The Growth of Parliament and the War with Scotland (1216-1307) — John Shaqi
The Growth of Parliament and the War with Scotland (1216-1307)
History
The Growth of Parliament and the War with Scotland (1216-1307)
Great Britain -- History -- 13th century -- Sources; Great Britain. Parliament -- History -- To 1500
Similarly concerning the Treasurer. He shall render account at the end
of the year. And other good men shall be placed at the exchequer as the
twenty-four shall ordain. And there, and nowhere else, shall come all
the revenues of the land; and what shall seem to them to require
amendment shall be amended.
Concerning the Chancellor:
Similarly with regard to the Chancellor. He shall answer for his term of
office at the end of the year; and he shall seal nothing out of course
at the desire of the King alone, but at the command of the council which
shall be around the King.
Concerning the power of the Justice and the bailiffs:
The Chief Justice has power to amend the wrongs done by all other
justices and bailiffs, counts, barons, and all other men, according to
the law and justice of the land. And writs shall be pleaded according to
the law of the land and in the proper places. And the Justice shall take
no presents except of beer, and wine, and such things, that is to say,
meat and drink, such as have been accustomed to be brought to the tables
of the chief men for the day. This shall be understood to apply also to
all the councillors of the King and all his bailiffs. And no bailiff by
occasion of any plea, or of his office, shall take any fee in his own
hand, or by the hand of another, in any manner. If he be convicted, he
shall be punished, and he that gives likewise; and if it be possible,
let the King give so much to his justice and his servants that they have
no need to take anything from anyone.
Concerning sheriffs:
There shall be appointed as sheriffs, loyal and honest men, who are
landholders; so that in each county there shall be a vavasour[19] of the
same county as sheriff, who shall treat the people of the county well,
loyally, and rightly. And he shall take no fee, and shall not be sheriff
for more than a year at a time; and he shall render his accounts to the
exchequer, and answer for his term of office. And the King shall grant
to him out of his own,[20] according to the amount of revenue he
collects, sufficient to enable him to guard the county rightfully. And
he shall take no fee, neither he nor his bailiffs. And if they be
convicted, they shall be punished.
Be it remembered that such amendment is to be applied to the Jewry, and
to the guardians of the Jewry, that the oath to them may be observed.
Concerning escheators:
Good escheators shall be appointed. And they shall touch none of the
goods of the dead, of such lands as ought to be in the hand of the King.
But if debts be due to the King, the escheators shall have free
administration of the goods, until they have carried out the commands of
the King. And this shall be done according to the form of the Charter of
Liberty. They shall enquire concerning the wrongs that escheators have
done in aforetime, and amends shall be made. And they shall make no
talliage or other exaction except as provided by the Charter of Liberty.
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