BRONKERS case a sheriff fine in the starchamber for not take the oath of  office at enter on his sheriffalty and for make a false return of a knight of  parliament if the commissioner who be to swear in the sheriff return the writ  with the oath when it be not take he shall be fine Bronker sheriff of  Wiltshire be sue by information of perjury in the starchamber at the suit of  the queen for a false return of sir John thin to be a knight of parliament for  the say county when in fact penruddocke be choose by the great number of  freeholder in the say county in deceit of the country and of the whole realm  and it appear by examination obiter that Bronker be not swear to execute his  office although there be a dedimus power direct to one hide to give he his  oath who dissuade he from take the oath on account of the difficulty of the  article and this matter upon grave resolution and in a honourable and very  large assembly of the noble be decree against Bronker that be to say that for  the contempt of the ancient law S that every sheriff at the beginning of his  office shall be swear he shall pay for his fine to the queen one hundred pound  beside be imprison for five week and also one hundred pound be adjudge to the  queen accord to the statute h c for the false return and also a imprisonment  for a year without bail or mainprize and hide be fine at twenty mark beside  imprisonment for two week c and also Bronker and penruddocke be bind by  recognizance to stand to the arbitration of four of the noble for the one  hundred pound due to penruddocke but dyer a er p sir John thin be bind to  Bronker in three hundred pound to save he harmless from his return Le distress  take in the honour of W in one county and drive to the castle of W which be in  another and where the court of the honour be the accede ad curian may be  direct to the sheriff of the latter county and plaintiff count of a take in  the first a man take a distress of beast in the county of wilts in a place  that be within the honour of Wallingford the castle and court of which be  within the county of Berks and chase they dyer as far as to the castle and  there deliverance be make and at the suit of the defendant the plaint be  remove by accede ad curian direct to the sheriff of Oxford queen perk into the  bench and there he count of a take in the place aforesaid in the county of  wilts and this be good by the opinion of the court east term e a and see m S e  in a writ of right