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A.D. 1307.
Anno tricesimo quinto Edwardi I.
Stat. 2.
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Stat. Ne rector prosternat arbores in cemiterio, made Anno 35 Edw. I. Stat. 2. and Anno Dom. 1307.[1]

In what Cases and by whom Trees may be felled in Church-yards.

[2]BECAUSE we do understand, that Controversies do oft-times grow between Parsons of Churches and their Parishioners, touching Trees growing in the Church-yard, both of them pretending that they do belong unto themselves, (2) we have thought it good rather to decide this Controversy by Writing than by Statute.[3] (3) Forasmuch as a Church-yard that is dedicated is the Soil of a Church, and whatsoever is planted belongeth to the Soil, it must needs follow, That those Trees which be growing in the Church-yard are to be reckoned amongst the Goods of the Church, the which Laymen have no Authority to dispose, but, as the Holy Scripture doth testify, The Charge of them is committed only to Priests to be disposed of.

II. And yet seeing those Trees be often planted to defend the Force of the Wind from hurting of the Church; we do prohibit the Parsons of the Church, That they do not presume to fell them down unadvisedly, but when the Chancel of the Church doth want necessary Reparations; [4](2) neither shall they be converted to any other Use, except the Body of the Church doth need like Repair: (3) In which Cafe the Parsons[5] of their Charity shall do well to relieve the Parishioners with bestowing upon them the same Trees; which we will not command to be done, but we will commend it when it is done.

  1. ↑ This is taken from the Secunda pars veterum Statutorum by Pulton.
  2. ↑ 1 Roll. 255.
  3. ↑ Read we think it belongs rather to the sacred Law than to the statute Law, to determine this Doubt.
  4. ↑ 11 Co. 49.
  5. ↑ Read the Rectors of poor Parishes.

Anno primo Edwardi II.

Statutum de Militibus, made 1 Edwardi II. Stat. 1. and Anno Dom. 1307.

This chapter is not presented in modern English and the source document does not provide a translation.

Cotton MS. Claudius, D. 2.

Causes to excuse a Man from undertaking Knighthood.[1]DOMINUS Rex concessit quod omnes qui Milites esse debent & non sunt & districti fuerint ad arma militaria suscipienda infra Festum Nat' domini habeant respectum ad predicta arma militaria suscipienda usque in Octabas sancti Hillar' sine occasione & extunc distringantur nisi interim, &c. Item concessit quod si aliquis quesitus fuerit in Cancellaria eo quod districtus fuerit &c. & non habeat quadraginta libratas terre in feodo vel ad terminum vite sue & hoc velit verificare per patriam tunc discretis & legalibus Militibus de Comitatu ad predictam inquisitionem capiendam scribatur. Et si per illam inquisitionem ita fuisse constiterit fiet ei remedium & cesset districtio. Item si aliquis implacitatus fuerit de tota terra sua vel etiam de parte ejusdem ita quod residuum non sufficiat ad valentiam quadraginta librarum & hoc possit verificare tunc cesset districtio donee placitum illud terminetur. Item si aliquis eorum teneatur in certis debitis atterminatis ad scaccarium ad certam summam inde capiend' per annum & residuum terrarum suarum ultra predictam summam valorem quadraginta librarum annuarum non excedat cesset districtio donee predictum debitum fuerit solutum & nullus distringatur ad arma militaria suscipienda antequam venerit ad etatem viginti & unius anni.

Amended by 16. Car. 1. c. 20.

  1. ↑ 2 Inst. 593.
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