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 59 8 C. 2. Anno viceiimo Henrici VI. A.D. 1442. All Utters of no: inrolled in Chancery, to be ■void. 18 K. 6. c. S. Prizes of Goods or Merchandifes taken from the King's Enemies not to be re- stored, unlefs Letters of Safe Conduct are in- rolled before their Apprehen- lion, Provifo for the Indempnity of the Mariners, and the Proof of tne Inroliment. Fartbtr provided fir iy 31 H. 6. " II. Our fard Lord the King considering the Pre- ' miifes, and that if People of the King's Amity be ' feared and difcouraged to freight the Ships and ' VefTels of the King's Enemies and Adverfaries, their ' Navy in Time to come will he decreafed and di- 6 rr.inifhed, and the Navy of the King's Subjects and ' Friends increafed and inlarged;" ' by the Advice and Aflent aforefaid, and at the fpecial Requeft of the faid Commons, to efchevv the Milchiefs aforefaid, hath ordained by Authority of the faid Parliament, That all Letters of Safe Conduct to be granted to the King's Enemies and Adverfaries, or any other People whatfoever, fhall be inrolled in the Chancery of our faid Lord the King of Record, before that any fuch Letters fhall be in any wife delivered to them to whom the fame Letters fhall be granted ; (2) and that all fuch Letters of Safe Conduct here- after to be granted, not inrolled of Record in the faid Chancery, before the Delivery to them to be made in the Manner as is faid, fhall be void, and of no Force nor Effect. " III. And moreover, if hereafter any Goods or Merchandifes be taken by the faid Subjects of our Lord the King upon the Sea, or the Coafts of the fame, charged in any Ship or other Vefiel, which is belonging to the Enemies or Adverfaries of our Lord the King for the time being, not having fufficient Letters of Safe Conduct inrolled in the Form afore- faid, that they which fo fhall take the fame Goods and Merchandiles fhall them enjoy without any Reftitution thereof to be made in any wife, to what- foever Perfon the fame Goods and Merchandifes fo taken, at the Time of the taking of the fame, or before, were belonging. ' IV. Provided always, That the Subjects of our Lord the King, taking luch Ships charged with Mer- chandifes, not having nor fhewing fuch Letters of Safe Conduct within the fame Ships at the Time of the faid taking, and bringing them by Force to a certain Port or Place within the faid Realm, fhall not be endamaged in their Perfon nor Goods for fuch taking, if they be ready to make fuJl Reftitution of the fame Ships and Merchandifes, within reafonable Time, after that full Knowledge is made to them of fufficient Letters of Safe Conduct for the fame Ships and Mer- chandifes, inrciled in the faid Chancery of Record before the taking of then. Provided al fo, That this Ordinance fhall begin to hold his Force at the Feaft of Saint Michael the Archangel next coming.' c. 4. and confirmed by 14 Ed. 4. c. 4. Ex Rot, in Turr, Lond. Noftre dit Seignur le Roi confideraunt les pre- mifTes & qe fi gentz del amiftee du Roy eient pavoire & difcorage daffretter les niefs & veffelx de les enemyes & adverfaries du Roy lour navis en temps avenir ferra decreffe & amenufe & la navie des fubgitz & amyez du Roy encreiTe & enlarge del advys & aflent defuifdit & a lefpeciale requeft des ditz Communes pur efchewer les myf- chiefs fuifditz ad ordeigne par auctorite du dit par- lement qe toutz lettres de faufconduit a graun- tierz a les enemys adverfaries du Roy ou autre gentz qeconqes foient enrollez en la Chauncerie du Roy de recorde avaunt qe tielx lettres ferrount grauntez et qe toutz tielx lettres de faufconduct en apres a grauntiers nient enrollez de recorde en la dit Chauncerie avaunt le livere a eux affaire en la manere come eft dit foient voidez & de null force & effc-ft. Et enoutre fi en apres afcuns biens ou mer- chandifes foient prifez par les ditz fubgitz du Roy fur le meer ou les coftes dicell chargez en afcun nief ou autre veflell qeft appurtenaunt a les enemiz oil adverfaries du Roy pur le temps efteauntz nient eiantz lettres de faufconduitz fuffifauntz en la fourme fuifdit enrolles qe ceux qi mefmes les biens & merchandifes enfy prenderount les en- joyent faunz afcun reftitution ent affaire en afcun manere a qeconqe perfone mefmes les biens & merchandifes enfy prifez al temps del prys de ycells ou devauut furent appurtenauntz. Purveu toutz foitz qe fi les ditz fubgitz du Roy preignantz tielx niefs chargez ove merchandifes nient eiantz & monftrantz tielx lettres de fauf- conduit deins mefmes les niefs al temps del dit pris les amefnent par force a itn certein port ou lieu diins le dit Roialme ne foient endamagez en lour perfon ne biens pur tielx prisfils foient preftez a faire plein reftitution de mefmes les niefs & merchandifes dedeins t^mps refonable apres ceo qe plein notice eft fait a eux de lettres de fauf- conduct fuffifauntz pur mefmes les niefs & mer- chandiies enrollez en la dit Chauncerie de re- corde devaunt le pris de yceux. Purveu auxi qe ceft ordinaunce comence a tenir fon force a le fefte de feint Michell larchaungell profchein avenir. CAP. II. No Perfon outlawed with in the County of Lancaftcr (hall forfeit any Goods or Lands but thofe which he hath in the fame County. R-d. 33 H. 6. rTEM noftre dit Seignur le Roy ad ordeigne par lauctorite defuifdit qe null de fez lieges envers q'leux X exigent ferra agarde ou utlagarie pronuncie a le fuyte du Roy ou al fuyte de partie en temps avenir en le countee de Lancaftre forface afcuns de fez biens ou chateux terres ou tenementz en afcuns countees eiris ' tantfoulment les biens & chateux terres & tenements queux les ditz uthgez ou ceux envers queux tiel exigent 6. ferra agarde en-le dit countee de Lancaftre ount en mefme le countee. Et qe par reafon dafcum tiel utlagarie a le fuyte dautre perfone pronuncie deins le dit countee de Lancaftre ne foient afcun forbarre ne difable dafcun manere daction ne de claymer afcun manere de enheritaunce hors de mefme le countee ne difable a fuer chefcun maner daction hors de mefme le countee nient obftant tiel utlagarie fur luy pronuncie. Purveu toutz foitz qe leftatuit fait Ian primer le Roy Henry quart Aiel du dit Roy encountre les ditz gentz de countee F. X P. H. :. c. i>> H. 6. c. j 1 H. 6. c.