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vita_fw-la nor_o the_o heir_n to_o sue_v a_o cui_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la coo._n 4._o 23._o and_o if_o a_o copyholder_n for_o life_n surrender_v to_o the_o use_n of_o another_o in_o fee_n it_o be_v no_o forfeiture_n for_o it_o pass_v by_o surrender_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o by_o livery_n and_o copyhold_n estate_n shall_v not_o have_v such_o quality_n as_o estate_n at_o common_a law_n have_v without_o special_a custom_n ibidem_fw-la of_o the_o office_n and_o duty_n of_o the_o steward_n b._n steward_n in_o the_o latin_a be_v call_v seneschallas_n and_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o french_a word_n sein_fw-fr a_o house_n or_o place_n and_o schale_n a_o officer_n or_o governor_n some_o say_v that_o sen_n be_v a_o ancient_a word_n for_o justice_n so_o as_o seneschal_n shall_v signify_v officiarius_fw-la justiciae_fw-la as_o to_o the_o word_n steward_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v compound_v of_o stew_n and_o ward_n and_o be_v a_o word_n of_o many_o application_n yet_o always_o signify_v a_o officer_n of_o chief_a account_n within_o the_o place_n of_o his_o sway_n in_o this_o place_n it_o signify_v a_o officer_n of_o justice_n viz._n a_o keeper_n of_o court_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o for_o the_o prevention_n of_o many_o inconvenience_n it_o will_v be_v no_o disadvantage_n to_o lord_n to_o elect_v and_o constitute_v such_o as_o be_v exercise_v in_o the_o study_n of_o the_o provincial_a law_n of_o this_o commonwealth_n and_o the_o custom_n of_o manor_n fleta_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 26._o describe_v the_o office_n 26._o of_o a_o steward_n and_o councel_v lord_n of_o manor_n and_o liberty_n to_o provide_v or_o elect_a their_o steward_n in_o these_o word_n provideat_fw-la sibi_fw-la dominus_fw-la de_fw-la seneschallo_fw-la circumspecto_fw-la &_o fideli_fw-la viro_fw-la provido_fw-la &_o discreto_fw-la &_o gratioso_fw-la humili_fw-la pudico_fw-la pacifico_fw-la &_o modesto_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o legibus_fw-la consuetudinibusque_fw-la provinciae_fw-la &_o officio_fw-la seneschalliae_fw-la se_fw-la cognoscat_fw-la &_o jura_fw-la domini_fw-la svi_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la teneri_fw-la affectet_fw-la etc._n etc._n cujus_fw-la officium_fw-la est_fw-la curias_fw-la tenere_fw-la maneriorum_fw-la &_o de_fw-la substractationibus_fw-la consuetudinum_fw-la servitiorum_fw-la reddituum_fw-la sectarum_fw-la ad_fw-la curiam_fw-la mercata_fw-la molendina_fw-la domini_fw-la &_o advisus_fw-la franciplegiorum_a aliarumque_fw-la libertatum_fw-la domino_fw-la pertinentium_fw-la inquirat_fw-la etc._n etc._n by_o which_o description_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o double_a qualification_n viz._n 1._o in_o moralibus_fw-la 2._o in_o judicialibus_fw-la 1._o in_o moralibus_fw-la he_o must_v be_v qualify_v with_o these_o property_n viz._n circumspection_n fidelity_n providence_n discretion_n etc._n etc._n which_o may_v be_v reduce_v to_o two_o general_a head_n to_o wit_n verity_n and_o industry_n 2._o in_o judicialibus_fw-la and_o therein_o
summon_v witness_n 50_o sale_n of_o good_n to_o the_o plaintiff_n levy_v upon_o a_o fieri_fw-la facias_fw-la by_o the_o sheriff_n baliffe_n 53_o sale_n of_o good_n make_v by_o the_o sheriff_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o office_n 277_o surrender_n and_o remise_v of_o land_n make_v in_o court_n before_o the_o steward_n and_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o wife_n 383_o surrender_n of_o copyhold_n in_o court_n with_o the_o admission_n of_o the_o tenant_n according_o 384_o surrender_n and_o lease_n make_v in_o court_n with_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o wife_n 385_o surrender_n of_o land_n make_v in_o mortgage_n upon_o condition_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o money_n with_o the_o admission_n of_o the_o mortgagee_n by_o her_o attorney_n and_o the_o fealty_n respite_v ibid._n surrender_v of_o land_n make_v present_o in_o court_n 387_o t_o toit_n 42_o trover_n and_o conversion_n 127_o trespass_n for_o break_v down_o the_o plaintiff_n stall_n be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o market_n 129_o for_o break_v the_o plaintiff_n close_o ibid._n for_o a_o dog_n bite_v a_o mare_n so_o that_o she_o die_v 130_o for_o chase_v of_o hog_n with_o dog_n ibid._n for_o pasture_v sheep_n in_o a_o rot_a pasture_n by_o reason_n whereof_o they_o die_v ibid._n for_o dig_v and_o plough_v the_o plaintiff_n ground_n and_o take_v away_o his_o corn_n 131_o for_o take_v away_o a_o post_n ibid._n for_o eat_v the_o grass_n cut_v the_o hedge_n and_o assault_v the_o plaintiff_n ibid._n trespass_n and_o assault_v 132_o assault_v upon_o one_o at_o under_o age_n ibid._n v._o venditioni_fw-la exponas_fw-la 45_o 46_o venire_fw-la facias_fw-la jurator_n 49_o w_n warrant_v upon_o a_o writ_n of_o justicy_n 39_o warrant_v upon_o a_o proclamation_n 51_o warrant_v of_o attorney_n for_o a_o appearance_n in_o the_o county_n court_n 52_o warrant_v upon_o accedeas_fw-la ad_fw-la curiam_fw-la 64_o warrant_v of_o a_o coroner_n for_o the_o impannel_a of_o a_o jury_n 288_o warrant_n to_o summon_v a_o leet_n 316_o withernam_fw-la 40_o 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