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not_o avoid_v such_o act_n do_v by_o their_o ancestor_n as_o well_o as_o privy_n in_o blood_n because_o the_o incapacity_n of_o the_o grantor_n go_v to_o both_o those_o who_o argue_v on_o the_o other_o side_n hold_v that_o the_o act_n of_o infant_n and_o person_n non_fw-la compos_fw-la be_v not_o void_a in_o themselves_o but_o only_o voidable_a contra_fw-la e_o contra_fw-la it_o be_v true_a some_o deed_n make_v by_o a_o infant_n be_v void_a not_o mere_o 502._o cro._n car._n 502._o because_o execute_v by_o he_o for_o some_o be_v good_a and_o those_o only_o be_v void_a which_o be_v make_v to_o his_o prejudice_n such_o also_o be_v void_a which_o give_v authority_n to_o a_o three_o person_n to_o do_v a_o act_n as_o if_o a_o infant_n enter_v into_o a_o bond_n 141._o perk._n sect._n 139._o march_n 141._o and_o give_v it_o to_o a_o stranger_n to_o deliver_v to_o the_o obligee_n when_o he_o shall_v attain_v his_o full_a age_n this_o be_v void_a because_o the_o person_n derive_v his_o authority_n from_o a_o infant_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o nonage_n can_v not_o give_v such_o a_o power_n but_o if_o the_o infant_n himself_o have_v deliver_v the_o bond_n to_o the_o obligee_n it_o have_v be_v only_o voidable_a 259._o lit._n sect._n 259._o the_o father_n of_o the_o demandant_n be_v a_o infant_n when_o he_o sell_v his_o estate_n 3.34_o 46_o e._n 3.34_o his_o son_n bring_v the_o writ_n dum_fw-la fuit_fw-la infra-aetatem_a against_o the_o alienee_n and_o it_o be_v hold_v good_a which_o will_v not_o have_v be_v allow_v if_o the_o grant_n have_v be_v void_a all_o the_o old_a authority_n prove_v that_o the_o act_n of_o infant_n and_o idiot_n be_v not_o void_a but_o voidable_a if_o a_o infant_n be_v bind_v in_o a_o obligation_n it_o be_v not_o void_a 483._o cro._n eliz._n 127._o 2_o inst_z 483._o for_o he_o may_v agree_v to_o it_o when_o of_o age_n he_o can_v plead_v non_fw-la est_fw-la factum_fw-la and_o he_o may_v refuse_v to_o plead_v his_o infancy_n if_o he_o be_v entitle_v to_o a_o term_n for_o year_n 502._o cro._n eliz._n 126._o cro._n car._n 502._o and_o make_v a_o surrender_n by_o the_o acceptance_n of_o a_o new_a lease_n it_o be_v good_a if_o it_o be_v for_o his_o advantage_n either_o by_o the_o lessen_v of_o the_o rent_n or_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o term_n but_o if_o he_o have_v no_o benefit_n by_o it_o it_o be_v voidable_a only_a so_o he_o may_v purchase_v land_n because_o the_o law_n intend_v it_o for_o his_o benefit_n and_o he_o can_v receive_v no_o damage_n by_o such_o a_o purchase_n for_o he_o may_v either_o perfect_a or_o avoid_v it_o at_o his_o full_a age_n which_o show_v that_o such_o act_n be_v not_o voidable_a ab_fw-la intio_fw-la but_o only_o voidable_a as_o the_o case_n shall_v require_v the_o statute_n of_o 23_o h._n 6._o enact_n 10._o 23_o h._n 6._o c._n 10._o that_o sheriff_n shall_v take_v no_o bond_n upon_o a_o arrest_n but_o for_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o party_n and_o to_o themselves_o only_o and_o that_o a_o bond_n otherwise_o take_v colore_fw-la officii_fw-la shall_v be_v void_a that_o be_v not_o in_o its_o self_n but_o by_o plead_v the_o statute_n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v avoid_v by_o plead_v non_fw-fr est_fw-fr factum_fw-la so_o upon_o the_o statute_n of_o addition_n a._n 1_o h._n 5._o c._n 5._o 3_o co._n 59_o a._n where_o a_o man_n be_v outlaw_v without_o the_o addition_n of_o his_o condition_n or_o place_n of_o abode_n in_o the_o original_a writ_n such_o outlawry_n shall_v be_v void_a not_o of_o its_o self_n but_o it_o may_v be_v avoid_v by_o writ_n of_o error_n in_o like_a manner_n there_o be_v many_o authority_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o act_n of_o a_o person_n non_fw-la compos_fw-la be_v not_o void_a but_o voidable_a so_o be_v the_o first_o resolution_n in_o beverly_n be_v case_n that_o a_o deed_n or_o feoffment_n make_v by_o he_o be_v to_o be_v avoid_v by_o any_o other_o person_n but_o not_o by_o himself_o thus_o stand_v the_o law_n in_o the_o time_n of_o e._n 10._o 35_o 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