the parlyamente begonne and holden at London the thyrde daye of Nouembre in the .xxi. yere of the reygne of oure mooste drad soueraygne lorde kynge Henry the .viii. and frome thense adiourned to Westmynster and there holden and contynued by dyuers prorogations vnto the .iiii. daye of Februarye in the .xxvii. yere of the reygne of our sayde soueraygne lorde and then and there holden and continued vnto the dyssolution therof one acte and ordynance was made in the session of the sayde parlyament holden the sayde .iiii. day of Februarie Shires newly made in Wales wherby amonges other thynges dyuers shyres and counties were newely made and named within the dominion and principalitie of wales and dyuers townes paryshes lordeshyppes commotes and cantredes within the sayde dominion and principalitie were allotted appoynted lymitted to the said seueral shires and counties as by the same act more plainly and particularly amonges other thinges appereth And for as moche as by credable information it is commen to the kinges knowledge sythens the makinge of the sayde acte that some lordeshyppes townes paryshes commotes hundredes and cantredes be not indyfferently allotted and lymytted to the shires named in the sayde acte for the commoditie of the kynges â—ectes therin inhabyted Be it therfore enacted by auctoritie of this presente parlyament that the kynges hyghnes durynge the tyme of thre yeres â—t after the ende of this present parlyament shall haue power and auctoritie by wrytynge vnder his great seale Allottyng of townshyps in Wales to allotte appoynte assygne and lyâ—te to euery of the shires named in the sayde acte suche and so many lordshyps townes parisshees hamlettes hundredes commotes and cantredes as his maiestie by his moste highe wisedome shall thinke moste conuenient and agreable for the ease and commoditie of his louinge subiectes the inhabitantes of his sayde dominion and principalitie Principalitie of Wales And shall lykewyse haue power and auctoritie to name and assygne the shyre townes in euerye of the sayde shires named in the sayde acte And that euery suche limitation apointment nomination and assignement to be made by the kynges hyghnes in that behalfe by auctoritie of this acte shall be as good and effectuall to all intentes and purposes as thoughe it had bene done and made playnely and particularly by auctoritie of parliament any thyng conteyned in the sayd acte made in the last parliament or any other thynge or thinges to the contrary therof notwithstandyng ¶ An acte repellyng the statute lately made for the bringing in of doulas and lokerams Cap. iiii WHere in the parliament holden at Westminster the third daye of Nouember in the .xxi. yere of the reigne of our soueraygne lorde king Henry the .viii. amongest other thinges it was enacted and established that no person nor persons englishe nor straunger denisen or alien from or after the feaste of saincte Mighel tharchangel than next folowyng shuld bryng or conuey or cause to be conueied or brought by any maner of meanes into this realme of England any linnen clothe called doulas or lockerams Doulas and lockerams onâ—es euery hole piece of doulas conteined in length fyue score elles of assise accompted to euery elle one inche of assise and in bredth one yarde of assise And euery halfe piece fyfty elles in lengthe and one yarde in bredth of lyke assise and al the hole piece and half piece of one goodnes in making And also it was there enacted and establyshed that euery hole piece of lockerams shulde be of lyke length as the hole piece of doulas and euery halfe piece of lockerams shuld be of lyke length as the halfe piece of doulas and euery such hole piece and halfe piece of lockerams to be in bredth a hole yarde lackyng a nayle of the yarde and euery piece and halfe piece to be in lyke goodnes by all the length of the same piece vppon peyne of forfeyture of the same doulas and lockerams so to be brought or conueyed into this realme not conteynyng the full lengthe bredth and goodnes or the value therof as in the same statute more playnely at large doth appere Sithens the makyng of whiche acte a greate nombre of kinges subiectes that is to saye weauers tuckers spynners dyers and wulpikers and many others haue bene ydell and without worke to theyr great impouerysshynge whiche more and more is lyke dayly to encreace if remedy be not prouyded for as moche as the clothemakers whiche before the makynge of the sayde acte were wonte to conuey theyr sayde clothes into Britaine where the sayde lynnen clothe called doulas and lockerams is made and from thense to brynge with theym the sayde lynnen clothe called doulas and lockeram whiche they canne not doo sythens the makynge of the sayde acte without daunger and forfayture of the sayde lynnen clothe by reason that there shall noo englishe man be suffered to carye or conuey any of the sayde clothes called doulas or lockerams from the parties of beyonde the sea into this realme of the length conteyned in the sayde acte whiche wyl make the sayde cloth makers to leue the makynge of theyr cloth to the greatte and manyfolde perylles of the kynges subiectes Be it therfore enacted by the kynge oure soueraygne lorde with the assente of the lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present parlyament assembled and by the auctoritie of the same that the sayde acte made in the sayde .xxi. yere be to all intentes pourposes and constructions in the lawe made vtterly voyde and of none effecte as yf this sayde acte hadde neuer ben had nor made Neuerthelesse to the entent that the byers of the sayde lynnen clothes shall not at any tyme hereafter be deceiued by the length of the sayd clothes Be it therfore enacted by the auctoritie afore sayd that after the feast of sayncte Myghell the archangell nexte commynge no maner of personne englysshe nor straunger denysen nor alyen putte to sale any hole piece or halfe piece of the sayde lynnen clothe called doulas and lockerams one lesse there be mencion expressed vppon euery of the sayde hole piece or halfe piece of the sayde lynnen clothe called doulas or lockeram so putte to sale as is aforesayde the hoole and entier noumbre of the yardes or elles that is conteyned in euerye suche hole piece or halfe piece vppon peyne of forfeyture of the same hole piece or halfe piece not conteynynge the noumbre of yardes or elles so mencioned vpon euery of the sayde hole piece or halfe piece so put to sale as is afore sayde The one halfe of euery suche forfayture to be to the kynge our soueraygne lorde and the other halfe to hym that shall sease and wyll sue for the same by action of det byl plaint information or otherwyse in whiche action suite or information no wager of lawe nor essoyne shall be admitted or allowed ¶ Prouyded alwayes that this acte or any thyng therin conteyned be not preiudiciall ne
ANNO. XXVIII HENRICI VIII ACTES MADE IN THE parliament begoÌ„ne and holden at WestmÌ„ the VIII daye of Iune in the XXVIII yere of the reygne of our most drad soueraine lord kyng HENRY the VIII and there continued and kepte tyll the dissolution of the same parliament the XVIII of Iuly to the honour of God and for the common weale and profyt of this realme THO. BERTHELET REGIS IMPRESSOR EXCVDEBAT CVM PRIVILEGIO THE TABLE AN acte that felons abiuring for pety treason murder or felony shall not be admitted to the benefite of their clergie cap. i. An acte for continuinge of two statutes made in the last parliament touchyng suche as go away with caskettes iewels goodes or plate of their maisters capit ii An acte giuinge the kinges highnes auctoritie newely to allotte the towneshippes in the shyres and marches of Wales at any time within .iii. yeres nexte ensuing capi iii. An acte repellyng the statute lately made for the bringing in of doulas and lockerams cap. iiii An acte for auoydynge of exactions taken vpon prentyces in the cities boroughes and townes corporate cap. v. An acte for continuaunce of the statutes for beggers and vacabundes and agaynst conueiaunce of horses and mares oute of this realme agaynste Walshemen makynge affrayes in the counties of Herff Glou. and SalopÌ„ and aganst the vice of buggery cap. vi An act for the establishment of the succession of the imperial crowne of this realme cap. vii An acte for contynuaunce of the statute ayenste the cariage of brasse latenne and copper out of this realme and for makynge of cables and ropes for the wyndyng of wolles and ayenst kyllyng of weinlinges vnder the age of two yeres cap. viii An acte for continuaunce of the statutes of periury for makynge of iayles for peuterers and for sowynge of flaxe and hempe cap. ix An acte extynguyshynge the auctoritie of the byshop of Rome cap. x. An acte for restitution of the fyrste fruites in tyme of vacation to the nexte Incumbent cap. xi An acte declarynge the lymyttes of the kynges palays of WestmÌ„ cap. xii An acte compellynge spirituall persons to kepe resydence vpon theyr benefices cap. xiii An acte limitting the pryces of wynes cap. xiiii An acte for punishement of pirotes and robbers on the sea capit xv An acte for the release of suche as haue opteyned pretended lycences and dyspensations from the sea of Rome cap. xvi An acte giuynge auctoritie to suche as shal succede to the crowne of this realme whan they come to the age of .xxiiii. yeres to make frustrate suche actes as shall be made before in theyr tyme. cap. xvii An acte concernyng treason in certayne cases cap. xviii FINIS TABVLAE ¶ An acte that felons abiuringe for pety treason murder or felony shall not be admytted to the benefyte of theyr clergie Capi. i. WHere in the laste parliament begonne and holden at London the third day of Nouembre in the .xxi. yere of the kinges mooste gratious reygne Abiuration and from thens adiourned to Westmynster and there holden and continued by dyuers and sondry prorogations It was enacted amonges other thynges that such persone and persones Sainctuary which dyd â—ee or resorte to any paryshe church cimitory or other lyke halowed place for tuition of his lyfe by occasion of any murder robberye or other felony by the same person commytted and thervpon confessed any murder felony or other offence before a crowner for the whiche the same persone by the lawe of this realme afore that tyme vsed shulde abiure and passe out of this realme shulde be dyrected by the crowner to take his abiuratyon to any one saynctuary being within this realme which the same person wold decte and chose there to remayne as a saintuary man abiured duringe his naturall lyfe And if after such abiuration any person so abiured came out of the same saynctuarye to the which he was assygned and be taken without the same saynctuary not hauynge the kinges speciall pardon or licence so to do that then euery such personne abiured and after abiuration taken without saynctuarye whervnto he was assigned shuld suffre lyke peyne of deathe and after lyke maner shuld be ordered as he shuld haue done and â—den in case he had abiured this realme for murder or felony and after suche abiuration had returned agayne into this realme contrarye to the lawes of this land And it was further ordeined by the same acte that if any such saynctuary personne so abiured or any other personne or personnes which then were or at any tyme after shuld happen to be in any sainctuary of this realme for doinge of any pety treason murder or felonye or for being accessarye to any such offences or if any persone or persons which at any time after the making of the same acte shuld take any sayntuary of this realme for any pety treason murder or felony or for beinge accessary to any such offences or vpon abiuration and so being in sainctuary for any such cause matter or offence afterward coÌ„mit any pety treason murder or felony within the same sainctuarie or be accessarie to any such offences or goo oute of the same sainctuarie and coÌ„mytte any petye treason murder or felonye or be accessary to any such offences and afterward come again to the same sainctuarie or take any other sainctuarie for the same that euery such person and persons beinge indited for any of the said causes or offences shuld lose the priuilege of the saintuary by him taken and of euery other saintuary within this realme for any such cause of pety treason murder felony or abiuration or for any accessary to any suche offences ¶ And it was further ordeyned by the same acte that al foreine plees triable by countrey whiche shulde be pleded by any person or persons arrayned vpon any inditement for any pety treason murder or felonye shuld be tried before the same Iustices afore whom such personnes shuld be arrayned and by the same iurours of the countie that shal trie the petye treason murder or felony Challenge without any further respite or delaie And that no person arrayned for any pety treason murder or felony shulde be admitted to any paremptorye challenge aboue the noumbre of .xx. which acte was made to endure to the ende of the nexte parliament as by the said act amonges diuers clauses prouisions conteined in the same more plainely is expressed ¶ And where also in the same parliameÌ„t it was enacted that no person or persons which shuld happen to be founde giltie after the lawes of this realme for any maner of petye treason or for any wilfulle murder of malice prepensed or for robbinge of any churches chapelles or other holie places or for robbyng of any personne or personnes in theyr dwellinge houses or dwellinge place the owner or dweller in the saide house his wife his chyldren or seruauntes then beinge within and putte in feare and drede by the same Or for
heades ¶ And for sure corroboration therof be it further enacted by auctoritie afore saide that such person and persones as to whome it shall please your maiestie to dispose limitte and assigne your said crowne and other the premisses therto apperteininge by your letters patentes or by your laste wyll as is aforesaide shall haue and enioye the same after your decease and for lacke of heires of your bodie lawfully begotten according to suche astate and after such maner fourme facion order and condition as shal be therof expressed mentioned and conteyned in your said letters patentes or in your said last will in as large and ample maner as if such person and persons had be your laufull heires to the imperiall crowne of this realme and as if the same crowne of this realme had be giuen and limitted to them plainely and particularly by special names and sufficient termes and wordes by the full and immediate auctoritie of this your most high court of parliament ¶ And it is further enacted by auctoritie aforesaid that if any of your heyres or children hereafter doo vsurpe the one of them vppon the other in the crowne of this realme or clayme or chalenge your said imperiall crowne in any other fourme or degree of discente or succession then is afore lymytted by this act Or if any person or persons to whom it shal please your highnes of your mooste excellent goodnes by auctoritie of this acte to giue and dispose your said crowne and dignitie of this realme or the heires of any of them do at any time hereafter demaunde chalenge or clayme your saide crowne of this realme other wyse or in any other course fourme degree or condition then the same shall be giuen disposed and limitted vnto them by your highnes by vertue and auctoritie of this acte Or if any such persone or persones to whom your maiestie shal hereafter giue or dispose your said crowne by auctoritie of this acte or any of their heires do interrupte or let any of the heires of your maiestie that is or shal be begoten borne procreated vnder your laufull pure sincere and vndouted mariage nowe had and solempnised betwene your highnes and your said moste dere and entierly beloued wife quene Iane or any other your laufull heyres here after to be begoten of your body by any other laufull mariage peasably quietly to kepe haue and enioye the saide imperiall crowne and other the premysses by course of inheritaunce according to the limitation therof expressed and declared by this acte that then all singular the offendours in any of the premisses contrary to this acte Treason all their abbetours mainteinours fautours counsaylours and aydours therin shal be demed and adiudged high traytours to the realme And that euery such offence shall be accepted reputed and taken to be high treason and the offendours therin their aidours maynteinours fautours consaylours and abettours and euery of them for euery such offence shal suffre such iudgement and peines of death losses forfaitures of landes goodes and priuileges of sainctuary as in any cases of highe treason And ouer that as well your sayde heires and children as euery such person and persons to whom your highnesse shall limitte youre said crowne in fourme as is aforesaide and euery of theyr heyres for euery suche offence aboue specified by them or any of them to be committed shal lose and forfaite as well all suche righte title and intereste that they maye clayme or challenge in or to the crowne of this realme as heires by discent 〈◊〉 by reason of any gifte or act that shal be done by your highnes for his or their aduauncement by auctoritie of this acte or other wyse by any maner of meanes or pretence what so euer it be ¶ And be it further enacted by auctoritie aforesaide that if any person or persons of what astate degree dignitie or condition so euer they be at any 〈◊〉 hereafter by wordes writinge imprintinge or by any exterior acte or dede maliciously or willingly procure or do or cause to be procured or done directly or indirectly any thinge or thinges to the perill of your moste royall person or to the perill of the person of any your heires or successours haâ—…ng the royall estate of the crowne of this realme or maliciously or wyllingly giue occasion by wordes writing print deede or acte wherby youre highnes or any your saide heires or successours hauyng the royall estate of the crown of this realme might be disturbed or interrupted of the crown of this realme Or by wordes writing print dede or act procure or do or cause to be procured or done any thing or thinges to or for the interruptioÌ„ repele or adnullation of this acte or of any thing therin conteined or of any thing that shall be done by your highnes in the limittation and dispotion of your crowne by auctoritie of the same Or by wordes writing print dede or act procure or cause to be procured or done any thing or thinges to the preiudice sclander disturbance or derogation of the said laufull matrimony solempâ—…ised betwene your maiestie and the said quene Iane or any other your lauful wife or wiues hereafter by your highnes to be taken Or to the peril sclander or disherison of any of the issues and heires of your highnes being lymitted by this acte to enherite and to be inheritable to the crown of this realme in such forme as is aforesaid Or to the interruption or disherison of any such person or persons to whom your highnes shal assigne and dispose your said imperiall crowne by auctoritie of this act as is afore remembred wherby any such issues or heires of your highnes or such other persoÌ„ or ê‘soÌ„s might be distroied disturbed or interrupted in fame body or title of the inheritance to the crowne of this realme as to them is limitted in this act informe aboue rehersed or as to them shal be limitted and assigned by your highnes by vertue auctoritie of this acte Or if any person or persons by wordes writinge imprinting or any other exteriour acte directly or indirectly accepte or take iudge or beleue any of the mariages had solempnised betwene the kinges highnes and the said lady Katharine or betwene the kinges highnesse and the said late quene Anne to be good lauful or of any effect Or by wordes writing printinge or any other exterior acte directly or indirectly sclander interrupte empeche gaynsaye or impugne the lawefull iudgementes and sentences of the said most reuerende father in god Thomas archebishop of Canturbury and primate of all England for and concerning the deuorces and separations of the saide vnlaufull maryages or any of them Or by wordes writinge print or any other exterior acte directly or indirectly take accepte name or cal by any pretence any of the children borne and procreated vnder any of the saide vnlauful mariages to be legittimate and lauful children of your maiesty Or if any person
westmÌ„ within .xv. dayes nexte after suche presentment suspection or accusation had or made or in the first day of the terme next folowinge after such presentment suspection or accusation in such maner fourme as is afore rehersed And in case any ecclesiasticall or religious person being presented suspected or accused of any offence done or attempted contrary to this estatute be therof conuicted by confession or witnes before any archebisshoppe bisshop or archâ—n or before any the commissaries vycars general or other their miniâ— in their seanes or visitations or before the kynges counsayle in the 〈◊〉 Chaumbre at westminster that then euery such spirituall and religiâ— person so being conuicte shal suffre suche peynes penalties and forfaiâ—s as be expressed in the said statute made in the saide .xvi. yere of kinge â—harde the seconde ¶ It is also enacted by the auctoritie afore saide Ecclesiastical Iuge that if any ecclesiasticall â—ge or visitatour do voluntarily concele cloke hyde or colour any presentâ— accusation or confession Visitour that shal be made to hym concerning this staâ— and do not certifie euery such accusation presentment or confession beâ— the kinge and his counsayle in the sterred chaumbre at westminster in â—ch maner and fourme as is aboue specified in this estatute that then eâ—ry such ecclesiasticall iudge and visitatour so wilfully offendynge for eâ—ry such default shal forfaite .xl. li. the one halfe therof to the kinges highâ—s the other halfe to such person as will sue for the same by original wryt 〈◊〉 plainte or information in any of the kinges courtes in whiche suite no â—yne protection or wager of lawe shall be admitted nor allowed ¶ AND FOR stronger defence and mainteynaunce of this acte it is ordeyned and enacted by auctoritie afore saide that all and euery ecclesiasticall iudge ordynary chauncellour commissarye offycyall vycar generall and other ecclesiasticall officer or minister of what dignitie preeminence or degree soo euer they shall be And all and euery temporall iudge iusticyar â—yer bayliffe shereffe vndershereue eschetour alderman iurate constable hedborowe Thyrdborow borsolder and euery other laye officer and minister to be made created elected or admitted within this realme or any other the kinges domynyons of what estate ordre degree or condition so euer he shal be from and after the saide last daye of Iuly shal before he take vpon him the execution of suche office Othe make take and receyue a corporall othe vpon the Euangelystes before such person or persones as haue or shal haue auctoritie to admit him that he from hensforth shall vtterly renounce refuse relynquisshe or forsake the bishop of Rome and his auctoritie power and iurisdiction And that he shal neuer consent nor agree that the bisshop of Rome shal practise exercise or haue any maner of auctoritie iurisdictioÌ„ or power within this realme or any other the kinges dominions but that he shall resiste the same at all times to the vttermooste of his power Supreame heade of the Churche of Englande And that from hensforth he shall accepte repute and take the kynges maiestie to be the onely supreme hedde in erthe of the church of England And that to his cunninge wytte and vttermooste of his power without gyle fraude or other vndew meane he shall obserue kepe maynteyne and defende the holle effectes and contentes of all and synguler actes and statutes made to be made within this realme in derogation extirpation and extynguyshemente of the bishoppe of Rome and his auctoritie And al other actes and statutes made and to be made in reformatioÌ„ and corroboration of the kinges power of supreme hede in earth of the church of Englande and this he shall do ayenste all maner of personnes of what estate dignitie degree or condition they be and in no wise do nor attempt nor to his power suffer to be done or attempted directly or indirectly any thing or thinges pryuely or apartly to the let hinderaunce damage or derogation therof or of any part therof by any maner of meanes or for any maner of pretence And in case any oth be made or hath bene made by him to any person or personnes in maynteynaunce defence or fauour of the bisshoppe of Rome or his auctoritie iurisdiction or power he repute the same as vayne and adnichilate so helpe him god all saintes and the holy Euangeliste ¶ And it is also enacted by the auctoritie afore saide that all and euerye personne and personnes spirituall and temporall suyng lyuere restitutions or vtter le mayne out of the kinge his heires or successours handes or doynge any fealtie to his highnes his heires or successours or whiche shall be sworne to the king his heires or successours or that shal haue any office fee or roume of the moste gratious gifte of the kinges maiestie his heyres or successours or shall be reteyned in seruice with his grace his heires or successours shall make take and receyue the saide othe And that also all and euery religious personne at the time of his or their profession or entree into religion and euery other ecclesiasticall personne at the time of his takinge of orders and all and euery other personne which shal be promoted or preferred to any degree of lernyng in any vniuersitie within this realme or other the kinges dominions at the time of his promotion or preferment and euery of them shall make take and receiue the said othe before his or their soueraigne ordinary or the commissarie of such vniuersitie ¶ AND IT IS ALSO enacted by the auctoritie afore saide that if any personne or personnes lymitted or commaunded by auctoritie of this act to make the saide othe or commaunded by any other personne or personnes auctorised by the kinges highnesse commission vnder his greate seale or his seale ordeined for causes ecclesiasticall Treason to make the said othe obstinately refuse that to do that then euery such offence and contempt shal be high treason and the offenders therof being laufully conuicted shall suffre peynes of death and other forfaitures penalties and losses as is limitted and accustomed in cases of high treason by any lawes or statutes of this realme heretofore made ¶ PROVIDED alwayes and be it enacted that this acte nor any thing or thinges in the same rehersed mentioned or comprised be in any wise preiudicial hurtefull or derogatorie to the ceremonies vses and other laudable and politike ordinaunces Ceremonies for a tranquilitie discipline concorde deuocion vnitie and decent ordre heretofore in the church of Englande vsed instituted taken and accepted nor to any person or persons accordingly vsing the same or any of them ¶ Prouided alway and be it enacted by auctoritie of this pesente parliamente that this acte concernynge the bysshoppe of Rome or any thynge to be done by his vsurped auctoritie shall no further bynde nor extende to and vppon the kinges subiectes of his yle of Iersey Gernesey Iersey and Gernsey and Alderney in any other
auctoritie of this present parlyament and not by vertue of any prouisioÌ„ or other foreyne auctoritie licence facultie or dispensation kepe enioy and reteyn their archebishoprikes byshoprikes in as large ample maner as if they had ben promoted elected confirmed consecrated according to the dewe course of the lawes of this realme And that euery archebyshoppe and byshoppe of this realme and of other the kinges dominions may minister vse and exercise all and euerye thyng and thinges perteyning to thoffice or ordre of an archebisshop byshop with al tokens insignes and ceremonies therunto laufully belonging And that al ecclesiasticall persons of the kinges realme dominions which at this time be taken had and reputed for abbottes priours abbasses prioâ—esses and other heades of religion whiche be not nother shall be excluded from their dignities by the late acte of suppression and the religious persons lyuinge vnder their obedience and all persons now taken and reputed as maysters presidentes prouostes and wardeynes of cathedrall churches and colleges with the companies and felowshippes of the same al prestes and clerkes which haue receyued any of the ecclesiasticall orders all archedeacons and deanes and other hauynge offices cures and dignities spirituall may by auctoritie of this act and not by the vertue of any forein power or auctoritie administer vse and exercise all thinges perteininge to their dignities offices ordres cures religions and felowshippes and maye laufully hereafter vse al tokens insignes and ceremonies which they haue ben accustomed to vse in times paste so it be not expresly agaynst the lawes of god and this realme any thing or thinges conteyned in any act or actes made sithen the beginninge of this present parliament to the contrary of any the premisses in any wise not withstanding ¶ And where diuers and many of the kinges said subiectes haue purchased and obteyned many dispensations bulles breues and faculties of the bishoppe of Rome for the tyme beynge or by auctoritie of the see of Rome as pluralities vnyons trialities appropriations commendams exemptions and other bulles breues and faculties for diuers causes and matters other than be afore expressed which be of no strength or vertue it may therfore please the kynges maiestie that it may be enacted by auctoritie afore saide that all and euery his said subiectes durynge the time of one hole yere next after the feast of saincte Michaell the archaungell nexte comminge maye enioy vse and haue by auctoritie of this present acte and not by the vertue of the said bulles breues and faculties al euery the effectes conteyned specified in such bulles breues and faculties in all such cases onely as may be dispensed with by the archebishoppe of Canturbury by auctoritie of the lawes and statutes of this realme ¶ And that it maye be further enacted by auctoritie aforesaid that all and euery the kinges said subiectes bryngyng rendrynge and delyuerynge to such persons of his counsell or of the maisters of his chancery as the kinges highnes shall name and appoynt any bulles breues or any other faculties concerninge any the premisses that then if it shall appere to such persons as the kinges highnes shall so name and appoynt to receyue such bulles faculties and breues after dewe examination therof had that the effectes conteyned and specified in such bulles faculties and breues or any part therof maye be laufully graunted by the saide archebyshoppe of Canturbury by auctoritie of the lawes and statutes of this realme that then in euery such case the kinges saide subiectes makinge humble suite to haue the effectes conteyned in the said bulles breues and faculties to be granted vnto them Chauncellor of Englande shall haue receyue and obteyne of the chauncellour of Englande or keper of the great seale for the time beinge by sufficient writing in dewe fourme to be made and to be sealed vnder the kinges great seale all and euery such effectes conteyned and specified in such bulles breues and facâ—ties Archebisshop of Cant. as may be laufully graunted by the sayde archebisshoppe of Cantâ—bury by auctoritie of the lawes and statutes of this realme paying onelâ— for the sealinge of euery such writinge .xx. s .iiii. d. And ouer that for tâ— reasonable costes for peynes of the writinge therof .iii. s iiii d. and not â—boue and for the peyne taken for dewe examynation of euery suche bulles breues and faculties .iii. s .iiii. d. and not aboue And that this present actâ— shal be sufficient and immediate warrant to the chancellour or keper of the greate sâ— for thensealing and deliuerie of such licences faculties dispensations and other writinges which shall be made graunted and sealed vnder the kinges greate seale by vertue and auctoritie of this acte ¶ And it is also enacted by auctoritie afore sayd that all and euery suche lycence dispensation facultie confirmation or other writing to be had made or graunted vnder the kinges great seale out of the said court of chauncery by auctoritie of this acte in fourme as is aboue rehersed shall be good and effectuall to the saide parties suing for the same according to the tenor and effectes therof and shall be admitted accepted and allowed in all courtes and places of this realme and in all other the kinges dominions any vsage prescription foreyne lawes customes or ordynaunce to the contrary therof notwithstandinge ¶ An acte giuinge auctoritie to suche as shall succede to the crowne of this realme whan they come to the age of .xxiiii. yeres to make frustrate such actes as shall be made afore in their time Capitulo .xvii. FOr as moche as lawes and statutes may happen hereafter to be made within this realme at parlyamentes holden at such time as the kinges of the same shall happen to be within age hauynge small knowledge and experience of their affaires to the great hynderance and derogation of the imperiall crowne of this realme and to the vniuersall damage of the common welthe of the subiectes of the same Be it therfore enacted by auctoritie of this presente parlyament that if the imperiall crowne of this realme after the deceasse of the kynges mooste royall maiestie whose lyfe our lorde longe preserue discende comme or remayne to the heires of oure saide soueraigne lorde or to any persone to be limitted by his highnes as of very right it muste and ought to do Actes of parlyament according to the lawes of this realme established for the same the saide heires or suche personne beinge within the age of .xxiiii. yeres and that then any acte or actes of parliament shall happen to be made and establyshed in any parliament that then shall be holden before suche heyre or heires person or persones then being in possession of the said crowne shall be of their full ages of .xxiiii. yeres that then euery such heire or heires of â—de soueraigne lorde or such persone so possessed of the crowne and 〈◊〉 within the same age of .xxiiii. yeres shall haue full power and auâ—