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A55555 A treatise of the antiquity, authority, vses and jurisdiction of the ancient Courts of Leet, or view of franck-pledge and of subordination of government derived from the institution of Moses, the first legislator and the first imitation of him in this island of Great Britaine, by King Alfred and continued ever since : together with additions and alterations of the moderne lawes and statutes inquirable at those courts, untill this present yeare, 1641 : with a large explication of the old oath of allegeance annexed. Powell, Robert, fl. 1636-1652. 1641 (1641) Wing P3066; ESTC R40659 102,251 241

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8. pence of Coppihold in the same Countie and this by the Statute of 1 R. 3 cap. 4. Stamf. plit Coron li. 2 cap. 24 fo 85 86 87. 2. The second sort are matters here inquirable presentable and punishable For the first it may seeme unnecessary to enquire at the law day of those things which the Court hath not power to correct and punish and which the authoritie of Instices of peace doe daily meet with But there are two reasons to cleare the doubt and approve the inquiry of them 1. The benefit of Escheats of lands and forfeiture of goods and Chattells for upon conviction of any offender in cases of Felonies their lands doe escheat unto the King if they bee holden of him or to the Lord of whom they are holden Saving to the King the waste thereof for a yeare and a day and therefore it is to be inquired what lands tenements and goods the offender hath for they accrew to the King if the Lord hath not a grant of Cattalla felonum by Charter from the King 9 H. 7 fo 23 29. 2. Instice Flemming The second reason Id. from the mouth of a Reverend Iudge who in a speech of his concerning the necessitie of Leets and law-dayes said that a Leet was Schola insigniendi juvenes a Schoole to direct and instruct young men to know the ancient lawes of the Kingdome and to prepare them for greater imployments at greater meetings as the Assises Gaole deliverie and Sessions of the peace The first sort of offences which concerne power of inquirie but not of punition are Treasons Premunire Pettie-treasons and Felonies HIgh Treasons which Glanvill lib. 1 cap. 2 cals Crimen laesae Majest ut de nece vel sedic personae Domini Regis velregni vel exercitus Britton ca. 29 title Tournes de Viscounts giveth directions for inquiring at the Sheriffes Tourne of the mortall enemies of the King or the Queene or their children or of their consenters And long after that by the Statute of 25. Ed. 3 cap. 2 a declaration was made what offences should be adjudged High or Pettie treason If any person doe imagine or compasse the death of our Lord the King or of the Queene or of their eldest sonne and heire It is High treason Crimen laesae Majest by the ancient common law For Princeps censetur una persona cum ipso Rege Or if a man doe violate the Kings companion or the Kings eldest daughter unmarried or the wife of the Kings eldest sonne and heire Or if a man doe levie warre against the King in his Realme or be adherent to the Kings enemies in his Realme giving them aide or comfort there or elsewhere Other Treasons which doe not touch the person of the King so neere IF any counterfeit the great seale privie seale or the money of this Realme Or if any bring false money into this Realme counterfeit to the mony of England knowing it to be false to marchandize or make payment in deceipt of the King and his people If any doe falsly forge or counterfeit any coine of gold or Silver which is not the proper coine of this Realme and is or shall be currant within this Realme If any doe forge or counterfeit the sign mannuall privie signet or privie seale If a man slay the Chancellor Treasurer or the Kings Iustices of the one bench or the other Iustices in Eyre or Iustices of Assise or any other Iustices being in their places doing their offices All those before cited and all ayders procurers and abbetters shall be deemed and adjudged Traitors and shall incur●e all paines and for feitures as in cases of High treason is used and ordeyned 1 Mar. ca. 6. If any for wicked lucre or gaine doe clip wash round or file any monie which is or shall be the coine of this Realme or the monie thereof or the coines or monie of another Realme which is or shall be allowed to be currant within this Realme or the Dominions thereof it is high treason 5 Eliz. 11. The forfeiture by the Statute is of goods but of lands only during life and no corruption of blood nor forfeiture of dower It was first declared high Treason 3 H. 5 afterwards abrogated 1 Mar. 1 and revived by this Statute of 5 Eliz. 11. Premünire and Treason FOr the preservation of the dignitie of the imperiall Crowne of England 5 Eliz. c. 1 it was enacted 5 Eliz. ca. 1. That if any person of any estate dignitie or degree soever should by writing ciphring printing or preaching deed or act advisedly and wittingly extoll or set forth the authoritie of the Bishop of Rome used or usurped within this Realme or any the Dominions thereof every such person their abbetters procurers and counsellers being lawfully indicted or presented within one yeare after such offence committed and being lawfully convicted or attainted shall incurre the penaltie of Premunire provided by the Statute of Provision made Anno 16 Rich. 2. And if any person or persons their abbetters or procurers after such conviction and attainder doe eftsoons commit the same offences and be thereof duly convicted and attainted shall incur the paines and forfeitures of high Treason In like danger are they who refuse to take the oath of supremacie prescribed 1 Eliz. 1 which for the first offence is Premunire And if any the persons appointed by this Act to take the said oath doe after the space of three moneths next after the first tender thereof the second time refuse or doe not take and pronounce it shall also be adjudged in the case of high Treason and this Statute requires a publication hereof at the Leete But this Act shall not extend to make any corruption of blood disinherison of any heire forfeiture of any dower nor the prejudice of any right or title of any persons other than the right or title of the offender during his her or their life only Nota the penaltie in a Premunire is described 22 Edward 3.1 and 16 Richard 2.5 to bee ou● of the Kings protection to forfeit lands goods and chattels and their bodies to bee taken imprisoned and ransomed at the Kings pleasure But by this Statute of 5 Eliz. 1 It is not lawful to kill any attainted in Premunire Pettie Treason IF any servant kill his or her Master or Mistresse or a man secular or religious killeth his Prelate or Ordinarie to whom he oweth faith and obedience it is pettie treason in them and the abbetters 25 Edward 3 2. If a woman killeth her husband in regard of the subjection and obedience which she oweth to him it is petty treason 19 Henry 6 fol. 47. If a servant after he bee out of service killeth his Master so as it be done out of a prepensed malice whilest he was in service It is pettie treason though not express●ly within the letter of the Statute of 25 Ed. 3. It is pettie treason in a sonne who killeth his mother and he shall be drawne
every private person The end of all warre should be peace bellum geritur ut pax acquir atur 1 It is just cause of warre when publike negotiation and commerce is interrupted or disturbed and for recoverie of things wrongfully and by force taken fiom us by forraigne enemies 2 Or if any shall goe about to usurp upon the Kings right of dominion in any of his kingdoms It is just cause of warre After that David by Gods direction went up to Hebron and was anointed king over the house of Iudah upon the death of Saul he maintained a long warre against Ishbosheth the sonne of Saul for usurping the kingdome of Israel 2 Sam. 2. The revenge of an injurie or disgrace dispitefully done either to a Prince or to his Embassadors is likewise a good cause of warre when Naash the king of the children of Ammon dyed and Hanun his sonne succeeded in his stead David sent messengers to comfort him upon the death of his father their entertainment was not suitable to their errand Hanun by the advice of his Princes tooke Davids servants and shaved them and cut off their garments in the midst a natibus us●● ad pedes and so sent them away For this great disgrace and abuse the text faith grandem contumeliam sustinuerunt David did justly wage battell against the king of the Ammonites Chro. 1.19 He did the like against Sheba the sonne of Bochri a man of Belial for blowing a Trumpet and solliciting the men of Israel to revolt from David to him Samuell 2. chapter 20. ●●●y other particulars might be here instanced Next how farre the preeminence of a king as to life and member is to be consid●red Life and member considerable by the common and statute lawes specially by the common and Stature lawes of this kingdome by the common and positive lawes of England The subjects are bound by their legeance to go with the king and by the Commandement of the king in his wars aswell within the Realme as without and this doth copiously appeare by severall statutes which seeme to bee but declarative of the common law as 1 Ed. 3. cap. 7. which mentions the conveyance of souldiers into Scotland Gasconie or elsewhere 18. Hen. 6. cap. 19. which maketh it felonie If any Souldier retained to serve the King in his wars doth not goe with or doe depart from his Captaine without licence the preamble of the Statute tels us that the Souldier so doing did as much as in them was decay the honour and reverence of the king And by the Statute of 7. Hen. 7. cap. 1. Forasmuch as the offence of departing or not going did stretch to the hurt and jeopardie of the king the nobles of the Realme and all the Common weale thereof therefore he or they so offending should not injoy the benefit of Clergie By the Statute 11. Hen. 7. cap. 1. It is expressed that the subjects of this Realme are by reason of their allegeance bound to serve the Prince from the time being in his wars for the defence of him and the land against every rebellion power and might reard against him either within the land or without and this statute together with some others were adjudged Trin. 43. Eliza. to be perpetuall acts and not transitorie for the kings time only wherein they were made As peace is the true end of warre so peace must be preserved that warre may be avoided In the times of peace there must bee preparations for warre by causing musters and martiall meetings to be assembled at times convenient And therein the Lievtenants their Deputies of each severall Countie with Muster-masters and other subalterne officers have a speciall interest of imployment and therefore provision was made 4. 5. P. M. for the better ordering of Musters Captaines and souldiers In the time of peace the common and municipall law of this kingdome provides for suppressing of all rebellions insurrections and rietous assemblies To which end the king commits the custodie of each countie to an officer very ancient with us called a Sheriffe who for the service of the king and peace of the countrey hath power to raise the power of his countie And every subject is bound to attend him as the kings deputie in causes of publike service warranted by the lawes and this officer is to dwell in his proper person within his Baylywicke that he may the more readily attend the kings service The second point is terrene honour Terrene honour what it is and herein I must walke warily passibus aquis First must be determined what is meant by terrene honour Some would have it to be the outward worship and ceremoniall honour that wee can doe in this world to the king next to the service of God If that were only intended by these words it were but a shadow in regard of substance for in devoting our life and blood is comprehended the highest pitch and streyne of honour that might be Our Saviour Christ his words Matth. 6.25 Is not life more worth than meate and the body than raiment will fully satisfie us that the life of man is above all worldly riches and honours and therefore something else must be conceived out of these words more than a shadow or ceremonie By the first commandement of the second table in the subdivision of the persons to whom honor is due there is in the opinion of many Divines a kind of particular honor or esteem to be ascribed to a man who is more wealthy than his neighbour in regard of the talent of terrene riches wherewith God hath endowed him and thereby enabled him to supply the King and the common weal by rendring his respective dues and duties unto them in a larger proportion than other persons who are inferiour in their worldly meanes Dat census honores Then sithence all riches wealth and substance are called terrene quiae terris terrenis accrescant because they proceed and have their being out of earth and earthly things and are the causes of particular honour and esteem and of distinguishing the degrees of men as husbandmen Yeomen Gentlemen Esquires and the like and also of cradesmen both of Merchandize and manufacture according to the customes of this Kingdome It will follow by good consequence that as the King is to bee honoured and obeyed with life and member so with earthly substance according to the demension thereof and the degree of each mans earthly honour Saint Paul in the generall cleares this point of prerogative jure divino Romans 13. Omnis anima potestatibus sublimieribus subdita sit c. Let every soule bee subject to the higher power For there is no power but of God verse 2. whosoever therefore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God And the Apostle pursues it with Ideo necessitate subditi estote c. verse 5. Wherefore yee must needes bee subject not only for wrath but also for conscience sake Verse 6. For this cause pay