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the_o execution_n be_v obtain_v shall_v offer_v good_n for_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o debt_n and_o cost_v of_o suit_n and_o it_o be_v further_o enact_v that_o the_o say_a defendant_n who_o have_v his_o good_n take_v upon_o execution_n shall_v have_v free_a liberty_n to_o convey_v and_o carry_v off_o the_o good_n so_o take_v at_o his_o own_o proper_a cost_v and_o charge_n to_o the_o next_o and_o most_o convenient_a place_n and_o market_n for_o disposal_n of_o the_o say_a good_n and_o there_o shall_v have_v free_a power_n and_o liberty_n to_o make_v contract_n bargain_n for_o and_o sell_v the_o good_n so_o take_v in_o execution_n the_o defendant_n first_o acquaint_v the_o marshal_n who_o levy_v the_o execution_n upon_o the_o good_n with_o such_o bargain_n or_o contract_n to_o the_o end_n the_o marshal_n may_v deliver_v the_o same_o and_o receive_v the_o produce_v thereof_o according_a to_o his_o precept_n and_o it_o be_v further_o enact_v by_o the_o authority_n aforesaid_a that_o if_o 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the_o whole_a exceed_v not_o forty_o shilling_n which_o say_v jailer_n be_v hereby_o impower_v and_o command_v to_o receive_v such_o runaway_n or_o runaway_n and_o to_o pay_v unto_o the_o bringer_n eight_o penny_n per_fw-la mile_n as_o aforesaid_a for_o every_o such_o runaway_n so_o bring_v to_o he_o on_o penalty_n of_o forty_o shilling_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v and_o may_v be_v lawful_a for_o the_o marshal_n to_o detain_v and_o keep_v in_o custody_n the_o body_n of_o all_o such_o runaway_n so_o bring_v unto_o he_o until_o the_o master_n or_o mistress_n of_o they_o or_o their_o assign_v shall_v pay_v unto_o he_o the_o full_a sum_n of_o what_o he_o have_v so_o pay_v for_o they_o with_o two_o shilling_n six_o penny_n per_fw-la pound_n for_o lay_v out_o the_o money_n and_o so_o proportionable_o and_o also_o six_o penny_n for_o every_o twenty_o four_o hour_n the_o say_a runaway_n have_v be_v in_o his_o custody_n and_o if_o the_o say_a marshal_n shall_v suffer_v any_o runaway_n so_o 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