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A22992	Anno primo & secundo Philippi & Mariæ actes made at a Parliament, begon and holde[n] at Westminster, the xij. daye of Nouember, in the fyrste and seconde yeare of the reigne of our soueraygne lorde and lady Philip and Mary, by the grace of God, Kinge & Quene of England, Fraunce, Naples, Jerusalem, and Ireland, defendours of the fayth, princes of Spayne and Cycilie, archedukes of Austria, dukes of Myllayn, Burgondie, and Braband, counties of Haspurge, Flau[n]ders and Tyroll, and there continued and kept to the dissolution of the same, beynge the xvi. day of Januarye then next ensuynge, were enacted as foloweth.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1553-1558 : Mary I)	1555 (1555)	STC 9447.9; ESTC S1983	63,068	70

paye beare but to their vtter vndoing beyng fewe in number to paye and bear the same but also the same cities boroughes and townes corporat are lyk to come very shortly to vtter dystruction ruyne and decay by reason whereof the occupyers linnen drapers wollen drapers haberdashars and grocers dwellinge in the countries out of the said cities boroughes townes corporate and market townes do not onely occupye the art and mistery of the said sciences in the places wher they dwell and inhabite but also come vnto the said cities boroughes townes corporat and market townes and ther sell their wares and take away the releif of the inhabitaūtes of the sayd cities borowes townes corporate and market townes to the great decaye and vtter vndoyng of the inhabitantes of the same yf spedy reformation therin be not had in time conueniēt For remedy whereof for the better amendment of the sayde citities boroughes townes corporate market townes and to thend the same cities boroughes and townes corporat may be the better able to pay the sayd fee farmes and also to beare the other ordinary charges within the same cities boroughes and townes corporate and to furnyshe the kyng and queenes maiestyes with numbres of able persons like as they heretofore haue done in times past in tymes of warre Be it therfore enacted by our soueraygne Lord and Ladye the kyng and Quene the lordes spirituall and temporal and the commons in this present parlyament assembled and by thauctoryty of same that any person or persons which do nowe inhabite dwell or hereafter shal inhabite or dwel in the country any wher or countye with in thys realme of Englande out of any of the sayd cities boroughes townes corporate or market townes from after the feast of S. Michael tharchangel next commyng shall not sell or cause to be sold by retayle any wollen cloth linnen cloth haberdashe wares grocery wares marcery wares at or within any of the sayd cities boroughes townes corporat or market townes or with in the suburbes or liberties of the sayde cities boroughes townes corporat market townes within the sayd realme of England except it be in open fayres vpon payne to forfeyt lose for euery time so offending the summe of .vi. s. viii d. the whole wares so solde profered and offered to be sold contrary to the forme entente and effect of thys present act as aboue is sayd the one moyte of al whiche forfeytures to be to the vse of our say● soue raygne lorde and ladye the kynge and quenes maiesties and the other halfe to hym or them that shal sease and sue for the same in any of the kynge and queenes courtes of recorde by byl playnt action of debt information or otherwyse wherin no essoygne proteccion or wager of law shal be allowed Prouided alway that this acte shall not in any wyse extende nor be hurtful to any person or persons that bryng any of the sayd wollen cloth li●en cloth haberdash grocerye mercery ware or wares to any of the sayd cities boroughes townes corporate or markette townes to be solde or cause to be solde by whole sale in grosse and not by retayle but they and euery of thē may lawfully sel the same in as large and ample maner forme and condition by whole sale in grosse not by retayle as they and euery of them might haue done at any tyme or tymes before the makyng of thys acte Anye thinge herein to the contrary not withstandinge Prouided alway that thys present acte shall not extende to anye person or persons that now dwel or inhabite in the coūtry or herafter shal dwel or inhabite out of any of the sayd cities borowes townes corporate or market townes but that they and euerye of them at any tyme hereafter when they or any of them shal be fre of any the guyldes libertyes of any the sayd cities borowes townes corporate or market towns and dwel or inhabite within any of the same cities borowes townes corporate or markette townes that they and euery of them so beyng free shal and may sel or cause to be solde any of the wares aforsayd by retayle in as ample and large maner as they and euery of them might haue done beyng free of the sayde cities borowes and townes a●oresayd before the makyng of thys acte Any clause or article in thys act to the contrarye notwithstandynge Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by thauetoritye aforesaid that it shal be laweful to al persons to sell or cause to be solde by retayle or otherwyse al maner of cloth linnen or wollen of their owne making in euery city borough towne corporat and market towne within the realme as frelye and francklye as they might haue done before the makyng of thys acte Any thynge in the same conteyned to the contrary hereof notwithstandyng Prouided alway that thys act or any thyng therein conteyned shal not be preiudicial or hurtfull to the liberties and priuileges of the vniuersities of Cambridge and Oxford or eyther of them Any thyng in thys act heretofore mencioned to the contrary notwithstandynge ¶ An acte repealyng all Statutes articles and prouisions made agayn●t the Sea Apostolike of Rome synce the .xx. yeare of kyng Henry the eyght and also for the establishment of al spiritual and ecclesistical possessions and hereditamentes conueyed to the laytie ¶ The eyght Chapter VVHere as synce the .xx. yere of kynge Henry theight of famous memory father vnto youre maiestie our most naturall soueraygne and gratious Lady and Queene muche false and erronious doctryne hath bene taught preached written partly by dyuers the natural borne subiectes of this realme partely beyng brought in hether from sondry other forreyne countryes hath bene sowen spred abroad within the same By reason wherof aswel the spiritualtie as the temporaltie of your highnes realmes and dominions haue swerued from the obedience of the sea Aposto lyke and declined from the vnitie of Christes churche and so haue continued vntyl such time as your maiestye beyng fyrste reysed vp by god and set in the seate Royall ouer vs and then by hys deuine gratious prouidence knit in mariage with the moste noble vertuous prynce the kyng oure soueraygne lorde youre husbande the Popes holynes and the Sea apostolyke sent hyther vnto your maiestyes as vnto persons vndefiled by gods goodnes preserued from the common infection aforesayd and to the whole realme the moste reuerende father in God the lorde Cardinall Poole Legate de latere to cal vs home agayne into the ryght way from whence we haue al thys long while wādred and strayed abrode And we after sundrye longe and greuous plagues and calamities seynge by the goodnes of god our owne errours haue knowledged the same vnto the sayd mooste reuerend father and by hym haue bene and are the rather at the contemplacion of your maiestyes receyued embraced into the vnitie and bosome of Christes church and vpon our humble

queene for euerye such writte and writtes fiue poundes ¶ An act for the makyng of russel sattens sattens reuerses and fustian of Naples in Norwiche ¶ The .xiiii. Chapter WHere of late yeres passed russels called russels sattēs and sattens reuerses haue bene practised to be made beyonde the seas of the wolles bredde in the county of Norfolke and by reason therof so great quantytye of the sayde russelles sattens sattens reuerses haue ben brought into this realme solde worne aswel in euery part of this realme as in the partes beyonde the seas that thereby the mysteries of worstedes makynge and weuynge whereby marchauntes and inhabitauntes of the citye of Norwiche haue heretofore ben wel maynteyned and relieued is now at this present ●lmost wholy decayed and brought out of estimation and verye lyt●●e worne either within this realme or in any other forreyne realms to the great hynderance and decay of the sayde cytye and Citezens of the same citye For remedy wherof Thomas Marsham Maiour o● the citie of Norwiche Iohn Corbet Esquier Austen Stewarde Robert Leche Robert Rugge Iohn Ball and Alexander Mather Aldermen of the sayd citie Thomas Whal Thomas Pecke Raphe Marsham Robert Henry Iohn Sutton Rycharde Tomson Cytezins and marchauntes of the sayd citye at their great costes and charges aswel in brynging of certayn strangers from the partes beyonde the seas into the sayd citie as also in makyng of Lombes and all other prouision for the same and also haue called vnto them eight persons of the most discrete and worthy men of the misterye of Worstede weuyng within the sayd citie that is to saye Iohn Cooke Iames Lyn Iohn Crosse Simō Pe●it Iohn Marshal Roger L●cke Edmond Barker and Edmonde Selers beynge the number of .xxi persons which haue not only made Russels Sattens and Sattens ●euerses and fustian o● Naples within the said citie of Norwich of 〈◊〉 wolles but also haue learned taughte other citezins and in 〈…〉 auntes of the said citie to make the same in such good and perfect maner that much better Russels Sattens Sattens reuerses and fu●●●a● of Naples and such lyke and for easier prices be now at this present wrought and made within the sayd citie then hertofore hath ben or nowe be made in anye of the parties beyonde the seas whereby the said citie and inhabitauntes therof maye and be lyke agayn● to be relieued and broughte to the olde estate to the greate aduauncement of the commodities of this realme and enrichynge the ●ame yf some good and polityke lawes and ordinaunces were made fo● the good continuaunce of the true makynge of the sayde Russels Sattens Sattens Reuerses and Fustian of Naples and suche lyke In consideration whereof be it enacted by the assent of the kynge and quenes hyghnes the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons of this present Parliament assembled and by thauctorytie of the same that the saide russels sattens and sattens reuerses fustian of Naples hereafter to be made only wythin the sayd city may from henceforth ●er● the name and be called by the name of Norwiche sattens and Norwich fustians and that the maior and the afore mencioned citezens of the same citie ▪ which before thys tyme hath ben at the costes and charges of the bringyng of the sayd strangers into the same city for the makyng of the sayd russels sattens sattens reuerses and fustians of Naples and such the afore mencioned eyght persons that they haue called vnto them shal be a felowshyp of thēselfes and shal yerely the thyrd daye of February choose of theyr felowes foure wardens within the guilde hall of the sayd citie or anye other common and conuenient place in the same cytye and the same wardens so beynge choosen shall stande and be wardens of the same felowshyp duryng one whole yeare next ensuing the said election that the same wardeynes after the sayd election shal come before the maior of the sayd city for the tyme being yerely the mondaye next after the saide thyrde daye of February and before the sayde maior shal be sworne diligently to viewe search and see al the russels sattens sattens reuerses and fustian of Naples then made or that shal be made within the sayd citie duryng the sayd yeare And suche of the sayde russels sattens sattens reuerses fustian of Naples as shal apeare and be demed by them to be lawfully truely workmanly wrought shal seale with a seale of leade bearing the armes of the citie of Norwiche wherby it may be knowen to the marchaunt or buyer of them that the same be allowed and truly made And that also it may be enacted by the auctorytye aforesayd that the sayd wardens and felowshyp shal be a bodye corporate and to be named and be enabled by this act to sue and be sued and to geue and to take by the name of wardeynes and felowshyppe of the mysterye of russel sattens sattens reuerses and fustian of Norwiche makyng within the sayd citye of Norwiche And yf any defaulte at any tyme shal be founde in any of the sayd russels sattens sattens reuerses fustian of Norwich or in any of them by the sayd wardeynes that the same default shal be reformed and the offendour or offendours therin to be punished according to such rules and ordinaunces as hereafter from time to tyme shal be made within the sayd city by the maior of the sayd city for the tyme beyng and by the sayde foure wardeynes and the felowshyp of the sayde occupation or mysterye or the greatest number of the sayd felowshyppe for and concernynge the same and that the same defaultes from time to time as occasion shal serue shal be enquired of tried before the maior of the sayd cytye of Norwiche for the time beynge by the othes of twelue honeste menne of the foresayde felowshyppe And that the sayde foure wardeynes so chosen and sworne shal haue full power auctorytye to doo execute present and reforme all and singuler thyng and thinges of for and concernyng the sayd mysterie makyng workyng and occupiynge of the said russels sattens sattens reuersers fustian of Norwich with in the sayde citie in such maner and forme as in or by the sayde ordynances shal be expressed and declared and that ●t al tymes hereafter and from time to time it shal lawfull to the Maior of the sayde cytye for the tyme beyng and to the before named felowshyp wardeynes of the same mysterie and the more part of them to their successors to make and ordeyne from time to time rules lawes ordinaunces mete and necessary for the good order and gouernance of the sayd mystery and for the true and wel makyng of the sayd russels sattens sattens reuerses and fustian of Norwiche and the same ordinances so made to be at al tymes obeyed by al thin habitaunce of the said city or ●uburbes of the same to be put in due execution by the said maior wardeyns and their successors for the time beyng

or persones in this behalfe defamed or euidently suspected euerye of thē may by the aucthoritie of the sayde ordinary and Statute cause to be arrested and vnder saufe custody in his prisones to be deteined tyll he or they of the articles layed to him or them in this behalfe doo canonycallye purge him or themselfe or ells such wycked secte preachynges doctrynes and hereticall and erromous opiniōs do abiure according as the lawes of the churche doth require so that the sayde dyocesan by him selfe or his commissaryes do openly and iudicially procede against such persones so arrested and remaynynge vnder his sause custodye to all effecte of the lawe and determine that same busines accordynge to the Canonicall decrees within three monethes after the sayde arreste any lawefull impedimēt ceassynge And yf any person in any case aboue expressed be before the diocesan of that place or his commissaryes canonicallye conuicte then the same diocesan may do to be kept in his prison the sayde person so conuicte for the maner of his default and after the qualitie of the offence accordyng and as longe as to his dyscretyon shall seme expediente and moreouer to put the same person to the secular court excepte in cases where he accordyng to the canonicall decree ought to be left to paye to our soueraygne lorde the kyng his pecunier fine accordyng as the same fyne shall seme competente to the dyocesan for the maner and qualitie of the offence in whyche case the same dyocesan shal be bounde to certifye the kynge of the same fine in hys esche ker by his Lettre Patentes sealed with his seale to the effecte that suche fyne by the kynges aucthoritie maye be required and leuyed to his vse of the goodes of the same person so conuycte And yf any persō within the sayd realme and dominions vpon the sayde wycked preachynges doctrynes opinions schooles and hereticall and erronious informations or any of them be before the diocesan of the same place or his commissaryes sentenciallye conuicte the same wicked sect preachynges doctrynes and opinions scholes and informations do refuse duelye to abiure or by the dyocesan of the same place or his commyssaryes after the abiuration made by the same person pronounced fal into relapse ●o that accordynge to the holy canons he oughte to be left to the seculer courte wherevpon credence shal be geuen to the Dyocesan of the same place or to his commissaryes in thys behalfe then the sheryffe of the countie of the same place and Maior and sheryffes or sherife or Mayor and Baylyffes of the Citie Towne and borowe of the same countie nexte to the same diocesan or the sayde Commissaryes shal be personallye presente in preferrynge of such sentences when they by the same diocesan or his commissaryes shal be required and they the same personnes and euerye of them after suche sentence promulgate shall receaue and them before the people in an hyghe place dooe to be brente that suche punyshmente maye strike in feare to the myndes of other whereby no such wycked doctrine and hereticall and erronious opinions nor their abbettoures and fautoures in the said realme dominions agaynst the catholike faith christen lawe determination of the holy church which god prohibite be susteined or in any wise suffered in which al and singuler the premisses concerning the said ordinaunce and statute the sheriffes maiors and baliffes of the said counties cities boroughes and townes shal be tendyng aydynge and supportyng to the sayd diocesans and their commissaries ¶ The tenor of the third act made in the second yere of kynge Henry the fift is as foloweth Cap. vii ITem forasmuch as great rumors congregations insurrections here in the realme of England by diuers of the kinges liege people aswel by them which wer of the sect of heresies cōmonly called lollardry as by other of their confederatie excitation abbetment now of late were made to the intent to adnul distroy and subuerte the christen faythe and the law of god and holy Churche within this same realme of England also to destroye the same our soueraygne lord the kyng all other maner of estates of the same realme of Englād aswel spiritual as temporal and also al maner of policye and finally the lawes of the land The same our soueraygne lorde the kyng to the honor of god in conseruation fortification of the christen faithe also in saluation of hys royal estate of the estate of al his realme willing agaynst the malice of such heretikes lollardes to prouide a more open remedy punishement then hathe bene had vsed in the case hertofore so that for feare of the same lawes and punishement such heresies and lollardries may y● rather cease in tyme to come by the aduise assent aforesayd at the praier of the sayde commons hath ordeyned established that fyrst the chaunceler treasurer Iustices of the one bench and of the other Iustices of peace shirefes maiors and baylifes of cities and townes and al other officers hauing gouernance of people which now be or hereafter for the tyme shal be shal make an oth in taking of theyr charges and occupatiōs to put their hole power diligence to put out do to be put out cease destroy al maner of heresies errours cōmonly called lollardries wtin the places wher they exercise their offices occupations from tyme to tyme with al their power and that they assiste the ordinaryes and their cōmissaries them fauor maintaine as often as they or any of thē to the shal be required by the same ordinaries or their commissaries so that when the said officers ministers trauayle or ride to arrest any lollard or to make assistence at the instance request of the ordinaries or their cōmissaries by vertue of this statute the the same ordinaries cōmissaries shal pay for their costes reasonable And that the kyngs seruices to the which the same offycers be fyrst sworne be preferred before al other statutes for the libertie of holy church the ministers of the same in espicial for the correction punishmente of the heretikes and lollardes before this time made not repelled being in their force And also the al persons cōuict of heresie of what estate condition or degre that they be by the sayd ordinaries or other cōmissaries left to the seculer power according to the lawes of holy church shal lose and forfeyt al theyr lands and tenementes whiche they haue in fee simple in the maner as foloweth that is to say that the king haue al the lands tenementes which the sayd conuictes haue in fee simple holden of him immediatly as forfeyt that the other lords of whom the lands tenementes of such conuictes be holden immediatly after that the kyng is so seaced answered of the yere the day and the wast haue liuery our of the kynges handes of the landes tenemētes aforesaid of

in such maner and forme as by the sayde ordinaunce shal be ordeyned and declared And the such as now be and the hereafter shal be makers of the said russels sattens sattens reuerses fustian of Norwich euery of them within the sayd city shal not from hence forth occupy the sayde mysterie making of the said russels sattēs sattens reuerses fustyan of Norwiche nor any of thē within the sayde city by them selues or by anye other before he or they so occupying the sayd mystery within the sayd citie be made free of the sayd citie and admitted to be of the sayd felowship by the maior of the sayde citie wardeyns and felowshyp of the said mysterye for the tyme beyng And that no person do occupy by him selfe or any other for him out of the sayd city the sayd mysterie of makyng of russels sattens sattens reuerses fustians of Naples or of any of them before he or they so occupiyng the same haue ben prētice to the said mysterie by the terme of seuen yeares or els admitted by the sayde maior and felowshyp or the more part of them vpon payne of forfeyture of the same russels sattēs sattens reuerses fustiā of Norwich by thē or any of thē to be made cōtrary to the forme of this act Prouided alwaies be it enacted by thauctoritye aforesayde that the sayd maior and wardeyns for the tyme beyng shal not take anye summe of money or reward to their owne proper vses for the admitting of any person or persons to occupy the said mystery vpon paine of forfeyture of treble the value of the reward or summe of money so by them or any of them to be taken Prouided also that it shal be lawfull to the sayde wardeynes and to euery of them for the time being by al wayes and meanes at al lawful times diligētly from time to time to make search by dewe ordinary waies for al maner of the said russels sattens sattens reuerses and fustian of Norwiche that shal happen to be found by them defectiue for lacke of good and true workmāshyp And that it shal be lawfull to the sayd wardeynes euery of thē for the time being by vertue of this acte to sease take the sayd russels sattens sattens reuerses ▪ and fustian bringe and present the same clothes so seased taken to the Maior of the said citie for the time being vnto his successors ▪ to thintent that twelue honest lawful and expert men of the said mysterie felowship being sworne before the said Maior mai by vertue of their othes make inquirie and present the maner of the sayde defaultes before the said Maior for the time being according to such good and holsom ordinances and rules as shal be ordeined and made for the conseruation good continuance of the saide occupation and misterie the true makyng and working of the said russels sattens sattens reuerses fustians of Norwiche And that al euery persō and persons that shall occupy vse exercise the said misterie or making of the said russels sattens sattēs reuerses fustians of Norwiche or any of them contrary to the forme tenour playne meaning ▪ intent of this act and of the rules and ordinaunces that at any time hereafter by auctoritie of this acte shal be ordeyned made for the continuaunce of the true perfect making of the said russels sattens sattens reuerses fustian of Norwiche shal forfeyte and lose for euerye tyme so offending or making any russels sattens sattens reuerses fustian of Norwiche contrarie to the meaning tenour effect of the said acte rules and ordinaunces concerning the same suche fines amerciamentes paines as shal be adiudged assessed and affered by twelue experte men of the said felowship vpon their othes the same twelue persons to be sworne before the said Maior wardeynes to enquire and make true verdict presentment of such defaultes the one half of al which forfeyture to be to the Maior of the said citie for the time being his successors and thother moitie to the said wardeins for the tyme being ther succssours by action of dette bil playnt or informatiō in any courte of record in which action bil plaint or information no wager of lawe protection inuenciō or forren I le shal be allowed And in case it shal fortune hereafter that any of the said russels sattens sattens reuerses fustian of Norwich shal lacke of such lengthes bredes or of the true ensuing making or sorting of the yarne as shal be appointed set furth by the sayd rules ordinaunces and the same so to be found defectiue by verdict of twelue men of the sayd feloshyp before the sayd Maior wardeins their successors That thē the said russels sattens sattens reuerses fustians of Naples euery of them so found defectiue to be cutte in two peeces to paye such fine or fines as shal be offered affered by the saide twelue expert men by vertue of their othes the one moitie of which fine or fines to be to the Maior of the sayd citie for the tyme being to his successours and thother moytie to the wardeynes of the sayd felowshype for the tyme beyng and to their succcessours Prouided alwaies and be it further enacted by thauctoritie afore sayd that if any wardeyne or wardeines for the time beyng of the said myst erie or occupation of making russels sattens sat tens reuerses sustian of Naples shal at any time hereafter seale or cause to be sealed any russels sattens sattens reuerses or fustians of Naples that shal not be wel sufficient and truely wrought and made according to the true entent and meanyng of thys present act shal forfeyt loose for euery pece so sealed being not wel sufficient and truly wrought and made the whole value of euery such pece so sealed th one half of whiche forfeytures to be to the kyng and Quenes maiesties her heyres and successors and thother moyte therof to be to such person persons as shal sue for the same by byll action or information in anye of the kynges courtes of record in whiche byl action or information no essoygne protection or wager of lawe shal be allowed ¶ An act to confirme the liberties of the lorde Marchers in Wales ¶ The .xv. Chapter HUmbly besechen your excellēt maiesties your true faythful Subiectes the lord Marchers bothe spiritual and temporal within your highnes dominion of Wales that wher as in the parliament holdē at West the .xxvii. yere of the raygne of kyng Henry theyght father vnto you our natural Soueraygne ladye amongest other thinges one acte was made established for lawes iustice to be ministred in the sayd dominiō of Wales in lyke forme as it is in this realme of England in the whiche acte one article is that for that the lords Marchers before the parliament had vsed to put their tenauntes wythin the lordships

thē so holdē as it hath bene vsed in the case of attainder of felonie except the landes tenemētes which be holden of t he ordinaries or their cōmissaries before whome any such persons impeched of heresie be cōuict which landes tenemētes i●●●●rly shal remayne to the kyng as forfayte And moreouer that al the goods cattels of these persons so cōuicted be forfait to our soue raygne lord the kyng so that no person conuict of heresy left to the seculer power after the lawes of holy church shal for feyt his lāds before that he be dead And if any such person so cōuict be enfeffed be it by fyne by dede or wtout dede in lādes or tenementes rentes or seruices in fee or otherwyse or hath any other possessiōs or catels by gift or graūt of any person or persōs to anothers vse thē to the vse of such conuictes the the same lands nor tenementes rētes nor seruices nor such other possessions nor catels shal be forfeit to our soueraign lord the king in no wise And moreouer that the iustices of the kings bench iustices of pece iustices of assise haue ful power to enquire of al thē which hold anierrors or heresies as lollards which be their main teine ●s receyuers fauorers susteyners cōmen writers of such bokes aswel of the sermons as of their scoles conuēticles congregatiōs and confede racies And the thys clause be put in commissions of the iustices of the peace And if any persons be indicted of any points aforesaid the sayd iustices shal haue power to award against thē a capias and the shiref shal be boūd to arrest the person or persons so endicted as sone as he mai thē●ynd by him or by his officers And forasmuch as the cognisance of heresy errors lollardries belongeth to the iudges of holy church not to the seculer Iudges suche persons indicted shal be delyuered to the ordinaries of the places or to theyr commyssaryes by indentures betwyxt thē to be made wythin .x. dayes after theyr arrest or soner yf it may be therof to be acquit or conuict by the lawes of holy church in case that these persons be not indicted o● another thyng wherof the cognysaunce belongeth to the seculer iudges and officers in whiche case after that that they be acquyte or delyuered before the seculer Iudges of such thinges to the seculer Iudges belongyng they shal be sent in safegarde to the sayde ordinaryes or to their cōmissaries and to them deliuered by indentures as before to be acquite or conuict of such lollardries errours or heresies as is aforesayd after the lawes of holy churche and that within the terme aforesayde Prouided alwayes that the sayde endictementes be not taken in euidence but for information before the spirituall Iudges agaynst suche persons so endicted but that the ordinaries commence theyr processe agaynst such persons endicted in the same maner as though no endictment were hauyng no regarde to such endictmentes And yf anye be endicted of heresye errour or lollardrye and taken by the Shyreffe or other officer he shal be let to maynpryce wythin the sayde tenne dayes by good suerty for whom the sayd shyreffes or other officers wyl aunswere so that the sayde person or persons which were so endicted be ready to be deliuered to the sayde ordinaries or to their commissaries before the ende of the sayde tenne dayes yf he may by any meanes for syckenes And euery ordinarye shal haue sufficient commissaries or commissary dwellyng in euery countie in a place notable so that if any such person so endicted be taken that the sayde commissaryes or commissarie may be warned in the notable place where he dwelleth by the shyreffe or some of hys officers to come to the kynges iayle in the same countie there to receyue the same persō so endicted by indentures as before And that in the inquest in thys case to be taken the shyreffes and other officers to whome it beloogeth shal do to be empanelled good and sufficient persons not suspected nor procured that is to say that euery of thē which shal be so empanelled in suche inquest haue wythin the realme of England C. s. of landes tenementes or of rent by yere vpon payne to lose to the kynges vse .x. li. and thei which shal be empanelled in such inquestes in Wales euery of them shal haue to the value of .xl. s. by yeare And yf anye suche person be arrest be it by the ordinary or by the kynges officers or ministers escape or breake the prison before that he be acquit before the ordinary the goodes and cattels whiche he hadde the daye of suche arreste shal be forfeyte to the kynge and hys landes and tenementes whych he had the same daye seased also into the kynges handes the kyng shal haue the profytes therof from the sayd day vntyl he be yelded to the pryson frō which he escaped And that the forsayd Iustices haue ful power to enquire of al such escapes breakyng of pryson and also of lands and tenementes goodes and cattels of such persons so endicted Prouided also that yf any such person endicted do not retorne to the sayd prison and dieth not conuict it shal be lawfull to his heyres to enter into the landes and tenementes of their auncestre without any other pursuyt makynge to the kyng for thys cause and then al they which haue libe●tyes and fraunchises royall in England as in the countie of Chester the countie and liberty of Durham other lyke and also al the Lordes which haue iurisdiction and fraunchisns royal in Wales where the kynges writtes do not run haue power to execute and put in due executiō these articles in al pointes by thē or by theyr officers in like maner as the Iustices and other the kinges offycers before declared shoulde doe ¶ An act that persons dwellyng in the countrey shal not sel diuers wares in cities or townes corporate by retayle ¶ The .vii. Chapter VVHere before this tyme the auncient cities boroughes townes corporat and market townes within thys realme of Englād haue bene very populous chiefly inhabited with marchantes artificers handye craftes mē during which time the childrē in the sayd cities borowes townes corporat market townes were ciuilly brought vp and instructed and also the sayd cities borowes and townes corporate kept in good order and obeysaunce and the inhabiters of the same wel set on worke and kept from ydle nes By reason wherof the sayde cytyes borowes and townes corporate did then prosper in riches and great wealth were as then not only able to serue and furnysh the kyng and quenes maiesties and other their noble progenitours kynges of thys realme aswell with great numbers of good able persons and wel furnyshed mete for the wares as also then charged and yet chargeable with great fee farmes quindemes taxes and diuers other paymentes to the kyng and Quenes maiesties which at this present they be not able to