Little can, and less need be said in favour of a work which has no obligations either to genius or to judgement: some labour, however, has undoubtedly been exerted in the compilation, which, should it have the good fortune to prove so far serviceable to those whom it most concerns, as to render the discharge of an ancient and honorable office an object of less difficulty or hazard, the 'compiler' will not have reason to regret. CONTENTS. Page INTRODUCTION xi BOOK I. Of a franchise or liberty 1 Chap. I. Of franchises in general 1 ---- II. Of the liberty of _Retorna Brevium_, or return of writs 3 BOOK II. Of the bailiff of a franchise or liberty 16 Chap. I. Of his quality 16 ---- II. Of his creation or appointment, and interest in his office 17 ---- III. Of his qualification 18 ---- IV. Of his power and capacity; i. e. what he may or may not do or be 20 ---- V. Of his duty, i. e. what he must or shall do or not do 26 ---- VI. Of his indemnity and protection 54 ---- VII. Of his responsibility and punishment 59 ---- VIII. Of his fees 68 ---- IX. Pleadings 71 APPENDIX 76 INTRODUCTION.