370 CERTIFICATE TOUCHING THE PENAL LAWS. 



upon the judge or baron giving further days, to 

 to sesse a fine ; there is the end that the court 

 none for the king to in- may be duly informed 

 form them of the nature both of the weight of 

 of the offence ; of the causes, and the delays 

 value to grow to the king therein used ; and lastly, 

 if the suit prevail ; of he is to see that the fines 

 the ability of the person, sessed be duly put in pro- 

 and the like. By reason cess, and answered, 

 whereof, the fine that is 

 set is but a trifle, as 20, 

 30, or 40s. and it runs in 

 a form likewise which I 

 do not well like : for it 

 is &quot; ut parcatur misis,&quot; 

 which purporteth, as if 

 the party did not any 

 way submit himself, and 

 take the composition as 

 of grace of the court, but 

 as if he did justify him 

 self, and were content to 

 give a trifle to avoid 

 charge. 



Which point of form 

 hath a shrewd conse 

 quence : for it is some 

 ground that the fine is 

 set too weak. 



And as for the infor 

 mer s oath touching his 



