the myddest of May to the myddest of August halfe an houre at the most and at euery breakefast one halfe houre and all the sayde artifiters and laborers betwene the myddest of September and the middest of Marche shal be and continue at their worke from the sprynge of the daye in the mornynge vntyl the night of the same daye excepte it be in tyme afore appointed for breakefast and dynner vppon payne to lose and forfeyte one peny for euery houres absence to be deducted and defaulked oute of his wages that shall so offende And be it also enacted by the auctoritie aforesayde that euery artificer and laborer that shal be lawfully reteyned in or for the buyldyng or reparyng of any Church House Ship Mylne or euery other peece of worke taken in greate in taske or in grosse or that shall hereafter take vppon hym to make or fynyshe any suche thynge or worke shall continue and not departe from the fame onles it be for not payinge of his wages or hyer agreed on or otherwise lawefully taken or appointed to serue the Quenes Maiestie her heires or successours or for other lawfull cause or without lycense of the maister or owner of the worke or of hym that hath the charge therof before the finishyng of the sayd worke vpon payne of imprisonment by one moneth without bayle or mainprise and the forfeyture of the summe of fyue pounds to the partie from whome he shall so departe for the whiche the sayd partie may haue his action of debte againste him that shal so departe in any of the Quenes Maiesties courtes of record ouer besides such ordinary costes and damages as may or ought to be recouered by the comen lawes for or concernynge any suche offence In which action no protection wager of law or essoygne shal be admitted And that no other artificer or laborer reteyned in any seruice to worke wyth the Quenes Maiestie or any other person departe not from her sayde Maiestie or from the sayde other person vntyll suche tyme as the worke be fynished yf the person so reteynynge the artificer or laborer so longe wyll haue hym and pay hym his wages or other dueties vpon paine of imprisonment of euery person so departing by the space of one moneth And for the declaration and lymitation what wages seruauntes laborers and artificers eyther by the yeare or daye or otherwise shall haue and receaue Be it enacted by the auctoritye of this present Parliamente that the Iustices of peace of euery shyre rydynge and libertye within the lymittes of their seuerall commissions or the more parte of them beinge then resyant within the same and the Sheriffe of that Countie if he conueniently may and euery Maior Baylyfe or other head officer within anye Citye or towne corporate wherin is anye Iustice of peace within the lymittes of the saide Citye or towne corporate and of the sayde corporation shall before the tenth daye of Iune next commynge and afterwarde shall yerely at euery generall Sessions firste to beeholden and kepte after Easter or at sometyme conuenient within six wekes next folowing euery of the sayde feastes of Easter assemble them selues together and they so assembled callynge vnto them suche discrete and graue persons of the sayde Countie or of the sayd Citie or towne corporate as they shall thynke mete and confetrynge together respectynge the plentie or scarsitie of the tyme and other circumstaunces necessaryly to be considered shall haue auctoritye by vertue hereof within the lymittes and precinctes of theyr seuerall commissions to lymit rate and appointe the wages aswel of suche and so many of the sayde artificers handy craftes men husbandmen or anye other laborer seruaunte or woorkemen whose wages in tyme past hath ben by any lawe or statute rated and appointed as also the wages of all other laborers artificers workemen or apprentices of husbandry whiche haue not ben rated as they the same Iustices Maiors or head officers within their seuerall commissions or liberties shall thinke mete by theyr discressions to be rated lymitted or appointed by the yeare or by the daye weke monethe or otherwyse wyth meate and drynke or without meate and drynke and what wages euery workeman or laborer shall take by the greate for mowynge reapynge or thresshynge of corne and grayne and for mowynge or makinge of hey or for ditchinge palynge raylynge or hedgynge by the rodde perche lugge yarde pole rope or foote and for any other kynde of reasonable labours or seruice and shal yerelye before the xii daye of Iulye nexte after the saide assessement and rates so appointed and made certifie the same ingrosed in parchement with y e considerations causes therof vnder their handes and seales into the Quenes most honorable Court of Chauncery wherupon it shal be lawefull to the lorde Chauncelour of England or L. keper of the great seale for the tyme beyng vpon declaration thereof to the Quenes Maiestie her heires or successours or to the Lordes and others of the pryuye Councel for the tyme beinge attendaunt vpon their persons to cause to be printed and sent downe before the firste daye of September nexte after the sayde certificat into euery Countye to the Sheriffe and Iustices of peace there and to the sayde Maior bayliffes and head officers tenne or twelue proclamations or more conteynyng in euerye of them the seuerall rates appointed by the sayde Iustices and other head officers as is aforesayde with commaundement by the sayde proclamations to all persons in the name of the Quenes Maiestie her heires or successors straightlye to obserue the same and to all Iustices Sheriffes and other officers to see the same duelie and seuerely obserued vpon the daunger of the punishement and forfeytures lymitted and appointed by this estatute Vppon receypte wherof the sayde Sherifes Iustices of peace and the Maior and head officer in euery Citie or towne corporate shall cause the same proclamation to be entred of record by the clerke of the peace or by the clerke of the Citie or towne corporate and the sayde Sheriffes Iustices and other the sayde Maior and head officers shall foorthwith in open markettes vpon the market dayes before Michelmas then ensuynge cause the same proclamation to be proclamed in euerye Citie or market towne within the lymittes of their Commission and the same proclamation to be fixed in some conuenient place of the sayd Citie and towne or in suche of the most occupyed market townes as to the sayde Sherifes Iustices of peace and to the sayde Maior and head officer shal be thought mete And if the sayde Sherifes Iustices of peace or the Maior and head officers shall at their saide generall Sessions or at any tyme after within syxe weekes then folowynge vppon their assembly and conference togither thynke it conuenient to reteyne and kepe for the yere then to come the rates and proportion of wages that they certifyed the yere before or to chaunge or reforme them or some parte of them then they shall before the sayde .xii.
sole lawe statute in the same an vniforme order prescribed limitted concerning the wages other orders for apprētises seruaūtes labourers there is good hope y t it wyll come to passe that y e same law being duely executed shuld banyshe ydlenes aduaunce husbandry yelde vnto the hyred person both in the tyme of scarsitie in the tyme of plentie a conuenient proportion of wages Be it therfore enacted by thaucthoritie of this present parliamēt that as much of all the estatutes heretofore made euery braunch of thē as touch or concerne the hiring keping departing working wages or order of seruaūtes workmen artificers apprentices labourers or any of them the penalties forfaitures concernyng the same shal be frō after the last day of Septēber nexte ensuing repealed and vtterly voyde of none effect and that all the said statutes and euery braunch therof for any matter conteined in them and not repealed by this statute shal remayne and be in full force effect Any thing in this statute to the contrary notwithstanding AND be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that no maner of person or persons after the foresayde last day of September nowe nexte ensuyng shall reteyne hyre or take into seruice or cause to be reteyned hired or taken into seruice nor any person shal be reteined or hired or takē into seruice by any meanes or colour to worke for any lesse tyme or terme then for one hole yere in any of the sciences craftes misteries or artes of Clothyers Wollen cloth weauers Tuckers Fullers Clotheworkers Sheremen Dyers Hosiers Taillers Shomakers Tanners Pewterers Bakers Brewers Glouers Cutlers Smythes Farrors Curryers Sadlers Spurryers Turners Cappers Hat-makers or Felt makers Bowyers Fletchers Arrowhead makers Butchers Cookes or Myllers And be it further enacted that euery person beyng vnmarryed and euery other person beyng vnder the age of .xxx. yeres that after the feast of Easter nexte shall marry and hauyng ben brought vp in any of the sayde artes craftes or sciences or that hath vsed or exercised any of them by the space of three yeres or more and not hauyng landes tenementes rentes or hereditamentes copy holde or free holde of one estate of inheritaunce or for terme of any lyfe or lyues of the clere yerely value of xl.s nor beyng worth of his owne goodes the clere value of x.li and so alowed by two Iustices of the peace of the countie where he hath most cōmonly inhabited by the space of one hole yere and vnder their handes and seales or by the Maior or other head officer of the citie borough or towne corporate where such person hath most commonly dwelled by the space of one whole yere and two Aldermen or two other discrete Burgesses of the same citie borough or towne corporate if there be no Aldermen vnder theyr handes and seales nor beyng reteyned with any person in husbandry or in any of the aforesayd artes and sciences accordyng to this Statute nor lawfully reteyned in any other arte or science nor beyng lawfully reteyned in householde or in any office with any noble man gentelman or others according to the lawes of this Realme nor hauing a conuenient ferme or other holdyng in tyllage whervpon he may employ his labour shall during the tyme that he or they shal so be vnmaried or vnder the sayde age of .xxx. yeres vpon request made by any person vsyng the art or mistery wherin the sayd person so required hath ben exercised as is aforesayde be reteyned and shall not refuse to serue accordyng to the tenor of this Statute vpon the payne and penaltie hereafter mentioned And be it further enacted that no person which shall reteyne any seruaunt shall put away his or her sayd seruaunt and that no person reteyned accordyng to this Statute shall depart from his maister maistres or dame before the ende of his or her terme vppon the payne hereafter mentioned vnlesse it be for some reasonable and sufficient cause or matter to be alowed before two Iustices of peace or one at the least within the sayde Countie or before the Maior or other chiefe officer of the Citie Borough or Towne corporate wherein the sayde maister maistres or dame inhabiteth to whom any of the parties greued shall complayne which said Iustices or Iustice Maior or chiefe office shall haue take vpon them or hym the hearyng and orderyng of the matter betwixt the said maister maistres or dame seruaunt accordyng to the equitie of the cause And that no suche maister maistres or dame shall put away any such seruaunt at th ende of his terme or that any such seruaunt shall depart from his said maister maistres or dame at th ende of his terme without one quarter warnyng geuen before th ende of his sayde terme eyther by the sayde maister maistres or dame or seruaunt the one to the other vpon the payne hereafter ensuyng And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayd that euery person betwene the age of .xii. yeres the age of threescore yeres not being lawfully reteyned nor apprentice with any Fysherman or Mariner haunting the seas nor being in seruice with any kyddyer or carier of any corne grayne or meale for prouision of the Citie of London nor with any husbandman in husbandrye nor in any Citie Towne corporate or market Towne in any of the artes or sciences limitted or appoynted by this estatute to haue or take apprentices nor being reteyned by the yere or halfe the yere at the least for the dyggyng sekyng fyndyng gettyng meltyng fynyng working trying making of any Syluer Tin Lead Iron Copper Stone Sea cole Stone cole Moore cole or Cherk cole nor being occupied in or about y e makyng of any glasse nor being a gentelmā borne nor being a student or scoller in any of the vniuersities or in any scoole nor hauyng landes tenements rentes or hereditamentes for terme of lyfe or of one estate of inheritaūce of the clere yerely value of xl.s nor beyng worth in goodes and cattels to the value of x.li nor hauyng a father or mother then lyuyng or other auncestour whose heyre apparaunt he is then hauyng landes tenementes or hereditaments of the yerely value of x.li or aboue or goodes or cattels of the value of .xl. li. nor beyng a necessary or conuenient officer or seruaunt lawfully reteyned as is aforesayde nor hauyng a conuenient ferme or holdyng whervpon he maye or shall employe his labour nor being otherwyse lawefully reteyned according to the true meanyng of this statute shall after the foresaide last day of September nowe next ensuing by vertue of this estatute be compelled to be reteyned to serue in husbandrye by the yere with any persō that kepeth husbandry wyl require any such persō so to serue within the same shire where he shal be so required AND be it further enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parliamēt that if any person after he hath reteined any seruaunt shall put away the
parsones before the sayde CoÌ„missioners or such number of them as they shall deuide themselues accordyng to the tenor of the saide CoÌ„mission at certeyne dayes and places by the sayd CoÌ„missioners or any number of them as is aforesayde within Cities Boroughes or Townes corporate or without in any other place as is aforesayd by their discressions shal be limitted therevnto to do and accomplyshe all that to them on the parties of the Quenes Maiestie shal be enioyned touching this Acte Commaundyng further by the same precept that he to whose handes such precept shall come shall shewe or delyuer the same to the other inhabitauntes or officers named in the same precept that none of them fayle to accomplyshe the same vpoÌ„ payne of xl.s to be forfaited to the Quenes Maiestie And it is further ordeyned by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that at the sayde day and place prefixed and limitted in the sayde precept euery of the Commissioners then beyng in the Shire hauyng no sufficient excuse for his absence at the day and place prefixed for that parte wherevnto he was limitted shall appeare in his proper parson and there the same Commissioners beyng present or as many as shal be appoynted by the Quenes Maiesties CoÌ„mission shall call or cause to be called before them the sayde inhabitauntes and officers to whom they haue directed their sayd preceptes which had in coÌ„maundement there to appeare by the sayde precept of the sayde CoÌ„missioners And yf any parson so warned make default vnlesse he then be letted by sickenesse or lawfull excuse and that let then be witnessed by the othes of two credible persons or yf any appearing refuse to serue in fourme folowing to forfeit to the Quenes Maiestie xl.s and so at euery tyme appoynted by the sayd Commissioners for the same taxation vnto such tyme the number of euery such parsons haue appeared and certified in fourme vnder wrytten and euery of them so makyng default or refusyng so to serue to forfeit to the Quenes Maiestie xl.s And vpon the same appearaunce had they shal be charged before the Commâ—â—sioners by all conuenient wayes meanes other then by corporall othe to inquire of the best and most value of the Substaunce of euery parson dwellyng and abydyng within the limittes of the places that they shal be charged with and of other which shall haue his or theyr most resort vnto any of the sayde places and chargeable with any summe of money by this Acte of this sayde Subsedye and of all other thynges requisite touchyng the sayde Acte and according to the intent of the same thervpon as nere as it may be or shall come to theyr knowledge truely to present and certifie before the said Commissioners the names and surnames and the best and vttermost substaunce and values of euery of them aswell of landes tenementes and other hereditamentes possessions profytes as of goodes cattelles debtes other thinges chargeable by the sayde Acte without any conceylement loue fauour affection dread feare or malyce vpon the payne often poundes or vnder to be taxed estreated and leuyed in fourme as hereafter in this present Acte shal be limitted or appoynted And thervpon the sayd CoÌ„missioners shall openly there reade or cause to be read vnto them the sayde rates and openly declare theffect of theyr charge vnto them in what maner fourme they ought and shoulde make theyr certificat accordyng to the rates suÌ„mes therof abouesayde and of all maner of parsons aswell of Aliens and straungers denizens or not denizens inhabytyng within this Realme as of such parsons as be borne vnder the Quenes obeysaunce chargeable to this Act and of the possessions goodes and cattelles of Fraternities Guyldes Corporations Brotherheades Misteries and Cominalties and other as is abouesayde and of parsons beyng in the parties of beyonde the seas hauyng goodes or cattels landes or tenementes within this Realme as is aforesayde and of all goodes beyng in the custody of any parson or parsons to the vse of any other as is abouesayde By the which information and she wyng the sayde parsons should haue suche playne knowledge of the true intent of this present Acte and of the maner of theyr certificate that the same parsons shall haue no reasonable cause to excuse them by ignoraunce And after suche charge and the statute of the sayde Subsedye and the maner of the sayde certificate to be made in wryting conteyning the names and surnames of euery parson and whether he be borne without the Quenes obeysaunce or within and the best value of euery parson in euery degree aswell of yerely value of landes and tenementes and of such lyke possessions and profites as the value of goodes and cattelles debtes and euerye thyng to their certificate requisite and necessarye to them declared the sayde Commissioners there beyng shall by theyr discressions appoynt and limitte vnto the sayde parsons an other daye and place to appeare before the sayde Commissioners and chargyng the sayde parsons that they in the meane tyme shall make diligent inquirye by all wayes and meanes of the premisses and then and there euery of them vppon payne of forfeyture of fortye shyllynges to the Quenes Maiestie to appeare at the sayde newe prefyxed daye and place there to certifie vnto the sayde Commissioners in wrytyng accordyng to theyr sayde charge and accordyng to the true intent of the sayde graunte of Subsedye and as to them in maner aforesayde hath ben declared and shewed by the Commissioners At whiche daye and place so to them prefyxed yf any of the sayde parsons make default or appeare and refuse to make the sayde certificat that then euery of them so offendyng to forfeyte to the Quenes Maiestie fortye shyllynges excepte there be a reasonable excuse of his default by reason of sickenesse or otherwyse by the othes of two credible parsons there witnessed And of suche as appeare ready to make certificate as is aforesayde the sayde Commyssyoners there beyng shall take and receaue the same certificate and euery part thereof and the names values and substaunce of euerye parson so certified and yf the same Commyssyoners see cause reasonable they shall examine the sayde presenters thereof and thervpon the sayde Commissioners at the sayde dayes and place by theyr agrementes among them selues shall from tyme to tyme openly there prefyxe a daye at a certayne place or places within the limittes of theyr Commyssyon by theyr discression for theyr further proceadyng to the sayde assessyng of the same Subsedye and therevpon at the sayde daye of the sayde certificat as is aforesayde taken the same Commyssyoners shall make theyr precepte or preceptes to the Constables Subconstables Baylyffes or theyr officers of suche Hundredes Wapentakes Townes or other places aforesayde as the same Commyssyoners shal be of comprysyng and conteynyng in the same precept the names and surnames of all parsons presented before them in the sayde certificate of whom if the sayde Commyssyoners or as manye of them
person or persons as had hath or hereafter shall haue any office or ministery in any Ecclesiasticall Court of this Realme vnder any Archbishoppe or Bishoppe in any the tymes or reignes aforesayde or such person or persons as shall wylfully refuse to obserue the orders rites for diuine seruice that be aucthorised to be vsed obserued in the Church of England after that he or they shal be publikely by the Ordinary or some of his officers for ecclesiasticall causes admonished to kepe and obserue the same or such as shall openly aduisedly depraue by wordes writinges or any other open facte any of the Rites Ceremonies at any tyme vsed aucthorised to be vsed in the Church of Englande or that shal say or heare the priuate Masse prohibited by the lawes of this Realme and that all such persons shal be compellable to take the othe vpon the seconde tender or offer of the same and incurre the penalties for not takyng of the sayde othe and none other AND forasmuch as it is doubtfull whether by the lawes of this Realme there be any punishment for suche as kyll or slea any person or persons attainted in or vpon a premunire Be it therefore enacted by aucthoritie aforesaid that it shall not be lawfull to any person or persons to slea or kyll any person or persons in any maner attaynted or hereafter to be attaynted of in or vpon any premunire by pretence reason or aucthoritie of any iudgement geuen or hereafter to be geuen in or vpon the same or by pretence reason or force of any worde or wordes thing or thinges conteyned or specified in any statute or lawe of prouision premunire or in any of them Any law or statute or opinion or exposition of any lawe or Statute to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng Sauyng alwayes the due execution of all and euery person and persons attaynted or to be attaynted for any offence wherevpon iudgement of death nowe is or ought to be or hereafter may lawfully be geuen by reason of this Statute or otherwyse And sauyng alwayes all and euery such payne of death or other hurte or punishment as heretofore might without daunger of law be done vppon any person or persons that shall sende or bryng into this Realme or any other the Quenes dominions or within the same shall execute any summons sentence excommunication or other proces agaynst any person or persons from the Byshop of Rome for the tyme beyng or by and from the See of Rome or thaucthoritie or iurisdiction of the same See Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that no person or persons shall hereafter be endyted for assisting aydyng mainteynyng comfortyng or abettyng of any person or persons for any the said offences in extollyng settyng forth or defending of the vsurped power and aucthoritie of the Bishop of Rome vnlesse he or they be therof lawfully accused by suche good and sufficient testimony or profe as by the Iurye by whom he shall so be endyted shal be thought good lawfull and sufficient to proue hym or them gylty of the sayde offences ¶ An Act for the maintenaunce and encrease of Tyllage The .ii. Chapter FOrasmuch as the Statute made in the fourth yere of the raigne of the late prince of worthy memorye Kyng Henry the seuenth for the kepyng vp of houses of husbandry and one other Statute made in the .vii. yere of the raigne of the late Kyng of moste famous memory Kyng Henry the eyght entituled an Acte to auoyde lettyng downe of Townes and also one other Acte made in the .xxvii. yere of the reigne of the same late kyng Henry the eyght entituled an Acte concerning the decay of houses and inclosures are very good and profytable lawes for the common wealth of this Realme It is therefore ordeyned and establyshed by the Quene our Soueraigne Ladye 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 the sayde Actes and euery of them and euery braunche and article in the same and euery of them conteyned shall from henceforth be put in due execution and remayne and continue in force for euermore And also where by an Acte made in the .xxvii. yere of the reigne of our sayde late Soueraigne Lorde Kynge Henry the eyght whereby diuers sundrye religious houses of Monkes Channons and Nunnes whiche myght not dispende in landes tenements and hereditamentes aboue the clere yerely value of two hundreth poundes were geuen to the sayde late Kynge Henry the eyght his heyres and successours for euer It is among other thynges enacted and ordeyned that all and singuler persons and bodyes polytyke and corporate to whom the sayde late kyng Henry the eyght his heyres or successours after the makynge of the same Acte shoulde geue graunt lette or demyse any Scite or precincte with the houses thervppon buylded together with the demeanes of any Monasteries Priories or other religious houses that shoulde be dissolued or geuen to the sayde late kyng Henry the eyght by that Acte and the heyres successours or assignes of euery suche person bodye polytyke and corporate shoulde kepe or cause to be kepte an honest contynuall house and householde in the same Scite or precincte and shoulde occupye or cause to be occupyed yerelye as much of the demeanes in ploughyng and tyllyng of husbandrye that is to saye as muche of the sayde demeanes whiche then were commonlye vsed to be kepte in tyllage by the Gouernours Abbottes or Pryours of the same houses Monasteries or Priories or by theyr fermour or fermours occupying the same within the tyme of twentie yeres nexte before that Acte vppon payne to forfayte to the kynges hyghnesse for euery moneth so offendynge .vi. li. xiii s. iiii d. to be recouered to his vse in anye of his Courtes of Recorde And ouer that by the same Statute it is enacted that all Iustices of peace in euery Shyre where any suche offence should be committed and done contrary to the true meanyng intent of that Acte or statute shoulde in euery quarter and generall Sessyons within the limittes of their Cōmission enquire of the premisses and shoulde haue full power and aucthoritie to heare and determine the same and to taxe and assesse no lesse fine for euery the sayde offences then is before limitted for the sayde offence and estreates therof to be made and certified into the Kynges Exchequer accordynge and at suche tyme and fourme as other estreates of fynes issues and amerciamentes bee made by the same Iustyces as by the same Acte more at large doth appeare Whiche parte of the sayde Acte concernyng kepynge of house and householde in the sayde Scites and precinctes and occupying of such demeanes of the same in tyllage as is aforesayde then was and yet is thought very beneficiall to the common wealth and moste nedefull to be put in due execution BE IT therefore enacted by the aucthoritie
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
enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that all red tanned leather whiche shal be brought into the Citie of London whether it be to be solde or be bought before hande or no shal be brought to Leaden hall before it be housed in his or theyr owne houses and there viewed whether it hath ben searched or sealed or no and shall also be registred by the searchers to be appoynted as is aforesayde with halfe such fees therfore to be payde as is hereafter expressed for leather to be sold in Leaden hall vpon payne that euery person housyng or not bryngyng his leather to Leaden hall as is aforesayd shall forfaite for euery hyde or skynne vi s.viii Prouided that this article shall not extende to any leather to be bought in Bartilmewe fayer or Southwarke market being searched sealed and registred accordyng to the true meaning of this Acte And also be it further enacted that if any person wyll after the said feast wylfully withstande or denye any such search to be made accordyng to the tenour of this Act as is aforesaid or wyll not suffer the said searchers so appoynted to enter into his or theyr house or houses or other place to viewe and search at theyr wyll pleasure all maner of tanned leather and all maner of shoes bootes males saddels and all maner of wares wrought and made or to be wrought and made of leather and to sease and carry awaye all such leather shoes and wares as they shal finde insufficiently tanned curryed or wrought or made of euyll stuffe that then all and euery such person and persons so denying and withstandyng and not suffryng the sayde searchers or any of them so sworne and appoynted for the tyme beyng to enter and make search and sease as is aforesayde shall lose and forfait for euerytyme so denying and withstandyng v.li And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that yf the persons so to be appoynted for the seuerall searches of leather and wares made of leather as is aforesayde do refuse with conuenient spede to seale leather sufficiently tanned or do make default in theyr search or do alowe that whiche shal be insufficiently tanned curryed or wrought contrary to the true meanyng of this Acte or shall eyther for affection or corruption conceale the faultes or any of them founde in that behalfe that then the Maior Baylyffes Lordes of liberties and other persons whiche by vertue of this Acte shal appoynt such searchers and sealers shall forfait and lose for euery suche default offence xl.s the moitie of which forfaiture shal be to our Soueraigne Lady the Quene her heyres successours and the other moitie to hym or them that wyll sue for the same in any of the Quenes Maiesties courtes of Recorde by byll playnt information or otherwyse AND forasmuch as heretofore great deceipt hath ben vsed in cuttyng of the wombes from the backes for that the Tanner dyd not cut of so much as was meete but left more to the backe wherof vtter sole leather was made then was conuenient and meete And forasmuch also as yf the Curryer should curry the whole hyde together the Shoemaker myght then put that part of the hyde called the wombes into vtter sole leather which is meete but for inner sole leather to the great deceipte damage of the wearer of shoes bootes or other stuffe made by the shoemaker or cordwayner Be it therfore enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that such persons as shal be so appoynted searchers or sealers as is aforesayde shall after the true tanning and before the currying of any leather brought to be searched and sealed as is aforesayde by theyr discretions cutte of so muche of the hyde truely tanned to be solde to a Shoemaker Cordwayner or Cobler into wombes as they shal by theyr othes thynke vnmeete to make vtter sole leather of vppon payne that the Shoemaker Cordwayner or Cobler shall forfait for euery such hyde not cut as is aforesayde iii.s.iiii.d And be it further enacted that such person and persons as hereafter shal be assigned and appoynted searchers and sealers of tanned leather by vertue of this Acte shall within the limittes and precinctes of euery of theyr searches kepe one booke or register wherein they shall enter all suche bargaynes as shal be made for leather hydes or skynnes by any person or persons duryng and by all the tyme of the fayer or market beyng thereto required by the byer or the seller and also the pryces of suche leather bought solde with the names and dwellyng places of the byer and seller takyng for his and theyr payne and trauell therin to be taken aswell for the sealyng of such leather and cuttyng of the wombes as is aforesayde as for registryng thereof of the seller of euery dycker of leather so entred ii.d and so after the rate and for euery syre dosen of Calues skynnes ii.d and of the byer after the same rate and no more or greater summe or summes of money to be paide for entryng of the same vpon payne of forfaiture for not entryng and registryng or not cuttyng of of the wombes as is aforesayde for euery dycker of leather iii.s iiii d and for euery dosen of Calues skinnes iii.s iiii d and so after that rate And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that no person or persons shall after the first day of May nexte commyng sell exchaunge or put away or cause to be solde exchaunged or put away any maner of tanned leather red and vnwrought except he or they register or cause to be registred the sayde tanned leather and euery parte and parcell thereof and the pryce thereof vppon payne of forfaiture of the value of the leather so solde exchaunged or put away and not registred And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that it shall not be lawefull to or for any person or persons to bye any tanned leather before the same shal be searched and sealed not to carry or cause to be carryed out of the fayer or market any leather tyll it be registred as is aforesayde vpon payne to forfait the sayde leather or the value therof so bought and not searched and sealed or carryed away and not registred And be it further enacted that no Cordwayner Shoemaker or Cobler shal carry or cause to be carryed any Oxe or Stere hides tanned whereof any sole leather shal be cutte out of any fayer or markette whole before the wombes be cut of as is aforesayde vppon payne of forfaiture for euery hyde otherwyse carryed out of the same fayer or markette vi.s viii d and the hyde or the value therof AND be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that yf any Curryer within the said Citie of London or three myles compasse after the feast of Saint Michaell tharchangell next do currye any leather insufficiently tanned or after the sayde feast nexte do not curry such leather as he doth or shall curry substauncially and well accordyng to the
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 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
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
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
subiectes bodyes corporate Cities Boroughes Shires Rydynges Hundredes Lathes Rapes Wapentakes Townes Vyllages and Tythynges or any of them And also the Quenes hyghnes is contented that it be enacted by aucthoritie of this present Parliament that her said free pardon shal be as good effectuall in the lawe to euery of her said subiectes bodies corporate and other before rehearsed in against all thynges which be not hereafter in this present Acte excepted and forprysed as the same pardon shoulde haue ben yf all offences contemptes forfaitures causes matters suites quereles iudgementes executions penalties and all other thynges not hereafter in this Act excepted and forprysed had ben perticulerly singulerly specially and plainely named rehearsed and specified and also pardoned by proper and expresse wordes and names in their kyndes natures and qualities by wordes and termes thervnto requisite to haue ben put in and expressed in this present Acte of free pardon And that her sayde Subiectes nor any of them nor the heyres executours or administratours of any of them nor of the sayde bodyes corporate and others before named nor any of them be nor shal be sued vexed or inquieted in theyr bodyes goodes landes or cattelles for any maner of matter cause contempte misdemeanour forfaiture trespas offence or anye other thyng suffred done or committed before the sayde fyrste daye of Ianuarye agaynste her hyghnes her Crowne dignitie prerogatiue lawe or statutes But onely for suche matters causes and offences as be playnely rehearsed in the exceptions in this present Act hereafter mentioned and for none other Any Statute or Statutes lawes customes vsages or president heretofore hadde made or vsed to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng Also the Quenes hyghnes of her bounteous liberalitie by aucthoritie of this present Parliament graunteth and freely geueth to euery of her said Subiectes and to euery of the sayde bodyes corporate and other before rehearsed and euery of them all goodes cattelles debtes fines issues profites amerciamentes forfaitures and summes of money by anye of them forfaited whiche to her hyghnes do or shoulde belonge or appertayne by reason of any offence contempt trespas entree misdemeanour matter cause or quarrell suffred done or committed by them or any of them before the sayde fyrste day of Ianuary which be not hereafter playnely forprysed and excepted in this present Act. And that all and euery the Quenes said Subiectes and all and singuler bodyes corporate and other before rehearsed may by hym or them selfe or by his or theyr deputie or deputies or by his or theyr attourney or attourneys according to the lawes of this Realme pleade and minister this present Acte of free pardon for his or theyr discharge of and for euery thyng that is by vertue of this present Acte pardoned discharged geuen or graunted without any fee or other thyng in any wyse paying to any person or persons for writing or entree of the iudgement or other cause concernyng suche plee wrytyng or entree but onely .xvi. pence to be payde to the officer or Clarke that shall entre the plee matter or iudgement for the parties discharge in that behalfe Any Statute vsage or custome to the contrary notwithstandyng AND furthermore the Quenes hyghnesse is contented and pleased that it be enacted by thaucthoritie of this present Parliament that her sayde free pardon by the generall wordes before rehearsed shal be reputed demed adiudged allowed and taken in all maner of Courtes of her hyghnes els where aswell in the wordes and clauses of the exceptions and forprises specified in this present Acte as in all and singuler other clauses wordes and sentences mentioned and rehearsed in the sayde free pardon most beneficially and auayleably to all and singuler her sayde subiectes bodyes corporate and others before rehearsed and to euery of them and moste strongly in barre and discharge agaynst her hyghnes her heyres successours and executours in euery thyng without any ambiguitie question or other delaye whatsoeuer it shal be to be made pleaded obiected or alleaged by the Quene our soueraigne Ladye her heyres successours or executours or by her or any of theyr generall attourney or attourneys or by any person or persons for her hyghnes or any of her heyres successours or executours And further it is enacted by the Quene our soueraigne Lady by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that if any officer or Clarke of any of her hyghnes Courtes cōmonly called the kynges Bench Chaūcery cōmon place or of her Exchequer or any other officer or Clarke of any other of her Courtes within this Realme at any tyme after the .xxvi. day of this present moneth of Apryll make out or write out any maner of writtes or other proces or any extreates sommons or other preceptes whereby any of the sayde Subiectes or any of the sayde bodyes corporate or other before rehearsed or any of them shal be in any wyse arrested attached distreigned sommoned or otherwyse vexed inquieted or grieued in his or theyr bodyes landes tenementes goodes or cattelles or in any of them for or because of any maner thyng pardoned or discharged by vertue of this Acte of free pardon or yf any Sheriffe or Excheatour or any of theyr deputie or deputies or any Bayliffe or other officer by colour of his or theyr office or otherwayes after the sayde .xxvi. day of Apryll do leuye receaue or take any thyng pardoned or discharged by this Acte That then euery such person so offendyng and therof lawfully condempned shall yelde and pay for recompence thereof to the partie so grieued or offended treble damages besydes all costes of the suite and neuerthelesse all and singuler suche writtes proces extreates and preceptes so to be made for or vpon any maner thing pardoned or discharged by this present Acte of free pardon shal be vtterly voyde of none effect Except and alwayes forprised out of this generall and free Pardon all and all maner of hygh Treasons committed or done by any person or persons by any ouert dede or acte agaynste the Quenes moste royall person and all conspiracies and confederacies trayterously had committed or done by any person or persons agaynst the Quenes person And also excepted all and all maner of Treasons committed or done by any person or persons in the parties beyonde the Sea or in any other place out of the Quenes dominions And all suites punyshementes executions paynes of death forfaitures penalties for or by reason or occasion of any of the treasons and offences before excepted And also except and forprised out of this free pardon all and all maner of forgyng and counterfaityng of whatsoeuer money or coyne curraunt in this Realme and all and all maner of offences impeticions punyshementes forfaitures paynes of death iudgementes and executions for the same And also excepted and forprysed out of this generall and free pardon all and euery pyracy and robbery done vppon the Sea and all maner of voluntary murders and wylfull poysonynges and all and
as shall be therevnto appoynted by the Quenes Commyssyon shall then haue vehemente suspecte to beof more greater value or substaunce in Landes goodes Cattelles or summes of money owynge to them or other substaunce before sayde then vppon suche parsone or parsones shal be certyfyed the same Commyssyoners shall make their precepte or preceptes directed to the Constable Baylyffes or other offycers commaundyng the same Constable Baylyffes or other officers to whom suche precepte shal be directed to warne suche parsones whose names shal be comprysed in the sayde precepte at theyr mansyons or to theyr parsones that the same parsones named in suche preceptes and euerye of them shall parsonallye appeare before the sayde Commyssyoners at the same newe prefyxed daye and place there to bee examyned by all wayes and meanes other then by corporall othe by the sayde Commyssyoners of theyr greateste substaunce and beste value and of all and euerye Summes of money owynge to them and other whatsoeuer matter concernynge the premysses or any of them accordynge to this Acte At whiche daye and place so prefyxed the sayde Commyssyoners then and there beynge or as manye of theim as shall be therevnto appoynted by the Quenes Commyssyon shall cause to be called the sayde parsons whose names shal be comprysed in the sayde precepte as is before sayde for theyr examination And yf any of those parsones whiche shoulde be warned as is before sayde to be examyned whiche at anye tyme after the warnyge and before the prefyxed daye shal be within suche place where he maye haue knowledge of his sayde appearaunce to be made make defaulte and appeare not vnlesse a reasonable cause or els a reasonable excuse by the othes of twoo credyble parsones before the sayde Commyssyoners be truelye alledged for his discharge that then euery of them so makyng defaulte to be taxed and charged to the Quenes Maiestie with and at the double summes of the rate that he shoulde or ought to haue ben sette at for and after the beste value of his landes or substaunce vppon hym certyfyed yf he hadde appeared by the discressyon of the Commyssyoners there beynge Whiche Commyssyoners shall trauayle with euerye of the other parsones so then and there appearynge whose names shal be expressed in the sayde precept or preceptes and in whom any vehement suspecte was or shal be had fourme abouesayde by all suche wayes and meanes they can other than by corporall othe for the better knowledge of theyr best value eyther in hereditamentes or possessions eyther els in goodes or debtes And that euery Spirituall parson at eyther of the sayde taxations of the sayde Subsedye shal be rated and sette accordynge to the rate abouesayde of and for euery pounde that the same Spirituall parson or any other to his vse hath by discent bargayne or purchase in fee Simple fee Tayle terme of lyfe terme of yeres by execution by warde or by copye of court roll in anye Manours Landes Annuittes or Hereditamentes after the true iuste and yerely value therof after and accordynge as other the Quenes Maiesties subiectes borne within this Realme be charged in fourme aboue remembred so that it extend to the yerely value of xx.s or aboue And it is further enacted that yf the sayde taxours and assessours shall not duely behaue them selues in theyr inquirye taxation assessement or certificat but shall affectionallye corruptlye or parciallye demeasne them selues in that behalfe in suche wyse that the Commyssyoners shall by theyr consideration deame them offenders worthy of punyshement for not doyng theyr dueties therin that then foure or more of the Commissioners in that Countie for this Subsedye shall haue power and aucthoritie by theyr discressions eyther to charge the sayde assessours vpon theyr corporall othes for the better seruyce aforesayde in that behalfe or els by theyr discression to taxe and sette vpon eyther of the sayde assessours for theyr misdemeanour in that behalfe suche a fine or payne as they shall thynke good so that it exceade not the summe of tenne poundes and the same fine or payne at theyr discressions to estreate Euery which fine so taxed and sette by foure of the Commissioners or more and beyng estreated with the Sedule or bokes of that lymytte shal be leuyed and aunswered to the Quenes vse in lyke maner and fourme to all intentes and purposes as any other summe that shal be taxed and become due by vertue of this estatute and Acte of Subsedye and not in any other wyse or maner And yf anye parson certified or rated by vertue of this Acte be he Commyssyoner or other to anye maner of value doth fynde hym selfe grieued with the same presentment sessyng or taxyng and therevppon complayne to the Commissyoners before whom he shal be rated sessed or taxed or before two of them before the same taxation be certified into the courte of the Exchequer that then the sayde Commyssyoners or two of them shall by all wayes and meanes examine particularly and distynctlye the parson so complaynyng vpon his othe and other his neyghbours by theyr discressyon of euery his landes and tenementes aboue specified and of euery his goodes cattelles and debtes aboue mentioned And after due examination and parfecte knowledge thereof hadde and perceaued by the sayde Commyssyoners or two of them whiche shall haue power by aucthoritie aforesayde the sayde Commyssyoners or two of theim to whom anye suche complaynte shal be made by theyr discressyon vppon the othe of the sayde parson so complaynynge maye abate defaulke encrease or enlarge the same assessemente accordynge as it shall appeare vnto theim iuste vppon the same examination And the same summe so abated defaulked encreased or enlagred shal be by them estreated in fourme as hereafter ensueth And yf it be proued by wytnesse or by the parties owne confession or other lawefull wayes or meanes within a yeare after anye suche othe made that the same parson so taxed and sworne was of anye better or greater value in landes goodes or other thynges aboue specified at the tyme of his sayde othe then the same parson so sworne dyd declare vpon his sayde othe that then euery suche parson so offendynge shall lose and forfeyt to the Quenes Maiestie so much in lawfull money of England as he the same parson so sworne was sette or taxed to pay And also it is enacted by the same aucthoritie that euerye parson to bee rated at the sayde taxation as is aforesayde shall be rated taxed and sette and the summe on hym sette to bee leuyed at suche place where he and his famylye at the tyme of the same presentemente to bee made shall kepe his house or dwellynge or where he then shal be moste conuersaunte abydynge or resyaunte or shall haue his moste resorte at the tyme of the sayde certyfycate to bee made and no where els And that no Commyssyoner for this Subsedye shall bee rated or taxed for his goodes or landes but in the Shyre and other place where he shal be Commyssyoner And
Cōmission to be certified into the Quenes Maiesties saide Exchequer by the said Cōmissioners In which writing or writinges indented so to be certified shal be plainely declared and expressed the whole entier sūme or sūmes of the sayd Subsedy seuerally limitted to the collection of the sayd Collectours seuerally deputed assigned to the collection of the sayde sūmes so that none of the said Collectours so certified in the said Exchequer shal be compelled there to accompt or to be charged but onlye to and for the summe limitted to his collection and not to or for any sūme limitted to the collection of his felowe but that euery of them shal be seuerally charged for theyr part limitted to theyr collection And if the saide Cōmissioners ioyned in one Cōmission among them selues in that matter can not agree or yf anye of them be not redy or refuse to make certificat with other of the same Commissioners that then the same Cōmissioners may make seueral Indentures in fourme aforesaid of theyr seueral limittes or seperations of Collectours within the limittes of their Cōmission vpō in the Hundredes Wardes Wapētakes Lathes Rapes or such other lyke diuisions within theyr sayde seueral limittes of their Cōmission as the places there shall require to be seuered deuided and as to the same Commissioners shall seme good to make diuisions of their limittes or collections for the seueral charges of the same Collectours so that alway one Collectour shal be charged accompt for his part to him to be limitted only by him selfe and not for any sūme limitted to the part of any of his felowes and the charges of euery of the Collectours to be set and certified seuerallye vpon them and euery such Collectour vpon his accompt and payment of the sūme of money limitted within his collection to be seuerally by hym selfe acquited and discharged in the sayde Exchequer without paying any maner fees or rewardes to any parson or parsons for the same vpon the payne and penaltie last abouesayde and not to be charged for any porcion of any other Collectour And yf any Com̄issioner after he hath taken certificat of them that as is aforesayde shall before any suche Commyssyoner be examined and the summes rated and set and the bookes and wrytynges thereof beyng in his handes or yf any Collectour or other parson charged with any receipte of any parte of the sayde Subsedye or anye other parson taxed or otherwyse by this Acte charged with and for any parcell of the sayde Subsedye or with any other summes or fine amerciament penaltie or other forfeyture happen to dye before the Commyssyoner Collectour or other whatsoeuer parson or parsons haue executed accomplyshed satisfied or sufficientlye discharged that whiche to euerye suche parson shall apperteyne or belong to do accordynge to this Acte then the executours and heyres of euery suche parson and all other seased of anye landes or tenementes that any suche parson beyng charged by this Acte and deceassyng before he be discharged thereof or anye other to his vse onlye hadde of estate of enheritaunce at the time that any such parson was named Cōmissioner Collectour or otherwyse charged with and for any maner of thynge to be done satisfied or payde by reason of this Acte And all those that haue in theyr possessyons or handes any goodes cattelles leasses or other thynges that to any such parson or parsōs at the tyme of his death or any landes or tenementes that were the same parsons at the tyme he was as is aforesayde charged by this Acte shal be by the same compelled and charged to do and accomplyshe to do in euery case as the same parson so beyng charged should haue done and myght haue ben compelled to do yf he hadde ben in playne lyfe after suche rate of the landes and goodes of the sayde Commissioner or Collectour as the partie shall haue in his hande And yf the sayde Commissioners for causes reasonable them mouyng shall thynke it not conuenient to ioyne in one certificat as is aforesadye then the sayde parson or parsons that shall fyrste ioyne together or he that shall fyrste certifie the sayde wrytyng indented as is aforesayde shall certifie all the names of the Commissioners of that Commission wherevpon suche wrytynges shal be there then to be certified with diuision of the Hundredes Wapentakes Wardes Tythynges or other places to and among such Commissioners of the same Commyssyon with the names of the same Commissioners where such seperations and diuisions shal be with the grosse summes of money aswell of and for the sayde Subsedye taxed or set of or within the sayde Hundredes Wardes Wapentakes or other places to hym or them deuided or assigned that shall so certifie the sayde fyrste wrytyng as of fines amerciamentes penalties or other forfeysures yf any happen to be within the same limittes whereof the same wrytynges shal be certified and after such wrytyng indented which as is aforesayde shal be certified and not conteyne in it the whole and full summes set and taxed within the limittes of the same Commission the other Commissioners of the same before the day of payment of the sayde Subsedye shall certifie into the sayde Exchequer by theyr wrytyng or wrytynges indented to be made as is aforesayde the grosse and seuerall summes set and taxed within the places to them lymytted for the sayde Subsedye and other fines amerciamentes penalties and forfeytures with the names of the Hundredes Wardes Wapentakes and other places to them assigned or els by theyr sayde wrytynges indented to certifie at the same place before the sayde day of payment such reasonable causes for theyr excuses why they may not make such certificat of and for the sayde Subsedye fynes amerciamentes and other forfeitures growyng or sette by reason of the causes of theyr lettes or of their non certifying as is aforesayde or els in default therof proces to be made out of the Quenes Maiesties sayde Exchequer agaynst the saide Commissioners and euery of them not makyng certificate as is aforesayde by the discression of the Treasourer or Barons of the sayde Exchequer Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the Inhabitauntes of the Paryshe of Saint Martin called Stampforde Baron in the Suburbes of the Borowe and Towne of Stampforde in the South part of the water there called Wellande whiche hereafter shal be contributory to the payment of this present Subsedie graunted to the Quenes Maiestie her heyres and successours shal be assessed rated and taxed for this time by suche Commissioners which shal be appointed for the taxing rating sessing of such Subsedie or Taxe within the Countie of Lincolne and shal be for this tyme contributory and pay the sayde Subsedye to the Collectour or Collectours which shal be assigned appoynted for the leuying and gatheryng of the same with the Aldermen Burgesses of the sayde Borowe and Towne of Stampford Prouided alwayes and be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde
shall put any hydes or skinnes into any tanne fattes or vesselles before the lime be well and perfectly sokened and wrought out of them and euery of them nor shall suffer his or theyr leather to be layed or to hange or to lye wet in any frost vntyll the same be frosen nor shall drye or parche the leather with the heate of the fyre or of the sōmer sunne nor shall tanne or cause to be tanned any hyde or skynne beyng putrified rotten or tainted by long lying eyther before the puttyng of it into the lymes or after in the water or lycour or by any other meanes nor shall negligently worke the hydes in the wooses nor shall not renue make strong the wooses as often as shal be requisite nor shall suffer the hydes for vtter sole and clout leather to lye in the wooses any lesse tyme then .xii. monthes at the least and the hides for vpper leathers in lyke wooses any lesse time then .ix. monthes at the least nor shall insufficiently or imperfectly tanne any hyde or skynne nor shall tanne any Oxe hydes Stere hides or Cowe hides but whole without cuttyng of any bellye 's cōmonly called wombes or peeces from the same hydes for cloutyng leather to be cut into three or foure bendes or peeces ouerthwarte the whole hyde onely excepte nor shall after the feaste of Saynte Michaell the Archangell nexte commynge put to sale anye tanned hyde or skynne whiche is or shal be raysed in or by the tannyng workmanship or otherwyse or by vsyng any other thing or stuffe or in any other sort then by his statute is limitted appoynted vpon payne of forfaiture of euery Oxe hyde steare hyde Cowe hyde or skyn tanned vsed or put to sale contrary to the true meanyng of this present Acte or the iust value therof And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayd that frō the feast of Pentecost next cōming no persō or persōs whatsoeuer shal put or cause to be put to sale exchange or otherwyse depart with any kynde of tanned leather red vnwrought but in open fayer or market in the places therfore cōmonly accustomed and therfore prepared nor before the same be searched sealed accordyng to the lawes order in this estatute hereafter mentioned nor shall after the feast of S. Michael tharchangel next comming put to sale exchaunge or otherwyse depart with any tanned leather red and vnwrought but sufficiently well tanned throughly dried nor shal put or cause to be put to sale exchange or otherwyse depart with any oxe hide steare hide or Cow hyde but only whole without cutting any bellies called wōbes or other peces frō it clouting leather cut into bendes as is aforesaid only excepted before y e same be serched sealed vpon paine of forfaiture for euery hide or peece of leather sold exchanged or otherwise departed with contrary to the true meaning of this Act vi.s viii d and for euery dosen of calue skinnes iii.s.iiii.d the hyde or hydes skin or skinnes leather in any otherwise sold exchanged or bought or the value therof And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that no person or persons vsing the mistery of tanning of leather by himselfe or by any other persō or persons from after the said feast of Pentecost shall during that tyme that he shall vse the said mistery occupy or vse the craft or mistery of a shoemaker currier butcher or of any artificer vsing or exercising cutting or workyng of leather vpon paine to forfait lose all and euery such hyde hydes skinne skinnes so by them or any of them wrought or tanned duryng the tyme that he shall vse the mistery or craft of tanning aforesaid or the iust value therof It is also enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that no person vsing the mistery of tannyng of leather by him selfe or by any other person or persons shall after the feast of the Natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist next cōmyng tanne any Bull hyde horse hyde or shepe skinne or put to sale exchange or otherwyse departe with any Horse hyde Bull hyde or shepe skinne tanned vpon payne to forfait euery such bull hyde horse hyde or shepe skin so tanned or put to sale or the iust value therof And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that no person or persons after the feast of Pentecost next commyng shall bargayne bye make any contracte for or bespeake any roughe hyde or Calues skynnes in the heere but only such person or persons as by vertue of this Acte may lawfully vse the craft or mistery of tannyng of leather and shall tanne the same or such person or persons as shall tawe the same excepte salte hydes for the necessary vse of shyppes vpon payne to forfaite and lose all and euery suche hydes and skynnes so bought or the iust value therof And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that no person or persons shal or may after the feast of Pentecost next commyng bye bargayne bespeake or take promys to haue any tanned leather not wrought and conuerted into made wares but onely such person and persons as wyll and shall worke and conuert the same leather into made wares vppon payne of forfaiture of the leather so bought or the value therof Prouided alwayes and be it enacted that all and euery artificer and other person and persons vsyng to conuert tanned leather into made wares aswell straunger borne as other may lawfully bye all kynde of tanned leather to make or conuerte the same into made wares at Leaden hall in London vpon euery Munday the same beyng fyrst duely searched sealed and registred as is hereafter limitted Prouided also that Sadlers Gyrdlers may sell theyr neckes and shreddes of tanned leather redde without incurring any payne or forfaiture for the same And forasmuch as Barke is nowe become scant by vnreasonable fellyng of Oke out of barkyng tyme and thereby the Tanners be destitute of such barke as is necessary Be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that no person or persons shall from and after the feast of Saint Michaell the Archangell next fell or cause to be felled any Oken trees mete to be barked where the barke is worth ii.s a cartlode ouer aboue the charge of barking pilling timber to be employed or bestowed in or about buylding or reparations of houses shippes or milles or any of thē only except but betwixt the first day of April the last day of Iune vpon paine of forfaiture of euery such Oken tree so felled or y e double value therof And for the better preseruation of Tymber whiche by the takers of Timber is spoyled through the greedy desyre of gayne of the loppes toppes or barke of Timber trees Be it therefore enacted that no taker or takers purueyour or purueyours of Timber or his or their deputie or deputies shall fell or cause to be felled for the vse of the Quenes Maiestie her heyres or successours any Oken
Timber tree or trees mete to be barked but in barkyng tyme trees to be felled for buyldynge or repayrynge of anye her Maiesties Houses or Shyppes onelye excepte or shall in any wyse take or receaue any maner of profite gayne or commoditie by any loppes toppes or barke of any tree to be taken by them or any of them or shall in any wise take carry away geue sell or dispose from the owner any more of any tree to be taken as is aforesayde then onely the tymber of the same tree or trees to be vsed bestowed or employed only in vpon or about the Quenes Maiesties buyldynges or shyppes vpon payne of forfaiture to the partie grieued for euery tree and for the loppes toppes or barke of euery tree taken contrary to the meaning of this article xl.s And that it shal be lawful to the partie of whom such tree or trees shal be taken or to any other for and in his name to reteyne withholde take and kepe to hym selfe all the barke loppe and toppe of suche tree or trees Any Cōmission or other matter whatsoeuer notwithstandyng And forasmuch as no Leather can be so well tanned but it may be marred in the currying Be it therfore enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that from and after the feast of Saint Michaell the Archangell nexte no person or persons shall currye any kynde of Leather in the house of any Shoemaker or other person but only in his owne house scituate in a corporat or market towne nor shal curry any kynde of leather except it be well and perfectly tanned nor shall after the feast of Pentecost next curry any hyde or skinne beyng not throughly drye after his wet season in whiche wet season he shall not vse any stale vryne or any other deceiptfull or subtyll mixture thyng waye or meanes to corrupt or hurt the same nor shall curry any leather mete for vtter sole leather with any other stuffe then with harde tallowe nor with any lesse of that then the leather wyll receaue nor shall curry any kynde of leather mete for ouer leather inner soles but with good and sufficient stuffe beyng freshe and not salte and throughly lycoured tyll it can not receaue no more nor shall burne or scalde any hyde or leather in the currying nor shall shaue any leather to thinne or shal gashe or hurt any leather in the shauyng or by any other meanes but shall worke the same sufficiently and substancially in all poyntes and respectes vpon payne of forfaiture for euery suche offence or acte done contrary to the true meanyng of this article other then in gashyng or hurtyng in shauyng vi.s.viii.d and the value of euery such skynne or hyde marred by his euyll workemanship and for euery offence to be done agaynst this article in gashing or hurtyng by shauyng double so muche to the partie grieued as the leather shal be impaired thereby by the iudgement of the Wardens of the Curryers and the Wardens of the companye whereof the partie grieued shal be And be it further enacted that no Cordwayner Shoemaker or other person or persons dwelling or inhabiting within the Citie of London or the libertie of the same nor any person or persōs that nowe is or hereafter shal be free of the Citie of London dwellyng within three myles of the saide Citie and occupying wet curryed leather in his arte and occupation shall put or cause to be put any leather to be curried but to such person persons as be or shal be free of the company of the Curriers of the Citie of London vpō payne of forfaiture of all such curryed leather or the value therof And be it further enacted that no person or persons shall by any meanes occupy or put in any made wares within the citie of Lonlon or three myles of the same Citie any curried leather before the same shal be searched and alowed by the Wardens of the Curryers of London for the time being or such persons as they shal therto assigne and be sealed with a seale therfore to be prepared vpon payne that euery shoemaker and other artificer cutter of leather offendyng agaynst this article shall forfayte for euery hyde or skyn otherwyse curryed or imployed as is aforesayde vi.s.viii.d and the value of euery such hyde or skynne And be it further enacted that no person occupying the feate or mistery of a Curryour shall vse or exercyse the feate or mistery of a Tanner Cordwayner Shoemaker Butcher or other artificer vsyng cuttyng of leather during the tyme that he shall so vse or occupye the mistery of a Curryour vpon payne of forfaiture of vi.s viii d for euery hyde or skynne that he shall curry duryng the time that he shall occupy or vse any of the misteries aforesayde contrary to the meanyng of this article And further be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that no Curryour or Curryours vsyng the arte of currying of leather shal after the feast of Pentecost next refuse to curry any leather to hym or them for that purpose brought by any such artificer as is or shal be a cutter of leather the same artificer or his seruaunt bryngyng with hym or them good sufficient stuffe as is before mentioned for the perfect lycouryng of the same leather and that the sayd leather in the presence of the sayde artificer cutters of leather his seruaunt or seruauntes yf he or they wyll be presente shal be licoured and curryed in all thynges and degrees perfectly and yf he or they wyll not be present it shall neuerthelesse by lykewyse licoured and curryed in his or their absence perfectly and with as conuenient spede as may be not exceading fiue dayes in the Sōmer and ten dayes in the Wynter after he shall or may take it in hand vpon payne to forfaite to the partie grieued for euery hyde peece of leather not in this maner curryed and well spedely dressed x.s And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that the Wardens of the Curryers for the tyme beyng or suche persons as they shall assigne or appoynt beyng therevnto required shall from tyme to tyme searche and trye all such curryed leather as shal be brought to any of theyr companye to be curryed and shall with a Seale therefore to be prepared with conuenient spede not exceadyng one day after the currying request made seale such leather as they shall fynde sufficiently curryed taking for euery hyde so sealed after the rate of i.d for the dycker and for euery syre dosen of Calues skinnes i.d and not aboue to be payde by the Curriour vpon payne of forfaiture for euery hyde which shall not be searched and sealed as is aforesayde vi.s.viii.d And forasmuch as Leather well tanned and curryed may by the negligence disceipte or euyll workmanship of the Cordwayner or Shoemaker be vsed disceiptfully to the hurte of the occupyer or wearer of it Be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that no person or persons which after