and being required by the Justice, Sheriff, or his Immedi∣diate Lord, to serve, to apprehend the persons aforesaid, and refuse, he shall forfeit his Estate during his Life, and his Lord may enter.
The Farmor being a Yeoman, and refusing, is in the same case to his Landlord.
Also it is Felony if a Man, Woman or Servant, or other person without compulsion, bring, send, or deliver, any Mo∣ney harness, Artillery, Weapons, or Victualls, to any per∣sons assembled in such manner, and not depart to their Houses upon Command, or Proclamation made, as is afore∣said, and if any number besides the number of those which are assembled, and upon Proclamation made, do not de∣part, Justice of Peace, or cheife Officers of the City or Burrough corporate, may raise power to suppresse them.
And if any Officer kill any of those rebellious persons, or maim them, they shall be free.
Also if any person knowing such pretended rebellion, and do not reveale the same within twenty houres after such knowledge had of it, he shall be imprisoned by the space of three Moneths without Baile or Mainprise, un∣less he be otherwise discharged by the Justice of the Peace.
Also if any refuse, being able to suppress such Offen∣dors, he shall suffer Imprisonment for a year without Baile or Mainprise.
Also if any hinder or let, that Proclamation cannot be made, this is Felony.
Note that this Statute ought to be read or openly de∣clared in every Leet.
10. H. 7. fol. 12. If one come and enter into Land, with more then is accustomed to have attending upon him, that shall be said with force.
21. H. 7. fol. 39. One may make an assembly of People in his House to aid him, for that it is his Castle, but not to go to Market, although he be threatned.
17. Edw. 4. fol. 4. Where there is an assembly in manner of War, and no Act done, it is no assault by Pigot, if they draw no Weapon, &c. Quere.
Riot is not, unless three at least, which do an unlawfull act.