34 DIRECTIONS FOR THE MASTER OF THE WARDS. 



raittees, but that he will have once in the year at 

 least, by persons of credit in every county, a view 

 and inspection taken of the persons, houses, woods, 

 and lands of the wards, and other persons under the 

 protection of this court, and certificate to be made 

 thereof accordingly. 



For the suitors, which is the second; his ma 

 jesty s princely care falls upon two points of refor 

 mation ; the first, that there be an examination of 

 fees, what are due and ancient, and what are new 

 and exacted ; and those of the latter kind put down: 

 the other, that the court do not entertain causes 

 too long upon continuances of liveries after the 

 parties are come of full age, which serveth but 

 to waste the parties in suit, considering the decrees 

 cannot be perpetual, but temporary ; and therefore 

 controversies here handled, are seldom put in peace, 

 till they have past a trial and decision in other 

 courts. 



For the third, which is the subject at large ; his 

 majesty hath taken into his princely care the unne 

 cessary vexations of his people by feodaries, and 

 other inferior ministers of like nature, by colour of 

 his tenures ; of which part I say nothing for the 

 present, because the parties whom it concerns are 

 for the most part absent : but order shall be given, 

 that they shall give their attendance the last day of 

 the term, then to understand further his majesty s 

 gracious pleasure. 



Thus much by his majesty s commandment ; now 

 we may proceed to the business of the court. 



