at the returne thereof publication and in the meane time publication is stayed Mackworth plaintant Swayefield aliis defendants An. 21. Eliz. A frivolous Bill was exhibited against the defendant without a Councellors hand and therefore ordered the defendant should not answer untill a Councellors hand weâ—e put to the Bill and the contempt for not answering is suspended Farly plaintant Childe defendant An. 21. Eliz. The defendant made oath that the Lands complained of by the plaintants Bill is under 40 s. per annum therefore dismissed Pottinger plaintiffe Cogayne defendant Anno 21. Eliz. The plaintiffe sued here to be relieved for a least of one thousand yeares of certaine Lands and depending the suite the defendant by quo minus out of the Exchequer being Tenant of other Lands to the Queene brought an Ejectione firme against the under Tenants of the plaintant therefore an injunction to stay the said suit of Quo minus if cause be not shewed Ioanes aliis plaintants Whitney Miles aliis defendants Anno 21. Eliz. The plaintant made oath for the serving of a Subpoena on Mary Cavendish Iohn Gilgate William Pipe and Edmâ—nd Stiles to appeare before Commissioners to be examined on his behalfe therefore an Attachment is awarded against them Turnor plaintant Warren defendant Anno 21. Eliz. Iohn Quippe made oath the defendant confessed he was served with a Subpoena for costs and hath not paid it therefore an Attachment Suell plaintant Rogers defendant Anno 21. Eliz. The defendant since the Bill exhibited commenced severall suites at the common Law for the cause here complained of against the plainâ—ant and his under Tenants therefore an Injunction is awarded against him Thorough good plaintant May aliis defendants Anno 21. Eliz. The defendant demurred generally without shewing any cause of his demurrer therefore ordered if he shew not good cause of his demurrer upon Fâ—iday next a Subpoena is awarded against him to make a better answer Peachie plaintant Twyecrosse defendant Anno 21. Eliz. It is ordered that if the plaintants doe charge the defendants by their Bill for the issues and profits of Lands which do lye in the County of Lancaster meerely by way of account then the defendants shall not be compelled to answer if the defendants be charged in respect of their promise then they are to answer Wingfield Miles uxor plaintants Fleetwood aliis defendants Anno 21. Eliz. The suit was for certaine rents fines and Woodsales received by the defendants testator during the plaintants minority It appeared that if the plaintant had made good proofe hee was to be relieved therefore a Commission is awarded by consent Borrough plaintant A. B. defendant Anno 21. Eli. The Kings Order and Decree in Chancery for a Rule to be observed by the Chancellor in that Court exemplified and enrolled for a perpetuall Record there Anno 1616. IAmes by the grace of God c. Whereas our Right Trusty and Welbeloved Sir Francis Bacon Knight our Councellor and Attorney generall received a Letter from our Chancellor of England Dated the 19. of March An. Dom. 1615. Written by our expresse Commandment directing him and requiring him and the rest of our learned Councell to peruse such presidents as should be produced unto them from time of K. Henry the 7. and since of complaints made in the Chancery there to be relieved according to equity and conscience after Judgements in the Courts of the common Lawes in Cases wherein the Judges of the common Law could not relieve them And thereupon to certifie us of the truth of that they shall find and of their opinions concerning the same which Letter followeth in these words MAster Atturney His Majesty being informed That there be many presidents in the Court of Chancery in the time of King H. 7. and continually since that such as complained there to be relieved according to equity and conscience after Judgements in the Courts of the common Law in Cases where the Judges of the common Law could not relieve them being bound by their oath to observe the strict rules of the Law is willing to understand whether there be such presidents as he is informed of And therefore hath commanded me to let you know that his will and pleasure is that you call to assist you his Majesties Serjeants and Sollicitor and to peruse such presidents of this kind as shall be produced unto you and thereupon to certifie his Majesty of the truth of that you shall finde and of your opinions concerning the same and for your better directions therein I have sent you here inclosed a note in writing delivered unto me mentioning some such presidents in King H. the 7. time and since And I am told that there be the like in former times his Majesty expecteth your proceeding in this with as much speed as conveniently you may And so I rest Your very assured loving friend T. Ellesmere Canc. At York house 19. Martii 1615. ANd whereas our Attorney generall and the rest of our learned Councell did thereupon returne unto us their certificate subscribed withal their hands according to our commandment and direction given them by the said Letter which Certificate followeth in these words According to your Majesties commandment we have advisedly considered of the note delivered unto us of presidents of complaining and proceeding in Chancery after Judgements in common Law and also have seene and perused the originals out of which the same note was abstracted upon all which we do find and observe the points following 1. We find that the same note is fully verified and maintained by the originals 2. We find that there hath beene a strong current of practise of proceeding in Chancery after Judgement and many times after execution continued from the beginning of H. 7. Raign unto the time of the Lord Chancellor that now is both in the Raignes separatim of the severall Kings and in the times of the severall Chancellors whereof divers were great learned men in the Law It being in cases where there is no remedy for the Subject by the strict course of the common Law unto which the Judges are sworne 3. We find that these proceedings in Chancery hath been after Judgements in actions of severall natures as well reall as personall 4. We find it hath beene after Judgements in your Majesties severall Courts the Kings Bench common Pleas Justice in Oyre c. 5. We find it hath been after Judgements obtained upon verdict demurres and where Writs of error have beene brought 6. We find in many of the Cases That the Judgements are expresjudgementsly mentioned in the Bills in the Chancery themselves to have been given and reliefe prayed thereupon sometimes for stay of execution sometimes after execution of which kind wee find a great number in King H. the 7. his time 7. We find the matters in equity layed in such Bills in most of the Cases to have been matter
to our understanding by the cause of errour and attaint in the same Statute what Jurisdiction it was that the Statute meant to restraine viz. such Jurisdiction as did assume to reverse and undoe the Judgement as error or attaint doth which the Chancery never doth but leaves the Judgement in peace and onely meddles with the corrupt conscience of the party for if the Chancery should assume to reverse the Judgement in the point adjudged it is void as appeareth 39. E. 3. f. 14. 5. We find no presidents of any proâ—ceeding to conviction or Judgement upon any indictment framed or grounded upon this Statute no more then upon the Statute of Praemunire and the â—ate Indictments are contra diversa Statuta not mentioning the particular Statutes 6. Lastly it was a great mischiefe to force the Subject in al cases to seek remedy in equity before he knew whither the Law will help him or no which oftentimes he cannot do till after judgement and therefore he is to seek his salve properly when he hath his hurt There be divers other things of weight which we have seene and considered of whereupon we have grounded our opinion but we goe no further upon that we have seene But because matters of presidents is greatly considerable in this case and that we have been attended by the Clerks of the Chancery with the presidents of that Court and have not been yet attended by any officer of the Kings Bench with any president of judgements if it shall please your Majesty faithfull report of them as we have done of the other all which c. Francis Bacon Hen. Mountague Randall Crew Hen. Yelverton Iohn Walter Now forasmuch as Mercy and Justice be the true supports of your Royall Throne and that it properly belongeth to us in our Princely office to take care and provide that our Subjects have equall and indifferent Justice ministred to them and that where their case deserveth to be relieved in course of equity by suit in our Court of Chancery they should not be abandoned and exposed to perish under the Rigor and extremity of our Lawes we in our Princely judgement having well weighed and with mature deliberation considered of the said severall reports of our learned Councell and of all the parts of them doe approve ratifie and confirme as well the practise of our court of Chancery expressed in the first Certificate as their opinions for the Law upon the Statutes mentioned in their latter Certificate the same having relation to the case sent them by our said Chancellor and doe will and command that our Chancellor or Keeper of the Great Seale for the time being shall not hereafter desist unto our Subjects upon their severall complaints now or hereafter to be made such reliefe in equity notwithstanding any former proceedings at the common Law against them as shall stand with true merits and Justice of their cases and with the former ancient and continued practise and proceeding of our Chancery and for that it appertaineth to our Princely care and office onely to Judge over all our Iudges and to discerne and determine such differences as at any time may or shall arise between our severall courts touching the jurisdictions and the same to settle and decide as we in our Princely wisdome shall find to stand most with our Honor and the example of our Royall Progenitors in the best times and the generall weale and good of our people for which we are to answer unto God who hath placed us over them Our will and pleasure is that our whole proceedings herein by the decrees formerly set down be inrolled in our court of Chancery there to remaine of record for the better extinguishing of the like questions or differences that may arrise in future times Per ipsum Regem Fran. Bacon Hen. Yelverton Decimo octavo Iulii Anno 14. R. Regis c. FINIS Payment after the day upon bonds holpen Condition to undoe estates in Lands Giving day to one it shall help the other Payment without acquittance Lessees damages in waste moderated by the death of the Lessor The greater part of the debt paid and the rest offered relieved in Chancery Purchasor of parcell of land not snbject to the whole rent charge Suing in a wrong County Copyholders Not to examine any Judgement given at the common Law Dyer â—01 and 301. Atturnement Atturnement denyed but in some Cases Fineâ— Recoveries c. Mulier and Bastard Warranty Extentâ— Lawes Nudum pactum Wager of Law No seizin of a reâ—t seck Possessio so oris in Copâ—yhold Copyhold Possession of the Mother for the hâ—r Collaterall Copyhold devise Copyhold forfeited for cutting of Trees during minority Tenant right Fines for alienation of the Tenant but not of the Lord Payment of Creditors out of a Copyhold forfeited by Morgage Lease paroll Marriage poâ—tion recovered at common Law and reversed in the Exchequer holpen in Chancery Perpetuities Lease for 1000 yeares Statute lands bought with Money lent prâ—oâ—ity â—ans Covyn Bailement sans consideration countermanded Voide limitation de Lease in vol. Cook lib. 8.95 Ravishment de gâ—rd Survivor in Joynt Tenaâ—cy de Lease Feoffees to use Notice of the use If my Feoffee dye I have no remedy against his Heir The Feoffee shall doe Acts for the Feoffors good They may grant Offices but not annuities Fees to councell Money given to buy Lands The Feoffee shall retain the Land to his own use fur-attain der de felony Intent specified in a Feoffment to use Uses of gavell kinde at the common Law 26. H. 8. Dy. 6. Cesti que use de tearme de ans. Jurament delatum a parte AEquitas sequitur legem Things left to the conscience of the party Help in Chancery against Executors Surety The surety chargeable To help the surety No other reliefe for the surety then for the principall Purchasor Fraud upon fraud Feoffee punishable for making Estate at the wives request during the Coverture No reliefe against his own deed Release of joint Feoffee Subpoena gainst one appointed by will to sell To discharge himselfe of a bond is permitted in equity Forced to sue an Obligation Executor shall not release a bond without his Co-partner Executors shall not answer without his Copartners Copartners to joyne in Plea or presentment One deed by which two claime severally Where remedy at common Law no help here Goods of Felons granted which are difficult to prove Bringing evidence into Court Justifying detaining of evidences Tenants of the Land uncertaine Tenants in common to know the certainty Supply of true meanning in Feoffments To bring in an obligation to be cancelled Money paid upon Obligation single or single Statute not compelled here to cancell it Yet upon a morgage he shall be compelled to bring in the indenture to be cancelled here Lands sold in two counties and livery made onely in one Leassor to have the woods leaving sufficient booteâ— Messuage cum pertin. carries the land used with it Mannor demised
except the Court Baron Fraud or covyn in goods Grand Lease forfeited by covin. Laesione fideâ— Canonica Iâ—â—uria Conuâ—ee To avoid future perjury Payment for the principall by the surety Deeds brought into the Court Waste hol pen in Chancery Tulier and Bastard Ioneâ—n suing â—heir livery Action of the case seeketh dammages subpoena rem â—psam Fines fraudulent Executors how upon trust No reliefe against a voluntary act Joint Tenants one taking the profits Defendant examined as a witnesse Generall customes reduced to certainty by agreement in a mannor Statute acknowledged in my name by a stranger Power to make leasses Coppyhold tayled surrender Abating a Bill Leases devised to his wife on confidence to come to his Son not relieved Possession bound by decree and the partie prohibited to sue at common law Grantee distrains one who prayeth reliefe ordered he sue the rest and the Grantee the one to contribute and the other to accept of equality Contents of â— Mannor as it was 60. years past Executrix huâ—band â—rdered to pay debts Plaintant mistaking his Title in his Bill Lâ—easses convâ—yed in trust to pay debts Heire of purchasor charged with payment of money behinde for the land Proceedings in a cause where there is no full proofe Coppy good by devise without mention of surrender Turning of water courses from Mills holpen Waste forbidden in Chancery where not punishable at Law Archbishops Certificate against Bloomer for not paying a maides portion Witnesses ad informand conscientiam Five pound costs given in a demurrer and the Councellor prohibited to deale any more in Chancery Fines of Coppyholds how ordered in Chanry Lease paroll Promises Witnesses Proceeding on the Staâ—tute for charitable uses Lands intended to be given to a Schoole after otherwise disposed by will Cuttings case No help in Chancery touching power to make Leases Decree against infants Amending of Answers Misdemeanor in Commissioners how to be reformed Deeds how to be proved Leases of Corporations wheâ—ein their names are mistaken by themselves Leassee to be holpen in Chancery against Pattentees Chancellor calling the Judges into the Exchequer Chamber upon remainders of a Lease Costs against the defendant and Clerk thaâ— made processe before a Bill in Court Publication of witnesses in perpetuam rei memoriam a yeare past Consil. Consil. The manner of entring decrees in times past Dismissions and the manner of entriâ—g them Oath made for serving a Subpoena before witnesses examined in perpetuall memory Consilio Commission to examine in perpeâ—uall memory Consilia Costs for a witnesse served to testifie before the Major of London Publication of witnesses to be used at a Court Baron Injunction to stay proceedings in Judgement or execution Femâ—sole takes out a Subpoena and then marryeth and serveth it she and her husband pay costs Commission to take the defendants answer upon a languidus returned Injunction to put the defendant in such possession as he had at the time of the Bill exhibited Jurisdiction of Wales rejected Consil. Injunction to stay suite of execution of land which he agreed not to doe Injunction with a clause si ita sit A gardian admitted to the defendant infant A Commission to put the plaintant in possession Injunction being dissolved or disobeyed The defendant enjoyned in open Court not to proceed in his action Attachment against the defeâ—dant and a subpoena against one supposed to beat the server The plaintant was in execution at the suite of the King and being no just cause therefore he was delivered by supersedeas The Husband and wife defendants he onely appears and demurs Attachment against both A demurrer put in and the defendant appeared not in person a Subpoena to make direct auswer Attorney at Law enjoyned not to proceed or call for Judgement An Injunction granted for not appearing and to stay proceedings at the common Law A Commission to examine witnesses upon oath of impotency A defendant appearing gratis an Attachment being out was committed The defendant served with a Subpoena the day of the returne An Injunction to discharge an execution for that the defendant being served did not appear A witnesse served to testifie pressed for a Souldier Attachment is stayed Injunction si ita sit to stay Judgement and Execution Injunction to stay proceedings before action brought A Commission to the examinor of the Court to examine wâ—tnesses A Subpoena to appeare before the Major and Aldermen of London for an Orphans Portion An Order for bringing Evidences into Court Decrees and dismissions entred at large A Writ of priviledge granted to a suter The Sheriffe amersed 5 l. for returne non est inventus upon an Attachment having bin in presence of the party The Attorney ordered to stay proceedings the defendant proceedeth Injunction to bring in the money levyed and to answer the contempt Injunction for the defendants possession Injunction to stay all proceeâ—ings at common Law The defen. examined upon Interrogatories and if the matter appeare not for the plaintant then he to pay costs and the cause dismissed Defendant dismissed with costs the plaintant not appearing at the hearing Decreed that the defendant shall acknowledge satisfaction of a Judgement A decâ—ce for a fould-couâ—se or common of pasture Two defendants contend for a Tenement the Tenant paying his Reâ—t into the Chaâ—cery iâ— discharged Setting down depoâ—itions in a wrong â—enâ—e suppressed and the witnesses examined againe Iâ—junction for the plaintants possession as at the time of the Bill and three yeaâ—es before An Award made by Justices of Assize ordered to be performed Injunction to stay suits Iâ— the plaintant bring 223 l â—â—to court execution to stâ—y for the rest Witnesses examined by commission before answer in regard they were old The plaintant after Bill answer and replication distraineth for which an Injunction is granted Certiorare to remove the suite from the Chancery of Durham into this Court Injunction to stay judgement upon certificate of the Justices of Assizes Injunction dissolved if cause be not shewed Injunction to stay the defendants suit at Law because he began in Chancery The plaintant being in execution upon a Statute was delivered upon Recognizance The plaintant had execution for 300 l. and ordered to take execution for 100 l. onely A de vilaica removenda for part of a personage and an Injunction for the house Injunction for the corn sowed upon a lease paroll Decree for 3 s. 4 d. rent service and suite of Court The plaintant marrieâ— before answer and no advantage taken therefore no Bill of revivor Advowson passeth not by livery within view of the Church without deed there being incumbent A ducens tecum to bring in deeds but ordered to be delivered to the usher of the Court not to the plaintant The defendant took a Commission and returned a demurrer ordered to answer Attachment for not performing a decree The defendants executors to their Father being Gardian in Socage to the plaintant are ordered to answer for profits taken by him Subpoena delivered to the
Reports or Causes IN CHANCERY Collected by Sir GEORGE CARY one of the Masters of the Chancery in in Anno 1601. Out of the labours of Master William Lambert Whereunto is annexed the Kings order and decree in Chancery for a Rule to be observed by the Chancellor in that Court exemplified and enrolled for a perpetuall Record there Anno 1616. Together with an Alphabeticall Table of all the Cases LONDON Printed by E. G. for W. Lee D. Pakeman and G. Bedell Anno D. 1650. THE TABLE A. Fol. ATturnament denyed but in some Cases 4 Action of the Case seeketh damages Subpoena rem ipsam 20 Abating a Bill 22 Archbishops Certificate taken for proofe 26 Amending of answers 30 A guardian admitted to an infant 38 Attachment against the defendant and Subpoena against the bearer 38 Attorney enjoyned not to proceed at Law 40 Injunction si ita sit 42 Attorney ordered not to proceed and yet the defendant proceeds 44 Award made by Justices of Assize to be performed 47 Advowson passeth not by livery within view without deed 52 Attachment â—or noâ— performing a decree 53 A yeares value allowed for surrender of Coppyhold land 54 A Master and examinor examined witnesses in the Countrey 66 Affidavit for leaving a Subpoena at the defend lodging 69 Attachment discharged and a Bill of perjury put in 72 Attachment upon the defendants confession he was served 73 81. An English Bill for perjury 75 Attachment for not appearing 76 Attachment with Proclamation discharged paying the Fees 78 Attorney enjoyned in Court not to proced at Law 80 Affidavit that he saw a Subpoena served Attachment 80 Attachment against a witnesse served to testifie 80 Attachment upon oath â—efoâ—e the Bayliffes of Mountgo 84 Attachment upon oath before the Major of Totnes 85 An action against a drunken mans words seekes reliefe dismissed 93 Attaâ—hment discharged by supersedeas 94 Assumpsit referred to the common Law 97 Attachement for breaking an Order in Court 103 Attachment upon Oath before the Portrive of Minxhead 103 Attachment discharged paying the plaint 10 s. 104 Award ordered to be performed 106 Attachment for not appearing 110 Attachment in putting in Demurrer instead of an Answer 110 111 Attachment against witnesses served to testifie 111 Attachment for costs 113 B. Bailment countermanded 9 Bringing in of Evidences into Court 16 Bringing in an obligation to be cancelled 17 Bill against a Court roll entered indirectly 55 Bill of revivor without cause payeth costs ib. Bill against Roger Hall and another R.H. served must shew it by plea 61 Bill of praemunire proceeded in here 63 Bond of such as appeare upon contempt to attend a die in diem 70 Bill for reliefe after execution dismissed 76 Bill upon a promise to dry clothes dismissed ib. Bond put in suit for not sealing a release stayed by judgement 78 Bill dismissed the counsellors hand being counterfeited 82 Bill for 6 l. dismissed 83 Bill without a Councellors hand dismissed 89 Bill for tuition of an infant 96 Billet in Paper and no Bill in costs 100 Bayliffes of corporation not compellable to make a Lease promised 102 Bond put in suit for not performing an award stayed by Injunction 104 105 C. COndition to undoe estates in Lands 1 Copyholders reliefe in Chancery 3 Copyhold devise 6 Copyhold forfeited 6 Cefti quae use remedy here 11 Copartners to joyne in plea 15 â—â—nuzees fraud holpen 18 Copyhold tailed 21 Contents of a Mannor as it was 60 yeares past 24 Coppy good by devise without mention of surrender 25 Commission to examine witnesses 40 Costs for want of a Bill the Subpoena lost 74 Clerke fined for his mistake in a Subpoena 77 Contempt discharged and a new Commission 79 Costs upon oath before the Major of Totnes 80 Costs for prosecuting contempts and none proved 82 Costs upon a Billet delivered to a Brother 83 Commission to take answer 83 Commission to examine in perpetuall memory 85 Commission warning given but to one defend 91 Costs for a witnesse served to testifie 97 Commission to answer a demurrer returned 100 Councellor not to be examined 100 Costs for want of a Bill 101 Commission of rebellion for non payment of costs 105 Costs for want of a Bill the Billet lost 10 Commission to take answers being 70. years old 108 Councell to attend concerning an award 108 Costs allowed the defend in a Commission of rebellion 109 Costs for want of a Bill the Billet lost 109 Commission to examine in perpetuall memory 110 Commission to prove the receipt of rents c. 111 Costs in a demurrer the Councellor forbid to practise 27 Cuttings case lands conveyed to two of the six Clerkes 29 Costs for making Attachmennt before Bill in Court 33 Commission to examine in perpetuall memory 34 Costs for a witnesse served to testifie 35 Commission to take answer upon a languidus returned 36 Commission to put the plaintant in possession 38 Commission to the examinor of the Court to examine 43 Certiorare to the Chancellor of Durham 48 Commission of Rebellion how the bonds to be taken 50 Covenant to repaire a house a demurre but ordered to answer 59 Costs and Attachment for serving a Subpoena indirectly 61 Costs to witnesses served to testifie 62 Costs for want of a Bill 69 Costs in comming up to make Affidavit for impotency 72 Costs for want of a Bill 72 Commission to set out wayes and passages 75 D. DIscharge himself of a Bond 7 s. modis 14 Deeds brought in Court 19 Defendant examined as a witnesse 21 Decree against infants 30 Deeds how to be proved 31 Defendant enjoyned not to proceed at law 38 Demurrer and not in person ordered to make direct answer 40 Defend appeating gratis Attach being out is committed 41 Defend served with Subpoena the day of the returne 41 Decrees entred at large 43 Defend examined upon interr to end the cause 45 Defend dismissed the plaint not appearing at the hearing 45 Defend to acknowledge satisfaction 45 Decree for a fould-course 46 De vilaica removenda and Injunction for a personage 51 Decree for 3 s. 4 d. rent and suit of court 51 Ducens tecum for deeds to be delivered to the Usher 53 Defend took a Commission and returned a demurrer 53 Def. executors to answer profits taken by their Fathers 64 Defend licensed to depart after issue 67 Defend in a Bill of perjury is to be examined upon inter 68 Defend hath no costs because the Subpoena is lost 69 Defend disclaiming no witnesses to be examined 69 Def. bound to pay money at one place tenders in another 70 Demurrer to a Bill of revivor ordered to answer 70 Def. demurres for that there is remedy at Law to answer 71 Decree for Coppyhold lands 74 Dismissed being under 40 s. per annum 74 Day given to the Sheriffe to returne an Attâ—chment 77 Defend demurred generally ordered to answer 87 88 Defend stayed by Injunction from pulling down roomes 90 Dumb man not to answer upon
Possession sororis for the heire collaterall 5 Possession of the Mother for the Heire collater 6 Payment of creditors out of a Coppyhold 7 Perpetuities no help 8 Purchasor better then a surety in case of reliefe 13 Power to make Leases 21 Payment by the surety 19 Possession bound by decree 23 Plaintant mistaking his Title in his Bill 24 Proceeding where there is no proofe 25 Publication of witnesses in perpetuall memory a yeare past 33 Publication of witnesses to be used in a Court Baron 35 plaintant in execution at the suit of the King delivered by supersedeas 39 Plaint bringing 223 l. in Court execution to stay for the rest 47 Plaint distraineth after replication therefore an Injunction 48 Plaint in execution upon Statute delivered upon recognizance 50 Plaint to take execution for 100 l. of a Judgement of 300 l. 51 Plaint married before answer no Bill of revivor 52 Plaint sueth for tokens delivered as a suitor in marriage 54 Prosecuting contempts after a generall pardon payeth costs 56 Plaint to make one a party whom the defendant prayeth in ayde 57 Plaintant requires one to appeare in the Queens name costs 68 Prohibition for Tythes of Lands held in capite 79 Plaint enters upon the defendants possession an Injunction or dismissed 98 Prohibition for tythes parcell of the Dutchy of Cornewall consultation 98 Perjury for making oath one of the same name sued and discharged 99 Plaint to shew where he had his counterfeit Writs 107 R. RAvishment de guard a Subpoena 9 Release of Joint feoffee 14 Reliefe for a trust upon a Lease 76 Rent reserved and paid the heire ordered to pay it 92 Rent charge upon severall men Lands and levyed upon one an Injunction is granted 22 S. SUing in a wrong County ayde for the plaintant here 2 Statute Lands priority sans coven 8 Survivor in joynt Tenancy 9 Suerâ—y chargeable and not in some cases 12 Supply of true meaning in feoffments 16 Statute acknowledged in my name 22 Statute for charitable uses 28 Subpoena to appear before the Major of London 43 Sheriffe amerced for return non est inventus 44 Setting down depositions in a wrong sence 47 Subpoena delivered to the defendants wife 54 Subpoena hanged on a dore where the defend resorted 56 Suit to have the defend performe an award 57 Subpoena to testifie Attachment for not appearing 61 Soliciter served to testifie ordered not to be examined 62 Soliciter served to testifie is discharged 63 Suit to have an award decreed 64 Suit for common of pasture 64 Subpoena delived to the defendants servant 65 Suit retained after Judgement and execution 74 Subpoena delivered to the defendants wife 78 Suit for 10 s. rent per annum dismissed 80 Suit for a hawke and evidences dismissed 82 Suit stayed in the Kings Bench removed from London 83 Suit for common 83 Svbpoena served within two dayes of the Termes end 88 Soliciter ordered to be examined with caution 89 Subpoena left in the defendants Hall Attachment 91 Server of a Subp. imprisoned attach against defend 91 92 Subpoena shewed and offered attach for not appearing 94 Suit upon a promise to surrender a Lease dismissed 95 Subpoena to testifie where no suit is discharged 95 Subpoena cautiously served attachment against the plaint 96 Suit for Hay c. not worth 40 s. dismissed 103 Suit for poor under 40 s. per annum retained 103.107 T. TEnant right fines how paid 6 Things left to the conscience of the party 12 Tenant of the land uncertaine a Subpoena 16 Tenants in common to know the certainty 16 Turning of water courses 26 Two contend for a tenant the Tenant paying his rent in court 46 The server of a Subpoena payeth costs 64 Trustee to convey the Lands according to the trust 67 Two joyntenants the one dies the other to make estate 81 Two executors exhibit two Bills answer one the other dismissed 88 U. VOyd limitation del Lease in volunt 9 Uses of Gavelkind land 11 Vendee against one appointed to sell him Land 14 Variance in a Bill of revivor from the first Bill disallowed 55 W. WArranty Collaterall no remedy 5 Wager of Law no help 5 Where remedy at Law no help here 15 Waste holpen here and no remedy at Law 19 Waste forbidden here and not punishable at Law 26 Witnesses ad informandum conscientiam 27 Witnesse served to testifie pressed for a Souldier 41 Writ of priviledge granted to a Sutor 43 44 Witnesses examined before answer 48 Witnesses examined by fraud suppressed 56 Witnesses taken after publication ad informand conscien 58 Wife after the death of her husband sueth a Bill of revivor 70 Witnesses that answer insufficiently againe examined 81 Witnesses examined in perpetuall memory moved to use their testimony 88 Witnesses examined before the Towne Clarke of York suppressed 91 Witnesses examined 1. and 2. P. and Mary ordered to prefer a Bill for publication 94 Witnesse not able to travell discharged 99 Writ of priviledge disallowed 102 Reports in Chancery IF a man be bound in a penalty to pay money at a day and place by obligation and intending to pay the same is robbed by the way or hath intreated by word some further respite at the hands of the Obligee or commeth short of the place by any misfortune and so failing of the payment doth neverthelesse provide and tender the money in short time after in these and many such like cases the Chancery will compell the Obligee to take his principall with some reasonable consideration of his dammages quantum expediat for if this was not men would doe that by covenant whiâ—h they do now by bond The like favour is extendable against them that will take advantage upon any strict condition for undoing the estate of another in lands upon a small or trifling default So if two be joyntly and severally bound to pay money and the obligee will give longer day or other favour to the one and then will sue the other for the debt he which is sued shall sue in Chancery 9. E. 4.41 A man payeth debt upon a single obligation without taking acquittance therefore this will not discharge him at the common Law but he shall be relieved therein in Chancery quare 22. F. 4.6 By the parties oath but not by witnesse If a man fell Trees upon the Lands of a Lessee for life and the Lessee recovereth dammages amounting to the treble value that he ought to answer to his Leasor in waste and the Leasor dyeth before any recovery in waste now the Leassee shall not be suffered to take those damages himselfe being so discharged of them but shall be restrained in Chancery Doctor and Student 33.34 and 40. If the obligee have received the most part of the money payable upon the obligation at the peremptory time and place and will neverthelesse extend the whole forfeiture immediately refusing soone after the default to accept of the residue tendered unto him the obligor may find
is ordered the plaintant shall between this and Friday next bring into this Court a certificate from the officers of the Queens house or otherwise whereby this Court may credibly understand that his attendance in Court is necessary and that he cannot conveniently be absent or if he cannot so doe then the matter is remitted to the determination of the Commissioners in the marches of Wales Phillip Mannering plaintant Henry Smallwood and Alice defendants Anno 1. Eliz. fol. 51. Mannering plaintant Smallwood and Alice defendants for want of a certificate that the plaintants attendance in Court is necessary the cause is dismissed into the marches of Wales Anno 1. Eliz. fol. 62. The plaintants husband was bound in a Statute of 160 l. to pay 160 l. and after by Indenture the defendant did grant unto the plaintants husband that if he failed in the payment of the said 160 l. the same should be levyed of certaine lands then the said plaintants husbands lands called Stirbeck and some other lands specially named lying in Hawthorne in the County of Lincolne the husband dyed and the defendant sued execution as well of other lands in the occupation of the plaintants late husband as of the said lands mentioned in the Indenture And Sir Nicholas Bacon Lord Keeper of the great Seale of England granted an injunction against the defendant immediately to remove from the possession of all the other lands except of those onely contained in the Indenture and that he should quietly suffer the plaintant to enjoy the same Margaret Pulvertost widdow plaintant and Gilbert Pulvertost defendant Anno 1. Eliz. fol. 51. An Injunction was granted to the plaintant upon the surmises of his Bill with this clause si ita sit that the plaintant be in possession by good conveyance in Law as he alleadgeth Nota it was then usuall to grant Injunctions upon surmises with a proviso si ita sit Fodringham Christopherus plaintant Richard Chomeley defendant Anno 1. Eliz. fol. 67. Forasmuch as the defendant is under age and by inspection not above the age of fifteen yeers therefore George Wyat is by this Court named and appointed Gardian to the defendant Hugh Langley plaintant and Philip Mark defendant Anno 1. Eliz. fol. 73. A Commission is awarded to the Sheriffe of Nottingham and â—erby to put the plaintant in possession of certain lands for which he formerly had an Injunction against the defendants which they have disobeyed William Boles plaintant Richard Walley and Alice defendants Anno 1. Eliz. fol. 84. The defendant is enjoyned in open court upon paine of 200 l. not to proceed any further in an action upon the case by him commenced in the Kings Bench against the plaintant nor that he procure the Jury to be sworne in the issue but onely to record their appearance untill to morrow at which time further Order shall be taken by the Court George Riche plaintant Edmond Foard defendant Anno 1. Eliz. fol. 88. Upon information the defendant disobeyed a writ of subpoena brought to be served against her and that they which should have served the said writ were beaten and wounded therefore an Attachment was granted against the defendant and a subpoena against Edmond Pirton returned immediate William Rove and Rose his wife plaintants Agnes west widdow defendant Anno 1. Eliz. fol. 90. and 97. Where the said Edward Pyke hath of long time been aâ—d yet is in execution upon a Statute at the suite of the late King Edward the 6. Forasmuch as upon the examination of the matter befoâ—e the Lord Keeper of the Great Seale of England in open Court it manifestly appeareth that there was not just cause why the said Pyke should remaine in execution as Gâ—lbert Gerrard and Rosewell Esquire the Queenes Majesties Attorney and Solliciter Generall being present did confesse and agree It is therefore now ordered that a Writ of supersedeas be directed to the Warden of the Fleet in whose custody the said Pyke now is commanding him by the same forthwith upon the receipt thereof to deliver out of prison the body of the said plaintant provided alwayes before his deliverance he be bound to her Majesty by Recognizance in 100 l. not onely to make his further appearance to answer her Highnesse any thing hereafter shall happen to be laid to his charge concerning the said execution but also to stand to and obey all such order and determination as the said Lord Keeper of the Great Seale and this court shall hereafter take in the matter in variance between him and the said Graunt Edward Pyke plaintant Robert Graunt defendant Anno 1. Eliz. fol. 166. Pakine the Husband onely appeared and put in a demurrer in both their names without oath of impotency or otherwise for non appearance of Ioan his wife whereupon an Attachment is awarded against the defendants Thomas Spicer and Katherine his wise plaintants Iohn Pakine and Ioanâ— his wife defendants An. 1. Eliz. fol. 170. Thomas Hodge plaintant William Smith defendant the defendant demurred by his Counsell not appearing in person therefore a Subpoena was awarded against him to make a direct answer An. 1. Eliz. fol. 230. Iohn Iackson Attorney for the defendant at the common Law is in open Court enjoyned that neither he nor any other by his means do further proceed in an action of tresp commenced against the plaint and depending at the coÌ„mon law nor call for Judgement untill further order shall be therein taken by the Lord Keeper of the great Seale of England and high Court of Chancery Iohn Sedgewick and Alice plaintants Will Redman defendant An. 1. Eliz. fol. 212. The plaintant served the defendant with a Subpoena to appear in Chancery whereof he made oath and because the defendant did not appear and Injunction was awarded against the defendant his Councellors and Attorneyes upon paine of 200 l. not to proceed in Judgement in an action of debt of 40 l. in the common Pleas against the defendant An. 1. Eliz. fol 213. Thomas Knot plaintant Thomas Iackson defendant David Eyre was served with a Subpoena ad testificandum for the plaintant in a cause depending in this Court and Thomas Eyre made oath that the said David Eyre was at the serving of the said Subpoena upon him and yet is so sick that he is not able to travell hither to testifie therefore a Commission is granted to such Commissioners as the plaintant will nominate to examine him Iohn Wade plaintanr Gwye and Alice defendant An. 1. Eliz. fol. 240. An Attachment was awarded against the defendant for his not appearance upon oath he was served with a Subpoena who now appeared gratis and would have excused himselfe that he had no notice of the Subpoena but he that served the Subpoena deposed he did hang the same upon the defendants doore and within halfe an houre after saw him abroad with a writ in his hand which he supposed to be
the Subpoena therefore he is committed to the Prison of the Fleet Bernard Richers plaintant Tho. Stilman defendant An. 1. Eliz. fo. 249. The defendant was served with a Subpoena the day of the return and for his not appearance an Attachment was awarded against him and upon oath that he was served sixscore miles of so as hee could by no possibility appeare therefore a Commission is awarded to take their Answers in the Countrey paying the plaintant 6 s. 8 p for his costs Henry George plaintant Henry Bolington and Ioane Deane defendants fol. 255. An Injunction is granted to discharge an execution by Elegit taken by the defendant out of this Court for that he being served with a Subpoena did not appear William Hobby plaintant Francis Kemp defendant Anno 1. Eliz. 274. The plaintant served one Rolfe with a Subpoena ad testificandum and after he was served before he could be examined Rolfe was pressed for a Souldier upon oath made hereof Attachment was stayed Richard Humble and Anne his wife plaintants William Malbe defendant Anno Eliz. fol. 3. The plaintant sets forth by his Bill that where there was a suit depending in the Dutchie court between the defendant and Christopher Aschugh his brother for certaine Lands It was agreed and the plaintant was bound to the defendat in 100 l. that the said Christopher should become bound by Obligation in the sum of 100 l. the tenth day of Iune following and should then also make unto him a release and the defendant was also bound by Obligation in 50 l. to pay the said Christopher a sum of money the 9. of Iune in the Parish Church of Daâ—e And because both the dayes of performance of the conditions of the said severall Obligations were so neer together therefore it was agreed that when the defendant paid his money the said Christopher should make his Bond and release and sheweth that the 9. day of Iune the defendant came not himselfe but sent his servant to pay the money and Christopher was there ready to make the bond release to the defendant and offered to deliver the same to the defendants servants but they refused to accept thereof and afterward the said Christopher offered the same to the defendant but he likewise refused to receive the same and yet puts the plaintants bond of 100 l. in suite in the Kings Bench hereupon an Injunction is granted with a clause si ita sit to stay all further prosecution of any action in any the Queenes Courts at the common law or else where upon the bond of 100 l. against the plaintant and also the taking of any Nisi prius or Judgement or execution upon Judgement if Judgement be already given upon the same Bond untill the defendant have made a perfect Answer and the Court take other order Aschughe plaintant Skelton defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 9. and 12. A Commission is awarded to Thomas Ward one of the examinors of this court of Chanceâ—y for the examining of witnesses in perpetuall memory in which Commission the defendants may examine if they thinke good Barentine plaintant Harbert and Alice defendants Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 46. The defendant was bound by Recognizance to the Chamberlaine of London for payment of divers sums of money for Orphanâ— portions and departed out of the City and dwelt in Oxford shire leaving no Estate behinde him in the City so as the processe of the City cannot take hold therefore a subpoena is granted against him upon pain of 100 l. to appeare before the Major and Aldermen and to stand to their Order Major and Aldermen of London plaintants Iohn Dormer defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 5. Afterwards fol. 67. ordered if he doe not appeare an Attachment is granted Sr Humphrey Brown Knight one of the Judges of the common Pleas is plaintant against the defendant and an order is made for bringing in and delivery into the court of certaine evidences Sir Humphrey Browne Knight plaintant Thomas Smith defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 53. Nota that dismissions were entred at large Anno. 2. Eliz. fol. 55. and fol. 56. A decree was entred at large in the Registers Booke which be the first I finde entred at large in that kind and so after divers others The defendant appeared upon a Subpaena and answered the plaintants Bill and after attended upon the Lord Keeper for a matter in controversie between him and one Ellin Wâ—yne and in the meane time being arrested in London at the suite of one Anthony Brisket contrary to the order and priviledge of this court it is therefore ordered that a Subpoena of priviledge be granted to the Major and Sheriffes of London for the discharge of the said arrest Rich. Dutton plaint Will. Alersey defend An. 2. Eliz. f. 58. Forasmuch as Thomas Harbert Sheriffe of Monmouthshire hath returned non est inventus upon an Attachment awarded against Roger Williams who is a Justice of Peace and as is informed was at the last quarter Sessions holden for the same County therefore the Sheriffe is amercyed five pound Sir Thomas Stradling Knight plaintant William Earl of Pembrooke defendant An. 2. Eliz. fol. 84. The Defendants Attorney at Law was enjoyned to stay his proceedings at Law against the plaintant in an action of trespasse And notwithstanding this the defendant himselfe proceeded and got Judgement and took out alevari facias against the plaintant and an Injunction was granted against the defendant himselfe to stay the execution of the same Writ of levari facias or if he had executed it and levyed the dammage and costs that then he should bring all the money thereupon received into the Court of Chancery in Crastina Ascensionis Domini to be disposed of as the Court shall think fit and yet notwithstanding himselfe should be then present in Court to answer the contempt Iohn Segewick plaintant William Redman defend An. 2. Eliz. fol. 92. The Defendant was in possession at the time of the Bill exhibited and the plaintant entred upon him after the Bill therefore an Injunction for the defendant against the plaintant William Dowche plaintant Iohn Perrot defendant An. 2. Eliz. fol. 99. An Injunction was granted against the defend upon paine of 100 l. that he should not prosecute an Action of debt of 5 l. or any writ of Nisi prius Jury Judgement or execution of Judgement if Judgement be given before the Justices of either Bench untill speciall licence be given by this Court Thomas Stanebridge plaintant Thomas Hales defendant An. 1. Eliz. fol. 103. Forasmuch as it is informed the tryall of the truth of the matter resteth altogether in the Declaration of the defendant it is therefore ordered that the defendant shall be examined upon interrogatories to be ministred by the plaintant upon whose examination if the matter fall not out for the plaintant then the plaintaint to pay the defendant costs and
the cause to be dismissed Iohn Fyfield plaintant Iohn Vinore and Alice defendants An. 2. Eliz. fol. 122. The plaintant at the day appointed for hearing appeared not therefore the defendant is dismissed with costs Richard Fincham plaintant William Backwood defendant An. 2. Eliz. f. 125. The defendant notwithstanding an Injunction delivered unto him got a Judgement upon an action of debt in the common Pleas and decreed upon the hearing of the cause that the defendant shall within 14. dayes next after the decree resort to the Record in the common Pleas whereupon the said judgement is entered and there to confesse of record a full satisfaction of the said Judgement Nota the action of debt in the common Pleas was for not delivering to the defendant a Statute which by the depositions of witnesses appeared to be delivered and by the Clarke of the Staples cerficate the record was discharged Nicholas Colverwell plaintant Ralph Bongey defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 126. It is decreed the plaintant his heires and assignes and his or their Farmors of the said Farme or Tenement called Stubles shall from henceforth hold and enjoy as appendant to the same Farme or Tenement called Stubles all the same Fould course or common of pasture for the full number of 300 sheep within the said fields of Wentforth alias Wentford Basill Fielding and Alice plaintants Thomas Wren defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 137. and 155. The plaintant exhibited his Bill thereby shewing that there is question and controversie between two defendants for the reversion of the Mannor of Aldwell which he holdeth for yeares by Lease made thereof to him by one Anthony Marmyon and that he doth not know to which of them the rent and reversion is due and therefore desireth that upon payment of his rent into this court according to the Covenants and articles of his lease he may be discharged saved harmelesse from molestation suite and trouble for the same rents by the defendants or either of them wherefore it is ordered an Injunction be awarded against the defendants not to molest the plaintant for his said rent during the said contention so as the plaintant pay his rent into this Court Iohn Alnete plaintant Christopher Bettam and Edmond Marmyon defendants Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 141. Upon hearing of the matter three witnesses examined by Commission did in open court depose that the commissioners have set downe their depositions otherwise then they did depose therefore it is ordered those depositions shall be void and the same witnesses shall be examined again Iohn Peacock plaintant Edward Collens defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 146. For that the Court was credibly informed the plaintant was in peaceable possession at the time of the Bill exhibited and three yeares before an Injunction is awarded Iohn Sapcote plaintant William Newport defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 173. The suite was concerning the custome of Tenant right for Lands in Dent in the County of Yorke and for that both parties confessed that Justice Dallison and Serjeant Rastall Justices of Assizes in that County had made an award in the cause between the parties therefore it was decreed that both parties should performe it and an Injunction is granted to either party against the other for that purpose and where an Injunction was the last Terme granted against the defendant for stay of execution upon a Judgement in the common Pleas it is ordered the said Injunction shall stand in force and the defendant shall obey the same and the defendant shall answer the plaintants Bill William Burtet and Alice plaintants William Redman defendant An. 2. Eliz. fol. 174. It is ordereâ— the Injunction formerly granted the defendant for stay of his action in the Kings Bench be dissolved and the defendant to be at liberty to take Judgement upon his action of bebt of 500 l. Provided if the plaintant doe bring into court on Munday next 223 l. then execution for the rest is to be suspended untill this Court take other order Thomas Stanebridge plaintant Thomas Hales defendant An. 2. Eliz. fol. 176. The plaintant exhibited his bill in this Court and before the defendant answered had a Commission to examine his witnesses upon pretence the witnesses were old and in danger to dye Sir Radnus Bagnold Miles plaintant Greene defendant An. 2. Eliz. fol. 178. The defendant first exhibited her Bill in this Court for land conveyed to her in joynture and evidences of the same land and after did molest the same plaintant by distresses after answer and replication put into this Court therefore an Injunction is granted Richard Kidnere plaintant Agnes Harrison defendant An. 2. Eliz. fol. 173. The plaintant setteth forth that his Father and he are joyntly seized for life of the Lordship of Barrington in the County Palatine of Durham and that the defendant sues his Father for those lands before the Chancellor of Durham and for that it was informed that the plaintant dwelleth in Ratcliffe in the County of Middlesex and that the plaintants Father is an old diseased man and not able to follow his suite therefore a Certiorare is granted directed to the Chancellor of Durham to certifie into this Court the whole matter depending before him William Hilton and Alice plaintants Râ—â—â—rt Lawson and William Lawson defendants Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 200 l. The plaintant being sonne and heire to his Father who dyed intestate entred into the house whereof his Father dyed seized in Fee and possessed himselfe of certain small parcels of goods to the value of 5 s. of his Fathers goods who dyed intestate and the defendant having an Obligation of 400 l. made by the Father unto him for performing the covenants of an Indenture sued the son as Executor to his Father who dyed intestate and upon the testimony of some witnesses that the plaintant had sold or given away the said small parcels of goods a verdict passed for the defendant for the whole 400 l. which appeared by Certificate of the Justices of Assizes and thereupon an Injunction was granted to stay Judgement and all other actions to be commenced by the defendant against the plaintant upon the same Obligation untill the matter be heard or otherwise determined by the Court Edward North plaintant George Keâ—ewich defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 237. It is ordered if the defendant shew not cause on Friday next then the Injunction before granted for the defendant against the plaintant to stay his Execution in the Kings Bench shall be dissolved or else the money for which the plaintant lyeth in Execution at the defendants suite shall remaine in his hands in part of payment of such money as is due unto him by the defendant and afterwards upon Fryday because the Lord Keeper did not sit in Court to hear such cause aâ— was offered further day was given and afterwards the plaintant was left at liberty to call for Execution upon the Judgement because
the said defendant into this court on Thursday next to the end the said Warden may be also charged with the said defendant by this court till he have satisfied or taken order for the payment of the debt due to her Majesty and that then he shall keep him in his custody untill hee answer unto the plaintant this said debt of 133 l. 6 s. 8 d. Ward plaintant Crouch defendant Anno 20. Eliz. Thomas Boulton made oath that the defend was served with a Billet in Paper to appear 15. Trinitat and no Bill in Court against her at the plaintiffes suite therefore the plaintiffe is adjudged to pay the defendant 33 s. 4 d. sustained in sending up the said Boulton who hath made oath that she is so impotent that she is not able to travell up hither thereupon personally Gredlow plaintant Prestwich defendant Anno 20. Eliz. The plaintant is adjudged to pay to the defendant 40 s. costs for want of a Bill for that the defendant made oath the plaintiffe shewed him a Subpoena wherein his name was written but would not deliver him the same for that there were others to serve with the same Writ Symont plaintiffe Pinsonby defendant Anno 20. Eliz. Iohn Clegge was served with a Subpoena by the name of Robert Clegge and Iohn Warberton made oath that he served a Subpoena upon Robert Clegge and an Attachment was served upon Iohn Clegge and ordered that he should be discharged thereof and might exhibite his Bill into this court against the said Iohn Warberton and call him in by processe to answer his perjury Robert Clegge plaintant Thomas Warberton defendant An. 20. Eliz. A Motion for an Attachment against the defendant for breach of a decree and injunction and ordered by the Lord Chancellor Bromley that for that time he stayed the granting of the Attachment and vouchsafed to write his Letters requiring him to performe the same trusting he would have such regard thereunto as no Attachment shall after be required against him Story plaintant Dominus Pawlet defendants 21. and 22. Eliz. A Motion that where the plaintants had exhibited their Bill to be discharged of a legacy the defendant since his suit sued in the spirituall Court and therefore day to shew cause why an Injunction should not be granted Parrré uxor plaintants Tipelady uxor defendant Anno 21. and 22. Eliz. William Smalwood made oath the defendant confessed he was served with a Subpoena at the plaintants suit who not appeared therefore an Attachment is awarded against the defendant to the Sheriffe of Essex Waters plaintaint and Berd defendant Anno 21. and 22. Eliz. The defendant a Master of Art in Oxford pleaded his priviledge of the University under the Seale there and demanded judgement whether he should be driven to answer contrary to the priviledge and the priviledge was allowed and the Attachment discharged Cotton plaintant and Manering defendants Anno 21. and 22. Eliz. A decree is made for the defendant to enjoy certaine Lands as well Coppyhold as Customary Bamborow plaintant Alexander defendant Anno 21. and 22. Eliz. The defendant made oath that he was served with a Subpoena at the plaintants suit to appeare in this Court and that he hath lost by casualty the Subpoena and upon his appearance there was no Bill in Court against him at the said plaintants suite therefore the plaintant is adjudged to pay the defendant 40 s. costs for want of a Bill Domina Edith Metham plaintant Michaell Fayerbanck defendant Anno 21. and 22. Eliz. For that it appeared as well by the plaintants Bill as that Osney one of the defendants hath made oath that the lands in the Bill is not worth 40 s. per annum therefore dismissed generally and not without costs Townly uxor plaintants Osney uxor Parsons defendants An. 21. and 22. Eliz. The defendant made oath that the plaintant and defendant are both dwelling within the jurisdiction of the Marches of Wales and for that it appeareth by the Bill that the Money complained for is under 10 l. therefore the cause is dismissed Eastcourt plaintant Tanner defendant Anno 21. and 22. Eliz. Debt upon a single Bill satisfied and the Bill not delivered was sued and execution gotten and yet retained in Chancery notwithstanding a motion to be dismissed because after Judgement and Execution for it was said the Judgement and execution may stand and this suite for that he formerly paid Owen plaintant Ioanes defendant Anno 21. and 22. Eliz. The defendant maketh oath that one Rock served him with a Subpoena in the name of the plaintant and at his suit as he affirmed but would not deliver neither Writ Labell nor noat of the day of appearance but told him it was to appeare the first day of this Terme and now no Bill in Court therefore costs is granted against the plaintant Parsons plaintant Hilford defend An. 21. and 22. Eliz. An order for a Commission to set out meet wayes and Cawsages moved in presence of Mr. Egerton of Counsell with the defend Custos of all Soules Colledge in Oxford plaintant Everall aliis defendants Anno 21. and 22. Eliz. Upon an oath made for impotency of Ienkin the defend in a former suit by the said Goose by the name of William ap William they procured a dedimus potestatem to take the answer of Ienkin to Iohn Floyd and William Goose himselfe whereas the party was under 50 yeares of age and not impotent hereupon the plaintant exhibits an English Bill of perjury into this Court against the said Goose for perjury and Ienkin for the procuring of it whereupon they being served with a Subpoena to answer the perjury they get a stay of the proceedings from the counsell of the Marches where upon motion Sir Thomas Bromley Lord Chancellor marvelled at such their stay and writ his Letters to the said Counsell and granted a new Subpoena against the defendants to answer the perjury Ioane uxor Griffith plaintant Richard ap Ienkin and William Goose defendants Anno 21. and 22. Eliz. The Bill was to be releived against a Judgement indirectly gotten by Ralfe Cavendâ—sh in the name of Thomas Cavendish his brother by default in an account of waste and because it so appeared an injunction is granted Galley plaintant Ralfe Cavendish and Thomas Cavendish defendants Anno 21. and 22. Eliz. The Suite was to be releived upon a lease made to the defendant in trust to the use of the plaintant and because it so appeared it was ordered that the plaintant should injoy the lands against the defendant and all claiming under him that had notice of the trust and if the lease were sold to such as had no notice of the trust then the defendant shall pay to the plaintant so much mony as the lease was worth Rooke plaintant Staples defendant Anno 21. and 22. Eliz. A Bill to be
precedent before the Judgements and not matter of agreement aâ—â—â—â— 8. We find in the said cases not onely the Bill preferred but motions orders injunctions and decrees thereupon for the discharging and releasing of the Judgements or abiding the possession thereupon obtained and sometimes for the meane profits and the release of the costs c. 9. We find in some of the cases in this very point that Judgement hath been given hath been stood upon by the defendants and alleadged by them by way of demurrer and overruled 10. We find that the Judges themselves in their own Courts when there appeared unto them matter of equity because they by their oath and office could not stay the Judgements except it be for some small time have directed the parties to seeke reliefe in Chancery 11. We find that this hath not onely been in the times of the severall Chancellors but by the Judges themselves and that without difficulty when they sate in Chancery in the vacancy or absence of the Chancellor 12. We find the hands of sundry principall Councellors at Lawâ— whereof divers of them are now Judges â—â—d some in chieâ—e place in Bills of this kind 13. Lastly here were offered to have beene shewed unto us many other presidents whereof we heard some read and found them to be of like nature with those contained in the note Francis Bacon Randell Crew Henry Mountague Hen. Yelverton And whereas also our said Attorney received one other Letter from our said Chancellor with a case there inclosed written likewise by our expresse commandment dated the 27. of March 1616 directing requiring him and the rest of our learned Councell together with the Attorney of our deare sonne the Prince to confer together upon the said cause and to consider advisedly of al the parts thereof and thereupon to peruse all the the Statutes of Praemunire or Provisoes and all other Statutesâ— as they shall conceive to be necessary to be considered of for the resolving the question propounded in that case and thereupon to report unto us their opinions in writing concerning the same which Letter and Case there inclosed follow in these words MAster Attorney His Majesty hath perused this case inclosed and hath commanded me to send it to you and his will and pleasure is that you call unto you Mr. Sarjeant Mountague Mr. Sarjeant Crew Mr. Sollicitor and Mr. Walter the Princes Attorney and you confer together thereupon and conâ—ider advisedly and deliberately of all the parts thereof and thereupon to peruse all the Statutes of Praemunire or Provisors and all other such Statutes as you shall conceive to be necessary to be considered of for the resolving the question propounded in this case this his Majesty would have be done with mature deliberation and yet with as much speed as conveniently you can and when you have sufficiently informed your selves therein then to report to him your opinions in writing and so I committ you to God and rest Your very loving friend T. Ellesmore Canc. At York house the 27. of March 1616. A. hath Judgement and execution in the Kings Bench or common Pleas against B. in an action of debt of 1000 l. And in an ejectione Firmae of the Mannor of D. B. complaines in the Chancery to be relieved against those Judgements according to conscience and equity allowing the Judgements to be lawfull and good by the rigour and strict rules of the common Lawes and the matters in conscience and equity such as the Judges of the common Law being no Judges in equity but bound by their oathes to doe the Law cannot give any remedy or reliefe for the same either by error or attaint or by any other meanes Questio Whither the Chancery may relieve B. in this or such like cases or else leave him utterly remedilesse and undone and if the Chancery be restrained by any Statute of Praemunire c. Then by what Statute or by what words in any Statute is the Chancery so restrained and conscience and equity banished excluded and damned and whereas according to our said commandment our said learned councell and the Attorney of our deare Son the Prince returned unto us a Certificate of their opinions upon the said Statutes under all their severall hands concerning the same case which Certificate followeth in these words According to your Majesties Commandment we have deliveratly advised of the case sent unto us by the Lord Chancellor and of the Statutes as well those of Praemunire as others as far as we take it may concerne the case and for our better information therein wee have thought fit to send for and peruse the originall Records themselves remaining in the Tower of London of those Statutes not onely appearing upon the Roll of Parliament with the Kings answers which is the warrant to the Roll of Parliament We have also taken into consideration as well Booke Lawes as divers other Acts of Parliament which may give light unto the Statutes whereupon the question properly growes together with such ancient Records and presidents as we could find as well those which maintaine the authority of the Chancery as those which seeme to impeach the same and upon the whole matter we are al of opinion that the Chancery may give reliefe to the case in question and that no Statute of Praemunire c. or other Statute restraines the same And because we know not what use your Majesty will be pleased to make of this our opinion either for the time present or future we are willing to give some reasons of the same not thinking fit to trouble your Majesty with all those things whereupon we have grounded our selves selecting out some principall things which moved us to be of this opinion to the end this same may be a fuller object of your Majesties Princely Judgement whereunto we alwayes submit our selves And first we must lay for a sure foundation that which was contained in our former Certificate concerning the continuall practise by the space now of six score yeares in the times of King Hen. the 7. King Hen. the 8. King Edward the sixt Queene Mary and Queene Elizabeth of this authority and that in the time when the same authority was mannaged not onely the Bishops which might be thought lesse skilfull or lesse affectionate towards the Lawes of the Land but also divers great Lawyers which could not but know and honour the Law as the meanes of their advancement Sir Thomas More and the Lord Audly the Lord Rich Sir Nicholas Bacon Sir Thomas Bromley and Sir Iohn Puckering and further that most of the late Judges of the Kingdome either as Judges when they sate in Chancery by Commission or as Councellors at Law when they set their hands to Bills have by their judgement and councell upheld the same authority and therefore for as much as it is a true ground That optimus legum interpres consuetudo especially when the practise or custome passeth not amongst vulgar persons but
amongst the most high and scient Magistrates of the Kingdome And when also the practising of the same should lye under so heavy a paine as the Praemunire This is to us a principall and implicit satisfaction and those Statutes ought not to be construed to extend to this case and this of it selfe we know is of far more force to move your Majesty then any opinion of ours because Kings are fittest to informe Kings and Chancellors to teach Chancellors and Judges to teach Judges but further out of out own science and profession we have thought fit to adde those further reasons and proofes very briefely because in case of so ancient a possession of jurisdiction we hold it not fit to amplifie The Statutes upon which the question grows are principally two whereof one is a Statute of Praemunire and the other is a Statute of simple prohibition that of Praemunire is the Statute of 27. E. 3. cap. 1. And the Statute of the simple prohibition is the Statute of 4. H. 4. cap. 23. There are divers other Statutes of both kinds but the question will rest principally upon those two as we conceive it For the Statute of 27. E. 3. it cannot in our opinions extend unto the Chancery for these reasons 1. First out of the mischiefe which the Statute provides and recites viz. That such suites and pleas against which the Statute is provided were in prejudice and disinherison of the King and his Crowne which cannot be applyed to the Chancery for the King cannot be disinherited of jurisdiction but either by a forreigner or by his Subject but never by his own Court 2. Out of the remedy which the Statute points viz. That the offendors shall be warned within two moneths to be before the King and his Councell or in his Chancery or before the Kings Justices of the one Bench or of the other c. By which words it is opposite in it selfe that the Chancery should give both the offence and the remedy 3. Out of penalty which is not only severe but hastily namely that the offenders shall be put out of the Kings protection which penalty altogether savors of adhering to fâ—rreine Jurisdictions and would never have been inflicted upon an excesse onely of jurisdiction in any of the Kings Courts as the Court of Chancery is 4. Out of the Statutes precedent and subsequent 25. E. 3. cap. 1. and 16. R. 2. cap. 5. which are of the same nature and cannot be applyed but to forraigne Courts for the word alibi or elsewhere is never used but where Rome is named specially before 5. The disjunctive in this Statute which onely gives the colour viz. That they which draw any out of the Realme in plea whereof the Cognizance pertaineth to the Kings Court or of things whereof Judgements be given in the Kings Court or which doe sue in any other Court to defeat or impeach the Judgements given to the Kings Court this last disjunction wee said which must go farther then Courts out of the Realme which are fully provided for by the former branch hath sufficient matter and effect to work upon in respect of such Courts which though they were totally within the Realme yet in jurisdiction were subordinate to the foâ—reigner such as were the Legates court the delegates court and in generall all the Ecclesiasticall courts within the Realme at that time as it is expressely construed in the Judges 50. E. 4. fol. 6. 6. In this the sight of the Record of the Petition doth cleare the doubt where the Subjects supplicate to the King to ordaine remedy against those which pursue in other courts then his own against Judgements given in his court which explaines the word other to be other then the Kings courts 7. With this agreeth notably the book of entries which translates the word in other court not in alia Curia but in aliena Curia 8. This Statute of vicesimo septimo E. 3. being in corroboration of the common Law as it selfe recites we doe not find in the Register any presidents of the Writs of adjura regia which are framed upon chiefe cases that were afterwards made penall by the Praemunire but onely against the Ecclesiasticall courts 9. Lastly we have not found any president at all of any conviction upon the Satutes of Praemunire of this nature for suits in Chancery but onely two or three Bills of Indictment preferred sed nihilinde venit for ought appears to us For the Statute of H. 4. that we doubt was made against proceeding within the Realme and not against forraigne and therefore hath no penalty annexed neverthelesse we conceive that it extends not to the Chancery in the case delivered for these reasons 1. First this Statute recites where the parties are made to come upon grievous paine sometimes before the King himselfe sometimes before the Kings Councell and sometimes in the Parliament to answer thereof anew c. Where it appeareth that the Chancery is not named which could not have been forgotten but was left out upon great reason because the Chancery is a court of ordinary Justice for matter of equity and the Statute meant onely to restraine extraordinary Commissions and such like proceedings 2. This appeares fully by view and comparing the two Petitions which were made the same Parliament of 4. H. 4. placed immediately the one before the other The first which was rejected by the King and the second whereupon this Statute was made whereof the first was to restraine the ordinary proceedings of Justice that is to say in the Chancery by name in the Exchequer and before the Kings Councell by processe of privy Seal unto which the King makes a Royall and prudent answer in these words The King will charge his Officers to be more sparing to send for his Subjects by such processe then heretofore they have beene but notwithstanding it is not his mind that the Officers shall so far obtaine but that they may call his Subjects before them in matters and causes necessary as it hath beene done in the time of his good Progenitors and then immediatly followes the Petition whereupon the Act now in question was made unto which the King gave his assent and wherein no mention is made at all of the Chancery or Exchequer 3. If the Chancery should be understood to be within the Statute yet the Statute extends not to this case for the words are that the Kings Subjects are driven to answer thereof anew which must be understood when the same matter formerly judged is put in issue or question againe but when the cause is called into the Chancery only upon point of equity there as the point of equity was never in question in the common Law Court so the point of Law or of fact as it concernes the Law is never in question in the Chancery so the same thing is not twice in question or as answered anew for the Chancery doth supply the Law and not crosse it 4. It appeareth