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 286 C. 8— ro; Anno vicefimo o&avo Edwardi III. A. D. 1354. 14. TM, 3. c. 7. 42 c, 9. 23 c. 8. * See 1 JJ. 1 Sheriffs to Ed. 3. H. 6. is* Rot. in Turr. Lond. e been in his Office by a Year fhall abide in the fame | par un an demoerge en mei<me loffice Ian prof- ftat.i. « Office the Year next following; and that no Com- chein enfuant et qe nuile comnrffion lui ent foit ' miffion be made to him thereof, or renewed for the faite ou renoveie pur meifme Ian fuant. ' fame Year following.' . f. 11. declaring that none ivbo have been Sheriffs Jhall fcrve again 'within three Tears ; and farther, 12 Ed* 4. c. I. and 17 Ed* 4. c, 7. empavitri-n? occupy their Offices during Michaelmas and Hillary Terms, un/efs discharged before that Time. Re2d c. 7. CAP. VIII. An Attaint fhall be granted as well upon a Bill as upon a Writ of Trefpafs. 3 -Ed. 1. c. 38. I Ed. 3. flat. 1. c, 6. s Ed. 3. c.6,7. 34Ed.3. c, 7. Raft. 84, Sec ITEM it is accorded, That the Writ of Attaint {hail be granted from henceforth as well upon a Bill of Trefpafs, as upon a Writ of Trefpafs, of In- quefts which be to be taken in Time to come with- out having Regard to the Quantity of the Damages.' ITEM acorde eft & eftabli qe brief datteint foit grante defore fibien fur bille de Trefpas come fur brief de Trefpas des Enqueftes qe font a prendre en temps avenir faunz avoir regard au quantite des damages. 5 H. %.Jlat. 1. c. 26. 3 Ed. I. c. 1 1. 6 Ed. 1 . flat. I. c. 9. l$Ed. I fiat. I c. 29. and sSEd. 3. c. g. And fee 9 Rich, 2. c. 3. 11 H. 7. c. 21 Sf 24. 19 if. ■/. c. 3, <W 23 if. 8. c. 3. for farther Regulations and Exunfvmt of Attaints. CAP. IX. No Writ fhall be directed to a Sheriff to charge an Inqueft to indict any. Cro, El. 371. " T TEM, Becaufe that the People of the Realm " JL have fuffered many Evils and Mifchiefs, for that " and general Writs granted to them at their own " Suit for their lingular Profit to gain of the People, " have made and taken divers Inquefts to caufe to in- " and Ranfom of them to their own Ufe, and have de- " livered them, whereas fuch Perfons indicted were •*' Deliverance ;" ' (2) it is accorded and eftablifhed, ' for to efchew all fuch Evils and Mifchiefs, That all ' fuch Commiffions and Writs before this Time made, ' fhall be utterly repealed, and that from henceforth no ' fuch Commiffions nor Writs fhall be granted.' TEM pur ce qe le poeple du Roialme ad fuffert plufeurs malx & mefchiefs de ce qe vifcontes de diverfes contees par vertue des commiffions & briefs generals a eux grantez a leur feute demefne pur leur finguler profit de gaigner du poeple ount fait & pris diverfes enqueftes de faire enditer les gentz a leur volunte & ount pris fins & raunceons de eux a leur oeps demefne & les ount delivres faunz ce qe tieux enditez feuffent mefnez devant les Juftices le Roi pur leur deliverance avoir Acorde eft & eftabli pur tieux malx & mefchiefs efchure qe touz tieux commiffions & briefs avant ces heures faitz foient outrement repellez & qe defore nulles tieux commiffions ne briefs foient grantez. CAP. X. The Penalty of the Mayor, Sheriffs, &fV. of London, if they do not redrefs Errors and Mif-' prifions there ; and in what Counties the Trial thereof fhall be. The Penalty of the Mayer, Sheriffs, &c. of London, which do not redrefs Errors and Mrfprifjons there. The Trial of the Default, of the , &c. nf Lo I ng C 0- vernrncnt, fhall le b/ Ir: ueft of foreign Co intie. TEM, Becaufe that the Errors, Defaults, and Mifprifions which be notorioufly ufed in the City of London for Default of good Governance of the Mayor, of the Sheriffs, and the Aldermen, cannot be enquired nor found by People of the fame City ;" (2) it is ordained and eftablifhed, That the laid Mayor, Sheriffs, and Aldermen, which have the Governance of the fame City, fhall caufe to be re- dreffed and corrected the Defaults, Errors, and Mif- prifions i.bove named, and the fame duly punifh from time to time upon a certain Pain ; that is to fay, At the firft Default a thoufand Marks to the King, and at the fecond Default two thoufand Marks, and at the third Default that the Franchife and Liberty of the City be taken into- the King's Hand. (3) And be it begun to enquire upon them at St. Michael next coming, fo that if they do not caufe to be made due Redrefs as afore is faid, it fhall be enquiredof their Defaults by Inquefts of People of foreign Counties, that is to fay, Or" Kent; Efjex, SuJJex, Hertford, Buck- ingham, and Berks, as well at the King's Suit as others that will complain. ' iF. And if the Mayors, Sheriffs, and Aldermen be by fuch lriquefta * thereto ajftgned, indicted, they fhall TEM pur ce qe les errours defautes & mefpri- fions qe font notoirement ufez en la Cite de Londres pur defaute de bone government du Meire des vifcontes & des Aldermans ne purront eftre enquis ne trovez par gentz de meifme la Cite Or- dene eft & eftabli qe les ditz Meire vifcontes & Aldermans qe ount le governement de la dite Cite. facent redrefcer & corriger les defautes errours & mefprifions fufhomez & les duement punir de temps en temps fur certeine peine ceft affavoir au primer defaut mille marcs au Koi & a la feconde defaut deux mille marcs & a la tierce defaut qe la fran- chife de la Cite foit pris en la main le Roi. Et foit, comence denquere fur eux a la Scint Michel prof- chein avenir iffint qe fils ne facent dues redrefce- mentz come defus eft dit foit enquis de leur de- fautes par enqueftes de gentz de foreins contees ceft affavoir de Kent Efitex Suffez Hertford' Buk' & Berk' fibien a la feute le Roi come dautres qi pleindre fe vodront. Et fi les Meire vifcontes & Aldermans foient par tieux enqueftes enditez foient faitz venir par due proces
 * ' Sheriffs of divers Counties, by virtue of Commiffions
 * diet the People at their Will, and have taken Fine
 * ' not brought before the King's Juftices to have their
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