Lavv, or, a discourse thereof in foure bookes. Written in French by Sir Henrie Finch Knight, his Maiesties Serieant at Law. And done into English by the same author.

Statutes.

4. H. 7. cap. 20. Where a penall Statute giueth whole or part to whosoeuer will sue a couenous release or recouerie (except it be by action) tryed vpon the point of the writ shall not preiudice him that will sue bona fide.

31. Eliz cap. 5. All informations and en∣ditements where the forfeiture is limited to the Queene onely, must be brought within two yeares after the offence committed, when it is limited to the Queene, and any other that shall sue within one yeare, or (in default thereof) for the Queene within two yeares, except Statutes of Tillage. All brought after the time shall be void: where a shorter time is limited in any penall Sta∣tute the suit must be brought within that time.

27. Eliz. cap. 11. Information for the Queene vpon Statutes of Tillage, shall bee brought within v. yeares after the action accurred vnto her.

31. Eliz cap. 5. Euerie information ex∣cept champerty buying of extortions and offences against

1. Eliz▪ cap. 1. Against forrestallers, &c. must be brought into the county where the

offence was indeed done But officers of re∣cord vsing to pursue informations by ver∣tue of their office may do as before.

31. Eliz. cap. 5. All suits for vsing vnlaw∣full, or not vsing lawfull game, not hauing bowes or arrowes, vsing any art or my∣sterie wherein hee hath beene brought vp, shall be sued and prosecuted in the general quarter Sessions of peace, or Assises of the same Countie, or in the Leet within which the offence is committed, and not out of the same Countie.

29. Eliz. cap 5. The defendant in an in∣formation in the Kings Bench, Common place, or Exchequer, where he is baileable, or by leaue of the Court may appeare by Atturny, may the first day appeare by At∣turny of that Court without putting in baile.

31. Eliz. cap. 10. This former Statute (29. Eliz cap. 5.) shall extend onely to na∣turall subiects and free denizens.

18. Eliz cap. 5. made perpetuall.

27. Eliz. cap. 10. An Informer shall not compound or agree with the partie before his answer nor after his answer, but by the order and consent of the Court: if he delay his suit, or discontinue it, or be non suit, or if the matter passe against him by verdict or Iudgement, then he shall render to the par∣tie

his costs and damages to bee assessed by the Court.

In which act also many other disorders in common Informers are redressed.

Enditements of the death of a man are * 1.1 to be taken before the Coroners. So is it not of any other felonie, for the Statute 4. E. 1. called officium Coronatoris setteth downe the office of a Coroner to be so by the common Law, and the whole order how he is to pro∣ceed in the inquirie.

Notes

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  35. H. 6. 27.