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to pay; and so the king 

 loseth his moiety, when his 

 title appears by verdict. 



3. It falleth out some 

 times in informations of 

 weight, and worthy to be 

 prosecuted, the informer 

 dieth, or falls to poverty, 

 or his mouth is stopped, 

 and yet so as no man can 

 charge him with compo 

 sition, and so the matter 

 dieth. 



4. There be sundry sei 

 zures made, in case where 

 the laws give seizures, 

 which are released by 

 agreements underhand, 

 and so money wrested 

 from the subject, and no 

 benefit to the king. 



All seizures once made 

 ought not to be dis 

 charged, but by order of 

 the court, and therefore 

 some entry ought to be 

 made of them. 



3. The officer in such 

 case is to inform the king s 

 learned counsel, that they 

 may prosecute if they 

 think fit. 



4. The officer is to take 

 knowledge of such sei 

 zures, and to give infor 

 mation to the court con 

 cerning them. 



This is of more diffi 

 culty, because seizures are 

 matter in fact, whereas 

 suits are matter of record : 

 and it may require more 

 persons to be employed, 

 as at the ports, where is 

 much abuse. 



There be other points wherein the officer may 

 be of good use, which may be comprehended in his 

 grant or instructions, wherewith I will not now 



