Englands grievance discovered, in relation to the coal-trade with the map of the river of Tine, and situation of the town and corporation of Newcastle : the tyrannical oppression of those magistrates, their charters and grants, the several tryals, depositions, and judgements obtained against them : with a breviate of several statutes proving repugnant to their actings : with proposals for reducing the excessive rates of coals for the future, and the rise of their grants, appearing in this book / by Ralph Gardiner ...

Queen Elizabeth.

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The most excellent Princes Elizabeth. Queene of Englande, France, and Ireland. Defender of the Faith &c. She raig∣ned 44 yeares, died the 24 of March, 1602 aged 69, 6 monthes: and lieth buried at Westminster Compton Holland 〈◊〉〈◊〉

How long Apprentices should serve.

(A) STat. 5. Eliz. 4. Be it Enacted that all Apprentices in every Corporate Town through England, shall serve after the Custome and Order of London, the full term of seven years at least, so as the terme and years of such Apprentices do not expire or determine before such Appren∣tices

be of the age of four and twenty years at least; And if an Apprentice be mis-used by the non-conformity of the Master, then the next officer upon complaint shall bind the Master to answer the Sessions, and the cause appearing, the Bench may discharge the Apprentice from his Master. See Chap. 55. (C.)

The Punishment of Perjury, &c.

(B) Stat. 5. Eliz. 9. Be it Enacted that if any person or persons at any time shall unlawfully and corruptly procure any Witnesse or Witnesses by letters, rewards, or any other promises to commit any wilful and corrupt perjury in any matter or cause whatsoever now depending, or which here∣after shall depend in suit or variance, by any Writ, Action, Bill, Complaint, or Information upon any matter or cause whatever, and being thereof convicted, shall forfeit forty pound; and if he have not so much, then to be imprisoned for half a yeer, without Bail or Mainprize, and to stand in the Pillory one hour in a Market day in the open Market, and never to be received as a Witnesse in any Courts of Re∣cord, and if judgement be given upon his testimony, it shall be void, and the party grieved have his damages.

And if any person shall wilfully perjure himself by com∣mitting wilfull perjury by his deposition in any Courts, or being examined Ad perpetuam rei memoriam, for which of∣fence he shal forfeit twenty pound, and imprisonment for six months without Bail or Mainprize, and never to be as a witnesse in any Court, and that the Oath shall be void, and party grieved to recover his damages; and if he be not able to pay his Fine, then to be set in the Pillory having both his ears nayled thereunto, and never to be credited again in any Court, the one half of the Fine to the Queen, and the other to the party grieved, that will sue for the same, by Bill of Indictment, &c. wherein there shall be no wager of Law, &c.

And all Witnesses are required upon summons to appear, to give evidence, reasonable charges allowed, and upon de∣fault to forfeit ten pound, and all the damages sustained to be recovered in any Court of Record, by Action, Bill, &c.

no Wager of Law &c. See Stat. 21. K. James 28. made per∣petual. See Chap. 31. (A) 34. (A. B) 42. (A.)

Fore-stallers of Corn, &c.

(C) Stat. 5. Eliz. 12. Be it Enacted that no person, or persons shall buy any Corn, out of open Fair or Market to sell again, unlesse such persons shall have special and ex∣press words in a licence, that he or they may so do, upon pain of the forfeiture of five pounds for so doing, which for∣feiture to come to the Queen the one half, and the other half to the party that will sue for the same by Bill, &c. See Stat. 5. 6. Ed. 6. 14. See Chap. 50. (A) 51. (C.)

Arrestings in other mens names, and delayes, &c.

(D) Stat. 8. Eliz. 2. Be it Enacted by this present Parlia∣ment that if any person or persons shall by any means cause, or procure any other person to be Arrested or Attached at the suit, or in the name of any person where indeed no such person is known, or without the assent, consent, or agree∣ment of such persons, at whose suit, or in whose name such Arrest or Attachment is, or shall be so had and procured; That then every such person and persons, that shall so cause or procure any such Arrest, or Attachment of any other per∣son to be had or made for vexation or trouble, and shall thereof be convicted or lawfully accused by Indict∣ment, presentment, or by the testimony of two sufficient Witnesses or more, or other due proof, shall for every such offence by him or them committed, done, or procured, have, and suffer imprisonment of his or their body six months without Bail or Mainprize, and before a delive∣rance out of prison, shall pay unto the party so Arrested or Attached treble the costs, and charges, damages, and ex∣pences that he or they shall be put unto by reason or occa∣sion of such Arrest or Attachment so had, and shall also for∣feit and pay unto such person, or persons, in whose name, or at whose Suit, he, or they shall so procure such Arrest

or Attachment to be had or made, if then there be any such person known, the summe of ten pounds for every such of∣fence; and that all such persons damnified thereby shall 〈◊〉〈◊〉 their remedy in any Court of Record by Bill, Plaint, or Acti∣on of Debt, for all damages, &c. wherein there shall not be any Essoyn, Protection, or Wager of Law allowed the De∣fendant. See Stat. 13. Ed. 1. 36.

The Penalty of cutting of Purses

(E) Stat. 8. Eliz. 4. Whereas there are a certain people of a Fraternity or Brother-hood, that puts in practice that art or mystery of cutting of Purses, and that do combine secretly to spoyl the true subjects of this Realm; Be it therefore Enacted, that whosoever be found guilty of ta∣king away monies, &c. in such sort from any person or per∣sons, shall not have the benefit of Clergy. See Chap. 12. (5) 39. (A.)

Sheriffs Fees for executing Executions, &c.

(F) Stat. 29. Eliz. 4. Be it Enacted by this present Parlia∣ment, That it shall not be lawful for any Sheriff, or Bayliff of Franchizes, or Liberties, or any of the Officers, or De∣puties, nor any of them, by colour or reason of their, or either of their Office, or Offices, to have, receive, or take of any person whatever directly, or indirectly, for the ser∣ving, and executing of any extent, or execution upon the body, lands, goods, or chattels of any person, or persons whatsoever, more, or other consideration, or recompence than as in this present Act shall be limited and appointed, which shall be lawful to be had, received, and taken, that is to say, twelve pence of, and for every twenty shillings where the summe exceedeth not one hundred pounds; and six pence of, and for every twenty shillings being over and above the said summe of one hundred pounds, that he or they shall levie, or extend, and deliver in execution, or take the bodie in execution for, by vertue and force of such ex∣tent,

or execution whatsoever, upon pain and penalty, that all and every Sheriff, &c. that do the contrary, shall lose and forfeit to the party grieved, his treble damages, and shall for∣feit forty pound for every time so offending, the half thereof to the Queen, and the other to the party suing, by Bill, Plaint, Action, or Information, wherein no Essoyn, Wager of Law, or Protection shall be allowed. This Statute not to extend to any City, or Town Corporate.

The poor to be set on work.

(G) Stat. 43. Eliz. 2. Be it Enacted by this present Par∣liament, and the Authority thereof, that all poor be set on work by the Church-wardens or Overseers, and such as will not work, being able, shall be sent to the house of Cor∣rection. See Chap. 38. (A. C.)

Sheriffes punishable for false Arrests, &c.

(H) Stat. 43. Eliz. 6. For the avoyding many Suits commenced, according to the due course of the Laws of this Realm, to the intollerable vexation and charge of her Highnesse subjects; Be it Enacted by Authority of this Parliament, if any Sheriff, or other person, having Autho∣rity, or taking upon him to break Writs, or make any Warrant for the summoning of any person upon any Writ, Processe, Suit, or for Arrest, or Attaching of any person or persons by his, or their body, or goods to appear in any of her Majesties Courts at Westminster, or elsewhere, not having before, that originall Writ or Processes warranting the same, that then upon complaint made to the Justices of Assize of the County where the same offence shall be com∣mitted, or to the Judges of the Court, out of which the Process issued, not only the party that made such Warrant, but all those that were the procurers thereof, shall be sent for before the said Judges or Justices by Attachment, or otherwise, as the same Judges or Justices shall think good, and allow of, and be examined thereof upon their Oaths;

and if the same offence be confessed by the same offenders, or proved by sufficient witnesses to the satisfaction of the same Judges or Justices, that then the same Judges or Justi∣ces that shall so examine the same, shall forthwith by force of this Act commit every of the same to the Gaole, and there shall remain, without Bayl or Mainprize, untill such time as they amongst them have fully satisfied, and paid unto the party grieved, by such Warrant not onely the summe of ten pounds, but also all costs and damages, as the same Judges or Justices shall set down, that the same party hath sustained thereby, and withall twenty pound a peece for their offence to her Majesty 21. King James Chap. 16. 3. King Charles Chap. 4. Dyer, fo. 244.