sheriff might have answered to the said Lord the King from the day of the receiving of the writ aforesaid untill the said day of the retorne thereof and the Inquisition which c The same Justices make appear here in S Mich. by their letters Sealed c. M 13. Jac. Rot. 2096. Brownlow Wiltes ss It was commandethe Justices of the Lord the King at the assize in the County aforesaid whereas the King had commanded the late sheriff of the county aforesaid as otherwise he had commanded him that he should distrain W. Dutton Knight late sheriff of the county aforesaid his predecessor by all his lands and chattles in his Bayliwick so that neither he nor any one for him put their hands upon them Entrey of a wâ—it to inquire de quantis exitiff c. See the statute Westmi 2.29 which granted this writ Hn. 13. E. 1. untill he shall have an other precept therein from the Lord the King and that he should answer of the issues of them to the said Lord the King so that he should have before the Justices of the said Lord the King there to wit at Westminster in Cr. S. Trinitatis last past the body of R. G. late of c. otherwise called R. G. c. which by the precept of the Lord the King he had lately taken as Fr. Popham Knight late sheriff of the county aforesaid predecessor of the sheriff now otherwise retorned to the Justices of the Lord the King here to wit at Westminster aforesaid to answer to W. Mariat of a plea that he should render unto him 30 l. which c. And to heare his judgment of more defaults c at which day the said now sheriff to the Justices of the said Lord the King now here to wit at Westminster aforesaid T. 18. Rot. 1674. retorneth that the said W. D. was distrained by his Chattells to the value of 66 s. and 8 d. where upon it was test fied in the Court of the King here on the behalf of the said W. M. that the said sheriff of greater issues to wit of 20 l. might have answered that by the oath of honest and lawfull men of the county aforesaid in the presence of the said now sheriff if he will be present they should diligently inquire of what and how many issues of the lands and chattels of the said W. D P. 12. H 6. Rot. 2 a ve fac awarded to the Coroneâ—s to inquire de quantis exitibus besides the said 66 s. 8 d. in his bayliwick the now sheriff could have answered to the Lord the King c. from the day of the receiving of the said Writ untill the same day of the returne of the same And the said Inquisition which c. the said Justices of assize should make appeare here at this day to wit in 8. S. Mich. by their letters sealed and now here at this day came the said W. M. by Tho. P his attorney and the said Justices of assize to wit Laurance Tanfeild Kni. Cheife Baron of the Lord the King of his Exchequer and Henry Mountague one of the Serjeants at law of the said Lord the King assigned to take the assize in the county afaresaid The Justices of assizes â—â—toâ—ne into the bench an â—â—quisition taken by them now retorne here a certaine Inquisition at new Salisbury in the county aforesaid the 19. day of I. last past by vertue of the said writ by the oath of 12. c. taken by which it is found that the said W. D. Kni. late sheriff of the county of the said Cr. S. Tri. last past and long before had divers lands and chattells in the county aforesaid whereof the said now sheriff to wit H. M. from the day of the receiving of the said writ of Distring above mentioned untill the retorne of the same of twenty pounds in issues besides the 66 s. and 8. d. above might have answered to the said Lord the King to wit at L. in the county aforesaid Therefore it is considered that the said H. L. for his concealement in this behalfe in gui Sit. Mia of the Lord the King And that he answer the Lord the King of the said 20 l. whereof he besides the said 66 s. 8 d. of the lands and chattells of the said W. D. as aforesaid could have answered according to the Form of the statute in this case provided c. statute 13. E. 1. Cap. 39. A Wâ—it to enquire of damages awarded de novo where the Sheriff returned that he could not execute the old Writ for that some of the Iurors refused to take their Oath and a Capias awarded against them for contempt Capias awardeâ— P 20. H. 8. Rot. 461. At which day here came the said Plaintiff by his attorney aforesaid and the sheriff to wit W P. Knight now retorneth that he such a day and yeare last past caused to come before him at L. in the County aforesaid A. B. C. D. and others to inquire of and upon the premisses which said C. D. their corporall oath of and upon the premisses to performe or swear altogether refused and denied in manifest contempt of the Lord the King now and the lawes of his Kingdome So that execution of the said Writ he could not then do Therefore as before the sheriff was commanded that by the oath of honest and lawfull men of the county aforesaid he diligently inquire what damages the said plaintiff sustained aswell by occasion of the entry aforesaid as for his costs c. and in as much c. he make appeare here such a day under the seale c. and Seales c. And also it is commanded to the said sheriff that he omit not for any liberty but that he take the said C. and D. if c. and safe c. so that they may have their bodies here at the said Terme to answer unto the Lord the King of the contempt aforesaid c. The same day is given to the said Plaintiff here c. Entry of a Writ of inquiry against an Attorney in Covenant LOndon ss Whereas Hugh Beeston Knight in our Court before our Justices at Westmin exhibited to our said Justices his certain bill against R. G. Gent. one of the attornies c. otherwise called R. G of Cliffords Inn London Gent. in a plea of covenant for that whereas the same Ricard by his certain Writing sealed with his seale and into our Court before our Justices brought made at London in the parish of St. Mary Bow in the ward of Cheape the 29. day of Nov. An. Dom. 1616. whose date is the same day and year acknowledged himself to have his custody two Fether beds 1. Bolster 4. Stooles covered with Scotish worke c. of the proper goods and chattles of the same Hugh Beeston which same Goods and Chattles after the delivery of them to the said Hugh were left in the custody of the said Richard And whereas
of the Rolls of our chancery allowed c. Entry of a writ of attachment of priviledge in the Common Bench for an attorney of the same Bench in debt against 2 severall persons severally M 19 Iac. rot 2948 Brownlow Lincolne ss The Sheriff was commanded that he should attach T B. clerk and L E clerke so that hee should have them here upon Satturday next after the morrow of all Soules to answer R Clarke Gent. one of the Attornyes of the court of the Lord the King of Common Bench here according to the liberties and priviledges c. in a plea of Debt severally And now here at this day came the said Robert in his proper person and offered himselfe against the said T and L in the plea aforesaid and they came not and the sheriff to wit T T Esquire now returneth that he by vertue of the writ aforesaid to him directed tooke the bodies of the same T and L. whose bodyes the same sheriff hath now here ready as by the said writ it was commanded him Cedi corpus returned and because the same sheriff the bodies of the same T and L now here at this day hath not ready therefore the same sheriff to wit the same Tho. T Esquire in mercy c. and he is fined by the Justices here at forty shillings and it is commanded to the same sheriff that he have here upon Wednesday next after 15 san Martini the bodies of the same T and L whom c. to answer to the same Robert in the plea aforesaid and the same sheriff to wit T.T. Esquire now returneth that the said T. and L. are in prison of the Lord the King at his Castle of Lincolne so languishing that he could not have their bodies here at this day without perill of death as by the said writ it was commanded him c. And hereupon in the same Court of the King here on the behalfe of the said Robert it is testified that the same T and L are sound and whole and able to travell therefore it is commanded the same sheriff that he or his under sheriff be here upon Wednesday next after eight dayes of Saint Hillary bringing with him the same T and L whether they be found or infirme to answer to the same Robert in the plea aforesaid and that he omit nothing herein under the penalty of 20 l. which if he shall not do the sheriff shall know he is to loose c. Duces recum awarded under the penalty of 20 l. Procedendo H 35. H. 8. Rot. 318. ss A Procedend awarded in a plea of lands to be removed out of an inferiour Court by Recordare Whereupon the cause aforesaid being seen alleaged by the same B. to remove the Plaintiff aforesaid in the writ aforesaid above specified It seemeth to the justices here that cause to be in sufficient in law to remove the plaint aforesaid out of the Court of the said Elizabeth B. nor but that the Bayliff of the said E. B of her mannor of B. with the Soke aforesaid in the court of the same E. B. and upon the plaint aforesaid ought to proceed c. Therefore it is considered that the said Brian notwithstanding the said Writ to the said sheriff to Record and remove the plaint aforesaid before directed he may proceed in the plaint aforesaid with effect And to the parties aforesaid exhibit full and speedy justice therein according to the Law and Custome of the Lord the King of England and the Court aforesaid c. M 8. H. 4. Rot. 114. Procedendo Rege inconsulto In a Sci. Fac. the Tenant pleads an attaint of the predecessor of the demandant by act of Parliament that the Tenements of the demandant came to the Kings hands and prayeth judgment si Rege in consulto c. And the King sent his writ de procedendo therein directed to the Justices that the Tenant plead de novo with the demandant c. H 13. Jac. Rot. Brownlow London ss A Procedendo after much debate granted upon a speciall return made upon a Hab. cor upon the custom of London concerning Prentices their ages and their Indentures between them and their Masters Indenture void if the Prentice be not of the age of fourteen years when he was bound An Habeas Corpus upon the privileges in the Bench for Martin Slater was directed to the Mayor Aldermen and sheriffs of London retornable immediatly before Henry Hobert Knight and Baron Cheife Justice c. Test 28. Nov. 13. Iac. by H. Hobert Execution c. ss London ss we I. Kt. Mayor of the said City of London and of the same City Aldermen and W. I. and I. G sheriffs of London to H. H. Knight and Baronet Chief Justice of the Lord the King now of the common Bench at this time in the precincts of great S. Bartholomew London do certifie that c. Prohibition BE it remembred that the 20. day of November the same Terme came here into the Court I. L. in his owne person and gave the Court here to understand Prohibition to the Court of Stanneries in the County of Cornw for holding plea of maters which contcern the Stanneries Suggestion That whereas by the lawes statutes of the Realme of the Lord the King of England it is provided that Keeper of the stanuaries of the Lord the King and of the court of the Stannaries within the counties of Devon and Cornewall or Keeper or Keepers of his place for the time being may not nor shall not hold pleas before him in the Court of Stannaries aforesaid unlesse arising between the Stannators whilst they work in the stannaries and between them and other Forreigners of any trespasses plaints or contracts made within the places wherein they work within the Stannaries neverthelesse certaine I. C. Gent. Administrator of the Goods and Chattles which were of I. C. his Father not being a Tinner in any of the stannaries aforesaid not ignorant of the premisses but indeavouring and intending very much to vex and disturb the same I against the lawes of the Realm of the Lord the King of England In the stannary court of the Lord the King of F in the said county of C before the Substeward of the Stannary Court aforesaid or deputy or Keeper of his place in the Court aforesaid or any of them in a certaine plea of Account by plaint by the said I. C. the same against the said L. in the same Court levyed upon supposall that the said L. was receivour of the monies of the said I. C. the Father and to have received of the monies of the said I.C. the Father in his life time 20 l. of one I. M to render an account thereof to the said I. C. drew into plea And the same L. to appeare in the said Stannery Court of F. aforesaid by occasion of the premisses and to answer the said C. of and upon the premisses
and lawfull Knights of his County and in his proper person came to the same Court of the said G.W. and in full Court there held the tenth day of May An. c. 13. abovesaid and caused to be recorded the Plaint aforesaid which was in the same Court without the Writ of the said Lady the Queen between the parties aforesaid in the Plea aforesaid And hath the Record before the Justices here at the said Cro. Trinitatis under his Seal and the Seals of I.F.I.P.I.P. and T. L. four lawfull men of the same Court of those who were present at the same Record And had prefixed the same day to the parties aforesaid that they should be here to proceed in the same Plaint as shall be just And now here at this day came as well the same Marquesse by Rich. Lee his Attorney as the same Eliz by W. Plomer her Attorney Judgment that the cause is insufficient to remove the cause and a writ of Procedendo is granted whereupon the cause aforesaid being seen in the Writ aforesaid recited It seemed to the Justices here that cause to be insufficient in Law to remove the Plaint aforesaid out of the same Court of the said G.W. of his Mannor aforesaid And that the Court of the Queen here ought not to take Cognizance of the Plea therein And that the Bayliffs of the said G.W. of his Mannor aforesaid in the same Court of the said G. ought to proceed in the Plaint aforesaid Therefore it is considered that the same Bayliffs notwithstanding the Writ aforesaid in the Plaint aforesaid according to the Law and Custome of the Mannor aforesaid at the prosecution of the said Marquesse proceed with effect and that they exhibit to the parties aforesaid full and speedy Justice therein according to the custome of the Mannor aforesaid c. P. 11. Iac. Rot. 2215 ss Entry of a writ of Accedas ad cur to remove a plaint out of an inferiour Court and a Procedendo awarded for that the damages in the plaint are under 40 â— The Lord the King sent to the Sheriff of Lincoln his Writ closed in these words Iames by the Grace of God c. to the Sheriff of Lincoln greeting We command you that taking with you four discreet and lawfull Knights of your County In your proper person come to the Court of Edward Dymock Knight of his Soak or Mannor of H. and in full Court there cause to be recorded the Plaint which is in the same Court without our Writ between I. c. and W. in a certain Trespasse upon the case to the same I. by the same W. done as is said And have that Record before our Justices at Westm Mense pas under your Seal and the Seals of four lawfull men of the same Court who shall be present at that Record and that you prefix the same day to the parties that then they should be there to proceed in the same Plaint as shall be just and have you the names c. Teste c. because the same Defendant for the favour which the same Plaintiff hath in the same Court cannot have Justice there as it is said Let execution be done upon that Writ if the cause be true and the same Defendant shall desire it or otherwise not And now here at this day to wit at the same Mens pas I. L. Knight Sheriff of the County aforesaid returned that he by vertue of the Writ aforesaid took with him I. D. R. R. I. D. and F. Fenn four discreet and lawfull men of his County in his proper person came to the Court of Edward Dymock aforesaid and in full Court there caused to be recorded the Plaint whereof mention is made in the same Writ And the Record thereof hath before the said Justices here at the same Mens pas under his Seal and the Seal of I. Hart R.S.I.N. and W. Stoke four lawfull men of the same Court who were present at that Record and prefixed the same day to the parties that then they should be here to proceed in the Plaint aforesaid as should be just Horncastle cum Soca ss At the Court of Pleas of Edward Dymock Knight Tenant or Farmer of the Reverend Father in Christ H. Bishop c. held such a day and year c. T. complaineth against W. late of c. of a Plea of Trespasse upon the case Pledges to prosecute Io. D. R.Ro And now here at this day came the same T. by R.O. his Attorney Cause alledged for a Procedendo because the damages exceed not 40 s. and the Common Bench cannot take cogâ—izance of the plea. and given the Court here to understand and be informed that the Damages to the said T. in that Plaint supposed to be sustained do not amount unto four shillings And for that cause prayeth a Writ of the Lord the King de procedendo in this behalf to be granted him And because the same W. nor any other on the behalf of the said W. came not nor alledged any thing in Court here to the contrary for certain causes the Justices here specially moving and chiefly for that the damages which the same T. supposed himself to have sustained in the said Plaint do not amount to forty shillings in which case it belongeth not to the Court here to hold Plea thereof It is considered that the Stewards and Suitors of his Soak of the Mannor aforesaid may further proceed in the Plaint aforesaid between the parties aforesaid Therefore it is considered that the Steward and Suitors of the Soak of his Mannor aforesaid that they further proceed in the Plaint aforesaid according to the law and custome of his Soak of the Mannor aforesaid the same Writ of the said Lord the King Procedendo awâ— ded non obstante c. before therein to the same Sheriff directed notwithstanding And that they exhibit full and speedy justice therein to the parties aforesaid according to the Law and custome of his Soak of the Mannor aforesaid should be to be done c. Allowance H. 3. I. Rot. 220. c. Brownlow Entry of a Writ of allowance for one of the Justices of the Common Bench by reason of his infirmity The Lord the King sent to his faithfull and beloved George Kingesmill Knight one of the Justices of the said Lord the King of the Common Bench his Letters Pattents in these words James by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith To the Treasurer Chancellor Chamberlain and Barons of our Exchequer And also to our faithfull and beloved George Kingesmill one of our Justices of the Common Bench greeting Know yee that we considering the debility of the body of the said George K. broken with infirmities and old age And also the tediousnesse and prolixity of labour which attendeth the Office of one of the Justices of the Common Bench which he is wont to undergo as in the Letters Patents c. And
Deputy sheriff of the County aforesaid in Forme of Law to be Executed c. by proclamation thereof made according to the forme of the statute c. Entry of a summons in a Qâ—ar imp with the essâ—ine and an attachment awarded for default H 2. Jac. rot 192. North. G C. Esquire by his Attorney offered himselfe the fourth day against Thomas Bishop of the Burrough of Saint Peter otherwise Peterburrough and William B. his Clarke that they permit him to present a fit person to the Church of W. which is void and belongeth to his gift c. and they came not and they had therein day to wit the same Bishop by essoine here untill in Octab. Sancti Hillarii last past and the said W. hath day therein by his Essoine here untill this day to wit in Octob. Pur B. Mariae after they were summoned c. judgement that they be here 15. Pasch c. H 10. Jac. rot 20. Wollaston Eber. ss Speciall entry of a summons in quare Imp. and the she iff returns tarde and an al sum awaâ—ded It was commanded the sheriff that he summon by good summoners George bishop of C. E. C. Gent. I.T. Clark that they should be here at this day in Oct. Pur. B. Mariae to answer M W. Knight and F. S. Esquire of a plea that they suffer them to present a fit person to the Church of S which is void and belongeth to their gift and now here at this day came the same M. and F. by their Attorney and the sheriff to wit C.H. Knight now returneth that that writ was delivered to him so late that for the brevity of time hee could not execute it as by the said Writ it was commanded him therefore as before it is commanded to the said sheriff that he summon by good summe oners thsame Bishop E. and I. that they be here 15. Pas to answer to the same M. and F. in the plea aforesaid c. P 11. Iac. rot 20. Wellaston ss It was commanded the sheriff Entry of an al sum â—n a quar imp â—n feverance and an attachment awâ—rded against the defendant as otherwise the King had commanded the said sheriff that he should summon by good summoners G. Bishop of E. E. E. Gent. and I. T. Clerke that they should be here at this day to wit 15. Pasch to answer as above And now here at this day came the same Marmaduke by A. B. his Attorney and the said F likewise plaintiff c. the fourth day of the plea being solemnly called came not and hereupon the same M offereth himselfe the fourth day against the said Bishop E and I in the plea aforesaid and they came not and the sheriff now returneth that he had summoned c judgement they be attached that they be herein Cro. Trin. and it is commanded to the same sheriff that hee summon by good summoners the same F. that he be here at the said Terme to follow against the said Bishop E and I his plea aforesaid together with the said Marmaduke if c. Surrender H 1 Iac. rot 1699. Brownlow ss Surrender of a Philizers office see the old book of entries f 442 title de office and officers Be it remembred that the thirteenth day of February that same Terme came here into Court Edward Pytt Knight Philizer in the same Court as well of London as of the County of Middlesex Huntington and Cambridge in his proper person and of his own accord surrendred into the hands of Edmund Anderson Cheif Iustice of the Lord the King of the Bench here his office of philizer aforesaid to the use of Iames Pyt Knight whom the said Cheife Iustice as the Custome is freely admitted to the same Office to hold occupy and have to him as his free Tenement according to the custome of the Court aforesaid in the whole time aforesaid used and approved The oath and presently the same Iames Pytt upon the taking of his corporall Oath as the custome is well and faithfully to behave and carry himselfe in the office aforesaid Put into possession put and constituted him into the corporall possession of the same Office to hold occupy and have the same in forme aforesaid with the Fees and profits incumbent to the said office and anciently due and accustomed c. SEE Hill 13. Iac. rot 732. the like in Ady and Maydwell H 10. Iac. rot 3279. in Gulston and Mill. T 28. H. 8. rot 511. Surrender by Pateshal Philizer of Essex and Hertford T 22. Iac. rot 2085. Surrender by the Philizer of Norfolke Lambe to Thelwall M. 28. H. 8. rot 108. T. 33. H. 8. rot 1. T. 3. and 4. Philip and Mary rot 904. T. 1. C. Reg. rot 958. Grant of the office of the Philizer of W. made by H. P. after the death of Plumstead by the Lord Hobart Supersedeas Supersedeas to a Cap. iâ— Withernam quia inconsult emanavit and aver elongat returned thereupon and a cap Withernam awarded for the Defendant against the plaintiff upon a writ of Plur. repleg Aver elongat returned upon the plur replevin Câ—pias in With rnam of the Ca tell of Defendant awarded for the plaintiff 3. El. Dyer fol. 189. pl. 12. P 8. Edwardi 4. rot 106. Surrey ss Be it remembred that the Iustistices here in Court the fourteenth day of May that same Terme delivered here to W.F. Deputy sheriff of the County aforesaid a certain writ of the Lord the King now closed directed to the said sheriff under forme of Law to be executed which said Writ the same W. opened here in Court the Tenor whereof followeth in these words Edward by the grace of God King of England and France and Lord of Ireland to the sheriff of Surrey greeting Whereas lately by our Writ as more times we have commanded you that justly and without delay you should replevy to W.W. and T. M. his cattell which I. L. took and unjustly detained as he saith or that you your selfe should be before our Iustices at Westminster 15 Trin. last past to shew wherefore you have contemned to execute our commands so often to you therein directed and then to our said Iustices at Westminster at the same 15 Tr. hast returned that those cattell aforesaid were enlarged to unknowne places by the same I. so that you could not have sight of them and that you could not replevy the said Cattell to the said W. and T. wherefore we have commanded you that you should take of the cattell of the said I in your Bailiwick to the value o the saâ—d cattell of the said W and T in Withernam and shouldest deliver them to the said W and T to be kept untill the said Cattell of the said W and T you could redeliver to the same W and T and in as much as you shall execute this our precept Pone Def. ad respondend of the taking of the cattell with a repleg fac of
2048. Brownlow Continuance of the Extent where the writ is awarded in one County At which day here cometh the Conusee by his Attorney aforesaid and the said Sheriff hath done nothing therein nor sent the Writ thereof therefore as before let another Writ be thereof made to the same sheriff in form aforesaid returnable â—ere in Octab. S. Michaelis c. T. 5 Eliz. rot 373. Monmouth ss A Capias ad satisfaciend awarded after the Sheâ—iff had returned upon an Elegit that the Dâ—fendant had no goods noâ— lands At which day here came the said W. by his Attorney aforesaid and the Sheriff of the said County of Middlesex now returneth that the said C hath no goods nor chattells in his Bailiwick which he could deliver to the said W. and that the sayd C at the said 15. Novem. Pas nor at any time afterwards had any lands or tenements in his Bayliwick whereof he could deliver a moiety to the said W as by the said Writ to him it was commanded and hereupon the said W prayeth a Writ of the sayd Lady the Queen of taking the said C to be directed to the Sheriffs of London where the Originall Writ first issued and it is granted to him c. Therefore it is commanded to the Sheriffs of London that they take the said C if c. and him safely keep so that they might have his body here in Cr. S. Martini to satisfie the said W of the debt and pamages aforesaid and see the Roll 381. see 17 E 4 fol. 4 After the return of a Nichil upon an Elegit after judgment in a Scire facias the Defendant prayeth a Capias ad satisfaciendum and hath it and with this case Hobart and Winch agree as at large appeareth in Foster and Jacksons case in Mich 12 Iac. but Warburton and Nicholls were of a contrary opinion 34 H 6 f. 20 a. with this opinion Littleton agreeth Entry of a case in the proper County and Non inventus returned and a Testat ca. sat awarded into a forraigne County M 19 Iac. rot 510. Brownlow Norfolk ss The Sheriff was commanded that he should take H P late of London scrivener if c. and safe c. so that he should have his body here a die S. M in und mensem to satisfie I C of twenty seven pounds and foure shillings which to the same John were adjudged for his Damages which he sustained by occasion of not performing of certain premisses and assumptions to the same John by the said Henry at London in the County aforesaid done whereof he is convicted and now here at this day cometh the said Iohn by E H his Attorney and the Sheriff now returneth that he is not found c. And hereupon it is testified in the same Court of the King here on the behalfe of the said Iohn London that the said Henry doth lye hid and run from place to place in London Therefore the Sheriffs of London are commanded that they take the same Henry if c. and safely c. so that they may have his body here in Octab S. Martini to satisfie to the said Iohn of his damages aforesaid in form aforesaid c. Entry of a Capias ad satisfaciend M 2. and 3. Eliz Dyer fol 193. pl. 29. Cepi corpus returned M 2 and 3 Eliz. rot 1239 Lennard Middlesex ss It was commanded the sheriff that he should take Francis Kemp Gent. if c. safely c. so that he should have his body here at this day to wit in Cr S. Martini to satisfie Christopher Rich Gent one of the Attorneyes c. according to the Liberties and priviledges c. of one hundred and four pounds which to the same C in the same Court here were adjudged for his damages which he sustained by occasion of a cereaine trespasse to the same C by the same F with force and armes and contrary to the peace of the said Lady the Queene now at C in the County aforesaid done whereupon it is considered c. And now here at this day came the said C in his proper person and the Sheriff to wit T R and C D now return that he before the coming of the sayd Writ took the body of the said F K by virtue of another Writ of the Lady the Queen of capiend in a plea of trespasse against the same Francis at the suit of the said Creturnable here Die Sabbati next after Tres Michaelis last past and after the coming of the said first Writ and before the return of the same the same sheriff also took the body of the same Francis by virtue of this writ the body notwithstanding of the same Francis at the same day of Saturday in the same former Writ specified before the Justices here at Westminster caused to be brought as the same first Writ in it selfe doth exact and require whereupon the same now F present here in Court is committed to the prison of the Lady the Queen of the Fleet there to continue c. Afterwards to wit the twentieth day of November that same Terme came here into the Court the same Francis in his proper person by the Warden of the prison of the Fleet brought here to the barr and delivered to the Justices here a Writ of the Lady the Queen closed to them directed in these words Elizabeth c. A Writ of mainprise out of Chancery directed to the Justices to baile the Defendant being in Execution and to prosecute an attaint upon that whereupon he is in execution To her faithfull and beloved Iames Dyer Knight and his associates our Justices of the Bench greeting Whereas F. K. hath arrayed before you by our Writ a certain jury of twenty four Knights to make a jury by whom a certain Inquisition was late taken before you at Westminster by our Writ between Christopher Rich Gent. one of the Attorneyes c. in the same Bench the same Francis in a certain Trespasse to the same Christopher by the same Francis done as it is sayd on the part of the same F. we have received That he by pretence of the process in the said plea of Trespasse made is taken and detained in our prison of the Fleet insomuch as he cannot prosecute the sayd Jury Whereupon hee supplicated us to exhibit to him a fit remedy we willing that the same Francis may be so detained in our Prison as that he may and ought to prosecute the Jury we command you that if the same Francis shall find to you sufficient maintainers who shall undertake to have him before you to prosecute against him or that he should not prosecute that Attaint aforesaid and the Attaint determined if it should passe against him or that he should not prosecute that Attaint that hee should render himselfe to our prison aforesaid and to satisfie as well in that which to us to the same Christopher in that which belongeth to him in
Court having taken their oath were examined by the said Court here whether they were conscious or consenting to the rasure and alteration of the said Writ and to the taking and arrest aforesaid who sayd that not and the same Executors being conferred with by the Court here that they would have done against the said T T in this behalf or require who say that if the said T T by vertue of the Writ aforesaid here shewed in Court or by vertue of the judgment aforesaid against the same T here remaining upon record and to the Justices here in Court shewed The Justices will advise ought to remain in execution for the debt and damages aforesaid by the Law of the Land then the same Executors prayeth Execution against the same T T and that he may be committed to the prison of the Fleet for the said debt and damages and hereupon it is said to the said Executors by the Justices here that the same Justices wil advise themselves at another day therein for that not as yet c. And aftrwards to wit the fourteenth day of November then next following all which premisses aforesaid with their circumstances The writ is received and filed and the Defendant at the prayer of the plain iffs is committed in execution The Delinquents come to the Barr and pray to be discharged and are discharged One makes a fine before he be discharged Admitted to his fine at a hundred shillings by pledges The Sheriffs are fined at ten l. The Prothonotary of the Bench payes the fine by him received of the party for a misdemeanour to the barons of the Exchequer by the commandement of the Justices of the Bench. by the same Justices here being fully examined seen and understood upon great diligent advisement and consultation by the Court here in that behalf before had the Writ aforesaid by the Court here is received and filed and the same T T at the petition of the said Executors for the debt and damaâ—es aforesaid by the same Court here is committed to the prison aforesaid there to remain untill c. And afterwards to wit the sixteenth day of November then next following came the same I F. S T and W Y in their proper persons brought here to the barr by the Keeper of the prison aforesaid and pray that they may be delivered from the prison aforesaid c. Whereupon the same S. F. and W. by the Court here by occasion of the premisses out of the prison aforesaid are discharged and set at liberty and it is said to the Court here that the same I F that he should make a Fine with the said Lady the Queen by occasion of the premisses before he should be delivered out of the prison aforesaid and hereupon the same I prayeth to be admitted to make a fine with the said Lady the Queen by occasion of the premisses and is admitted at a hundred shillings by pledge therefore the same I go therein quiet c. And that he should be delivered and discharged from prison to go at large c. And afterwards to wit the same sixteenth day of November came here into Court the said W. and E. I. late Sheriff of the County of Middlesex in their proper persons and pray themselves to be admitted to make a fine with the said Lady the Queen by occasion of the premisses and are admitted for ten pounds paid into the Court here by the hands of the said H. M. late under-sheriff of the said late Sheriff to the said R. L. to the use of the said Lady the Queen which said ten pounds the same R. L. the eight and twentieth day of November then next following by the command of the Justices aforesaid before the Barons of the said Lady the Queen of her Exchequer in full Court there brought and by the command of the same Barons paid it to one I. H. to the use of the said Lady the Queen therefore as well the said I. D. as the same E. I. and the said Humphry M. as the said Richard Love of the said ten pounds are quiet c. Entry of a Habeas corpus and commitment of a prisoner to the Fleet in execution in the Terme time at the cheif Iustice his chamber the writ bore teste 4 July 1â— Jac. And note that the Term ended 5 July 18 Jac. and the party was committed to the Fleet in the Term from the Judges Chamber in Serjeants Inn in the afternoon and the Iudge delivered the Commitment to be inrolled the next day being the last day of the term T 18 Jac rot 3060 Brownlow London ss It was commanded the Sheriffs of London that they should have the body of Leonard Bawtry Serjeant at Law by whatsoever name reputed in the prison of the Lord the King under the custody of the same Sheriffs together with the day and cause of his taking and detaining before H H Knight and Baronet cheif Justice of the said Lord the King of the Common Bench at his chamber scituate in Serjeants Inn in F street L T. 17. Jac. rot 3094. 3279. 3270. 2871. 2000. 2170 T 24 Eliz. rot 2142. the like immediatly after the receiving of this Writ that the same Cheif Justice seeing the cause aforesaid may do in that behalfe what of right according to the Law and Custome of the Realm of the Lord the King of England and the liberties and priviedges thereof ought to be done and that they should have then there that Writ afterwards to wit the fifth day of July Anno Reg. c. 18. immediatly after the receiving of the said Writ before the same cheif Justice at his chamber aforesaid came the same Leonard in his proper person under the custody of R. D. and I. C. Sheriffs of the City aforesaid and the same Sheriffs to the said cheife Justice then and there returned that the execution of the said Writ did appear in a certain Schedule annexed to the said Writ the Tenor of which said Schedule followeth in these words London ss We R.D. and I. C Sheriffs of the City of London do certifie to H. H. Knight and Baronet Cheif Justce c. that before the comming of the said Writ annexed to the Schedule to wit Return of the causes by the Sheriffs the fourth day of July Anno c. 18. Leornard B. Serjeant at Law in the same writ named was taken in the City aforesaid and kept in the prison of the said Lord the King under the custody of us the said Sheriffs by virtue of a Writ of the said Lord the King directed the Tenor whereof followeth in these words James c. To the Sheriffs of London greeting Attach Leonard B. one of the Serjeants at Law otherwise called L. B. of Boston in the County of Lincolne Serjeant at Law otherwise called L. B. De Boston in Com. Lincoln ob ad legem so that you may have him before our Iustices at Westminster on wednesday next
rot 3157. Brownlow Entry of an Habeas corpus cum causa for B the Sheriff returned that he was detained by vertue of a certain Warrant c. And that he had brought his body c. Pro ut pro breve c. whereupon the said I is committed to the prison of the Lord the King of the Fleet Ib. remans quousque c. M 9. and 10. Eliz. Rot. 1667. London Nota. one Thomas L. one of the Attornies c. was committed to the Fleet upon a warrant from the High Commissioners And one cause of his commitment was expressed in the warrant and the Justices granted him a Writ of Priviledg because he was an atorney with a Corpus cum causa directed to the wardens of the Fleet who returned the warrant in haec verba c. wereupon his body being brought to the bar he was allowed his priviledg and discharged from prison Inquiry H 41. Eliz. Rot 1119 Bark ss Entry of a Writ of inquiry of better issues directed to the Justices of Assises upon a Writ De Distring Balliv Burgeness upon a Cepi corpus by them returned upon a Testat in debt against the late Sheriff for finding petty issues upon return of a Distringas T 6 H 6. Rot. 303. Sil. M 24. H 6. Rot â—09 Issues six shillings eight pence West 2. cap 40. Alias Distringas awarded P 8. H 6. Rot 113 Amercement against the return of the Sheriff upon a Distringas Jur. T 23 H 6. scil upon a Rescous P 226. Rot 2 the like Writ awarded to the Coroners to enquire de quantis exitibus quere quia non est lex Plur. Distringas It was commanded the sheriff that he should distrain the Mayor Baylifes and Burgesses of the Borrough of Abington in the County aforesaid by all their Lands c And that of the issue c. so that he should have here in Osto Mich. last past the body of F. E. late of c. whom the same Mayor and Burgesses late took as c To answer R.B. of a plea that he render unto him 10 l. which to him he oweth and unjustly detaineth c. At which day here came the said R. by I. D. his attorney and offered hmiselfe the fourth day against the same F. in the same plea and he came not c. And C. L. then sheriff of the said county of Berk then here retorned that the said Mayor Bayliffes and Burgesses were distrained by their chattels to the value of 6 s 8 d. And that the said Mayor B. and B. were bayled by I. D and R. R Therefore they in mercy c. And as before it is commanded the sheriff that he should distraine them by all their lands c. And that of the issues c. so that should have here at this day to wit in Oct. S. Hill the body of the said F which the same Mayor B and B of late took c. As c. To answer the said R B. in the plea aforesaid and now here at this day to wit at the said Oct. S. Hilli came the same R by his attorny aforesaid and offered himself the 4 th day against the said F. in the plea aforesaid and he came not And the sheriff did nothing therein nor sent the writ thereof as more times It is commanded the Sheriff that he destrain them by all their lands c. And that of the issues c. so that they may have here 15. Pas the body of the said F who the same M B. and B. of late took as c. to answer the said R in the plea aforesaid And thereupon it is testified in the court of the Lady the Queen here on the behalf of the said R. that the said C. L. late sheriff after the said writ of distresse was first delivered to him of greater issue to wit of 100 l. the lands and Tenements of the said Mayor Bayliffes Burg. in his bayliwick to the Lady the Queen might have answered Averment of the party aginst the sheriff or retorning the petty issues upon â—he first w it of distress after the al 's and plur distr wee reenter upon the Roll. Therefore it is commanded to the Justices of the said Lady the Queen assigned to take the assizâ—s in the county aforesaid that by the oath of honest and lawfull men of the County aforesaid in the presence of the said sheriff if he will be present they diligently inquire of what and how much issues the said sheriff of the issues of the lands and Chattles of the said Mayor B and B. of Abingdon aforesaid in his bayliwick from the time in which the said writ of distresse was delivered unto him untill the said Oct. S. Mich. could have answered to the said Lady the Queen and the inqâ—isition which c. they make knowne here 15 Pas by their letters sealed c. See the old book of entries in the title of issues retorned 1. 2. and 4. for such a Writ and entry And for a Writ awarded to the Justices of Assize see the statute of Westminster the 2. Cap. 40. A djudged to the Justices at the assize to inquire of what issuâ—s the sheriff could answer T 9. lac Rot. 3623. Brownlow Wigor ss It was commanded the sheriff that he should distraine R. G. Knight late sheriffe of the county aforesaid by all his Lands c. So that he should have here at this day to Wit in C S. Trinitatis the body of R. Y. late of C. in the county aforesaid Yomam which he took by the precept of the Lord the King now And detayneth by him as the said sheriff to the Justices of the said Lord the King here to wit at Westminster 15. Pas An. R nunc Angl. 8. retorned to answer to M. F. widow of a plea that he should render unto her 20 l. which to her he oweth and unjustly detayneth c. And to heare his judgment of more defaults c. And now here at this day came the said Mary by I. F. her attorney and the sheriff now retorneth that the said R. G. is distrained by his chattles to the value of 40 s. and bayled by I. D. and R. R Therefore they in mercy Amercement that the sheriff can answer the King of greater Issues c. And here upon it si testified in the court of the King here on the behalf of the said Mary that the said now sheriff of greater issue to wit of 20 l to the said Lord the King could answer therefore it is commanded to the Justices of the Lord the King assigned to take the assizes in the county of Worcest that by the oath of honest and lawfull men of the county aforesaid in the presence of the said sheriff if he will be present Note that the statute saith die impetr Br. they diligently inquire of what and how much issues of the lands and Chattells of the said R. G. the said
in Labours Suits Delayes and Expences be thereof levied c. and in as much c. hee make appear here 15. Trinitat c. Mittimus T 3. Jac. rot 24 10. Entry of a Mittimus of the Record and proceedings Which was removed out of another Court by a certiorare out of the Chancery and sent to the Justices of the Bench. The Lord the King sent to his Iustices of the Bench here his Writ closed in these words James by the Grace of God c. To his Justices of the Bench greeting The Record and proceedings in a certain plaint which was in the Court of our Honor and Castle of Windsor before our deare Cosen and Counsellour Charles Earle of Nottingham of the noble Order of the Garter Knight Admirall of England Constable of our honorable Castle aforesaid and keeper of the whole Forrest of the same or to his Deputy of Keeper of his place there without any writ between William R. Esquire and J. M. Gent of cattell of the same W. taken and unjustly detained as is said by Jo. Trevor Knight Deputy of the same County by vertue of our writ of Certiorare to you into our Chancery certified we send you in these presents inclosed commanding you that the Records and proceedings of the plaint aforesaid being inspected you further do therein at the prosecution of the same James what of right and according to the Law and custome of our Realme of England is to be done Teste c. James by the grace of God c. To our dear Cosen c. greeting we willâ—ng for certain causes to be certified by the Record and proceedings in a certain plaint which is before you in our Court of the Honour and Castle aforesaid without out writ between W.R. Esquire and I Moor of cattell of the same W. c. we command you that the Record and proceedings in the plaint aforesaid with all things touching the same by whatsoever names the parties aforesaid in the said plaint are distinguished to us into our Chancery wheresoever it shall then be under your seale without delay you distinctly and plainely send and this VVrit c. Note Nota. That if the Record had been sent to the Justices of the common Bench they could not have proceeded upon the Tenor of the Record but upon the Return sent c. H 17 Eliz rot 939. Nota. Cause certified into the Bench was removed by a procedendo because the monies in the plaint amounted not to 40 s. T 20 Jac rot 3371. Brownlow The Lord the King c. The Tenor of the Record and proceedings c. We send to you inclosed in these presents and so recite the Certiorare which is we willing for certaine causes to be satisfied upon the Tenor of the Record c and the plaint c And now here to wit at Westminster in Cr. Trin. that same Term came as well the said Plaintiff by T. R. his Attorney as the said Defendant by F. M. his Attorney and the Writs and Return aforesaid being seen and by the Justices here fully understood and examined to the said Iustices here it sufficiently appeareth that the Court here upon the Tenor of the Record aforesaid cannot proceed Therefore it is considered that the said Mayor and Burgesses of the Burrough of N aforesaid in the plaint aforesaid according to the Law and custome of the Burrough aforesaid at the prosecution of the said William may proceed with effect and to the parties aforesaid full and speedy Iustice therein according to the custome of the Court aforesaid may exhibit c. betweene C. and A. Ne Exeat Regnum Ne exeat Regnum M 7. H. 6. rot 600. or 606. Security found that he depart not the Kingdome Nvsance Selde M. 8. Car. Regis rot _____ To the Sheriff of Middlesex greeting whereas of late we have made publick Proclamation amongst other things that none should erect any Walls whereupon _____ might be super added within our City of London or the Subburbs of the same or within the distance of three thousand paces of any of the Gates of the same City or from the Palace of Westminster license from our Commissioners assigned to oversee the buildings in those parts not before had Notwithstanding Thomas Ford late of the parish of Saint Andrew Holborne in your County Yeoman contemning our commands promulgated license of our Commissioners not before had in a certaine Feild in the Parish of Saint Clements Danes without Temple Bar London Selde on the south part of the ancient Inne called Clemants Inne of a long time appointed for the Residence of men incumbent in the study of our Lawes a certain wall to which _____ may be superadded of Brick Lime and Sand to erect and part of the same Feild intendeth to inclose as an ally or common place to bowle in And the foundation of the same Wall hath now laid and more Brick Lime and Sand for further progresse in the same Wall hath here also put and hath ready as it is said and if that place should be also inclosed It would happen that the Students of that Inn incumbent in the same in the study of our Lawes with the Clamors and noise of men resortng to that place would be so much disturbed that they could not Follow their Studies We to observe our commands and willing to regard the quiet and tranquility of the students aforesaid that they should not be diverted from their Studyes Command you that you omit not for any liberty of your county but that you command the said Thomas on our behalfe that from further building of the wall aforesaid he be altogether superseded and the wall begun and the Foundation of that wall by him in the place aforesaid put he cause to be demolished upon the danger to follow Test 19. Nov. Car. T. C. C. S. Cartwright Originall M 18. H 8. Rot. 2. ss An originall Writ out of the Chancery at the Suit of the party directed to the Justices of the Common Bench to stifying that he is a Lord of the Parliament that they should make no other proces against him onely such as are made against the Peeâ—s of the Land The Lord the King sent to his Justices of the bench here his writ closed in these words Henry the 8. by the grace of God c. To his Justices of the Common Bench Greeting we command you that if Edward Sutton of Dudly in the County of Staff Knight be impleaded before you at the suit of any one in a personall action you cause so to be made against him such Proces and no other in the action aforesaid as ought against Lords Peeres Earls and Barons of this our Kingdom of England which ought to come to our Parliaments upon our summons or any of them as according to our Lawes and Customes of the Realm of England ought to be made Because we record the same Edward one of the
of his County Palatine of Lancaster upon Munday in Quarta sepquadrag next coming to answer there in his plea aforesaid if c. ss BE it remembred That T. E Knight H 25 H 8 rot 121. Remissio recordi sent by the Justices of Chester into the Bench to determine a forraign voucher and at a day in the Bench the Tenants make default and the cause for that was determined Iustice of the Lord the King of Chester the twenty third of J that same Term by vertue of a writ of the Lord the King to him directed which followeth in these words Henry the eighth by the Grace of God King of England and France and Lord of Ireland to his Iustice of Chester or to the Keeper of his place there greeting Whereas T T in our Court in our County aforesaid had demanded against R. B. Esquire T.W. and P. A. one windmill one water-mill c with the Appurtenances in N as his right and inheritance and into which the same R. T.W and P. had to entrance unlesse after the Demise which R.T. Knight kinsman of the sayd T. T whose heir he is thereof made to R. S. for a Terme which is past and which after that Terme ought to revert to the said T. T. and the same R.T. and P. pleading in the same Court lately vouched thereof to warranty P.B. summoned in our County of Wilts by the ayd of our court of Chester because the same P. B. had no lands within our County of Chester aforesaid by which he could be summoned which said Warranty in our said Court of Chester for the cause aforesaid cannot be determined to the great Damage of the said T.T. and manifest hinderance of the obtaining of his Right whereupon he hath besought us to provide him a fit remedy in this behalfe We who are Debtors to exhibit Iustice to every one within our Kingdome willing to do what is just to the said T.T. in this behalfe Command you that if it be so far proceeded in our Court of Chester then the Record and proceedings therein with all things touching the same to our Iustices of the Bench under your seal you distinctly and openly send and this Writ so that they may have them at Westminster in Octab. Hil. prefixing the same day to the parties aforesaid that they may be then there to do and receive what shall be considered in our Court there in this behalfe that that warranty being determined before our said Iustices in the Common Bench the said Record and proceedings may be sent you to proceed in the plaint aforesaid as of right and according to the Law and Custome of our County of Chester is to be done witnesse our self at Westminster 6 November Anno c. 25 ANd the said Iustice sent there the Record and proceedings of the said plaint whereof mention is made in the sayd Writ annexed to the same Writ the Tenor whereof followeth in these words Pleas of the County of Chester at Chester before T. E. Knight Justice of the Lord the King upon Thursday next after the Feast of Saint Iames the Apostle Anno H. 8. post Conquest of England 25. Count in Entre ad term qui pret in the County Palatine of Chester CHester ss Thomas Torhet by H. H. his Attorney in the Court of the Lord the King here demandeth against R B. Esquire T W. and P A one wind mill c. with the appurtenances in N. as his right and inheritance and into which the same R T. W. and P. have no entrance unlesse after the demise which Robert S. Knight Kinsman of the said T T. whose heir he is thereof made to R. Scot for a Terme which is past and which after that Term ought to revert to the same T. T. whereupon he saith that the said Robert kinsman c. was seised of the Tenements aforesaid with the Appurtenances in his Demesne as of Fee in the time of peace in the time of Edward late King of England the second after the Conquest taking thereof the profits to the value c. and the same Robert being so thereof seised demised those Tenements with the Appurtenances to the said Richard Scot for a Terme which is past and from the same Robert the right descended c. to one Robert as son and heire c. and from the said Robert the son the right descended to one Thomas as son and heir c. and by many descents the right came to Iohn and from the said Iohn the right came to the said Thomas who is now Demandant as son and heir c. And which after that Terme c and thereof bringeth suit c. And the same R. B. T. W. and P. A. by T. B. their Attorney come and defend their right when c. and pray licence thereof to imparl here untill the next County to wit untill Thursday next after the Feast c next coming and have it c. The same day is given to the said T. T. here c. At which day here came as well the said T. T. by his Attorney aforesaid as the same R. B. T. W. and P. A. by their Attorney here c. and hereupon the same R. B. T. W. and P. A. vouch thereof to warrant P. B. who hath no Lands or Tenements in the County of Chester but all in the County of Wilts and prayeth that the said Peter may be summoned in the County of Wilts A forraigner vouched to warrant by ayde c. and the said T. T. well alloweth the said vouchee c. let him have it c. And because their vouchee to warrant cannot be determined in the said County of Chester day is given to the parties aforesaid here untill the next County to wit untill Thursday next after the feast of the Translation of Saint Edw. next coming c. And in the mean time the writ of the Lord the King may be followed if c. At which day further day is given to the parties aforesaid here untill the next County to wit untill Thursday next after the Feast of Saint Martin the Bishop next coming c. And in the mean time c. At which day a further day is given to the parties aforesaid here untill the next County to wit untill Thursday next after the Feast c. And further the said Justice C to the Justices of the Common Bench here to wit at W aforesaid returneth That he by vertue of the writ aforesaid to him directed prefixed a day to the parties aforesaid at the said Oct. Hil. that they should be here to do and receive as that Writ in it selfe commandeth and requireth At which said Octab. Hill before the said Iustices of the Bench here to wit at Westminster aforesaid Remandment of the plaint came the same T. T. by R. Jenour his Attorney and offered himself the fourth day against the said R. B. T. W. and P. A. in the plea aforesaid and
pleaded the said Roger at his perill prayeth execution against the said Nicholas Yeo. and Eliz his wife William and Humphery of the goods and chattells aforesaid to him to be adjudged c. Therefore notwithstanding the said plea it is considered that the said R have execution against the said N. Y. and E. his wife W and Humphery of the debt aforesaid of the goods and chattles which were of the said I. M. at the time of his death in the hands of the said N. and Eliz. his wife Will. and Humphery being to be levied by default of the same N. Yeo and Eliz. his wife and Will. c. H 20. Jac. Rot. 3276 Brownlow Sci fac by a new administrator during the minority c. of goods not administred by the first administrator upon a recovery by the first administrator after the first administrator avoided and judgment thereupon by nil dic Otherwise as it appeareth Mich. 20. Jac. Rot. 2213. it is thus contayned London ss it was commanded the sheriff whereas VV W administrator of the goods and chattles which were of T. W who dyed intestate c. lately in the court of of the Lord the King now to wit in the Term of S. Hill An. of his reigne of England 18. before Henry Hobert Knight and Baronet and his associates then Justices of the said Lord the King of the Bench here to wit at VVestm by the consideration of the said Court had recovered against Charles Howard late of L. Knight and Mary his wife daughter heire of I F late called I F of F in the County of Devon Knight aswell a certaine debt of 200 l. as 7 l. 14 s. 4 d. which to the said W in the said Court of the Lord the King here were adjudged for his damages which he had by occasion of the said Debt whereof they are convicted as by the Record and procedings thereof in the same Court of the King here remayning it manifestly appeareth And whereas also after the judgment aforesaid had the commission of the administration of all the Goods and Chattles aforesaid by George by divine providence c. to whom of right the administration of the Goods and chattles aforesaid belongeth 27. die Jan. An. Dom. 1621. at London in the parish c. was in due manner revoked made void and anulled And the same Arch Bpp. afterwards to wit the 6. day of February An. Dom. 1621. abovesaid at London in the parish and ward aforesaid the administration of all the goods and Chattles which were of the said T W by the said W W not administred to one Henry Smith during the minority of Austin Sm. yet being within the age of 18. yeares and in full life was rightly and lawfully committed and execution of the judgment aforesaid yet resteth undon And the said Charles is dead As by the information of the said Henry Smith the King understandeth And because c. that by honest c. they should make known to the said Mary that she should be here A. die S. Mich in unum mensem to shew if any thing c. wherefore the said Henry Smith execution against her for the debt and damages aforesaid ought not to have c. according to the Form of the recovery aforesaid if c. And now here at this day commeth the said H S by I B his attorney and offered himself the 4 th day against the said Mary in the plea aforesaid And she being solemnly called came not And the sheriffs now retorne that she hath nothing c. nor is found c. Therefore as before it is commanded the said sheriff that by honest c. they should make known to the said Mary that she should be here in 8. daies of S Martine to shew in forme aforesaid c At which day here came aswell the said Hen by his attorney aforesaid as the said Mary by G C her attorney and the sheriff as before now retorn that she hath nothing c nor is to be found c. And hereupon the said Hen. prayeth execution against the said Mary for the debt and damages aforesaid to him to be adjudged c. And he bringeth here in the Court the lettres administratory of the said Arch Bpp which the Commission of administration aforesaid to the said Henry in Forme aforesaid committed testifie c. ANd the same M. prayeth licence therein to imparle here untill in Oct. Hill and hath it c. the same day is given to the said He. here c at which day here came aswell the said Henry as the same M. by their attornies aforesaid And hereupon the said Henry as before prayeth execution against the said Mary of the debt and Damages aforesaid to him to be adjudged c. and the said Mary nothing in hinderance of the execution of the said Henry aforesaid whereby the said Henry remayneth against the said Mary therein without defence Therefore it is considered that the said Henry have execution against the said M. for the debt and damges aforesaid Nichil dic c. hereupon the said Henry being present here in Court in his proper person 25. day of Ianuary that same Term acknowledged That he is satisfied of the debt and damages aforesaid c. and therefore the said Mary of those debt and damages be quiet c. Sci fac to have the penalty given by the statute of 23 H 6. cap 11. against a Sheriff for levâ—ing of more monies upon a Town for Knights of the Parliament expences then the Town was taxed The offence against the statute H 25. H. 6. Rot. 362. It was commanded the sheriff whereas in the Parliament of the King now at VVestminster in the 23. yeare of his Reigne it is ordayned that the sheriffs of every County for the time being at the next County held in his County after the delivery of writs to levy the expences of the Knights of the County for the Parliament For the time being to him made to make publique proclamation that the Coroners and every Constable of peace of the said County and the bayliffes of every hundred Wapentake of County aforesaid and all others being willing to assist the Knights expences be ready at the next County there to be held to assist the expences of the Knights aforesaid And the sheriff or under-sheriffs Coroners or Bayliffes for the time being shall be here at the same time in their proper persons under the penalty of Forfeiting to the Lord the King for every of their defaults made 40 s. And so recite the statute as in the statute aforesaid is more fully contayned and the King hath understood that although T. S. late sheriff of the County aforesaid came in full county at B. held at the presant time and the Suitors of the same county then being there a certaine Sume of the Towne of C. for Knights expences comming to the Parliament of the Lord the King at Reading the 6. day
aforesaid were sold and eloyned to the same I. Armour ought not to be returned or for defect of Return of the same Cattell the Price of them of the lands and chattells of the same I W. and W. B. in your Bailiwick to be made and rendred to the same I A according to the forme of the statute therein made and of the pledges abovesaid the same sheriff to the same Justices of the Lord the King at that day returned that the same I W and W B have nothing in his Bailiwick by which he could make known to them nor were found in the same whereby the said I. A. from having return aforesaid hath received a very long delay whereupon he hath besought the Lord the King to exhibit justice to him and that the statutes of the Kingdome of the Lord the King made for the bettering of the same may remaine stable the King will for the benefit of his Leige people by speediest remedyes consonant to the same statutes that by honest c. hee should make known to W. L. late sheriff of the County aforesaid predecessor of the now sheriff who took the pledges aforesaid in Forme aforesaid that he should be here at this day to wit in 8 sancti Trinitatis to shew if any thing c. wherefore he so many cattell to wit two horses and eighty sheep as the same I. A. took from the same I. C. as in the same Court he hath avowed Sci. fac returned or the price of them for the insufficiency of the pledges aforesaid to the same I. A. in the name of the Returne of the Cattell aforesaid ought not to render according to the Forme of the statute aforesaid Judgement ' by default and the awarding of a writ to take of the said sheriff totanimali vel prec and to deliver them to the plaintiff Nomine returni if c. And now here at this day cometh the same I. A. in his proper person and the said W.L. late sheriff 4 Die pl. being solemnly called came not and the sheriff now returneth that hee made known to the said late sheriff of being here at this day to shew in Forme aforesaid by I.S. and W.C. Therefore it is considered that the same I. A. have of the late sheriff two horses and eighty sheep to the value of the other goods aforesaid which the said I. A. late took or the price of them and a writ to the sheriff to take of the late sheriff the Cattell aforesaid or the price of them and them or that to the same I. A. in the name of the Returne of the other cattell aforesaid to deliver c. Count in Sci. fa. upon a Recognizance acknowledged in the Country before a Justice of the common Bench and afterwards delivered to be inrolled and is enrolled in the same Terme in which it was delivered to be inrolled H. 8. Eliz. rot 104 3. H. 15. Jac. rot 21. in t Pl. ter and there rot 80. a recognizance is entred with a condition T. 21. Jac. rot 73. or 78. the like Inrollment of a recognizonce with the Terme number of the roll extressed Mich 28. and 29. Eliz. rot â—046 Generall entry of a recognizance taken before a Justice of the Common Bench and a Scire facias thereupon M 20 Jac. rot 843. Brownlow otherwise as it appeareth in Michaelmas Terme 19. Jac. rot 1906. It is thus contained Oxon ss It was commanded the sheriff whereas R. H. of S in the County of Oxon Esquire the twentieth day of Iuly Anno c. 18. and Scotland 53. before Peter Warburton Knight then one of the Justices of the Lord the King of the Common Bench of the City of Oxford in the County aforesaid acknowledged himself to owe to Richard Farmer of S. in the County aforesaid Knight one thousand Markes of lawfull mony of England which he ought to have paid him at the Feast of the birth of our Lord then next following which same Recognizance the same Peter Warburton afterwards to wit the twelfth day of February in the Terme of Saint Hillary Anno 18 abovesaid delivered here in Court with his own proper hands to be there inrolled upon Record and there before Henry Hobart Knight Cheife Justice of the Lord the King of Common Bench and his Associates Justices of the said Lord the King of the same Bench in the same Terme of Saint Hillary it is enrolled upon Record which said one thousand Markes the same R to the said R. hath not yet paid as by the information of the said R. the King understandeth and because c. that by honest c. hee should make known to the said Ralph that hee should be here at this day to wit A die sancti Michaelis in unam mensem to shew if any thing c. wherefore the said one thousand Markes ought not to be made of his Lands and chattells in your Bailiwick and rendred to the same R. according to the Forme of the Recovery aforesaid if c. And now here at this day came the same Richard by Thomas G. his Attorney as the sayd Ralph forenamed c. by Io. Wells his Attorney and hereupon the same Richard prayeth Execution against the same Ralph of the said one thousand Markes of the Lands and chattells of the same Ralph to be made by pretext of the Recog aforesaid to him to be adjudged and the same Ralph prayeth the hearing of the Recognizance aforesaid and it is read unto him c. And also prayeth the hearing of the Condition of the same Recognizance and it is read unto him in these words The condition of this Recognizance is such That if the said Ralph Holte his Heâ—â—â— or Assignes shall and will for his and their parts well and truly observe fullfill and keep the Award Doome and Order of Sir Thomas Spencer Knight and Baronet and Edw. Sheldon Esquire for and concerning Suits matters and controversies moved depending or being between the said Ralph Holte on the one part and the above named Sir Richard Farmer on the other part for and concerning the Common for foure hundred sheep and right for keeping conyes in and upon the grounds called Bayards green in the County of Oxford and all Commons and other profits claimed therein by the said Ralph Holte and the Right Title and possession of the same Common and keeping of Conyes so as the said Sir Thomas Spencer and Edward Sheldon do make their sayd Award touching the premisses or any part thereof on this side the Feast day of the Nativity of our Lord next coming after the Date hereof and do cause the same to be put in writing under their hands and seales ready to be delivered unto the said Ralph Holt then this present Recognizance to be void or else to stand in force and vertue which being read and heard the Defendant prayeth imparlance and hath it c. And it is continued by imparlance untill Cr. Tri. 20. Jac. at
make knowne to the same Iohn that he should be here at this day to wit 8. Hill to shew if any thing c. wherefore the same Thomas execution against him for the said 20 l. the arreareges of the yearly rent aforesaid after the judgment aforesaid given as aforesaid being in arreare ought not to have according to the Form of the recovery if Judgment Nota bene P. 26. and 27. H. 8. rot 359. M. 29. and 30. E. rot 1024. hil 7 H. 8. rot 526. tiel judgment that Pl. have execution de arreragis tam tante diem impetr brev de Sci. fac qu. post incursis c. And here now at this day came the same Thomas by George N. his attorney and offered himselfe the fourth day against the said Io. in the plea aforesaid And he being solemnly called came not and the sheriff now retorneth that he hath nothing c nor is found c Therefore it is considered that the said Tho. have execution against the said Iohn aswell of the said 20 l of arrearages of the yearly rent aforesaid after the judgment aforesaid given and before the day of the purchasing of the same writ of Scire fac as of 40 s. of arrearage of said yearely Rent after the day of purchasing of the same writ of Scire fac incurred which said arreages in the whole doe Amount unto twenty two pounds by default c. T. 22. Eliz. Dyer fo 377. Pl. 28. record T 24. Eliz. Rot. 1856. Forde London ss It was commanded the sheriffs that they should not omit for any their liberties but that they should take Iohn Davis late of Scire fac to take baile where one comes to the bar and pleads matter in discharge of an utlawry c. utlawed in London ter die c. at the suite of Thomas Jurdaine in a plea of debt c. and safely c. so that they should have his body here at this day to wit in Cr. S. Tri. to do and receive what the Court of the Lady the Queen here shall consider of him in this behalfe c. And now here at this day came the same Iohn in his proper person and the sheriffs now retorne that they tooke the body of the same Iohn and the same have now ready hereupon the same I. so taken and brought to the Bar saith that he ought not to be injured in this behalf and that he by the Law of the land ought not to be charged with the said utlawry because he saith that he at the day of the originall writ of the said Thomas and the day of publishing of the utlawry was conversant and commorant in the parts beyond the Seas Allegation that he lived beyond Sea the day of publishing of the utlawry to wit at the City of Valencia in the parts of Spain without this that the same daies or any of them was commorant or conversant at L. Reg. aforesaid in the same County of Dor. as by the writ aforesaid is supposed For which the utlawry aforesaid against the same John in form aforesaid published and had is altogether void and of no force nor effect in Law And this he is ready to veryfie whereupon he prayeth judgment and that he from the utlawry aforesaid quiet and discharged may be dismissed from the Bar here c. And because it is expedient and needfull that the said T. for his interest in this behalf be premonished before it be further proceeded in to discarge the same Io. from the utlawry aforesaid The sheriffs are commanded that by honest A Scire fac to premonish the party for his Interest c. c. they should make knowne to the said Thomas that he be here tres Tri. to shew if any thing c. wherefore the same I ought not to be discharged from the utlawry aforesaid and hereupon W.W. of c. Merchant and I.B. of L. c. undertook to have the body of the same I here at the same Term so from day to day and at every day of the plea until the plea aforesaid should be ended and judgment therein should be given to wit each of them body for body Bayle body for body c. and the same Iohn Davis assumed for himself to be then here and at every day of the plea under the penalty of 10 l. which said 10 l. the same I. D. acknowledgeth to be made and levied of his Lands and Chattells to the use of the Lady the Queen to whose hands soever c. it shall happen the said Iohn Davis at the same Term or at any other day to him by the Court here in the premisses to be prefixed to make default or not to prosecute his Suit in this behalfe with effect At which day here came the said Iohn in his proper person And the sheriffs now retorne that the said Thomas Jurdaine hath nothing c. nor is found c. therefore as before the sheriffs are commanded that by honest c. they should make knowne to the said Thomas that he be here Men. Mich. to shew in Forme aforesaid Alias Scire fac awarded c. and in the interim the same Iohn Davis is dismissed by the bayle aforesaid c. P 12. Iac. Rot. 448. Walter Tarne of New Castell upon Tyne ss Entry of a Scire fac awarded and returned after a Capias upon statute merchamt into the Bench for the administration of the Conusce of the statute where the Conusee dyed after the capias returned Sâ—e M. 19. Iac. rot 726. P. 2. El. Dy fo 150 Pl. 49. 2. R. 3 fo 8. Pl. 16. that such a Sciâ—e fac lyeth not in this case F. N. B. fol. 13 Register of writs fo 1486 It was commanded the sheriff whereas it was latly commanded by Writ of the said Lord the King to the same sheriff that the body of I. H. late of H. in the County of Durham Knight if he were a Lay man and found in his bayliwick he should take and in prison of the Lord the King should safely keep untill he had fully satisfied to I. H. c. Gent. of 1600 l. which the same I. H. Knight the 10. day of August An. c. 8. before T. L. then Mayor of the towne of New-Castell upon Tyne and W. I. then Clerk deputed to take Recognizances of deb according to the Form of the statute merchant within the same Towne acknowledged himself to owe to the same I.H. Gent. which to him he ought to have paid at the Feast of the birth of our Lords then next to come the same to him hath not paid c. and in asmuch c. he should make appeare to the Justices of the Lord the King here to wit at Westminster aforesaid Men. Pas last past and the same sheriff to the Justices of the said Lord the King to wit at Westminster aforesaid at that day retorned that the same I. H. Knight is a lay man
or Coppice called Weston Wood aforesaid and also the third part of the profits of the Mannor-Court of Weston upon the green aforesaid Tythes of wood Third part of the profits of Mannor Couâ—t 3d part of the the advowson of the vica ridge of W. and of one Close called Cow-lease c. And also the Advowson of the vicaridge of the Church of Weston aforesaid to hold to the said Countesse and her assignes in severalty by metes and bounds in the name of her whole Dower to her out of the Hundred Mannor Tenements Rectory and Advowson aforesaid after the death of the sayd Francis late Earl of Berks her late Husbandhapning as by the sayd Writ to him it was commanded c. The like assignment of Dower between the same parties upon the same Roll. Summons ss JUry of twenty four Knights of the Neighbour hood of T. ven recogn if the Jury by whom a certain inquisition was lately summoned in the Court of the Lady the Queen Entry of a writ of summons in an attaint executed and awarding of a resummons against the defendant hab corp against the grand Iury and Distring against the petii jury before the Iustices of the said Lady the Queen here to wit at Westminster by writ of the Lady the Queen and afterwardr before the Beloved and faithfull of the said Lady the Queen R. C. Knight Cheif Iustice of the Lady the Queen assigned to hold pleas before the said Queen and G. G. Esquire Attorney Generall of the said Lady the Queen Justices of the said Lady the Queen assigned to take the Assizes in the County aforesaid by writ of the said Lady the Queen of Nisi prius by Form of the statute c. at Stonystratford in the County aforesaid taken between R M. Gent. plaintiff and I.Y. of T. c. and R. W. of T. c. of a certain Trespasse to the same R. by the said I. and R. done as it was said made a false oath as the same R. greivously complaining hath shewed to the said Lady the Queen or not And now here at this day to wit in Octab sancti Hillarii came the same R. M. by T. his Attorney and the said I. Y. and R.W. summoned c. 4 Die pl. being solemnly called came not and of them the sheriff now returned that he summoned Summons returned c. therefore let the same I.Y. and R W. be resummoned that they be here 15. Pas to hear the sayd Iury of twenty four Knights and also J. Jugram I. S. I. S. c. twelve Iurors of the first Inquisition aforesaid being called came not and of them the sheriff now returneth that every one of them is severally attached by pledges J Denn and R Fenn Hab. corp Iur. 24 Milit. Therefore they in mercy c. therefore the Iury of twenty four Knight aforesaid is respited here untill the said Terme Distring Iur. prim inqisitionis c. and that the sheriff have then and there the bodyes of the same Iury of twenty four Knights to make the said Recognizance c. their Lands c. and that of the issues c so that he may have their bodies here at that Terme to heare the Recognizance the same day is given to the same R.M. here c. P 8. Jac. rot 1938. Brownlow Lincoln ss Entry of a writ of summ and resumm in attaint and Distring awarded against the grand Iury the party and the petit Iury. Iury of twenty four Knights of the Neighbourhood of W. vid. Recogn si Jur. by whom a certain inquisition was lately summoned before the Lord the King at Westminster by Bill without the writ of the said Lord the King between Henry Earl of Lincolne one of the Peeres c. of England and Ed. Dymock Knight of certain Trespasses and contempts against the Forme of the statute De scandalis magnat therein lately made and provided and afterwards before the beloved and faithfull Peter Warburton Knight one of the Iustices of the Lord the King of the Common Bench and Thomas Foster Knight one of the Justices of the said Lord the King of the same Bench Iustices of the said Lord the King assigned to take the Assizes in the County aforesaid by writ of the said Lord the King De nisi prius by Forme of the statute therein made and provided P 4. Eliz rot 532. Cerciorare to certifie a retorn whereupon an attaint is brought The grand jury the Defendant and the petit Jury make default Quaere the sheriff returns not the writ Resummons awarded against the grand Jury parties and petit Iury. at the Castle of Lincolne in the County aforesaid taken made a false Oath as the said Earl to the said Lord the King now greiviously complaining sheweth or not And now here at this day to wit Tres Sept. Pasch here came the sayd Earle by his Attorney aforesaid and as well the Iurors of the Iury of twenty four Knights aforesaid as the same E. D. and also Lawrence Coddington of C. with eleven other Iurors of the first inquisition aforesaid being solemnly called came not therefore let the same jurors of the jury of twenty four Knights be resummoned that they be here in Octab. Sancti Trinitatis to make the jury of twenty four Knights and that jury of twenty four Knights is respited here untill that Terme and as well the said E as the said jurors of the first inquisition aforesaid are resummoned that they may be here at the same time to hear the said Iury of twenty four Knights the same day is given to the said Earle here c. At which day here came the said Earle by his Attorney aforesaid and the sheriff did nothing therein nor sent the writ thereof therefore as before let another writ thereof be made returnable here 15. Michaelis the same day is given to the said Earl here c. At which day here came the said Earle by his Attorney aforesaid and as well the sayd Edward as the said twelve jurors of the first inquisition aforesaid resummoned Al. resum awarded c. 4 Die pl. being called came not c. and also the jury of twenty four Knights aforesaid likewise being called came not therefore that jury of twenty four Knights is respited here untill Cr. sancti Martini and the sheriff is commanded that he distrain as well the sayd jury of twenty foure Knights that they be then here to make the jury of twenty foure Knights aforesaid A Distring awarded See the like between the parties aforesaid M 9 Iac rot 3127. Br. as the same Edward as the same Iury of twelve jurors of the first inquisition aforesaid that they be here at the same time Auditur Recognitionem illam c. the same day is given to the said Earle here c. and it is to be known that a writ thereof the Iustices here in Court that same Terme have delivered a writ thereof to R. S.
him in this behalfe done and that he should have here that writ The Nonsuant prayeth to be admitted to his fine for the conâ—empt and the fine was assessed and now here at this day to wit the said 15. Trin. came aswell the said I. K. and T. R. his attorney as the same I. H. and O. by I. H. their attorney And hereupon the said I. K. prayeth himselfe to be admitted to make a fine with the said Lord the King by occasion of the premisses and is admitted c. and is fined by the Justices here at 2 s. 6 d. which by the command of the Justices of the Court here he paid to R. B. Cheife Prothonotary of the Court of the said Lord the King of the bench here for necessary reparations in the Court here done and to be done Fine payed c. Therefore the same I. K. goe thereof without day c. whereupon the same I. K by the statute A writ de Sâ—ccuda deliberatione prayed Pledges de novo Recognizance c. prayeth a writ of the said Lord the King de Secunda Delib and it is granted to him retornable here in Oct. Mi. c. And also the said I. K. in the same court here found pledges de novo aswell to prosecute his Claime as of the Cow aforesaid before taken to be retorned to the said I. H. and O. if retorne thereof should be adjudged to wit T R. of O. c. and I D of c. each of them under the penalty of 100 s. whereupon it was commanded the sheriff that of the said I K. further putting in Exigent utlawing Super sedias awarded upon the Exigent taking or in anything molesting by occasion of the premisses he be altogether superseded c. M 18. H. 8. rot 2. The Lord the King sent to his Justices of the Bench here his writ closed in these words Henry by the grace of God Supersedeas out of the Kings Bench to discharge sureties of peace in the Common Bench because he found security of peace in the Kings Bench. to Robert Brudenell Knight and his associats our Justices of the Common Bench greeting because Thomas Travers of W. in the County of Essex Clerke came into our court before us at Westminster this instant day of Thursday next after 15. daies of S. Iohn the Beptist in his proper person And then found there sufficient securitie that he should personally appeare before us in 15. Pas next to come wheresoever we should then be in England And that in the meane time he should carry himself peaceably towards and all our people and that he would not bring nor cause to be brought by himself or any other in his name any Damage or grievance to any of our people upon their bodies by treachery assault or any other meanes which may in any manner give way to the infringement disturbance of the peace as in our court before us is fully manifest upon Record Therefore we command you that from compelling the said Tho. Travers to find any securitie for our peace or for any of our people before you or any of you untill after the same 15. Pas you are altogether superseded T. I. fifty James at Westminster the 11. day of July An. c. 18. and now to wit in 8. S. Mich. that same Terme came here the same Thomas in his proper person whereupon the same Thomas by the same Justices here is altogether dismissed and discharged from finding of any other securitie further in this behalfe c. Charles c. To the sheriff of L. greeting A Supersedeas after a Fi. fac ne venditioni exponas whereas of late we did command you that of the goods and Chattles of T. E. late of c. being in your bayliwick you should cause to be levied 161. 5 s. which D. I. in the Court c. had recovered against him for her Damages which she had sustained by reason of a certaine trespasse upon the case by the aforesaid T. to the said D. done whereof he is convicted as by the Record c. it manifestly appeareth And that you should have those moneyes which you had so levied before c. at VVestminster aforesaid such a return to render to the said D. in that behalfe as in that Writ is more fully contayned and you at that day did retorne to the Barons of our said Exchequer at VVestminster aforesaid that you had levied of the goods of the said T. to the value of the summe abovementioned which goods did remaine in youre hands unsold for want of buyers but because the said Writ of Scire facias to you as above directed did unduely issue forth Therefore we command you that from selling of the goods aforesaid or any part thereof by vertue of the said Writ of Scire fac you altogether forbeare as you will answer the contrary at your peril witnesse c Ventre Inspiciendo Entry of a writ de ventre inspiciendo see Bracton fo 69. H and E terms A. 5. H. 3. rot in the common Bench Norff. ss Peter de Meanton hath requested that Muriell who was the wife of VV. de Meanton who maketh her selfe not not to be with child by the same VV. her husband was not with child for this cause maketh herselfe not with child to disinherit the same Pet whereupon at the petition of the same Muriell it was commanded the sheriff that by lawâ—ull women they should make diligent inquiry whether she was with child or not And Inquisition was made and sent to VVestminster but in the interim came she before the Justices of the Bench and offered her selfe and shewed to them that she was with child and this she offered to shew and prayed that it might be seene by the command of the Justices by 14. lawfull gentle women of London to be chosen by the Mayor and sheriffs of London and it seemed to them that she was with Child so that it was said to her that she might goe therein without day untill any one should complaine thereof but afterwards came the same Peter and offered himselfe and again said that she was not pregnant of his brother so that upon his complaint she was againe resummoned and questioned when her husband dyed and at what time he departed from her said that in truth he departed from her upon VVednesday next after the Feast of the holy Trinity and that he died on the day of the Appostles Peter and Paule so that after that same Wednesday she never saw him and Peter acknowledgeth this same said well she was not with child with his brother prayed that she might be committed to custody so that by the counsell of the court she was committed to the Mayor of L. into custody and 4 lawfull gentle-women were assigned to see her often and to keep her But afterwards came the same Peter and shewed that the Terme of bringing forth if she had beene
London It was commanded the sheriffs whereas I. N. late of c. lately in the Court of the Lord Edward late King of England the 6 Venire fac to account against Tenant in Elegit and judgment against the Tenant and reliberate awarded before the Justices of the same late King of the Common bench here by the consideration of the same Court recovered against T. D. c. aswell a certaine debt of 400 l. as 6 l. which to the same I. in the same Court of the said late King were adjudged for his damages which he had by occasion of detayning of that debt whereof he is convicted And the same I. afterwards to wit the 28. day of N. An. Reg. nunc primo comming into the Court of the said Lady the Qu. now before the Justices of the said Lady the Queen of the bench here to wit P 2 3 P. M â—ry rot 926. or 126. Dyer fol 1. Pl 6. 4 H 8. at Westminster close to be delivered to him c. to hold c. and prayeth a writ thereof to the then sheriff of the said County of War to be directed which was granted to him whereupon the Lady the Queen now by her writ commanded the then sheriff of War that all good c. to hold c. and how far he shall execute that precept he should make appeare to her Justices at Westminster 15. Hillarii and that then he should have there that writ at which said 15. Hillarii R. T. Knight then sheriff of the said County of Warr. to the said Justices of the said Lady the Queen of the Common Bench here to wit at Westminster retorned that he had done execution upon the lands and Tenements which were of the the same T. the same day of the judgment aforesaid thereon given And that a moyety thereof to wit one Parke c. which amounted by the yeare in all issues besides reprizes to 62 l. the 13. day of I. An. abovesaid and delivered them to the said I. N. according to the value and extent aforesaid to hold as his Tenement to him and his assignes untill the 300 l. See the old Tenures fol 123 E according to thi writ of Ven fac for the debt and damages aforesaid be thereof levied and further the said sheriff to the said justices of the said Lady the Queen here to wit at Westminster aforesaid retorned that 105 l. in ready moneys which were of the said T. the same day of the judgment aforesaid therein given he likewise delivered to the same I. to hold to him the goods and Cattle aforesaid as his owne goods and Chattles for the residue of the said 105 l for the Debt and Damages aforesaid And because the King and Queene now by the information of the said T. B. know Suggestion that the Pla. had levied a 100 l. above the debt and damages in cutting downe woods See Fâ— tit Scire Fac. Pl. 101. P. 32. E. 3. that although the said moyety of the said Lands and Tenements of the same T. B. so delivered to the said I. M. did only extend unto 62 l. notwithstanding the said I. N. aswell of the issues and profits of the moyety aforesaid whose true value doth extend it selfe to a greater value then the extent aforesaid as also of the woods and under-woods growing upon the same moyety by the same I. N. lately cut downe and solde 150 l. above the said 406 l. for the Debt and Damages aforesaid hath now levied whereupon he supplicates the King to be by the King and Queen provided of a fit remedy A Venire fac awarded ad Computandum de Exit deterie bosci And the said King and Queen willing to do what should be just to the said T. in that behalfe commanded the sheriffs of London to cause to come here 15. Pas the said I. N. to account with the same B. of the moneys received aswell out of the issues and profits of the moyety aforesaid according to the true value of the same from the time of the delivery aforesaid as of the woods and under-woods of late growing upon the said Moyety by the same I. N. cut downe and sold And further to shew if any thing c. wherefore the said moyety delivered before to the said I. N ought not to be delivered to the same T.B. if c. Non inventu returned Testat cap. awarded to the sheriff of Mid. ad compuandum quaere de hoc The parties come by attornies Vic. retorneth a Sup. At which said 15. Pas came the said T. B. by F. M. his attorney And the sheriffs to wit T. and I. now retorned that the said I. is not found c. And hereupon it is testified in the Court of the King and Qu. here that the said I.N. doth hide and run from place to place in the county of Midd. Therefore it is commanded to the sheriff of the said County of Midd. that he take the same I. N. if c. and safely c. so that he may have his body here tres Trin. to accout and shew in Form aforesaid c. And now here at the said tres Trin. came aswel the said T. B. by his attorney aforesaid as the said I. N. by F. M. his attorney and the sheriff of Midd. to wit T. and F. now retorned that after the receipt of the said writ of Capias I. N. delivered to the said sheriff a Writ of the Lord the King and the Lady the Queen of Sup. by which Writ the same sheriff as to the taking of the same I. N. could not proceed And hereupon the same T. B. saith that after 15. Hillarii An. Regin 1. Count upon the venire facias aswell of the issues and profits of the moyety aforesaid whereof the true value did amount to a great summe of money to wit 62 l. by the yeare above the extent aforesaid as also for the wood to wit Registred judiciale fo 14. such a writ against tenant by Elegie of 1200 Oakes and 340. Beech Trees and under-woods to wit C. cart loade of underwood to the value of 200 l. late growing in the said Moyety late cut down and sold by the same I. N. Cl. above the said 206 l. levied thereof for Debt and Damnges aforesaid whereupon he prayeth judgment and that the said I. N. may account with the said T. B. c. and also prayeth delivery of the Tenements aforesaid to the said T. B. to be done c. Nil dic ANd the said I. N. defends the force and wrong when c. And nothing in bar of the action of the said T. B. aforesaid wherefore the said I. of the moneys received of the premisses aforesaid to account with the same T. nor wherefore the said moyety to the same I. N. before delivered ought not to be redelivered to the same T. saith neither sheweth whereby the same B. Iudgment that he should account and
that the moyety should be redelivered remayneth against the said I.N. thereof without defence Therefore it is considered that the said I. N. of the moneys received by the same I. aswell for the issues and profits of the moyetyes aforesaid as of the woods and under-woods aforesaid in the said moyety late growing by the same I. N. cut downe and sold should account with the said T. B. And also that the moyety of the Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances should be redelivered to the said T. B. And hereupon the same T. B. prayeth a Writ of the Lord the King and of the Lady the Queen de Reliberand to the same T. B. the moyety aforesaid to the said sheriff of Warr. to be directed and it is granted him retornable in Cr. S. Martin c. Entry of a Venire facias direct d by the 〈◊〉 of the common Bench to the keeper of the Pallace of the Lord the King of West who is the warden of the Fleer to retuâ—ne a Iury of attornies of the Common Bench to inquire of all misdemeanours done in the same Court ss It was commanded the Keeper of the Pallace of the Lord the King of Westminster that he should cause to come before the Justices of the Lord the King of his Bench here the 29 day of November that same Term 12 attornies of the Court of the Common Bench here whereof every one of them should have 100 s. in lands Tenements or rent by the yeare at the least by whom the truth of the matter might be the better knowne to inquire upon theire oath of all Felonies Falsehoods rasures and deceits whatsoever in the court of the Lord the King here done or committed c. At which day W. B. Esquire keeper of the pallace aforesaid retorneth here a certaine Paunell with the names of the Jurors c. 16. of whom to wit W. K. c. are elected and sworne to inquire of and upon the premisses whreupon further day is given to them by the Court here to inquire of and upon the premisses here untill Cr. Pur. At which day here came the said Jurors And hereupon for certaine causes the Court here moving further day is given them by the court here to inquire of and upon the premisses untill tres Sept. Pas At which day here came the Jurors aforesaid who say upon their oath that whereas otherwise to wit in the Term of S Hillary An. Rs. nunc 17. before Io. Br. Knight and his associats then Justices of the Lord the King of the Common bench at Westminster one 1. Allen Knight prosecuted a certaine account of debt against Robert Hodgson late of Presentment made by the inquest of the attornies c. Gent upon demand of 20 l. And the same R. in the said Court by R Swinlow his attorney appearing in the defence by him made saith nothing in Bar of preclusion of the action of the said I. A. aforesaid for which it was then considered there that the same I. should recover against the said R. his debt aforesaid and his damages by occasion of the detayning of that debt as it appeareth in the same Term rot 325. and the same R. afterwards for that cause was put into the Hustings of London to be utlawed and for that cause afterwards was utlawed as it doth appeare in Trinity Term An. Rs. nunc 18. rot 260. and afterwards to wit 12. November An Rs. nunc 21 at Westminster in the county of Midd. in the Tresure-house there whereunto the records of the Lord the K. belong to the Common Bench under the custody of Geo. Roll Clearke of the Tresury aforesaid were kept these words or sayings to wit Wassan and Sinhowe by the procurement of the said Ro. Hodgson were rased to the intention to vacat and altogether to make null the utlawry aforesaid and of the same word or saying called Wassand was made warrand and of the same word or saying of the name of the attorney of the said Robert Hodgson called Swinhow the letter H. at the end of the same Writ was cased and abstracted and the letter H. was made the letter B. so that the name of his attorney on the plaint aforesaid by the procurement of the said Ro. Hodgson by reason of the said rasure now is Swinbowe in contempt of the Lord the King but who or whom rased that record the Jurors hithrto are altogether ignorant and hereupon the Jurors aforesaid have further day to inquire of and upon the premisses to wit untill the feast of St Iohn Baptist then next following c. At which day here came the Jury aforesaid and upon this day is further given to the Jury aforesaid to inquire of and upon the premisses here untill 15. Mich. then next following c. Withernam P 44. Eliz. rot 1201. ss It was commanded the sheriff Entry of pledges of new after withernam and warding of second deliverance and awarding of a writ ad Deliberan averia capt in Withernam upon an nonsuit beore appearance whereas W. H. bad been summoned to be in the Court of the Lady the Queene here to wit at Westminster to answer I K of a plea wherefore he took a certaine Oxe of the said I. and him unjustly detayned against sureties and pledges c. The same I. afterwards in the same Court of the Lady the Queen here to wit at Westminster made default by which it was considered in the same court of the said Lady the Qu. here that the same I and his pledges of prosecuting should be thereof in mercy And that the same W. should goe thereof without day and that he should have retorne of his Oxe aforesaid whereupon it was commanded to the same sheriff 30 H 8 Dier so 41. Pl 4 and fo 59. Pl 14 Pasch 27 Eliz rot 1134 entry of a w it of Capias in withernam in like case H. 19 7 rot 401. like entry P 44 Eliz. rot 1935 inter L and P and others that without delay he should make retorne of the said Oxe to the same W. And should not deliver him at the complaint of the said I. without a Writ of the said Lady the Queen that of the said judgment should make expresse mention And in asmuch c. he should make appare here in Cr. Pur. last past And the same sheriff to the Justices of the said Lord the King here at this day retorned that before the comming of the Writ aforesaid the said Oxe was inlarged by the same J. to places altogether to him unknown so that he could not make retorne of the Oxe aforesaid to the said W as by the said Writ to him is was commanded Therefore c. that of the cattle of the same I. to the value of the Oxe aforesaid before taken he should take in Withernam and should deliver them to the said W. to hold to him untill the Oxe aforesaid before taken could be retorned And that he should put by Sureties and