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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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15 R. 2, CAP. 2, FORCIBLE ENTRY.
263

and Statutes, made and not
repealed, of them that make
Entries with strong hand into
Lands and Tenements, or other
Possessions whatsoever, and
them hold with Force, and
also of those that make In-
surrections, or great Ridings,
Riots, Routs, or Assemblies in
disturbance of the Peace, or of
the Common Law, or in affray
of the People, shall be holden
and kept, and fully executed;
(2) joined to the same, that
at all times that such forcible
Entry shall be made, and com-
plaint thereof cometh to the
Justices of Peace, or to any of
them, that the same Justices
or Justice take sufficient Pow-
er of the County, and go to
the place where such Force
is made; (3) and if they find
any that hold such place for-
cibly after such Entry made,
they shall be taken and put
in the next Gaol, there to
abide convict by the Record of
the same Justices or Justice,
until they have made Fine
* and Ransom to the King:
(4) and that all the Peo-
ple of the County, as well the
Sheriffs as other, shall be at-
tendant upon the same Just-
ices to go and assist the same
Justices to arrest such Offend-
ers, upon pain of Imprison-
ment, and to make Fine to the
King. (5) And in the same
manner it shall be done of
them that make such forcible

faitz & nient repellez de ceux
qe font entrees a forte mayn
en terres & tenementz ou an-
tres possessions queconqes &
lour tiegnent einz ove force
& auxin t de ceux qe font in-
surrections ou grantz chiva-
ches rioutes routes ou assem-
blees en destourbance de la
pees ou de la commune ley ou
en affray du poeple soient
tenuz & gardez & pleynement
esecutz ajouste a ycelles qe a
toutz les foitz qe tielx forcibles
entrees soient faitz & pleint en
veigne a justices de la pees ou
a ascun de eux qe mesnies les
justices ou justice preignent
ou preigne poair sufficeant du
counte & voisent ou voise al
lieu ou tiel force soit fait &
sils troevent ou troeve ascuns
qe tiegnent tiel lieu forcible-
ment apres tiel entree fait
soient pris & mys en pro-
scheine gaole a y demurer con-
vict par record de mesmes les
justices on justice tanq ils
eint fait fyn & ranceon an. roy
& qe toutz gentz du counte si-
bien viscont come antres 197
soient entendantz as ditz jus-
tices pur aler & enforcier mes-
mes les justices pur arcster
tielx malfesonrs sur peine
demprisonement & de faire fyn
au roy. Et en mesme Ie man-
ere soit fait de ceux qe font

 

 
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