all the House 15 H. 7. fol. 11. By Fineux where a Farmer of a Wood makes waste in one corner this onely is forfeited but if it be in divers places of the Wood all is forfeited and the plots in this also 15 Ed. 3. Tit. 108. See the time of Ed. 1. Tit. 122 VVaste against Guardian 4 Ed. 6. Tit. 136. By Bromley if a man make waste in hedge-rowes which inclose a Pasture nothing shall be recovered but the place wasted that is the circuit of the Root and not the whole Pasture 41 Ed. 3. Tit. 24. B. Fitzh 60. T. If a Guardian make waste and the Heir being within age bring a writ of waste by this the Guardian shall loose the VVardship and over that his Damages to as much as the waste amounts unto But if the Heir were of full age that he looseth not the VVardship then he ought to recover treble Damages for that that he cannot loose the VVardship according to the Statute of Glocester 43 Ed. 3. f. 6. VVaste it is a good Plea in Barr that the House fell by Tempest and if he covenant to repair that it is no plea in Covenant 49 Ed. 3. fol. 1. VVaste it is a good Plea that at the time of the Lease that the house was weak and that the great Timbers were rotted that it fell for if any the principal Timbers were rotten it is no waste though he covenant to repair it 8 H. 6. f. 57. Waste it is a good Plea that the Plaintiff hath entered into the Land before which Entry no waste made 8 H. 5. f. 8. Waste it is a good Plea that he surrendred to which the Plaintiff agreed before that no waste made 9 H. 6. f. 11. Waste by the Heir is a good Plea that the Plaintiff hath an elder Brother which survived the Plaintiff and after died after whose Death no waste made and a good Plea 44 Ed. 3. f. 27. Waste against a Guardian in Knight-service who saith that after the Death of the Ancestor J. F. abated against whom the Defendant recovered in a VVrit of VVard after which Recovery no waste made and it is a good Plea 12 H. 4. f. 6. VVaste it is a good Plea that that fell before the Lease 19 H. 6. fol. 66. VVaste that he suffered the House to be uncovered by which the great Timber rotted it is no Plea to say Day of the VVrit purchased the House was sufficiently repaired but to say after the waste and before the VVrit purchased it was sufficiently repaired 8 H. 6. fol. 61. VVaste held where Land is given to the Husband and the VVife and the Heirs of the VVife and the Husband discontinues in Fee and takes an Estate for life and the VVife dies the Heir of the VVife shall not have waste before that he hath purged the Discontinuance 8 H. 6. f. 63. Fitzh 59. E The heir within age shall have a writ of waste against a Guardian in Socage 2 Ed. 2. Fitzh the same Nat. bre 58. If a Guardian in Socage make waste the Heir when he cometh to full age shall have an action of account for that 14 Ed. 3. tit 107. It seems that waste lies against a Guardian in Socage tit 100. Fitzh Fitzh 58. H. There is a writ of waste in the Register for him in reversion against tenant by Elegit which hath the Lands in execution but it seems he shall not have waste for that that he may have a venire facias to account and there the waste shall be recompenced in the debt but by the action of waste he shall recover treble damages which he shall not have in the account Nat. Bre. fol. 37. waste doth not lie against tenant by Elegit nor against tenant by Stat. Merchant but if they make waste account lies 42 Ed. 2. tit 11. fol. If a Lease be made to one to use it in the best way that he can now he cannot make waste 17 E. 3. tit 101. If a Lease be made to one so that he may make his profit of that c. yet it shall not be intended such as common right gives him for he cannot pull down abouse and make waste Action upon the Case Action upon the case in Court baron and other Court and first for slander IT lies for calling one traytor felon and robber of the Kings people and that is to be noted in Iustice Seatons case 30. Ass 19. 22. Book of ass 43. presentment that one a is common Malefactor or a common thief or a common Baretor is not certain and is not good and so it is thought by divers to say that one is a common malefactor or a common baretor this action doth not lie for it is too general 2 Ed. 4. fol. 5. For calling one villain it seems that action upon the case doth not lie 17 Ed. 4. fol. 3. Saith there that an action upon the case doth not lie for calling the Plaintiff villain without more Nat. Bre. fol. 55. There are two desamations or slanders the one spiritual the other temporal temporal where he cannot be punished by the spiritual Law as to say that the Plaintiff is out-lawed of murder conspiracy forging of deeds c. 30 H. 8. tit 104. Lyeth for calling the Plaintiff perjured man for now perjury is punishable in our Law by the Statute of 5. Eliz. yet inquire for that it is not in what Court or cause he was perjured Register fol. 54. For calling the Plaintiff Adulterer or Usurer Defendant shall be punished in the spiritual Court and there doth not lie an action upon the case 4. Ed. 6. tit 112. Lies for calling the Plaintiff a false Justice of Peace 27 H. 8. fol. 13. It lies for calling the Plaintiff theif and inditing him of felony and note the words of the writ are that he is hurt in his goods his name fame and condition 26. H. 8. fol. 11. For calling the Plaintiff Thief and saying that he hath stolen sheep of one I. S. It lies 17 Ed. 4. fol. 3. Lies for writing slander in a paper by which he durst not go about his business 27. H. 8. fol. 17. For calling the Plaintiff Heretick and one of a new learning it doth not lie Book of entries fol. â—2 A president there in an action of the case for calling the Plaintiff false man but inquire if it lies for there was not there exception taken and there is there another president for calling the Plaintiff theif and saying he hath received 20 l. value of his goods In the Book of Entries fol. 13. there is another president of an action upon the case that a certain Letter or Bill with divers slandering words and defaming in the said Bill or Letter he caused to be writ It was the opinion in the Kings Bench that for calling the Plaintiff Rogue Cozener or villain action upon the case doth not he for you shall not have action upon the case for every word of anger reproachful for it is
26 H. 8. f. 10. 12 H. 7. f. 10. If the tenant in Writ of Right joyn with the mise after depart in despight of the Court Judgement final shall be given So if he joyn the Mise by a Champion and makes default Judgement final shall be given but if he make default at the Nisi prius and upon a petty Capias yet he cannot save his default Judgement final shall not be The same Law if he make default after default before the Mise joyned Judgement final shall not be Fitzh fol. 11. If a man loose by default in a Writ of right before the mise ioined yet he shall have a Writ of right against him which recovers But after the mise ioined it is otherwise for then upon default after the mise ioined the iudgement shall be finall as well against the defendant for his non-suit as against the Tenant if he make default afterwards 10 H. 6. fol. 2. Right the Tenant vouches and the vouchee comes in and joins issue and the demandant imparles till the next day and at the day the Tenant was demanded and makes default judgement final shall not be given against the vouchee there 1 H. 6. fol. 7. Where the mise is joined by battell in right and after the champion of the Tenant maketh default judgement finall shall be given Time of Ed. 1 Tit. 44. if the Tenant make default after the mise joined he shall loose the land for ever if he cannot save his default 3 H. 6. fol. 37. If the Tenant in right saith that he hath more right ready to try by battell and the plaintif rejoin and day given and at the day the Tenant makes default And for that that the Justices see a fine by which the Tenant hath but an estate tail they advise of the iudgement and clearly where the Tenant makes default after the mise ioined if it were fee iudgement finall should be Processe in Court Baron is summons attachment and distresse which is processe at the common law 34 H. 6. fol. 53. and 37. H. 6. fol. the same By Martin one cannot have a Capias in Court Baron nor execution there by Capias to satisfie but the naturall excution and processe is attachment of goods as after more at large appears 3 H. 6. fol. 56. Processe upon plaints for Coppy-hold land is the same processe which is at the common law in nature of what Writ the plaint is Amerciament in Court Baron for suit and otherwise and what remedy for that and where it shall be moderate MOderata misericordia lies where a man is amerced in a Court Baron outragiously and upon that also lieth Alias pluries and attachment But if the amerciament be affirmed by equals moderata misericordia doth not lie 10 Ed. 2. Tit. action upon the Stat. 34. And note that this is the cause that in all Court Barons three are sworn to ratifie the amerciaments after that the homage hath presented the offences and Bracton calls them Trustees Amercers and Affirmors also it seems to be by the statute of Magna Charta chap. 14. and by Westminster 1. chap. 6. which is that a man be not amerced but by his equals Fitzh fol. 75. A. Debt lieth by the Lord for amerciament in his Court Baron affirmed and there held that the defendant may wage his law in this action also amerciament may be in Court Baron upon the plaintif if he be non-suited and upon the defendant if it be found against him or if he fail of his law Statham 12 R. 2. fol. 65. A free man shall not be amerced for a small fault but according to the manner of that fault and for a great one according to the greatnesse of the fault saving to him his freehold and to a Merchant saving his Merchandize and to a villain saving his waynage And upon this Statute is Moderata misericordia founded as appeareth by the Register And Glanvile saith there is also mercy because who by the oath of lawfull men is amerced shall loose nothing of his honourable freehold Magna Charta chap. 14. If the Lord of his own head amerce any Tenant or party in the Court Baron without cause the party may have a trespasse if he be distrained for that amerciament Fitzh fol. 75. C. If the Steward or the Bailiff wil assesse any amerciament without confirming by two upon their oaths after that the homage hath presented the offenders there is a special Writ thereupon the Stat. of Magna Charta chap. 14. upon these words that none shall be put upon the aforesaid mercies but by the oath of good and lawfull men so that the Steward cannot confirm the said amerciaments by this Statute but the affirors or affirmors Fitzh fol. 76. D. Amerciament in Court Baron which is the 12. and 13. Article of the Charge for a Trespasse done to the Lord and what remedy for it LOrd of Court Baron may have an action of debt in his own Court for amerciament due to him Jurisdiction 117 Suitors for that that the Suitors are Judges there and not the Lord in his Lordship Time Ed. 1. Tit. 177. and Statham 12. R. 2. fol. 5. Debt lieth by the Lord for amerciament assessed in Court Baron and affirmed there and Bracton saith that the ascestors shall confirm that they shall oppresse none for hate nor ease others for love and that they shall not conceal those things which they heare so that the Lord cannot amerce for trespasse done unto himself unlesse by custome and usage otherwise it is extortion The Lord cannot amerce a man in his own Court for trespasse made to himself by the Law but he may by custome but if he levie the amerciament it is a good barr in trespasse be the custome so or not and if it be not used it is extortion 12 H. 4. fol. 9. It seems that for a small trespasse made to the Lord he may be amerced in the Lords Court and if it be confirmed and paid the Lord shall not have trespasse of that 14 Ed. 4.8 and 7. H. 4. fol. 8. If Tenant be amerced in the Lords Court for trespasse to the Lord it is extortion but if the Lord accept the amerciament it is good satisfaction for the prespasse and good barr in trespasse 48 Ed. 3. fol. 8. In trespasse by the Lord it is a good barr that the trespasse was affirmed by the Suitors 48 Ed. 3. fol. 8. and 47. Ed. 3. fol. 19. Attachment in Court Baron upon debt or trespasse or in any other action it seems that he shall forfeit the thing attached upon default and what thing shall be attached and what not let us see By Billing Wangford and Needham that in Pone in Court Baron the goods attached if he make default shall be forfeit to the Lord tit Court Baron 1. Brook report that 37 H. 6. is contrary but this is not in the long report 34 H. 6. fol. 49. If a Bailif attach a beast in Court Baron and it was
evidence that the House was burnt by the Kings enemies or by Thunder or it was ruinous at the time of the Lease is good And so every thing that is no waste for that proves that the Plaintiffe hath no cause of Action 12 H. 8. fol. 1. and 22 H. 6. fol. 56. In maintenance not guilty evidence that the thing that is done is no maintenance is good Action of extortion against the Sheriffe which pleads that he tooke not and evidence that by prescription hee hath Barr fee of every one which he takes and is good for it is no extortion 21 H. 7. fol. 17. 4 E. 4. fol. 5. Trespasse The Defendant pleads not guilty and gives in evidence that it is the Feeehold of another and good for then the Plaintiff hath no cause of Action 2 H. 6. fol. 26. Debt upon arrearages of account he owes him nothing in manner and forme and evidence that there was no such account is good for hee hath no such cause of Action 2 Mar. and 33 H. 8. tit Action upon the Case and Count upn finding the Goods and converting them to his owne use the Defendant pleads not guilty and gives in evidence that they were not the Goods of the Plainliffe for he hath no cause of Action 5 H. 7. fol. 3. the same 10 H. 7. fol. 24. Cessavit That he held diverse Lands by intire service he did not hold in manner and forme and gives in evidence that he holds by severall services is good for he hath no such cause of Action 27 H. 8. fol. 25. Trespasse of Goods carryed away the Defendant pleads that the property of the Goods was not in the Plaintiffe and that is no plea in Trespasse but in Replegiare And some for that seeme that this is no good evidence in Trespasse upon a Plea of not guilty 9 H. 7. fol. 3. Debt for Rent upon a Lease for yeares that he oweth him nothing and evidence that he did not demise is good Vpon a generall Issue the Defendant by evidence to convey to himselfe interest and title is good evidence TRespasse of Gashaukes taken not guilty and evidence that he had a Lease of a VVood for yeares where they were taken it is good for it is a title 16 E. 4. fol. 2. Trespasse The Defendant pleads his Free-hold and gives in evidence a Fine with Proclamation it is good for it is a Title 27 H. 8. fol. 27. Trespasse not guilty and in evidence a Lease for years is good 12 H. 8. fol. 2. Account of receit by the hands of J. S. the Defendant pleads he was never his Receiver and evidence J. S. gave that to him is good 2 H. 4. fol. 13. Action upon the case of finding Goods and converting them to his use the Defendant pleads not guilty and evidence that they were pawned to him for ten pounds is good 4 E. 6. Br 113. Trespasse not guilty the Defendant may give a Lease for yeares in evidence contrary of a Lease at will for this is determinable at pleasure 25 Hen. 8. Generall Issue 82. Trespasse of Goods taken the Defendant may plead not guilty and evidence that he recovered and had them delivered in Execution and is good 22 Booke of Assises 73. Trespasse not guilty and evidence that the property was to J. S which gave them to him is good 9 H. 6. fol. 11. Assise by a Woman no wrong and evidence that her Husband enfeoffed him is good 45 Book of Ass 8. Defendant upon a generall Issue if by evidence he acknowledges that he did the wrong and justifies it and gives matter which goes to discharge him of the act by Justification this evidence is not good but he ought to have pleaded that TRespasse not guilty and evidence that the property was to J.S. and that he as servant and by his commandement took them it is not good for he acknowledgeth by the evidence that he made the trespasse and justifies that 25 H. 8. Generall Issue 81. Waste No waste made is pleaded and evidence that the Plaintiffe let to him the House and Land by Deed and granted to him by the same Deed that he might cut Trees to repaire that it is no good evidence The same Law in Debt he owes him nothing and evidence that the Plaintiffe hath released that to him The same Law in Trespasse of Battery not guilty and evidence that he did that in defending himselfe it is not good The same Law in maintenance not guilty and evidence lawfull maintenance it is not good for these matters in evidence are justifications which goe in discharge of the party and not by title but by Justification 12 Hen. 8. fol. 1. Trespasse not guilty and evidence that he had a Close adjoyning that the Plaintiffe ought to inclose and for not inclosing they enter it is not good for it is contrary to not guilty and is a Justification 19 H. 8. fol. 6. Trespasse not guilty and evidence that it was the freehold of J. S. and that he licensed him to enter by vertue of which he entred it is not good for it is Justification 4 Ed. 4. fol. 5. Trespasse of Battery not guilty and evidence that it was made in his defence not good 11 H. 4. fol. 63. 25 H. 8. Br tit Generall Issue 81. In Assise or Trespasse if the Defendant pleads no wrong or not guilty he cannot by evidence intitle a stranger and justifie by his commandement So for Common Rent service Rent charge or justifie by license these ought to be pleaded and not given in evidence contrary of a Lease for yeares 34 H. 8. Title Generall Issue 89. Debt upon an Escape out of execution Defendant cannot say that escaped not and give in evidence that he was not arrested for that is in Plea 27 H. 8.21 By Fitzherbart and Shelley in Debt upon the Statute of 21 H. 8. against a Vicar for taking Farmes the Defendant saith that hee neither had nor kept to farme against the forme of the Statute he may give evidence that he took that for maintenance of his House by the Proviso in the Statute notwithstanding â—awdweâ— denyed it 20 H. 6. fol. 24. Debt upon arrearages of account the Defendant saith hee oweth him nothing in manner and forme and gives in evidence that there was no such account and by Newton it is good and yet he might have pleaded no such account 22 H. 6. fol. 56. Debt against Abbat for borrowing he may account generally that the ten pounds borrowed came to the use of the House and give in evidence how as in buying of Bread and Drink Evidence which is contrary to that in Issue or which is not answerable to the matter in Issue is not good NOthing passed by the Deed and evidence that it is not his Deed is not good for it is contrary to the Issue and to that which he acknowledged in his Plea by Implication 5 H. 4. fol. 2. Mortdancester The Tenant saith that he is ready to heare the
obtain the good will of the first Lessor and pay so much as he shall arbitrate and he obtain his favour this is a good Contract but there agreed that is but a Communication without Quid pro quo forthwith or at the Day agreed as here If you say that you will give to me ten pounds for my Horse and you do not pay forthwith it is no Bargain but if you be telling out your Money he cannot sell that to another in the mean time for there was no fault in you but if Agreement be that you shall give ten pounds for my Horse and I give a Penny in earnest that seems a perfect Bargain and you shall have the Horse and I shall have the Money by Action of Debt 15 H. 7. f. 6. 10 Ed. 4. f. 21. If a Preist be hired to sing for ten pounds per annum he is not compellable to serve as a common Laborer is but if he depart within the terme his Wages is intire and shall have nothing and there it seems if one sels his Horse to me for twenty shillings he may keep him till I have paid him 17 Ed. 4. f. 1. Trespasse of Corn taken Defendant saith the Bargain was that the Defendant should go to J. S. and see the Corn and if they liked upon the view and gave forty pence for every Acre that he should have it and saith that he liked them upon the view and took them and it is no good Plea for notwithstanding the Bargain was that he should have upon his good liking upon view yet it is upon giving sorty pence for every Acre also and he cannot take them before he pay for that is parcell of the Contract And so if one agree upon the price for Wares he cannot take them before he pay unlesse he have Day of Payment given unto him 18 Ed. 4. f. 6. The Husband sels Trees growing upon the Land of his Wife for twenty pound and the Buyer takes part of the Trees and paid ten pound and after the Wife died without Issue so that the Husband shall not be Tenant by the Curtesie The Husband shall have Debt for the ten pound for that that the contract was intire and yet the Buyer shall not have the residue of the Trees And where one sells another mans Horse which he hath by wrong for ten pound out of an open Market and the owner take the Horse as he may yet debt lieth for the ten pound for that that the Contract was once executed and by Brian if one sells a Horse for ten pound he may keep him if he will till he be paid 20 H. 6. f. 22. A man seised in fee of land sels the trees and after makes a Feoffment in fee to another before the cutting the buyer shall have the Trees 21 H. 7. f. 6. by Fineux If one ask the price of a Cloth of a Merchant in London and he saith twenty shillings and the party saith he will give it and he takes the Cloth the Merchant may have action of Debt for the twenty shillings or keep it till he be paid and if the other take it against his will he shall have trespasse at his choise 14 H. 8. f. 17. If I sell my Horse for so much as J.S. shall say it is said it is no bargaine forthwith but if he sell that to another before J.S. have said what he shall have I shall have an action upon the case 23 H. 6. f. 50. Debt the Plaintif counts that he sold twenty Acres of land to the Defendant for twenty pound which he demanded and by Newton though the Plaintif do not infeof the Defendant yet he shall have Debt and the Defendant shall have an action upon the case against the Plaintif See 3 H. 7. f. 14. 2 H. 7. f. 12. Action upon the case lies for that that the Defendant hath bargained and sold to him lands and that he hath infeoffed another of them and the Defendant traverses the Feoffment to another and that proves that this is the cause of his action and not the bargaine 18 Ed. 4. f. 16. If the bargaine were that the Plaintif should give ten pound for so much wood if he liked it or it pleased him upon the sight thereof this is a bargain at the buyers pleasure Now if first upon the sight they disagree then it is a void bargaine though he after agree to it and if he agree upon the sight it is a perfect bargaine though after he disagree 5. H. 7. f. 41. One sells Goods or Wares and after the Sale he warrants them this warranty made at another time then at the Sale is void 9 H. 7. f. 22. If the Seller warrant the thing sold the Buyer may have deceit though he hath not paid the Money for the Seller may have Debt 10 H. 7. f. 7. Agreed by the Court If I sell certaine Goods to another for a certaine sum although he do not pay the Money if a day of payment be appointed that is a good bargaine and the property altered by this sale And by Hussey and Briaâ— A Victualler shall be compelled to sel his victuall if the Buyer tender him ready payment and otherwise not 39 H. 6. f. 18. contrary by Prisot 21 H. 7. f. 6. By Fineux If one demand the price of a Cloth of a Merchant in London and he saith twenty shillings and the party saith he will give it and takes the cloth it is in election to make that a bargaine and to have an action of debt or to keep it till he be paid and if the other take the Cloth by reason of this bargaine against his will he may have action of trespasse Plow Com. f. 309. Where one undertakes by word to make a House without consideration that he shall have no action Plow Com. fol. 11. There saith That bargaines or agreements conditionall shall be said good after that the condition is performed but before they are but words 44 Ed. 3. fol. 21. Where one becomes suerty for J. S. and in consideration will give him longer day of payment if J. S. do not pay he will action upon the case lies 27 H. 8. f. 33. If I sell to you twelve barrells of Ale you shall not have the barrells but the ale but if it were twelve barrells of Wine it is otherwise for this is the usage and intent 1 H. 7. f. 13. Debt upon buying Oyle for a hundred Markes paid and so though of simple contract it seemes the Defendant may say that he bought with condition that he should pay when he had uttered them without that that the Plaintiff sold in manner and forme though he might have waged his Law 21 Ed. 4. f. 49. Debt of buying a Horse at I. in the County of Middlesex Defendant may say that he bought him in London upon condition without that that he bought him in I. in the County of Middlesex but he cannot say that he bought him in another
504 Court-Baron And Leet how they are first ordained fol. 6. And where Suiters hold of the Mannor 7. Is incident to a Mannor 7. The order here begins to keep that 105. The charge in this here begins fol. 107. VVhat actions shall be there sued and what not 145. Capias shall not be awarded in that and which is a great Court 98. In what place it shall be held 186. VVhat is Court-baron and what of Record 187. The tryall in Court-Baron 187. Forraine matter pleaded there 187. The entries in Roll of Court-Baron here begin 186. Entries of surrender and admittances Forme of processe of execution Court of Ancient Demesne Here that begins 188. See before Ancient Demesne Court of Pipowders Is of Acts and Contracts onely within the Faire fol. 195. Court of the Marshalsey fol. 196. And the authority of that to hold Pleas fol. 127 Crosse-bows and Hand-guns fol. 28. Crow-Netts fol. 30. Customes Customes of diverse Mannors 200. It shall be reasonable according to common right and upon good consideration 201. What is good and what not 204. And who may prescribe fol. 105. It shall be taken strictly fol. 209. Damages FOR taking onely and not for retaining shall be recovered 211. In what Actions shall be recovery and in what not 211. Damages recovered in Dower fol. 314 Distresse For amerciament the Lord may distraine and for Fine or By-Law broken shall have debt or Distre 〈…〉 VVhat thing may be distrained and what not fol. 87. Discent VVhere one shall be sayd in by discent and where by purchase 212. A woman being young with child enters and see great with child and who is Bastard 213. VVhat is a possession in fee to be an impediment to the halfe blood 214. Discent and where it shall escheat fol. 214 De son tort Demesne VVhere one may plead that and where not c. fol. 216. Divorce If they have in Frank Marriage and are divorced the wife shall have all and if taile they have a free-hold by Divorce fol. 310 Double Plea See there what is a double Plea and what not fol. 441 Droit VVho hath more right and how it shall be directed 151. where after the Mise joyned judgement finall shall be given 151. Recovery in right c. fol. 496 Dower By attainder of tenant in taile where it shall be forfeited and where not 303. Third part shall be assigned to Eloppement 314. It shall not be of a reversion for life though his fee is joyned to the freehold 317. Nor it shall not be during the time of the husband being in Religion nor where be is joyntly seised 316. VVhere a villaine takes a wife it shall be under nine yeares it shall not be fol. 315 VVhere a Lord enters for Mortmaine or recovers in Cessavit the wife shall be 317. where the husband hath an estate in fee upon condition shee shall be 317. where the heire is remitted shee shall not be 317. where the husband looses by default or reddition she shall be fol. 318 Assignement by Guardian in Knights service by Disseisor Abator or Intruder good 317. Assignement by Guardian in Socage shall not be Rent assigne to the wife Rec. and yet assigne 317. Where the husband dyes seised and shee demands and hee was not ready the wife shall recover damages fol. 318. Entendment What is good by Entendment and what not fol. 443 Enquest In Leet if twelve agree it is good and a stranger may be sworne 13. In Court Baron by lesse then twelve for the Lord 13. In Leet it shall be by twelve at the least and see issue tryed in Court barâ—â— fol. 〈◊〉 Misdemeanor in drink or taking a writing fol. 225 Estray After the yeare and day and Proclamation made in the Church and Markets fol. 79 Escheat VVhere it ought and where it shall discend fol. 216 VVhere land ought fol. 217 Essoine After Issue but one Essoine 368. VVhere at two Venire fac Habeas corpora and distresse it shall be and where not 372. Action against three every one shall make Essoine severally and not after but c. 373. Of the Kings service cast in at the Distringas Jurat 374. After appearance the Tâ—nant shall not be in Assise 375. Of the service of the King the Essoine Sworne and he ought to bring in his warrant and shall loose 20 s. fol. 380 Exception of that entered and day of Essoyne fol. 280 It doth not lye for acorporation in the Scire fac fol. 381 VVhere it lyeth upon a re-summons and re-attachment and where not fol. 361. Evidence Vpon generall Issue that he had no such canse of action or no cause of action good 234. That he hath interest and an Estate good 235. Vpon general Issue he shall not have Evidence of another thing or contrary 236. VVhere the Evidence proves the substance of the Issue it is good 239. Exhortation to the Inquest Exhortation the cause that they are sworn 13. Execution What shall be and what in Court Baron and Capias is not there 227. Vpon a Recognizance and Statutes 231. Of Goods that he shall have Day of the Execution awarded of Land that hath Day of the Judgement 230. Four manner of Executions and Debt after the year 232 Fealty SHall be at the first Court and Attornement 140 Form of making Fealty 92 Who shall make that and who not 259 Felonies If Indictors of a Felon utter the Counsel of their Companions See divers manners of Felonies there 48 Forfeitures The King hath Year Day and VVaste and the Lord and Escheats 54. Of Goods onely and where not by Attainder 55. Of Lands Day of the Felony and Goods Day of the Judgement 57. And when Officer may seise 58 Formedon To a Gift first made it is not extended and Assise by Tenant in Tail where it lieth and where not 247 Shall make a Discent by all which tender Estate and the heir to every one is to sue 248. In Reverter and Discender Esplees is of the Donor and Donee in the Remainder in the Donee onely 249 Gage Law TRiall in Court Baron is by waging Law and by Assent by the Country 384. Where he shall have that in Account and where not 384 385 386. Detinue of VVritings and Obligation where he shall have his Law and where not 385. Vpon Arbitrement and Money awarded shall have his Law and not upon Statute 385. Debt for Salary for what he shall have it and for what not 385. He may where the Plaintiff fails in the Contract 185. He shall have it not shewing a Deed witnessing the Contract or Receit 388. Debt for Counsel he may have but not for Amercement in Leet 387. Where he shall save his defaule upon the Grandd Cape by waging of Law and where by Imprisonment and certain VVater 390 Garde VVho shall be in VVard and who not 250. VVhere part is in chief the King shall have all and where part Socage not all 254. Guardian cannot at this day out the Termor 256
JURISDICTIONS OR THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF Courts Leet Courts Baron Court of Marshallseys Court of Pypowder and Ancient Demesne TOGETHER WITH THE MOST NECESSARY Learning of Tenures and all their Incidents of Essoynes Imparlance View of all manner of Pleadings of Contracts of the nature of all sorts of Actions of Maintenance of diverse other things very profitable for all Students of Innes of Court and Chancery And a most perfect Directory for all Stewards of any the sayd Courts Heretofore writ in French by the methodically learned JOHN KITCHIN of Grays-Inne Esq And now most exactly rendred to more ample advantage in the English tongue with a demonstrative Table pointing out all matter of consequence throughout the whole Work Whereunto is added the authentick formes of all manner of Writs with their severall returnes in English very usefull for all men in this Common-wealth as they be now used LONDON Printed by T Roycroft for M Walbancke at Grays-Inne Gate and H Twyford in Vine Court in the Middle Temple 1651. TO The Students of the Innes of COURT AND CHANCERY JOHN KITCHIN wisheth happinesse TO the end no failer in the administration of Lawes from which the Common-Wealth receives its establishment may through ignorance be admitted as much as my abilities have prompted me unto for direction of such as keep Courts I have here preferred at once both to profit and censure both which I shall as justly expect as that I am confident my indeavours are neither fruitlesse nor free from Errings having neither been industriously idle nor blessed with infalibility yet such as they are I most seriously wish them to your advantage who are many of you imployed in the keeping of Court Leets Court Barons and other Courts and Jurisdictions And therefore I have here in this Book collected all such cases out of our Books of Law under such generall heads and notions which are upon any occasion to be discussed so that those who either have not the said Books at large or have them and yet want time to peruse them may here for sweatlesse labour receive satisfaction in exchange whereupon I have fixt my hopes that ignorance the naturall Mother of Errour which hath so much fostered it selfe in those imployments into which many Ignaro's have thrust themselves with ignorance and confidence of equall size will lose its no-being in Judiciall performances and that the knowledge of the Law in this kinde may prove impulsive to the Love of Justice which is alwaies the lesse regarded by how much Ignorance is her Enemy Ignoti nulla Cupido For desire and nothing are the same where the understanding is not felicitated with apprehension which here I teach as far as it is essentiall for any man Quatenus he is a Steward of Courts in which duty I wish him Jurisprudentiall for his owne Honour and the Publique benefit desiring nothing in requitall but your kinde accepctance From GRAYS INNE THE PREAMBLE FIRST before I write of the Order of Courts Leets Courts Barons you ought to consider for what cause the King was ordained of God Secondly For what cause the Law was ordained Thirdly How ancient these Courts are and for what causes and matters they were ordained and also how necessary it is that the Law be duely and truely administred in these Courts And first Fortescue leafe the 30. saith As a naturall body cannot be without a head so a Realme cannot be governed without a head which is the King And there he further saith That whensoever of many one is constituted amongst them one shall be Governour and the rest shall be governed Britton leafe the 1. saith The King is ordained of God that the Peace be kept the which cannot be well without Law And Fortescue also saith All power is of our Lord God Bracton saith also That the King is Gods Vicar upon Earth to seperate right from wrong Justice from Injustice that all which are Subjects to him should live honestly and none should hurt another but that to every man which is his owne by a rightfull contribution should be given for he is called King by well Governing Stamford leafe the first saith The King is the preserver nourisher and Defender of all his people and that by his great travell study and labour his people onely injoy their lives Lands and Goods But all those which they have in peace and tranquility and that by the Law And as the body of a man cannot live without the head but will fall downe unto the ground so the Common-wealth cannot be governed without a head which is the King Also Seneca saith Where there is not a Governour there the people will be confounded Prov. Chap. 11. Where there is not a Governour the people goe to ruine Rom. chap. 13. There is no power but of God and which are the true Powers are ordained of God The Person of the King and the Queen his Wife By the Commentaries leafe the 45. By the 7. of Edw. 2.34 The King is a Corporation See 1 H. 7. leafe 10.21 Edw. 4. Title Age it is no Plea that the King is within Age 1 Edw. 6. title 373. the King shall have his Age as Duke of Lancaster and not as King by the Commentaries leafe 213. See Stamford 10. If the King grant a Lordship to one in Fee the Grantee shall not have his Prerogative but if he grant that for life to the Queen and Prince that remaineth in the King and for that the Queen and Prince shall have Prerogative and though that the Queen is a person exempt from the King and may sue and be sued in her owne name yet that which shee hath is the Kings 1 H. 7. leafe 29. where a Reversion was to the Queen Ayd shall be of the King by Townsend and by some of both the Benches Stamford 75. Petition shall be to the King himselfe onely and not to the Queen or Prince 3. H. 7. leafe 14. The Queen is as a common person and as a Woman alone to let for life and to make personall things 11. H. 7. leafe 7. The King letteth to the Queen for life and shee leaseth at will In Trespas against the Tenant at will he shall not have aide of the King for he is a stranger to the Patent of the King 7. H. 7. leafe 17. 18. Edw. 3. leafe the first Phillip the Queen brought a Quare impedit and held that the Queen may bring a Writ in her owne Name and shall finde no pledges and for that it shall not be in the Writ Vnde c. 20 Edw. 4. leafe 1. Fitzherbert 101. 21. Of the Book of Assises 13. the sayd Phillip brought Deceit of a Fine levyed by Tenants in ancient Demesne at the Common Law 19. Edw. 4. leafe 2. J. B. granteth to the Queen the next Advowson of the Church of Dale and shee alone of that bringeth her Quare Impedit 49. Edw. 3. leafe 4. The King may give to the Queen for her life and shee may have
his life in safety And for that that the Law is so necessary Now let us see when and how these Courts Leets and Court Barons began Fineux The beginning of these Courts Leets ordained 12. H. 7. fol. 18. saith That at the beginning all the administration of Justice was in the Crowne and where the King was there was the Law administred Then afterward for the multiplicity of the people was the Court Leet for punishment of offences and annoyances to the Common-wealth within the Precinct of that and the Articles and paines are ordained to that end and it is called The view of franke pledge for that the King there may be certified by the view of the Steward how many people are within every Leet and also to have account and view by the Steward of their good government and manners in every Leet And also the Leet was ordained to have every person of the age of twelve years which had remained there by a yeare and a day to be sworne to be faithfull and loyall to the King and also for that that the people there might be kept in peace and obedience these Courts Leets were ordained And Court-Barons were ordained to determine Injuries Court-barons ordained Trespasses Debts and other actions as afterwards it appeareth where the debt or the dammages are under forty shillings And also for that that the Lords of the Mannors and Court-Barons have given their Tenants their Lands and Tenements before the Statute of Westm the third to hold of them for that also Homagers of Court ought to inquire in this Court that their Lords shall not loose their Services Customes nor duties And also it was ordained to make their Suites there and so to shew them obedient to their Lords and that nothing be made within the Mannor to be an annoyance or hurtfull to the Inheritances of the Lords of the Mannors which should not there be inquired of and presented for the Lords of the Mannors as afterward by the Articles more plainely appeares And so now you see here breifly that the Realm cannot be governed without a King and that the King for that cause is appointed of God and that the King governe by the Law Roy Ley. and cannot governe his people without Law and also you have heard how ancient and how necessary these two Courts are for governance of the People And now for that these Courts are held within Mannors and that a Court-Baron is incident to a Mannor It is fit to know how Mannors did begin and within what Mannors Court-Barons are held and in what not Parkins fol. 127. saith That the beginning of Mannors was when the King gave a thousand Acres of Land or a greater or lesser parcel to one and his heires to hold of him and his heirs and before the St. of Quia emptores terrarum because buyers of Land one seised of Lands did infeoffe one of ten Acres another of twelve Acres and the third of twenty Acres every one of them to make service unto him and so by continuance of time out of minde c. he had a Mannor Also in the 33. yeare of H. 8. Comprize c. 31. Plow fol. 169. a. A man cannot make a Mannor at this day for notwithstanding that a gift in taile be made to diverse to hold of the giver by Services and Suit of Court though by that there be a tenure yet it cannot make a Court for that cannot be but by Prescription And if a Mannor be and all the Freeholders but one Escheate Mannors cannot be without Court Baron or if the Lord purchase them it is no Mannor and there cannot be a Court-Baron without Sutors and not with one Suitor onely 35. H. 8. Tenures 102. 23. H. 8. Court-Baron 22. Suit 17. Fitzherbert 3. C. If one hold of another as of a Signiory Ingrosse which is not a Mannor he hath no Court Baron Fitzherbert 8. b. Where a man giveth all his Land in Taile there is a Signiorie Ingrosse and he shall have no Court but if he were seised of a Mannor and give parcell of the Demesnes in taile it is otherwise 22. H. 6. Title 2. Services is parcell of a Mannor but not the Land of the Mannor unlesse it be Copihold for if a man hath a Mannor in the County of Westmerland and one holdeth Land of that Mannor which Land is in the County of DARBY hee shall demand that Mannor in the Counties of WESTMERLAND and DARBY 18. of the Booke of Assises 3. If a man seised of a Mannor doe alien foure Acres in fee this is separated and no part of the Mannor but if the Husband seised of a Mannor in right of his Wife alien foure Acres for life and afterwards grant the Reversion of that in fee to P. and afterwards P. purchase the whole Mannor to which the Husband and Wife levie a Fine Sur connusance de Droit upon acknowledgment of Right as that which he had of their gift The Fine extendeth to the foure Acres which were severed for they were parcell in reversion as of the Mannor And in the 36. H. 8.4 Two Coparceners make partition of a Mannor so that each of these have a parcell in Demesnes and a parcell in Services Now each of these hath a Mannor and each of these have two Suitors but otherwise it is if one have but one Suitor he cannot hold a Court-Baron But 12. H. 4.25 Partition is made of a Mannor that one Coparcener shall have the Demesnes and the other the Services the Suit to the Court is suspended and during that there shall be no Court-Baron held And 8. H. 3.4 and 34. H. 6.53 It is held that a Court-Baron is belonging to a Mannor of common right so that within every Mannor shall be a Court-Baron unlesse there be no Suitors there or that by partition the Suit is suspended as it is before said But note that diverse are called Mannors within which are not any that hold of these Mannors but only Copiholders at the will of the Lord according to the Custome of the Mannor and there are no Freeholders which hold by Charter and yet these Lordships are called Mannors and in these are Court-Barons 19. H. 8.17 Court-Baron is belonging to a Mannor And now though the honourable Judges of both Benches and the Honourable Lord cheife Baron and the other Judges there of Record at this day are altogether given to administer Justice to all without respect of any Persons R. 2. Maint 2. according to the Statute of the 1. of Edw. 3. Chap. 14. which is that right be made as well to poore as rich and that none send Letters in disturbance of the Common Law so that praise be to God their whole inclination to the administration of Justice may be a sufficient example to all Stewards to administer Justice and not to have regard to Letters Yet in some Court-Barons I have seen such subverting of Justice by Stewards some by
Ignorance and wilfulnesse and some Stewards to please their Lords and for feare of loosing their Fee being but Stewards at the will of their Lords and some for Letters and other causes that Justice many times hath not place there to the perillous example and overthrow of Estate and for that that henceforth hereafter Justice in these Courts may be the better administred before that I shall treat of the Courts aforesaid I think it is convenient to write to the Stewards these sentences insuing to be a Glasse to Stewards to reade their better remembrance to administer Justice and for that it thus followeth Who worketh Justice he shall be advanced Eccles 20. Blessed are they which hunger and thirst for Justice for they shall be satisfied Matth. 16. Justice advanceth a Nation and it maketh a miserable people to be pacified Prov. 19. He that justifieth a wicked man and condemneth the just man he is most abominable with God Pro. 17.15 Unless your Justice abound more then that of the Scribes and Pharisees you cannot enter into the Kingdome of Heaven Matth. 18. The soules of the Just are in the hands of God Wisedome In the streight path of Justice but the contrary way leadeth to death Prov. 12. Love God and thy neighbour as thy selfe then if you doe not Justice how doe you love him who is Justice and truth and how doe you love your neighbour as your selfe Matth. 22. Justice surely is immortall and everlasting Injustice is the wages of death love Justice you that Judge the Earth Wisedome 1. Riches doe not prevaile in the day of revenge but Justice shall free from death Prov. 2. God shall give to the Just the reward of their labours Wisedome 10. And if any love Justice his labours have great vertues sobriety and vertue then which there is nothing more profitable in this life to men Wisedome 1. Nothing truely can be honest which wanteth Justice Tully in his Offices From Justice as out of a certaine Fountaine all rights doe spring for a just man hath a will to give to every man his owne Bracton Another Cause of doing Justice It is appointed for all men once to dye and afterwards to come to Justice And as Athanasius saith At whose comming all men shall rise with their bodies and shall give a reason and account of their owne workes and they that have done good shall goe into life everlasting but they that have done evill into everlasting fire What men have done this present time of life Shall reap the Harvest when Goe and Come is rise Rev. 14. Blessed are the dead which dye in the Lord for their workes follow them Corinth 1. Chap. 3. Every one shall receive his reward according to his worke 2 Corinth 4. Who soweth in blessednesse shall reape in blessednesse if Christ had not been borne of the Virgin Mary and dyed for us no man could have come to eternall life therefore beleeve and doe Justice and then shall yee have the aforesaid thing promised And note That though Christ hath redeemed us yet if we doe evill it is written We shall goe into everlasting fire and for that obey and feare to breake the Commandements of God and then in doing of Justice you doe the Commandement of God for which you shall have the thing promised that is to say Eternall life for not all which say unto me Lord Lord shall enter into the Kingdome of Heaven but those that doe the will of the Father saith Saint John Therefore if you will have eternall life doe Justice and also remember that death doth not delay no man knoweth his day and therefore prepare your life and doe Justice because no man knoweth his end and as Fishes are taken with a hook and Birds taken with a Snare so the body of a man in the day of evill The third Cause of doing Justice is to have a good Report Have a care of a good name It is better to have a good name then much Riches Cursed is the man that neglecteth his good Name It is better to have a good Name then precious Oyntments and to conclude he saith What profiteth If you shall gaine the whole World if you shall loose your owne soule First the Steward shall make a Precept to warne the Court by reasonable warning as by six or more dayes as followeth and it is the better if it be by fifteene dayes according to the common dayes in the Bench. The Precept J. K. Steward to the Bayliffe thereof health Prebenda de Islington I command likewise and appoint that diligently you give to understand the view of Frankpledge of the Court there to be held against the Thursday that is to say the sixteenth day of October next comming after the date of these presents and have there this command And as c. Dated under my Scale the first day of this moneth of October the yeare of the Reigne of Queen Elizabeth by the grace of God of England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. 21. Then enter your beginning of your Court-Rollin manner following The view of Frankpledge with the Court J. F. Prebenda de Islington Order de tenor Leet Clerk there held the Thursday Viz. The sixteenth of October the yeare of the Reigne of our Lady Elizabeth Queene by the grace of God of England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. the 21. held by J. K. the Steward there It is good to make this entry that is to say Held by J. K. Steward there If there be any Copiholders there for that the Name of the Steward is in the Copy to the admittance then after this entry the Steward shall cause the Bayliffe to make Oyes three times if it be a Leet for this is the Kings Court though the other hath that by Grant or by Prescription In the yeare 21. Edw. 4. fol. 37. is that where either adjournment of the Terme or other matter for the King B. Proclamation 6. is There at the beginning there shall be three Proclamations made and in all other matters which are not for the King but one Proclamation and for that at the beginning in the Court-Baron shall be but one Proclamation and in Court Leet for that it is the Kings Court shall be three Proclamations Scilicet O yes three times shall be made Note that none may make Proclamation but by authority of the King or Maiors and such like where they have used it by Custome 22. H. 6. fol. 19. Then forthwith after the three Proclamations made the Steward shall make the Bailiffe to say All manner of Persons which are resident or Deciners and doe owe Suit royall to this Leet come in and make your Suit and answer to your names every one upon paine and perill which shall ensue And after that all are called and all which are absent are marked to be amerced then the Steward shall cause againe if it be in a Leete to be made three
present that Tho. J. and Wil. J. Scavengers default are Scavengers of the streets and ought to be here at the view of the frank pledge and made default therefore either of them in the mercy six pence Also present upon their Oath that the twentieth day of May Estrayes in the yeare of the Reigne of our Lady Queen Elizabeth now the twenty first came into this Lordship one Horse colour gray as a stray and remained in custody ten daies after Proclamation Also present that there is a Colt colour bay of the age of foure yeares or more which came into this Lordship as a stray the ninth day of September the year of the Reign of our soveraigne Lady the Queen the twentieth price twenty foure shillings and stayed in the custody of the Bailiff by the space of a yeare and a day after three Proclamations at three severall daies made according to the form of the Statute therefore the property of that Colt is in the Lord. Also present that W. M. twelve pence and R. B. twelve pence are common Bakers of mans Bread Bakers and at diverse times have baked unwholsome Bread c. Have broke the Assise therefore each of them is in the mercy as it appeares upon their heads Also present that Richard W. and J. D. are common Brewers of Drink Brewers and brewed diverse times unwholsome Drink and broke the Assise therefore each of them in the mercy as it appreares upon their Heads Also present that E. W. and W. X. by their Wives are common sellers of Drink Alehouse keepers and by unlawfull Measures sell their Drink and break the Assise therefore each of them in the mercy as it appeareth upon their Heads First It is ordained that R. B. shall make and scowre his Ditch at the foot of the great hill Paine set containing by estimation twenty perches before the feast of Saint John Baptist next comming upon the paine of every perch thereof eight pence Also it is ordained that T. M. shall reforme and lay Punishment out a certain parcel of Land lately by him incroached between Wash lane and Perham Rye common before the Feast of All Saints next coming under the paine of every Perch not reformed and laid out twenty pence Also it is ordained that none shall suffer his Beasts that is to say Pain Oxen or Kine to go and passe upon the common of this Lordship nor in the Lanes to the said Mannor belonging upon pain of forfeiting to the Lord for every one of them for every time two pence Also it is ordained that W. J. shall remove his Dunghill lying by the Queens high way against his House Pain before the feast of Easter next upon the paine of forfeiture ten shillings Also it is ordained that J. F. Pain shall make and maintaine a Bridge in his Close called great Colemans in the way leading from Islington to Hogsden upon the pain of forfeiting to the Lord ten shillings Also it is ordained that every one yoke o◠ring his Hogs before the Feast of S. Michael the Archangell next and the same keep so yoked and ringed till the Feast of S. John the Baptist then next following upon the paine of forfeiting to the Lord for every Hogge for every week three shillings six pence The end of the Court Leet The manner of keeping a Court Baron The Court of R.F.C. there held the Tuesday that is to say Prebend the 14. day of May the yeare of the Reigne of Queen of Isling Elizabeth by the Grace of God of England France ton and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. 26. held by I.K. the Steward IS I.D. R.R.R. Essoyned of Common Essoyne or Essoyned for the Suit of Court by R.R. John Doo  Robert Dodge Richard Roo  Thomas Lodge The Homage John Den Sworn Adam Clarke Richard Fenn  David Parke Walter Helen  Henry Roo Robert Allen.  William Croo. First after the stile of the Court is entered you shall make once O Yes and then call the Suitors and after that another O Yes shall be made and then the Steward shall say If any will be Essoyned or enter any Plaint come you in and you shall be heard And after your Essoyne entred and your Plaint determined then impannell your Jury and swear them And after the Enquest is impannelled and sworn make another O Yes and then you shall say You good men which be impannelled come neare and you and all other keep silence during your Charge An exhortation to the Jury YOu good men which are sworne before that I enter to give to you the Charge I intend to shew to you by what Authority you are assembled and for what purpose First you ought to consider that there are three causes of your meeting 1. One cause is for that you be resident and dwelling within the Precinct of the Leet here to be held and for that you ought to appeare 2. The second cause is for that some of you hold Land of the Lord of this Mannour some as Free-holders some as Copy-holders and by reason of some of your Tenures you ought to make Suit to the Court Baron of your Lord from three weeks to three weeks if this Court be so warned 3. The third is you may here learn the Lawes to know what thing to follow and what to avoid by which that which is good may be the better followed and ill things the better be avoided being presented by you and punished and for that that every one may live and injoy that which he hath with quietnesse and the Common-wealth may flourish and vertue abound and then for that you may better inquire and present I have ministred to you a corporall Oath which I counsell you to consider and the parts of that which are three that is to say Truth Judgement and Justice Truth that you shall present nothing but truly and that you shall not omit any thing of the truth not presented With Judgement that you shall present all things with good advisement and that you shall not be negligent to inquire out the truth in all matters to be presented With Justice that you shall not for favour nor for corruption of reward nor for feare nor for displeasure nor for private hurt or profit which may come to your selves nor for malice that you present any thing And these three principall things you ought well to regard in your Oath And at the last note that you run not into wilfull perjury which if you do you condemne your souls and provoke the anger of God and get punishment to your selves and your posterities in this world and you get to you the torments of the Devill and hell after this life for ever But if you keep well your Oath you obtaine by that great profit and commodity for by that wrong shall be redressed peace and tranquility shall be maintained and right and publike good
and it seemeth I have not seisin to maintaine an action of my owne seisin in the Lords Court unlesse I be Tenant to the Lord and that is where I am admitted for by the admittance of the Lord it shall be said The Lord hath granted seisin and he is admitted Tenant And by this he is Tenant to have an Assise and not before yet before he may take the profits though there be no Court to he admitted for it was no folly in him but may have his action at the Common Law upon the possession of his Ancestour which was admitted though I were not admitted And so where my Father dyeth seised of a Copi-hold in Fee and I am admitted and after another makes claime to it and is also afterwards admitted and enters he cannot have a Plaint in nature of an Assise of novell disseisin against me for 26 H. 8. fol. 3. If one he admitted instituted and inducted to a Benefice and after another be presented and outs him he shall have an Assise or a Trespasse but he presented cannot And so if there be Grandfather Father and Son and the Grandfather was admitted and dyes and the Father enters and dyes before admittance the Son in this case shall have a Plaint in the nature of a Writ of Ayell and not an Assise of Mortdancester And by the Statute of 32 H. 8. chap. 2. it is Enacted that no person shall sue have or maintaine any action for any Lands or Tenements upon his owne possession above thirty yeares next before that began If the Lord of a Mannour grant by Copy the Tenements of a Copi-holder without lawfull cause in Fee or for life and the Grantee enter hee which hath right may have an Assise against the Grantee if he were first admitted As the King by his Letters Patents grants to another my Land and the Patentee enter by force of this Grant I shall have an Assise If a Copi-hold discend the heire shall have a trespasse at the Common Law before admittance as above Seisin of Assise What Seisin is sufficient to have Assise and what not THe Warden of an Hospitall shall have an Assise of Rent where his Predecessor was seised and not he himselfe for the seisin of the Predecessor is the seisin of the House 15 Ed. 3. Tit. 39. accordingly of an Abbot and Prior Fitz. fol. 179. c. and 8. As 16.3 As 5. according also of a Chauntry Priest 34. As 5. Assise is not maintainable against him which hath but a free hold in Law for of that seisin an Assise doth not lye and yet of that seisin a Wife shall be endowed Litt. fol. 152. If a man which hath a title to enter set his foot upon the Land and is outed that is a sufficient Seisin to have an Assise 22 Ed. 3. Br. Seisin 52. If one put in his Beasts to use my common by my commandement this is a sufficient Seisin for me to have an Assise 45 Ed. 3. fol. 25.22 Assise 84. Reversion is granted to J. S. and the Tenant for life attorne and dies and J. S. enter by the Windowes for that he cannot enter by the doore and when one half of his Body was in he was pulled out and yet that is a sufficient Seisin to have an Assise 8 booke of Assises fol. 25. Seisin of Fealty is not sufficient Seisin to have an Assise of Rent but it is sufficient Seisin to make Avowrie for all that is as well for the Rent as for the Fealty 44 Ed. 3. fol. 11. by Thorpe 3. Ed. 3. Tit. 40 3. Ed. 3. Journey to Norfolk 20. H. 3. Tit. 433. 49. Ed. 3.15 and 45. Ed. 3 28. A Lease is made for life reserving foure Markes Rent and the Lessor is seised of twenty shillings of that and taketh distresse for the remainant and Rescous is made and though but twenty shillings be received yet that is a sufficient Seisin to have Assise of all 8 Ed. 3 fol. 12. Tit. 141.8 Ass 4.5 E. 4.2.12 E. 4.7 If the Lord of a Rent service grant the service to another and the Tenant attorn by a penny and after the grantee distrains and the Tenant makes Refocus here was no Seisin to have Assise of Rent but if the gift of a penny had been in name of Seisin and attornment otherwise it is 5 Ed. 4. fol. 2. Littleton fol. 127. b. Lord and Tenant are the Lord grants the Rent of his Tenant by a Deed to another saving to him the services and the Tenant attorns to that this is Rent seck and if the Rent be denied at the next day of payment he hath no remedy but if the Tenant when he attornes or after will give a penny or a half penny in name of Seisin of the rent then if after the next day of payment the Rent be to him denyed he shall have an Assise and that is a sufficient Seisin to have an Assise for all the Rent Littleton fol 42. Seisin of parcell of Rent is sufficient to have Assise of all the Rent 8 book of Assises 4. Seisin of Fealty is not sufficient Seisin to have an Assise of Rent but Seisin of Escuage is Seisin of Homage 21 E. 3. fol. 52. Nat. Brevium fol. 109.5 Ed. 2 Avowrie 209. Using of common by Tenants at will is sufficient Seisin for him in Reversion to have Assise of common If he or his Tenant at will be disturbed 22 Assise according Fitzh fol. 180. By Brudnell of a thing transitory a man shall be in possession without seisure as my Tenant dies his Heire within age I shall have a Ravishment of ward without a Seiser but I shall not have an ejectment of ward of Land which is locall nor Assise of Land without first having possession indeed 14 H. 8. fol. 27. If one recover and be put in by a Clod in the half by the Sheriff and he against whom the recovery was will not go out yet that is a sufficient Seisin to have an Assise 2 Ed. 2. Tit. execution 119. If a man holds of the King in cheife and holds other Land of another Lord and dies his Heire within age which intrudes at his full age and paies his Rent to the Lord this is a good Seisin to have an Assise notwithstanding that he hath not sued Livery for the Signiory was not suspended by the possession of the King but only the distresse for after Livery the Lord may distraine for his Arrerages 34 H. 8. Tit. 48.47 Ed. 3. fol. 12. and 13. H. 7. fol. 15. Pleas of Assise by Bailiff Also it is expedient for you to know what Pleas the Bailiff in Assise shall plead and what the Disseiser and what the Tenant after the Bailiffe hath pleaded BAiliff may plead a Plea which is triable by Assise and none other 6 H. 7. fol. 15. Pleas of a Bailiff ought to be such which are triable by the Assise and for that he cannot pray aid of the King 8. H. 7. fol. 12. and 1. booke of
action shall be sued in a Court Baron by plaint and what not WHere one sues several plaints for five marks the other shall have a prohibition And Detinue of writings shall not be sued there and if he doth the other shall have a prohibition 5. Ed. 4. fol. 128. Where 20 l. is parted in severall plaints under 40 s. Prohibition lies Note there it is said Supersedeas lies and the Defendant there with safe conscience may wage his Law But see 48 Ed. 3. Fitzherbart fol. 46. A. The Lord himself shall have debt in his Court Baron for that that the suitors are Judges time of Ed. 1. Tit. debt in Fitzh 177. 6 Ed. 4. fol. 3. Suitors are Judges there Debt or trespalle may be sued in Court Baron by plaint but that is where the debt or dammage is under forty shillings that the Defendant in Trespasse plead his Freehold or that the Plaintif is his Villaine the Court shall cease otherwise a VVrit of false Judgement lieth and also it is good exception to the Jurisdiction of a Court Baron to say that the contract was made out of the Mannor in another Town 34 H. 6. fol. 53. A man shall not have account in Court-Baron nor in County 43 Ed. 3. fol. 19. Plea ought not to be removed in debt or trespasse from this Court but where a Debt or Dammages amount above forty shillings or in replegiare but I intend there shal not be a plaint in Replegiare in every Mannor but in this Mannor where the Lord hath ancient authority by Charter to make Replegiare yet diverse seem the contrary see Fitzh Na. Bre. 14 H. 8. fol. 17. Trespasse Damages found eight pence in the common Bench and the Plaintif recovers but he cannot there count under forty shillings and in Court-Baron he can-count above forty shillings but under that 19 H. 6. fol. 8. That Debt and Trespasse shall be sued in Court-Baron Britton fol. 61. Detinue of Goods may be sued in a Court-Baron 6 â— 2. Every stranger which comes within the Mannour may be sued there in Debt or Trespasse under forty shillings so that Debt Detinue of Goods and such actions personalls except account where the Debt or Dammages is under forty shillings it is determinable in a Court-Baron by plaint there 34 H. 6. fol. 53. Trespasse by force of Armes doth not lye in a Court Baron note that the contrary is used 7 Ed. 4. fol. 23. Sherif in the County may hold Plea by Justicies of the great Summons but Justicies shall not be in a Court-Baron for Justicies shall not be directed to the Steward but to the Sherif and the Sherif is Judge in a Justicies and Officer to the Court but so is not the Steward 21 Ed. 4. fol. 79. Fitzh fol. 139. F. Note that Court-Baron hath no authority to hold Plea of Free-hold and of that to give Judgment for execution thereof that is a Dissesin to the Tenant 22 Ass 64. Glanvile 94. saith No man is tied to answer in the Court of his Lord of a Free-hold without the command of the Lord the King Right patent may be directed to the Lord to be tried in a Court-Baron but it cannot be tried there by great Assise but it seems it may be tried by Battell and if the Tenant ioyne Battell the Lord may give day to try it but Fitzh fol. 4. E. saith if the Lord will proceed or Issue is ioyned upon the great Assise prohibition lies and if Bastardy or any forrain Plea be pleaded then they have no Jurisdiction in Court Baron and if they proceed Prohibition lies Time of Ed. 1. Tit. Droit 45. 1 H. 6. fol. 7. If plaint of Debt or Trespasse be sued there and forrain matter is pleaded it shall not be tried in Court-Baron 1 H. 5. fol. 12. If in a VVrit of Right patent in Court-Baron for Charter Land the Lord will not proceed to do right the Demandant may go to the Sherif and have a Tolt which is a command to his Bailif that he take out the complaint and remove the Plea into the County and after that also by a Pone in the common Bench but the Tenant shall not have a Tolt but he shall have a Recordare with the cause and the Demandant may have a Pone without cause Fitzh fol. 3. F. Note that a VVrit of Right patent ought to be sued in the Lords Court and not otherwhere without the license of the Lord Testimony of the King by Letter or otherwise that he hath given license and then he shall have his Writ because the Lord hath remitted his Court in the Common Bench Nat. Brevium fol. 15. None may distraine Free Tenants to answer of a Freehold nor of any thing belonging to the Free-hold without the Kings Writ Marleb chap. 22. Coppy-holders shall not be impleaded by the Kings Writ but shall be impleaded in the Court of their Lord by plaint in nature of what Writ they will Lit. fol. 16. Debt upon a Bill obligatory under forty shillings lieth in a Court-Baron Fitzh 2. E. If a Right parent be sued there in Court-Baron and forrain matter be pleaded there or Issue joyned to be triod by great Assise there shall go a Prohibition Fitzh 39.6 The Tenant may have prohibition directed to the Sherif to prohibit Bailiffs of the Court where the Mise is joyned in a Writ of Right upon the Grand Assise unlesse Battaile were there offered Marleb chap. 20. None except the Lord the King shal hold Pleas in his Court of false Judgement given in the Court of his Tenants because these Pleas especially belong to the Crown Fitzh 4. E. If a Plea be held there which ought not a Prohibition lieth Fitzh 47. b. Detaining of writings shall not be sued in a Court-Baron Fitzh 139. D. If a man hold plea in County of Trespasse by force of Armes the Defendant may sue a Supersedeas out of the Chancery The same Law seems in a Court-Baron 8 Ed. 4. Tit. Jurisdiction B. 215. See Fitzh 85. G. That trespasse shall be brought in Court-Baron and there see the forme of the Writ but it is not by force of armes there Britton fol. 61. That Debt and Trespasse shall be sued in a Court-Baron Fitzh 85. G. Trespasse Viscountile there shall not be by force of armes in the Writ 8 Ed. 4. Tit. 115. Trespasse doth not lie in a Court-Baron by force of armes for a Fine shal not be set but in a Court of Record and for that it shall not be there by force of armes see Glocester chap. 8. 22 Ass 64. If one implead more in a Court-Baron without a Writ and recover dammages where I plead to the Jurisdiction and the Court ought to be outed yet if the Bailif make execution of these dammages by command of the Steward he shall not be punished in trespasse for he doth that which he ought to do till it be defeated by false Judgment but if it were before not a Judge it is void and otherwise
returned attached and doth not come it is forfeit to the Lord 28 H. 6. fol. 9. If the Sherif attach a Cow the property is not out of the defendant till he make default upon return of that and if the Sherif leave the Cow attached with the defendant yet if he make default it is forfeit to the King and the Sheriff may take it with him at the first if he will 9 H. 7. fol. 6. By Brian a plaint cannot be affirmed in a Court Baron but the Court sitting and so attachment shall be awarded the Court sitting notwithstanding it is used otherwise 21. Ed. 4. fol. 79. By Babington that attachment shall be by a meer chattel which shall be forfeited by default of the party but it shall not be by a chattel real as a lease for years or a ward nor for apparrel 7 H. 6. fol. 10. That attachment shall be of chattels which a man may forfeit by outlawry 26 H. 6. T it assise 14. By Moyle That no goods shall be attached but the proper goods of the party and not the goods which the party hath in pawn or that he hath borrowed 35 H. 6. fol. 25. The precept of attachment is made as it followeth c. IK Steward to the Bailiff of the same health Prebend of Islington Attachment because I.S. complaineth against I. D. in a Plea of debt of 30 s. or in a Plea of Trespasse if the Plaintiff sue a trespasse c. or in a Plea of detaining c. and find pledges to prosecute c. Therefore I command you that you shall attach the aforesaid I. D. by all his goods and chattels to answer the aforesaid I. S. in the Plea aforesaid at the next Court there to be held and have there this precept and how c. Dated the 23. of April the year of the Raign of Queen Eliz c. 22. By me I. K. Steward Note that in a Court Baron a man shall be attatched by goods and there shall issue no Capias there Where the entry is The great Court of J.S. there held this is but a Court Baron And where the entry is To the great Court with Leet it is presented this is uncertain and not good for the entries shall be several as it follows afterwards 10 Ed. 4. fol. 17. By-Laws I entend that By-Laws and Paints which is the 21 Article of Charge may be made in Court Baron as well as in Leet IT is said that a town may make by-Laws 11 H. 7. fol. 14. and 44 Ed. 3. fol. 19. and that where by-Laws are for the Common-wealth are good and it is general that by-Laws may be and it is not material in what Court so I intend for these causes were made in Court Baron By-Laws for inheritance shall not bind but those which were parties to it and not any other which was no party 15 Eliz. One by-Law may order the Inheritance of a man but cannot dis-inherite any by Manwood 15 Eliz. By-Law may be made in Leet and may be in a town by Harper and shall bind every one if it be for the Common-wealth and otherwise not but onely he which agrees and not an estranger 11 H. 7. f. 14. One avows taking of distresse and prescribes that c. there was a custome had that all the tenants or the greater part of the tenants of this Mannor and other the residents and Inhabitants within that Mannor or the greater part thereof to the Court Baron of that Mannor held at the said Mannor were used and acustomed to make Laws called by-Laws which proves that by-Laws may be made in Court Baron as in Court Leet 2 Eliz. Dier saith That a Steward by assent of the tenants in his Court could not by the Law apportion himself and the residue of the tenants of their Common for sheep if they have that by the grant of the Lord himself But if they have that by prescription otherwise it is And they may agree that he which surcharges shall pay to the Lord so much but then it behooveth the Lord to shew authority by prescription that his tenants have made such by-Laws of the Commons and other things of Land of time whereof c. and ought also to prescribe that he had used to distrain for that but if such amerciament had been paid without distresse of their accord this is good evidence to the prescrption of distraining Copy-holders Now let us see of Copy-hold which is the 22 Article of the Charge and first what interest a Copy-holder hath by the Law and what by the custome TRespasse by Tenant by Copy it doth not lie against his Lord for his Copy-hold Besides Danby and Bryan 21 Ed. 4. But he shall have a Subpena against his Lord and not a trespasse 7 Ed. 4. fol. 19. And at ths day it is held that a trespasse lies Tenant for life by Copy shall say in his pleading that he is seised in his demesne as of a freehold according to the custome of the Mannour and if he hath fee that he is seised in his demesne as of fee according to the custome of the Mannor and justifie not that they have no freehold at the common Law but by the custome so that Copy-holder hath fee and freehold by the custome and not by the common Law as it seems by this book 21 Ed. 4. fo 96. Trespasse against the tenant by Copy hath aid of his Lord 15 H. 7. fol. 10. and 21 H. 6. the same Copy-holder may have trespasse against one of trees cut though that the Freehold be in the Lord. So by this it seems that he may have trespasse against every one for trespasse made upon the Land but against the Lord 2 H. 4. fol. 13. The Dean of Pauls hath a Lordship of Ploughers and all the tenants are tenants at will and the freehold is in the Lord and there iâ— appears that a Copy-holder may have a trespasse at the Common Law against one which makes a trespasse upon his land but he cannot sue action at the Common Law for the land nor remove that suit out of the Court of the Lord 1 H. 5. fol. 11. The Lord shall have the wood of the Copy-hold and sell it unlesse the Copy-holder have that by custome as in many Mannors he hath 2 H. 4. fol. 13. and 43 Ed. 3. f. 32. Tenant by Copy at will which is called tenant of base tenure if he be outed shall not have a Right close but sue by Bill in the Court of the Lord and in times past a Copy-holder was called a tenant in villenage or of base tenure Fitzh f. 12. B. Tenant by Copy or by verge at will of base tenure shall never have a Monstraverunt But the Copy-holder in ancient demesne of freehold shall have it Fitzh 14. D. If my copy-holder enfeoff one I may enter for forfeiture 11 H. 4. f. 81. Tenant by copy cannot alien his land by a deed for if he do it is
have a Scire facias and upon that an Elegit or a Fieri facias Upon a Recognizance there shall go no Capias but it is used otherwise at this day that is Scire facias returnable into the Chancery and they use now to award a Capias Fieri facias or Elegit 48 Ed. 3. fol. 14. Statute Merchant hath two Seals and one is the Seale of the paray and for that upon that he may have Debt to have execution but Statute staple onely the Seale of the party 15 H. 7. fol. 15. A man may sue Debt upon the Statute Merchant Staple or Recognizance See Statute Merchant Fitzh 122. D. and fol. 77. the same Note that there are foure manner of Executions and note Covin to defeat them void THere are foure manner of Executions that is of body by Capias of Chattels by Fieri facias of Lands by Elegit and after the yeare after Judgement by action of Debt 11 H. 4. fol. 42. Debt upon Recovery shall not be within the yeare after Judgement but after the yeare 5 Ed. 4. fol. 1. If after Judgement one gives his Goods to one to defraud me of execution and notwithstanding takes the profit of them I shall have Execution of these Goods 22 Booke of Assises 72. 3 R. 2. the same and 50 Ed. 3. the same All Conveyances of Lands and Hereditaments Goods and Chattels Leases Rent Common or Profit or charge out of Land Judgment Execution Deeds by fraud or Covin to the intent to defraud Creditors and others of their just and lawfull Actions Suits Debts Accounts Damages Forfeitures Harriors and Releifs are voyd onely against the persons their Heires Successors Executors Administrators and Assignes and every of them whose Actions Suits Debts Accounts Damages Forfeitures Harriots and Releifs by such fraud shall be or may be hindred delayed or defrauded notwithstanding fained consideration expressing of use or any other matter or thing to the contrary 13 Elizabeth chap. 5. Debt against Executors they plead gift of all the goods of their Testator by Deed without that that they administred other Goods and the Plaintiffe averrs that the gift was made to defraud the Creditors 13 H. 4. fol. 9. See 16 Ed. 4. fol. 9. Issue was taken if the Goods were made away to defraud Execution or not 43 Ed. 3. fol. 3. Where Debtors make Gifts and Feoffments fained of their Goods and Lands to their Freinds and others and take Priviledges Rastall Debt 5. and take profits of their Lands and Goods so given by fraud shall be a Capias and Proclamation and after Execution of his Lands and Goods 2 R. 2. Stat. 2. chap. 3. Where Debtors make Gifts and Feoffments Rastall execution 5. as it is sayd in the Statute of 2 R. 2. and flye to places priviledged and take profits that the Creditors shall have Execution of the sayd Goods and Chattells as if no such Gift had been made 50 E. 3. chap. 6. 26 H. 8. fol. 2. If a man takes a Wife which hath Goods and aliens them by Covin supposing a Divorce to follow and after they are divorced the VVife may averr the Covin and have her Goods againe 33 H. 6. fol. 5. One buyes in Market open Goods taken by wrong if the buyer have knowledge of the wrong the property is not altered 14 H. 8. fol. 9. by Brook If I by fraud and Covin cause one to take your Goods and to sell them to me in an open Market yet that shall not change the property for that I am party to the Covin At Northampton before the Lord Dyer there was a Deed of gift of Goods shewed and in that it was exprest by words to the use of the Donee and yet it was averred that it was by Covin 44 Ed. 3. fol. ult A VVoman hath good cause to be endowed and shee procured J.S. to out the Tenant and then shee brought a Writ of Dower against J. S. and recovered and had Execution the Tenant may have an Assise against her and recover 22 Book of Ass 1. Assise The Tenant hanging the Assise enfeoffs another or suffers another to enter end recover by Formedon by elder gift this Covin shall not hurt the Plaintiffe but that he may recover 38 Book of Assises VVhere one was outlawed of Felony alleadges Imprisonment at the time of the Outlawry and it was replyd that he was in Prison by his owne Covin and issue upon that 41 Book of Assises 2. A man hath right of Action and makes one by Covin to enter upon him which is in by discent and recovers he shall be adjudged to be in as an Abator and not by Title Evidence AND for that that you have not many times Councell in your Court Barons and for that that it is many times pleaded to the generall Issue where it ought not It is now expedient to shew what matter may be given in evidence upon generall Issue and what not And first where the Defendant pleads the generall Issue and shews in evidence that the Plaintiffe hath no such cause of Action as is brought nor no cause of Action this is good evidence upon generall Issue Action upon the Statute of Parco fracto not guilty and evidence that hee hath no Park is good 19 H. 6. fol. 7. Trespasse in VVarren not guilty and evidonce that he hath no VVarren is good 10 H. 6. fol. 17. and 34 H. 6. fol. 7. Trespasse by VVarden of the Fleet not guilty and evidence that he is not VVarden is good 4. Ed. 4. fol. 7. and 12 E. 4. fol. 7. Trespasse of a House broken not guilty and evidence that the Plaintiffe hath no House there is good 22 H. 6. fol. 7. Trespasse not guilty and evidence that the place where the Trespasse was done is the free-hold of another and not of the Plaintiffe is good 4 E. 4. fol. 5. Debt against a Vicar for holding Farmes He hath not against the forme of the Statute and evidence that hee had for maintenance of his House it is good 27 H. 8. fol. 25. Action upon the Case of finding his Goods and converting them to the use of the Defendant not guilty and evidence that they were not the Goods of the Plaintiffe is good 3 Mar. and 33 H. 8. Action upon the Case 109. Otherwise it is in Trespasse 27 H. 8. fol. 25. Debt upon arrearages of account hee oweth him nothing in manner and forme and evidence that there was no such account is good 2 H. 6. fol. 26. Debt upon arrearages of Rent upon a Lease for yeares he owes him nothing and evidence that hee did not demise is good 7 H. 7. fol. 3. Debt upon sale of a Horse for forty shillings the Defendant may plead he oweth him nothing in manner and form and evidence that the sale was of two Horses for forty shillings or that it was of an Oxe for forty shillings is good 21 E. 4. fol. 26. and 9 E. 4. fol. 1. by Moyle VVaste no waste made and
such a Ship The Defendant at London assumed for ten pounds that if the Ship and Goods did not come safe to London and are there landed that then he would satisfie a hundred pounds to the Plaintiff and that afterwards the Ship was robbed upon Trade on the Sea and for not satisfaction he brought his Action the Plaintiff doth not shew where he was possessed and yet good and the truth was that the Bargain was beyond Sea and not in London But where the place is not local it is not material and though he were robbed upon the main Sea the Action lies in London upon the Assumpsit See after fol. 1. 19 H. 6. f. 49. Action upon the Case that the Defendant at London took upon him to cure his Horse and that carelesly he gave him a Medicine that the Horse died the Defendant saith that at Oxford in the County of Oxford he took to cure his Horse which saith without that that he undertook at London and held a good Plea 3 H. 4. f. 4. Deceit in Land of that that the Defendant there did undertake that the Lord should cause him to have certain Copy-hold of the Mannour of D. in the County of Middlesex and he assured that to others and saith that he might be sued where the Assumpsit was or where the Land is Inquire 11 H. 4. fol. 4. Trespasse by Executors in Middlesex of Money taken in the life of the Testator the Defendant saith that the Testator was indebted unto him and delivered that to him in London in the name of Payment c. and it is no Answer to the Trespasse in Middlesex but he should say without that that you took it in Middlesex as the Plaintiff suppose and is good 7 H. 6. f. 37. 22 Ed. 4. f. 38. the same 4 H. 6. fol. 12. Trespasse of a Close broken in D. Defendant justifies in S. for Common appendant and ought to traverse without that that he is culpable in D. 22 H. 6. fol. 40. 9 H. 6. f. 62. Trespasse of digging a Turbary in D. in the County of Middlesex he cannot justifie in the County of Essex without that that he is guilty in the County of Middlesex for he may plead not guilty if it be in another County but in Trespasse local in D. the Defendant may justifie in S. in the same County without that that he is guilty in D. but in Trespasse transitory in D. Defendant cannot justifie in S. in the same County without that that he is culpable in D. yet in Trespasse of Battery or Trespasse of Goods taken in D. in the County of Middlesex and Defendant justifies in S. in the County of Essex without that that he is culpable in D. in the County of Middlesex 5 H. 4. f. 2. 10 H. 7. f. 27. 11 H. 6. f. 20. 5 H. 4. f. 3. Trespasse of Sheep taken at D. in the County of Hartford the Defendant justifies the taking in Smithfield in London doing Damage he ought to say without that that he took them at D. in the County of Hartford 6 R. 2. chap. 2. That Writs of Debt and Account and all such whatsoever hereafter shall be taken in their Counties and it is ordained that if hereafter it be declared the Contract thereof to be made in another County that then incontinently that Writ shall be quasht 9 Ed. 4. fol. 48. By Needham a man cannot plead in Abatement of a Writ and say the Contract was made in another County for the Statute is not intended but where it appears by the Writ that the Contract was made in another County but before this time they have used to make Examination where the Contract was made and upon that abate the Writ if it were in another County but this not used now See 3 H. 6. Tit. 30. Examination fol. 36. 18 Ed. 4. fol. 1. Nusance that a Mill was erected in D. in the County of Kent the Defendant saith that he and all his Ancestors have been seised of a Mill in the County of Essex and the Mill fell by Tempest and he built it without that that he is guilty of any Annoyance in D. in the County of Kent and doth not traverse all the County and yet good by the whole Court for that that the thing is local and annexed to Free-hold and contrary of beating or Goods carried away which may be continued and is transitory 21 H. 6. f. 11. 2 M. Tit. 283. Traverse by without that of Trespasse of Battery or Goods carried out it is transitory and is not local as of Trees cut and Grasse mowed and therefore in Trespasse transitory the place shall not make Issue and is not traversable no more then in Trespasse upon the Case upon an Assumption and these may be continued contrary of Trespasse local See after Title Vill. 34 M. Tit. 268. Traverse by without that Action for making false Cloth in Bartholomew Fair London against the Statute Defendant saith that he made them well and truly in D. in the County of E. without that that he made them in Bartholomew Fair London as c. and it is good 22 Ed. 4. f. 38. the same verbatim Bargains and Contracts For that your Actions of Debt are in Court Barons of Bargains and Contracts it is convenient to speak something of Bargains and Contracts and where the Cause or Duty is traversable and where otherwise adiudged what is a good Plea and what Pleas he shall not have for that he may wage his Law DEbt of that that he let one Chamber and Board for his Wife and Son for every Week six shillings it is a good Plea to say that he did not let the Chamber for he destroys the Contract in part and it is intire 9 Ed. 4. fol. 1. 21 Ed. 4. f. 26. If the Plaintiff sell two Horses for forty shillings and counts in Debt that the Defendant bought a Horse for forty shillings the Defendant may say that he owes him nothing in manner and form or vary from the Contract and the Jury upon pain of Attaint ought to finde for the Defendant the same Law is if he sell one Horse and counts that he bought two Horses for forty shillings or if he sell a Horfe for forty shillings and count that he bought an Oxe for forty shillings upon pleading that he oweth him nothing in manner and forme this is material to aid the Defendant 3 H. 6. fol. 51. Debt and counts for Tallow bought for forty shillings the Defendant saith that he bought the Tallow for three shillings and four pence which he is ready to pay and to the remnant wages his Law and had it 14 H. 8. fol. 17. If I sell Goods for so much as J. S. shall say it is no Bargain forthwith and yet if he sell them to another before J.S. saith what he shall pay Action upon the Case it seems lies 14 H. 8. fol. 20. If Lessee for years grant his Interest to one upon Condition that he
a man pleads death of the Defenfendant hanging the Writ he shall not plead that after the last Continuance for that by this the Writ is abated in deed contrary of a Plea which proves the Writ abateable 34. H. 6. fol 49. At the day of Nisi prius the Defendant pleads to the Writ that one of the Plaintiffes was dead after the last continuance at D. in the County of Darby Judgment of the Writ and the Plea recorded and the matter adjourned and had that Plea 14 H. 6. fol 9. 38. Ed 3. fol 5. Precipe by a Woman the Tenant tenders his Law of not summoned and at the day was essoyned and at the day saith that the Demandant took a Husband after the Law tendered and for that that he did not say after the last continuance that is after the essoyn it was held no Plea 4. H. 7. fol 8. A man shall have but one Plea after the last continuance 38. H 6. fol 33. the same 16 Ed 4. fol 5. A man may plead a Plea after the last continuance after Issue joyned and in another Tearm till Verdict but not mean between Nisi prius and the day in Bench. â— H. 7. fol 8. A man shall not have a Plea after the last continuance unlesse such Pleas which were not in being at the time of the first Plea for otherwise it is not after the last continuance Maintenance In so much that Maintenance may be the better avoided let us see what maintenance is forbidden by the Law THat no Clark of a Justice or Sheriffe shall not maintain parties in quarrels nor in businesses which are in the Kings Court West 2. chap 28. That none of the Kings Counsellors nor none of his house nor none of his other servants nor no great ones of the Land by sending of their Letters nor in other manner nor no other of the Realm shall not undertake to maintain quarrels nor parties in the Country in disturbance of the Common Law 1 Ed 3. chap 14. See 20 Ed 3. chap 3. That no Counsellor Officer or Servant nor any other persons shall not uphold or maintain any quarrels by maintenance in the Country nor elsewhere first of R. 2. chap 4. That henceforth none buy or sell or take promise grant or Covenant to have Mannors Lands Tenements or hereditaments But if such person which sells their Heirs or they by whom they claim have been in possession of the same or of the reversion or remainder of that or hath taken Rents or profits of that by the space of one whole year next before that bargain Covenant Grant or promise made upon pain of him that bargains to forfeit the value of the Lands And the Buyer also knowing that to forfeit also the value of the Land the one half to the King the other to him which will sue for the same within one year after the same offence And it is also Enacted that none from henceforth unlawfully maintain or cause or procure any unlawfull maintenance in any action or complaint in any of the Courts of the King of the Chancery Starr-Chamber White-Hall or otherwhere within the Kings Dominions where they have power to hold Plea of Land by Commission Patent or Writ And also that none shall instruct Jurors or subborn Witnesses by Letters Promises or by any other sinister labour or means to maintain any matter or cause or to hinder Justice or to procure or occasion any manner of perjury upon pain of forfeiture for every such offence 10 l. one half to the King and the other to him that will sue for the same within one year after the same offence 32. H. 8. chap 9. If one will say he will maintain and doth it not he shall not be punished for maintenance And Champerty lies where one purchases hanging the Suit 9. H. 7. fol 18. See 3 H. 6. fol 53. It seems it is no maintenance to give money before a Suit begins but hanging the Suit Maintenance the Writ was in Plea which was hanging he maintains and it is good and it seems it is better to say in Plea which was hanging 10. H. 7. f. 27. It seems one may covenant to have part of an Obligation when it is recovered for travelling with an Alien which cannot speak English nor Latine to his Counsell so one may covenant with one indebted to him and deliver him the Obligation of another in satisfaction of his Debt to sue in his name and notwithstanding that he paid Counsell it is no Champerty Every Champerty implies in it Maintenance but not of the contrary and he to whose use and every one that hath lawfull Interest in the Land may maintain 15 H. 7. f. 2.34 H. 6. fol. 33. the same By Fineux If a Servant be arrested for Debt or other thing in London or other Franchise the Master may maintain him and spend of his proper money for losse of his Service Inquire But otherwise it is in Precipe 21 H. 7. fol. 40. B. See 21 H. 6. fol. 19. by Newton By Newton and Paston Servant may pray one skilled in the Law to be of Counsell with his Master but a stranger cannot pray one to be of Counsell with my Adversary for he hath nothing to do 21 H. 6. fol. 19. If a man be at the Barre and another informs the Court that this man can declare the truth and pray that he be sworn and by the commandement of the Court he swears this is Maintenance iustifiable but if he had said for one or the other of his own head this is Maintenance punishable the same Law if he informe a Jury sworn of his own head it is Maintenance punishable 28 H. 6. f. 6. The Master may pray one skilled in the Law to be Counsell with his Servant and this is Maintenance iustifiable but he cannot give of his own proper goods to distribute to men of the Countrey for maintaining his quarrell for then he meddles with a thing forbidden by the Law and by Prisot he may iustifie giving money to Lawyers to be of Counsell with his Servant but not to give money to others not learned in the Law 28. H. 6. fol. 12. By Fortescue Master may pray one learned in Law to be of Counsell with his Servant but not to give to them money unless it be of his Wages and he saith one skilled in the Law may be of Counsell without a Fee Inquire 31. H. 6. f. 2.36 H. 6. fol. 29.3 H. 6. f. 55. Maintenance one may iustifie for that he is his Servant but he cannot give money Maintenance Defendant iustifies that he is a Bail and that he came to the Defendants Attorney and prayed him to be carefull the which is the same Maintetenance by Prisoâ— it is not good to say it is the same maintenance for this is no Maintenance for every stranger may pray the Attorney for it is the part of an Attorny to attend to that and for that it is no Maintenance 32 H. 6. f.
against Executor which pleads that J. S. recovered against them an hundred pounds and had Execution and they have nothing come to their hands besides that the Plaintiff saith the Testator did owe nothing to J. S. and so the Recovery false and feigned 21 Ed. 4. f. 71 Dower the Tenant saith that the Husband was not seised that she could have Dower c. The Plaintif saith that T. the Father of her Husband died seised and that descended to her Husband which died before Entry and so he died seised and in Formedon of Lands recovered in value he ought to conclude and so gave 19 H. 8. fol. 6 Right of Ward and counts that the Ancestor of the Infant died in his Homage the Defendant saith that he held of him in Socage without that that he died in his Homage the Plaintiff saith that J. S. and D. were seised to the use of the Ancestor of the Infant and so the Ancestor died in his Homage 12 H. 7. f. 7 Where the matter before the So is sufficient Barr there the So shall not be entered as in Trespasse or Assise the Tenant justifies and so not guilty 32 H. 6. fol. 16 Where the matter before the So is matter of Barr and sufficient there the matter after the So is not traversable and contrary if not sufficient 5 Ed. 4. fol. 5 Debt upon an Obligation for Bail and is named Sheriff the Defendant ought to plead that and conclude and so not his Deed but not generally it is not his Deed. 19 H. 8. fol. 7 Juris utrum the Tenant saith that his Father was seised and died seised and the aforesaid Plaintiff abated and he recovered and so his Lay Fee and not the frank Gift of the Plaintiff 38 H. 8. fol. 26 Debt upon an Obligation Defendant pleads divers matters and concludes and so not his Deed and this Conclusion hath made this single 3 H. 6. f. 3 Of his own Wrong Where of his own Wrong is good and where not REplegeare the Defendant avowes as Bailiff for that a Prior held of his Mannour by Fealty and Rent the Plaintiff saith of his own wrong without such cause it is no Plea for here he ought to answer the substance which is material that is to say the Lordship 2 H. 5. f. 1 Where one iustifies by a Lease made to him by the Plaintiff of his own wrong is no Plea otherwise it is where heiustifies a Servant of a Lessee 10 H. 4. f. 3. If the Defendant justifie by licence or commandement of the Plaintiff the Plaintiff shall not say of his own wrong without such cause not if parcell be of Record for these ought to be answered specially 12 Ed. 4. fol. 10 Trespasse of Imprisonment the Defendant justifies for that he is Constable and was assaulted by him and broke the Peace the Plaintiff may here say of his own wrong without such cause for that that no Record was alleadged 5 H. 7. f. 6 Trespasse of Battery the Defendant saith of his own Assault the Plaintiff saith of his own wrong without such cause and this is good 5 H. 7. f. 1 Trespasse where one justifies as Servant by command that he arrested the Plaintif or that he came at the request of the Sergeant c. of his own wrong without such cause is no Plea 2 Ed. 4. f. 6 See 9 Ed. 4. f. 31 If the Defendant plead licence or a Lease of the Plaintiff of his own wrong is no plea 20 Ed. 4. f. 4 21 E. 4. f. 76 10 H. 6. f. 3 f 9 the same Where a Sheriff justifies to make Execution of his own wrong is no plea otherwise it is where he justifies as Bailiff by command of the Sheriff 19 H. 6. Trespasse of Battery Defendant saith that the plaintiff beat one W. to death and the Constable came to arrest him and he stood at defiance by which the Defendant came in aid and the hurt which he had was of his own Assault the plaintiff saith of his own wrong without any such cause and good 38 E. 3. f. 9 Trespasse of Grasse out the Defendant justifies as Parson of the Parish and that he took them as Tithes separated from the ninth part the Plaintiff saith of his own wrong without such cause and it seems it is no Plea and then the Plaintiff replied as above without that that they were severed from the ninth part and good 16 E. 4. fol. 4 9 E. 4. f. 27 Trespasse the Defendant justifies the Imprisonment for that that the Plaintiff assaulted J. N. to have robbed him for which he put him in the Stocks of his own wrong c. is good 41 E. 3. f. 29 Trespasse the Defendant justifies for that Attachment was awarded out of the Court Baron to the Bailiff to attach a Horse upon a Plaint entered there by him and that he came in aid of the Bailiff the Plaintiff saith of his own wrong without such cause and this is good 38 E. 3. f. 3 Replegeare of Beasts taken the defendant justifies for Execution of a Recovery in Court Baron of twenty shillings the Plaintiff saith of his own wrong without such cause and held that he shall not have this general Averment against a speciall matter by which he said that the Beasts were not delivered in Execution 14 H. 8. f. 18 False Imprisonment the Defendant iustifies the Arrest of the Plaintiff by a Warrant of a Justice of the Peace where the truth was that when he was arrested he had no Warrant but after had a Warrant directed to him the Plaintiff may say of his own wrong without that that he hath any such Warrant and gives the matter in Evidence 2 E. 4. f. 9 False Imprisonment the Defendant iustifies that he took the Plaintiff wandring in the night for suspition c. The Plaintiff may say of his own wrong without such cause but he cannot say of his own wrong without that that he was wandring for he cannot traverse the speciall matter but where it is a matter of Record or of writing and not where it is a matter in deed 13 R. 2. Tit. 28. Rescous the Defendant iustifies to make Replevin by Warrant of the Sheriff the Plaintiff saith of his own wrong without such cause and it is not allowed against this special matter but of his own wrong without that that he had a Warrant of the Sheriff at the time of the delivering of the Distresse c. 33 H 6. f. 47 Trespasse of Goods taken in the County of Darby the Defendant saith that the Plaintiff fold them to J. S. in the County of Middlesex and he by his commandement took them the Plaintif saith of his own wrong without that that J. S. commanded him in manner and form and is good 22 Book of Ass 57 The Defendant iustifies as under the Escheaâ—or for that Tenant of the King aliened without licence and shews a Commission and the Plaintiff saith of his own wrong without such cause and is
good 8 H. 6 fol. 34 Trespasse of Grasse cut the Defendant saith that the place where c. was the Free-hold of his Master by which by his commandement he entered and made the Trespasse the Plaintiff saith of his own wrong without such cause and is good but if the Master himself had been party and had pleaded his Free-hold of his own wrong c. had been no Plea 28 Ed. 3. fol. 58. Trespasse of goods taken the defendant justifies by the commandement of his Master for that that the Plaintiffe is his Villain the Plaintif saith of his own wrong and is no Plea without answering to the Villainage 10 H. 6. f. 3. Trespasse of two Horses taken the defendant saith that he let to the Plaintif Land rendring the Rent of twenty Shillings and for this Rent behind he entered and took the horses and the Plaintif saith of his own wrong without such cause and by Cotesmore it is no Plea but he ought to answer to the speciall matter as to say of his own wrong without that that any Rent was behind 21 Ed. 4. f. 64. 42 Ed. 3. f. 2. Trespasse for chasing in his free Chase the defendant pleads license of the Plaintif to hunt there the Plaintif saith of his own wrong without such cause Inquire of this Issue 16 H. 7. fol. 3. Trespasse of goods taken where the defendant conveys his title from the Plaintif there the Plaintif by replication may say of his own wrong without such cause 9 Ed. 4. fol. 41. the same 9 Ed. 4. fol. 43. Trespasse of a bag with money the defendant saith that the Plaintif was indebted to him in a certain summe and delivered that unto him to content him the Plaintif saith of his own wrong without such cause and it is no Plea for that that he conveys from the Plaintif himself 10 H. 6. fol. 9. Trespasse for entring into his Pigeon-house and taking of Pigeons the defendant pleads that the Plaintif gave him leave to take them the plaintif may say of his own wrong without that he gave him leave 20 Ed. 4. fol. 4. 21 Ed. 4. fol. 76. Where the defendant conveys from the Plaintiffe or his Ancestor or that it is his Freehold these shall be answered and there of his own wrong without such cause generall is no good replication 44 Ed. 3. f. 13. Trespasse the defendant justifies for Harriot the Plaintiffe saith of his own wrong without such cause the Issue was taken upon that 38 Ed. 3. fol. 7. the same 44 Ed. 3. fol. 18. Trespasse the defendant justifies for that that the Plaintiffe was in VVard to the Prince and he seised him and granted the VVard to him by which he entered and occupied the Plaintiffe saith of his own wrong without such cause and it is no Plea by the Court but he ought to answer to the speciall matter by which the Issue was taken that he held in Socage and not in Knights Service See 22 Book of Assises 56. 41. Book of Assises 21. and 12 Ed. 4. fol. 10. 14 H. 4. fol. 32. Trespasse of his Servant taken the defendant justifies for that the father of him which is said to be Servant held of J.S. in Knights Service and that he died and the Land discended to the Infant called Servant being within age and that the defendant by the commandement of the said J.S. seised him the plaintif saith of his own wrong without such cause and by Cheney and Hull for that that the defendant hath alledged speciall matter that is Tenure in Knights Service the plaintif ought to answer to the speciall matter and this is no plea See 22 Book of Assises 85. 33 H. 6. fol. 29 Trespasse where the defendant justifies by the Kings patent of of his own wrong c. is no plea. 9 Ed. 4. fol. 22. Trespasse where the defendant justifies by wreck by prescription the plaintif saith of his own wrong without that that it was a wreck and good 5 H. 7. fol. 9. Trespasse the defendant justifies by custome of foldage by prescription of all Sheep which pasture in such a Common the plaintif there saith of his own wrong without such cause Where a double Plea shall not be suffered and where it shall PRior brought a Quare impedit and counts that his predecessor was seised and presented and the King seised his temporalties because of VVarre and presented and now it is void and it belongeth to him to present and it is not double 40 Ed. 3. f. 10. But in Quare impedit and counts of divers presentments in his Ancestors this is double 1 H. 5. fol. 1. Quare Impedit by Tenant in Tail and alledgeth a Presentment in the Donor and another in the Donee this is not double for the Gift is traversable but if he alleadge Presentment in the Feoffor and another in the Feoffee this is double 4 Ed. 4. f. 3 Debt against Executors to plead fully administred and so nothing in their hands is not double for one Answer makes an end of all that is that they have Assets 3 H. 6. f. 3 Debt upon Obligation and pleads Payment and Delivery of the Obligation in place of an Acquittance it is not double for one Answer shall be for all 1 H. 7. fol. 15 and also it is no Plea Trespasse the Defendant pleads Gift in Tail and divers Discents and it is not double for the Gift is onely traversable 19 Ed. 4. f. 4 Bastardy is pleaded to ten Acres and Release of all Actions and that is double 10 H. 6. f. 20 Non-tenure is pleaded to part and Bastardy to the rest and this is double 43 E. 3. fol. 29 B. Inquire 33 H. 6. f. 20 40 E. 3. f. 21 Dower the Tenant may plead Joint-tenancy of part and that she detains Writings for the rest which goes to all and it is not double 33 H. 6. f. 57 40 E. 3. f. 31 Assise of a Mannour the Defendant pleads a Fine of one halfe to J. S. whose Estate he hath and to the other halfe pleads a Release of the Father of the Demandant with Warranty and demands Judgement if against Warranty Assise ought to have been of that Moity and it is not double for this goes but to the Moity and is not c. 37 H. 6. f. 24 Debt upon an Obligation that he was a Lay man unlearned and the Day of Payment was read to be at another Day and that it was delivered as an Escrow upon condition that if others sealed c. and the others did not seal and so not his Deed this Conclusion hath made that single 38 H. 6. f. 26 Intendments Pleas good by Intendment and how INformation for Liveries it is shewed that Cloth was given at D. but not how it was used and it shall be intended there and good and Trespasse he broke his Close at D. and made an Entry and shall be intended to be there 5 H. 7. f. 18 Appeal of Rape is Rapuit and though it
Steward and that in a Leet was presented that the Plaintif is a Felon and that he shewed his Rolls to the Justices at the Session which commanded him to shew that to the Jurors which inquired for the King which he did and saith that that is the same for by Englefield when the Defendant pleads a Conspiracy which is iustifiable he ought to shew that it is the same Conspiracy 27 H. 8. fol. 2. Annuity is brought of six and twenty shillings and eight pence the Defendant saith that he held of the Plaintif by six and twenty and eight pence of Rent which is the same Rent and is not good for it cannot be the same 33 H. 6. f. 38. Debt upon Obligation the Defendant saith it was made by threats the Plaintif saith that he let the Land to the Defendant rendering Rent and saith if he would not seal the Obligation to him for the Rent behinde he would sue him at the Common Law which is the same threatning and it is no good Plea for this is lawfull and not a threatning 16 Ed. 4. f. 7. Br. Tit. Duresse 23. Maintenance the Defendant saith that he carried the Money of him which the Plaintif supposed he maintained to his Counsel which is the same Maintenance and this is no plea for this is no Maintenance 34 H. 〈◊〉 fol. 19. Replication Where a faulty Barr is made good by Replication and where not TRespasse the Defendant pleads an Agreement to pay Money and to make Windows and said that he paid the Moneys and nothing of the Windows and the Plaintiff replied and said no such Agreement and yet the Plaintiff in Barr pleaded an Agreement and that not executed is not made good by the Replication for the Barr is not good to no intent and the Replication cannot make that good 6 H. 7. f. 10. But count where a Barr may be made good by a Plea of the other party where the Count or the Barr is uncertain as where the Plaintiff counts of an Obligation in Debt and doth not count where it was made and the Defendant pleads Release and acknowledge it and the Conisee where the place should be in is now outed and need not to have that the same Law in Trespasse where a man pleads Arbitrement and doth not shew the place where the Submission was that is not good but if the Plaintiff reply and saith that he discharged the Arbitrators before the Award now it is good for that which was ill is now confessed 10 H. 7. f. 24. 20 H. 7. f. 12. By Hussey if one plead Joint-tenancy day of the Writ purchased it is not good for that he might be sole Tenant after if the Demandant saith sole Tenant and doth not demurr it is made good by Replication 5 H. 7. f. 14. The same Law if in Debt against Executors they plead nothing in their hands day of the Writ purchased and do not say nor ever after the plea is not good but if the Plaintiff reply and say that they have Assets and that is found he shall have Judgement 3 H. 7. fol. 8. accordingly False Imprisonment the tenth day of May the Defendant saith that the Plaintiff made an affault in the Court before the Steward and for his disturbance of the Peace in the Court he was committed to ward the Plaintiff saith of his own wrong without such cause and now though the Defendant hath not shewed what day the Court was yet by the replication it is made good for now the day is not materiall 21 H. 7. f. 32. If double Plea be pleaded and the Plaintiff replies and rakes Issue of one matter and that is found he cannot after plead in arrest of Judgment for by the Replication it is made good 18 Ed. 4. fol. 17. Debt upon in Obligation the Defendant pleads a defeasance which is that if the Defendant deliver to the Plaintif in London certaine Clothes of Kersey of as good Stuff and of as good making as before these times have been made in the Town of D. in the County of Darby that then the Obligation should be void and saith that he hath delivered to the Plaintif in London the Clothes of as good c. According to the condition and this Plea is not good for that that it cannot be tried for those of London cannot try if they were as good c. But the Plaintif replied and said that the Plaintif did not deliver to us any manner of Cloth in London ready c. and now by the Replication it is good 22 Ed. 4. fol. 2. Debt the Plaintif counts upon a Lease for terme of yeares and doth not shew where it was made and the Defendant traverses the Lease and the Plaintif replies and joynes Issue and after acknowledges the action and after pleads in arrest of Judgment for that the Plaintiff hath not declared in what place the Lease was made and yet he had Judgment for when the Defendant hath in Barr gainsaid the Lease he hath admitted the count good 18 Ed. 4. fol. 17. And in Debt if I Plead the Release of the Plaintif and do not shew where it was made and the Plaintif replies and pleads not his Deed the Plea of the Defendant is made good by his Replication Br. title Repleader 38. Annuity for Counsell given and to be given and counts that he hath given to him Councell in doing his businesses and though he do not shew in what businesses it is good for if the Defendant saith that he doth not give to him Councell against the Plaintif in his replication he may shew in what things he gave Councell and so the replication hath made all good and the Count was good generally 39 H. 6. fol. 33. By Vanisor Replication may make an ill Barr good as I plead in Barr grant of Reversion and omit attornement if the Plaintif reply and confess and avoid the grant by speciall matter then is the Barr good 11 H. 7.24 By Read in Debt against one as Executor which pleads nothing in their hands day of the Writ purchased which is no Plea for that that he may have assets afterwards But if the Plaintif reply that he hath assets and that found by Verdict is good 6 H. 7. fol. 6. The same Law if the Tenant in Precipe plead non-Tenure day of the Writ and the Plaintif replies that he was Tenant And now though by the statute of 32 H. 8. chap. 30. It was enacted that if any Issue be tryed by the Oath of 12. in any of the Kings Courts of Record that Judgment shal he given any mispleading not having colour insufficient pleading or Jeofaile not worrant of Attorney put in any mis-construction or discontinuance misjoyning of Issue or other default or negligence of parties their Councellours or Attorneys had or made to the contrary notwithstanding and that the Judgement shall be in force and shall not be reversed by Writ of Errour And yet at this day one may plead in arrest
of this VVrit of Corpus cum causa to be brought in c. If it were necessary the cause of keeping and detaining A. of B. within written here follows A. of B. is taken for suspition of Theivery Felony and because he cannot finde sufficient Sureties to expect the Law of our Lady the Queen he was committed to our Lady the Queens Prison of R. and for the cause aforesaid detained notwithstanding the Body of the said A. before c. W. D. within written was taken before the coming of this Writ in such a place Account and in a Prison of our Lady the Queens there under my Custody was detained by reason of which Complaint in the Queens Court there before me the said Sheriff upon him by the name of W. c. at the Suit of such a one in a plea of Account affirmed whereof in the same Court before me the said Sheriff the parties aforesaid pleaded and put themselves upon the Jury of the Country in the same Court and afterwards the said W. of D. by sufficient Sureties to answer the aforesaid such a one of his Plea aforesaid he was set at Liberty from the Prison aforesaid and because the said W. after the said Bailment came not to Judgement in Custody his Body at the day and place aforesaid I cannot have The within named J. C. Treason was called at W. before such a Justice by W. his Probator such a day and year for divers Treasons by him committed and for that cause was taken at C. and committed to the Prison of our Lady the Queen of N. notwithstanding his Body c. at the day and place within contained I have ready as is within commanded me c. A. Outlary the Daughter of A. of B. by the name of A. of B. before the coming of this VVrit was outlawed of Felony before P.S. R.T. and their Fellows Justices of the Queens of the Peace in such a Liberty or in the County to be kept and after by the command of the said Justices to me late directed the same A. was taken at D. and for the cause aforesaid was committed to the Queens Prison of W. notwithstanding c. By vertue of this VVrit Supplicavit I certifie you that A.W. within written was taken by vertue of a certain other VVrit of our Lady the Queens called a Supplicavit at the Suit of D. P. long before the coming of this VVrit and committed to the Prison of our Lady the queen of B. because he could not finde sufficient Sureties to keep the Peace toward the said D. and for this cause and no other is kept in the said Prison notwithstanding c. Otherwise it may be said A Rule that he was condemned in such a Court of his own Confession or by his taxing thereof by the counsel of the Court Before the coming of this Writ by vertue of a certain other Writ called a Capias utlagatum A Capias utlagatum to me directed whose Transcript I send you annexed I took C. D. within named and committed him to our Lady the Queens Prison of C. and there in the same Prison he is kept for the cause aforesaid notwithstanding his Body c. Before the coming of this Writ Account A. H. S. Auditors of the Accounts of W. of B. to me by Indenture delivered to keep the Body of R. S. within written safely and securely till he should satisfie W. B. of two hundred pounds behinde upon the end of the Account of R.S. found before the said Auditors c. and this is the cause of the taking and detaining the said R. S. notwithstanding the Body c. Many wayes one may be said to be taken and detained for ten pounds against him recovered in such a Court Debt or is taken by the command of our Lady the Queen or upon a Recognizance acknowledged in the Chancery and Appeal for the Death of a man or of Robbery c. The within named R. V. was taken at D. Rescous tenth Day of May the year within written by T.B. the Bailiff of our Lady the Queen and mine by vertue of a certain Warrant by the pretext of this VVrit by me made and to him directed and upon this the aforesaid R.V. with others unknown by force and armes that is staves c. made an Assault upon the said Bailiff and took him out of the Custody of the said Bailiff and never after the said R. V. in my Bailiwick I could finde The execution of this VVrit doth appear in a certain Schedule to this VVrit annexed Otherwise Schedule By vertue of our Lady the Queen 's VVrit to me directed and to this Schedule annexed I have made a certain VVarrant of mine to one J.M. my travelling Bailiff to take and arrest E.G. in the said VVrit nominated according to the exigent of the said VVrit which said Bailiff of mine by vertue of my VVarrant aforesaid the 9. day of J. the year of the Reign of our Lady Elizabeth Queen within written the twentieth at D. in the County aforesaid took and arrested the Body of the said E.G. and then and there the said E. G. was in his Custody upon which F. G. of D. aforesaid in the County aforesaid Gentleman and T. M. of the said Town and County Gentleman then and there by force and armes c. made an Assault upon my aforesaid Bailiff and my said Bailiff then and there against the Law and Custome of the Realm of the said Lady Queen of England and against the will of the said Bailiff of mine imprisoned him and the same Bailiff of mine in Prison there by the space of an hour then detained and twenty pence in told Money of the Goods Chattels and Moneys of my said Bailiffs then and there the aforesaid T. M. took and the aforesaid E. by force and armes aforesaid then and there out of the Custody of my said Bailiff took and rescued and also the same E. her self then and there out of the Custody of my said Bailiff rescued against the will of my said Bailiff and against the Peace of our Lady the Queen now c. and after the said E. is not found in my Bailiwick By vertue of this Writ to me directed Otherwise I have made a certain Warrant to one R. P. my Bailiff this torn riding to take and arrest the within named T. L. according to the exigent of this Writ which truly R. P. by vertue of the Warrant aforesaid after that is to say second Day of May the year of the Reign of our Lady the Queen within written twentieth at B. in the County aforesaid took the Body of the within named T. L. of B. aforesaid in the aforesaid County of F. which truly T. the Day Year and Place aforesaid by force and armes made an Assault upon R. P. my aforesaid Bailiff and bear him wounded him and abused him so that they dispared of his life
found in your Bayliwick and him safely keep so that you may have his body before Us in the Upper Bench at Westminster the Wednesday next after the three weeks of Easter to answer the said C.D. in the Plea aforesaid And then you have here this writ Witnes H. Roll at Westminster the 17th day of April in the yeer of our Lord 1651. Wightwicke Alias Capias THe Keepers of the Liberty of England by Authority of Parliament to the Sheriffe of E. Greeting We command you as formerly We have you commanded that you take A. B. if he shall be found in your Bayliwick and him safely keep so that you have his body before Us in the Upper Bench at Westminster on Saturday next after the morrow of the Ascension of our Lord to answer C.D. in a Plea of Trespas And then you have there this Writ Witnes H. Roll at Westminster the 17th day of April in the yeer of our Lord 1651. Wightwicke Plures Capias THe Keepers of the Liberty of England by the Authority of Parliament to the Sheriffe of E. Greeting We command you as many times we have commanded that you take A. B. c. as above in the Writ next before Bill Middl. Middl ss It is commanded to the Sheriffe that he take A. B. if c. and him safely c. so that he have his body before the Keepers of the Liberty of England by the Authority of Parliament in the Upper Bench at Westminster on Wednesday next after the month of Easter to answer C. D. in a Plea of Trespas And then he have here this precept c. By Bill Wightwicke Alias Bill MIddl ss It is commanded the Sheriffe as it was formerly commanded that he take A. B. c. as above in the Bill of Middlesex Attachment of priviledge THe Keepers of the Liberty of England by the Authority of Parliament to the Sheriffe of H. Greeting We command you that you attach A. B. if he shall be found in your Bayliwick and him safely to keep so that you have his body before Us in the Upper Bench at Westm on Wednesday c. reciting the return to answer C. D. Gent. one of the Clerks of Samuel Wightwicke Esq cheif Clerk assigned to inroll Pleas in the Upper Bench at Westm c. in a Plea of Trespas And then you have there this Writ Witnes H. Roll at Westm c. Habeas Corpus ad â—ac rec ' THe Keepers of the Liberty c. Greeting We command you that you have the body of A. B. in our Prison under your custodie as it is said detained under safe and secure conduct together with the day and cause of his caption and detaining by that name soever the said A B. be censured in the same before Us in the Upper Bench at Westminster on Saturday next after the morrow of All Souls to do and receive al. and every those things which the Court before Us in the Upper Bench at Westm shall consider of in that behalf And then you have here this Writ Witnes c. Habeas Corpus retornable before a Judge immediately THe Keepers c. as above in the Habeas Corpus untill by what name soever the said A. B. be censured in the same before Henry Roll cheif justice assigned to hold Pleas in the Upper Bench at Westm at his Chamber in Sergeants Inne in Fleetstreet London immediately after the receiving of this Writ to do and receive all and every those things which the said Cheif Justice then and there shall consider of in that behalf And then you have here this Writ c. Witnes c. Habeas Corpus upon a cepi Corpus THe Keepers c. to the Sheriffe of O. Greeting We command you that you have the body of A B. by you taken and in our prison under your custody detained as you your self to us in the Court before us in the Upper Bench at Westm formerly by you sent have thereby charged your self before us in the Upper Bench at Westm c. reciting the Return to answer C.D. in a Plea of Trespas And then you have there this writ Witnes c. Habeas Corpus ad satisfaciendum THe Keepers c. as above untill the Return next after c. to satisfie C. D. as well of one hundred li. of debt as 40 s. for his damages which he sustained as well by occasion of detaining of that Debt as for his Costs and charges by him about his Suit in that behalf disbursed And further to do and receive all and every those things c. as above in the Habeas Corpus ad fac ' rec ' Procedendo THe Keepers of the Liberty c. Greeting Although we have lately commanded you by our Writ that you should have the body of A. B. in Our prison under your custodie as it was said detained under safe and secure conduct together with the day and cause of his caption and detention by what name soever the said A. B. should be censured in the same before Us in the Upper Bench at Westm on c. as the Return was in the Habeas Corpus last past to do and receive all and every those things which the Court before Us in the Upper Bench at Westminster shall then and there consider or in that behalf Yet we being now moved with certain causes in the same Court before Us in the Upper Bench at Westminster We command you and every of you that in whatsoever Plaints or Suits against him the said A. B. at the Suit of C. D. in the Court before you or any of you leavied or affirmed and before you or any of you now depending undetermined in such manner you proceed with what celeritie you can as according to the Law and custome of this Nation you think to be expedient Our Writ aforesaid to you formerly directed to the contrary notwithstanding Witnes c. Supersedeas when the Defendant appears and files common Bail THe Keepers c. Greeting Whereas by our Writ we have lately commanded you that you should take A. B. if c. recite as is in the Alias Capias till these words to answer C. D. in a Plea of trespas And because the said A. B. in the Court before us in the Upper Bench at Westm hath appeared at the day and place in the said Writ contained to answer the said C. D. according to the form and effect of the said Writ Therefore we command you that you for ever supersede from further attaching Imprisoning or him the said A. B. for that cause any way molesting And if you have taken him for that cause and no other then upon your perill without delay you cause him to be freed delivered from the Prison where he is so detained Witnesse c. Supersedeas upon a Capias ad satisfaciendum when the Plaintiffe hath acknowledged satisfaction THe Keepers of c. Greeting Although by our Writ we have lately commanded you that you should
you that you make A. B. lately of C. in the County of C. Gent. to be required from husting to husting untill according to the Law and custome of England he be out-lawed if he shall not appear And if he shall appear then you take and cause him safely to be kept so that you may have his Body before us in the Upper Bench in the fifth week after Easter wheresoever we shall then be in England to answer C. D. in a Plea that whereas the said C. D. and A. B. at London had accounted together of divers sums of money being before that time due to the said C. D. from the said A. B. and being then behind and unpaid And upon that account the said A. B. was then and there found in arrerages to the said C. D. in a hundred pounds of lawfull English money the said A. B. in consideration thereof did assume and to the said C D. there faithfully promised that he the said A. B. would pay that men 〈…〉 the said C. D. yet tâ—â— said A. B. hath not yet paid the said money to the said C. D. although he hath been therunto required to pay the same to the damage of the said C. D. one hundred and twenty pounds as he saith and whereupon you your selves have sent to us that the said A. B. is not found in your Bayliwick and you have here this Writ Witnes c. Proclamation sur ' Exigent THe Keepers of the Liberty c. To the Sheriffe of Cornwell Greeting Whereas by our Writ we have lately commanded the Sheriffe of London that he should cause A.B. of C. in your County Gent. to be required from husting to husting untill he be out-lawed according to the Law and custome of England if he should not appear and if he should appear then they should cause him safely to be kept so that they should have his body before us in the fifth week after Easter wheresoever we should then be in England to answer C. D. in a Plea that whereas the said C. D. c. And so recite as is in the exegent till you are past these words as he saith then write on we command you according to the statute made provided in the one and thirtieth year of the Lady Eâ—izabeth lately Queen you cause to be proclaimed the said A. B. at three several dayes according to the form of that statute whereof one Proclamation thereof shall be made at or neer the most usuall door of the Church of C. in your County so that he may render himself to the Sheriffes of London to answer the said C. D. of the said Plea And you have here this Writ Witnes c. Câ—â—ias utlegat ' THe Keeper c. To the Sheriffes of C. Greeting We command you that you do not omit from any liberty within your County but take A. B. of c. And him safely keep so that you have his body before uâ— in the Upper Bench in c. Reciting the return wheresoever we shall then be in England to stand right in Court before us in the Upper Bench upon a certain Outlawry against him the said A. B. at the suit of C. D. in a Plea of debt at the hustings of the Common Pleas holden in London on Munday c. In the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and fifty in the Court of London pronounced And you have there this Writ Witnes c. Capias ad satisfaciendum in a Plea of Debt THe Keepers of the Liberty c. Greeting We command you that you take A. B. if he be found in your Bayliwick And him safely to keep so that you have his body before us in the Upper Bench at Westm on Wednesday next after the five weeks of Easter to satisfie C. D. of 100 li. of Debt and also 21 s. for his dammages which he sustained as well by occasion of detaining of that Debt as for his Costs and charges by him about his Suit in that behalf disbursed whereof he is convicted as it doth appear to Us upon Record And then you have here this Writ Witnes H. Roll at Westm the 17th day of April in the yeer of our Lord 1651. Wightwicke Testat Inde THe Keepers of the Liberty c. to the Sheriffe of H. Greeting Whereas we have lately commanded the Sheriffs of London that they should take A. B. if he might be found in their Bayliwick And him safely keep so that they should have his body before Us in the Upper Bench at Westminster at a certain day now past to satisfie C. D. of a hundred pounds of Debt and also one twenty shillings for his damages which he sustained as well by occasion of detaining of that Debt as for his Costs and charges by him about his Suit in that behalf disbursed whereof he is convicted as it doth appear to us upon Record And the said Sheriffs of London at that day returned to Us that the said A B. is not found in their Bayliwick Wherupon on the behalf of the said C. D. in the Court before Us is sufficiently testified that the said A. B. doth lurk and sculk in your County therefore we command you that you take him if he be found in your Bayliwick and him safely keep so that you may have his body before Us in the Upper Bench at Westminster on Wednesday next after the three weeks of Easter to satisfie the said C. D. of the Debt and damages aforesaid And then you have here this Writ Witnes c. Capias ad satisfaciendum after judgement affirmed in a Writ of Error and for damages for the Plaintiffe being the Defendant did thereby delay Execution THe Keeper c. as above in the Capias ad satisfaciend till these words to satisfie C. D. of a hundred pounds of Debt also 40 s. which were adjudged to the said C.D. in the Court of the Common Pleas at Westminster before Oliver St. John and the other Justices his Associates for his damages which he had by reason of detaining of that Debt whereof he is convicted as by the inspection of the Record and Processe thereupon which we lately for certain causes have caused to come in the Court before Us in the Upper Bench at Westminster And which in the same Court now remaining doth appear to us upon Record And also five pounds which in the same Court before us in the Upper Bench at Westminster according to the form of the Statute in such case thereupon lately made and provided were adjudged to the said C. D for his damages costs and expences which he had by reason of the delay of execution of the Judgment aforesaid by reason of prosecutâ—â—â— of a certain Writ of Error by him the said A. B. in the same Court before us in the Upper Bench at Westminster prosecuted in and upon the Premises as it doth also appear to us upon Record And you have there this Writ Witnes c. Capias ad satisfaciendum
against Manucaptors in a Plea of Debt THe Keeper c. Greeting We command you that you take A. B. and C. D. writing the addition as it is in the Bail peice Manucaptors of E F of c. as above in the first Capias ad satisfaciendum untill these words to satisfie G H of 30 li. of Debt and 20 s. for his damages c. as above in the first Capias c. untill these words disbursed whereof the said G H is convicted as it doth appear to us upon Record And whereof in the same Court before Us in the Upper Bench at Westm it is considered that the said G H shall have his Execution against the said A B and C D of the Debt and damages aforesaid according to the force form and effect of the Recognisance by them the said A B and C D to the said G H for the said E F in the Court before Us in the Upper Bench at Westm acknowledged And then you have here this Writ Witnes c. The same against the Plaintiffe for not prosecuting his Action THe Keeper c. as above in the first Capias ad satisfaciendum untill these words to satisfie C D of six pounds which in the Court before Us in the Upper Bench at Westm were adjudged to the said C D according to the form of a Statute in such case lately made and provided for his costs and charges by him about his defence in a certain Action of Trespas at the Suit of the said A B in the same Court before Us in the Upper Bench at Westm sustained whereof the said A B is convicted as it doth appear to us upon Record And then you have here this Writ Witnes c. The same for damages in breaking Covenant THe Keeper c. Greeting c. as above in the former directions to satisfie C D of 7 li. for his damages which he sustained by reason of certain Covenants made to the said C D by the said A B lately broken as also for his Costs and charges c. as the first Capias ad satisfac ' to the end If for trespasse thus THe Keeper c. as before untill these words to satisfie C D 7 li. for his damages which he sustained as well by reason of a certain Trespas done to the said C. D by the said A B as for his Costs c. according to the directions in the former If for trespas upon the Case thus THe Keeper c. as above untill these words to satisfie C D of 10 li. for his damages which he sustained as well by reason of a certain Trespas upon the Case lately done to the said C D by the said A B as for his Costs c. as in the former directions next before If for performance oâ— promise thus THe Keeper c. to satisfie C D of 10 li. for his damages which he sustained as well by reason of not performing of certain promises and assumptions lately made to the said C D by the said A B. as for his costs c. as above The same for costs for the Defendant upon a Verdict at the Assizes against the Plaintiffe THe Keeper c. as above untill these words to satisfie C D of 40 s. for his costs and charges by him disbursed about his defence in a certain Plea of Trespas upon the Case at the Suit of the said A B prosecuted in the Court before us in the Upper Bench at Westm And then you have here this Writ Witnes c. Fieri facias in a Plea of Debt THe Keepers of the Liberty c. To the Sheriffe of Leicestershire Greeting We command you that you cause to be made of the goods and Chattels of the said A. B. in your Bayliwick as well a certain debt of fourty pounds which C. D. lately in the Court before us at the Upper Bench at Westminster recovered against the said A. B. as also one and twenty Shillings which to the said C D. in the same Court were adjudged for his damages which he sustained aswell by occasion of detaining of that debt as for his costs and charges by him about his Suit in that behalf disbursed whereof the said A. B. is convicted as it doth appear to us upon Record when the Judgment is renued by a Scir ' fac ' then this sentence is to be in the execution wherof in the same Court before us in the Upper Bench at Westminster it is considered that the said C. D. may have his execution against the said A B according to the force form and effect of the recovery aforesaid And you have that monies before us in the Upper Bench at Westminster on Friday next after the morrow of the holy Trinity to restore to the said C. D. for his debt and damages aforesaid and then you have here this Writ Witnes c. A Testatum thereupon THe Keeper c. To the Sheriffe of Middl Greeting Whereas we have lately commanded the Sheriffe of London that they should cause to be made of the goods and Chattels of A. B. in their Bayliwick aswell a certain debt of one hundred pounds which C. D. in the Court before us in the Upper Bench at Westminster lately recovered against the said A. B. as also one and twenty shillings which to the said C. D. in the same Court were adjudged for his damages which he sustained aswell by occasion of detaining of that debt as for his costs and charges by him about his Suit in that behalf disbursed whereof the said A. B. is convicted as it doth appear to us of Record And that they should have those monies before us in the Upper Bench at Westminster at a certain day now past to restore to the said C. D. for the debt and damages aforesaid And the said Sheriffes of London at the day have returned to us that the said A B. hath nothing in their Bayliwick whereby they might cause to be made the debt and damages or any parcell thereof whereupon on the behalf of the said C. D. in the Court before us it is sufficiently testified that the said A B. hath goods and Chattels sufficient in your Bayliwick whereof you may make or cause to be made the debt and damages aforesaid Therefore we command you that you cause to be made of the goods and Chattels of the said A. B. in your Bayliwick the said hundred pounds of debt the said one and 20 s. for damages aforesaid And you have there those monies before us in the Upper Bench at Westminster on Thursday next after the eight dayes of the holy Trinity to render to the said C. D. for the debt and damages aforesaid and you have here this Writ Witnes c. A Devastavit returned and thereupon a Fier ' Fac ' of the proper goods of the Executor THe Keeper c. Greeting Whereas by our Writ we have lately commanded you that you cause to be leavied of the goods and Chattels