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A51217 An exact abridgement in English, of the cases reported by Sr. Francis More Kt. serjeant at law with the resolution of the points in law therein by the judges / collected by William Hughes of Grayes-Inn Esq. Hughes, William, of Gray's Inn.; Moore, Francis, Sir, 1558-1621. 1665 (1665) Wing M2538; ESTC R22481 260,319 322

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aliened that the Donor might enter the Donee aliened and afterwards dyed without Issue If the Donor might enter or was put to his Formidon in Reverter Quaere for the Justices were divided in opinion and it was not Resolved 122. The reversion of a Lease for years was granted one moyety to one man and another moyety to another The Lessee committed Wast and then the Lease determined They brought actions of Wast in the Tenant It was the better opinion that they might well joyn in the action because they are not now to recover in the realty which is the Land Wasted but only damages but if the Term had continued it had been otherwise because then the Land was to be recovered 123. An Indenture of Bargain and Sale was Enrolled the last day of the 6. Moneths not accounting the day of the date of the Indenture for part of the 6. Moneths It was Resolved that the En●olment was good for the day of the date shall not be accounted part of the 6. Months limitted by the Statute for the date and the day of the date is all one for the date is all the day And it was said It was not like the Statute of 32 H. 8. of Leases where it is said A Lease made by Tenant in Tail shall be good for 21. years after the making of the Lease for the making may be at one hour of the day and is prefect by the delivery at that time and therefore the Lease shall begin presently And in this Case it was agreed for Law That if a man by Deed Indented Bargaines and Sells his Lands unto another and before the enrollment of the deed he Bargains and Sells to another and the last Deed is first Enrolled and after the first Indenture is Enrolled within the 6. Moneths the first Indenture is the best and shall be preferred before the latter although it was first Enrolled 124. By a Statute made 3. Ma. Cap. 4. Authority was given to Cardinal Poole to dispose order imploy and convert the Benefices appropriate to the increase and augmentation of the Living of the Incumbent He made a Lease for years of a Parsonage appropriate It was holden the Lease was void for he had authority but to the Intents specified in the Statute and he had not the Fee simple given him by any words of the Statute Quaere in whom the Free simple was if in the Queen or it was in Abeyance not Resolved 125. A Fine was Levyed in the time of King John by which the Conusor granted to the Conusee in Tail a Mannor rendring to him a pair of guilt Spurs for all services salvo sorinseco servitio Domino Regi The Mannor was holden of the Lord Stafford The Justices held it was but a Tenure in Socage for the words salvo sorinseco servitio were void to all purposes but to reserve such services by which he himself held of his Lord next paramount him and not such services which any of the Lords paramount him held over by Knights service 126. It was holden by the Justices If a man find sureties for the Peace before Justices of the Peace in the County yet if the same party come in B. R. and there make Oath that he was afraid he shall be hurt by the said party he may have surety of the Peace there against the party and a Supersedeas to the justices to discharge the bond taken before them for the Peace and behaviour 127. Note for a Rule by the Court That in every case where the Defendent once confesseth a Deed and after would avoid it by matter which makes the Deed defeisible and not void That in such Case he shall not plead Non est factum to it but show the special matter and conclude Judgment of action as if Debt be upon an Obligation against one who was within age He shall not plead Non est factum to it but shew the special matter that he was within age 128. A Lease was made to the Husband and Wife and to a 3d. person to have and hold to the Husband for 80 years if he should so long live and if he dye within the Terme the remainder of the said Term to the Wife and to the 3d. person if he should live so long It was Resolved a good Habendum and that all the Interest was in the Husband and nothing in the others till after his death But it was holden if a Lease be made to 3. of 3. acres Habendum one acre to one for 20. years of another to another for 40. years and of the 3. to the 3d. person for 60. years the limitation is void for he cannot by the Habendum divide the estate in such manner which was joynt before Gascon and Whatleys Case 129. A man seised of Lands in Fee is bound in a Recognizance and afterwards enfeoffes the Recognizee of parcel of the Lands yet the Recognizor is chargeable for the Residue of the Lands to the Executor of the Recognizee and for his body and goods but if the Recognizor dye h●s Heirs shall not be charged 130. Cessavit The Tenant said That the demandant nor his Ancestors were never seised of the services within 40. years It was holden by the Justices to be no plea because this Writ is not within the Statute of 31 H. 8. cap. 2. of Limitation and also because the seisin of the services is not materiall nor traversable in a Cessavit Mich. 5. Eliz. 131. Lessee for years Covenants for him and his assignes that he will not lop nor top the Trees during the Terme he dyes Intestate his Adminstrators lop● the Trees he is chargeable to the Covenant because he hath the Terme to the use of the Testator The Words in the Lease were Provided It shall not be Lawfull to the Lessee to top the Trees If these words are a Condition or a Restraint only no penalty ensuing upon it Quaere It was not Resolved 132. The Queen by Letters Patents ex c●rta scientia mero mot● granted to I. S. the Mannor of D. which she had by the Attainder of Sir Thomas Wyat and in truth she was seised of the Mannor by discent Resolved That the grant was void because the Queen was deceived in her grant Quaere if the same be not helped by the Statute of misrecitalls for when the substance of the thing granted appears certain the Statute helps all other defects but when the certainty of the thing granted doth not appear then perhaps it is not helped by the Statute 133. A Fine was Levyed by Husband and Wife and the Conusee rendred back the same Lands to the Husband and Wife and to the Heirs of the Wife and an Indenture was by which it was recited that the Remainder should be to the use of the Husband and Wife and to the Heirs of the Husband The Justices conceived there is not any use implyed upon a Fine no more than upon a Feoffment wherefore they conceived that the
have a Writ of Disceit after a Fine levyed and the Kings Silver paid 22. If one comes to a Justice of Peace and complains that I. S. is a Felon and hath stolen certain goods and the Justice commands the party who complaines to be at the next Sessions and prefer a Bill of Indictment against the Felon and give Evidence against him who doth accordingly Adjudged That neither he nor the Justice shall be punished in Conspiracy although I. S. the Felon be acquitted 23. A man made a Lease for 40. years by Deed and in the Deed Covenanted and granted to the Lessee that he might take Convenient Housebote Firebote c. in his whole Wood called S. within the Parish of S. which Wood was other Lands and not parcel of the Land Leased Resolved the grant was good and the Lessee should have it during the Term and his Executors shall take the same as his Assignes and the grant shall not restrain him but that he shall have Housebote Firebote also in the Lands Leased to him 24. A man seised of a Mannor parcell in Demesne and parcell in service deviseth to his Wife for life all the Demesne Lands and all the services and chief Rents for 15. years and deviseth the whole Mannor to another after the death of the Wife Resolved That the Deviser should not take any effect for any part of the Mannor till after the death of the Wife and that the Heir of the devisor after the 15. years spent and during the life of the Wife should have the services and cheif Rents 25. Tenent in Dower makes a Lease for years rendring Rent and takes Husband the Rent is behind the Husband dyes Adjudged his Executos shall have the Rent 26. A man destrains for 10 l. Rents due at Mick Cattel which were not of the value of 40 s. and afterwards destrains for the Residue Adjudged he cannot avow for the distresse is not good and it was his folly so to distrain But if a man be behind of hi● Rent at several dayes and he take a distresse for one day at one time an● for another day at another time it is good 27. Resolved That a Custome That a Lessee for years may hold the Land for half a year after his Term ended is no g●o● Custome But the Lord of a Copyhold may by Custome Lease th● same for life and 40. years after and it is good 28. Upon an Extent the Sheriff returned that he hath extended a Tenement at 20 s. paid but doth not make mention of any House Land nor pasture which should make the Tenement Adjudged the nor Extent was void for the incertainty 29. If a man be Robbed and afterwards for mony he agree● with the Felon that he will not give evidence against him for which the Felon Escapes It was doubted whether he was accessary to the Felon But it was agreed That if after the Robbery h● pursue the Felon and take his goods of which he was Robbed and so suffer the Felon to escape the same is a Concealment of the Felony but he is not Accessary to it 30. A Women Tenent in Tail makes a Lease for years to her Husband and dyes The Husband being Tenent by the Curtesie surrenders to the Issue Adjudged the Issue shall avoid the Lease 31. A man says I will you shall have a Lease for 21. years of my Land in D. paying 10 s. Rent make a Lease in Writing and I will seal it Adjudged It is a good Lease in years by paroll though no Writings be made of it 32. Land was let to I. S. Habend to him for life and for the lives of I. his Wife and his Son Quaere What estate I. S. shall have and if there shall be an Occupancy in the Case It was not Resolved 33. If my keeper of my Park will not serve a Warrant which I send him nor suffer it to be served Resolved it is no forfeiture of his Office but only a Disobedience and a Misfeasance which is not a forfeiture But cutting down of Trees is a forfeiture of his Office 34. A man made a Lease for years the Leasor sold the Trees growing upon the Lands the vendor cut them down The Cattel of the Lessee which were in the Close destroyed the springs Resolved That the Leaser could not take the Trees growing upon the Land and it was a wrong in him to cut them down and it is not reason that he should by his own wrong should compel the Lessee to enclose the Lands wherefore Adjudged it was no Wast 35. In a Replevin the Plantiff being Lessee for years prayd in aid of his Leasor and upon Issue joyned upon a false verdict it was found for the Avowant The Plantiff and the prayee in aid joyned in Attaint and pendent the Attaint the prayee in aid which was his Lessor dyed Resolved That the Writ should abate for the prayee is dead who ought to recover the Reversion by the Attaint and his Heir should be at great mischief If the Attaint be found against the then Plaintiff who then should louse his Reversion 36. Resolved by the Court That if an Obligation or a grant be raised after the ensealing of it it is void but it is otherwise of an Indenture if it agreeth in words with the other Indenture and it was agreed If a man be bounden in an Obligation which is rased and the Obligation is endorsed with a Condition to perform the Covenants in an Indenture and the Indenture expresserh the debt notwithstanding the rasure of the Obligation the Plantiff must shew the Indenture to prove the Bond good 37. Action upon the Case for words viz. Thou art a False Knave a Wretch and a Whoremonger Adjudged actionable although for the word Whoremonger he might have his remedy in the Spiritual Court 38. A man hath Issue a Bastard and after marryes the same Woman and hath Issue by her divers Sons and then deviseth all his Goods to his Children Quaere If the Bastard shall take by the Devise But if the Mother of the Bastard make such a Devise It is clear the Bastard shall take because he is known to be the Child of the Mother 39. Lessee for years Proviso he shall not assign the Term nor any parcel of it without the assent of the Lessor Resolved He cannot give grant or sell it without assent of the Lessor But agreed That the Executors of the Lessee may assign it without assent of the Lessor 40. Resolved That if the Lessor makes a Letter of Attorney to his Lessee for years to make Livery of the Land in Lease to a Stranger who doth it accordingly That it is not a surrender of his Term for he doth not make the Livery in his own right but as Servant to his Lessor and by his authority 41. Resolved That if the Lessor infeoff a Stranger and makes Livery the Lessee for years being upon the Land who agrees to it It shall enure as an
abate upon the Plaintiffs own suing Strowde and Willis Case 521. Debt upon an Obligation The Condition was If the Obligor shall pay the Rent of 37 l. yearly at two Feasts according to the intent of certain Articles of Agreement made between the Obligor and Obligee during the Term that then c. The Defendant pleaded the Articles did contain That the Obligor Dimisit ad forman tradidit to the Defendant omnia talia domus tenementa terras in Parochia de Y. in quibus the Obligee had an Estate for Life by Copy according to the custom of the Mannor Habendum for 21. years if the Obligee should so long live rendring to the Obligee during the Term 37. l. to be paid at the Castle of C. and further pleaded That at the time of the making of the Articles the Obligee had not any Estate in any Lands Houses c. in Y. for term of Life by Copy upon which Plea the Plaintiff demurred There were two points in the case 1. If nothing passed by the Articles and so the Reservation of the Rent is vod 2. If the Obligation for payment of the Rent was void It was Resolved upon the first point That no Rent is reserved for the Lease did never begin and therefore the Rent should not For the second point the Court differed in opinion Fenner Justice held the Condition of the Bond is to pay the Rent according to the Articles which is That if the Lessee have not the Land the Lessor shall not have the Rent Papham cont That the Obligor is bound to pay it although nothing was dimised to him for that by the Bond he hath made it a Sum in gross and it is altered from the nature of a Rent and he is bound to pay the Rent or Sum and if this be either of them he must pay it Qu. There is no Judgment in the Case upon that point Alsop and Claydons Case 522. Assumpsit That the Defendant upon good consideration promised to pay the Plaintiff 5 l. when he should be required The Jury found that the Defendant promised to pay but found no Request wherefore it was adjudged against the Plaintiff Perin and Corbets Case 523. In an Appeal the Defendant was acquitted of the Murder and found guilty of Man-slaughter It was agreed in that case that the Plaintiff could not be Nonsuit Brown and Brinckleys Case 524. The Plaintiff declared that he was produced for a Witness the Defendant said he was disproved before the Justices of Assize by the Oath of K. innuendo that he was disproved in his Oath Adjudged that the Action did not lie for the innuendo cannot supply such intendment Adderby and Bouthbyes Case 525. Assumpsit in consideration the Plaintiff would be Bail for one F. in a Plaint that Adderby had brought in London against F. the Defendant did promise to save the Plaintiff harmless touching the Bail and shewed a Recovery was against F. and 2. Cap. returned non est inventus upon which Process issued against the Bail who paid the money and the Defendant had not saved him harmless It was found upon Non assumpsit the first Action was entred by the name of Adderby and the Bail accordingly and that the Decleration was by the name of Adderley It was adjudged that although the Jury found the Assumpsit yet the special matter proves the Plaintiff had no cause of Action for he was not damnified by reason of the Bail at the Suit of Adderby for which the Assumpsit was but he was wrongfully taken if he was Bail for Adderley against whom the Recovery was had whereas in truth he was not Bail for him wherefore it was judged against the Plaintiff Austin and Twins Case 526. The Patronages of two Churches adjoyning within one mile were belonging to one Parson and both being void and of the value of 7 l. in the Queens Books the Ordinary made an union of them at the request of the Patron which was afterwards confirmed by the Patron and the Queen Qu. If a good union Tusking and Edmonds Case 527. A Lease was made of Tythes rendring Rent at a place out of the Parish with clause to be void upon non payment Adjudged the Lessor is to make his demand of the Rent at the place and for not payment the Lease is void Broughton and Mulshoes Case 528. False Imprisonment The Defendant justified that he was Constable and the Plaintiff being in the presence of a Justice of Peace not having opportunity to examine him commanded he Dedant to take the Plaintiff into his custody till the next day which he did accordingly It was adjudged a good Justification though not alledged what cause the Justice had to imprison the Plaintiff Megs and Griffins Case 529. Words viz. I. S. told me that he heard say That thou didst poyson thy first Husband and that he died of that poyson with an averment that I. S. near told the Defendant so Yet adjudged that neither words nor the averment of them were sufficient to maintain the Action Brokes Case 530. Words spoken of a Merchant viz. He is a false man and I will prove it and be keepeth a false Debt-book for he charged me with a Piece of three Piled Velvet which I never had Adjudged the Action did not lie without saying That by disswasion of Customers or other they did not deal with him nor that they would not trust him The Lord de la Ware and Pawlets Case 531. Words spoken of the Plaintiff in open Sessions viz. You have perverted Justice and to your shame and dishonour I will prove it adjudged the words actionable Weekes and Taylors Case 532. Words viz. he hath laid in wait to rob and was one of them that would have robbed me adjudged actionable though he was not robbed Carters Case 533. Words viz. Carter is a proging pilfring Merchant and hath pilfred away my co●n from my Wife and my Servants and this I will stand to adjudged the words are not actionable Bowyer and Jenkins Case 534. Action upon the case for words spoken at B. in the County of S. the Defendant justified that he spake the worda at C. at a Tryal there being produced as a Witnesse by Subpoena and sworn The Plaintiff said de injuria sua propria and found for the Plaintiff and because the venire was from B. whereas it ought to have been from C. where the Justification was It was adjudged Error Penniman and Rawbanks Case 535. Action for slandring his Title That the Plaintiff was seised of Land and put it to sale and the Defendant said I wish not any man to deal with the Land for I know one that hath a good Title to it and the parties will not depart with their interest for any reason The Defendant Justified that he had a Lease in Reversion of it and at will of other part It was replied de injuria sua propria and found for the Plaintiff Resolved by the Justices If
and he demanded of the Plaintiff what was his Name he answered his name was I. D. therefore he arrested him adjudged for the Plaintiff for that the Defendant at his peril ought to take notice of the party Sharpe and Swaines Case 603. A Feoffment was made of a house and Land which was within the View of the house and the deed of Feoffment was delivered in the house only It was adjudged no Livery for the Land Popham Chief Justice said it was not good for the house Barkby and Forsters Case 604. A man brought Assumpsit in B. R. and declared whereas 16. December at the request of the Defendant he delivered to the Defendant 100 l. to the use of the Defendants Father the Defendant promised to repay it to the Plaintiff ad vel ante the first of May following The Defendant pleaded the Plaintiff had brought an Accoumpt against him for the same money and declared the money to be delivered 10 December and prayed Judgment of the Action pendant the Accoumpt upon Error brought the Judgment was affirmed because damages are recoverable in this Action but not in an Accoumpt Blowfield and Withes Case 605. Debt against 2. one was taken in Execution and suffered to escape by the Goaler It was adjudged that Execution might be sued out against the other 606. Judgment a Writ of Entry was reversed because the Name of the Sommoners were not endorsed upon the Writ Arkingsall and Dennys Case 607. An Archdeacon having a Parsonage appertaining to his Archdeacon●y before the Statute of 13 Eliz. made a Lease for 40. years of the Parsonage which was confirmed after the Statute Adjudged the Lease and confirmation were both good Harrington and Wyes Case 608. A. made Articles betwixt him and 2. others by which it is Covenanted by the said A. that the said A. doth let c. and the said A. doth covenant to make a Lease for 21. years according to these Articles Provided that they shall pay to the said A. yearly 28 l. Resolved that it was a present Lease and a Reservation of Rent and that the Rent should be paid during the Terme Parlor and Butlers Case 609. Prohibition the case was the Plaintiff was Convented before the High Commissioners for saying of the Defendant a Minister That he was fi●ter to stand in the Pillary then to preach in a Pulpit and that be had taken 2. Orders already and that he lacked but taking the third which was to have his Ears cut off He there Justified the words that the Defendant had forged an Acquittance and shewed it The Commissioners would not allow of the Justification but granted him to aske the Defendant Forgivenesse the Prohibition was granted because they ought not to meddle with the Cause Easton and Newm●ns Case 610. If a man find goods and being demanded of him he denyes for to restore them It was adjudged to be a Conversion of them Randals Case 611. An Enfant confessed a Judgment in the Kings Bench in Debt It was Resolved that he could not have Audita Querela during his Nonage to reverse the Judgment in that Court but he might have Error in the Exchequer Chamber by the Statute of 27 Eliz. to reverse it Shephard and Metcalfes Case 612. A Prohibition by 3. Resolved one Nonsuit or Retraxit shall not bar the others Holcome and Rawlins Case 613. If a Disseisor make a Lease for years and the Disseisee reenters It was Resolved that the Disseisee after his reentry shall punish the Lessee for Trespas for the mean profits during his Occupation although he be in by Title but before his reentry he shall not punish him Gooses Case 614. Appeal of death against Principal and Accessaries before the fact and of accessaries after the fact The principal is found not guilty of the Murder but guilty of Manslaughter Resolved all accessaries before the fact should be discharged because to a Manslaughter none can be accessary before the fact Perries Case 615. An Enfant of the age of 9. years was admitted by his Guardian to sue an Appeal de morte fratris 616. A Writ of Error was delivered at the Instant the Judgment was given the Court would not allow of it because it was procured before the Judgment was given 617. Nota per Curiam A Copyholder may prescribe by usitatum est against his Lord but against a stranger he must prescribe in the name of the Lord. Ford and Glanviles Case 618. Administration is committed durante miuore aetate of an Enfant and Debt is brought against him and then the Enfant comes of age Quaere if the Writ shall abate Roberts and Agmondeshams Case 619. A Lease was made of a Rectory a Parson was presented to it and upon a supposition that he was holden out with force had a vi laica removenda upon which the Sheriff returned non inveni vim laicam nec potentiam armatam Notwithstanding which Returun upon Affidavit that he was kept out with force a Writ of Restitution was awarded out of the Kings Bench. Woodlifes Case 620. Accompt for goods delivered to a Factor to Merchandize he pleaded he was robbed of the goods and of divers other goods and Chattells of his own and holden a good plea. Bradshawes Case 621. A man prescribes for Common Appendant Resolved unity extincts it but not Common for arable Land Halliwel and Jervoise 622. A Parson sues before the Ordinary for Tythes and then he Appeals to the Audience where the sentence is affirmed Then the parties Appeal to the Delegates and there both sentences are repealed It was agreed that such a condition ad revidendum the sentences may issue forth but then such a Reviewing shall be final without further Appeal but if the Commissioners do not proceed to the Examination according to the Common Law they shall be restreined by a Prohibition Mortimer and Windgates 623. Accompt for Malt the Defendant said the Plaintiff brought Trover and Conversion for this and other Malt and for part found for him and for part not and demanded Judgment of the Action adjudged no bar for it may be he did not convert the Malt yet he ought to accompt for it Smith and Bowsals Case Vide the same Case 912. Plito 610. before Bradshawes Case the very same with this Case Rogers and Jacksons Case 624. Debt upon a Bond the Defendant pleaded the Statute of usury alledging that agreatum fuit that the Plaintiff should have so much money pro donatione diei solutionis the Plaintiff traversed absque hoc quod agreatum fuit and found for the Plaintiff It was said in stay of Judgment the word Corrupt● was not pleaded in the Bar It was Resolved the Bar was made good by the Replication and the Declaration being good It is sufficient for Judgment for the Plaintiff Bacon and Hills Case 625. Ejectione firme the case was A. had Issue 3. Sons viz. B. C. and D. and devised to B. and C. certain parcells of Land and to D.
he was not a person Qualified to take two benefices within the Statute of 21 H. 8. of Pluralities It was agreed that a Countesse a Widdow had power to retain two Chaplains who might purchase Dispensation for plurality But when she had once retained two she could not retain a third Chaplin who might purchase Dispensation within the Statute and therefore in the principal Case the Retainer of Priory being the third Chaplain was not good nor his dispensation good and so the Queen for want of Presentation of the Patron and Ordinary had good title to present Oldbery and Grogonds Case 729. Debt upon an Obligation for payment of certain money at a day certain The Defendant pleaded that the same was agreed to be paid for the Resignation of a Parson of his Benefices to the intent another might be presented unto it and so upon a Symoniacal agreement The Court held it no plea for that an averment shall not be that it was to be paid for other cause then the Obligation expresseth Agor and Candishes Case 730. An information was brought in the Exchequer by an Informer tam pro Domina Regina quam prose ipso upon the Statute of 8 E. 4. cap. 2. of Retainers and Judgment was there given the Informer to have one Moyety of the forfeiture and the Queen the other Moyety Error was brought upon the Judgment and assigned for Error that the Statute limits the party to sue in the Kings Kings Bench and divers other Courts but speaks not of the Exchequer It was the opinnion of the Justices that for that cause the Judgment was erroneous as to the Informer only Then it was moved that the Judgment might be and stand good for the whole forfeiture to the Queen for it was said that a Judgment might be reversed in part and stand for the other part and divers Presidents vouched to that purpose But the Court was of opinion because the first Judgment gave but a Moyery to the Queen this Court had not power to give more nor encrease it but only had power to affirme the Judgement Boddy and Hargraves Case 731. Debt upon a Lease for years was brought against the Administrator in the Debet detinet It was adjudged well brought because the Rent was encreased in the time of the Administrator himself But it was said That in all Cases where the Executor or Administrator brings an Action for a duty Testamentary it ought to be only in the Detin●t because the duty demanded ought to be Assets Layton and Garnonces Case 732. A man recovered Debt in Co. B. and had Judgment and he took forth Processe and the party was taken upon a Capias utlagatum within the year after the Judgment upon Processe continued without any discontinuance against him It was adjudged in this Case that he should be in Execution at the suit of the party without prayer because the processe was continued Parker and Sir Ed. cleeves Case 733. The Case was A. seised of three acres of equall value conveyed by act executed two of them for the Joynture of his Wife and the third he conveyed by act executed to the use of such persons and of such estates as he should declare by his last Will afterwards he devised the Land to one under whom the Plaintiff claimed In this Case it was amongst other poynts Resolved that he could not devise the Land because he had Conveyed two parts before by act executed in his life time Sydnam and Courtneys Case 734. Sir George Sydnam possessed of divers Leases for years gave them to his Daughter who was the Wife of C and to the Heirs of her body and if she dyed withot Issue that they should remain to such person of Combe Sydnam which Combe Sydnam he devised to his Cosen and his Heirs males in default of the Issue of the body of his daughter There was a Clause in the Will that his daughter should not alter the Leases but that they should remain according to the Will and made his Daughter his Executrix and dyed C. caused the Daughter to enter upon the Leases as Executrix and so waive the Legacy and afterwards the Daughter dyed without Issue Then C. caused an Administration to be taken of the goods of Sir George Sydenham which was at the Costs of C. and then to convey over the Leases to C. The Heir of Sir Geo●ge complained in Chancery and the Leases decreed unto him for the two fraudes which were used by C. in the Obliging of the Leases because the Daughter had them upon special trust and although it was said in this Case that the entail of the Leases was not good yet because there was a trust in the Daughter and expressed in the Will It was said the parties were compellable to execute the Trust and the Lord Chancellour resembled it to the Case where an Assignment was made of a Lease upon an expresse Trust to one and the Heirs of his body and afterwards to another and the Heirs of his body and the Assignes were Compelled to execute the Trust and to suffer the Issues in Tail to take the profits of the Lands The Countesse of Wa●wicks Case 735. The Case was A. seised in Fee enfeoffed I. S. who dyed without Issue having Issue M. his Sister and Heir of the whole blood and T. of the half blood their Father being long before attainted of Felony dyed seised M. entred and enfeoffed the Countesse The point was if the Corruption of the blood of the Father had disabled the Course of discent and Inheritance between the Brother and Sister Quaere not Resolved Sprakes Case 736. A Copyholder makes a Lease for years Resolved that the Lessee may maintain Ejectione firme though the Lease be not warranted by the Custom Fisher and Smiths Case 737. Note It was Resolved in this Case That if a man plead a Bargain and Sale in which no consideration of mony is expressed there it must be averred that it was for mony and the words for divers considerations will not imply mony but if the deed be for a Competent sum of mony though the certainty of the sum be not expressed it is good enough Worsloy and Charnocks Case 738. A Statute Merchant was by M●ttimus removed out of the Chancery in C. B. an execution awarded there super tenorem Recordi Resolved 1. That Error lyes in B. R. although the Original be in the Chancery and the Execution in C. B. 2. Resolved that in that Case the Conusor cannot alledge for Error that the Statute wants one of the Seales that ought to be to it because he hath admitted the same in C. B. 739. Debt in B. R. upon Mutuatas for 50 l. the Defendant pleaded an Attachment in London and had found pledges and because the pledges were not put in at the day of the last default but at another day it was holden No plea and Judgment was for the Plaintiff Washington and Burgons Case 740. It was holden by the
Justices that if one be bounden to make such assurance of all his Land that another will devise and require if it be to be done at the Costs of the Devisor he may devise one Assurance of one part and another of another part of the Land but if be at the Costs of the other he can devise but a joynt assurance for the whole Land Gage and Topers Case 741. Resolved in this Case If the Writ of Covenant upon which a fine is levyed be returned before the date it is Error because it is an Original Writ and not amendable by any Statute Strougborough and Biggins Case 742. In Appeal by a Woman of the death of her Husband of Murther the Defendant is found guilty of Manslaughter It was holden that a general pardon could not pardon the burning of the hand because it is at the suit of the party Vide Co. 6. p. the Case Reported to be adjudged contrary 743. It was holden by the Justices that in a scire fac to have Execution of a Fine it is no plea that there are other Terre-Tenants not named in the Writ otherwise it is upon a scire fac to have Execution of a Recognizance Bennes and Edwards Case 744. The Patron of the Advowson granted the next Avoydance to B. and after granted an other next Avoydance to R. who first presented and the Bishop refused the B. presented and the Bishop refused his Clerk also R. brought duplex Querela against the Bishop before the Metropolitan against B. and upon default his Clark was Inducted by the Metropolitan but depending the duplex Querela B. recovered against the Bishops Ordinary in a Quare Impedit and his Clark was Instituted and inducted and he took the profits of the Gleab Lands which were sowed by the Clark of R. It was Resolved in this Case that the Clark of R. being in upon the Judgment in the duplex Querela the Clark who was in upon the Recovery in the Quare Impedit could not oust the Clark of R. without a scire facias first brought Foxley and Ansleys Case 745. The Bayliff of the Queens Mannor which had waifes and estrays appertenant took goods esloyned by a Felon and relinquished in the Mannor and seased them for the use of the Queen and in Trover brought against him prayed in aide of the Queen Resolved the Aide not grantable being an action transitory and not local James and Rudledges Case 746. Words viz. Hang him he is full of the Pox I marvel you will eate or drinke with him adjudged not Actionable for it may be the small Pox and not to defame the party but to Counsell his friend 747. The Sheriff sells a Terme upon a scire fac and afterwards the Judgment is reversed Resolved the party shall not be restored to the Terme but to the money for which it was fold Holford and Andrewes Case 748. Debt upon an Obligation the Condition was to pay a sum at a certain day The Defendant pleaded that in respect of a Trespas done by the Plaintiffs beasts upon the Defendants Lands the Plaintiff gave him a longer day of payment which is not yet come Resolved it was no plea for that an agreement by perol cannot dispense with the Obligation Scrogs and Stevensons Case 749. In a Leet a payne was assessed upon the Town for not making of a Tombrell and Stocks and the Bailiff of the Mannor destrained one of the Town for the payne and avowed for it Adjudged the Avowry not good because it was not alledged that the payne was unpaid to the Lord for if any of the Town paid it the Plaintiff in the Replevin was not destrainable and also he doth not show that he had a Precept from the Steward to distrain which he ought to have Resolved that the Lord of the Mannor and Leet is to finde the Tombrell and Stocks upon payne of forfeiture of his Liberty and not the Inhabitants Johnson and Clarks Case 750. Debt upon Obligation The Defendant pleaded the Statute of Usury Quod Corrupte agrea●un fuit quod Querens Corrupte recepit Issue upon them found for the Defendant it was said that the double Issue was a Mist●yal The Court held the tryal good because an Issue is taken upon a thing material the other upon a thing not material and both being found for the Defendant it is a sufficient warrant for the Court to give Judgment for the Defendant Whitcalfe and Jones Case 751. Assumpsit The Consideration was that the Plaintiff assumed to a stranger to pay a debt which the Defendant owed him It was holden to be a good consideration although he doth not alledge payment of the money Smith and Shepherds Case 752. Trespas for taking of his sheep The Defendant justified as servant to the Lord Barkley by Prescription to take 2 d. for every score of sheep passing through the Town and if it was denyed upon request to detain the sheep till payment Resolved the Prescription was not good to take Toll for passages in via Regia for that the Inheritance of every man for passage in via Regia is precedent to all Prescription 2. Resolved a man may prescribe for Toll Traverse because it is a passage over his own freehold but not for Toll thorough 3. In this Case it was adjudged against the Defendant because it was not shewed that the Sheep were passing thorough the Town before he took the distresse otherwise it doth not sure with the Prescription Warner and his Wife and Babingtons Case 753. Debt upon an Obligation by Husband and Wife the Defendant pleaded the Wife had another Husband living The Plaintiff said the Wife ad annos nubiles disagreed to the former marriage It was said by Popham if she marry another Husband infra annos nubiles it is a disagreement to the first marriage à fortiori where she cohabits with the second Husband after years of Consent adjudged for the Plaintiff White and Gerishes Case 754. The Case was A. and B. levyed a Fine of Land to I. S. with a Render of a rent of 5 l. to B. yearly with a Clause of distresse the Remainder of the Land to A. and his Heirs I. S. dyed his Son distrained for the Rent It was adjudged against the Avowant for the Rent in a Replevin brought because the limiting over of the Remainder of the Land over was an Extinguishment of the Rent Davenant and Hardis Case 755. The Case long put was shortly this The Company of Merchant Taylors of London having power by Charter to make Ordinances for the better Rule and Government of the said Company made an Order that every Brother of the same society who should put any Cloth to be dressed by any Clotheworker not being a Brother of the same society should expose one half of his Cloths to be dressed to some Brother of the Company upon pain of forfeiting 10 l. and to destrain for it This Case was very long and very Learnedly argued vide the Book at
The Wife entred and elected one yard Land and a half A. entred upon her Resolved that the use for the Life of the Father did cease in it without entry into the Land of the Wife and that she should haue the Election The Lady Burghs Case 791. A seised of Land bargained and sold the same to B. and C. with power of Revocation by tender of 20. s. to them or one of them in the Hall of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster in Westminster A. tendred the 20. s. in the Hall none of the Bargainees being present nor having any notice of it Afterwards A. covenanted to stand seised to the use of I. S. her Nephew It was Resolved in this Case that the tender of the 20 s. was no performance of the Condition to avoid the Estate 2. That the conveyance by Covenant to stand Seisor for consanguinity should make void the former Conveyance containing the power of Revocation wherefore it was adjudged for the Plaintiff Paramour and Veralls Case 792. The Town of Sandwich did prescribe that if any Goods of any Freeman of that Town came to the hands of a Freeman and citizen of London the Mayor of Sandwich c. had used to write to the Mayor c of London to take good order for restitution and it they refused and did not return the Answer to the Mayor of Sandwich c. and did not make Restitution within 15. days then they of S. used to detain the Body of any Londoner which they should find there till restitution was made It was Resolved by all the Justices that such a Prescription was not good Diggs Case 793. The case is very long but this in effect A man seised of Lands in Fee for diverse considerations covenanted to stand seised thereof to the use of himself for Life and after to the use of his Son in tail Provided that at any time during his Life with consent of divers by Deed indented to be enrolled in any Court of the King to revoke the said uses and estates and to limit new uses and afterwards by Deed indented enrolled in the Chancery he revokes the uses in part of the Land and limits the same to him and his Heirs and afterwards by another Deed he declares that from the time of the enrollment of the Deed in the Chancery that all the first uses in the first Indenture shall be void and that the Land shall be to the use of himself in Fee and after he levyes a Fine of all the Land and after the Deed is enrolled in the Chancery In this case these points were Resolved 1. That he might revoke part at one time and part at another time but he could revoke one part but once 2. That where the Revocation is to be by Deed Indented to be enrolled it is as much as to say by Deed Indented Enrolled for it is no Revocation till enrollment 3. That there was not a compleat and perfect Revocation till the Deed was enrolled in the Chancery 4. That the Fine before the Enrollment had extinguished the power of Revocation 5. If the Fine had not been levyed then by the Revocation the ancient Uses had bin destroyed without entry or claim because he himself was Tenant for Life and he could not enter and Acts of Revocation are as strong as a claime 6. That by the same conveyance the ancient Uses might be recovered their Uses might be limitted Costard and Wingates Case 794. A Lay-man presented to a Benefice before the Statute of 13. Eliz. made a Lease for 60. years which was confirmed by the Patron and Ordinary After the Statute his Successor became bound in an Obligation that the Lessee should enjoy the Term and after he was absent from his Living 80. days It was adjudged the Obligation was not void by the Statute of 14. Eliz. because the Lease for years was good and the Bond for enjoyning it which the Successor cannot avoid 795. Resolved by the Justices of the Kings Bench that if the Sheriff hath a capias against one to find Sureties for the good behaviour he may break the House and enter and arrest the party as well as he may do upon a capias utlagatum Talbots Case 796. He was indicted for Recusancy That being of the age of 16. years and more non accessit ad Ecclesiam c. by the space of 6. months It was said the Indictment was not good for Existens aetatis 16. annorum shall be referred to the time of absence from the Church and not to the time of the Indictment but the Court held the Indictment to be good Lovegraves Case 797. A man sued in the Spiritual Court for calling him Goose Woodcock he being a Clerk A Prohibition was awarded and in this case it was said the High Commissioners could not hold Plea for slanderous words spoken of a Clerk but for laying of violent hands on him they might Binghams Case 798. The case was this Grand-father Father and Son the Grand-father held the Mannor of D. of B. as of his Mannor of S. by Knight-Service and levyed a Fine thereof to the use of himself for Life the remainder to the use of the Father in tail and after to the use of the Right Heirs of the Grand-father the Father died his Son within age B. the Lord suffered a Recovery of his Mannor of S. unto the use of himself and his Wife in tail the Remainder to the use of C. and his wife in tail the Remainder to the Right Heirs of B. B. and his Wife died without Issue C. entred into that Mannor the Grand-father died his Wife died the Son entred and made a Lease for years It was Resolved in this case that as long as the Grand-father lived no Wardship of the body or Land was due because the Reversion remained in himself and the mean man could not be in ward during the Life of the particular Tenant for Life and in case of a Subject as long as the Reversion remained in the Donor or his Heir the Issue in tail should not be in ward to the Lord Paramount when the Son in remainder in tail died his Heir within age ● 2. Resolved that a man shall never have the Wardship of the Heir when the Land was never in his Fee or Seignory of him or any of his Ancestors at the time of the death of the Tenant Bullock and Thornes Case 799. The case upon the matter was shortly this A man conveyed Land to the use of himself for Life and after to the use of divers of his blood with a future power of Revocation as after such a Feast and afterwards and before the power of Revocation began he for valuable consideration sold the Land to one and his Heirs It was Resolved that this bargaine and sale is within the Remedy of the Statute of 27. Eliz. of Fraudulent Conveyances for the Act will not that such voluntary conveyance originally subject to a power of Revocation should stand
upon the case did not lie in such Case Bowes and Powletts Case 924. In the Kings Bench the case was A. and B. were Indebted to the Queen by Recognizance 500 l. C. and D. were indebted in 200 l. to F. by Obligation F. was indebted to A. 200 l. F. at the request of A. assigned the Debt of 200 l. due from C. and D. to the Queen by Deed enrolled in part of satisfaction of the 500 l. due to the Queen by A. B. A. afterwards for his discharge of the 200 l. against the Queen prosecuted Suit in the Exchequer against C. for the levying of the 200 l. of the goods and Chattels of C. C. in consideration that A. would forbear to prosecute any Process against the said C. till Hill Term following promised to pay A. 200 l. and 20 l. to buy him a Gelding and in an Action upon the case brought for it in B. R. upon non Assumpsit It was found for the Plaintiff there and Damages and Judgment Error was brought in the Exchequer and the Judgment upon the body of the Declaration was reversed because the consideration was not lawfull nor sufficient for the surceasing of a Suit was no discharge of the Debt nor was it lawfull to have recompence for the forbearing or surceasing of a Debt which was due to the Queen Hinson and Burridges Case 925. Action upon Assumpsit in B. R. In consideration the Plaintiff would sell and deliver to I. S. the Defendants Factor at the request of the Defendant 200 Hog-labms to the use of the Defendant he promised he would pay so much mony to the Plaintiff as should be agreed betwixt the Plaintiff and I. S. and alledged he delivered them to I. S. and I. S. and the Plaintiff agreed for 40 l. price to be paid at certain dayes since past and the Defendant had not paid the mony It was found for the Plaintiff and Judgment Errour brought and assigned 1. That the Contract was the Contract of the Defendant himself and Debt did lye not Assumpsit Resolved the sale was to I. S. and the use is but a Confidence which gave not property to the Defendant so that Debt did not lye against him but Assumpsit 2. Error no place is alledged where the Plaintiff and I. S. agreed of the price and day of payment which is traversable The Court held it good enough because the Defendant pleaded Non Assumpsit and a verdict was given But the Court said it had been a good cause of Demurrer Palmer and Humfreys Case 926. Ejectione firme de una pecia terrae vocat M. furlong una pecia terrae vocat Ashbrokee uno Gardino vocat Minching-Garden quae omnes singulae parcellae terrae jacent in W. It was assigned for Error that Pecia terrae is uncertain and so the Declaration not good And 2. Because no place certain is alledged in which the Garden is and for these Causes the Judgment was reversed Matthew and Matthewes Case 927. Assumpsit in B. R. whereas the Testator was endebted to the Plaintiff 35 l. The Defendant being his Excecutor in consideration the Plaintiff would give him day promised to pay the money Found there for the Plaintiff and Judgment upon Error brought the Judgment Reversed Because the consideration was not sufficient because the Defendant was not by Law bound to pay the money after the death of the Testator and giving day to pay that which he was not bound to pay was no sufficient Consideration Edmunds and Bufkins Case 928. Debt in B. R. and declared the Dean and Chapter of W. demised the Rectory to A. for 60. years which by mean Conveyance came to F. who demised it to C. for 20. years rendring Rent C. demised it by his will to D. 10. of the last years and afterwards dyed possessed D. entred and granted his Interest to Edmunds F. demised the residue of the Terme to S. his Wife and Executrix S. married Bufkin they brought Debt and had Judgment Error was brought and assigned that C. the first Lessee of F. demised 10. of the last years to D. and it was alledged that the demisor made not any Executor or that the devisee did enter by the assent of the Excecutor nor that he was possessed by virtue of the demise but generall that he entred after the death of the devise and for these Causes the Judgment was reversed Paramour and Pains Case 929. Action upon the Case in B. R. and declared in Consideration the Plaintiff had sold to the Defendant 14. Cowes for 34 l. and 4. Oxon for 16 l. the Defendant promised to pay cum requisitus esset Found for the Plaintiff the Judgment was reversed because the Consideration was not sufficient but Debt lay upon the Contract and not Assumpsit Plaine and Bagshawes Case 930. Debt in B. R. against B. Executor of I. S. and demanded 47 l. 8 s. 8 d. monetae Flandriae attingent ' to 40 l. 12 s. 6 d. English money The Defendant pleaded fully Administred the Jury found Assets and Judgment there that recuperet debitum suum praedict ' damna sua praedict ' Errour brought and assigned for that the Jurours did not inquire of the value of Flanders money and for that cause the Judgment was reversed for although the Plaintiff did affirme the Flanders money did attain to 40 l. 12 s. 6 yet it is no Warrant to the Court to adjudge it so unlesse found by the Jury Stafford and Powlers Case 931. Error was brought of a Judgment in an action upon the Case in B. R. for words the words were viz. One W. Web being arrested as accessary for stealing his own goods Mr. Stafford knowing thereof discharged the said Web by an agreement of 3 l. to which Mr. Stafford was party whereof 30 s. was to be paid to Mr. Stafford and was paid to his man by his appointment Error brought It was said the words were not actionable but the Justices held them actionable and the Judgment was affirmed Bordolf and Perry and his Wives Case 932. Debt in B. R. upon an Obligation made by the Wife dum sola fuit the Defendant pleaded Non est factum found for the Plaintiff The Judgment was that the Husband be in misericordia and the Wife Capiatur And it Reversed because it ought be Capiantur against both Penraddock and Erringtons Case 933. Assault and Battery in B. R. against two Defendants and declared of Assault Battery tantas minas de vita sua imposuer ' quod non audebat ire circa negotia They pleaded Deson Assault demesne It was assigned for Error that the Assault of one cannot be the Assault of the other and they ought to have pleaded several pleas the Court held it no Error for that the Assault might be joynt 2. Error because nothing is said to the Minas yet the Judgment was affirmed because Minas is but to enforce the damages and not the substance of the Declaration Wilcocks and Greenes Case 934.
confessed the conveying to Friends in trust to his own use The points 1. Whether R. C. by the Will of his Father-in-law or equiiy be entituled to the possibility of the Term that shall remain after the death of J. M. 2. Whether he may sue during the Life of J. M. for this possibility It was decreed in Chancery 1. P. C. is Cestuy que trust and although the possibility be not grantable nor diviseable by Law yet cestuy que trust may declare his VVill and so the VVill of P. C. doth amount to a Declaration of the Trust and ought to bind J. M. the Executor 2. That the acts of the Executor tending to destroy the possibility were breaches of the Trust 3. That Suit for prevention of Fraud or breach of Trust might be before the Trust doth fall to the intent to preserve the possibility The Bishop of Sarums Case 1032. King Edward the Fourth created the Office of Chancellor of the Gar●er but did not annex any Fee to it and constituted B. Bishop of Sarum to be the first Chancellor during his Life and further granted that the Successors of the Bishop of Sarum for and after should be Chancellors of the Garter B. was received and did execute the Office and died Bishop of Sarum 22 E. 4. It did not appear that any Successor of the Bishop was admitted to the said office but the Kings of England have placed Chancellors If the Bishop of Sarum by Succession had title to the Office was the question It was Resolved he had no title to it 1. because the Pattent was originally void to make the Successor of a Bishop Officer for B. took the Estate for his Life in his natural Capacity and not in his politick Capacity and he could not take both in his natural and his politick Capacity together 2. Because there had not bin any use or exercise of the Office by any Successors 3. In this Case it was agreed that the constitution of a new Office and Officer was good though no Fee was annexed or given to it Tatton and Sir Richard Mollineux Case 1033. A Lessee for 99. years of the Rectory of B. by the Bishop of C. assigned the same to the Defendant and others to the use of the said A for Life the Remainder to B. the Plaintiff and to the Heirs Males of the said B. the Remainder to A. and to those he should assign the same by his Will and for want of such Limitation to the Executors and Administrators of A. A. assigned his Use Interest and Trust to I. S. B. by Decree at Chester recovered the Rectory against the Assignee paying 500 l. B. required the Defendant to assign all the Term to him and to such as he should appoint It was in the Chancery Decreed that the Defendant should make the Assignment to B. or to such as he should name because the Limitation to B. of the Trust and the Heirs Males of his body resembled a Grant or Devise of the Term itself to one and the Heirs Males of his body which cannot be an entail because against the Rules of Law that a Term should be entailed and therefore the Term for such Grant or Devise rests wholly in the Donee or Devisee and he hath the whole disposition of it and such a Term shall not go to the Issue but to the Executors of the Donee or Devise Boldney and Curties Case 1034. A man covenanted to make far●her assurance upon request be it by Fine c. The Plaintiff delivered to him a note of a Fine and required the Defendant to acknowledge the same before the Justices of Assize and he did not acknowledge it because no VVrit of Covenant was first brought or depending Resolved the Covenant was broken because the acknowledgment of the Note for a Fine is an Act preparatory for the Fine itself upon which a Writ of Covenant may be after sued ●orth Trot and Sp●rlings Case 1035. In Audita Quer●la the case was B. acknowledged a Statute to S. There was a defeazance of it That if his Lands in the county of D. should be extended the Statute should be void Afterwards B. sold his Lands in the county of D. to F. the Plaintiff which being extended he brought Audita Querela It was Resolved in this case by the Justices that the Audita Querela did well lie and F. should be relieved upon it for they held the defeazance to be good and not repugnant They agreed that if the Condition of an Obligation be that the party shall not sue the Obligation that the condition is repugnant but a Defezance by another Deed to that effect is good It was adjudged for the Plaintiff Swaine and Becketts Case 1033. The Queen seised of the Mannor of D. made a Lease thereof for years to I. S. excepting the Trees King James granted the reversion to the Plaintiff the custome of the Mannor was that a Copyholder of the Mannor might top and lop Trees The Defendant being a Copyholder cut Trees for firewood for which Trespass was brought Resolved that the Action did not lie because the Copyholder was in by the custom which was paramount the exception of the Trees in the Lease and the exception should not hinder the custom although the Copyholder came to his Estate after the Exception The Countess of Cumberlands Case 1037. It was Resolved by the Justices in this case That great ●eeches of 200 years growth which were for use for Timber in the country where they did grow could not be felled or taken by Tenant for Life because they did belong to the Inheritance and so they said it was of Wind-falls which had Timber in them they did belong to the Inheritance otherwise if they were Dotards and had no Timber in them Lambs Case in the Star-Chamber 1038. It was Resolved by the Justices in this case 1. That the Procurer and also the VVriter of a L●bel were both contrivers of it 2. That if a man read a Libel or heard it read the same is no publication of it but if after it is read he repeat it to another it is a publication of it 3. That he who writes a Libel by the commandment of his Master or Father is not a publisher of it Stone and Walters Case 1039. W. being robbed accused Stone being a Poulterer to be the party who robbed him but afterwards withdrew his accusation Stone not satisfied therewith brought his Action upon the case against W. W. then accused him again of the Felony for which he was bound over to the Sessions where W. swore directly that S. was the party that robbed him yet the Jury found an Ignoramus so as S. was never Indicted nor lawfully acquitted Yet for this conspiracy to accuse him W. and his conrederates were all fined and punished in the Star-chamber And in this case it was holden by the Justices that such Conspirators were punishable by Indictment although an Action upon the case did not lie for the party
this case that if S. had died and no other was instituted by the Patron but the Church remained void that the King might Present otherwise it had been if the Patron had presented a new Parson to the Church before the King presented Pym and Gorwins Case 1165. It was Resolved by the Justices in this case that one cannt prescribe for a Seat in the body of the Church for that the Seats there are disposable by the Parson and Churchwardens but for a Seat in an Isle of the Church a man may prescribe because it may be presumed that he or his Ancestors who had house and lands within the Parish had edified and built the said Isle and so it was said it was adjudged in the Lady Grays case Norris and the Hundred of Gawtrys Case 1166. Debt against the Hundred upon a Robbery 9. Octob. 13 Jac. the Teste of the original was 9 Octob. 14 Jac. It was said the Action was not brought within the year for there is but one ninth of October within the year It was the opinion of the Justices that in this case a Fraction of a day should be by devision of time in a day viz. the Robbery committed 9 Oct. 13. post meridiem is within the year of the bringing of the Writ 9 Octob. 14 Jac. in the morning Vide Ludford and Grettons Case Plowd Com. 491. Dawks and Hills Case 1167. Upon an Information upon the Statute of 5 E. 6. an Ingrosser of Chattel justified for a certain number of Chattel and sold upon two several Licenses without distinction how much upon the one and how much upon the other and upon a Demurrer it was adjudged for the Plaintiff Middleton and Lawtes Case 1168. Two Patrons pretended title to present the one presented and the Bishop refused his Clerk He sued in the Audience and had an Inhibition to the Bishop and after there he obtained Institution and Induction by the Arch-Bishop Afterwards the inferior Bishop instituted and inducted the Clerk of the other for which Process issued out of the Audience against him he upon that prayed a Prohibition and a Prohibition was awarded as to the Incumbency because the Ecclesiastical Courts have not to meddle with Institution and Induction for that would determine the Incumbency which is tryable at the Common Law Stewkley and Butlers Case 1169. In Trespass the case was A. seised of the Mannor of D. made a Lease of the Scite and Demeans to the Defendant for three Lives except all Tymber-trees and covenanted that his Lessee should take all Woods Afterwards the Lessor bargained and sold to the Lessee all those the Trees Woods and Under-woods growing within the Mannor viz. within the Grounds called A. B. and C. Habendum una cum omnibus aliis arboribus within the Mannor which may conveniently be spared and the Bargainor covenanted that it should be lawful for the Barganee at all times within five years to enter and cut the Trees and Woods and convert them to their own uses In this case it was Resolved 1. That the Viz. was void for a Viz. may explaine or distribute a thing precedent but not restrain it 2. Resolved that the una cum aliis arboribus in the Habendum should make a new Grant of the other Trees 3. Resolved that the words which followed the una cum cest ' una cum omnibus arboribus within the Mannor which could be spared was void for the uncertainty and there is no means agreed betwixt the parties here to reduce the same to a certainty 4. Resolved that the Covenant of the Bargainor that it should be lawfull for the Bargainee to take the Trees and Woods within five years was not a Condition but a meer Covenant and the difference was taken where one sells all his Trees to be taken within 5 years after there the Vendee shall not take them after 5 years ended but if the time of taking of them be by way of Covenant there it shall not restraine the party to take them at all times as well after the five years as within the five years but the parties are to have their remedy by an Action of Covenant upon the disturbance Yet it was said by Hatton that if one grants his Corn growing and the Grantee doth not take it in convenient time so as the Grantor receive detriment thereby the Grantor shall have Action upon the case against him Hansons Case 1170. He was cast over the Bar because he gave direction in writing to an Under-Sheriff what persons he would have him return upon a Pannel for tryal of an Issue and named others who he would not have to be retorned Kingswell and Crawleys Case 1171. Replevin The Defendant avowed for Rent for that I. S. held of him by Fealty and Rent whose Estate the Plaintiff had The Plaintiff said I. S. enfeoffed I. N. who made a Lease to the Plaintiff for Life absque hoc that he had the estate of I. S. Resolved that the Traverse was void for after the Statute of 21 H. 8. the party is to avow upon the Land and then it is not material what Estate the Tenant had so he occupied the Land but before the said Statute it had bin a good Plea so as the Statute hath changed the Law for the Traverse in pleading although there is not any word of it in the Statute Andrews and the Bishop of Yorks Case 1172. It was Resolved that is a good Plea in an Assize of Darrien Presentment that the Plaintiff hath a Quare Impedit depending the same avoidance 1173. Words viz. He hath stollen my co●n out of my Barns Adjudged per curiam the words were actionable Hall and Wingfields Case 1173. The Defendant acknowledged a Recognizance before the Lord Hobart at Serjeants-Inn in Fleet-street London which Recognizance was enrolled in the Court of common Pleas The Plaintiff brought debt upon this Recognizance in the Common Pleas and layed his Action in London Whether it ought to be brought in Middlesex where the Record of the Judgment was or in London was the Question The Justices were divided in several opinions Win●h it ought to be in Middlesex where it is enrolled because the Debt is consummate Warberton it may be in any County where the party pleaseth Hutton it lieth where the Record is Hobert if no mention had bin made upon the Inrollment of the Recognizance before the Chief Justice at Serjeants Inn it ought to have bin brought in Middlesex but now it was in the Election of the Plaintiff to bring it either in London or Middlesex vide this case more at large Hob. Reports 195. where the case seems to be Resolved Lea and Pains Case 1175 Debt upon Obligation to stand to an Award The Plaintiffs in January submitted themselves to stand to the award of I. S. for all Quarrels Debates Questions stirred moved or depending I. S. in April made an Accord that the Defendant should pay to the Plaintiff should pay Twenty Nobles in
and if they had imployed nothing that way then nothing was given to the Crown In the principal Case it was adjudged against the Queen and Informer Bossevile and the Corporation of Bridgwaters Case 263. King H. 8. Anno 33. of his Raign made a Lease to the Earl of Bath of the Rectory of Bridgewater and of the Tythes of 2. Hamlets in W. parcell of the said Rectory at the Rent of 10 l. which lease continued till 2. Eliz. in which year Bossevile purchases from the Queen the Rectory of W. of the value of 10 l. yearly and had general Words of the Tythes within the 2. Hamlets but the Lease to the Earl of Bath that was then in esse was not recited and afterwards 3. Eliz. the Queen granted the Rectory of Bridgwater and the Tythes of the 2. Hamlets and all which was in the Earl of Baths Lease to the Corporation of Bridgwater Bossevile by vertue of the Statute of 18. Eliz. of Non Recitals and Misrecitals which had retrospect to the beginning of the Ra●gn of the said Queen claymed the Tythes within the said 2. Hamlets against the Corporation After a long Argument upon a Reference out of the Court of Wards to the Chief Justices Wray and Anderson it was Resolved by them That the Patent was good without recital to Bossevile against the Queen by relation of the Statute of 18. Eliz. which makes Patents good from 2. November in the first year of the Queen and should binde the Queen her Heirs and Successors but should not be good against the Corporation of Bridgwater and therefore the Case in the Court of Wards was decreed against Bossevile Diggs Case 264. An Annuity was granted in fee at the first day of payment the Annuity was paid to the Grantee and the Grantee made an Acquittance thereof to the Grantor and in the end of the Acquittance he released to the Grantor all Actions and after at the next payment the same was behind and the Grantee brought a VVrit of Annuity against which the Grantor pleaded the Release in Barre It was strongly objected that by the Release the Annuity was determined being a personal thing and a thing in Action But it was resolved by the Court That for an Annuity before the day of payment an Action did not lye and that before it was not therefore resolved by the Release of all Actions before the day of payment and although an Annuity be a Personal thing for which the Grantee hath not any remedy but by way of Action yet it is not a thing in Action It was adjudged for the Plaintiff that the Action was well brought notwithstanding the Release Stantons Case 265. S. at the age of 16. years bound himself an Apprentice in London to I. S. by Indenture containing the ordinary words of every Indenture for Apprentices and afterwards by the command of his Master who was Baily of an Hospital in London and with those Moneys and other Moneys of his Masters he went away and had not discharged his Master against the Hospital for which he brought Covenant upon the Indenture The Defendant pleaded that he was within age in Barre of the Action and also said that upon this Custome the Defendant was implead●●●e only in London and not in this Court The Court seemed to be of opinion That the Custome was a good Custome and the Defendant was lyable to the Action within the Custom and that he was impleadable within any place of England as well as in London and therefore that the Action was well brought 266. A Custome in London was set forth to be That if many are bounden in an Obligation as Sureties that if the Principal fail of payment so as that it one of the Sureties be sued upon the Obligation that he might have a VVrit De Contributione facienda against the Sureties and said that such VVrit was brought in London which was removed in C. B. It was remanded into London because the Common Pleas could not doe right upon the Custome Shelleyes Case 267. Upon a Special Verdict in Ejectione firme the Case was Ed. Shelley and Joan his VVife Tenants in special Tayle the Remainder in fee to Ed. had Issue then Hen and Richard Joan dyed Hen. dyed in the life of Ed. having Issue Mary It was found that Ed. by Indenture 1 2 Phil. Mar. covenanted with I. S. and others to suffer a common Recovery to the use of himself for life and after to I. B. for 24. years and after the years expired to the use of the Heirs Males of the Body of the said Ed. and the Heirs Males of the Body of such Heirs Males and for want of such Issue to the use of the Heirs Males of the Body of John Shelly of M. c. and 9. Oct. the first day of the Term Ed. dyed between the hours of 5. and 6. in the morning and afterwards the same day the Recovery passed and that by a VVarrant of Attorney made in the life of Ed. Execution was the 19. day of October by Habere facias seisinam and it was found that 5. December following the wife of Hen. Shelly was delivered of Hen. the now Defendant The Land was also found to be in Lease for years at the time of the Recovery and that Richard Shelley the younger Son of Edward entred and made the Lease to the Plaintiff In this Case there were these points 1. If the Recovery suffered by Ed. the day he dyed was good 2ly If being suffered by him Tenant in tayle it might be executed after his decease upon the Issue 3ly If any use did rise upon the Recovery before Execution 4ly If Richard the youngest Son before the birth of Hen. the Infant took the Land by purchase or by Discent This Case was many times argued at the Barre and afterwards for Difficulty was by the Command of the Queen adjourned into the Exchequer Chamber where it was argued by all the Judges of England and at last it was resolved against the Plaintiff and the reasons of their Judgements were these 1. Because they all agreed that Richard Shelley was in by Discent and not by Purchase after the death of Ed. and before the birth of Hen. the Defendant 2ly That the Recovery was good although that Ed. dyed the same day before the sitting of the Court 3ly That Execution might be sued against the Issue in tayle but that no Seisin was in the Recoverors nor any use raysed till Execution sued 268. A Lease for years was made upon Condition to re-enter for not payment of the Rent A man of ill fame out-lawed in 40. Action at the last instant of the day demanded the rent The Lessee asked him what authority he had to receive it he said he was senr thither by the Lessor but did not shew any warrant from him or that he was his Servant This was the opinion of the Justices that if any one would swear that was true against the Party who demanded
the Rent that the Lessor should not enter which being immediately sworn and the Records of the Outlawries against him produced the Justices dismissed the Lessee and that the Lessor should enter upon him Broughtons Case 269. Broughton a Justice of the Peace brought an Action upon the Case against the Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield because he wrote a Letter to the Earl of Leycester one of the Privy Council wherein he wrote That the Plaintiff was a Vermin in the Common wealth a false and cor●upt man an Hypocrite in the Church of God a Dissembler He hath used many corrupt practises to work his VVill He procured my Register to be indicted of Extortion He willingly and wilfully hath boulstred out one Greenwood a Convict man of many offences and knowing him to be an Evil man maintaineth him against me without Law Conscience or Honesty Upon Not Guilty it was found for the Plaintiff and 300 l. Dammages It was objected the Action did not lye not being an overt Act but words written in a Letter Resolved the Act on did well lye being writ to a Stranger but otherwise if it had been written to the Party himself and it was also resolved That although but some of the words will bear Action yet the Dammages are well assessed because they are put in to increase the Dammages In this Case it was said if a slanderous Bill be exhibited in the Star Chamber against one the Action doth not lye because it is a Court of Justice and hath Jurisdiction to redress things but to exhibite a slanderous Bill into a Court waich hath not power to redress the thing is scandalous and an Action will lye for it Griffith and Clarks Case 170. A Writ of Disceit by the Lord of the Mannnor upon a Fine levyed of the Land within antient Demeasne The Defendants pleaded that the Lord of the Mannor in the time of E. 2. did release to one who was Tenant of the same Land de omnibus servitiis consuetudinibus salvis servitiis infrascriptis viz. pro una virgat terrae 2 s. rent suit of Court and Releife It was resolved The Custome of the Antient Demesne was extinct by the Release but the Rent Releife and suit of Court remained as parcel of the Seignory by the saving Ivors Keales Case 271. A. seised of Lands in Fee borrowed 20 l. of B. and they are agreed to assure Lands for it They went to the Land and A. there said to B. I am endebted to you 20 l. If I do not pay you at Michaelmas then I bargain and sell this Land to you and if I do pay you I am to have my Land again B. continued upon the Land a little space the Monyes was not paid at Michaelmas Adjudged the Land passed to B. upon a Condition subsequent for payment of the Mony by B. Mildmay and Standiskes Case 272. Action upon the Case for Slandering his Title In which the Defendant justified the Case was A. seised of Lands in fee had Issue 3. Daughters V. G. O. V. dyed without Issue The Father for love and affection and the better maintenance of G. and O. covenanted to stand seised to the use of himself for life the remainder to G. in tale of one Moyety the remainder to O. of the Moyety in Tail Provided it shall be Lawfull for the said A. for the payment of his Debts and Legacies and better preferment of his Servants and other good Considerations to devise the said Lands by his Last VVill and dispose of the same for lives or years and afterwards he devised the said Lands to F. and the said O. his wife for 1000. years and dyed wherefore the Defendant published the said Lands were assured for 1000 years upon which it was demurred It was said that the said V. might at any time determine any of the said uses and induce other Estates at his pleasure and the payment of his Debts and Legacyes with good considerations for the Leases But it was resolved for the Plaintiff because the Proviso was against the Law to enduce an Estate to a Stranger by way of Lease upon Covenant of Considerations to raise uses but such power might be good upon an Estate executed Or a Proviso good which did extend to determine the Estate but not to give another Estate to Lessees Veere and f●ofryes Case 273. It was Resolved That if the Metropolitan grant Administration where the Intestate had not bona notabilia indivers diocesses it is voidable only but not void But if a Bishop of a Diocesse grants Administration which belongs to the Metropolitan the same is void Russells Case ●74 Trover and Conversion of goods by the Executors of R. against Husband and Wife of the goods of the Testator which came to the hands of the Wife dum sola fuit The Defendant pleaded a Release of the Plaintiff after the death of the Testator and after the Trover and Conversion The Plaintiff said he was then within age It was adjudged that because there was no Consideration alledged for the Release it should not binde the Executor because it should be a Devastavit in him Twineos Case 275. Grandfather and Grandmother Tenants in special Tail before the Statute of 27 H. 8. the remainder to the right Heirs of the Grandfather The Father by deed enrolled Fine and Proclamation conveyed the Lands to the Queen and her Heirs and Successors in the life time of the Grandmother It was Resolved that by the Statute of 32 H. 8. by the Fine and Proclamation the Issue in Tail was Barred V●ncent and Lees Case 276. It was adjudged in this Case That when a man devised that his Sons in Law should sell the Reversion of his Lands without naming their particular names and that some of them dyed That the Survivors could not sell the Land Sir Peter Carewes Case 277. It was Resolved in this Case That the Lord of a Mannor for life or a particular Tenant having interest in the Mannor might grant Copies in Reversion although they were not executed in the life of the grantor Moris and Franklyns Case 278. The Statute of 27 H. 8. which began 4. Feb. Anno 27. H. 8. and ended 14. April gave Monasteries of Petty value to the King The Abby of T. being of Petty value viz. 100 Marks per Ann. was mean between the 1. day and the last day Surrendred to the King It was holden the King should be in by the Statute and not by the Surrender Thorrowgood and Tarvors Case 279. In Trespasse The Defendent pleaded in bar the Release of the Plaintiff of all his right in the Land The truth was the Plaintiff was a man unlearned and the Release was read unto him only as a Release of the Arrerages of an Annuity It was the opinion of the Justices that he might plead Non est factum to it and it should nor bar him Dorrell and Thyns Case 280. Error was assigned in a Common Recovery That no Warrant of Attorny was