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A23013 Anno primo Reginæ Elizabethæ at the Parliament begunne at Westminster, the xxiij of Januarie, in the fyrst yere of the raigne of our soueraigne lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God, of Englande, Fraunce, and Irelande, queene, defender of the fayth &c., and there prorogued till the xxv. of the same moneth, and then and there holden, kept, and continued, vntyll the dissolution of the same, being the eight day of May then next ensuyng, were enacted as foloweth.; Laws, etc. (Session laws : 1559 Jan.-May) England and Wales.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I) 1572 (1572) STC 9460; ESTC S4086 98,906 110

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the eyght or any other his progenitors so that they and euery of them pay the customes and subsidies that shal be due and discharge and lode within the tymes and houres before mentioned any thyng in this present acte to the contrary notwithstandyng An Acte agaynst the deceiptfull vsyng of lynnen Cloth. The .xii. Chapter WHere certayne euyll disposed and deceiptfull persons vsyng to bye and ingrosse into theyr handes great store of linnen cloth do vse to cast the peeces of cloth ouer a beame or peece of tymber made for theyr purpose and do by sundrye deuises racke stretche and drawe the same both of length and breadth and that done do then with batteldores peeces of timber and wood and other things sore beate the same euer casting therupon certaine deceiptful liquors mingled with chalke and other like things wherby the said cloth is not duly made to seeme muche finer thicker to the eye then it is in deede but also the thredes thereof be so losed and made weake that after .iii. or .iiii. washinges it will scarcely holde together to the great disceipt hinderaunce and losse of the subiectes of this Realme be it therefore enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that yf any person or persons shall hereafter wyllingly vse or cause to be vsed the aforesayde deceytes or any other acte or actes meane or meanes to in or with any kynde of linnen cloth whereby the same shal be deceitfull or worse to for the good vse thereof that then the said cloth shal be forfaited thoffendour therin to be punished by one monethes imprisonment at the least and shal pay such fine as shal be assessed for his or their offence or offences by the Iustices before whom he or they shal be condemned accordyng to the tenor of this acte And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that al and euery the Iustices of oyer and determiner and Iustices of assyses in all theyr sessions and all Iustices of peace in euery Countie and place of this Realme or .iii. of them at the leaste whereof one to be of the Quorum shal haue ful power and aucthoritie to enquire heare determine the offences aforesayde in theyr sessions by information inditement or vppon the trauerse of anye presentment or inditement founde before the sayde Iustices or any of them And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that yf any person or persons shall at the next sessions of the peace after the sayd seaser to be kept within the shire or place where the seaser was made or before two Iustices of peace wherof one to be of the Quorū make due information of the offence and of the seaser of the sayde cloth or els shall procure the offendours to be therof indited at the sayd next sessions after the sayde seaser and shall also be bounde before the sayd Iustices by recognisaunce or obligation to the vse of the Queenes Maiestie her heires and successours in such fourme as the said Iustices or any of them shall thinke meete for the greatnes of the matter and to pursue the same matter with effecte and to geue euidence as of right apparteyneth and also to pay and gyue the moytye of all that he or they shall so recouer and receaue to the Sheriffe or other accomptaunt to the vse of the Queenes Maiestie her heyres and successours and the one halfe of all the forfaytures and fynes of and for the premisses to be vnto the Queenes Maiestie her heyres and successours and the other moitie to him or them that shall make information or procure inditementes of and for the premisses and shall folowe the same with effect And further be it ordained and enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that the Iustices before whom any suche offence shal be tryed shal certifie the same by their estreate into the Exchequer at the least yerely at Michaelmas as they be boūd to do other their estreates vpon that certificate the Barons of the Exchequer to haue ful power aucthoritie to make proces for so much therof as by this estatute shal apparteyne to the Queenes Maiestie in lyke maner fourme as they only do for any other fines and amerciamentes so certified before them An Acte for the shipping in Englishe Botomes The .xiii. Chapter WHere by diuers statutes made in the tyme of the Queenes Maiesties most noble progenitours it hath ben enacted prouided that no person borne within the Realme of Englande or beyng of the legiaunce of the prince of the sayde Realme or any the dominions of the same should ship any maner of marchaundize either out of the realme or into the same but only in a shyp or botome wherof the said prince or some other of their subiectes were owners possessioners proprietaries and maisters the mariners of the same vessel for the more part to be also theyr subiectes vpon diuers paynes and penalties as in the sayd statutes more playnly appeareth Since the making of which sayde statutes other forraigne princes fyndyng them selues agreeued with the said seuerall actes as thynkyng that the same were made to the hurt preiudice of their countrey nauie haue made like penall lawes agaynst such as should shyp out of theyr countreys in any other vessels then of their seueral countreys and dominions by reason whereof there hath not only growen great displeasure betwixt the forraigne princes and the kinges of this realme but also the marchauntes haue ben sore greeued and endomaged For reformation whereof and for increase of continuaunce of amitie be it enacted that the seuerall actes made in the fyfth yere of kyng Richarde the seconde the third Chapter and in the fourth yere of the late king of famous memory king Henry the seuenth intituled Of wine and tholouze ode shal be from henceforth clearely voyde of none effect And neuerthelesse for auoyding of great disceyt practised nowe a dayes vsed by sundry subiectes borne within this Realme of England and dominions of the same whiche enter in the customers bookes wares and marchaundize of aliens borne in theyr owne name whereby the Queenes maiestie is defrauded in her customes and subsidies to the great decaye of the auncient reuenues of the crowne be it enacted by the aucthoritie of this present parliament that all and euery person and persons beyng owner or owners of any goodes wares or marchaundizes whiche after the first day of Ianuary nexte ensuyng the sessions of this present Parliament shall in tyme of peace and when there is no restraynt made of Englyshe shyppes embarke shyppe lade or discharge by waye of marchaundize any wares or marchaundize mastes Raffe Pitch Tarre and Corne only excepted out of or into any shyppe barke hoye vessell or botome whereof our sayde soueraigne Ladye the Queene her heires or successours or some of her or theyr subiectes of this Realme or the dominions of the same be not possessioners and proprietaries and the maisters vnder God and the mariners of the same
inches fishe and more nor any Trowte not beyng in length .viii. inches or more nor any Barbell nor beyng in length .xii. inches or more And to thintent the sayd young frye brode or spawne may be preserued according to the true meaning hereof be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that no maner of person or persons from after the first day of Iune next commyng shal fishe or take fishe with any maner of net tramell kepe wore hiuie crele or by any other ingin deuise wayes or meanes whatsoeuer in any riuer or other places aboue mentioned but onely with net or tramell whereof euery meshe or maske shal be two inches a halfe brode anglyng excepted Prouided neuerthelesse and be it enacted by aucthoritie aforesayd that in all suche places where smeltes loches minneys bulheades gudgions or eles hath ben vsed to be taken and killed that in al such places it shal be lawful only for thetaking of smeltes loches mineis gudgions and eles to vse suche nets lepes other ingines deuises wayes and meanes as heretofore hath ben vsed for the taking of the same so that suche person or persons vsing or occupiyng such nets or other ingines as is last afore mentioned do not take kyll or destroy any other fishe with the sayde nettes or ingines contrarie to the tenor and fourme aboue in this estatute conteyned And be it further enacted that if any person or persons after the aforesayd day limited in this present act offend in any of the poyntes before rehearsed contrarye to the tenor fourme and purpose of any part of the same that then euery suche person and persons so offendyng shall lose and forfayte for euery tyme of his or their offence the summe of .xx. s. ● the fishe so taken contrarie to the tenor hereof and also the vnlawfull nets ingines deuises and instrumentes whatsoeuer they be wherewith or whereby suche offence shall fortune to be made commited or done And to thintent that a perfect execution may be had of this present act be it further ordeyned by aucthoritie aforesayd that the lord Admirall of Englande and the Maior of the Citie of London for the tyme beyng and all and euery other person and persons bodyes politike and corporate whiche by graunt or other lawfull wayes or meanes lawfully haue or ought to haue any conseruation or preseruation of any riuers streames or water or punishmentes and corrections of offences committed in any of them shall haue full power and aucthoritie by vertue of this acte to enquire of all the offences to be committed and done contrarye to the effecte and true meanyng of this act within his or their suche lawfull rule gouernement iurisdiction and conseruacie by the othes of .xii. men or more to heare and determine all and euerye the same offences committed within his or their suche iurisdiction conseruacie rule and gouernment And that all suche paynes and forfaytures as shall ryse or growe by the reason of any suche conuiction for any the offences aforesayde shal be to the vse of euery of the sayde person and persons beyng no body politique or corporate nor head of any body politique or corporate before whom suche conuiction as is aforesayde shall be had and to the vse of euery suche body politique and corporate as heretofore haue lawfully had any fynes forfaytures and amerciamentes for any offence vnlawfully committed or done in any suche their iurisdiction or conseruacies vppon conuiction had before the head of any suche body politique or corporate And that also the Lorde of euery leete within this Realme of Englande and Wales or the dominions of the same shall haue full power and aucthoritie to enquire of all thoffences contrarie to the purport tenor and fourme of this estatute within the precinct of their sayde leete such inquirie to be had in maner and fourme and after suche sort as common amerciamentes or other thynges inquirable in their court leete haue ben lawefully vsed and accustomed to be had and made And that vpon euery such presentmēt had in any court or leete by the oth of twelue men or more as is aforesayd of any offence or offences made contrarie to the tenor of this estatute that then all suche forfayture aboue in this estatute limited and appoynted for suche offence shal be vnto the lord of the sayde leete for the tyme beyng to his owne vse for euer and shal be leuyed in suche maner and fourme as amerciament for affrayes committed within the precincte of suche leete haue ben vsed and accustomed to be leuied And if any leete after the sayde first day of Iune be kept within this Realme of Englande or Wales or the dominions thereof and the Stewarde of the sayde leete for the tyme beyng or other for him do not charge the Iurie sworne in such leete to inquire of all the offences done within the precinct of the said leete contrary to the tenor and fourme of this estatute that then the Stewarde of the sayde leete to leese and forfayte xl.s the one moitie of whiche forfaytures shal be to the Queenes Maiestie her heyres and successours and thother moitie to him that wil sue for the same And if any Iurie sworne in any leete and beyng charged to enquire of the offences committed within the precinct of that leete do wylfully and willyngly conceale and make default in presentment or do not present the offence and offendours that then it shal be lawfull to the stewarde or bayly of the leete or his or their deputie for the tyme beyng to empanell one other Iurie within the saide leete and to enquire of such concealement default and none presentment and that vpon suche concealement default or none presentment founde and presented euery of the sayde Iurours which so did conceale make default or not present shall loose forfayte for euery such offence xx.s to the lorde of the sayd leete the same to be leuied in maner fourme as is abouesayde for the other offences limited and expressed And it is further enacted by aucthoritie aforesayde that if the offences aboue mentioned touching the takyng kylling or destroying of fishe or frye and Spawne be not presented at the leete where they shal be committed within one yere next after the offence committed that the Iustices of peace in their sessions Iustices of Oyer and determiner and Iustices of assise in their seuerall circuites shall haue full power and aucthoritie to inquire therof and to heare and determine al the offences committed contrary to the tenor of this estatute Sauing alwayes to al and euery person and persons bodyes politique and corporate and euery of them all such right title interest clayme priuiledge and conseruation and enquirie and punishment of and for any the offences aforesayd as they or any of them lawfully haue and enioy or of right ought to haue and enioy by any maner of meanes any thing in this acte to the contrary notwithstanding This acte to endure to the ende of the next
Towne of Barwicke the Towne of Newcastell vpon Tine and the Byshoprike of Durham nor to any of them of for or concernyng any manours landes tenementes or other possessions goodes cattelles or other moueable substaunce which the same inhabitauntes or dwellers or any other to theyr vse haue within the sayde Counties of Northumberland Cumberland Westmerlande or the Towne of Barwicke the Towne of Newcastel vpon Tine or the Byshoprike of Durham or any of them or of for or concernyng any fees or wages whiche anye of the sayde inhabitauntes or dwellers haue of the Queenes Maiestie for theyr attendaunce and doyng seruice to the Queenes Maiestie for or within the sayd Counties of Northumberland Cumberland Westmerland the Towne of Barwicke the Towne of Newcastell vpon Tine the Byshoprike of Durham or any of them to or for the sayde taxyng leuiyng gatheryng or payment but that the Englishe inhabitantes or resiauntes and euerye of them of the sayde Counties Byshoprikes and Townes and euery of them shal be of and from the sayde subsidie and euery parcell thereof and for theyr manours landes tenementes fees wages goodes and cattelles lying and beyng in the sayde Counties Townes and Byshoprike or anye of them vtterly acquited and discharged any thyng in this present acte before rehearsed to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouided also that al letters patentes graunted by the Queenes Maiestie or any of her moste noble progenitours to any Cities Boroughes or Townes within this Realme of any maner of liberties priuileges or exemptions from the burden and charge of any such grauntes of subsidies whiche be at this present tyme in force and vayleable shall remayne good and effectuall to the sayde Cities Boroughes and Townes hereafter accordyng to the purportes therof though the inhabitauntes of the same shall vpon the great and waightie consyderation of the graunt abouesayd be for this graunt charged and contributory in lyke maner fourme and sorte as other Cities Boroughes and Townes which be not in any wise priuileged be from such graunt of subsidie excepted Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that no Orphant or Infant within the age of twentie one yeres borne within anye of the Queenes Maiesties dominions shal be charged to anye payment of this subsidie for his or her goodes and cattelles to hym or her left or bequeathed any thing in this acte conteyned to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouided also that this acte nor anye thyng therein conteyned shall extende to the goodes or landes of any Colledge Hall or Ostell within the vniuersities of Oxenford and Cambridge or any of them or to the goodes or landes of the Colledge of Winton founded by Byshoppe of Wyckeham or to the goodes or landes of the colledge of Eton next Wyndsor or to the goodes or landes or anye commō free grammer scoole within the realme of England or Wales or to the goodes of anye Reader Scoolemaister or Scoller or any graduate within the sayd vniuersities and colledges or any of them there remaynying for study without fraude or couin or to the goodes and landes of any hospital measondue or spittelhouse prepared and vsed for the sustentation and releefe of poore people any thyng in this acte conteyned to the contrary in any wise notwithstandyng Prouided also and be it enacted that forasmuche as diuers and sundry the Queenes Maiesties tenauntes and other inhabitauntes and dwellers within the Counties of Penbroke Carmarthen Cardigan Glamorgan Brecknocke Radnouce Mongomerye Denbigh Flint Merioneth Anglesey Carnaruon of the Countie Palentine of Chester be at this present tyme charged and chargeable with the seuerall paymentes of diuers great summes of money by the name of Mise due to her Maiestie accordyng to the seuerall customes of the sayde Counties Be it therefore ordeyned and enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayd that this acte of subsidie or anye thyng therein conteyned shall not extende to charge any of the Queenes tenauntes other inhabitantes and dwellers within any of the sayd Counties of Penbroke Carmarthen Cardigan Glamorgan Brecknocke Radnoure Mongomerye Denbigh Flinte Merioneth Anglesey Carnaruon and the Countie Palentine of Chester being charged or chargeable with the sayd Mise for or in any of the paymentes of the sayde subsidie graunted to the Queenes Maiestie by this acte vntil the said seueral dayes and times for the payment of the said Mises shal be expired and vntil the dayes times of the seuerall subsidies lately graunted to our late soueraigne lord soueraigne lady King Philip Queene Mary be also past and expired that then the first payment of the said subsidie graunted by this present acte shal be made at the receypt of the Queenes Exchequer before the first day of March next folowing after the last dayes of the last paiment to be had or appoynted of the said Mises and of the payment of the saide former subsidies And the second payment of this subsidie to be made by or before the first day of Marche next after the sayd first payment of the sayde subsidie Furthermore be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the tenauntes and dwellers of euery of the sayde Counties in this prouiso remembred shall seuerally before the feast of Pentecost nexte ensuing certifie into the said court of the Exchequer vnder the seales of two Iustices of peace of euery of the sayd Counties wherof one to be of the Quorum when what day the last payment of the sayde seueral Mises now due in any of the sayde Counties shal end and expire Prouided also that the sayde graunt of subsidie or anye other thing therin conteyned do not in any wyse extende to be preiudiciall or hurtfull to the inhabitauntes or resiauntes at this present time within the fiue portes corporate or to any of theyr members incorporate or vnited to the same fyue portes or to anye of the same fiue portes of or for any part or parcell of the saide summes graunted in this parliament of the sayd inhabitauntes now resiaunt or anye of them to be taxed set asked leuied or payde But the sayd inhabitauntes and resiauntes in the sayd fyue portes and their members be and shal be of and from the sayde graunt and payment of the sayde subsidie duryng theyr resiauncie there and no longer clearely acquited and discharged any matter or whatsoeuer thing in this present act had or made to the contrary notwithstandyng God saue the Queene ❧ Imprinted at London in Powles Churchyarde by Richarde Iugge and Iohn Cawood Printers to the Queenes Maiestie Cum priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis
as houe obteyned pretended licences and dispensations from the sea of Rome and all and euery braunches wordes and sentences in the said seuerall actes and statutes conteyned by aucthoritie of this present Parliament from and at al times after the last day of this session of Parliament shal be reuiued and shall stande be in full force and strength to all intentes constructions and purposes And that the braunches sentences and wordes of the sayde seuerall actes and euery of them from thencefoorth shal and may be iudged deemed and taken to extend to your hyghnes your heyres and successours as fully and largely as euer the same actes or any of them dyd extend to the sayde late kyng Henry the eight your hyghnesse father And that it may also please your highnesse that it may be enacted by thaucthoritie of this present Parliament that so much of one acte or statute made in the .xxxii. yere of the raigne of your sayde deare father kyng Henry the eyght entytuled An act concernyng precontractes of maryages and touchyng degrees of consanguinitie as in the tyme of the late kyng Edwarde the sixte your hyghnesse moste deare brother by one other acte or statute was not repealed And also one acte made in the .xxxvii. yere of the raygne of the sayde late kyng Henry the eyght entituled An act that doctours of the Ciuile law beyng maryed may exercise Ecclesiasticall iurisdiction and all and euerye braunches and articles in the sayde two actes laste mentioned and not repealed in the tyme of the sayde late kyng Edward the sixte may from hencefoorth lykewyse stande and be reuiued and remayne in their full force and strength to all intentes and purposes any thyng conteyned in the sayd acte of repeale before mentioned or anye other matter or cause to the contrary notwithstandyng And that it may also please your highnesse that it may be further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayd that all other lawes and statutes and the braunches and clauses of anye acte or statute repealed and made voyde by the sayde acte of repeale made in the tyme of the sayde late king Philip and Queene Marie and not in this present acte specially mentioned and reuiued shall stand remayne and be repealed and voyde in suche lyke maner and fourme as they were before the makyng of this acte any thyng herein conteyned to the contrary notwithstandyng And that it may also please your highnesse that it may be enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that one act and statute made in the first yere of the raigne of the late king Edwarde the sixte your Maiesties moste deare brother entytuled An acte agaynste suche persons as shall vnreuerentlye speake agaynste the Sacramente of the bodye and blood of Christe commonlye called the Sacrament of the aulter and for the receauing thereof vnder bothe kyndes and all and euerye braunches clauses and sentences therein conteyned shall and maye lykewise from the last day of this Session of Parliamente be reuyued and from thencefoorth sha and may stand remayne and be in full force strength and effecte to all intentes constructions and purposes in such lyke maner fourme as the same was at anye tyme in the first yere of the raigne of the said late king Edward that .vi. any law statute or other matter to the contrary in any wise notwithstāding And that also it may please your hyghnesse that it may be further established and enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that one act and statute made in the first and second yeres of the sayd late kyng Philip and Queene Marie entytuled An acte for the reuiuing of three statutes made for the punishment of heresies and also the saide three statutes mentioned in the sayde acte and by the same acte reuiued and al and euery braunches articles clauses and sentences conteyned in the sayde seuerall actes or statutes and euerye of them shal be from the last day of this Session of Parliament deemed and remayne vtterly repealed voyde and of none effecte to all intentes and purposes anye thyng in the sayde seuerall actes or anye of them conteyned or anye other matter or cause to the contrary notwithstandyng And to the intent that al vsurped and forraigne power and aucthoritie spirituall and temporall maye for euer be clearely extinguished and neuer to be vsed or obeyed within this Realme or any other your Maiesties dominions or countreyes may it please your highnes that it may be further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that no forraigne prince parson prelats state or potentate spiritual or temporal shal at anye tyme after the last day of this Session of Parliamente vse enioy or exercise any maner of power iurisdiction superioritie aucthoritie preheminēce or priuiledge spiritual or ecclesiastical within this realme or within any other your Maiesties dominions or countreys that now be or hereafter shal be but frō thēceforth the same shal be clearly abolished out of this realme al other your highnes dominions for euer any statute ordinaunce custome cōstitutions or any other matter or cause whatsoeuer to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And that also it may lykewyse please your hyghnesse that it may be established and enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that suche iurisdictions priuiledges superiorities and preheminences spirituall and ecclesiasticall as by anye spirituall or ecclesiasticall power or aucthoritie hath heretofore ben or maye lawfullye be exercised or vsed for the visitation of the ecclesiasticall state and persons and for reformation order and correction of the same and of all maner errours heresies scismes abuses offences contemptes and enormities shall for euer by aucthoritie of this present Parliamente be vnited and annexed to the imperiall Crowne of this Realme And that your highnes your heyres and successours kinges or Queenes of this realme shal haue ful power and aucthoritie by vertue of this act by letters patentes vnder the great Seale of Englande to assigne name and aucthorize when as often as your highnes your heyres or successours shall thynke meete and conuenient and for suche and so long tyme as shall please your hyghnes your heires or successours suche person or persons beyng naturall borne subiectes to your hyghnesse your heires or successours as your Maiestie your heyres or successours shal think meete to exercise vse occupy and execute vnder your highnes your heyres and successours all maner of iurisdictions priuiledges and preheminences in anye wyse touchyng or concernyng anye spirituall or ecclesiasticall iurisdiction within these your realmes of Englande and Irelande or any other your hyghnesse dominions or countreyes and to visite refourme redresse order correct and amende all suche errours he resies scismes abuses offences contemptes and inormities whatsoeuer which by any maner spirituall or ecclesiasticall power aucthoritie or iurisdiction can or maye lawfully be refourmed ordered redressed corrected restrayned or amended to the pleasure of almyghtie God the encrease of vertue and the conseruation of the peace and vnitie of this Realme and that such person or persons so to be named assigned