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A87798	Jurisdictions or, The lawful authority of courts leet, courts baron, court of marshallseys, court of pypowder, and ancient demesne : together with the most necessary learning of tenures, and all their incidents, of essoynes, imparlance, view; of all manner of pleadings, of contracts, of the nature of all sorts of actions, of maintenance; of diverse other things, very profitable for all students of innes of court and chancery : and a most perfect directory for all stewards of any the sayd courts. / Heretofore writ in French by the methodically learned, John Kitchin of Grays-Inne, Esq; and now most exactly rendred to more ample advantage in the English tongue; with a demonstrative table, pointing out all matter of consequence, throughout the whole work. Whereunto is added the authentick formes of all manner of writs, with their severall returnes in English, very usefull for all men in this Common-wealth, as they be now used.; Court leete et court baron. English	Kitchin, John.	1651 (1651)	Wing K656; Thomason E1225_1; ESTC R211060	481,896	637

driving there be found any Filly or Fole or Gelding not able to beare Foles or not able to worke the same shall be kild and buried None ought to put upon a Common any Horse Mare or Gelding infected with Scab or Mange upon paine of forfeiting ten shillings Note that the presentment against this Statute ought to be certified by the Steward at the next Sessions of the Peace upon paine that he shall forfeit forty shillings Hue and cry 18. Ed. 2. ALL commonly are taken and called at the Summons of the Sheriffs and at the cry of the Country to pursue and arrest the Felons when occasion shall be as well within Liberties as without 3. Edw. 3. chap. 9. And if the Robbers escape the hundred with the Liberties thereof shall make recompence to the party robbed within halfe a yeare after the Robbery committed Winton 13. Edw. 1. chap. 2. And if it be upon the borders of the Hundred then both Hundreds shall make recompence Westminster 1. chap. 9. To take Felons the Statute will that all commonly be ready at the commandement and at the Summons of the Sheriff and at the cry of the Country to pursue to arrest Felons when occasion shall be as well within Liberties as without and shall give a Fine to the King for not doing See the Statute of Winton in the time of Edw. 1. The Office of the Crown title Coroners 2. Have power to inquire if Hue and Cry be made and if all follow the Hue and Cry and he that doth not and upon this is convicted he shall be attached to appeare before the Justices of the Goale delivery 21. Edw. 1. If a Forrester Park-keeper or Warrener shall finde Malefactors wandring to make some dammage there after the Hue and Cry raised to the Peace of the King they that will not stand and yeeld themselves but to execute their malice and to continue it and to the disturbance of the Kings Peace do fly away and by force and armes defend themselves If they shall kill these Malefactors they shall not for this occasion be called before the King and the Justices High Waies 2. 3. P. M. chap. 8. FOr amending of High Waies to Markets shall be chosen Tuesdayes or Wednesdayes in the weeke of Easter two Surveyors and if any chosen refuse the paine is twenty shillings and by that Statute every Laborer ought foure dayes to worke and their dayes shall be appointed the next Sunday following in the Church and to be made before Midsummer He which hath a Carve of Land or pasture or a Cart shall be there foure daies with it and two men upon paine of ten shillings a day And every House-keeper Cottiger and Laborer not being hired Servants by the yeare shall be there foure daies upon the paine of twelve pence a day and ought to labour eight houres in the day Provided that every one before charged 5 Eliz. ch 13. labour 6. daies and that giveth Liberty to take Rubbish small stones of quarries sand gravell or Synders and to gather stones upon other mens Lands and provideth liberty to turne the course of Waters out of the Highwaies and that Ditches of every part of the Highwaies be scowred by them adjoyning 8 H. 7. fol 8. and that Trees Hedges and Bushes be cut by the owners which grow adjoyning to the High-waies 18 Eliz. chap. 9. according to the Statute of 5. Eliz. by which the waies ought to be opened and the People to have ready passage Every one chargeable as a Cottiger by former Law and assesse in goods at five pound or forty shillings in Lands if he dwell not in London shall finde two men every one of the six daies And if one dwell in one parish and hath part of a Carve of Land there and part in another parish he shall finde a Cart where he dwelleth And if one have two plough Lands in two severall parishes he shall finde in every one a Cart. Paine ten shillings for not scowring of Ditches and cutting Bushes according to the Statute fifth yeare of Elizabeth Paine twelve pence the Rod for not ditching and scowring Ditches paine for casting out that which is scowred in Ditches into the High way for every loade twelve pence The halfe of all forfeitures by these Statutes shall be to the Church-wardens to bestow upon waies Wardens of the Church Hats and Caps 13. Eliz. chap. 16. EVery person within the age of six yeares ought to use upon the Sabboth and Holy daies if it be not in the time of their Travell out of the Town upon their Head a Cap of Wooll made and dressed in England Except Maydens Dames Madams and Gentlewomen Noble Personages Every Lord and Knight Gentlemen of twenty Marks and their heires such which are in any Office of worship in City or County Are excepted also Wardens of worshipfull Companies in London Are excepted also The Forfeiture is three shillings foure pence the day one halfe to the Lord of the Leet the other to the Poore Also the Parents Gardians Governours and Masters ought to pay the Forfeiture for their Children Servants and Wards 21. yeares till they be out of their charge Hempe IF any water any Hempe or Flax in any River 33 H. 8. chap. 13. running-water streame or any other common Pond or water where Beasts are used to be watred but only upon the Land where pits appointed for the same or otherwise in the severall Ponds they shall forfeit twenty shillings and remedy given to sue for the same in a Leet by Action of Debt bill plaint information or otherwise Musters 4. and 5. P. and M. chap. 3. HE that refuseth to come to Musters before any person authorised to take it shall be imprisoned for ten daies if he do not pay to the Queen forty shillings And if any person appointed to take Musters receive any Money to release any appointed to serve he shall forfeit ten times as much as he receives Mortmayne 7. E. 1. West 2. c. 32. NO man entred into Religion or other whatsoever to buy or sell Lands or Tenements or under colour of gift or Tearm or by reason of any others title whatsoever to receive Lands or Tenements of any body or by any other Art or Wit to presume to appropriate it unto himselfe upon the forfeiture thereof by which the Lands and Tenements aforesaid should come to Mortmain by any meanes If any shall do contrary to this Statute it is lawfull to the cheife Lord of the Fee within a yeare from the time of the alienation thereof to enter and to hold in fee and Inheritance and if the cheife Lord be negligent then the next cheife Lord may enter within halfe a yeare after and so every Lord shall have halfe a yeare till it come to the King Riots 1. M. 1. chap. 12. IF any persons to the number of twelve assemble unlawfully to alter and change Lawes to breake Enclosures Bankes Conduits Stankes Fishponds Houses Barnes

not out of the Fee Which is Court-Baron and which is Court of Record COurt of ancient Demesne is no Court of Record but it is a Court-Baron 9 Ed. 4. fol. 43. and 3 H. 4. fol. 16. the same Where the entry is to the great Court this is a Court Baron as it is aforesaid 10 Ed. 4. fol. 17. Where Suitors are Judges Suitors Judges and where false judgment lies and not errour as in Court of a Mannor Hundred and County these are Court-Barons 6 Ed. 4. fol. 3. B. Court by Commission before the Justices of Peace that is to say their Court of Sessions c. are Courts of Record 9 H. 6. fol. 3. If a man be arrested in the Cinque ports he shall have a Homine replegiando if according to the Law and custom of the Ports he be repleevable Eitzh fol. 67. A Great complaint was against the Officers of the Castle of Dover for holding Plea above forty shillings where they have but a Court-Baron and for arresting men by the body of their Warrant and Gapias but it seems they have a Charter now for it is used there to arrest 5 E. 4. f. 127. Trespasse of imprisonment the Defendant saith that there is a Court by prescription within the Tower and doth prescribe to have Capias and not that it is there Capias without prescription and justifie that by Capias c. And so this appeares to be Courts of Record 4 Ed. 4. fol. 6. Error lies wherefalse judgment is given in any Court of Record as in the common Bench or London or other City where they have power to hold Pleas by Charter or by prescription of every sum in Debt or Trespasse of the sum of forty shillings and over Fitzh fol. 20. If false judgment be given in Court of ancient Demesne the Tenant or Demandant shall have false judgement which proves that it is Court-Baron Fitzh fol. 11. Court of Pipowders is a Court of Record Fitzh fol. 18. H. Where the Courts hold Plea by prescription above forty shillings they are Courts of Record 6 Edw. 4. fol. 3. Marshalsey is a Court of Record for if they err there lies a Writ of errour 10 H. 6. fol. 13. Where they have conusance of every sum as in London and in other Cities and Borroughs are Courts of Record 2 H. 4. fol. 4.34 H. 6. f. 52. the same and 45 E. 3. fol. 1. Error lies where false judgment is given in any Court of Record as in the common Bench or in London or other City or in other place where they have power to hold Plea by Charter or prescription of every sum of forty shillings and over these are Courts of Record Fitzh fol. 20. D. Leets and Turns of the Sherif are Courts of Record for that they are for the common-Wealth Eitzh fol. 82.10 H. 6. fol. 7. It is said that the Leet is a Coutt of Record and for that he cannot wage his Law in Debt brought upon Amerciament in Leet The Kings Bench Chancery common Bench and the Exchequer are Courts of Record for that that no Judg may sit as Judge there without Letters Patents Doctor and Student f. 11. Ancient Demesne Insomuch that a Court of ancient Demesne is a Court-Baron let us see in what action brought at the Common Law ancient Demesne is a good Plea and in what not and what action may be sued in ancient Demesne and what not ANcient Demesne is no Plea in an action upon the Statute R. 2. 2. H. 7. fol. 17. It is no Plea in Trespasse but in Replegiare and Writ of Ward 46 Ed. 3. f. 1. It is no Plea in Trespasse 47 Ed. 3. fol. 22. Ancient Demesne is a good Plea in Replegiare and not in Trespasse 40 Ed. 3. fol. 4.46 Ed. 3. fol. Plaint of fresh force may be sued in ancient Demesne without a Writ of Right close as it seems but another plaint of Land cannot be sued there without a Writ of Right close 26 H. 6. fol. 5. Ke-disseisin and Post-disseisin cannot be sued in ancient Demesne for the Sherif and Coroners cannot inquire there but said that waste may be sued there by a Right close 32 H. 6. f. 29. If a man bring waste at the common Law it is said that ancient Demesne is a good Plea 7 H. 6. fol. 37. and 8 H. 6. f. 83. The Opinion of all the Justices that it is a good Plea in wast for that that by this recovery judgment is to recover the place wasted and by this the Land shall be frank Fee 1 H. 4. fol. 5. The Lord in ancient Demesne cannot hold Plea in Redisseisin and waste by Hull for that that the Sherif is Judge and not the Lord. Warranty of Charters may be sued at the common Law and ancient Demesne is no Plea for VVarranty is by Deed out of the L●nd Fitzh 135. Juris utrum at the common Law ancient Demesne is no Plea for he cannot have a Right close for that that Frank-almaigne cannot be held there but the Tenure there is Socage Abridg. Ass fol. 16.6 Ed. 3. f. 20. the same Statham Detinue of Charters at the common Law to plead ancient Demesne is no Plea 13 Ed. 3. fol. 67. Statham Fitzh 136. In a VVrit of Mesne ancient Demesne is a good Plea In Quid juris clamat brought at the common Law to plead ancient Demesne is a good Plea 20 Ed. 3. Statham fol. 20. In an action upon the Statute of R. 2. brought at the common Law to plead ancient Demesne is no Plea but in account or Replegiare it is a good Plea 21 Edw. 4. fol. 3. VVhere dammages are recovered in ancient Demesne and Debt is brought in the common Bench upon the same dammages it is no Plea for the Defendant to plead ancient Demesne 39 H. 6. fol. 3. Ancient Demesne is a Court-Baron and the Suitors are Judges DEbt was brought in common Bench for dammages recovered in ancient Demesne the Defendant pleads no such record and is no Plea for it is a Court-Baron but no such recovery is good 9 Ed. 4. fol. 44. B. 50. Booke Suitors are Judges in ancient Demesne 34 H. 6. fol. 38. Na. Bre. fol. 12. the same Suitors are Judges in ancient Demesne and not the Bailifs 12 H. 4. fol. 17. Plea shall not be removed out of ancient Demesne unlesse for false Judgment 13 H. 4. fol. 16. Fitzh fol. 12. a the same and that proves that this is a Court-Baron Suitors are Judges in ancient Demesne for that it shall not be removed for that the Bailifs maintaine 3 H. 4. fol. 16. See 6 H. 4. fol. 2. Upon Pone to remove Plea out of ancient Demesne the Sherif returns that the Suitors will not send the Record by which issued a Distresse against the Suitors 18 Ed. 3. Statham False Judgment was brought in the common Bench upon a judgment given in ancient Demesne in a VVrit of Right close and though judgment was given in that in the common Bench

should be there with their Rolls Records indictments and other their remembrances to do that which to their Office belonged as within I am commanded The residue of the execution of this Precept doth appear in a certain scedule to this Precept annexed By vertue Session c I have made to come before the Iustices within written at M. within specified the day and year within contained all Constables and Bailiffes of Hundreds and Burgers within specified and also of all aforesaid Hundreds twenty four Iurors to do those things which to them on the behalf of our Lady the Queen then and there they are inioyned I have also given notice to all Constables and Bailiffes of Hundreds within written that they should be there having the names of all the Artificers Labourers and servants of Husbandry within the Hundred aforesaid against the form of the statute to that end enacted and provided And likewise I caused very sufficiently to be proclaimed within my Bailiwick that all they which as well for the said Lady the Queen as for themselves against any of the Artificers Labourers and servants any complaint according to the Form of the statute provided to complain off or would prosecute that then they should bring in their Bill before the Iustices if they thought fit as within I am commanded A Calender A Calender of the names of the Justices of peace Derby of our Lady the Queen Coroners Stewards Bailiffes of Liberties and Hundreds in the County aforesaid Summoniters at the Assises held at C. in the County aforesaid the Thursday in the fourth week of Lent the year of the Reigne of our Lady Elizabeth by the grace of God of England France and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith c. twentieth of the names of the Prisoners in Goal of D. aforesaid being A.B.C.D. The names of the Justices of the Peace A. B.C.D. c The names of the Coroners A. B.C.D. c The names of the Steward and Bailiffes of the Liberty E.F.G.H. The names of the Bailiffes of the Hundred I. K.L.M. The names of the Prisoners in the Goal of D. being J.S. repreived J.N. taken at S. for suspition of Felony Processe in the Chancery I have made to be chosen two Knights For the Knights of the Parliament to be chosen girded with Swords the most fit and discreet of my County aforesaid that is to say VV.F. and J.S. which truly Knights have a full and sufficient power for the County aforesaid to do and consent to those which at the day and place within named of the Common Councell of the Realm of the Queen of England ordinarily are handled and the aforesaid W.F. and J.S. are Manucapted by J.P.W. B.J.D. and R.N. to be at the Parliament of the Lady the Queen at Westminster at the day within contained to do as that Writ in it commandeth and requireth I have also made a Precept tby vertue of this Writ to J.P. and W.S. Bailiffes of the Liberty of the Town of G that of the Town of G. they should cause to be chosen two Burgesses of the discreetest and most sufficient that they be at the Parliament of the said Lady the Queen at the day within contained to do and consent as aforesaid which truly Bailiffes so answer me that they have caused to be chosen of the aforesaid Burrough of G. two Burgesses discreet and most sufficient to be of the Parliament aforesaid that is to say S. W. and R.VV. By vertue c. at my next County Court For choosing Burgesses of the Parliament after the receit of the same held at W. such a day and year in my full Court I caused to be proclaimed all things in that writ contained acccording to the Form and effect of this VVrit as c. the residue truly of the execution of this VVrit doth appear in certain Indenture to this VVrit annexed This Indenture made such a day and year Indenture between M. P. Sheriffe of the County of C. of the one part and J.D. and A.B. c. of the other part witnesseth that according to the Form of the writ to this Indenture annexed Proclamation being made in the full County Court held at C. such a day and year the aforesaid J.D. and S.B. c. which were in the County Court aforesaid at the making the Proclamation according to the Form of the Statutes in the writ aforesaid specified and the command of the said writ chose A.D. and J. A. to be Burgesses of the City aforesaid at the Parliament in the said writ specified which have a full and sufficient power for them and the County of the City aforesaid to do and consent as the writ in it self commandeth and requireth in witnesse whereof the parties aforesaid to these Indentures have severally set their Seals c. By vertue of this writ as well within the Liberties as without Upon the Writ of receiving the order of Knighthood throughout my whole Bailiwick I have made to be proclaimed that all and singular persons that have Lands Tenements and Rents as is within written whose names in a certain scedule to this writ annexed are written at the presence of our Lady Queen about the Feast within written personally shall appear and come to take the aforesaid order as within I am commanded By vertue Adjournment c. all writs to me delivered or to be delivered before the Iustices within written at Westminster in Octabis of Saint Hillary returnable or returned I have before the Iustices within written at Westminster the day c. together with all executions of the same and further army County Court held at N. such a day and year publickly I made to be proclaimed that the parties in the same writs named should keep their dayes before the Iustices at Westminster the next Term as this writ c. By vertue of this writ Certior are upon protection of our Lady the Queens within written in her Chancery under my Seal distinctly and openly that I certifie VV.T. within named under the safe custody defence tuition of the Town Castle of the Marches of the Queen at Callice in obedience to the said Lady Queen in S. aforesaid the said kinsman of hers holding place as Generall of the Town Castle and Marches aforesaid according to the Form of the Queens Letters Patents by which the said Lady Queen took the foresaid W. T. into her protection and defence doth not stay but draweth his stay in the City of London intending his own proper businesse c. I J.D. Knight Sheriffe of the County within named Supplica● vit do certifie our Soveraigne Lady the Queen in her Chancery that before the coming of this Writ A.B. the within named was taken in my Bailiwick and in the Queens Prison there under my custody detained by vertue of a certain other writ to this Writ annexed for which truly the aforesaid A.B. before the coming of this Writ was delivered