CAP. XIV. An alt for reformation of jeofails. BE it enacted by the Queen's most excellent majesty, the This aft ex damus, &c. lords fpiritual and temporal, and the commons, in this tended to prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, writs of manThat if any verdict of twelve men or more shall be hereafter by 9 Ann. given in any action, fuit, bill, plaint or demand, in any court č. 20. f. 7. of record, the judgment thereupon fhall not be ftayed or re- After verdict verfed by reason of any default in form, or lack of form, given in a touching falfe Latin or variance from the register, or other de- court of record, there faults in form, in any writ original or judicial, count, decla- fhall be no stay ration, plaint, bill, fuit or demand, or for want of any writ of judgment, original or judicial, or by reason of any imperfect or infufficient or reverfing return of any sheriff or other officer, or for want of any warwant of form, rant of attorney, or by reason of any manner of default in procefs, falfe Latin, upon or after any aid prier or voucher, nor any fuch record or judg- variance, &c. ment after verdict to be given hereafter, fhall be reverfed for When an atany the defects or caufes aforefaid; any law, ftatute or ufage torney fhall to the contrary notwithstanding. thereof for deliver his warrant of record. 1 Bulft. 130, 152. 2 Bulst. 67. 3 Bulstr. 224, 228, 278, 301. Moor 402. pl. 535, 465. pl. 657. 1 Leon. 30, 175, 329. 2 Leon. 74. March 121. Savil 37, 130. 1 Roll. 22, 295, 338. 2 Roll. 124, 161, 168, 247, 255, 285, 382. Godbolt 107. pl. 127. Goldfb. 126, 188. Hob. 49, 64, 70. Jones 301. 5 Co. 35, 36, 37, 41. 8 Co. 163. Cro. El. 57. 339, 574. Cro. Jac. 188, 236, 674. Cro. Car. 92, 223, 278, 282, 295. Hob. 38. ftatute fhall II. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the au- To what thority aforefaid, That this act, or any thing therein contained, things this fhall not extend to any writ, declaration or fuit of appeal of not extend. felony or murder, nor to any indictment or presentment of felony, murder, treason or other matter, nor to any process upon any of them, nor to any writ, bill, action or information upon any popular or penal statute; any thing aforefaid to the contrary notwithstanding. III. Provided alfo, and be it enacted by the authority afore- When an atfaid, That all attornies in any fuit or action in any court of re- torney shall cord, fhall deliver in the warrant of attornies in fuch action enter his warrant of record. or fuit wherein they be named attornies, to be entered or filed 16 & 17 Car. 2. of record, in fuch manner and form as heretofore by the law c. 8. or ftatutes in that behalf made they should or ought to have 4&5 Ann.c.16. done, upon pain to forfeit ten pounds for every fuch offence: the one moiety thereof to be to the Queen's majefty, her heirs and fucceffors, and the other moiety to fuch officer or officers, to whom or in whofe office the fame warrant fhould be delivered, entered or filed, and to fuffer imprisonment by the difcretion of the juftices of the court for the time being, where any such default shall fortune to be had or made; the faid ten pounds to be recovered by action of debt, bill or information, in which no effoin, protection or wager of law fhall be allowed. 32 H. 8. c. 30. 2 & 3 Ed. 6. c. 32. 21 Jac. I. c. 13. CAP. goldsmith fhall fet his mark to his ware. Of what finenefs his wares of gold and filver thall be. CAP. XV. An alt for reformation of abuses in goldsmiths. WHE HERE certain evil-difpofed goldsmiths deceitfully do make and fell plate, and other gold and filver wares, to the great defrauding of her Majesty and her good fubjects: (2) For remedy whereof, be it enacted by the authority of this prefent parliament, That no goldfmith from the twentieth day of April next coming fhall work, fell, exchange or caufe to be wrought, fold or exchanged, any plate or other goldfmiths wares of gold, lefs in fineness than that of two and twenty carrects, and that he ufe no fother, amell or other ftuffings whatsoever, in any of their works, more than is necessary for the finishing the fame; (3) and that they take not above the rate of twelve-pence for the ounce of gold, befides the fashion, (more than the buyer fhall or may be allowed for the fame at the Queen's exchange or mint) upon pain to forfeit the value of the thing so sold or exThe fineness changed: (4) and that from the faid twentieth day of April no of filver plate, goldfmith thall make, fell or exchange in any place within this and what the realm, any plate or goldsmiths wares of filver, lefs in fineness goldfmith hall take more than that of eleven ounces twopeny weight; (5) nor take above than the buyer the rate of twelve pence for every pound weight of plate or wares fhall have for of filver, befides the fashion, more than the buyer fhall or it at the mint. may be allowed for the fame at the Queen's exchange or Enforced by 6 Geo. 1. c. 11. mint; (6) nor put to fale, exchange or fell any plate or goldfmiths work of filver, before he has fet his own mark to fo much thereof as conveniently may bear the fame; (7) upon pain to forfeit the value of the thing fo fold or exchanged. (8) And if any goldfmith fhall make any goldsmiths work or plate, and the fame after the faid twentieth day of April fhall be touched, marked and allowed for good, by the wardens or mafters of that mystery, and if in the fame there fhall be found any falfhood or deceit; then The penalty the wardens and corporation of that mystery for the time beif talihood be ing, fhall forfeit and pay the value of the thing fo exchanged or found in plate, fold; (9) the one moiety of all which forfeitures fhall be to the ufe of the Queen's majefty, and the other moiety to the use of fuch party grieved and fustaining lofs thereby, as will fue for the fame in any court of record, by action, bill, plaint, information or otherwife, wherein no effoin, protection or wager of law fhall be admitted for the defendant. 1. 3. 37 Ed. 3. c. 7. 2 H. 6. c. 14. or work marked by the wardens of the gold fmiths. 17 Ed. 4. c. I. CAP. XVI. Perfons dwelling in the counties of Somerfet, Gloucester and Wilts, out of corporate towns, may make clothes, notwithstanding the ftatute of 4 & 5 P. & M. c. 5. &c. Repealed by 21 Jac. 1. c. 28. f. 11. The morrow after the quarter-feffions holden next after Easter in Kent, the wardens and commonalty of the lands contributory to Rochefter bridge fhall for ever affemble at the caftle of Rochester, and there elect by the most voices, two perfons of the fame commonalty to be wardens of the fame bridge, and twelve persons of the fame commonalty to be affiftants to the said two wardens, for one year after the feast of Pentecoft then following. following: and the two wardens fo chofen fhall do their endeavour that year to benefit the faid bridge; and fhall receive the fines, rents and revenues of the lands belonging to the bridge, and of all contribution money payable to the use of the fame bridge, and fhall answer and pay out of the fame as cause shall require. The new wardens fhall be bound to the former wardens to make an account. The old wardens shall account the Thursday in Whitfun week. The wardens and assistants shall fubfcribe to all leases made of the bridges lands; which leases shall be made but of fuch effect as tenant in tail may do by the ftatute of 32 H. 8. c. 28. and for no fines. And every seven years there fhall be made a terrar of the lands leafed. No owners or tenants of lands contributory Altered by to the maintenance of the faid bridge, fhall be affeffed to pay towards 1 Annæ, ft. 1. the maintenance thereof, but only when the rents or profits of the lands belonging to the same be not sufficient. CAP. XVIII. The county of Gloucester and the county of Monmouth shall stand for ever chargeable for the maintenance, repairing and new-making of Chepflow-Bridge, as often as need fhall require, viz. either of them for fuch part and moiety as lieth in the middle of the ftream of the water of Wye, on the fides of the lordships of Chepflow and Tydenham: and for the affeffment, collection and employing of the money thereupon to be spent, fuch order shall be obferved as is appointed by the ftatute of 22 H. 8. c. 5. REP. 3 Jac. 1. c. 23. and other provifions made relating hereto. CAP. XIX. Every perfon which shall be immediate owner, landlord or terre-tenant of any houfe, lands or tenements within the city of Chichester, in feefimple, fee-tail, for life or years, fhall from time to time, or by the affignment of the mayor of the city, caufe to be paved with good paving-ftones, along, from and against his house, lands, &c. adjoining to the street, fo much of the faid Itreet as in length to the chanel, upon pain of forfeiture of three fhillings four-pence for every yard fquare not paved. The leffees for years, or at will, may defaulk fo much of their lord's rent as they shall bestow in such paving, unless they shall otherwife covenant. CAP. XX. An act for the repairing and amending of the bridges and highways near unto the city of Oxford. c. 18. f. 14, z&3Ph.&M. C.15. Orafmuch as your Highness's univerfity and city of Oxford hath received from your Highness, and your noble progenitors, great privileges and prerogatives, as alfo the inhabitants and dwellers within the compass and precinct of five miles thereunto adjoining, as chiefly by a ftatute made in the fecond and third year of King Philip and Queen Mary, intituled, An act that no purveyor fhall take any grain corn or other victual within the compass or precinct of five miles of the faid city: and in the thirteenth year of your Majesty's reign 13 El. c. 21. hath been renewed and enlarged: (2) by means whereof the inhabitants aforefaid, not only to themfelves, but to their pofterity, by the markets of your faid city, is like to reap much gain, profit, commodity and advantage, by utterance of their corn, grain and victual: faving that the ways, bridges and paffages leading from your Highness manors, and other places of this realm, to your Highness's city, (being for the moft part water-works) within these two years, by force of waters are fo decayed, faln down and impaired, that your Highness and subjects, with your and their carriage, travelling that way, as others travelling out of all parts of this realm, are much annoyed and in cumbred, The ways cumbred, and the inhabitants there are not able without great danger, to near Oxford travel or repair unto the faid city, or bring to the markets their corn, decayed, and the inhabi- grain, victual or other neceffaries, to the great hurt of the faid city, as tants not able dearth like to enfue within the univerfity and city, &c. to repair them. They that have land, meadow or pasture in occupation next to Oxford, fhall be charged towards the repair of the ways there. El. c. 7. Inhabitants within five miles of Oxford having one yard-land, &c. fhall pay four-pence, only &c. 35 f. 26. The cottager and labourer's charge. The forfeitures of them who make default. Digging of gravel, fand, rubbish or stone in other men's grounds. 2 & 3 Ph. & M. c. 8. Diftrefs for default of payment of the forfeiture. Continued by 3 Car. 1. c. 4. 16 Car. 1. c. 4. CAP. XXI. It fhall be lawful for every person to buy and fell within the borough of New Woodflock, in the county of Oxford, all manner of wools and yarns brought into the faid borough, upon the ufual market and fair days, and the fame to use and employ to their best profit. CAP. XXII. The confirmation of a fubfidy of fix fhillings in the pound, granted to the CAP. XXIII. Three fifteenths and tenths, and one fubfidy granted to the Queen by the A confirmation by parliament of the Queen's free and general pardon. A Anno vicefimo tertio Regina Elizabethæ. T this prefent feffion of parliament by prorogation holden at Westminster the fixteenth day of January in the three and twentieth year of the reign of our most gracious Sovereign lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God, of England, France and Ireland, Queen, defender of the faith, &c. and there continued until the eighteenth of March following: To the high pleasure of Almighty God, and weal publick of this realm, were enacted as followeth. CAP. I. An act to retain the Queen's majesty's fubjects in their due obedience. WH WHERE fithence the ftatute made in the thirteenth year of the reign of the Queen our fovereign lady, intituled, An act against the bringing in, and putting in execution of bulls, writings and inftruments, and other fuperftitious things from the fee of Rome, divers evil-affected perfons have practifed, contrary to the meaning of the faid ftatute, by other means than by bulls or infruments written or printed, to withdraw divers the Queen's majefty's fubjects from their natural obedience to her Majefly, to obey "the faid ufurped authority of Rome, and in respect of the fame to per ། perfwade great numbers to withdraw their due obedience from her Majefty's laws, established for the due fervice of Almighty God. I II. For reformation whereof, and to declare the true mean- Treafon to ing of the faid law, be it declared and enacted by the authority withdraw any of this prefent parliament, That all perfons whatsoever, which from the rehave or fhall have, or fhall pretend to have power, or shall by blished to the ligion eftaany ways or means put in practice to abfolve, perfwade or Romish rewithdraw any of the Queen's majesty's fubjects, or any within ligion. her Highness realms and dominions, from their natural obe- Leon, 239. dience to her Majefty: (2) or to withdraw them for that intent from the religion now by her Highness authority established within her Highness dominions, to the Romish religion, (3) or to move them or any of them to promise any obedience to any pretended authority of the fee of Rome, or of any other prince, state or potentate, to be had or ufed within her dominions, (4) or fhall do any overt act to that intent or purpose; and every of them shall be to all intents adjudged to be traitors, and being thereof lawfully convicted fhall have judgment, fuffer and forfeit, as in case of high treason. (5) And if any person fhall It shall be after the end of this feffion of parliament, by any means be treafon to be willingly abfolved or withdrawn as aforefaid, or willingly be withdrawn to reconciled, or fhall promise any obedience to any fuch pre- the Romish tended authority, prince, ftate or potentate, as is aforefaid, that religion. then every fuch perfon, their procurers and counsellors thereunto, being thereof lawfully convicted, fhall be taken, tried and judged, and fhall fuffer and forfeit, as in cafes of high treason. reconciled or maintainers III. And be it likewife enacted and declared, That all and The penalty every perfon and perfons that fhall wittingly be aiders or of aiders, maintainers of fuch perfons fo offending as is above expressed, and conceal-] or any of them, knowing the fame, or which fhall conceal ers. any offence as aforefaid, and fhall not within twenty days at the furtheft, after such persons knowledge of fuch offence, difclose the fame to fome juftice of peace or other higher officer, shall be taken, tried and judged, and shall suffer and forfeit, as offenders in mifprifion of treason. mafs. IV. And be it likewife enacted, That every perfon which The forfeiture fhall fay or fing mafs, being thereof lawfully convicted, fhall for faying or forfeit the fum of two hundred marks, and be committed to hearing of prison in the next gaol, there to remain by the space of one year, and from thenceforth till he have paid the said fum of two hundred marks: (2) and that every person which shall willingly hear mass, shall forfeit the fum of one hundred marks, and fuffer imprisonment for a year. of a month, V. Be it alfo further enacted by the authority aforefaid, The penalty That every person above the age of fixteen years, which fhall of not coming not repair to fome church, chapel or ufual place of common to the church prayer but forbear the fame, contrary to the tenor of a ftatute by the space made in the first year of her Majefty's reign, for uniformity of according common prayer, and being thereof lawfully convicted, fhall to the ftat. forfeit to the Queen's majefty for every month, after the end of 1 Eliz. c. z. this feffion of parliament, which he or the fhall fo forbear, The King may Seize two twenty I |