matter for the King is found by a Jurie called an Enqest of Office III. This may be before the Officers as Sheriffs Escheators Coroners c. Virtute officii Brevis or Commissionis to them directed IV. Here the number of twelve is not of necessity requisite V. An Enquiry is an office or presentment VI. An Office which findeth matter to intitle the King to some possession VII Upon as high a matter of Record to avoid the Office as the Office it self a man may traverse it VIII If the office be for personal goods the party may alwayes have a traverse or plead any matter unto it unlesse the Escheator have accounted for them and that although the office finde the Kings title to be by matter of Record IX The King upon office finding for him if his entry be lawfull and the possessions to be had at the time is presently in possession X. Also he shall be answered all the mean profits from the time of his title XI Upon an office found virtute Officii whereby the King is intitled to ones wardship the heir shall never have livery viz. the land delivered out of the Kings hands XII But upon a perfect office Virtute Brevis or Commissionis if it be a speciall writ or Commission not a general one to inquire of all wards he may XIII Therefore here the heir is allowed these Commissions following or writs in the nature of such Commissions viz 1. For finding of an office for the King 2. For the having of the land out of the Kings hand XIV Those for the finding of an office are Diem clausic extremum Mandamus and Devenerunc to inquire what lands holden of the King and what of others the ancestors was seized off the day of his death who is his next heir and of what age XV. The Diem clausit extremum is to be sued within the year after his death XVI The Mandamus is after the year and here it must further be inquired who took the profits XVII The Devenerunt is when the ancestor dieth in ward to the King XVIII Upon defect in Offices found by vertue of such writs or commissions these writs following shall issue out to make them perfect viz. XIX A Quae plura upon leaving of any land out iâ— these offices XX A Melius inquirendum upon any other defect iâ— the Office XXI A Datum est nobis intelligi upon an Office finding lands to be holden of any other person when there is a Record to prove that they are holden of the King XXII The writs for having the lands out of the Kings hands are an Aetate probanda and a writ iâ— Livery XXIII An Aetate probanda is to inquire whetheâ— he bâ— of full age or not XXIV A writ of Livery is after a perfect Office finding a tenure in cheif to have all the lands delivereâ— to him at once by the King XXV Two being found heirs by one and the saâ—â— title The King shall not make Livery until by enter-pleader the truth be discussed at his full age that waâ— found heir first XXVI Amongst Co-parceners the King upon Livery shall make partition XXVII He that holdeth of the King by Knight service but not in Chief shall not sue Livery Be when he cometh to his full age shall have an Ousterâ— main XXVIII A presentment is an enquiry finding some offence against the King which is also called an Indictment XXIX Every strong suspition of such offence appearing of Record hath the force of an Indictment XXX Without an Indictment the King can have no suit upon a wrong done principally to another but done to himsef he may XXXI For the preventing of divers offences viz. trespasses to the body and felonies and committing them that offend to prison untill they may be indicted and so duely punished every Hundred hath his High Constable and every several tithing within the Hundred hath his petty Constables or Headboroughs XXXII Any man suspecting another of a felonie committed or but intended may arrest him XXXIII With indictments of trespasse informations upon penal Statutes such as inflict a pecuniarie mulct or other penalty upon offenders have a neer affinity XXIV Indictments of the death of a man are to be taken before the Coroners CHAP. 37. Proper Original Processe I. HItherto of the first matter of the suit it followeth to speak of original processe II. Original processe is that processe which is untill the defendant do appear III. Original processe is proper or improper IV. Proper which is to bring some matter into Plea or solemn action and it is single or mixt V. Single which is by the possessions onely lands or goods or onely by the person VI. That by the land is of two soâ—ts first summons and Grand Cape in a real Praecipe quod reddat VII The summons is the warning of the tenant in his land by certain summoners VIII The summons upon an action brought against one as heir must be in the land that did descend IX If it be to recover the freehold of land it self it must be in the same land X. A Grand Cape is to take the Land into the Kings hands by the view of lawfull men with a summons of the tenant to answer as well to his default as to the demandants action XI If the tenant be returned summoned where iâ— deed he was not the writ shall abate XII Secondly it is summons and re-summons in a Mordancestor Juris utrum and an Assize of Darren presentment and upon default the enquest awarded XIII Original processe by the goods as in Assize of novel disseisin and nusance where the original proces is Pone per vadios c. salvos plegios XIV A Pone pervadios salvos plegios is a procesâ— to attach the defendant by certain of his proper goods being meer personal chattels which he shall forfeit iâ— he appear not and upon such default the Inquest summoned by the writ is presently to be awarded to recognize the Assize XV. The original processe by the person is a Capias which is a processe to imprison him then an exigent oâ— solemn demand at five severall County Courts immediately following one another and for not appearing Outlawry XVI This Judgment of Outlawry is given by the Coroner in the fift County and is onely in mayhem felonie and treason XVII If the Exigent be returned not fully serve without any folly in the Plaintiffe he bringing an Exigent de novo before any other County holden shaâ—â— have the benefit of the former Counties XVIII Outlawry disableth him from suing anâ— actlon XIX By Outlawry all his chattels are forfeit to the King even such as he hath but a right unto XX. In Mayhem there must be three Capias viz. Capias alias pluries tâ—o in Felonie viz. Stealth Robbery and Burglary and onely one in the death of a man and high Treason XXI In felonie and Treason they that tarry the Exigent forfeit their chattels XXII A mixt
seller c. shall forfeit the value of the land and likewise the buyer knowing the same provided he that is in lawfull possession by taking the yearly profits may buy c. anothers pretenced right c. Rule 7. Stat. 6. R. 2. 2. Debt accompt and all such actions shall be brought in the County where the contract c. was made Rule 16. Stat. 1. E. 6. 7. The Acceptance of a new name of dignity shall not abate the writ CHAP. 24. Rule 6. MErton 8. 20. H. 3. Seisin of ones Ancestor in a writ of right shall be from the time of H 2. In a Mortdancester writ of Nief and of entry from the last return of King John out of Ireland In an Assize of novel disseisin from Henry 3. his first passage into Gasciogne West 1. 38. 3. E 1. Seisin of ones ancestor in a writ of right shall be from the time of Richard the first In an Assize of novel disseisin and Nuper obiit from H. 3. his first passage into Gascoigne In a Mortdancester Cosinage Aywel entry and writ of Niefe from H. 3. his Coronation Stat. 32. H. 8. 2. Seisin in a writ of right shall be within 60 yeares In a Mortdancester or any other possessory action upon the possession of his ancestor or predecessor shall be within 50 yeares A writ of the possession of the Plaintiff himselfe shall be within 30 years An avowry or cognizance for rent suit or services of the seisin of his Ancestor or of his own shall be within 40 years Formedons in reverter or remainder and Scire facias upon fines shall be sued within 50 years after the title or cause of action accrued Stat. 1 M. 1. Parl. 2. sess 5. The statute of 32 H. 8. 2. shall not extend to a writ of right of advowson Quare impedit Assize of Darrein presentment Jure patronasus writ of right of ward writ of ravishment of ward nor to the seiser of the wards body or Estate but the time of the seisin to be alleadged in such cases shall be as it was in the Common Law before the making of the sayd statute Stat. 21. Jac. 2. The time of prescription for lands concealed from the King is sixty years before the making of that statute Stat. 1. Jac 16. In writs of Formedon in descender remainder and reverter and right of entry the time is 20 years after accruer and imperfections removed Rule 6. Stat. 25 E. 3 stat 5. 16. Non-tenure shall not abate the writ but only for the quantity Stat. 37. E. 3. 17. No writ shall be abated by acknowledgment of villeinage if the demandant or Plaintiffe will averr that he that alleadgeth the exception was freed the day of the Writ purchased CHAP. 26. Rule 4. WEstm 2. 2 13 E. 1. A Gui in vita given to the wife after her husbands death upon his loosing of the land by default and the Tenant that recovered against the husband must maintain his own right CHAP. 27. Rule 4. WEstm 2 20. In a Writ of Cosinage Ayel and Besayel the point shall be inquired whether the demandant be next heir as well as in a Mortdancestor Rule 10. Westm 2. 1. 13. E. 1. A formedon in Descender is also given by this Statute to the heir in tail upon a descent from his Ancestor dying seised of the estate tail Rule 12. Merton 1 20 H. 3. A woman deforced of her dower or Quarentine shall in a writ of Dower recover damages viz. the value of her Dower from her husbands death to the day of the recovery of her Dower and the deforceor shall be amercied Westm 1. 48. 3. E. 1. A writ of Dower unde nihil habet shal not abate though she have received part of her Dower before the writ purchased unlesse it were of the same party against whom the writ was brought and in the same Town Westm 2. 4. 13. E. 1. In place of a writ of right a Quod ei deforceat is given to tenant in Dower for life by the coutresie in Frank-marriage and in tail upon losing by default CHAP. 28. Rule 2. Marlebr 7 52. H. 3. In a writ de communi Custodia if the deforceor come not at the grand distresse the writ shall be renewed as often as may be within half a year and every time read and claimed in the county-court and if he come not in to answer nor the Sheriffe finde him within that halfe yeare he shall lose the Ward saving his action another time if he have right Westm 2. 35. 13. E. 1. In a writ of ward of land or heir or both either of the parties dying before the plea determined a re-summons shall be And in the grand distresse day must be given that three County dayes may be held before the returne in every of which Proclamation shall be made whereupon if the defendant appear not judgement shall be given for the plaintiff saving the right of the defendant if afterwards he will claim it So shall it be done also in a writ of ejectment of ward Rule 6. Westm 2. 2. 13. E. 1. If the tenant disclaim in the County-Court or other Court not of Record the Lord may remove the plea before the Justices to cause it to be of Record so as he may have a writ of right sur dlsclaimer Glocester 4. 6. E. 1. Explanat 4 When land is given in Fee farme rendering or doing so much as amounteth to the fourth part of the value of the land if he whose land is charged let it lye fresh by two years so as no distresse can be found in it nor render or do that which is contained in the writing the other shall recover the land by a Cessavit but the tenant coming before judgment if he render the arrerages and damages and finde sufficient to do from thenceforth that which is contained in the writing shal retain his land Westm 2. 21. 13. E. 1. If a man detain from his Lord his service due by two years the Lord shall recover the land by a Cessavit This lyeth also for the Lords heir against the tenant his heirs and Alience Westm 2 41. If religious houses that have land given c. withdraw the Almes c. by two years the donor shall have the like action CHAP. 29. Rule 7. MArlbr 9. 52. H. 3. The processe in a Sella ad molendinum is attachment venire facias and the grand distresse see also there the order of proceeding in that action Rule 9. Stat. 25. E. 3 Stat. 3. 3 tht Kings Collation to a benefice being found before Judgment to be untrue shall be repealed Marlbr 12. 52. H. the processe in a Quare impedit shall be Summons Attachment and Grand distresse Westm 5. 13. E. 1. A Coparcener being disturbed after Partition shall have a Scire facias and shall not be put to a Quare impedit If tenant in Dower or by the courtesie have presented the reversioner being disturbed shall have a Quare impedit
every Accomptant or him that receiveth money for the Queen or her successors to be imployed to the use of the Queen c. shall be extended in the nature of a Statute staple for the payment of the arrerages Or the Queen c. if he do not satisfy within six moneths after the arrerages found may sell his land and the party may have the surplussage to be delivered to him by him that received the money upon the sale without further warrant This sale to be of any land whereof it is found by Inquisition that the Accomptant taketh the profits with Inquisition if it be true after traverse of the office and that found for him he shall have his land againe without any petition livery or Ouster le main Here if any such buy land with the Queens treasure and pay not the arrerages as before the Queen shall seize and retain the land according to the rate that the party had it This Act extendeth not to such officers as have used to disburse money immediatly after their accounts past as the treasurers of War Garisons Navies c. unlesse the Queen c. command present pay Neither doth it extend to Accomptants whose whole Receit exceedeth not 300 l. not to Sheriffes Escheators or Bailiffes of Liberties The Queen c being satisfied by sale of land the sureties shall be discharged for so much and if any remain yet unpaid the sureties shall pay the residue ratably according to their abilites Stat. 2 7. El. 3. the Queen c. may make sale of the accomptants lands c. as wel after his death as in his life time and as well where the accompt was made and the debt known within eight years after his death as in his life time Provided that after the Accomptants death and before the lands be sold a fcire facias shall be awarded to garnish the heir to shew cause why the lands c. should not be sold c. whereupon if the heir upon such Garnishment or two nihils returned do not prove unto the Court that the executors or administrators of the accomptant have sufficient then ten moneths after such two nihils or garnishment returned the lands c. shall be sold and disposed according to the Stat. of 13. El. 4 Nevertheless the heirs sale bona fide and upon good consideration before the scire facias awarded shall be good to him that is not consenting to defraud the Queen c. This Act shall extend to all Officers of Receipts and Accompts to the Queen and to none other The heirs lands c. shall not be sold during his minority but at any time within eight years after his ful age they shall be liable as aforesaid If the Accomptant or debtor had a Quietus est in his life time that shall discharge the heir of debt Stat. 7. Ja. 15 No debt shall be assigned to the King c. by any debtor or accomptant other then such debts as did before grow due originally to the Kings debtor or Accomptant bona fide All Grants and Assignments of debts to the King c. contrary to the true intent of this Act shall be void Rule 15. Marlbr 23. 52. H. 3 Attachment given in an Action of Accompt against Bayliffs that withdraw themselves and have no lands or tenements to be distrained by Westm 2. 11. 13. E. 1. He to whom the accompt is to be made may assign Auditors to take it who may immediately commit to the next Gaole the Accomptant being found in arrerages till he fully satisfie wherupon the Accomptant finding himself grieved may bring the matter by a scire facias before the Barons of the Exchequer CHAP. 32. Rule 22. WEstm 1-20 3. E. 1. Trespassers in parts and Ponds attainted at the suit of the party besides making large amends according to the trespass and fine at the Kings pleasure shall have three years imprisonment and finde good surety not to commit the like trespasse And if he cannot finde surety he shall abjure the Realm Being a fugitive and having no lands or tenements whereby to be justified he shall be proclaimed from county to county and if he appear not outlawed Stat. 5. R. 2. 7. None shall enter into lands or tenements by force in pain of Imprisonment and ransome at the the Kings pleasure Stat. 15 R. 2. 2. When forcible entry is made into lands or Church-livings one or more Justices of peace taking sufficient power and going to the place so kept by force may commit the offender to the next Gaole there to remain convict by the Justices record till he hath made fine and ransome to the King and herein the Sheriff and all others shall be assistant in paine of Imprisonment and great fines making Stat. 8. H. 6. 9. The Statute of 15 R. 2. 2. shall be duely put in execution both against forcible entry and forcible detainer though the entry was peaceable When complaint of any such entry or detainer shall be made to any such Justice or Justices of peace he or they by precept shall command the Sheriffe to summon a sufficient Jury and having by them made inquiry of the force committed shall cause the tenements to be reseised and that as well in the absence as presence of the party offending And here the alienation of tenements so entred into or detained by force for maintenance shall be adjudged void Howbeit this Act shall endamage none where peaceable possession hath been enjoyed three years Stat. 31. El. 11. There shall be no restitution upon an Indictment of forcible entry or detainer where the defendant hath been three years next before in quiet possession and his estate therein ended Stat. 21. Ja. 15. Vpon force or detainer as aforesaid a Justice or Justices of peace have power to give restitution of possession as well unto tenants for years by Elegit Statute-Merchant or staple copiholders or Guardians by Knight service as unto such as claim freehold or Inheritance Merton 6 20. H. 3. A Lay-man ravishing or marrying a Ward within 14 years of age shall be imprisoned besides losse of the value of the marriage Westm 2. 35. 13. E. 1. A strict Law against one that taketh away a Ward CHAP. 33. Rule 2. MAgna Cart. 34. 9. H. 3. A woman shall have no appeal but only of the death of her husband Glocester 9. 6. E. 1. An appeal of the death of a man must be brought within the year Stat. 3. H. 7. 1. One acquitted upon an indictment of Murder or man-slaughter or as accessory shall not go at large without good bayl untill the year and day be past within which time an appeall may be brought if no Clergy be had before and all advantages therein saved as if the acquittall had not been CHAP. 34. Rule 17. 18. WEst 2. 7. A guardian may have writ of admeasurement of dower howbeit the heir at full age shal not be barred by that suit if the guardian did follow it faintly In
Leviable by distresse as A Seigniory which is a Service whereby Land is holden and such Services are Common to all certain Estates Fealty Rent service Hither also may be referred Frankalmoigne and Divine Service Proper to Inheritance Generall Homage Suit of Court Particular whereby Lands are distinguished The Services themselves Soccage Knight-seâ—vice In the Lords life-time as reasonable Ayde After his death as Wardship and Releif A Rent charge which is a Rent with liberty to distrain upon the Grant or Reservation of a certain Rent to be issuing out of Land Such as cannot be distrained for Tab. 8. The persons Tab. 9. TABLE 8. A bare Hereditament concerning Land for which no distresse can be taken is Rent-seck which is a Rent without liberty to distrain Common which is a profit to be taken in anothers land whither also may be referred Estovers Houseboot c. Also a way over Land liberty to Fish Hunt draw water or the like TABLE 9. A bare Hereditament that concerns the person is Of the person himselfe as a Villaine By reason of the person viz. An Annuity which is a yearly Rent to be had of the person of the Grantor A Corody which is a portion for ones sustenance or cloathing An Office which is a duty of attendance upon a charge TABLE 10. A Prerogative hereditament which is derived from the Kings Prerogative and is termed a Franchise being a Royall priviledge in the hands of a Subject as Markets Fairs Toll and whatsoever liberties else which created at first by the Kings special Grant or of their own nature belonging to him are given to a common person to have an estate in Of this sort also are Execution and return of Writs forfeited Recognizances Fines Post-fines Issues Amerciaments and other Green wax money within such a Precinct or Liberty Also power there to make a Coroner Clerk of the Market and other Officers to have therein Treasure Trove Deodands Wreck of the Sea Waifes Estrayes the goods of Felons and outlawed persons Royall mines Royall Fish to keep a Leet to take Conusance of Fines to hold plea of debts and damages Sans summe and the like TABLE 11. A Chattel wherein their cannot be several Estates whereof consider The common Affection viz. That all ones own Chattels whether in possession or action as debts c. may be devised by Testament which is the appointment of an Executor to administer them for him after his death The severall kinds and so it is Reall as a Term for years or Wardship Personall to which divers things belong In generall Bailment which is the delivery of goods To keep when only the custody is committed to him and that is A simple bailment when he receiveth them to keep for another A Pledge when he receiveth them for another thing had of him at the time To employ as when the Bailee hath the things to use for anothers profit Contract which is a mutuall agreement for the very property of Personal things In particular viz. for the Interest of things uncertain as Accord which is an agrement of the parties themselves upon satisfaction executed Arbitrement which is an Award of satisfaction by others TABLE 12. Punishment of Offences which are Without force as Trespass upon the Case Common as Misuses when by wrong one is endamaged as by slander or the like amongst which serve Disturbance which is the hindring of that which belongeth to one to do Nusanee which is an annoyance done to ones Hereditament Deceit when the damage groweth by an undue sleight or the like Conspiracy to do one wrong or the like Offences in the nature of Trespasses upon the Case which are by the Kings Prerogative punishable like to them viz. by amerciament as Non-suit in an action Fault in the Original Writ he brings Or by the Sheriff in the return thereof making default when he should appear And whatsoever other Offences not being with force which offer no direct injury to a common person Reall wrong Tab. 13. Coupled with force Tab. 14. TABLE 13. A reall wroÌ„g is Discontinuance when one having an Estate Tail or Fee-simple in anothers right maketh a large Estate of the Land then he may Ouster when one is put out of his Free-hold Indeed as by Disseisin of Land when one is put or held out by a forcible Entry Detainer Rent as In every rent by Incloser Forstaller In rent service rent charge by Rescous Replevin In rent-charge rent-seck by denyer Usurpation when the Church becometh full by the presentment of a wrong Patron In Law as by Intrusion which is after the death of the Tenant for life Abatement which is after the death of one that had the Inheritance TABLE 14. Wrongs coupled with force and they are Not punishable by death Trespasses and they touch Possessions as in Goods which is the wrongfull taking of them with pretence of Title Land when it is done upon an actual possession thereof The person and so Trespasses are With preteÌ„ce of violence as Menaces which are threatning words of beating one or the like Assault which is an unlawfull setting upon ones person With violence indeed as False Imprisonment which is an unlawfull restraint of liberty Bodily hurts and they are Outward violencies Battery which is the wrongful beating of one Maime which is the wrongful spoyling of a member defensable in fight Rape which is the carnall abusing of a woman against her will Offences against the Publike Tab. 15. Punishable by death Tab. 19. TABLE 15. Offences against the publike termed Contempts may be committed either Against the King as 1. To disobey the Kings Command By his Writ By his Proclamation 2. Disobey any thing ordained by Statute Against the Common-wealth viz. against 1. The peace thereof as Riots Routs unlawfull Assemblies breach of the Peace and Good behaviour false news Barreting Evâ—s-dropping c. Also all Trespasses with force for which a man may be both indicted and prosecuted at Law by the Suit of the Party 2. The strengh as to send aide to the Kings Enemies to go beyond Sea without the Kings Licence c. 3. The Justice Tab. 16. 4. The Wealth Tab. 17. 5. The Passages Tab. 18. TABLE 16. 3. Publick Offences against the Justice of the Common-wealth as 1 Perverting of Justice as corrupt Judges who pervert Justice corrupt or negligent Officers Enditors corrupt Jurors Extortion Escapes negligent and voluntary c. 2 All force against the Justice of the Realm as Rescous of a Felon or others Affairs in disturbance of Justice to go armed in the Kings Palace To strike in Westminster Hall for which he shall loose his right hand so shall he that strikes a Juror in the presence of the Justices and be also committed to perpetuall Imprisonment 3. Conventicles which comprehend conspirators and Confederators Maintenance Champerty c. 4 Offences in favour of Malefactors as Misprisions of Treason or Felony which for Treason is perpetuall Imprisonment Theft-boot when a man receives his goods
of him when the Tenant in a Court of Record disclaimeth to hold of him TABLE 29. A reall Praecipe quod faciat which is either to recover an Heredittament and this is either In respect of a Seigniory A Writ de consuetudinibus servitiis Secta ad molendinum To recover some other Herediament A Quare Impedit A Quod permittat A Curia claudenda Some reall thing that concerns an Hereditament as A Writ of Covenant as to levie a Fine of Lands c. Writs in the nature of a Covenant reall A Writ of Mesne A Warrantia Cartae TABLE 30. A reall Si fecerit te securum An Assise Of his own possession as An Assise of Novell Dâ—seisin An Assise of Nusance Of his Ancestors Possession as an Asise of Mortdancestor Either of his own or his Ancestors posession as an Assise of Darrein presentment A Juris utrum for a Parson or Vicar upoâ— his Predecessors alienation Others Such as be between Privies in blood as A Partitione faâ—enda A Nuper obiit A Quo jure to try for Common TABLE 31. A personal Originall Writ is also A Praecipe A Praecipe quod reddat Debt and a Writ of Annuity Detinue A Praecipe quod faciat An Action oâ— Account An Action of Covenant A Si fecerit te securum Tab 32 TABLE 32. A personal si fecerit te securum which is Without force Where the peace is not broken 1 Rationabili parte bonorum 2. Valore Maritagii 3 VVrit or forfeiture of marriage 4 Intrusion of VVard 5 Ejectione custodiae 6 Quare ejecit infra terminum 7 Trespasses upon the Case not against the Peace Where the Peace is broken yet not Vi as An Action of Deceit An Action of Conspiracy With force An Action of Trespass Speciall Actions of Trespass as De parco fracto Rescous Ejectione firmae TABLE 33. An Appeal which concerneth life and is the parties private Action prosecuting also for the Crown in respect of a Felony and this is given only to the Heir of the party slain TABLE 34. A Commissionall Writ which is either Commissionary as A Writ of right Patent A Justiciis An assise of petty Nusance Admeasurement of Dower Admeasurement of Pasture A Nativo habendo A Rationabilibus divisis A Homine reâ—legiando A Replevin Also many of the Actions thâ—â— went before as Consueâ—â—â— nibus Servitiis Secta 〈◊〉 molendinum Quod permitâ—â— Mesne Dower Unde 〈◊〉 habet Annuity Debt Detinue Covenant Trespasâ— c to what summâ— soevâ—â— be brought and also deteâ—mined in the County by Jâ—stices Meer Commissions as Oyer and Terminer Association Si non omnes Ad quod damnum Perambulatione faciâ— de TABLE 35. In Courts that hold plea without original Writ the Suit may be by Plaint in matters that conceâ—â— Common pleas Bill in Pleas of the Crown aâ— Officers of any Court by pâ—â—viledge may sue or be 〈◊〉 there and not elsewhere by 〈◊〉 TABLE 36. Suits for the King are A Quo warranto for the trying of the right of Franchises As inquiry by a Jury which is an Office to entitle the King to som Possession wherof consider The severall wayes how it may be found viz. Virtute officii brevis Commissionis The severall Writs or Commissions used therein concerning a Wardship viz For finding of it Diem clausit extremum within the year after the â—enants death Mandamus after the year Devenerunt when the Ancestor dyed in Ward to the King For mending it Quae plura Melius Inquirendum Datum est nobis intelligi For discharge of it An Aetate probanda A Writ of Livery for Lands in Capite An Ouster le main for other Knight-service Lands How the party may be releived against it By Traverse or Monstrans de droit when the King is entitled by Office only By Petition when he is intitled by double matter of Record as when the Office finds an Attainder of Treason or the like Presentment or Indictment to find an Offence against the King and for penall Lawes an Information TABLE 37. The Originall Process which is Proper Single By the Possessions By the Land In all reall Praecipes quod reddat Summons iâ— Land Grand cape iâ— seise it into the Kings hands A Mortdancester juris utrum daâ—rein presentment Summons Re-summons upon default the Inquest awarded By the Goods as in Assises of noveâ— Disseisin Nusance Attachmeâ—â— by the defendants goods which hâ— shall lose if he appear not and up on default the Inquest awarded By the person in Mayhem Felony and Treason Cap. Exig Outlawry Mixt By the goods and lands In all other reall Actions and in all personal Actions except Trespas offences against the publike and also in all Justicies Summons bâ— the Goods Attachment Distress Infâ—nite and â—sues of the Land In all Trespasses upon the Case except Deceit and conspiracy and in all Offences in the nature of Trespasses upon the Case Attachment Distresâ— infinitâ— and iâ—sues By the goods and person as in Trespaâ—â— vi Deceit Conspiracy and Offence against the publike Attachment Dâ—stress infinite and upon nihil returne 3. Capias Exigent Outlawry Improper Tab. 38. TABLE 38. Improper which is not to bring any matter into Plea or solemn Action but only to do or leave undone something and in is Commandatorie as Dote assignanda Homagio capiendo Scutagio habendo De Corrodio habendo De Annua pensione hab De Libertatibus alloc De executione Judicii De restitutione Temporalium De securitate pacis De vi laica removenda Of cleansing Streets De excommunicato capiendo De excommunicato deliberando De leproso amovendo De cautione admittenda De haeretico comburendo De Coronatore exonerando De Coronatore eligendo De exoner viâ— forest De Electione viâ— forest A Writ for the Royall Assent to elect an Abbot De securitate invenienda All Dedimus potestatems de fine leuando de attornato faciendo c. Prohibitory Tab. 39. TABLE 39. Prohibitory as 1 A Protection cum clausula nolumus to free ones Possessions that nothing be taken against his will for the Kings business 2 To discharge Spirituall Persons of Fiâ—teens 3 Quod clerici non eligantur in Officium Bâ—livi c 4 To forbid Tenant in Dower by the Curtesie or Guardian by Knight service oâ— in Soccage to commit VVast to the destruction of the Inheritance 5 A Quo minus for Grantee of Estover to restrain the Grantors from committing VVast so as he cannot have his Estovers 6 De exoneratione sectae for Tenants by Suit of Court or other Services that they be not distrained to do the same for such tiâ—â— as they ought to hold the Land discharged 7 Dâ— deonerando pro rata to discharge the Tenant of parcell of the Land according 〈◊〉 the rate of his Land when he iâ— lawfullâ— distrained for all the Rent and Services 8. De essendo quieto de Thelonio 9. De non ponendo in Juratis 10. Ne exeas
if after the fathers death he enter before his younger brother born of the same father and mother within Espousals and continue the possession all his life without interruption VI. If the next be women in equal distance as daughters Sisters Aunts c. they shall inherit alike and are but as one heir VII Where the generall Entry of one is of the rest if they list VIII The inheritance that descendeth shal be charged with the deed of the Ancestor binding himself and his heirs IX The Dying seized of the inheritance and Freehold together whereby the land descends unto his heir taketh away the Entry of every one that may have an Action X. But claim upon the land within a year before the death or if they dare not upon the land for fear of some bodily hurt then as neer the land as they dare saveth their entry XI A Fee-simple is a Fee-simple conditionall or absolute XII Conditionall is a fee simple to one and the heirs of his body XIII This estate before issue cannot be alienated after issue had becometh an absolvte fee simple XIV But so as if the issue fail before the alienation the donor shall have it XV. Hither belong hereditaments given in Frank-marriage with ones kinswoman XVI Absolute is a fee-simple to one and his heirs whatsoever XVII This estate descending to Females if one of them have lands of the same Ancestor by Frank-marriage she shall have no more unlesse she be content that the value thereof be allowed to the other XVIII To this place are to be referred Lands given to a Corporation which go in perpetuall succession XIX Here two speciall estates for life Dower and Tenancie by the courtesie of England do arise after ones death that hath an InheritaÌ„ce joyned with the freehold XX. Howbeit these estates must be of a fee-simple or such an estate taile as may go to the issue had between the Donees XXI Dower is an estate whereby the woman hath the thirds in severalty XXII She must be nine years of age at the time of her husbands death otherwise she shal not be endowed XXIII Detaining of deeds concerning Inheritance descended to the heir is a barr of her Dower XXIV If the husband at the Church door ad ostium ecclesiae or being heir apparant by his fathers or mothers consent ex assâ—nsu patris or matris presently upon affiance endow her of any certainty as of the whole moity or lesse part c. this will barr her of her thirds if she agree to it XXV Tenancie by the curtesie of England is an estate whereby of an actuall possession the husband that hath issue by her born alive shall have the whole CHAP. VI. Tenement Advowson I HEreditaments are tenements or bare hereditaments II. A Tenement is a possession holden the Fee-simple whereof when he that hath it dieth without heir cometh to the Lord III. Of this sort are Lands and Advowsons IV. Land is a Tenement in Mannuall occupation V. Under the name of Land are comprehended not only Gardens Meadowes Pastures Woods Rivers c but also Messuages Mils Yards Tofts Castles the like VI. Churches and Church-Yards belong to the Incumbent VII Prescription here hath no force VIII All Land is holden of the King immediatly or by means himselfe not having any higher upon earth of whom to hold IX Escheats of all Cities appertain to the King X All Mines of Gold and Silver or wherein the gold or silver is of the greater value are the Kings XI Amongst Coperceners the eldest upon partition shall have the cheif house XII Seisin delivered of land alwaies passeth a freehold XIII Otherwise a Freehold of land cannot passe save by release and confirmation where they are by way of enlarging an estate XIV They may also somtimes passe by Exchanges Endowments or Surrenders XV. An estate made within view of land is a good Liverie of seisin if the other enter in the Feoffors life time XVI An Advowson is an interest of presenting to a Church CHAP. 7. Distres Seigniories Fealty Rent-service Homage Suit of Court Tenures Releife and Rent charge I. RAre Hereditaments are those which are not holden and concern the Land or the person II. Those that concern the Land are extinguished or gone for ever when he that hath them hath high and continuing an estate as he hath the hereditaments III. Otherwise they are but suspended or gone for a time IV. These are leviable by distresse or such as cannot be distrâ—ined for V. Distresse is a taking of Chattels found upon the same Land for satisfaction of Arrearages VI. The King may distrain in any other land of the same mans for his Service or Rent charge VII The distresse being put in some place where the owner may lawfully come by them as if they be things that have life to give them meat c. he that distraineth shall not be charged what hurt soever they receive VIII Bare hereditaments that may be distrained for are a Seigniorie or rent charge IX Seigniories are services whereby Lands are holden X. Services are common to all certain estates or proper to inheritances XI Common as Fealty and Rent service whereof Fealty is incident to every such estate XII And therefore the Seigniory or Tenancy being altered it must be done anew XIII All other both common and proper grow by Reservation XIV Fealty is an Oath to be faithfull to the Lord for the Tenements XV. Rent service is a Rent to be paid to the Lord at certain set times XVI And to this place we may refer all services that lie in Fesance XVII Of which kind two amongst the rest are specially to be considered viz. Frank-Almoign and Divine Service XVIII Frank-Almoigne is when a man of the Church holdeth freely in Alms for which he is bound to say Prayers XIX But because the Prayers are not limited in certain he neither shal do Fealty nor is subject to distres XX. The lord must warrant such a Tenant against himselfe and his heirs and save him harmlesse of all manner of all services against the Lords above XXI Divine service is a spirituall kinde of service limited in certain XXII These are the services whereby every certain estate may be holden XXIII There follow those proper to Inheritances the Grantee whereof shall hold of the Grantor by such services as he holdeth over if other services be not reserved XXIV Or the Grantor may appoint him â—o hold of the next Lord. XXV A Mesn must acquit the Tenant of all manner of services against the Lords Paramont XXVI But Donors in Frankmarriage cannot hold but by Fealty and that of the Donor untill the Fourth degree be past who must also acquit them of all manner of services XXVII One that holdeth of the King as of his person alienating the Free hold without licence forfeiteth the Land XXVIII Services proper to Estates of Inheritance are Homage and Suit or Court XXIX Homage is an Oath of fidelity acknowledging himselfe to
have execution thereof as if no such gift had been made Stat. 3. H. 7. 4. All deeds of gift of goods and chattels made of trust to ones own use shall be void Stat. 13. El 5 Every gift grant bargain and conveiance of lands or chattles or of a lease rent common or other profits out of them and every bond suit judgment and execution had or made for the defrauding of any persons just action suit debt account damage penaltie forfeiture heriot mortuarie or releif shall be void against that person his heires executors c. The parties or privies knowing such a fraudulent gift which shall justifie it to be done bona fide or shal alien such things so to them conveyed forfeit one year value of the lands or profits out of it and the whole value of the goods nad chattles and the sum of such covenous bond and shall have half a years imprisonment This Act extends not to common recoveries nor vouchers in a Formedon nor to any gift c. bona fide and upon good consideration to any person not knowing of the fraud Stat. 27. El. 4. Every conveyance grant charge lease estate incumbrance or limitation of use of lands tenements or hereditaments made for the defrauding of purchasers of the land it self or any part or profit out of it shall be void against the person so purchasing for money or other good consideration and against all claiming under him with penalty as in the former Statute This extendeth not to the avoiding of any grant c. upon good consideration and bona fide If any such conveyance c. be made with a clause of revocation or alteration at his pleasure by writing and after he shall bargain demise sell grant convey or charge the same lands c. for money or other good consideratiâ—n the conveyance not revoked nor altered then such conveyance c. shall be voyd against the bargainees c. and all claiming under them lawfull mortgages only excepted Rule 11. Praecog Reg. 15. 17. E. 2. The Kings gift or grant of land or a Mannor cum pertinentiis â—â—nveyeth not Knights fees advowsons or dowers without expresse words Stat. 1. H 4. 6. In a petition to the King for lands annuities offices c. their value shall be therein exprest otherwise the letters Patents thereupon shall be void Stat 18. H. 6. 1. All Letters Patents which bear not date the day of the delivery of the Kings-warrant into the Chancery shall be void Stat. 34. 35. H. 8. 21. A confirmation of all estates contained by or conveyed from the King within seven years after the fourth of February in the 27 year of his raign notwithstanding any mis-recitall non-recitall c. with divers provisoes c. therein contained Stat. 1. E. 6. 8. Such another Statute for the confirmation of all grants made and to be made by E. 6. from the 28 of January in the first year of his raign and so during his life with such provisoes c. as in the sayd Act of H. 8. Stat. 4 5 P.M. 1. Another like Statute for the confirmation of grants made and to be made to or by the Queen or the King and Queen from the first of July in the first year of her Reign and so during her life with provisoes as in the former Acts. Stat. 18. El. 2. Another like confirmation of al grants made to for or by the Queen or to be made within seven years next after the end of this Session with like provisoes c. Stat. 43. El. 1. Another confirmation of grants made by Qu El. from the eight of February in the 25 yeare of her raign untill the end of this Session and a year after Stat. 21. Jac. 25. The King c. shall not take advantage of Forfeitures against his Patentees before Commission Processe c. Stat. 21. Jac. 29. A confirmation of Leases of the Duchy lands in Cornwall Stat. 1. Car. 2. Such another for Leases thereof to be made within three years CHAP. 3. Rule 6. STat. 32. H. 8. 34. Grants of Reversions may enter upon Farmers for any Forfeiture or condition and have like advantages against them by action onely for any other Covenants condition or agreement eontained in the Indenture of their lease as the Lessors their heirs or successors might And the like for the Lessees against the grantees of reversions Recovery in value only excepted CHAP. 4. Rule 9. STat. 6. H. 8 15. If any make suit to the King for lands offices or other things formerly granted to any person during the Kings pleasure the first Patentee being still in life the last grantee shall expresse in his Petition or pattent the former pattent and the determination of the Kings pleasure concerning the same otherwise the last grant shall be voyd Rule 15. Glocester 7. 6. E. 1. If a woman alien her dower in fee or for life the heir or other person to whom the Land ought to revert shall recover against the Alience in her life time CHAP. 5. Rule 5. MErton 9 20. H. 3. A child borne before Marriage is a bastard albeit the common order of the Church be otherwise Stat. 9. H. 6. 11. No writ shall be awarded to the ordinary to certifie Bastardy before three Proclamations be made in Chancery in three moneths viz once every moneth that all persons who have any thing to object against the party for bastardy shall sue to the Ordinary for that purpose Rule 8. Merton 5. 10. H. 3. Usury shall not run against any within age from the time of the death of his Ancestor whose heir he is unto his lawfull age yet the principal with usury due before the Ancestors death shall be paid notwithstanding this Act. Rule 10. Stat. 32. H. 8. 33. The dying seised of a disseisor with force and without title taketh not away the entry of him and his heirs who at the time of such discent had good title of Entry unlesse the disseisor had peaceable possession by five years next after such disseisin Rule 14 Westm 2. 1 13 E. 1. The will of the giver according to the form in the deed of gift manifestly expressed shall be from henceforth observed so that they to whom the land was given under such condition viz. that if the donee or donees should die without issue that then the land should revert to the donor should have no power to alien the land so given but that it shall rename to their issue after their death or shall revert to the giver or his heirs if issue fail neither shall the second husband of any such woman being donee in tail from henceforth have any thing of the land so given upon condition after the death of his wife by the Law of England neither shall the issue of such husband and wife succeed in the inheritance but immediatly after the death of the husband and wife to whom the land was given it shall returne to their issue or to the giver or his
heirs as aforesaid A Fine levied of such lands shall be void in Law and the heir or reversioner albeit they be for full age in England and out of prison need not make their claim Howbeit this clause concerning a fine is altered by 32 H 8. 39. which see infra Stat. 34 35. H. 8 20. No common recovery 〈◊〉 lands in tail of the gift or other provision of the King or his progenitors though it be with voucher against tenant in tail the remainder or reversion being 〈◊〉 the King at the time of the recovery shall bind the heir in tail or bar him of his entry Tenant in us◠shall take no advantage for any rccompence in valor agianst the vouchee or his heirs Rule 24. Mag. Cart. 7. 9. H. 3. The wife after the death of her husband shall abide in his chief messuage forty dayes within which time her dower shall be assigned her If the chief messuage be a Castle then she shall have a competent house provided her til her dower be assigned Westm 2. 34. 13. E. 1. A woman that leaveth her husband and abideth with an adulterer shall not have Dower unlesse the husband voluntarily and without coertion of the Church reconcile her and suffer her to dwell with him Stat. 11. H. 7. 20. If a woman that hath an estate in Dower for life or in tail joyntly with her husband or only to her self or to her use in any lands c. of the inheritance or purchase of her husband or given to the husband and wife by the husbands ancestors or any seised to the use of the husband or his ancestors do sole or which an after taken husband discontinue or suffer a recovery by Covin it shall be voyd and he to whom the land ought to belong after the death of the said woman may enter as if the woman were dead without discontinuance or recovery Howbeit the woman may enter after the Husbands death but if the woman were sole the recovery or discontinuance barreth her for ever This Act extends not to any recovery or discontinuance with the heir next inheritable to the woman or by his consent of Record enrolled Stat. 27. H. 8. 10. Where an estate is made in possession or use to Husband and wife and his heirs or the heirs of their bodies or of one of their bodies or to them for their lives or for the wives life for her Jointure In any of these cases she shall not have Dower Howbeit upon a lawfull eviction of that Jointure she shall be endowed according to the rate of her husbands land whereof she was dowable Such a Joynture being made after marriage the wife after the husbands death may refuse it and betake her to her Dower unlesse such Joyntute be made by Act of Parliament CHAP. 7. Rule 7. STat. de districtione Scaccarii 51. H. 3◠The owner of impounded cattel may give them food without disturbance A distresse taken for the Kings debt shall not be sold within 15 dayes and upon shewing of a Tally and giving security for his appearance in the Exchequer upon the next accompt the distresse shall cease◠The Sherif shall also attach the party that received the debt to be there likewise at the same time Neither draught cattel nor sheep shall be distrained except for Damage-feasant so long as other goods may be found to satisfye the debt Distresses shall be reasonable The Sheriffe shall answer all debts received and where the Sherif chargeth himself the debt shal be quitted Marlebr 15. 52. H. 3. It shall not be lawfull for any except the King and his officers having special authority to take distresses out of his fee or in the Kings high way or in the common street Marlebr 4. None shall drive a distresse out of the County wherein it is taken in pain to be fined and to make recompence to the party grieved none shal take an unreasonable distress in pain of amerciament Westm 1. 16. 3. E. 1. None shall drive a distress out of the County or distrain wrongfully upon the penalties provided by the Statute of Marlebr Westm 2. 36. 13. E. 1. None shall procure any to distrain another to make him appear at the county court or any other inferiour court on purpose to vex him and put him to charge and trouble in pain to make fine to the King and to pay the party grieved treble damages Westm 2. 37. 13. E. 1. No distresse shall be taken but by Bailiffs known and sworn in pain to restore damages to the party grieved and to be grievously punished by the King Artic. Cler. 9. 9. E. 2. Distresses shall not be taken in the High-way nor in the ancient fees of the Church Stat. 1 2. P.M. 12. No distresse of Cattell shall be driven out of the hundred rape wapentake or lath where it is taken except to a pound Overt within the same Shire not above three miles distant from the place where it is so taken Neither shall a distresse be impounded in several places whereby the owner may be constrained to sue several Replevins for the delivery thereof in pain to forfeit to the party grieved for every offence committed against the Act. 5 l. and treble damages None shall take above 4 d. for the poundage of one whole distresse and where lesse is usually taken to take lesse in paine to forfeit it to the party grieved 5 l. and so much money as is taken above 4 d. Rule 24 Quia emptores terrarum 18. E. 1. In all Feoffments to one and his heirs the Feoffee shall hold his land and the chief Lord of the fee by the same services that the Feoffer held before Here if the Feoffment be made of parcel he shall hold of the chief Lord pro particula according to the quantity of the land and the Feoffor shall be set free for that part Rule 27. Mag. Cart. 31. 9. H. 3. If a Baronie c. Escheat to the King the tenants that hold of the same not having other lands that hold of the King in cheif shall pay like relief and do like services to the King after such Escheat as they payd or did to their former Lords and not otherwise Stat. 1. E. 6 4. So also it is when a Seigniorie cometh to the King by attainder conviction outlawry dissolution or surrender Stat 1. E. 3. Stat. 2. Cap 12. Lands holden of the King in chief and aliened without licence shall not be forfeited but a reasonable fine shall be taken of such lands so aliened by due processe in Chancery A◠cap. 13 lands holden of the King as of some Honor sh◠not be taken into the Kings hands as if they were holden of the King in chief as of his Crown Rule 31. Stat. 33. H. 8 22. A fee set down for respiting of Homage in the Exchequer or other Courts Rule 35. Marlebr 9. 52. H. 3. None enfeoffed b◠deed shall be distrained to do suit to his Lords Court unlesse he be bound to
Sheriffe Rule 30. Westm 1. 17. 13. E. 1. the Sheriffe or Bailifâ—â— may take the power of the County or Baliwick and beat down a Castel or Fortresse where such beasts are inclosed if he that took them will not make deliverance Rule 33. Westm 2. 11. 13. E. 1. Processe of Outlawrie given in an action of accompt Stat. 25. E. 3. Stat 5. 17. Such processe shall be made in a writ of debt and detinue of Chattells and taking of beasts by Capias Exigent as is now used in a writ of accompt Stat. 7. H. 5. 1. In writ against forgers of false charters and muniments like processe shall be made by Capias Exigent as in writs of trespasse Stat. 19. H. 7. 9. Like processe given in actions upon the case sued in the Kings Bench and Common place as in actions of trespasse and debt Stat. 23. H. 8. 14. Like processe shall be had in every action brought upon the statute of 5 R. 2. 7. concerning forcible entry as in trespasse and like processe in every writ of annuity and covenant as in debt CHAP. 38 Rule STat. 25. H. 8 20 for the election nomination presentation investing and consecrating of Arch Bishops and Bishops Rule 32. Stat. 5. R. 2. 2. Prohibits going beyond sâ—â— without licence but it is repealed by 4. Ja. 1. Rule 35. Stat. Carlile 15. E. 2. The Dedimus potestatem shall be directed to two of the Justices or to one Justice and a Knight CHAP. 39. Rule 5. GLocester 5. 6. E. 1. An Action of waste is maintainable aginst tenant by the courtesie in dower for life or years and the party attainted thereof shall lose the thing wasted and recompence the party grieved thrice so much as such waste shall be taxed at Westm 2. 14. 13. E. 1. the processes in a writ of waste shall be summons attachment and distresse and if he come not then a writ unto the Sheriffe taking with him 12 men to go to the place wasted aed there enquire of the waste and upon that waste returned judgement shall be Stat. 11. H. 6. 5. Where the tenants grant over his estate but notwithstanding takes the profits and commits waste an action lies against him Magn Cart. 4. 9. H. 3. The Guardian may not commit waste in pain to lose the Wardship And Cap. 5. must repaire and sustain the houses of the profit of the land Glocester 5 6. E. 1. If the Guardian commit waste and the Wardship lost answers not the damages before the heires age he shall render damages to the heir otherwise Artic. super Cart. 18. 28. E. 1. An Escheator committing Waste upon Wards lands shall answer damages Stat. 36. E. 1. Stat. 1. 13. The heir shall have an action of waste against the Escheator committing waste as well within age as when he is at full age See also 14. E. 3. 13. Westm 2. 22. 13. E. 1. A writ of waste is given for one Jointenant or tenant in common against another wherein the defendant is to be at his choise to take his part in certain and then to have for his part the place wasted or to agree from thenceforth to take nothing more then his Companions do Glocester 13 6 E. 1. Hanging a plea by writ the tenant may not commit waste nor estrepment of the land in demand and if he do the demandant may have awrit to cause the land to be kept that no wast nor estrepment be done CHAP. 40 Rule 2. 36 E 3. 15. Declarations shall be good enough if they have matter of substance though the termes be not apt Rule 10 Westm 1. 46. If a writ of novel disseisin be purchased and the disseisor die before the Assize be pasesed the plaintiffe shall have a writ of entry sur disseisiâ— against his heir The like shall the heir of the disseisin have in case he die c. The nonage of the heir of the disseisor or disseisee shall not prejudice in an Assize If the Inquest pass against the heir of the disseisee he shall have an Attaint gratis Glocester 2. 6 E. 1. Where an Infant is held from his Inheritance whereby he is driven to his writ the Inquest shall passe notwithstanding his non-age Exposition of the Stat of Glocester 26. E. 1. Touching an Enquest to be made for an Infant that Statute shal run without limitation of time Westm 2. 40 13. E. 1. The suit of a woman or her heir in a Cui in vita or a sur Cui in vita after the death of her husband shall not be delayed by minority of the heir who ought to warrant the land Rule 31. Westm 2. 42. Certain cases wherein vieâ— shall not be granted Stat. de visu terrae Essoyne de servitio Domini Regis 12. E. View shall be granted in a writ of Ward in a writ of Customes and services in a writ of Advowson of a Church where there be more Churches then one in a Town and all of one Saint in a writ of Dower and in a nuper obiit Rule 32. West 2 3. The reversioner may be received in default of tenant for life dower curtesie c. If Judgment be given by reddition or default the reversioner shall have a writ of entry after the death of the Terâ—or so shall the heir also where the tenant was tenant in tail Stat de defensione Juris 20. E. The reversioner desiring to be received before judgment shal finde surety as the Court shall allow to answer the value of the issues of the tenant from the day of the receit till judgement if it passe for the demandant Sta. 13. R. 2. 17. The like receit shal be for the reversione upon the faint pleading of such a tenant and he shall plead in chief without delay and the Judges by discretion shall give dayes of grace between the demandant and him that is received without giving the Common day in plea of land unlesse it be by the demandants assent Surety for the value shall be found as before in 20. El. as well where the receit is counter pleaded as where it is granted Glocester 11. Tenant for years shall be received before judgment rendred to say that the Action was by Covin Westm 2. 3 Receipt is given to the Wife in her Husbands life time if he lose her land by default and the tenant that recovered against the husband must maintain his own right Rule 33. Westm 1. 39. What Counter-pleaders are good in Mortdancestor nuper obiit Intrusion and such like actions and also in writs of Entry in the degrees c. See also Stat. de vocat ad warrant 20. E. 1. 1. 4. E. 1. 18. Westm 2. 6. Rule 48. After Sanctuaries were taken away for sundry offences by divers Statutes at last by the Statute of 21 Jac. 28 They were totally annulled Rule 5 3. Glocester 3. The heir shall not be barred of his Mothers Inheritance by the Warranty of the father being tenant by courtesie or alienation without
from a Theef with purpose to favour and maintain him here the punishment is Ransom Imprisonment not assisting the Sheriff Constable or other Officer c. 5 Contempt of Justice as he that flies for Treason or Felony Hee that in case oâ— Treason or Felony tarries the Exigent He that suffers himself to be out-laâ—ed c. 6. Falsifying of Justice as Perjury Subornation Forgery Embracery all other Falshood in matter of Justice c. TABLE 17. 4. Publick Offences against the wealth of the Common-wealth and that may be In the course of Trade as 1. To transport the Commodities of the Realm without the Kings Licence and paying his Custome Fore-stallers Regradors and Ingrossers Monopolies Conspiracies of Merchants false Weights and Measures c. 2 Uttering corrupt Victualls 3. Usury and all Oppression Out of the course of Trade as Depopulation burning of Houses Barns c. TABLE 18. 5. Publike Offences against the Passages of the Common-wealth as Bridges Cawseys High-wayes or Streets broken down or digged up Unto which place may also be referred Common Nusances Purprestures c. Such Nusances any man may abate And as to Nusances there is a VVrit in the Register for any person that will sue when the VVayes Streets or Lanes of any Town City or Borough Corporate or the Suburbs thereof are full of Dirt Soil or the like whereby infection may be caused And this VVrit may be directed to the Mayor or the like to cause them to be cleansed and kept clean There is also another VVrit for removing a Leper to prevent Infection both which VVrits will come hereafter to be mentioned in their proper places TABLE 19. Wrongs or offences punishable by death termed also offences against the Crown are Fâ—lony which is Bare Felony where consider The offence it self which is single as Stealth which is the wrongfull taking of Goods without pretence of Title Man-slaughter Chance medley which is Man slaughter without former malice Murder which is Man slaughter upon former malice Mixt as Robery which is stealth from ones person by assault in the High-way Burglary which is the night breaking of a house with an intent to steale or kill though nothing be stolne or any body killed Other publike Offences occasioned thereby as breaking of Prison wilfull escape of a Felon c. Petty Treason Tab. 20. High Treason Tab. 21. TABLE 20. Petty treason the punishment whereof is burning and it is Generall against mortall Creatures Petty Treason properly so cal-called which is the killing of one to whom private obedience is due Sodomy which is a carnall copulation against nature against God Heresie which is an offence immediately bent against the Majesty of God Sorcery which is a consulting with Devils and containeth under it Conjuring Necromancy and the like More particular in respect of the Kings Prerogative as counterfeiting his Coyn Seals c. to acknowledge any forraign Potentate to bring false money into the Realm counterfeit to the money of England TABLE 21. High Treason which is an offence of the Crown directly bent against the State also to kill the Chancellour Treasurer a Justice of either Bench a Justice in Eyre of Assis oâ— Oyer and Teâ—miner being in their places and doing their Offices is High Treason TABLE 22. The common affection viz. Action whereof consider The places where it is transacted viz. in Courts of Record as The Parliament Courts that have ordinary jurisdiction and they are Generall whose jurisdiction extends throughout the Realm Circumstances as Place where they are holden viz. at Westminster Time when viz in the Term of Michaelmas Hillary Easter Trinity The severall kinds Chancery Kings Bench. Common place Exchequer Within some County Through the whole County The Sheriffs turn The Coroners Court Within Liberties as A Leet A Court of Pipowders Granted by the Kings Letters Patents Courts by the Kings Commissions Courts by Charter in Corporations c. Court Barons The Lord Of a Mannor Of an Hundred The Sheriffs called the County Court The Parts Tab 23. TABLE 23. The parts of an Action are The suit which hath 2. parts viz. The beginning of the suit which hath 2. parts The first matter of the suit For every man By Writ out of the Chancery which is Originall which concerns Common Pleas and so it is Reall whereof consider The Common affections as Tab. 24. The severaâ— kinds Ta. 25 Personall Tab. 31 Appeals Tab. 33. Commissionall Tab 34. By Plaint or Bill Tab. 35. For the King Tab. 36. The Originall Process Tab 37. The Proceeding Tab. 40. The Judgment Tab 46. TABLE 24. The common affections as Possessory to recover a Possession In himself descended from his Ancestor In the Right to recover a Possession mixt in the right In himself descended from his Ancestor TABLE 25. The severall kinds of a reall Originall Writ and so it is A Praecipe A Praecipe quod reddat A Plea of Land A Writ of Entry the severall kinds thereof will best appear if we consider Against whom it is brought viz. Against the first party In the degrees In the Per. In the Per and Cui How is grows viz. without wrong at the first Upon the determination of the first Estate viz. by reason of A particular estate ended Ad terminum qui preteriit Entry ad Communem Legem A Condition broken as Causa Matamonii praelocuti Upon disability of the person that made it Dum fuit infra aetatem Dum fuit non compos mentis Upon a wrong Tab. 26. A writ shewing the Demandants Title Tab. 27. Another reall praecipe quod reddat Tab. 28. A Praecipe quod faciat Tab. 29. A Si secerit tesecurum Tab. 30. TABLE 26. Upon a wrong viz. Upon a discontinuance For the recovery of a womans Inheritance or Free-hold after her husbands alienation and Death as Cui iâ— vita and for heâ— Heir a sur cui iâ— vita Divorce as a Câ— ante divorcium For the Successor of a Bishop or c. after the discontinuance of his Predecessor as a sine assensu capituli An Ouster Upon an Intrusion as a Writ of Intrusion for him in Reversion or Remainder Upon a Disseisin as a Writ of Entry in the Quibus being a Writ in the nature of 21 Assise TABLE 27. A Writ shewing the Demandants Title which is Possessorie as a Writ of Ayel after the death of the Grand-father or Grand-mother Besayell after the death of the great Grand-father or greaâ— Grand-mother Cosinage after the death of the great great Grand-father or great great Grand-mother c In the right A Writ of right in his nature as a Formedon in Remainder Reverter Writ of Escheat Writ of Dower unde nihil habet A Precipe in Capite for the meer right of Lands holden in chief TABLE 28. Another reall Praecipe quod reddat in respect of a Seigniory as A Writ of Right of Ward to recover the Wardship A Writ of Right for Disclaimer for the Lord to prove the Lands to be holden