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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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52 H. 3, CAP. 4, DISTRESS. .55
STATUTES
Made at MARLBOROUGH alias MARLBRIDGE, 18 Novemb. Anno 52
HEN. III. and Anno Dom. 1267.
CAP. IV.
A Distress shall not be driven out of the County. And it shall be
reasonable.

No one from henceforth shall
cause any Distress Dial lie
hath taken, to be driven out of
the County where it was
taken; (2) And if one Neigh-
bour do so to another of his
<i own authority, and without
Judgment, lie shall make Fine
(as above is said) as for a
tiling done against the Peace:
(3) Nevertheless, if the Lord
presume so to do against his
Tenant, lie shall be grievously
punished by Amerciament.
(4) Moreover, Distresses shall
be reasonable, and not too
great. (5) And lie that taketh
great and unreasonable Pis-
tresses, shall be grievously
amerced for the Excess of
such Distresses.
Nulllis de c; etpro facial du-
cere districtiones, quas fecerit,
extra coniitatmu in quo capt.e
fuerint; & si vicinus hoc fece-
rit super vichnim suum, & per
volnntatem suam, & sine judi-
cio,]) uniatur per redemptio- 42
nciii, ut supra, veluti de re
fiicfii contra pacem; vernnta-
tuen si dominus hoc super ten-
en tern suum f a cere pr; csu: mp-
serit castigetur per gravem
iiiisericordiam. Districtiones
insuper siut rationabiles. &
non nimis graves. Et (pit dis-
trictiones fecerint irrationa-
Itiles, & indeliitas, graviter
amercientur propter excessum
districtionum ipsarum.

 
Fitz. Bar. 120, 275. 29 Ed. 3, c. 23. Kel. 50, 3 Ed. 1, c. 16. 1 & 2 P. &
M. c. 12, Distresses shall be reasonable. 28 Ed. 1, Stat. 3. e. 12. 2 Inst.
106.
See as to the first part of this Statute Stat. 3 E. 1, c. 16, and 1 & 2 P. &
M. c. 12. It is held that a party wishing to take advantage of this Statute
ought to do it by way of action that may entitle the King to a fine (though
this is now abolished), and not by way of bar to an avowry, 2 Inst. 131;
Woodcroft v. Thompson, 3 Lev. 48; so that the act is not utterly unlawful.

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