AI-assisted research summary: Bailiffs who should account to their lords can be compelled to come before the sheriff if they try to avoid distraint; farmers must not waste or dispose of farmed property during their term unless specially licensed in writing.
Statute of Marlborough 1267 Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint. A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint. Contents 23. Remedy against accountants—Farmers shall do no waste—Remedy thereon IT is provided also, that if bailiffs, which ought to make account to their Lords, do withdraw themselves, and have no lands nor tenements whereby they may be distrained; then they shall be attached by their bodies; so that the Sheriff, in whose Bailiwick they be found, shall cause them to come to make their account. Also farmers, during their terms, shall not make waste, sale, nor exile of house,Houses woods, men, nor of any thing belonging to the tenements that they have to farm, without special licence had by writing of covenant, making mention that they may do it; which thing if they do, and thereof be convict, they shall yield full damage, and shall be punished by amerciament grievously. Houses Contents 1. General 2. About this eprint 3. List of amendments incorporated in this eprint (most recent first) Notes 1. General This is an eprint of the Statute of Marlborough 1267. It incorporates all the amendments to the Act as at 1 January 2008. The list of amendments at the end of these notes specifies all the amendments incorporated into this eprint since 3 September 2007. Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that contain transitional, savings, or application provisions are also included, after the Principal enactment, in chronological order. 2. About this eprint This eprint has not been officialised. For more information about officialisation, please see Making online legislation official under Status of legislation on this site in the About section of this website. 3. List of amendments incorporated in this eprint(most recent first)