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Anno Octavo Edwardi Tertii. Petitions and Acts moved at the Parliament hol∣den at York, the next before S. Peter in Cathe∣dra, 8. E. 3.
[unspec 1] IT was enacted, That the great Charter of the Forrest,* 1.1 and other Statutes should be observed,* 1.2 and that such Statutes as be obscure by good advice shall be made plain.
[unspec 2] That in every County be appointed one Justice of the Peace learn∣ed in the Law,* 1.3 who shall be chief; that all offences before them be sued to the Outlawry, and that the Justice do yearly extract their do∣ings before the King.* 1.4
The King will be advised, only they shall yearly extract their pro∣ceedings into the Treasury••* 1.5
[unspec 3] That no pardon be granted to any outlawed by any suggestive means, * 1.6 but only by Parliament.
The Statutes made shall be observed.* 1.7
[unspec 4] That all Justices of the Peace may have some certain Fee. * 1.8
The King will provide therefore.
[unspec 5] That Sheriffs may continue but one year,* 1.9 according to the Statute of Lincoln, and Woodstock.
The Statutes therefore made shall stand, and the Chancellor,* 1.10 and o∣thers, who are appointed to make choice of Sheriffs,* 1.11 shall name able men, who shall continue one year, or longer, according to their demeanour.
[unspec 6] It is enacted, That the Justices of the one Bench,* 1.12 and of the other, Justices of Assize, and the Peace in every County shall determine of false Jurors,* 1.13 and Maintainers, and that the King by his Letters Pa∣tents hath charged all Archbishops meekly to pronounce in every Pa∣rish Excommunication against all such offendors.* 1.14
[unspec 7] That all men may have their Writs out of the Chancery for only the Fees of the Seal without any Fine,* 1.15 according to the great Charter.
Nulli vendemus justiciam.
Such as be of course shall be so, and such as be of grace the King will command the Chancellor to be therein gracious.* 1.16
[unspec 8] It is enacted, That Bigamy shall be tryed only in Court Christian. * 1.17
That remedy may be had against oppressions of the Clergy for pro∣bates of Wills,* 1.18 and Citations for trifles.
The King will herein do his best, and chargeth the Bishops to do the like.
[unspec 10] It is enacted,* 1.19 That the Justices of Assize,* 1.20 after their Assize taken, shall not depart before they have made delivery of their Gaol,* 1.21 on pain to lose their Fees.
It is enacted, If any delivery be taken before any other Justices then before such Justices as are appointed thereto,* 1.22 * 1.23 contrary to the Statutes of Northampton, that the same may be void.