[1] And for the ceaſſing of theft, reif, and ſuch o|ther great enormities, the king was appoynted to ryde in perſon once euerie yeare through all partes of the Realme. And certaine noble men were or|deyned to exerciſe iuſtice in euerie ſhire next ad|ioyning to the places where they had theyr chiefe reſidence: and herevnto they gaue their othes to be diligent in the adminiſtration of iuſtice.