unto us, all the chattles shall go to the use of the dead (saving to his wife and children their reasonable parts.)
See 33. H. 8. c. 39. for the Erection of a Court of Surveyours, and for the more effectual Recovery of the King's Debts; which court was by 1 M. Sess. 2. c. 10. dissolved and annexed to the Exchequer.
CAP. XIX.
Purveyance for a Castle.
[1] [2] No Constable, nor his Bailiff, shall take corn or other chattles of any man, if the man be not of the Town where the Castle is, but he shall forthwith pay for the same, unless that the will of the seller was to respite the payment; (2) and if he be of the same Town, the price shall be paid unto him within forty days.
Enforced by 3 Ed. 1. c. 7.
Altered by 13 Car. 2. stat. 1. c. 8.
CAP. XX.
Doing of Castle-ward.
No Constable shall distrain any Knight for to give money for keeping of his Castle, if he himself will do it in his proper person, or cause it to be done by another sufficient man, if he may not do it himself for a reasonable cause. [1] [2](2) And if we do lead or send him in an army, he shall be free from Castle-ward for the time that he shall be with us in fee in our host, for the which he hath done service in our wars.
See 32 H. 8 c. 48. concerning Lords holden of Dover-Castle.
Obs. by 12 Car. 2. c. 24.
CAP. XXI.
Taking of Horses, Carts, and Wood.
[1] [2] No Sheriff nor Bailiff of ours, or any other, shall take the Horses or Carts of any man to make carriage, except he pay the old price limited, that is to say, for carriage with two horse, x.d. a day; for three horse, xiv.d. a day. (2) No demesne Cart of any Spiritual person or Knight, or any Lord, shall be taken by our Bailiffs; (3) nor we, nor our Bailiffs, nor any other, shall take any man's wood for our Castles, or other our necessaries to be done, but by the licence of him whose the wood is.
Enforced by 14 Ed. 3. stat. 1. c. 19. and 25 Ed. 3. stat. 5. c. 6.
Altered by 13 Car. 2. stat. 1. c. 8. giving Power to chief Officers of his Majesty's Carriages to provide carts, &c. by Warrant from the Green Cloth.
And see 13 & 4 Car. 2. c. 20. giving power to Officers of the Navy to press Carriages, &c. for the Use of the Navy and Ordnance. See likewise the yearly Mutiny Acts.
CAP. XXII.
How long Felons Lands shall be holden by the King.
[1] We will not hold the Lands of them that be convict of Felony but one year and one day, and then those Lands shall be delivered to the Lords of the fee.[2]
CAP. XXIII.
In what Places Wears shall be put down.
[1] [2] All Wears from henceforth shall be utterly put down by Thames and Medway, and through all England, but only by the Sea-coasts.
Confirmed and amended by 12 Ed. 4. c. 7. which inflicts penalty on offenders. [3]
