232 Stat. 1* Anno decimo quarto E d *di III. A. D. 134.0. 1 Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond plus de cuftume de un fak de leine de null Engleys forfqc mi Amy marc de cuftume tantfoulement et fur pealx et quirs launcien cuftume et deit le fak contenir vynt et fys pieres et chefcun piere quatorze livres. Et qe chefcun qe paflera leynes as parties de dela Engleys ou autre refeant habitant ou repeirant en Engle- terre troeffe bone et fufhfant feurte as cuftumers devant fon paffer de reporter de chefcune fak de leine plate dargent a la value de deux marcs a fon primer retournir ou repeirir et mefme la plate porter a lefchange le Roi et ilioeqes receive fes deniers. Et qe nul ne cokette leines forfqe en le noun de cekii a qi celies leines ferront et fi nulles leines foient trovez autrement cokettez foient pris en la main le Roi come forfaitz. Et a ceft eftabliffement lealment tenir et garder fi ad le Roi promys en la prefence des ditz Prelatz Contes Barons et autres en fon plein parlement fanz plus de charge mettre ou affeer fur la couftume forfqe en manere come eft fufdit. Et en mefme la manere les Prelatz Contes Barons ont lealment promys tant come en eux eft qils pro- cureront le Roi tant come ils pount a le tenir et qe en null manere ils ne affenteront au contraire fi ce ne foit par affent des Prelatz Contes Barons et communes de fon Roialme et ce en plein parlement. Et pur plus grande feurte et a doner caufe a touz de efchuire a Confeiller au contrarie de ce point deftabliffement fi ount les Prelatz promys a doner fentencefur touz ceux qe viegnental encountre en nul poynt. 12 Car. 1. c. 14, How the Sub- fidy granted to the King liall te fpent. Other Statutes made Anno 14 Edward III. Stat. 2. fl^ Anno Dom, 1340. The King's Grant, that the forefaid Subfidy of the Ninth Lamb, 6rV. fhall be no Example, nor prejudicial to his Subjects : All fhall be fpent in his Wars. Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. m. 21. EDWARD par la grace deDieu RoidEngle- terre & de France & Seignur dlrlaunde a touz ceux as queux ceftes lettres vendront falutz. Sachiez qe come Prelatz Contes Barons & communes de noftre Roialme dEngleterre en noftre prefent parlement fomons a Weftmonftier le Mef- kerdy profchein apres le demenge en my Quaref- me Ian de noftre regne dEngleterre quatorzifme & de France primer nous aient grantez de lour bone gree & de bone volonte en eide del exploit de noz groffes bufoignes queles nous avons afaire auxi bien de cea la meer come par dela la noefifme garbe le noefifme tuyfon & le noefifme aignel aprendre pur deux ans profcheins avenir apres la feifance de ceftes & les citeyns des citees & burgeys de burghs la verrei noefifme de toutz lour biens & les mar- chantz foreyns & autres qe ne vivent poynt de gay- nerie ne deftore des berbiz le quinzifme de lour biens loialment a la value Nous voillantz purvoier. al endemnite des ditz Prelatz Contes Barons & au- tres de la dite communnlte & auxint des citeyns burgeys & marchantz fufditz voilloms & grantoms pur nous & pur noz heirs as meifmes les Prelatz Contes Barons & communes citeyns burgeys & marchantz qe ce grant qe eft fi chargeant ne foit autre foitz trefte en enfample ne ne trete a eux en prejudice en temps avenir ne qe eux foient defore chargiez ne grevez de commune eide faire ou charge fuftenir fi ce ne foit par commune affent des Pre- latz Contes Barons et autres grantz et communes de noftre dit Roialme dEngleterre et ce en parle- ment et qe touz 1 s profitz fourdantz du dit eide et des gardes mariages cuftumes efchetes et autres profitz fourdantz du Roialme dEngleterre foient mys et defpenduz fur la meintenance de la fauve garde de noftre dit Roialme dPmgleterre et de noz guerres dEfcoce France et Gafcoigne et null part aillours durantz les dites guerres, ' Y~ DWARD by the Grace of God, &c. to all ' Vl / them, &c. Greeting. Know ye, that whereas ' ■*-*■ the Prelates, Earls, Barons, and Commons ' of our Realm of England, in our prefent Parliament ' holden at TVeJlminJler the Wednesday next after the ' Sunday of middle Lent, the Fourteenth Year of our ' Reign of England, and the Fiift of France, have ' granted to us of their good Gree and good Will, in ' Aid of the Speed of our great Bufinefs which we ' have to do, as well on this Side the Sea as beyond, ' the Ninth Sheaf, the Ninth Fleece, and the Ninth ' Lamb, to be taken by two Years next coming after ' the making of the fame, and the Cities and the Bur- ' geffes of Boroughs the very Ninth Part of all their ' Goods ; and the foreign Merchants, and other, ' which live not of Gain, nor of Store of Sheep, the ' Fifteenth of their Goods lawfully to the Value :" (2) We willing to provide for the Indemnity of the faid Prelates, Earls, Barons, and other of the Com- munalty, and alfo of Citizens, Burgeffes, and Mer- chants aforefaid, will and grant for us and our Heirs, to the fame Prelates, Earls, Barons, and Commons, Citizens, Burgeffes and Merchants, that the fame Grant which is fo chargeable, fhall not another Time be had in example, nor fall to their Prejudice in Time to come, nor that they be from henceforth charged nor grieved to make any Aid, or to fuftairi Charge, if it be not by the common Affent of the Prelates, Earls, Barons, and other great Men, and Commons of our faid Realm of England, and that in the Parlia- ment; (3) and that all the Profits rifing of the faid Aid, and of Wards and Marriages, Cuftoms and Ef- cheats, and other Profits rifing of the faid Realm of England, fhall be put and fpent upon the Maintenance and the Safeguard of our faid Realm of England, and of our Wars in Scotland, France, and Gafcoin, and in no Places elfewhere during the laid Wars.' CAP.
