(Writ of Tolt, to remove the Action into the County Court.)

C. M., esquire, sheriff of Oxfordshire, to J. L., bailiff errant of our Lord the King and of myself, greeting: Because by the complaint of W. K., esquire, personally present at my county court, to wit, on

the day of —, in the year of our Sovereign Lord William

the Fourth, by the grace of God, of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, at Oxford, in the shire-house there holden, I am informed, that although he himself the writ of our said lord the king of right patent directed to W. earl of A., for this that he should hold full right to the said W. K. of one messuage and twenty acres of land, with the appurtenances in D., within my said county, of which R. A. deforces him, hath brought to the said W. earl of A.; yet, for that the said W. earl of 4. favoureth the said R. A. in this part, and hath hitherto delayed to do full right according to the exigence of the said writ, I command you, on the part of our said lord the king, firmly enjoining, that in your proper person you go to the court baron of the said W. earl of A., at D. aforesaid, and take away the plaint which there is between the said W. K. and R. A., by the said writ, into my county court to be next holden; and summon by good summoners the said R. A., that he be at my county court on coming, at Oxford, in the shire-house there to be holden, to answer to the said W. K. thereof. And have you there then the said plaint, the summoners, and this precept. Given in my county court at Oxford, in the shire-house, the day of, in the year aforesaid.

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day of

next

(Writ of Pone to remove the action into the Court of Common Pleas.)

William the Fourth, by the grace of God, of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, to the sheriff of Oxfordshire, greeting. Put at the request of W. K., before our justices at Westminster, on the morrow of All Souls, the plaint which is in your county court by our writ of right, between the said W. K. demandant, and R. A., tenant, of one messuage and twenty acres of land, with the appurtenances in D., and summon by good summoners the said R. A., that he be then there, to answer to the said W. K. thereof. And have you there the summoners and this writ. Witness ourself, at Westminster, the day of in the

year

of our reign.

(Writ of Right Patent quia dominus remisit curiam.)

William the Fourth, by the grace of God, of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, to the sheriff of Oxfordshire, greeting. Command R. A.Command R. A., that he justly and without delay, render unto W. K. one messuage and twenty acres of land, with the appurtenances in D. which he claims to be his right and inheritance, and whereupon he complains that the aforesaid R. unjustly deforces him. And unless he shall so do, and if the said W. shall give you security of prosecuting his claim, then summon by good summoners the said R., that he appear before our justices at Westminster, on the morrow of All Souls, to shew wherefore he hath not done it. And have you there the summoners and this writ. Witness ourself at Westminster, the reign. Because W. earl of A., the chief lord of that fee, hath thereupon remised unto us his court.

day of

in the

year of our

(ROLLS OF COURT LEET AND COURT BARON.)

The Manor of

in the County of

The court leet, with view of frank-pledge, Sand the court baron of A. Z., esquire, lord of within the said manor, on

the said manor, held at

the

day of, in the

year of the reign of our sovereign lord William the Fourth, by the grace of God, of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, and in the year of our lord-[Before J. S., esquire, steward.] (a).

Who being sworn and charged upon their oaths, touching articles of the court leet as well as the court baron, present and say as follows:

(Presentment of absent Resiants.)

The jury present that W. C., C. B., W. K., R. S., and M. E. are resiants within the precinct of this leet, and owe suit and service at this court, but have respectively made default and are therefore severally in mercy.

This amercement is affeered at the sum of 6d. for each defaulter, by us,

Affeerors

(a) We have seen that a court baron may, by prescription, be held before the steward, and as that custom prevails in most manors where a leet jurisdiction is appended, I have chosen this form: But when no such custom exists, it

would be better to omit the words between brackets, and to substitute the following entry:—

Present at this court,
J. S. steward. W. Y. bailiff.

(Presentment of Officers.)

The jury also present E. S. and J. B. to be Constables for

who being present at this court, are sworn to perform the duties of their said office.

The jury also present J. W. to be Third-borough for

aforesaid, who being also present, is sworn to perform the duties of that office.

who

The jury also present R. B. to be Head-borough for being also present at this court, is sworn to perform the duties of that office.

The jury also present C. D. to be Tithing-man for the hamlet of who also being present, is sworn to perform the duties of that

office.

The jury also present W. T. and R. C. to be Aleconners within the jurisdiction of this leet, who being present, are sworn to the due execution of their said office.

The jury also present T. R. and C. J. to be Leather-sealers within the jurisdiction of this leet, who being present, are sworn to the due execution of their office.

The jury also present B. G. and C. W. to be Street-drivers within the jurisdicton of this leet, who being present, are sworn to the due execution of their office.

(Presentment of Nuisances, &c.)

This amercement is affeered at the sum of £5 by us,

Affeerors

The jury present J. B. for an encroachment made by placing a fence in a certain lane called -, within the jurisdiction of this leet, to the common nuisance of all the king's liege subjects, and amerce him in the sum of £5.

A. B.

C. D.

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Sworn.
(a)

(a) This will serve to show the man- ments. ner of affeering the several other amerce

The jury present that E. M. hath diverted a certain ancient watercourse, running from and amerce him in the sum

to

of 40s.

The jury also present that J. W. hath obstructed the free passage of within the jurisdiction of this leet, and amerce

the street called

him in the sum of 20s.

The jury also present that A. B. hath neglected the repairs of a certain footpath, leading from

him in the sum of 10s.

to the church of

and amerce

The jury also present W. L. for stopping a certain common sewer or watercourse, leading from and amerce him in the

sum of 10s.

to

The jury also present B. M. and S. H. for resisting the execution of the duties of S. K. and L. M. the aleconners appointed at the last court held for this manor, and amerce them each in the sum of 58.

The jury also present that J. B., who was elected Constable at the last court held for this manor, is not here at this court to present that which to his office belongs:-Therefore they amerce the said J. B. in the sum of 58.

The jury also present that G. L., who was elected Aleconner at the last court held for this manor, is not here at this court to present that which to his office belongs :-Therefore they amerce the said G. L. in the sum of 3s.

(Presentment of Felonies, &c.)

Petty Treason (as Felony) (a).—The jury also present that W. T., of, &c., at ———, within the jurisdiction of this court, coined and fabricated twenty pieces of gold money called sovereigns, and twenty pieces of silver money called shillings, falsely and feloniously, (the king's letters patent not being previously obtained,) against the peace of our sovereign Lord the King, his crown and dignity, and against the form of the statute in that case made and provided. [Kitch. 98.]

(a) Ante, pt. 3. p. 895.