A- D. 1331. Ex Rot. in Tuir. Lond. cord files damages ajugges patient quarant foldz. Et ceft eftatut eit lieu auxibien des enqueftes prifes en temps paffe come aprendre en temps avenir. Anno quinto Edwardi III. C. 8, 9„ 209 Writ, as by Writ, before Juftices of Record, if the Damages judged do pafs xls. 1 Attaint fhall be gr i^tuimg^o j UUS ^ u^^a.o^.j. And this Statute (hall hold Place as well of Inqucfts taken in Times part, ' ^ d - 3- ftat - '• as to be taken in Time to come.' , ^ p ," g Ed c g 'ted upon a Bill as well as upon a Writ of Trcfpafs. And fee the References to the preceding Chapter. CAP. VIII. The Marfhals of the King's Bench fhall not bail Felons. ITEM pur ce qe les gent?, enditez des felonies roberies & larcins ejnz ces heures ont fait venir lour enditementz devant le Roi & illoeqes fefont renduz & par les Marefchalx du Baunk le Roi ont efte mcintenant leflez en bail & puis ont fait plu- fours malx & agaitz de tuer ou malfaire lour endi- tours & auxint les appellez des felonies apres lexi- gende iflue fur eux le font renduz devant le Roi & ont efte par les ditz Marefchalx leflez en bail fi eft acorde & eftabli qe les ditz enditez & appelletz foient feurement & fauvement gardez en prifone come y appent felonc la charge qe les ditz Maref- chalx averont des Juftices. Et ft nul Marefchal face autrement a la pleinte de chefcun qi pleindre fe voudra le Juftice lui ferra droit durant le terme. Et qen la fin des termes fur lour lever elifent les ditz Marefchalx devant meifmes les Juftices avant lour departir des places en quele ville ils voudront gar- der tielx prifons a lour peril. Et en meifme la ville aliowent'mefons pur la garde des prifons a lour cu- ftages demeigne & illoeqes les gardent en prifone & ne les foefFrent nulle part aler wafkerantz ne par bail ne fantz bail. Et fi nul tie! prifon foit trove par bail ou fantz bail walkerant hors de pri- fone & ce foit trove a la feute le Roi ou a la feute de partie eient les Marefchalx qi de ce ferront tro- vez coupables la prifone dun demy an & outre foient reintz a la volente le Roi & facent les Jufti- ces de ce enquere quant ils verront temps. Et .quant au Marefchal foit faitde la verge ceo qe re- fone voudra. Et en cas qe les Marefchalx foefFrent par lour aflent tielx prifons efchaper foient a la lei come avant ces heures ont eftez. Et nentend pas le Roi par ceft eftatut de perdre lefchape ou il le devera avoir. Inheritance of thofe Prifons, or their Deputies, &c. By 27 Geo. 2 TEM, Becaufe that Perfons .indi&ed of Felo- nies, Robberies, and Theft, in Times paft have removed the fame Indictment before the King, and there yielded themfelves, and by the Marfhals of the King's Bench have been incontinently let to Bail, and after have done many evil Deeds, and lien in wait to flay and evil intreat their Enditors ; ( *) and alfo Perfons appealed of Felony, after the Exigent awarded, have yielded themfelves before the King, and have been let to Bail by the faid Marfhals :'.' (3) It is accorded and eftablifhed, That fuch Enditees and Appellees fhall be fafely and furely kept in Prifon, as belongeth to them according to the Charge which the faid Marfhals fhall have of the Juftices. (4) And if any Marlhal do otherwife, at the Complaint of every Man that will complain, the Juftices fhall do him Right during the Terms ; (5) and in the End of the Terms, upon their rifing, the faid Marfhals fhall choofe before the faid Juftices, before they depart the Places, in what Town they will keep fuch Prifoners, at their Peril. (6) And in the fame Town they fhall * allow to them Houfes to keep fuch Prifoners # Hire them at their own Cofts and Charges ; and there they fhall Houfes. keep them in Prifon, and fhall not fufFer them to go wandering Abroad, neither by Bail nor without Bail. (7) And if any fuch Prifoner be found wandering The Penalty of out of Prifon by Bail or without Bail, and that be the Marflial found at the King's Suit, or at the Suit of the Party, which fuffe ' e th the Marfhals which fhall be found thereof guilty, * f f a ri ,; oner t0 fhall have half a Year's Imprifonment, and be ran- e cape " fomed at the King's Will; (8i and the Juftices fhall thereof make Enquiry when they fee Time. lg And as to the Marfhals, it fhall be done within the Verge that which Reafon will. (10) And in cafe that the^ S f "> w -%' Marfhals fuffer by their Aflent fuch Prifoners to i-o'fWrfidiW fcape, they fhall be at the Law, as before this Time Warden of tie they have been, (n) And the King intendeth nothing's Bench by this Statute to lofe the Efcape, where he ought to and F!iil " he have the fame.' f c ^¥ h '{'fi ivho have the 17. the Power of appointing the Marshal of the King' 's Bench is rcucjied in the Crowrta CAP. IX. None fhall be attached or forejudged contrary to the Great Charter, or the Law. ITEM eft acorde & eftabli qe nul homme foit defore attache par nul accufement ne forjugge de vie ne de membre nes fes terres tenernenz biens ne chateux feiftz en la mein le Roi contre la fourme de la Grante Chartfe & la lei de la terre. 37 Ed. 3, c, iS. qzEd. 3. c. 3, 11 Rich, z, c, ip. end lb Car, 1 ITEM it is enacted, That no Man from hence- forth fhall be attached by any Accufation, nor •? ,1 3 YEd l ° forejudged of Life or Limb, nor his Lands, Tene- c .' %.' Enforced' ments, Goods, nor Chattels feifed into the King's by 14. Ed. 3. flat. Hands, againft the Form of the Great Charter, and '/ c - '4- 25 Ed. the Law of the Land.' i-fi"- 5- c - «• 28 Ed. 3. c. ?.■ c. IO. "which regulates the Privy Csuncil and talcs away the Star Chamber. 3 Bulftr. 47, Vol. I, Ee' : ■ C A P, '- . ■ 1 I 1 11 ■
