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Show Thedeferipuoniof England. oneapointed place op other twithinthetr limits, efper Rates. cialite trhtleft the caules were fuch astrequired not the ad op atliitance of the hole couritie Df thefe lathes alto (as theyfaie)fome thires had morefome tefle,as thep Were of greatnefle. And 09, Lambert feemeth to beof the opinton,that the lets of our-time (aberein thefe pledges be pet called Franciplegij of the W020 Free burgh) do peeld fore hadow of that politike infitufion of Alived, ut fit) mp thiltis & mail in thefecafes that 3 dare not (udge ante thing at all as of mtitte olwnie knotwledge,Z twill notfet dolwne anie fhing moze than Fread,leat J Mouldroue at randon in our obfcure antiquitics,md reading no moze of lathes mynert alte fhall be of bundzeds, be hundzed.and the wapentakeis all one, as F teadinforme,and bythts dtutfion nota mame appertir nené to a {et number of tofvnes (for then all bua > dgedsfhould be of cquall quantitie)but a limited iw rifdidion,within the compalle Abereof iwere an bun Denarie og HeDperfons called pledges (as ¥ fain) 02 ten, denas Hundred 02, Swapentake, tithing. Hes,o2 fithings of men, of udich ech one was bound fox others ged abering, and laudable bebautour in the common-tuealth ofthe realme . De chiefe man likeistte of eueric denarie 02 tithing was in thofe eae man dates. callen a tithing man,in Latine Decurio, but Decurio, : notw in mot places a boxtholder op burgholoer, as BWorthoiver, dient; ahere eucric tithing is mozeousr nanied a ASurrow. Thedefcription of England. nerned by one lain, tdich in tietcs patt tere otdep dinlfion, Firi therefore A note that in the part of wWuckinghamibite: betiwanc: Amondefham, ¢ Wes bp diuerfe, and thofe far vtferepant and difagreing One from anothers as by the fenerall view of the faine ts pot eafie tobe adticerned. She names ofthe firesin Gngiand ave thefe,berrof the fick ten lie betiwernie the Brittfea and the Thames, as Polya wuckitighant, and pet this patch is not aboue thaee miles in length and tive tnbzeadth at the berie mot. ; doralfodothfet thent dotwne, ) Q conffiely, there ts a peece of Iartfornthire to be found, inutroned round about with the countic of Aw Warkethire alfo betwwene Kulcombe ano D» CMU, Si Dorlethire, e ‘umm tet, orffolke. Cambiigethire in thich are 12 bundjeds.'| --burghor burrotw, although that in the wet cour triehe be ttyl called a tithing man,and bis ctrenit wedfor. bpplacing bimfelfe in one denarie o2 other, SGlozceter, 2 f PHantington ther in are foure bu dzeds, iuckinghbam, | Drford, Ho2rthampton, Antland, LetreefterfhHire. Motinghamibire, | Wiartwike. J Littneoine. fithing,as 3 baue heard at large.¥ read furthermore 30 Cilebaue fir alfo that baue their place iueftiward for (and itis partlic afore neten)that the faip Altea cat" wards.-- names infue, fedech inant of free condition(for the better mainte, Dloceffer, <Gnophhire. narice of bis peace) to be alcribed into foe bundzed Sparen > bere he inightalwvais haue fuch as houl o fiveare o2 faic bps on their certeine knolwledge fo;bis bonetf behautoz and civil conuerfationtf it thoul a baypen at anie time,that bis crenit hhould come in queftion. Sn like fost 3 gather out of Leland ap Otber; that tf anie {mall matter d10 Staffer, 3 <Chetterthire. ¢ And thele are the thirtie thoo thires thich lie bp fouth ef the Zrent. Wepond the fame rincr toe ave tt like fo2t other tight,as Darbie, (if ts accomps Borke, | | tedas parcell of fall ont worthie tobe ditentten the 40 aLancaffer, fithing mano2 boxtholaer (olw | | Porkethire (out | officers;at the com: Cumberlann, of frhich if ts tas be bigh conttable. of ohich cuerie Hundzed hatyone.at the leat) Gcmerlann, ben.) then is it Honlnaccing the fanny litthetr letes 5 ubereas the Richemonn, reputed for the great caufes inere ; ferren fo the hundzeds.the great ohercin ave | hhole Rfoing, er tothe latyes on the Greate of all to the thire fine Mapenz Hosen, dates, fibere the eatieg Sy 0 aldermen did {et themfelues Lotaresetben J so2thumberlano, ,¢ mate finall ends Twelve men, o£ thefime,accordi 0that in the portion fometimecalled Lhoegres, ng puto inflice, $02 this purpo s there atenol foxtic (hives . Jn Wales furthermore libewife in euerie Huidzen Were tielne men chore ; ate thirtenesthereof fenen are in Sonthwales: Of gadage arn twifevoute, and thafe fworne to ie their (cuitences tultbout ° Cardigan, 0 hundzeds 02% t of pertonsany ibis saa 8 tcp suesrefpec Cereticon, commots, tere things: bandclen én + CObteh Benmozoke, 02 inaie fhe Iuo2p Otamorgan, in Die,as pet A cannot telsbotobeittiorenee Ponmonth, Benboke, oftieseebecare yas ‘ Cacrmardine, Wreckenocke, concetue)that.at thehiote: r folpters tthicy Sere to fern fibercin are o 2» Kavno2. in tha hy, Dred Dd Meet, fetch their In Poothwalesliketwiteare fir, that is to {aig weapons ~ ri oo thence to the field,o2 place Anglefete, 3 «Denbigh, of feruice byan opi se 3 cuftome, then Kerierallie ~Carnarnon: knotp < Fine, is faypofen al hat the torn en amon ff the i 3t> Certonetty, : ) ape fomime Montgomerie: o th e g RaPlendo,as it were of ca ic) being. added to thote ree pelo fiftte anb thateing, bicant the tenants of the - e aDth ere fyive s{apentake s.o2 count ies,to that onder the queenes s mot bpon neg fundzic daivg g mane Maitettic are fo manie counties; therebyit is eafili¢ lordsbarnieff at once and.i Auicke dtfpate), of their bilccrned,that hie power farre ercee n Steat hat. wut that of Of obethe fa, hoof olotime mas bigblie honodeth NOt as pet % am buc r zeD for that be ers bad fo much of 2Baitaine wnder bis fubicato not in-me n.as ab tething thereof vah pices Sonfeined thirtte nine thires,aben the evefore: it Hayy p aiult woe them in this man ee ontWas made,thereof BF {pak er, e befoze. Fortic thires my tine there are for = 1S moveouer to be noted in-onr dfutfion of; D2 b th England four tic hires, ant tike fo be itGnglanp lketnys thirteene in wi lites,that thep-be not altvaies counten o2 lata toa 4 thet Waleg, e latter ereaen ofheen" Hen ales, an 03 moze high confables according to the quantitie dies. thereof, tho recetuing the t2tts and iniuncions from the bigh thiritte onder bis feale,o2 from anie t+ the Loven river. Jn the borders of Porthamptow 5 ther officers of the pritice, etther for the ponifion of bittelso2 fox other caufes, 02 prfuat puructance of fhire direclie ouer againi Luftcld.a totone in Bucs cates for the maintenance of the rotail familic, oo kinghambire, J find'a parcel of Drfoyothire not patling tivo miles in compatte. : forthwith charge the petie conffables ofcuerie toivne adetic conta: =) With Drfoyothire inerfe do participate,in to within their limits with the erecntionof the fame, dies. mud that a péce of Clocetterthire, lieth balfe in $n each countieltketwile are fundzie lato dates holven at their appointed feafons, of thich fomeree WHarwibethire ¢ halfe in Drfordthire, not verie far fainethe old Saron nante,mbare called Wotelagh, eo from Io2meton. Duc) mother patchis thereof Glo» cefferttre not far from long Compton,but lieng in of the ivo2d motes and laty. They haue alfoan other tyre, called the thiriffes turne, thich thep bold tiife in Mrford counties ¢a perce of Wozrcefterthire,oireas lie betiveene tt ¢ Oloceterthire. Glocefter hath the . thete times in euerie hundzedaccording to the old oder appointed bp king Cogar(as king Gowara third péece dponthe nogth five of the WHinrath nere reduced the folkmote odeined by king Arthur tobe Falbyocke, as Warkethire bath one parcell allo ope belo pearelic on the firit of aie,ontill the firt of e+ on the felfe fide of the fante water, in the berte coge uerie moneth)and in thefe tive latter fuch final mate of @Glocetterhire ; lketvife an other in Drforw ters as oft arifeamongtt the inferio2 fort of people, fhfre,tiot verte farce from Burford + and the third o are heard and toell oetermined. Thep Haue finalite ter againi Lach laveabtchis parted from the main their quarter (efftons,aberein thep are alltiten bp the counticof Warkethire, by alittle rake of Drfoyo tuffices and gentlemen of the countrie,s thpile in the hire. Tho twould thinke that twa fragmentsof peare gaile delineric, at thich tinte the indges rine Satledelines WHilGire tere to be feene in Warkethire pon the abont in their circuits, into euerie fenerall countie "ao Lodent,and the rluer that falleth into it : abereof ano (abere the nobilitie and gentlemenwith the tuftices y the like {ith there ave berie manie, A thinke god to there reftant affociat them) ¢ miniffer the latves of aiue this briefe anmonition, Jfo2 although J baue the realme,tuith great folemnitie ¢ tuftice, Wotwbeit not prefentlie gone thozough with them all,pet thefe in doing of thefe things, they retetne Mill the old oz map (uffice to giue notice of this thing, tberof mot berof the land in bfe before the conqueff. JFo2 thep teaders(as ¥ perfuave mp felfe) are igitozant. commit the full erantination of all caufes there tobe ‘But to proceed with our purpote. Duer ech of thefe heard, to the confioeration of ttvelue fober, graue, Zicutenants, thires in time of neceffittie ts afeuerall lieutenant and twife men, chofen out of the fame countie; and rhotert bnder the prince, oho being a noble nian of foure of them of neceffitie out of the bundzed bhere calling; hathalmot regall anthozitte over the fame fo} the time being tn mante cafes abic) do con o the action lieth,o2 the vefendant tnbabiteth ( thich number they call an inqueft)s of thefe inquefts there Bnquetts. cerne bis office : othertnife it is goucrned by a tht Dbtriftes, are moze 03 lefle impanneled at enevie aflife, as riffe (a wo2d deriued of Schire and Greue,and por the numberof cafes there to be handled doth craue nounced as Shire and Keune) tehole office is fo gather and require, albeit that fone one inquett bath offen bp and bring his accounts into the ercheber,of the Diuerfe matters to conffder of. And fen thep hauc p2ofits of bis countie receiued, thereofbe is o2 map be called Cueflor comitatus 02 Promnca . This off (to theiy bttermoff potver)confulted and debaten of {uch things as thep are charged twithall, thep res cer fs reffoent and Dinelling fometbere tithin the turne againe to the place of tuffice, with thety bers fame countie, and called allo a dicount, xa/i vicadict in titing, acco2ding Hberebvnte the indge doth risus comitis 02 Procomes, tn tefpect of the earle (03 as thep called him in time paff the alberman) that bea 50 pronounce bis fentence,be it fo) life 02 veath,o2 ante other matter that foeuer ts bought before him. At reth bis name of the countie, although it be (cloome is allo berie offen {ene,that fuch) as are nominated fene in England, that the earle bath anie great foe to be of thele inquetts , dm after their charge recete of poffefftons, 02 oughts toda in the thire thereof ued feldome o2 neuer eat 02 dzinke, bntill thep baue be taketh bis name,moze than is allowed to bin, agreed bpon their berdict, and peeldedit bp butothe . through bis perforall reftance, if be baypen to divell fudge of thome thep recetued the charge; by meanes and be refident in the fame. thereof fometimes it commneth to pafle that diuerfe 3n the election alfo of thefe magtffrates, diverfe of the inqueft haue beene twelneere fanrifhed, 02 at able perfons afwellfo wealth as tuifedome are nav leat taken (uch a fickeneffe thereby,as thep bane med bpthe commons, at atime and place appointed and fonve miles im length, ahereof onefide lieth on . calf, the ref toward the wel, moze into the modoefk Wartfoothire, Suftolke, bnito him, 02 at the leaftwife taking {uffictent bond, ozother afarance of them for their vutifull appeatance at an appointed time,aben the hirifie bp ower of laiy ought to prefent themt to the tudges acco2» ding to bis charge. Jneuerte hundzed alfo are one High conta: kingbamiis a pece of Wi lhire,one mile in breadth S 7 Deuon. C Comewall, J There are mozcoueron the northfive of the Thames, and bettveene the fame and the riucr Lrent;tHhid patieth through the minoett of Cnaland (as Polydor faith)firtene other (hires, Ahereof fir Ite toward the of the countris, ( Ciler,fomttntey all forrett faue one burdieb, { Mtoolefer, of fuch as do offend, prefenting etther thefr perfons te a One parcell, thereof ¥ haue great maruclle za ah Sccafo bath grotven(as ¥ tabe be Be . S¢.02 fome likeoccafion, tt is betteit) either baiefer » oa ofet Dolune boin fonte of thee. parts lierthan t? » Pend the time in febing a tut canfe of this theft 08 pint fier© for their chotfe, abofe names being del{uered to the 60 harbdlic auolved.dndthis commeth by practfe,oben prince, be fo2thivith pzicketh fone fuch one of them, as be pleafeth to alligne bnto that office, to thome be commritteth the charge of the countie, and tho berebponis thirtfte of that thire fo: one tthole peare, a _ 0? britill a net be chofen. Lhe thiriffe alfo hath his Cortes itis a commonpracife(if the tnder tht buider (hiriffe that ruleth ¢ holoeth the Hire courts rifte be not the better man) for the craftier 02 fron and laiy bates bnder bim, dpon {efficient caution tuto the bigh hirtffe for bis truc erecution of inffice, pzeferuation from finpeachment,and valoing of ac- coutpt then he (hall be therebuto called. Xhereare Baitiftes. the one five feareth the fequele, and therefoxe con ueieth fome one 02 moze into the {urie, that twill in bis bebalfe neuer peeld bnto the reft, but of fet pure pofe put them to this trouble, liketotfe onder bim certeine bathffes, tole office is to ferue anv returne fuch writs and proceffes as are Direded bitto themfrom the bigh thirtffe: to make feilare of the gobs and cattels,and arrett the bonies gerfive to procure ambpacke fucha queft,as bebiny felfe thall like of, thereby heis ture of the ifuc be- attcine, fore the charge be giuen:and befive this ifthe matter do fuftlie proceed again him, tt is a world to fe notp and then hotw the boneft peomenthat haue Zona fide oifchargen thetr confctences fhall be (ued of an atteina, ¢boundto appere at the Starre chamber, with tbat rigo; they thall be caried from place to place, a ie OFLATen tlaete atin, 54. |
