hath the deed shall be compelled here to shew it for the defence of the others Title 9. E. 4.41 A. made a Deed of Feoffment to his own use to B. but gave no livery of seizin A. dyeth C. his heire bringeth a Subpoena against B. but by Morton Master of the Rolls C. was denyed help here because B. had nothing in the Land and if he abate there is remedy at the common Law against him 18. E. 4.13 Where certainty wanteth the common Law faileth but yet help is to be found in Chancery for it for if the Queen grant to me the goods of A. that is attainted of Felony and I know not the certainty of them yet shall I compell any man to whose possession any of them be come to make Inventory of them here 36. H. 6.26 Cur. It is most usuall in Chancery to demand evidence concerning the complainants Lands to which he maketh Title which are not in Châ—sts Baggs or Boxes and whereof he knoweth not the Date c. And in that Case the Defendant made Title to the Lands and justified the detaining of the evidences for maintenance of his right whereupon it was ordered that the complainant should bring an action for the Land at the common Law to which the Defendant should plead in chiefe and that he for whom the verdict should passe should also have his possession stalled here 28. Eliz. If a man have cause to demand land by action and knoweth not the Tenant of the land by reason of the making of secret Estates it hath been lately used to draw them in by oath to confesse the Tenant but it is now doubted A Tenant in common of a Manor for long time occupyed wholly by the other Tenant in common which knoweth not the quantity of the Mannor by reason the other hath also sold Lands intermingled had the sight of the Court Rolls and Writings of his companion concerning onely the quantity of the Mannor but not concerning the sold Lands nor his Title to the Mannor and the other was ordered also to shew the like on his part Capell and Mym 1599. The Chancery also giveth help for perfecting of things well meant and upon good consideration As if in a Feoffment of Lands for money the word Heires be omitted in the deed Audeley Chancellor 9. H. 8. said that he would supply it A man bought debts due upon Obligations and gave his own Obligation for the money to be paid for them and because he had not quod pro quo but onely things in action and the seller would not use action upon them for the benefit of the Vendee It was ordered here by the assent of the Judges thereto called that the Vendor should bring in the Obligation to be cancelled 37. H. 6.14 But if a man pay money upon an Obligation or a Statute that is single the Obligee or Counsee shall not be called hither to cancell it though the other had no acquittance upon the payment made 22. E. 4. b. les Justices and Doctor and Student 23. who said that a man shall have no ayde here to supply his folly As if he pay a debt upon a single Obligation or Statute without taking acquittance But Robert Stillington Episcopus Bathoum said that deus est proâ—urator futurus I thinke if money be paid upon a redemption of a morgage by Indenture without taking an acquittance the morgage shall bring in the Indenture to be cancelled here So if a man sell lands in two Counties for money and maketh livery in the one onely he shall be compelled in conscience to perfect the assurance by another livery Doctor and Student 37. for the contract faileth onely in a circumstance or ceremony A lease is made of a House and Woods wherein it is covenanted thâ—t the Leassee shall have Housboot and Fireboot By this it is implyed and meant that he shall not have any of the Woods to any other purpose but that they belong to the Lessor and it is usuall to help him in the Chancery to them leaving sufficient for these boots A Messuage was demised cum pertinentiis onely but for that sundry Lands had been occupyed therewith for the same rent and by the same words the Lord Chancellor Bromley by advice of the Judges ordered those Lands should now passe also yet in Law they do not passe as some Justices hold The Lord North demised a Mannor excepting the Court Baron and perquisites c. the exception was found void in Law and the Tenant Lady Dacres would not make suite to the Court kept by the Lord North But the Lord Keeper Puckering assisted with some Judges decreed her to make suite for that it was plainly so intended A man made a gift of his goods of intent to defraud his creditors and yet continued the possession of them and took sanctuary and dyed there now his Executors having the goods were charged towards the Creditors 16. E. 4.9 So if a Lessee for years demiseth parcell of the Terme to another and covenously forfeiteth his whole Lease for any condition broken and taketh the Land back in Lease againe his Lessee shall find help in Chancery Crompton 64.65 And Stillington the Chancellor 8. E. 4.4 was of opinion that pro laesione fidei or breach of promise a man was at liberty to sue either in the spirituall Court Canonicae Injuria or else in the Chancery for the damage accrewed by the breach A man had Lands of ancient deâ—neasne in extent for debt and they were recovered from him by the sufferance of the Vouchee whereby he was ousted in this Case he shall be holpen here Morton Chancellor per Assent Bryan and Hussey Justices 7. H. 7.11 If one that is bound with another for the debt of the other payeth it at the day for fear of Arrest now if he sue his counter-bond which he hath to save him harmelesse non est damnificatus is a good Plea at the common Law against it but yet the Chancery will give order for his repayment Mich. 31.32 Eliz. And whereas such a surety paid the debt and sued the principal upon his Obligation to save him harmlesse the principall brought a Subpoena and alleadging that he having delivered goods into the hands of the surety to save him harmlesse prayed an Injunction to stay his suite but because the surety made another title to the goods the Court would not stay the suit for him 16. E. 4.9 Where Deeds and Mynuments do concern as well the defence of the Tenant for life his Title who also possesseth the Deeds as the right of another in reversion or remainder it is usuall to have them brought into this Court for the avoyding all perils and the indifferent custody of them Dixies and Hillary 40. Eliz. A Lease is made for life the remainder for life the remainder over in Fee the first
to our understanding by the cause of errour and attaint in the same Statute what Jurisdiction it was that the Statute meant to restraine viz. such Jurisdiction as did assume to reverse and undoe the Judgement as error or attaint doth which the Chancery never doth but leaves the Judgement in peace and onely meddles with the corrupt conscience of the party for if the Chancery should assume to reverse the Judgement in the point adjudged it is void as appeareth 39. E. 3. f. 14. 5. We find no presidents of any proâ—ceeding to conviction or Judgement upon any indictment framed or grounded upon this Statute no more then upon the Statute of Praemunire and the â—ate Indictments are contra diversa Statuta not mentioning the particular Statutes 6. Lastly it was a great mischiefe to force the Subject in al cases to seek remedy in equity before he knew whither the Law will help him or no which oftentimes he cannot do till after judgement and therefore he is to seek his salve properly when he hath his hurt There be divers other things of weight which we have seene and considered of whereupon we have grounded our opinion but we goe no further upon that we have seene But because matters of presidents is greatly considerable in this case and that we have been attended by the Clerks of the Chancery with the presidents of that Court and have not been yet attended by any officer of the Kings Bench with any president of judgements if it shall please your Majesty faithfull report of them as we have done of the other all which c. Francis Bacon Hen. Mountague Randall Crew Hen. Yelverton Iohn Walter Now forasmuch as Mercy and Justice be the true supports of your Royall Throne and that it properly belongeth to us in our Princely office to take care and provide that our Subjects have equall and indifferent Justice ministred to them and that where their case deserveth to be relieved in course of equity by suit in our Court of Chancery they should not be abandoned and exposed to perish under the Rigor and extremity of our Lawes we in our Princely judgement having well weighed and with mature deliberation considered of the said severall reports of our learned Councell and of all the parts of them doe approve ratifie and confirme as well the practise of our court of Chancery expressed in the first Certificate as their opinions for the Law upon the Statutes mentioned in their latter Certificate the same having relation to the case sent them by our said Chancellor and doe will and command that our Chancellor or Keeper of the Great Seale for the time being shall not hereafter desist unto our Subjects upon their severall complaints now or hereafter to be made such reliefe in equity notwithstanding any former proceedings at the common Law against them as shall stand with true merits and Justice of their cases and with the former ancient and continued practise and proceeding of our Chancery and for that it appertaineth to our Princely care and office onely to Judge over all our Iudges and to discerne and determine such differences as at any time may or shall arise between our severall courts touching the jurisdictions and the same to settle and decide as we in our Princely wisdome shall find to stand most with our Honor and the example of our Royall Progenitors in the best times and the generall weale and good of our people for which we are to answer unto God who hath placed us over them Our will and pleasure is that our whole proceedings herein by the decrees formerly set down be inrolled in our court of Chancery there to remaine of record for the better extinguishing of the like questions or differences that may arrise in future times Per ipsum Regem Fran. Bacon Hen. Yelverton Decimo octavo Iulii Anno 14. R. Regis c. FINIS Payment after the day upon bonds holpen Condition to undoe estates in Lands Giving day to one it shall help the other Payment without acquittance Lessees damages in waste moderated by the death of the Lessor The greater part of the debt paid and the rest offered relieved in Chancery Purchasor of parcell of land not snbject to the whole rent charge Suing in a wrong County Copyholders Not to examine any Judgement given at the common Law Dyer â—01 and 301. Atturnement Atturnement denyed but in some Cases Fineâ— Recoveries c. Mulier and Bastard Warranty Extentâ— Lawes Nudum pactum Wager of Law No seizin of a reâ—t seck Possessio so oris in Copâ—yhold Copyhold Possession of the Mother for the hâ—r Collaterall Copyhold devise Copyhold forfeited for cutting of Trees during minority Tenant right Fines for alienation of the Tenant but not of the Lord Payment of Creditors out of a Copyhold forfeited by Morgage Lease paroll Marriage poâ—tion recovered at common Law and reversed in the Exchequer holpen in Chancery Perpetuities Lease for 1000 yeares Statute lands bought with Money lent prâ—oâ—ity â—ans Covyn Bailement sans consideration countermanded Voide limitation de Lease in vol. Cook lib. 8.95 Ravishment de gâ—rd Survivor in Joynt Tenaâ—cy de Lease Feoffees to use Notice of the use If my Feoffee dye I have no remedy against his Heir The Feoffee shall doe Acts for the Feoffors good They may grant Offices but not annuities Fees to councell Money given to buy Lands The Feoffee shall retain the Land to his own use fur-attain der de felony Intent specified in a Feoffment to use Uses of gavell kinde at the common Law 26. H. 8. Dy. 6. Cesti que use de tearme de ans. Jurament delatum a parte AEquitas sequitur legem Things left to the conscience of the party Help in Chancery against Executors Surety The surety chargeable To help the surety No other reliefe for the surety then for the principall Purchasor Fraud upon fraud Feoffee punishable for making Estate at the wives request during the Coverture No reliefe against his own deed Release of joint Feoffee Subpoena gainst one appointed by will to sell To discharge himselfe of a bond is permitted in equity Forced to sue an Obligation Executor shall not release a bond without his Co-partner Executors shall not answer without his Copartners Copartners to joyne in Plea or presentment One deed by which two claime severally Where remedy at common Law no help here Goods of Felons granted which are difficult to prove Bringing evidence into Court Justifying detaining of evidences Tenants of the Land uncertaine Tenants in common to know the certainty Supply of true meanning in Feoffments To bring in an obligation to be cancelled Money paid upon Obligation single or single Statute not compelled here to cancell it Yet upon a morgage he shall be compelled to bring in the indenture to be cancelled here Lands sold in two counties and livery made onely in one Leassor to have the woods leaving sufficient booteâ— Messuage cum pertin. carries the land used with it Mannor demised
aide in Chancery If a man grant a rent charge out of all his Lands and afterwards selleth his Lands by parcels to divers persons and the grantee of the rent will from time to time levy the whole rent upon one of the purchasors onely he shall be eased in Chancery by a contribution from the rest of the purchaseâ—s and the grantee shall be restrained by order to charge the same upon him onely A man recovered at the common Law a debt in one County where the obligation was made in another county against the Stat. 6. R. 2. c. 2. The Defendant sued and suggested in Chancery that by this meanes he was put from divers Pleas of which he might have taken advantage if the obligation had been sued in the very County and he had ayde there for the Chancellor said that he sued to hide the truth and against conscience also which cannot be so well found in any place as in the very County where a thing is done 9. E. 4.2 and 9. E. 4.15 A man shall not be prejudiced by formality or mispleading c. Touching Copy-holders Mr. Fitz-Harbert in his Natur. Brevium fol. 12. noteth well that forasmuch as hee cannot have any writ of false Judgement nor other remedy at common Law against his Lord therefore he shall have aide in Chancery and therefore if the Lord will put out his Copyholder that payeth his customes and services or will not admit him to whose use a surrender is made or will not hold his Court for the benefit of his Copyholder or will exact fines Arbitrary where they be customary and certaine the Copyholder shall have a Subpoe to restraine or compell him as the Case shall require Dyer 264. and 124 Fitz. Subpoena 21 First this Court forbeareth directly to examine any Judgement given at the common Law to which end the Statutes 27. E. 3. cap. 12.39 E. 3. cap. 14.4 H. 4. cap. 23. and 16. R. 2. cap. 5. were made and it seemeth that the common Law used some power to restraine such examinations of Judgements before all these Statutes for 13. E. 3. upon a recovery had upon a Quare impedit the Defendant sued for help in the Chancery and they sent a prohibition and upon that an Attachment against him Fitz-Harbert prohibition 21 the like hath been done upon suits in the courts of requests But yet 9. E. 4.65 one recovered debt upon an obligation in one county whereas the obligation was made in an other county and he complained in Chancery because he had lost some advantages which he might have taken if the triall had been in the other county which thing in effect was made a Law by the Statute 6. R. 2. c. 2. And in the Case of Paramore Ann. 3. 13. Eliz. A fine supposed to be levyed by an Infant was examined in Chancery after it had been allowed by examination of the Justices of the com Pleas but whether these and such other may seeme rather to examine the manner then the very matter and substance of the thing adjudged it is worthy of consideration Sir Will. Cordall Mr. of the Rols denyed to compell one to atturn here that was at liberty by the common Law in the Case of Sir Iohn Windham Chancellor Bromeley likewise denyed such compulsion generally but where the party quarrelled with the particular Tenants Estate or entreth iuto some part of the Lands in demise or hath covenanted for recompence for non atturnment there he utterly denyeth to inforce the atturnment Pasch. 21. Eliz. in Case of Philips and Doctor Sandford Such assurances as be used for the common repose of mens Estates the Chancery will not draw in question for a fine with Proclamation ought after the five yeares to be a bar in conscience as it is in Law so shall it be of a common recovery for docking the intaile Doctor and Student 33.155 So likewise it seemeth that the continued possession of the Bastard eisne shall prevaile in conscience against the right of the Mulier â—â—sne And albeit a feme covert may be thought to joyne with her Husband for fear in a fine of her lâ—nds yet after the five yeares it shall not be recalled for the generall inconveniences that may ensue to that highest assurance Doctor and Student 154. And if remedy in Chancery should be extended to a Collaterall Warrantye the same Saint Germaine saith that then all writings shall be examined If the extender undervalue the Lands as there is no remedy at the common Law 15. H. 7. Dupleges Case because the Debtor may help himselfe by payment of the debt so in conscience there ought to be no reliefe unlesse it were done by Covin. Idem Upon Nudum PactuÌ„ there ought to be no more help in Chancery then there is at the common Law neither against him that hath waged his Law in debt though peradventure falsely Idem Where a man made Title to a rent seck of which there was no seizin nor for which he had any action at the common law and prayed help here it was denyed upon conference had by the Lord Keeper with the Judges Michal 1596. A Copyholder dyeth leaving two daughters by divers Venters both which do enter and take the profits without doing fealties or paying fine and without any admittance by the Court and the eldest dyeth without issue This onely possession sufficeth to order the Copyhold to the collaterall heir of the eldest and not â—or the sister of the half bloud 12. Eliz. Dyer 291. A Copyholder in Fee hath issue a daughter and a son by two venters the Lord committeth the custody of the Land and of the son to the Mother who taketh the profits and the son dyeth before any admittance this Copyhold was ordered also for the Heire Collaterall against the Sister of the halfe bloud because the Mothers possession serveth for the son Anno 12. Eliz. Ibid. The Lord devised a Copyhold to C. for life and after passed the Freehold of the soyle thereof by livery of seizin thereof to B. for life reserving a rent and then by fine levyed doth grant the said Land to the said C. come ceo que il ad de son done c. And C. accepteth the said rent of B. and thereupon it was questioned whether or no the Copyhold of C. were gone in conscience 28. H. 8. Dyer 30. A Copyholder within age is admitted and the Lord committeth the custody to the Mother of the Infant whose under-Tenant cutteth down Timber Trees which being presented the Lord seizeth the Land for the forfeiture during still the nonage and keepeth it till he dyeth and it descendeth to his Heire who and his Father had kept it 40 yeares and for that the Copyholder moved suite in the Chancery 29. yeares since which was now revived and the forfeiture was taken during his minority he was restored to his possession
till the Lord should recover it for the forfeiture by the common Law in the case of Mr. Litton Mich. 41. and 42. Eliz. Justice Clench and the Masters Tenure by Tenant Right as it is usuall towards the borders of Scotland shall not pay any uncertaine fine or incombe at the change of the Lord by alienation but by death which is the Act of God for otherwise the Lord might weary the Tenant by frequent alienations but it may be fine uncertaine upon the alienation of the Tenant as well upon death as discent for that it is the Act of the Tenant and in his power Sir Thomas Egerton Mich. 1599. Case Mannor de thwaites les Iustices accord the same holdeth in Copyholders for the custome must be reasonable A Copyholder in Fee surrendreth to the use of one and to his Heires upon condition of redemption writeth downe his debts and willeth part of his Copyhold to be sold for payment of his debts after his death one of the creditors payeth the money at the day to the morgage who neverthelesse inrolleth the surrender afterward this other creditor complaineth against him and the Heir in Chancery and had a decree that the Copyhold should be sold for the payment of debts and the remainder of it if any were should discend to the Heire 41. Eliz. For although the devise of the Copyhold be void yet to take it from the surrendree who held it onely for money to be paid and to pay him and the other creditors therewith hath good warrant in equity and the Heire hath no wrong for that it was gone from him by the surrender lawfully Termino Trinitatis 40. Eliz. the Lord Keeper Sir Thomas Egerton pronounced openly that he for avoyding perjuries and other abuses would not give help to a Lease claimed by paroll onely One Cutting brought an action upon Assumpsit for one hundred pound against the Executors of a Testator that promised the money in marriage with his daughter and recovered at the common Law which judgement was reversed in the Chequer Chamber but Cutting sought help in Chancery where it was proved that the Executors had Assets for Funeralls Debts and Legacies with a good overplus to satisfie the complainant and therefore after hearing and report thereof by Doctor Stanhope and Mr. Lambert it was decreed for the complainant but the Executor exhibited his Bill for remedy upon which Justice Owen thought he was not to be heard till he had satisfied the decree and then also but onely upon new matter not thus resting the Executor exhibits a second Bill which was referred to Master Lambert but he excused himselfe that he was not to judge in his own cause and recommended it to the censure of the Lord Keeper who ordered the Executor to performe the first decree Micha 40. Eliz. 1598. Trinity 41. Eliz. The Lord Egerton pronounced openly that he would give none aide in Chancery â—or the maintenance of any perpetuities nor of any Lease for hundredâ— or thousands of yeares made of lands holden in Capite because the latter be grounded upon fraud and the former be fights against God A. was bound in a Statute to B. And one C. lendeth 100 l. to A. with which A. bought lands and assured the same to C. for his hundred pound A faileth in payment B. extended that land C. was denyed help in Chancery although the land was bought with his mony for B. hath priority of right in Law without Covyn Crompton 63. a. A. delivereth twenty pound to B. to the use of C. a woman to be delivered her the day of her marriage before her marriage A countermandeth it and calleth home the money C. shall not be ayded in Chancery because there is no consideration why she should have it Dyer 49. A Term or devised his Terme and whole Lease to B. Provisoe that if B. dye living C. Then the Terme shall wholly remaine to C. B. selleth the Terme and dyeth living C. And by the opinion of the Justices C. shall have no remedy Dyer 74. The Vice Countesse Mountague claimed the Wardship of the body of the Heire of a Tenant of hers which was esloyned from her 〈◊〉 she suspecting some of the Heires friends exhibited her Bill in Chancery and it seemed they should not answer to charge themselves criminally especially in this Case where so great a punishment as abjuration may follow c. Cromer and Peniston married two Sisters joyntly possessed of a Lease for yeares the wife of Cromer dyed Peniston claimed the whole by Survivor Cromer exhibited a Bill suggesting that Peniston had in her life time severed the joyneture by some act â—ecretly The Lord Keeper over-ruled that the defendant should not answer Mich. 39. and 40. Eliz. As concerning confidence secretly knit to Estates it hath manifold considerations first if my Feoffee upon confidence doe infeoffe another bona fide that knoweth not of the confidence I am without remedy Fitz Harbert sub 19 But if the second Feoffee have notice of the use he shall be compelled here to performe it 5. E. 4.7 So if my Feoffee dye and the land discend to his Heire I have no remedy against him 8. E. 4.6 All the Justices and this confidence extendeth not onely to the taking of the profits but also that the Feoffees shall doe acts for the good of the Feoffor and if the Feoffor require him to make an estate to any other he oâ—ght to doe it but thereof he ought to have request in writing for he is not to doe it upon a bare message or upon desire by word onely 37. H. 6.35.36 And if the Feoffor will have him make an Estate to I. for life the remainder in Fee to B. though I will not take the Estate yet B. shall compell him to make Estate to him in the life of I. ibid. 36. Finch So if the Feoffee be disseised the Feoffor shall compell him to sue an Assize 2 E. 4.7 Neverthelesse those Feoffees might grant necessary Offices as Stewardships Bailyweeks c. though they may not grant Annuities to learned men to defend the Land 8. H. 7.12 They may also as it seemeth give Fees to Councell and shall have allowance thereof so far as they are from being maintainors If I give money to one to purchase Lands therewith to him and his Heirs and to permit me to take the profits thereof during my life and he with-holdeth the profits he shall be compelled by Subpoena Crompton Fol. 48. b. If Cesti que use be attainted of Felony the Lord shall not be ayded by Subpoena to have his escheat and if the Heir be barred by the corruption of his bloud then the Feoffee as it seemeth shall retaine the Land to his own use 5. E. 4.7 Feoffments of use Brooke 34. When the use is to the Feoffee and his Heirs without any other intent there Cesti que use
Egerton will give him on this Bill no reliefe but ordered that he should exhibit his Bill against the rest of the Tenants and Grantee both the one to shew cause why they should not contribute the other why he should not accept of the rent equally otherwise it was no reason to take away the benefit of distresse from the Grantee which the Law gave him 7. Iunii Iacobi 1603. A. In forma pauperis had a decree against C. for the Mannor of B. that the contents of the Mannor were doubtfull C. shewing Antient Deeds that proved divers parcels of the Lands claimed by force of the decree by A. to be of another Mannor which notwithstanding the Lord Chancellor Egerton ordered that it should be put to a Jury and they to find as the contents of the Manor had gone by usuall reputation 60. years last and not to have it paired and defalked by such Ancient Deeds A. Married a Feme Executrix subject to a devastavit if A. have nor sufficient to satisfie himself shall be imprisoned for the debt A. Plaintant in Chancery for a Lease upon a Bill that affirmed the Lease to end at our Lady day An. 1604. had the same decreed for him many yeers after comming to the Lease it selfe he finds that it is not to end till our Lady An. 1605. And then moves in Chancery that he may not be forced to leave the land till that time as the decree appointed him qui constitutus est cancelâ—arius 24. Iulii ad Coronam Regis for the first he must performe the decree and then exhibit a new Bill upon the speciall matter otherwise it were perilous to blow away decrees upon motions Hil. 1. Iacobi Gosset com Crowther fol. 122. Henry Earl of Darby conveyed certaine lands in trust to Doughty his servant for payment of his debts upon mediation of an end of controversies between the daughters of Fardinand eldest son of Henry and Will his younger son now Earl Articles were set down that Will should discharge all his fathers debts whereupon Doughty conveyed the Leases to Will the creditors sue Doughty in Chancery and ordered to pursue their remedy against Earl William Hill 1. Iacobi Hearle plaintant in Chancery against Botâ—lers moâ—ther and son whose husband had bought tayled lands of Hearles brother to which the plaintant was inheritable and some of the money due upon a bond unpaid and the bond lost And the opinion of the Lord Chancellor was to charge the son the mother in regard of the land in their possession with the payment thereof Hil. 1 Iac. Nota in le case Mynn and Cobb the trust was not so fully proved as the Lord Chancellor would make a full decree thereupon so as it should be a presedent for other causes and yet so farre forth proved as it satisfied him as a private man and therefore in this case he thought fit to write his letters to the defendant to conforme himselfe to reason and affirmed that if he should find the defendant obstinate then would he rule this cause specially against the defendant sans la tires consequence Hill 1. Iacobi Nota in the case of Manwood that there behoveth not a full surrender to be expressed in the Copy but the devise is chiefely to be regarded if the surrender be perfect in the Roll of the Lord though there be no mention at all of a surrender good enough Hill 1. Iacobi Inter Swain and Rogers the case was in effect an Assize of Nusans for Rogers disturning the trenches and plucking up of stakes of Swaynes Mill Leet and making a banck or dam beneath that made the water reflow so as the wheeles could not goe and exception taken that the Court should not hold Plea thereof sed contrarium adjudicatur many causes of the same manner ended here and this specially for Rogers a great man in the country Swayne a professor of the Law who sought hereby to avoyd multiplicity of suits per Warburton Justice but upon a second hearing at the Rolls referred to a Commission of Sewers Hill 1. Iacobi Nota per Egerton Chancellor where Tenant for life the remainder for life though there lye no action of waste in Chancery yet he shall be prohibited to do waste by the Chancellor for wrong to the inhabitants and hurt to the common-wealth Hill 1. Iacobi Bloomer having married the widdow of Nanfan who had forfeited a Recognizance to the Archbishop of Canterbury for not paying of her daughters Portion intreated the Bishop of Canterbury to take a new Recognizance and discharge the former Bloomer after finding that his wives lands was intailed used meanes to have her by Fine or recovery to put it into Fee that so it might be subject to the Recognizance and hoped to get it from his wife also One Bridges his wives kinsman withstood this now dyeth the woman the Portion unpaid Bloomer is sued for it in Chancery and the opinion of the Court against him the Bishop of Canterbury had certified against him and because his counsell was not ready that day the Chancellor declared he must take the Archbishops Certificate not as a Testimony but as a judiciall proceeding and therefore willed Bloomer to satisfie the Archbishop or else he must decree against him Hill 1. Iacobi Nota that witnesses ad informand conscientiam shall never be appointed to be taken but upon hearing ubi Iudex dubitat but yet witnesses examined after publication not fit to be published may be fit to be ad informandum conscientiam if it shall be thought meet upon the hearing Hill 1. l. Daniel Hill having put in for his Clyent a long insufficient demurrer to a Bill exhibited against his Clyent in which supposed demurrer were many matters of fact and other things frivolous and vaine The Lord Chancellor Egerton awarded five pound costs against the party And ordered that neither Bill Answer Demurrer nor any other Plea should from henceforth be received under the hand of the said Hill 27. April 1. Iacobi In the case of Tenant right between Musgrave and some of his Tenants on the borders The Lord Chancellor pronounced that neither in Tenant right nor in other Coppyholds would he make any order for all the Tenants in generality but for speciall men in speciall cases nor for any longer time then the present except it were by agreement between the Lord and the Tenants which then he would decree if it appeared reasonable 8. Iunii 1. Iacobi Item that he neither would help Leases paroll in Chancery and that it was good for the Common-wealth if no Lease paroll were allowed by the Law nor promises to be proved by witnesses considering the plenty of witnesses now a dayes which were testes diabolices qui magis fame quam fama moventur 8. Iunii 1. Iacobi Lands given ad divina Celebranda by Feoffement till an Estate should be
the Subpoena therefore he is committed to the Prison of the Fleet Bernard Richers plaintant Tho. Stilman defendant An. 1. Eliz. fo. 249. The defendant was served with a Subpoena the day of the return and for his not appearance an Attachment was awarded against him and upon oath that he was served sixscore miles of so as hee could by no possibility appeare therefore a Commission is awarded to take their Answers in the Countrey paying the plaintant 6 s. 8 p for his costs Henry George plaintant Henry Bolington and Ioane Deane defendants fol. 255. An Injunction is granted to discharge an execution by Elegit taken by the defendant out of this Court for that he being served with a Subpoena did not appear William Hobby plaintant Francis Kemp defendant Anno 1. Eliz. 274. The plaintant served one Rolfe with a Subpoena ad testificandum and after he was served before he could be examined Rolfe was pressed for a Souldier upon oath made hereof Attachment was stayed Richard Humble and Anne his wife plaintants William Malbe defendant Anno Eliz. fol. 3. The plaintant sets forth by his Bill that where there was a suit depending in the Dutchie court between the defendant and Christopher Aschugh his brother for certaine Lands It was agreed and the plaintant was bound to the defendat in 100 l. that the said Christopher should become bound by Obligation in the sum of 100 l. the tenth day of Iune following and should then also make unto him a release and the defendant was also bound by Obligation in 50 l. to pay the said Christopher a sum of money the 9. of Iune in the Parish Church of Daâ—e And because both the dayes of performance of the conditions of the said severall Obligations were so neer together therefore it was agreed that when the defendant paid his money the said Christopher should make his Bond and release and sheweth that the 9. day of Iune the defendant came not himselfe but sent his servant to pay the money and Christopher was there ready to make the bond release to the defendant and offered to deliver the same to the defendants servants but they refused to accept thereof and afterward the said Christopher offered the same to the defendant but he likewise refused to receive the same and yet puts the plaintants bond of 100 l. in suite in the Kings Bench hereupon an Injunction is granted with a clause si ita sit to stay all further prosecution of any action in any the Queenes Courts at the common law or else where upon the bond of 100 l. against the plaintant and also the taking of any Nisi prius or Judgement or execution upon Judgement if Judgement be already given upon the same Bond untill the defendant have made a perfect Answer and the Court take other order Aschughe plaintant Skelton defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 9. and 12. A Commission is awarded to Thomas Ward one of the examinors of this court of Chanceâ—y for the examining of witnesses in perpetuall memory in which Commission the defendants may examine if they thinke good Barentine plaintant Harbert and Alice defendants Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 46. The defendant was bound by Recognizance to the Chamberlaine of London for payment of divers sums of money for Orphanâ— portions and departed out of the City and dwelt in Oxford shire leaving no Estate behinde him in the City so as the processe of the City cannot take hold therefore a subpoena is granted against him upon pain of 100 l. to appeare before the Major and Aldermen and to stand to their Order Major and Aldermen of London plaintants Iohn Dormer defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 5. Afterwards fol. 67. ordered if he doe not appeare an Attachment is granted Sr Humphrey Brown Knight one of the Judges of the common Pleas is plaintant against the defendant and an order is made for bringing in and delivery into the court of certaine evidences Sir Humphrey Browne Knight plaintant Thomas Smith defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 53. Nota that dismissions were entred at large Anno. 2. Eliz. fol. 55. and fol. 56. A decree was entred at large in the Registers Booke which be the first I finde entred at large in that kind and so after divers others The defendant appeared upon a Subpaena and answered the plaintants Bill and after attended upon the Lord Keeper for a matter in controversie between him and one Ellin Wâ—yne and in the meane time being arrested in London at the suite of one Anthony Brisket contrary to the order and priviledge of this court it is therefore ordered that a Subpoena of priviledge be granted to the Major and Sheriffes of London for the discharge of the said arrest Rich. Dutton plaint Will. Alersey defend An. 2. Eliz. f. 58. Forasmuch as Thomas Harbert Sheriffe of Monmouthshire hath returned non est inventus upon an Attachment awarded against Roger Williams who is a Justice of Peace and as is informed was at the last quarter Sessions holden for the same County therefore the Sheriffe is amercyed five pound Sir Thomas Stradling Knight plaintant William Earl of Pembrooke defendant An. 2. Eliz. fol. 84. The Defendants Attorney at Law was enjoyned to stay his proceedings at Law against the plaintant in an action of trespasse And notwithstanding this the defendant himselfe proceeded and got Judgement and took out alevari facias against the plaintant and an Injunction was granted against the defendant himselfe to stay the execution of the same Writ of levari facias or if he had executed it and levyed the dammage and costs that then he should bring all the money thereupon received into the Court of Chancery in Crastina Ascensionis Domini to be disposed of as the Court shall think fit and yet notwithstanding himselfe should be then present in Court to answer the contempt Iohn Segewick plaintant William Redman defend An. 2. Eliz. fol. 92. The Defendant was in possession at the time of the Bill exhibited and the plaintant entred upon him after the Bill therefore an Injunction for the defendant against the plaintant William Dowche plaintant Iohn Perrot defendant An. 2. Eliz. fol. 99. An Injunction was granted against the defend upon paine of 100 l. that he should not prosecute an Action of debt of 5 l. or any writ of Nisi prius Jury Judgement or execution of Judgement if Judgement be given before the Justices of either Bench untill speciall licence be given by this Court Thomas Stanebridge plaintant Thomas Hales defendant An. 1. Eliz. fol. 103. Forasmuch as it is informed the tryall of the truth of the matter resteth altogether in the Declaration of the defendant it is therefore ordered that the defendant shall be examined upon interrogatories to be ministred by the plaintant upon whose examination if the matter fall not out for the plaintant then the plaintaint to pay the defendant costs and
the defendant shewed no cause Thomas Hales plaintant Thomas Stanebridge defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 244. The defendant exhibited his Bill into the Chancery for certaine Lands and afterwards sued the plaintant in the Common Pleas for the same Lands before the matter was determined in the Chancery therefore an Injunction was awarded against the said Body to stay his proceedings in the common Pleas Robert Bill and Thomas Gifford plaintants Iohn Body defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 263. The undersheriffe of Middlesex brought into this Court the body of the plaintant by commandment of the Lord Keeper in execution upon a Writ of extent of 300 l. together with the said Writ at the suite of Sir Edmund Maliverer Knight and by order of Court he was taken from the Sheriffe of Middlesex and delivered in execution to the warden of the Fleet for the 300 l. and because the defendants shewed no good cause to the contrary upon a day given them therefore it was ordered that upon Recognizance by the plaintant and good sureties to stand to the order of the Court or else to yeeld his body prisoner to the Fleet in execution and there to remaine untill the defendant be satisfied he the plaintant shall have liberty to goe at large and that the defendant shall not sue for any manner of Execution by force of the said execution Robert Rosse plaintant Christopher Lassels and Alice defendants Anno 3. Eliz. fol. 90. The plaintant had Judgement in the Kings Bench against the defendant upon a Bond of 200 l. and another Judgement for 300 l upon an action of debt of arrerages of account in the Kings Bench and ordered they may proceed with execution upon the Bond of 200 l. and also to take execution of 100 l. parcell of the 300 l. provided alwayes and it is ordered the plaintant shall not in any wise proceed nor take execution of the 200 l. residue of the 300 l recovered upon the accompt without speciall license of the Court Iohn Brooke and Katherine his wife plaintants Thomas Apprice defendant Anno 3. Eliz. fol. 233. The plaintant sheweth by his Bill that the personage of Thekelye was holden by force whereby the plaintant could not be inducted whereupon a Writ of de vilaica removenda was awarded out of this Court and thereby the plaintant put in possession by the Sheriffe neverthelesse the defendant keepeth the possession of the said house appertaining to the personage and for that the plaintant is bound to pay his first fruits to the Queenes Majesty therefore an Injunction is granted against him Thomas Boult Clerk plaintant Sir George Blunt Miles and Alice defendants An. 3. Eliz. fol. 262. The plaintant made Title to the lands by a Lease paroll made by the defendant unto him whereupon he did sow the ground with Corne and the defendant entred upon him therefore the plaintant had an Injunction for the Corne Thomas Harrison plaintant Richard Chomeley Miles and Alice defendants An. 3. Eliz. for three hundred pound It is decreed the desendant and his Heires shall from time to time yearly pay to the plaintant and his heires Lords of the Mannor of Knebworth the rent of 3 s. 4 d. for the peece of ground called the Hawâ—e together with the arrerages thereof since the 6. of Ed. the 6 And shall from henceforth doe suite and service to the Court of the plaintant and his Heirs owners of the said Mannor and the plaintant and his Heires shall have and receive the fines and amercyaments presentable in the Court of the Mannor for any trespasse or lack of service done by the Tenants of the said Hawte Richard Litton plaintant Iohn Couper defendant An. 6. Eliz fol. 145. It is Ordered a Subpoena be awarded against the defendant to be examined upon interrogatories whether before his Answer he had knowledge that the plaintant was marryed and would take no advantage of the same marriage in his Answer then the matter to proceed without Bill of revivor Christian Fairefield plaintant Robert Greenfield defendant An. 6. Eliz. fol. 150. The question of the case drawn was whether the advowson in question did passe by the livery made in the view of the Church without deed or not the Church being full of an incumbent and resolved by the Lord chiefe Justice of the Kings Bench and Justice Manwood to whom the same was referred that the Advowson could not passe by that livery Pannell plaintant Hodgson alias Hodson defendant Anno 18. and 19. Eliz. A Subpoena Ducens tecum was awarded against the defendant to bring in certaine deeds and to shew cause why the same should not be delivered to the plaintant the defendant by his councell shewed that the Morgage was upon condition for payment of 40 l. at a day and before the day the Morgager sold the same over to the plaintant and delivered the Estate by livery and seizin whereby the condition was extinct and yet the defendant offered to give for the same 100 l. It is ordered that the evidences be delivered to the Usher of the Court but not to the plaintant without speciall order Wilford plaintant Denny defendant Anno 18. and 19. Eliz. The plaintant exhibited his Bill to be releived for a promise supposed to be made by the Lady Lutterell for a Lease of certaine lands and for stopping certaine wayes the defendant had a Commission to take her answer and demmurred for that the plaintant may have his remedy by Law which cause seemes insufficient and not to be allowed of and the rather for that the defendants having a Commission to take their answers in the Coâ—ntry did demurre therefore a Subpoena is awarded against them to make a better answer Stukly plaintant the Lady Lutterell Aliis defendants An. 18. and 19. Eliz. Stephen Smith made oath that he was present when one Iohn Maddock made these persons hereafter named privy to a Writ of execution upon a decree made for the plaintant viz. Iohn Ward Iohn Priddoâ—k Henry Pinly Lawrence Banks Iohn Kiddermaster and William Tuttle And the said Maddocks left the same Writ with one Thomas Smith from whom the defendant confesseth the receipt of the said Writ which said parties have not performed the said decree therefore an attachment is awarded against them Leake plaintant Marrow defendant An. 18. and 19. Eliz. The Bill is against the defendants as Executors to their Father who in his life time being Gardian in Soccage to the plaintant in right of the plaintants mother whom he married for and concerning profits by him taken of the lands of the plaintant during his minority for fines of Leases Woodsales and wilfull decay of houses and doth aâ—er assets sufficient to become to their hands the defendants demurre because not privy nor chargeable by Law but ordered to answer Burgh plaintant Wentworth defendant Anno 18. and 19 Eliz. Thomas Stapleâ—on made oath that he delivered
oath he saw a Subpoena served upon the defendant Dinnis plaintant Morgan defendant An. 21. and 22 Eliz. The plaintants Bill is to be relieved for Copyhold lands the defendant doth demurre for that the lands are Ancient demeasne lands of her Majesties Mannor of Woodstock and there onely pleadable it is ordered a Subpoena shall be awarded to the defendant to make a better answer Wilkins plaintant Gregory defend An. 21. and 22. Eliz. Upon a Subpoena in perpetuall memory the defend appearing assented to joyne in Commission so as the Lord Bacons orders touching examination of witnesses in perpetuall memory might be observed but upon motion it was ordered that the Commission should be made generall as in like cases where the parties joyne for that it seemed to the Court the Lord Bacons orders were intended to be observed where the plaintant hath a Commission alone Dominus Dacres uxor plaintants Southwell defend Anno 21. and 22. Eliz. The plaintant desired to be relieved for a Lease made by the defendant to him for yeares which the defendant endevoureth to impeach because in the premises of the Lease there is no Leassee named but onely in the Habendum and the cause being referred to the two Lord chiefe Justices and the Lord chiefe Baron they certified their opinion in Law that the Lease was good in Law notwithstanding the Leassee was not named in the premises of the Lease but in the Habendum and therefore decreed accordingly that the plaintant should hold the said Lease Butler plaintant Dodton defendant An. 21. and 22. Eliz. The case is that the Lord Wray and Sapcotes father were made executors to the use of Children Sapcotes father having gotten a great part of the testators estate into his hands deviseth divers Legacies to strangers maketh the defend his Son Executor and dyeth and the defend by answer confesseth his Father had divers goods of the first testators in his hands but said that the defendant had not goods sufficient more then would satisfie the Legacies given by his Father therefore ordered that the defend shâ—ll first pay to the plaintant the goods which were the first testators and so much of his Estate as came to his Fathers hands Wray chiefe Justice plaintant Sapcote defendant Anno 21. and 22. Eliz. The plaintant setteth forth in her Bill that she joyned with her husband in sale of part of her inheritance and after some discord growing betweene them they seperate themselves and one hundred pound of the money received upon sale of the Lands was allotted to the plaintant for her maintenance and put into the hands of Nicholas Mine Esquire and Bonds then given for the payment thereof unto Henry Golding deceased to the use of the plaintant which bonds are come to the defendant as administrator to the said Henry Golding deceased who refuseth to deliver the same to the plaintant and hereupon she prayeth reliefe the defendant doth demurre in Law because the plaintant sueth without her husband and it is ordered the defendant shall answer directly Mary Sanky alias Walgrave plaintant Goulding defendant An. 21. and 22. Eliz. The plaintant served the two defendants with one Subpoena but exhibited two Bills the defendants appeared and answered the one but not being served with any other Subpoena to answer the second departed whereupon an Attachment is awarded against them and ordered the defendants answering the second Bill be discharged of the Attachment Ap Rice plaintant Granoe Grannoe defendants An. 21. and 22. Eliz. The defendant demurred generally without shewing any manner of cause and therefore ordered that a Subpoena be awarded against him to make a perfect answer Duffield plaintant Greaves aliis defendants Anno 21. and 22. Eliz. The plaintant as sole Executor to Robert Maunder exâ—ibited a Bill against the defendants for the same matter for which the plaintant and David Gome as Executors to the same Maunder exhibited another Bill and ordered that both Bills should be referred and if both for one cause the defendants shall be dismissed from one of the Bils with costs Iohn Maunder plaintant Iohn Wright aliis defendants An. 21. and 22. Eliz. Christopher Askame hath made oath that Iohn Bleverhasset being a deponent in perpetuall Memory is dead and Iohn Harrison another of the deponents is and hath been of long time sick and not able to travell without danger of his life and that their depositions are very needful for the plaintant to be given in evidence in a matter now depending at the common Law Senhawes plaintant Senhawes aliis defendants An. 22. Eliz. The defend made oath the plaintant caused him to be served with a Subpoena the Saturday before the end of the Terme returnable the Thursday following being but two dayes before the end of the Terme he the defendant dwelling in Devonshire sevenscore miles distant from London wherefore the defend could not conveniently appear and make answer by the returne of the said Subpoena and yet neverthelesse the plaintant had procured out an Attachment against the defendant therefore and for that the plaintants Bill is but for evidences it is ordered the defend be discharged of the Attachment putting in his answer Smith plaint Weare defendant An. 21. and 22 Eliz. Upon certificate of Henry Vgheard and Thomas West two Commissioners that Thomas Marshall one of the defendants witnesses being warned by precept from them refused to appear before them and that Roger Taylor another witnesse appeared but refused to be examined because he sollicites the plaintants cause it is therefore ordered that the defendant shall examine before one of the examinors of this court before the end of this Terme as well the said Roger Taylor upon any Interrogatory which shall not be touching the secrecie of the title or of any other matter which he knoweth as sollicitor onely as also the said Marshall or any other necessary witnesse whereof the defendant shall first set down their names so that the plaintant may likewise examine them if he will Kelway plaintant Kelway defendant An. 22. Eliz. It is informed that the plaintant exhibited his Bill without a Councellors hand or retaining an Attorney and the same is for matter formerly decreed therefore ordered if cause be not shewed to the contrary and if the Bill be to bring the matter in question that was decreed then it is ta be dismissed Bingham plaintant Warren defendant Anno 22. Eliz. The defendant demurred upon the Bill for incertainty which was certaine enough And also for that all the parties are dwelling within the Jurisdiction of the Marches of Wales which is no cause of demurrer for title of Lands therefore ordered if cause be not shewed a Subpoena is awarded against the defendant to answer Keyes plaintant Hill uxor Defendants Anno 22. Eliz. The plaintant exhibits his Bill touching a practise and mis-behaviour supposed by the plaintant to be used by the
Forasmuch as Richard Sâ—odard Justice and Portrive and others his brethren of the Borough of Minxhead have certified under their common Seale that one Nicholas Hooper made oath before them for serving of a Subpoena on the defend who hath not appeared therefore an Attachment is awarded Hooper Hooper plaintants Brace uxor defendants Anno 21. Eliz. Meerefield plaintant Cleverden defend upon certificate made by the Major of Torrinton of serving a Subpoena that Affidavit was made before him for serving it upon the defendant who hath not appeared therefore an Attachment is awarded Anno 21. Eliz. A decree was made for the plaintant for a Coppyhold tenement and yet the defendant put the plaintant out of possession notwithstanding the said decree and the Lord Keeper did write his Letters to the defendant to suffer the plaintant to enjoy the same Tenement according to the decree Lane plaintant the Lord Howard Viscount Bindon defendant Anno 21. Eliz. The defend was examined upon interrogatories upon the breach of an order of this Court and departed without lycense therefore an Attachment Boyle uxor plaintants Vivean defendant An. 21. Eliz. The defendant being served with a Subpoena the last Terme and coming up out of Cornwall to London heard by common voyce the Terme was adjourned and therefore did goe back againe and the plaintant got an Attachment against him who hath appeared gratis and put in his answer and therfor he shall be discharged of the Attachment paying 10 s. to the plaintant for his costs Strangman plaintaint Vivean defendant Anno 21. Eliz. The question was for a liberty of common Fishing and ordered for the plaintant and upon Affidavit made the defendants have broken the same ordered an Attachment shall goe against them Bayliffes Burgesses and Commonalty of the Town of Yarmouth plaintants William Paston aliis defendants An. 21. Eliz. The plaintant and his Father were bound to the defendant in 500 l. to stand to the award of Sir Iames Dyer Knight and Lord chiefe Justice who arbitrated that the plaintant who had the reversion in Fee and the Father who had the Estate for life should make such assurance as the defendant should reasonably devise The defendant did tender an assurance to the Father to be sealed who being old and blind desired time to confer with his friends the plaintant upon request sealed the assurance and his father afterwards sent word to the defendant he was willing to seale it but the defend answered he did not passe whether he did or no because he had but an estate for his life and the defend had his bond to enjoy it during his life which he did accordingly and yet neverthelesse the defendant put the bond in suite upon his Fathers said refusall but stayed by Injunction Knight plaintant Hartwell defend Anno 21. Eliz. A Commission of Rebellion for not payment of costs was awarded against the defend to one Iohn ap David who did thereupon apprehend the defend and for his more safe keeping delivered him to Thomas Moston Esq. High Sheriffe of the County of Flâ—nt who took charge of the prisoner accordingly and now refuseth either to deliver the prisoner to the Commissioner or to bring him himselfe into the Court at the day day is therefore given to the said Thomas Moston the late Sheriffe to bring into this Court the body of the said defend by Thursday next upon paine of 10 l. Evans Clerke Deane of Saint Asaph plaintant Ap Rees ap Bennet defendants Anno 21. Eliz. The defendant was served with a counterfeit Subpoena at the plaintants suit but answered not because he was told the Subpoena was counterfeit thereupon an Attach issued against him ordered that as well the defendant be discharged of the Attachment awarded against him as the said Baily who as the defendant made oath delivered the countefeit processe to him to shew where and of whom he had the Subpoena Baily plaintant Hawle defend Anno 21. Eliz. The Suit was to cause the defendant to performe an award of Arbitrators chosen by themselves contrary to which award the defendant hath put in suite an obligation of 100 l. wherefore an Injunction was granted for stay of the suit and upon the defendants shewing his readinesse to perform the award ordered that the said award shall be duly performed by both the said parties Reignolds plaint Latham def. A. 21. E. Mathew Carew one of the Masters of this Court plaintant Thomas Burfâ—am defend The defend appearing this Terme upon an Attachment of priviledge at the plaintants suit hath put in baile and answered to the Declaration of the plaintant therefore the defend is licensed to depart till 15. Paschae next An. 21. Eliz. Richard Champion a Commissioner in a Commission of rebellion returned a Rescue against Guy Bonvill which being examined and his examination referred to two Masters of the Court was found to have confessed the rescue whereupon he was committed to the Fleet and yet afterwards brought his action upon the case at the common law against the said Champion for his false returne ordered that a Subpoena be awarded against the said Guy Bonvill to shew cause why an Injunction should not be awarded against him for stay of his action upon the Case but afterwards viz. 21. Eliz. the defendant was allowed to goe forward in his action upon the case at the common Law because either of the parties there may plead his matter Ioan Bonvill widdow plaintant Bonvill and Mary Billinghay defendants An. 21. Eliz. The plaintants exhibited a frivilous Bill without a Counsellors hand and got an Injunction for stay of any suit to be commenced in any of her Majesties Courts but in this which Subpoena and Injunction being served seemed to be counterfeit therefore ordered a Subpoena be awarded against the plaintants as well to shew of whom they had the said Writ and to answer their misdemeanors as also to pay the defend costs for his unjust vexation Iohn ap Edward Ap Hugh and David ap Howel ap Ienkin plaintants Ralfe Ienkin defendant An. 21. Eliz. The defendants made oath they were served with Billets of Paper at the plaintants suit and upon their appearance no Bill in Court against them therefore the plaintant is adjudged to pay the defendants 40 s. costs Edmund Williams plaintant Evan Williams David Morgan and Merrick Granâ—owe defendants An. 21. Eliz. Brown alias Garris alias Pawdy plaintant Stuit defendant made oath that he was served with a Billet in Paper and upon his appearance no Bill in Court and the defendant hath lost the billet of Paper and yet costs is awarded Anno 21. Eliz. The defendant put in a demurrer to the plaintants Bill without shewing any cause of his demurrer it is therefore ordered that a Subpoena be awarded against him to make a better answer Offeley plaintant Morgan defendant Anno 21. Eliz.
except the Court Baron Fraud or covyn in goods Grand Lease forfeited by covin. Laesione fideâ— Canonica Iâ—â—uria Conuâ—ee To avoid future perjury Payment for the principall by the surety Deeds brought into the Court Waste hol pen in Chancery Tulier and Bastard Ioneâ—n suing â—heir livery Action of the case seeketh dammages subpoena rem â—psam Fines fraudulent Executors how upon trust No reliefe against a voluntary act Joint Tenants one taking the profits Defendant examined as a witnesse Generall customes reduced to certainty by agreement in a mannor Statute acknowledged in my name by a stranger Power to make leasses Coppyhold tayled surrender Abating a Bill Leases devised to his wife on confidence to come to his Son not relieved Possession bound by decree and the partie prohibited to sue at common law Grantee distrains one who prayeth reliefe ordered he sue the rest and the Grantee the one to contribute and the other to accept of equality Contents of â— Mannor as it was 60. years past Executrix huâ—band â—rdered to pay debts Plaintant mistaking his Title in his Bill Lâ—easses convâ—yed in trust to pay debts Heire of purchasor charged with payment of money behinde for the land Proceedings in a cause where there is no full proofe Coppy good by devise without mention of surrender Turning of water courses from Mills holpen Waste forbidden in Chancery where not punishable at Law Archbishops Certificate against Bloomer for not paying a maides portion Witnesses ad informand conscientiam Five pound costs given in a demurrer and the Councellor prohibited to deale any more in Chancery Fines of Coppyholds how ordered in Chanry Lease paroll Promises Witnesses Proceeding on the Staâ—tute for charitable uses Lands intended to be given to a Schoole after otherwise disposed by will Cuttings case No help in Chancery touching power to make Leases Decree against infants Amending of Answers Misdemeanor in Commissioners how to be reformed Deeds how to be proved Leases of Corporations wheâ—ein their names are mistaken by themselves Leassee to be holpen in Chancery against Pattentees Chancellor calling the Judges into the Exchequer Chamber upon remainders of a Lease Costs against the defendant and Clerk thaâ— made processe before a Bill in Court Publication of witnesses in perpetuam rei memoriam a yeare past Consil. Consil. The manner of entring decrees in times past Dismissions and the manner of entriâ—g them Oath made for serving a Subpoena before witnesses examined in perpetuall memory Consilio Commission to examine in perpeâ—uall memory Consilia Costs for a witnesse served to testifie before the Major of London Publication of witnesses to be used at a Court Baron Injunction to stay proceedings in Judgement or execution Femâ—sole takes out a Subpoena and then marryeth and serveth it she and her husband pay costs Commission to take the defendants answer upon a languidus returned Injunction to put the defendant in such possession as he had at the time of the Bill exhibited Jurisdiction of Wales rejected Consil. Injunction to stay suite of execution of land which he agreed not to doe Injunction with a clause si ita sit A gardian admitted to the defendant infant A Commission to put the plaintant in possession Injunction being dissolved or disobeyed The defendant enjoyned in open Court not to proceed in his action Attachment against the defeâ—dant and a subpoena against one supposed to beat the server The plaintant was in execution at the suite of the King and being no just cause therefore he was delivered by supersedeas The Husband and wife defendants he onely appears and demurs Attachment against both A demurrer put in and the defendant appeared not in person a Subpoena to make direct auswer Attorney at Law enjoyned not to proceed or call for Judgement An Injunction granted for not appearing and to stay proceedings at the common Law A Commission to examine witnesses upon oath of impotency A defendant appearing gratis an Attachment being out was committed The defendant served with a Subpoena the day of the returne An Injunction to discharge an execution for that the defendant being served did not appear A witnesse served to testifie pressed for a Souldier Attachment is stayed Injunction si ita sit to stay Judgement and Execution Injunction to stay proceedings before action brought A Commission to the examinor of the Court to examine wâ—tnesses A Subpoena to appeare before the Major and Aldermen of London for an Orphans Portion An Order for bringing Evidences into Court Decrees and dismissions entred at large A Writ of priviledge granted to a suter The Sheriffe amersed 5 l. for returne non est inventus upon an Attachment having bin in presence of the party The Attorney ordered to stay proceedings the defendant proceedeth Injunction to bring in the money levyed and to answer the contempt Injunction for the defendants possession Injunction to stay all proceeâ—ings at common Law The defen. examined upon Interrogatories and if the matter appeare not for the plaintant then he to pay costs and the cause dismissed Defendant dismissed with costs the plaintant not appearing at the hearing Decreed that the defendant shall acknowledge satisfaction of a Judgement A decâ—ce for a fould-couâ—se or common of pasture Two defendants contend for a Tenement the Tenant paying his Reâ—t into the Chaâ—cery iâ— discharged Setting down depoâ—itions in a wrong â—enâ—e suppressed and the witnesses examined againe Iâ—junction for the plaintants possession as at the time of the Bill and three yeaâ—es before An Award made by Justices of Assize ordered to be performed Injunction to stay suits Iâ— the plaintant bring 223 l â—â—to court execution to stâ—y for the rest Witnesses examined by commission before answer in regard they were old The plaintant after Bill answer and replication distraineth for which an Injunction is granted Certiorare to remove the suite from the Chancery of Durham into this Court Injunction to stay judgement upon certificate of the Justices of Assizes Injunction dissolved if cause be not shewed Injunction to stay the defendants suit at Law because he began in Chancery The plaintant being in execution upon a Statute was delivered upon Recognizance The plaintant had execution for 300 l. and ordered to take execution for 100 l. onely A de vilaica removenda for part of a personage and an Injunction for the house Injunction for the corn sowed upon a lease paroll Decree for 3 s. 4 d. rent service and suite of Court The plaintant marrieâ— before answer and no advantage taken therefore no Bill of revivor Advowson passeth not by livery within view of the Church without deed there being incumbent A ducens tecum to bring in deeds but ordered to be delivered to the usher of the Court not to the plaintant The defendant took a Commission and returned a demurrer ordered to answer Attachment for not performing a decree The defendants executors to their Father being Gardian in Socage to the plaintant are ordered to answer for profits taken by him Subpoena delivered to the