A. D. 1327. Anno primoEDWARDi III. Stat. 2. 195 CAP. XIII. Purchafing of Lands holden of the King as of forae Honour. Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. ET auxint come plufours gentz de people fe pleynent eftre grevez par refon des purchatz des terres et tenementz qe ount efte tenutz des aunceftres le Roi qore elt come des honurs et mefmes tieux tenementz ount efte pris en la meyn "le Roi auxint come ils euflent efte tenutz en chief du Roi come de fa corone Le Roi voet qe mes ne foit homme enchefone pur nul tiel purchace. C A TTEM, Whereas divers have complained, that 18 H. 6. f. i# 99> they be grieved by Reafon of purchafing of Lands zS H - 8. f. 9. and Tenements whicn have been holden of the B, r °' ^"; e 3 s 4 King's Progenitors that now is, as of Honours, and 6 If '6j, 94, the fame Lands and Tenements have been taken in- ico. to the King's Hands, as though they had been holden in chief of the King, as of his Crown ;" ' (2) the 9 H. 3. flat. 1. King will, That from henceforth no Man be grieved %Xfirmed by by any fuch Purchafe.' T Ed. 6. c. '4. end made ob). by p XIV lz Car ' *' c ' a * None fhall commit Maintenance. ITEM pur ceo qe le Roi defire qe commun droit foit fait as toutz auxibien a povres come a .riches il comaund '& defend qe nul defescon- feillors ne nul du fon Hoftel ne de fes autres mini- itres ne nul grant de la terre par lui ne par autre par maundement des lettres nen autre manere ne nul autre de roialme petit ne graunte nenparnent de meyntener querels ne parties en pays en deftur- baunt la commune lei. Ed. 1. ftat. 3. c. 11. 33 Ed. I. flat. 3. Enforced by 4 Ed. 3. c. II. &c. which farther enforces the Statutes againji Maintenance, " TTEM, Becaufe the King defireth that common Fitz. B*f. 15. " I Right be adminiftered to all Perfons, as well Raft. 119, 42;, " Poor as Rich ;" ' he commandeth and defendeth, &c - ' That none of his Counfellors, nor of his Houfe, nor ' none other of his Minifters, nor no great Man of ' the Realm by himfelf, nor by other, by fending of ' Letters, nor ctherwife, nor none other in this Land, ' great nor final!, fhall take upon them to maintain Regi/h iS*, ig 3 . ' Quarrels nor Parties in the Country, to the Let and p ^ '■£** ' Difturbance of the Common Law.' jiat'X. '?~o.'s3 20 Ed. 3. c. 4. I R, 2. c. 4. 7 R. 2. c. 15. and 32 H. 8. c. 9. again/! buying of Titles, CAP. XV. None mall be bound by Writing to come armed to the King, for that every SubjecT: is at his Commandment. ITEM come plufours gentz du roialme en temps le Roi piere le Roi qore eft par fes falx & mal- veys confeillors ount efte mefne par durefce de eux lier par efcritz de venir au Roi a force & armes en chefcun temps qils furentmaundez fur peine de vie & de membre & de quant qil purroient forfaire par force des queux efcritz plufours de la terre ount efte diverfement deftrutz Le Roi eyaunt regard qe tieux efcritz furent faits a defhonour du Roi deficome chefcun ne feuft tenu du faire au Roi come a Seig- nur lige ceo qe a luy appendoit fanz efcrit voet qe tieuz efcritz deformes ne foient faitz & qe ceux qe font faitz par la veue de Chanceller & Treforer foient monftrez au Roi & le Roi fra dampner ceux qe font faitz contre droit & refon. TEM, Whereas many in this Realm in the Time EXP. of the King's Father that now is, by Means of his falfe and evil Counfellors, have been excited by
- Dures, to bind themfelves by Writing, to come to
- the King with Force arid Arms, whenfoever they
- fhould be fent for, upon Pain of Life and Limb,
- and to forfeit all that ever they might forfeit ; by
- virtue of which Writings divers of this Land have
- been often deftroyed:" ' The King confidering that
fuch Writings were made to the King's Difhonour, fithence that every Man is bound to do to the King, as to his Liege Lord, all that pertaineth to him without any Manner of Writing; Willeth 5 That from henceforth no fuch Writing be made : And that fuch as be made, by the Sight of the Chancellor and Trc afurer, (hall be fhewed to the King ; and the King fnail c.:ufe all fuch as be made againft Right and Rea- fon, to be cancelled.' CAP. XVI. Who fhall be affigned Juftices and Keepers of the Peace. ITEM pur la pees meultz garder & meyntener le Roi voetqen chefcun Counteeqe bones gentz & loialx queux ne font mye meyntenours de mal- veis baretz en pays foient affignez a la garde de la pees. 34Ed.3.c.i. 12 Rich.i. c. 10. 13 Rich. 2. flat. 1. c. 7. afi.e Peace i Ed. 4. c. 2. 1^.3 c. 3. I. c, 12. 6 Geo. I. c. XI. fee. 10. 24 Geo. 2. c. 44 & 55. 26 Geo. 2 ' TTEM, For the better keeping and Maintenance 2 Infl. 174,55s. ' a. cf the Peace, the King will, That in every Co-in- ' ty good Men and lawful, which be no Maintainers Enforced and ' of Evil, or Barretors in the Country, fhall'be afljgn- «^^bf-^ , , r ,. 1 r> ' ^ 3 c z. IS Ed. ' ed to keep the Peace. ?./?.« 2 c. a. fiat. 1. c. 4. iSH. 6. c. II. Fee farther for the Qitnl 'fratisn's and Duty of ~Jitf,,ci of iH.f.'ni: 4H.7.C.1Z. 1 M. flat. 1. c. 8. 1 & 2 P. & M. <. "13. z'& 3 P. £f M. c. 10: 7 '}'••<•. 1. .-/ 5, zijac gGeo.i.cj. 5 Geo, 2. c. 18 Sf 19. 1 5 Geo. 2. c. 24. 16 Geo. 2, c. ,iS. I'iGjo, 2. c. 20. 2j Geo. 2. c. ;6 (ft. 31, c, 14 & 27, 27 Geo. 2. c, 16 £f 20. andio Geo. 2. c. 24. C c 2 C A P.
