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 272 Stat. 1. Anno vicefimo feptimo Edwardi III. A. D. 1353. '" at Weftmhifter, the Monday nek't after the Feaft of " St. Matthew the Apoftle, the Twenty feventh Year " of his Reign of England, and of France the Four- " teenth, in Amendment of his faid Realm, and Main- " tenance of the Laws and Ufages, hath ordained and " ftablifhed thefe Things under-written." Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. tenuz a Weftmonfer le Lundy profchein apres la fefte de Seint Matheu Lapoftle Ian de fon regne ceft affavoir dEngleterre vintfeptifme & de France quatorzifme en amendement de fon dit Roialme & pur les leis & ufages ne fon dit Roialme meintenir fi ad ordene & eftabli les chofes fcuzefcriptes. CAP. I. Praemunire for filing in a Foreign Realm, or Impeaching of Judgement given. 86. glnft 120, IK 1 1 Co H- ' II Co a Roi 37- 3'7- 14 H. 4. f. 14. a R. 3. f. 17. 5 Ed. 4. f. 6. q Ed. 4. f. 3. Fitz. 'ramun. S.6, ro. 39 Ed •4jEd. f. 7 . f. 6. "Bro. Attorney, 48, S3. IO+- II Co. 34. 44 Ed. 3. f.7, 3 6 - j Lev. 241, 241. Unforced by ■f& Ed. 3. flat. 2. ' ^.2, 3, &£. t Appearance of the Offender after two Months will fave his Out- law, y, tut not his Lands or Ccods.
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 * 17 1 R S T, Becaufe it is fnewed to our Lord the

- J? King, by the grievous and clamorous Com- '• plaints of the Great Men and Commons aforel'aid,
 * how that divers of the People be, and have been

' drawn out of the Realm to anfwer of Things, where- '• of the Cognilance pertaineth to the King's Court ; ' (2) and alfo that the Judgments given in the fame ' Court be impeached in another Court, in Prejudice
 * and Difherifon of our Lord the King, and of his

' Crown, and of all the People of his faid Realm, ' and to the undoing and Deftruiftion of the Common ' Law of the fame^Realm at all Times ufed." ' (3) Whereupon, good Deliberation had with the Great Men and other of his faid Council, it is affented and accorded by our Lord the King, and the Great Men and Commons aforefaid, That all the People of the King's Ligeance, of what Condition that they be, which fhall draw any out of the Realm in Plea, whereof the Cognifance ptrtaineth to the King's Court, or of Things whereof Judgements be given in the King's Court, or which do fue in any other Court, to defeat or impeach the Judgements given in the King's Court, fhall have a Day, containing the Space of two Months, by Warning to be made to them in the Place where the Poffeffions be, which be in Debate, or otherwife where they have Lands or other Poffeffions, by the Sheriffs or other the King's Minifters, to appear before the King and^ his Coun- cil, or in his Chancery, or before the King's Juf- tices in his Places of the one Bench or the other, or before other the King's Juftices which to the fame {hall be deputed, to anfwer in their proper Perfons to the King, of the Contempt done in this Behalf. (4) And if they come not at the faid Day in their proper Perfon to be at the Law, they, their Procu- ' ratore, Attornies, Executors, Notaries, and Main- c tainors, fhall from that Day forth be put out of the ' King's Protection, and their Lands, Goods, and ' Chatties forfeit to the King, and their Bodies, where- ' foever they may be found, fhall be taken and im- ' prifoned, and ranfomed at the King's Will: (5) ' And upon the fame a Writ fhall be made to take ' and Poffeffions, into the King's Hands ; (6) and if ' it be returned, that they be not found, they fhall be ' put in Exigent, and outlawed.' ' It. Provided always, That at what Time they ' to the King's Prifon to be juftified by the Law, and ' to receive that which the Court fhall award in this Behalf, that they fhall be. there;o received; the For- feiture of the Lands, Goods, and Chatties abiding do not yield them within the Reg. 1S2. Raft. 24, 465. maintaining ' faid two Months, as afore is faid Sec 16 R. 2. <•• 5- •which makes it Praemunire to furcbafe Bulk or other Jnftruments from Rome j and farther, 5 El. PRimerement pur ce qe monftree eft a noftre dit Seignur le Roi par grevous & clamous pleintes des Grantz & communes avantditz coment plufours gentz font & ount efte traites hors du Roialme a refpondre des chofes dount la coniffance appartient a la Court noftre Seignur le Roi & auffint qe les juggementz renduz en meifme la court font empef- chez en autri court en prejudice & defheritfon no- ftre Seignur le Roi & de fa corone & de tout le poeple de fon dit Roialme & en defefance & anien- tiffement de la commune lei de meifme le Roialme ufee de tout temps. Sur quoi eue bone delibera- tion od les grantz & autres du dit confeil affentu eft & acorde par noftre dit Seignur le Roi & les grantz & communes fufditz qe totes gentz de la ligeance le Roi de quele condition qils foient qi tre- hent nulli hors du Roialme en plee dount la conif- fance appartient a la Court le Roi ou des chofes dount juggementz font renduz en la Court le Roi. cu qi fuent en autri court a deffaire ou empefcher les juggementz renduz en la Court le Roi eient jour contenant lefpace dedeuxmois par garniffement af- faire a eux en le lieu ou les poffeffions font qi font en debat ou aillours ou ils averont terres ou autres poffeffions par le vifcont ou autre miniftre du Roi deftre devant le Roi & fon confeil ou en fa Chan- cellerie ou devant les Juftices le Roi en fes places del un Baunk ou del autre ou devant autres Juf- tices le Roi qi ferront a ce deputez a refpondre en lour propre perfones au Roi du contempt fait en celle partie. Et fils ne viegnent mie au dit jour en propre perfone de efteer a la lei foient ils lour procuratours attournez executours notairs & mein- tenours de eel jour enavant mis hors de la protec- tion le Roi & lour terres biens & chateux forfaitz au Roi & foient lour corps ou qils foient trovez pris & emprifonez et reintz a la volunte le Roi et fur ce foit brief fait de les prendre par lour corps et de feifir lour terres biens et poffeffions en la main le Roi et fi retourne foit qils ne font mie trovez foient mis en exigend et utlaghez. Purveu totes foitz qe a quele heure qils viegnent devant qils foient utlaghez et fe veullent rendre a la prifone le Roi deftre jufticez par la lei & receivre ce qe la Court le Roi agardera en celle partie qils foient a ce receuz la forfaiture des terres biens et chateux demorante en fa force fils ne fe rendent d;inz les ditz deux mois come devant eft dit. tbt Authority if the See of Rome, or bringing SuHifnm R,me. c, 1. and 13 E/ix. c. 2. agah CAP.
 * them by their Bodies, and tofeife their Lands, Goods,
 * come before they be outlawed, and will yield them
 * in their Force, if they