¶ The Articles of let and Court for the Liberties of Southwark. Imprinted at London by John Cawood, printer to the queens Majesty. Cum Privilegio Regiae Maiestatis. Anno. M.D.LXI. ARTICLES. first, you shall inquire and true presentment make, by the oaths that ye have taken of all your Hedboroughes, with there decennaryes and other officers, with all other persons and resyentes that ought to be here at this Court and law day, and if any of them make default ye shall present their names. Also ye shall inquire if any rightful custom or lawful duty, as head Silver, common fine, or smoke money, as commonly (men call it) be withholden or withdrawn from the Lord of this Court and let, how long it hath been withholden, by whom, and in what bailiffs time it seized, and by whose procurement and in whose default and present their names, that process may be made out of this court to restore and recover the same again. Also ye shall further inquire, what ye pay for your common fine, or Sheriffs yield, in carten, at this day, and whither it hath been gathered amongst you as it hath been used and accustomed before this time, and be ready to be paid in Court. Also ye shall inquire for God's part and behalf of all Heretics, and Lolleres, and of all them that preach, teach, and keep any erromous and heretical opinions, contrary to the catholic faith of christ, and of the Queens Majesty's godly proceedings, and of their adherentes and schools: Heretics be they properly that hold any erroneous opinions against the faith of christ and ordinances leefully used in the church: And Lollers be they that eat flesh in times of abstinence, and prohibited by the law of holy Church, that be not Sick or week or have any licence for the same. Also ye shall inquire of all traitors both by the common law, & by the statute law: A traitor by the common law, is properly, he that doth counterfeit and make false money, or doth clip the queens coin, wasshers or demynyshers of the same coin or any other lawful coin that is permitted and suffered to be curraunte within this Realm, to the derogation of the queens prorogatyve royal and indempnitye of her highness Subjects, Treason by the Statute is where a man doth counterfeit the Queen's Seals or any of them, Sign manuel, stamp or signet for any false intent or purpose: Petty Treason is where the wife apprenties or servant doth kill her husband or the servant or apprentyces his master or any other person that own the duty, obedience, or confidence to them. Also ye shall inqnyre of all manner of murders, whereof some be more heinous than some, as wilful murder, which is of a malice pretenced or lying in wait to slay a man, and according to that malicious intent and purpose, slayeth him so that he which is slain make no defence against him, if any man do slay any by chance, that is man's slaughter which is felony: and therefore if the queens highness grant to any man a general pardon, for all manner of felonies, except it be contained within the same, this word murder, he shall die for the said murder, and of murders by misfortune, murder in a man's own defence. Also ye shall inquire of all manner of felonies, robberies, and Burgularyes. Felony is if a man take felonyously or with a felonious intent, any manner of goods, or Cattles, of any other person above the vale we of twelve pence, as money, Apparel, Oxen, Horse, or Sheep, and such other like things, for the which by the law of the Realm, he shall be taken for a felon, and suffer death, and forfeit his goods, and Lands, robbery is where a man taketh with force from any person, either by night or by day, any manner of thing of any value by the high way, way and putteth him in fear of life, or lime for the which he shall lose the benefit of his clergy, and shall die by the new statute, and forfeit as aforesaid, burgulary, is where a man with force feloniously doth break any man's house, window, or wall, and albeit he take nothing, yet he shall die, and lose the benefit of his clergy, for that the law giveth no man colour to break any man's house, for his house is his castle and safeguard. Also ye shall inquire of Rape, Rape is properly where any man receiveth any man's Wife, Widow, or Maiden, and hath carnally to do with her against her will: Yet although afterward she consent to the Act, he shallbe taken for au offend our in the same, and shallbe judged a ravisher and suffer for the same, for because it is at the N. suit. Also, ye shall inquire of all manner of accessaries, as well before that felony as of accessaries after the felony Accessary, before the felony is where any person procureth and causeth any man to steal or rob any person although he which procureth this Act, be not at the deed doing, yet he shall die for it, aswell as he that doth the Act in deed: accessary after the felony is where the act is first committed and done, and afterward receiveth or taketh the thing, so stolyn, or helpeth to convey him, this is accessary after their felony, for the which he shall die as well as the accessary before the felony: And of all them that be goers on message of any such felons which be of the nature likewise of accessaries. Also, ye shall inquire of Petty Larciny, that is to say, of petty pykers, and stelers of things of small value, as Hens, pigs, Geese, Capons, sheaves of Corn in the Field, pins, and Points, under the vale we of twelve pence, for the which he shall not die, but otherwise be punished as by Whipping, and by Stocks, orotherwyse as shall seem to the discretion of them that shall have the queens laws in governance and the examination thereof. Also, ye shall inquire if any man hath taken the privilege of the Church for murder, in his own defence or felony, and hath abjured to the next Sentuary, according to the Statute last made for abjuration, and returned out of the same into this lordship, and hath not obtained the Queen's pardon for the same. Also, if any man hath been arrested for suspicions of Felony, murder, or robbery: And hath been let at liberty without sufficient bail taken by two justices, one of the Quorum, and another of Peace, according to the law in that behalf, the which is an escape in the law, in him that so doth let him go with out bail. Also ye shall inquire of all Cutpurses, and pickepurses that repair to any fairs, or markets or other leeful congregations, of the queens subjects, there & at that time, to pick steal and imbesyl any manner of money, or jewels contrary to the law, against them ordained and provided. Also, ye shall inquire if any man have abjured the realm, for any manner of offence of murder, felony, or robbery, & is returned & dwelling here with out the queens pardon, which as a man with out the Queen's protextion, and not meat to dwell among the queens subjects by the law. Also ye shall inquire of all those that cut out men's tongues, put out men's eyes, contrary to the Statute in that behalf, made and provided. Also ye shall inquire if any man have made any rescues upon any of the queens officers in serving any process out of this court, or other wise doing their duty, or if any distress be withholden that was lefullye strained for any of the queens duties or otherwise. Also ye shall inquire of all outecryes, and hues, made in the night, to the disturbance of the queens Subjects, being in God's peace, and hers, whereby that such offenders may entre into their houses, when they are abroad to do or commit any murder, felony or Robbery, or any other like offences contrary to the law. Also, ye shall inquire of all assaults, fraes, batteries, and bloudshedes, done and committed against the queens peace, that is to say, that he that with force or other act cometh to any man, he maketh the assault: And he that draweth the first weapon maketh the affray, and he that draweth the first blood is guilty of the bloodshed. Also, ye shall inquire of all pound and cage berkers, which is an offence, and finable by the law, that is to say, the pound breach. v. li. and the cage breaking is finable as in cases of rescus. Also, you shall inquire of all them that use any unlawful games, as Dice, Cards, Tables, Boulles, Clashe, Tennis, and other such like prohibited by divers statutes, and specially by the last statute of Anno. xxxiii. Henr. viii. Also ye shall inquire if any man have given any Lands into mortmain, that is to say to any spiritual use or perpetuities as Guyides, Fraternities, or any other like use without the queens special licence, had and obtained for the same, the which lands be forfeit by the law. etc. Also ye shall inquire of all treasure trove within the precynte of this lordship, that is to say, if any man have found any Gold, & silver, money, Plate, bullen or any other jewels, which is called properly treasure, hidden and belongeth to the lord of every Lordship, where any such is found. Also ye shall inquire if any man use to keep any market in the church. or churchyard, or any other hallowed place which is prohibited by the law. Also ye shall inquire of all home Sokyns that is to say all such that with fasing & brasing, come to men's doors or houses, & their brag and threaten any of the queens subjects, putting them in fear and dread that they dare not come out of their doors, or sit in their shops, to ply their handy crafts & bodily labours. Also ye shall inquire of all those that be of th'age of xii years or above, & have dwelled within this lordship, by the space of a year and a day, and be not sworn to be the queens liege people, and what person doth tetaine them that they may be commanded to bring them in to be sworn. Also ye shall inquire of all weyfes and strays found and strayed into this Lordship weyfes, is where any man hath stolen any thing, and lost it within this Lordeshoppe and is fiede and in whose hand it is: Strays, is where any cattle or beast cometh into this lordship estrange, and no man knoweth who is the owner. Also ye shall inquire of all regrators and forestallers, are grator is he that biech all the store of any thing in the market to th'intent to have much in his own hands, to make the price great, Aforestaller is he that lieth by the way, and buyeth any thing before it come to the market, whereby there cometh oftentimes a great scarutie and necessity. Also ye shall inquire of all those that use to shoot in any Crossbow, that may not dyspend one hundredth pound by the year, or shoot in any Handegonne contrary to the statute, that have not a sufficient plakette or licence, for thet safeguard in that behalf, and that use to sheote in them otherwise then is limited in the said Statute. Also ye shall inquire of all them that be under th'age of three score year, and above the age of seven years, whither they use there long bows, as by divers and sundry statutes, it is commanded and provided: And that every man's son, servant, and prentices, have a bow and three arrows at the least: According as in the last Statute made the xxxiii year of king Henry the eight, it is mentioned. Also ye shall inquire if anistraunger or alien to shoot in any long bow: for if they do, they be forfeit: And it is lawful for any of the queens Subjects to take them forfeit. Also ye shall inquire if all vagabonds and valiant Beggars, that come into this lordship to beg, having not the letters of limitation of this hundredth. Also ye shall inquire of the Constables within this lordship, knoweth any vagabonds, resorting or abiding within this lordship, and will not put them in Stocks, thereto abide by the space of three days, and three nights, giving them no other sustenance but bread and water if that vacabounde be personable to bear such dyate upon pain of twenty shyllnges for every default. Also ye shall in choir of all such persons as use to give any of the said vagabonds, being in stocks, and may bear the diate aforesaid, any other sustenance than is afore rehearsed for every person forfeiteth to the lord twelve pence. Also ye shall inquire of all eavesdroppers and night walkers, that use to stand at men's doors, and windows, to hearken and here tales, what is said in a man's house, and carry tales from neighbour to neighbour, to set them at variance. Also ye shall inquire of all common hasserders, that is to say, of those that be masterless, and that no man can tell from whence they come and whither they will, and sit and play at dice, cards, and watch all night, and sleep all day. Also ye shall inquire of all petty Hosteryes, and blind alehouses, that is to say, they that keep any lodging in their houses, and have not a sign at their door, or sell ale, and be not authorized by the justices and other officers. Also ye shall inquire if there be any man that keepeth any greyhound, that may not dispend xl. s. by the year, or if there be any priest that keepeth any greyhound that may not dispend ten pound by the year. Also ye shall inquire of all hunters, and Fawkeners, and takers of pheasants, and partridges within the precinct of this lordship. Also ye shall inquire of all fishers, and Fowlers, within the precinct of this Lordship, and specially of all them, that take Hernes, culvers, and other fowls of warren, Also ye shall inquire if any man have incrochid upon the queens high ways, or other ways in diminishing or imparing the same, or any of them, for the enlarging of his own ground. Also ye shall inquire of all Sewers, dyches, mylbers, and gutters, be scoured and purged so that they be not noyful to the queens subsectes, or stop any water courses. Also ye shall inquire of all purpresters, by water and by land, that is to say, of all them that do ley by water or by land any great tember logs, stone or donghiles by the which the queens liege people are letted or grieved of there common passage. Also ye shall inquire if any bridge be broken, or if any house, hedge, or pale, be cast down and lie in the high way, whereby the queens liege people be letted of their common passage to market, or to the church or otherwise. Also ye shall inquire of all bond brekers and fyllers up of dyches, that is to say, of them that removeth any mark or mere stones, that is set between the queens high ways, and other lords ground, abutting upon the same. Also ye shall inquire of all white tawyers, that sell not good chaffer, as they ought to do reasonable, and buyeth their skyunes, in any other places, then in towns, or markets. Also ye shall inquire of all Cordwainers, and Artyffecers, that make not good ware for the people as they ought to do. Also ye shall inquire of all butchers, and Poulters, and other Victuallers, that is to say, if any Boucher kill and sell any corrupt bytayle, & sell to excessively in price, that is to say, above a penny gains in a shilling, for they ought to have no more by the Statute: And the Poulter sell any corrupt or stolen pultrye and unwholesome for man's body, and for to excessive price. Also ye shall inquire if the fishers, and other Vittelers, do bring to market and sell good and holsesome, & seasonable fish for man's body, and likewise sell it not to excessyvelye. Also ye shall inquire of all Bakers, that bake unwholesome bread, and break the assile, and make not iiii. loves for a peni two loves for a penny, and one for a penny, & set not their marks upon the said bread that it may be known, whose bread it was. Also ye shall inquire of all Brewers, that brew not good and wholesome Bear and Ale, of good and sufficient strength, according to the price of malt, and whither they sell any out of there door before the ale taster have tasted it, and thereof have set price, and whether it put to sale in vessels marked with the antony Cross or not. Also ye shall inquire of all Huxsters, and Tapsters that sell Bear, Ale, and bread, by any unlawful dishes, booles, cups, & measures unsealed whereby the queens liege people are deceived, not knowing what they have. Also ye shall inquire of all them that use to sell by double or false weights, and measures, that is to say, to by a great, and sell by a lesser, lacking the just weight, length, gage, and quantiof the standard. Also ye shall inquire if all Brewers, have their vessels marked with the Anthony Cross, by the artiffycers of the compass, and that the Bear barrel contain xxxvi gallons, the Kylderkyn xviii the Ale barrel xxxii the kylderkin xvi. and other vessels after that rate. Also ye shall inquire of all millers, that use to take to excessive toll, otherwise than they ought to do of right according to the old custom and law. Also ye shall inquire whither your cage, Stocks, or Cucking stole, be well and sufficiently repaired & sufficient for the punishment and save keeping, of offenders, & whither your Butts be well and sufficiently made for the maintenance and increase of Artyllarye. Also ye shall inquire and present all them that doth offend in the Statute of Apparel, made in the first and second years of king Philip and Queen Mary, that is to say, such as do wear any Silk, or velvet, in their hats, caps, sword gyrdells, daggers sheaths, or spur lethers, that be not worth two hundredth pounds in goods, or may not spend twenty pound by the year. etc. And whither any persons keep any servant offending in the premises, and do know thereof, and keep him in his service by the space of xiiii. days. etc. Also ye shall present all those that take any fry or any kind of Fish, by any manner of vnlaw full engine, contrary to the stat●●●● made in the first year of our sovereign Lady he queens Majesty that now is, for which offence the offender shall lose twenty s. etc. Also ye shall present whether there be surveyors by the high ways, according to the statute, and whither all persons, according to the statute, do labour four days in every year or not, and whither your highways be in good state and not in decay, upon the pain limited in the same statute or not. etc. Also ye shall present that if any Boucher, Bruer, Baker Poulter, Cook, or Fruterer shall at any time conspire covenant, promise or make 〈◊〉 oaths, that they shall not sell their vytalles, but at certain prices, or any artifficer, workman or labourer, do conspire covenant or make any promise together, that they shall not make or do their works, but at certain prices and rates, or shall enterprise to finish that another hath begun or shall do but certain work in a day or shall not work, but at certain times and hours, that then every such offender for the first offence, to lose ten pounds, if he be able to pay it, and if not twenty days imprisonment, and have but bread and water, and for the second offence, to lose twenty li. if he be able, and if not, then to be set on the pillary and lose one of his ears. Also ye shall present whether that all such as be inheritors of any estate of any lands or tenements, do kill or cause to be killed all Crows, Chowes, Rowkes, that breed upon the possessioners, according to the Statute upon pain of the penalty contained in the same. Also ye shall inquire of all them that law fully by any commissioners of musters from the Queen shallbe commanded to muster and wilfully do absent themselves from the said muster, and have no leeful excuse, the same person so offending shall suffer ten days imprisonment without bail etc., except he do agree with the said commissioners to pay xl. s. for the same offence to the queens Majesty use. Also ye shall inquire of all Corwayners whither they make good and lawful shoes and bowtes, and other like ware of lawful and sufficient leather, according to the Statute or not. Also ye shall inquire if all the officers within this lordship, that is to say, the bailiff concerning his office, the constable concerning his office, the Ale conner concerning his office the Scavenger's, concerning his office have well and truly done the same, without any manner of extortion or other misdemenure. Also ye shall inquire if all defaults, and plaints, that were presented at the last law day, be amended or not, as they ought to be. And of these points and all other that ye were wont to be charged with that is worthy to be presented, ye shall go together and bring in your verdycte. FINIS.