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Where one may distraine, and what thing.

ONE lifted a Mill-stone off the stock, to be picked on the floore, it is not so severed, but that it is parcell of the Mill, and cannot be distrained, and so it is of Win∣dowes and doores, 14 H. 8. fol. 29.

10 H. 7. fol. 21. You cannot distraine the garment of a∣nother man in a Taylors shop, 21 Ed. 4. fol. 49. the same.

9. H. 6. fol. 9. The Lord cannot distraine for his Rent, but in Lands held of him, but the King may.

8 R. 2. tit. Avowrie 192. If one be Amerced in Leet, the Lord may distrain in any place within the Precinct of that, and in the Turne of the Sheriff in any place within the County.

34 H. 8. tit. 253. During the possession of the King, the Signiory of another is suspended touching the Di∣stress.

5 H. 7. fol. 15. If one be Amerced in a Leet, and another takes his leather from him, and makes of that Boots and Shooes, yet these Bootes and Shooes may be di¦strained for this Amerciament within the Precinct of the Leet,

21 H. 7. fol. 13. The Lessor cannot distraine Fats fixt by his Lessee for a dying Pan, and though the Lessee may re∣move them during his Tearme.

21 H. 7. fol. 26. Glass fixt by the Termor, the lessor can∣not distraine for his Rent as it seemeth, and the Lord can∣not distraine Tables dormant in the House of his Tenant, nor a thing which cannot be attached in an Assesse.

21 H. 7. fol. 41. The Lord cannot distraine Shocks of Corne for his Rent, but doing dammage he may.

27 Assises 66. One cannot distraine in a Sanctuary, if it be not for Issues for the King.

6 H. 4. fol. 11. One may arrest the Vicar in the Church by a Capias, notwithstanding the Statute, 1 R. 2. For that is intended he shall not arrest him saying Divine Service.

13 H. 4. fol. 42. If one proffer sufficient amends for wrongs which they have done, one cannot distraine and avow that.

Marlebridge chap. 2. That no Lord may distraine out of the fee.

Marlebridge chap. 1. None shall make Distresses at his own will without the consideration of the Kings Court.

Marlebridge chap. 15. It is not lawfull for any to make Distresses out of their Fee, nor in the Kings way, or in the common street, but for our Lord the King, and for his Ministers, having speciall authority from him.