Anno tricesimo primo Henrici octavi Henry the VIII. by the grace of God kynge of England and of France, defender of the fayth, Lorde of Irelande, and in earth supreme hed immediatly vnder Christ of the churche of Englande, to the honour of almyghty God, conseruation of the true doctrine of Christes religion, and for the concorde quiet and vvelth of this his realme and subiectes of the same helde his moste hyghe court of Parliament begonne at VVestm[inster] the. xxviii. daye of Aprill, and there continued tyll the. xxviii. daye of Iune, the. xxxi. yere of his most noble and victorious reigne, vvherin in vvere establysshed these actes folovvinge.

¶ An act concerninge the continuance of the statute for punish∣ment of beggers and vacabundes, and of certayne other statutes. Capit. vii. (Book 7)

WHERE in the parliament begunne and holden at London the thirde daye of Nouembre, in the .XXI. yere of the reigne of our most drad soueraygne lorde kynge HENRY the eyght, & from thense adiorned to Westm̄, and there holden and continued by dyuers prorogations, vntyll the dissolution therof, an act was made & establysshed, declaryng and concerning as well how aged pore and impotent persons, compelled to lyue by almes, shulde be ordered and vsed, as also how vacaboundes and myghty stronge beggers shulde be whipped and punysshed: and at the sayde parliament one other act was made and e∣stablysshed for the restreynt of carieng and conueyeng of horses and mares out of this realme: and also at the sayd parliament one other act was made and establyshed for punyshment of Welshmen, attempting assautes or af∣frayes vpon any the inhabitauntes of Hereford Gloucestre or Shropshire: And also at the sayd parliamēt one other act was made and establyshed for punyshment of the vice of Buggery, declaring suche offence to be felonye, which sayd foure seuerall actes were also made to endure to the last daye of the next parliament, as by the same foure seuerall actes more playnely ap∣peareth. And where also in the sayde parliament one other act was made & ordeyned amonge other thinges, for restrayning the cariage of brasse laten and coper out of this realme: And also one other act was there made in the sayd parliament for the true makynge of cabels, halsers and roopes: And also one other act for the true wyndynge of wolles: And one other act to re¦streyne kyllyng of weynlynges bullockes steres or heffers, beynge vnder y^e age of two yeres, which sayd foure seuerall actes last before remēbred, were

than made to endure and continue vnto the next parliamēt, as by the same foure seuerall actes more playnely appeareth. And where also in the sayde parliament one other acte was made and establyshed for the atteyntes to be sued for punyshement of periury vpon vntrue verdytes: And also one o∣ther acte was there made in the sayde parliament, concernynge peauterers: And also one other acte was there made in the sayde parliamēt, concerning sowinge of flaxe and hempe: all which sayde thre seuerall actes laste before rehersed, were then made and ordeyned to continue and endure to the laste daye of the next parliament, as by the same thre seuerall actes more playn∣ly at large is shewed and maye appeare. And where also in the sayde parlia¦ment one other acte was made and establyshed for makynge of iayles in dy¦uers shyres of this realme, whiche same acte was then made to continue & endure for one yere next after thende of the same parliament, as by the same acte also more playnely appeareth. And where also in the parliament begon and holden at Westm̄ the .viii. daye of Iune, in the .XXVIII. yere of the raygne of our sayde most drad soueraigne lorde kynge HENRY the VIII. and there continued and kept vntyll the dissolucion therof, it was ordeyned and enacted, that all and singular the sayde seueral actes aboue remembred and euery of them shulde continue and endure in their force and strengthe, and also be obserued and kept vntyll the last daye of the next parliament, as by the same acte amonges other thinges therin conteyned more playnly ap∣peareth. And for asmoche as all and singular the sayde seueral actes aboue mencioned, be good and beneficiall for the common welthe of this realme, Be it therfore enacted and ordeyned by the auctoritie of this present parlia∣ment, that all and singular the sayde seuerall actes, and euery of them, and all clauses articles and prouisions in them and euery of theym conteyned, shall continue and endure in their force and strengthe, and be obserued and kept vntyll the last daye of the next parliament.