lib._n 8._o f._n 170._o thompson_n case_n ââ¦intly_o seize_v with_o his_o elââ¦er_a brother_n for_o term_n of_o ââ¦eir_n live_v the_o lessor_n do_v purchase_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o elââ¦er_a brother_n and_o take_v the_o body_n of_o the_o idiot_n and_o all_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o land_n and_o afterward_o william_n tourson_n be_v find_v idiot_n from_o his_o birth_n by_o inquitision_n the_o question_n be_v whether_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v the_o mean_a profit_n of_o the_o moiety_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o seize_v of_o ââ¦he_a idiot_n or_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o office_n and_o it_o be_v ââ¦esolved_v that_o the_o king_n shall_v not_o have_v the_o profit_n but_o after_o the_o office_n and_o yet_o to_o some_o intent_n the_o office_n shall_v have_v relation_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o birth_n scilicet_fw-la to_o avoid_v all_o mean_a act_n do_v by_o the_o idiot_n and_o therewith_o agree_v f._n n._n b._n 202_o e._n and_o 18_o e._n 3._o scire_fw-la fac._n 10._o 32_o e._n 3._o scire_fw-la fac._n 106._o 50_o ass._n pl._n 2._o but_o for_o the_o mean_a profit_n it_o shall_v not_o have_v relation_n but_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o office_n find_v for_o the_o same_o appear_v of_o record_n that_o the_o king_n have_v right_o to_o seize_v the_o land_n as_o if_o the_o king_n tenant_n commit_v felony_n anno_fw-la 1_o jac._n and_o afterward_o anno_fw-la 3._o he_o be_v attaint_v for_o the_o same_o felony_n and_o afterward_o anno_fw-la 4._o all_o be_v find_v by_o office_n noââ¦_n this_o office_n shall_v have_v relation_n to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o felony_n tââ¦_n avoid_v all_o mean_a alienation_n and_o encumbrance_n but_o foââ¦_n the_o mean_a profit_n it_o shall_v have_v relation_n to_o the_o time_n oââ¦_n the_o attainder_n for_o then_o the_o king_n title_n appear_v of_o record_n and_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n where_o the_o king_n shall_v hauââ¦_n the_o custody_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o seignory_n as_o in_o the_o case_n oââ¦_n wardship_n there_o the_o king_n after_o office_n find_v shall_v hauââ¦_n the_o mean_a profit_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o ancââ¦stor_n for_o the_o king_n have_v wardship_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o seignory_n and_o he_o lose_v his_o rent_n and_o service_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n but_o the_o king_n have_v the_o custody_n of_o a_o idiot_n noââ¦_n in_o respect_n of_o any_o seignory_n but_o in_o the_o right_n of_o hiââ¦_n royal_a protection_n because_o that_o his_o subject_n be_v not_o able_a to_o govern_v himself_o nor_o his_o land_n or_o tenement_n which_o he_o have_v and_o this_o protection_n do_v begin_v by_o the_o office_n find_v and_o the_o statute_n of_o praerogativa_fw-la regis_fw-la c._n 9_o say_v the_o king_n shall_v have_v the_o ward_n of_o land_n of_o natural_a fool_n take_v the_o profit_n etc._n etc._n to_o find_v they_o necessary_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o king_n shall_v take_v the_o profit_n from_o the_o time_n that_o he_o be_v charge_v with_o the_o find_n of_o the_o idiot_n and_o his_o family_n necessary_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o be_v after_o the_o office_n find_v so_o that_o when_o the_o king_n seize_v in_o the_o right_n of_o his_o regal_a protection_n as_o in_o the_o case_n at_o bar_n or_o nomine_fw-la districtionis_fw-la as_o in_o case_n of_o alienation_n of_o land_n in_o capite_fw-la without_o licence_n or_o of_o marriage_n of_o his_o widow_n without_o licence_n there_o after_o office_n find_v the_o king_n shall_v not_o have_v any_o of_o the_o mean_a profit_n before_o the_o office_n as_o it_o be_v hold_v in_o 8_o e._n 4._o 4._o 40_o ass._n pl._n 36._o but_o when_o the_o king_n seize_v by_o reason_n of_o a_o form_v right_o or_o title_n there_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v the_o mean_a profit_n from_o the_o time_n of_o his_o right_n or_o title_n first_o accrue_v as_o 18_o ass._n pl._n 18._o from_o the_o time_n of_o a_o condition_n break_v 41_o e._n 3._o 21._o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o alienation_n of_o his_o tenant_n in_o mortmain_n and_o if_o the_o land_n hold_v of_o other_o from_o the_o time_n the_o title_n come_v to_o he_o 46_o e._n 3._o forfeiture_n 18._o upon_o the_o ââ¦atute_n of_o west_n 2._o c._n 45._o which_o give_v the_o contra_fw-la forââ¦am_fw-la collationis_fw-la from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o alienation_n for_o these_o act_v the_o king_n title_n and_o right_o do_v accrue_v ââ¦nd_v in_o the_o principal_a case_n no_o precedent_n can_v be_v find_v at_o the_o king_n be_v answer_v the_o mean_a profit_n before_o the_o ââ¦ffice_n find_v but_o only_o after_o the_o office_n and_o so_o the_o quere_z stamford_n praerogativa_fw-la regis_fw-la 34._o be_v well_o resolve_v iii_o query_n ââ¦t_v what_o time_n be_v the_o prerogative_n in_o the_o custody_n of_o idiot_n land_n confer_v on_o the_o crown_n during_o the_o life_n of_o a_o idiot_n or_o natural_a fool_n solution_n sir_n edward_n cook_n tell_v we_o that_o at_o the_o make_n of_o the_o ââ¦atute_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la c._n 4._o anno_fw-la nono_fw-la henrici_fw-la terââ¦_n the_o king_n have_v not_o any_o prerogative_n in_o the_o custody_n of_o ãâã_d land_n of_o idiot_n during_o the_o life_n of_o the_o idiot_n for_o if_o ãâã_d have_v have_v this_o act_n of_o magna_n charta_n will_v have_v proââ¦ded_v against_o waste_n etc._n etc._n commit_v by_o the_o committee_n ãâã_d assignee_n of_o the_o king_n to_o be_v do_v in_o their_o possession_n ãâã_d well_o as_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o ward_n but_o at_o this_o time_n ââ¦e_a guardianship_n of_o idiot_n etc._n etc._n be_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o ââ¦thers_n according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o the_o common_a law_n ââ¦nd_v idiot_n from_o their_o nativity_n be_v account_v alââ¦ays_o within_o age_n and_o therefore_o the_o custody_n of_o they_o ââ¦as_v perpetual_a so_o long_o as_o they_o live_v for_o that_o their_o imââ¦otency_n be_v perpetual_a and_o the_o lord_n of_o who_o the_o ââ¦and_n be_v hold_v have_v not_o a_o tenant_n that_o be_v able_a to_o do_v ââ¦im_a service_n and_o therefore_o within_o the_o reason_n of_o a_o custoââ¦y_n of_o a_o minor_a or_o of_o a_o heir_n within_o age_n in_o case_n of_o wardship_n and_o this_o appear_v by_o fleta_n who_o atte_v ââ¦hat_o ancient_o idiot_n or_o natural_a fool_n be_v in_o the_o cuââ¦tody_n of_o the_o lord_n solent_n say_v he_o tutores_fw-la terras_fw-la idioââ¦rum_fw-la &_o stultorum_fw-la cum_fw-la corporibus_fw-la eorum_fw-la custodire_fw-la svo_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la quod_fw-la licitum_fw-la ãâã_d curatoribus_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 11._o nu_fw-la 10._o p._n 6._o vide_fw-la bracton_n lib._n 5._o tract_n 5._o c._n 20._o nu_fw-la 1._o f._n 420._o b._n cowell_n instit._n lib._n 1._o tit_n 23._o sect_n 1._o de_fw-la curatoribus_fw-la &_o permissum_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la sââ¦_n sos_fw-la regere_fw-la non_fw-la noveruââ¦_n nam_fw-la semper_fw-la judicabaââ¦_n infra_fw-la aetatem_fw-la vel_fw-la quââ¦_n verum_fw-la quia_fw-la plures_fw-la per_fw-la ââ¦_n jusmodi_fw-la custodiam_fw-la exhaeredationem_fw-la compatiebantur_fw-la ââ¦_n visum_fw-la fuit_fw-la &_o communiter_fw-la concessum_fw-la quod_fw-la rex_fw-la corporââ¦_n &_o haereditatum_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la idiotarum_fw-la &_o stultorumââ¦_n perpetuis_fw-la custodiam_fw-la obtineret_fw-la dum_fw-la tamen_fw-la a_o nativiââ¦_n fuerint_fw-la idiotae_fw-la &_o stulti_fw-la secus_fw-la autem_fw-la si_fw-la tarde_fw-la a_o ââ¦_n cunque_fw-la domino_fw-la tenuerunt_fw-la &_o ipsos_fw-la maritaret_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la oââ¦_n exhaeredatione_fw-la salvaret_fw-la hoc_fw-la tamen_fw-la adjecto_fw-la quod_fw-la doââ¦_n nis_fw-la feodorum_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la quorum_fw-la interfuerit_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o serââ¦_n tiis_fw-la redditibus_fw-la &_o custodiis_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la legitimam_fw-la aetaââ¦_n secundum_fw-la conditionem_fw-la feodorum_fw-la releviis_fw-la &_o hujusmoââ¦_n nihil_fw-la juris_fw-la deperiret_fw-la but_o than_o it_o be_v demand_v when_o be_v this_o prerogaââ¦_n give_v to_o the_o king_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o king_n have_v it_o ââ¦_n before_o the_o statute_n of_o 17_o e._n 2._o de_fw-la praerogativa_fw-la regis_fw-la ââ¦_n it_o appear_v in_o our_o book_n that_o the_o king_n have_v this_o preââ¦_n gative_n anno_fw-la 3_o e_z 2._o and_o before_o that_o it_o be_v maniââ¦_n that_o the_o king_n have_v it_o before_o britton_n write_v in_o the_o reigââ¦_n e._n 1._o as_o you_o may_v read_v in_o his_o book_n cap._n 66._o de_fw-fr gardââ¦_n f._n 167._o b._n and_o it_o be_v as_o clear_v that_o when_o bracton_n write_v wââ¦_n write_v about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n 3._o that_o the_o kiââ¦_n have_v not_o then_o this_o prerogative_n and_o therefore_o it_o folloââ¦_n eth_z that_o this_o prerogative_n be_v give_v to_o king_n e._n 1._o befoââ¦_n that_o britton_n write_v by_o some_o act_n of_o parliament_n which_o not_o now_o extant_a and_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o mirror_n of_o iââ¦_n stice_n agree_v with_o fleta_n that_o this_o prerogative_n wââ¦_n grant_v by_o common_a assent_n vide_fw-la lib._n 4._o f._n 125._o beuââ¦_n ley_n case_n hitherto_o coke_n and_o now_o let_v we_o see_v what_o
anââ¦rew_n as_o of_o one_o from_o who_o he_o claim_v but_o only_o as_o ââ¦awing_v his_o descent_n from_o he_o by_o way_n of_o pedigree_n and_o ââ¦ot_v by_o way_n of_o title_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v compare_v to_o ââ¦obbes_n case_n litt._n fol._n where_o the_o father_n be_v attaint_v of_o ââ¦elony_n have_v issue_n two_o son_n and_o the_o one_o of_o they_o ââ¦urchaseth_v land_n and_o die_v without_o issue_n it_o shall_v not_o bar_v ââ¦e_o other_o son_n to_o claim_v as_o heir_n to_o his_o brother_n and_o the_o corruption_n of_o blood_n in_o the_o father_n shall_v not_o hurt_v he_o ââ¦nd_v berkley_n compare_v it_o to_o the_o case_n 10_o eliz._n dyerââ¦74_n ââ¦74_z where_o there_o be_v two_o brother_n the_o elder_a have_v good_a cause_n deal_v petition_n de_fw-fr droit_fw-fr the_o young_a have_v ââ¦ssue_n a_o son_n and_o be_v attaint_v of_o felony_n and_o execute_v the_o elder_a son_n die_v without_o issue_n the_o issue_n of_o the_o young_a brother_n be_v bar_v of_o the_o petition_n because_o his_o blood_n be_v corrupt_a and_o he_o can_v claim_v but_o by_o mention_v his_o father_n and_o from_o he_o etc._n etc._n but_o here_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o do_v not_o claim_v nor_o derive_v by_o he_o who_o levy_v the_o fine_a they_o field_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v bar_v by_o the_o fine_a xii_o query_n whether_o the_o custody_n of_o a_o idiot_n hold_v by_o copy_n of_o couââ¦_n roll_n belong_v to_o the_o king_n by_o his_o prerogative_n or_o to_o ãâã_d lord_n of_o the_o copyhold_n manor_n solution_n the_o king_n say_v the_o judgââ¦_n b._n co._n lib._n 4._o f._n 127._o b._n in_o beverley_n case_n shall_v ãâã_d have_v the_o custody_n of_o the_o land_n of_o a_o idiot_n hold_v by_o cââ¦py_a for_o the_o same_o be_v but_o a_o estate_n at_o will_n by_o the_o coââ¦mon_a law_n and_o if_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v the_o custoââ¦_n thereof_o it_o will_v be_v mischievous_a to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o maââ¦nor_n but_o yet_o a_o alienation_n make_v by_o a_o idiot_n of_o ãâã_d copyhold-land_n after_o office_n find_v shall_v be_v avoideââ¦_n vide_fw-la 11_o el._n dyer_n 302._o it_o be_v a_o rule_n in_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n that_o if_o a_o idiââ¦_n have_v not_o any_o good_n or_o chââ¦tels_n or_o land_n but_o copyhold-land_n 74._o pasch._n 13_o eliz._n john_n roger_n case_n c._n w._n f._n 74._o hold_v of_o a_o common_a person_n the_o king_n shââ¦_n not_o have_v the_o custody_n but_o the_o lord_n of_o who_o the_o copyhold_n be_v hold_v but_o if_o he_o have_v any_o other_o land_n than_o thââ¦_n copyhold-land_n also_o in_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n it_o be_v clear_o agree_v by_o thââ¦_n council_n of_o that_o court_n that_o a_o copyholder_n who_o ãâã_d 27._o 13_o &_o 14_o el._n dyer_n 302._o b._n 303._o a._n 2_o h._n 7._o 3._o noy_n 27._o a_o idiot_n ought_v not_o to_o bââ¦_n order_v in_o this_o court_n foââ¦_n his_o copyhold_n but_o shall_v be_v do_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o lorââ¦_n of_o the_o manor_n sheppard_n in_o his_o court-keeper_n guide_n tell_v we_o that_o ââ¦e_a lord_n shall_v retain_v the_o ââ¦opyhold-land_n of_o the_o idiââ¦t_n 1656._o cap._n 19_o p._n 119._o the_o four_o edit_n 1656._o or_o lunatic_n till_o he_o ââ¦ome_v to_o himself_o note_v one_o sir_n edward_n champernon_n be_v committee_n ãâã_d a_o ward_n who_o have_v a_o manor_n wherein_o be_v divers_a copyââ¦olders_n among_o who_o ââ¦e_o be_v mutus_fw-la &_o surdus_fw-la 10._o concern_v such_o as_o be_v deaf_a and_o dumb_a see_v bracton_n lib._n 5._o tract_n 5._o cap._n 20._o n._n 2._o f._n 421._o a._n fleta_n l._n 6._o c._n 40._o nu_fw-la 2._o instit._fw-la 2._o 12._o 3._o d._n 28._o 1._o 6._o 1._o swinburn_n 2d_o part_n §_o 10._o cod._n 6._o 22._o 10._o ââ¦ranted_v the_o custody_n of_o that_o copyhold-land_n to_o another_o ââ¦ho_o enter_v the_o prochein_n amie_n of_o the_o copyholder_n ââ¦ntred_v and_o which_o of_o ââ¦em_n shall_v have_v the_o custody_n or_o if_o none_o of_o they_o ââ¦as_v the_o question_n and_o it_o be_v resolve_v that_o the_o lord_n ââ¦ould_v have_v the_o custody_n for_o otherwise_o he_o shall_v be_v ââ¦rejudiced_v in_o his_o rent_n and_o service_n and_o his_o grant_n be_v good_a wherefore_o it_o be_v adjudge_v for_o the_o grantee_fw-mi cro._n ââ¦ac_n f._n 105._o eavers_n v._o skinner_n c._n xiii_o query_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o difference_n between_o a_o estate_n make_v or_o convey_v in_o person_n or_o by_o attorney_n as_o to_o a_o idiot_n or_o any_o other_o non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la solution_n there_o be_v a_o diversity_n take_v in_o the_o book_n of_o law_n between_o a_o estate_n make_v or_o convey_v in_o person_n and_o by_o mentis_fw-la co._n l._n 4._o f._n 125._o beverley_n case_n of_o non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la attorney_n for_o if_o a_o idiot_n or_o other_o non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la make_v a_o feoffment_n in_o fee_n in_o propria_fw-la persona_fw-la and_o die_v his_o heir_n within_o age_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o ward_n or_o if_o he_o die_v without_o heir_n the_o land_n shall_v not_o escheat_n but_o ãâã_d the_o feoffment_n be_v make_v by_o letter_n of_o attorney_n although_o ãâã_d shall_v not_o avoid_v the_o same_o yet_o after_o his_o death_n as_o to_o ãâã_d other_o in_o judgement_n of_o law_n the_o estate_n be_v void_a anââ¦_n therefore_o in_o such_o case_n if_o his_o heir_n be_v within_o age_n he_o shaââ¦_n be_v in_o ward_n or_o if_o he_o die_v without_o heir_n the_o land_n shaââ¦_n escheat_n and_o likewise_o in_o the_o case_n of_o a_o infant_n if_o ãâã_d make_v a_o feoffment_n in_o person_n if_o he_o die_v without_o hââ¦_n the_o land_n shall_v not_o escheat_n but_o otherwise_o if_o it_o be_v maââ¦_n by_o letter_n of_o attorney_n but_o the_o infant_n himself_o shall_v ãâã_d avoid_v it_o but_o other_o shall_v but_o thing_n do_v by_o matter_n ãâã_d record_n as_o fine_n recovery_n judgement_n statute_n rââ¦_n cognisance_n shall_v bind_v as_o well_o the_o idiot_n as_o he_o who_o be_v noââ¦_n compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la 31_o e._n 3._o saviour_n default_n 371._o 1_o maââ¦_n dum_fw-la fuit_fw-la infra_fw-la aetatem_fw-la 7._o a_o grant_n of_o a_o infant_n say_v finch_n under_o the_o age_n ãâã_d 21_o year_n and_o one_o out_o ãâã_d his_o right_a mind_n who_o ãâã_d 1627._o lib._n 2._o c._n 2._o of_o possession_n p._n 102_o 103._o edit_fw-la 1627._o call_v non_fw-la sane_fw-la memory_n ãâã_d non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la as_o ãâã_d idiot_n may_v be_v avoid_v at_o any_o time_n by_o entry_n action_n etc._n etc._n or_o a_o feoffment_n by_o letter_n of_o attorney_n etc._n etc._n if_o they_o deliver_v it_o with_o their_o hand_n as_o in_o a_o feoffment_n and_o themselves_o make_v livery_n or_o a_o gift_n of_o good_n and_o themselves_o deliver_v they_o but_o if_o they_o deliver_v not_o with_o their_o hand_n as_o in_o a_o grant_n of_o a_o rent_n advowson_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v mere_o void_a and_o nothing_o at_o all_o pass_v so_o as_o they_o may_v have_v a_o trespass_n or_o assize_n and_o remain_v tenant_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o shall_v be_v in_o ward_n notwithstanding_o such_o feoffment_n fourteen_o query_n a_o man_n die_v seize_v of_o land_n his_o heir_n be_v a_o idiot_n or_o sot_n natural_a and_o before_o office_n he_o levy_v a_o fine_a whether_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v the_o land_n per_fw-la praerogativam_fw-la regis_fw-la cap._n 9_o or_o not_o solution_n home_o defy_v seisi_fw-la de_fw-la terre_fw-fr son_fw-fr heir_n esteant_v sot_n natural_a &_o avant_fw-fr office_n il_fw-fr leva_fw-la sine_fw-la le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr navera_fw-fr les_fw-fr terres_fw-la per_fw-la praerogativam_fw-la regis_fw-la 1594._o crompton_n fol._n 117._o a._n tit_n court_n de_fw-fr guard_n &_o livery_n edit_n 1594._o cap._n 9_o car_fw-fr ne_fw-fr serra_fw-mi intend_v que_fw-fr fuit_fw-la sot_n conuter_fw-fr le_fw-fr fine_a car_fw-fr ceo_fw-la va_fw-fr encounter_n le_fw-fr credit_n del_fw-it justice_n que_fw-fr priest_n le_fw-fr fine_a car_fw-fr serra_fw-mi intend_v que_fw-fr le_fw-fr justice_n ne_fw-fr voile_n prender_v fine_a de_fw-fr luy_fw-fr si_fw-mi ust_o este_fw-la idiot_n english_v thus_o a_o man_n seize_v of_o land_n his_o heir_n be_v a_o idiot_n and_o before_o any_o office_n this_o idiot_n levi_v a_o fine_a the_o king_n shall_v not_o have_v the_o custody_n of_o the_o land_n by_o his_o prerogative_n for_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v intend_v or_o presume_v that_o he_o be_v a_o natural_a fool_n against_o the_o fine_a levy_v because_o this_o will_v impeach_v the_o reputation_n or_o credit_n of_o the_o judge_n before_o who_o the_o caption_n of_o the_o fine_a be_v for_o it_o shall_v be_v presume_v that_o the_o judge_n will_v not_o take_v the_o fine_a if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v a_o idiot_n xv._o query_n idiot_n in_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o prince_n whether_o the_o custody_n of_o a_o idiot_n can_v be_v devise_v by_o the_o testator_n solution_n concern_v idiot_n such_o be_v the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o prince_n
say_v of_o distract_a person_n in_o case_n criminal_a the_o former_a express_v himself_o thus_o if_o a_o man_n ãâã_d sanae_fw-la memoriae_fw-la kill_v another_o although_o he_o have_v break_v the_o studde_v com._n fol._n 19_o a._n reneger_n &_o fogassa_n &_o f._n 465._o a._n eyston_n v._o studde_v word_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o he_o have_v not_o break_v the_o law_n for_o that_o he_o have_v no_o memory_n nor_o understanding_n but_o meââ¦_n ignorance_n which_o come_v to_o he_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v involuntary_a ignorance_n to_o which_o the_o law_n impute_v the_o act_n to_o be_v do_v because_o there_o be_v no_o default_n in_o he_o and_o for_o this_o he_o shall_v be_v excuse_v hââ¦_n be_v ignorant_a by_o compulsion_n the_o latter_a speak_v in_o this_o wise_a when_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v make_v that_o whosoever_o equity_n fol._n 150._o b._n tit._n equity_n do_v such_o a_o thing_n shall_v be_v a_o felon_n and_o shall_v suffer_v death_n yet_o if_o a_o madman_n or_o a_o infant_n of_o young_a year_n that_o have_v no_o discretion_n do_v the_o same_o they_o shall_v be_v no_o felon_n nor_o suffer_v death_n therefore_o have_v give_v my_o reader_n a_o account_n of_o the_o common_a law_n relate_v to_o non_fw-la sane_fw-la memory_n in_o the_o point_n of_o criminal_a matter_n i_o will_v present_v to_o his_o view_n civil_a law_n ââ¦exts_n concern_v such_o distract_a person_n as_o be_v guilty_a of_o homicidium_fw-la or_o kill_v other_o men._n now_o the_o civilian_n tell_v we_o that_o such_o as_o kill_v either_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o those_o 6._o poena_n parricidii_fw-la more_fw-it majorum_fw-la haec_fw-la instituta_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la parricida_fw-la virgis_fw-la sanguineis_fw-la verberatus_fw-la deinde_fw-la culleo_fw-la insuatur_fw-la cum_fw-la cane_n gallo_n gallinaceo_fw-la &_o vipera_fw-la &_o simia_fw-la deinde_fw-la in_o mare_fw-la profundum_fw-la culleus_fw-la jactetur_fw-la d._n 48._o 9_o 9_o instit_fw-la 4._o 18._o 6._o ââ¦at_n be_v in_o the_o place_n of_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o any_o ââ¦at_a be_v of_o next_o akin_n their_o ââ¦unishment_n be_v death_n and_o ãâã_d the_o case_n of_o the_o father_n and_o mother_n the_o pain_n of_o death_n the_o parricide_n be_v ãâã_d well_o whip_v so_o that_o the_o blood_n do_v follow_v in_o good_a ââ¦enty_n he_o be_v sow_v up_o into_o a_o sack_n together_o with_o a_o ââ¦og_n a_o cock_n a_o viper_n a_o ape_n be_v throw_v into_o the_o depth_n ââ¦f_n the_o sea_n but_o if_o a_o madman_n say_v they_o shall_v kill_v his_o father_n or_o mother_n etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v be_v no_o way_n punish_v ââ¦eckoning_v that_o his_o own_o furor_n or_o madness_n be_v a_o sufficient_a ââ¦unishment_n to_o himself_o sane_n si_fw-la per_fw-la furorem_fw-la say_v the_o lawyer_n modestinus_n ââ¦liquis_fw-la parentem_fw-la occiderit_fw-la impunitus_fw-la erit_fw-la ut_fw-la divi_z fratres_fw-la ââ¦scripserunt_fw-la super_fw-la eo_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la furorem_fw-la matrem_fw-la necaverat_fw-la nam_fw-la sufficere_fw-la furore_fw-la ipso_fw-la eum_fw-la puniri_fw-la d._n 48._o 9_o 9_o 2._o d._n ââ¦_n 18._o 14._o infans_fw-la vel_fw-la furiosus_fw-la say_v the_o same_o lawyer_n si_fw-la homiââ¦em_fw-la occiderint_fw-la lege_fw-la cornelia_n non_fw-la tuentur_fw-la cum_fw-la alterum_fw-la ââ¦nocentia_fw-la consilii_fw-la tuetur_fw-la alterum_fw-la fati_fw-la infelicitas_fw-la excuââ¦t_fw-la d._n 48._o 8._o 12._o on_o which_o text_n gothofredus_n have_v this_o note_n furiosum_fw-la fati_fw-la infelicitas_fw-la a_o poena_fw-la excusat_fw-la ideoque_fw-la ãâã_d facere_fw-la sed_fw-la pati_fw-la injuriam_fw-la dicitur_fw-la cite_v for_o it_o the_o lawyer_n ulpian_n who_o word_n be_v as_o follow_v sane_n sunt_fw-la quidam_fw-la qui_fw-la facere_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la utputa_fw-la furiosus_fw-la &_o impubes_fw-la qui_fw-la doli_fw-la capax_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la namque_fw-la high_a pati_fw-la injuriam_fw-la soââ¦ent_fw-la non_fw-la facere_fw-la cum_fw-la enim_fw-la injuria_fw-la ex_fw-la affectu_fw-la facientis_fw-la ââ¦onsistat_fw-la consequens_fw-la erit_fw-la dicere_fw-la hos_fw-la sive_fw-la pulsent_fw-la sive_fw-la ââ¦onvicium_fw-la dicunt_fw-la injuriam_fw-la fecisse_fw-la non_fw-la videri_fw-la d._n 47._o 10._o ââ¦_n 1._o vide_fw-la what_o the_o canon_n law_n say_v of_o a_o furor_n man_n that_o kill_v or_o wound_v another_o person_n clement_n lib._n 5._o tit._n 4._o de_fw-la homicidio_fw-la voluntario_fw-la &_o casuali_fw-la xii_o query_n if_o a_o man_n while_o he_o be_v non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la destroy_v himself_o whether_o he_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v felo_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la solution_n if_o a_o man_n lose_v his_o memory_n by_o the_o rage_n of_o sickness_n or_o infirmity_n or_o otherwise_o and_o 1567._o co._n 3_o inst._n f._n 54._o stanford_n plea_n of_o the_o crown_n lib._n 1._o c._n 11._o f._n 19_o b._n 20._o a._n edit_n 1567._o kill_v himself_o while_o he_o be_v non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la he_o be_v not_o felo_fw-la de_fw-fr se_fw-la for_o as_o he_o can_v commit_v murder_n upon_o another_o so_o in_o that_o case_n he_o can_v commit_v murder_n upon_o himself_o if_o one_o during_o the_o time_n that_o he_o be_v non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la give_v himself_o a_o mortal_a wound_n whereof_o he_o when_o he_o have_v recover_v his_o memory_n die_v he_o be_v not_o felo_fw-la de_fw-fr se_fw-la because_o the_o stroke_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n be_v give_v when_o he_o be_v not_o compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la et_fw-la actus_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la reus_fw-la nisi_fw-la mens_fw-la sit_fw-la rea_fw-la so_o it_o be_v say_v in_o shelly_n case_n if_o a_o man_n who_o be_v not_o compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la give_v unto_o himself_o a_o mortal_a wound_n and_o before_o he_o die_v he_o become_v of_o sane_n memory_n and_o afterward_o die_v of_o the_o same_o wound_n in_o this_o case_n although_o that_o he_o die_v of_o sane_n memory_n yet_o because_o the_o original_a cause_n of_o his_o death_n viz._n the_o stroke_n be_v when_o he_o be_v non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la he_o shall_v not_o be_v felo_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la because_o the_o death_n etc._n etc._n have_v relation_n to_o the_o original_a act_n which_o be_v the_o stroke_n or_o wound_v 1_o co._n f._n 99_o b._n shelly_n case_n vide_fw-la 4_o co._n f._n 42._o a._n heydon_n case_n 22._o e._n 3._o corone_n 244._o plowden_n comm._n f._n 260_o a._n now_o let_v we_o hear_v what_o resolution_n bracton_n and_o fleta_n two_o old_a author_n give_v of_o this_o our_o question_n the_o former_a speak_v in_o this_o wise_a de_fw-fr furioso_n quid_fw-la dicetur_fw-la qui_fw-la rationem_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la et_fw-fr de_fw-fr ment_fw-la capto_fw-la &_o frenetico_fw-la vel_fw-la si_fw-la ille_fw-la qui_fw-la laborat_fw-la in_o acuta_fw-la infirmitate_fw-la seipsum_fw-la submerserit_fw-la vel_fw-la interfecerit_fw-la quaeritur_fw-la a_o talis_fw-la feloniam_fw-la faciat_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la ipso_fw-la videtur_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la nec_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la forisfaciunt_fw-la nec_fw-la catalla_n eo_fw-la quod_fw-la sensu_fw-la carent_fw-la &_o ratione_fw-la &_o non_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la brutum_fw-la animal_n injuriam_fw-la facere_fw-la possunt_fw-la nec_fw-la feloniam_fw-la cum_fw-la non_fw-la multum_fw-la distent_a a_o brutis_fw-la etc._n etc._n lib._n 3._o tract_n 2._o de_fw-fr corona_n c._n 31._o f._n 150._o 8._o the_o late_a viz._n fleta_n do_v concur_v with_o bracton_n and_o pronounce_v thus_o similiter_fw-la furiosi_fw-la frenetici_fw-la infantuli_fw-la &_o ment_fw-la capti_fw-la &_o in_o acuta_fw-la febri_fw-la laborantes_fw-la quamvis_fw-la seipsos_fw-la interfecerint_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la feloniam_fw-la committunt_fw-la nec_fw-la hoereditates_fw-la foris_fw-la faciunt_fw-la nec_fw-la catalla_n eo_fw-la quod_fw-la sensu_fw-la carent_fw-la &_o ratione_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 36._o de_fw-la infortuniis_fw-la xiii_o query_n whether_o he_o that_o be_v non_fw-fr compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la and_o total_o deprive_v of_o all_o compassing_n and_o imagination_n can_v commit_v high-treason_n by_o compass_v or_o imagine_v the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n solution_n though_o all_o law_n do_v exempt_a a_o madman_n from_o punishment_n because_o their_o action_n 14._o c._n 9_o 9_o 20._o tolle_o voluntaiem_n &_o erit_fw-la omnis_fw-la actus_fw-la indifferenââ¦_n quia_fw-la affectio_fw-la tua_fw-la nomen_fw-la imponit_fw-la operi_fw-la tuo_fw-la &_o crimen_fw-la non_fw-la contrahitur_fw-la nisi_fw-la nocendi_fw-la voluntas_fw-la intercedat_fw-la bracton_n l._n a._n tract_n 1._o de_fw-fr prodictionebus_fw-la c_o 2._o nu_fw-la 14._o be_v not_o govern_v by_o their_o will_n and_o the_o will_n of_o man_n be_v set_v apart_o all_o his_o deed_n be_v indifferent_a neither_o can_v the_o body_n offend_v without_o a_o corrupt_a or_o erroveous_a mind_n yet_o if_o a_o madman_n kill_v or_o offer_v to_o kill_v the_o king_n it_o be_v high-treason_n for_o the_o king_n est_fw-la caput_fw-la &_o salus_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la &_o a_o capite_fw-la case_n 4_o co._n f._n 124._o b._n beverley_n case_n bona_fw-la valetudo_fw-la transit_fw-la in_o omnes_fw-la and_o for_o this_o cause_n their_o person_n be_v so_o sacred_a that_o none_o ought_v to_o do_v or_o offer_v they_o violence_n but_o he_o be_v reus_n criminis_fw-la laesae_fw-la majestatis_fw-la &_o pereat_fw-la unus_fw-la ne_fw-la pereant_fw-la omnes_fw-la thus_o say_v
infant_n this_o case_n be_v in_o the_o chancery_n between_o the_o parishioner_n and_o rolt_n be_v refer_v by_o the_o court_n to_o hobart_n and_o tanfield_n and_o they_o resolve_v clear_o that_o it_o be_v within_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 43_o eliz._n for_o though_o the_o devise_n be_v utter_o void_a yet_o it_o be_v within_o the_o word_n limit_a and_o appoint_v to_o charitable_a uses_n otherwise_o if_o he_o be_v a_o infant_n lunatic_n or_o the_o like_a that_o give_v it_o or_o that_o one_o appoint_v that_o that_o be_v not_o his_o own_o to_o charitable_a uses_n viii_o query_n action_n touch_v a_o lunatick_n land_n whether_o they_o must_v be_v bring_v in_o his_o own_o name_n solution_n one_o cock_n bring_v a_o action_n of_o trespass_n of_o trover_n and_o conversion_n of_o bean_n against_o darson_n and_o come_v to_o trial_n at_o the_o assize_n upon_o darson_n hobart_n rep._n 215._o cock_n v._o darson_n not_o guilty_a because_o it_o be_v a_o small_a cause_n the_o judge_n take_v not_o the_o jury_n but_o direct_v to_o move_v the_o court_n and_o so_o it_o be_v and_o the_o cause_n be_v that_o the_o land_n whereupon_o the_o bean_n grow_v be_v a_o lunatick_n and_o copyhold_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v grant_v unto_o one_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o land_n by_o who_o leave_n and_o assent_v the_o plaintiff_n do_v sow_v the_o land_n and_o the_o court_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o action_n be_v to_o be_v bring_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lunatic_n for_o there_o be_v no_o interest_n gain_v in_o his_o land_n by_o this_o commitment_n that_o a_o action_n must_v be_v bring_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lunatic_n i_o shall_v subjoin_v what_o popham_n have_v report_v in_o the_o matter_n the_o custody_n of_o a_o copyholder_n that_o be_v a_o lunatic_n be_v commit_v to_o i._n s._n pleas._n popham_n rep._n f._n 141._o darcy_n case_n in_o the_o common_a pleas._n and_o for_o trespass_n do_v upon_o his_o land_n it_o be_v demand_v of_o the_o court_n in_o who_o name_n i._o s._n shall_v bring_v the_o action_n and_o their_o opinion_n be_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lunatic_n ix_o query_n whether_o the_o lord_n of_o a_o manor_n can_v grant_v the_o custody_n of_o a_o copyhold_n belong_v to_o a_o lunatic_n without_o a_o special_a custom_n solution_n lord_n chief_a justice_n hobart_n do_v not_o agree_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v power_n over_o the_o darson_n hobart_n report_n f._n 215_o 216._o cock_n v._o darson_n lunatick_n land_n without_o a_o special_a custom_n for_o the_o imitation_n of_o the_o king_n power_n over_o freehold_v make_v no_o consequence_n for_o though_o he_o take_v the_o statute_n to_o be_v but_o a_o ââ¦ffirmance_n of_o the_o common_a law_n in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o king_n ââ¦et_v the_o collateral_a incident_n of_o estate_n as_o dower_n tenancy_n ãâã_d the_o courtesy_n wardship_n and_o the_o like_a be_v not_o without_o secial_a custom_n that_o copyhold_n estate_n shall_v not_o have_v such_o quality_n as_o ââ¦states_n at_o common_a law_n without_o special_a custom_n see_v ââ¦ore_o 4_o co._n f._n 21._o brown_n case_n f._n 22._o b._n rivet_n case_n ãâã_d 23_o deal_v &_o rigden_n case_n f._n 23._o bullock_n &_o dibley_n case_n cro._n eliz._n f._n 391._o pl._n 14._o clun_n v._o pease_n and_o ââ¦urner_n and_o palter_v v._o cornhill_n f._n 361._o pl._n 22._o x._o query_n whether_o the_o act_n of_o a_o lunatic_n during_o his_o intermission_n or_o lucid_a interval_n be_v bind_v solution_n the_o act_v that_o lunatic_n person_n do_v during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o lucida_n interualla_fw-la though_o it_o be_v by_o deed_n in_o the_o country_n as_o by_o feoffment_n obligation_n or_o the_o like_a shall_v bind_v they_o and_o other_o concern_v in_o it_o as_o any_o other_o man_n be_v by_o their_o act_n bind_v sheppard_n in_o his_o abridgement_n part_v 2._o tit._n idiot_n 4_o co._n f._n ââ¦125_n a._n beverley_n case_n of_o non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la bracton_n lib._n 5._o tract_n 5._o de_fw-la exceptionibus_fw-la c._n 20._o nu_fw-la 1._o f._n 420._o b._n fleta_n lib._n 6._o c._n 40_o n._n 1._o xi_o query_n whether_o the_o king_n who_o be_v to_o keep_v the_o lunatic_n his_o wife_n and_o child_n with_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o land_n can_v granââ¦_n they_o over_o to_o the_o proper_a use_n of_o another_o person_n solution_n in_o trespass_n quare_fw-la clausum_fw-la fregit_fw-la and_o cut_a hiââ¦_n tree_n in_o paddington_n in_o the_o country_n of_o middlesex_n bââ¦_n john_n francis_n against_o william_n holms_n the_o defendant_n case_n hil._n 28._o h._n 8._o rot._n 401._o in_o the_o common_a plea_n francis_n &_o holms_n case_n dyer_n f._n 25._o b._n 26._o a._n pl._n 164._o edit_fw-la 1688._o 4_o co._n 128._o b._n beverley_n case_n plead_v that_o it_o be_v find_v by_o office_n before_o thââ¦_n escheator_n of_o the_o say_a county_n of_o middlesex_n that_o thââ¦_n say_v john_n francis_n be_v a_o lunatic_n and_o that_o he_o be_v seizeââ¦_n in_o fee_n of_o the_o land_n in_o which_o etc._n etc._n for_o which_o the_o king_n seize_v his_o person_n and_o his_o land_n and_o by_o his_o letter_n patentââ¦_n grant_v the_o rule_n government_n and_o custody_n of_o the_o same_o person_n and_o land_n to_o the_o say_v holmes_n quamdiu_fw-la that_o the_o person_n be_v lunatic_n to_o take_v the_o profit_n to_o his_o own_o use_n and_o so_o justify_v and_o pray_v in_o aid_n of_o the_o king_n and_o thereupon_o it_o be_v demand_v in_o law_n if_o he_o shall_v have_v aid_n or_o not_o and_o it_o be_v adjudge_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v aid_n of_o the_o king_n for_o this_o grant_n be_v utter_o void_a for_o the_o king_n be_v bind_v to_o keep_v the_o lunatic_n his_o wife_n child_n and_o household_n with_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o land_n and_o without_o take_v any_o thing_n to_o his_o own_o use_n but_o all_o to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o lunatic_n and_o his_o family_n and_o all_o to_o the_o intent_n that_o the_o king_n may_v provide_v that_o he_o who_o want_v reason_n shall_v not_o alien_n his_o land_n and_o waste_v his_o good_n and_o the_o king_n after_o office_n find_v have_v only_o provision_n and_o have_v not_o any_o custody_n of_o the_o body_n or_o land_n of_o a_o lunatic_n as_o he_o have_v of_o a_o idiot_n and_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o grant_v over_o but_o if_o the_o king_n provide_v one_o to_o have_v care_n and_o charge_v of_o he_o who_o be_v non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la that_o his_o family_n shall_v be_v maintain_v and_o that_o nothing_o be_v waste_v or_o if_o one_o of_o his_o own_o head_n take_v so_o much_o upon_o himself_o in_o this_o case_n he_o be_v but_o as_o bailiff_n of_o he_o that_o be_v non_fw-fr compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la and_o shall_v be_v accountable_a to_o he_o as_o bailiff_n or_o to_o his_o executor_n or_o administrator_n and_o he_o can_v cut_v down_o tree_n but_o for_o necessary_a houseboot_n plough-boot_n and_o cart-boot_n and_o to_o repair_v the_o ancient_a pale_n and_o all_o that_o the_o bailiff_n may_v do_v he_o may_v do_v and_o not_o otherwise_o xii_o query_n whether_o the_o committee_n of_o a_o lunatic_n can_v grant_v copyhold_n estate_n solution_n the_o committee_n of_o a_o lunatic_n can_v grant_v copyhold_n estate_n but_o he_o himself_o may_v do_v so_o by_o his_o steward_n as_o appear_v by_o this_o subsequent_a resolution_n a._n seize_v of_o a_o manor_n for_o life_n where_o there_o be_v many_o copyhold_n estate_n grantable_a 48._o trin._n 9_o jac._n in_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n blewits_n case_n leonard_n 47_o 48._o by_o copy_n of_o court-roll_n for_o life_n in_o possession_n and_o for_o another_o in_o reversion_n grant_v the_o stewardship_n by_o deed_n under_o his_o hand_n and_o seal_n to_o i._o s._n for_o life_n with_o a_o fee_n for_o execute_v thereof_o and_o after_o he_o become_v a_o lunatic_n and_o non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la and_o so_o be_v find_v by_o inquisition_n who_o be_v commit_v to_o i._o d._n under_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n the_o question_n be_v whether_o the_o steward_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o committee_n or_o the_o committee_n himself_o by_o their_o steward_n may_v grant_v copyhold_n estate_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o manor_n it_o be_v resolve_v by_o hobart_n chief_a justice_n and_o tanfield_n chief_a baron_n that_o the_o say_a committee_n can_v not_o grant_v any_o copyhold_n estate_n for_o that_o they_o themselves_o by_o law_n have_v no_o estate_n in_o the_o manor_n nor_o be_v lord_n thereof_o for_o the_o time_n be_v but_o that_o the_o say_v lunatic_n by_o his_o steward_n may_v grant_v copyhold_n estate_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o manor_n xiii_o query_n if_o a_o dean_n of_o paul_n happen_v to_o be_v a_o lunatic_n who_o shall_v have_v the_o custody_n of_o he_o solution_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n
by_o compass_v and_o imagine_v the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n 79_o 14._o whether_o a_o madman_n be_v punishable_a in_o trespass_n 83_o 15._o whether_o a_o furor_n man_n can_v be_v a_o purchaser_n 84_o 16._o whether_o the_o will_n of_o one_o that_o afterward_o become_v mad_a or_o distract_v shall_v stand_v good_a in_o law_n 84_o 17._o whether_o a_o fine_a before_o a_o judge_n of_o non_fw-la sane_fw-la memory_n or_o a_o grant_n of_o a_o office_n make_v by_o he_o be_v good_a in_o law_n 86_o 18._o a_o madman_n make_v a_o exchange_n of_o his_o land_n with_o j._n s._n for_o other_o land_n and_o the_o exchange_n be_v according_o execute_v the_o non_fw-la sane_fw-la man_n die_v whether_o his_o heir_n can_v avoid_v this_o exchange_n 86_o 19_o whether_o and_o in_o what_o case_n lachess_n can_v prejudice_v a_o idiot_n madman_n or_o other_o non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la 87_o 20._o whether_o he_o that_o be_v a_o furor_n man_n can_v be_v appoint_v tutor_n 89_o 21._o whether_o a_o king_n or_o other_o sovereign_a prince_n during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o insanity_n of_o mind_n be_v capable_a of_o make_v peace_n 90_o 22._o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o speak_v untruth_n to_o madman_n 90_o three_o to_o lunatic_n 1._o whether_o the_o testament_n make_v by_o a_o lunatic_n during_o his_o mad_a fit_n be_v valid_a in_o law_n when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o himself_o 103_o 2._o whether_o a_o testament_n can_v be_v make_v by_o a_o lunatic_n person_n betwixt_o his_o fit_n 103_o 3._o if_o a_o testament_n be_v make_v by_o a_o lunatic_n person_n and_o the_o time_n of_o the_o make_v unknown_a whether_o this_o testament_n be_v good_a or_o not_o 104_o 4._o whether_o the_o die_v seize_v of_o a_o bastard_n eigne_v without_o interruption_n shall_v bar_v the_o right_n of_o a_o mulier_fw-la puisne_n that_o be_v a_o madman_n or_o a_o lunatic_n 105_o 5._o whether_o a_o lunatic_n can_v be_v prejudice_v by_o laches_n of_o sue_v livery_n 106_o 6._o whether_o a_o lunatic_n be_v punishable_a for_o hurt_v a_o man_n 107_o 7._o whether_o a_o devise_n by_o a_o lunatic_n be_v aid_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 43_o eliz._n of_o charitable_a uses_n 107_o 8._o action_n touch_v a_o lunatick_n land_n whether_o they_o must_v be_v bring_v in_o his_o own_o name_n 108_o 9_o whether_o the_o lord_n of_o a_o manor_n can_v grant_v the_o custody_n of_o a_o copyhold_n belong_v to_o a_o lunatic_n without_o a_o special_a custom_n 109_o 10._o whether_o the_o act_n of_o a_o lunatic_n during_o his_o intermission_n or_o lucid_a interval_n be_v bind_v 110_o 11._o whether_o the_o king_n who_o be_v to_o keep_v the_o lunatic_n his_o wife_n and_o child_n with_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o land_n can_v grant_v they_o over_o to_o the_o proper_a use_n of_o another_o person_n 110_o 12._o whether_o the_o committee_n of_o a_o lunatic_n can_v grant_v copyhold_n estate_n 111_o 13._o if_o a_o dean_n of_o paul_n happen_v to_o be_v a_o lunatic_n who_o shall_v have_v the_o custody_n of_o he_o 112_o 14._o if_o a_o man_n in_o criminal_a case_n be_v suspect_v to_o counterfeit_v madness_n or_o lunacy_n how_o shall_v it_o be_v discern_v whether_o he_o be_v mad_a or_o not_o 113_o 15._o a_o bargain_n by_o a_o lunatic_n before_o the_o lunacy_n find_v whether_o avoidable_o by_o be_v find_v a_o lunatic_n with_o a_o retrospect_n of_o several_a year_n 115_o 16._o whether_o the_o view_n of_o land_n according_a to_o the_o statute_n of_o westm._n 2._o c._n 48._o be_v grantable_a in_o all_o case_n to_o infant_n to_o man_n in_o prison_n to_o lunatic_n or_o suchlike_a 117_o four_o to_o drunkard_n 1._o whether_o a_o man_n drunkenness_n can_v be_v any_o good_a plea_n in_o the_o court_n at_o westminster_n either_o in_o criminal_a or_o civil_a act_n 122_o 2._o a_o drunken_a person_n whether_o he_o may_v make_v a_o testament_n 123_o 3._o such_o as_o violate_v the_o good_a name_n of_o other_o with_o opprobrious_a word_n through_o weakness_n of_o their_o brain_n either_o by_o frenzy_n drink_v or_o other_o lightness_n how_o be_v they_o to_o be_v deal_v withal_o 125_o the_o reader_n be_v desire_v to_o correct_v these_o fault_n before_o he_o begin_v other_o minute_a fault_n of_o literal_a error_n and_o pointing_n it_o be_v expect_v his_o candour_n will_v pass_v over_o instead_o of_o do_v the_o law_n read_v do_v not_o the_o law_n p._n 2._o l._n 22._o instead_o of_o br_n 4._o r._n br._n idiot_n 4._o p._n 23._o instead_o of_o a_o act_n r._n a_o tract_n p._n 26._o instead_o of_o thompson_n case_n r._n tourson_n case_n p._n 27._o instead_o of_o any_o man_n make_v r._n any_o man_n may_v make_v p._n 34._o instead_o of_o a_o man_n seize_v r._n a_o man_n die_v seize_v p._n 47._o instead_o of_o be_v seize_v of_o a_o carve_v of_o land_n in_o fee_n r._n be_v seize_v of_o a_o carve_v of_o land_n grant_v a_o rent_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o same_o land_n in_o fee_n p._n 70._o instead_o of_o tuentur_fw-la r._n tenentur_fw-la p._n 77._o instead_o of_o de_fw-fr prodictionibus_fw-la r._n de_fw-fr actionibus_fw-la p_o 72._o instead_o of_o detus_fw-la r._n vetus_fw-la p._n 94._o the_o law_n of_o non_fw-fr compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la inquisited_a and_o explain_v before_o i_o come_v to_o treat_v of_o the_o law_n relate_v to_o person_n of_o non_n sane_n memory_n i_o shall_v by_o way_n of_o introduction_n show_v the_o reader_n upon_o what_o right_a the_o dominion_n of_o infant_n idiot_n and_o madman_n be_v ground_v in_o performance_n whereof_o i_o must_v be_v behold_v to_o hugo_n grotius_n that_o prodigy_n of_o learning_n who_o word_n be_v these_o follow_v if_o we_o respect_v say_v he_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n only_o no_o right_a of_o propriety_n can_v be_v admit_v to_o those_o who_o have_v not_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n but_o ius_n gentium_fw-la pacis_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o sect._n 6._o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_fw-la &_o pacis_fw-la the_o law_n of_o nation_n for_o the_o common_a good_a do_v indulge_v this_o favour_n unto_o infant_n idiot_n and_o madman_n that_o they_o may_v lawful_o receive_v and_o retain_v the_o propriety_n of_o thing_n all_o mankind_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n sustain_v their_o person_n for_o humane_a law_n may_v constitute_v many_o thing_n that_o be_v preternatural_a but_o not_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v against_o nihil_fw-la humana_fw-la jura_fw-la multa_fw-la constituere_fw-la possunt_fw-la praeter_fw-la naturam_fw-la contra_fw-la naturam_fw-la nihil_fw-la nature_n and_o therefore_o that_o right_n of_o dominioââ¦_n that_o in_o favour_n to_o such_o be_v by_o the_o unanimous_a consent_n of_o all_o civilise_v natioââ¦_n thus_o introduce_v may_v haply_o consist_v with_o the_o first_o acââ¦_n of_o dominion_n which_o be_v a_o power_n to_o have_v and_o to_o holââ¦_n thing_n in_o propriety_n but_o not_o with_o the_o second_o act_n which_o be_v free_o and_o voluntary_o to_o dispose_v of_o they_o with_o out_o a_o guardian_n it_o be_v but_o equal_a ãâã_d those_o that_o caââ¦_n not_o govern_v themselves_o shall_v be_v govern_v by_o ãâã_d aliunde_fw-la aequum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la regere_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la regatur_fw-la aliunde_fw-la they_o for_o as_o to_o the_o righââ¦_n of_o alienation_n and_o thââ¦_n like_a because_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n they_o imply_v the_o act_n ãâã_d a_o will_n guide_v with_o 11._o with_o alienatio_fw-la rerum_fw-la solidum_fw-la desiderat_fw-la habere_fw-la judicium_fw-la cassiodorus_n 11_o 11._o reason_n which_o infant_n idââ¦_n ot_v and_o madman_n hauââ¦_n not_o therefore_o ãâã_d ãâã_d law_n permit_v these_o ãâã_d unto_o they_o as_o to_o the_o ãâã_d and_o free_a exercise_n of_o their_o right_n but_o here_o may_v be_v start_v a_o question_n or_o two_o quest._n one_o whereof_o be_v this_o if_o there_o be_v find_v a_o peââ¦ple_n that_o have_v no_o use_n of_o natural_a reason_n at_o all_o whethââ¦_n all_o right_a and_o dominion_n may_v be_v take_v from_o they_o sol._n it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a say_v grotius_n to_o justify_v war_n to_o pretend_v that_o we_o be_v the_o first_o discoverer_n ãâã_d any_o place_n in_o case_n it_o be_v possess_v though_o by_o pagan_n and_o inââ¦dels_n or_o by_o man_n of_o dull_a apprehension_n for_o to_o entitle_v ourselves_o to_o be_v the_o first_o founder_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o sunt_fw-la inventio_fw-la est_fw-la eorum_fw-la quae_fw-la nullius_fw-la sunt_fw-la land_n so_o find_v shall_v belong_v to_o none_o neither_o be_v it_o necessary_a to_o propriety_n or_o dominion_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v endue_v with_o virtue_n moral_a or_o 7._o or_o a_o true_a maxim_n in_o divinity_n dominion_n be_v not_o found_v in_o grace_n bishop_n brownrig_v 1_o vol._n of_o sermon_n p._n 50._o and_o amesius_n in_o his_o case_n of_o conscience_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 41._o qu._n 1._o numb_a 7._o theological_n or_o to_o be_v of_o a_o quick_a understanding_n yet_o may_v this_o seem_v to_o be_v justifiable_a that_o in_o case_n there_o
can_v be_v find_v a_o people_n that_o have_v no_o use_n of_o natural_a reason_n at_o all_o there_o all_o right_a and_o dominion_n may_v be_v take_v from_o they_o yet_o ought_v we_o in_o charity_n to_o to_o make_v they_o such_o a_o allowance_n as_o be_v necessary_a for_o their_o support_n and_o maintenance_n as_o well_o as_o to_o other_o idiot_n and_o madman_n for_o as_o to_o what_o have_v be_v already_o say_v concern_v the_o care_n which_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n take_v to_o preserve_v the_o property_n of_o infant_n and_o lunatic_n it_o appertain_v to_o such_o people_n with_o who_o we_o have_v any_o commerce_n or_o make_v any_o contract_n with_o which_o we_o can_v have_v with_o such_o a_o people_n as_o be_v whole_o and_o altogether_o destitute_a of_o reason_n and_o therefore_o of_o these_o it_o may_v be_v very_o well_o doubt_v whether_o they_o have_v any_o property_n at_o all_o grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 22._o sect._n 9_o 10._o quest._n the_o other_o question_n may_v be_v this_o if_o a_o king_n or_o sovereign_a prince_n be_v a_o minor_a or_o if_o he_o be_v not_o of_o sound_a memory_n whether_o such_o a_o one_o have_v right_o to_o govern_v sol._n for_o the_o solution_n of_o this_o question_n we_o must_v distinguish_v as_o in_o private_a dominion_n so_o in_o empire_n between_o the_o right_n itself_o and_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o right_n or_o 24._o grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_fw-la &_o pacis_fw-la lib._n 1._o cah_n 3_o sect._n 24._o between_o the_o first_o act_n and_o the_o second_o for_o as_o a_o king_n though_o a_o infant_n have_v a_o right_a to_o govern_v but_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o exercise_v that_o right_n so_o he_o that_o be_v furiosus_fw-la aut_fw-la captivus_fw-la mad_a or_o a_o prisoner_n or_o that_o so_o live_v in_o a_o foreign_a country_n that_o he_o be_v not_o permit_v free_o to_o act_v in_o such_o matter_n as_o concern_v the_o good_a of_o that_o empire_n that_o be_v remote_a from_o he_o for_o 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and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o good_a plea_n or_o exception_n to_o the_o demandant_n or_o plaintiff_n suit_n or_o action_n fleta_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 54._o numb_a 3._o p._n 116._o and_o lib._n 6._o cap._n 38._o numb_a 1._o p._n 431._o and_o cap._n 40._o numb_a 1._o p._n 434._o bracton_n lib._n 5._o tract_n 5._o cap._n 20._o numb_a numb_a 1._o f._n 420._o b._n mirror_n des_fw-fr justice_n cap._n 2._o sect_n 3._o s._n 117._o xiii_o remark_n there_o be_v require_v in_o they_o who_o contract_n matrimony_n a_o sound_n and_o whole_a mind_n to_o consent_v for_o he_o that_o be_v either_o a_o idiot_n or_o madman_n without_o intermission_n of_o fury_n can_v marry_v the_o woman_n lawyer_n lib._n 2._o sect_n 10._o p._n 57_o edit_fw-la 1632._o this_o consent_n say_v amesius_n must_v be_v voluntary_a and_o free_a else_o it_o be_v not_o esteem_v a_o humane_a consent_n and_o hence_o the_o consent_n of_o such_o as_o have_v not_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n be_v no_o force_n to_o such_o a_o contract_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 35._o qu._n 4._o fourteen_o remark_n a_o man_n that_o be_v deaf_a and_o dumb_a and_o yet_o have_v understanding_n may_v attorn_a by_o sign_n but_o one_o that_o be_v non_fw-fr compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la as_o a_o idiot_n can_v attorn_a for_o that_o he_o have_v no_o understanding_n can_v agree_v to_o the_o grant_v co._n lit._n f._n 315._o a._n 26_o e_z 3._o 63._o 18_o e._n 3._o 53._o 6_o co._n f._n 69._o a._n sir_n moyle_n finch_n case_n xv._o remark_n minoribus_fw-la acquiruntur_fw-la possessiones_fw-la &_o naturaliter_fw-la fatuis_fw-la &_o furiosis_fw-la per_fw-la tutores_fw-la inde_fw-la aliter_fw-la vero_fw-la minime_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la intellectum_fw-la recipiendi_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la nec_fw-la retinendi_fw-la curatores_fw-la autem_fw-la sanum_fw-la intellectum_fw-la oportet_fw-la habere_fw-la quia_fw-la si_fw-la minorem_fw-la fatuum_fw-la a_o nativitate_fw-la vel_fw-la furiosum_fw-la miseris_fw-la ut_fw-la possideas_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la videris_fw-la per_fw-la eos_fw-la possessionem_fw-la apprehendisse_fw-la quia_fw-la intellectum_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la fleta_n lib._n 3._o c._n 15._o nu_fw-la 1_o 4._o p._n 203._o vdebracton_n lib._n 2._o c._n 18._o nu_fw-la 6._o f._n 43._o b._n xvi_o remark_n it_o appear_v in_o the_o old_a book_n of_o law_n that_o it_o be_v expedient_a that_o idiot_n shall_v have_v a_o curator_n or_o tutor_n or_o one_o that_o shall_v take_v the_o charge_n of_o their_o person_n land_n and_o good_n which_o office_n since_o curatoribus_fw-la bracton_n lib._n 5._o tract_n 5._o c._n 20._o nu_fw-la 1._o f._n 420._o b._n fleta_n lib._n 1._o c._n 11._o nu_fw-la 10._o cowel_n institutes_n lib._n 1._o tit_n 23._o sect_n 1._o de_fw-la curatoribus_fw-la be_v devolve_v to_o the_o king_n and_o make_v parcel_n of_o his_o prerogative_n 17_o e._n 2._o cap._n 9_o as_o fitzherbert_n very_o well_o say_v in_o his_o natura_fw-la brevium_fw-la the_o king_n be_v the_o protector_n of_o all_o his_o subject_n their_o good_n land_n and_o tenement_n and_o therefore_o of_o such_o as_o can_v govern_v themselves_o stamford_n sur_fw-fr praerog_n regis_fw-la cap._n 9_o britton_n c._n 66._o f._n 167._o b._n sir_n thomas_n smith_n common-weath_a lib._n 2._o c._n 4._o p._n 98._o eng._n edit_n 1640._o xvii_o remark_n the_o king_n have_v the_o custody_n of_o the_o person_n and_o estate_n of_o idiot_n can_v let_v to_o farm_n render_v rend_v all_o the_o possession_n of_o a_o fool_n natural_a but_o not_o that_o which_o he_o have_v title_n unto_o or_o action_n and_o therefore_o upon_o a_o office_n find_v that_o the_o idiot_n ancestor_n die_v seize_v of_o a_o estate_n tail_n it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o traverse_v the_o die_v seize_v for_o that_o only_o entitle_v the_o king_n 31_o e._n 3._o saviour_n de_fw-fr fault_n 37._o 1_o h._n 7._o 24._o finch_n law_n lib._n 2._o c._n 2._o xviii_o remark_n by_o the_o common_a law_n the_o king_n shall_v have_v as_o great_a protection_n of_o the_o good_n and_o chattel_n of_o a_o idiot_n as_o of_o his_o land_n and_o that_o as_o well_o the_o scatter_n of_o his_o good_n case_n 4_o co._n f._n 128._o beverly_n case_n and_o chattel_n as_o the_o alienation_n of_o his_o land_n be_v to_o be_v remedy_v and_o redress_v by_o the_o king_n to_o who_o the_o law_n have_v give_v the_o protection_n and_o custody_n of_o he_o xix_o remark_n as_o after_o office_n find_v a_o idiot_n can_v alien_n give_v etc._n etc._n so_o alienation_n gift_n etc._n etc._n make_v before_o office_n find_v shall_v be_v avoid_v after_o office_n thereof_o find_v for_o no_o latch_n shall_v be_v find_v in_o the_o king_n nor_o any_o prejudice_n thereby_o shall_v accrue_v to_o the_o idiot_n for_o not_o sue_v the_o office_n before_o the_o feoffment_n of_o gift_n 4_o co._n f._n 428._o beverley_n case_n xx._n remark_n if_o the_o idiot_n die_v before_o office_n find_v after_o his_o death_n no_o office_n can_v be_v find_v for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o writ_n be_v et_fw-la ipsum_fw-la viis_fw-la &_o modis_fw-la quibus_fw-la super_fw-la statu_fw-la svo_fw-la melius_fw-la poteritis_fw-la informari_fw-la circumspect_a examinaretis_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o can_v be_v do_v when_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o without_o office_n the_o king_n can_v be_v entitle_v 16_o e._n 3._o livery_n 30._o 4_o co._n f._n 128._o beverley_n case_n xxi_o remark_n when_o the_o king_n be_v inform_v that_o one_o who_o have_v land_n and_o tenement_n and_o be_v a_o natural_a fool_n from_o his_o birth_n the_o king_n may_v award_v his_o writ_n call_v idiota_fw-la inquirendo_fw-la vel_fw-la examinando_fw-la which_o direct_v to_o the_o escheator_n or_o sheriff_n of_o any_o county_n where_o the_o king_n have_v information_n or_o understanding_n that_o there_o be_v a_o idiot_n natural_o so_o bear_v so_o weak_a of_o understanding_n that_o he_o can_v govern_v or_o manage_v his_o inheritance_n to_o call_v before_o he_o the_o party_n suspect_v of_o idiocy_n and_o examine_v he_o and_o also_o to_o inquire_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o twelve_o man_n whether_o he_o be_v sufficient_o witted_a to_o disposââ¦_n ãâã_d his_o own_o land_n with_o discretion_n or_o not_o and_o to_o certify_v according_o into_o the_o chancery_n for_o the_o king_n as_o have_v be_v say_v before_o have_v the_o protection_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o by_o his_o prerogative_n the_o government_n of_o their_o land_n and_o substance_n that_o be_v natural_o defective_a in_o their_o own_o discretion_n doctor_n cowel_n interpreter_n idiota_fw-la brevia_fw-la de_fw-la inquirendo_fw-la de_fw-fr idiota_fw-la tit_n idiota_fw-la inquirendo_fw-la etc._n etc._n minshew_n guide_n to_o the_o tongue_n 373._o note_v the_o several_a form_n of_o the_o writ_n in_o latin_a direct_v either_o to_o the_o escheator_n or_o the_o sheriff_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o register_n orig._n f._n 266._o a._n b._n xxii_o remark_n when_o a_o man_n be_v find_v a_o idiot_n from_o his_o birth_n by_o office_n he_o who_o be_v so_o find_v idiot_n false_o as_o he_o suppose_v may_v come_v personal_o into_o office_n the_o manner_n how_o he_o that_o be_v false_o find_v to_o be_v a_o idiot_n shall_v avoid_v the_o office_n chancery_n before_o the_o chancellor_n and_o pray_v that_o before_o he_o and_o the_o justice_n and_o sage_n of_o the_o law_n which_o he_o shall_v call_v to_o he_o and_o be_v call_v the_o king_n council_n he_o may_v be_v examine_v if_o he_o be_v a_o idiot_n or_o not_o or_o by_o his_o friend_n he_o may_v sue_v forth_o a_o 267._o a_o the_o writ_n de_fw-fr idiota_fw-la coram_fw-la consilio_fw-la ducendo_fw-la ad_fw-la examinandum_fw-la reg._n orig._n f._n 267._o writ_n out_o of_o the_o chancery_n returnable_a in_o the_o chancery_n ibidem_fw-la coram_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o consilio_fw-la nostro_fw-la examinand_n and_o if_o he_o be_v find_v upon_o examination_n that_o he_o be_v no_o idiot_n the_o offic_n find_v thereof_o and_o all_o the_o examination_n which_o have_v be_v make_v by_o force_n of_o the_o writ_n or_o the_o king_n commission_n be_v utter_o void_a without_o any_o traverse_n or_o monstrans_fw-la de_fw-fr droit_fw-fr or_o other_o suit_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o register_n orig._n f._n 267._o and_o f._n n._n b._n 233._o vide_fw-la 15_o e._n 3._o in_o fitz._n tit._n livery_n 306._o 9_o co._n f._n 31._o the_o case_n of_o the_o abbot_n of_o strââ¦ta_n marcelia_n stamford_n super_fw-la praerog_n c._n 9_o f._n 34._o a._n 36ââ¦_n edit_fw-la 1567._o xxiii_o remark_n if_o a_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la be_v award_v against_o the_o feoffee_n of_o a_o idiot_n and_o the_o feoffee_n appear_v upon_o the_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la may_v traverse_v the_o idiocy_n as_o appear_v he_o do_v in_o the_o book_n of_o 18_o e._n 3._o xxiv_o remark_n the_o law_n give_v the_o king_n but_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o land_n of-the_a idiot_n and_o although_o the_o same_o continue_a during_o the_o life_n of_o the_o idiot_n yet_o have_v but_o the_o custody_n the_o king_n have_v not_o the_o freehold_a or_o fee_n but_o the_o freehold_n be_v in_o the_o idiot_n for_o the_o
statute_n of_o praerogativa_fw-la regis_fw-la c._n 9_o say_v quod_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la eorum_fw-la reddet_fw-la ea_fw-la rectis_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la that_o after_o the_o death_n of_o such_o idiot_n he_o shall_v render_v it_o to_o the_o right_a heir_n 17_o e._n 3._o 11._o 13_o e._n 3._o saviour_n default_n 37._o 4_o co._n f._n 126._o b._n beverley_n case_n stamford_n super_fw-la praerog_n c._n 9_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n though_o the_o king_n say_v he_o have_v the_o possession_n during_o the_o idiot_n life_n yet_o the_o king_n have_v 15._o 1_o h._n 7._o 15._o not_o the_o freehold_a thereby_o but_o only_o a_o bare_a custody_n for_o the_o freehold_n remain_v in_o the_o heir_n xxv_o remark_n the_o king_n ought_v not_o to_o seize_v a_o idiot_n land_n until_o such_o time_n as_o he_o be_v find_v a_o idiot_n by_o office_n stamford_n super_fw-la praerog_n regis_fw-la c._n 9_o xxvi_o remark_n the_o office_n when_o a_o person_n be_v find_v to_o be_v a_o idiot_n shall_v have_v relation_n a_o nativitate_fw-la to_o avoid_v all_o mean_a act_n do_v by_o he_o that_o be_v to_o say_v feoffment_n release_v or_o the_o like_a fitzherbert_n and_o stamford_n super_n praerog_n c._n 9_o xxvii_o remark_n although_o the_o statute_n of_o praerogativa_fw-la regis_fw-la c._n 9_o say_v custodiam_fw-la terrarum_fw-la yet_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v as_o well_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o body_n and_o of_o the_o good_n and_o chattel_n of_o idiot_n as_o of_o their_o 7._o consillo_n &_o opera_fw-la curatoris_fw-la tueri_fw-la debet_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la patrimonium_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la &_o salus_fw-la furiosââ¦seu_v fatui_fw-la d._n 25._o 10._o 7._o land_n and_o other_o hereditament_n as_o well_o those_o which_o they_o have_v by_o purchase_n as_o those_o which_o they_o have_v as_o heir_n by_o the_o common_a law_n 4_o coke_n f._n 127._o a._n beverley_n case_n xxviii_o remark_n the_o person_n by_o the_o statute_n aught_o to_o be_v a_o idiot_n a_o nativitate_fw-la sc_n fatuus_fw-la naturalis_fw-la and_o not_o by_o accident_n or_o infirmity_n for_o if_o he_o be_v once_o wise_a and_o become_v a_o fool_n by_o misfortune_n the_o king_n shall_v not_o have_v the_o custody_n of_o he_o 18_o e._n 3._o fitz._n tit._n scire_fw-la facias_fw-la pl._n 10._o fitzherbert_n natura_fw-la brevium_fw-la stamford_n super_fw-la praerog_n regis_fw-la c._n 9_o f._n 34._o b._n 4_o co._n beverley_n case_n xxix_o remark_n no_o feoffment_n gift_n lease_n or_o release_v that_o a_o idiot_n can_v make_v of_o his_o inheritance_n but_o it_o may_v be_v avoid_v during_o his_o life_n which_o be_v apparent_v by_o these_o word_n of_o the_o prerogative_n statute_n ita_fw-la quod_fw-la nullatenus_fw-la per_fw-la eosdem_fw-la fatuos_fw-la alienentur_fw-la nec_fw-la quod_fw-la eorum_fw-la hââ¦redes_fw-la exhaeredentur_fw-la so_o that_o such_o idiot_n shall_v not_o alien_a nor_o their_o heir_n shall_v be_v disinherit_v 4_o co._n 127._o beverley_n case_n stamford_n super_fw-la praerog_n regis_fw-la c._n 9_o f._n 35._o b._n edit_n 1567._o xxx_o remark_n the_o king_n be_v to_o take_v the_o profit_n belong_v to_o the_o idiot_n to_o his_o own_o use_n find_v he_o necessary_n and_o this_o be_v evidence_v by_o the_o word_n of_o our_o statute_n capiendo_fw-la necessaria_fw-la sva_fw-la stamford_n super_fw-la praerog_n regis_fw-la c._n 9_o f._n 34._o b._n the_o king_n say_v wingate_n shall_v have_v to_o his_o own_o use_n all_o the_o possession_n of_o a_o fool_n natural_a during_o his_o idiocy_n his_o body_n of_o the_o common_a law_n of_o england_n c._n 2._o of_o possession_n nu._n 3._o xxxi_o remark_n the_o king_n be_v bind_v to_o reparation_n of_o the_o idiot_n land_n and_o tenement_n for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o statute_n be_v the_o king_n shall_v have_v the_o custody_n of_o the_o land_n of_o natural_a fool_n take_v the_o profit_n of_o they_o without_o waste_n or_o destruction_n stamford_n super_fw-la praerog_n regis_fw-la cap._n 9_o f._n 35._o a._n xxxii_o remark_n the_o king_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o praerogativa_fw-la regis_fw-la be_v to_o be_v prefer_v in_o this_o title_n of_o idiocy_n before_o any_o other_o lord_n which_o may_v claim_v the_o idiot_n as_o his_o ward_n and_o this_o be_v evidence_v by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o say_a statute_n de_fw-fr cujuscunque_fw-la feodo_fw-la terrae_fw-la illae_fw-la fuerint_fw-la of_o who_o fee_n soever_o the_o land_n be_v hold_v stamford_n super_fw-la praerogativam_fw-la regis_fw-la c._n 9_o f._n 35._o a._n edit_n 1567._o xxxiii_o remark_n if_o one_o be_v find_v a_o idiot_n by_o office_n and_o before_o the_o king_n do_v make_v a_o seizure_n of_o the_o land_n the_o idiot_n depart_v this_o life_n yet_o the_o king_n shall_v seize_v the_o land_n because_o of_o these_o word_n of_o the_o statute_n post_fw-la mortem_fw-la eorum_fw-la eam_fw-la rectis_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la after_o the_o death_n of_o such_o idiot_n he_o shall_v render_v it_o to_o the_o right_a heir_n which_o the_o king_n can_v do_v but_o upon_o a_o seizure_n stamford_n super_fw-la praerog_n regis_fw-la c._n 9_o f._n 34_o a_o b._n xxxiv_o remark_n when_o a_o idiot_n do_v sue_v or_o defend_v he_o shall_v not_o appear_v by_o guardian_n or_o prochein_n curatoribus_fw-la idiota_fw-la a_o nativitate_fw-la non_fw-la recipitur_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la agendum_fw-la vel_fw-la defendendum_fw-la in_o aliqua_fw-la causa_fw-la per_fw-la custodem_fw-la vel_fw-la proximum_fw-la propinquum_fw-la sed_fw-la requiritur_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la semper_fw-la praesens_fw-la sit_fw-la in_o propria_fw-la persona_fw-la cowell_n institutes_n lib._n 1._o tit_n 23._o sect_n 6._o de_fw-la curatoribus_fw-la amy_n or_o attorney_n but_o he_o must_v be_v ever_o in_o person_n and_o whosoever_o will_v plead_v best_a for_o he_o shall_v be_v admit_v 33_o h._n 6._o 18._o 21._o f._n n._n b._n 27._o g._n co._n lit._n f._n 135_o b._n stampford_n c._n 9_o 35._o b._n 36._o a._n 4_o co._n 124._o b._n beverley_n case_n saunders_n rep._n 2_o part_n f._n 335._o dennis_n v._o dennis_n but_o a_o infant_n or_o a_o minor_a shall_v sue_v by_o prochein_n amy_n and_o defend_v by_o guardian_n 27_o h._n 8._o 11._o 40_o e._n 3._o 16._o 20_o e._n 4._o 2._o f._n n._n b._n 27._o h._n co._n litt._n f._n 135._o b._n cro._n jac._n f._n 640_o 641._o simpson_n &_o simpson_n v._o jackson_n 4_o co._n f._n 124._o b._n beverley_n case_n xxxv_o remark_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o westmin_n 2_o c._n 15._o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o if_o a_o infant_n be_v eloin_v he_o may_v sue_v by_o prochein_n amy_n but_o this_o same_o statute_n extend_v not_o to_o a_o idiot_n co._n inst._n f._n 391._o xxxvi_o remark_n a_o descent_n shall_v not_o take_v away_o the_o entry_n of_o a_o idiot_n albeit_o the_o want_n of_o understanding_n be_v perpetual_a for_o a._n cook_n in_o his_o comment_n on_o littleton_n sect_n 405._o f._n 247._o a._n littleton_n sect_n 405._o speak_v general_o of_o a_o man_n of_o non_fw-la sane_fw-la memory_n vide_fw-la noy_n treatise_n of_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o common_a law_n cap._n 16._o of_o descent_n xxxvii_o remark_n if_o a_o idiot_n make_v a_o feoffment_n in_o fee_n he_o shall_v in_o plead_v never_o avoid_v it_o by_o say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o idiot_n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o feoffment_n and_o so_o have_v be_v from_o his_o nativity_n but_o upon_o a_o office_n find_v for_o the_o king_n the_o king_n shall_v avoid_v the_o feoffment_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o idiot_n who_o custody_n the_o law_n give_v to_o the_o king_n 39_o h._n 6._o 42._o b._n f._n n._n b._n 202._o 5_o e._n 3._o 70._o britton_n cap._n 28._o f._n 66._o a_o b._n coke_n in_o his_o comment_n on_o littleton_n sect_n 405._o f._n 247._o a._n stamford_n in_o his_o exposition_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 17_o e._n 2._o cap._n 9_o xxxviii_o remark_n a_o copyholder_n of_o unsound_a memory_n a_o idiot_n or_o lunatic_n can_v forfeit_v his_o estate_n sheppard_n in_o his_o treatise_n entitle_v the_o court-keeper_n guide_n cap._n 22._o p._n 172._o edit_fw-la 1656._o thirty-nine_o remark_n a_o grant_v or_o surrender_v of_o copyhold-land_n make_v by_o a_o idiot_n be_v not_o valid_a in_o the_o law_n of_o england_n sheppard_n court-keeper_n guide_n cap._n 19_o page_n 117_o 118._o xl._n remark_n a_o surrender_n or_o grant_v of_o copyhold-land_n may_v be_v make_v to_o a_o idiot_n or_o any_o other_o man_n of_o unsound_a memory_n and_o good_a in_o law_n sheppard_n cap._n 19_o p._n 118_o 119._o xli_o remark_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 32_o h._n 8._o c._n 46._o the_o master_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o livery_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o attorney_n receiver-general_n 24._o note_v this_o act_n of_o 32_o h._n 8._o for_o the_o erect_v of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n be_v take_v away_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 12_o car._n 2._o c._n 24._o and_o auditor_n or_o three_o of_o they_o have_v authority_n to_o survey_v govern_v and_o order_n all_o and_o singular_a idiot_n and_o natural_a fool_n now_o be_v in_o the_o king_n hand_n or_o
that_o hereafter_o shall_v come_v and_o be_v in_o the_o king_n hand_n and_o to_o survey_v and_o order_v all_o the_o manor_n land_n tenement_n and_o other_o hereditament_n whatsoever_o and_o also_o to_o let_v and_o set_v the_o same_o to_o the_o king_n use_n for_o the_o time_n of_o the_o king_n interest_n for_o such_o rent_n and_o fine_v as_o by_o their_o discretion_n shall_v be_v think_v convenient_a the_o find_v and_o keep_v of_o the_o say_a person_n their_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o the_o reparation_n of_o their_o house_n and_o land_n always_o to_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o do_v thereof_o etc._n etc._n note_v though_o these_o officer_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o livery_n have_v power_n to_o let_v and_o set_v the_o land_n of_o idiot_n and_o natural_a fool_n yet_o according_a to_o the_o sentiment_n of_o stamford_n they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o grant_v the_o custody_n of_o their_o body_n xlii_o remark_n regular_o conveyance_n or_o other_o act_n of_o record_n acknowledge_v or_o make_v by_o one_o that_o be_v a_o idiot_n be_v unavoidable_a by_o he_o or_o his_o heir_n in_o the_o law_n of_o england_n 4_o co._n beverley_n case_n xliii_o remark_n if_o a_o idiot_n or_o other_o non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la do_v levy_v a_o fine_a and_o declare_v the_o use_n thereof_o this_o declaration_n shall_v bind_v he_o as_o long_o as_o the_o fine_a continue_v in_o force_n for_o inasmuch_o as_o he_o have_v be_v admit_v by_o the_o judge_n as_o a_o man_n that_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n the_o law_n as_o long_o as_o the_o fine_a remain_v in_o force_n permit_v he_o to_o limit_v the_o use_n thereof_o 10_o co._n 42._o b._n marry_o portington_n case_n 2_o co._n f._n 58._o beckwith_n case_n 12_o co._n f._n 123_o 124._o mansfield_n case_n xliv_o remark_n there_o be_v a_o diversity_n take_v between_o a_o idiot_n and_o a_o unthrift_n or_o spendthrift_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o case_n of_o one_o brent_n of_o the_o county_n of_o somerset_n who_o be_v present_v for_o a_o idiot_n but_o it_o be_v evidence_v that_o he_o can_v write_v letter_n and_o make_v acquittance_n and_o suchlike_a whereupon_o he_o be_v adjudge_v a_o unthrift_n but_o no_o idiot_n br._n 4._o in_o fine_a note_v that_o as_o minor_n have_v curator_n and_o governor_n so_o also_o mad_a person_n and_o spendthrift_n unthrift_n or_o prodigal_a person_n be_v appoint_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n of_o the_o roman_n to_o have_v governor_n for_o that_o they_o can_v no_o more_o govern_v their_o own_o state_n than_o the_o other_o can_v for_o they_o and_o such_o as_o know_v no_o time_n nor_o end_n of_o spend_v but_o riot_n or_o lavish_a out_o their_o estate_n without_o all_o discretion_n and_o for_o their_o sake_n i_o will_v here_o subjoin_v the_o sentiment_n that_o the_o old_a roman_a jurist_n have_v have_v of_o these_o prodigal_n or_o spendthrift_n note_v cicero_n 3_o de_fw-fr officiis_n tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o law_n make_v by_o laetorius_n which_o provide_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v appoint_v for_o those_o which_o be_v distract_v or_o do_v prodigal_o waste_v their_o patrimony_n for_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o common_a adage_n use_v among_o the_o roman_n ad_fw-la agnatos_fw-la &_o gentiles_n deducendus_fw-la est_fw-la they_o do_v account_v all_o prodigal_n or_o spendthrist_n mad_a man_n they_o mean_v no_o more_o by_o that_o than_o we_o do_v by_o our_o english_a proverb_n let_v he_o be_v beg_v for_o a_o fool._n the_o reason_n of_o their_o adage_n be_v because_o if_o any_o be_v distract_v by_o the_o roman_a law_n his_o wardship_n fall_v ad_fw-la agnatos_fw-la &_o gentile_n i._n e._n to_o the_o next_o of_o the_o kindred_n goodwin_n roman_a antiquity_n lib._n 3._o sect_n 4._o c._n 24._o qui_fw-la eversores_fw-la aut_fw-la insani_fw-la sunt_fw-la say_v caius_z omni_fw-la tempore_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la suae_fw-la sub_fw-la curatore_fw-la esse_fw-la jubentur_fw-la quia_fw-la substantiam_fw-la svam_fw-la rationabiliter_fw-la gubernare_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la lib._n 2._o tit._n 8._o de_fw-la curationibus_fw-la lege_fw-la 12_o tabularum_fw-la say_v ulpian_n prodigo_fw-la interdicitur_fw-la bonorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la administratio_fw-la quod_fw-la moribus_fw-la quidem_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la introductum_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la solent_fw-la hodie_fw-la praetores_fw-la vel_fw-la praesides_fw-la si_fw-la talem_fw-la hominem_fw-la invenerint_fw-la qui_fw-la neque_fw-la tempus_fw-la neque_fw-la finem_fw-la expensarum_fw-la habet_fw-la sed_fw-la bona_fw-la sva_fw-la dilacerando_fw-la &_o dissipando_fw-la profudit_fw-la curatorem_fw-la ei_fw-la dare_v exemplo_fw-la furiosi_fw-la et_fw-la tam_fw-la diu_fw-la erunt_fw-la ambo._fw-la in_o curatione_fw-la quam_fw-la diu_fw-la vel_fw-la furiosus_fw-la sanitatem_fw-la vel_fw-la ille_fw-la sanos_fw-la mores_fw-la receperit_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la evenerit_fw-la ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la desinunt_fw-la in_o potestate_fw-la curatorum_fw-la d._n 28._o 10._o 1._o divus_o pius_fw-la say_v the_o same_o lawyer_n ulpian_n matris_fw-la querelam_fw-la de_fw-la filiis_fw-la prodigis_fw-la admisit_fw-la ut_fw-la curatorem_fw-la accipiant_fw-la in_o haec_fw-la verba_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la novum_fw-la quosdam_fw-la etsi_fw-la mentis_fw-la suae_fw-la videbuntur_fw-la ex_fw-la sermonibus_fw-la compotes_fw-la esse_fw-la tamen_fw-la sic_fw-la tractare_fw-la bona_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la pertinentia_fw-la ut_fw-la nisi_fw-la subveniatur_fw-la his_fw-la deducantur_fw-la in_o egestatem_fw-la eligendus_fw-la itaque_fw-la erit_fw-la qui_fw-la ââ¦os_fw-la consilio_fw-la regat_fw-la nam_fw-la aequum_fw-la est_fw-la prospicere_fw-la nos_fw-la etiam_fw-la eye_n ââ¦ui_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la bona_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la pertinet_fw-la furiosum_fw-la faciunt_fw-la exiââ¦um_fw-la d._n 25._o 5._o 12._o 2._o furiosi_fw-la say_v pomponius_n vel_fw-la ejus_fw-la cvi_fw-la bonis_fw-la interdictus_fw-la sit_fw-la nulla_fw-la voluntas_fw-la est_fw-la d._n 50._o 17._o 40._o hence_o it_o be_v that_o spendthrift_n or_o prodigal_n be_v forbid_v to_o make_v their_o testament_n or_o to_o dispose_v of_o ulpian_n be_v cvi_fw-la lege_fw-la bonis_fw-la interdictum_fw-la est_fw-la testamentum_fw-la facere_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la &_o si_fw-la fecerit_fw-la ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la non_fw-la valet_fw-la ulpian_n their_o land_n or_o good_n any_o other_o way_n instit._fw-la 2._o 12._o 2._o d._n 28._o 1._o 18._o swinburn_n in_o his_o tract_n of_o testament_n and_o last_o wi_n 2d_o part_n sect_n 24._o ulpianus_n tit._n 20._o de_fw-la testamentis_fw-la among_o the_o grecian_n such_o as_o be_v spendthrift_n be_v brand_v with_o infamy_n decoctores_fw-la paternae_fw-la aut_fw-la alterius_fw-la cujusvis_fw-la haereditatis_fw-la ignominiosi_fw-la sunto_fw-la all_o wild_a extravagant_n and_o spendthrift_n who_o lavish_o run_v out_o the_o estate_n leave_v they_o by_o their_o father_n or_o other_o shall_v be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d from_o the_o remark_n touch_v idiot_n or_o fool_n natural_a we_o come_v to_o our_o query_n attend_v with_o solution_n relate_v to_o they_o sect_n iii_o the_o query_n with_o their_o solution_n concern_v idiot_n or_o natural_a fool_n i._o query_n if_o the_o king_n commit_v the_o body_n or_o estate_n of_o a_o idiââ¦_n ãâã_d j._n s._n to_o do_v with_o they_o as_o he_o please_v whether_o this_o graââ¦_n be_v good_a solution_n the_o estate_n and_o person_n of_o idiot_n and_o lunatickââ¦_n be_v by_o law_n entrust_v with_o the_o supreme_a shall_v thââ¦_n sovereign_a trustee_n commit_v the_o body_n or_o estate_n of_o either_o of_o they_o to_o i._o s._n to_o do_v with_o they_o as_o absolute_o and_o inordinate_o as_o he_o please_v the_o grant_n be_v void_a because_o breach_n of_o trust_n and_o the_o committee_n punishable_a for_o any_o exorbitant_a usage_n the_o author_n of_o a_o act_n entituââ¦_n lead_v defensio_fw-la legis_fw-la sect._n 10._o par._n 81._o p._n 139._o edit_n 1674._o the_o estate_n and_o person_n of_o idiot_n and_o lunatic_n say_v the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n hobart_n be_v by_o law_n entrust_v to_o the_o king_n if_o therefore_o the_o king_n shall_v grant_v to_o one_o that_o intrude_v upon_o the_o possession_n of_o a_o idiot_n or_o lunatic_n or_o take_v their_o person_n unlawful_o that_o he_o will_v not_o meddle_v with_o they_o but_o suffer_v they_o to_o do_v their_o pleasure_n these_o grant_n be_v void_a for_o these_o be_v act_n of_o justice_n and_o office_n of_o a_o king_n which_o he_o can_v put_v off_o cessa_fw-la regnare_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la vis_fw-la judicare_fw-la and_o in_o these_o thing_n the_o king_n be_v never_o suppose_v by_o law_n ill_o affect_v but_o abuse_v and_o deceive_v for_o eadem_fw-la praesumitur_fw-la mens_fw-la regis_fw-la ââ¦ae_fw-la est_fw-la juris_fw-la hobart_n 10._o princeps_fw-la jura_fw-la tueri_fw-la praesumitur_fw-la princeps_fw-la custos_fw-la legis_fw-la c._n 3._o 28_o 35._o d._n 43._o 8._o 1._o 10._o ââ¦eports_n f._n 155._o colt_n and_o ââ¦lover_n v._o bishop_n of_o coââ¦ntry_n and_o litchfield_n ii_o query_n ââ¦hether_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v the_o mean_a profit_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o seizure_n of_o the_o idiot_n or_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o office_n find_v solution_n william_n tourson_n a_o idiot_n from_o his_o birth_n by_o force_n of_o remainder_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n be_v case_n co._n
idiot_n 18_o e._n 3._o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la 10._o 32_o e._n 3._o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la 106._o 50._o ass._n pl._n 2._o for_o the_o statute_n of_o proerogativa_n regis_n say_v quod_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la eorum_fw-la reddat_fw-la eam_fw-la rectis_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la which_o the_o king_n can_v do_v nor_o can_v the_o king_n have_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n to_o his_o own_o use_n if_o not_o that_o by_o the_o office_n and_o seizure_n such_o conveyance_n make_v by_o the_o idiot_n be_v destroy_v and_o that_o do_v not_o impugn_v the_o maxim_n at_o the_o common_a law_n 405._o law_n it_o be_v a_o maxim_n of_o the_o common_a law_n of_o england_n that_o the_o party_n shall_v not_o disable_v himself_o co._n lit._n 247._o b._n 10_o lib._n 4._o f._n 123._o b._n beverley_n case_n cro_n el._n f._n 398._o stroud_n v._o marshal_n co._n 3._o inst._n 215._o littleton_n sect_n 405._o for_o in_o this_o case_n the_o idiot_n in_o no_o plea_n that_o he_o can_v plead_v shall_v disable_v or_o stultifie_v himself_o but_o all_o be_v find_v by_o office_n by_o the_o inquisition_n and_o verdict_n of_o twelve_o man_n at_o the_o king_n suit_n who_o be_v not_o conclude_v to_o speak_v the_o truth_n and_o such_o office_n when_o it_o be_v find_v shall_v have_v relation_n a_o tempore_fw-la nativitatis_fw-la to_o avoid_v all_o mean_a act_n make_v by_o the_o idiot_n as_o feoffment_n release_v etc._n etc._n and_o therewith_o agree_v 23_o e._n 3._o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la 106._o stamford_n prerogative_n 34._o f._n n._n b._n 202._o c._n but_o notwithstanding_o the_o word_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o praerog_n regis_fw-la be_v general_a and_o emphatical_a nullatenus_fw-la alienantur_fw-la yet_o if_o he_o alien_a by_o fine_a or_o recovery_n it_o shall_v bind_v he_o or_o acknowledge_v a_o statute_n or_o recognisance_n neither_o his_o heir_n nor_o his_o executor_n shall_v avoid_v it_o for_o these_o be_v matter_n of_o record_n which_o shall_v not_o be_v avoid_v by_o a_o bare_a averment_n of_o non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la for_o the_o inconvenience_n which_o may_v follow_v thereupon_o also_o such_o averment_n be_v against_o the_o office_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o judge_n for_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o take_v any_o conusance_n of_o a_o fine_a or_o recognisance_n of_o he_o who_o be_v non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la 18_o e._n 2._o fine_n 120._o 17_o ass._n pl._n 17._o 17_o e._n 3._o x._o query_n a_o fine_a levy_v by_o a_o idiot_n or_o natural_a fool_n what_o it_o operate_v solution_n anno_fw-la 23_o eliz._n in_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n the_o case_n be_v this_o that_o henry_n bushley_n seize_v in_o fee_n of_o certain_a 124._o mich._n 12_o jac._n regis_n mansfield_n case_n co._n lib._n 12._o f._n 123_o 124._o land_n in_o north-mins_n in_o the_o county_n of_o hertford_n by_o his_o will_n in_o write_v demise_v the_o say_a land_n to_o henry_n bushley_n his_o son_n in_o tail_n the_o remainder_n to_o one_o william_n bushley_n and_o for_o this_o that_o his_o son_n be_v within_o age_n he_o demise_v the_o education_n of_o he_o to_o thomas_n harrison_n who_o he_o make_v his_o executor_n and_o afterward_o it_o happen_v that_o henry_n the_o son_n become_v a_o monstrous_a and_o deform_a cripple_n and_o prove_v a_o idiot_n a_o nativitate_fw-la the_o which_o idiot_n by_o the_o practice_n of_o one_o nichols_n and_o other_o be_v ravish_v and_o take_v out_o of_o the_o custody_n of_o his_o guardian_n and_o be_v carry_v upon_o man_n shoulder_n to_o a_o place_n unknown_a and_o there_o keep_v in_o secret_a until_o he_o have_v acknowledge_v a_o fine_a of_o his_o land_n to_o one_o botham_n before_o justice_n southcot_n anno_fw-la 9_o eliz._n and_o by_o indenture_n between_o they_o the_o use_n of_o the_o say_v fine_a be_v declare_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o cognizee_n and_o his_o heir_n which_o botham_n convey_v anno_fw-la 12_o eliz._n the_o say_a land_n to_o one_o henry_n mansfield_n and_o anno_fw-la 12_o eliz._n the_o say_v henry_n bushley_n the_o son_n by_o inquisition_n be_v find_v a_o idiot_n a_fw-fr nativitate_fw-la and_o upon_o this_o in_o anno_fw-la 33._o the_o court_n of_o ward_n take_v order_n for_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o say_a land_n and_o it_o be_v move_v as_o a_o doubt_n in_o the_o say_a court_n of_o ward_n whether_o the_o say_v fine_a shall_v be_v to_o the_o use_v of_o the_o say_a idiot_n and_o his_o heir_n for_o notwithstanding_o that_o the_o fine_a which_o be_v of_o record_n bind_v the_o idiot_n for_o the_o cause_n aforesaid_a yet_o the_o indenture_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o direct_v the_o uses_n but_o it_o be_v resolve_v that_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o be_v enable_v by_o the_o fine_a case_n vide_fw-la co._n lib._n 2._o f_o 58._o beckwith_n case_n &_o co._n lib._n 10._o portington_n case_n as_o to_o the_o principal_a he_o shall_v not_o be_v disable_v to_o limit_v the_o uses_n which_o be_v but_o as_o accessary_n and_o the_o same_o be_v the_o law_n of_o a_o infant_n and_o feme_fw-fr covert_n and_o the_o say_v mansfield_n bring_v a_o action_n of_o trespass_n in_o the_o common_a plea_n against_o one_o trot_n the_o farmer_n of_o the_o say_a land_n and_o the_o issue_n be_v to_o be_v try_v at_o the_o bar_n and_o the_o say_v deform_v idiot_n be_v send_v out_o of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n to_o be_v show_v to_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n and_o to_o the_o juror_n there_o try_v and_o swear_v and_o be_v bring_v upon_o a_o man_n shoulder_n the_o judge_n hear_v that_o the_o title_n of_o mansfield_n be_v under_o the_o say_v fine_a levy_v by_o that_o idiot_n the_o lord_n dyer_n and_o the_o court_n by_o consent_n of_o party_n cause_v a_o juror_n to_o be_v withdraw_v and_o the_o lord_n dyer_n say_v that_o the_o judge_n who_o take_v the_o fine_a be_v never_o worthy_a to_o take_v another_o but_o notwithstanding_o this_o and_o although_o the_o monstrous_a deformity_n and_o idiocy_n of_o bushley_n be_v apparent_a and_o visible_a yet_o the_o fine_a stand_v good_a xi_o query_n a_o fine_a levy_v by_o j._n s._n uncle_n of_o a_o idiot_n who_o be_v seize_v of_o the_o inheritance_n the_o say_v j._n s._n die_v in_o the_o life_n of_o h._n the_o idiot_n whether_o this_o fine_a so_o levy_v can_v bar_v the_o grandchild_n of_o j._n s._n solution_n trespass_n upon_o not_o guilty_a and_o a_o special_a verdict_n the_o case_n be_v tenant_n for_o life_n reversion_n to_o william_n rogers_n rogers_n cro._n car._n f._n 525_o &_o 543._o edward_n v._o rogers_n a_o idiot_n in_o fee_n andrew_n rogers_n his_o uncle_n levy_v a_o fine_a come_v ceo_n etc._n etc._n with_o proclamation_n to_o robert_n crompton_n and_o have_v issue_n john_n who_o have_v issue_n william_n the_o defendant_n and_o die_v william_n the_o idiot_n die_v without_o issue_n william_n the_o defendant_n enter_v as_o heir_n unto_o he_o viz._n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v andrew_n and_o whether_o he_o may_v claim_v against_o this_o fine_a of_o his_o grandfather_n not_o claim_v by_o the_o grandfather_n but_o derive_v only_o his_o pedigree_n from_o he_o be_v the_o question_n and_o it_o be_v argue_v by_o roll_n for_o the_o plaintiff_n that_o forasmuch_o as_o william_n rogers_n be_v heir_n to_o andrew_n his_o grandfather_n uncle_n to_o the_o say_v william_n the_o idiot_n he_o be_v estopped_a to_o claim_v against_o this_o fine_a or_o to_o say_v quod_fw-la part_n ad_fw-la finem_fw-la nihil_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la and_o for_o proof_n thereof_o he_o rely_v upon_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o e._n 1._o of_o fines_n co._n lib._n 3._o f._n 89._o 10_o car._n scovel_n &_o brastock_n case_n co_n lib._n 3._o f._n 30._o sir_n george_n brown_n case_n &_o saul_n &_o clerk_n case_n but_o it_o be_v argue_v by_o farrer_n for_o the_o defendant_n that_o this_o fine_a shall_v not_o bar_v because_o he_o claim_v not_o any_o interest_n by_o or_o from_o andrew_n nor_o as_o heir_n unto_o he_o but_o only_o make_v ââ¦ention_n of_o he_o in_o the_o pedigree_n co._n litt._n f._n 8._o 2_o e._n 3._o 6._o ãâã_d lib._n 8._o 53._o symms_n case_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o here_o he_o be_v ãâã_d quasi_fw-la of_o another_o title_n and_o puisny_n to_o the_o fine_a ââ¦erkly_o and_o croak_v deliver_v their_o opinion_n that_o this_o ââ¦ne_n by_o andrew_n the_o uncle_n of_o william_n the_o idiot_n who_o ââ¦as_v seize_v of_o the_o inheritance_n he_o die_v in_o the_o life_n of_o ââ¦illiam_fw-la so_o as_o nothing_o ever_o attach_v upon_o he_o shall_v ââ¦ver_o bar_v william_n the_o defendant_n who_o be_v grandchild_n ãâã_d the_o say_a andrew_n because_o he_o claim_v nothing_o by_o or_o ââ¦om_v he_o but_o only_o from_o william_n the_o nephew_n of_o anââ¦rew_n who_o survive_v the_o say_a andrew_n and_o he_o make_v ââ¦s_a title_n as_o heir_n to_o the_o say_v william_n the_o nephew_n who_o ââ¦as_v last_o seize_v not_o make_v therein_o any_o mention_n of_o
of_o this_o land_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o custody_n of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o natural_a fool_n and_o may_v take_v the_o profit_v 1590._o swinburn_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o testament_n and_o last_v will_n 3._o part_n §_o 11._o nu_fw-la 13._o p._n 99_o a._n b._n edit_n 1590._o thereof_o without_o waste_n oââ¦_n destruction_n of_o who_o fee_n soever_o the_o same_o be_v hold_v find_v to_o they_o necessary_n and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o such_o idiot_n the_o land_n must_v be_v restore_v to_o the_o right_a heir_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n that_o be_v to_o say_v during_o the_o life_n of_o the_o idiot_n the_o tuition_n of_o the_o idiot_n or_o of_o his_o land_n can_v be_v devise_v by_o testament_n to_o any_o other_o person_n contrary_a to_o the_o course_n of_o the_o common_a law_n in_o prejudice_n of_o he_o to_o who_o the_o wardship_n do_v belong_v save_v the_o testator_n may_v commit_v the_o custody_n of_o such_o good_n and_o chattel_n as_o he_o do_v bequeath_v to_o the_o idiot_n to_o who_o he_o will_v and_o during_o so_o long_a time_n as_o he_o will_v c._n will_v si_fw-mi quidem_fw-la unusuisque_fw-la potest_fw-la rebus_fw-la suis_fw-la quam_fw-la velit_fw-la legem_fw-la imponere_fw-la mautic_a l._n 7._o tit_n 1._o nu_fw-la 38._o et_fw-la testatoris_fw-la voluntas_fw-la habetur_fw-la pro_fw-la lege_fw-la l._n servus_n de_fw-fr manumiss_o licet_fw-la alius_fw-la videatur_fw-la per_fw-la fitzherbert_n nat_n br._n de_fw-fr idiot_n inquirendo_fw-la quod_fw-la bona_fw-la quae_fw-la idiotae_fw-la obvenirent_fw-la svo_fw-la gardiano_n accrescunt_fw-la quaere_fw-la tamen_fw-la per_fw-la stamford_n super_fw-la praerogativam_fw-la regis_fw-la c._n idiot_n c._n xvi_o query_n idiocy_n whether_o in_o any_o case_n triable_a in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n solution_n if_o a_o administrator_n sue_v for_o a_o legacy_n due_a to_o the_o decease_a 17._o mich._n 15_o jac._n b._n r._n inter_fw-la percher_n &_o wheeble_n per_fw-la curiam_fw-la &_o dr._n godolphin_n in_o his_o repertorium_fw-la canonicum_fw-la c._n 11._o p._n 120._o §_o 17._o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n and_o the_o defendant_n plead_v the_o release_n of_o the_o decease_a and_o the_o plaintiff_n avoid_v it_o for_o that_o the_o decease_a be_v a_o idiot_n that_o idiocy_n shall_v be_v try_v there_o and_o no_o prohibition_n shall_v be_v grant_v for_o that_o they_o have_v jurisdiction_n of_o the_o original_a matter_n and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o old_a rule_n to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o register_n and_o in_o the_o book_n of_o law_n non_fw-la est_fw-la consonum_fw-la rationi_fw-la quod_fw-la cognitio_fw-la accessorii_fw-la accessorium_fw-la cujus_fw-la juris_fw-la i._n e._n jurisdictionis_fw-la est_fw-la principale_a ejusdem_fw-la juris_fw-la erit_fw-la accessorium_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la impediatur_fw-la ubi_fw-la cognitio_fw-la causae_fw-la principalis_fw-la ad_fw-la forum_n ecclesiasticum_fw-la noscitur_fw-la pertinere_fw-la register_n orig._n f._n 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pardon_v under_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o prodigal_n part_v 1._o c._n 5._o p._n 123_o 124
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speak_v of_o child_n say_v that_o child_n have_v a_o right_n to_o the_o inheritance_n but_o not_o to_o the_o use_n of_o it_o a_o estate_n though_o they_o be_v just_o restrain_v from_o manage_v of_o it_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o immature_n judgement_n grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_fw-la &_o pacis_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o sect._n 2._o ix_o remark_n bracton_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o england_n show_v by_o what_o person_n possession_n of_o thing_n may_v be_v acquire_v say_v thus_o of_o the_o furious_a man_n furiosus_fw-la 3._o furiosus_fw-la sine_fw-la tutoris_fw-la auctoritate_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la incipere_fw-la possidere_fw-la quia_fw-la affectionem_fw-la tenendi_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la licet_fw-la maxim_n corpore_fw-la svo_fw-la rem_fw-la contingat_fw-la sicuti_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la dormienti_fw-la aliquid_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la ponat_fw-la d._n 41._o 2._o 1._o 3._o affectum_fw-la retinendi_fw-la habere_fw-la non_fw-la poterit_fw-la sine_fw-la curatore_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la aliud_fw-la de_fw-fr eo_fw-la nisi_fw-la ad_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la ejus_fw-la qui_fw-la dormienti_fw-la pluviam_fw-la ip_n manum_fw-la projecerit_fw-la et_fw-la qui_fw-la accipere_fw-la debet_fw-la &_o retinere_fw-la oportet_fw-la quod_fw-la habeat_fw-la affectionem_fw-la &_o intellectum_fw-la percipiendi_fw-la &_o retinendi_fw-la item_n qui_fw-la curare_fw-la debet_fw-la &_o custodiam_fw-la habere_fw-la oportet_fw-la eodem_fw-la modo_fw-la quod_fw-la habeat_fw-la intellectus_fw-la quia_fw-la si_fw-la furiosum_fw-la miseris_fw-la ut_fw-la possideas_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la per_fw-la eos_fw-la videris_fw-la possessionem_fw-la apprehendisse_fw-la quia_fw-la intellectum_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la x._o remark_n he_o that_o be_v a_o madman_n be_v uncapable_a to_o be_v a_o judge_n or_o a_o arbitrator_n for_o want_v of_o 2._o non_fw-la omnes_fw-la judices_fw-la dari_fw-la possunt_fw-la qui_fw-la judicis_fw-la dandi_fw-la jus_o habent_fw-la quidam_fw-la enim_fw-la lege_fw-la impediuntur_fw-la ne_fw-la judices_fw-la sint_fw-la quidam_fw-la natura_fw-la quidam_fw-la moribus_fw-la natura_fw-la ut_fw-la surdus_fw-la mutus_fw-la &_o perpetuo_fw-la furiosus_fw-la &_o impubes_fw-la quia_fw-la judicio_fw-la carent_fw-la d._n 5._o 1._o 12._o 2._o understanding_n and_o discretion_n mirror_n of_o justice_n c._n 2._o sect_n 2._o p._n 116._o west_n symb._n part_n 2._o sect_n 23_o 26_o 27._o neither_o can_v be_v a_o essoiner_n or_o excusator_fw-la mirror_n c._n 2._o sect_n 30._o p._n 175._o xi_o remark_n one_o that_o be_v a_o madman_n can_v attorn_a for_o that_o he_o that_o have_v no_o understanding_n can_v agree_v to_o the_o grant_n 18_o e._n 3._o 53._o 6_o co._n f._n 69._o a._n sir_n moyle_n finch_n case_n xii_o remark_n to_o a_o lawful_a contract_n there_o be_v require_v person_n fit_a to_o contract_v hence_o madman_n 15._o note_v that_o every_o alienation_n of_o a_o man_n right_a all_o contract_n betwixt_o man_n 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compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la a_o madman_n the_o woman_n lawyer_n lib_n 3._o c._n 31._o p._n 188._o fourteen_o remark_n it_o be_v a_o good_a exception_n for_o the_o person_n of_o he_o that_o complain_v or_o bring_v any_o action_n to_o say_v he_o be_v furiosus_fw-la a_o madman_n because_o such_o a_o one_o differ_v not_o much_o from_o a_o beast_n that_o want_v reason_n lib._n 5._o tract_n 5._o c._n 20._o nu_fw-la 1._o f._n 420._o b._n fleta_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 38._o nu_fw-la 1._o stamford_n super_fw-la praerogativam_fw-la regis_fw-la cap._n 10._o fol._n 36._o b._n edit_n 1567._o xv._o remark_n he_o that_o promise_v shall_v be_v endue_v with_o reason_n which_o render_v the_o promise_n of_o madman_n void_a and_o of_o no_o force_n grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la promissio_fw-la promissio_fw-la requirit_fw-la usum_fw-la rationis_fw-la in_o promittente_fw-la ideo_fw-la furiosi_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la promissio_fw-la bell_n &_o pacis_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 11._o sect_n 5._o and_o it_o be_v the_o same_o law_n in_o case_n of_o oath_n make_v by_o man_n distract_v for_o they_o that_o swear_v shall_v be_v of_o sound_a mind_n and_o shall_v use_v great_a deliberation_n before_o deliberatus_fw-la animus_fw-la rationis_fw-la compos_fw-la &_o deliberatus_fw-la they_o take_v any_o oath_n idem_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 13._o sect_n 2._o sheppard_n in_o his_o abridgement_n tit_n idiot_n and_o lunatic_n tell_v we_o that_o a_o madman_n can_v promise_v or_o contract_n for_o any_o thing_n to_o bind_v himself_o xvi_o remark_n a_o copyholder_n of_o unsound_a memory_n as_o a_o furor_n man_n can_v make_v a_o forfeiture_n of_o his_o estate_n sheppard_n court-keeper_n guide_n cap._n 22._o xvii_o remark_n any_o man_n may_v be_v a_o steward_n of_o a_o copyhold_n manor_n and_o therefore_o if_o a_o infant_n lunatic_n or_o non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la a_o man_n distract_v be_v make_v steward_n all_o act_n that_o he_o do_v according_a to_o his_o office_n be_v good_a sheppard_n court-keeper_n 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be_v not_o when_o a_o madman_n be_v execute_v but_o shall_v be_v a_o miserable_a spectacle_n both_o against_o law_n and_o of_o extreme_a inhumanity_n and_o cruelty_n and_o can_v be_v no_o example_n to_o other_o fourteen_o query_n whether_o a_o madman_n be_v punishable_a in_o trespass_n solution_n in_o capital_a cause_n in_o favorem_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la the_o law_n will_v not_o punish_v in_o so_o high_a a_o degree_n 32._o sir_n francis_n bacon_n in_o his_o element_n of_o the_o common_a law_n of_o england_n reg._n 7._o p._n 31_o 32._o except_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o will_n and_o intention_n appear_v but_o in_o civil_a trespass_n and_o injury_n that_o be_v of_o a_o inferior_a nature_n the_o law_n do_v rather_o consider_v the_o damage_n of_o the_o party_n wrong_v than_o the_o malice_n of_o he_o that_o be_v the_o wrongdoer_n and_o therefore_o if_o a_o infant_n within_o year_n of_o discretion_n or_o a_o madman_n kill_v another_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v impeach_v thereof_o but_o if_o they_o put_v out_o a_o man_n eye_n or_o do_v he_o like_o corporal_a hurt_n they_o shall_v be_v punish_v in_o trespass_n concern_v a_o mad-man_n do_v a_o corporal_a hurt_n the_o civil_a law_n run_v thus_o quaerimus_fw-la si_fw-la furiosus_fw-la damnum_fw-la dederit_fw-la a_o legis_fw-la aquiliae_fw-la actio_fw-la sit_fw-la et_fw-la pegasus_fw-la negavit_fw-la quae_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la culpa_fw-la sit_fw-la cum_fw-la suae_fw-la mentis_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la et_fw-la 1_o culpam_fw-la non_fw-la admittit_fw-la qui_fw-la suae_fw-la mentis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la gothofreda_n 1_o hoc_fw-la verissimum_fw-la cessabit_fw-la igitur_fw-la aquilia_n actio_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la si_fw-la quadrupes_fw-la damnum_fw-la dederit_fw-la aquilia_n cessat_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la tegula_fw-la ceciderit_fw-la d._n 9_o 2._o 5._o 2._o xv._o query_n whether_o a_o furor_n man_n can_v be_v a_o
and_o lunatic_n person_n &_o dr._n godolphin_n in_o his_o tract_n entitle_v the_o orphan_n legacy_n part_v 1._o c._n 8._o nu_fw-la 2._o instit._fw-la 2._o 12._o 1._o c._n 6._o 22._o 9_o ii_o query_n whether_o a_o testament_n can_v be_v make_v by_o a_o lunatic_n person_n betwixt_o his_o fit_n solution_n if_o a_o lunatic_n person_n have_v clear_a or_o calm_a intermission_n then_o during_o the_o time_n of_o 8._o swinburn_n part_v 2._o §_o 3._o orphan_n legacy_n part_n 1_o chapter_n 8._o such_o their_o quietness_n and_o freedom_n of_o mind_n he_o may_v make_v his_o testament_n appoint_v a_o executor_n and_o dispose_v of_o his_o good_n at_o his_o pleasure_n so_o that_o neither_o the_o furor_n or_o madness_n go_v before_o nor_o follow_v the_o make_n of_o the_o testament_n do_v hinder_v the_o same_o testament_n begin_v and_o finish_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o lawyer_n caius_n say_v thus_o he_o qui_fw-la furiosi_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la ment_fw-la insani_fw-la fuerint_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la facere_fw-la testamenta_fw-la testamentis_fw-la lib._n 2._o tit_n 2._o de_fw-la testamentis_fw-la sed_fw-la hii_fw-la qui_fw-la insani_fw-la sunt_fw-la si_fw-la intervalla_fw-la ipsius_fw-la insaniae_fw-la habent_fw-la per_fw-la intervalla_fw-la quibus_fw-la sani_fw-la sunt_fw-la possunt_fw-la facere_fw-la testamenta_fw-la the_o emperor_n justinian_n speak_v in_o this_o manner_n both_o in_o his_o institutes_n and_o in_o his_o code_n furiosi_fw-la si_fw-la per_fw-la id_fw-la tempus_fw-la fecerint_fw-la testamentum_fw-la quo_fw-la furor_fw-la eorum_fw-la intermissus_fw-la est_fw-la jure_fw-la testati_fw-la esse_fw-la videntur_fw-la instit._fw-la 2._o 12._o 1._o sancimus_fw-la tale_n testamentum_fw-la hominis_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la actu_fw-la testamenti_fw-la adversa_fw-la valetudine_fw-la tentus_fw-la est_fw-la pro_fw-la nihilo_fw-la esse_fw-la si_fw-mi vero_fw-la voluerit_fw-la in_fw-la dilucidis_fw-la intervallis_fw-la aliquod_fw-la condere_fw-la testamentum_fw-la vel_fw-la ultimam_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la sana_fw-la ment_fw-la inceperit_fw-la facere_fw-la &_o consummaverit_fw-la nullo_n tali_fw-la morbo_fw-la interveniente_fw-la stare_v testamentum_fw-la sive_fw-la quamcunque_fw-la ultimam_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la censemus_fw-la etc._n etc._n c._n 6._o 22._o 9_o iii_o query_n if_o a_o testament_n be_v make_v by_o a_o lunatic_n person_n and_o the_o time_n of_o the_o make_v unknown_a whether_o this_o testament_n be_v good_a or_o no_o solution_n if_o a_o lunatic_n person_n or_o one_o that_o be_v beside_o himself_o at_o some_o time_n but_o not_o continual_o make_v his_o testament_n and_o it_o be_v not_o know_v whether_o the_o same_o be_v make_v whilst_o he_o be_v of_o sound_a mind_n and_o memory_n or_o no_o then_o in_o case_n the_o testament_n be_v so_o conceive_v as_o thereby_o no_o argument_n of_o frenzy_n or_o folly_n can_v be_v gather_v it_o be_v to_o be_v presume_v that_o the_o same_o be_v make_v 90._o vasq._n de_fw-fr success_n progress_n lib._n 1._o §_o 9_o n._n 90._o during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o calm_a and_o clear_a intermission_n and_o so_o the_o testament_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v for_o a_o good_a testament_n yea_o although_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o the_o testator_n use_v to_o have_v any_o clear_a and_o quiet_a intermission_n at_o all_o yet_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o if_o the_o testament_n be_v wise_o and_o orderly_o frame_v the_o same_o aught_o to_o be_v accept_v for_o a_o lawful_a testament_n but_o if_o in_o the_o testament_n there_o be_v a_o mixture_n of_o wisdom_n and_o folly_n it_o be_v presume_v that_o the_o same_o be_v make_v poss_n angel_n in_o l._n furiosum_fw-la c._n qui_fw-la testa_n fac_fw-la poss_n during_o the_o testator_n frenzy_n insomuch_o that_o if_o there_o be_v one_o word_n sound_v to_o folly_n it_o be_v presume_v that_o the_o testator_n be_v not_o of_o sound_a mind_n and_o memory_n when_o he_o make_v the_o same_o and_o therefore_o furiosum_fw-la idem_fw-la angel_n in_o eadem_fw-la l._n furiosum_fw-la in_o this_o case_n be_v the_o testament_n void_a unless_o it_o may_v be_v prove_v that_o there_o be_v intermission_n of_o furor_n the_o same_o time_n swinburn_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o testament_n and_o last_v will_n part_v 2._o sect._n 3._o f._n 38._o b._n 39_o a._n edit_n 1590._o iv_o query_n whether_o the_o die_v seize_v of_o a_o bastard_n eigne_v without_o interruption_n shall_v bar_v the_o right_n of_o a_o mulier_fw-la puisne_n that_o be_v a_o madman_n or_o a_o lunatic_n solution_n according_a to_o some_o if_o a_o man_n be_v seize_v of_o land_n and_o have_v issue_n two_o son_n bastard_n case_n 8_o co._n f._n 101._o lechford_n case_n eigne_n and_o mulier_fw-la puisne_n and_o the_o father_n die_v seize_v the_o mulier_fw-la be_v beyond_o sea_n or_o within_o age_n or_o imprison_v or_o non_fw-la sanae_fw-la memoriae_fw-la and_o the_o bastard_n eigne_n enter_v and_o continue_v in_o peaceable_a possession_n of_o the_o land_n and_o have_v issue_n and_o die_v and_o the_o land_n descend_v to_o his_o issue_n the_o right_a of_o the_o mulier_fw-la in_o all_o the_o say_a case_n be_v bind_v for_o ever_o and_o other_o hold_v the_o contrary_n v._o query_n whether_o a_o lunatic_n can_v be_v prejudice_v by_o laches_n of_o sue_v livery_n solution_n sir_n ralph_n burcher_n be_v seize_v of_o divers_a manor_n in_o the_o county_n of_o york_n hold_v in_o case_n hobart_n rep._n f._n 137._o burcher_n case_n chief_a die_v seize_v anno_fw-la 40_o eliz._n and_o the_o same_o descend_v to_o william_n burcher_n present_o after_o his_o death_n it_o he_o lunatic_n sue_v not_o livery_n no_o mean_a rate_n run_v against_o he_o be_v find_v by_o office_n before_o commissioner_n in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n that_o the_o say_v william_n burcher_n be_v a_o lunatic_n and_o so_o have_v be_v long_o before_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n and_o that_o he_o be_v seize_v of_o the_o say_a manor_n and_o the_o queen_n grant_v the_o custody_n of_o he_o and_o his_o land_n to_o sir_n francis_n barrington_n after_o which_o 42_o eliz._n there_o be_v a_o office_n find_v in_o the_o county_n of_o york_n of_o the_o seisin_n of_o sir_n ralph_n his_o death_n and_o heir_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la and_o that_o he_o be_v of_o full_a age_n and_o it_o be_v resolve_v that_o the_o king_n mentis_fw-la and_o livery_n be_v due_a to_o he_o and_o the_o law_n presume_v that_o he_o will_v have_v sue_v it_o be_v for_o his_o benefit_n if_o he_o have_v be_v compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la be_v not_o to_o have_v any_o mean_a rate_n in_o this_o case_n for_o default_n of_o livery_n sue_v or_o tender_v because_o no_o lachess_n can_v be_v impute_v unto_o the_o heir_n be_v lunatic_n before_o and_o ever_o since_o the_o death_n of_o his_o ancestor_n and_o the_o lachess_n of_o his_o friend_n shall_v not_o hurt_v he_o otherwise_o it_o be_v if_o at_o any_o time_n he_o have_v be_v sanae_fw-la memoriae_fw-la since_o the_o death_n of_o his_o ancestor_n and_o there_o be_v show_v unto_o the_o judge_n the_o like_a decree_n make_v mich._n 10_o jac._n in_o the_o cause_n of_o one_o vaughan_n which_o the_o attorney_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n say_v be_v make_v as_o a_o decree_n of_o equity_n but_o they_o resolve_v also_o it_o be_v a_o good_a decree_n in_o law_n upon_o the_o reason_n aforesaid_a not_o because_o the_o king_n have_v seize_v and_o commit_v by_o force_n of_o the_o lunacy_n for_o that_o will_v have_v change_v with_o the_o king_n be_v better_a estate_n for_o it_o be_v better_a for_o the_o king_n to_o hold_v for_o default_n of_o livery_n than_o for_o lunacy_n vi_o query_n whether_o a_o lunatic_n be_v punishable_a for_o hurt_v a_o man_n solution_n if_o a_o lunatic_n kill_v a_o man_n this_o be_v no_o felony_n because_o felony_n must_v be_v do_v animo_fw-la ward_n hobart_n report_n f._n 134._o weaver_n v._o ward_n felonico_fw-la yet_o in_o trespass_n which_o tend_v only_o to_o give_v damage_n according_a to_o hurt_a or_o loss_n it_o be_v not_o so_o and_o therefore_o if_o a_o lunatic_n hurt_v a_o man_n he_o shall_v be_v answerable_a in_o trespass_n and_o therefore_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v excuse_v in_o trespass_n for_o this_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o excuse_n and_o not_o of_o a_o justification_n prout_fw-la ei_fw-la bene_fw-la licuit_fw-la except_o it_o may_v be_v judge_v utter_o without_o his_o fault_n vii_o query_n whether_o a_o devise_n by_o a_o lunatic_n be_v aid_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 43_o eliz._n of_o charitable_a uses_n solution_n collison_n 15_o h._n 8._o devise_v case_n hobart_n rep._n 136._o collison_n case_n a_o house_n in_o eltham_n in_o kent_n to_o lettice_a his_o wife_n for_o life_n and_o after_o her_o death_n make_v one_o john_n bricket_n and_o other_o feoffee_n as_o he_o call_v they_o in_o the_o say_a house_n to_o keep_v it_o in_o reparation_n and_o to_o bestow_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o profit_n upon_o the_o reparation_n of_o certain_a highway_n there_o collison_n and_o his_o wife_n be_v dead_a and_o the_o house_n be_v descend_v to_o one_o oliver_n rolt_n a_o