A. D. 1300. Anno vicefimo odtavo Edwardi I. Stat. 3. 141 CAP. II. None fhall take Prifes, but the King's Purveyors and their Deputies. Ex Rot. inTurr. Lond. EMprimechief pur ceo qe une grant grevance eft en ceft Roiaume e damage fanz noumbre de ceo que le Roi e fes miniftres de fa meignee au- fibieir les aliens come les denzeyns fount leur prifes la ou il paffenr. par mi le Roiaume e pernent les biens de gentz des clers e des lays fanz rien paer ou bien meins qe la value : Ordene eft qe de ci en avant nul ne preigne prifes par mi le Roiaume fors qe les parnours le Roi e fes purveours pur loftel le Roi. E qe ceus parnours le Roi e purveours pur foen Hoftel ne preignent riens fors qe pur meifme loftel. E des prifes quil ferront par mi les pais de manger ou de boyure e autres menuz neceffaires pur loftel qil fa- cent la paye ou gre a ceus des queus les chofes fer- ront prifes. E qe touz tieus parnours le Roi purveours ou achatours eient de ci en avant leur garant ovefqes eus du grant feal ou de petit feal le Roi contenant leur poer e les chofes dount il frount prifes ou pur- veance le quel garant il munftreront as ceus des quieus il frount la prife avant ceo qil enpreignent rien. E qe ceus parnours purveours ou achatours le Roi ne preignent plus qe bufoigne e mefter ne feit pur leRoi e foen hoftel e de fes enfantz. E qe riens ne preignent pur ceus qe font a gages ne purnul autre. E qil refpoignent en loftel e en la garderobe pleinement des totes leur prifes fans fere ailleours leur largefces ou liverees de chofe qe pur le Roi foit prife. E fi nul parnour de loftel le Roi par garant qil eit face prifes ou liverees en autre manere qe defus neft dit par pleinte fete al Senefchal e el Trefourer del hoftel le Roi foit la verite enquife. E fi de ceo feit atteint foit g:e meintenant fait au pleintif efoit hofte du fervife le Roi pur touz jours e demoerge en prifon a la volente le Roi. E fi nul face prifes fantz garant e lemport en- countre la volunte de celui a qi les biens font foit meintenant areftu par la villeou la prife ferra fete e mene a la procheine gaole e fi de ceo foit atteint foit la fait de lui come de larroun fi la quantite des biens le demande. E quant as prifes fere en feires e en bones villes e portz pur la grant garderobe le Roi eient les par- nours leur commun garant par le grant feal. E des chofes qil prendront eient la tefmoi: nance du feal du gardcin de la garderobe e des chofes iriint par eus prifes de noumbre de quantite e de la value foit faite dividende entre les parnours e les gardeins des feires Meire ou chiefs baillifs des villes e portz par la veue des marcharrtz des quieus les biens fer- roiitiflint pris. E riens ne lui fert fuSFeftxte plus " QEcondarily, Forafmuch as there is a great Griev- " i3 ance in this Realm, and Damage without Mea- " fure, for that the King and the Minifters of his " Houfe, as well of Aliens as Denizens, do make " great Prifes where they pafs through the Realm, " and take the Goods as well of Clerks as of Lay- " people, without paying therefore any thing, or elfe " much lefs than the Value:" ' II. It is ordained, That from henceforth none do No Purveyor*
- take any fuch Prifes within the Realm, but only the (hall take any
' King's Takers, and the Purveyors for his Houfe; Prifes but the 1 (2) and that the King's Takers and Purveyors of his Ki , n s' s > a « dth <7 ' Houfe mail take nothing, but only for his Houfe. l? y J° r h,s ' (3) And touching fuch Things as they (hall take in Confirmed by ' the Country, of Meat and Drink, ; nd fuch other 4 Ed. 3. c. 4. ' mean Things neceflary for the Houfe, they fhall pay ■<&'&& b 5 Ed « ' or make Agreement with them of whom the Things 3- c - 2 - ' fhall be taken. _ 10 Ed. s . fat... ' III. And that all the King's Takers, Purveyors, 25 Ed. 3. c. 1. ' or Catours, from henceforth fhall have their War- ' rant with them, under the King's great or petty Seal, • declaring their Authority, and the Things whereof ' they have Power to make Prife or Purveyance ; (2) Payors flail ' the which Warrant they fhall fhew unto them whole ^ ^^*" 4 Goods they take, before they take any Thing. ; r , ' ' IV. And that thofe Takers, Purveyors, or Catours 36 Ed. 3. c. t. ' for the King, fhall take no more than is needful or Purveyors fhall ' meet to be ufed for the King, his Houfhold, and his ta u ke "° m T e , ' Children. ^ iz%ZT*™' ' V. And that they fhall not take any Thing for ah Purveyance ' them that be in Wages, nor for any other. taken away. ' VI. And that they fhall make full Anfwer in the B "'f ec ' 3 c »- 2. ' King's Houfe, or in the Wardrobe, for all Things-^ 1, /• *:/ w ' taken by them, without making their Largeffes any f . 3 zo- !^ i; ^,' *" ' other where, or Liveries, of fuch Things as they fuffe'nd ihejaid ' have taken for the King. ii Car. 2. in ' VII. And if any Taker for the King's Houfe, by f avmr <f tkc ' reafon of his Warrant, make any Prife or Livery, 2d'o7?btNav ' otherwife than before is mentioned, upon Complaint ^dordnltic™* ' made to the Steward, and to the Treafurer of the And fihwifefse ' King's Houfe, the Truth fhall be enquired. (2) And tbeyedrly Mutiny ' if he be attainted thereof, he {hall forthwith make ■"**'■ ' Agreement with the Party, and {hall be put out of ' the King's Service for ever, and fhall remain in Pri- ' fon at the King's Pleafure. ' VIII. And if any make Prife without Warrant, Taking without ' and carry it away againft the Will of the Owner, he Warrant Fe- ' fhall immediately be arrefted by the Town where the ion !f- ' Prife was made, and fhall be committed to the next ' Gaol; (2) and if he be attainted thereupon, it fhall ' be done unto him as unto a Felon, if the Quantity of ' the Goods do fo require. ' IX. And concerning Prifes made in Fairs, and Purveyances ' good Towns, and in Ports, for the King's great mada ,or the ' Wardrobe, the Takers fhall have their common War- ' rant under the Great Seal. ' X. And for the Things that they fhall take, it ' fhall be teftified under the Seal of the Keeper of the ' Wardrobe; (2) -md of thofe Things that they have ' taken, the Number of the Things, the (Quantity, ' and the Value, fhall be fpecifted in a Divkient made ' between th.2 Takers and the Keepers of Fairs, May- ' ors., or chief Bailiffs of Towns' and Ports, by the 1 View robe.
