of pardon good public officer notam the law so regard the weal public that  although that the king shall have the suit sole in his name for the redress of  it yet by his pardon he can discharge the offender for this that it be not  only in prejudice of the king but in damage of the subject as well for accord  of infinite suit they can have private action and for that reason the suit be  give to the king not only for himself but also for all his subject as if a man  ought to repair a bridge and for default of reparation it fall into decay in  this case the suit ought to be in the name of the king and the king be sole  party to the suit but for the benefit of all his subject and for this if the  king pardon it yet the offence remain and in any suit in the name of the king  for redress of it the offender ought notwithstanding the pardon to make and  repair the bridge for the benefit of the weal public but peradventure the  pardon shall discharge the fine for the time pass and with this agree Henry  blow come in Nicol's case where the word of the law be if a bridge or a  highway be repairable by the subject and be in decay the pardon of the king  shall not excuse he which ought to do it for this that the other subject of  the king have interest in it but note if the pardon in such case shall  discharge the fine for inasmuch as the offence can be pardon this can  discharge the fine but only for the time before the pardon but for the time  after the pardon without question the offender for his default shall be fine  and imprison the same law and a much strong in case of depopulation for this  be not only a offence against the king but against all the realm for by this  the realm be enfeeble idle and dissolute people which be enemy to the common  wealth abound and for this cause depopulation and diminution of subject be a  great nuisance and offence to the weal public than the hindrance of the  subject in their good and easy passage by any bridge or highway and for this  notwithstanding the pardon of the king he shall be bind to re-edify the house  of husbandry which he have depopulate but peradventure for the time before the  pardon he shall not be fine but for the time after without doubt he shall be  fine and imprison for the offence it self can be pardon as in the case of a  bridge or highway because be malum in see but this continue as to the fine and  imprisonment at all time after the pardon but the penalty inflict by the  statute that may be discharge because to hold before vide Edward title ass  where a abbot be bind to repair a bridge by prescription and after the king by  his charter discharge he which charter be allow in a quo warranto and after  the abbot be indict at the suit of the king for default of reparation of the  say bridge and he plead the say charter andallowance and notwithstanding it be  adjudge that he shall repair the say bridge for this that although the suit be  in the name of the king for the offence yet the king can discharge it for this  that it shall be to the prejudice and damage of his subject but when the king  charge his subject for the make of a bridge or causey or wall c there the king  may discharge of the pontage murage c but when one be bind by prescription or  tenure c to repair a bridge c there the king can discharge of it and all this  appear in the say book and note if one be bind to the king in a recognizance  for to keep the peace against one and other the liege people of the king in  this case the king before the peace break can pardon or release the  recognizance as it be agree in Henry Henry Henry and the reason be although  the recognizance be make to the king sole yet inasmuch as this be make for the  benefit and safety of the subject of the king in such case it can be discharge  note no licence can be make to do any thing that be malum in see but malum  to hold before may Henry Henry Henry