4 6 C. 1 6. Anno tertio Edwardi I. A.D. 1275. Fil'z. Mainprife, 1 , 39, 40. ( Bru. M.iinprife, 1 54, 5", 59i <-°, . 75,78,9'- , 1 1 Co. 29. Bro. Main. 6. ' 9, 19, zz, 30, ' 4S, 50, ci, 58, 63, 64, 9'; 9 >97- ■What fort of Offenders be rrainpernable. 2 B.ilftr. 328. 3 Bulfir. 313. " not, but only thofe that were taken for the Death of " Man, or by Commandment of the King, or of his Juftices, or for the Foreft;" (3) 'It is provided, and by the King commanded, That fuch Prifoners as before were outlawed, and they which have ab- jured the Realm, Provors, and fuch as be taken with the Manour, and thofe which have broken the King's Prifon, Thieves openly defamed and known, and fuch as be appealed by Provors, fo long as the Pro- vors be living (if they be not of good Name) and fuch as be taken for Houfe-burning felonioufly done, or for falfe Money, or for counterfeiting the King's Seal, or Perfons excommunicate, taken at the Re- queftof the Bifhop, or for manifeft Offences, or for Treafon touching the King himfelf, lr.aU be in no wife replevifable by the common Writ, nor without Writ: (4) But fuch as be indic/ted of Larceny, by Enquefts taken before Sheriffs or Bailiffs by their Of- fice, or of light Sufpicion, or for Petty Larceny that amounteth not above the Value of xiid. if they were not guilty of fome other Larceny aforetime, or guilty of Receipt of Felons, or of Commandment, or Force, or of Aid in Felony done; or guilty of fome other Trefpafs, for which one ought not to lofe Life nor Member, and a Man appealed by a Provor after the Death of the Provor (if he be no common Thief, nor defamed) fliall f.'om henceforth be let out by fuf- ficient Surety, whereof the Sheriff will be anfwera- ble and that without giving ought of their Goods. (5) And if the Sheriff, or any other, let any go at large by Surety, that is not replevifable, if he be Sheriff or Confiable or any other Bailiff of Fee, which hath keeping of Prifons, and thereof be at- tainted, he fliall lofe his Fee and Office for ever. (6) And if the Under-Sheriff, Conftable, or Bailiff of fuch as have Fee for keeping of Prifons, do it contrary to the Will of his Lord, or any other Bai- liff being not of Fee, they {hall have three Years Imprifonment, and make Fine at the King's Plea- Bail X7i£f* fure - f7) And if an y with . hoId Prifoners replevifa- vPh.&M. * Dle ? after that they have offered fufficient Surety, he c. 13. giving ' fhall pay a grievous Amerciament to the King ; (8) farther DWchioni 1 and if he take any Reward for the Deliverance of tojecbjvftua. < t- uc ^ ne ft^]. pay double to the Prifoner, and alfo 2.T 2 . V '7 fir ' flia11 be in the s reat Merc y of the Kin s-' failing Perfens committed for Treason or Felony, and not vded the next Term. The Penalty for unlawful Ma:nprife. Enforced £y 27 Ed. l.ftat. i. c 3. See 3 H. 7. c. 3. giving Poiver to jfufliccs of Peace Cotton MS. fors pris ceux qeftoient pris pur mort de homme, ou per comaundement le Roi, ou de fes juftices, ou per la forefte : Purveu eft, & comaunde per Is Roi, qe les prifons qi font avant utlagez, & ceux qi eient forjure la terre, provurs, ceux qi font pris ove mainoevre, ceux qi ount depefche la prifone le Roi, larons apertement efcriez & notoires, & ceux qe font appellez de provurs taunt come le provur vift, & fils ne foient de bone fame, & ceux qi font pris pur arfoun felonufement fait, bu pur faux monoye, ou faufours du feal le Roi, ou efcomegne pris per priere Levefque, ou per aperte malvete, ou trefoil qe touche le Roi mefmes, ne foient en nul manere replevifab'.es per le comune brief, ne ianz brief: mes ceux qi fount enditez de larcine per enqueftes des Vifcontes ou de Bailiffs prifes de lour offices, ou per leger fufpecion, ou per petit larcine, qe ne amente outre la value de xii. deni- ers, fi ne foit rette de autre larcine avant celle heure, ou rette de recettement des felouns, ou de comandement, ou de la force, ou del eide de felo- nie fait; ou rette dautre trefpas pur la quele homme ne doit perdre vie, nemembre; Et homme appele de provour puis la mort le provour, fils [ne] foient aperte larons efcriez, foient deforcmes leffez pur fuffifant plevin, dont le Vifcount voile refpotindre, & ceo faunz rein doner de lour. Et fi Vifcountes, ou autres, leffent per plevin nul qe ne foit replevifa- ble, fi ceft Vifcounte, Coneftable, ou autre Bail- lif de fee & qe eit garde des prifons, & de ceo foit atteint, perde la fee & la bailie a touz jours ; & fi fouz-vifcounte, Coneftable, ou Baillif, celui qui a tiel fee pur garder les prifons, eit ceo fait faunz la volunte fon fegnur, ou autre baillif qe ne foit de fee, eit la prifone de trois anns, & foit reint a la volunte le Roi. Et fi nul deteigne les prifons re-, plevifable, puis qe le prifon eit offert fuffifaunte feurete, il ferra en la greve mercye le Roi ; & fil preigne lower pur la deliverer, il rendra le double al prifon, & enfement ferra &n la greve mercye le Roi. The Penalty for detaining a Prifoner that'is mainpernable, 4 Inft. 1S4. CAP. XVI. None fhall diftrain one of his Fee, not drive the Diftrefs out of the County. A Core's fhall not be driven out of the County. I H. 5. 3. Enforced and . amended by l & 2. P. &M. C. 12. which direffs •where D'f.rrjfes fhall le im- pounded.
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Eiltraining out of hi'. Fee. *? fa ther Pwiift'.ni
CAP. XVI.
None shall distrain out of his Fee, not drive the Distress out of the County.
In right thereof, that some Persons take, and cause to be taken, the Beasts of other, chasing them out of the shire where the beasts were taken; ' it is provide also, That none from henceforth do so;
(2) and if any do, he shall make a grevious Fine as is contained in the Statue of Marlerbridge made in the time of King Henry, Father to the King that now is.
Distraining out of his Fee (3) And likewise it shall be done to them which take Beasts [1] wrongfully, and distrain out of their fee, and shall be more greviously punished, if the Manner of the Trespas do so require'.
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