A. D. 1477. Anno dccimo ieptimo Edward 1 IV. C 6, 7. » / 47 Cotton MS. pleintile fetches, i. d. dechefcune Cent rooftile, di. denier, &>chefcui orncrtiJc & guttertile I icent & ill 1 eordanta 1 ifl on lurtce, fur | forfeiture .1 noftre Scignur I'- Roy pur chefcune de- faulte en cell panic x. '■■ Et qe lesjufticei aient : ninei enquen r & di -1 1 lick ferchcours en li . femblal I ordeignez pur lea default a commenccr de prendre t fleet a la fefte oe Seine Michell profebein viegnaunt it nient devaunt. ' every C Cornei fter-tile, a a . (z) And f fliall do and 1 -ir ef- ' feetual Induftry an I Diligence in thi* Behalf accord- I linance, upon Fain of Forfeiture to ry Default in this Behalf, ' .v. ;. (iz) And that the [ nit ices or Peace Ihall have ' Power to examine, inquire, and determine the i ' of fuch Searchers in the rremifles, in like F01 I l"r ihc Defaults of Tile-n. ' This Ordinance to begin to take Kff<< f at the Fcaft ' of St. Michael next coming, and nut before' CAP. V. An Aft for fcaling of Cloths. See Appendix. Peace (hill in- Search- Cll. An Ae> wat made t< n mi- 35- 1 re- pealed by 1 Ceo. - CAP. VI. A Repeal of the Parliament holdcn the ix Year of King Edward IV. ITEM qe come, en le pluis ddoroufe abfencc noftre Scignur 1c Roy hors du ceft fon Roialme en Ies parties; dc Holaml efteant, & devaunt fon pluis vidtorioufe regreffe en mefmc 1c Rcalme, en un pre-
- lenient difloialmcnt & per poiar ufurpe fomoncz appcllez Sc per rebell & cnemye noftre Seignur
le Roy Henry lcvj c . nadgair's en fatt St nient de droit Roy Dcngleterre tcnuz au palace de Weftm le xxvj '. jour de Novcmbrc Ian novefme n'oftrc dit Scignur 1c Roy, defouth le title colourez le dit Henry de len- 1 ho :tion de fon preterife Roignc xlix '. Si de la readeptioh dc fon ufurpes poiar Si eftatc le primer, diverfes Si plufours matters feuflertt treatez communique-/, 5; oyerteiz a la riienteitnent & d.fhcritaunce noftre dit Sei- gnur le Roy & de fon Sank roial, per la labour & exortation des perfoncs nient craignantz Dicu, voillantz rie eftre fouth le ruledafcun Prince terrienne, mez enclinez de ftnfual appetit davoir enticr rule 5c governe- mciit de eeftuy Roialme fouth lour poiar 5c domination, quclez communications treates & overainez re- maynantz en efcriptez, & afcuns exemplify z, dount graundez enconuenieneez puifi'ent enfucr, principalment a noftre Seignur le Roy & fon Sank Roial, qe Dieu defend, 5c as toutz noblez hommes a cell temps cn- tendantz entour le Roy, & as toutz autres fes lieg.cz 5e lubgictz, finoun due remedie foit purveu en ceft partie : Noftre Jit Seignur le Roy, del aflent de Irs Seignurs efpirituelx & temporelx 5c a la requefte des Communes en le dit parlement ai'emblez, Si per auciorite de mel'me le parlement, pur la fuertic de fon noble perfon, fon noble iffue, & lenhcriiable fiicceflion del mefme, & pur la fucrtie dez toutz Seignurs noblez hommez Si autres fes lieges fervauntz, Si fubgietz, ad ordeigne enafte Si eftablie, qe le dit pretenfe parle- ment, ovefqe toutz continuancez fur ceo dependantz, foient voidez 5c de null effect. Et qe toutz actez efta- tuitz ordeignauncez treates communications conventions Si overtures en le dit pretenfe parlement treatez com- muniques accordez overtez euez, ou per lauftoritede mefme le parlement ena&ez 5c ordcignez, en toutz ex- emplifications faitz fur le mefme ou afcune part diceux, & chefcune deux, foient reverfez cancel lez caffez irritez repellcz revoquez Si dc null force ne effeft. C A P. VII. An Aft for Sheriffs Returns. eal of a Parliament holdcn Anno Ed. 4 and 'Anno 49 H. 6. ill the A£b therein made, and of their Exempli- fication:. EXP. ITEM qe come per eftatuit en le darreigne par- lement tenuz a Weftm' eftoit ordeigne, qe le vcile vifcount en ceo efpecifiez de chefcune countee puiffet executer 5c retourner qcconqe brief precept ou warant en afcuns courtz le Roy deinz le terme appelle Michell terme, apres le vj c . jour de No- vembr' & devaunt afcune briefe de difcharge a luy delivers de fon occupation de vifcount, faunz da- mage grief ou peyne per mefme leftatuit remem- bre, come en ycell pluis largerrient appiert; & pur ceo qe les parols del auciorite donez per la dit ac"te a le dit veile vifcount fount trop efpecialx, 5c nient affetz generalx, pur la commune bien per mefme lafte propofez ou entenduz: Fur ceo il eft ordeigne per auetorite de ceft prefent parlement, qe chef- cune veile vifcount cle chefcune countee remem- hrez en le dit darreigne a£te ait a le vj c . jour de Novembre profcheinaveignirdanen an pleyne auc- ITEM, Whereas by a Statute in the laft Parlia- Hcvv i ongtn , ment holden at Wejlmitifter it was ordained, That old sheriff may the old Sheriff of every County might execute and execute Ms of- ' return every Writ, Precept, or Warrant, in ariyof fice > if he hate the King's Court?, within the Term called Michael ^tofD if-
- Term, after the Sixth Day of November, and before c v, arge .
' any Writ of Difcharge to him delivered of his oc- 11EJ.4. c. 1.
- cupying of Sheriff, without Hurt, Lofs, or Penalty
- by the fame Statute remembered, as in the fame doth
more largely appear : (--,) And becaufe that the
- Words of the Authority given by the faid AJt to the
' iaid p}d Sheriff, be very efpecial, and not general
- enough forthecomir.cn Wealth purpofed or int'end-
- ed by the fame A6T
- :" ' () It is therefore ordained Dyer 355,
by Authority cf this Parliament, That every o!J Sheriff of every County, remembered in '.he faid laft Act, from the Sixth Day of Novem&er.riext to com - (hall have full Authority and Pp wer, as ... rfully to