Law, or a Discourse therof in four books. Written in French by Sir Hen. Finch Kt. His Majesties Serjeant at Law. And done into English by the same author
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Law, or a Discourse therof in four books. Written in French by Sir Hen. Finch Kt. His Majesties Serjeant at Law. And done into English by the same author
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Nottingham, Heneage Finch, Earl of, 1621-1682.
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London :: printed by the assignes of Richard and Edward Atkins Esq; for H. Twyford, F. Tyton, J. Bellinger, M. Place, T. Basset, R. Pawlet, S. Heyrick, C. Wilkinson, T. Dring, W. Jacob. C. Harper, J. Leigh, J. Ammery, J. Place, and J. Poole,
1678.
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CHAP. I. Of a wrong without force.
FOR of possessions (the first and hardest part of Law) we have hi∣therto spoken sufficiently. The o∣ther resteth, which ministreth Iu∣stice in the punishment of offences
An offence is the doing of any wrong. And is a wrong without force, or to the which force is coupled.
In those of the first kind, the offender is to be amerced, or to pay a petite summ of money to the King. And(a) 1.1if he be a Lord of the Parliament (whom we call a Peer of the Realm) then a C.s. As if(b) 1.2 ones writ abate, or if in(c) 1.3 an Action of Tres∣pass
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against two, for hunting and taking two Deer, one Defendant be found not guilty, the other guilty of taking only one Deer; here the Plaintiff (if he be a Peer of the Realm) shall be amerced CC. s. one C.s. against him that was found not guilty at all: the other hundred shillings against him that was acquitted of one of the Deer.
The Kings wife shall never be amer∣ced.* 1.4 And therefore a writ brought by her is good enough, though this clause, Si fecerit te securum, be left out, for she shall not be amerced for her non suit.