See lay by the heels on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:",
"text": "As I live,\nIf the king blame me for 't, I'll lay ye all\nBy the heels , and suddenly; and on your heads\nClap round fines , for neglect",
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"ref": "1668 November 2 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “October 23rd, 1668”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys […], volume VIII, London: George Bell & Sons […]; Cambridge: Deighton Bell & Co., published 1896, →OCLC, page 129:",
"text": "[M]y Lord Chief Justice Keeling hath laid the constable by the heels to answer it next Sessions: which is a horrid shame.",
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"ref": "1714 June 1 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 44. Friday, May 21. [1714.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], published 1721, →OCLC:",
"text": "I […]could not but wonder that none of the Middlesex justices took care to lay some of them by the heels.",
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"ref": "1903, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Empty House:",
"text": "I read the papers with some attention during my sojourn in France, on the look-out for any chance of laying him by the heels.",
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"ref": "1904, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Six Napoleons:",
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