184 Stat. 2. St. 12 Car, a. -C.-24. Anno decimo feptimo E d W A r d i H. A. D. 1 32 $ ' III. When a Villain fhall do Fealty unto his Lord, he fhall hold his Right Hand over the Book, and fhall fay thus : Hear you my Lord A. that IB. from this Day forth unto you fliall be true and faithful ', and Jhall ovje you Fealty for the Land that I hold of you in Vittenage^ and /hall be juftificd by you in Body and Goods. So help me God and all his Saints.' Cotton MS. Quant villein fra feaute a fon Seignur il tendra, fa main deftre outre le liver et dirra iffint. Ceo oiez vous mon feignur R. qe je W. vous ferrei foial 'et loial et foi vous porterei del tenement qe jeo de" vous tien en villenage et qe jeo vous ferrei jufticia- ble'du corps et de chateux fi moy eide Dieux et les Seints. Statutum De terris Tempi a riorum, made Anno 17 Edw. II. Stat. 3. and Anno Dom. 1324. See Appendix. Titz. Leer, 6. Jitz. Avowry, J 7, So. Dyer in. 33 ro. Leer, 39, 10 H. 6. 7. .4T Ed. 3. 26, 45 Ed 3- 9- J2 H. 7. 15.
- Nat in Orig,
f Not in Orig. % Not in Orig, 4 H. 6. 10, 22 EJ. 4. 22. II Not in Orir, The Statute for View of Frankpledge, made the. Eighteenth Tear of King Edward the Second, Anno Dom. 1325. Dyer 233. € H. 7 . 4. 11 H 7. 22. Ero. Leet, 43. Brii.toron. 175. Fitz. Avowry, IRST, you fhall fay unto us by the Oath that you have made, If all the Jurors that owe Suit to this Court be come, and which not.
- 2. And if 'all the chief Pledges or * their Dozeins
be come, as they ought to come, and which not. ' 3. And if all the Dozeins be in the Afiife of our Lord the King, and which not, and who received them. ' 4. And if there be any of the King's Villains fugi- tive dwelling otherwhere than in the King's Demeans, and of fuch as be within the King's Demeans, and have not abiden a Year and a Day. ' f 5. And if there he any of the Lords Villains in Frankpledge otherwhere than in this Court.
- 6. Of Cuftoms and Services due to this Court
withdrawn, how, and by whom, and in what Bailiffs Times. ' 7. Of Purpreftures made in Lands, % Woods, and Waters to Annoyance. ' 8. Of Walls, Houfes, Dikes, and Hedges fet up or beaten down to Annoyance. ' 9. Of Bounds withdrawn and taken away. ' io. Of Ways and Paths opened or flopped. ' ir. Of Waters turned or flopped, or brought from their right Courfe. ' 12. Of Breakers of Houfes, and of their Recei- vers. ' II ' 3 • Of common Thieves, and of their Receivers. ' 14. Of Petty Larons, as of Gs.fe, Hens, or Sheafs.
- 1 j. Of Thieves that fteal Clothes, or of Thieves
that do pilfer Clothes through Windows and Walls. ' 16. Of fuch as go in Meffage for Thieves. ' 17. Of Cries levied and not purfued. ' 18. Of Bloodfhed, and of Frays made. ' ig. Of Efcapes of Thieves or Felons. ' 20. Of Perfons outlawed returned, not having the King's Warrant. .' 21. Of Women ravifhed not prefented before the Coroners. ' 22. Of Clippers and Forgers of Money.
- 23. Of Treafure found.
' 24. Of the Affife of Bread and Ale broken. ' 2;. Of falfe Meafures, as of Bufhels, Gallons, Yards, and Ells. Cotton MS. Claudius, D. 2. PRIMES vous nous dirrez per le ferement qe vous nous avez fait fi touz les feutours qi de- vent fuite a cefte Courte foient venuz come venir deivent & queux ne fount mie. 2. Etfi touz les chiefs plegges foient venuz come venir deivent &: queux nemye. 3. Et fi touz de xii. annz foient en laffife noftre Seignur le Roi et queux ne fount mie & qi les re- ceite. 4..Et fil neit nul des villeins le Seignur futif aillours menaunt qen le demeigne le Roi. 5. De ceux qi fount en les demeignes le Roi & nount mye demurre un an & un jour. 6. Des cuflumes- & des -fervices duez au cefte Courte fuflretes comment & per qi & en temps de quel baillif. 7. De purpreftures faites en terres & en ewes a nufance. 8. Des mures maifons haez foffes levez ou abatuz a nufance. 9. Des boundes tretz & emportez. 10. Des voies &des Sentes eftopez ou amenufez, 1 1 . Des ewes deftournez ou amenufez hors de lour droit cours. 12. Des Brufours des mefons & de lour receit- tcurs. 14. Des petitz Larouns come des howes galines & garbes. 15. Des Larons qi fakent draps ou autres chofes parmi feneftres on parraies. 16. De ceux qi vount en meffage des larouns. 17. De huteis leve & nemie purfue. 18. De faunk efpandu & plaie faite. 19. De efchap de laroun & de feloun. 20. Des utlagez repeirez faunz garaunt. 21. De rape de femme qe neft mye prefente de- vaunt Coroners. 22. De retoundours & de faufours de la monoye, 23. De trefor trove. 24. Daffife de pain & de fervois enfreinte. 25. Des faux mefures come des buflelx galouns verges aun.es. 16.De
