496 Stat. 1. Anno fecundo Henrici V. A. D. 1414, A Writ dire&ed ■out of the Chan- cery to inquire «f Riots. A Riot (hall be TeprelTed and inquired of at the King's Charges.
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turning. The Puniihment of Rioters, E3c.l1 able Perfon /hall be afiiftant to the Juftices and Sheriff to reprefs Riots. Bailiffs of Franchifes. Riots committed in Cities, Bo- roughs, and Towns Corpo- rate.
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•without Bern/it ofth and that the fame new Sheriff fhall incur like Pain of forty Pounds to the King, if any Default in him be found touching the Return of other Perfons by him empanelled, which have not Lands, Tenements, or Rents to the Value of Ten Pounds by Year, or of returning fuch Iffues which the faid Coroners be above charged to return, as the faid Coroners are to lofe to the King in this Behalf. (16) And that the Chancellor of England for the time being, as foon as he may have Knowledge of fuch Riot, Affembly, or Rout, fhall caufe to be fent the King's Writ to the Juftices of the Peace, and to the Sheriff or Under- Sheriff of the County where they be fo made, that they fhall put the Statute in Execution upon the Pain contained in the fame ; and though that fuch Writ come not to the faid Juftices, Sheriff, orUnder- Sheriff, they fhall not be excufed of the Pain afore- faid if they make not Execution of the faid Statute. ' II. Provided always, That the faid Juftices, and other Officers aforefaid, fhall execute their Offices aforefaid at the King's Cofts, in going and continu- ing * in doing their faid Offices, by Payment thereof to be made by the Sheriff of the fame County for the time being, by Indentures betwixt the Sheriff and the faid Juftices, and other Officers aforefaid, to be made of the Payment aforefaid, whereof the faid Sheriff upon his Account in the Exchequer may have due Allowance ; (2) and that fuch Rioters attainted of great and heinous Riots, fhall have one whole Year's Imprifonment at the leaft, without being let out of Prifon by Bail, Mainprife, or in any other Manner, during the Year aforefaid ; (3) and that the Rioters attainted of petty Riots fhall have Im- prifonment as beft fhall feem to the King or to his Council ; (4) and that the Fines of fuch Rioters at- tainted, fhall be by the faid Juftices increafed and put to greater Sums than they were wont to be put in fuch Cafes before this Time, in Aid and Suppor- tation of the Juftices and other Officers aforefaid in this Behalf; (5) and that the King's liege People being fufficient to travel in the County where fuch Routs, AfTemblies, or Riots be, fhall be affiftant to the Juftices, Commiffioners, SherifF, or Under- Sheriff of the fame County, when they fhall be rea- fonably warned, to ride with the faid Juftices, Com- miffioners, and Sheriff, or Under-Sheriff, in Aid to refift fuch Riots, Routs, and Affemblies, upon Pain of Imprifonment, and to make Fine and Ranfom to the King ; (6) and that the Bailiffs of Franchifes fhall caufe to be impanelled fufficient Perfons as before, upon Pain to lofe to the King forty Pounds, in cafe that fuch fufficient Perfons may be found within the fame Franchifes ; (7) and that like Ordinances and Pains fhall hold Place, and take Effe£t in Cities, Boroughs, and other Places and Towns infranchifed, which have Juftices of the Peace within the Cities, Boroughs, and other Places aforefaid; (8) and that 1 this Statute ihall begin to hold Place prefently after the Proclamation thereof made.' | & 4Ed. 6. e Ckr^y. Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. fi afcun defaute en luy foit trovee touchant !e re- tourn dautres perfones par luy a empanellerz qi nont terres tenementz ou rent a le value de x. I. par an ou de retourne dautielx iffues come les ditz coroners font fuifchargiez de retournir ficome les ditz coroners font a perdre envers le Roy ceft partie. Et qe le Chauncelier dEnglet;rre pur le temps efteant ft toft come il purra avoir conufance dautiel route affemble ou riote il face envoier brief le Roy as juftices de la pees & a vifcont ou foutz-vifcont del countee ou ils font iffint faitz qils mettent leftatut ent fait en execution fur la peine contenue en ycelle. Et coment qe tiel brief ne veigne mye as ditz juftices & vifcont ou foutz-vifcont eux ne ferront pas excufez de la peine avantdite fils ne facent mye execution del eftatut fuifdit. Purveu qe les juftices & autres officers fuifditz ferront lour offices fuifditz as coftages du Roy en alant demorant & retournant en fefantz lour dites offices per paiement ent affaire par le vifcount de mefme le countee pur le tempts efteant par endentures entre le dit vifcont & les ditz juftices & autres officers fuifditz afaires de le paiement fuifdit dont le dit vifcont fur lbn accompte en Ief- cheqer purra avoir due allouance. Et qe tielx riotours atteintz de grauntz & haynofes riotes eient emprifonement dun an entier a meyns fanz eftre leffe hors du prifone par bailie mainprys ou en autre maner durant Ian fuifdit. Et qe les riotours atteintz des petitz riotes eient emprifone- ment come femble melx a Roy ou a fon confeill. Et qe les fyns dicelles riotours atteintz foient par les ditz juftices encreffez & mys a greindres fom- mes qils ne foloient eftre mys en tielx cafes devant cej heures en aide & fupportation de les coftages des juftices & autres officers fuifditz celle partie. Et qe les lieges du Roy efteantz fufficeantz pur travailler en le countee ou tielx routes affembles ou riotes font foient affiftentz as juftices commif- fioners vifcont & foutz-vifcont de mefme le coun- tee qant ils ferront refonablement garniz pur chi- vacher ove les ditz juftices commiffioners & vif- cont ou foutz-vifcont en aide de refiftence de tielx riotes routes &affemblez fur peine demprifonement & faire fyn & ranceon a Roy. Et qe les baillifs des franchifes facent empanel ler fufficeantz gentz come defuis fur peine de perdre au Roy xl. Ti. en cas qe tielx perfones fufficeantz purront eftre trovez deinz mefmes les franchifes. Et qe fem- blables ordeignances & peines teignent lieu & force en citees burghs & autres villes & lieux enfranchifez queux ount juftices de la pees deins les citees burghs villes & autres lieux fuifditz et qe ceft eftatut commencera a tenir lieu meinte- naunt apres la proclamation en fait. 5. I M. f-ff. 2. c. 12. 1 El. c. 16. and i Geo. I. flat. a. c. 5. by tob'ieh laft Ail certain Kinds of Riots arc made Fchny CAP. IX. A Remedy to punifh him that doth commit Felony, and flee into an unknown Place. ITEM, Forafmuch as great and grievous Com plaints have been made to our Sovereign Lord the King, by the Commons in this prefent Parlia- ITEM pur ceo qe graunde & grevoufe com- pleint ad cfte fait a Roy noftre foverain Seig- nur par les communes en ceft prefent parlement de
