case the king against sir james wingfield and other in a criminal information  against several the default of one shall not prejudice the other ante  judgement on a information for assault a sheriff in serve a writ of execution  the court can mitigate a fine after the term information by the king attorney  against sir James Wingfield sir Francis Bodenbam James bedell Thomas Brady  John Hampden and John neal for that they have make a assault upon the sheriff  of Middlesex in serve a execution upon the say sir James Wingfield by which  mean he escape and rescue himself they all plead not guilty and now upon the  trial all except bedell make default and he appear Noy attorneygeneral urge  strong that it be no reason but that the default of the other shall bind he  for it be one entire suit and they all have join in a plea and therefore may  not now be sever but all the court hold because the suit be for a criminal  offence although they all plead not guilty yet it be to every one of they  quasi several and the default of one shall not be the default of the other nor  the confession of any of they shall prejudice the other whereupon the inquest  be take by default only against the four which appear not and they all be find  guilty except bedell who the jury acquit the king attorney now pray judgement  the court several deliver their croak car er p opinion and give judgement that  sir James Wingfield be the principal offender shall pay five hundred pound and  Brady five hundred mark because it appear upon the evidence he draw his sword  and wound the sheriff grievous and by that mean sir James Wingfield escape  into the say neals house and against the say neal because be keep out the  sheriff shut the door against he and not suffer he to search for the prisoner  whereby he escape one hundred and eighty pound and against sir Francis  Bodenham because he be the mean of convey away the say prisoner to Lincoln inn  five hundred mark and against the say John hambden because he be aid with the  say sir Francis Bodenham two hundred pound and it be resolve that such fine  assess in court by judgement upon a information can be afterward qualify or  mitigate a