212 Longleat Papers, A.D. 1553—1588. 



Thus appereth which be felonies ; their punishment 

 is Deaths : There be also other offences punishable 

 in a meaner degree which you are to enquire of Viz : 



First and principally if any person of his owne Imagination, or by the 

 Report of other do speake any seditious or sclanderous newes of our Soveraigne 

 Lady Q,uene Elizahethe, or do set forth in writing any suche matter. 5 

 Eliz. c. 9. 



If any tell false news, whereof discorde may rise between the Queen and her 

 Nobles, or people ; or, false news of Prelates, Dukes, Barons, Lord Chancellor, 

 Lord Treasurer, Gierke of the Privy Seale, Stewarde of the Q,uene's House, 

 Justice of one Bench or other. 2 Rich. ii. 2. 



If any person do set forth phantasticall prophesies to make Rebellion or 

 disturbance within thisRealme or other the Cluene's dominions. 5. Eliz., c. 15. 



Also of Retaynors, geving of lyveries, signs, tokens, badges, or maintenance, 

 or imbracery.* 33 Hen. viii. c. 10. 



Item, all manner of escapes of any arrested of felony, 1 R. iii. c. 3. 



Item, if any by subornation of other or by his owne art shall commit 

 wilfull perjury in any the Queue's Courts of Record, in Leete, Lawday, View of 

 Frankpledge, Ancient Demesne Court, Hundred Court, or Court Baron. 

 5 Eliz. c. 9. 



Item, of those that keep gunnes and cross bowes and use them contrary to 

 the statute. 33 Hen. viij. o. 6. 



Item, of all suche as use and play at'unlawfull games as tables, Tennic», 

 Dice, Cards, Bowls, Coytes. 33 Hen. viij., o. 9. 



Also, of those that deceitfully get into their custody any money or other 

 things from any person by deceitfuD or false token, or counterfeit letter. 33 

 H. viij. 0. 1. 



Also, of those that by day or by night do break, out out, or destroy the head of 

 any fish-pool, moat or stew, or do wrongfully fish in any of them, to th' entent 

 to destroy or steal fish, or do break or Renter into any park or inclosed ground 

 for deer, and hunt there, or do wrongfully take any hawks or the eggs of them 

 out of any other man's woods or grounds. 5 Eliz. c. 21. 



Also, of those that keep Deer-hays f or Buck-stalls or that stalk with bushe 

 or beste in forest, parke or chase without license of th' owner or keeper : and 

 which kill herons [except with long bows or hawks] or take young herons out 

 of the nest without license of the owner of the ground where the nest is. 19 

 Hen. vij. c. 2. 



Also, of lay-men not having xl'. land, and clerks not having living worth 



• By "maintenance," in a legal sense, is meant, an Officer's intermeddling in a suit at law. 

 " Embracery" is au attempt to influence a jury by money, promises, or entertainments. " Retainers " 

 were servants, not menial, or dwelling in the house, but attending on special occasions and wearing 

 the lord's liyery, badge or device. Such tokens were often given by great men of the realm to their 

 neighbours or dependants, for the purpose of maintaining quarrels, (see Wilts Arch. Mag. 1. 309,) 

 and the custom was therefore justly forbidden by several statutes. 



+ A Deer-hay was a net, or paled enclosure formed to enclose Deer to be taken alive. A BuckstaU, 

 was a toil to take Deer : which by an old statute was not allowed to be kept by any person that Bad 

 not a park of his own. To " stalk with bush and beast," was to go gently step by step under 

 cover of a horse, &c. 



