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A51818 The traveller's guide and the country's safety being a declaration of the laws of England against high-way-men or robbers upon the road : what is necessary and requisite to be done by such persons as are robbed in order to the recovering their damages : against whom they are to bring their action and the manner how it ought to be brought : illustrated with variety of law cases, historical remarks, customs, usages, antiquities and authentick authorities / by J.M. J. M. 1683 (1683) Wing M50; ESTC R2818 46,636 144

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or_o warrener_n shall_v find_v any_o malefactor_n wander_v within_o their_o respective_a precinct_n with_o a_o intent_n to_o commit_v any_o trespass_n or_o damage_n there_o 117._o 3_o inst_z 117._o the_o say_a officer_n may_v levy_v the_o hue_n and_o cry_n upon_o they_o and_o if_o the_o offender_n thereupon_o will_v not_o render_v themselves_o to_o the_o say_a officer_n but_o fly_v or_o make_v resistance_n if_o any_o of_o they_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o forementioned_a officer_n or_o by_o any_o other_o come_v to_o their_o assistance_n within_o their_o bound_n or_o limit_n and_o for_o the_o kill_n of_o such_o offender_n no_o person_n shall_v be_v answerable_a to_o the_o law_n as_o the_o law_n give_v authority_n to_o every_o man_n to_o raise_v the_o country_n when_o there_o be_v a_o just_a and_o legal_a cause_n for_o it_o so_o it_o do_v inflict_v a_o punishment_n upon_o such_o as_o shall_v alarm_n their_o country_n without_o sufficient_a ground_n to_o do_v it_o for_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v upon_o a_o feign_a cause_n raise_v a_o hue_n and_o cry_n upon_o another_o 252._o 3_o inst_z 118._o 29_o ed._n 3._o fitz_n tresp_n 252._o he_o may_v be_v punish_v by_o fine_a and_o imprisonment_n and_o likewise_o may_v be_v bind_v to_o his_o good_a behaviour_n as_o a_o disturber_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o malefactor_n shall_v find_v no_o shelter_n or_o protection_n under_o the_o wing_n of_o any_o great_a man_n or_o chief_a officer_n of_o any_o country_n and_o to_o engage_v they_o as_o well_o as_o other_o inhabitant_n to_o promote_v the_o common_a cry_n it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o westm_n 1._o cap._n 9_o that_o if_o default_n be_v find_v in_o the_o lord_n of_o a_o franchise_n the_o king_n shall_v seize_v the_o franchise_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o if_o default_n be_v find_v in_o his_o bailiff_n he_o shall_v suffer_v one_o year_n imprisonment_n and_o afterward_o make_v fine_a to_o the_o king_n and_o if_o he_o have_v not_o 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