Nottingham Grantham Hull Huntington Cambridge Pereth Barwick St. German's in Cornwall and the Isle of Wight shall be Sees of Bishops Suffragans and the Bishops of such Sees shall be called Suffragans of this Realm V. The Bishop shall by Petition present to the King two persons to be his Suffragans whereof the King shall allow one who shall thereupon be called Bishops-Suffragan of that See and shall by the King's Letters Patents be presented to the Arch-bishop of the respective Province to be consecrated to the dignity of that Office which the Arch-bishop shall doe within three moneths after the receit of such Letters Patents VI. The Suffragan shall not exercise any greater authority nor make any other benefit then what is limited unto him by Commission from the Bishop of the Diocess in pain to incurr a Praemunire VII The Suffragan himself or the Bishop that presents him to the King shall at their own costs provide two Bishops or Suffragans to consecrate the Suffragan with the Arch-bishop VIII The Suffragan's residence over the Diocess shall be sufficient for his benefice and a Suffragan may have two benefices with Cure IX Stat. 1 E. 6.2 The Writ of Conge d'elire ousted and none but the King by his Letters Patents shall collate to an Archbishoprick or Bishoprick X. An Arch-bishop Bishop or Suffragan collated by the King shall pay all usual Fees XI All Process Ecclesiasticall shall be in the King's name but the Teste in the name of the person having Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and when they issue from the Commissary Official or other Substitute he shall subscribe his name after the Teste XII The seal of Office belonging to any such person shall have the King's Arms engraven upon it with Characters under them to notifie the Diocess and he shall not use any other Seal in pain of imprisonment during the King's pleasure XIII Provided that no more or other Fees be taken for such Seal then as before and that the Arch-bishop of Canterbury may use his own seal and name for Faculties and Dispensations according to the Statute of 25 H. 8.21 and also that Arch-bishops and Bishops may make and order their Substitutes and may also issue Commissions of Suffragans Certificates to the Court of Tenths Colations Presentations Gifts Institutions Inductions Letters of Order or Dimissories under their own names and Seals as in times past XIV Certificates into a Court of Record shall be in the King's name under the Bishop's Seal engraven with the King's Arms as aforesaid Teste the Bishop XV. But note that this Statute was repealed by 1 M. 2. and that Act of M. is afterwards repealed by 1 Jac. 25. Yet quaere whether this Statute of 1 E 6.2 be now in force XVI Stat. 3. E. 6.1 The form of consecrating Bishops and Priests is established being comprised in a book compiled by six Prelates and six other appointed by the King which Statute see in Service and Sacraments But note that this Act was also repealed by 1 M. 2. as the other next before XVII Stat. 1 and 2 P. M. 8. All Bishops are confirmed Which see in Rome XVIII Stat. 8 Eliz. 1. The Statute of 1 El. 1. touching the book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacrament is confirmed XIX The Statute of 5 and 6 E. 6.1 touching the form of consecrating Arch-bishops and Bishops and the making of Priests Deacons and Ministers and all acts done concerning the consecrating of Bishops by force of the Queen's Commission are also confirmed XX. Provided that no person shall be impeached by any Certificate of any Bishop heretofore made touching the oath of Supremacy made 1 El. 1. XXI What Leases made by Bishops be good See Title Leases num 9. XXII Stat. 39. El. 8. Deprivations of Bishops and Deans in the beginning of the Queen's Reign shall be good and such as have been made since the Queen's time shall be lawful XXIII Stat. 1 Jac. 3. All assurances of Bishops lands to the King shall be void See Title Courts and Jurisdictions Ecclesiastical Books and Images I. Stat. 25 H. 8.15 None shall buy Books to sell again which are brought from beyond Sea ready bound in pain to forfeit for every book 6 s. 8 d. II. None shall buy of a stranger that is no Denizon any printed books brought from beyond Sea except in gross upon the like pain III. The forfeitures shall be levied of the buiers and divided betwixt the King and the prosecutor IV. The prices of books increased to unmeasurable rates shall be qualified by the Chancellor Treasurer and two chief Justices or any two of them ☞ V. Stat. 3 and 4 E. 6.10 Popish books are abolished and Images taken out of or yet remaining in Churches shall be destroyed But Quaere whether this Statute be in force because repealed by 1 M. 2. For albeit 1 M. afterwards be repealed by 1 Jac. 25. yet because the Statute of E. 6. was once repealed and not since revived by special words it may be doubted whether it be now in force VI. Stat. 14 Car. 2. ca. 33. An Act for preventing the abuses in printing seditious treasonable and unlicensed Books and Pamphlets and for regulating Printing and Printing-presses the said Act to continue for 2 years from the 10th of June 1662. and no longer VII Stat. 16 Car. 2. ca. 6. The Act for preventing the abuses in printing seditious and unlicenced books and pamphlets c. continued until the end of the next Session of Parliament VIII Stat. 16 and 17 Car. 2. ca. 7. continued until the end of the next Session of Parliament Bows and Bowstaves I. Stat. 12 E. 4.2 Four Bowstaves shall be brought into this Realm for every Tun of Merchandice brought in by any Merchant stranger from any place from whence Bowstaves have been formerly brought in pain of 6 s. 8 d. for every Bowstave whereof default is so made II. Search and survey shall be made of such Bowstaves by the head-Officer where the Ship c. lands who shall have power to appoint officers for that purpose III. Stat. 1 R. 3.11 Ten Bowstaves shall be brought into this Kingdom for every Butt of Malmsey or Tyre in pain of 13 s. 4 d. for every Tunn IV. Bowstaves shall not be sold ungarbled but to a Subject born ☞ V. Stat. 8 Eliz. 10. A Bowyer dwelling in London or the suburbs shall have always ready 50 Bows of Elm Witch-hasel or Ash well made and wrought in pain of 10 s. for every Bow failing of that number to be divided betwixt the King and the prosecutor who must be an Armourer Fletcher or Bow-string-maker VI. No Bowyer shall sell a Bow of outlandish Elm of the best sort for above 6 s. 8 d. of the second sort above 3 s. 4 d. and of the worst sort above 2 s. nor one made of English Elm above 2 s. in pain to forfeit for every Bow otherwise sold 40 s. to be divided betwixt the King and any of the aforesaid
here provided for the Lessee for years VI. Stat. 34 35. H. 8.20 No feigned recovery hereafter to be had by assent of parties against any tenant or tenants in tail of any Lands Tenements or Hereditaments whereof the reversion or remainder at that time of such recovery had shall be in the King shall bind or conclude the Heirs in tail whether any condition or Voucher be had in any such feigned recovery or not but that after the death of every such tenant in tail against whom such recovery shall be had the heirs in tail may enter hold and enjoy the lands tenements and hereditaments so recovered according to the form of the gift in tail the said recovery notwithstanding VII And here the heirs of every such Tenant in tail against whom any such recovery shall be had shall take no advantage for any recompence in value against the Voucher or his heirs VIII This Act shall not extend to prejudice the Lessee or Lessees of any such Tenant in tail made in writing indented of any Mannors Lands c. for 21 years or three lives or under whereupon the accustomed rent or rents is or shall be yearly reserved during the same Term or Terms but the same Lessee or Lessees shall injoy his or their Term or Terms according to the Statute of 32 H. 8.28 which see in Leases this Act notwithstanding IX Stat. 14 El. 8. All recoveries had or prosecuted by agreement of the parties or by covin against Tenants by the curtesie Tenants in tail after possibility of issue extinct for term of life or lives or of estates determinable upon life or lives or of any lands tenements or hereditaments whereof such particular tenant is so seised or against any other with Voucher over of any such particular tenant or of any having right or title to any such particular estate shall from henceforth as against the reversioners or them in remainder and against their heirs and successors be clearly void X. This Act shall not prejudice any person that shall by good title recover any lands c. without fraud by reason of any former right or title Also every such recovery had by the assent and agreement of the person in reversion or remainder appearing of record in any of the Queens Courts shall be good against the party so assenting Re-disseisin I. Merton 3. 20 H. 3. If any be disseised of their fee-hold and before the Justices in Eyre hath recovered seisin by Assise of Novel disseisin or by confession of the disseisors and hath had seisin delivered by the Sheriff if afterwards the same disseisors disseise the Plaintiff of the same free-hold and be thereof convict they shall be imprisonod until the King hath discharged them by redemption recognition of Assize Judgement or some other way II. This is the form of punishing of such convict persons The Plaintiff shall procure a Writ from the Kings Court directed to the Sheriff and containing the plaint of disseisin done upon disseisin By this Writ the Sheriff shall be commanded that he taking with him the Keepers of the Pleas of the Crown and other lawful Knights shall in proper person go to the Land or Pasture whereof the plaint was made where if they find him disseised again the Sheriff is to do as is above provided but if not the Plaintiff shall be amerced and the other shall go quit Howbeit the Sheriff shall not execute any such plaint without the Kings special Command III. There is the like Law for such as recover their seisin by Assise of Mortdancester or by Enquests if they be re-disseised by the first disseisors IV. Marlb 8. 52 H. 3. Persons imprisoned for re-disseisin shall not be delivered with the Kings special command and shall make fine to the King for their trespass And if the Sheriff deliver any contrary to this Ordinance he shall be grievously amerced and yet the persons so delivered shall be also grievously punished for their trespass V. West 2.26 13 E. 1. In Writs of re-disseisin double damages shall be awarded and the re-disseisors shall not be repleviable by the common Writ VI. Those that recover by default redition or otherwise without recognition of Assises or Juries shall have Writs of re-disseisin as well those which recover by Assise of Novel disseisin Mortdancester or other Juries provided for by the Statute of Merton 20. Relief I. Magna Cart. 2. When Lands holden of the King in chief by Knight-service descend to an heir of full age The reliefs are as followeth For an Earldom 100 l. For a Barony 100 Marks For one whole Knights fee 100 s. And he that hath less shall give less according to the old custom of the fees Religion * I. Stat. 14. Ca. 2. Ca. 4. The Stat. of 1 Eliz. Ca. 2. recited for uniformity of Common Prayer and considered by certain Commissioners appointed by the King for reviewing and altering the same and afterward being also reviewed by the Convocation The said Book of Common Prayer so altered c. is allowed and recommended to the Parliament by the King to be used under such sanctions and penalties as the Houses of Parliament shall think fit the same is enjoyned to be red in all Churches Chappels and places of publick Worship in England Wales and Town of Barwick upon Tweed in such order as is enjoyned by the said Book annexed to the said Act. II. Every Parson Vicar or other Minister in possession of any Ecclesiastical Benefice enjoyned to read the Common Prayer upon some Lords day morning and evening before the Feast of St. Bartholomow 1662. and after such reading the same make the Declaration verbatim as followeth I. A. B. do here declare my unfained assent and consent to and every thing contained and prescribed in and by the Book intituled The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England according to the use of the Church of England together with the Psalter or Psalms of David pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches and the form or manner of making ordaining and consecrating of Bishops Priests and Deacons Upon penalty there being no lawful impediment and within one month after such impediment removed of being deprived ipso facto as if the person neglecting or refusing so to do were dead III. All Parsons Vicars and Ministers to be after presented or put into any Ecclesiastical Benefice enjoyned to read the Common Prayer as aforesaid and to make the aforesaid Declaration within two months after they shall be in actual possession upon the same penalty as aforesaid IV. All Incumbents that reside upon their livings and keep Curates shall once every month themselves read the said Common Prayer upon pain of forfeiture of 5 l. to the use of the poor of the upon conviction by two credible Witnesses before two Justices of the Peace to be levyed by distress and sale of the offendors goods by Warrant from the said
six weeks after conviction shall suffer instead thereof three months imprisonment without bail for the second time offending shall forfeit 20 l. or that not paid within six weeks as aforesaid shall suffer six months imprisonment without bail and the third time shall forfeit all their goods and suffer imprisonment during life IX Justices of Oyer and Terminer and Justices of Assize have power to hear and determine these offences unto whom the Archbishop or Bishop of the Diocess may associate himself if he please X. This shall not restrain any private man or publick Colledges to use the said Service in such Tongues as they understand the holy Communion only excepted or any other to use Psalms or Prayers taken out of the Bible at convenient times not letting thereby the said Service XI The offences aforesaid shall be prosecuted at the next Assize or Sessions of Oyer and Terminer after they are committed And here tryal of Deers shall be by Peers XII Chief Officers of Cities and Corporations shall also hear and determine these offences within their several Precincts and so likewise shall Ecclesiastical Magistrates Howbeit none shall be punished above once for one offence XIII Stat. 5. 6 E. 6.1 Every person shall resort to his Parish-Church or Chappel or upon just let to go to some other every Sunday and Holiday in pain to be punished by the Censure of the Church XIV The Common-Prayer-Book now made perfect and annexed to this Act together with the addition of consecrating Archbishops Bishops Priests and Deacons shall be used and esteemed as by the Statute of 2. 3 E. 6.1 is ordained under the pains in that Statute expressed XV. If any shall be convicted by Verdict of twelve men before Justices of Assize Oyer Terminer or Peace in Sessions to have wittingly heard or have been present at any other form of common-Common-Prayer Administration of Sacraments making of Ministers or other rites then what are expressed in the said Book or which are contrary to the said Statute of 2. and 3 E. 6.1 shall for the first offence suffer six months imprisonment without bail for the second twelve months imprisonment and for the third imprisonment during life XVI Stat. 1. M. Sess 2. cap. 3. If any shall disturb a Preaches lawfully licensed he shall be by the Constables or Churchwardens of the Parish brought before a Justice of Peace who upon due accusation shall presently commit him to safe custody and within six dayes after together with another Justice shall diligently examine the fact who if they find cause shall commit him to the common Goal there to remain for three months and from thence to the next Quarter-Sessions at which upon the parties reconciliation and entring into Bond for good behaviour for one whole year at the discretion of the Justices in Sessions he shall be released but if he persist still in his obstinacy he shall remain in prison without bail untill he shall reconcile and be penitent for his offence XVII He that rescues an offender in this kind shall suffer like imprisonment as aforesaid and besides shall forfeit 5 l. to the Queen XVIII The Inhabitants of a Town that suffer such an offender to escape shall forfeit 5 l. being presented before the Justices of Peace in Sessions within the County or Corporation where the escape was made XIX Justices of Peace Assize and Oyer and Terminer and Mayor and Head-officers of Corporations have power to hear and determine these offences and to impose the fines aforesaid XX. This Act shall not restrain the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Laws Howbeit none shall be punished here for one offence XXI Stat. 1 El. 1. Every Minister shall use the Church-Service in such form as is mentioned in the Book of common-Common-Prayer established by 5. 6 E. 6.1 together with the addition of certain Lessons to be used on every Sunday in the year and the form of the Letany altered and corrected and two Sentences only added in the delivery of Sacrament to Communicants XXII If any Minister shall be convicted by the Verdict of twelve men his own confession or notorious evidence of the fact to have refused to use the Church-Service or to have used any other rite Ceremony Order Form or manner then is set forth in the said Book or to have depraved the same Book or any thing therein contained he shall forfeit being a Beneficed man fon the first offence one whole years profit of all his Spiritual promotions and suffer fix months imprisonment for the second shall be deprived ipso facto whereupon every Patron may present and shall suffer one whole years imprisonment And for the third shall be also deprived as aforesaid and suffer imprisonment during life And if he be not Beneficed for the first offence he shall suffer one whole years Imprisonment and for the second imprisonment duâ—ng life XXIII If any shall be convicted to have by Enterludes Playes Songs Rhymes or otherwise depraved the said Book or to have compelled or procured the Minister to sing or say any other Church-Service or in any other form then as aforesaid or by any such means have interrupted or let the Minister to sing or say the said Service they shall for the first offence forfeit 100 Marks to the Queen or that not paid within six weeks after conviction shall suffer instead thereof six months imprisonment for the second offence shall forfeit 400 Marks or that not paid within six weeks as aforesaid shall suffer one whole years imprisonment and for the third offence shall forfeit all their goods and chattels and suffer imprisonment during life XXIV Every person shall resort to their Parish Church or upon let thereof to some other every Sunday and holiday upon pain to be punished by censures of the Church and also to forfeit 12 d. to be levied by the Churchwardens there for the use of the poor upon the offenders goods by way of distress XXV Justices of Oyer and Terminer and of Assize and Mayors and Head-officers of Corporations have power to hear and determine these offences unto whom the Archbishop or Bishop of the Diocess may associate himself if he please howbeit Note that by the Statute of 23 El. 1. Justices of Peace have also power to meddle therein which see in title Crown XXVI None shall be impeached by this Act unless the offence be presented at the next Sessions of Oyer and Terminer or Assize after it is committed and here tryal of a Peer shall be by Peers XXVII This Act shall not restrain Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction howbeit none shall be punished twice for one offence XXVIII Such Ornaments and Ministers of the Church shall be retained as were to be in the Church of England by the Statute of 2. 3 El. 6.1 untill the Queen shall take other order by the advice of Commissioners by her to be appointed under the Great Seal or by the advice of the Metropolitan of this Realm XXIX If any contempt or irreverence be used in the
Justices to the Churchwardens or Overseers of the poor if not paid within ten dayes V. All Deanes Canons Prebendaries Masters Fellows of Colledges c. Parsons Vicars Lecturers Schoolmasters c. enjoyned to take and subscribe the Declaration following J. A. B. do declare that it is not lawful upon any pretence whatsoever to take Arms against the King and that I do abhor that trayterous position of taking Arms by his Authority against his Person or against those that are Commissioned by him And that I will conform to the Liturgy of the Church of England as it is now by Law established And I do declare that I do hold there lies no obligation upon me or any other person from the Oath commonly called the Solemn League and Covenant to endeavour any change or alteration of Government either in Church or State And that the same was in it self an unlawful Oath and imposed upon the Subjects of this Realm against the known Laws and liberties of the Kingdom The same shall be subscribed by the Heads of Colledges c. in the Universities before the Vicechancellor or his Deputy And before the Archbishop or Ordinary of the Diocess by every other person upon pain of forfeiture and loss of their places as if dead VI. Schoolmasters or Tutors that shall teach any youth in any private house without licence from the Archbishop or Ordinary of the Diocess shall for the first offence suffer 3 months imprisonment for every second or other 3 months imprisonment and forfeit 5 l. VII Every Parson Vicar Curate and Lecturer after subscription made shall procure a Certificate under the hand and seal of the Archbishop Bishop or Ordinary of the Diocess and publickly read the same together with the said Declaration upon some Lords day within 3 months then next following in his Parish Church where he is to officiate in the presence of the Congregation there assembled in the time of Divine Service upon pain of being deprived ipso facto and his place void as if dead VIII After the 25th of March 1662. the words following part of the Declaration shall be omitted viz. And I do declare that I do hold there lies no obligation on me or any other person from the Oath commonly called the Solemn League and Covenant to endeavour any change or alteration of Government either in Church or State and that the same was in it self an unlawful Oath and imposed upon the Subjects of this Realm against the known Laws and liberties of this Kingdom and none shall thenceforth subscribe or read the same IX No person not ordained according to the form of Episcopal Ordination shall hold any Benefice with cure or Ecclesiastical promotion nor be capable of any such benefice nor administer the Sacrament not being ordained a Priest according to the form of the foresaid Book upon pain to forfeit for every offence 100 l. one moyety to the King the other moyety to the party that will sue for the same X. Provided the penalties in this Act extend not to Aliens of foreign reformed Churches allowed by the King XI Provided no title of laps accrue by any avoidance or deprivation by this Act but after 6 months after notice given by the Ordinary to the Patron or such sentence of deprivation openly read in the Parish Church becoming void by this Act. XII No other Form of Common Prayer shall be used in any Church Chappel or publick place Colledge or Hall of the Universities And all Governors and Heads of Colledges in the Universities shall within a month after admission to his place openly in the Church Chappel or publick place of the Colledge in the presence of the Fellows and Scholars of the same subscribe the 39 Articles of Religion mentioned in the Stat. 13 El. Ca. 12. and declare his approbation of the said Book of Common Prayer And all the said Governours or Heads shall read the morning Prayer according to the said Book once every quarter publickly in their Church Chappels or other publick place upon pain of suspension for 6 months from their place and if he shall not subscribe to the said Articles and Book within the said 6 months then the place to be void Provided the said Book may be used in Latine in Colledges XIII None shall preach or read as a Lecturer without Licence of the Archbishop or Bishop of the Diocess And all Lecturers shall declare their consent to the 39 Articles aforesaid and shall openly read the Common Prayers and declare their approbation thereof and shall read the same the first Lecture-day of every month and after reading declare their approbation thereof upon pain to be disabled to preach or read any Lecture until he shall conform XIV Provided it shall suffice that Lecturers in Cathedral Churches only declare their assent to the said Book XV. If any person so disabled shall preach any Lecture or Sermon the person so offending shall suffer 3 months imprisonment in the common Goal And any two Justices of the Peace and the Mayor or other chief Officer of any City or Town Corporate upon Certificate from the Ordinary of the place made to him or them of the offence committed shall commit the person offending to the Goal accordingly XVI The Common Prayer shall be read before every Sermon or Lecture and the Lecturer that shall preach shall be present at the same Provided this Clause extend not to Sermons or Lectures preached as publick University Sermons XVII The several Laws and Statutes formerly made for uniformity of Prayer and now in force shall be put in ure for punishment of offences against the Book established by this Act 1 El. Ca. 2. 23 El. Ca. 1. Proviso the names of the King and Queen be fitted in the Prayers Letanies and Collects according to the present occasion XVIII The Books of Common Prayer shall be provided by every Parish Chapelry Cathedral Church Colledge and Hall upon penalty of 3 l. a month for lack thereof for every month after St. Bartholmews day 1662. XIX Provisoe that the Bishops of Hereford St. Davids St. Asaph Bangor and Landoff do take care for translating the said Book into the Welsh Tongue for Printing and providing the same in every Parish there XX. True Copies of the said Book of Common Prayer shall be exemplified under the great Seal of England and kept in the several Courts of Westminster and Tower of London to be produced and shewed forth in Court as need shall be XXI Provided this Act be not prejudicial to the Kings Professor of Law in the University of Oxford concerning the Prebend of Shipton in the Cathedral Church of Sarum united to the said Professors place by King James XXII Proviso whereas the clause in the 36th Article mentions the Book established by K. E. 6. It shall extend to the Book of common-Common-prayer established by this Act. See the precedent Laws of this matter Title Crown and Title Service and Sacraments XXIII Stat. 15. Car. 2. Ca. 6. Stat.
Ceremonies or Rites of the Church by mis-using the Orders appointed in the Book of common-Common-Prayer the Queen by like advice of the said Commissioners or Metropolitan may ordain such further Ceremonies or Rites as may be most for Gods glory the edifying of the Church and reverence of Christs holy Ministeries and Sacraments XXX All other Laws made for other service shall be void XXXI Stat. 5 El. 28. An Act for translating of the Bible and Book of Common-Prayer into the Welsh Tongue Also there shall be an English Bible and Book of Common Prayer in every Church of Wales XXXII Stat. 3 Jac. 1. All Ministers in every Cathedral and Parish Church or other usual place for Common Prayer within the Kings Dominions shall alwayes upon the fifth day of November say morning Prayer and give thanks to God for the happy deliverance of the King Queen Prince and both Houses of Parliament upon that day XXXIII Every person within the Kings Dominions shall alwayes upon that day diligently resort to his Parish Church or Chappel or to some usual Church or Chappel where the said Common Prayer Preaching and other service of God shall be used and there orderly abide during the said solemnity XXXIV Every Minister shall give warning publickly in the Church at morning Prayer the Sunday before every such fifth of November for the due observation of the said day and after morning Prayer or Preaching upon the said fifth day of November shall read publickly and distinctly this present Act. See more Title Religion Severn I. Stat. 34. 35 H. 8.9 A penalty for casting any Ballast or Robul in King-rode in any part of the Haven in Bristol II. None shall load any Corn in any Vessel by the water of Severn to be transported beyond Sea before he be bound to the Customer of Bristol to bring it first to Bristol to be there viewed by the Mayor there for the time being in pain to forfeit both the grain and Vessel III. The penalty where one bringeth more Corn to Bristol to be measured and thence to be transported then is contained in his Cocket or License which is to be delivered unto him by the said Mayor when he takes bond of him as aforesaid IV. The penalty for denying to measure the Corn at Bristol is five pounds for every time to be divided betwixt the King and the prosecutor See the Statute at large ☞ Sewers I. Stat. 6 H. 6.5 During ten years several Commissions of Sewers shall be made to divers persons by the Chancellor of England to be sent into all parts of the Realm where need shall be according to the form in the said Statute expressed for which see the Statute at large being here omitted because a latter Commission was afterwards ordained by the Statute of 23 H. 8.5 which see after in the proper place II. Stat. 8 H. 6.3 Commissioners of Sewers shall have power to do ordain and execute all such Statutes Ordinances and other things as shall be made according to the effect and purport of the Commission of Sewers ordained by the Statute of 6 H. 6.5 III. Stat. 18 H. 6.10 Commission of Sewers shall be awarded where need shall require during ten years IV. Stat. 23 H. 6.9 The Chancellor of England may grant Commissions of Sewers during fifteen years V. Stat. 12 E. 4.6 The Chancellor of England may grant Commissions of Sewers for 15 years where need shall require VI. Stat. 4 H. 7.1 Commissions of Sewers shall be granted during 25 years VII Stat. 6 H. 8.10 Commissions of Sewers shall be granted during ten years according to the Statute of 6 H. 6.5 and 4 H. 7.1 VIII Stat. 23 H. 8.5 Commissions of Sewers shall be directed into all parts of the Realm from time to time where and when need shall require according to the manner form and tenor hereafter following to such substantial and indifferent persons as shall be named by the Lord Chancellor and Lord Treasurer of England and the two Chief Justices or any three of them whereof the Lord Chancellor is to be one IX Henry the eighth c. Know ye that forasmuch as the walls ditches banks gutters Sewers Gates Calcies Bridges streams and other defences by the Coasts of the Sea and Marsh-ground being and lying within the limits of A. B. and C. in the County or Counties of 〈…〉 or in the borders or confines of the same by rage of the Sea flowing and re-flowing and by means of the trenches of fresh water descending and having course by divers wayes to the Sea be so dirupt lacerate and broken And also the common passages of Ships Ballengers and Boats in the rivers streams and other floods within the limits of A. B. and C. in the County or Counties of 〈…〉 or in the borders or confines of the same by mean of setting up erecting and making streams mills bridges ponds fishgarths mill-dams locks habbing-wears hecks flood-gates or other lets impediments or annoyances be letted or interrupted so that great and inestimable damago for default of reparation of the said Walls Ditches Banks Fences Sewers Gates Gutters Calcies Bridges and streams and also by mean of setting up and erecting making and enlarging of the said fish-garths mill-dams locks hebbing-wears hecks flood-gates and other annoyances in times past hath happened and yet is to be feared that far greater hurt loss and damage is like to ensue unless that speedy remedy be provided in that behalf X. We therefore for that by reason of our Dignity and Prerogative Royal we be bound to provide for the safety and preservation of our Realm of England willing that speedy remedy be had in the premisses have assigned you and six of you of the which we will that A. B. and C. shall be three to be our Justices to survey the said Walls Streams Ditches Banks Gutters Sewers Gates Calcies Bridges Trenches Mills Mill-dams Flood-gates Ponds Locks Hebbing-wears and other impediments lets and annoyances aforesaid and the same cause to be made corrected repaired amended put down or reformed as cause shall require after your wisdomes and discretions And therein as well to ordain and do after the tenor form and effect of all and singular the Statutes and Ordinances made before the first day of March in the three and twentieth year of Our Reign touching the premisses or any of them as also to enquire by the oaths of the honest and lawful men of the said Shire or Shires place or places where such defaults or annoyances be as well within Liberties as without by whom the truth may the rather be known through whose default the said hurts and damages have happened and who hath or holdeth any lands or tenements or common of Pasture or profit of fishing or hath or may have any hurt loss or disadvantage by any manner of means in the said places as well near to the said dangers lets and impediments as inhabiting or dwelling thereabouts by the said walls ditches banks gutters gates sewers trenches and
H. 8. 3 Assises 4 Executors 5 Probat of Test 6 Mortuaries 7 Felony 11 Restitution 12 Cables 13 Residence 15 Recoveries 16 Aliens 18 Newcastle 19 Avowry 20 Execution of Statutes 22 H. 8. 3 Plumstead Marsh 4 Corporation 5 Bridges 8 Aliens 1 Egyptians 1 Felony 1 Aliens 23 H. 8. 1 Clergy 2 Prison c. 3 Attaint 4 Coopers 5 Sewers 6 Recognizance 8 Havens and Rivers 9 Citation 10 Mortmain 11 Clergy 12 Passage 13 Jurors 14 Process 15 Damages and Costs 17 Wooll 18 Havens and Rivers 24 H. 8. 5 Forfeiture 8 Damages and Costs 11 Paving 12 Appeals to Rome 25 H. 8. 2 Victuall c. 3 Clergy 5 Worsteds 6 Felony 9 Brass 10 Sewers 11 Wild-fowl 13 Sheep 15 Books 16 Residence 18 Drapery 19 Rome 20 Rome 21 Rome 26 H. 8. 3 First-Fruits c. 4 VVales 5 Passage 6 VVales 7 High-wayes 8 First-fruits 9 Linne 12 Clergy 13 Treason 14 Bishops 15 Richmond 17 First-fruits 27 H. 8. 1 Towns 4 Triall 5 Chester c. 6 Horses c. 7 Wales 8 First-fruits 10 Uses 11 Clerks of the Signet 12 Drapery 13 Drapery 14 Cordwainers c. 16 Informers 17 Eccles Jurisd 18 Havens and Rivers 20 Tithes 23 Havens and Rivers 24 Franchises 26 Wales 27 Monasteries 28 H. 8. 1 Clergy 4 Linnen cloath 5 Corporation 11 Tithes 12 Palace 13 Residence 14 Weights Wines 15 Triall 16 Dispensations 31 H. 8. 1 Partition 2 Fish Fishers c. Customs and Usages 4 Havens and Rivers 5 Honors 6 Ability 10 Lords 13 Monasteries 32 H. 8. 1 Wills 2 Limitation 5 Execution 7 Tithes 9 Maintenance 13 Horses c. 14 Ships 16 Aliens 17 Paving 18 Towns 19 Towns 20 Franchises 21 Dayes in Bank 22 First-fruits 24 Saint Johns 28 Leases 30 Repleader 32 Partition 33 Entry lawful 34 Conditions 35 Forests 36 Fines 37 Rents 38 Matrimony 40 Physicians 42 Physicians 43 Chester c. 46 Wards 47 First fruits 33 H. 8. 1 Counterfeit Letters 3 Drapery 4 Brass 6 Cross-Bowes c. 7 Brasse 9 Playes 12 Triall 13 Chester c. Wales 16 Norwich 17 Flax and Hemp 19 Drapery 20 Treason 21 Parliament 22 Escheators Wards 23 Challenge Triall 24 Justices of Assise 27 Corporation 28 Residence 29 Ability 32 Whitegate 33 Hull 36 Towns 37 Honors 38 Honors 39 Courts 34 35 H. 8. 2 Receivers 4 Bankrupts 5 Wills 8 Physicians 9 Havens and Rivers Severn 10 York 12 Paving 13 Chester c. 14 Certificate of the c. 16 Sheriff 17 First-fruits 19 Pensions 20 Recoveries 21 Patents 22 Informers 24 Cambridg c. 26 VVales 35 H. 8. 1 Crown 2 Treason 4 Towns 6 Jurors 9 Wapping Marsh 10 London 11 Parliament 13 Walsingham 14 Tenure 15 Cambridg c. 16 Wood 37 H. 8. 1 Custos Rotulorum 2 Hounslow-Heath 3 High-wayes 4 Monasteries 5 Attaint 6 Burning of Carts c. 8 Clergy Indictments 9 Usury 12 Tithes 14 Scarborough 15 Wooll 16 Lancaster 19 Fines 20 Tenure 21 Union c. of Churches 23 Wines Statutes of 1 E. 6. 1 Service and Sacraments 2 Bishops 4 Tenure 5 Horses c. 6 Norwich Wooll 7 Discontinuance of process 8 Patents 9 Union c. of Churches 10 Exigent and Utlawry 12 Challenge Clergy Dower Felony Treason 14 Monasteries 2 3 H. 6. 1 Service and Sacraments 2 Captains 4 Sheriff 6 Fish Fishers c. 8 Escheators 10 Malt 13 Tithes 14 Cross-Bows c. 15 Labourers Victuall 19 Holydayes 20 First-fruits 21 Matrimony 22 Customs c. 24 Triall 25 County and Turn 26 White-ashes 27 Steel 28 Fines 30 Rye and Winchelsie 31 Chester c. 33 Clergy 34 Sheriff 37 Brass 3 4 E. 6. 1 Custos Rotulorum 2 Drapery 3 Approvemonts 4 Grants 8 Sewers 10 Books 12 Bishops 19 Calves 21 Butter 5 6 E. 6. 1 Service and Sacraments 3 Holydayes 4 Fighting and quarrelling 6 Drapery 8 Drapery 9 Clergy 10 Clergy 11 Treason 12 Matrimony 13 Ability 14 Forestallers c. 15 Cordwainers c. 16 Officers 19 Exchange 22 Gigmils 23 Upholsters 24 Norwich 25 Alehouses 7 E. 6. 1 Receivers 3 Patents 4 First-Fruits 5 Wines 7 Fuell 15 Durham Statutes of 1 M. Parl. 1. Ses 1. 1 Felony Treason 1 M. Parl. 1. Ses 2. 3 Service and Sacraments 4 Deeds and Writings 3 Limitation 7 Fines 8 Sheriff 9 Physicians 10 Courts 14 Union c. of Churches 1 M. Parl. 2. 1 Queen 5 High-wayes 7 Drapery 8 Cordwainers c. 11 Sewers 1 2 P. M. 4 Egyptians 5 Victuall c. 7 Towns 8 Bishops 10 Treason 11 Treason 12 Distresse 13 Mainprise 14 Norwich 15 Wales 2 3 P. M. 3 Calves 6 Purveyors 7 Fairs and Market 8 High-wayes 9 Playes 10 Mainprise 11 Drapery 12 Drapery 13 Wooll 15 Universities 16 Passage 18 Justice of Peace 20 Lancaster 4 5 P. M. 1 Patents 3 Musters 4 Clergy 5 Drapery 7 Jurors 8 Women c. Statutes of 1 Eliz. 1 Crown 2 Service and Sacraments 3 Crown 4 First-fruits 11 Merchants 12 Linnen cloath 13 Ships 15 Wood 17 Fish Fishers c. Not printed Leases 5 Eliz. 1 Crown 4 Labourers 5 Ships 7 Wears 9 Perjury witness 10 Felony 11 Treason 12 Corn c. 13 High-wayes c. 14 Forger of false Deeds 15 Prophesies 17 Felony 18 Keeper of the Great Seal 20 Egyptians 21 Fish Fishers c. 22 Cordwainers c. 23 Excommunicato Capiendo 24 Prison c. 25 Jurors 26 Informers 27 Durham 28 Service and Sacraments 8 Eliz. 1 Process 3 Ships 4 Clergy 5 Admiralty 6 Drapery 7 Drapery 8 Horses 9 Coopers 10 Bows 11 Hats and Caps 12 Drapery 16 Sheriff 13 Eliz. 2 Crown 4 Debt to the King 5 Fraudulent Conveyances 6 Grants 7 Bankrupts 8 Usury 9 Sewers 10 Dilapidations Leases 11 Ships 12 Spiritual Laws 13 Corn c. 14 Bows 15 Ships 17 Hospitals 18 Lee River 20 Leases 21 Ipswich Universities 22 Sheriff 23 Paving 25 Forestalleâ—s Prison Wood 14 Eliz. 3 Money 7 Debt to the King 8 Recoveries 9 Jurors 10 Prison 11 Dilapidations Leases 13 Felony Hexamshire Not printed Hospitals 18 Eliz. 1 Treason 2 Patents 3 Bastardy 5 Informers 6 Leases 7 Clergy 8 VVales 9 Cordwainers c. 10 High-wayes 11 Leases 12 Nisi prius 13 Wards 14 Jeofail 15 Gold Silver c. 17 Bridges 19 Paving 20 Bridges 21 Towns 25 Hospitals 23 Eliz. 1 Crown 3 Error 5 Wood 8 Wax 9 Drapery 10 Feasants and Partridges 11 Bridges 12 Paving 13 Plumstead Marsh 27 Eliz. 2 Crown 3 Debt to the King 4 Fraudulent Conveyances 5 Demurrers 6 Jurors 7 Sheriff 8 Error 9 Wales 12 Sheriff 13 Robberîes 17 Drapery 18 Drapery 19 Wood 20 Havens and Rivers 21 Havens and Rivers 22 Havens and Rivers 24 Banks 25 Bridges 27 Plumsted-Marsh Not printed Hospitals 29 Eliz. 1 Treason 4 Sheriff 5 Informers 6 Crown 31 Eliz. 1 Error 2 Fines 3 Exigent and Utlawry 4 Armour 5 Actions popular 6 Election 7 Cottages and Inmates 8 Gauging 9 Durham 10 Informers 11 Forcible entry 12 Fairs and Markets 35 Eliz. 1 Crown 2 Crown 3 Patents 7 Ships 8 Cables 9