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544- C. 6, 7. Anno o&avo Henrici VI. dinance be holden and obferved from the Feaft of Eajier next enfuing, for ever. (9) And that every City, upon Pain of Ten Pounds, every Borough upon Pain of an Hundred Shillings, and every Town where a Conftable is, upon Pain of Forty Shillings, have a common Balance with Weights according to the faid Standard, within two Months after Procla- 0H6 c 6&8 ' mat ' on ma de of this Ordinance ; which Penalty fhall 11 H. 6. c. 8. "' be levied to the Ufe of our Lord the King, as often as 11 H. 7. c. 4. ' they fhall be faulty after the faid Proclamation.' Farther provided for by u H. 7. c. 3. 16 Car. 1. c. 19. and 22 Car. 2. c. 8. The Forfeiture of a City or Town wanting common Ba- lance and Weights. A D. 1429. Ex Rot. in Turr* Lond. Pafqe profchein enfuant pur toutz jours. Et qe chefcun citee fur peine de x. li. chefcune burgh fur peine de C. s. & chefcune ville ou un coneftable eft fur peine de xl. s. ait une commune balaunce ovec poifes accordantz a le dit eftandard dedeinz deux mois apres procla- mation faite de cefte ordinance les quelles peines ferront levez al oeps de Roi a tant de foitz qils ferront trovez defeclifs depuis la proclama- tion deffuifdite. Rep. 1 Ed. 6 C. 12. 9 Geo. 1. c. 2 makes it Felony fend Letters, de- manding Money, CAP. VI. If any threaten by calling of Bills to burn a Houfe, if Money be not laid in a certain Place ; and after do burn the Houfe : Such burning of Houfes fhall be adjudged High Treafon. ITEM pur ceo qe noftre Seignur le Roi a la grevoufe compleint a luy fait par les Communes de fon Roialme en ceft parlement ad entendu qe diverfes graundes mefchiefs & fubtielx felonies ou robberies •■ ore tarde font avenuz & faitz en la ville de Cantebrigge & aillours en lez countees de Cantebrigge & Effex '"& en autres lieux dEngleterre par gents malefefours defconuz queux fount diverfes billes diredtz as diverfes gents de mefmes les ville countees & autres lieux dEngleterre lour comaundant de mettre diverfes graundes fommes dargent en certeins lieux ou lez ditz mesfaifours ceo purront legierment emporter fanz eftre prifez ou aperceux certifiantz en lez ditz billes qe fils ne mettent lez deniers en les lieux par lez ditz billes affignez as certein jour qe lez ditz mesfaifours ferrount le pluis graunde & outrageous vengeaunce qils poient a toutz iceux qi ne voudrent my tielx fommes illoeqes mettre. Et pur ceo qe tielx fommes nount pas efte mys en diverfes lieux folonc le purport de mefmes les billes plufours meafons biens & chateux de diverfes perfones ount eftee felonoufement & traiteroufement au Cantebrigge & aillours en les countees & lieux fuifditz arfez & tout outrement anientez parount le poeple de les ville countees & autres lieux fuifditz fount graunde- ment empoeverez & en point deftre finalment deftruitz mefme noftre Seignur le Roi voillant en ceo cas purvoier de remedie ad ordinee par auclorite de ceft parlement qe toutz tielx arfures dez meafons de qiqe perfone foient adjuggez haut trefon. Et qe cefte ordinance fextende auxibien a tielx arfures faitz puis le primer jour du regne de noftre Seignur le Roi tanqe en cea come as arfures affairz en temps avenir Salvant toutz foitz as toutz Seignurs & autres perfones lour libertees & fraunchifes ficome ad efte fait & ufe devaunt ces heures en cas de forfaiture de feldnie. cap. vir. What Sort of Men fhall be Choofers, and who fhall be chofen Knights of the Parliament. 7 H. 4. e . 1 5 6 H. 6. c. 4. T E M, Whereas the Elections of Knights of Shires to come to the Parliaments of our Lord the King, in many Counties of the Realm of Eng- land, have now of late been made by very great, outragious, and exceflive Number of People dwel- ling within the fame Counties of the Realm of Eng- land, of the which moft Part was of People of fmall Subftance, and of no Value, whereof every of them pretended a Voice equivalent, as to fuch Elections to be made, with the moft worthy Knights and Efquires dwelling within the fame Counties, whereby Man- flaughters, Riots, Batteries, and Divifions among the Gentlemen, and other People of the fame Counties, fhall very likely rife and be, unlefs convenient and due Remedy be provided in this Behalf;" ' (2) our Lord the King, confidering the Premiffes, hath pro- vided, ordained, and ftablilhed, by Authority of this prefent Parliament, That the Knights of the Shires to be chofen within the fame Realm of England to ' come to the Parliaments of our Lord the King here- ' after to be holden, fhall be chofen in every County ' of the Realm of England, by People dwelling and re- ' fident in the fame Counties, whereof every one of Whatij required ' them (hall have free Land or Tenement to the Value of theCandi- « of Forty Shillings by the Year at the leaft above all ' Charges ; (3J and that they which fhall be fo chofe The Qualifi- cations ot the Electors. I H. 5. r, r. io H. 6. c. 2 date ITEM come lez elections dez chivalers dez countees efluz a venir as parlements du Roi en plufours countees dEngleterre ore tarde ount efte faitz par trop graunde & exceflive nom- bre dez gentz demurrantz deinz mefmes les countes dount la greindre partie eftoit par gentz finon de petit avoir ou de null valu dount chef- cun pretende davoir voice equivalent quant a tielx elections faire bve , les pluis valantz chi- valers ou efquiers demurrantz deinz mefmes les countes dount homicides riotes bateries & de-; vifions entre les gentiles & autres gentz dc mefmes Ijs countes verifemblablement fourdront & ferront ft covenable remedie ne fait purveu en celle partie noftre Seignur le Roy confide- rant les premiffes ad purveu & ordene par auc- torite de ceft parlement qe les chivalers des countes deins le Roia'me dEngleterre a efliers a venir a les parlements en aprcs a tenirs foient efluz en chefcun counte par gentz demurrantz & refeantz en icelles dount chefcun ait frank tenement a le valu de xl s. par an al meins outre les reprifes & qe ceux qi ferront enfy efluz foient demurantz & refeantz deins mef- mei