HEnry by the grace of god kynge of England and Fraunce, lord of Ire­lande, To al and singuler to whom these present letters shal come gre­tyng. We vnderstand by the letters patentes of the late soueraine lorde Edwarde the fourth kynge of Eng­land, a confirmation was made by these wordes.

¶ Edwarde by the grace of god kyng of Englande, and Fraunce, lorde of Irelande, To all to whom these pre­sentes shall come greting. We vnderstande by these let­ters patentes of the soueraine lord Edward the third, late kinge of Englande our progenitour made in these wordes.

¶ Edwarde by the grace of god king of Englande and Fraunce, lord of Irelande, To all to whom these pre­sent letters shall come gretyng. We vnderstand by our letter late caused to be made vnder our seale at our re­tournyng into Englande by these wordes.

¶ Edward by the grace of god kynge of England lord of Irland and Duke of Aquitaine. To al archbishops, bishops, abbots, priours, erles, barons, Justices, shy­rifes, gouernours, and mynisters, and to all bayliffes, and other his faithfull gretinge. We vnderstande by a writinge confirmed, whiche lord Edwarde late kynge of Englande our father caused to be made to the tyn­workers of the coūty of Deuonshyre, in these wordes.

¶ Edward by the grace of god kynge of Englande and Fraunce, lord of Irlande and Duke of Aquitaine, to al archebishoppes, bysshops, abbottes, priours, Erles, barons, iustices, shiriffes, gouernours, ministers, and to all bayliffes and other his faithefull gretinge. Wee [Page] vnderstande by wrytinge, whiche the lord Edwarde of noble memory, sometime kynge of England our father, made to the Tinworkers of the county of Deuonshire, in these wordes.

¶ Edwarde by the grace of god kyng of England, lord of Irelande, and Duke of Aquitaine. To all archeby­shophes, byshops, abbottes, prioures, erles, barons, iustices, gouernours, ministers, and to all bailifes and other his faithfull, gretynge.

¶ Of the Charter.

SCiatis nos ad emendationem Stanna­riorū nostrorum in Com̄. Deuon̄, et ad tranquillitatem, et vtilitatem Stannatorū nostrorum eorundem concessisse pro nobis et heredibus nostris (quam) omnes Stannatores predicti operātes in stan­nariis illis que sunt dominica nostra dū operantur in eisdem Stannariis sint liberi et quieti de placitis natiuorum et de omnibus placitis et querelis curiam nostrā et heredum nostrorū qualitercum (que) tan­gentibus. Ita quod non respondeāt coram aliquibus iusticiariis vel ministris nostris seu heredum nostrorū de aliquo placito seu querela infra predicta Stānaria emargente, nisi coram custod nostro Stannariorum nostrorū predictorum qui pro tempore fuerit exceptis placitis terre & vite et membrorū nec recedant ab ope­rationibus suis per summonicionē alicuius ministrorū nostrorum seu heredum nostrorum nisi per summonicio­nem dicti custodis nostri. Et (quam) quieti sint de omnibus tallagiis theoloniis stallagiis auxiliis et aliis custu­mis [Page] quibuscum (que) in villis portubus feriis et marcatis infra Com̄ predictum, de bonis suis propriis. Conces­simꝰ etiā eisdem stānatoribus (quam) fodere possint stannū & turbas ad stannū fodendū vbi (que) in terris moris et va­stis nostris et aliorū quorūcum (que) in Com̄ predicto, et aquas & cursus aquarum ad operationes Stānariorū predictorū diuertere, vbi et quociēs opus fuerit et eme­re buscā ad funturā Stāni sicut antiquitus fieri cōsue­uit sine impedimento nostri vell heredum nostrorum. Episcopum abbatum priorum comitum baronū ceu ali­orum quorumcum (que), et (quam) custos noster predictus vel eius locum tenens teneat omnia placita inter Stanna­tores predictos emergencia et etiam inter ipsos & alios forinsecos de omnibus transgressionibus querelis et cō tractibus factis in locis in quibus operantur infra stannaria predicta similiter emergentia et (quam) idem custos habeat plenam potestatem Stannatoribus predictis, & aliis forinsecis in huiusmodi placitis iusticiandi, et iustitiam faciendi prout iustum et hactenus in stanna­riis illis fuerit vsitatum. Et si qui Stannatorum pre­dittorum in aliquo de liquerint per quod incarcerari de­beant per custodem predictū arestentur et in prisona no­stra de Lidforde et non alibi custodiantur & detineātur quous (que) secundū legem et consuetudinem regni nostri de liberentur. Et si aliqui Stannatorū predictorū super aliquo facto infra Com̄ predictum, non tangente stan­naria predicta, se posuerint in inquisitionem patrie, vna medietas iuratorum inquisitionis huiusmodi, sit de stā ­natoribus predictis & alia medietas de forinsecis. Et de facto totaliter tangente Stannaria predicta, fiant inquisitiones sicut hactenus fieri consueuerūt et si quis eorundem Stannatorū fugitiuus fuerit vel vtlagatus vel aliquod delictū fecerit pro quo catalla sua amittere [Page] debꝪ. catalla illa per custodem predictum et coronato­rem nostrū Com̄ predicti appreciētur, & per ipsos prorimis villatis liberentur ad repondendum inde nobis et heredibus nostris corā iusticiariis itenerātibus in com̄ predicto, Volumus insuper et firmiter precipimus (quam) to tum Stannum tam album (quam) nigrum vbicumque inuē ­tum et operatū fuerit in Comitatu predicio ponderetur apud Cauistocke Asperton vel Chaggforde per pōdera nostra ad hoc ordinata & signata sub forisfactura stan­ni predicti et quod totum illud Stannum coignetur in eisdem villis singulis annis coram custode predicto ante diē sancti Michaelis in mense septembris sub forū cō cessimꝰ etiā pro nobis et heredibus nostris quod omnes stānatores nostri predicti totū stannū suū sic pōd ratulicite vendere possiut cuicumque voluerint in villis predictis faciendo nobis et heredibus nostris coignagium, et alias consuetudines debitas & vsitatas nisi nos et he redes nostri Stannum illud emere voluerimus. Qua­re volumus et firmiter precipimus pro nobis et heredi­bus nostris (quam) Stannatores nostri predicti habe āt om­nes libertates & liberas cōsuetudines et quietancias suprascriptas et (quam) eis sine occasiōe vel impedimēto nostri vel heredū nostrorū Justiciariorū. Escaetorū vicecomitū aut aliorū balliuorū seu ministrorū nostrorū quorū ­cū (que) racionabilit (er) gaudeāt et vtantur in forma predicta hiis testibus venerabilibꝰ patribus W. Cou [...]n̄ et Lich felden. S. Sarū et I karlion Epreis Hērico de lacer Comite Lincolū Radul de mōte Hermeri Comite Glo­cester et Herford, Humfred de Bohun Comite Hereford et essex adomaro de valencia. Hugone le despēser. Johē de Hastinges et aliis. Datum per manū nostram apud Westmonasterium de cimo die April, Anno regui nostri tricesimo tertio. Nes autē cōcessiones predictas ratas [Page] & gratas habētes, easdē pro nobis et heredibus nostris quantum in nobis est concedimus et confirmamus, sicut carta predicta rationabiliter testatur, hiis testibus ve­nerabilibus. w. Archiepiscopo Eborū Anglie primate. w. Wigorū episco. Cācellario nostro, Gilberto de clare comite Glocestrie & Herefordie, Johāne de Warenna comite Surre, Roberto de Clifforde Pagano Tibetoti, Roberto filio pagani senescallo hospicii nostri et aliis. Datū per manu nostrā apud Eborū quarto decimo die Augusti, anno regni nostri quarto. Nos autē concessiones predictas ratas et gratas habētes easdē ꝓ nobis et heredibus nostris quātum in nobis est predictis stā ­natoribus concedimus et cōfirmamꝰ sicut carta nostra p̄dicta rationabiliter testat (er) Propterea volentes eisdē Sannatoribus graciam facere vberiorem in hac parte cōcedimus eis pronobis et heredibus nostris quod ipsidū operantur in Stannariis illis quieti sint de mura­giis stallagiis taxationibʒ et contributionibus quibus­cūque de propriis bonis suis in Com̄. predicto hiis te­stibus veneralibus patribʒ. w. Archiepiscopo Eborum Anglie primate. I. Elien episcopo Cancellario nostro, H. Lincoln epis. The saurario nostro. Thoma Comite Norfolk, et Marescallo Anglie Auunclo nostro car. Jo hanne de warenna comite Surre. et Thoma Wake, Johanne de Boos. Senescallo hospitii mostri & aliis, Datum per manum nostrum apud Stanhope sexto die Augusti. Anno regni nostri Primo.

¶ Nos autem tenore Carte nostre sub sigillo quo nunc vtimur in Anglia tenore presentiū duximus exemplifi­candum. In cuius rei testimoniū has litteras nostras fieri fecimus patētes, Teste me ipso apud Langle duo­decimo die Nouēbris, anno regni nostri Anglie decimo septimo regni vero nostri Frauncie quarto. Nos autē [Page] litteras predictas ac omnia et singula in eisdem cōtentarata et grata habētes, easdē ꝓ nobis et heredibʒ nostris quātum in nobis est acceptamus et approbamus ac nūc Stannatoribus stannariorū predictorum et eorum suc­cessoribʒ ratificamus et confirmamus prout littere pre­dicte rationabiliter testātur. In cuius rei testimonium has litteras nostras fieri fecimus patentes. Teste me ipso apud Westmonasteriū vicesimo septimo die Nouē. anno regni nostri primo. ¶ Nos autē cartas et litteras predictas ac omnia et singula in eisdem contēta rata et grata habentes, easdem pro nobis et heredibus nostris quātū in nobis est acceptamꝰ et approbamꝰ ac dilectis nobis nunc Stannatoribus Stannariorū predictorū et eorum successoribus tenore presentiū ratificamus et confirmamus prout carte et littere supradicte rationa­biliter testantur, In cuius rei testimoniū has litteras nostras fieri fecimus patētes. Teste me ipso apud West monasteriū duodecimo die Februarii. Anno regni nostri Tercio.

¶ Pro quatuor marcis solut in Hanaperio.

DEuon̄, Magna Curia domini regis Ducatus sui Cornu­bie tenta apud Crockerentorre in comitatu Deuon̄, coram Thoma Deneys armigero, locum tenente Henrici Mer­ney militis Custod, Stannarie domini regis in Comitatu Deuonie Vicesimo quarto die mensis Septembris, Anno regni Regis Henrici octaui Secundo.

¶ The names of the Jurates.

• John Wolcot of chudlegh
• John Brabon
• Thomas Staplehyll
• Wyllyam Ryse
• John Wyddon
• Robart Foxforde
• Robart Wanell
• Wyllyam Fu [...]selande
• Robart Windeyate
• Rycharde Wratt
• John Nucombe. Jun̄,
• Wyllyam Nose worthey
• Thomas Myller
• Wyllyam Caselegh
• Wyllyam Fursse
• Wyllyam D [...]nbolde
• Alexander W [...]kes
• Thomas Bat [...]yll
• Thomas Tomlyn
• John Aysshe
• Rycharde Crote
• Wyllyam Mowry
• Galfridus Loskey
• John Smyth corser

• ¶ Rycharde Hamlyn
• John Vele
• John Bonycombe
• John Maddocke
• Wyllyam Myller
• John Baron
• Wyllyam Kyng of Hole
• John Eyre
• Rychard Langworthy
• Thomas Mathue
• John Eexte of Brēston
• Rychard Foxforde
• Rycharde Baker
• John Wydecombe
• Rychard Harte
• Wyllyam Wydecombe
• John Clyffe
• Wyllyam Edwarde
• John Saunder
• Thomas Gauerocke
• Mychell Sperkewyll
• John Baker
• Robart Tomlyn
• Wyllyam Berde.

• ¶ Wyllyam at Hele.
• Wyllyam Rede
• John Beare
• Nycolas Brugge
• Robarte Batyn
• Nycolas Combe
• John Hede
• Water Adam
• Wyllyam Odymer
• [Page]John Peake at Hele
• Wyllyam Tyllam
• Wyllyam Forde
• Wyllyam Brusey
• John Elberton.
• Roger Eggecombe
• Wylliam Chreston
• Jurdan Brugge
• Elias Elforde
• Androw Wattis
• Robart Hamme
• John Scobell
• Richard Rose
• Richard Pomery
• William Wyett

• Steuen Toker
• Richard Langesforde
• John Chreston
• John Leywod
• John Glubbe
• John Horewyll.
• John Cholwyll
• John Gye
• John Peke of Way
• Thomas Forde
• John Draper
• Thomas Adam.
• William Soped
• John Hyllan
• Wyllyam Gyll
• John Eston
• Robert Borne
• Robert Heyne
• Henry Humfrey
• Roger Langesforde
• Wyllyam Stephen
• John Tanner
• Henry Haly
• John Harte.

¶ The Statutes.

THat euery chosen, sworne and tryed by the assente and consent of al the Stanners in the countie afor­sayd, Enact, ordeine, and constitute, that euery statute of the Stāners afore this time than made to be voide, broken, and of none efecte, and those done a newe to be in this courte affirmed as hereafter foloweth.

FIrste be it affirmed and enacted at this presente courte, that al maner of plees be pledeable in the Tynne court, and al maner of maters, before the [Page] Warden or his deputye or Stewarde for the tyme be­yng, excepte .iii. that is to saye, plee concernyng lande, lyfe, and maime, as it is expressed in our Charter.

¶ And also be it enacted, that no deliueraunce nor wy­thername be deliuered by the Warden, vnder warden, or stewarde, to any person or persons for any Tyn, nor for any mater touchinge Tynne or Tynworkes.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that it shalbe lawful for euery man to digge tynne in euery place within the countie of Deuonshire, where as Tyn may be founde, and also to cary water to their workes, without any let or trouble of any person or persons, according to the olde vsage and confirmation of our Charter, and accor­dinge to our custome out of time that no minde is hath ben vsed. And if any person or persons, let, trouble, or vexe any man, to digge Tyn, or to carye water for the same, contrary to our custome and vsage, if it be found by verdicte of .xii. men at the lawe day. He that so let­teth, vexeth, or troubleth any suche person or persones, shal fall in the penaltie of .xl. li. as oft as he so letteth, vexeth, or troubleth, the one halfe thereof to my Lorde Prynce, and the other halfe to him that was so letted, vexed, or troubled, and a Fieri facias to be warded as well for my Lorde Prynce, as for the party.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that all Tyn gathe­red, washed, and made cleane within the iurisdiction of the saide Stannarie, be fyned and made white Tynne, before the feast of Michaelmas, and so brought to the coynage, and there coyned before the same feaste, vpon peine of forfaiture of the same tynne to my lord Prynce, and euery person that so coyneth white tynne, shal pay for the coynage of euery. C. of Tyn so coyned .xviii. d. ob. (quam). and also yerely at Myghelmas .viii. d. called white rente.

[Page]¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that no action from henseforth shalbe sued nor taken againste any spalyar, for workyng in any tynneworke, but agaynste hym or them that claimeth the free holde.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that if any person or persons being tinners, voluntarily appere before any man (except it be before the Warden or his deputie, for any matter determinable afore the said warden) if it be founde by verdite of .xii. men at the lawdaie, that then he to make fine with the warden or his deputie after his or their discrecion. And if it be founde by verdite of xii. men, at the suite of the partie, then he shal lese .x. li. the one halfe to my lord Prince, and the other halfe to him that wil sue it, and a Fieri facias to be awarded as wel for my lorde Prince, as for the partie.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that from henseforth no tynner sue none other tinner, for any tinne or tinworkes, but onely in the tynne court. And also that not in­ner sue none other tinner for any other cause (except ple concernyng lande, life, & mayhim) but in the ti [...] court, the courte of Lidforde, orels in the courte of whom he holdeth, after the custome and maner, vpon peine of a reasonable fyne to be ceassed by the warden or his deputie, if it be found by verdite of .xii. men at the law court. And if it be founde by verdict of .xii. men at the suite of him that was so sued, he shal fal in the penaltie of .x. li. the one halfe to my lord Prince, and the other halfe to him that was so sued, and a Fieri facias, to be awarded as wel for my lorde Prynce as for the partie.

¶ Also be it affirmed & enacted, that no tinner nor spa­lier fet any warrant, nor supersedias of peace againste any tinner or spaliar, but onely with the warden or his deputie: And if it be founde by verdite of .xii. men at a [Page] laweday, he shall make fine with the warden or his deputie. and if it be founde by verdite of .xii. men, at the suite of the partie, he shal lese .C. [...]. The one halfe to my lorde Prince, and the other halfe to him that was so greued, and a Fieri facias to be awarded, as wel for my lord Prince, as for the partie.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that if any person or persons enter into any tin worke with force, or so take away any tyn out of any tynne worke, if it be founde by verdite of .xii. men at a lawday for my lord Prince, he shalbe committed to Lydford, and there to remayne til he make fine with the warden or his deputie: and if the said entree or takinge away of tynne be founde by ver­dicte of .xii. men, before the warden his deputie, or his stewarde, at the suite of the partie that is so disseased, or hath his tyn so taken away, he that so entreth or ta­keth away any suche tynne, shall fall in the penaltie of xl. li. the one halfe to my lord Prince, & the other halfe to the partie that is soo greued, and a Fieri facias to be awarded, as well for my lord Prince as for the party.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that no person ne persons being tinners, shall not be returned in any Jurye for the king, nor betwene partie in no court of the stan­narie, but onely in the court where he dwelleth.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that if any person or persons geue or promise any tynworke or parte of any tynworke that is in variaunce or debate betwene par­tie and partie to any gentilman or other person, to haue lordship or maintenaunce for the same, the said worke or parte of the saide worke so geuen or promised, shall remayne to the elder owners, and he that so geueth or promiseth, and he that so taketh, if it be found at a law court by verdite of .xii. men, they bothe shal make fine [Page] with the warden or his deputie, and if it be founde by verdite of .xii. m [...]n at the sute of the partie, in an action of meintenaunce, euery of them shall fal in the penlltie of .xx. li. The one half to my lord Prince, and the other halfe to him that wil sue, and a Fieri facias to be awar­ded as well for my lord Prince as for the partie.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that no person or persons make no synder tynne after it is watered, be it a­laide with other tyn or not, or make any harde Tynne without it be marked with this letter. H. vpon peyne of forfaiture of the same tynne, the one halfe to my lord Prince, and the other halfe to him that so findeth it.

¶ Also be it enacted that the owners of euery blowing house shall enter their house, mark of his house, at the lawe court nexte after suche a house is made, in the ste­wards bokes, and also euery man that bloweth & coy­neth white tynne, shall enter his hot marke in the ste­wardes bokes before he coine his tynne, vpon peine of for fayture of the same tynne that is so coyned.

¶ Also be it enacted, that no tin be not reteined with no person or persons, by signe, badge, token, liuerey, pro­mise, or otherwise: but such as be manuell seruauntes, and other as the lawe doth permit, but onely with my lord Prince, the warden or his deputie, or with such as my saide lord Prince shall assigne, vpon peine of for faiture to euery man for euery moneth so reteined .xl s. if it be founde by verdite of .xii. men, or otherwise by due examination, or by sufficient proues had before the said warden or his deputie.

¶ Also be it enacted, that if any marchaunt or other person bie any tyn, and afterward the said ti [...] be found not marchantable, that then if he that bought the saide tyn come to the courte and bring the saide tyn or part ther­of [Page] and the owners marke, & the house marke not mel­ted nor broken, that then the saide tyn shalbe melted o­penly in the courte: and if there be any sinder tyn therin or not marchauntable, that then the owner of the sayde tin and he that blue the saide tynne, by the ouersight of the warden, his deputie or stewarde, shall recompence the said marchaunte for his costes and charges, & also to for fayt the same tyn to my lord Prince, and to make fine with the warden or his deputie for the same. And if the said tynne be founde good and marchantable be­fore the saide warden or his deputie, then the said marchāt shal fal in the penaltie of a .C. s. halfe to my Lord Prince, and the other halfe to him that is so greued, and a Fieri facias to be awarded vt supra.

¶ Also be it enacted and ordeined, that wher as diuers owners be in one worke parteners, and if any of them will defraude his parteners, and so suffereth the saide worke to be a lay, and by couenant betwene a stranger and him, suffereth the saide stranger to pitche the sayde worke, orels is awarned of the said pitche of the sayde worke, & doth not his partener or partnars to ware of the saide pitche, and so defraudeth his parteners, that then he that so defraudeth his partie shal lese his parte of the said work to his felowes, and he that so pitcheth and he that so defraudeth, euery of them shal fal in the penaltie of .xx. li. the one halfe to my lord Prince, and the other halfe to them that were so defrauded, if it be founde by verdite of .xii. men at the suite of the partie, that was so defrauded, and a Fieri facias to be awarded as well for my lorde Prince as for the partie.

¶ Also be it enacted and ordeined, that if any spaliers y^t hath the keping of any mans worke, and suffereth the said worke to be alaye, by couenaunt betwene him and [Page] a stranger, and causeth the saide stranger to pitche the said worke & so defraudeth him and his parteners that toke him the work to kepe, that thē he that so pitcheth shall lese his pitche, and he that so defrauded, & he that so pitched, euery of them shall lese .x. li. the one halfe to my lorde Prince, & the other halfe to the partye, if it be founde by verdite of .xii. men, at the suite of the party, and a Fieri facias to be awarded as well for my Lorde Prince as for the partie.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that a Nichil shalbe returned as it hath ben vsed, and the baylie be duely examined in the court, that the defendant may not be at­tached, and that the said defendaunt hath no goodes ne cattell wherby he maye be attached.

¶ Also be it enacted and ordeined, that al bargains and sales hereafter to be made by any person or persons be­ynge within the age of .xvi. yeres, to any person or persons, to be voide and of none effecte.

¶ Also be it enacted & ordeyned, that if any man or wo­man die seased of any tynworkes, their heire or heires being within the age of .xvi. yeres, that then he or she that is next of kin, to whom the right of the said work shal not descēd, or such as his father or mother putteth in trust shal haue the rule of the said tynworkes, and to yelde accompte to the saide heire or heires, when he or they commeth to the age of .xvi. yeres, and to haue re­sonable for his costes and charges.

¶ Also be it enacted and ordeined, that from hensforthe al maner of bargaines and sale made of al tinworkes, wherof any man is seased of, as in the right of his wif continue no lenger but duringe the couerture, and after the said couerture determined, all suche bargaines and sales to be vtterly voyde and of none effecte, and that it [Page] shalbe lawfull to euery such wife or their heires to en­ter into the [...] [...] so holden by their said husebande [...] [...] of the penaltie of any statute, and [...] or claim further therfore to be made. [...] enacted and ordeined, that from hense [...] nor warning made by any person or persons to any person or persons beynge within the age of xvi. yeres, of any tynneworke or tynworkes, be in any wise to them preiudiciall, but vtterly to be voide and of none effect, except it be geuen in open court, to his gar­den in the behalfe of the said enfante, and therupon the said gardē to make defēce lawful without couin, fraud or colour, so that the possession of the saide enfant be not los [...], nor reuouered in the defaute of the said garden vp­pon peine of for fayture of .xx. li. if it be founde against the garden, by verdicte of .xii. men, at the suite of the partie, and thervpon al suche recouers to be voide and of none effecte.

¶ Also be it enacted and ordeined, that if any person or persons being Tynners or Spaliers, refuse to paye or hereafter refuse to paye any part of such somme or som­mes of money as is or hereafter shalbe cessed vpon any of theym by the ordinaunce and assent of .iiii. substan­ciall Customers of euery of the .iiii. courtes, chosen and appointed by the warden or his deputie, for the ceassing of the same, for the confirmation of our charter, and for suche other charges & businesse as hath be done, or here after shalbe done for the wealth of the Stannary, shall fall in the penaltie of a .C. s. if it be founde by verdicte of .xii. men at the lawe day, or otherwise by sufficiente proues had before the Warden or his deputie, the one halfe to my lorde Prince, and the other halfe to thē that shalbe so assigned by the said warden or his deputie for [Page] the leuieng of the said money so ceassed, to the vse of the hole body of the stānary, & a Fieri facias to be awarded.

¶ Also be it enacted and ordeined, that no person ne persones make no washe but he warne his parteners that haue borne the charge with him of the workinge of the Tinne, and none other, vpon peine of for fayture of .x. li. the one halfe to my lorde Prince, and the other halfe to his parteners that haue borne the charge with him, if it be founde by verdite of .xii. men, at the suit of the party greued, and a Fieri facias to be awarded as well for my lorde Prince as for the partie.

¶ Also be it enacted and ordeined, that if any person or persons beinge leased of any tynworke, or parte of any worke nowe at this court holden at Crockerentory, & so seased, hereafter peasably continue .ii. Mighelmas washes without claime made in open court to the same and entred into a booke that shall hereafter remaine in the said courte of recorde, where as the saide tynworke lieth in, he or they that so haue continued peasably any suche worke or workes, shall haue the saide worke or parte of the worke to him and to their heires in fee, ac­cording to the custome of the Stannarie. Prouided al­way that this acte extende not nor be preiudiciall to a­ny woman couert, infant, within the age of. [...]vi. yere, men out of the realme, and men being in prison, hauing no space nor lybertie to make his clayme, nor to the heires of any lunatike man.

¶ Also be it enacted and ordeined, that if any action of trespas be brought by any tynner for any trespas done in his grounde, and then the defendaunt commeth into the court and saith that the place where as the trespas is supposed is his freholde, and praieth to be dismissed for as moche as it is concerning land, that then the ste­warde [Page] shall geue day at the next courte to bringe in his dede, wherby the freholde may appere in him, and then he to be dismissed, and if not, he to make aunswere to the trespas at his peryll.

¶ Also be it enacted and ordeyned, as it hath ben vsed in tymes paste, that .iii. maner of giftes of tynworkes to be good, that is to saye, by Testament, letter of At­tourney, and hande lyuery.

¶ Also be it ordeyned, where as a man hath dyuers tin workes, and will depart from them by hande lyuerye, or otherwise, by letter of attourney, it requireth lyue­ry to passe in euery worke.

¶ Also be it enacted and ordeyned, that if any personne or persons sell and delyuer any white Tyn or it be coy­ned, wherby my lord Prince shall lese his coynage, he shall forfayte the sayde tynne to my lorde Prynce, and to make fyne for his vntrue demeanour.

¶ Also be it enacted & ordeyned, that if any man coyne any other mannes tyn in his owne name, the same tyn shalbe forfayte to my lorde Prynce, and he that so coy­ned it to make fyne for his vntrue demeanynge.

¶ Also be it enacted and ordeyned, that where as dy­uers parteners be in one worke, it shalbe laufull for e­uery of them to worke in his owne parte, without any let or daunger to his felowes, and that his felowes to take no tynne at washe, but for as muche as they haue wrought, or as they haue leyde spale for.

¶ Also be it enacted and ordeyned, that if any tynner be wronged, that then he to complayne to the Stewarde at the courte, and if they wyll not do hym Justice, but be parshial, then he to complayne to the vnder warden and if he wyll doo hym no Justice, that then he to com­playne to the chiefe warden, and if he do no iustice, that [Page] then he to complaine to my lorde Princes counsaile at his libertie, and if any tynner do contrary to this acte, he shall fall in the penaltie of .xx. li. the one halfe to my lorde Prynce, and the other halfe to hym that he com­playneth vpon, if it be founde by verdite of .xii. men, at a lawe daye.

¶ Also be it enacted and ordeined that if any shireffe es­chetour, bayly arrant, or any other person arrest, trou­ble, or vexe any tinner going to his worke, being in his worke, or coming from his worke, as it is expressed in our charter, except it be by the cōmaundmēt of the war­den, his deputie, or steward, that then he shal fa [...] in the penaltie of .xx. li. half to my lord Prince and the other halfe to him that was so greued, and a Fieri facias to be awarded if it be founde by verdite of .xii. men.

¶ Also be it enacted & ordeined, that where as in times paste, al tynners haue ben customefree of all maner of Tollage, Toll, Stallage aide, and al other maner of customs, in townes, Portes, Feres, and marketes, of their owne proper goodes, as it is expressed in our sayd Charter, and that if any customer, controller, mayour baylife, waterbailife, steward of frāches, or any other person take any money of any tynner for any of the ar­ticles aboue rehersed, except it be the kynges custome, if it be founde by verdite of .xii. men, at the lawe daye, he shall make fyne with the warden, or his deputye, and if it be founde by verdite of .xii. men at the suyte of the partie, he shall lese ten pounde, the one halfe to my lorde Prynce, and the other halfe to hym that was soo greued, and a Fieri facias to be warded as wel for my lorde Prince as for the party.

¶ Also be it enacted that no man being a tynner, at the suite of any man shal not apere nor passe in any assises, [Page] neyther Nisi prius against no tinner or tinners for working or digginge for tin in any mannes freholde, accor­dinge to the custome of the Stannarie, vppon peine of forfayture of .xx. li. the one half to my lord prince, & the other halfe to the profite, vse, & behalfe of the Stāua­ry, if it be founde by verdite of .xii. men at the laweday.

¶ Also be it enacted, that it shalbe lawefull from hense­forth to euery lerned man to pleade in euery of the. [...]iii. tin courtes, so that they pleade there in englishe, and he that doth the contrary, his ple to be voyde & no more to be admitted to pleade any ple in any of the said courtes

¶ Also be it ordeined that a Scire facias shalbe awarded upon euery statute wher the partie is put to his action.

IN the highe court of our soueraine lorde the kyng, in his duchy of Cornewall, holden at Crockeren­tory in the countie aforesaid, before Phillip Champernon knyght, in the stede of Henry Marques of Exe­ster, warden of the Tynners vnder our soueraigne the king, in the foresaid countie of Deuonshire, the .xxviii. daye of October, in the .xxiiii. yere of the raigne of king Henry the .viii.

The names of the .xii. Jurates.

• John Southcote
• Willyam Burgrn
• John Atyshyll
• Richarde Wanell
• Phillip Furse
• John Newcombe

• John Vele
• Wyllyam Smyth
• Robert Hamlen
• John Ferres
• Wyllyam Myller
• John Horsehame
• [Page]Wylliam Noseworthy
• John Shere of Bon [...]hill
• Godfrey Los [...]ey
• Wyllyam Knapman
• Wyllyam Hore
• John [...]ndecote
• John Gray
• John Roo of Beridon
• Thomas Elberde
• John Maior
• John Bowdō of doccombe
• Thomas Hereys
• John Frenche
• Harry Erose
• John yoldon of midilcote
• Wyllyam Benet
• Wyllyam Comynge
• John Langworthy

• Rycharde Chalons
• John Mason
• Rycharde Wyllynge
• John Fote
• Thomas Berman
• Wyllyam Brende
• Nycolas Leteltor
• Nicolas Thorninge
• Baldewine Hele
• John Hutchyn
• Wyllyam Clarke
• Harry Caunterell
• John Lāgworthy of bokeland
• Thomas Phyllyp
• Rycharde Coyshe
• Rycharde Kyng
• Walterus Rowe
• Nycolas Brende
• John Pethybrygge
• John Wydecombe
• Wyllyam Baron
• Wyllyam Elys
• Thomas Predyaux
• John Voyse
• Rycharde Tayler
• John Forforde
• John Maddock of Husshe
• Thomas [...]amlyn
• Elyas Hert
• Wyllyam Snowdon

• Thomas Cole Armiger.
• Robert Cruys
• Henry Langesford.
• John Hert
• John B [...]de [...]
• Nycolas Lugger
• John Eston
• John Burneford
• John Chubbe of Hill
• John Atwyll
• John Horwyll of Lidford
• John Scotworthy
• [Page]Richard browne de Meuy
• Nicolas Compe
• Thomas Brownisdon
• Richarde Abbot of Cadley
• John Pomery of Mewy
• John Baron of Heath
• Ri. fosterd of Cornewode.
• Willyā Chapel of Chapel­legh
• John Hed
• Thomas Ford of Brixton
• Thomas Am̄
• Rychard Brownsdon.
• Thomas Toudon
• Henry Creyshe
• John Cole
• Phillip Fote
• John Stephin of Gnathā
• Walter Burgh
• Wil. Prior of Marytauy
• John Gee of Horrebrigge
• Richarde Drak
• Walter Knyghton
• John Hope [...] of witchu [...]ch
• Stephyn Toker.

¶ That certaine Jurates as is aforesaide, the electe, sworne, and tried men, with the assent & consent of all the tynners in the foresaid countie of Deuonshire, haue enacted, affyrmed, ordeyned and statute, and by these presentes stablishe, that as wel al statutes now of late made as al other statutes here afore time there made & affirmed before these statutes dothe at the laste courte, there they adnichilate and set as voyde, other therafter made to remayne and stande in full strength and effecte as afore more playnely appereth.

¶ Fyrste be it affirmed and enacted, from henceforth by auctoritie of this present courte, that al Tynners kepe theyr tynworkes as hereafter foloweth, that is to say, yerely betwene the feast of sainct Peter the aduincula & the feaste of sainct Mighell tharchangel nowe nexte fo­lowynge, to renewe or caused their hedweres Syde­bondes waterlettes and tayle of euery tynworke, that now is or hereafter shalbe, and if there be any tinwork or tynworkes, that hereafter be not kepte accordynge to this acte, as is before rehersed, it shall be lefull to [Page] euery man to pytche them as workes aleye, so that the pitcher whiche shall fortune to pytche any suche tynne­worke or tynworkes, for defaute of renuinge of them, as is aboue sayde, pitche the tynworke or tynworkes before the feast of all saynctes next folowinge after the sayde feaste of sayncte Myghel, and also geue warning to the owner or owners of the pitche of the saide tynne­worke or tinworkes, before the saide feast of al saintes in the presence of .iii. or▪ [...]ne of the sayd warnyng, the saide pitcher sh [...]ak [...] the saide owner or owners that he so warneth of the sayd pitche of his sayde Tynneworke or tynworkes, by the arme, she winge to hym with a lowde voyce, that he may here him, the cause of his pitche, and the daye when he pit­ched the sayde tinworke or tynneworkes, and also the sayde pitcher at the nexte Tynne Courte holden where suche tynneworke lyethe in, nexte after the sayde war­nynge geuen to the sayde owner or owners, at the be­ginninge of the sayde Courte, shall cause the stewarde of the same courte or his deputie for the tyme beyng to enter into his boke that shall remayne in the Courte at all tymes of recorde the name of his pitche, that is to wete, his owne name, and all his felowes names na­med to be pitchers of the sayde tynneworke, the tynne­workes name, the owner or owners names that he so warned, and the daye and place when he gaue them su­che warning, and therupon the saide steward or his de­putie for the time beinge in the same courte, and in the other stannary courtes next folowinge, wherin the said tynworke sieth not: when the Stewarde or his depu­tie shall thincke moste people to be presente, shal make proclamation of the sayde pitche, and warnynge of the saide olde owner or owners of the sayde tynneworke [...] [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] [Page] or tynworkes, orels the saide pitche to be voide and of none effecte, taking of the said pitche for his labour .viii. d. and then after the last proclamation of the sayde iiii. Courtes, the said owner or owners of the said tyn­worke or tynworkes shal haue lybertie by the space of iii. monthes, to proue his or their said tinworke or tinworkes to be truely kept, according to this acte, at the saide tynworkes head, that the said owner or owners, or one of their parteners within the saide .iii. monthes set one lefull daye to the saide pitche, when the said owner or owners or ther kepr wil proue his or their said tinworke or tynworkes, and at that day so appoynted by the saide owner or owners, the sayde pitcher shall giue attendaunce at the saide tinworke, from the sonne rysing tyll the going downe of the sonne, to here when the saide owner or owners, or kept accordinge to this acte, and if the saide owner or owners of the saide tyn­worke or tynworkes nor their kepte do not proue his or their saide tynworke kepte accordynge to this acte, within the said thre monthes, and at the day by him or them to the pitcher so appoynted (if the saide pitcher be there redy to here their proue) as is aboue sayde, that then the saide pitcher to haue the said tinworke to him and to his heyres for euer, accordinge to the custome of the Stannarie.

¶ And it is further enacted & ordeyned, that if the said pitcher at the saide daye appoynted by the saide owner or owners, to proue their said tinworke or tinworkes do worne or let the saide owner or owners or their ke­per to proue their saide tinworke or tinworkes, or ab­sent him selfe, and will not here their proue as is aboue specifyed, that then the said owner or owners shal com to the next tincourt holden, where their tinneworke so [Page] pitched lieth in and enter their sarmise of the letting of their proue, against the said pitcher, wherupon a scire facias shalbe awarded against the saide pitcher to ap­pere at the next court, and at the nexte court or at suche court when the scire facias shalbe returned, sued by the baylife of the same court, or by any other person by the steward auctorised for the same, that if the said pitcher nor no person for him do not appere, that then the sayde owner or owners or their keper, at the court shalbe admitted to proue theyr sayde tynworke or tinworkes in the courte, and the saide pitcher shal lose his pitche and for fayte .xx. li. The one halfe thereof to our soueraygne lorde the kyng, hauing no prince, & when god shal send vs a prince to the lord prince, and the other halfe to the said owner or owners, and processe for the leuieng therof to be awarded as it hath ben vsed vpon other penal­ties, & if the saide pitcher do appere vpon the suynge of the said scire facias, then the sayde pitcher shall haue a day ouer to make aunswere to the saide owner or ow­ners to their byll of surmise tyll the next court, if he wil praye the same, and at which courte if the saide pitcher can nothing say, but he pitched the said tynworke of the sayde owner or owners, and gaue them or any of them warnynge according, whiche matter will appere of re­corde in the Stewardes booke, as is aboue specifyed, wherupon the saide owner or owners set hym a daye of proue, as is aboue specifyed, that then if the said owner or owners brynge into the courte or the next court folowynge .iiii. or .v. tynners, prouing sufficiently that the sayde owner or owners or their keper were at the daye by them assigned to the saide pitcher at the tynworkes head, redy to proue their sayd tynworke lefully kepte, accordyng to this statute, & that the sayde pytcher warned [Page] him or them, or absent him selfe to the said owner or owners or their keper coulde proue their said tinwork or tynworkes, then the said owner or owners, or the keper shalbe admitted to proue their saide tinworke or tinworkes in the same courte by the steward, or his deputie for the time beyng, without delaye, and there to recouer their worke, and the said pitcher shal fal in the penaltie of .xx. li. the halfe therof to our soueraigne lord the kyng, hauinge no prince, and when god shall sende vs a Prince, then to the lorde Prynce, and the other halfe to the sayde owner or owners, and processe for the leuiynge thereof to be awarded as it hath ben vsed vpon other penalties.

¶ Prouided that if the said pitcher do lefully proue by iiii. or .v. Tynners before the Stewarde or his depu­tie at the sayde courte, that he shall haue daye ouer to emparal, that at the day of proue apointed by the same owner or owners, that he gaue attendaunce to the hed­weare of the sayd tinworke that he pitched, supposinge to be the hedwere of the same tinworke that he pitched and the said owner or owners or their keper come to a nother hedweare, whiche parteyneth to the same tyn­worke that the said pitcher pitched, and gaue warning of that, that then the olde owner or owners or their keper shall proue their said tinworke or tinworkes in the tincourte or at the nexte courte there holden, and therby the sayde pitcher to lose no penaltie but only his pitche, and the sayde owner owners to recouer but onelye the tynworke or tynworkes.

¶ Prouyded also that after such pitchyng and warning geuen of any tynworke or tynworkes by any person or persons, that if the sayde pitcher be not knowen by the partie that warned of a pitche, or els he aboyde the coū trey, [Page] so that the saide owner or owners of the said tyn­worke or tynworkes can not come by hym, to set hym a daye of profe of his saide tynworke or tynworkes by hym soo pitched, that then the sayde owner or owners shal enter or cause to be entred in the said tyncourt with in the saide .iii. monethes next after the laste proclamation of the sayde courtes, that wyll proue theyr sayde tynworke or tynworkes at a certayne daye by the ow­ner or owners to be lymitted within the saide .iii. mon­thes, that they or theyr keper at their said workes hed and thereupon at the same courte, and at the .iii. other stannarie courtes, where as the sayde tynworke lyethe not, then nexte folowinge the Stewarde shal cause the bayliffe to make open proclamation of the day that the saide owner or owners wyll proue their said tynworke or tinworkes at their tynworkes head, at whiche day if the saide pitcher come not at their said tinworkes hed to haue their proue as is aboue saide, he shall lose hys pitche, and the said owner or owners shal recouer ther saide tinworke or tynworkes, and the sayde pitcher to fall in the penaltie of .x. li. the one halfe therof as is a­boue specified, & for the same proclamations to be made the sayd owner or owners shal geue the steward .viii. d

¶ And also be it affirmed & enacted, that the acte made at Crockerentorre aforesaide, the .xxiiii. daye of Sep­tember, in the second yere of the raigne of our soueraine lord kyng Henry the .viii. of and for the kepyng of all tinworkes within the said stannarie, and euery thynge conteyned in the same acte, be from henceforthe vtterly voide and of none effecte.

¶ Also that where out of time (that no mynd is) it hath ben vsed within all the stannarie of Deuonshyre, that euery person working many stremeworkes shuld kepe [Page] their grauel, robel, and sand, vnder the swerd of grasse and by force of the water to conuey it to the great riuer because it shuld hurt no mannes pasture nor quirte any tinworke. And nowe it is supposed by certaine inhabi­tauntes of the hauen townes of Dertmouth and Plimmouth within the saide countie, that the said robel, grauell, and sandes, decendeth by reason of the great flud­des to the saide hauen townes, wherby in continuance it shulde greatly hurte and quyrte the said hauens, whiche god forbede. Wherfore be it enacted and ordeyned, by aucthoritie of this present courte, that euery person or personnes that hereafter shall worke in any st [...]eme­worke, or cause any stremeworke to be wrought, that they and euery of them conueye and cary or cause to be conueied and caryed, the grauell, robell, sandes, in olde atches, tippettes, miry places, or other conuenient places, from the said great riuers, so that the saide grauel robel and sandes, be not conueyed to the sayde hauens of Dertmouth and Plymmouth, or any of them hereafter shalbe decaied or hurted vpon peine of such fyne and fines, as hereafter shalbe by the lord warden or his de­putie, sessed or set vpon euery person or persons, for euery defaut so offendyng contrary to the prouision of this statute, to the vse of our soueraigne lord the king. &c. if any such defaute be found by verdicte of .xii. men at the laweday, at any of the said .iiii. Stannarie courtes.

¶ Prouided alway that no person or persons conuey or brynge their grauell, robel, or sandes into any hatches tyes, or waterlettes of any tynworke, while the sayde tynworke is in workyng, and if any person or persons do, the partie greued shall haue lyke remedy by actyon as it hath ben hertofore euer vsed for the same offences this acte not withstandynge.

[Page]¶ Also be it enacted and affirmed, that euerye person or persons, that hereafter shall worke in any hatche workes, nygh the riuer of Dert, Tamer, or any other gret riuer, that descendeth to the said hauens of Dertmouth and Plimmouth or any of them shall turne or cause to be tourned their lake waters into their hatches that they haue wrought, and theron conuey their grauel, robell, and sandes from the great ryuer, soo that it be not conueyed to the saide hauens, or any of theim, whereby the sayd hauēs or any of them hereafter, shalbe decaied or hurted, vpon like peyne as is next aboue specifyed.

¶ Also that where at the great court holden at Crocke rentorre the .xxiiii. daye of September, the .ii. yere of the raigne of our said soueraigne lorde kyng Henry the viii. that it was enacted and ordeined, that if any per­son or persons being warned of the pitche of any tynne­worke or tynworkes, and did not proue their said tin­worke or tynworkes, within .iii. monethes next folo­winge, and after that, if the said owner or owners did sue, vexe, or trouble the said pitcher after the saide .iii. monthes, or enter into the said tinworke, shulde fall in the penaltie of .xx. li. if it were founde by verdite of .xii▪ men at the suite of the partie, by force of whiche statute many and diuers subtil persons haue craftly pitched di­uers tynworkes, & haue geuē crafty warnings of their pitche to the owners of the said tinworkes, which warning the saide owners haue not perceiued nor hard and sometime the said owner or owners haue continued dayly working in the saide tinworkes, at the tyme of the saide warninge, and soo tyll after the saide .iii mone­thes expired and somtimes the saide pitches after they haue geuen suche warnynge of the pitche of their sayde tinworke to the saide owner or owners haue absent thē selfe, [Page] so that the said owner or owners coulde not mete with them to set a day to proue their saide tinworkes, within the saide .iii. monethes, accordynge to an other statute therof made and prouided, so after the saide .iii. monethes were expired, the said owner or owners had no remedy to sue the said pitcher for their lefull remedy but they shuld fal in the penaltie aboue specifyed, wher­by the said owners haue lost many of their tinworkes, and also forfayted the said penalties in the same statute aboue specified, to their vtter vndoinge.

¶ Wherefore be it enacted & ordeyned by vertue of this great court, that the said act made in the .ii. yere of our souerain lord the king, & euery thing in the same act cō teyned be fromhenseforth vtterly void & of none effect.

¶ Also be it affirmed & enacted, that fromhenseforth no bailiffes of the stannarie shall take of any person or persons, that hereafter shalbe arrested vpon any nichil, or for suertie of peace, aboue .vi. d. and that the keper of Lidforde nor his deputie shal take of any person or persons that hereafter shalbe arrested vpon a nichil, or for suertie of peace any fees vnles the parties so arested be brought to the pryson of Lydford, & that the keper shal take of euery suche prisoner for his fees but .ii. s. vi. d. & for his meat and drinke according to the olde custom heretofore vsed, vpon peine of .xx. s. for euery time that the saide keper or baliffe doth contrary to this statute, if it be founde at the lawday in any of the said .iiii. stan­nary courtes, the one halfe to our soueraigne lorde the king, and the other halfe to the partie greued.

¶ Also be it affirmed & enacted, that no bayliffe ne bay­liffes bringe no person ne persons to the prison of Lyd­forde that hereafter shalbe arrested by a nichil, except it be vpon an execucion of a condempnacion: if the person [Page] or persons that so shalbe arrested, fynde or bring to the said bailiffe or bailyffes sure & sufficient suerties to an­swere the partie plaintife at the next court after the said arrest, vpon peine of .xx. s. for euery tyme so offendynge the one half therof to our soueraigne lord the king, and the other halfe to the partie greued if it be found by [...] dite of xii. mē at a lawday in any of the .iiii. Stanna­rie courtes. ¶ Also be it affirmed & enacted, that the steward or his deputie for the time being, shal take for the crowning of any person, not aboue .ii. s. & the bathe for his returne of the iury for the same, not aboue .vi. d. vpō peine of euery suche defaut xx. s. the one halfe. &c.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that no person ne persons from henseforthe be admytted to any essoyne vpon any issue to be tried after .xii. men haue appered, & that it shalbe leful to the partie playntife or plaintiffes vpō euery issue to be tried after the iury returned, one tyme to be assoyned, according to our olde custome, & in lykewise the defendante or defendantes, so the saide essoyne be layde before .xii. men haue appered. &c.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that euery Tinner or Tynners within the sayde stannarie shal make or cause to be made before the saide feast of saincte Mighell the archaungell next commynge theyr hedweares and tai­les, like a brode hoked arrowe in all drye tynworkes, and halfe hokes in all tynneworkes adioyninge to any Ryuer, vppon peine of a resonable fyne to be ceassed by the lorde warden or his deputie, if it be founde by ver­dite of .xii. men at a lawe daye in any of the sayde .iiii. Stannarie courtes.

The names of the Jurates.

• John Batishyll
• Wylliam Noseworthy
• John Newecombe
• Wylliam Hore
• Godfrey Loskey
• Wylliam Rugge
• John Shyre
• John Endecote
• Thomas Ilbert
• John Frey of Manaton
• John Parre of Heanocke
• William voyse
• John Frenshe
• John Lāgworthy of Hattishil
• John Rowe of Berydon
• Thomas Caselegh
• John Coysshe
• Richarde Abraham
• John windyate of Grendō
• Alexander Drayton
• James Benet
• Simon Tauerner
• Rycharde Crote
• John Glanfylde
• xxiiii. Jurats in the stāna­rie courte of Aissheberton
• Thomas Predyaux
• Wylliam Cowarde
• John Bery senior
• John Veal
• John Voyse
• Robert Hamlyn
• Richarde Taylor
• John Maddok of blakeal
• Thomas Hamlyn
• John Dolbeare
• Ri. langworthy of lesewel
• John Horsham
• Jo. lāgworthy of Buklād
• Wylliam Smith
• Jo. widecombe of bukelād
• Wylliam Bouicombe
• John Stiddeston
• Thomas Wodde
• [Page]Thomas Phillipp
• Richarde Quoysshe
• William Leer
• John Dybell
• Hary Paty
• Robert Hanworthy

• ¶ Richarde Chalons
• Nicolas Thorney
• John Mason
• Thomas Forde
• John Luscombe
• Walter Stondon
• John Fote
• Rychard Abbot
• Wyllyam Chapell
• Water Elforde
• John Browne
• John Med of Shitstor
• John Hedde
• Edmond Lange
• John Meyeow
• Andrew Walker
• Wyllyam Towsen
• John Stert
• Hary Canterell
• Wyllyam Martyn
• Thomas Brounsdon
• John Bacer
• Roger Bond
• Wyllyam Bendr

• ¶ Roger Langysforde
• John Cole of Peterstau [...]
• Richarde Darke
• John Atwyll
• John Stutworthy
• Hary Crees
• Water Borrowe
• John Redeclyffe
• John Wyllyams
• John Brounsdon
• John Wattes
• John Gie of Horebr̄g
• Rafe Eston
• Roger Pagge
• Roger Gyll
• John [...]at [...]oke
• Water Langisford
• Water Knygton
• Marten Edward
• John Hopar
• John Godyng sen [...].
• Water Gladfylde
• Wyllyam Pryor
• Thomas Stondon.

¶ That certaine Jurates, as is aforesayde, the electe sworne and tried men with the assent & consent of al the Tynners in the foresaide countie of Devonshire, haue [Page] enacted, affirmed, ordeyned & statute, and by these pre­sentes stablishe that as well all statutes nowe of late made, as al other statutes hereafore time there made & affirmed before these statutes dothe at the laste courte there they adnichylate and set as voyde, other there af­ter made to remayne and stande in full strength & effect as more playnely appereth.

WHere before this time diuerse & many Tynners in the said countie of Deuonshire haue geuen a­way all their tinworkes, some of them to their childrē and some of them to other persons of their kin and fren­des, & some of theym haue suffered recoueres to be had against them to that intent they wold be frō henseforth reputed & taken as no tinners, by meane whereof they haue by that couin and crafte, discharged them selfe as wel of their apparance in the stannarie courtes, as also of al other contributions and charges which by reason of the said tinworkes ought to support and beare with other tinners, accordyng to the olde custome of the said stannarie: and yet that not withstāding the said geuers and other persons against whō such recouers were had of the said tinworkes, haue all times after such giftes and recouers had and made taken therof the issues and profites to their owne vse.

¶ Wherfore be it affirmed and enacted from henseforth, by auctoritie of this present courte, that as well al such person or persons that before this or nowe be seased or that hereafter shall be seased of and in any tinworke or parte of any tinworke, be it of a state in fee symple, fee­taile, or for terme of lyfe or lyues, that haue made or hereafter shal make any gyft or lease of all his or their whole tinworke or tinworkes to any of their said chyldren, or to any other person or persones to his or theyr [Page] vse, or haue or hereafter shal suffer any suche recouers to their vse, or to the vse of the said geuers hereafter do of the said tinworke or tinworkes, or of any part of thē take any issues and profites or any other annuel rent & profite, by any such colour to his own vse, frō hensforth to be reputed & taken for tinners, as thoughe no suche gift, recouery, or leasse had be made, and to beare their contributiōs & charges amongest other tinners of the said stānarie, according to the olde custome of the same & if any surmise or complaint be made to the lorde war­den of the said stannary for the time beinge or to his de­putie or steward of the same stannary other knowledge be had or ministred to the officers of any such person or persōs that so doth take the issues & profits of any such tinworke or tinworkes or part therof, or thereof hath the vse, and denieth him to be takē & reputed as a tinner that then the said lord wardē, his deputie, or stewarde of the said stānarie courts, shal haue auctoritie to ward a precept of scire facias against the partie, vpon whom any such surmise, cōplaynte or other knowledge shalbe had or made, cōmaunding him by the same to appere at the next tincourt, wherin the partie then shal dwel, be­fore the lord wardē, his deputie or stewarde, then to be holden, at which day if he do appere in the one ti [...]coure, the trothe therof to be tried by the other, or other of the said person or persons that shalbe called in by the saide scire facias, whether he or they so called do take the is­sues and profites of the same tinneworke or tinworks or any other person or personnes to his or their vse, or of any parte of them, or elles that any other persone or personnes do thereof stande and be seased to his or their vse, and if the saide partie after he is returned warned, do make defaute, that then his or theyr defaute i [...] the same Courte to be recorded, and [...] that, the same [Page] same partie or parties shalbe still accepted & taken for a tinner or tinners, till any such person or persons will of his or their owne frewyll come into the said court & discharge them selfe by his or their othes, in fourme a­foresaid, and if any person from henseforth after any su­che othe made, do againe accepte and take any issues & profytes of any such tynworke or tinworkes, then vpō due information, profe, or knowledge had to the sayde officers in fourme afore said, in any court of the Stan­narie, within the iurisdiction wherof any such tinwor­kes lye or shalbe, that they or any of them dothe or soo shal take any issues & profite, that like processe be eft­sone made againste the saide parties and like order and othe to be had in fourme afore saide.

¶ Prouided alwaies that if it happen any suche tinner or tinners, whiche hath or will geue away his or their said tinworke or tinworkes, & saith or deposeth that he or they taketh no profite to his or their owne vse, nor that any other person or persons standeth seased to his or their vse, and be & will be reputed and taken as noo tinner nor tinners, as before is mencyoned that then it shalbe leful to al other tinners to sue & be at lybertie a­gainst any such person or persons that so denieth to be a tinner or tinners, in fourm aforesaid, in any other place out of the .iiii. Stannarie courtes, vnto such time that al suche person or persons which so denieth to be tinner or tinners, in fourme aforesaid, happen to be a tinner a­gaine, and also enter his or their name or names into the stewardes rolles or boke of recorde in the same stā ­narie court where as any such person then shall happen to dwell, and at the same tin court to cause the steward or his deputie for the time beinge to proclayme him or them as a tinner or tinners againe, any suche custome [Page] or statute made, vsed, or prouided to the contrary in any wyse, not withstandinge.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that no person ne persons from henseforth take away any tyn gathered in a­ny tinworke, where so euer it be be founde from the owner or owners or other occupiers of the saide tinworke or tinworks, which haue borne or hereafter shal beare the costes & charge for the gatheringe and workinge of the same, but the said person or persons so claiming the said tin or tynworke, may lefully cause the saide owner or owners, or occupier or occupiers to be attached by the said tin so gathered, where so euer it be founde vpon a plainte by the saide claime to be affirmed againste the said person or persons that so hath gathered the said tin in the same Stannarie court, wherin the said tinwork or tinworkes, & the same tin so to be gathered liethe or shall lye, and therupon the said owner or owners or o­ther occupier or occupiers of the same tinworke or tyn­workes, that be so attached by their said tin, shal finde sufficient suerties to the bailife or his deputie, by whō the sa [...]de attachement shalbe so made, or by his deputie or any other, by the steward of the same court being ly­mitted where as the said tin is gathered, accordinge to the lawe and custome of the said stannarie, to aunswere the said claimer at the next tin court holden, nexte after the saide attachemēt so had and made, within the whi­che courte where as the said tinworke or tinworkes so in variaunce lieth or shal lye, and after the said suertie founde, the said tinner so attached to be deliuered to the said person or persons so attached. And if any person or persons from henseforth with force or otherwise take a waye any tin so gathered, & hathe borne no charges for the working therof, as is abou [...] [...] ▪ [...] ▪ that th [...] the [Page] saide person or persons so taking away the said tinne after due profession of the partie or parties soo offendinge before the sayd lorde warden, his deputie or Steward, he or they so offendynge shall be commytted to the pry­son of Lydforde, and there to remayne tyll he make fine with the lorde warden or his deputie or stewarde, and the sayde takinge awaye of any suche tynne be founde, as before is expressed by verdite of .xii. men at any lawe courte there holden after, at the suite or complaynte of the partie greued, then he that so taketh awaye any su­che tynne shal fal in the penaltie of .xl. li. the halfe ther of to our soueraigne lorde the kynge or Prynce, when it shall please god to send vs a Prince, and the other to the partie so greued, and for execution therof a prcepte of a Fierie facias to be awarded, as well for our soue­raigne lorde the kynge or the Prince, as for the partie complainaunte and greued. ¶ Prouided alwaies that if there be from hensforth any action cōmenced against any person or persons by vertue of this present act and statute, that then the defendant or defendantes to haue one court day ouer to imparle, to make his or their an­swere. And if the saide defendant and defendantes wyl pitche to haue it, and there at the nexte courte after to make him or them aunswere at his or their perill with out delaye.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that if any person or persons be taken by his body at the suite of any partie, vppon any plainte or plaintes commenced in any of the said .iiii. stannarie courts, and the said partie at whose suite he or they whiche shall be so taken and imprisoned at Lidford, be after ward none suite in his or their said action or actions, that then the said partie or parties so beinge nonsutie in his or their sayde action or actions, [Page] shall yelde and paye suche costes and damages to the saide person or persons so taken and imprysoned as shal be adiudged and demed by the lord warden, his deputie or stewarde for the time beinge, and a fieri facias to be awarded for the leuyeng of the same, to the vse of the party so to be imprisoned vpō a precept of returne made by the baylife at the day of returne of the same, that the partie so beinge nonsuted had no goodes ne cattel wher of he might or shall make execution by the said fieri fa­cias, as that then a precepte of a capias to be awarded by the courte to attache the body of the saide person soo beyng nonsued, and the day of returne, where if the same partie by the saide Capias be broughte into the courte, or other wise in propre person do appere, then he to pay the sayde costes and damages, or elles to be commyt­ted to the prison of Lydforde, there to remayne tyll he or they haue payde it.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that if any person or persons from hensforthe take away any blacke tyn, or tinstones out of any tynne worke or any other place by night or by day, without he or they which taketh away any such tin or tinstones, do the owner or owners or his or their parteners, or his or their workemanne whiche haue borne the charges of the working of the same, be­ing owners of the same tinworke to knowledge therof, which haue borne the costes and charges for the wor­king of the same tin with him or them, or their spaliers of the same tinworke, which hereafter shall worke and gather the same tin, that t [...]en he or they so offending, if it may be duely proued before the lord wardē his depu­tie or steward for the time being, by examinatiō in open court, or by way of actiō tried & condemned, or by presētmente and verdite of .xii. men at the lawe courte of the [Page] Stannarie, wherein the said tinworke lieth, that then the said offender or offenders by the saide lorde Warden his deputie, or stewarde to be cōmitted to the pryson of Lydforde: vnlesse he or they so offending can finde suffi­cient suerties to paye or recompence the partie or par­ties greued for his or their Tin so taken awaye, & also to make fine with the lord warden his deputie or Ste­warde, for his or their vntrue demeanoure and offence wherof the one halfe shalbe to our soueraigne lorde the kyng or prince, & the other halfe to the vse of the whole body of the Stannarie beinge Tinners.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted from henseforth that if any person or persons do make any vnlefull labour to any enquest sworne in any of the .iiii Stannarie cour­tes, or do manasse or threten them or any of thē to passe with the one partie or the other, or promise thē any moneye or other rewarde, to geue their verdite, that then the said person or persons so makinge the saide vnleful labour, or manasing or thretening the saide enquest, or promising them any money or reward vnlefully for geuinge of their said verdite of .xii. men at the lawday by the great enquest, or by verdite of .xii. men at the suite of the partie greued, that then the said enbracers or of­fenders so offendyng, shalbe committed to the pryson of Lidforde, there to remayne vnto suche time that he or they so offending contrary to the prouysion of this sta­tute, haue made fine for the same with the lorde wardē or his deputie, or steward for the time beyng, and besi­des that, if it be found by verdite of .xii. men at the suite of the partie greued, by accion of the same imbracery & [...] full labour, and that processe of a capias for his body, or a Fieri facias for his goodes to be awarded, at the election of the partie that shalbe so greued, as well [Page] for satisfaction of the kynge or Prince [...]s for satisfacti­on of the same partie greued.

¶ Prouided alwaies that al such persons as be or hereafter shalbe parties to any action sued by thē or any of them, or against them or any of them in any of the sayde stannarie courtes, wherupon the said parties be or shal be at issue, and all such other persons as then haue any interest, right, or title to the thing in demaunde or va­riaunce, or their leful solicitours may well and lefully labour the saide inquestes to appere & to geue their verdite accordinge to suche euidence as shall be geuen vnto them, according to their conscience & not otherwise.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that where as diuers persons being owners and parteners, or hereafter shal be owners & parteners, which be nowe seased or here­after shalbe seased ioyntly together, of and in any tinne­worke or tinworkes, and if the whole title of the same tinworke or tinworkes be or shalbe in varyaunce, & if any of the said owners and partners from hensforth do refuse to supporte and beare such maner of charges and expenses in the lawe, with his or their pateners of the same tinworke so in variaunce according to their portion and partes, as they & euery of them haue or hereaf­ter shal haue in the same tinworke or tinworkes of for and about the suite and trial of the title of the same tin­worke or tinworkes so being in variaunce, or herafter shalbe in varyaunce, if he or they be required therto by his partener or parteners of the same tinne worke, that then he or they that so wyll refuse to beare and pay his or their parte or partes, accordinge to his or their por­tion or portiōs of the same tinworke indifferently charged to receiue or take any profyte of his or their part or partes of the same worke so beinge in varyaunce vnto [Page] such time he or they haue paide him or their said costes and charges for the harme to him or their said fellowe now [...]e [...]g or herafter shalbe owner or owners, partner or partners with him or them of the same Tinwork or tinworkes, which is or shalbe in variaunce, according to the olde custome of the Stannarie.

¶ Also be it affirmed & enacted, that if any personne or persons beinge now peaseably seased of and in any tyn­worke or parte of any tynworke in the countie of De­uonshire at this present great court holden at Crocke­rentorre, and so continued to Mighelmas coynage peasably seased without clayme or title made in open court, by any person or persons to the same, & entred in a boke or roll that shall hereafter be apointed & remaine in the said court of recorde, within the iurisdiction of whiche court the said tinwork is or lieth, he or thei that so haue continued peaseably their possessiō in any such tinwork or tinworkes, shall haue the saide tinworke or part of the tinworkes to them and to their heyres in fee fore­uer, according to the custome of the stannarie.

¶ Prouided alwayes that this acte extende not nor be preiudiciall to any woman count infant within the age of .xvi. yeres, any personne beinge out of the realme, or beinge in prison or being lunatike or out of his mynde, so that any of the said persōs, that is to say, that women couert, after the deceasse of their husbād, within y^e space of .ii. yeres, & their heires & the said persōs so impryso­ned within the space of▪ ii. yeres after they be at theyr libertie of their said imprisōment, and the said persons beinge out of this realme, and hauing no knowledge of this act within like space of .ii. yeres, or lacking knowledge thereof, within the space of one yere after his or their cōming into Englande, or any of the heyres of the saide person or persons, after tyt [...] to him or them geuē [Page] by the death of his or their auncetours within one yere then next folowing, if any of the said persons before ex­cepted dye within the said two yeres do make their claime by action in any of the saide stannary courtes, wheras any of the saide tynworkes lye.

¶ Also for as much by occasion of euidence geuen by corrupte and vntreue witnesse to inquestes sworne within the .iiii. stannarie courtes betwene partie & partie, vn­true verdites haue be geuen to the great hurt and preiudice of many tinners, wherfore be it enacted & affirmed that from henseforth if any person or persons geue any false euidence, and commit periurie in his euidence ge­uen in any of the sayd stannarie courte to enquest or en­questes sworne betwene partie & partie, & if he or they that shal geue any such false euidence and commit p [...] rie, be found coulpable and giltie by verdite of .xii. men at a law court in the same stannary court where as the same false euidence and periurie shalbe committed, that then he or they that so shal offende shalbe committed to the pryson of Lidford, there to remaine vnto such time that he or they can fynd sufficient suerties to make fyne with the lorde warden his deputie or stewarde for the tyme, to the vse of our soueraigne lorde the kynge, ha­uing no prince, and when it shall please god to sende vs a Prynce to the lorde Prince.

¶ Also be it affirmed & enacted that al statutes & a [...]tes made at this great present court before this time, & not adnulled to stand in their full grength and force, & that a fieri facias shalbe awarded aswell vpon euery of the said statutes now standing in their force, as also vpō all suche statutes & actes as now be made at this presente great court or parliament holden and kepte at Crocke­rentorre aforesaid.

BE it knowen for the amendment of our ti [...]iners within the countie of Deuone, and for the quietnes & profite of the workemen therof, to graunt for vs and our heyres, that all the miners afore saide labouringe in these mynes whi­che be of oure dominion or patronage, so longe as there worke in those mynes, that they be free and quite from all plees quarellinge touching our courte or any of our heires, in what maner soo euer it be, so that they shall not be bounde to apere before any Justice or minister of oures or of our heyres, for any plee or quarell commenced within the saide worke of tinnage, but onely before the warden of our mynes aforesaid for the time beinge, excepte it be in plea of land, lyfe, and lym, nor they shal not departe from their workes by any sommon of any officer of oures or of our successours, but onely by the arrest of our said warden: and also that they be quite & free from Tallages, Stallages, with customes & such charges what so euer they be, within towne, port, [...]e [Page] or market within the saide countie, of any goodes thei haue. Also we graunt vnto the said miners for the digginge of tyn and for the fynding therof, that they maye breake any grounde within any parte of our open land, moore, or waste, or of any other mannes, who so euer it be, within the countie aforesaid. Also that they may change the course of waters and waters standinge, for the furtherance of their workes, when and as oft as it [...]lb [...] [...]de. Also to bye bushement for the meltinge of the tin, according to the olde custome, without impedy­ [...] eyther of vs or of any of our successours, or yet of bishops, abbottes, priours, earles, barōs or any other who so euer they be. And that our foresaid warden or his vicegerent do kepe & haue before him al plees that shall arise or may be entred betwixte any of the said mi­ners amongest them selues or any other with them, he to haue full power to geue iudgement, & decise the mat­ter according to auncient custome, and if it chaunce any of the minours so to offend, that for the said offence our wardē haue arested him & apoint him to prisō, we will that he be in prison in Lydford & none other place, vntil he be discharged by proces of the lawe of our Realme. And if it happē any of the miners aforesaid for any fact cōmitted within the said coūtie, not apperteining to the said miners, and putteth himselfe to the enquerie of the coūtrey: we wil that the one halfe of the quest of inque­ry be of the cōpany of the miners, and the other half not of thē but of forreners in that worke: & if any fact com­mitted towching his or their mineworke, that thē que­rie be made wholly after the custōe in the miners, & if it happē any of the said miners to be fugitife or els outlawed, or haue don such offence, for the which he shal lose or [...] his cattel, the said cattel to be praised by the [...] [...]den and ou [...] [...] within the said countrey, [Page] and so by him the partie or parties brought forth to an­swere vs or our heires belore the iustices apoynted for the said count next assises folowing. Moreouer we wil & straightly cōmaund that al miners of tin aswel wh [...]t as blacke, where so euer it be finde or wronght within the said coūtie be weyed at Tauestocke, Ayss [...], [...] Chagforde, by our weightes ordeined & sealed for that purpose, vnder the forfayture of the said tyn, & that all the tin be coyned or receiue coyning in the foresaid tow­nes yerely before our said warden, & before the feast of sai [...]ct Mighell in September in the markette place.

And we graunt for vs & for our heires, that al tin rey­ners which hath so lawfully w [...]ied ther tin may [...] the same to whō so euer it shal chaunce after coynage with other customes due & vsual in the said townes for vs & our successors, if we mid not to bie the said tin our seifes ¶ Wherfore we will and cōmaund for vs & for our hey­res, that our miners aforesaid haue and mioye all their liberties and fre customes prescribed, and this to haue without any let or impediment of vs our heires, or any officer vnder vs, what so euer they be, these being wit­nesses of our will. W. bishop Couentre and Litchefield S. bishop of Salsbury, I. bishop of Kerl [...]l, Henry La [...]y Earle of Lincole, Ralfe of mount Hermor, Earle of Glocester, Humfrey of Behem Earle of Essere Adome­re deualētia, Hughe Spēsar, Jo. Hastinges and other, Dated by our hande at Westminster the. r. of Aprell, the .xxxiii. yere of our raigne. We graunte & confirme for vs & for our eyres so much as in our power is, that all these confessions and liberties be ratified and hadde fre as our foresaide charter reasonable witnesseth these honorable being presēt record, W. bishop of yorke pry­mate of Englād, W. bishop of worce [...]er our [...], Gilbert clare. [...]ar [...]e of Glo [...]. & Hardford, I. [...] [Page] Earle of Surrey, Rob [...]rt Clifforde pagan tybot, Ro. Pagare Senescallo, husher of our houshold with other dated by our hand at Yorke, the .xiiii. day of August in the .iiii. yere of our raigne.

¶ We by the same do ratifie these grauntes for vs & for our heyres as much as our auctoritie wyl vnto the said miners confirmed as our Charter reasonable bereth recorde. Therfore we willing to shewe the more fauoure vnto the said miners, do graunte for vs and our heyres that the same miners so longe as they be vnder laboure in the mynes, be quitte free and clerely discharged from all tallages, taskes, contributions and other such pay­mentes in their goodes within the countie afore sayde, wytnesses W. Archebishop of yorke, primate of Eng­land, I. bishop of Ely our chaunceler, H. bishop of Lincolne our treasorer, the Earle of Norfolke & marshal of Englande, our vncle, Jo. Warrenna Earle of Surrey and the wake, Jo. Bays vssher of our houshold, with other dated by our hande at Stanhope, the .vi. of Au­guste, the fyrst yere of our raigne.

¶ We by the tenour of our charter vnder our seale whi­che we nowe vse, and hauinge willed by these present to be enlarged. In witnesse whereof we caused this letter patentes to be made my selfe, bearing witnes at Lang­ley, the. [...]vii. yere of our raigne of England, and of our raigne of Fraunce the .iiii. yere. We do allowe and ap­pro [...] the said letters patentes, and ratifie all thynges in th [...] confirmed, for vs for our heyres, to the behofe of the said miners, as our letters aforesaide, sufficient­ly witnes, and for further confirmation we caused this letters patents to be made, witnessing my selfe at westminster the .xxvii. day of Nouember, in the fyrste yere of our r [...]gne. When & where we confirmed, allowed, [Page] and ratified al thinges in the said letters comprysed by our whole power and auctoritie for vs and for our hei­res, in frendship of our labourers in the mynes a­foresaide, as our charter and letters patentes doo recorde, and for certaintie thereof we haue caused these oure letters to be made, witnessinge my selfe at westminster the .xii. daye of Febru­ary, in the third yere of our raigne.

The statutes of the Stannarie. Londini, Anno a Salutifero virginis partu. M. D. LII.

DEuon̄ Magna Curia Domini regis Ducatus sui Cornub. tenta apud Crockerentorre in cornit̄ Deuon̄ predicto corā Johē Charles armigero locū tenente Johānis Comitis Bedford custod. Stannarij dicti domini Regis in predicto comit̄ Deuon̄. vicesimo sexto die Martij. Anno regni Edvvardi sexti, dei gratia Angliae, Francie, et Hibernie Regis, fidei defensoris a [...] in terra Ecclesie Anglicane & Hibernice supremi capitis Sexto.

The names of the Jurates.

• ¶ George Burgin
• Richarde Wauerell
• William knapman senior
• John Newcombe
• John Pyncent
• William knapman Juni.
• Harry Wyll.
• Robart Foxforde
• Augustus Noseworthy
• John wauerel alias voisei
• John Estbroke alias▪ shyl­ston
• John Martyn
• Nicolas Cleyff
• Richard Loskey
• Andrew Smardon
• John Periman
• Wylliam Treud
• John Smyth
• John westcote
• Wylliam Aysshe
• John Balle
• John Coysshe
• Galfridus Christopher
• Pancaratius Shere

• ¶ Phillipp Hawton
• Walter Elforde
• John Lu [...]combe
• John Aduent▪

• ¶ Wyllyam Burgyn
• Richarde Langworthy
• Christofer Warrin
• Thomas hamlyn
• Richarde Tayler
• John Foxforde
• John Stydson
• John Horseham
• John Widecombe
• John Debyll
• John Seyger
• Laurence Withecombe
• Wylliam Hole
• Thomas Bickeforde
• James Maddicke
• Edward Hanworthy
• Walter Stephen
• Peter Kynge
• Thomas Pers
• Richard Hamlyn
• Williā Wotton alias Byle
• Quirinus Rowge
• Willyam yolla [...]e
• Rycharde May [...]

• ¶ Henry Lang [...]forde
• John Furlong of tamertō
• John Badge
• Wylliam Burges
• [Page]Thomas Forde
• Walter Rowe
• John Worthe
• Phillipp Forde
• Wylliam Hengston
• Mighell Edgecombe
• Hughe Crocker
• William Stiddeston
• Frauncis Chappell
• John Rosedewe
• Richarde Brokyn Juni.
• Richarde Holberton
• John wyndeal
• John Foster
• Rycharde Abbot
• John Baker de Torre
• Henry Hanger
• John Elforde
• Richard Brokyn senior
• Robert wynston
• John Tucker
• Randall Eston
• Robert Ebbisworthy
• John Peterfielde
• Thomas Alwyll
• Roger Gyll
• Henry wylley
• Richard Lansford de brattō
• Wylliam Geye
• John brouerdson de surton
• John Fotte Junio [...]
• John Tal [...]ot de walk [...]
• John Hanworthy
• John horewill de lid [...]ord [...]
• John Sleman
• John Row de cholewill
• John Wattes de Beare
• John Richard
• Nicolas Lugger Junior
• John Fot senior de buclād▪

QVi quidē iurati sic vt prefert̄ electi iurati & triat [...] ex assensu & consensu omniū Stannatorū in predicto comit̄ Deuon̄, enactant affirmāt ordināt statuunt & per presentes stabiliunt quod tam omnia sta­tuta nunc de nouo facta, quā omnia alia statuta ante hee tempora ibidem facta et affi [...]mata, preter illa statuta qu [...] nunc in ista curia & in alijs curijs ibidem antea tētis adni­hilantur & euacuātur, omnino imposterū permaneant in vigoribus suis et effectis vt plenius inferius patebit▪

WHere muche harde and euyll Tynne hath ben here to fore sundry tymes made coyned with­in the Stannarie of Deuon without the let­ter H. set vpon the same, notwithstāding the statute therof prouided not onely to the great slaunder of the Stannarie, but also to the great losse and hinde­raunce of marchauntes and other personnes that haue boughte and occupied the same, whiche is manifestlye knowen to rise and growe by crafty & subtil blowinge of sinder tin with Pite and Colom without the which kinde of blowing of sinder tyn, no harde or euyll tinne can be made, nor the owners therof myght haue of su­che sinder but littell or no fruite of aduauntage.

¶ For redresse and reformation whereof be it affirmed enacted and ordeyned, at this presente courte, that all tynne hereafter blowen, or to be blowen, vpon the flote after the customable course and maner of blowynge of blacke Tyn being not mixte with harde tin, be alwaie reputed and taken to all intendmentes for good & pure tin. And that all tinne hereafter blowen or to be blo­wen, with a pite or a shorte flote, after the customable course and maner of blowing of sinder tī, whether it be mixt with other tyn or not, be alwaye reputed & taken to al intendmentes for hard tyn, and that the letter H. be set vpon the same before it be coyned, vpon paine of for faiture of the same to the lord Prince, and in defaute of a prince to our soueraigne lord the kyng, if it be foūd by verdite of. [...]ii. men at a laweday. And further if it happen hereafter any such harde tynne to be coyned be­fore the letter H. be set vpō the same, and so put to sale, or worse mettall to be couered and hid within the same harde tyn, other then the kind or nature of the same [...]al cast and beare in himselfe, or worse mettall then good [Page] tyn to be couered and hyd by falshed and deceipte with in any other pece of tyn hauing not the letter H. and soo coigned and put to sale, then if vpon complaynte of the buier therof it be founde by verdite of. [...]ii. men at a law daye, and proued by the viewe and melting of the same tynne, or part therof in open courte, being brought be­fore the great inquest, then & there sworne for the kyng with all the markes of the same vpon one pece not mel­ted nor broken, within the iurisdiction of whiche court the same tynne was made, that then the firste owner or owners of the same tyn shall not onely forfayte the va­lue of the same tyn to the lorde Prynce, for the tyme be­inge, & for lacke of a Prince then to our soueraine lord the king, but also shall forfaite for euery such false pece of tyn .x. li. the one halfe therof to the lord prince, & the other halfe to suche person or persons being the buier or buiers of the same as shall complayne or make suite at a laweday for the same, be it by byll, information, or o­therwise, & a Fieri facias to be awarded for the same, as vpon other penall statutes. And also the blower or blowers of the same tyn to be sette openlye in the pillo­rie in a market daye or a lawedaye, by the space of sy [...]e houres for his or their vntrue demeanour, in attemp­ting any thinge contrary to this acte. And if the sayde blower or blowers do after that againe likewise offēd contrary to this act: that then the said blower or blowers to incurre such punishement as shal seme to the lord warden or his deputie most mete or conuemente. And vpon cōplainte made by the marchaunte or buier of any pece of tyn, to be hard tin, & the same afterwardes in o­pen court, & in the presence of the gret enquest melted, & proued good, then the said marchaunt or buier shal for­faite for euery such pece found good .x. li. The one m [...]i [Page] tie therof to the lord prynce, and for lacke of a prince to the kinges maiestie, and the other moytie to hym that doth sue for it, & proces therof to be made as aforesaid.

¶ Also be it affirmed & enacted, that if any marchauut or other persone hereafter buie any tyn, and after that the said tin be founde to be falsely made, contrary to the said acte, and that not with standing the marchaunt or buier & the first owner of the same by priuy contractes, paymentes, or otherwise betwene thē conceale the vn­true making therof, wherby condigne punishement can not be done & ministred to such offendours, according to the said statute, if it be founde by verdite of .xii. men, at a law day: that then they bothe shall fall euery of them in the penaltie of .x. poundes for euery pece of tin so concealed, the one halfe therof to our soueraigne lorde the king, and to the lord prince, when god shall send vs a prince, and the other halfe to him that wyll complayne or sue for the same, by bil information or otherwise.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted that the acte made at Crockerentorre the .xxiiii. daye of September, in the second yere of the famous kyng, king Henry the eyght of for and concerning synder tyn and hard tyn. And also that the act made at Crockerentorre aforsaid, the same xxiiii. of September, the yere aboue written, of for & concernynge tyn not marchauntable, euery of the saide two actes, and all thing and thinges in euery of theym conteyned be from hense for the vtterlye voyde and of no force nor strengthe.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that no person or persons shal sel or put to sale any maner of white tyn made & cast in slabbes bloges or shockes before it be coigned, vpon paine of forfayture of the saide tyn, in maner and fourme aboue sayde, any acte heretofore made to the cō trary [Page] not withstanding, and both the sellar and the bui­ar to forfaite euery of thē .xl. s. for euerye slabbe cloge and shocke so bought & solde, if it be founde by verdicte of .xii. men of a lawdaye. The one halfe thereof to the lord prynce, when god shal sende vs a prince, & for lack of a prince then to our soueraigne lorde the king, in ma­ner and fourme as is aforesaid: and the other halfe to the partie that will sue or make complaint for the same by byll, information, or other wise. ¶ Item where it hath ben heretofore of late dayes vsed in euery of the iiii. Stannary courtes, after issue ioyned in any actiō or suite betwene partie & partie, that the plaintife shal nominate .xii. of the iurours whom he list, and the de­fendaunt other .xii. to try that issue, wherby poore men be not onely oppressed by riche, but also the officers can not do iustice, accordinge to righte and equitie, by rea­son of the saide euyll vsage.

¶ Wherfore be it affirmed and enacted that from hence for the vpon euery Venire facias awarded after issue ioyned in any of the sayd Stannarie courtes, that the bay­liffe of the courte for the time beinge, or the foster of the quarter, if the bayliffe be chalenged by his othe, then & there in open court taken, shall immediately returne & nominate to the stewarde .xxiiii. honest and indifferente tynners, according to the tenour and effect of his wryt or precept taken of the playntife, for euery returne for his fee so made .iii. s. iiii. d. and no more, which .xxiiii. persons so returned, the bayliffe of the courte or foster, that so make the returne, shal sommon and warne to ap­pere at the next tyn court there to be holden, at whiche court, if any of the iurours do make default being warned, then he to for fayte to our soueraigne lord the king and to the lord prince, when god shal send vs a Pr [...] [Page] xii. d. issues. And at the same court if a ful iury do not a pere, orels after apparaunce of a full iury by chalenge of any of the parties the iury is like to remaine vntakē for default of iurours: that then the lord warden his deputie or steward of the court for the time being, vpon request made by the partie plaintife, or by the defendaūte in the default of the plaintife shal haue auctorite by vertue of this act, to cōmaunde the baylife or the foster as aforesaid of the stānarie court for the time being, by his othe, then & there to be taken, to returne name & apoint as often as nede shall require, so many of such other ha­ble & indifferent tinners then being present in the sayde stannarie court, as shal make vp a ful iury, whiche per­sons so to be named & impaneled by such bailife or foster shalbe added to the former panel, & their names annex­ed to the same. And the lord wardē his deputie or steward of the court for the time being, shall & may procede to the triall of euery such issue, with those persons that were before impanelled, & with those newely added to the said former panel, by vertue of this act, in such wise as they might or ought to haue done, if al the iuroures had ben empanelled vpon the Venire facias awarded to trie the said issue. And that euery suche triall had after the making of this act shalbe as good and effectuall to al intentes constructions & purposes, as if suche tryall had ben had and tried by .xii. of the iurours empaneled and returned vpon the Venire facias awarded to try su­che issue. And in case such persons as the sayd baylyffe or foster shall name & appoint, as is aforesaid, or any of them, after they shalbe called be present & do not apere, or after his or their apparaūce don wilfully withdraw him or thē selues frō the presence of the court, that then the lorde warden his deputie or stewarde, for the tyme [Page] beinge shall and may set .C. iii. s. iiii. d. fine vpon euery such iurour makyng defaulte, or wilfully withdrawing him self as is aforesaid, the said fine to be leauied in such maner and forme by the bailife of the Stannarie courte as other amerciamentes of the saide courte haue been heretofore leuied: and so the issue shalbe tried at the same court without further delay, and euery of the .xii. men that be sworne shal haue .xii. d. a peece of the parties for and towardes his iourney for that daies labour, y^e same money to be leuied and parted openly in the face of the courte to the iurours, immediatly when they haue geuē their verdit, or before their verdit, if the matter or actiō shalbe otherwise ended, or els for default of paiment of the same money to be comitted to Lidforde, there to re­mayne vntil he hath paied the iurours their said money and if the bailif of the said court or foster, as aforesaid do not geue warning to the .xxiiii. that hath first returned, and to euery of them then he to paie his or their issues, that so make default beyng not warned. And that by vertue of this acte, it shalbe lawful for both plaintif and defendāt to take their chalēge to the array & to the pol­les aswel of them that be first returned, as of them that be so named, added and annexed, to the former panell, by the said Baylif or Foster, and that from henceforth, af­ter issue ioyned, the plaintif, nor the defendant, shall cast no essoine, any acte heretofore made, or custome in the Stannary, vsed to the contrarie notwithstandyng.

Prouided alway, and be it affirmed and enacted, that if it happen the bailife and the array to be chalenged by any of the parties, and there vpon the array be quaished that then the bailif to repay vnto the plaintif, the sūme of .iii. s. iiii. d. whiche he before receiued for the making of the returne of the said iurie, as is aforesaide, and that [Page] at the same courte there be a Venire facias, directed to the Foster of the same quarter, to make returne for the said matter, as aforesaid, at the next courte then folow­yng, & then to procede there in, as before. Also be it af­firmed & ēacted that if any person or persōs at any time hereafter make any vnlawful labour to any bailif of the Stannary courte, or Foster: for or concernyng any re­turne by him to be made and impaneled betwene partie and party, or geue or promise him or any other person or persons to his vse & behou [...]e, any maner of gift rewarde or porcion of money for the same, or to be lefte out of any returne hereafter to be made in the Stannary court, or geue or promise any maner of gift, reward, or porcion of money to any man that by the Baylife or Foster shall be retourned in any iurie, whether it be before the makyng of the said retourne or after, for to haue frendship or fa­uour in his or their mattier, other then suche porcion of money as to thē is limitted for their labour at this pre­sent courte, or if any person or persons at any time here­after cōmit any wilful periurie, or procure any wilfull periurie to be cōmitted in any of the .iiii. Stānarie cour­tes: that then he y^t so laboureth the said baylife or foster or so geueth or promiseth, as afore is said: and the bailif foster, or iurour, that so taketh any suche gift, rewarde, promise, or porcion of money, and he that so cōmitteth or procureth wilful periurie, as is aforesaid, euery of them so offending, if it be founde by verdit of .xii. men at a law courte shalbe cōmitted to the prison of Lidford, their to remaine till suche time as he or they can finde sufficient suerties to make fine with the Lorde warden, his depu­tie or stewarde, to the vse of our soueraigne lorde y^e king hauing no prince, & to the lorde prince when God shall send vs a prince. And besides that if it be founde by ver­dict [Page] of twelue men at the sute of the partie greeued, that then euery of them so offendyng shall fall in the penaltie of .xx. li. the one halfe therof to our soueraigne lord [...] the king or prince when god shall send vs a prince, & the o­ther to the partie grieued, and a Fieri facias for his or their goodes, or a capias for his or their bodies to be a­warded as wel for satisfaction of our saide soueraigne lorde the king or prince, as for the partie grieued.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that where sundry tinworkes & sundry partes of tinworkes within the stan­narie of Deuon. herafter be named or cōteined vpon one letter of attourney if liuery passe in one of the saide tinne workes or part of the same tinworkes, it shal frō hense for the enure and be a good sure & sufficient liuerie for all the residue named or to be named or cōteined in the same letter of attourney, in as large & ample maner as thou­ghe liuery had passed in euery one of the said Tinworks or in euery part so named or to be named or conteined, so that the very owner of the saide parte and partes at the time of the said liuerie, any acte heretofore made to the contrary not withstanding. And that where any person is or shalbe seased of diuerse & sundry tinworkes or par­tes of tinworkes, and wil depart from them al by letter of attourney, if rehersal be made vpon the letter of attorney of name of one or certaine of his said workes, & the rest by generall wordes of al his tinworkes, or partes of tinworkes in the countie of Deuonshire, it shalbe as good sure and effectuall in the lawe, to all intentis constructions & purposes, as though speciall resital of eue­ry tinwork or part of euery such tinwork had ben made vpon the same. And that likewise on lyuery made of and in any part or parcell of the same, to be as good, sufficy­ent, and effectuall in the lawe for the whole, as though [Page] liuerie had passed seuerally in euery parte & parcel ther­of as aboue is said. And that al gyftes and bequestes of sundry tinworke or tinworkes, be it by general words as is aforesaid, or otherwise by testamēt hereafter made or to be made to any person or persons, although the executoure or executoures of the same testamente refuse to proue the same be alwaies good, sure, sufficient & auay­lable in the lawe, according to the said testamente: any statute, lawe, or custome heretofore had or made to the cōtrary not withstanding. ¶ Also be it affirmed & ena­cted, that no demurrer in the law vpon any cause action or demaund, frō henseforth be allowed or admitted in a­ny of the .iiii. stannarie courtes in the countie of Deuō.

¶ Also be it affirmed & enacted, that no person or persōs from henseforth cōmence any action in any of the .iiii. stā narie courtes, except it be for the entring into any tyn­worke or tynworkes, but onely within such court, with in the iurisdiction of which court the partie playntife or plaintifes and defendant or defendauntes, or one of thē shall inhabite & dwel at the tyme of the commencemente of the same action vpon peine to forfaite and paye to the partie defendaūt or defendauntes .x. s. of lawful money of England for euery such action cōmenced or to be com­menced, if the partie defendante or defendantes at his or their apparaūce, wyll demaunde & sue for the same, and execution to be awarded for the same, accordinge to the lawes and customes of the stannarie, and the plaintiffes to lose his or their said action or actions, any law or cu­stome heretofore vsed to the contrary not withstandyng.

¶ Also where before this tyme diuerse faygned actions haue ben prosecuted in the stannarie courtes, wherunto the defendantes haue ben forced to appere, and ioyne the same to a countrey, and the sayde actions so ioyned to a [Page] coūtrey, the plaintiffes haue suffered the same to be and depend in the courtes, not continued of a longe space, vntyl suche tyme as the said plaintife hath watched his aduauntage, or the absence of the said defendaunt and then proceded in the same, in the defaulte of the said defendāt, not being warned therof, contrary to all right, equitie & good conscience. ¶ Wherfore be it affirmed and enacted that if any person or persons from henceforth shal com­mence any maner of action in any of the .iiii. stannarye courtes, wherunto the defendaunt appereth, and dothe ioyne vnto a countrey, if the said plaintife suffer the said matter so pleaded to a countrey to remayne, and do not procede & set for the his suite within .iiii. courtes next so lowing: that then his said action vtterly to be voyd and discōtinued, as though it had neuer ben before pleaded.

¶ Also be it affirmed and enacted, that in al actions [...]ommenced in any of the .iiii. Stannary courtes, wherupō the damages is not declared aboue the somme of v. li. except it be in an action of trespas, for entring into any tinworke or tinworkes, & the partie defendaunt wyll put the same to the triall of the coūtrey, then there shalbe at the next court then folowing .iiii honest indifferente tyn­ners returned appointed and taken vp in the face of the courte, by the bailiffe for the tyme being, by an othe opē ly in the said court to him to be ministred to trie the sayd issue, and there to be charged vpon an othe by the stew­arde, for the triall of the same matter, and to geue ver­dicte therin, and assesse damages & costes, according to the order of the lawes of the stānarie, whervpon al principall chalenges are to be allowed, and other to be returned, as afore in their stede, by the bayliffe. And if he be chalenged, then by the steward for the tyme beinge, and the steward to haue for his precept to the bailiffe .iiii. d. [Page] and the bayliffe for his retourne .iiii. d. ¶ Also for as moche as many pitches of sondrye tynworkes haue ben heretofore entred into the courte rolles or bookes of re­corde, not withstanding that many of thē haue ben some time laufully proued by their old owners or the kepers according to the statute therof prouyded, yet alway the same pitches remaine in the said bokes, as matter of re­corde and no recorde of writing to the contrary, whiche in processe of tyme may be a great occasion of much con­trouersie & strife. ¶ Be it therfore affirmed and enacted that if there be any tynworke or tynworkes hereafter pight by any person or persons as a work alay, and the owner or owners or keper of euery suche tinneworke so pight, do proue the same work kept according to the statute therof made & ꝓuided, or y^t the pitcher of any work pitched do release his said pitche, that then the said ow­ner or owners, or their kepers, or one of them shal cause the stewarde for the time beinge, within syxe monethes next after the day of the entring of the said pitche, to en­tre the saide profe or release into his boke directly nexte vnder the place of entry of the said pitch of the said wor­ke so proued or released, wherby it maye there lykewise appere & remayne as matter of recorde: so that it be ap­proued sufficiently before the steward in open courte, by ii. or .iii. witnesses sworne for the same, or by confessiō of the pitcher, or els the saide profe & release to be voyde and the said pitche to be good and auaylable, and the ste­ward in the day of entring therof, to proclaime the profe or release in open court, & to haue for his labour in that behalfe .iiii. d. & no more. And that it shalbe lauful for euery such principal pitcher to release euery such pitche to the old owner or owners, within .iii. monethes next after the day of the last proclamation of the said pitch, & [Page] not after, & at any place as wel by word as by writing.

¶ Also be it affirmed & enacted, that if any person o [...] persons hereafter shalbe attached by his goodes or cattals by vertue of any attachement directed oute of any of the foure Stannary courtes, and therupon do finde suerties and do not appere at the next court after suerties so foūd that thē it shalbe lauful to the bayliffe of the same court where such attachemēt shalbe made, to returne the same person or persons so attached to a nichill. Any act or cu­stome hertofore vsed in the stānary to the contrarye not­withstanding. For as much as it is most requisite that the fees of al maner of proces, and the pleadinge of acti­ons within the stannarie courtes, ought to be apparāte to all suters there, wherof they haue tofore ben in great ambiguitie & doubt, some payinge more and some lesse.

¶ Wherfore be it affirmed and enacted by thauctority of this present courte, that the stewarde or his deputie for the time being, shall haue frō henseforth for euery atta­chement sued out .vi. d. and not aboue. And for euery capias for the body .vi. d. & not aboue, for euery scire faci­as to cal in proues or witnessis, wherin is but one name vi. d. & not aboue. For euery warrant of the peace super­sedias and recognisaunce of the peace, euery of thē .vi. d. And if there be any more names in a Scire facias, for calling of proues, or warrant of the peace, supersedias, or recognisāce, thē the suer therof to pay for euery name vi. d. for euery deliueraunce but .vi. d. for euery Scire facias vpon the statute of lettinge of profe .ii. s. that is to say .vi. d. for the scire facias, howe many names so e­uer they be, and .xviii. d for the byl of the same statute to be made by the steward for euerye scire facias, vpon all other penal statutes .xviii. d. that is .vi. d. for euery sci­re facias, howe many names so euer there be, and xi [...]. d. [Page] for the byll of the same statute, for euery execution .vi. d. And for al other proces but .vi. d. for the declaration of any maner of action laide into the court .iiii. d. in proper person, and by attourney, the partie not beinge presente v. d. and for taking of a day to impleade being in proper person .ii. d. And if there be more defendantes in the said actiō being absent, to pay attorney peny for euery of the defendaūtes being absēt, & for the answere of any defen­dāt or defendātes being ioyntly pleaded, & in proper person .iiii. d. and by attourney the partie not present .v. d. The replication & the reioynder laide into the courte in proper person or by attourney, euery of them .iiii. d. for entringe of euery condēpnation and iudgement, euery of them .iiii. d for euery deposition written .iiii. d. For eue­ry intergatory ministred in the court in writinge .iiii. d. For entring of euery surmise vpon the statute of lettyng of proues .vi. d. for the lawe gage of euery defendaunte vi. d. For the essoine of euery playnt not pleded, i. d. for y^e continuaunce of euery plainte not pleaded .i. d. for the continuance of euery action pleaded .ii. d. For euery re­cognisaunce entring .viii. d. for the copy of the byl of sur­mise .xviii. d. For the copy of euery byll vpon any other statute .xii. d. For the copy of a declaration of trespas vppon the case .viii. d. For the copy of al other pleas .iiii. d. and not aboue, for any of the matters before mencioned.