case fletcher against ignorant Michaelmas term will roll replevin  Staffordshire to wit Joseph Ingram and John hale be summon to answer to James  Fletcher of a plea wherefore they take one mare of he the say James and unjust  detain her against gauge and pledge c and whereupon the say James by John lily  his attorney complain that the aforesaid Joseph and John on the twenty day of  February in the seven year of the reign of the Lord William the three now king  of England c at Shewston in the county aforesaid in a certain place there call  the lane take the mare aforesaid of he the say James and unjust detain her  against gauge and pledge until c and whereupon the say James say that he be  injure and have damage to the value of twenty pound and thereupon he bring  suit c and the aforesaid Joseph and John hale by Thomas Callow their attorney  come and defend the force and injury when c and as bailiff of Roland frith  gentle well acknowledge the take of the mare aforesaid in the place in which c  and just c because they say that the same place in which the take of the mare  aforesaid be suppose to be do contain and at the say time when the same take  of the mare be suppose to be do do contain in itself one acre of land with the  appurtenance in Shewston aforesaid which say town of Shewston be and from the  say time when c and also from time whereof the memory of man be not to the  contrary be within the manor of Shewston with the appurtenance in the county  of Stafford aforesaid of which say manor with the appurtenance the aforesaid  Roland be and at the say time when c and long before be seize in his demesne  as of fee and the say Roland and all those who estate he have in the same  manor with the appurtenance from time whereof the memory of man be not to the  contrary have bad and be accustom to have a courtleet or view of frankpledge  of the same manor and whatsoever belong to the view of frankpledge of all the  inhabitant and resiants within that manor before his steward of the same court  for the time be in every year within the month next after the Feast of saint  Michael the Archangel to be hold at that manor yearly as to the say manor with  the appurtenance belong and they the say Joseph and John further say that  within the manor aforesaid there be have and from time whereof the memory of  man be not to the contrary there have be have a certain custom that the juror  charge and swear to inquire of and present those thing which belong to the  courtleet and view of frankpledge aforesaid at the court of view of  frankpledge of the manor aforesaid hold at that manor within the month next  after the Feast of saint Michael the Archangel yearly have choose and for all  the time abovesaid have be accustom to choose one fit man of the inhabitant  within the manor aforesaid to be constable of the constablewick of Shewston  aforesaid to serve in that office for one year which say man so choose take  upon himself that office and for all the time aforesaid be use and accustom to  take it and have take and be accustom to take a oath for the due execution of  that office under a reasonable pain for the time aforesaid by the juror  aforesaid at such courtleet and view of frankpledge in that behalf impose and  the say Joseph and John further say that the modern er p aforesaid Roland be  lord of the manor aforesaid with the appurtenance and be seize of the same in  form aforesaid at the court leet or view of frankpledge of that manor hold at  the say manor within the month next after the Feast of saint Michael the  Archangel to wit on the nine day of October in the five year of the reign of  the Lord William the three the now king and of the lady mary late queen of  England c before Henry frith gentle then steward of that court of he the say  Roland the aforesaid James Fletcher then and long before be a inhabitant  within the manor aforesaid to wit at Shewston aforesaid and be a fit man to be  constable of the aforesaid constablewick of Shewston aforesaid by Edward  Thorneton Thomas grace John cook Joseph Alsop James Standley William milner  William Ridding Michael Wyatt Thomas salt James milner John Silvester John  Adcock and John Dickeson honest and lawful man and inhabitant within the manor  aforesaid and then and there in the same court swear and charge to inquire and  present those thing which to the courtleet and view of frankpledge do belong  in due manner and accord to the custom aforesaid be choose to be constable of  the constablewick of Shewston aforesaid to serve in that office for one year  then next follow and the say juror then and there in the same court do order  that the say James shall make his oath for the due execution of his office  aforesaid under the pain of forfeit forty shilling whereof the aforesaid James  Fletcher immediate afterward to wit the same day and year have notice yet the  say James have not make his oath for the due execution of the office of  constable aforesaid nor have execute or take upon himself that office but he  to do those thing then and often afterward there absolute refuse by which  afterward and before the time when c to wit at the courtleet or view of  frankpledge of the manor aforesaid of the say Roland at that manor within the  month next after the Feast of saint Michael the Archangel to wit on the eleven  day of October in the six year of the reign of the say lord the king and lady  mary late queen of England hold before the say Henry Frith then steward of he  the say Roland of that court by Edward Thorneton c honest and lawful man then  inhabitant within the manor aforesaid then and there in the same court swear  and charge to inquire and present those thing which to the courtleet or view  of frankpledge aforesaid do belong it be present that the aforesaid James  Fletcher for that he be duly choose constable of the constablewick of Shewston  aforesaid at the last leet hold for the manor aforesaid and under the pain of  forty shilling upon he impose he be order to take upon himself and execute  that office and to make his oath in form aforesaid for the due execution of  the say office which thing or any thing thereof he have not do therefore he  have forfeit to the lord of the manor aforesaid the say forty shilling for the  pain aforesaid then to be pay to the lord of the manor aforesaid as by the  record thereof in the power of the say steward of the court of the manor of he  the say Roland aforesaid at that manor remain more full appear and because the  say forty shilling for the pain aforesaid to he the say Roland be lord of the  manor aforesaid as before be set forth at the say time when c be in arrear and  not pay they the say Joseph and John as bailiff of he the say Roland well  acknowledge the take of the mare aforesaid in the say place in which c and  just c for the say forty shilling for the pain or amercement aforesaid so be  in arrear and not pay to the say Roland and within the manor aforesaid c and  the aforesaid James say that by any thing by the aforesaid Joseph and John  above in the cognizance aforesaid in plead allege they the say Joseph and John  ought not to acknowledge the take of the mare aforesaid in the say place c to  be just because he say that the plea aforesaid by they the say Joseph and John  in manner and form aforesaid above plead and the matter in the same contain be  not sufficient in law for the acknowledge the take of the mare aforesaid in  the say place in which c to be just and that be to that cognizance in manner  and form above make and plead have no necessity nor 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 in this behalf he the say James pray judgement and his damage  by occasion of the take and unjust detain of the mare aforesaid to be adjudge  to he c and the aforesaid Joseph and John say that the plea aforesaid by they  the say modern er p Joseph and John in manner and form aforesaid above plead  and the matter in the same contain be good and sufficient in law for they the  say Joseph and John to acknowledge the take of the say mare in the say place  in which c to be just which say plea and the matter in the same contain they  the say Joseph and John be ready to verify and prove as the court c and  because the say James to that cognizance have not plead or answer nor the same  have hitherto in any manner deny they the say Joseph and John pray judgement  and a return of the mare aforesaid together with their damage cost and charge  accord to the form of the statute in such case make and provide to be adjudge  to they c and because the court of the say lord the king now here be not yet  advice of the give of their judgement of and upon the premise day be thereupon  give to the party aforesaid before the lord the king from the day of  wheresoever c to hear their judgement of and upon the premise aforesaid for  that the court of the say lord the king now here be not yet advice c