A. D. 151 2. Anno quarto He nric 1 VIII. C. 1 — 3. ir^ Statutes made at Weftminfter, Anno 4 Hen. VIII. and Anno Dom. 1512. THE King our Sovereign Lord Henry the Eighth after the Conqueft, by the Grace of God King of England and of France, and Lord of Ireland, at his Parliament holdcn at WtJlmnRer the Fourth Day of November, in the Fourth Year of his moft Noble Reign, to the Honour of" Clod and holy
- Church, and for the common Weal and Profit of this Realm, by the Merit of the Lords Spiritual and
- Temporal, and the Commons, in this prefcht Parliament affembkd, and by Authority of the fame, hath
- done to be made certain Statutes and Ordinances, in Manner and Form following.'
CAP. I. Bulwarks, Braies, Walls, and other Fortifications fhall be made by the Sea-fide in Cornwall by thejufticcs E X J*, of Peace Aflignment. To endure to the next Parliament. CAP. U. Punifliment of Murders. Caufes of imboldening Men to commit Murders and Felonies. The Benefit of Rep. Clergy taken away from fuch as commit Murder or Felony in any Church, Highway, &c. Trial of a Fc- -3 H. S. c. t. Ion pleading that he was taken out of a privileged Place in a foreign Country. For the Continuance hereof, 1 ^' 6 £^' G ' Z C fee 22 H. 8. C. 2. Altered iSH.Y. CAP. III. C-I ' f ' 7 ' The Act concerning Juries in Lo?tdon. <■ T T 7 Here at a Parliament holden at JVeflminJler the Eleventh Year of the Reign of King Henry the Se- 13 e.I. t.Jht. u » VV venth, for the good and due Adminiftration and Expedition of Juftice, h was ordained, and among c. ;S. 41 EJ.
- other Things enacted, That every Perfon hereafter to be impanelled or fummoned to appear in any Jury or »•/<". '■ * s
' Inqueft in any Court within the City of London, before any Judges of the fame City, making Default, at ±'Jj ( the firft Summons fhould lofe and forfeit xij. d. and at the fecond Default jj.s. and fo at every fuch Default c V z e/. 1 after that, the IfTues and Penalties to be doubled ; (2) and alfo fuch Iflues loft in the Mayor's Court fhould ,-. n. 1 R. 3.
- be forfeited, levied, and perceived to the Ufe and Behoof of the Mayor and the Commonalty of the faid <• 4.
' City; (3) and that all fuch Iflues loft in the Sheriffs Court or Courts fhould be forfeited, levied, and per- IJ H, .7' c J. a /' , ' ceived to the Ufe of the Sheriff's of the fame City for -the time being, toward their Fee-farm, as by the ^' " '
- fame Act more plainly doth appear : (4) In the which Act it is not expreffed how or by what Means the
- aforefaid Iflues, fo loft and forfeited for Non-appearance of the Perfons fo impanelled and fummoned,
- fhould be levied ; the lack whereof is the Caufe that fuch Perfons, as have been impanelled and fummon-
- ed, as well for the King, as between Party and Party (being fubftantial and indifferent) have made manv
- Times Default, and would not appear ; and fo it remaineth in like Mifchief as it was before the making of
- the forefaid A£t, to the great Let of Juftice, and the Delay as well in the King's Caufes, as in other Caufes
c between Parties : (5) Wherefore for the good Execution of the faid Statute, and perfect. Remedy in this
- Behalf to be had :'
II. Be it efhblifhed T ordained, and enacted by the King our Sovereign Lord, by the AfTent of the Lords a Rcn-.cd- for Spiritual and Temporal, and of the Commons, in this prefent Parliament aflembled, and by the Authority the Mayor and of the lame, That for all fuch Iflues in Form aforefaid hereafter to be loft or forfeited in the Mayor's Court, Sheriffs of Lon- it fhall be lawful to the faid Mayor, and to his Succeffors, to diftrain, and the fame Diftrefs to retain, till ^° n t0 e he or they be fatisfied of the faid Iflues. (2) And in like Manner, that it fhall be lawful to the forc-faid She- byWo"' riff's, and their Succeffors, to diftrain for fuch Blues loft in their Court or Courts, and the faid Diftrefs to iiH. 7.0. »i. retain, till they be fatisfied of the faid Iflues. ' III. Item, Forafmuch as after Ilfucs joined in Actions and Suits commenced, taken, or depending in the
- King's Courts before himfelf in his Bench, and before his Juftices of the Common Bench, and alfo in his
' Exchequer, at the King's Suit, or at the Suit of Parties, triable in the faid City of London, as well the ' King as the Parties have fuffered great Delay, many Times for Default. of Appearance of the Jurors im- c panelled to try the faid Iflues, and many Times for lack of Jurors not having Lands and Tenements of the ' yearly Value of xl. s.' IV. Be it ordained and enacted by the faid Authority of this prefent Parliament, That the Sheriffs of The Ability of London for the time being have full Authority and Power to return Impanels or Arrays of all Actions and the Jurorsof Suits now depending, or that fhall depend in any of the faid Courts, or Exchequer, Perfons being Citizens, L,>ndonimf.i- having Goods to the Value of an C. Mark, or above, to try the Blue' joined or to be joined in every fuch nc !' ci ? totr y a * Action or Suit; (2) and that the Perfon fo returned (having Goods to the Value of C. Mark, or above) {heCmm/at fhall be fvvorn and do in all fuch Juries in like wife in every Thing, as other Perfons fhould do, haying Weflminfter. Lands and Tenements of the yearly Value of xl s. over all Charges. V. And over that, be it ordained by the faid Authority, That the Sheriffs of the faid City for the time Whatlffiiesfliall being, lhall return upon the Firft Diftrefs in every fuch Action or Suit, upon every of the Jurors impanelled •>.«"*** to try the IfTues thereof, xx.d. and upon the Second Diftrefs, upon every of rhe fame Jurors, xl.'d, and " le J" rorsl « upon every Diftrefs after that, upon every of the fame Jurors, the Double, till- a full jury in every fetch 5 h T'c 0.2 Action
