CHAP. VIII.
“The King to the Sheriff, Health. Prohibit N. that he hold not in his Court the Plea which is between M. and R. of one Hyde of Land, in such a Vill, which the said R. claims against the aforesaid M. by my Writ, unless the Duel be waged; because M. the Tenant hath put himself upon my Assise, and prays a Recognition to be made, which of them have the greater right to that Land. Witness &c.” If the suit be concerning a service, on account of which the Tenant has put himself on the Assise, as he is at liberty to do if he chuse, then, the Writ will be as follows.
CHAP. IX.
“The King to the Sheriff, Health. Prohibit N. that he holds not in his Court the Plea which is between M. and R. of the service of eight shillings, and of one Quart[108] of Honey, and two stikes[109] of Eels which the aforesaid M. exacts of the aforesaid R. for the Yearly service of his free Tenement that he holds of him, in such a Vill, for which Tenement the said R. acknowledges that he owes him eight shillings a year for every service, unless the Duel be waged between them, because R. from whom the service is required, puts himself on my Assise, and prays a Recognition, whether he owes eight Shillings a year for every service, and besides one Quart of Honey, and two stikes of Eels. Witness &c.”
CHAP. X.
By means of such Writs, the Tenant may protect himself, and may put himself upon the Assise, until his Adversary, appearing in Court, pray another Writ, in order that four lawful Knights of the County, and of the Vicinage, might elect twelve lawful Knights from the same Vicinage, who should say, upon their oaths, which of the litigating parties, have the greater right to the Land in question. The Writ for the summoning of the four Knights is as follows——