228 Stat. i'. Anno decimo quarto Edwardi III. A. D. 1 340. Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. du Roi en chief & nient miens les efchetours nount en confciencie de faire tieux deftru£tions & cheytive- , f „. ment ont refponduz au Roi par quei eft affentuz &c eftabli qe defore enavant apres la mort de chefcun qe to the King's ' tient du Roi en chief qe efchetour face feiftr en la mein le Roi les terres come appent fanz waft faire en mei- Ward may take fons boys pares viveres ou autres extorfions qe peuffent efcheer au damage del heir & haftivement apres le in Fcrm his Diem claufit extremum a lui liveree le face retournir par bone & veritable extente en Chancellerie apres Land, queu retourn fi trove feit qe leir (bit deinz age & les profcheines amys le dit heir as queux leritage n: poet FPz Wafle* 6 defcendre viegnent & fe offrent a prendre les 'dites terres rendant la value au Roi tantqe al age leir fi avant 7~ So, 97 'o3 'come autres voillent rcndre fanz fraude par acorde entre les Chahceller & Treforer eient cornmiflion a gar- ji7, ij6, 136,' der les dites terres par bone & fuffifant feurte tanqe al age les ditz heirs & a refpoundre au Roi de la value. >37> '3?> '4 1 - Et neft pas lentention le Roy qe par ceft efiatut il foit forclos daver fa action de waft devers tieux gardeins The Heir may ^ formers fi come lui & fes aunceftres ont eu avant ces houres & qe les heirs quant ils vendront a lour age "f Waftc 10n aient lour action par brief de Waft devers tieux gardeins & Termers. Raft. 693. Regift. 77.. OI>J. by 12 Car. 2, c. 2.4. -which takes aivay Ward/hip by Reafcn of lenure. CAP. XIV. There (hall be but four Writs of Search for the King. Juftice. R-.ft. 462. 9 Ed. 4. f. 51. Kel. 178. Eitz. Petit. 9. The Great or Privy Seal (hall not hinder the Execution of Juftice. a Ed. 3. c. 8. 5 Ed. 3. r. 9. Rfgift. 1S6. 9H. 3. ftat. I. c 6E,t. 1. c. 9. Z Ed. 3. c. 2. Nothing (hall hinder the Execution of TEM, Whereas before this Time, in cafe that a Man hath demanded by Petition in the Par- " liament certain Lands and Tenements which be in " the King's Hands, and to the fame Petitions hath
- "' been anfwered in the fame Parliament, Chancery, or
'*' the King's Bench, that the King will that a Writ be
- ' fued to the Treafurer and Chamberlains of the Ex-
" chequer, to fearch Charters, Miniments, and other Remembrances, which may him avail, whereby he " may be advifed to make Anfwer; (2) to which " Writs commonly the Treafurer and Chamberlains
- - have anfwered, that they have fearched but not by-
- ' fearched, and would not anfwer that they have fully
" fearched, and nothing found, nor that they can no " more find, but that which they have fent, whereby " according to the Law afore this Time ufed, a Man hath not had caufe to put them which be for the " King to anfwer, and in fuch Manner the Demand- " ants have been greatly delayed to their Mifchief ;" ' (3) Wherefore it is affented, That after that the 1 four Writs be returned, whether the Miniment or ' Remembrance be found for the King, or not, that ' then in the Parliament, Chancery, or in the King's ' Bench, or in the Common Bench, they which fhail ' fue for the King fhall be put to anfwer, and to defend ' the Lands and Tenements fo demanded againft the ' King, to the beft that they can or may according to ' the Law, fo always that every of the four Writs be
- delivered to the Treafurer and to the Chamberlains
' forty Days before the Day of the Return; (4) and ' that by Commandment of the Great Seal, or Privy l - Seal, no Point of this Statute fliall be put in Delay; ' nor that the Juftices of whatfoever Place it be, fhall 1 let to do the Common Law by Commandment, which 4 fhall come to them under the Great Seal or Privy ' Seal.' tTEM come avant ces houres en- cas homme at} demaunde par petition du parlement certeines terres & tenementz qe font en la mein le Roi & a les dites petitions eit efte refpondu en dit parlement Chancellerie ou en Bank le Roi qe le Roi voet qe brief foit fwy as Treforer Si Chaumbreleins pur ferchier chartres momimentz St autres remem-? brances qe lui pount valer par quoi il puiffe eftre avife a faire refpouns as queux briefs comunement le Treforer & Chaumbreleins ont refpondu qils ount ferche mes nemy parferche & nount pas volu refpoundre qils ount pleinement ferche & riens ne troevent ne qils poent plus trover fors- ce qils ont mande par quoi per la ley avant cefte hure ufee homme nad my eu caufe a mettre ceux qe font pur le Roi a refpouns &en tieu manereles demandantz ont efte grantement delaiez a mefchief de eux par quoi eft affentuz qe apres qe lesquatre briefs foient retournez le quel qe monyment ou remembrance foit trove pur le Roi ou nemy qe adonqes en parle- ment Chancellerie ou en Bank le Roi ou en com- mune Bank foient ceux qe font pur le Roi mys. a. refpouns & a defendre les terres & tenementz enfi demandez devers le Roi a meutz qils faveront oit purront felonc la lei enfi totes foitz qe chefcun des" quatre briefs foit liveree as Treforer & Chaum-- breleins quarante jours devant le jour de retourn. & qe par mandement de grant feal ne de priv.e feal nul point de ceft eftatut ne ne foit mys en delay. ' ne qe Juftices de quec'umque place qe fe foit leffent. a faire commune lei pur maundement qe les vendra. defoutz le grant fe'a] ou privee feal.. 20. Enforced by u Rich, 2. f. 10. and 16 Car. I* c. 10. ivhicb regulates the Privy Council, and takes atvay the Star Chamber, CAP. XV. No Pardon for Felony, but where the King may do it faving his Oath. TEM, Becaufe by divers Statutes made before this Time in divers Parliaments it was affented, " That no Charter of Pardon of the Death of a Man " fhould be granted by the King, but in cafe where he tt may do it keeping the Oath of his Crown; which " Statutes have not been holden, but Charters have "> been granted without Number to divers Felons and 3 TEM pur ce qe par divers eftatutz avant ces houres faites en divers parlcmentz fi fut ailentuz qe nul chartre de pardoun de mort de homme ne ferroit fait par le Roi mes en cas qil le poet faire gardant le ferement de fa Coroune les- queux efta- tutz ne ount pas eftj tenuz einz ount efte chartres fanz nombrc grantez as divers larons & homicide* a mal
