A.'D. 1409, Anno undecimo Henrici IV. C. 475 CAP. I. The Penalty on a Sheriff for making an untrue Return of the Election of the Knights of Parliament. Ex Rot. in lurr. Loud, PRimerement come en le parlement tenuz a Weftm' Ian du regne noftre dit Seignur le Roy feptifme ordennez fuit & eftabliez par eftatut en confervation de les franchifes & libertees del election des chivalers de countees ufez parmy le Roialme certeine forme & manere de la election de tielx chivalers come en le dit eftatut pluis pleine- ment eft contenuz & partant qen mefme leftatut nul peine fuit ordeigne ne mys en efpeciale fur ks vifcontz des countees fils ferroient afcuns re- tournes a contrair de mefme leftatut ordeigne eft & eftablie qe les Juftices as aflifes prendre aient poair denquer en lour feflions des aflifes de tielx retournes faitz et fi par enqueft & due examination trovee foit devaunt mefmes les Juftices qe afcun tiel vifcont ait fait ou face en apres afcun retoume encontre la tenure du dit eftatut qe mefme le vifcont encourge la peyne de C li. a paiers a noftre dit Seignur le Roy. Et outre ceo qe les chivalers des countees enfi nient duement retournez perdent lour gages du parlement dancien temps acuftumez. H. 6. c. 2. 23 H. 6. c. 1 Geo, 2. c. 28. and 31 Geo. 27 H. S. c. 26. 15 H. S. r. 11. 7 c. 14, for tie due EletlioH of Knights of IRST, Whereas in the Parliament hoiden at7 H -4- c - >S> Weftmhiflcr, the Seventh Year of the Reign of 8 Ht 6 ' c ' 7> our faid Lord the King, there was ordained and eftablifhed by a Statute for the Prefervation of tn.e Liberties and Franchifes of the Election of the Knights of the Shire ufed through the Realm, a certain Form and Manner of the Election of fuch Knights, as in the faid Statute more fully is con- tained ; (2) and forafmuch as in the fame Statute no Penalty was ordained or limited in fpecial upon the Sheriffs of the Counties, if they make any Re- turns to the contrary o. the fame Statute ;" ' (3) it is ordained and ftabliihed, That the Juftices af- figned to take Aflifes, fhall have Power to inquire in their Seflions of Aflifes of fuch Returns made ; (4) and if it be found by Inqueft, and due Examination before the fa:, e Juftices, that any fuch Sheriff hath made, or hereafter make, any Return contrary to the Tenor of the faid Statute, that then the fame Sheriff fhall incur the Penalty of One hundred Pounds to be 1 H. 5. c. t, paid to our Lord the King ; (5) and moreover, that 6 H " ' the Knights of the Counties fo unduly returned, ^ fhall lofe their Wages of the Parliament, of ol ' ' Time accuftomed.' < laAnn. c. 23. 12 Ann. flat. I. c, 5, iS
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%W. 3. e. i)7 ,& Shires. CAP. II. No common Hoftler fhall be a Cuftomer, Comptroller, or Searcher. ITEM ordeinez eft &~ eftabliez qe null homme qi tient commune hofterye en afcune citee ou burgh dEngleterre foit cuftumer controullour tro- nour ou fercheour noftre dit Seignur le Roy & ceo pur efchuer les damages & perde qent purront avenir par le favour qe tielx communes hoftiliers purront ou voillent faire as marchauntz & autres lour holies en lour offices deffuifditz. CAT Records fhall not be amended or ITEM ordeignez eft & eftabliz qe Juftices des aflifes par commiflion noftre Seignur le Roy en ks countees de Roialme aprendre aflignez & aflig- ners deforenavant facent deliverer pleinement en treforie noftr; dit Seignur le Roy toutz les recordes de ks aflifes de novell difieihne de mordaunceftre & des certifications ove toutz ks appurtenances & appendances devaunt eux determinez chefcune fe- cunde an apres qe le plee ent foit determine & juggement rendu fanz pluis delaie. Et qe les re- cordes & ks proceffes des pkes realx & perfonelx j & daflifes de novell diffeifine de mortdaunceftre & certifications & dautres dont juggement foit renduz & enrolkz ou chofe touchant tielx pkes ne foient en afcune manere amendez ne empeirez par novel entre des clerks ou par record ou chofe certifier ou tefmoigner ou commandement dafcun Juftice qiconqe en null terme apres qe tiel jugge- ment en tielx pkes foit donez & enrollez. « T E M, It is ordained and ftablifhed, That no Man which holdeth a common Hoftry in any City or Borough of England, fhall be a Cuftomer, Comptroller, Finder a , nor Searcher of the faid Lord* Tronour. the King; (2) and that to efchew the Damage and Lofs, which thereof may happen, by the Favour that fuch common Hoftkrs may or will do to Mer- chants and other their Guefts in their faid Offices.' Enforcedly 20 H. 6. c. 5.. . III. impaired after Judgement inrolled. ITEM, It is ordained and ftablifhed^ That the Juftices of Affife Juftices afligned, and to be affigned, to take Af- ^ a " dd;ver im ° fifes by Commiflion of our Lord the King in tke^J™^* 6 Counties of the Realm, from henceforth fhall caufefif ej g> c . ev . ery to be delivered fully in the King's Treafury, all thefcrond Year.' Records of Aflifes of Novel dijjeijir,, of MortdanceJIer,§ Ed ' 3' ft ^ J - and of Certifications, with all the Appurtenances c ' 5 - and Appendances before them determined, every fe- cond Year, that the Plea thereof be determined, and Judgement given without more Delay. (2) And ■ that the Records and Procefs of Picas real and per- ■ fonal, and of Aflifes of Novel dijfei/in, or Mortdc'n- ce/ier, and Certifications, and of others, whereof Judgement is given and inrolled, or Things' touch- ing fuch Plea, fhall in no wife be amended nor im-. • paired by new entering of the Clerks, or by the Record or Thing certified in Witnefs or Com- mandment of any Juftice, in no Term after that fuch Judgement in fuchPkns is given and irfrolkd.-' ~p PP 2 cap;
