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jurisdictio_fw-la istius_fw-la curiae_fw-la est_fw-la originalâ—â—_n seu_fw-la ordinaria_fw-la &_o non_fw-la delegata_fw-la and_o the_o justice_n of_o this_o court_n be_v call_v ancient_o justiciae_fw-la justiciarij_fw-la locum_fw-la tenentes_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o the_o style_n of_o this_o court_n be_v anglia_fw-it in_o the_o margin_n and_o the_o chief_a justice_n be_v call_v justicia_fw-la angliae_fw-la justicia_fw-la prima_fw-la justiciarius_n angliae_fw-la capitalis_fw-la &_o justiciarius_n noster_fw-la capitalis_fw-la ad_fw-la placita_fw-la coram_fw-la nobis_fw-la terminandâ—_n and_o in_o divers_a act_n of_o parliament_n he_o be_v call_v chief_a justice_n of_o england_n the_o king_n bench_n have_v authority_n for_o great_a misprision_n and_o offence_n to_o adjudge_v and_o inflict_v corporal_a punishment_n as_o pillory_n paper_n and_o the_o like_a coke_n 4_o inst_z cap._n 7._o the_o court_n of_o common_a pleas._n this_o court_n be_v so_o call_v because_o 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court_n regular_o hold_v no_o plea_n but_o by_o original_a writ_n out_o of_o the_o chancery_n and_o returnable_a into_o this_o court_n but_o in_o certain_a case_n it_o hold_v plea_n by_o bill_n without_o such_o writ_n as_o for_o or_o against_o person_n privilege_v in_o this_o court_n also_o without_o original_a writ_n this_o court_n may_v upon_o suggestion_n grant_v prohibition_n to_o keep_v ecclesiastical_a court_n within_o their_o limit_n and_o jurisdiction_n this_o court_n but_o no_o inferior_a court_n may_v write_v to_o the_o bishop_n to_o certify_v bastardy_n or_o legal_a matrimony_n so_o likewise_o upon_o ancient_a demesne_n plead_v the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n or_o common_a bench_n hold_v his_o place_n durante_fw-la beneplacito_a by_o letter_n patent_n in_o this_o form_n rex_fw-la etc._n etc._n sciatis_fw-la quod_fw-la constituimus_fw-la dilectum_fw-la &_o fidelem_fw-la e_o c._n militem_fw-la capitalem_fw-la justiciarium_fw-la de_fw-la communi_fw-la banco_n habendum_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la nobis_fw-la placuâ—â—it_fw-la cum_fw-la vadijs_fw-la &_o feodis_fw-la ab_fw-la antiquo_fw-la debitis_fw-la &_o consuetis_fw-la in_o cujus_fw-la rei_fw-la testimonium_fw-la have_v literas_fw-la nostras_fw-la fieri_fw-la fecimus_fw-la patentes_fw-la testae_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o the_o three_o other_o judge_n have_v letter_n patent_n sciatis_fw-la quod_fw-la constituimus_fw-la dilect_n '_o &_o fidelem_fw-la p._n w._n militem_fw-la unum_fw-la justiciariorum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la de_fw-la communi_fw-la banco_n etc._n etc._n the_o jurisdiction_n of_o this_o court_n be_v general_a and_o extend_v throughout_o all_o england_n and_o for_o the_o antiquity_n of_o this_o court_n vide_fw-la 6_o e._n 3._o where_o a_o fine_a be_v levy_v in_o this_o court_n 6_o r._n 1._o and_o none_o of_o the_o judge_n of_o this_o court_n may_v take_v fee_n of_o any_o but_o the_o king_n and_o they_o ought_v to_o observe_v and_o likewise_o all_o other_o officer_n the_o rule_n in_o 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judgement_n or_o verdict_n be_v by_o fieri_fw-la facias_fw-la or_o capias_fw-la ad_fw-la satisfaciend_n '_o as_o in_o other_o court_n of_o common_a law_n the_o defendant_n in_o some_o case_n must_v put_v in_o surety_n upon_o appearance_n to_o render_v if_o he_o be_v condemn_v and_o this_o bail_n or_o recognizance_n must_v be_v take_v before_o a_o baron_n in_o court_n and_o not_o otherwise_o first-fruit_n and_o ten_o be_v grant_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 26_o h._n 8._o cap._n 3._o but_o the_o clergy_n be_v discharge_v thereof_o anno_fw-la 1_o &_o 2_o philip_n and_o mary_n they_o be_v again_o reunite_v to_o the_o crown_n 1_o eliz._n cap._n 4._o but_o no_o court_n revive_v and_o be_v under_o the_o governance_n of_o the_o exchequer_n a_o new_a office_n be_v create_v and_o a_o officer_n viz._n remembrancer_n of_o the_o first-fruit_n and_o ten_o and_o more_o concern_v they_o and_o the_o manner_n of_o taxation_n of_o they_o you_o may_v read_v coke_n four_o inst_z cap._n 14._o the_o court_n of_o augmentation_n within_o the_o survey_n and_o governance_n of_o this_o court_n be_v all_o land_n belong_v to_o monastery_n and_o purchase_v land_n but_o queen_n mary_n by_o her_o letter_n patent_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o her_o reign_n dissolve_v it_o and_o unite_v it_o to_o the_o exchequer_n as_o by_o the_o article_n thereof_o may_v appear_v the_o surveyor_z general_n be_v court_n be_v dissolve_v the_o office_n only_o remain_v so_o that_o in_o the_o exchequer_n be_v seven_o court_n 1._o the_o court_n of_o plea_n 2._o the_o court_n of_o account_n 3._o the_o court_n of_o receipt_n 4._o the_o court_n of_o the_o exchequer_n chamber_n be_v the_o assembly_n of_o all_o the_o judge_n in_o england_n for_o matter_n in_o law_n 5._o the_o court_n of_o exchequer-chamber_n for_o error_n in_o the_o exchequer_n 6._o the_o court_n in_o the_o exchequer-chamber_n for_o error_n in_o the_o king_n be_v bench_n and_o 7._o the_o court_n of_o equity_n in_o the_o exchequer_n chamber_n of_o all_o which_o see_v the_o book_n and_o statute_n mention_v in_o coke_n 4_o inst_z c._n 13._o the_o court_n of_o justice_n of_o assize_n and_o nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la these_o justice_n take_v their_o name_n from_o the_o writ_n of_o assize_n call_v assiza_n novae_n disseisinae_fw-la or_o petit_fw-fr brief_a de_fw-fr novel_a disseizin_n and_o the_o mirror_n say_v that_o for_o expedition_n of_o justice_n it_o be_v ordain_v by_o ranulph_n the_o glanvil_n but_o by_o 26_o ass_n 24._o it_o appear_v to_o be_v more_o ancient_a at_o the_o common_a law_n assizes_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v but_o either_o in_o bank_n or_o before_o â—ustices_n in_o eyre_n but_o by_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la it_o be_v enact_v quod_fw-la recognitiones_fw-la de_fw-la nova_fw-la disseisina_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr morte_fw-la antecessoris_fw-la non_fw-la capiantur_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o suis_fw-la propriis_fw-la comitatibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o upon_o that_o statute_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la the_o letter_n patent_n to_o the_o justice_n be_v frame_v in_o these_o word_n viz._n rex_fw-la etc._n etc._n dilectis_fw-la &_o fidelibus_fw-la suis_fw-la r._n m._n uni_fw-la justiciariorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la de_fw-la banco_n &_o i.l._n uni_fw-la justiciariorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la ad_fw-la placita_fw-la coram_fw-la nobis_fw-la tenenda_fw-la assign_v '_o salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la quod_fw-la constituimus_fw-la vos_fw-la justiciarios_fw-la nostros_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la hiis_fw-la quos_fw-la vobis_fw-la associaverimus_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la assizas_n jurat_fw-la '_o certificate_n '_o coram_fw-la quibuscunque_fw-la justice_n '_o tam_fw-la per_fw-la diversa_fw-la brevia_fw-la domini_fw-la johannis_n nuper_fw-la regis_fw-la angl_n '_o patris_fw-la nostri_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la diversa_fw-la brev_n '_o nostra_fw-la in_fw-la com'_v nostris_fw-la south_n '_o wilte_n '_o dorset_z '_o devon_n '_o &_o cornub_v '_o ac_fw-la in_o civitate_fw-la exon_n '_o arranian_n '_o capiend_n '_o et_fw-la ideo_fw-la vobis_fw-la mandamus_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la certos_fw-la dies_fw-la &_o loca_fw-la quos_fw-la vos_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la provideritis_fw-la assis_n jurat_fw-la '_o &_o certificate_n '_o illas_fw-la capiatis_fw-la facturi_fw-la inde_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la pertinet_fw-la secundum_fw-la legem_fw-la &_o consuetudinem_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la angliae_fw-la salvis_fw-la nobis_fw-la amerciamentis_fw-la inde_fw-la nobis_fw-la provenien_n '_o mandavimus_fw-la enim_fw-la vicecomisibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la com'_v &_o civit_n '_o praed_fw-we '_o quod_fw-la ad_fw-la certos_fw-la dies_fw-la &_o loca_fw-la quos_fw-la eye_n scire_fw-la faciatis_fw-la assis_n jurat_fw-la '_o &_o certificate_n '_o illas_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la brevibus_fw-la originalibus_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la ea_fw-la tangen_fw-mi '_o coram_fw-la vobis_fw-la venire_fw-la faciat_fw-la '_o in_o cujus_fw-la rei_fw-la testimonium_fw-la etc._n etc._n by_o this_o writ_n the_o seisin_n and_o possession_n be_v recover_v and_o become_v more_o frequent_a quia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la aliud_fw-la breve_fw-la in_o cancellaria_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la querentes_fw-la habent_fw-la festinum_fw-la remedium_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la assisam_fw-la and_o after_o the_o statute_n of_o westminster_n be_v and_o thereby_o provide_v quod_fw-la assignentur_fw-la duo_fw-la justiciarij_fw-la jurati_fw-la coram_fw-la quibus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la aliis_fw-la capiantur_fw-la assisae_fw-la etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la plus_fw-la ter_z per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o rot._n parl._n 21_o ed._n 1._o dominus_fw-la rex_fw-la etc._n etc._n praecepit_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la caetero_fw-la assignentur_fw-la octo_fw-la justiciarij_fw-la circumspecti_fw-la &_o discreti_fw-la ad_fw-la assisas_n jurat_fw-la '_o &_o certificate_n '_o capiend_n '_o per_fw-la totum_fw-la regnum_fw-la angliae_fw-la and_o divide_v the_o realm_n into_o eight_o part_n per_fw-la stat._n de_fw-fr finibus_fw-la 27_o ed._n 1._o cap._n 1._o justiciarij_fw-la ad_fw-la assisas_n capiendas_fw-la assignati_fw-la deliberent_fw-la gaolas_n in_o com'_n illas_fw-la tam_fw-la infra_fw-la libertates_fw-la quam_fw-la extra_fw-la de_fw-la prisonariis_fw-la quibus_fw-la cumque_fw-la and_o appeal_v of_o murder_n robbery_n rape_n etc._n etc._n may_v be_v commence_v before_o justice_n of_o assize_n and_o divers_a other_o power_n and_o authority_n be_v give_v to_o justice_n of_o assize_n and_o gaol-delivery_n for_o which_o see_v the_o statute_n and_o coke_n 4_o inst_z cap._n 27._o justice_n of_o assize_n shall_v inquire_v for_o non_fw-fr return_v and_o false_a return_n of_o sheriff_n may_v hear_v and_o determine_v of_o conspirator_n false_a informer_n and_o wicked_a procurer_n of_o dozen_o inquest_n and_o jury_n at_o the_o complaint_n of_o any_o without_o writ_n and_o without_o delay_n and_o of_o confederacy_n and_o champerty_n and_o maintainer_n bearer_n and_o alliance_n by_o bond_n etc._n etc._n of_o default_n of_o sheriff_n 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