they shall cause all the Land, Corn, and Goods to be valued, in like manner as if they should be[1] sold incontinently, and thereupon they shall be delivered to the whole Township, which shall be answerable before the Justices for all;
(10) and likewise of his Freehold, how much it is worth yearly over and above the Service due to the Lords of the Fee; and the Land shall remain in the King's Hands, until the Lords of the Fee have made Fine for it.
(11) And immediately upon these Things being inquired, the Bodies of such Persons being dead or slain shall be buried.
- ↑ Read they shall cause all the Corn and Goods to be valued, and the Land to be extended, so that they may be sold, &c.
II. In like manner it is to be inquired of them that be drowned, or suddenly dead, and after
such Bodies are to be seen,[1] whether they were so drowned, or slain, or strangled by the Sign of a Cord tied
streight about their Necks, or about any of their Members, or upon any other Hurt found upon their Bodies, whereupon they shall proceed in the Form abovesaid;
[2](2) and if they were not slain, then ought the Coroner to attach the Finders, and all other in the Company.
Treasure found.(3) A Coroner also ought to inquire of Treasure that is found,
who were the Finders,[3] and likewise who is suspected thereof; and that may be well perceived
where one liveth riotously haunting Taverns,[4] and hath done so of long Time; hereupon he may be attached for this Suspicion by four, or six, or more Pledges, if
he[5] may be found.
Appeal of Rape.(4) Further, if any be appealed of Rape, he must be attached, if the Appeal be fresh, and they must see apparent Sign of Truth by Effusion of Blood, or an open Cry made; (5) and such shall be attached by four, or six Pledges, if
they[6] may be found: (6) If the Appeal were without Cry, or without any manifest
Sign or Token,[7] two Pledges shall be sufficient.
Appeal of Wounds or Maihem.(7) Upon Appeal of Wounds and such like, especially if the Wounds be mortal, the Parties appealed shall be taken immediately and kept until it be known perfectly, whether he that is hurt shall recover, or not; (8) and if he die, the
Defendant[8] shall be kept; and if
he[9] recover Health,
they[10] shall be
attatched by four or six Pledges, after as the Wound is great or small. (9) If it be for a
Maim, he shall find
no less than[11] four Pledges; if it be for a small Wound, ⟨without
Maihem⟩
[12] two Pledges shall suffice. (10) Also all Wounds ought to be viewed, the Length, Breadth, and Deepness, and with what Weapons, ⟨the Wound given⟩
[13] and in what Part of the Body the Wound or Hurt is, and how many be culpable,
and how many Wounds there be, and who gave the Wound;[14] (11) all which Things must be
inrolled in the Roll of the Coroners.
Principals and Accessary.(12) Moreover
if any[15] be appealed
of any Act done, as Principal, they that be appealed of the Force shall be attached also,[16] and surely kept in Ward, until the
Principals[17] be attainted or delivered.
Deodands.(13) Concerning Horses, Boats, Carts, ⟨Mills⟩,
[18] &c. whereby any are slain, that properly are called
Deodands, they shall be valued and delivered unto the Towns as before is said.
Wreck of the Sea.(14) Concerning Wreck of the Sea, wheresoever it be found, if any lay Hands on it, he shall be attached by sufficient Pledges, and the Price of the Wreck shall be valued and delivered to the Towns.
Suspected Persons.(15) If any be suspected of the Death of any Man being in danger of Life, he shall be taken and imprisoned, as before is said.
Huy and Cry.(16) In like manner
Huy shall be levied for all
Murthers, Burglaries, and for
See
28 Ed. 3. c. 6. for Election of Coroners.
3 H. 7. c. 1. which inflicts Penalty on Coroners being remiss. And
1 H. 8. c. 7.
1 & 2 P. & M. c. 13. §. 5
25 Geo. 2. c. 29. which contain farther Regulations respecting Coroners.
- ↑ Read it is to be seen of such Bodies, &c.
- ↑ Bro. Coron. 175.; Fitz. Coron. 241, 265, 436, 446.
- ↑ Read who know the Finders.
- ↑ Whether one, for Instance liveth and behaveth as he used to do, or haunteth Taverns, &c.
- ↑ For he, read they.
- ↑ For they, read he.
- ↑ For Sign or Token, read Effusion of Blood.
- ↑ For Defendant, read Offenders.
- ↑ Read if the Parties hurt.
- ↑ Read the Offenders.
- ↑ For no less than, read more than.
- ↑ Add without Maihem.
- ↑ Add the Wound given.
- ↑ Read and if there are many Wounds, who gave each particular Wound.
- ↑ Read if one or more, &c.
- ↑ Read the Party appealed of the Fact, shall be taken, and the Party appealed of the Force.
- ↑ The Parties appealed of the Fact.
- ↑ Add Mills, &c.