A. D. 1429. Anno o6lavo Henrici VI. C. 2, Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. textu brevis regii eorumque fervientes & familiares eadem libertate five immunitate veniendo expec- tando & redeundo plene gaudeant & utantur per- petuis futuris tempdribus qua gaudent & gaudere confueverunt five gaudere debent in futurum pro- ceres five Magnates & Communitas regni Anglie ad parliarhentum domini Regis vocati five vo- candi. 541 to the Convocation by the King's Writ, and their Servants and Familiars, fhall for ever hereafter fully ufe and enjoy fuch Liberty or Defence in coming, tarrying, and returning, as the Great Men and Commonalty of the Realm of England, called or to be called to the King's Parliament, do enjoy, and were wont to enjoy, or in Time to come ought to H c f) enjoy.' 11H.6. V. ii. injiiEix Penalty on thofe tvbo fjj/ault any that come to Parliament. CAP. II. No Merchants of England, fhall enter into the Dominion of the King of Denmark, but at Northbarn. ITEM quia cariffimus avunculus Regis Rex Dacie Norwegie & S wecie ficut ex intimatione fua idem do- Rep. 1 H. 8. minus Rex accepit confiderans multiplicia & grandia perditiones pericula dampna & difpendia que tam c - »• fibi & fuis quam aliis forinfecis & extraneis etiam amicis & fpecialiter fubditis didii domini noftri Regis de regno fuo Anglie ex introitu ingreffu & tranfitu perfonarum hujufmoni forinfecarum & extranearum in reg- num fuum Norwegie & alia dominia diftridtus territoria jurifdidtiones & loca fibi fubdita & fubjecta prefertim in infulas fuas dePynmark & alibi tarn in perfonis quam in eorum rebus & bonis nuper evenerunt pro vitan- dis hujufmodi perditionibus periculis dampnis & difpendiis & ne fimilia quod abfit evenirent in futurum or- dinavit & ftatuit quod omnes & finguli extranei tarn Anglici quam alii ad &c in regnum fuum Norwegie & alia dominia diftridtus territoria jurifdidtiones infulas et loca predidta caufa obtinendi vel habendi pifces aut alia quecunque mercandifas five bona navigio applicare & accedere volentes applicent & veniant ad villam fuam de Northbarn ubi didtus Rex Dacie ftapulam fuam pro concurfu extraneorum & fpecialiter Anglicorum ad exercitium hujufmodi mercandifarum ftatuit fpecialiter & ftabilivit concedendo dictis Anglicis quod ipfi ibidem gaudebunt in omnibus & per omnia eifdem favoribus privilegiis & prerogativis quibus gaudebant ipfi de Hanfa. Volens igitur didtus dominus nofter Rex diledtionem affinitatem & amicitias que inter prefatum. Avunculum fuum incliteque memorie nobiles progenitores fuos regna terras dominia diftridtus territoria ju- rifdidtiones & loca fua predidta ac ipfum dominum noftrum Regem & indite recordationis nobiles progeni- tores fuos vaflalos fubditos regna terras & dominia fua ab olim & a longiffimis retro temporibus coaluerunt firmiter obfervari nee aliquid per dominum noftrum Regem quod abfit aut fuos attemptari vel fieri per quod hujufmodi amicitiis prejudicium aliquod irrogari pofiet vel inferri aut inimicitie diffenfiones vel debate gene- rari de avifamento dominorum fpiritualium & temporalium ac Communitatum regni fui Anglie in prefenti parliaments congregatorum ftatuit prohibendo ne quis ligeorum vel fubditorum fuorum de regno fuo Anglie proprie temeritatis aufu contra ordinationem prohibkionem & interdidtum ipfius Avunculi fui fuperius memorata & in contemptum eorundem regna terras dominia diftridtus territoria jurifdidtiones & loca didti Regis Dacie ingredi leu intrare prefumat fub pena forisfadture omnium bonorum fuorum mobilium & irnpri— fonamenii perfone fue ad voluntatem Regis. CAP. III. Commiffioners of Sewers may execute their own Ordinance. ITEM noftre Seignur Ie Roi connderant eo- ment au darrein parlement tenuz a Weftm' Ian de fon Roialme fifme ordine & grante eftoit par audtorite dit dit parlement qe feveralx commiffions de fewers ferroient faitz as diverfes perfones par le Chaunceller dEngleterre pur le temps efteant a nomerz en toutz es parties, de Roialme ou meftier ferroit fouz certein forme en les ditz ordinance & grante contenuz par quelles ordinance & grante les ditz commiffioners navoient poair ne audtorite de fair parfourner ne dexecuter les chofes comprifes deinz les ditz commiffions et pur ceo ad ordine & eftablie par audtorite de cefte prefent parlement qe toutz tielx commiffioners aient poair pur fair or- diner & executer eftatuits ordinances Si autres affairz folonc leffedt & purport dez commiffions avauntditz.. a. 6. c SUt, c. jo. 23 M. 6. c. 8 9. 3 Jac, I, f, 14. iz Ed. 4. c. 6. 4 H. j. e-. 1. 6 H. 12 Car, 2,. c.6. 2a & 23 Car. 2. <v
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ITEM, Our Lord the King confidering how at 6 H.6. c.5. the laft Parliament holden at Wejlminjter, the fixth Year of his Reign, he did ordain and grant, by Authority of the faid Parliament, That feveral Com- miffions of Sewers fhould be made to divers Perfons by the Chancellor of England for the time being to be named, in all Parts of the Realm where {hall be needful, under a certain Form in the faid Ordinance and Grant contained ; (1) by which Ordinance and Grant the faid Commiffioners had no Power nor Au- thority to do, perform, nor execute the Things comprifed within the faid Commiffions ;" ' (3) and therefore he hath ordained and ftablifhed, by Autho- rity of this Parliament, That all fuch Commiffioners fhall have Power to do, ordain, and execute the Statutes, Ordinances, and other Affairs to be made according to the Effedt and Purport of the faid ; „ ,. , Commiffions.* Se*firt£«~c^ cermng brzveri J 5 c. 10. 23 H. 8. c. 5. 25 H. 3. c. 10. 3 &4EJ. 6. c. 8. » Mar, fiat. 3° c. 11. 113; , 2. W. & M. fejf, 2. e. 8. ftc 14. 7 Ann. c. 9 & 10. . CAP.