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confiniant_fw-la agantur_fw-la itaque_fw-la primo_fw-la debita_fw-la verae_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la jura_fw-la secundo_fw-la regis_fw-la placita_fw-la postremo_fw-la causae_fw-la singulorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n debet_fw-la enim_fw-la sherysmote_n i.e._n the_o sheriff_n turn_n bis_fw-la hundreda_fw-la &_o wapentachia_n i.e._n the_o county_n court_v duodecies_fw-la in_fw-la anno_fw-la congregari_fw-la by_o the_o law_n of_o king_n edward_n before_o the_o conquest_n the_o first_o which_o succeed_v king_n alured_n it_o be_v thus_o enact_v praepositus_fw-la cuique_fw-la 1._o vicecome_v saxonice_n geresa_n anglice_fw-la sheriff_n ad_fw-la quartam_fw-la circiter_fw-la septimanam_fw-la frequentem_fw-la populi_fw-la concionem_fw-la celebrato_fw-la cuique_fw-la jus_o dicito_fw-la aequabile_fw-la litesque_fw-la singulas_fw-la cum_fw-la dies_fw-la condicti_fw-la adveniant_fw-la dirimito_fw-la hereby_o it_o appear_v that_o common_a plea_n between_o party_n and_o party_n be_v hold_v in_o the_o county_n court_n every_o month_n which_o agree_v with_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o other_o statute_n and_o continue_v at_o this_o day_n and_o by_o stat._n 2_o e._n 6._o cap._n 25._o it_o be_v provide_v that_o no_o county_n court_n shall_v be_v long_o defer_v than_o one_o month_n from_o court_n to_o court_n coke_n 2_o inst_z 69_o 70_o 71._o in_o the_o county_n court_n though_o the_o plea_n be_v hold_v therein_o by_o a_o justicy_n the_o king_n be_v write_v yet_o it_o be_v no_o court_n of_o record_n for_o of_o a_o judgement_n therein_o there_o lie_v a_o writ_n of_o false_a judgement_n and_o not_o a_o writ_n of_o error_n coke_n 2_o inst_z 140._o by_o stat._n gloucester_n cap._n 8._o purview_n est_fw-fr ensement_n que_fw-fr les_fw-fr viscont_v plead_v '_o en_fw-fr county_n les_fw-fr plea_n de_fw-fr trespass_n auxy_n come_v ill_n soilent_a estre_fw-fr pledes_n et_fw-fr que_fw-fr nul_fw-fr neit_fw-mi desorme_n brief_n the_o trespass_n devant_fw-fr justice_n sil_fw-fr ne_fw-fr affirm_v per_fw-mi for_fw-mi que_fw-fr le_fw-fr biens_fw-fr emporte_v vailent_a 40_o s._n all_o mein_n etc._n etc._n en_fw-fr county_n court_n be_v there_o put_v for_o a_o example_n for_o the_o hundred_o court_n and_o the_o court_n baron_fw-fr be_v no_o court_n of_o record_n be_v also_o within_o this_o law_n writ_n of_o trespass_n be_v there_o put_v also_o for_o a_o example_n for_o debt_n detinue_n covenant_n and_o the_o like_a but_o if_o the_o trespass_n be_v vi_n &_o armis_fw-la where_o the_o king_n upon_o