same countie to enquire of vpon euery such refusall refusals which Iury shall or may vpon euery such certificat other euidence to them in that behalfe to be geuen by vertue of this Acte proceade to endite the person persons so offendyng in such sort degree to all intentes purposes as the same Iury may do of any offence or offences agaynst the Quenes Maiesties peace perpetrated cōmitted or done within the same Countie of for the which the same Iury is so impanelled AND for stronger defence and maintenaunce of this Act It is further ordeyned enacted established by thaucthoritie aforesayd that if any such offendour or offendours as is aforesayd of the first part or braunche of this estatute that is to say by wrytyng cypheryng printing preaching or teaching dede or acte aduisedly and wyttyngly holde or stande with to extoll set forth maintayne or defend the auctoritie iurisdiction or power of the Bishop of Rome or of his See heretofore claymed vsed or vsurped within this Realme or in any dominion or countrye being of within or vnder the Quenes power or obeysaunce or by any speche open dede or acte aduisedly wyttyngly attribute any such maner of iurisdiction auctoritie or preeminence to the sayde See of Rome or to any Bishop of the same See for the time being within this Realme or in any the Quenes dominions or coūtryes or be to any such offendour or offendours abettyng procuryng or counsellyng or aydyng assistyng or comfortyng vpon purpose to the intent to set forth further extoll the said vsurped power auctoritie or iurisdiction after such conuiction attendour as is aforesayd do eftsones commit or do the sayde offences or any of them in maner and fourme aforesayd and be therof duly conuicted attainted as is aforesaid and also that if any the persons aboue named and appoynted by this Acte to take the othe aforesaide do after the space of three monethes next after the first tendour therof the second tyme refuse to take pronounce or do not take or pronounce the same in fourme aforesaid to be tendered that then euery such offendour and offendours for the same second offence offences shall forfait lose and suffer such lyke and the same paynes forfaitures iudgement and execution as is vsed in cases of hygh treason Prouided alwayes that this Act nor any thyng therin conteined nor any atteindour to be had by force vertue of this Act shall not extende to make any corruption of bloud the disherytyng of anye heyre forfaiture of dower nor to the preiudice of the ryght or tytle of any person or persons other then the ryght or tytle of the offendour or offendours duryng his her or theyr naturall lyues only And that it shall and may be lawfull to euery person and persons to whom the ryght or interest of any landes tenementes or hereditamentes after the death of any suche offendour or offendours should or myght haue apperteyned yf no such atteyndour had ben to enter into the same without any Ouster le mayne to be sued in such sort as he or they myght haue done if this Acte had neuer ben had ne made Prouided also that the othe expressed in the saide Acte made in the sayde fyrst yere shal be taken and expounded in such fourme as is sette forth in an admonition annexed to the Quenes Maiesties Iniunctions publyshed in the fyrste yere of her Maiesties reigne that is to saye to confesse and acknowledge in her Maiestie her heyres and successours none other auctoritie then that was challenged and lately vsed by the noble king Henry the eyght and king Edwarde the sixt as in the sayde Admonition more playnely may appeare And be it enacted by the auctoritie aforesayde that this Acte shal be openly read and publyshed and declared at euery quarter Sessions by the Clarke of the peace and at euery Lete and Laweday by the Stewarde of the Court and once in euery Terme in the open hall of euery house and houses of Court and Chauncery at the tymes and by the persons thervnto to be limitted and appoynted by the Lorde Chauncelour or keper of the great Seale for the tyme beyng And be it further enacted that euery person whiche hereafter shal be elected or appoynted a Knyght Citezin or Burgesse or Baron for any of the fiue portes for any Parliament or Parliamentes hereafter to be holden shall from henceforth before he shal enter into the Parliament house or haue any voyce there openly receaue and pronounce the sayde othe before the Lorde Steward for the tyme beyng or his deputie or deputies for that tyme to be appoynted And that he which shall enter into the Parliament house without takyng the sayde othe shal be demed no Knyght Citezin Burgesse nor Baron for that Parliament nor shall haue anye voyce But shal be to all intentes constructions and purposes as yf he had neuer ben retourned nor elected Knyght Citezin Burgesse or Baron for that Parliament and shall suffer such paynes and penalties as yf he had presumed to sytte in the same without election retourne or auctoritie Prouided alwaye that forasmuch as the Quenes Maiestie is otherwyse sufficiently assured of the faith and loyaltie of the Temporall Lordes of her hygh court of Parliament therfore this Act nor any thyng therin conteyned shall not extende to compell any Temporall person of or aboue the degree of a Baron of this Realme to take or pronounce the othe abouesayde nor to incurre any penaltie limitted by this Acte for not takyng or refusyng the same Any thyng in this Acte to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng Prouided and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that charitable geuyng of reasonable almes to any of the offendour or offendours aboue specified without fraude or couin shall not be taken or interpreted to be any such abetment procuryng counsellyng aydyng assisting or comfortyng as therby the geuer of such almes shall incurre any payne penaltie or forfaiture appoynted in this Acte Prouided also and be it enacted by thaucthoritie of this present Parliament that yf any peere of this Realme shall hereafter offende contrary to this Acte or any braunch or article thereof that in that and all such case cases they shal be tryed by theyr peeres in such maner and fourme as in other cases of treasons they haue vsed to be tryed and by none other meanes Prouided also further be it enacted that no person shal be compelled by vertue of this Acte to take the othe aboue mentioned at or vpon the seconde tyme of offering of the same accordyng to the fourme appointed by this statute except the same person hath ben is or shal be an ecclesiasticall person that had hath or shal haue in the tyme of one of the reignes of the Quenes maiesties most noble father brother or syster or in the time of the reigne of the Quenes Maiestie her heyres or successours charge cure or office in the Church or such
persons to extende his or their charitie towardes the reliefe of the poore of the paryshe where he or she inhabiteth and dwelleth and if he or she shall obstinately and wylfully stande in the same and wyll not be perswaded therein by the sayde Iustices Maior Baylyffes or other head officers that then it shall and may be lawful to and for the sayde Iustices if it be out of any Citie Borough or Towne corporate and yf it be within any Citie Borough or Towne corporate for the Maior Bayliffes or other head officers of the same Citie Borough or Towne corporate with the Churchwardens where the sayde obstinate person shall inhabite or one of them to sesse taxe and limit vpon euery such obstinate person so refusyng according to theyr good discressions what summe the sayde obstinate person shall paye wekely towardes the reliefe of the poore within the sayde paryshe where he or she shall inhabite and dwell And yf the sayd person so sessed and taxed shall refuse to paye the summe that shal be so reasonablye limitted taxed and appoynted then the sayde Iustices of peace or two of them whereof the one to be of the Quorum or the sayde Maior Baylyffes or other head officers of euery suche Citie Borough or Towne corporate shall haue full power and aucthoritie by vertue of this Acte vpon complaynt and certificate to them by the Collectours and Churchwardens of the same paryshe where the sayde obstinate person shall dwell to commit the sayd obstinate person and persons so refusyng to paye to prison to the next gaole there to remayne without bayle or mainprise tyll he or they haue payde the sayde sūme so appoynted taxed limitted together with tharrerages therof yf any such shall fortune to be And for the better maintenaunce of this charitable Acte and worke it is ordeyned and establyshed by thaucthoritie aforesayde that where as the late kyng of famous memorye kyng Henry the viii his heyres or successours or any other person or persons by his or theyr seuerall lawfull erections and foundations hath or haue ordeyned appoynted any sūme or sūmes of money to the vse of the poore or for the repayryng or amendyng of hygh wayes or bridges not beyng taken away otherwyse by Acte of Parliament whether the same be in any Cathedrall Churche Colledge or els where the Bishop of the diocesse or Chauncelour for the tyme being shall from tyme to tyme examine howe and after what maner the sayd money is bestowed to call to accompt the parties which retayne the sayde money and therevpon to take such order as the same from thenceforth be distributed to the poore accordyng to the good entent and purpose of the saide noble kyng that graunted the same And yf they shall fayle yerely to call to accompt the persons aforesaid in fourme aforesaide and after accompt to order the distribution of the said money in maner before declared to forfait for euery such default xx.li to be employed to the vse of the poore by the ouersight of three Iustices of the peace within the said countie where the person that so should accompt dwelleth to be leuied by way of distresse or otherwyse as other forfaitures in this estatute are appoynted to be leuied And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde yf it shall chaunce any paryshe to haue in it mo poore impotent folkes not able to labour then the saide parishe is able to reliefe that then in euery such paryshe not standyng in any Citie or Towne corporate the Parson Vicar or Curate of the saide paryshe and two or three of the chiefe inhabitauntes of the same parishe and in euery Citie Towne corporate the Maior or chiefe officers of the same Citie or Towne corporat the Parson Vicar or Curate of the said paryshe calling to them two or three of the chiefe parishioners of the same parish such as the said Maior or head officers shal thinke mete shall certifie vnto the Iustices of peace of the countie where the same paryshe is the nombre and names of the persons with which they be surcharged vpon such certificat the sayd Iustices of the peace in the same countie or two of them wherof one to be of the Quorū shall consider examine the said certificat aswel by the oth of those that so certified inspection of the said poore persons to be taken and viewed at such day tyme place as to them shal be thought mete as by all other wayes and meanes and fynding the same true after such othe and alowaunce by inspection shall then graunt vnto such and as many of the saide poore folkes as by their discression they shal thinke good a sufficient licence vnder the seale appoynted for the limit to go abrode to begge get and receaue the charitable almes of the inhabitauntes of the countrey out of the sayde Paryshes Cities Townes so surcharged in which license thinfirmitie of the person the places townes paryshes to which such poore folkes are by that license licensed to resorte shall in the same license be named limitted and appoynted be it one Hundred or mo in the sayde Countie at the said discression of the same Iustices And yf any of the sayde poore folkes so licensed shall transgresse the limittes to them appoynted and resort to begge at other places then is in the sayde license named the partie so transgressyng offendyng to be taken for a valyaunt begger and punished according to the statute made in the sayde .xxii. yere of king Henry the eyght his or theyr license to be taken from them And if the sayde Iustices of the peace shal fayle to appoynt a day and tyme for inspection of the sayde poore and examination of the sayde certificatours within one moneth next ensuyng the day of receipt of the said certificat or shalt graunt or geue license to any person or persons so certified to go abrode and begge before such tyme as they shall haue viewed and sene the said poore persons haue receaued othe of the persons that so certified that the said poore persons for age impotencie or sickenes in theyr consciences to theyr knowledge are not able by any worke or labour to earne them necessary meate drynke and cloth and the same deposition put in wrytyng subscribed or marked by the persons deposed to forfaite for euery such default ten poundes to be employed to the vse of the poore of any paryshe or paryshes within the sayde Countie where the sayde Iustices dwell at the ouersyght appoyntment of the Bishop or his Chauncelour of the same diocesse to be leuied in sort fourme as other forfaitures in this Statute are appoynted And be it further enacted that where any of the sayde Cities Boroughes Townes corporate or paryshe so charged is scituate standyng in one countie or two coūties of this Realme or scituate and standyng in one and immediatly adioynyng to another countie of the Realme as the Citie of Brystoll
the amendement of the sayde hyghe wayes Prouided alwayes that it shall not be lawfull to any such Superuisour or superuisours by vertue of this Act to cause any rubbyshe to be dygged out of any quarry or quarryes but onely shall extende to such rubbyshe as shal be founde there redy dygged by the owner or owners of the sayde quarry or quarryes or otherwyse by his or theyr licence and commaundement nor shall not extende or geue aucthoritie to any superuisour or superuisours to dygge or cause to be digged any grauell sande or sinder in the house garden orcharde or medowe of any person or persons nor that it shal be lawefull by this Acte to any such superuisour or superuisours to cause any more pyttes to be dygged for grauell in any seuerall and inclosed grounde then one only and that the same pyt or hole so digged for grauell as is aforesayde shall not by any waye be in breadth or length aboue ten yardes ouer at the most And that euery such Superuisour as shall cause any such pyt to be made dygged for grauell sande or sinder as is abouesaid shall within one moneth next after any suche dyggyng or pyt made cause the same to be filled and stopped by with earth at the costes charges of the pashioners vpon payne to forfait to the owner or owners of the soyle wherein any such pyt shal be made and dygged for euery default fyue markes to be recouered by action of debte as in other lyke cases of debte hath ben accustomed And forasmuche as the hygh wayes in sundrye places of this Realme be full of continuall sprynges and water courses by continuall encrease and synkyng wherof into the grounde the sayde wayes are not only very depe daungerous but also for the moste part impossible to be amended and repaired in any good and sufficient maner without some further remedye prouided for the same Be it therfore by thaucthoritie aforesaide further enacted that from henceforth euery such Superuisour Superuisours as is aforesaide shall by force of this Act within the paryshe or limittes where he or they shal be Superuisours haue full power aucthoritie to turne any such water course or spring of water beyng in any of the sayde hygh wayes into any dyche or diches of the seuerall grounde or soyle of any person or persons whatsoeuer nexte adioynyng to the sayd wayes in such maner and fourme as by the discressions of the said Superuisours shal be thought metest and moste conuenient And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that the hayes fences dykes or hedges next adioynyng on eyther syde to any hygh or common fayryng way shall from time to tyme be dyked scoured repayred and kepte lowe and all trees and busshes growyng in the hygh wayes cut downe by the owner or owners of the grounde or soyle which shal be inclosed with the saide hayes fences dikes or hedges aforsaide whereby the saide wayes may be open and the people haue more redye and easye passage in the same And whereas in the saide statute made in the saide second and thirde yeres of the reignes of the sayde Kynge Phillip and Quene Mary there are but foure dayes yerely appointed for the reparations and amendement of the saide high wayes Be it further by this present Parlyament enacted that from hencefourth there shal be yerely six dayes duringe the tyme and force of this estatute obserued vsed and employed in reparation and amendement of the sayde high wayes in lyke maner and fourme as the saide foure dayes were lymitted and appointed to be obserued and kept by the saide estatute made in the saide second and thirde yeres of Kynge Phillippe and Quene Mary And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that from hencefourth all and euerye suche Superuisour or Superuisours for the tyme beinge within one moneth next after defaulte or offence made done or committed by any person or persons contrary to the prouision purporte and true meanynge of the saide estatute made in the second and third yeres of Kynge Philippe and Quene Mary or contrary to the prouision purport and true meanynge of this present Acte shall present euery such default or offence to the nexte Iustice of peace for the tyme beinge vppon payne to forfait for euery suche defaulte and offence in suche forte not by them presented xl.s And that euery suche Iustice of peace to whom any suche defaulte or offence shal be presented as is aforesaid shall certifie the same presentment so to him made at the nexte generall Sessions within the said Countie then nexte after to be holden vppon payne to forfayt for not certifyinge of euery suche presentment of euery suche defaulte or offence as is aforsaide v.li And that the Iustices of peace of euery Countie where the saide defaultes or offences shal be committed shall immediatly haue aucthoritie to enquire of any suche defaulte or offence committed within the limittes of their commission at euery their quarter Sessions and to assesse suche fynes for the same as they or two of them whereof the one to be of the Quorum shall thinke mete And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that euery Iustice of peace shall haue aucthoritie by this statute vpon his owne proper knowledge in the open generall Sessions to make presentment of any high waye not well and sufficiently repayred and amended or of any other defaulte or offence committed or done within the Countie and limittes of his commission contrary to the prouision and entente of this statute or the saide statute made in the seconde and third yeres of Kyng Phillippe and Quene Mary And that euery such presentment made by any such Iustice of peace vppon his owne knowledge as is aforesaide shal be as good and of the same force strength effect in the law as if the same had ben presented founde and adiudged by the othe of .xii. men And that for euery such defaulte so presented as is aforesaide the Iustices of the peace of the saide Countie shall immediatly at the said generall Sessions haue aucthoritie to assesse suche fynes as to them or two of them wherof the one to be of the Quorum shal be thought mete Sauing euery person and persons that shal be touched by any suche presentment to haue his or their lawfull trauers to the same presentment as they might haue vpon any Indictement of trespas or forcible entrye by the lawes of this Realme before the making of this estatute And that all suche fynes forfaitures and amerciamentes to be assessed by the said Iustices of the peace at their generall Sessions in any the cases aforesaid shal be estreated by the clerke of the peace of the saide Countie and shal be leuyed in suche maner and fourme and employed to suche vses and ententes as in the saide statute made in the second and third yeres of Kynge Phillippe and Quene Mary is limitted and appointed This Acte to continue for twentie yeres nexte after
to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstandyng An Act for the reuiuyng of a Statute made Anno xxiii H. viii touchyng the repayryng of Gaoles ¶ The .xxiiii. Chapter WHere in the Parliament begon holden at London the thirde daye of Nouember in the .xxi. yere of the reigne of the late kyng Henry the eyght and from thence adiourned to Westminster and there holden and continued by prorogation vntyll the .xv. day of Ianuary in the .xxiii. yere of the reigne of the saide late kyng Henry the .viii. there was then in that Session of Parliament one Acte and Statute made establyshed for the makyng of Gaoles in diuers Shires of this Realme which Acte was then made to continue and endure for one yere next after th ende of the same Parliament as by the same Acte more playnely appeareth And where also the said Act and Statute at diuers Parliamentes holden kept after the makyng therof in the time of the saide late kyng Henry the .viii. was continued kept in full force strength vntyll the death of the sayde late king as by the same Actes of continuaunce more plainly may appeare And where in the Parliament begon holden at Westminster the .v. day of October in the first yere of the raigne of our late soueraigne Lady Quene Mary and there vpon prorogation continued kept vntyll the .vi. day of December then next folowyng the said Act statute and al clauses sentences therin conteyned was then made to continue and endure vntyll th end of .x. yeres next ensuyng the ende of the same Parliament as by the same Acte more plainely doth appeare And forasmuch as the said Act for the making of Gaoles made in the said .xxiii. yere of the raigne of the said late kyng Henry the viii is very good and profitable for the common wealth of this Realme Be it therfore enacted establyshed by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that the said Act for makyng of Gaoles and all clauses articles prouisions in the same conteyned shall continue endure in full force and effect and be obserued and kept in all thynges vnto th ende and tearme of ten yeres next ensuyng the last day of this present Parliament And be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that the Iustices of peace of euery of the Shires named expressed in the said Act or the most parte of the saide Iustices of peace in euery of the said Shires within the limittes of their Cōmission shall haue full power aucthoritie by vertue of this Act at all tyme tymes within the saide tearme of ten yeres to do make and execute and cause to be done made and executed all and euery such Acte and Actes thyng thynges requisite for the makyng and buyldyng of the sayde Gaoles as they or any of them myght or ought at anye tyme haue done by vertue of the sayde Acte made in the said .xxiii. yere of the sayde late kyng Henry the eyght Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that the Iustices of peace of the Counties of Pembroke Glamorgan Cardigan Radnor and Mountgomery in Wales or the most part of them resiaunt within euery of the sayd Counties and all such Surueyours Collectours other persons to whom th execution of the said first resited estatute doth or may appertayne shall haue such and like power and aucthoritie to do and execute al and euery such thyng and thynges for and concernyng the buyldyng and newe makyng of Gaoles as the Iustices of peace other persons before mentioned of any of the Counties conteyned in the sayde first resited estatute haue in that behalfe And that also the moste parte of the Iustices of the peace resyaunt within any the Counties specified in the sayd first resited estatute shall and maye do and execute all and euery thyng and thynges mentioned in the sayd fyrst resited estatute touchyng or concerning the said Gaoles Any doubt or ambiguitie heretofore had or moued or hereafter to be had or moued notwithstandyng Prouided also that thinhabitauntes of any of the Counties specified in the sayde fyrst resited Acte or in any of the sayde Counties of Wales shall not be charged by force hereof or of the sayde fyrst resited Acte to beare or susteyne any costes or charges for the buyldynge repayryng or newe makyng of any Gaole or Gaoles where any other person or persons body politique or corporate ought by law prescription or by any other good or lawfull wayes or meanes to buylde make or repayre the same An Act to fyll vp Iuries de circumstantibus lackyng in Wales ¶ The .xxv. Chapter WHere in the Parliament holden at Westminster in the .xxxv. yere of the raigne of our soueraigne Lord kyng Henry the .viii. father to our most deare Soueraigne Lady the Quenes Maiestie that now is one holsome and profitable Act estatute amonges other was then establyshed and enacted intituled by the name of an Acte concernynge the apparaunce of Iurers in Nisi prius where amonges other thinges in the Acte it was established that where a ful Iury returned betwixt partie and partie did not appeare before the Iustices of Assise or Nisi prius or els after apparaunce of a full Iury by challenge of any of the parties the Iury was lyke to remaine vntaken for defaulte of Iurours that the same Iustices vpon request made by the partie plaintif or demaundaunt shulde haue aucthoritie by vertue of the same Acte to commaunde the Sheriffe or other Minister or Ministers to whom the making of the said returne should appertaine to name and appointe as often as nede shulde require so many of such other hable persons of the saide Countie then present at the said assise or Nisi prius as shoulde make vp a full Iury whiche persons so to be named and impanelled by suche Sheriffe or other Minister or Ministers shoulde be added to the former panell and their names annexed to the same and further as in the same Acte more plainely maye appeare Whiche saide beneficiall acte doth not extende vnto the .xii. Shires of Wales ne to the Countie Palatyne of Chester nor to the Countie Palatine of Lancaster nor to the Countie Palatine of Durham by reason wherof many Iuryes remayne vntaken betwixt the parties what for lacke of apparens of Iurers and some because of chalenges to the greate hynderaunce of Iustice and great expences and charges to the parties For reformation wherof be it enacted by the Quene our Soueraigne Lady with the assent of the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie of the same That in euery of the Shires of Wales that is to saye Pembrok Karmarthyn Cardigan Brecknocke Radnor Glamorgan Mountgomery Denbighe Flynt Meryonith Anglesey Carneruan and in the Countie Palatine of Chester and in the said Countie Palatine of Durham and in the said Countie Palatine of Lancaster where a full Iurye shal not appeare before
ANNO QVINTO REGINAE ELIZABETHE At the Parliament holden at Westmynster the .xii. of Ianuary in the fyfth yere of the raigne of our Soueraigne Lady Elizabeth by the grace of God of England Fraunce and Irelande Quene defendour of the fayth c. To the hygh pleasure of Almyghtye God and the weale publique of this Realme were enacted as foloweth ANNO. 1563. The Table AN Act for thassuraunce of the Quenes Maiesties royal power ouer all states and subiectes within her hyghnes dominions Cap. i. An Acte for the mayntenaunce encrease of Tyllage Cap. ii An Acte for the reliefe of the poore Cap. iii. An Act touchyng diuers orders for Artificers Labourers Seruauntes of husbandry and apprentises Cap. iiii An acte touchyng certayne politique constitutions made for the mayntenaunce of the Nauye Cap. v. An acte agaynste suche as shall sell any ware for Apparell without redye money Cap. vi An acte for the auoydyng of diuers forreyne wares made by handy craftes men beyonde the seas Cap. vii An acte touchyng Tanners Curryours Shoemakers and other Artificers occupying the cuttyng of Leather Cap. viii An acte for the punyshment of such persons as shal procure or commit any wylfull periury Cap. ix An acte to reuyue a Statute made Anno .xxi. H. viii touchyng seruauntes embeaselyng theyr masters goodes Cap. x. An act against the clipping washing rounding or fylyng of the coynes Ca. xi An act touchyng badgers of corne drouers of cattell to be licensed Cap. xii An act for the reuyuyng of a Statute made An. ii .iii. Phil. Marie for the amendyng of hygh wayes Cap. xiii An act agaynst the forgyng of Euidences and wrytynges Cap. xiiii An act agaynst fonde and phantasticall prophesies Cap. xv An act agaynst coniurations enchauntmentes witchcraftes Cap. xvi An act for the punyshment of the vyce of Bogorye Cap. xvii An act declaryng thauctoritie of the Lord keper of the great Seale of England and the Lorde Chauncelour to be one Cap. xviii An acte for the repeale of a braunche of a Statute made An. i. Ed. vi touching the conueying of Horses Geldynges out of the Realme Cap. xix An act for the punyshment of vagaboundes callyng them selues Egiptians Cap. xx An acte for the punyshement of vnlawefull takyng of Fyshe Deare or Hawkes Cap. xxi An act agaynst the carrying of Shepe skinnes and Peltes ouer the Sea not beyng Staple ware Cap. xxii An act for the due execution of the wrytt de excōmunicato capiendo Cap. xxiii An act for the reuyuyng of a Statute made An. xxiii H. viii touchyng the repayryng of Gaoles Cap. xxiiii An act to fyll vp Iuries de circumstantibus lackyng in Wales Cap. xxv An act for the enrollment of Indentures of bargayne and sale in the Quenes Maiesties courtes of Recorde at Lancaster Chester Durham Cap. xxvi An act touchyng fines to be leuied in the coūtie palatine of Durham Cap. xxvii An act for the translating of the Byble and the diuine seruice into the Welshe tongue Cap. xxviii An act for the confirmation of a Subsedy graunted by the Clergy Cap. xxix An act of a Subsedye and two Fystenes and Tenthes graunted by the Temporaltie Cap. xxx An act of the Quenes Maiesties moste gracious generall and free pardon Cap. xxxi ¶ An Acte for thassuraunce of the Quenes Maiesties royall power ouer all states and subiectes within her highnesse dominions FOr preseruation of the Queenes most excellent hyghnes her heyres and successours and the dignitie of the imperial crowne of this Realme of England and for auoydyng both of such hurtes perils dishonors and inconueniences as haue before time befallen aswell to the Quenes Maiesties noble progenitours Kynges of this Realme as for the whole estate thereof by meanes of the iurisdiction and power of the See of Rome vniustly claymed and vsurped within this Realme and the dominions therof and also of the daungers by the fawters of the sayde vsurped power at this tyme growen to maruelous outrage and licentious boldnes and now requyryng more sharpe restraynt and correction of lawes then hytherto in the tyme of the Quenes Maiesties moste mylde and mercifull reigne haue ben had vsed or establyshed Be it therefore enacted ordeyned and establyshed by the Quene our soueraigne Lady and the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present Parliament assembled and by aucthoritie of the same that if any person or persons dwellyng inhabityng or resiant within this Realme or within any other the Quenes dominions seignories or coūtreys or the Marches of the same or els where within or vnder her obeysaunce and power of what estate dignitie preeminence order degree or condition soeuer he or they be after the first day of Apryll which shal be in the yere of our Lorde God M.D.lxiii shall by wryryng ciphering printing preaching or teachyng dede or acte aduisedly wittyngly holde or stande with to extoll set forth maintayne or defende the aucthoritie iurisdiction or power of the Byshoppe of Rome or of his See heretofore claymed vsed or vsurped within this Realme or in any dominion or countrey beyng of within or vnder the Quenes power or obeysaunce or by any speache open dede or acte aduisedly and wyttyngly attribute any such maner of iurisdictiō aucthoritie or preeminence to the said See of Rome or to any Bishop of the same See for the tyme beyng within this Realme or in any the Quenes dominions or countreys that then euery such persō or persons so doing or offendyng their abettours procurers and counsellours and also theyr aydours assistentes and comfortours vpon purpose to thintent to set forth further and extoll the sayde vsurped power aucthoritie or iurisdiction of any of the saide Bishop or Bishops of Rome and euery of them being therof lawfully indited or presented within one yere next after any suche offences by hym or them committed and beyng lawfully conuicted or attaynted at any tyme after accordyng to the lawes of this Realme for euery such default and offence shall incurre into the daungers penalties paynes and forfaitures ordeyned and prouided by the Statute of prouision and premunire made in the xvi yere of the reigne of kyng Richard the seconde And it is also enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that aswell Iustices of Assise in theyr circuites as Iustices of peace within the limittes of their Cōmission aucthorities or two of euery such Iustices of peace at the least wherof one to be of the Quorū shal haue full power aucthoritie by vertue of this Acte in theyr quarter or open sessions to enquire of all offences contemptes transgressions perpetrated cōmitted or done contrary to the true meanyng of the premisses in like maner and fourme as they may of other offences agaynst the Quenes peace and shall certifie euery presentment afore them or any of them had or made concernyng the same or any part therof before the Quene her heyres and successours in her or theyr court commonly called the kynges Bench within xl dayes next after
person or persons as had hath or hereafter shall haue any office or ministery in any Ecclesiasticall Court of this Realme vnder any Archbishoppe or Bishoppe in any the tymes or reignes aforesayde or such person or persons as shall wylfully refuse to obserue the orders rites for diuine seruice that be aucthorised to be vsed obserued in the Church of England after that he or they shal be publikely by the Ordinary or some of his officers for ecclesiasticall causes admonished to kepe and obserue the same or such as shall openly aduisedly depraue by wordes writinges or any other open facte any of the Rites Ceremonies at any tyme vsed aucthorised to be vsed in the Church of Englande or that shal say or heare the priuate Masse prohibited by the lawes of this Realme and that all such persons shal be compellable to take the othe vpon the seconde tender or offer of the same and incurre the penalties for not takyng of the sayde othe and none other AND forasmuch as it is doubtfull whether by the lawes of this Realme there be any punishment for suche as kyll or slea any person or persons attainted in or vpon a premunire Be it therefore enacted by aucthoritie aforesaid that it shall not be lawfull to any person or persons to slea or kyll any person or persons in any maner attaynted or hereafter to be attaynted of in or vpon any premunire by pretence reason or aucthoritie of any iudgement geuen or hereafter to be geuen in or vpon the same or by pretence reason or force of any worde or wordes thing or thinges conteyned or specified in any statute or lawe of prouision premunire or in any of them Any law or statute or opinion or exposition of any lawe or Statute to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng Sauyng alwayes the due execution of all and euery person and persons attaynted or to be attaynted for any offence wherevpon iudgement of death nowe is or ought to be or hereafter may lawfully be geuen by reason of this Statute or otherwyse And sauyng alwayes all and euery such payne of death or other hurte or punishment as heretofore might without daunger of law be done vppon any person or persons that shall sende or bryng into this Realme or any other the Quenes dominions or within the same shall execute any summons sentence excommunication or other proces agaynst any person or persons from the Byshop of Rome for the tyme beyng or by and from the See of Rome or thaucthoritie or iurisdiction of the same See Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that no person or persons shall hereafter be endyted for assisting aydyng mainteynyng comfortyng or abettyng of any person or persons for any the said offences in extollyng settyng forth or defending of the vsurped power and aucthoritie of the Bishop of Rome vnlesse he or they be therof lawfully accused by suche good and sufficient testimony or profe as by the Iurye by whom he shall so be endyted shal be thought good lawfull and sufficient to proue hym or them gylty of the sayde offences ¶ An Act for the maintenaunce and encrease of Tyllage The .ii. Chapter FOrasmuch as the Statute made in the fourth yere of the raigne of the late prince of worthy memorye Kyng Henry the seuenth for the kepyng vp of houses of husbandry and one other Statute made in the .vii. yere of the raigne of the late Kyng of moste famous memory Kyng Henry the eyght entituled an Acte to auoyde lettyng downe of Townes and also one other Acte made in the .xxvii. yere of the reigne of the same late kyng Henry the eyght entituled an Acte concerning the decay of houses and inclosures are very good and profytable lawes for the common wealth of this Realme It is therefore ordeyned and establyshed by the Quene our Soueraigne Ladye with the assent of the Lordes Spirituall and Temporall and the commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the aucthoritie of the same that the sayde Actes and euery of them and euery braunche and article in the same and euery of them conteyned shall from henceforth be put in due execution and remayne and continue in force for euermore And also where by an Acte made in the .xxvii. yere of the reigne of our sayde late Soueraigne Lorde Kynge Henry the eyght whereby diuers sundrye religious houses of Monkes Channons and Nunnes whiche myght not dispende in landes tenements and hereditamentes aboue the clere yerely value of two hundreth poundes were geuen to the sayde late Kynge Henry the eyght his heyres and successours for euer It is among other thynges enacted and ordeyned that all and singuler persons and bodyes polytyke and corporate to whom the sayde late kyng Henry the eyght his heyres or successours after the makynge of the same Acte shoulde geue graunt lette or demyse any Scite or precincte with the houses thervppon buylded together with the demeanes of any Monasteries Priories or other religious houses that shoulde be dissolued or geuen to the sayde late kyng Henry the eyght by that Acte and the heyres successours or assignes of euery suche person bodye polytyke and corporate shoulde kepe or cause to be kepte an honest contynuall house and householde in the same Scite or precincte and shoulde occupye or cause to be occupyed yerelye as much of the demeanes in ploughyng and tyllyng of husbandrye that is to saye as muche of the sayde demeanes whiche then were commonlye vsed to be kepte in tyllage by the Gouernours Abbottes or Pryours of the same houses Monasteries or Priories or by theyr fermour or fermours occupying the same within the tyme of twentie yeres nexte before that Acte vppon payne to forfayte to the kynges hyghnesse for euery moneth so offendynge .vi. li. xiii s. iiii d. to be recouered to his vse in anye of his Courtes of Recorde And ouer that by the same Statute it is enacted that all Iustices of peace in euery Shyre where any suche offence should be committed and done contrary to the true meanyng intent of that Acte or statute shoulde in euery quarter and generall Sessyons within the limittes of their Cōmission enquire of the premisses and shoulde haue full power and aucthoritie to heare and determine the same and to taxe and assesse no lesse fine for euery the sayde offences then is before limitted for the sayde offence and estreates therof to be made and certified into the Kynges Exchequer accordynge and at suche tyme and fourme as other estreates of fynes issues and amerciamentes bee made by the same Iustyces as by the same Acte more at large doth appeare Whiche parte of the sayde Acte concernyng kepynge of house and householde in the sayde Scites and precinctes and occupying of such demeanes of the same in tyllage as is aforesayde then was and yet is thought very beneficiall to the common wealth and moste nedefull to be put in due execution BE IT therefore enacted by the aucthoritie
other dead victualles whatsoeuer within the Realme of Englande to the intent to sell the same agayne shal be accepted reputed and taken an vnlawefull engrosser or engrossers with a prouiso and ordinaunce conteyned in the same Act that it shoulde be lawfull to euery person or persons beyng a common Badger Lader Kydder or Carryer which shal be licenced assigned alowed thervnto by thre Iustices of the peace of the Countie where the said badger lader kydder or carryer shall dwell which shall sell or deliuer in open fayer or market or to any other victualler or to any other person or persons for the prouision of his or their house or houses all such Corne Fishe Butter or Cheese as any such person or persons shal bye or cause to be bought and that within one moneth next after he or they shall so bye any such corne grayne butter or cheese so that the same shal be bought without forestallyng shall not be in any wyse demed adiudged or taken any offence contrary to the sayde Acte And where also it is prouided enacted by the same Act of Parliament that it shal be lawefull to all and euery person and persons knowen for a cōmon drouer or drouers being licensed aucthorised alowed in wrytyng by the Iustices of the peace wherof one to be of the Quorū of the Countie or Counties where the same Drouer or Drouers shal be most abydyng dwelling to bye Cattell in such Shires or Counties where drouers haue ben wont in tymes past accustomably to bye Cattell at their free libertie and pleasure and to sell the same agayne And that it shal be lawfull to euery person and persons which shal be assigned and alowed by the Iustices of the peace of the Countie where he shall dwell to bye otherwyse then by forestallyng Corne Grayne or Cattell to be transported or carryed by water from any port or place within this Realme or Wales vnto any other porte or place within the sayde Realme or dominions as in the said act amongs other things doth appeare Since the makyng of which Acte such a great number of persons sekyng onely to lyue easely and to leaue theyr honest labour haue and do dayly seke to be alowed licensed to the sayde offices or doynges beyng most vnfyt and vnmete for those purposes and also verye hurtfull to the common wealth of this Realme aswell by thinhaunsyng of the prices of corne and grayne and other the said victualles as also by the diminishyng of the number of good and necessary husbandmen which sayde number of drouers of Cattel and badgers laders kydders carryers of corne and grayne are many tymes without good orders and due consideration assigned allowed thervnto to the great preiudice of the common wealth In consideration wherof be it enacted by the Quene our Soueraigne Lady with thassent of the Lordes spirituall and temporall and the Cōmons in this present Parliament assembled by thaucthoritie of the same that no drouer of Cattel Badger lader kydder carryer byer or transporter of corne or grayne butter or cheese be from or after the feast of Easter next after the fyrst day of this present Parliament licensed admitted assigned or alowed to those offices or doinges or to any of them but only in the general open quarters Sessions of the peace to be holden in the shire where such person or persons so to be admitted assigned or alowed doth or shall dwell and hath or shall haue dwelled there by the space of three yeres next before the Teste of his sayde licence And that no person or persons after the first day of Maye next comming be admitted to the sayde offices or doynges or to any of them but such only as be or haue ben maryed men and shal be at the tyme of such licence to be graunted householders and not householde seruauntes nor reteyners to any person or persons and of the age of xxx yeres at the least And that all lycences beyng made graunted as is abouesayde shall haue continuaunce and be good onlye for one yere next after the date thereof and for no more nor longer tyme. Which sayde lycences and euery of them shall beare date of the day and place where the sayde Sessions shal be holden shal be signed and sealed with the proper handes and seales of three of the sayde Iustices of the peace beyng present at the same Sessions at the least wherof one to be of the Quorum vpon payne that euery person or persons that shall take any licence contrary to this ordinaunce to lose and forfait to our soueraigne Lady the Quene her heyres successours fyue poundes sterlyng And that all licences made graunted or hereafter to be made and graunted otherwise then is before expressed shall from and after the sayde fyrst daye of Maye next commyng be voyde and of none effecte And further be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the Iustices of the peace in the sayde generall and open sessions shall or maye by their discressions take bonde and suertie from tyme to time by Recognisaunce of such as shal be admitted or alowed hereafter a common drouer of cattell badger lader kydder carryer or byer of corne grayne butter or cheese that they nor any of them shall by colour of his or theyr licence forestall or ingrosse or otherwyse practise or do any act or thyng contrary to the tenour true meanyng or in defraudyng the sayde former estatute or of anye matter or thyng therin conteyned All which licences and euery of them and the sayde Recognisaunces shal be made and wrytten by the clarke of the peace of euery Countie where such licence shal be graunted or by his lawfull deputie and by none other person or persons And euery person that shall haue any such licence shal pay to the Clarke of the peace or his deputie for makyng therof xii d at the most and for euery recognisaunce in fourme abouesayde to be made and knowledged viii.d at the moste and for registryng of the same licence and Recognisaunce iiii.d at the most For which saide fee the saide Clarke or his deputie shall haue and kepe one Register booke and therein shall register and wryte all the names surnames and dwellyng places of suche as shal be licensed as aforesayde with a briefe declaration or entrye of the sayde licence and of the day tyme and place where suche a licence or licences shal be graunted Whiche booke or register the sayde Clarke of the peace or his deputie shall haue and bryng to euery Sessyons to the intent that it maye appeare what number of licences be and shal be from tyme to tyme graunted whereby the better consideration may be had therof Prouided alwayes and be it further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayde that no person or persons shall or may by aucthoritie of any such licence aboue mentioned bye any corne or grayne out of open fayer or market to sell agayne vnlesse such person and
euery burgularye in any dwellyng house and all and euery robbery done vpon any person or persons in any dwellyng house or houses in the day tyme and all robberies done vpon or to any mans or womans person in the hygh way or els where and all and singuler accessaryes of or to any of the sayde offences And also all rapes and carnall rauyshementes of women All wylfull escapes aswell of Traytours and Felons as also of Clarkes attaynted And also excepted out of this generall and free pardon all persons attaynted or outlawed for any treason murther robbery or burgulary And also excepted al and euery maner of takyng from the Quene of any goodes issues rentes reuenues or profytes of any manours landes tenementes or hereditamentes of any Traytour Murderer Felon Clarke or Clarkes being persōs attainted outlawed or fugitiues or of any of them And also excepted out of this pardon all maner of Intrucions had made or done by any person or persons in or vpon any manours landes tenementes or other hereditamentes of our soueraigne Lady the Quene and the takyng of any the issues and profites of the same landes or tenementes of our sayde soueraigne Lady and also all suites and impeticions for the same And excepted also all wastes committed or done in any of the Quenes Wardes landes or in the Wardes landes of anye of the Quenes Committees And also all euery fine and fines for the single and double value of the mariage or mariages of all euery the Quenes wardes at any tyme growen to the Quenes Maiestie or any her noble progenitours And also all euery consealement of any Custome or Subsedy And all and singuler accomptes of al and euery Collectour and Collectours of any Subsedye Fyftene Beneuolence Myse or Contribution And of euery other person whatsoeuer that ought to be accomptaunt to the Quenes hyghnes or to her most noble father Kyng Henry the eyght or to King Edwarde the syxt or Quene Mary or to any of them the heires executours and administratours of euery such accomptaunt And all and singuler arrerages of accomptes and all impeticions suites demaundes and executions for the same And also except all inclosures and decayes of houses of husbandrye and the conuertyng of any lande from tyllage to pasture made done committed or permitted contrary to the fourme and effecte of anye Statute or Statutes heretofore made And excepted and forprised out of this free pardon all issues fines and amerciamentes affered taxed set extreated or entred seuerally or perticulerly touching concernyng any one person or mo persons ioyntly extendyng to the summe of .vi. poundes or aboue And yet neuerthelesse all and singuler other fines aswell fines pro licencia concordandi as other set taxed entred or extreated and all other issues and amerciamentes aswell reall as other which seuerally or perticulerly extende not to the summe of .vi. poundes whether they be totted or not totted taken to the charge of the Sheryffe or not taken to his charge extreated or not extreated or whether they be turned into debte or not turned into debte and not beyng leuied nor receaued by any Sheriffe or Sheriffes Bayliffes ministers or other officers to the Quenes Maiesties vse shal be fully clearely and playnly pardoned and discharged agaynst the Quene our soueraigne Lady her heyres and successours for euer by this present Acte of free pardon And also excepted and forprised out of this free pardon all and all maner of deceiptes and offences of all and singuler monyers and other officers mynters or workemen of or in any of the Quenes myntes within this Realme or any other her dominions and all impeticions and punyshements for the same And also excepted and forprysed out of this general and free pardon all rauyshmentes and wrongfull takyng and withholdyng of any the Quenes Wardes or Wardes landes at any tyme commen or growen to the Quenes handes and not yet discharged And also excepted all tytles and actions of Quare impedit and all homages reliefe and reliefes Rentes seruices Rentes charges Rentes seckes the arrerages of the same not done or payde to the Quenes hyghnes And also excepted all summes of money graunted to the Quenes Maiestie or to any her noble progenitours by waye or meane of Subsedye Fyftene Beneuolence or Contribution or by any of the same wayes or meanes And also all debtes which were or be due to our soueraigne Ladye the Quene or to the moste noble Kyng of famous memory Kyng Henry the seuenth or to Kyng Henry the eyght Kyng Edwarde the sixt or to the late Quene Mary or to any person or persons to any of theyr vses by any condempnation recognisaunce obligation or otherwyse other then such as are due vpon any obligation or recognisaunce forfaited before the sayde fyrst day of Ianuary for non appearaunce in any court or other place or for not kepyng of the peace or not beyng of good behauyour And also excepted forprised out of this pardon al singuler those forfaitures being due or accrewed to our soueraigne Lady the Quene by any penaltie of any Statute or Statutes whiche forfaitures be conuerted into the nature of debt by iudgement or by the agrement of the offendour or offendours or els wherof there is any verdict past for the Quene And also excepted all forfaitures and other penalties and profites growen or due to the Quene by reason of any offence contempt or other Acte hadde suffred committed or done contrary to any Statute or Statutes or contrary to the common law wherof any information is geuen in the Quenes Exchequer or into the Kynges Bench or wherof the Quenes hyghnes by her byll signed or otherwyse heretofore hath made any gyft or assignement to any person or persons And also excepted and forprised out of this generall and free pardon all such persons as the tenth day of this present moneth of April be in prison within the Towre of London or in the pryson of the Marshalsea or in the Fleete and all persons put to execution before the sayde tenth daye of Apryll And also excepted out of this free pardon all offences of forgyng or counterfaityng of any false dedes escriptes or wrytinges And also excepted all penalties forfaitures and tytles of condition accrewed or growen to the Quenes Maiestie by reason of the breache or not perfourmyng of any couenaunt or condition And also excepted out of this generall and free pardon al and euery such person and persons whiche haue heretofore fledde out of this Realme of Englande or any other the Quenes dominions for any offēce of hygh Treason petie Treason or misprision of Treason And also excepted out of this pardon all and euery offence and offences touchyng or concernyng the carrying sendyng or conueying ouer the Seas or out of this Realme of any golde syluer iewels or any coyne of golde or syluer contrarye to the lawes or Statutes of this Realme vnlesse it were or be by the Quenes licence And also excepte all such
any such presentment had or made yf the Terme be then open yf not at the first day of the full Terme next folowyng the sayde .xl. dayes vpon payne that euery of the Iusticiers of Assise or Iusticiers of the peace before whom suche presentment shal be made makyng default of suche certificat contrary to this Statute to lose and forfait for euery suche default one hundreth poundes to the Quenes hyghnes her heyres and successours AND it is enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayd that the Iustices of the kynges Benche aswell vpon euery such certificat as by enquirie before them selues within the limittes of theyr aucthorities shall haue full power and aucthoritie to heare order and determine euery such offence done or committed contrary to the true meanynge of this present Acte accordynge to the lawes of this Realme in such lyke maner and fourme to all intentes and purposes as yf the person or persons agaynste whom any presentment shal be had vpon this estatute had ben presented vpon any matter or offence expressed in the sayde estatute made in the sayd .xvi. yere of kyng Richarde the seconde And moreouer be it enacted by the auctoritie aforesayde that aswell all maner of persons expressed and appoynted in and by the Act made in the first yere of the Quenes Maiesties reigne that nowe is intituled an Acte restoryng to the Crowne the auncient iurisdiction ouer the estate Ecclesiasticall Spirituall and abolyshyng all forreyne powers repugnaunt to the same to take the othe expressed and set forth in the same as all other persons which haue taken or shall take orders commonly called ordines Sacros or Ecclesiasticall orders haue ben or shal be promoted preferred or admitted to any degree of learnyng in any vniuersitie within this Realme or dominions to the same belongyng and all Scolemasters and publike and priuate teachers of chyldren as also all maner of person and persons that haue taken or hereafter shall take any degree of learnyng in or at the cōmon lawes of this Realme aswell Vtterbarresters as Benchers Reders Auncientes in any house or houses of Court and all principall treasorers and suche as be of the graunde company in euery Inne of Chauncery and al Atturneys Prothonotaries and Philizers towardes the lawes of this Realme and all maner of Sheriffes Eschetours and Feodaries and all other person and persons which haue taken or shall take vpon hym or them or haue ben or shal be admitted to any ministery or office in at or belongyng to the common lawe or any other lawe or lawes or to or for the execution of them or anye of them vsed or allowed or at any tyme hereafter to be vsed or alowed within this Realme or any of the dominions or countryes belonging or which hereafter shall happen to belong to the Crowne or dignitie of the same and all other officers or ministers of or towardes any Court whatsoeuer and euery of them shall take and pronounce a corporal oth vpon the Euangelistes before he or they shal be admitted alowed or suffred to take vpon hym or them to vse exercyse supplye or occupye any suche vocation office degree ministery roume or seruice as is aforesayde and that in the open court whervnto he doth or shall serue or belong And yf he or they do not or shall not serue or belong to any ordinary or open Courte then he or they shall take and pronounce the othe aforesayde in an open place before a conuenient assemble to witnesse the same and before such person or persons as haue or shall haue aucthoritie by common vse or otherwyse to admitte or call any suche person or persons as is aforesayde to any such vocation office ministerye roume or seruice or els before suche person or persons as by the Quenes hyghnes her heyres or successours by Commission vnder the great Seale of England shal be named or assigned to accepte take the same accordyng to the tenour effect fourme of the same othe verbatim which is as it is already set forth to be taken in the foresaid Act made in the first yere of the Quenes Maiesties reigne And also be it enacted by the aucthoritie of this persent parliament that euery Archbishop and Bishop within this Realme and dominions of the same shall haue full power and aucthoritie by vertue of this Acte to tender or minister the othe aforesaide to euery or any Spirituall or Ecclesiasticall person within theyr proper dioces aswell in places and iurisdictions exempt as els where And be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that the Lorde Chauncellour or keper of the great Seale of England for the time beyng shall and may at all tymes hereafter by vertue of this Acte without further warraunt make and direct Commission or Commissions vnder the great Seale of Englande to any person or persons geuyng them or some of them therby aucthoritie to tender minister the othe aforesayde to such person or persons as by the aforesayde Commission or Commissions the sayde Commissioners shal be aucthorised to tender the same othe vnto And be it also further enacted by thaucthoritie of this presente Parliament that yf any person or persons appoynted or compellable by this Acte or by the sayde Acte made in the sayde fyrste yere to take the sayd othe or yf any person or persons to whom the said othe by any such Commission or Cōmissions shal be limitted and appoynted to be tendred as is aforesayde do or shall at the tyme of the sayde othe so tendred refuse to take or pronounce the sayd othe in maner and fourme aforesayde that then the partie so refusyng and beyng thereof lawfullye indited or presented within one yere next after any such refusall and conuicted or attainted at any time after accordyng to the lawes of this Realme shall suffer and incurre the daungers penalties paynes and forfaitures ordeined prouided by the statute of prouision and premunire aforesaid made in the .xvi. yere of the reigne of kyng Richarde the seconde And furthermore be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that all and euery such person and persons hauyng aucthoritie to tender the othe aforesaid shal within .xl. dayes next after such refusal or refusals of the sayde othe if the Terme be then open and if not then at the first day of the full Terme next folowyng the sayde .xl. dayes make true certificat vnder his or their seale or seales of the names places degrees of the person or persons so refusyng the same othe before the Quene her heyres or successours in her or theyr court commonly called the kinges Benche vpon payne that euery of the said persons hauing such auctoritie to tender the saide othe making default of such certificat shall for euery such default forfait C.li. to the Quenes highnes her heires or successours And that the Sheriffe of the countie where the said court cōmonly called the kinges Benche shall for the time be holden shall or may by vertue of this Act empanel a Iury of the