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ever, from and after the feaft of All Saints then next enfuing the faid parliament, fhould utterly ceafe and be determined.

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By the ftat. of II. It was enacted, That after the faid feast of All Saints, every 27 H. 8. c. 26. lay and temporal person then being a lord marcher, should have the marcher tem- moiety or half of every forfeiture of all and every common mainporal in Wales prife, recognisance for the peace or appearance, forfeited by any of hall have the their tenants inhabiting within any of their lordships marchers, (2) moiety of the and they to be paid the fame moiety or half by the hands of the fheriff of every of the counties where fuch forfeiture shall be, if the Sheriff can levy the fame; (3) and the faid sheriff to accompt to our faid late fovereign lord the King, for the other half or moiety, in fuch exchequer as they be accomptant:

forfeiture of his tenant.

III. And further, it was enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all and every lay and temporal perfon or perfons, then being lords marchers, and having any lordships marchers or lordships royal, should from and after the faid feast of All Saints, have all fuch mifes and profits of their tenants, as they have had, or used to have, at their first entry into their lands in times paft: (2) And also should have, bold and keep within the precinct of their lordships, courts baron, courts leet and lawdays, and all and every thing to the faid courts belonging; (3) and alfo fhould have within the precinct of their faid lordships or lawday, waife, ftraife, infang-thefe, oufang-thefe, treafure-trove, deodands, goods and chattels of felons, and of perfons condemned or outlawed of felony or murder, put in exigent for felony or murder, and alfo wreck de mere, wharfage and cuftoms of frangers, as they have had in times paft, and as though fuch privileges were granted unto them by point of charter; any thing in that act to the contrary notwithstanding, as in the faid act of parliament more at large it may appear:

IV. And forafmuch as bishops and other ecclefiaftical perfons being lords marchers, having the like liberties, cafualties, profits and commodities, within their lordships marchers, and lordships royal, within the faid dominion or principality of Wales, were not provided for by the exprefs letter of the faid ftatute, in like fort as the lay and temporal lords marchers were, but rather of purpose, as it should feem, forgotten and left out of the faid act, against all reafon and good equity: (2) And forafmuch alfo as the heirs and fucceffors of the lay and temporal lords marchers then being, were not provided for by the limitation and exprefs words of the faid act, as well as their ancestors and predeceffors were, as reafon would they should have been:

V. It may please your Majefties of your most gracious favours and benignity, at the humble fuit and fupplication of your faid faithful fubjects, the lords marchers that now are in the said dominion of Wales, both fpiritual and temporal, to grant that it may by the affent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and the commons in this prefent parliament affembled, Be ordained, eftablished, and enacted by the authority of this prefent parliament What forfei- affembled, That as well your faid fpiritual and ecclefiaftical subtures and be- jects, lords marchers, now having lordships marchers or lordlords march- fhips royal in Wales aforefaid, and their fucceffors, and the fucers, both fpi- ceffors of every of them, as alfo the heirs and fucceffors of the

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lords temporal marchers that then were, or now be, and the ritual and heirs and fucceffors, of every of them, being or which hereafter temporal in fhall be lords marchers, within their lordships marchers and have of their Wales, fhall lordships royal in the dominion or principality of Wales, fhall tenants. have and enjoy to them, and to their heirs and fucceffors re- Co. pla. fol. fpectively and feverally for ever, the moiety and half of every 550. forfeiture of all and every common mainprise, recognisance for the peace or appearance, forfeited by any their tenants inhabiting within any of their lordships marchers or lordships royal; (2) and they to be paid the fame moiety or half by the hands of the fheriff of the county for the time being, after fuch form and fort as the faid lay or temporal lords marchers have been or ought to have been paid the fame, by force of the said sta

tute :

franchises of

VI. And further, fhall have all fuch mifes and profits of their The mifes, tenants, as the lords marchers, fpiritual or temporal, refpec- profits, liber. tively or feverally had or ufed to have at their firft entry into ties and their lands in times paft before the making of the said act or sta- lords marchers tute: (2) And alfo fhall have, hold and keep within the pre- reformed. cinct of their faid lordships all fuch courts-baron, courts-leet and lawdays, and all and every thing and things to the fame courts belonging: (3) And alfo fhall have within the precinct of their faid feveral lordships or lawdays, all fuch waife, ftraife, infang-thefe, outfang-thefe, treafure-trove, deodands, goods and chattels of felons, and of perfons condemned or outlawed of felony or murder, put in exigent for felony or murder, and also all fuch wreck de mere, wharfage, and customs of ftrangers, as the lords marchers fpiritual and temporal refpectively and severally had and used in times past, before the making of the said statute.

CAP. XVI.

The ftatutes made anno 22 H. 8. c. 7. 23 H. 8. c. 3 & 17. 24 H. 8. c. 9. 28 H. 8. c. 6, 8, 9. 31 H. 8. c. 7. 35 H. 8. c. 17. 37 H. 8. c. 23. 2 & 3 Ed. 6. c. 9. 3 & 4 Ed. 6. c. 19 & 21. 5 & 6 Ed. 6. c. 14. 7 Ed. 6. c. 11. 1 Mar. feff. 2. c. 12 & 13. revived, and made to continue until the laft day of the next parliament. EXP. 1 Eliz. c. 18.

CAP. XVII.

An act touching leafes hereafter to be made by certain fpi

ritual perfons.

WHERE in the parliament begun and bolden at Westminster So much of

the eighth day of June in the xxviij. year of the reign of the ftat. of 28 our late King of famous memory, Henry the Eighth, and there con- H. 8. c. 11. as tinued and kept until the diffolution of the fame parliament the concerneth the ratifying eighteenth day of July next following, one act entituled, An act for of a leafe made the reftitution of the firft-fruits in the time of vacation to the next by a fpiritual incumbent, was had and made, wherein are certain claufes for leafes perfon of his then made and to be made by fpiritual and ecclefiaftical perfons, to en- benefice to a dure and be in force for term of fix years, if the incumbents did re- lay man, for fome years affign their faid fpiritual promotions, or if the fame should otherwife ter the leffor's

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refignation or become void by the only act of the fame incumbents, as by the fame death, altered. act more at large may appear: (2) To the intent the parfons and vicars, and others having cure of fouls, may the better attend, and be the more vigilant in their miniftry and function;

The ftat. of

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II. Be it enacted by the King our fovereign lord, and by the 28 H. 8. c. 11. Queen our fovereign lady, with the affents of the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons, in this prefent parliament tend to leafes affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That as much of made by fpithe fame act as doth concern the making good of the said leases, ritual perfons. ne any claufe, fentence, provifion or article therein contained, fhall extend or be conftrued or adjudged to extend to any lease that shall be made by any parfon, vicar, or any other having any spiritual promotion after the feast of the purification of our Lady next coming. 13 El. c. 20. 14 El. c. 11.

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Anno fecundo & tertio Philippi & Mariæ.

CTS made at a parliament begun and bolden at Westminster the one and twentieth day of October in the fecond and third year of the reign of our most gracious fovereign lord and lady Philip and Mary, by the grace of God, King and Queen of England, France, Naples, Jerufalem and Ireland, defenders of the faith; princes of Spain and Sicily; archdukes of Austria; dukes of Milan, Burgundy and Brabant; counties of Hafpurg, Flanders, and Tyroll; and there continued and kept until the diffolution of the fame, being the ninth day of December then next enfuing, were enacted as followeth.

CAP. I.

Commissions fhall be awarded to certain perfons, to enquire what and how many caftles, fortreffes, villages, houfes and habitations, have been decayed within the counties of Northumberland, Westmorland, and the bishoprick of Durham, and by whom, and by what means, and how many are meet to be re-edified, and how many are fit to be made of new, and in what places; and what parts of the faid counties and bishopricks be apt to be inclosed, and converted to tillage, or other neceffary manurance; and what perfons be owners, lords, fermors and poffeffors of the fame, or claim any interest therein, and what estates they have; and thereupon to take fuch order for the re-edifying of fuch caftles, houses, &c. and for the new erecting of others, and for the inclofing of such parts as shall be thought convenient. EXP. & REP. 4 Jac. 1. c. 1.

CAP. II.

A confirmation of the ftatute of 4 H. 7. c. 19. touching maintaining of houfes of husbandry, and land convenient for the upholding of tillage. Commissions fhall be awarded to certain perfons to enquire, hear and determine all defaults and offences committed fince anno 20 H. 8. or hereafter to be committed contrary to the tenor of the faid ftatute of 4 H. 7. and the statute of 7 H. 8. c. 1. Which commissioners shall and may

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may bind by recognisance in good fums of money to the King and Queen's ufe, the perfons offending in any decays or defaults, for the reedifying of decayed houfes, for the converting of pafture into tillage again, and for the deftroying and diminishing of conies in a ground in or near any corn field, not being lawful warren. To endure to the last day of the next parliament.

CA P. III.

An alt for the keeping of milch kine, and for breeding and rearing of calves.

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Orafmuch as of late years a great number of perfons within this realm have laid their lands, farms and paftures to feeding of sheep, oxen, runts, fprubs, fteers and heifers, and fuch other like cattle, having no regard or care to breed and rear up young beafts and cattle, whereby is grown great fcarcity of cattle, and victual necessary for the fuftenance of divers forts of people within this realm, and more is like to be, if speedy remedy be not provided.

extend to

II. It is therefore by the authority of this prefent parliament By the flat. of enacted, That every perfon which from the feaft of the purifi- 7 Jac. 1. c. 8. cation of our Lady next enfuing, fhall keep or feed above the this flatute fhall number of fix fcore fhere theep for the most part of the year, grounds hereupon his or her feveral paftures, lands, feedings or farms apt after to be enor meet for milch kine, and wherein no other perfon hath at clofed. the making of this prefent act common for any cattle at any time of the year, fhall by authority of this act yearly so long as he fhall keep or feed the faid number of fix fcore there fheep, A cow shall be for every three fcore fhere fheep fo kept or fed, keep one milch kept for fixty cow, and fhall breed and rear up yearly for every fix fcore fhere theep, and a fheep fo kept as is aforefaid, one calf; (2) upon pain of forfeiture for every month that any fuch perfon fhall not for every three score fhere fheep as is aforefaid, keep and feed one milch cow, xx, s. for every cow fo not kept: (3) And for lack of: rearing and breeding of one calf for every fix score there sheep, to forfeit likewife xx. s. for every calf fo not reared and fed.

calf reared

for 120 fheep.

two kine a

III. And that every perfon which after the aforefaid feaft of A milch cow the purification of our Lady, upon his or her feveral paftures as fhall be kept afore is faid, fhall keep or feed above the number of twenty for ten beaits oxen, runts, fhrubs, fteers, heifers or kine, fhall by authority fed, and for of this act, for every ten beats of the faid forts fo kept and calf reared. fed, keep and nourish one milch cow, and breed, rear and waine yearly, and keep for one whole year, one calf for every two milch kine so charged to be kept, upon the feveral pains and forfeitures afore rehearfed, except the faid calf or calves fhall chance to die within the faid year, without covin or fraud thereto added; (2) the one half of which faid forfeitures shall be to the use of our faid fovereign lord and lady the King and Queen's majesties; and the other half to the use of the party that within one year after the offence committed will fue for the fame in any of the King and Queen's majefties courts of record, or before the juftices of peace in the fame fhire where any fuch cause of forfeiture fhall be had, at the general feffions (who by

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authority of this act fhall have power to hear and determine the faid offences) by bill, information, presentment, action of debt or detinue; in which action, or fuit no effoin, protection, wager of law or licence to the contrary fhall be allowed.

IV. Provided always, That this act, nor any clause thereof, shall be extended to bind any person to keep milch kine, nor yet to breed or rear up calves, as afore is expreffed, for such Theep or other beafts as the fame perfons fhall keep or feed, to the intent only to be spent in his or their houfe or houses, without fraud or covin. (2) This act to endure only unto the end of feven years next following the feast of the Purification of our Lady aforefaid, and from thence to the end of the par7 Jac. 1. c. 8. liament then next following. Made perpetual by 13 El. c. 25.

EXP.

CAP. IV. ANY

The payment of the first-fruits of spiritual livings to the Queen fhall ceafe. The yearly tenths heretofore paid to the Queen by the statute of 26 H. 8. c. 3. fhall be employed to other godly ufes. Parfonages impropriate, tithes, glebe lands, and other ecclefiaftical livings, renounced by the Queen. But this act thall not extend to tenths reserved upon letters patents. Rep. 1 Eliz. c. 4.

CAP. V.

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The statute of 22 H. 8. c. 12. and 3 & 4 Ed. 6. c. 16. concerning beggars, vagabonds and idle persons, shall be put in execution. Relief for the aged and impotent poor of every parish, shall be gathered weekly of the charitable devotion of the inhabitants. A remedy where a parish is not able to relieve the poor therein, and where a town furcharged with poor ftandeth in or near two counties: and where there be feveral parishes in a city, borough or town. A poor man licenced to beg, fhall wear a badge on his breast and back openly. To endure to the end of the firft feffion of the next parliament.

CAP. VI.

12Car.2.c.24. An act against the exceffive taking of the King and Queen's majefties purveyors. Purveyors taking contrary to order fhall be punished. Great annoyance done by the King's purveyors. No commiffion fhall continue above fix months. The county fhall be named where things fhall be taken. The proportion and number of things taken. Blanks in parchment for every county where any thing fhall be provided. The conftable's name fubfcribed. The purveyor fhall make a docket of all things by him taken. Dockets fhall be delivered to the justices of peace. Former ftatutes provided for purveyors fhall be observed. Statutes provided for purveyors fhall extend to their deputies. The purveyor's commiffion shall be written in English.

Further provifions relating hereto, 31 El. c. 12.

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ner horfes fhall be fold in fairs or markets.

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CAP. VII.

An act against the buying of ftolen borfes.

Orafmuch as stolen borfes, mares and geldings, by thieves and their confederates, be for the most part fold, exchanged, given or put away in houses, ftables, back-fides and other fecret and privy places of markets and fairs, and the toll alfo privily paid for the fame, whereby the true owners thereof, being not able to try the falfhood and covin betwixt the buyer and feller of fuch horse, mare or gelding, is by the common law of this realm without remedy:

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