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and_o shall_v be_v levy_v by_o the_o sheriff_n see_v dalton_n foe_fw-mi 25._o b._n amerciament_n he_o be_v also_o accountable_a to_o his_o highness_n for_o and_o upon_o process_n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v to_o gather_v up_o and_o to_o bring_v into_o his_o highness_n exchequer_n all_o amerciament_n and_o fine_n which_o shall_v be_v set_v or_o assess_v as_o a_o penalty_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o offender_n against_o his_o highness_n in_o any_o of_o his_o court_n which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o amerciament_n upon_o the_o paintiffe_n or_o demandant_n or_o upon_o the_o tenant_n or_o defendant_n in_o action_n real_a or_o personal_a as_o if_o the_o plaintiff_n and_o demandant_n be_v non-suite_n or_o if_o judgement_n be_v give_v against_o the_o tenant_n or_o defendant_n or_o upon_o the_o plaintiff_n quia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la prosecutus_fw-la or_o pro_fw-la false_a clamoro_fw-la etc._n etc._n or_o upon_o the_o mainpernor_n because_o the_o principal_n appear_v not_o etc._n etc._n 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etc._n etc._n and_o for_o want_v of_o surety_n the_o sheriff_n or_o other_o his_o officer_n may_v seize_v they_o and_o deliver_v they_o to_o the_o town_n by_o they_o safe_o to_o be_v keep_v brook_n tit_n forfeit_n 44._o blow_n 68_o but_o yet_o the_o felon_n must_v have_v reasonable_a maintenance_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o family_n until_o he_o be_v convict_v and_o the_o remainder_n shall_v be_v to_o his_o highness_n etc._n etc._n if_o the_o felon_n fly_v the_o sheriff_n be_v to_o seize_v all_o his_o good_n 262._o and_o chattel_n as_o also_o the_o profit_n of_o his_o land_n to_o his_o highness_n use_n but_o yet_o by_o coo._n 5._o 109._o plo._n 262._o the_o good_n etc._n etc._n of_o a_o fugitive_n be_v not_o forfeit_v until_o the_o fly_n for_o felony_n be_v lawful_o find_v upon_o record_n either_o before_o the_o coroner_n upon_o a_o indictment_n super_fw-la visum_fw-la corporis_fw-la in_o case_n of_o the_o death_n of_o a_o man_n or_o by_o verdict_n upon_o his_o acquittal_n for_o 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acquittal_n coo._n 5._o 109._o fitz._n coron_n 296._o &_o 344._o se_fw-la the_o sheriff_n be_v to_o seize_v to_o the_o use_n of_o his_o highness_n the_o good_n and_o chattel_n of_o he_o that_o kill_v himself_o but_o he_o shall_v not_o forfeit_v his_o land_n yet_o if_o a_o infant_n a_o man_n non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la or_o a_o lunatic_n kill_v himself_o he_o forfeit_v nothing_o b._n if_o a_o man_n be_v indict_v for_o felony_n and_o absent_v himself_o so_o long_o as_o a_o exigent_n be_v award_v against_o he_o they_o shall_v be_v account_v a_o fly_n in_o law_n for_o which_o he_o shall_v sorseit_v all_o his_o good_n although_o he_o shall_v be_v acquit_v afterward_o of_o the_o felony_n and_o the_o sheriff_n may_v present_o ex_fw-la officio_fw-la seize_v they_o to_o his_o highness_n use_n co._n 5._o 110._o b._n stamf._n 184._o the_o sheriff_n or_o his_o undersheriff_n shall_v receive_v 203._o all_o manner_n of_o writ_n at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o any_o place_n within_o the_o shire_n without_o take_v of_o any_o thing_n and_o shall_v make_v warrant_n thereupon_o 2_o ed._n 3._o cap._n 5._o cromp._n 203._o and_o shall_v be_v by_o he_o or_o his_o bailiff_n execute_v he_o may_v command_v his_o undersheriff_n bailiff_n or_o etc._n other_o know_a officer_n to_o execute_v they_o either_o by_o word_n or_o precept_n but_o if_o his_o mandate_n be_v to_o a_o man_n that_o be_v no_o know_a officer_n to_o execute_v any_o writ_n or_o warrant_n he_o must_v either_o deliver_v the_o writ_n itself_o or_o a_o precept_n in_o write_v in_o his_o own_o name_n and_o under_o the_o seal_n of_o his_o office_n otherwise_o a_o action_n of_o false_a imprisonment_n will_v lie_v for_o the_o arrest_n lamb._n 91._o 21_o h._n 7._o 23._o a._n but_o a._n if_o a_o precept_n be_v make_v to_o a_o bailiff_n and_o to_o a_o stranger_n or_o special_a bailiff_n conjunctim_fw-la &_o divisim_fw-la and_o be_v execute_v by_o the_o stranger_n only_o it_o be_v good_a lamb._n 91._o and_o daltons_n office_n of_o sheriff_n 44_o if_o a_o writ_n issue_n out_o from_o the_o judge_n justices_z or_o the_o court_n he_o shall_v not_o stand_v capitulate_v or_o dispute_v 150._o their_o authority_n or_o validity_n of_o the_o writ_n but_o aught_o to_o execute_v it_o co._n 6._o 54._o 9_o 68_o &_o 10._o 70._o dr._n and_o student_n 150._o for_o he_o be_v oblige_v both_o by_o oath_n and_o office_n to_o execute_v all_o process_n of_o law_n and_o if_o a_o capias_fw-la be_v deliver_v to_o he_o without_o a_o original_a he_o shall_v execute_v it_o and_o be_v excusable_a in_o a_o action_n of_o false_a imprisonment_n for_o he_o be_v the_o officer_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o court_n it_o be_v reason_n adversary_n to_o punish_v he_o for_o execute_v the_o mandate_n of_o the_o court_n according_a to_o the_o maxim_n co._n 10._o 70._o quicunque_fw-la jussu_fw-la judicis_fw-la aliquid_fw-la fecerit_fw-la non_fw-la videtur_fw-la dolo_fw-la malo_fw-la fecisse_fw-la quia_fw-la parere_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la he_o 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and_o their_o and_o every_o of_o their_o land_n tenement_n good_n and_o chattel_n of_o and_o from_o all_o fine_n issue_n and_o amerciament_n and_o other_o penalty_n forseiture_n pain_n corporal_a and_o pecuniary_a whatsoever_o whereby_o or_o wherewithal_o the_o say_v a._n b._n his_o heir_n executor_n or_o administrator_n or_o he_o or_o their_o land_n tenement_n good_n or_o chatel_n shall_v or_o may_v be_v charge_v or_o chargeable_a for_o his_o the_o say_v a._n b._n or_o the_o say_v c._n d._n not_o execute_v not_o file_v neglect_v mis-executing_a evil_a return_v not_o serve_v misreturning_a or_o misfiling_a any_o of_o the_o say_a writ_n process_n precept_n warrant_n or_o commandment_n aforesaid_a or_o for_o the_o absence_n evil_a attendance_n or_o not_o attendance_n of_o the_o say_v a._n b._n or_o of_o the_o say_v c._n d._n or_o his_o deputy_n as_o aforesaid_a or_o other_o misdemeanour_n in_o the_o execute_n not_o execute_v or_o misexecute_v of_o the_o say_a office_n in_o any_o thing_n 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