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 194- Stat. 2. Anno prirao Edwardi III. A. D. 1327. 51 H. 3. c. 11. 3 Ed. 1. c. Z. JRegift, 454. Regit*. 39, 4:. Raft. 487. 2 Co. 81. Kitz. Quare im- peril, 54. Bro.AUcoat.34, CAP. VIII. Nothing fhall be taken for Beaupleader. " |TE M, Whereas fome. of the Realm have griev- " J oufly complained, that they be grieved by She- " riffs, naming themfelves the King's Approvers, " which take Money by Extortion for Beaupleader ;" ' the- King will, That the Statute of Marlebridge fhall ' be obferved and kept in this Point.' Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. UR ceo qe afcuns du Roialme fount greve- • ment pleintz qils fount grevez par vifcountes qe fe fount nomer approvours le Roi qi pernent de- ners de eux par extorfion pur ce qils ne deyvent eftre achefonez de bel pleder devant eux Le Roi voet qe leftatut de Marleberge en eel poynt fok garde et tenutz. CAP. IX. A Confirmation of the Liberties of Cities and Boroughs. ITEM, The King will, That Cities, Boroughs, and franchifed Towns, fhall enjoy their Fran- chifes, Cuftoms, and Ufages, as they ought and were wont to do.' AUxint voet le Roi qe les citee3 burghs et villes de franchifes eient leur franchifes ufages et franches cuftumes folonc ce qils deyvent avoir et foleyent. CAP. X. There fhall be no more Grants of Corodies at the King's Requeft by Bifhops, Abbots, &h " TTEM, Whereas Archbifhops, Bifhops, Abbots, " 1 Priors, Abbefies, and Priorefles have been before " this Time fore grieved by the King's Requefts and " his Progenitors, which have defired them by great " Threats, for their Clerks and other Servants, for " great Pennons, Prebends, Churches, and Corodies, " io that they might nothing give nor do to fuch as had " done them Service, nor to their Friends, to their " great Charge and Damage;" ' (2) the King grant- ' eth, That from henceforth he will no more fuch T pur ce qe Ercevefqes Evefqes Abbees- Pri- ours Dames de religion et autres ount efte avant ces houres grandement grevez par priers des Royes qe lor ont prie par grandes menaces pur lour Clerks et autres lor fervantz pur grofles empen- fions provendes Eglifes et Corodies Mint qils ne poeient rien doner ne faire a ceux qe lours avoient fervi ne a lor amys a grant charge et damage de eux Le Roi ne voet defore prier mes la ou il devera,. CAP. XL No Suit mail be made in the Spiritual Court againft. Indictors. " TTEM, The Commons do grievoufly complain, " A. that when divers Perfons, as well Clerks as Lay " People, have been indifted before Sheriffs in their " Turns, and after by Inquefts procured, be delivered " before the Juftices ; (2) after their Deliverance they " do fue in the Spiritual Court againft fuch Indicators, " fiirmifmg againft them that they have defamed them, " to the great Damage of the Indictors, wherefore ma- " ny People of the Shire be in Fear to indicvt fuch Of-, " fenders ," ' (3) the King will, That in fuch Cafe « Cafe.' Uxint plufours gentz font grevement pleyntz qe quant diverfes gentz auxibien clerks come lays ount efte enditez devant vifcontes en lour tours et puis par enquefte procure font deliverer devant Juftices et apres lor deliverance' fuient en court Creftiene devers les enditours enfurmettaunt eux qe eux lor ount diffame a graunt damage des ditz enditours par quoi plufours gentz des countees fe doutent plus denditer les malveys Le Roi voet qe en tieux cas chefcun qe fe fent greve eyt fur ce prohibition en Chauncellerie fourme en fon cas. CAP. XII. No Forfeiture, but a Fine fhall be made for Alienation of Lands holden of the King. 17 Erf. e. 6. flat. I. " 1 TEM, Whereas divers People of the Realm " 1 complain themfelves to be grieved, becaufe that " Lands and Tenements which be holden of the King " in chief, and aliened without Licence, have been " feifed heretofore into the King's Hands, and holden " as forfeit;" ' (2) the King fhall not hold them as • forfeit in fuch Cafe, but will and grant from hence- ■ forth of fuch Lands and Tenements fo aliened there « fhall be reafonable r ine taken in the Chancery by due ' Proccfs.' FOR ceo qe plufours gentz du roiafme fe pley- nent eftre grevez de ce qe terres et tenementz qe font tenutz en chief du Roi et alienez fanz fon conge ont efte pris avant ces houres en la meyn le Roi et tenutz come fotfaitz Le Roi ne les tient mye come forfaitz en tieux cas Mes voet et grant qe deforemes des tieux terres et tenementz alienez foit reliable fin pris en Chauncellerie par due pro- ces. CAP.
 * Things defire, but where he ought.'
 * every Man that feeleth himfelf grieved thereby, fhall
 * have a Prohibition formed in the Chancery upon his