174 Stat, r, Anno duodecimo Edwardi II. A. D. 1 31 8. The Statute of York, made the Twentieth of O&ober, Anno 12 Ed w. II. Stat. 1. and Anno Dom. 1 318. " "SpORASMUCH as divers People of the Realm " K of England and Ireland have heretofore many " *- Times fuffered great Mifchiefs, Damages, and " Difherifons, by Reafon that in fome Cafes where the " Law failed, no Remedy was ordained ; (2) and alfo " forafmuch as fome Points of the Statutes heretofore " made had Need of Expofition : (3) Our Lord King " Edward, Son to King Edward, denting that full " Right be done to his People, at his Parliament holden " at York, the third Week after the Feaft of Saint Mi- " cbael, the Twelfth Year of his Reign, by the Allen t " of the,Prelates, Earls, Barcns, and the Commonalty " of his Realm there affembled, hath made, thefe Acts " and Statutes here following, the which he willeth to " be ftraitly obfervedin his faid Realm and Land." Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. m. 32. UR ceo qe plufurs gentz du Roialme dEn- gleterre & de la terre dlrlaunde unt einz ces houres foventefeth foffert mefchefs & defhe- ritefons par encheifon de ceo qe en afcun cas ou defaute de lei fuft remedie ne fuft ordene & auffint pur ceo qe afcuns pointz des eftatutz avant faitz avoient meftier defclariffement Noftre Seignour Is R.oi Edward fiz au Roi Edward defiraunt ple- nere dreit eftre faite a foil poeple a fon parlement a Everewyk as tres fimeignes de feint Michel Ian de fon regne dufzifme par affent des Prelatz Countes Barons & la communaute de fon reaume illoeqs af- femblez fift les eftabliffementz & les eftatutz qe fenfuent les queus il veut qe en le dit roialme & en la dite terre foient fermement tenutz. CAP. I. Tenants in Affife of Novel dijfeijin may make Atturnies. Pleading by Bailiffs. 'IRST, for divers Mifchiefs that have been be- V caufe Tenants in Affife of Novel dijjcijin might " not make Atturnies heretofore:" ' (2) it is agreed ' that the Tenants in Affife of Novel dijjeifm from ' henceforth may make Atturnies. "(3) Yet the King ' intendeth not hereby that the Tenants and Defen- ' dants in Affifes of Novel Dijfeijin fhould not plead by 4 Bailiffs, if they will, as they have ufcd to do hereto- ' fore.' FN primes pur diverfes mefchefs qe unt eftez de : . j ceo. qe les tenantz enaffifes.de Novele diffeifine ne poeint avant ces houres fere attorne Accorde eft qe les tenantz en brefs de Novele diffeifine defore puiflent fere attornez. Et nentent mie le Roi par tant qe les tenantz & les defendants en affifes de Novele diffeifine ne puiflent pleder par baillif com avant foleient fil voillent. 5 H.7.f.S. Fitz. Verdift, 39- Fitz. ProceTs, 15, 17, 14, 126, 141, hi, 181, 181, 1S5. Co. Lit. 6. Raft. 252. C A P. II, Procefs againft the Witneffes to prove a Deed denied. L S O it is agreed, That when a Deed, Releafe, Acquittance, or other Writing is denied in the King's Court, wherein Witneffes be named, Procefs fhall be awarded to caufe fuch Witneffes to appear, as before hath been ufed; fo that if none of them come at the great Diftrefs returned, or if ithe return- ed that they have nothing, or that they cannot be found, yet the taking of the Inqueft fhall not be de- ferred by the Abfence of fuch Witneffes. (2) And if the Witneffes do come in at' the great Diftrefs, and the Inqueft for fome Caufe remaineth untaken, the Witneffes that come in fhall have like Day given them as is afiigned for the taking of the Inqueft ; (3) at which Day, if the Witneffes do not appear, the Iftues that were firft returned upon them fhall be for- feit ; (4) and the taking of the Inqueft fhall not be deferred becaufe of their Abfence. (5) And for Ab- fence ofWitneftes dwelling within Franchifes, where the King's Writ original doth not an Inqueft fhall not be omitted.' lie, the taking of T enfement acorde eft qe qant C narte quite clamaunce aquitaunce ou autre efcrit feit de- dit en la Court le Roi en queus foient tefmoignes nomez feit proces fait de.fere venir les tefmoignes com- avant ad efte ufee iffint qe fll ne veignent a la grant deftrefce fur eus retourne ou qeretourne feit qi! nc unt rien ou ne font trovez qe adonk ne feit leffee la prife de lenquefte par abfence de tieux tef- moignes. Et fi les tefmoignes veignent par la grant deftrefce & lenquefte parafcune enchefon remaigue a prendre feit mefmele jour done a ecus tefmoignes qe iffint vendront qeft done a lenquefte prendre A queux jour fi tieux tefmoignes ne veignent foient lour iffues fur eus primes retournetz forfeetz & la prife de lenquefte ne remaigne par lour ab- fence. -Et pur abfence des tefmoignes qe- font des franchifes ou brief le Roi original rie court mie ne feit la prife de tiele enquefte leffe. . C A P. III. Inqueds and Juries touching Piea of Land fhall be taken by Nifi Prius. 13 Ed. 1. flat. 1 c. 30 AND where it is contained in a Statute made at Wejlminfler the Second Day of April, in the »7JSd. 1. Bat. 1. « j^i y ear Q f thc Reign of the K ; ng ^ s £ ather tha( . ET com il feit contenu en leftatut fait a Weftm' le fecund jour dAverill Ian du regne Edward pere noftre feignur le Roi qore eft vint feptime qe les
