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fine_a and_o amerciament_n fines_n if_o one_o
further_o in_o proof_n of_o my_o say_a opinion_n the_o case_n of_o the_o lord_n cromwell_n in_o 15_o el._n in_o dier_n fol._n 322._o do_v come_v full_o thereto_o which_o be_v that_o a_o replevin_n in_o a_o avowry_n be_v make_v for_o a_o pain_n and_o forfeiture_n of_o ten_o shilling_n due_a for_o the_o breach_n of_o a_o by-law_n contra_fw-la ordinem_fw-la curiae_fw-la and_o allege_v to_o make_v by-law_n within_o the_o manor_n by_o the_o custom_n thereof_o in_o which_o case_n it_o be_v apparent_a that_o the_o proper_a good_n of_o the_o party_n be_v to_o be_v distrain_v therefore_o and_o not_o the_o good_n of_o a_o stranger_n levant_n and_o couchant_a on_o the_o ground_n and_o in_o the_o 47_o ed._n 3._o fol._n 12._o the_o prior_n of_o tindals_n case_n 3._o 47_o ed._n 3._o where_o the_o prior_n be_v amerce_v and_o another_o man_n good_n be_v take_v and_o distrain_v on_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o prior_n for_o the_o say_a amerciament_n and_o the_o distress_n be_v not_o well_o take_v and_o so_o my_o opinion_n may_v be_v conceive_v that_o for_o a_o assess_v the_o good_n of_o a_o stranger_n may_v be_v distrain_v on_o the_o ground_n charge_v but_o may_v not_o there_o be_v take_v for_o a_o fine_a or_o amerciament_n which_o be_v collateral_a duty_n and_o attend_v upon_o the_o person_n and_o do_v not_o charge_v the_o soil_n this_o discourse_n be_v thus_o end_v i_o shall_v now_o enter_v into_o a_o matter_n of_o great_a moment_n and_o yet_o because_o these_o matter_n be_v frequent_a in_o business_n of_o the_o sewer_n that_o which_o i_o shall_v here_o pretermit_v i_o will_v in_o some_o other_o place_n more_o full_o discourse_n of_o good_n sold_n the_o further_a matter_n of_o this_o point_n will_v rest_v upon_o this_o whether_o good_n distrain_v and_o take_v for_o a_o sess_n and_o rate_v of_o sewer_n may_v be_v sell_v or_o not_o which_o point_n have_v be_v often_o practise_v then_o the_o law_n true_o decide_v but_o before_o i_o shall_v touch_v upon_o the_o main_a i_o will_v make_v 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