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A05017 Eirenarcha: or of the office of the iustices of peace in two bookes: gathered. 1579. and now reuised, and firste published, in the. 24. yeare of the peaceable reigne of our gratious Queene Elizabeth: by William Lambard of Lincolnes Inne Gent. Lambarde, William, 1536-1601. 1581 (1581) STC 15163; ESTC S109320 226,552 536

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of_o a_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n or_o other_o stranger_n they_o must_v serve_v it_o themselves_o for_o they_o can_v command_v none_o other_o to_o do_v it_o neither_o by_o word_n nor_o precept_n mar._n a_o swear_v and_o know_v officer_n néd_v not_o to_o show_v this_o warrant_n when_o he_o do_v serve_v if_o upon_o a_o man_n 8._o e._n 4.14_o &_o 20._o h._n 7.13_o &c_n &c_n for_o his_o office_n do_v after_o a_o sort_n auctorize_v he_o but_o if_o the_o justice_n will_v set_v his_o seruam_fw-la to_o serve_v it_o the_o servant_n must_v show_v the_o warrant_n if_o the_o party_n demand_v it_o and_o otherwise_o the_o party_n may_v make_v resistance_n 8._o e._n 4.14_o a_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n say_v m._n brooke_n titulo_fw-la peace_n 9_o may_v make_v this_o warrant_n returnable_a before_o himself_o &_o the_o bailiff_n need_v not_o to_o carry_v the_o party_n before_o any_o other_o justice_n but_o judge_n fineux_n 21._o h._n 7.20_o say_v the_o if_o a_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n do_v make_v a_o warrant_n of_o the_o peace_n exit_fw-la officio_fw-la that_o be_v without_o any_o writ_n of_o supplicavit_fw-la direct_v unto_o he_o they_o the_o party_n may_v choose_v to_o appear_v before_o he_o or_o any_o other_o justice_n in_o the_o shire_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v punish_v the_o bailiff_n in_o false_a imprisonment_n if_o he_o do_v otherwise_o compel_v he_o but_o that_o other_o wise_a it_o be_v in_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o writ_n of_o supplicavit_fw-la for_o he_o to_o who_o hand_n it_o be_v first_o deliver_v be_v aucthorize_v to_o execute_v &_o return_v the_o writ_n alone_o and_o thereupon_o m._n fitz._n in_o his_o nat._n br_n fo._n 81._o affirm_v that_o if_o such_o a_o writ_n of_o supplicavit_fw-la be_v deliver_v to_o the_o sheriff_n the_o he_o may_v both_o execute_v it_o alone_o &_o also_o take_v surety_n by_o recognusance_n though_o otherwise_o be_v but_o a_o conseruator_fw-la he_o can_v not_o do_v it_o because_o the_o writ_n do_v enable_v he_o so_o to_o do_v 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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for_o a_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n have_v no_o autozitie_n but_o in_o the_o county_n where_o he_o be_v justice_n by_o 13._o e._n 4.8_o &_o comment_n plough_v 37_o &_o therefore_o it_o may_v be_v doubt_v also_o whether_o such_o a_o warrant_n be_v good_a or_o no._n the_o case_n be_v there_o that_o a_o justice_n of_o peace_n in_o one_o county_n pursue_v a_o felon_n &_o take_v he_o in_o a_o other_o county_n whereupon_o it_o be_v hold_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o gaol_n of_o the_o county_n wherein_o he_o be_v take_v and_o not_o of_o the_o county_n wherein_o he_o which_o take_v he_o be_v a_o justice_n for_o that_o he_o be_v out_o of_o his_o
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