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Lnd that is, as Waster n«ker, and Waster 7'rederneaffirm, the reason ok the letter ok the Charter, Qpod-

ille cujusCanii tuncinvemos sueric r so thSt if it be foimtJby matter of ISecojb fo?t$e»tng, then John at Stile isto pap the smerciamsilt ok three chillings? kor he can-not ccunterplesd that point, genersNp,sgail!st the pre-sentment and return of the Officers ok the Forest thatare sworn.

And if s msn be indicted fo? tbat he did seep one dogof cm John at Stiles tortbin the Forest not ktpeditsted,-contrary to the Laws ok the Forest, jf before the Ju-stices of the KoM he r>o plead that the Dog is nothis; that is no plea, without rxing to whom theprc-pertx os the dog is,ss to Jodn st Suie, & c , ana if theJurp do find that the property os the dog is not to thektzid John at Stile, no? pet unto John ac Downe, thatis no sufficient verdict, witheut finding to what otherperson the property of the dog boas: w? in that case itis like unto a msn that is indicted dp the Coroner,superVisamcorporis,an& he doth plead nor guilty, anfi the Iu-rx do find him not guilty, pet that is no sufficient her-dick, Without presenting one other person that did rhe^tome murder^which p?esentment shall be in the natureok an Indiament against him r so that if he plead norguilty, that is no plea: no? pet to find dim not guilty,is not anp kUfficient derdict against such a presentment,ok supra-

Ik the Regardets do find and present such a dog KeptSt the house, 0? in the house ok John at Downe withinthe Fo?est,pet for that Jobn at vowne stroll not be amer-ced bp reason os lucd 5 a presentment r But if the Re-garders do stnd and present that John at Stile did keepsuch a dog within the Forest; ,tbat is a good present-ment to charge John a* Stile with the amercement c? „fine of three lhillings r But,if the Negardera do find

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