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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

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

place where he shal be Commissioner and that if anye person chargeable to this acte at the tyme of the same assessing happen to be out of this Realme and out of Wales or farre form the place where he shal be knowen then he to be set where he was laste abydyng in this Realme or within Wales and best knowen and after the substaunce and value and other profites of euerye person knowen by the examination certificate and other maner of wyse as is aforesayde The sayde Commissioners or as manye of them as shal be appoynted by the Queenes Maiesties Commission shall after the rate aforesayde set and taxe euery person accordyng to the rate of the substaunce and value of his landes goodes and other profites whereby the greatest and moste best summe accordyng to his moste substaunce by reason of this acte myght or maye be set or taxed Prouided alwayes that euerye suche person whiche shal be set or taxed for payment of and to this subsidie for and after the yerely value of his landes tenementes and other reall possessions or profites at any of the sayde taxation shall not be set and taxed for his goodes and cattels or other moueable substaunce at the same taxations And that he that shall be charged or taxed for the same Subsidye for hys goodes cattels and other moueables at anye if the sayd taxations shall not be charged taxed or chargeable for hys landes or other reall possessions and profites abouesayd at the same taxations nor that anye person be double charged for the sayde Subsidye neither set or taxed at seuerall places by reason of this acte any thing conteyned in this present acte notwithstanding AND that it be ordeyned by the sayde aucthoritie of this present Parliamente that no person hauyng two mansions or two places to resorte vnto or calling hym selfe housholde seruaunte or wayghtyng seruaunte to the Queenes Maiestie or other Lorde or Layde Maister or Maistres be excused vpon his saying from the taxes of the sayde subsidie in neyther of the places where he may be set vnlesse he bryng a certificate in wrytyng from the Commissioners where that he is so set in dede at one place And if any person that ought to be set by reason of his remouyng or resorting to two places or by reason of his saying that he els where was taxed or by reason of anye priuiledge by his dwellyng or abydyng in anye place not beyng forprised in this acte or otherwyse by his couin or crafte happen to escape from the sayde taxations and be not set and that proued by presentment examination or information before the sayde Commissioners or as manye of them as shal be by the same commission appoynted or by the Barons of the Queenes Maiesties Exchequer or two Iustices of the peace of the Countie where such person dwelleth then euerye such person that by such meanes or otherwyse willingly by couin shal happen to escape from the sayde taxation or payment aforesayde and not to be rated taxed and set shal be charged vpon the knowledge and proofe thereof with and at the double value that he shoulde or ought to haue ben set at afore accordyng to his bahauiour The same double value to be leuyed gathered and payd of his goodes and cattels landes and tenementes towardes the sayde subsidie And further to be punished accordyng to the discretions of the Barons Iustices and Commissioners before whom he shal be conuicted for his offence and deceipte in that behalfe AND further be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the sayde Commissioners or euerye commission shall accordyng to their diuisions and after they be deuided haue full power and aucthoritie by this acte to set taxe and sesse euerye other Commissioner ioyned with them in euerye suche commission and diuision And shall also assesse euery assessour within their diuision for his and their goodes landes and other the premisses as is abouseayde By the which sayde Commission the said Commissioners shall indifferentlye set taxe and assesse them selues and the sayde assessours And that aswell the summes vpon euery of the sayde Commissioners and assessours so sessed rated and taxed as the summes made and presented by the presenters sworne as is abouesayde shal be wrytten certified set and estreated and the estreates thereof to be made with other the inhabitauntes of that parties within the limits of the same commission and diuision so to be gathered and leuyed in lyke maner as it ought or shoulde haue ben if the sayde Commissioner had not ben in the sayde commission And that all persons of the estate of a Baron or Barons and euerye estate aboue shal be charged with their free holde and value as is abouesayde by the Chauncellour or keper of the greate Seale Treasurer of Englande Lorde President of the Queenes Maiesties priuie counsell Lord priuie Seale for the tyme being or other persons by the Queenes Maiesties aucthoritie to be limited they to be charged for the saide seuerall paymentes of the sayd subsidie after the fourme of the sayd graunt accordyng to the taxation aforesaid and the summes vppon them set with the names of the Colloctours appoynted for the gathering paying of the same to be estreated delyuered and certified at dayes and places aboue specified by the Lorde Chauncellour or keper of the great Seale Treasurer Lord president of the counsell Lord priuie Seale for the tyme beyng or suche other persons as shal be limited by the Queenes Maiestie And after the taxes and assesses of the said summes vpon and the said assessing and certificate as is aforesayde made the sayde Commissioners or as many of them as shal be thereunto appoynted by the Queenes Maiesties commission shal with all spede and without delay by the writing estreated of the sayde taxe thereof vnder the seales and signes manuel of the said Commissioners or as may of them as shal be appoynted at the leaste to be made shal be delyuered vnto sufficient and substantiall inhabitauntes Constables Subconstables Bayliffes and other officers ioyntly of Hundredes Townes Parishes and other places aforesayd within their limites or to other sufficient persons inhabitauntes of the same only by the discretion of the sayde Commissioners and as the place and parties shall require aswell the perticuler names surnames as the remembraunce of all summes of money taxed and set of and vpon euery person aswell man as woman chargeable to this act housholder and all other inhabitauntes and dwellers within the sayde Parishes Townes and places contributorie to this acte of subsidie By aucthorite of which wrytyng or estreat so delyuered the said officers and other persons so named and deputed seuerallye shall haue full power and aucthoritie by vertue of this acte immediatly after the deliuery of the sayde writing or estreat to demaund leuy and gather of euery person therein specified the summe or summes in the same wryting or estreate comprised And for none payment thereof to distrayne the same person or persons so beyng behynde by their goodes

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