wryteth any suche writtes not beyng signed as is aforesayde to forfayte to our sayde soueraygne lorde the kynge and the queene for euerye suche writte and writtes fiue poundes An act for the makyuge of russell sattens sattens reuerses and fustian of Naples in Norwiche The .xiiii. Chapter WHere of late yeres passed russelles called russels sattens and sattens reuerses haue bene practised to be made beyonde the seas of the wolles bredde in the countye of Norfolke and by reason thereof so greate quantytie of the sayde russelles sattens sattens reuerses haue bene brought into this Realme solde and worne as well in euery parte of thys Realme as in the partes beyond the seas that therby the mysteries of worstedes makynge and weauynge whereby marchauntes and inhabitauntes of the Citie of Norwiche haue here tofore bene well maynteyned and relieued is nowe at this present almost wholy decayed and broughte out of estimation and verye lyttle worne either within this realme or in any other forreyne realmes to the great hynderaunce and decaye of the sayde citye and Citezens of the same Citie For remedy whereof Thomas Marsham Maiour of the citie of Norwiche Iohn Corbet Esquier Austen Stewarde Robert Leche Robert Rugge Iohn Ball and Alexander Mather aldermen of the sayde citie Thomas Whale Thomas Pecke Raphe Marsham Robert Henry Iohn Sutton Rycharde Tomson Cytezins and marchauntes of the sayde Citie at theyr greate coastes and charges as well in bringynge of certayn strangers from the partes be yonde the seas into the sayd cytye as also in makinge of Lombes and all other pronision for the same and also haue called vnto them eyghte persons of the mooste discrete and worthy men of the misterye of Worstede weuinge within the sayd citie that is to saye Iohn Cooke Iames Lyn. Iohn Crosse Simon Petit Iohn Marshall Roger Lecke Edmunde Barker and Edmunde Selers beynge the number of .xxi. persons which haue not onely made Russels Sattens and Sattens Reuerses and fustian of Naples within the saide citie of Norwiche of Norfolke wolles but also haue learned and taught other citizens and inhabitauntes of the said citie to make the same in suche good and perfect maner that muche better Russels Sattens Sattens reuerses and fustian of Naples and suche lyke and for easyer pryces be now at thys present wrought and made within the sayd citie then heretofore hath bene or nowe be made in anye of the partyes beyonde the seas whereby the said citie and inhabitauntes therof maye and be in lyke agayne to be relieued and bronghte to the olde estate to the greate aduauncement of the commodytyes of thys realme and enrichynge the same yf some good and polytyke lawes and ordynaunces were made for the good continuaunce of the true makynge of the sayde Russeles Sattens Sattens Reuerces and Fustyan of Naples and suche lyke In consideration whereof be it enacted by the assent of the kynge and queenes hyghnes the Lordes spyrytuall and temporall and the commons of this present Parlyament assembled and by thauctoritie of the same that the saide russels sattens and sattens reuerses and fustian of Naples hereafter to be made only within the sayd citie maye from henceforth beare the name and be called by the name of Norwiche sattens and Norwiche fustians and that the maior and the afore mentioned citezens of the same citie which before this tyme hath ben at the costes and charges of the bringing of the sayde straungers into the same citie for the making of the sayd russels sattens sattens reuerses and fustians of Naples and suche the afore mentioned eyght persons that they haue called vnto them shal be a felowshyp of them selfes and shall yerely the thyrd daye of Februarye choose of theyr felowes foure wardens within the guilde hall of the sayde citie or anye other common and conuenient place in the same Cytie and the same wardens so beynge choosen shall stande and be wardens of the same felowshyp during one whole yeare next ensuing the said election that the same wardeynes after the sayd election shall come before the maior of the sayd citie for the tyme being yerely the mondaye nexte after the sayde thirde daye of Februarye and before the sayde maior shal be sworne diligentlye to viewe searche and see al the russels sattens sattens reuerses and fustian of Naples then made or that shal be made within the sayd citie durynge the sayde yeare And suche of the sayde russels sattens sattens reuerses and fustian of Naples as shal apeare and be demed by them to be lawfully truely and workmanly wrought shall seale with a seale of leade bearyng the armes of the cytie of Norwiche wherby it may be knowen to the marchaunt or buyer of them that the same be allowed and truely made And that also it maye be enacted by the auctoritie aforesayde that the sayd wardens and felowshippe shal be a bodye corporate and to be named and be enabled by this acte to sue and be sued and to geue and to take by the name of wardeynes and felowshyppe of the mysterye of russel sattens sattens reuerses and fustian of Norwiche makynge within the said cytye of Norwiche And yf any defaulte at anye tyme shal be founde in any of the sayd russels sattens sattens reuerses fustian of Norwiche or in any of them by the sayde wardeynes that the same default shal be reformed and the offendour or offendoures therein to be punished accordinge to such rules and ordinaunces as hereafter from time to time shal be made within the said citie by the maior of the sayd city for the tyme beynge and by the sayde foure wardeynes and the felowshyppe of the sayde occupation or misterye or the greatest number of the sayde felowshyppe for and concernynge the same and that the same defaultes from time to tyme as occasyon shall serue shal be enquyred of and tried before the maior of the said cytye of Norwiche for the tyme beynge by the othes of twelue honeste menne of the foresayde felowshyppe And that the sayde foure wardeynes so chosen and sworne shall haue full power auctoritye to doo execute presente and reforme all and singuler thynge and thinges of for and concernynge the sayd mysterie makyng workyng and occupiynge of the said russels sattens sattens reuerses and fustian of Norwich with in the sayde citie in such maner and fourme as in or by the sayde ordynances shal be expressed and declared and that at all tymes hereafter and from tyme to time it shal be lawful to the Maior of the sayde cytie for the tyme being and to the before named felowshyp and wardeyns of the same mysterie and the more parte of theim to theyr successors to make and ordeyne from time to time rules lawes and ordinances mete and necessary for the good order and gouernaunce of the sayde mystery and for the true and wel makyng of the sayd russels sattens sattens reuerses and fustian of Norwiche and the same ordinaunces so made to be at all times obeied by al thinhabitaunce of
repleuis and delyueraunce of such distresses in such maner fourme as the sheryffe may or ought to do vpon paine that euery Sheriffe for euery moneth that he shal lacke such deputie or deputies shall forfayte for euerye suche offence fyue poundes the one halfe of whyoh forfaitures shal be to the kyng Quenes highnes her heires and successours the other halfe to him that wil sue for the same by byll playnt information or action of debt in any the kyng and quenes courtes of record in which noo essoygne protection nor wager of lawe shal be admytted An acte appoynting in order to iustices of peace touching the baylemente of prysoners The .xiii. Chapter WHere in the parliament holdē at Westminster in the .iii. yeare of the reigne of the noble prince king Henrye the seuenth it was among other thinges ordeined enacted that no prisoner arrested for felony should be letten to bayle or mainpryse by anye one Iustice of peace but by the hole Iustices or at least by two of thē whereof one to be of the Quorum Since the makyng of which estatute one Iustice of peace in the name of him self and one other of the Iustices hys cōpagnyon not makyng the sayd Iustice partie nor priuye vnto the cease wherfore the prisoner should be bayled hath often tymes by sinister labor and meanes set at large the greatest and notablest offenders such as be not replinisable by the lawes of thys realme yet the rather to hyde theyr affections in that behalfe haue sygnyfyed the cause of theyr apprehension to be put onely for suspition of felony whereby the sayd offendours hath escaped vnponished and do dayly to the high dysplesure of almighty God the great peryl of the kyng and Quenes true subiectes and encoragement of al theues and euylldoers For reformation wherof be it ordeined and enacted by the kynge and Quenes maiesties the lordes spiritual and temporall and the commons in this present parliament assembled by aucthoritie of the same that from and after the fyrst day of Apryll next cominyng no Iustice or Iustices of peace shall let to baile or mainepryce anye such person or persones which for any offence or offences by them or any of them committed be declared not to be repleuised or bailed or be forbidden to be repleued or bailed by the estatute of Westmin prymer made in the parliamente holden in the thirde yeare of the reygne of kyng Edward the fyrst And furthermore that anye person or persones arrested for manslaughter or felony or supection of manslaughter or felony being bayleable by the lawe shall not after the sayd fyrst day of Apryll be lette to bayle or maynepryse by anye Iustices of peace if it be not in opē Sessions except it be bi two Iustices of peace at the least wherof one to be of the Quorum the same iustices to be present together at the tyme of the sayd bailmente or mainprise which bailement or mainpryse they shal certifye in wrytyng subscrybed or sygned with their owne handes at the next generall gaole deliuery to be holden within the countie wher the said person or person shal be arrested or suspected And that the sayd Iustices or one of them beyng of the Quorum when anye such prisoner is brought before them for any manslaughter or felonye before auye baylement or maynepryce shall take the examination of the said prisoner and information of them that brynges him of the facte cyrcumstaunces thereof the same or asmuch therof as shal be materiall to proue the felony shall put in wrytinges before they make the same bailement which said examination together with the sayde baylement the sayd Iustices shall certify at the next generall goale delyuery to be holden within the limites of theyr commissyon and that euery Coroner vpon any inquisition before him founde where by any persō or persons shal be indicte for murther or man slaughter or as accessary or accessaryes to the same before the murder or manslaughter committed shal put in writing the effect of the euydence geuen to the Iurye before him being materiall and aswell the sayd Iustices as the sayd Coroner shall haue aucthoritie by thys acte to bind al such by recognisaunce or obligation as do declare any thing material to proue the said murdre or manslaughter offences or fellonies or to be accessary or accessaries to the same as is afore said to appeare at the next general gaole deliuery to be bolden within the Countie citie or towne corporat wher the triall therof shal be then and there to geue euidence against the partie so indicted at the time of his triall and shall certifie aswell the same euidence as suche bonde and bondes in writing as he shall take together with the inquisition orindictment before him taken and founde at or before the time of his sayd tryall therof to be had or made and lykewyse the sayde Iustices shall certifye all and euery suche bonde taken before them in lyke maner as before is sayd of baylementes and examination And in case any Iustice of peace or Quorum or Coroner shall after the sayde fyrst day of apryll offende in any thinge contrary to the true intente and meaning of this present acte That then the Iustices of gaole delyuerye of the Shire citie to wue or place where such offence shall happen to be committed vpon due profe therof by examination before them shal for euery such offence set such fyne on euery of the same Iustices of peace and Coroner as the same Iustices of gaole deliuery shall thinke mete and shall estrete the same as other fynes and amerciamentes assessed before Iustices of gaole deliuery ought to be Prouided alwaies and be it further enacted by thauctoritie aforesayd that Iustices of peace and Coroners within the citie of London and the countie of Middelsex and in other cities boroughes and townes corporat within this realme and Wales shall within their seuerall iurisdictions haue auctorytie to let to bayle fellons and prisoners in such maner and fourme as they haue bene heretofore accustomed this act or any thinge therein conteyned to the contrary notwithstanding And also shall take examinations and bondes as is aforesayde vpon euery baylement by them or any of them to be made and shal certifie euery such baylementes bondes and examinations by them or any of them taken or made at the next gaole deliuery to be holdē within the shyre citie borough or towne where theyr seueral iurisdictions extendeth vpon like payne and forfeyture as is before limitted in this present acte And be it also enacted by the auctorytye aforesaid that no writers of Habeas corpus or Certiorary shal be hereafter graunted to remoue anye prysoner out of any gaole or to remoue anye recognisaunce except the same writtes be signed with the proper handes of the chiefe Iustyce or in his absence one of the Iustices of the courte oute of whiche the same writtes shal be awarded or made vppon payne that he that
sufficient aucthoritie so to doo that then euery owner of the said vietualls corne and other thynges abouesayd soo tronsported or caried and the owner and owners of enery such bote or Vessel and the bore menne and mareners of the same shall loose forteyte and suffer all such forfaytures paynes and penalties as is aboue rehearsed th one moytie of al and euerye which forsayture or forfaitures to be to the kynge and Quenes hyghnes theyr heyres and successours and tho ther moytie to him or them that wyl sue for the same by byl information attion of debte or otherwyse in any of the kynge and Queenes hyghnes courtes of recorde in which actyon byll or suite the defendaunte shal not wage his lawe nor haue any essoygne or protectyon to him allowed And be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that yf any person or persons shall obtayne of the kyng and Queenes maiesties ther heyres or succe ssours or of any of them any licence to eary and transport any corne victual or wodde into any parries beyond these as that if he or thei to whom any such licence shal be geaunted or any other to whom such person or persoues hauynge such lycence shal giue graūt or sell his or their said licence vnto shall cary and conucy or cause to be caried and conueyed any more corne victuall or wood then shal be conteined in his or their said licence shall forfeyte the treble value of the sayd corne victual or wood so carried and trasported withoute sufficient auctoritie and shal suffer imprisonment for one whole yere in the common gaole where he shal be apprehended ther to remaine without bayle or mainepryse And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayd that no maner of person or persones after the said .xx. day of Ianuary that shal obteine or haue any such licence for transportynge and carying anye corne victuall or wodde into any parties beyond the seas shal shippe lade and fraught the same or anye parte thereof at sondrye places within this realme but at one place certaine vpon paine of forferture of the sayd corne victual wodde and al his goodes cattels thoue moytie thereof to the kyng and Quenes inaiesties their heires and successours and thother moytie to him or them that wyll sue for the same by action of debte byl playnt information or otherwise wherein no wager of lawe essoygne or protection shal be to hym or them allowed And for the better execution of this act be it further enacted by the aucthoritie asoresaid that all and singuler Iustices of peace as well within the liberties as without within their seuerall aucthorities commyssions at any tyme with in three yeares next after such offences committed shall haue full powre and aucthoritie to enquire as well by the othes of twelue laweful men as also to heare examine the mayster maistres and mareners of the sayde shyppes crayers other vessels and al and euery other person and persones of all and synguler the offenders agaynste this present acte and to here and determine the same offences as they may and ought to here and determine any other trespasses or offences Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesnyde that at all time and times hereafter when the common price of corne within thys Realme is that wheat shall not excede the pryce of vl.s. viii d the quarter and rye iiii.s the quarter and bareley .iii. shillings the quarter it shal be laweful to euery person and porsons to cary and transport ouer the sea to any place beyonde the seas at their pleasure of the sayde kyndes of corne so that it be not to the kyng and quenes enemies Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by thautthoritie aforesayde that thys acte ne any thing therein contained shall extende to anye person or persones for the necessary victeling of any shippe shyppes or other vessells but that they and cuery of them maye victaile the sayd shyppes vessels as they mighte haue done before the making of this presente acte Thys acte or anye thynge therein conteined to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaide that thys acte or any thinge therein conteined shal not be preiudiciall or hurtefull vnto the Lord great admirall of Englande for the tyme beinge or to the kyng and Quenes Maiesties furisdiction of the Admiraltie but that the sayd Lord Admiral or his deputy or deputyes may and shall exercyse vse and execute al kynde of iurysdyctyon belongyng to the sea accordyng to his or their cōmissions as they might lawefully haue done heretofore Thys acte or anye thing therein conteyned to the contrary notwithstandyng ☞ An acte for the reuiuing of three Estatutes made for the punishment of heresies The .vi. Chapter FOr the eschuing and auoydinge of errons herefyes which of late haue risen growen and much increased within this Realme for that the Ordynaryes haue wanted aucthoritie to procede agaynst those that wer infected therwith Be it therefore ordeyned and enacted by the aucthoritie of this present parlyamente that the Statute made in the fyfte yere of the reigne of kynge Rycharde the second concerning the arresting and apprehension of erronyous and hereticall preachers and one other Statute made in the seconde yeare of the reigne of king Henry the fourth concernyng repressynge of heresies and punyshment of heretikes and also one other Estatute made in the Second yeare of the raygne of kynge Henrye the fyfre concernyng the suppressyon of heresye and lollardye and cuerye Article Braunche and sentence conteygned in the same thres seuerall actes and euery of them shall from the twenty daye of Ianuary next comming be reuiued and be in ful force strength and effect to all intenses constructions purposes for euer ☞ The tenor of the acte made in the fyst yeare of kynge Rychard is as foloweth Chapiter .v. ITem forasmuch as it is openly knowen that there be diuers euill persones within the realme going from coūtie to countie from towne to towne in certaine habites vnder dyssimulation of great holines with out the licence of the ordinaries of the places or other sufficient aucthoritie preaching daylye not onelye in churches churchyardes but also in markets faires other opē places where a great congregacion of people is diuers sermones conteining heresies notorious errours to the great embleamishing of the christen faith and destruction of the Lawes and of the estate of holye Churche to the great pericle of the soules of the people and of all the realme of England as more plainelye is found and sufficientlye prouyd before the reuerent father in God the Archbishop of Canterburye and the Bishoppes and other prelates maysters of diuinitie and doctours of Canon and of ciuile and a greate parte of the clergye of the said realme specially assembled for this cause which persones do also preach diuers matters of slaunder to engender discord dissention betwixt diuers estates of the said realme aswel spirituall as temporall
in exciting of the people to the great peril of al the realm which preachers cited or sommoned before the ordinaries of the places there to aunswere of that where of they be impeched wil not obeye to there summons and commaundementes nor care not for their monycyons nor sensures of the holy Church but expressely dispise theÌ„ And moreouer by their subtil and ingenious wordes do drawe the people to here their Sermons and do maintaine them in their errours by stronge hand and by great routes It is ordeyned and assented in this present Parliament that the kinges commissions be made and directed to the Sheryffes and other ministers of our soueraigne Lord the kinge or other sufficient persons learned and accordinge to the certificatioÌ„s of the prelates therof to be made in the Chauncery from time to time to arrest all suche preachers and also their fautours mainteners and abbettours and to holde them in arrest and strong prison â—ii they wil instify them accordyng to the lawe and reason of holy Church And the kynge wyll and commaundeth that the Chauncellor make such commissions at all times that he by the prelates or any of them shal be certyfyed and thereof required as is aforesayd ¶ The tenor of the second acte made in the second yeare of kynge Henry the .iii. is as foloweth Cha .xv. ITem where as it is shewed to our Soueraygne Lord the king on the behalfe of the prelates and Clergye of his realme of England in this presente Parlyamente that although the catholyke faith builded vpon Christ and by his Apostles and the holye church sufficientlye determined declared and approued hath bene hether to by good and holy and moste noble progenitours of our soueraigne Lord the kyng in the saide Realme emongeste all the realmes of the worlde most deuoutlye obsetued and the Churche of Englande by his said most noble progenitours and auncestours to the honoure of God and the whole Realme aforesaid laudably endowed and in her rightes and liberties susteined without that that the same faith or the sayd Church was hurte or greuouslye oppressed or ells perturbed by any peruerse doctryne or wicked heretical or crronious opinions yet neuer the lesse dyuers false and peruerse people of a certaine new secte of the sayth of the Sacramentes of the Churche and the aucthorytie of the same damnably thinking and agaynst the lawe of god and of the churche vsurpyng the offyce of preachyng do pecuersly and maliciouslye in dyurrse places within the sayd realme vnder the colour of dissimuled holines preach and teach these dayes openly and priuely diuers newe doctrines and wycked heretical and erronious opinioÌ„s contrarye to the same fayth and blessed determinations of the holye Churche And of suche secte and wicked doctrine and opinions they make vnlawefull couenticles and coufederacies they holde and exercyse scholes they make and wryte bokes they do wickedly instructe infourme people and asmuch as they maye excite and stirre them to sedition and insurrection and maketh gret strife and diuision emong the people and other enormities horrible to be heard dayly doo perpetrate and commit in subuercion of the said catholyke faith and doctryne of the holy churche in diminucion of Gods honoure and also in destruction of the estate ryghtes and liberties of the saide churche of England by which secte and wicked and falfe preachynges doctrynes and opinions of the sayd false and peruerse people not onely most greatest peryl of the soules but also manye more other hurtes slaunders and peryls which God prohibite mighte come to thys Realme onlesse it be the more pleÌ„tifully and spedely holpen by the kynges maiestie in this behalfe namely wher as the diocesans of the said realme cannot by their iurisdiction spiritual without aide of the sayde royall Maiestie sufficiently correcte the saide false and peruerse people nor refrayne their malice because the said false and peruerse people do go from Dyoces to Dyoces and wil not appeare before the sayd Diocesans but the same Diocelans and their iurisdiction spiritual and the kayes of the churche with the censures of the same doo vtterlye contempne and dispise and soo there wicked preachinges and doctrines doeth from daye to daye continue and eretcise to the hatrede of fyght and reason and vtter destruction ordre and good rule Vpon whych no welties and excesses aboue rehearsed The Prelates and Cleargye aforesayd and also the commons of the sayd realme being in the same parliameÌ„t praying our soueraigne Lord the kyng that his roial highnes would vouchesafe in the sayd parliamente to pronide a conuenyente remedy the same our soueraygne Lorde the kyng gratioufly considetyng the premyffes and also the lawdable steppes of his said most noble progentiours and auncestours for the conseruation of the said catholyke fayth and sustentation of Goddes honour and also the safegard of the estate ryghtes and lyberties of the sayde Churche of Englande to the laude of God and merite of our saide soueraygne Lorde the kynge and prosperitie honour of al his sayd realme and for the eschewynge of such dissentions diuisions hurtes slaunders and peryles in time to come and that thys wycked secte preachynges doctrynes and opinions should from henceforth cease and be vtterly destrayed by thassent of the states other discrete men of the Realme beyng in the sayde parlyament hathgraunted stablyshed ordeined from henceforth fermely to be ovserned that none within the said realm or any other dominions subiectes to his royal maiestie presuÌ„e to preache openly or priuely without the licence of the Dyocesan of the same place fyrst required and obteined curates in their owne churches persones hetherto priuileged and other of the canon law graunted onelye excepte Nor that none from hence for the anye thynge preache holde teach or instruct openly or priuely or make or writts anye boke contrary to the catholyke fayth or determination of the holye churche nor of such fecte and wicked doctrines and opinions shall make anye conuenticles or in any wise holde or evercyse Scholes And also that none from henceforth in any wise fauoure suche preacher or maker of any such and lyke conuenticles or holdynge or exercysyng Scholes or makynge or wrytynge suche bokes or so teachynge informynge or exciting the people nor any of them maintaine or in anywise sustaine And that al and singuler hauyng suche bookes or anye wrytynges of such wycked doctrine and opinions shal really with effect delyuer or cause to be deliuered al such bokes and writtnges to the Dyocesan of the same place within .xi. dayes from the tyme of the proelamation of this or viuaunce and statute And yf any person or persons of what so euerkynd estate or condition that he or they be from henceforth do or attempt against the roial ordinaunce statute aforesaid in the premisses or in any of them or such bokes in the fourme aforesaid do not delyuer then the diocesan of the same place in his dioces such personne or persones in this behalfe defamed or euidently
suspected euery of thē may by the aucthoritie of the sayd ordinarye and Statute cause to be arrested and vnder saufe custody in his prisones to be deteined tyl he or they of the articles layed to him or them in this behalfe doo canonically purge him or them selfe or ells suche wicked secte preachynges doctrynes and heretical and erronious opiniōs do abiure according as the lawes of the church doth require so that the sayd dyocesan by him self or his commissaries do openly and iudicially procede against such periones so arrested and remayning vnder his saufe custodye to all effect of the lawe and determine that same busynes according to the Canonicall decrees within three monethes after the sayde arrest any lawfull impedimēt ceassing And yf any person in any case aboue expressed be before the diocesan of that place or hys commyssaryes canonically conuict then the same diocesan may do to be kept in his prison the sayd person so conuict for the maner of his defaulte and after the qualitie of the offence accordyng and as long as to hys discretion shall seme expedient and moreouer to put the same person to the secular court except in cases where he accordyng to the canonicall decree ought to be left to paye to our soueraigne lord the kinge his pecunier fine accordyng as the same fyne shall seme competent to the diocesan for the maner and qualitie of the offence in which case the same dyocesan shal be bounde to certifye the kyng of the same fine in his escheker by his Lettre Patentes sealed with hys seale to the effecte that suche fyne by the kynges aucthoritie maye be requyred and leuied to his vse of the goodes of the same person so conuycte And if any person within the sayd realme and dominions vpon the sayde wycked preachynges doctrynes opinions schooles and heretycall and erronious informations or any of them be before the diocesan of the same place or his commissaries sentencially conuyct the same wicked sect preachinges doctrines and opinions scholes and informations do refuse duely to abiure or by the dyocesan of the same place or his commyssaryes after the abiuration made by the lame person pronounced fal in to relapse so that accordinge to the holye canons he oughte to be lefte to these culer courte whervpon credence shal be geuen to the dyocesan of the same place or to his commissaryes in this behalfe then the sheryffe of the countie of the same place and Maior and sheryffes or sheryffe or Mayor and Baylyffes of the Citie Towne and borow of the same countye next to the same diocesan or the sayde Commissaryes shal be personailye present in preferryng of such sentences when they by the same diocesan or his commissaries shal be required and they the same personnes and euerye of them after suche sentence promulgate shall receaue and them before the people in an hygh place dooe to be brent that such punyshmente maye strike in feare to the myndes of other wherby no such wycked doctrine and heretical and erronious opinions nor their abbettours and fautours in the said realme dominions agaynst the catholike faith christen law determination of the holy church which god prohibite be fusteined or in any wyse suffered in whiche al and singuler the premisses concerninge the sayde ordinaunce and statute the sheriffes maiors and bailiffes of the said counties cities boroughes and townes shal be tendynge aydynge and supportyng to the sayd diocesans and their commissaries ☞ The tenor of the thyrd act made in the second yere of kygne Henry the fift is as foloweth Cap. vii ITem forasmuch as great rumors congregations insurrections here in the realme of England by diuers of the kinges liege people aswel by them which wer of the sect of heresies commonly called lolardry as by other of their confederatie excitation abbetment nowe of late were made to thintent to adnul destroy and subuerte the christen faith and the law of god and holy church within this same realm of England and also to destroy the same our soueraine lord the king and all other maner of estates of the same realme of England aswel spiritual as temporal and also al maner of policie and finally the lawes of the lande The same our soueraigne lord the king to the honour of god and in conseruation and fortification of the christen faith and also in sak ation of his royal estate and of thestate of al his realme willing against the malice of such heretikes and lolardes to prouide a more open remedy and punishment then hath ben had and vsed in the case hereto fore so that for fear of the same lawes and punishment such heresies and lolardries may the rather cease in time to come by the aduise and assent aforesaid at the prayer of the saide commons hath ordeined established that first the chaunceloure treasurer Iustices of the one benche and of thother Iustices of peace shirifes mayors and baylifs of cities and townes and al other officers hauinge gouernaunce of people which now be or hereafter for the tyme shal be shal make anothe in takyng of their charges and occupations to put their hole power and diligence to put out and do to be put out cease and destroy al maner of heresies and errors commonly called lolardryes within the places where they exercise their offices and occupations frō time to tyme with al theyr power and that they assist the ordinaryes and their comissaries and them fauor and maintaine as often as they or any of them to that shal be required by the same ordinaries or theyr comissaries so that when the saide officers and ministers trauayle or ride to arrest any lolard or to make assistence at the instance and request of the ordinaries or their commissaries by vertue of this statute that the same ordinaries and commissaries shal paye for theyr costes reasonable And that the kynges seruices to the which the same officers be fyrst sworne be preferred before al other statutes for the libertie of holy church and the ministers of the same in especiall for the correction and punishment of the heretikes and lolardes before this time made and not repelled being in their force And also that al persons conuict of heresie of what estate condition or degre that thei be by the sayd ordinaries or other cōmissaries left to the seculer power according to the lawes of holp churche shal lose and forfeyte all theyr landes and tenementes whiche they haue in fee simple in the maner as foloweth that is to say that the kinge haue al the londes and tenementes whiche the sayde conuictes haue in fee simple and holden of him immediately as forfeyte and that the other lordes of whome the landes and tenements of such conuictes be holden immediatly after that the king is so seaced and answered of the yeare the day and the wast haue liuery out of the kynges handes of the landes and tenemētes aforesaid of them so holden as it hath bene
vsed in the case of attainder of feloni except the landes tenementes which be holden of the ordinaries or their cōmissaries before whom any such persons impeched of heresie be cōuict which landes tenementes intierly shall remaine to the king as forfayt And moreouer that al the goods cattels of these persons so cōuicted be forfeit to our soueraygne lorde the kinge so that no person conuict of heresy left to the seculer power after the lawes of holy church shal forfeyt his lands before that he be dead And if any such person so cōuict be enfeffed be it by fine by dede or without dede in landes or tenementes rentes or seruices in fee or otherwise or hath any other possessiōs or catels by gift or graūt of any persō or persons to anothers vse thē to thuse of such cōuictes that the same landes nor tenements rentes nor seruices nor suche other possessions nor catels shal be forfeit to our soueraign lorde the king in no wise And moreouer that the iustices of the kings bench iustices of peace iustices of assise haue ful power to enquire of al thē which hold any errors or heresies as lolardes whiche be theyr mainteyners receiuers fauorers susteners cōmen writers of such bokes as wel of the sermons as of their scoles conuenticles congregatiōs confederaties And that this clause be put in comissions of the iustices of the peace And if any persons be indicted of any pointes aforesaid the sayd iustices shal haue power to award against thē a capias the shiref shal be bound to arrest the person or persons so endicted as sone as he may them find by him or by his officers And forasmuch as the cognisance of heresy errors lolardries belongeth to the iudges of holy church not to the seculer Iudges suche persons iudicted shal be delyuered to the ordinaries of the places or to their commissaryes by indentures betwixt them to be made within .x. dayes after theyr arrest orsoner yf it may be therof to be acquit or conuict by the lawes of holy church in case that these persons be not indicted of another thynge whereof the cognysaunce belongeth to the seculer iudges and offycers in whiche case after that that they be acquyte or delyuered before the seculer Iudges of suche thinges to the seculer Iudges helongyng they shal be sent in safegarde to the sayde ordynaryes or their commissaryes and to them delyuered by indentures as before to be acquite or conuyct of suche lollardryes errours or heresies as is aforesayde after the lawes of holy churche and that within the terme aforesayde Prouided alwayes that the sayd endictementes be not taken in euidence but for information before the spyrytuall Iudges agaynste suche persones so endicted but that the ordinaries commence theyr processe agaynst such persons endicted in the same maner as though no endictmeut were hauing no regarde to suche endictmentes And yf anye be endicted of heresye erroure or lolardrye and taken by the Sheriffe or other officer he shal be let to maynpryce wythin the sayde tenne dayes by good suertye for whom the sayde shyreffes or other officers wil aunswere so that the sayde person or personnes whiche were so endicted be readye to be deliuered to the sayde ordynaries or to theyr commissaries before the ende of the sayde tenne dayes yf he may by anye meanes for sicknes And euerye ordynarye shal haue sufficient commissaries or commissary dwellyng in euerye countie in a place notable so that if any such person so endicted be taken that the sayde commissaries or commissarie may be warned in the notable place where he dwelleth by the shyreffe or some of hys officers to come to the kynges iayle in the same countie there to receyue the same person so endicted by indentures as before And that in the inqueste in this case to he taken the shyreffes and other offycers to whom it belongeth shall do to be empanelled good and sufficient persons not suspected nor procured that is to say that euerye of them which shal be so empanelled in suche inquest haue within the realme of England C.s. of landes tenementes or of rente by yeare vpon payne to lose to the kynges vse x.li and they which shal be empanelled in such inquestes in Males euery of them shal haue to the value of xl.s by yeare And yf anye suche person be arreste be it by the ordinary or by the kynges officers or ministers and escape or break the prison before that he be acquit before the ordinarye the goodes tattelles which he hadde the daye of suche arreste shal be forfeyte to the kynge and his landes and tenementes whiche he had the same daye seased also into the kynges handes the kyng shall haue the profytes therof from the sayd daye vntyll he be yelded to the pryson frō whiche he escaped And that the foresaid Iustices haue ful power to enquyre of al such escapes breakyng of pryson and also of landes and tenementes goodes and cattels of such persons so endicted Prouided also that yf any such person endicted do not retorne to the sayd prison and dieth not conuicte it shal be lawfull to his heyres to enter into the landes and tenementes of their auncestre without anye other pursuyt makynge to the kyng for thys cause and then al they which haue libertyes and fraunchises royall in England as in the countye of Chester the countye and liberty of Durham other lyke and also al the Lordes which haue iurisdiction and frauchisies royal in Wales where the kynges wryttes do not run haue power to execute and put in due executiō these articles in al poyntes by thē or by theyr officers in like mauer as the Iustices and other the kynges officers before declared shoulde doe ☞ An act that persons dwellinge in the countrey shal not sel diuers wares in eities or townes corporate by retayle ☞ The .vii. Chapter WHere before thys tyme the aunnent tities horughes to wnes corporat and maiket to wnes within thys realme of Englād haue bene very populous chiefly inhabited with march auntes artificers handye craftes men during which time the childrē in the sayd cities borowes townes corporat market townes were ciuilly brought vp and instructed and also in the said cities borowes and townes corporate kepte in good order and obeysaunce and the whabiters of the same wel set on worke and kept from ydlenes By reason wherof the sayde cytyes borowes and townes corporate dyd then prosper in riches and great wealth were as then not only able to serue and furnysh the kynges and quenes maiesties and othere their noble progenytours kynges of thys realme aswell with great numbers of good able persons and wel furnyshed meete for the warres as also then charged and yet chargeable with greate fee farmes quindemes taxes and diuers other paymentes to the kyng and Quenes maiesties whiche at this present they be not able to paye beare but to their vtter vndoinge beynge fewe
in number to paye and bear the same but also the same cytyes boroughes and townes corporat are lyke to come verye shortly to vtter dystruction tuyue and decay by reason whereof the occupyers lynnen drapers wollen drapers haberdashars and grocers dwellynge in the countries oute of the saide cities boroughes to wnes corporate and market townes do not onely occupie the art and mistery of the sayd sciences in the places where they dwell and inhabite but also come vn to the said cities boroughes townes corporate and market townes and there sell theyr wares and take away the releif of the inhabitautes of the sayd cities borowes to wnes corporate and market townes to the great decaye and vtter vndoyng of the inhabitauntes of the same yf sped y reformation therin be not had in time conuenient For remedy whereof for the better amendment of the sayde cities boroughes townes corporate and markette townes and to th ende the same cities boroughes and townes corporate may be the better able to paye the said fee farmes and also to beare the other ordinary charges within the same cities boroughes and townes corporare and to furnyshe the kynge and queenes maiestyes with numbres of able persons like as they heretofore haue done in tymes paite in tymes of warre Be it therfore enacted by our soueraygne Lorde and Ladye the kyng and Quene the lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present parlyament assembled and by thauctorytye of the same that any person or persons which do nowe inhabite dwel or here after shal inhabite or dwell in the country any wher or countye with in thys realme of Englande or of anye of the sayde cities boroughes townes corporate or market townes from after the feast of S. Michael tharchangel next commyng shall not sell or cause to be fold by retayle any wollen cloth linnen cloth haberdashe wares grocery wares marcery wares at or within anye of the sayde cities boroughes townes corporat or market townes or wtin the suburbes or lybertyes of the sayde cities boroughes townes corporat market townes within the sayde realme of England excpet it be in open fayres vpon payne to forfeyt lose for euerye tyme so offendyng the sume of vi.s.viii.d the whole wares so solde profered and offered to be solde contrarye to the forme entente and effect of thys present acte as aboue is sayde the one moyte of all whyche forfeytures to be to the vse of oure sayde soueraygne lorde and ladye the kynge and queenes maiesties and the other halfe to hym or them that shal sease and sue for the same in anye of the kynge and queenes courtes of recorde by byll plant action of debt insormation or otherwyse wherin no essoyne proteccion or wager of lawe shal be allowed Prouided alway that this act shall not in any wyse extende nor be hurtful to anye person or persons that bryng any of the sayd wollen cloth linen cloth haberdashe grocerye mercery ware or wares to anye of the sayde cities boroughes townes corporate or markette townes to be solde or cause to be solde by whole sale in grosse and not by retayle but they and euery of them maye laufully sel the same in as large and ample maner forme and condition by whole sale in grosse not by retayle as they and euerye of them myght haue done at any tyme or tymes before the makyng of thys acte Anye thynge herein to the contrary not withstandyng Prouided alway that thys present acte shall not extende to any person or persons the now dwelor inhabyte in the coūtry or herafter shal dwel or inhabit out of any of the sayd cities borowes to wnes corporate or markete townes but that theye and cuerye of them at any tyme hereafter when they or any of them shal be free of any the guyldes liberties of any the said cities borowes to wnes corporat or market towns and dwel or inhabite wichin any of the same cities borowes townes coruorate or markette townes that they and euerye of them so veyng free shal and may sel or cause to be solde any of the wares aforesayd by retayle in as ample and large maner as they and enerye of them might haue done beyng free of the sayde cities borowes and townes aforesayde before the makyng of thys act Any clause or article in thys act to the contrarye notwithstandynge Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by thauctoritye aforesaid that it shal be laweful to al personnes to sell or cause to besolde by retayle or otherwyse al maner of cloth lynnen or wollen of their owne makyng in euery city boronghe towne corporat and market towne within the realme as frelye and franklye as they might haue done before the making of thys acte Anye thynge in the same conteyned to the contrarye hereof not withstandyng Prouided alway that thys act or any thinge therein conteyned shal not be prciudirial or hurtefull to the liberties and prtuileges of the vniuersities of Cambridge and Oxford or eyther of them Anye thing in this acte heretofore mencioned to the contrarye notwythstandynge ☞ An arte repealynge all Statutes articles and prouisions made agaynst the Sea Apostolike of Rome synce the .xx. yeare of kyng Henry the eyghte and also for the establishmente of all spirituall and ecclesiasticall possessions and heredicamentes conueyed to the laytie The eyght Chapter WHere as synce the .xx. yeare of kynge Henry theyghte of famous memory father vnto youre maiestie oure most naturall soueraygne and gratious Ladye and Queene muche salse and erronious doctryne hath bene taught preached and written partly by diuers the hatural borne subiectes of this realme and partly beynge brought in he ther from fondrye other forreyne countreyes hath bene sowen spred abroad within the same By reason whereof al wel the spiritualtie as the temporaltie of your highnes realmes and dominions haue fwerned from the obedience of the sea Apostolyke and declyned from the vnitie of Christes churche and so haue continued vntyl suche time as your maiestie beyngfyrst reysed vp by God and set in the seate Royall ouer vs. and then by his deuine and gratious prouidence knit in mariage with the moste noble and bertuous prynce the king our soueraigne lorde your husbande the Popes holines and the Sea apostolike sent hither vnto your maiesties as vnto persons vndefried by gods goodnes preserued frome the common infection aforesayd and to the whole realnie the moost renerende father in God the Lorde Cardinall Poole Legate de latere to cal vs home agayne into the ryght way from whence we haue al this longe while wandred and strayed abroade And we after sundry longe and greuous plagues and calamities seynge by the goodnes of God our owne exrours haue knowledged the same vnto the sayde moost reuerende father and by hym haue bene and are the rather at the contemplation of your maiesties receyued and embraced into the vnitie and bosome of Christes church and vpon our humble submission and promise made
for a declaration of our repentaunce to repeale and abrogate suche actes and statutes as had bene made in parlyament synce the sayd .xx. yeare of the sayd kynge Henrye the ryght against the supremacy of the Sea apostolike as in our submission exhibited to the sayd moste reuerende father in God by youre maiesties appeareth The renor wherof ensueth We the lordes spititual and remporall and the commons astembled in this present parlyament representyng the whole body of the realme of Englande and the dominions of the same in the name of our selues perticulerly and also of the sayde body vniuersallye in this our supplication directed to your maiesties with most humble suyte that it may by youre graces intercession meane be exhibited to the mooste renerende father in God the sorde cardynall Poole legate sent spetiallye hyther from our mooste holye father pope Iuly the thyrd and the Sea apostolyke of Rome do declare our selues very fory and repentaunte of the feisme and disobedience committed in thys realme dominions aforesaid against the said Sea of apostolike eyther by making agreing or executing any lawes ordinaunces or commaunde mentes agaynst the suprentacye of the sayd sea or other wyse doyng or speakyng that myght impugne the fame offerynge our selues promising by thys our supplication that for a token and knowledge of our sayd repentaunce we be and shal be alwayes redy vnder and with thauctorities of your maiesties to the vtter most of our poweres to do that shall lye in vs for the abrogation and repealyng of the sayde lawes and ordinaunces in thys present parlyament aswell for our selues as for the whole bodye whome we represente whervpon we moost humblye desyer your maiestyes as personages vndefiled in offence of hys bodye towardes the sayd Sea whych neuertheles god by hys prouydence hath made subiect to you so to set forth this our most humble suyte that we maye obtayne from the Sea apostolike by the sayde moost reuerend father as well perticuserly as generally absolution release and discharge from all daunger of suche censures and sentences as by the lawes of the churche we be fallen into And that we may as children repentaunte be receiued into the bosome and vnitie of Christes churche so as this noble realme with al the membres thereof may in this vnitie and periecte obedience to the Sea apostolyke and Popes for the tyme veynge serue god and your maiesties to the furtherance and aduaimcemeÌ„t of his honor and glorye We are at the intercession of your maiestyes by thauctoritie of oure holye father Pope Iuly the thyrde and of the Sea apostolike assoiled discharged and deliuered from excommunication interdictions and other censures ecclesiasticall which hath hanged ouer oure heades for oure sayde defaultes synce the tyme of the sayde schisme mentioned in our supplication The whiche tyme the sayde lorde Legate and we do all declare recognyse and meane by thys act to be onely since the .xx. yeare of the raigne of your moost noble father kyng Henry the eyght It maye nowe lyke your maiesties that for the accomplishment of oure promyse made in the sayde supplication that is to repeale all lawes statutes made contrarye to the sayde supremacy and Sea apostolyke duryng the sayd scisme the whiche is to be vnderstande synce the .xx. yeare of the raygne of the sayd late kyng Henry theyght and so the sayd lorde Legate doth accept and recognise the same Where in the parliament begonne and holden at Westminster in the .xxi. yeare of the raygne of the late kynge of most famous memory kyng Henry theyght one act was then and there made agaynste pluralities of benefices for takynge of farmes by spyritual men and for none residence in the which act amongeste other thynges it was ordeyned and enacted that yf any person or persons at any tyme after the fyrst day of Apryll in the yeare of our Lorde God a thousand fyue hundred and thyrtye contrary to the same acte shoulde procure and obteyne at the courte of Rome or els where anye lycence or lycences vnion tolleration or dispensatyon to receaue or take anye more benefices with cure then was limitted and appoynted by the same acte or els at any tyme after the sayde daye shoulde put inexecution any suche licence tolleration or dispensation before that time obteyned contrarye to the sayde acte that then euery suche person or persons so after the sayd day suyng for hym selfe or receauynge and takyng suche benefice by force of suche lycence or lycences vnion tolleration or dispensation that is to saye the same person or personnes onely and no nother should for euery such defaulte incurre the daunger payne and penaltie of xx.li. sterl and shoulde also loose the whole profites of euerye suche benefice or benefices as he receaueth or taketh by force of any such licence or licences vnion tolleration or dispensation And where also in the sayd acte it was ordeyned and enacted that yf any person or persons dydde procure or obteyne at the courte of Rome or els where anye maner of lycence or dispensation to be noâ—e resideÌ„ce at their dignities prebend or benefices contrary to the sayd acte that then euery suche person or personnes puttynge in execution anye such dispensation or licence for him selfe frome the sayÌ„de fyrst daye of Apryll in the sayde yeare of our Lord God a M. syue hundred and thirtye woulde runne and incurre in the peualtye damage and payne of xx.li ster for euerye tyme so doynge to be forfeyted and recouered as by the sayd act is declared And yet such licence or dispensation so procured or to be putte in execution to bee boyde and of none effecte as by the same acte more playnelye it doth and may appeare Be it enacted by thauctoritie of this present parlyament that as muche only of the sayde aete as concerneth the articles and clauses aforesayd and al and euery the wordes and sentences conteyned in the sayd act concernyngs the sayde articles and clauses and euerye of them shal from henceforth be repealed adnulled reuoked adnihilated and vtterly made voyde for euer Any thinge in the sayde acte to the contrary in any wise notwithstandynge And where also at the session of the same parliament holden vpon prorogation in the .xxiii. yeare of the raygne of the sayde late kynge Henry theyght one act intituled the act that no person shal be cyted out of the diocesse where he or she dwelleth except in certayne caces And where also at the sayd parliament in the session holdeÌ„ at Westminster vpon prorogation the .xxiiii. yeare of the raygne of the sayde late kyng Henry theyght one act was made that appeales in suche cases as hath ben vsed to be puriued to the sea of Rome shoulde not from he free forth be had nor vsed but within this realme And where also at the sayd parliament holden at Westminster in the .xxi. yere of the raygne of the sayd late kyng Henry the eighte and there contynued by diners prorogations vnty the
.xxiiii. daye of Apryll in the xxvii yere of his raigne one act was made concerninge restrayntes of paymentes of annaties and firste fruites of archebyshopryckes and byshopryckes of the Sea of Rome And where at a Session of the sayde parlyament holden in the .xxv. yeare of the raygne of the sayde late kyng there was also one acte made intituled the submission of the clergye to the kynges matestyes and one other art entituled one acte restraynynge the sayde paymentes of annaces or lyrste frutes to the byshop of Rome and of the electyng and cousecratyng of the arch byshoppes and byshoppes wythin thys reaime And one other act was then and there made entituled an act concernyng the exoneration of the kynges subiectes from exactyons imposâ—â—tons before that time payed to the Sea of Rome and for hauing licences and dispensations within this realme withoute suynge further for the same Be it enacted by thauctoritie of this present parliamente that the sayde seuerall actes made for the restraynt of paymente of the fayde annates and fyrste fruites and all other the sayde actes made in the sayd .xxiiii. and .xxv. yeres of the raygne of the sayde late kynge and euery of them and al and euery braunch article matter and senteÌ„ce in them and euerye of them conteyned shal be by auctorytye of thys present parliament from hence forth vtterly voyde made frustrate and repealed to al intentes constructions and purposes And be it further enacted by thauctority of thys presente parliament that al and euery these actes folowynge That is to saye one act made at the session of the sayd parliament holden vpon prorogation at West in the .xxvi. yeare of the raygne of the sayde late kynge Henry theyght entituled an acte concerning the kinges highnes to be supreme head of the church of Englande and to haue auctorytye to reforme and redresse al errours heresies and abuses in the same And one other acte made in the same session of the same parliamente entituled an acte for nomination and consecration of Suffraganes within this realme And one other acte made in the .xxvii. yeare of the raigne of the sayd late kyng Henry the eighte entituled an acte wherby the kynge shoulde haue power to nominate .xxxii. persones of his Clergy and Laye fee for the makynge of Ecclesticall lawes An also one other act made at the parliamente holden at Westminster in the .xxviii. yere of the raygne of the sayd late kynge Henry the eyghte entituled an acte extinguishinge the auctorytye of the Bysshop of Rome And one other act made in the same parlyament entituled an acte for the release of suche as then had obteyned pretended licences and dispensations from the Sea of Rome And also all that parte of the acte made in the sayde .xxviii. yeare of the sayde kynge entituled an acte for the establishemente of the Succession of the imperiall crowne of the realme that concerneth a prohibition to marry within the degrees expressed in the sayde acte And also one other acte made at the parliamente holden at Westminster in the xxxi yeare of the raygue of the sayde late kynge Henrye the eyghte entituled an acte auctorysynge the kynges hyghnes to make bysshoppes by his letters patentes And one other acte made in the session of the same parliament begon in the sayd .xxx. yeare holden vpoÌ„ prorogation the .xxxii. yeare of the reigne of the sayde kynge Henry the eyghte entituled and acte concerninge precontractes of martyages and touching degrees of consangumitie And one other act made in the parliament holden at Westminster in the .xxxv. yeare of the reygne of the sayd late king Henry theyght entituled an acte for the ratificatyon of the kings maiesties stile shal henceforth be repealed made frustrate voyde and of none effect And where also at the fayd parlyameÌ„t holden at Westminster in the .xxxv. yere of the raigne of the sayd late kyng Henry theyght one othere act was made entyteled an act concernyng the stablishment of the succession of the sayd king in the imperiall crowne of this realme In the which act there is a forme of a corporall othe deuised and sete furth that euerye subiect of this realme should be bounde to take agaynst the power auctoritie and iurisdictyon of the sea of Rome Be it enacted by thaucthoritie of this prefent parlyament that so muche of the sayde acte as toucheth the sayde oth against the supremacy and al othes therevpon had made geuen shal be from henceforth vtterly voyde repealed and of none effect And wher also one other act was made in the xxxvii yere of the raigne of the sayde late king Henrye theyght entytuled an act that doctours of the cyuyl law being maried might exrecise ecclesiastical iurisdiction Be it enacted by thauctoritie of this present parlyament that the sayde act last before mentioned and all and euerye braunche article sentence and matter conceyned in the same shal from henseforth be repealed and vtterly made voyd and of none effecte And where one other act was made at the fyrst yere of the parliament holden at Westminster in the fyrst yere of the rayne of kyng Edwarde the syxt entituled an act for the repeale of certayne Statutes concerning treasons fellonies c In the which act amongest other thyngs ther is conteyned certeyne prouysyons paynes penal tyes and forfeytures for and agaynst suche as should by open preachynges expres wordes sayinges wrytynge pryntynge ouert dede oracte affirme or set furth that the kyng of thys realme for tyme beyng is not or ought not to be supreame head in earth of the churches of England and Ireland ne of anye of them or that the byshoppe of Rome or any other personne or persons other then the kyng of England for the tyme beyng is or ought to be supreame heade of the same churches or any of them as in the same act last before rehearsed and at large is conteyned and maye appeare Be it enacted by auctority of this present parlyament that these clauses before rehearsed and other of the sayde act conceruyng the supremacy and all and euerye braunche artycle wordes and sentence in the same souÌ„dyng or tendyng to the derogatyon of the supremacy of the popes holynes or the sea of Rome and al paynes penalties forfeytures made agaynst them that should by any meanes set furth or extol the sayd supremacy shal be from henceforth vtterly voyde and of none effect And be it further enacted by thauctoryty aforesayd that al clanses sentences and articles of euerye other statute or acte of Parlyment made sithence the sayde .xx. yeare of the raygne of kyng Henry theyght agaynste the supreame auctoritie of the Popes holynes or Sea apostolike of Rome or conteining any other matter of the same affect only that is repealed in any of the Statutes aforesayde shal be also by auctoritie hereof from henceforth vtterly voyd frustrate and of none effecte And where we your most humble subiectes the lordes spyrytual and temporall and commons in this present parliamente assembled
and ecclesiastical houses and places or any of them or in anyewise concerning any manuours landes tenementes proffites commodities hereditamentes or other the thynges before specified to the said kinge Henrye theyght or kynge Edwarde the syxte or either of them or anye other person or persones or body politike or corporate and euerye of them and all and euery writing dede and instrument concernynge the assuraunce of anye the same shall stande remayne and be in as good force effect and strength and shal be pleaded and taken aduauntage of to al intentes constructions and purposes as the same shoulde myght or coulde haue bene by the lawes and statutes of thys realme in case this present acte had neuer bene had ne made And that al fe offamentes fynes surrenders forfaytures assuraunces conueyaunces estates and interestes in any wyse conueied had or made to our sayd late soucraygne lord kinge Henrye theyght or to our said late soueraigne Lorde kinge Edwarde the sixte or eyther of them or to any other person or persōes bodies polityke or corporate or to any of them by dede or dedes act or actes of Parlyamente or otherwise of any the scites mannours landes tenementes possessions profites commodites or hereditamentes of anye the sayde Archebysshoprikes Byshoprikes late monasteryes priories nonneries commaundries deaneries houses of fryars colleges chaunteryes hospitalles prebendes fre chappels or of any mannours landes tenementes reuertions seruices tithes pentyons portyons annuities or of any other hereditamentes of by or from any ecclesiastycall or spirituall person or persons or by or frō any spiritual or ecclesiasticall corporation or body politike shal be as good auailable in the lawe to al intentes constructions and purposes as they were by the lawes statutes of this realme standing in force before the first daye of this present parliament And that the same may and shal be pleaded aleged taken aduauntage of in such sorte and to such effect as they shoulde could or might haue ben by the lawes and statutes of thys Realme standing in force before the said fyrst day of this present Parliament And that all and euery clause and article of sauinge conteined in all and euery the sayd actes and statutes shall stand remayne and be in such force strength and effecte as they were before the sayde fyrste day of this present parliament Any thing conteined in this presente acte to the concrary in any wyse notwithstandyng And that it maye be in like maner enacted by aucthoritie aforesaid that whosoeuer shal by any processe obteined out of any ecclesiasticall court within this realme or without or by pretence of any spyrytuail iurisdiction or other wyse contrary to the lawes of this realme inqui et or molest any person or persons or bodye politike for any of the said manours landes tenementes hereditamentes or thynges aboue speryfyed contrary to the wordes sentences and meanynge of this acte shall incurre the daunger of the act of preminere made in the xvi yere of kyng Richarde the seconde and shall suffer and ineurre the forfeytures and paynes conteined in the same Prouyded alway that it shall and may be leafull to anye person or persons body politike and corporate to sue in any competente ecclesiasticall or spiritual court within this realme for tythes ryghtes and dueties that they or any of them shall pretende to haue of or oute of any the sayd manours landes tenementes and other the premysses and to haue full and perfect remedy for the fame in suche maner and fourme as they or any of them mighte or oughte to haue done or had by the lawes and Statutes of this realme before the makinge of this Acte and as though this act had neuer ben had or made And that it may be further prouyded and enacted by thauetoritie aforesayd that albeit the title or stile of supremacye or supreame hed of the churche of England and of Irelande or eyther of them neuer was ne coulde be iustly or lawefully attributed or knowledged to any kynge or Soueraygne gouernoure of thys realme nor in anye wyse could or might rightfully iustly or lawfully by any king or soueraign gouernour of this realm be claimed chalēged or vsed Yet forasmuch as the sayde tytle and style sythens the thyrde daye of Nouember in the .xxvi. yeare of the raygne of the sayde kynge Henrye the eyghte hath bene vsed and is mentioned and conteyned in dyuers and sondrye wrytes letters patentes recordes exemplyfycatyons coute rolles charters dedes instrumentes euydences bokes and wrytynges It shal be lawefull aswell to and for youre Maiestyes and your Soueraygne ladies heyres and Successoures as to and for euerye other person and persones and bodies politike and corporate ▪ as altime and times here after to haue retayne and kepe the sayd wrytes letters patentes recordes exemplifications courte rolles Charters dedes instrumentes euidences bokes and vorytynges and them to shewe exhibite vse alledge and pleade in all tymes and places requpsyte or nedeful without any daunger penaltye losse for feyture trouble vexation or impeachment for the same anye thynge in thys acte or in any other acte or actes to the contrary thereof in anye wyse notwithstandynge And wher your highnes Soueraygne Lady synce your comming to the crowne of this realme of a good and Christē conscience omytted to write the saide Style of Supremacye specyfyed in one Acte made in the parliament holden at Westminster by prorogation in the xxxv yeare of the raygne of your late father kynge Henrye theyghte aswell in gyftes grauntes letters patentes as in commyssyons and other wrytynges and also other haue in theyr wrytynges done the same aswell in your tyme as before And forasmuche as notwithstandyng any lawe made concernynge the sayde Style of Supremacye it was in the free choyse libertye and pleasure of the kynge of thys realme and of your hyghnes whether ye woulde expresse the same in the sayd Style or not Be it therefore declared and enacted by aucthoritie of this presente parlyament that all grauntes letters patentes commissions indytementes recordes and wrytinges made in youre oure Soueraygne Ladies name or in the names of yours Soueraygne Lorde and Lady or any other wherein the said Style of Supremacye is omytted is and shal be to all intentes and purposes as good and effectuall as yf the same had bene therein expressed may be deteined kepte pleaded and alleged without any daunger paine penaltie or forfayture to ensue to any person or persones or body politike for or concerninge the omission of the same Style or any parte thereof in any such wrytinges that no person ne persons shal be impeached molested or dāp nyfyed for or by reason of any such omyssyon And where in an acte of parliament made since the sayde .xx. yeare of kynge Henrye theyghte all Bulles dispensations and wrytynges which were before that tyme optained fyom the Sea of Rome should be voyde avolyshed and extinguished with a clause neuertheles that the matter of them by vertue of letters patentes from
kyngly name of this realme or that any persō or persons being neyther the kyng or the quenes maiesties that nowe are durynge the sayd matrimony betweue them ought to haue or enioye the stile honoure and kyngelye name of this realme or that the Queenes maiestie that nowe is during her life is not or of right oughte not to be quene of this realme or after her death that the heyres of her hyghnes body beyng kinges or quenes of this realme of righte oughte not to be kynges or quenes of this realme or to haue and enioye the same or that anye person or personnes other then the quenes maiestie that nowe is during her life ought to be Quene of this realme or after her death other then the heyres of her body beinge kinges or queenes of this realme as longe as any of her sayde heyres of her body begotten shal be in lyfe of ryght oughte to haue and enioy the imperiall crowne of this realme That then euery suche offendoour beyng therof duly connicted or attainted by the lawes of this realme their abbettours procurers and counsailoures and all and euerye theyr comforters knowynge the sayde offences or anye of theym to bee done and being thereof conuicted or attaynted as is abouesayde for his or theyr suche offence shall forfeyte and lose to the queenes hyghnes her heyres and successours all his and theyr goodes and cattels and the whole issues and proffytes of his and theyr landes tenementes and other hereditamentes sor terme of the lyfe of euerye suche offendoure or offendours and also shall haue and suffer duringe his and theyr liues perpetuall imprisonment Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the auctoritie aforesayde that all and euery ecclesiasticall person beinge conuicted or attaynted in fourme aforesaid for euery surhe his offence shal be depriued by the ordinary from his promotion spirituall or ecclesiasticall in suche lyke maner and fourme that it shal be laweful for euery patron founder or geuer thereof to present after suche depriuation hadde some one other to the same as thoughe the sayde offendoure or offendoures were deceassed And yf any person or persons beyng hereafter conuicted or at taynted of any of the sayd offences in fonrme aforesayd cōmitted shal after his or theyr conuiction or attainder estsones committe or perpetrate any of the sayde offences in forme aforesayde That then euerye suche seconde offence or offences shal be demed and adiudged hyghe treason and the offendoure or offendoures therein theyr abbettoures procurers and councelloures and all and euery theyr aydours conforters knowing the sayd offences or anye of them to be done beyng thereof conuicted or attainted accordyng to the lawes and Statutes of this realme shal be iudged and demed hyghe traytoures and shall suffer paynes of deathe and lose and forfeyte all theyr goodes and cattels landes and tenementes to the queenes maiestie her heyres and successours as in cases of high treason by the lawes of this realme at this day of ryght ought to be lost and forfeyted And be it further enacted by the said aucthoritie the yf any person or persones at any time after the said first day of February next to come during the sayd marriage compasse or ymagine the death of the kynges maiestie that nowe is and the same maliciousely aduisedly and directly shall vtter and attempte by any writing pryntynge ouert dede or acte or yf any person or persons at any tyme after the said fyrst day of February next comming shall maliciously aduisedlye and dyrectlye by wryting prynting ouert dede or acte affirme that the kynges maiestie that nowe is duryng the said matrimony oughte not to haue or enioye ioyntly togethers with the Quenes hyghnes the style honour and kyngly name of this realme or that any person or persons beyng neither the kynge or the Quenes maiestie that nowe is durynge the sayde matrimony betwene them ought to haue and enioy the stile honour and kinglye name of this realme Or yf any person or personnes after the sayde day by any writing prynting ouert dede or acte maliciousely aduisedly and directly do affirme that the Quenes maiestie that nowe is duryng her lyfe is not or oughte not to be quene of this realme or after her death that the heyres of her hyghnes body beyng kynges or Quenes of this realme of ryght ought not to haue and enioye the imperiall Crowne of this Realme or that anye person or persones other then the Quenes maiestie that nowe is durynge her lyfe or after her death other then the heyres of her body begotten beynge kynges or quenes of this realme as longe as anye of her sayde heyres of her body shal be in lyfe of ryghte oughte to haue and enioye the imperyall crowne of this realme That then euery such offence and offēces shal be adiudged high treason the offender offenders therein theyr abbettours procurers and councellers and all and euery theyr aydours and comforters knowinge the sayd offences or any of them to be done beynge thereof conuicted or attaynted by the lawes and statutes of this realme shal be demed and adiudged hygh traytoures and shall suffer paynes of death and loose and forfeyte al theyr goodes and cattels landes and tenementes to the Quenes maiestie her heites and successours as in cases of high treason as is abouesayde And albeit we the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present parliament assembled haue fyrme hope and confidence in the goodnes of Almyghty God that lyke as he hath hether to mir aculousiye preserued the Quenes maiesty from many greate imminent periles daungers euen so he wyll of his infinite goodnes gyue her highnes strength the rather by oure continuall prayers to passe well the daunger of deliueraunce of chylde wherwith it hathe pleased hym to all oure greate comfortes to blesse her Yet forasmuch as all thinges of thys worlde be vncertayne and hauynge before our eyes the dolorous experience of the inconstaut gouernement duringe the tyme of the reygne of the late kynge Edwarde the syxte do playnelye se the manifolde inconuenienees greate daungers and perylles that maye ensue to this hole realme yf foresyghte be not vsed to preuent euyll chaunces yf they should happen For the eschewing whereof we the Lordes spiritual and temporal and the commons in this present parliament assembled for in consideration of a most special trust and confidence that we haue repose in the kinges maiestie for and concernyng the good and politike gouernemēt ordre and administration of this realme in the tyme of the yonge yeres of the issue or issues of her maiesties body to be borne if it should please God to call the quenes hyghnes out of thys present lyfe duryng the tender yeares of such issue or issues whych God forbyde according to such ordre and maner as hereafter in this present acte hys hyghnes most gratious pleasure is should be declared and set fourth haue made our most humble suite by thasiēt of the quenes highnes
act amonges other thinges therein conteyned more plainly appeareth And where also in the parliament begon and holden at West the .xxviii. day of aprill in the .xxxi. yeare of the raigne of our sayd late most dread soueraigne lord king Henry the eyght and there continued vntill the .xxviii. day of Iune then next folowing it was ordeined and enacted by thaucthoritie of the same parliamēt the al singuler the said seueral actes aboue remembred euery of thē al clauses articles prouisions in them euery of them cōtayned should coutinue endure in their force strength also be obserued kept vntil the last day of the next parliamēt as by the same acte a mongs other thinges therein contained more playnly appeareth And wher in the parliament holdē at Westm in the xxxv yeare of the raigne of our said late soueraigue lord king Henry theight on act was made for the preseruatiō of woods to endure for vil yeares then next folowyng from thence to th end of the next parliamet as by the same act more playnly doth may appeare And wher also at the parliament holden at West in the .xxxvii. yere of the raigne of the sayd king Henry theight ther cōtinued and kept vntil the dissolutiō thereof it was ordeined enacted the al singuler the said actes abou mentioned euery of thē excepte the said act made for the preseruation of wodes as is aforsaid shuld continue endure in their force strenght also to be obserued kept vntil the last day the of next parliamēt then folowing as by the same act amongs other things therin conteined more playnly appeareth And wher also at the sessiō of the parliamēt ended at Westm in the xiiii day of March in the third yere of the reigne of our soueraigne Lord kyng Edward the syxte one acte was made for the true curriyng of leather which acte was made to endure to th end of the next parliament as by the same acte more playnly appeareth And wher also at the sessyon of a Parlyament ended at West the first day of February in the fourthe yeare of the reigne of our said late soueraigne Lord kind Edward the .vi. one acte was then ther made concerning the buying of rother beastes And also one other act was then ther made touching the duiing selling of butter chese which sayd seueral actes were then there made to endure continue to the ende of the next parliamēt as by the same seuerall actes more at large it doth and may appere And where also at the session of a parliamēt by prorogation holdē at West the xxiii day of Ianuary in the v. yeare of the reign of our said soneraygne lord one other act was thē and ther made agaynste regratours and forstallers to endure to th end of the next parliament which al singuler the said actes aboue mentioned together with the said act concerning theyreseruation of wodes at a parliament holdē at Westm the fyrst day of March in the vii yeare of the raygne of our said soueraigne Lord King Edwarde the .vi. there contynued and dyssolued the last day of the same moneth of March al clauses articles prouisions in thē euery of them conteined were there reuiued continued to stand in their force strength vntil the last dai of the next parliament And where also at the session of a parliament holden by prorogatiō at West the xxiiii day of October in the .i. yeare of the raygne of our most gratious soueraygne lady the quene there contynued kept vntil the dissolution therof one act was ther made established against vnlawful revellyous assembles to endure to th end of the next parliament as by the same act mor plainli doth maye appeare And wher also at the same fessiō of parliamēt last before mētioned al singuler the acts aboue mētioned before the time cōtinued at at sundri parliamēts as is aforesiad clauses articles prouisions in them and euery of them conteyned wer their reuiued and continued to stand in their force and strength vnto the last day of the next parliamēt Forasmuche as al synguler the sayd seueral actes aboue mentioned be good beneficial for the common wealth of this realme Be it therfore enacted ordeined established by the king quene our soueraigne lord lady with thassent of the lordes spiritual temporal the cōmons in this presēt parliament assembled by thaucthoritie of the same that al and singuler the seueral acts estatutes aboue mentioned rehearsed euery of them and al clauses articles and prouisions in thē euerye of them conteyned shal be reuiued continued stād endure in theyr force strength to al intentes construtcions purposes shall be obserued and kepte in al thynges vntil the last day of the next parliament An acte touchyng leases hereafter to be made by certayne spiritual persones Cap .xvii. WHere in the parliament begon holdē at West the eight day of Iune in the .xxviii. year of that raigne of our lat king of famous memory Hēry theight ther cōtinued kept vntil the dissolution of the same parliament the xviii dai of Iune next folowing one act intituled an act for restitutiō of the fyrst fruytes in the tyme of vacatyon to the nexte incūbente was had made wherin are certeine clauses for leases thē made to be made bispiritual ecclesiastical persons to endure be in force for terme of vi yeares if the incumbentes did resigne ther said spiritual promotions or if the same shuld otherwise becom void bi thonli act of the same thincumbētes is bi the same act mor at large may appeare To thintēt the persons vicares others hauing cure of soules may the better attende and be the more vigylaunt in thir misterye and function Be it enacted by the king our soueraigne lord the quene our soue raigne lady with thassentes of the lordes spiritual temporal the commons in this present parliament assēbled by aucthoritie of that same that asmuch of the same acte as doth conserne the making good of the said ieasesne any clause sentence prouision or article therein conteyned shal extend or be construed or adiudged to extend to any lease that shal be made by any persō vicar or any other haing any spiritual promotion after the feast of the purificatiō of our Lady next cōming Excusum Londini in aedibus Iohannis Cavvodi Tipographi Regiae Maiestatis Anno M. 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