A. D. 1423. Anno fecundo Henri ci VI.- C. 3- 5 2 3 CAP. II. A Remedy for the Matter, fcfr. of the Hofpical of St. Leonard in York, to recover a Thrave of Corn due to them, &c. Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. ITEM come lofpitall de feint Leonard dEver- wyk qi eft de la fundation de les nobles pro- genitours noftre dit Seignur le Roy jadis Roys dEngleterre & de fon patronage en la primere fundation dicell eftoit endowe par les ditz pro- gen itoirs du Roy dun thrave des blees a prendre annuelment de chefcun charue arant deinz les countees dEverwyk Cumberland WeftmerP & Lancaftre deinz la province dEverwyk des quels thraves les maiftre & frers du dit hofpitall & lour predeceflburs ount efte feifez du temps dount me- morie ne court come parcell de la primer fundation du dit hofpitall & icelles ount pris levez Sc coillez al feft de feint Martyn en yver chefcun an tanqe ore tarde que diverfes gentz dez ditz countees deinz la province fuifdite mefmes les thraves ount detenuz dount les ditz maiftre & frers nount reme- die fufficeant ne covenable a la commune ley a graunt anienteflement du dit hofpitall & overt fubtrad/tion del fuftenaunce des ditz maiftre & frers fi lour ne foit purveu de remedie come de ceo fuit compleint en le dit parlement le Roy con- fidere les premi lies del affent & requeft avauntditz ad ordeinez & eftabliez qe les ditz maiftre & frers & lour fucceffours pur le temps efteantz puiflent lever coiller & prendre les ditz thraves deinz le province fuifdite en les lieux ou il devent de droit & foloient folonc la cuftume & ufage en mefmes les lieux euz pardevant. Et auxi qe mefme le meif- ftre & fes fucceffours pur le temps efteantz aient de temps en temps action par briefs ou pleintz de dette ou de detenu a lour plefir envers toutz ceux & chefcun de eux qi mefmes les thraves enfi de droit au dit hofpitall duez detiegnent ou afcun partie dicell pur recoverer devers eux & chefcun deux les ditz thraves ovec lour damages enz cell partie. Purveu toutz foitz qe les parties ovec queux les ditz meiftre & frers ou lour predeceflburs font ac- cordez pur tielx thraves par compofitions entre eux faitz & enfealez ne foient chargez de pluis qe neft compris en mefmes les compofitions pur les pofiefHons qe les ditz parties avoient al temps del fefance des compofitions avauntditz. ' TTEM, Whereas the Hofpital of St. Leonard of The Hofpital of ' J. York, which is of the Foundation of the Proge- St - £«»<»<< in ' nitors of our faid Lord the King, late Kings of^J^"- ' England, and of his Patronage, in the firft Foun- Thrave°of Corn ' dation of the fame, was endowed, by the faid Proge-- f every Plough ' nitors of the King, of a Thrave of Corn to be taken Earing within ' yearly of every Plough Earing within the Counties the Counti es of ' of York, Cumber/and, Weftmerland, and Lancafter, S^^j'Tnl ' within the County of York, of which Thraves the ham-a/l™ ' *" ' Mafter and Brethren of the faid Hofpital, and their ' Predeceflbrs have been feifed, the Time whereof ' runneth no Memory, as Parcel of the firft Foun-
- dation of the faid Hofpital, and the fame they have
- levied and gathered at the Feaft of St. Martin in
- Winter every Year, till now late that divers People
- of the faid Counties, within the Province aforefaid,
- have withholden the fame Thraves, whereof the
1 faid Mafter and Brethren have no fufficient nor co-
- venable Remedy at the Common Law, to the great
- Damage of the faid Hofpital, and open Subtraction
- of the Suftenance of the faid Mafter and Brethren,
- if Remedy be not for them provided, as Complaint
- was thereof made in the faid Parliament
- " ' (2) The Remedy
The King confidering the Premifles, of the Affent which the and Requeft aforefaid, hath ordained and ftablifhed, Mafters ofSt - That the faid Mafter and Brethren, and their Sue- L *™'l % £°£ ceffors for the time being, may levy, gather, and [ recover their take the faid Thraves within the Province aforefaid, Duties, in the Places where they ought of Right, and were wont, after the Cuftom and Ufage had in the fame Places heretofore. (3) And alfo that the fame Maf- ters and Succeflbrs for the time being fhall from time to time have Actions by Writs or Plaints of Debt or Detinue at their Pleafure, againft all them and every of them that detain the fame Thraves fo of Right due to the faid Hofpital, or any Part of them, to recover the faid Thraves againft them, and every of them, with their Damages in this Behalf. ' II. Provided always, That the Parties with whom a Remedy for the faid Mafter and Brethren, or their Predeceffors, the Proprietors be accorded for fuch Thraves by Compofitions made which have com- and fealed betwixt them, fhall of no more be charged ^"jj^ than is comprifed within the fame Compofitions, for Brethren," "" the PoiTemons that the faid Parties had at the Time of the making of the aforefaid Compofitions.' CAP. III. John Duke of Bedford, being in the King's Service in France, fhall be received to defend his Right by Attorney. ITEM ordinez eft & affentuz qe Johan Due de Bedford uncle a noftre Seignur le Roy qeft dela le meer es parties de Iraunce en le fervice du Roy en toutz maners des plees moevez & amoevtrs envers afcune perlon ou perfones des terres & tenementz dount la reverfion ou la remeindre eft au dit Due joint ou feverall a Ion propre oeps foit par fon attourne ou attourneez receu a defendre fon droit & en mefme la manere ait H enjoie toutz maners benefices & avantages ficome il fuift prefent en fa propre perfone. Et qe cefte ordi- nance le extende fibien ac receites des reverfions & remeindres apurchacers & againers au dit Due iointment & ievera ment a fon oeps demefne come a receites des reverfions & remaindres qil ad a prefent tana me il ferra en le fervice du Roy depardela. Xxx C A P, EXP.
