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one_o half_a thereof_o provide_v always_o that_o no_o such_o remedy_n or_o recovery_n shall_v be_v have_v by_o this_o statute_n for_o all_o or_o the_o whole_a sum_n or_o sum_n of_o money_n and_o damage_n aforesaid_a but_o only_o in_o these_o two_o case_n viz._n the_o one_o where_o no_o such_o notice_n or_o intelligence_n as_o by_o the_o say_a statute_n of_o the_o 27_o el._n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v give_v of_o every_o or_o any_o robbery_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o say_v hundred_o of_o benherst_n the_o other_o where_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o same_o hundred_o after_o such_o notice_n of_o any_o robbery_n to_o they_o or_o some_o of_o they_o give_v or_o after_o hay_o and_o cry_n for_o the_o same_o to_o they_o bring_v shall_v make_v or_o cause_n to_o be_v make_v fresh_a suit_n and_o pursuit_n after_o the_o offender_n with_o horseman_n and_o footman_n according_a to_o the_o say_a statute_n of_o 27_o el._n and_o where_o nevertheless_o the_o offender_n or_o 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the_o penalty_n but_o that_o if_o there_o be_v no_o such_o notice_n give_v to_o they_o within_o the_o hundred_o and_o the_o party_n rob_v recover_v against_o they_o they_o shall_v recover_v over_o against_o the_o place_n where_o default_n of_o fresh_a suit_n shall_v happen_v the_o whole_a and_o entire_a penalty_n recover_v against_o they_o and_o in_o case_n there_o be_v such_o notice_n and_o intelligence_n give_v to_o the_o inhabitant_n or_o resiant_n of_o this_o hundred_o as_o the_o statute_n do_v require_v and_o the_o offender_n escape_v yet_o they_o shall_v recover_v the_o moiety_n according_a to_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 27_o el._n against_o the_o hundred_o where_o the_o fresh_a suit_n cease_v etc._n etc._n there_o be_v another_o private_a act_n make_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o town_n of_o tewxbury_n 27._o 8_o h._n 6._o c._n 27._o in_o the_o county_n of_o gloucester_n against_o the_o commonalty_n of_o the_o forest_n dean_n and_o of_o the_o hundred_o 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name_n of_o such_o injury_n and_o trespass_n do_v and_o that_o the_o say_v trespasser_n and_o offender_n shall_v restore_v in_o the_o same_o town_n of_o gloucester_n within_o fifteen_o day_n after_o the_o say_a proclamation_n to_o the_o say_a person_n so_o endamage_v their_o corn_n and_o merchandise_n good_n and_o chattel_n so_o take_v or_o the_o very_a value_n of_o the_o same_o with_o reasonable_a amends_o for_o the_o damage_n sustain_v by_o such_o take_n after_o which_o proclamation_n if_o the_o say_a trespasser_n do_v not_o restore_v the_o say_a corn_n and_o merchandise_n etc._n etc._n or_o the_o value_n of_o they_o to_o the_o party_n so_o grieve_v in_o form_n aforesaid_a with_o reasonable_a amends_o for_o the_o damage_n or_o that_o the_o say_v trespasser_n be_v not_o bring_v to_o the_o king_n prison_n to_o the_o castle_n of_o gloucester_n for_o the_o say_a trespass_n by_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o say_a forest_n and_o hundred_o or_o by_o the_o commonalty_n of_o the_o same_o that_o 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