A. D. 1439. Anno decimo o&avo Henrici VI. C. 7, 8. 589 Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. come de null purfuount daver tielx dones grauntes & fermes par lettres patentes du Roy devaunt afcun inquifition 011 tule trove pur le Roy dicelx preten- dauntz tielx dones & grauntes nient eftre comprife ne remedies par le dit eftatuit nient obftant qil eft en owell mefchief de le dit eftatuit. Noftre Seignur le Roi confiderant les premiffes & vciilant en ceo partie purvoier de remedie ad ordcigne par laudtorite defuifdit qe nullez lettres patentes foient faitz a afcun perfone ou perfones dafcunes terres ou tenementz devaunt inquis' de title du Roy en yceux trove en fa Chauncerie ou en fon Efche- quyr retourne fi title du Roy en yceux ne foit trove de recorde ne deinz le moys apres mefme le retourne fil ne foit a celuy ou ceux qi tende ou tendent lour traverfez come defuis eft dit et fi afcuns lettres pa- tentes foient faitz a contrarie foient voides & tenuz pur null. " tility to ferve as for no Purpofe, have fued to obtain " fuch Gifts and Grants, and Ferms, by the King's 88 Letters Patents, before any Inquifition or Title " found for the King of the fame, pretending fuch " Gifts and Grants not comprifed nor remedied by the " faid Statute, notwithftanding that it is in like Mif- " chief of the faid Statute." ' (6) Our faid Lord the Bro. Office, 56. ' King, confidering the Premiffes, and willing to pro- *"£ Grant, 9 1 - 8 vide due Remedy in this Behalf, hath ordained, by y " ' ' 8 the Authority aforefaid, that no Letters Patents fhall ' be made to any Perfon or Perfons of any Lands or 8 Tenements, before Inquifition of the King's Title in 8 the fame be found in the Chancery or in his Exche- ' quer returned, if the King's Title in the fame be not 8 found of Record, nor within the Month after the 8 fame Return, if it be not to him or them which ten- March g 8 der their Traverfes as afore is faid; (7) and if any , ^ c g _ *' IO 8 Letters Patents be made to the contrary, they fhaU.Fanber pknied 8 be void, and holden for none.' .fi r h 23 H. fc. c.17. CAP. VII. In what Time an Efcheator fhall return an Office Found before him. ITEM ordeigne eft par lau&orite defui r dit qe en cas qe afcun efchetour preigne afcun office de- vaunt luy & ne retourne mefme Toffice en la Chaun- cerie ou lefchequyr du Roy deins le moys apres la prife dicell qil outre la peyne de xl. li. les queux il ad forfait par leftatut fait Ian du reigne noftre dit Seignur le Roy oeptifme foit tenuz a paier a mefme noftre Seignur le Roy a taunt come il eft endamage a caufe de non retourne de tiel office. Et qe le Chaunceller dEngleterre appelle a luy le Treforer dEngleterre en leffant tieux fermes pur due execu- tion faire de dit eftatut fait le dit an oeptifme. ITEM it is ordained by the Authority aforefaid, That in Cafe that any Efcheator take any Office before him, and return not the fame Office in the Chancery, or in the King's Exchequer, in the Month after the taking of the fame, he fhall incur the Pain of xl. li. which he hath forfeit by the Statute made the Eighth Year of our faid Lord the King ; (2) and alfo he fhall be charged to pay to the fame our Lord the King as much as he is indamaged in Refpe£t of not returning of fuch Office ; and that the Chancellor of England call to him the Treafurer of England in letting fuch Ferms, to make due Execu- tion of the faid Statute made the faid Eighth Year.' 8 h. 6. CAP. VIII. 16. 8. c. 8. And fee 2 Sf 3 Ed. Enforced by i H. 6. <■. S. fee. 3. What Things be requisite to make the King's Safe Conduct good. ITEM come plufours gentz des communes fuif- ditz poffeffours de niefs & veffeaux du Roialme noftre fovereigne Seignur les maiftres & mariners de tielx niefs & veffeaux parnours des niefs & veffeaux de Spayne & dautres parties adverfaries & enemeys au dit noftre foveraigne Seignur par le fuyte des mercbauntz aliens del amite du noftre Roy fait devaunt le Roy & fon counfaill & afcun foitz devaunt le Chaunceller dEngleterre ount efte graundement vexez & font de jour en autre de ceo qe les ditz parnours prifteront lour biens & merchaundifes chargez en mefmes les niefs & veffeaux de Spayne & autres parties enemyes fuif- ditz & afcun foitz par faux tefmoignes marques & lettres teftimonialx contrevez fount reftorez as ditz biens & merchaundifes ove lour damages & expenfes a graunde & grevoufe damage des ditz poffeffours maiftres & mariners parnours fuifditz difcorage as lieges noftre dit Seignur le Roy a faire niefs & veffeaulx et en amenufement du navie du Roialme fuifdit noftre dit Seignur le Roy con- fiderant la matier fuifdit & coment les biens & merchaundifes des lieges du Roy en femble cas chargez & prifez fount forfaitz au Roy ad or- TEM, Whereas many People of the Commons aforefaid, Owners of Ships and Veffels of this Realm, andtheMafters and Mariners of fuch Ships, taking Ships and Veffels of Spain, and of other Par- ties, Adverfaries and Enemies to our faid Lord the King, by the Suit of Merchants Aliens of the King's Amity, made before the King and his Council, and fometime before the Chancellor of England, have been greatly vexed, and be daily, for that the faid Takers do take their Goods and Merchandifes charged in the faid Ships and Veffels of Spain and other Parts, Enemies aforefaid, and fometime by faife Witnefs, Marks, and Letters Teftimonials contrived, the faid Aliens be reftored to the faid Goods and Merchan- difes with their Damages and Expences, to the great and grievous Lofs of the faid Owners, Mafters, and Mariners, Takers aforefaid, and Difcouragement to the King's liege People to make fuch Ships and Vef- fels, and in Hindrance of the Navy of the Realm aforefaid ;" 8 (2) our faid Lord the King confider- ing the Matter aforefaid, and how the Goods and Merchandifes of the King's liege People in like cafe charged and taken be forfeit to the King, hath or- dained and granted by the Authority aforefaid, That ' the
