By 3 G. 1. c. 15. § 16. it shall not be lawful for any sheriff, &c. or for the bailiff of any franchise or liberty, by reason or colour of their office or offices, or by reason or colour of their executing of any writ or writs of habere facias possessionem aut seisinam, to demand, ask, or receive any other or greater consideration, fee, gratuity or reward, than is hereafter mentioned (which shall be lawful to be demanded and taken); that is to say, the sum of 12d. for every 20s. of the yearly value of any manor, messuage, lands, tenements and hereditaments, whereof possession or seisin shall be by them or any of them given, where the whole exceedeth not the yearly value of 100l. and the sum of 6d. only for every 20s. per annum, over and above the said yearly value of 100l. (Penalty 200l.)
Extent and
liberate, &c.
By 8 G. 1. c. 25. § 5. no sheriff to take for the extent and liberate & habere facias possessionem or seisinam on the real estate, by virtue of such extent, any more than the above fees. (Same penalty.)
Process,
under 10l. &c.
By 5 G. 2. c. 2. § 2. no attorney, bailiff or other person, shall have, take, charge, or demand more than 5s. for the making and serving a copy of such process issuing out of any superior court [where cause of action is under 10l.], or more than 1s. for the making and serving a copy of such process, issuing out of any inferior court [where cause of action is under 40s.]
English notice.
By § 3. no fee or reward shall be taken for the English notice by this act required to be written upon every copy of process [where cause of action in superior court is under 10l. in inferior court under 40s.] to be served upon any defendant.[54]
[54] This notice is to the effect following, viz. A. B. You are served with this process, to the intent that you may by your attorney appear in his Majestys court of —— at the return thereof, being the —— day of —— in order to your defence in this action.
CHAPTER IX.
PLEADINGS.
Creation.