[1] [2] [3] [4] Upon the ninth day of August, proclamation was made in diuerse places of the citie,A proclama|tion against purue [...]ers. that none of the kings takers should take any thing within the citie, without the will of the owner, except two tunnes of wine, which the king accustomablie had of euerie ship comming from Burdeaux, paieng but 40 shil|lings for the tun. By meanes of this proclamation, nothing was taken by the kings officers within the citie and liberties of the same, except readie paiment were made in hand, which vse continued not long. Herevpon the king held a parlement at Westmin|ster, and another at Winchester,A parlement. or else proroged and remoued the same thither. Also sir Hugh Bigod lord chéefe iustice, with Roger Turksey, and other cal|led Itinerarij, kept the terme for plées at saint Saui|ours: for you must vnderstand,The iustices sit at S· Sa|uiours. that in those daies they were kept in diuerse places of the realme, which now are holden altogither at Westminster, and iud|ges ordeined to kéepe a circuit, as now they kéepe the assises in time of vacation.Bailiffes and other officers punished. The foresaid iudges sit|ting on that maner at saint Sauiours, punished bai|liffes, and other officers verie extremelie, which were conuict afore them for diuerse trespasses, and special|lie for taking of merciaments otherwise than law gaue them. After this, the same sir Hugh came vnto the Guildhall, and there sat in iudgement,Bakers pu|nished. and kept plees without order of law; yea contrarie to the liber|ties of the citie, he punished bakers for lacke of true size, by the tumbrell; where before they were punished by the pillorie, & manie other things he vsed after such manner, more by will than good order of law.