graunted that he and all his successours shulde be trybutaryes vnto my lorde the pope payeng yerely for Englande .lxx. markes and for Irelande two hundred 10. Henry the thyrde sone of kyng Iohan began his reygne the .xviii. daye of Octobre the yere of grace M. CC .xvii. And was crowned the .xvi. daye of Iuly next folowyng And dyed the .xvi. day of the moneth of Nouembre And reygned lvi yeres .vi. monethes xxviii dayes And lyeth buryed at westmynster And in the tyme of this kynge began the pylgrymage to Bromeholme And in the tyme of this kynge sayncte Thomas of Canterbury sayncte wolstane of worcestre were translated And this kynge in the .xxii. yere of his reygne made his fyrste voyage into Gascoygne and his ii voyage in the. xxv yere of his reygne 11. Edwarde the fyrst son of Henry the thyrde began to reygne the .xvi. daye of Nouembre the yere of grace M. CC .lxxii. And was crowned the .ix. daye of Auguste next folowynge And dyed the vii daye of Iuly And reygned .xxxiiii. yeres .viii. monethes and .ix. dayes And is buryed at westmynster 12. Edwarde the secounde his sone began to reygne the .vii. daye of Iuly the yere of our lord â–ª M. CCC .vii. And was crowned the .xxiiii. daye of Februarye next folowynge And dyed the .xxv. daye of Ianuary And reygned .xix. yeres vii monethes and .vi. dayes And lyeth buryed at Gloucestre 13. Edwarde the thyrde sone to the secounde Edwarde began his reygne the xxv day of Ianuary the yere of our lord M. CCC .xxvi. And was crowned the secounde daye of February nexte folowynge And dyed the .xxi. daye of Iune And reygned L. yeres .v. monethes and vii dayes And lyeth buryed at westmynster This kyng vanquâ—shed the Scottes at Halydon hyll in whiche battayll he â—â—ewe xxxv thousande and after he toke the towne and castell of Berwyke And after he obtayned the vyctorye vpon the french men in the â—â—â—el of Sluys where he slewe .xxx. M. of them 14. Rycharde the secounde sone of Edwarde that was prynce of wales sone to Edwarde the thyrde was borne hauyng no skynne and therfore was kept vp in ghote skynnes began his reygne the .xxi. daye of Iune the yere of grace M. CCC .lxxvii. And was crowned the xvi daye of Iuly next folowynge And dyed the .xxix. daye of Septembre And reygned .xxii. yeres .iiii. monethes and two dayes And is buryed at westmynster durynge the reygne of this kynge one Iacke straw accoÌ„panyed with mâ—ny other rebelles of Rent made an insurreccion in the realme And in his tyme also began the opinions of Iohan wyâ—lefe 15. Henry the fourth soâ—e to Iohan of Gaunt duke of Lancastre beganne his reygne the .xxix. daye of Septembre the yere of our lorde M. CCC lxxxxix And was crowned the .xiii. daye of Octobre nexte folowyng And dyed the .xx. day of Marche Aâ—d reygned .xiii. yeres .v. monethes and .xviii. dayes And is buryed at Canterbury 16. Henry the .v. son to the said Henry began his reygne the .xx. day of March the yere of our lorde M. CCCC .xii. And was crowned the .ix. day of August next folowyng And dyed the .xxxi. daye of August and reygned .ix. yeres .v. monethes and .xxiiii. dayes And is butyed at westmynster And in the tyme of this kynge there was an insurreccion of lorlardes made agaynst hym in a place called fyckettes felde but they were taken and hanged And lykewyse in his tyme the dolphyn of Fraunce in decision sent hym a tonne full of reuys balles into Englande And not longe after duryng his reygne was the battayll of Agyncourt at the which a great multitude of french men were slayne 17. Henry the .vi. son of Henry the. b. began his reygne the .xxxi. daye of August the yere of grace M. CCCC xxii And was crowned the .vi. day of NoueÌ„bre the yere of grace M. CCCC .xxiii. And dyed the fourth day of Marche the yere of our lorde M. CCCC .ix. And so reygned .xxxviii. yeres .vi. monethes and xvii dayes And lyeth buryed at wyndezor And in the .xxv. yere of this kynge the parlyament was bolden at S. EdmoÌ„des Buty in Suthfolke where Hum frey duke of Elocestre was put to death And be beyng but an enfaunt was crowned kynge of Fraunce at Parys 18. Edwarde the fourthe beganne his reygne the fourth day of Marche in the yere of our lorde M. CCCC .lx. And was crowned the .xxvi. day of Iune next folowyng and dyed the .ix. day of Apryl And so reygned .xxii. yeres one moneth .viii. dayes is buryed at wyndezor 19. Edwarde the .v. sonne to Edwarde the fourth began his reygne the. iâ— day of Apryl the yere of our lord M. CCCC lxxxiii and was neuer crowned And so his reygne dured but two monethes xviii dayes and dyed in the towre of London 20. Kycharde the thyrde duke of Gloucestre beganne his reygne the .xxii. daye of Iune the yere of our lorde M. CCCC .lxxxii. And was crowned the .vi. daye of Iulye nexte folowynge And was slayne at the battell of Bosworth the .xxii. day of the moneth of August the yere of grace M. CCCC lxxxvi And so reygned two yeres two monethes and fyue dayes And is buryed at Leycestre 21. Henry the seueÌ„th of that name erle of Rychmonde beganne his reygne the xxii daye of Auguste in the yere of our lord M. CCCC .lxxxv. And was crowned the .xxx. day of October next folowynge And dyed the .xxi. day of Apryl the yere of grace M. CCCCC .ix. And so reygned .xxiii. yeres .viii. monethes and vii dayes In the thyrde yere of his reygne be obtayned the victorye in battell besydes Newerâ—e agaynste the erle of Lyncolne and Martyn swart And in the .xii. yere of his reygne he ouercam the comons of Cornewal in Blackbeth felde And the same yere he toke one Parken warbeck which sclaunderously and â—â—aytorously named hymselfe the secouÌ„d sone of kynge Edwarde the fourth but afterwarde the same Parken and his mayster were both hanged at Tyburne for theyr treason 22. Henry the eyght began his moste gracyous reygne the .xxi. day of Apryll in the yere of our lorde M. CCCCC .ix. And was crowned the .xxiiii. daye of the moneth of Iune next ensuyng whose moste fortunate and prosperous reygne almyghtye God of his greate goodnes longe contynue ¶ Finis ¶ Here ensuyth a table for the boke after the ordre of the Alphabete Abiuracyon Folio 115. Able and not able folio 110. Accessorye folio 35. Account folio 27. 47. 151. Accusacion folio 7. Ad quod damnum folio 170. Age. folio 48. 51. 92. Ayde of the kynge folio 140. 141. Aiornement folio 4. 83. Alienacion folio 51. 135. Allowance folio 41. Amercyament folio 5. 26. 27. 38. Admesurement folio 68. 69. Appelle folio 8. 54. 75. Approuementes folio 12. 217. Armoure folio 114. Arestes folio 33. 158. Assyse folio 4. 41. 77. 80. 83. Attachement folio 14. Atteynt folio 45. 49. Attorney fol. 14. 53. 73. 127. 138. 47. Aduouson
couenaunt makyng mencyon that they maye do it and if they do and therof be conuycte they shall yelde full damages and be amerced greuously ¶ The .xxiiii. Chapiter THe iustyces errant shall not fromhensforth amerce towneshypes in theyr circuytes because all beynge .xii. yeres olde came not afore the sheryffes coroners to make inquery of robberyes burnynges of houses other thynges pertaynyng to the corown so that there come suffycient out of those townes to make such inquestes fully except inquestes for the death of a man where â—â— all beyng .xii. yeres of age ought to appâ—ere oneles they haue reasonable cause of absence ¶ The .xxv. Chapiter MUrdre that chaunceth by mysfortune onely fromhensforthe shall not be inquered afore our iustyces but only for the murders of such as be slayne felonously and not otherwyse ¶ The .xxvi. Chapiter IT is prouyded that none beynge vouched to warrantye before our iustycâ—s in a plee of lande shal be amerced fromhensforthe because he was not present when he was called to warrantye except the fyrst daye of the comyng of the iustyces but if he were vouched within the shyre then the sheryf shal be commaunded to cause hym to com with in the .iii. or .iiii. daye accordynge to the dystaunce of the place as it was wonte to be done in the circuyte of the iustyces And if he dwell without the shyre then he shall haue reasonable somons of .xv. dayes at the least after the dyscrecyon of the iustyces and the comen lawe ¶ The .xxvii. Chapitre IF a clerke for any cryme or offence touchyng the crowne be arrested â— afterwarde by the kynges commaundement let to bayle or repleuyzed so that they to whome he was let to bayle shold haue hym before our iustyces The sure tyes fromhensforth nor they to whome he was let to bayle shall not be amerced if they haue his body before our iustyces although he wyl not nor caÌ„ not auÌ„swer before them by reason of clerkes pryuylege ¶ The .xxviii. Chapiter IT is prouyded that if any depredacyons or extorcions be done to abbottes or other prelates of the churche and they haue suyd theyr ryght for such extorcyoÌ„s and be preuented with death before iudgemeÌ„t gyuen therin theyr successours shall haue accyons to recouer the goodes of theyr churche out of the haÌ„des of such trespasers Moreouer the successours shall haue lyke accyon for such thynges as were lately withdraweÌ„ by suche vyolence from theyr house and churche before the death of theyr predecessours though the sayde predecessors dyd not pursue theyr ryght during theyr lyues And if any abate into the landes or tenementes of such relygyous men in tyme of vacacyoÌ„ of which landes theyr predecessours dyed sesyd as in the ryght of theyr church the successours shal haue a wrytte to recouer theyr season And damages shall be awarded them as in assyse of nouell dysseson is wont to be ¶ The .xxix. Chapiter IT is prouyded also that if suche alyenacyons wherupon a wrytte of entre was wont to be graunted hap to be made in so many degrees that by reason therof the same wrytte can not be made in the fourme before tymes vsed the playntyfes shall haue a wrytte to recouer theyr season without makyng meÌ„cion of the degrees In whose handes so euer the same thyng shal happen to com by such alyenacyon and that by an orygynall wrytte to be prouyded therfore by the counsell of our soueraygne lorde the kynge ¶ Here endeth the statute of Marlebrygge ¶ Here begynneth the fyrste statute of westmynster made the .iii. yere of kynge Edwarde the fyrste THese be the actes of kynge Edwarde sone to kynge Henry made at westmynster at his fyrst parlyament generall after his coronacion the mondaye of Easter vtas the .iii. yere of his raygne by the counsell assence of arche byshops byshops abbottes pryours erles barons and all the comynalte of the realme beyng thyther somoned because our soueraygne lord the kyng had great wyll and desyre to redresse thestate of the realme in such thynges as required ameÌ„ dement for the common profyte of holy churche and of the realme And because thestate of holy churche had ben euyll kepte the prelates and relygyous persones of the lande greuyd many wayes and the people otherwyse intreated then they ought to be and the peas les kept and the lawes â—es vsed and the offenders vnponyshed wherby the people of the realme feared the les to offend the kyng hath ordeyned and establyshed these actes vnderwrytten which he entendeth to be necessarye and profytable vnto the hole realme ¶ The fyrst Chapiter FIrste the kynge wylleth coÌ„mauÌ„deth that the peas of holy churche and of the lande be wel kept mayntenyd in all poyntes And that comon ryght be done to all aswell pore as ryche without respecte of persones And because that abbottes and relygyous men of the lande haue ben ouercharged and sore greuyd by the comyng of great men and other so that theyr goodes haue not ben suffycyent for themselues wherby they haue ben greatly hyndered and empoueryshed that they can not maynteyne themselues nor suche charyte as they haue ben accustomed to do It is prouyded that none shall come to eate or lodge in any house of relygion that is not of his owne foundacion at the costes of the house without he be requyred by the gouernour of the house before he came thyther And that none at his owne costes shall come in there to lye agaynst the wyll of them that be of the house and by this statute the kynge entendyth not that the grace of hospytaly te shuld be withdrawen froÌ„ such as nede nor that the fouÌ„ders or patrones of such monasteryes shold ouer charge or greue them by to often comyng It is prouyded also that none neyther hygher nor lower by colour of patent specyalte or other promyse nor by any other occasyon shall not hunte in any parke nor fyshe in any ponde or ryuer nor come to ete or to lodge in the house or maner of a preâ—are or any other religyous person agaynst the wyll of the lorde or his bayllyfe neyther at the costes of the lorde nor at his owne And if he come in or entre with the good wyll or agaynste the wyll of the lorde or bayllyffe he shall cause no dore locke nor wyndow nor no maner of place to be opened nor shal not fyshe hymselfe nor none other for hym nor shall take no maner of vytayll or other thynge by colour of byeng nor otherwyse and that none shall throsh corne nor take corne or any maner of vytayl nor other goodes of prelate maÌ„ of religyon or any other clerke or laye person by colour of byeng nor otherwyse agaynste the wyll and lycense of hym to whome the thyng belongeth nor of any wardeyn within a towne merchaunt or without And that none shal take horses oxen ploughes cartes shypps nor barges to make caryage without the assent of hym to whome such thynges belong And if
lese her dower by defaute in whiche case the defaute shall not preiudyce her but that she shall recouer her dower if she haue ryghte therto and she shall haue this wrytte Precipe A. quod iuste c. reddat tali que fuit vxor talis tantam â—eâ—â—am cum pertuÌ„ in C. quam clamat esse rationabilem doâ—em suam vel de rationababili doâ—e sua â–ª et quam predictus talis et deforceat And to this wrytte the â—â—â—â—aunt shal haue his excepcioÌ„ for to shew that she hadde no ryght to be indowed which if he can veryfye he shal go quyte if not the wyfe shall recouer the lande wherof she was indowed before and where as before tyme if a man had loste his lande by defaute he had none other recouery then by a wryt of ryght which was not graunted to any that coulde not clayme of mere ryght neyther to tenauntes for terme of lyfe in fre maryage nor in taylle in whiche estates a reuercyon is reserued It is prouyded that fromhensforthe theyr defaute shall not be so preiudycyall but that they may recouer theyr estate if they haue ryghte though it be not by a wryt of ryght For lande in free maryage loste by defaute such a wrytte shal be made Precipe A. quam iuste c. reddat B. manerium de C. cum pertinÌ„ quam clamat esse ius et maritagium suum quod predictus A. et deforceat Lykewyse of lande for terme of lyfe loste by defaute this wrytte shal be made Precipe A. quod iuste c. reddat B. maneriuÌ„ de C. cum pertinÌ„ quod clamat â—enerâ— ad terminum vite sue et quod predictus A. eâ— deforceat Lykewyse quam clamat tenere sibi et heredibus de corpore suo legittime procreatis eâ—quam predictus A. eâ— deforceat ¶ The .v. Chapitre UUhere as for aduouzons of churches there be but thre orygynall wryttes that is to saye one wrytte of ryght two of possessioÌ„ that is darreyn presentment and Quare impedit hytherto it hath ben vsed in the reaâ—me that when any hauynge no tytle to presenâ—e dyd present to any church and his 〈…〉 was admytted he that was very paâ—roâ—e coude not recouer his aduouzon buâ—â—â— a wrytte of ryght whiche shulde be 〈…〉 by bataylle or by great assyse wâ—â—â—by heyres wâ—â—hin age eyther by fraude or els by neâ—glygence of theyr wardeyns heyres both of hygh and mean estate eyther by neâ—glygence or els by fraude of tenantes by the curtezye tenantes in dower or for terme of lyfe or for yeres or in see tayâ—â—e were many tymes dysheryted of theyr aduouzoâ—s or at the leste were dryuen to theyr wâ—ytte of ryght in which case hytherto they were without remedye It is prouyded that suche presentmentes shall not be so preiudycyall to the ryght heyres or to them vnto whoÌ„ suche aduouzoâ—s shall reuerte after the death of other persones For as often as any hauyng no ryght do present during the tyme that suche heyres at in warde or duryng the estate of tenaÌ„tes in dower by the 〈…〉 or otherwyse for terme of lyfe or of yeres or in â—aylle at the next auoydaunce when the heyre is come to full age or when the auoydauÌ„ce falleth after the death of the tenantes before named vnto the heyre beynge of full age he shall haue lyke accyon and receyte by wrytte of abuouson possessorye as the auncetour of hym sholde haue had at the laste aduoydaunce happenynge in his tyme before his deathe or before the lâ—â—s was made for terme of lyfe or in taylle as afore is sayd In lyke maner it shal be obserued in presentemenâ—es made vnto churches beyng of the inherytauÌ„ce of wymmâ—Ì„ what tyme they were in the power of theyr husbandes whiche must be ayded by this estatute i fourme aforesayd Also relygyons men as byshopes archedeâ—cons persons of churches and other spiritual men shal be ayded by this estatute If any hauynge no tytle doo present vnto churches belongyng to prelacyes spirituall dygnites personages or to houses of relygyoÌ„ what tyme such houses prelacyes spirytuall dignytes personages be vacaunt this acte shall not be so largely vnderstanden that such persones for whose remedye statute was made shall haue the recouery aforesayd sayeng that kepers of heyres tenaÌ„tes i taylle by the curtezye tenaÌ„tes in dower for terme of lyfe or for yeres or persones whiche fayntly haue defended plces moued by them or agaynst them because the iudgemeÌ„tes gyueÌ„ in the kynges courtes shulde be vtterly adnulled but the iudgement shall stande in his force vntyll it be reuersed in the court of the kyng as erronyous if errour be fouÌ„d or by assyse of darreyn presentmeÌ„t or by inqueste in Quare impedit if it passe by attaynte or be adnulled by certificacion which shal be frely graunted And fromhensforth one fourme of pledyng shal be kept in wryttes of darreyn presentment and Quare impedit so that where the defendaunt alledgeth plenartye in the church of his owne present acioÌ„ the plee shall not fall by reason of the plenartye so that the wrytte be purchased within the .vi. monethes though he can not recouer his presentacyon within .vi. monethes And sometymes where peace is made betwene many claymyng one aduouzon and inrolled before the iustyces in the rolle or by fyne in this fourme that one shall present the fyrst tyme and at the nexte aduoydaunce another and the .iii. tyme another and so of many And when one hathe presented for his tyme accordyng to the fourme of theyr agremente and fyne and at the nexte aduoydaÌ„unce he to whom the secounde presentacyoÌ„ belongeth is dystourbed by any that was partye to the sayd fyne or in his stede It is prouyded that fromhensforthe he that is so dystourbed shall not be dryuen to sue a Quare impedit but shall resorte to the rolle or fyne And if the sayd fyne or agrement be found in the rolle then the sheryf shal be commauÌ„ded that he gyue knowledge vnto the distourbour that he be redy at a certayn daye conteynyng the space of .xv. dayes or .iii. wekes as the place happeth to be nere or ferre for to shew if he can allege any thynge wherfore the partye that is dystourbed owght not to present And if he come not or peraduenture doyth comand can nothing allege to barre the partye of his presentacyon by reason of any dede made or wryten syns the fyne was inrolled he shall recouer his presentacioÌ„ with damages And where it chauncyth that after the death of his auncetour that presented his clerk to a church the same aduouzon is assygned in dower to a wyfe or to tenant by the curtezye which do present and after the death of such tenantes the very heyre is dystourbed to present when the church is voyde It is prouyded that fromhensforthe it shal be in choyse of â—he partye dystourbed whytheâ— he wâ—ll sâ—e a Quare impedit or a darâ—â—yâ— prâ—sâ—ntmâ—nt Lyke lawe shal be obsâ—râ—â—d in
of a mâ—yte And if she commytte forâ—â—cacion in heâ— wydowhed or take an husbande afterwarde she shall lese her dowet Finis ¶ The maner of doyng homage made the .xvii. yere of kyng Ed .ii. UUhen a fre maÌ„ shal make homage to his lorde of whom he holdeth in chyef he shall hold his handes togyther betwene the handes of his lord shal say thus I become your froÌ„ this daye forth for lyfe for meÌ„bre for worldly honour and shall owe yow my fayth for the landes that I holde of you sauyng the fayth that I do owe vnto our soueraygne lord the kyng to myne other lordes when a freman shall do fealte to his lorde he shal holde his ryght hande vpon a boke and shall saye thus Here you my lorde â— that I. P. shal be to you both faythful true shall owe my fidelite vnto you for the lande that I hold of you lawfully shall do such customes seruyces as my duety is to you at the termes assygned so helpe me god all his saynctes When a villayne shall do fealte vnto his lorde he shall holde his ryght hande ouer the boke shall say thus Here you my lord A. that I. B. from this daye forth vnto you shal be true faythfull and shal owe you fealte for the lande that I holde of you in villenage and shal be iustefyed by you in body goodes so helpe me god all his saynctes Finis ¶ The statute of wardes and relyefes made the .xxviii. yere of Edwarde the fyrst IT is to wyte that when any relyef is gyueu therto wardshyp belongeth contrary wyse And such as holde by sertaunte to go with the kynge in his hoste there warde and relyef are incydeÌ„t And such as holde by pety sertauntye as to bere shelde or spere in the kynges hoste to bere or to carye there lyeth nether warde maryage nor relyef Also a fre sokeman shal not gyue warde nor relyef but he shall double his rente after the death of his auncetour accordyng as he hath vsed to paye and shall not be vnmesurable greued Now som what is to be sayed of the nature of hauyng wardes There be .ii. maners of wryttes to haue awardes one is where landes be holdeÌ„ in knyghtes seruyce the other is where landes be holden in sâ—cage The warde of lande that is holden in knyghtes seruyce belongeth to the chyefe lorde the maryage which ought to be without dispâ—ragement as the great chartourly my tyth vntyll he comyth to the age of .xxi. yeres The warde of an heyre that holdeth in socage if the inherytaunce dyscende of his mothers syde then it belongyth to the nexte frende of the fathers syde and contrarye wyse And a wrytte to recouer warde may be brought in .iii. maners one is when a man demauÌ„dyth warde of the lande and of his heyre and that is in case when a man holdeth land of another by knyghtes seruyce and the tenaunt dyeth then may the chyef lorde if he be deforced demaunde the warde of his lande and heyre shall haue both warde and maryage Another maner is when a man is infeffed of a rode of lande by one man and by another of another rode the secounde lorde may not brynge a wrytte of warde to recouer eyther the lande or the heyre for the warde belongeth to the lorde of whome he was fyrst infeffed The .iii. maner is where a man hath lande in his handes by reason of a warde and hath not the heyre then he may brynge a wrytte to demaunde the heyre and not the lande ¶ Here endyth the statute of wardes and relyefes made the .xxviii. yere of Edward .i. ¶ Here begynneth a statute concernyng generall dayes in the bench made the .li. yere of H. the .iii. IF a wrytte come within the vtas of S. Myghell a daye shal be gyueÌ„ therupoÌ„ vnto the vtas of S. Hyllarye if it come in the quynzieme of S. Myghel day shal be gyueÌ„ vnto the quynzieme of S. Hillary If it com in the .iii. wekes after S. Myghel the day shal be crastiÌ„o purificatioÌ„is If withiÌ„ a moneth after Myghelmas in the vtas of the purification If in crastino animaruÌ„ then in the quynzieme of Easter If in crastino Martini then in the .iii. wekes after Easter If in the vtas of S. Martini then in Easter moneth If in the quynzieme of saynt Martyne then within .v. wekes after Easter also there is a day specially gyueÌ„ in crastino ascensioÌ„is it â—â—â—â—â—uayleth as much as within .v. wekes after Easter If in the vtas of saynt Hyllarye in the vtas of the Trinite If in quindena Hillarii then in quindena Trinitatis and somtyme in crastino of saynct Iohan Baptyste If in crastino purificationis then in crastino vtas of sayncte Iohan Baptyste If in the vtas of the purification then in quindena of Iohan Baptyst If in quindena Pasche then in the vtas of saynct Myghell If within .iii. wekes after Easter then in quindena of saynct Myghell If within Easter moneth then within .iii. wekes of the feast of saynct Myghel If within fyue wekes after Easter or in crastino Ascensionis then within a moneth after the feaste of S. Myghell If in the vtas of the Trinite then in crastino animaruÌ„ If in quindena trinitatis or in crastino of saynct Iohan Babtyste then in crastino Martini If in the vtas of sayncte Iohan Babtyst then in the vtas of S. Martyne If in quindena of saynct Iohan Baptyst then day shal be gyuen vnto quindena Martini Finis ¶ The statute of Bygamye made the .iiii. yere of Ed .i. IN the preseuce of certayne reuerende fathers byshops of Englaud and other of the kynges counsell the coÌ„stitucyons vnderwryten were recited after harde publyshed before the kynge and his counsell for asmuche as all the kynges counsel aswell iustyces as other haue agreyd that they shulde be putte in wrytyng for a perpetuall memorie and for that they shuld be stedfastly obserued ¶ The fyrst Cha. COncernyng plees where the tenaunt sayeth that he can not aâ—swere with out the kynge It is agreyd by the iustyces and other wyse men of the kynges counsell which heretofore haue had the vse and praciyse of iubgemeÌ„tes that where a feffemeÌ„t was made by the kyng with a dede therupon that if another persone by a lyke feffement a lyke dede be bounden to warrauÌ„tye The iustyces coude not heretofore haue proceded any further without the kynges comaundement had therfore And also it semyth that they coude not ¶ The .ii. Cha. IN certayn cases as where the kyng hath coÌ„fyrmed or ratefyed the dede yf another man to the vse of another or hath graunted any thynge asmuche as hymselfe may or where a dede is shewed and no clause contayned therin wherby â—e ought to warrauntyse and in lyke cases they shall not surccasse by occasyon of a confirmacyon graunt or surrendre or other lyke but after
that they be shall swere lykewyse that they shall not marye themselues without the kynges lycense And if they do theyr landes and tenementes shal be taken in lyke maner into the kynges haÌ„des vntyl they haue satysfyed at the kynges wyll ¶ The .iiii. Chapitre ANd if one inheritaunce that is holden of the kynge in chyefe dyscende to many partyners then all the heyres shall do homage to the kyng and the same inherytaunce so holden of the kynge shal be deuyded among those heyres so that euery of them after that shal holde theyr parte of the kynge ¶ The .v. Chapiter IF a womaÌ„ before the death of her auncetour that helde of the kynge in chyef be maryed before she be maryable then the kynge shall haue the warde of the bodye of the same woman vutyll she be of age able to coÌ„sent and then she may chuse whyther she wyll haue hym to whome she was fyrst maryed or hym that the kynge wyl offer her None that holdeth of the kynge in chyef by knyghtes seruyce may alyene the more part of his landes so that the resydue therof be not suffycyent to do his seruyce excepte he haue the kynges lycense but this may not be vnderstanden of membres parcelles of such landes ¶ The .vi. Chapitre OF seriauntyes alyened without the kynges lycense the kyng hath vsed to rate such seriauntyes at a reasonable extent therof to be made ¶ The .vii. Chapitre OF churches beyng vacaunt the aduousons wherof beloÌ„g to the kyng and other present to the same wherupoÌ„ debate aryseth betwene the kynge and other if the kyng by awarde of the court do recouer this presentacion though it be after the lapse of syx monethes from the tyme of the aduoydaunce no tyme shall preiudice hym so that he present within the space of syx monethes ¶ The .viii. Chapitre THe kynge shall haue warde of the landes of naturall foolys takyng the profyttes of them without waste or dystruccion and fynde to them theyr necessaryes of whose fee someuer that the landes be holden And after the death of suche idiotes he shall rendre it to the ryght heyres so that suche idiotes shall not alyene nor theyr heyres shal be dysheryted ¶ The .ix. Chapitre ALso the kyng shall prouyde when any that before tyme hath had his wytte and memorie happeÌ„ to fayâ—e of his wytte as there are many per lucâ—da interualla .i. by euydent spaces that theyr landes tenementes shal be saufely kept without waste or distruccioÌ„ and that they and theyr housholde shall lyue and be conueniently maynteyned with the profyttes of the same and the resydue besydes theyr sustentacion shall be kept to theyr vse to be delyuered vnto theÌ„ when they come to ryght mynde So that suche landes and tenementes shall in no wyse be alyened And the king shal take nothyng to his owne vse and if the partye dye in suche estate then the residue shal be distrybute for his soule by aduyse of the ordinarye ¶ The .x. Chapiter ALso the kynge shall haue wrek of the see thorough out the realme whales great sturgeons taken in the see or els where within the realme excepte in certayne places pryuyleged by the kynge ¶ The .xi. Chapiter ALso the kynge shal haue escheates of the landes of Normans to whose fee someuer they belonge sauyng the seruyce apperteynynge to the chyefe ordes of the same fee. And this also is to be vnderstanden where any inherytaunce discendyth to any that is borne â—n the partyes beyonde the see whose â—â—ncetours were from the tyme of kyng Iohan vnder thalligeaunce of the kynges of Fraunce and not of the kynges â—â— Englande as late it happened by the baronye of Monmouth after the death of Iohan of Monmouth whose heyres were of Brytayne and other places Kynge Henry by the foresayd occasyon recouered many eschetes of Normans landes out of the fees of other men and gaue them to be holden of the chyef lordes of the fee by seruyces and customes due and accustomed therunto ¶ The .xii. Chapitre UUhen any that holdeth of the king in chyef dyeth and his heyre entryth into the lande that his anncetour helde of the kynge the day that he dyed before he hath done homage to the kyng and receyued season of the kyng he shal gayne no freholde therby and if he dye seasyd durynge that tyme his wyfe shall not be indowed of the same lande as it came late in vre by Maude doughter to the erle of Herforde wyfe of Maunsell the marshall whiche after the death of wyllyam Marshall of England his brother toke his season of the castell and maner of Scrogoyll and dyed in the same castell before he had entryd by the kyng and before he had done homage to hym Wherupon it was agreyd that his wyfe shulde not be indowed because that her husbande had not his entre by the kyng but rather by intrusyon howe be it this statute doyth not meane of socage and other small tenures ¶ The .xiii. Chapitre ALso the kynge shall haue eschetes of landes of the freholders of atch byshops and byshops when such tenauÌ„tes be attaynted for felonye in tyme of vacacyon whyles theyr temporaltes were in the kynges handes to gyue at his pleasure sauynge to suche prelates the seruyce that therto is due and accustomed ¶ The .xiiii. Chapitre UUhen our soueraygne lorde the kynge gyueth or graunteth lande or a manoyr with the appurtenaunces without he make expresse mencyoÌ„ in his dede or wrytynge of knyghtes fees aduouzons of churches and dowers when they fall belongyng to suche manors or landes then at this daye the kynge reserueth to hymsef such fees aduousons and dowers all be it that amonge other persones there shal be implyed no suche reseruacyon ¶ The .xv. Chapitre ALso the kyng shal haue the goodes of al felons attaynted or that run awaye where som euer they be founde And if they haue freholde then â—â— shal be forthwith takeÌ„ into the kynges handes And the kyng shall haue all profytâ—es of the same by one yere and one daye the lande shal be wasted and dystroyed in the houses wodes gardeyns and in al maner of thynges belongynge to the same lande exceptyng men of certayn places priuyledged by the kynge therfore And after the kyng hath had the yere dayâ— â— waste then the laâ—de shall be restored is the chyef lorde of the fame fee onles that he fyne before with the kyng for the yere the daye the waste Neuertheles it is vsed in the countie of Gloucestre by custome that after one yere one daye the landes and tenementes of felons shal reuerte be restored to the nexte heyre â—â— whome it ought to haue descended if the felonye had not ben done And in Kenâ— in Gauelkynd The father to the bough the sonne to the plough There all heyres males shal dyuyde theyr inherytauÌ„câ— but women shall not make 〈…〉 with men And a woman after the death of her husband shal be indowed