be brought or pursued by the sayde Churchwardens of the sayde Paryshe where they shall dwell in any court of Recorde or in the courte of any Lorde of any Manour within the sayde paryshe where the sayde gatherer shal be so chosen In which suite no protection or wager of lawe shal be alowed or admitted for the partie defendaunt And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that yf the sayde Churchwardens or eyther of them shall refuse to sue for the sayde forfayture or within two monethes next after the same cause of forfayture shal be geuen shall not sue or take the remedie for the recouery thereof in suche maner and fourme as before in this present Acte is limitted and appoynted that then the same Churchwardens so makyng default of suite shall forfayte and lose xx.li. of lawfull money of Englande the one moitie therof to him or them that wyll sue for the same by action of debt byll playnt or information in any court of Recorde or in the court of any Lorde of any Manour within the paryshe where the sayde Churchwardens shall dwell and the other moitie to the vse of the poore of the sayde paryshe In which suite no essoigne protection or wager of lawe shal be admitted or alowed for the partie defendaunt And for the better execution of this Acte touching the election of the Collectours for the poore Be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that euery Parson Vicar Curate or Minister of euery paryshe within this Realme shall yerely for euermore vpon the Sunday before Midsomer day in the Pulpit or some other conuenient place in the Church geue knowledge and warnyng at th end of some of the mornyng seruice to the parishioners then and there present to prepare them selues on the Sunday next after Midsomer day then next folowyng to come to the Churche and there to electe and chose Collectours and gatherers for the poore according to the tenor of this Acte And yf the Parson Vicar Curate or Minister shall make default in geuyng of the sayde knowledge that then he or they so makyng default to forfaite lose xl.s towardes the reparations of the sayde Churche And the Churchwardens of the sayde paryshe to sue and distrayne for the same in such fourme as before is appoynted for the other forfaitures AND further be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaide that the sayde gatherers or Collectours for the poore so to be chosen as is aforesayd shall make theyr iust accompt quarterly to the Maiors or chiefe officers of the sayde Cities Boroughes and Townes corporate and in euery parishe of the sayde Countrey to the Parson Vicar or Curate and Churchwardens of the paryshe at which accompt such of the paryshe as wyll may be present And when they go out of theyr office they shall delyuer or cause to be delyuered forthwith vpon th ende of their accomptes all such surplusage of money as then shall remayne of theyr collection vndistributed to be put in theyr common chest of the Churche or in some other safe place to the vse of the poore at the ouersyght and discression of the Maior officers and others before mentioned And if the said Collectours or any of them do refuse to make theyr sayde accompte within .viii. dayes nexte after request made to them for the same then the Bishop of the dioces or the Ordinary of the place Chauncelours or their Cōmissaries together with a Iustice of peace the Churchwardens of the sayd parishe or one of them shall haue aucthoritie by vertue of this Act vpon complaynt to them made to cōmit the sayde person or persons so refusyng to warde there to remayne without bayle or maynpryse vntyll he or they so refusyng shall make theyr sayd accomptes before suche persons as the sayde Byshop Ordinary Chauncellours or Commissaries Iustice of peace shall appoynt to make immediate payment of the summes wherwith by determinatiō of y e said accompt they shal be charged And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that if any person or persons being able to further this charitable worke do obstinatly frowardely refuse reasonablye to geue towardes the helpe reliefe of the poore or do wylfully discourage other from so charitable a dede y e Parson Vicar or Curate Churchwardens of the parishe wherin he dwelleth shall then gentelly exhorte hym or them towardes the reliefe of the poore and if he or they wyll not so be perswaded then vpon the certificat of the Parson Vicar or Curate of the parishe to the Bishop of the dioces or Ordinary of the place Chauncelours or their Cōmissaries or Gardian of the Spiritualties the same Bishop Ordinary Chauncelours or Cōmissaries or Gardian of the Spiritualties shall sende for him or them to induce or persuade him or them by charitable meanes wayes to extend their charitie to the poore as in this Act is well ment intended And yf the person or persons so sent for of his or their frowarde or wylfull mynde shall obstinately refuse to geue wekely for the reliefe of the poore according to his or their habilities that then the Bishop or Ordinary of the diocesse Chauncelours or their Commissaries shall haue full power and aucthoritie by vertue of this Acte to bynde the said obstinate and wylfull persons so refusing vnto the Quene by recognisaunce in the sūme of ten poūdes with condition therevpon to be indorsed that the sayde obstinate person so refusyng shall personally appeare before the Iustices of peace of the Countie where the same person shall then inhabite and dwell yf it be out of any Citie Borough or Towne corporate and yf it be within any Citie Borough or Towne corporate then before the Maiors Baylyffes or other head officers of euery such Citie Borough or Towne corporate at the next generall sessions to be holden before the sayde Iustices within the sayde Countie or at the next Court to be holden before the sayde Maior Baylyffes or other head officers within euery suche Citie Borough or Towne corporate and that the same obstinate person shall not from thence depart without licence of the sayd Iustices if he dwell out of any Citie Borough or Towne corporate or of the sayde Maior Baylyffes or other head officers yf he dwell within anye suche Citie Borough or Towne corporate And yf any such obstinate person shall refuse to be bounde as is aforesayde that then the sayde Byshop Ordinary Chauncellour or Commissary shall haue aucthoritie by this Acte to commit the sayde obstinate person to pryson there to remayne without bayle or maynprise vntyl the sayde obstinate person shall become bounde as is aforesayde AND further be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the sayde Iustices or such of them as shal be at the sayde Sessions or the Maior Baylyffes or other head officers of euery such Citie Borough or Towne corporate yf the sayde obstinate person do appeare before them shall charitablye and gentelly perswade and moue the sayde obstinate
of and we also generally tastyng and sensibly feelyng from the hyghest of vs to the lowest through all degrees places and tymes an vniuersall and most blessed fruite of Iustice both for our lyues landes goodes and behauours without acception of persons to the inestimable yea and vnaccustomed comfort and ioy of all your good and faithfull Subiectes to the singuler recōmendation of your Maiesties happynesse to al posteritie being hytherto neuer compelled to taxe or reprehende muche lesse to drawe bloud of any person for any offence to your Maiesties royall person a blessednes neuer enioyed so long by any of your progenitours to our knowledge Which princely and notable actes with many others not here for length to be rehearsed haue ben and for continuance therof muste nedes be so burdenous and chargeable to your Maiestie that though we can not in dede fynde an example of any one meete present or gyfte by name of Subsedye or any other reliefe or ayde graunted to any of your progenitours sufficient to recompence and acquite some one of these your many princely and notable actes or the charges therin susteyned yet we meaning and freely of our selues intending accordyng to our bounden duties to make some kynde of declaration specification and recognition of our great debtes of seruyce to your Maiestie being not able to make any full satisfaction as your Maiesties most humble obedient and louyng Subiectes humblye on our knees beseche your hyghnes that at this tyme in steade of satisfaction for our great debtes due for your princely demerites and charges our small gyfte maye not be measured with your actes or with our owne debtes to your Maiestie but of your accustomed clemencie accepted ioyntlye with the treasure of our humble infinite inmeasurable thoughtes and intentions of our hartes towardes your Maiestie and that for thacception therof it may be by your hyghnesse the Lordes spirituall and temporall and commons in this present Parliament assembled and by aucthoritie of the same enacted as foloweth And be it enacted that your highnesse towardes the said great costes and inestimable charges shall haue by aucthoritie of this present Parliament two whole Fyftenes and Tenthes to be payed taken and leuyed of the moueable goodes cattalles and other thynges vsuall to suche Fyftenes and Tenthes to be contributorye and chargeable within the Shires Cities Boroughes Townes and other places of this your Maiesties Realme in maner and fourme aforetyme vsed Except the sūme of .xii. M. poundes thereof fully to be deducted That is to saye vi M. poundes of eyther of the sayde whole Fyftenes Tenthes of the sūme that one whole Fyftene and Tenth attayneth vnto in reliefe comforte and discharge of the poore Townes Cities and Boroughes of this your sayde Realme wasted desolate or destroyed or ouergreatly impoueryshed after suche rate as was and hath afore this tyme ben had and made to euery Shyre and to be deuyded in suche maner and fourme as heretofore for one whole Fyftene Tenthes hath ben hadde and deuyded And the sayde two Fyftenes and Tenth the exceptions and deductions aforesayde therupon had deducted and alowed to be payde in maner and fourme folowyng That is to saye the firste whole fyftene and tenth except before excepted to be payd to your highnes in the receipt of your hyghnesse Exchequer before the tenth day of Nouember next commyng And the sayde seconde fyftene and tenth except before excepted to be payde to your hyghnesse in the receipt of your Exchequer before the tenth daye of Nouember in the yere of our Lorde God M.D.lxiiii And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayd that the knyghtes elected and returned of and for the Shyres within this Realme for this present Parliament Citezins of Cities Burgeses of Boroughes and Townes where collectours haue ben vsed to be named and appoynted for the collection of anye fyftene and tenth before this tyme graunted shall name and appoynt yerely before the laste day of August in eyther of the sayde two yeres sufficient and hable parsons for the collection of the sayde fyftenes tenthes in euery of the sayde Shires Cities Boroughes Townes the sayde parsons then hauyng landes tenementes and other hereditamentes in his or theyr owne right of an estate of enheritaūce of the yerely value of .x. pounds or in goodes worth a hundreth pounde at the least And also such parson or parsons so by them to be named and appoynted for the collection of eyther of the sayde Fyftenes Tenthes shal be by them seuerally appoynted and allotted into Hundrethes Rapes Wapentakes Cities Boroughes and Townes And also the said parsons so named and appoynted for the collection of the same Fyftenes Tenthes shal be charged and chargeable vpon his or theyr accompte or accomptes in thexchequer to be made with al such summe or summes of money as the Hundredes Rapes Wapentakes Cities Boroughes and Townes where he or they shal so happen to be appoynted shall amount vnto and of no more summe or summes And vpon the payment of suche summes of money as he or they shal be charged with shal be discharged and haue his and theyr Quietus est the non accomptyng or non payment of any other his felowes or the insufficiencie of them or any of them notwithstandyng And the names and surnames of euery the sayde collectours for the sayde fyftenes tenthes duryng eyther of the sayde two yeres together with the place allotted to theyr collection and charge the sayde Knyghtes Citezins and Burgeses for the Shires Cities and Boroughes wherevnto they be elected named and retourned shall certifie before the Quene in her Chauncery before the .xx. day of October in euery of the same two yeres accordyng to the tenor of this acte And if defaute of any suche certifying be hadde or made in fourme as is aforesayde then the Lorde Chauncelour of Englande or keper of the greate Seale for the tyme beyng shall immediatly after name and appoynt Collectours for the collection of eyther of the sayde fyftenes and tenthes in maner and fourme as the sayde knyghtes of the Shires Citezins of Cities and Burgeses of Boroughes shoulde haue done and as afore tyme hath ben vsed The whiche sayde Collectours and euery of them shall haue lyke alowaunce vpon their accomptes for their fees wages and rewardes for the collection of the sayde fyftenes and tenthes in as large maner and fourme as any Collectour or Collectours of fyftenes and tenthes haue had at any season in tyme past And that the Barons of the Quenes Eschequer for the tyme beyng shall and may from tyme to tyme awarde suche processe for the speedy payment therof agaynst the Collectour and Collectours for the same as by their discretions shal be thought conuenient Prouided alway and be it enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that the sayde Lorde Chauncelour or keper of the greate Seale for the tyme beyng knyghtes of the Shires Citezins of Cities Burgeses of Boroughes Townes and
persons to extende his or their charitie towardes the reliefe of the poore of the paryshe where he or she inhabiteth and dwelleth and if he or she shall obstinately and wylfully stande in the same and wyll not be perswaded therein by the sayde Iustices Maior Baylyffes or other head officers that then it shall and may be lawful to and for the sayde Iustices if it be out of any Citie Borough or Towne corporate and yf it be within any Citie Borough or Towne corporate for the Maior Bayliffes or other head officers of the same Citie Borough or Towne corporate with the Churchwardens where the sayde obstinate person shall inhabite or one of them to sesse taxe and limit vpon euery such obstinate person so refusyng according to theyr good discressions what summe the sayde obstinate person shall paye wekely towardes the reliefe of the poore within the sayde paryshe where he or she shall inhabite and dwell And yf the sayd person so sessed and taxed shall refuse to paye the summe that shal be so reasonablye limitted taxed and appoynted then the sayde Iustices of peace or two of them whereof the one to be of the Quorum or the sayde Maior Baylyffes or other head officers of euery suche Citie Borough or Towne corporate shall haue full power and aucthoritie by vertue of this Acte vpon complaynt and certificate to them by the Collectours and Churchwardens of the same paryshe where the sayde obstinate person shall dwell to commit the sayd obstinate person and persons so refusyng to paye to prison to the next gaole there to remayne without bayle or mainprise tyll he or they haue payde the sayde sūme so appoynted taxed limitted together with tharrerages therof yf any such shall fortune to be And for the better maintenaunce of this charitable Acte and worke it is ordeyned and establyshed by thaucthoritie aforesayde that where as the late kyng of famous memorye kyng Henry the viii his heyres or successours or any other person or persons by his or theyr seuerall lawfull erections and foundations hath or haue ordeyned appoynted any sūme or sūmes of money to the vse of the poore or for the repayryng or amendyng of hygh wayes or bridges not beyng taken away otherwyse by Acte of Parliament whether the same be in any Cathedrall Churche Colledge or els where the Bishop of the diocesse or Chauncelour for the tyme being shall from tyme to tyme examine howe and after what maner the sayd money is bestowed to call to accompt the parties which retayne the sayde money and therevpon to take such order as the same from thenceforth be distributed to the poore accordyng to the good entent and purpose of the saide noble kyng that graunted the same And yf they shall fayle yerely to call to accompt the persons aforesaid in fourme aforesaide and after accompt to order the distribution of the said money in maner before declared to forfait for euery such default xx.li to be employed to the vse of the poore by the ouersight of three Iustices of the peace within the said countie where the person that so should accompt dwelleth to be leuied by way of distresse or otherwyse as other forfaitures in this estatute are appoynted to be leuied And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde yf it shall chaunce any paryshe to haue in it mo poore impotent folkes not able to labour then the saide parishe is able to reliefe that then in euery such paryshe not standyng in any Citie or Towne corporate the Parson Vicar or Curate of the saide paryshe and two or three of the chiefe inhabitauntes of the same parishe and in euery Citie Towne corporate the Maior or chiefe officers of the same Citie or Towne corporat the Parson Vicar or Curate of the said paryshe calling to them two or three of the chiefe parishioners of the same parish such as the said Maior or head officers shal thinke mete shall certifie vnto the Iustices of peace of the countie where the same paryshe is the nombre and names of the persons with which they be surcharged vpon such certificat the sayd Iustices of the peace in the same countie or two of them wherof one to be of the Quorū shall consider examine the said certificat aswel by the oth of those that so certified inspection of the said poore persons to be taken and viewed at such day tyme place as to them shal be thought mete as by all other wayes and meanes and fynding the same true after such othe and alowaunce by inspection shall then graunt vnto such and as many of the saide poore folkes as by their discression they shal thinke good a sufficient licence vnder the seale appoynted for the limit to go abrode to begge get and receaue the charitable almes of the inhabitauntes of the countrey out of the sayde Paryshes Cities Townes so surcharged in which license thinfirmitie of the person the places townes paryshes to which such poore folkes are by that license licensed to resorte shall in the same license be named limitted and appoynted be it one Hundred or mo in the sayde Countie at the said discression of the same Iustices And yf any of the sayde poore folkes so licensed shall transgresse the limittes to them appoynted and resort to begge at other places then is in the sayde license named the partie so transgressyng offendyng to be taken for a valyaunt begger and punished according to the statute made in the sayde .xxii. yere of king Henry the eyght his or theyr license to be taken from them And if the sayde Iustices of the peace shal fayle to appoynt a day and tyme for inspection of the sayde poore and examination of the sayde certificatours within one moneth next ensuyng the day of receipt of the said certificat or shalt graunt or geue license to any person or persons so certified to go abrode and begge before such tyme as they shall haue viewed and sene the said poore persons haue receaued othe of the persons that so certified that the said poore persons for age impotencie or sickenes in theyr consciences to theyr knowledge are not able by any worke or labour to earne them necessary meate drynke and cloth and the same deposition put in wrytyng subscribed or marked by the persons deposed to forfaite for euery such default ten poundes to be employed to the vse of the poore of any paryshe or paryshes within the sayde Countie where the sayde Iustices dwell at the ouersyght appoyntment of the Bishop or his Chauncelour of the same diocesse to be leuied in sort fourme as other forfaitures in this Statute are appoynted And be it further enacted that where any of the sayde Cities Boroughes Townes corporate or paryshe so charged is scituate standyng in one countie or two coūties of this Realme or scituate and standyng in one and immediatly adioynyng to another countie of the Realme as the Citie of Brystoll
same seruaunt before th ende of his terme vnlesse it be for some reasonable and sufficient cause to be alowed as is aforesayde or if any such maister maistres or dame shall put away any such seruaunt at th ende of his terme without one quarters warnyng geuen before the said ende as is aboue remembred that then euery such maister maistres or dame so offending vnlesse he or they be able to proue by two sufficiēt witnesses such reasonable sufficient cause of putting away of their seruaūt or seruaūtes duryng theyr terme or a quarters warnyng geuen afore the ende of the said terme as is beforesaid before the Iustices of Oyer terminer Iustices of assise Iustices of the peace in the quarter Sessions or before the Maior or other head officer of any citie borough or towne corporate two Aldermen or two other discrete Burgeses of the same citie borough or towne corporate if there be no Aldermen or before the Lorde president counsell established in the marches of Wales or before the Lord president and counsell for the time being established in the North parties shal forfait the sūme of xl.s. And if any seruaunt reteyned according to the fourme of this estatute depart frō his master mastres or dames seruice before the end of his terme vnlesse it be for some reasonable sufficient cause to be alowed as is aforesaid or if any seruaūt at th end of his terme depart frō his sayd master mastres or dames seruice without one quarters warning geuē before th end of his said terme in forme aforsaid before .ii. lawful witnesses or if any persō or persōs cōpelable bounden to be reteined to serue in husbandry or in any other the artes sciences or misteries aboue remēbred by the yere or otherwise do vpō request made refuse to serue for the wages y t shal be limitted rated appoynted according to y e forme of this statute or promise or couenaūt to serue do not serue according to y e tenor of y e same that thē euery seruaūt so departing away euery person so refusing to serue for such wages vpon cōplaint therof made by the master mastres or dame of y e said seruaūt or by the partie to or with whō y e said refusal is made or promis not kept to .ii. Iustices of the peace of the countie or to y e Maior or other head officer of the citie borough towne corporate .ii. Aldermen or .ii. other discrete Burgesses of y e same citie borough or towne corporat if there be no Aldermē where the said master mastres or dame or the said partie to or with whō y e said refusal is made promis not kept dwelleth or to either of the said Lordes presidentes counsel of Wales the North the said Iustices lordes presidentes coūsels also the said Maiors or other head officers other persons of cities boroughes or townes corporate or any of thē as is aforesaid shall haue power by force of this statute to heare examine the matter and fyndyng the sayde seruaunt or the said partie so refusyng faultie in the premisses vpō such proufes good matter as to their discressiōs shal be thought sufficient to commit hym or them to warde there to remayne without bayle or maynpryse vntyll the sayde seruaunt or partie so offendyng shal be bounde to the partie to whom th offence shal be made to serue and continue with hym for the wages that then shal be limitted and appoynted according to the tenor fourm of this estatute and to be discharged vpon his delyuery without paying any fee to the gayler where he or they shal be so imprisoned AND be it lykewyse enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that none of the said reteyned persons in husbandry or in any the artes or sciences aboue remembred after the tyme of his reteynour expired shal depart forth of one Citie Towne or Parishe to another nor out of the Lathe Rape Wapentake or Hundred nor out of the Countie or Shire where he last serued to serue in any other Citie Towne corporate Lathe Rape Wapentake Hundred Shire or Countie vnlesse he haue a testimoniall vnder the Seale of the said Citie or Towne corporate or of the Constable or Constables or other head officer or officers and of two other honest householders of the Citie Towne or Paryshe where he last serued declaring his lawefull departure and the name of the Shire and place where he dwelled last before his departure accordyng to the fourme hereafter expressed in this Acte which certificat or testimoniall shal be wrytten and delyuered vnto the sayde seruaunt and also registred by the Parson Vicar or Curate of the paryshe where such maister maistres or dame doth or shall dwell takyng for the doyng thereof ii.d. and not aboue and the fourme thereof shal be as foloweth Memorand that A B. late seruaunt to C D. of E. husbandman or Taillour c in the sayd Countie is licensed to depart from his sayde maister and is at his libertie to serue els where accordyng to the Statute in that case made and prouided In witnesse wherof c dated the day moneth yere place c of the making therof And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that no person or persons that shal depart out of seruice shal be reteyned or accepted into any other seruice without shewing before his reteinor such testimonial as is aboue remembred to the chiefe officer of the towne corporate and in euery other towne place to the Constable Curate Churchwarden or other head officer of the same where he shal be reteyned to serue vpon the paine that euery such seruaūt so departing without such certificat or testimonial shal be imprisoned vntyll he procure a testimoniall or certificat the whiche yf he cannot do within the space of .xxi. dayes next after the first day of his imprisonment then the said person to be whipped vsed as a vacanbond accordyng to y e lawes in such cases prouided And that euery person reteyning any such seruaunt without shewyng such testimonyall of certificat as is aforesayde shall forfeyte for euerye suche offence fyue poundes And yf any suche person shal be taken with any counterfeyte or forged testimoniall then to be whipped as a vagabound And be it further enacted by the auctoritye aforesayde that all artificers and laborers beinge hyred for wages by the daye or weeke shall betwixt the middes of the monethes of Marche and September be and continue at their worke at or before fyue of the cloke in the mornynge and continue at worke and not departe vntyll betwixt seuen and eyght of the clocke at night except it be in the tyme of breakefast dynner or drynkynge the whiche tymes at the most shall not excede aboue two houres and a halfe in the daye that is to saye at euery drynkynge one halfe houre for his dynner one houre and for his slepe when he is allowed to slepe the whiche is from
huswyfes or houshold cloth only and none other cloth Fuller otherwyse called Tucker or walker burner of ore and woade ashes Thatcher or Shingler wheresoeuer he or they shal dwell or inhabite to haue or receaue the sonne of any persone as apprentice in maner and fourme aforesaid to be taught and instructed in these occupations only and in none other albeit the father or mother of any suche apprentice haue not any landes tenementes nor hereditamentes And be it further enacted by the auctoritie aforesayd that after the first day of May next comminge it shal not be lawfull to any persone or persones other then suche as nowe do lawfully vse or exercise any arte mistery or manuell occupation to set vp occupye vse or exercise any craft mistery or occupation nowe vsed or occupied within the Realme of England or Wales except he shal haue ben brought vp therin seuen yeres at the least as apprentice in maner and fourme aboue said nor to set any person on worke in suche mistery art or occupation beinge not a workeman at this day except he shal haue ben apprentice as is aforesaide or els hauing serued as an apprentice as is aforesaid shall or wil become a Iorneyman or be hyred by the yere vpon paine that euery person willingly offendinge or doinge the contrary shall forfeit and lose for euery default xl.s for euery moneth Prouided alwaies and be it further enacted by the auctoritie aforesayd that no person or persons vsynge or exercisyng the art or mistery of a wollen cloth weuer other then such as be inhabityng within the counties of Cumberland Westmerland Lancaster and Wales weauing Fryzes Cottons or houswyfes cloth only makyng and weauing wollen cloth commonlye solde or to be solde by anye clothe man or clothear shall take and haue any apprentice or shall teache or in any wyse instructe any person or persons in the science art or occupation of weauinge aforesaid in any village towne or place Cities townes corporate and market townes only except vnlesse such person be his sonne or els that the father or mother of suche apprentice or seruaunt shall at the tyme of the takynge of suche person or persons to be an apprentice or seruaunt or to be so instructed haue landes and tenementes or other hereditamentes to the cleare yerely value of three poundes at the least of an estate of inheritaunce or frehold to be certifyed vnder the handes and seales of three Iustices of the peace of the Shire or shires where the sayde landes tenementes and other hereditamentes do or shal lye The effect of the indenture to be registred wythin three monethes in the parishe where suche maister shall dwell and to paye for suche registringe iiii.v vpon paine of forfeyture of xx.s for euery moneth that any person shall otherwyse take any apprentice or set any suche person on worke contrary to the meanynge of this article And be it further enacted by the auctoritie aforesayde that all and euery person or persons that shall haue three apprentices in any of the sayd craftes mysteries or occupations of a clothmaker Fuller Shereman Weuer Tailor or shomaker shall reteyne and kepe one Iorneyman and for euery other apprentice aboue the nomber of the said three apprentices one other Iorneyman vpon paine for euery default therin tenne poundes Prouided alwayes that this acte nor any thynge therin conteyned shall not extend to preiudice or hinder any liberties heretofore graunted by any acte of Parliament to or for the companye and occupation of Worsted makers and Worsted weuers within the Citie of Norwych and els where within the Countie of Northfolck which liberties be in force vntil the beginninge of this present Parlyament Any thynge herein conteyned to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandynge And be it further enacted that if any person shal be required by any housholder hauinge and vsynge halfe a ploughe land at the least in tyllage to be an apprentice and to serue in husbandry or in anye other kynde of art mistery or science before expressed and shall refuse so to do that then vpon the complaint of suche housekeeper made to one Iustice of the peace of the Countie wherin the sayd refusall is or shal be made or of suche housholder inhabitinge in any Citie towne corporate or market towne to the Maior Bayliffes or head officer of the saide Citie towne corporat or market towne if any suche refusall shall there be they shal haue ful power and auctoritie by vertue hereof to sende for the same person so refusyng And if the said Iustice or the sayd Maior or head officer shall thinke the saide person mete and conuenient to serue as an apprentice in that art labour science or mistery wherin he shal be so then required to serue That then the saide Iustice or the saide Maior or head officer shall haue power and auctoritye by vertue hereof if the said person refuse to be bounde as an apprentice to commit hym vnto ward there to remayne vntyll he be contented and wil be bounden to serue as an apprentice shulde serue accordinge to the true intent and meanynge of this present acte And if any suche maister shall mysuse or euill intreate his apprentice or that the said apprentice shall haue any iuste cause to complaine or the apprentice do not his duetie to his maister Then the said maister or prentice beinge greued and hauinge cause to complayne shall repaire vnto one Iustice of peace within the sayde Countie or to the Maior or other head officer of the Citie towne corporate market towne or other place where the saide maister dwelleth who shal by his wysdome and discretion take such order and direction betwene the saide maister and his apprentice as the equitie of the cause shall require And if for wante of good conformitie in the said maister the saide Iustice of the peace or the saide Maior or head officer can not compound agree the matter betwene hym and his apprentice then the saide Iustice or the saide Maior or other head officer shall take bande of the said maister to appeare at the next Sessions then to be holden in the said Countie or within the said Citie towne corporat or market towne to be before the Iustices of the said Countie or the Maior or head officer of the said towne corporate or market towne if the saide maister dwell within any such and vpon his apparaunce hearing of the matter before the said Iustices or the said Maior or other head officer if it be thought mete vnto them to discharge the saide apprentice of his apprenticehod that then the said Iustices or foure of them at the least wherof one to be of them Quorū or the said Maior or other head officer with the consent of three other of his brethren or men of best reputation within the said Citie towne corporate or market towne shal haue power by auctoritie hereof in writing vnder their handes and seales to pronounce and declare that they haue discharged the
to haue any goodes or cattelles to the value of twentie poundes that then he or they to be set on the pyllorye in some market place within the Shire Citie or Borough where the saide offence shal be committed by the Sheriffe or his ministers yf it shall fortune to be without any Citie or Towne corporate And yf it happen to be within any such Citie or Towne corporat then by the said head officer or officers of such citie or towne corporate or by his or theyr ministers and there to haue both his eares nayled and frō thenceforth to be discredited and disabled for euer to be sworne in any of the courtes of Recorde aforesayde vntyll suche tyme as the iudgement shal be reuersed and therevpon to recouer his damages in maner and fourme before mentioned The one moitie of all which sūmes of money goodes cattelles to be forfaited in maner and fourme aforesayde to be to the Quene our soueraigne Lady her heyres successours thother moitie to such person or persons as shal be grieued hyndered or molested by reason of any the offence or offences before mentioned that wyll sue for the same by action of debte byll playnt information or otherwyse in any of the Quenes Maiesties courtes of Recorde in the which no wager of lawe essoigne protection or iniunction to be alowed And be it also enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that aswell the Iudge and Iudges of euery such of the said courtes where any suche suite is or shal be and whervpon any such periury is or shal happen to be committed as also the Iustices of Assises and gaole delyuery in theyr seuerall circuites and the Iustices of the peace in euery Countie within this Realme or in Wales at their quarter Sessions both within the liberties and without shall haue full power and aucthoritie by vertue hereof to enquire of all euery the defaultes and offences perpetrated committed or done contrary to this Acte by inquisition presentment byll or information before them exhibited or otherwyse lawfully to heare and determine the same and therevpon to geue iudgement awarde proces and execution of the same accordyng to the course of the lawes of this Realme And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the Iustices of Assise of euery circuite within this Realme and els where within the Quenes dominions shal in euery countie within theyr circuites two tymes in the yere that is to saye in tyme of theyr syttynges make open proclamation of this estatute or of the effect therof to thintent no person or persons shal be ignoraunt or miscognisaunt of the penalties herein conteyned Prouided also that this Acte nor any thyng therein conteyned shal not extende to any spirituall or ecclesiasticall court or courtes within this Realme of Englande or Wales or the marches of the same But that all and euery such offendour or offendours as shal offende in fourme aforesayde shall and may be punyshed by suche vsuall and ordinary lawes as heretofore hath ben and yet is vsed and frequented in the sayde ecclesiasticall Courtes Any thyng in this present Acte conteyned to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng Prouided also and be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that if any person or persons vpon whom any proces out of any of the courtes of Recorde within this Realme or Wales shal be serued to testifie or depose concernyng any cause or matter dependyng in any of the same courtes and hauyng tendred vnto hym or them according to his or their countenaunce or callyng suche reasonable summes of money for his or theyr costes charges as hauyng regarde to the distaunce of the places is necessary to be alowed in that behalfe do not appeare accordyng to the tenour of the sayde proces hauing not a lawfull reasonable let or impediment to the contrary that then the partie makyng defaulte to lose and forfait for euery such offence x.li and to yelde such further recompence to the partie grieued as by the discretion of the Iudge of the court out of the which the saide proces shal be awarded accordyng to the losse hynderaunce that the partie which procured the saide proces shall susteyne by reason of the non appearaunce of the saide wytnes or witnesses the said seuerall summes to be recouered by the partie so grieued against the offendour or offendours by action of debte byll plaint or information in any of the Quenes Maiesties courtes of Recorde in whiche no wager of lawe essoigne or protection to be alowed Prouided alwayes y t this Act or any thyng therin conteyned shal not extend in any wyse to restraine the power or aucthoritie geuen by Act of parliament made in the tyme of kyng Henry the .vii. to the Lorde Chauncelour of Englande others of the kinges councell for the time being to examine and punysh ryotes routes heynous periuries and other offences misdemeaninges which Lord Chauncelour other sithens the making of the said act haue most commonly vsed to heare and determine such matters in the Court at Westminster commonly called the Starre chamber nor to restrayne the power or aucthoritie of the Lorde President and councell of the marches of Wales or of the Lorde President and councell in the North nor of any other Iudge hauyng absolute power to punyshe periury before the makyng of this estatute But that they and euery of them shall and may proceade in the punyshment of all offences heretofore punyshable in such wyse as they myght haue done and vsed to do before the makyng of this Act to all purposes so that they set not vppon the offender or offenders lesse punyshement then is conteyned in this Acte This Acte to continue vnto the ende of the next Parliament An Acte to reuiue a Statute made Anno .xxi. H. viii touchyng seruauntes embeaselyng theyr maisters goodes ¶ The .x. Chapter WHERE in the Parliament holden at London the thirde daye of Nouember in the .xxi. yere of the raigne of the late kyng of moste famous and worthye memory kyng Henry the eyght from thence adiourned to Westminster and there holden and continued by diuers prorogations vnto the dissolution therof It was ordeyned enacted amonges other thynges that all and singuler seruauntes to whom any Caskettes Iewels money goodes or cattelles by his or theyr maister or maistres shoulde from thenceforth be delyuered to kepe that yf any suche seruaunt or seruauntes withdrawe him or them from theyr sayde maisters or maistresses go away with the said Caskets Iewels money goodes or cattelles or any parte thereof to the intent to steale the same defraude his or their saide maisters maistresses therof contrary to the trust and confidence to hym or them put by his or theyr sayd maisters maistresses Or els beyng in seruice of his said maisters or maistresses without thassent or cōmaundemēt of his maisters or maistresses embesell the same Caskets Iewels money goodes or cattelles or any part therof or otherwyse conuert
and certyfyed at dayes and places aboue specyfyed by the Lorde Chauncellor or keper of the great Seale and Treasourer and other such parsons as therto shal be named And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that after the taxes and assesses of the sayd summes vpon and by the sayde assessyng and certificat as is aforesaide made by the sayde Commyssyoners or as manye of them as shal be therevnto appoynted by the Quenes Maiesties Commissyon shall with all spede and without delay by the wrytyng estreated of the sayde taxe thereof vnder the seales and signes manuell of the sayde Commissioners or as many of them as shal be appoynted at the leaste to be made shal be delyuered vnto sufficient and substanciall inhabitauntes Constables Subconstables Baylyffes other officers ioyntly of Hundredes Townes Paryshes and other places aforesayde within theyr limittes or to other sufficient parsons inhabitauntes of the same onely by the discression of the sayde Commissioners and as the place and parties shall require aswell the particuler names and surnames as the remembraunce of all summes of money taxed and set of and vpon euery parson aswell men as wemen chargeable to this Acte householder and all other the inhabitauntes dwellers within the sayd Paryshes Townes and places contributory to this Acte of Subsedy By aucthoritie of which wrytyng or estreate so delyuered the sayde officers and other parsons so named and deputed seuerallye shall haue full power and aucthoritie by vertue of this Acte immediatly after the delyuery of the sayd wrytyng or estreate to demaunde leuie and gather of euery parson therein specified the summe and summes in the same wrytyng or estreate comprysed and for non payment therof to distrayne the same parson or parsons so beyng behynde by theyr goodes and cattels and the distresse so taken to kepe by the space of eyght dayes at the costes and charges of the owner therof And if the said owner do not pay such sūme of money as shal be taxed by aucthoritie of this Acte within the same .viii. dayes then the same distresse to be appreased by foure three or two of the inhabitauntes where such distresse is taken and also then to be solde by the sayde Constable or other Collectours for the payment of the sayde money and the ouerplus commyng of the sale and kepyng therof yf any be to be immediatly restored to the owner of the same distresse Which sayd officers and other parsons so deputed to aske take gather and leuie the sayde summes shall aunswere and be charged for the porcion onely to them assigned and limitted to be gathered leuyed and comprysed in the sayde wrytyng or estreate so to them as is aforesayd delyuered to the vse of our Soueraigne Lady the Quenes Maiestie and her heyres and successours and the sayde summe in that wrytynge or estreate comprysed to paye vnto the hygh Collectour or Collectours of that place for the collection of the same in maner and fourme vnder wrytten thervnto to be named and deputed And the same inhabitauntes and officers so gathering the same particuler sūmes for theyr collection therof shall reteyne for euery xx.s so by them receaued and payde two pence that to be allowed at the payment of theyr collection by them to be made to the hygh Collectour or Collectours And further be it enacted by the sayde aucthoritie that the sayde Commissioners or the more part of them as shall take vppon them execution and busynes of the sayde Cōmission shall for eyther of the same paymentes of the sayde Subsedye name suche sufficient and hable parsons whiche then shall haue and possede landes and other hereditamentes in theyr owne ryght of the yerely value of xx.li or goodes to the value of two hundreth markes at the least And the parsons seuerally by the discressions of the same Cōmissioners in Shires Ridinges Lathes Wapentakes Rapes Cities Townes corporate or other whatsoeuer places aswell within places priuileged as without not beynge foreprised within this Acte to be hygh Collectours haue theyr collection and receipt of the sayd summes set and leuiable within the precincte limit and boundes where they shal be so limitted to gather and receaue To euery of the which Collectours so seuerally named the sayde Commissioners or two of them at the least shall with all spede without delaye after the sayd whole summe of the sayde Subsedye be sette by all the limittes of the same their Commission or in suche limittes as the hygh Collectours shal be so seuerally assigned shall vnder the seales signes manuell delyuer one estreate indented in parchment to euery of the sayde hygh Collectours comprysyng in it the names of all such parsons as were assigned to leuie the sayde particuler sūme and sūmes of euery Hundred Wapentake Towne or other place aforesayde with the names and surnames of the parsones so chargeable accordyng to the estreate so first thereof made as is aforesayde and delyuered And the Collectours so to be assigned shal be charged to aunswere the whole summe comprised in the sayde estreate limitted to his collection as is aforesayde Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the sayde Commissioners hauyng aucthoritie by this Acte to name and nominate the sayde hyghe Collectours of the said Subsedy shall immediatly vpon the nomination and election take by aucthoritie of this presente Parliament sufficient Recognisaunces or obligations without any fee or rewarde to be payde therefore of euerye parsone so by them to be named to be hygh Collectour to be bounden to the Quenes Maiestie in the double sūme of the sūme of his collection and to be endorsed and made vpon such condition that is to say for the collection of the said first paiment of the said Subsedye that yf the saide Collectour his heyres or executours do truelye content and paye to the vse of the Quenes Maiestie her heyres or executours in the receipt of the said Exchequer before the sayde first day of Iune next commyng so muche of the sayde sūme of money allotted appoynted to his collection as he shall collect and gather and content and pay the residue of his collection and charge within one moneth nexte after such tyme as he hath gathered collected the same residue that then the said Recognisaunces or obligation to be voyde or els to stande in full strength vertue And for the collection of the seconde payment of the sayd Subsedy vpon condition that yf the said Collectour his heyres or executours do truely content and pay to the vse of the Quenes Maiestie her heyres or successours in her receipt of the Exchequer before the .xx. day of February whiche shal be in the yere of our Lorde God M.D.lxiii so much of the saide sūme of money allotted and appoynted to his collection as he shal collecte and gather and content and pay the residue of his collection and charge within one moneth next after such tyme as he hath gathered and collected the same residue
that then the sayde Recognisaunce or obligation to be voyde or els to stande in full strength and vertue Which sayd seuerall recognisaunces or obligations so taken the sayde Cōmissioners shal seuerally certifie and delyuer the Quenes Maiesties Eschequer with the seuerall certificates of the sayde taxations and rates of the paymentes of the sayde Subsedye at by the tyme to them prescribed and appoynted by this Acte for the certificat of the sayde seuerall taxations of the sayd Subsedye vpon payne of forfaiture of x.li to the Quenes Maiestie for euery Recognisaunce or obligation not certified And that euery such Collectour so elected named and chosen vpon request to hym made shall knowledge and make the sayde Recognisaunce or obligation vppon lyke payne and forfeyture of x.li to the Quenes Maiestie for the refusall therof And euery Collectour so deputed hauyng the sayd estreate in parchment as is aforesayde shall haue aucthoritie by this Acte to appoynt dayes and places within the circuite of his collection for the payment of the sayde Subsedye to hym to be made and thereof to geue warnyng by Proclamation or otherwyse to all the Constables or other parsons or inhabitauntes hauyng the charge of the particuler collection within the Hundredes Paryshes Townes or other places by hym or them limitted to make payment for theyr saide particuler collection of euery sūme as to them shall appertayne And yf at the said day and place so limitted and prefyxed by the sayd Collectour the sayde Constable offycers and other parsons or inhabytauntes as is aforesayde for the sayde particuler collection assigned and appoynted within such Hundred Citie Towne or other place do not paye vnto the sayde Collectours the summe within theyr seuerall Hundredes Townes Parishes and other places due and comprysed in the sayde estreate therof to them delyuered by the sayde Commissioners or some of them as is aforesayde or so much therof as they haue by any meane receaued .ii. d. of euery pounde for the sayde particuler collection as is aforesayde alwayes to be therof alowed excepted and abated that then it shal be lawefull to the saide hygh Collectours and euery of them and to theyr assignes to distrayne euery of the sayde Constables officers and other inhabitauntes for theyr sayde seuerall and particuler collection of the sayde summes comprysed in the sayde estreate and wrytyng therof to them and euery of them as is before expressed and delyuered or for as muche of the same summe as so then shall happen to be gathered and leuyed and behynde and vnpayde by the goodes and cattelles of euery of them so beyng behynde And the distresse so taken to be kept appreased and solde as is aforesayde and therof to take and leuye the sūmes so then beyng behynd vnpayed And the ouerplus comming of the sale of the sayde distresse yf any be to be restored and delyuered vnto the owner in fourme aboue remembred Prouided alwayes that no parson inhabiting in any Citie Borough or Towne corporate shal be cōpelled to be any Assessour or Collectour of or for any part of the sayde Subsedye in any place or places out of the sayde Citie Borough or Towne corporate where he dwelleth And it is also by the sayde aucthoritie enacted that yf any inhabitaunt or offycer or whatsoeuer parson or parsons charged to and for the collection or receipte of any part or parsell of the sayde Subsedye by any maner of meanes according to the tenor of this Acte or any parson or parsons for them selues or as keper gardian deputie factour or atturney of or for any other parson or parsons of any goodes and cattels of the owner thereof at the tyme of the sayde assessyng to be made beyng out of this Realme or in any other parties not knowne or of and for the goodes and cattelles of any other parson or parsons of any Corporation Fraternitie Mystery or other whatsoeuer Cominaltie being incorporate or not incorporate and all parsons hauyng in theyr rule gouernaunce and custodie any goodes or cattelles at the tyme of the sayde assessyng or any of them to be made or which for any cause for and by collection or for him selfe or for any other or by reason that he hath the rule gouernaunce or custodie of any goodes or cattelles of any other parson or parsons Corporation Cominaltie Fraternitie Guylde or Mystery or any such other lyke or as factor deputie or atturney of or for any parson shal be taxed rated valued and set to any summe or summes by reason of this Acte and after the taxation or assessyng vpon any such parson or parsons as shal be charged with the receipt of the same happen to dye or departe from the place where he was so taxed and set or his goodes or cattelles be so eloyned or in such priuie and couert maner kepte as the sayde parson or parsons charged with the same by estreates or other wrytynges from the sayde Commissioners or as many of them as shal be thervnto appoynted by the sayde Cōmission as is aforesayde can ne may leuye the same summe or summes comprysed within the same estreates by distresse within the limittes of theyr collection as is aforesayde or can not sell such distresse or distresses as be taken for any of the sayde paymentes before the tyme limitted to the hygh Collectour for his payment to be made in the Quenes Maiesties receipt then vpon relation thereof with due examination by the oth or examination of such parson or parsons as shal be charged with and for the receipte and collection of the same before the said Cōmissioners or as many of them as by the sayde Commyssyon shal be therevnto appoynted where such parson or parsons or other as is aforesayde theyr goodes and cattelles were set and taxed and vpon playne certificat thereof made in the Quenes Maiesties Exchequer by the same Commissioners aswel of the dwelling place names and summes of the sayde parsons of whom the sayde summes can not be leuyed and had as is aforesaide then aswell the Constables and other inhabitauntes appointed for the sayde particuler collection agaynst the hygh Collectours as the high Collectour vpon his accompt and oth in the same Exchequer to be discharged therof proces to be made for the Quenes Maiestie out of the sayd Exchequer by the discression of the Barons of the said Exchequer against such parson his heyres or executours so being behynd with his payment And ouer that the same Cōmissioners to whom any such declaration of the premisses shal be made in fourme aforesayde frō time to tyme shall haue full power and aucthoritie to directe theyr precept or preceptes vnto the sayde parson or parsons charged with any sūme of for and vpon any such parson or parsons or other as is aforesayde or to any Sheryffe Stewarde Baylyffe or other whatsoeuer offycer mynyster parson or parsons of suche place or places where any suche parson or parsons so owyng suche summe or summes shall haue landes and tenementes or
or put the same into tyllage and hath or shall kepe the same grounde for that cause only in tyllage by the space of foure yeres togethers that this Act or any thyng therin conteined shal not compel any person or persons to continue or put in tyllage the said pasture heath barren or wast grounde so eared Any thing before expressed in this act to the contrary therof notwithstanding Prouided alwayes that this Act or any prouision clause or article therin conteyned shall not be vnderstand or expounded to extende or be in any wyse preiudiciall to those partes or porcions of groundes wherin any ower of Leade Tin or Iron or Coles comly called sea cole stone cole or moore cole haue ben are or hereafter shal be vsually gotten by meanes wherof the same groūdes can not conueniently be put kept in tyllage This Acte or any other law vsage or custome to the contrary in any wyse notw tstanding Prouided also that this Acte nor any thyng therein conteyned shal extende to compell any person or persons to put in tyllage any landes or groundes within any forest or chase excepte the forest of Snowden in Northwales otherwyse then before the makyng of this Statute he or they ought or were bounde to do This Acte to endure to the ende of the next session of Parliament Prouided alway y t this statute or any thyng therin conteyned shal not extend to cōpell any inhabitant of y e coūties of Northūberland Westmerland or Cūberland to reedifie maintein or to kepe in manurance any house or ground y t shal be ouerthrowē burned destroyed wasted or decayed by enemies or by any occasiō of warres or inuasiōs during y e warres or win .iiii. yeres after y e conclusiō of peace next folowing such ouerthrowing burning destructiō wasting or other thyng in this present Act to the contrary notwithstandyng And forasmuch as this Acte shall continue but to the ende of the nexte session of Parliament Be it therefore enacted by auctoriritie aforesayde that no person or persons shall from henceforth conuert from tillage to pasture any grounde whiche was in tillage the fyrst day of thys Parliament other then suche as they myght lawfully haue conuerted from tyllage to pasture before the makinge of this Act Any thynge contayned in thys Acte to the contrary notwithstandynge ¶ An Act for the reliefe of the poore ¶ The .iii. Chapter TO thintent that ydle and loyterynge persons and valiaunt beggers may be auoyded and thimpotent feble and lame whiche are the poore in very dede should be hereafter relieued and well prouyded for Be it enacted by the Quene our soueraygne Lady with thassent of the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in thys present parliament assembled by thaucthoritie of the same that the statute made in the .xxii. yeare of the late kinge of famous memory kinge Henry theight and also the statute made in the thyrde and fourth yeres of the reigne of the famous kyng Edwarde the syxt concerninge beggers vagaboundes and ydle persons and euery article clause braunche sentence and other thynges conteyned in them and eyther of them other then suche thynges as shal be by thys present Acte otherwise ordayned and prouided for shall stande remayne and be in their full force and effect and shal be also from henceforth iustly and truely put in execution accordynge to the true meaninge of the sayde seuerall statutes and euery of them AND further be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaide that yerely vpon the Sunday next before the feast day of the Natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist commonly called Midsomer day in euery Citie Borough and Towne corporate the Maior Bayliefes or other head officers for the time being in euery other paryshe of the coūtrey the Parson Vicar or Curate churchwardens shal haue written in a Register or boke to be prouided by them aswel the names of the inhabitaūtes housholders within their citie Borough Towne corporate or paryshe as also the names of all such impotent aged nedy persons as be within their citie Borough Towne corporate or paryshe which are not hable to liue of them selues nor with their owne laboure shal openly in the church quietly after diuine seruice call y e said housholders inhabitantes together among whō y e Maior or other head officers and two of the chiefe inhabitauntes in euery suche Citie Borough and Towne corporate suche as the Maior or other head officers shall thynke meete And the Parson Vycar or Curate and Churchwardens in euery other paryshe shall elect nominate and appoynt yerely two hable persons or mo to be gatherers and Collectours of the charitable almes of all the residue of the people inhabytyng in the paryshe wherof they be chosen Collectours for the reliefe of the poore Which Collectours the Sunday next after their election or the Sundaye folowing yf nede require when the people are at the Church at diuine seruice shal gentelly aske and demaunde of euery man and woman what they of theyr charitie wyl be contented to geue wekely towardes the reliefe of the poore and the same to be wrytten in the sayde Regester or booke And the sayde gatherers so beyng elected and chosen shall iustly gather and truely distribute the same charitable almes wekely by them selues or theyr assignes to the sayde poore impotent persons of the sayde Cities Boroughes Townes corporate and Paryshes without fraude or couin fauour or affection and after such sorte that the more impotent may haue the more helpe and suche as can get part of theyr lyuyng to haue the lesse and by the discression of the Collectours to be put in such labour as they be fyt hable to do but none to go or syt openly a beggyng vpon payne limitted in the aforesaid Statutes And yf the sayde Maiors Baylyffes head officers Parson Vicar Curate and Churchwarden or any of them faile in the doyng and executyng of the premisses in fourme aboue declared he or they so makyng default to forfeyte for euery suche default xl.s to be employed to the vse of the poore of that paryshe where he or they do inhabite to be leuyed by the Collectours of the same paryshe by way of distresse or otherwyse as is appoynted in this Acte for leuying of lyke forfaitures And be it enacted by thauctoritie aforesayd that no person or persons so elected nominated appoynted to be gatherer or gatherers as is aforesayd shall refuse the sayd office but shall iustlye and truelye execute the same by the space of one whole yere next ensuyng such election vppon payne to forfaite x.li th one moitie therof to the Churchwardens of the paryshe where he or they shal be elected Collectour and thother moitie therof to the vse and reliefe of the poore of the saide parishe to be leuied by the Churchwardens where they or he dwelleth of the goodes of the sayde gatherer or gatherers so refusyng by distresse or els by action of debte byll playnt or information to
and the Townes of Ludloo and Stamforde stande that in those Cities the Parson Vicar and Curate of the sayde paryshe and the sayde Maior head officers and inhabitauntes of euery such Citie Borough Towne corporate and paryshe shall make certificat vnto the Iustices of the sayde counties adioynyng to the same Cities Boroughes Townes corporate paryshes and the same Iustices of the sayde adioynyng Countie or Counties to do geue license and folow the order aboue remembred according as other Iustices of the Counties in which the paryshe surcharged standeth is limitted and aucthorised to do And be it also enacted that in all Cities Boroughes Townes corporate within which be diuers paryshes the Maior head officers of euery the same Cities Boroughes Townes corporat shal consider the state abilitie of euery such parishe And yf the same Maior and officers shall vnderstande by their discretion that the parishioners of any one of the sayde paryshes is of such wealth and hauor that they haue no pouertie amongest them or be hable sufficiently to reliefe the pouertie of the paryshe where they inhabite dwell and also to helpe and succour pouertie els where further that then the saide Maior and officers with thassent of two of the most honest substaunciall inhabitauntes of euery such wealthy paryshe shall consider the nedynesse of thinhabitauntes of thother parishe or parishes within the same Citie or Towne corporate and moue induce and perswade the paryshioners of the wealthyer paryshe charitably to contribute somwhat accordyng to theyr habilitie towarde the wekely reliefe succour consolatiō of the poore nedy within the other paryshe or parishes aforesaid where nede is And be it also enacted that all and euery suche poore folkes as by any such license are to be licensed and aucthorised to resort out of the limittes liberties and frauncheses of all and euery such Citie Borough and Towne corporate into any the sayde Counties to begge get gather the charitable almes of good people shall at all tymes when the same goeth abrode to begge weare openly vppon hym or them both on the brest and the backe of his or theyr vppermost garment some notable badge or token to be assigned vnto hym by the Maior or head officers of the same Citie Borough and Towne corporate or Paryshe with thassent of the Iustices of the peace that shall graunt the same license vpon payne to be taken for a valyaunt begger and to be punyshed as afore is remembred and shall also carry his license with hym vpon the lyke payne This Acte to endure to the latter ende of the fyrst session of the next Parliament Prouided alwayes be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaide that all and euery summe and summes of money from henceforth to be collected or gathered within the Citie of London the liberties of the same by vertue of this Acte shal be payde ouer to the gouernours of the Hospytall called the Hospytall of Christes Churche within the sayde Citie of London for the tyme beyng and shal be by them from time to time distributed and bestowed for the reliefe of the poore of the sayde Citie accordyng to theyr wysdome and discressions Any thyng in this Acte mentioned to the contrarye notwithstandyng Prouided also and be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaide that all and euery sūme and sūmes of money from henceforth to be collected or gathered within the Citie of Couentrie and the liberties of the same by vertue of this Acte towarde the maintenaunce and reliefe of the Hospytall of poore people erected in the sayde Citie shal be payde ouer to suche gouernour or gouernours of the sayde Hospitall as nowe is or hereafter shal be admitted and appoynted by the Maior and Aldermen of the sayde Citie of Couentrie or the more part of them for the tyme beyng And such gouernour or gouernours so admitted and appoynted as aforesaid shall from time to tyme distribute and bestowe for the reliefe of thaforesayde poore within the sayde Citie the sayde summe or summes of money accordyng to theyr wysdomes and discressions Any thyng mentioned in this Acte to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouided alwayes and be it further enacted that the Curate Minister or Reader together with the Wardens of euery Chappel of ease and where no Wardens are the Warden or two of the chiefest of the inhabitauntes resortyng frequentyng the sayde Chappell of ease for hearyng diuine seruice the same inhabitauntes to be nominated and chosen by the same Curate Minister or Reader And also the Collectours and all and euery other person and persons to whom in this behalfe it shall appertayne by force of this estatute shall do execute perfourme and be liable to all and euery such ordinaunce clause article sentence and penalties specified and conteyned in this present Acte for and towardes the reliefe of the poore in like maner fourme as the Vicar Curate Church-wardens and Collectours of euery paryshe Church shall may or ought to do by force of this Act accordyng to the purport and true meanyng of the same not to be compellable to come or resort to theyr Paryshe Church for the same onely purpose or entent Any thing in this Act before specified to the contrary notwithstanding Prouided also that this Acte or any thyng therein conteyned shall not in any wyse extende or be preiudiciall to any gyft legacie conueyaunce or assignement of any maner of landes or other profite heretofore geuen assigned or bequeathed to the reliefe of the poore reparation of hygh wayes or bridges vppon any maner of condition but that the same shal be employed conuerted bestowed and accompted for in such maner and fourme and vpon such condition as the same lawfully was or ought to be before the makyng of this Acte ¶ An Acte touchyng diuers orders for Artificers Labourers seruauntes of husbandry and apprentises ¶ The .iiii. Chapter ALthough there remayne and stande in force presently a great number of Actes statutes concerning the reteynyng departyng wages and orders of apprentices seruauntes labourers aswell in husbandry as in diuers other artes misteries occupations yet partly for the imperfectiō contrarietie that is found do appeare in sundry of the said lawes and for the varietie number of them and chiefely for that the wages alowaunces limitted rated in many of the said statutes are in diuers places to small and not aunswerable to this time respecting the aduauncement of prices of all thinges belonging to the said seruauntes labourers the said lawes can not conueniētly without the great griefe burden of the poore labourer hyred man be put in good due execution And as the said seueral actes statutes were at the time of y e makyng of thē thought to be very good beneficiall for the cōmon wealth of this Realme as diuers of thē yet are So if the substaūce of as many of the said lawes as are mete to be continued shal be digested reduced into one
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
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.
daye of Iuly yerely certifie into the sayde Court of Chauncerye their resolutions and determinations therin to the intente that proclamations may accordynglye be renued and sent downe And if it shall happen that there be no nede of anye reformation or alteration of the rates of the sayde wages but that the former shal be thoughte mete to be contynued then the proclamations for the yere past shall remayne in force vntill newe proclamations vppon newe rates concernynge the sayde wages shal be sent downe accordynge to the fourme of this Estatute And be it further enacted by auctoritie of this present Parlyament that if all the sayd Iustices of peace resiant within Countyes where they are or shal be Iustices of peace Maiors and head officers do not before the tenth daye of Iune nexte commynge and afterwarde yearelye appeare and assemble at the sayde generall Sessions or within syxe weekes nexte after the sayde generall Sessions and lymitte and rate the wages of the sayde seruauntes and laborers or shall not consider whether the former rates made be mete to be continued or to be altered and reformed in manner and fourme aforesayde or be negligent or remisse in the certificat therof in fourme aboue written that then euery Iustice of peace of the Countie and euery Maior and head officer of the Citie or towne corporate in whom any suche defaulte or negligence shal be founde beinge within the sayde countie Citie or towne corporate at the tyme of the sayde nexte assemblye or at the tyme of the saide Sessions or at the tymes of the sayde rates of wages to be set within syxe wekes nexte after euerye suche Sessions and not visited wyth any suche sickenes as he coulde not trauell thyther without perill and daunger of his lyfe or not hauynge anye other lawfull and good excuse to be allowed by the Iustices then assembled for the ratinge and taxynge of wages as is aforesayde or by the more parte of them vppon a corporall othe and affidauit to be taken and made openlye before the sayde Iustices vppon the holy Euangelistes by some credyble person assessed and taxed in the booke of Subsedye of that Countie to the cleare value of fyue poundes at the leaste or by suche other person as the most parte of suche Iustices shall allowe and accepte to take suche othe shall for suche defaulte or negligence forfeyte vnto the Queenes Maiestie her heyres and successours tenne poundes of laweful money of Englande And be it further enacted by the auctoritie aforesayde that yf any person after the sayde proclamation shal be so sent downe and published shal by any secret waies or meanes directly or indirectly reteyne or kepe any seruaunt workeman or laborer or shall geue any more or greater wages or other commoditie contrarye to the true intent and purporte of this statute or contrary to the rates or wages that shal be assessed or appointed in the sayde proclamations that then euery persone that shall so offende and be thereof lawfully conuicted before any the Iustices or other head officers aboue remembred or eyther of the sayde Presidentes and Councelles shall suffer imprisonment by the space of tenne dayes without bayle or maynepryce and shall lose and forfeyte fyue poundes of lawfull money of England And that euery person that shal be so reteyned and take wages contrary to this estatute or any braunche therof or of the sayde proclamation and shal be thereof conuicted before the Iustices aforesayde or any two of them or before the Maior or other head officers aforesayde shall suffer imprisonment by the space of .xxi. dayes wythout bayle or mayneprice And that euery reteyner promyse gifte or payment of wages or other thinge whatsoeuer contrary to the true meanynge of this estatute and euery writinge and bond to be made for that purpose shal be vtterly voyde and of none effect And be it enacted by the auctoritie aforesaid that if any seruaunt workeman or laborer shall wilfully or maliciously make any assaulte or affray vpon his Maister Maistres or dame or vppon any other that shall at the tyme of suche assaulte or affray haue the charge or oversight of any suche seruaunte workeman or laborer or of the worke wherein the sayde seruaunt workeman or laborer is appointed or hyered to worke and beinge therof conuicted before any two of the Iustices Maior or head officer aforesayde where the sayde offence is committed or before eyther of the sayde Lordes Presidents and Councell before remembred by confession of the sayd seruaunt workeman or laborer or by the testimony witnesse and othe of two honest men that then euery suche offendor shall suffer imprisonment by the space of one hole yere or lesse by the discression of two Iustices of peace if it be without a towne corporate and if it be within any town corporate then by the discression of the Maior or head officer of the same towne corporate with two others of the discretest persons of the same corporation at the least And if the offence shal require further punishement then to receaue suche other open punishment so as it extend not to lyfe nor lymme as the Iustices of peace in open Sessions or the more part of them or the said Maior or head officer and sixe or foure at the least of the discretest persones of the same corparation before whom the offence shal be examined shall thinke conuenient for the qualitie of the sayde offence so done and committed Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritye aforesayde that in the tyme of hey or corne haruest the Iustices of peace and euery of them also the Constable or other head officer of euery towneship vpon request for the auoyding of the losse of any corne grayne or hey shal may cause all suche artificers and persons as be mete to labour by the discressions of the sayd Iustices or Constables or other head officers or by any of them to serue by the daye for the mowing reapyng shearing gettyng or Innyng of corne grayne and hey accordynge to the skill and qualitye of the person and that none of the sayde persons shall refuse so to do vpon paine to suffer imprisonment in the stockes by the space of two dayes and one night And the Constable of the towne or other head officer of the same where the saide refusal shal be made vpon complainte to hym made shal haue auctoritye by vertue hereof to set the sayd offendour in the stockes for the tyme aforesayde and shal punishe hym accordingly vpon payne to lose and forfeyte for not doynge therof the summe of xl.s Prouided also that all persons of the counties where they haue accustomed to go into other Shires for haruest worke and hauynge at that tyme no haruest worke sufficient in the same towne nor countie where he or they dwelt in the winter then last past bryngynge with hym or them a testimoniall vnder the hand and seale of one Iustice of the peace of the shyre or other head officer of
the town or place that he or they come from testifiynge the same for the which he shall pay not aboue one peny other then such persons as shal be reteyned in seruice accordyng to the fourme of this estatute may repayre and resorte in haruest of hey or corne from the countryes wherin their dwellynge places are into any other place or Countie for the only mowynge reapynge and getting of hey corne and grayne and for the onely workyng of haruest workes as they might haue done before the makynge of this estatute Any thynge herein conteyned to the contrary notwithstandynge And be it further enacted by the auctoritye aforesayde that two Iustices of peace y e Maior or other head officer of any citie borough or towne corporate two Aldermen or two other discrete Burgeses of the same Citie borough or towne corporate yf there be no Aldermen shall and may by vertue hereof appoint any such woman as is of the age of .xii. yeres and vnder the age of .xl. yeres and vnmaryed and forth of seruice as they shall thynke meete to serue to be reteyned or serue by the yere or by the weke or day for suche wages and in such reasonable sorte and maner as they shall thynke mete And if any such woman shall refuse so to serue then it shal be lawfull for the sayde Iustices of peace Maior or head officers to comit such woman to ward vntill she shal be bounden to serue as is aforesaide And for the better aduauncement of husbandry and tillage and to the intente that such as are fyt to be made apprentices to husbandry may be bounden therevnto Be it enacted by the auctoritie of this present Parliament that euery person being an housholder and hauing and vsynge halfe a ploughe land at the least in tillage may haue and receaue as an apprentice any persone aboue the age of tenne yeres and vnder the age of .xviii. yeres to serue in husbandry vntil his age of xxi yeres at the least or vntill the age of .xxiiii. yeres as the parties can agree and the saide reteynour and takyng of an apprentice to be made and done by indenture And be it further enacted that euery person being an housholder and .xxiiii. yeres olde at the least dwelling or inhabityng or whiche shall dwell and inhabite in any cytie or towne corporate and vsynge and exercisyng any arte mystery or manuell occupation there shal and may after the feaste of Saint Iohn Baptist next comminge durynge the tyme that he shall so dwell or inhabite in any such Citie or towne corporate and vse and exercise any suche art mystery or manuell occupacion haue and reteyne the sonne of any free man not occupying husbandry nor being a labourer inhabiting in the same or in any other Citie or towne that now is or hereafter shal be and continue incorporate to serue and be bounde as an apprentice after the custome and order of the Citie of London for seuen yeres at the least so as the terme and yeres of suche apprentice do not expire or determine afore suche apprentice shal be of the age of .xxiiii. yeres at the leaste Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted that it shall not be lawfull to any person dwellynge in any Citie or towne corporate vsynge or exercisynge any of the mysteries or craftes of a marchaunt trafficquinge by trafficque or trade into anye the partes beyonde the Sea Mercer Draper Goldsmyth Irenmonger Inbroderer or Clothear that doth or shal put clothe to makynge and sale to take anye apprentice or seruaunt to be enstructed or taught in any of the arts occupations craftes or mysteries whiche they or any of them do vse or exercise except suche seruaunt or apprentice be his son or els that the father or mother of suche apprentice or seruaunt shall haue at the tyme of takynge of suche apprentice or seruaunt landes tenements or other hereditamentes of the clere yerely value of xl.s of one estate of enheritaunce or free hold at the leaste to be certified vnder the handes and seales of three Iustices of the peace of the shire or Shires where the said landes tenementes or other hereditamentes do or shal lye to the Maior Bailyf or other head officers of such Citie or towne corporate and to be enrowled amonge the recordes there And be it further enacted that from and after the saide feast of Saint John the Baptist nexte it shal be lawfull to euery person beinge an housholder and .xxiiii. yeres olde at the least and not occupying husbandry nor beynge a laborer dwellinge or inhabitynge or that shall hereafter dwell or inhabit in any towne not beynge incorporate that nowe is or hereafter shal be a market towne so longe as the same shal be wekely vsed kept as a market towne and vsyng or exercisynge any arte mysterye or manuell occupation durynge the tyme of his abode there and so vsyng and exercisyng suche art mystery or manuell occupation as aforesayde to haue in like maner to apprentice or apprentices the child or children of any other artificer or artificers not occupying husbandry nor beyng laborer whiche nowe doe or hereafter shall inhabyte or dwell in the same or in anye other suche market towne within the same Shyre to serue as apprentice or apprentices as is aforesayd to any suche arte mystery or manuell occupation as hath ben vsually exercised in any suche market towne where suche apprentice shal be bounde in maner and forme aboue sayd Prouided alwayes and be it enacted that it shall not be lawfull to any person dwellynge or inhabitynge in any suche market towne vsinge or exercisynge the feate mistery or art of a marchant trafficquinge or trading into the parties beyond the Seas Mercer Draper Goldsmith Irenmonger Imbroderer or Clothear that doth or shal put cloth to making sale to take any apprentice or in any wise to teach or instructe any persone in the artes sciences or misteries last before recited after the feast of Saint Iohn Baptist aforesaid except such seruaunt or apprentice shal be his sonne or els that the father or mother of suche apprentice shall haue landes tenementes or other hereditamentes at the tyme of taking of suche apprentice of the clere yerely value of three poundes of one estate of inheritaunce or freeholde at the least to be certifyed vnder the handes and seales of three Iustices of the peace of the Shyre or shyres where the sayd landes tenementes and other hereditamentes do or shall lye to the head officers or head officer of suche market towne where suche apprentice or seruaunt shal be taken there to be enrolled by suche head officer alwayes to remayne of recorde And be it further enacted that from and after the saide feast it shal be lawfull to any person vsynge or exercisinge the art or occupation of a Smith whelewright Plowewright Mylwright Carpenter Rough mason Plasterer Sawyer Lyme burner Brycke maker Bricklayer Tyler Slater Helyer Tylemaker Linnen weuer Turner Couper Myllers Earthen potters Wollen weuer weuinge
saide apprentice of his apprenticehode and they cause therof and the said writing so being made and inrolled by the clerke of the peace or towne clerke amonges the records that he kepeth shal be a sufficient discharge for the said apprentice against his maister his executours and administratours the indenture of the said apprenticehode or any lawe or custome to the contrary notwithstanding And if the defaulte shal be founde to be in the apprentice then the saide Iustices or the saide Maior or other head officer with the assistentes aforesaid shal cause such due correction punishment to be ministred vnto hym as by their wysdome and discretions shal be thought mete Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by aucthoritie of this present Parlyament that no person shall by force or colour of this estatute be bounden to enter into any apprenticeship other then suche as be vnder the age of .xxi. yeres And to th ende that this estatute may from tyme to tyme be carefully diligently put in good execution according to the tenure and true meanyng therof Be it enacted by auctoritie of this present Parliament that the Iustices of peace of euery Countie deuidyng them selues into seueral lymittes and lykewise euery Maior and head officer of any Citie or towne corporat shall yerely betwene the feast of Saint Michaell the Archangel the Natiuitie of our Lord and betwene the feast of the Annunciation of our Lady and the feaste of the Natiuitie of Saint Iohn the Baptist by all such wayes meanes as to their wysdomes shal be thought moste mete make a special and diligent inquirie of the braunches and articles of this estatute and of the good execution of the same and where they shal fynde any defaultes to see the same seuerely corrected and punished without fauour affection malice or displeasure And in consideration of the paines and trauell that the said Iustices of peace and the said Maior and head officer shal take and susteine in and about the execution of this estatute it is further ordeyned and enacted by auctoritie of this present Parlyament that euery Iustice of peace Maior or head officer for euery day that he shall syt in about the execution of this estatute shall haue alowed vnto hym fyue shyllinges to be alowed and payd vnto hym or vnto the sayde Maior or head officer of the fynes and forfeitours of the paynes and penalties that shal be forfeited and due vnto the Queenes Maiestie her heires or successors by force of this estatute in suche maner and fourme as the said Iustices haue ben heretofore commonly payed for their comming charges at the quarter Sessions so that the sytting of the said Iustices or Maior or head officer be not at any one tyme aboue .iii. dayes and for the matters conteyned in this estatute And be it enacted by auctoritie aforesaide that the one halfe of all forfeytures and penalties expressed and mentioned in this statute other then suche as are expresly otherwyse appointed shal be to oure soueraigne Ladye the Quenes Maiestie her heires and successors and the other moytie to hym or them that shall sue for the same in any of the Quenes Maiesties Courtes of record or before any of the Iustices of Oyer terminer or before any other Iustices or President and Counsell before remembred by action of debte Information bill of complainte or otherwise in whiche actions or suites no protection wager of lawe or essoygne shal be alowed that the said Iustices or two of them whereof one to be of the Quorum and the said Presidentes and Counsell as is aforesaid and the said Maiors or other head officers of Cities or townes corporate shall haue full power and auctoritie to heare and determine al and euery offence and offences that shal be committed or done againste this estatute or against any braunche thereof aswell vppon indictment to be taken before them in the Sessions of the peace as vpon Information action of debte or bill of complaint to be sued or exhibited by any person And shall and may by vertue hereof make proces against the defendaunt and award execution as in any other case they lawfully may by any the lawes and statutes of this Realme and shall yerely in Michelmas terme certifie by estreate the fynes and forfeitours of euery the offences conteyned in this estatute that shal be founde before them into the court of the Exchequer in like sorte and fourme as they be bounde to certifie the estreates for other offences and forfeitours to be loste before them Any thynge in this statute conteyned to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouided alwayes that this acte or any thinge therin conteyned or mentioned shall not be preiudiciall or hurtfull to the Cities of London and Norwych or to the lawfull liberties vsages customes or priuileges of the same Cities for or concerning the hauynge or takyng of any apprentice or apprentices but that the Citezins and Freemen of the same Cities shall and maye take haue and reteyne apprentices there in suche maner and fourme as they might lawfully haue done before the makynge of this statute This acte or any thing therein conteyned to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandynge And be it also further enacted that all Indentures couenauntes promyses and bargaynes of or for the hauing takyng or kepynge of any apprentice otherwyse hereafter to be made or taken then is by this statute lymitted ordeyned and appointed shal be clerely voide in the lawe to all intentes and purposes and that euery person that shall from henceforth take or newly reteyne any apprentice contrary to the tenour and true meanynge of this acte shall forfeit and lose for euery apprentice so by hym taken the summe of .x. li. And because there hath ben and is some question and scrupule moued whether any person beynge within the age of .xxi. yeres and bounden to serue as an apprentice in any other place then in the said Citie of London shuld be bounden accepted taken as an apprentice For the resolution of the saide scruple and doubte Be it enacted by aucthoritie of this present Parlyament that all and euery suche person or persons that at any tyme or tymes from henceforth shal be bounden by Indenture to serue as an apprentice in any arte science occupation or labor accordynge to the tenour of this estatute and in maner and fourme aforesaide albeit the same apprentice or any of them shal be within the age of .xxi. yeres at the tyme of makynge of their seuerall Indentures shal be bounden to serue for the yeres in their seuerall Indentures conteyned as amply and largely to euery entent as yf the same apprentice were of full age at the tyme of the makynge of suche Indentures Any lawe vsage or custome to the contrary notwithstandynge Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that the inhabitaunts nowe dwellyng or inhabitynge or that hereafter shall dwell or inhabit within the towne of Godalmynge within the Countie of Surray
within the lymittes of the Watche of the saide towne may vse and exercise suche artes misteries and occupations and take and vse apprentices and seruauntes in suche maner and fourme as the inhabitauntes within market townes by this statute may lawfully do Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the auctoritie aforesayde that all maner amerciamentes fynes issues and forfeitures whiche shall ryse growe or come by reason of any offences or defaultes mencioned in this acte or any braunche thereof within any Citie or towne corporate shal be leuyed gathered and receaued by suche person or persons of the same Citie or towne corporate as shal be appointed by the Maior or other head officers mentioned in this saide acte to the vse and maintenance of the same Citie or towne corporate in suche case and condition as any maner other amerciamentes fynes issues or forfeitures haue ben vsed to be leuyed and imployed within the same Citie or towne corporate by reason of any graunt or charter from the Quenes Maiestie that nowe is or of any her graces noble progenitours made and graunted to the same Citie borowe or towne corporate any thyng or clause before mentioned and expressed in this act to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouided alwaies that this acte or any thing therin conteyned shal not extend to any lawfull reteyninges or couenauntes had or made before the makynge of this acte but that all and euery the parties to suche reteyninges or couenauntes shall and may haue the same and lyke auantages of such reteyninges couenauntes and of the statutes heretofore in that behalfe prouided as if this acte had neuer ben had nor made Any clause of repeal or other matter whatsoeuer in this acte to the contrary in any wyse notwithstanding And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that if any seruaunt or apprentice of husbandry or of any arte science or occupation aforesaid vnlawfullye departe or flee into any other Shire that it shal be lawfull to the saide Iustices of peace and to the saide Maiors Bayliffes and other head officers of Cities and townes corporate for the tyme beinge Iustices of peace there to make and graunte writtes of Capias so many and suche as shal be nedeful to be directed to the Sheriffes of the Counties or to other head officers of the places whyther suche seruauntes or apprentices shall so departe or flee to take their bodies returnable before them at what tyme shall please them so that if they come by suche proces that they be put in prison tyll they shall finde sufficient suertie well and honestly to serue their maisters maistresses or dames from whome they so departed or fledde accordinge to the order of the lawe Prouided alwayes that it shal be lawful to the highe Constables of hundredes in euery Shire to holde kepe and continue petie Sessions otherwise called statute Sessions within the lymittes of their auctorities in all Shires wherein suche Sessions haue ben vsed to be kepte in suche maner and fourme as heretofore hath ben vsed and accustomed so as nothinge be by them done therein contrarie or repugnaunt to this present Acte ¶ An Acte touching certaine politique constitutions made for the maintenaunce of the Nauye The .v. Chapter FOr the better maintenaunce and encrease of the Nauye of this Realme of England Be it enacted by the Quenes most excellent Maiestie with the assent of the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie aforesaid that from the first daye of Aprill Anno Domini M.D.lxiiii and so from thense fourth it shal be lawfull to all and euery of the subiectes of our soueraigne Lady the Quene her heires and successours at his their will and pleasure to carry and transporte out of this Realme in the Shippes or other vessels of any the subiectes aforesaid all and euery kyndes of hearring and other Sea fishe to be taken vpon the Seas by any of the subiectes aforesayd and acte of Parlyament or lawe to the contrary notwithstanding and that all and euery person and persons which shal by vertue of this acte transporte or carry any hearringes or other Sea fishe from or oute of any porte or harborough of this Realme to any place out of the dominions of the Quenes Maiestie her heires or successours shal be free from payment of any custome subsedie or pondage monye for the same fyshe so carryed or transported duringe the space of .iiii. whole yeres beginning at the said first day of Aprill M.D.lxiiii and so further during her Maiesties pleasure And be it further enacted by the auctoritye aforesaid that from the first daye of Maye next commynge it shall not be lawfull to any person or persons in any port Citie towne market or other place within this Realme to set price make any restraynte or take or demaunde tolle or taxe of any Sea fishe to be brought into this Realme or any part hereof being taken by any of the subiects aforesaid in the Shippes or other vessels of the same subiectes vppon payne to euery person offendyng contrary to the meanyng hereof to forfeite the value of the fyshe so restrayned prysed tolled or taxed Any libertie custome graunte pryuiledge or other matter whatsoeuer to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandynge Prouided alwayes that this present acte nor any thinge therein conteyned shal be preiudiciall or hurtfull to the Maior and Burgesses of the Kynges towne vpon Hull or their successors Maiors and Burgesses of the same towne or to any other officer or minister of the same towne at any tyme hereafter but that they and euery of them maye receyue haue and take all and euery suche tolle customes and summes of money of all and euery suche persone and persons as is lymitted appointed and set fourth by them to be taken in an acte of Parlyament made in the .xxxiii. yere of the reigne of our late Soueraigne lord Kyng Henry the eyght And that neither the saide Maior and Burgesses of Kyngston vpon Hull nor any inhabitaunte there or any of them shal take any aduauntage of that article of this Estatute for the cariage of any hearrynges or salted fishe to anye the parties beyond the Sea Any thing in this present acte mentioned conteined specified or declared in any wyse to the contrary notwithstanding Be it also enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that no purueyour or other persone whatsoeuer shall from the said first day of Maye by vertue of any commission or otherwise take any hearring or Sea fishe from any of the subiectes afore mentioned that shall take the same in the Shippes or other vessels of the saide subiects as it is abouesaid otherwise then by agrement of the owners or sellers of the same fishe vpon payne for euery purueyour and other person whatsoeuer offending contrary to the tenour of this acte to forfeite the double value of the hearringes or fishe so to be taken And it shal be lawful for any person being owner or
seller of any suche Sea fishe so taken as is aforesaid to withstand any person that will by any colour of purueying or otherwise demaunde any suche fyshe or the tolle of any suche fishe without the good will of the owner or seller as aforesaid Prouided that the fyshe called Composition fishe heretofore graunted to the Quenes Maiestie by the subiectes of this Realme trauelyng into Iseland shal be taken by her Maiesties officers and purueyours in suche sorte as the same hath ben lawfully vsed to be taken before the making of this acte and sauing to the Quenes Maiestie her heires and successours and to all other persons suche fyshes as be knowen and vsed to be called Regal fishes wherunto her Maiestie or the saide other persons haue or shall haue right or interest for suche recompence as heretofore hath ben accustomed And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that from the said first daye of Aprill which shal be in the yere of our Lord God M.D.lxiiii it shal not be lawfull to any person or persons to bye of any straūger borne out of the Quenes Maiesties obeysaunce or out of any straungers bottome any hearringe beinge not sufficiently salted packed and Casked vpon paine to euery person and persons so bying to forfeyte the hearringes so by hym or them to be bought or the value thereof Prouided alwayes that this braunche of this acte shal not extende to any hearringes to be bought which by reason of shipwrack shal be brought into this Realme but that it shal be lawfull to al and euery person and persons to bye all such hearringes so brought in by Shipwrack as aforesaide as he or they lawfully might haue done before the makyng of this acte Any thing in this acte conteyned to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Be it also further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that from the feaste of saint Iohn Baptiste nexte ensuinge it shall not be lawefull to any person or persons to cause to be loden and caried in any bottom or bottoms wherof any straunger or straungers borne then be owners ship maisters or parte owners any kynde of fishe victual wares or thinges of what kynde or nature so euer the same shal be from one Porte or creke of this Realme to an other porte or creke of the same Realme vpon payne to euery one that shal offende contrary to the true meanynge of this braunche of this present Acte to forfeyt all the goods so laden or carryed or the value therof And that from hencefourth al Englishe hoyes plates may crosse the Seas as farre as Cane in Normandy and Estward as farre as Norwey the statute made in the firste yere of the Quenes Maiesties reigne to the contrary hereof notwithstanding And forasmuch as there is much deceiptful packing vsed in Codde and Lynges brought in Barrelles or other caske into this Realme Be it therefore enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that from and after the first daye of Aprill in the yere of our Lorde God M.D.lxiiii it shall not be lawfull to any person or persons to bringe into this Realme any Codde or Lynges in barelles or other caskes but louse in bulke and by tale to be solde within this Realme vpon paine for euery one that shall offende contrary to the tenour hereof to forfaite all the Codde Lynges so to be brought in or the value therof And be it further enacted that from the feast of S. Michaell tharchaungell next following no person of persones whatsoeuer shal bring into this Realme of Englande or anye parte of the same anye wyne commynge out of any of the dominions or countries belonging to the Crowne of Fraunce or any woade called Tholosse woade in anye other vessel or vesselles but onlye in suche vessell and vesselles wherof some Subiect or Subiectes of the Quenes Maiestye her heires or Successours shal be then onely owner or part owner vpon payne to forfayt al wynes and woade brought contrary to the meanyng hereof accordinge to the meaninge of an Estatute made in the time of the reigne of King Henry the seuenth concerninge wine of the Duchie of Gascoyn and Guyon Except that there may be brought into Wales or any porte within the Countye of Monmouth Rochell wines Be it also enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that from henceforth it shal be lawful to all euery owner owners of shippes or vesselles and to euery houshoulder vsinge exercisynge the trade of the Seas by fyshinge or otherwise and to euery Gonner or Gonners commonlye called Canoners and to euery Shipwright to take and kepe one or more apprentice or apprentices to be brought vp in the said trade or trades euery of the same apprentice or apprentices to be to them bounde for tenne yeres or vnder And euery apprentice so taken being aboue vii yeares of age shall be by the same couenauntes bounde ordered and vsed to all ententes accordinge to the custome of the Citye of London so that the same couenaunt or bonde of Apprentishippe be made by writinge indented and enrolled in the towne where the same apprentice shal be then inhabited if it be a towne corporate and yf the towne be not encorporate then to be enrolled in the next towne encorporate to the habitacion of euery suche Apprentice And that the officers of euerye suche towne corporate shall take for euery suche enrolement not aboue xii.d Anye lawe statute or other matter whatsoeuer to the contrarye notwithstandinge And be it further enacted that so muche of the Statute made in the .v. and .vi. yeares of the late Kinge Edwarde the .vi. intytuled An act against Regrators forestallers and Ingrocers And so much of all other Estatutes againste all Regratours forestallers and Ingrocers as doth and maye concerne the byinge of Sea fishe vnsalted or mudde fyshe or anye wine oyle or salte to be taken and brought in anye Englishe subiectes Shippes Crayers or other vessell vnto anye porte creeke or place of this Realme shall from henceforth to all ententes constructions and purposes be vtterlye repelled and voyde for so muche of the saide oyles wine Sea fyshe mudde fyshe and salte as any Byer or Byers vppon the Sea by waye of forstallynge or regratinge shall or doe bringe and discharge in anye porte or hauen within this Realme And for encrease of prouision of fishe by the more vsuall and common eatinge therof Be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that from the feaste of Saint Michael The Archaungel in the yeare of our Lorde God M.D. three score and foure euerye Wednesdaye in euerye weke throughe the whole yeare which heretofore hath not by the lawes or customes of this Realme bene-vsed and obserued as a fyshe daye and whiche shall not happen to falle in Christmas weke or Easter weke shal be hereafter obserued and kept as the Saterdayes in euery weke be or ought to be and that no maner of person shall eate anye fleshe on the same daye otherwyse then oughte to be vppon
feaste of saint Michael the Archangell next comming it shal be lawfull to all and euery person and persons beinge subiectes of the Quenes Maiestie her heires or successours only out of such portes or crekes as by the Quenes Maiesties proclamation hereafter shal be published and appointed and not els where to lode carrie or transporte any Wheate Rye Barley Malte Pease or Beanes into any partes beyonde the Seas to sell as a marchaundise in shippes Crayers or other vessels whereof any Englishe borne subiect then shal be the only owners so that the price of the sayde Cornes or graynes so caryed or transported exceade not the prices hereafter followinge at the tymes hauens and places where and when the same Corne or grayne shal be shipped or laden Vide. the quarter of Wheate at x.s the quarter of Rye Pease or Beanes at viii.s the quarter of Barley or malte at vi.s.viii d. of curraunte money of England Any lawe vsage or estatute heretofore made to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstandyng And where doubte hath heretofore ben whether the statute in the xviii yere of the reigne of Kyng Henry the .vi. heretofore made against Souldiours reteyned which departe from their Captaines without lycense did or ought to extended vnto Mariners gonners seruing on the Seas takynge wages of the kinge or Quene of this Realme Be it expressed ordeined enacted and declared by aucthoritie of this present Parlyament that the said estatute made in the saide .xxiii. yere of the reigne of Kynge Henry the .vi. in all paynes forfeytures and other thinges did doth and hereafter shall extende aswell to all and euery Mariner and gonner hauinge taken or shall hereafter take prest or wages to serue the Quenes Maiestie her heires or successours to all intentes and purposes as the same did or doth vnto any souldyer Any diuersities of opinion doubte matter or thing to the contrary hereof in any wyse notwithstandyng And where an estatute concernynge sowyng of Flaxe and Hempe was made and prouided in the Parlyament holden the .xxiiii. yere of the reigne of our late soueraigne Lorde Kynge Henry the eyght to be vniuersall through euery Countie of this Realme for the better prouision of nettes for helpe and furtheraunce of fishinge and for eschewinge of Idelnes Be it ordeined enacted by aucthoritie of this present Parliament that in euery suche Countie of this Realme or parte of such Countie where by the Quenes Maiesties proclamation it shall hereafter be published the saide estatute to be commodious or profitable for the common wealth The said estatute and euery clause article and prouision therein conteyned be and shal be reuyued and stande in full force and strength to be executed and perfourmed from the feaste of saint Michaell the Archangell nexte comminge in all thinges other then in the proportion of a Roade or fourth parte of an acre in the paine of iii.s.iiii.d by the said estatute limitted In place whereof be it ordeyned and enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that in euery case and degree where by the saide former estatute one Roade or fourth parte of an Acre is lymitted to be sowne with lynseade otherwise flaxe seade or hempe seade from the saide feaste of Saint Michaell the Archangel nexte comming In steade and lewe of the saide Roade or iiii parte of an Acre one whole Acre or lesse as by proclamation in fourme aforesaide shal be limitted shal be sowen with lynseade otherwise flaxe seade or Hempe seade vpon payne of forfeyture of fyue poundes for euery suche defaulte or offence And further be it ordeyned and enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that all and euery suche of the offences before mentioned as hereafter shal be done on the mayne Sea or costes of the Sea beinge no parte of the bodye of any Countie of this Realme without the precincte iurisdiction and liberties of the Sinque portes and out of any hauen or peere shal be tryed and determined before the Lorde Admirall of England or his Lieuetenaunt deputie or deputies other Iustices of Oyer and terminer according to the fourme of the saide estatute of Anno .xxviii. Henrici .viii. for causes of pyracie And if the same shal be done on the mayne Sea or costes of the Sea within the iurisdiction or libertie of the Synque ports out of any hauen or porte then the same to be tried and determined before the sayde Lord warden of then sayd Syncque portes or his Lieuetenaunt or Iudge or before Iustices of Oyer and terminer according to the true fourme of the sayde estatute of Anno .xxxviii. Henry .viii. for causes of pyracie And for all and singuler suche other of the offences before mentioned as shal be done in the lande or within any hauen or peere all Iustices of the peace in their Sessions and Maiors Sheriffes and Bailifes and other head officers in Cities and townes corporate in their Sessions or other Courtes within the limittes of their commissions or aucthorities shal haue full power and aucthoritie to inquire of the offenders of this acte aswel by the othes of .xii. men as otherwise by information and therevpon to heare and determine the same And if any person or persons shal be presented before the saide Iudges Iustices or officers within the lymittes of their auctorities or anye information gyuen to them of any offender of this acte that then they shal haue ful power and aucthoritie vpon any suche presentment or Information to make proces againste the offenders of this acte lyke as is commonly vsed vpon enditementes of Trespasse And yf any be presented and afterwarde be conuicted by confession or otherwise that then euery suche person shall suffer no lesse forfeiture or punishement then herein is before lymitted All whiche forfeytures to be leuied in maner and fourme following That is to saye suche forfeytures concernyng eatyng of fleshe as are before lymitted to certeine vses to be to the same vses in that behalfe before expressed and all such forfeytures as accordinge to the tenour of this acte shal be determinable before the saide Iudges Iustices or other officers of the Admiralties aforesaide or before Commissioners of Oyer and terminer in that behalfe shal be to the vse of the Lord Admirall of England or Lord warden of the Syncque ports where such offence shal be presented or where as the Iurisdiction of the cause shal apperteyne And all such forfeitures as accordyng to the tenour of this acte shal be determinable before Maiors Sheriffes Bayliffes or other head officers of Cities or townes corporate shal be to the common vse of the Corporation of the saide Citie or towne corporate where suche offences shal be presented or wheras the Iurisdiction of the cause shall apperteyne And all suche forfeytours as accordynge to the tenour of this acte shal be determinable before the Iustices of the peace shal be to the vse of the Quenes Maiestie her heires and successours And if any person shal be conuict by confession or otherwise vpō any
Townes or any of them to discharge the said wynes so to be brought so that there be not brought and discharged by the same straungers in any such straungers shyppes bottomes or vesselles in any one yere in or at the sayde Hauens Portes and Townes or any of them aboue one hundred Tonnes at the most This Acte or any thyng therin conteyned to the contrary therof notwithstandyng Prouided also that it shall and may be lawfull to and for any person or persons beyng straungers borne to bryng yerely in any shippe vessel or bottome wherof any straunger or straūgers borne is or shal be owner or owners into the Hauen Porte and Towne of Chepestowe in the Countie of Monmouth any wynes made in any of the sayde dominions or countreys belongyng to the sayde Crowne of Fraunce ouer and besydes all Rochell wynes heretofore in this Acte allowed to be brought and in the same Port and Towne to discharge the sayde wynes so that there be not brought and discharged by the same straungers in any suche straungers shyppes bottomes or vesselles in any one yere in or at the sayde Hauen Port and Towne aboue one hundred Tonnes at the most This Acte or any thing therin conteyned to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouided also that it shall and may be lawefull to and for any person or persons beyng straungers borne to bryng yerely in any shyppe vessell or bottome whereof any straunger or straungers borne is or shal be owner or owners into the Hauens Portes and Townes of Cardife Caneruon Beawmarrys and other Hauens Portes and Townes in Southwales and Northwales or any of them and into the Hauen Port and Towne of Newporte in the sayde Countie of Monmouth any of the sayde wynes made in any of the sayd dominions or countreys belongyng to the said Crowne of Fraunce ouer and besydes all Rochell wines heretofore in this Acte alowed to be brought and in and at the same Portes and Townes or anye of them to discharge the sayde wynes so to be brought so that there be not brought and discharged by the same straungers in any such straungers shyppes bottomes or vessels in any one yere in or at the said Hauens Portes Townes or any of them aboue one hundred Tonnes at the most This Acte or any thing therin conteyned to the contrary therof notwithstandyng Sauing vnto the Quenes Maiestie her heyres and successours all such dueties and thynges whiche her hyghnes her heyres and successours ought to haue enioy be aunswered and payde for the sayde three hundred Tonnes of Wynes mentioned in the said three laste prouisos to be brought and discharged as in the same three prouisos ben mentioned and declared Any thing in this Acte to the contrary therof notwithstandyng Prouided also and be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that this Acte or any thyng or thynges therein conteyned shall not in any maner of wyse extende to geue vnto the Lorde Admirall of Englande for the tyme beyng or to any his Viceadmiralles Iudge or Iudges of the Admiraltie his or theyr deputie or deputies or to any other the officers or ministers of the Admiraltie or to any others hauyng or claymyng any Admirall power iurisdictions or aucthoritie within this Realme and Wales or any other the Quenes dominions any other power ryght iurisdiction preheminence or aucthoritie then he or they or any of them lawfully haue hath or had or ought to haue and enioye before the makyng of this Acte other then for suche of the offences specified in this Acte as hereafter shal be done vppon the mayne Sea within the iurisdiction of the Admiraltie This Acte or any article braunche clause prouision or thing therin conteyned to the contrary therof notwithstandyng This Act shall continue and endure vntyll the ende of ten whole yeres to be accompted from the feast of Saint Michaell the Archangell whiche shal be in the yere of our Lorde God M.D.lxiiii and from thence to the ende of the nexte Parliament then folowyng the ende of the sayde ten yeres An Acte agaynst such as shall sell any Ware for Apparell without redy money ¶ The .vi. Chapter BE IT enacted by aucthoritie of this present Parliament that whatsoeuer person after the feast of Easter next shall sell or by any meanes delyuer to any person hauyng not in possession landes or fees to the clere yerely value of three thousand poundes auerrable and triable by bookes of Subsedyes or by any other sufficient true way or meanes any maner of foreyne stuffe or wares not growen or fyrst wrought in any the Quenes Maiesties dominions of what kynde nature name or condition so euer the same be appertaynyng or tendyng to the apparellyng clothyng deckyng garnyshyng or adornyng of the bodye or the part of the body of any maner of person for all the which stuffe or wares or for the workemanship therof or any part therof the seller delyuerer or worker theyr executours or administratours shal not haue receaued the whole money or full satisfaction eyther in hande or within .xxviii. dayes after the sale delyuery or makyng therof that in euery such case the seller delyuerer worker or maker theyr executours and administratours shal be without all remedy by order of any lawe custome or decree to recouer or demaunde any money or recompence for the sayde stuffe or wares or for the workmanshyp of any parte thereof what assuraunce soeuer he or they shall haue by bonde suertie promise or pawne of the partie or of any other on his or theyr behalfe to the contrary And that all bondes and assuraunce whatsoeuer made in that case and for that purpose by any meanes or wayes directly or indirectlye shal be vtterly voyde to all intentes And this Acte shall endure onely to th ende of the next Parliament An Act for the aduoydyng of diuers forreyne wares made by handy craftes men beyonde the Seas ¶ The .vii. Chapter WHere as heretofore the artificers of this Realme of England aswel within the Citie of Londō as with in other Cities Townes Boroughes of the same Realme that is to wit Gyrdlers Cutlers Sadlers Glouers Poyntmakers suche lyke handycraftes men haue ben in theyr sayde faculties greatlye wrought and greatly set on worke aswell for the sustentation of them selues theyr wyues and families as for a good education of a great part of youth of this Realme in good arte and laudable exercyse besydes the manifolde benefites that by meanes or by reason of theyr knowledges inuentions and continuall trauell dayly and vniuersally came to the whole estate of the common wealth of this sayde Realme Yet notwithstandyng so nowe it is that by reason of the aboundaunce of forreyne wares brought into this Realme from the partes of beyonde the Seas the sayde artificers are not only lesse occupyed and thereby vtterly impouerished the youth not trayned in the said sciences exercises and thereby the sayde faculties thexquisite knowledges therof lyke in short tyme within this Realme to decay but also
diuers Cities and Townes within this Realme of England much therby impaired the whole Realme greatly endomaged and other countreis notably enriched the people therof wel set on worke to their cōmodities liuinges in the artes and sciences aforesayde and to the great discourage of the skylfull workmen of this Realme being in very dede nothing inferiour to any straunger in the faculties aforesayde For reformation wherof Be it enacted by our soueraigne Lady the Quenes highnes and by the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons of this present Parliament assembled by the aucthoritie of the same that no person or persons whatsoeuer frō or after the feast of the Natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist now next ensuyng shall bring or cause to be brought into this Realme of Englande frō the partes of beyonde the seas any Gyrdels harnesse for gyrdels Rapiers Daggers Kniues Hiltes Pummelles Lockets Chapes Dagger blades Handels Scabberdes and Sheathes for kniues Saddels Horse harnesse stirrops Bittes Gloues Pointes Leather laces or Pinnes being redy made or wrought in any partes of beyond the Seas to be solde bartred or exchaunged within this Realme of England or Wales vpon payne to forfaite all such wares so to be brought contrary to the true meaning of this Acte in whose handes soeuer they or any of them shal be founde or the very value thereof th one halfe of the forfaiture to be to our soueraigne Lady the Quenes hyghnes her heires successours the other moitie therof to him or them that wyll sease the same or sue therfore in any court of Record of the Quenes Maiestie her heires successours by action of debt byll plaint information or otherwise where no wager of lawe essoigne or protection shal be to him or them alowed This Act to continue and endure to the ende of the next Parliament An Acte touchyng Tanners Curryours Shoemakers and other artificers occupying the cuttyng of Leather ¶ The .viii. Chapter WHere before this time diuers many good estatutes haue ben made for the true tanning currying and working of leather as a thing very necessary for the cōmon wealth cōmoditie for the Quenes Maiesties subiectes for that euery sort of people of necessitie must vse haue leather for diuers and sundrye purposes which notwithstandyng leather was neuer worse tanned curryed or wrought then now a dayes it is by reason wherof diuers persons are not onely put to great losse charge other inconueniences but also do take diuers and sundrye diseases to the shortenyng of theyr lyues as by the complayntes of diuers persons exhibited in this Parliament it manifestly appeareth Be it therfore enacted by the Quenes Maiestie with thassent of the Lordes cōmons in this present parliament assembled and by thaucthoritie of the same that from after the feast of Pentecost next cōming no Butcher or other person shall gashe slaughter or cut any hyde of any Bull Oxe Steare or Cowe in fleyng therof or otherwise wherby the same shal be impaired or hurt And that no Tanner or other person or persons vsing or occupying the craft or mistery of tannyng of leather shall after the feast of S. Michaell tharchangell next cōmyng by him selfe or any other person or persons offer or put to sale any such hyde or skyn so gashed flaughtered or cut vpon payne of forfaiture for euery such hyde or skynne so offred or put to sale xx.d And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that no Butcher or other person or persons after the said feast of Pentecost shal kyll any Calfe to sell being vnder fyue wekes olde vpon payne to forfait for euery Calfe so to be kylled and solde vi.s viii d And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that no person or persons occupying the craft or occupation of a Butcher shal after the feast of Pentecost next cōming occupy or vse by himselfe or any other person or persōs the feat craft or mistery of a Tanner duryng the tyme that he shall so vse the crafte or occupation of a Butcher vpon payne of forfaiture of vi.s.viii.d for euery day that he shall so vse the feate craft or mistery of a Tanner And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that no person or persons whiche at the feast of S. Michaell tharchangell whiche was in the first yere of the Quenes Maiesties reigne that nowe is had not landes tenementes rentes profites or hereditamentes of estate of inheritaunce or for terme of lyfe or lyues of the clere yerely value of xl.li or aboue or whose Tanhouse was not at the saide feast is or shal be hereafter in a Citie Borough Towne corporate or market Towne where searchers sealers of leather hath ben shal be vsually appoynted except such person persons as then had any Tanhouse and dyd then occupy the mistery of tannyng of leather and except an apprentice or apprentices to a Tanner or Tanners except such as were then or since or hereafter shal be brought vp instructed or taught as couenaunt or hyred seruaunt for that purpose by the space of .vii. yeres in the mistery or craft of tannyng of leather and except the wyfe and such sonne or sonnes of a Tanner as hath ben brought vp hath vsed the mistery of tanning of leather by the space of foure yeres aforesaid or the sonne or daughter of a Tanner or suche person who shall marry such wyfe or daughter to whom he hath or shall leaue a Tanhouse and fattes shall tanne any leather or shall vse take or haue any profite gayne or cōmoditie of or by the said mistery or craft of tanning of leather vpon payne of forfaiting of all such leather by him or them so tanned or whereof he or they shall receaue any profyte or commoditie by tannyng or the iust value therof And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaide that after the feast of Pentecost next commyng no person or persons whatsoeuer which shall after the sayde feast of Pentecost occupy or vse by hym or them selfe or by any other person or persons the crafte or mistery of tannyng of leather shall suffer any hyde or skynne to lye in the lymes any longer tyme then the heere falleth of or maye be taken of nor in any wise to be put into the limes after the heere maye be taken of nor shall vse employ occupye or put by them selues or by any other person or persons any thing in any lycour stuffe or workmanshyp in or about the tannyng of leather but only lyme Culuer donge or Hen donge and that in colde water onlye and wooses made of colde water and Oken barke onlye without any mixture of any other thyng or thynges nor shall by hym selfe or by any other person or persons put any hyde or skynne in any tanne wooses or licour made whot or warmed in any fat or vessel to be set or couered in any tanne hyll or otherwyse nor shall ouerlyme any hydes or skynnes in the lyme pyttes nor
the saide feast of Pentecost shall occupy the mistery or occupation of a Cordwayner or Shoemaker shall make or cause to be made any bootes buskynnes shoes startvppes slyppers or pantofles or any part of them of Englishe leather wet curryed other then Deare skynnes Calues skynnes or Goates skynnes made or dressed or to be made or dressed lyke vnto Spanyshe leather but of leather well and truely tanned and curryed in maner and fourme aboue specified or of leather well and truely tanned onely and well and substauncially sewed with good threde well twysted and made and sufficiently waxte with waxe well rosened and the stytches harde drawen with handleathers as hath ben accustomed without mynglyng or mixyng of ouerleathers that is to saye parte of the ouer leather beyng of Neates leather and part of Calues leather nor shall put into any part of any shoes bootes buskynnes startvppes slyppers or pantofles any leather made of a sheepes skynne bull hyde or horse hyde nor into the vpper leather of any shoes startvppes slyppers or pantofles or into the neather parte of any bootes thinner sole and hee le of the shoe only except any part of any hyde from which the sole leather is cutte called the wombe necke shanke flanke poll or cheke nor shall put into the vtter sole any other leather then the best of the Oxe or Stere hyde nor into the inner sole any other leather then the wombes necke poll or cheke nor in the treswelles of the double soled shoes other then the flankes of any the hydes aforesayde nor shall make or put to sale in any yere betwene the last of September the .xx. of Apryll any shoes bootes buskynnes startvppes slyppers or pantofles wherein any drye mete for any person to weare excedyng the age of .iiii. yeres wherin shal be any drye Englyshe leather other then Calues or Goates skynnes made or dressed or to be made dressed lyke vnto Spanysh leather or any part therof nor shal shew to thintent to put to sale any shoes bootes buskinnes startvppes slippers or pantofles vpō the Sunday before the diuine seruice vsed in the forenone be done and ended vpon paine of forfaiture for euery payne of shoes bootes buskynnes startvppes slyppers or pantofles made solde shewed or put to sale contrary to the true meanyng of this Acte iii.s iiii d and the iust and full value of the same And be it further enacted for the true execution of this estatute that the Maior of the Citie of London and the Aldermen of the same for the tyme beyng or the more part of them vpon payne to forfait xl.li for euery yere that they make default the one halfe wherof to be to the Quenes Maiestie her heyres and successours and the other halfe to hym or them that wyll sue for the same shall yerely appoynt foure or more expert persons by theyr discressions to be searchers who shal be sworne before the sayde Maior and Aldermen for the tyme beyng to do theyr office truely Which said serchers shal by vertue of this Act foure times in the yere at the least that is to saye once euery quarter of a yere or oftener yf nede require as they shall thynke good make true search and viewe of for all bootes buskynnes and other wares and thynges whatsoeuer made of tanned leather in all and euery house houses place and places aswell within the sayde Citie and suburbes therof as in euery other place within three myles of the same Citie where any Shoemaker Sadler Gyrdler or other artificer vsyng cuttyng of leather doth or shall dwell or occupye any of thoccupations of cuttyng of leather and after euery such search and viewe to make true presentment in wrytyng before the sayde Maior Aldermen for the tyme beyng of euery default that they or any of them shall fynde in the makyng sellyng or puttyng to sale of any bootes buskyns startvppes shoes brydels saddels or other thynges stuffe or ware made of leather contrary to the true meaning of this estatut And be it further enacted that the sayd Maior of the sayde Citie of London Aldermen for the tyme beyng vpon lyke payne lykewyse to be leuyed and imployed shall lykewise yerely appoynt .iiii. or more other skylfull expert and honest persons wherof one shal be a sealer and kepe a seale for the sealyng of leather to be prepared who shall also be sworne before the sayde Maior and Aldermen for the tyme beyng to do theyr office truely Which sayd searchers and sealer shall viewe and search all and euery tanned hyde skynne or leather which shal be brought aswell to the market at Leaden hall as to any other lawefull fayer or market therefore vsually appoynted within three myles of the sayde Citie whether the same be well and sufficiently tanned accordyng to the purport and true meanyng of this estatute or no. And fyndyng it sufficiently and well tanned in such maner and fourme as by this estatute is appoynted and as it ought to be shall seale the same with the sayde seale for that purpose to be prouided and prepared AND be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that all other Maiors Baylyffes and other head officers for the tyme beyng in all other Cities Boroughes and market Townes of this Realme and all Lordes of liberties fayres and markets out of the circuite or compasse of the sayde three myles shall vpon lyke payne of xl.li lykewyse to be leuyed and imployed euery yere that they make default herein appoynt and swere yerely .ii. iii. or more persons of the most honest and skylfull men within theyr seuerall offices or liberties by their discression to searche and viewe within the precinct of theyr sayde offices liberties and aucthorities which shall as often as nede shal be or they thynke good make lyke searche within theyr limittes and shall haue a marke or seale prepared for that purpose and that the sayde searchers or one of them shall kepe the same seale or marke and with the same shall seale or marke suche leather as they shall fynde sufficient and no other And if the sayde searchers or any of them do fynde any leather solde or offred to be solde or brought to be searched or marked insufficiently tanned or insufficiently curryed or any bootes buskynnes shoes startvppes slyppers brydels saddels or any other thing made of tanned or curryed leather insufficiently tanned curryed or wrought contrary to the true meanyng of this estatute it shal be lawfull to the saide searchers or any of them to sease as forfaited all such leather shoes and wares made of leather and to retayne the same in theyr custody vntyll the same be tryed by .vi. experte men appoynted by such Maior Baylyffe or other head officer or Lorde of libertie or his sufficient deputie within whose precinctes or liberties such seysour shall happen to be the same tryal to be within .xv. dayes after such seysour at the furthest vpon the othes of the sayde tryers And be it further
meanyng and purport of this Acte or if any Shoemaker Cordwayner or Cobler within the Citie of London or three myles compasse of the same after the sayde feaste of Saint Michaell tharchangell nexte put any tanned leather into any shoes bootes buskynnes startvppes slyppers pantofles or other thinges made of tanned leather which shall not be well and perfectly tanned accordyng to the purport and true meanyng of this Acte or after the sayde feaste do put any curryed leather into any bootes buskynnes startvppes shoes slyppers pantofles or other thynges made of leather which shall not be well and sufficiently tanned and curryed and also sealed as is aforesayde or do make bootes buskynnes shoes startvppes slyppers pantofles or other thynges made of Englyshe tanned leather in other maner then is aboue specified and ordeyned or yf any Shoemaker Sadler or other artificer vsyng cutting or working of leather do make any wares of any tanned leather insufficiently tanned and of tanned or curryed leather beyng not sufficientlye tanned and curryed as is aforesaide or do not make theyr wares belongyng to theyr seuerall occupations sufficiently and substauncially That then the Wardens of euery of the sayde companyes of Sadlers Curryers Shoemakers and other artificers vsyng and exercysyng cuttyng of tanned leather for the tyme beyng shall forfaite lose for euery such default and offence to be committed or done by any person or persons vnder theyr order suruey or searche .v. li. Prouided alwaye and be it enacted that no maner of person or persons shall after the sayde feast of Saint Michaell vtter or sell or cause to be vttered or solde within the saide Citie of London or within three myles compasse of the same any maner of wares apperteynyng to the crafte or mistery of anye artificer cuttyng of leather but onely in open shoppe common fayer or market whereby the sayde Wardens may haue the true search of the same in aduoydyng the penalties vpon them by this Act set vpon paine of forfaiture of all suche wares so solde x.s for euery tyme. Prouided alwaye and be it enacted that all and euery artificer dwellyng or inhabytyng or which hereafter shall dwell or inhabite within the Citie of London or three myles compasse of the same vsyng or exercysyng any manuell occupation of cuttyng or workyng of leather into made wares shall contribute paye and be vnder the suruey and search of the Wardens of such companies of the sayde Citie of London as the artificers commonly vsing the lyke occupation beyng free men of the same Citie of London and of the same company be touchyng and concernyng onelye theyr wares and stuffe made of or with leather in lyke maner fourme as other free men of the same company doth to the Wardens of theyr company within the sayde Citie All which paynes penalties and forfaitures aforesayde of summes of money aforesayde excepte such paynes penalties and forfaitures as are before or hereafter by this Acte shall otherwyse be disposed shal be deuyded into three equall partes one parte whereof shal be to our Soueraigne Lady the Quene her heyres and successours and an other part to hym or them that shall fyrste sue for the same in any of the courtes of Recorde of the Quenes Maiestie her heyres and successours by action of debte byll playnt information or otherwyse In which suite no wager of lawe or essoigne shal be admitted or alowed and the thirde part therof shall go to the Citie Borough Towne or Lorde or Lordes of liberties where the offence shal be committed or done And all suche leather shoes bootes buskynnes startvppes slyppers pantofles wares stuffe and other thynges whatsoeuer made of tanned leather or curryed leather which shal be seased by vertue of this Acte or shal be founde insufficiently wrought tanned or curryed and declared by this Acte to be forfaited and shal be seased by the sayde searchers or any other person fyndyng the fault therof shal be distributed as hereafter ensueth That is to saye such leather or stuffe so seased within the Citie of London or within thre myles compasse of the same to be brought to the Guylde hall in London there to be praysed by indifferent persons and the value thereof to be deuided into three partes wherof one part to be to the first seaser and seasers of the sayde vnlawful stuffe and an other part to the vse of the Chamber of London and the other part to be distributed to the poore folkes aswell beyng within the newe Hospitall of S. Bartilmewes in London as to such poore housholders as shal be inhabiting within the Citie of London or the circuite aforesayd at the discressions of suche persons as the Maior of the same Citie and foure Aldermen of the same for the tyme beyng shall appoynt for the same And that al such leather bootes shoes saddels wares stuffe thinges made of or with leather as is aforesaide which shal be founde within any other citie borough towne or place win this Realme out of the sayd Citie of London and three myles compasse vnsufficiently wrought tanned or curryed as is aforesayd shal be seased taken as forfaited shal be brought to the cōmon hall of euery such Citie Borough Towne or to some conuenient and open place to be appoynted by the Lorde of the libertie or his deputie where no cōmon hall is there to be praysed as is aforesayde one part of the said value therof to be disposed vnto the poore and in other dedes of charitie in those parties after the discressiō of the Maiors Baylyffes Headboroughes Lordes of liberties an other parte to be delyuered to the Maiors Baylyffes other head officer of any Citie Borough or Towne corporate to the vse of the cominaltie of such citie borough or towne corporate where no suche officers be then to the Lorde or Lordes of the libertie where any such forfaiture shal be cōmitted or seasour had the third part to the fyrst seaser or seasers of such leather stuffe or wares insufficiently tanned curryed or wrought as is aforesayde for his theyr paynes Prouided alwayes that no person to whom any such vnlawefull leather or stuffe shal be geuen by this Act shall geue or sell any suche leather or stuffe to any person or persons that shall sell the same vppon payne that the byer shall forfaite for euery parcell of suche vnlawefull leather or stuffe to be solde contrarye to the true meanyng of this last clause iii.s.iiii.d Prouided alway that this Act nor any thing therin conteyned shal not in any wise be preiudicial or hurtful to the Chauncelours Vicechauncelours Proctours Taxours and Scholers their officers ministers assignes or fermers of the vniuersities of Oxforde or Cambridge or any of them of for or concernyng the aucthoritie of search of tanned leather or any of the forfaitures of the same which they lawfully had or myght haue had before the makyng of this present Act so as they do in all thynges obserue such order in about or
for searching sealing registring of leather as by this Acte is prescribed appoynted vpon the paynes herein conteyned Any thing therin conteined to the contrary herof notw tstanding And for the aduoydyng of all ambiguities and doubtes which may and do growe vpon the definition and interpretation of this worde Leather It is enacted and declared by these presentes that the hydes and skynnes of Oxe Stere Bull Cowe Calfe Deare red and fallowe Goates and Shepe being tanned or tawed and euery salt hyde is shal be and euer hath ben reputed and taken for leather And for the better execution of this present Acte be it further enacted that all Iustices of Assise Iustices of gaole delyuery Iustices of peace and Stewardes of frauncheses leetes and lawedayes within theyr seuerall precintes iurisdictions and liberties and Maior of London for the tyme beyng within the sayde Citie and within three myles compasse of the same Citie and all other Maiors Baylyffes and other head officers of Cities Boroughes and Townes within theyr seuerall iurisdictions liberties precinctes offices and aucthorities shall enquire of all the premisses in theyr sessions leete or lawe daye and heare and determine the same and also by theyr discressions examine all persons suspected to offende this Acte or any parcell therof And be it further enacted that where any manour libertie or fraunches immediatly appertayneth or shall appertayne to the Quenes Maiestie her heyres or successours the Stewarde for the tyme beyng of euery such manour libertie and fraunches shall haue the lyke aucthorities powers iurisdictions and aduauntages and also shall beare and pay all the lyke paynes penalties and forfaitures as are geuen appoynted limitted or layde by this estatute to or vpon the Lordes of liberties and frauncheses as in this statute is expressed And be it declared and enacted that all currying and dressyng of leather commonly called drye currying and freesyng shal be construed to be dressing and currying after the maner of Spanishe leather of what colour soeuer it be and that to all artificers other then Shoemakers yerely betwene the last of September and the xx of Apryll it shal be lawefull to vse all kyndes of leather dressed and curryed in that maner of drye currying and freesyng as they lawfully myght before the makyng of this Acte so that the same leather so to be vsed be well and sufficiently tanned accordyng to the fourme prescribed in this Acte and also well substauncially dressed curryed and freesed in the kynde of drye currying and freesyng abouesayde And be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that this Acte and euery part therof shal be construed and adiudged to extende to Wales as amplye as it doth to this Realme of Englande to all intentes constructions and purposes And forasmuch as notwithstandyng the good lawes and great penalties in that behalfe prouided great quantities of leather are dayly transported out of this Realme and specially by the negligence and corruption of comptrollers customers serchers their deputies Be it therfore enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that yf any leather wrought cut or vnwrought to the intent to be sold or bartred shall hereafter vnlawfully be transported or purposed to be transported into the partes beyonde the Sea from and out of any Porte Hauen or Creeke of this Realme or Wales euery Comptroller Customer Surueyour Collectour of tonnage and pondage and Searcher and the deputie of any of them or any other person hearyng or knowyng by any wayes of any leather ment to be transported from any place within his office and do not his best indeuour to sease the same or beyng transported do not disclose or cause to be disclosed the same within .xl. dayes next after suche knowledge or hearyng the same in some courte of Recorde so as the offendour may be punyshed accordyng to the lawes in that case prouided shall for euery the fyrst offence committed agaynst this article forfaite a C.li. and for the seconde offence shall forfait his office And be it further enacted that euery Customer officer or officers deputie that shall make any false certificat of the arriuall of any leather in any Port Creeke or place of this Realme shall also forfait for euery such offence a C.li. Prouided alwaye that neither this Acte nor any article exposition or thyng therein conteyned shall extende to any Scottishe hydes to be brought into the towne of Barwicke out of the Realm of Scotlande beyng registred in a booke therefore to be kepte by suche person or persons as the Maior of the sayde towne for the tyme beyng shall therevnto name and appoynt with the name and surname of the byer and seller to thintent the Englyshe hides maye be knowen from the Scottyshe but that the inhabitauntes of the sayde towne of Barwicke maye sende carry and transport suche Scottyshe hydes as they lawefully myght transport before the makyng of this Acte And forasmuche as the estatutes heretofore made touchyng Cordwayners Curriers Tanners and leather haue ben throughly considered and so muche of them and euery of them as semeth requisite and necessarye to be reuiued and continued is inserted and enacted in this present Acte Be it therefore enacted that the Statutes hereafter mentioned that is to saye one Statute made in the .xxv. yeare of Kynge Edwarde the thirde the fourth Chapter And one other Statute made in the twelfth yeare of the raigne of kyng Richarde the seconde the .xii. Chapter And one other Acte or Statute made in the fourth yere of kyng Henry the fourth the .xxxv. Chapter And one other act made in the second yere of kyng Henry the syxt the .vii. Chapter And one other Acte made in the fourth yere of kyng Edwarde the fourth intituled Cordwayners and Coblers And one other Acte made in the fyrste yere of kyng Henry the seuenth intituled an Act agaynst Tanners and Cordwayners And one other Acte made in the .ix. yere of the reigne of the sayd kyng Henry the seuenth entituled for Curryers and Cordwayners And one other Acte made in the thirde yere of the reigne of our late soueraigne Lorde kyng Henry the eygth intituled an Act for Curryers to haue searche of leather One other Acte made in the fyfth yere of our sayde soueraigne Lorde kyng Henry the eyght entituled an Acte for straungers for bying of leather in open market One other act made in the xiiii or .xv. yeres of our sayd late soueraigne Lord intituled an Act concernyng the libertie of Cordwayners and Shoemakers And one other act made in the .xxii. yere of our sayde soueraigne Lorde kyng Henry the eyght intituled an Acte concernyng Tanners and Butchers And one other Acte made in the .xxiiii. yere of our sayd late soueraigne Lorde kyng Henry the eyght intituled an Acte concernyng true tannyng and currying of leather And one other Acte made in the second and third yeres of the reigne of our late soueraigne Lorde kyng Edwarde the syxt the .ix. Chapter and reuiued in the fyrste yere of our soueraigne Lady the Quenes
persons shal be thervnto licenced and shall haue speciall and expresse wordes conteyned in such licence or licences that he or they may so do vpon payne to forfait for euery such tyme that any such person or persons shall do to the contrary v.li The moitie of all whiche forfaitures afore rehearsed shal be to the Quene our soueraigne Lady her heyres and successours and the other moitie to hym or them that wyll sue for the same in any of the Quenes courtes of Record by byll plaint action of debt or information in the which byll playnt action or information no wager of lawe essoigne or protection shal be admitted Be it also enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayd that the Iustices of the peace in euery countie within this Realme or Wales at the quarter sessions shall haue full power and aucthoritie by vertue of this Acte to enquire heare and determine all and euery the defaultes and offences perpetrated committed or done contrary to this Acte within the Countie where any suche sessions shal be kept by inquisition presentment byll or information before them exhibited and by examination of two lawfull witnesses or by any of the same wayes or meanes by the discression of the said Iustices and to make proces thervpon as though they were indicted before them by inquision or by verdict of .xii. men or mo And vpon the conuictiō of the offender by information or sute of any other then the Quene to make extractes of the moitie of the forfaitures to be leuyed to the Quenes vse as they vse to do of other fines and amerciamentes growen in the sessions of peace to awarde execution of the other moitie for the complaynant or informer againste the offender by Fieri facias or Capias as the Quenes Iustices at Westminster maye do and vse to do And yf any suche conuiction or attaynder shall hereafter happen to be at the Quenes suite only that then the whole forfaitures to be extracted and leuyed to the Quenes vse onlye Prouided alwayes that this Acte or any thyng therin conteyned shall not in any wyse extende to the preiudice of the libertie of anye Citie or Towne corporate but that they and euery of them shall and may lawefully assigne and licence Purueyours for the prouision of the same Citie or Towne corporate in suche maner and fourme as they myght lawefully haue done before the makyng of this Acte Prouided further that this Acte nor any thyng therein conteyned shal be in any wyse hurtfull or preiudiciall vnto any the inhabitauntes within the Counties of Westmerlande Cumberlande Lancaster Chester and Yorke or any of them but that they maye do as heretofore they haue lawfully vsed to do Any thyng in this present Acte to the contrary notwithstandyng An Acte for the reuiuing of a Statute made Anno. ii .iii. Phil. Marie for the amending of hygh wayes ¶ The .xiii. Chapter WHERE in the Parliament holden at Westminster in the second third yeres of the raignes of the late Princes Kyng Philip Quene Mary Amongest other good Actes then had and made one necessary Statute was prouided establyshed for the amendment and reparation of the hygh wayes within this Realme whiche Acte was made to endure and continue for seuen yeres and after the expiration of the sayde seuen yeres tyll the ende of the Parliament then next ensuyng as by the same statute more playnely appeareth Whiche seuen yeres forasmuch as they be nowe expired and ended and the sayde Acte is very beneficiall and moste necessary to be continued for the ease and common weale of the people of this lande Be it therefore enacted by the Quenes excellent Maiestie the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this Parliament assembled by the aucthoritie therof that the sayde Acte made in the sayde second and third yeres of the raigne of Kyng Philip Quene Mary touchyng and concernyng the reparation and amendement of the hygh wayes and euery article and braunche of the same shall from henceforth be stande and continue in full force effect and strength for and duryng the terme of .xx. yeres next folowyng from and after the begynnyng of this present Parliament and after thexpiration of the sayde .xx. yeres to th ende of the Parliament then nexte after the ende of the sayde .xx. yeres to be holden and kept And forasmuch as the sayde Statute made in the seconde and thirde yeres of kyng Phillip and Quene Mary in diuers partes of this Realme serueth not to so good purpose and effect as it may be made for that such substaunce and matter as is most fytt and conuenient for the reparations of the sayde wayes cannot be lawfullye hadde fetched and taken out of the seuerall groundes and soyle therevnto nygh or adioynyng beyng no great losse or detriment to the owners of the same seuerall groundes soyle whereby the amendement of the sayde wayes is lyttle encreased or els of very small and slender continuaunce to the great and continuall charge and trouble of the poore people inhabytynge thereaboutes For reformation wherof and that the reparations of the sayde hygh wayes may hereafter in good due maner well and sufficientlye be made Be it further by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament enacted that from henceforth it shall and may be lawfull to all and euery Superuisour and Superuisours and orderers of the workes for the tyme beyng for the amendement of the sayde hyghe wayes therevnto elected and appoynted accordyng to the Statute made in the seconde and thirde yeres of kyng Phillip and Quene Mary for the better reparation and amendement of the wayes within theyr seuerall paryshes and limittes where they shal be so made Superuisours if it shal be so to them thought necessary to take and carry away of the rubbyshe or smallest broken stones of any quarry or quarryes lying and beyng within the paryshe where they shal be Superuisours without licence controlment or impechement of the owner or owners so muche as by theyr discressions shal be demed and adiudged necessarye for the amendement of the saide wayes And that for default of any quarrye or quarryes not beyng within theyr sayde paryshe or limittes or in defaulte of rubbyshe not to be founde in any suche quarry or quarryes it shall and may be lawfull to euery such Superuisour or superuisours for the vse aforesayde in the seuerall groundes of any person or persons beyng within the paryshe and limittes where they shal be Superuisours and nyghe adioynyng to the waye or wayes wherin such reparations shal be thought necessary to be made and wherein grauell sande or sinder is lykely to be founde to dygge or cause to be dygged for Grauell Sande or Sinder and lykewyse to gather stones lying vppon anye landes or groundes within the paryshe and meete to be vsed to suche seruyce and purpose and thereof to take and carrye awaye so much as by discression of the sayde Superuisours shal be thought necessarye to be imployed in
the Iustices of the greate Session in any of the said Shires or Countie Palatines or their deputies there or els after apparaunce of a full Iurye by challenge of any of the parties the Iurie is lyke to remayne vntaken for defaulte of Iurours that then the same Iustices in euery of the said Shires and Countie Palatines for the tyme beinge or their deputie or deputies vpoÌ„ request made by the partie plaintife or demaundaunt sâ—â—l haue full aucthoritie by vertue of this Acte to commaunde the Sheriffe or other Minister or Ministers to whom the makynge of the saide Returne shall apperteyne to name and appointe as often as nede shall require so many of suche other able persons of the sayde Counties then present at the saide greate Session as shall make vp a full Iurye whiche persons so to be named and impanelled by suche Sheriffe or other Minister or Ministers shal be added to the former panell their names annexed to the same And that euery of the parties shal may haue his or their challenge to the Iurours so named added and annexed to the saide former panell by the sayde Sheriffe or other minister or ministers in suche wise as yf they had ben impanelled vppon the venire facias awarded to trye the sayde issue And that the sayde Iustices and euery of them and their deputie or deputies shall and maye proceade to the tryall of euery suche Issue with those persons that were before impanelled retourned with those newly added and annexed to the saide former panell by vertue of this acte in suche wise as they might or ought to haue done yf all the sayde Iurours had ben retourned vppon the writte of venire facias awarded to trye the saide issue And that all and euery suche tryall had shal be as good and effectuall in the lawe to all intentes constructions purposes as if such tryal had ben had and tryed by .xii. of the Iurours impanelled retourned vpon the writ of venire facias awarded to trye suche issue And in case suche persons as the saide Sheriffe minister or ministers shall name and appointe as is aforesayde or any of them after they shal be called be presente and do not appeare or after his or their appearaunce do wilfullie withdrawe him or them selues from the presence of the Court that then suche Iustices or their deputies shall and maye set suche syne vpon euery suche Iurour makynge defaulte or wilfully withdrawinge hym selfe as aforesaide as they shall thinke good by their discressions the said fyne to be leuied in suche maner and fourme as issues forfaited and loste by Iurours for defaulte of their apperaunce as is prouided by the lawe and custome of the said Countreys of Wales Counties Palatines aforesaide where suche issues are forfaited And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that where any Iurye that shal be retourned by the Sheriffe or other Minister or Ministers shal be made full by the commaundemente of the sayde Iustices or their deputies by vertue of this present Acte that yet neuerthelesse such persones as were retourned in the sayde panel by the Sheriffe or other Minister or Ministers to trye any suche issue that shall not appeare but make defaulte shall lose the issues vpon them retourned in such wise as though the same Iurye had remayned for defaulte of Iurours Prouided alwayes be it further enacted that vpon a reasonable excuse for the defaulte of appearaunce of any Iurour or Iurours sufficiently proued before the Iustices of the greate Sessions or their deputies in the Countryes and Countyes Palatines aforesaid at the daye of their appearaunce by the othes of two lawfull and honest wytnesses that the same Iustices shall haue aucthoritie by their discressions to discharge euery suche Iurour of euery suche forfaiture of issues vpon hym retourned and that the saide Sheriffe or Sheriffes or other Minister or Ministers hauyng commaundement by the sayde Iustices to omit the retournynge of suche issues as is aforesaid vpon suche Iurour or Iurours shal be therein discharged of the penalties aforesaide for the non retournynge of the saide Issues and that yet notwithstanding the said retourne to be good and effectuall in the lawe Any lawe vsage ordinaunce or custome to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouyded also and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that if the saide Iustices or their deputies afore whome any suche Iurye should appeare in the Shieres or Counties Palatines where suche issue is to be tryed do not come at the daye and place appointed that then euery one of the same Iurours shal be discharged for forfaitynge of any Issues vpon him retourned in the same writ And the Sheriffe or other Minister or Ministers shal be lykewyse discharged of the penalties of this estatute for the non retournynge of suche Issues as are before lymitted in this Acte Any article or sentence herein conteyned to the contrary notwithstandynge And also be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that if vpon any such writ of habeas corpora or distringas issues be retourned vpoÌ„ any hundredours Iurour or Iurours by the Sheriffe or other Minister or Ministers to whom the execution of the same writ or writtes shal apperteyne where as the same hundredours and Iurours shall not be lawfully somoned warned or distreyned in that behalfe that then euery suche Sheriffe or other Minister or Ministers aforesaide shall lose for euery suche offence so committed double so muche as the said Issues retourned vppon suche hundredours or Iurours not lawfullie somoned warned or distreyned shall amounte vnto the moytie of all whiche forfaitures conteyned in this present Acte other then the issues to be retourned vpon the Iurours as is aforesaid shal be to the Quene oure soueraigne Lady her heires and successours and the other halfe to hym that will sue for the same by action of dette bill plainte or information in the Quene her graces great Court within the sayde Countie where suche forfaiture shall happen to be before the sayde Iustices his or their deputie or deputies in whiche no wager of lawe essoygne or protection shal be allowed ne admitted Sauinge to all maner of persons and bodyes polytike and corporate their heyres and successours hauynge lawfull right tytle and interest to haue suche issues to be before anye suche Iustices or their deputies at any tyme or tymes hereafter loste and forfaited all suche right tytle and interest as they or any of them shoulde or ought to haue had to suche Issues to be loste and forfeyted as though this Acte had neuer ben had or made Prouyded also that this Acte nor anye thynge therein conteyned shall not extende to any Citie or towne corporate or so any Sheriffe minister or ministers in the same for the retourne of any inquest or panell to be made and retourned of persons inhabytynge in the sayde Cities or townes corporate but that they and euery of them shall and maye retourne such persons in euery suche inquest or
contrarye notwithstandyng And for the true sure payment of this Subsedy graūted by your said prelates Clergie of the prouince of Cantorbury according to the tenour purport effect true meanyng of this present graunt your said Prelates and Clergie most humbly desire your highnes that this theyr said gift graunt Subsedy euery matter sūme of money clause prouisions sentences in this instrumēt conteyned cōcerning the said Subsedy may be ratified established confirmed by aucthoritie of this your hyghnes court of Parliament Wherefore for the true and sure payment of the sayde Subsedye graunted by the sayde Prelates and Clergie of the sayde prouince of Cantorbury according to the tenour effect and true meanyng of the sayde instrument Be it enacted by the Quenes Maiestie with thassent of the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie of the same that the sayde gyfte and graunt and euery matter summe of money prouision clause and sentence in the sayde instrument conteyned may be ratified establyshed and confirmed by the aucthoritie aforesayde And furthermore be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that euery person that shal be appoynted to the collection gatheryng of the sayde Subsedye shall haue full power and aucthoritie to leuie take and perceiue the same Subsedye by thaucthoritie of the censures of the Churche in maner and fourme as in the sayde instrument of graunt is conteyned without daunger of the lawes of this Realme or by distresse vpon the possession of the fermours or occupyers of the landes and tenementes chargeable by the said instrument for or to the payment of any summe or summes of money or otherwyse by the discretion of the Collectour therof And that no Repleuie Prohibition or Supersedeas shal be alowed or obeyed for any person or persons makyng default of payment of the sayde Subsedye contrary to the tenour of the graunt therof vntyll such time as they haue truely satisfied and contented all such part and portions as to them in that behalfe appertayneth And that euery such fermour and fermours theyr executours and assignes that shall fortune hereafter to be charged to and with the payment of the sayde Subsedye or any parte thereof shall by thaucthoritie aforesayd be alowed and retayne in his handes as much of his yerely rent and ferme as the summe whiche he shall fortune to paye for his Lorde or Leassour shall extende vnto Excepte the sayde fermour or fermours theyr executours and assignes by the lease and graunt that they haue of any parte of the landes tythes profites and tenementes chargeable to this sayde Subsedye or by force of any couenaunte or article therein conteyned be bounden and charged to pay the same thereof to discharge theyr Leassour and Landelorde duryng the tearme mentioned in the sayd Leasse Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that euery laye person hauyng a spirituall promotion chargeable by this Acte and also hauyng temporall possessions goodes cattelles and debtes chargeable to the Subsedye graunted in this Parliament by the Temporaltie shal be charged taxed and sette for his sayde spirituall promocions with the Clergie and for his temporall possessions and cattelles with the Temporaltie and not otherwyse Any thyng before mentioned to the contrary notwithstandyng And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that all and euery graunt and grauntes of all and euery summe and sūmes of money which hereafter shal be graunted to the Quenes Maiestie by the Clergie of the prouince of Yorke shal be of the same strength force and effect in all thynges as the sayde graunt made by the sayde prouince of Cantorbury shal be taxed certified collected leuyed gathered and payde accordyng to the tenour fourme and effecte of this present Acte of Parliament to all intentes constructions and purposes in such maner and fourme as though it were specially playnely and particulerly expressed and rehearsed in this Acte by expresse wordes tearmes and sentences in theyr seuerall natures and kyndes Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that all prouisos before rehearsed conteyned in the sayde graunt of the Prelates and Clergie of the prouince of Cantorburye and the lyke of the same prouisions hereafter to be conteyned in the graunt of the Prelates Clergie of the prouince of Yorke shal be good and effectuall and to be obserued and kepte in euery poynt and article accordyng to the true purport and meanyng of the same ¶ An Acte of the Quenes Maiesties most gracious generall and free Pardon ¶ The .xxxi. Chapter THE Quenes moste excellent Maiestie perceauyng y e good wylles and faythfull hartes of her louyng and obedient Subiectes at al times towardes her hyghnes for the good gouernaunce and defence of this her Realme and doubting that the same her obedient subiectes haue manye and sundrye wayes fallen into the daunger of diuers penalties and forfaitures by the lawes and Statutes of this Realme Hath thaught mete to extende her clemencie and pitie towardes her sayde louyng and obedient subiectes with her liberall and free pardon accordyng to her Princely and Kyngly power and thereby to discharge some parte of such great paynes penalties and forfaitures wherewith her sayde subiectes stande nowe burdened and charged trustyng assuredly that they wyll continue in theyr due obedience and faithfulnesse towardes her Maiestie and hereafter in such fort obey the good lawes Statutes of this Realme and specially such as in this session of Parliament are deuised as to them euery of them of ryght and duetie appertayneth And therefore her Maiestie is well pleased and contented that it be enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament in maner and fourme folowyng That is to saye that all and euery of her sayde Subiectes aswell Spirituall as Temporall of this her hyghnes Realme of Englande Wales the Isles of Iernesey and Gernesey the Townes of Barwicke Newehauen in Normandy theyr heyres successours executours and administratours of them and euery of them And all and singuler bodyes in any maner of wyse corporated Cities Boroughes Shires Rydynges Hundredes Lathes Rapes Mapentakes Townes Vyllages Hamlettes and Tythynges and euery of them and the successour and successours of euery of them shal be by aucthoritie of this present Parliament acquited pardoned released and discharged agaynst the Quenes Maiestie her heires successours and executours and euery of them of al maner of Treasons Felonyes Robberyes offences contemptes alienations trespaces Intrucions Entrees wronges deceiptes misdemeanours forfaitures penalties and profites summes of money paynes of death paynes corporall and pecuniary and generally of all other thynges causes quarrels suites iudgementes and executions in this present Acte hereafter not excepted nor forprysed whiche maye be or can be by her hyghnes in any wyse or by any meane pardoned before and vnto the first day of Ianuary in this present fyfth yere of her moste gracious raigne to euery or any of her sayde
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
the Quenes seruantes takyng yerely wages of .v. poundes or aboue only excepted foreprised And that al plate coyne iewels goodes debtes and cattels parsonalles being in the rule and custody of any parson parsons to the vse of any corporation fraternitie guylde mistery brotherhead or any cōminaltie being corporate or not corporate be shal be rated set a charged by reason of this Acte as the value certified by the presentours of that certificate to be sworne of euery pounde in goodes and debtes as is abouesaide of euery pounde in landes tenementes annuities fees corrodies or other yerely profites as is abouesayde and the sūmes that are before rehersed set and taxed to be leuyed and taken of them that shal haue such goodes in custody or otherwise charged for landes as is before rehearsed And the same parson or parsons and bodye corporate by aucthoritie of this Acte shal be discharged agaynst hym or them that shall or ought to haue the same at the tyme of the payment or deliuery thereof or at his otherwyse departure from the custody or possession of the same Except and alwayes foreprised from the charge and assessement of this Subsedie all goodes catteles iewels and ornamentes of Churches and Chappelles whiche haue ben ordeyned and vsed in Churches or Chappelles for the honor and seruyce of almightie God And the first payment of the sayd Subsedye shal be by the aucthoritie aforesayde taxed assessed and rated accordyng to this Act in euery Shyre Lath Wepentake Rape Citie Borough Towne euery other place within this Realme of Englande Wales and other the Quenes dominions before the .xx. daye of Apryll next commyng And the seconde payment of the sayd Subsedye shal be by the aucthoritie aforesayde taxed assessed and rated before the .x. day of December next cōmyng And the particuler sūmes of euery Shire Riding Borough Towne and other places aforesayd with the particuler names of such as are chargeable for and to the first payment of the said Subsedye to be taxed and set by the Cōmissioners to the same limitted or two of them at the leaste with the names of the high Collectours and in the same fourme shal be certified into the Quenes Exchequer before the .xx. daye of Maye nexte commyng And the particuler summes of euery Shire Rydyng Borough Towne and other places aforesayde with the particuler names of suche as are chargeable for and to the seconde payment of the sayd Subsedye to be taxed and set by Commissioners to the same to be limitted or two of them at the least with the names of the hygh Collectours and in the same fourme shal be certified into the Quenes Exchequer before the .xx. day of Ianuary whiche shal be in the yere of our Lorde God a Thousande fyue Hundreth Threescore and three And the sayde summes in maner and fourme aforesayde to be taxed for the first payment of the sayde Subsedye shal be payde into the Quenes receipte of her Exchequer aforesayde to the vse of our sayde Soueraigne Lady before the fyrst day of Iune next cōmyng And the sayd summes in maner and fourme aforesayd to be taxed for the seconde payment of the sayd Subsedye shal be payde into the receipte aforesayde to the vse aforesayde before the .xx. day of February whiche shal be in the yere of our Lorde God a Thousande fyue Hundreth Threescore and three And the summe abouesayde of and for the saide Subsedye shal be taxed sette asked and demaunded taken gathered leuyed and payde to the vse of our sayde Soueraigne Ladye her heyres and successours in fourme abouesayde aswell within the liberties fraunchises sanctuaryes auncient demeane and other whatsoeuer place exempt or not exempt as without except such Shires places and parsons as shal be foreprised in and by this present Acte any graunt charter prescription vse or libertie by reason of any letters patentes or other priuiledge prescription alowaunce of the same or whatsoeuer other matter of discharge heretofore to the contrary made graunted vsed or obteyned notwithstandyng And it is further enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that euery such parson aswell such as be borne vnder the Quenes obeysaunce as euery other parson straunger borne denizen or not denizen inhabytyng within this Realme or within Wales or other the Quenes dominions which at the tyme of the sayde assessynges or taxations or of eyther of them to be had or made shal be out of this Realme and out of Wales and haue goodes or cattels landes or tenementes fees or annuities or other profites within this Realme or in Wales shal be charged and chargeable for the same by the certificate of the inhabytauntes of the parties where such goodes cattelles landes tenementes or other the premisses then shal be or in suche other place where such parson or his factour deputie or atturney shal haue his most resorte vnto within this Realme or in Wales in lyke maner as yf the sayde parsone were or hadde ben at the tyme of the sayde assessyng within this Realme And that euery parson abydyng or dwellyng within this Realme or without this Realme shal be charged or chargeable to the same Subsedye graunted by this Act accordyng and after the rate of such yerely substaunce or value of landes and tenementes goodes cattelles and other the premisses as euery parson so to be charged shal be set at in the tyme of the sayde assessyng or taxation vpon hym to be made and in none otherwyse And further be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that for thassessyng and orderyng of the sayde Subsedye to be duely had the Lorde Chauncelour of Englande or the keper of the greate seale the Lorde Treasourer of Englande the Lorde Steward of the Quenes Maiesties housholde the Lorde President of the Quenes honorable Counsell and the Lorde Priuie seale for the tyme beyng or two of them at the least wherof the Lord Chauncelour of England or keper of the great seale for the tyme being to be one shall and may name appoynt of and for euery Shire and Rydyng and other places aswell within this Realme as in Wales and other the Quenes dominions and also of and for euery Citie and Towne beyng a Countie of it selfe and of for the Isle of Wyght such certeyne numbre of parsones of euery of the same Shires Ridinges Lathes Wapentakes Rapes Cities Townes and Isle of Wyght and euery other place other the inhabitantes of the same to be Commissioners of and within the same wherof they be inhabitauntes and also of and for the honorable housholde of the Quenes Maiestie in what Shire or other places the sayde housholde shall happen then to be And the Lorde Chauncelour or keper of the great Seale other with hym before named in lyke maner may name appoynt of euery other such Borowe and Towne corporate aswell in Englande as in Wales other the Quenes dominions as they shall thinke requisite vi.v.iiii.iii or .ii. of the head officers and
other sadde honest inhabitantes of euery of the sayde Cities Boroughes and Townes corporate accordyng to the numbre and multitude of the people beyng in the same The which parsons yf any such be thervnto named of the said inhabitantes of the said Boroughes and Townes corporate not beyng Counties of them selues shal be ioyned and put in as Cōmissioners with the parsons named for suche Shires and Rydynges as the sayde Boroughes and Townes corporate not being counties in them selues be set and haue theyr beyng Which parsons so named for and of the sayde Boroughes and Townes corporate not beyng counties by reason of theyr dwelling in the same shall not take vpon them ne none of them to put any part of theyr Commission in execution for the premisses out of the sayde Boroughes and Townes corporate wherein they beynge so named onely for the same be dwellyng And also not to execute the sayde Commission within the Borough or Towne corporate where they be so dwellyng but at suche dayes and tymes as the sayde other Commissioners for the same Shyre and Rydyng shall therevnto limit and appoynt within the same Borough or Towne corporate not being Countie corporate wherof they so be and not out of such Borough or Towne and in that maner to be aydyng and assistyng with the sayde other Commissioners in and for the good executyng of theffecte of the sayde Commission vppon payne of euery of the sayde Commissioners so named for euery suche Citie Borough and Towne corporate not beyng a Countie to make suche fyne as the sayde other Commissioners in the Commission of and for the same Shyre or Rydyng so named or three of them at the least shall by theyr discressions sette and certifie into the Quenes Exchequer there to be leuyed to the vse of the Quenes Maiestie in lyke maner as such or lyke summes had ben set and rated vpon euery such person for the sayd Subsedye The which Commissioners so named of and for the sayde Cities Boroughes and Townes not beyng Counties and onlye put in the sayde Commission by reason of theyr dwellyng in the same shall not haue any parte of the porcion of the fees and rewardes of the Commissioners and theyr Clarkes in this Acte afterwarde specified and alowed And the Lorde Chauncelour of England or the keper of the great Seale of England for the time beyng shall make and directe out of the court of the Chauncery vnder the great Seale seuerall Commissions that is to saye to euery Shire Riding Lathe Wapentake Rape Citie Towne Borough Isle and Householde vnto suche person and persons as by his discression and other with hym afore named and appoynted in lyke maner and fourme as is afore rehearsed shal be thought sufficient for the sessyng and leuying of the sayde Subsedye in all Shires and places accordyng to the true meanyng of this Acte Whiche Commission for the fyrste payment of the sayde Subsedye shal be directed and delyuered to the sayde Commissioners or to one of them before the fyrste day of Apryll next commyng and the Commission for the seconde payment of the sayde Subsedye shal be directed and delyuered to the sayde Commissioners or one of them before the fyrste day of Nouember whiche shal be in the yere of our Lorde God a Thousande fyue Hundreth Threescore and three and to euery of the sayde Commissions tenne Sedules conteynyng in them the tenor of this Acte shal be affyled By which Commission the Commissioners in euery such Commission named accordyng to this Acte and as many of them as shal be appoynted by the saide Commission shal haue full power and aucthoritie to put the effect of the same Commission in execution And that by aucthoritie of this Acte after such Commissions to them directed they maye by theyr assentes and agrementes seuer them selues for th execution of their Commission in Hundredes Lathes Wardes Rapes Wapentakes Townes Parishes and other places within the limittes of their sayde Commission in such fourme as to them shall seme expedient to be ordered and betwene them to be comoned and agreed according to the tenor and effect of the Commission to them therin directed Vpon whiche seueraunce euery person of this present Parliament that shal be Commissioner shal be assigned in the Hundred where he dwelleth Prouided alwayes that no person be or shal be compelled to be any Commissioner to and for th execution of this present Act but onlye in the Shyre where he dwelleth and inhabiteth and that any person being assigned to the contrary thereof in anye wyse shall not be compelled to put in execution the effecte of this Acte or any part therof And it is also enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that the Cōmissioners and euery of them which shal be named limitted appoynted according to this Acte to be Commissioners in euery such Shire Riding Lath Wapentake Rape Citie Towne Borough Isle and the sayde Housholde or any other place and none other shall truelye effectuallye and diligently for their part execute theffect of this present Acte accordyng to the tenor thereof in euery behalfe and none otherwyse by any other meanes without omission fauour dread malice or any other thyng to be attempted done by them or any of them to the contrary therof And the saide Cōmissioners and as many of them as shal be appoynted by the sayde Commission and none other for the execution of the sayde Cōmission and Acte shall for the taxation of the saide first payment of the said Subsedye before the tenth day of Apryll next commyng and for the taxation of the sayde seconde payment of the sayde Subsedye shall before the tenth day of Ianuary which shal be in the yere of our Lorde God a Thousand fyue Hundreth Threescore and three by vertue of the Commissions deliuered vnto them in fourme aforesayde direct their seuerall or ioynt precept vnto viii.vii.vi.v.iiii.iii or two as for the number of the inhabitauntes shal be requisite of the most substanciall discrete and honest persons inhabitantes to be named by the saide Cōmissioners or by as many of them as shal be appoynted by the sayde Cōmission of and in Hundredes Lathes Rapes Wapentakes Wardes Paryshes Townes and other places aswell within liberties fraunchesis auncient demeanes places exempted and sanctuaries as without within the limits of the shyres Ridinges Lathes Wapentakes Rapes Cities Townes Boroughes or Isle aforesayde and other places within the limittes of their Commission and to the Constables Subconstables Bayliffes and other lyke officers or ministers of euery of the sayde Hundredes Townes Wardes Lathes Wapentakes Paryshes other places before sayde as to the said Commissioners euery number of them or vnto three or two of them by their discretions in diuision shall seme expedient as by the maner and vse of the parties shal be requisite strayghtly by the same precept charging and cōmaunding the same inhabitantes Constables and other officers aforesayde to whom such precepte shal be so directed to appeare in theyr proper
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
that all and euery parson and parsons hauyng manours landes tenementes and other hereditamentes chargeable to the payment of the Subsedye graunted to the Quenes Maiestie by this Acte and also hauyng spiritual possessions chargeable to her sayd Maiestie by the graūt made by the Clergye of this Realme in their Conuocation and ouer this hauyng subtaunce in goodes and cattelles chargeable by this saide Acte that then yf any of the sayde parson or parsons be hereafter charged assessed and taxed for the sayde manours landes and tenementes and spirituall possessions and also assessed charged and taxed for his or theyr goodes and cattelles that then he or they shal be onely charged by vertue of this Acte for his and their sayde manours landes tenementes hereditamentes and spirituall possessions or onlye for his sayde goodes and cattelles the best therof to be taken for the Quenes Maiestie and not to be charged for both or double charged for any of them Any thynge in this Acte conteyned to the contrary in any wise notwithstandyng Prouyded alwayes that this graunt of Subsedye nor anye thynge therein conteyned in any wyse extende to charge the Inhabytauntes or dwellers in Irelande Iernesey and Garnesey or anye of them of or concernyng any manours landes tenementes or other possessions goodes cattelles or other moueable substaunce which the sayde inhabytauntes or dwellers or any other to theyr vse haue within Irelande Iernesey and Garnesey or in any of them or of for or concernyng any fees or wages which any of the sayde inhabitauntes or dwellers haue of the Quenes Maiestie for theyr attendaunce and doyng seruyce to our Soueraigne Ladye in Irelande Iernesey and Garnesey or in any of them any thyng in this present Acte to the contrarye in any wyse notwithstandyng Prouyded also that this present Acte of Subsedy ne any thyng therein conteyned extende to any of the Englyshe inhabitantes or resiantes in any of the counties of Northumberlande Cumberlande Westmerlande the Towne or Barwycke the Towne of Newcastell vpon Tine the Bishopricke of Durham ▪ nor to any of them of for or concernyng any manours landes tenementes or other possessions goodes cattelles or other moueable substaunce which the same inhabitantes or dwellers or any other to their vse haue within the sayde counties of Northumberlande Cumberlande Westmerlande or the Towne of Barwycke the Towne of Newcastell vpon Tine or the Byshoprycke of Durham or any of them or of for or concernyng any fees or wages whiche any of the sayde inhabitauntes or dwellers haue of the Quenes Maiestie for theyr attendaunce and doyng seruyce to the Quenes for or within the sayde Counties of Northumberlande Cumberlande Westmerlande the Towne of Barwicke the Towne of Newecastell vpon Tine and the Byshoprycke of Durham or any of them to or for the sayde taxyng leuying gatheryng or payment but that the Englyshe inhabytauntes and resyauntes and euery of them of the sayd Counties Byshoprycke and Townes and euery of them shal be of and from the sayde Subsedye and euery parcell therof and for theyr manours landes tenementes fees wages goodes and cattelles lying and beyng in the sayde Counties Townes and Byshoprycke or any of them vtterly acquited and discharged any thyng in this present Act before rehearsed to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouyded also that all letters patentes graunted by the Quenes Maiestie or any of her most noble progenitours to any Cities Boroughes or Townes within this Realme of any maner of liberties priuileges or exemptions frō the burden charge of any such graūtes of Subsedy which be at this present time in force vayleable shall remayne good and effectuall to the sayde Cities Boroughes and Townes hereafter accordyng to the purportes therof though the inhabitauntes of the same shall vpon the great and wayghtie consideration of the graunt abouesayde be for this graunt charged and contributory in lyke maner fourme and sorte as other Cities Boroughes and Townes whiche be not in any wyse pryuyleged be from suche graunt of Subsedye excepted Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that no Orphan or Infant within the age of xxi yeres borne within any of the Quenes Maiesties dominions shal be charged to any payment of this Subsedy for his or her goodes and cattels to hym or her left or bequeathed any thing in this Act conteyned to the contrary notwithstanding Prouyded also that this Acte nor any thyng therein conteyned shall not extende to the goodes or landes of anye Colledge Hall or Hostell within the Vniuersities of Oxforde and Cambridge or any of them or to the goodes or landes of the Colledge of Wynton founded by Byshop Wykeham or to the goodes or landes of the Colledges of Wyndsor and Eaton next Wyndsor or to the goodes or landes of any common free Grammer Scole within the Realme of Engalnde or Wales or to the goodes of any Reader Scolemaister or Scoler or any graduate resyant or remayning for studie without fraude or couin within any of the sayde Vniuersities and Colleges or Townes of Cambridge and Oxforde or Suburbes of the same or any of them or to any theyr seruauntes dayly attendaunt vpon any of them nor to the goodes of any officer minister almesman or seruauntes belongyng to any of the said Vniuersities Colledges Halles or Hostelles and dwellynge and resyaunt within the sayd Vniuersities or eyther of them or within eyther of the sayde Townes of Cambridge and Oxforde and Suburbes of the same without fraude or couyn Nor to the goodes and landes of any Hospytall Measondue or Spittell house prepared and vsed for the sustentation and reliefe of poore people any thynge in this Acte conteyned to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng Prouyded also that the sayde graunt of Subsedye or any thyng therin conteyned do not in any wyse extende or be preiudiciall or hurtefull to the inhabitauntes or resyauntes at this presente tyme within the fyue Portes corporate or to anye of theyr members incorporate or vnited to the same fyue Portes or to any of the same fyue Portes of or for any part or parcell of the sayde summes graunted in this Parliament of the sayde inhabitauntes nowe resyaunt or any of them to be taxed set asked leuyed or payde But the sayde inhabytauntes and resyauntes in the sayde fyue Portes and theyr members be and shal be of and from the sayde graunt and paymente of the sayde Subsedye durynge theyr resyauncye there and no longer clerely acquyted discharged any matter or whatsoeuer thyng in this Acte had or made to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouyded also and be it enacted that forasmuche as diuers and sundry the Quenes Maiesties tenaūtes and other inhabitantes and dwellers within the counties of Penbroke Carmarthen Cardygan Brecknocke Glamorgan Radnour Mongomery Denbygh Flynt Merioneth Anglesey Carnaruan of the Countie palentine of Chester be at this present tyme charged and chargeable aswell with the seuerall paymentes of diuers great summes of money by the name of Myse due to her Maiestie accordyng to the seuerall customes of the sayde Counties as also with the paymentes of dyuers seuerall Subsedyes lately graunted to our late soueraigne Lorde and Lady kyng Phylyp and Quene Mary and to the Quenes hyghnesse that nowe is and yet vnpayde Be it therefore ordeyned and enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that this Acte of Subsedy or any thyng therin conteyned shall not extnde to charge any of the Quenes tenauntes other inhabitantes and dwellers within any of the sayde Counties of Penbroke Carmarthen Cardygan Glamorgan Brecknocke Radnour Mongomery Denbygh Flynt Merioneth Anglesey Carnaruan and the Countie palentine of Chester beyng charged or chargeable with the sayde Myse or seuerall Subsedyes for or in anye of the paymentes of the sayde Subsedye graunted to the Quenes Maiestie by this Acte vntyll the sayde seuerall dayes and tymes for the paymente of the sayde Myses shal be expyred and vntyll the dayes and tymes aswell of the sayde seuerall Subsedyes lately graunted to our sayde late Soueraigne Lorde and Soueraigne Lady Kyng Phylyp and Quene Mary as also of the sayde Subsedye heretofore graunted to the Quenes Maiestie that nowe is be also past and expyred And that then the fyrst payment of the sayde Subsedye graunted by this present Act shal be made at the receipte of the Quenes Exchequer before the first day of Iune next folowyng after the last dayes of the last payment to be had or appoynted of the saide Myses and of the payment of the sayde former Subsedyes And the seconde payment of this Subsedye to be made by or before the xx day of February next after the sayde payment of the sayde Subsedye Furthermore be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the tenauntes and dwellers of euery of the sayde Counties in this prouiso remembred shall seuerallye before the feaste of Penthecost nexte ensuyng certifie into the sayde court of Exchequer vnder the seales of two Iustices of peax of euery of the sayde Counties wherof one to be of the Quorum when and what day the laste payment of the sayde seuerall Myses nowe due in any of the sayde Counties shall ende and expyre Prouyded also that the sayde graunt of Subsedye and two Fyftenes and Tenthes do not in any maner of wyse extende or be preiudiciall or hurtefull to the inhabitauntes or resyauntes at this present tyme within the liberties of Romney Marshe of or for any part of the sayde summes graunted in this present Parliament of the sayde inhabitauntes nowe resyauntes or any of them to be taxed sette asked leuyed or payde But that the sayde inhabitauntes nowe resiauntes of Romney Marshe aforesayde and euery of them be and shal be of and from the saide graunt and payment of the sayde Subsedye and Fyftenes and Tenthes duryng theyr resyauncie there and not longer acquyted and discharged Any matter or whatsoeuer thyng in this presente Acte made or had to the contrary notwithstandyng God saue the Quene ¶ Imprynted at London in Powles Churchyarde by Richarde Iugge and Iohn Cawood Printers to the Quenes Maiestie Cum priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis