45» C 7, 8. of a Year after the Proclamation made ; (3) arid if he do not, the fame John fhall be attainted of the faid Deed, and pay to the Party grieved his double Da- mages, to he taxed by the Difcretion of the Judges of the faid Bench for the time being, or by Inqueft, if Need be,. (4) arid alio he fhall make Fine and Ranfom at the King's Will. (5) Moreover it is ac- corded in the- fame Parliament, that likewife it be done in time to come in like Cafe. Anno quinto H e n r i c i IV. A. D. 1403. Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. ne le face foit mefme celuy Johan atteint de la fait fuifdit & paie au partie endamagee fes damages a double a taxer par difcretion des Juges du ditBank pur le temps efteantz ou par enqueft fd embofoigne & face fyn & ranceon a la volente du Roy. Et outre ce accordez eft en dit parlement qe fembla- blement foit fait en temps avenir en cas fem- blable. cap. vn. Merchant Strangers fhall be tried in this Realm, as Denizens be in others. c ^ H. 3-. fiat. 1. ' e. 30. 6 . 9 Ed-. 3. flat, i. ( G. I. 2.5 Ed. 3, flat. 4. % c. z. • 2 R. 2. flat. 1. c- c. 1. • 1 1 R. 2. c. 7. CorJiimJ by 4 H. s 5. c. 5. But fesi6 j3d r vent:±rcy&. TEM, it is ordained ; and eftablifhed, that all the Merchants Strangers, of what Eftate or Condi- tion that they be, coming, dwelling, or repairing within the Realm of England, fhall be entreated or demeaned within the fame Realm in the Manner, Form, and Condition, as the Merchants Denizens be,, or mail be entreated or demeaned in the Parts beyond the Sea, (2) upon Pain to forfeit to the King all the Goods and Chatties of fuch Merchants Strangers, (3) and upon Pain of Imprifonment of the Bodies of fuch Merchants Strangers.' R. 2. c. I. 5 H. 4. c. 9. 6 H. 4. c. 4. which put Merchant Strangers ITEM ordeignez eft & eftabliz qe toutz les marchantz aliens de quell eftat ou condition qils foient venantz demurrantz ou repairantz deinz le Roialme dEngleterre foient traitez & demefnez deinz mefme le Roialme en manere forme & con- dition come les marchantz deinzeins font ou ferront traitez & demefnez es parties depar delea fur peine de forsfaire au Roi toutz les biens & chateux des ditz marchantz aliens & fur peine demprifonement des corps de mefmes les marchantz aliens. under Jotae ReJirtElitms, See liketvife 12 H. y . c. 6. concerning Merchant CAP. VIII. In what Cafes the Defendant may he-allowed to wage his Law, or plead to an Inqueft. " TTE M, To efchew divers Mifchiefs which have " A been and be from Day to Day, as well within the "■ City of London, as within -other Cities and other " Places within the Redm of England, {%) for that " divers feigned Suits of Debt have been taken, as well " by the People of the faid Cities as of other Places, " againft divers People, furmifing to them by their " faid Suit, that they had made Accompt before Au- " ditors amgned, of divers Receipts, Duties, and Con- 5 ' tracts had betwixt them, and that they were found " in Arrearages upon the fame Accompt in divers " great Sums, (3) fuggefting by the fame Suits fome-
- time their Apprentices, and fometime other of their
" Servants, to be the Auditors, where there was never " Receipt nor Duty betwixt fuch Parties, and where " the faid Apprentices nor Servants did any Thing " know of fuch Accompt, to the Intent to caufe them, " againft whom fuch Suits were taken, to put them in " Inqueft in the fame Suits, and to put them from the Vytr, f. 145, " waging of their Law in fuch Cafe ; (4) by Reafon " whereof, by fuch favourable Inquefts taken there - " upon of the Neighbours of thofe which have profe- " cuted fuch Suits, divers have been condemned in 1 ' " great Sums, to the great impoverishing and undoing XcHw. 82b. '-' of them:" ' (5) It is ordained and ftablifhed, That '■ the Juftices in the King's Courts, and other Judges, v before whom fuch Suits and Actions in all fuch Cafes ■ in Cities and Boroughs fhall be fued and taken, fhall
- have Power to examine the Attorneys, and others
- whom pleafe them, and thereupon to receive theDe-
' fcndants to their Law, or to try the fame by Inqueft,
- after the Difcretion of the Juftices and Judges
- aforefaid,' i I
ITEM pur efchuer diverfes mefchiefs queux ount eftez & font de jour en autre fibien deinz la Citee de Londres come deinz autres Citees & aillours deinz le Roialme dEngleterre de ceo qe diverfes feyntes fuy tes de dette ount efte prifes fibien par gentz des ditz citees come de aillours devers plufours gentz furmettantz a eux par lour fuite qils duiffent avoir accomptez devaunt auditours affignez de diverfes refceites duetees & contradlz parentre eux eues & qils feurent trovez en arrerages fur mefme lacompt en diverfes grandes fommes furmettantz par mefmes les fuites afcun foitz lour apprentices & aucun foitz autres de lour fervantz- eftre les auditours la ou il navoit unqes aucun refceit ne duetee parentre tielx parties & la ou les ditz apprentices ne* fervantz riens ne favoient de tiel accompt al entent par faire eux devers queux tielx fuites furont prifes de eux mettre ea enquefte en mefmes les fuytes & de eux ouftier de la gagier de lour ley en tiel cas par ont pleufeurs par tieux favourables enquefr.es fur ceo prifes de les veifyns de ceux qi ount prifes tielx fuites ount efte condempnez en plufours graundes fommes en. grauntarrerifTement Sz deftruction de eux ordeignez eft & eftabliz qe les Juftices en les courtes du Roy & autres Juges devant queux tielx fuites & actions ferront en toutz tieux cafes en citees & burghs & prifes & fuiz eient poair dexaminer les attournees. & autres queux lour femblera et fur ceo de receiver les defendantz a lour loie ou de le trier par enquefte felonc les difcretions des Juftices & Juges avaunt-. ditz, CAP..
