A. D. 1439. Anno decimo o&avo Henrici VI. C. 10, 11, 59i Ex Rot. in Titrr. Lond. dit eftatuit foit afferme tenuz & garde a durcr a toutz jours. Et qe null officer contenuz en le dit eftatut face le contrarie dicell fur peyne de torfere
- 1. s. a Roy chefcun foitz qe il eft de ceo atteint
par due examination feet par afcun des Juftices de mefme le place devaunt qe afcun entre ou recorde eft. Et qe chefcun attorney qe nad fon garraunt entre de recorde en toutz fez fuytz en les queux proc' de Capias & exigent eft agardable mefme le terme en le quel lexigent eft agarde ou devaunt & fur ceo, atteint par fembable examination pur chefcun foitz qe il iffint offende encourge la peyne avauntdit. C A <■ Outlawries be reierfible, and for the moft Part re- verted, hat'i ordained, by Authority of this Par- liament, That the faid Statute be aifirmed, holden, and kept to endure for ever. (6) And that no Of- ficer contained in the faid Statute (hall do to the con- trary of the fame, upon Pain of forfeiture of Forcy Shillings to the King, every Time that he of that fhall be attainted by due Lxamination made by any of the Juftices of the fame Place, before whom any Entry or Record is. (6) And that every Attorney which hath not his Warrant entered of Record in all his Suits wherein Procefs of Capias and Exigent be awardable, the fame Term in which the Exigent is awarded, or before, and upon that be attainted by like Examination, for every Time that he fo offend-*- eth he fhall incur the Pain aforefaid.' for by 32. H. S. c. 30. a & 3 Ed. 6. c. 3Z P. X. The Statute of 10 H. 6. c. 4. rt'hearfed and made perpetual. TV Penalty if a 1 Attorney records not his Warrant the lame Term the Exigent is awarded. Farther prcvi'teil IS El. c. 14. Commiffions of Sewers fhall be awarded where Need fhall require, during Ten Years. ITEM come al parlement tenuz a Weflm' a la quinfzifme de Seint Michel Ian du mgne noftre Seignur le EXP. Roy fifme pur les graundes damagez & perdes queux aviendrent par les graundes cretens del ewe du Hcn " 6- miere en diverfez parties de ceft Roialme par auctorite de mefme le parlement fuift ordeigne & graunte qe par dys ans donqes prochein enfuantz feveralx commiffions des fewers ferroient faitz as diverfez perfones par le Chaunceller dEngleterre pur le temps efteant a nomers en toutz les partiez du die Roialme qe ineftier fer- roit folonc la fourme qenfuit en mefme leftatut & ore tarde en diverfez parties del dit Roialme par les graundes cretens del ewe du mier plufours villes & terres en graunde quantite fount furroundes & diftroies a trefgraunde aniemifment du dit Roialme & plufours greindres damages fount verifemblement avenirs fi re- medie ne foit haftement purveu en cell partie. Le Roy voillant purvoier de remedie en ceft partie ad or- deigne & eftablie par auct Trite diceft prefent parlement qe par dys ans procheins enfuantz apres ceft prefent parlement feveralx commiffions des fewers foi;nt faitz as divers perfones par le Chaunceller dEngleterre pur le temps efteant a nomers en toutz les parties du dit Roialme qe meftier ferra folonc la fourme & lefreft dune commiffion contenuz en le dit eftatuit mefme Ian fifme & outre ceo ad ordeigne & eftablie par mefme laucto- rite qe toutz tielx commiffioners eient poier pur faire ordeigner & executer eftatutes. ordinaunces & autres affairs folonc leffe£t &.purporte des ditz commiffions. CAP. XI. Of what yearly Value in Lands a Juftice of Peace ought to be. ITEM come par les ftatutz faitz en temps du nobles progenitours du Roy ordeigne foit qe en chefcun counte dEngleterre foient affignez juf- ticez de la pluis vaillaunt du mefmes les countees pur garder la peas & autres chofes affaire come en mefmes leftatutz pleinement eft contenuz les queux eftatutz nient obftantz en plufours countees dEn- gleterre ore tarde ount efte deputez & affignez pluis graunde noumbre qe ne foleit avaunt cez heures dount afcuns fount de petit avoir par queux les gentz ne voillent eftre governez ne demefnez & afcuns pur lour neceiiite fount graunde extor- tion & oppreffion fur le people dount graundez inconvenientz fount femblablez de furdier de jour en autre fi remedie ent par le Roy ne foit pur- veux. Le Roi voillant encontre tielx incon- venientz purvoier de remedie ordeigne & eftablie par lauctorite defuifdit qe null juftice du peas deins le Roialme dEngleterre en null counte foit affigne ou depute fil neit terrez & tenementz a la value de xx, li. par an et fi afcun foit ordeigne en apres juftice du peas en afcun countee qi nad terrez & tenementz a la value fuifdit qe il de ceo notifie le Chaunceller dEngleterre pur le temps efteant ITEM, Whereas by Statutes made in the Time' Ed. ,. flat. 2 . of the King's noble Progenitors, it was ordain- ' ' 6i *^ - 3-
- ed, That in every County of England Juftices ft a t.' 2 ! c - 1-
' fhould be affigned of the moft worthy of the fame«. 2 '. c'.io.it R- = Counties, to keep the Peace, and to do others, ftat. 1. c. 7,
- Things, as in the fame Statutes fully is contained; 2 N - 5- ft"'- '•
1 which Statutes notwithstanding, now of late in'"' 4 " '• many Counties of England, the greateft Number
- have been deputed and affigned, which before this
- were not wont to be, whereof fome be of fmall
- Behaviour 3 , by whom the People will not bego- a Subftance.
' verned nor ruled, and fome for their Neceffity do 1 great Extortion and Oppreffion upon the People, ' whereof great Inconveniencies be likely to rife daily ' if the King thereof do not provide Remedy :" ' (2) The King willing againft fuch Inconveniencies to* Roll *47- provide Remedy, hath ordained and eftablifhed, by Authority aforefaid, That no Juftice of Peace within the Realm of England, in any County, (hall be affigned or deputed, if he have not Lands or Tene- ments to the Value of xx. li. by Year ; (3) and ifCro, Jac 643. any be ordained hereafter to be Juftice of Peace in any County, which hath not Lands or Tenements to the Value aforefaid, that he thereof fhall give Knowledge to the Chancellor of England for the c time
