Cap. 4. Againft imbezilling of armour, habiliments of war, and victual. Cap. 5. Concerning informers. Cap. 6. Against abuses in election of fcholars, and prefentation to benefices. Cap. 7. Against erecting and maintaining of cottages. Cap. 8. For the true gauging of vesfels brought from beyond the feas, converted by brewers for the utterance and fale of ale and beer. Cap. 9. For writs upon proclamations and exigents, to be current within the county palatine of Durham. Cap. 1o. For the continuance and perfecting of divers ftatutes. Cap. 11. For explanation or declaration of the ftatute of octavo Regis Henrici Sexti, concerning forcible entries, the indictments thereupon found. Cap. 12. To avoid horfe-ftealing. Cap. 13. For reviving and enlarging of a ftatute made in the twentythird year of her Majefty's reign, for repairing of Dover haven. Cap. 14. For confirmation of the fubfidies of the clergy. Cap. 15. For the granting of four fifteens and tenths, and two entire fubfidies, to our moft gracious fovereign. lady the Queen's moft excellent majefty. Cap. 16. For the Queen's majefty's moft gracious, general, and free pardon. Private Alts. Anno 31 Elizabetha. 1. An act for the prefervation of the haven of Orford. 2. An act for the naturalizing of the daughter of Ralph Elking, gentleman, wife of Richard Lambert. 3. An act for the affurance of the jointure of Anne the wife of Henry Nevill. 4. An act concerning the almfhoufe at Lamberne in Berkshire. Cap. 2. For the reftraining of popifh recufants to fome certain places of abode. Gap. 3. For explanation of a statute made in the thirty-fourth year of King Henry the Eighth, as well touching grants made to his Majefty, as for confirmation of letters patents made by his Highnefs to others. Cap. 4. For the neceffary relief of fol diers and mariners. Cap. 5. For explanation and confir mation of the Queen's majesty's title to the lands and tenements, late Sir Francis Englefield's, knight, attainted of high treafon. Cap. 6. Against converting of great houfes into feveral tenements, and for restraint of inmates and inclofures, in and near about the city of London and Westminster. Cap. 7. For the reviving, continuance, explanation and perfecting of divers ftatutes. Cap. 8. For the avoiding of deceit ufed in making and felling of twice laid cordage, and for the better preferving of the navy of this realm. Cap. 9. Touching the breadth of plunkets, azures and blues, and other other coloured cloths, made within the county of Somerset, and elfewhere of like making. Cap. 10. For the reformation of fundry abufes in cloths, called Devonshire kerfies of dozens, according to a proclamation of the thirtyfourth year of the Queen's majefty's reign. Cap. 11. For the bringing in of clapboard from the parts of beyond the feas, and the restraining of tranfporting of wine cafks, for the fparing and preserving of timber within this realin. Cap. 12. For confirmation of the fubfidies of the clergy. Cap. 13. For the grant of three intire fubfidies, and fix fifteens and tenth, granted by the temporalty. Cap. 14. For the Queen's majesty's moft gracious, free, and general pardon. Private As. Anno 35 Elizabetha. I: An act for the confirmation of letters patents to the mayor, fheriffs, citizens and commonalty of the city of Lincoln. 2. An act that the late fcite of the diffolved houfe of the Gray Fryers in or near Cambridge may be fold, or lett in fee-farme, or otherwife, for the erection of a new college in the univerfity of Cambridge. 3. An act for the better affurance of the jointure of the lady Margaret countess of Cumberland. 4. An act concerning the lands of Henry late lord Abergavenny deceafed. 5. An act to enable William lord Vauxe lord Harrowden, to fell certain manors, for payment of his 10. An act for the bringing in of a fresh stream into the town of Stonehowfe in the county of Devon. II. An act that Lifle Cave, Thomas Andrews, and Edmond Hafleridg, fhall enjoy certain lands which were the lands of William Raven, gentleman, fervant to Robert Taylor, one of her Majesty's tellers in the receipt of her exchequer, towards the fatisfaction of fome debts due to her Majesty. 12. An act touching power and liberty to repeal certain ufes of a deed tripartite herein mentioned, of and in the manors, lands and tenements of Anthony Cook of Rumford, efquire. 13. An act for the naturalizing of certain Englifhmens children born beyond the feas. END of the TABLE. THE STATUTES at Large, &c. Anno primo MARIE, feffio prima. ACTS made in the parliament begun and holden at Westminster the fifth day of October in the first year of the reign of our most gracious fovereign lady Mary, by the grace of God Queen of England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, and of the church of England, and alfo of Ireland, in earth the fupream head, and there continued to the one and twentieth day of the fame month; that is to fay, in the first feffion of the same parliament, as followeth. CAP. I. An alt repealing and taking away certain treafons, felonies and cafes of premunire. Orafmuch as the state of every King, ruler and governor of any The state of a realm, dominion or commonalty, ftandeth and confifteth more King ftandeth more affuredly affured by the love and favour of the fubject toward their fovereign ruler and governor, than in the dread and fear of laws made with his fubjects by the love of rigorous pains and extreme punishment for not obeying of their fo- than in fear of vereign ruler and governor : (2) and laws alfo justly made for the laws. prefervation of the commonweal, without extreme punishment or great penalty, are more often for the most part obeyed and kept, than laws and ftatutes made with great and extreme punishments, and in fpecial fuch laws and ftatutes fo made, whereby not only the ignorant and rude unlearned people, but also learned and expert people, minding honesty, are often and many times trapped and fnared, yea many times for words only, without other fact or deed done or perpetrated: II. The Queen's most excellent Majefty, calling to remembrance that many, as well honourable and noble perfons, as other of good reputation within this her Grace's realm of England, have of late (for words only, without other opinion, fact or deed) fuffered fhameful death not accustomed to nobles; her Highness therefore of her accustomed clemency and mercy, minding to avoid and put away the occafion and caufe of like chances hereafter to enfue, trusting her loving fubjects will, for her clemency to them fhewed, love, ferve, and obey her Grace the more heartily and faithfully, than for dread or fear of VOL. VI. B pains No act or of C. 2. pains of body, is contented and pleafed that the feverity of fuch like extreme, dangerous and painful laws, fhall be abolished, annulled and made fruftrate and void. III. Be it therefore ordained and enacted by the Queen our fence shall be fovereign lady, with the affent of the lords fpiritual and temtreafon, petty poral, and of the commons, in this prefent parliament affemtreafon or mif- bled, and by the authority of the fame, That from henceforth prision, but fuch as be de- none act, deed or offence, being by act of parliament or statute clared by the made treason, petty treafon or mifprifion of treason, by words, ftat. of 25 writing, ciphering, deeds or otherwise whatsoever, shall be Ed. 3. ftat. 5. taken, had, deemed or adjudged to be high treafon, petty treafon or misprifion of treason, but only fuch as be declared and expreffed to be treason, petty treason or misprifion of treafon, in or by the act of parliament or statute made in the xxv. year of the reign of the most noble King of famous memory, King Edward the Third, touching or concerning treafon or the declarations of treafons, and none other; (2) nor that any pains of death, penalty or forfeiture in any wife enfue or be to any offender or offenders, for the doing or committing any treason, petty treason or misprifion of treason, other than fuch as be in the faid estatute made in the said xxv. year of the reign of the faid King Edward the Third, ordained and provided; any act or acts of parliament, ftatute or ftatutes, had or made at any time heretofore, or after the faid xxv. year of the reign of the faid late King Edward the Third, or any other declaration or matter to the contrary in any wife notwithstanding. nefit of this ftatute. Certain perIV. Provided always, and be it ordained and enacted by the fons exempted authority aforefaid, That this act of parliament, or any thing out of the be- therein mentioned, fhall not in any wife extend to give any manner of benefit, advantage or commodity to any person or perfons, being the laft day of September laft paft arrested or imprisoned for treason, petty treason or mifprifion of treason, or to any perfon or perfons heretofore being indicted of treason, petty treafon or mifprifion of treafon, or being outlawed or attainted of treason, petty, treason or misprision of treason, before the said laft day of September last past, or being commanded to keep his or their house or houses, or other mens houses, or otherwife excepted out of the Queen's highness most gracious pardon given the day of her coronation, but that they and every of them, for any the offences before mentioned perpetrated, committed or done by them or any of them, before the faid last day of September, fhall fuffer fuch pains of death, loffes and forfeitures of lands and goods, as in cafes of treason, as though this act had never been had ne made; any thing in this act to the contrary in any wife notwithstanding. All offences or in the cafe of premunire, fince anno par V. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority made felony aforefaid, That all offences made felony, or limited or appointed to be within the case of premunire, by any act or acts of liament, ftatute or ftatutes, made fithence the first day of the first year of the reign of the late King of famous memory, King Henry the Eighth, not being felony before, nor within the cafe 1 H. 8. repealed. 2 of of premunire, and also all and every branch, article and clause mentioned or in any wife declared in any of the same eftatutes, concerning the making of any offence or offences to be felony, or within the cafe of premunire, not being felony nor within the cafe of premunire before, and all pains and forfeitures concerning the fame, or any of them, thall from henceforth be repealed, and utterly void and of none effect. A Anno primo Mariæ, feffio fecunda. CTS made in the fecond and laft feffion of this prefent parliament, bolden upon prorogation at Westminster the four and twentieth day of October in the first year of the reign of our most gracious fovereign lady Mary, by the grace of God, Queen of England, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, and in earth fupreme head of the church of England and of Ireland, and there continued to the dif folution of the fame, being the fixth day of December then next enfuing, as followeth. CAP. I. An alt declaring the Queen's highness to have been born in a moft just and lawful matrimony; and also repealing all acts of parliament and fentence of divorce had or made to the contrary. For for ever extinguished. be Orasmuch as truth (being of her own nature of a most excellent Truth may virtue, efficacy, force, and working) cannot but by process of fuppreffed for time break out and fhew herself, howsoever for a while fhe may by the a time, but not iniquity and frailty of man be suppressed and kept clofe: and being revealed and manifefted, ought to be embraced, acknowledged, confeffed, and profeffed in all cafes, and matters whatsoever, and whomsoever they touch or concern, without respect of persons, but in fuch cafes and matters fpecially, as whereby the glory and honour of God in beaven (who is the author of truth, and truth itself) is to be fpecially fet forth, and whereby alfo the honour, dignity, furety, and prefervation of the prince, and the ruler under God in earth, dependeth, and the welfare, profit, and special benefit of the universal people and body of a realm is to be continued and maintained: II. We your Highness moft loving, faithful, and obedient fubjects, understanding the very truth of the fate of matrimony between the two moft excellent princes of most worthy memory, King Henry the Eighth and Queen Katherine, his loving, godly, and lawful wife, your Highness lawful father and mother, cannot but think ourselves moft bounden, both by our duty of allegiance to your Majefty, and of confcience towards God, to fhew unto your Highness, firft, how that the fame matrimony, being contracted, folemnized and cenfummated, by B 2 the |