5 6 ° c - 5- Anno nono Henrici VI. A.D. 1430. An Idemptitate tiom'wis main- tainable by the Executots of a Teftator wrong- fully molefted by colour of 2ny Outlawry. Reg T ft. 194.
- fon of the fame liege People which was outlawed in
- Deed, had made his Executors, and died, often it
- happened, that by Malice and fubtil Imaginations
- the Goods and Chatties of fuch Teftator, which had
- the fame Name as he had which was outlawed in
- Deed, were feifed and efcheated to the Hands of our
- Lord the King and of his Progenitors, in Retardation
- of the Execution of the Teftament of every fuch
' Teftator, for the Doubt which hath been, whether
- any Executors may by the Common Law have a
Writ of Idemptitate nominis, or not." ' (3) Where- fore to take away and remove all fuch Ambiguities and Doubts in this Cafe hereafter, of the Affent and Advice aforefaid, and at the fpecial Requeft of the faid Commons, it is ordained and eftablifhed by Au- thority of this Parliament, That a Writ of Idemptitate nominis be granted and made good and maintainable for the Executors of every Teftator, to the fame Ef- fr.cSf. that the fame Adfion of Idemptitate nominis was maintainable before this Parliament for any Perfon himfelf which was or might have been molefted or grieved becaufe or by colour of any fuch Outlawry. (4) And that this Ordinance fhall have relation and force, by Authority aforefaid, for the Executors of every Teftator, as well of every Outlawry pro- nounced againft any Perfon at any Time before this Parliament, as of all Manner of Outlawries to be pronounced againft any Perfon in Time to come.' Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. fait fuift utlage avoit fift fes executours & moruft fovent avient qe par malice & fubtilx ymagina- tions les biens & chateux de tiel teftatour qe avoit mefme le noun come celuy qi fuift utlage en fait avoit eftoient feifez & efchetez es mains noflxe dit Seignur le Roi & de fes ditz progenitours en retardation del execution del teftement de checun tiel teftatour pur le doute qad eftee de ceo qe afcuns executours purroient par la com- mune ley avoir brief de idemptitate nominis ou noun. Sur quoy pur toller & remover toutz tielx doutes & ambiguites en ceft cas en apres del affent & advis fuifditz & a la efpecial requeft des ditz Communes ordeinez eft & eftablez par auc- torite de ceft parlement qe brief de idemptitate no- minis foit & poet eftre graunte & done bone & maintenable pur les executours de chefcun tefta- tour auxibien & de mefme leffecT: come la dite ac- tion de idemptitate. nominis fuift maintenable de- vaunt ceft parlement pur afcune perfone mefme qi fuift ou purroit avoir efte molefte ou greve par caufe ou colour dafcune tiel utlagarie. Et qe cefte ordenaunce ait relation & force par lauctorite fuif- dite pur executours de chefcun teftatour fibien de chefcune utlagarie pronuncie en afcun perfone a afcun temps devaunt ceft parlement come de toutz maners dutlagaries pronvinciez en afcun perfone en temps avenir. S H. 6. c. Zf, CAP. V. All Men fhall have free PafTage in Severn with Goods, Chattels, &c. Tartcer prwidtd /or 19 H. 7. c. *3. s-j H. S, c. 12. IT E M, Becaufe the River of Severn is common to all the King's liege People, to carry and re- carry within the Stream of the faid River, to Briftol, Gloncefter, and JVorcefter, and other Places adjoining to the faid River, all Manner of Merchandifes and other Goods and Chatties, as well in Trowes and Boats, as in Flotes commonly called Drags, in every Part joining to the faid River; (3) within which River many JVeljhnen and other Perfons dwelling in divers Places joining to the faid River, have now late affembled in gre^t Number, arrayed in Manner of War, and taken fuch Flotes, otherwife called Drags, and them have hewed in Pieces, and with Force and Arms beaten the People which were in fuch Drags, to the Intent that they fhould hire of the faid Weljhynen and other Perfons, for great Sums of Money, Boats, and other Veffels for Carriage of fuch Merchandifes, and other Goods and Chatties, to an evil Example and great Impoverifhment of the faid liege People, if Remedy be not haftily provi- ded ;" (3) it is ordained by Authority of this Parlia- ment, That the faid liege People of the King may have and enjoy their free Paffage in the faid River with Flotes and Drags, and all Manner of Merchan- difes, and other Goods and Chatties, at their Will, without Difturbance of any ; (4) and if any be dif- turbed of hi; free Paffage in the faid River, the Party grieved fhall have his Action according to the Courfe of the Common Law.' ITEM pur tant qe la ryver de Severne eft commune a toutz les leiges du Roi de carier & recarier deinz le ftreme uu dit ryver a Bri- ftuyt Glouceftre & Worceftre & autres lieux au dit river adjoynantz toutz maners des merchan- difes & autres biens & chateux fibien en trowes & batelx come en flotes autrement appellez dragges en chefcun partie adjoynant au dit river deinz quell river divers Galeis & autres perfones demurantez en divers lieux adjoynantz au dit river ount ore tarde affembles en graunde noumbre arraiez en faire de guerre & pris tielx flotus autrement ap- pellez dragges & eux ount trenchez en peces & ove force & armes batuz lex gentz queux feurent en tielx flotus a lentent qils lowerent des ditz Galeys & autres perfones pur graunde fumme de moneye batelx & autres veffelx pur. cariage des tielx merchandifes & autres biens & chateux a malveis enfample & graunde empo- veriffment des ditz lieges Ills ne foient hufti- ment remediez. Si eft ordinez par auctorite de ceft parlement qe les ditz lieges du Roi pur- ront avoier & enjoier lour frank paffage en le dit river ove flotus & dragges & toutz maners des merchandifes & autres bens & chateux a lour volunte faunz defturbaunce de nully. Et fi afcun foit deftourbe de fon frank paffage en le dit river ait la partie greve fa aclion folonc le cours de la commune ley. C A P.
