If bailiffs of liberties have come at the hue levyed according to this
statute is one of the articles of inquiry thereupon. _34 E. 1. st. 2._
[Sidenote: Names to returns.]
By _12 E. 2. c. 5._ sheriffs and other bailiffs who receive the Kings
writs returnable in his court shall put their proper names with their
returns, so that the court may know of whom they took such returns if
need be.
[Sidenote: Roberdesmen, &c.]
By _5 E. 3. c. 14._ if any man have suspicion of evil of roberdesmen,
wastours and drawlatches, be it by night or day, they shall be
incontinently arrested by the constables of the towns. And if they be
arrested within franchises, they shall be delivered to the bailiffs of
the franchises, and kept in prison till the coming of the justices
assigned to deliver the gaols. And in the mean time the bailiffs of the
franchises shall inquire of such arrests and at the coming of the
justices return their inquests before them and that which they have
found, and the causes of taking, with the bodies, and the justices shall
proceed to the deliverance of those arrested according to the law. And in
case bailiffs of franchises have not enquired of such arrests they shall
be amerced.
[Sidenote: Decayed bridges.]
By _22 H. 8. c. 5._ § 5. the justices of peace of the shire, city or town
corporate, within which any decayed bridges, or any part thereof, shall
happen to be, shall have power to enquire, hear and determine all
annoyances being within the limits of their commissions or authorities,
and if the annoyance be presented, then to make process into every shire
against such as owen to make or amend any such bridges. And all sheriffs
and bailiffs of liberties and franchises shall truly serve and execute
such process as shall come to their hands from the said justices of peace
afore whom any presentment shall be had for any such annoyance, according
to the tenour and effect of the said process to them directed, without
favour, affection or corruption, upon pain to make such fine as shall be
set upon them, or any of them, by the discretion of the said justices.
[Sidenote: Attendance on the justices.]
All lords that have franchises, or their bailiffs, shall attend upon the
justices of assise and gaol delivery, upon pain of forfeiture of their
franchises. _20 E. 4. 6._ _Br. Forfeiture de terres_, _&c._ 115.
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