[See alfo Stat. 11 H. 6. c. 11.

for Protection of A

Members.]

Anno 5o HEN. IV. c. 6-8.

CAP. VI.

A.D.1403-4.

For the Protection of the Servants of Members of Parliament. LSO, Because that Richard Chedder Efquire, who was come to this Parliament with Thomas Broke Knight, one of the Knights chofen to the fame Parliament for the County of Somerset and Household Servant with the faid Thomas, was horribly beaten, wounded, blemished, and maimed, by one John Salage, other wife called John Savage; it is ordained and established, That inafmuch as the fame horrible Deed was done within the Time of the faid Parliament, that Proclamation be made where the fame horrible Deed was done, That the faid John appear and yield himself in the King's Bench within a Quarter of a Year after the Proclamation made; and if he do not, the fame John fhall be attainted of the faid Deed, and fhall pay to the Party grieved his double Damages, to be taxed by the Difcretion of the Judges of the faid Bench, for the time being, or by Inqueft, if Need be; and fhall make Fine and Ranfom at the King's Will.

And moreover, it is accorded in the fame Parliament, that in Jike Manner fhall it be done in time to come in like Cafe.

TEM porce qe Richard Cheddre efquier qi feuft venuz a ceft prefent parlement ovefqe Thomas Brook chivaler, un des chivalers efluz a mefme le parlement pur le countee de Somerf', et meynal ove le dit Thomas, feuft horriblement batuz naufrez emblemiz et mayheymiz, par Johan Salage autrement appellez Johan Savage; ordeignez eft et eftabliz, qe par tant qe le dit horrible fait feult fait deinz le temps du dit parlement, qe proclamation foit fait la ou mefme le horrible fait fe fit, qe le dit Johan appierge et foy rende en bank le Roy, deintz un quarter dun an apres la proclamation faite; et fil ne le face, foit mefme celuy Johan atteint de la fait fuifdit, et paie au partie endamagee fes damages a double, a taxer par difcretion des judges du dit bank, pur le temps efteantz, ou par enqueft fil embofoigne; et face fyn et ranceon a la volente du Roy.

Et outre ce accordez eft en dit parlement qe femblablement foit fait en temps avenir en cas semblable.

CAP. VIII.

For Relief of Defendants in Actions of Debt on Accounts
ftated.

ALSO, To efchew divers Mischiefs which have been and be

from Day to Day, as well within the City of London, as within other cities and elsewhere within the Realm of England, for that divers feigned Suits of Debt have been taken, as well by the People of the faid Cities as of other Places, against divers People, furmifing to them by their faid Suit, that they fhould have accounted before Auditors affigned, of divers Receipts, Du

ties, and Contracts had betwixt them, and that they were found in Arrearages upon fuch Account in divers great Sums; fuggefting by the fame Suits fometimes that their Apprentices, and fometimes other of their Servants, were the Auditors, where there was never any Receipt nor Duty betwixt fuch Parties, and where the faid Apprentices nor Servants did not any Thing know of fuch Account; to the Intent to caufe thofe, against whom fuch Suits were taken, to put themselves on Inqueft in the fame Suits, and to prevent them from the waging of their law in fuch Cafe; by Reafon whereof, through favourable Inquefts taken thereupon by the Neighbours of those who profecuted fuch Suits, divers have been condemned in great Sums, to the great impoverishing and undoing of them; it is ordained and established, That the In Actions of Juftices in the King's Courts, and other Judges, before whom Debt on fuch Suits and Actions in all fuch Cafes in Cities and Boroughs, Account ftated fhall be fued and taken, fhall have Power to examine the Attornies, and others whom they please, and thereupon to receive the Defendants to their Law, or to try the fame by Inqueft, after the Discretion of the Juftices and Judges aforefaid.

ITEM pur-efchuer diverfes mefchiefs, queux ount eftez, et font

de jour en autre, fibien deinz la Citee de Londres come deinz autres Citees et aillours deinz le Roialme dEngleterre, de ceo qe diverfes feyntez fuytes de dette ount efte prifes, fibien par gentz des ditz citees come de aillours, devers plufours gentz, furmettantz a eux par lour fuite, qils duiffent avoir accomptez devaunt auditours affignez, de diverfes refceites duetees et contraciz parentre eux eues, et qils feurent trovez en arrerages fur mefme lacompt en diverfes grandes fommes; furmettantz par mefmes les fuites afcun foitz lour apprentices et aucun foitz autres de lour fervantz eftre les auditours, la ou il navoit unqes aucun refceit ne duetee parentre tielx parties, et la ou les ditz apprentices ne fervantz riens ne favoient de tiel accompt, al entent pur faire enx, devers queux tielx fuites furont prifes, de eux mettre en enquefte en mefmes les fuytes, et de eux outier de la gagier de lour ley en tiel cas; par ont pleufeurs, par tieux favourables enqueftes fur ceo prifes, de les veifyns de ceux qi ount prifes tielx fuites, ount efte condempnez en plufours graundes fommes, en graunt arreriffement et deftruction de eux; ordeignez eft et eftabliz qe les Juftices en les courtes du Roy, et autres Juges, devant queux tielx fuites et actions ferront, en toutz tieux cafes, en citees et burghs prifes et fuiz, eient poair dexaminer les attournees, et autres queux lour femblera, et fur ceo de receiver les defendantz a lour loie, ou de le trier par enquefte, felonc les difcre tions des juftices et juges avauntditz.

CA P. IX.

For regulating Alien Merchants.

STAT. 4 H. 4. c. 15. recited and confirmed. Alien Mer

chants fhall fell their Goods within a Quarter of a Year, and fhall dwell only with Hofts affigned to them."~[Repealed by Stat, 6 H. 4. c. 4. but fee Stat. 4 H. 5. c. 5.]

the Defendant

may be allowed to wage his Law in the Difcretion

of the Court,

Tithes of Lands belonging to Aliens fhall be paid duly, although the Lands are feized into the King's Hands.

[See printed

Rot. Parl.

5 H. 4. No. 66. by the King and the Lords.']

Where a Statute

Merchant is

once certified

CAP. X.

Juftices of Peace fhall imprison none but in the common
Gaol.

ALSO, Because that divers Conftables of Caftles within the
Realm of England, be affigned to be Juftices of Peace, by
Commiffions of our Lord the King, and by Colour of the faid Com-
miffious they take People, to whom they bear evil Will, and impri-
fon them within the said Castles, till they have made Fine and
Ranfom with the faid Conftables for their Deliverance; it is
ordained and established, That none be imprisoned, by any
Justices of the Peace, but only in the common Gaol; faving to
Lords and others (who have Gaols) their Franchises in this Cafe.

ITEM pur ceo qe diverses coneftables des chastelx, deinz le Roialme dEngleterre, font affignez, par commiffions noftre Seignur le Roi, juftices de la pees, et par colour des ditz commiffions preignent gentz, as queux ils font malveullantz, et les emprisonont deinz les ditz chafteĺx tanqils cient fait fyn et raunceon ove les ditz coneftables, pur lour deliverance avoir; ordeignez eft et eftabliz qe nully foit emprisonez par ascuns justices de la pees, finon er commune gaole; savant as Seignurs et autres qont gaole:, lour franchifes en ce cas.

CA P. XI.

How Farmers of Aliens Poffeffions fhall pay their Tithes. LSO, It is ordained and established, That the Fermors, and all Manner of Occupiers of the Manors, Lands, Tenements, and other Poffeffions of Aliens, fhall pay and be bound to pay, all Manner of Dismes thereof due to the Parfons and Vicars of Holy Church, in the Parishes where fuch Manors, Lands, Tenements, or Poffeffions, be fo fituate and due, as the Law of Holy Church requireth; notwithstanding that the faid Manors, Lands, Tenements, or other Poffeffions, be feized into the King's Hands, and notwithstanding any Prohibition made or to be made to the contrary.

ITE

TEM ordeignez eft et eftabliz qe les fermours, et occupiours quielconqes, des manoirs terres tenementz et autres poffeffions des aliens, paient et foient tenuz de paier tou:z maners des difmes ent dues as parfons et vicairs de feinte efglife, es quelx paroches mefmes les manoirs terres terementz ou poffeffions font iffint affiz, et dues, come la loye de feinte efglife demande; nient contrefteant qe les ditz manoirs terres tenementz ou autres poffeffions font feifiz es mayns noftre dit Seignur le Roi, et non obstante aucune prohibition faite ou affaire à contraire.

A

a

CA P. XII.

For regulating Executions upon Statutes Merchant.

Merchant is certified into the Chancery, and thereupon a Writ awarded to the Sheriff, and returned into the Common and returned into Bench, and the Statute there once fhewed, that although the

into Chancery,

Procels

Procefs after fuch fhewing be difcontinued, that whenever the Party fueth to have the Process recontinued, and to have Execution of the Statute Merchant, that the Juftices of the Bench, where the Statute was once fhewed, may upon the fame Record make and award full Execution of the Statute Merchant aforefaid, without again having the Sight or Shewing thereof; and that this Statute hold Place, as to all Statutes Merchant, not fully executed at this Time.

ITEM ordeignez eft et eftabliz qe qaunt afcun eftatut marchant foit certifie en la Chauncellarie, et fur ceo brief agarde al vifcont, et retourne en le commune bank, et leftatut illoeques un foilz monftre, qe combien qe le proceffe apres celle demonftrance foit difcontinue, qa quele heure qe la partie fue de recontinuer le proceffe, et davoir execution del eftatut marchant, qe les juftices del bank, en quel leftatut feuft un foitz monftrez, puiffentfur celle record faire et agarder plein execution del eftatut marchant avauntdit, fanz avoir de ceo autrefoitz vieu ou demonftrance enapres; Et qe ceft eftatut tiegne licu de toutz eftatutz merchantz, a ceft foitz nient pleinement executz.

CA P. XIII.

What Things may be plated with Gold or Silver, and

A

what not.

the Common Pleas, Execution may be had Time to Time. [See St. de Merc. 13 E. 1. and St. 27E.3.fi. 2. c.9.]

thereon from

[See also Stat.
2 H. 5. c. 4.
8 H. 5. c. 3.]

LSO, Whereas many fraudulent Artificers, imagining to deceive the common People, do daily make Locks, Rings, Beads, Candlefticks, Harnefs for Girdles, Chalices, Sword Pomels, and Hilts, Powder Boxes, Handles and Covers for Cups, of Copper and of Latten, and the fame do gild and filver over like to Gold or Silver, and the fame fell and put in Gage to many Men, not having full Knowledge thereof, for entire Gold and Silver, to the great Deceit, Lofs, and Hinderance of the common People, and the Waste and Destruction of Gold and Silver; it is ordained and established, That no Artificer, nor other Man Penalty on whatsoever, from henceforth fhall gild nor filver any fuch Locks, plating Locke, Rings, Beads, Candlesticks, Harness for Girdles, Chalices, Rings, &c. Hilts, nor Pomels of Swords, Powder Boxes, nor Handles or Covers for Cups, made of Copper or Latten, upon Pain to forfeit to the King an Hundred Shillings at every Time that he shall be found guilty, and to make Satisfaction to the Party grieved for his Damages: But that (Chalices always excepted) the faid Ar- Exception for tificers may make and work Ornaments of Holy Church of Copper Church and Latten; and the fame may gild and filver, fo that always in the Foot, or in fome other Part of every fuch Ornament so to be made, the Copper and the Latten fhall be plain, to the Intent that a Man may fee whereof the Thing is made, for to eschew the Deceit aforefaid.

ITEM por ce qe pleufeurs defloia'x artificers, ymaginantz a

deceiver le commune poeple, font de jours en autre, firmalx anelx bedes chandelers gipferrynges chalices, hilts et pomelx defpeis, pouder boxes, lienes et burfels pur hanapes, de cupre et de laton et le fuiforront et fuifargentent, femblables a or et ar

$3

gent,

Gold or Silver, of Copper with Five Pounds.

Ornaments.

the Lofs or

Embezzlement.

gent, et les vendent et mettent a gage as plufours hommes, nient eiantz pleine coniffance de ce, pur or entier et argent entier, a grant deceit perde et arreriffement de commune poeple, et anientiffement et deftruction dor et dargent; Ordeignez eft et eftabliz, qe nul artificer nautre homme qeconqe defore enavant, fuiforre ne fuifargente, nulles tielx firmalx anelx bedes chandelers gipferrynges chalices hiltes ne pomelx des efpeis pouder boxes lienes ne burfels pur hanapes, faitz de cupre ou de laton, fur peine de for. faire au Roy Cs. a chefcun foitz qil ferra trovez coupable, et de faire gree a partie pur fes damages: Mais qe, chalices touteditz exceptz, les ditz artificers purront faire et overer ornamentz de Seinte Efglife, de cupre et de laton et les fuiforrer et fuifargenter; parainfi toutesfoitz qen la pie, ou en autre partie de chefcun ornament enfi affaire, foit la cupre ou laton plain, a fyn qe homme purra veier dont la chose est faite, pur eschuir la deceit avauntdite.

CA P. XIV.

For recording the Proceedings on Fines, in the Common
Pleas.

A LSO, Whereas many Feet of Fines of Lands and Tenements within the Realm of England, remaining in the King's Treafury, and the Notes of fuch Fines remaining in the common Bench, have been before this Time imbefilled, and other Feet and Notes of Fines falfly counterfeit and put in their Places, by Deceit and Collufion of fome, whereby many People of the Realm have been greatly endamaged before this Time, and may be difTo guard against herited in the Time to come; it is ordained and established, That all the Writs of Covenant, and all other Writs whereupon Fines fhall be levied in Time to come, with the Writs of Dedimus poteftatem, if any be, with all the Acknowledgments and Notes of the fame, before that they be taken out of the common Bench by the Cyrographer, fhall be inrolled in a Roll, to be of Record for ever, to remain in the fafe Cultody of the chief Clerk of the common Bench, and of his Succeffors, for the old Fee of Twenty-twa Pence, accustomed to be paid to the chief Clerk, for the entering of the Concord of every Fine, without paying any more; to the thereof, fhall be intent that if the Notes in the Cuftody of the Cyrographer, or the Fines, be imbefilled, Recourfe may be had to the faid Roll to have Execution thereof, as should be had if the Fines were not imbefilled.

of Fines,
all Writs of

Covenante, and
Dedimus

poteftatem,

and all

Acknowledgements of Fines and Notes

inrolled of

Record in the
Common Ple is,

Extended to

Fines previously levied.

[But as to this, Jee printed

Rot. Parl.

6 H. 4. mu.60

And that all the Writs of Covenant, and all other Writs, whereupon Fines have been levied in Times past, shall be also of Record: And moreover, concerning all the Fines that were now late im befilled in the Treafury of our Lord the King, by Perfons un

known, that if the Notes and Writs of Covenant of fuch Fines im]_befilled, remaining in the Cuftody of the Cyrographer, can be found, that then to the Party fhewing Part of the Fines imbefilled, fuch Notes and Writs of Covenant thall remain of Record, as far forth as the fame Fines should have been, if no imbefilling thereof had been made.