the County, with some learned
* in the Law, (2) and they
shall have power to re-
strain the Offenders, Rioters,
and all other Barators, and to
pursue, arrest, take, and chas-
tise them according to their
Trespass or Offence; (3) and
to cause them to be imprisoned
and duly punished according
to the Law and Customs of
the -Realm, and according to
that which to them shall seem
best to do by their Discretions
and good Advisement; (4) and
also to inform them, and to in-
quire of all those that have
been Fillers and Robbers in
the parts beyond the Sea, and
be now come again, and go
wandring, and will not labour
as they were wont in times
past, (5) and to take and ar-
rest all those that they may
find by Indictment, or by Sus-
picion, and to put them in
Prison; (6) and to take of all
them that be not of good
Fame, where they shall be
found, sufficient Surety and
Main prise of their good Behav-,
iour towards the King and his
People, and the other duly to
punish, to the intent that the
People be not by such Rioters
or Rebels troubled nor endamaged, nor the Peace blemished,
nor Merchants nor other pass-
ing by the Highways of the
Realm disturbed, nor put in
the Peril which may happen of
such Offenders.
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poer de restreindre les meffe-
sours riotours & touz autres
barrottoiirs & de les pursuir
arester prendre chastier selonc
leur trespas ou mesprision &
de faire emprisoner & duement
punir selonc la ley & custumes
du roialrne & selonc ce qils
verront mieltz affaire par lour
diserescions & bon avisement
& auxint de eux enformer &
denquere de tonz ceux qi ont
este pilours & robeours es par-
ties de dela & sont ore reve-
nuz & vont vagantz & ne voil-
lent travailler come ils solei-
eat avant ces hours & de pren-
dre & arester touz ceux qils
purront trover par enditement
ou par suspecion & les mettre
en prisone & de prendre de
touz ceux qi sont de bone fame
ou ils serront trovez souffisant
seurete & meinprise de lour
bon port devers Ie roi & SOD
poeple & les autres duement
punir au fin qe Ie poeple ne
soit par tieux riotours treble
nendamage ne la pees enblemy
ne marchantz n autres passantz
par les hautes chemyns du
roiaime destourbez ne abaiez
du peril qe purra avenir de
tieux meffesours.
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