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plaintiff_n viz._n haec_fw-la anglicana_n verba_fw-la sequen_n and_o do_v not_o allege_v that_o he_o speak_v the_o word_n 3._o the_o most_o material_a objection_n be_v a_o mistake_n in_o the_o recital_n of_o the_o statute_n the_o word_n of_o which_o be_v that_o none_o shall_v speak_v any_o scandalous_a word_n of_o any_o duke_n earls_z etc._n etc._n the_o justice_n of_o either_o bench_n nor_o of_o any_o other_o great_a officer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o the_o plaintiff_n in_o his_o declaration_n recite_v it_o thus_o viz._n none_o shall_v speak_v any_o scandalous_a word_n of_o any_o duke_n earls_z etc._n etc._n justice_n of_o either_o bench_n great_a officer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o leave_v out_o the_o word_n neque_fw-la all_o so_o that_o it_o must_v be_v construe_v thus_o none_o to_o speak_v of_o any_o duke_n earls_z etc._n etc._n be_v great_a officer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o then_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o the_o plaintiff_n be_v come_v but_o he_o also_o ought_v to_o 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defendant_n speak_v haec_fw-la anglicana_n verba_fw-la viz._n lie_v of_o the_o plaintiff_n as_o to_o the_o three_o exception_n it_o be_v answer_v that_o the_o plaintiff_n neéd_v not_o recite_v the_o statute_n it_o be_v a_o 348._o a_o sid._n 348._o general_a law_n and_o admit_v there_o be_v no_o necessity_n yet_o if_o he_o will_v undertake_v to_o recite_v it_o and_o mistake_v in_o a_o material_a point_n it_o be_v incurable_a but_o if_o he_o recite_v so_o much_o as_o will_v serve_v to_o maintain_v his_o own_o action_n true_o and_o mistake_v the_o rest_n this_o will_v not_o vitiate_v his_o declaration_n and_o so_o he_o have_v do_v here_o by_o recite_v so_o much_o of_o the_o statute_n which_o enact_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v speak_v any_o scandalous_a word_n of_o a_o earl_n which_o be_v enough_o he_o be_v a_o earl_n to_o entitle_v he_o to_o a_o action_n and_o he_o conclude_v prout_fw-la per_fw-la eundem_fw-la actum_fw-la plenius_fw-la liquet_fw-la and_o the_o court_n ground_v themselves_o 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of_o land_n tenement_n and_o hereditament_n it_o be_v adjudge_v entail_v land_n do_v not_o pass_v do_v not_o concern_v this_o case_n but_o now_o since_o they_o be_v make_v forfeitable_a by_o that_o statute_n such_o general_a word_n be_v sufficient_a to_o serve_v the_o turn_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 16_o r._n 2._o cap._n 5._o entail_v land_n be_v not_o forfeit_v in_o a_o praemunire_n but_o during_o the_o life_n of_o tenant_n in_o tail_n because_o they_o be_v not_o then_o to_o be_v forfeit_v for_o treason_n 3._o 2_o inst_z 334._o 1_o inst_z 3._o co._n lit._n 130._o if_o then_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o crime_n of_o which_o sir_n john_n danvers_n be_v guilty_a be_v treason_n and_o if_o entail_a land_n be_v forfeit_v for_o treason_n then_o when_o the_o act_n say_v that_o he_o shall_v forfeit_v all_o his_o land_n by_o those_o general_a word_n his_o entail_a land_n shall_v be_v forfeit_v and_o though_o by_o the_o common_a law_n there_o can_v be_v no_o attainder_n in_o this_o case_n the_o party_n be_v dead_a yet_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n that_o may_v be_v do_v and_o the_o word_n in_o this_o act_n amount_v to_o a_o attainder_n the_o intent_n of_o it_o be_v to_o forfeit_v estate_n tail_n which_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o the_o general_a word_n for_o if_o a_o fee-simple_n be_v forfeit_v though_o not_o name_v why_o not_o a_o estate_n tail_n especial_o since_o the_o word_n hereditament_n be_v very_o comprehensive_a and_o may_v take_v in_o both_o those_o estate_n spelman_n glossary_a 227._o 2_o roll._n rep._n 503._o in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o 26_o h._n 8._o cap._n 13._o estate_n tail_n be_v not_o name_v for_o the_o word_n be_v every_o offender_n convict_v of_o treason_n etc._n etc._n shall_v forfeit_v all_o such_o land_n tenement_n and_o hereditament_n which_o he_o shall_v have_v of_o any_o estate_n of_o inheritance_n in_o use_n possession_n or_o by_o any_o right_n title_n or_o mean_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o a_o construction_n have_v be_v make_v thereupon_o in_o favour_n of_o the_o crown_n so_o a_o dignity_n of_o a_o earldom_n entail_v be_v forfeitable_a by_o this_o statute_n by_o the_o word_n hereditament_n 7_o co._n 34._o afterward_o in_o hillary_n term_n rainsford_n chief_a justice_n deliver_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o court_n judgement_n judgement_n that_o upon_o construction_n of_o the_o act_n of_o pain_n and_o penalty_n this_o estate_n tail_n be_v forfeit_v to_o the_o king_n he_o agree_v the_o series_n and_o progress_n of_o estate_n tail_n to_o have_v be_v as_o argue_v by_o the_o solicitor_n and_o that_o the_o question_v now_o be_v whether_o by_o the_o act_n of_o pain_n etc._n etc._n estate_n tail_n can_v be_v forfeit_v unless_o there_o be_v express_a word_n to_o take_v away_o the_o force_n of_o the_o statute_n de_fw-fr donis_fw-la conditionalibus_fw-la co._n preface_n to_o 3_o co._n for_o by_o that_o statute_n there_o be_v a_o settle_a perpetuity_n tenant_n in_o tail_n can_v neither_o forfeit_v or_o alien_n his_o estate_n no_o not_o 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to_o be_v keep_v for_o ever_o with_o fast_v and_o humiliation_n to_o implore_v that_o the_o gild_n of_o that_o innocent_a blood_n then_o shed_v may_v not_o be_v require_v of_o our_o posterity_n this_o they_o esteem_v as_o another_o kind_n of_o original_a sin_n which_o unless_o thus_o expiate_v may_v extend_v not_o only_a ad_fw-la natos_fw-la sed_fw-la qui_fw-la nascantur_fw-la ab_fw-la illis_fw-la and_o that_o this_o act_n will_v admit_v of_o such_o a_o construction_n these_o reason_n be_v give_v 1._o from_o the_o general_a comprehensive_a word_n mention_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v forfeit_v viz._n message_n land_n tenement_n reversion_n and_o interest_n which_o last_o word_n signify_v the_o estate_n in_o the_o land_n as_o well_o as_o the_o land_n itself_o or_o otherwise_o the_o word_n must_v be_v construe_v to_o have_v no_o effect_n 2._o estate_n tail_n be_v not_o now_o protect_v by_o the_o clause_n in_o the_o statute_n de_fw-fr donis_fw-la 334._o donis_fw-la inst_z 334._o non_fw-la habet_fw-la potestatem_fw-la alienandi_fw-la but_o be_v subject_n to_o the_o forfeiture_n by_o the_o act_n of_o h._n 8._o which_o though_o it_o extend_v to_o attainder_n only_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o good_a rule_n for_o the_o judge_n to_o make_v a_o construction_n of_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n by_o especial_o in_o such_o a_o case_n as_o this_o wherein_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o law_n do_v look_v upon_o these_o offender_n if_o not_o attaint_v yet_o in_o pari_fw-la gradu_fw-la with_o such_o person_n and_o therefore_o may_v be_v a_o good_a warrant_n to_o make_v the_o like_a construction_n as_o in_o case_n of_o attainder_n 3._o because_o the_o offender_n be_v dead_a for_o have_v they_o be_v live_v there_o may_v have_v be_v better_a reason_n to_o have_v construe_v this_o act_n not_o to_o extend_v to_o estate_n tail_n because_o than_o something_o may_v be_v forfeit_v viz._n a_o estate_n for_o life_n and_o therefore_o the_o act_n will_v signify_v very_o little_a if_o such_o construction_n can_v not_o be_v make_v of_o it_o to_o reach_v estate_n tail_n of_o such_o person_n who_o be_v dead_a at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o make_v the_o law_n especial_o since_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o when_o man_n engage_v in_o such_o crime_n they_o give_v what_o protection_n they_o can_v to_o their_o estate_n and_o place_v they_o as_o far_o as_o they_o can_v out_o of_o danger_n 4._o it_o appear_v by_o the_o act_n that_o the_o lawmaker_n do_v not_o intend_v that_o the_o child_n of_o such_o offender_n shall_v have_v any_o benefit_n of_o their_o estate_n because_o in_o the_o proviso_n there_o be_v a_o save_n of_o all_o estate_n of_o purchaser_n for_o money_n bona_fw-la fide_fw-la pay_v and_o therein_o also_o a_o particular_a exception_n of_o the_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o offender_n and_o if_o the_o act_n will_v not_o protect_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o child_n though_o they_o shall_v be_v purchaser_n for_o a_o valuable_a consideration_n it_o 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assurance_n etc._n etc._n of_o land_n not_o be_v the_o land_n of_o the_o late_a king_n queen_n prince_z etc._n etc._n and_o not_o be_v land_n sell_v for_o any_o pretend_a delinquency_n since_o the_o first_o of_o june_n 1641._o and_o all_o statute_n and_o judgement_n suffer_v by_o the_o offender_n from_o be_v impeach_v from_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o parliament_n look_v upon_o entail_a land_n as_o forfeit_v for_o if_o estate_n make_v to_o other_o upon_o a_o valuable_a consideration_n have_v need_n of_o a_o proviso_n to_o save_v they_o from_o forfeiture_n à _fw-la fortiori_fw-la the_o estate_n out_o of_o which_o those_o be_v derive_v have_v need_n of_o such_o a_o save_a and_o therefore_o must_v be_v forfeit_a by_o the_o act_n for_o which_o reason_n these_o land_n be_v forfeit_v as_o to_o the_o great_a objection_n which_o have_v be_v make_v and_o insist_v on_o the_o other_o side_n and_o which_o be_v trudgeon_n case_n 22_o eliz._n 1_o inst_z 130._o where_o tenant_n in_o tail_n be_v attaint_v in_o a_o praemunire_n and_o it_o be_v adjudge_v that_o he_o shall_v forfeit_v his_o land_n but_o during_o his_o life_n for_o though_o the_o statue_n of_o 16_o r._n 2._o cap._n cap._n 5._o enact_n that_o in_o such_o case_n their_o land_n tenement_n good_n and_o chattel_n shall_v be_v forfeit_v to_o the_o king_n yet_o that_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o such_o a_o estate_n as_o he_o may_v lawful_o forfeit_v and_o that_o be_v during_o his_o own_o life_n and_o therefore_o be_v general_a word_n they_o do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o force_n of_o the_o statute_n de_fw-fr donis_fw-la so_o that_o his_o land_n in_o fee-simple_n for_o life_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v forfeit_v but_o the_o land_n entail_v shall_v not_o during_o his_o life_n but_o the_o answer_n be_v plain_a for_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o r._n 2._o when_o the_o statute_n of_o praemunire_n be_v make_v estate_n tail_n be_v under_o a_o perpetuity_n by_o the_o say_a statute_n de_fw-la donis_fw-la which_o statute_n be_v now_o much_o weaken_v in_o the_o point_n of_o alienation_n and_o the_o law_n be_v quite_o alter_v since_o that_o time_n and_o it_o be_v apparent_a by_o multitude_n of_o precedent_n that_o such_o strict_a construction_n have_v not_o be_v make_v since_o that_o time_n to_o preserve_v estate_n tail_n from_o forfeiture_n without_o special_a and_o particular_a word_n 164._o 4_o co._n 164._o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o case_n of_o adam_n and_o lambert_n which_o be_v a_o case_n in_o point_n the_o judge_n there_o construe_v estate_n tail_n to_o be_v forfeit_a for_o want_v of_o special_a word_n in_o the_o statute_n of_o 1_o e._n 6._o cap._n 14._o to_o save_v it_o and_o that_o be_v only_o a_o law_n make_v for_o suppress_v of_o superstitious_a use_v upon_o a_o politic_a consideration_n but_o this_o be_v a_o much_o great_a offence_n intend_v to_o be_v punish_v by_o this_o act_n in_o which_o there_o be_v demonstration_n both_o from_o the_o word_n and_o intent_n of_o the_o lawmaker_n to_o make_v this_o estate_n forfeit_v to_o the_o crown_n than_o in_o that_o case_n so_o much_o rely_v on_o and_o judgement_n be_v give_v according_o wyld_n die_v before_o judgement_n be_v give_v but_o justice_n twisden_n say_v he_o be_v of_o that_o opinion_n and_o jones_n justice_n concur_v basset_z versus_fw-la salter_n sheriff_n after_o a_o escape_v the_o plaintiff_n may_v have_v a_o ca._n sa._n or_o sci._n fa._n against_o the_o sheriff_n in_o a_o action_n for_o a_o escape_n the_o question_n be_v whether_o the_o plaintiff_n may_v take_v out_o a_o ca._n sa._n or_o have_v a_o fi._n fa._n against_o the_o defendant_n after_o the_o sheriff_n or_o jailer_n voluntary_o suffer_v he_o to_o escape_v but_o the_o court_n will_v not_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v argue_v because_o it_o have_v be_v late_o settle_v that_o it_o be_v at_o the_o election_n of_o the_o plaintiff_n to_o do_v either_o and_o upon_o a_o writ_n of_o error_n bring_v in_o the_o exchequer-chamber_n the_o judge_n there_o be_v of_o the_o same_o 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