Bailiffs of Towns every Week,
or at the least every fifteenth
Day, shall make Inquiry of
all Persons being lodged in
the Suburbs, or in foreign
Places of the Towns. (4) And
if they do find any that have
lodged or received any Stran-
gers or suspicious Person
against the Peace, the Bailiffs
shall do Right therein. (5)
And the King commandeth,
that from henceforth all
Towns be kept as it hath
been used in times passed,
that is to wit, from the Day
of the Ascension unto tile Day
of St. Michael in every City
six Men .shall keep at every
Gate, in every Borough twelve
Men, every Town six or four.
according to the number of
Inhabitants of the Town,
and shall watch the Town
continually all Night, from
tile Sun-setting unto the Sun-
rising. {G) And if any Stran-
ger do pass by them, he shall
be arrested until Morning;
and if no Suspicion be found,
he shall go quit; (7) And if
they find Cause of Suspicion,
they shall forthwith deliver
* him to the Sheriff', and
the Sheriff may receive him
without Damage, and shall
keep him safely, until he be ac-
quitted in due manner. (8)
And if they will not obey the
Arrest, they shall levy Hue
and Cry upon them, and such
(14)
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les baillifs de viles chescune
semeine on anieins quinzeime
facent euquestes de genz her-
bergez en suburbes on enfo-
reines chiefis de vilcs. E sil
trovent nul herbergour qe res-
ceive ou lierberge en autre
mauere gent dunt suspeciun
seit qil soient gent countre la
pes si en facent les baillif.s cn-
dreitm-e. Et desoremes est
comauude qe reviles soient
fetes issi cum auncienemeuz
soleyeut estre ceo est asaver
del jour de la Ascenciun deques
Je jour seint Midi el en che.s-
cun cite sis homes en clies-
cunc porte en chescune burgh
par xii. homes en cht'scuiie
vile en terre par vi. homes
ou iiij. solom numbro des
genz (ji abatent e facent la
veille coutinuelment tute la
unit del solail rescusse jeqes a]
solail Icvannt. E si mil es-
irauuge passe par eus seit
arestu jei|es an matin e si nule
slispeciun ne seit trove ailic
quilcs e si om trove suspect un
seit livere al visciinte main-
ten aunt e saunx daunger 1e
receive e sauventent Ie garde
jeqe.s ataunt qc en due manerc
seit delivre. E si eus ne se 154
soeffrent pas estre aresteux seit
lieu e cri leve sur eus e ecus qi
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