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A.D. 1534] upon a Hue or Outcry made of any Felony or Robbery done or perpetrated, nor in the Highways, in Affray of the King's Peace, or the King's liege People, any Bill, Long-bow, Cross-bow, Hand-gun, Sword, Staff, Dagger, Halbert, Morespike, Spear or any other manner of Weapon, Privy Coat or Armour defensive, upon Pain of Forfeiture of the same Weapon, Privy Coat or Armour, and to suffer Imprisonment and make Fine and Ransom to the King's Highness by the Discretion of the King's Commissioners of his Marches for the Time being, except it be by the Commandment, License or Assent of the said Justices, Steward or other Officer, or of the Commissioners or Council of the Marches for the Time being.

5. And That no Person or Persons from henceforth, without License of the said Commissioners in Writing, shall within, or the Marches of the same, or in any Shires adjoining to the same, require, procure, gather, or levy any Commorth, Bydale, Tenant's Ale, or other Collection or Exaction of Goods, Chattels, Money, or any other Thing, under Colour of marrying, or suffering of their Children saying or singing their first Masses or Gospels, of any Priests or Clerks, or for Redemption of any Murther, or any other Felony, or for any other Manner of Cause, by what Name or Names soever they shall be called; nor shall make or procure to be made any Games of Running, Wrestling, Leaping, or any other Games (the Game of Shooting only excepted and foreprized) upon Pain of one whole Year's Imprisonment of every Person or Persons as shall gather or procure to be gathered, any such Collection or Exaction, or shall make or procure to be made any Games as is aforesaid; and further, they and every of them shall make such Fine as by the Discretion of the King's Commissioners of his Marcher shall be thought convenient: and further, the said Commissioners by this present Act shall have Power and Authority to hear and determine the said Offences by their Examination; and that no Person or Persons shall hereafter at any Time cast any Thing into any Court within , or in the Lordships Marchers of the same, by the Mean or Name of an Arthel, by Reason whereof the Court may be letted, disturbed or discontinued for that Time, upon Pain of one whole Year's Imprisonment of any such Person or Persons as shall cast or cause to be cast any such Arthel into any Court or Courts hereafter to be holden within or the Lordships Marchers of the