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A74029 Anno tricesimo primo Henrici octavi Henry the VIII. by the grace of God kynge of England and of France, defender of the fayth, Lorde of Irelande, and in earth supreme hed immediatly vnder Christ of the churche of Englande, to the honour of almyghty God, conseruation of the true doctrine of Christes religion, and for the concorde quiet and vvelth of this his realme and subiectes of the same helde his moste hyghe court of Parliament begonne at VVestm[inster] the. xxviii. daye of Aprill, and there continued tyll the. xxviii. daye of Iune, the. xxxi. yere of his most noble and victorious reigne, vvherin in vvere establysshed these actes folovvinge.; Public General Acts. 1539. 31 Hen.VIII England and Wales. Sovereign (1509-1547 : Henry VIII); Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547. 1539 (1539) STC 9397.5; ESTC S124831 58,283 58

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his or their feales vnto any one of the sayd commissioners to be appointed as is aforesayde within the lymittes of whose commission the heresies felonnies contemptes and offences whereof any suche presentement inditement infourmation or accusation shal be taken or had as is aboue written shal be committed done perpetrate And yf any person or persons which here after shall happen to take any suche accusation infourmation presentment or recognisaunces as is aboue saym ●●do ake defalte of the certificat therof contrary to the fourme aboue reheedsr that than euery person and persons so offendynge shall forfayte to our soueraygne lorde the kynge for euery suche defalte .x. li. ¶ And it is further enacted by the authoritie aboue sayde that the sayde commissioners or thre of them at the least as is afore sayde by vertue of this act and their commission shal haue ful power and authoritie to make lyke processe against euery person and persones indyted presented or accused in forme as is aboue remembred as is vsed accustomed in cases of felony that as well within the limittes of their commission as into all other shyres and places of the realme Wales and other the kynges dominions as wel within lyberties as without and the same processe to be good and effectuall in the lawe as in cases of felony And vpon the appearance of any of the offendours shall haue full power and authoritie by vertue of this acte and the sayde commission to heare and determyne the foresayde heresies felonies contemptes and other offences accordynge to the lawes of this realme and theffectes of this acte ¶ And it is also enacted by the authoritie abouesayde that euery of the sayd commissioners vpon any suche accusation presentement or information shal endeuour him selfe effectually without affection drede or corruption to apprehende take the offendours after the apprehension of any suche offender or offenders shall haue full power authoritie to committe them to warde And that the sayd cōmissioners or two of them at the least shall haue full power and authoritie to let any person or persones so accused or presented vpon sufficient suerties by their discretions to bayle for their apparaunce to be tried accordinge to the tenour fourme and effecte of this acte ¶ And further it is enacted by the authoritie aboue sayde that yf any person or personnes whiche hereafter shal be named and assigned to be commissioner or commissioners as is abouesayd be accused indited or presented of or for any the offences aboue written that than all and euery suche commissioner or commissioners so accused indyted and presented shal be examined put to answere and tryed of and vpon any such offence accordyng to the tenour and effecte of this acte before such other person or persons as it shal please the kynges highnes to name assigne and appoynt by his gracis commission to heare and determine the same ¶ And it is further enacted by the authoritie aboue sayde that no persone nor persons which at any tyme hereafter shal be accused indited or presented as is aboue sayde shal be admitted to the chalenge of any person or personnes which shal be empanelled for the triall of his or theyr offence for any matter or cause other thā for malice or enmitie Which chalenge shal forthwith be tried in lyke maner as other chalenges be vsed to be tried in cases of felonye ¶ And it is further enacted by the authoritie aboue sayde that all foreyne plees triable by the countreye whiche at any tyme hereafter shal be pleaded by any person or persons hereafter to be arrayned or put to aunswere vpon any accusation inditement or presentement of or for any of the offences aboue specified or of or for any of them shal be tried before the same cōmissioners afore whom such person or persones shall be arrained or put to aunswere and by the iurours that shall trie the sayde offence or offences without any further respyte or delay ¶ And it is further enacted by the authoritie aboue sayde that all Mayres sheryffes frowardes baylyffes of liberties gaolers and other officers and ministers of what name degree or condicion so euer they be and euerye of them shall frome tyme to tyme truly and diligently receyue serue all all maner the proces preceptes and commaundementes to them or any of them by the sayde commissioners or any of theym to be made gyuen or directed touchinge or concernynge the premisses or any patrell therof and shal also frome tyme to tyme be obedient and attendaunt vnto the sayde commissioners for the tyme beynge for the due execution of this present act or of any thinge therin conteyned ¶ And it is also enacted that euery personne whiche shall be named to be commissioner in the sayde commission after that he hath knowlege therof shall effectually put his diligence and attendance in and about the execution of the sayde commission And before that he shall take vpon him thexecucion of the same commission shall take a corporall othe before the lorde chācellour of Englande for the tyme beynge or before him or them to whome the sayde lorde chauncellour shall directe the kynges writte of Dedimus potestatem to take the same The tenoure of whiche othe here after ensueth ¶ Ye shall swere that ye to your counnynge wytte and power shall truely and indifferently execute the authoritie to you gyuen by the kynges commission made for correction of heretikes and other offendours mencioned in the same commission without any fauour affection corruption drede or malece to be borne to any personne or personnes as God you helpe and all sainctes And in case that any of the sayde persones named to be commissioners refuse to take the sayde othe or willyngly absent or aloigne him selfe frome the takynge of the sayde othe than euery suche personne so offendinge and the same offence extreted or certified into the kynges eschequer by the sayde lorde chancellour or by him or them to whome any suche writte of Dedimus potestatem as is afore sayde shal be directed shall forfayte and loose to oure sayde soueraigne lorde the kynge for euery tyme so offendinge fyue markes of lawful money ¶ And it is also enacted by the auctoritie aboue fayde that the sayde commissioners and euery of them shall frome tyme to tyme haue full power authoritie by vertue of this acte to take in to his or their kepynge and possession all and all maner of bokes which bene and hathe bene or hereafter shal be setforth red or declared within this realme or other the kynges dominions wherin is or bene conteyned or comprised any clause article mattier or sentence repugnant or contrary to the tenour fourme or effect of this present act or any of the articles conteyned in the same And the sayd commissioners or thre of theym at the least to burne or otherwyse destroye the sayde bokes or any part of them as vnto the sayde commissioners or vnto thre of them at the least shal be thought expedient by their discretions ¶ And it is also enacted by the auctoritie abouesayde that euery person vicar curate or parysh priest of euery parysh churche within this realme or other the kynges dominions or his or their deputie vpon the sonday next after the first daye of September next ensuynge and so from thensforth ones in euery quarter of the yere at the least shall openly playnely and distinctly rede this present acte in the parysh churche where he is person vicar curate parysh priest or deputie vnto his or their paryshens than assembled togither to heare diuine seruice And that euery suche persone vicare curate or parysh priest makynge defaulte of redinge this act contrary to the fourme afore sayde shall forfayte vnto oure sayde soueraygne lorde his heyres or successours for euery suche defaulte .xl. s. sterlyng Sauynge to all singular person and personnes bodyes polytike and corporate their heires and successours and to the heyres and successours of euery of them other than all and singular suche person and persons that shal be hereafter conuicted or atteynted of or for any of the offences or contemptes aboue specified their heyres and successours and the heyres and successours of euery of them all such right title clayme interest entree possession rentes reuercions fees annuities commons offices profyttes and demaundes what soeuer as they or any of them haue or than at the tyme of the sayde conuiction or atteynder had shal haue of in or to any honours castels lordeshyps manours landes tenementes liberties franchesies aduousons and other hereditamētes which any suche person or persons beynge so conuicted or atteynted as is afore sayde had or were intitled to haue at the tyme of their offence or offences committed or at any tyme after that in as ample maner fourme and condition to al intentes constructions and purposes as yf this act had neuer be had nor made any thinge conteyned in this acte to the contrary in any wyse not withstandinge ¶ Prouyded alwaye that the lordes shall not haue ne clayme any eschetes of any offendour or offendours that shal be iudged to be burned by auctoritie of this act ¶ And bycause dispucions and doubtes myghte perhappis ryse hereafter vpon these wordes in this acte that is to saye Aduisedly made to God Be it therfore prouided and enacted by auctoritie afore sayde that these wordes in the acte that is to saye aduysedly made to God for vowes of chastitie or wydowhed shal be all onely taken expounded and interpreted to bynde suche person or persons and none other sauynge priestes to by the same which at the tyme of any of their so vowinge beynge therto admitted were or shal be of the age of .xxi. yeres or aboue and then dyd or do consente submitte them self or condiscende to the same and continue or continued in obseruation of it any whyle after Oneles any suche person or persons doo or can duely proue any vnlawfull cohercion or compulsion done to them or any of them for makynge of any suche vowe GOD SAVE THE KYNGE Londini in aedibus Thomae Bertheleti typis impress Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum ANNO M. D. XXXIX ARMA REGIS ANGLIE ET F