44-8 Cap. 10, n. Anno quarto Henrici IV. A. D. 1402, " Hands of the faid Commiffioners, whereupon Writs " ifl'ued out of the Exchequer of our Lord the King " to diftrain fuch Comrmflioners, their Executors, " Heirs, and Land-Tenants, fometime to yield the " E {treats of the Fines, Iffues, and Amerciaments, ' ' which pertain to our Lord the King becaufe of " the faid Commiflions, fometime to certify that which " is found before them by Inqueft, and fometime to " account of certain Things contained in the faid " Commiffions, to the great Damage and Difquiet- -" nefs of many of the King's liege People :" ' (zj The ' fame our Lord the King, for the Eafe and Quietnefs ' of his People, willing in this Cafe to provide Remedy, ' by the Aiient aforefaid doth will, and hath ordained ' and ftablilhed, That the Chancellor of England for ' the time being fhall ufe his Power, as he hath done ' before this Time in this Cafe ; (3) and in other ' Cafes, the fame Chancellor fhall have Power by Au- ' thority of Parliament (calling to him fuch Juftices as ' {hall pleafehim, or the chief .Baron of the Exchequer, ' if Need be) to provide Remedy from time to time by ' their Difcretion.' By 7 H, 4. c. 1 1 . Commijjionerz not receiving Coniinijjions Jhall be discharged by Oath. Ex Rot. In Turr. Lond. as mains des ditz commiflioners fur quoy briefs iffent del Efcheqer noftre Seignur le R.oy pur de- ftreindre les ditz commiffioners lour executors heirs & terres tenantz afcun foitz de rendre les eftretes fines iffues & amercimentz qapertient a noftre dit Seignur leRoy par caufe des ditz commiflions afcun foitz de certifier ceo qeft trove devaunt eux par enqueft & afcun foitz dacompter de certeins chofes contenuz es ditz commiffions a graunt damage & difeafe des plufeurs liges noftre dit Seignur le Roy Mefme noftre Seignur le Roy pur eafe & quiete de fon poeple veullant en ce cas purvoir de remede de laffent avauntdit voet & ad ordeignez & eftabliz qe le Chanceller dEngleterre pur le temps efteant ufe fon poair come il ad fait devaunt ces heures en ce cas. Et es autres cafes ait mefme le Chanceller poair par aucStoritee du parlement appellez a luy tielx Juftices come luy plerra ou le chief Baron de Lefcheqer fil embofoignera de purvoir de re- mede de temps en temps felonc leur difcretion. OB. None fhall melt Halfpence or Farthings. CAP. X. The third Part of the Silver brought to the Bullion, fhall be coined in Half-pence and Farthings. TEM pur la grande efcarcetee qy ad au prefent deinz le Roialme dEngleterre des mayles & fer- lynges dargent ordeignez eft & eftabliz qe la tierce partie de tout la monoie dargent qe ferra ports a la boiliion foit faite es mayles & ferlynges & qe de celle tierce partie lune moitee foit faite es mayles & lautre moitee es ferlynges Et a ce faire &c parfomir foit le coignour jurrez en efpeciale Et qe nul orfeure ne autre perfone quelconqe face foundir aucuns tielx mayles ou ferlynges fur peine de paier au Roy la qua- treble de ce qenfi ferra foundu encontre la forme de ceft eftatut. CAP. XL Commiffions fhall be awarded to Juftices, 65V. to inquire of Wears, Kidels, &d 25 Ed. 3. ftat. 4. c. 4. 4? Ed. 3. c. 2. 1 H. 4. c. 12. Taither provided fjr by 9 H.6. c. 9. and izEd.4.. c. 7. 'which in- f.ieis Penalty on 'Offender:. See farther 7 Jac. I. c. 19. 6 & 7 IV. 3. c. 16. I Geo. 1. fiat. 2. c. iS. containing f.irthcr Regula- tions concerning Wean. Every Jufi'ce /hall have four Shiliir.23 a 1,'ay fV.r every Day that he duth. travel. IT E M, Becaufe that by Wears, Stakes, and Ki- dels, being in the Water of Thames, and of other
- great Rivers through the Realm, the common Paf-
- fage of Ships and Boats is difturbed, and much Peo-
'■ pie perifhed, and alfo the young Fry of Fifh deftroy-
- ed, and againft Reafon wafted and given to Swine
- to eat, contrary to the Pleafure of God, and to the
- great Damage of the King and his People ;" ' (2)
the fame our Lord the King intending to provide a due Remedy for the fame Mifchiefs, by the Advice and Affent of the Lords aforefaid, and at the Requeft of the faid Commons, doth will and grant, That the Statutes thereof made be holden and kept, and put in due Execution; (3) joining to the fame, That Commiflions be awarded to certain Juftices and others, in every County of the Realm where Need fhall be, to inquire of all that which is contained in the faid Statutes, (4) and to punifh the Offenders of the fame Statutes by Fine, according to their Dif- cretion. Saved always and referved to the King our Lord, the Penalties comprifeel in efpecial in the faid Statutes ; (5) and that the Eftreats of fuch Fines be delivered by the faid Juftices to the Sheriff of every County by Indenture, (6) and that the faid Sheriff pay of the Iffues and Profits rifing of the faid Eftreats, ITEM porce qe par les gortz eftakes & kidelx efteantz en leawe de Thamyfe & es autres grandes rivers parmy le Roialme commune paffage des niefs & batelx eft deftourbez & pleu- feurs gentz periz & auxint le joefne peffon deftruyte & encontre refon degaftez & dones as pores a mangier encontre la pleifance de Dieu & a grant damage du Roy & de fon poeple mefme noftre Seignur le Roy veullant mettre due remede fur les meichiefs avauntditz de ladvis & afient des Seignurs fufditz & a la priere des ditz communes voet & grante qe les eftatutz ent faitz foient tenuz h gardez & mys en due execution adjouftcz a ycelles qe commiflions foient faitz as certeins Juftices & autres en chefcun countee du Roialme ou bofoigne ferra denquerre de tout ce qeft contenuz en le ditz eftatutz & de punir les contrariantz mefmes les eftatutz par fyn felonc leur difcretions. Sauvez & refervez au Roy noftre Seignur les peines compri- fez en efpeciale es ditz eftatutz & qe les extretes des tielx fyns foient liverez par les ditz Juftices as vifcontz en chefcun countee par endenture Et qe les ditz vifcontz patent des iffues & profitz fourdantz des ditz extretes a chefcun des ditz Juftices
