Facts
Richard Gresham and George Berisford were joint tenants of a house in Blackfriars, London. Berisford died, leaving his effects, including some papers, to Peter Semayne. Semayne sued to have the effects delivered to him, so the Sheriff of London, with a valid writ, entered the house by breaking down the doors.
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