Y Cymmrodor. v. XIV. 1901.

p 2 . They
34 English Laiu in Wales and the Marches.
that our Jurisdiccion be aboue all Jurisdiecions in our
Realme so as wee haue power to geeue or cause Judgmentes
to be geeuen as shall seeme to "vs good wtthout
other forme of proces where wee may knowe the true right
as Judge" : which Jurisdiccm the Kinge exerciseth by his
counselì, for a counsell is no delegacion of power from the
but an assistance of the Jurisdiceion inherent in
Kinge
the Kinge.To
proue the counsell in the marches to be a
counsell of Estate 1
and not onlie a counsell
or cort of Lawe yt appeerith by these badges
The oath of a counsellor in the marches
is the oathe of a priuy Counsellor.
for matter of
make proclamacn
gouerment.
They haue a Seriant at Armes and twoe
Pursivantes.
2. It is subordinate to the Priuy counsell and vppon
suggestion that they exceed their Jurisdiccion the Kinge
by his owne signature hath directed the examinacion of
compfomtes which sheweth they were not to be releeued
by any ordinary court of Lawe.
15 H. 8. Hereford and Dolman fol. 12 et 13. 2
23 H. 8. Jon wyn Gruff et Dominus Powys,
fol. 14.
There 3. It is a Cort of equitie. Wee grcmt that prohibihave
byn c [ons an(j writtes of corpus cuw causa 3
may be awarded out
°f ^ne Kin ges bench to Cortes of commen lawe, or cortes of
äentes
shewenof civill Lawe, but not to Cortes of equitie.
4
an
prohi- 4 'rne intencn of the Statute 34 H. 8 wht'ch is
bicion or -1 -1 1 t
writt of Proued by twoe clauses.
corpîtó 1. In that it geeueth Jurisdiceion in Writtes
cum of error to the counsell in the Marches
int0 as
y e to personall accns and to the Kinges
chancery,
Bench in EngkmcZ as to Reall and mixt.
yeExche- 2. In that it geeueth authoritie to award
ChTmLí- writtes into the Cortes in Wales so it
ye Cort be with the speciall direccn of the
of
, Wardes, „ ~.
,
t jj e
Üistate=í3tate.
2
"^he folio
Dutchye
numbers in the text refer to the earlier portion of the
ye Chawí- MS. from which this tract was taken.
3
berlen of A writ issuing out of Chancery to remove the body and the
Chester record in the case of a man in prison.
'
or Chan- Cap. 26, sec. 113 and 115.