will find Pledges that lie will
appear in the Exchequer, upon
the next account, to do as
Right shall require, then the
Distress shall cease. And the
Sheriff or Bailiff shall cause
him to be attached that ought
to have acquitted him, that tie
appear upon the same account,
to do as Right shall require;
and there shall have the names
of the pledges. (4) Yet it is
provided, that no man of Reli-
gion, nor other, shall be dis-
trained by his Beasts that gain
his Land, nor by his Sheep.
for the King'1' Debt. nor the
Debt of any other man, nor for
any other cause, by the King's
or other Bailiffs, but until they
39 * can find another Distress,
or Chattels sufficient whereof
they may levy the Debt. or that
is sufficient for the Demand
except impounding of Beasts
that a man findeth in his
Ground. Damage feasant af-
ter the Use and Custom of the
Realm. (5) And that such
Distresses be reasonable, after
the Value of the Debt or De-
mand, and by the Estimation
of Neighbours, and not by
Strangers, and not outragious.
(6) Howbeit the King willeth
and commandeth, that Sheriffs,
or their Bailiffs, that have re-
ceived the King's Debt of the
Summons of the Exchequer.
and have not acquitted the
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mesme lacompte, aft'aire sur
ceo qe droit serra; & eit illoe-
ques les nomis des plegges.
{'nquore est purveu, (je nuil
liome de religion, nautre. soit
destreinte] per .ses bestes qe
gaignent sa terre, ne per ses
berbis,] pur la dette Ie roy, ne
pur la dette dantre, ne pur
autrc encheson, per Ie baillif
le roy, ne per autre home.
taut come lem trove autre de-
stresce, & autres chateux suffisauntz, dount ils' poient lever
Ie dette, ou ceo (] e suffice a!
demande, horspris eiuparke-nientz des bestes quant home
Ies trove fesauntz damage, se-
lonc leie & lusage de la terre:
Et (qe les destresces soient re-sonal (, a la mountance de
Ie dette, ou de1 la demaunde
[damage, ''.} selone resoun, &
noun] >;! s outrageous (/'/ value
per estimation ( (des resins. &
iK'nn/r per estranges minify.} Un-quoro voet] < • roy, & comaunde.
(qe touz Ies viscountes & les
baillifs, quont resceu les dettes
le roi de la somons del escheqer & qui n; ic<|uit<'nt (Se ceo les
dettours sur lour proschein
acompt, soient puniz selone les
estatutz nadgairs faites. Et
voet Ie roi, qe touz Ies dettes
de la somons, de Iescheqer, qe
les viscountes, on les baillifs
ount resceu, qils sount mainte-
naunt allowez; Ie quel qils
eient resceu toute la dette ou
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