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this_o realm_n shall_v be_v commit_v to_o any_o prison_n or_o in_o custody_n of_o any_o officer_n or_o officer_n whatsoever_o for_o any_o criminal_a or_o suppose_a criminal_a matter_n that_o the_o say_a person_n shall_v not_o be_v remove_v from_o the_o say_a prison_n and_o custody_n into_o the_o custody_n of_o any_o other_o officer_n or_o officer_n 2._o unless_o it_o be_v by_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la or_o some_o other_o legal_a writ_n or_o where_o the_o prisoner_n be_v deliver_v to_o the_o constable_n or_o other_o inferior_a officer_n to_o carry_v such_o prisoner_n to_o some_o common_a gaol_n 3_o or_o where_o any_o person_n be_v send_v by_o â—rder_n of_o any_o judge_n of_o assize_n or_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n â—o_o any_o common_a workhouse_n or_o house_n of_o correction_n 4._o or_o where_o the_o prisoner_n be_v remove_v from_o one_o prion_n or_o place_n to_o another_o within_o the_o same_o county_n in_o order_n to_o he_o or_o her_o trial_n or_o discharge_v in_o due_a course_n of_o law_n 5._o or_o in_o case_n of_o sudden_a fire_n or_o infection_n â—r_o other_o necessity_n 6._o and_o if_o any_o person_n or_o person_n â—hall_v after_o such_o commitment_n aforesaid_a make_v out_o and_o sign_n or_o countersign_v any_o warrant_n or_o warrant_n for_o â—uch_v removal_n aforesaid_a contrary_a to_o this_o act_n as_o well_o â—e_v that_o make_v or_o sign_n or_o countersign_v such_o warrant_n or_o warrant_n as_o the_o officer_n or_o officer_n that_o obey_v or_o execute_v the_o same_o shall_v suffer_v and_o incur_v the_o pain_n and_o forfeiture_n in_o this_o act_n beforementioned_a both_o for_o the_o first_o and_o second_o offence_n respective_o to_o be_v recover_v in_o manner_n aforesaid_a by_o the_o party_n grieve_v 10._o provide_v also_o and_o be_v it_o further_o enact_v by_o the_o authority_n aforesaid_a that_o it_o shall_v and_o may_v be_v lawful_a to_o and_o for_o any_o prisoner_n and_o prisoner_n as_o aforesaid_a to_o move_v and_o obtain_v he_o or_o their_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la as_o well_o out_o of_o the_o high_a court_n of_o chancery_n or_o court_n of_o exchequer_n as_o out_o of_o the_o court_n of_o king_n bench_n or_o common_a plea_n or_o either_o of_o they_o 2._o and_o if_o the_o say_a lord_n chancellor_n or_o lord_n keeper_n or_o any_o judge_n or_o judge_n baron_n or_o baron_n for_o the_o time_n be_v of_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o coif_n of_o any_o of_o the_o court_n aforesaid_a in_o the_o vacation_n time_n upon_o view_n of_o the_o copy_n or_o copy_n of_o the_o warrant_n or_o warant_n of_o commitment_n or_o detainer_n or_o upon_o oath_n make_v that_o such_o copy_n or_o copy_n be_v deny_v as_o aforesaid_a shall_v deny_v any_o writ_n of_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la by_o this_o act_n require_v to_o be_v grant_v be_v move_v for_o as_o aforesaid_a they_o shall_v several_o forfeit_v to_o the_o prisoner_n or_o party_n grieve_v the_o sum_n of_o five_o hundred_o pound_n to_o be_v recover_v in_o manner_n aforesaid_a 11._o and_o be_v it_o 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of_o the_o council_n bishop_n temporal_a lord_n privy_a councillor_n judge_n or_o justice_n whatsoever_o shall_v offend_v or_o do_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o purport_n true_a intent_n and_o meaning_n of_o this_o law_n then_o he_o or_o they_o shall_v for_o such_o offence_n forfeit_v the_o sum_n of_o five_o hundred_o pound_n of_o lawful_a money_n of_o england_n unto_o any_o party_n grieve_v his_o executor_n or_o administrator_n who_o shall_v real_o prosecute_v for_o the_o same_o and_o first_o obtain_v judgement_n thereupon_o to_o be_v recover_v in_o any_o court_n of_o record_n at_o westminster_n by_o action_n of_o debt_n bill_n plaint_n or_o information_n wherein_o no_o essoign_n protection_n wager_n of_o law_n aid-prayer_n privilege_n injunction_n or_o order_n of_o restraint_n shall_v be_v in_o any_o wise_a pray_v grant_v or_o allow_v nor_o any_o more_o than_o one_o imparlance_n 2._o and_o if_o any_o person_n against_o who_o any_o such_o judgement_n or_o recovery_n shall_v 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