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and_o possession_n be_v recover_v and_o become_v more_o frequent_a quia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la aliud_fw-la breve_fw-la in_o cancellaria_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la querentes_fw-la habent_fw-la festinum_fw-la remedium_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la assisam_fw-la and_o after_o the_o statute_n of_o westminster_n be_v and_o thereby_o provide_v quod_fw-la assignentur_fw-la duo_fw-la justiciarij_fw-la jurati_fw-la coram_fw-la quibus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la aliis_fw-la capiantur_fw-la assisae_fw-la etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la plus_fw-la ter_z per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o rot._n parl._n 21_o ed._n 1._o dominus_fw-la rex_fw-la etc._n etc._n praecepit_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la caetero_fw-la assignentur_fw-la octo_fw-la justiciarij_fw-la circumspecti_fw-la &_o discreti_fw-la ad_fw-la assisas_n jurat_fw-la '_o &_o certificate_n '_o capiend_n '_o per_fw-la totum_fw-la regnum_fw-la angliae_fw-la and_o divide_v the_o realm_n into_o eight_o part_n per_fw-la stat._n de_fw-fr finibus_fw-la 27_o ed._n 1._o cap._n 1._o justiciarij_fw-la ad_fw-la assisas_n capiendas_fw-la assignati_fw-la deliberent_fw-la gaolas_n in_o com'_n illas_fw-la tam_fw-la infra_fw-la libertates_fw-la quam_fw-la extra_fw-la de_fw-la prisonariis_fw-la quibus_fw-la cumque_fw-la and_o appeal_v of_o murder_n robbery_n rape_n etc._n etc._n may_v be_v commence_v before_o justice_n of_o assize_n and_o divers_a other_o power_n and_o authority_n be_v give_v to_o justice_n of_o assize_n and_o gaol-delivery_n for_o which_o see_v the_o statute_n and_o coke_n 4_o inst_z cap._n 27._o justice_n of_o assize_n shall_v inquire_v for_o non_fw-fr return_v and_o false_a return_n of_o sheriff_n may_v hear_v and_o determine_v of_o conspirator_n false_a informer_n and_o wicked_a procurer_n of_o dozen_o inquest_n and_o jury_n at_o the_o complaint_n of_o any_o without_o writ_n and_o without_o delay_n and_o of_o confederacy_n and_o champerty_n and_o maintainer_n bearer_n and_o alliance_n by_o bond_n etc._n etc._n of_o default_n of_o sheriff_n escheator_n bailiff_n and_o other_o officer_n justice_n of_o assize_n may_v inquire_v of_o default_n etc._n etc._n of_o punishment_n of_o victualler_n etc._n etc._n which_o sell_v at_o unreasonable_a prize_n they_o have_v power_n to_o hear_v and_o determine_v ride_v and_o go_v arm_v etc._n etc._n and_o to_o punish_v justice_n of_o the_o peace_n sheriff_n bailiff_n and_o other_o for_o not_o do_v their_o office_n in_o that_o case_n they_o may_v hear_v and_o determine_v treason_n in_o counterfeit_v of_o money_n etc._n etc._n they_o shall_v do_v execution_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 13_o h._n 3._o of_o riot_n do_v in_o their_o presence_n upon_o pain_n of_o a_o hundred_o pound_n and_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 2_o h._n 5._o commission_n shall_v be_v award_v to_o inquire_v of_o the_o default_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o assize_n and_o of_o justice_n of_o peace_n in_o that_o behalf_n they_o shall_v inquire_v of_o hear_v and_o determine_v all_o office_n contrary_a to_o the_o statute_n of_o 23_o 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assize_n twice_o in_o every_o year_n ought_v to_o proclaim_v the_o statute_n of_o 32_o h._n 8._o and_o other_o statute_n against_o unlawful_a maintenance_n champerty_n embracery_n and_o unlawful_a retainer_n they_o ought_v to_o proclaim_v the_o statute_n of_o unlawful_a game_n in_o their_o circuit_n see_v the_o custumary_n of_o normandy_n c._n 19_o coke_n 4._o inst._n cap._n 27._o the_o justice_n of_o nisi_fw-la
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2._o nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la shall_v be_v grant_v in_o the_o exchequer_n as_o well_o as_o elsewhere_o of_o issue_n join_v in_o the_o chancery_n kings-bench_n common-bench_n and_o exchequer_n the_o chief_a justice_n or_o chief_a baron_n or_o in_o their_o absence_n two_o other_o justice_n or_o baron_n of_o the_o say_v several_a court_n as_o justice_n of_o nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la for_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n within_o the_o term_n or_o four_o day_n after_o each_o term_n shall_v several_o try_v etc._n etc._n and_o for_o their_o several_a other_o power_n and_o authority_n vide_fw-la le_fw-fr stat._n and_o coke_n 4_o inst._n cap._n 27._o and_o this_o writ_n of_o nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la be_v so_o call_v because_o the_o word_n prius_fw-la be_v before_o venerint_fw-la in_o the_o distr_a as_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v not_o so_o in_o the_o venire_fw-la facias_fw-la upon_o the_o statute_n of_o westm_n 2._o cap._n 30._o although_o the_o word_n of_o the_o writ_n be_v si_fw-mi prius_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o albeit_o justice_n of_o assize_n have_v their_o dignity_n and_o authority_n much_o increase_v yet_o they_o retain_v their_o original_a name_n although_o assize_n be_v now_o rare_o take_v before_o they_o for_o that_o the_o common_a action_n of_o ejectment_n have_v eject_v most_o real_a action_n and_o so_o the_o assize_n be_v almost_o out_o of_o use_n justice_n of_o nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la have_v power_n to_o give_v judgement_n in_o assize_n of_o darrein_a presentment_n and_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la and_o that_o commission_n and_o writ_n of_o nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la shall_v be_v award_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v but_o a_o transcript_n of_o the_o record_n send_v to_o the_o justice_n of_o nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o e._n 1._o de_fw-la finibus_fw-la cap._n 4._o it_o be_v provide_v quod_fw-la inquisitiones_fw-la &_o recognitiones_fw-la capiantur_fw-la tempore_fw-la vacationis_fw-la coram_fw-la aliquo_fw-la justiciario_n de_fw-la utroque_fw-la banco_n coram_fw-la quibus_fw-la placitum_fw-la deductum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la see_v the_o statute_n of_o york_n 2._o e._n 3._o cap._n 16._o 4._o e._n 3._o cap._n 2._o and_o the_o statute_n of_o 14._o ed._n 3_o cap._n 16._o which_o statute_n do_v provide_v that_o nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la may_v be_v take_v in_o every_o plea_n real_a or_o personal_a before_o two_o so_o that_o one_o be_v justice_n of_o one_o of_o the_o bench_n or_o the_o chief_a baron_n or_o sergeant_n swear_v without_o any_o regard_n where_o the_o plea_n depend_v and_o this_o stand_v yet_o at_o this_o day_n concordatum_fw-la fuit_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la cocilium_fw-la regis_fw-la quod_fw-la nullus_fw-la vicecome_v aut_fw-la coranat_n '_o fiat_fw-la justiciarius_n ad_fw-la assisas_n capiend_v '_o gaolas_n deliberand_n '_o transgress_v '_o audiend_v '_o &_o terminand_n '_o seu_fw-la ad_fw-la aliquod_fw-la aliud_fw-la officium_fw-la justice_n '_o faciend_n '_o eo_fw-la quod_fw-la 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