A. D. 1439. Anno decimo odavo Henrici VI. C. 18. 595 Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. par le gaugeour du Roy on par fon deputce devaunt qe ils foient venduz fur peyne de forfaire au Roy tout le vin oyle & mele en contrarie venduz ou la value dicell. Et en cas qe afcun perfone de quelqe paiis qil foit defore enavaunt vende a afcun liege du Roy pur afcun price en certein afcun tonell pipe tertian ou hoggefhed de vin oyle ou mele qe defaille afcunement del aflife & mefure avauntdit qil alowe & rebate de mefme la price a lachatour de tiel vin oyle & mele a taunt come tiel default par la rate amontera fur peyne de forfaire au Roy le value de tout le vin oyle & mele au contrarie venduz afcun prive covenant fait ou affaire entre le vendour & lachatour au contrarie de ceft orde- naunce non obftant. Et eit chefcun qi efpie afcun des forfeitures avauntditz &c ent enforme le Trefo- rer dEngleterre ou Ies Barons del Efcheqer le moite de mefmez les forfeitures pur fon travaill. Purveux toutz foitz qe le dit gaugeour preigne & eit pur fon labour entour le gaugeour de chef- cun tonell & pipe de oyle & mele ficome il prent & ad de chefcun tonell & pipe de vin & pur chef- cun tertiane Sc hoggefhed folonc laffcrant. fhall be well and lawfully gauged by the King's Ganger, or by his Deputy, before they be fold, upon Pain to forfeit to the King all the Wine, Oyl, and Honey, contrary fold, or the Value of the fame. (5) And in cafe that any Pcrfon, of what Country that, Abatement fhall he be, from henceforth fell to any of the King s liege p^Mhl People, for any Price in certain, any Tun, Pipe, Quantity want- Tertian or Hogfhead of Wine, Oyl, and Honey,ing. 4 Mid. 101. which wanteth in any wife of the Allife and Meafure aforefakl, that he allow and abate of the fame Price to the Buyer of fuch Wine, Oyl, and Honey,- :;s much as fuch Default after the Rate fhall amount unto, (6) upon Pain to forfeit to the King the Value of all the Wine, Oyl, and Honey to the contrary fold, any privy Covenant made or to be made be- twixt the Seller and the Buyer contrary to this Ordi- nance notwithftanding. (7) And every Perfon that efpieth any of the Forfeitures aforefaid, and thereof doth inform the Treafurer of England, or the Barons of the Exchequer, fhall have the Half of the fame Forfeitures for his Labour. F^fo^Ti' ' IF. Provided always, That the faid Gauger take J °y u ^lfp^, e and have for his Labour for the gauging of every Tun of Honey or Oyl. and Pipe of Oyl and Honey, as he taketh and hath of^ £<*• 3- {tit - every Tun and Pipe of Wine, and for every Tertian 1- c ' 8- , g and Hogfhead after the Rate.' ^ 3 R _ ' ' c c ' * ' CAP. XVIII. How much a Captain fhall forfeit that doth detain any Part of his Soldiers Wages. ITEM pur ceo qe le Roy eft & ad efte bien apris de plulburs & graundes difceites & fauxins queux ount efte faitz a luy & a fon Roialme par .afcuns de les capitains qi ount avaunt ceo endentez ove le Roy de luy fervire en le fait de guerre afcuns de pardela & as diverfes parties ficome ils fount or- deignez & obligez par lour endentours et afcuns • en fes marches de pardecea & de le Roy pur lour gages' ount efte droitment paiez & contentez ac- cordant a lour ditz endentours pur eux & pur toutz lour retenues folonc lour degrees de les quelles ■ gages plufours des ditz capitains ount abufez & priz fur eux dabatier fur lour foldeours dafcun pluis & dafcun meyns iffint qe tielx fur queux ils ount abatez nount efte de poair de continuer lour fervice ne ceo parfourmer come de droit & reafon ils du- i fieri t aver fait & fortunement voilloient aver fait fils uffent efte pleinement paiez le quel ad caufe eux decheier a robberie & pilage fibien devaunt lour alance de pardecea come de pardela quant ils | • la vendrount entre autres ad efte une graunde cauie de la longe continuance de la guerre & graunde damage & perde qi ount cheiez a lez Seignuries du Roy & pays en fa obefance de perdela et nient ceo tantfolement mes perde auxint de graunde bien qad efte graunte au Roy & paie en la fourme avauntdit pur la defenfe de fa terre. Le Roy voillant encountre autielx damages & perdes purvoier de remedie en ctll partie ad or- deigne par laucforite fuifdit qe null capitaine qi defore enavr.unt avera le ccnduite dautielx retenues & receivera les gages le Roy pur ceo abata de fez fouldours ne de afcun de eux afcun partis de lour gagez finon qil foit pur !our vefture ceftaffavoir ills 4 ITEM, For that the King is and hath been well The Inconyeiu- certified of many great Deceits and Falfities, f nc if s en . fuin § which have been done to him and to his Realm by y fome of the Captains which have before this Time soldiers, indented with the King to ferve him in the Feat of War, fome beyond the Sea and in divers Parts, as they be appointed and bounl by their Indentures, and fome in his Marches on this Side the Sea, and their Wages have been truly paid and contented by the King, according to their Indentures, for them and for all their Retinue, according to their Degrees, which Wages many of the faid Captains have abuied, and taken upon them to deduce from their Soldiers, of fome more, and fome lefs ; fo that fuch, from whom they have abated, have not been able to con- tinue their Service, nor perform the fame as of Right and Reafon they ought to have done, and peradven- ■ ture were willing to have done, if they had been fully paid ; which hath caufed them to fall to Rob- bery and Pillage, as well on this Side the Sea before their going, as beyond the Sea, when they came thither ; amongft other Things it hath been a great
- Caufe of long Continuance of the War, and great
- Damage and Lofs which hath fallen to the Seigni-
■ ories and Countries of the King in his Obeifance
- beyond the Sea, and not only that, but Lofs alfo of
- great Treafure which hath been granted to the King,
- and paid in the Form aforefaid for the Defence of
' his Land." ' II. The King, willing againft fuch Damages and Loffes to provide a Remedy in this Behalf, hath or- dained by the Authority aforefaid, That no Captain which hereafter fhall have the Conduct of fuch Re- tinues, and fhall receive the King's Wages for the F< £ wh *' Cau ' e fame, fhall abate of his Soldiers, nor any of them, JjSSK^, any Part of their Wages, except it be for their Clo h- "wage's, .ma how G g g g 2 ' ing, much.
