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A.D. 1542-3]
THE STATUTES OF WALES
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before the said Justices by original or judicial Writ, if he return Cepi Corpus, 2s. and for a Reddit se, upon an Exigent of Felony, in Appeal of Murder or Maim, or upon any Indictment of Felony or Murder, 2s. and upon a Reddit se, upon an Exigent of Debt, Trespass, Detinue, and all other Actions personal, 1s. and for the making of Replegiar', 1s. and Wtihernam upon the same, 1s. For the Return of every Writ of Appeal of Murder or Felony, or Maim, 1s. and upon all other Process grown upon the same, as Venire fac', Tales, Habeas corp' and Distr', 1s. and in every Action taken before the Sheriff by Justices, for the Summons thereof, 4d. and for every other Process thereupon, 4d. and for every Prisoner delivered by Acquittal, or by Proclamation, for any manner of Felony, 1s.

81. Item, That every Sheriff, within the Limits of his Authority, may and shall put such Persons under common Mainprise, as they have reasonable Cause of Suspect, according to the said Act made for Wales, binding such as they shall so put to common Mainprise with two sufficient Sureties with them, by Recognisance, to appear before the said Justices within the Limits of their Authorities, at the next great Sessions, to be holden next after the taking of such Bonds, and shall certify the Names of them that be bound, before the said Justices at the said Sessions accordingly, without Concealment thereof, at their Pleasure.

82. Item, That every Person that the Sheriff taketh to common Mainprise, to appear before the said Justices as is aforesaid, shall pay for his Mainprise 2d. and not above; and the said Sheriffs to put no Man to common Mainprise, but such as be suspect, and as shall be returned by them before the said Justices at their Sessions as is aforesaid. And also the said Sheriff shall have, for the Return of a Writ of false Judgment, out of a base Court, before the said Justices, 2s. and that the said Sheriffs shall take no manner of Fees for the Return of any of the said Writs of Execution afore expressed, unless he return the same executed.

83. Item, That in all and every such Writs, Original or Judicial, or other Process, Pleas or Writings, which be not expressed in this Ordinance, the Fees thereof, as well for the Seals as Writing, shall be rated by the said President, Council and Justices, or three of them, whereof the said President to be one, by their Discretions from Time to Time, as the Case shall require; and that they shall have full Power and Authority from Time to Time to assess and appoint what Fee the said Sheriffs, Escheators and Coroners