Primer fine
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
On suing out the writ or prœcipe called a "writ of covenant," there was due to the crown, by ancient prerogative, a primer fine, or a noble for every five marks of land sued for. That was one-tenth of the annual value.
1 Steph. Comm. (7th Ed.) 560.