By _27 H. 8. c. 24._ § 7. all stewards, bailiffs, and other ministers of any liberties or franchises which in times past have used or ought to attend upon the justices of assise, justices of gaol delivery, and justices of the peace at large in any county, shall be attendant to the justices of assise, justices of gaol delivery, and justices of peace of the same shires wherein such liberties and franchises be, and make due execution of all process to them to be directed, for ministration of justice within such liberties or franchises; and all such bailiffs or their deputies or deputy shall give their attendance and assistance upon the sheriff, together with the sheriff's bailiffs at all courts of gaol-delivery from time to time, for execution of prisoners according to justice. [Sidenote: Inquiry at sessions.] It was an article of inquiry at the sessions if the bailiffs of liberties and franchises had duly executed their office, which consists in three points _viz._ In due execution of the precepts to them sent, and in due returns to be made to the sheriff of those precepts, and that they took nothing for doing their office, except the fees to them assigned and due by course of law. _Fitz. Iust. P. fol. 28._ (_Crompton._ 49.) And this inquiry was by virtue of _20 E. 3. c. 6._ whereby it is ordained, that the justices assigned to take assises shall have commissions sufficient to inquire in their sessions of sheriffs, escheators, bailiffs of franchises, and their under-ministers, &c. and of the gifts, rewards, and other profits, which the said ministers do take of the people to execute their office, and that which pertaineth to their office, and for making the array of panels, putting in the same suspect jurors and of evil fame, &c. and to punish all them which thereof shall be found guilty according as law and reason requireth, as well at the Kings suit as at the partys. [Sidenote: Account.] By _stat. de Scac._ _51 H. 3. st. 5._ § 1. all sheriffs, fermors, bailiffs of franchises, and other who ought to come to the profer in the exchequer the morrow of St. Michael and the morrow of the clause of Easter, to pay their farms, rents and issues which belong to the King, shall come at the aforesaid terms, and there bring in full the aforesaid farms, rents and issues, and pay them into the exchequer. And if any fail to pay fully what he ought to pay as before is said, his body to remain without departing till he have paid or made agreement. And he who shall not come at the aforesaid terms shall be amerced according to the usages of the exchequer. And at the same terms the sheriffs and bailiffs shall bring their monies, and shall pay into the exchequer what they have received at the summons of the exchequer and the other debts of the King, and of all the things aforesaid, shall be ready and prepared to make account.