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Stat. 1.
Anno decimo tertio Edwardi I.
A.D. 1285.

the Keepers shall neither make nor knowledge the Citation. (4) And if the Keepers do otherwise, they shall yield Damages to the Party grieved, and nevertheless shall be grievously punished by the King. (5) And forasmuch as such Persons privileged, depute Keepers, Sub-Priors, Chantors, Sextons, which be religious Men, and which have 'nothing to satisfy the Parties grieved, nor the King; which be more bold to offend the King's Dignity than their Superiors, to whom Punishment may be assigned by their Temporaries. (6) Let the Prelates or such Obedients therefore beware from henceforth, that they do not suffer their Obedients to usurp any Jurisdiction in Prejudice of the King and his Crown; and if they do, their Superiors shall be charged for their Fact, as much as if they had been convict upon their proper Act.

and their Order was suppressed by Clement the Fifth in the Year 1307.

Obs. The above Orders no longer subsisting.

CAP. XLIV.
The Fees of Porters bearing Verges before the Justices; and of Cirographers, Clerks, &c.

The Fees of Porters carrying Verges before the Justices.COncerning Porters bearing Verge before Justices of the Bench in the Circuit; it is provided, That, of every Assise and Jury that they keep they shall take x[1] d. only, and for the Bills nothing. [2](2) Of such as recover their Demands by Default, Confession, or otherwise by Judgement without Assise and Jury, they shall take nothing. (3) Of such as go without Day by Default of the Demandant or Plaintiff, they shall take nothing. (4) And if any recover his Demand against many by one Writ, and by Recognizance of Assise or Jury, they shall be content with iv d. (5) and likewise if many named in one Writ do recover by Recognizance of Assise or Jury, they shall be content with iv d. (6) Of such as do Homage in the Bench, they shall be content with their upper Garment. (7) Of great Assises, Attaints, Juries, and Battle waged, they shall take xii d. only. (8) Of such as be called before Justices to sue or to defend their Pleas, they shall take nothing for their coming in or forth. (9) At the Pleas of the Crown, for every Dozen xii d. only shall be taken. (10) Of every Prisoner delivered iv d. shall be taken. (11) Of every one whose Peace is proclaimed xii d. only shall be taken. (12) Of the Finders of Men slain, and others of a Town attached, iv d. (13) Of Tythingmen nothing shall be taken. (14) Of Cyrographers, for making a Cyrografe, it is ordained, that they shall be contented with iv s. Clerks writing original Writs.(15) Of Clerks writing Writs original and judicial, it is ordained, That for one Writ they shall take but i d. (16) And the King chargeth all his Justices, upon their Faith and Oath that they owe him, that if such Manner of Officers offend in any Article against this Statute, and Complaint come to them thereof, they shall execute on them reasonable Punishment; (17) and if they offend the second Time, they shall award greater Punishment, that they may be duly corrected: (18) and if they offend the third Time, and be thereupon convicted, if they be Officers of the Fee, they shall leese their Fee; and if they be other, they shall void the King's Court, and shall not be received again, without the special Grace and Licence of the King himself.[3]

Enforced by 2 H. 4. c. 8. which inflicts Penalties on Chirographers offending.

  1. ↑ For x, read iv.
  2. ↑ 2 Inst. 467.; 3 Ed. 1. c. 27 & 30.
  3. ↑ St. W. 1. c. 26, 27, 29.

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