Delivery of prisoner.
Bailiff of a liberty may deliver his prisoner to the sheriff without more circumstance; as he may be discharged by his parol from keeping him any longer. Cro. Car. 447.[35]
Process.
Bailiff of a franchise cannot execute a process within his franchise, but by the precept of the sheriff. 29 E. 3. 42. Coron. 462. 2 Hale P. C. 68.[36]
Writ of inquiry.
Case, judgement by nil dicit, writ of inquiry of damages to the sheriff of Norfolk, who returns a mandavi ballivo, and sets down an inquisition before bailiff and 40l. damages. Upon writ of error, agreed by all the judges that the return was insufficient, for it was apparently untrue, and against law, because the warrant was directed to the sheriff himself to be executed in any part of the shire, and no venue contained in this inquest of office, as there is in other writs which intitles the bailiffs of liberties. But yet the court would not reverse the judgement, because there were divers of the like both in the K. B. and C. P. especially in Suffolk and Norfolk in later times. Hobart. 83.
Elegit.
Bailiff of a liberty may make an inquisition and extent upon an Elegit by warrant from the sheriff, and shall deliver the moiety, and not the jury. Cro. Car. 319.
Bail-bond.
Bailiff of a franchise [under 23 H. 6. c. 9.] has power to take a bail bond, and must take it to himself, and by the name of his office. Comyns. 380.