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THE STATUTES OF WALES
[A.D. 1536

newly made and named within the Dominion and Principality of Wales, and divers Towns Parishes Lordships Commotes and Cantreds within the said Dominion and Principality were allotted appointed and limited to the said several Shires and Counties as by the same Act more plainly and particularly amongst other things appeareth: And forasmuch as by credible information it is common to the King's knowledge since the making of the said Act that some Lordships Towns Parishes Counties Hundreds and Cantreds be not indifferently allotted and limited to the Shires named in the said Act for the commodity of the King's Subjects therein inhabited; Be it therefore enacted by authority of this present Parliament, that the King's Highness, during the time of three years next after the end of this present parliament shall have power and authority by writing under his great seal to allot appoint assign and limit to every of the Shires named in the said Act such and so many Lordships Towns Parishes Hamlets Hundreds Commotes and Cantreds as his Majesty by his most high wisdom shall think most convenient and agreeable for the ease and commodity of his loving subjects the inhabitants of his said Dominion and Principality; And shall likewise have power and authority to name and assign the Shire Towns in every of the said Shires named in the said Act, and that every such limitation appointment nomination and assignment to be made by the King's Highness in that behalf by authority of this Act shall be as good and effectual to all intents and purposes as though it had been done and made plainly and particularly by authority of Parliament; any thing contained in the said Act made in the last parliament or any other thing or things to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.

A.D. 1536]
28 Henry 8, c. 6.
An Act for the continuing of the Statutes for Beggars and Vagabonds; and against conveyance of Horses and Mares out of this Realm; against Welshmen making affrays in the Counties of Hereford Gloucester and Salop.

And where at the parliament continued and prorogued unto the third day of November in the 26th year of the reign of our said