great nomber of mysruled persones haue entred into suche groundes and there with great violence haue broken vp the heedes of the sayd pondes stewes and motes and destroyed and taken the fysshe of the same pondes stewes and mootes to the greate dyspleasures and losses of the owners of the sayde pondes stewes and motes and contrary to all good reason ryght and conscience Wherfore be it enacted by the kynge our sayde soueraygne lorde with the assent of the lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present parlyament assembled and by the auctoritie of the same that as welle all maner of fysshynges with any nettes hokes or baytes of what kynde so euer they be in any seuerall ponde stewe or mote with an intente to steale fysshe out of the same doone or commytted at any tyme after the feaste of the Natiuitie of sayncte Iohn Baptiste nexte commynge that is to saye in the XXXI yere of the reygne of our sayde soueraygne lorde from the howre of syx in the euentyde vnto the howre of syxe in the mornynge ayenste the wylles and myndes of the owners or possessioners of suche pondes stewes or motes as also the vnlawfull breakinge vp of the heed of any seuerall ponde stewe or mote by daye or by night after the sayd feast without colour of title so to do wherby any fysh of the same ponde stewe or mote is taken or destroyed against the will or mynde of the owner or possessioner of the same be to all intentes denied taken and adiudged felony and that those persons so offendinge shall haue and suffer all suche peynes of deathe and punyshmentes as other felons ought to haue and suffre for felony by the course of the lawes of this realme ¶ And also be it further enacted by the auctoritie afore sayd that yf any suche euyll disposed persons after the feast before limitted do fysh in the day tyme at any other tyme then is before rehersed in any suche seuerall pondes stewes or motes with any maner of nettes hookes or baytes as is aforesayde what kynde so euer they be of against the will pleasure mynde of the owners or possessors of the same seuerall pondes stewes or motes not hauynge any maner of colour of title so to do and therof be lawfully conuicted at the suyte of our soueraigne lorde the kynge or the partie greued that then the sayd parties so conuicted shall suffre imprisonment by the space of thre monethes and after the sayde thre monethes expired shall fynde sufficient suretie for his or their good aberinge or els to remayne still in pryson without bayle or mainprise vnto such tyme he or they can fynd such suertie ¶ An acte changinge the custome of Gauelkynde Chap. iii. THe kynge our soueraigne lorde for dyuers consyderations his maiestie mouinge by auctoritie of this his hyghe court of parliament enacteth ordeyneth and establyssheth that as well all the lordships maners landes tenemētes woddes pastures rentes seruices reuersions remayndres aduousons all other what so euer hereditamentes set lyenge and beyng within his countie of Kent of the which Thomas Crumwell knight of the honorable order of the Garter lorde Crumwell of Wymbyldon lorde priuy seale Thomas Burgh knight lorde Burgh George Broke knight lorde Cobham Andrewe Wyndesor knight lorde Wyndesor Thomas Cheyne knyght treasourer of our sayde soueraigne lorde the kynges most honourable housholde Christofer Hales knight maister of the rolles of our sayd soueraigne lordes court of Chancery Thomas Willoughby knight one of y e iuges of the kynges court of the cōmen place Anthony Seyntleger knight Edwarde Wotton knight Edwarde Boueton knyght Roger Cholmeley knight seriaunt at lawe Iohn Champneis knight Iohn Baker squier our sayde soueraigne lorde the kynges generall attourneye Reynolde Scotte squier Iohn Guldeford squier Thomas kempe squier Edward Thwayttis squier William Rooper squier Anthony Sandis squier Edwarde Isaac squier Percyuall Hart squier Edward Monyns squier Wylliam Whetnall squier Iohn Fogge squier Edmond Fetyplace squier Thomas Hardres squier William Waller squier Thomas Wilforde squyer Thomas Moyle squyer Thomas Harlakynden esquyer Geffrey Lee squier Iames Hales Henry Husee and Thomas Roydon gentylmen or any of theym is or be seysed to his or their owne vse or vses in fee simple or in fee cayle the whiche now bene of the tenure and nature of Gauelkynde heretofore haue bene departed or be departible betwene heyres males by the custome of Gauelkynde shall from hensforth be clerely chaunged from the sayd custome tenure nature of Gauelkynde in no wyse hereafter be departed or departible by the sayd custome of Gauelkynd betwene heyres males but shall remayne reuert abyde descende come and be after and according as lordships maners landes tenementes and other hereditamētes do or may descende remayne reuerte abyde come or be accordinge to the common lawe of this realme and as other maners landes and tenementes beyng in the sayd countie of Kent whiche neuer were holden by seruice of socage but be alwayes haue bene holden by knight seruice do descende remayne reuerte abyde come be And in lyke maner to descende be descendable remayne reuerte come be inheritable to the heyre or heyres after accordinge to the sayd common lawes of this realme of England And that all singular the sayd lordshippes maners landes tenementes other hereditamentes with thappurtenaunces of the sayd lorde Crumwell lorde Burgh lorde Cobham lorde Wyndesor Thomas Cheyne Christofer Hales Thomas Willoughby Anthony Seyntleger Edwarde Wotton Edwarde Boueton Roger Cholmeley Iohn Champneis Iohn Baker Reynolde Scotte Iohn Guldeford Thomas kempe Edwarde Thwayttis William Rooper Anthony Sandis Edwarde Isaac Percyual Hart Edward Monyns Wylliam Whetnall Iohn Fogge Edmond Fetyplace Thomas Hardres William Waller Thomas Wilforde Thomas Moyle Thomas Harlakynden squier Geffrey Lee Iames Hales Henry Husee and Thomas Roydon or any of theym and which before the makynge of this acte haue bene of the sayd nature and tenure of Gauelkynde in y e sayd countie of Kent shall from hensforth be accepted taken enherited demed iudged to be lyke as lordeships maners landes tenementes and other hereditamentes at the common lawe of this realme and in suche maner and forme as yf the same maners lordships landes tenementes and other hereditamentes had neuer bene of the sayd nature of Gauelkynde any vsage or custome in the sayde countie of Kent heretofore had accepted or vsed to the contrary not withstandinge Sauinge alwayes and reseruinge to all and singular persons other than the sayde lorde Crumwell lorde Burgh lorde Cobham lorde Wyndesor Thomas Cheyne Christofer Hales Thomas Willoughby Antony Seintleger Edward Wotton Edwarde Boueton Roger Cholmeley Iohn Champneis Iohn Baker Reynold Scotte Iohn Guldeford Thomas Kempe Edward Thwaites Williā Roper Anthony Sandys Edward Isaac Perciual Hart Edward Monyns Williā Whetnal Iohn Fogge Edmond Fetyplace Thomas Hardres Williā Waller Thomas Wylford Thomas Moyle Thomas Harlakyndē squire Geffrey Lee Iames Hales Henry Husee Thomas Roydō or any of thē
Downe and other the tenauntes aboue named and to all other persones beinge freeholders within the sayde Chace and to euery of them their heires and assignes to felle cutte downe and carye away at all tyme and tymes hereafter at his or theyr pleasure all and parcell of his or theyr woddes groues copies and sprynges growynge and beinge within the sayde chace without lycence of the kynges highnes his heires or successours or of any offycer within the sayde chace and without lette and interruption of the same officers or any of them And also that it shal be laufull to the sayde syr Rycharde Page Thomas Hennage Iohn Carleton Iohn Agmondesham Thomas a Downe and other the tenantes aboue named and all other persons as well freeholders as copye holders as customarye tenauntes within the lymittes of the sayde chace and to euery of them their heyres and assygnes at all tyme and tymes hereafter to make the hedges and fences aboute their corne growynge vppon their owne grounde within the sayde chace at theyr owne wylle and pleasure to kepe out the dere therof durynge all suche tyme onely as the corne shall growe vpon the same grounde And that the officers of the said chace durynge the same tyme shall suffre the same hedges and fences to stande and to remayne to th entent abouesayde And after euery suche time as the corne shall be serued and caried awaye it shall be laufulle to the offycers of the sayde chace to make dere leapes and breakes in the sayde hedges and fences for and to the entente that the dere maye haue course and recourse into the grounde where the corne was sowen for their feedynge durynge all suche tyme as the same landes shall be and remayne vnsowen And in consyderation thereof our sayde soueraygne lorde the kynge for hym his heyres and successours is pleased and contented that his and theyr offycers of the reuenues within the limittes of the same chace shall yerely for euer at euery payement defalke allowe and deducte the thyrde parte of the free rente that euerye freeholder oughte to paye for theyr seueralle freeholdes within the lymyttes of the same Chace And alsoo the kynges hyghenesse is pleased and contented that where any customarye tenaunt or tenauntes hauynge any estates of inherytaunce in any customarye landes or tenementes within the said chace after the custome of any maner there wherof the same customary landes or tenementes beinge holden for the whyche customarye landes or tenementes the next heire of euery suche customarye tenaunt after the deathe of his auncestour by and accordynge to the same custome ought to paye fyne in euerye suche case the kynges officers of the reuenues within the sayde Chace shall defalke deducte and allowe to the nexte heire of euery such tenant dieng seised of any customary landes or tenementes within the lymittes of the sayde chace the moytie or halfe of euery suche fyne that he by the sayde custome ought to paye for his landes there the same fyne to be rated and assessed after the rate of the fyne that the same tenaunt soo dienge seysed laste payde to the lorde therof for the same landes or tenementes and not otherwise And that the moytie of euerye suche fyne be conteyned in euery copye that hereafter shall be made to any suche tenaunte by the offycers of the courtes of euerye suche manour within the lymittes of the sayde Chace And the sayde syr Rycharde Page Thomas Hennage Iohn̄ Carleton Iohn Agmondesham Thomas a Downe and other the tenauntes and freeholders of the sayde lordeshyppes manours townes and vyllages of Estmulsey Westmulsey Walton Esher Weybridge and parte of Cobham doo couenant and graunte and euery of theym for hym and his heyres couenanteth and graunteth to and with our sayde soueraygne lorde the kynge his heires and successours that they and all other the tenantes and freholders within the lymittes of the sayde chace and euery of theym shall at all tymes hereafter stande to obey perfourme and kepe within the sayde chace all and syngular suche lawes ordynaunces penalties fynes and amercyamentes as appertayne to a chace and all suche as hereafter shall be prouided or made by any lawe or statute concernynge the preseruation or mayntenaunce of the sayde chace excepte and onely reserued to the sayde tenauntes all suche liberties and commodyties before by these presentes vnto theym appoynted and lymitted within the sayde chace In wytnesse whereof our sayde soueraigne lorde the kynge to the one parte of these presente Indentures remaynynge with the sayde freholders and customarye tenauntes hath caused his greate seale of Englande to be putte and to the other parte of the same Indentures remaynynge with our sayde soueraygne lorde the kynge the sayde freeholders and customarie tenauntes as well for them selfe as in the name of all other tenauntes and inhabytantes within the lymites of the sayde chace haue putte to their seales the daye and yere aboue wrytten Be it therfore enacted by auctoritie of this present parlyamente that the sayde indenture shall persiste continue abide good effectual and in full strength and vertue according to the word tenour and effect therof And that the kynge our soueraine lord his heyres and successours for euer shall haue enioye their liberties priuileges cōmodities plesures of fre chace and warren for all maner of beastes of venery foules of warē within vpō the said townes villages parishes of Estmulsey Westmulsey Walton Esher Weybridge and part of Cobhā and in all other places and groundes lyenge or beynge within the procinctis lymites and boundes of the sayde Territorie or grounde lymitted and assigned by the sayd Indenture for the sayd chace and warren And that the same Territory or grounde shal be called named and knowē by the name of Hampton court chace And that all and singular transgressours and offendours taken knowen or proued to haue committed or doone any maner of offence within or vpon the sayd chace or warren contrary to the fourme or effect of any part of the sayd indenture shall incurre and fall into lyke daungers penalties and forfaytures as any other lyke offendours committinge or doynge any wronge trespas or offence in anye other forest or chace within this realme may do or shall do ¶ And furthermore be it enacted that our sayd soueraygne lord the kyng his heyres and successours at his and their libertie and pleasur may make constitute and assigne suche and as many officers ministers and kepers in for and vpon the sayde chace and warren as to him or them frome tyme to tyme shall be thoughte behouefull conueniente and necessarye And that all and syngular lawes actes and statutes heretofore made concernynge the kepynge nourysshynge encreace and supportation of anye of the forestes chaces and warrens of this realme or anye of theym or towchynge or concernynge directions corrections penalties refourmations or punysshementes for anye maner of offences doone or committed within anye suche forestes chaces or warens shall be frome
henseforthe extended and executed in to and vppon all transgressours and offendours in the sayde chace called Hampton courte chace and into or vppon the sayde warren of the same ¶ And bicause that the sayd manor of Hampton court is thus as is aforesayd decorated and enuironned with thinges of hygh and princely commodities Be it further enacted by auctoritie of this present parliament that the manor of Walton vpon the Temmes in the sayd countie of Surr̄ beyng parcel of the Duchye of Lancaster and the manour of Walton Leghe in the sayd countie of Surr̄ late purchased by the kynges hyghnes of Gyles Leghe esquier deceassed and the house of Oteland and all landes tenementes rentes seruices and hereditamentes in Weybridge Walton Chartesey in the sayd countie of Surr̄ late purchased by the kynges hyghenes of Iohn Rede son and heyre of William Rede and the manours of Byflete and Weybridge in the sayd countie of Surr̄ beynge parcell of the Duchye of Cornewal and all the landes and tenementes in Walton and Weybridge aforesayd late purchased by the kynges hyghenes of Iohn Goldwel his wyfe all those landes tn̄tes in Walton aforesayd late purchased by the kynges hyghnes of Iohn Carleton the manour of Estmulsey in the sayd countie of Surr̄ late purchased by the kynges hyghnes of y e presidēt scolers of Corpus Christi college in Oxford the manor of Mulsey in y e sayde countie of Surr̄ which late belonged to y e late monastery of Marten in the sayde countye of Surr̄ And the manour of Sandon in the sayde countie of Surr̄ late purchased by the kynges hyghnes of the mayster bretherne of the hospitall of saynt Thomas spittell in Suthwarke in the sayd countie of Surrey And the manour of Weston in the sayd countie of Surrey late purchased by the kynges hyghnes of the abbesse and couent of the monastery of Barkyng in the countie of Essex And the manour of Imworth in the sayde countie of Surr̄ late pourchased by the kynges hyghenes of Thomas Duke of Norf. And the manour of Esher in the sayde countie of Surr̄ late pourchased by the kynges hyghenesse of the reuerente father in God Stephyn byshop af Wynchester and the landes and hereditamentes with thappurtenances called Heywod lyenge within the sayd chace whiche late belonged to the late priory of Newerke in the sayd countye of Surrey And all those manours landes tenementes and hereditamentes lyenge within the sayde chace whiche syr Rychard Page knyght hathe lately bargayned and solde vnto our sayde soueraigne lorde the kynge and al lādes tenementes and hereditamentes which be the sayd syr Rychard Pages lyenge and beynge within the sayde chace And all other manors landes tenementes rentes reuercions seruices and hereditamentes within the limytes and Territory of the same chace which the kynges hyghnes before this tyme hath opteyned bought or purchased of any person or persones bodyes politike or corporate And all the fee ferme or yerely rent or annuitie of the borough or towne of Kyngston vpon Temmes in the sayd countie of Surrey And the manours of Hanneworth and Kynton otherwyse called Cold Kennyngton and the parke of Hanneworth and Cold Kennyngton in the countie of Middelsex And the manoure of Feltham in the sayde countye of Middelsex whiche manoure of Feltham was late pourchased by the kynges kyghnes of the mayster and bretherne of the hospitall of Burton lazer in the countie of Leycester And the manour of Todyngton in the sayd countie of Middelsex late purchased by the kynges hyghenes of the abbot and couent of the monastery of Westmynster in the countie of Middelsex and all landes tenementes and hereditamentes lyenge in the parysshe of Hampton in the sayde countie of Middelsex late purchased by the kynges hyghnes of Thomas Arthure Thomas Gone Iohn Vnydale Iohn Vpton Thomas Elys and Iohn Lewes or of any of them And all lādes tenementes and hereditamentes in the parysshe of Hanneworth in the sayd countie of Middelsex late purchased by the kynges hyghnes of Iohn Willyams Iohn Combes Rycharde Harris William Couper Robert Wattes Thomas Fitzwater Richarde Laurence Thomas Carpenter Iohn Byckes Paule Coke and the persone of the paryshe of Hanneworth afore sayde or of any of them And all the landes tenementes in Kenten in the sayde countie of Middelsex lately purchased by the sayde oure soueraigne lorde the kynge of the maister brethren of the hospitall of Sauey in the countie of Midd And all other maners lādes tenementes hereditamētes in Kingston Hāworth Kentō Coldkeningtō Felthā Todingtō Hāpton whiche our sayd souerayne lorde the kynge before this tyme hath bought purchased or obteyned of any person or persons bodyes polityke or corporate shall from hensforth be perpetually vnited annexed deined reputed taken to be parte parcell and membres of the sayde manour of Hampton courte And that the same manour of Hampton court together with all other the sayde manours landes tenementes and other the premisses aboue rehersed and specified so vnited annexed to the same manour of Hampton court shall from hensforth be named callid accepted and taken the honour of Hampton courte And that the sayde manour of Hampton courte shall from hensforthe be the chiefe and capitall place and parte of the sayd honour of Hampton courte ¶ Be it also further enacted by auctoritie afore sayd that the sayd honour and chace of Hampton courte and all the manours landes tenementes hereditamentes and other the premisses aboue rehersed shall from hensforth be in the order suruey rule and gouernance of the court of Augmētations of the reuenues of our souerayne lorde the kynges crowne and to be granted let and set to ferme by the offycers and mynisters of the same court in such maner and fourme as other the manours landes and tenementes appoynted to the same court ben or ought to be letten or graunted And that all the fermes issues reuenues and profittes commynge and growynge of the premysses and of euery parte therof shal be taken and receyued to the kynges vse by the mynisters and officers of the same court in such maner and fourme as is vsed and had of other manours landes tenementes cōmytted to thorder suruey gouernāce of the said courte of augmentatiōs any acte statute ordinance custome or vse heretofore had made or vsed to the contrary therof notwithstandynge ¶ AND furthermore be it enacted by auctoritie aforesayd that all and syngular the tenantes as wel freeholders copy holders as other and all and syngular personnes whiche owe suite to any of the sayde manours or to any leete or lawdaye to be holden within the procincte of any of them and the heyres successours assygnes of euery of the sayde tenantes shall do theyr suites seruices and customes and paye theyr rentes to the sayde sondry manours and in suche tymes as they dydde and ought to do before the makynge of this presente acte And that the sayde tenantes and sutours or any of them or the heires
patronages annuities rightes entries condicions coÌ„mons letes courtes liberties priuileges and francheses appertaining or in any wyse belongyng to any suche monasterie abbathie priorie nonry college hospitall house of friers and other relygious and ecclesiasticall houses places or to any of them by what so euer name or corporation they or any of them were than named or callyd and of what order habite relygion or other kynde or qualitie so euer they or any of them than were reputed knowen or taken To haue and to holde al the said monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers and other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places sites circuites procinctes manours landes tenementes medowes pastures rentes reuercions seruices and all other the premisses to our sayde soueraigne lorde his heyres and successours for euer and the same their sayd monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitals howses of friers and other relyigious and ecclesiasticall houses and places sites circuites procynctes manours lordshyps graunges meases landes tenementes medowes pastures rentes reuercions seruices and other the premisses voluntarily as is aforesayde haue renounced lefte and forsaken and euery of them hath renounced lefte and forsaken Be it therfore enacted by the kyng our soueraygne lorde and the lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present parliament assembled and by auctoritie of the same that the kyng our souerain lorde shall haue holde possede and enioye to hym his heires and successours for euer all and syngular suche late monasteries abbathies prioryes nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers and other religious and ecclesiasticall howses and places of what kyndes natures qualities or diuersities of habites rules professions or orders they or any of them were named knowen or called which syth the sayd .iiii. day of Februarye the .xxvii. yere of the reigne of our sayde soueraygne lorde haue bene dissolued suppressed renounced relynquyshed forfayted gyuen vp or by any other meane come to his highnes and by the same auctoritie and in lyke maner shall haue holde possede and enioye all the sites circuites procinctes manours lordeshyppes granges meases landes tenementes medowes pastures rentes reuercions seruices woddes tithes pentions portions personages appropried vycarages churches chapelles aduousons nomynations patronages annuyties ryghtes interestes entrees condicions coÌ„mons letes courtes liberties priuileges francheses and other what so euer hereditamentes whyche appertayned or belonged to the said late monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers and other religious or ecclesiastical houses and places or to any of them in as large and ample maner and forme as the late abbottes priours abbesses prioresses and other ecclesiasticall gouernours and gouernesses of suche late monasteries abbathies prioryes nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers and other religious and ecclesiasticall houses and places had helde or occupyed or of ryghte oughte to haue had holden or occupyed in the ryght of theyr sayde late monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles howses of friers or other relygiouse or ecclesiasticall houses or places at the tyme of the sayd dissolution suppression renouncynge relynquyshyng forfaytynge gyuynge vp or by any other maner of meane commyng of the same to the kynges highnes sythen the .iiii. day of February aboue especified ¶ And it is further enacted by the auctorytie abouesayde that not onely all the sayde late monasteries abbathies pryories nonries colleges hospytalles howses of friers and other relygyous and ecclesyasticall houses and places sites circuites procinctes manours lordeshyppes graunges meses landes tenementes medowes pastures rentes reuercyons seruyces and all other the premysses forthwith immediatly and presentely but also all other monasteries abbathies priories nonries collegis hospitals housâ—s of friers and al other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places which herafter shall happen to be dissolued suppressed renounced relinquysshed forfayted giuen vp or by any other meane come vnto the kinges highnes and also al the sites circuites procinctes manours lordships graunges meases landes tenementes medowes pastures rentes reuercions seruyces woddes tythes pencions portions personages appropriate vicarages churches chapelles aduousons nominations patronages annuities rightes interestes entrees condicions commons letes courtes lyberties pryuileges francheses and other hereditamentes what so euer they be belongyng or appertainynge to the same or to any of them whan so euer and as sone as they shall be so dissolued suppressed renunced relinquished forfaited giuen vp or by any other meane come vnto the kinges highnes shal be vested demed and adiuged by auctoritie of this present parliament in the very actuall and real seson and possession of the kynge our sayd soueraigne lord his heires and successours for euer in the state and condition as they nowe be and as thoughe all the sayd late monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers and all other religious and ecclesiasticall houses and places so dissolued suppressed renunced relinquysshed forfaited gyuen vp or come to the kynges highnes as is aforesayde as also the sayde monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitals houses of friers and other religious ecclesiasticall houses and places whiche hereafter shall happen to be dissolued suppressed renunced relinquyshed forfayted gyuen vp or come vnto the kynges highnesse sites circuites procinctes manours lordeshippes graunges landes tenementes and other the premisses what so euer they be and euery of them were in this present act specially and particularly rehersed named and expressed by expresse wordes names titles and faculties and in their natures kyndes and qualities ¶ And be it also enacted by thauctoritie aforsaid that all the said late monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospytals houses of friers and other religious and ecclesiasticall houses and places whiche bene dissolued suppressed renunced relinquished giuen vp or come to the kynges hyghnes by any maner of meanes as is aforesaid and al the manors lordships graÌ„ges landes tenemeÌ„tes other the premisses except suche therof as be comen to the kinges handes by atteinder or atteinders of treson And al the sayde monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitals houses of friers and other religious and ecclesiasticall houses places which hereafter shal happen to be dissolued suppressed renunced relinquished forfaited giuen vp or come vnto the kinges highnes all the manours lordeships graunges landes tenementes medowes pastures rentes reuercions seruices woddes tithes porcioÌ„s peÌ„cions ê‘sonages appropriate vycarages churches chapels aduousoÌ„s noiÌ„ations patronagis aÌ„nuities rightis interestis entries coÌ„ditioÌ„s coÌ„mons letes courtes liberties priuileges fraÌ„cheses other hereditamentes what so euer they be belonging to the same or to any of them excepte suche therof which shal happen to come to the kinges highnes by atteinder or atteinders of treson shal be in the order suruey gouernaÌ„ce of our sayd soueraigne lorde the kynges courte of Augmentations of the reuenues of his crowne and of the chancellour officers and minysters of the same And all the fermes issues reuenues and profytes commynge and growynge of the premisses and of euery parte therof except before excepte shall be
his or their feales vnto any one of the sayd commissioners to be appointed as is aforesayde within the lymittes of whose commission the heresies felonnies contemptes and offences whereof any suche presentement inditement infourmation or accusation shal be taken or had as is aboue written shal be committed done perpetrate And yf any person or persons which here after shall happen to take any suche accusation infourmation presentment or recognisaunces as is aboue saym â—â—do ake defalte of the certificat therof contrary to the fourme aboue reheedsr that than euery person and persons so offendynge shall forfayte to our soueraygne lorde the kynge for euery suche defalte .x. li. ¶ And it is further enacted by the authoritie aboue sayde that the sayde commissioners or thre of them at the least as is afore sayde by vertue of this act and their commission shal haue ful power and authoritie to make lyke processe against euery person and persones indyted presented or accused in forme as is aboue remembred as is vsed accustomed in cases of felony that as well within the limittes of their commission as into all other shyres and places of the realme Wales and other the kynges dominions as wel within lyberties as without and the same processe to be good and effectuall in the lawe as in cases of felony And vpon the appearance of any of the offendours shall haue full power and authoritie by vertue of this acte and the sayde commission to heare and determyne the foresayde heresies felonies contemptes and other offences accordynge to the lawes of this realme and theffectes of this acte ¶ And it is also enacted by the authoritie abouesayde that euery of the sayd commissioners vpon any suche accusation presentement or information shal endeuour him selfe effectually without affection drede or corruption to apprehende take the offendours after the apprehension of any suche offender or offenders shall haue full power authoritie to committe them to warde And that the sayd coÌ„missioners or two of them at the least shall haue full power and authoritie to let any person or persones so accused or presented vpon sufficient suerties by their discretions to bayle for their apparaunce to be tried accordinge to the tenour fourme and effecte of this acte ¶ And further it is enacted by the authoritie aboue sayde that yf any person or personnes whiche hereafter shal be named and assigned to be commissioner or commissioners as is abouesayd be accused indited or presented of or for any the offences aboue written that than all and euery suche commissioner or commissioners so accused indyted and presented shal be examined put to answere and tryed of and vpon any such offence accordyng to the tenour and effecte of this acte before such other person or persons as it shal please the kynges highnes to name assigne and appoynt by his gracis commission to heare and determine the same ¶ And it is further enacted by the authoritie aboue sayde that no persone nor persons which at any tyme hereafter shal be accused indited or presented as is aboue sayde shal be admitted to the chalenge of any person or personnes which shal be empanelled for the triall of his or theyr offence for any matter or cause other thaÌ„ for malice or enmitie Which chalenge shal forthwith be tried in lyke maner as other chalenges be vsed to be tried in cases of felonye ¶ And it is further enacted by the authoritie aboue sayde that all foreyne plees triable by the countreye whiche at any tyme hereafter shal be pleaded by any person or persons hereafter to be arrayned or put to aunswere vpon any accusation inditement or presentement of or for any of the offences aboue specified or of or for any of them shal be tried before the same coÌ„missioners afore whom such person or persones shall be arrained or put to aunswere and by the iurours that shall trie the sayde offence or offences without any further respyte or delay ¶ And it is further enacted by the authoritie aboue sayde that all Mayres sheryffes frowardes baylyffes of liberties gaolers and other officers and ministers of what name degree or condicion so euer they be and euerye of them shall frome tyme to tyme truly and diligently receyue serue all all maner the proces preceptes and commaundementes to them or any of them by the sayde commissioners or any of theym to be made gyuen or directed touchinge or concernynge the premisses or any patrell therof and shal also frome tyme to tyme be obedient and attendaunt vnto the sayde commissioners for the tyme beynge for the due execution of this present act or of any thinge therin conteyned ¶ And it is also enacted that euery personne whiche shall be named to be commissioner in the sayde commission after that he hath knowlege therof shall effectually put his diligence and attendance in and about the execution of the sayde commission And before that he shall take vpon him thexecucion of the same commission shall take a corporall othe before the lorde chaÌ„cellour of Englande for the tyme beynge or before him or them to whome the sayde lorde chauncellour shall directe the kynges writte of Dedimus potestatem to take the same The tenoure of whiche othe here after ensueth ¶ Ye shall swere that ye to your counnynge wytte and power shall truely and indifferently execute the authoritie to you gyuen by the kynges commission made for correction of heretikes and other offendours mencioned in the same commission without any fauour affection corruption drede or malece to be borne to any personne or personnes as God you helpe and all sainctes And in case that any of the sayde persones named to be commissioners refuse to take the sayde othe or willyngly absent or aloigne him selfe frome the takynge of the sayde othe than euery suche personne so offendinge and the same offence extreted or certified into the kynges eschequer by the sayde lorde chancellour or by him or them to whome any suche writte of Dedimus potestatem as is afore sayde shal be directed shall forfayte and loose to oure sayde soueraigne lorde the kynge for euery tyme so offendinge fyue markes of lawful money ¶ And it is also enacted by the auctoritie aboue fayde that the sayde commissioners and euery of them shall frome tyme to tyme haue full power authoritie by vertue of this acte to take in to his or their kepynge and possession all and all maner of bokes which bene and hathe bene or hereafter shal be setforth red or declared within this realme or other the kynges dominions wherin is or bene conteyned or comprised any clause article mattier or sentence repugnant or contrary to the tenour fourme or effect of this present act or any of the articles conteyned in the same And the sayd commissioners or thre of theym at the least to burne or otherwyse destroye the sayde bokes or any part of them as vnto the sayde commissioners or vnto thre of them at the least shal be thought expedient by their discretions ¶ And it is also enacted by the auctoritie abouesayde that euery person vicar curate or parysh priest of euery parysh churche within this realme or other the kynges dominions or his or their deputie vpon the sonday next after the first daye of September next ensuynge and so from thensforth ones in euery quarter of the yere at the least shall openly playnely and distinctly rede this present acte in the parysh churche where he is person vicar curate parysh priest or deputie vnto his or their paryshens than assembled togither to heare diuine seruice And that euery suche persone vicare curate or parysh priest makynge defaulte of redinge this act contrary to the fourme afore sayde shall forfayte vnto oure sayde soueraygne lorde his heyres or successours for euery suche defaulte .xl. s. sterlyng Sauynge to all singular person and personnes bodyes polytike and corporate their heires and successours and to the heyres and successours of euery of them other than all and singular suche person and persons that shal be hereafter conuicted or atteynted of or for any of the offences or contemptes aboue specified their heyres and successours and the heyres and successours of euery of them all such right title clayme interest entree possession rentes reuercions fees annuities commons offices profyttes and demaundes what soeuer as they or any of them haue or than at the tyme of the sayde conuiction or atteynder had shal haue of in or to any honours castels lordeshyps manours landes tenementes liberties franchesies aduousons and other hereditameÌ„tes which any suche person or persons beynge so conuicted or atteynted as is afore sayde had or were intitled to haue at the tyme of their offence or offences committed or at any tyme after that in as ample maner fourme and condition to al intentes constructions and purposes as yf this act had neuer be had nor made any thinge conteyned in this acte to the contrary in any wyse not withstandinge ¶ Prouyded alwaye that the lordes shall not haue ne clayme any eschetes of any offendour or offendours that shal be iudged to be burned by auctoritie of this act ¶ And bycause dispucions and doubtes myghte perhappis ryse hereafter vpon these wordes in this acte that is to saye Aduisedly made to God Be it therfore prouided and enacted by auctoritie afore sayde that these wordes in the acte that is to saye aduysedly made to God for vowes of chastitie or wydowhed shal be all onely taken expounded and interpreted to bynde suche person or persons and none other sauynge priestes to by the same which at the tyme of any of their so vowinge beynge therto admitted were or shal be of the age of .xxi. yeres or aboue and then dyd or do consente submitte them self or condiscende to the same and continue or continued in obseruation of it any whyle after Oneles any suche person or persons doo or can duely proue any vnlawfull cohercion or compulsion done to them or any of them for makynge of any suche vowe GOD SAVE THE KYNGE Londini in aedibus Thomae Bertheleti typis impress Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum ANNO M. D. XXXIX ARMA REGIS ANGLIE ET F
to euery of thē ayenst any other of thē all such right title interest inheritance as they or any of thē had before y e making of this act of to or ī any of y e said maners lādes ten̄tes woddes pastures rētes seruices reuerciōs remainders aduousons other y ep̄misses as if this p̄sent act had neuer ben had nor made ¶ An acte concerninge the amendinge of the ryuer and port of Exeter Capi. iiii IN most humble wyse shewen vnto your hyghnes your true and faithfull subiectes the mayre baylyffes and commonaltie of your citie of Exetour that where of olde antiquitie as well the citesens and dwellers within your sayde citie as all other both denysens and straungers applienge comming from any partes of beyond the see or of this realme to your port of Exeter haue had course and recourse with their shippes botes and vessels goodes and marchaundises in the ryuer of Exe to and from the hye see vnto your sayde citie to the great commoditie common welth profit of your sayde citie and all the countrey therabout as by diuers recordes wrytinges remayninge as well in your sayd citie as also at Westm̄ playnly doth appeare Which commoditie of longe tyme hath bene so destroyed and letted by woyres and dryuinges of sandes and grauell by course of the water into the sayd ryuer and other lettes and noysances that at this day and of longe tyme past shyppes botes and vessels haue not had ne yet can haue their course to and from your sayd cytie as of olde tyme they haue had by reason wherof your sayd suppliantes of longe tyme haue ben and yet be compelled and enforced to cary their goodes and marchaundises frome the shippes boates and vessels to your sayd citie by lande to their yerely charges of CCCC markes sterlinges and aboue besyde great hurtes and losses taken in their sayd goodes and marchandises by the cariers of the same which hath not onely bene and yet dayly is to the gret hurt decay and enpoueryshing of the marchantes of your sayd citie but also of the coūtrey theraboutes by reason of the ouerflowing and drowninge of the medowes pastures and ground lyenge by the sayd ryuer with the hygh springes of the see the studdes of the fresh water cōming to the sayd ryuer by reason of which charges susteyned in carieng their goodes marchandises by lande vnto the sayd citie as is before sayd the marchantes owners of the sayd wares marchandises are driuen to sel the same moch more derer than they wold do yf the sayd marchādises might be cōueyed brought vnto y e sayd citie by water to the great hurt preiudice of al your graces subiectes in y e sayd parties For reformation wherof it may please your hyghnes of your most noble abundant grace with thassent of your lordes spirituall temporal the cōmons in this present parliament assembled by auctoritie of y e same to enact ordeyn establysh y t it may shal be lawful at al tymes after y e feast of Easter now next cōming to your sayd suppliantes maire bayliffes comminaltie of your sayd citie of Exetor their successors to pluck down dyg moyne breke bank cast vp al al maner of weires rockes sandis grauel other lettes noysances whatsoeuer they be in y e sayd ryuer also in other places groūd cōueniēt necessary for y e same whosoeuer they be lyeng betwen your said citie y e high see further to do make al other thinges requisite necessary wherby y e said shippes botes and vessels may haue their sure course and recourse in the sayd ryuer to and from your sayd citie and there to charge and discharge the sayd gooddes and marchandises without let or disturbaunce of any person or persons gyuinge and payenge therfore vnto the lorde or lordes owner and owners of the soile where suche dyggynge and mynynge shal be in recompence and satisfaction of for the lande and grounde so to be dygged and myned after the rate of .xx. yeres purchase or els as moche for the same as shal be adiuged ordeyned and determined by the kynges iustices of assise in the countie of Deuon̄ for the tyme beyng the election libertie of which recompence and satisfaction so to be had to be at the choyce of the lordes and owners of the sayd landes and tenementes without any let denier vexation or trouble of the sayd lord lordes owner and owners or any other person or persons by sute in the law or otherwyse vpon peyne of forfayture of .xx. li. of lefull money of Englād for euery tyme that they or any of them do attempt the cōtrary therof wherof the one halfe shal be to our sayd soueraygne lorde and the other halfe to him or them that will sue therfore by action of det byll playnt or information in any the kynges courtes wherin the partie defendant shall not wage his lawe nor in the sayde action actions or sutes any essoyn licence nor protection shal be allowed And also gyuynge and payeng to the tenauntes fermers and occupiers of suche lande or grounde for suche hurte and losses as they or any of them shall susteyne and haue by the same as moche as shal be assessed adiuged and determined by the sayde iustices of assises in the sayde countie of Deuon̄ for the tyme beynge or by suche persons as by them shal be assigned and deputed for the same The sayde recompence and satisfaction as well concerninge the lordes and owners of the sayde lande ground as to the tenantes fermers occupiers of the same to be payd by the maire bayliffes and comminaltie of the sayde citie for the tyme beynge and their successours within the space of sixe wekes next after the ratinge assessinge determininge of the same onles that the maire baylyffes and comminaltie of the sayd citie and their successours can otherwyse compounde or agree with the lordes owners tenantes fermers and occupiers of suche land and grounde or with any of them And in case it happen the Mayre bayliffes comminaltie of the sayd citie to make defaute of payement of the sayd recōpence and satisfaction and resist to pay the same as is before rehersed that than the lorde lordes owner owners tenauntes fermers or occupiers of suche lande or ground that is greued therwith and to whome the satisfaction and recompence ought to be payde shall may lawfully commence afferme or take his or their action of det by the course of the common lawe against the Mayre baylyffes commonaltie of the sayde cytie for the tyme being their successours for the recouery of the same in any countie within this realme at the will pleasure of the partie greued lyke proces thervpon to be had as in actions of det at the common lawe grounded vpō cōtract or specialties hath vsed to be had in the which actions of
or lorde Stewarde the fyfte and the kynges Chamberlayn the syxt ¶ AND it is also enacted by auctoritie aforesayde that the kynges chiefe Secretorie beinge of the degree of a baron of the parlyamente shall sytte and be placed afore and aboue all barons not hauynge any of the offyces afore mencioned And if he be a byshop that than he shall sytte and be placed aboue all other bysshoppes not hauynge any of the offyces aboue remembred ¶ AND it is also ordeyned and enacted by auctoritie aforesayde that all dukes not afore mencioned marquesses erles vycountes and barones not hauyng any of the offyces aforesayd shal sytte and be placed after their auncienties as it hath ben accustomed ¶ And it is further enacted that yf any persone or persons which at any tyme hereafter shall happen to haue any of the sayd offyces of lorde Chauncellour lorde Treasourer lorde Presydente of the kynges councelle lorde Priuye seale or chiefe Secretorie shal be vnder the degree of a baron of the parliament by reason wherof they can haue no interest to gyue any assente or dissent in the sayd howse that then in euery suche case suche of them as shall happen to be vnder the sayd degree of a baron shall sytte and be placed at the vppermoste parte of the sackes in the myddes of the said parliament chaumber eyther there to sytte vppon one fourme or vpon the vppermoste sacke the one of them aboue the other in order as is aboue rehersed ¶ Be it also enacted by auctoritie aforesayde that in all trialles of tresons by peeres of the realme if any of the peres that shall be callyd hereafter to be triours of suche tresons shall happen to haue any of the offices aforsaid that than they hauyng suche offices shall sytte and be placed accordyng to theyr offyces aboue all the other peeres that shal be called to suche trials in maner and fourme as is aboue mencioned and rehersed ¶ And it is also enacted by auctoritie aforesayd that as welle in all parliamentes as in the Sterre chaumber and in all other assembles and conferences of counsayle the lorde Chauncellour the lorde Treasourer the lord President the lord Priuie seale the great Chamberlayn the Constable the Marciall the lorde Admirall the Graunde maister or lorde Stewarde the kynges Chamberlayne and the kinges chiefe Secretory shall sytte and be placed in suche order and facion as is aboue rehersed and not in any other place by auctoritie of this present act ¶ An acte auctorysyng the kynges highnesse newly to allotte certayne towneshyppes in Wales Capitulo xi VVhere in the parliament begonne and holden at London the third day of Nouember in the .xxi. yere of the reigne of our most drad souerayne lorde kyng HENRY the .viii. and from thens adiourned to WestmÌ„ and there holden and continued by dyuers prorogations vnto the .iiii. daye of Februarye in the .xxvii. yere of the reigne of our sayd souerayne lorde and than and there holdeÌ„ and continued vnto the dissolution therof one act and ordinance was made in the session of the said ê‘liament holden the sayd .iiii. day of February wherby amonges diuers other thinges diuers shires and counties were newly made named within the dominion principalitie of Wales diuers townes parishes lordships coÌ„motes caÌ„tredes within the said dominion principalite were allotted apointed limitted to the said seuerall shires counties as by the same act more plainly and particularly among other thinges appereth And forasmoch as by credible information it was comen into the kinges knowlege after the makyng of the said act that som lordships townes parishes coÌ„motes hundredes cantredes were not in differently allotted limitted to the shires named in the sayd act for the commoditie of the kynges subiectes inhabited therin It was therfore ordeined and enacted by auctorite of the parliament holden at WestmÌ„ the .viii. day of Iune in the xxviii yere of the kynges reigne that the kynges highnes during the tyme of .iii. yeres next after the ende of the same parliament shulde haue power auctoritie by writing vnder his great seale to allot appointe assigne and limite to euery of the shires named in the sayde acte suche and so many lordshyps townes parisshes hamlettes hundredes commotes and cantredes as his maiestie by his moste high wysedome shulde thynke conuenient and agreable for the ease and commoditie of his louyng subiectes the inhabitauntes of his said dominion principalitie And shuld likewise haue power and auctoritie to name and assigne the shire townes in euery of the sayd shires named in the sayd acte And that euery suche limitation appointment nomination and assignement to be made by the kinges highnes in that behalfe by auctoritie of the sayd acte shulde be as good and effectuall to all intentes purposes as though it had ben done and made plainly ê‘ticularly by auctoritie of parliament any thing conteined in the said act in the session of the said parliament holden the .iiii. day of Februarye in the xxvii yere or any thing or thinges to the contrary therof not withstanding ¶ And forasmoch as the tyme of .iii. yeres limited to the kingis maiestie by the sayd act made in the .xxviii. yere of his gracis reigne is nigh expired y t his highnes hath had such gret affaires vrgeÌ„t causes to do concernyng the state and welth of this realme that by occasion therof his maiestie hath had no coÌ„uenient tyme nor leysure to accoÌ„plyshe execute the power auctoritie committed to his highnes by the sayd acte made in the sayde .xxviiii. yere of his reigne Be it therfore enacted by auctorite of this pÌ„sent ê‘liameÌ„t that his maiestie during the space of other .iii. yeres next after y e fyrst daye of this present parliameÌ„t shal haue like power and auctoritie to do vse execute and accomplishe all and euery thing and thynges limitted apoynted to his maiestie to be done vsed and accoÌ„plished by the same act made in the said .xxviii. yere of his gracis reigne in as large and ample maner in euery condicion as his maiestie mought haue done vsed and accoÌ„plished within the said time of thre yeres limitted by y e same acte as is aforesaid And that euery such limitation appoyntment nominatioÌ„ assignemeÌ„t to be made by the kinges highnes in that behalfe by auctoritie of this present act during the space of the said other .iii. yeres next after y e fyrst day of this pÌ„sent parliameÌ„t shal be as good effectuall to all intentes purposes as though it had ben done made playnly and particularly by auctoritie of ê‘lyamente ¶ An acte concerning wrongfull takyng of haukes egges birdes out of the nest finding taking vp of the kinges haukes huntyng in the kinges forest parke or chace or other ground inclosed and killyng of conies within any laufull warren of the kynges Cap. xii VVhere in the parlyment holden at WestmÌ„ the .xi. yere of the reigne of the noble prince of
famous memory kyng Henry the vii it was ordeined and amōgest other thinges enacted established that no man of what condition or degree so euer he be shuld take or cause to be takē the egges of any faucō goshauk or laner out of the nest vpon peyn of imprisonment by one yere further to fyne at the kynges wyl Not withstanding which estatute diuers ydel yll disposed persōs lytel or nothing regarding or fearing the pein in the same estatute cōteyned haue not desisted to take egges of faucōs goshaukes laners out of the nestes to y e vtter distructiō of thencrease of the same faucōs goshaukes laners if due reformatiō in that behalfe be not prouided In cōsideration wherof it is ordeined enacted by the kynge our souerayn lord the lordes spiritual tēporal the cōmons in this present parliament assembled by thauctoritie of the same y t yf any person or persons of what estate degree or conditiō so euer he or they be after the feast of the natiuitie of our Lady next cōming vnlaufully or wrongfully take or cause to be taken any egge or egges of any faucō goshauke or laner or the birdes of any Faucon Goshauke Laner or Laneret out of or frome any neste or nestes of any faucon goshauke or laner within any of the honors castels maners landes ten̄tes woddes or other groūdes what so euer they be of the kynges highnes for the time being wherof his said highnes is seised in demain possessiō or reuersiō or wherof he taketh the rētes issues reuenues or profitis that than the same offence and offences euery of them shall be adiudged and taken to be felony and the offender and offenders therin being therof laufully conuicted attainted by accordyng to the lawes of this realme shal be demed adiudged felons shal haue suffre such peynes of death and also lose and forfayte their goodes and cattalles landes and tenementes as in case of felony by the course of the cōmon lawes of this realme ¶ Prouided always that this acte or any thing therin before ordeyned enacted extende not nor be in any wise preiudicial or hurtful to any person or persons whiche after the sayd feast of the natiuitie of our lady shal take or cause to be taken any egge or egges of any faucon goshauke or laner or the byrdes of any faucon goshauke laner or lanerette out of or from any neste or nestes of any faucon goshauke or laner within any honours castelles manours landes tenementes woddes or other groundes wherof or wherin any person or persons bodies politike corporate other than the kynges highnes his heires and successours or any of them than shal haue any estate of inheritaunce any thyng before expressed or mencioned to the contrary therof not withstandynge ¶ AND be it further enacted by the auctoritie aforesayd that yf any person or persons after the sayd feast of the Natiuitie of our lady happen to fynd and take vp any faucon gerfaucon Ierkin sacre or sacret goshauke laner or laneret beynge the kynges hauke or haukes hauyng vpon hym or them the marke of the kynges armes and veruels that then if the same personne or persones whiche shall fynde and take vppe any suche faucon gerfaucō ierkyn sacre or sacret goshauk laner or laneret within .xii. days next after the takynge vp of any suche hauke do not brynge or cause to be brought the same hauke so by hym taken to the maister of the kinges haukes or to some of his gracis fauconers or within the tyme next abouesaid do not gyue knowlege of the takyng vp of any such hauke to the said maister of the kynges haukes for the tyme beyng or to the shireffe of the shire for the tyme beyng where any suche hauke shall be taken vp or to oone of the kynges fauconers for the tyme beynge nere abydyng in or to any such partes where any such hauke shal be founden and taken vp as is aforsaid that than euery suche fyndynge and takynge vp of any suche hauke not bryngyng nor gyuyng knowlege therof as is afore sayd shal be adiuged taken to be felony and the offender and offenders therin being therof laufully cōuicted and atteynted by accordynge to the lawes of this realme shall haue and suffre suche peynes of deth and also lose and forfayte his their goodes and catalles landes and tenementes as in case of felonye by the course of the common lawes of this realme ¶ Prouyded alwayes that this acte nor any thynge therin cōteyned be or shal be in any wyse preiudiciall or hurtfull to any person or persones that hereafter shall fynde and take vp any of the sayd haukes of the kynge our souerayne lord his heires or successours by chance negligently or casually agaynst his or their wyll lose the same hauke or haukes or if the same hauke dye ayenste his or theyr wyl before they can or may delyuer the same hauke as is aforesayd ¶ And where also iustyce and equitie requyreth that euerye inheritour possessour or manours landes or tenementes within this realme of Englande shuld accordyng to their estates or possessions peasibly and quietely haue take and enioy the profites reuenues and cōmodities of the same as well in thynges of hygh pleasure as in thynges commonly valuable with out iniurie rapine or other extorte wrong to be committed and done to any of them within or vpon the same in especial of in thinges of plesure as in hunting within forest parke or chace of the kynges the quenes the princis or of any other of the kynges laufull chylderne for the tyme beyng ordeyned and prouided for or concernyng his hyghnes or their pleasure Be it therfore ordeyned and enacted by thauctoritie of this present parliamēt that yf any person or persons of what estate degree or condicion so euer he or they be after the sayd feast of the Natiuitie of our lady next commynge at any tyme of the day that is to say betwene the tyme of the arysing of the sonne and goynge downe of the same with his face hydde or couered with hode or vysar or with his face peynted or hymselfe otherwyse disguised to th entēt that he wold not be knowen wrongfully enter into any forest park or chace of the kynges highnes the quenes the princis or of any other of the kynges said chyldern for tyme beyng or into any other grounde of his or theirs inclosed with walle or pale ordeyned and vsed for keping and norishing of dere to th entent to steale any of the same dere and by any meane of huntynge or otherwyse as is aforesaid by stealthe flee or take any of the same dere or dryue or chace any of them out of the same forest chace parke or other ground inclosed as is aforesaid ordeyned and vsed for kepyng nourishing of dere as is aforsaid to th entent to steale the same dere Or yf any person after the sayd feast last
ordered taken and receyued to the kynges vse by the sayde chauncellour minysters and offycers of the same courte in suche and lyke maner and fourme as the monasteries pryories sites circuites manours granges meses landes tenementes rentes reuercions seruices tythes pencions portions aduousons patronages ryghtes entrees condytions and other heredytamentes late appertaynynge or belongyng vnto the monasteries abbathies priories or other religious houses late by auctoritie of parliament suppressed bene ordered surueyed and gouerned Sauynge to all and euery person and persons and bodies politike and theyr heyres and successours and the heires and successours of all and euery of them other thanne the sayde late abbottes priours abbesses pryoresses and other ecclesyasticall gouernours and gouernesses of the sayd late monasteryes abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of fryers and other religious and ecclesiasticall houses and places and theyr successours and the successour of euery of them and suche as pretende to be founders patrones or donours of suche monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospytalles houses of friers and other ecclesiasticall howses and places or of any manours messuages landes tenementes or other hereditamentes belongynge to the same or to any of theym theyr heyres and successoures and the heyres and successours of euery suche founder patrone or donour and the now abbottes priours abbesses prioresses and other ecclesiastical gouernours and gouernesses of suche monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers and other religious and ecclesiasticall howses and places whiche hereafter shall happen to be dissolued suppressed renounced relinquished forfaited gyuen vp or com to the kynges highnes and such as pretende to be founders patrons or donours of such monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers and other ecclesiasticall houses and places or of any manours messuages landes tenementes or other hereditamentes to the same belongyng or to any of them their heires and successours and the heyres and successours of euery of theym all suche right title clayme interest possession rentes charges annuities leases fermes offyces fees lyueries and lyuynges portions pencions corrodies cōmons synodes proxies and other profytes whiche they or any of them haue clayme ought may or myght haue had in or to the premisses or to any parte or parcell therof in suche lyke maner fourme and condition to all intentes respectes constructions and purposes as if this acte had neuer bene hadde ne made rentes seruyces rentes seeke and all other seruyces and suites onely excepte ¶ Prouided always and be it enacted by the auctoritie abouesayde that if any late abbotte priour abbesse prioresse or other ecclesiastical gouernour or gouernesse abouesayd within one yere next before the dissolucion suppression renuncynge relinquyshynge forfaytinge gyuinge vp or commynge to y e kynges hyghenes of his late monastery abbathie priorie nonrie college hospitall house of friers or other religious or ecclesiasticall house or place hath made any lease or graunt vnder his couent or common seale or otherwyse for terme of lyfe or for terme of yeres of the syte circuite and procincte of his sayde late monastery abbathy priory nonry college hospitall house of friers or other religious or ecclesiasticall house or place or of any part therof or of any manours messuages graunges landes tenementes personnages appropriate tythes pencions portions or other hereditamentes which belonged or appertayned to his sayde late monastery abbathy priory nonry college hospitall house of friers or other religious or ecclesiasticall house or place which manours meassuages graunges landes tenementes personages appropriate tythes pencyons portions or other hereditamētes were not before the same lease cōmonly vsed to be set nor let to ferme but kept and reserued in the manurance tyllage or occupation of the sayde gouernour or gouernesse for the mayntenance of hospitalitie and good house kepinge or within one yere as is aboue sayd hath made any lease or graunt for terme of lyfe or for terme of yeres of any manours measuages landes tenementes medowes pastures woddes personages appropriat tythes pencions porcions churches chapelles or other hereditamentes what so euer they be wherof or in the which any estate or interest for terme of lyfe yere or yeres at the tyme of makynge of any suche graunte or lease than hadde his beynge or contynuaunce and than was not determined fynysshed or expyred or within the tyme of one yere as is abouesayde hathe made any lease or graunte for terme of lyfe or for terme of yeres of any manours messuages landes tenementes medowes pastures woddes personnages appropriate tythes pencions porcions churches chapelles or other hereditamentes what so euer they be vppon the whiche leases and grauntes the vsuall and olde rentes and fermes accustomed to be yelden and reserued by the space of twentye yeres nexte before the first daye of this present Parlyamente is and be not therevpon reserued and holden Or yf anye suche gouernoure or gouernesse hathe made anye bargayne or sale of his wooddes within one yere as is afore lymitted whiche wooddes be yet growynge and standynge that then all and euery suche lease graunte bargayne and sale of woodde or wooddes shall be vtterly voyde and of none effecte ¶ And it is also enacted by auctoritie aforesayde that all feoffementes fynes and recoueries hadde made knowledged or suffered by any gouernour or gouernesse without the kynges lycence vnder his great seale within one yere nexte before the dissolution renouncynge relynquysshynge forfaytynge gyuynge vppe or commynge to the kynges hyghenesse of his sayde monasterye abbathye pryorye nonrye colledge hospytall house of friers or other religious or ecclesiasticall house or place of anye manours meases landes tenementes or other heredytamentes what soo euer they be whyche the sayde late abbotte pryoure abbesse pryoresse and other ecclesyasticall gouernour and gouernesse or anye of theym or any of their predecessours hadde or helde of the gyfte graunte or confyrmation of our sayde soueraygne lorde or of any of his hyghnesse progenytours or of the whyche monasteryes abbathies pryories nonries colledges hospytalles howses of fryers or other relygyouse and ecclesiasticall howses or places oure sayde soueraygne lorde was founder or patron or whyche manours meases landes tenementes or other heredytamentes were of the auncyent or olde foundation or possessyon of the sayd late monasteries abbathyes pryories nonries colledges hospytalles howses of fryers or other religyous or ecclesiasticall howses or places shall be vtterly voyde and of none effecte ¶ AND IT IS FVRTHER enacted by thauctoritie abouesayde that if any abbotte pryour abbesse pryoresse or other ecclesiasticall gouernour or gouernesse of any monasterye abbathie pryorie nonrye colledge hospytall house of fryers or other religious or ecclesiastical howse or place whiche hereafter shall happen to be dissolued suppressed renounced relinquished forfayted gyuen vp or come to the kynges hyghnesse within one yere nexte before the fyrste day of this present parlyament haue made or hereafter do make any lease or graunt vnder his couent or cōmon seale or other wise for terme of yeres or lyfe or
lyues of the site circuite and procincte of his sayde monastery abbathy priory nonry colledge hospitall house of fryers or other relygious or ecclesiasticall hous or place or of any part therof or of any manours messuages landes tenementes personages appropriate tithes pencions portions or other hereditamentes belongynge or appertaynynge to his sayde monasterye abbathy priory nonrie college hospytall house of friers or other relygious or ecclesyastycall howse or place whyche manours meases graunges landes tenementes personnages appropryate tythes pencions porcions or other heredytamentes what soo euer they be were not before the same lease commonlye vsed to be sette nor lette to ferme but kepte and reserued in the manurance tyllage or occupation of the sayd gouernour or gouernesse for the mayntenaunce of hospytalite and good howse kepynge or nowe be in the manuraunce tyllage or occupation of the sayde gouernour or gouernesse for the mayntenaunce of hospytalytie and good howse kepynge or within oone yere nexte before the fyrste daye of this presente parlyamente hathe made or hereafter shall make any lease or graunte for terme of lyfe or for terme of yeres of any manoures meases landes tenementes medowes pastures woddes personnages appropriate tythes pencions portions churches chapelles or other heredytamentes what soo euer they be whereof and in the whyche any estate or intereste for terme of lyfe yere or yeres atte the tyme of makynge of anye suche graunte or lease thanne hadde his beinge or contynuaunce or hereafter shall haue his beinge or contynuaunce and than was not determyned finyshed or expired or at the tyme of any suche lease to be made shall not be determyned fynyshed or expired or within one yere nexte before the fyrste daye of this presente parliamente hath made or hereafter shall make any lease or graunte for terme of lyfe or for terme of yeres of any manours messuages landes tenementes medowes pastures woddes personages appropryate tithes pencions portions churches chapels or other hereditamentes what so euer they be vppon the whiche leases and grauntes the vsualle and olde rentes and fermes accustomed to be yelden and reserued by the space of .xx. yeres nexte before the sayd fyrst daye of this present parliament is or be not or herafter shall not be thervpon reserued yelden Or yf any such gouernour or gouernesse of any suche monastery abbathie priory nonry colledge hospytalle house of fryers or other religiouse or ecclesiasticall house or place whiche hereafter shall happen to be dyssolued suppressed renounced relynquysshed forfayted gyuen vppe or comme to the kynges hyghnesse within one yere nexte before the fyrste daye of this presente parlyamente hathe made or hereafter shall make any bargayne or sale of his woddes whiche woddes be yet growynge and standynge that thanne all and euery suche lease graunt bargayne and sale of wodde or woddes shall be vtterly voyde and of none effecte ¶ And it is also enacted by thauctoritie aforesayd that all feoffemētes fynes and recoueries hadde made knowledged or suffered within oone yere nexte before the fyrste daye of this present parlyament or hereafter to be hadde made knowledged or suffered by any gouernour or gouernesse of any monasterye abbathie priorie nonrie colledge hospytall house of fryers or other religiouse or ecclesiasticalle howse or place whiche hereafter shall happen to be dissolued suppressed renounced relynquysshed forfayted gyuen vppe or comme to the kynges hyghnesse withoute the kynges lycence vnder his greatte seale of any manours meases landes tenementes or other hereditamentes what soo euer they be whiche the sayde abbottes priours abbesses prioresses and other ecclesiasticall gouernours and gouernesses whiche hereafter shall happen to be dissolued suppressed relinquyshed forfayted gyuen vp or come vnto the kinges highnes as is afore sayde or any of theym or any of theyr predecessours hadde or helde or haue and holde of the gyfte graunte or confirmation of oure sayde soueraygne lorde or of any of his hyghnesse progenytoures or of the whiche monasteries abbathies priories nonries colledges hospytalles howses of friers or other relygious or ecclesiasticall howses or places oure sayde soueraygne lorde is founder or patrone or whiche manours meases landes tenementes or other hereditamentes were or be of the auncient or olde foundation or possession of the sayde monasteries abbathyes pryories nonries colledges hospitalles howses of fryers or other relygiouse or ecclesiastical howses or places shall be vtterly voyde and of none effecte ¶ Prouided alway be it enacted by auctorite abouesayd that yf any abbot prior abbesse or prioresse or other gouernour or gouernesse abouesayd within one yere nexte before the fyrste daye of this present parliament or yf any late abbotte priour abbesse prioresse or other late gouernour or gouernesse aboue sayd within one yere nexte before any such dissolution suppressyon renouncynge relynquyshynge forfaytynge gyuynge vppe or commynge to the kynges hyghnesse of the premysses or of any parcell thereof as is aforesayde haue made any demyse lease or graunte to any personne or personnes for terme of yeres of any manoures meases landes tenementes personnages appropryate tythes pencyons portions or other hereditamentes aforesayde whiche persone or personnes at the tyme of the sayde demyse lease or graunte hadde and helde the same to ferme for terme of yeres than not expyred that thanne the sayd personne or personnes to whome any suche demyse lease or graunt hathe bene soo made shall haue and holde the same for the terme of .xxi. yeres oonely frome the tyme of the makynge of the sayde demyse lease or graunte yf so many yeres be by the same demyse lease or graunte specified limitted and expressed orels for so many yeres as in suche demyse lease or graunt ben expressed so that the olde rente be thervpō reserued and so that the same lease or leases excede not .xxi. yeres This acte or any thyng therin conteyned to the contrarye not withstandynge ¶ Prouyded also and be it enacted by thauctoritie abouesayd that yf any abbotte pryor abbesse prioresse or other late gouernour or gouernesse with in one yere next before any suche dyssolution suppression renuncyng relinquyshynge forfaytynge gyuynge vp or commynge vnto the kynges hyghnesse of the premysses or of any parcell therof as is aforesayd haue made any demyse lease or graunte to any persone or persones for terme of lyfe or lyues of any maners meses landes tenementes personnages appropriate tythes pencyons portions or other hereditamētes aforesayd which person or persons or any of them at the tyme of the sayde demyse lease or graunte hadde and helde the same for terme of lyfe or lyues or for terme of yeres than not expired that then the sayde person or persones to whom any suche lease or graunt hath bene soo made shall haue and holde the same for terme of theyr lyfe or lyues soo that the olde rente be ther vppon reserued This acte or any other thynge therin conteyned to the contrarye thereof not withstandynge ¶ Prouyded also and be it enacted by the auctoritie aforesayde that all syngular leases and grauntes made
by Copy to any persone or persons of any of the sayde mesuages landes tenementes personnages appropryate tythes pencyons portions or other hereditamentes aforesayde for terme of lyfe or lyues whiche by the custome of the countrey hathe ben vsed to be demysed letten or graunted by copye of courte rolle shall be good and effectuall in the lawe so that the olde rente be reserued by and vpon euery suche lease and leases this acte or any thynge therin conteyned to the contrarye in any wyse not withstandynge ¶ Prouided alwaye and be it further enacted by thauctoritie aforesayde that all leases heretofore made of any the premisses by auctoritie of our soueraygne lorde the kynges courte of augmentations of the reuenues of his crowne and all suche leases feoffementes and woddesales made by the sayde gouernours or gouernesses or any of theym vnder theyr couent seales or vnder the couent or common seale of anye of theym within one yere nexte before the dissolution suppression renuncynge relinquisshyng forfaytinge gyuynge vp or commynge to the kynges hyghenes of the sayde monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers or other religious or ecclesiasticall houses or places whiche sayde leases graūtes feoffementes and wodde sales haue ben examined enrolled decreed or affirmed in our sayde soueraygne lorde the kynges courte of augmentations and the decree of the same put in wrytynge sealed with the seale of the sayde courte of Augmentations shall be good and effectuall accordyng to the same decree any clause or acte heretofore in this present acte to the contrary notwithstandynge ¶ Prouyded alwaye and be it alsoo further enacted by thauctoritie aboue sayde that yf any personne or personnes haue iustely and truely without fraude or couyne payde or gyuen any summe or summes of moneye to any the sayde late gouernours or gouernesses for the bargayne and sale of any wooddes beynge and growynge in or vppon any manours landes tenementes or hereditamentes whiche apperteyned or belonged to the sayde late monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers or other religious or ecclesiastical places or vnto any of them whiche bargayne and sale by auctoritie of this acte is made voyde and of none effecte and by meane thereof the kynges hyghnes may haue and take the commoditie and profytte of suche wooddes so bargayned and soulde that then the Chauncellour and other officers of our sayde soueraygne Lorde the Kynges courte of Augmentations or three of theym wherof the Chauncellour for the tyme beynge shall be one of oure sayde soueraygne Lorde the kynges treasure remaynyng in the treasorye of the same courte shall satisfye and recompence euery suche personne and personnes suche somme of moneye or other recompence as the same Chauncelloure and officers or three of theym wherof the sayde Chauncelloure shall be one shall thynke mete and conuenient And yf any other person or personnes shall happen to take profyte and commoditie by reason of auoydynge of suche woodde sales by auctorite of this acte that then euerye personne and personnes whiche maye or shall take suche profyte shall be ordered for satisfaction to be made to the parties that shall happen to be greued by this acte by the sayde Chauncelloure and other the officers of the same courte ¶ Prouided also and be it further enacted by thautoritie aboue sayd that all and euery person and persons theyr heyres and assignes whiche sythen the sayde .iiii. daye of February by licence pardone confirmation relese assente or consente of our sayd soueraygne lorde the kynge vnder his gret seale heretofore gyuen had or made or here after to be had or made haue obteyned or purchased by indenture fyne feoffement recouery or otherwyse of the sayde late abbottes priours abbesses prioresses or other gouernours or gouernesses of any suche monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers or other religious or ecclesiasticall houses or places any monasteries priories colleges hospitalles manours landes tenementes medowes pastures woddes churches chapelles personages tythes pencions porcions or other hereditamentes shall haue and enioye the same accordynge to suche wrytynges and assurances as bene thereof before the daye of this present parliament or hereafter shall be had or made ¶ Sauynge to all and euery person and personnes and bodyes politike theyr heyres and successours and to the heyres and successours of euery of them other than the sayde late abbottes abbesses priours prioresses and other gouernours and gouernesses and theyr successours and the successours of euery of them and suche as pretende to be founders patrons or donours of the sayd monasteries abbacies priories nonries colleges hospitalles and other religious or ecclesiasticall houses or places or of any of them or of any manours mesuages landes tenementes or other hereditamentes late belongynge to the same or to any of theym and theyr heyres successours and the heyres and successours of euery suche founder patrone or donour all suche ryght tytle interest possession rentes annuities commodities offices fees liueries and liuynges porcions pencions corrodies synodes proxies and other profytes whiche they or any of them haue ought or mought haue had in or to any the sayde monasteris abbathies priories colleges hospitalles manours landes tenementes rentes seruices reuertions tythes pencions portions or other hereditamentes at any tyme before any suche purchas indentures fines feoffementes recoueries or other lawfull meane betwene any suche parties had or made as is aboue sayd this acte or any thynge therin conteyned to the contrary notwithstandynge ¶ And where our sayde soueraygne lorde syth the .iiii. daye of February the sayde .xxvii. yere of the reigne of our sayd souerayne lorde hath opteyned and purchaced as well by exchaunges as by gyftes bargaynes fynes feoffementes recoueries dedes enrolled and otherwyse of dyuers and sondry persons many sondry and dyuers honours castels manours landes tenementes medowes pastures woddes rentes reuersiōs seruices and other hereditamētes and hath not onely payd dyuers and sondry great summes of money for the same but also hath gyuen and graunted for the same vnto dyuers and sondry persons dyuers sondry manours landes tenementes and hereditamentes and other recompenses in and for full satisfaction of all such honours castelles manours landes tenementes rentes reuercions seruices and other his hereditamentes by his hyghenes opteyned or had as is aboue sayd Be it therfore enacted by the auctoritie aboue sayde that our sayd soueraygne lorde the kynge his heyres and successours shal haue holde possede and enioye all suche honours castels manours landes tenementes and other hereditamentes as his hyghenes syth the sayd .iiii. daye of February the .xxvii. yere aboue sayde hath obteyned and had by waye of exchaunge bargayne purchace or other what so euer meane or meanes accordynge to the true meanynge and intent of his hyghnes bargayn exchaunge or purchas mysrecitall misnamynge or non recytall or not namynge of the sayd honours castelles manours landes tenementes and other hereditamentes comprised or mēcioned in the bargaynes or writinges made betwene the kynges hyghnes and
any other partie or parties or of the townes or counties where the sayd honours castelles manours landes tenementes and hereditamentes lye and ben or any other mattier or cause what so euer it be in any wyse not withstandynge ¶ Sauinge to all and euery person and persons and to their heyres bodies politike and corporate and to theyr successours and to euery of them other then suche person and persons and their heires and theyr wyfes and the wyues of euery of them bodyes politike and corporate and theyr successours and euery of them of whome the kynges hyghnes hath optayned by exchange gyfte bargayne fine feoffement recouery dede enrolled or otherwyse any suche honours castels manours landes tenemētes and other hereditamentes as is afore sayde all suche ryghte tytle vse interest possession rentes charges annuities cōmodities fees and other profyttes rentes seruices and rentes seckes only except which they or any of them haue might or ought to haue had in or to the premisses so obteyned and had or in or to any parcell therof yf this acte had neuer ben hadde nor made this presente acte or any thynge therin conteyned to the contrary notwithstandynge ¶ And where it hath pleased the kynges hyghnes of his most aboundant grace and goodnes aswell vpon dyuers and sondry cōsyderations his maiestie specially mouinge as also otherwyse to haue bargayned solde chaunged or gyuen and graunted by his graces seueral lettres patentes indentures or other writinges aswell vnder his hyghnes great seale as vnder the seale of his hyghenes Duchie of Lancastre and the seale of thoffice of the augmentations of his crowne vnto dyuers and sundry of his louyng and obedient subiectes dyuers and sondry honours castelles manours monasteries abbathies priories landes tenemētes rentes reuerciōs seruices personages appropriated aduousons liberties tithes oblations portions pencions franchises priuileges liberties and other hereditamentes commodities and profittes in fee simple fee tayle for terme of lyfe or for terme of yeres For auoydynge of whiche sayd lettres patentes and of the cōtentes of the same dyuers sondry and many ambiguities doubtes questiōs might hereafter aryse be moued and styred as wel for misrecital or nonrecital as for dyuers other mattiers thinges or causes to be alleged obiected or inuented againste the sayde lettres patentes as also for lacke of fyndyng of offices or inquisitions wherby the title of his hyghnes therein ought to haue bene founde before the makynge of the same lettres patentes or for misrecitall or nonrecitall of leases as well of recorde as not of recorde or for lacke of the certayntie of the values or by reason of misnamynge of the honours castelles manours monasteries abbathies priories landes tenementes and other hereditamentes comprised and mencioned within the same lettres patentes or of the townes and counties where the same honours castelles manours monasteries abbathies priories landes tenementes rentes and other hereditamētes lyen and ben as for dyuers and sondry other suggestions and surmises which hereafter might happen to be moued surmised and procured against the same lettres patentes all be it the wordes in effect conteyned in the sayde lettres patentes be according to the true intent and meaning of his most royall maiestie Be it therfore enacted by the authoritie of this present parliment that as wel all and euery the sayd lettres patentes indentures or other wrytinges and euery of them vnder the seale or seales aboue sayde or of any of them made or graunted by the kynges hyghnes sythen the sayd .iiii. day of February the sayde .xxvii. yere of his most noble reigne as all and singular other his graces lettres patētes indentures or other writinges to be had made or graunted to any person or persons within thre yeres next after the making of this present acte of any honours castels manours monasteries abbathies priories nōries colleges hospitalles houses of friers or of other religiouse or ecclesiasticall houses or places sitis circuitis procinctis landes tenementes personages tythes pencions portions aduousons nominations and all other hereditamentes and possessions of what kynde nature or qualitie soo euer they be or by what so euer name or names they or any of them be named knowen or reputed shall stande and be good effectuall and auaylable in the lawe of this realme to all respectes purposes constructions and intentes agaynste his maiestie his heyres and successours without any other lycence dispensation or tollerance of the kynges hyghnes his heyres or successours or of any other person or persons what so euer they be for any thyng or thynges conteyned or hereafter to be conteyned in any such lettres patentes indentures or other writynges any cause consideration or thynge materiall to the contrarye in any wyse not withstandynge ¶ Sauynge to all and singular persones bodyes politike and corporate theyr heyres and successours the heyres and successours of euery of them other then his hyghenes his heyres and successours and the sayde gouernours and gouernesses and theyr successours donours founders and patrons afore named and theyr heyres and successours and all other persons claymyng in theyr ryghtes or to theyr vse or in the ryght or to thuse of any of them all suche ryght title clayme interest possession reuercion remaydre offices annuities rentcharges and commons whiche they or any of theym haue ought or mought haue had in or to any of the sayd honours castelles manours monasteries abbathies priories landes tenementes and other hereditamentes in the sayde letters patentes made or hereafter to be made comprysed at any tyme before the makynge of the sayde or suche lettres patentes This acte or any thynge therin conteyned to the contrary not withstandynge ¶ AND where dyuers and sondry abbottes pryours abbesses pryoresses and other ecclesiastical gouernours and gouernesses of the sayd late monasteries abbathies priories nunries colleges hospitals houses of friers and other religious and ecclesiastical houses places haue had posseded and enioyed dyuers and sondrye personages appropriated tithes pencions and portions and also were acquited and discharged of and for the payment or paymētes of tithes to be payd out or for their sayd monasteries abbathies priories nunries colleges hospitalles houses of friers and other religiouse and ecclesiasticall houses and places manoures meassuages landes tenementes and hereditamentes Be it therfore enacted by thactoritie aboue sayd that as well the kynge our sonerayne lord his heyres and successors as all and euery such persone and persons theyr heyres and assignes whiche haue or herafter shal haue any monasteries abbathies priories nunries colleges hospitals houses of friers or other ecclesiasticall houses or places sites circuites procinctes of the same or of any of theym or any manours mesuages personnages appropriate tithes pencions porcions or other hereditamentes what so euer they be whiche belonged or appertayned or whiche now belonge or appertayne vnto the sayde monasteries abbathies priories nunries colleges hospitals houses of friers or other religious and ecclesiastical houses or places or vnto any of them shall haue holde reteyn kepe and enioy as well
wyne or no. ¶ Secondly whether it be necessary by goddes lawe that all men shoulde be communicate with both kyndes or no. ¶ Thirdly whether priestes that is to saye men dedicate to God by priesthode maye by the lawe of God marye after or no. ¶ Fourthly whether vowe of chastitie or wydowhed made to God aduisedly by man or woman be by the law of God to be obserued or no. ¶ Fyftly whether priuate Masses stande with the lawe of God and be to be vsed and continued in the church and congregation of England as thinges wherby good Christen people maye and do receyue bothe godly consolation and holsome benefytes or no. ¶ Sixtly whether Auricular confession is necessarye to be reteyned continued vsed and frequented in the church or no. ¶ The kynges most royall maiestie most prudently ponderynge and consyderynge that by occasion of variable and sondry opinions and iudgementes of the sayde articles great discorde and variance hathe arysen aswell amongest the clergy of this his realme as amongeste a great nombre of the vulgar people his louynge subiectes of the same And beynge in a full hope and trust that a full and perfect resolution of the sayde articles shulde make a perfyte concorde and vnitie generally amonges all his louynge and obedient subiectes of his most excellent goodnes not onely commaunded that the sayde articles shulde deliberatly and aduysedly by his sayde archebysshops byshops and other lerned men of his clergye be debated argued and reasoned and their opinions therin to be vnderstand declared knowen but also most graciously vouchesaued in his owne princely persone to discende and come into his sayd hyghe courte of Parlyament and councell and there lyke a prince of most hyghe prudence and no lesse lernynge opened and declared many thinges of hygh lernyng and great knowlege touchinge the sayd articles mattiers and questions for an vnitie to be had in the same Whervpon after a great and longe deliberate and aduised disputation and consultation had and made concernynge the sayde articles as well by the consent of the kynges hyghenes as by thassent of the Lordes spirituall and temporall and other lerned men of his clergye in their conuocation and by the consent of the commons in this present Parliamēt assembled it was and is fynally resolued accorded and agreed in maner fourme folowynge That is to say ¶ First that in the most blessed Sacrament of the altare by the strength and efficacy of Christes myghty worde it beynge spoken by the priest is present really vnder the forme of bread wyne the naturall body bloud of our sauiour Iesu Christ conceyued of the virgyn Mary And that after the consecration there remayneth no substance of bred or wyne nor any other substance but the substāce of Christ God and man ¶ Secondly that communion in both kyndes is not necessary Ad salutem by the lawe of God to all persons And that it is to be beleued not doubted of but that in the flesshe vnder fourme of bred is the very bloud and with the bloude vnder fourme of wyne is the very flesshe aswell aparte as thoughe they were both togyther ¶ Thirdly that priestes after the order of priesthode receyued as afore maye not marye by the lawe of God ¶ Fourthly that vowes of chastitie or wydowhed by man or woman made to God aduisedly ought to be obserued by the lawe of God and that it exempteth them frome other liberties of Christen people which without that they might enioye ¶ Fyftly that it is mete and necessary that priuate Masses be continued and admitted in this the kynges Englyshe churche and congregation as wherby good Christen people orderynge theym selfes accordyngly do receyue both godly and goodly consolations and benefytes and it is agreable also to goddes lawe ¶ Sixtly that Auricular confession is expedient and necessary to be reteyned and continued vsed and frequented in the church of God For the whiche most godly study peyne and trauayle of his maiestie and determination and resolution of the premisses his moste humble obedient subiectes the lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present parliament assembled not onely rendre and gyue vnto his hyghenes their most hyghe and harty thankes and thinke them selfes most bonden to praye for the longe continuance of his graces most royall estate but also beyng desyrous that his moste godly enterprise maye be well accomplysshed and brought to a full ende and perfection and so establysshed that the same myght be to the honour of God and after to the common quiete vnitie and concord to be had in the hole body of this realme for euer Most humbly besechen his royall maiestie that the resolution and determination aboue writen of the sayde articles maye be establysshed and perpetually perfyted by authoritie of this present parliament It is therfore ordeyned and enacted by the kynge our souerayne lorde the lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present parliament assembled and by the authoritie of the same that yf any person or persons within this realme of Englande or any other the kynges dominiōs after the .xii. daye of Iuly nexte commynge by worde wrytinge imprinting cyfring or in any other wyse do publysshe preache teache saye afferme declare dispute argue or hold any opinion that in the blessed Sacrament of the altare vnder fourme of bred and wyne after the consecration therof there is not present really y e naturall body and bloude of our sauiour Iesu Christ conceyued of the virgyn Marye or that after the sayd consecration there remayneth anye substance of bred or wyne or any other substance but the substance of Christ God and man Or after the tyme aboue sayde publysshe preache teache saye afferme declare dispute argue or holde opinion that in the flesshe vnder fourme of bred is not the verye bloude of Christe Or that with the bloude vnder the fourme of wyne is not y e very flesshe of Christ aswell aparte as thoughe they were both togither Or by any of the meanes aboue sayde or otherwyse preache teache declare or afferme the sayde Sacrament to be of other substance than is aboue sayde or by anye meane contempne depraue or despice the sayde blessed Sacrament that then euerye suche person and persons so offendinge their aydours conforters coūsaylours consentours and abettours therein beynge thereof conuicted in fourme vnderwriten by the authoritie aboue sayde shal be demed and adiudged heretikes And that euery suche offence shal be adiuged manifeste heresy And that euery suche offendour and offendours shal therfore haue and suffre iudgementes execution peyne and peynes of deth by way of burnynge without any abiuration clergye or seyntuary to be therfore permitted had allowed admitted or suffered And also shall therfore forfeyte and lese to the kynges hyghenes his heyres and successours all his or their honours manours castels landes tenementes rentes reuertions seruices possessions and all other his or their hereditamentes gooddes and catals termes and freholdes what
⧠ANNO TRICESIMO PRIMO HENRICI OCTAVI HENRY THE VIII BY THE GRACE OF GOD KYNGE OF ENGLAND AND OF FRANCE DEFENDER of the fayth Lorde of Irelande and in earth supreme hed immediatly vnder Christ of the churche of Englande to the honour of almyghty God conseruation of the true doctrine of Christes religion and for the concorde quiet and vvelth of this his Realme and subiectes of the same helde his moste hyghe court of Parliament begonne at VVestm̄ the XXVIII daye of Aprill and there continued tyll the XXVIII daye of Iune the XXXI yere of his most noble and victorious reigne vvherin vvere establysshed these actes folovvinge ⧠LONDINI ⧠ANNO VERBI INCARNATI M. D. XXXIX ⧠THE TABLE AN acte concernynge ioynt tenauntes and tenauntes in cōmon Capit. i. ¶ An acte that fysshynge in any seuerall ponde stewe or mote with an intente to steale fyshe oute of the same is felony Cap. ii ¶ An acte changinge the custome of Gauelkynd Ca. iii. ¶ An acte concernyng the amendinge of the ryuer port of Exeter Cap. iiii ¶ An act wherby the kynges maner of Hampton court is made an honour and a new chase therto belonginge Cap. v ¶ An act that suche as were religious persones maye purchase pursue be sued in all maner of actions Cap. vi ¶ An act concerninge the continuance of the statute for punyshment of beggars and vacabundes and of certayne other statutes Ca. vii ¶ An act that proclamations made by the kynges hyghnes with thaduise of his honorable councel shal be obeyed kept as though they were made by act of parliament Cap. viii ¶ An act authorisinge the kynges hyghnse to make byshops by his letters patentes Cap. ix ¶ An act concernyng placinge of the lordes in the parliament chaumber and other assembles and conferencis of counsayle Ca. x. ¶ An act auctorising the kynges hyghnes newly to allotte certayne towne shyps in Wales Cap. xi ¶ An act concernynge wrongful takyng of haukes egges and byrdes out of the nest fyndynge and takynge vp of the kynges Haukes huntinge in the kynges forest parke chace or other grounde enclosed and kyllynge of conyes within any lawfull waren of the kynges Cap. xii ¶ An act wherby all manours landes profytes and hereditamentes belongynge to any the monasteries or other religious houses dissolued or hereafter by any meane to be dissolued are assured to the kynges hyghnes his heyres and successours for euer And howe and in what wyse leasses and grauntes heretofore made or hereafter to be made of them or any parte of them shall take effect Cap. xiii ¶ An act for abolyshyng of diuersitie of opinions in certayne articles concernynge Christen religion Cap. xiiii ¶ FINIS TABVLAE ¶ An acte concernynge ioynt tenantes and tenantes in common Capitulo primo FOR AS MOCHE AS by the common lawes of this realme dyuers of the kynges subiectes beinge seised of maners landes tenementes and hereditamentes as ioynte tenantes or as tenantes in common with other of any estate of inheritaunce in their owne ryghtes or in the ryghte of their wyues by purchas descent or otherwise and euery of them so beinge ioynt tenantes or tenantes in common haue lyke right title interest and possession in the same maners landes tenementes and heredytamentes for their partes or portions ioyntly or in common vndeuidedly together with other and none of them by the lawe dothe or may knowe theyr seuerall partes or portions in the same or that that is his or theirs by it selfe vndeuided can not by the lawes of this realme otherwise occupy or take the profites of the same or make any seuerance diuision or partition therof without other of their mutuall assentes and consentes by reson wherof diuers and many of them being so ioyntly and vndeuidedly seised of the said maners landes tenementes and hereditamentes oftentymes of their peruers couetous and malicious myndes and wylles ayenst all right iustyce equitie and good cōscience by strength and power haue not only cutte and fallen downe all the woddes and trees growynge vppon the same but also haue extirped subuerted pulled downe and destroyed al the houses edificions and buyldynges medowes pastures commons and the holle commodities of the same and haue taken and conuerted theym to their owne vses and behofes to the open wronge and disherison and ayenst the myndes and wylles of other holdynge the same maners landes tenementes and heredytamentes ioyntly or in common with them and they haue ben always with out assured remedy for the same Be it therfore enacted by the king our most dradde souerayne lorde and by thassent of his lordes spirituall and temporall and by the cōmons in this present parliament assembled that al ioynt-tenauntes and tenauntes in common that nowe be or hereafter shall be of any estate or estates of inheritaunce in their owne rightes or in the right of their wyues of any maners landes tenementes or heredytamentes within this realme of Englande Wales or the marches of the same shal and may be coacted and compellyd by vertue of this present acte to make particion betwene them of all suche maners landes tenementes and hereditamentes as they nowe holde or hereafter shal holde as ioynt tenantes or tenantes in cōmon by writte De participatione facienda in that case to be deuysed in the king our souerayne lordes courte of Chancery in lyke maner and fourme as coperceners by the common lawes of this realme haue ben and ar compellable to do and the same writte to be pursued at the common lawe ¶ Prouided alway and be it enacted that euery of the sayde ioynt tenantes or tenauntes in common and their heires after suche partition made shall and may haue ayde of the other or of their heires to the entent to deraigne the warrantie paramount and to recouer for the rate as is vsed betwene coperceners after partition made by the order of the common lawe any thynge in this acte conteyned to the contrary not withstandynge ¶ An acte that fyshynge in any seuerall ponde stewe or mote with an intent to steale fyshe out of the same is felony Captt ii WHERE AS DIVERS and many of the lordes knyghtes esquiers gentylmen and other the kynges subiectes within this his realme at their greatte costes and charges haue caused to be made within their seueral groundis many pondes stewes and motes and stored them with dyuers kyndes of fyshes as pikes breames Carpes tenches and other fysshes wherof they haue thought to haue had great commoditie as well for the pleasure of their frendes as for their owne commoditie and profite towardes the necessary fyndynge of their houses dyuers and manye lyghte and vnreasonable persons of this realme being of no good rule nor honestie lyttell or nothynge regardyng god the feare of theyr soueraygne lorde the kynges highnes nor his lawes haue not only fyshed the sayde pondes stewes and motes as well by nyghte as by daye with nettes hookes and baytes of dyuers sortes but also with
det suite or suytes to be had no wager of law essoyn licēce nor protectiō shal be allowed ¶ An acte wherby the kynges maner of Hampton court is made an honour and a newe chase therto belongyng Cap. v. FOrasmoch as it hath pleased the kyng our most excellent most drad souerayne lorde of late to erecte buylde and make a goodly sumptuous beautiful and princely manour decent conuenient for a kyng and the same hath ornated with parkes gardeins orchardes other thinges of great cōmoditie pleasure thervnto adioynynge mete and partinent to his royall maiestie mooste requisite for the prosperous continuance of his most royal person which the subiectes of this his realme most entierly aboue all worldly thinges chiefly desyre of almyghty god his grace ensuing the aduancement amplication of his reasonable and princely cōmodities to be nye vnto his said manour heretofore of late hath assigned limitted a certayne territorye or grounde for a chace therof to be made for nouryshynge generation and feedynge of beastes of venery and of foules of warren and for furnyture and perfection thereof the kynges maiestie by indenture made betwene his grace on the one parte and syr Richard Page knight Thomas Hennage esquier Iohn Carleton Iohn Agmondesham Thomas a downe gentylmen Robert Alcetour Robert Hamond diuers other honest and substanciall men named in the said indenture for in the name of all fre tenantes hauing any estate of inheritance and in the name of all customary tenantes hauyng any astate of inheritance by custome of or in any landes or tenementes within the procinctes of the sayde Territorie or grounde limitted and assygned for the sayde Chace waren hath certainly plainly declared the procinctes limites ambites boūdis of the same Territory or ground his gratis liberties priuileges cōmodities to be had in vpon the same the tenor of which sayd indenture hereafter plainly fully insueth y t is to say THIS INDENTVRE made the fyrst day of October in the XXIX yere of the reigne of our most excellent most drad souerain lord HENRY the eight by the grace of god kyng of Englande and of Fraunce defendor of the faith lord of Irelande in erth supreme hed of the church of England betwene the same our souerayn lord the kyng of th one partie and syr Richard Page knight Thomas Hēnage esquier Iohn Carleton Iohn Agmondesham Thomas a Downe gentylmen Robert Alcetour Robert Hamonde Thomas Stakforde Richarde Wykar Iohn a Gate thelder Iohn a Gate the yōger Williā Stak forde Iohn Boughton Richarde Biers Germyn Bandall Iohn Wolfe William Floiter Richard Hunt Iohn Cony Robert Parker Williā Tyce Richarde Wheteley Robert Nortrige Iohn Machin Iohn Barō Richard Wodclerk the yōger Iohn Clere Iohn Grenetre Richard Heyward Christofer Poūtfret Richard Wolf Iohn Bulworth Thomas Driuer Thomas Horringham Iohn Nortrige Williā west Iohn Hardwyn Richard Newmā Iohn Hamōd the yōger Iohn Blake Iohn Daly George Thew Clement Garred Iohn Hamōd thelder Ambrose Grenetre Walter Caluerley Richard Nele Lionell Browne Robert Hall Thomas Marshe Thomas Skete Iohn Beryman Iohn London Iohn Wodhous Iohn Grene and Iohn Wolfe for and in the name of all the free tenauntes hauynge any estate of inheritance and in the name of all customary tenantes hauynge any estate of inheritaunce by custome of and in any landes or tenementes within the lordships maners townes and villages of Estmulsey Westmulsey Walton Esher Weybridge and part of Cobham and other parishes villages and hamlettis what so euer they be within the limittis of the chace that is named to be callyd Hampton courte chace of the other parte witnesseth that where our sayd souerayne lorde the kyng hath of late erected builded and made within the countie of Middelsex a goodly sumptuous hous beautifull and princely manour mete and conuenient for a kynge and the same endewed with parkes orchardes gardeynes and other great commodities and pleasures thervnto adioyning and belongyng and his grace intendyng the prosperous continuance and preseruation as well of his moste royall persone as for the fournyshynge of the manour with manyfold thinges of pleasure for the disporte pastyme comforte and consolation of his hyghnesse his heyres and successours his gracis pleasure is to erecte and make a Chace about the said manour for thencreace of venery and fowle of warreyn whiche Chace shall be callyd Hampton courte chace and that the sayd lordshyps maners townes and vyllages of Estmulsey Westmulsey Walton Esher Weybrige and part of the towne or village of Cobham in the countie of Surr̄ and al landes tenementes medowes lesues woddes pastures lienge and beinge within the limites metes and boundes hereafter declared shall be had reputed and taken within the sayde Chace and to be parcell therof to all intentes and purposes whiche metes boundes are limited appoynted and do extend as foloweth That is to wyt at from the Themmis syde on the south syde of the manor of Hampton court directely as the pale shall be newely erected made and sette to Cobham and so forthe as the pale shall leade and be sette aboute Cobham parke pale of Byslette parke and from thens folowynge the same pale to the water of Wey and so forthe by the south syde of the ryuer of Wey and the ryuer of Themmis vnto the fyrst commensment and begynnynge of the sayd pale Wherfore it is condescended granted concluded and fully agreed betwene the sayd parties to these indentures by these presentes And our sayde soueraygne lorde the kynge in accomplyshment of his graces plesure by these presentes doth ordeyne make erecte publyshe and declare the sayd Chace And that the sayd lordshyps manors townes and vyllages of Estmulsey Westmulsey Walton Esher Weybridge and parte of Cobham and all landes tenementes medowes woddes lesues and pastures lyeng and beinge within the limittes metes and boundes afore named shal be from hensforth free chace and warren for all maner beastes of venery and foule of warren and shall haue all suche and lyke lyberties iurisdictions and preeminences as any ancient Chace or forest within this realme hath or of right ought to haue and euery person and persons that shall fortune hereafter to trespas or offende within the sayde newe chace shall incurre and runne into lyke daunger penalties losse and forfayture as if the same offence had ben done or commytted in any other chace or foreste within this realme of Englande And that the sayde newe chace be from hensforth named and called Hampton courte chace And it is further condiscended graunted and agreed betwene the sayde partyes by these presentes and oure sayde souerayne lorde the kynge for hym his heyres and successours promyseth graunteth and agreethe to and with the sayde syr Rycharde Page Thomas Hennage Iohn Carleton Iohn Agmondesham Thomas a Downe and all other the sayd tenantes and freeholders theyr heyres and assignes that it shall be laufulle to the same syr Rycharde Page Thomas Hennage Iohn Agmondesham Iohn Carleton Thomas a
an ordinary lawe shoulde be prouyded by thassent of his maiestie and parliament for the due punyshement correction and reformation of suche offences and disobediences Be it therfore enacted by the auctoritie of this parliament with the kynges maiestie the lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons assent that alwayes the kynge for the tyme beyng with thaduise of his honorable councell whose names hereafter folow or with thaduise of the more part of theÌ„ maye setforth at all tymes by auctoritie of this act his proclamations vnder suche penalties and peynes and of such sort as to his hyghenes and his sayde honorable councell or the more part of them shall seme necessary and requisite And that those same shal be obeyed obserued and kepte as though they were made by act of parliament for the tyme in them limitted onelesse the kynges hyghnes dispence with them or any of them vnder his great seale ¶ Prouyded alwayes that the wordes meanynge and intente of this acte be not vnderstonde interpretat construed or extended that by vertue of it any of the kynges lyege people of what estate degre or condicion so euer he or they be bodyes politike or corporate their heyres or successours shoulde haue any of his or their enheritaunces lawfull possessions offices liberties priuileges francheses goodes or cattalles taken from them or any of them Nor by vertue of the sayd act suffre any peynes of death other than shal be hereafter in this act declared Nor that by any proclamation to be made by vertue of this acte any actes common lawes stondinge at this present tyme in strength and force nor yet any lawful or laudable customes of this realme or other his dominions ne any of them shal be infringed broken or subuerted And specially all those actes stondinge this houre in force whiche haue ben made in the kinges highnes tyme but that euery such person and persons bodies politik and corporate theyr heires and successours the heires and successours of euery of them their inheritances laufull possessions offices liberties priuileges francheses goodes cattals shal stand and be in the same state and coÌ„dition to euery respecte purpose as if this acte or prouiso had neuer be had or made Except such forfaytures peynes and penalties as in this acte and in any proclamation whiche hereafter shall be sette forth by auctoritie of the same shall be declared and expressed And excepte suche personnes whiche shall offende any proclamation to be made by the kynges hyghnes his heyres or successours for and coÌ„cernyng any kynde of heresies agaynst christen religion ¶ Furthermore be it enacted by the auctoritie of this present parlyament that to the intent the kynges subiectes shulde not be ignorant of his proclamations euery shireffe or other officer and minister to whom any such proclamation shal be directed by the kynges writte vnder his great seale shall proclayme or cause the same to be proclaymed within .xiiii. dayes after the recepte therof in foure seuerall market townes yf there be so many orels in syxe other townes places or villages within the lymittes of their auctoritie And they to cause the same proclamatioÌ„s to be fixed and set vp openly vpon places conuenient in euery such towne place or village vpon peyn and penaltie of suche summe and summes of money or imprisonement of body as shall be conteyned in the sayd proclamation or proclamations ¶ And be it further enacted by the auctorite aforesayd that yf any person or persons of what estate degre or condition so euer he or they be which at any tyme hereafter do wilfully offende and breke or obstinatly not obserue and kepe any suche proclamation or any article therin conteyned whiche shall procede from the kynges maiestie by thaduise of his councell as is aforesayd that then all and euery suche offender or offenders beynge therof within one halfe yere nexte after theyr or his offence coÌ„mitted accused therof within .xviii. monethes nexte after the same offence so conuicted by confessyon or lawfull witnesse and proues before the archebyshop of Canterbury Metropolitan the Chauncellour of Englande the lorde treasorer of England the president of the kynges most honourable councel the lord priuy seale the great Chaumberlayne of Englande lord admirall lord stewarde or graund mayster lorde Chamberlayne of the kynges moste honorable housholde two other bishops being of the kynges councell suche as his grace shall appoynte for the same the secretarie the tresorer controller of the kynges most honorable householde the mayster of the horse the two chief iudges the master of the Rolles for the tyme beyng the Chancellour of the augmentations the Chancellour of the Duchy the chief baron of theschequer the two generall surueyours the chauncellour of theschequier the vnder Treasorer of the same the treasorer of the kinges chamber for the tyme being in the Sterre chamber at WestmÌ„ orels where or at the least before the halfe of the nomber afore rehersed of which nomber the lorde Chancellour the lord Tresorer the lord president of the kynges most honorable councell the lorde Priuie seale the Chamberlayne of England the lord admyrall the two chief Iudges for the tyme beyng or two of them shal be two shall lose and pay suche penalities forfaitures of suÌ„mes of money to be leuied of his or theyr landes tenemeÌ„tes goodes and cattals to the kynges vse and also suffre suche imprisonment of his body as shall be expressed mencioned and declared in any such proclamation or proclamatioÌ„s whiche suche offender or offenders shal offende breke or not obserue and kepe contrary to this acte as is aforesaid And that execution shal be had done made agaynst euery such offender and offenders with the addition of the names or surnames townes or couÌ„ties mistery or occupation of the sayd offenders by such order proces wayes meanes after suche maner forme and condition as by the kynges highnes and the sayd councel shall be deuised and thought moste conuenient for example of suche offenders ¶ Prouyded alwaye that none offender whiche shall offende contrary to the forme of any suche proclamations shall incurre the danger penalite therof except such ê“claclamation or proclamatioÌ„s be had done or made in such shire or countie where thoffender hath or shall dwell or be most coÌ„uersant within a yere before ¶ And be it further enacted by thauctorite afore sayd that the lord chancellour the lord priuy seale and either of them with thassent of .vi. of the forenamed shall haue power and auctoritie by theyr discretions vpon euery informatioÌ„ to be giuen to them or to either of them touchyng the premisses to cause proces to be made ageynste all syngular suche offenders by writtes vnder the kynges great seale or vnder his gracis priuie seale in fourme folowyng that is to saye Fyrste by proclamation vnder a peyne or a penalite by the discretion of the aforesayd chancellours appoynted for the awardynge of processe and if he appere not to the same without
foresayd religious houses within the foundacion wherof these other titles afore rehersed shal be establysshed Be it therfore enacted by auctoritie of this present parliament that his hyghnes shall haue full power and auctoritie froÌ„ tyme to tyme to declare nominat by his letters pateÌ„tes or other writingis to be made vnder his greatte Seale suche noumber of bysshoppes suche nomber of cities sees for bysshoppes cathedrall churches and dyoces by metes and bondes for thexercise and mynistration of their episcopall offyces and adminystration as shall appertayne and to endowe theym with suche possessyons after suche maner fourme and condition as to his most excellente wysedome shall be thoughte necessary and conuenyent And also shall haue power and auctoritie to make and diuise translations ordynances rules and statutes concernynge theym all and euery of theym and further to do all and euery other thing and thinges what so euer it be whiche shall be deuised and thought requisite conuenient and necessarye by his mooste excellent wysedome and discretion for the good perfection and accomplyshement of all and syngular his sayde mooste godly and graciouse purposes and intentes touchynge the premysses or any other charytable or godly dedes to be deuised by his highnes concernynge the same And that all and syngular suche translations nominations of bishops cities sees and lymittation of dioces for byshops erections establishmentes foundations ordynances statutes rules and al and euery other thyng and thinges whiche shal be deuysed comprised and expressed by his gracis sondry and seueral letters patentes or other writinges vnder his greatte seale touchynge and concernynge the premisses or any of them or any circumstances or dependances therof necessary and requisite for the perfection of the premisses or any of them shall be of as good strength force value and effect to al intentes and purposes as if suche thynges that shall so be diuised expressed and mencioned in his letters patentes or other writinges vnder his great seale had ben done made and had by auctoritie of parliament ¶ An acte concernynge placynge of the lordes in the parlyament chaumber and other assembles and conferences of counsayle Capitulo .x. FOR AS MOCHE AS in all great councels and congregations of menne hauynge sondrye degrees and offyces in the common wealthe It is very requisyte and conuenyent that an order shulde be hadde and taken for the placyng and syttynge of suche persones as ben bounden to resorte to the same to the entent that they knowynge theyr places maye vse the same without displeasure or lette of the councell Therfore the kynges most royall maiestie althoughe it appertayneth vnto his prerogatiue royall to gyue suche honour reputation and placynge to his councellours and other his subiectes as shall be semynge to his most excellent wysedom is neuerthelesse pleased and contented for an order to be hadde and taken in this his moste hyghe courte of parliament that it shal be enacted by auctoritie of the same in maner and fourme as hereafter foloweth ¶ Fyrste it is enacted by auctoritie aforesayde that no persone or persones of what estate degree or condicion so euer he or they be of except onely the kynges chyldern shall at any tyme hereafter attempt or presume to sytte or haue place at any syde of the clothe of estate in the parliament chamber nother of the one hande of the kynges hyghnesse nor of the other whether the kynges maiestie be there personally present or absent And forasmoch as the kynges maiestie is iustely and laufully supreme heed in erthe vnder god of the churche of Englande and for the good exercyse of the sayd most royall dignitie and offyce hath made Thomas lorde Crumwell and lorde priuie seale his vicegerent for good due ministration of Iustyce to be had in all causes and cases touching the ecclesiasticall iurisdiction and for the godly refourmation and redresse of all errours heresyes and abuses in the sayde churche It is therfore also enacted by auctoritie aforesayde that the sayde lorde Crumwell hauynge the sayde offyce of vicegerent and all other persons whiche hereafter shall haue the sayde offyce of the graunt of the kinges highnes his heires or successours shall sytte and be placed as welle in this present parliament as in all parlyamentes to be holden herafter on the right syde of the parliament chamber and vppon the same fourme that the archbyshop of Canturbury sytteth on and aboue the same archbyshop and his successours and shall haue voyce in euery parliament to assente or dyssent as other the lordes of the parliament ¶ And it is also enacted that next to the sayd vycegerent shall syt the archbyshop of Canturbury and than nexte hym on the same fourme and syde shall sytte the archbyshop of Yorke and next to hym on the same forme and syde the byshop of London and next to hym on the same syde and fourme the byshop of Duresme and nexte to hym on the same syde and fourme the byshop of Wynchester and than all the other bishops of both prouinces of Canturbury and yorke shall sytte and be placed on the same syde after their auncienties as it hath ben accustomed ¶ And forasmoche as suche other personages whyche nowe haue and here after shall happen to haue other great offyces of the realme that is to say the offyces of the lorde Chancellour the lord Tresourer the lord president of the kynges most honorable councel the lord priuie seale the great chamberlayn of England the constable of EnglaÌ„de the Marciall of Englande the lorde Admiral the grand Master or lord steward of the kinges most honorable houshold the kinges chamberlayn the kinges secretory haue not hertofore ben apointed ordred for the placing sitting in the kinges most high court of ê‘liment by reson of their officis It is therfore now ordeinid enacted by thauctorite aforsaid y t the lord Chancellor the lord tresorer y e lord pÌ„sident of the kinges couÌ„cel the lorde priuy seale being of the degre of baroÌ„s of the parliment or aboue shal syt and be placed aswel in this present ê‘liment as in al other parliamentis herafter to be holden on the left side of y e said ê‘liment chamber on the higher part of the forme of the same side aboue all dukes except only suche as shall happen to be the kinges son the kingis broder y e kinges vncle y e kinges neuew or the kiÌ„ges broders or sisters sons ¶ AND IT IS also ordeyned and enacted by auctoritie aforesayde that the great Chamberlayne the Constable the Marciall the lorde Admirall the great Mayster or lorde Stewarde and the kynges Chamberlayn shall sytte and be placed after the lorde Priuie seale in maner and fourme folowynge that is to say euery of them shall sytte and be placed aboue all other personages beinge of the same estates or degrees that they shall happen to be of that is to say the great Chaumberlayne fyrste the Constable next the Marciall thyrde the lorde Admirall the fourth the graund Maister
before remēbred at any tyme of the daye as is aforesayd with his face hydde or couered with hood or vysar or with his face peynted or hym selfe otherwise disguysed to th entent that he wold not be knowen take kyll or flee with any hey or other nette or with any firrette or pursnet any of the conyes or rabbettes being within any grounde soyle or place beyng laufull warren of the kynges hyghnesse the quenes the princis or of any other the kinges sayde chyldren for the tyme beyng beyng kepte or vsed as warren for the mayntenaunce and nonrishynge of conyes and rabbettes or in fourme aforesayde take kylle or flee any conyes or rabbettes beynge within any of the kynges parkes his heires and successours or within any parke of the quenes the princis or of any other of the kynges sayd chyldern for the tyme beyng Except it be suche person or persons as hath or shall haue the said conies and rabbettes in ferme or shal be licenced by the writynge of the kyng the quene the pince or of any other of the kinges said chyldern so to do Or if after the said feast any person or persons at any tyme in the nyght that is to say betwene the tyme of the goyng downe of the sonne and arrysynge of the same wrongfully enter into any forest chace parke or other ground inclosed as is aforesaid of the kynges hyghnes the quenes the princis or of any other of the kynges sayd chyldern for the tyme beyng inclosed ordeined vsed for the kepyng and nourishynge of dere to th entent to flee steale take any of the dere of the said forest chace or parke or other groūd inclosed as is aforsaid ordeyned and vsed for the fyndyng of dere or by any meane of huntyng or other wise to th entent to steale at any time of the nyght as is aforesayde slee or take any of the dere being in the same or by any meane in the sayd nyght tyme chace or dryue out of any such forest chace parke or other groūd inclosed as is aforsaid of the kinges his heires and successors or of the quenes the princis or of any other of the kinges sayd chyldern for the tyme being any of the dere of the same to th entent to steale the same deere Or at any tyme of the nyght aboue writen take kyl or slee with any hey or other net or with any fyrret or pursnette any of the conies or rabbetes in any groūd or soyle being a lauful free warren of the kinges highnes for the tyme being and being kept and vsed as a warren as is aforesayd or take kyll or slee in forme next aforesyd any conies or rabbetes in any of the parkes of the kinges highnes his heires or successors or of the quenes the princes or of any other of the kynges said childern for the tyme being Except he or they that shall so offende hath or shal haue the same conies in ferme or otherwise licensed as is aforesayd that than euery suche offender and offenders for their offences by them or any of them commytted and done contrary to the purporte and effect of this acte shal be demed adiudged taken as a felon and euery such offence by any of them committed and done cōtrary to this act as is aforesaid shal be demed and adiudged felony And that euery suche offender and offenders which shall be therof conuicted and atteynted accordynge to the lawes of this realme shall haue and suffre such lyke punyshement and incurre such losses and forfaitures for the same as ben ordeyned for other felons by the common lawes of this realme ¶ Prouided alway and be it enacted by thauctoritie aforesaid that no maner of person or persons of what estate or degree so euer he or they be shall hereafter be made demed or taken by any maner of meane as accessarie or accessaries to any offender or offenders offendyng in any thing cōtrary to the tenour and effect of this act or of any article or clause therin conteined but onely such person and persons as shall hereafter abbette and procure any such offender or offenders to committe and do any offence contrary to this acte whiche person or persons so abbetting and procuryng any offender or offenders to cōmitte and do any offence contrary to the tenour and effecte of this acte shall after the same offence done by the auctoritie afore sayd be adiudged demed and taken as accessary accessaries in lyke maner as in cases of felony at the common lawe ¶ Prouided alway that any word article clause sentence forfayture peyne or punyshement in this acte before expressed and declared shall not in any wyse extende to any person or persons that shall hunt take kyll or slee any dere conies or rabbetes by day or nyght cōtrary to this acte in any chaces forestes or warens of the kynges the quenes the princis or of any other the kynges sayd chyldern set lyenge beynge within his gracis dominion of Wales or in the borders ayenst Scotlande the foreste of Snowden in Wales only excepted any thynge in this acte before declared mencioned to the contrary in any wise not withstandyng ¶ Prouided alway that this acte or any thinge therein conteyned extende not to any persone or persones whiche shall not be laufullye indyted of any offence in this acte conteyned within one yere nexte after any suche offence committed or done This acte or any thyng therin conteyned to the contrary not withstandynge ¶ An acte wherby all manours landes profytes and heredytamentes belongynge to any the monasteries or other religious houses dissolued or hereafter by any meane to be dissolued are assured to the kynges hyghnes his heires and successours for euer And howe and in what wyse leasses and grauntes heretofore made or hereafter to be made of them or any part of them shall take effectt Cap. xiii WHere dyuers sondry abbottes priors abbesses prioresses other ecclesiasticall gouernors gouernesses of diuers monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitals houses of friers and other religious and ecclesiasticall houses and places within this our soueraigne lorde the kynges realme of Englande and Wales of their owne free and voluntary myndes good wylles and assentes without constraynt coaction or compulsion of any maner of person or persons sithen the .iiii. day of February the .xxvii. yere of the raigne of our nowe most drad souerayne lorde by the dewe order and course of the common lawes of this his realme of Englande and by their suffycient writinges of recorde vnder their couent and common seales haue seuerally gyuen granted and by the same their wrytynges seuerally confirmed all their sayde monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitals houses of friers and other religious and ecclesiasticall houses and places all their sites circuites and procinctes of the same and al and singular their manours lordships granges messes landes tenementes medowes pastures rentes reuercions seruices woddes tithes penciōs porciōs churches chapels aduousons
so euer they be which any suche offender or offenders shall haue at the tyme of any suche offence or offences committed or done or at any tyme after as in any cases of hyghe treason ¶ And furthermore be it enacted by the authoritie of this present parlyament that yf any person or persons after the sayd .xii. day of Iuly preache in any sermon or collation openly made to the kynges people or reache in anye common schole or to other congregacion of people or beynge called before suche iudges and accordynge to suche fourme of the lawe as hereafter shal be declared do obstinately afferme vpholde maynteyne or defende that the communion of the sayde blessed Sacrament in bothe kyndes that is to saye in fourme of bred and also of wyne is necessary for the helthe of mans soule to be gyuen or ministred or ought or shulde be gyuen or ministred to any person in both kyndes Or that it is necessary so to be receyued or taken by any person other than by priestes beynge at Masse and consecrating the same Or that any man after the order of priesthode receyued as afore sayde maye marye or maye contracte matrimonye Or that any man or woman which aduisedly hath vowed or professed or shall vowe or professe chastitie or wydowhed maye marye or maye contract matrimony Or that priuate Masses be not lawfull or not laudable or shuld not be celebrated had nor vsed in this realme nor be not agreable to the lawes of God Or that Auricular confession is not expedient and necessarye to be reteyned and continued vsed frequented in the churche of God Or yf any priest after the sayde .xii. day of Iuly or any other man or woman whiche aduisedly hathe vowed or after the sayde daye aduisedly do vowe chastitie or wydowhed do actually marye or contract matrimony with any person that then all and euery person and persons so preaching teaching obstinatly affermynge vpholdynge maynteyninge or defendynge or makynge mariage or contract of matrimony as is aboue especified be and shal be by authoritie aboue writen demed and iudged a felon and felones And that euery offender in the same beynge therfore duely conuicted or atteynted by the lawes vnderwryten shall therfore suffre peynes of deth as in cases of felony without any benefyte of clergy or priuilege of church or sainctuary to him or her to be allowed in that behalfe And shall forfeyte all his or her landes and goodes as in cases of felony And that it shal be lawfull to the patrone or patrones of any maner of benefice which any suche offendour at the tyme of his sayde conuiction or atteyndre had to present one other incumbent thervnto as yf the same person so conuicted or atteynted had bene bodyly decessed ¶ Also be it enacted by the auctoritie afore sayde that yf any personne or persons after the sayde .xii. daye of Iuly by worde wryting printinge ciphringe or otherwyse than is aboue rehersed publysshe declare or holde opinion that the sayde communion of the blessed Sacrament in both kyndes afore sayde is necessary for the helth of mans soule to be gyuen or ministred in both kyndes and so ought or shoulde be gyuen and ministred to any person or ought or shoulde be so in bothe kyndes receyued or taken by any person other than by priestes beynge at Masse and consecratinge the same as is afore sayde Or that any man after the order of priesthode receyued as is afore sayde maye marye or maye make contract of matrimony Or that any man or woman which aduisedly hath made or shall make a vowe to God of chastitie or wydowhed maye marye or maye make contract of matrimony Or that priuate Masses be not lawfull or not laudable or shulde not be celebrated had nor vsed nor be agreable to the lawes of God Or that Auricular confession is not expedient and necessary to be reteigned and continued vsed and frequented in the church of God euery person beynge for any suche offence dewely conuicted or atteynted by the lawes vnderwriten shall forfayte lose to the kynge our soueraigne lorde all his goodes and catalles for euer and also the profytes of all his landes tenementes annuities fees and offices durynge his lyfe and all his benefices spirituall promotions shal be vtterly voyde And also shall suffre imprisonement of his body at the will and pleasure of oure sayde soueraygne lorde the kynge And yf any suche person or persones beynge ones conuict of any the offences mencioned in this article as is aboue sayde doo afterwarde eftsones offende in any of the same and be therof accused indited or presented and conuict agayne by authoritie of the lawes vnderwritten that then euery suche person and personnes so beynge twyse conuict and atteynted of the sayde offences or of any of them shal be adiudged a felon and felons and shall suffre iudgement execution and peynes of death losse forfayture of landes and goodes as in cases of felony without any priuilege of clergye or seynctuary to be in any wyse permitted admitted or allowed in that behalfe ¶ Be it further enacted by the authoritie aboue sayde that yf any person whyche is or hath ben a prieste before this present parlyament or durynge the tyme of sessyon of the same hath maryed and hath made any contracte of matrimony with any woman or that any man or woman whiche before the makynge of this acte aduysedly hath vowed chastitie or wydowheed before this present parlyament or durynge the session of the same hath maried or contracted matrimony with any person that than euery suche mariage and contracte of matrimonye shall be vtterly voyde and of none effecte And that the ordynaries within whose diocesse or iurisdictions the person or persons so maried or contracted is or be resident or abyding shall frome tyme to tyme make separation and deuorces of the sayde maryages and contractes ¶ And ferther it is enacted by the auctorite abouesaid that if any man whiche is or hath ben prieste as is aforesaid at any tyme from or after the sayd xii day of Iuly nexte commynge do carnally kepe or vse any woman to whome he is or hath ben maried or with whom he hath contracted matrymonye or openly be conuersant kepe companye and familiaritie with any suche woman to the euyll example of other persons euery suche carnalle vse copulation open conuersation kepyng of company and familiaritie be and shal be demed and adiuged felony as wel ayenst the man as the womā and that euery such person so offending shal be enquired of tried punished suffre lose and forfait al and euery thing and thinges as other felons made and declared by this acte and as in case of felony as is aforesayd ¶ Be it also further enacted by the auctoritie aforsayd not gyuyng aduantage or detriment to any article afore rehersed that if any man which is or hath ben priest or hereafter shall be at any tyme after the sayd .xii. daye of Iuly do carnally vse and accustome any
woman or kepe her as his concubyne as by payenge for her bourde maynteyning her with money array or any other gyftes or meanes to the yuell example of other persones that than euery suche offender beinge therof duely conuicted or atteynted by the lawes mencioned in this act shall forfayt and lose all his goodes and cattalles benefices prebendes and other spiritual promotions and dignities and also shall haue and suffre imprisonment of his body at the kynges wyl and pleasure And that euery of the sayd benefices prebendes and other promotions and dignities shall be to all intentes and purposes vtterly voyde as if the sayd offender had resigned or permuted And if any suche offender or offenders at any tyme after the sayde conuiction or atteynder eftesones committe do or perpetrate the sayd offences or any of theym next afore rehersed and be thereof dewely conuicted or attaynted by the lawes aforesayde that than all and euerye suche offence and offences shall be demed and adiudged felonye and the offender or offenders therein shall suffer peynes of deathe and loose and forfayte all his and theyr goodes landes and tenementes as in cases of felonye without hauynge any benefytte of clergie or saynctuarie ¶ And be it farther enacted by the auctoritie aforesaide that those women with whome all and singular of the foresayde priestes shall in anye of the forsayde wayes haue to do with or carnally know as is afore sayde shall haue lyke punishment as the priestes ¶ And be it further enacted by the auctoritie aboue sayde that yf any personne or personnes at any tyme hereafter contempne or contemptuouslye refuse denye or absteyne to be confessed at the tyme commonly accustomed within this realme church of Englād or cōtēne or contemptuously refuse deny or absteyne to receyue the holy and blessed sacrament aboue sayd at y e tyme commonly vsed and accustomed for the same that than euery suche offender beynge therof duely conuicted or atteynted by the lawes vnderwritten shall suffre suche imprisonnement and make suche fyne and raunsome to the kynge our souerayne lorde and his heyres as by his hyghenes or by his or their counsell shal be ordered and adiuged in that behalfe And yf any suche offendour or offendours at any tyme or tymes after the sayde conuiction or atteynder so had do eftsones contempne or contemptuously refuse denye or absteyne to be confessed or to be communicate in maner and fourme aboue wryten and be therof duely conuicted or atteynted by the lawes vnderwriten that then euery suche offence shal be demed and adiuged felonye and the offendour or offendours therin shal suffre peynes of death and lose and forfayte al his and their goodes landes and tenementes as in cases of felony ¶ And for full and effectuall execution of the premisses before deuised ordeyned and enacted by this act Be it furthermore enacted by thauthoritie of this present parliament that immediatly after the sayde xii daye of Iuly next comminge sondry commissions shal be made from tyme to tyme into euery shere of this realme and Wales and in and to suche other places within the kynges dominions as shall please his maiestie to be directed to the archebysshop or bysshop of the dioces and to his chauncellour or commissary and to suche other persons as shal be named by his hyghnes or by suche other as his maiestie at his pleasure shal appoynt to name the same which archbyshop or byshop his chauncelour or commissary and other persons so to be named or thre of them at the least wherof the archebysshop or bysshop or his chauncelour or commissary to be one shall holde and kepe their sessions within the lymittes of their commission foure seuerall tymes of the yere at the leaste or oftener yf they shall thinke it expedient by their discrecions and shall haue power and authoritie by vertue of this act and their sayd commission as well to take infourmation and accusation by the othes and depositions of two able and lawfull persons at the least as to enquire by the othes of .xii. men of all and singular the heresies felonies contemptes and other offences aboue writen committed doone or perpetrate within the lymittes of their cōmission And that euery such accusation infourmation conteyning the matier names surnames dwellyng places of y e offenders the day yere place coūtie whā wherin their offences were committed shal be of as good force and effect in the lawe as yf the matier therin conteyned had bene presented by verdite of .xii. men ¶ And neuerthelesse it is further enacted that euery of the sayde archebysshops and bysshops and euery of their chauncellours commissaries archediacons and other ordinaries hauynge any peculiar ecclesiasticall iurisdiction within this realme or in Wales or in any other the kynges dominions shall haue full power and authoritie by vertue of this acte aswell to enquire in their visitacions and Sesus as there els where within their iurisdictions at any other tyme or place to take accusations and informations as is aforesayde of the heresies felonies contemptes and offences aboue mencioned done committed or perpetrate within the lymittes of their iurisdiction authorities And that euery suche accusations infourmation and presentment so taken or had as is afore sayde shall be of as good force and effect as yf the matier therein conteyned had bene presented before the iustices of peace in their sessions And alsoo that iustices of peace in their sessions and euery steward vndersteward and deputie of steward of any lete or lawedaye in their lete or lawedayes shall haue lyke power and authoritie by vertu of this act to enquire by the othes of .xii. lawfull men of al and singular the heresies felonies contemptes and other offences aboue written done perpetrate or committed within the lymittes of their commissions and authorities ¶ And it is also enacted by the authoritie afore sayd that euery suche personne or personnes afore whome any presentement infourmation or accusation shal be made taken as is afore sayd shall examine the accusours what other wytnes were by and present at y e tyme of doynge and committinge of the offence wherof the enformation accusation or presentement shal be made and howe manye other than the accusours haue knowledge therof And shall haue power and authoritie to bynde by recognisaunce to be taken afore them as well y e sayd accusours as all suche other persons whome the same accusours shall declare to haue knowlege of the offences by theym presented or enfourmed euery of them in .v. li. to the kynge our soueraygne lorde to appeare before the commissioners afore whome the offendour or offendours shal be tried at the daye of the tryall of suche offendours And that all and singular indifementes presentmentes accusations informations and recognisaunces taken and had as is aforesayde within .xx. dayes next after the takyng of the same shal be certified in due forme by wrytinge vpon parchemyn by the taker or takers thereof vnder