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than_o a_o reasonable_a recompense_n for_o his_o pain_n it_o be_v more_o than_o can_v be_v justify_v and_o not_o at_o all_o due_a to_o the_o king_n ii_o but_o now_o as_o to_o the_o second_o enquiry_n what_o this_o proficuum_fw-la comitatus_fw-la be_v and_o it_o seem_v very_o plain_a that_o it_o be_v make_v up_o principal_o by_o these_o particular_n as_o most_o evident_o appear_v by_o divers_a account_n of_o sheriff_n in_o ancient_a time_n when_o they_o account_v ut_fw-la custodes_fw-la or_o ballivi_fw-la not_o ut_fw-la firmarii_fw-la viz._n 1._o the_o fine_n issue_n and_o amercement_n and_o other_o profit_n of_o the_o county-court_n which_o in_o those_o ancient_a time_n be_v very_o considerable_a for_o it_o hold_v plea_n in_o all_o writ_n that_o be_v vicontiel_n direct_v immediate_o to_o the_o sheriff_n out_o of_o the_o chancery_n viz._n by_o justice_n and_o many_o time_n not_o only_o personal_a suit_n be_v remove_v thither_o out_o of_o inferior_a court-baron_n and_o hundred-court_n but_o also_o plea_n real_a viz._n writ_n of_o right_a and_o in_o ancient_a time_n many_o real_a action_n especial_o writ_n of_o right_n be_v determine_v in_o the_o county_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v frequent_a in_o the_o old_a schedule_n of_o proficua_fw-la comitatus_fw-la especial_o in_o yorkshire_n in_o the_o time_n of_o r._n 1._o and_o king_n john_n such_o as_o these_o viz._n de_fw-fr j._n s._n pro_fw-la licentia_fw-la concordandi_fw-la demimark_n de_fw-fr j._n s._n pro_fw-la warrantia_fw-la essonii_fw-la 2_o s._n and_o sometime_o a_o mark_n pro_fw-la mi'a_o comitatus_fw-la sometime_o 10_o s._n quia_fw-la retraxit_fw-la se_fw-la demimark_n de_fw-fr pretio_fw-la bonorum_fw-la per_fw-la distringas_fw-la demimark_n pro_fw-la transgressione_n 2_o s._n pro_fw-la falso_fw-la clamoro_fw-la demimark_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o account_n of_o 20_o johannis_n regis_fw-la the_o profit_n of_o the_o bare_a county-court_n of_o york_n for_o one_o half_a year_n amount_v 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particular_o charge_v by_o virtue_n of_o that_o order_n will_v be_v successive_o lose_v sed_fw-la de_fw-la his_fw-la curent_fw-la superiores_fw-la finis_fw-la dy._n 6._o &_o â—_o ed._n 6._o â—astal_a money_n 345._o davies_n 24._o
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