A. D. 1346. Anno vicefimo Edwardi III. CAP. 11. C. 2—5. 247 Barons of the Exchequer fhall do Right to all Men without Delay. Cotton MS. EN mefme la manere avoms ordeigne en droit dez Banning de noftre Efchequer et les avoms fait expreffement charger en noftre prefence qils fa- cent droit et reafon as toutz gentz graundz et pe- titz et qils facent deliverer le poeple reafonablement et faunz delay dez bufoignez qils averount affaire devaunt eux faunz eftre tariez nounduement ficome ad efte fait en temps parte. IN the fame Manner we have ordained in the Right of the Barons of the Exchequer, and we have exprefly charged them in our Prefence, That they (hall do Right and Reafon to all our Subjects great andfmall; (2) and that they fhall deliver the Peo- ple reafonably and without delay of the Bufinefs which they have to do before them, without undue tarrying as hath been done in Times paft.' 4inft. uj. C A P. III. Juftices of Gaol- delivery, . &c. and their Affociates, fhall take an Oath. ITEM nous avoms ordeigne qe toutz qe fer- rount aflignez Juftices daffifes prendre en pays $c Gaolez deliverer & ceux qe ferrount affociez a
- ux facent primerement autiel ferement en noftre
Chauncellerie devaunt qe commiflion lour foit de- ivere. ' TTEM, We have ordained, That all* they which ' X fhall be Juftices affigned by Commiflion to hear
- and determine, and fuch as fhall be affociated to
' them, and alfo Juftices of Affifes to be taken in the ' Country, and of Gaol-delivery, and fuch as fhall be ' afligned and affociated to them, fhall make firft an ' Oath in certain Points, according as to them fhall be ' enjoined by. our Council in our Chancery, before that ' any Commiflion be to them delivered.' CAP. IV. None fhall maintain any Quarrels but their own. 27 Ed. 1-C..31 See 8 R. i. c, 2i. Vzn^j3if.8.<:.24o. •ByilOra.i. r.27.. Jvjiiccs of Gaol- Delivery may a3' in their oivn Counties* ITEM nous avoms commaiindez & defenduz 1 1 tout ouftrement qe null de noftre hoftiel ne de eux qe fount devers nous & noftre trefchiere com- >aigne la Roigne ou noftre fitz le Prince de Gales iu devers noz Courtz ou Prelatz Countz Barouns autres graundz ne petiz dela terre de quele eftate >u condition qils foient ne preignent querels en nayns autres qe lour proprez ne lez mainteignent ler eux ne per autres en privee nen appiert pur don rorneffe arnifte favour ou hayne ne pur null autre
- aufe en deftourbance de la ley ou arreriffement de
Iroit fur payne fuifdit einz. qe chefcune hornme mrra eftre frank de fon droit mere & defendre en ioz Courtz & aillours folonqe la ley. Et ft avoms ntierment commaunde a noftre dit fitz le Prince « as diverfez Counteez.& autres graundez efteantz evers nous qils facent gardier de lour partie ceft rdeignaunce faunz defaulte & qils ne fuffrent null [e fount devers eux riens faire ou attempter coun- re mefme lordeignaunce per qeconqe voie. tat.3.c.n. ZlEd, t-fiat, 3. 1 Ud. 3. flat. 2, c. 14. 4 Ed. 3 ITEM, We have commanded and utterly defended, 15 H. 7. f. 2. That none of our Houfe, nor of them that be Regift. iH,iS^t,- about us, nor other, which be towards our dear be- loved Companion the Queen, or our Son Prince of Walesa or towards our Courts, nor Prelates, Earls, Barons, nor other great nor fmall of the Land, of what. Eftate or Condition they be,, fhall not take in Hand Quarrels other than their own, nor the fame maintain by them nor by other, privily nor apertly, for Gift,vPromife, Amity, Favour, Doubt, nor Fear,.- nor for hone other Caufe, in Difturbance of Law and Hindrance of Right, upon the Pains aforefaid j but that every Man may be free to. fue for and defend his. Right in our Courts and ejfewhere, according to the Law. (z) And we have ftraitly commanded our faid- Son, and divers Earls and other great Men, being- before us, that they on' their Behalf fhall do to bep.aft.119 427 kept this Ordinance without Default, and that they &c fufFer none which be towards them to. attempt againft 3 Ed - 1- «■ 28£f- this Ordinance by any Way.' a.i^Ed.j.jiet.. 1. f.49. 28Jfd.i. 11. Enforcedly i.R. 2. c. 4. and 32 H.. 8. c. 9, -which infiiR Penalties on Maintenance, C A P. V.. Lords and Great Men fhall put thofe out of their Services, which be Maintainers of Quarrels. ?TEM, Becaufe we be informed, that many Bear- ers and Maintainers of Quarrels and Parties in the Country, be maintained and borne by Lords-,, whereby they be the more encouraged to. offend, and by Procurement covine and maintenance of fuch Bearers in the Country many People be dilherited,. and fome delayed and difturbed of their Right, and fome not. guilty convict and condemned or otherwife oppr.effed, in the undoing of their Ejftate, ;;nd in the notorious Deftrudtion of our. People:" ' We' '• have ITEM pur ceo qe nous fumus enformez qc plu- fours mefnours & maintenours dez querelx & >artiez en pays fount maintenuz & covertz pur lieignurs per ont ils fount le pluis efbaudez de me- prendre& per procurement covine et maintenaunce jlez tielx menours en pays foient plufours gentz ilefheritez & afcuns delaiez & deftourbez en- lour jlroit & afcuns. nient coupablez conviftz & conr empnez ou autrement. -oppreffez en defefaunce de bur eftate et en notorie deitruftion & oppreflion de
