582 C. 3, 4. Anno decimo quinto Henrici VI. A. D. 1436. CAP. III. What Things be requifite to make a Safe Conducl effectual. ". T T E M, Whereas our faid Lord the King of late " x hath granted his Letters of Safe Conduct to cer- " tain Perfons to come and go in and out of the " Realms and Seigniories of England, France, and Ire-
- ' land, with certain Number of Ships charged with
" their Merchandifes, and that Faith and Credit mould " as well be given to the Copy called Vidimus, fealed " under the Seals authentique and approved, as to the " Original of the faid Letters ; (2) one John de Gau- " tier, one-of the Perfons aforefaid, granted and deli- " vered the Vidimus of the faid Safe Conduct to fuch " and to as many as him pleafed, fealed with the Seal " of him that calleth himfelf King of France, under " the Colour of which Vidimus a great Navy of the " adverfe Part was affembled, and did take many Ships,
- viSua&d " and the King's liege People and *. Vicinal, to the
" Towns and Fortreffes of the Adverfaries, to the great " Damage of the King and of the liege People afore- " faid, as our faid Lord the King, at the grievous " Complaint to him made by the laid Commons in the ' faid Parliament, hath perceived':" ',,(3) The fame- our Lord the King, confidering the, great Inconve- niencies which might enfue by fuch and other which do evil ufe.his Letters of Safe Conduct,. and .that Un'^- u t ion fome fpecial < der Colour of fuch Vidimus a whole Navy of Ene- Caufe. c m j es ma y j^g co l our ed, an d daily victual, iluff, and •f-Add bh Realms, - refreih their Party, in great Damage' of f his Realm end especially of ' of England, doth will, and hath commanded by the
- Authority aforefaid, to the Keepers. of his Great and
' Privy Seal, that they fhall not fuffer'fuch Claufe Vi- ' dhnus to be put in any Safe Conduct from henceforth ' to be granted, unlefs it fo be, that fome great or fome ' notable Caufe or Matter move the fame our Lord the ' King to grant th; fame in fuch wife ; (4) and willeth ' alfo, That in all Safe Conducts to be : . granted from ' henceforth to any Perfon or Perfons, the Name of ' them, of the Ships, and of 1 the Mailers, and the hTc s. ' Number of the Mariners, with the Portage of. the io h. 6. c. 8. ' Ships, fhall be expreffed^ 31 H. 6. c. 4. Confirmed by 14 Ed, 4. c, 4, The Claufe c V.dimus (hall not c be put in a Safe Conduct, unlefs Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. T E M par la ou noilre dit Seignur le Roy nad- gairs avoit graunte fes lettres de faufe conduyt as certeins perfons pur venir & aler en & hors de les Roialmes & Seignuries dEngleterre Fraunce &. Irlonde ovefqe certeine nombre des niefs charges ovefqe lour marchandifes & qe foie & credance ferroit done fibien a la copie apellez Vidimus en- fealez foubs feales autentiques & approvez come al originall de lez ditz lettres un John le Gautier un de les perfons defuifditz graunta & delivera le Vidimus du dit fauf conduyt as tielx & as tauntz come luy pluiil enfeales foubz le feale celuy qi foy appelle Roy de Fraunce foubz umbre de quel Vi- dimus un graunde navie de la partie adverfarie fuifl affernble & prill plufours niefs & lieges du Roy & vitailla lez villes h fortreffes de les parties ad- verfaries a graunde damage du Roy & de fez lieges fuifditz fi come noilre dit Seignur le Roy a la grevoufe compleint a luy en fait par les ditz Com- munes lad pleinment entenduz mefme noilre Seig- nur conhderant lez graundes .inconvenientz qucux purroient efchier par tielx & autres qi malement ufent fez lettres de fauf conduyt & qe foubz um- bre de tielx Vidimus tout un entier navie des ad- verfaries poet eilre umbrez & journement vitailler eftoffer & refresiher lour partie en graunde da- mage de fez Roialmes &Tpecialment dcTle Roialae dEngleterre voet doner en couimaundement a les gardeins de fes graunde Sz prive fealx- qjls ne foef- frent pas tiel claufe de Vidimus eilre mys en null fiuf conduyt a grauntiers de- cy enavaunt ill ne if- fint foit qe afcim graunde ou notatjle caufe ou ma- tier moeve mefme noilre Seignur le Roy pur ceo tielment graunter. Et voet auxi par auctofite fuif- dite qe en. toutz fauf conduyts de cy enavaunt a graunterz a afcun perfon ou perfons les nouns de iceux ,de les niefs & de les maillres &. le noumbre de manners ovefqe le portage des niefs foient ex- preifez. CAP. IV. None fhall fue z. Subpcena until he find Surety 1 to fatisfy the Defendant his Damages, if he do not verify his Bill; This Chapter is not upon the Roll. 17 R. 2. c. 6. Cr. Conic, 24. ' T E M, For that divers Perfons have before this Time been greatly vexed and grieved hy Writs of Subpcena, purchafed for Matters determinable- by • the Common Law of this Land, to the great Da- ' mage of fuch Perfons fo vexed, in Subverfion and ' Impediment of the Common Law aforefaid;" *■ (2) our Lord the King doth command, That the Statutes thereof made fhall be duly obferved according to the Form and Effect of the fame, (3) and that no Writ of Subpcena be granted from henceforth until Surety be found to fatisfy the Party fo grieved and vexed, for his Damages and Expences, if fo be that the Matter cannot be made good, which is contained in the Bill.' T E M pur ceo que diverfes perfones ont -avent cez heurez cfte graundement vexes et grevez per briffes de fub pena purchaces pur matiers determina- ble per la comen ley de cejl terre, a graund damage de tielx perfoncz iffint vexes, en fubverfion et impedi- ment de la comen ley fuifdite ; Nojhe Seignur le Roy voet que les ejlatuitz ent faiiz foient d.uement gardes foloncqut la four me et effeel dicelles ; et que null briefe de fub pena foit graunte de cy enavant, tanque feuriee foit trove, pur fatisfier la partie erfy greve et vexe pur fes damages et expenfes, ft iffint foit que le ma- tier ne poet pas cjlre fait ban quele ejl contenus en la billc. C A P.
