made unto the King's Commissioners, or Council of the Marches for the Time being, by any such Person or Persons so imprisoned, or by any of their Friends, that then the same Commissioners or Council shall have full Power and Authority to send for such Steward, Lieutenant or Officer, and also for the Person or Persons so imprisoned; and if the same Person or Persons so imprisoned, can evidently prove before the said Council, by good and substantial Witness or otherwise, that his Imprisonment was upon any feigned Surmise, without Cause reasonable or lawful, that then the same Commissioners shall have full Power and Authority to assess the said Officer, to pay to the said Person or Persons wrongfully imprisoned, 6s. 8d. for every Day of their Imprisonment or more by the Discretions of the said Commissioners, according to the Hurts and Behaviour of the Person or Persons imprisoned.
3. And that the same Commissioners shall set further Fine upon the said Officers, to be paid to the King's Use, as by their Discretions shall be thought convenient; and in case the same Officer do refuse to appear before the same Commissioners incontinent after any Commandment to them directed and delivered after any such Complaint made to the same Commissioners, that then the same Commissioners shall have full Power and Authority, upon every Default made by any Officer or Officers, to assess and set upon every such Officer or Officers making Default, such Fine or Fines to be levied to the King's Use, as by their Discretions shall be thought convenient; and that the same Commissioners shall have full Power and Authority to compel the said Officer or Officers by way of Imprisonment, as well to pay such Fines as shall be set and taxed upon them to the King's Use, as to pay unto every Person or Persons so imprisoned, such Sums of Money as they shall be sessed to pay for their wrong Imprisonment.
4. And be it also enacted by Authority aforesaid. That no Person or Persons dwelling or resiant within Wales or the Lordships Marchers of the same, of what Estate, Degree or Condition soever he or they be of, coming, resorting or repairing unto any Sessions or Court to be holden within Wales, or any Lordships Marchers of the same, shall bring to bear, or cause to be brought or born to the same Sessions or Court, or to any Place within the Distance of two Miles from the same Sessions or Court, nor to any Town, Church, Fair, Market or other Congregation, except it be
