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A.D. 1535]
THE STATUTES OF WALES
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Plaints under Forty Shillings, in his County or Shire-court, in like Manner and Form as all other Sheriffs do within this Realm of England; and that the Sheriff Escheators and Coroners that hereafter shall be within the said County or Shire of Monmouth, shall be obliged and bounden to execute all the King's Processes, and to make due Returns thereof, and to use and exercise their Offices according to the Laws and Statutes of this Realm of England, in all and every Thing as the Sheriffs Escheators and Coroners be obliged and bounden to do in all and every other Shire of this Realm of England; and that the Sheriffs and Escheators of the said Shire or County of Monmouth, that hereafter shall be appointed by our Sovereign Lord the King, make their Accounts for their said Offices in the King's Exchequer in England, in like Manner and Form as other Sheriffs and Escheators do within this Realm of England, and upon such like Pain and Penalty as is upon other Sheriffs and Escheators in every other Shire within this Realm of England.

5. And it is enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the Lordships Townships Parishes Commotes and Cantreds of Brecknock, Creckhowel, Tretowre, Penkelly, English-talgarth, Welsh-talgarth, Dynas, the Haye, Glynebough, Broynlles, Cantercely, Lando, Blaynllinby, Estrodew, Buelthe, and Lingers, in the said Country or Dominion of Wales, and all and singular Honours Lordships Castles Manors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments, lying or being within the Compass or Precinct of the said Lordships Parishes Commotes and Cantreds, or any of them, in whose Possession soever they be or shall be, and every Part thereof, shall stand and be for ever, from the said Feast of All-Saints guildable, and shall be reputed accepted named and taken as Parts and Members of the said County or Shire of Brecknock; and that the said Town of Brecknock shall be named accepted reputed used had and taken Head and Shire-town of the said Shire or County of Brecknock; and that the Shire-court or County of and for the said Shire or County of Brecknock shall be holden and kept in the said Town of Brecknock.

6. And it is enacted by the Authority aforesaid. That the Lordships Townships Parishes Commotes and Cantreds of New Radnor, Elistherman, Elue-les, Bonghred, Glasebery, Glawdistre, Mihelles Church, Meleneth, Blewagh, Knighton, Norton, Preston, Commothuder, Rayder, Gwethronyon, and Stanage, in the said Country of Wales, and every of them, and all and singular Honours Lordships