A. D. 1381. Anno quinto Richardi II. Stat." 1. >53 CAP. IX. A Remedy for them whofe Writings were deftroyed in the late Infurrection. Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. ITEM touchant les chartres relefles obligations et autres faitz et munimentz arfez deftruitz ou autre- ment efloignez en mefme le rumour eft aflentuz qe ceux qi fe ent fentent grevez ent mettent lours peti- tions diftindtement faitz fur lour matire en efpecial devant le Roi et fon confeil parentre cy et la nativitee de Seint Johan prochein venant a plus tard et illoeqes facent fufHfante proeve de mefmes les munimentz iffint perduz et de la forme et tenure dicelles et ce fait tiel remede lour ent ferra proveuz a checuny compleint Enforced hy come meultz femblera a faire en la cas falvant la loy. 6 r, 2. * c. 4. CAP. X. Every Perfon that is impeached in the Exchequer, may plead in his own Difcharge. AAiJlat. ITEM pur ce qe grevoufe pleinte ad efte fovent fait des officers de Lefcheqier de ce qe les heirs executours occupiours des biens & terre tenantz de diverfes perfones qont efte empefchez en dit efche- qier des dettes accompts & dautres demandes & les queux combien qils fe ont offertz illoeqes a mon- ftrer ou pleder pur lours defcharges de ceux em- pefchementz felonc la loy toutes voies ils nont mye efte a ce refceuz devant ces heures fanz avoir ex- pres comandement par brief ou lettre de grant ou prive feal a grant difaife mefchief & delay des ditz empefchez & mil avantage au Roi Si eft ordenez & aflentuz qe les Barons del dit efcheqier aient de- fore plein poair doier chefcuny refponfe de quel- conqe demande fait en mefme lefchsqie'r iffint qe chefcune perfone qe y foit empefchez ou empei- cheable de quelconqe caufe par lui mefmes ou par autre perfone foit defore refceuz en dit efcheqier a pleder fuer & avoir fon defcharge refonable en cell part fanz attendre ou fuer brief lettre ou autre mandement quelconqe. TEM, Becaufe that grievous Complaint hath oftentimes been made of the Officers of the Ex- chequer, for that the Heirs, Executors, Occupiers of Goods, and Land Tenants of divers Perfons which have been impeached in the faid Exchequer, of Debts, Accompts, and other Demands, and which although they have offered them there to fhew, or plead for their Difcharge of thofe Impeachments according to the Law, they have not been always thereunto received heretofore, without having ex- prefs Commandment by Writ, or Letter of the Great or Privy Seal, to the great Difquietnefs, Mif- chief, and Delay of the faid Perfons impeached, and no Advantage to the King;" ' (2) it is ordained and aflented, That the Barons of the faid Exchequer fhall from henceforth have full Power to hear every Anfwer of every Demand made in the fame Exche- ' quer, fo that every Perfon that is impeached or im- peachable of any Caufe by himfelf, or by any Perfon, fhall be from henceforth received in the fame Exche- quer to plead, fue, and have his reafonable Difcharge in this Behalf, without tarrying or fuing any Writ, 4 inlt. no, or other Commandment whatfoever.' CAP. XL The Covenants of thofe that fhall ferve the King in his Wars or Embafiies fhall be put in Writing, and fent into the Exchequer. ITEM pur ce qe grantz mefchiefs ont efcheuz devant ces heures a diverfes perfones fibien a les Seignurs du Roialme come as autres qe furent re- tenuz ou affignez de fervir a noftre Seignur le Roi par endentures ou fanz endentures en fes guerres fes meffageries ou en autre manere & par celles caufes refcevrent certeins fommes de deniers a la refceite del dit efcheqier ou aillours par affignement les quelles fommes aient efte mifes fur eux es rolles del dit efcheqier come deniers refceuz par voie dap- preft & par tant celles fommes currerent en de- mande fur eux a lefcheqier come dette cler & com- bien qe les dites perfones enfi retenuz lours heirs executours occupiours des biens ou terre tenantz apres lour mort aient demandez pur eftre refceuz daccompter de les fommes refceuz ne pur quant ce nad mye efte a eux grantez einz ont efte con- ftreintz de purfuer lour garant de grant ou prive feal direft as Treforer & Barons illoeqes par quel fuft commandez as Treforer & Barons daccompter avec eux en celle partie les queux garantz meint- fqitz ont efte deniez a caufe qe les officers du Roi novellement creez par cas navoient coniflance de Vol. I. 4 |TEM, Becaufe that great Mifchiefs have hap- ' fi. pened in Times paft to divers Perfons, as well to Lords of the E.ealm, as other, which were retained or affigned to ferve our Lord the King by Indentures or without Indentures, in his Wars and his Mef- fages, or in other Manner, and for the fame Caufes receive certain Sums of Money at the Receipt of the ' faid Exchequer, or elfewhere by Alignment, which Sums have been put upon them in the Rolls of the faid Exchequer, as Money received by Way of Loan, and for that Caufe the fame Sums fhould run in De- mand upon them at the Exchequer as a clear Debt, although the faid Perfons fo retained, their Heirs, Executors, Occupiers of their Goods, or Land Te- nants, after their Death have demanded to be ad- mitted to Accompt of the Sums received, which hath not been granted to them, but they have been conftrained .to purfue their Grant * by the Great-or* Warrant. Privy Seal directed to the Treafurer and Barons there, whereby it was commanded to the Treafurer and Barons to accompt with them in this Behalf; (2) which Warrants oftentimes have been denied, becaufe that the King's Officers newly made percafe ' Zz 'had
