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The TITLES of the STATUTES.
The Statute of the Staple, made the same 27th year
- WHERE the Staple shall be kept.
- All Merchants may freely sell all their Merchandizes in the Staple.
- Merchants may buy Woolls, Leather, Fells, and Lead in England, so that they he carried to the Staple.
- That none going to the Staple be disturbed by the Purveyors.
- The King's Justices shall have no Cognizance of that which pertaineth to the Staple.
- That no Marshal or other Minister meddle with the Staple.
- Touching Licence of Passage of Woolls, Leather, Fells, or Lead.
- The Jurisdiction of the Staple.
- For Recognizance of Statutes of the Staple.
- For Weights and Measures of the Staple.
- Against forestalling of Merchandizes coming to the Staple.
- That no Woolls, Fells, Leather, nor Lead, be carried into Scotland.
- Touching Goods robbed upon the Sea coming into the Realm.
- For bringing of Bullion into the King's Exchanges.
- Concerning Indentures to be made between Carriers of Merchandizes to the Staple by fresh Rivers, and the Bailiffs of the Towns where they be Shipped.
- For the Rent of Places in the Staple where Woolls and other Merchandizes shall be set.
- That no Merchant Stranger be impeached for others Debt.
- Merchants of Ireland and Wales may bring their Merchandizes to the Staples in England.
- That none lose his Goods by Forfeit of his Servants.
- Merchant Strangers taken into the King's Protection.
- The Authority of the Major and Constables of the Staple.
- For Correctors of Strangers and Denizens to be in the Staple.
- For a certain Number of Porters, and other Officers, to be in the Staple.
- For Association to the Major of the Staple, where any Alien is Party.
- Nothing to be done in Prejudice of the Staple.
- Credence to be given to the Letters or Oaths of the Owners of Merchandizes coming into the Realm, testifying the true Value of them.
- The Penalty of them that be convict for shipping of Woolls.
- Confirmation of Privileges and Customs of the Staple.
- The Fees of the Mayors and Constables of the Staple.
Anno 28 Edwardi 3.
- COnfirmation of all Statutes not repealed.
- The Lords Marchers in Wales shall be attendant to the Crown of England, and not to the Principality of Wales.
- None to be disseised or imprisoned, without due Process of the Law.
- How Escheators and other Officers shall answer the King the Profits of Lands coming to him by the Death of his Tenants.
- No Iron shall be sent out of the Realm.
- For the Election of Coroners.
- How long Sheriffs shall abide in their Offices.
- An Attaint shall be granted as well upon a Bill as upon a Writ of Trespass.
- No Writ shall be directed to a Sheriff to charge an Inquest to Indict any.
- For Redress of Errors, and Misprisions in Government in the City of London.
- Fresh Suit shall be made after Robbers from Country to Country.
- Within what Time Purveyances made for the King's House shall be paid for.
- The Warrant of packing of Woolls shall be put out, and Inquest shall be De medietate linguæ, where an Alien is Party.
- For shewing of Woolls every Day at the Staple, except Sunday.
- An Act declaring the Bounds of the Staple.
Anno 31 Edwardi 3.
- COnfirmation of the Great Charter, and the Charter of the Forest.
- Against the abating of the Prices of Woolls.
- For Discharge of the Estreats in the Exchequer.
- Against Extortion in Bishops Officers for Probates of Wills.
- The Contents of a Tun of Wine, and the true gauging of the same.
- Touching Fines and Amerciaments of Labourers.
- Justices shall enquire of the Offenders of the Laws of the Staple.
- What Refuse shall be made of Wooll. All Woolls shall be brought to the Staple.
- The Chancellor and Treasurer upon Cause may defer the Passage of Woolls.
- For the Rule and Reformation of the Victuallers of London.
- To whom the Ordinary may commit Administration, where a Man dieth intestate, and the Administrators to have Actions, as Executors should.
- The Chancellor and Treasurer (hall reform and examine Errors in the Exchequer.
- The King's Pardon.
- For levying of Escapes.
- At what Time the Sheriff shall hold his Turn.
The Statute of Herrings ,made in the same One and thirtieth Year. Stat. 2.
- TOuching Herring, and the Manner of selling thereof.
- Concerning the Sale of Herrings at Yarmouth.
- For Stockfish.
Other Statutes made the same 31st Year. Stat. 3.
- FOR Fish coming within the Haven of Blackney.
- Ordinances for Fish.
Stat. 4.
ORdinatio facta pro Statu terræ Hiberniæ, containing 39 Chapters.
Anno 34 Edwardi 3.
- FOR Justices of Peace.
- & 3. For Purveyors.
- For making of Panells, and who shall be impanelled upon Juries.
- Auncel Weight abolished.
- For Weights and Measures.
- Attaint shall lie as well in Plea real as personal.
- Against Jurors taking Money for giving their Verdict.
- , 10, 11. For Labourers.
- There shall be no Forfeiture of Lands for Treason of dead Persons not attainted.
- How Escheators shall take their Inquests.
- For Traverse of Offices.
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