Officer per se.
The bailiff of a franchise is an officer by himself, and hath not to do with the sheriff. 21 H. 7. 23.
The bailiff of a liberty is not servant to the sheriff, for the sheriff cannot make other return but according to that which the bailiff of the liberty certifies him. Keilwey, 89.
Kings bailiff.
The Kings bailiff of his manor is immediate officer to the King. 33 H. 6. 29.
The bailiff of a liberty is such an officer as the court will take notice of. Pasch. 24 Car. B. R. Q. S. P. R. 122.
CHAPTER II.
OF HIS CREATION OR APPOINTMENT, AND INTEREST IN HIS OFFICE
Parol, patent
or inheritance.
One may be bailiff by a simple grant [i. e. by parol] or patent or inheritance. H. 33 H. 6. [3.] Fitz. Monstrauns de faitz, &c. 93.
Bailiff of the King.