,A. D. 1414. Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond, .de diverfes murdres homicides robberies bateries affembkes de gentz . en graund noumbre par ma- nere dinfurrection -& de diverfes autres rebel- lions &c riotes & apres tieux maffaitz : les ditz felons &, meffefoures fenfuent &_ retrehent as •diverfes boys & lieux covertez & difconuz & ail- lours a lentente & purpos de voider lexecution de la commune ley & qils ne ferroknt afmefnez a refpounfe felonc proces de la ley Sur quoy noftre dit foverain Seignur le Roy confiderant la fuifdite compleint par affent des Seignurs efpirituelx & temporelx en mef vie le parkment affemblez ad ordeine &eftabliza larequdte des ditz Communes qe fi afcuny en temps avenir viegne en la Chaun- cellarie & face compleint duement qe afcun tiel felon ou maffefour come avaunt eft dit fen eft fuy ou retrehet a afcun tiel lieu ou aillours a k'li tente fuifdit foit fur tiel compleint une. bilk rumciantment fait pur le Roy & ait ie Chaunceller dEngleterre pur le temps efteant apres tiele bille a luy liveree fil poet eftre enformez duement tiele bille contenir veritee poair de faire folonc fa dif- cretion u'n brief de Capias a la fuite de Roy di- rect a vifcount de eountee ou countees on les ditz murdres homicides robberies bateries & au- tres nieffaitz font fuppofez par la dite bills eftre faitz &S perpetrez retournabks en la dite Chaun- cellarie i. certeinjour. Et fi les .perfones en .le <dit- brief eontenuz foient! prifez par le dit vifcount ou foy ■ r ndent en mefrne J la Chauncellarie qa- donqes foient tielx perfones mys en garde ou a mainprife felonc la difcretion du Chaunceller. . Et outre foit maunde denquerer de tielx malfaitz & fur ceo foit fait come la lei 3 demande. Et ft le vifcount retourne a jour de Capias retourn- 1 able qe ks p'erfpnes fen ycelles comprifez par.af- •cun de- les caufes fuifditz ne purront eftre par •luy-prifez ne mefmes les perfones ne foi rerident ■en la dite Chauncellerie qadonqes face le dit •chaunceller faire brief de proclamation direct au 'dit vifcount retournable en Banc du Roy a certein jour qil face proclamation en deux countees qe les perfones en le dit brief nomez. veignent a dit jour en le fuifdit banc pur y refpondre a la matier compris en la dite bille fjir.peme deftre convictz de la' matier compris deins la dite bille .& en -chefcun tiel brief de proclamation foit contenu 4a fubftance de la matier compris deins la dite bille ■& ills ne veignent- ajaufde tiele proclamation retournee foient adonqes tenuz & adjuggez .pur convictz & atteintz come defuis eft dit & ■ fils veignent a la proclamation foit de eux enquis & fait en manere come defuis eft dit. Purveu qe ks fuggeftrons de tielx riotes foient iefmoignez a le Chaunceller dEngleterre par let- ires enfeakz defoutz les feals de deux juftices du
- pees a meirts & le vifcount del eountee ou tielx
riotes ferront devant ceo qe tiel brief de Capias foit graunte en quel brief de Capias foit fibien la -matiere expreffe quel eft compris deins mefme la biile come en le brief de proclamation ent affaire. •Et ft tiel cas aveigne en le eountee palatyn de Lancaftre ou aillours en franchife la ou il y ad • Vol. I. Anno fecundo Henri c -j. V. •Stat. 1. 497 " ment, of divers Murders, Manslaughters, Robberies, " Batteries, Affemblies of People 'in great Number in " Manner of.Infurreclion, and of divers other Rebcl- " lions and idiots, and after- fuch Offences the fai'd " Felons_ and Offenders flee, and withdraw them- " felves into divers Woods and fecret Places and lin- " known, and elfewhere, to the Intent and Purpofe " to avoid the Execution of the Common Law, and " that they might not be brought to anfwer* ; ;; " (2)*. Add according - whereupon our Sovereign Lord the King, confidering' PiocefscfLtvy. ' the aforefaid Complaint, by the Advice and Affent ' of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in the fame ■ ' Parliament affembled, hath ordained and ftablifhed ' at the Requeft of the laid Commons, That if any ' Ircrfon hereafter come into the Chancery, and make ' Complaint duly, that any fuch Felon or Offender, .' a.s afpre. is faid, flee or withdraw himfelf into any ' fuch Place, or, elfewhere, to' the Intent aforefaid, ' upon fuch a Complaint a Bill fhall be fufEciently ' made for -the King ; (3) and the Chancellor of Eng- ' land for the Time being, after fuch a Bill to him ' delivered, if he may be duly informed that .fuc 1 a ' Bill' cpntairieth' Truth,' fhall have Power to make ac- ' cording, to his Difcretion • a Wi it of Capias at the ' King's Suit, directed to the Sheriff of the County or ' Counties where the faid Murders, Manllaughters, ['. Robberies, Batteries, and other Offences be fup- • ' pqfed by the faid Bill to be done and- perpetrate, re- .' turnable in the faid Chancery at a certain Day. (4) The Party ac- ' And if the. Perfons in the faid Writ contained bef ur «> is '££?£ ' taken by the faid Sheriff, or yi Id themfelves in the ^; e e ldet ™ ' ' fame Chancery, that then fuch Perfons fhall be put himfelf. ' in Ward or to Mainprife, according to theDifcretion ' of the Chancellor. (5) And moreover be it com- , ' manded to inquire of fuch Offences, and upon ' that fhall be done as the Law requireth. (6) And The sheriff re- ' if the -Sheriff return at the Day of the Capias return'- turne ! b < th,t ' able, .'that -the Perfons in. the fame comprifed for. any ^j£* canaot of thefe Caufes aforefaid, cannot be by him taken, neither the fame- Perfons, do; yield themfelves in the. ..' faid Chancery,. that then the faid Chancellor fliall - caufe to be made a Writ of Proclamation directed to the faid Sheriff, returnableun the King's Bench at a certain Day, that he fhall make Proclamation in two Counties that the'Perfons named in the faid Writ fhall corns at the faid Day in the Bench aforefaid, there to anfwer to the Matter comprifed - within the faid Bill, upon Pain to be convict of the Matter coni- ' prifed in. the faid Bill ;• (7) and that in -every fuch Writ. of Proclamation fhall be contained the Sub'- ftance of the Matter comprifed within the faid firll : " ■ (8) And if they come not at the Day of fuch Procla- mation returned, then {hall they be holden and ad- judged for convict and attainted as aforefaid ; and if they come at the -Proclamation, it fhall be of them in- quired and done in Manner as above is faid. ' II. Provided always, That the' "Sugpeflions ofTfie-Srigfee&ioM fuch Riots be teftiSed'.to the Chancellor of En{ /«•;,-/ J ' ^ ' ;>';'." , by Letters feakd under the Seals ct two Jtiiuces At under flii.gga^ the Peace at the leaft, and the Sheriff of the County of two Judices where fuch Priots fhall be made, beforethat the W rit 1 Peace and the of Capias be granted; (2) in which Writ of Gapias^ hznti - the Matter which is comprifed within- the fame Lili fhall be as well expreffed, as in the Writ of Procla- mation thereof to be made. (3) And if fuch Cafe Rl0ts r c0m i mitted v - - . . r-^ t-» i r t ,t lr in a county happen in the County Palatine 01 Lanca/ie?-, or 6Me where there ; s a in any Franchife where, there is a Chancellor and a chancellor and S S S * Seal,a Seal,
