A. 1). 1540. Anno tricefimo fccundo II E n r ici VIII. C. 50. 303 c a p. L. A Grant of a Subfkiv, and railing a Prcfidcnt and Council in the Wcftcrn Parts, having like Authority Council of Walet, and the North. PR- e X p. Statutes made at Wcftminftcr, Anno 33 Hen. VIII. and Anno Dom. I54 1 - F.NRY the Eighth, by the Grace of God King of England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, and of the Church of I gland, and alio of Ireland, in Earth Supreme Head, to the Hu- ■ nour of Almighty Ood, and fur the Concord, Quiet and Wealth of this his Realm, and Subjects ' of the fame, held his moil: high Court of Parliament, begun at IVe/lmin/ler the fixtcenth Day of January,, ' and continued till the firft Day of April, the three and thirtieth Year of his mofl noble and victorious ' Reign, wherein were eftablifhed thefc Acts following.' C A P. I. A Bill againfl: them that counterfeit Letters or privy Tokens to receive Money or Goods in other Mens Names. ' TTOrafmuch as many light and evil-difpofed Pcrfons, not minding to get their Livings by Truth, ac- ' X/ cording to the Laws of this Realm, but compaffing and deviling daily how they may unlawfully ob- ' tain and get into thci; Hands and Poffeffion Goods, Cattels and Jewels of other Pcrfons, for the Main- ' t ■ 1 . ice pi their unthrifty Living, and alio knowing that if they come to any of the fame Goods, Cattels ' and [ewels by Stealth, that then they, being thereof lawfully convicted according to the Laws of this .1, {hall die therefore ; have now of late falfly and deceitfully contrived, devifed and imagined privy - i . i and counterfeit Letters in other Mens Names, unto clivers Perfons their fpecial Friends and
- Acquaintances, for the obtaining of Money, Goods, Cattels and Jewels of the fame Perfons, their Friends
- and Acquaintances, by Colour whereof the laid light and evil-difpofed Perfons have deceitfully and un-
' lawfully obtained and gotten great Subftance of Money, Goods, Cattels and Jewels into their Hands and ' Pofleffion, contrary to Right and Confcience :' II. For Reformation whereof, be it ordained and enacted by Authority of this prefent Parliament, That , Bulftr. 14a. if any Perfon or Perfons, of what Eftate or Degree foever he or they be, at any Time after the firft Day Cm. Car. 56.;.. of jfpri/ next coming, falfly and deceitfully obtain or get into his or their Hands or Poffeffion, any Mo- ney, Goods, Cattels, jewel?, or other Things of any other Perfon or Perfons, by Colour and Means of any Inch falfe Token or counterfeit Letter made in any other Man's Name, as is aforefaid, that then every Perfon and Per'bns fo offending, and being thereof lawfully convidt, by Witneffes taken before the Lord Chancellor of England for the Time being, or by Examination of Witneffes, or Confeflion taken in the Star-Chamber at Wejlminfter before the King's moft honourable Council, or before the Juftices of Affife in their Circuits for the Time being, or before the Juftices of Peace within any Part of the King's Domi- nions in their General Seffions, or by Action in any of the King's Courts of Record, (2) fhall have and fuffer fuch Correction and Punifhment, by Imprifonment of his Body, fetting upon the Pillory, or other- wife by any Corporal Pain (except Pains of Death) as fhall be unto him or them limited, adjudged or appointed by the Perfon or Perfons before whom he fhall be fo convict of the faid Offences, or of any of them. III. And be i: further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That as well the Juftices of Afiife for the Thejuftii Time being, as : iio two Juftices of Peace in every County, whereof the one to be of the Quorum, fhall t henry u chi have full Power and Authority to call and convent, by Procefs or otherwife, to the faid Affiles or Gene- '"- ; ral Scflions, any Perfon or Perfons being fufpec.led of any of the Offences aforefaid, and to commit him fcnJere - or them to Ward, or to let him or them to Bail, till the next Affifes or General Seffions, there to be ex- amined, and further to be ordered by their Difcretions, as is abovefaid. IV. Provided always, and be it further enacted by Authority aforefaid, That Juftices of the Peace within T (, c Authority every City, Borough, Town and Franchife within this Realm, or other the King's Dominions, fhall have of fu like Jurifdiction, Power and Authority, at their General Seffions and otherwife, to do and execute all P< C ... and every Thing and 1 hings in all Points, as other Juftices of the Affiles in their Circuits, or Juftices of &c - the Peace in the Counties, by Virtue of this Act, be limited and appointed to do and execute, for the Punifhment and Correction of like Offenders, as by this forefaid Aft is fpecified and declared: (2) Saving The Rem I to the Party grieved by fuch Deceit, fuch Remedy by way of Action or otherwife, of and for the fame the Party Monty, Goods, Cattels, Jewels or other Things fo obtained, as he might have had if this Act had never - ricvcd - breii had r.e made ; any Thing in the fame contained to the contrary in any wife notwithftanding. V. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the King's Highnefs Th K - • Council of his Town of Calice, or three of them for the Time being, fhall have fuch and like Autho- CouncUof'c * rity for the Examination, Bailment and Punifhment of fuch Offender or Offenders, and for fuch Offences lice, hereafter to be committed and done within the Town and Marches of Calice, and County of Guifqes, as the
