⧠A Collection of the substaunce of certayne necessarye statutes to be by the Iustices of Peace diligently executed within euery sheare of the Realme The Collection i. Of Alehouses ii Of Apparell iii. Of Apprentyces iiii Of Archerye v. Of playes and games vi Of Rebellion vii Of Regrtors and forestallets viii Of Tyllage ix Of Vyttels and Wodde x. Of Wynes xi Of Woddes xii Agaynst Vacaboundes xiii Agaynst reteyners geuers of liueries xiiii For Robberies and Watches xv Against reportes of slauÌ„derous tales newes Of Alehouses Anno. 5. Edw. 6. cap 25. IVstices of peace shal remoue comen alehouses tiplinghouses wher they shal thinke mete None shal be suffered to kepe any common alehouse or tiplinghouse but such as shal be admitted in the sessions of the peace or by two Iustices of peace and they shal be bounde by recognisaunce agaynst the vsynge of vnlawefull games and for maintenaunce of good rule ¶ The Iustices of peace shal certifye the recognisaunce at the next quarter sessions ¶ Iustices of peace in their quarter sessions shall enquyre and determine of them that be too admitted and bounde ¶ If any not admitted shal kepe a coÌ„men alehouse or tiplingbouse the Iustices of peace shal commit hym to the common gayle for .iii. dayes and before his delyueraunce shall take recognisaunce wyth two suertyes that he shal not kepe any alehouse or typlinghouse ¶ The Iustices shall certifye those recognisaunces and offences at the next quarter sessions which certificate shall be of conuiction of the offence and .xx. s. shall in the sessions be assessed for the syne ¶ Fayres be accepted Of Apparayle Anno. 1 2. Phil. and Mar. cap. 2. NO englyshe man other then the sonne and beyre apparaunte of a kuight or he that hath yearly reuenues of xx .li. or be worth in goodes .cc. li. shall were sylke in or vpoÌ„ his hatte cappe nyghtcappe gyrdelles scabarde hose shooes or spurreleathers vpon forfeyture of x. li. for euery daye and imprysonment by three monethes ¶ Iustices of Assise and of the peace Sheriffes Stewardes in letes head officers of townes corporate shal enquyre and determine the offences and commit the offender to prison tyll he haue payde the forfayture ¶ If any knowyng his seruaunte to offende do not put him out of his se ruice within .xiiii. dayes or so put oute retayne hym agayne within a yeare after such offence he shal forfeyt C. li ¶ Any aboue the degree of a knyghtes sonne or doughter or wyfe to any of them or Mayor or head-officer in any towne corporate or the wyfe of any of them or the kynges or the Queenes seruauntes in ordinary wages attendaunt wearinge ordinary liueries maye weare as they myght before ¶ None shal be compelled to put awaye his apprentice or hyred seruaunt before th end of terme ¶ Women may were in theyr hattes cappes gyrdels and hoodes as they myght before Of Apprentices Anno. 7. Henri 4. cap 17 APprentice where his father and mother can not dispende xx s. by yeare his couenaunte shal be voyde he shal be put to such labour as his father and mother vseth or to some other as his estate requireth vppon payne of a yeares imprysonment and to make fyne and raunsome to the kyng and he that reteyneth hym shall paye C. s. to the king if the yerely valewe of his fathers and mothers land he not syrst testified vnder the Seale of the two Iustices of peace of his countrye ¶ And he that wylsue for the kyng shal haue th one halfe And in euery lete the that be oute of seruices shal be sworne to serue or els put in suertyes vntil they wyl serue ¶ And this sute shal be taken as well before the Iustices of peace as other Iustices ¶ By Anno. 8. Henri 6. cap. ii London is except And by Anno .xi. Hen. 7. cap. ii Norwich is except Of Archerye Anno. 33. Henri 8. cap. 9. EVerye subiecte vnder .xl. yeres of age not haninge impedimente excepte spirituall men Iustices and barons of thescheker shall vse shoting in long bowes and haue a bowe and arrowes redye The fathers and rulers of menchildren shal bring them vp in shoting and haue in his house for euerye man chylde of vii yeare olde tyll he come to xvii abowe and two shaftes and to abate the money for theÌ„ of theyr wages vpon forfeyture vi s. viii d. for euery month lackyng Euerye man after his age of xvii yeares shal haue a bowe foure arrowes and occupye the same vpon forfeiture of sixe shillinges eight pence for euery month lackyng None vnder xxiiii yeares shal shote at pryâ—kes vpon forfeyture of .iiii. d. for euerye shote None aboue xxiiii yeares shall shote at a marke of xi score or vnder with anye prickeshafte vnder payne of sixe shillinges eyght pence for euery shote None vnder seuetene yeares except he his father or mother haue ten pounde Landes or be worth forty markes in goodes shal shote in any bowe of ewe bought for him vpoÌ„n forfeiture of vi s.viii d. Butes shal be made and continued in euery place by thinhabytauntes vpon forfeyture .xx. s. for euery iii. monthes lackyng The inhabitauntes shal excertise shoting in holy dayes and tymes conueniente Bowyers out of London for euery bowe that he maketh of Ewe shal make .iiii. of Elme wich or other apte wodde vpon forfeyture iii. s.iiii d. for euerye bowe lackyng and in London for euery bowe of ewe shal make .ii. of asshe elme or other wodde mete No bowyers shal sel anye bowe of ewe for any vnder fouretene yeres aboue twelue pence And shall haue bowes of ewe for theym fro sixe pence to twelue pence And for them vnder one and twentye yeres at reasonable pryces and shall sell no bowe of ewe of the taxe called olk aboue three shyllynges foure pence vpon forfeyture of twenty shyllynges Bowstaues of ewe shal be solde open and not in bundelles Fletchers of London may sell tymber to other and ordinaunces made by their wardens or otherwyle to the contrary to be voyde Bowers fletchers stringers Arrohedmakers in London not free shal by thappointmente of one of the Councell inhabite in other Townes vpon forfeyture of xl.s. No alien nor denisen shal conuey out of the kynges obeysaunce any long bowes or arrowes vpon forfeyture thereof or the value and to haue imprisonmente tyll he haue made a fyne before the Iustices of peace or finde suretie for the fyne nor vse shot ynge without lycence vpon forfeyture of theyr bowes and arrowes to them that wyll sease Iustices of assise gayle deliuery and of the peace and Stewardes of letes to enquire an determine the premisses Of playes and games Anno 33. Hen. 8. cap. 9. NOne for gayne shall kepe any common place of bowling tenis dylinge or cardinge or vnlaweful game vpon forfeyture of forty shyllynges euery daye Euery person hauntyng the same to forfeyt for euery tyme sixe shillinges eight pence Euery placarde for a common gaming
nexte place where they shal thincke conueniente and there to be tyed to th ende of a carte naked and to be beaten with whyppes through out that place tyl his body be bloudy and thē he by them to be enioyned by his othe to retourne forthewith the nexte waye to the place where he was borne or where he last dwelt by three yeres and ther to put him selfe to laboure and he to haue a letter sealed with the seale of the place wherein he shal be punished witnessing that he hathe ben punished according to this estatute and conteyninge the daye and place of his punishmente and the place whervnto he is lymitted to goo and by what tyme he is limytted to come thyther wythin whych tyme he maye lawefully begge by the waye And yf he doo not accomplyshe that letter then to be efte soones whypped and so often as any default shal be in hym in euery place to be whypped til he be repayred where he was borne or wher he last dwelt by three yeres and there to labor for his liuinge And yf anye so whypped be an ydle person and no common begger then after suche whyppinge he shal be kepte in stockes til he haue found suertye to go to seruice or laboure or els to be sworne to repayre where he was borne or wher he last dwelt by thre yeares and to haue lyke letter and punishment yf he eftsones offende as is aboue appointed for the comon strong begger and so frō time to time tyl he gette hys lyuing Iustices of peace shall haue power to enquyre of all Maiors and other officers persons that shal be necligent in executing this acte If the Constables and inhabitauntes wher anye suche im potente persons or strong beggers do begge be necligent and do not punishe him as is aboue limitted the to wneshyppe for euery such impotent begger shall forfayt iii.s.iiii d. and for euerye stronge begger sixe shyllynges eyght pence the moyte c. All Iustices of peace shall haue power to determine euery such defaulte and to make processe by dystres against the inhabitauntes ther by which distresse the Shyriffe shal deteyne the good of such one or two of the said inhabitauntes as he maye haue knowledge were most necligent in the execution of this act the said distres retayne tyl he fynd suertie to appeare at the sessions limitted in the sayde distres yf he appeare confesse the default or transgresse the presentment and it be tried agayust hym or denye the information it is proued agaynst hym then the Iustices of peace in their Sessions shal assesse their fine if it grow by presentmēt the leuiyng of the same by distres of the inhabitauntes of the towne the fines and to make proces for to the kyng and if it growe by information then the moyte to him that sueth c. If any person distreyned appeare not then vppon the returne he shal lose at the fyrste iii.s.iiii d. and at the second vi.s.viii d. and so to be doubled for euery distres Scolers of vniuersities that go a begging not being auctorised vnder the seale of the vniuersitie and al shypmen pretending losses on the sea going a begging without aucthoritie shal be punished like strōg beggers And all procters and pardoners going without auctoritie and al other ydle persons some vsing vnlaweful games and some fayning to haue knowledge in phisicke phisnomy palmistry or other crafty sciences yf he before two Iustices of the peace wherof one to be of the Quorum be found gyltye shal be whipped two dayes together after the maner before rehersed for the second offence to be scourged two dayes and the third day to be put on the pyllory from nine of clocke vnto eleuen and to haue one of hys eares cutte of and for the third tyme to haue lyke punyshment to haue his other eare cut of The Iustices of peace haue like aucthoritie within theyr fraunchyses Thys act shal be yerely reade in the open sessions If any geue herborow or money to any begger hable to worke he shall make fyne to the kynge by the discretion of the Iustices of peace at theyr general sessions If any let th execution of this acte or make rescues he shal forfeit C.s. and haue imprisonmente at the kynges wyl th one moyte c. This acte shal not be preiudiciall to the barons and inhabytauntes of the fyue portes And the Maior Baylyffe electes and Iurates in any towne within the fyue portes haue lyke aucthoritie as the Iustices of peace haue in any sheyre And the inhabitauntes within the sayd fyue portes shal be bound to th execution of this acte vpon like payne before remembred and if any that shal inhabite within the fiue portes beg without the fiue portes he to be punished according to this act euery letter to be made wherby any impotēt shal be aucthorised to beg shal be made in this forme Kent S. Memorandum that A.B. of D. for reasonable considerations is licensed to beg within the hundred of P.K. and L. in the sayd countie geuen vnder the seale of that limit tali die anno And euery letter deliuered to suche begger or vagabounde after he hath bene whypped shal be made in thys wyse Kent S. I. S. whipped for a vagabound stronge begger at Dale in the sayd county according to the lawe the xii day of Iuly in the xxiii yeare of kyng Henrye the eyght was assigned to passe forthwith and directly from thence to Gale in the county of Med. wher he sayth he was borne or where he last dwelled by the space of three yeares and he is lymytted to be there within fourtene dayes next ensuing at hys peryl In witnes wherof the seale of the limitte of the saide place of hys punishment herevnto is set And euery such letter aboue reharsed shal be made at the equal costes of all suche Iustices Mayors and other officers aboue rehearsed and shal be subscribed wyth one of their handes after thys forme Per me A.B. vnum Iustitiariorum pacis or Maiorem ciuitatis or Ballium uillae or Constabularium talis hundreth or els in lyke forme in Englishe And they that haue the custodye of anye galoes shall make a seale graunted with the name of the pryson or gaole and they that be deliuered oute of pryson for suspicions of felonye and haue not wherewith to pay their fees shal haue libertye to beg for their fees by vi wekes and then compelled to go where he was borne or where he laste dwelled by three yeares and euery one so deliuered shal haue a letter to him deliuered by the clerke of the peace or by the towne clerke where he is deliuered wytnessinge the tyme and space of his deliueraunce and afore whome and the tyme appoynted hym to begge for hys fees and the place whether he is assigned to go and to euery such letter the gaoler shal put to the seale before rehersed and euery such letter shal be
house shall conteyne what game shal be there vsed and who shal play thereat or ells to be voyde and the partie opteinyng such placard to be bound in the Chauncetye to vse the placarde not otherwyse Iustices of peace and hed officers to resort to suspected places and to impryson the kepers and players vntyll they haue found suertie to leaue it The hed officers to make searche monthly in suspecte places vpon forfeyture of fortye shyllynges No artificer husbandman apprentyse nor seruaunt shall playe at tables tenys dyse cardes bowles or other vnlawefull game out of Chrystmas vpon forfeiture of twenty shyllynges And in Chrystmas in theyr mayster houses or presence None shall bowle in open place withoute his garden or Orcharde vpon forfeyture of vi s.viii d. Iustices of peace and head officers shall commit to awarde such as shall vse vnlawefull games tyll they be bounde to the contrarye All sutes vppon the Statute to be comensyd within the yeare The Lorde of the lete to haue th one Moyte and he that wyll sue to haue the other and oute of fraunchyses the kynge to haue the one moyte Proclamation to be made by the Iustices and hed officers foure times in the yeare in euerye markette and sessyons Against Rebellion Anno. 1. Ma. cap. 12. IF .xii. or aboue assembled together intende or practise with force and of theyr owne aucthoritie to chaunge any lawes made for religion by parliament or any statutes or to ouerthrowe cut breake or digge vp the pales hedges dyches or other enclosiers of any parke or ground enclosed or the bankes of any fyshe pond or pole or any conduyt conduyt heades or pypes hauing course of water to the entente that the same shoulde remayne not enclosed or voyde or vnlawfully to haue comon or way in the sayde parke or grounde or to destroy the dere in any parke or any warren of connyes or any douehouses or anye fyshe in anye ponde or pole or to pull or cutte downe anye houses barnes milles or bayes or to burne anye stacke of corne or to abate the rent of any landes or the pryce of any victual they being commaunded by the sheriffe or any Iustice of peace Maior or Bailiffe of any towne corporate where suche assemble shal be by proclamation in the Quenes name to retire to their houses and shal remayne together by an houre after the proclamacion or after shal inforcible maner attempte any thinge abouesayde this is felonye It is felony in any person that wythout aucthorytye by ringinge any bell soundynge anye trompet drumme horne or other instrument fyryng any beacon malictous speakyng any wordes makyng anye outcrye settynge vp or castinge any wrytynge or by any act shal repse or cause to be reysed twelue personnes or aboue to thyntente that the same persons should do any thinge aboue mentioned which persons so reysed after commaundement as is aforesayd do continue together or vnlawefully do any thing abouesayde It is felonye in any wife or seruaunte or any other that without compultion shal sende deliuer or conueye any money harnes artyllery weapon or vyctual to any so assembled which do not depart to theyr houses after commaundement as is aforesayde If aboue .ii. and vnder xii assembled together entende or practise with force of theyr owne aucthoritie to kyl any subiecte or to ouerthrow cut break or digge vp the pales hedges diches or other closure of any parke or grounde enclosed or the bancke of any fyshe pond or pole to th entent that the same shuld rem ayne open or voyde or to haue common or waye there or to destroy any parke fyshe pond or pole or any warren of connies or any donehouse or to pull or cut downe anye house barne mill or to burne any stackes of corne or altar or abate the rentes of any landes of any subiecte or the pryce of any vyctuall or anye other thinge vsuall for the sustenaunce or apparell of men and being commaunded as aforesayde to retyre to theyr houses and shal not so do but after shall in forcible maner attempte or put in vre anye of the thynges last mentioned they shall suffre imprisonment by a yeare If any shal be damnifyed by the doyng or putting in vre of anye thing aboue mencioned he shal recouer agaynst the offendors damages with the costes of the sute trebled If aboue two vnlawefullye assemble to thintent with force to do or put in vre anye of the thynges abouesayd it shal be lawefull to euery iustice of peace Sheryffe Maire baylyfe or heade officer of anye towne corporate or any other hauyng the Quenes commission or letters aswell to rayse the subicetes in maner of warre in such numbre as he shall thinke mete to thintent by strengeth to supprese and take the persons so assembled and that yf those persons so assembled after such commaundement by proclamation shall continue together and not endeuor them selfes to retourne towardes their habitations in such shorte time as they may conueniently then it shal be laweful to them Hauing aucthoritie as is aforesayde to suppresse and take them so vnlawefullye assembled and that yf any of them shal fortune to be kylled or hurte aboute the suppressing or taking of them euerye personne hauing aucthoritie as is aforesayd shal be vnpunyshable of such kyllyng or hurtyng Euery copyholder and fermer beyng yoman artificer husbandman or labourer of xviii yeares olde or vnder ix not impotent nor hauynge resonable excuse being requyred by them hauyng aucthoritie as is aforesayde they declaring their aucthoritie or being required by the Lord imediate of their copiholde or by the landelorde of the ferme to serue the Quene for any cause abouesayd and refuse so to do shal during his life lose to his lord al their copyholdes and to his landlord his ferme and they to entre into the same and to retayne the same during the life of the offendor If any which shal be moued to make commotion or vnlawful assembly for any of the ententes abouesayd do not within xxiiii houres oneles he haue resonable excuse declare the same to a iustice of peace or sherife Maior Bayliffe or other heade officer of towne corporate where such mocion is he shal be imprisoned by three monethes onles he be discharged by three Iustices of peace of that Shyre whereof one to be of the Quoum ¶ If anye aboue xviii yeares olde and vnder ix able to serue which shal be required by any Iustice of peace or the Sherife there or by the Maior Bailiffe or other hed officer of any Towne Corporate or by anye of their commaundementes to go with him to suppres the persons vnlawefully assembled do willinglye and obstinately refuse so to do he shal be imprisoned by a yeare If the Quene by letters patentes make anye liuetenaunt in anye Shire for the Suppression of any commotion than the iustices of peace Sheriffes hed officers and al subicetes there except they haue resonable excuse shal vpon declaration of the letters patentes request