the wrong but that the said Bill shall remaine alwayes of record to their infamy and here no murther or piracy can be punished upon any Bill exhibited in English but he ought to have beene indicted and therefore he hath not onely mistaken the Court but also the nature of exhibiting the Bill hath not appearance of any ordinary course of justice but no action lyes upon an appeale of murder returnable in the Common Bench for though the Writ is not returned before competent Judges who may doe justice yet 't is in nature of a lawfull Suite namely by Writ of appeale wherefore judgement was given for the Plaintiffe And in a Writ of error in the Chequer Chamber brought by Wood 't was resolved that Sir R. B. might have had a good action but here because the action was not upon the Bill exhibited at Westminster but because he said in the County of S. that his Bill was true In auditu quamplurimorum without expressing the said matters in particular so that it was not any Slaunder judgement was reversed Stanhopp and Bliths Case 27. of the Queene fo 15. MAster Stanhopp who was a surveyor of the Dutchy and had divers Offices and was a justice of peace Hath but one Mannor and that he hath gotten by swearing and forswearing Resolved that the action doth not lye for they are too generall and words which charge any one in an action in which damages shall be recovered ought to have convenient certainty and he doth not charge the Plaintiffe with swearing c. and he may recover a Mannor by swearing c. yet not procuring or assenting to it Resolved if one charge another that he hath forsworne himselfe no action lyes First because he may be forsworne in usuall communication Quia benignior sensus in verbis generalibus seu dubijs est praeferenda Secondly it is an usuall word of passion and choller as also to call another a Villaine a Rogue or Varlet these and such like will not mayntaine Action Boni judicis interest lites derimere But if one say to another that he is perjured or that he hath forsworne himselfe in such a Court c. For these words an Action will lye Hext Justice of Peace against Yeomans 27. of the Queene fo 15. FOr my ground in H. Hext seekes my life and if I could finde one J. H. I doe not doubt but within two dayes to arrest Hext for suspicion of felony Adjudged that no action lyes for the first words 1. Because he may seeke his life lawfully upon just cause and his land may be holden of him 2. 'T is too generall and the Law inflicts no punishment for seeking of his life but adjudged that the action lyes for the last words for for suspicion of felony he shall be imprisoned and his life in question Birchleys case 27. 28. of the Queene fo 16. THe Defendant said to B. Clerke of the Kings Bench and sworne to deale duely without corruption you are well knowne to be a corrupt man and to deale corruptly Adjudged that the action lyes 1. Because the words Ex causa dicendi imply that he hath dealt corruptly in his profession Et sermo relatus ad personam intelligi debet de conditione personae 1. This touches the Plaintiffe in his oath 2. The words Scandalize him in the duty of his profession by which he gets his living Skinner of London said that Manwood was a corrupt Judge adjudged actionable Resolved in this case that if the precedent parlance had beene that B. was a usurer or executor of another and would not performe the will and upon this the Defendant had spoken the words following no action would lye Weaver and Caridens case 37. of the Queene fo 16. AAjudged that no action lyes for saying that the Plaintiffe was detected for perjury in the Starre-chamber for an honest man may be detected but not convicted Stuckley and Bulheads case 44. and 45. of the Queene fo 16. ADjudged that an action lyes for saying Master St. he was a Justice of peace covereth and hideth felonies and is not worthy to be a Justice of peace for this is against his oath and his office and a good cause to put him out of Commission and for that he may be indicted and fined Snagg and Gees case 39. of the Queene fo 16. THou hast killed my wife and art a traytor Adjudged that the action will not lye for the wife was in life as appeared in the Declaration and so the words vaine and no scandall otherwise if shee had beene dead Eaton and Allens case 40. of the Queene fo 16. HE is a brabler and a quarreller for he gave his Champion counsell to make a Deed of gift of his goods to kill me and then to fly out of the Country but God preserved me Resolved that the action will not lye for the purpose without act is not punishable and though he may be punished for such conspiracy in the Star-chamber yet this is by the absolute power of the Court not by ordinary course of Law Observe well this case and the cause and reason of this Judgement Anne Davies case 35. of the Queene fo 16. THe Defendant said to B. a Suitor to the Plaintiffe and with whom there was neare an agreement of marriage I know Davies daughter well she did dwell in Cheapside and a Grocer did get her with childe and the Plaintiffe declared that by reason thereof the said B. refused to take her to wife Resolved the action lyes for a woman is punishable for a Bastard by 18. of the Queene ca. 3. And though that fornication c. is not examinable by our Law because done in secret and uncomely openly to be examined yet the having a Bastard is apparant and examinable by the said Act. Resolved if the Plaintiffe had been charged with nude incontinency onely the action lyes for the ground of the action is temporall viz. the defeating of her advancement in marriage By Popham an action lyes for saying that a woman Inholder had a great infectious disease by which shee loses her guests Banister and Banisters case 25. of the Queene Resolved that an action lyes for saying to the sonne and heire that he was a Bastard for this tends to his disinherison but resolved if the Defendant pretend that the Plaintiffe is a Bastard and he himselfe right heire no action lyes and this the Defendant may shew by way of barre Jeames case 41. 42. of the Queene fo 17. THe Defendant said to B. Hang him innuendo praedict J he is full of the pox innuendo the French pox c. Resolved two things are requisite to have an action for slander 1. That the person scandalized be certaine 2. That the scandall be apparent by the words themselves And therefore if a man says that one of the servants of B. is a notorious felon or traytor an action lyes not if he have more servants and innuendo cannot make it certain
Baspoles Case 7. Jac. fo 97. F. And B. put themselves in Arbitrament for all demands Suites so as the aforesaid award be delivered in Writing c. at the Feast of Saint James the Arbitrator awards that B. shall pay 22. l. to F. B. refuseth to pay F. brings Debt upon the bond to stand to the award and good 1. Resolved that the award was of both parts for the one was to pay money and the other to discharge the Debt 2. Resolved that whereas the Plaintiffe saith that the award was made De premissis which untill the contrary be shewed shall be intended of all when the submission is generall an award of part is good for otherwise the parties may conceale one thing and make the award void but if it be of diverse things in speciall Ita quod arbitrium fiat de premissis an award of part is voyd but good without such conclusion so if two of one part and one of the other part submit themselves arbitrament betweene one of the one part and another of the other part is good Sir Richard Lechfords Case fo 99. TEnant by copy in fee where there is a custome that the heire after the death of his auncestor within three Courts and Proclamations made shall be barred if he claimed not dyes his heire beyond the Seas untill three Courts and Proclamations passe and returnes and claimeth to be admitted he is not barred no more then by Non-claime upon a fine Ergo this custome shall be construed if he be within the realm of full age c. but if he goe over the seas after the death of his auncestor he shall be barred as in case of a fine 2. Resolved although he was not in the Kings service this is not to the purpose because by intendment he cannot have notice But a Mulier puisne over the Seas shall be barred by the dying seised of the Bastard Eigne for the right of the Mulier is barred and the Bastard is made Mulier although that a discent of the disseisor of a rent or thing which lyeth in grant barreth not the disseisee yet if a Bastard eigne dye seised of it this barres the Mulier If two Daughters whereof one is a Bastard eigne enters and dyes before or after partition the Mulier is barred Otherwise if two Daughters and one of them had no collour of partition if Bastard eigne dye in the life of his Father having issue who enters after the death of the Father and dyeth seised having issue Quaere if the Mulier be barred mulier is barred by discent before entry of the Sonne of the Bastard eigne as if issue be in Ventre sa mere or the Wife of the Bastard indowed John Talbots Case 7. Jaco in Second deliverance fo 102. LOrd and Tenant by Homage Fealty and Herriot service of 50. acres the Tenant infeoffeth the Lord of three acres and after infeoffeth the Plaintiffs father of three other acres parcell c. who dieth the Lord distreineth for Herriot the Plaintiffe brings replevin and good 1. All intire services to render an intire Chattell of profit or pleasure by alienation of part shall be multiplied and by purchase of part by the Lord extinct 2. Personall services for the publique good which are intire as Chivalry Homage and Fealty shall be multiplyed and not extinct 3. Other personall services as Butler Sewer c. shall not be multiplied but shall be exinct So of a personall office and mannuall labour 2. There is no diversity betweene an intire Chattell be it annuall or not as if it be to render a Horse every five yeare by purchase of part it shall be extinct 3. If the Father of the Plaintiffe had been first infeoffed and then the Lord the Herriot had remained because there the Father of the Plaintiffe held by a severall Herriot before the Lord was infeoffed 4. But Herriot custome by purchase of part is not extinct Doctor Bonhams Case 7. Jacobi fo 114. THe President and Censors of the Colledge of Physitians in L. by colour of Letters Patents of H. 8. and the Statutes of 14. H. 8. and 1. Mar. fined and Imprisoned Doctor Bonham for practising of Physicke in L without their allowance the fine to be paid to them and also for contempt made to the Colledge whereupon he brings false imprisonment and adjudged for the Plaintiffe 1. Whither a Doctor of one University or other be within the act 2. Admitting that he is whither he be within the exception in 14. H. 8. Justice Daniell held that such a Doctor was not within the body of the Act and if he were yet he is within the Exception but Warburton econtra for both points Cooke spake not to them but they all agreed that the Action was maintainable for two other points 1. Whither the Censors have power to fine and imprison 2. Admitting that if they have pursued it The Censors have no power in this case to imprison the Defendant for they have no power to punish by fine and Imprisonment those who practise without their license but those practisers who misadminister physick 1. Because the clause that none shall practise without their License and the clause which giveth to them the said power are distinct clauses 2. The first clause imposeth another penalty and 5. l. every moneth that he practiseth but leaveth the evill administration of Physick to be punished by the Colledge because this is uncerteine 3. To make one punishable by the first Branch he ought to practise by a moneth otherwise it is by the second 4. By this way they shall be both Judges and parties in one cause 5. If Doctor B. shall be punished by 5. l. by the moneth and also at their pleasure he will be often punished for one offence 2. Admitting that they had power yet they have not pursued it 1. Because the President who hath no power joyned with them 2. The fine was imposed for not appearing before the President and Censors and the President had no power 3. Halfe of the fine belongs to the King and here all is to be paid to them 4. The Imprisonment ought to be presently as upon the Statute of W. 2. cap. 12. 5. their authority being by Patent and Statute their proceedings ought not to be by Paroll and the rather because they claime authority to fine and imprison 6. It shall be taken strict because against the liberty of the Subject therefore before 1. Mar. the Gaoler was not bound to receive them and this doth not inlarge their power but that the Gaoler shall forfeite double the Amerciament if he refuse Admitting the replication void although that the Colledge demurre upon it yet the Plaintiffe shall have judgement because in the barre the Defendants have shewed that they have imprisoned him without cause for upon all the pleading it appeareth that he had cause of action but if a barre be insufficient and by the replication it appeares that the Plaintiffe had no cause
of Action he shall not have judgement a Count may be made good by barre and a barre by replication in matters of circumstance but not of substance See there seaven things observed by Cooke for the better direction of the President and Comminalty of the said Colledge hereafter The Case of the City of London 7. Jac. fol. 121. IT is a good custome within a Citty that a Forreinor within the said Citty shall not sell things by retaile and it is good also upon paine of 5. l. but it is not good by Charter therefore Citties which are incorporate within time of memory cannot have such priviledges without Parliament so of a custome that goods forreigne bought and forreigne sould shall be forfeited So one may prescribe to have a Bake-house in a Towne and that no other shall have one there and the Statutes which provide that every one may sell in retaile or in grosse extend onely to Merchands aliens and demisens who export and import things vendible Three inconveniences by confluence of people to London c. The Case of Thetford Schoole fol. 130. 8. Jac. LAnds of the yearely value of 35. l. in ao 9. El. was devised by the will of Thomas Fulmerston to certeine persons and their Heires for maintainance of a Preacher four dayes in the yeare of the Master and Usher of a free Grammar-Schoole and foure poore People Viz. Two men and two women and the Defendant delayed to accept a Release to defraud the Plaintiffe adjudged for the Plaintiffe 1. Although that two recoveries are without covin yet the composition so operates that nothing shall be accounted administred but onely so much as he hath paid by composition and the converting of any part to his owne use and the deferring to accept a Release is against the office of an Executor and shall not aide him 2. The barre is insufficient because he hath not shewed that the Court of C. had power to hold plea of debt 2. Because he hath not shewed that the Testator was bound in an Obligation and if it were onely upon contract the administrators were not chargable in Debt 3. Be the replication evill yet because the Barre is insufficient the Plaintiffe shall have judgement because he had not shewed any thing against himselfe but if it appeare by the replication that he had no cause of Action he shall be barred Mary Shipleys Case 8. Jac. fol. 134. AN action of Debt against an Executor of 200. l. the Defendant pleaded Plene administravit the Plaintiffe replies that the Executor had assets the Jury found assets to the value of 172. l. judgement was given to recover the whole Debt of 200. l. and damages and costs of the goods of the Testator S. c. Et si non then the damages of the proper goods of the Defendant Sir John Nedhams Case 8. Jacobi Communi Banco fol. 135. IN debt as administratrix upon administration committed by the Bishop of R. the Defendant pleads administration committed unto him by the Deane and Chapter of C. sede vacante because the Intestate had bona notabilia c. the Plaintiffe replyes that that administration was repealed adi for the Plaintiffe 1. Resol Because it is not shewed that the Intestate had bona notabilia c. it shall be intended that he had not and yet the administration is not voyde but voydable 2. Before the repeale of administration committed by the Metropolitan the inferior Ordinary may commit administration because this is by the repeale declared voyd ab initio and an administration is but an authority which may well commence in futuro 3. The committing of administration to the obligor hath not extinguished the bebt because it is in anothers right otherwise it is if the obligee himself make the Obligor his executor because this is his owne act De bonis defuncti trina dispositio 1. Necessitatis ut funeralia 2 Vtilitatis that every one shall be payd in due order 3. Voluntatis as Legacies Sir Francis Barringtons Case 8. Jacobi Communi Banco fol. 136. THe Lord R. granted wood within a Forrest in which the Plaintiffe had common which grant is confirmed by Statute the grantee cuts wood and inclose it the commoner shall loose his common for seven yeares 1. Resol The grantee had an inheritance to take in another soyle and the soyle is to the Lord R. 2. Although the grantee had not the inheritance yet the Statute extends to him and he may inclose for the Statute is or any other person to whom wood is sould 3. 22. E. 4. cap. 7. extends to wood which one had in severalty and not where another had common there for at the common Law one who had wood in a Forrest cannot incloser against a commoner but if it be his severall wood he might inclose parvo fossato c. for three yeares 4. The sayd Statute is as a conveyance betweene the King and his Subjects which taketh not away the right of third persons as the commoner here is 5. In the sayd Statute there is a clause that hee may inclose without suing to the King or other owner so that power is given against them and not against a commoner Beasts of Forrest are Hart Hinde Hare wilde Boare and Wolfe of chase Buck Doe Fox Martin and Roe 6. By the Statute of 35. H. 8. cap. 17. he is barred of his common which provideth that no Beasts shall be suffered to come there for seven yeares 7. The Statutes which concerne Forrests are generall because they concerne the King and the Court shall take notice of them Doctor Druries Case 8. Jacob. fol. 141. DOctor Drury recovers against B. who is outlawed and taken by Capias ut-legatum and escapeth the Utlary is reversed Doctor Drury sueth execution B. brings an Audita quaerela adjudged that it lyeth not It was resolved that if A. be in execution at the suit of B. upon an erroneous judgement and after escape and after the judgement is reversed by a Writ of error the action against the Sheriffe is extinct for hee may plead Nul tiel record But untill it be reversed it remaines in force be it never so erroneous and if the partie have judgement and execution upon the escape against the Sheriffe or Goaler and after the first judgement is reversed yet for as much as judgement upon this collaterall thing is executed it shall remaine in force notwithstanding the reversall of the first 7. H. 6. 4. Yet it seemeth to me he may have remedy by Audita quaerela for that the ground and cause of the collaterall action is disproved by the reversall of the first judgement a difference betweene meane acts compulsatory and voluntary and betweene a recovery by eigne title and reversall of a recovery Davenports Case 8. Jacobi fol 144. TEnant for yeares of an advowson granteth proximam advocationem donationem si eadem Ecclesia contingerit vacua fore durante termino c. And afterward surrenders his terme yet if
4. In this Case by grant of the reversion generally or of the Tenements the Trees passe for the inheritance of all the Land passeth and thereby the Trees annexed to it the disseisee by his entry shall have the Corne upon the ground as well as the Grasse by relation of continuance of possession but this relation is not of effect to have a trespasse against any but the first disseisor for in fictione juris semper aequitas existit and the emblements shall be recovered in damages 5. In the Case at Barr by exception of the Trees power is reserved to the lessor or his servants to enter and show the Trees to the Vendee Cuicunque aliquis quid concedit concedere videtur id c. 6. The plea in Barr is insufficient for he showeth that there was another joyntenant for life not named in the Writ and demands Judgement if action which is an unapt conclusion 2. The Plea is double one to the Writ another to the Action 3. He pleads the entry of the lessees for life which is surplusage 4. Hee averreth not that the Trees which were sold were nor Dotards which are excluded out of the exception but that they de jure pertinebant to R. L. which is not formall but upon all the matter there appeared sufficient cause to give Judgement against the Plaintiffe and therefore by the rule of the Court Quaerens nil capiat per billam The Case of the Taylors of Cloaths c. of Ipswich 12. Jacobi fol. 53. THe Taylors of I. make an Ordinance that none shall exercise the Trade in I. if he have not been an Apprentice for seven yeares and if hee doe not appeare before them to be approved upon forfeiture of five Marks and for breach of it bring debt the Defendant pleads that he was reteined by A. P. to be a domestick Servant and that he made Garments by his command 1. Resol At the Common Law none may be prohibited to exercise any Trade although he hath never been an Apprentice and be ignorant but if he misdoe any thing an action of the Case lyeth 2. This Ordinance for so much as is not prohibited by the Statute of 5. Eliz. is against Law for after seven yeares Apprentiship he may exercise his Trade without allowance of any 3. The Statute of 5. Eliz. doth not prohibite the private exercise of any Trade in a Family therefore this is out of the said Ordinance 4. The Statute of 19. H. 7. cap. 7. doth not corroborate any Ordinance against Law if it be allowed but the allowance dischargeth the penalty of 40 l. for putting in use any ordinances which are against the Prerogative of the King or the common profit of the people and Judgement was given Quod querentes nil caperent per billam Edward Savells Case 12. Jacobi fol. 55. AN Ejectione firmae lyeth not of a Close but it must be of a certaine number of Acres and the nature of them must be shewed A Writ shall not abate for want of order Viz. Of a House before Land c. and judgement was stayed Benthams Case 12. Jacobi fol. 56. IF damages or costs are omitted or not well assessed by the Jury if the Plaintiffe release them he may have his judgement and it shall not for that be reversed Insufficient assessement of damages and no assessing is all one Doctor Fosters Case concerning Recusants 12. Jacobi fol. 56. AN Information was preferred against a Recusant by an Informer Tam pro domino rege quam pro seipso before the recusant was convicted for 220. l. that is 20. l. a Moneth for a 11. Moneths absence from the Church c. And judgement given against the Defendant 1. Resolved that he may be convicted to satisfie the Statute of 23. Eliz. in this same Suite and convicted shall be taken for attainted for he shall forfeit nothing before judgement 2. The Branch of distribution in the Act of 23. Eliz. extendeth as well to the clause of penalty for recusancy as to that of hearing or saying Masses for it is all one to say shall forfeite and shall forfeite to the King 2. Diverse acts of Parliament give the penalty to the King and yet after make a distribution thereof to another who will sue as 3. H. 6. cap. 3. 3. H. 7.3 3. He against whom judgement is given upon demurrer or default or otherwise is convicted within the Statute for he is attainted which implieth it for it is so found by the Judges so by the Statute of 8. H. 6. treble damages are given where a disseisin is found to be with force this extends to a judgement by Nihil dicit or default 4. The Statute of 28. Eliz. doth not take away the Statute of 23. which giveth liberty to the informer c. for 1. It is made for more speedy execution of it 2. It doth not alter the suite of the party but of the King and leaveth the Informer as he was before 3. The Act of 28. giveth not the penalty to any new person for it was given to the K. by 23. Eliz. 4. The Statute of 28. extends onely to Indictments and toucheth not informations 5. The Defendant is not within 28. Eliz. if he be not convicted at the suite of the K. Ergo this is left as before 6. Because the Statute is in the affirmative and they may stand together but the Statute of 28. alters the Statute of 23 in this that it confineth Suites against Recusants in the K. Bench or Assizes c. which clause extends as well to the suite of the informer as of the Queene and the Statute of 35. Eliz. and 3. Jacobi inlarge the Jurisdiction as to Suites of the K. and touch not the suite of the party 5. The Statute of 35. taketh not away the Action popular given by 23. for it was made to give more speedy remedy and not to take it away a feme Covert is within the Statute of 23. and 1. Eliz. but before the Statute 35. Eliz. if a Feme Covert had been indicted of recusancy the forfeiture should not have been levyed of the goods of the Husband because he was not party thereunto otherwise in an Information or Debt brought by the informer and in that that the Statute of 35. is that the K. shall recover all the paines c. in such sort c. this alters the remedy onely as to the Queene for now shee may proceede by action as for recovery of any other Debt by the Common Law in such manner as 1. H. 7. c. 1. giveth a Formedon against Parnor of the profits c. also 35. Eliz. is in the affirmative and although it giveth the penalty of 20. l. by the Moneth yet it taketh not away 1. Eliz. which giveth 12. d. for every Sonday and Holy day and where this Statute saith that the conviction shall be in the K. B. or at the Assizes yet the Justices of Peace and others authorized by 23. may take
the prochein avoidance be within the tearme the grant is good for yeares cannot determine but the effluxion of time and the Law implyes this limitation if the Church doe come voyd during the tearme For expressio eorum quae tacite insunt nihil operatur Likewise if a lessee for yeares grant a rent charge and after surrender yet for the benefit of the grantee the tearme hath continuance although in rei veritate it is determined and the grantor himselfe shall not derogate from his owne grant to make it voyd at his pleasure The six Carpenters Case 8. Jacobi fol. 146. IT was resolved when entry authority or license is given to any by the Law and he abuse the same in this case hee shall be a trespassor ab initio But where entry authority or license is given by the party and he abuse the same there he shall be punished for this abuse but he shall not be sayd to be a trespassor ab initio and the diversity is this because the Law doth judge by the act subsequent quo animo or to what intent hee enters acta exteriora judicant interiora secreta But when the partie giveth authority c. to doe a thing he cannot for any subsequent cause punish the same 1. The Law doth give authority of entry into a common Inn Taverne c. 2. To a Lord to enter and distreine 3. To an owner of the soyle to enter and distreine dammage feasant 4. To him in reversion to view if waste be committed 5. To a commoner to enter into his Land to view his Cattell c. But if hee that enters into an Inn c. doe trespasse or take any thing away or if the Lord that distreines for rent or owner for dammage feasant labour or kill the distresse or he that enters to view wast bruse the house or stay there all night or if a commoner sell Tymber in these cases and such like the Law judgeth that hee entred for the same purpose and therefore the act that doth demonstrate this is to be a trespasse and he shall be a trespassor ab initio It was resolved that the non-seasons or not doing of a thing is not any trepasse where the Law giveth license or authority to enter viz. to deny to pay for Wine in a Taverne is not a trespasse but the Taverner may have an action of debt 12 E. 4.8 If a Taylor overvalue the making of a Garment and the necessaries thereunto he shall not have an action of debt for his owne values unlesse it be specially agreed upon before but he may detaine the Garment untill he be payd or satisfied and if the party sue for the same the Jury shall set downe the value and the Taylor shall have no more but be barred for the rest Likewise an Ostler may deteine an Horse c. Tender of sufficient amends for dammage fesant befor the distresse taken is good and the taking of a distresse afterwards is wrong tender after the taking of a distresse and before the impounding maketh the detaining wrong but not the taking but tender after the impounding commeth too late for then the cause is put to the tryall of the Law Edward Althams Case 8. Jacobi fol. 159. In dower and pleaded N. Seised in fee of Lands in W. and G. deviseth the Lands in G. to his younger Son for life it was agreed betweene the eldest Son and the Widow of T. N. that shee should release her dower in W. shee releaseth unto him omnes actiones demand c. necnon omnem dotem titulum dotis c. de aliquibus terris in W both the Sons dye shee brings dowre of the Lands in G. and judgement given for the demandant 1. Resol A release of all actions to him in the reversion barreth not dowre because shee had no cause of action against him but against the tenant of the free hold but a release of all her right to him in the reversion extinguisheth dowre for a release of right beareth actions but a release of actions barreth not a right if there be other meane to come to it otherwise not as if the disseisee release all actions to the heire of the disseisor the right is extinct otherwise it is if the release be to the disseisor and a discent after or if the release be to the lessee for life of the heire a release of all actions reall and personall is no barr in a Writ of errour but a release of a Writ of errour is a release of actions is no barr to have execution if he be not put to a Scire facias a release of a thing due before the time of payment thereof is good Quaerela is more then an action for by that the cause of action is released by release of suites executions are barred for none shall have execution without suite for it so it is of all duties but a release de quaerelis infectis in that case barreth not dowre by release of titles dowre is barred and by release of demands which is the most ample release of all 2. The collaterall agreement is not of any force or effect but generall words ought to be qualified by apt words contained in the same Deed as in this case mihi contingent per mortem dicti T. viri mei de aliquibus terris in W. c. and so extends not to any Lands in G. but restraineth the generall words to the Lands in W. onely Quando carta continet generalem clausulam posteaque descendit ad verba specialia quae clausuâ—ae generali sunt consentaneae interpretanda est carta secundum verba specialia As if a man grants a rent in manerio de D. precipiendum in 100. Acres parcel thereof with clause of distresse in the 100 Acres the rent shall issue out of the 100. Acres onely Arthur Blackamores Case 8. Jacobi fol. 156. THe Defendant is named Gent. in the originall Writ but by negligence of the Cursitor hee is outlawed by the name of Knight this is amendable at the common Law but in case of the King default of the Court was amendable at the Common Law as erroneous entrance of the continuance essoyne c. and any part of the Record the same Terme and therefore diverse Statutes of amendments were made one of the last whereof was 8. H. 6. cap. 12. which was more large and extends to processe and to seven other things to Records Pleas Parolls Warrants of Attorney to Writs originall and judiciall Pannels and Returnes that is where it was the misprision of the Clerke and onely the default of the Clerke by negligence is amendable but not by his nescience as if an action be brought against executors in the debet and detinet or if it be false Latine but if a word which is not Latine be written for a Latine word this is amendable as Imaginavit for Imaginatus est In a Writ of trespasse against diverse if it abate for default against one it
or some such inconvenience but a Copy of a record is good evidence if a release be made to Tenant for life this inureth to the reversioner yet he cannot pleade it without shewing a Fortiori here because the Lessee may contract with the Lessor to suffer him to have the deed to shew but Strangers who claime not the thing granted nor interest out of it need not to shew the deed otherwise if he claimes the thing granted or interest out of it Ergo the second grantee of a rent charge must shew the first grant but he who claimes as Gardian or meerly by the Law without privity or power of providing the deed need not to shew it But Tenant by the courtesie must shew it because the deed was in his power living the Wife otherwise of Tenant by Statute c. 3. The not shewing of the deed is matter of substance therefore judgement shall be given against the Plaintiffe in the Writ of Error although it was not shewed as Cause of Demurrer And judgement was affirmed Nota when a plea amounts to a generall issue if the Plaintiffe demurre specially upon 27. Eliz. and the Defendant joyne judgement shall be given for the Plaintiffe Edward Seymors Case 10. Jacobi fol. 95. THe Lord Cheyny Tenant in taile the remainder in taile to I. C. the reversion to the Lord C. bargaines and sells and levyes a fine to the bargainee with warranty to him and his Heires the bargainee nfeoffeth the Lord S. who infeoffeth E. S. I. C. dyes having issue T. the Lord C. dyeth without issue Edward Lord S. leaseth to the Plaintiffe the Defendant by the command of T. ejected him and judgement was given for the Defendant and affirmed in Error 1. Resolved the bargainee had an estate discendible during the life of the bargainor whereof his Wife shall have Dower and also the reversion in fee expectant upon the remainder in taile 2. The fine after bargaine and sale is not discontinuance of the remainder for this operates upon the estate passed by bargaine and sale and corroborateth that and maketh it determinable onely upon the death of the bargainor without issue otherwise if the fine had preceded the bargaine and sale 3. It was Objected that the feoffement of the bargainee displaceth the remainder so that the warranty which discends upon him barreth him But resolv that the warranty doth not bind him 1. Because it was annexed to an estate determinable by the death of Tenant in taile without issue and to the reversion in fee granted by bargaine and sale and fine and not to the remainder in taile and the Conisee by his owne Act cannot make it to extend any further therefore the estate taile being determined the warranty ceaseth 2. A warranty barreth not an estate which is not displaced at the time of the warranty annexed as if the Father maketh a feoffement of Land out of which his Sonne hath a rent with warranty this binds not the Sonne as to the rent 3. The feoffement was lawfull because he had fee therefore he cannot make discontinuance 4. A warranty cannot enlarge an estate the remainder in taile to I. C. was not discontinued for the feoffor was not then seised by force of the taile 5. A collaterall warranty may be given in evidence if it be not pleaded for although it giveth not a right yet it barreth anothers right and the rather in an Ejectione firmae and other personall actions because in them it cannot be pleaded by way of barre Note there are some Titles to which a warranty extendeth not as in case of Mortgage Mortmaine consent to a Ravishor for in these cases no Action lyeth in which Voucher or Rebutter can be neither shall a discent take away an entry Bewfages Case 10 Jacobi Common Pleas. fol. 99. THe Sheriffe upon a Fieri facias executed did take an Obligation of the Defendant to pay the money in Court at the returne of the Writ and this was adjudged good notwithstanding the Statute of 23. H. 6. Before this Statute the Sheriffe could not let any person to baile which was taken Ad respondend as may appeare Fitz. Na. br 25. a b. and in 34. Eliz. in Debt by Dawson Sheriffe of B. against Burnam upon an Obligation the Defendant pleaded the Statute 23. H. 6. and shewed that one K. recovered Debt and damages against him and pursued one Writ of Fieri facias against him directed to the Sheriffe of B. and that he made the Obligation to the Plaintiffe for the Execution and that the Obligation was void by the Statute whereupon the Plaintiffe demurred and it was resolved First that the Obligation was not within the Statute because that the Statute extended onely to such Obligations which any who is in their ward did make unto him Secondly that the same Obligation was not void at the Common Law whereupon the Plaintiffe had judgment and another judgement 28 El. Inter Burwey Kett upon an Obligation taken by the Sheriffe Pro solutione pecuniae debitae dominae reginae upon extent out of the Exchequer Now it is said in the later clause of the Act that if any of the Sheriffs or other Officers or Ministers aforesaid take any Obligation in other forme by colour of their Offices that it should be void c. There are two manner of formes Viz. Forma verbalis forma legalis for Verbalis stands upon the Letters and Sillables of the Act Forma legalis is Forma essentialis and stands upon the substance of the thing to be done and upon the sence of the Statute Quia notitia ramorum hujus Statuti non in sermonum folijs sed in rationis radice posita est and according to this distinction this Branch of this Statute is to be expounded and therefore in 37. H. 6. 1. If the Sheriffe take a single Obligation of one in his ward that was bailable this was void for this Obligation wants essentiall forme prescribed by the Statute for the condition prescribes the fault which is part of the substance And there Moyle said that if the Sheriffe let one to Baile or Mainprise that is excepted in the Statute and not mainpernable and take a simple Obligation that the same is void Quod alij Justiciarij concesserunt for by the exception it appeareth that it was not the intention of the Statute that such should be let to Baile and therefore the Obligation is taken in another sence then the Statute intends And it seemeth to me that as well in the same Case of 37. H. 6. as in the principall Case of Dive and Manningham plow 67. the Obligation which hath the condition to save the Sheriffe harmelesse when the Sheriffe against the Law letteth one to Baile who is not Baileable is against the Law and void by the Common Law And with this accordeth William Wishams Case 15. Eliz. Dyer 324. in 7. E. 4. One was in custody of the Sheriffe by force of a Capias upon an
devise is good for two parts for the reasons reported in Loveyes Case 5. Although the consideration of advancing his Wife and their issues extends not to the Brothers yet the use is well raised to them because the Law implyeth a consideration and it is not to the purpose that they are found Brothers because it appeareth in the Deed. 6. For the Mannor of G. the estate tayle vanisheth by the death of Sir H. without issue male and therefore that estate is no cause to restraine the devise for any part but the reversion in fee is for a third part So resolved that the Plaintiffe shall have judgement for two parts Exceptions to the count and Visne 1. The Ejectione firmae is of Tithes without shewing the kinds of them Ergo not good for a certaine judgement and execution cannot be made 2. It may be it is in a modus decimandi for which an Ejectione firmae lyeth not 2. Capella is demanded which ought to be demanded by the name of a house 3. The Venire facias is not well awarded for it appeares that there are two B. one a Ville the other a Parish and W. a Ville in the Parish of B. and the Tithes are alleadged to be in W. in parochia de B. so the Visne must be out of B. and W. because there is the most certainty so that by reason of these exceptions no Judgement was entred but it was sayd that the Court of Wards where a Bill depends for this matter will take order for the possession accordingly Henry Pigots Case 12. Jacobi fol. 26. B. W. brings debt upon Obligation made to him when he was Sheriffe omitting the name of his Office but it was after interlined by a stranger the Defendant pleads Non est factum without Oyer of the Deed and judgement was given for the Plaintiffe 1. When a Deed is rased the Obligor may plead Non est factum 2. If a Deed be rased by the Obligee himselfe in a place not materiall it is voyd but not if done by a stranger except in a place materiall and here it was in a place not materiall because it appeareth not to the Court that he was Sheriffe If a Deed consist of diverse parts whereof one doth not depend upon the other and some of them are against Law the Deed is good in part but if any of them be rased it is voyd in all so if the Seale of one be debrused all is voyd See Matthewsons Case in the fifth Booke Alexander Powlters Case 12. Jacobi fol. 29. Indictment A. P. felleo animo burned a House in New-market whereby the greatest part of that Towne was burned Resol He shall not have his Clergy for this was felony by the Common Law and so haynous that he was not replevishable no more then for Treason as appeares by Westminst 1 cap. 15. but he shall have his Clergy at the Common Law for impediments to have Clergy were first disability to be a member of holy Church as a blind man or woman 2. Heresie 3. Infidelity as a Saracen or Jew but a man excommunicated or outlawed shall have it 5. Confession before the Statute of Articuli Cleri cap. 15. because he cannot make his purgation 6. High Treason or petty Treason before 25. E. 3. cap. 4. So of Sacriledge and of insidiatores viarum depopulatores agrorum See the Statute of 4. H. 4. cap. 2. but the Statute of 23. H. 8. cap. 1. taketh away Clergy where one is found guilty of burning of Houses but that is to be intended by verdict or confession for if hee stand mute or challenge more then he ought or be outlawed these are out of the Statute or if he commit Burglary and not Robbery he shall have his Clergy by 25. H. 8. cap. 3. hee who is found guilty of any of the sayd offences shall loose his Clergy and if he stand mute or challenge above his number but that extends to the principall onely in case of indictment and not to the accessory before the fact nor to appeales or approvements nor to outlary but these two Statutes were taken away by 1. E. 6. cap. 12. but 25. H. 8. was revived by 5. 6. E. 6. cap. 10. Obj. That the sayd Statute was not revived in all but as to stealing of Goods in one County and flying into another for so is the stile of the Act. 2. If it be revived this takes not away Clergy where one is found guilty by Verdict but the Statute of 23. H. 8. which is not revived But it was Reâ—olved that the intire Act is revived 1. Although the Statute of 5. E. 6. reciteth these offences solely and reviveth the Act as to Clergy touching such offences that shall be intended such in mischeife so Westminster 2. cap. 5. is expounded touching Infants having advowsons whether they be in ward or not and the stile is not to the purpose for many Statutes are of greater extent then the stile as 27. H. 8. of uses concerning Joyntures yet the preamble is of transferring uses into possession also otherwise these words and every clause c. shall be surplusage if it extend not to all the Act for there is but one clause in it which concerneth the offences in 5. 6. E. 6. also it is that every Article concerning Clergy as to such offences shall be revived and there is but one which concernes these offences and many times penall Statutes are taken by Equity as 8. H. 6. cap. 12. ordaineth that the imbezelling or withdrawing a Record whereby a Judgement may be reversed shall be Felony and by Equity making of a badd Judgement good is Felony so 25. E. 3. for killing of a Master extends to the Mistris 2. 25. H. 8. takes away Clergy where one is found guiltie by Verdict because it takes away if he stand mute or challenge c. in like manner as if he were guilty after the Lawes of the Land which are affirmative words And 4. 5. Phil. Mary cap. 4. takes away Clergy from the accessory before which they would not have done if they had not thought that it was taken away from the principall by the other Act. By 18. Eliz. cap. 7. Clergy is taken away in case of Burglary where hee is found guilty by Verdict confession or Outlary but if he be indicted at the Common Law and stand mute or challenge over c. he shall have it and not if hee be indicted by 23. H. 8. or 5. E. 6. of Burglary and put them who were in the House in feare with Robbery or upon 1. E. 6. without Robbery 4. 5. Phil. Mary takes away Clergy where one is accessory before to a Robbery in a dwelling House Ergo before that such an accessory shall have it Breaking of a House in the night without Robbery is no Burglarie and if he doth robb he shall have his Clergy if none were put in feare or that any of the Family and not
In cur wardo fol. 68. IN a devise of Lands by writing an averment out of the will shall not be received for a Will concerning Lands c. ought to be in Writing and not by any averrment out of the same otherwise it were great inconvenience that not any might know by the written words of the will what construction to make if it might be controuled by collaterall averrment out of the will Cases of Vsury Burtons Case 34. Eliz. banco regis fo 69. A. Lends to T. W. 100. l. 7. July 21. Eliz. in consideration of which T. W. grants to him a rent charge of 20. l. per annum the first payment to be at the Nativity 1580. upon condition of payment of the said 100. l. this is out of the Statute of Usury for he had a 100. l. for a yeare and a quarter without consideration and if he pay it within this Time A. shall not have the rent so that he was not assured of any consideration But if it were agreed betweene them that the 100. l. shall not be payd this is within the meaning of the Statute A Demurrer is a confession of all such matters in fact onely as are well and sufficiently pleaded Claytons Case 37. Eliz. Com' Banco fol. 70. THirty pound was lent for halfe a yeare to have for it thirty-three pound if the sonne of the obligee be then in life if not 27. pound this is within the intent of the Statute of Usury Vsura dicitur ab usu aere quasi usuaera 1. usus aeris Et usura est commodum certum quod propter usum rei mutuatae recipitur Glanvile lib. 7. cap. 16. Hoes Case 34. Eliz. fo 70. A Duty certaine upon a condition subsequent may be released before the day of the performance of the condition but a dutie uncertaine at the first and upon condition precedent to be made certaine after this in the meane time is but onely a meere possibilitie and therefore cannot be released And it was adjudged 4. El. in communi Banco that by a release of all actions suites and quarrels a covenant before breach of it is not released thereby But by a release of covenants the covenantor is discharged before the breach vide Litt ' 170. A release in the time of vacation to the Patron dischargeth an annuitie wherewith the Parson is charged in respect of the parsonage and a warranty may be released before suite because he may have a warrantia chartae St. Johns case 34. El. Banco Regis fol. 71. DAggs Pistolls c. are within the Statute of 33. H. 8. ca ' 6. the same Statute doth prohibite Crosse-bowes and under the same name stone-bowes are forbidden for if a small alteration or addition should defeat the penaltie of the act the Statute should be of small effect And it was resolved that the Sheriffe or any of his Officers for the better execution of Justice may carry handguns or other weapons invasive or defensive and not restreined by the generall prohibition of the said act vide 3o. H. 7. fo 1. Williams case 37. Eliz. Banco Regis fol. 72. ONe man shall not have an action of the case for common Nusans made in the high way because it is a common Nusans and it is not reason that any particular person should have an action for then every particular person might have an action for the same and so thereby one might be punished an hundred times for one cause But if any particular person have more particular damage then another hee may have a particular action upon the case for this particular injury for common Nusances which are equall to all the Kings people the common Law hath appointed other Courts viz. Leets c. A prescription to doe divine service in a Chappell for the Lord and his tenants is remediable onely in the Court Christian but for the Lord and his private family an action of the case lyeth for the Lord onely Case of Orphanes of London 35. El. Banco Regis fol. 73. IF any Orphane of London sue for goods c. in the Court Christian or of Requests a prohibition lyeth because their government by their custome belongs to the Major of L. So if a Will be proved in the Court Christian the probate whereof belongeth to the Lord of a Mannor Wymarkes case 36. Eliz. Banco Regis fol. 74. PLaintiffe in an Ejectione firmae counts of a Lease of R. S. the defendant pleads in barre an Indenture of bargaine and sale and sheweth it by the said R. S. to E. W. who was seised untill disseised by R. S. who leased to the plaintiffe and he as servant to E. W. enters Three Termes after the plaintiffe replies that the bargaine and sale was upon condition which was broken and the bargainor entred and leased to him and did not shew forth the deed of bargaine and sale Judgement given for the defendant 1. Resol When a Deed is shewed to the Court it remaineth in the Court all the Terme in Judgement of Law because the Terme is but one day in Law and this as well to strangers as parties to take advantage thereof without shewing but at the end of the Terme it shall be delivered to the party if it be not denied for then it shall remaine in Court to be damned if it be found not his Deed. 2. The Course in the Kings Bench is that Imparlances to plead in barre are entred but not Imparlances to Reply or rejoyne so that the Replication here although it be three Termes after the Barre yet it shall be intended here the same Terme and so he shall not need to shew the Deed. Cliftons case 35. Eliz. fol. 75. IF a woman tenant for life take an husband which committeth wast and after the wife dyeth the husband is dispunishable of and for such wast for the Writ is Quare cum de communi consilio c. provisum sit quod non liceat alicui vastum venditionem seu destructionem facere de terris c. sibi demissis ad terminum vitae vel annorum c. And in this case the husband hath not any estate for life in this Land but the wife hath estate for life and the husband but onely an estate in her right and so he is not within the Act. Pilkintons case 43. Eliz. in banco le Roy. fo 76. IT was resolved Per tot ' Cur ' that when a distresse is taken for damage fesant that the party may tender amends untill the beasts be impounded but after they be in the pound they are in the custody of the Law and then the tender cometh too late It was also resolved that tender of amends to the Bayliffe or servant that taketh them will not serve for he cannot deliver the distresse once taken no more then change the avoury of his Master or demand rent upon a condition of reentry The Earle of Pembrookes case 36. El. Banco Regis fol. 76. WHere the defendant sheweth a
or Ignominious Signes as Gallowes c. The Punishment is by Indictment as in the Starre-Chamber Palmers Case 8. Jac. fo 126. banco regis THe Gardian in Chivalry shall have the single value of the Marriage of the Heire without tender otherwise the Heire may defeate the Lord by Marriage or goe beyond the Sea and so prevent the Lord of any tender if it were requisite Caudreyes Case 33. Eliz. in Trespasse THe Jury found the Statute of 1. Eliz. cap. 1. and cap 2. and that the Plaintiffe was deprived for Preaching against the Booke of Common Prayer by the Bishop of London una cum assensu c. Resolv 1 The deprivation was good for the first offence because the Act of 1. Eliz. for uniformity of Common Prayer doth not abrogate 1. Eliz. for Ecclesiasticall Jurisdiction without negative words and by an expresse proviso the Jurisdiction of the Bishop is saved Resolv 2. That sentence given by the Bishop by assent of his Collegues ought to be allowed by our Law Resolv 3. The Commissioners shall be intended Subjects borne c. Stabitur praesumptionj c. Also it is found that the King authorized them Secundum formam Statuti Resolv 4. The Act of 1. Eliz. for Ecclesiasticall Jurisdiction was onely declaratory for the King being an absolute Monarch and head of the body politick had plenary power to minister justice to his Subjects in Causes Ecclesiasticall and temporall See Circumspecte agatis 13. E. 1. and Articulj Clerj 9. E. 2. Reges sacro oleo uncti sunt spiritualis jurisdictionis capaces See there diverse judgements Lawes and Acts of Parliament cited to prove the Kings supremacy in Causes Ecclesiasticall The End of the Fifth Booke THE SIXTH BOOK Where Services intire shall be Apportioned Bruertons Case 36. Eliz. In the Court of Wards Fol. 1. LORD and Tenant of three Acres by Homage Fealty a hawke and Suite of Court the Tenant makes a Feoffement of one Acre the Feoffee by the common Law shall hold by all intire services annuall and casuall and the Statute of Quia emptores Terrarum doth not extend to intire services but by the Statute of Marlebr c. 9. the Feoffees shall make but one Suite and he who doth it shall have Contribution against the others if they are severally infeoffed otherwise if jointly 2. Intire services shall be multiplied by the Act of the Tenant and extinct by the Act of the Lord as if he purchase part 3. By Act of the Lord intire service for his private benefite is extinct otherwise if it be for the publick good for works of Charity Devotion or administration of Justice 4. If part comes to the Lord by act in Law yet the intire service remaines except in Case where Contribution is to be made for the Lord shall not contribute 5. If part comes to the Lord by Act in Law and of himselfe as by recovery in a Cessavit all the intire services are gone Where the Paroll shall demurre for the nonage of the Demandant and where the Tenant shall have his Age. Markals case 35. Eliz. com banco fo 3. IN a Formedon in the remainder by an Infant of a remainder limitted to his Father and his heirs the tenant cannot pray that the parol may demur but in a Formedon in the reverter he may In actions auncestrell the Tenant may pray that the parol may demurre because a right onely discends to the Infant and the Law will not suffer him to sue for feare that he may loose for want of understanding but in possessory Actions he cannot because then every one will put Infants out of possession and it would be mischevious if they should not regaine their possession untill full age So it is in all Writs where the cause of action happens in the time of the Infant And as to Actions auncestrell they are of two sorts Droiturell and possessory the first is where a right onely discends from the Auncestor and the Infant ought to lay the explees in the Auncestor and there the Tenant without plea pleaded may pray that the paroll may demurre but if the Auncestor were never in possession as in this case he was not and the Infant himselfe is the first in whom it vests there without plea pleaded hee shall not pray that the Parol may demurre but if a right discend from an auncester who was in possession although the Action doth not discend the Tenant may pray that the parol may demurre as if Non compos mentis alien and dye In actions auncestrell possessory the parol shall not demurre without plea but if at the common Law the Tenant had pleaded a feoffement of the auncestor then he may pray c. but the Statute of Gloucester cap. 2. aideth that in writs of Cosinage Besaiell and aiell but this extends not to other actions in a Formedon in the discender where an Infant recovers but a limitted estate the Parol shall not demurre without plea in an Assize or assize of Mortdauncester the Parol shall not demurr because the Jury is to appeare the first day and try all things The Statute of Westm 1. cap. 46. Age is taken away in entry upon disseisin where fresh suite is made but an Infant shall have his age in all reall Actions where he is in by discent and the Action is not founded upon his owne wrong except in Nuper obijt and Partitione facienda where both are in possession or attaint for the mischiefe of the death of the Petty Jury The Statute of West 2. cap. 40. Ousteth the age of the Vouchee in cuj in vita and Sur cuj in vita although that the Tenant will answer if the parol ought to demurre yet the Court ought to award that the parol shall demurre Sir John Molyns Case 40. Eliz. in Scaccar fo 5. KIng Edward the third Lord Abbot of Westminster Mesne and C. Tenant C is attainted of Treason the King grants to Sir Jo. Mo. Tenendum de nobis álijs capitalibus dominis feodi illius per servitia c. the Mesnalty is revived Obj. 1. That the tenure shall be Per servitia inde debita at which time no service was due to the Mesne 2. An expresse tenure of the King is limitted and it cannot be immediatly holden but of one To the first it was answered that there are sufficient words to renew the Mesnalty because the intention of the King appeares to be so and it is reasonable that the Mesne who offended not should not suffer losse 2. It shall be holden imediatly of the Abbot and mediatly of the King Wheelers Case 43. Eliz. in Scaccario fo 6. THe King grants Land Tenendum by a Rose Pro omnibus servitijs this is Socage in chiefe and the tenure shall be by fealty and a Rose and Pro omnibus is to be intended of other services which the Law doth not implie Resolutions and Diversities when a barre in one action shall be a barre in another Ferrers Case 41. Eliz. Com.
taile with crosse remainders to J. and K. M. discontinueth and dyeth without issue J. dyeth without issue K. dyeth and her issue brings a Formedon in the remainder and good although severall remainders for they depend upon one estate and commence by gift at one time In actions reall in which title is expressed a man shall not have one Writ for Lands to which he had severall Titles as in escheate cessavit Writ of Mesne c. but he may have a Writ of ward of Land onely although it be by severall Tenures nor one formedon upon two distinct gifts where the foundation is severall but he shall have it if there be one gift although it take effect at severall times because the foundation was joynt and single as upon a gift in taile to Brother and Sister who dye without issue or if the Brother dye without issue and the Sister dye having issue who dyes without issue he to whom the remainder limitted shall have one formedon although it vest at severall times so in an estate taile to Father and Sonne and so here In actions reall founded upon Torte a man shall have one Writ to recover Lands to which he had severall Titles as in an assize a Writ of entry c. but in a Writ of entry upon disseisin made to my Mother and her Sister Coperceners because there title is in the Writ it appeareth he ought to have severall actions but in personall actions one may comprehend severall torts and causes of actions as trespasse for trespasse made at severall dayes and places wast upon severall Leases and so of Debt Nota if a remainder be executed issue in remainder shall not have a formedon in remainder but in the discender and Count of an immediate gift but if there be a Lease for life to one the remainder in taile to A. the remainder in taile to B. A. dyes without issue if B. be chased to his formedon he shall not count of an immediate remainder but shall shew the first remainder to A. and that he is dead without issue 2. In formedon in the remainder or reverter omission of issue inheritable in the pedigree of the demandant abates the Writ but not upon the part of the perticular Tenant 3. The Demandant must make mention of the Sonne who survived the Father to which Son the Land discended but was not seised by force of the taile but he shall name him Sonne but not heire 4. The Demandant in a formedon in the Discender must make himselfe heire to him that was last seised and he to the Donee Note here because K. was never seised the Writ shall say Remanere not descendere and the Writ was Remansit jus because a discontinuance otherwise it should be Tenementa remanserunt Fraunces Case 7. Jac. fo 89. THe Plaintiffe pleads in barre of avowry that R. F. devised to I. his Sonne who leased to him the avowant replyeth that after the devise R. F. made a Feoffement to the use of the said I. upon condition that he shall suffer his Executors to take away his goods and the estate limitted to him was for sixty yeares if he should so long live with diverse remainders over and that after the death of F. I. hindered the Executors to carry away the goods whereupon T. in remainder entered and judgement given for the Plaintiffe 1. Resolv Although the condition be taken strictly the uses to I. onely and to his Heires are onely avoided by it 2. A disturbance by paroll is no Breach of the condition and because the avowant did not shew a speciall disturbance his replication was void 3. I. ought to have notice of the condition being a Stranger to it or otherwise he cannot breake it as a Copy-holder shall not forfeite for denyall of rent to him to whose use a Mannor is transferred before notice but he who bindes himselfe to doe any thing must take notice at his perill because he hath taken it upon him 4. Although that the Title which the Plaintiffe had made in barre to the avowry be destroyed yet he shall have judgement because his count is good and another Title that is to have the Land for sixty yeares by force of the uses declared upon the feoffement is given unto him by the Replication although that the title which he made for himselfe be destroyed yet the Court must adjudge upon all the record and judgement was entered for him accordingly Edward Foxes Case 7. Jacobi fo 93. A Revertioner upon a Lease for life the remainder for life in consideration of 50. l. demiseth granteth c. his reversion for 99. yeares rendering rent this is a bargaine and sale and there needs no attornement for the words of bargaine and sale are not necessary if there are words which tantamount as if at the common Law one had sould his Land an use had beene raised to the Vendee because their intent so appeared so here but if it appeare that their intent was to passe it at the common Law as if a Letter of Attorney be made to make livery the use had not risen and here appeareth their intent to passe it as a bargaine and sale because rent is reserved presently therefore it is reason that he shall have the rents of the particular Tenants presently which cannot be if it passe not by bargaine and sale and inrollment is not necessary because a tearme for yeares onely passeth in this case and â—o freehold See Sir Rowland Heywards Case 2. Report fo 35. Matthew Mannings Case 7. Jacobi fo 94. LEssee for yeares is bound in 200. Markes to W. C. and deviseth to his Wife for life and after her death to M. M and makes his Wife Executrix who agrees and dyeth intestate M. M. enters and takes administration of the goods not administred W. C. brings Debt against him Resolved that M. M. takes by Executory devise and not as a remainder and the estate limmitted to him in construction precedeth the limittation to the Wife as if he had devised that if the Wife die within the terme that then M. M. shall have the residue and also devised it to his Wife for life 2. This case is most strong because a Chattell which may vest and revest at pleasure of the Devisor without mischiefe to the Praecipe 2. A devise of the Terme and Occupation thereof all one Viz. So many yeares as the Feme shall live the remainder to M. M. 4. After the Executrix had agreed the first devisee cannot barre the Executory devise 5. A man may devise an estate which he cannot convey by act executed as to his Executors untill his Debts shall be paid the remainder over they have a Chattell determinable upon payment of the Debts which cannot be at the common Law If a Sheriffe sell a Terme upon a Fieri facias and judgement is reversed the sale shall stand otherwise none will buy any thing upon Execution and judgement was given for the Plaintiffe and affirmed in Error
arrerages Page 79 A rent must be paid without an acquittance but not an annuity ib. The Heire is infeoffed by collusion within age the Lord accepteth services he looseth the wardship ib. The Law adjudgeth an escape although the party be in prison Page 80 Vntill the prisoners be delivered to the Sheriffe they are in the custody of the old but if the old dye the new must take notice Page 81 If a prisoner breake Gaole in such Case before the new be made this is no escape for they are in custody of Law ib. A Translation by the K. of a priory into a Deane and Chapter is good by 25. H. 8. Page 82 Notwithstanding a surrender of their Church the Corporation remaineth ib. The Deane and Chapter are to assist the Bishop in two things ib. The Bishop is Patron of all Prebends of common right ib. Originally all Bishopricks were donative by the King ib. If by their surrender to the King the Corporation should be dissolved three inconveniences would follow Page 83 A fine levyed by covin by a Copy-holder barreth not the Lord Page 84 All acts mixt with fraud are tortious and illegall ib. The Judges have construed the Act against the Letter for Salvation of the inheritance of the reversioner Page 85 An averrment of fraud may be taken by 27. Eliz. and so upon 13. Eliz. an averrement may be against a fine upon an usurious contract Page 86 Six Markes of fraud within 13. Eliz. c. 5. Page 87 The Deed must be upon good consideration and Bona fide ib. Directions to make a Deed by one that is indebted unto others Page 87 88 A consideration of nature is not good within this Statute Page 88 Statutes against fraud shall be liberally expounded to suppresse it ib. None but a purchasor for money without fraud shall avoid a faudulent Deed Page 89 The issue in taile is barred after Proclamations made although he claime Page 90 Quod partes finis nihil habuerunt where it is a good plea Page 92 To what purposes the proclamations serve Page 93 Though the issue be beyond the Seas yet he is bound because privy c. ib. THE FOURTH BOOKE VVHere a right to a freehold cannot be barred by acceptance of a collaterall satisfaction Page 95 Wherefore those Branches touching jointures in 27. H. 8. were made Page 96 No estate a good jointure except it take effect presently after his death ib. An estate for life upon condition is a good jointure ib. Where a jointure may be waived ib. Where a dâ—vise to the Wife for life or in taile c. is a good jointure Page 97 Seisin of fealty is a seisin of all other services Page 98 No distresse excessive for homage fealty escuage c. ib. Seisin of a superior service is seisin of all inferior services incident ib. Doing of homage is a seisin of all services inferior and superior ib. Seisin of one annuall service is not seisin of another Page 98 99 Seisin in Law sufficient to make avowry within 32. H. 8. Page 99 To what services that act doth not extend ib. Writs of Escheate Cessavit and rescons are not within that act Page 100 If a distresse be and nothing arreare the tenant may rescue but he shall not have Trespasse Vi armis against the Lord ib. See the Booke at large where an incroachment is avoidable ib. If a man hath beene out of possession sixty yeares if his entry be not taken away he may enter and bring any possessory Action ib. Actions of Slaunder The Judges must take notice of all statutes which touch the King Page 101 Articles of the good behaviour exhibited against I. S. are no cause for him to bring an Action upon the Case Page 102 A Bill in the Starre-Chamber for Causes examinable there no cause of action otherwise if not examinable there Page 103 No action lyeth upon an appeale of Murder returnable in the Common Bench Page 103 To say to one that he is perjured an Action will lye Page 104 Sermo relatus ad personam intelligi debet de conditione personae Page 105 Two things requisite to have an Action for Slaunder Page 107 Where an Action will lye for Slaundering a mans Title Page 108 109 Verba accipienda sunt in mitiori sensu Page 110 Three things incidents to a Defamation in the Ecclesiasticall Court Page 111 Copy-hold Cases When custome hath created such inheritances their discent shall be according to the rules of Law but not to have collaterall qualities Page 112 The heire before admittance may take the profits and surrender ib. Admittance of a Copy-holder for life inureth to him in remainder but not to prejudice the Lord of his fine Page 114 The heire before admittance may have Trespas ib. One who hath no title maketh voluntary grants they bind not but otherwise it is of admittances upon surrenders or discents Page 116 Quid operatur by severance of the inheritance of the Copy-hold from the Mannor Page 116 117 A release to a disseisor of Copy-hold where it is good Page 118 A Copy-hold is within 32. H. 8. of maintainance and Champerty ib. Copy-holder for a yeare may maintaine an Ejectione firmae ib. Every Mannor comprehends in effect two severall Courts Page 119 The Lord may admit out of the Mannor but not the Steward ib. The Lord cannot exact unreasonable fines Page 121 If the Tenant deny to pay his fine it is a forfeiture Page 122 Sentence against the Wife shall bind the Husband De facto Page 123 A man may surrender to the use of his Wife Page 124 The Lord may retaine a Steward by Parol Page 125 What things are grantable by Copy Page 126 What acts are destructions of Copyholds Page 127 How a custome ought by a Copy-hold to be alleadged Page 128 What things are incident to the Office of Sheriffe Page 129 130 Touching Exposition of the Q grant and where a Non obstante aideth Page 131 What things may he appendant to others Page 132 The Originanall of Common appendant by the Common Law Page 133 That it is apportionable Page 134 See many excellent Cases of Appeales and Indictments and much good matter thereupon from Folio 135. to 143. Touching arrerages of rents and the remedy given for them by 32. H. 8. c. 37. Page 144 The Roll amended according to the speciall verdict Page 146 VVhere a condition or rent shall be suspended ib. The Jury must find matters of estoppell Page 147 An infant admitted by Gardian and no record made of it yet good Page 148 Debt upon a puisne judgement must be paid before Statutes c. ib. Marriage is a countermand of a VVill Page 149 Touching a Lease for life or yeares of Land whereon Trees are growing and what property the Lessee hath in them and of Timber Trees blowne downe with the wind and wast committed in VVindowes VVainscot c. Page 150 151 Touching a recognizance acknowledged before the Chamberlaine of London and of