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 2 18 Star, 2. Anno nono Edward i III. A.D. Cotton MS. doms fermement enjoignauntz qc maintenaunt vewez ceftz letrez toutz lez articlez & pointz fuifditz facez crier h publier en iceftz Citeez & Burghs Villez Marchantz Ponz & toutz autres lieux permye voftre baillie auxibien dedeinz fraunchifez come dehors lou vous vorrez qe foit affaire & en toutz lez lieux dedeinz voftre baillie ou meftier ferra forfpris lez lieux ou tielz Gardeinz & Sercheours ferrount deputez per nous facez tieux Sercheours h Gardeinz eftablier & jurrer de ceft noftre ordeignaunce tenir& garder en la fourme fuifdit fur lez peynez en ceft fourme contenuz & de nouns de ceux qe iflint ferrount aflignez Sercheours & Gardeinz de par nous faunz delay certifiez iez Treforer et Barons de noftre Eichequer Don' &c- Statutes made at WePaninfter Anno ioEdw.III. Stat. u and Anno Dom. 1336. (ECAUSE our Lord the King, Edward the Third after the Conqueft (which fovereignly defireth the Maintenance of his Peace, and " Safeguard of his People) hath perceived at the Com- " plaint of the Prelates, Earls, Barons, and alfo at the " fhewing of the Knights of the Shires and his Com- " mons, by their Petition put in his Parliament holden " at We/lminjier the Monday next after Midlent, in the " Tenth Year of his Reign, divers OpprefTions and " Grievances done to his faid People, and namely by " and other Felons; coveting to obvent the Malice of " ordained and eftablifhed, by the Affent of the faid " Prelates, Earls, Barons, and other Nobles of this " Realm, and at the Requeft of the faid Knights and " Commons, for the Quietnefs and Peace of his Peo- " pie, that the Articles underneath written be kept and '*' maintained in all Points." 3. C. 2. Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. m. 24. PUR ce qe noftre Seignur le Roi Edwako tierce apres le conqueft qe defire fovereine-- ment la meintenance de fa pees & falvation de fon poeple ad entendu a la pleinte des Prelatz- Countez & Barouns & auxint a la demonftrance des chivalers des countez & gentz de commune par lor petition mife en fon parlement tenuaWeft- monftier le Lundy procheine apres my Quarefme- lan de fon regne difme diverfes opprefiicns & gre- vances faites a fon dit poeple & nomement par murdrours robeours larouns ravifours des femmes & autres felons coveitant pur refreindre la malice des tielx felons & purveer de remede covenable fi ad ordine & eftabli del affent des ditz Prelatz Coun- tes Barouns & autres Nobles de fon Roialme & a la requefte des ditz chivalers & gentz de commune, pur quiete & pees de fon dit poeple qe les articles fouthefcritz foient gardez & meintenuz en touz pointz.. CAP. I. A Confirmation of former Statutes. « Tplrft it is accorded and eftabliihed, That the Great « J^ Charter, and the Charter of the Foreft, and alfo ' and firmly maintained, as well by the great Men as EN primes ft eft acorde & eftabli qe la Grande Chartre & la Chartre de la Forefte et auxint les eftatutz faitz en temps des progenitours noftre Seignur le Roi et en fon temps demeigne foient tenuz gardez et fermement meintenuz auxibien de- vers les grantz come devers les petitz et les riches come les povres. CAP. II. Pardons mall not be granted contrary to the Statute of 2 Edw. 3. cap. 2. Chait. dc Par- ion, Er. 10. Enforced by i4Ed. 3. ttajr.i. TEM, Whereas Murderers, Robbers, and other __ Felons, be greatly encouraged to offend, by rea- fon that Charters of Pardon of Man -{laughter, Rob-
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 * ' Murderers, Robbers, Thieves, Raviftiers of Women,
 * ' fuch Felons, and to fee a conveniable Remedy, hath
 * the Statutes made in the Time of the King's Proge-
 * nitors, and alfo in his own Time, be kept, holden,
 * by the fmall, and the rich Men as the poor.'
 * bery, Felonies, and other Trefpaffes againft the
 * Peace, have been fo lightly granted before this

Lord the King, by the Affent of his Prelates, Earls, Barons, and at the Requeft of the faid Knights and Commons, That no fuch Charters, from henceforth fhall be granted by our Lord the King, againft the Form of a Statute late made at Northampton the Se- cond Year of his Reign.' ENfement pur ce qe murdrours robeours larons et autres felons font grandement efbaudiz de meffaire de ce qe chartres de pardoun des homi- cides roberies felonies et autres trefpas contre la pees ont efte fi legerment grantez avant ces heures fi eft acorde et eftabli par noftre Seignur le Roi del affent des Prelatz Contes et Barons et a la requefte des ditz chivalers et gentz de commune qe nulles tieles chartres defore foient grantez par noftre Sei- gnur le Roi contre la forme del eftatut fait nadgaires, a Northampton landu regne le Roi qore eft fecond. CAP.
 * Time;" ' (2) it is accorded and eftabliihed by our