328 C. 3, 4. Anno quadragefimo tertio Edwardi III. A. D. 1369* Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. & par tant demoert grant partie des vins nient venduz voet & grant del affent des prelatz grajitz & com- munes qe touz Engleis Irrois & Galeys qe ne foient artificers puifferit franchement paffer en Gafcoign pur quer.vins illoeqes trovant fufficeant feurtee avant fon paffage devant les meir & baillifs ou baillifs la ou meir neft de la ville ou port ou il paflera qil achatera en Gafcoign cent tonelx de vin & nient meins de fes biens propres & dautrie & les amefnera ou ferra amefner en Engleterre Gales ou Irland & null part aillours. Et ft autrement foit fait par afcun Engleis Galeis ou Irrois foient les vins & les niefs amefnantz les ditz vins forfaitz au Roi & eit la prifon de un an & outre foit reint a la volunte le Roi. Et ft afcun Engleis pafTe en Gafcoign fanz trover tiel feurtee encourge la forfeiture de touz fes biens devers le Roi. Et foient les ditz feurteez certifiez & retournez en la Cbauncellerie le Roi par les ditz meir & baillifs ou par baillifs ou meir ny a deux foith par an ceftaffavoir a les oetaves de la Chaundeleur & a la goule dAuft. Et ft null meir ou bailifs foeff- rent afcun Engleis paffer tanqil eit trove tiel feurtee ou fils ne certifient en Chancellerie en manere come dit eft encourgent lemprifonement de lour corps dun an & outre foient reintz a la volunte le Roi. Et neft pas lentention du Roi des grantz ne des communes qe lordinance fait des vins Ian quarrant fecond fufdit foit re- pellez ne anullez einz demoerge en fufpenfe tanqe lem verra quele profit ou damage ceft prefent graunte ferra au Roialme en temps avenir. Et voet le Roi qe les Gafcoignes et lour fervantz a toutes les foitz qe lour plerra vienent ove lour vins -en Engleterre Gales et Irland en manere et ft franchement come il eftoit ordeine en le dit an quarrant fecond ou en afcun temps devant. CAP. III. The King's Butler, or his Lieutenants, fhall take no more Wines than is commanded. 4lnft. 30.
- Add Greater
Slvantities of " Wires than luere cc heedful or ne- cjE cef/a'ry for the cs fald Houje and Expenees.
- Add Great
Men,
s Bui. 254. 25 Ed. 3. (tat. 5. ' C 2'. '
TEM, Fcrafmuch as the Great Men and Com-
mons of the Realm before this Time, and now
in this prefent Parliament, have grievoufly complain-
ed, for that the King's Butler and his Lieutenants in
div.-rs Places and Ports of the Realm, have ingroffed
and taken by Colour of their Office, for the Houfe
and Expences of the King,⟨Great Men⟩{{LR sidenote|[1]} and by such Colour
have arrefted the Wines which Merchants brought
into the faid Realm, and holden them fo long in
Arreft, that the Great Men and Commons, and
other of the Pvealm, cannot thereof make their Pur-
veyance, nor Merchants their Profit, and often-
times by fuch Colour have ingrofTed and taken of
them fo many Tuns of Wine above that was need-
ful for the King, that they have commonly fold the
fame, and thereof made, their lingular Profit, and as
much as other Merchants and Vintners in the Realm,
to the great Damage of the faid * Merchants and
other :" '
(2) Whereupon the King desiring to ordain Remedy, of the Assent of the Great Men and Commons in this present Parliament hath ordained, That the Butler, nor any of his Lieutenants, shall not buy, ingross, nor take by Colour of their Office, nor in other Manner to their proper Use, nor of others, more Wines for the Koufe and Expence of the King than they have in Commandment, upon Pain of Imprisonment of their Bodies, and to be ransomed at the King's Will.
(3) ' And as such as they shall take by Force of the said Warrant, shall be taken within Ten Days, and (that done) the Merchants of the said Wines may, and it shall be lawful to them, of the Remnant of the said Wines another Time to make their Profit, notwithstanding any Arrest made upon such Wines by the Butler, or any of his Lieutenants aforesaid.'
- ↑ Add Great Men.
See 6 Geo. 1. c. 12. for preventing Frauds in allowances on damged Wines, &c.
CAP. IV.
The King's general Pardon to all Men of Vert and Venison, saving to the Officers of his Forest, &c.
