386 Stat, i. Anno decimo tertio Richardi II. A. D. 1389. CAP. VII. What Sort of Perfons fhall be Juftices of Peace, and what their Charge is to do. «« T TEM, Whereas it is contained in the laft Statute " X made at Canterbury, that no Steward of any Lord " fhall be affigned in the Commiflion of the Juftice of " Peace ;" ' neverthelefs for certain Caufes {hewed in 4 this Parliament, it is accorded and afTented, That c Juftices of Peace fhall be made of new in all the ' Counties of England, of the moft fufficient Knights, ' Efquires, and Gentlemen of the Law of the faid Counties, notwithftanding the faid Statute; (2) and that the faid Juftices be fworn duly without Favour to keep and put in Execution all the Statutes and Ordinances touching their Offices.' 2. c. 1. * zH. 5,fc.4. 2 H. s-fiat.2- c.i. 18 H. 6. c. 11. 1 Ed. 4. Juftices of the Peace, 3 H. 7- c. 1. 1 M.ftat. 2. c. 8. iSiP.S' M. c. 13. 2 & 3 P. C». 2-f, i8Sf '9- 16 Gra, 2. r. 18. Z3 Geo. 2. c. 26. feci. 11. z^Geo. 2. c. 44 & 55.
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1 Ed. 3. flat. 2. c. 16. 4 Ed. 3. c. z. lZEd. 3. flat. 2- c. i> 34 Ed. 3. ci. 11R. Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. rTEM come contenuz foit en leftatut darrein _ fait a Cantebrigg qe null fenefchall du Seignur foit afligne en commiflion du Juftice de la pees Nientmeyns pur certeines caufes monftrez en ceft parlement accordez eft & aflentuz qe* Juftices de la pees foient faitz de novell en toutz les countees dEngleterre de les pluis fufHceantz chivalers ef- quiers & gentz de ley des ditz countees nient con- trefteant le dit eftatut & qe les ditz Juftices foient ferementez de duement & fanz favour garder & mettre en execution toutz les eftatutz & ordinan- ces touchantz lour offices. c. 2. I R. 3. c. 3. See farther for the Qualifcatiom and Duty of & M. c. 10. 7 Jac. 1. r.5. 21 Jac. 1. c. 12. 9 Geo. 1. c. 7, 26 Geo. 2. c, 24 & 27. and 30 Geo. 2. c. 24. CAP. VIII. r The Rates of Labourers Wages fhall be afleffed and proclaimed by the Juftices of Peace, and they fhall affefs the Gains of Victuallers. Who fhall make Horfebread, and the Weight and Price thereof. I2R.2. c.9. The Rate of Artificers and Labourers Wages. 5 El", c. 4. • SeafctisZ Victuallers Gains (hall be reasonable. C;o. Jac. 6cg. 2 Keb. 277. 23 Ed. 3. c. 6. 12 Ed. 4. c. 8. appoints ciicf Governors of Imim tofitrvey ViShialt. Victuallers Pu- niihmcnt. 51 H. 3. (tat. 1 I Aiifaid. ITEM it is ordained and afTented, That the Sta- tutes and Ordinances made in the laft Parliament holden at Canterbury, as well of Servants, Labourers, Artificers, and Victuallers, as of -all other Things, faving the Exception of the next Article before touching Juftices of Peace, and alfo all other Statutes and Ordinances made before this Time, and not re- pealed, fhall be firmly kept, and duly executed. (2) But forafmuch as a Man cannot put the Price of Corn and other Victuals in certain, it is accorded and afTented, That the Juftices of Peace in every County, in two of their Seflions to be holden betwixt the Feaft of Eafter and St. Michael, fhall make Procla- mation by their Difcretion according to the Dearth of Victuals, how much every Mafon, Carpenter, Tiler, and other Craftfmen, Workmen, and other Labourers by the Day, as well in Harveft as in other Times of the Year, after their Degree, fhall take by the Day with Meat and Drink, or without Meat and Drink, between the two * SeJJions beforefaid, not- withftanding the Statutes thereof heretofore made, raid that every Man obey to fuch Proclamations from time to time as a Thing done by Statute. (3) And in the PJght of Victuallers it is accorded, That they fhall have reafonable Gains, according to the Difcre- tion and Limitation of the faid Juftices, and no more, upon pain to be grievoufly punlfhed according to the Difcretion of the faid Juftices, where no Pain is li- mited in certain before this Time. (4) And that Sheriffs, Stewards of Lords of Franchises, Mayors, and Bailiffs, and all other that have Affife of Bread and Ale to keep, and the Correction of the fame, fhall take no Amerciament or Fine for any Default touching the % Affife, for the which a Man or Wo- man by the Law ought to have bodily Punifhment, according as it is another Time ordained by Statute ; but they fhall judge them to the fame b idily Punifh- ment as the Offence requireth, and fhall do Execu- tion thereof. (<;) And that Mayors, Bailiffs, and Stewards of Franchife, and all other that have the ITEM ordeinez eft & aflentuz qe les eftatutz & ordinances faitz al parlement darrein tenuz a Cantebrigg fibien de fervantz laborers artificers & vitaillers come de toutes autres chofes horfpris lex- ception en le profchein article pardefuis touchant juftices de la pees & auxint toutz autres eftatutz & ordinances faitz devant ces heures & nient repellez foient fermement gardez & duement executz. Mes pur ce qe homme ne purra mye mettre €n certein les pris des bledz & autres vitailles accordez eft & aflentuz qe les juftices de la pees en chefcun counte en lour feflions tenuz entour le Pafqe & le feinl Michel facent proclamation par lour difcretion ft* lone la chierte de vitailles combien chefcun mafori carpentre teguler & autres artificers & overours & auxint laborers par journes fibien en Auft cornea autre temps del an folonc lour degre prendra le jour ove manger et boire ou fanz manger et boire entre les deux feifons fuifdites Nient contrefteanl les eftatutz ent faitz devant ces heures et qe chefcur obeie a tielx proclamations de temps en temps come a chofe fait par eftatut. Et en droit des vitailler: accordez eft qils eient refonable gaigne folonc I; difcretion et limitation des ditz juftices et niern pluis fur peine deftre grevoufement puniz folonc I; difcretion des ditz juftices la ou peine neft pas li- mite en certein des ditz vitaillers devant ces heures Et qe vifcontz fenefchalx des Seignurs de franchife: mairs et baillifs et toutz autres qont laffife de pail et de cervoife agarder et la correction dicell in preignent null amerciment ne fyn pur null defau tochantla dite affife pur quell homme ou femnv par la ley avera penance corporele folonc ce qef autrement ordeigne par eftatut mes les ajuggent meffne la penance corporcl come le defaut requer et facent ent due execution. Et qe mairs et bail lifs et fenefchalx des franchifes et toutz autres qor
