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“Although (says he) a Justice cannot grant a Warrt to apprehend all person suspected, but must name their names, yet I have known in the K. B. upon a riot comd in the night [ILL] persons disguised & whose names were not known, the Court hath made an order to apprehend persons that the party, who was injured, suspected, and to bring them into the Court to be examined, and such order of the Court I a good warrant for the sheriff or constable to do it.” He adds however – “but what is this done in the highest court of ordinary Justice, is not to be a pattern for particular justices or inferior jurisdictions.”
Mr. Ledlies on the same side.
Three legal obj have been taken
1. Generality of Warrt.
2. Deft not Constable
3. Not [ILL] execd the warrts legally

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This warrt [ILL] particr as it cod be – and there was