Charge hy a Justice of the Peace, A.D. 1580. 211 



But of less value than xij d . it is petit larceny. 

 Also burning of dwelling-houses is felony. 



Further, for safety of goods, there be 

 felonies by statute which were not 

 felonies by the Common Law : viz : 

 If a servant of xviij years age or upwards (other than apprentice) go away 

 with goods of his M r ., being in his keeping, to the value of xl s . to th' intent to 

 steal it, or do itnbezell goods to that value to th' intent to steal them. 21 

 Hen. viij., c. 7. 



To hunt with painted faces or visards by night in forest, park or warren, 

 and being examined thereof doth not confess it, or to rescue any such person 

 from arrest by warrant. 1 Hen. vii., c. 7. 



If a purveyor make provision without warrant, or carry anything away 

 against the consent of the owner. 28 Edw. i., c. 2.* 



If purveyors do buy or provide any carriage, in other manner than is com- 

 prised in their commission. 36 Edw. iii. c. 2. 



If purveyors make not their provision by the testimony and appraisement of 

 the constables and four honest men of the town where they make the prises ;f 

 and do not delyver tayles % or indentures sealed with their seals testifying 

 the same. 5 Edw. iii. c. 2. 25 Edw. iii. c. 1. 



If any purveyor take more victual or carriages for the Queen's house than is 

 needfull or that he delyvereth. 36 E. iii. c. 4. 



If any purveyor take more sheep before shear time than be sufficient for the 

 Quene's house, and do shear them to his own use. 25 Edw. iij. c. 15. 



By these laws appeareth what is misdemeaning 

 the person and taking the goods of any subject. 

 There is also a second degree in felony which 

 the law termeth an accessary : whereof there 

 be two kinds, viz : — 

 Accessary before the offence committed ; and Accessary after the offence 

 committed. 



Accessary before th' offence committed, is, when any procureth or commandeth 

 another to commit felony, and is not present when the fact is done : but if the 

 commander or procurer of a felony be present at the fact, he is principall. 



Accessary after the offence perpetrated is when any knoweth of the felony 

 done and doth receive the felon or favoreth or aydeth him, and that before the 

 felon be attainted; for if the principal felon be attainted, although a man 

 know not of the felony, if he receive him or ayde him, he is prinoipall. 



* Pourveyance i.e., Purveyance. The providing things necessary for the King's Household. The 

 Crown had formerly a right of buying up provisions for the II ousehold at an appraised valuation, in 

 preference to all others, and even without consent of the owner : also of forcibly impressing the 

 carriages and horses of the subject for the King's service on the public road, however inconvenient 

 o the proprietor, on paying him a settled price. The officers employed for these purposes often 

 abused their powers. Some papers referring to this provision for the Queen's Household arc printed 

 farther on. 



+ " Prises :" the goods or victuals seized. 



t Meaning "tallies." Accounts were kept by notching two corresponding bits of wood; one of 

 which was retained by the debtor and the other by the creditor. 



