case holiday against Oxenbridge a private person may justify arrest a common  gambler who he detect cheat with false dice Jones roll hawk ch S dougl  Caldecotts case cro James trespass of assault battery wound and evilintreating  at London c the defendant plead as to the wound not guilty as to the residue  of the trespass he plead that day ante time quo c the plaintiff at bedington  in the county of Surre in common use to be a ill trade call cheat at play of  diverse the king subject with false dice and defraud they of their money and  for the use of his say ill trade wander up and down the country to find out  person inexpert at play at such game to deceive they of their money and in his  such wander the country to such intent tempore quo c come to the house of sir  Nicholas Carew at bedington aforesaid to find any who he may by play with  false dice despoil of his money where find the defendant and one William  Arnold in such play unexpert desire they to play with he in the say house  whereupon the defendant and the say William Arnold not suspect any hurt or  croak car deceit prediction tempore quo c play with the plaintiff in the say  house of sir Nicholas Carew at dice for money the say sir Nicholas be in the  house and a justice of peace of the say county and the say plaintiff play with  the defendant and the say William Arnold with false dice subtle convey by the  plaintiff diverse sum of the defendant money falsely et fraudulently  depredatis will present have depart from the house and seek to escape but the  defendant know certain that he be deceive by the say false art of cheat with  false dice prediction tempore quo e calmly manus to place upon upon the  plaintiff to bring he before the say sir Nicholas to be examine concern the  say offence and he examine and find he upon his examination various and  uncertain in his answer bind he by recognizance to appear at the next session  for the peace of the county of Surre at which session be appear be indict and  convict of the say offence which say impose of his hand and bring he before  sir Nicholas Carew for the cause aforesaid to be residuum transgression  prediction and traverse the trespass in London or elsewhere except at the say  house of sir Nicholas Carew upon this plea the plaintiff demurrer Germin for  the plaintiff now move that the plea be not good for one can without a officer  for any cause and that upon his own suspicion only arrest or stay any person  unless in felony especial in his own case croak car er p but all the court the  chief justice be absent hold the plea to be good for it be show that he be a  common cheater and that be cozen with false dice and therefore the defendant  lead he to a justice of peace be in the same house and it appear by the plea  that there be good cause of stay he for he be afterward indict and convict of  that offence and it be pro good public to stay such offender and the cause of  the say arrest stay and bring he before a justice of peace be by demurrer  confess to be true they hold it to be a good plea and that the plaintiff have  no cause of demurrer whereupon rule be give to have judgement enter for the  defendant c