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yet_o the_o opinion_n of_o littleton_n 9_o e._n 4.31_o be_v to_o the_o contrary_n of_o that_o the_o officer_n ought_v also_o to_o require_v the_o party_n to_o come_v &_o find_v surety_n of_o the_o peace_n before_o that_o he_o do_v arrest_v he_o by_o the_o opinion_n 5._o e._n 4.13_o and_o in_o truth_n the_o common_a form_n of_o the_o precept_n be_v and_o if_o he_o refuse_v so_o to_o do_v that_o then_o he_o shall_v convey_v he_o to_o the_o gaol_n and_o therefore_o if_o he_o will_v willing_o come_v and_o find_v surety_n the_o officer_n may_v neither_o absolute_o arrest_v he_o nor_o take_v fee_n of_o he_o and_o this_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n that_o when_o one_o upon_o such_o warrant_n come_v to_o a_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n to_o find_v such_o surety_n the_o justice_n need_v not_o again_o to_o demand_v surety_n of_o he_o but_o may_v commit_v he_o if_o he_o do_v not_o offer_v surety_n as_o the_o opinion_n be_v 14._o h._n 7.9_o if_o a_o bailiff_n do_v arrest_v a_o man_n for_o the_o 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certain_o prescribe_v unto_o he_o as_o a_o hundred_o pound_n in_o all_o or_o every_o of_o they_o in_o twenty_o pound_n as_o it_o may_v be_v see_v at_o large_a in_o the_o register_n of_o write_v fo._n 89._o a_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n say_v master_n marrow_n may_v take_v this_o surety_n by_o a_o gage_n or_o pledge_v which_o shall_v not_o be_v forfeit_v thereby_o but_o paund_v only_o that_o the_o party_n shall_v under_o a_o certain_a peine_fw-fr keep_v the_o peace_n which_o peine_fw-fr he_o shall_v forfeit_v it_o he_o break_v the_o peace_n and_o by_o his_o opinion_n a_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n may_v also_o take_v this_o surety_n by_o a_o obligation_n make_v to_o himself_o by_o the_o name_n of_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n for_o so_o shall_v it_o be_v say_v he_o adusum_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la but_o if_o it_o be_v make_v unto_o he_o without_o his_o name_n of_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n that_o then_o it_o can_v not_o be_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o king_n unless_o it_o 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