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shall_v have_v thaâ—_n view_n they_o may_v vouch_v to_o 〈…〉_z and_o foreign_a and_o they_o shall_v be_v essoyn_v and_o shall_v have_v other_o exception_n and_o all_o other_o process_n shall_v be_v make_v as_o in_o a_o writ_n of_o right_n etc._n etc._n but_o if_o the_o tenant_n make_v default_n after_o default_n than_o the_o defendant_n shall_v have_v judgement_n to_o recover_v and_o hold_v for_o a_o year_n and_o a_o day_n upon_o this_o condition_n that_o the_o tenant_n may_v come_v within_o the_o same_o year_n and_o a_o day_n than_o next_o follow_v and_o make_v agreement_n for_o the_o arrearage_n and_o find_v surety_n as_o the_o court_n shall_v award_v to_o pay_v the_o rent_n or_o the_o service_n faithful_o from_o thenceforth_o and_o shall_v have_v again_o his_o tenement_n and_o within_o the_o same_o year_n and_o day_n the_o tenant_n may_v come_v in_o court_n by_o scire_fw-la fac_fw-la and_o shall_v have_v again_o his_o tenement_n do_v as_o aforesaid_a and_o if_o the_o tenant_n come_v 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and_o if_o the_o tenant_n come_v and_o plead_v than_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o essoyn_n and_o so_o after_o every_o appearance_n and_o if_o he_o make_v default_n at_o the_o grand_a distress_n then_o shall_v commandment_n go_v to_o the_o sheriff_n by_o the_o mayor_n precept_n that_o the_o sheriff_n shall_v come_v to_o the_o place_n waste_v and_o shall_v inquire_v of_o the_o waste_n and_o damage_n according_a to_o the_o statute_n and_o that_o they_o return_v the_o same_o at_o the_o next_o hust_n of_o common_a plea_n and_o the_o plaintiff_n shall_v recover_v the_o place_n waste_v and_o the_o treble_a damage_n by_o the_o statute_n in_o a_o writ_n of_o error_n of_o judgement_n give_v in_o court_n before_o the_o sheriff_n in_o action_n personal_a and_o in_o assize_n of_o novel_a desseizen_n or_o mortdanc_n take_v before_o the_o sheriff_n and_o the_o mayor_n shall_v make_v a_o warrant_n to_o the_o sheriff_n to_o cause_v the_o record_n and_o process_n to_o come_v at_o the_o next_o hust_n of_o 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the_o king_n service_n in_o a_o replegiare_n and_o at_o the_o day_n that_o he_o have_v by_o essoyn_n make_v default_n or_o bring_v not_o his_o warrant_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v clear_v of_o damage_n in_o a_o writ_n of_o particepat_fw-la faciend_n to_o make_v partition_n between_o parcener_n of_o the_o tenant_n in_o london_n the_o writ_n close_v shall_v be_v direct_v to_o the_o mayor_n and_o sheriff_n contain_v the_o matter_n according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o such_o writ_n and_o the_o party_n shall_v be_v warn_v by_o precept_n from_o the_o mayor_n direct_v to_o the_o sheriff_n and_o the_o tenant_n may_v be_v essoyn_v and_o if_o they_o come_v they_o may_v plead_v their_o matter_n and_o if_o they_o make_v default_n the_o writ_n of_o partition_n shall_v be_v award_v by_o default_n and_o every_o beadle_n of_o the_o say_a city_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o alderman_n against_o every_o hust_n of_o common_a plea_n shall_v cause_v to_o be_v summon_v twelve_o man_n be_v freeholders_n of_o 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