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 446 Cap. 5 — y. Anno quarto Henrici IV. A. D. 1402. Enforced by IT, H. 6. c. 10 *. Repealed 5 & 6 Ed. 6. f. 39. c.6. I S, a. r. g. Explained by 11 II. 6, c. 7, jgteredly 1 H. 7 c. 1. 4 H. 7. c. 24. 27 H. 'i. c. io. CAP. V. Every Sheriff fhall in Perfon continue in his Bailiwick, and friall not let it. IT E M, It is ordained and afTented, That every j Sheriff" of England fhall abide in proper Perfon within his Bailiwick, for the Time that he fnall be ■ fuch Officer; (2) and that he {hall not It the fid B.'iliwick to farm to any Man, for the Time that he occupieth fuch Office ; (?) and that the faid Sheriff j be fworn from Time to Time to do the fame in fpe- j cial, among!!: other Articles comprifed in the Oath of the Sheriff.' ' CAP. A Seal of Lead fhall be provided to feal Clo Ex Rot. in Turr. Land. ITEM ordeignez eft & affentuz qe chefcun vif- cont dEngleterre foit demurrant en propre per- fone deinz fa baillie pur le temps qil ferra tiel officer & qil ne lefTe fa ditebaillie a ferme a nully par le temps qil occupiera ecl '.:"cc. Et qa ce faire foit tiel vifcont jurrez de temps en temps en efpeciale entre les autres articles corrlpsifes en ie ferement de vifcont. vi. ths wrought in London and the Suburbs. TEM come devaunt ces heures pur oufterla deceit qad efte en les draps venduz 'en Londres fouth le nous h colour de les draps faitz en Londres & les fuburbes dicelle ordeignez eftcit un feal de plumbe pur en- fealer tielx draps faitz en les ditz Citee & fuburbes tanqore tard qe pur finguler profit des certeins peffones mefme le fe;il de plumb feuft ouftez a grant damage du poeple & grant efclandre alas ditz Citee- & fuburbes Noftre dit Seignur le Roy de laflent fulfdit pur obvier as tielx fubtilite & deceit ai ordeignez & eftabliz qun homrnc fufficiant ferra affignez par mefme noftre Seignur le Roy pur enfealer les* draps queux ferront overez texez & fullez en la dite Citee &: les fuburbes dicelle dun feal de plumb come a.ncienement eftoit ufez r 4efaw mefmes les Citee & fuburbes et qe nul tiel drap enfi overez texez & fullez deinz ycelles Citee & fuburbes foit aucunement venduz ou bargaignez ne mys a vent fij ne foit enfealez dun feal de plumb come devaunt eft dit. Et avera mefme noftre Seignour Je Roy la forfaiture des. draps venduz a coat. aire de ceft eftatut fi frillies y foient. CAP. VII. The DifTeifee flial.1 have an Affife aeainft the .Diffeifor taking the Profits. TEM, Whereas in the Statute made the firft Year of King Richard II. it was ordained, " That where feverai Perfons did difi'eife pther of their " Freehold, .and make Feoffment to divers People, as " well to have Maintenance, as alio to make theDif- " fetfees to be ignorant, againft whom they ought to " take their Writ ; (2) that the Diffeifees in fuch Cafe " rnight take their Writ againft them which thereof " fhall take the Profits, fo that the Diffeifees commence " their Suit wi.hin the Year next after the Diflcifin ; " (-3) and the fame Ordinance fnould hold Place in " every other Action or Plea where fuch Feoffments " be made by. Fraud' or Collufion, to have their Re- " cov-ry againft fuch Feoffors, if they thereof to Ice the " Profits :" (4) ' Our faid Lord the King thinking ' the f iid Statute to be very mifchievous and prejudicial ' to his People, b.ecaufe of the Shorfnefs of tire Time, ' by the Aflent of the w.id Lords, and at the Requeft ' of the Commons afor.Lil, hath ordainej and ftab- ' lifhed, That f ch Diffeifees fhall have their' A-Suon ' ao-ainfi the hrft Diiteifor, during the Life of the ' fame Biffeiforj fo that fuch Diffeifor thereof take ' the Profit, at the Tim: of the Suit commenced. (5) ' And as to other Writ's in Plea of Land, the De- ' man iant fhall commence his Suit within the Year ' againft him Which is Tenant of the Freehold at the ' ime of the Action accrued to him, fo that fuch ' Tenant thereof take the Profits at the Time of fuch '' Suit commenced, notwithftanding the faid Statute.' T E M come en leftatut fait Ian primer le Roy Richard fecond ordeignez eftoit qe la ou di- J verfes gentz diffeifent autres de lour frank tenement I & fount feffement as diverfes gentz pur maintes- , nance avoir fibien come pur faire les difleifez avoir mefconifance vers queux eux duiflent lour brief ! prendre qe les diffeifez en tiel cas puiffent lour brief I prendre vers ceux qi ent preignent les profitz par- j riillntqe les diffeifis comencent leurs fuites deinz lau I profchein apres le diffeifyne & qe mefme lordinance j tiegne lieu en chefcun autre action en plee ou I tieux feffementz font faitz par fraude ou r ollufion davoir lour recoverer vers tieux feffburs fi eux ent preignent les profitz noftre dit ieignur le Roy en- ! tendant le dit eftatut eftre molt mefchevous & Ldarnageous a Ion poeple a caufe de brief e de temps r de la'iient des ditz Seignurs & a la requeft des com- j diffeifiz aient leur action devers le primer diffeifour '■ durante la vie mefme la diffeifour parenfi qe tiel 1 diffeifour ent preigne les profitz au temps de la fuyte comencee. Et quant as autres brief; en j plee de terre comencc le demandant fa feute deinz ! Ian devers celuy qeft tenant de frank tenement i temps de laction a luy accrue parenfi qe tiel tenant i ent preigne les profitz a temps de tielc feute ! comence non obftant leftatut avauritdit. CAP.
 * Read i. 9.
 * munes'fuifditz ad ordeignez & eftabliz qe tielx