amerciamentes haue ben vsed And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that the Sheriffe or other officer to whom suche writte of Excomnicato capiendo or other proces by vertue of this Acte shal be directed shall not in any wyse be compelled to bryng the body of such person or persons as shal be named in the said writte or proces into the sayd court of the kynges Bench at the day of the retourne therof but shall only retourne the same writte proces thyther with declaration briefly howe and in what maner he hath serued and executed the same to thintent that thervpon the said Iustices may then further therin proceade accordyng to the tenor and effect of this present Acte And yf the saide Sheriffe or other officer to whom th execution of the said writte shal so appertayne do or shal retourne that the partie or parties named in the sayd writte can not be founde within his Baylywyke that then the sayde Iustices of the kynges Bench for the tyme being vpon euery such retourne shall award one writ of Capias agaynst the said person or persons named in the saide writ of Excomunicato capiendo retournable in the same Court in the Tearme tyme two monethes at the least next after the Teste thereof with a proclamation to be conteyned within the sayd writte of Capias that the Sheriffe or other officer to whom the same writ shal be directed in the full Countie court or els at the generall Assises Gaole delyuery to be holden within the same Countie or at a quarter Sessions to be holden before the Iustices of peace within the same Countie shal make open proclamation ten dayes at the least before the retourne that the partie or parties named in the sayde writte shall within .vi. dayes next after such proclamation yelde his or their body or bodyes to the gaole and pryson of the said Sheriffe or other such officer there to remayne as a prisoner accordyng to the tenour and effect of the first writte of Excomunicato capiendo vpon paine of forfaiture of x.li And thervpon after such proclamation hadde and the saide .vi. dayes past and expired then the sayd Sheriffe or other officer to whom such writ of Capias shal be directed shal make retourne of the same writte of Capias into the said court of the kynges Bench of all that he hath done in th execution therof and whether the partie named in the sayd wrytte haue yelded his body to pryson or not And yf vpon the retourne of the sayde Sheriffe it shall appeare that the partie or parties named in the said writte of Capias or any of them haue not yelded theyr bodyes to the gaole and prison of the sayde Sheriffe or other officer accordyng to the effecte of the same proclamation that then euery such person that so shall make default shall for euery suche default forfaite to the Quenes hyghnes her heyres and successours ten poundes which shall lyke wyse be extreated by the sayde Iustices into the sayde court of Exchequer in such maner and fourme as fines and amerciamentes there taxed and assessed are vsed to be And therevpon the sayde Iustices of the kynges Bench shall also awarde forth one other writte of Capias agaynste the person or persons that so shal be retourned to haue made default with such lyke proclamation as was conteyned in the first Capias and a payne of xx.li to be mentioned in the said seconde writte and proclamation And the Sheriffe or other officer to whom the saide second writte of Capias shal be so directed shal be serue and execute the same second writte in such like maner and fourme as before is expressed for the seruyng and executyng of the sayde first writte of Capias And if the Sheriffe or other officer shall retourne vpon the said second Capias that he hath made the proclamation accordyng to the tenour and effecte of the same writte and that the partie hath not yelded his bodye to pryson accordyng to the tenour of the sayde proclamation that than the sayde partie that so shall make default shall for such his contempt and default forfait to the Quenes highnes her heyres and successours the summe of xx.li which sayde summe of xx.li the sayde Iustices of the kynges Benche for the tyme beyng shall lykewyse cause to be extreated into the sayde court of Exchequer in maner and fourme aforesayde And then the sayde Iustices shall lykewise awarde forth one other writte of Capias agaynst the said partie with such lyke proclamation and payne of forfaiture as was conteyned in the sayd seconde writte of Capias And the Sheriffe or other officer to whom the sayd third writte of Capias shall so be directed shall serue and execute the said third writte of Capias in suche lyke maner and fourme as before in this Acte is expressed and declared for the seruyng executyng of the said first second writtes of Capias And if the Sheriffe or other officer to whō th execution of the said third writte shal appertaine do make retourne of the said third writte of Capias that y e partie vpon such proclamatiō hath not yelded his body to prison according to the tenor therof that then euery such partie for euery such contempt and defaulte shall lykewyse forfait to the Quenes Maiestie her heires and successours other xx.li which summe of xx.li shall lykewyse be extreated into the said Court of the Exchequer in maner and fourme aforesayde and thervpon the sayde Iustices of the kynges Benche shall lykewyse awarde for the one writ of Capias against the sayde partie with lyke proclamation and lyke payne of forfaiture of xx.li And that also the saide Iustices shall haue aucthoritie by this Acte infinitely to awarde suche proces of Capias with such lyke proclamation and paine of forfaiture of xx.li as is before limitted agaynst the saide partie that so shall make default in yeldyng of his body to the prison of the Sheriffe vntyll such tyme as by retourne of some of the sayde writtes before the said Iustices it shall and may appeare that the said partie hath yelded him selfe to the custody of the said Sheriffe or other officer accordyng to the tenor of the said proclamation and that the partie vpon euery
default contempt by him made against the proclamation of any of the saide writtes so infinitelye to be awarded against hym shall incurre lyke payne and forfaiture of xx.li which shall lykewyse be extreated in maner and fourme aforesayde And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that when any person or persons shall yelde his or theyr body or bodyes to the handes of the sheriffe or other officer vpon any of the saide writtes of Capias that then the same partie or parties that shal so yeld them selues shall remayne in the prison and custody of the sayde sheriffe or other officer without Bayle Baston or maynpryse in suche lyke maner and fourme to all intentes and purposes as he or they shoulde or ought to haue done if he or they hadde ben apprehended and taken vpon the sayde writte of Excomunicato capiendo And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that if any Sheriffe or other officer by whom the sayde writte of Capias or any of them shal be retourned as is aforesayde do make an vntrue retourne vpon any of the sayde writtes that the partie named in the saide writte hath not yelded his body vpon the said proclamations or any of them where in dede the partie did yelde him selfe accordyng to the effect of the same That then euery suche Sheriffe or other officer for euery such false and vntrue retourne shall forfait to the partie grieued dampnified by the said retourne the sūme of xl.li For the which summe of xl.li the said partie grieued shal haue his recouery and due remedie by action of debt byll playnt or information in any of the Quenes courtes of Record in which action byll playnt or information no essoigne protection or wager of lawe shal be admitted or alowed for the partie defendaunt Sauyng and reseruing to all Archbyshops and Byshops and all others hauing aucthoritie to certifie any person excommunicated lyke aucthoritie to accept receaue the submission and satisfaction of the sayde person so excommunicated in maner and fourme heretofore vsed and hym to absolue and release and the same to signifie as heretofore it hath ben accustomed to the Quenes Maiestie her heyres and successours into the hygh court of Chaūcery and thervpon to haue such writtes for the deliueraunce of the said person so absolued released from the Sheriffes custody or prison as heretofore they or any of them had or of ryght ought or myght haue had Any thyng in this present Statute specified or conteyned to the contrary hereof in any wyse notwithstandyng Prouided alwayes that in Wales the Counties palatines of Lancaster Chester Durham and Eley in the Sinque portes beyng iurisdictions and places exempt where the Quenes Maiesties writte doth not runne and proces of Capias from thence not retournable into the sayde Courte of the kynges Benche after any significauit beyng of recorde in the sayde court of Chauncerye the tenour of such Significauit by Mittimus shal be sent to such of the head officers of the sayde countrye of Wales Counties palatines and places exempt within whose offices charge or iurisdiction the offendour shal be resiaunt that is to say to the Chauncelour or Chamberlayne for the sayde Countie palatine of Lancaster and Chester and for the Sinque portes to the Lorde Warden of the same and for Wales and Eley and the Countie palatine of Durham to the chiefe Iustice or Iustices there And therevpon euery of the saide Iustices and officers to whom such tenour of Significauit with Mittimus shal be directed and delyuered shall by vertue of this estatute haue power and aucthoritie to make lyke proces to the inferiour officer and officers to whom the execution of proces there doth appertayne returnable before the Iustices there at their next Sessions or Courtes two monethes at the least after the Teste of euery suche proces So alwayes as in euery degree they shal proceade in their Sessions and Courtes agaynst the offendours as the Iustices of the sayde Courte of Kynges Benche are limitted by the tenour of this Acte in Terme tymes to do and execute Prouided also and be it enacted that any person at the tyme of any proces of Capias afore mentioned awarded beyng in pryson or out of this Realme in the Parties beyonde the Sea or within age or of non sane memorie or woman couert shall not incurre any of the paynes or forfaitures afore mentioned whiche shall growe by any retourne or default happenyng duryng such tyme of nonage imprisonment beyng beyonde the Sea or non sane memorie And that by vertue of this estatute the partie greued may pleade euery such cause or matter in barre of and vpon the distresse or other proces that shal be made for leuying of any of the sayde paynes or forfaitures And that yf thoffendour agaynst whom any suche writte of Excomunicato capiendo shal be awarded shall not in the same writte of Excomunicato capiendo haue a sufficient and lawfull addition accordyng to the fourme of the estatute of prime of Henry the .v. in cases of certaine suites whervpon proces of exigent are to be awarded Or if in the Significauit it be not conteyned that thexcommunication doth proceade vpon some cause or contempt of some originall matter of heresye or refusyng to haue his or theyr chylde baptised or to receaue the holy Communion as it is nowe commonly vsed to be receaued in the Churche of Englande or to come to diuine seruice nowe commonly vsed in the sayde Churche of Englande or errour in matters of religion or doctrine nowe receaued and allowed in the sayde Churche of Englande incontinencie vsury simonie periury in the Ecclesiasticall court or Idolatrye That then all and euery paynes and forfaitures limitted agaynst suche persones excommunicate by this estatute by reason of such writte of excomunicato capiendo wantyng sufficiēt addition or of such Significauit wanting all the causes afore mentioned shal be vtterly voyde in lawe and by waye of plea to be alowed to the partie grieued And yf the addition shal be with a nuper of the place then in euery such case at the awarding of the first Capias with proclamation according to the fourme afore mentioned one writte of proclamation without any payne expressed shal be awarded into the Countie where the offendour shal be most commonly resyant at the tyme of the awardyng of the sayde first Capias with payne in the same writte of proclamation to be retournable the daye of the retourne of the sayde fyrst Capias with payne and proclamation therevpon at some one such tyme and court as is prescribed for the proclamation vpon the sayde fyrst Capias with payne And yf such proclamation be not made in the Countie where thoffendour shal be moste commonly resiaunt in such cases of additions of nuper that then such offendour shal susteine no payne or forfaiture by vertue of this estatute for not yeldyng his or her bodye accordyng to the tenour afore mentioned Any thing before specified
to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstandyng An Act for the reuiuyng of a Statute made Anno xxiii H. viii touchyng the repayryng of Gaoles ¶ The .xxiiii. Chapter WHere in the Parliament begon holden at London the thirde daye of Nouember in the .xxi. yere of the reigne of the late kyng Henry the eyght and from thence adiourned to Westminster and there holden and continued by prorogation vntyll the .xv. day of Ianuary in the .xxiii. yere of the reigne of the saide late kyng Henry the .viii. there was then in that Session of Parliament one Acte and Statute made establyshed for the makyng of Gaoles in diuers Shires of this Realme which Acte was then made to continue and endure for one yere next after th ende of the same Parliament as by the same Acte more playnely appeareth And where also the said Act and Statute at diuers Parliamentes holden kept after the makyng therof in the time of the saide late kyng Henry the .viii. was continued kept in full force strength vntyll the death of the sayde late king as by the same Actes of continuaunce more plainly may appeare And where in the Parliament begon holden at Westminster the .v. day of October in the first yere of the raigne of our late soueraigne Lady Quene Mary and there vpon prorogation continued kept vntyll the .vi. day of December then next folowyng the said Act statute and al clauses sentences therin conteyned was then made to continue and endure vntyll th end of .x. yeres next ensuyng the ende of the same Parliament as by the same Acte more plainely doth appeare And forasmuch as the said Act for the making of Gaoles made in the said .xxiii. yere of the raigne of the said late kyng Henry the viii is very good and profitable for the common wealth of this Realme Be it therfore enacted establyshed by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that the said Act for makyng of Gaoles and all clauses articles prouisions in the same conteyned shall continue endure in full force and effect and be obserued and kept in all thynges vnto th ende and tearme of ten yeres next ensuyng the last day of this present Parliament And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that the Iustices of peace of euery of the Shires named expressed in the said Act or the most parte of the saide Iustices of peace in euery of the said Shires within the limittes of their Cōmission shall haue full power aucthoritie by vertue of this Act at all tyme tymes within the saide tearme of ten yeres to do make and execute and cause to be done made and executed all and euery such Acte and Actes thyng thynges requisite for the makyng and buyldyng of the sayde Gaoles as they or any of them myght or ought at anye tyme haue done by vertue of the sayde Acte made in the said .xxiii. yere of the sayde late kyng Henry the eyght Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that the Iustices of peace of the Counties of Pembroke Glamorgan Cardigan Radnor and Mountgomery in Wales or the most part of them resiaunt within euery of the sayd Counties and all such Surueyours Collectours other persons to whom th execution of the said first resited estatute doth or may appertayne shall haue such and like power and aucthoritie to do and execute al and euery such thyng and thynges for and concernyng the buyldyng and newe makyng of Gaoles as the Iustices of peace other persons before mentioned of any of the Counties conteyned in the sayde first resited estatute haue in that behalfe And that also the moste parte of the Iustices of the peace resyaunt within any the Counties specified in the sayd first resited estatute shall and maye do and execute all and euery thyng and thynges mentioned in the sayd fyrst resited estatute touchyng or concerning the said Gaoles Any doubt or ambiguitie heretofore had or moued or hereafter to be had or moued notwithstandyng Prouided also that thinhabitauntes of any of the Counties specified in the sayde fyrst resited Acte or in any of the sayde Counties of Wales shall not be charged by force hereof or of the sayde fyrst resited Acte to beare or susteyne any costes or charges for the buyldynge repayryng or newe makyng of any Gaole or Gaoles where any other person or persons body politique or corporate ought by law prescription or by any other good or lawfull wayes or meanes to buylde make or repayre the same An Act to fyll vp Iuries de circumstantibus lackyng in Wales ¶ The .xxv. Chapter WHere in the Parliament holden at Westminster in the .xxxv. yere of the raigne of our soueraigne Lord kyng Henry the .viii. father to our most deare Soueraigne Lady the Quenes Maiestie that now is one holsome and profitable Act estatute amonges other was then establyshed and enacted intituled by the name of an Acte concernynge the apparaunce of Iurers in Nisi prius where amonges other thinges in the Acte it was established that where a ful Iury returned betwixt partie and partie did not appeare before the Iustices of Assise or Nisi prius or els after apparaunce of a full Iury by challenge of any of the parties the Iury was lyke to remaine vntaken for defaulte of Iurours that the same Iustices vpon request made by the partie plaintif or demaundaunt shulde haue aucthoritie by vertue of the same Acte to commaunde the Sheriffe or other Minister or Ministers to whom the making of the said returne should appertaine to name and appointe as often as nede shulde require so many of such other hable persons of the saide Countie then present at the said assise or Nisi prius as shoulde make vp a full Iury whiche persons so to be named and impanelled by suche Sheriffe or other Minister or Ministers shoulde be added to the former panell and their names annexed to the same and further as in the same Acte more plainely maye appeare Whiche saide beneficiall acte doth not extende vnto the .xii. Shires of Wales ne to the Countie Palatyne of Chester nor to the Countie Palatine of Lancaster nor to the Countie Palatine of Durham by reason wherof many Iuryes remayne vntaken betwixt the parties what for lacke of apparens of Iurers and some because of chalenges to the greate hynderaunce of Iustice and great expences and charges to the parties For reformation wherof be it enacted by the Quene our Soueraigne Lady with the assent of the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie of the same That in euery of the Shires of Wales that is to saye Pembrok Karmarthyn Cardigan Brecknocke Radnor Glamorgan Mountgomery Denbighe Flynt Meryonith Anglesey Carneruan and in the Countie Palatine of Chester and in the said Countie Palatine of Durham and in the said Countie Palatine of Lancaster where a full Iurye shal not appeare before
contrarye notwithstandyng And for the true sure payment of this Subsedy graūted by your said prelates Clergie of the prouince of Cantorbury according to the tenour purport effect true meanyng of this present graunt your said Prelates and Clergie most humbly desire your highnes that this theyr said gift graunt Subsedy euery matter sūme of money clause prouisions sentences in this instrumēt conteyned cōcerning the said Subsedy may be ratified established confirmed by aucthoritie of this your hyghnes court of Parliament Wherefore for the true and sure payment of the sayde Subsedye graunted by the sayde Prelates and Clergie of the sayde prouince of Cantorbury according to the tenour effect and true meanyng of the sayde instrument Be it enacted by the Quenes Maiestie with thassent of the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie of the same that the sayde gyfte and graunt and euery matter summe of money prouision clause and sentence in the sayde instrument conteyned may be ratified establyshed and confirmed by the aucthoritie aforesayde And furthermore be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that euery person that shal be appoynted to the collection gatheryng of the sayde Subsedye shall haue full power and aucthoritie to leuie take and perceiue the same Subsedye by thaucthoritie of the censures of the Churche in maner and fourme as in the sayde instrument of graunt is conteyned without daunger of the lawes of this Realme or by distresse vpon the possession of the fermours or occupyers of the landes and tenementes chargeable by the said instrument for or to the payment of any summe or summes of money or otherwyse by the discretion of the Collectour therof And that no Repleuie Prohibition or Supersedeas shal be alowed or obeyed for any person or persons makyng default of payment of the sayde Subsedye contrary to the tenour of the graunt therof vntyll such time as they haue truely satisfied and contented all such part and portions as to them in that behalfe appertayneth And that euery such fermour and fermours theyr executours and assignes that shall fortune hereafter to be charged to and with the payment of the sayde Subsedye or any parte thereof shall by thaucthoritie aforesayd be alowed and retayne in his handes as much of his yerely rent and ferme as the summe whiche he shall fortune to paye for his Lorde or Leassour shall extende vnto Excepte the sayde fermour or fermours theyr executours and assignes by the lease and graunt that they haue of any parte of the landes tythes profites and tenementes chargeable to this sayde Subsedye or by force of any couenaunte or article therein conteyned be bounden and charged to pay the same thereof to discharge theyr Leassour and Landelorde duryng the tearme mentioned in the sayd Leasse Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that euery laye person hauyng a spirituall promotion chargeable by this Acte and also hauyng temporall possessions goodes cattelles and debtes chargeable to the Subsedye graunted in this Parliament by the Temporaltie shal be charged taxed and sette for his sayde spirituall promocions with the Clergie and for his temporall possessions and cattelles with the Temporaltie and not otherwyse Any thyng before mentioned to the contrary notwithstandyng And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that all and euery graunt and grauntes of all and euery summe and sūmes of money which hereafter shal be graunted to the Quenes Maiestie by the Clergie of the prouince of Yorke shal be of the same strength force and effect in all thynges as the sayde graunt made by the sayde prouince of Cantorbury shal be taxed certified collected leuyed gathered and payde accordyng to the tenour fourme and effecte of this present Acte of Parliament to all intentes constructions and purposes in such maner and fourme as though it were specially playnely and particulerly expressed and rehearsed in this Acte by expresse wordes tearmes and sentences in theyr seuerall natures and kyndes Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that all prouisos before rehearsed conteyned in the sayde graunt of the Prelates and Clergie of the prouince of Cantorburye and the lyke of the same prouisions hereafter to be conteyned in the graunt of the Prelates Clergie of the prouince of Yorke shal be good and effectuall and to be obserued and kepte in euery poynt and article accordyng to the true purport and meanyng of the same ¶ An Acte of the Quenes Maiesties most gracious generall and free Pardon ¶ The .xxxi. Chapter THE Quenes moste excellent Maiestie perceauyng y e good wylles and faythfull hartes of her louyng and obedient Subiectes at al times towardes her hyghnes for the good gouernaunce and defence of this her Realme and doubting that the same her obedient subiectes haue manye and sundrye wayes fallen into the daunger of diuers penalties and forfaitures by the lawes and Statutes of this Realme Hath thaught mete to extende her clemencie and pitie towardes her sayde louyng and obedient subiectes with her liberall and free pardon accordyng to her Princely and Kyngly power and thereby to discharge some parte of such great paynes penalties and forfaitures wherewith her sayde subiectes stande nowe burdened and charged trustyng assuredly that they wyll continue in theyr due obedience and faithfulnesse towardes her Maiestie and hereafter in such fort obey the good lawes Statutes of this Realme and specially such as in this session of Parliament are deuised as to them euery of them of ryght and duetie appertayneth And therefore her Maiestie is well pleased and contented that it be enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament in maner and fourme folowyng That is to saye that all and euery of her sayde Subiectes aswell Spirituall as Temporall of this her hyghnes Realme of Englande Wales the Isles of Iernesey and Gernesey the Townes of Barwicke Newehauen in Normandy theyr heyres successours executours and administratours of them and euery of them And all and singuler bodyes in any maner of wyse corporated Cities Boroughes Shires Rydynges Hundredes Lathes Rapes Mapentakes Townes Vyllages Hamlettes and Tythynges and euery of them and the successour and successours of euery of them shal be by aucthoritie of this present Parliament acquited pardoned released and discharged agaynst the Quenes Maiestie her heires successours and executours and euery of them of al maner of Treasons Felonyes Robberyes offences contemptes alienations trespaces Intrucions Entrees wronges deceiptes misdemeanours forfaitures penalties and profites summes of money paynes of death paynes corporall and pecuniary and generally of all other thynges causes quarrels suites iudgementes and executions in this present Acte hereafter not excepted nor forprysed whiche maye be or can be by her hyghnes in any wyse or by any meane pardoned before and vnto the first day of Ianuary in this present fyfth yere of her moste gracious raigne to euery or any of her sayde
other places hauyng aucthoritie by this present Acte to name and nominate the sayde Collectours of or for the sayde fyftenes and tenthes shall vpon their nomination and election had and made take by aucthoritie of this present Parliament sufficient Recognisaunces or obligation of euery parson so by them to be named to be bounde to the Quenes Maiestie in the double summe of the summe of their collection and to be indorsed vpon such condition that yf the sayde Collectour or Collectours do truely content and paye to the vse of the Quenes hyghnesse in her receipt of theschequer before the .x. daye of Nouember in euery of the sayde two yeres so much of the summe of money allotted and appoynted to his collection as the same Collectour shall haue collected and gathered and do lykewyse after the sayde .x. day of the moneth of Nouember in euery of the said two yeres content and pay to the Quenes Maiesties vse at the same receipt the residue of his collection and charge within one moneth nexte after suche tyme as he shall haue gathered and collected the same residue that then the sayde Recognisaunce or obligation to be voyde or els to stande in his full strength and vertue Whiche Recognisaunce or obligation so taken the sayde knightes of the Shire Citezins and Burgeses and euery of them takyng any such Recognisaunces or obligation shall certifie and delyuer to the Lorde Treasourer and Barons of the same Exchequer before the sayd .x. day of Nouember in euery of the sayde yeres vpon payne of forfaiture of x.li to the Quenes hyghnesse for euery Reccognisaunce or obligation so to be taken and not certified And that euery such collectour vpon requeste to hym made shall make and knowledge the same Recognisance or obligation accordyngly vpon lyke payne and forfaiture of .x. pounde to the Quene for his refusall therof And that the Treasourer and Barons of the Eschequer vppon the payment of the same collection or at the sayde dayes shal cansell and delyuer the sayde Recognisaunce or obligation to the sayde Collectour or Collectours without any other warraunt or without any fee or rewarde to be payde to any parson for the same And furthermore for the great and wayghtie considerations aforesayde we the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons of this present Parliament assembled do by our lyke assent and aucthoritie of this Parliament geue and graunte to your hyghnesse our sayde Soueraigne Lady the Quenes Maiestie your heyres and successours one entier Subsedye to be rated taxed leuied and payde at two seuerall paymentes of euery parson spirituall and temporall of what estate or degree he or they be according to the tenor of this Acte in maner and fourme folowyng That is to say aswell of euery parson borne within the Realme of Englande Wales or other the Quenes dominions as of all and euery fraternitie Guylde Corporation Mistery Brotherhed and Cominaltie corporated or not corporated within this Realme of Englande Wales or other the Quenes dominions beyng worth three poundes for euery pounde aswell in coyne the value of euery pound that euery such parson Fraternitie Guylde Corporation Mistery Brotherhead Cominaltie corporate or not corporate hath of his or theyr owne or any other to his or their vse as also plate stocke of marchaūdizes all maner of corne blades housholde stuffe and of all other goodes moueable aswell within this Realme as without and of all suche summes of money as to hym or them is or shal be owyng whereof he or they truste in his or theyr conscience surely to be payde Excepte and out of the premisses deducted such summes of money as he or they owe in his or theyr consciences intendeth truely to paye and except also thapparell of suche parsons theyr wyues and chyldren belongyng to theyr owne bodies sauyng Iewels golde syluer stone and pearle shall paye to and for the fyrst payment of the sayde subsedy xx.d of euery pound and to and for the seconde payment of the sayde Subsedye xii.d of euery pounde And also euery Alien and straunger borne out of the Quenes obeysaunce aswell denizen as others inhabytyng within this Realme of euery pounde that he or they haue in coyne and the value of euery pounde in plate corne grayne marchaundyzes householde stuffe or other goodes iewelles cattelles moueable or vnmoueable as is aforesayde aswell within this Realme as without and of all summes of money to hym or them owyng wherof he or they trust in his or theyr consciences to be payde Excepte and of the same premisses deducted euery such summe or summes of money which he or they do owe and in his or theyr conscience or consciences intende truely to paye shall paye of and for euery pounde to and for the fyrste payment of the sayde Subsedye iii.s.iiii.d and to and for the seconde payment of the sayde Subsedye ii.s of euery pounde And also that euerye Alien and straunger borne out of the Quenes dominions beynge denizen or not denizen not beynge contributorye to any the Rates aforesayde shall paye to and for the fyrste payment of the sayde Subsedye iiii.d and to and for the seconde payment of the sayde Subsedy iiii.d for euery pool And the master or he or she with whom the same Alien is or shal be abydyng at the tyme of the taxation or taxations thereof to be charged with the same for lacke of paymente thereof And further be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that euery parson borne vnder the Quenes obeysaunce and euerye Corporation Fraternitie Guylde Mistery Brotherhed and Cominaltie corporate or not corporate for euery pounde that euery of the same parson and euery Corporation Fraternitie Guyld Mistery Brotherhead and Cominaltie corporate or not corporate or any other to his or theyr vse hath in fee simple fee tayle for terme of lyfe terme of yeres by execution wardeshyp or by copye of court roll of and in any honours castelles manours landes tenementes rentes seruyses hereditamentes annuities fees corrodies or other yerely profites of the yerelye value of xx.s aswell within auncient demeane and other places priuileged or els where and so vpwardes shall pay to and for the fyrst payment of the sayde Subsedye ii.s.viii.d of and for euery pounde and to and for the seconde payment of the sayd Subseyde xvi.d of and for euery pound And euery Alien borne out of the Quenes obeysaunce in such case to pay at the first of the sayd paymentes v.s.iii.d of euery pound and at the second payment ii.s.viii.d of and for euery pounde And that al sūmes presented and chargeable by this Act eyther for goodes debtes or eyther of them or for landes and tenements and other the premisses as is in this Acte conteyned shal be at eyther of the sayde paymentes set and taxed after the rate and porcion accordyng to the true meanyng of this Acte landes and tenementes chargeable to the dismes of the clergie and yerely wages due to seruauntes for their yerely seruice other then
that all and euery parson and parsons hauyng manours landes tenementes and other hereditamentes chargeable to the payment of the Subsedye graunted to the Quenes Maiestie by this Acte and also hauyng spiritual possessions chargeable to her sayd Maiestie by the graūt made by the Clergye of this Realme in their Conuocation and ouer this hauyng subtaunce in goodes and cattelles chargeable by this saide Acte that then yf any of the sayde parson or parsons be hereafter charged assessed and taxed for the sayde manours landes and tenementes and spirituall possessions and also assessed charged and taxed for his or theyr goodes and cattelles that then he or they shal be onely charged by vertue of this Acte for his and their sayde manours landes tenementes hereditamentes and spirituall possessions or onlye for his sayde goodes and cattelles the best therof to be taken for the Quenes Maiestie and not to be charged for both or double charged for any of them Any thynge in this Acte conteyned to the contrary in any wise notwithstandyng Prouyded alwayes that this graunt of Subsedye nor anye thynge therein conteyned in any wyse extende to charge the Inhabytauntes or dwellers in Irelande Iernesey and Garnesey or anye of them of or concernyng any manours landes tenementes or other possessions goodes cattelles or other moueable substaunce which the sayde inhabytauntes or dwellers or any other to theyr vse haue within Irelande Iernesey and Garnesey or in any of them or of for or concernyng any fees or wages which any of the sayde inhabitauntes or dwellers haue of the Quenes Maiestie for theyr attendaunce and doyng seruyce to our Soueraigne Ladye in Irelande Iernesey and Garnesey or in any of them any thyng in this present Acte to the contrarye in any wyse notwithstandyng Prouyded also that this present Acte of Subsedy ne any thyng therein conteyned extende to any of the Englyshe inhabitantes or resiantes in any of the counties of Northumberlande Cumberlande Westmerlande the Towne or Barwycke the Towne of Newcastell vpon Tine the Bishopricke of Durham ▪ nor to any of them of for or concernyng any manours landes tenementes or other possessions goodes cattelles or other moueable substaunce which the same inhabitantes or dwellers or any other to their vse haue within the sayde counties of Northumberlande Cumberlande Westmerlande or the Towne of Barwycke the Towne of Newcastell vpon Tine or the Byshoprycke of Durham or any of them or of for or concernyng any fees or wages whiche any of the sayde inhabitauntes or dwellers haue of the Quenes Maiestie for theyr attendaunce and doyng seruyce to the Quenes for or within the sayde Counties of Northumberlande Cumberlande Westmerlande the Towne of Barwicke the Towne of Newecastell vpon Tine and the Byshoprycke of Durham or any of them to or for the sayde taxyng leuying gatheryng or payment but that the Englyshe inhabytauntes and resyauntes and euery of them of the sayd Counties Byshoprycke and Townes and euery of them shal be of and from the sayde Subsedye and euery parcell therof and for theyr manours landes tenementes fees wages goodes and cattelles lying and beyng in the sayde Counties Townes and Byshoprycke or any of them vtterly acquited and discharged any thyng in this present Act before rehearsed to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouyded also that all letters patentes graunted by the Quenes Maiestie or any of her most noble progenitours to any Cities Boroughes or Townes within this Realme of any maner of liberties priuileges or exemptions frō the burden charge of any such graūtes of Subsedy which be at this present time in force vayleable shall remayne good and effectuall to the sayde Cities Boroughes and Townes hereafter accordyng to the purportes therof though the inhabitauntes of the same shall vpon the great and wayghtie consideration of the graunt abouesayde be for this graunt charged and contributory in lyke maner fourme and sorte as other Cities Boroughes and Townes whiche be not in any wyse pryuyleged be from suche graunt of Subsedye excepted Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that no Orphan or Infant within the age of xxi yeres borne within any of the Quenes Maiesties dominions shal be charged to any payment of this Subsedy for his or her goodes and cattels to hym or her left or bequeathed any thing in this Act conteyned to the contrary notwithstanding Prouyded also that this Acte nor any thyng therein conteyned shall not extende to the goodes or landes of anye Colledge Hall or Hostell within the Vniuersities of Oxforde and Cambridge or any of them or to the goodes or landes of the Colledge of Wynton founded by Byshop Wykeham or to the goodes or landes of the Colledges of Wyndsor and Eaton next Wyndsor or to the goodes or landes of any common free Grammer Scole within the Realme of Engalnde or Wales or to the goodes of any Reader Scolemaister or Scoler or any graduate resyant or remayning for studie without fraude or couin within any of the sayde Vniuersities and Colleges or Townes of Cambridge and Oxforde or Suburbes of the same or any of them or to any theyr seruauntes dayly attendaunt vpon any of them nor to the goodes of any officer minister almesman or seruauntes belongyng to any of the said Vniuersities Colledges Halles or Hostelles and dwellynge and resyaunt within the sayd Vniuersities or eyther of them or within eyther of the sayde Townes of Cambridge and Oxforde and Suburbes of the same without fraude or couyn Nor to the goodes and landes of any Hospytall Measondue or Spittell house prepared and vsed for the sustentation and reliefe of poore people any thynge in this Acte conteyned to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng Prouyded also that the sayde graunt of Subsedye or any thyng therin conteyned do not in any wyse extende or be preiudiciall or hurtefull to the inhabitauntes or resyauntes at this presente tyme within the fyue Portes corporate or to anye of theyr members incorporate or vnited to the same fyue Portes or to any of the same fyue Portes of or for any part or parcell of the sayde summes graunted in this Parliament of the sayde inhabitauntes nowe resyaunt or any of them to be taxed set asked leuyed or payde But the sayde inhabytauntes and resyauntes in the sayde fyue Portes and theyr members be and shal be of and from the sayde graunt and paymente of the sayde Subsedye durynge theyr resyauncye there and no longer clerely acquyted discharged any matter or whatsoeuer thyng in this Acte had or made to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouyded also and be it enacted that forasmuche as diuers and sundry the Quenes Maiesties tenaūtes and other inhabitantes and dwellers within the counties of Penbroke Carmarthen Cardygan Brecknocke Glamorgan Radnour Mongomery Denbygh Flynt Merioneth Anglesey Carnaruan of the Countie palentine of Chester be at this present tyme charged and chargeable aswell with the seuerall paymentes of diuers great summes of money by the name of Myse due to her Maiestie accordyng to the seuerall customes of the sayde Counties as also with the paymentes of dyuers seuerall Subsedyes lately graunted to our late soueraigne Lorde and Lady kyng Phylyp and Quene Mary and to the Quenes hyghnesse that nowe is and yet vnpayde Be it therefore ordeyned and enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that this Acte of Subsedy or any thyng therin conteyned shall not extnde to charge any of the Quenes tenauntes other inhabitantes and dwellers within any of the sayde Counties of Penbroke Carmarthen Cardygan Glamorgan Brecknocke Radnour Mongomery Denbygh Flynt Merioneth Anglesey Carnaruan and the Countie palentine of Chester beyng charged or chargeable with the sayde Myse or seuerall Subsedyes for or in anye of the paymentes of the sayde Subsedye graunted to the Quenes Maiestie by this Acte vntyll the sayde seuerall dayes and tymes for the paymente of the sayde Myses shal be expyred and vntyll the dayes and tymes aswell of the sayde seuerall Subsedyes lately graunted to our sayde late Soueraigne Lorde and Soueraigne Lady Kyng Phylyp and Quene Mary as also of the sayde Subsedye heretofore graunted to the Quenes Maiestie that nowe is be also past and expyred And that then the fyrst payment of the sayde Subsedye graunted by this present Act shal be made at the receipte of the Quenes Exchequer before the first day of Iune next folowyng after the last dayes of the last payment to be had or appoynted of the saide Myses and of the payment of the sayde former Subsedyes And the seconde payment of this Subsedye to be made by or before the xx day of February next after the sayde payment of the sayde Subsedye Furthermore be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the tenauntes and dwellers of euery of the sayde Counties in this prouiso remembred shall seuerallye before the feaste of Penthecost nexte ensuyng certifie into the sayde court of Exchequer vnder the seales of two Iustices of peax of euery of the sayde Counties wherof one to be of the Quorum when and what day the laste payment of the sayde seuerall Myses nowe due in any of the sayde Counties shall ende and expyre Prouyded also that the sayde graunt of Subsedye and two Fyftenes and Tenthes do not in any maner of wyse extende or be preiudiciall or hurtefull to the inhabitauntes or resyauntes at this present tyme within the liberties of Romney Marshe of or for any part of the sayde summes graunted in this present Parliament of the sayde inhabitauntes nowe resyauntes or any of them to be taxed sette asked leuyed or payde But that the sayde inhabitauntes nowe resiauntes of Romney Marshe aforesayde and euery of them be and shal be of and from the saide graunt and payment of the sayde Subsedye and Fyftenes and Tenthes duryng theyr resyauncie there and not longer acquyted and discharged Any matter or whatsoeuer thyng in this presente Acte made or had to the contrary notwithstandyng God saue the Quene ¶ Imprynted at London in Powles Churchyarde by Richarde Iugge and Iohn Cawood Printers to the Quenes Maiestie Cum priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis