At least once a year between Martinmas [11
November] and Christmas, the bailiffs are to impanel 20
of the "best dysposed" of the 48, [who] are to be
summoned to appear before them in the
Tolhouse on a certain day set by the
bailiffs. There, these ordinances are first to be read out to
them, [then] they (or at least 12 of them) are to
be sworn and charged to make enquiry about all who have broken or
disobeyed any aspect of any of these ordinances, and are to render
a true verdict on the matter. If any of those summoned to be
impanelled on the enquiry defaults [in appearance],
he shall be amerced 12d. for
the first default, 2s. for the second, this doubling with each further
default. If any of those impanelled and sworn, to win favour
[possibly, for a bribe] or out of
preferentiality or fear, avoids presenting any person (whatever his
status) who has broken or caused [others] to break
any of these ordinances, or conceals such offenses, and that offense
is afterwards discovered and presented by another
inquest, then every member of the
first jury shall pay a fine of 40d. for concealing the offense, to
be levied to the profit of the community.