ANNO. XXVIII. HENRICI VIII.  
ACTS MADE IN THE parliament begun and holden at Westm, the . VIII. day of june, in the . XXVIII. year of the reign of our most dread sovereign lord king HENRY the . VIII. and there continued and kept till the dissolution of the same parliament the . XVIII. of july, to the honour of God, and for the common weal and profit of this realm.  
THO. BERTHELET REGIS IMPRESSOR EXCUDEBAT, CUM PRIVILEGIO.   

THE TABLE.  

AN act that felons abjuring for petty treason, murder, or felony, shall not be admitted to the benefit of their clergy. cap. i.  
An act for continuing of two statutes made in the last parliament, touching such as go away with caskets, jewels, goods, or plate of their masters. capit. two.  
An act giving the kings highness authority newly to allot the towneshippes in the shires and marches of Wales, at any time within iii years next ensuing. capi. iii.  
An act repelling the statute lately made for the bringing in of doulas and lockerams. cap. iiii.  
An act for avoiding of exactions taken upon prentices in the cities boroughs and towns corporate. cap. v.  
An act for continuance of the statutes for beggars and vagabonds, and against conveyance of horses and mares out of this realm, against Walshemen, making affrays in the counties of Herff. Glou. and Salop', and against the vice of buggery. cap. vi.  
An act for the establishment of the succession of the imperial crown of this realm. cap. seven.  
An act for continuance of the statute against the carriage of brass latenne and copper out of this realm: and for making of cables and ropes: for the winding of wols, and against killing of weinlinges under the age of two years. cap. viii.  
An act for continuance of the statutes of perjury, for making of jails, for peuterers, and for sowing of flax and hemp. cap. ix.  
An act extinguishing the authority of the bishop of Rome. cap. x.  
An act for restitution of the first fruits in time of vacation to the next Incumbent. cap. xi.  
An act declaring the limits of the kings palace of Westm. cap. xii.  
An act compelling spiritual persons to keep residence upon their benefices. cap. xiii.  
An act limiting the prices of wines. cap. xiiii.  
An act for punishment of pirotes and robbers on the sea. capit. xv.  
An act for the release of such as have obtained pretended licences and dyspensations from the sea of Rome. cap. xvi.  
An act giving authority to such as shall succeed to the crown of this realm, when they come to the age of xxiiii years, to make frustrate such acts as shall be made before in their time. cap. xvii.  
An act concerning treason in certain cases. cap. xviii.   
FINIS TABULAE.   

¶ An act that felons abjuring for petty treason, murder, or felony, shall not be admitted to the benefit of their clergy. Capi. i.  
WHere in the last parliament begun and holden at London, the third day of Novembre, in the xxi year of the kings most gracious reign, 
Abjuration.  and from thence adjourned to westminster, and there holden and continued by divers and sundry prorogations, It was enacted amongs other things, that such person and persons, 
sanctuary  which did ●ee or resort to any parish church, cimitory, or other like hallowed place for tuition of his life, by occasion of any murder robbery or other felony by the same person committed, and thereupon confessed any murder felony or other offence before a crowner: for the which the same person by the law of this realm afore that time used, should abjure and pass out of this realm, should be directed by the crowner to take his abiuratyon to any one sanctuary, being within this realm, which the same person would decte and chose, there to remain as a sanctuary man abjured, during his natural life. And if after such abjuration, any person so abjured, came out of the same saynctuarye, to the which he was assigned, and be taken without the same sanctuary, not having the kings special pardon or licence so to do, that then every such person abjured, and after abjuration taken without saynctuarye, whereunto he was assigned, should suffer like pain of death, and after like manner should be ordered, as he should have done and ●den, in case he had abjured this realm for murder or felony, and after such abjuration had returned again into this realm, contrary to the laws of this land. And it was further ordained by the same act, that if any such sanctuary person so abjured, or any other person or persons, which then were, or at any time after should happen to be in any sanctuary of this realm, for doing of any petty treason murder or felony, or for being accessary to any such offences: or if any person or persons, which at any time after the making of the same act, should take, any sayntuary of this realm for any petty treason murder or felony, or for being accessary to any such offences, or upon abjuration: and so being in sanctuary for any such cause matter or offence, afterward commit any petty treason murder or felony within the same sanctuary, or be accessary to any such offences, or go out of the same sanctuary, and commit any petty treason, murder or felony, or be accessary to any such offences, and afterward come again to the same sanctuary, or take any other sanctuary for the same: that every such person and persons, being indicted for any of the said causes or offences, should lose the privilege of the sanctuary by him taken, and of every other sanctuary within this realm for any such cause of petty treason, murder, felony, or abjuration, or for any accessary to any such offences.  
¶ And it was further ordained by the same act, that all foreign pleas, triable by country, which should be pleaded by any person or persons arraigned upon any indictment for any petty treason, murder, or felony, should be tried before the same justices, afore whom such persons should be arraigned, and by the same jurors of the county, that shall try the petty treason murder or felony, 
Challenge  without any further respite or delay, And that no person arraigned for any petty treason, murder, or felony, should be admitted to any paremptorye challenge above the numbered of twenty which act was made to endure to the end of the next parliament, as by the said act amongs divers clauses & provisions contained in the same more plainly is expressed.  
¶ And where also in the same parliament it was enacted, that no person or persons, which should happen to be found guilty after the laws of this realm, for any manner of petty treason, or for any wilfulle murder of malice prepensed, or for robbing of any churches, chapels, or other holy places, or for robbing of any person or persons, in their dwelling houses or dwelling place, the owner or dweller in the said house, his wife, his children, or servants then being within, and put in fear and dread by the same: Or for robbing of any person or persons in or near about the high ways, or for wilful burning of any dwelling houses or bernes, wherein any corn or grain shall happen to be: nor that any person or people, being found guilty of any abbetrement; procurement, helping, maintaining, or counseling of or to any such petty treason, 
benefit of clergy.  murders, or felonies, should be admitted to the benefit of their clergy (such as be within holy orders, that is to say, of the orders of subdeacon or above, all only except) with many other clauses and provisions contained in the said act, as by the same act more plainly appeareth: which act was also made to continued and endure to the last day of the next parliament.  
¶ And where also in the same parliament it was further enacted, that every such person and persons, which should happen to be indicted of any petty treason, wilful burning of houses, murder, robbery, or burgularye, or other felony, according to the tenor and meaning of the said statute next above rehearsed, 
Standing mute.  and thereupon arraigned, did stand mute of malice, or froward mind, or challenge paremptorie above the numbered of twenty or else will not answer directly to the same indictment and felony, whereupon they shall be arraigned: that then every such person and persons, should lose the benefit and privilege of their clergy.  
¶ AND IT WAS ALSO ORDAINED by the same act, that if any person or persons, be indicted and found guilty for stealing of any goods or chattels, in any county of this realm, or being indicted, stand mute of malice, or challenge paremptorie above the numbered of twenty persons, or will not answer directly to the law, should also lose the benefit of their clergy, in like manner and form as they should have done, if they had be indicted, arraigned, and found guilty in the same county, where the same robbery or burgulary was done, if it shall appear to the justices, by evidence or examination, that the said felons or robbers arraigned afore them, should or ought to have lost their clergy by force of the said statute in case they had be found guilty of the same felonies or burglaries, in the same shire where they were committed, as by the said act amongs other things more at large is expressed.  
¶ And where also in the said parliament it was further ordained, that the detestable vice of buggery, committed with mankind or beast, 
Buggery. Felony.  should be felony, and that the offenders therein should lose the privilege of their clergy: which act was made to endure to the last day of the next parliament, as by the same act amongst other things it appeareth more at large. For as much as the said acts, be beneficial and profitable for the common wealth of this realm, Be it therefore enacted by authority of this present parliament, that the said acts and every of them, and all clauses and provisions contained in the same, shall stand in full strength and virtue, and from henseforthe to continue and endure unto the last day of the next parliament.  
¶ And also be it enacted by authority aforesaid, that such as be within holy orders, shall from henceforth stand and be under the same peines and dangers for the offences contained in any of the said statutes, 
Orders.  and be used and ordered to all intentes and purposes, as other persons not being within holy orders: Any provision or exception specified in any of the said acts, or any other usage or custom of this realm to the contrary thereof not withstanding. This act to endure unto the last day of the next parliament.   

¶ An act for continuing of two statutes made in the last parliament touching such as go away with caskets, jewels, goods, or plate of their masters. Cap. two.  
WHere in the last parliament begun and holden at London, the third day of Novembre, in the xxi year of the kings most gracious reign, and from thence adjourned to westminster, and there holden and continued by divers prorogations unto the dissolution thereof, it was ordained & enacted amongst other things, that if any servants, 
Servants, caskets, jewels.  to whom any caskets jewels money goods or cattles, should be delivered to keep by his or their masters or mistresses, do go away with the said caskets, jewels, money, goods, or cacalles, or any part thereof, to the intent to steal the same, and defraud his or their said master or masters thereof, contrary to the trust and confidence to him or them put by his or their said masters or mistresses: Or else being in service without assent or commandment of his said master or masters embesile the caskets, jewels, money, goods, or chattels, 
Embesiling.  of his said master or mistress, or any part thereof, or otherwise convert the same to his own use, with like purpose to steal, than if the said caskets, jewels, money, goods, or chattels, that any such servant shall go away with or which he shall embesyle with purpose to steal it (as is afore said) be of the value of. xl.s. or above: that then the same false fraudulent and untrue act and demeanour should from henceforth be deemed and adjudged felony. And that he or they so offending, 
Felony.  should be punished as other felons be punished for felony committed by course of the common law, which act was then made to endure to the next parliament.  
¶ And where also in an other act made in the said parliament, it was enacted, that if any servant for the time being in service with any person or persons, happen to steal, or felonousely take away any jewels money plate or other goods or chattels of his master or mistress: or if any servant, to whom any casket jewels money goods or chattels were delivered by his master or mistress, and go away with the said casket money goods or chattels, or any part thereof, contrary to the trust and confidence to him or them put: or without the assent or commandment of his said master or mastresse embesile any casket, jewels, money, goods, or chattels, or any part thereof, or otherwise convert the same to his own use, with purpose to steal it, if the said casket, money, jewels, goods, or other chattels, be of the value of. xl.s. or above: that then the offender in such case should lose the benefit of his clergy, 
Benefit of clergy. sanctuary.  and the privilege of all saintuaryes, as by the said several acts more plainly appeareth. For as much as the said acts been thought necessary for the common wealth of this realm, Be it therefore enacted by authority of this present parliament, that the same acts, and every of them, and all and every clause article and proviso therein contained, shall from henceforth stand good & endure and continue for ever.   

An act giving the kings highness authority newly to allot the towneshyppes in the shires and marches of wales, at any time with in three years next ensuing. Cap. iii.  
Wherein the parliament begun and holden at London the third day of Novembre, in the xxi year of the reign of our most dread sovereign lord king Henry the viii and from thence adjourned to westminster, and there holden and continued by divers prorogations unto the four day of Februarye, in the xxvii year of the reign of our said sovereign lord, and then and there holden and continued unto the dissolution thereof, one act and ordinance was made in the session of the said parliament, holden the said four day of February, 
Shires newly made in Wales.  whereby amongs other things divers shires and counties were newly made and named within the dominion and principality of wales, and divers towns parishes lordships commotes and cantreds within the said dominion and principality, were allotted appointed & limited to the said several shires and counties, as by the same act more plainly and particularly amongs other things appeareth. And for as much as by credible information it is comen to the kings knowledge sithence the making of the said act, that some lordships, towns, parishes, commotes, hundreds, and cantreds, be not indifferently allotted and limited to the shires named in the said act, for the commodity of the kings sects therein inhabited: Be it therefore enacted by authority of this present parliament, that the kings highness (during the time of three years ●t after the end of this present parliament) shall have power and authority, by writing under his great seal, 
Allotting of townships in Wales.  to allot appoint assign and lytte to every of the shires named in the said act, such and so many lordship's towns parisshees hamlets hundreds commotes and cantreds, as his majesty by his most high wisdom shall think most convenient and agreeable for the ease and commodity of his loving subjects the inhabitants of his said dominion and principality. 
Principality of Wales.  And shall likewise have power and authority to name and assign the shire towns in every of the said shires named in the said act. And that every such limitation appointment nomination and assignment to be made by the kings highness in that behalf, by authority of this act, shall be as good and effectual to all intentes and purposes, as though it had been done and made plainly and particularly by authority of parliament: any thing contained in the said act, made in the last parliament, or any other thing or things to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.   

¶ An act repelling the statute lately made for the bringing in of doulas and lokerams. Cap. iiii.  
WHere in the parliament holden at Westminster the third day of November, in the xxi year of the reign of our sovereign lord king Henry the viii amongst other things it was enacted and established, that no person nor persons, english nor stranger, denisen or alien, from or after the feast of saint Mighel th'archangel than next following, should bring or convey, or cause to be conveyed or brought by any manner of means into this realm of England, any linen cloth, called doulas or lockerams, 
Doulas and lockerams.  unless every hole piece of doulas contained in length five score else of assize, accounted to every elle, one inch of assize, and in breadth one yard of assize: And every half piece thirty else in length, and one yard in breadth of like assize, and all the hole piece and half piece of one goodness in making. And also it was there enacted and established, that every hole piece of lockerams should be of like length, as the hole piece of doulas: and every half piece of lockerams should be of like length as the half piece of doulas: and every such hole piece and half piece of lockerams to be in breadth a hole yard, lacking a nail of the yard: and every piece and half piece to be in like goodness by all the length of the same piece, upon pain of forfeiture of the same doulas and lockerams so to be brought or conveyed into this realm, not containing the full length breadth and goodness, or the value thereof, as in the same statute more plainly at large doth appear. Sithence the making of which act a great number of kings subjects, that is to say, weavers, tuckers, spinners, dyers, and wulpikers, and many others have been idle and without work, to their great impoverishing, which more and more is like daily to increase, if remedy be not provided, for as much as the clothemakers, which before the making of the said act, were wont to convey their said clothes into Britain, where the said linen cloth called doulas and lockerams is made, and from thence to bring with them the said linen cloth called doulas and lockeram, which they can not do sithence the making of the said act, without danger and forfeiture of the said linen cloth by reason that there shall no english man be suffered to carry or convey any of the said clothes, called doulas or lockerams, from the parties of beyond the sea into this realm of the length contained in the said act: which will make the said cloth makers to leave the making of their cloth, to the great and manifold perils of the kings subjects: Be it therefore enacted by the king our sovereign lord, with the assent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that the said act, made in the said xxi year, be to all intentes purposes and constructions in the law, made utterly void and of none effect, as if this said act had never been had nor made. Nevertheless to the intent that the buyers of the said linen clothes, shall not at any time hereafter be deceived by the length of the said clothes. Be it therefore enacted by the authority afore said, that after the feast of saint Myghell the archangel next coming, no manner of person english nor stranger, denysen nor alien, put to sale any hole piece or half piece of the said linen cloth called doulas and lockerams, one less there be mention expressed upon every of the said hole piece or half piece of the said linen cloth called doulas or lockeram, so put to sale, as is aforesaid, the hole and entier number of the yards or else, that is contained in every such hole piece or half piece, upon pain of forfeiture of the same hole piece or half piece, not containing the numbered of yards or else, so mentioned upon every of the said hole piece or half piece, so put to sale as is afore said. The one half of every such forfeiture to be to the king our sovereign lord, and the other half to him that shall seize and will sue for the same by action of det, bill, plaint, information, or otherwise: in which action, suit, or information, no wager of law nor essoin shall be admitted or allowed.  
¶ provided always, that this act or any thing therein contained, be not prejudicial ne hurtful to any person or persons, that before the first day of this parliament, hath made any seaser, or put in any information, in to any of the kings courts, for any manner of forfeiture, done or committed by any person or persons, contrary to the said statute, made in the said third day of Novembre, the xxi year of the reign of our sovereign lord king Henry the eight.   

¶ An act for avoiding of exactions taken upon apprentices in the cities boroughs and towns corporate. Cap. v.  
WHere in the parliament begun at London the third day of Novembre, in the xxi year of the reign of our most dread sovereign lord king Henry the viii and from thence adjourned and prorogued unto westminster, the xvi day of january, in the xxii year of the reign of our said sovereign lord, and there then also holden. It was & is recited, that where before that time it was established & enacted in the xix year of our late sovereign lord king Henry the vii that no master wardens and fellowship of crafts, or any of them, nor any rulers of the gyldes or fra●ities should take upon them to make any acts or ordinances, ne to execute any acts or ordinances by them before that time made, or then hereafter to be made, in disheritance or diminution of the prerogative of the king, nor of other, nor against the common profit of the people: but if the same acts or ordinances were examined or approved by the Chancellor, treasurer of England, or chief justice of either bench, or three of them, or before the justices of assize in their circuit or progress, in the shire where such acts or ordinances be made, upon pain of forfeiture of xl fi. for every time that they do the contrary, as more plainly in the said act doth appear. 
wardenies of felowshyps.  Sith which time divers wardens and fellowships have made acts & ordinances, that every apprentice should pay at his first entre in their common hall to the wardens of the same fellowship, 
Apprentice.  some of them xl s. some xxx s. some xi. s. some xiii s four d. some vi s viii d. some iii s four d. after their own sinister minds and pleasure, contrary to the meaning of the said act, made in the said xix year of the reign of the said late king Henry the vii and to the great hurt of the kings true subjects, putting their children to be prentices. It was therefore in the said parliament, holden at westminster in the said xxii year of the reign of king Henry the viii established and enacted by the king our sovereign lord, 
Fraternity's  by the advise of his lords spiritual and temporal, and of the commons in the same parliament assembled, & by the authority of the same, that no master wardens or fellowships of crafts, or masters, or any of them, nor any rulers of fraternities, should take from thenceforth of any apprentice or of any other person or persons for the entry of any apprentice into their said fellowship, above the some of ii s vi d. nor for his entry when his years and term is expired and ended, above three s four d. upon pain of forfeiture of xl li. for every time that they do to the contrary, the one half to the king our sovereign lord, and the other half to the party that therefore shall sue by action of debt information or otherwise, and that in the action afore said no protection or essoin shallbe allowed: As by the same act amongs other things therein contained more plainly may appear. Sithen which said several acts established and made (as is afore said) divers masters wardens and fellowships of crafts, have by cautel and subtle means compassed and practised to defraud and delude the said good and wholesome statutes, causing divers prentices or young men immediately after their years be expired, or that they be made free of their occupation or fellowship, to be sworn upon the holy Evangelist at their first entre, that they ne any of them after their years or term expired, shall not set up or open any shop house nor cellar, nor occupy as freemen, without the assent and licence of the master wardens or fellowships of their occupations, upon pain of forfaitinge their freedom, or other like penalty. By reason whereof the said apprentices & journey men be put to as much or more charges thereby then they before time were put unto for the obteininge and entering of their freedom, to the great hurt and impoverishement of the said apprentices and journey men, and other their friends. For remedy whereof be it now, by the authority of this present parliament established, ordained, and enacted, that no master wardens or fellowships of crafts, nor any of them, nor any rulers of fraternities gilds or brotherhedes from henceforth compel or cause any apprentice or journey man by oath or bond heretofore made or hereafter to be made, or otherwise, that he after his apprenticeship or term expired, shall not set up nor keep any shop house or cellar, 
journey man.  nor occupy as a free man without licence of the master wardens or fellowship of his or their occupation, for and concerning the same, nor by any mean exact or take of any such apprentice or journey men, nor any other occupying for themself, nor of any other persons for them, after his or their said years expired, any sum of money or other things for or concerning his or their freedom, or occupation, other wise or in any other manner than before is recited limited & appointed in the said former act, made in the said xxii year of the reign of king Henry the viii. upon the pain to forfeit for every time that they or any of them shall offend contrary to this act. xl.li. The one half thereof to the king our sovereign lord, & the other half to the party that will sue for the same in any of the kings courts, by action of det, information, or otherwise: in which suit or action no protection nor essoin shallbe allowed for the party defendant.   

¶ An act for continuance of the statutes for beggars & vagabonds and against conveyance of horses and mares out of this realm, against Welsh men making affrays in the counties of Herff. Glouc. and Salop', and against the vice of buggery. Cap. vi.  
WHere in the parliament begun at London the third day of Novembre, in the xxi year of the reign of our most dread sovereign lord king Henry the viii and from thence adjourned to westminster, and there holden and continued by prorogation unto the xvi day of januarie in the xxii year of our said sovereign lord, it was then in that session of the said parliament, an act made and established, declaring and concerning as well how aged, poor, and impotent persons, 
Vagab●  compelled to live by alers should be ordered, as how vagabonds and mighty strong beggars should be whipped and punished: which act was then made to endure and continue until the last day of the next parliament. And where also in the said session of the said parliament, one other act was made for the restraint of carrying and conveying of horses and mares out of this realm, 
Horses and mare●.  which act was also made to continue and endure to the last day of the next parliament, as by the said two several acts more plainly appeareth. And where also at the said parliament continued and prorogued unto the third day of Novembre, in the xxvi year of the reign of our said sovereign lord, it was then in that session of the said parliament, 
welshemen.  an other act made and established, for punishment of welshemen, attempting assaults or affrays upon any the inhabitants of Hereforde, Gloucestre, shropshire, which act was also made to endure unto the last day of the next parliament, as by the said act more plainly appeareth. And where also in the said parliament, continued and prorogued unto the xu day of january, in the xxv year of our said sovereign lord, it was then in that session of the said parliament one other act made and established for punishment of the vice of buggery, declaring such offence to be felony, 
Buggery.  which act was than also made to endure to the last day of the next parliament, as by the said act more plainly appeareth. For as much as the said four several acts be beneficial and profitable for the common weal of this realm, Be it therefore enacted by authority of this present parliament, that the said four acts and every of them, and all clauses, articles, and provisions therein contained, shall from henceforth be observed and kept, and continue and endure unto the last day of the next parliament.   

¶ An act for the establishment of the succession of the imperial crown of this realm. Capi. seven.  
IN their most humble wise shown to your most royal majesty, the lords spiritual and ●mporal, and all other your loving and obedient subjects, the commons in this your most high court of parliament assembled, that where in your last parliament, begun and holden at London the third day of Novembre, in the xxi year of your most gracious reign, and from thence adjourned to Westm, and there holden and continued by divers and sundry prorogations unto the xu day of january, in the xxv. year of your most noble reign, and than there holden, It was made and ordained an act concerning amongs many things; as well for ratification and confirmation of your marriage, 
Lady Anne Boleine.  than had and solemnized between your highness and the late lady Anne Boleyne Marquis of Pembroke, as for the lymittation of the succession of your imperial crown of this realm, to the issue of your body begotten & to be begotten of the body of the said lady Anne, with divers remainder over for default of such issue, as in the said act plainly & particularly more at large is expressed and mentioned. 
Oath.  And where also by the said act it was ordained and established, that all and singular your subjects should take a corporal oath for the fulfilling, maintaining, and defending, the hole effects and contents of the said act. And it was further ordained by the said act amongs other things, that if any person or persons, subject or resiant within this realm, or within any your graces dominions, after the first day of may than next ensuing, by writing, print, deed, or act procured or did, or caused to be procured or done any thing or things to the prejudice, slander, disturbance, or derogation of the said matrimony, solemnized between your majesty and the said lady Anne, or to the peril, slander, or disherison of any the issues and heirs of your highness being limited by the same act to inherit & to be inheritable to the crown of this realm, whereby any such issues or heirs of your highness might be destroyed, disturbed, or interrupted in body or title of inheritance to the crown of this realm, as to them is limited in the same act: that than every such person and persons, and their aydours, counsellors, maintainers, and abettors, and every of them, for every such offence, should be adjudged high traitors, and that every such offence, should be adjudged high treason. And the offenders and their aydours, counsellors, maintainers, and abettors, and every of them, being lawfully convict of such offence by presentment, verdict, confession, or process, according to the customs and laws of this realm, should suffer pains of death, as in cases of high treason: as in the said act amongs many other articles, clauses, and provisions, is more at large mentioned and specified.  
¶ AND also in the said parliament holden at westminster by prorogation in the third day of Novembre, in the xxvi year of your most noble reign, an other act was made for declaration and ratification of the said oath, which divers of your subjects then had taken, and all your subjects after that were bound to take for due observation of the said act of the said Succession, 
Succession.  as by the same act amongs other things is also specified and expressed. And all be it most dread sovereign lord, that the said acts were then made, as it was then thought by your majesty, nobles and commons, upon a pure perfit and clear foundation, thinking the said marriage than had between your highness and the said lady Anne in their consciences to have been pure sincere perfit and good, and so was reputed, accepted, and taken in the realm, till now of late, that god of his infinite goodness (from whom no secret things can be hid) hath caused to be brought to light evident and open knowledge, as well certain, just, true and lawful impediments unknown at the making of the said acts, and sithen that time confessed by the said lady Anne, before the most reverend father in god Thomas archbishop of canterbury, Metropolytane and primate of all England, sitting judicially for the same: by the which plainly appeareth, that the said marriage between your grace and the said lady Anne, was never good nor cōso●ante to the laws, but utterly void and of none effect. By reason whereof, your highness was & is lawfully divorced and separated from the bonds of ●e said marriage in the life of the said lady Anne. And this not withstanding moste gracious sovereign lord, the lady Elisabeth your daughter, being borne under the said unlawful marriage, by virtue and authority of the act of your succession above remembered, for lack of heirs males of your body, should immediately succeed as your lawful heir in the most royal estate of your imperial crown of this realm, 'gainst all honour equity reason and good conscience, if remedy should not be provided for the same. And over this most dradsoverayne lord, all be it that your majesty not knowing of any lawful impediments, entered into the bonds of the said unlawful marriage, & advanced the same lady Anne to the honour of the sovereign estate of queen of this realm: yet never the less she inflamed with pride & carnal desires of her body, putting a part the dread of god and excellent benefits receives of your highness, confederated herself with George Bolein late lord Rocheford, her natural brother, Henry Norreis esquire, France's weston knight William Brereton esquire, gentlemen of your privy chamber, & Mark S●ton Groom of your said privy chaumbre, & so being confederated, she and they most traiterousely committed and parpetrated divers detestable and abominable treasons, to the most fearful peril and danger of the ●truction of your most royal person, and to the utter loss disherison and desolation of this realm, if god of his goodness had not in due tim brought their said treasons to light: for the which being palmely and manifestly proved, they were convict & attainted by the due course and order of your common laws of this realm, and have suffered according to their merytts, as by the records thereof more at large may appear.  
¶ And all be it most gracious and most dread sovereign lord, divers & sundry honourable just true and reasonable clauses be contained & expressed in the said act, made for the establishment of your succession, which be very necessary and profitable for the common wealth of this realm: yet never the les because certain articles & clauses contained in the same, concerning the ratification of your said unlawful marriage, between your highness & the said lady Anne, and the limittation of your succession to the issues of your body had by the said lady Anne, & the oath expressed and mentioned in both the acts above remembered, for the defending and maynteining the holle effects and contents of the said act, which clauses and articles be now become of late so dishonourable, and so far distant from the due course of your common laws of your realm, and also so moche agaist good reason equity and good conscience, that they can not be sustained nor tolerated to continue & endure without great peril of division hereafter to be had by occasion of the same, amongs us your said most humble loving and obedient subjects & our posterities. It may therefore please your highness of your most excellent and accustomable goodness, and for the entire love favour & hearty affection, that your majesty hath always borne and beareth to the common wealth of this your realm, and for the conservation of the good peace unity and rest of us your most bounden, & obedient subjects, and of your said posterities, that it may be enacted by authority of this present parliament, that the said two acts and every of them, and all clauses articles and provisions therein contained, from the first day of this present parliament, shall be repealed, annulled, and made frustrate, and of none effect.  

Repele.  ¶ provided alway, that the said repeal and adnullaion of the said act, which was made for the establishment of your succession, shall not be taken expounded nor understand, to discharge any person or persons, which have done or committed any offences of treason, or misprision of treason, contrary to the same act, or any part thereof, at any time afore the first day, of this present parliament: but that such offences of treason and misprision of treason, done and committed by any person or persons, contrary to the same act, afore the first day of this present parliament, shall be and remain in the same degree & quality to be punished by authority of the same act, as if the same act had not been repealed: the repeal and adnullation of the same act by authority of this present parliament in any wise not withstanding. Never the lass the kings most royal majesty, most gratiouselye considering, that divers and many of his most loving and obedient subjects now lately afore the beginning of this present parliament, have spoken, done, practised, procured, and attempted, as well by words writing and printing, as by exterior acts, not only against the said unlawful marriage, solemnized between his highness and the said lady Anne, and to the prejudice slander disturbance and derogation thereof, but also to the peril slander and disherison of the lady Elysabeth the kings daughter illegyttimate borne under the same marriage, and to the let disturbance & interruption of the said lady Elysabeth to the title of the crown: and also to deprive the said lady Anne late Queen, and the said lady Elysabeth, and every of them of their dignity title and name of their royal estates, contrary to the tenors purportes provisions and ordinances, as well contained in the said act made in the last parliament for the establishment of the kings succession, as in an other act made in the last parliament for punishment of treasons. Which words doings practices procurementes & attempts of his said subjects, all be it they proceeded of no malice, but upon true and just grounds, for punishment of the said late lady Anne, according to her deserts, and for reformation of the said unlawful marriage, for the surety of the kings highness, & for the unity and wealth of this realm: yet nevertheless the kings said subjects mought hereafter happen to be impeached troubled and vexed for such their words doings acts procurementes and attempts, as well by reason of the said statute, made for the establishment of the kings succession, and now repealed by this act, as by occasion of other statutes heretofore made for punishment of treason and misprision of treason, to the great danger and perils of the lives lands and goods of the kings said subjects, which only for hearty goodwill and faithful obedience, that they bear to the kings majesty, incurred into the said dangers and perils: The kings highness therefore of his most bountiful mercy and benignity is pleased and contented, that it be enacted by authority of this present parliament, that all and singular his loving subjects, which have spoken done practised committed or attempted, or procured to be done or attempted directly or indyrectely, by words, 
Pardon.  writings, prints, or any exterior act, any thing or things what so ever it be against the said marriage, solemnized between his highness and the said late Queen Anne, or for the setting forth or preferment of the divorce or dissolution thereof: or against the said late queen Anne, or the said lady Elisabeth, or to any of their slanders perils, or disherisons: or have wished willed or desired by words or writings, or invented imagined practised or attempted any bodily harm to the said late queen Anne, or lady Elyzabeth, or to deprive the same late queen Anne, or lady Elizabeth, or any of them, of the dignity title or name of their royal estates, or have spoken done or procured to be done any other words writings printings wishing willing, thing or things, act or acts, against the said late queen Anne or lady Elizabeth, which is or mought be deemed or interpreted for treason, or misprision of treason by any construction upon any of the statutes of this realm heretofore made, shall be freely and clearly pardoned discharged & released by authority of this act of all those and such treasons, and misprisions of treasons above mentioned. And that none of his said loving subjects for any of the said treasons or misprisions of treason above mentioned and specified, shall hereafter at any time, by any manner of means be impeached vexed or troubled in their bodies lives lands goods or chattels, any thing in this act, or in any act or acts heretofore made for treasons or misprisons of treason, to the contrary thereof not withstanding.  
¶ And that it be further enacted by authority afore said, 
attainder of queen Anne, and other.  that the said late Queen Anne, George Boleyn, late lord Rocheforde, Henry Norreis esquire, Frances Weston knight, William Brereton esquire, and Mark Smeton, for their abominable and detestable treasons, by them and every of them most abominably and traitorously committed and done against your majesty & the realm, shall be by authority of this present parliament convicted and attainted of high treason, in such manner & form and accordingelye as they be, by the dew course and order of your laws of this realm. And that the said late Queen Anne, George lord Rocheforde, Henry Norreis, Frances Weston, William Brereton, and Mark Smeton, and every of them, shall lose and forfeit to your highenes and to your heirs, all such their manors, meases, lands, tenements, rents, reversions, remainders, uses, possessions, offices, rights, conditions, and all other hereditaments, of what names natures or qualities so ever they be, which they or any of them, or any other to their uses, or to the use of any of them had or aught to have had of any estate of inheritance in fee simple or in fee tail, in use or possession at the days of their several treasons, committed limited and expressed in their indictment, or at any time after. Saving to every person & persons, and bodies politic, and to the heirs assigns and successors of every of them (other than to the said late Queen Anne, and the other traitors afore named: and their heirs and assigns of every of them and all and every other person & persons claiming by them of or any of them, or to their uses, or to the uses of any of them, or to the use of any of their heirs) all such right title use possession interest condition fees offices rents annuites commons, and all other commodities and hereditaments, what so ever they or any of them mought should or ought to have had, if this act had never been had ne made.  
¶ And over this most gracious sovereign lord, for as much as it hath pleased your most royal majesty, not withstanding the great and intolerable perils and occasions, which your highness hath suffered and sustained, as well by occasion of your first unlawful marriage solemnized between your highness and the lady Katherine, 
Prince's Dowager  late princes dowager, as by occasion of the said unlawful marriage between your highness and the said late queen Anne, at the most humble petition and intercession of us your nobles of this realm, for the ardent love and fervent affection, which your highness beareth to the conservation of the peace and unity of the same, & for the good and quiet governance thereof, of your most excellent goodness to enter in to marriage again, and have chosen & taken a right noble virtuous and excellent lady queen jane to your true and lawful wife, 
Queen jane.  and have lawfully cellebrated and solemnized marriage with her, according to the laws of holy church: Who for her convenient years, excellent beauty, and pureness of flesh and blood, is apt (god willing) to conceive issue by your highness: which marriage is so pure and sincere, without spot doubt or impediment, that the issue procreated under the same, when it shall please almighty god to send it, can not be lawfully truly nor justly interrupted or disturbed of the right and title in the succession of your crown: It may therefore now please your most gracious majesty, at the most humble petition and intercession of us your nobles and commons, assembled in this present parliament, as well for the clear extinguisshement of all ambiguities and doubts, as for a pure and perfect unity of us your most humble and obedient subjects, and of all our posterities, that it may be enacted by your most gracious and royal majesty, by consent of us the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present parliament assembled, and by authority of the same in manner and form as hereafter in articles ensueth.  
¶ first FOR AS MOCHE as the marriage here tofore solemnized between your highness and the said lady Katherine, late princes dowager deceased, which afore was lawful wife to your natural brother prince Arthur, and by him carnally known, as hath duly been proved by efficient witnesses, at all times was is and aught to be deemed and determined, to be against the laws of almighty god, & not dispensable by any humane authority, and so hath be deemed and determined, as well by the hole clergy of this realm, in both convocations, and by both the universities thereof, as by the universities of Bonony, Padua, Paris, Orleaunde, Tolowes, Angiew, and divers other, & also by a great number of private writings of many right excellent well learned men: Be it therefore enacted by authority of this present parliament, according as it was ordained and enacted in the said act made in the last parliament for the establishment of your succession, that the said marriage heretofore had and solemnized between your highness and the said lady Katherine, which was before lawful wife, to the said prince Arthur your elder brother, and by him carnally known, as doth duly appear be sufficient prove in a lawful process had and made before the said most reverend father in god Thomas, by the sufferance of god archbishop of Caunturburye, Metropolitan and primate of all England, shall be by authority of this present parliament diffinitively clearly and absolutely declared deemed & adjudged to be against the laws of almighty god, and also accepted reputed and taken of no value ne effect, but utterly void and adnichiled: And that the separation thereof made by the said archbishop shall be good and effectual to all intentes and purposes, any licence, dispensation, or any other act or acts going before or ensuing the same, or to the contrary thereof in any wise not withstanding. And that every such licence, dispensation, act or acts, thing or things, had made done or to be done to the contrary thereof, shall be to all intentes void and of none effect, and so shall be reputed and taken by and amongs all us your true subjects and inhabitants, our heirs and successors of and in your realm and dominions for ever. And that the issue borne and procreated under the same unlawful marriage, made & solemnized between your highness and the said lady Katherine, shallbe taken deemed and accepted illegitimate to all intentes and purposes, and shall be utterly forclosed excluded and barred to claim challenge or demand any inheritance as lawful heir to your highness by lineal dissent.  
¶ And also for as much as the marriage solemnized, between your highness and the said late queen Anne upon true and just causes was and is deemed and adjudged by the said most reverend father, to be of no value ne effect, and a divorce & separation thereof had and made by the due order and process of the laws of the church of England, before the said reverend father, Be it therefore enacted, by the authority of this present parliament, that the same marriage between your highness & the said late queen Anne, shall be taken reputed deemed and adjudged to be of no force strength virtue nor effect: & that the separation and divorce thereof had by the sentence and judgement of the said most reverend father, shall be good & effectual, and so here after shall be taken and reputed for ever by all your subjects, their heirs and successors. And that none appeal repeal revocation or adnullation thereof, or any part of the same, shall here after be had taken allowed or admitted in any behalf. And that all the issues and childrenes borne and procreated under the same marriage between your highness and the said late queen Anne, shall be taken reputed and accepted to be illegitimate to all intentes and purposes, and utterly forclosed excluded and barred to claim, challenge, or demand any inheritance as lawful heir or heirs to your highness by lyniall descent, the said former act made in the last parliament, for the stablyshement of your succession, or any thing therein contiyned, or any other thing or things to the contrary thereof in any wise not withstanding.  

Degrees of marriage prohibited by god's laws.  ¶ And further more sins many inconveniences have fallen, as well within this realm as in others, by reason of marrying within the degrees of marriage, prohibited by god's laws, that is to say, the son to mary the mother, or the stepmother carnally known by his father, the brother the sister, the father his sons daughter, or his daughter's daughter: or the son to mary the daughter of his father procreate and borne by his stepmother: or the son to marry his aunt, being his fathers or mother's sister: or to marry his uncles wife carnally known by his uncle: or the father to marry his sons wife carnally known by his son: or the brother to mary his brother's wife carnally known by his brother: or any man married, & carnally knowing his wife, to mary his wife's daughter, or his wife's sons daughter, or his wife's daughters daughter, or his wife's sister.  
¶ And further to dilate and declare the meaning of these prohibitions, It is to be understand, that if it chance any man to know carnally any woman, 
Prohibitions of marriage.  that then all and singular persons, being in any degree of consanguynitie or affinity, as above written, to any of the parties so carnally offending, shall be deemed and adjudged to be within the cases and limits of the said prohbiitions of marriage. All which marriages all be it they be plainly prohibit & detested by the laws of god, yet nevertheless at some times they have proceeded under colours of dispensations by man's power which is but usurped, and of right ought not to be granted admitted ne, allowed. For no man, of what estate degree or condition so ever he be, hath power to dispense with god's laws, as all the clergy of this realm in the said convocations, and the most part of all the universities of christendom, and we also do affirm and think.  
¶ BEIT therefore enacted by authority afore said, according as it is declared and contained in the said act, made in the last parliament for the establishment of your succession, that no person or persons, subjects or resyauntes of this realm, or in any your dominions, of what estate degree or dignity so ever they be, shall from henceforth marry within the degrees afore rehearsed, what pretence so ever shall be made to the contrary thereof. And in case any person or persons, of what estate dignity degree or condition so ever they be, hath been heretofore married within this realm, or in any other the kings dominions, within any the degrees above rehearsed, and by any the archbishops or ministers of the church of England be separate from the bonds of such unlawful marriages: that then every such separation shallbe good lawful firm and permanent for ever, & not by any power authority or means to be revoked or undone hereafter. And that the children proceeding or procreate under such unlawful marriage, shall not be lawful ne legitimate: any foreign laws licences dispensations, or other thing or things to the contrary thereof not withstanding. And that in case there be any person or persons within this realm, or in any the kings dominions all ready married within any of the said degrees above specified, and not yet separate from the bonds of such unlawful marriage, that then every such person, so unlawfully married, shallbe separate by the definitive sentence and judgement of the archbishops, bishops, and other ministers of the church of England, and in other your dominions, within the limits of their jurisdictions & authorities, and by none other power or authority. And that all sentences and judgements given and to be given by any archbishop bishop or other minister of the church of England, or in any other the kings dominions, within the limits of their jurisdictions and authority, shall be definitive firm good and effectual to all intentes, and be observed, and obeyed, without suing any provocations, apples, prohibitions, or other process, from or to the court of Rome, to the derogation thereof, or contrary to the act made sithen the beginning of the last parliament for restraint of such provocations, apples, prohibitions, and other processes.  
¶ And also be it enacted by authority afore said, that all the issue hereafter to be had and procreate between your highness, and your said most dear and entirely beloved lawful wife Queen jane, shall be your lawful children & heirs, and be inheritable and inherit, according to the course of inheritance and laws of this realm, the imperial crown of the same, with all dignities, honours, pre-eminences, prerogatives, authorities, and jurisdictions to the same annexed or belonging, in as large & ample manner, as your highness at this present time hath the same as king of this realm, the inheritance thereof to be and remain to your said children and right heirs in manner and form as here after shallbe declared, That is to say.  
¶ First the said imperial crown and other the premises, shallbe to your majesty and to your heirs of your body lawfully begotten, that is to say, 
Establisshement of the kings highness succession.  to the first son of your body between your highness and your said lawful wife queen jane begotten, & to the heirs of the body of the same first son lawfully begotten. And for default of such heirs, than to the second son of your body, and of the body of the said Queen jane begotten, and to the heirs of the body of the same second son lawfully begotten, as aforesaid and so to every son of your body, and of the body of the said queen jane begotten, and to the heirs of the body of every such son begotten, according to the course of inheritance in that behalf.  
¶ And if it shall happen your said most dear and entirely beloved wife queen jane to decease without issue male of the body of your highness to be begotten (which god defend) then the same imperial crown, and all other the premises to be to your majesty, as is afore said, and to the son and heir male of your body lawfully begotten by any other lawful wife, and to the heirs of the body of the same son & heir male lawfully begotten. And for default of such issue, than to your second son of your body lawfully begotten, and to the heirs of the body of the same second son lawfully begotten: and so from son and heir male, to son and heir male, & to the heirs of the several bodies of every such son and heir male lawfully begotten, according to the course of inheritance, in like manner and form, as is above said.  
¶ And for default of such sons of your body lawfully begotten: and of the heirs of the several bodies of every such son lawfully begotten, that then the said imperial crown, and other the premises, shall be to the issue female between your majesty and your said most dear and entirely beloved wife Queen jane begotten: And for lack of such issue, than to the heirs females of your body, lawfully begotten by any other lawful wife: that is to say: first to the eldest issue female, and to the heirs of her body lawfully begotten, and so from issue female to issue female, and to their heirs of their bodies one after an other by course of inheritance, according to their ages, as the crown of England hath been accustomed and ought to succeed and go, in case when there is heir female inheritable to the same.  
¶ And for as much as it standeth at this present time in the only pleasure and will of almighty god, whether your majesty shall have heirs begotten and procreated between your highness and your said most dear and entirely beloved wife queen jane, or elles any lawful heirs and issues hereafter of your own body begotten by any other lawful wife, and if such heirs should fail (as god defend) and no provision made in your life, who should rule and govern this realm for lack of such heirs: that then this realm after your transitory life shall be destitute of a lawful governor: Or else percase encumbered with such a person, that would covet to aspire to the same, whom the subjects of this realm shall not find in their hearts to love dread and obediently serve as their sovereign lord. And if your grace afore it may be certainly known, whether ye shall have heirs or no, should suddenly name and declare any person or persons to succeed after your decease, and for lack of heirs of your body lawfully begotten, into the royal estate of the imperial crown of this realm: than it is to be doubted, that such person that should be so named, mought happen to take great heart and courage, and by presumption fall to inobedience & rebellion by occasion of which premises great division and dissension may be and is very likely to arise and springe in this realm, to the great peril and destruction of us your most humble and obedient subjects, and of all our posterities, if remedy for the same should not be provided. For reformation and remedy whereof, we your moste bounden and loving subjects, most obediently knowledging, that your majesty most victoriously prudently po●kely and indifferently hath maintained defended governed and ruled this realm, in good peace rest quietness & obedience, during all the time of your most gracious reign, which we most heartily desire mought continue for ever, putting all our hole trust and confidence in your highness, and nothing doubting, but that your majesty, if ye should fail heirs of your body lawfully begotten (which god defend) for the hearty love and fervent affection, that ye bear to this realm, and for avoiding all the occasions of division afore rehearsed, so earnestly mindeth the wealth of the same, that ye can best and most prudently provide such a governor for us and this your realm, as shall and will succeed and follow in the just and right trade of all your procedings, and maintain keep and defend the same, and all the laws and ordinances established in your most gracious time for the wealth of this realm, which all we desire, whereby we your said most loving and obedient subjects, and our heirs and successors shall and may live, as near as may be, in as good peace unity & obedience after your decease, as we have lived in the time of your most gracious reign, ●o therefore most humbly beseech your highness, that it may be enacted, for avoiding of all ambiguities, doubts divisions and occasions in that behalf, by your most royal majesty, by the assent of us the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this your present parliament assembled, and by authority of the same, that your highness shall have full and plenar power and authority, to give dispose appoint assign declare and limit by your letters patents under your great seal, or else by your last will made in writing, and assigned with your most gracious hand, at your only pleasure from time to time, hereafter the imperial crown of this realm and all other the premises thereunto belonging, to be remain succeed and come after your decease, and for lack of lawful heirs of your body to be procreated and begotten as is afore limited by this act, to such person or persons in possession and remainder, as shall please your highness, & according to such estate, 
Letters pate●  and after such manner form fashion order and condition, as shallbe expressed declared named and limited in your said letters patentes, or by your said last will. And we your most humble and obedient subjects do faithfully promise to your majesty by one common assent, that after your decease & for lack of heirs of your body lawfully begotten, as is afore rehearsed, we our heirs and successors shall accept and take, love dread serve and alonely obey such person and persons, males or females, as your majesty shall give your said imperial crown unto by authority of this act, and to none other, and wholly to stick to them as true and faithful subjects ought to do, to their regal ruler's governors and supreme heads.  
¶ And for sure corroboration thereof be it further enacted by authority afore said, that such person and persons, as to whom it shall please your majesty to dispose limit and assign your said crown, and other the premises thereto appertaining, by your letters patents, or by your last will, as is aforesaid, shall have and enjoy the same after your decease, and for lack of heirs of your body lawfully begotten, according to such estate, and after such manner form fashion order and condition, as shallbe thereof expressed mentioned and contained in your said letters patentes, or in your said last will, in as large and ample manner, as if such person and persons had be your lawful heirs to the imperial crown of this realm, and as if the same crown of this realm had be given and limited to them plainly and particularly by special names and sufficient terms and words by the full and immediate authority of this your most high court of parliament.  
¶ And it is further enacted by authority aforesaid, that if any of your heirs or children hereafter do usurp the one of them upon the other in the crown of this realm, or claim or challenge your said imperial crown in any other form or degree of discente or succession than is afore limited by this act: Or if any person or persons, to whom it shall please your highness of your most excellent goodness, by authority of this act to give and dispose your said crown and dignity of this realm, or the heirs of any of them, do at any time hereafter demand challenge or claim your said crown of this realm, other wise or in any other course form degree or condition, than the same shall be given disposed and limited unto them by your highness, by virtue and authority of this act. Or if any such person or persons, to whom your majesty shall hereafter give or dispose your said crown by authority of this act, or any of their heirs, do interrupt or let any of the heirs of your majesty, that is or shallbe begotten, borne, & procreated under your lawful pure sincere and undoubted marriage now had and solemnized between your highness and your said most dear and entirely beloved wife queen jane, or any other your lawful heirs here after to be begotten of your body by any other lawful marriage, peaceably & quietly to keep have and enjoy the said imperial crown, and other the premisses, by course of inheritance according to the limitation thereof, expressed and declared by this act, that then all & singular the offenders in any of the premises contrary to this act, 
Treason.  & all their abbetours mainteinours fautors counsellors and aydours therein, shallbe deemed and adjudged high traitors to the realm. And that every such offence shall be accepted reputed and taken to be high treason, and the offenders therein, their aidours maynteinours fautors consaylours and abettors and every of them, for every such offence shall suffer such judgement and peines of death, losses & forfeitures of lands goods and privileges of sanctuary, as in any cases of high treason. And over that as well your said heirs and children, as every such person and persons, to whom your highness shall limit your said crown, in form as is aforesaid, and every of their heirs for every such offence above specified, by them or any of them, to be committed, shall lose and forfeit as well all such right title and interest, that they may claim or challenge in or to the crown of this realm, as heirs by descent, 〈◊〉 by reason of any gift or act that shallbe done by your highness, for his or their advancement, by authority of this act, or other wise by any manner of means or pretence what so ever it be.  
¶ And be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, that if any person or persons, of what estate degree dignity or condition so ever they be, at any 〈◊〉 hereafter, by words writing imprinting, or by any exterior act or deed, maliciously or willingly procure, or do or cause to be procured or done directly or indirectly, any thing or things, to the peril of your most royal person, or to the peril of the person of any your heirs or successors ha●…ng the royal estate of the crown of this realm: or maliciously or willingly give occasion by words writing print deed or act, whereby your highness or any your said heirs or successors, having the royal estate of the crown of this realm, might be disturbed or interrupted of the crown of this realm: Or by words writing print deed or act procure or do, or cause to be procured or done any thing or things, to or for the interruption repel or adnullation of this act, or of any thing therein contained, or of any thing that shall be done by your highness in the limittation and dispotion of your crown by authority of the same. Or by words writing print deed or act procure or cause to be procured or done any thing or things, to the prejudice slander disturbance or derogation of the said lawful matrimony, solemp●…ised between your majesty and the said queen jane, or any other your lawful wife or wives hereafter by your highness to be taken: Or to the peril slander or disherison of any of the issues and heirs of your highness, being limited by this act to inherit, and to be inheritable to the crown of this realm, in such form as is aforesaid: Or to the interruption or disherison of any such person or persons, to whom your highness shall assign and dispose your said imperial crown by authority of this act, as is afore remembered: whereby any such issues or heirs of your highness, or such other person or persons, might be destroyed disturbed or interrupted in fame body or title of the inheritance to the crown of this realm, as to them is limited in this act, inform above rehearsed, or as to them shallbe limited and assigned by your highness, by virtue & authority of this act. Or if any person or persons by words writing imprinting or any other exterior act directly or indirectly accept or take, judge or believe any of the marriages had & solemnized between the kings highness and the said lady Katherine, or between the kings highness and the said late queen Anne, to be good lawful or of any effect. Or by words writing printing or any other exterior act directly or indirectly, slander interrupt impeach gainsay or impugn the lawful judgements and sentences of the said most reverend father in god, Thomas archbishop of Canturbury and primate of all England, for and concerning the divorces and separations of the said unlawful marriages or any of them. Or by words writing print or any other exterior act directly or indirectly, take, accept, name, or call by any pretence any of the children borne and procreated under any of the said unlawful marriages, to be legitimate and lawful children of your majesty. Or if any person or persons craftily imagine invent or attempt by colour of any pretence to deprive the kings highness, the queen, or the heirs of their bodies begotten, or any other the heirs of the kings body lawfully begotten, or any person or persons, to whom the kings highness shall dispose give and limit the crown of this realm, by authority of this act, of any of their titles styles names degrees or royal estates or regal power. Or if any person or persons at any time hereafter, being required or commanded by the kings highness, or by such person or persons, as shallbe authorized by his grace or his lawful heirs to make or take an oath, to answer to such questions and interrogatories, as shallbe objected to them, upon any clause, article, sentence or word, contained in this act, do contemptuously or utterly refuse to make or take such oath, or without frustratory delay do not make or take the same oath: or after the making or taking such oath, do contemptuously refuse directly to answer to such questions and interrogatories, as shall be objected concerning the same or any part thereof: that then every such person and persons, of what estate degree or condition so ever he or they be, and their aydours, counsellors, maintainers and abettors, and every of them, for every such offence afore declared, 
Treason.  shallbe adjudged high traitors. And that every such offence afore especified, shallbe adjudged high treason, and the offenders therein and their aidours counsellors mainteinours and abettors, and every of them being lawfully convict of any such offence by presentment verdict confession or process, according to the custom & laws of this realm, shall suffer pains of death, as in cases of high treason. And that also every such offender, being convict as is aforesaid, shall lose and forfeit to your highness, and to your heirs or successors kings or regal rulers of this realm, all such manors lands tenements rents annuities and hereditaments, which they had in possession as owners, or were sole seized of by or in any right title or means, or any other person or people had to their use of any estate of inheritance, at the day of such treasons & offences by them committed and done. And shall also lose & forfeit to your highness and your said heirs, as well all manner such estates of freehold and interest for years of lands and rents, as all other goods chattels & debts, which they had at the time of their conviction or attainder, of any such offence: Saving always to every such person and persons and bodies politic, to their heirs assigns and successors, and to the heirs and successors of every of them (other than such persons as shall be so convict or attainted, and their heirs and successors, and all other claiming to their uses) all such right, title, use, interest, possession, condition, rents, fees, offices, annuities, and commons, which they or any of them shall have in or upon any such manors lands tenements rents annuities or hereditaments, that shall so happen to be lost and forfeit by reason of any conviction or attainder, for any the treasons & offences above rehearsed, at any time before the said treasons and offences committed.  
¶ Be it also enacted by authority aforesaid, that no person or people, offending in any the treasons contained and limited by this act, or in any other treasons, shall in any wise have and enjoy the privilege or immunity of any manner sanctuary within this realm, or else where, within any the kings dominions: but shall utterly lose, and be excluded of the same: any use, grant, 
sanctuary.  custom, prescription, confirmation, or any other thing or things to the contrary hereof in any wise not withstanding.  
¶ And be it also enacted by authority aforesaid, that if your majesty shall happen to decease before any such your issue and heir male of your body, which should inherit the crown of this realm, shallbe of his age of xviii years, or before that such your issue and heir female, which should inherit the crown of this realm, shallbe married, or be of the age of xvi years, which almighty god defend) that than the said issue and heir male to the crown, so being within the age of xviii years, or your said issue and heir female to the crown, so being unmarried, or within the said age of xvi years, shall be and remain, until such time as such issues and heirs shall come to their said several ages afore limited, at and in the governance of their natural mother, and of such other your counsellors and nobles of your realm, as your highness shall limit and appoint by your last will made in writing, signed with your most gracious hand, if it shall be thought by your highness most convenient so to be: or else the said issues and heirs shall be at and in the governance of such of your counsellors and nobles of your realm, as your majesty shall name and appoint by your last will made in writing, and signed with your most gracious hand, as is aforesaid. And if any person or persons, by writing, 
Treason.  printing, or exterior deed or act, directly or indirectly, procure or do, or cause to be procured or done, any thing or things, to the let or distourbance of the same: that than every such offence shall be high treason, and the offenders being thereof convicted, shall suffer such pains of death and loss of inheritance, privileges of sainctuaries, freeholdes, interests for years, goods, chattels, and debts, in such manner and form as is above specified in cases of treason afore mentioned.  
¶ AND for the more sure establishment of the succession of your most royal majesty, according to the tenor and form of this act, Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, that as well all the nobles of your realm spiritual and temporal, as all other your subjects now living and being, or that hereafter shall be at their full ages, by the commandment of your majesty, or of your heirs or successors, 
Oath.  at all times hereafter from time to time when it shall please your highness, or your heirs or successors to appoint, shall make a corporal oath in the presence of your highness, or your heirs or successors, or before such other as your majesty, or your heirs or successors will assign for the same, for the keeping observing defending avowing and maintaining of this act, and of all things that shall be done by your highness by authority thereof, according to the tenor of an oath hereafter ensuing, That is to say: Ye shall swear, to bear faith truth and obedience all only to the kings majesty, supreme heed in earth under god of the church of England, during his life, and to his heirs of his body of his most dear and entirely beloved lawful wife queen jane, begotten and to be begotten and procreated: And further to the heirs of our said sovereign lord, according to the limittation in the statute made for surety of his succession in the crown of this realm, in the parliament begun and holden at Westminster in the viii day of june, in the xxviii year of the kings most gracious reign. And also for lack of such heirs, to such person & persons as the kings highness shall limit and appoint to succeed to the crown, by virtue & authority of the same act, and not to any other within this realm, nor foreign authority power or potentate. And in case any other oath be made, or hath be made by you to any person or persons: that then ye to repute the same as vain & annihilate. And that to your counninge writ and uttermooste of your power, without guile, fraud, or other undewe manner, ye shall observe keep maintain and defend the said act of succession made in the said parliament, begun and holden at westminster in the said viii day of june, in the said xxviii year of the kings most royal reign, and all the holle effects and contents thereof, and all things that shall be done by the kings highness by authority of the same, and all other acts and statutes made in confirmation or for execution of the same, or of any thing therein contained: and this ye shall do against all manner of people, of what estate dignity degree or condition so ●uer they be: & in no wise do or attempt, nor to your power suffer to be done or attempted directly or indirectly any thing or things privily or appertely, to the let hindrance damage or derogation thereof, or of any part of the same, or of any thing or things, that shall be done by the kings highness, by virtue or authority of the said act, by any manner of means, or for any manner of pretence, so help you god, all saints, and the holy Euangelistis.  
¶ And it is also enacted by authority afore said, that all manner your subjects, as well spiritual as temporal, suing livery, or ouster le main, out of the hands of your highness, or of your heirs or successors, or doing any feyltie to your highness, or to your heirs or successors, by reason of tenure of their lands, shall swear the said corporal Oath above mencyoned. And that they nor any of them, shall here after have any liveries, oustre le main, or restitution out of your hands, nor out of the hands of your heirs or successors, till they shall have made the said corporal Oath, in form above rehearsed. And if any person or persons, being commanded by authority of this act, to make the said Oath afore limited, obstinately or wilfully refuse that to do, or will protest and say, when they shall be examined upon any interrogatories, that shall be objected to them, for or concerning this act, or any thing therein contained, that they be not bound to declare their thought and conscience, and stiffly thereon abide: that then every such person so doing, for every such offence shall be taken and accepted for offender in high treason.  
And that every such refusal shall be deemed and adjudged high treason, 
Treason.  and the offender therein, being as afore is limited, lawfully convicted or attempted thereof, by the laws of this realm, shall suffer such peines of death losses and forfeitures, and also lose privileges of saintuaries, in like manner and form as is above mentioned, for the treasons afore limited by this act.  
¶ And be it further enacted by authority of this present parliament, that if it shall please the kings majesty at any time here after, by his letters patents under his great seal, or by his last will made in writing, 
Letters patentes.  and ligned with his most gracious hand, to advance any person or persons of his most royal blood to any title style or name, of any estate dignity or honour, what so ever it be, and to give to them or to any of them any castles honours manors lands tenements liberties franchises, or other hereditaments, in fee simple fee tail or for term of their lives, or the life of any of them: that then all and every such letters patents and last will of his highness, so to be made to any such person or persons of his blood, shall be good and effectual to them and every of them, according to the tenor purporses and effects of every such letters patents and last will. And that the said person and persons, and every of them, shall have and enjoy as well all such titles style and names of honour dignity and estate, which shall be contained, and expressed in any such letters patents or last will of the kings highness, as such castles honours manors lands tenements liberties franchises, and all other hereditaments, which shall be specified and mentioned in every such letters patents or last will in such manner form fashion and condition, and according to such estate or estates in the law, as shallbe expressed and limited in every such letters patents or last will, in as large and ample manner, to all intentes and purposes, as if the titles styles and names of honour dignity and estate, and the castles honours manors lands tenements liberties franchises and other hereditaments, which shall be comprised in any such letters patents or last will to be made, were all ready yeven by good & sufficient letters patents to such person or persons, of the kings blood by their special names and surnames, and ratified and confirmed by authority of this present parliament. Or as if the names of such person and persons, so being of the kings blood, and such titles styles names castles honours manors lands tenements liberties franchises or other hereditaments, had been specially named and expressed in this act, and given to such person and persons of the kings blood by their proper names and surnames, by sufficient words terms clauses & sentences, immediately by authority of this present parliament. saving to all and every person and persons and bodies politic, and to their heirs assigns and successors other than to the kings highness, his heirs or successors, all such right title interest possession rents annulties fees offices comens rights interests petitions conditions, & all other hereditaments, which they or any of them may or mought claim of in or to any the said titles styles names, castles honours manors lands tenements liberties franchises and other hereditaments contained or mentioned in any such letters patents or last will, in as large and ample manner, as if this act had never be had nor made.  
¶ AND BE it finally enacted by authority afore said, that this present act, and every clause article and sentence comprised in the same shall be taken, and accepted, according to the plain words and sentences therein contained, and shall not be interpreted nor expounded by colour of any pretence or cause, or by any subtle arguments inventions or reasons, to the hindrance disturbance or derogation of this act, or any part thereof: Any thing or things act or acts of parliament here tofore made, or here after to be had done or made to the contrary thereof not withstanding. And that every act statute law provision thing and things heretofore had or made, or here after to be had done or made, contrary to the effect of this statute, shall be void and of no value nor force.   

¶ An act for continuance of the statutes against the carriage of brass latenne and copper out of this realm, And for making of cables and ropes: for the winding of wols, & against killing of weynelynges under the age of two years. Cap. viii.  
WHere in the last parliament begun and holden at London the third day of November, in the xxi year of the kings most gracious reign, & from thence adjourned to westminster, and there holden and continued by divers prorogations, until the dissolution thereof, it was ordained and established amongst other things one act for restraining the carriages of brass, 
Brass, latin and copper.  latten, and copper out of this realm: And also one other act was made in this parliament for the true making of cables hawsers and ropes: 
Cables, hawsers ropes. winding of wols. killing of weinlynges.  One other act for the true winding of wols: and one other act to restrain killing of weinelinges bullocks steres or hester, being under the age of two years. All which four several acts were made to continue and endure to the next parliament, as by the said acts more plainly appeareth. For as much as the said several acts, and every of them, be necessary for the common wealth of this realm, be it therefore enacted by authority of this present parliament, that the said four several acts, and all clauses articles and provisions therein contained, shall from henceforth be and stand good and effectual, and to endure and continue until the last day of the next parliament.   

¶ In act for continuance of the statutes of petiurie, for making of jails, for pewteres, and for sowing of flax and hemp. Cap. ix.  
WHere in the parliament begun and holden at London the third day of Novembre, & from thence adjourned to westminster, and there holden and continued by prorogation unto the xu day of januarie, in the xxiii year of the reign of our most dread sovereign lord king Henry the viii 
attaint. Perjury. jail.  it was then in that session of the said parliament one act made and established for the atteintes to be sued for punishment of perjury upon untrue verdicts, which act was then made to endure to the last day of the next parliament. And where also in the said session of the said parliament one act was made and established, for making of jails in divers shires of this realm, which act was than made to continue and endure for one year next after the end of the same parliament. And where also in the time of the same parliament, 
Pewterer's  one other act was made concerning pewterers, which act was also made to endure to the last day of the next parliament. And also in the time of the said parliament one other act was made concerning sowing of flax and hemp, 
Flax and hemp.  which act also was made to continue and endure to the last day of th' next parliament, as by the said four several acts more plainly appeareth. For as much as the said four acts be good and beneficial for the common wealth of this realm, be it therefore enacted by authority of this present parliament, that the said four acts, and every of them, and all clauses articles and provisions therein contained, shall stand continue and endure in their force and strength, and be observed and kept to the last day of the next parliament.   

¶ An act extinguishing the authority of the bishop of Rome. Ca x.  
FOr as much as not withstanding the good & wholesome laws ordinances and statutes heretofore made enacted & established by the kings highness our most gracious sovereign lord, and by the hole consent of his high court of parliament for the extirpation abolution and extinguissment out of this realm, & other his grace's dominions signories and countries, of the pretended power and usurped authority of the bishop of Rome, 
Byshope of Rome.  by some called the pope, used within the same or else where, concerning the same realm dominions signories or countries, which did obfuscate and wrest gods holy word and testament a long season from the spiritual and true meaning thereof, to his wordly and carnal affections, as pomp, glory, avarice, ambition, and tyranny, covering and shadowing the same, with his human and politic devices, traditions, and inventions, set forth to promote and stablish his only dominion, both upon the souls and also the bodies and goods of all Christian people excluding Christ out of his kingdom and rule of man his soul, as much as he may, and all other temporal kings and princes out of their dominions, which they ought to have by God's law, upon the bodies and goods of their subjects: whereby he did not only rob the kings majesty, being only the supreme head of this his realm of England immediately under god, of his honour, right, and pre-eminence, due unto him by the law of god, but spoilt this his realm yearly of innumerable treasure, & with the loss of the same, deceived the kings loving & obedient subjects, perswadinge to them by his laws, bulls, and other his deceivable means, such dreams, vanities, and fantasies, as by the same many of them were seduced and conveyed unto superstitious and erroneous opinions: so that the kings majesty, the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this realm being overwearied and fatigated, with th'experience of the infinite abominations and mischiefs proceeding of his impostures, & craftily colouring of his deceits, to the great damages of soul's bodies and goods, were forced of necessity for the public weal of this realm, to exclude that foreign pretended power jurisdiction and authority, used & usurped within this realm, and to devise such remedies for their relief in the same, as doth not only redound to the honour of god, the high praise and advancement of the kings majesty, and of his realm, but also to the great and inestimable utility of the same. And not withstanding the said wholesome laws so made, and heretofore established, yet it is comen to the knowledge of the kings highness, and also to divers and many his loving faithful and obedient subjects, how that divers seditious and contentious persons, being imps of the said bishop of Rome and his see, and in heart, members of his pretended monarchy, do in corners & else where, as they dare, whisper inculke preach and persuade, and from time to time instill in to the ears and heads of the poor simple and unlettered people, the advancement and continuance of the said bishops feigned and pretended authority, pretending the same to have his ground and original of god's law, whereby the opinions of many be suspended, their judgements corrupted & deceived, and diversity in opinions augmented & increased, to the great displeasure of almighty god, the high discontentation of our said most dread sovereign lord, and the interruption of the unity love charity concord and agreement, that aught to be in a christian region and congregation. For avoiding whereof and repression of the follies of such seditious persons, as be the means and authors of such inconveniences, Be it enacted ordained and established by the king our sovereign lord, and the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present parliament assembled, and by th'authority of the same, that if any person or persons, dwelling demurring inhabiting or resiant within this realm, or within any other the kings dominions seignouries or countries, or the marches of the same, or else where within or under his obeisance and power of what estate dignity pre-eminence order degree or condition so ever he or they be, after the last day of july, which shall be in the year of our lord god. M.D.xxxvi. shall ● writing cifring printing preaching or teaching, deed or act obstinately or ●aliciousely hold or stand with, to extol setforth maintain or defend the ●ctoritie jurisdiction or power of the bishop of Rome, or of his see, hereto 〈◊〉 claimed used or usurped within this realm or in any dominion or coū●ye being of within or under the kings power or obeisance, or by any ●tence obstinately or maliciously invent any thing for thextoling arcement setting forth maintenance or defence of the same, or any part ●of, or by any pretence obstinately or maliciously attribute any manner of jurisdiction authority or pre-eminence to the said see of Rome, or to a● bishop of the same see for the time being, within this realm or in any the age's dominions or countries: that then every such person or persons so doing or offending, their aydoves, assistentes, comforters, abettors, procurers, maintainers, fautors, counsellors, concelours, and every of them, being thereof lawfully convicted, according to the laws of this realm, for every such default and offence shall incur and run in to the dangers penalties peines and forfeitures ordained and provided by the statute of provision and praemunire, made in the xvi year of the reign of the noble & valiant prince king Richard the second, against such as attempt procure or make provision to the see of Rome or else where, for any thing or things to the derogation or contrary to the prerogative royal or jurisdiction of the crown and dignity of this realm.  
¶ And to the intent that this act at all times may be well and truly executed, and the offendoves thereof have and receive condign punishment according to their demerits, It is enacted by the authority afore said, that as well justices of assize in their circuits, 
justices of assize and peace.  as justices of peace within the limits of their commission and authorities, or two of every such justicers of peace at the least, whereof one to be of the quorum, shall have full po● and authority to inquire of all offences contempts & transgressions, parpetrated committed or done contrary to this act, in like manner and form as they may of other offences against the kings peace: And shall certify every presentment afore them or any of them had or made, concerning this act or any part thereof, before the king in his bench, within xl. days next after any such presentment had or made, if the term be then open: And if not, than at the first day of the term, next following the said xl days, upon pain that every of the justicers of assize, or justicers of peace, before whom such presentment shall be made, making default of such certificate contrary to this statute, to lose and forfeit forty pounds to the kings highness.  
¶ And it is enacted by the authority afore said, 
Certificate.  that the justiciars of the kings bench, as well upon every such certificate as by inquiry before themselves within the limits of their authorities, shall have full power and authority to here order and determine every such offence, done or committed contrary this act, according to the laws of this realm, in such like manner and form to all intentes and purposes, as if the person or persons, ayen● whom any presentment shallbe had upon this statute, had be presented upon any matter or offence expressed in the said statute, made in the said. xv● year of king Richard the second.  

Visitations.  ¶ And it is also enacted by the authority afore said, that all and every archishops' bishops and archdeacons within this realm, their commissaries, vicars general, and other their ministers, in every their visitation ●seanes, 
Seanes.  shall make diligent ensearch, enquerie, and examination of all & every ecclesiastical and religious person within and of their jurisdiction, which shallbe suspected accused or deemed to be a transgressor or offender of this act. And if upon such search inquiry and examination any ecclesiastical or religious persons shall be presented suspected accused, or found culpable by witness or confession, of any offence contrary to this act, and be present at the time of such presentment examination or accusation: that then every the archbishops bishops and archdeacons, their commissaries, vicar's general, and other their ministers, afore or to whom any such person shallbe presented suspected accused or found culpable (as is afore said) shall commit every such person so presented suspected accused or found coulpable, if he be present (as is aforesaid) to the next common jail of the shire, where such enquitie examination or accusation shallbe had or made, or else by good & sufficient sureties, to be bounden by obligation to the kings use, shall let every such person to bail by their discretions, to appear before the king and his counsel in the star chaumbre at westminster, within xu days next after such inquiry presentment or accusation, if the term be then open and kept, or else in the first day of the term next following after the same enquerie presentment or accusation. And at the same day limited for such appearance, they shall certify in to the said star chamber by writing under their seals, as well the said bond and obligation taken for such appearance, as the presentment examination accusation or conviction of every such person, and all deposytions and circumstances thereof, and the name of the jail, where unto they have committed the said person. And if any such ecclesiastical or religious person, being presented suspected or accused in any scene or visitation, be not present at the time of the said scene or visitation, as is afore said, that then never the less every the said archbishops bishops and archdeacons, their commissaries, vicar's general, and all other their ministers, afore or to whom any such presentment suspection or accusation shallbe had or made, shall certify every such presentment suspection and accusation, and all circumstance thereof (as is afore said) in to the star chaumbre at westm within xu days next after such presentment suspection or accusation had or made, or in the first day of the term next following after such presentment suspection or accusation, in such manner & form as is afore rehearsed. And in case any ecclesiastical or religious person, being presented suspected or accused of any offence done or attempted contrary to this statute, be thereof convicted by confession or witness before any archbishop bishop or archon, or before any the commissaries, vicars general, or other their mini●, in their seanes or visitations, or before the kings counsel in the 〈◊〉 Chaumbre at westminster: that then every such spiritual and religi● person, so being convict, shall suffer such pains penalties and forfeits, as be expressed in the said statute made in the said xvi year of king ●harde the second.  
¶ It is also enacted by the authority afore said, 
Ecclesiastical judge.  that if any ecclesiastical ●ge or visitatour, do voluntarily conceal cloak hide or colour any presents accusation or confession, 
visitor.  that shallbe made to him concerning this sta●, and do not certify every such accusation presentment or confession be● the king and his counsel in the stirred chaumbre at westminster, in ●ch manner and form as is above specified in this statute: that then e●ry such ecclesiastical judge and visitatour, so wilfully offending, for e●ry such default shall forfeit xl li. the one half thereof to the kings heights, the other half to such person as will sue for the same by original writ 〈◊〉 plaint or information in any of the kings courts, in which suit no ●yne protection or wager of law shall be admitted nor allowed.  
¶ AND FOR stronger defence and maintenance of this act, it is ordained and enacted by authority afore said, that all and every ecclesiastical judge, ordinary, chancellor, commissary, official, vicar general, and other ecclesiastical officer or minister, of what dignity pre-eminence or degree so ever they shall be. And all and every temporal judge, iusticyar, ●yer, bailiff, sheriff, undershereve, escheator, alderman, iurate, constable, hedborowe, Thyrdborow, borsolder, and every other lay officer and minister, to be made created elected or admitted within this realm or any other the kings dominions, of what estate order degree or condition so ever he shallbe, from and after the said last day of july, shall before he take upon him the execution of such office, 
Oath.  make take and receive a corporal oath upon the evangelists, before such person or persons, as have or shall have authority to admit him, that he from henceforth shall utterly renounce refuse relynquisshe or forsake the bishop of Rome, and his authority power and jurisdiction: And that he shall never consent nor agree, that the bishop of Rome shall practise exercise or have any manner of authority jurisdiction or power within this realm, or any other the kings dominions, but that he shall resist the same at all times to the uttermost of his power. 
Supreme head of the Church of England.  And that from henceforth he shall accept repute and take the kings majesty to be the only supreme head in earth of the church of England. And that to his cunning wit and uttermost of his power, without guile fraud or other undew mean, he shall observe keep maintain and defend the holle effects and contents of all and singular acts and statutes made & to be made within this realm, in derogation extirpation and extynguyshement of the bishop of Rome and his authority. And all other acts and statutes made and to be made in reformation and corroboration of the kings power of supreme heed in earth of the church of England: and this he shall do against all manner of persons, of what estate dignity degree or condition they be, and in no wise do nor attempt, nor to his power suffer to be done or attempted directly or indirectly any thing or things privily or apartly, to the let hindrance damage or derogation thereof, or of any part thereof, by any manner of means, or for any manner of pretence. And in case any oath be made or hath been made by him to any person or persons in maintenance defence or favour of the bishop of Rome or his authority jurisdiction or power he repute the same as vain and annihilate, so help him god all saints and the holy evangelist.  
¶ And it is also enacted by the authority afore said, that all and every person and personnes spiritual and temporal, suing liver restitutions or utter le main out of the king, his heirs, or successors hands, or doing any fealty to his highness his heirs or successors, or which shall be sworn to the king his heirs or successors, or that shall have any office fee or room of the most gracious gift of the kings majesty, his heirs or successors, or shall be retained in service with his grace his heirs or successors, shall make take and receive the said oath. And that also all and every religious person, at the time of his or their profession or entry into religion, and every other ecclesiastical person at the time of his taking of orders, and all and every other person, which shallbe promoted or preferred to any degree of learning in any university within this realm or other the kings dominions at the time of his promotion or preferment, and every of them, shall make take and receive the said oath before his or their sovereign, ordinary, or the commissary of such university.  
¶ AND IT IS ALSO enacted by the authority afore said, that if any person or persons, limited or commanded by authority of this act to make the said oath, or commanded by any other person or persons, authorized by the kings highness commission under his great seal, or his seal ordained for causes ecclesiastical, 
Treason.  to make the said oath, obstinately refuse that to do: that then every such offence and contempt shallbe high treason, and the offenders thereof being lawfully convicted, shall suffer pains of death and other forfeitures penalties and losses, as is limited and accustomed in cases of high treason by any laws or statutes of this realm heretofore made.  
¶ PROVIDED always and be it enacted, that this act nor any thing or things in the same rehearsed mentioned or comprised, be in any wise prejudicial hurtful or derogatory to the ceremonies uses and other laudable and politic ordinances, 
Ceremonies.  for a tranquillity, discipline, concord, devotion, unity, and decent order heretofore in the church of England used instituted taken and accepted, nor to any person or persons accordingly using the same or any of them.  
¶ Provided always and be it enacted by authority of this pesente parliament, that this act, concerning the bishop of Rome or any thing to be done by his usurped authority, shall no further bind nor extend to and upon the kings subjects of his isle of jersey, Gernesey, 
jersey and Gernsey.  and Alderney, in any other manner form or condition, than it shall please the kings highness, with the advise of his most honourable counsel, upon consideration and examination of the state and disposition of his said Isles, and the common wealth of the same hereafter to establish, ordain, and declare unto them by his gracious letters patents, under his great seal: And that the said letters patents and every thing therein to be contained, shall be of the same effect, strength, and virtue, as if they had been passed and enacted by authority of parliament, any thing in the said act contained to the contrary in any wise not withstanding.   

¶ An act for restitution of the first fruits in time of vacation to the next Incumbent. Cap. xi.  
FOr as much as in the statute of the payment unto the kings majesty, his heirs and successors, 
First fruits.  of the first fruits of spiritual promotions, offices, benefices, and dignities within this realm, and other the kings dominions, express mention and declaration is not had ne made, from what time the year shall be accounted, in which the first fruits shall be dew and payable to his highness, that is to wit, whether immediately from the death resignation or deprivation of every incumbente, or from the time of admission or new taking of possession in every such promotion. And also by reason that in the same statute it is not declared, who shall have the fruits tithes and other profits of the said benefices offices promotions and dignities spiritual, during the time of vacation thereof, divers of tharchbishops and bishops of this realm, have not only when the time of perceiving and taking of tithes, (that is to say, wool, lamb, corn, and hay, and tithes usually paid at the holy time of Easter) hath approached, differred the collation of such benefices, as have been of their own patronage, but also have upon presentations of clerks made unto them by the just patrons, protracted and deferred, to institute, induct, and admit the same clerks, to the intent that they might have and perceive to their own use, the same tithes growing, during the vacation: So that through such delays (over and above the first fruits, which be justly dew to the kings highness) they have been constrained also to lose all, or the most part of one years profits of their benefices and promotions, and to serve the cure at their and their friends proper costs and charges, or utterly to forsake and give over their benefices & promotions, to their great loss and hindrance. For reformation whereof, it is ordained and enacted by the king our sovereign lord, with the assent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that the said year, 
Vacation.  in which the first fruits shall be paid to the kings grace, sha● begin and be accounted immediately after the avoidance or vacation of any such benefice or promotion spiritual afore rehearsed. And that th● tithes, fruits, oblations, obuentions, emoluments, commodities, advantages, rents, and all other what so ever revenues, casualties, or profits certain and uncertain, affering or belonging to any archedeaconry, deanery, prebend, parsonage, vicarage, hospital, wardeyneshippe, provosteshippe, 
Chantries.  or other spiritual promotion, benefice, dignity, or office, (chantries only except) within this realm, or other the kings dominynions, growing, rising, or coming, during the time of vacation of the same promotion spiritual, shall belong and affere to such person, as shall be thereunto next presented, promoted, instituted, inducted, or admitted, and to his executors, toward the payment of the first fruits, to the kings highness, his heirs and successors: Any usage, custom, liberty, privilege, or prescription to the contrary had used or being in any wise notwithstanding.  
¶ AND IT IS also enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that if any archbishop, bishop, archdeacon, ordinary, or any other person or persons, to their uses and behoof, at any time heretofore sith the first day of May last paste, have perceived, received, or taken, or at any time hereafter do perceive, receive, or take the fruits, tithes, obuentions, oblations, emoluments, commodities, revenues, rents, advantages, profits or casualties, coming, growing, or belonging, or which hereafter shall come grow affere or belong to any archedeaconrye, deanery, prebend, parsonage, vicarage, hospital, wardeyneshippe, provostshippe, or other spiritual promotion, benefice, dignity, or office (chantries only excepted) within this realm or other the kings dominions, during the vacation of such archedeaconry, deanery prebend, parsonage, vicarage, hospital, wardeyneshippe, provosteshippe, or other spiritual promotion, benefice, dignity, or office (chantries only excepted) And the same upon reasonable request from henceforth to be made, doth not render, restore, satisfy, 
Incumbent.  content, and pay to the next Incumbent, being lawfully instituted, inducted, or admitted to such archdeaconry, deanery, prebend, parsonage, or vicarage, or other promotion, benefice, dignity, or office spiritual, except before excepted: or do let or interrupt the said Incumbente to have the same: that then every archbishop, bishop, archdeacon, ordinary, or other person so doing, shall forfeit and lose the triple value of so much as he shall then have received of the fruits of every prebend, parsonage, vicarage, hospital, wardeyneshippe, provosteshippe, or other spiritual promotion, whereof he so shall perceive, receive, or detain, let, or interrupt the Incumbent, to perceive, receive, and have the fruits, tithes, obuentions, oblations, emoluments, commodities, revenues, rents, advantages, profits, or casualties: The moiety of which forfeiture shall be to the king our sovereign lord, and the other moiety thereof to the Incumbent of the same prebend, parsonage, or vicarage, or other spiritual ition, to be recovered in any of the kings courts by action, bill, ●nte, information, or other wise, in which action or suit the defendante ●ll not be admitted to wage his law, nor any protection or essoin shall be 〈◊〉 the defendant allowed.  
¶ Provided always, that it shall be leeful to every archbishop, bishop, arch●con, and ordinary, their officers and ministers, to retain in his or their stodie, so moche of the tithes, fruits, obuentions, oblations, emolumen●s, commodities, advantages, rents, revenues, casualties, and profits, ●s shall amount to pay unto such person or persons, as hath or shall serve 〈◊〉 keep the cure of such archedeaconry, deanery, prebend, parsonage, 
Salary.  or visage, or other spiritual promotion, during the vacation, his or their reasonable stipend, or salary. And also for the collection gathering and leving of such tithes, fruits, emoluments, rents, and other profits, ry●ge and growing during the vacation aforesaid: any thing in this act stained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.  
¶ Provided also, and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that in case any of the incumbentes aforesaid, happen to die, 
Glebe lands.  and before his death hath caused any of his glebe lands to be manured and sown at his proper costs and charges with any corn or grain: that then in that case all and every of the same incumbentes may make and declare their testaments of all the profits of the corn, growing upon the same glebe lands so manured and sown: Any thing contained in this present act in 〈◊〉 wise notwithstanding.  
¶ And where also before this time divers and many persons, vicar's, and other spiritual persons, being seized, for term of their lives, of and in the said spiritual promotions afore named, 
Leases.  as well for great sums of money to them before hand paid, as for other causes and considerations, have let in ferme for term of years, by sufficient writings, their said personages, vicarages, and other spiritual promotions, or part thereof, unto divers and many of the kings subjects, and after such leases by them so made, the leassours thereof have often times used to resign their said benefices or spiritual promotions, so demised and let in farm: 
parsonage or vicarage, let to ferme.  by reason of which resignation and other the acts of the said leassours, the said benefices and other spiritual promotions have been void, and the title and interests of the said leasses, hath been thereby adnychylate, and of none effect in the law, contrary to right and good conscience. For reformation whereof, and for a quietness the better hereafter to be had and continued between the kings subjects. Be it enacted by authority of this present parliament, that from the foresaid first day of may last pass, no manner of such lease, by sufficient writing heretofore made, nor hereafter to be made by any spiritual person within this realm of England, Wales, or the marches of the same, to any lay person, of any parsonage, vicarage, or other spiritual promotion aforesaid within this realm upon which lease the rent and services reserved, with other the yearly charges of the lease, as in serving the cure and otherwise, shall amount within forty shillings by the year, of as much as the said parsonage, vicarage, or other spiritual promotion aforesaid, so let, is rated and valued at, upon the kings books, for paying the first fruits, shall be adjudged void annihilate or determined, by reason of any such resignation or other avoidance of the said benefice or spiritual promotion so let by the only act of the said leassour, but that every such leassee or grantee of any such benefices or spiritual promotions aforesaid, their executors or assigns, shall have and may enjoy their terms and interests of and in the same, for the term of six years to be accounted next and immediately after the said avoidance, if the said leassour do so long live, and the lease so by him before made, do so long continue and endure. And that after such avoidance, the successor or successors of every such leassour, shall and may distrain for the rent and services so reserved, and have their actions of debt and all other advantages by way of action entre or otherwise, against the said lessee, his executors, or assigns, for recovery of the said rent and covenants upon the said lease reserved, as the lessor thereof might have had, if no such avoidance had been had.  
¶ And further be it enacted by the authority afore said, that if hereafter it happen any such lessor to decease and die before the end of the term by him so made, and that there be one year at least to come of the said term: that then it shall be lawful to the lessee thereof, his executors or assigns, to hold and enjoy their said lease to th'end of the same year, wherein he is so entered at the time of his said lessours death, if his said lease do so long continue, bearing and paying unto the successor of every such lessor all such rent and services, as for the remenaunce of the said year, shall upon every such lease be dew: for the recovery whereof the said successor shall and may have all such ways and advantages as before is limited and given to the successor, where his predecessor maketh such lease and resigneth.  

mansion ●ouse of parsonage or vyrage.  ¶ Provided always, that every successor after the death of his predecessor may and shall have upon one months warning after the time of his induction, the mansion house of every such parsonage, vicarage, or other spiritual promotion aforesaid, with the glebe belonging to the same not being sown at the time of his said predecessors death, for maintenance of his household, deducting therefore in his rent as heretofore hath been borne for the same, or as it is reasonably worth: any thing in this said act contained to the contrary not withstanding.  

Fruits of vacation.  ¶ Provided always, that if the fruits of the vacation of the said spiritual promotions be not sufficient to pay the curates stipend and wages for serving the cure the vacation time, 
Curate.  that then the same to be borne and paid by the next incumbent within xiiii days next after that he hath the possession of any of the said promotions spiritual.   

¶ An act declaring the limits of the kings palace of westminster. Cap. xii.  
FOR AS MOCHE AS THE KINGS palace at westminster, builded and edified there, 
Kings parley sa●ce at westm.  before the time of mind, by and nigh unto the monastery, and abbey of saint Peter of westminster, in the county of Myddelsex, is and of long time hath been in utter ruin and decay; And that our most dread sovereign lord king HENRY the eight, king of England and of France, defender of the Faith, lord of Ireland, and Supreme head in earth of the Church of England, hath lately obtained and purchased one great mansion place and house, sometime parcel of the possessions and inheritance of the Archebishopriche of york, situate and being in the town of westminster, in the same county, not much distant from the same ancient palace. And the kings highness as we of late upon the soil of the said mansion place, and house, and upon the ground thereunto adjoining, most sumptuousely and curiously hath builded and edified many and distinct beautyfulle costly and pleasant lodgings, buildings, and mansions, for his graces singular pleasure, comfort, and commodity, to the great honour of his highness and of his realm, and thereunto adjoining hath made a Park, walled and environed with brick and stone, and therein hath devised and ordeydeyned many and singular commodious things, pleasures, and other necessaries, most apt and convenient to appertain only to so noble a prince, for his singular comfort, pastime, and solace: Be it therefore enacted by the authority of this present parliament, that all the said soil ground mansion and buildings, and the said park, with all other things commodities and pleasures thereupon made builded and devised, as is aforesaid, and also the soil of the said ancient palace, shallbe from henceforth the kings hold palace at Westminster, and so to be taken deemed reputed called & named the kings palace at westminster for ever. And that the same palace shall from henceforth extend and be as well within the soil and places afore limited and appointed for the same, as also in all the street or way leading from Charing Cross, unto the seintuarie gate at westminster afore said, and in all the houses buildings lands and tenements on both the sides of the same street or way, from the said Cross unto westminster hall, situate lying or being between the water of the Thames of the east part, and the said park wall of the west part, and so forth through all the soil precinct and limits of the said old palace.  
¶ AND THAT the said palace now made by the authority of this act, shall from henceforth have and enjoy within the precinct, limits, and bounds before expressed and declared of and for the same, all such and like prerogatives, liberties, preemynences, iurisdyctions, and privileges, as to the kings ancient palace within this realm, have at any time heretofore belonged used or of right appertained. And that the same old and ancient palace of westminster from henceforth be reputed deemed and taken only as a member & parcel of the said new palace, made by this act, as is aforesaid: any prescription record or usage heretofore had used or allowed to the contrary notwithstanding. saving to all and singular person and persons, bodies polyke and corporate, their heirs and successors, and every of them, all such right title interest possession rents reversion remaindre distress action lease leases grants annuiries suits petitions and conditions in such manner and form as they or any of them, their heirs and successors, or the heirs and successors of any of them, have had, should, might, or aught to have had in the premisses or any parcel thereof, if this act had never been had ne made: any thing in this act contained to the contrary not withstanding.  
¶ Provided always that this present act, nor any thing therein contained, be in any wise prejudicial or hurtful to William Babyngton, keeper of our old palace of westminster, his heirs nor assigns, for or concerning his said office, but that it shall be leeful to the said William Babington, his heirs, and assigns, to have hold, occupy, exercise, and enjoy the said office of keeper of the said palace at westminster, with all commodities, profits, advantages, and other emoluments, rising or growing of the same office, in as large and ample manner as if this presentt act had not been made: any thing in this present act to the contrary heretofore not withstanding.   

¶ An act compelling spiritual persons to keep residence upon their benefices. Cap. xiii.  
WHere as in the parliament begun at London, the their day of Novembre, in the xxi year of the rain of our sovereign lord king Henry the viii and from thence adjourned and prorogued to the palace of Westminster, the xvii day of Decembre than next ensuing, amongst other good acts and ordinances, then and there by the authority of the said parliament, it was established, ordained, and enacted, that as well every spiritual person, then being promoted to any archdeconry deanery or dignity in any monastery or cathedral church, or other church conventual or collegial or being beneficed with any parsonage or vicarage, as all and every spiritual person & persons, which should after the feast of saint Mychaell tharchangel, which was in the foresaid xxi year of the rain of our said sovereign lord king Henry the viii 
Residence.  be promoted to any of the said dignities or benefices with any parsonage or vicarage, should from the said feast of saint Mychaell tharchangel, be personally resident and abiding at and upon his said dignity prebend or benefice or at one of them at the least. And in case any such spiritual person, at any time after the said feast, kept not residence at one of his said dignities prebend or vices (as is afore said) but absent himself wilfully by the space of one ●eth together, or by the space of two months, to be accounted at several times in any one year, and make his residence and abiding in any other places by such time: that then he shall forfeit for every such default 〈◊〉 sterling, as in the same act more plainly doth appear. In which a●e among other provisions contained and specified in the same, it was guided, that the said act of none residence should not in any wise extend 〈◊〉 be prejudicial to any scholar or scholars, 
Scholar's  being conversant and abiding for study without fraud or covin at any unyversytie within this realm or without, as by the same provision doth also appear more at ●ge. Sithence the making of which good act and statute, divers and many persons, being beneficed with cure of soul (as is afore said) and being not apt to study, by reason of their age or other wise, ne never attending before the making of the said act to travail in study within any of the said universities for the increase of learning, but rather minding & attending their own ease, singular lucre, & pleasure, by the same provision ●ourably to defraud the same good statute, & ordinance, do daily & commonly resort and repair to the said universities of Oxen and Cambrige and to either of them, where they under the said pretence and colour of study doth continue and abide, living dissolutely, nothing profiting themselves by study at all in learning, but consume the time in idleness, and in other pastimes and insolent pleasures, giving occasion and evil example thereby to other young men and students within the said universities, ●tell or nothing regarding their cure and charge of soul, contrary to the minds and intent of the makers of the foresaid good statute & ordinance. And also divers and many old beneficed men have & do continually remain there, never exercising nor practising their learning, to the example of virtue and maintenance of the common weal, in discharge of their conscience, according to their duty, having nevertheless and occupying such rooms and commodities, as were institute and ordained for the maintenance & relief of poor scholars, to the great hindrance and detriment of the same. Be it therefore enacted by the king our sovereign lord, with the assent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present parliament assembled, that all and singular spiritual person and persons, which now be or hereafter shall be to any benefice or benefices promoted as is aforesaid, being above the age of xl years, the chancellor, vychancellour, commissary of the said universities, or any of them, wardens, deans, provosts, presidents, rectors, masters, principals and other head rulers of colleges, halls, and other houses or places corporate, within the said universities, or any of them, doctors of the chair, readers of divinity in the common schools of divinity, in any of the said universities only excepted, shallbe resident & abiding at & upon one of their said benefices, according to the intent & true meaning of the said former act, upon such pain and penalties as be contained in the said former act, 
Benefices persons.  made and appointed for such beneficed persons for their none residence. And that none of the said beneficed persons, being above the age aforesaid, except before except, shall from henceforth be excused of their none residence upon the said benefices, for that they be students or resiant within the said universities or any of them, any proviso, or any other clause or sentence specified or contained in the said former act of none residence, or any other thing or things to the contrary hereof in any wise not withstanding.  
¶ And over this be it enacted by th'authority beforesaid, that all and singular such beneficed persons being under the age of xl years, resiante and abiding within the said universities, or any of them, shall not enjoy the privilege & liberty of none residence contained in the proviso of the said former act, made for the scholars & students of the said universities or any of them, unless he or they be present at the ordinary lecture and lectures, as well at home in their houses as in the common school or schools, and in their proper persons keep sophemes, problems, disputations, and other exercises of learning, and be apponente and respondent in the same, according to the ordinances and statutes of either of the said universities, where he or they shall be so abiding or resiant, any thing contained in the said proviso or former act to the contrary not withstanding.  
¶ Provided always that this act shall begin to take effect at the feast of saint Mighel tharchangel next coming, and not before.  
¶ Provided always, that this act, nor any thing therein contained, shall extend to any person or persons, which now is or hereafter shall be readers of any public or common lecture in divinity, law civil, physic, philosophy, 
Reeders of Public, Lectures.  humanity, or of any of the liberal sciences, or public or common interpreters, or teachers of the Ebrewtong, Caldey, or Greek, in whatsoever college or place of any of the said universities the said persons for the time being, shall read the said common or public lectures: Nor yet to any person or persons, which after or about the age of xl years, which shall resort to any of the said universities to proceed doctors in divinity, law civil, or physic, for the time of their said procedings, and executing of such sermons disputions or lectures, which they be bound by the statutes of the universities there to do for the said degrees so obtained.   

¶ An act lymyttinge the prices of wines. Cap. xiiii.  
BE it enacted by authority of this present parliament, that no person or persons shall sell any Gascoigne Guyon or French wines above viii d. the gallon, 
Price of wines.  that is to say, a penny the pint ii d. the quart four pence the potel, and viii pence the gallon, upon pain of forfeiture for every pint to be sold above the said price four d. and for every quart sold above the said price viii d. and for every pottle so sold above the said price xii. d. And for every gallon so sold above the said price afore limited. ii.ss. And that no Malmeseys, romneys, sacks, nor other sweet wines, shall be ●de by retail above xii d. the gallon vi d. the potel iii d. the quart, and i 〈◊〉 the pint, upon pain to lose and forfeit. iii.s.iiii. d. for every ga● twenty d. for every potell xii d. for every quart, and vi d. for every pint that shall be sold contrary to this act.  
¶ Provided alway, that the lord Chancellor, lord treasurer, lord Precedent of the kings most honourable counsel, lord Privy seal, and the two chief justices of either bench, or. u.iiii. or iii of them, shall have power and authority by their dyscretyons, to set the prices of all kind of ●ynes, that is to say, of the prices of the butt, ton, pipe, hogs head, ●cheon. teers, barrel, or rundelet, when it shall be sold in gross, so that they or any of them cause the prices by them set to be written, and open proclamation thereof to be made in the kings court of Chancery openly in the term time, or else, in the city borough or town, where any such wy●s shall be sold in gross: any thing contained in this act to the contrary hereof not withstanding.  
¶ And it is further enacted, that if any person or persons, after such prices beset and put in writing by the said lord Chancellor, lord treasurer, lord Precedent of the kings most honourable counsel, lord Privy seal, and the ii chief justices, or by. u.iiii. or iii of them, and proclamation there if had (as is afore said) do sell any wines in gross by any fraud or co●, contrary to the said prices so set and proclaimed: 
wines sold in gross.  that then every offender in that behalf shall lose and forfeit for every vessel by them sold in gross contrary to the said prices. xl.ss. the one half of all which forfeiture 〈◊〉 be to the king our sovereign lord, and the other half there of, if it be within any city borough or town corporate, to be to the mayors, sheriffs, bailiffs, or other head rulers of such cities boroughs or towns corporate. And if it be without city, borough, or town corporate, then to be to such of the kings subjects as will sew for the same. And that every such forfeiture shall be recovered by original writ of det, bill, plaint, or information, In which suit no wager of law shall be admitted, nor any protection or essoin allowed.  
¶ And it is also enacted, 
justices of peace. Head officers.  that the justices of peace in every shire of this present realm, and all maires sheriffs bailyves and other head officers in cities boroughs and towns corporate, that is to say, every of them within the limitties of their commissions and authorities, as well within franchises as without, shall have power and authority to examine here inquire and determine the defaults of such as shall attempt to sell any wines in gross or by retail contrary to this act, and to punish the offenders by imprisonment or otherwise by their discretions.  
¶ And where as in the parliament holden at westminster in the first year of the reign of king richard the third, 
Ton of wine.  among other things it was established, ordained, and enacted, that every ton of wine should contain Cclii gallons, every butt of Malmsey should contain. Cxxvi gallons, every pipe. Cxxvi gallons, every tertian or poncheon lxxxiiii gallons, every hogs head lxiii gallons, every teerce xli gallons, and every barrel xxxi gallons, and dim. & every rondelette xviii gallons, and dim. And that no vessel should be put to sale, till it were gauged, upon pain of forfeiture, as by the same statute it doth appear more at large. Never the less great deceit is daily used in selling of wines and oils in casks and vessels, not bearing the contents above limited, to the great loss of the kings poor subjects. For remedy whereof, it is enacted by the authority of this present parliament, that the said statute made in the first year of king richard the third, and all other statutes heretofore made for true gawginge and measuring of wines, 
Gauging of wines and other liquors.  oils, honey, or any other liquors, which statutes afore this time be not repelled nor expired, shall stand in their strength and virtue, and be put in due execution, according to their tenors and effects in every behalf.  
¶ AND over that be it enacted by authority of this present parliament, that every gauger within this realm shall truly and effectually within the limits of his office, gauge all the said tons, butts, pipes, terses, poncheons, 
Gaugeour.  tercyans, barrels, hogs head, and rundlettes, and shall plainly and truly make upon the head of every such vessel the content of the same, upon pain to forfeit to the party, to whose use the wine oil or other thing therein being shall be sold, four times the value of that that the vessel so marked shall lack of his lawful content above written: the same forfeiture to be recovered over and besides the costs of the sure, by the kings original writ, or by bill in any of the kings courts of his common laws, or in any competent court, having jurisdiction in the place, where that offence shall be committed, by action or bill of debt, in which action or suit, none essoin, protection, nor wager of law shallbe accepted admitted or allowed to the defendant or defendants. And that every merchant or other person, selling the said wine, oil, or other thing contained in the said vessel marked, shall allow of the price thereof to the bier of the same, for every quantity of wine, oil, or other thing contained in the said marked vessel, the full value of the lack thereof, being by reason of default of full gauge of the vessel, marked, or of default of filling of the same vessel, or by reason of default of any of them, after the rate of the hole price of the wine, oil, or other thing, so being sold by that vessel marked: and that upon pain of forfeiture to the same bier the double value of the same vesselle and wine, oil, or other thing therein being so sold: the same forfeiture to be recovered together with the costs of the suit, in manner and form as the forfeiture last before written is limited to be recovered.   

¶ An act for punishment of pyrotes and robbers on the sea. Capit. xv  
WHere traitors, pirotes, thieves, robbers, murderers, 
Pirates.  and confederators upon the sea, many times escape unpunished, because the trial of their offences hath heretofore been ordered, judged, and determined before the Admiral, 
admiral.  or his lieutenant or commissary, after the course of the civil laws, the nature whereof is, that before any judgement of death can be yeven against the offenders, either they must plainly confess their offences (which they will never do, without torture or pains) or else their offences be so plainly and directly proved by witness indifferent, 
Robbers on the sea.  such as saw their offences committed, which can not be gotten, but by chance at few times, because such offenders commit their offences upon the sea, and at many times murdre and kill such persons, being in the ship or boat, where they commit their offences, which should witness against them in that behalf: and also such as should bear witness be commonly mariners and shipemen, which because of their often voyages and passages in the seas, depart without long tarrying and protraction of time, to the great costs and charges, as well of the kings highness as such as would pursue such offenders. For refourmation whereof, be it enacted by the authority of this present parliament, that all treasons, felonies, robberies, murders, and confederacies hereafter to be committed in or upon the sea, or in any other haven river, creak, or place, where the admiral or admiralles have or pretend to have power authority or jurisdiction, shall be inquired tried hard determined and judged in such shires & places in the realm, as shall be limited by the kings commission or comissions to be directed for the same, in like form and condition, as if any such offence or offences had been committed or done in or upon the land, and such commissions shallbe had under the kings great seal, directed to the Admiral or admiralles, or to his or to their lieutenant deputy & deputies, 
chancellor of England,  and to three or four such other substantial persons, as shall be named or appointed by the lord Chancellor of England, for the time being, from time to time, and as oft as need shall require, to here and determine such offences, after the common course of the laws of this land, used for treasons, felonies, robberies, murders, and confederacies of the same done and committed upon the land within this realm.  
¶ And be it enacted by the authority afore said, that such persons, to whom such commission or commissions shall be directed, or four of them at the least, shall have full power and authority to inquire of such offences and of every of them, by the oaths of twelve good and lawful inhabitants in the Shire, limited in their commission: in such like manner and form, as if such offences had been committed upon the land within the same Shire. And that every indictment found and presented before such commissioners of any treasons, felonies, robberies, murders manslaughters, or such other offences, committed or done, in or upon the seas, or in or upon any other haven river or creak, shallbe good and effectual in the law. And if any person or persons hap to be indicted for any such offence done or hereafter to be done upon the seas, or in any other places above limited, that then such order's process judgement & execution shall be used had done and made to and against every such person and persons, so being indicted, as against traitors, felons, and murderers, for treason, felony, robbery, murder, or other such offences done upon the land, as by the laws of the realm is accustomed. And that the trial of such offence or offences, if it be denied by the offender or offenders, shallbe had by twelve lawful men, inhabited in the shire limited within such commission, which shall be directed as is aforesaid, and no challenge or challenges to be had for the hundred. 
Challenge.  And such as shall be convict of any such offence or offences, by verdict confession or process, by authority of any such commission, shall have and suffer such pains of death, losses of lands goods & chattels, as if they had been attainted and convicted of any treasons, felonies, robberies, or other the said offences, done upon the lands.  
¶ And be it enacted by authority aforesaid, that for treasons robberies felonies murders & confederacies, done upon the sea or seas, or in any place above rehearsed, 
Clergy. sanctuary.  the offenders shall not be admitted to have the benefit of his or their clergy, but be utterly excluded thereof and from the same, and also of the privilege of any sanctuary.  
¶ Provided always, that this act extend not to be prejudicial or hurtful to any person or persons for taking any victual, gables, ropes, anchors, or sails, which any such person or persons (compelled by necessity) taketh of or in any ship, which may conveniently spare the same, so the same person or persons pay out of hand for the same victual, gables, ropes, anchors, or sails money or money worth, to the value of the thing so taken, or to deliver for the same a sufficient bill obligatory to be paid in form following, 
Straictes of Marrocke.  That is to say: if the taking of the same things be on this side the straits of Marroke, then to be paid within four months. And if it be beyond the said straits of Marroke, then to be paid within xii months next ensuing the making of such bills. And that the makers of such bills well and truly pay the same debt at the day to be limited within the said bills.  
¶ Provided alway, that when so ever any such commission for the punishment of the offences aforesaid, or of any of them, shall be directed or sent to any place within the jurisdiction of the five ports, 
five ports.  that then every such commission shall be directed unto the lord wardayne of the said ports for the time being, or to his deputy, and unto three or four such other person or persons, as the lord chancellor for the time being shall name and appoint: Any thing in this present act to the contrary notwithstanding.  
¶ Provided always, that when so ever any commission shall be directed unto the five ports, for the inquisition and trials of any the offences express in this act, that every such inquisition and trial to be had by virtue of such commission shallbe made and had by the inhabitants in the said ●e ports or the members of the same: any thing in this act to the contra● thereof not withstanding.   

¶ An act for the release of such as have obtained pretended licences and dispensations from the see of Rome. Capi. xvi.  
WHere the bishop of Rome and his predecessors, 
bishop of Rome.  of his and their covetous and ambitious minds, to th'intent to advance and enrich themselves and the see of Rome, to the great impoverishing of this realm of England, and other the kings dominions, contrary to god's laws, the laws and statutes of this realm, and in derogation of the imperial crown of this said realm, have heretofore wrongfully pretended, extorted, used, and exercised within the same divers and many usurped powers, jurisdictions, and authorities, during and by the which time the said bishop and his predecessors, arrogantly and injustly have taken upon them for great sums of money and other profits to them given, to grant unto the kings subjects, and other inhabitants within this realm, and other the kings dominions, many divers & sundry authorities immunities faculties privileges licences indulgences and pre-eminences, of divers kinds natures and qualities: which all though they proceeded by an injust and usurped authority, have been unto now of late by the subjects of this realm temerously and ignorantly accepted received used & erronyously put in excercise and execution: the which usurped authority jurisdiction and power is now justly truly and aught to be clearly and absolutely extinguished extirped and abolished within this realm and other the kings dominions. And for as much as all and every such person and persons bodies politic and corporate, which unlawfully and without any manner of authority or just ground, heretofore have temerously and ignorantly accepted received used & erroneously put in execution and exercise the said faculties immunities authorities privileges licences indulgences and pre-eminences, have now sincere pure and perfit intelligence and knowledge of the said usurped authority jurisdiction and power. And that the said faculties, authorities, privileges, licences, and indulgences, so as is aforesaid accepted received used and erroneously exercised, were & been to all intentes and purposes clearly void frustrate and of none effect. All be it if they should be impeached or interrupted of such privileges liberties pre-eminences authorities jurisdictions profits and other commodities, which they now have use and exercise by colour of such vain and void licences dispensations and faculties, it should be to their intolerable inquietations and utter undoing. Wherefore be it enacted by authority of this present parliament, that all bulls breves faculties and dispensations, 
Bulls. breves. Faculties. Dyspensatyons.  of what names natures or qualities so ever they be of, heretofore had or obtained of the bishop of Rome, or of any his predecessors, or by the authority of the see of Rome, by or to any subjects resiantes or bodies politic or corporate of or in this realm, or of or in any other the kings dominions, shall from henceforth be clearly void and of no value force strength nor virtue, and shall never here after be used admitted allowed pleaded or alleged in any places or courts of this realm, or of any other the kings dominions, upon the pains contained in the statute of provision and praemunire, made in the xvi year of the reign of king Richard the second. Yet not withstanding at the most humble petition and intercession of the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present parliament assembled, it may please the kings majesty, of his most gracious benignity goodness and blessed disposition, that it may be enacted by authority of this parliament, that all marriages had and solemnized within this realm, or in any other the kings dominions, 
marriages.  before the third day of November, in the xxvi year of the kings most gracious reign, whereof there is no divorce or separation had by the ecclesiastical laws of this realm, & which marriages be not prohibited by god's laws, limited and declared in the act made in this present parliament for the establishment of the kings succession, or otherwise by holy scripture, shall be by authority of this present parliament good lawful and effectual, and shallbe from the beginning of such marriages reputed esteemed taken adjudged received approved & allowed by the authority of this present parliament, to all and singular purposes effects and intents, as good as sufficient and as vailable, as though no impediment of matrimony had ever been between them that have contracted and solemnized such marriages: And that all children procreated and to be procreated in and under such marriages, shall be lawful to all intentes and purposes.  

archbishops, and bishops.  ¶ And that it may be also enacted by the authority of this present parliament, that all archbishops and bishops of this realm, or of any the kings dominions consecrated, and at this present time taken and reputed for archbishops and bishops, may by authority of this present parliament, and not by virtue of any provision or other foreign authority licence faculty or dispensation, keep, enjoy, and retain their archebishoprikes & bishoprics, in as large & ample manner, as if they had been promoted elected confirmed & consecrated, according to the dew course of the laws of this realm. And that every archbishop and bishop of this realm, and of other the kings dominions, may minister use and exercise all and every thing and things, pertaining to th'office or order of an archbishop & bishop, with all tokens insignes and ceremonies thereunto lawfully belonging. And that all ecclesiastical persons of the kings realm & dominions, which at this time be taken had and reputed for abbots priors, abbasses, prio●esses, and other heads of religion (which be not neither shall be excluded from their dignities by the late act of suppression) and the religious persons living under their obedience, and all persons now taken and reputed as masters presidents provosts and wardens of cathedral churches and colleges, with the companies and fellowships of the same, all priests and clerks, which have received any of the ecclesiastical orders, all archdeacons and deans, and other having offices cures and dignities spiritual, may by authority of this act, and not by the virtue of any foreign power or authority, administer use and exercise all things pertaining to their dignities offices orders cures religions and fellowships, and may lawfully hereafter use all tokens insignes, and ceremonies, which they have been accustomed to use in times passed (so it be not expressly against the laws of god and this realm) any thing or things contained in any act or acts, made sithen the beginning of this present parliament to the contrary of any the premises in any wise not withstanding.  
¶ And where divers and many of the kings said subjects have purchased and obtained many dispensations bulls breves and faculties of the bishop of Rome for the time being, or by authority of the see of Rome, as pluralities, unions, trialities, appropriations, commendams, exemptions, and other bulls breves and faculties, for divers causes and matters, other than be afore expressed, which be of no strength or virtue: it may therefore please the kings majesty, that it may be enacted by authority afore said, that all and every his said subjects during the time of one hole year next after the feast of saint Michael the archangel next coming, may enjoy use and have by authority of this present act, and not by the virtue of the said bulls breves and faculties, all & every the effects contained & specified in such bulls breves and faculties, in all such cases only as may be dispensed with by the archbishop of Canturbury, by authority of the laws and statutes of this realm.  
¶ And that it may be further enacted by authority aforesaid, that all and every the kings said subjects, bringing rendering and delivering to such persons of his counsel, or of the masters of his chancery, as the kings highness shall name and appoint, any bulls breves or any other faculties concerning any the premises: that then if it shall appear to such persons as the kings highness shall so name and appoint to receive such bulls faculties and breves, after dew examination thereof had, that the effects contained and specified in such bulls faculties and breves or any part thereof, may be lawfully granted by the said archbishop, of Canturbury, by authority of the laws and statutes of this realm: that then & in every such case the kings said subjects, making humble suit to have the effects contained in the said bulls breves and faculties to be granted unto them, 
Chancellor of England.  shall have receive and obtain of the chancellor of England or keeper of the great seal for the time being, by sufficient writing in dew form to be made, and to be sealed under the kings great seal, all and every such effects contained and specified in such bulls breves and fac●ties, 
archbishop of Cant.  as may be lawfully granted by the said archbishop of Cant●bury, by authority of the laws and statutes of this realm, paying onel● for the sealing of every such writing twenty s. four d. And over that for t● reasonable costs for pains of the writing thereof iii s iiii. d. and not above, and for the pain taken for dew examination of every such bulls breves and faculties iii s four d. and not above. And that this present acts shallbe sufficient and immediate warrant to the chancellor or keeper of the great s●, for thensealing and delivery of such licences faculties dispensations and other writings, which shall be made granted and sealed under the kings great seal by virtue and authority of this act.  
¶ And it is also enacted by authority afore said, that all and every such licence dispensation faculty confirmation or other writing, to be had made or granted under the kings great seal out of the said court of chancery by authority of this act, in form as is above rehearsed, shall be good and effectual to the said parties suing for the same, according to the tenor and effects thereof, and shall be admitted, accepted, and allowed in all courts and places of this realm, and in all other the kings dominions: any usage, prescription, foreign laws, customs, or ordinance to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.   

¶ An act giving authority to such as shall succeed to the crown of this realm, when they come to the age of xxiiii years to make frustrate such acts as shall be made afore in their time. Capitulo xvii  
FOr as much as laws and statutes may happen hereafter to be made within this realm, at parliaments holden at such time as the kings of the same shall happen to be within age, having small knowledge and experience of their affairs, to the great hindrance and derogation of the imperial crown of this realm, and to the universal damage of the common wealth of the subjects of the same, Be it therefore enacted by authority of this present parliament, that if the imperial crown of this realm, after the decease of the kings most royal majesty (whose life our lord long preserve) descend, come, or remain, to the heirs of our said sovereign lord, or to any person to be limited by his highness, as of very right it must and ought to do, 
Acts of parliament.  according to the laws of this realm established for the same, the said heirs or such person being within the age of xxiiii years, and that then any act or acts of parliament shall happen to be made and established in any parliament, that then shall be holden, before such heir or heirs person or persons then being in possession of the said crown, shall be of their full ages of xxiiii years: that then every such heir or heirs of ●de sovereign lord, or such person so possessed of the crown, and 〈◊〉 within the same age of xxiiii years, shall have full power and au● at all times after they shall come to their said full ages of xxiiii 
Letters patentes.  〈◊〉 by their letters patents, under the great seal of England, to ●e, adnulle, and repeal all and singular such acts, made and established by their royal assents in any parliament holden during the time 〈◊〉 they were within their said age of xxiiii years, their royal assents ●de to the same, during the time that they were within the said age of 〈◊〉 years, 
Revocation of acts.  or any act or acts hereafter to be made to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.  
¶ And be it also enacted by authority aforesaid, that every such repeal adnation and revocation of any act or acts, that shallbe made and established in any parliament, holden before the time that such heirs or person, possessed of the crown, shall be of the said age of xxiiii years, shall be as ●d and effectual to all intentes and purposes, as though it had been done 〈◊〉 authority of parliament.   

¶ An act concerning treason in certain cases. Cap. xviii.  
BE it enacted by authority of this present parliament, that if any man, of what estate, degree, or condition so ever he be, at any time hereafter, take upon him to espouse, marry, or take to his wife any of the kings children, being lawfully borne or otherwise, commonly reputed or taken for his children, or any of the kings sisters or aunts of the part of the father or any the lawful children of the kings brethren or sisters, or contract marriage with any of them, without the especial licence assent consent & agreement first thereunto had and obtained of the kings highness in writing under his graces great seal, or defile or deflower any of them not being married, shall be deemed and adjudged a traitor to the king and to his realm. And that every such offence here after to be done made or perpetrated, contrary to this act, shall be adjudged and deemed to be high treason. 
Treason,  And that every man so offending, and their abettors, procurers, comforters, counsellors, and aiders, being lawfully convict of any such offence according to the laws of this realm, shall have and suffer such and like peines and execution of death, losses of privileges of sanctuary and failures of lands tenements and hereditaments to all intentes and purposes, as in cases of high treason appertaineth. 
sanctuary.  Saving to all and every person and persons, bodies politic and corporate, their heirs and successors, and to the heirs and successors of every of them, other than the lord Thomas Howard, and his heirs, and all other persons, which shall fortune hereafter to be attainted by authority of this act, and their heirs and every of them, all such right, title, interest, possession, leases, annuities, rents, services, revertions, remainders, offices, fees, commons, conditions & other commodities profits & hereditaments, in such manner form quality & condition, as they or any of them have had, should or might have had, if this act had never been had nor made: Any thing in this present act to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.  
¶ Provided always and be it enacted, that in every such case before rehearsed, the woman after the last day of this parliament so offending, being within the degrees before specified, shall incur like danger and penalty as is before limited, and shall suffer such like death and punishment, as is before appointed to the man offending in manner and form expressed in this act.  
❧ GOD SAVE THE KING.  

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