at this court Jn Tostewood bailiff of this manor and minister of this court returned a certain precept to him directed at the last court between Jn Greene the demandant and Thos Cocke the tenant served and executed in every behalf and hereupon the foresaid Jn Greene offered himself against the foresaid Thos Cocke in the plea aforesaid and the foresaid Thos Cocke being requested appeared not but made himself essoined from the danger of coming by Wm Mathewe