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the_o ancient_n legal_a fundamental_a and_o necessary_a right_n of_o court_n of_o justice_n in_o their_o writ_n of_o capias_fw-la arrest_n and_o process_n of_o outlary_n and_o the_o illegality_n many_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o may_v arrive_v to_o the_o people_n of_o england_n by_o the_o proposal_n tender_v to_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n for_o the_o abolish_n of_o that_o old_a and_o better_a way_n and_o method_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o establish_n of_o a_o new_a by_o peremptory_a summons_n and_o citation_n in_o action_n of_o debt_n by_o fabian_n philipps_n esq_n antonius_n matheus_n in_o praefat_fw-la ad_fw-la lib_fw-la de_fw-la auctâ—onibus_fw-la arduum_fw-la est_fw-la vetustis_fw-la novitatem_fw-la dare_v novis_fw-la autoritatem_fw-la dira_fw-la per_fw-la incantum_fw-la serpunt_fw-la contagia_fw-la vulgus_fw-la london_n print_v for_o christopher_n wilkinson_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o black_a boy_n in_o fleetstreet_n over_o against_o st._n dunstan_n church_n 1676._o the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n chap._n 1._o the_o many_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o may_v happen_v by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n if_o obtain_v for_o the_o more_o speedy_a recovery_n of_o debt_n upon_o bond_n or_o bill_n under_o the_o debtor_n hand_n and_o seal_n in_o the_o manner_n as_o be_v by_o some_o desire_a chap._n 2._o that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o that_o desire_a innovation_n be_v borrow_v from_o mr._n elsliot_n wicked_a invention_n and_o a_o wild_a systeme_n not_o long_o after_o frame_v and_o from_o some_o also_o now_o much_o disuse_v part_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n chap._n 3._o the_o reason_n and_o necessity_n of_o the_o more_o frequent_a use_n of_o writ_n of_o arrest_n and_o vtlary_n then_o be_v before_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 17._o chap._n 4._o the_o ancient_a use_n as_o well_o as_o necessity_n of_o the_o process_n of_o arrest_n and_o outlawry_n in_o this_o and_o other_o nation_n chap._n 5._o the_o process_n of_o arrest_n and_o vtlary_n be_v a_o more_o gentle_a way_n of_o compel_a man_n to_o pay_v their_o debt_n or_o appear_v in_o court_n of_o justice_n then_o that_o which_o be_v former_o use_v chap._n 6._o the_o delay_n and_o inconvenience_n of_o the_o process_n of_o summons_n pone_fw-la &_o distringas_fw-la be_v a_o great_a if_o not_o the_o only_a cause_n of_o the_o disuse_n thereof_o chap._n 7._o the_o writ_n and_o process_n of_o arrest_n and_o outlawry_n have_v increase_v preserve_v and_o encourage_v trade_n better_o secure_v the_o creditor_n debt_n and_o make_v the_o borrow_n of_o money_n more_o easy_a than_o it_o be_v before_o chap._n 8._o the_o pawn_n and_o engagement_n of_o the_o body_n be_v most_o common_o a_o better_a security_n than_o land_n or_o personal_a estate_n upon_o which_o the_o borrow_n of_o money_n be_v not_o only_o very_o troublesome_a but_o difficult_a chap._n 9_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o borrow_v of_o money_n upon_o land_n and_o real_a estate_n and_o the_o procure_n of_o it_o upon_o personal_a security_n and_o that_o without_o trust_n and_o personal_a security_n trade_n can_v well_o or_o at_o all_o subsist_v chap._n 10._o the_o way_n of_o capias_fw-la and_o arrest_n be_v no_o oppression_n or_o tyranny_n exercise_v upon_o the_o people_n since_o the_o make_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 17._o or_o have_v be_v hitherto_o or_o may_v be_v destructive_a to_o their_o liberty_n chap._n 11._o that_o the_o wise_a of_o the_o grecian_a commonwealth_n athens_n and_o sparta_n those_o great_a contender_n for_o liberty_n and_o preserver_n of_o it_o do_v in_o their_o establishment_n and_o method_n of_o justice_n neither_o understand_v or_o suspect_v any_o tyranny_n or_o oppression_n to_o be_v in_o the_o necessary_a and_o moderate_a use_n of_o the_o process_n of_o arrest_n chap._n 12._o the_o trouble_n and_o sedition_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n concern_v the_o whip_n scourge_v sell_v for_o bondslave_n and_o other_o cruelty_n use_v by_o creditor_n in_o the_o sue_n and_o prosecution_n for_o their_o debt_n and_o the_o trouble_n and_o endeavour_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o senator_n to_o appease_v they_o chap._n 13._o that_o their_o order_n make_v to_o pacify_v a_o tumult_n be_v not_o perpetual_a or_o so_o much_o as_o intend_v to_o extend_v to_o a_o absolute_a freedom_n of_o the_o debtor_n from_o arrest_n or_o restraint_n of_o their_o person_n until_o they_o appear_v in_o court_n of_o justice_n or_o give_v bail_v to_o do_v it_o chap._n 14._o that_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 17._o which_o give_v process_n of_o capias_fw-la and_o exigent_n in_o action_n of_o debt_n and_o other_o action_n therein_o mention_v be_v not_o repeal_v either_o by_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o 28_o e._n 3._o or_o 42_o e._n 3._o cap._n 1._o there_o be_v no_o inconvenience_n or_o prejudice_n to_o the_o public_a good_a in_o those_o kind_n of_o law_n proceed_n which_o may_v deserve_v a_o repeal_n by_o those_o or_o any_o other_o act_n of_o parliament_n chap._n 15._o that_o the_o nation_n have_v not_o be_v base_a or_o slavish_a ever_o since_o the_o make_n of_o the_o say_a act_n of_o parliament_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 17._o chap._n 16._o a_o examination_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o sir_n edward_n coke_n in_o his_o report_n of_o sir_n william_n herbert_n case_n touch_v the_o process_n of_o arrest_n use_v in_o our_o law_n and_o the_o many_o error_n appear_v in_o that_o book_n or_o manuscript_n call_v the_o mirror_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o fictitious_a matter_n and_o relation_n mention_v therein_o chap._n 17._o that_o the_o late_a incessant_a needless_a complaint_n against_o our_o law_n and_o the_o proceed_n in_o our_o court_n of_o justice_n have_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o it_o a_o design_n of_o overturning_a monarchy_n and_o government_n and_o to_o create_v office_n place_n employment_n and_o profit_n to_o the_o contriver_n thereof_o and_o their_o party_n chap._n 18._o that_o neither_o oliver_n cromwell_n or_o his_o son_n richard_n the_o second_o mock-protector_n or_o little_a highness_n do_v conceive_v it_o to_o be_v reasonable_a or_o have_v any_o intention_n to_o deliver_v up_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o nation_n to_o those_o ignorant_a giddy_a and_o ever-changing_a kind_n of_o reformation_n chap._n 19_o what_o occasion_v the_o contrivance_n of_o the_o former_a project_n and_o groundless_a complaint_n against_o our_o law_n since_o his_o majesty_n happy_a restauration_n chap._n 20._o that_o the_o proceed_n at_o the_o common_a law_n desire_v by_o the_o new_a way_n of_o a_o peremptory_a summons_n or_o the_o old_a by_o writ_n of_o summons_n pone_fw-la &_o distringas_fw-la or_o writ_n of_o capias_fw-la at_o the_o plaintiff_n pleasure_n be_v not_o consistent_a or_o agreeable_a one_o with_o the_o other_o and_o that_o law_n be_v to_o be_v bind_v be_v to_o be_v certain_a and_o positive_a not_o arbitrary_a chap._n 21._o that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v for_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n to_o give_v way_n to_o that_o design_n which_o may_v open_v a_o passage_n to_o other_o innovation_n and_o contrivance_n as_o much_o if_o not_o more_o inconvenient_a and_o prejudicial_a chap._n i._n the_o many_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o may_v happen_v by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o be_v make_v for_o the_o more_o speedy_a recovery_n of_o debt_n upon_o bond_n or_o bill_n under_o the_o debtor_n hand_n and_o seal_n in_o the_o manner_n as_o be_v by_o some_o desire_a the_o suggestion_n and_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v the_o cause_n or_o inducement_n to_o such_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v great_o mistake_v or_o if_o there_o happen_v any_o such_o evil_n as_o be_v pretend_v they_o be_v raro_fw-la contingentia_fw-la and_o do_v but_o seldom_o happen_v and_o when_o they_o do_v arise_v have_v their_o original_n from_o other_o cause_n but_o not_o from_o arrest_n in_o action_n of_o debt_n which_o by_o the_o short_a account_n be_v and_o have_v be_v of_o 374._o year_n continuance_n by_o order_n and_o approbation_n of_o many_o act_n of_o parliament_n but_o may_v be_v demonstrate_v to_o have_v be_v of_o a_o far_o great_a age_n and_o equal_a to_o that_o of_o the_o elder_a court_n or_o method_n of_o justice_n in_o this_o or_o any_o other_o civilise_a nation_n in_o the_o world_n the_o mischance_n happen_v by_o two_o or_o three_o bailiff_n in_o 20._o or_o 30_o jeer_n kill_v most_o common_o upon_o the_o score_n of_o their_o own_o provocation_n rudeness_n and_o misdemeanour_n be_v when_o they_o do_v so_o happen_v in_o the_o unruly_a suburb_n of_o london_n towards_o westminster_n for_o in_o the_o other_o too_o vast_a extent_n of_o they_o a_o age_n or_o century_n be_v scarce_o able_a to_o furnish_v out_o one_o of_o those_o evil_a accident_n and_o within_o the_o city_n of_o london_n where_o credit_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o life_n and_o
non_fw-la prospexit_fw-la recourse_n be_v to_o be_v have_v to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o tenant_n and_o if_o he_o be_v not_o to_o befound_v the_o landlord_n be_v to_o impute_v it_o to_o his_o own_o negligence_n that_o he_o do_v not_o look_v better_o to_o it_o cum_fw-la quis_fw-la ad_fw-la warrantum_fw-la vocatus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la christianus_n vel_fw-la judaus_fw-la qui_fw-la terram_fw-la non_fw-la tenuerit_fw-la in_o feodo_fw-la quae_fw-la capi_fw-la possit_fw-la in_o manum_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la distringi_fw-la possint_fw-la pracipiatur_fw-la vicecomiti_fw-la quod_fw-la habeat_fw-la corpora_fw-la eorum_fw-la 13._o when_o any_o man_n be_v vouch_v to_o warranty_n be_v he_o christian_n or_o jew_n and_o have_v not_o land_n which_o may_v be_v take_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n or_o by_o which_o he_o may_v be_v distrain_v the_o sheriff_n shall_v be_v command_v to_o take_v his_o body_n or_o bring_v he_o 3._o and_o a_o bishop_n be_v summon_v in_o a_o quare_fw-la non_fw-la admisit_fw-la cum_fw-la non_fw-la venit_fw-la nec_fw-la se_fw-la excusat_fw-la per_fw-la nun-nec_a per_fw-la essoniatorem_fw-la attachietur_fw-la when_o he_o neither_o come_v nor_o send_v his_o excuse_n nor_o essoin_n shall_v be_v attach_v upon_o a_o writ_n award_v to_o a_o bishop_n to_o command_v he_o to_o bring_v before_o the_o king_n justice_n a_o clerk_n or_o minister_n in_o holy_a order_n refuse_v to_o find_v pledge_n because_o he_o be_v in_o holy_a order_n and_o have_v no_o lay_v fee_fw-mi whereby_o he_o may_v be_v distrain_v if_o the_o bishop_n do_v not_o after_o a_o summons_n pone_fw-la &_o distringas_fw-la award_v against_o himself_o cause_v he_o to_o come_v 443._o the_o court_n do_v proceed_v against_o the_o clerk_n upon_o the_o contempt_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v arrest_v nor_o can_v the_o sheriff_n or_o his_o bailiff_n incur_v any_o punishment_n for_o do_v of_o it_o for_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n say_v bracton_n wrong_v no_o man_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o marlebridg_n make_v in_o the_o 52_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o that_o king_n 3._o if_o any_o shall_v not_o obey_v or_o suffer_v summons_n attachment_n or_o execution_n of_o the_o same_o according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o kingdom_n they_o be_v to_o be_v punish_v attachiare_fw-it the_o word_n attachment_n be_v say_v the_o learned_a vossius_fw-la derive_v from_o a_o french_a word_n to_o apprehend_v or_o detain_v a_o attachment_n be_v to_o arrest_v force_n or_o compel_v a_o man_n deny_v to_o come_v to_o judgement_n say_v sir_n henry_n spelman_n and_o by_o skene_n a_o learned_a scotch_a lawyer_n be_v define_v to_o be_v a_o certain_a bond_n or_o constraint_n of_o the_o law_n 35._o whereby_o a_o defendant_n be_v unwilling_o compel_v to_o answer_v in_o judgement_n to_o the_o party_n complain_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o 52_o henry_n the_o three_o where_o a_o capias_fw-la be_v give_v against_o accomptant_n it_o be_v say_v they_o shall_v be_v attach_v by_o their_o body_n a_o attachment_n make_v for_o disobey_v a_o writ_n of_o prohibition_n be_v in_o the_o very_a form_n of_o a_o pone_fw-la 23._o &_o the_o award_v and_o entry_n of_o a_o pone_fw-la be_v that_o the_o defendant_n shall_v be_v attach_v and_o say_v bracton_n the_o course_n or_o solemnity_n of_o attachment_n to_o compel_v the_o defendant_n to_o come_v to_o the_o court_n to_o answer_v his_o contempt_n be_v not_o so_o always_o observe_v but_o in_o trespass_n for_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o offence_n or_o in_o favour_n of_o soldier_n that_o be_v go_v to_o the_o war_n 33._o or_o of_o merchant_n or_o such_o as_o require_v haste_n in_o action_n of_o debt_n and_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o the_o action_n or_o suit_n of_o merchant_n be_v most_o common_o of_o that_o nature_n the_o judge_n grant_v a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la which_o to_o that_o purpose_n be_v in_o effect_n as_o much_o as_o a_o capias_fw-la whereby_o the_o sheriff_n be_v command_v all_o delay_n set_v apart_o in_o regard_n of_o such_o haste_n and_o privilege_n to_o bring_v the_o body_n of_o the_o defendant_n to_o answer_v the_o plaintiff_n in_o a_o action_n of_o debt_n or_o trespass_n as_o the_o case_n require_v with_o a_o clause_n in_o the_o late_a end_n or_o perclose_v of_o the_o writ_n that_o the_o sheriff_n shall_v be_v grievous_o amerce_v if_o he_o refuse_v to_o do_v it_o by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v in_o the_o 52_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a king_n in_o a_o plea_n of_o common_a custody_n or_o guard_n by_o reason_n of_o ward_n 7._o if_o the_o deforcer_n come_v not_o at_o the_o great_a distress_n the_o writ_n be_v to_o be_v renew_v twice_o or_o thrice_o within_o the_o half_a year_n follow_v and_o if_o after_o the_o writ_n read_v and_o proclaim_v in_o open_a county_n the_o deforceant_a absent_a himself_o and_o the_o sheriff_n can_v take_v his_o body_n to_o bring_v before_o the_o justice_n then_o as_o a_o rebeâ—â—e_n shall_v loose_v the_o seisin_n of_o his_o 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