Cap. 24. the Forest Laws.

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ji a man attached so? a ttelpafs of the JTo?est do findpledges to appear at the next general sessions 0? Gireok the Forest, there as Well the Wedges as the Defen-dant ought to appear: Quia principales debitores &plegii flint equales ad debitum Regis,fed aliter de aliis de-bitoribus: ario tf the sedges so? such a trefpaffe doappear ftp xommon Dummvns, but not the defendanthimself, then the Wedges lhali fte imprisoned lo? thatdefault of the defendant, until that thep hade made fineso? that default of the defendant r but otfterhjrft it is,if the de&ndant himself do appear and be read? in theCourt ftefo?e tfte Lo?d Justice in Gire, to receide hisiudsment, and to pax his fine. HSut if such pledges domake default, in that cafe the pledges IhaU be amerced,but nor fined. Vut if the pledges, that be pledges so?him, be bound in a certain sum of monep so? the appa°ranee of the defendant, then if the defendant do notappear himself ot the general Gire of the Fo?est ftp thecommon summons, although that his pledges do ap-pear there, and do also alledge some reasonable excuseso? him '-> pet notwithstanding thvw pledges hafte forfei-ted the sum that thep toere so bound in,bp reason of hisdefault.

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against them vfthgt tum p?ecent!x,but onl? a Scire faciasagainst thole pledges to sntiver the Ling, 8! nien poientdire, whp the wing lhould not hade execution of the sardMm against them: and then if thex hade anp matterto plead to fade the default of the defendant, thep ma-plead the fsme,o? anx other matter that chop brill,inllSarof it, although that the default do appear bp matter ofMecvrd: so? in ederp cafe upon a Scire facias, the defen-dant map plead anp special matter in abordance of the

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The differencebetween 1 fineand amerce-ment.