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Anno regni Regis Henrici VIII quinto statuta ...; Laws, etc.
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Anno regni Regis Henrici .viii. Quinto Statuta ¶ The kynge our souerreyne lorde Henry the .viii. after the conquest by the grace of god kyng of Englande and of Fraunce / and lorde of Irlande / at his PatlyameÌt holdeÌ at westmester / the .xxiii. daye of Ianuarii after the last Porrogacion In the .v. yere of his most noble Reygne to the honoure of god holy Churche / and for the CoÌmon welth profyte of this his Royalme / by the assente of the Lordes spirituall temporall the CoÌmons in this present ParlyameÌt assembled and by auctoryte of the same hath do to be ordeyned made and enacted certayne Statutes / and ordynaunces in maner fourme folowynge Hec rosa virtutis de celo missa sereno EternuÌ florens regia sceptra feret Anno regni Regis Henrici .viii. Quinto An act concernynge Mynystracyon of Iustyce to the kynges subiectis of his Cytie of Turney Capitulo Primo WHere as the Kynge oure Soueraygne Lorde greatly desirynge to recouere the Realme of FrauÌce his very trewe Patrymonye and inherytaunce to reduce the same to his obeysaunce And for the same purpose and enteÌt lately made Preparations of great Royall Armyes as well by see as by lande to his right great and merueylous costes and charge / And sythen that by his great wisdome and singuler polyce hath now reduced the Cities and townes of Tyrrewyn / and Turney to dewe obeysaunce by reason wherof nowe shall folowe ensue great Amyte Famylyarite entercours in byeng sellyng of marchauÌdyses wares otherwyse bytwene the CytezeÌs inhabytauÌtê of the sayd cyties Townes and Precinctê of the same / and the kynges Naturall subiectis inhabytaunces in this hys Realme of EnglaÌde / Therfore the kynge our souereygne lorde wyllynge and entendynge that trewe indyfferent Iustyce shal be mynystred in al maters and causes aswell to Cytezens and inhabytauntes dwellynge and inhabytynge in the same Cyties / Townes / the precinctê of the same / As to his naturall subiectis dwellynge within this his Realme of Englande / And to the same entent the kynge our souereygne Lorde hath deputed and ordeyned in the sayd Cytie and towne of turney and in the Bayllywyke and precincte of the same dyuerse offycers and Mynysters / amonge other two of them called Notaryes otherwyse called Graffers to accepte take and recorde the knolege of all contractes bargaynes conuencyons pactis and agrementes made and to be made within the sayde Cytie and towne of Turney bayllywyke and precincte of the same by all maner of êsones that wyll and shall resorte and come before them to make knowlege of the same / whiche Notaryes or Graffers shall present and deliuer in wrytyng all suche knolege as shal be so taken vnder theyr Notarye sygnes vnto an other offycer of the same Cytie and towne / whiche our sayd soueraygne Lorde hathe there made and deputed to accepte and take of them the same whiche offycer for the more affyrmauÌce therof shall sette therto the Seale of our souereygne lorde made and lefte in the kepynge of the same Offycer for the same enteÌte The kynge our soueragne Lorde by thassent of his lordes SpuÌall temporall / and the CoÌmons in this present Parlyament assembled and by Auctoryte of the same hath ordeyned and enacted that vpon euery wrytynge oblygatorie knowlege to be made of all contractê bargaynes conueÌtions pactê and agrementê / sygned and Sealed in forme aboue rehersed / by any of the kynges subiectes inhabyted in this Realme of Englande to any Cytezen or inhabytaunte within the sayd Cytie and towne of Turney Bayllywyke or precyncte of the same or by any Cytezen or inhabytaunt within the same Cytye / Towne / Bayllywyke or precincte to an other of the same or ells by any cytezen or inhabytaunte of the same Cytie / Towne Bayllywyke or precincte to any of the kyngê subiectê Inhabyted within the Realme of Englande / or by any of the kynges subiectes inhabyted in the Realme of Englande / to another of the same subiectis shewed and exhybyted to the Chaunceller of Englande / for the tyme beynge the same Chaunceller haue full auctoryte and powre vpon the syght of the same to seÌde a Sargeaunte of Armes or another offycer to the êsone so bounden to requyre and coÌmaunde the parsone so bounden to êfourms the contentes of euery suche wrytynge oblygatorye and knowlege / and if the same êsones so bounden denye so to do and obiecte or alege any cause why he shulde not so doo / then the same SergeauÌt or offycer immedyatly shall brynge the same parsone so bounden before the ChauÌceller of Englande to answere to the premysses And if the êson so bounden and brought before the sayd Chaunceller obiecte or alege any mater or cause resonable why he shulde not êfourme the Contentê of the same wrytynge oblygatorye and knowlege that then he shal be adiuged to brynge in suffycyent Gage plegge to the verye value of the contentes of the same wrytynge obligatorye into the kynges Courte of Chauncerye or ellys to remayne in warde / And then the sayd ChauÌceller by his wysdome and discrecion shall prefixe and assigne vnto hym a conuenyent êemptorie daye to proue his obieccion and aligacion / and if the êtie so bounden proue not his obieccion and allegacion before the sayd ChauÌceller to be trewe before or at the sayd daye prefixed / that then the sayd êtie so bounden without delay shall êfourme the Contentê of the sayd oblygacyon and knowlege then not perfourmed or ellys to forfayte the sayd Gages and plegges to the partie to whom that sayd oblygacyon or knowlege was made / And in lykewyse vpon all recognysaunces to be made before the kynge in his Chauncery or in his Benche or in any other the kynges Courte of recorde within the Realme of Englande / And also vpon all wrytynges oblygatorye to be made and knoleged before the Mayre of the Staple of calyce of all debtê contractes and bargaynes by any of the sayd Cytizens or inhabytauntes of the sayd Cytie or towne of Turney or Baylywyke or precincte of the same to any of the kynges subiectes / and the same knolege or wrytynge obligatorie be then certified to the Baylyff of the same Cytie Towne by the ChauÌceller of Englande vnder the kyngê great Seale of Englande / that then the Baylye of the same Cytie and Towne for the tyme beynge or his deputie haue full auctoryte and power to seÌde and shall sende a SergeauÌt or other offycer of the same Cytie and Towne to the êsone so boundem to requyre and coÌmaunde the same êsone so bounden to parfourme the Contentes of the same knolege and wrytynge oblygatorye / And if the êtie so bounden denye so to do and obiecte and alege any cause why he shulde not so doo That then the sayde Sergeaunt or offycer immedyatly shall brynge the êsone so bounden before the Baylye of the sayde Cytie and Towne for the
tyme beynge to answere to the premysses / And if the parsone so bouÌden brought before the sayd Bayllye obiecte and alege any mater or cause resonable why he shulde not êforme the Contentes of the same wrytynge oblygatorie and knolege / that then he shal be adiuged to brynge suffycyant gayge and plegges to the very value of the Contentê of the same wrytynge oblygatorie or knowlege into the Courte before the same bayly or his deputie or ellys to remayne in warde / And then the sayd Baylye or his deputie by his wysdome and discrecyon shall prefixe assygne vnto hym a coÌuenyent êemtorye daye to proue his obieccion allegacion and if the êtie so bounden proue not his obieccioÌ and allegacyon before the sayd Baylye or his deputie to be trewe before or at the sayd daye prefyxte / that theÌ the sayd êtie so bounden without delaye shall êfourme the contentê of the sayd wrytynge oblygatorye and knowlege then not parfourmed or ellys to forfayte the sayd Gayges and plegges to the êtie to whom the sayd oblygacyoÌ or knowlege was made / This acte to endure durynge the kynges pleasure An acte for trewe makynge of clothes in deuonÌ called whyte straytes Ca .ii. PRayen the CoÌmons and Inhabytauntê cloth makers and byers of the same within the CouÌtie of Deuonshyre / that where dyuerse many clothes called whyte straytes be and haue be contynually made within the sayd CouÌtie to the great profyte of the kynges subiectes there the whiche clothes were wont to be well and suffycyently made and bere their brede yerde brode and halfe querter Rawe and .xv. yerdes of lenghte / and that no man in tymes paste hath vsed to make them / but that the maker therof hath sette his specyall marke vpon euery of the sayd clothes so by hym or them made / wherby euery man may knowe theyr owne clothes from other meÌnes by reason of their sayd seuerall markê / So it is that now adayes the sayd clothes be not suffycieÌtly made ne bere theyr length and brede accordynge as they shuld do ne marked with euery mannes owne marke / Wherof great inconuenyence doth dayly Insue / and increase to then pouerysshynge and hurtynge aswell of the kyngê subiectê byers and sellers of the same / as marchauntes straungers / Wherfore the premisses consyderyd that hit may be therfore / enacted by the kynge our soueraygne Lorde / by the assent of the Lordes spyrituall and temporall and the coÌmon in this present Parlyament assembled / by the auctoryte of the same / That from the fest of Penthecoste nexte coÌmynge no êsone make no suche clothes called whyte Straytes to selle without that it be whene he is rawe redy to be toked of the brede of a yarde halfe quarter / and of length .xv. yardes / And that no êsone make no suche clothes / but if he sette his specy all marke vpon eueryche of the sayd clothes so by hym or them made / And that no êsone vse no marke on his clothes suche as any other êsone dothe and hath vsed before hym vpon payne of a forfayture of euery of the sayd clothes the one halfe to the kynge / and the other halfe to hym that so seassyeth the sayd clothes so made or marked coÌtrary to the fourme and effect afore expressyd And this Acte to endure vnto the next Parlyament An acte concernynge whyte wolleyn clothes of .v. markes and vnder may be caryed ouer the sees vnshorne Ca .iii. WHere in this present ParlyameÌt before the firste prorogacion therof it was ordeyned and enacted / that no wolleyne Clothe aboue the pryce of iiii markes shuld be conuayed ouer the see vnrowed / vnbarbed / vnshorne vpon certeyne penalties in the same Acte expressed more at large / Whiche Acte put in execucyon shall not only tourne to the abatementê of the kynges customes / but also grow to the vtter vndoynge of his subiectê cloth makers marchauÌtes conuayers of the sayd clothes / For asmoche as wolle is rysen of a ferre gretter pryce than it was at the makynge of the sayd acte / For where a clothe was then comynally solde at .iiii. markê is nowe solde for v markê And also by force of the sayd acte the marchauntê sulde be bounde to dresse euery whyte cloth aboue the value of .iiii. markê on thyssyde the see after they haue bought them / which whyte clothe so dressyd when they be brought in to the êties beyonde the see and therby the byers of them dyed put in colours / then they must be newly dressyd / barbed / shoren / and rowed / And so they shal be therby the lasse in substauÌce of them selfe / and the worse to the seale solde for lasse pryce by .x. or .xii. sÌ a peas beyonde the see then they shuld be if they were vndressed ¶ Wherfore be it ordeyned and enacted by lyke auctoryte that euery whyte wolleyn clothe solde at .v. markê and vnder may be caryed and conueyed into êties beyonde the see there to be solde at the pleasure of the byers of the sayd Clothe vnbarbed / vnshorne / vnrowed any acte or actê to the coÌtrary made natwithstandyng / And ouer this be it ordeyned enacted by the sayd auctoryte / that if any êson or êsons coÌuey or cause to be coÌueyd into the êties beyond the see any whyte wolleyn Cloth vnrowed / vnbarbed / and vnshorne aboue the value of .v. markê in other fourme then a fore is sayd / That then the êsone or êsones so of fendynge shall forfayte the value of the sayd Cloth or clothes so caryed or conueyed in to the êties beyonde the see / The one moyte of the same forfayture to be to oure sayd soueraygne lorde the kyng / And the other moyte to euery êsone / whiche woll or shall sewe by byll wrytte Informacion or other wyse ayenste any êsone for the same / And that the defendauÌt in any plee vpon any such accoÌn be nat admytted to wage his lawe nor any proteccion or essonÌ for any suche defendauÌt be alowed in the same An acte for advodynge disceytes in worstedes Ca .iiii. PRayen the CoÌmons in this present ParlyameÌt assembled that where as worstedes whiche ben truly made shorne dyed and calendred as of olde tyme hath ben accustomed to be made shorne dyed Calendred haue ben one of the goodlyest marchaundyse grettest CoÌmodytie for this Realme / not only worne wtin this Realme / But also moche worne and vsed in other Realmes / And so it is that now of late dyuerse straungers beyonde the see haue taken vpon them to drye Calendre worstedes with gommes oyles and presses so that a cource pece of worsted nat beyng past the value of .xxvi. sÌ viii d. Is and shal be made by theyr sayd gommes oyles / presses to shewe lyke to the value of .xl. sÌ or better / And if the same worsted so dry calendred taketh any wete incontynent it wolle showe spotte and showe fowle /