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the_o cognizour_n for_o some_o estate_n limit_v thereby_o many_o time_n remainder_n to_o stranger_n which_o be_v not_o name_v in_o the_o writ_n of_o covenant_n west_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la sect_n 21._o again_o a_o fine_a be_v of_o the_o effect_n divide_v into_o a_o fine_a execute_v and_o a_o fine_a executory_a a_o fine_a execute_v be_v such_o a_o fine_a as_o of_o his_o own_o force_n give_v a_o present_a possession_n at_o the_o least_o in_o law_n unto_o the_o cognizee_n so_o that_o he_o need_v no_o writ_n of_o habere_fw-la facias_fw-la seisinam_fw-la for_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o same_o but_o may_v enter_v of_o which_o sort_n be_v a_o fine_a sur_fw-fr cognizance_n de_fw-fr droit_fw-fr come_v ceo_fw-la que_fw-fr il_fw-fr ad_fw-la de_fw-fr son_n do_v that_o be_v upon_o acknowledgement_n that_o the_o thing_n mention_v in_o the_o concord_n be_v ius_fw-la ipsius_fw-la cognizati_fw-la ut_fw-la illa_fw-la quae_fw-la idem_fw-la habet_fw-la de_fw-la dono_fw-la cognitoris_fw-la west_n sect_n 51._o k._n and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v because_o this_o fine_a pass_v by_o way_n of_o release_n of_o that_o thing_n which_o the_o cognizee_n have_v already_o at_o the_o least_o by_o supposition_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o former_a gift_n of_o the_o cognizour_n coke_n report_v li._n 3._o the_o case_n of_o fine_n foe_n 89._o b._n which_o be_v in_o very_a deed_n the_o sure_a fine_n of_o all_o fine_n executorie_a be_v such_o as_o of_o their_o own_o force_n do_v not_o execute_v the_o possession_n in_o the_o cognizeese_n as_o fine_n sur_fw-fr cognizance_n de_fw-fr droit_fw-fr tantùm_fw-la fine_n sur_fw-fr do_v grant_v release_v confirmation_n or_o render_v for_o if_o such_o fine_n be_v not_o levy_v or_o such_o render_v make_v unto_o they_o that_o be_v in_o possession_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o fine_n levy_v the_o cognizee_n must_v needs_o siew_v writ_n of_o habere_fw-la facias_fw-la seisinam_fw-la according_a to_o their_o several_a case_n for_o the_o obtain_n of_o 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