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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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19 H. 7, CAP. 13, RIOT. 359
day of May next coming, within this Realm of England, that
the Sheriff having a Precept directed to him, shall return xxiv.
Persons dwelling within the Shire where such Riot, Rout, or
unlawful Assembly shall be so committed and done, whereof
every of them shall have Lands and Tenements within the
same Shire to the yearly value of xx. s. of Charter Land or Free-
hold, or xxvi. s. viii. d. of Copyhold, or of both, over and above
all Charges, for to inquire of the said Riot, Rout, or unlawful
Assembly. (7) And he shall return upon every person so by
him impanelled, in Issues, at the first day xx. s. and at the
second day xl. s. if they appear not, and be sworn to inquire of
the Premisses at the first day. (8) And if default be in the
Sheriff or Under-sheriff, for returning of other persons, not
being of the said Sufficiency, or return not Issues in form afore-
said, that then the said Sheriff shall forfeit to our Sovereign
Lord the King, tor either default therein, xx. li. (9) And if the
said Eiot, Eout, or unlawful Assembly be not found by the said
Jury, by reason of any Maintenance or Embracery of the
said Jurors, then the same Justices and the Sheriff, or Under-
sheriff, over and above all such Certificate that they must and
be bound to make, according to the said Statute made the said
xiij. Year, shall in the same Certificate certify the Names of
the Maintainers and Embracers in that behalf, if any be, with
their Misdemeanors that they know, upon pain of every of the
said Justices and Sheriff', or Under-sheriff, to forfeit vx.li. if
the same Justices and Sheriff, or Under-sheriff have no reason-
able Excuse for non-certifying of the same; (10) which Certifi-
cate so made shall be of like force and effect in the Law, as if the
matter contained in the same were duly found by the Verdict
of twelve Men: (11) And every person duly proved to be a Maintainer or Embracer of the same shall forfeit to our said Sove-
reign Lord J xx.li. and as well the same Maintainers as the Em-
bracers* shall be committed to Ward, there to remain 275
by the Discretion of the Justices.
13 H. 4, c. 7. Jurors impanelled to inquire of Riots, and the Issues re-
turned thereupon. The Punishment of Maintainers, whereby a Riot
is not found. 2 H. 5, Stat. 1, c. 8. How many Jurors shall be
returned to inquire of a Riot, and of what sufficiency they shall be. What
Issues shall be returned upon the Jurors. The Sheriff's Forfeiture for
omitting his Duty. Certificate of the Maintainers and Embracers, Car-
thew, 383. The Forfeitures of Maintainers and Embracers, whereby
a Riot is not found.

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