A. D. 1388. Anno duodecimo Richa'rdi II. C. n, 12. 581 Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. cnt contributoirs as ditz gages folonc lafferant de lour part des fyns & amerciementz fufditz. Et qe mill fenefchall d-e Seignur fpit affigne en null des ditz commiffions & qe null affociation foit faite as Juftices de la paix apres lour primer commiffion. £t neft pas lentention de ceft eftatut qe les Juftices de lun bank & de lautre ne les fergeantz de ley en cas qils foient nomez en les ditz commiffions foient tenuz par force de celt eftatut de tenir les ditz fef- fions quatre fbitz par an come font les autres com- miffioners qi font continuelment demurrantz en paiis mes qils le facent qant ils a cc poent bonement entendre. cf the Peace, z H. t..Jiat. I. f.4. 14 .77. 6. i'. 4. 1ZH.6.C.11. 3 P. & M. c. 10. 7 'jfac. I. £-.'5. zi Jac.i. c.Z2. 6 Geo. 1. c. c. »o. 23 G«. a. c. 26. 24 Geo. 2, c 44©° 55. 26 Geo. z, c. ing of the fame Seffions, by the Hands of the She- riffs. (5) And that the Lords of Franchises fhall be contributory to the faid Wages, after the Rate of their Part of Fines and Amerciaments aforefaid. (6) And that no Steward of any Lord be affigned in any No AfTociation of the faid Commiffions. (7) And that no Affocia- ° f e J uffic « ° f tion fliall be made to the juftices of the Peace after jf r C ' 2 <t at> x their firft Commiffion. (8) And it is not the Intent c . 7. of this Statute, that the Juftices of the one Bench or The judges and of the other, nor the Serjeants of the Law, in cafe Seijeants of the that they fliall be named in the faid Commiffions, [*™ * a e U s ^ on fhall be bound by Force of this Statute to hold the b e u " ^ h * n {^" s faid Seffions four Times in the Year, as the other may. Com'miffioners, the which be continually dwelling in See farther con- the Country, but that they fliall do it when they may f '"'"£ < hs $?"' beft attend it.' ^'"?4"i- Duty cf Jiijtices i EH, 4. c. 2. 1 R. 3. r. 3. 3 H. 7. c. i. i M.ftat. 2, c t 8. i £f i P,& M c.ij, 2-£f si. 9 Geo, i. c. 7. 5 Geo. 2. c, 18 6? ig. 1 5 Geo. 2. c, 24. 16 Geo, a. c, 18. iS Geo, l» 4-Sf 27. zjGco. 2. c. i5 £? 20. <a/i^ 30 Ceo. %. c. 24. CAP. XL 'The Punifhment of him that telleth Lies of the Peers or great Officers of the Realm. ITEM come contenuz foit ftbien en leftatut de Weftm' primer come en leftatut fait a Glouc' Jan du regne noftre : Seignur le Roi qore eft fecond qe null foit fi hardy de controver dire ou center afeu-ne faux novell me-n-fonge ou autre tiel fauxe ehofe des Prelatz Dues Counts Barons & autres nobles & grantz du Roialme & auxint de Chancel- ler Trelbrer Clerc du prive feal Seaefchall del Ho- ftel noftre Seignur le Roi Juftices de lun bank & de lautre & dautres grantz officers du Roialme & qi le fra foit pris & emprifones jefqes autant qil eit trove celuy dont la parole ferra moevez accordez eft & effentuz en ceft parlement qe qant afcun tiel foit pris & emprifonez & ne poet trover celuy dont le parole ferra moevez come devant eft ditqil foit pu- »iz par advys du confeill nient contrefteant les efta- •tutz avantditz.. TTEM, Whereas it is contained, as well in the 2 Inft, 227, 228. ' 1 Statute of Wejlminjler the firft, as in the Statute 3 ^d. i.e. 34. c made at Glauber, the fecond Year of the Reign of **;*■ &3UIi • ' our Lord the King that now is, that none be fo hardy rj yer j S5( 4 gj„ ' to invent, to fay, or to tell any falfe News, Lies, 4 Co. 12. ' or fuch other falfe Things, of the Prelates, Dukes, Kel. 26, ' Earls, Barons, and other Nobles and great Men of ' the Realm, and alfo of the Chancellor, Treafurer," ' Clerk of the Privy Seal,, the Steward of the King's- ' Houfe, the Jufticeof the one Bench or of the other, ' and other great Officers. of the Realm, (2) and he ' that doth fo fliall be taken and imprifoned, till he ' hath found him of whom the Speech fliall be mo- ' ved:" ' (3) It is accorded and agreed in this Parlia- Confirmed and ment, That when any fuch is taken and imprifoned, extendedtj 1 & and cannot find him by whom the Speech be moved, z 7 p ( f ^' c ; 3 " as before is faid, that he be puniflied by the Advice of tifXt* the Council, notwithftanding the faid Statutes.' CAP. XII. In what Cafes the Lords and Spiritual Perfons fhall be contributory to the Expences of the Knights of Parliament. ITEM endroit de la levee des defpenfes des chi- valers venantz as parlementz pur les communes des countees accordez eft & affentuz qe la dite le- vee foit faite come ad efte ufe avant ces hures ajou- fte a ycell qe fi afcun Seignur ou autre homme efpi- rituel ou temporel eit purchacez afcuns terres ou ■tenementz ou autres poffeffions qi folefcnt eftre contributoirs as tiels defpenfes devant le temps du •dit purchace qe mefmes les terres tenementz & pof- feffions & les tenantz dicelles foient contributoirs as dikes defpenfes come les ditz terres tenementz & 'poffeffions & les tenantz dicelles-foloient faire de-
- antle temps de mefme la purchace,.
4 TTEM, In the flight of the levying of the Ex- ' X pences of the Knights coming to the Parliaments ' for the Commons of the Counties, it is accorded and ' affented, That the faid Levying be made as it hath ' been ufed before this Time; (2) joining to the fame, ' that if any Lord, or any other Man Spiritual or ' Temporal, hath purchafed any Lands or Tenements, ' or other Poffeffions, that were wont to be contribu- ' tory to fuch Expences before the Time of the faid ' Purchafe, that the faid Lands, 1 enements, and Pof- ' feffions, and the Tenants of the fame, be contribu- ' tory to the faid Expences, as the faid Lands, Tene- ' ments, and Poffeffions were wont to do before the ' Time of the fame Purchafe.' 4 Inil. 461 V* t Aft
