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person_n house_n without_o notice_n or_o request_v make_v to_o be_v admit_v which_o may_v be_v use_v to_o the_o rob_v of_o house_n and_o take_v away_o evidence_n and_o other_o great_a abuse_n it_o be_v far_o different_a from_o the_o award_v the_o sergeant_n at_o arm_n who_o be_v a_o know_v and_o responsible_a officer_n and_o act_n only_o by_o special_a order_n in_o open_a court_n upon_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o height_n of_o the_o contempt_n and_o his_o warrant_n be_v under_o the_o hand_n and_o seal_n of_o the_o commissioner_n and_o he_o be_v also_o answerable_a to_o they_o for_o his_o miscarryage_n if_o any_o be_v and_o the_o other_o process_n be_v issue_v by_o clerk_n of_o course_n which_o reflect_v upon_o the_o liberty_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o people_n of_o this_o nation_n wherein_o every_o ordinary_a clerk_n have_v power_n to_o do_v more_o than_o all_o the_o judge_n of_o england_n and_o how_o safe_a it_o be_v for_o judge_n to_o award_v such_o process_n be_v leave_v to_o 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alphabet_n thereof_o he_o shall_v receive_v twelve_o penny_n and_o no_o more_o but_o where_o the_o plaintiff_n shall_v be_v admit_v in_o forma_fw-la pauperis_fw-la there_o no_o security_n be_v to_o be_v require_v by_o this_o the_o defendant_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o answer_v without_o the_o plaintiff_n give_v security_n by_o recognizance_n which_o will_v be_v a_o encumbrance_n upon_o his_o land_n so_o long_o as_o that_o suit_n endure_v which_o will_v hinder_v commerce_n and_o disable_v infant_n and_o person_n non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la to_o sue_n and_o be_v of_o great_a delay_n and_o five_o time_n the_o former_a expense_n before_o the_o suit_n can_v have_v a_o answer_n and_o the_o discharge_n and_o sue_v recognizance_n will_v increase_v motion_n suit_n and_o expense_n and_o if_o the_o suit_n never_o proceed_v it_o will_v be_v difficult_a to_o have_v it_o dicharge_v and_o can_v be_v but_o by_o order_n albeit_o the_o party_n consent_n and_o the_o rule_n itself_o be_v uncertain_a not_o express_v to_o who_o the_o recognizance_n shall_v be_v give_v and_o do_v no_o more_o than_o what_o may_v be_v do_v upon_o a_o order_n for_o cost_v without_o so_o much_o expense_n which_o be_v only_o of_o advantage_n to_o lawyer_n officer_n and_o clerk_n 8._o that_o where_o a_o defendant_n may_v answer_v by_o commission_n in_o the_o country_n he_o shall_v not_o now_o be_v force_v to_o take_v a_o commission_n but_o may_v answer_v upon_o oath_n before_o a_o master_n of_o the_o chancery_n in_o the_o country_n in_o like_a manner_n and_o by_o such_o time_n as_o if_o a_o commission_n have_v issue_v and_o that_o the_o lord_n commissioner_n for_o the_o great_a seal_n do_v take_v care_n for_o that_o purpose_n there_o be_v in_o every_o county_n a_o convenient_a number_n of_o such_o of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n resident_a in_o that_o county_n as_o they_o shall_v judge_n to_o be_v of_o the_o great_a ability_n and_o integrity_n appoint_v to_o
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