intentes constructions and purposes And further that Iustices of the peace in euery Shire citie towne corporate within the limittes of their seueral commissions shal by auctoritye of thys present act haue ful power to examine heare and determine the causes aboue sayd in the sayd two first actes specified and to put the sayde two fyrst statutes and euery braunche in them conteyned in due execution that froÌ„ henceforth condigne punishement be not deferred from suche offenders And for asmuch as diuers and sundrye malicious euyl dysposed persons maliciously sediciously rebelliously and vnnaturallye contrary to the duety of their fidelityes and allegiauÌ„ces haue now of late not only ymagined inuented practised spoken and spredde abrode diuers and sundry false seditious sclaunderous newes rumors sayinges and tales agaynst our moost dreade Soueraygne Lord and kyng and agaynst our moost naturall Soueraygne Ladye and Quene and agaynst eyther of them of whome we are forbidden to thinke euyl and much more to speake euyl which offence soundeth and is aswel to the greate dishoner reproche and sclaunder of their most excellent maiesties as also to the great sclauÌ„der of this their realme and other their dominioÌ„s but also haue deuised made written printed published and set forth diuers he ynous sedicious and sclaunderous writinges rimes ballades letters papers and bokes intending and practisyng therby to moue and styrre seditioÌ„s discorde disceÌ„tion rebellion within this realme to the greate peryll and daunger of the same For auoydynge wherof be it enacted by thauctoritie of this present Parliament that yf any person or persons after the .xx. day of February next ensuing and after open Proclamacion made of this Acte shal maliciously of his or theyr ymagination speake anye false sedicious slauÌ„derous newes rumors sayings or tales of our said Soueraigne Lord king or of our said most natural Soueraigne Lady Quene that then al euery such person persones so offeÌ„ding beinge therof coÌ„uicted or attainted in forme hereafter in this Acte expressed shal for euerye fyrst offence in some markette place within the shyre Citie or Borough where or neare vnto the place where the said wordes were or shal be so spoken be set openly vpon the pilory by the Sheriffe or his ministers if it shal fortune to be with out any citie or towne corporate And if it happen to be with in such cite or towne corporate theÌ„ by the principal officer or officers of such citie or towne corporate or his or they re ministers there to haue bothe his eares cute of onlesse he paye one hundreth poundes to the King and Quenes highnes vse within one moneth next after iudgement geuen of his sayd offence and also shal suffer imprisonment by the space of three monethes after such his or theyr execution And it is likewyse enacted by thaucroritye aforesayd that al and euery person persons whych after the sayde day and after Proclamation made of thys act shal maliciously speake any false seditious and slaunderous newes rumors or tales to the slaunder and reproche of our sayde Soueraygne lord the kynge or of our sayde most natural Soueraygne ladye the Queene of the speakynge or reportyng of any other that then all and euery such person or persons so speaking and reportyng being therof conuict or atteynted in forme hereafter in thys act expressed shall for euery such offence in some market place within the shyre citie borough or town wher or nere vnto the place where the sayd wordes were or shal be so spoken reported be set opeÌ„ly vpon the pillory by the shyref or his ministers if it shal fortune to be wtout anye citie or towne corporat And yf it shal happen to be wtin any city or towne corporate then by the principal offycer or offycers of such city or towne corporat or his or their ministers ther to haue one of hys eares cut of onles he pay one C. markes to the kynges and Queenes hyghnes vse wythin one moneth next after iudgement geuen of hys sayde offeÌ„ce also shall suffer imprysonmente by the space of one moneth after hys or theyr execution And be it further enacted by thauctoritye aforesayd that if any person or persons shall after the sayd day and after Proclamation made as is aforesayd maliciously deuise writ print or set forth any maner of boke time ballade letter or writinge conteynynge anye false matter clause or sentence of sclaunder reproche and dishonor of the kyng quenes maiesties or of eyther of them or to the encouraging sturring or mouing of any insurrection or rebellion wythin this realme or any dominions belongyng to the same Or whosoeuer shall maliciouslye procure any such booke rime ballade letter or writyng written prynted or set furth and the sayde offence not being punishable by the Statute made in the .xxvi. yere of the reigne of king Edward the third concerning treasons or declaratioÌ„ of treason that then and in euery such case the offender and offeÌ„ders ther in after his or their conuiction or attaynder shal for his or their first offence in some market place within the shyre city or borow where the sayd offence is or shal be committed or done by the shirefe or his ministers yf it shal fortune to be without anye citie or towne corporate and yf within such citie or towne corporate then by the principall officer or officers of suche citye or towne corporate or by his or their ministers haue hys and their right hand strycken of And be it further enacted by thauctoritie asoresayd that yf anye person or persons being once lawfully conuicted of any of thoffeÌ„ces aforesayd now prouided to be punished by the execution of losses of eare eares or hand as is aforesayd do afterwards eftsones offend in any of the offences aforesayde that then he or they so offendynge shal suffer imprisonment duryng hys or theyr lyues wythout baile or maynprise forfeyte and â—ose to the kyng and quenes maiestyes al hys and their goodes and cattels And be it also enacted by thauctority aforesayd that al Iustices of oyer determiner within the limittes of their commission Iustices of assise in their seueral circuites Iustices of gaole delyuerye Iustyces of peace aswel within the liberties as without within the limittes of their seueral coÌ„missions in their generall sessions or other sessions which they or two of them wherof one of them to be of the Quorum may and shall appoynt at theyr pleasure where and when nede shal require shal by vertue hereof haue ful power and auctoritie to enquire here and determine al and euery thoffentes aforesaid as in cases and trial of fellony And that the party indicted and arrained shal haue aduauntage of al maner of chalenges to the Iurie peremptorye chalenge only except as in trial of felony And also that euery Iustice of peace within the limittes of hys commission shall haue full power and auctoritye to commit any person being vehemently suspected of any of
sufficient aucthoritie so to doo that then euery owner of the sayde vyctualls corne and other thynges aboue sayde soo transported or caryed and the owner and owners of euerye suche bote or Vessell and the botemen and mareners of the same shall loose forfeyte and suffer all suche forfaytures paynes and penaltyes as is aboue rehearsed th one moytye of all and euery whiche forfayture or forfaytures to be to the Kynge and Queenes hyghnes they re heyres and successours and thother moytie to hym or them that wyll sue for the same by byll information action of debte or otherwyse in anye of the Kynge and Queenes hyghnes courtes of recorde in whiche action byll or suite the defendaunte shall not wage hys lawe nor haue any essoygne or protectyon to hym allowed And be it enacted by thauctoritie aforesayde that yf any person or persons shall obtayne of the kynge and Queenes maiesties their heyres or successoures or of any of them any licence to cary and transporte any corne victuall or wodde into any parties beyonde the seas that if he or they to whome any such licence shal be graunted or any other to whome such person or persones hauynge such licence shall gyue grauÌ„t or â—ell his or their said licence vnto shall cary and conueye or cause to be caried and conueyed any more corne victuall or woodde then shal be conteined in hys or their sayd licence shall forfeyte the treble value â–ª of the sayde corne victuall or woode so caried and transported wythoute sufficient authoritie and shall suffer imprisonment for one whole yeare in the common gaole where he shal be apprehended there to remayne without bayle or maynepryse And be it further enacted by thaucthorite aforesayde that no maner of person or persones after the sayde .xx. day of Ianuary that shall obteyne or haue any such licence for transportynge and carienge anye corne victuall or wodde into any parties beyonde the seas shal shippe lade and fraughte the same or anye parte thereof at sondrye places within this realme but at one place certayne vpon payne of forfeyture of the sayde corne victuall wodde and all his goods cattels th one moytie there of to the Kynge and Quenes maiesties their heires and successours and thother moytie to him or them that wyll sue for the same by action of debte byll playnt information or otherwyse wherein no wager of lawe essoygne or protection shal be to hym or them allowed And for the better executyon of this acte be it further enacted by the aucthorytie aforesayde that all and synguler Iustyces of peace as well within the liberties as withoute within their seuerall aucthorityes and commyssions at any tyme with in three yeares nexte after suche offences committed shall haue full power and aucthorytie to enquire as well by the othes of twelue lawfull men as also to heare and examyne the mayster maistres and mareners of the sayd shyppes crayers other â—essels and all and euerye other persone and persones of all and synguler th offenders agaynst this presente Acte and to heare and determine the same offences as they maye and ought to here and determine any other trespasses or offences Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by thauctoritie aforesayde that at all time and tymes hereafter when the common price of corne within this realme is that wheate shall not exceade the pryce of .vi. s. viii d. the quarter and rye .iiii. s the quarter and bareleye iii shillings the quarter it shal be lawefull to euery person and persoues to cary and transporte 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 enemyes Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by thauctoritie aforesayde that thys Acte ne any thinge therein contained shall extende to anye person or persones for the necessary victeling of any shyppe shyppes or other vesseles but that they and euery of them maye victayle the said shyppes and vessels as they myght haue done before the makynge of this present acte This acte or any thynge therein conteined to the coÌ„trary notwithstanding Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that this acte or any thinge therein conteined shall not be preiudicyall or hurtefull vnto the Lorde greate admirall of Englande for the time beinge or to the Kynge and Queenes maiesties iurisdiction of the Admiraltie but that the sayde Lord Admiral or his deputie or deputies maye and shall exercyse vse and execute all kynde of iurisdiction belongyng to the sea accordyng to his or their coÌ„missions as they might lawefullye haue done heretofore This acte or any thinge therein conteyned to the contrary notwithstandyng ¶ An Acte for the reuiuing of three Estatutes made for the punyshment of heresies The .vi. Chapyter FOr the eschuing and auoydyng of errours heresyes whych of late haue rysen growen and muche increased within this realme for that the Ordinaryes haue wanted aucthoritie to procede agaynste those that wer infected therewith Be it therefore ordeyned and enacted by the aucthoritie of thys presente parliamente that the Statute made in the fyfte yere of the reigne oi kyng Richard the seconde concernynge the arresting and apprehension of erronyous and hereticall preachers and one other Statute made in the seconde yeare of the reigne of kyng Henry the fourth concernynge repressing of heresies and punyshmente of heretikes and also one other Estatute made in the Seconde yere of the raynge of Kynge Henrye the fyfte concernynge the suppressyon of heresye and lollardye and euerye Article Braunche and sentence conteigned in the same three seuerall actes and euery of them shall from the twenty daye of Ianuary nexte comming be reuiued and be in full force strengthe and effecte to all inintentes constructions purposes for euer ¶ The tenor of the acte made in the fiueth yere of kyng Richard is as foloweth Chapiter .v. ITem forasmuch as it is openlye knowen that there be diuers euil persones within the realme goyng from couÌ„tie to countie and from towne to towne in certayne habites vnder dyssimulation of greate holynes and without the licence of the Ordinaryes of the places or other sufficient ancthoritie prechyng dayly not onely in churches and churchyards but also in markets Faires otheropen places where a great congregacion of people is diuers sermones conteining heresies and notorius erroures to the greate embleamishynge of the chrysten fayth and destruction of the Lawes and of the estate of holye Churche to the greate pericle of the soules of the people and of al the realme of Englande as more playnely is founde and sufficientlye prouyd before the reuerent father in God the Archebishop of Canterburye and the Bishoppes and other prelates maysters of diuinitie and doctoures of Canon and of ciuile and a greate parte of the clergye of the sayde realme specially assembled for this cause whych persones do also preach diuers matters of slaunder to engender discorde and dissention betwixt diuers estates of the said
realme aswelspiritual as teÌ„poral in exciting of the people to the greate peril of al the realme 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 commaund ements nor care not for their monicions nor Sensures of the holy churche but expressely dispise them And moreouer by their subtyl and ingenious wordes do draw the people to here their Sermons and do maintayne them in their errours by stronge hand and by greate routes It is ordeined and assented in this present Parliament that the kynges commissions be made and directed to the Sheryffes and other ministers of our souer aygne Lorde the kinge or other sufficieÌ„t persones learned and accordyng to the certificatioÌ„s of the prelates thereof to be made in the Chauncery from tyme to tyme to arrest al such preachers and also their fautours mainteiners and abbettours and to holde them in arrest and strong prison tyll they wyll iustifye them accordyng to the lawe and reason of holy Church And the kynge wyll and commaundeth that the Chauncelloure make such coÌ„missyons at all tymes that he by the prelates or any of them shall be certyfyed and thereof required as is aforesayde ¶ The tenor of the seconde acte made in the second yeare of kynge Henry the .iiii. is as foloweth Cha. xv ITem where as it is shewed to oure Soueraygne Lorde the kynge on the behalfe of the prelates and Clergye of hys realme of Englande in this presente Parlyamente that although the catholyke fayth buylded vpon Chryste and by his Apostles and the holy churche suffycyentelye determined declared and approued hathe bene hether to by good and holy and moste noble progenitoures of oure soueraigne Lorde the kynge in the saied Realme emongeste all the realmes of the worlde mooste deuoutlye obserued and the Churche of Englande by his sayd moste noble progenitours and auncestoures to the honoure of God and the whole Realme aforesayde laudablye endowed and in her ryghtes and lyberties susteined without that that the same faith or the sayde Churche was hurte or greuouslye oppressed or ells perturbed by anye peruerse doctrine or wycked hereticall or erronious opinions yet neuerthelesse dyuers false and peruerse people of a certayne new secte of the fayth of the Sacramentes of the Churche and the aucthorytye of the same damuably thinkynge and agaynst the lawe of GOD and of the churche vsurpyng the offyce of preachynge do peruerslye and maliciouslye in dyuerse places within the sayde realme vnder the colour of dissimuled holynes preach and teach these dayes openlye and priuelye diuers newe doctryues and mycked heretical and erronious opinions contrarye to the same faythe and blessed determinacions of the holye Churche And of suche secte and wycked doctryne and opinions they make vnlawefull conuenticles and confederacies they holde and exercyse scholes they make and wrytte bokes they do wickedly instructe infourme people and asmuche as they maye excite and stirre them to sedition and insurrection and maketh great stryfe and diuision emonge the people and other enormities horrible to be heard daylye doo perpetrate and commit in subuercion of the sayde catholyke faith and doctryne of the holy churche in diminucion of Gods honoure and also in destruccion of the estate ryghtes and liberties of the sayde churche of Englande by which secte and wycked and false preachynges doctrynes and opmions of the sayde false and peruerse people not onely most greatest peryll of the soules but also manye more other hurtes slaunders and peryles whych God prohibite myghte come to thys realme onlesse it be the more pleÌ„tifullye and spedely holpen by the kynges maiestie in this behalfe namely where as the diocesans of the sayd realme cannot by their iurisdiction spirituall without ayde of the sayde royall Maiestie sufficientlye correcte the sayde false and peruerse people nor refrayne their malice because the sayd false and peruerse people do go from Dyoces to Dyoces and wyll not appeare before the sayde Diocesans but the same Diocesans and their iurisdiction spirituall and the kayes of the churche with the censures of the same doo vtterlye contemâ—â—e and dispise and soo their wicked preachynges and doctrines doeth from daye to daye continue and exercise to the hatrede of right and reason and vtter destruction ordre and good rule Vpon whyche nowelties and excesses aboue rehersed The Prelates and clergye aforesayd and also the commons of the sayd realme being in the same parliameÌ„t praying our soueraigne Lord the king the his roial highnes woulde vouchesafe in the sayde parliamente to prouyde a conueniente remedie the same our soueraygne Lord the kyng gratiouslye coÌ„sideryng the premisses and also the laudable steppes of his sayde moste noble progenitiours and auncestours for the conseruation of the said catholyke faythe and sustentation of Goddes honour and also the safegarde of the estate ryghtes and liberties of the sayde Churche of Englande to the laude of God and merâ—â—e of our sayde soueraygne lorde the kynge and prosperitie honour of all his sayde realme and for the eschewinge of suche dissentions diuisions hurtes slaunders and peryles in tyme to come and that this wicked secte preachynges doctrynes and opinions shoulde from hence for the cease and be vtterlye destroyed by thassente of the states other discrete men of the realme beyng in the sayde parliament hath graunted stablished and ordeined froÌ„ henceforth fermely to be obserued that none within the said realme or any other dominions subiectes to his royall maiestie presuÌ„e to preache openly or priuelye without the licence of the Diocesan of the same place fyrsâ—e required and obteined curates in their owne churches persones hetherto priuileged and other of the canon lawe graunted onelye excepte Nor that none from henceforthe anye thynge preache holde teache or instruct openly or priuelye or make or wrytte any boke contrarye to the catholyke fayth or determination of the holy churchâ— nor of suche secte and wicked doctrines and opinions shall make anye conuenticles or in any wyse holde or exercyse Scholes And also that none from hence forth in any wyse fauoure suche preacher or maker of any such and lyke conuenticles or holdynge or exercysynge scholes or makynge or writing suche bokes or so teachynge infourmynge or exciting the people nor any of them maintaine or in anye wise susteyne And that al and singuler hauynge suche bookes or anye wrytynges of such wycked doctrine and opinions shall really with effecte delyuer or cause to be deliuered al suche bokes and writinges to the Dyocesan of the same 〈◊〉 lace within .xl. dayes from the tyme of the proclamation of thys ordinaunce and statute And yfany person or persones of whatsoeuer kynde estate or condition that he or they be from henceforth do or attempte agaynst the roial ordinaunce statute aforesaid in the premisses or in any of them or suche bokes in the fourme aforesaid do not deliuer then the diocesan of the same place in his dioces suche personne
paye beare but to their vtter vndoing beyng fewe in number to paye and bear the same but also the same cities boroughes and townes corporat are lyk to come very shortly to vtter dystruction ruyne and decay by reason whereof the occupyers linnen drapers wollen drapers haberdashars and grocers dwellinge in the countries out of the said cities boroughes townes corporate and market townes do not onely occupye the art and mistery of the said sciences in the places wher they dwell and inhabite but also come vnto the said cities boroughes townes corporat and market townes and ther sell their wares and take away the releif of the inhabitauÌ„tes of the sayd cities borowes townes corporate and market townes to the great decaye and vtter vndoyng of the inhabitantes of the same yf spedy reformation therin be not had in time conuenieÌ„t For remedy whereof for the better amendment of the sayde citities boroughes townes corporate market townes and to thend the same cities boroughes and townes corporat may be the better able to pay the sayd fee farmes and also to beare the other ordinary charges within the same cities boroughes and townes corporate and to furnyshe the kyng and queenes maiestyes with numbres of able persons like as they heretofore haue done in times past in tymes of warre Be it therfore enacted by our soueraygne Lord and Ladye the kyng and Quene the lordes spirituall and temporal and the commons in this present parlyament assembled and by thauctoryty of same that any person or persons which do nowe inhabite dwell or hereafter shal inhabite or dwel in the country any wher or countye with in thys realme of Englande out of any of the sayd cities boroughes townes corporate or market townes from after the feast of S. Michael tharchangel next commyng shall not sell or cause to be sold by retayle any wollen cloth linnen cloth haberdashe wares grocery wares marcery wares at or within any of the sayd cities boroughes townes corporat or market townes or with in the suburbes or liberties of the sayde cities boroughes townes corporat market townes within the sayd realme of England except it be in open fayres vpon payne to forfeyt lose for euery time so offending the summe of .vi. s. viii d. the whole wares so solde profered and offered to be sold contrary to the forme entente and effect of thys present act as aboue is sayd the one moyte of al whiche forfeytures to be to the vse of our sayâ— soue raygne lorde and ladye the kynge and quenes maiesties and the other halfe to hym or them that shal sease and sue for the same in any of the kynge and queenes courtes of recorde by byl playnt action of debt information or otherwyse wherin no essoygne proteccion or wager of law shal be allowed Prouided alway that this acte shall not in any wyse extende nor be hurtful to any person or persons that bryng any of the sayd wollen cloth liâ—en cloth haberdash grocerye mercery ware or wares to any of the sayd 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 theÌ„ may lawfully sel the same in as large and ample maner forme and condition by whole sale in grosse not by retayle as they and euery of them might haue done at any tyme or tymes before the makyng of thys acte Anye thinge herein to the contrary not withstandinge Prouided alway that thys present acte shall not extende to anye person or persons that now dwel or inhabite in the couÌ„try or herafter shal dwel or inhabite out of any of the sayd cities borowes townes corporate or market townes but that they and euerye of them at any tyme hereafter when they or any of them shal be fre of any the guyldes libertyes of any the sayd cities borowes townes corporate or market towns and dwel or inhabite within any of the same cities borowes townes corporate or markette townes that they and euery of them so beyng free shal and may sel or cause to be solde any of the wares aforsayd by retayle in as ample and large maner as they and euery of them might haue done beyng free of the sayde cities borowes and townes aâ—oresayd before the makyng of thys acte Any clause or article in thys act to the contrarye notwithstandynge Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by thauetoritye aforesaid that it shal be laweful to al persons to sell or cause to be solde by retayle or otherwyse al maner of cloth linnen or wollen of their owne making in euery city borough towne corporat and market towne within the realme as frelye and francklye as they might haue done before the makyng of thys acte Any thynge in the same conteyned to the contrary hereof notwithstandyng Prouided alway that thys act or any thyng therein conteyned shal not be preiudicial or hurtfull to the liberties and priuileges of the vniuersities of Cambridge and Oxford or eyther of them Any thyng in thys act heretofore mencioned to the contrary notwithstandynge ¶ An acte repealyng all Statutes articles and prouisions made agaynâ—t the Sea Apostolike of Rome synce the .xx. yeare of kyng Henry the eyght and also for the establishment of al spiritual and ecclesistical possessions and hereditamentes conueyed to the laytie ¶ The eyght Chapter VVHere as synce the .xx. yere of kynge Henry theight of famous memory father vnto youre maiestie our most naturall soueraygne and gratious Lady and Queene muche false and erronious doctryne hath bene taught preached written partly by dyuers the natural borne subiectes of this realme partely beyng brought in hether from sondry other forreyne countryes hath bene sowen spred abroad within the same By reason wherof aswel the spiritualtie as the temporaltie of your highnes realmes and dominions haue swerued from the obedience of the sea Aposto lyke and declined from the vnitie of Christes churche and so haue continued vntyl such time as your maiestye beyng fyrste reysed vp by god and set in the seate Royall ouer vs and then by hys deuine gratious prouidence knit in mariage with the moste noble vertuous prynce the kyng oure soueraygne lorde youre husbande the Popes holynes and the Sea apostolyke sent hyther vnto your maiestyes as vnto persons vndefiled by gods goodnes preserued from the common infection aforesayd and to the whole realme the moste reuerende father in God the lorde Cardinall Poole Legate de latere to cal vs home agayne into the ryght way from whence we haue al thys long while waÌ„dred and strayed abrode And we after sundrye longe and greuous plagues and calamities seynge by the goodnes of god our owne errours haue knowledged the same vnto the sayd mooste reuerend father and by hym haue bene and are the rather at the contemplacion of your maiestyes receyued embraced into the vnitie and bosome of Christes church and vpon our humble
the sayd issue or issues to bee borne as is aforesayd vpon which our suit being of his said maiestie most graciously accepted It hath pleased his highnes not onely to declare that like as for the fyrst part his maiestie verely trusteth y◠almighty God who hath hetherto preserued the quenes maiestie to giue this realme so good an hope of certayne successiō in the blud roial of the same realme wil assest her highnes with his graces benedictions to see the frute of her bodye wel broughte forth lyue and able to gouerne where of nether all this realme ne al the world besides shold or coulde receaue more cōforte then his maiestie shuld wold Yet yf such chaunce shuld happen his maiestie at our humble desirs is pleased and contented not alonely to except and take vpō him the cure and charg of the education rule ordre and gouernemēt of such issues as of this most happy mariage shal be borne betwene the quenes highnes and him but also during the time of such gouernment wold by alwayes and meanes study trauayle and employe himselfe to aduaunce the weale bothe publique and priuate of this realme dominions there vnto belongyng accordyng to the said trust in his maiestie reposed with no lesse good wyll and affection then yf hys hyghnes had byn naturally borne amongest vs. In consideration wherof be ir enacted by the kyng and the queenes most excellent maiesties by thassente of the Lordes spirituall temporall and the commons of this present Parliament assembled and by thauctoritie of the same ▪ that yf it shal so please God to call the quenes maiestie out of this present lyfe which god forbydde before the issue of her body inheritable to the crowne of this realme if it be male shal accomplishe the age of .xviii. yeares or if it be female before it shal be of the age of .xv. yeares and not maryed after the age of consent and before the sayd age of .xv. yeares That then immedialy after and from the deceasse of our sayd Soueraygne Lady the quene the kinges maiestie that now is shall haue the rule order education and gouernemente of the person of suche issue or issues and the rule ordre and gouernement vnder suche issue or issues of thys realme and the dominions to the same belongyng vntyl the same issue or issues inheritable to the imperial croune of this realme yf it bee male shall accomplyshe the full age of eightene yeares and if it be female vntyll such issue female shall accomplyshe the age of fiuetene yeares and be maried after the age of consēt and before the said age of fiuetene yeares if the sayd issue or issues oure sayd soueraigne Lord the kyng shall so longe liue together and that durynge by all the tyme of such gouernement all and euerye the pactes couenauntes articles and agrementes mencioned and comprised in the treatises and act of Parliament and euery of them made and concluded for and concernyng the honourable mariage had and cōsummate betwene the Kyng and Quenes Matesties which on the behalfe of his Maiestie bene to be obserued perfourmed kepte shal after the deceasse of the Quenes Maiestie durynge the time of the sayd gouernement remaine continue and be in as good ful force strength and effecte to all intentes and purposes as they were at any tyme duryng the sayde Mariage or nowe bene as if they were newly by apte wordes termes and sentēces inserted and rehersed in this present Acte and newly made and enacted to stand remaine continue and to be obserued and kept durynge the tyme of the said gouernement and shal be by his Maiestie duryng the sayde time inuiolably obserued perfourmed mainteined and vpholden in suche sorte and in as full large and ample maner to all respectes as they should and ought to be duryng the tyme of the sayde mariage or after and his highnes and the Quenes most excellent Maiestie are pleased and contented that it be enacted by this present Parliament that nothynge shal be done permitted or assented vnto by his Maieiestie to the contrary And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayd that if any person or persones duryng the tyme that our sayd soueraigne lord the kyng that nowe is shall and ought to haue the ordre rule educacion gouernement of such issue or issues beyng kynge or Queene of thys realme accordyng to the ordre and prouision aforesayd maliciously aduisedly and directely biwritynge prynting ouert dede or acte dooe compasse attempte and go aboute to destroye the person of our said soueraygne lorde or do depriue or remoue his sayd highnes from the order rule education and gouernemente of the same issue or issues beyng Kyng or quene of this realme contrary to the tenoure entent and true meaning of this present acte that then euery such person or persones so offendyng their procurers and abettours beyng thereof lawfully conuicte or attainted by the lawes of this realme shal be demed and adiudged high Traitours And that all and euery such offence and offences shal be demed and adiudged hygh treason And the offendour and offendours therein their procurers counsaylours and abbettours shall incure the daūgers forfeytures and penalties of hygh treason And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayd that al trials hereafter to be had awarded or made for any treason shal be had vsed onely according to the due order course of the cōmon lawes of this realme and not otherwyse Sauynge to euery person persones bodyes poytyke and corporate their heires and successours other then the offendours and their heires and such person persones as clayme to any of their vses al such ryghtes titles interesses possessions leasses rentes reuertions offyces other profites whych they or any of them shall haue at the daye of the committing such treasones or at any tyme afore in as large ample maner as if this acte had neuer bene had nor made Prouyded alwayes and be it declared and enacted by thauctoritie aforesayde that conceylement or kepyng secret of any high treson be demed and taken onely misprisyon of treason the offēders therein to forfeite and suffer as in cases of misprision of treason hath heretofore bene vsed Any thynge aboue mencioned to the contrarye notwithstandyng Prouyded also that yf it shall fortune hereafter any of the peares of this realme to be indicted of any of the offences made treason or misprision of treason by thys acte that then the same pares or peare so beyng indicted shal be put to aunswere vnto euery suche endictement before the high stewarde of Englande for the tyme beyng and to haue his and their triall by his and their peares and to receaue and haue such like iudgement vpon the same tryal of his or their peares or making open confession of the same offence or offences as is vsed in other cases of hygh treason And it is further enacted by thauctoritie aforesayde that no person or persones shall in
for euery moneth that he shal lacke such deputie or deputies shall forfeyte for euerye suche offence fyue poundes the one halfe of whych forfaytures shal be to the king Quenes highnes her heires and successours the other halfe to him that wyll sue for the same by byll playnt information or action of debt in any the kynge and quenes courtes of recorde in which no essoygne protection nor wager of lawe shal be admitted ¶ An Acte appointing in order to iustices of peace touching the baylment of prisoners ¶ The .xiii. Chapiter WHere in the parliament holden at Westminster in the. iii yeare of the reigne of the noble prynce king Henrye the seuenth it was among other thinges ordeyned enated that no prisoner arrested for felony should be letteâ— to bayle or mainepryce by any one Iustice of peace but by the hole Iustices or at least by two of theÌ„ whereof one to be of the Querum Since the making of which estatute one Iustice of peace in the name of hym selfe and one other of the Iustices his coÌ„pagnion not makyng the sayd Iustice partie nor priuie vnto the case where fore 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 repleuisable by the lawes of this realme yet the rather to hyde their affections in that behalfe haue signified the cause of theyr apprehension to be put onely for suspition of felony wherby the sayd offendours hath escaped vnpunyshed and do dayly to the high displeasure of almightie God the greate peril of the kyng and Quenes true subiectes and encoragement of all theues and euill doers For reformation wherof be it ordeined and enacted by the king and Quenes maiesties the lordes spirituall 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 commyng no Iustice or Iustices of peace shall let to baile or mainepryce anye such person or persones whych 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 replâ—ued or bailed by the estatute of Westmin prymer made in the parliamente holden in the thyrde yeare of the reygne of kyng Edwarde the first And furthermore that any person or persones arrested for manslaughter or felony or suspectioÌ„ of manslaughter or felony beyng bayleable by the lawe shal not after the sayd fyrst day of Apryll be lette to bayle or mayneprise by anye Iustices of peace if it be not in opeÌ„ 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 said bailmeÌ„t or main pryce which hailement or mainprice they shall certifie in writynge subscribed or sygned with their owne handes at the next generall goale deliuery to be holden within the countie where the sayd person or person shal be arrested or suspected And that the sayde Iustices or one of them being of the Quorum when any such prisoner is brought before them for any manslaughter or felonye before anye baylement or maynepryce shall take the examination of the said prâ—soner and information of them that brynges him of the facte circumstaunces thereof the same or asmuch therof as shal be materiall to proue the felonye shall put in wrytynge before they make the same bailement whiche sayd examination together with the sayde baylement the sayd Iustices shall certifie at the next general goale delyuery to be holden within the lymittes of theyr commission and that euery Coroner vpon any inquisition before hym found wherby any persoÌ„ or persons shal be in dicte for murther or maÌ„slaughter or as accessary or accessaries to the same before the murder or man slaughter committed shal put in wrytyng the effect of the euidence geuen to the Iurye before him beyng materiall and aswell the said Iustiâ—es as the sayd Coroner shal haue aucthoritie by this acte to bind al such bi recognisaunce or obligation as do declare any thing material to proue the said murder or manslaughter offences or fellonies or to be accessary or accessaries to the same as is aforesaid to appeare at the next general goall deliuery to be holden within the Countie citie or towne corporat wher the triall therof shal be then and ther to geue euidence against the partie so indicted at the tyme of his triall shall certifye aswell the same euydence as suche bonde and bondes in wryting as he shal take together with the inquisition or indictment before him taken and founde at or before the tyme of his sayd tryall therof to be had or made And lykewyse the sayd Iustices shall certifye all and euery suche bonde taken before theym 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 thing contrary to the true intente and meaning of this present acte That then the Iustices of gaole delyuery of the Shire citie towne or place where suche offence shall happen to be committed vpoÌ„ due profe therof by examination before them shall for euery such offence set suche fyne on euerye of the same Iustices of peace and Coroner as the same Iustices oâ— gaole deliuery shall thynke me te 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 thauctoritye aforesayd that Iustices of peace Coroners within the cytye of London and the countye of Middelsex and in other cities boroughes townes corporat wythin this realme and Wales shall within their seuerall iurisdictions haue auctorytye to let to bayle fellons and prisonners in such maner and forme as they haue bene heretofore accustomed thys act or any thinge therein conteyned to the contrarye notwithstandyng And also shal take examinations and bondes as is aforesayd vpon euerye 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 deliuerye to be holden within the shyre citie borough or towne where their seueral iurisdictions extendeth vpon like payne and forfeyture as is before limitted in thys present act And be it also enacted by the auctorytye aforesayd that no writers of Habeas corâ—us or Certiorary shal be hereafter graunted to remoue anye prysoner out of any gaole or to remoue anye recognisaunce excepte the same writtes be sygned with the proper handes of the chiefe Iustice or in his absence one of the Iustices of the court out of whyche the same writtes shal be awarded or made vppon payne that he that writeth anye suche writtes not beyng signed as is aforesayde to forfayt to our sayd soueraygne lord the kyng and the
Marchers vnder common maynpryce suerty of apparaunce and haue had the forfeytures thereof which for euer from after the feast of al sainctes then next ensuinge the sayd parliament should vtterlye sease be determined It was enacted that after the said feast of al saynctes euery lay temporall person theÌ„ beyng alord Marcher should haue the moyte or halfe of euery forfeiture of al and euery common mainprice recognisance for the peace or apparance forfeited by any of their tenantes inhabiting within any of their lordships marchers they to be payed the same moytie or halfe by the handes of the shyreffe of euery of the counties where such for feyture shal be yf the shyriff can leuie the same and the same shyriffe to accompt to our sayd late soueraygne lord the kynge for the other half or moytie in such excheker as thei can be accoÌ„tant And further it was enacted by thauctoritie aforesayde that all and euery lay temporal person or persons then being lords marchers and hauing any lordships marchers or lordshyps royal should from and after the sayd feast of al sayntes haue al such myses and profites of their tenantes as thei haue had or vsed to haue at the first entrye into theyr landes in tymes past And also should haue hold kepe with in the precinct of their lordshippes courtes Baron courtes lete and lawdayes and al and euery thing to the said courtes belonging and also shuld haue within the precinct of their said lordshyps or lawday wayf strayf infangthefe outfangthefe treasure trouie deodandes goodes cattels of fellons and of persons coÌ„dempned or outlawed of fellony or murther put in exigent for fellony or murther and also wrecke de mer wharfage and customes oâ— straungers as thei haue haue had in tyme past as though such priuileges graunted vnto theÌ„ by poynt of charter any thing in that acte to the contrary notwythstanding as in the sayd act of parliament more at large it may apeare And for asmuch as bishops and other ecclesiastical persons beynge lordes marcheâ—s hauing the like liberties casualties profyttes commodities within their lordships marchers lordshyps royal within the sayd dominion or principalitie of Wales wer not prouided for by the expresse letter of the sayde statute in lyke sort as the laye and temporal lordes marchers were but rather of purpose as it shoulde seme forgotten and left out of the sayde acte agaynst all reason and good equitie And forasmuch also as the heyres and successors of the lay temporallordes marchers then being were not prouided for by the limitation and expresse wordes of the sayd act aswel as theyr auncesters predecessors were as reason wold thei shuld haue ben It may please your maiesties of your most gracious fauoure and benignitie at the humble suit and supplication of your sayd faythfull subiectes the lordes marchers that now are in the sayd dominion of Wales both spiritual temporal to graunt that it maye by thassent of the lords spiritual and temporal and the commons in this present parliament assembled be ordeyned established and enacted by thaue torytye of thys present parliameÌ„t that aswel your said spiritual ecclesiastical subiectes lordes marchers nowe hauinge lordships marchers or lordships royal in Wales aforesayde theyr successors and the successours of euery of them as also the heyres and successours of the lordes temporal marchers that then were or nowe be and the heyres or successours of euery of them being or which hereafter shal be â—ordes marchers within their lordships marchers and lordshyps royal in the dominion or principalitie of Wales shal haue and enioye to them to their heires successors respectiuely and seuerally for euer the moytie half of euery forfeyture of al euery coÌ„mon mainprice recognisaÌ„ce for the peaâ—e or apparance forfeyted by anye theyr tenaÌ„tes inhabiting wtin any of their lordships marchers or lordships royal they to be payd the same moytie or halfe by the handes of the shyriffe of the countie for the time beyng after suche forme sorâ—â— as the sayd lay or temporal lords marchers haue bene or ought to haue bene payed the same by force of the sayde Sta tute And further shal haue all such mises profites of their tenanâ—es as the lords marchers spiritual or temporal respectiuely or seuerallye had or vsed to haue at theyr fyrst entry into their laÌ„des in tymes past before the making of the said act or statute And also shal haue hold kepe within the precinct of their said lordships al such courtes baron courtes lete lawdayes al and euery thing and thinges to the same courtes belonging also shal haue within the precincte of theyr sayd seuerall lordships or lawdayes al suche waif strayf infang thefe out fang thefe treasure trouis deodandes goodes cattels offellons of persons condempned or outlawed of fellony or murther put in exigent for fellony or murther and also al such wrecke demer whaâ—fage and customes of straungers as the lordes Marchers spirituall and temporal respectiuely and seuerally had vsed in tymes past before the makyng of the sayd statute ¶ An act for the continuaunce of certayne statutes Cap. xvi WHer in the parliament begon holden at London the .iij. daye of Nouember in the .xxi. yeare of the raygne of oure most dread soueraigne lord of most famous memory king Henry theyght from thence adiourned to Westm and there holden continued by diuers prorogations vnto the dissolution therof one act was made and established for the restrainte of cariage conueynge of horses mares out of this realme also one other acte was there made for the true windinge of wolles and one other act was there made to restraine killyng of wailinges bullockes stieres heyfers being vnder thage of .ii. yeres which sayde seueral actes were then made to endure continue to the next parliament as by the said seueral actes more playnly appeareth And wher also in the sayd parliament one other act was made established for attaintes to be sued for the punishment of periury vpon vntrue verdites which actes last before reherseb were then made ordeyned to coÌ„tinue endure to the last day of the next parliameÌ„t as by the same act more playnly at large is shewed may apeare And wher also in the parliament begon holden at Westm theyght day of Iune in the xxviii yere of the raygne of our sayd most drad soueraigne lord king Henry the .viii. ther continued kepte vnto the dissolution therof â—t was ordeyned enacted that al singuler the said actes aboue remembred euery of them should continue endure in their force strength also be obserued kept vntyl the last day of the next parliament as by the same act amonges other things therin conteyned more playnly appeareth And where also in the parliament begon holden at West the xxviii day of Apryl in the .xxxi. yere of the raygne of
HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE Anno Primo secundo Philippi Mariae ACTES made at a Parliament begon and holdē at Westminster the .xij. daye of Nouember in the fyrste and seconde yeare of the reigne of our soueraygne Lorde and Lady Philip and Mary by the grace of God kinge Quene of England Fraunce Naples Ierusalem and Ireland defendours of the fayth Princes of Spayne and Cycilie Archedukes of Austria dukes of Myllayn Burgondie and Braband counties of Haspurge Flaūders and Tyroll and there continued and kept to the dissolution of the same beynge the .xvi. day of Ianuarye then next ensuynge were enacted as foloweth Cum priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis The Table AN act touchyng letters patentes and other writynges to be sygned by the quenes Maiestie Ca. i. An act for the reformation of excesse in apparel Cap. ii An act against seditious wordes and rumours cap. iii. An act for the punishment of certayne persons callinge themselues Egiptians Cap. iiii An acte to restrayne caryinge of corne victuals and woode ouer the Sea Cap. v. An act for the reuiuynge of three estatutes made the punyshement of heresyes Cap. vi An act that persons dwellyng in the countrey shall not sell dyuers wares in cytyes and Townes corporate by retayle Cap. vii An act repealing al statutes articles and prouisions made agaynst the sea apostolyke of Rome synce the twenty yeare of kynge Henry theyght and also for the establishemēt of al spiritual ecclesiastical possessions and hereditamentes conueyed to the laytye Cap. viii An act for the punishment of trayterous words agaynst the quenes maiesty Cap. ix An act wherby certayne offences be made treasons and also for the gouernement of the kynges and Quenes Maiestyes issue Cap. x. An act for the punishment of bryngynge in of counterfeyt coyne of forreyne realmes being curraunte within this realme Cap. xi An acte touching the impoundyng of distresses Cap. xii An act appoyntyng in order to Iustyces of peace touchyng the bailement of prysoners Cap xiii An act for the makyng of russels satens sattens reuerses and fustian of Naples in Norwyche Cap. xiiii An acte to confirme the liberties of the lord Marchers in Wales Cap. xv An act for the continuaunce of certayne statutes Cap. xvi An act touching leases hereafter to be made by certayne spirituall persons Cap. xvii ¶ An act touchynge letters patentes and other writinges to be signed by the Quenes maiestie ¶ The fyrst Chapter WHere in the Parlymente begonne and holden at Westminster the seconde day of Apryl in the fyrst yere of the reygne of our mooste dreade and gracious Soueraygne Ladye the Queenes maiestye and there cōtinued kept til the dissolutiō of the same being the fift day of May thē next folowing one acte was made touchinge the articles of her highnes most noble mariage In y◠which act amōgest other thinges it was enacted ordred established by thauctority of the said parliament that all and singuler giftes grauntes letters patentes exchanges confirmations leases and other writinges which after the sayd mariage and during the same should passe and be made of any benefices offices landes reuenues and fruites or of any of them should be intiteled and made in the names of our Soueraigne Lord the king and of her most excellent highnes whether his Maiesty should be present within the realmes and dominions of her highnes or wtin any of them or absent An◠that the same giftes grantes letters patentes eschanges confirmations leases and other writynges so sette forth and made should be sealed and firmed with the signe manuel of her highnes and the same so signed sealed with the great seale of this realme or with such seale as hath bene accustomed should be by thauctoritie of the said parliament demed adiudged declared and pronounced to be as good perfect and of like force strength effect in the lawe to al intentes constructions and purposes against our sayd Soueraigne Lord and Lady the king and the Queenes maiestyes and her highnes heires and successours as yf her maiestye had bene at the tyme of the making therof sole and vnmaried and that al giftes grauntes letters patentes eschaunges confirmatiōs leases and other writinges which after the sayde mariage and during the time of the same should passe and be made of the said be nefices offices landes reuenues and fruites or of any of thē wher vnto the signe manuell of her highnes shoulde not be sette made or put shal be by thaucthoritye of the sayde parliament from to tyme demed adiudged accepted taken and decreed to be of no force ne effect but vtterly frustrate and boyde in the lawe to all ententes con structions and purposes the sayd mariage or any law vsage or custome to the contrary in any wise not withstanding as by the sayde act more at large doth appeare Sithence the making of which Statute and the solemnisation of the sayd mariage the queenes most excellent maiestye hath bene greatly molested greued and troubled with oftē signing of letters patentes giftes grauntes eschaunges leases and other writynges concerning and touchinge benefices offices landes reuenues and fruites made and graunted by and from our sayd soueraygne lord the kynge and her highnes to sundrye of their most louynge subiectes to whome also it hath bene and is no smal charge to attēde vntyl such tyme as they may procure and obteyne the signe manuel of her highnes vnto their sayd letters patentes giftes grauntes eschaunges confirmations and leases without which signe the same are vtterly voyde by force of the sayd statute to the great daūger losse and vtter vndoing of diuers persons that haue lately bought purchased or obtayned of our sayd soueraigne Lord and Lady the kyng and Quenes maiesties diuers landes tenementes and other hereditamentes to their great costes and charges For remedy wherof be it enacted by the auctoritie of this present parliament that the sayde braunche or article touchinge or concernyng only the signing of letters patentes giftes grauntes eschaūges confirmations leases or of other writynges for any landes benefices offices reuenues fruites or other hereditamentes shall be from henceforth clearely repelled and made frustrate and voyde to al intentes and purposes And be it further enacted by auctoritie of this present parliamēt that al and singuler letters patentes touching or concernyng anye gift grannte eschaunge confirmation lease or other writynge the whiche sithence the sayde mariage hath passed and be made of any benefices offices manours landes tenementes renenus fruites liberties or other hereditamentes or of anye of them in the names of our most dread Soueraygne Lorde and Ladye the kynge and the Quenes maiesties the waraunt or writyng or warauntes or wrytynges wherof being signed with her highnes signe manuel in such fourme order and degre as the same heretofore haue bene accustomed to be signed when her high nes was sole and vnmaryed shal be by auctoritie of this present parliament of the same like force strength and effecte in the lawe
submission promise made for a declaration of oure repentaunce to repeale and abrogate such actes and statutes as had bene made in parliament synce the sayd .xx. yere of the sayd kyng Henry theyght agaynst the supremacy of the Sea apostolyke as in our submission exhibited to the sayd moste reuerende father in God by your maiestyes appeareth The tenor wherof ensueth We the lordes spiritual and temporall and the commons assembled in thys 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 sayd body vniuersally in this our supplication directed to your maiestyes with most humble suit that it may by your graces intercession meane be exhibited to the most reuerende father in God the lorde cardynall Poole Legate sent speciallye hyther from our mooste holye father Pope Iuly the thyrd and the Sea apostolyke of Rome do declare our selues very sory and repentaunte of the scisme and disobedience committed in thys realme dominions aforesayd against the sayd Sea apostolike eyther by making agreing or execâ—yng any lawes ordinaunces or commaundementes agaynst the supremacy of the sayd sea or other wyse doyng or speakyng that might impugne the same offerynge ourselues promysing by thys our supplication that for a token knowledge of our sayd repentaunce we be shal be alwayes ready vnder and with thauctorities of your maiesties to the vttermost of our powers to do that shall lye in vs for the abrogation and repealyng of the sayde lawes and ordinances in this present parlyament aswel for our selues as for the whole bodye whome we represente whervpon we most humblye desyre your maiestyes as personages vndefiled in th offence of hys body towardes the sayd Sea whych neuertheles god by hys prouidence hath made subiect to you so to set forth this our most humble suyte that we may obtayne from the Sea apostolyke by the sayde most reuerend father aswell perticulerly as generally absolution release and discharge from al daunger of such censures and sentences as by the lawes of the churche we be fallen into And that we may as children repentaunt be receiued into the bosome and vnitie of Christes churche so as this noble realme with al the membres therof may in this vnitie and perfect obedience to the Sea apostolyke and Popes for the tyme beynge serue god and your maiesties to the furtherance and aduauncemeÌ„t of his honor and glory We are at the intercession of your maiesties by thauctoritye of our holy father Pope Iuly the thyrd and of the Sea apostolike assoiled discharged and deliuered from excommunication interdictions and other censures ecclesiastical which hath hanged ouer our heades for our sayde defaultes synce the tyme of the sayde scisme mencioned in our supplication The whyche tyme the sayde lorde Legate and we do al declare recognise and meane by thys act to be onely synce the .xx. year of the raigne of your most noble father kyng Henry the eyght It maye now lyke your maiesties that for the accomplishment of our promyse made in the sayde supplication that is to repeale al lawes statutes mode contrarye to the sayde supremacy and Sea apostolyke durynge the sayd scisme the whych is to be vnderstande synce the .xx. yere of the raygne of the sayd late kyng Henry theyght and so the sayde lorde Legate doth accept and recognise the same Where in the parliament begonne and holden at Westminster in the .xxi. yere of the raygne of the late kynge of most famous memory kyng Henry theyght one act was then and there made agaynst pluralities of benefices for takynge of farmes by spiritual men and for none residence in the which act amongest other thynges it was ordeyned and enacted that yf any person or persons at any tyme after the fyrst day of Apryll in the yere of our Lord God a thousand fyue hundred and thirtye contrary to the same act should procure and obteyne at the court of Rome or els where anye lycence or lycences vnion tolleration or dispensation 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 in execution any such licence tolleration or dispensation before the tyme obteyned contrary to the sayd acte that then euerye such person or persons so after the sayd day suyng for himselfe or receauynge takyng such benefice by force of such lycence or lycences vnion tolleration or dispensation that is to saye the same person or persons only and no nother should for euery such defaulte incurre the danger payne and penaltie of .xx. li. sterl and should also lose the whole profytes of euery such 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 dyd procure or obteyne at the court of Rome or els where anye maner of lycence or dispensation to be none resideÌ„ce at their dignities prebend or benefices coÌ„trary to the sayd acte that then euerye suche person or persons puttynge in execution any suche dispensation or licence for him selfe from the sayd fyrst daye of Apryll in the sayde yeare of our Lord God a M. fyue hundred and thirtye should runne and encurre in the penalty damage and payne of .xx. li. ster for euery tyme so doinge to be forfeyted and recouered as by the sayd act is declared And yet suche licence or dispensation so procured or to be put in execution to bee voyde and of none effecte as by the same acte more playnely it doth and may appeare Be it enacted by thauctoritye of thys present parlyament that asmuch only of the sayd act as concerneth the articles and clauses aforesayd and al and euery the wordes and sentences conteyned in the sayd act concernynge the sayde articles and clauses and euerye of them shal from hence forth be repealed adnulled reuoked adnihilated and vtterly made voyde for euer Any thyng in the sayde act to the contrary in any wyse notwythstandyng And where also at the session of the same parliament holden vpon prorogation in the .xxiii. yere of the raygne of the sayde late kynge Henry theyght one act intituled the act that no person shal be cited out of the diocesse where he or she dwelleth except in certaine caces And where also at the sayd parliament in the session holdeÌ„ at Westminster vpon prorogacion the .xxiiii. yere 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 pursued to the sea of Rome should not from hence forth be had nor vsed but within this realme And wher also at the sayd parliament holdeÌ„ at Westminster in the .xxi. yere of the raygne of the sayd late kynge Henry the eyght and there continued by diuers prorogations vntyl the .xxiiii. daye of
of them or in any wyse concernyng any â—annours landes tenementes profites coÌ„modities hereditamentes or other the thynges before specified to the said king Henry theyght or kynge Edwarde the â—yâ—t or either of them or any other person or persones or body politike or corporate and euery of them and all and euery writinge dede and instrument concerning 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 could haue bene by the lawes and statutes of this realme in case this present acte had neuer bene had ne made And that al feoffamentes fynes surrenders forfaytures assuraunces conueyaunces estates and interestes in any wyse conueied had or made to our sayd late soueraygne lord king Henry theight or to our said late soueraigne Lord king Edward the sixt or eyther of them or to any other person or persoÌ„es bodies politike or corporate or to any of them by dede or dedes act or actes of Parliament or otherwise of any the scites mannours landes tenementes possessioÌ„s profites commodities or hereditamentes of any the sayd archebisshoprikes Bisshoprikes late monasteries priories nonneries commaundries deaueries houses of fryars colleges chaunteries hospitalles prebendes free chappeles or of any mannours landes tenementes reuertions seruices tithes pentions portioÌ„s annuities or of any other hereditamentes of by or from any ecclesiastical or spiritual person or persons or by or froÌ„ any spiritual or ecclesiastical corporation or body politike shal be as good auailable in the law to al intentes constructioÌ„s purposes as they were by the lawes statutes of this realme standing in force before the first day of this present parliament And that the same may and shal be pleaded aleged takeÌ„ aduauntage of in such sort and to such effect as they shoulde could or might haue beâ— by the lawes and statutes of this realme standing in force before the said first day of this present parliament And that all and euery clause and article of sauing conteined in all and euery the sayd actes and statutes shall stand remaine and be in such force strength and effecte as they were before the sayde fyrste day of this present parliament Any thynge conteined in this preseÌ„t acte to the contrary in any wyse notwithstanding And that it maye be in like maner enacted by aucthoritie aforesaid that whosoeuer shal bi any processe obteined out of any ecclesiastical court within this realme or without or by precence of any spiritual iurisdiction or otherwyse contrary to the lawes of this realme inquiet or molest any person or persones or bodye politike for any of the saide manours landes tenementes hereditamentes or thynges aboue specified contrary to the wordes sentences and meaninge of this act shall incurre the daunger of the acte of preminire made in the .xvi. yere of kyng Richarde the second and shall suffer incur the forfeytures and paynes conteined in the same Prouyded alway that it shall and may be lefull to anye persoÌ„ or persones body politike and corporate to sue in any competent ecclesiastical or spiritual court within this realme for tythes rightes dueties that they or any of them shall pretend to haue of or out of any the sayd mannours landes tenementes other the premisses and to haue full and perfect remedy for the same in suche maner fourme as they or any of them might or ought to haue done or had by the lawes Statutes of this realme before the making of this Acte and as though this act had neuer ben had or made And that it may be further prouided and enacted bi thauctoritie aforesayd that albeit the title or stile of supremacy or supreame hed of the churche of England and of Irelande or eyther of them neuer was ne coulde be instly or lawefullye attributed or knowledged to any kynge or Soueraygne gouernoure of this realme nor in anye wyse could or might ryghtfully iustlye or lawefully by any kynge or Soueraigne gouernoure of thys realme be claymed chalenged or vsed Yet forasmuch as the sayd tytle and style sithens the third day of Nouember in the .xxvi. yeare of the reigne of the sayd kinge Henry theight hath bene vsed and is meÌ„tioned and conteined in diuers and fondry wrytes letters patentes recordes exemplificatyous court rolles Charters dedes instrumentes euidences bokes and writinges It shal be lawfull aswell to and for youre maiesties and your soueraygne ladies heyres and successours as to and for euery other person and persons and bodies politike corporate at all tyme and times hereafter to haue retayne and kepe the sayde wryttes letters 〈◊〉 recordes exemplifications court rolles Charters dedes instrumentes euidences bokes and wrytynges â–ª and them to shewe exhiâ—ite vse alledge and pleade in all tymes places requisite or nedefull without any daunger penaltie losse for feyture trouble veâ—ation or â—â—peachement for the same any thing in this acte or many other 〈…〉 or â—â—tes to the contrary thereof in anywyse notwithstandyng And where your hyghnes Soueraygne Lady â–ª synce your coÌ„ming to the crowne of this realme of a good and ChrysteÌ„ conscience omit ted to wryte the sayd Style of Supremacye specified in one Act made in the parliament holden at Westminster by prorogatioÌ„ in the xxxv yeare of the raygne of youre late father king Henry theyghte aswell in gyftes grauntes letters patentes as in commissions and other wrytinges and also other haue in theyr wrytynges done the same aswell in your tyme as before And forasmuch as notwithstaÌ„dyng any lawe made concernyng the sayde Style of Supremacye it was in the free choyse libertie and pleasure of the kynge of thys realme and of your hyghnes whether ye woulde expresse the same in the sayde Style or not Be it therefore declared and enacted by aucthoritie of this present parliament that all grauntes letters patentes commissions indite 〈…〉 entes recordes and writinges made in youre oure Soueraygne Ladyes name or in the names of yours Soueraygne Lord Lady or any other wherein the sayd Style of Supremacy is omitted is and shal be to all intentes and purposes as good and effectual as yâ— the same had bene therein expressed may be deteined kept pleaded and alleged without any daunger paine penaltie or forfaiture to ensue to any person or persons or body politike for or coÌ„cerninge the omission of the same Style or any parte therof in any such writinges that no person ne persons shal be impeached molested or dampnyfyed for or by reason of any such omission And where in an acte of parliament made since the sayd .xx. yere of Kyng Henry theyght all Bulles dispensâ—tions and writynges which were before that time optained from the Sea of Rome shuld be voyde abolyshed and extinguished with a clause neuertheles that the matter of them by vertue of letters patentes from the king theÌ„ beyng should and myght be alleged pleeded and allowed as
if the same had not bene so abolyshed or extinguyshed Forasmuche as the sayd Acte is here before amongest other repealed and made voyde Be it therefore enacted by aucthoritie of this present parliamente that all Bulles dispensations and priuileges obteyned before the sayde .xx. yeare or at any tyme sythence or whych shal hereafter be opteined of the Sea of Rome not conteining matter contrarye or preiudicial to the aucthoritie dignitie or preheminence Royal or imperiall of the realme or to the lawes of this realme now being in force and not in this parliament repealed may be put in executyon vsed and alleged in anye courte within this realme or elles where whether the same remayne yet hole or can appeare to haue bene caÌ„celled in as vayleable and effectuall maner to all intents purposes as yf the sayd Acte had neuer bene had or made Anye obiection by pretence of extinguyshment or caÌ„cellyng of the sayde Bulles dispensations or priuileges or of any other matter or cause by the pretente of the lawes of this realme whatsoeuer in any wyse notwithstandyng And wher as by dissolution of monasteries and other religious houses certayne paryshe churches and chappeles which wer before exempte from the iurisdiction of the Archbyshop and byshop of the diocesse and by speciall exemption and priuelege from Rome were vnder the gouernement and order of the Abbotes and Prioures of those religious houses whych sayde churches by colour of the sayd exemptions be nowe of speciall graunt from Kyng Henry kynge Edwarde vnder the rule and gouernement and iurisdiction of teÌ„porall and laye men who can no more enioye that supremacye ouer those particuler churches then the king might ouer the hole realme Be it therefore enacted that all Archbyshoppes byshopes in their dioces and all other spirituall person and persones hauynge iurisdiction and their ministers and offycers and no laye person or persones in euery Churche and place within the precincte of the same beyng exempt or not exempte â—aye freely and without impedimeÌ„t execute their spirituall iurisdictioÌ„ in al pointes articles as though no such exemption or graunt had neuer bene made Prouyded alwaye and be it enacted that this act extend not to take awaye or diminyshe the priueleges of the vniuersitie of Cambrydge and Oxforde ne the priuileges or prerogatiues graunted heretofore to the churches of Westminster and Wyndesore ne the Tower of London ne preiudiciall to suche temporall Lordes and possessioners in this realme as by auncient custoÌ„â— haue enioyed probate of Testamentes of their tenauntes or other And forasmuch as after this reconsiliation and vnitie of this noble realme to the body of Christes church it is to be trusted that by the aboundaunce of Goddes mercy and grace deuotion shal encrese and growe in the hartes of many Subiects of this realme with desire to gyue bestow their worldly possessions for the resuscitating of almose prayer and example of good lyfe in this realme to thinteÌ„t such godly motions and purposes should be aduaunced Be it therefore enacted by the aucthoritie of this present parliameÌ„t that it shal be lawefull to suche as shal be sessed of any manours laÌ„ds tenementes personages tithes pencions portions or other hereditameÌ„tes whatsoeuer in fee symple in possession reuertioÌ„ or remaynder in their owne ryghtes not beyng coppy hold may therof make feoffamentes grauntes or any other assuraunces or by his last will and Testament in wryting may be queath and geue in fe symple al and euery the sayd manours laÌ„des tenementes personages tithes pencions portions or other hereditamentes to any spirituall body politike or corporate in this realme or dominions of the same nowe erected or founded or hereafter to be erected or founded withoute any lycence of mortmayne therein to be opteyned or any wrytte of ad quod dampnum to be sued out for the same the actes de terri ad manum mortuam non ponendis or any other acte or statute heretofore had or made in any wise notwithstanding Sauyng to the Lordes of the fee all rentes seruices dew or goyng out of any of the sayd land or tenements or hereditaments so to be amortized as is aforesayd Prouyded alway that this clause of this acte for geuing the libertie of or for the amortezing of landes or tenementes shall continue for and duryng the space of .xx. yeares nexte and immediatelye folowyng and no lenger And forasmuch as we your maiesties humble and obedient subiectes the lordes spirituall and temporall and commons in this present Parliament assembled neither by the making or deliuering of either the supplications aforesayde nor by any claufe article or sentence thereof or of any other clause article or sentence of this or any other Statute or any of the preamâ—â—es of the same made or agreed vpon in this session of this present parliameÌ„t by any maner of interpretation coÌ„struction implication or otherwise intende to derogate empaire or diminishe any of the prerogatiues liberties fraunchisies preheminences or iurisdictions of your Croune Imperiall of thys realme and other the dominious to the same belonging we do most humbly besech your maiesties that it maye be declared and ordeyned and be it enacted and declared by aucthoritie of this preseÌ„t parliament that neither the makyng exhibiting or insertinge in thys present statute or in the preambles of the same of the supplications or promys aforesayd or either of them nor any other thing or thinges wordes sentences clauses oâ—â—rticles in the preambles or body of the actes aforesayde â–ª shal be construed vnderstanded or expouÌ„ded to derogat diminishe or take away any the liberties â–ª priuileges prerogatiues preheminences auctorities or iurisdictions or any parte or percel therof which were in your imperial croune of this realme or dyd belong to your said imperiall croune the twenty yeare of the reigne of yours the Quenes maiesties moste noble father or anye other your most noble progenitours before the sayd tweÌ„tye yere the popes holines and Sea Apostolike to be restored and to haue and enioye such aucthoritie preheminence and iurisdiction as hys holines vsed and exercised or myght lawfully haue vsed and exercised biaucthoritie of his supremacie the said tweÌ„tie yere of the reign of the kynge your father within this your realme of Englande and other your Dominions without diminution or enlargement of the same and none other And the Ecclesiasticall iurisdiction of the Archebyshoppes Bishoppes and ordinaries to be in the same state for processe of suites punyshment of crimes and execution of censures of the churche wyth knowledge of causes belongyng to the same as large in these poyntes â–ª as the sayd iurisdiction was the sayde .xx. yeare Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayd that in and vpon euery such gyftes and deuyses to be made to such spirituall corporations or persones as is aforesaid the donor feoffer or diuisor thereof may reserue to hym â–ª and to his heires for euer a tenure in franke almaine or a tenure by diuine seruice
the sayd offences to ward there to remayne without bayle or mainprise vntil he shal be deliuered accordyng to this act Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by thauctorytye aforesayde that no maner of person or persons shal be molested or impeched for any of thoffeÌ„ces concerning speaking or reporting as is aforesayde oneles he or they be thereof accused and conuicted wythin thre monethes next after his or their sayd offence so committed or done And in case any person shal be imprysoned for any of the sayd offences concerning speakynge or reportyng and not therof conuicted within thre monethes next after his offence supposed to be by him done and coÌ„mitted that then the person so imprysoned shal be set at lyberty and no lenger deteyned in pryson Prouided also and be it enacted by auctoritie aforesayd that euerye suche Maiour Maiours Bayliffes and other heabe offycer and officers of cytyes borowes and townes corporate which haue or hereafter shall haue iurisdiction and auctoritie within the seueral limittes of thyr office or offices to hold and kepe sessions as iustice or iustices of the peace shal and maye by auctority hereof aswell arrest commit to ward all and euery person and persons beyng vehemently suspected of any of thoffences aforesaid as also to procede to the execution hearing determining of euery yâ— sayd offences and to see and make due execution therof according to the purporte meaninge and effecte of thys present acte Any thinge in the same act heretofore made to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouided alwayes that the sayd Iustice of peace aswel wythin liberties as without the which shall for any the offences aforesayd commit any person or persons towarde as is aforesayd shal wythin tenne dayes next after such committyng with one other Iustice wherof one of them to be of the Quorum directe theyr precepte to the Sheriâ—e or Sherifes of the countie where th offence shal be commited or to other ordinary officer if it be within any cyty or town corporate where the Sherife can not intromit commaunding him or them by the same impanel and retourne as they shal assigne .xxiiii. good and lawful men of hys or their bayliwike or bayliwikes to en quyre of the sayd offence or offences the whiche any such person or persons shal be so imprysoned for And thervpoÌ„ within one moueth after the date of the said precept to procede determine as aboue is expressed Euerye one of the same Iustices vppon payne of x.li to be payed to the kyng and Quenes hyghnesses as often as they shal be founden in defaulte of any the same Prouyded also and be it enacted that thys act shal be proclamed in al the shyres within thys realme before the .xij. day of February next commyng to thintent that al persons may haue notice therof and auoyd the peryl and daunger that myght ensue by offeâ—dyng agaynst the same And thys act to be only in force vntil the ende of the next parlyament and no longer Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by thauctorite aforesayde that none of the peares of thys realme shal be arested or imprisoned for any of the said offences but only by order or commaundement geuen from the kyng and quenes priuye counsayle or of the heyres of the quene and that the sayd peares and euery of them that shall hereafter fortune to be indicted of any thoffences aforesayd shal be tried by their peares as before hathe bene accustomed in cases of treason or fellonye ¶ An act for the punishement of certayne persons calling them selues Egiptians ¶ The fourth Chapter WHere in a parliament holden at Westminster in the .xxij. yere of the reygne of our late Soueraygne lorde kyng Henry theyght for the auoydinge banyshyng oute oâ— this realme of certaine outlaÌ„dishe people callynge them selues Egiptians vsing no craft nor feate of marchaundises for to liue by but going froÌ„ place to place in great companies vsyng great suttel crafty meanes to disceaue the kynges Subiectes bearing them in hand that they by palmestry could tel mens and womens fortune and so many times by craft and subteltie disceyue the people of their money and committed diuers great and heynous fellonyes and robberies to the great hurt disceyt of the people It was amongest other thinges then enacted that froÌ„ the tyme of the making of the sayde acte no suche personnes shouâ—de be suffered to come within this the kynges realme vpon payne of forfeyture to the kyng al their goodes and catels and then to be commaunded to auoyd the realme within .xv. dayes next after the commaundement vpon payne of imprisonment such persons callyng themselues Egiptians as then were within thys realme shoulde depart within .xvi. dayes next after proclamation of the sayde acte vpon payne of imprisonment and forfeyture of all their goodes and cattels with diuers other clauses articles coÌ„teyned in the sayd acte as by the said act more at large it appeareth For asmuch as diuers of the sayd company and such other lyke persons not fearynge the penalty of the sayd Statute haue enterprised to come ouer againe into this realme vsyng their old accustomed deuilysh and noughty practises and deuises with such abhominable lyuyng as is not in anye Christian realme to be permited named or knowen and be not duly punyshed for the same to the peryllous and euyl exaÌ„ple of our soueraygne lord and lady the kynge and the Queenes Maiestyes mooste louyng subiectes to the vtter and extreame vndoynge of diuers and many of them as euidently doth appeare For reformation wherof be it ordeyned and enacted by the king and quene our soueraygne Lord and Lady the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in presente parliament assembled and by thauctoritie of the same that yf any person or persoÌ„s after the last daye of Ianuary next commyng do willyngly transport bring and conuey into this realme of England or Waies any such persoÌ„s callynge them selfes or coÌ„monlye called Egiptians that then he or they so transporting bringing or conueying in any suche persons contrary to the true meaning of this acte shall forfeyte and lose for euery tyme so offendyng .xl. pounds of lawful money of England And be it further â—nacted by thauctority aforesayd that yf anye of the said persons called Egiptians which shal be transported and conueyed into this realme of England or Wales as is aforesaid do continue remayne within the same by the space of one monethe that then he or they so offending shall by vertue of this acte be demed and iudged a fellon and fellons and shal therefore suffer paynes of death losse of landes goodes as in cases of fellony by thorder of the common lawe of this realme and shall vpon the tryall of them or any of them therin be tried in the countie and by thinhabitauntes of the countie or place where they or he shal be appreheÌ„ded or taken and not per medietatem linguae and shal lose the benefit and priuiledge of sanctuary and clergye And be
theÌ„ so holdeÌ„ as it hath bene vsed in the case of attainder of felonie except the landes tenemeÌ„tes which be holden of t he ordinaries or their coÌ„missaries before whome any such persons impeched of heresie be coÌ„uict which landes tenemeÌ„tes iâ—â—â—â—rly shal remayne to the kyng as forfayte And moreouer that al the goods cattels of these persons so coÌ„uicted be forfait to our soue raygne lord the kyng so that no person conuict of heresy left to the seculer power after the lawes of holy church shal for feyt his laÌ„ds before that he be dead And if any such person so coÌ„uict be enfeffed be it by fyne by dede or wtout dede in laÌ„des or tenementes rentes or seruices in fee or otherwyse or hath any other possessioÌ„s or catels by gift or grauÌ„t of any person or persoÌ„s to anothers vse theÌ„ to the vse of such conuictes the the same lands nor tenementes reÌ„tes nor seruices nor such other possessions nor catels shal be forfeit to our soueraign lord the king in no wise And moreouer that the iustices of the kings bench iustices of pece iustices of assise haue ful power to enquire of al theÌ„ which hold anierrors or heresies as lollards which be their main teine â—s receyuers fauorers susteyners coÌ„men writers of such bokes aswel of the sermons as of their scoles conueÌ„ticles congregatioÌ„s and confede racies And the thys clause be put in commissions of the iustices of the peace And if any persons be indicted of any points aforesaid the sayd iustices shal haue power to award against theÌ„ a capias and the shiref shal be bouÌ„d to arrest the person or persons so endicted as sone as he mai theÌ„â—ynd by him or by his officers And forasmuch as the cognisance of heresy errors lollardries belongeth to the iudges of holy church not to the seculer Iudges suche persons indicted shal be delyuered to the ordinaries of the places or to theyr commyssaryes by indentures betwyxt theÌ„ to be made wythin .x. dayes after theyr arrest or soner yf it may be therof to be acquit or conuict by the lawes of holy church in case that these persons be not indicted oâ— another thyng wherof the cognysaunce belongeth to the seculer iudges and officers in whiche case after that that they be acquyte or delyuered before the seculer Iudges of such thinges to the seculer Iudges belongyng they shal be sent in safegarde to the sayde ordinaryes or to their coÌ„missaries and to them deliuered by indentures as before to be acquite or conuict of such lollardries errours or heresies as is aforesayd after the lawes of holy churche and that within the terme aforesayde Prouided alwayes that the sayde endictementes be not taken in euidence but for information before the spirituall Iudges agaynst suche persons so endicted but that the ordinaries commence theyr processe agaynst such persons endicted in the same maner as though no endictment were hauyng no regarde to such endictmentes And yf anye be endicted of heresye errour or lollardrye and taken by the Shyreffe or other officer he shal be let to maynpryce wythin the sayde tenne dayes by good suerty for whom the sayd shyreffes or other officers wyl aunswere so that the sayde person or persons which were so endicted be ready to be deliuered to the sayde ordinaries or to their commissaries before the ende of the sayde tenne dayes yf he may by any meanes for syckenes And euery ordinarye shal haue sufficient commissaries or commissary dwellyng in euery countie in a place notable so that if any such person so endicted be taken that the sayde commissaryes 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 persoÌ„ so endicted by indentures as before And that in the inquest in thys case to be taken the shyreffes and other officers to whome it beloogeth shal do to be empanelled good and sufficient persons not suspected nor procured that is to say that euery of theÌ„ which shal be so empanelled in suche inquest haue wythin the realme of England C. s. of landes tenementes or of rent by yere vpon payne to lose to the kynges vse .x. li. and thei which shal be empanelled in such inquestes in Wales euery of them shal haue to the value of .xl. s. by yeare And yf anye suche person be arrest be it by the ordinary or by the kynges officers or ministers escape or breake the prison before that he be acquit before the ordinary the goodes and cattels whiche he hadde the daye of suche arreste shal be forfeyte to the kynge and hys landes and tenementes whych he had the same daye seased also into the kynges handes the kyng shal haue the profytes therof from the sayd day vntyl he be yelded to the pryson froÌ„ which he escaped And that the forsayd Iustices haue ful power to enquire of al such escapes breakyng of pryson and also of lands 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 conuict it shal be lawfull to his heyres to enter into the landes and tenementes of their auncestre without any other pursuyt makynge to the kyng for thys cause and then al they which haue libeâ—tyes and fraunchises royall in England as in the countie of Chester the countie and liberty of Durham other lyke and also al the Lordes which haue iurisdiction and fraunchisns royal in Wales where the kynges writtes do not run haue power to execute and put in due executioÌ„ these articles in al pointes by theÌ„ or by theyr officers in like maner as the Iustices and other the kinges offycers before declared shoulde doe ¶ An act that persons dwellyng in the countrey shal not sel diuers wares in cities or townes corporate by retayle ¶ The .vii. Chapter VVHere before this tyme the auncient cities boroughes townes corporat and market townes within thys realme of EnglaÌ„d haue bene very populous chiefly inhabited with marchantes artificers handye craftes meÌ„ during which time the childreÌ„ in the sayd cities borowes townes corporat market townes were ciuilly brought vp and instructed and also the sayd cities borowes and townes corporate kept in good order and obeysaunce and the inhabiters of the same wel set on worke and kept from ydle nes By reason wherof the sayde cytyes borowes and townes corporate did then prosper in riches and great wealth were as then not only able to serue and furnysh the kyng and quenes maiesties and other their noble progenitours kynges of thys realme aswell with great numbers of good able persons and wel furnyshed mete for the wares as also then charged and yet chargeable with great fee farmes quindemes taxes and diuers other paymentes to the kyng and Quenes maiesties which at this present they be not able to
Apryll in the xxvii yere of hys raigne one act was made concerning restraintes of paymentes of annaties and firste fruites of archebyshopryckes and byshopryckes of the Sea of Rome And where at a Session of the sayd parlyament holden in the .xxv. yeare of the raygne of the sayde late kyng there was also one act made in tituled the submission of the clergie to the kynges maiesties and one other act intituled one act restraynynge the sayde paymentes of annates or fyrste fruites to the byshop of Rome and of the electing and consecrating of the archbyshoppes and byshoppes within thys realme And one other act was then and there made entituled an act coÌ„cernyng the exoneration of the kynges subiectes from exactions impositions 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 thauctorytye of thys presente parlyament that the sayde seuerall actes made for the restraynt of payment of the sayde annates and fyrste fruites and all other the sayd actes made in the sayd .xxiiii. and .xxv. yeres of the raygne of the sayd late kynge and euery of them and al euery braunch article matter and sentence in them and euery 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 present parliament that al and euerye these actes folowyng That is to saye one act made at the session of the sayd parliament holden vpon prorogation at West in the .xxvi. yere 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 England and to haue auctorytye to reforme and redresse al errours heresies abuses in the same And one other acte made in the same session of the same parliament entituled an acte for nomination and consecration of Suffragans within this realme And one other acte made in the .xxvii. yeare of the raigne of the sayd late kyng Henry the eyght entituled an acte wherby the kynge shoulde haue power to nominate .xxxii. persons of his Clergy and Lay fee for the makyng of Ecclesiastical lawes And also one other act made at the parliament holden at Westminster in the .xxviii. yere of the raygne of the said late kyng Henry the eyghte entituled an acte extinguishynge thauctorytye of the Bysshop of Rome And one other act made in the same parlyament entituled an act for the release of suche as then had obteyned pretended licences and dispensations from the Sea of Rome And also al that parte of the acte made in the sayde .xxviii. yeare of the sayde kynge entituled an acte for the establishement of the Succession of the imperial crowne oâ— the realme that concerneth a prohibition to marrye within the degrees expressed in the sayd acte And also one other acte made at the parliamente holden at Westminster in the xxxi yeare of the raygne of the sayde late kynge Henrye the eyght entituled an acte auctorysynge the kynges hyghnes to make bysshoppes by his letters patentes And one other act made in the session of the same parliament begon in the sayd .xxx. yare holden vpoÌ„ prorogation the .xxxii. yere of the reygne of the sayde kynge Henry the eyghte entituâ—ed an acte concerninge precontractes of marryages and touching degrees of consanguitie And one other acte made in the parliament holden at Westminster in the .xxxv. yere of the reygne of the said late king Henry theyght entituled an act for the ratification of the kings maiesties stile shal henceforth be repealed made frustrate voyde and of none effect And where also at the said parliameÌ„t holden at Westminster in the .xxxv. yere of the raigne of the sayd late kyng Henry theyght one other act was made entiteled an act concerning thestablishment of the succession of the sayd king in the imperial crowne of this realme In the which act there is a forme of a corporall othe deuised and set furth that euery subiect of this realme should be bounde to take against the power auctoritie and iurisdiction of the sea of Rome Be it enacted by thaucthoritie of this present parliament that so muche of the sayd acte as toucheth the sayd oth agaynst the supremacy and al othes ther vpon 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 sayd late king Henry theyght entituled an act that doctours of the cyuyl law being maried might exercise ecclesiastical iurisdiction Be it enacted by thauctority of this present parlyament that the sayd act last before mencioned and all and euerye braunche article sentence and matter conteyned in the same shal from henceforth be repealed and vtterly made voyd and of none effect And where one other act was made at the fyrst session of the parlyament holden at Westminster in the fyrst yere of the raigne of king Edward the syxt entituled an act for the repeale of certayne Statutes concernyng treasons fellonies c. In the whych act amongest other thyngs ther is conteined certeyne prouisions paynes penaltyes and forfeytures for agaynst suche as shoulde by open preachynges expres wordes sayinges writyng pryntyng ouert dede or act affirme or set furth that the kyng of this realme for the tyme beyng is not or ought not to be supreame head in earth of the churches of England and Ireland ne of any of them or that the byshoppe of Rome or any other person 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 theÌ„ as in the same act last before rehersed more at large is conteyned and may appeare Be it enacted by auctority of this present parlyament that these clauses before rehearsed and other of the sayd act concerning the supremacy and all and euerye braunche article wordes and sentence in the same soundyng or teÌ„dyng to the derogation of the supremacy of the Popes holynes or the sea of Rome al paynes penalties forfeytures made against them that should by any meanes set furâ—h or extol the said supremacy shal be from henceforth vtterly boyde and of none effecte And be it further enacted by thauctoryty aforesayd that al clauses sentences and articles of euery other statute or act of Parlyament made sithence yâ— sayd .xx. yeare of the raygne of kyng Henry theyght agaynst the supreame auctoryty of the Popes holynes or Sea apostolike of Rome or conteyning any other matter of the same effect only that is repealed in any of the Statutes aforesayd shall be also by auctoritie here of from henceforth vtterly voyd frustrate and of none effect And where we your most humble subiectes the lordes spirituall and temporal and commons in this present parliament assembled haue exhibited to your
commodum salutem certam spem etiam habentes Maiestates uestras pro sua singulari in ipsuÌ„ deum pietate proque multis et insignibus ab ipsius dei bonitate acceptis beneficijs necessitatibus in commodis huius sui Regni Ecclesiarum maximê curam animarum habentium nunquaÌ„ defuturas esse sed prout opus fuerit consulturas atque prouisuras Forasmuche as the sayde mooste reuerende father the Lord Legate at the intercessioÌ„ of your maiesties hath by thauctoritie of the Sea Apostolike sufficiently dispensed in the matters specified in the sayd seueral supplications as in his sayde letters of dispensation is conteyned more at large The tonor wherof ensueth Reginaldus miseratione diuina Sanctae Mariae in Cosmodin Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Diaconus Cardinalis Poluinuncupatus ad Serenissimos Philippum Mariam Angliâ—â— Reges fidei deâ—eâ—sores et uniuersum Angliae regnum Sanctissimi Domini nostri Papae et sedeâ— Apostolicae de la â—â—re legatus eisdem Sere nissimis Philippo et Mariae Regibus salutem in Domino sempiternam Cum supremum coÌ„silium istius Regni parlameÌ„tuÌ„ nun cupatum Maiestatibus uestris per suos supplices libellos exposuisset quod perniciocissimo scismate in hoc regno alias uigente quod nunc dei misericordia maiestatum uestrarum pietate extinctum est authoritatem ipsius parlameÌ„ti non nulli Episcopatus diuisi ex his aliquae inferiores Ecclesiae in cathedrales ere stae et scholae atque hospitalia fundata nec non plurimae dispensationes et beneficiorum prouisiones factae fueruÌ„t ac multae personae quibus persuasum fuerat luris Canonici dispositiones hoc in Regno amplius locum non habere inter â—e in gradibus consanguinitatis uel assinitatis de iure prohibitis alijs impedimentis Canonicis sibi obstantibus matrimonia per uerba de praesenti coÌ„traxerunt et multis actus iudiciarij processus tam in primis quam ulterioribus instantijs super rebus spiritualibus Ecclesiasticis â—oram iudicibus tam Ordinarijs quà m delegatis qui auâ—t horitate laicali procedebant habiti seruati ad super eis etiaÌ„ sâ—teÌ„tiaelatae et promulgatae fueruÌ„t et bona ecclesiactica per diuersas eiusdem regni personas occupata et appreheÌ„sa fuerunt Quae quidem licet ex sacrorum Canonum institutis irrita deolarari possent tamen si ad alium statum quam in quo nunc sunt reuocarentur publica pax quies uniuersi regni turbaretur et maxima confusio oriretur presertim si dictorum honorum possessores molestarentur et propterea maiestati busuestris humiliter supplicauerint ut apud nos intercedere dignentur ut premissarum rerum firmitari et stabilitati et simul huius Regni quieti et tranquillitati de benigâ—â—tate Apoctolica prouidere uelimus Cumque Episcopi quoque deinde ac reliquus prouinciae Cantuariensis Clerus totuÌ„ fere corpus Ecclesiasticorum regni representus ad quos haec bonorum Ecclesiasticorum causa maximê pertin et exposuerint quod haec bona ad ius ecclesiarum reuocare non possuÌ„t quin pax vniuersalis quies huius regni turbetur et causa fidei atque unitatis Ecclesiae iam toto omnium consesu hoc in regno introducta in maximum periculum adducatur et propterea ipsi quo que supplicauerint ut apud nos intercedere uelint ut in his bonis Ecclesiasticis possessoribus relaxandus restricti et difficilis esse nollemus maiestates autem uestrae ad quas maxime spectat prouidere ut regnuÌ„ ipsaruÌ„ potestari regimini et curae commissum in pace et tranquillitate coÌ„seruetur His supplicationibus et postulatis cognitis et mature coÌ„sideratis iudicauerit â—a omnia et maxime illa quae in bonoruÌ„ ecclesiasticorum causa petuntur pro causa fidei et pro pace publica â–ª per nos debere sine ulla dilatio ne coÌ„cedi et queÌ„admoduÌ„ rogatae fueruÌ„t apud nos intercedere dignatae fuerint prout in supplicationibus per idem supremum consilium et episcopos ac clerum praefatum maiestatibus uestris porrectis atque in libello intercessiones per easdem maiestates uestras nobis simulcum alijs supplicationibus exhibito latius apparet Idcirco nos qui ad maiestates uestras et hoc nobilissimum uestrum regnum à Sanctissimo Domino nostro Iulio Papâ— tertio ipsius et sedis Apostolicae de latere legati missi sumus ut regnum istud quod iamdiù ab Ecclesiae Catholicae unitate separatum fuerat Deo et Ecclesiae Christi eiusque in terris uâ—cario reconciliaremus et ut ea omnia quae ad paceÌ„ et tranquillitatem huius regni pertinerent omni studio procuraremus postauaÌ„ dei benign itate et maiestatem uestrarum pietate per authoritatem eiusdem Sanctissimi Domini nostri Papae cuius uices hic sustinemus reconciliatio iam facta est ut paci et tranquillitati regni prae fati consulamus atque ut unitas ecclesiae ex qua salus tot animarum prae cioso Christi sanguine redemptarum dependet hoc in regno iam introducta corrobaretur salua permaneat cum utriusque rei stabilitatem in eo maxime consistere si horum Ecclesiasticorum bonorum possessoribus molestia nulla in feratur quo nimus ea teneant tot et tam grauia testimonia nobâ—s fidem faciant et maiestatum uestrarum intercessio quae pro unitate Ecclesiae et sedis Apostoliçae auctoritate hoc in regno instauranda tam studiosê et tam pie elaborarunt eam quam parest auctoritatem apud noâ— habeat et ut uniuersum hoc regnum sedis Apostolicae maternam uerê indulgentiaÌ„ et charitatem ergase agnoscat et re ipsa experiatur quoscunque ad quos insra scripta pertinent à quibusuis excommunicationis suspensionis et interdicti alijsque ecclesiasticis seÌ„tensiis seÌ„suris et paenis a iure uel ab homine quauis occasione uel causa latis si quibus quomodolibet innodati existunt ad effectum praesentium dum taxat consequendum harum serie absoluentes et absolutos fore censentes aucthoritate Apostolica per litte ras Sanctissimi domini noctri domini Iulij Papae tertij nobis concessa quafungimur in hac parte tenore praesentium dispensamus quod omnes et singulae Cathedralium Ecclesiarumerectiones hospitalium et scholaruÌ„ fundationes tempore praeteriti scismatis licet de facto et nulliter atteÌ„tatae ineo statu in quo nunc sunt perpetuo firmae et stabiles parmaneant illis que Apostlicae firmitatis robur adijcimus it a ut non ea aucthoritate qua prius sed ea quam nunc eis tribuimus factae ab omnibus censeantur câ— omnibus et singulis personis regni praedicti quae in aliquo consanguinita tis uel affinitatis graduetiam multiplici uel cognationis spiritualie seu publicae honestatis
any wyse be impeched for any of the offences abouesayde committed onely by open preachyng or wordes onlesse the offeÌ„der or offeÌ„ders be therefore indicted within syxe monethes next after the same open preachyng or wordes Any thing coÌ„teined in this acte to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouyded alwayes and be it enacted by thauctoritie aforesayde that vpon the arraygnement of any person whych hereafter shal for tune to be arraygned for any treason mentioned in this act all and euery such person persones or two of theÌ„ at the least as shal hereafter wryte declare confesse or depose any thing or things against the person to be arraygned shal yf they be then liuing within the realme be brought forth in person before the partie arraygned if he requyre the same and obiecte and saye openly in his hearing what they or any of them can agaynst him for or conâ—ernyng any the treasones conteined in the indictment whervpon the partie shal be so aâ— raygâ—ed onlesse the partie arraygned for any such treason shal wil lyngly confesse the same at the time of his or their arraygnement Prouided neuerthelesse be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that in al cases of high treason concernynge coyne curraunt within this realme or for counterfeytyng the king or Quenes sygnet â–ª pryuie seale great seale or sygne manuel such maner of tryal and none other be obserued and kept as heretofore hath bene vsed by the common lawes of this realme Any lawe statute or any other thinge or thynges to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouyded alwayes that the councellours procurers coÌ„forters and abbettours for his or their first offeÌ„ce shal suffer like punishmeÌ„t penaltie and forfeyture as is conteyned in this acte against the pryncipal offendours for their first offence and none other And that the counsellours procurers comforters abbettoures for his or their second offence shall susteyne lyke punyshment penaltie forfeyture as is conteined in this act agaynst the principal offendour or offendoures for their second offence and none other ¶ An acte for the punishment of brynging in of counterfeyte coyne of forrayne realmes beynge curraunte wythin this realme The .xi. Chapiter WHere diuerse and sondrye coynes of golde and siluer of other realmes not beynge of the propre coyne of thys realme of Englande and yet by the sufferaunce and consent of the kyng and quene our Soueraigne Lord and Lady be curraunt in paiment within this realme many yl disposed persons for their owne corrupte lucre aduauÌ„tage haue now of late brought into this realme from the parties of beyonde the sea greate quantitie of forged and counterfayte mony lyke to the said coine of other forreyne realmes and haue vttered the same here by marchaundising and otherwyse to diuerse of the subiectes of this realme to their greate deceyt hurt and dammage because the sayde yl disposed persones haue perceaued and vnderstanded that there was not nor yet is any sufficiente lawe or statute made or prouided for the condigne punishment of the offendours in that behalfe Wherefore be it enacted and established by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that yf any person or persones after the twentye daye of Ianuary next commynge shal bryng from the partyes of beyonde the sea into this realme or into any the dominions of the same any such false and counterfeyte coyne or money beyng currauÌ„t within this realme as is aforesayde knowyng the same â—oine or money to be false and counterfeite to thintent to vtter or make paimeÌ„t with the same within this realme or any the dominions of the same by marchaundisyng or otherwyse that all and euery suche person or persones so offendyng as is aforesayde their counsaylours procurours aydours and abbettours in that be halfe shal be demed iudged to be offendours in high treason and shall suffer after lawefull conuiction or attaynder thereof such paines of death losse and forfaiture of landes goodes and cattelles as other offendoures shal do in cases of high treason And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayd that al euery person and persons that shall at any tyme after the sayde .xx. day of Ianuary be accused or impeched of any of the offeÌ„ces conteined and prouided for in this estatute or of any other offence or offences concernyng the impayrynge counterfeyting or forgyng of any coyne curraunte within this realme shall and maye be endicted arreyned tryed conuicted or attaynted by suche like euidence and in such maner and fourme as hath bene vsed accustomed within this realme at any time before the fyrst yeare of the raygne of our late soueraygne lorde kyng Edwarde the sixt Any statute custome lawe or vsage to the contrary thereof in any wyse notwithstanding ¶ An acte for the impounding of distresses The .xii. Chapyter FOr the auoydyng of greuous vexations exactions troubles and disorder in taking of distresses and impoundynge of cattel be it enacted by aucthoritye of this present Parliament that froÌ„ after the first dai of Apryl next coÌ„ming no distresse of cattel shal be driuen out of the huÌ„dred rape wapentake or lath where such dystresses is or shal be takeÌ„ except it be to a pounde ouertwithin the sayd shire not aboue thre myles distauÌ„t from the place where the sayde dystresse is taken that no cattell or other goods distreined or taken by way of distresse for any maner of cause at one tyme shal be impouÌ„ded in seueral places whereby the owner or owners of such dystresse shal be constrayned to sue seuerall repleuis for the deliuery of the sayde distresse so taken at one time vpoÌ„ payne euery person offendyng contrary to this act shal forfeyte to the party greued for euery such offence a hundred shyllynges and treble damages And further be it enacted by thauctoritie aforesayde that after the said first day of Apryl no persoÌ„ or persones shall take for kepinâ— inpounde imponndyng or pondage of any maner of distresse abouâ— the somme of .iiii. pence for any one whole distresse that shal be so impouÌ„ded and where lesse hath bene vsed there to take lesse vpon the payne of fyne pounde to be payd to the party greued ouer besydes suche mony as he shall take aboue the some of foure pence Anye vsage or prescription to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng And for the more spedier deliuery of cattell taken by waye of distresse it is further enacted by the sayd aucthoritie that euery Shiriffe of shires being no cities nor townes made shyres shall at his first countie day or within two monethis nexte after he hath receaued his patent of his office oâ— shirifwike shall depute appoint proclayme in the shyre towne within his baylyweke foure deputies at the least dwellyng not aboue twelue myles one dystaunt from another which sayd deputies so appoynted proclamed shall haue auctoritie in the sheriffes name to make repleuies and deliueraunce of such distresses in such maner four me as the sheriffe mai or ought to do vpon paine that euery Sheriffe
queene for euerye such writte and writtes fiue poundes ¶ An act for the makyng of russel sattens sattens reuerses and fustian of Naples in Norwiche ¶ The .xiiii. Chapter WHere of late yeres passed russels called russels satteÌ„s and sattens reuerses haue bene practised to be made beyonde the seas of the wolles bredde in the county of Norfolke and by reason therof so great quantytye of the sayde russelles sattens sattens reuerses haue ben brought into this realme solde worne aswel in euery part of this realme as in the partes beyonde the seas that thereby the mysteries of worstedes makynge and weuynge whereby marchauntes and inhabitauntes of the citye of Norwiche haue heretofore ben wel maynteyned and relieued is now at this present â—lmost wholy decayed and brought out of estimation and verye lytâ—â—e worne either within this realme or in any other forreyne realms to the great hynderance and decay of the sayde cytye and Citezens of the same citye For remedy wherof Thomas Marsham Maiour oâ— the citie of Norwiche Iohn Corbet Esquier Austen Stewarde Robert Leche Robert Rugge Iohn Ball and Alexander Mather Aldermen of the sayd citie Thomas Whal Thomas Pecke Raphe Marsham Robert Henry Iohn Sutton Rycharde Tomson Cytezins and marchauntes of the sayd citye at their great costes and charges aswel in brynging of certayn strangers from the partes beyonde the seas into the sayd citie as also in makyng of Lombes and all other prouision for the same and also haue called vnto them eight persons of the most discrete and worthy men of the misterye of Worstede weuyng within the sayd citie that is to saye Iohn Cooke Iames Lyn Iohn Crosse SimoÌ„ Peâ—it Iohn Marshal Roger Lâ—cke Edmond Barker and Edmonde Selers beynge the number of .xxi persons which haue not only made Russels Sattens and Sattens â—euerses and fustian oâ— Naples within the said citie of Norwich of 〈◊〉 wolles but also haue learned taughte other citezins and in 〈…〉 auntes of the said citie to make the same in such good and perfect maner that much better Russels Sattens Sattens reuerses and fuâ—â—â—aâ— of Naples and such lyke and for easier prices be now at this present wrought and made within the sayd citie then hertofore hath ben or nowe be made in anye of the parties beyonde the seas whereby the said citie and inhabitauntes therof maye and be lyke agaynâ— to be relieued and broughte to the olde estate to the greate aduauncement of the commodities of this realme and enrichynge the â—ame yf some good and polityke lawes and ordinaunces were made foâ— the good continuaunce of the true makynge of the sayde Russels Sattens Sattens Reuerses and Fustian of Naples and suche lyke In consideration whereof be it enacted by the assent of the kynge and quenes hyghnes the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons of this present Parliament assembled and by thauctorytie of the same that the saide russels sattens and sattens reuerses fustian of Naples hereafter to be made only wythin the sayd city may from henceforth â—erâ— the name and be called by the name of Norwiche sattens and Norwich fustians and that the maior and the afore mencioned citezens of the same citie â–ª which before thys tyme hath ben at the costes and charges of the bringyng of the sayd strangers into the same city for the makyng of the sayd russels sattens sattens reuerses and fustians of Naples and such the afore mencioned eyght persons that they haue called vnto them shal be a felowshyp of theÌ„selfes and shal yerely the thyrd daye of February choose of theyr felowes foure wardens within the guilde hall of the sayd citie or anye other common and conuenient place in the same cytye and the same wardens so beynge choosen shall stande and be wardens of the same felowshyp duryng one whole yeare next ensuing the said election that the same wardeynes after the sayd election shal come before the maior of the sayd city for the tyme being yerely the mondaye next after the saide thyrde daye of February and before the sayde maior shal be sworne diligently to viewe search and see al the russels sattens sattens reuerses and fustian of Naples then made or that shal be made within the sayd citie duryng the sayd yeare And suche of the sayde russels sattens sattens reuerses fustian of Naples as shal apeare and be demed by them to be lawfully truely workmanly wrought shal seale with a seale of leade bearing the armes of the citie of Norwiche wherby it may be knowen to the marchaunt or buyer of them that the same be allowed and truly made And that also it may be enacted by the auctorytye aforesayd that the sayd wardens and felowshyp shal be a bodye corporate and to be named and be enabled by this act 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 makyng within the sayd citye of Norwiche And yf any defaulte at any tyme shal be founde in any of the sayd russels sattens sattens reuerses fustian of Norwich or in any of them by the sayd wardeynes that the same default shal be reformed and the offendour or offendours therin to be punished according to such rules and ordinaunces as hereafter from time to tyme shal be made within the sayd city by the maior of the sayd city for the tyme beyng and by the sayde foure wardeynes and the felowshyp of the sayde occupation or mysterye or the greatest number of the sayd felowshyppe for and concernynge the same and that the same defaultes from time to time as occasion shal serue shal be enquired of tried before the maior of the sayd cytye of Norwiche for the time beynge by the othes of twelue honeste menne of the foresayde felowshyppe And that the sayde foure wardeynes so chosen and sworne shal haue full power auctorytye to doo execute present and reforme all and singuler thyng and thinges of for and concernyng the sayd mysterie makyng workyng and occupiynge of the said russels sattens sattens reuersers fustian of Norwich with in the sayde citie in such maner and forme as in or by the sayde ordynances shal be expressed and declared and that â—t al tymes hereafter and from time to time it shal lawfull to the Maior of the sayde cytye for the tyme beyng and to the before named felowshyp wardeynes of the same mysterie and the more part of them to their successors to make and ordeyne from time to time rules lawes ordinaunces mete and necessary for the good order and gouernance of the sayd mystery and for the true and wel makyng of the sayd russels sattens sattens reuerses and fustian of Norwiche and the same ordinances so made to be at al tymes obeyed by al thin habitaunce of the said city or â—uburbes of the same to be put in due execution by the said maior wardeyns and their successors for the time beyng
our saydlate most dread soueraigne lord kyng Henry the eyght there continued vntyll the xxviii day of Iune then next folowing it was ordeined and enacted by thauctoritie of the same parliameÌ„t yâ— al singuler the said seueral actes aboue remembred euery of them al clauses articles prouisions in them â—uery of them contayned should continue endure in their force strength also be obserued kept vntill the last day of the next parliament as by the same act a monges other thinges therin contained more playnelye appeareth And where in the parliament holden at Westm in the .xxxv. yeare of the reigne of our sayd late soueraygne lorde kynge Henry theight one act was made for the preseruatioÌ„ of woods to endure for viâ— yeares then next folowing from thence to th end of the next parliament as by the same act more playnely doth may appeare And wher also at the parliament holden at West in the .xxxvii. yeare of the reigne of the sayd king Henry theight ther continued and kept vntil the dissolutioÌ„ thereof it was ordeined enacted yâ— al singuler the said actes aboue mentioned euery of them excepte the said act made for the preseruation of wodes as is aforesaid shuld continue eudure in their force strength also to be obserued kept vntil the last day of the next parliament then folowyng as by the same act amongs other things therin conteined more playnely appeareth And where also at the sessioÌ„ of the parliament ended at West in the .xiiii. day of March in the third yeare of the reygne of our soueraygne Lord kyng Edwarde the .vi. one acte was made for the true currying of leather whyche act was made to endure to th end of the next parliament as by the same acte more playnely appeareth And where also at the sessyon of a Parlyament ended at at West the first day of February in the fourthe yeare of the reigne of our sayd latesoueraygne Lord king Edwarde the. vi one act was then there made concerning the buying of ro ther beastes And also one other act was then there made touchyng the buiing sell of butter chese whych sayd seuerall actes were then and there made to endure continue to the ende of the next parliament as by the same seuerall actes more at large it doth and may appeare And where also at the session of a parliament by prorogation holdeÌ„ at West the xxiii day of Ianuary in the .v. year of the reigne of our said souer aygne lord one other act was then and there made agaynst regratours and forstallers to endure to th end of the nexte parlyament which al singuler the sayd actes aboue mentioned together with the said act concerning the preseruation of wodes at a parliament holdeÌ„ at Westm the fyrst day of March in the .vii. yeare of the raygne of our said soueraygne Lord kyng Edwarde the .vi. there continued and dyssolued the last day of the same moneth of March all clauses articles prouysions in theÌ„ euery of them conteined were there reuiued continued to stand in their force strength vntil the last day of the next parliament And where also at the session of a parliament holden by prorogatioÌ„ at West the .xxiiii day of October in the .i. yeare of the raygne of our most gratious soueraygne lady the quene there continued kept vntil the dissolution therof one acte was ther made established agaynst vnlawful rebellious asseÌ„bles to endure to th end of the next parliameÌ„t as by the same act more plainli doth may appeare And wher also at the same session of parliameÌ„t last before mentioÌ„ed al singuler the actes aboue mentioned before the time continued at â—undri parliamentes as is aforesayd clauses articles and prouisions in them and euery of them conteyned wer ther reuiued continued to stand in their force strength vnto the last daye of the next parliameÌ„t Forasmuche as al and singuler the said seueral actes aboue mentioned be good beneficial for the coÌ„mon wealth of this realme Be it therfore enacted ordeined established by the king quene our soueraign lord lady with thassent of the lordes spiritual temporal the commons in this present parliamente assembled by thauctoritie of the same yâ— al singuler the sayd seuerall actes and estatutes aboue mentioned rehearsed euery of them and al clauses articles prouisions in theÌ„ euery of them coÌ„teined shal be reuiued continued stand endure in theyr force strength to al intentes constructions purposes shal be obserued kept in al thinges vntil the last day of the next parliament ¶ An act touchyng leases hereafter to be made by certayne spiritual persones Cap .xvii. WHere in the parliament begon holden at West the eight day of Iune in the .xxviii. year of the raygne of our late king of famous memory Henry theight there coÌ„tinued kept vntil the dissolution of the same parliament the .xviii. dai of Iune next folowyng one act intituled an act for restitution of the fyrste fruites in the â—â—me of vacation to the next incuÌ„bent was had made wherin are certaine clauses for leases theÌ„ made to be made bi spiritual ecclesiastical persons to endure be in force for terme of vi yeares if the incumbentes did resigne ther sayd spiritual promotioÌ„s or if the same should otherwise becom void by thonli act of the same thincuÌ„beÌ„tes ys by the same act more at large may appeare To thintent the persones and vycares and others hauing cure ofsoules mai the better attende and be the more vigilaunt in their mistery and function Be it enacted by the king our soueraygne lord the quene our soueraygne lady with thassentes of the lordes spiritual temporal the commons in this present parliament asseÌ„bled by thauctoritie of the same that asmuch of the same acte as doth concerne the making good of the said leases ne any clause sentente prouision or article therein conteyned shal extend or be construed or adiudged to extende to anye lease that shal be made by any persoÌ„ vicar or any other hauing any spiritual promotion after the feast of the purificication of our Lady next coÌ„ming Excusum Londini in aedibus Iohannis Cawodi Tipographi Regiae Maiestatis Anno MDLV
or persones in this behalfe defamed or euidently suspected euerye of theÌ„ may by the aucthoritie of the sayde ordinary and Statute cause to be arrested and vnder saufe custody in his prisones to be deteined tyll he or they of the articles layed to him or them in this behalfe doo canonycallye purge him or themselfe or ells such wycked secte preachynges doctrynes and hereticall and erromous opinioÌ„s do abiure according as the lawes of the churche doth require so that the sayde dyocesan by him selfe or his commissaryes do openly and iudicially procede against such persones so arrested and remaynynge vnder his sause custodye to all effecte of the lawe and determine that same busines accordynge to the Canonicall decrees within three monethes after the sayde arreste any lawefull impedimeÌ„t ceassynge And yf any person in any case aboue expressed be before the diocesan of that place or his commissaryes canonicallye conuicte then the same diocesan may do to be kept in his prison the sayde person so conuicte for the maner of his default and after the qualitie of the offence accordyng and as longe as to his dyscretyon shall seme expediente and moreouer to put the same person to the secular court excepte in cases where he accordyng to the canonicall decree ought to be left to paye to our soueraygne lorde the kyng his pecunier fine accordyng as the same fyne shall seme competente to the dyocesan for the maner and qualitie of the offence in whyche case the same dyocesan shal be bounde to certifye the kynge of the same fine in hys esche ker by his Lettre Patentes sealed with his seale to the effecte that suche fyne by the kynges aucthoritie maye be required and leuyed to his vse of the goodes of the same person so conuycte And yf any persoÌ„ within the sayd realme and dominions vpon the sayde wycked preachynges doctrynes opinions schooles and hereticall and erronious informations or any of them be before the diocesan of the same place or his commissaryes sentenciallye conuicte the same wicked sect preachynges doctrynes and opinions scholes and informations do refuse duelye to abiure or by the dyocesan of the same place or his commyssaryes after the abiuration made by the same person pronounced fal into relapse â—o that accordynge to the holy canons he oughte to be left to the seculer courte wherevpon credence shal be geuen to the Dyocesan of the same place or to his commissaryes in thys behalfe then the sheryffe of the countie of the same place and Maior and sheryffes or sherife or Mayor and Baylyffes of the Citie Towne and borowe of the same countie nexte to the same diocesan or the sayde Commissaryes shal be personallye presente in preferrynge of such sentences when they by the same diocesan or his commissaryes 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 hyghe place dooe to be brente that suche punyshmente maye strike in feare to the myndes of other whereby no such wycked doctrine and hereticall and erronious opinions nor their abbettoures and fautoures in the said realme dominions agaynst the catholike faith christen lawe determination of the holy church which god prohibite be susteined or in any wise suffered in which al and singuler the premisses concerning the said ordinaunce and statute the sheriffes maiors and baliffes of the said counties cities boroughes and townes shal be tendyng aydynge and supportyng to the sayd diocesans and their commissaries ¶ The tenor of the third act made in the second yere of kynge 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 coÌ„monly called lollardry as by other of their confederatie excitation abbetment now of late were made to the intent to adnul distroy and subuerte the christen faythe and the law of god and holy Churche within this same realme of England also to destroye the same our soueraygne lord the kyng all other maner of estates of the same realme of EnglaÌ„d aswel spiritual as temporal and also al maner of policye and finally the lawes of the land The same our soueraygne lorde the kyng to the honor of god in conseruation fortification of the christen faithe also in saluation of hys royal estate of the estate of al his realme willing agaynst the malice of such heretikes lollardes to prouide a more open remedy punishement then hathe bene had vsed in the case hertofore so that for feare of the same lawes and punishement such heresies and lollardries may yâ— rather cease in tyme to come by the aduise assent aforesayd at the praier of the sayde commons hath ordeyned established that fyrst the chaunceler treasurer Iustices of the one bench and of the other Iustices of peace shirefes maiors and baylifes of cities and townes and al other officers hauing gouernance of people which now be or hereafter for the tyme shal be shal make an oth in taking of theyr charges and occupatioÌ„s to put their hole power diligence to put out do to be put out cease destroy al maner of heresies errours coÌ„monly called lollardries wtin the places wher they exercise their offices occupations from tyme to tyme with al their power and that they assiste the ordinaryes and their coÌ„missaries them fauor maintaine as often as they or any of theÌ„ to the shal be required by the same ordinaries or their commissaries so that when the said officers ministers trauayle or ride to arrest any lollard or to make assistence at the instance request of the ordinaries or their coÌ„missaries by vertue of this statute the the same ordinaries coÌ„missaries shal pay for their costes reasonable And that the kyngs seruices to the which the same offycers be fyrst sworne be preferred before al other statutes for the libertie of holy church the ministers of the same in espicial for the correction punishmente of the heretikes and lollardes before this time made not repelled being in their force And also the al persons coÌ„uict of heresie of what estate condition or degre that they be by the sayd ordinaries or other coÌ„missaries left to the seculer power according to the lawes of holy church shal lose and forfeyt al theyr lands and tenementes whiche they haue in fee simple in the maner as foloweth that is to say that the king haue al the lands tenementes which the sayd conuictes haue in fee simple holden of him immediatly as forfeyt that the other lords of whom the lands tenementes of such conuictes be holden immediatly after that the kyng is so seaced answered of the yere the day and the wast haue liuery our of the kynges handes of the landes tenemeÌ„tes aforesaid of
in such maner and forme as by the sayde ordinaunce shal be ordeyned and declared And the such as now be and the hereafter shal be makers of the said russels sattens sattens reuerses fustian of Norwich euery of them within the sayd city shal not from hence forth occupy the sayde mysterie making of the said russels sattēs sattens reuerses fustyan of Norwiche nor any of thē within the sayde city by them selues or by anye other before he or they so occupying the sayd mystery within the sayd citie be made free of the sayd citie and admitted to be of the sayd felowship by the maior of the sayde citie wardeyns and felowshyp of the said mysterye for the tyme beyng And that no person do occupy by him selfe or any other for him out of the sayd city the sayd mysterie of makyng of russels sattens sattens reuerses fustians of Naples or of any of them before he or they so occupiyng the same haue ben prētice to the said mysterie by the terme of seuen yeares or els admitted by the sayde maior and felowshyp or the more part of them vpon payne of forfeyture of the same russels sattēs sattens reuerses fustiā of Norwich by thē or any of thē to be made cōtrary to the forme of this act Prouided alwaies be it enacted by thauctoritye aforesayde that the sayd maior and wardeyns for the tyme beyng shal not take anye summe of money or reward to their owne proper vses for the admitting of any person or persons to occupy the said mystery vpon paine of forfeyture of treble the value of the reward or summe of money so by them or any of them to be taken Prouided also that it shal be lawfull to the sayde wardeynes and to euery of them for the time being by al wayes and meanes at al lawful times diligētly from time to time to make search by dewe ordinary waies for al maner of the said russels sattens sattens reuerses and fustian of Norwiche that shal happen to be found by them defectiue for lacke of good and true workmāshyp And that it shal be lawfull to the sayd wardeynes euery of thē for the time being by vertue of this acte to sease take the sayd russels sattens sattens reuerses ▪ and fustian bringe and present the same clothes so seased taken to the Maior of the said citie for the time being vnto his successors ▪ to thintent that twelue honest lawful and expert men of the said mysterie felowship being sworne before the said Maior mai by vertue of their othes make inquirie and present the maner of the sayde defaultes before the said Maior for the time being according to such good and holsom ordinances and rules as shal be ordeined and made for the conseruation good continuance of the saide occupation and misterie the true makyng and working of the said russels sattens sattens reuerses fustians of Norwiche And that al euery persō and persons that shall occupy vse exercise the said misterie or making of the said russels sattens sattēs reuerses fustians of Norwiche or any of them contrary to the forme tenour playne meaning ▪ intent of this act and of the rules and ordinaunces that at any time hereafter by auctoritie of this acte shal be ordeyned made for the continuaunce of the true perfect making of the said russels sattens sattens reuerses fustian of Norwiche shal forfeyte and lose for euerye tyme so offending or making any russels sattens sattens reuerses fustian of Norwiche contrarie to the meaning tenour effect of the said acte rules and ordinaunces concerning the same suche fines amerciamentes paines as shal be adiudged assessed and affered by twelue experte men of the said felowship vpon their othes the same twelue persons to be sworne before the said Maior wardeynes to enquire and make true verdict presentment of such defaultes the one half of al which forfeyture to be to the Maior of the said citie for the time being his successors and thother moitie to the said wardeins for the tyme being ther succssours by action of dette bil playnt or informatiō in any courte of record in which action bil plaint or information no wager of lawe protection inuenciō or forren I le shal be allowed And in case it shal fortune hereafter that any of the said russels sattens sattens reuerses fustian of Norwich shal lacke of such lengthes bredes or of the true ensuing making or sorting of the yarne as shal be appointed set furth by the sayd rules ordinaunces and the same so to be found defectiue by verdict of twelue men of the sayd feloshyp before the sayd Maior wardeins their successors That thē the said russels sattens sattens reuerses fustians of Naples euery of them so found defectiue to be cutte in two peeces to paye such fine or fines as shal be offered affered by the saide twelue expert men by vertue of their othes the one moitie of which fine or fines to be to the Maior of the sayd citie for the tyme being to his successours and thother moytie to the wardeynes of the sayd felowshype for the tyme beyng and to their succcessours Prouided alwaies and be it further enacted by thauctoritie afore sayd that if any wardeyne or wardeines for the time beyng of the said myst erie or occupation of making russels sattens sat tens reuerses sustian of Naples shal at any time hereafter seale or cause to be sealed any russels sattens sattens reuerses or fustians of Naples that shal not be wel sufficient and truely wrought and made according to the true entent and meanyng of thys present act shal forfeyt loose for euery pece so sealed being not wel sufficient and truly wrought and made the whole value of euery such pece so sealed th one half of whiche forfeytures to be to the kyng and Quenes maiesties her heyres and successors and thother moyte therof to be to such person persons as shal sue for the same by byll action or information in anye of the kynges courtes of record in whiche byl action or information no essoygne protection or wager of lawe shal be allowed ¶ An act to confirme the liberties of the lorde Marchers in Wales ¶ The .xv. Chapter HUmbly besechen your excellēt maiesties your true faythful Subiectes the lord Marchers bothe spiritual and temporal within your highnes dominion of Wales that wher as in the parliament holdē at West the .xxvii. yere of the raygne of kyng Henry theyght father vnto you our natural Soueraygne ladye amongest other thinges one acte was made established for lawes iustice to be ministred in the sayd dominiō of Wales in lyke forme as it is in this realme of England in the whiche acte one article is that for that the lords Marchers before the parliament had vsed to put their tenauntes wythin the lordships