A. D. Anno o&avo Henrici VI. C. 21— -23, 1429. CAP. XXI. A Repeal of all Licerlces granted to Men of Newcaftle and Berwick, to carry Merchandifes to other Places than to Calais. The Penalty for carrying of Merchandifes of the Staple into Scotland. See Appendix. sss CAP. XXII. What is requifite to be done in winding and packing of Wool. beard any Wooll. Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. ITEM pur ceo qe graunt arerifment aveigne au Roy" de fez cuftumes & fubfidies par ceux qi clakkent & forcent les bones lains du Roialme pur eux carier dehors dicell en eftraunges paiis ordinez eft qe null eftraunger ne face forcer clak- ker ne barder null maner des leins pur carier hors du Roialme fur peine de forfaiture de mefmes lez lains ovefqe le double value dicell & dem- prifonement de fon corps. Et qe null pakkur dez lains ne face deins le dit Roialme forfqe bone &: due pakkure ne qe null face null inwynde deins la tefone des lains a lenrollement de fes lains ne mette en icell lokkes pelwoll tarre peers fablon terre ne herbe ne null autre ordeur et qiqe le face eit la partie qe fe fente greve envers luy fa adtion a la commune ley de trelpas 5t deceit. None fhall force, clack, or 23 H. 8. c. 17. See farther concerning the Exportation ofJVcol t &c. 12 Car, TV. 3. c. 10. 4 Ann. c. 7. 3 Geo. r. c. 21. 4 Geo, 1. c. Hi 5 Geo. 29 Geo. 2, c. 33. and 30 Gen. 2. c. 12. ITEM, For as much as great Hinderance cometh to the King in his Cuftoms and Subfidies by them that do clack and force the good Wools of the Realm, to carry them out of the fa>ne into ftrange Countries ;" ' (2) it is ordained, That no Stranger fhall caufe to be forced, clacked, nor bearded, any Manner of Woolls, to carry them out of the Realm, upon Pain of Forfeiture of the fame Woolls, with the double Value of the fame, and of Imprifonment of his Body. (3) And that no Wool-packer fhall make within the Realm, bu; good and due Packing ; (4) and that no Man make any Inwinding within the Fleece of Woolls at the rolling up of his Woolls, nor put in the fame Locks, Peltwooll, Tar, Stones, Sand, Earth, Grafs, nor any Dirt ; (5) and if any do, he that feeleth him grieved fhall have his Action at the Common Law, of Trefpafs and Deceit.' Farther provided for 3 Ed. 4. c. 1. c. 32. 13 & 14 Car. 2. c. 18. 7 ty 8 W. 3. c. 28. 9 £? 10 W. 3. ,.. . 0- , g,, '.II. 5 Gt'd 2. f. 21, 12 Geo. 2, c. 21. 25 Geo. 2. c. 14. 26 G Cj , z, c . Sfifii. CAP. XXIII. No Thrums of Woollen Yarn fhall be carried out of the Realm. ITEM pur taunt qe les textours deins le Roialme fount & devaunt ces heours ount eftez accuftumez quant ils ount overez un drap bien pres le fin de trencher a part a lour finguler avantage les files qi demuront nient texez & les appellent thrommes a graunde deceit de ceux as queux les dit draps fount & mefmes les thrommes vendount a tielx perfones qe icelles amefnent en Flaundres & autres eftraunges paiis come bone merchanJife tut foit qe noftre Seignur le Roy ent nad null profit de cuftume ne fubfidee qar defoubz le colour de tielx thrommes diverfes perfones fibien eftraungiers come deinfzeins engrocent & coillent es diverfes parties du dit Roialme graunde quan- tite des files des fines lains appellez Wollenyarn & icelles amefnent es dites eftraunges parties & ent facent bones draps ency qe defoubz ceft fub- J tile colour noftre Seignur le Roy eft chefcun an! graundement defraudez de fez cuftumes & fubfi- dees qe a luy devoient fourder fils feuflent pleine- : ment oeverez dcinz le dit R.oialme ou autrement fils ne feOFSnt oeverez, mes en lains amefnez a leftaple de Caleis. Pur qoy ordinez eft qe null homme ne carie ne amefne hors du Roialme null maner des thrommes ne files des lains appellez, Wollenyarn defoubz colour de thrommes fur pain dc forfaiture de la double value dicell. I ITEM, Becaufe the Weavers within this Realm be and heretofore have been accuftomed, that when they wrought a Cloth near the EnJ, to cut away for their private Profit the Thread which is left unwoven, and call the fame Thrums, and to the great Deceit of the Owners of the fame Cloths, they fell the fame Thrums to fuch Perfons which carry them into Flanders and other Places*, though the* Adl1 «»£■«* King have thereof no Profit of Cuftom nor Sublidy : MercUadasc. (2) For under the Colour of fuch Thrums divers Perfons, as well Strangers as Denizens, do ingrofs and gather in divers Parts of the faid Realm, great Quantity of Woollen Thread, called Woollen Yarn, and the fame do carry to the faid ftrange Parts, and thereof make good Cloths ; (3) fo that under this fubtil Colour the King is yearly greatly defrauded of his Cuftoms anJ Subfidies, which ought to rife to him, if they were fully wrought within the faid Realm, or elfe if they were not wrought, but in Woolls brought to the Staple of Calais:" ' (4) Wherefore it is ordained, That no Man fhall carry or convey out of the faid Realm any Manner of Thrums, or Woollen Yarn under Colour of Thrums, upon Pain to forfeit the double Value of the fame.' 23 h. 6. c. 3* Bbbb a CAP.
