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A. D. 1421. Anno nono Henrici V. Stat. 1. 515 Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. franchifes proces foit fait devers luy par la com- mune ley tanqe il foit utlagee et qe apres tile utlagarie pronuncie & retournee facent ent les Juftices devaunt queux tiele utlagarie foit re- tournee certification a tieux miniftres ou a tiel miniftre dez fuifditz franchifes come a eux fem- blera meultz celle partie folonc lour difcretion & foit tiel felon pris par tiel miniftre ou tieux miniftres & fes terres & tenementz biens & cha- tieux efteantz deinz ycelles franchifes feifiez es mains des Seignurs de mefmrs les franchifes pur le temps efteantz come forfaitz Et qe les autres terres & tenementz biens & chatieux de tiel fe- lon efteantz hors de mefmes les franchifes demur- gent entierement au Roy & as autres Seignurs aiantz en franchife come forfaitz Salvant toutz foitz au Roy les forfaitures dautiels murdrours traitours homicidours robbours & autres maf- faifours queconqes & dautres chofes queux a luy apperteignent come de droit de fa corone. Et pur tant qe femblables murdres trefons homicides robberies confentements & maffaites par diverfes perfones larons & felons appellez Intakers & Outputters demurantz deinz la franchise de Ri- defdale en quele franchife le brief du Roy ne court mye come eft dit ont eftee fnitz jatard en diverfes lieus en les countees de Northumbr' Cumbr' Weftmerl' & aillours hors de mefme la franchife de Ridefdale par favour & focour de mefme la franchife dont null redrefce vers eux nad eftee eu par les leies ceo enarere ufez a trefgraunde mefchief peril & damage a le poeple iffint gre- vez come le Roy par clamous pleint a luy fait en cefte prefent parlement lad pleinement en- tendu. Noftre foveraigne Seignur voillant ceo remedier ft ad ordeignes & eftablez en ceo mef- me parlement qe autieux proces certification & execution foient faitz defore enavaunt vers tieux murdrours traitours homicidours robbous con- fentours & maffefours demurantz ou refeantz de- deinz la dit franchife de Ridefdale pur caufe de lour maffaitz faitz dehors mefme la franchife de Ridefdale. Et auxi tieux maners forfaitures en- courgent en toutz pointz fibien envers le Roy come envers toutz autres perfones come fuit 01- deigne vers les ditz maffaifours de Tyndale & Exhamfhire par le dit eftatuit fait a Leyceftre "& folonc la fourme & equite de mefme leftatuit Salvant toutz foitz au Roy ceo qe a luy appertient celles parties come de droit de fa corone. Franchifes, Procefs fhall be made againft him by the Common Law till he were outlawed ; (3) and that after fuch Outlawry pronounced, and Return made thereof, the Juftices before whom fuch Outlawry fhall be returned, fhould thereof make Certificate to fuch Minifter and Minifters of the faid Franchifes, as to them beft fhould feem in this Behalf, according to their Difcretion ; (4) and fuch Felon fhall be taken by fuch Minitler or Minifters, and his Lands and Tenements, Goods and Chatties, being within ' the fame Franchifes, feifcd into the Hands of the Lords of the fame Franchifes for the time being, as forfeit; (5J and that the other Lands and Tene- ments, Goods and Chatties of fuch Felons out of the fame Franchifes, fhall wholly remain to the King, and to other Lords having thereof Franchifes, as forfeit ; (6) faving always to the King the For- feitures of fuch Murderers, Traitors, Manflayers, Robbers, and all fuch Offenders, and of other Things, which to him pertain as of the Right of his Crown. (7) And forafmuch as like Murders, Trea- fons, Manflaughters, Robberies, Confents, and Of- fences by divers Perfons, Thieves, and Felons, cal- led Intakers and- Out£arters, dwelling within the* Outputters.. Franchife of Ridefdale, in which Franchife the King's Writ doth not run, as it is faid, have been done now of late in divers Places in the Counties of Nntbum- berland, Cumberland, Wejtms land, and eifevi of the fame Franchife of Ridefdale^ by Fa.vou,r aja Succour of the fame Franchife, whereof no Redrefs towards them hath been had by the Laws heretofore ufed, to the great Mifchief, Peril, and Damage of the People fo grieved, as our Sovereign Lord the King, by the grievous Complaint to him made in this prefent Parliament, hath fully perceived :" ' (8J Our faid Sovereign Lord the King, willing to remedy the fame, hath ordained and ftablifhed in the fame Parliament, That fuch Procefs, Certificate, and Ex- ecution fhall be made hereafter againft fuch Murder- ers, Manflayers, Robbers, Confenters, a.:d Offenders, abiding or refident within the faid Franchife of Ridef- dale, for their Offences done out of the faid Franchife -of Ridefdale. (9) And alfo fuch Manner of Forfei- tures fhall run in all Points, as well to our Sovereign Lord the King, as to all other Perfons, as it was or- dained for the faid Offenders of Tyndal and Exba:u r /hire by the faid Statute made at Leicejier, and accord- ing to the Form and Equity of the fame Statute; (10) faving always to the King that which pertaineth $.,.,, h.-..c.b. to him in this Behalf, as of the Right of his Crown.' 14 ei. c. 13. Hexham and HixhamfhiiC declared to be iviirb:i: the County of Northumberland, CAP. VIII. Certain Scholars of Oxford to be banifhed the Univeriity for certain Offences. ITEM pur ceo qe plufeurs efcolers & cleris del univerfite dOxenford difcomiz armez & arraiez a faireE X P. de guerre ont fovent ouftez & diffeftez diverfes perfonez de lour terrez & tenementz en les countees dOxenford Berk' & Buk' & auxint ont chacez ove chiens & levercrs en diverfes garennes parks & fbreftes en mefmes les countees fibien par jour come par noet & pris defines & dames levers & conyns mancceantz outre ceo les gardeins dicelles le lour vies & auxi ove fort main ont pris e'ercs convidz de felonie par due . proces de leie hors del garde dordinaries & ceux prifoners ont amefnes ovefqe eux & lefiez aler a large come le Roy par overt compleint & tefmoignance a luy fait en ceil: parlement lad entendue. Noftre dit foverain Seignur voillant a ceo mettre remedie ad ordeignez & eftabliz en mefme le parlement qe due proces vers tielx efcolers maffefours pur lour offenfes foit fait come la commune leie & auxi les eftatuitz de la terre requi- rent folonc le cas tanqe ils veignent a refpons ou foient utlages. Et fi afcun tiel efcoler foit enfi utlagee adonqes les Juftices devaunt queux celle utlagarie foit retournee facent certifier le Chanccller del univerfite Uuu 2 fuifdite