Misprisions in Cities and Boroughs Act 1354
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1354 c. 10 |
| Year | 1354 |
(28 Edw. 3) C A P. X.
‘ITEM, Because that the Errors, Defaults, and Misprisions which be notoriously used in the City ofLondon for Default of good Governance of the Mayor, of the Sheriffs, and the Aldermen, cannot be enquired nor found by People of the same City;’ '(2) it is ordained and established, Thatthe said Mayor, Sheriffs, and Aldermen, which have the Governance of the same City, shall cause to be redressed and corrected the Defaults, Errors, and Misprisions above named, and the same duly punish from time to time upon a certain Pain; that is to say, At the first Default a thousand Marks to the King, and at the second Default two thousand Marks, and at the third Default that the Franchise and Liberty of the Citybe taken into the King's Hand. (3) And be it begun to enquire upon them at St.Michael next coming, so that if they do not cause to be made due Redress as afore is said, it shall be enquired of their Defaults by Inquests of People of foreign Counties, that is say, Of Kent, Essex, Sussex, Hertsord, Butkingham , and Berks , as well at the King's Suit as others that will complain.
'II. And if the Mayors, Sheriffs, and Aldermen be by such Inquests *thereto assigned , indicted, they shall
*Not in Orig .
be caused to come by due Process before the King's Justices, which shall be to the same assigned out of the said City, before whom they shall have their Answer, as well to the King as to the Party. (2) And if they put them in Inquests, the same Inquests shall be taken by foreign People, as afore is said. (3) And if they be attainted, the said Pain shall incur and be levied of the said Mayor, Sheriffs, and Aldermen, for Default of their Governance; (4) and nevertheless the Plaintiffs shall recover the treble Damages against the said Mayor, Sheriffs, and Aldermen. (5) And because that the Sheriffs of Londonbe Parties to this Business, the Constable of theTower , or his Lieutenant, shall serve in the Place of the Sheriffs, to receive the Writs, as well Originals of the Chancery as...To continue reading
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