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A. D. 1455.

 

TEM, Because that the humble and faithful liege People of the King, his Subjects inhabiting within the County Palatine of Lancaster, to do the King Service be and at all Times were ready, and have done to him and his Progenitors, as well in the Realm of England, as in the Realm of Scotland, France, and other Parts, and have been governed by the King's Laws, and not damnified by the same, otherwise than other of the King's liege People inhabiting in the Realm of England out of the fame County, until now of late by a certain Statute at the last Parliament holden at Reading, it was ordained and established, That none of the King's liege People, against whom any Exigent should be awarded, or Outlagary pronounced at the Suit of the King or of the Party in the said County, should forfeit any Goods or Chattles, Lands or Tenements in any County, but only the Goods and Chatties, Lands and Tenements which the Perfons so outlawed, or they against whom any such Exigent in the said County should be awarded, have in the same County of Lancaster, and by Reason of any such Outlagary at the Suit of the King, or at the Suit of the Party, pronounced within the same County, should not be barred or disabled of any Manner of Action, nor to claim any Manner Inheritance out of the same County, notwithstanding any Outlawry against them pronounced, as in the same Act doth more plainly appear.

II. And by Reason of the same Act, if any Foreigner should come into the said County Palatine, and should slay any of the liege People of our Lord the King, or should commit any Treason, Murder, Rape, Robbery, or other Felony or Trespass, or make any Contract, or do any other Offence within the said County of Lancaster, that then he should have no other Punishment nor forfeiture in this Behalf, but only of such Goods which vuch Foreigners, doing and committing such horrible Offences, have within the said County Palatine, which for the most Part have nothing within the same County ; for which Cause the said Foreigners, knowing no Peril, Punishment, nor Loss of Goods in the Law, to restrain or rellrain them of such Treasons, Murders, and Felonies, be the more encouraged daily to commit the same within the said County, and giveth them Audacity daily to offend against the Laws of the King, his Crown and Dignity, and also in Restraint of the King's Laws, to the great Loss and final  struction