No one may sell ale or beer without a license, because there have been too many disorders in common alehouses. Offenders may be put in the town or county gaol for three days.
Only persons with yearly incomes of 1,333s. or owning goods worth 13,333s. may store wine in his house and only for the use of his household.
No one may sell forged iron, calling it steel, because the
edged tools and weapons made from it are useless.
Parish communities shall repair the highways for four days each
year using oxen, cart, plough, shovels, and spades.
The children of priests are declared legitimate so they may inherit their ancestor's lands. The priests may be tenants by courtesy after the death of their wives of such land and tenements that their wives happened to be seized of in fee simple or in fee tail, during the spousals.
As of 1541, it was felony to practice witchcraft, sorcery, enchantment, or conjuration [invocation of spirits] for the purpose 1) of obtaining money, or 2) to consume any person in his body, members, or goods, or 3) to provoke any person to unlawful love or lucre of money, or 4) to declare where stolen goods be, or 5) to despite Christ, or 6) to pull down any cross.
The Year Books of case decisions ceased in 1535.
Judicial Procedure
Since the nation was now peaceful, expediency was no longer needed, so judicial procedures again became lengthy and formal with records.
The Privy Council took the authority of the Star Chamber court, which organized itself as a specialty court.