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2_o r._n 2._o ca._n 1._o upon_o complaint_n make_v in_o parliament_n that_o pourveyor_n and_o buyer_n do_v take_v provision_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o enforce_v they_o to_o make_v carriage_n against_o their_o liberty_n it_o be_v enact_v that_o the_o holy_a church_n shall_v have_v and_o enjoy_v her_o franchise_n and_o liberty_n in_o all_o point_n in_o as_o ample_a manner_n as_o she_o have_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o king_n noble_a progenitor_n king_n of_o england_n and_o that_o the_o great_a charter_n and_o the_o charter_n of_o the_o forest_n and_o the_o good_a law_n of_o the_o land_n be_v firm_o hold_v and_o keep_v and_o put_v in_o due_a execution_n save_v to_o the_o king_n his_o regality_n which_o be_v in_o the_o record_n but_o omit_v in_o the_o print_n by_o which_o statute_n say_v 526_o sir_n edward_n coke_n there_o be_v nothing_o enact_v but_o what_o be_v include_v in_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o in_o the_o same_o parliament_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o statute_n 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and_o most_o necessary_a right_n and_o part_n of_o the_o kingly_a prerogative_n by_o their_o answer_n give_v in_o divers_a parliament_n to_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o people_n concern_v it_o as_o 13_o ed._n 3._o the_o commons_o pray_v in_o parliament_n that_o all_o pourveyor_n as_o well_o with_o commission_n as_o without_o shall_v be_v arrest_v if_o they_o make_v not_o present_a pay_n whereupon_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o the_o commissioner_n of_o sir_n william_n heallingford_n and_o all_o other_o commissioner_n for_o pourveyance_n for_o the_o king_n be_v utter_o void_a 14_o ed_n 3_o order_v that_o the_o chancellor_n by_o writ_n do_v pay_v the_o merchant_n of_o barton_n and_o lynne_n for_o their_o pourveyance_n of_o corn_n 17_o ed._n 3._o the_o commons_o pray_v that_o remedy_n may_v be_v have_v against_o the_o outrageous_a take_n of_o pourveyor_n the_o statute_n make_v shall_v be_v keep_v and_o better_o resp._n if_o it_o may_v be_v devise_v 20_o ed._n 3._o that_o payment_n be_v make_v 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away_o the_o king_n will_v forbid_v it_o resp._n and_o that_o no_o man_n take_v contrary_a to_o such_o prohibition_n save_v to_o he_o the_o queen_n his_o companion_n and_o their_o child_n their_o rightful_a take_n eodem_fw-la parliamento_fw-la whereas_o the_o horse_n of_o the_o king_n queen_n &_o prince_n do_v wander_v into_o divers_a part_n do_v much_o hurt_n and_o damage_n to_o the_o people_n and_o that_o hay_n oat_n etc._n etc._n be_v take_v contrary_a to_o the_o ordinance_n already_o make_v the_o commons_o pray_v that_o the_o king_n will_v ordain_v that_o those_o horse_n may_v abide_v in_o some_o certain_a place_n of_o the_o country_n where_o they_o be_v and_o that_o pourveyance_n may_v be_v have_v for_o they_o in_o convenient_a time_n of_o the_o year_n by_o the_o deputy_n as_o may_v be_v agree_v between_o they_o and_o the_o owner_n of_o those_o good_n the_o king_n be_v well_o please_v that_o the_o ordinance_n already_o make_v shall_v be_v keep_v resp._n and_o that_o pourveyance_n 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nobiltiy_n by_o their_o common_a council_n shall_v be_v ordain_v and_o the_o procuratores_fw-la cleri_fw-la proctor_n or_o representer_n of_o the_o clergy_n not_o bishop_n who_o sit_v in_o parliament_n and_o be_v summon_v unto_o it_o as_o a_o three_o estate_n and_o baron_n inter_fw-la proceres_fw-la regni_fw-la among_o the_o nobility_n of_o the_o kingdom_n ad_fw-la consentiendum_fw-la to_o consent_v only_o to_o such_o thing_n as_o shall_v be_v ordain_v in_o parliament_n as_o have_v be_v learned_o and_o accurate_o prove_v by_o examination_n of_o ancient_a record_n and_o parliament_n writ_n by_o 39.67_o mr._n william_n prynne_n in_o his_o second_o part_n of_o a_o register_n and_o survey_v of_o several_a kind_n and_o form_n of_o parliament_n writ_n and_o may_v well_o be_v deem_v to_o be_v no_o less_o than_o law_n and_o right_a reason_n when_o as_o divers_a act_n of_o parliament_n make_v by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a &_o temporal_a and_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o 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house_n in_o england_n to_o be_v find_v and_o that_o in_o the_o 23._o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o say_a king_n so_o great_a a_o mortality_n of_o man_n and_o cattle_n happen_v ut_fw-la vix_fw-la media_fw-la aut_fw-la decima_fw-la pars_fw-la hominum_fw-la remaneret_fw-la as_o scarce_o a_o three_o parâ—_n and_o as_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n not_o above_o a_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o people_n remain_v alive_a which_o must_v needs_o have_v make_v a_o plenty_n of_o money_n &_o tunc_fw-la redditus_fw-la perierunt_fw-la say_v the_o historian_n 168._o hinc_fw-la terra_fw-la ob_fw-la defectum_fw-la colonorum_fw-la qui_fw-la nusquam_fw-la erant_fw-la remansit_fw-la inculta_fw-la tantaque_fw-la miseria_fw-la ex_fw-la bis_fw-la malis_fw-la est_fw-la secuta_fw-la quod_fw-la mundus_fw-la ad_fw-la pristinum_fw-la statum_fw-la redeundi_fw-la nunquam_fw-la postea_fw-la habuit_fw-la facultatem_fw-la insomuch_o as_o rent_n or_o tenant_n for_o land_n be_v not_o to_o be_v have_v the_o land_n for_o 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2._o in_o a_o account_n make_v in_o the_o receipt_n of_o the_o exchequer_n by_o roger_n durston_n the_o king_n bailiff_n scaccaâ—â—i_fw-la he_o reckon_v for_o three_o capon_n pay_v for_o rent_n four_o penny_n half_a penny_n for_o thirteen_o hen_n one_o shilling_n and_o seven_o penny_n for_o a_o ploughshare_n pay_v for_o rent_n eight_o penny_n and_o for_o four_o hundred_o couple_n of_o coney_n at_o three_o penny_n a_o couple_n one_o hundred_o shilling_n in_o anno_fw-la 2_o h._n 5._o the_o parliament_n understand_v four_o pound_n thirteen_o shilling_n four_o penny_n to_o be_v a_o good_a yearly_a allowance_n or_o salary_n for_o a_o chaplain_n 2._o be_v man_n of_o more_o than_o ordinary_a quality_n so_o great_a a_o cheapness_n be_v there_o then_o of_o victual_n and_o other_o provision_n for_o the_o livelihood_n of_o man_n and_o for_o parish_n priest_n six_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la for_o their_o board_n apparel_n and_o other_o necessary_n and_o be_v to_o provide_v that_o juror_n 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of_o dominion_n and_o so_o great_a spoil_n and_o riches_n transport_v from_o thence_o hither_o but_o be_v abundant_o and_o more_o than_o former_o full_a of_o money_n the_o price_n and_o rate_n of_o victual_n be_v so_o cheap_a as_o the_o king_n can_v right_v worshipful_o as_o the_o record_n say_v keep_v his_o royal_a court_n which_o then_o can_v be_v no_o mean_a one_o with_o no_o great_a a_o charge_n then_o four_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o in_o the_o 33._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n which_o be_v in_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la one_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o five_o 6._o by_o assent_n of_o parliament_n grant_v to_o his_o son_n the_o prince_n of_o wales_n but_o one_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la whilst_o he_o have_v dirt_n and_o lodging_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o servant_n in_o his_o house_n until_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o age_n of_o eight_o year_n and_o afterward_o no_o more_o than_o 2000_o mark_v per_fw-la annum_fw-la 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farthing_n a_o pound_n for_o veal_n and_o mutton_n be_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n think_v to_o be_v a_o reasonable_a price_n and_o with_o gain_n enough_o afford_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n mary_n which_o be_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n god_n one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o seven_o when_o very_o many_o family_n and_o multitude_n of_o the_o people_n of_o england_n have_v be_v but_o a_o little_a before_o great_o moneyed_a &_o enrich_v by_o the_o land_n &_o spoil_n or_o the_o monastery_n and_o other_o religious_a house_n and_o their_o large_a possession_n wheat_n be_v sell_v before_o harvest_n for_o four_o mark_n the_o quarter_n malt_n at_o four_o and_o forty_o shilling_n the_o quarter_n and_o pease_n at_o six_o and_o forty_o shilling_n and_o eight_o penny_n england_n but_o after_o harvest_n wheat_n be_v sell_v at_o london_n for_o five_o shilling_n the_o quarter_n malt_n at_o six_o
shall_v be_v and_o that_o it_o be_v and_o will_v be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o people_n unless_o the_o oppress_a and_o cheat_v one_o another_o shall_v be_v understand_v to_o be_v for_o their_o good_a that_o the_o king_n and_o his_o subordinate_a magistrate_n shall_v correct_v and_o regulate_v the_o deceit_n and_o excess_n of_o rate_n and_o price_n in_o market_n as_o those_o of_o the_o fishmonger_n of_o london_n be_v by_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o when_o they_o be_v fine_v five_o hundred_o mark_n pro_fw-la illicitis_fw-la negotiis_fw-la &_o forstallamentis_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la transgressionibus_fw-la in_o officio_fw-la svo_fw-la piscatorum_fw-la 15._o for_o forstallings_n and_o other_o unlawful_a practice_n in_o their_o trade_n or_o as_o king_n e._n 3._o do_v when_o upon_o a_o complaint_n make_v by_o the_o commonalty_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n that_o the_o butcher_n such_o a_o watchful_a eye_n be_v then_o keep_v more_o than_o now_o upon_o the_o deceit_n of_o trade_n 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