57 8 c « 4- Anno decimo quarto Henrici VI. A.D. 1435. 2 H. 5. c. 4. Affifes and deliver Gaols, fhall hold their Seffions in the principal and chief Towns of every County, that is to fay, where the Shire-Courts of the Coun- ties heretofore were, and hereafter fhall be holden ; (2) our Lord the King willing the fame Statute to Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. teignerent lour feffions en les principalx & chiefs- villes des fingulers countees ceftaffavoir la ou les countes dicelles countees alors feurent ou delors ferroient tenuz noftre Seignur le Roi voillant mefme leftatut en le countee de Cumberland eftre be obferved and kept in the County of Cumberland, 1 obfervez & gardes confiderant qe.la citee de Car- confidering that the City of Carlijle is the principal and chief City and Town of the faid County, and ' in the which the Si ire-Court of the fame County
- hath been holden before this Time ;'" * hath granted
and ordained, by the Authority of the fame Parlia- ment, That the Seffion of the J uftices to take Affifes, and to deliver Gaols in the County of Cumberland, be holden, in Time of Peace and of Truce, in the faid City of Carlijle, and in none other Place within the fame County, as it hath been ufed and accustom- ed of old Time.' doill eft la principal & chief citee & ville du dit countee & en la quelle la Counte de mefme la Countee ad eftee tenuz devaunt ces hoeures ad graunte & ordine par auctorite de mefme le parlement qe la feffion des Juftices Daffifes prendre & de gaoles deliverer en le dit coun- tee de Cumberland foit tenuz en temps de pees & des trieux en la dite citee de Cardoill & en null autre lieu ou place deins mefme le countee come il ad eftee ufe 5c accuftume daun- cien temps. CAP. IV. The Juftices of the Peace of Middle/ex may keep their Seffions but twice in the Year. Saving to inquire ' c( Rir>:: or !or- c cible Efitrits. « T E M, Whereas it was ordained by a Statute, That the Juftices of Peace of all the Counties of " England, for the Time being, fhall fit and hold their " Seffions four Times by the Year, to inquire and " execute all Charges contained in their Commiffion, " which they be fworn to do according to the Form " of the faid Statute, upon a great Pain, as by the " fame Statute more fully appeareth : (2) Our Lord " the King, confidering that all the high Courts be " fet and holden in the County of Middlefex, conti- " nually during all the Four Times of the Term, by " which Time of Term the Commons inhabiting in " and of the fame County, muft attend from Time to " Time to inquire of all the Articles to the faid Courts " belonging, as Reafon and Law requireth, and that " prefently after every of the faid Terms ended, the " faid Juftices of the laid County do fit and hold their " Seffions in the fame County, as they ought to do, " by Force of the faid Statute, more to avoid the faid " Penalty, than for any other neceffary Thing there " to be inquired, at which Seffions they caufe to come " before them a great Part of the Inhabitants and " Commons of the faid County of Middlefex, to in- " quire of all Manner of Things as to them is given " in Charge ; and by that Means they be charged and " vexed throughout all the Year, as well out of the " Time of Term, as in Time of Term, fo that they " have no Reft, nor Time to do their Husbandry, " and their Labour, to get their Living in any wife, " to their utter Undoing if they be not relieved in this " Behalf." ' (3) Therefore the fame our Lord the ' King willing in this Cafe to provide for them a Re- ' medy, hath ordained, by the Advice and Affent afbre- ' faid, and at the Requeft of the faid Commons of the ' P.ealro, That the Juftices of Peace which now be, ' and all other hereafter for the Time being, in the ' faid County of Middlefex, fhall be clearly discharged ' of the faid Penalty, by Authority of the fame Par- ' liament, from henceforth, the Court of the King's ' Bench being fet in the faid County of Middljcx. (4) Provided always, That the faid Juftices of Peace of the faid County of Middlefex, for the Time being, keep, obfervc, and execute the Court of the Seffions of the Peace, two Times in the Year at the leaft, ITEM come ordine foit par eftatut qe les juf- tices de pees de toutz les countees dEngleterre pur le temps efteantz feiront & tiendront lour fef- fions quatre temps par an pur enquerrer & execu- ter toutz charges contenuz en lour commyffion le quel ils fount jurrez de faire felonc la forme du dit eftatut fur graunde peine ficome par mefme lef- tatut pluis pleinement appiert. Noftre Seignur le Roi confiderant qe toutz fes hautz Courtes fount affiz Si tenuz en le countee de Midd' continuel- ment durantz toutz les quatre temps de terme par les quelx temps de terme les communes Si enha- bitantz en & de mefme le counte coviendront en- tendre de temps en temps denquerrer toutz les ar- ticles as ditz Courtes appurtenantz come reafon Si ley requirent et qe maintenaunt apres chefcun des ditz termes fines les ditz juftices du peas du dit countee de Midd' feiont & tiegnent lour fef- fions in mefme le countee come ils deuffent faire par force du dit eftatuit pluis pur eviter la dit peine qe pur afcun autre chofe neceffarie illeoqes deftre enquis a les quelles feffions ils fount faire venir devaunt eux graunde partie des enhabitantz & communers du dit countee de Midd' pur enquer- rer des toutz maners des chofes come lour fount donez en charge & iffint ils 'fount vexez & char- gez parmye tout Ian libien hors le temps de terme come en le temps de terme ft qe ils nount afcun repofe ne temps de faire lour hufbandriez & lour labour pur lour vivre en afcun maner gayner a lour final deftruclion fils ne foient fuccurrez en celle partie. Et voillant purtaunt mefme noftre Seignur le R.oi en ceo cas lour purvoir de reme- die ad ordine par advis & affent fuifditz & a. la requeft des ditz Communes du Roialme qe les juftices du peas qore fount & toutz autres pur le temps defore efteantz en le dit countee de Midd* foient tout outrement difchargez de la dite peine par audforite de mefme le parlement a toutz temps defore avenirs la Court du Bank le Roi efteant feant en le dit countee de Midd'. Purveu toutz foitz qe les ditz juftices du peas del dit ountee de Midd' pur le temps efteantz gardent obforvent & executent la courts des feffions du peas deu,; foitz en
