bodle against Wilkins declaration in trespass v I et arms for take two bat  Sussex to wit John Wilkins late of Grombridge in the county of ken innbolder  be attach to answer Thomas Bodle of a plea wherefore with force and arm the  good and chattel of the say Thomas to the value of one hundred shilling at  east Grinstead in the county of Sussex aforesaid late find he take and carry  away and other wrong to he do to the great damage of the say Thomas and  against the peace of the lord the now king c and whereupon the say Thomas by  John awcock his attorney complain that the say John Wilkins on the that day of  January in the that year of the reign of the lord the now king at east  Grinstead aforesaid with force and arm c the good and chattel of the say  Thomas follow to wit two hat to the value c there late find take and carry  away and other wrong c to the great damage c and against the peace c whereupon  the say Thomas say that he be prejudice and have sustain damage to the value  of ten pound and therefore be produce his suit c and the say John Wilkins by  Richard bell his attorney come and defend the force and injury when c and as  to the come with force and arm and also the levinz er p whole trespass  aforesaid except the take and carry away of the say two hat in the declaration  aforesaid above suppose to be commit say that he be not guilty thereof and of  this put himself upon the country and the say Thomas Bodle do the like and as  to the take and carry away of the say two bat in the declaration aforesaid  above suppose to be commit the say John say that the say Thomas ought not to  have his action aforesaid thereupon against he because he say that one Philip  packer esquire long before the say time in which the take of the say two hat  be suppose to be commit and at the say time in which e be seize and now be  seize of the manor of Grombridge with the appurtenance in the county of ken  whereof the town of Grombridge in the say county be and at the say time in  which c and also from the time whereof the memory of man be not to the  contrary be parcel in his demesne as of fee and so be seize thereof the say  Philip and all those who estate the say Philip now have and at the say time in  which c have of and in the manor aforesaid with the appurtenance have levinz  have and hold and also from the tinie whereof the memory of man be not to the  contrary have be use and accustom to have and hold a certain fair in the town  of Grombridge aforesaid in the county of ken aforesaid on every that day of  September annual and in every year as belong and appertain to the manor  aforesaid with its appurtenance and though say Philip and all those who estate  the say Philip now have and at the say time in which c bad of and in the say  manor with the appurtenance have have and receive and have be use and accustom  to have and receive from every batter who have have one stall in any such fair  for his stand to sell bat in the say fair two shilling and six penny of the  lawful money of England for his stand in such stall to sell hat there and if  any such hatter have refuse to pay the say two shilling and six penny for his  stand in such stall to sell bat in such fair then the say Philip and all those  who estate the say Philip now have and at the say time in which c have of and  in the manor aforesaid with the appurtenance from the whole time aforesaid  have be use and accustom by their bailiff and servant for the time be to take  and distrain the good and chattel of such batter refuse to pay the say two  shilling and six penny find within the manor aforesaid and the same to detain  in their possession until the say two shilling and six penny shall be pay and  the say Jofin Wilkins further say that the say Philip of the manor aforesaid  with the appurtenance so as aforesaid be seize upon the that day of September  in the that year oi the reign of the say lord the now king have and hold one  fair in the say town of Grombridge in the say county of ken and that the say  Thomas Bodle then and there be a hatter on the say that day of September in  the that year aforesaid have one stall in the say fair for his stand to sell  his bat in the say fair and sell sundry bat in the stall aforesaid during the  time of the say fair whereby two shilling and six penny become due and Payable  to the say Philip by the say Thomas for his stand in the stall aforesaid to  sell hat in the say fair whereof the say John Wilkins as the servant of the  say Philip and by his command then and there give notice to the say Thomas and  then and there request the say levinz Thomas to pay to the say John Wilkins  for the use of the say Philip the say two shilling and six penny to do which  the say Thomas Bodle then and there refuse whereupon the say John Wilkins as  the servant of the say Philip and by his command afterward to wit upon the say  that day of September in the that year aforesaid the say two hat in the  declaration aforesaid specify find within the manor aforesaid to wit in the  say town of Grombridge in the say county of ken take and carry away in the  name of a distress for the say two shillin S and six penny to the say Philip  by the say Thomas so as aforesaid due and unpay as it be lawful for he to do  which be the same take and carry away of the say two hat whereof the say  Thomas above now complain without this that the say John be aguilty of the  take or carry away the say two hat or of either of they at Eas Grinstead  aforesaid in the say county of Sussex or at any other place within this  kingdom of England without the say town of Grombridge in the say county of ken  and this the say John be ready to verify wherefore he pray judgement if the  say Thomas ought to have his action aforesaid thereupon against he c levinz er  p and the say Thomas Bodle as to the say plea of the say John Wilkins as to  the take and carry away of the say two hat above allege to be commit say that  the say plea and the matter in the same contain be not sufficient inlaw to  preclude he the say Thomas from have his action aforesaid thereupon against  the say John and that he to the say plea in the manner and form aforesaid  plead have no necessity neither be he bind by the law of the land to answer  and this he be ready to verify wherefore for want of a sufficient plea of the  say John in this behalf the say Thomas pray judgement and his damage by  occasion of the take of the say two hat to be adiudaed to he c and for cause  of demurrer in law in this behalf the say thou as accord to the form of the  statute in such case make and provide show to the court here the cause follow  to wit that the say plea do not answer to the declaration aforesaid c and the  say John Wilkins because that he above have allege sufficient matter in law in  his plea aforesaid above plead to preclude the say Thomas from have his action  aforesaid against he the say John which he be ready to verify which matter the  say Thomas do not deny nor to the same in any wise answer but altogether have  refuse to admit the verification thereof as before pray judgement and that the  say Thomas may be preclude from have his action aforesaid c and because the  justice c