the Rolles and they to haue power to here and examyne the sayd persones and yf the sayd persones of the periury or other mysbehauing before reherced soo be conuycte that thenne they to be punysshed vnder lyke fourme as is afore reherced Prouyded alway that this acte begyn to take his effect at the feest of the Natiuite of our lorde nexte comynge and no lenger to endure but vnto the nexte parlyament For holdynge the Shyrefs Tournes wythin the Countees of Suth Surr. and Sussex Capitulo xxvi PRayen the comens in this present parlyament assembled that where it was establysshed and enacted the fyrst yere of the reyne of kynge Richarde the thyrde late in dede and not of ryght kynge of Englonde that noo Bailly nor other offycer shold retourne or lawday ony persone but suche as be of good name and fame and haue londes and tenementes of free holde within the same countee where they ben enhabytaunt of the yerely value of .xx. shelynges at leest or elles londes and tenementes holden by the custume of the ManerÌ„ called copiholde within the sayd Countie of the yerely value of xxvi shelynges .viii. pence ouer all charges at lest as in the sayd stature more playnly it appereth And that all inditementes and presentementes taken afore ony Shyref in his Torne otherwise be voyde and of none effecte By reason of whyche statute many Shyrefs of the Countees of SuthÌ„ Surt and Sussex intending truely haue loste the proffite of many of his or theyr Tornes and many grete myssantes and offences not presented nor the offendours and trespassours iÌ„ the same punisshid to the greate hurte of thinhabitauntes of the same for within some hunders there There ben not soo many persones of suche londes and tenementes dwelling out of Fraunchyses and though they were of that hauyour they wolde not appere for the losse of two pence or foure pence atte the daye of the Tourne whyche small amerciament is of olde time vsed wherby the kynges sayd courtes in dyuers parties of the sayd Counties ben lost In consideracoÌ„n wherof it maye be stablysshed and enacted by the aduyse and assent of the lordes spirituall and temporall and the comyns in this present parlyament assembled and by auctorite of the same that it shall be lefull to euery Shyref of ony of the sayd Countes to impanell and suÌ„mon .xxiiij. lawfull men of suche Inhabytauntes within the precyncte of euery of his or theyr Tournes as owe sute to the same Tourne or Tornes And wherof euery of the sayd .xxiiij. men haue londes and tenementes of free holde to the yerely value of x. shelynges ouer all charges or londes and tenementes of Copy holde to the yerely value of .xiii. shelynges .iiii. pence ouer all charges within ony of the sayd Counties where suche Tourne or Tournes is or to be kepte And soo many there to appere at the day of the Tourne before the sayd shyref vndershiref or clerke to enquire of the articles of the sayd Tourne And that euery of the sayd .xxiiii. men so beynge impanelled soÌ„moned not apperynge be amerced in the sayd Shirefs Tourne or Tournes for not doinge of theyr suyte to the same .xii. pence Prouyded alway that yf there be .xii. of the sayd Inhabitauntes soo impanelled within the precyncte of euery Tourne appere Soo that in euery Tourne there be a lawfull Iury of theym sworne that thenne alle the remanaunte of theym soo impanelled that make defawte be not amerced for that defawte but oonly for their suyt And as it was lawfully vsed afore the makyng of the sayd statute And ouer that be it enacted that after dewe and lawfull soÌ„mons had of the Inhabitauntes as is aforsayd yf that there appere not .xii men in euery of the sayd Shyrefs Tournes of the sayd Inhabitauntes hauyng londe and tenementes of the yerely value of .x. shelynges or .xiii. shelynges .iiij. pence as is aboue sayd And yf there be not .xxiiij. suche Inhabitauntes whiche maye be ympanelled soÌ„moned iÌ„ manere fourme aboue sayd in ony of the sayd tournes That thenne it shall be lefull to euery shyref vndershiref clerke baylly or other mynystre to charge and swere ony other persone or persones in ony of the sayd shirefs tournes where suche none suffycient and defawte of Inhabytauntes and apparaunce is hadde suche as be of good name and fame and the best by his or theyr dyscrecion that appere afore him or theym and none offycer nor seruaunt to the sayd shyshyrefs vndâ—shyâ—s clerkes bayllyfs or mynysters And that all inditements pÌ„sentmentis other than felony so taken concernyng the sayd shyryfs tournes be good effectuell notwithstondyng the sayd acte made in the fyrste yere of kynge Rychard aforsayd And that the shyryfs vndshyrefs clerkes nor bayllyfs of ony of the sayd countyes nor none of theym doyng accordynge to this present acte forfeyt ony thyng or be in ony wyse preiudised for doyng ony thynge contrary to the sayd statute made in the fyrst yere of the sayd kynge Rychard And that euery shyref vnder shyref clerk baylly or mynyster that do contrary to this ordynaunce in ony poynt forfeyt the soÌ„me of C. s at euery tyme that they or ony of theym do the contary of the same in ony poynt of the same Sauynge to euery persone persones theyr lawfull lybertyes and fraunchyses and tenaunâ—es iÌ„ habytantes of the same This acte to endure vnto the next parlyament For fustyans to be shorne with the brode sheare Capitulo xxvij PRayen the comens in this present parlyament assembled that where as fustyans brought from the partyes of bâ—yond these vnshorne in to this realme haue be shold be the moste profytablest cloth for doublets for other weryng clothes gretly vsed among the comen people of this realme lengest haue endured of ony thyng that hath comen in to the same realme from the sayd partyes as to the entent wherof the cause hath ben that such fustyans afore this tyme haue be truely wrought shorne with the brode shere wyth none other instrument or other duceyfull meane occupyed vpon the same Now so it is the dyuers ê‘sones by subtylte vndue sleyghtes meanes haue dysceyuably ymagyned contryued instrumentes of Iron with the whych yrens in the most hyghest secrete places of theyr houses they stryke and draw the sayd yrons on the sayd fustiaÌ„s vnshorne by meanes wherof they plucke of both the noppe and the cotton of the the same fustyans and breke comynly both the ground and thredes in sunder after by crafty slykyng they make the same fustyans to appere to the comen people fyne hole and sound And also they reyse vp the cotton of such fustyaÌ„s and then take a lyght candell and set in the fustyan breÌ„nyng whyche sengeth breÌ„nyth a way the cotton of the same fustyan from the tone end to that other down to the hard thredes in stede of sheryng after that put them in colour and so subtylly dresse theym that theyr fals werke can not be espyed wythout it be by werkmen sherers of suche fustyans or by the werers of the same And that by such subtyltees where as fustyans made in doublettes or put to ony other vse were wont and myght endure the space of two yeres or more wyll not endure now hole by the space of .iiij. monethes scarcely to the grete hurt of the pore comens seruyÌ„g men of this reame to the grete damage losse disceyt of the kyÌ„ges true subgetê byers werers of suche fustyan for remedy wherof be it enacted ordeyned and establysshed by the kynge our souerayne lorde the lordes spyrytual and temporall and the comyns in this present parlyament assembled and by auctoryte of the same that none suche yren or instrumentys nor ony other vntrue subtyll mene of sleyght be from hensforth vsed vpon ony fystyan within this reame but only by the brode sheres vpon forfeyture of .xx. s to be leuyed for euery defawte of euery suche persone or persones herafter offendyng and vsyng ony suche dysceyuable Instrumentis or sleyghtes as is aforsayd The tone half of the forfeytures to be to the kynge our souerayn lord and that other half to hym or theym that wyll sue for the same forfeytures by accyon of dette byll or Informacyon in ony of the kynges courtes of recorde where the same may be determyned after the course of the comen law and that the defendaunt in suche behalf in noo wyse be admytted to wage his law nor that ony proteccyon or essoyne be in the same alowable And ouer this be it ordeyned by the sayd auctoryte that the mayr and wardeyns of shermen of the Cyte of London for the tyme beyng haue auctoryte to entre and serche the werkmenshyp of all manere persones occupyeng the brode shere as wel fustyans as cloth and the execucyon of this present acte to aswell of deynezyns as of forens and straungers
STatuta bonū publicum concernēcia edita in parliamento tento apud westmonesterium xiiij die Octobris Anno regni Illustrissimi Domini nostri Regis Henrici septimi ¶ The statutes concernyng the comyn wee le made in the parliament holdē atte westmestre the fourtenth day of Octobre In the reygne of our souerayne lorde the king kyng henri the leuenth the enleuenth yere ¶ The table of euery chapitre or acte folowynge ¶ That men gooyng to bataylle wyth the prynce c̄ shall not be atteynted Capitulo primo ¶ For punyshment of vagabundes beggers Capitulo .ii. ¶ That actes afore made agaynst vnlawfull reteynours ryottes c̄ shulde be putte in excucyon Capitulo .iii. ¶ That one weyght and one mesure shall be vsyd thorugh all this reame Capitulo .iiii. ¶ The names of townes lymytted for the sauf custodie of weyghtes mesures accordyng to the kynges standarde Capitulo .iiii. ¶ For puttyng away weares in the porte of Southampton Capitulo .v. ¶ For packyng payen custumes of wullen clothes Capitulo .vi. ¶ For punyshment of ryottes Capitulo .vii. ¶ For punyshemente of vsurers Capitulo .viii. ¶ An acte concernynge the Inhabitauntes of Northe Southe Tyndale Capitulo .ix. ¶ For leuyenge of the arrerages of the benyuolence laste graunted Capytulo .x. ¶ An acte concernynge takynge of apprentyses in the cyte of Norwyche Capitulo .xi. ¶ For writtes to be geuen and lerned counseylle to be assygned to the poore peple with out payen ony mony therfore Capytulo .xii. ¶ That horses shall not be conueyed out of the londe without the kynges lycence nother mares ouer the pryce of syxe shelynges and eyght pence Capitulo xiii ¶ That straungers made deynezyns shall paye custume subsydies as straungers Capitulo .xiiii. ¶ Ayenst vntrue demeaynge of Shirefs and theyr offycers in holdynge theyr Countees Capitulo .xv. ¶ For kepynge of the watche in Calyce Capitulo .xvi. ¶ Ayenst dystroyenge of pertryches fesauntes with vnlawfull gynnes Capytulo .xvii. ¶ Not being with the kynge intyme of nede c̄ Shall lese fees annewytees to theym graunted Capitulo .xviii. ¶ Ayenst vnlawfull makynge of fether beddes pylowes and matresses Capitulo .xix. ¶ Ayenst wȳmen couert makynge alienacōn of londes moued by the fyrst barō Capitulo .xx. ¶ For enqueste hereafter to becharged within London Capitulo xxi ¶ For wages of hȳys in husbandry of Artyfycers labourers Capitulo .xxii. ¶ For gawgynge and packyng of Salmon Elys and hearying Capitulo .xxiii. ¶ For punysshing of periury lessyng the penalytee in atteint Capitulo .xxiiii. ¶ For punyssynge of periowrie by examynacion of the Chasiceler Tresorer Capitulo .xxv. ¶ For holdynge the Shyrefs Tournes within Countees of Suth̄ Surt and Sussex Capitulo .xxvi. ¶ For fustians to be shorne with the brode Shere Capitulo xxvii The kynge our souereyne lorde Henry the vij after the conquest by the grace of god kynge of Englond and of Fraunce lorde of Irlond Atte his parliamente holden at Westm̄ the .xiiii day of October in the .xi. yere of his reigne to the honoure of god and holy chyrche And for the comyn prouffite of the reame by the assent of the lordes spyrytuell and temporell and the comīs in the sayd parliament assembled and by auctoryte of the same parliament hath do to be made certayne statutes ordenaunces in maner fourme folowynge That men goynge to batayll with the prynce c shal not be atteyned Capitulo Primo THe kynge our souereyne lord callynge to hys remembraūce the duety of alligeaūce of his subgettes of this his reame that they bi reason of the same are bounde to serue theyr prynce souereyne lord for the tyme beyng in his warres for the defence of him the londe ayenst euery rebellyon power and myght reared ayēst him and with him to entre abyde in seruyse in batayll yf caas so requyre And that for the same seruyse what fortune euer fall by chaunce in the same batayll agaynst the mynde and wyll of the prynce as in this londe somtyme passed hath be seen That it is not resonable but ayenst al lawes reason and good consyence that the sayd subgettes goyng with theyr souerayne lorde in werres attendȳg vpon hȳ in his persone or beyng in other places by his commaūdement within thys londe or wythout ony thynge sholde lese or forfeyte for doyng theyr true dute seruyse of alligeaunce It be therfore ordeyned enacted and establysshed by the kynge our souereyne lorde by aduyse and assente of the lordes spyrytuell and temporell and comyns in this present parlyament assembled by auctorite of the same that from hensforth no maner of person ne persones what so euer he or they be that attende vpon the kynge souerayne lord of this londe for the tyme beyng in his parsone and do hym true and faythfull seruyce of alligeaunce in the same or be in other places by his commaundemente in his werres within this lond or without that for the same dede and true seruyce of allygeaunce he or they be in no wyse conuycte or atteyne of hygh treason ne of other offences for that cause by acte of parliament or otherwyse by ony proses of lawe wherby he or ony of them shal mow forfeyt lyf londes tenementis rētes possessyons heredytamentes goodes cataylles or ony other thynges but to be for that dede seruyse vtterly discharged of ony vexacyō trouble or losse ¶ And yf ony acte or actes or other prosesses of the lawe herafter thervpon for the same happ to be made contrary to this or denaunce that thenn̄ the acte or actes or other processe of the lawe whatsoeuer they shal be stonde be vtterly voyd Prouyded alway that no parsone ne persones shall take ony benefice or auauntage by this acte whiche shall herafter declyne from his or theyr sayd allygeaunce For punysshment of vagabondes beggers Caplō ij FOr asmoche as the kyngis grace moost entyerly desyreth amonge all erthly thynges the prosperyte restfulnes of this his lond his subgettis of the same to lyue quietly surely to the playsure of god according to his lawes wyllynge alway of his pyte intendyng to reduce them therunto by softer meanes than by extreme rygour therfore purueyed in a statute made in the tyme of kynge Rychard the seconde consyderyng also the grete charges that shulde grow to his subgettes for bryngyng of vagabundes to the gaoles acordyng to the same statute and the longe abydynge of theym therin wherby by lyklehede many of them shuld lese theyr lyues In modryng of the sayd estatute his highnes wyll by thauctoryte of this present parlyament it be ordeyned enacted that where suche mysdoers shuld be by examynacyon cōmytted to the comyn gaole there to remayne as is aforsayd that the Shyrefs Mayres Bayllifs hygh̄ Constables pety Constables and all other gouernours offycers of Cytees Burghs Townes townshyp̄s villages other places within thre dayes after this acte proclamyd make
proclamacōn and eftsones after that make defaut and appere not at the nexte generall Sessyons after that Soo that lyke proclamacyon be made as is aforesayd ¶ And yf ony of the sayde ryottours ageynste whome proclamacyon is made in a Foreyne shyre where they be dwellynge make defawte at the daye and place in the sayd proclamacyon to theym lymytted thenne he or they in whether of he sayd Shyres they dwelle that soo make defawte to stōde and be adiuged and conuycte vpon the same defawte of the sayd ryotte and vnlawfull assemble yf he or they were therof conuycte by the due ordre of the lawe without he or they canne make suche lawfull excuse as the sayd Iustyces shall thynke resonable by theyr dycrescyon And thereupon suche processe to be awarded ayenst them as is acustumed vpon condempnacōns of trespace in your comen benche at the sute of the partye And that the sayd Iustices of the pease haue auctoryte and power to here determyne the reherced causes as well vpō byll before them as by enditementes and vpon the same byll or indytementes to procede determyne the same bi inquestes accordynge to the course of the comyn lawe And the partye therby and therupon to stonde conuycte as perfytly as yf they were therupon conuycte by due processe of the lawe And yf the sayd mayster or maysters pryncypall or princypalles leder or leders or ony other afore reherced offender be conuycte vpon the premysses thenne he or they be commytted to pryson there to remayne and abyde without bayll or maynpryse by suche tyme and space as shall be thoughte resonable by dyescrecion of the sayd Iustices And then he or they departe out of pryson to pay theyr fyne sessed after the dyscrecyon of the sayd Iustices his or their haueour offences considered ¶ And that it be enacted by the sayd auctoryte that by the dyscrecyon of the sayd Iustices and as they se nede euery of the sayd mayster or maysters pryncipall or princypalles leder or leders and other the sayd offenders so couicte be bound to the kynges pease from hensforth in suche sōme or sōmes of money as shall be consydered by the sayd iustices And the sayd surete to stonde by the discrecion of the sayd Iustyces And yf it be soo that the sayd ryotte vnlawfull assemble be committed with the nomber of xl persones or aboue or with lesse nomber thanne .xl. and that by the discrecyon of the sayd Iustyce it be thought haynous that thenne yf the sayde mayster or maysters pryncipall or princypalles leder or leders that haue appered and soo therof be conuycte that thenne they remayne in pryson vnto the tyme that they haue found suffycyent surety to appere afore the kynge and his counsell at a certayne day by the sayd Iustyces to be lymytted at the whyche day or afore the keper of the gaol rolles of the sayd recordes shall doo to be sent vnder his seale the sayd hole recorde of the conuyction to the kynge our souerayn lorde and his counseyll to thentente that his hyghnes and his Counsell may awarde suche emprysonement and fines of the sayd mayster or maysters pryncypall or pryncypalles leder or leders as by his highnes and by his sayd Counseyl shal be thought conuenyent And yf the partye complaynaunt as is aforsayd can not proue the matter of his sayd byll to be true then he to pay resonable costes and damages of the partye vexed as shall be thoughte resanable by dyscrecyon of the same Iustyces and they to make ayenst the same complaynaunt not prouīge the matere of his sayd byll to be true suche processe ayenst hym for the sayde costes and damages as is afore lymytted ayenst the sayd ryotours conuycte of the sayd ryotte for the payment of theyr sayd fynes And yf the sayd complaynaunt or complaynauntes haue not suffycyent wherof to restore the partye and partyes soo vexed or trowbled in fourme aforesayd that thenne he ymmedyatly be rommytted to the comen gaole by the sayd Iustices there to remayn the space tyme as shall be thoughte by the sayd Iustices conuenyent and resonable And that this acte endure but vnto the nexte parliament For punyshment of Vsurers Capitulo viij PRayēge the comyns in this presēt parliament assēbled that wher in the parlyament holdenat westmystre the thrid yere of your moost noble reygne It was enacted ordeyned and establysshed that of for and vpon bargeynes grounded in vsury colored by the meanes of newe cheuesaunce or eschaunge contrary to the lawe of naturall Iustices to the greate displesure of god and of our sayd soueraine lorde and the comyn hurte of this his londe that certayn punisshmentes and penaltees sholde renne vpon the offenders in that behalfe as in the sayd acte more at large is conteyned whiche acte was and is so obscured derke defuse that the true entente of the makers therof can not perfitly be vnderstonde wherfore and for the playne explanacōn and declaracōn of vsury and penaltees to be hereafter excuted vpon th offenders in the same The kynge our soueraine lord by thassent and aduice of the lordes spirituall temporall and the comyns in this present parlyamen assembled by auctorite of the same ordeineth enactyth and establysshth that all manere of persone or persones lenynge money to and for a tyme takynge for the same lone ony thinge more besides or aboue the money lente by way of contracte of couenaunt at the tyme of the same lone Sauynge lawfull penaltees for none payment of the same money lent and that all manere of persone and persones whiche hereafter sel oni goodes catelles or marchaundyses to ony persone or persones beinge in necessite and the seller himselfe or by his brokar or factour in that behalfe agayne bye the same goodes catelles or marchaundyses of the same persone to whom they were solde beynge in necessite of his brokar or factour in that behalfe within thre monethes after they ben solde fore a lesse somme of money than they were solde for knowynge the same goodes soo bought ayen afore by the same byer or byers to be solde after the fourme afore sayd And that euery persone persones lenynge or takynge ony money to ony persone or persones to a certayne tyme and takyth londes renementes or ony hereditamentes or other boundes for surete perfyte and sure repayment of his or theyr money lent at the tyme assygned wythout condycōn or auenture and also at the tyme of the same lone or takynge of the sayd money couenauntyth appoyntyth or contractyh couenaunten appoynten or contracten that he or they that soo lene or take moneye shall haue the reuenues and profytes of the londes tenementes or hereditamentes of hym that soo boroweth or takyth money by a certayn tyme that thenne euery persone hereafter vpon ony of the promysses conuycted forfeyt the moyte of the value in money of the sayd money goodes catalles marchaundyses as is aboue sayd soo solde or lente after suche value as