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A39466	An exact abridgment of all statutes in force and use from the beginning of Magna Carta until 1641 / by Edm. Wingate of Grayes-Inne, Esq. ; with a continuation, under their proper titles, of all acts in force and use, untill the year 1666, and alphabetically digested under apt titles ; whereto is annexed four tables directing to the several matters and clauses throughout the said statutes.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; Wingate, Edmund, 1596-1656.; Manby, Thomas, of Lincolns-Inn.	1666 (1666)	Wing E906; ESTC R33346	579,794	810

here provided for the Lessee for years VI. Stat. 34 35. H. 8.20 No feigned recovery hereafter to be had by assent of parties against any tenant or tenants in tail of any Lands Tenements or Hereditaments whereof the reversion or remainder at that time of such recovery had shall be in the King shall bind or conclude the Heirs in tail whether any condition or Voucher be had in any such feigned recovery or not but that after the death of every such tenant in tail against whom such recovery shall be had the heirs in tail may enter hold and enjoy the lands tenements and hereditaments so recovered according to the form of the gift in tail the said recovery notwithstanding VII And here the heirs of every such Tenant in tail against whom any such recovery shall be had shall take no advantage for any recompence in value against the Voucher or his heirs VIII This Act shall not extend to prejudice the Lessee or Lessees of any such Tenant in tail made in writing indented of any Mannors Lands c. for 21 years or three lives or under whereupon the accustomed rent or rents is or shall be yearly reserved during the same Term or Terms but the same Lessee or Lessees shall injoy his or their Term or Terms according to the Statute of 32 H. 8.28 which see in Leases this Act notwithstanding IX Stat. 14 El. 8. All recoveries had or prosecuted by agreement of the parties or by covin against Tenants by the curtesie Tenants in tail after possibility of issue extinct for term of life or lives or of estates determinable upon life or lives or of any lands tenements or hereditaments whereof such particular tenant is so seised or against any other with Voucher over of any such particular tenant or of any having right or title to any such particular estate shall from henceforth as against the reversioners or them in remainder and against their heirs and successors be clearly void X. This Act shall not prejudice any person that shall by good title recover any lands c. without fraud by reason of any former right or title Also every such recovery had by the assent and agreement of the person in reversion or remainder appearing of record in any of the Queens Courts shall be good against the party so assenting Re-disseisin I. Merton 3. 20 H. 3. If any be disseised of their fee-hold and before the Justices in Eyre hath recovered seisin by Assise of Novel disseisin or by confession of the disseisors and hath had seisin delivered by the Sheriff if afterwards the same disseisors disseise the Plaintiff of the same free-hold and be thereof convict they shall be imprisonod until the King hath discharged them by redemption recognition of Assize Judgement or some other way II. This is the form of punishing of such convict persons The Plaintiff shall procure a Writ from the Kings Court directed to the Sheriff and containing the plaint of disseisin done upon disseisin By this Writ the Sheriff shall be commanded that he taking with him the Keepers of the Pleas of the Crown and other lawful Knights shall in proper person go to the Land or Pasture whereof the plaint was made where if they find him disseised again the Sheriff is to do as is above provided but if not the Plaintiff shall be amerced and the other shall go quit Howbeit the Sheriff shall not execute any such plaint without the Kings special Command III. There is the like Law for such as recover their seisin by Assise of Mortdancester or by Enquests if they be re-disseised by the first disseisors IV. Marlb 8. 52 H. 3. Persons imprisoned for re-disseisin shall not be delivered with the Kings special command and shall make fine to the King for their trespass And if the Sheriff deliver any contrary to this Ordinance he shall be grievously amerced and yet the persons so delivered shall be also grievously punished for their trespass V. West 2.26 13 E. 1. In Writs of re-disseisin double damages shall be awarded and the re-disseisors shall not be repleviable by the common Writ VI. Those that recover by default redition or otherwise without recognition of Assises or Juries shall have Writs of re-disseisin as well those which recover by Assise of Novel disseisin Mortdancester or other Juries provided for by the Statute of Merton 20. Relief I. Magna Cart. 2. When Lands holden of the King in chief by Knight-service descend to an heir of full age The reliefs are as followeth For an Earldom 100 l. For a Barony 100 Marks For one whole Knights fee 100 s. And he that hath less shall give less according to the old custom of the fees Religion * I. Stat. 14. Ca. 2. Ca. 4. The Stat. of 1 Eliz. Ca. 2. recited for uniformity of Common Prayer and considered by certain Commissioners appointed by the King for reviewing and altering the same and afterward being also reviewed by the Convocation The said Book of Common Prayer so altered c. is allowed and recommended to the Parliament by the King to be used under such sanctions and penalties as the Houses of Parliament shall think fit the same is enjoyned to be red in all Churches Chappels and places of publick Worship in England Wales and Town of Barwick upon Tweed in such order as is enjoyned by the said Book annexed to the said Act. II. Every Parson Vicar or other Minister in possession of any Ecclesiastical Benefice enjoyned to read the Common Prayer upon some Lords day morning and evening before the Feast of St. Bartholomow 1662. and after such reading the same make the Declaration verbatim as followeth I. A. B. do here declare my unfained assent and consent to and every thing contained and prescribed in and by the Book intituled The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England according to the use of the Church of England together with the Psalter or Psalms of David pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches and the form or manner of making ordaining and consecrating of Bishops Priests and Deacons Upon penalty there being no lawful impediment and within one month after such impediment removed of being deprived ipso facto as if the person neglecting or refusing so to do were dead III. All Parsons Vicars and Ministers to be after presented or put into any Ecclesiastical Benefice enjoyned to read the Common Prayer as aforesaid and to make the aforesaid Declaration within two months after they shall be in actual possession upon the same penalty as aforesaid IV. All Incumbents that reside upon their livings and keep Curates shall once every month themselves read the said Common Prayer upon pain of forfeiture of 5 l. to the use of the poor of the upon conviction by two credible Witnesses before two Justices of the Peace to be levyed by distress and sale of the offendors goods by Warrant from the said

Ceremonies or Rites of the Church by mis-using the Orders appointed in the Book of common-Common-Prayer the Queen by like advice of the said Commissioners or Metropolitan may ordain such further Ceremonies or Rites as may be most for Gods glory the edifying of the Church and reverence of Christs holy Ministeries and Sacraments XXX All other Laws made for other service shall be void XXXI Stat. 5 El. 28. An Act for translating of the Bible and Book of common-Common-Prayer into the Welsh Tongue Also there shall be an English Bible and Book of Common Prayer in every Church of Wales XXXII Stat. 3 Jac. 1. All Ministers in every Cathedral and Parish Church or other usual place for Common Prayer within the Kings Dominions shall alwayes upon the fifth day of November say morning Prayer and give thanks to God for the happy deliverance of the King Queen Prince and both Houses of Parliament upon that day XXXIII Every person within the Kings Dominions shall alwayes upon that day diligently resort to his Parish Church or Chappel or to some usual Church or Chappel where the said Common Prayer Preaching and other service of God shall be used and there orderly abide during the said solemnity XXXIV Every Minister shall give warning publickly in the Church at morning Prayer the Sunday before every such fifth of November for the due observation of the said day and after morning Prayer or Preaching upon the said fifth day of November shall read publickly and distinctly this present Act. See more Title Religion Severn I. Stat. 34. 35 H. 8.9 A penalty for casting any Ballast or Robul in King-rode in any part of the Haven in Bristol II. None shall load any Corn in any Vessel by the water of Severn to be transported beyond Sea before he be bound to the Customer of Bristol to bring it first to Bristol to be there viewed by the Mayor there for the time being in pain to forfeit both the grain and Vessel III. The penalty where one bringeth more Corn to Bristol to be measured and thence to be transported then is contained in his Cocket or License which is to be delivered unto him by the said Mayor when he takes bond of him as aforesaid IV. The penalty for denying to measure the Corn at Bristol is five pounds for every time to be divided betwixt the King and the prosecutor See the Statute at large ☞ Sewers I. Stat. 6 H. 6.5 During ten years several Commissions of Sewers shall be made to divers persons by the Chancellor of England to be sent into all parts of the Realm where need shall be according to the form in the said Statute expressed for which see the Statute at large being here omitted because a latter Commission was afterwards ordained by the Statute of 23 H. 8.5 which see after in the proper place II. Stat. 8 H. 6.3 Commissioners of Sewers shall have power to do ordain and execute all such Statutes Ordinances and other things as shall be made according to the effect and purport of the Commission of Sewers ordained by the Statute of 6 H. 6.5 III. Stat. 18 H. 6.10 Commission of Sewers shall be awarded where need shall require during ten years IV. Stat. 23 H. 6.9 The Chancellor of England may grant Commissions of Sewers during fifteen years V. Stat. 12 E. 4.6 The Chancellor of England may grant Commissions of Sewers for 15 years where need shall require VI. Stat. 4 H. 7.1 Commissions of Sewers shall be granted during 25 years VII Stat. 6 H. 8.10 Commissions of Sewers shall be granted during ten years according to the Statute of 6 H. 6.5 and 4 H. 7.1 VIII Stat. 23 H. 8.5 Commissions of Sewers shall be directed into all parts of the Realm from time to time where and when need shall require according to the manner form and tenor hereafter following to such substantial and indifferent persons as shall be named by the Lord Chancellor and Lord Treasurer of England and the two Chief Justices or any three of them whereof the Lord Chancellor is to be one IX Henry the eighth c. Know ye that forasmuch as the walls ditches banks gutters Sewers Gates Calcies Bridges streams and other defences by the Coasts of the Sea and Marsh-ground being and lying within the limits of A. B. and C. in the County or Counties of 〈…〉 or in the borders or confines of the same by rage of the Sea flowing and re-flowing and by means of the trenches of fresh water descending and having course by divers wayes to the Sea be so dirupt lacerate and broken And also the common passages of Ships Ballengers and Boats in the rivers streams and other floods within the limits of A. B. and C. in the County or Counties of 〈…〉 or in the borders or confines of the same by mean of setting up erecting and making streams mills bridges ponds fishgarths mill-dams locks habbing-wears hecks flood-gates or other lets impediments or annoyances be letted or interrupted so that great and inestimable damago for default of reparation of the said Walls Ditches Banks Fences Sewers Gates Gutters Calcies Bridges and streams and also by mean of setting up and erecting making and enlarging of the said fish-garths mill-dams locks hebbing-wears hecks flood-gates and other annoyances in times past hath happened and yet is to be feared that far greater hurt loss and damage is like to ensue unless that speedy remedy be provided in that behalf X. We therefore for that by reason of our Dignity and Prerogative Royal we be bound to provide for the safety and preservation of our Realm of England willing that speedy remedy be had in the premisses have assigned you and six of you of the which we will that A. B. and C. shall be three to be our Justices to survey the said Walls Streams Ditches Banks Gutters Sewers Gates Calcies Bridges Trenches Mills Mill-dams Flood-gates Ponds Locks Hebbing-wears and other impediments lets and annoyances aforesaid and the same cause to be made corrected repaired amended put down or reformed as cause shall require after your wisdomes and discretions And therein as well to ordain and do after the tenor form and effect of all and singular the Statutes and Ordinances made before the first day of March in the three and twentieth year of Our Reign touching the premisses or any of them as also to enquire by the oaths of the honest and lawful men of the said Shire or Shires place or places where such defaults or annoyances be as well within Liberties as without by whom the truth may the rather be known through whose default the said hurts and damages have happened and who hath or holdeth any lands or tenements or common of Pasture or profit of fishing or hath or may have any hurt loss or disadvantage by any manner of means in the said places as well near to the said dangers lets and impediments as inhabiting or dwelling thereabouts by the said walls ditches banks gutters gates sewers trenches and

Coroner shall do his office and inrol it And what cannot be determined by the Steward before the Kings departure shall be remitted to the Common Law so that Exigents Outlawries and Presentments shall be made thereupon in Eyre by the Coroner of the County as in case of other Felonies done out of the Verge ● Howbeit they shall not omit by reason hereof to make attachments freshly upon the Felonies done IV. Stat. 5. E. 3.2 Pars inde and 10 E. 3. Stat. 2.2 Inquests before the Steward and Marshal of the Kings house shall be taken by men of the Countrey thereabouts and not by men of the Kings house except it be contracts covenants or trespasses when both parties are of the same house and in the house V. Stat. 9. R. 2.5 Priests and others of the Holy Church taken in the Marshalsey shall pay such fees as Lay-people pay and no more VI. Stat. 13. R. 2. Stat. 1.3 The jurisdiction of the Steward and Marshal of the Kings house shall extend no further then 12 miles from the Kings lodging VII Stat. 4. H. 2.23 The fees of the Marshal of the Kings house shall be as in times past and no more viz. for him that cometh in by Capias 4 d. and if he be bailed 3 d. more of the defendant in trespass that findeth bail to answer the suit 2 d. for every commitment by judgment 4 d. o● every one delivered of Felony and of a Felon bailed by the Court 4 d. And if the Marshal or his Officers take more they shall lose their Offices and pay treble damages to the party grieved and that the party grieved have his suit before the Steward of the same Court VIII Here a server of bills shall take no more then 1 d. for every mile distant from the Court to the place where he doth his office but when he serves a v●nire facias or a distringas he shall have the double If such an Officer takes more he shall be imprisoned make a Fine to the King at the discretion of the Steward and be from thenceforth fore-judged the Court. IX Stat. 15. H. 6.1 In a suit commenced before the Steward and Marshal of the Kings house the defendant shall not be estopped to plead that the Plaintiff or he are not of the Kings house but his averment thereof shall be received notwithstanding any record of the same Court to be produced to the contrary Marshes Fens c. I. Stat. 4. Jac. 8. An Act for winning from Inundation the drowned grounds and Marshes of Lesnes and Fants in Kent by the 10. of October 1609. See the Statute II. Stat. 4. Jac. 13. Another for draining the Fens and low grounds in the Isle of Ely containing about 6000. Acres compassed about with banks called the Ring of Waldersey and Coldham See also the Statute III. Stat. 7. Jac. 20. A mean to recover a great quantity of ground lately surrounded in Norfolk and Suffolk by the Sea and to prevent the like for the future See the Statute IV. Stat. 15. Car. 2. cap. 17. An Act for setling the draining the great level of the Fens called Bedford Level See the Act at large V. Stat. 16. 17. Car. 2. cap. 11. An Act for draining of the Fen called Deeping Fen and other Fens therein mentioned See the Act at large Masons I. Stat. 3. H. 6.1 It shall be felony to plot confederacies amongst Masons and such as assemble upon such confederacies shall suffer Imprisonment and make fine and ransome at the Kings will ☞ Matrimony and Marriage I. Stat. 32. H. 8.38 Pars inde All Marriages shall be adjudged lawful that are not prohibited by Gods Law II. Stat. 23. E. 6.21 All Laws Canons Constitutions and Ordinances which prohibit marriage to spiritual persons who by Gods Law may marry and all pain and forfeitures therein contained shall be void III. Provided that this Act shall not give liberty to marry without asking in the Church and other Ceremonies appointed by the Book of Common Prayer IV. Degrees and divorces heretofore made are saved V. Stat. 5. E. 6.12 The Marriage of Priests and other spiritual persons shall be lawful and their Children legitimate and inheritable likewise they to be tenants by the Curtesy and their Wives nowable VI. Stat. 1. Jac. 11. A Bigamus shall suffer death as a felon unless he or she have had no notice that the husband or wife was living within seven years before or the marriage be severed by divorce VII This felony shall cause no corruption of blood or loss of dower or inheritance VIII Stat. 12. Car. 2. ca. 33. All Marriages had and solemnized in any of the Kings Dominions since the 1. of May 1642. before any Justice of Peace of England or other his Dominions and so pronounced and declared or had and solemnized according to Act or Ordinance of Parliament or any Convention having that style shall be adjudged good and valid in Law as if the same had been solemnized according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England Mesne I. Stat. Westm 2.9 13. E. 1. The tenant distrained by the Chief Lord may have a writ of Mesne in the County where he is distreined against the Mesne who having land in that County and not appearing till the Grand distress day shall be given in the Grand distress so as two Counties may be holden before the return wherein the Sheriff shall proclaim that he come to answer the tenant at the day at which day if he come not he loseth his service and then the tenant shall answer to the Chief Lord such services as he ought to have done to the Mesne II. The Chief Lord shall not distrein the tenant so long as he offers him the services due and if the Lord exact more then the Mesne ought to do the tenant may have such remedy as the Mesne might have had III. Upon a return that the Mesne hath nothing to be summoned by an attachment shall go out and then upon a Nihil returned the G●a●d distress with Proclamation as before IV. The Mesne having no l●nd in that County but in another upon such a return by the Sheriff the party shall have a Writ judicial to summon the Mesne in that County where it is testified that he hath lands and both there and in the other County shall proceed to the Grand distress Proclamation and Judgment as before V. The Mesne comming into the Court and acknowledging or being adjudged to acquit the Tenant and not doing it the Tenant shall thereupon have a judicial writ of acquittal whereupon if the Mesne come in and the Tenant can aver that a Mesne hath not acquitted him he shall be satisfied his damages be quit of the Mesne and hold of the chief Lord And here also if the Mesne come not at the first distress then another distress shall go out Proclamation shall be made and Judgment had as before VI. This Statute extendeth only where there is but one Mesne

six weeks after conviction shall suffer instead thereof three months imprisonment without bail for the second time offending shall forfeit 20 l. or that not paid within six weeks as aforesaid shall suffer six months imprisonment without bail and the third time shall forfeit all their goods and suffer imprisonment during life IX Justices of Oyer and Terminer and Justices of Assize have power to hear and determine these offences unto whom the Archbishop or Bishop of the Diocess may associate himself if he please X. This shall not restrain any private man or publick Colledges to use the said Service in such Tongues as they understand the holy Communion only excepted or any other to use Psalms or Prayers taken out of the Bible at convenient times not letting thereby the said Service XI The offences aforesaid shall be prosecuted at the next Assize or Sessions of Oyer and Terminer after they are committed And here tryal of Deers shall be by Peers XII Chief Officers of Cities and Corporations shall also hear and determine these offences within their several Precincts and so likewise shall Ecclesiastical Magistrates Howbeit none shall be punished above once for one offence XIII Stat. 5. 6 E. 6.1 Every person shall resort to his Parish-Church or Chappel or upon just let to go to some other every Sunday and Holiday in pain to be punished by the Censure of the Church XIV The Common-Prayer-Book now made perfect and annexed to this Act together with the addition of consecrating Archbishops Bishops Priests and Deacons shall be used and esteemed as by the Statute of 2. 3 E. 6.1 is ordained under the pains in that Statute expressed XV. If any shall be convicted by Verdict of twelve men before Justices of Assize Oyer Terminer or Peace in Sessions to have wittingly heard or have been present at any other form of common-Common-Prayer Administration of Sacraments making of Ministers or other rites then what are expressed in the said Book or which are contrary to the said Statute of 2. and 3 E. 6.1 shall for the first offence suffer six months imprisonment without bail for the second twelve months imprisonment and for the third imprisonment during life XVI Stat. 1. M. Sess 2. cap. 3. If any shall disturb a Preaches lawfully licensed he shall be by the Constables or Churchwardens of the Parish brought before a Justice of Peace who upon due accusation shall presently commit him to safe custody and within six dayes after together with another Justice shall diligently examine the fact who if they find cause shall commit him to the common Goal there to remain for three months and from thence to the next Quarter-Sessions at which upon the parties reconciliation and entring into Bond for good behaviour for one whole year at the discretion of the Justices in Sessions he shall be released but if he persist still in his obstinacy he shall remain in prison without bail untill he shall reconcile and be penitent for his offence XVII He that rescues an offender in this kind shall suffer like imprisonment as aforesaid and besides shall forfeit 5 l. to the Queen XVIII The Inhabitants of a Town that suffer such an offender to escape shall forfeit 5 l. being presented before the Justices of Peace in Sessions within the County or Corporation where the escape was made XIX Justices of Peace Assize and Oyer and Terminer and Mayor and Head-officers of Corporations have power to hear and determine these offences and to impose the fines aforesaid XX. This Act shall not restrain the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Laws Howbeit none shall be punished here for one offence XXI Stat. 1 El. 1. Every Minister shall use the Church-Service in such form as is mentioned in the Book of Common-Prayer established by 5. 6 E. 6.1 together with the addition of certain Lessons to be used on every Sunday in the year and the form of the Letany altered and corrected and two Sentences only added in the delivery of Sacrament to Communicants XXII If any Minister shall be convicted by the Verdict of twelve men his own confession or notorious evidence of the fact to have refused to use the Church-Service or to have used any other rite Ceremony Order Form or manner then is set forth in the said Book or to have depraved the same Book or any thing therein contained he shall forfeit being a Beneficed man fon the first offence one whole years profit of all his Spiritual promotions and suffer fix months imprisonment for the second shall be deprived ipso facto whereupon every Patron may present and shall suffer one whole years imprisonment And for the third shall be also deprived as aforesaid and suffer imprisonment during life And if he be not Beneficed for the first offence he shall suffer one whole years Imprisonment and for the second imprisonment du●ng life XXIII If any shall be convicted to have by Enterludes Playes Songs Rhymes or otherwise depraved the said Book or to have compelled or procured the Minister to sing or say any other Church-Service or in any other form then as aforesaid or by any such means have interrupted or let the Minister to sing or say the said Service they shall for the first offence forfeit 100 Marks to the Queen or that not paid within six weeks after conviction shall suffer instead thereof six months imprisonment for the second offence shall forfeit 400 Marks or that not paid within six weeks as aforesaid shall suffer one whole years imprisonment and for the third offence shall forfeit all their goods and chattels and suffer imprisonment during life XXIV Every person shall resort to their Parish Church or upon let thereof to some other every Sunday and holiday upon pain to be punished by censures of the Church and also to forfeit 12 d. to be levied by the Churchwardens there for the use of the poor upon the offenders goods by way of distress XXV Justices of Oyer and Terminer and of Assize and Mayors and Head-officers of Corporations have power to hear and determine these offences unto whom the Archbishop or Bishop of the Diocess may associate himself if he please howbeit Note that by the Statute of 23 El. 1. Justices of Peace have also power to meddle therein which see in title Crown XXVI None shall be impeached by this Act unless the offence be presented at the next Sessions of Oyer and Terminer or Assize after it is committed and here tryal of a Peer shall be by Peers XXVII This Act shall not restrain Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction howbeit none shall be punished twice for one offence XXVIII Such Ornaments and Ministers of the Church shall be retained as were to be in the Church of England by the Statute of 2. 3 El. 6.1 untill the Queen shall take other order by the advice of Commissioners by her to be appointed under the Great Seal or by the advice of the Metropolitan of this Realm XXIX If any contempt or irreverence be used in the