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or_o against_o he_o in_o all_o plea_n in_o this_o court._n and_o for_o pledge_n pledge_n pledge_n which_o be_v such_o as_o do_v undertake_v for_o the_o plaint_n that_o they_o shall_v prosecute_v the_o suit_n and_o stand_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o court_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v such_o in_o this_o as_o in_o other_o court_n of_o sufficient_a man_n of_o the_o county_n but_o this_o it_o seem_v be_v out_o of_o use_n and_o not_o necessary_a at_o this_o day_n sect._n viii_o of_o a_o plaint_n the_o plaint_n be_v the_o first_o entry_n of_o the_o person_n to_o and_o cause_n of_o the_o action_n in_o the_o court_n upon_o which_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o proceed_n be_v ground_v and_o be_v thus_o a._n b._n complain_v of_o c._n d._n in_o a_o plea_n of_o debt_n of_o ten_o shilling_n and_o so_o as_o the_o case_n be_v and_o as_o to_o this_o these_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v know_v first_o no_o plaint_n ought_v to_o be_v enter_v except_o in_o case_n of_o replevin_n out_o of_o court_n but_o 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