rent for though it be parcell of the grange and A. and F. have the reversion of the terme and so it may be said in their tenure yet for that A. then had not H. in his occupation 't is not charged Resolved that the lessee at will is chargeable by 32. H. 8. ca ' 37. for where things are due in right and become remedilesse by the act of God the Parliament which gives remedy for this shall be favourably construed and extend to advance the remedy proportionably to the defect of the Law according to the mind of the makers and therefore the Feoffee of the Feoffee in infinitum shall be charged for otherwise the Statute shall be in vaine c. Resolved if the grantee in fee or for life of a rent service or charge after 't is arreare grants over the tenant attournes the grantor dyes his Executors are not within the Statute for by the grant the arrerages are lost and were not due to the testator tempore mortis as the Statute speakes and after the grant the testator could not distraine for the arrerages and the act gives remedy onely where the arrerages are due and become remedilesse by the act of God Sharpe and Pooles case 17. of the Queene a rent was granted to a woman for life 't is arreare she takes husband 't is arreare the wife dyes the husband brings debt against the heire being terrtenant for all arrerages Resolved that for the arrerages before the marriage he had no remedy at common Law but for the other he had debt Objected that the husband shall not have the arrerages due before by this Statute 1. Because at common Law the Executors of the wife may have an action for them and the Statute gives remedy when Executors cannot have an action and doth not intend to toll the remedy from the common Law 2. The branch says due in the wives life so the arrerages ought to incurre when she is his wife Resolved to the contrary for the Statute says due and unpaid in the wives life and the common Law gives remedy for the arrerages of an estate for life incurred in the life of the wife and therefore the Statute did not intend to extend to these arrerages but to the arrerages due before for Verba accipienda sunt cum effectu Resolved that a Feme covert cannot make an Executor without assent of her husband and the administration of her goods of right belong to the husband And the Statute in naming the woman wife intends noely to describe and designe the condition of the womaln not to imply that the arrerages ought to incurre during coverture Rawlins case 29. 30. of the Queene fo 52. A. Possessed of a house for thirty yeares except a Stable of which B. was possessed for two yeares granted all his interest to C and demised the Stable to B. for sixe yeares by Indenture after the end of the two yeares C. redemises all to A. for twenty one yeares rendring twenty pounds per annum and to pay a Fine of twenty five pounds upon condition for to reenter for non payment of the rent or Fine before the day of payment A. redemises the Stable to C. for ten yeares the rent was behinde the Fine was not paid C. enters not into the Stable nor B. attournes Resolved that where the verdict was entered three termes past and in the Roll the demise to B. for six yeares was not enterd to be by Indenture that the Roll shall be mended because the note of the speciall verdict which the Jury exhibited to the Court remaining with the Secondary purports that the Jury found the demise prout by which it doth appeare to the Court that the demise was shewne in evidence and reference made by the note to it and so 't was in Gomersalls case Resolved though the condition is of two parts in the dis-junctive for non-payment of rent or of the summe in grosse yet if A. had redemised any part of the house to C. and C. enters by which the rent is suspended that all the condition as well for the collaterall summe as for the rent is also suspended because the condition is intire and cannot be divided by the act of the parties Resolved that if A. had redemised any part to C. though C. never enters the rent is suspended and though a stranger occupy it Resolved that the lease by A. to B. for six yeares though he had nothing at the time was good by conclusion by the Indenture and when C. redemised all to A. then was the interest bound with this conclusion then when A. redemises to C. the Stable C. is also concluded for all parties and privies in estate or interest are bound by the Estoppell then the case is no other but that A. demises for six yeares the Stable to B and after demises to C. for twenty yeares which is a good Lease in reversion for fourteene yeares this is no suspension of the rent or condition for 't is no grant of the reversion but a future interest in reversion no terme but an interest of a terme as the pleading is and notwithstanding such grant the reversion is in the grantor without atturnement and he shall have the rent upon the first lease but if there be an atturnement the reversion passes and suspension will follow And therefore 't was agreed if a man leases for twenty one yeares rendring rent and a reentry the lessee leases to the lessor for six yeares to commence two yeares after the rent is arreare and by this he shall defeate the future interest vested in him Resolved that this Estoppell being found by verdict the Court ought to judge upon all the speciall matter according to Law and because they are sworne ad veritatem dicendam they did well to finde the truth of the case and leave it to the Court by Wray chiefe Justice in Pledalls case the Jury was attainted for not finding such a lease by conclusion intending 〈◊〉 they being sworne ad veritatem dicend ' 〈◊〉 not bound to finde it for the Court held that the interest of the land as to parties and privies was bound and no conclusion shall be by such Indenture after the terme ended by Wray Resolved if lessee for twenty yeares leases for two yeares rendring rent and grants all his terme and interest if the lessee attournes the reversion passes and if no attournement be yet the interest in reversion passes for the grant of a man shall not be adjudged voyd if to any intent it may take effect Resolved if lessee for twenty yeares of a house leases part for two yeares and after leases to another all for ten yeares rendring rent so that it inures as a Lease in reversion for part that the rent shall issue out of all and of the interest of the terme though it be not any estate that may be surrendred and though it be conjoyned with land in possession Error was brought upon this
judgement and this error assigned for that R. the plaintiffe was an Infant and was admitted by his Gardian and no Record made of it as 't is used in Banco but onely recited in the Count J. R. per A. B. gardianum suum ad hoc per curiam specialiter admissum queritur Which was disallowed by all the Justices upon search and view of many presidents which make a Law in this Court yet some presidents were as in Banco Note Reader according to the opinion of Wray 't was resolved in Londons case that if a man takes a lease by Indenture of his own land this is an Estoppell but during the terme and then both parts of the Indenture belong to the lessor Wardens and Commonalty of Sadlers case 30. of the Queene fo 54. BY Mandamus 't was found before B. Mâ—yor of London Escheator of the City and thâ— inquisition was returned in Chancery that T. C. held of the King c. and dyed seised without heire the Wardens c. shewed their right that R. M. was seised in fee and devised to them in fee and that they were seised till by C. disseised and shew the custome of London that a Citizen and Freeman may devise in Mortmaine and averred that R. M. was c. Tempore mortis and upon this great question was whither a Monstrans de droit lyes or it ought to be by Petition See the Case at large for this Learning Bereblock and Redes Case was cited to be adjudg'd if A. be bound in a recognizance Statute c. and after a recovery in Debt is had against him and he dyes his Executors ought first to pay the Debt upon the Recovery though it be puny to the Statute c. for though both be Records yet the judgement in the Court upon judiciall and ordinary proceeding is more notorious and conspicuous and of more high and eminent degree then a Statute c. taken in private by the consent of Parties Forse and Hemblings Case 37. Eliz. in com Banc fo 60. ALice Allen seised of certaine Messuages in Fee maketh her will in Writing and thereby demiseth that if James Amynd doth survive her that then she doth demise and bequeatheth the same messuage to him and his Heires And afterwards the said Alice did Intermarry with the said James and during her coverture she said often the said James should never have the said Messuage by her said Will Alice dyed without issue and James survived and the Question was whither the Will was countermanded by the said Marriage or not and if not whither by the words of revocation after the Marriage was a Countermand and it was adjudged upon great deliberation that the taking of a Husband and the coverture at the time of her death was a countermand of the Will For the making of a Will is but an inception thereof and it doth not take any effect untill the death of the Devisor For Omne testamentum morte consummatum est voluntas est ambulatoria usque extremum vitae exitum And it should be against the nature of a Will to be so absolute that he that made the same being of sane memory may not countermand the same And therefore the taking of her Husband being her owne proper act doth amount to a countermand in Law Also 't was said that after Marriage all the will of the Wife in judgement of Law is subject to the will of her Husband and a Feme Covert hath no Will and therefore the Countermand after Marriage was of no force Quod fuit concessum per tot Cur. Harlakendens Case 31. El. In banco regis fo 62. THe Earle of Oxford leased to A. B. and C. except the Trees for 21. yeares C. assigned to D. the Earle sells the Trees to A. B. and D. they leased to E. and after sell the Trees the Vendee cuts them the Lessee brings Trespasse When a man maketh a Lease for life or yeares the Lessee hath but onely a speciall interest or property in the Trees being Timber as things annexed to the Land but if the Lessee or another severs them the property and interest of the Lessee is determined and the Lessor may take them as things which were parcell of his Inheritance It was also resolved that this clause without impeachment of wast doth not give to the Tenant for life any greater interest in the Trees then he had by the demise of the Land but onely that it will serve that he shall not be impeached in any action of Wast or to recover damages or the place wasted * This is adjudged otherwise by all the Judges of England in Lewes Bowles Case in the 11. Report It was also resolved that if an House fall by tempest or other act of God the Lessee for life or yeares hath a speciall interest to take Timber to reedifie the same if he will But if the Lessee suffer the House to fall or take it downe the Lessor may take his Timber as parcell of his Inheritance and the interest of the Lessee is determined and he may have wast and treble damages Resolved that the Lessee by the grant had an absolute property in the Trees so that by the Lease of the Land they did not passe and he hath not equall ownership in both and it should be a prejudice to him if they should be joyned to the Land for then he could not cut during the terme without wast and after he shall not have them and the Lessor shall not have them against his owne act And here A. B. and D. were Tenants in common of the Land and joyntenants of the Trees and so their interest of severall qualities and therefore cannot be a union betwixt them but upon a feoffement if the Feoffor accept the Trees they are in property divided though In facto they remaine annexed to the Land for it is not felony to cut them c. and if the Feoffor grants them to the Feoffee they are reunited in property as well as De facto and the Heire shall have them not the Executors for the feoffee hath an absolute ownership in both and it is more benefit to him that they are reunited It was resolved That if Tymber Trees be blowne downe with the winde the Lessor shall have them for they are parcell of his inheritance and not the Tenants for life or yeares but if they be Dotards without any Timber in them the Tenant shall have them It was adjudged that wast may be committed in glasse in the Windowes for it is parcell of the house and discends as parcell of the inheritance to the Heire and the Executors shall not have them although the Lessee put the glasse in the Windowes at his owne cost and if he take them away he shall be punished in wast And 42. Eliz. in com Banco It was resolved that Wainscote whither it be annexed to the house by the Lessor or the Lessee is parcell of the House and there
dyes after R. enters and dyes 18. Eliz. the executor of T. enters and assignes to J. S. the Successor of the Rector enters and Leases to B. who upon ouster brought an Ej. Firmae Resolved for the Plaintiffe and that the Lease to T. is voyd Argued for T. that his demise was good and a difference taken betwixt terminum annorum and tempus annorum as in this case of the demise to T. during so many yeares of the fourescore yeares c. not of the terme of fourescore yeares if a Lease be made for 21. yeares and after another Lease to commence from the end and expiration of the said terme of yeares and after the first Lease is surrendered the second terme shall commence presently not so if it were from the end of the said 21. yeares Resolved that the demises to R. and W. are voyd because the terme that El. had was sub modo if she should so long live which is determined by her death ergo no residue can remaine to R. and W. and so 't was adjudged between Greene and Edwards and the Court agreed the diversity betwixt the demises to R. and W. and the demise to T. 't was argued that the demise to T. was voyd 1. Because that the Lessor had not power for to contract for the land during the fourescore yeares for he had but a possibility to have the land againe during the fourescore yeares viz. if El. dyed which possibility cannot be demised but the Court delivered no opinion to this poynt 2. That the Lease to T. was voyd for the incertainty how many yeares should be behinde at the death of El. a termor grants to B. so many yeares as shall be behinde tempore mortis suae 't is voyd Locrofts case adjudged a man possessed of a terme of 90. yeares upon marriage of his Sonne demised the land to his Sonne for 70. yeares to commence after his death the Lessor dyes the lease was adjudged good because here he demised the land for 70. yeares which is certaine in which this differs from 7. E. 6. which diversity was agreed by the whole Court 3. That 't was voyd because he dyed in the life of El. so that the incertainty cannot be reduced to a certainty in his life time and so cannot rest in the executors a lease to one for so many yeares as his Executors shall name is voyd Note a diversity betwixt a covenant and agreement which is perfect and certaine though it takes effect in possession upon a future matter precedent and a covenant and agreement incertaine which is to be reduced to a certainty by matter ex post facto for in the first case the estate is bound presently in the other not which was agreed by the Court. 4. It was moved if T. had been in life the demise could not rest in him T. dyed before R. or W. and R. survived El. and by the expresse condition precedent R. could not take except El. dyed within the terme and W. could not take except R. dyed within the terme and this is as much as to say that if R. dyes before El. and T. cannot take except W. dye in the life of El. and R. survived El. So that both precedent contingencies faile viz. the death of R. and W. in the life of El. and though the demise to R. and W. are voyd yet the limitation precedent viz. the death of R. and W. in the life of El. to the demise to T. is not voyd for his interest may depend upon both the contingencies for so was the intention of the parties and this was affirmed by the whole Court by Popham Chiefe Justice The Lease to T. was voyd for another cause for it cannot commence upon a contingent which depends upon another contingent as here the demise to T. depends upon the contingent annexed to the demise made to W. and the demise to W. depends upon a contingency annexed to the demise to R. Digges Case 42. Eliz. fo 173. C. Digges was seised of the land in question and other lands in fee and by Indenture 6. Maij. 10. of the Queene covenanted in consideration of marriage betwixt him and his wife and for the advancement of T. their Sonne and for two hundred pounds paid to him before marriage that he and his heires would stand seised to the use of himselfe for life and after to T. in taile and after to the use of himselfe in taile with a proviso for the considerations aforesaid c. that it should be lawfull for him at any time during his life with consent of certaine persons by Indenture to be Inrolled in any of the Kings Courts to revoke any of the uses or estates and for to limit new uses 6. Maij. 12. of the Queene C. by consent c. by Indenture inrolled in the Chancery revoked the uses and estates aforesaid in part of the land and limitted the use of it to him and his heires after 20. Sept. 13. of the Queene by Indenture with consent c. inrolled in Banck M. 13. 14. of the Queene declared that for the payment of his debts that from the time of the inrollment of this Deed in Chancery all the uses in the first Indenture should be voyd and that the land should be to the use of himselfe in fee after C. 26. Octob. 14. of the Queene by Indenture covenanted for to levie a Fine of all his land part of which should be to the use of himselfe and his wife and his heires which Fine was levied the same terme after the Indenture dated 20. Sept. was inrolled in Chancery after C. enters and makes his claime and whether C. dyed seised in fee of the land mentioned in the Deed of Revocation of 20. Sept. was the question Adjudged 1. that C. D. might revoke part at one time part at another till he hath revoked all but he can revoke the same part but once except that he hath a new power c. to uses newly limitted for these words at any time amount to from time to time c. 2 That where the revocation is to be by Deed Indented to be inrolled this is as much as to say as by Deed Indented and inrolled and till inrollment no revocation shall be for otherwise perchance none shall be inrolled 3. That 't was no perfect revocation by the Indenture of 20. Sept. till the Deed were inrolled in the Chancery for though that the proviso of revocation in the first Indenture shall be satisfied with an inrollment in any of the Kings Courts yet for that the Indenture of revocation it selfe limits the revocation to take effect after the inrollment in Chancery it ought to be so 4. That the Fine levied before the inrollment in Chancery which was before the revocation hath extinct the power see Albaines case before adjudged and Popham Chiefe Justice said that without question such a power might be released for 't is not meerely collaterall but savours and tastes of
house or not When a man maketh a feoffment of a Messuage cum pertinentii he departeth with nothing thereby but that which is parcell of the house as buildings curtelage and gardens If a Lessee for yeares makes a Lease for a certaine Tearme of any parcell and so divides the possession thereof from the residue if of this parcell so severed Liverie be made the possession in the residue by the first lessee is not any impediment to the liverie of this parcell otherwise if a Lessee make a Lease at will of any parcell there his possession of the residue shall hinder the liverie made in this parcell and with this judgement agreed all the other Justices and Serjeants of Serjeants Inne in Fleete-streete Doddingtons Case 27. Eliz. fo 32. KIng H. 8. Ex certa scientia c. granted to A. for 300 l. Omnia illa Messuagia in tenura Johannis Browne Scituate in Well nuper prioratini de W. Spectant ' And in truth the Lands lie in D. in this Case 't was resolved that the grant was voide by the Common Law as well in case of a common person as the King because the grant is generall and is restrained to one certaine Village and the grantee shall not have any Lands out of that Village to which the generallity of the grant is referred for this Pronoune Illa hath his necessary reference as well to the Towne as well as to the Tenure of I. B. for if eyther the one or the other faile the grant is voide And so it was adjudged Per tot cur de Banco Regis Resolved also that this grant was not holpen by the Statute of 34. H. 8. For no grants are holpen by this Statute nor by any act of confirmation but such as comprehend convenient certainty 1. Quia generale nihil certum implicat And here no Tenements are mentioned to be granted because the generall grant being intire was referred to a falsity and therefore it cannot be said that the Towne was misnamed and great inconvenience would follow if c. for the King should be deceived but the Statute helpes when there is a convenient certainty as a Mannor Farme Land knowne by a certaine name or containing so many Acres c. So that it may appeare what things the King intended to passe Note t is the most sure way for the Pattentee to expresse as much as he can in certainty before the generall words SIR Rowland Heywards Case In cur Wardor 37. Eliz. fo 35. SIr Rowland Heyward seised of a Mannor in Demeans and rents in consideration of money doth demise grant Bargaine and sell to A. the said Mannours Lands Tenements and the reversions and remainders with all Rents reserved upon any demise to have and to hold to A. and his asignes after the death of the Lessor for seaventeene yeares rendring a rose the Indenture was inrolled and after the Lessor by Indenture doth Covenant with B. to stand seised of the premises to the use of himselfe and the Heires of his body and no attornment was made to A. The Question was What passed to A and it was resolved by Popham and Anderson chiefe Justices and the Court that A. may have his election eyther to take the same by demise at the common Law or by bargaine and Sale Per Statutum 27. H. 8. without attornment for it was one entire demise and bargaine of one Mannor without any fraction or division thereof and this election remaineth to A. and his Executors and assignes for here is not Election to claime one of two severall things by one Title but to claime one thing by one of the two severall Titles for where the things are severall nothing passeth before Election and the Election must precede but when one thing passeth the Election of the Title may be subsequent For if I. have 3 Horses and doe give to you one of them the property comenceth by Election and must be made in the life of the Parties The Bi of Sarum had a great wood of 1000 Acres called Brerewood and infeoffed another of one House and seaventeene Acres parcell of the Wood and made Liverie in the Wood House nothing passeth of the Wood before Election and the Heire of the feoffee may not make Election Bullocks Case 10. Eliz. Dyer In case where election is given of two several things he which is the primer Agent and that ought to doe the first act shall have alwayes the Election As if a man grant a Rent of twenty Shillings or a Robe the Grantor shall have the Election for he is the primer Agent eyther by paying the one or delivering the other If a man make a Lease rendring twenty shillings or a Robe the Lessee shall have the Election Causa qua supra but if I give unto you one of my Horses in my Stable there you shall have the Election for you are the Primer Agent by taking or seising one of them and so of twenty trees in my Wood. Note for Elections these diversities 1. When nothing passes to the grantee c. before Election there it ought to be made in the life of the Parties but when the Estate passes presently c. the Grantee c his Heire or Executor may elect 2. When the same thing passes and the Donee c. hath Election in what manner c. he will take it the Donee Heire or Executor may elect 3. When Election is given to severall persons the first shall stand 4. When Election is given of two severall things he which ought to doe the first Act shall have Election 5. When the thing granted is annuall and to have continuance there the Election remaines to the Grantor in case where the Law gives him Election as well after the day as before otherwise t is when the thing is to be performed Vnica vice 6. The feoffee c. by his act may forfeit his Election as if A. infeoffe B. of two Acres Habendum the one for life the other in Taile and hee before Election makes a feoffement of both here the feoffor shall enter in which he pleases for the wrong of the feoffee 7. Though the Lessees here enter generally yet they may Elect after so if one be Executor and Devisee of a terme and enters generally c. and after the Lessees in the principall case made Election for to take by bargaine and Sale and had the Rents The Bishop of Winchesters Case 38. El. fo 43. In a prohibition REsolved that at common Law none had capacity to take Tythes but spirituall persons or Persona mixta as the King and regularly no meere Lay man was capable of them except in speciall Cases for he could not sue for them in Court Christian and regularly a lay man had no remedy for them till 32 H. 8. A Lay-Man may be discharged of Tythes at the common Law by grant or by composition but not by prescription for it is commonly said in our Law-Books that a lay man may
had and after B. and A. levie a Fine to Perkins and he renders a rent of 42. pounds to B. and the Mannor with the Advowson to A. A. dyes without granting the Advowson and B. did not request it B. enters for condition broken and by Indenture inrolled bargained c. to the Lord Cromwell by which he entered and upon the reentry of the Sonne and heire of A. brought an Assise In this Case is shewed when this word proviso or provided maketh a condition and when not which upon long debate was judged by all the Justices of England It was adjudged that the Law hath not appointed any place in a deed or instrument proper or particular to a condition but in what place it pleaseth the parties and this word proviso or provided is as apt a word to make an estate conditionall as Sub conditione or any other word of condition but notwithstanding when this word proviso maketh an Estate or interest conditionall three things are to be observed First that the proviso doe not depend upon another sentence nor participate thereof but stand originally of it selfe Secondly that the proviso be the word of the bargainor Feoffor Donor Lessor c. Thirdly that it be compulsory to enforce the barganee Feoffee Donee Lessee c. to doe an act and where these concurre it was resolved that it was a condition in what place soever it be placed for Cujus est dare ejus est disponere And although words of Covenant be contained in the same clause of the proviso it selfe yet the proviso being in judgement of Law a word of condition it shall not loose his force and so it hath beene judged In Symson et Titterell 26. El. Serjeant Bendlowes demysed to Titterell certaine Lands in Essex for forty yeares provided alwayes and it is Covenanted and agreed betweene the said Parties That the Lessee c. should not alien and this was adjudged a condition by force of the proviso and a Covenant also by force of th' other words Also it was adjudged in Banco Regis 36. El. betweene the Earle of Pembrooke Plaintiffe and Sir Henry Barkely Defendant The Earle granted the Office of the Lievtenant-ship of the West part of the Forrest of Fronslewood in Com. Somerset to Sir Mawrice Barkely Father of the said Sir Henry in Taile provided alwayes and the said Sir Mawrice Barkeley for him c. doth Covenant to and with the said Earle that neyther he the said Earle nor any of his Heires Males c. shall cut downe any Wood growing upon any part of the premises And it was resolved by all the Justices of England upon argument before them at Serjants Inne that although the proviso was coupled with the expresse Covenant of the Grantee and every condition ought to be created by the words of the Grantor Donor Feoffor c. yet in judgement of Law this word provided was a condition created by the Grantor although all the residue of the sentence be the words of the Grantee for proviso being an apt word of a condition the same sentence containeth the words of the Grantor purporting a condition and the words of the Grantee comprehending a Covenant This word proviso when it dependeth upon another sentence or hath reference to another part of the deed doth not make a condition but a qualification or limitation of the sentence or part of the deed to which it is referred As in a Lease without impeachment of wast provided that he shall not doe voluntary wast grant of a Rent charge provided that the Grantee shall not charge the Grantor c. Resolved that B. shall have the Rent notwithstanding that before the Reddendum the use in Fee was vested by the recovery in A. and notwithstanding 't was objected that the Rent ought to be limitted out of the Estate of the Recoverors for 27 H. 8. hath an expresse clause Where diverse be seised to the intent that one shall have an annuall Rent the same person be adjudged in possession and seisin of the same rent as if a sufficient grant had beene made and so here the intent being that B. should have the Rent construction shall be made Vt res magis valeat quam pereat Resolved that the fine leavyed by B. and A. to P. hath not extinct the condition and this was the great doubt of the Case 1. Because by the generall Covenant 't is declared that all assurances afterwards to be made should be to the uses and intents in the same Indenture and to no other and the Indenture intends that the condition should be saved as the Lord releases all his right in the Land saving his Rent Putnams Case 4. 5. P. and M. Dyer Feoffement of a Mannor rendring Rent and a reentry and a Covenant by any Indenture to Leavy a fine which should be to the uses and intents of the first Indenture and to no other use which was leavyed according with the usuall words of release of all his right yet resolved that neither the Rent nor the condition was destroyed and 23. of the Queene Tussers Case a rent reserved by a fine before was not destroyed by a common recovery and generall entry into warranty and 34. of the Queene in Clever and Childs Case adjudged according to Putnams Case for the same reason t was adjudged in this Case 14. of the Queene for the Advouson of Alexton for Modus et conventio vincunt legem and Covenant and agreement of the parties hath power First to raise a use Secondly to declare uses upon fines recoveries c. Thirdly for to preserve Rents and conditions and for to direct recoveries fines c. and the saving may be contained in another deed delivered at the same time And these common assurances as fines and recoveries are to be construed according to the intent and common usage without prying into them with Eagles eyes Also here the Bargaine c. recovery c fine c. though made at severall times yet all by mutuall agreement are but one assurance and tend for to perfect a bargaine c. and therefore the one shall not destroy the other resolved that except in speciall cases a fine Sur grant render cannot be averred by word to another use then is in the fine feoffement c. yet in some cases it may be ruled in part by averrement by word when the originall contract is by deed but a man may by word averre another consideration which stands with the consideration expressed but not against it Reade the Booke at large for this purpose Resolved that by the death of A. the condition was broken for when the Feoffee or Grantee is to doe an act to the Feoffor c. upon condition and no time is limitted regularly the Feoffee may doe it at any time during his life If the Feoffor or Grantor doe not hasten the same by request and upon request and day or time limitted the Feoffee or Grantee ought to doe it
had common in such a place for him and his Tenants at will but when he claimes this in the soile of the Lord he cannot prescribe in the name of the Lord for the Lord cannot prescribe to have common c. in his owne soile and therefore he ought to alledge that within the Mannor there is such a custome Note a good diversity betweene a prescription which is personall and alwayes made in the name of a certaine person or his auncestors or those whose estate c. and a custome which is locall and alleadged in no person but that within the Mannor there is such a custome this shall serve for those who cannot prescribe in their owne name nor in the name of any person certaine as the Inhabitants of a Towne Also the allegation of a custome shall serve when 't is referred to a thing insensible Viz. that all such Lands are devisable And for that in the principall case the custome may have a lawfull commencement that one copy-holder onely shall have common estovers or other profit in the land of the Lord and that in many Mannors some Copiholders have common in one wast of the Mannor and others in another severally so that the custome cannot be applied to all and because that all the other Copiholds may be determined and extinct 't was adjudged the custome was well alledged So to have common of estovers in the wood of his Lord parcell of the Mannor c. was adjudged good 10. of the Queene as 't was said Myttons case 26. Eliz. QUeene Elizabeth by Letters Patents did grant the office of the Clerkship of the County Court of Somerset to Mytton with all fees c. for life Arthur Hopton Esquire Sheriffe of the same Shire interrupted him because it was incident to his office Mytton complained to the Lords of the Councell and it was referred to the two chiefe Justices Wray and Anderson And after many arguments concerning the validity of the grant and conference had with all the other Justices It was resolved by all the Justices Nullo contradicente aut reluctante that the said Letters Patents were voyd And their reasons were that the office of the Sheriffe was an ancient office before the Conquest and of great trust and authoritie for the King committeth unto him Custodiam Comitatus And though the King may determine the office ad beneplacitum yet he cannot determine this in part as for one Towne or Hundred nor abridge him of any incident to his office for the office is entire and ought to continue so without any fraction or diminution without by Parliament and the County Court and the entring of all proceedings therein are incident to the Sheriffes office c. And though 't was granted when the office of the Sheriffe was voyd yet the new Sheriffe shall avoyde it as Scroges case in the time of vacation of the office of the Chiefe Justice of the Common Bench Queene Mary granted the office of the Exigenter of London resolved that the next Chiefe Justice shall avoyd it for 't was incident to his office Also in all Writs directed to the Sheriffe concerning the County Court the King says in comitatu tuo and in retourne of exigents made by him he says ad comitatum meum tent c. and the style of the Court proves it and by the Statute of 33. H. 8. the Sheriffe of Denbigh shall keepe his Shire Court at c. In a false judgement 't is said in pleno com' tuo recordari facias c. and in a precept of Tolt 't is said summoneas c. quod sit ad comitatum meum And it should be very inconvenient that another should have the custody of the entries and Rolls of Court which may be imbesilled and the Sheriffe responsable for them And it was resolved that the custody of all the Gaoles within every County belongs to the Sheriffe by right and are annexed and incident by the Law to the Sheriffes office vid. stat An. 14o. E. 3. ca. 10. Bozouns case 26. 27. of the Queene fo 34. A. Portion of tythes in L. appertained to the Rectory of G. which was presentable and the Queene was seised of the Rectory of L. jure coronae which was appropriated to the Monastery of W. and grants to B. ex gratia speciali c. totam illam portionem decimarum c. in L. c. Cum omnibus alijs decimis suis quibuscunque in L. tunc vel nuper in occupatione J. C. and that the pattents shall be of force non obstante aliquibus defectibus in non nominando male recitando c. alicujus occupatoris And J. C. never had any tythes in L. Resolved that in the occupation of J. C referres to all the sentence and not onely to cum omnibus alijs decimis c. 1 Because illam demonstrates fully that there ought to be words subsequent to explaine and reduce in certainty what portion by the intention of the Queene should passe viz. that which was in the occupation of J. C. and 't is not satisfied till it be come to the full end of the sentence 2. This conjunction cum omnibus alijs c. couples the last words to the former and makes the words subsequent to referre to all the sentence 3. If all the tythes in L. of the said Rectory should passe the addition of the occupation of J. C. should be vaine maledicta expositio c. Resolved that by grant of portionem decimarum c. the tythes parcell of the Rectory of L. doe not passe for portion properly signifies a part or portion in grosse divided and not parcell of the Rectory and the Queene had not any portion in grosse but all were parcell of the Rectory And ex gratia speciala c. shall not extend by any strained constructiō to make a thing passe against the intention of the Queene expressed in her grant and against the apt proper and usuall signification of the words of his grant Resolved that because J. C. had not any tythes there nothing passes for admit that a portion should be taken for a part then the effect of the grant is totam illam portionem decimarum in occupatione J. C. and in truth he never had any part nothing without question passes in case of a common person a fortiori not in the case of the Queene As to the point when a clause of Non obstante shall make the grant of the Queene good when not Resolved when the King by the common Law cannot in any manner make a grant there a Non obstante of the common Law will not make the grant good against the reason of the common Law as the King grants a protection in an Assise or Quare Impedit notwithstanding any Law to the contrary 't is voyd for protection lyes not in these cases for the losse which may come to the parties by such great delay But when the King may lawfully make
A Man leaseth S. for 10. yeares and C. for 20. yeares and both to another for 40. yeares after the end of the said severall demises ten yeares expire the last Lessee enters into S. and upon ouster brings trespasse and recovereth for the joynt words of the parties shall be taken Respective and the leases shall commence severally upon the severall determination of the said leases Joynt words shall be taken severally 1. In respect of the severall interest of the grantors as if two Tenants in common grant a rent charge 2. In respect of the severall interest of the grantees as a joynt warranty to two severall Tenants 3. In respect that the grant cannot commence at one time as a remainder limitted to the right heires of I. S. and I. N. 4. In respect of the incapacity of the grantees to take joyntly 5. Ratione subjectae materiae as rent granted to two copartners for equality of partition 6. Ne res destruatur ut evitetur absurdum as in Cessavit the tenure is alleadged by homage fealty and rent and quod in faciendo servitia praedicta cessavit it shall be construed to such services onely as of which a man may cease Brudenells Case 34. Eliz. banco regis fo 9. IF a lease be made to A. during the life of B. and C. without saying during the life of the survivor of them if one of them die yet the estate is not determined But A. shall have the land during the life of the survivor for if a man make a lease of Land to two persons during their lives they assigne over their estate now the assignee hath estate for life of them too and if one dye he shall have the land during the life of the Survivor Note two diversities th one a limitation in this Case aforesaid th' other a condition for if a man demyse Land for 100. yeares if A. and B. live so long in this case if th' one of them dye the Lease is determined for the Lease is conditionall and not Determinable by limmitation of estate and the life of a man is collaterall to the Lease which is but onely a Chattle If an administrator have judgement and dye his Executors cannot sue execution of that judgement but he that shall be subject to the payment of the Debts of the first intestate and that are not the Executors of the administrator vide 26. H. 8. fo 7. Hensteads Case 36. 37. Eliz. com banco fo 10. A Feme lessor or lessee at will taketh Husband the will is not determined for it may be prejudiciall to the Husband to have it determined So if one of the Lessees or Lessors at will dye but in case where one of the joynt Lessees at will dyeth nothing surviveth but the others shall pay all the rent Jues Case 39 40. Eliz. com banco fo 11. I. Leaseth a Mannor to S. for thirty yeares excepting Woode and underwood growing upon it and after Leased to him the Woode for 62. yeares without impeachment of wast and leaseth to him the Mannor for thirty yeares after expiration of the first thirty yeares thirty yeares expire S. maketh wast I bringeth an action of wast 1. Resolved by the exception of Wood and Underwood the soile is excepted and the woods growing c. are of abundance 2. The Wood remaines parcell of the Mannor because the Lessor had the intire freehold otherwise if he had leased for life with such an exception so if one lease a Mannor excepting the advowson for life the advowson is in grosse for life but if he grant the advowson for life it remaines appendant 3. By the acceptance of the third lease the said Lease of the Wood for 62. yeares was presently surrendered because the Lessee hath affirmed the Lessor to be able to Lease Saunders Case fo 12.41 Eliz. com banco In an Action of wast IF a man have Land in part whereof there is a Cole-myne appearing and he demise the Land to another for life or yeares the Lessee may dig for cole c. And the reason is for that the Myne is open at the time of the demyse c. and when he demyseth all his Lands it shall be intended that his meaning was that all the profit of the Land should passe c. but if the Myne be not open but within the Bowels of the Earth at the time of the demise 't is otherwise Also if a man have in his Lands hidden or unknowne Mynes and Lease the same Lands and all Mynes therein the Lessee may dig for them Rosses case 41. 42. Eliz. A Lease is made to A. and his Assignes for his life and the life of B. and C. this is a Lease for three lives and the Survivor of them Countesse de Salops Case fo 13.42 43. Eliz. banco regis SHe brought an action of the Case against Crompton and declared that shee demised to him a House at will Et quod ille tam negligenter improvide custodivit ignemsuum quod domus illa combusta fuit the defendant pleaded Non culpa and it was found not guilty And 't was adjudged that for the permissive wast no Action lyeth against the opinion of Brooke in Title wast 52. And the reason of this judgement was for that at the common Law no remedy lyeth for wast either voluntary or permissive against the Lessee for life or yeares because the Lessee hath interest in the Land by the act of the Lessor and it was his folly to make such a Lease and not to restraine him by Covenant condition c. And by the same reason Tenant at will shall not be punished for permissive wast But if Tenant at will commit voluntary wast as pulling downe of houses cutting of Trees a generall action of trespasse lyeth against him for that these doe amount to the determination of the will without the entry of the Lessor but it was agreed that in some Cases where there is confidence put in the party an action of the Case lyeth for negligence although the Defendant commeth to the possession by the act of the Plaintiffe as 12. E. 4.13 If one doe commit his Horse to one to keepe safely the Defendant Equum illum tam negligenter custodivit quod ob defectum bonae custodiae interijt an action upon the Case lyeth for this Breach of trust also 2. H. 7.11 If my Shepheard which I trust with my Sheepe and by his negligence they be drowned or otherwise perish an action upon the case lyeth against him but in this case at the Barre there was a demise at will made to the Defendant and no confidence repos'd in him wherefore it was ordered that the Plaintiffe should not recover by her Bill Case of Ecclesiasticall Persons 43. Eliz. fo 14. In the High Court of Parliament AT a Parliament holden in this Michaelmasterme it was resolved by the two chiefe Justices Popham and Anderson and diverse other Justices Assistants to the Lord of the
fine after delivery of the Indentures of the fine the fine is said to be ingrossed 3. The Conusor shall not assigne error in the render because it is to his advantage and none shall assigne Error except it be to his disadvantage Dormers Case 35. Eliz. Banco regis fo 40. A Common recovery is had in a Writ of Entry in the Post de uno annuali redditu sive pensione quatuor marcarum and of an advowson whereupon a Writ of Error is brought 1. Because every Praecipe ought to be certaine but here it is in the Disjunctive 2. A Writ of entry in the Post lyeth not of an advowson But judgement was affirmed and thereby 't was resolved 1. That a common recovery is not like to other recoveries for it may be averred to an use 2. It is by mutuall consent consensus tollit errorem 3. A Writ of entry in the Post lyeth of an advowson common c. to suffer a common recovery and not otherwise for no other assurance can be had to barre the remainders 2. The demand of the rent is good for one of two things is not demanded but one thing by two names for rent and pension are Synonima and the rather here because it is said to issue out of Land which a Pension properly cannot 3. Common recoveries are so usuall that the Court shall take notice that they are common recoveries Rowlands Case 35. Eliz. Banco regis fo 41. A Pannell of a Jury is annexed to the Venire facias without returne this is vicious and not remedied by 18. Eliz. cap. 14. for that remedieth insufficient returnes but not where no returne The Countesse of Rutlands Case 36. Eliz. fo 42. RObert Moore is returned upon the Venire facias but in the panell before the Justices of Nisi prius and in the Postea he was named Robert Mawre if it appeare that Moore is his right name and that it is he who was sworne it is good for by the common Law this was a discontinuance against all the Jurors and discontinuances are ayded by the Statute otherwise if he were misnamed in the Venire facias and had his right name in the Panell and Postea Codwells Case 36. Eliz. Banco regis fo 42. A Juror who gave verdict was misnam'd in the Venire facias and had his right name in the Distringas and Postea and for that the judgement was arrested Nicholls Case 38. Eliz. Banco regis fo 43. C. Brings Debt upon a single Bill against N. who pleaded Payment without Acquittance which was found for the Plaintiffe although issue was joyned upon a point not materiall yet after Verdict this is aided by 32. H. 8. and 18. Eliz. Bohuns Case 39. Eliz. fo 43. A Fine was levyed of a Mannor and other Lands to the value of twenty Marks per annum so that the Kings silver is 40 s which was paid but in entering of it upon the Writ of Covenant the Mannor was omitted and thereupon error was brought but after that the transcript of the fine was remov'd into the Kings Bench the Judges of the common place amended the Record because it appeares to them that the Kings silver was payd for the Mannor and where the Writ of Covenant was Dede meipso for Teste meipso they amended that also and certified it into the Kings Bench upon dimunution and allowed Freemans Case fo 45. 41. Eliz. Banco regis IN an original Writ c. Quod nullus faciat vastum venditionem et destrictionem where it should be destructionem the fault was onely in one Letter the Court resolved upon good Consideration that it was matter of substance for Destrictio is a Latine word and altereth the sence of the Statute and matter of Substance in an Originall Writ is not remedied but matter of forme onely Vide Statute 32. H. 8. ca. 30. 18. Eliz. ca. 14. If an Originall at this day want forme or containe false Latine or vary from the Register in matter of forme after Verdict no judgement shall be stayed or reversed But if it want substance although it be the misprision of the Clerke this is not remedied by any Statute Gages Case 41. Eliz. Banco regis fo 45. A Writ of Covenant to levy a fine boare Date after the returne this is amendable because a common assurance but in other actions no amendment c. Cookes Case 41. Eliz. com banco fo 46. A Common recovery of the Mannor of Isfeild by the name of Iffeld is amendable because it appeared to the Court by collaterall things shewed unto them that Isfield was intended to passe Cases of Pardons Francklyns Case 36. Eliz. fo 46. In the Starr-Chamber A Bill was exhibited for a Ryot in the Starre-Chamber five yeares before the generall Pardon 35. Eliz. and it was resolved that the Kings fine was excepted but not the corporall Punishment but if it were exhibited within foure yeares all shall be accepted In this Case the Kings attourney may proceede for the fine Guilbert Littletons Case 39. Eliz. fo 47. Starre-Chamber A Bill exhibited in the Starre-Chamber before the Parliament 35. Eliz. and returned after this is excepted out of the generall pardon for it was depending before the returne but if an Originall Writ issueth out of the Chancery returnable in the common place this is not depending before the returne because out of another Court but after the returne it shall be said depending by relation from the day of the Teste and if the Tenant alien before the returne and after the Teste this shall be said an alienation pending the Writ Drywoods Case 42. Eliz. Starre Chamber fo 48. A Bill in the Starre-Chamber more then foure yeares and within 8. yeares before the Parliament in 39. Eliz. the Plaintiffe dyeth before the generall pardon this is pardoned for this doth not depend now and the words remaining to be prosecuted shall be intended for the party and not for the Kings Atturney Vaughans Case 40. Eliz. Banco regis fo 49. A Writ of entry in the Quibus depends in Wales before the generall Pardon and after the Demandant had judgement but the Tenant was not amerced 1. Resolved the Amercement is pardoned because the Torte was pardoned which together with the delay was the ground thereof 2. The Statutes of Jeofailes extend to Wales because it is made parcell of England by the Act of 27. H. 8. Wyrrells Case 41. Eliz. In the Exchequer fo 49. THe Queene brings debt upon an Obligation made by the Defendant to one who was Outlawed the Defendant pleads the generall Pardon and although that Debts due to the Queene are excepted yet Debts Originally due to the Subject and after came to the Queene are not excepted also the genetall pardon is to be taken beneficially for the subject and most strong against the King Biggens case 41. Eliz. Banco regis fo 50. THe King may pardon burning in the hand where the Defendant is found guilty of Man-slaughter and hath his
his warrant to bring the party before himselfe and it is good and sufficient in Law for it is most like that he hath the best knowledge of the matter and therefore most fit to doe Justice in that matter upon refusall to finde surety the Constable may commit him without a new warrant Gooches case 32. El. in banco le roy fol. 60. WRay chiefe Justice said that if A. make a fraudulent conveyance of his Lands to deceive a purchasor against the Statute of 27. El. and continueth in possession and is reputed as owner B entereth in communication with A. for the purchase and by accident B. hath notice of this fraudulent conveyance Notwithstanding he concludes with A. and takes his assurance In this case B. shall avoide the said fraudulent conveyance by the said Act notwithstanding the notice for the Act by expresse words hath made the fraudulent conveyance voyde as to the purchasor And for as much as that is within the expresse provision of the Statute it ought to be taken and expounded in suppression of fraud Resolved that fraud may be given in Evidence because the estate is voyde by the Act of 13. Eliz. and fraud is hatched in secret in arbore cava opaca And according to this opinion it was resolved Per tot ' Cur ' in communi banco Pasche 3o. Jac. where one Bullock had made a fraudulent estate of his Lands within the Statute of 27. El. to A. B. and C. and after offred to sell the same to one Standen and before the assurance by Bullock Standen had notice thereof and notwithstanding proceeded and tooke the assurance from Bullock Standen avoyded the former assurance of fraud by the said act for the notice of the purchasor cannot make that good which an Act of Parliament hath made voyde as to him And it is true Quod non decipitur qui scit se decipi But in this case the purchasor is not deceived for the fraudulent conveyance whereof he had notice is made voyde as to him by the Statute and therefore he knew it could not hurt him Sparries case 33. Eliz. in Scaccar fol. 61. IN action of Trover and convertion the defendant pleads that there is another action depending in the Kings Bench for the same Trover and good for in actions which comprehend no certeinty as assize or trespas this is no plea before a Count because thereby it is made certeine and then it is a good plea and not before but in this action and debt and detinue it is a good plea at the first because they are certeine that an action is depending in an inferiour Court is no plea. Cases of By-Lawes Chamberlaine de Londons case 32. El. in Banco le roy fol. 66. THe Inhabitants of a village without any custome may make Ordinances or By-Lawes for reparation of the Church or of high-wayes or any such thing which is for the publicke weale generally and in this case the consent of the greater part shall binde all without any custome vide 44. E. 3.19 But if it be for their owne private profit for that Towne as for their well ordering of their common of pasture or such like then without custome they cannot make by-Lawes And if it be a custome yet the greater part shall not binde all if it be not warranted by the custome for as custome hath created them so they ought to be warranted by the custome 8. E. 2. tit ass As pontage murage Tolle and such like as appeareth in 13. H. 4.14 In which cases the summes for reparations of the Bridge walls c. ought to be so reasonable that the Subject may have more benefit thereby then charge Clerks case 38. Eliz in communi banco fol. 64. KIng Edward 6. did incorporate the Towne of St. Albones and granted them to make Lawes and Ordinances c. The Tearme was kept there and the Major c. by assent of the plaintiffe assessed every Inhabitant for the charges in erecting of the Courts there and if any did refuse to pay c. to be imprisoned c. the plaintiffe being Burges refused to pay c. and the Major justified c and it was adjudged no plea c. For this Ordinance is against Magna Charta ca. 29. Nullus liber homo imprisonetur which act hath been confirmed divers times viz. thirty times and the assent of the plaintiffe cannot alter the Law in this case But it was resolved that the Major c. might inflict reasonable penaltie but not imprisonment which penaltie ought to be Levied by Distresse for which offence an action of Debt lyeth and the plaintiffe in this case had judgement Jeffrays case Michaelis 31 32. en Bank le Roy. fol. 66. WIlliam Jeffray Gent. brought a prohibition against Abraham Kenshley and Thomas Forster Churchwardens of Haylesham in Com' Sussex for that they sued him in Court Christian before Doctor Drury for certaine money imposed upon him without his assent for repaire of the Church That the Church-wardens with the assent of the greatest part of the Parishioners juxta quantitatem qualitatem possessionum reddit ' infra dict' parochiam existent Determined and agreed to make a taxation for repaire of the said Church and that notice of such assembly was given in the Church at which day the Church-wardens and greater part of the Parish which were there assembled made a taxation viz. every occupier of Land for every acre 4. d. c. Geffray dwelt in another Parish and declared that the Parishioners of every Parish ought to repaire their Church and not the Church of another Parish Cooke of councell with the defendant demurred in Law and after many arguments a Writ of consultation was granted And it was resolved that the Court Christian hath conusans de reparatione corporis sive navis Ecclesiae Britton who writ in 5. E. 1. And in the Statute of Circumspecte agatis but in Rebus manifestis errat qui authoritates legum allegat quia perspicuè vera non sunt probanda It was also resolved that although Geffray did dwell in another Parish yet for that he had Lands in the said Parish in his proper possession he is in the Law Parochianus de Haylesham But it was resolved that where there was a Farmor of the same Lands the Lessor that receiveth the rent shall not be charged but the Inhabitant is the Parishioner and the receipte of the rent doth not make the Lessor a Parishioner Diverse of the civill Lawyers certified the Court that the Church Wardens and a greater part of the Parishioners upon a generall warning assembled may make a Taxation by their Law and the same shall not charge the Land but the Person in respect of the Land for equality and indifferency and this was the first leading case that was adjudg'd reported in Our Bookes touching these matters and many causes after were adjudged thus and now it is generally received for Law The Lord Cheneys Case 33. Eliz.
none will buy their Wardships 5. After Tender and refusall if the heire be made Knight and marry he shall not forfeite the double value because he is out of Ward but immediatly the Lord shall have a Writte de valore maritagij This was the last Case that Sir John Popham chiefe Justice of England c. ever Argued Sir George Cursons case 7. Jac. Cur. Wardor fol. 75. SIr W. L. seised of a reversion expectant upon taile made to his sonne of land in Capite Covenants to stand seised to the use of his neece the sonne dyeth the King shall not have primier seisin 1. Resol It was Collusion apparent within the Statute of Marlebr cap. 6. to infeoffe the heire apparent and if he infeoffe others upon Collusion averrable but no averrement shall be where the remainder or reversion is left in a stranger or upon a Devise 2. Or otherwise to dispose in the Statute of 32. H. 8. have relation to wills onely for before the Statute every man might dispose of his lands by act executed 3. The Clause in the said Statute which saveth primier seisin to the King hath relation onely to acts executed for the King shall have without that primier seisin of the third part not devised but without that he shall not have it of any part conveyed by act executed 4. If the grandfather convey land to the sonne living the father this is out of the Statute otherwise if the father be dead and so a gift to a Collaterall Kinsman who is not heire apparent is out of the Statute for none will by intendment disinherit his heire to defeate the King of the Wardship or primer seisin and so is the experience of the Court of Wards Bullens case 5. Jacobi Com. Banco fol. 77. THe Lord may have a certeine summe pro certo letae for it shall be intended it was granted at the first by purchase of the Leete for the ease of the Tenants and in consideration of the Lords claiming of it at his owne costs every Eyre The issue was if the plaintiffe was a chiefe pledge and by speciall verdict he was found a Resiant and certified by the chiefe pledges to be a chiefe pledge and was amerced for his default It seemeth he was not Sed materia praedicta consopita fuit in arbitrio See 30. E. 3.23 of franke pledges Lord Abergavenies case Com. Banco fol. 78. A Judgement in an action of Debt is had against a joyntenant for life who afterwards releaseth to his companion all the right c. yet that moytie is liable to the Judgement and so it is of a rent charge during the life of the Releasor Sir Edward Phyttons case Com. Banco fol. 79. EXecutors may take benefit of the Kings generall pardon by which is enacted that all Subjects of the King their heires Successors Executors and Administrators shall be acquitted and discharged of all offences contempts c. and that shall be expounded most beneficially for the Subject And further doth give and grant all goods Chattells Debts c. forfeited And prohibiteth any Clerke to make out any Writte c. Provided that every Clerke may make forth cap. ut at the suite of the plaintiffe against persons outlawed to the intent to compell them to answer and that the partie shall sue forth a scir fac before the pardon in that behalfe shall be allowed which is as much to say having regard onely to the plaintiffe But in regard of the King it is an absolute pardon and grant of his goods and he is a person inabled against the King but not against the partie plaintiffe And every person by himselfe or his Atturney may plead this act for discharge Executors shall have restitution upon the Statute 21. H. 8. Also Administrators shall have a Writt of error upon the Statute 27. El as was adjudged in the Lord Mordants case 36. El. And yet these Statutes speake onely of the partie and not of the Executors or Administrators because no Writt can be against Executors they may plead it without Processe The End of the Sixth Booke THE SEAVENTH BOOK Postnati Calvins case 6. Jacobi Banco Regis fol. 1. R C. By his gardian bringeth an assize the defendants say the plaintiffe ought not to be answered Quia est alienigena natus 5o. Novembris Anno Domini Regis Angliae c. tertio apud E. infra regnum Scotiae ac infra ligeanciam Domini Regis Regni sui S. ac extra ligeanciam Regni sui Angl. c. the plaintiffe demurreth The Case was Adjourned into the Exchequer Chamber and was argued by two Justices every day and by the Chancellour and resolved by the Chancellour and all the Justices except Walmesley and Foster that the plaintiffe ought to be answered For these six demonstrative Conclusions drawne from the Law of Nature the Law of the Land Reasons of State and Authorities of Records and Booke Cases 1 Every one that is an Alien by birth may be or might have been an Enemy by accident but C. could never be an Enemy by any accident whatsoever ergo no Alien by birth 2. Whosoever are borne under one naturall ligeance due by the Law 〈◊〉 nature to one Soveraigne are naturall borne Subjects But C. was borne under one c. ergo a naturall borne Subject 3. Whosoever is borne within the Kings protection is no Alien But C. was borne under c ergo he is no Alien 4. Every stranger borne must at his birth be either amicus or inimicus but C. at his birth could neither be amicus nor inimicus because he was subditus ergo no stranger borne 5. Whatsoever is due by the Law of man may be altered but naturall legeance of the Subject to the Soveraigne cannot be altered ergo not due by mans Law Lastly whosoever at his birth cannot be an alien to the King of E. cannot be an alien to any of his Subjects of E. but C. at his birth could be no alien to the King of E. Ergo he cannot be an alien to any of the Subjects of E. the Maior and Minor both be Propositiones perspicuè verae and although Alienigena dicitur ab aliena gente yet that is all one as Alienae ligeantiae and arguments drawne from Etymologie are feeble for Saepenemero ubi proprietas verborum attenditur sensus veritatis amittitur yet when they agree with Law Judges may use them for Ornament and dâ—verse inconveniences would follow if the Plea against the Plaintiffe should be allowed For first it maketh legeance locall wereupon should follow first that legeance which is universall should be confined within locall limits 2. That the Subject should not be bound to serve the King in Peace or in Warre out of those bounds 3. It should illegitimate many which were borne in Gascayne Guyan Normandy c. and diverse others of his Majesties Dominions whilst the same were in actuall obedience And lastly this strange and new devised Plea inclineth too much to
AN EXACT ABRIDGMENT IN ENGLISH Of the eleven Books of Reports of the Learned Sir Edward Coke Knight late Lord Chiefe Justice of ENGLAND and of the Councel of Estate to His Majestie King JAMES Composed by the Judiciouâ— Sir Thomas Ireland Knight late of Grayes Inne and an Ancient Reader of that Honourable SOCIETIE Wherein is briefly contained the very substance and marrow of all those Reports together with the Resolutions on every CASE Also a perfect Table for the finding of the Names of all those Cases and the principall matters therein contained Very usefull for all men especially the Students and Practisers of that Honourable Profession Brevitas Memoriae Amica LONDON Printed by M. Simmons for Matthew Walbancke at Grayes Inne Gate and H. Twyford in Vine-court in the Middle Temple 1650. To the Reader Gentle Reader THE Abridger of these Reports was not onely a Learned Lawyer but also was very conversant with the Author of them For my part I was onely entreated by many Friends to view and correct the Copy from the Presse If any faults be you may blame the Printer If I should commend the Original work I should disparage the Author who all learned Lawyers know that never any man wrote like him and for the excellency of this Abridgement it hath in it the very pith and substance of the Reports at large and so I rest It is an abuse that the lawes usages of the Realm with their Causes are not written whereby they may be knowne so that they may be understood of all Mirrour Justice fol. 225. An exact Table of all the Cases in each severall Book The First Booke of the Lord Coke LOrd Buckhursts Case Pelhams Case fol. 1 Porters Case fol. 2 Altonwoods Case Capels Case Archers Case fol. 3 Bredons Case fol. 4 Corbets Case fol. 5 Shelleyes Case fol. 6 Albaines Case fol. 7 Chudleighs Case fol. 8 Anne Mayowes Case fol. 11 The Rector of Chedingtons Case fol. 12 Digges Case fol. 14 Mildmayes Case fol. 16 The second Booke of the Lord Coke MAnsers Case fol. 19 Goddards Case Thoroughgoods Case fol. 20 Wisemans Case fol. 21 Lanes Case fol. 22 Baldwins Case fol. 23 Case of Bankrupts fol. 24 Bettisworths Case fol. 24 Doddingtons Case fol. 25 Sir Rowland Heywards Case fol. 26 Bishop of Winchesters Case fol. 29 Arch-Bishop of Canterburies Case fol. 31 Sir Hugh Cholmleyes Case fol. 33 Buckleyes Case fol. 34 Beckwiths Case fol. 36 Winningtons Case fol. 37 Westcots Case fol. 38 Tookers Case fol. 39 Lord Cromwels Case fol. 40 Binghams Case fol. 45 The Third Booke of the Lord Coke THe Marquesse of Winchesters Case fol. 49 Copledikes Case fol. 53 Heydons Case fol. 54 Borastons Case fol. 56 Left out Dowties Cass and Sir Willam Harberts Case Walkers Case fol. 58 Butler and Bakers Case fol. 61 Ratclifts Case fol. 68 Bontons Case fol. 71 Sir George Browns Case fol. 72 Rigewaies Case fol. 73 Lincoln Colledg Case fol. 74 Pennants Case fol. 77 Westbies Case fol. 80 Deane and Chapter of Norwich's Case fol. 81 Fermors Case fol. 83 Twines Case fol. 86 The Case of Fines fol. 89 The Fourth Book of the Lord Coke VErnons Case fol. 95 Bevils Case fol. 98 Actions of Slander the Lord Cromwels Case fol. 101 Cutler and Dixons Case fol. 102 Sir Richard Buckley and Woods Case fol. 103 Stanhop and Blyths Case fol. 104 Hext Justice of Peace against Yeomans fol. 104 Birchleyes Case fol. 105 Weaver and Caridens Case fol. 105 Stukley and Bulheads Case fol. 106 Snagg and Gees Case fol. 106 Baton and Allens Case fol. 106 Anne Davies Case fol. 106 Jeames Case fol. 107 Oxford and his wife against Crosse fol. 108 Sir G. Gerrard Master of the Rolls against Mary Dickinson fol. 108 Barhams Case fol. 109 Britteridges Case fol. 110 Palmer and Thorps Case fol. 111 Coppi-hold Cases fol. 111 Brownes Case fol. 111 Rivets Case fol. 113 Deale and Rigdens Case fol. 113 Bullock and Dibleyes Case fol. 113 Gravenor and Teds Case fol. 114 Fitch and Huckleyes Case fol. 114 Clark and Pennifathers Case fol. 114 P. 26. of the Queene fol. 115 Rous and Arters Case fol. 116 Murrell and Smyths Case fol. 116 Kite and Queintons Case fol. 117 Melwich and Luters Case fol. 118 Neales Case fol. 120 Clifton and Molineux Case fol. 120 Taverner and Cromwels Case fol. 120 Hubbard and Hamonds Case fol. 121 Westwick and Wyars Case fol. 122 Bunting and Lepingwels Case fol. 123 Downes and Hollakins Case fol. 124 Harm and Sayes Case fol. 125 Shaw and Tompsons Case fol. 126 Hoe and Taylors Case fol. 126 Frenches Case fol. 127 Foyston and Crachrodes Case fol. 128 Myttons Case fol. 129 Bozouns Case fol. 130 Terringhams Case fol. 132 Cases of Appeales and Indictments Brookes Case fol. 135 Wetherell and Darly's Case fol. 135 Youngs Case Walkers Case Heydons Case fol. 136 Hume against Ogle Hudson and Lees Case Syers Case fol. 138 Bibiths Case Vauexs Case fol. 139 Wrote and Wigges Case fol. 140 Waits Case fol. 142 Hill 30. of the Queene Ognels Case fol. 143 Rawlins Case fol. 145 Wardens Commonalty of Sadlers Case fol. 148 Forse and Hemblings Case fol. 149 Harlakendens Case fol. 150 Fulwoods Case fol. 152 Hindes Case fol. 154 Boroughes Case Palmers Case Hollands Case fol. 156 Case of Corporations fol. 157 Digbies case fol. 158 Nokes case Sir Andrew Corbets case fol. 159 Southcots case fol. 160 Luttreles case fol. 161 Druries case fol. 162 Slades case fol. 163 Adams and Lamberts case fol. 164 Actons case fol. 166 Dumpors case fol. 167 Bustards case fol. 168 Beverleys case fol. 169 The Fifth Booke CLaytons case Elmers case fol. 171 Jewels case Lord Mountioyes case fol. 172 Justice Windhams case Brudenels case fol. 173 Hensteads case Ives case fol. 174 Saunders case Rosses case fol. 175 Countesse of Salops case fol. 176 Case of Ecclesiasticall persons Covenants c. concerning Leasees Assurances c. fol. 177 Slingsbyes case Rosewels case fol. 180 Higginbottoms case Stiles case Sir Anthony Mayns case fol. 181 Laughters case Hallings case Matthewsons case fol. 182 Lambs case Broughtons case fol. 183 Deane and Chapter of Windsors case Sir Thomas Palmers case fol. 184 Earl of Rutlands case fol. 185 Cases of Executors Russels case Middletons case Harrisons case fol. 188 Piggots case Princes case fol. 189 Caulters case Hargraves case Pettifers case fol. 190 Robinsons case Reades case fol. 191 Ployters case fol. 192 Walcots case Baynhams case Gardiners case Bishops case fol. 193 Teys case fol. 194 Dormers case Rowlands case fol. 195 Countesse of Rutlands case Godwels Case Nichols case Bohuns case fol. 196 Freemans case Gages case Cookes case fol. 197 Franklins case Gilbert Littletons case Drywoods case fol. 198 Vaughans case Wyrrels case Biggens case fol. 199 Halls case Pages case fol. 200 Knights case fol. 201 Specots case fol. 202 Fosters case fol. 203 Gooches case fol. 204 Sparries case Case of By-Lawes Chamberlain of Londons case fol. 205 Clerks case Jeffrayes case fol.
Heires Males of his Body c. And if A. or his issue c. shall attempt c. to alien c. by which any estate shall be barred c. that after such attempt and before any act executed the use and Estate of him so attempting c. shall cease onely as to him so attempting in the same degree as if he were naturally dead and not otherwise and that then it shall be immediately to such persons to whom it should come by the intent of the Indenture c. C. dyes A. suffers a recovery B. enters c. adjudged he could not for this proviso is repugnant impossible and against Law for the death of Tenant in taile is not a cesser of the Estate taile but death without issue Males and by this reason the issue should have it in the life of the Father c. And for every discent c. Death naturall or civill is requisite and t is not materiall though Tenant in taile had no issue at the time of the breach for t was repugnant at the beginning and the estate taile doth not commence by the having of issue and a gift in taile upon condition that if the Donee dyes his estate shall cease is a void condition Also the proviso is void for the incertainty as a gift to two Et haeredibus is voide though a Warranty be made to them and their Heirs in Jermine Arscotts Case the like proviso was adjudg'd voide for be the proviso a condition or a limitation the intire estate ought to be defeated by it and an Estate in Land cannot cease for part and continue for the residue nor cease for one person and continue for another nor cease for a time and revive after The like judgement was betwixt Chomly and Humble but the Parliament or Law may make an estate voide as to one and good to another as Tenant in speciall taile levies a fine the issue is barred not the wife so a release by the demandant to the vouchee is good not by a stranger so if an Executor surrender a tearme to one respect t is extinct to another t is assetts c. And uses are within the Statute De donis though it speakes onely of Lands and Tenements and there shall be a Possessio fratris c. of them for they are guided by the Rules of the common Law Richill in the time of R. 2. and Thirning in the time of H. 4. Justices intended for to make a perpetuity but could not Shelleyes Case 23. Eliz Fol. 94. EDward Shelley leased for yeares and after Covenanted to suffer a recovery which should be to the use of himselfe and after to the use of A. for 24. yeares and after to the Heires Males of the body of the said E S. and the Heires Males of the said Heires Males c. E. S. dyes 9 of Octob. the first day of the Terme in the morning betwixt five and six a clock the recovery passes the same day and an Habere facias seisinam awarded the recovery was executed the 19 of Octob. 4 Decemb. the Wife of the Eldest Son before dead of E. S. was delivered of a Son named Henry Richard the second Son of E. S. entered and made a Lease c. Henry entred upon the Lessee who brought an Eject firmae and Judgement was given for the Defendant and t was resolved that if Tenant in taile suffer a common recovery and dye before execution that execution may be sued against the issue for the intended recompence in favour of the common assurance resolved that the revertion in judgement of Law is not in the recoveror before execution sued for the judgement is Quod recuperet seisinam which cannot be executed till entry or claime as 't is of a Common c. granted upon condition for when a man may enter or claime the Law will not put things in him till entry or claime The third and great point resolved was that the Uncle is in as by discent though he shall not have his age nor be in ward 1. Because the recovery being the Originall act had its Essence in the life of E. S. to which the execution hath retrospect 2. Because the use might have vested in E. S. if he were in life 3. Neither the recoverors by their entry nor the Sheriffe by making execution may make an Inheritance to whom they please 4. Because the Uncle claimed the use by the recovery and Indenture and by words of limitation not purchase Albanies Case 28. Eliz Fo. 111. A By Indenture infeoffed B. of two Acres to the use of A. for life the remainder in taile to C. the remainder in fee to D. with a proviso if E. dye without issue that A. at any time by indenture sealed c. in the presence of foure c. may alter c. any use c. A. of the one acre infeoffes F. and for the other Acre A. by Indenture renounces surrenders releases c. to B. C. and D. the said power condition authority c. E. dyes without issue A. by Indenture in presence of foure revokes the first uses and limits new resolved that by the feoffement the power to revoke as to limit new uses was extinct and by Wray chiefe Justice the future power may be released as a condition subsequent though the performance or breach cannot be done without an act precedent but as to this poynt the Court did not give their resolution but the whole Court agreed that if the power had beene present as t is usuall this might be extinct to any one who hath a free hold in possession reversion or remainder 'T was moved if the future power could not be released whether it might be defeated by the words of defeasance both being executory and 't was said that in all cases when any thing executory is created by a deed that the same thing by consent of all parties to the creation by their deed may be nullified as a warranty recognizance rents charge annuities covenant c. And of the same opinion was Wray chiefe Justice and the whole Court and judgement given according Chudleighs Case Or the Case of perpetuities Fo. 120. SIr Richard Chudleigh was seised in fee of the Mannor of D. and had issue foure Sonnes A. B. C. D. and 26º Aprill the third and fourth of Phillip and Mary infeoffed E. F c. in fee to the use of himselfe and his Heires of the body of G. then Wife of H. and after to the use of the performance of his Will for ten yeares immediately after his death and after to the use of the feoffes and their Heires during the life of A. the Eldest Sonne the remainder to the use of the first issue Male of the body of A. and the Heires of the body of the first issue Male and so to the second issue Male the remainder to the use of B. the second Sonne and the Heires of his body the remainder to C.
c. the remainder to D. c the remainder to the right Heires of himselfe Sir Richard Chudley died without issue of the body of G. 1º of the Queene the feoffees C. living by deed infeoffed A. in fee without consideration he having notice of the first uses A. hath issue a Sonne named S. and after I. and after infeoffes Sir I. C. with warranty S. died without issue c. I. enters c. agreed by all the Justices and Barons but two that the feoffement made by the feoffees which had an Estate for life devests all the estates and the future contingent uses also and though A. had notice of the first use 't is not materiall because the ancient uses were devested and this new estate cannot be Subject to the ancient uses which rose out of the ancient estate agreed that 27 H. 8. doth not extend to destroy uses otherwise then by execution and transferring the possession to them agreed by the most that 27. H. 8. doth not transferre the possession to any use but onely to uses In esse which doth appeare by the Statute for there ought to be a person In esse seised and also a use In esse for if there be onely a possibility of a use there cannot be an execution of the possession to the use the Statute sayes That the estate shall be out of the feoffees and that the estate shall be in such person which hath the use So that no Estate of the feoffees shall be transferred in abeyance and upon this t was concluded that contingent uses or in possibility may be destroyed or discontinued before that they come In esse as they might at common Law so the remainders limitted in use here shall follow the rule and reason of Estates executed in possession by the common law and if the estate for life here had beene determined by death before the birth of the Sonne the remainder in future should be voide though the Sonne were borne after for a remainder ought to vest during the particular estate or Eo instanti when it ends And t was holden by all that if the contingent use here had come In esse without alteration of the estate of the Land it should be executed by the Statute of 27. H. 8. Also it was holden by most that 27. H. 8. against the expresse Letter of it shall not be taken by equity because by preservation of contingent uses mischeives intended to be prevented shall be preserved and greater introduced Popham chiefe Justice said that by 27. H. 8. some uses in esse are executed presently uses in futuro agreeable to Law are executed if they come In esse in due time but uses not agreeable to Law are extirpated for the intention of the Statute was to restore the ancient common Law Five other points adjudged besides the principall matter 1. When Tenant for life the remainder being in taile to A. infeoffes the reversioner t is a forfeiture for it devests the estate in remainder so if there be Tenant in taile the remainder in taile ctc. and the diversity is when the privity and estate is sole and immediate when not 2. If A. hath issue B. and C. infants and a lease is made to A. for life the remainder to B. in taile the remainder to C. in taile A is diseised and releases to the disseisor with warranty and dyes this discends upon B. within age B. dyes the warranty discends upon C. within age C. comes to full age and three yeares after enters his entry is lawfull for he might enter in the life of his Ancestor and if he doth not enter yet the warranty shall not binde him otherwise it is when he is put to action and Caveat that after his full age he doth not suffer a discent before entry 3. If a disseisor c. who hath a defeasible title in a Mannor grant a voluntary estate by Coppy being forfeited or escheated to him this grant shall not binde him that hath right after a recontinuance of the Mannor but admittances which a disseisor c. makes to Coppy holds are good for they are in a manner judiciall acts and shall binde the disseisee 4. That an estate made to one and his Heires during the life of B. is but an Estate for life upon which a remainder may depend 5. That an Estate made to A. and his Heires of the body of Jane S. is an Estate taile against the opinion of Ascugh 20. H. 6. 36. Anne Maiowes Case 35. Eliz. fo 146. FEeoffor and Feoffee upon condition by Deed joyne in a grant of a rent charge to C. the condition is broken the Feeoffor reenters the grantee distraines the Feoffor brings a Replevin Resolved that the rent remaines to the objection that 't is the grant of the Feoffee and the confirmation onely of the Feoffor and a confirmation cannot make a conditionall estate absolute nor alter the quality of it except it inlarge it as if a Feoffor confirme the estate of the Feoffee upon condition before the condition broken it doth not make it absolute Answered and agreed by the Court that there is a diversity when the estate of him to whom the confirmation is made is upon an expresse condition there the confirmation doth not toll the condition but if such feoffee infeoffe another without condition there a confirmation to the second feoffee extincts the condition Feoffee upon condition grants a rent in fee the feoffor confirmes it to him and his heires and after enters for condition broken yet the rent remaines and by Littleton every fee simple land may be charged one way or other Concurrentibus his c. and the case 11. H. 7. is all one with our case and here 't is the stronger because the grant and confirmation were by the same Deed so that the rent was never subject to any condition The Rector of Chedingtons case 40. Eliz. fo 153. 2. E. 6. the Rector of Ched demised the Rectory to El Elderker for fourescore yeares if she should live so long and if she dyed within the said terme or aliened that then her estate should cease and then by the same Indenture demises the premises to R. E. for so many yeares as shall remaine unexpired after the death or alienation of El. for the residue of the terme of fourescore yeares if he shall live so long without alienation c. And if he dye or alien within the said terme then his estate shall cease and then by the same Indenture he grants the premisses to W. for so many yeares of the said terme of fourescore yeares as remaine if he lives without alienation and if W. dyes or aliens within the said terme that his estate shall cease and then he grants c. during so many of the fourescore yeares which shall be unexpired to T. his executors and assignes which Indenture and estate was confirmed by the Patron and Ordinary the Rector dyes T. dyes W. dyes and 17. Eliz. Ellerker
the Donor was in possession and used them and fraud is alwayes apparelled with trust and trust is the cover of fraud Sixthly it was contained in the deed that it was honesty truely and bona fide Et clausulae inconsuetae semper juducunt suspitionem and it was resolved although it was a due debt to Twyne and a good consideration of the deed yet it was not within the proviso of the said Act of 13. Eliz. By which it is provided that the said Act doth not extend to any estate or interest in Lands c. goods and chattells made upon good consideration and Bona fide for although it be upon good and true consideration yet it is not Bona fide for no deed shall be deemed to be made Bona fide within the said proviso that is accompanied with any trust for the proviso saith upon good consideration and Bona fide so as good consideration doth not serve if it be not also Bona fide Therefore good Reader if any deed be made to thee in satisfaction of any debt by one that is indebted unto others also First let it be in publick manner before Neighbours Secondly valued-by good men to a true value Thirdly take them out of the possession of the Donor presently for continuance of possession in the Donor is a marke of trust There are two considerations Viz. Consideration of blood or nature and valuable consideration And if one that is indebted to five severall persons every one 20. l. in consideration of naturall affection doth give all his goods unto his Sonne or Cosen The intention of the Statute was that the consideration in this case should be valuable for equity requires that this deed that defeates others shall be made of as high a consideration as the things are that are so defeated thereby for it is to be presumed that the Father if he had not beene indebted unto others would not dispossesse himselfe of all his goods and subject himselfe to his Cradle And therefore it shall be intended that it was to defeate his Creditors And if a consideration of nature or blood should be a good consideration within this proviso the Statute would serve for little or nothing and no creditor should be sure of his Debt A feoffment made solely in consideration of nature or blood shall not take away the use raysed upon valuable consideration but it shall take away a use raised in consideration of nature for both considerations are in Equali jure and of the same nature Many men marvaile the reason that so many acts and Statutes are dayly made this Verse answereth Queritur ut crèscunt tot magna volumina legis In promptu causa crescit in orbe dolus And because fraud abounds in these dayes more then in former times it was resolved that all Statutes made against fraud shall be liberally expounded for to suppresse the fraud and according to this see severall resolutions in the Booke at large It was resolved that no purchasor may avoyd a precedent conveyance made by fraud but he that is a purchasor for money or other valuable consideration paid for consideration of blood is a good consideration but not such a consideration as is intended by the Statute 27. El. ca 4. for valuable consideration is onely good consideration by the same act Anderson chiefe Justice of the common banck said That a man who is of small capacity and not able to governe his Lands that discends unto him and being disposed to ryot and disorder by the mediation of his friends by open Act conveyes his Lands to them upon trust and confidence that he shall take the profits for his maintainance and that he shall have no power to wast or consume them And after he being seduced by deceitfull and covetous persons bargained for small summes his Lands of great value this bargaine although it were for money was holden to be out of this Statute for this act was made against all fraud and deceit and shall not ayd any purchasor that commeth not to the Lands for good considerations lawfully without fraud or deceit And in this case Twyne was convicted of fraud and he and all the others of a ryot Resolutions P. 44. of the Queene upon the Statutes of Fines fo 84. A. Tenant for life the remainder to B. in taile the remainder to B. and his heires B. levies a Fine hath issue and dyes before all the Proclamations passed the issue then beyond the Sea the Proclamations are made the issue retournes and upon the land claimes the remainder Resolved that the estate which passed was not determined by the death of tenant in taile so if tenant in taile of a rent Advowson Tythes Common c. grants by Deed and dyes for if the issue brings a Formedon for the rent he makes the grant voidable if he distraines or claimes it upon the land he by this determines his election And there is no diversity betwixt tenant in taile of a rent c. and tenant in taile of a reversion or a remainder upon an estate for life though in the first case the issue may have a Formedon presently after the death of tenant in taile Holden by Popham and divers other Justices that the Statute of 32. H. 8. hath inforced the case that the estate which passes by the Fine of tenant in taile shall not be determined by his death for by this 't is provided that Fines levied of any lands c. intailed immediatly after the Fine ingrossed and Proclamations made shall be a barre if the Fine cannot be a barre without continuance the Statute hath provided that the estate shall continue for it provides for all necessary incidents to the perfection and consummation of it Every Fine shall be intended with Proclamations for 't is most beneficiall for the conusee and all Fines being the generall assurance of land are levied according Resolved that though by the death of tenant in taile a right of the estate taile descends to the issue for that the tenant in taile dyed before all the Proclamations passed yet when they are passed without claime this right is barred by the Statute of 32. H. 8. Resolved by all the Judges and Barons but three that the issue in this case being heire and privy cannot by any claime save the right of the taile which is descended to him but that after the Proclamations he shall be barred for 't is provided that every Fine after the ingrossing of it and Proclamation had and made shall be a finall end and conclude as well privies as strangers And if no saving had been all strangers had been barred also and all the exceptions extend onely to Strangers but the issue is privy To the objection if by the equity of the Statutes the issue cannot claime c. to what purpose are the Proclamations with such solemnities Answered 32. H. 8. being an Act of explanaiton of 4. H. 7. as to the Fine by tenant in taile shall
former acts of limitation as W. 1. ca ' 38. W. 2. ca ' 2. doe not exclude a seisin sufficient at common Law And the Statute saith Actuall possession or seisin which Seisin is eyther actuall or in Law Resolved that the act doth not extend to such a rent or service which by common possibility cannot happen within sixty yeares as homage fealty for the tenant may live beyond or to cover the Hall or to goe in Warre so of a Formedon in Discender for tenant in taile may live sixty yeares after discontinuance and though In facto he dyes and the issue doth not pursue his Formedon yet he may have it at any time and the seisin of the donee was not traversable so of homage and other casuall services though the Lord might have had seisin So if the Lord release to the tenant so long as I. S. hath heires of his body though sixty yeares passe yet he may distraine for Impotentia excusat legem and there may be a tenure by homage c. and yet never done as if the Land be conveyed to a Maior c. or other Corporation aggregate of many they hold by fealty yet they cannot doe it A Writ of Escheate Cessavit Rescous are not within the Act for in them the seisin is not traversable but the tenure and in the Escheate and Cessavit they demand the Land and can lay no seisin and the Act extends onely to those Writs where the demandant or his Ancestors might have had seisin So Note Land shall escheate though there be no seisin of the services within the time of limitation for the Seigniory remaines though seisin wants so if the tenant cesse and the Land be not overt and sufficient to his distresse the Lord shall have a Cessavit though he wants seisin of the services Resolved if nothing be arreare and the Lord distraines the tenant may make rescous or if he be so often distrained that he cannot manure his Land he may have an Assise De souent distres but for such tortious distresse where nothing is arreare the tenant shall not have Trespasse Vi armis against the Lord for this is prohibited by the Statute of Marleb ca ' 3. See the Booke at large in what case an incroachment of more rent by the Lord then he ought to have shall be avoyded in what not Resolved that though a man hath beene out of possession of Land by sixty yeares yet if his entry be not taken away he may enter and bring any possessory action of his owne possession for the first clause doth not barre any right but prohibits that none shall have a Writ of right c. of the possession of his ancestors c. but onely of a seisin within sixty yeares the first and second clause extend onely to seisin auncestrell the third to an action of his owne possession not to entry the fourth to avowry the fifth to a Formedon c. Note Reader out of this that when the tenant hath done homage and fealty which the Lord may inforce him to doe this shall be a seisin of all other services as to avowry though the Lord nor those by whom he claimes had seisin within sixty yeares Actions of Slaunder The Lord Cromwells Case 20º of the Queene fo 12. THe Lord Cromwell brought an Action De Scandalis magnatum against D. Viccar Tam pro domina regina quam pro seipso upon the Statute of 2. R. 2. ca ' 5. The Defendant said to the Plaintiffe It is no marvell though you like not of me for you like of those that maintaine sedition against the Queenes proceedings the Defendant justifies specially that he being Viccar of N. the Plaintiffe procured I. T. and I. H. for to preach there who in their Sermons inveyed against the Booke of common prayer and affirmed it to be superstitious upon which the Viccar inhibited them for they had not license nor authority to preach yet they proceeded by the incouragement of the Plaintiffe the Plaintiffe said to the Defendant Thou art a false Varlet I like not of thee to whom the Defendant said It is no marvaile though you like not of me for you like of those innuendo the aforesaid I. T. and I. H. that maintaine sedition Innuendo seditiosam illam doctrinam against the Queenes proceedings Resolved in this case that the Statute aforesaid concerning the King the Judges Ex officio ought to take notice of it as they ought of all Statutes that concerne him Resolved that the justification is good for in case of slaunder the sence of the words is to be taken which may appeare by the occasion of speech Sensus verborum ex causa dicendi accipiendus est et sermones semper accipiendi sunt secundum subjectam materiam And here the sence of the words appeares and his meaning in speaking them and that he did not intend any publique or violent sedition as the word of it selfe imports and God defend that the words of one by a strict and grammaticall construction should be taken contrary to the manifest intent as in an Action for calling the Plaintiffe murderer 't is a good justification that the Plaintiffe confessing that he had killed diverse Haires with Engines the Defendant said Thou art a Murderer and the Defendant shall not be put to a generall issue when he confesses the words and shewes that they are not actionable as in maintainance the Defendant may justifie lawfull mainteinance whereupon the Plaintiffe replyed that the Defendant dixit c. Verba praedict de iniuria sua propria absque tali causa upon this they were at issue and after agreed Cutler and Dixons Case 27. and 28. of the Queene fo 14. IF one exhibite certaine Articles to a Justice of peace against one declaring divers great abuses and misdemeanours c. to the intent to bind him to the good behaviour In this case the party accused shall not have any action upon the case for it is in pursuite of ordinary justice and if such actions were permitted none would complayne for feare of infinite vexation Sir Richard Buckley and Woods Case 33. and 34. of the Queene fo 14. WOod exhibited a Bill in the Starrechamber against Sir R. B. and charged him with divers matters examinable there and with other matters not determinable there as that he was a maintainer of Pyrates and Murtherers and a procurer of Pyracies upon which Sir R. B. brought this action c. Resolved that no action lyes for matter examinable there though 't was meerely false because that 't was in course of justice Resolved that an action lyes for these words not examinable there for 't is not done in course of Justice and great inconvenience would follow if matters may be inserted in Bills exhibited in so high and honourable a Court in Slaunder of the parties and they cannot answer there for their purgation nor have their action for purging themselves of the crimes and recover damages for
the wrong but that the said Bill shall remaine alwayes of record to their infamy and here no murther or piracy can be punished upon any Bill exhibited in English but he ought to have beene indicted and therefore he hath not onely mistaken the Court but also the nature of exhibiting the Bill hath not appearance of any ordinary course of justice but no action lyes upon an appeale of murder returnable in the Common Bench for though the Writ is not returned before competent Judges who may doe justice yet 't is in nature of a lawfull Suite namely by Writ of appeale wherefore judgement was given for the Plaintiffe And in a Writ of error in the Chequer Chamber brought by Wood 't was resolved that Sir R. B. might have had a good action but here because the action was not upon the Bill exhibited at Westminster but because he said in the County of S. that his Bill was true In auditu quamplurimorum without expressing the said matters in particular so that it was not any Slaunder judgement was reversed Stanhopp and Bliths Case 27. of the Queene fo 15. MAster Stanhopp who was a surveyor of the Dutchy and had divers Offices and was a justice of peace Hath but one Mannor and that he hath gotten by swearing and forswearing Resolved that the action doth not lye for they are too generall and words which charge any one in an action in which damages shall be recovered ought to have convenient certainty and he doth not charge the Plaintiffe with swearing c. and he may recover a Mannor by swearing c. yet not procuring or assenting to it Resolved if one charge another that he hath forsworne himselfe no action lyes First because he may be forsworne in usuall communication Quia benignior sensus in verbis generalibus seu dubijs est praeferenda Secondly it is an usuall word of passion and choller as also to call another a Villaine a Rogue or Varlet these and such like will not mayntaine Action Boni judicis interest lites derimere But if one say to another that he is perjured or that he hath forsworne himselfe in such a Court c. For these words an Action will lye Hext Justice of Peace against Yeomans 27. of the Queene fo 15. FOr my ground in H. Hext seekes my life and if I could finde one J. H. I doe not doubt but within two dayes to arrest Hext for suspicion of felony Adjudged that no action lyes for the first words 1. Because he may seeke his life lawfully upon just cause and his land may be holden of him 2. 'T is too generall and the Law inflicts no punishment for seeking of his life but adjudged that the action lyes for the last words for for suspicion of felony he shall be imprisoned and his life in question Birchleys case 27. 28. of the Queene fo 16. THe Defendant said to B. Clerke of the Kings Bench and sworne to deale duely without corruption you are well knowne to be a corrupt man and to deale corruptly Adjudged that the action lyes 1. Because the words Ex causa dicendi imply that he hath dealt corruptly in his profession Et sermo relatus ad personam intelligi debet de conditione personae 1. This touches the Plaintiffe in his oath 2. The words Scandalize him in the duty of his profession by which he gets his living Skinner of London said that Manwood was a corrupt Judge adjudged actionable Resolved in this case that if the precedent parlance had beene that B. was a usurer or executor of another and would not performe the will and upon this the Defendant had spoken the words following no action would lye Weaver and Caridens case 37. of the Queene fo 16. AAjudged that no action lyes for saying that the Plaintiffe was detected for perjury in the Starre-chamber for an honest man may be detected but not convicted Stuckley and Bulheads case 44. and 45. of the Queene fo 16. ADjudged that an action lyes for saying Master St. he was a Justice of peace covereth and hideth felonies and is not worthy to be a Justice of peace for this is against his oath and his office and a good cause to put him out of Commission and for that he may be indicted and fined Snagg and Gees case 39. of the Queene fo 16. THou hast killed my wife and art a traytor Adjudged that the action will not lye for the wife was in life as appeared in the Declaration and so the words vaine and no scandall otherwise if shee had beene dead Eaton and Allens case 40. of the Queene fo 16. HE is a brabler and a quarreller for he gave his Champion counsell to make a Deed of gift of his goods to kill me and then to fly out of the Country but God preserved me Resolved that the action will not lye for the purpose without act is not punishable and though he may be punished for such conspiracy in the Star-chamber yet this is by the absolute power of the Court not by ordinary course of Law Observe well this case and the cause and reason of this Judgement Anne Davies case 35. of the Queene fo 16. THe Defendant said to B. a Suitor to the Plaintiffe and with whom there was neare an agreement of marriage I know Davies daughter well she did dwell in Cheapside and a Grocer did get her with childe and the Plaintiffe declared that by reason thereof the said B. refused to take her to wife Resolved the action lyes for a woman is punishable for a Bastard by 18. of the Queene ca. 3. And though that fornication c. is not examinable by our Law because done in secret and uncomely openly to be examined yet the having a Bastard is apparant and examinable by the said Act. Resolved if the Plaintiffe had been charged with nude incontinency onely the action lyes for the ground of the action is temporall viz. the defeating of her advancement in marriage By Popham an action lyes for saying that a woman Inholder had a great infectious disease by which shee loses her guests Banister and Banisters case 25. of the Queene Resolved that an action lyes for saying to the sonne and heire that he was a Bastard for this tends to his disinherison but resolved if the Defendant pretend that the Plaintiffe is a Bastard and he himselfe right heire no action lyes and this the Defendant may shew by way of barre Jeames case 41. 42. of the Queene fo 17. THe Defendant said to B. Hang him innuendo praedict J he is full of the pox innuendo the French pox c. Resolved two things are requisite to have an action for slander 1. That the person scandalized be certaine 2. That the scandall be apparent by the words themselves And therefore if a man says that one of the servants of B. is a notorious felon or traytor an action lyes not if he have more servants and innuendo cannot make it certain
his consent and after the other two did alien without license and it was adjudged 28. Eliz. that in this case the condition being determined as to one person by the license of the Lessor it was determined in all for when the Lessee alieneth any part of the residue the Lessor may not enter into any part aliened with license and therefore the condition being determined in part is determined in all for the condition being entire may not be apportioned and 16. Eliz. Dyer 334. fuit deny per Popham Chiefe Justice Vide lit 80. b. 4. and 5. Ph. and M. Dyer 152. Bustards Case 1. Jac. fo 121. IN every lawfull exchange of Land this word Excambium imports in it selfe Tacite a condition and a warranty and the other a Voucher and recompence and all in respect of reciprocall consideration the one land being given in exchange for the other but that is a speciall warranty for upon the voucher he shall not recover other Lands in value but those onely which were given in Exchange and this warranty followes onely in privity for none may vouch by force thereof but the parties to the Exchange and their heires and no assignes If A give in Exchange three acres of Land to B. for other three acres and after one Acre is evicted from B. in this Case all the exchange is defeated and B. may enter into all his Lands Beverleys Case de non compos mentis in banco regis 1. Jac. fo 123. EVery act that a man De non compos mentis doth eyther concerning his Lands life or goods eyther done in Court of record or out of Court of record all acts that he doth in any Court of record eyther concerning his Lands or goods shall bind himselfe and all others for ever and those acts which he doth out of Court of record shall binde himselfe during life and in some Cases shall binde all others for ever so as the party himselfe shall not be admitted to stultifie himself or disable himself but an ideot a nativitate may not make Feoffment Gift Lease or Release but it may be avoyded during his Life by office at the Kings suite which shall have relation a tempore Nativitatis to avoyd all acts done by him and after his death the King shall deliver his Lands Rectis Haeredibus foure manner of men de non compos mentis 1. An ideot or foole naturally 2. One which was of good and perfect memory and by the visitation of God hath lost the same 3. Lunaticus qui gaudet lucidis intervallis who somtimes is of good and perfect memory and some other times Non compos mentis 4. He that is so by his owne act as a Drunkard All acts which a Lunatick during the time of his Lunacy doth and all acts which a mad man doth who once was of perfect memory and by the act of God hath lost his understanding are equivalent to the act done by an Ideot but the act which a man doth Qui Gaudet lucidis intervallis at such time as he is of good and perfect memory shall binde him and are good And a Drunkard who for the time of his Drunkenesse is Non compos mentis yet his drunkennesse shall not extenuate his act or offence but doth aggravate his offence and doth not derogate from the act which he doth during the time of his drunkennesse and that as well touching his Life Lands and goods as any other thing that concernes him The King shall have the custody of the Land goods Chattells c. of one non compos mentis to the use of him his Wife Children and Family a man non compos mentis shall not loose his life for felony or murder for no felony or murder can be committed without a felonious intent and purpose and he is deprived of reason understanding and intentions Dicta est fellonia quia fieri debet felleo animo furiosus non intelligit quid agit animo ratione caret non mulum distat a brutis as Bracton saith and stultus dicitur a stupore The End of the Fourth Booke THE FIFTH BOOK Claytons Case 37. Eliz. in Com. Banco fo 1. AN Indenture of demise dated 26. May 25. Eliz. to hold for three yeares from henceforth it was delivered at foure a clock in the afternoone of the twentieth of June after The Question was when the Lease should begin from henceforth shall be taken the day of the delivery inclusive idefi from the making or delivery Traditio loqui facit cartam this Lease must end the nineteenth of June in the third yeare after The day of the delivery is parcell of the tearme but a Die confeccionis or a Die datus the terme beginneth the day after the date from the date and from the day of the date is all one because that in judgement of Law the date includes all the day of the date c. Elmers Case 30. Eliz. Banco Regis fo 2. 1. REsolved that the Statute of 1. El. is a private act whereof the Court shall not take notice without pleading of it 2. Whereas the Bishop ousted his Lessee for yeares and made a Lease for three lives this is voidable by the successor for first the Statute giveth him power to make a Lease for twenty one yeares or three lives and therefore cannot make both 2. Lessee for lives shall have the rent reserved upon the Lease for yeares and shall not pay rent to the Bishop untill the terme determined and so hospitality will decay in the meane time and where 32. H. 8. ca ' 8. provided that the old Lease be surrendered before the making of a new illusory surrender upon condition is not within the act but judgement given against the Plaintiffe for not pleading of the said act of 1. Eliz. Jewells Case 30. Eliz. banco regis fo 3. LEase of a faire reservaing rent is not within the Statute of 1. Eliz. for although the rent be due by reason of the contract yet it is not incident to the reversion and 't is also without remedy by assise or distresse Lord Mountjoyes Case 31. 32. El. banco regis fol. 3. TEnant in tayle according to the Statute with power to make Leases c. reserving the ancient rent maketh a Lease of two distinct farmes reâ—erving the ancient rents in one summe out of both sthe farmes this is a new rent and not the accustomed rent and if he reserve a lesser rent during his life and after his death then the ancient rent the Lease is not good If Tenant in tayle be seised of three acres of Land every one of them of equall annuall value and all have beene demised for 3. shil per annum in this case he may not demise one of them for 12. d. per annum or two of them for 2. shil per annum and so Pro rata Justice Windams Case fo 31. 32. Eliza. Banco Regis in a Writ of Error fo 7
Clergy in an appeale 1. Because it is but to notifie to the Judges that he hath once had his Clergy and that he shall not have it againe by the Statute of 4. H. 7. c. 13. 2. Because it is no part of the judgement and the party shall goe at large although he be not burned by good construction of the Statute of 18. Eliz. c. 7. which provideth that after Clergy allowed and Burning he shall goe at large for otherwise when he is pardoned he shall be imprisoned for ever In the Starre-Chamber the King may Pardon corporall punishment for forgery c. but not if attainted at the common Law in an Action of forgery of false deeds Halls Case 2. Jacobi com banco fo 51. A. C. Libelled for defamation in the Court Christian against H. and had sentence and costs taxed at a day to be paid H. sueth an appeale and obtaines a Pardon from the King and brings a prohibition 1. Resolved all Suites in the Court Christian Pro salute animae or reformatione morum are for the King as suits in the Starr-chamber he may pardon them before or after the Suite comenced but he cannot Pardon where the party sueth for a thing in which he had interest as Tythes 2. All proceedings in the Court Christian Ex officio are for the King and he may pardon them 3. Although the suite may be pardoned yet he cannot pardon the costs which are taxed 4. Although the sentence by the appeale is suspended to many purposes yet untill reversall the party had interest in the costs not pardonable and after a consultation was granted for the costs Pages case 30. Eliz. in the Exchequer fol. 52. I. Demiseth to his wife who is an Alien and before the death of the Testator indenized the date of the Letters Patents is corrupted so that they bore date after his death shee obtaines an exemplification by Commission under the Exchequer Seale it is found that she was an alien and an Information is brought against her and she pleads the exemplification 1. Resol This office is voyde for every office of Intitling as this is ought to be by Commission under the Great Seale but an office of Instruction may be under the Exchequer Seale 2. It appeared not what authority the Commissioners had but Inquisitio capta virtute Cujusdam Commissionis c. 2. That the Exemplification was pleadable by the Statute of 13. Eliz. c. 6. which extends to all Patents whatsoever without any restraint An Exemplification and an Inspeximus as an Innotescimus and a Vidimus are all one A Constat cannot be had without Affidavit and it is when Letters are casually lost An Innotescimus or a Vidimus are alwayes of a Charter of Feoffment or other Instrument not of Record Knights case 31. Eliz. Communi Banco fol. 54. THe Prior of St. John of Je 29. H. 8. Leased divers houses reserving 5. li. 10. s. 11. d. per annum at the foure usuall feasts in L. viz. for one house 3. li. 11. d. and so severally of the others with condition of re-entry for non payment and after surrenders to H. 8. who in Anno 36. grants one house to the lessee and another in fee the lessee dyeth It is found by Inquisition in the Com' of Mid ' by Commission under the Exchequer Seale that 37. s. 5. d. parcell of the said rent was arreare at M. for a quarter of a yeare before the returne of the office or seisure the King grants the residue of the houses to one who leaseth to the Plaintiffe who upon entry of the Executors of the first lessee brings Trespas and the Court being divided it was argued in the Exchequer Chamber by all the Judges 1. Resol This is an intire Lease and the viz. is but a declaration of the severall values of the houses and no severance of the reservation but by apt words divers parcells may be severally leased by one demise and severall rents reserved 2. Admitting them severall rents yet the condition is intire and in case of a common person by severance of any part of the reversion will be extinct 3. This being in case of the King his patentee of part shall not take advantage of the condition but the King himselfe may and the Patentee to whom he grants the residue although the Lease originally made by a Subject 4. Although it be found that more was arreare then was reserved quarterly yet it sufficeth that the office had matter of substance and the Jury in M. may finde which are the usuall feasts in L. 5. The grant after office and before the returne of it is good and by entry without other seisure the Lease is voyde 6. This office under the Exchequer Seale is sufficient to intitle the King to a Chattell Specots case 32. Eliz. Banco Regis in Error fol. 57. S. sa feme bring a Qu impedit against the Bishop of E. and declare that J. A. was seised of a Mannor to which an advowson was appendant and demised it to the feme for life and they presented D. W. who dyed and so it belongs to them to present the defendant pleads that the plaintiffe presented one who is schismaticus inveteratus whereof he gave notice to the plaintiffe It was adjudged for the plaintiffe in the Common place and Error brought thereupon 1. Error Because no presentment alledged in J. A. but over ruled for the presentment of the plaintiffe is sufficient for themselves 2. The Bishop ought not to shew any particular schisme for the Court of the King cannot judge of it but the Bishop is Judge also it is cause to remove a Coroner quia minus Idoneus It was answered that he ought to shew the heresie in certaine and although the Bishop is Judge yet because his Act is not of Record it is traversable and although it belongs not to the Kings Court to judge of Heresies yet the generall cause of suite being in their conusance they shall determine of it by advise of Divines and the cause of removing a Coroner is not traversable 3. The Bishop is twice amerced and a man can be amerced but once towards one man c. It was answered that he was but once amerced for the Judgement in the Kings Bench was but a rehersall of the former yet admitting the second Judgement thereby voyde neverthelesse the first Judgement is good by the Common Law without damages Quod fuit concessum per totam Curiam Fostar 32. El. in Banco le roy fol. 59. IT was resolved that the Constable having a warrant to bring one coram aliquo Justiciar ' c. it is at the election of the Officer to bring the party so attached to what Justice he will For it is greater reason to give the election to the Officer who in presumption of Law is a person indifferent and sworne to execute his Office duly then to the Delinquent Wray chiefe Justice said that a Justice of Peace may make
in the remainder enters J. S. takes the Corne he in remainder brings Trespas The right of the Corne is not in the plaintiffe or defendant but in the lessee for yeares of lessee for life but the lessee of the disseisor had right against the plaintiffe by reason of the possession and for that if he had pleaded that he had entred to take the Corne this had been good but because he pleaded Non culp the plaintiffe had judgement for the Entry and was barred for the residue Penrins case 38. Eliz. Banco Regis fol. 85. W. P. Brings a Quod ei deforceat in nature of a Writt of Right in Wales and after the mise joyned is nonsute Judgement finall is given he brings the like Writt and the first Judgement is pleaded in barre the demandant demurres and adjudged against him and he brings Error 1. Although by the Statute of 12. E. 1. Triall of right in Wales shall be by Common Jury yet Judgement finall shall be given 2. Erroneous Judgement finall in right shall binde untill it be reversed 3. Judgement finall shall not be given upon default of the Tenant in a Writt of right but a Petit Cape shall issue for peradventure he may save his default Cases of Executions Blumfeilds Case in banco le roy 39. Eliz. fo 86. TWo men were bound joyntly and severally in an Obligation the one was sued condemned and taken in Execution and after the other was sued condemned and taken in Execution and after the first escaped and the other brought an Audita quaerela and although the Plaintiffe might have his Action against the Sheriffe upon the escape yet untill he be satisfied indeed the other cannot have his Audita quaerela for if the Defendant be sued by one Writ or severall Proces although the entry be Quod unica fiat executio This is to be understood of one Execution with satisfaction for he may have three bodies in Execution In communi banco inter Lynacre Rodes Case Hill 33. Eliz. It was adjudged that notwithstanding the Conusor in a Statute Staple was taken and escaped yet his goods and Lands upon the same Statute may be extended for the Escape and the Action which the Plaintiffe might have against the Sheriffe is not a satisfaction of the Debt And if so the Conusor be taken and dye in Execution the Conusee shall have Execution of his goods and Lands And it was adjudged 24. Eliz. in t Joanes Williams that where two men were condemned in a Debt and the one taken and dyed in Execution yet the taking of the other was lawfull and then it was resolved Per. tot Cur. that if a Defendant dye in Execution yet the Plaintiffe may have a new Execution by Elegit or Fieri facias c. The Execution of the body is an Execution but not a satisfaction as appeareth in 4. H. 7. 8. and 33. H. 6. 47. in Hillaryes Case adjudged but a gage for the Debt for the words of the Writ are Capias I. S. Ita quod habeas corpus ejus coram Justic nostris c. ad satisfaciendum G. L. de debito damnis c. and so his body is taken to the intent he should satisfie and when the Defendant hath paid the money he shall be discharged out of Prison Garnons Case 40. Eliz. fo 88. LAyton recovered against Wallwyn in an Action of Debt and Outlawed the Defendant after judgement and sued a Cap. Vtlag and delivered the same to Garnon the Sheriffe who did take the Party and before the returne of the Writ the Defendant escaped and thus it was resolved that if one at the common Law have judgement in an Action of Debt and after judgement Outlaw the Defendant then the Plaintiffe is at the end of the Suite for any processe to be sued in his name Yet if the Defendant be taken by Vtlary at the Suite of the King no Laches being in the Plaintiffe in continuance of his Processe he shall be in Execution for the Plaintiffe if he will for reason requireth that if the King shall have benefite by the Suite of the party So the Plaintiffe shall have benefite by the Suite of the King if judgement in error be affirmed within the yeare a Capias or Fieri facias lyeth without any Scire facias although in another Court Frosts Case In communi banco 41. Eliz. fo 89. FRost recovered Debt and damages against B. who was Outlawed after judgement and a Cap. Vtlagatum delivered to the Sheriffe of London Laborne a Serjeant arrested the said B. in Fleete-streete Ad respondendum A. Laborne kept B. in his House and then Frost came to Laborne with the Sheriffes Warrant to Arrest B. upon the said Cap. Vtlagat the which to doe Laborne refused and afterwards the Sheriffe suffered the said B. to goe at large and upon this matter Frost brought his Action upon the case against the Sheriffe and supposed that the Sheriffe did arrest the said B. by vertue of the said Cap. Vtlagat and that he suffered him to goe at large and the Defendant pleaded Non permisit eum ire ad largum The Jury found all the said speciall matter and judgement was given for the Plaintiffe For first it was resolved That when a man is in custody of the Sheriffe by Processe of the Law and after another Writ is delivered unto him to apprehend the body of him who is in his custody immediately he is in his custody by force of the second writ by judgement of Law although he make no actuall arrest of him for to what purpose should he arrest the party that is already in his custody Et lex non precipit inutilia quia inutilis labor stultus the words of the writ are not onely Capias c. but also Salvo custodias c. Ita quod habeas corpus coram c. and so he ought safely to keepe him Vide 7. H. 4. 30. And the Defendant ought not to be discharged untill he had found surety to satisfie the Plaintiffe by 5. E. 3. cap. 12. Hoes Case 42. Eliz. fo 89. In the Exchequer EXecution of a writ of Execution as well at the Suite of a common person as at the Kings suite is good without returne of the writ for if a man be arrested upon a Cap. ad satisfaciendum the Execution is good although the Sheriffe doe not returne the writ and so in all writs of Execution where the Sheriffe doth onely execute the same as Cap ad satisfaciendum habere fac seisinam vel possessionem Fieri Facias Liberat. If the Execution be duely made it is good but if Cap. in Processe be not returned the Arrest is not lawfull for there the intent of the writ is to bring the party to answer the Plaintiffe and in case of an Elegit for there the extent is to be made by Inquest and not by the Sheriffe onely and the writ ought to be returned otherwise it is of none effect In this case
or Ignominious Signes as Gallowes c. The Punishment is by Indictment as in the Starre-Chamber Palmers Case 8. Jac. fo 126. banco regis THe Gardian in Chivalry shall have the single value of the Marriage of the Heire without tender otherwise the Heire may defeate the Lord by Marriage or goe beyond the Sea and so prevent the Lord of any tender if it were requisite Caudreyes Case 33. Eliz. in Trespasse THe Jury found the Statute of 1. Eliz. cap. 1. and cap 2. and that the Plaintiffe was deprived for Preaching against the Booke of Common Prayer by the Bishop of London una cum assensu c. Resolv 1 The deprivation was good for the first offence because the Act of 1. Eliz. for uniformity of Common Prayer doth not abrogate 1. Eliz. for Ecclesiasticall Jurisdiction without negative words and by an expresse proviso the Jurisdiction of the Bishop is saved Resolv 2. That sentence given by the Bishop by assent of his Collegues ought to be allowed by our Law Resolv 3. The Commissioners shall be intended Subjects borne c. Stabitur praesumptionj c. Also it is found that the King authorized them Secundum formam Statuti Resolv 4. The Act of 1. Eliz. for Ecclesiasticall Jurisdiction was onely declaratory for the King being an absolute Monarch and head of the body politick had plenary power to minister justice to his Subjects in Causes Ecclesiasticall and temporall See Circumspecte agatis 13. E. 1. and Articulj Clerj 9. E. 2. Reges sacro oleo uncti sunt spiritualis jurisdictionis capaces See there diverse judgements Lawes and Acts of Parliament cited to prove the Kings supremacy in Causes Ecclesiasticall The End of the Fifth Booke THE SIXTH BOOK Where Services intire shall be Apportioned Bruertons Case 36. Eliz. In the Court of Wards Fol. 1. LORD and Tenant of three Acres by Homage Fealty a hawke and Suite of Court the Tenant makes a Feoffement of one Acre the Feoffee by the common Law shall hold by all intire services annuall and casuall and the Statute of Quia emptores Terrarum doth not extend to intire services but by the Statute of Marlebr c. 9. the Feoffees shall make but one Suite and he who doth it shall have Contribution against the others if they are severally infeoffed otherwise if jointly 2. Intire services shall be multiplied by the Act of the Tenant and extinct by the Act of the Lord as if he purchase part 3. By Act of the Lord intire service for his private benefite is extinct otherwise if it be for the publick good for works of Charity Devotion or administration of Justice 4. If part comes to the Lord by act in Law yet the intire service remaines except in Case where Contribution is to be made for the Lord shall not contribute 5. If part comes to the Lord by Act in Law and of himselfe as by recovery in a Cessavit all the intire services are gone Where the Paroll shall demurre for the nonage of the Demandant and where the Tenant shall have his Age. Markals case 35. Eliz. com banco fo 3. IN a Formedon in the remainder by an Infant of a remainder limitted to his Father and his heirs the tenant cannot pray that the parol may demur but in a Formedon in the reverter he may In actions auncestrell the Tenant may pray that the parol may demurre because a right onely discends to the Infant and the Law will not suffer him to sue for feare that he may loose for want of understanding but in possessory Actions he cannot because then every one will put Infants out of possession and it would be mischevious if they should not regaine their possession untill full age So it is in all Writs where the cause of action happens in the time of the Infant And as to Actions auncestrell they are of two sorts Droiturell and possessory the first is where a right onely discends from the Auncestor and the Infant ought to lay the explees in the Auncestor and there the Tenant without plea pleaded may pray that the paroll may demurre but if the Auncestor were never in possession as in this case he was not and the Infant himselfe is the first in whom it vests there without plea pleaded hee shall not pray that the Parol may demurre but if a right discend from an auncester who was in possession although the Action doth not discend the Tenant may pray that the parol may demurre as if Non compos mentis alien and dye In actions auncestrell possessory the parol shall not demurre without plea but if at the common Law the Tenant had pleaded a feoffement of the auncestor then he may pray c. but the Statute of Gloucester cap. 2. aideth that in writs of Cosinage Besaiell and aiell but this extends not to other actions in a Formedon in the discender where an Infant recovers but a limitted estate the Parol shall not demurre without plea in an Assize or assize of Mortdauncester the Parol shall not demurr because the Jury is to appeare the first day and try all things The Statute of Westm 1. cap. 46. Age is taken away in entry upon disseisin where fresh suite is made but an Infant shall have his age in all reall Actions where he is in by discent and the Action is not founded upon his owne wrong except in Nuper obijt and Partitione facienda where both are in possession or attaint for the mischiefe of the death of the Petty Jury The Statute of West 2. cap. 40. Ousteth the age of the Vouchee in cuj in vita and Sur cuj in vita although that the Tenant will answer if the parol ought to demurre yet the Court ought to award that the parol shall demurre Sir John Molyns Case 40. Eliz. in Scaccar fo 5. KIng Edward the third Lord Abbot of Westminster Mesne and C. Tenant C is attainted of Treason the King grants to Sir Jo. Mo. Tenendum de nobis álijs capitalibus dominis feodi illius per servitia c. the Mesnalty is revived Obj. 1. That the tenure shall be Per servitia inde debita at which time no service was due to the Mesne 2. An expresse tenure of the King is limitted and it cannot be immediatly holden but of one To the first it was answered that there are sufficient words to renew the Mesnalty because the intention of the King appeares to be so and it is reasonable that the Mesne who offended not should not suffer losse 2. It shall be holden imediatly of the Abbot and mediatly of the King Wheelers Case 43. Eliz. in Scaccario fo 6. THe King grants Land Tenendum by a Rose Pro omnibus servitijs this is Socage in chiefe and the tenure shall be by fealty and a Rose and Pro omnibus is to be intended of other services which the Law doth not implie Resolutions and Diversities when a barre in one action shall be a barre in another Ferrers Case 41. Eliz. Com.
devise of Land purchased after 2. The statute doth not regard this seck reversion but inheritances of annuall value Resp To the first that this reversion shall hinder the devise by the words of the Statute for he had a reversion of Lands holden but although the Statute saith that he may alien two parts by act executed or will if he alien to one of the three uses by act executed he may devise the reversion for the Statute is to be intended of an intire Alienation and where the Statute saith in reversion or remainder it is to be intended that the devisor be seised of such a remainder which drawes wardship To the second it was answered that things which of their nature are seck are out of the Statute but not things which of their nature are of annuall value but are not of value in respect of some Lease or gift Absque abliquo inde reddendo and therefore seck reversions are devisable by the said Statutes but if they be not yet they shall hinder the devises of other Lands To make one able to devise by those Statutes the time of Having Holding and disposing must concurre and therefore if a grant to the second Sonne here had beene in fee although with power of revocation the devise had been good because he had no Lands In Capite at the time of the devise if the Father conveyeth his Land to the use of his younger Sonne the eldest being within age after the death of his Father he shall be in ward although nothing discend A true Child and not in reputation is within the Statute and if the Sonne purchase Land Bona fide of his Father this is out of the Statute because it is not for his advancement If Tenant in socage devise and after purchase Land in Chivalry the devise is void for a third part but if Tenant in Chivalry and socage devise all and after aliens the Land holden this is good To make division that the King shall have a third part holden the Lands shall be taken according to their value at the time of the death of the Devisor The time of provision that a third part must discend needs not concurre with the time of alienation but it is sufficient that he had it at the time of his death The estate to any of the three purposes ought to continue to the time of death and the Tenure must till after death to make it within the Statute and the estate also of Lands holden ought to continue after death therefore if Tenant in taile in Capite devise socage Land and dye without issue this is good so privity must continue after death therefore if he who made the conveyance be attainted this is out of the Statute The uses to the second Sonne are in contingency and not executed by 27. H. 8. by the power to make Leases and devise reserved to the feoffor and therefore the fee is in the feoffor in the meane time so that having disposed of it and being seised of it he cannot devise the Land purchased after It was Objected that the Statute saith lawfully executed in his life but here no use was to be executed in the second Sonne untill after his death It was Answered that after his death the uses were derived out of the feoffement and so are as it were executed in his life It was holden by the Chiefe Justice that the remainder to the second Sonne is contingent in regard no alienation is found to be made by the Eldest and if there had been then it would be repugnant that after alienation the Land should remaine to the second Sonne and so Quacunq via data the remainder as this Case is cannot vest in him but this point was not resolved by the Court. 2. The revocation is good although the Indenture precedeth the feoffement and that the uses are in contingency and that the revocation is but in part and the Chiefe Justice held that the Eldest Sonne had but a terme determinable and the second an estate taile But in this the Kings Bench and Common pleas differ in Opinion and that if Lands be devised to one and the Heires of his body for 500. yeares the Executors shall have it and not the Heire and the devisee may alien it for it cannot be intailed and so in Peacocks Case 28. Eliz. Banco Regis was it resolved Doctor Leyfields Case 8. Jacobi fol. 88. in Trespasse IN Trespasse for Corne taken at O. C. the Defendant pleads that Q. Eliz. granted the Rectory of O. C. to C. P. without shewing the Letters Patents who demised to G. P. for 8. yeares if the said C. P. so long live and that he as servant of G. P. tooke the Corne and avers the life of C. the Plaintiffe demurreth because the plea amounteth to the generall issue and it was adjudged in the K. Bench that the barre was insufficient because the Defendant shewed not the Letters Patents and Error was brought in the Exchequer-Chamber because the plea amounts to the generall issue because the Defendant gave no colour wherein judgement ought not to be given against the Defendant but onely to answer over 2. Because he is not bound to shew the Letters Patents It was answered that colour shall not be given for colour shall not be given where the plea goeth to the barre of the right for it would be in vaine to give colour of right and to barre him if he had right as if a collaterall warranty fine Statute be pleaded or if he claimes by a waife otherwise where he pleads a discent for this doth not barre the right but the possession he who claimes by sale in a Market overt shall not give colour if he pleads generally but if he pleads that I. S. was possessed as of his owne goods and sold them in a Market overt or waived them there he shall give colour because he confesseth no interest in the Plaintiffe 2. If the Defendant claimes by the Plaintiffe he shall not give colour 3. If the plea be to the Writ or action of the Writ no colour shall be given 4. Colour shall not be given in case of Tithes for to whomsoever the Lands belong the Tithes belong to the Parson 1. Colour ought to be a doubt to the Laygents 2. It must have continuance 3. It must be such a colour that if it be effectuall will maintaine the Action 4. It ought to be given by the first conveyance 2. Resolved Lessee for yeares of Lessee for life of the K. must shew the Letters Patents for he who is privy in estate or interest or who justifieth in right of a Party or privy although he claime but part must shew the first deed and the reason that deeds are shewed to the Court is that the Judges and Jury that which respectively to them belongs shall judge of the sufficiency thereof therefore a deed shall not be suffered to be given in evidence by Witnesses or Copy except it be burned
Indictment of the Trespasse and the party maketh the Obligation to another by the direction of the Sheriffe upon this condition as the Statute prescribes for the suerty of the Sheriffe c. and there it is holden that the Obligation is void because the Statute prescribes that the Obligation shall be made to the Sheriffe and that is part of the essentiall forme and so if the Sheriffe add to the condition that he shall be kept harmelesse against the King and the Plaintiffe c. this is void so if a Gaoler or a Sheriffe take an Obligation of the person with condition to be true Prisoner or to pay for his meat and drinke So if the Sheriffe add any other thing to the matter prescribed by the Statute as to pay such a Sum of money for a Horse c. This condition maketh all the Obligation void for it is taken in another forme touching the substance of the matter then is prescribed by the Statute but in Pasche 27. Eliz. in the Kings Bench in an Action of Debt brought by Sir William Drury late Sheriffe of Suffolke upon an Obligation of 20. l. against A. B. it appeared that the Defendant was solely bound in the same and with condition that one Moore who the Sheriffe had arrested upon a Latitat should appeare in person at the day contained in the Writ the Defendant pleaded the Statute 23. H. 6. and that the obligation was made in other forme then is mentioned in the Statute whereupon the Plaintiffe demurred in Law and it was Objected that there were 3. variances from the Statute Viz. one in the Obligation and two in the condition First in the Obligation for that there was but one surety and the Statute prescribes reasonable surety of sufficient persons in the Plurall number having sufficient within the said County c. in which case there ought to be two Sureties at the least and the Plurall number cannot be satisfied with the Singular number and so contrary to the words of the Statute And so was the Opinion of Mountegue Chiefe Justice of the common Place in the Case of Dive and Manningham Also in the condition that the Prisoner should appeare in person where the words of the Statute are that he should appeare generally without these words in person 2. That he should appeare at the day c. Ad respondendum where these words Ad respondendum are more then the Statute prescribes and therefore the Obligation is void c. but it was resolved by Sir Christopher Wray Sir Thomas Gaudy and all the Court that the Obligation was not void by the said Act. For to the first The words reasonable surety of sufficient persons are added for the surety of the Sheriffe and therefore if he will but take one surety be it at his perill for he shall be amerced if the Defendants appeare not and therefore the Statute doth not make void the Obligation in this Case for the same Branch that requires the forme requires also that the Obligation shall be made to the Sheriffe himselfe by the name of his Office and that the Prisoners should appeare in which clause no mention is made of the sureties so as the intent of the Act was that in so much as it was at the perill of the Sheriffe to leave to his discretion to take one or more for his indemnity and although the sureties have not sufficient within the same County as the Statute mentioneth yet the Obligation is good For these words of the Act as to this point are more for councell or direction of the Sheriffe then for precept or constraint to him and that for the safety of the Sheriffe for if the Defendant cannot find two sufficient persons having sufficient within the same County the Sheriffe is not bound to let him to Baile and this resolution agreeth with the ancient rule Quilibet potest reminutiare juri per se introducto And as concerning the second Additions to the condition of the said Obligation more then is in the Statute It was resolved that true it is there is a Verball difference of the forme prescribed by the Statute but not in the substance and effect for he that is so letten to Baile ought to appeare in person for so much is implyed in the words of the Act shall appeare and by the common Law every Tenant or Defendant ought to appeare in propper person and with this accordeth Fitz. Na. br 25. and he that ought to appeare ought to appeare Ad respondend parum differunt quae re concordant est ipsorum legistlatorum tanquam viva vox rebus non verbis legem imponere vide Dier 21. Eliz. 364. where the condition was in the conjunctive appeare and answer and yet the obligation good 27. Eliz. in Darby Hethcot if a Gaoler or Sheriffe for ease or inlargement of any Prisoner take promise to save him harmelesse that although the Statute speaketh onely of Obligations with condition yet it is an equall mischiefe And Wray Chiefe Justice said that the Statute should serve for small or nothing if the premises should not be taken to be within the Statute and the latter clause is generall Viz. If the Sheriffe take any Obligation in the other forme that it shall be void and within the equity of these words any Obligation an assumpsit is comprehended for the ancient Verses are Verba ligant homines taurorum cornua bones Cornu bos capitur voce ligatur homo Quando verba Statuti sunt specialia ratio autem generalis generaliter Statutum est intelligendum It was said that the Assumpsit did not bind the Prisoner at the common Law because the consideration was against the Law vide Dyer 19. Eliz. Oneleys Case Alfridus Denbawds Case 10. Jacobi fol. 102. In Error ONe Jury onely appeared at the Assizes to try an Issue in Trespasse a Tales de circumstantibus is awarded at the Prayer of the Plaintiffe the title of which was Nomina decem Talium and verdict and judgement was given against the Defendant who brings Error It was Objected 1. That the judgement was erroneous for the Title being Nomina 10. Talium the Sheriffe cannot returne 11. 2. Because the Statute speaketh with those persons that were before impannelled which cannot be satisfied where one onely appeareth as the Statute of Westm 2. c. 11. is not satisfied with one Auditor so of the Statute of Merton c 3. of Redisseisin It was resolved that the Tales was well awarded for the Statute shall be taken beneficially in favour of speedy Trialls and the title is the misprision of the Shetiffe which shall be amended The time of granting the Tales is when so many of the Jurors make default that the inquest cannot be taken if two of the principall pannell appeare and at the Prayer of the Plaintffe 12. de Circumstant are returned and then the two principalls are withdrawne now the triall shall be all by the 12. de circumstant but
but if the Coparcener had issue then it shall abate If one of the Plaintiffs after summons and severance marryeth this shall not abate the Writ In personall and mixt actions although an intire Chattell be demanded the death of one after summons and severance doth not abate the Writ as in a Writ of ward of the body In a Quare impedit without severance c. If one dye the Writ shall not abate because thereby the other should be dis-inherited as upon plenarty and sixe moneths passed but without question if one of the Plaintiffes in a Quare impedit be severed and dye the Writ shall not abate where the Plaintiffes are onely to discharge themselves the Writ shall not abate by the death of one of the Plaintiffs or Defendants and therefore there the Non-suite of one is not the Non-suite of the other but otherwise it is in a Writ of Error Note summons and severance is before apparance and Non-suite after apparance where the severance is without Proces Richard Smiths Case 10. Jacobi fol. 135. R. S. brings a Quare impedit praesentare ad medietatem Ecclesiae and adjudged the Writ was good 1. None shall have such a Quare impedit but when there are two severall Patrons And 2. Incumbents of the Church therefore if two present by turne the Quare impedit must be praesentare ad Ecclesiam when the Register giveth a Writ for the whole this is a good warrant to bring it of any part if the case will warrant it but it seemed to the Chiefe Justice that in the Case at Barr the Writ might have been â—ood Praesentare ad Ecclesiam for as to him it is one Church Cases upon the Commissions of Sewers 7. Jacobi The Case of Chester Mill upon the River of Dee fol. 137. ADjudged that the Statute of Magna Charta omnes Kidelli deponantur extends only to open Weares for taking of Fish and that Commissioners of Sewers cannot subvert a Causey c. erected before the time of E. 1. but by the Sâ—atutes of 25. E 3. cap. 4. and 1. H. 4. cap. 12. if they be inhaunced they ought to be amended by abatement of the inhauncement and the Causey in question was erected before the time of E. 1. and never since inhaunced and therefore out of all the sayd Statutes Keighleys Case 7. Jacobi Communi Banco fol. 139. IT was Resolved that if one be bound by prescription to keep a Wall contra fluxum maris and the wall is subverted by a suddaine inundation of waters salt or sweet by the Statute of 23. H. 8. cap. 5. the Commissioners have power to taxe all equally who have damage by such surrounding for no default was in the party so if the wall be in inevitable danger but if it be through his neglect each one may have his action upon the Case against him and if the danger be not inevitable hee onely shall be charged 2. Resol By the sayd Statute the Commissioners are not bound to observe the customes of Romney Marsh but where such customes are in any places within their Commission 3. According to your wisedomes and discretions in the sayd Act are to be interpreted according to law and Justice for every Judge or Commissioner ought to have duos sales salem sapientiae ne sit insipidus salem conscientiae ne sit diabolus and discretion is scire per legem quid sit justum and every of their Ordinances ought to consist upon foure causes 1. The materiall cause and that is the substance 2. The formall cause and that is the manner 3. The efficient cause that is their authority 4. The finall cause and that is for the publique good The Case of the Isle of Elie 7. Jacobi fol. 141. THe Commissioners of Sewers decreed that a new River shall be cut out of Owse seven miles within the maine soyle of the Isle and for the doing thereof and for the effecting thereof taxed diverse Townes in the County of C. out of the Isle generally that is so much upon every Towne 2. questions 1. If the Commissioners have power to make such a new River 2. If such a generall taxe be lawfull By the Common Law the King ought to defend the Realme as well against the Sea as Enemies and to provide that the Subjects may have safe passage over Bridges and high wayes and therefore if the Walls of the Sea or Gutters be not scoured he ought to award a Commission to inquire of such defaults as by the Register amongst the Commissions of Oyer and Terminer See there a president 44. E. 3. for reparation of ancient Sewers c. or making them new but the Statute of 6. H. 6. cap. 5. and divers others for making new Walls c. were onely temporary and that power is omitted in the Act of 23. H. 8. c. 5. which is made perpetuall by 3. E. 6. cap. 8. and so the Commission in this point insueth the Commission which was at the Common Law Therefore it was resolved that the Commissioners in this Case could not make the sayd new River because their Commission extends onely to the reparation and new making of ancient Walls Gutters c. And it would be hard to give power to Commissioners to try new inventions to charge the Countrey which may never take effect And it appeareth by the Register 252. that a new River ought not to be made and the old stopped without an Ad quod damnum and the Kings license yet when a new Sewer is to be made any small alteration for the publique good of such a place may be made so of an ancient Wall against the rage of the water in case of inevitable necessity but if by timely reparation that perill may be avoided no other ought to be made Si assuetis mederi possis nova non sunt tentanda but if new inventions appeare profitable contribution must be voluntary and not by compulsion and in 3. Jacobi Popham Ch. Justice preferred a Bill in Parliament to make a new River in that Isle but it was rejected 2. Resolved None ought to be taxed but he who may have damage by the default or profit by the reformation also the assessement must be according to the quantity of their Lands and number of Acres and according to the rate of every mans profit and portion and the taxation in generall was not warranted but it ought to have been in particular upon every owner or possessor observing the sayd qualities Some Statutes of Sewers are in defendendo reparando Wallias c. Some in destruendo amovendo nocumenta and some touching both In the Court of Wards Scroops Case 10. Jacobi fol. 143. N. S. made a Feoffment to diverse uses with power of revocation by Indenture and after by another Indenture observing all incident circumstances prescribed the Feoffor covenanteth to stand seized to severall other uses 1. Resol This inureth to a revocation 2. To raise new uses And so it was resolved
grant after Office and before the retorne is good ib. The Bishop must shew the cause of refusing a Clerke Page 203 The Constable may bring an Offendor to what Justice he will ib. Vpon refusall to find surety the Constable may commit him ib. Where a man shall avoid a fraudulent deed by 27. Eliz. Page 204 The Defendant pleads another Action depending for the same Page 205 Cases of by-By-laws Where the Inhabitants of a Towne may make By-laws and where the consent of the greater part shall bind all ib. Who are liable towards the repaires of a Church Page 207 Against a devise of Lands by writing no averrment can be received Page 208 Cases of Usury What manner of contract is Vsury Page 208 209 A demurrer is a confession of all matters in fact well pleaded Page 208 What things may be released before the day Page 209 Daggs Pistolls c. are within the Statute of 33. H. 8. c. 6. ib. The Sheriffe or his officers may carry Weapons invasive or defensive ib. One man cannot have an Action for a common nusance Page 210 If an Orphan sue for goods in the Court Christian a prohibition lyeth ib. A Deed shewed in Court remaineth there all that Terme Page 211 In the K. B. imparlances in barre are entered but not to reply ib. The Wife Tenant for life dyes the Baron is not liable for wast ib. When amends may be tendered after a distresse but not after impounding tender to the Bailiffe is not good Page 212 The Plaintiffe may pray a Deed to be entered In haec verba the same Tearme but not after ib. An action of wast lies after the death of him in remainder for life ib. Every assignee of every Lessee mediate or immediate is within 11. H. 6. c. 5. Page 213 An award must be certaine and binds none but parties Page 214 A prescription for common where it is good ib. Where a warrāty comenceth by disseissin Page 214 215 A confirmation of the Land and of the terme a diversity Page 215 Cases of Customes Where a custome binds Strangers Page 216 Where property is altered by sale in a Market Overt ib. A custome which addeth more solemnity to the Law is good ib. Who shall have the Corne upon the ground Page 216 217 Where judgement finall shall be given in Wales Page 217 Cases of Executions One in execution escapeth yet the other is liable Page 218 VVhere the Defendant is in Execution for the King he shall be also for the Plaintiffe Page 219 If a Man be in custody and another VVrit commeth to the Sheriffe he is in custody of force of the second VVrit also Page 220 A judiciall VVrit needs no returne but not so of an Elegit ib. VVhere restitution shall be after reversall of Outlarly or judgement Page 221 VVhere the Sheriffe may breake the House to make Execution Page 222 That a House is not a defence of Strangers ib. A false consideration is void as to the Queene Page 223 224 The Law findeth not an assignee in Law where one in Fact Page 224 Foure bring a Quare impedit and one releaseth it barreth onely him ib. After a Divorce issue by the second Husband legitimate Page 225 False evidence to the Grand Inquest is not within 5 Eliz. ib. Commissioners of Sewers must tax all who are in danger ib. A Quod permittat for a Nusance where it lyeth without request Page 226 227 And where against a Feoffee or assignee Page 227 Two have Title to present by turne one presents I. S. who is deprived or Merè laicus it is a turne not if the admission be void ib. Vterque taken sometimes discretive sometimes collective Page 228 The Plaintiffe cannot refuse to joine in demurrer but the King may ib. A man cannot have an Action for damage by Coines ib. None may erect a Dovehouse but the Lord of a Mannor ib. Ancient demesne is a good plea in Ejectione sirmae not in Trespasse Page 229 Excellent diversity of Learning touching Wrecke ib. When the high Admirall shall have jurisdiction Page 230 Plentifull matter touching goods wayved goods of Fellons Deodands c. Page 231 What things may be gained by usage without matter of Record ib. Rendring rent to one and his heires and to one or his heires is all one Page 232 The King by his Proclamation may make forreigne Coine currant ib. A Tender of money in bagges is a good tender Page 233 In a writ of Estrepement the Sheriffe may take posse com ib. Estrepement lyeth in wast as well before judgment as after ib. Feme Copiholder durante viduitate soweth the Lord shall have it ib. Payment of parcell before the day is satisfaction for all Page 234 Grantee of a remainder liable for arreares of a rent charge ib. Debt against one joint obligor hee cannot plead Non est factum Page 235 But hee may if the deed become void by matter Ex-post facto ib. In Indictments certainty to a certaine in generall is good ib. False Latine shall not quash an Indictment ib. In Indictments of death Percussit must be except in case of poisoning Page 236 A lense for yeares is an interest within 4 H. 7. c. 25. ib. A libell may be as well against a private man as a Magistrate ib. Non refert whether it be true or the party of good fame ib. If a man finde a Libell advise how to to preserve himselfe Page 237 Gardian in chivalrie shall have the single value of the marriage without Tender ib. The great Case De jure regis Ecclesiastico upon the Statutes of 1 Eliz. c. 1. p. 2. Touching a Deprivation by the Bishop and the Kings supremacy in Causes Ecclesiasticall Page 237 238 THE SIXTH BOOKE VVHere services shall be multiplyed apportioned or extinct Page 239 Where the parole shall demurre for nonage of the demandant and where the Tenant shall have his age much good learning Page 240 The King grants the tenancy by attainder the mesnalty is revived Page 241 The K. grants land Tenendum by a rose pro omnibus c. what Tenure Page 242 Resolutions and Diversities when a barre in one action shall be a barre in another ib. Where a Writt shall be brought by Journeyes accounts Page 243 Who are Judges in Inferiour Courts Page 244 Jointenants cannot make partition by words after 28. H. 8. c. 1. ib. A Parson deprived for Adultery which is pardoned he is restored Page 245 A Visne must be from the most certain place ib. Tenant for life and hee in remainder joyne in a lease how it inureth Page 246 Riens passa tryed where the land is not where the patent dated ib. A devise to his brother paying 20. s. he hath fee ib. A devise to Baron and Feme and their children what estate it is Page 247 Where the will is directory and where declaratory without reference to power ib. A diversity betweene a suite by Citation and an Appeale Page 248 If a Statute speaks