A. D. 1343. Anno decimo feptimo Edwardi III. Le Parliament tenus a Wejlm. a la ^uihzeme de Pafch. du raign noftre Seignior U Roi Edward Tiers apres le Conquejl Dys & feptifme. 239 ITEM accorde eft de faire une Monoie des bones Efterlings en Engleterre du pois et del Alay del auncient Efterling, que avera fon cours en En- gleterre entre les Grandz ec la Comune de la terre, et la quele ne ferra portes hors du royalme d' En- gleterre en nulle manere; ne purquecunque caufe que ceo foit. Et en cafe que les Flemings voillent faire bone monoie dargent groffes ou autres accor- dant en alay es bones Efterlings; que tiel monoie eit cours en Engleterre entre Merchand et Mer- chand et autres qui la vodroient refcevire de lour bone gree j iffint que nul argent foit portes hors du Roialme. Item eft accordes et alTentus, que bones gents et loialx foient affignes es Ports de miere, et ailours, bu mkfter ferra, de faire la ferche, que nul argent ibit portes hors du Roialme en monie n'autrement, forspris que les Grandz quant ils vont per dela qils peufent aver veffeals dargent pur fervir lour hoftels : Et qu; nul foit cy hardy de porter fauiTe et malvois monoie en Roialme, fur paine de forfeiture de vie et de membre : Et a faire exchanges a ceux qi paf- feront la miere d'or pur lour bones Efterlings a la value. Item afientus eft et accordes, que les dits Ser- cheours, per caufe qils ferront lour offices plus di- liagement et plus loialment, ils eient la tierce partie de tote la fauxe monoie, qils purront trover portee deins le Roialm a lour profit demeen : Et en mefme la manere eient la tierce partie de la bone monoie quele ilz troveront en la miere pafiant hors de la terre : Et en cafe qils foient troves negligents ou rebealx a tieux ferches faire, que lourterres et te- nements, biens et chateux foient feifes en la main le Roy, et lour corps pris, et detenus tanque ils eient fait fine au Roy pur lour difobeifance : Et en cafe quils foient affentants de porter tiels fauxe mo- noie, et de fufFrire fachantement largent ou monoie autrement (forfpris que les Grandz quant ilz vont per dela qils peufent aver velTeals dargent pur fervir lour hoftels come de fuis eft dit) eftre mefnes hors du Roialm, eient judgement de vie & de membre.
- ' "I TEM, It is accorded to make Money of good 3 In(): - 93-
" [ Sterling in England of the Weight and Allay of u j*L the anc j en t; Sterling; which fhall be current in " England between the Great Men and Commons of
- c the Land; and the which fhall not be carried out
" of the Realm of England in any Manner, nor for " any Caufe whatfoever. And in cafe that the Flem- " mings will make good Money of Silver grofs or other, " according in Allay of good SterJing, that fuch Mo- " ney fhall be current in England between Merchant " and Merchant, an-d others; who of their own Ac- " cord will receive the fame; fo that no Silver be car-' " ried out of the Realm. " Item, It is accorded and afiented, That good and " lawful Men be afiigned in the Ports of the Sea, and " elfewhere, where Need fhall be, to make Search, " that no Silver be carried out of the Realm in Money " or otherwife (except that the Great Men may, when " they go out of the Realm, have Silver Vefills to " ferve their Houfes.) And that none be fo hardy to " bring falfe .and ill Money into the Realm, upon Pain " of Forfeiture of Life and Member: And to make " Exchanges with them that fhall pafs the Sea, of Gold " for their good Sterling to the Value. " Item, it is affented and accorded, That the faid " Searchers, becaufe they may do their Offices more " diligently and more lawfully, fhall have the third " Part of all the falfe Money that they can find to be " brought into the Realm for their own Benefit: And " in the fame Manner they fhall have the third Part of " the good Money which they fhall find upon the Sea "- paffing out of the Realm : And in cafe they fhall be " found negligent or difobedient in making fuch " Searches, that their Lands and Tenements, Goods " and Chatties fhall be feifed into the King's Hands, " and their Bodies taken and detained until they have " made Fine to the King for their Difobedience: And " in cafe they fhall be allenting to the bringing in of " fuch falfe Money, or wittingly fhall fufFer Silver or " Money (except VefTels of Silver for the Great Men " when they go out of the Kingdom to ferve in their " Houfes, as before is faid) to be tranfported out of " the Realm, they fhall have Judgement of Life and " Member." Statute?nade Anno 18 Edw. III. Stat. i. Anno Dom. 1344.. declaring in what Cafes and for what Offences Exigents fhall be awarded. Cotton MS. Nero, C. i. C C O R D E eft et eftabli qe defore de ceux qe ferrount ou ount eftee Refceivours dez deniers le R.oy ou de fez leyns queux ils pernent du poepie e les alloignent et deteignent iffint qe noftre Seignur le Roi ne poet ent eftre fuy De ceux qe ameignent lez leynz per dela faunz eftre cokettez ou faunz paier cuftume et fubfidie as queux ils fount affis et dez cuftumers et tronours queux lez fuffrent as damage le Roy Et de lez Miniftrez qe refceivent lez deniers le Roy et lez reteignent confnir.-tours confederatours et maintenours dez faux querelz et de ceux qe mefnent routes en prefence dez juftices ou dautres Mini- ftrez le Roy ou aillours es Counteez en affray de poepie iffint qe la ley ne fe poet pas ent faire et auxibien de ceux qe portent ou veignent en lour compaigniez come de ceux qe portent le faux monee en defceit de poepie toutz ceux en cas qe ils ne -purrount eftre trovez ou mefhez en refponce per attachement ou diftrefs pur le profit le Roi qe texigend foit den et fuy et nemye dez autres. Or dlnat 'tones
