By _6 H. 6. c. 2._ bailiffs of franchises shall make their returns or answer to the sheriffs in special assizes [_i. e._ as to panels between demandant and tenant] eight days before the session, upon pain of 40l. By _8 H. 6. c. 9._ when the justices or justice [of the peace] make enquiries [of forcible entries], they shall make their warrants and precepts to the sheriff of the county, commanding him on the Kings behalf to cause to come before them sufficient and indifferent persons dwelling about the lands entered, to enquire of such entries, of whom every one who shall be impanelled to enquire in this behalf shall have land or tenement of the annual value of 40s. at least above reprises. And that the sheriff return issues upon every of them at the day of the first precept returnable 20s. and at the second day 40s. and at the third time 100s. and at every day after double. And if any sheriff or bailiff within a franchise having return of the Kings writ be slack and make not execution duly of the said precepts to him directed to make such enquiries, he shall forfeit to the King 20l. for every default and moreover shall make fine and ransom to the King. By _15 H. 6. c. 5._ no sheriff, bailiff of franchise, or coroner in actions or writs of attaint of plea of land of the yearly value of 40s. or more, or action of detinue of deeds concerning lands or tenements of like value or more, or personal, whereof the judgement of the recovery shall extend to the sum of 40l. shall return or impanel in any inquisition or inquest, any persons but such as be inhabiting within his bailiwick, which have estate of fee simple, fee tail or freehold in lands and tenements of the yearly value of 20l. or more, nor shall return in the Kings court less issues in the said action of attaint than 40s. at the first writ of distress, and 100s. at the second writ of distress, and the double of every other writ of distress against the persons impaneled and returned to be sworn in the same actions (upon pain of 10l. to the King and 10l. to the plaintiffs. Remedy if there be not sufficient men in the franchise who have lands of the yearly value of 20l.) By _23 H. 6. c. 9._ sheriffs, undersheriffs, bailiffs of franchises, nor any other bailiff, shall return upon any writ or precept to them directed for returning any inquests or any panels thereupon to be made, any bailiffs, officers, or servants to any of the officers aforesaid, in any panel by them to be made; nor shall take any thing by colour of his office for the making of any return or panel, and for the copy of any panel but 4d.