When it happens that the Demandant and Tenant are both absent, then the King or his Justices may at their pleasure, if so disposed, punish both parties, the one for his contempt of Court, and the other for his false claim. Book II. OF THE PROCEEDINGS USUALLY RESORTED TO ABOUT, OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SUIT; AND OF THE DERAIGNING OF THE TENEMENT BY THE DUEL, OR GRAND ASSISE; AND OF THE CHAMPIONS; AND OF THOSE THINGS WHICH APPERTAIN TO THE DUEL OR GRAND ASSISE. CHAP. I. When, at last, both the litigating Parties are present in Court, and the Demandant has proceeded to claim the Tenement in question, the Tenant may pray a View of the Land. But, with respect to the time which should be allowed him for this purpose, a distinction is to be made, whether the Tenant has more land in the Vill, where the Land in question is situated, or not. In the latter case, no delay shall be conceded him: but, if he has more Land in the Vill, further time shall be allowed him, and another day given him to appear in Court.[83] If he then depart from Court, he may again avail himself of three reasonable Essoins, and the Sheriff of the County, where the Lands in question are situated, shall be directed to send free men of his County to view the Land, by the following Writ: [Footnote 83: “After the verification of his Essoins,” says the Regiam Majestatem, “he shall have fifteen days for vising and seeing of the Ground or Land,” (Reg. Maj. L. 1. c. 9.)] CHAP. II. “The King, to the Sheriff, Health. I command you that, without delay, you send free and lawful men of the neighbourhood[84] of such a Vill, to view one Hyde of Land in such a Vill, which _M._ claims against _R._ and of which there is a suit between them in my Court; and have four of them before me, or my Justices, such a day, to testify of their view, and what day they put to him. Witness, &c.” [Footnote 84: _Visineto_—“It should be _vicineto_. _Vicinetum_ is derived of this word _vicinus_, and signifieth neighbourhood, or a place near at hand, or a neighbour place. And the reason, wherefore, the Jury must be of the neighbourhood is for that _vicinus facta vicini presumitur scire_,” (Co. Litt. 158. b.)] CHAP. III.