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A26015 The law of obligations and conditions, or, An accurate treatise, wherein is contained the whole learning of the law concerning bills, bonds, conditions, statutes, recognizances, and defeasances ... : to which is added a table of references to all the declarations and pleadings upon bonds, &c. now extant : also another table to the forms of special conditions which lie scattered in our president [sic] books ... : with an index of the principal matters therein contained / by T.A. of Grays-Inn, Esq. Ashe, Thomas, fl. 1600-1618. 1693 (1693) Wing A3972; ESTC R9431 276,581 591

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is not good unless he shew the Deed and plead this and it is not sufficient to shew the Deed when the Plaintiff replies and prays Oyer because the Plea of the Defendant ought to be special if any of the Covenants are in the negative and it appears not to the Court whether the Covenants are negative or affirmative until the Deed be shewn this hath been a controverted Point in our Books and in case the Party who will plead the Deed had not this he ought to move the Court and the Court will order he shall have the Deed or a Copy of it Siderfin 1. p. 50 97. Lewis versus Ball and p. 425. Tapscot and Wooldridge If he pleads performance generally without shewing the Indenture I may demur to it 1 Siderfin p. 425. Tapscots Case In Debt on Bond for performance the Defendant cannot now pray Oyer as heretofore but must plead to the Indenture and produce it to the Court misentry of the date of the Deed upon Oyer may be amended 1 Keble 104. Anonymus The Defendant pleads it was upon Condition to perform Covenants in an Indenture hic in Curi● prolat and in truth the Deed was not indented the Plaintiff had Judgment 5 Rep. 20 b. Stiles Case Cro. El. 472. mesme Case The Defendant demands Oyer of the Condition ei legitur which was to perform Covenants the Plaintiff demurs generally because the Defendant saith not profert hic in Cur. the Indenture for as the Plaintiff profert hic in Cur. the Obligation on which he declares so the Defendant ought to poferre in Cur. the Indenture which he pleads for otherwise he may recite this in pleading and the Plaintiff may not have answer or remedy this is aided by the Statute 27 Eliz. being matter of form otherwise had it been upon special Demurrer the Entry upon the Roll always supposeth this to be brought into Court per the Defendant and the Court may compe● the Plaintiff to give a Copy to the Defendant if he swear he never had any part or that he hath lost it 1 Siderfin p. 208. 1 Sanders p. 8. 2 Keble p. 102. Jevans and Harridge A Condition to perform Covenants the Defendant pleads after the making the Bond and before the Writ the Indenture was cancelled by the Plaintiff ill Plea for the Bond might be forfeited he ought to have pleaded performance of Covenants till such a day which day the Indenture was cancelled 1 Brownl 78. Anonymus The Condition was to perform all Covenants comprised within certain Indentures bearing even date with the Obligation and in truth the Obligation and Indenture were both without date Per Cur. they ought to have averred a date of the Obligation and averred also that the Indenturs bore the same date with the Obligation Anonymus Noy p. 21. A Condition for performance of Covenants whereof some are void by Common Law yet it shall stand good for the rest otherwise where part is void by Statute Law all is void Hob. p. 14. Sir Daniel Nortons Case Cro. El. p. 529. Lee vers Coleshil A Condition for performance of Covenants though the Covenants broken be released yet the Bond remains under Forfeiture Hob. p. 168. Where an Act is to be done according to a Covenant he who pleads the performance ought to plead it specially otherwise where it is a permittance then it is as in the negative in which Case permisit is a good Plea and then it shall come on the Plaintiffs part to shew how the Defendant non permisit ● Leon. 136. Littleton and Perne If the Defendant pleads generally performance of Covenants where some in the negative and some in the affirmative and the Plaintiff doth demur generally upon it without shewing cause of Demurrer Judgment shall be given according to the truth of the Case for that default of Pleading is but matter of form and is aided by the Statute 27 Eliz. except the Plaintiff for cause sheweth some are in the negative and some in the affirmative but if any of the Covenants be in the disjunctive so as it is in the election of the Covenantor to do the one or other then it ought to be specially pleaded and the performance of it for otherwise the Court cannot know what part hath been performed 1 Leon. 311. Oglet horp and Hide A Condition was for the performance of Covenants within a certain Indenture whereof some of the Covenants were in the affirmative and some in the negative he pleaded the Indenture and performance of the all Covenants therein generally and it was thereupon demurred and without argument adjudged for the Plaintiff Cro. El. p. ●91 Cropwel and Peachy In Debt sur Bond conditioned to perform Covenants of Under-sheriffs Bailiff part in the negative and part in the affirmative the Defendant as to those in the negative pleaded negatively and as to those in the affirmative that he had observed them to which the Plaintiff replieth that the Defendant was not assisting at the Arrest of J. S. to which the Defendant demurred Per Cur. the Plea is ill without shewing how he had performed them and yet the Replication is good to shew a cause of Action for the naughty Plea was a trap that the Plaintiff should have demurred to and so no cause of Action would appear Judgment pro Quer. nisi c. 2 Keble 405. Cl●vel versus Galler By the course of the Court upon Bonds of vast Sums to perform Articles or Covenants in Debt for non-performance may be common Bail or according to the value of the Breach assigned at the discretion of the Judges 1 Keble 124. Siderfin 63. Boothbyes Case A Condition to perform Covenants and Agreements one was that the Plaintiff had covenanted with the Defendant that it should be lawful for the Defendant to cut down Wood for Fire-boot and Hedge-boot without making waste or cutting more than necessary the Plaintiff assigns a Breach in that Covenant which is in truth the Plaintiffs Covenant exception was That the Condition ought but to extend unto Covenants to be performed on the part of the Lessee non allocatur it is the agreement of the Lessee though its the Covenant of the Lessor 1 Leon. 324. Stevensons Case A Condition for performance of Covenants one is against the Statute of buying Offices the other is a good Covenant and not concerning that the Obligation is void in all but for the good Covenant Action of Covenant will lie Cro. El. 529. Lee and Coleshil Q. Debt on Bond to perform Articles the Plaintiff Covenants to assign over his Trade to the Defendant and that he should not take away any of his Customers and in consideration of performance thereof the Defendant covenants to pay the Plaintiff 60 l. per annum for Life and pleads that after the agreement the Plaintiff before any thing done did work to J. S. a Customer the Plaintiff demurs Judgment pro Quer. this is not a Condition precedent but these are mutual Covenants the Plaintiff need
not stay to wait for performance perhaps then he may stay as long as he lives but as on Bonds of Abritrament on breach of either Party hath remedy 2 Keble 674. Modern Rep. 64. Siderfin 464. Humlock and Blacklow In Debt for performance of Covenants they must be set out in Latin Allen p. 87. Of Assignment of a Breach on Bonds of Covenant IF Breach be assigned after the Action brought its ill the Defendant demands Oyer of the Obligation and it was for performance of Covenants the Plaintiff replies and assigns a Breach in non-payment of the Rent the 20th day of June 17 Car. and the Bill was filed Trin. 17 Car. which Term ended the 14th of June therefore ill Siderfin 307. Champions Case Bond of Covenants to perform the Indenture of a demise the Plaintiff declares he made the Lease the 28th of May to the Defendant and that postea scil 27th of the same month of May the Defendant broke the Covenant Demur because the breach is set forth before the Lease began and so no cause of Action but by Bacon where the postea scil are repugnant as here they are the postea shall be good to signifie the time of the Covenant broken and the scil shall be void Stiles p. 45. Anonymus If an Obligation conditioned for payment of Mony become payable hanging the Action this had made the Action good otherwise where it is conditioned for performance of Covenants and there is a Breach pendent the Action Q. Siderfin in Champions Case p. 308. The Plaintiff must assign a Breach to intitle himself except in some Cases vide infra on a Bond of Covenants that the Defendant should not deliver possession to any but the Lessor or such Persons as should lawfully recover the Defendant pleaded he did not deliver but to such Persons as lawfully recovered it the Plaintiff demurs Judgment pro Quer. Per Twisden on affirmative Covenants general pleading of performance is sufficient and so on negative for its sufficient for the Defendant to plead an excuse and the Plaintiff must assign a breach to entitle himself 1 Keble 380 413. Nicholas and Pullen One Covenant was That J. B. her Heirs c. should perform Covenants in a Deed Poll whereof one was That if I. died before the Plaintiff had satisfaction on Judgment assigned then the Administrators de bonis non of H. B. should farther secure that Assignment the Defendant pleaded performance generally the Plaintiff replies such a day I. died and sets not forth any Breach Judgment pro Defendente 2 Keble 288 301. Truss● and Mading The Plaintiff is not bound to alledge a special Breach when the Defendants Plea contains speciall Matter A Condition to perform Covenants in an Indenture one was That I. the Defendant should permit Guy the Plaintiff from time to time to come and see if the House leased by Guy and K. his Wife were in repair I. pleads in Bar that I. B. and K. his Wife were Tenants in Tail of the House and had Issue that I. B. died K. married Guy the Plaintiff and they two make a Lease to him for 20 years and that W. the Issue in Tail such a day entred before which entry the Condition was not broken Guy replies That William came with him upon the Land to see if Reparations c. and traverses the entry of William in manner and form prout and Issue joined upon the Traverse c. and found pro Quer. and Judgment it was assigned for Error that there was not any breach of Covenant in I. assigned and so had shewn no cause of Action but per Cur he need not in this Case for the special Plea of the Defendant had disabled the Plaintiff that he could not assign any breach of Covenant but of necessity ought to answer to the special Matter alledged It s not like the Case of Arbitrament in Debt on Bond to perform Award the Defendant pleads nul ●iel Award then the Plaintiff in his Replication ought to set forth Award and assign his Breach because the Defendants Plea 〈◊〉 general but if in such Case the Defendant should plead a Release of all Demands after the Arbitrament by which he offers a special point in Issue there it sufficeth if the Plaintiff answer to the Release without assigning any Breach Yelv. p. 78. Hob. cont ● Brownl p 89. Jeffry and Guy 2 Keb. 46 74. ●arch and ●lacka● The Condition was That wher● Ed. Tailor had bargained c. to the Plaintiff a Close c. and whereas the said Ed. T. hath already ●ort gaged to J. S. divers Lands in G. whereby the said Close is either mortgaged or supposed to be mortgaged c. if therefore the said Close of Pasture at the day mentioned in the said Indenture of a Mortgage be redeemed and set free c. the Defendant pleads the Close was not mortgaged to J. S. sic dicit quod clausum praed c. fuit redempt liberat exonerat c. the Plaintiff replies That the said Close was mortgaged to the said J. S. and upon this Issue joined and found pro Quer. and 't was moved in Arrest of Judgment that the Replication was not good for he ought to have replied quod pignoratum fuit to the said Smith and is not redeemed for it might be redeemed before the day Per Cur. it s a good Replication 1. The Defendant hath offered a particular point in Issue that it was not mortgaged and the Plaintiff answers it when he saith it was mortgaged and need not alledge that it was not redeemed for there shall never be intended any redemption because the Defendant pleads it was not mortgaged as J. S. is bound to marry the Daughter of J. D. upon Easter-day next in Debt on this Obligation if J. S. pleads in Bar that the Daughter of J. D. died before Easter-day it s a good Plea and its a good Replication that the Daughter was living on Easter-day without saying farther that he had not married her because a special Plea in Bar is always answered with a special Replication in the Point alledged 2. Because the Mortgage is supposed to be made between a Stranger and the Defendant to whose Acts of Redemption c. the Plaintiff is not privy and cannot have conusance or notice of theire Acts its excellent Learning which hath made me more at large recite it Yelv. M. 44 and 45 Eliz. R. R. fol. 24. Baily and Tailor Cro. Eliz. p. 899. mesme Case the difference is such pleading after Verdict should be good but not if demurred to as the Condition was the Defendant should render account of all such Goods of A. as came to his hands or pay his part for them The Defendant pleads nothing came to his hands The Plaintiff replies a silver Bowl came to hands Demurrer Ill Replication for he should have said and had not paid for it Siderfin 340. 1 Keb. 275. Hayman and Gerrard Though in Obligations put in Suit for
it presently for the Covenant is peremptory 1 Anders p. 122. Case 117. Andrews and Eddon 1 Rolls Abr. 424. Wotton and Crook 2 Rep. Mansers Case The Condition is that he shall make a good absolute perfect Assurance in Fee of Copyhold Lands and after he renders this upon Condition of payment of Mony it is not any performance for the Assurance ought to be absolute so if it were to make farther Assurance if he make Assurance on Condition it is not a performance 1 Rolls Abr. 425. Risbon and Gayre It must not only be an absolute but an effectual Conveyance If a Man be bound to surrender a Copyhold to the use of A. and his Heirs on consideration of Mony if he surrender into the Tenants hands he must get it presented for it must be an effectual Surrender as if a Man be bound to make a Feoffment to me upon Request if I request him him to make a Deed of Feoffment with Letter of Attorny to B. to make Livery to me and he doth so this is a good inception yet if Livery be not made it is a Forfeiture of the Condition 1 Rolls Abridg. p. 425. Shan and Belby A Condition to make assurance of Lands to the Obligee and his Heirs and the Obligee dies yet he must make assurance to the Heir for the copulative shall be taken as a disjunctive 1 Rolls Abr. p. 450. Horn and May. Dubitat in Jones p. 181. Eaton and Laughter For it was the intent the Heir should take by descent and not by purchase A Condition to enfeoff two before such a day and one dies before the day yet he ought to enfeoff the other 1 Rolls Abr. 451. Horn and May. 5 Rep. 22. a. Benl n. 31. contra A Condition to give and grant to him his Heirs and Assigns The Defendant pleads he hath been ready to give and grant ill Plea for he must plead that he did it Aliter if the words had been as Counsel should advise 1 Brownl Kep 75. Chapman and Pescod Condition to enfeoff Lands of such an yearly value The Defendant pleads he enfeoft him of the Mannor of D. in Com. W. and of the Mannor of S. in the County of S. Cave Replication for it cannot be tryed 11 H. 7.14 One is obliged to assure 20 Acres of Land the Acres shall be accounted according to the Estimation of the Country where the Lands lie and not according to the measure limited in the Statute Cro. Eliz. p. 665. Some and Taylor One by Indenture bargains and sells to the Obligee all his Lands in D. and covenants that he will make farther assurance of all his Lands the Breach assigned was because he did not make farther assurance of those Lands and it appears by the pleading that the Bargainor had enfeof● the Bargainee before all his Lands there so as he had not any Lands at the time of the Bargain and Sale and if he then had not then the Breach is not well assigned and so held tota Curia But if one enfeoffs another of his Lands and afterwards bargains and sells them by name and covenants to make assurance he is bound to make assurance accordingly Crook Eliz. p. 833. La● and Hodges The Condition was whereas the Defendant had granted an Annuity to the Plaintiff that the Defendant should make farther assurance to the Plaintiff for the enjoying thereof within one Month when he should be thereunto required the Month shall begin from the time of the Request Stile● p. 242. Wentworth's Case A Man by Deed indented bargained and sold Lands to another in Fee and covenanted by the same Deed to make him a good and sufficient Estate in the said Lands before Christmas next and afterwards before Christmas the Bargaino● acknowledged the Deed and the same is enrolled per tot Cur. by the Act the Covenant was not performed for he ought have levied a Fine or made a Feoffment c. 3. Leon. p. 1. Anonymus Condition of Covenant for quiet Enjoyment D. was bound to H. on Condition that H. and his Heirs might enjoy certain Copyhold Lands surrendred to him The Defendant pleads the Surrender and that the Plaintiff entred and might have enjoyed the Lands The Plaintiff replies that after his Entry one G. entred upon him and ousted him Per Cur. Replication ill because he did not shew he was evicted out of the Land by lawful Title for else he had his Remedy against the wrong doer Vaugh. p. 121 122. Hammonds Case The Defendant leased to the Plaintiff an House by the words of Demise and Grant which words import a Covenant in Law and the Lessor covenanteth that the Lessee shall enjoy the House during the term without Eviction by the Lessor or any claiming under him which express Covenant was narrower than the other and gave Bond to perform Covenants The Plaintiff grants his term over to a Stranger The Plaintiff assigned for Breach that one S. entred upon the Assignee and upon Ejectment recovered against the Assignee Debt was brought upon this Bond per Cur. by this Covenant in Law the Assignee shall have a Writ of Covenant and for this breaking the Covenant in Law the Obligation was forfeited but because the Plaintiff did not shew that S. had an ancient Title for otherwise the Covenant in Law was not broken therefore Judgment against the Plaintiff 4 Co. Rep. 80. b. Nokes Case Cro. El. p. 674. id Case If I. covenanteth with B. to enter into a Bond to him for enjoyment of such Lands and do not express what Sum he shall be bound in such a Sum as amounteth to the value of the Land 5 Rep. 78. a. in Samons Case The Defendant pleads performance of Covenants the Plaintiff alledgeth a Breach upon this Covenant that the Lessee should enjoy the Land without any lawful interruption or disturbance of the Lessor or his Executors and shews that the Executors entred upon him and ousted him and shews not any interruption for a just cause and adjudged good 1 Brownl 80. Ratcliffs Case Debt on Bond to perform Covenants the Covenant was for quiet enjoyment without let trouble or interruption c. the Plaintiff assigned his Breach that he forbad his Tenant to pay his Rent Per Cur. it s no Breach unless there were some other Act 1 Brownl p. 81 Witchcot and Liveseys Case Vide Moor n. 156. Broughton and Conrey Where the Defendant is not bound to warrant peaceable possession to the Vendee but only for Acts by himself done or to be done The Condition was If the Defendant warrant and defend an Ox-Gang of Land to the Plaintiff against J. S. and all others that then c. Resolved that the word defend shall be taken as a Defence against lawful Titles and not against Trespasses And per Anderson one Covenants to make a Lease of all his Lands in D. and in D. he hath as well Copyhold as Freehold Lands he is not by this Covenant to make a Lease of his Copyhold Land for
Debt on Obligation in which Outlawry goes in Bar he failing of the Record the Plaintiff had Judgment Cro. Eliz. 203. Smith and Bernard The Defendant pleads Outlawry in the Plaintiff and shews it in certain the Plaintiff pleads nul tiel Record in the mean time the Plaintiff reverseth the Outlawry The Defendant shall not be condemned but a Respondeas ouster Failer of the Record not peremptory the Defendants Plea being true at that time Yelv. p. 36. Green and Gascoigne 1 Browel Rep. p. 83. The Defendant pleads Outlawry of the Plaintiff and shewed the Outlawry in certain by the name of J. S. of D. in the County of c. The Plaintiff shewed that at the time of the Suit begun against him the said J. S. upon which the Outlawry was pronounced was dwelling at S. absq ' hoc that he was dwelling at D. Per Anderson it s a good Replication to avoid the Outlawry without a Writ of Error for he cannot be intended the same Person 1 Leon. p. 87. Anonimus In Debt on Bond The Defendant Imparles till next Term after he may plead that the Plaintiff is Outlawed for the King shall have the Debt on Bond aliter in Trespass or Debt on simple Contract 16 Ed. 4 4. a. per Brian The Defendant pleads Attainder of himself after a Debt due to the Plaintiff it s no Plea More n. 982. Hall and Trussel Bro. Eliz. 516 Banister and Trussel 2 Anderson 38 45. Mesme Case The Defendant pleads at the time of the Obligation made he was non sanae memoriae its non Plea Cro. Eliz. p. 398. Stroud and Marshal The Defendant pleaded that the Plaintiff is a recusant Convict in Bar Litt. Rep. 235. Rooksby versus Bridge Debt upon Obligation in Norwich The Defendant confest it to be his Deed but according to the Custom there prayed quod inquiratur de ●debito and the Inquest was awarded and returned and found to a certain sum for which sum the Plaintiff had Judgment to Recover this was assigned for Error But because it was done according to the Custom it was not Reversible Cro. Eliz. 894. Grice's Case In Debt on Obligation against the Lord Monteagle The Defendant pleads his Peerage and prays to be Discharged Per Cur. Plead in chief this is but a Dilatory Plea Stiles p. 257. Lord Monteagles Case Arbitrament pleaded in Bar. Vid. Supra titulo Rules of Pleading Foreign Plea THe Condition was that in case the Ship were Cast-away in the Voyage and did not return it should be void The Action was laid in London and the Defendant pleaded she was Cast-away at Falmouth It s ill had the Plea been local it ought to be sworn The Action being Transitory the Defendant shall not by any thing Transitory alter the Venue but ought to alledge the Ship was Cast-away at St. Maria de Arcubus in Warda de Cheap in the same County the Action is brought 1 Keb. 750. Collins's Case The Declaration is that the Obligation was at Barnstable and the Plea is that it was at Chichly and payment alledged there which is a Foreign Plea The Plea was not sworn nor demurred to but received and Day given to swear it and for not swearing it accordingly Judgment is given by default whereas it ought to have been by Nihil dicit for want of a Plea And per Rolls If one plead an Insufficient Plea although it be a Foreign Plea it s not necessary it should be sworn Stiles p. 200. Wyatt and Harbye In a Corporation Court if the Defendant plead a Foreign Plea which is Collateral as in Debt on Bond he pleads a Release made in a place out of the Jurisdiction it need not be received without Oath But if in Covenant or Debt for Mony to be paid in another place he pleads payment accordingly or the Covenants performed in a place limited which is out of the Jurisdiction it ought to be received without Oath Lit. p. 236 Corporation Court Condition for performance of Covenants Breach assigned for Non-payment of Rent The Defendant pleads performance till such a day and that the Plaintiff entred in Surry where the Lands are leased But the Action being in B. R. the Court made him swear his plea yet because the Council offered to try it by Nil debet which is no Plea but by Consent which the Plaintiff refused the Court allowed the Plea 2 Keb. p. 386. Jones and Comport Debt on Bond in Bristol Recovery pleaded in the Kings Bench the Plea must be sworn and though it be sworn if they have cause to presume it not true they may refuse it Siderfin in Knights and Pitt's Case fo 330. Foreign Attachment pleaded THe Defendant pleads Foreign Attachment in London to Debt on Bond The Plaintiff demurs 1. Because the Defendant had Attached Mony in his own hands by way of Retainer 2. The Custom is in London that the Recoveror ought to find Sureties that if the Defendant be discharged within a year and a day then to pay the Mony and it did not appear by the Record that he found Sureties This was held an incurable Fault 1 Brownl Rep. p. 60. Hope and Holman L. brought Debt against H. on Obligation H. pleads how one J. J. affirmed a plaint of Debt in London against the said L. and by the Custom there Attached that Debt now demanded in the Hands of the said H. and pleaded the Recovery and Judgment there The Plaintiff replies that before Attachment J. J. brought Debt in the King's Bench against the said L. for the same Debt whereupon he made an Attachment whilst the Suit was depending Et hoc c. H. demurs Per Cur. notwithstanding this that J. J. had commenc'd a Suit in B. R. for his Debt and the Suit there depending yet the Debt in the Hands of H. may be Attached For tho one cannot Attach a Debt in London for that a Suit is here depending in the King-Bench as Cro. Eliz. 691. Humfrey and Barnes yet one who hath conceived an Action here may affirm a plaint in London for the same Debt and may make Attachment of the parties Debt according to the Custom For there the Debt in question is not touched by the Attachment and the Plaintiff might now have pleaded this Attachment in Bar for so much of his Debt in the Action brought in the King's Bench Cro. Eliz. 593 712. Leuknor and Huntly The Defendant pleads that the Plaintiff was Indebted to him concessit solvere and pleads a Foreign Attachment in London The Plaintiff protestando quod non habetur tale Record ' pro placito dicit that he pro diversis denariorum summis per ipsum prafat R. prius debit ' non concessit solvere the said Sum modo forma prout Adjudg'd a good Plea in Bar for the Debt is well Travelable Cro. Eliz. 830. Coke and Brainforth The Defendant pleads Tender and so to Issue and after the Defendant pleads that after the Darrein Continuance Foreign Attachment Per Cur
THE LAW OF Obligations and Conditions OR An Accurate TREATISE wherein is contained the whole Learning of the LAW concerning Bills Bonds Conditions Statutes Recogniz●nces and Defeasances as also Declarations on Special Conditions and the Pleadings thereon Issues Judgments and Executions with many other useful Matters relating thereunto digested under their proper Titles To which is added A TABLE of References to all the Declarations and Pleadings upon Bonds c. now extant ALSO Another TABLE to the Forms of special Conditions which lie scattered in our President BOOKS Being a Work necessary for all that Study the Law or follow the Practick Part thereof With an INDEX of the Principal Matters therein contained By T. A. of Grays-Inn Esq LONDON Printed for I. Walthoe at his Shop in Vine-Court Middle-Temple 1693. TO THE STUDETNS OF THE Common Law GENTLEMEN I Have often admired as well at the Confidence as the scribling Fatigues of any particular Persons who pretend to write Abridgments of the whole Common Law of England Non est res unius aetatis such Persons by an impertinent Citation of a Multitude of Cases not duly examined either raise a Confusion in the Minds of Students or else soften them into a careless Humour it being more easie to turn to Hughes or Shepherd than to search into the true Reasons of the Judgment in Cases maturely reported besides these Persons are seldom curious about Declarations and Pleadings their essential Forms and apt Notions which is the very Soul of the Law that plastica vis without which all their Volumes are void of Life and regular Motion a meer rudis indigestaque moles Some indeed have merited well by their particular Treatises and for that they have kept themselves to one Subject have proved very useful This particular Title which I here present to you hath not been hitherto fully and designedly handled and yet there is no Title more frequent in our Books than that of Obligations and Conditions The Method I have used is as exact as a Treatise of this Nature is capable of yet in this I have not been over-curious and systematical I have not treated at large on Arbitration Bonds the Learning of Arbitraments being a large Title of it self and Mr. March hath been very exact therein and for the same Reason I have been very sparing about Bonds sued by or against Executors or Administrators that being a peculiar Learning of it self though hitherto I confess but lamely handled I have added a Reference-Table of Declarations and Pleadings both Ancient and Modern a thing useful for entring Clarks who may at any time compare their own Manuscripts with these I have also added a Table of special Conditions such as are extant though that must generally be left to the Students own Improvement as the nature of the Case will be and it s very easie to change any Covenant into a Condition Some Cases I have cited more largely for the benefit of such who may not have the Books at hand but especially where the Reasons of the Resolutions are Learned and Curious and I have corrected some Cases which have been mistaken in some Reports as Croke Eliz. and others I have ventured to insert many of the Cases reported by Mr. Keble though in some of them I confess I am a little confounded but they are set down in his own Words Gent. If this Piece prove useful to you either in it self or in instructing you in the Method of your Studies as to other Titles of Law I have my Design And if you please to pardon my Mistakes it will lay a farther Obligation on your Humble Servant J. A. The Names of the Books made use of in the Table of Pleadings A Stons Book of Entries in Quarto Printed 1673 Brownlows Declarations and Pleadings in English 2 parts 4to 1653 Brownlows Declarations and Pleadings in Latin fol. 1693 Browns Entries in 2 parts fol. 1675 Modus Intrandi 8 vo 1687 Cokes Entries fol. 1671 Clarks Manual 8 vo 1678 Hernes Pleader Eng. fol. 1685 The Book of Entries fol. 1685 Robinsons Entries fol. 1685 Rastals Entries fol. 1670 Placita Generalia Specialia 8 vo 1674 Tompsons Entries fol. 1674 Vidians Entries fol. 1684 Winches Entries fol. 1680 THE INDEX A. PLEAS in Abatement and where the Court shall abate the Writ 34 35 36 37 359 360 361 362 365 366 402 Acquittance pleaded to a single Bill 31 Acquittance pleaded in discharge of Covenants for Reparations 198 Acceptance Concord pleaded in Bar 406 Condition to accept a Lease 232 Condition to give an Account 237 Of Acts to be performed by a Stranger 188 Action on Bonds 353 By a Corporation 355 By joint Obligee 356 By Baron and Feme 357 By Alien ibid. By Executors and Administrators 358 Action brought on Bond against Administrators and Executors 358 Against Baron and Feme 363 Against Body Politick 364 Against Joynt Obligors ibid. Against a Servant or Receiver 367 Action brought before Cause of Action ibid. Who to do the first Act 352 Conditions on special Agreements Contracts c. 134 Bonds made to Aliens 19 Leases made to Alien Artificers 50 Condition not to alien 234 Conditions for Appearance at a place Vid. Title Sheriffs Bonds 232 Appearance to a Sheriffs Bond how to be pleaded 85 86 87 Apprentices Bonds 305 Condition for Appearance for Felony 314 Inter alia a Bond may be put in Arbitrament yet in such Case the Arbitrament cannot be pleaded in Bar of the Obligation 400 Of Bonds of Arbitrament 301 Assignee who are Assignees of the Obligee when a thing is to be paid or performed to him or his Assigns 110 111 Assignee to perform Covenants 190 Assignee of Estate and Assignee of Contract 172 Assignment of Obligations to the King 317 Assignment by Commissioners of Bankrupts 343 Assets in the Hands of the Heir 293 300 Condition to make Assurance or farther Assurance 157 c. At whose ●●…sts 161 Condition to assure Land on Marriage 235 Foreign Attachment pleaded 445 Averment 10 35 Audita Querela where lies and where not 257 272 281 B. BOnd 's Vid. tit Obligations Action brought by Baron and Feme on Obligation 357 Against Baron and Feme 363 Obligations assigned by Commissioners of Bankrupts 343 Conditions concerning Bastard Children 132 Bail Bonds Vid. Sheriffs Bonds Bail Recognizance 267 The Nature of it ibid. Process and Scire Fac. thereon 269 How and when the Bail is discharged 272 Pleadings thereon and Execution 277 Removal Error Hab. Corp. 282 The Form of a Recognisance of Bail 313 Bond for the Good Behaviour 309 What amounts to a Breach of the Behavior 309 316 Condition to procure a Benefice 225 Of Bills Obligatory 8 27 Two several Bills in one 11 Assignment of a Breach on Bonds of Covenants 149 C. OBligations made by a Corporation16 Obligations made to a Body Corporate19 Conditions The Nature of a Condition 38 The several sorts of Conditions 39 Of Conditions precedent and their Operation 40 What words make a Condition 41 What
Vide tit Condition Exposition of Conditions 110 Execution on Statutes and Bonds 262 265 410 Actions brought by Executors on Obligations 355 Summons and Severance 359 Release by Infant Executor ibid. Actions brought on Bonds against Executors or Administrators 361 F. FEme Covert makes a Bond how far binds 13 Bonds made to Baron and Feme 18 To Feme Covert ibid. To Feme Sole 19 Actions on Bonds by Baron and Feme 357 Against Baron and Feme 363 Condition to acknowledge a Fine 184 185 186 187 Who to do the first Act 352 Bond when said to be forfeited Vid. sparsim per tot 99 c. 142 179 Forgery of Bonds 345 Foreign Plea 443 Foreign Attachment pleaded 445 Fraudulent Deed need not be pleaded but may be given in Evidence 295 G. OF Bonds given for Gaming Mony 53 Act of God Vid. supra H. DEbt on Bond against the Heir 292 Riens per descent 293 What shall be Assets ibid. Declarations 297 Judgment ibid. I. JEofail 115 Impossibility excuse a Condition 97 98 Condition impossible the Effect of it ibid. Pleas after Imparlance Vid. tit Pleadings Infants entring into Bond acknowledging Statutes Recognisances 14 259 Insensible Conditions 100 Bonds joint or several 32 Actions by joint Obligees 356 Actions against joint Obligors 364 Joyining Issue on payment 461 On a Collateral point 462 Issue Tryal on Bonds Covenants 205 Of pleading to the Jurisdiction 449 Judgment on Bonds sued 465 K. BOnd made to the King Vid. Recognisance Condition to observe the order of the Kings Counsel 240 Assignment of Debts on Bond to the King 318 319 L. OF Bonds on Covenants in a void Lease 195 Condition to accept a Lease 232 Conditions concerning Legacies 239 Conditions about Licence 241 Condition to pay during Life 140 M. BOnd void for Maintenance 47 48 What is Maintenance and what not 317 Condition to pay Mony upon Marriage 131 Condition to convey Land upon Marriage 235 Bod void by Menass 107 Misnomer or Variance in the Names Additions 380 Monstre des faits 141 195 303 381 Bond of Covenants in a Mortgage 196 N. NAme of Baptism Variance between the Bond and Declaration 17 Variance in Names Additions 378 One Non compos mentis entring into Bond 16 One may not plead he was not sane memory at the time of his Sealing the Bond Vid. Pleadings Non est factum where pleaded to a Bond 36 430 c. Vid. tit Pleadings Of Non-Residence and of Conditions against the Stat. of 13 Eliz. c. 10.14 Eliz. c. 11. 58 Notice where requisite and where not in the performance of a Condition 134 135 166 218 224 308 347 351 O. THE Nature of an Obligation 1 Faux Latin in Obligations or incongruous 3 The Frame and wording of Obligations and Bills Obligatory 13 What persons may or may not make Obligations ibid. To whom Obligations may he made 18 Obligations joint or several 32 By what Names bound 16 Of sealing and delivery of Obligations 22 27 Bond to Baron and Feme to Feme covert to Feme sole 18 19 Bond to alien 19 Bond to a Body Corporate ibid. Bond against the Heir Vid. tit Heir Bonds of Arbitrament 301 Bonds of Apprentices 305 Bonds for the Good Behaviour 509 Assignments of Obligations 317 Forgery of Bonds 345 Detinue of Bonds 346 Suits on Obligations 355 Vid. Suits Bond where suable 368 Oyer 381 Outlawry pleaded 441 How and by what means an Obligation good in its Creation may be defeated extinct or discharged by matter ex post facto in Deed or Law 473 478 479 A discharge of a Condition in part is a discharge of the whole 479 Of buying Offices 5● P. Payment PErsons to whom Performance or Payment to be made or done 110 Of Payment of Mony on a Bond in general 112 What Persons are bound to pay or do by the Condition ibid. Of Payment by Collateral satisfaction 113 Of Payment without Acquittance pleaded to a single Bill 31 Payment how to be taken 112 Time of Payment amongst Merchants 119 Place of Payment when a Place is limited 126 455 When no Place is limited 128 Time of Payment Vid. tit Time Of Payment at several days Of Performance of Conditions 122 c. Et sparsim per tot Performance on Bonds of Covenants where to be pleaded specially and where generally 194 Vid. tit Bonds of Covenants Payment of a lesser Sum in satisfaction 408 409 Place of Payment mentioned in the Condition and Venue 455 Joining Issue on Payment or not 461 What things will excuse the Performance of a Condition 353 Pleadings Where Performance generally may be pleaded and where it must be shewed specially and how 392 Of Pleading non damnificatus 209 395 In many cases the Law allows general Pleading to avoid Prolixity 34 396 Of Certainty in Pleading 397 Regularly it is good to pursue the Words of the Condition and yet he ought to plead the Certainty of time and place and manner of performance 398 In Pleading negatively he ought to traverse all the Condition 399 Where a certain duty accrews by the Deed at the beginning this ought to be avoided by a matter of as high a nature 400 Sometimes matter en fait shall avoid an Obligation ibid. A special Plea in Bar it always to be answered with a special Replication in the point 401 The Replication ought to contain sufficient Cause of Action and sufficient Breach of the Condition or else the Plaintiff shall not have Judgment though the Issue be found for him 401 Pleas in Abatement Vid. Abatement Pleas after Imparlance what are good and what not 404 Concord Acceptance pleaded Vid. Concord Payment of a lesser Sum how to be pleaded 408 Collateral things or satisfaction pleaded in performance or for Payment where good or not 410 Payment pleaded and parcel paid 413 By command of another 415 Where mistake in pleading the Sum or the time is aided and where not ibid. Release pleaded Vid. tit Release Tender uncore prist pleaded 425 In what Cases non est factum is a good Plea and in what Cases and where a special non est factum as in Cases of Alteration Rasure Seals broken c. and Delivery as Escrow 430 c. 439 Estopples in Pleading Vid. tit Estoppel Plea per Duress Vid. tit Duress Plea per Heir to the Bond of the Ancestor Vid. supra Actions of Debt against the Heir Outlawry pleaded 441 Attainder of himself pleaded not good 442 Defendant pleads he was non sane memory no Plea 443 Recusant convict pleaded ibid. Peerage pleaded ibid. Of Foreign Pleas ibid. Foreign Attachment pleaded 445 Of pleading to the Jurisdiction 449 Recovery pleaded in Bar in another Court and against another person 450 Bond to be a true Prisoner for Fees 88 Condition to deliver Possession 228 Pleadings on Scire Fac. against the Bail 277 Condition to satisfie embezilled Goods after due Proof made 306 How Proof to be made 307 Pleadings on Sheriffs Bonds 80 R. OF Rasure in Obligations and Conditions 206 431
how non est factum may be pleaded thereon Delivery THE Defendant pleads non est factum The Jury found the Defendant caused the Obligation to be written and signed and sealed it and then laid it upon a Table and the Plaintiff came and took it per Curiam this was not the Defendants Deed without other Circumstances found by the Jury Had the Obligor cast it on the Table and said this will serve and the other took it it had been good Crook Eliz. p. 122 1 Leon. n. 193. Chamberlain and Staunton If an Obligation be delivered to another to the use of the Obligee and the same is tendred to him and he refuseth it then the Delivery hath lost its force and the Obligee can never after agree to it and therefore the Obligor may say it is not his Deed 5 Rep. p. 119. Whelpdales Case Obligation dated 3 Sept. 1 Jac. Condition was that if the Defendant 4 Sept. 2 Jac. pay 100 l. to J.S. at such a place and also save the Plaintiff harmless from any Suit c. The Defendant pleads true it was that he by his Obligation bearing date 3 Sept. 1 Jac. did become bound in 200 l. but further said that the said Obligation was not delivered as the Defendants Deed until the 17th day of Sept. 2 Jac. and then fuit primo deliberat Upon demurrer adjudged pro Quer. for the Bond mentioned in the Declaration is not answered For the Plaintiff shews the Defendant was obliged to him by his Obligation bearing date the same day c. which is laid to be a perfect Bond the same day as the Plaintiff counteth and then for the Defendant to come and say that it was first delivered 17 Sept. 2 Jac. which is a year after is no good argument but naught without taking a Traverse absque hoc that it was made the 3d of Sept. 1 Jac. 1 Brownl p. 104. Green and Eden Yelv. p. 138. id Case Debt on Bond 18 Car. 2. to pay 300 l. in six Months next after the Defendants Marriage The Defendant pleads primo deliberat 22 Car. 2. and that no Marriage was Post 22 Car. 2. hucusque per Curiam though there can be no primo deliberat before the day of the date yet after it may on Goddard's Case Coke But Condition to pay Mony three Months after the precedent Marriage is impossible and so the Condition single and good 3 Keb. 332. Newland and Dendy In Debt sur Bond which in truth was made to A. H. of London Merchant to the use of A. H. his Factor beyond Sea now Plaintiff the Defendant pleads that A.J. sealed and delivered a Bond to A. H. of London Merchant absque hoc that he sealed to A. H. the Plaintiff the Plaintiff demurs being but the general Issue Not guilty if Evidence be that its sealed to the use of the Plaintiff it is all one as if sealed and delivered to him 3 Keb. 738. Hawtry and White If the Defendant plead the Delivery after the Condition impossible to be performed then is the Obligation become single Yelv. p. 138. Green and Eden The day of the Delivery of a Deed is not traversable unless it be upon a special Cause as if one be bound in an Obligation dated primo die Octobris to pay 10 l. at the Feast of All-Saints next after the delivery of the Obligation and the Obligation is not delivered till the 2d day of November In Debt upon this Bond the Plaintiff declaring of a Deed delivered primo Octob. the Defendant pleads that it was primo deliberat 2 do Novemb and that he tendred the 10 l. at the Feast of All-Saints then next ensuing absque hoc that the Deed was delivered primo Octob. Jones Rep. 66. Bishop of Norwich versus Conrwallis If Evidence be that it was sealed to the use of the Plaintiff it s all one as if sealed and delivered to him 3 Keb. 739. in Hawtry's Case Delivery as in Escrow AN Obligation cannot be delivered as an Escrow unto the Obligee himself but it may be delivered to another to the use of the Obligee as an Escrow For the delivery of it to the Obligee himself and his receiving it makes it work as a Deed in the very instant of the delivery of it according to the effect of the Deed but being delivered to another to the use of the Obligee it cannot operate so because he is no party to the Deed nor can take any thing by it and doth but only take it as an Escrow and as an Instrument to deliver to the Obligee at such time and in such manner as the Obligor shall direct and if he deliver it otherwise the Obligor may plead non est factum Stiles Pr. Reg. 222. Therefore an Obligation may not be delivered as an Escrow to the party himself upon Condition to be his Deed upon special delivery for this is absolute being made to the party himself for delivery is sufficient without speaking words and when the words are contrary to the Act they are of no effect Cook Lit. 36. a. 9 Rep. 136 137. Thoroughgood's Case Vid. Hob. p. 246. Holford and Parker More n. 836. Williams and Green Though the Plea that he delivered it to the Plaintiff as an Escrow to be his Deed upon performance of Condition be not good yet being pleaded and replyed to and admitted for good and Issue being joyned and found false the Verdict is good and Judgment well given Vid. Crook Jac. 85. Blunden and Wood. If the Deed be delivered to the party himself first as his Deed upon Condition the Deed is absolute but when it is first delivered as an Escrow though to the party himself it is not his Deed till it be performed One brings Obligation to me and prays me to deliver it as my Deed and I say do such a thing and take it as my Deed otherwise not It is clear it is not my Deed until the thing performed here the Condition is precedent so as it was not his Deed until it was performed and therefore a Conditional Delivery may be averred sans writing but if once delivered as his Deed it cannot afterwards be defeated it the Condition be not in writing Quaer Crook Eliz. 835. Hawksland versus Gatchel contra Crook El. p. 884. Williams and Green The Defendant pleads the Writing was his and delivered to one W. as a Schedule until certain Conditions performed and then to deliver it to the Plaintiff ut scriptum and saith not ut factum yet per Curiam all is one in Construction of Law 2 Keb. 690 733. Twiford and Barnard The Defendant pleads it was delivered as an Escrow on future Condition and so non est factum hoc paratus est verificare The Plaintiff demurrs specially quia minus apte conclusit Per Curiam sic non est factum is a full Issue and the hoc paratus is ill Judment pro Quer. 2 Keb. 805. Goslin and Broad id p. 836. Edwards and Web. Of later
time it is adjudged that he must conclude to the Country Et issint nient son fait de hoc ponit c. 3 Keb. 26 30. Forth and Fletcher Edwards and Webb ib. p. 142. Manning Bucknal contra Per Hale An Escrow may be given in Evidence on non est factum as well as Suspension on nil debet in Manning and Bucknal's Case 3 Keb. 142. If a Man be obliged to perform things in such a Deed it is no Plea to say he delivered this as an Escrow c. issint non est factum 1 Rol. Rep. per Cook 84. in Fletcher and Tarrer's Case Sealing THE Plaintiff declares that the Defendant per scriptum suum obligatorium concessit se teneri c. without saying sigillo suo figillat and good in the Common Bench for there the Presidents are so Delivery is never alledged so neither is it necessary to alledge the Sealing When he saith per Scriptum suum obligatorium all necessary Circumstances are intended to concur Crook Eliz. p. 738. Penson and Hodges Witnesses ONE ought not to be allowed to be a Witness to prove an Obligation or other Deed which he takes in the name of another For if he might be so admitted this is on the matter to suffer him to prove a Deed or Bond made to himself Stiles Pract. Reg. 221. Obligations are either Single called a Bill Joynt Joynt or Several Bill A Bill penal is called a single Bond and a Bill may be without a penalty In Debt on Obligation no Oyer being demanded it is intented a single Bill As to the Frame of the Bill and by what Words and in what Form it shall be good I have shewed before in Title The Frame of Obligations Now I shall set down some Cases as to Declarations and Pleadings on Bills A Bill Obligatory written in the Plaintiffs Book and the Defendants Hand and Seal to it is good Crook Eliz. p. 613. Fox and Wright I acknowledge my self to owe and be endebted to J. F. and W. S. in the sum of 91 l. 1 s. 8 d. to be paid the first of Novemb. following for which payment to be made I bind my self to J. S. in 100 l. Qu. Whether F. ought to bring the Action for the 100 l. or both of them for the 91 l. 12 s. 8 d. Crook Jac. 291. Foxal and Sands versus Corderoy A Bill was made in this manner Memorandum That I Will. Jethro do owe and am indebted to Edmond Hamond in the Sum of Ten Pounds for the payment whereof I bind my self c. In witness and after the In Witness it was thus subscribed Memorandum That the said Will. Jethro be not compelled to pay the said 10 l. until he recovers 30 l. upon an Obligation against A. B. c. And in the Count no mention was made of this Subscription but this appears when the Defendant prays Oyer of the Bill the which was then entred verbatim on Record Upon which the Defendant demurs because it is not mentioned in the Count it being a Condition precedent aliter of a Condition subsequent But per Curiam this which is after in witness is not part of the Deed but may be a Condition or Defeasance and so need not be contained in the Count but then the Defendant ought to have pleaded so and not demurred for this makes the Bill conditional Judgment pro Quer. 2 Brownl 97. Hamond and Jethro Bill of 68 l. with Covenant to pay it when such Bills be stated c. the Covenant being in the same Deed works as a Defeasance 2 Keb. 624. Holday and Otway Debt for 40 l. upon a Bill Obligatory and declares that the Defendant by his Bill dated c. confessed himself to be indebted to the Plaintiff in 20 l. solvend at Michaelmas next following ad quam quidem solutionem he bound himself in 40 l. and for Non-payment of the 40 l. the Action brought The Declaration is ill because it is not therein alledged that the 20 l. was not paid at the day for if otherwise the 40 l. was not due for it is not an Obligation with a Condition Crook M. 1 Car. 515. Bains and Brighton 1 Rolls Abr. 414. M. 14 Car. Mesme Case Danes and Brett But in Stiles p. 23 Car. B. R. Debt on a Bill Penal and Verdict pro Quer. It was moved in Arrest of Judgment that the Plaintiff shewed not that the Defendant did not pay the Mony at the day limited in the Bill but only saith non solvit c. 2. He declares the Defendant was bound to pay such a Sum legalis monetae and doth not say Angliae the Court over-ruled both Exceptions and the Plaintiff had Judgment Bill of 70 l. to be paid on demand it is a duty presently and there needs no actual demand Cro. Eliz. p. 548. Cap and Lancaster If the Plaintiff declares generally that he often requested c. and the Defendant demur to the Declaration per Cur. he ought to plead yet if the Defendant had demanded Oyer of the Bill and upon that have demurred it had been a good demurrer because a special demand was in the Bill and no special demand alledged in the Declaration 1 Brownl Rep. 56. On a collateral promise to pay mony on demand there must be a special demand but between the Parties it is a debt and sufficiently demanded by the Action Aliter if the Mony be to be paid to a third person or where there is a penalty 3 Keb. 176. Ashenden's Case Debt on Bill to pay 50 l. on demand and on Non-payment the Defendant to pay an 100 l. Action is brought for the 100 l. the Defendant pleads there was no demand the Plaintiff demurs per Cur. the Action is a demand for the 50 l. but no cause to forfeit the 100 l. the Defendant should plead tender of the 50 l. uncore prist But where the Condition of an Obligation is to pay on demand that is a distinct deed from the Bond and there is no Title to the Forfeiture without demand But the debt here of 50 l. is not lost by not demanding therefore in Bar the Defendant must say uncore prist Judgment pro Quer. 3 Keb. p. 577. Ramsey and Rutter Debt on a Bill penal with these words To be paid as I pay my other Creditors The Plaintiff declares generally that he was indebted to him in 5 l. solvend upon Request The Defendant demands Oyer of the Bill and it was entred in haec verba and pleads an insufficient matter upon which it was demurred And this Exception was to the declaration for variance from the Bill for per Cur. he ought to declare specially according to the Bill Judgment for the Defendant Crook El. 256. Bright and Metcalfe The Defendant demands Oyer of the Bill by which it appears the Defendant and two others are bound The Defendant demurs per Cur. pro Quer. The Defendant ought to have pleaded two others sealed the Bill Obligatory who
of Exeter and Star A Condition to appear in B. R. where the Process is returnable c. the Defendant said in facto that he had appeared secundum formam c. Et hoc petit c. there was a Repleader awarded for it must be tried per the Record A. is bound to appear such a day c. and A. at the said day goes to the Court but there no Process is returned then the Party may go to one of the chief Clerks of the Court and pray him to take a Note of his appearance Vide the Form of Entry in such Case if the other Party pleaded nul tiel Record it behoveth that the Defendant have the Record ready at his peril for this Court of Common Pleas cannot write to the Justices of the Kings Bench to certifie a Record hither 1 Leon. p. 90. Bret and Shepard Debt upon a Sheriffs Bond Jones for the Bail prayed the Principal being now in Person may be admitted to plead discharging th Amerciaments which is the course of the Court where the Prosecution is fresh but where the Defendant in the Original Action i. e. the Principal is become insolvent per Cur. the Bail Bond is the only remedy and they will not discharge that on the ordinary Rules but in this Case because the Bail appeared on the very day of the return and the default is the Plaintiffs own and the Bond not above a year old paying the Amerciaments and Costs the Bail was discharged and the Principal admitted to plead 2 Keble 545 553. Flood and Williams If the Defendant appears not to the Sheriffs Bond according to the Condition thereof the Plaintiff may by leave of the Sheriff sue the Bond in the Sheriffs Name but it s at the Plaintiffs Election to amerce the Sheriff Stiles Pract. Register p. 221. When Bail is put in de bene esse as Bail taken in a Judges Chamber is the Plaintiff cannot sue the Sheriffs Bond till it be refused or set aside but he ought to except against it in the Judges Chamber 1 Kebl● 478. Anonymus The Court cannot compel a Sheriff to assign his Bond the Party was arrested and through his default in not returning his Writ the Defendant died Per Cur. in this Case he shall not take advantage of his own wrong but shall now assign the Bail Bond or pay the utmost Amerciaments 2 Keble 388. Hill and Browning A Bail Bond was discharged upon motion the Mony being paid before the return of the Writ and appearance ordered 3 Keble 316. Randuls Case In Det sur Bond the Defendant pleads Stat. 23 H. 6. and shews that V. was in Execution and the Bond made for his deliverance against the Statute The Plaintiff replies tempore confectionis of the said Bond V. was at large absque hoc that he was in Prison tempore confectionis c. The Traverse is not good for one may be in prison and make a promise to make a Bond for which he is enlarged and within an hour after he makes the Bond the same is within the Statute it ought to be absque hoc that it was made pro deliberatione 2 Leon 107. Bowes and Vernon 2 Keb. 512. Die and Adams The Condition was if Thomas Manningham keep the Sheriff without damage against our Lord the King and one Th. P. and at all times be at the Commandment of the said Sheriff as a true Prisoner and appear before the Justices c. then the Obligation to be void The Defendant pleaded the Statute of 23 H. 6. and that the Body of Tho. Mannigham was in Execution upon a Recognisance and that the Sheriff made the Obligation for the Delivery of the said Thomas Manningham and demanded Judgment si actio i. e. if the Plaintiff ought to maintain his Action this is no good Conclusion of the Plea he ought to have concluded issint nient son fait For the Statute saith it shall be void and if it shall be void then it is void from the beginning and then it is not his Deed. And farther the Defendant had not wisely concluded his Plea for this special Conclusion had straitned the Defendant so that if the Obligation be void for any other cause the Defendant shall not have benefit of it and yet because it appeared to the Judges on the matter in Law that the Plaintiff had no cause of Action the Court gave Judgment against him for the Obligation is void by the Letter of the Statute for it makes void Obligations taken in other manner which extends to avoid Obligations for bayling those which are contained in the 2d Branch as those in Execution c. Plowd 66 67. Dive and Manningham Yet the Condition was that the Defendant should appear in B. R. to answer in a Plea of Trespass and satisfie the Damages The Defendant pleads the Statute of 23 H. 6. that the Bond was made for his enlargement and issint not his Deed. The Plaintiff demurs specially upon the Conclusion of the Plea which ought to be Judgment si actio and agreed the Plea to be naught Allen p. 58. Leech and Davies Det sur Obligat dated 25 Sept. The Defendant pleads a Ca. sa was awarded against B. who was taken on it 30 Sep. and that the Obligation was made for the enlargment of B. The Plaintiff demurs and had Judgment because it appears the Bond was made before the Arrest and so could not be avoided by 23 H. 6. but he ought to have pleaded that with a primo deliberat after the Arrest Noy 23. Collins and Phillips Det sur Bond by the Sheriff dated 13 Junij the Defendant demanded Oyer of the Condition which was that if he appear here Veneris prox post tres Trin. and pleads Veneris prox post tres Trin. was 14 Junij and that he was imprisoned by the Plaintiff till 19 Jun. and that the Obligation supra fuit primo deliberat per le def 19 Junij absque hoc that this was delivered as his Deed before the 19th of June The Defendant demurs Per Cur. this is not a good Traverse it ought to have been absque hoc that this was delivered as his Deed before die Veneris prox post tres Trin. For if the Traverse supra be allowed the Plaintiff shall be excluded from answering to the time alledged of the Return although it be false Siderfin p. 300. Courtney and Phelps 2 Keb. p. 108 109 122. mesme Case The Defendant pleads to the Sheriffs Bond that that there was no Writ ever delivered to the Sheriff and so would avoid it per Stat. 23 H. 6. The Sheriff after the Writ sent out but before delivery takes Security which per Cur. he may if the Defendant will give it 1 Keb. 554. Brumfield versus Penhay The Defendant pleads Stat. 23 H. 6. and that he was in Custody by Warrant of a Writ returned Veneris post Oct. Pur. The Plaintiff replied the Defendant was taken by a Warrant on a Writ returned Sab.
Dudeney and Collier In Debt on a Bill of 40 l. to be paid at H. which is out of the Jurisdiction of the Court of Jernemutha being in the County of the City of N. which is Error the Count being upon payment generally 1 Keb. p. 378. Annison and Perkin A Condition to perform Articles one whereof was to pay Mony which the Plaintiff should disburse in composition of a Fine set on the Defendant by the Judges of Assize The Plaintiff averred he had paid 50 l. ad recept suam apud Westm and saith not in Com. Midd. The Defendant demurred the Averment was ill 2 Keb. 204 Ansly and Anslow Condition to pay Mony upon Marriage THE Condition was to pay 100 l. to the Plaintiff on his Marriage-day The Defendant pleads he had no notice given him of his Marriage-day Ill Plea for no notice need to be given 2 Bulstr 254. Selby and Wilkinson A Condition to pay 300 l. in consideration of a Marriage between the Plaintiff and his Daughter which 300 l. was to be paid within three Months after that he shall come to the age of 18 years or within 18 days of the Marriage after notice made which shall first happen Per Cur. the notice shall relate to both because it is uncertain which of them shall happen first Latch p. 158. Read and Bullington In Debt on a Bond to pay Mony upon Marriage the Jury may try Wife or not Wife but not the Legality of Marriage and it need not be alledged that the party was married at the time of the Bill The Issue here is not legitimo modo maritatus as in Dower which shall not be tryed by a Jury but in Debt on Bond it doth not draw the Right of Matrimony in question 1 Keb. 105. Tr. 13 Car. 2. Glascock and Morgan Conditions to pay Mony concerning Children or Bastards THE Condition was for the payment of Childrens Portions when they married or came to the age of 21 years The Defendant pleads that he had paid the same cum quam cito they came to their full age generally It is an ill Plea he ought to have shewed the time when they came to age and when he paid this Mony that so upon this Issue might be taken 2 Bulstr 267. Haulsey and Carpenter A Man was bound to pay to the three Daughters of a Stranger 10 l. a piece at 21 years of age The party being sick makes his Will and in performance of the Covenant for which he was bound in an Obligation devised to each of the Daughters 10 l. to be paid at 21. One sues for her Legacy and a Prohibition was granted for the intent of the Devise was he should not be twice charged More n. 368. Margery Davies Case A Condition for the payment of 120 l. at the full age of J. B. if it be demanded The Defendant pleads the Plaintiff did not demand it after the full age of J. B. Judgment for the Plaintiff for the bringing the Action is a sufficient demand Crook Jac. p. 242. Dockray and Tanning The Condition was to pay 10 s. weekly secundum ordinem fact per Justiciar c. for keeping a Bastard Child The Defendant sur Oyer pleads nullum talem ordinem fecerunt Judgment pro Quer. Otherwise if it had been secundum ordinem faciend Latch p. 125. Jermin and Randal for the one is an Estoppel to the Defendant the other is Executory Noy p. 79. vide plus sub Tit. Conditions to save harmless A Condition to pay Mony upon proof or if such a thing be proved then c. A Condition to pay within three months next after his Arrival from Rome 10 l. the Obligee proving the same by Testimonial or Witnesses the proof might be by Witnesses or Testimonial under the Seal of several Persons at Rome Moor n. 307. The Condition was If such Lands be proved to be parcel of the Mannor of Dale if then c. the Defendant pleads they were not proved to be parcel of the Mannor and demurs Per Cur. he ought to have pleaded they were parcel of the Mannor so as proof might have been made in this Action Cro. Eliz. fol. 232. Elve and Sabe Judgment pro Quer. Vide plus sub Tit. Apprentices Bonds Special Conditions for payment of Mony on Contract Agreements Contingency c. and pleadings thereon A Condition to pay 300 l. to the Plaintiff and to add 3 l. to every Hundred if it were demanded the Defendant pleads he paid the 300 l. and that he added 3 l. to every hundred secundum formam Conditionis praedict Verdict pro Quer. but Judgment pro Defendente upon Arrest because the Plaintiff ought to have alledged a Demand and this being matter of substance without which the Plaintiff had no cause of Action it was not helped by the Issue or Verdict though the words secundum formam Conditionis seem to imply a Demand Allen p. 55. Hill versus Armstrong A Condition if the Obligor pay to the Obligee 100 l. within one month after notice of his return from Constantinople into England that then c. the Defendant pleads no notice was given to him of the return c. Verdict pro Quer. Error assigned because it is not averred that the Mony was not paid and then no cause of Action but per Cur. it s no Error for when the Defendant said he had no notice this is a confession per nient dedire that he had not paid it and Issue being taken upon a collateral Matter and found for the Plaintiff he shall have Judgment Cro. El. p. 320. Griffin and Spencer The Condition was to pay 40 l. per ann quarterly so long as he was to continue Register to the Arch-deacon of C. the Defendant saith the Office was granted to A. B. and C. for their Lives and that he enjoyed the Office so long as they lived and no longer and that so long he paid the said 40 l. quarterly the Plaintiff replies The Defendant did enjoy the Office longer and had not paid the Mony the Defendant demurs per Cur. the Replication is not double for the Defendant cannot take Issue upon the non-payment of the Mony for that would be a departure from his Plea in Bar Mod. Rep. p. 227. Gaile and Bets. A Condition if they or either of them two Obligors upon request made should pay for so many Barrels of Beer as should be delivered to them so much for every Barrel as should be agreed upon between them c. the Plaintiff sets forth he had delivered so many Barrels of Bear and agreed for 10 s. per Barrel which Mony he had requested of one of the Obligors he may require payment of one or the other 3 Bulstr p. 210. Ratcliff and Clerk A Condition to pay so much per dolium breach is assigned for the Defendants non-payment of so many Tuns and three Hogsheads which per Cur. is ill the Condition being not to pay secundum ratam as in Needlers Case of
performance of Covenants the Breach ought to be more precise and particular than Actions of Covenants because of the Penalty yet if what is material and the substance of the Covenant be alledged it may suffice as a Covenant was that the Defendant a Bayliff should not let at large any Prisoner that should be arrested without Licence of the Plaintiff an Under-Gaoler The Breach was that the Defendant had let at large at Westminster sans licence c. such an one who was arrested but shews not the place or time of the Arrest Per Cur. he need not the Escape being the material part of the Covenant Siderfin H. 12 Car. 2. f. 30. Jenkins and Hancocks Debt by a Brewer on a Bond to perform Articles against his Clark one was that the Defendant should deliver such Ale and Beer weekly as should be delivered unto him to such Customers as he had in his Charge and to receive the Monies due for the same and should accompt with the Plaintiff every Saturday weekly for such Monies he should receive for Breach the Plaintiff assigns that the Defendant did not account with him for such Monies as he had received on Saturday the 25th c. Verdict pro Quer. Judgment was arrested for the Breach was uncertainly alledged because the Plaintiff doth not shew the Defendant had any Customers in his charge or who they were or that he had delivered Ale or Beer to them or received any Mony of them Stiles p. 473. Arnold and Floid A Covenant that he and his Executors and Assigns would repair a Mill and alledgeth that the Mill was defective in Reparations and the Defendant his Executors and Assigns did not repair it Def. demurs because he did not alledge that he not his Executors or Assigns did not repair it for if any of them did repair it the Action lies not and per Cur. it is naught But upon motion of the Court the Defendant waved his Demurrer and the Plaintiff amended Crook Eliz. p. 348. Cole and How If the breach of the Condition of an Obligation be ill assigned the Verdict shall not aid this Default Sanders 2 part 179. Hele and Wotton Kerby and Hansaker there cited Though the Action be well brought upon the Obligation yet when it appears the Condition was for performance of Covenants there can be no cause of Action without some Covenant broken and so shall not have Judgment though he hath a Verdict Hob. 14. in Sir Daniel Norton's Case Disability wherein the Obligor hath disabled himself to perform the Condition IF a day be limited to perform a Condition if the Obligor once disable himself to perform this although he be enabled afterwards before the day yet the Condition is broken as if the Condition be to enfeoff me before Mich●mas if before the Feast he enfeoff another yet the Condition is broken 21 E. 4.55 The Condition is if he permit and suffer all his Lands c. to descend remain or revert to such an one his Son immediately after his decease without any Act c. The Obligor ●ells parcel of the same Lands though he purchase them again yet the Obligation is forfeited Benlow n. 34. p. 9. Sir A. Main by an Indenture demiseth Lands to Scot for 21 years and covenants at any time during the Life of Scot upon Surrender of his Lease to make a new Lease c. and an Obligation to reform the Covenants Sir A. Main pleads in Debt upon this Obligation that Scot did not surrender Scot replies that after the said Demise Sir A. M. had accepted a Fine sur omisance de droit come ceo and by the same Fine grant and renders the Land to the Conisee par 80 ans Defendant demurs Per Cur. 1. Sir A. M. by the Fine levied had disabled himself either to take a Surrender or to make a new Lease and so hath broken his Covenant 2. Though the first Act was to be done by Scot viz. the Surrender and Scot may surrender if the term for 80 years be the Interest of a future term yet Scot shall have his Action without making any Surrender for after Surrender Sir A. M. cannot make a new Lease which is the Effect of the Surrender he hath disabled himself 5 Rep. 20. b. Sir Anthony Mains Case Poph. 109. Benl n. 121 125. So if he disable himself to perform it in the same plight as Feoffee on Condition to re-enfeoff grants a Rent-Charge marries a Wife c. this is a forfeiture of the Condition 44 E. 3.9 b. Coke on Litt. But if the Feoffee on a Condition to re-eneoff a Stranger and after another recovers the Land against him by default yet until Execution sued the Condition is not broken 44 E. 3.9 b. One promiseth to perform an Award which is that he shall after deliver an Obligation to another in which he is bound to him without limiting any time when this shall be performed If he bring Debt on the Bond and recover and after deliver the Obligation yet this is not any performance of the Condition for he ought to deliver this as it was at the time of the Award made Tr. 15 Jac. B. R. 1 Rolls Abridg. 447. Nichl● and Thomas If no time is limited if the Obligor be once disabled he is perpetually disabled 21 E. 4.54 b. Vid. Cases del Disability 1 Rolls Abr. 447 448. Conditions to perform particular Covenants To make Assurance TO make such Assurance as Counsel shall advise A Condition to make to the Obligee or his Assigns so good a Lease as Counsel shall advise and the Obligee appoints him to make a Lease to J. S. he must do it for it is not as shall be advised by Counsel Per Coke if the words were he shall make as good a Lease as Counsel shall devise he ought to have brought a Lease drawn by the advise of Counsel 1 Rolls Abr. 424. 1 Rols Rep. 373. Allen and Wedgwood To make such Assurance c. as the Plaintiffs Counsel shall devise it is not sufficient to plead he made such Assurance but that the Plaintiffs Counsel devised such Assurance which he had made Crook Eliz. 393. in Hutchinson's Case One covenants to make such Assurance c. as the Plaintiffs Counsel shall advise and he pleads performance of Covenants he cannot afterwards say Consilium non dedit advisantentum in Specot and Sheer's Case Crook Eliz. 828. The Defendant covenants to assure such Lands by such Assurance as by the Counsel of the Plaintiff shall be devised the Breach assigned in this the Plaintiff caused such an Assurance to be drawn and ingrossed and put Wax to it and required the Defendant to execute it and he refused The Defendant demurs per Cur. it is no Breach because the Plaintiff himself devised it Crook Eliz. p. 297. More versus Roswel On Covenant that before such a day he would make sufficient Estate of Lands to such value to the Plaintiff for term of his Life as by the Plaintiffs Counsel
1 Rolls Abr. p. 425. Q. 1. A Condition to perform Covenants in a Lease one was That he should enjoy such Lands let to him quietly without interruption and the Plaintiff in his Replication sheweth in facto that the Defendant the 20th of March 30 Eliz. had disturbed him and in that assigned the Breach the Defendant by Rejoynder sheweth that in the Indenture there was a Proviso that if he paid 10 l. the 31 of March 30 Eliz. that the Indenture and all therein contained should be void and alledged he paid 10 l. at the day but this was after the disturbance supposed and the Plaintiff demurs Judgment pro Quer. for by the Covenant broken before the Condition performed the Obligation was forfeited and it s not material that the Covenants became void before the Action brought but by Wray if the Proviso had been that upon the payment of the 10 l. as well the Obligation as the Indenture should be void ●l● for then the Bond was void before the Action brought so where a Parson made a Lease for years in which were divers Covenants and after he became non resident by which the Indenture became void yet he may maintain an Action of Covenant for a Covenant broken before his non Residency Cro. Eliz. p. 244. Hill and Pilkington Dyer 57. Bylones Case The Condition was If the Obligee his Heirs and Assigns shall and may lawfully hold and enjoy a Mesuage c. without the let c. of the Obligor or his Heirs or of every other Person discharged or upon reasonable request saved harmless by the said Obligor from all former Gifts c. the Defendant pleads no request was made to save him harmless Judgment pro Quer. because the Defendant hath not answered to all the the Conditions viz. to enjoying of the Land and there were two Conditions viz. the enjoying and saving harmless Moor n. 756. Creswell and Holmes Debt to perform Covenants in a Lease one was for quiet enjoyment against all claiming Title the Plaintiff assigns for Breach that a Stranger entred but saith not habens titulum Hales habens titulum at that time would have done Dyers Case is another entred claiming an Interest but that is not enough for he may claim under the Lessee himself If the Covenant had been to save him harmless against all lawful and unlawful Titles yet it must appear that he that entred did not claim under the Lessee himself Mod. Rep. 101. 3 Keble 246. Norman and Foster Hob. 34. Tisdale and Essex Moor 861. The Condition was if neither J. S. nor J. B. nor J. G. did not disturb the Plaintiff in his possession of such Lands by indirect means but by due course of Law The Defendant pleads that neither J. S. nor J. B. nor J. G. did disturb the Plaintiff by any indirect means but by due course of Law Q. if Plea good 2 Leon. 197. Dighton and Clark K. was seized and leased for years to J. H. Husband of Isabel and J. H. being so possessed by his Will devised that the said Isabel should have the use and occupation of the said Lands for all the years of the said Term as she should live and remain sole and if she died or married that then his Son should have the residue of the said Term not expired J. H. died Isabel entred to whom the said Kidwilly conveyed by Feoffment the said Lands in Fee and covenanted that the said Lands from thence should be clearly exonerated de omnibus prioribus barganiis titulis juribus omnibus aliis oneribus quibuscunque Isabel married and the Son entred Per Cur. this possibility which was in the Son at the time of the Feoffment though it was not actual yet the Land was not discharged of all former Rights Titles and Charges by the Marriage of the said Isabel it s become an actual Charge and the Term is not extinct by the acceptance of the Feoffment 1 Leon. p. 92. n. 120. Hamington and Rydear I am bound in a Statute and afterwards sell my Land with Covenant prout supra here the Land is not charged but if the Condition in the Defeasance be broken so as the Conusee extends now the Covenant is broken 1 Leon. p. 93. ibid. On Covenant to enjoy absque legali molestatione of the Defendant the Defendant pleads performance the Plaintiff replies by entry of the Defendant Lessor which is intended tortious and and so no breach for which cause the Defendant demurs Per Moreton Entry and lawful Entry are all one as to the Lessor and Rainsford conceived a general Entry no Breach the general Covenant being restrained by special Covenant against any lawful let 2 Keb. 717. Lee and Dalfton Debt on Bond to perform Covenants one of which was That the Plaintiff should not be interrupted in his possession of certain Lands by any Person that had lawful Title and particularly that he should not be interrupted by one Thomas Antony by vertue of any such Title the Defendant pleads performance the Plaintiff replies 1 No. 20 Car. The Defendant made the Lease to the Plaintiff and 3 No. he entred and that 17 Aug. 20 Car. before the Defendant made a Lease to Antony for years yet to come who 20 Aug. 20 Car. entred the Defendant pleads the Lease to Antony was on Condition of re-entry for non-payment of Rent and that before the Lease made to the Plaintiff the Rent was behind legit● demandat secundum formam Indenturae and he re-entred and made the Lease to the Plaintiff upon general Demurrer per Cur. the Demand was not sufficiently alledged for he ought to set forth when and where it was made that the Court might know if it were legal but for a ●w in the Plaintiffs Replication because he alledged his Entry after the Lease made to Antony so that it appears not he was interrupted by him the Opinion of the Court was against the Plaintiff Allen p 19. Colman and Painter Debt on Bond conditioned that if the Obligee his Executors and Assigns from the time of the Obligation may enjoy such Land c. The Defendant pleads that post obligationem until the day of the Bill the Plaintiff had enjoyed that Land Plaintiff demurs 1. Because the Defendant doth not say a die confectionis scripti obligatorii semper post non allocatur a Bar is good to common intent and it shall be taken he always enjoyed it unless the contrary be shewn which must come on the Plaintiffs part 2. Because he does not plead the Plaintiff and his Assigns enjoyed it non allocatur for it shall not be intended the Plaintiff made an Assignment unless he himself had shewn it Judgment pro Def. but it was moved to have the Plaintiff discontinue his Suit for otherwise he should be barred of his Debt whereas he had good cause of Action and the Court adjourned it till next Term that in the interim he might discontinue Cro. Car. 195. Harlow and Wright The Plaintiff
this Verdict is found against the Defendant the Plaintiff is not estopt to say that the Deed shewn is not the Deed of the Baron and Feme but he is estopt by the Condition to say that there is not any such indenture Cro. Eliz. p. 796. Ship and Steed Release Pleaded If before the breach of any of the Covenants the Obligee releaseth the Covenants and afterwards one of the Covenants is broken the Obligation is not forfeited for there is not now any Covenant which may be broken and so the Obligation is discharged but if the Release had been made after the Covenant broken aliter 3 Leon. 69. What is confessed by pleading Conditions performed Obligation to perform Covenants the Covenant was If the Plaintiff pay the Defendant 100 l. at Michaelmas that the Defendant would pay him yearly after 10 l. for his life and averred he did not pay him 10 l. yearly but did not mention the payment of 100 l. by him which was assigned for Error Per Cur. it s no Error because the Defendant by pleading Conditions performed had confessed the payment of the 100 l. to him by the Plaintiff Moor n. 474. Goodwin and Isham If the substance be answered though not the very words its good as the Condition was if he perform all the Covenants Conditions Agreements and Articles and when the Defendent cited them in his Plea which are all the Covenants Conditions Agreements and leaves out Articles and so hath not pleaded performance of the Condition but per Cur. Agreements is all one with Articles and if many words contain one thing in signification if he answer to them in substance its good and the Condition was If the Defendant and T. and their Assigns perform c. and he pleads he and T. had performed but saith not he and T. and their Assignes had performed c. and it may be they had assigned it over but per Cur. it appeareth not there is any Assignee and it shall not be intended except it be specially shewn and a Bar it good to common intent Cro. Eliz. p. 255. Eniot and Cole Where an Act is to be done according to a Covenant he who pleads the performance of it ought to plead it specilly but where no Act is to be done but only a permittance permifit is a good Plea one Covenant was That the Plaintiff to such of the said Lands as by the Custom of the Country tunc jacebant frisca should have free ingress c. at his pleasure the Defendant pleads quod permifit D. querentem habero intrationem exitum c. in tales t●rt● quales tunc jacobant frisca secundum con●uetudinem p●triae he need not shew in certain what Lands did lie fresh and it shall come on the Plaintiffs part to shew in what Lands the Defendant non permifit 1 Leon. p. 136. Littleton and Perne The Defendant is not bound to plead performance of any more than his own Grants and Covenants vid. Dyer 26 H ● 27 b. One Covenants with J. S. that he shall enjoy the Land and farther that A. a Farmer of the Tithes shall pay 8 l. per annum and is bound to performance in Debt on Bond its good to plead performance of the Covenants ex parte sua perimplend for this implies the Farmer had paid the 8 l. and express mention of that needs not be Dyer 23 El. 372 373. In Debt for non-performance of Covenants the Plaintiff ought to shew how the Covenants are broken and if it be in non-payment of Rent he ought to shew in certain what day the Rent was arrear 9 H. 6.18 Debt to perform Covenants one was to many the Plaintiffs Daughter before such a day 2. That Sir E. S. and his Wife should levy a Fine of such Lands c. 3. Whereas he granted a Lease of c. to S. that he had not made any former Grant nor would afterwards make any Grant thereof without the Plaintiffs assent the Defendant quoad the last Covenant in the negative pleaded that he had not made any former Grant of the Lease nor had made any Grant after the Obligation without the Plaintiffs assent Et quoad omnes alias conventiones that he had performed them the Plaintiff demurs 1. Because the Covenant to levy a Fine is an Act to be performed by a Stranger and to be performed on Record and it s not sufficient to plead general performance 2. Because the Covenant being in the disjunctive he ought to shew specially which of them and not generally 3. He pleaded he did not grant without the Plaintiffs assent which is negativa prognans Per Cur. for these Causes the Plea not good Cro. Jac. 560. Lee and Luithil Issue Trial. COvenants in a Lease of an House the Defendant pleads he was an Alien born at Paris in France and an Artificer and so by 32 H. 8.16 the Lease void the Plaintiff replies The Defendant was not an Alien and Artificer the Defendant demurs Per Cur. Alien and Artificer are but the same Person and but one Breach 2. This Issue cannot be tried because the Replication should have been that he was a Denizen born at Islington in England and that he is no Alien generally 2 Keble 315. Freeman and King 98. On performance generally pleaded the Plaintiff may reply with particular Breach hoc paratus c. and leave the Issue to the Defendant contra on Condition to pay Mony at several days the Defendant pleads particular payment the Plaintiff replies he did not pay such a day certain hoc paratus c. it s ill 1 Keble 759. Charleton and Fine The Defendant pleads Covenants performed the Plaintiff assigns a Breach in not delivering up an House the Defendant rejoins before the end of the Term the Plaintiff gave him leave to continue it longer Per Cur. it s a departure the parol Agreement was pleaded in Bar 1 Keb. 678. Brooks and Lake The Defendant pleads the Obligation was for performance of Covenants and shews what and alledgeth farther that in the said Indenture is a Proviso si aliqua lis vel controversia oriatur imposterum by reason of any clause that then before any Suit thereon the Parties should choose four indifferent Persons for the ending thereof which being done the Obligation to be void and in facto saith that Controversy did arise the Plaintiff demurs per Cur. because the Defendant hath not shewed what strife and what clause the Bar is not good for it extends not to every Covenant only where strife ariseth 1 Leon. 37. Parmort and Griffin A Condition for performance and sets forth the Covenant and shewed farther that the Plaintiff after sealing procured J. S. to rase the Indenture and shews wherein and so the Indenture became void Per Cur. it s against the Defendant the Rasure not being in a place material an the Rasure trencheth to the advantage of himself who pleads it and if the Indenture had become void by the Rasure the Bond
the first Scire Fac. for hereby the Plaintiff is put by his debt and the Executors may be insolvent 2 Keb. p. 127. Coopers Case Scire Fac. against B. and others as Bail for P. P. being Condemned and not rendring his Body to Prison Scire Fac. was brought against them upon this Recognizance they pleaded that P. such a day before the day in the Recognizance paid the Mony this is a good Plea in it self for the Recognizance as to them is but an Obligation upon a Condition upon which they might well plead performance but the party in the Scire Fac. upon this Recovery cannot plead it except satisfaction be acknowledged on Record for by nude payment he shall not avoid matter of Record Cro. Eliz. p. 233. Brunckhorns Case Cro. Eliz. 31. Ordway Manucaptors in Scire Fac. plead that the principal was taken by Capias and deteined till he paid the Mony payment is a good Plea but no place of payment being alledged its ill and Judgment pro querente 2 Keb. 577. Farrel and Sheen Mod. Rep. 14. Mesme Case Payment before the return of the Scire Fac. by the principal is no Plea yet before the Writ of Scire Fac. brought it is by the Bail Bail pleads payment by the principal before the Scire Fac. viz. the same day after Capias taken out it s no Plea nor saves the Recognizance 3 Keb. 349. Barford and Peel In Scire Fac. Bail pleads that the principal had entred himself before Tho. Twisden Justice c. in discharge of his Bail and the entry was Quod reddidit se in exonerationem manucaptorum hoc Paratus est verificare The Plaintiff demurs because it should be prout patet per Recordum Presidents are both ways Siderfin p. 216. Midleton and the Manucaptors of Silvester P. M. was Bail for the Defendant and before any judgment given the Plaintiff releaseth to P.M. all Actions Duties and Demands afterwards Judgment was given against the Defendant and upon his default Scire Fac. issues against P. M. who pleads the said General Release The Plaintiff demurs Per Cur. This Release shall not bar the Plaintiff for the Words of the Bail are conditional Scilicit si contingeret predict debita damna illa praefat querenti minime solvere aut se prisonae non reddere c. and it s not any duty certain till Judgment given and note diversity between a duty certain upon condition subsequent for this may be released before the day of the performance of the Condition and a duty uncertain at first and upon condition precedent to be made certain afterwards this in the mean time is but a meer possibility and may not not be released this Recognizance doth not create a duty presently but shall produce a duty after on a contingence 5 Rep. 70. Hoe and Marshal Audita Querela by the Bail after judgment against him for debt on Scire Fac. because he was within Age at the time of the Bail and by the Audita Querela he was discharged cited in Sir John Apsleys Case Cro. Eliz. 645. Yelvertons New Book of Entries p. 87. p. 155. Markam and Turner He cannot plead his Infancy to the Scire Fac. for this Suit goes in affirmance of the Recognizance and demands Execution of this at the day of the second Scire Fac. The Bail pleads nul tiel Record and then brings the Body of the principal into Court and prays that his Body may be taken in Execution Per Cur. if the Bail before or at the return of the second Scire Fac. bring in the Body of the principal his Body shall be put in Execution only but here they have pleaded and therefore if the party Plaintiff do not pray to have the Body in Execution he is not compellable to take him 2 Rolls Rep. 367. Cage and Doughty Second Scire Fac. is joint against the Bail Capias may issue out against one only for the nature of the Recognizance is not changed by the judgment in the Scire Fuc. brought upon this but that the Execution may be joint or several according to the Recognizance although the Scire Fac. was joint Siderfin p. 339. Gee versus Sir Francis Fane If three bind themselves jointly in a Recognizance Execution must go against them all and if they are bound severally there if the Scire Fac. be against all the Execution must be so too for by the Judgment they have made their election 2 Siderfin p. 12. Capias aginst the Principal and Judgment and after Scire Fac. against the Bail and Judgment thereupon the Plaintiff cannot take out one Execution of Scire Facias against ihe Goods and Chattels of the principal and Bail for there ought to be several Executions upon the several Judgments Stiles Rep. p. 290. Newton and Goddard Trin. 1651. Banc. sup Removal Error Hab. Corpus IN Scire Fae against Bail on removal of the principal by Error the Defendant pleaded the Writ of Error is yet depending this was on Bail below no Scire Fac. will be against the Bail especially out of an Inferior Court till the principal be determined Scire Fac. cannot be until Judgment be affirmed 3 Keb. 396 424. Caul and Bezar Debt brought in Inferior Court of Record and issue pro Quer. and Judgment given and had against the Manucaptors and Error brought in redditione judicii and the Record and Plea removed to this Court but not the Recognizance nor Judgment against the Manucaptors per Doddrige they have well done in removing only the Record and the Judgment against the principal and that they may well proceed to Execution and if judgment was not had against the Manucaptors after the Error brought then it ought to be removed by special Writ of Error 2 Rolls Rep. 494. Anonymus A. is Bail for B. Judgment in B. R. is given against B. B. sues Error in Exchequer Chamber there the Judgment is affirmed and Costs assessed A. shall be charged with the Judgment in B. R. but not for the Costs on the Writ of Error Noy p. 18. The Defendant was Bail in Inferior Court in Action of Debt Scire Fac. against him because the Principal did not render nor pay The Defendant pleaded that after the first Action brought and Bail found the Cause was removed by Habea● Corpus and new Bail here accepted and afterwards the Cause was ●manded by procedendo and then Judgment given against the Principal The Question was if the old Bail be discharged by the Record removed Per Cur. If the Bail be here Recorded so as the Court is fully possess'd of the matter and the Term is past there the old Bail is absolutely discharged but if in the same Term the Record is remanded by procedendo it is as if it never had been removed and there is no Record of the removal thereof and the matter doth rest in the inferior Court Statu quo prius the first Bail is revived 2 Bulstr 287. Cro. Jac. 363. 1 Roll 64.
Beston and Buller Mainprise or Recognizance may be taken before an Action brought where the Cause is removed by Habeas Corpus and so is the course in B. Com. The usual and best course to remove the Record is by Mittimus out of Chancery Cro. Jac. p. 97. Hargrave and Rogers Judgment is given in B. R. against the principal and afterwards by Scire Fac. against the Bail Principal and Bail cannot join in a Writ of Error upon these several Judgments and the Bail cannot have a new Writ of Error by himself Quod coram vobis residet because the Scire Fac. is none of the Actions wherein the Writ of Error is given in the Exchequer Chamber Hobart p. 72. Forrest and Sir James Sandland Judgment is in Scire Fac. which is a Judicial Writ and it is not expressly named in Stat. 27. Eliz. Yel p. 157. Prowse and Turner Judgment is given in the Scire Fac. upon the Recognizance Error was brought upon that Judgment and the Judgment affirmed Afterwards a Writ of Error was brought upon the principal Judgment which was reversed hereupon Audita Querela is brought Per. Cur. the first Judgment reversed is no reversal of the Judgment in the Scire Fac. because it is a collateral Judgment by it self yet it is a good cause for Audita Querela for it is quasi dependent on the first Judgment and the first Judgment is the cause that he is charged by this Recognizance and it s but reason the Bail should have remedy to be discharged from the Execution Cro. Jac. p. 645. Sir John Apsley and Ive 2 Roll. Rep. 354. Legris Case Action was for 23 l. 18 s. The Bail on Recognizance was 23 l. 18. Judgment against the principal and Scire Fac. against the Bail for 23 l. 10 s. it was held Error for this mistake Cro. Eliz. p. 855. Kilborn and Trot. Judgment was given in Scire Facias against the Bail that the Plaintiff shall recover super recuperationem praedictam where it should be super recognitionem praedictam No Writ of Error lyes in Exchequer Chamber Causa qua supra neither in this Case in the Kings Bench for this is no Error in process i. e. where one process is taken for another but the Error is only in point of Judgment and no remedy but in Parliament Yel p. 157. Prowse and Turner D. brought a Writ of Error in Camera Scac. and found Sureties to prosecute with effect and for default a Scire Fac. was brought against him who appears and is in Execution Qu. If the Bail be discharged by the appearance of the Plaintiff in the Writ of Error 1 Rolls Rep. 361. Asker and Downs Mainpernors were in Action of Debt pro damnis misis and Scire Fac. issueth de debito damnis and Judgment against the Mainpernors and now a Supersedeas quia erronice fuit for they were not Sureties pro debito D●ddrige ye are put to Aud. Quer. 2 Rolls R●p 431. Cola and Yarnon Scire Fac. against Bail upon 3 Jac. c. 8. in a Writ of Error the Defendant pleaded that the Principal did prosecute with effect and that the Judgment was reversed he ought to plead pr●●ret per recordum and not hoc paratus c. 1 Keb. 185. Maire and Spencer and p. 318. Bor● and Hammond The Bail pleads the Recognizance was on Condition to prosecute Error and alledgeth performance the Plaintiff shews that Judgment was affirmed prout patet by Record and saith not unde petit debitum or executionem this being specially alledged as form in demurrer is ill 2 Keb. 581. Barret and Millward In Bail upon a Writ of Error upon the Sta●e of 3 Jac. c. 8. It s not sufficient to render the Body but he ought to pay the Debt Cro. Jac. p. 402. Austen and Monk The not assigning of Errors is a breach of the Recognizance to prosecute with effect according to the Statute 16 and 17 Car. 2. c. 8. Siderfin p. 294. Cooper and Price But if the Party will come in and tender the principal Debt and Costs the Court will relieve him and not suffer the Plaintiff to take Execution against both and no ●stitution shall be of this Mony on this Recognizance in Case the Plaintiff do after assign Errors 2 Keble 75. Cooper and Price Scire Facias on Recognizance on 10 and 17 Car. 2. c. 8. to prosecute a Writ of Error returnable 6 May in East-Term the Defendant pleads that 〈◊〉 died 18 August and that until his death he prosecuted with effect the Plaintiff replies that the Defendant did not cause the Record of B. R. to be certified into the Exchequer-Chamber in his life-time the Defendant rejoins he was stopt by Injunction in Chancery Per Cur. the Recognizance is not forfeited 2 Keble 53 70. H●chman and Corbet If one of the Principals renders himself this is no discharge of the Bail vide 3 Keble 766 776. Astree and Ballard Defeasance the noti● of it It signifies to defeat or undo THere is a diversity between Inheritances executed and Inheritances executory as lands executed by Livery c. cannot by Indenture of Defeasance be defeated afterwards so if a Disseisee release to a Diffeisor it cannot be defeated by Indenture of Defeasance made afterwards but at the time of the Feoffment Release c. the same may be defeated but Rents Annuities Conditions Warranties and such like Inheritances executory may be defeated by Defeasances made either at that time or any time after Co. Lit. p. 237. ● And so may Statutes Recognizances Obligations and other things executory And of Statutes Judgments and Obligations it is the usual practice to make a Defeasance of them afterwards A Defeasance is a conditional Release and a Release is an absolute Defeasance and the difference is as aforesaid between the Defeasance of a thing vested and of a thing excutory as in a Feoffment of Lands the Condition ought to be contained in the same Charter of Feoffment or in another Deed sealed at the same time with the Feoffment or otherwise the Condition is void for by the Feoffment the Estate of the Land is vested and executed 〈◊〉 the Feoffee otherwise of Judgments Obligations c. therefore the Judgment given Hill 21 and 22 Car. 2. B. R. in the Case of Fowel and Forrest was against Law it was thus Debt on Bond dated the 8th of Apr. 16 Car. 2. The Defendant after Oyer of the Condition pleads That after the making of the Obligation viz. the same day and year the Plaintiff by his Deed of Defeasance shewed forth had promised and engaged that if before the last day of J. 〈◊〉 next ensuing he should not produce Testimonie● to prove that the Monies mentioned in the Condition● was a true Debt and that the Defendant before the making of the said Obligation had promised to pay this then the Obligation should be void c. and avers that the Plaintiff did not pro● any Testimonies to make such proof as aforesaid
Obligations and Conditions and of avoiding them An Award was that the party shall pay unto a Stranger or his Assigns 200 l. before such a day the Stranger befor the day dieth and B. takes Letters of Administration Per Cur. the Obligor shall pay the Mony to the Administrator for he is the Assignee and so if the Assignes had been left out 1 Leon. p. 316. Mony awarded to be paid to a Stranger if the Stranger will not accept of the Mony the Obligation is saved 3 Leon. 62. Norwich and Norwich If the Award be ill of your own shewing then you have no cause of Action and so you cannot have Judgment though the Defendants Bar be not good Stiles 136. Wood and Clemenee If the Plaintiff shews the Award but assigns no Breach he shall not have Judgment though he hath a Verdict for the Obligation is not for any Debt for this is guided by the Condition which goes in performance of a collateral thing viz. of an Award And though the Defendant had not answered to the Breach if it had been assigned yet the Court ought to be satisfied that the Plaintiff had cause to recover otherwise they shall not give Judgment and though the Verdict is found for the Plaintiff yet this fault in the Replication is matter of Substance not aided Yelv. p. 152 153. Barret and Fletcher An Obligation to perform a void Award is void Latch 207. 10 Rep. 131. b. If a Man be bound to perform an Award of Arbitrators and they make an Award accordingly that one shall pay Mony he may have his Action of Debt for the Mony and declare upon the Award and afterwards he may have another Action upon the Obligation for not performing the Award per. C●r 1 Brownl Rep. 55. If one countermand the Authority of his Arbitrator as he may he shall forfeit his Obligation 8 Rep. 82. a. Vynior's Case A Condition is annexed to the Award as paying so much Rent yet Debt upon Bond lies 〈◊〉 Non-payment Cro. El. 211. Parsons and Frowd A Condition to stand to the Award of J. S. The Defendant pleaded the said J. S. had arbitrated that the Defendant should pay to the Plaintiff 10 l. and he said he had paid it to the Plaintiff Wise who had received it The Plaintiff demurs and Judgment pro Quer. Payment to the Wise not being good 1 Leon. 320. Frowd and B● Recognisance to stand to the Arbitrament of A. and B. who awarded that Robins should have the Land yielding and paying 10 l. per ann Rent is behind The Plaintiff brought Debt The Defendant pleads the special matter and concludes Judgment if the Plaintiff shall have Execution against him Per Cur. it is ill for here is not any Execution of the same Debt but an Original Action of Debt port and he ought to conclude Judgment si actio These words yielding and paying 〈…〉 not a Condition for it s not kn● to the Land by the Owner himself but by a Stranger s● the Arbitrato● But it is a good clause to make the same an Article of the Arbit●ment which the Parties are bound to perform upon the penalty of the Recognisance and this Rent shall not cease by Eviction of the Land 3 Leon. p. 58. Treshal and Robins An Award was that the Defendants Brother J. for whom the Defendant was bound to perform the Award should pay the Plaintiff 30 l. viz. 20 l. at the Annunciation and 10 l. at Michaelmas after and shewed that the said J. had payd the 20 l. and as to the 10 l. he pleaded that J. died before the Feast of M. The Plaintiff demurs Per Cur. the Bond is forfeited because the Sum awarded by the Arbitrament is now become a Duty as if the Condition of the Bond had been for payment of it 2 Leon. f. 155. Kingwel and Chapman Debt on Bond to stand to an Awards and the Defendant pleads Nil debet On Demurrer it was excepted the Action is grounded on the Award and therefore the Award ought to have been brought into Court which is not done for ought appears here Per Glyn It is not necessary to produce it in Court though he must plead the Award in Writing for the Action is not brought upon the Award but upon the Submission for the Award is but the Inducement and the Court hath nothing to do with the Award but to see whether it be in writing or not For a Deed that I confess must be produced in Court that the Court may judge whether it bind the party or not and you your selves have here set forth the Award in Pleading In all Cases where things cannot be demanded but by Deed the Deed must be produced but here is no Deed in this Case for an Arbitrament under Seal is no Deed it is but a Writing under Hand and Seal Stiles p. 455. Dod and Herbert Condition to stand to the Arbitrament of J. S. If the Defendant pleaded Nullum fec arbitri● the Plaintiff by Replication ought to shew the Arbitration in certain and assign a Breach for the Plea of the Defendant is so general it doth not offer any Issue therefore the Plaintiff in his Replication ought to lay a Breach or else there appears no cause of Action to the Court and the offer of the Issue comes from the Plaintiff Award is if J. pay to D. 10 l. then D. shall assure to J. the Mannor of Sale D. pleads in Debt upon this Bond J. paid him not 10 l. it is a good Replication for J. to say he had paid him 10 l. without saying over that J. D. had not assured the Mannor for the Plaintiff had given a direct Answer to the special matter alledged in Bar Yelv. 24. Baily and Taylor But this was after a Verdict Vid. 1 Sanders p. 103. Hayman and Gerrard The Plaintiff ought to assign a Breach in his Replication because the Defendants Plea Nul tiel award is general but if in such Case the Defendant plead a Release of all Demands after the Arbitrament by which he offers a special point in Issue there it sufficeth if the Plaintiff answer to the Release or other special matter alledged by the Defendant without assigning a Breach 1 Brownl Rep. 89 90. Condition to perform an Agreement already set down by J. S. The Defendant pleads no Agreement was made ill Plea Aliter had it been to perform all Agreements 1 Rolls Rep. 430. King and Perseval Condition to perform an Award they awarded the 24th of March the Defendant to pay at Mich. following 20 l. The Defendant pleads the Plaintiffs Release of all Actions and Demands made to him the 10th of Apr. Per Cur. the Release is no Ba● of the Plaintiffs Action Aliter if had been a Deb● or Duty presently Cro. Jac. 300. Tynan and Bridges In Debt on Bond to perform an Award Defendant pleads no Award Plaintiff sets it forth which was that the Defendant should pay Mony and they give mutual Releases to the time
Executor the Release is void Aliter had the Obligation been joynt and several 1 Keb. 936. Scot and Littleton When two are joyntly bound in an Obligation tho' none of them is bound by himself yet none of them shall plead Non est factum for they had sealed and delivered it but he may plead in Abatement of the Writ and every of them is bound in the Entirety therefore if they two are sued and one appears and the other makes default and by process of Law he is Outlawed he which appeared shall be charged with the whole 5 Rep. 119. Whelpdale's Case The Defendant pleads he was bound simul cum R. G. to whom the Plaintiff had released all Actions the said first day of May that being the date in the Declaration The Plaintiff by Replication shewed that after the Obligation sealed by R. G. he released to him and after viz. the same day the Plaintiff sealed the Bond absque hoc quod simul tenetur cum R. G. The Plaintiff demurs this Release doth not discharge the Defendant And per Cur ' the Traverse is ill because R. G. was bound with the Defendant But because the Defendant had not taken advantage of it to shew it on Demurrer but confess'd it Judgment pro Querente Cro. Eliz. p. 161. Mannings and Townsend Against a Servant or Receiver GOdb sealed a Bill to E. T. thus Mem. that I have received of E. T. to the use of my Master c. the Sum of 40 l. to be paid at Michaelmass following E. T. brought an Action upon this Bill The Defendant demurs to the Declaration supposing that he receiving it as a Servant to anothers use he shall not be charged as a principal Debtor Per Cur ' The last Clause of the Bill is for payment of the Mony generally and doth not say to be repaid by his Master and so shall bind him that sealed it 1 Brownl Rep. 103. Talbot and Godbolt Of Actions and Suits Action brought before Cause of Action THe Writ was dated Mich. 30 Eliz. The Condition was if F. died before the Age of 21 years then if the Defendant caused an 100 l. to be paid to H. within three Months after the death of F. then c. F. died 30 Septemb. 30 Eliz. The Plaintiff hath no cause of Action as appeareth by the Record 1 Leon. 186. Woodshaw and Fulmerston Condition to pay an Annuity at Lady-day or within twenty days after Issue being joyned on a Collateral matter and found pro Quer ' It was moved in Arrest of Judgment that the Original was brought the 8th of April and he alledgeth the Breach to be Lady-day last past which was within the twenty days and so the Action brought before he had cause of Action Apparent fau● Cro. Eliz. 565. Blunden's Case After Verdict and Judgment it was assigned for Error that the Teste of the Original was before the day of payment in the Condition Judgment was reverst M●r● N. 776. Williams and Buckley Cro. Eliz. 325 mesme Case If there had been no Original it had been good after Verdict but this is not aided by Stat. 18 Eliz. Bill Filed before the Obligation dated the Record was amended Siderfin p. 252. Manning and Warren Joynder in Action Vid. supra sparsim Bond where suable BOnd made in Virginia in partibus transmarinis it may be sued in the Admiralty 2 Rol. Rep. 497. Tucker and Caps Vid. supra Et supra tit Pleading to the Jurisdiction Declarations PEr Stat. 6 R. 2. it s provided the Original shall not be laid in one County and the Declaration upon a Bond made in another County if so the Writ shall abate Therefore if one plead the Bond was made in another County than where it was alledged in the Declaration it s an ill plea Allen Hill 22 Car. p. 17. Shalmer and Slingsby In Debt on Bond the place of the making of the Obligation ought to be shewed in the Count but if the Defendant plead Duress or Acquittance by which he confesseth the Deed this makes the Count good 28 H. 8. Dyer 14. In Debt on Bond Annuity or Praecipe of a Rent-charge the place where the Deed bears date ought to be alledged Aliter of a Release of Lands or Rent for this is Executory upon the possession 5 H. 7.14 28 H. 8. Dyer 14. 14 H. 8.16 a. To be paid at his Mansion-house c. this may be paid at any place 3 Bulstr. 244. Meletine and Hall Surrey was in the Margent and the Defendant in the Declaration was named of D. in the County of Sussex and that he made that Obligation at D. in Geni pr●d and on Non est factum it was tryed in Surrey and Error assigned because Com' praed ' refers to the County last named Non allocutur for it shall have relation to the County where the Action is brought and that named in the Margent For the other County mentioned was by way of Recital and so it shall not relate thereto Cro. Eliz. 481. Shirly and S●c● vile Time A Declaration upon an Obligation made ultimo die Augusti upon Oyer of the Bond it bore Date the 19th of August The Defendant pleaded Non est factum the Jury found it his Deed and the Plaintiff had Judgment For the Count was not of the date but of the making and the Jury have found the Deed Hobart p. 249. Thorp and Taylor A Bill Filed before the Obligation dated the Record was amended in B. R. Siderfin p. 252. Manning and Warren An Obligation made to accord with the Indenture of Covenants in point of Time with Averment there was no other Indenture 3 Keb. 117. Countess of Falmouth Form of the Declaration IN the King's Bench it is said Sigillo suo sigillat ' but in the Common Pleas it is Per scriptum suum Obligatorium concessit se teneri c. without saying Sigillo suo sigillat ' delivery is never alledged and when it 's said Per scriptum suum Obligatorium all necessary Circumstances are intended to concur viz. Sealing and Delivery otherwise it is not a Writing Obligatory Cro. Eliz. fo 737. Penson and Hodges 2 Keb. 630. Cubitt and Green Three bring Debt and declare that the Mony was not paid to them and say not Nec alicui eor●m yet it 's good For payment to one is payment to all the Obligees Noy p. 69. Warner's Case Debt of 300 l. upon two Obligations dated 20 December to pay 150 l. c. and averred he had not paid it and did not say Nor any part of it yet good Winch p. 72. Foster's Case The Plaintiff declared that the Defendant such a day concessit se teneri c. profert hic in Curia scriptum praedictum quod debitum praed ' c. The Defendant demands Oyer of the Condition and pleads payment after a Verdict Judgment pro Querente It was assigned for Error because he doth not declare according to the usual Course Quod per scriptum suum
Weston versus Plowden Condition If the Defendant and his Wife should appear such a day at the Palace Court c. The Defendant upon Oyer pleads That he himself did appear at the day prout patet per Record ' and that he was not Married at the time of the Obligation nor ever after Per Cur. it 's no Plea for he is estopped to deny that he had a Wife Allen p. 13. Paine and Shelltrop Recital in a Bond is an Estoppel to say the contrary but if Issue be tried contrary it 's good As Non damnif pleaded in Debt on Bond with Condition to pay for Meat Drink c. The Plaintiff replies Quod hospitavit on which the Defendant takes Issue quod non hospitavit and Ruled good after Verdict 1 Keb. p. 344. Holt and Harder Debt on Bond to perform Covenants specified in an Indenture betwixt A. and B. The Defendant pleads there was no Covenants Per Cur. this being generally of all is well Contra If it were to perform any certain Covenants but the party is estopt to say there is no Indenture but he must set forth the Indenture it self But the Plaintiff shewing the Indenture if any Covenants be therein the Jury must find for the Plaintiff 1 Keb. p. 381. Brazier and Acton Condition That a Stranger shall release all his Right to the Plaintiff The Defendant pleads that the Stranger had no Right The Plaintiff demurs Per Cur. he is estopt and the Plaintiff must release whether he have Right or no 2 Keb. p. 471. Doughty and Neale Debt on Sheriff Bond to appear in B. R. according to custom at the Suit of M. in Debt The Defendant pleads there is no such custom in B. R. to appear to an Ac etiam Billa He is estopt to plead this 3 Keb. 160. Forth and Ward versus Walker Condition to pay and satisfie out of the Profits of the Coal-Mines clear The Defendant pleads there were no clear Profits The Defendant is not estopt by the Bond to plead this being general 3 Keb. p. 466. Howard and Wych Condition to pay a Legacy devised by the Last Will of J. S. The Defendant pleads it 's true J. S. did by his Last Will give the said Legacy but saith that J. S. did revoke that Last Will and after died and by the later left nothing to the Plaintiff Demurs because being intended a Bond made after the death of J. S. the Defendant is estopt by the Condition of the Bond to say there was no such Last Will especially no time of either Will being mentioned Which the Court Agreed And if the Bond were before J. S. died the Defendant hath undertaken and must pay it at his peril 3 Keb. 303. Bachwell and Barjew Mod. Rep. 113. Condition to pay Mony yearly according to the form and effect of the Indenture made between the Plaintiff and Defendant The Defendant pleads there was no such Indenture He is estopt to plead so 1 Brownl 57. Fitch and Bissye The Defendant was obliged to make an Obligation to appear in B. R. at a day prefixed in the Writ The Defendant pleads there was no day prefixed in the Writ for his Appearance He is estopt to plead thus 1 Brownl 91. Andrews and Robins If a man be bound to pay an hundred Pounds that J. S. owes to him he cannot plead that J. S. doth not owe him 100 l. Per VVilliams in Andrews's Case 1 Brownl 41. Condition to perform things for which he was bound in a Recognizance He is concluded to plead that he is not bound in any Recognizance 2 Rep. 33. Doddington 1 Rol. Rep. 83. Fletcher and Farrer Condition was That if the Defendant do not commence and prosecute any Suit in any Court Spiritual or Temporal against the said A his Wife but shall from henceforth during the Natural life of him and A. his Wife use and maintain the said A. as his lawful Wife to all intents that then c. The Defendant pleads he had not brought any Action c. after the Obligation and that before the said A. was married to him she was married to J. S. who is yet alive for which cause he cannot maintain and use the said A. as his lawful Wife Upon which he Demurs Per Cur. The material part of the Condition did consist in the first part and the Defendant having pleaded an issuable Plea to that it 's not material if he plead to the Later part or not And if his Justification be insufficient the Plaintiff ought not to have demurred upon it But the Court held the Justification good and he is not Estopped to plead the special Matter of her former Marriage because she is called Wife in the Condition for he may confess and avoid it For she may be his Wife to some purposes but not to use her as his lawful Wife Mo. N. 652. Phratt and Planner One is bound to J. S. to enfeoff him of the Manor of D. in Debt upon this Bond he shall not say he had not such a Manor of D. Aliter if one be bound to enfeoff me of all his Lands in such a County 21 Ed. 4.54 b. Pleadings IN treating on this I shall lay down some general Rules and Diversities and apply cases thereunto and afterwards speak of special Pleas as Acceptance Release Payment c. and particularly how and where Non est factum may be pleaded and also of Foreign Pleas. Though in all the precedent Cases I have had an Eye still to the Pleadings under the proper Titles and shall make reference thereto as occasion shall be As to the Rules of Pleading I shall consider Of Pleading or Performance generally and where it must be pleaded specially and particularly In what cases it must be shewed how and where performed and done Of the Certainty of Pleading and where it must be pleaded according to the express words of the Condition or Covenant and where further than the express words Of the partes Placitorum I shall observe some diversities which will better be understood in the application of the following Cases Qui bene distinguit bene docet 1. There is diversity between Pleading in the Negative and in the Affirmative 2. Between Pleading to Negative Covenants and to Affirmative Covenants 3. Between a Condition precedent and subsequent 4. Between a Condition to do a Collateral act as to make a Feoffment render Account c. and where it is to pay Mony 5. Where the Mony in the Condition is a collateral Sum and where it is parcel of the Obligation 6. Between a Condition Copulative and Disjunctive 7. Between payment or performance by or to a Stranger and payment or performance by the Obligor to the Obligee 8. Where an Obligation is void and where voidable 9. Between a delivery to the party himself and delivery as an Escrow 10. Between acts to be done by a Condition which are Transitory or Local 11. Between a Condition void against Common Law or Stature Law 12.
762. Cantor and Hurtwel Bond to collect all the Amerciaments he Pleads he collected all and good being in the Affirmative aliter if the Condition be of matter of Record as to be Non-suit in all the Kings Courts 2 H. 7.15 a. 4 H. 7.12 b. Certainty THe express certainty regularly ought to be pleaded according to the express words of the Condition and to shew the performance 15 Eliz. Dyer 318. vid. Kel p. 60. Covenant in a Lease that he hath full Power and Authority to Demise the Land Lessee brought an Action on this Covenant it sufficeth him to say the Lessor had not full Power and lawful Authority and this Assignment of breach is good for he persues the words of the Covenant Negative and the Lessee is a stranger to the Lessors Title and therefore the Defendant ought to shew what Estate he had in this Land tempore dimissionis by which it may appear to the Court he had full Power and lawful Authority to Demise 9 Rep. 60 61. Bradshaws Case A Man is bound in the Copulative that he and his Assigns persolverent omnia onera He ought to Plead that he and his Assigns have done this 28 H. 8 Dyer 27. b. Condition to pay 10 l. within six Months after the Marriage of the Plaintiff the Defendant Pleads the Plaintiff was not Married the Plaintiff replies he was Married Defendant demurs because it doth not appear but the Defendant hath paid the 10 l. Adjudged for the Defendant he ought to answer the Condition Aliter after Verdict Siderfin p. 340. in Hayman and Gerards Case Though it be a good Plea regularly to the Condition of a Bond to persue the words of the Condition and to shew the performance Yet Coke said there was another Rule that he ought to Plead in certainty the time and place and manner of the performance of the Condition so as a certain Issue may be taken As Condition to pay 30 l. to H. S. J. S. and A. S. tam cito as they should come to the Age of 21 years The Defendant Pleads he paid those sums tam cito as they came to Age The Plaintiff Demurs because it s not shewed when they came of Age and the certain time of the payment It s an ill Plea So if the Condition be for performance of Legacies in such a Will he Pleads performance generally not shewing the Will nor what the Legacies are Cro. Jac. 359 360. Hally and Carpenter If I am bound to enfeoff you of all the Acres in such a Fine and I shew the Record of the Fine and averr that I have enfeofft you this is good But if it be of Acres in Middlesex he ought to shew the Acres in certain 28 H. 8. Dyer 28. Conditions to deliver all Writings concerning such Lands it s a good Plea to say generally that he has delivered all the Writings Doct. placitandi 62.4 H. 7.12 vid. pluis for Conditions performed pleaded generally and not shewing the certainty 12 H. 8.6 b. Sir John Cutts Case 12 H. 7.14 b. In pleading Negatively he ought to Traverse all the Condition as if a Man be bound to pay for so much Bread as the Defendant shall deliver at the common Hall whensoever he shall be requsted by C. he shall say he was not requested by C. to pay to him any Mony for any Bread delivered at the Common Hall c. 4 H. 7.12 Where the Party is bound with Condition to warrant Land the Defendant shall say expressly that he had warranted the Land for pacificè gavisus is no Plea 30 H. 8. Dyer 42. Condition was if neither J. S. nor J. B. nor J. G. did not disturb the Plaintiff in his possession of the said Lands by any indirect means but by due course of Law then c. The Defendant Pleads that neither J. S. nor J. B. nor J. G. did disturb the Plaintiff by any indirect means but by due course of Law Q. if it be not a Negative Pregnant i. e. a Negative which implies an Affirmative Not disturbed by any indirect means such a Plea had been good or not disturbed contra formam conditionis Adjurn ' If I am bound I shall not go out of Westminster Hall till night but tarry in the Hall till night or that I will not return to Serjants Iun the direct way but by St. Giles in an Action brought on that Bond I may plead in totidem verbis 2 Leon. p. 197. Dighton and Clark Where a certain Duty accrews by the Deed at the beginning as by a Covenant Bill or Obligation to pay Mony this ought to be avoided by a matter of as high a nature viz. by Deed vid. suprà tit ' Accord pleaded and 9 Rep. 78. Peytoes Case Sometimes matter un fair shall avoid an Obligation as well as a matter in Writing as to say the Feme was Covert de Baron c. 4 H. 7.15 The Defendant Pleads after the Mony became due he and the Plaintiff did by parol submit to an Award and sets forth the Award and performance per tender Per Cur. it s an ill Plea Submission by parol cannot discharge a Debt by Specialty Stiles 350. Ludding and White Coxal and Sharp 1 Keb. 937. Inter alia a Bond may be put in Arbitrament yet in such case the Arbitrament cannot be pleaded in Bar of the Obligation Q. if the party hath his remedy on the promise to perform the Arbitrament A Bond inter alia may be Arbitrated and mixt with other things And where the Award is good the party must resort to Action thereon 2 Keb. p. 734. Morris and Creech A Special Plea in Bar is always to be answered with a Special Replication in the point Whereas such a Mortgage was made of such Land to J. S. c. if therefore the said Land at the day be redeemed and discharged from all Tithes c. the Defendant Pleads the Close was not Mortgaged to J. S. The Plaintiff replies it was Mortgaged he need not alledge it was not redeemed J. S. is bound to Marry the Daughter of B. at Easter next J. S. Pleads in Bar she died before Easter it s a good Replication to say she was living at Easter day without saying he had not Married her Yelv. p. 24. Bayly and Taylor Vid. good Learning as to this Rule supra Titulo Assignment of a Breach In Monox and Warleys Case It was taken as a Rule that the Replication ought to contain sufficient Cause of Action and sufficient Breach of the Condition or else the Plaintiff shall not have Judgment altho' the Issue be found for him as in Debt on Bond against A. and B. A. Pleads Non est factum B. Pleads the Release of the Plaintiff and it s found the Deed of A. and the Plaintiff hath Released to B. The Plaintiff shall never have Judgment for upon the Verdict it appears he hath no Cause of Action 2 Leon. p. 100. Pleas in Abatement IN Debt on Bond the Defendant demands
that the Mony was demanded 1 Brownl p. 71. After Imparlance in Debt sur Bond the Defendant shall be received to plead he was always ready to pay Winch. p. 4. Doct. placitandi 388 389. A Bond to pay 500 l. The Defendant pleads after Imparlance Tender at the day place and that none was there to receive it and that he is yet ready to pay The Plaintiff demurs because he doth not plead touts temps prist and although he tendered it at the day whereby he saved it for the time yet if he doth not plead touts temps prist it shall be intended he hath forfeited his Obligation Q. If it be a good Plea Vid. Cro. Jac. p. 617. Steward and Coles The Defendant pleads Tender at the day and Touts temps prist The Plaintiff received the principal sum in Court and Judgment to acquit the Defendant of the sum received And the Plaintiff to have Damages alledgeth a demand of the Mony from the Defendant and thereupon it was demurred and Adjudged against the Plaintiff For if the Plaintiff would have Damages he ought not to receive the Mony but to suffer it to remain in Court for after Judgment Quod eat inde sine die no Issue can be taken Cro. Jac. 126. Harrold and Clothworthy Cro. El. p. 73. Allen and Andrews where he need not plead Uncore prist where an Obligation is made and afterwards a Defeazance is made thereof if he pay a lesser sum c. he needs not say Touts temps prist for by the Tender he was discharged of all Cro. Eliz. 755. Cotton's Case Debt on Bill to pay 50 l. on demand and on Non-payment the Defendant to pay 100 l. Action is brought for the 100 l. The Defendant pleads there was no demand The Plaintiff demurs and per Cur. the Action is a demand of the 50 l. but no cause to forfele the 100 l. But the Defendant should have pleaded tender of the 100 l. and Uncore prist But on Bond on Award to pay on demand being Collateral it s lost sans demand therefore no Uncore prist need be But where the Condition of an Obligation is to pay on demand that is a distinct Deed from the Bond and there is no Title to the Forfeiture sans demand but the Debt of 50 l. here is not lost per not demanding 3 Keb. 577. Remsee and Rutter Condition was that whereas the Defendant was Executor to M. D. that if the Defendant should perform fulfil c. the Will of M.D. in all Points and Articles according to the true intent and meaning thereof that then c. and pleaded further that the same M. by his Will bequeathed to J. S. 3 l. He pleads as to the said 3 l. he is and always was ready to pay the same to J. S. if he had demanded it The Plaintiff Demurs Per Cur. the Plea is well For this Obligation the Condition being general to perform the Will had not altered the nature of the payment of the Legacy but the same remains in such manner as before payable sur Request and not at the peril of the Defendant 1 Leon. p. 17. Fringe and Lewis A. is bound to B. to pay 10 l. to C. and A. teners to C. he refuseth the Bond is forfeited for the Obligor having taken upon him to pay it his Refusal cannot satisfie the Condition So to enfeoff a Stranger and he offers to enfeoff him and the Stranger refuseth the Obligation is forfeit Aliter if the Feoffment had been by the Condition to be made to the Obligee or to any other for his benefit or behoof there tender and refusal shall save the Bond. But if A. be bound to B. with Condition that C. shall enfeoff D. if C. tender and D. refuseth the Obligation is saved for the Obligor hath undertaken to do no act but that a Stranger shall enfeoff a Stranger Co. Lit. 209. a. Non est factum In what cases Non est factum is a good Plea and in what cases and where a special Non est factum may be found IN every case where the Obligation is void he shall conclude Non est factum As a Feme Covert shall plead Non est factum for its void by her So where a Deed is razed or interlined so where the Obligor was not Lettered Otherwise where the Deed is only voidable for there he shall shew the Special Matter and conclude Judgment si actio 1 H. 7.15 Downe's Case As an Infant pleads at the time of making the Bond he was within Age he shall not conclude issint Non est factum but Judgment si actio When the Deed is voidable and so remains at the time of the Pleading as in case of Sealing a Bond by an Infant or Duress here he cannot plead Non est factum but it must be avoided by Special Pleading with conclusion of Judgment si actio 5 Rep. 119. Whelpdale's Case When an Obligation or other Writing is by Act of Parliament enacted to be void the party who is bound cannot plead Non est factum but must plead this Special Matter and conclude Judgment si actio As on Bond made to the Sheriff against 23 H. 6. cap. 10. or a Bond made against the Statute of Usury 5 Rep. 119. Whelpdale's Case Hob. p. 72 166. In all cases when the Obligation was once a Deed and after before Action brought becomes no Deed either by razure addition or other alteration of the Deed or by breaking off the Seal In these cases the Defendant may safely plead Non est factum for at the time of the Plea which is in the Present Tense it was not his Deed 5 Rep. 119. Whelpdale's Case If the Condition of an Obligation be altered or interlined this shall avoid the Obligation as well as the Condition Aliter in a Defeazance 28 H. 8. Dyer 27. b. In Debt on Bond The Special Verdict was That the Defendants were bound to the Plaintiff being Sheriff in 60 l. Noverint nos c. teneri B. Winchcombe Armig ' in 60 l. c. with Condition to appear and after the Delivery these words Vic' Com' Oxon ' were interlined without Notice or Command of the Plaintiff Et utrum factum praedict ' sit factum praedict ' Henrici and Resolv'd per Cur. 1. When a lawful Deed is razed by which it becomes void the Obligor may plead Non est factum and give the Matter in Evidence for at the time of the Plea pleaded it is not his Deed. 2. When any Deed is altered in a Point material by the Plaintiff himself or by any Stranger without the privity of the Obligee be it by addition razing interlineation or tractation of a Pen through the midst of any Material word by this the Deed becomes void As if one be bound in 10 l. and after Sealing 10 l. is added to make it 20 l. it s void So if the Obligee himself alter the Deed by any of the said ways though it
Mony in lieu of a Joynture 3 Cl. g. 308. To save harmless where one attorns Tenant with a Covenant to grant a Lease when the Premisses are setled in the Obligee Id. 157. To procure a Lease for years in consideration of a Sum of Mony given Cl. V. m. 387. To repay mony on misliking of a Bargain Id. 396. Other Special Conditions TO maintain one for life Fidel. 24. If a mans Wife shall out-live her Husband not having Issue of her Body and that the Husband shall have received 300 l. her Portion that the Wife shall make her Will of 100 l. and that the Executor of the Baron shall pay it according to the Will Id. 25. A Condition that one nor his Family shall become chargeable to a Town Id. 26. Sh. Presid c. 4. Sect. 27. A Condition where a man is to marry a Woman Widow who was Executor to her former Husband that the party which is to marry shall pay 100 l. to one of her Children according to the Will of her former Husband Fidel. 23. A Condition to pay 200 l. within two Months after one shall use the Trade of a Barber Id. 35. That whereas three are bound to J. for several Sums of Mony if any of the Obligors die before the same shall be due that the survivor will upon request become bound with new Sureties for such of the Mony as shall be then due Id. 36. That whereas one as Factor to two men takes Goods to sell and after sale of them doth account with one of the parties and with the Assignee of the other and payeth the Mony remaining of the Sale to the one Partner and to the Assignee of the other who makes several Acquittances to the Factor that they will free him from all Actions c. to be brought against him by the other Id. 37. Cl. Vad. m. 530. 1 Cl. guide 17 186. 2d Part 188. A Condition for an Apprentices Truth and to restore what shall appear on Proof imbezelled Fidel. 30. Shep. Presid cap. 4. sect 17. If the Obligee deliver to the Obligor a true Note of such Mony as he owes for Wares and to whom the same is owing that the Obligors will pay all such Sums Fidel. 33. That whereas one is lawfully assigned Guardian to an Infant by the Commissary for the recovering and receiving of a portion of Goods and hath received of the Register 5 l. Decreed by the Commissary to the Infant that at the age of the Infant the Guardian shall pay to the Infant the 5 l. and shall save and keep harmless the Bishop Commissary and Register Idem 40. A Condition to be entred in Chancery upon the taking out a Commission of Bankrupcy Id. 34. This Bond to be entred in to the Chancellor A Condition that whereas an Administrator hath delived into the hands of the Guardian of an Infant 800 l. that the Infant at her full age shall give an Acquittance to the Admistrator c. Id. 34. Bond from the Creditor to save the Commissioners harmless Id. 171. Condition not to release a Statute Compleat Cl. 314. Not to revoke a Letter of Attorny made by the Obligor Id. ib. Bond for the good Behaviour Id. 315. Not to sue for Lands or Goods Id. 316. Not to claim a Child's part Id. ib. For the Truth of an hired Servant Compleat Clerk 317. For delivery of Wheat Id. 318. That one shall account for and pay the Proceed of Mony lent to Trade with Idem 319. Not to release a Letter of Attorney Id. ibid. That a man shall leave to his Wife at his death so many Goods Id. 320. Not to impeach an Extent Id. ib. To deliver Writings up upon payment of a sum of Mony Id. ib. That the Obligor shall justifie such Actions as the Obligee shall commence Idem 322. That a Bayliff of an Hundred shall duly execute his Office Id. 323. A Condition in case of Divorce or Separation where the man and wives Friends are bound for not intermedling one with another Id. 327. That a Woman Divorced shall not make claim to her Husbands Lands or Goods Id. ibid. To make a General Release Id. 330. To procure a Surety to seal a Bond Idem 331. To redeem a Pawn by a day or lose it Id. 331. For payment of Mony to Orphans Idem 332. To save harmless Shepherds Presid c. 4. sect 17. To keep a Child Id. c. 4. s 17. To make a Joynture Id. ib. To lay out a Marriage-Portion Idem cap. 3. sect 40. To repay part of it if she dye Id. ib. To give Dyet Id. ib. c. 4. s 17. To leave so much to his Wife Idem cap. 3. sect 40. That his Wife shall have leave to make a Will Id. ib. That if he sell her Land he shall buy as much again Id. ib. That if Land be not of such a Value it shall be made up Id. ib. To give so much by his Will Id. ib. To perform a Will Id. c. 3. To procure a Release Id. c. 3. s 39. To keep or breed up a Child Id. c. 3. sect 36 40. A Condition to make an Apprentice free of the City of London at the end of his Apprenticeship 1 Cl. guide 34. A Condition for the Truth of an Apprentice and to restore the value of all such Goods as by Proof shall appear he hath imbezelled Id. 2●4 A Condition to ackowledge satisfaction on a Judgment 2 Cl. g. 90. A Condition to find one his Dyet by the year 1 Cl. g. 158. A Condition to discharge the Church warden and Parishioners of a Bastard Child 1 Clerks guide 158. To save harmless from a Recognizance taken for ones Appearance Id. 164. To save one harmless for the Bailing of one in two several Actions Id. ib. A Condition concerning Marriage Idem 16. To deliver Hay and Oats at a day Idem 161. from Legacies Id. 189. To justifie all such Actions as shall be commenced by reason of a Letter of Attorny Id. 197. Condition to save harmless from a Letter of Attorny Id. 199. Condition not to molest or sue for any Matter or Cause before past ● Clerks guide 86. To seal a Counter-part by a day Cl. guide 190. To deliver an Obligation by a day Idem 191. Condition where Mony is given by a Will to a Wife and her Children and the Mony being paid by the Executors to the Husband to be employed for their benefit the Husband is bound to employ it well Id. 194. A Condition to save harmless an Executor he not medling with the Executorship Id. 195. A Condition to discharge an Executor from an Orphans Portion in London being received without consent 1 Cl. g. 196. To justifie all such Actions as shall be commenced by reason of the Assignment of a Bill Obligatory Id. 197. ●ondition for the Truth of an hired Servant Id. ib. Condition to discharge Executors from the payment of Legacies to Non-ages Idem 198. To save harmless from a Letter of Attorny Id.
Judgment of the Bill for that the Plaintiff in the Obligation was named J. Thorny de F. in Com. N. Armig ' and in the Declaration was named J. Thorny Armig. and no more Respond ouster awarded Cro. Eliz. 312. Thornough and Disney After Imparlance one cannot plead in Abatement of the Writ Stiles 187. Weston and Plowden Per Stat. 6 R. 2. c. 2. it 's provided that the Original shall not be laid in one County and the Declaration upon a Bond made in another County if so the Writ shall abete But it s no good Plea to say that the Bond was made in another County than where it s alledg'd in the Declaration Allen p. 17. Shalmer and Slingsby If the Defendant pleads a Plea in Abatement as in Debt upon Bond that another was joyntly bound with him who is in full life not named and concludes in Bar Judgment shall be final against him Siderfin p. 189. Burden and Ferrars Debt on Obligation against the Defendant Knight and Baronet The Defendant pleads he never was a Knight in Abatement No Amendment granted but in Nil Cap. per Billam awarded because tho' the Defendant after Bail put in by himself generally he cannot plead in Abatement yet when the Bai is Special or put in by another he may plead in by Abatement Judgment pro Def. 2 Keb. 824. Sir William Hicks's Case Pleads that the Plaintiff puis darrein continuance was made a Baronet Cro. Car. p. 104. Simon Bennet A Plea may be a good Plea in Abatement though it contain Matter that goes in Bar Med. Rep. 214. In Debt sur Oblig ' against J. S. de S. it 's a good Plea to say that there are two Vills S. within the County and none without Addition 14 H. 6.8 a. In Debt sur Bond. The Defendant pleads that after the Writ purchased the Plaintiff had received parcel and shews the Acquittance the Writ shall abate in the whole and notwithstanding it 's a good Plea in bar as to this part Doctrina placitandi p. 5. Vide pluis in titulo Payment infra Payment of parcel pendant le Suite Two bring Debt on Obligation the Defendant pleads the Obligation was made to them and to one B. and that they three had an Action of Debt depending against him and demands Judgment si actio Demur And because the Obligation was made to two upon which they counted it cannot be intended an Obligation made to three and if it be a Plea it 's in Abatement of the Writ and not in Bar. Judgment pro Querente Cro. Eliz. Isham's Case Debt against J. S. de D. Yeoman It 's no Plea to say there are two J. S. of D. Yeom Sen. and Jun. and none without addition For the Action accords with the Obligation which is J. S. de D. Yeoman without distinction 9 H. 7.21 Pleas after Imparlance IN Debt on an Obligation the Defendant imparles till next Term after he may plead that the Plaintiff is Outlawed For the King shall have the Debt on Bond. Aliter in Trespass or Debt or simple Contract 16 Ed. 4.4 a. per Bryan Debt against J. S. de D. The Defendant imparles he may after say by Attorny Upper D. and Nether D. and none without addition 18 Ed. 4.9 21 Ed. 4.1 b. contr Variance between the Obligation and the Writ may be pleaded after Imparlance in another Term for the Bond always remains in Court but after Imparlance Variance between the Testament and Letters of Administration shall not be pleaded for the Testament shall be but once shewed in Court 36 H. 6. 32 33. 38 H. 6.2 19 H. 6.7 The Defendant Imparles till another Term and then he pleads Tender of the Mony at the day and place and that no person was there to receive it and that he is now ready and saith not Touts temps prist yet it 's a good Plea For he had excused himself of the Forfeiture by this Plea and no Estoppel shall be by the Imparlance to plead that he is now ready Doct. placitand 388 389. In Debt on Bond the Defendant imparles Specially scil salvis omnibus omnimodis advantagiis and after he pleads the priviledge of the Exchequer that he was Surveyor there Per Cur. he cannot plead so Siderfin p. 318. Trussel and Maddin 2 Keb. 103. A Plea in Abatement ought to be pleaded before Imparlance As the Defendant to Debt on Bond appears and imparles and after Imparlance pleads that he is Earl of Nova Albion in Ireland and ought to be impleaded by that Name Stiles p. 187. Weston and Plowden After Imparlance the Defendant pleaded in Abatement that one Vincent not named sealed c. It 's no Plea after Imparlance and a Respond ' u●ster awarded 2 Keb. 795. Putt and Nosworthy Debt for 300 l. The Defendant after a general Imparlance demands Oyer and pleads Specially it was but for 30 l. Non allocatur after general Imparlance then the Defendant pleaded Non est factum which was the proper Plea in the Case 1 Brownl p. 70. It was Ruled that after Imparlance in Debt upon Bond the Defendant shall be received to plead that he was always ready to pay tho' 13 Eliz. 306. Dyer seems contrary and was so urged Replicatio Querentis That the Defendant ought not to be admitted to plead a Variance between the Declaration and the Bond in abatement after Imparlance general Modus Intrandi p. 200. Obligations Pleadings Acceptance Coneord COndition to deliver twenty Quarters of Wheat The Defendant pleads that pendente billa the Plaintiff had accepted fifteen Quarter and demands Judgment of the Bill No Plea for it 's Collateral and not parcel of the Sum contained in the Obligation and if it be a Plea it is in bar and not in abatement Cro. M. 33 54 El. Stone versus Radish Issue is taken that he had not accepted now though it s no Plea and so no Issue yet it s helped by the Statute of Jeofails and the Plaintiff had Judgment Cro. El. p. 260. M. 33 34 El. Andrews and Kinck Debt pro. 7 l. the Defendant pleads solvit ad diem The Jury find 50 s. parcel of it paid and that the Defendant then delivered to the Plaintiff certain Hats to the value of the residue which he accepted It was Adjudged against the Defendant for this is no payment he might have pleaded it specially Cro. M. 35 36 El. Tiblethorp and Hunt Debt fur single Bill The Defendant pleads he enfeoffed the Plaintiff of Lands in satisfaction of that Debt The Plaintiff demurs Per Cur. it 's a naughty Plea to a single Bill otherwise had it been upon a Bond with a Condition to pay Mony 1 Brownl 70. Glyver and Lease Debt sur Bond The Defendant pleads another Bond given to the Plaintiff in satisfaction of that Bond and acceptance at the day of payment Ill Plea for one chose in Action cannot be given in satisfaction of another unless it were payable at a day before the