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 556 C. 14. Anno quinto Reginas Elizabeths. A. D. 1562. Traverfe to a have Authority to affefs fuch Fines as to them, or two of them, whereof the one to be of the Quorum, fhall Piefentment. be thought meet : (4.) Saving to every Perfon and Perfons that fhall be touched by any fuch Presentment, to have his or their lawful Traverfe to the fame Prefentment, as they might have upon any Indictment of Tref- pafs or forcible Entry, by the Laws of this Realm, before the making of this Eftatute. Ertreatmgand ^ And that all fuch Fines, Forfeitures and Amerciaments to be aiiefled by the faid Juftices of the Peace Vmesand Amtr- at their General Seffions in any the Cafes aforefaid, fhall be eftreated by the Clerk of the Peace of the faid ciaments. County, and fhall be levied in fuch Manner and Form, and employed to fuch Ufes and Intents, as in the faid far farther Pro- Statute made in the fecond and third Years of King Philip and Queen Mary is limited and appointed. (2) inj-.om rehung wy^ ^q. to con tinue for twenty Years next after the Beginning of this prefent Parliament, and from Wi&M ' c.. tnence until the End of the Parliament then next after to beholden.' 18 El. c. ro. 27 El. c. 24. made 7 its i-y. 3 .'c.2 9. perpetual by 29 El. c. 5. 8. 6f, 9 W, 3» c. 16, 6Arn.cz 1 ). 9 Ann. c, 18. 1 Ceo. I. c. 11 & 52. 5 Geo, 1. c. 12. 6Gco. 1. e.6. 5 Cm. 2. c. 33. Which u made perpetual by 27 Geo. %. c. 1.6. . 7 Geo. 2. e. 9. 8 Geo. 2. c. 20. 9 Geo. 2. c. iH, 14 Geo. 2. c. 42. 15 Geo. 2. c. 2. 10 Geo. 2. c. 29. 21 Geo, 2. r. 28. 24 Geo. 2. c. 43. 26 Geo. 2. c, 28 if 30. 28 G«?. 2. c. 17. 3oG«,2. c. 28. and 31 Geo, 2. c. 34. CAP. XIV. An Aft againft Forgers of falfe Deeds and Writings. TKefeveraf ' "f^Orafmuch as the wicked, pernicious and dangerous Practice of making, forging and publifhing falfe Penalties fot c jp anc j untrue Charters, Evidences, Deeds and "Writings, hath of late Time been very much more praftifed, thtfiMhjr k- ' u ^ an d P ut m Ure in all Parts of this Realm, than in Times paffed, not only to the high Difpleafure of cond Time, &c. ' God, but alfo to the great Injury, Wrong, Hurt, Damage, Difherifon and utter undoing of divers the Tpwnfend's ' Queen's Majefty's Subjects of this Realm, and to the great Subverfion of Juftice and Truth, (2) which ^j ibl = 35- ' feemeth to have grown and happened chiefly by reafon that the Pains and Punifhments limited for fuch she"l.aw hath °' ' g reat an d notable Offences, by the Laws and Statutes of this Realm, before this Time have been and yet increased the ' are (o fmall, mild and eafy, that fuch evil People have not been nor yet are afraid to enterprife the prac- forging of Deeds. ' tifing and doing of fuch Offences :' 3 Inft. 303,169. II. Be it therefore enadfed by the Queen's moft excellent Majefly, with the Affent of the Lords Spiritual I .iv"'p 4 C. 3 i 5 82 an ^ Temporal, and the Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, iHavip.C.bZz. Thatifany Perfon or Perfons whatsoever, after the firftDay of June nownextcoming, upon his or their own ' Head and Imagination, or by falfe Conspiracy and Fraud with others, fhall -wittingly, fubtilly and falfly • . _., forge or make, or fubtilly caufc or wittingly affent to be forged or made, any falfe Deed, Charter or Wri- 2 Geo. LTJzl tni 2 Sealed, Court-Roll, or the Will of any Perfon or Perfons in Writing, (2) to the Intent that the State of &9G.2. c. is', Freehold orlnheritance of any Perfon or Perfons, of, in or to any Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments, Freehold or Copyhold, or the Right, Title or Intereft of any Perfon or Perfons, of, in or to the fame, or Dyer 288, 302, any of them, fhall or may be molefted, troubled, defeated, recovered or charged; (3) or after the faid iirft 3"- Day of June fhall pronounce, publifh or fhew forth in Evidence, any fuch falfe and forged Deed, Charter, Writing, Court-Roll or Will, as true, knowing the fame to be falfe and forged, as is aforefaid, to the In- Raft. 359, tent above remembred, (4) and fhall be thereof convidted, either upon Adtion or Actions of Forger of falfe Deeds, to be founded upon this Statute, at the Suit of the Party grieved, or otherwife according to the Or- der and due Courfe of the Laws of this Realm, or upon Bill or Information to be exhibited into the Court The Penalty for of the Star-Chamber, according to the Order and Ufe of that Court, (5) fhall pay unto the Party grieved liftln^oTa^ife h ' s dou ^' e Cofts and Damages, to be found or affeffed in that Court where fuch Convidtion fhall be, (6) Deed, whereby anc ^ a '(° ^ au be *~ et u P on tn e Pillory in fome open Market-Town, or other open Place, and there to have another's Free- both his Ears cut off, and alfo his Noflrils to be flit and cut, and feared with a hot Iron, fo as they may re- hoM (hall be main for a pepetual Note or Mark of his Falfhood, (7) and fhall forfeit to the Queen our Sovereign Lady, troubled., her Heirs and Succeffors, the whole Iffues and Profits of his Lands and Tenements during his Life, (8) and alfo fhall fuffer.and have perpetual Imprifonment during his Life; (9) The faid Damages and Cofts to be recovered at the Suit of the Party grieved as is aforefaid, to be firft paid and levied of the Goods and Chat- tels of the Offender, and of the Iffues and Profits of the faid Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments of fuch Party convidted or of one or both of them; the faid Title of our faid Sovereign Lady the Queen, her Heirs or Succeffors, to the fame notwithftanding. D°eed ln whereb ^' "^"^ ~ e ** ^ urt ^ er . ena - e d by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Perfon or Perfons after the faid a LeailTo^An- ^ r ^ ^ a Y °^ J lme? tip.bn his or their own Head or Imagination, or by falfe Confpiration or Fraud had v/ith ouitymay.be any other, {hall wittingly, fubtilly and falfly forge or make, or wittingly, fubtilly and falfly caufe or affent claimed. to be made and forged, any falfe Charter, Deed or Writing, (2) to the Intent that any Perfon or Perfons fhall or may have or claim any Efbte or Intereft for Term of Years, of, in or to any Manors, Lands, Te- nements or Hereditaments, not being Copyhold, or any Annuity in Fee-fimple, Fee-tail or for Term of Forging of an Life, Lives or Years; (3) or after the faid Day fhall as is aforefaid forge, make or caufe or affent to be Obligation, Ac- made o'r forged, any Obligation or Bill obligatory, or any Acquittance, Releafe or other Difcharge of any UaT&c " Debt ' Accou 'V t -> Adtion, Suit, Demand or other Things Perfonal; (4) crifany Perfon or Perfons after Godboltfe. the ft'd nrf! P' d Y of June (hall pronounce, publifh or give in Evidence, any fuch falfe and forged Charter, pi. 75. Deed, Writing, Obligation, Bill obligatory, Acquittance, Releafe or Difcharge, as true, knowing the aBrownl.49. fame to be falfe and forged, (5) "and fhall be thereof convidted by any the Ways or Means aforefaid : That iWw, 190. tn e n he fliall pay unto the Party grieved his double Cofts and Damages, to be found and affeffed in fuch Court where the faid Conviction fhall be had, (6) and fhall be alfo fet upon the Pillory in fome open Market- Town or other open Place, and there to have one of his Ears cut off, (7) and fliall alfo have and fuffer Im- prisonment by the Space of one whole Year, without Bail or Muinnrife. IV. And