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 226 Stat. i. Anno dccimo quarto Edwardi III. A. D. 1340. V/bo (hall have Au' hority to puniiri ihe Of- fenders. The PunVhment •f the Offenders. c. ;. 4W.4. 2: H 6- c 1-.* f l b.t She Ifs from letting ihc'ir lluvdi ejs, C3V. ■ 9- 4 Co. 34. 3 i 11 ft * ni. Rnfcrcrd ly 19 H. 7. c. 10. Marnier it is afTcnted, That all other, of what Eftate or -Condition they be, which have Bailiwicks or Hundreds in Fee, if they the fame wil! hold in their own Hands, then they fhall put in fuch Bailiffs for whom they will anfwer; (9) and if they will let the fame in Ferm to other, then they fhall let the fame at the ancient Ferm without any Thing increafing, as afore is faid. (10) And the Juftices of the one Bench and the other, the Barons of the Exchequer, and the Juftices affigned, fhaH have Power to inquire of all thofe that offend againft this Ordinance, at all Times that they come into the Country, and to exe- cute fuch Puniihrnent as to them fhall feem conve- nient to be done according to the Law and Reafon. (j 1 ) And if the Sheriffs or their Fermors be found in Default in any Point againft this Ordinance, and thereof be attainted, the Hundreds and Wapentakes where fuch Default fhall be found, fhall be taken in- to the King's Hands, and let to other by the fame Juftices, and to commit them to Prifon, there to re- main till they have made Fine and Ranfom to the King according to the Quantity of the Trefpafs ; and nevertheless they fhall anfwer to the King of the whole Ftrm. (12) And that the Lords which hold Hundreds or Wapentakes in Fee, fhall fet fuch Bai- liffs which be fufficient to anfwer the King and his People ; ( n) and if their Bailiffs do againft this Or- dinance, they fhall be called to anfwer ; (14) and if they be attainted, they fhall have fuch Punifhment as the Law of the Land requireth in fuch Cafe, and they fhall be out of their Bailiwicks for ever, and other fufficient put in their Places by the fame Lords.' CAP. X. Sheriffs -fhall have the keeping of Gaols. A Prifoner by Durefs becometh an Approver. Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. ou hundredz en fee fils les voillent tenir en lour main demeigne adonqes y mettent teux baillifs pur queux ils voillent refpoundre fa fils les voillent lef- fer a ferme as autres qils les leffent al auncien ferme fanz riens encreftre come eft fufdit. Et denquere fur touz ceux qe veignent al encountre de ceft efta- bliffement fi eient les Juftices del un Bank et del autre Barons de Lefcheqer et Juftices affignez poair a toutes les foitz qils veignent en pays et affaire tieu puniffement felonc ceo qe lour femble qe foit affaire felonc lei et refon. Et fi vifcountes ou lour fermers foient trovez en defaute en nulle point countre ceft eftabliffement et de ceo foient atteintz foient les hundredz et les wapentaks dedeinz queux tieles defautes ferront trovez pris en la main le Roi et leffez as autres par les ditz Juftices et eux com- mandez a la prifone a y demorer tantqe ils eient fait fin et raunceon au Roi felonc la quantite du trefpas et nient meins refpoignent au Roi de len- der de la ferme. Et qe les Seignurs qe tienent hundredz ou wapentaks en fee mettent tieux bail- lifs qe foient fuffifantz a refpondre au Roi et au : poeple et fi lour baillifs facent countre ceft efta- bliffement foient appellez en refpouns et fils foient atteintz foient puniz et eient tieu juggement come la ley de la terre le demande en tieu cas et foi- ent ouftez de lour baillies pur touz jours et au- tres fuffifantz mys en lour lieus par mefmes les Seignurs. It (hall be Fe- lony for a G?oter to cau'fe a Prifoner to become an Ap- prover. 1 Ed. 3. flat. 1. «. 7. TEM, in the Right of the Gaols, which were wont to be in ward of the Sheriffs, and annexed to their Bailiwicks ;" ' (2) it is affented and ac- corded, That they {hall be rejoined to the Sheriffs, and the Sheriffs fhall have the Cuftody of the fame Gaols, as before this Time they were wont to have ; and that they fhall put in fuch Keepers for whom they will anfwer. (4) And if it happen that the Keeper of the Prifon, or Under-Keeper, by too great Durefs of Impnfonment, and by Pain, make any Prifoner that he hath in his Ward to become an Ap- pellor againft his Will, and thereof be attainted, he fhall have Judgement of Life and of Member. (5) And that the King's Juftices, before whom fuch Cafes fhall happen, fhall enquire the Truth thereof; (6) and if they find by Inqueft thereupon taken that any Keeper or Under Keeper hath done the fame, he fhall be thereof arraigned ; and if he be found guilty, he fhall have Judgement of Life and Member as afore is faid.' ITEM en droit des gaoles qe foleient eftre ea garde des vifcontes fa annexez a lour baillies affentuz eft & acordez qils foient rejointz a les vifcontes & eient les vifcountes la garde des dites gaoles come avant ces houres foleient avoir & y mettent tieux gardeins pur queux ils voillent re- fpondre. Et 111 aveigne qe gardeyn du prifone ou foutz gardein par trop grande durete de pri- fone fa par peine face nul prifon qil eit en fa garde devenir appellour countre fon gree & de ceo foit at- teint eit mife de vie & de membre. Et qe Juftices le Roi devant queux tieu cas avendra enquergent fur ce la verite fa fiis'troeffent par enquefte fur ce prife qe nul gardein ou fouthgardein leit fait foit de ceo arefne fa fil foit trove coupable eit mife de vie Si de membre come defus eft dit. 13 16. 1. fiat. 1. r.45. Acron 3orneI. II Ed. 1. CAP. XL A Clerk of the Statutes fhall have fufficient, and be refident upon his Office. ITEM it is affented and cftablifhed, That every I T TEM eft affentuz fa eftabli qechefcun clerc qe Clerk which fhall be deputed to receive Recogni- | JL ferra depute a receivre les reconifances en citees zances^ in Cities and Boroughs, according to the Sta- 1 fa en burghs felonc leftatut marchant demoerge en tute Merchant, fhall abide in proper Perfon to do his Office, according as is contained in the Statute of AP.on Eunulj and that he have Lands fufficient in prcpre perfone pur faire loffice felonc ce qe eft con- tenu en leftatut de A£k>n Burnel fa qe il eit tcrres fuffifantes en meifme le contee dont if purra re- fpoundre
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