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 312 C. 12. Anno triceiimo tertio Henrici VIII. A. D. 1541. "Where, and be- nourable Houfhold, and of his Heirs and SuccefTors'; and in the Abfence of the faid Lord great Mafter, or fore whom Mur- L or( j Steward of the Houfhold, before the Treafurer and Comptroller for the Time being of the King's StrikinoV&cT mo & honourable Houfhold, and of his Heirs and SuccefTors, and Steward of the Marjhalfey for the Time committed in the being, or two of them, whereof the Steward of the Marfialfey for the Time being to be one, by Virtue of King's Houie, their Offices, without any Commiflion or other Authority or Power, other than by the Authority of this flial.i be tried, .prefent A£t, to be given unto them or any of them; (5) which Steward of the Marjhalfey fhall be for ever iRaft.pl. 124.. f rom Time to Time affigned and appointed by Writing under the Seal of the faid Lord great Mafter, or Lord Steward for the Time being. (6) And whether the King's Majefty or his Heirs, hath, or at any Time hereafter fhall be, removed from the Palace, Houfe or Houfes, where fuch Offences were or fhall be done, or not removed before they be enquired of, tried, heard and determined ; yet fuch Offences fhall, by .the Authority of this A£t, always from henceforth be enquired of, tried, heard and determined before the King's Majefty and his Heirs Officers and Minifters of his Houfhold before named, or two of them as is aforefaid, by the Inquifition and Verdict of his Highnefs and his Heirs Houfhold Servants, in his or their Check-roll, in Manner and Form as before and hereafter is expreffed in this prefent A£t, and at fuch Palace, Houfe or Houfes, where his Majefty or his Heirs fhall be at any Time hereafter demurrant of abiding. II. And that all fuch Returns of Procefs, and all Executions and Judgments concerning the PremiiTes, Thai! be had and done by the Officers before and hereafter expreffed, and in Manner and Form as before and hereafter in this prefent Ait is contained. rSnquiry of Per- HI. And that all Inquifitions upon the View of Perfons flain, or hereafter to be flain, within any of the fonsflain within J£j n g' s f a id Palaces or Houfes, or other Houfe or Houfes aforefaid, fhall be, by Authority of this Aft, had Houre'oAviiere and ta ken hereafter for ever by the Coroner for the Time being of the Houfhold of our Sovereign Lord the he/hal'i abide. ' King or his Heirs, without any adjoining or affifting of any other Coroner of any Shire within this Realm, .4. Co. 46. by the Oath of twelve or mo of the Yeomen Officers of the King and his Heirs moft honourable Houfhold, returned by the two Clerks Comptrollers, the Clerks of the Check, and the Clerks Marfhals, or one of them for the Time being of" the faid Houfhold, to whom the faid Coroner of the fame Houfhold fhall direct his Precept; (2) which Coroner of our faid Sovereign Lord the King's Houfhold fhall be from Time to Time named, appointed and affigned by the faid Lord great Mafter, or Lord Steward for the Time being; (3) and that the faid Coroner of the faid Houfhold fhall, from Time to Time for ever without Delay, cer- tify under his Seal and the Seals of fuch Perfons as fhall be fworn before him, all fuch Inquifitions, Indict- ments and Offices, upon the View of all dead Bodies being flain at any Time fith the Feaft of All-Saints aforefaid, or which hereafter fhall be flain within any the King's faid Palaces or Houfes, or other Houfe or Houfes aforefaid, before the faid Lord great Mafter, or Lord Steward, and, in his Abfence, before the Treafurer, Comptroller and Steward of the Marjhalfey aforefaid, or before two of them, whereof the faid Steward of the Marjhalfey to be one ; (4) and that fuch Inquifitions and Offices fo certified, mall be deemed, adjudged and taken for ever, as good and effe£tual in the Law to all Intents, Conftru£tions and Purpofes, as any Inquifition taken upon the View of the Body of any Perfon being dead, by any Coroner of any County of this Realm, hath been or fhall be adjudged or taken. Enquiry of Mur- IV. And be it further enacSted, by the Authority aforefaid, That the faid two Clerks, Comptrollers, Cleric ders, Bloodihed, of the Check, and Clerks Marfhals for the Time being of the King's faid Houfhold, and of his Heirs, &c. by the Yeo- one f them for ever, upon a Precept to them, or to any of them hereafter to be made bv the faid Lord gre. the King"" H after or Lord Steward > or > in the Abfence of the faid Lord great Mafter or Lord Steward, by the fai Jloufe. Treafurer and Comptroller of the King's moft honourable Houfhold, and the faid Steward of the Ma; fhalfey, or by two of them, whereof the faid Steward of the faid Marjhalfey to be one, fhall have full Powe to fummon, warn and return the Names of twenty-four Perfons, being Yeomen Officers of the King's fai Houfhold, and of his Heirs, in the faid Check-roll, to enquire of fuch Treafons, Mifprifions of Treafoni Murders, Manslaughters, and other malicious Strikings, by reafon whereof Blood is or fhall be fhed againftthe King's Peace, before the faid Lord great Mafter or Lord Steward, and, in his At>fence, befor the faid Treafurer, Comptroller and Steward of'the Marjhalfey, or before two of them at the leaft, where the Steward to be one. V. And that it fhall be lawful to the faid Lord great Mafter or Lord Steward, and, in his Abfence, to the faid Treafurer, Comptroller, and the faid Steward aforefaid, or two of them, whereof the faid Steward to be one, before whom fuch Returns fhall be fo made as is aforefaid, to caufe fuch Number of the faid .twenty-four Perfons fo returned, above the Number of twelve Perfons, as to him or them fhall feem ex- pedient, to enquire of fuch Treafons, Mifprifons of Treafons, Murders, Manslaughters and other malicious. .Strikings, by reafon whereof Blood is or fhall be fhed, againft the King's Peace, within the faid Palaces or Houfes, or other the faid Houfe or Houfes, fith the faid Feaft of All-Saints, or at any Time hereafter fhall be committed or done within the faid Palace or Houfe, or other the faid Houfe or Houfes. Arraignment of VI. And if any Perfon or Perfons be indicled by the faid Jury, fo fworn before them as is aforefaid, orb" an Offender in- Inquifition before the faid Coroner of the faid Houfhold, ana certified before the faid Lord great Mafter ci diiled. Lord Steward, or in the Abfence of the faid Lord great Mafter or Lord Steward, before the faid Treafurer. Comptroller and Steward, or before two of them, whereof the faid Steward to be one as is afore faid, that ■then immediately without Delay the faid Lord great Mafter or Lord Steward, and, in his Abfence, the faid Treafurer, Comptroller and Steward, or two of them, whereof the faid Steward to be one, before whom the faid Prefentrnent, Inquifition or Indictment fhall fo be found or certified by the faid Coroner of the : Ploufhold, fhall arraign before them all and every fuch Perfon and Perfons fo indicted according 10 the C m ,of the Common Law of this Realm, (z) and forthwith after Ifiue joined between the King our Sove reign Lord, his Heirs or SuccefTors, and the Prifoner fo arraign".. ,.. ime Day and Place, or any otl [ Day and Place, at the Pleafure of the- faid Lord great Mafter, i Stew rd, and, in his Abfence, at tin Pleafure of the faid Treafurer, Comptroller and Steward of the /h . . I 1, or two of them as is :.'o e r ' ; ' • fcal