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the_o statute_n merchant_n be_v provide_v consist_v usual_o more_o in_o good_n then_o land_n beside_o the_o plea_n of_o harrison_n administrator_n of_o the_o good_n of_o sidney_n in_o bar_n of_o green_n action_n of_o debt_n upon_o a_o obligation_n 119._o viz._n that_o the_o intestate_a stand_v bind_v in_o a_o statute_n staple_n to_o i._o s._n and_o green_n reply_n thereunto_o that_o there_o be_v indenture_n of_o defeasance_n no_o covenant_n whereof_o be_v break_v and_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o judge_n that_o the_o say_a matter_n in_o the_o replication_n be_v good_a to_o avoid_v the_o defendant_n plea._n all_o this_o i_o say_v and_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n in_o that_o case_n ba._n and_o in_o the_o case_n between_o pemberton_n and_o barram_n as_o also_o in_o the_o king_n bench_n by_o popham_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o judge_n that_o executor_n must_v satisfy_v judgement_n before_o statute_n and_o statute_n before_o obligation_n have_v 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one_o may_v be_v without_o the_o other_o fol._n 2._o 2_o of_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o willes_n 7_o 3_o what_o will_v amount_v to_o the_o make_n of_o a_o executor_n and_o what_o word_n requisite_a thereunto_o 10_o 4_o how_o a_o executâ—r_n or_o his_o executorship_n may_v be_v limit_v or_o qualify_v in_o special_a manner_n differ_v from_o the_o general_a 12_o 5_o who_o may_v make_v a_o executor_n 17_o 6_o who_o may_v be_v make_v executor_n 21_o 7_o what_o one_o may_v give_v or_o bequeath_v by_o his_o will_n ib._n 8_o of_o the_o revocation_n and_o countermand_n of_o will_n and_o new_a publication_n show_v how_o a_o will_n or_o executor_n once_o make_v may_v be_v unmake_v and_o what_o shall_v amount_v to_o a_o revocation_n total_a or_o partial_a and_o what_o to_o a_o new_a publication_n 25_o 9_o of_o new_a publication_n 30_o chap._n ii_o the_o have_v of_o executor_n show_v the_o state_n of_o thing_n instant_o upon_o the_o testator_n death_n before_o any_o will_n prove_v 1_o what_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o gift_n of_o a_o thing_n certain_a and_o know_v as_o the_o white_a horse_n the_o red_a cow_n etc._n etc._n 33_o 2_o of_o a_o bequest_n to_o a_o executor_n 34_o 3_o of_o a_o discharge_n or_o release_v by_o will_n to_o a_o debtor_n 36_o 4_o of_o make_v the_o debtor_n executor_n 37_o 5_o of_o make_v the_o creditor_n executor_n 39_o 6_o what_o may_v be_v do_v by_o or_o to_o a_o executor_n before_o prove_v of_o the_o will_n 42_o 7_o of_o refusal_n to_o prove_v the_o will_n and_o therein_o of_o administration_n foreclude_v refusal_n 45_o 8_o what_o shall_v be_v say_v such_o a_o meddle_v and_o administer_a by_o a_o executor_n that_o he_o can_v refuse_v after_o 47_o 9_o of_o the_o force_n and_o effect_n of_o refusal_n 51_o chap._n iii_o of_o prove_v wi_n 1_o how_o and_o where_o and_o before_o who_o will_v aught_o to_o be_v prove_v 53_o 2_o bona_fw-la notabilia_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 55_o 3_o which_o may_v entitle_v the_o metropolitan_a 56_o 4_o of_o the_o validity_n and_o invalidity_n of_o right_n or_o erroneous_a probates_n 58_o 5_o of_o the_o relation_n of_o probate_n and_o refusal_n 60_o chap._n iv._o of_o fee_n payable_a for_o probates_n 1_o of_o copy_n of_o will_n or_o inventory_n and_o what_o fee_n due_a per_fw-la stat_fw-la 21_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 5._o 61_o chap._n v._o of_o good_n and_o chattel_n 1_o what_o thing_n shall_v come_v unto_o executor_n and_o say_v to_o be_v asset_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o what_o not_o 63_o 2_o of_o chattel_n real_a possessory_n 64_o 3_o some_o case_n doubtful_a or_o less_o clear_a touch_v chattel_n real_a 66_o 4_o of_o chattel_n personal_a 68_o 5_o case_n more_o doubtful_a touch_v chattel_n personal_a 70_o chap._n vi_o of_o thing_n not_o actual_o in_o the_o testator_n yet_o accrue_v to_o the_o executor_n 1._o by_o action_n or_o suit_n 2_o by_o condition_n or_o covenant_n 3_o by_o remainder_n or_o increase_n 1_o of_o thing_n in_o action_n 79_o 2_o chattel_n come_v to_o executor_n from_o the_o testator_n yet_o not_o asset_n 88_o 3_o asset_n which_o be_v no_o chattel_n 90_o 4_o four_o thing_n personal_a in_o action_n change_v into_o thing_n real_a &_o è_fw-la contra_fw-la 92_o 5_o a_o case_n of_o equity_n oppose_v law_n 93_o 6_o of_o thing_n accrue_v by_o condition_n ib._n 7_o of_o thing_n accrue_v by_o covenant_n or_o assumption_n 101_o 8_o of_o thing_n accrue_v by_o remainder_n or_o increase_n 102_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o interest_n which_o the_o executor_n have_v in_o the_o testator_n good_n 1_o of_o his_o interest_n in_o general_a and_o how_o different_a from_o the_o interest_n in_o their_o own_o proper_a good_n 106_o 2_o of_o the_o alteration_n of_o property_n in_o the_o executor_n hand_n so_o as_o some_o become_v his_o own_o which_o be_v the_o testator_n 110_o chap._n viii_o case_n between_o the_o heir_n and_o executor_n wherein_o divers_a question_n be_v resolve_v concern_v their_o distinct_a rite_n 112_o chap._n ix_o of_o suit_n by_o or_o against_o executor_n and_o of_o the_o relation_n among_o executor_n 1_o all_o at_o but_o one_o represent_v the_o testator_n person_n and_o must_v join_v and_o be_v join_v in_o suit_n &c_n &c_n contra_fw-la a._n 115_o 2_o where_o one_o alone_o must_v answer_v suit_n and_o how_o b._n 117_o 3_o when_o they_o differ_v in_o plea_n the_o best_a shall_v be_v take_v but_o one_o may_v confess_v alone_o c._n 121_o 122_o 4_o one_o as_o well_o as_o all_o may_v give_v or_o release_v the_o whole_a d._n 121_o 122_o 5_o one_o can_v give_v nor_o release_v his_o executorship_n to_o a_o coexecutor_n or_o any_o other_o e._n 121_o 122_o 6_o the_o possession_n of_o one_o executor_n be_v the_o possession_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n f._n the_o folio_n here_o be_v wrong_a 121_o 7_o if_o the_o survive_a executor_n die_v intestate_a the_o testator_n be_v intestate_a though_o the_o other_o executor_n leave_v executor_n g._n 121_o 8_o the_o exec_n so_o represent_v the_o person_n of_o the_o testator_n as_o that_o the_o word_n assignee_n only_o make_v he_o capable_a h._n 122_o 9_o what_o change_n by_o death_n of_o the_o testator_n in_o a_o proceed_n in_o suit_n i._o 123_o 10_o proceed_v to_o or_o in_o execution_n where_o without_o a_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la k._n 123_o 11_o where_o the_o executor_n stand_v in_o his_o own_o quality_n where_o in_o his_o testator_n m._n 124_o 125_o 12_o where_o one_o executor_n alone_o may_v sue_v n._n 127_o 13_o where_o some_o executor_n will_v not_o join_v with_o the_o rest_n in_o suit_n the_o rest_n may_v sue_v alone_o o._n 127_o 14_o where_o by_o the_o death_n of_o one_o executor_n plaintiff_n or_o defendant_n the_o writ_n be_v abate_v p._n 128_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o possession_n of_o executor_n or_o their_o actual_a have_v 1_o what_o