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608 C. 5, 9. Anno viceiimo tertio Henri ci VI. All Patents made to any to be Sheriffabove a Year, {hall be void. Who fliall take the Benefit of the Forfeiture. 2 H. 7. f. 67. 89 H. 6. c. 2. long as he occupieth contrary to the Effect of the faid Statutes ; (7) and that every Pardon hereafter to be made for fuch Offence or Occupation, or For- feiture of Sums before recited, fball be void, and not available, and all Patents made, or to be made, of any the faid Offices for Term of Years, for Term of Life, or in Fee-Simple, or in Fee-Tail, to any of the King's liege People, (except before except- ed) mall be void, and of no Value, by the fame Authority, any Claufe or Word of Non ohftante in any wife put or to be put in fuch Patents to be made notwithstanding. (8) And moreover, who- foever will take upon him or them, to have or occupy the faid Office of Sheriff, by virtue of fuch Grants or Patents now to be made for Term of Years, for Term of Life, Fee-Simple, or Fee.-Tail, ' fliall ftand for ever and at all Times difabled to be or bear the Office of Sheriff within any County in England by the fame Authority. (9) And that every liege Man which will fue for the faid Sum forfeit, againft him or them which in fuch Manner doth for- feit or fhall forfeit, mail be received and admitted to fue an Action of Debt in his own Name ; our Lord the King to have the one half of all that fhall happen by the fame Acfion to be recovered by fuch Suit, and he or they that fo purfue to have the other half.' A. D. 1444^ Cotton MS. fomme de CC li. annuelment, auxi longement come il occupia contrarie al effect dez ditz efta- tutz. Et que chefcune pardon en temps avenir deftre fait pur tiel offenfe, occupation, ou forfai- ture dez hommez avaunt recitez, ferroit voidez et nient advailablez ; et toutz patentz, fait et af- fairs, de afcun de les ditz offices pur terme dans, tenr.e de vie, en fee fimple, ou fee taille, a afcun de lez liegez du Roi, exceptz devaunt exceptz, foient voidez et de null value per mefme laudtorite, afcun claufe ou parole de non obftante en afcun tnys ou a mettre en tielx patentz deftre fait nient obftauntz. Et ouftre ceo quiconque prefume fur luy ou fur eux, daccepter ou occupier la dit office de vifcount per vertue dautielx grauntez ou pa- tentz ore affairez pur terme dans, a terme de vie, fee fimple, ou fee taille, deftoier difable perpe- tuelment et tout temps, deftre ou porter loffice de vifcount deinz afcun Countee en Engleterre per mefme laucforite ; et que chefcune liege homme que voet fuer pur la dit fomme forfait envers celluy ou ceux que en tiel manere forface ou for- facent ferra refceu et admys de fuer action de dette en fon propre noun, le Roy davoir lune moite de tout ceo que aveignera per icelle action deftre re- coverez per tiel fuite, et celluy ou ceux qui if- lint purfuera ou purfueront da er lautre moite. EXP. CAP. VIII. The Chancellor of England may grant Commifilons of Sewers during Fifteen Years. ITEM come en le parlement tenuz a Weftm' a la xv. de Seint Michell Ian du reigne le Roi qoreft vi. pur .lez graundez damages & perdez que viendroient per lez graundez creteyns del eawe en diverfez partiez dicefte Roialme, & que plufours greindrez damages furent femblablez daver venuz, fi remedie ne avoit efte haftifment purvieu, pur que per auftorite de noftre dit parlement fuift ordeigne & graunte, que per x. ans adonqs profcheins enfuantz feveralx Commiffions dez fewers ferroient faitz as diverfez perfonez per le Chaun- celler du Roy dEngleterre pur le temps efteant nommez en toutz partiez dicefte Roialme, Iou necelfarie fer- roit, folonque la fourme que enfuift en mefme leftatut : per que lez ditz mefchief furent graundement re- formez & amendez ; & come jatarde en diverfez partiez dicefte Roialme per graundez creteins del ewe plu- fours villez 5c terrez a graunde quantite fount furoundez & diftroiez, a graund anientifment diced Roialme ; & graundez prejudice, damage, & mifchifs, fount verifemblablez de cheier, fi remedie ne foit haftifment pur ceo purveu : le Roy confiderant lez premiffez, & coment lez x. ans fount paffez, ad ordeigne per lauc- torite fuifdit, que durant le terme de xv e ans profcheins enfuantz le Chaunceller dEngleterre pur le temps efteant eit poiar de faire hors du Chauncerie du Roy Commiffions dez fewers defuis le graund feal du Roy, en tiel fourme ficome il fuift graunte deftre fait per leftatut fait le dit an vj". CAP. IX. No Sheriff fhall let to ferm his County or any Bailiwick. The Sheriffs and Bailiffs Fees and Duties in feveral Cafes. 4H.4. Hob. 13 2; H. 7 Cio. El. 6% 17S, 191 790. 271 ' TTEM, The King, confidering the great Perjury, , ' 1 Extortion, and Oppreffion which be and have 11 3 n ' been in this Realm by his Sheriffs, Under-Sheriffs, ' and their Clerks, Coroners, Stewards of Franchifes, Bailiffs, and Keepers of Prifons, and other Officers in divers Counties of this Realm, hath ordained by Authority aforefaid, in efchewing of all fuch Extor- tion, Perjury, and Oppreffion, that no Sheriff fhall let to ferin, in any Manner, his County, nor any of his Bailiwicks, Hundreds, nor Wapentakes ; (1) nor that the faid Sheriffs, Under-Sheriffs, Bailiffs of ftall be returned < Franchifes, nor any other Bailiff, mail return, upon upon Inqucfts. < any Wri( . or p recept t0 them direfted to be returned ' any Inquefts in any Panel thereupon to be made, 1 Roll 169. "Kone of the She T 'Peers' ITEM le Roi confiderant lez graundez perjure extorfion et oppreffion, queux fount et ount efteez en celt Roialme per fez Vifcountz, South- vifcountz, et lour Clerks, Coroners, Senefchallx dez Fraunchifez, Baillifs et Gardeinz dez prifons, et autres Officers en diverfez. Countecz diceft Roi- alme, ad ordeigne per lauctorite fuifdit, en ef- chuyng dez toutz tielx extorfions, perjurie, et op- preffion, qu; nulle Vifcount leffe a ferme en afcun manere fon Counte, ne afcun de fez Baillifwiks, Hundredez, ne Wapentakez, ne que lez ditz Vifcountz, Southvifcountz Baillifs dez fraunchi- fez, ne afcun autre Baillif, retourne fur afcun briefe ou precept a eux direct, de retourncr afcuns en- queftez.