if_o a_o action_n upon_o this_o be_v sue_v against_o he_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o plead_v for_o himself_o or_o to_o help_v he_o but_o to_o say_v that_o he_o be_v not_o of_o sane_n memory_n at_o the_o time_n of_o such_o descent_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v receive_v to_o say_v this_o for_o that_o no_o man_n of_o full_a age_n shall_v be_v receive_v in_o any_o plea_n by_o the_o law_n to_o disable_v his_o own_o person_n ix_o query_n what_o kind_n of_o privy_n can_v disable_v he_o who_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n or_o by_o who_o and_o what_o act_v do_v by_o a_o madman_n or_o one_o out_o of_o his_o wit_n can_v be_v avoid_v solution_n it_o be_v to_o be_v know_v that_o the_o disability_n to_o disable_v one_o self_n as_o to_o some_o person_n be_v personal_a and_o extend_v only_o mentis_fw-la 4_o co._n f._n 124._o a._n beverley_n case_n of_o non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la to_o the_o party_n himself_o and_o as_o to_o other_o person_n be_v not_o personal_a but_o shall_v bind_v they_o also_o and_o as_o to_o that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v four_o manner_n of_o privity_n sc_n privity_n in_o blood_n as_o heir_n 2._o privity_n in_o representation_n as_o executor_n or_o administrator_n who_o as_o mr._n 337._o littleton_n sect._n 337._o littleton_n say_v represent_v the_o person_n of_o the_o testator_n or_o intestate_a 2_o mar._n dyer_n 112._o acc._n 3._o privity_n in_o estate_n as_o donee_n in_o tail_n the_o reversion_n or_o remainder_n in_o fee_n etc._n etc._n 4._o privity_n in_o tenure_n as_o lord_n by_o escheat_n and_o two_o of_o which_o be_v privy_n only_o may_v disable_v he_o who_o be_v non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la and_o avoid_v his_o deed_n grant_n and_o feoffment_n and_o two_o not_o for_o privy_n in_o blood_n may_v show_v the_o disability_n of_o the_o ancestor_n and_o privy_n in_o representation_n the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o testator_n or_o intestate_a but_o neither_o 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averment_n of_o non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la for_o the_o inconvenience_n which_o may_v ensue_v thereupon_o also_o such_o averment_n be_v against_o the_o office_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o judge_n 17._o 18_o e._n 2._o fine_n 120._o 17_o ass._n pl._n 17._o for_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o take_v any_o conusance_n of_o a_o fine_a or_o recognisance_n of_o he_o who_o be_v non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la x._o query_n whether_o a_o man_n distract_v or_o out_o of_o his_o wit_n be_v relievable_a in_o a_o court_n of_o equity_n to_o avoid_v a_o deed_n make_v by_o himself_o solution_n a._n bind_v himself_o in_o a_o bond_n of_o 1000_o l._n to_o b._n and_o this_o bond_n be_v sue_v against_o he_o he_o exhibit_v a_o bill_n in_o the_o court_n of_o request_n to_o be_v relieve_v against_o the_o same_o and_o case_n 4_o co._n f._n 124._o a._n beverley_n case_n set_v forth_o in_o his_o bill_n that_o aâ—…_n the_o time_n of_o the_o enter_v into_o the_o say_a bond_n he_o be_v noâ—…_n compos_fw-la 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and_o as_o to_o his_o posterity_n also_o for_o his_o blood_n be_v corrupt_a and_o he_o have_v neither_o heir_n nor_o posterity_n 4._o his_o land_n 5._o his_o good_n and_o in_o such_o case_n the_o king_n shall_v have_v annum_fw-la &_o diem_fw-la &_o vastum_fw-la to_o the_o intent_n his_o wife_n and_o child_n shall_v be_v cast_v out_o his_o house_n pull_v down_o his_o tree_n eradicate_v and_o overthrow_v his_o meadow_n plough_v up_o and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v for_o comfort_n delight_n or_o sustenance_n waste_v and_o destroy_v because_o that_o he_o in_o such_o felonious_a manner_n offend_v against_o the_o law_n and_o all_o that_o be_v ut_fw-la poena_fw-la ad_fw-la paucos_fw-la metus_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la perveniat_fw-la but_o the_o punishment_n of_o a_o man_n who_o be_v deprive_v of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n can_v be_v a_o example_n to_o other_o second_o no_o felony_n or_o murder_n can_v be_v commit_v without_o a_o felonious_a intent_n or_o purpose_v 9_o purpose_v 21_o h._n 7._o 31._o 26_o ass._n 27_o f._n n._n b._n 202._o stamford_n plea_n of_o the_o crown_n 16._o 8._o c._n 9_o but_o furiosus_fw-la non_fw-la intelligit_fw-la quid_fw-la agit_fw-fr &_o animo_fw-la &_o ratione_fw-la caret_fw-la &_o non_fw-la multum_fw-la distat_fw-la a_o brutis_fw-la as_o 1._o as_o bracton_n lib._n 5._o tract_n 5._o c._n 20._o nu_fw-la 1._o f._n 420._o b._n &_o fleta_n lib._n 6._o c._n 40._o nu_fw-la 1._o bracton_n say_v and_o therefore_o he_o can_v have_v a_o felonious_a intent_n also_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la can_v commit_v petit_n treason_n as_o if_o a_o woman_n non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la kill_v her_o husband_n as_o appear_v 12_o h._n 3._o forfeiture_n 33._o vide_fw-la stamford_n f._n 45._o kitchen_n 56._o tit._n forfeiture_n edit_n 1651._o sir_n edward_n coke_n tell_v we_o that_o this_o maxim_n that_o the_o party_n shall_v not_o disable_v himself_o hold_v only_o in_o civil_a b._n comment_fw-fr on_o littleton_n §_o 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