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114 and shall be bound to use and do their Offices, in like Manner as is used in England.

58. Item, That no Justices of Peace, Clerk of the Peace, nor other Clerk of any Justice of Peace in, shall take for the writing of any Warrant of the Peace, or good Abearing, above 6d. and for entering of Pledges or Boroughs to pay the King's Fine upon any Indictment, 9d. and if it be with Protestation, then to take 12d. and for a Supersedeas not above 8d. and for a Recognisance 12d. And that all the said Justices of Peace shall certify all Recognisances taken before any of them for the Peace or good Abearing, into their Sessions next to be holden after the taking thereof; and Recognisance taken before any of them, for Suspicions of any Manner of Felony, shall be certified before the Justices of the great Sessions next to be holden after the taking thereof, without Concealment, Detaining or Imbezling of the same, upon such Penalties and Damages as be therefore ordained and established.

59. Item, That all Fines and Amerciaments, before the said Justices of Peace lost, and hereafter to be lost, shall be taxed and affered by two Justices of the Peace at the least, whereof one to be of the Quorum, and that all such Fines and Amerciaments shall be set truly and duly, according to the Quantity of the Offences, without Partiality or Affection.

60. Item, That the said Fines and Amerciaments, and also all Issues lost before the said Justices of Peace, and all Forfeitures of Recognisances and other Forfeitures, before the same Justices, shall be yearly estreated by the Clerks of the Peace into the Exchequer appointed for that Limit, to the Intent that Process from thence may be awarded for the levying of the same Forfeitures and Sums of Money to the King's Use, to the Sheriff of every County as shall appertain, who shall make thereof their Accompts before such Auditors as thereunto shall be assigned, so that the King's Majesty may thereof be truly and duly answered and satisfied; which Auditors shall make due Allowance to the same Sheriffs, for the Fees of the Justices and Clerks of the Peace, upon their said Accompts, as is used in the Realm of England.

61. Item, That there shall be Sheriffs in every of the said Shires yearly appointed by the King's Majesty; and that none of the said Sheriffs shall have their said Office of Sheriffwick any longer Time than is used by the Laws and Statutes of England. And for