A. D. 1436. -Anno decimo quinto Henrici VI. C. 1, 2. 581 Statutes made at Weftminfter, Anno 15 Hen. VI. and Anno Dom. 1436. N Em Rot. in Turr. Lond. OSTRE foverain Seignur le Roi Henry le fifme apres le conqueft a for. parlemcnt tenuz a Weftm' le xxj e jour de Januaire Ian de fon regne xv me de ladvis & aflent des Seig- nurs efpirituelx &c temporelx & a lefpecialc inftance £c requeue de les Communes du Roialme en mefme le parlement efteantz ad fait ordeinez & eftabliez certeins ftatutz & ordinances al honour de Dieu & le bien & profit de Juy & de fon dit Roialme en la fourme qenfuit. T the Parliament holden at Wejhninjier the One and twentieth Day of ^January, the Fifteenth Year of the Reign of King Henry the Sixth after the Conqueft, by the Advice and Aflent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and at the fpecial Inftance and Requeft of the Com- mons of the Realm ; the fame our Lord the King hath caufed to be ordained certain Statutes to the Honour of God, and the Profit of him and his Realm, in the Form following." CAP. I. Where in a Suit before the Marfhal, the Defendant may plead, that the Plaintiff or he are not of the King's Houfe. EN primes pur ceo qe le-. Senefchall & Maref- chall de Hoftell du Roy & lour deputees avaunt cez heures ount tenuz devaunt eu'< plees de dette detenu & autres plees perfonelx m-oevez parentre gentz qi ne furent de mefme loftell en lour recorde faifantz mention qe les pleintifs & defendants de mefme les plees furent del dit Ho- ftell & a lez parties defendants en mefmes les plees ne allowent lour chaleng & exceptions par eux aleggez qe ils mefmes ou les pleintifs en mefmes ks fuites" ne fount pas de mefme loftell encoun- tre les leys & eftatuts ent avant ces heures eus & faitz parount divers des lieges noftre dit Seignur le Roi en fa Court devant lez ditz Senefchall & Marefchall tenuz fovent foitz encountre le leie fount grevoufment vexez &: entroublez a lour graunde damage & anientiflement. Noftre dit Seignur le Roi les premifles confiderez ad or- deine par audvtorite de mefme le parlement qe en chefcun feurte defore enavaunt pur les defen- dants aprendre ils ne foient eftoppes par tiel recorde a dire qils mefmes ou lez pleintifs en mefr me le recorde efpecifiez ne furent al temps du dk plee ou fuit commence del Hoftell du Roy come par mefme le recorde eft fuppofe eins eient lez ditz defendants lour averement a dire qils mefmes ou les ditz pleintifs ne furent de mefme loftell a temps de tiel plee ou fuit commence le dit recorde ou afcun matier deinz icell continuz nient obftant. C A " THIRST, Becaufe that the Steward and Marfhal 1 Buiftr.zoy. " JP of the King's Houfe and their Deputies before " this Time have holden before them Pleas of Debt, " Detinue, and other Pleas perfonal moved betwixt " People which were not of the fame Houfe, making " mention in their Records, that the Plaintiffs and De- " fendants of- the fame Pleas were of the faid Houfe, " (2) and do not allow to the Parties Defendants iii " the fame Pleas their Challenges and Exceptions by " them alledged, that they themfelves, or the Plain- " tiffs in the fame Suits, be not of the fame Houfes, " againft the Laws and Statutes before this Time hadaS Ed. i. ffas. " and made, whereby divers of the King's liege Peo- 3- c - 3- " pie in his Court holden before the faid Steward and ' 8 Ei - vfi M - " Marfhal oftentimes againft the Law be grievoufly £ I' f " vexed and troubled to their great Damr.ge and Hin- T - R.'j. ftat. i„ " drance." ' (3) Our faid Lord the King, confider- c. a. ' ing the Premifles, hath ordained by Authority of the ' fame Parliament, That in every Suit 3 from hence- 3 Surct y- ' forth againft the faid Defendants to be taken, they ' fhall not be eftopped by fuch Record, to fay that ' themfelves, or the Plaintiffs in the fame Record fpe- ' cified, were not at the Time of the faid Plea or Suit ' thereof commenced, of the King's Houfe, as by the ' fame Record is fuppofed ; (4) but the Defendants ' fhall have their Averment to fay, That they them- ' felves, or the faid Plaintiffs, were not of the fame ' Houfe at the Time of fuch Plea or Suit commenced, ' the faid Record or other Matter within the fame con-j K ,. ff g ' tained notwithstanding..' . . i». 'before ,<Uaw Murders committed in the King's l/ouje pall be tried. P. II. Corn being of fmall Price, viz. Wheat at Six Shillings and Eight- pence, and Barley at Three Shillings the Quarter, may be carried forth of the Realm without Licence. ITEM pur ceo qe par la leie ordeinee null home poet carier ne amefner blees hors du Roialme dEngleterre A!terC[1 6 ! Jaa faunz licence du Roy par caufe de quell fermours & autres homes qi ufent manuoverement de lour terre'"^'^ &aI ne poent vendre lour blees finon a baes prife a graunde damage de tout le Roialme. Noftre Seignur le Roi^ h,^ c. 6.. voillant en ceo cas purvoier de remedie ad ordeinee par auctorite deffuifdite qe bien lirra a chefcun homme elkipper & carier toutz maners des blees & graines hors de cefte Roialme a qiconqe lieuqi luy plerra forfpris tant foulement a les enemies noftre dit Seignur le Roy fi fovent & tant longement come un quarter de frument nexcede paes le price vj. s. viij. d. & un quarter dorge iij. s. en icell porte lou frument ou orge eft tieimenl efkippes & ceo faunce afcun licence fuier pur icell toutz autres ordinances ent avant ces heures faitz a con- trarie nient obftantz. Purveu toutz foitz qe le Roi foit content de fez cuftumes & devoirs, Et duxera icefte- ordinance tanqe al procheine parlemcnt.. C A P.
