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A.D. 1461.

di r pioceft fur toutz tielx chditi mt ntz & prefen- ic la ley requieri & en fourrrre fem- ime les ditz enditementz & pri fi uflent prifez devaunt les ditz juftices de 11 le dit counte ou oountees. Et auxi dar- & deliverer toutz tielx perfones ou perfone iflint enditcz & prcfentcz devaunt les ditz vif- c'oujjte'z futhvifcountez lour elerkes 6t baillifs & torn miniftrcz ou afcun deux en lour ditz tournes ou lawdaics 5c toutz tielx perfones ou perfone qe fount ou eft enditcz ou prefentez endite ou prc- jfchte dc rrefpas defaire oveqe eux & chefcun deux tiel fine come [oialment par leurs diferetions fem- Ble'ra 5v Jes eftfetez de les ditz fines & aiaercia- mentz Ibient enrollez & par indenture deftre deli- yerez a les ditz vifcountz futhvifcountz clcrkcs baillifs ou miniftres ou afcun deux al ocps ct prour- fit celuy qi fuift vifcount en afcun countec au temps de les ditz enditementz & prcfentementz Et li afcun des ditz vifcountcz lour futil- ity, clcrkcs baillifs ou miniftres face areitcr attache r ou mcttrc en prifon ou face fairc ou pren- dre afcun fine raunfom ou lever amerciament date- line perfone on perfones enfi enditez ou prefentez par reafon or colour dafcun tiel enditement on pre- fentement devaunt luy a les tournes ou lawedaics tlefuis recitez prife avaunt qils ount procelTe de les ditz juftices de peax ou cftrctez deliverez hors de les ditz enditementz ou prefentemctuz iffint amci- gnez deliverez et prefentez as eux qe adonqes lcz uitz vifcountez qi i/Iint fount forfacent C li. tine moite dent deftre cmploiez a lez expenfez du loftell de Roy et lautre moite al partie ou parties qe ou quelx eft ou font endamagez et ait ou aicnt ent action dc dette al commune ley et femblable pro- ceffc come eft en action de dette al commune ley. Et qe le defendaunt ou defendauntz en tielx futes ou actions dc dette ne foit ou foient eflbinez ne cage ou gagent leur ley. Et fil ou ceux ou afcun deux encontre qi ou queux ladite action ferra prife offre ou mette offrent ou mettent afcun protection en enpediment ou retardance de les ditz fuetes ou actions qil ne foit a luy alloue. ments were taken before the said Justices of Peace in the said County or Counties deliver all such Person or Persons so indicted and presented before the said Sheriffs, Under- -Sheriffs, their Clerks, Bailiffs, and their Ministers, or any of them in their Tuurns or Law-Days : (7) And all such Persons or Person which be indicted or presented of Trespass, shall make such a fine a shall seem lawful by their Discretions ; (8) And the Estates of the said Fines and Amerciaments shall be enrolled, and by Indenture be delivered to the said Sheriffs, Under-Sheriffs, their Clerks, Bailiffs, or Ministers, or some of the Peace to of them, to the Use and Profit of him that was, Sheriff in the said Counties or County at the Time of such Indictments or Presentments taken, (9) And if any of the said Sheriff's, their Under-Sheriffs, Clerks, Bailiffs, or their Ministers, do arrest, attach, or put in Prison, or cause any fine or Ransom to be taken, or levy any Amerciament of any Person or Persons so indicted or presented, by reason or colour of any such Indictment or Presentment taken before them at their Tourns or Law-Days above rehearsed, before that they have Process from the said Justices of Peace, or Estreats delivered out of the said indictments or Prescntments so brought, delivered, and presented to them, that then the Sheriffs which so do, shall forfeit an hundred Pounds, (10) the one Half thereof to be employed to the Expenccs of the King's House, and the other Half to the Party or Parties which be or is indamaged, (11) and he or they shall have therefore an Action of Debt at the Common Law, and like Process as is in an Action of Debt at the Common Law. (12) And that the Defendant or Defendants in such Suits, or Actions of Debt, shall not be essoined, nor wage their Law ; (13) And if he or they, or any of them against whom this Action shall be taken, do offer or call any Protection, or other Impediment, in Retardation of the said Suits or Actions, that shall not be allowed unto him."

Purveu toutz foitz qe cest present ordinaunce nextende pas nc ne foit prejudiciall en afcun manerc a les Viscountez del Cite de Loundrez ore efteantz ou qenapres afcun foitz fcrront quaunt as afouns enditementezou prcfentementz deftre prifez deins la dite Cite.

II. Provided always, That this prefent Ordinance This Statute do not extend, nor in any wife be prejudicial to the dotfl not extend Sheriffs of the City of London now being, or which at any Time hereafter fhall be, concerning any Indictments or Prefentments to be taken within the said City of London.

III. Provided also, That this Act extend not, nor Grants of Fine; be prejudicial, to any Person or Persons, which hath made by the Grants of any Fines or Amerciaments by any Letters Patents of our said Sovereign Lord the King, or of any of his Progenitors or Predeccsbrs, bearing Date before the Tenth Day of December next after the Beginning of this Parliament; (2) and that this Act and Ordinance do not extend, nor be prejudicial, to any Person or Persons having any Liberties or Franchises by any of the said Letters Patents, or in any other Manner by Prescription (3) And that this Ordinance be in 'his Force, and begin to take Effect at the Fortieth Day next after the Sixth next after the Beginning of this present Parliament was dissolved.

Purveu auxi qe ceft ordenaunce nextende pas ne ne foit prejudiciall al afcun perfone ou perfones qe ad ou ount graunts dafcuns fines ou des afcuns amerciamentez par afcuns lettres patentez noftre dit foveraigne Seignur le Roi ou dafcun de fes pro- genitours ou predeceffours portantz date devaunt le difme jour de Decembr' profchein apres le com- mencement de ceft parlement. Et qe ceft ordeig- naunce nextende pas ne ne foit prejudiciall al af- cune perfone ou perfones aiant ou aiantz afcuns liberties ou fraunchifez par afcuns des ditz lettres patentes ou en autre maner par prefcription. Et qe ceft ordeignaunce foit en fa force & commence dapprendre effect a la quarantifme jour profchein apres le vj mt jour de May profchein apres le com- mencement de ceft prefent parlement le quel fifme jour le dit parlement fuift diffolve. .