such things as were not in rerum natura at the time of the submission though they happeÌ„ to be before the award made be arbitrable as if the submission be of Ewes with lambe which after the submission and before the award made haue lambes it seemeth they haue no power to make any award touching the lambes Matters concerning the common wealth seeme not arbitrable as all criminall offences as treasons feloâ—es c. touching the crime for it is for the benefite of the common wealth that such offendors be made knowen and punished Also causes matrimoniall seeme not arbitrable least men should seperate those whom God hath ioined together Circumstances regarded in submission First that it be in writing NOw that we haue set foorth the persons and things necessarie in Sect 34. euery compromise it is good to consider such other circumstances as be requisite in the same Three things therefore beside the persons and things are meete to be obserued in euery compromise First that euery compromise be made by writing with the parties couenants or bonds sufficient to bind their heires executors to performe the award which shal thereupon be made that both the arbitrators may know their power and the parties how farre they are subiect to their sentence And also least their labour and iudgement therein should bee frustrate for want of means to compel the same to be executed Of the power giuen to Arbitrators SEcondly it is behouefull that the very Compromise arme the arbitrators Sect 35. with sufficient authoritie to do all things necessary for the ending of the controuersies as to appoint times places for their meeting to examin decide the matter compromitted to bring the parties with their proues euidences witnesses thither together before them And to punish the persons defectiue to expound correct such doubtfull sentences questions as may arise vpon their award inconuenient to either parties contrarie to equity and the arbitrators good meaning which inconueniences could not by them be foreseene at the making of the award as it oftentimes hapneth for temporis filia veritas trueth is the daughter of time Of time and place THirdly that by the compromise conuenient time and place be limited Sect ' 36. for the yeelding vp of their award to the parties or their atturneies deputies or assignes least the parties should otherwise be long lingered with vaine hope of an endlesse end and that the arbitrators may before the set time finish their award for whatsoeuer they do arbitrate after the time appointed is void 8. H. 6. f. 18. And it is all void that is not conteined in the submission or necessarily depending thereupon 7. H. 6. fo 40. 8. H. 6. fo 18. 36. H. 6. fo 11. as shal more largely appeare wheÌ„ we come to the doctrine of arbitremeÌ„ts The instrument of compromise or submission may be made in forme following A Compromise or submission with couenants to performe the same THis Indenture made c. betweene A. B. on the one partie and C. Sect ' 37. D. on the other partie Witnesseth that the said A. B. and C. D. do by these presents willingly compromit and submit themselues and either of them to the awarde arbitrement order rule dome and iudgement of E. F. and G. H. arbitrators indifferently named elected chosen by the said parties to co arbitrate award order decree and iudge of and vpon all and all maner of actions suites quarels debts accompts trespasses controuersies debates and demaunds whatsoeuer had made moued depending or accrewed or which might haue bin had or moued betweene the said parties at any time or times before the date hereof except one action of debt c. depending betweene the said parties in the Queenes Maiesties Court of common Plees or before c. and except one debt of x. li. due to the said A. B. by the said C. D. for the price of certeine Corne c. and except all landes and tenements of the said A. B. and such like exceptions c. So alwaies that the same arbitrators doe make their award order and iudgement of and concerning the premisses to be made by writing indented vnder all their hands and Seales on this side and before the x. day of Iune now next ensuing and one part of the same deliuer or cause to be deliuered by the said Arbitrators to the said A. B. or his certeine atturney or atturnetes in that behalfe requiring the same the said x. day of Iune now next comming at or in the Parish Church of R. in the said Countie of Yorke And the other part of the said award to the said C. D. his atturney or atturneies deputie or assigne requiring the same at the said day and place and so alwaies that the said arbitrators do not by the said awarde order or appoint any act or acts thing or things to be done or performed by or to any person or persons other theÌ„ to or by the said parties to these presents their heires executors administrators or assignes or some of them not to or by any estranger or estrangers to this present submission And the said A. B. and C. D. and either of them for themselues their heires executors and administrators and the heires executors administrators of either of them do by these presents mutually couenant conclude promise and agree to and with the other his executors and administrators and euery of them that neither they nor either of them wil at any time hereafter reuoke the authority hereby giuen to the said Arbitrators nor discharge them nor either of them of the said facultie or power of Arbitration And that they either of them the heires executors administrators assignes of either of them on their seuerall parts shall will well truly obserue performe fulfil and keepe al and euery clause sentence article submission and agreement iâ— these presents mentioned on his or their part to be performed and kept according to the tenor true intent and meaning of the same In witnesse whereof the said parties to these presents haue interchangeably set to their handes and Seales the day and yere aboue written Of binding the parties to performe the award OR the parties may submit themselues to awarde by obligation Sect 38. with condition according to the effect of the said Instrument of submission but that seemeth perilous for that that so they may for a trifle hazard the whole penalty of the bond which were too too mischieuous Neueâ—thelesse if any be willing to aduenture the parties may be bound either to other and the condition may bee made in forme following The condition of an Obligation to performe an awarde Sect 39. THe condition of this Obligation is such that if the aboue bounden A. B. his heires executors administrators and assignes and euery of them doe on his and on their part and behalfe well and truely stand to obay performe fulfill and keepe the
award arbitrement order rule dome and iudgement of S. T. and W. R. arbitrators indifferently elected and chosen aswel on the part of the said A. B. on the one partie as on the part of the aboue named C. D. on the other partie to arbitrate awarde order and iudge of and vpon all and all maner of actions suites quarrels debts accompts trespasses controuersies debates and demaundes whatsoeuer had moued depending or accrewed or which might haue bin had or moued betweene the said parties at any time or times before the date hereof except one action of Eiectione firmae depending betweene the said parties in the Queenes Maiesties Court commonly called the Kings bench as by the Records thereof in the same Court remayning it doth and may appeare and except out of this submission all lands and tenements of the said A. B. or any like exception So alwaies that the same award arbitrement order and iudgement of and concerning the premisses be made by writing Indented vnder all their hands and seales before the first day of December now next ensuing and one part of the same deliuered or caused to be deliuered by the said Arbitrators to the said A. B. or his certain Atturney or Atturneâ—s deputie or deputies in that behalfe requiring the same the said first day of December now next ensuing at or in the parish Church of R. in the said Countie of Yorke And the other part of the said award be likewise deliuered by the said Arbitrators to the said C. D. or his certaine atturney or atturneis deputie or deputies in that behalfe requiring the same at the said day and place And so that by vertue or occasion of the said award neither of the said parties nor the seuerall heires executors or administrators of them or any of them be to do any act or thing to or by any straunger to the same award and to these presents And so as the said A. B. doe not discharge the said arbitrators before the said time That then this present obligation to be vtterly voide and of none effect or els to stande remaine continue and be in full strength and vertue Of the condition to performe an award of lands ANd if the award be coÌ„cerning a title to land the words in the condition may be thus Aswell of for and concerning the right title interest vse possession Sect 40. and demaund of and in the manor of S. with the appurtenances in S. in the said countie of Y. and all landes tenements and hereditaments with the appurtenances in S. aforesaid in the occupation of the said A. B. and his assignes as of and vpon all actions trespasses suites quarrels debts duties debates griefes inconueniences and demaunds had moued stirred or depending betweene the said parties concerning the said Manor tenements and premisses or any part thereof And also if the said A. B. before the feast of P. now next comming doe shew vnto the said Arbitrators all such writings as he hath concerning the said Manor and premisses at such time and place as the said Arbitrators shall appoint for the sight thereof So alwaies that c. vt supra That then c. vt supra Whether power to arbitrate may be assigned AN Arbitraitor chosen cannot graunt or assigne ouer his aucthoritie Sect 4â— of arbitation to any other 8. Ed. 4. fol. 1. and 9. because it is but a nude power which is not to be graunted ouer notwithstanding the opinion in 47. E. 3. 20. to the contrary Neither doth the submission extend to giue the Arbitraitors power to elect others Whether the Compromittors may discharge the Arbitrators or no. ANd it seemeth that albeit the parties haue agreed vpon daiesmen Sect 42. or Arbitraitors yet before the arbitrement made either of the parties may reuoke the authoritie giuen to the arbitrators and discharge them thereof for power may be countermaunded but if the submission be made by bond then the bond seemeth to be forfaited 5. E. 4. 1. 21. H. 6. 30. 28. H. 6. 6. 49. E. 3. 9. But by Ashton Iustice if 2. plaintifes one defendant or 2. defendants and one plaintife put themselues to the award of others neither the one plaintife without the other nor the one defendant without the other may discharge the arbitrators 28. H. 6. 6. And by Finch 49. E. 3. 9. If the submission be by deede the discharge must likewise be by deede So much of submissions arming the arbitrators with power Now of Arbitrements issuing from the same What an Arbitrement is AN Arbitrement or award therefore arbitramentum laudum arbitratus Sect 43. Libro intrationÌ„ debt in arbitrÌ„ 2. 3. is nothing else but the very dome order and decree pronouÌ„ced by arbitrators vpon the controuersie for the ending whereof they were chosen by the striuing parties Dier 356. 10. Eliz. pla 39. Of things regarded in Arbitrement IN the forme of euery Arbitrement fiue thinges are specially to be Sect 44. regarded First that it be made according to the very submission or compromise touching the things compromitted and euery other circumstance as is said 9. E. 4. 44. Plow 396. a Secondly that it be a finall ende of the controuersies compromitted 19. H. 6. 36. 21. Ed. 4. 38. Thirdly that it appoint either party to giue or do vnto the other some thing benesâ—ciall in apparance at the least 43. E. 3. 28. Dier 356. 19. Eliz pla 39. 12. H. 7. 39. H. 6. 9. 22. E. 4. 25. 7. H. 6. 40. 19. H. 6. 36. 10. Hen. 6. 19. Fourthly that the performance thereof be possible 22. H. 6. 46. 8. Ed. 4. 1. 9. 17. Ed. 4. 5. H. 7. Fifthly that there be a meanes how either party may by law attaine vnto that which is thereby awarded vnto him 5. Ed. 4. 24. 17. Ed. 4. 5. 18. Ed. 4. 22. 23. 5. H. 7. 23. For if it faile in any of these points then is the whole Arbitrement void and of none effect as it doth manifestly appeare by these special cases following As. An award that the parties shall obey the arbitrement of A. B. is void for power cannot be assigned 8. E. 4. 19. An award that any of the parties shal be bound or doe any other act by the aduise of the arbitraitors is not good because they cannot make seuerall awardes 18. Ed. 4. 22. 23. but that the parties shall be bound or make assurance by the aduise of Counsaile is good 18. Edw. 4. 22. 23. Arbitrement that the parties shall be nonsuit in actions is not good for euery award ought to be a satisfaction to the parties and a determination of things compromitted so as one party haue amends but when one hath bin nonsuit he may begin againe 19. H. 6. 36. 21. E. 4. 38. But an award that the parties shal make discontinuance and retraxits of their suits is good 21. E. 4. 38. 5. H. 7. 22. If the submission be of diuers things the award onely of some part
of witnesses betweene the said parties I. L. of A. in the Countie of E. Laborer of the age of xlvi yeares or there abouts sworne and examined deposeth and saieth vpon his Oath as followeth Item to the first Interrogatorie he deposeth and sayth that c. As the matter is c. And so vpon the rest of the Interrogatories The direction of the Commission being executed Illustrissime dominae nostrae Elizabethae Reginae in CancellarÌ„ sua Of Publication Hearing and Breuiates and after that then this Certific ' dexpositionÌ„ testium ex parte A. B. C. D. AFter that the Witnesses be so examined in the Court or by commission Sect 20. as is aforesaid Publication is to be had and thereupon a day of hearing is to be procured Against which time Breuiats must de made of the effect of the pleadings depositions other proues euidence the counsel perfectly instructed of the whole state of the matter a Subpena to heare iudgement Subpena ad audiend ' Iudicium made and deliuered to the partie in conuenient time before the said day of hearing At which time albeit that vpon the hearing the matter be dismissed yet may the parties haue the depositions of their witnesses exemplified vnder the great seale of England Exemplification of the depositions for the furtherance and maintenance of their rights and titles at and by the common Law But if the matter be directed for the Compl after the decree past and enrolled he may haue a writ de Executione iudicij A writ de executione iudicij Contempt which must be serued vpon the defendant And if he refuse to satisfie the same then vpon oath made thereof processe or contempt is to issue against him in forme aforesaid And if such decree be in a suit for lands and the defendant abide all the said processe of contempt and stil deteine the possession of the lands from the plaintife contrary to the said decree then vpon mocion thereof made in the Court a commission is vsually Comission to put the plaintiâ— in possession graunted to the Shirife and some others neere adioyning to the landes in question to put the plaintife in possession and to keepe him in possession according to the said decree A Commission to the sherife to put and keepe the plaintife in possession according to an order there in taken vntilla cause then depending in suit be heard and determined REgina c. vic' Kanc ' salutem Cum per ordinationem captÌ„ in Cancell ' Sect ' 46. nostra 3. die Iulij vltimo preterito intÌ„ W. A. querenÌ„ W. Y. alijs defendentÌ„ ordinatÌ„ fuit quod praed ' W. A. assignatÌ„ sui pacifice quiete iaberent gauderent occuparent vnum messuagium siue tenementÌ„ cum ê‘tinÌ„ IacenÌ„ existenÌ„ in E. R. in comÌ„ praedict ' inter partes praed ' in Cancell ' praed ' in controuersia pendentÌ„ indecisa absque vexatione molestatione siue interruptione praedict ' W. Y. siue aliquarum personarum sub titulo interesse IurÌ„ vel procuratione suis donec materiâ— inter partes praed ' in curia nostra praed ' finaliter determinetur Et quia iam ex testimonio fidedignorum accepimus quod diuerse aliegine ignote inhabitanÌ„ extra comitÌ„ Kanc ' per procurationem praedictoâ— defendentÌ„ vt asseritur possessionem messuag ' tenÌ„tÌ„ praedict ' cum pertinÌ„ vi armis ac manufortitenen tin defraudationÌ„ contemptum ordinis praedict ' ac ipsum W. A. assignatÌ„ suos extra possessionem messuag ' tenÌ„ praedict ' custodiunt contra formam effectum ordinis praedict ' tibi igitur precipimus quod immediate post receptionem huius breuis assumptis tecum sufficientÌ„ potestatem comitatÌ„ nostrae Kanc ' praedict ' in propria persona tua ad messuagium siuetenÌ„tum praedictum accedas attachiari arrestarifacias quascuÌ„que ê‘sonas ibidem inueneris possess messuag ' tenÌ„tÌ„ siue terrÌ„ praedict ' siue alicuius parcell ' tenentes eos eorum quemlibet de die in diem ducifacias vsque prisonam nostram de Fleete gardino nostro ibid ' liberanduÌ„ ibidem moratur quousque de eorum deliberationÌ„ aliter duximus ordinandum Ac vlterius tibi precipimus firmiter iniungendo quod inde praed ' W. A. assignatÌ„ suos in pacifica quieta possessionÌ„ eiusdeÌ„ de tempore in tempus manuteneas donecaliter inde a nobis habueris specialiter in mandatis Et quid inde feceris sciri facias CancellarÌ„ nostro Teste c. A Cerciorare to Commissioners to certifie the depositions taken by Commission REgina c. dilectis sibi A. B. C. D. genÌ„ salutem Volentes certis Sect ' 47. de causis Cerciorari super quasdam depositiones testium in t ' H. G. querentÌ„ C. D. defend ' per vos tres vel duos vrÌ„um virtute breuis nostri de Commissione vobis in ea parte directÌ„ capt ' adhuc penes vos residenÌ„ vt est dictum vobis mandamus quod depositiones praed ' cum omnibus eas taÌ„genÌ„ adeo plene integre prout coram vobis captÌ„ fuerÌ„ nobis in Cancell ' nostram in quindena Paschae prox ' futurÌ„ vbicunque tuÌ„c sub sigillis vestris trium vel duorum vestruÌ„ distincte aperte mittatis hoc breue Teste c. Of a Commission to examine witnesses in perpetual memory FIrst the plaintife must exhibite his bill and thereby shew his title to Sect ' 48. the land lease or such like matter that he hath right vnto And that the witnesses which can prooue his title are aged and not like long to liue whereby he may be in daunger of the losse of the thing in question And therefore to pray to haue a Commission directed to certeine Gentlemen of credite and worship for the examination of the said witnesses And also to pray proces of Subpena against him her or them to shew cause if he or they can why the plaintife should not examine his witnesses as aforesaid The forme of which Processe ensueth in haec verba Elizabeth dei gratia Angliae Franciae HibernÌ„ Regina fidei defensorÌ„ c. I. S. salutem Cum A. B. exhibuit coram nobis in Cancellaria nostra quandam petitionem vt quidam testes in perpetuam rei memoriam versus te examinarentÌ„ ne id tibi in preiudicium cederet Tibi praecipimus firmiter iniun gentes quod omnibê° alijs praetermissis excusatione qua cunque cessante in propria persona tua vel per tuum AtturnatuÌ„ aut deputatum sis coram nobis in dicta Cancellaria nostra infâ— quatuordecim dies immediate post receptionem huius breuissi tibi ita visum fuerit vt dicti testes aut alij quicunque ex parte tua ibidem similitÌ„ examinarÌ„ possint si ita velis vel vt ostendas proponas vel ostendi
of them yet it is the award good for that part notwithstanding as if the submission be of all actions real and personal and the award of actions personall onely and if it be de iure possessione and the award is only de possessione 19. H. 6. 6. per cur̄ notwithstanding the contrary opinion of Prisot 39. H. 6. 9. An award that an action shal be sued betweene the parties by the aduise of A. and B. is good for that A. and B. in this case are not Arbitrators but executors of the award yet quere for it is vncerteine whether they will giue aduise or no. 8. E. 4. 1. 4. Arbitrement that the plaintife shall pay to the defendant x. li. and release to him all actions And that the defendant shall release to the plaintife all actions is good 20. H. 6. 18. 19. Arbitrement that either partie shal release to other all actions that because the one hath trespassed more then the other he shall pay to the other ◠s. is good 20. H. 6. 18. 19. Arbitrement that either party shall go quite against other is good 20. H. 6. 18. 19. 10. H. 6. 14. 19. H. 6. 36. 22. H. 6. 39. Dyer 356. 16 Eliz. pla 39. 21. H. 6. that it is not good if the submission were by parol 9. Ed. 4. 8. An arbitrement in trespasse is not good if it award not something to the plaintife for amends 43. E. 3. 28. In trespasse of goods taken it is no good award that the defendant shall reteine part of the goods and the plaintife haue the rest 17. Edw. 3. 16. In debt of x. li. it is no good Arbitrement that the plaintife shall retaine the one moity the defendant haue the other 45. E. 3. 16. In trespas award that if the defendant wil wage his Law that he is not guiltie that then he shall go quite and that the plaintife shal release vnto him seemeth good 46. E. 3. 17. Award that for so much as the one hath done more trespasse then the other therefore he shall giue him a peny for amends And that the other shall go quite against him is good 19. H. 6. 3. 6. By Prisot if two submit themselues to Arbitrement of all trespasses c. and it is awarded that the one shall make amendes to the other and nothing is awarded for the others benefit this award is void 7. H. 6. 40 39. H. 6. 9. 22. E. 4. 25. So if it were that the one only shall go quite against the other for an award must be final obligatory and satisfactory to both parties 7. H. 6. 40. 19. H. 6. 36. 20. H. 6. 18. Award in trespas of goods taken that the defendant shal cary and redeliuer the goods taken to the plaintife is good 12. H. 7. 14. 15. Award that the one partie shall pay xx s̄ or enfeoffe c. is good and the performance of either suffiseth 21. H. 6. 22. H. 6. 52. An award that one of the parties shall do an act to an estraunger is void if the parties be not bound 22. H. 6. 46. Or if an award be to pay x. li. to an estraunger it is void for how can he pay the same if he will not accept it 22. H. 6. 46. 8. E. 4. 1. 9. Or if the award be that hee shall cause an estraunger to enfeoffe the other partie for he hath no meane to compell the straunger 17. E. 4. 5. So if it be awarded that he shal be bound with suerties 18. E. 4. 22. 23. 5. H. 7. 23. Arbitrement that money shal be payd at a day to come is good for the partie may thereof haue an action of debt after the day if it be not paied accordingly 20. H. 6. 12. 5. E. 4. 7. But award to do any other thing at a day to come is void if the submission be not by specialtie because the partie hath no meanes to compell his aduersarie to performe it 5. E. 4. 7. and 24. An award is void as is said if it neither be executed nor any meanes by law for the execuiton thereof As if it be awarded that th one shal pay to thother x. pound this is good for hee may recouer the same by action of Debt But if it were awarded that th one should deliuer to thother an acre of land or do such like act executory it were void if it be not deliuered straight way or prouision made by bond or otherwise to compel the performance thereof according to the award 19. H. 6. 36. 20. H. 6. 12. 5. E. 4. 7 19. E. 4. 8. Thus much of the doctrine of Arbitrementes now of their seuerall formes An Arbitrement or award of lands by which the partie couenanteth to performe it THis Indenture made c. betweene T. R. of c. of the one partie Sect 45. and L. M. of c. of the other partie Witnesseth that whereas there hath beene and yet is contention variance and suite betwixt the said parties not onely for and concerning the right title and interest of and in a certaine quantity of ground by estimation two acres or thereabout lying in K. and adioyning to the Mill of the said T. R. in T. aforesaid claymed by eyther of the said parties to be his owne land and inheritance But also for and concerning certayne wayes to the Mill of the sayd T. through the ground of the said L. from al the Townes Villages Hamlets and other places in the North side of the riuer of D. bordering lying and being within the space of ten miles of the said Mill and all other matters and controuersies betwixt the said parties For the friendly ending and appeasing of which said variances and controuersies the said parties haue compromitted and submitted and by these presents do compromit and submit themselues and all matters in variance aforesaid to the order arbitrement award doome and iudgement of F. W. and T. W. Whereupon the said arbitrators hauing viewed the said groūd in variance and perused diuers writings and euidences concerning the same and heard the testimony and witnes of diuers auncient men neighbors dwelling nigh the said ground aswell touching the occupation and vsage of the said ground by the said T. R. and his auncestors as also the said waies vsed vnto the said Mill by thinhabitants aforesaid time out of mind do make and declare their award order doome and Iudgement touching the premisses and euery part of them ✿ And the said T. R. and L. M. do couenant and grannt seuerally either of them to and with the other for themselues their heires executors and administrators in maner and forme following And first the said Arbitrators do order award and iudge And the said L. M. is so contented and agreed and accordingly doth couenant and graunt for him and his heires to and with the said T. R. his heires c. that he the said T. R. shal and may from hence forth haue hold occupie and
by these presents in reliefe ease of the said F. M. that if the said F. M. his c. or any of them do well and truely pay or cause to be paied the said sum of 160. l according to the true meaning of this present award And if the said L. S. his heirs c. or some of them shall not well truely satisfie content pay vnto the said T. G. his c. the said seuerall sums aboue in this awarde appointed to be payed by the said F. M. before the seuerall daies herein aboue mentioned That then at all times after any such default of paiment so to be made by the said L. S. his c. the said T. G. his c. shall permit and suffer the said F. M. his executors and administrators euery of them at the costs charges of the said F. M. his exec and administ effectually to prosecute or cause to be prosecuted all and euery such execution and executions vpon the said iudgement so had for the said T. G. against the said L. S. as to them or any of them or the learned counsell of them or any of them shall seeme good And all and euery summe and sums of money thereby to be obtained to take and conuert to the only proper vse and behalfe of the said F. M. his exec administr without any accompt recompence or payment thereof or therefore to be yeelded or made to the said T. G. his c. or any of them any thing in this present award contained c. notwithstanding ✿ In witnes whereof the said Earle to both the partes of this present award hath set his hand and seale Dated c. All such couenants conditions as be vsually made for the assuraÌ„ce or enioying of lands or tenements goods and chattels may be inserted into awards as shall seeme good vnto the arbitrators or parties Of notice of the arbitrement AND when the arbitrators haue made their award according to Sect. 48. the submission albeit perchance they be not bound to giue notice thereof to the parties yet it seemeth very requisite that they should in due time before that eyther party be to performe any part thereof notifie the same vnto them least otherwise they might breake their boÌ„ds or couenants in that behalfe if any such be before they know the same Notwithstanding that the booke in 8. Edw. 4. 1. 9. be doubtfull in that point The finall cause and effects of Arbitrements ANd thus by that which hath bin discoursed it sufficiently appeareth Sect. 49. as we thinke that the scope and end of arbitrements and other iudgments is all one And chiefly the finall determination of strifâ— suit and controuersie 19. H. 6. 36. And so consequently their effects be almost equall But the lawes seeme more fauourable to arbitrements then other iudgments in so much as by arbitrators the strict course and tedious ceremonies of law suits which are most commonly wont to wearie suters and picke their purses are cut off and shorter decisions by them made with little or no cost at all Wee differ to shew how arbitrements may be pleaded in barre of other actions vntill we come to their fit place amongst our presidents of pleadings and so end this treatise An Award made by an Arbitrator touching copyhold land betweene an Alderman of London and an other TO all Christen people to whom this present writing of award indented Sect. 50. shall come H. T. of Lincolns Inne in the countie of Middlesex Esquier sendeth greeting in our Lord God euerlasting Whereas suite variance and debate heretofore hath beene and yet is had moued and depending as well in the Queenes Maiesties Court of Requests as in diuers other Courts betweene R. H. Citizen and Alderman of London of the one partie and R. E. of K. in the countie of M. Yeoman of the other partie of for and concerning the right title vse interest and possession of diuers lands tenements hereditameÌ„ts with the appurtenances lying and being in K. within the manor or Lordship of T. within the said Countie of M. and containing by estimation about 200. acres of land meadow pasture and wood commonly called or knowne by the name of Hebines land for the appeasing final end and determinaâ—ion of all which said suites variances and debates the parties aforesaid haue submitted compromitted themselues to stand to obay and performe the arbitrament ordinaunce dome and iudgemeÌ„t of me the said H. T. Arbitrator indifferently elected named and chosen by both the said parties indifferently to arbitrate order deeme awarde and Iudge as well of for and concerning the estate right title interest vse and possession of all and singuler the said premisses and euery parte and parcell thereof as also of for and vpon all maner of acâ—ions suites quarels debts debates trespasses and demaunds whatsoeuer heretofore had moued stirred or depending betweene the said parties from the beginning of the worlde vntill the twentie day of Nouember last past as by their seuerall writings obligatorie wherein eyther of the said parties stand bounden to the other of the same parties in the summe of two hundred pounds bearing date the said 20. daie of Nouember and made for the true performaunce of the said award more at large it doth and may appeare Wherupon the said H. T. hauing taken vpon him the charge and burden of the said Arbitramenâ— And hauing present before him both the said parties hauing also very aduisedly and deliberatly weighed and considered the titles claimes allegaâ—ions and proofes of either of the said parties to the said premisses And vpon sight and due consideration of all the euidences writings and proofes shewed and made before me the said H. T. by both the said parties do award arbitrate order deeme iudge of the premisses in maner and forme following That is to say First I the said Arbitrator do award deeme order Iudge that the said R. E. or his heires at al times within 3. yeares next ensuing the date of these presents vpon lawfull reasonable warning by the Steward Bailife or Reeue of the said manor of T. for the time being shall at the next Court so to be holden then next after such warning had surrender and giue vp into the hands of the said R. H. his heires or assignes in open Court according to the custome of the said Manor to the vse of the said R. H. and his heires for euer all singuler the aforesaid lands tenements and hereditaments hereafter in these presents mencioned expressed and declared That is to wit one mansion or dwelling house wherin the said R. E. now dwelleth with all edifices buildings c. And furthermore I the said H. T. do award ordaine deeme and Iudge by these presents that the said R. H. his heires or assignes at the said Court where and when the said surrender shal be so made shall assure and conuay vnto the said R. E. or to his
heires that shall so surrender the premisses as aforesaid by copie of Court Rolle according to the custome of the said Manor or otherwise as by the said â— E. his heires and assignes or any of them or by his or their learned counsell shal be reasonably deuised or aduised at the proper costes and charges of the said R. E. his heires assignes not altering by the said assuraunce or assuraunces so to be deuised or aduised as is aforesaid any custome libertie or iurisdiction of the said Lordship manor or other the premisses with all and singuler the said lands tenements and hereditaments and al other the premisses with their appurtenances whatsoeuer before by these presents ordered and iudged to be surrendred as is aforesaid foure acres of land now in the occupacion of c. parcell of the premisses to be chosen by the said R. H. c. only excepted foreprised To haue to hold the same lands tenemeÌ„ts all other the premisses with the appâ—rtenances except before excepted vnto the said R. E. to his heires males incorrupt within the 4. degree of consanguinitie according to the ancient custome of the said manors And if it happen that the said R. E. do deceâ—â—â— before the said surrender made as is aforesaid Then to haue to hold the said premisses with the appurtenances to the heires of the said R. E. which so shall surrender the same to his heires males incorrupt within the 4. degree of consanguinitie c. An Awarde reciting that either of the parties stand bound to other to performe the award And that the award is made before the prefixed time in the Obligations and with the full consent of both the parties TO all christian people to whom this present writing indented of award Sect 51. shal come R. W. and R. C. send greeting in our Lord God euerlasting Know ye that whereas variance strife debate and controuersie hath heretofore bin had moued and stirred betweene A. B. of C. and D. E. of E. of for and concerning the right title interest vse possession and occupation of c. for the appeasing ending whereof either of the said parties by their mutual assents consents agreements haue submitted compromitted and bound themselues either to other by their seueral writings obligatory bearing date c. in the suume of c. to stand too abide obey obserue performe fulfill and keepe the award arbitrement ordinance dome and iudgment of vs c. Arbitrators indifferently elect and chosen betweene the said parties of and for the premisses as by the said seueral obligations with condition for the performance therof more at large appeareth Whereupon we the said Arbitrators taking vpon vs the labour busines and charge of the same award and willing to set the said parties at a final peace vnitie and concord for and concerning the premisses haue by good aduise deliberation seene heard and throughly examined both their titles allegations euidences and proues in and to the said premisses and thereupon before the day and time appointed vnto vs by the said obligations for the making giuing vp and finishing And finishing of the said award wee the said Arbitrators by and with the full assent consent and agrement of both the said parties do make publish declare and giue vp this our present award betweene the said parties of for and concerning the premisses in manor forme following First we award ordaine deeme and iudge that c. Also we awarde c. And finally we award ordeine deeme and iudge c. In witnesse whereof we the said Atbitrators and also both the said parties to to the award haue interchangeably put our hands and seales the x. day of M. in the xx yere of the raigne of our Soueraigne Lady Elizabeth by the grace of God of England France and Ireland Queene defendor of the faith c. SYMBOLEOGRAPHY Of the Chauncerie Proceedings in the same and Supplications Billes and Aunsweres The Chauncerie SEing by Gods fauor we intend somewhat to Sect 1. discourse of the maner of proceeding in Chancerie suits and to set downe some Presidents thereof to the performing whereof it seemeth requisite first to vnfold the nature of Equitie Conscience the rigor of the common Lawes of this Realme as the proper obiect or matter whereabout such suites are for the most part occupied to the end it may with the more facilitie be vnderstood how and when such suits are fitly to be taken in hand Therefore we wil first speak of Summum ius which oftentimes precisely regardeth the verie letter and words of the common Lawes for remedie whereof parties grieued pray aide of this honorable Court of Chauncerie to bridle extremitie and reduce such rigor to Equitie and Conscience Of strict or precise Law which is called Ius summum ARistotle calleth it Eract or precise Law because that if it haue Sect 2. no allay in it to qualifie the harshnes seuerity of it it is vnpleasant and sower in tast and repugnant to Equitie And Budaeus saith that this word strict and precise Law is a word which amongst the Ciuilians signifieth verie hard law exact and ful of rigor and almost vniust For they that writ of the Law make these words strict Law and Equitie opposite the one to the other thus farre Budaeus The Lawiers do also tearme it Ius subtile subtil Law Other Lawiers do tearme it Summum Ius Law in the highest degree or most exact and it is so taken of them when men stand more vpon the letter of the Law then vpon the meaning of the writer or maker of the Law In which behalfe it so falleth out oft times that vnder a colour of knowledge of the Lawes many grosse and dangerous errors be committed Corasius Missel li. 2. ca. 8. Nu. 12. Oldendorpius deuideth this Ius summum or Law in the highest degree into two branches the one proper the other improper Law in the highest degree so properly termed or taken is an vndoubted infallible rule of honestie which may generally without exception be put in executioÌ„ in any coÌ„mon weale whether it be originally grouÌ„ded vpon the Law of Nature or vpon the Law of Nations For examples whereof you may take all the rules and principles of the Law for these rules and principles of the Law do in their kind most strictly and exactly define and bound out the matter which thâ—y handle barely and nakedly without any regard of circumstances of the fact that may fal out of which sort of rules are these Keepe thy word hurt no man these are general rules of Law in the highest degree so righteous and full of Iustice in their kind that by the Law of Nature it selfe better and more rightfull cannot be giuen Li. 1. F. de pactis But here you see no respect had to any circumstance of your worde or hurting for this point belongeth to Equity or the Court of Conscience which with vs is called
the moderation of extremitie Diuers CurÌ„ 105. Nam ipse etiam leges cupiunt vt iure regantur id est vt leui facili ac benigna interpretatione temperentur vereque dicitur Nullus recedat a Cancellaria sine remedio 4. H. 7. 4. Of Conscience THis Conscience is defined Reliqua in hominerationis scintilla bonorum Sect ' 13. malorumque facinorum index Iudex igitur bipertita ea approbatio scilicet opprobatio illa in bene hec in secus factis Iustus Lipsus lib. ciuilis doctrina cap. 5. or thus Conscientia est taâ—itum animi infallibileque facti nostri iudicium a communi Iustitiae formula quam Deus insculpsit omnibus hominibus productum per quod aut accusatur res mala aut defendiâ— bona Oldendorpius Corasius in Miscel lib. 4. cap. 20. Conscience is an actuall applying of knowledge to some particuler act of man as Saint Germain saith Doct. and Stu. cap. 15. And Synderesis which is termed a natural power of the Soule perswading good and disswading euil D. S. lib. 1. cap. 13. is nothing els but attenta obseruationis occasio cuÌ„ oâ—bus circumstantijs eius Theucid lib. 7. and ministreth the general principles of that knowledge Vere igitur diâ—itur conscientiam veraÌ„ nisi adhibeat Iudex non potest causam secundum equitatem definire simille testes totidemque videat ob oculos instrumenta Conscientia enim cum mille testium vim obtineat certa est non fallitur At in probationibus saepe vel error vel dolus versatur sicut experientia heu nimis frequens nos docet Oldend Of Iudgements in Chauncerie SO great is the power iurisdiction and maiestie of this court that Sect. 14. Iudgements therein giuen are not to be controlled or reuersed in any other Court then the high Court of Parliament which is the chiefest of all other Courts in this Realme Diuers Cur. 105. 37. H. 6. 14. Of the power ordinarie of the Chauncerie ANd this Court is armed with twofold power that is to say with Sect. 15. power ordinarie and absolute 9. E. 4. 15. By ordinary power the Lord Chauncelor proceedeth as at the common Law as in proceeding vpon Recognizances there knowledged and trauerses of offices in which parties are to plead and ioyne issue as at common Law And so in suit against or for Clerkes of the Chauncerie and other persons priuiledged by Attachment there for matter of action remediable by the common Law c. But when they be at issue the Record must be transmitted into the K. Bench to be tried by Iurie And when it is so tried it must be remaunded into the Chauncerie that iudgement may be there giuen and execution had vpon the same 24. E. 3. 45. 14. E. 4. 7. 8. E. 4. 6. Of the power absolute of the Chauncerie THe absolute power is not tied to the rules of the common Law Sect. 16. but by that matters may be examined omnibus vijs modis quibus rei veritas melius sciri poterit iudged secundum allegata probata and not by Iurie of twelue men as at the common Law But by examination of witnesses as in the courtes of the Ciuill Law Smithus de Rep. Angl. lib. 2. cap. 12. Diuers Cur. 106. 9. E. 4. 15. Neither is such precise forme of pleading vsed in the ChauÌ„cerie as at the common Law nor any aduaÌ„tage to be taken for mispleading or want of forme so as the substance of the matter be sufficiently disclosed in conscience Diuers Cur. 106. 9. E. 4. 15. 24. E. 3. 45. 14. E. 4. 7. Diuers other speciall aucthorities and priuiledges hath the Lord Chauncelor by sundrie Statutes as thereby appeareth And partition made in the Chauncery rendring rent is good and may well be sent into the Kings Bench and execution thereupon made by Scire facias â—7 H. 6. 43. li. Ass 32. And if lands be recouered from a woman whereof she was endowed in the ChauÌ„cerie she may haue a Scire facias there to be newly endowed 29. Ass 23. Of a Subpena ANd seeing the ordinarie meanes to call and bring in the parties to Sect. 17. aunswere in this Court is eyther by the Serieant of the Mace as before or by Subpena which onely is thoriginall processe of this court and must be directed to the parties D. St. lib. 1. cap. 17. Smith de Rep. Ang. lib. 2. cap. 12. Cases remediable in Chauncerie HAuing thus perused Equitie and summum Ius with their differences Sect. 18. and also what conscience is whereupon suits in this court do chiefly lie It seemeth good now specially to consider such speciall cases as be remediable in Chauncerie and for which a writ of Subpena lieth there as in cases following A Subpena lyeth in no case but where the common Law fayleth so as the partie who in Equitie hath wrong can haue none ordinarie remedie by the course and rules of the common Law 39. H. 6. 26. 7. H. 7. 11. as in these cases following and such like As if the Queene by her letters Patents giue vnto A. goods forfeited to her highnes by Treason A. may sue for the same in Chauncerie 39. H. 6. 26. And it seemeth if one Coexecutor alone releas debt due to the testator his companion may thereof haue remedie in Chauncery against his Coexecutor onely if no couin be in the debtor but if there be then against them both 4. H. 7. 4. Diuers Cur. 106. And by Moyle if in a Quare impedit by two Coparceners th one make a false plea of couin betweene him the defendant then his companioÌ„ by suit in the Court may enforce him to ioine with him in a true count 6. E. 4. 10. If lands in Auncient demesne extended by statute Marchant be recouered by common recouerie the cognizee hath no remedie but in conscience 7. H. 7. 11. If feoffees in trust commaunded by cestuy qÌ„ vse to enfeoffe his vendee refuse to do it a Subpena lyeth for the vendee against them 37. H. 6. 36. If cestuy qÌ„ vse deuise by his will that his feoffees make an estate to I. S. for life the remainder to H. in fee and I. refuse to take his estate H. after the death of I. may by Subpena compell the feoffees to make estate to him accordingly per Ienny Finch 37. H. 6. 36. Tenant in Borough english enfeoffe A. to the vse of the feoffor and his heires and die his yongest sonne shall haue a Subpena and not the eldest for the vse is of the nature of the land 5. E. 4. 7. If a man make a feoffement in trust of lands discended to him ex parte matris and die without issue his heire ex parte matris may haue a Subpena 5. E. 4. 7. If a man make a feoffement to performe his will and after to infeoffe his heires and declare his will for yeares and die hauing issue a sonne and a daughter by one venter
If one haue a villein for yeres as executor who purchaseth lands in fee thexecutor by law and conscience shal haue the same lands in fee to the behoofe of his testator and they shall be deemed assets in his hands D. S. lib. 2. cap. 18. because he hath them by reason of his villein If a Lawier ignorantly or affectionately giue wrong counsel to his client who followeth it to his trouble and losse yet is he remedilesse as it seemeth D. S. lib. 2. cap. 19. Therefore it is good to aske aduise of none but such as be learned in the Lawes and of good conscience If a man without consideration giue landes by Indenture to H. and his heires vpon condition that if he pay not vnto I. S. ◠li. rent yerely that then the said I. S. may enter c. which rent is not paid yet the said I. S. may neither enter by law nor conscience because he is neither party nor priuie to the said condition notwithstanding the intent of the giuer for such intent being not grounded vpon the law is void D. S. lib. 2. cap. 20. Plo. 25. B. But the feoffor as it seemeth may lawfully reenter because the words of the Indenture implie a condition in law to that effect D. S. lib. 2. cap. 23. If a man without consideration confirme thestate of his lessee for life the remainder to another in fee this remainder is void in law and equitie because a Remainder cannot commence but at the same instant that the particuler estate whereupon it dependeth began D. S. lib. 2. cap. 20. Plow 25. b. yet the feoffor and his heires in this case may enter for the breach of the said condition If by a feoffement indented it be agreed that the feoffee shall yerely pay to A. B. and his heires a certein rent and that if he pay it not that A. B. and his heire may enter c. albeit the feoffee pay not the money yet may neither the said A. B. nor the feffor enter for that there is no clause of reentre in the said deede Howbeit it seemeth he may haue remedy in Chancerie for the said yerely payment D. S. h. 2. ca. 21. If A. promise to giue vnto B. a summe of money or other thing of meere motion without any consideration the partie is not bound to performe this promise either by law or in Chaūcerie because it is Nudum pactum D. S. lib. 2. cap. 24. If A. promise to giue B. x. s. in consideration of a trespas by him done vnto B. yet A. is not thereby bound in law nor conscience because this is an accord for which none action lieth And notwithstanding this accord B. may haue his action for the said trespas because the concord is executorie D. S. lib. 2. 24. If a man haue one sonne before mariage and an other after and bequeathed all his goods to his sonne and heire it seemeth both in law and conscience that the sonne borne after mariage shall haue the goods for he is heire by the common Lawes of the Realme of which the Spiritual Iudges are bound to take notice and to giue sentence accordingly of temporal things Notwithstanding that by the common Lawes the othersonne is legitimate and the testators heire for the auoiding of the inconuenience which might happen by the contrary iudgements in seuerall Courts In like maner temporall Iudges seeme bound in conscience to take notice of the common Law when they are to Iudge spirituall things and to order their Iudgements according to the same D. S. lib. 2. ca. 25. Iointenants and tenants in common of an Aduowson must within vi Monethes after auoidance agree and ioine in presentment of their Cierke And the eldest sister of Coparceners must present first and then the second by turne or by such composition as they make thereof except the yongest coparcener be the kings ward in which case the presentmēt belongeth to the king And if they keepe not this course of presentment within the sixe Monethes they loose their presentment for that time And the Ordinary may present by Laps both in law and conscience D. S. lib. 2. cap. 33. And if the auoidance be by death cession or creation the 6. Monethes commenc◠at the death creation or cession the patron is bound to take notice thereof And if by resignation or depriuation then from notice thereof giuen by the Ordinary to the Patron If by vnion from the agreement how they shall present D. S. lib. 2. cap. 31. The wife suruiuing her husband which tooke a lease for yeres or life in both their names may lawfully and with good conscience waiue and relinquish it So may an Executor refuse a terme made to his testator if he haue not assets Do. St. lib. 2. 33. If A. infeoffe an Abbot by deede indented vpon condition and the Abbot onely performeth not the condition the feoffor both in law and conscience may reenter and haue his land againe as in his former right D. S. lib. 2. 34. Warrantie collaterall A Man seised of lands in fee hath issue two sonnes the elder brother goeth beyon◠the Sea remaineth there vntil it be commonly reported that he is dead the father dieth the yonger brother entreth into his lands as his heire and alieneth with warrantie and dieth without issue of his body leauing no land to discend to his next heire and afterwards the elder brother returneth and claimeth the landes in his owne right yet is he barred by Law and conscience for that it is the act of his auncester whose heire he is by whom as he might haue had aduantage to haue had his lands by discent from his as his heire if he had had any so it seemeth reasonable that for the priuitie of bloud he sustaine disaduantage by him because both the seller and the buyer were ignorant of the elder brothers life and right by reason of his owne absence D. S. lib. 2. cap. 49. Litt̄ sect̄ 704. 705. 707. But if such heire were vouched by force of such warranty he might enter into the warrantie as one that hath nothing by discent from that auncester and so auoid the warranty Debtagainst one as heire If the father bind him and his heires for the payment of a debt die leauing assets by discent to his sonne heire he is bound to pay the debt by law and conscience because he hath such benefit by him Do. St. lib. 2. cap. 49. 26. H. 8. fo I. 40. E. 3. f. 38. 12. E. 3. f. 9. 13. E. 3. fo It is agreable both with law and conscience that a man outlawed either in felouie or in actions personals shall forfait loose all his goods because it is so ordeined for the necessitie of the admmistratiō of Iustice D. S. lib. 2. ca. 49. 43. E. 3. fo 18. 21. Ass 21. 39. H. 6. fo 26. 21. H. 7. f. 7. 49. E. 3. f. 5. 16. E. 4. fo 6. The like is of forfaiture of goods attached by
ad quoddam vastum vocat̄ Blackdowne super M. in com̄ S. in articulis praedict ' specificat̄ personaliter accedatis vastum que illud superuideatis ac tam per depositiones testium quam alijs vijs modis medijs quibus melius sciueritis aut poteritis diligenter inquirat̄ quantum inde ad manerium de H. quantum inde ad manerium de W. in Comit̄ praedict ' pertinere debeat superinde limites bundas metas diuisas inter vnum alterum quantum ad vnum quantum ad alium maneriorum praedictorum pertinere vobis constare poterit poni faciat̄ limites examinationesque testium predictorum recipiatis in scriptis redigatis omnesque alias depositiones testium ante hac examinat̄ minumenta scripta recorda transcripta territoria chartas ac alias euidentias quascunque per partes in articulis praedict ' specificat̄ coram vobis exhibend ' acceptetis inspiciatis Et super hoc materiam in articulis praedictis specificat̄ iuxta sanas discretiones vestras finaliter si poteritis determinet̄ Sin autem nos in Cancellar̄ nostra de omni eo quod inde feceritis in quindena Sancti Michaelis prox ' futur̄ vbicunque tuncfuerit sub sigillis vestris distincte aperte reddatis certiores remittentes nobis articulos praedictos vna cum praesentibus Teste c. A Commission directed to the Lord deputie of Ireland and the Lord Chauncelour with others for the hearing and determining of a Title of Lande ELizabeth by the grace of God c. To our trustie and right well beloued Sect ' 61. Sir H. S. Knight of the order c. Lord Deputie of our Realme of Ireland H. C. Archbishop of D. our L. Chauncelour there Sir I. P. knight chiefe Iustice of the Pleas there I. B. Esq chiefe Barou of our Eschequer there F. A. Esquire one of our priuie Counsell there I. D. Esquire second Iustice of our chiefe Bench there R. F. Esquire our Serieant at the Law there and L. D. Esquire our Solicitor there Know ye that for certeine considerations vs thereunto mouing and of our meere motion and for the great confidence and trust we haue in your fidelities circumspections prouidences and wisedomes we haue deputed ordeined aucthorized appointed constituted giuen graunted and by these presents do depute ordeine aucthorize constitute appoint giue and graunt vnto you or any viii vii vi v. iiii or iii. of you of which we will that c. be alwaies one full power iurisdiction and aucthoritie to hold plea heare determine discusse decree and finally to iudge of all and singuler actions debates strifes quarrels rights titles and demaunds whatsoeuer they be aswell reall as personall which by plaint supplication or bill to be exhibited or otherwise by any maner of meanes else shall or may appeare or come before you or any viii vii vi v. iiii or iii. of you of which we will that c. be alwaies one of for and concerning the interest right title demaund and possession of two parts or moities of all those landes c. with the appurtenances in the Countie of D. within the said Realme of Ireland to be by O. D. late of c. I. D. widow F. D. M. D. D. D. gentl ' and sonnes to R. D. late deceased and R. D. Nephew to the said F. M. and D. or by any of them seuerally or iointly or any two iii. iiii v. or vi of them against C. S. alias H. Lord of H. within our said Realme of Ireland and all and euery other person or persons which shall claime from by or in the right of the said Lord or in his or their owne right or rights or by any meanes else whatsoeuer it be which he or they claime to haue to the said moities of the two parts of the said lands c. with the appurtenances aforesaid geuing and graunting and by these our Letters patents we do giue and graunt vnto you or to any viii vii vi v. iiii or iii. of you of which number we will that c. be alwaies one full power iurisdiction and aucthoritie to call before you or any viii vii vi v. iiii or iii. of you of which we will that c. be alwaies one at such times and places according to your good discretions which vnto you or any viii vii vi v. iiii or iii. of you of which we will c. be alwaies one and to cause the said Lord H. or any which claimeth in his or their owne right or rights or by any waies or meanes els whatsoeuer any interest right title or possession in the two parts or moities of the said lands c. with their appurtenances aforesayd or any parcell thereof to answere reioine and ioine issue or otherwise pleade as the cause matter shall require and vpon any plaint supplication action or suit whatsoeuer which shall be exhibited or come before you by the aforesaid D. D. P. P. I. D. F. D. M. D. and R. or by any of thē iointly or seuerally or any ii iii. iiii v. or vi of them of and concerning the said two parts or moities of the sayd lands c. with their appurtenances aforesaid Giuing and graunting and by these presents we do giue and grant vnto you or any viii vii vi v. iiii or iii. of you of which we will that c. be alwaies one full power iurisdiction and aucthoritie according to your wisedomes discretions and prouidences to call before you all maner of witnesses and to examine all charters euidences muniments writings euery other thing els which may be a meane to proue fortifie disclose or make euident the interest right titles demand or possession of any of the aforenamed parties to the said two parts or moities of the said lands c. with their appurtenances aforesaid and vpon the same throughly and with mature deliberation and iudgement considered and waighed we do giue and grant vnto you or any viii vii vi v. iiii or iii. of you of which number we will that c. be alwaies one full power iurisdiction and aucthoritie to proceede to the full order decree definition sentence and finall iudgement according to your discretions of the interest right title demand and possession of the said two parts or moities of the said lands c. with their appurtenances aforesaid and to decree the possession of the premisses to him or them to whom of right it ought to appertain and his or their said possessions to maintaine And if any of the parties afore named or any other person or persons which shall haue to do in the same matter or cause do wilfully or obstinately withstand or disobey any processe order decree sentence or iudgement which shall he directed or giuen in the premisses by you or any viii vii vi v. iiii or iii. of you of which number we will that c. vt supra be alwaies one Then we
by the recordes thereof remayning in the said court it plainly appeareth wherupoÌ„ some of the said freeholders as this complainant thinketh entred into the said premisses being vnfenced And thereupon the said L. commenced suite vpon the said bond of an C. l against your said Orator and the said D. albeit they neuer interrupted his possession in the said premisses and the said D. and your said orator for their indempnity likewise prosecuted suit vpoÌ„ their bond of an C. l because the said L. in his part had not performed the said award by meanes whereof your said Orator and the said D. obtained a verdict and iudgement against the said L. for the said C. l L. his said suit against them depending vntried whereupon the said L. seeing how vniustly he had dealt with the said D. and your said Orator about the premisses perceiuing in what ieopardie he stood and how in equity he ought not to haue recouered any thing against your said Orator and the said D. by his said bond nor haue had any reliefe for the said C. l so by them recouered against him he the said L. moued your said Orator and the said D. by sundrie meanes to come to agreement with him for the said C. l so recouered against him whereupon the said D. and your said Orator intending a generall quietnesse for all bonds and matters concerning the said premisses at the great and importunate suit of the said L. and by the meditation of certaine honest men their friends vpon the faithfull promise of the said L. that he the said L. woulde warrant him your saide Orator against the said N. S. for his said bond of an C. l alleaging that N. S. had no cause to sue the same and that if he had yet because the matter of the said bond principally concerned him the said L. as it did indeed that if your said Orator agreed with him for the premisses that then the said N. S. neither could nor would hurt him by reason of his said bond the said iudgement for the said C. l was released vnto the said L. by your said Orator hauing none other consideration therefore then his said promise of quietnes and discharge of the said N. S. his said bond Neuerthelesse not long after the saide agreement the said L. perceiuing himselfe to be discharged of the said iudgement and entending the vtter vndoing of your said Orator contrary to his said promise practised with the said N. S. touhing the said bond by him and the said D. made vnto the said S. and procured the same to be put in suite against them in the Queenes Maiesties Bench. Albeit the said N. S. had neuer any losse by reason of any act done against the said bond to the valew of one penny since which suit the said N. S. and D. haue secretly growen to agreement betwene themselues to thintent to lay the whole penalty of the said bond vpon your said Orator Notwithstanding the said faithfull promise of the said N. S. to deliuer in the said bond to be cancelled and the said L. his promise was to saue your said Orator harmelesse against the said N. S. for the same Albeit the said N. S. neuer had any losse or hinderance by reason of the premisses by means of your said Orator neither was any thing attempted or done by the said freeholders against the saide L. contrary to the said award Otherwise then by the consent of the said N. S. who moued or procured the said freeholders to enter into bond one to another to heare the charges of suites for the defence of their said title of common in the said seuerall parcels of ground called R. and T. promising them his aide and furtherance therein vnto some of which bonds the said N. S. hath subscribed his owne name as a witnesse of the deliuery thereof which their hard dealings against your said Orator in the premisses are much against all right equity and conscience and to the vtter impouerishment and vndoing of your said Orator his poore wife and children wherefore the premisses graciously considered and for as much aswell the said premisses and agreements of the said N. S. with your said Orator and the said D. and the said practise had betweene the said N. S. and the said L. to put the said bonde in suite as also the saide agreement made by the said N. S. and the said D. for staying of his saide suite against the said D. and also the said promise or agreement of the said L. to saue your said Orator harmelesse against the said N. S. for the saide bonde was secretly made amongst themselues for that your said Orator trusted that they would faithfully haue performed the same to your said Orator called no witnes to be present to heare the same promise made and therefore is not able to produce any witnes to testifie the premisses nor hath any meanes to proue the same other then by the aunsweres of the said N. S. and T. L. who he verely thinketh will in their answeres to the premisses confesse the same May it therefore please your Lordship of your accustomed goodnesse to grant vnto your said Orator the Queenes Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena to be directed to the said N. S. and T. L. and to either of them thereby commaunding them c. A Bill for practising with the plaintifes wife to receiue of her the plaintifes goods and for receipt and detaining thereof HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your good Lordship your daily Sect. 93. Orator L. I. of S in the Countie of N. Gentleman That whereas about foure or fiue yeares past your Orator being possessed of diuers goods and diuers summes of money to a great valew to the ende that C. C. of W. in the said Countie of N. M. his wife and A their daughter now the wife of I. P. of H. in the saide Countie yeoman might the better bring to passe indirectly to gaine and get into their or some of their custodies and possession all or the most pact of the said money and goods and by that meanes defraude or defeat your Orator thereof by continuall and sinister practise instigation and perswasion then allured prouoked and intised A. I. deceased being then your Orators wife to grow to some discord and variance with him and to esloine and conuey into their or some of their keeping all or the most part of the said money or goods promising that the same should be readie and vsed for her vse and behoofe Now so it is if it may please your good Lordship that by the said lewde and â—ad practises of the said C. M. and A. P. and of diuers other persons by their meanes whose names your Orator knoweth not your Orators said wife about foure or fiue yeares since and at sundrie times before did with violence breake open some part of your Orators house at S. aforesaid his chists therebeing locked and did essoine steale imbeasill or conuey away
estouers and pastures as all other commons pastures profites and hereditaments whatsoeuer to the said premisses belonging or in any wise appertayning And afterwards the said Shirife that is to say vpon the third day of May c. by his deede bearing date vnder his hand and seale did in consideration of c. to him paied towards the satisfaction of the debt and iudgement aforesaid bargaine sell assigne and set ouer the said lease and terme of yeares yet to come of all and singuler the premisses vnto one G. H. of L. genâ— which G. H. not long after did in consideration of c. by your Orator to him paied bargaine sell assigne and set ouer vnto your said Orator all and singuler the premisses and euery part thereof Vpon which bargain and assignement of the premisses so made as aforesaid your said Orator was in verie good hope to haue peaceably and quietly entred into the premisses and so to haue occupied and inioyed the same accordingly Neuerthelesse so it is right Honorable that one R. T. of c. in the saiâ— Countie of L. pretending to haue a lease for diuers yeres yet to come of some part of the said lands called c. made vnto him by the aforesaid E. F. long time before any assignements aforesaid hath and yet doth keepe your said Orator from the possession of the said lands vpon which lease or demise a certaine yerely rent is as he saith reserued to the said E. F. his executors or assignes which as your Orator verily thinketh is c. by the yeare and which rent whatsoeuer it be your Orator by reason of the lawfull conueyance to him made as aforesaid ought both in law and conscience to haue and inioy during such terme as the said R. T. shall hold and occupie the land aforesaid by reason of the said lease which he so pretendeth to haue But because your Orator doth not certainely knowe whether the said R. T. haue any such lease neither if he haue what date it beareth what terme the said R. hath therein vnexpired what rent thereby is reserued nor what couenants are therein conteined as also your Orator can not nor knoweth not how in due forme of law to enter or commence any action against the said R. T. either for the recouerie of the said land or rent aforesaid which the said R. T. right wâ—ll knowing being a man of little or no conscience but destitute of the feare of God thinking all things well-gotten which he may get and hould without the punishment of the law doth not onely vse the said land to his great profit and commoditie without yelding or paying therefore any rent ot your Orator or any other person lawfully clayming the same but also doth vtterly refuse to shewe his said Lease whereby he claymeth to hold the lands aforesaid vnto your said Orator to the great losse and hinderance of your Lordships said Orator In tender consideration whereof and for asmuch as your Orator hath no ordinarie way by the course of the common Lawes of this Realme to enforce the said R. T. to shew forth such writings as he hath for the holding and inioying of the lands aforesaid but is and shall be vtterly destitute of all maner of helpe or meanes to obtaine the same to his great hinderance and impouerishment except your honorable Lordship of your accustomed clemencie towards all such as are oppressed do extend your fauour in yâ— behalfe so that by the order of this honorable Court the said R. T. be inforced vpon his oath to shew what right he hath to the premisses or any part thereof and likewise to set downe in his answere the true copie of the said lease verbatim or other writings whatsoeuer they he whereby he claymeth the premisses or any part of the same May it therefore please your good Lordship c. The Answere THe said defendant not knowledging or confessing the matters Sect. 134. suggested in the said bill of complaint to be true for his answere touching the same saith That the said E. F. named in the said bill of complaint was possessed for diuers yeares yet to come and induring of the said three parcels of land called or knowen by the name of c. mencioned in the saide bill of complaint by vertue of a lease thereof made by the said T. S. also named in the said bill of complaint vnto the said E. F. long before the supposed extent specified in the said bill of complaint And the said E. F. so being thereof possessed long before the said supposed extent if any such were had in such manner as in the said bill of complaynt is supposed made a lawfull demise and lease of part of the said three parcels of land conteyning fowerteene acres or thereabouts vnto the said defendant for diuers yeares yet to come and remayning vnexpired vpon which lease the said E. F. reserued a yerely rent to be paied during the continuance of the said lease By force of which lease the said defendant entered into the said fowerteene acres of land part of the said three parcels called c. and was and yet is lawfully possessed accordingly And euer since and yet doth inioy the said fowerteene acres by vertue of the said d◠〈◊〉 and lease made by the said E. F. to the said defendant and is to haue and inioy the same during the continuance of the yeares of which there are diuers yeares yet to come and remayning vnexpired And the said defendant sayeth that yâ— said complaynant is a man to this defendant vtterly vnknowen And therefore the said defendant marueyleth much of the said suit exhibited by the said complaynant into this honorable court against the said defendant touching the said premisses And further saieth that the said E. F. after the said demise and lease by him made vnto the said defendant of the said fowerteene acres of land and before the said supposed extent if any such be made a graunt and assignement of the interest and terme of the said E. F. aswell of the said fowerteene acres which the said defendant hath and occupieth by vertue of his said lease for diuers yeares yet thereof to come and coutinuing vndetermined as also of the residue of the said three parcels of land mencioned in the said bill of complaint vnto R. F. the sonne of the said E. F. vnto which graunt and assignement the said defendant was priuy And therefore the saide defendant thinketh that he is for the payment of his rent chargeable and ought by the Law to pay the same rent reserued vnto the saide R. F. and not to the saide complaynant which saide R. doth verily thinke that he is lawfull Landlord during the continuance of his yeres yet to come and induring and not the said complaynant who is altogether a meere stranger vnto this defendant And which complaynant neuer at any time heretofore demaunded any rent for the said part of the lands that this defendant hath and
and casuall 14 Impediments legall subiection and ioint power 15 Couerture 16 Death ciuill 17 Compromise 18 Attainder and Outlawric 19 Ioint power 20 Arbitrators defined 21 The choice of arbitrators 22 Sufficiency of arbitrators considered 23 A fooles Arbitrement 24 A simple magistrates arbitrement 25 Defects of the bodie in Arbitrators 26 Arbitrators indifferent who 27 The question 28 The question double 29 The question of the facte 30 The question of right 31 What is to be considered in each question 32 What thinges are arbitrable and what not 33 Circumstances regarded in submissioÌ„ 34 Of the power giuen to arbitrators 35 Of time and place 36 A compromise with couenants to performe the same 37 Of binding the parties to performe an awarde 38 The condicion of an obligacion to performe an award 39 Of the condicion to performe an awarde of lands 40 Whether power to arbitrate may bee assigned 41 Whether the Compromittors may dischardge the Arbitrators or no. 42 What an arbitrement is 43 Thinges to be regarded in Arbitrements 44 An Arbitrement of Landes by which the partie couenaunteth to performe it 45 An arbitrement of debt whereby the parties are bound to performe it 46 An awarde of debt by an Earle vpon submission by bond 47 Of notice of the arbitrement 48 The finall cause of arbitrements 49 ✿ An Award of copihâ—ld land 50 ✿ An Award reciting certaine bonds for the performance of an Award and that the Award was made 51 Of the Chauncery Proceedings and Supplications Billes and Answeres OF the Chauncery Sect. 1. Of strict or precise law 2 Of Equitie 3 The deuision of Equitie 4 The efficient cause of Equitie 5 The materiall cause of Equitie 6 The formall cause of Equitie 7 The finall cause of Equitie 8 Why Equitie is sometime compared to a ruler 9 How Equitie and Clemencie doth differ 10 Of the difference betwixt equitie and strict law 11 How the ChauÌ„cery is tearmed the court of conscience 12 Conscience defined 13 Of Iudgements in Chauncery 14 Of the power ordinarie of the Chauncery 15 Of the power absolute of the Chauncery 16 Of a Subpena 17 Casesremediable in Chauncery 18 Certaine cases where the partie is remedilesle in Chauncery 19 Of the ordinary proceedings in the high Court of Chauncery 20 A Subpena for costes 21 An Attachment 22 An Attachement with Proclamation 23 ✿ An attachment in the Cinque portes 24 ✿ An attachment in the Countie Palantine of Lancaster 25 ✿ An attachment against one dwelling within the Countie Palantine of Chester 26 A Commission of rebellion 27 ✿ A Supersedeas of the coÌ„mission of rebellion 28 ✿ A Supersedeas to the Chauncellour of the countie Palantine of Lancaster 29 ✿ The like to the Chamberlaine of Chester 30 ✿ A Supersedeas of an attachment 31 Of an Iniunction 32 Of apparance 33 Of a Dedimus potestatem to receiue an answere 34 Of a Supersedias 35 ✿ A Commission vpon a false Affidauit 36 Of an imperfect Answere 37 Reioyning and ioyning in coÌ„missioÌ„ ad examinand ' testes 38 A Commission ad examinand ' testes 39 A Note by the Commissioners to giue c. 40 Of cyting witnesses 41 A Subpena ad testificand ' 42 The Stile of Interrogatories 43 The Stile of the Deposicions thereupon taken 44 Of Publication Hearing and Breuiates 45 ✿ A Commission to the Sherife to keepe the plaintife in possession 46 ✿ A Commission to certifie depositions taken by Commission 47 A Commission to examine witnesses in perpetuall memory 48 Subpena ad testificandum super peticionÌ„ 49 Aliter ad testificand ' ad Assisas super articulos 50 Subpena ad ostend ' causam quare euideÌ„c ' non deliberentÌ„ 51 Subpena ad testificand ' ad Assisas in London 52 Subpena ad testificand ' coram VicecomÌ„ London 53 Subpena pro Euidentijs adferendis 54 Aliter pro Obligatione deliberand ' 55 Subpena de AtturnatÌ„ faciend ' 56 Commission ad â—ecipiendum ad examinand ' testes c. 57 Commissio ad audiendum terminand ' c. 58 Commissio ad examinandum testes ad locum c. 59 Commissio ad superuidendum distinguendum vastum 60 A Commission to the L. Deputie of Ireland and the Lord Chauncellor for the hearing and determining of a Title of land 61 What a Bill of complaint is 62 The direction of bils 63 What an answere is 64 What a Replication is 65 What a reâ—oinder is 66 What a Surreioinder is 67 A Bill of complaint for entering and making secrete estates of the land wasting part therof mingling part with other lands to disherite the plaintife by hauing the writings thereof 68 The answere to the bill 69 The replication to the answere 70 A bill to stay suite at the Common lawe vpon an obligacion 71 A bill for the withholding of a writing and taking the profites of the land and false charging of the plaintife with the esloyning of a Cowe 72 The aunswere thereunto 73 A bill to be relieued for obligatioÌ„s made for Simonie 74 A bill for Bourding 75 A demurrer for double vexation 76 A bill for not surrendring a lease in trust for wasting tenths demised and withholding of writings 77 A bill by an administrator vpon a promise made to the intestate of certaine mariage money to bee paid by the defendant 78 A bill for entering into and detayning lands by colóur of hauing the euidences thereof and for contriuing secreet estates 79 A bill for certaine money that should haue beene paid in consideracion of a lease agreed to be made of land 80 An aunswere and demurrer to the same bill 81 The Replication to the said answere and demurrer 82 A bill for money lent without specialtie and witnesses 83 The aunswere thereunto 84 A Bill for deteyning of bonds paid and praying an IniunctioÌ„ to stâ—y sute thereupon 85 A Bill to examine witnesses in perpetuam rei memoriam 86 A Bill for deliuery of sheepe by an executor conuerted to his owne vse 87 The answere thereunto 88 The replication to the answere 89 A Bill for a debt vpon a contract without witnesses 90 The answere and demurrer thereunto 91 A Bill to bee discharged of bondes made vpoÌ„ promise not to be preiudiced therby laying open diuers Iewde practises by the defendant 92 A Bil for receiuing of the plaintifs goods of his wife and the detaining of them 93 The answere thereunto 94 The Replication to the answere 95 A Bil for that the defendants haue gotteÌ„ the plaintifes bill whereby they stood bound vnto him meaning thereby to defraud him of his debt 96 A Bill for wrongfull entrie into lands detayning of the writings wasting the same and contriuing secret estates 97 A Bill for deteyning of a lease for yeeres 98 A Bill by an Executour for money for boording 99 A Bill for not entring into bonde to saue a suertie harmelesse according to promise 100 A Bill for making falfe Affidauit for appearance 101 A Bill to bee releiued of an
of complaint if any such be he this defendant saith That true it is indeed that about three yeares now last past This said defendant or some of his seruants to his vse did receiue of this complainant xii yards of linnen cloth halfe an ell of cloth one quarter and a halfe of cloth and two scaines of threed which he thinketh to be parcell of the said wares in the said bill mentioned and supposed to be bought by this defendant of the said complainant which said wares were so receiued by this defendant or to his vse as is aforesaid to thintent that this defendant should pay to the said complainant so much money for the same as should be reasonably agreed vpon by this defendant and the saide complainant which said bargaine and agreement this defendant is and euer hitherto hath beene readie to haue performed without that that the said defendant about two yeares now last past did buy of the said complainant the said twelue yardes of linnen cloth at and for the said price of xxii s̄ or the said halfe elle of other cloth for the said price of ii s̄ viii d or the said quarter and a halfe of other cloth and two scaines of threed for the said price of xviii d for he this defendant saith that he and this complainant did neuer to his remembrance agree to anie certaine price for the said wares as in the said bill of complaint is vntruly alleaged And without that that he this defendant did euer buy of this complainant the said ten yards of beluet or any part therof or any other wares or marchandices amounting in the whole to twentie markes or for the paiment thereof euer required the said complainant to for be are him the said defendant for the space of one moneth then next following as in the saide bill is wrongfully alleaged And without that that he this defendant did faithfully assent and promise to pay the said debt vnto the said complainant at the said monethes ende Or that the said complainant trusting the bare promise of this defendant deliuered vnto him this defendant the said cloth wares veluet and marchandise as in the said bill is vntruly alleaged And without that that he this defendant perceiuing that this complainant can by no order of the common lawes of this Realme recouer any part of the said money for want of specialtie or witnesse to prone the said supposed assumption and contract hath plainely affirmed that he the said complainant shall not haue one penny thereof in such manner and forme as in the saie bill of complaint is most vntruely and slaunderously alleaged without that that any other matter c. thing things clause sentence article or allegation in the said bill of complaint contayned materiall or effectuall in the law to be answered vnto by this defendant and not c. A Bill to be discharged of sundrie bondes made by the Plaintife to diuers by the Defendants meanes vpon promise that they should not preiudice them laying open diuers cunning and lewde practises to circumuent the Plaintife HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your honorable L. your daily Sect. 92. Orator I. M. of M. in the Countie of Y. yeoman that whereas about sixteene yeares now last past certaine debts controuersies suits and variances did arise betweene one T. L. of E. in the Countie of Y. yeoman and your said Orator and certaine other freeholders of the Lordship of Ecclesall aforesaid concerning the inclosing vse possession and occupation of certaine parcels of wast or common ground called R. in E. aforesaid wherein your saide Orator and other freeholders and all those whose estate they then had and yet haue in certaine lands in the said Lo. by all the time whereof there is no memory of man to the contrary haue vsed to haue common of pasture for their beasts and cattel vpon the said lands leuant and couchantat all times of the yeare at their wils and pleasures as vnto their tenements belonging which parcels of waste ground one N. S. Esquier before that time had demised vnto the said T. L. for certaine yeares then induring for pacifying and ending of which said suites and controuersies and of such suits and controuersies as were then betweene the said L. and S. touching the same and other things your said Orator and T. D. and other of the freeholders aforesaid and the said L. by the meanes and intreatie of the said N. S. about the said time did submit themselues to the order arbitrement and award of I. F. R. M. C. W. and E. H. touching the said controuersies to the end that the said L. would be contented that the said suites betweene him the said S. might rather by that means receiue a quiet ende then by ertremitie of law there being then great suits betweene the said N. S. and L. which the said L. would not otherwise compromit your said orator the said D. was bound vnto the said L. in one obligation of C. l vnto the said N. S. in one other obligation of C. l for performance of the said award the said N. S. then promising to your said Orator that within short time after the making of the said bond vnto him he would haue cancelled or made voide the saide bond of C. pound made by them vnto the said N. S. the meaning of which bonde your saide Orator being a simple vnlearned man thought to haue reached no further but to actes to haue bin done by himselfe against the said awarde which he the rather so thought because the said N. S. tolde him so or to the effect and they were onely so agreed to haue the condition thereof made before the making thereof And the said L. was also bound in an C. l vnto your said Orator and the said D for the performance of this part of the said awarde And afterwardes viz. about the xi yeare of the raigne of the Queenes Maiestie that now is the said arbitrators made an awarde of the premisses that the said L. should haue inclosed the said grounds during such terme as he then had therein by the demise of the said N. S. by Indenture without veration of your said Orator the said T. D. and other freeholders of the said Lo. of E. by meanes of which awarde the said L. enioyed the premisses euer since the making thereof accordingly without any vexation of the said D. or your said Orator or any other the freeholders of E. aforesaid vntill such time as the said L. caused the said premisses to be purchased or taken by lease as lands concealed and vniustly withholden from her Maiestie and thereupon caused suites to be commenced against diuers of the said freeholders by information in the Ex. of intrusion supposed to be done by them into the said premisses which suite so long continued that a verdict and iudgement therein were had for the said freeholders whereby their title to the said common being then in issue was specially found as