[001] claims as his right against B., as to which the same B. in the same court vouched her to [002] warranty against the said A. And the day etc. Summon etc. Witness etc. When a [003] woman claims dower or a tenement, or whatever, as her right against another who [004] vouches a minor to warranty, and if the guardian1 defaults, then, wherever his land [005] is, a valuation having been made as aforesaid, let land to the value of the land claimed [006] be taken from the minor's land by the following writ.
If a woman claims dower and a minor is vouched to warranty and the guardian defaults, let land be taken from the minor's land for the guardian's default.
[008] The king to the sheriff, greeting. Seize into our hand by the view etc. from the land [009] of such a one [B.], son and heir of such a one [C.], who is within age and in the wardship [010] of such a one [D.], for the default of the same guardian, land to the value of so [011] much land with the appurtenances, (or of the third part of so much land with the [012] appurtenances) in such a vill (or in such a county) which third part such a woman [013] [E.], the widow of such a one [C.], in our court etc. claims in dower against A. and as [014] to which the said A. in our same court before etc. vouched the same [B.] who is under [015] age to warranty against her. And the day etc. Summon etc. Witness etc.
If a minor is vouched to warranty with his stepfather and both default, let land be taken from the maternal inheritance; when one has appeared and the other not.
[017] If he who has nothing of his maternal inheritance is vouched to warranty as above,2 [018] he cannot reply without his stepfather; whether both default or only one, let land to [019] the value of the land claimed be taken from the maternal inheritance by this writ. [020] [But when one has appeared in court and the other has not, we must see whether it is [021] by the little or the great cape. By the great, it is submitted, when both default, since [022] he who has not appeared in court may [then] defend himself by wager of law, and [023] since penalties are to be restricted.3 When only one of them defaults, then whether by [024] one or the other will be clear.]4<One may be the guardian both of the land and the [025] heir, or one the guardian of the land and another of the heir, in which case both are to [026] be summoned to appear and bring the heir, in a single writ.56A stepfather holding by [027] the law of England is a guardian, so to speak.> The king to the sheriff, greeting. [028] [Because of his default] seize into our hand by the view etc. from the land which A. [029] holds for his life by the law of England and which is of the inheritance of B.