at the returne thereof publication and in the meane time publication is stayed Mackworth plaintant Swayefield aliis defendants An. 21. Eliz. A frivolous Bill was exhibited against the defendant without a Councellors hand and therefore ordered the defendant should not answer untill a Councellors hand weâ—e put to the Bill and the contempt for not answering is suspended Farly plaintant Childe defendant An. 21. Eliz. The defendant made oath that the Lands complained of by the plaintants Bill is under 40 s. per annum therefore dismissed Pottinger plaintiffe Cogayne defendant Anno 21. Eliz. The plaintiffe sued here to be relieved for a least of one thousand yeares of certaine Lands and depending the suite the defendant by quo minus out of the Exchequer being Tenant of other Lands to the Queene brought an Ejectione firme against the under Tenants of the plaintant therefore an injunction to stay the said suit of Quo minus if cause be not shewed Ioanes aliis plaintants Whitney Miles aliis defendants Anno 21. Eliz. The plaintant made oath for the serving of a Subpoena on Mary Cavendish Iohn Gilgate William Pipe and Edmâ—nd Stiles to appeare before Commissioners to be examined on his behalfe therefore an Attachment is awarded against them Turnor plaintant Warren defendant Anno 21. Eliz. Iohn Quippe made oath the defendant confessed he was served with a Subpoena for costs and hath not paid it therefore an Attachment Suell plaintant Rogers defendant Anno 21. Eliz. The defendant since the Bill exhibited commenced severall suites at the common Law for the cause here complained of against the plainâ—ant and his under Tenants therefore an Injunction is awarded against him Thorough good plaintant May aliis defendants Anno 21. Eliz. The defendant demurred generally without shewing any cause of his demurrer therefore ordered if he shew not good cause of his demurrer upon Fâ—iday next a Subpoena is awarded against him to make a better answer Peachie plaintant Twyecrosse defendant Anno 21. Eliz. It is ordered that if the plaintants doe charge the defendants by their Bill for the issues and profits of Lands which do lye in the County of Lancaster meerely by way of account then the defendants shall not be compelled to answer if the defendants be charged in respect of their promise then they are to answer Wingfield Miles uxor plaintants Fleetwood aliis defendants Anno 21. Eliz. The suit was for certaine rents fines and Woodsales received by the defendants testator during the plaintants minority It appeared that if the plaintant had made good proofe hee was to be relieved therefore a Commission is awarded by consent Borrough plaintant A. B. defendant Anno 21. Eli. The Kings Order and Decree in Chancery for a Rule to be observed by the Chancellor in that Court exemplified and enrolled for a perpetuall Record there Anno 1616. IAmes by the grace of God c. Whereas our Right Trusty and Welbeloved Sir Francis Bacon Knight our Councellor and Attorney generall received a Letter from our Chancellor of England Dated the 19. of March An. Dom. 1615. Written by our expresse Commandment directing him and requiring him and the rest of our learned Councell to peruse such presidents as should be produced unto them from time of K. Henry the 7. and since of complaints made in the Chancery there to be relieved according to equity and conscience after Judgements in the Courts of the common Lawes in Cases wherein the Judges of the common Law could not relieve them And thereupon to certifie us of the truth of that they shall find and of their opinions concerning the same which Letter followeth in these words MAster Atturney His Majesty being informed That there be many presidents in the Court of Chancery in the time of King H. 7. and continually since that such as complained there to be relieved according to equity and conscience after Judgements in the Courts of the common Law in Cases where the Judges of the common Law could not relieve them being bound by their oath to observe the strict rules of the Law is willing to understand whether there be such presidents as he is informed of And therefore hath commanded me to let you know that his will and pleasure is that you call to assist you his Majesties Serjeants and Sollicitor and to peruse such presidents of this kind as shall be produced unto you and thereupon to certifie his Majesty of the truth of that you shall finde and of your opinions concerning the same and for your better directions therein I have sent you here inclosed a note in writing delivered unto me mentioning some such presidents in King H. the 7. time and since And I am told that there be the like in former times his Majesty expecteth your proceeding in this with as much speed as conveniently you may And so I rest Your very assured loving friend T. Ellesmere Canc. At York house 19. Martii 1615. ANd whereas our Attorney generall and the rest of our learned Councell did thereupon returne unto us their certificate subscribed withal their hands according to our commandment and direction given them by the said Letter which Certificate followeth in these words According to your Majesties commandment we have advisedly considered of the note delivered unto us of presidents of complaining and proceeding in Chancery after Judgements in common Law and also have seene and perused the originals out of which the same note was abstracted upon all which we do find and observe the points following 1. We find that the same note is fully verified and maintained by the originals 2. We find that there hath beene a strong current of practise of proceeding in Chancery after Judgement and many times after execution continued from the beginning of H. 7. Raign unto the time of the Lord Chancellor that now is both in the Raignes separatim of the severall Kings and in the times of the severall Chancellors whereof divers were great learned men in the Law It being in cases where there is no remedy for the Subject by the strict course of the common Law unto which the Judges are sworne 3. We find that these proceedings in Chancery hath been after Judgements in actions of severall natures as well reall as personall 4. We find it hath beene after Judgements in your Majesties severall Courts the Kings Bench common Pleas Justice in Oyre c. 5. We find it hath been after Judgements obtained upon verdict demurres and where Writs of error have beene brought 6. We find in many of the Cases That the Judgements are expresjudgementsly mentioned in the Bills in the Chancery themselves to have been given and reliefe prayed thereupon sometimes for stay of execution sometimes after execution of which kind wee find a great number in King H. the 7. his time 7. We find the matters in equity layed in such Bills in most of the Cases to have been matter
names come to his knowledge which formerly he had not knowledge of therefore ordered he may examine them before the examinor ad informanduÌ„ conscientiam Iudicis The plaintant comming to the defendant shewed him a Writ but did deliveâ— him neither note of the day of his appearance neither did the same appear unto him by the Schedâ—le labell or any other paper and the defendant appearing found no Bill It is ordered the defendant be allowed good costs and an Atâ—achment against the plaintant for such serving Brightman plaintant Powtrell defendant Anno 19. Eliz. The plaintant called the deâ—endant dwelling in the County Palatine of Châ—â—ter by processe to anâ—â—er a Bill for lands lyiâ—g in the said County Palatine contrary to a generall order lately certified into this Court by her Majesties appointment touching the said County Palatine according to the said generall order Willoughby plaintant Brearton defendant An. 19. Eliz. The plaintants Bill is that he leassed a house to the defendant and did covenant to build and repaire it before a day which being at hand and shewed that he had prepared Timber and workmen to performe the same but the defendant as well to have him breake his Covenant as to free himselfe from his Covenant to keep it in reparations did interrupt and threaten the workemen whereby they durst not proceed to repaire and so the houses are decayed and the plaintant hath no remedy to force the defendant to suffer him to repaire the defendant demurred upon the Bill alleadging the plaintant hath sufficient remedy by Law which kind of answer this Court alloweth not therefore a Subpoena is awarded against the defendant to answer Wood plaintant Tirrell defendant Anno 19. Eliz. Where it appeared by a Booke heretofore presented to the Queenes Highnesse under the hands of Sir Iames Dyer Knight Lord chiefe Justice of the commou Pleas Mr. Justice Weston late a Justice of the same Court Mr. Justice Harpar late another Justice of the same Court and Mr. Justice Carus late a Justice of her Majesties Bench and remaining by force of her Majesties Warrant of Record in the Court of Chancery touching the Jurisdiction of the County Palatine of Chester that before the raigne of King Henry the third all Pleas of Lands and Tenements and all other causes and contracts and matters residing and growing within the said County Palatine of Chester are pleadable and ought to be pleaded and heard and judicially determined within the said County Palatine of Chester and not elsewhere out of the said County Palatine and if any be heard pleaded or judicially determined out of the same County then the same is void and coram non Iudice except it be in case of error Foraign Plea or forraigne voucher and also that no inhabitant within the said County Palatine by the Lawes liberties and usages of the same be called or compelled by any Writ or processe to appear or answer any matter or cause out of the said County Palatine for any the causes aforesaid as by the said Book among other things more at large appeareth and where now of late the plaintant hath exhibited a Bill of complaint into this Honourable Court for and concerning certaine lands and tenements lying within the said County Palatine and hath taken processe against the said defendant in that behalfe who hath thereupon appeared and by his Councell made request to this Court that for the causes aforesaid the matter here exhibited against him might be from henceforth dismissed wherefore forasmuch as William Sayler hath made oath that the said lands doe lye within the said County Palatine and that the said defendant is inhabiting and dwelling within the said County therefore the said cause is from henceforth dismissed and remitted to the Chamberlaine of Chester and other her Majesties Ministers there according to the Tenour of the same Booke Wllloughby Miles plaintant Brearton defendant An. 19. Eliz. Iearvise Wheatly made oath for the serving of a Subpoena upon the defendant to testifie on the behalfe of the plaintant at the Guildhall in London who hath not thereupon appeared therefore an Attachment is awarded against him Batt plaintant Rookes defendant An. 19. Eliz. A Bill was exhibited by the plaintant against Roger Haule supervisor of the last will of Thomas Clifton and one Roger Haule was served with processe that was no supervisor of the said Cliftons will and alleadged that the said Roger Haule who was the supervisor was dead and ordered the defendant shall put in his allegation upon oath by way of Answer and then desire Judgement whether he shall be compelled to answer the said Bill or not and therein pay his costs for his wrongfull vexation which shall be thereupon allowed to him Harrison plaintant Haule defendant An. 19. Eliz. The plaintants are adjudged to pay to the defendants 20 s. costs comming upon processe of Subpoena to testifie on their behalfe and having no charges tendered unto them nor any interrogatories put in for them to be examined upon Pearce and uxor ejus plaintants Crawthorn and White defendants Anno 19. Eliz. Lawrence Hide gentleman being called upon by processe by the plaintant to testifie informed this Court that he was ready to depose so that he might first have his costs to him allowed which this Court thought reasonable Belgraâ—e plaintant Edward Earle of Hertford and William Drury deâ—endants An. 19. Eliz. Thomas Hawtry gent was served with a Subpoena to testifie his knowledge touching the cause in variance and made oath that he hath been and yet is a Sollicitor in this suite hath received severall Fees of the defend which being informed to the Master of the Rols it is ordered that the said Thomas Hawâ—ry shall not be compelled to be deposed touching the same and that he shall be in no danger of any contempt touching the not executing of the said processe Berd plaintant Lovelace defendant Anno 19. Eliz. The plaintant exhibited his Bill as well in his own as in his wives name concerning a promise made by the defendants to the plaintant and his wife to make them a Lease of the Mannor of Appescourt during their lives the defendants demurre for that the plaintant ought to have a Bill of Revivor against them for that his wife is dead since the Bill exhibited which cause of demurrer this Court alloweth not for that the promise was made during the Coverture and the plaintant claimeth not the same in right of his wife therefore the defendants are ordered to answer directly to the Bill Thorne plaintant Brend Wilkinson and Alice defendants Anno 19. Eliz. Austen plaintant Vesey defendant the defendant is served with a Subpoena to testifie and for that it appeared by Affidavit that he was Sollicitor in the same cause to one of the parties he was discharged and not admitted to be examined An. 19. and 20. Eliz. Hartford plaintant Lee and Alice defendants the
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
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
amongst the most high and scient Magistrates of the Kingdome And when also the practising of the same should lye under so heavy a paine as the Praemunire This is to us a principall and implicit satisfaction and those Statutes ought not to be construed to extend to this case and this of it selfe we know is of far more force to move your Majesty then any opinion of ours because Kings are fittest to informe Kings and Chancellors to teach Chancellors and Judges to teach Judges but further out of out own science and profession we have thought fit to adde those further reasons and proofes very briefely because in case of so ancient a possession of jurisdiction we hold it not fit to amplifie The Statutes upon which the question grows are principally two whereof one is a Statute of Praemunire and the other is a Statute of simple prohibition that of Praemunire is the Statute of 27. E. 3. cap. 1. And the Statute of the simple prohibition is the Statute of 4. H. 4. cap. 23. There are divers other Statutes of both kinds but the question will rest principally upon those two as we conceive it For the Statute of 27. E. 3. it cannot in our opinions extend unto the Chancery for these reasons 1. First out of the mischiefe which the Statute provides and recites viz. That such suites and pleas against which the Statute is provided were in prejudice and disinherison of the King and his Crowne which cannot be applyed to the Chancery for the King cannot be disinherited of jurisdiction but either by a forreigner or by his Subject but never by his own Court 2. Out of the remedy which the Statute points viz. That the offendors shall be warned within two moneths to be before the King and his Councell or in his Chancery or before the Kings Justices of the one Bench or of the other c. By which words it is opposite in it selfe that the Chancery should give both the offence and the remedy 3. Out of penalty which is not only severe but hastily namely that the offenders shall be put out of the Kings protection which penalty altogether savors of adhering to fâ—rreine Jurisdictions and would never have been inflicted upon an excesse onely of jurisdiction in any of the Kings Courts as the Court of Chancery is 4. Out of the Statutes precedent and subsequent 25. E. 3. cap. 1. and 16. R. 2. cap. 5. which are of the same nature and cannot be applyed but to forraigne Courts for the word alibi or elsewhere is never used but where Rome is named specially before 5. The disjunctive in this Statute which onely gives the colour viz. That they which draw any out of the Realme in plea whereof the Cognizance pertaineth to the Kings Court or of things whereof Judgements be given in the Kings Court or which doe sue in any other Court to defeat or impeach the Judgements given to the Kings Court this last disjunction wee said which must go farther then Courts out of the Realme which are fully provided for by the former branch hath sufficient matter and effect to work upon in respect of such Courts which though they were totally within the Realme yet in jurisdiction were subordinate to the foâ—reigner such as were the Legates court the delegates court and in generall all the Ecclesiasticall courts within the Realme at that time as it is expressely construed in the Judges 50. E. 4. fol. 6. 6. In this the sight of the Record of the Petition doth cleare the doubt where the Subjects supplicate to the King to ordaine remedy against those which pursue in other courts then his own against Judgements given in his court which explaines the word other to be other then the Kings courts 7. With this agreeth notably the book of entries which translates the word in other court not in alia Curia but in aliena Curia 8. This Statute of vicesimo septimo E. 3. being in corroboration of the common Law as it selfe recites we doe not find in the Register any presidents of the Writs of adjura regia which are framed upon chiefe cases that were afterwards made penall by the Praemunire but onely against the Ecclesiasticall courts 9. Lastly we have not found any president at all of any conviction upon the Satutes of Praemunire of this nature for suits in Chancery but onely two or three Bills of Indictment preferred sed nihilinde venit for ought appears to us For the Statute of H. 4. that we doubt was made against proceeding within the Realme and not against forraigne and therefore hath no penalty annexed neverthelesse we conceive that it extends not to the Chancery in the case delivered for these reasons 1. First this Statute recites where the parties are made to come upon grievous paine sometimes before the King himselfe sometimes before the Kings Councell and sometimes in the Parliament to answer thereof anew c. Where it appeareth that the Chancery is not named which could not have been forgotten but was left out upon great reason because the Chancery is a court of ordinary Justice for matter of equity and the Statute meant onely to restraine extraordinary Commissions and such like proceedings 2. This appeares fully by view and comparing the two Petitions which were made the same Parliament of 4. H. 4. placed immediately the one before the other The first which was rejected by the King and the second whereupon this Statute was made whereof the first was to restraine the ordinary proceedings of Justice that is to say in the Chancery by name in the Exchequer and before the Kings Councell by processe of privy Seal unto which the King makes a Royall and prudent answer in these words The King will charge his Officers to be more sparing to send for his Subjects by such processe then heretofore they have beene but notwithstanding it is not his mind that the Officers shall so far obtaine but that they may call his Subjects before them in matters and causes necessary as it hath beene done in the time of his good Progenitors and then immediatly followes the Petition whereupon the Act now in question was made unto which the King gave his assent and wherein no mention is made at all of the Chancery or Exchequer 3. If the Chancery should be understood to be within the Statute yet the Statute extends not to this case for the words are that the Kings Subjects are driven to answer thereof anew which must be understood when the same matter formerly judged is put in issue or question againe but when the cause is called into the Chancery only upon point of equity there as the point of equity was never in question in the common Law Court so the point of Law or of fact as it concernes the Law is never in question in the Chancery so the same thing is not twice in question or as answered anew for the Chancery doth supply the Law and not crosse it 4. It appeareth
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