Forasmuch as the Common-
alty of the Realm hath sus-
tained great Damage by wrong-
ful taking of Distresses, which
have been made by Sheriffs,
and by other the King's Bai-
liffs. for the King's Debt, or
* for any other cause: It is
therefore provided and or-
dained. that when a Sheriff or
am other Man doth take the
Beasts of other, they to whom
tiie Beasts do belong may give
them Their Feeding without
Disturbance (so long as they
be impounded) without giving
any tiling for their Keeping,
(2) And that the Beasts, nor
no other Distress taken for the
King's Debt, nor for any other
cause, be given nor sold with-
in xv Days after the taking.
And if any bring the Tally of
a Payment made in the Ex-
chequer, the Distress shall
cease. (3) And if he bring
the Tally of any Sheriff or Bai-
liff, of Payment made to them
of the Thing demanded, and
(4)
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Purceo qe la comunalte du
roialme ad eu graunt damage
per torcenouses prisez, quount
este faites per viscountes, & per
autres bailiffs Ie roi, per ache-
son de la dette Ie roi, ou per
autre achesou; purveu est qe
ceux as queux les avers 38
souut les puissent pestre de lour
saunz destourber, quant eux
serount emparkex, saunz rieu
doner pur la garde: Et qe les
avers, ne nul autre destresse
pi-is pur la dctte Ie roi, on pur
autre encheson, ne soient ven-
duz ne dones. deins les xv.
jours de la prise. Et si null
porte faille come de paie faite
a lescheqer, cesse la destresse.
Et sil (si null) porte faille de
nul viscounte ou baillif de paie
faite a lui de la chose de-
mande, & voille trover plegges
destre al escheqer al proschein
acompt, affaire qe droit serra.
adonqes cesse In destresse, &
qe Ie viscount, ou les baillifs,
face attacher luy, que les deust
avoir acquite, sil soit sur
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