I. et hered ' eorum alteriê° Rent for the residue A clause of distres diutius viuenÌ„ Redded ' inde annuatim pÌ„d ' T. et I. et hered ' eoruÌ„ xiij s. legalis monete Angl ' ad festa praed ' per equales porcionÌ„ soluend ' Et si coÌ„tingat praed ' annualem redditÌ„ xiij s. aut aliquam inde parcellam a retro fore in parte vel in toco post aliquod festuÌ„ festorÌ„ pÌ„d ' qua vt prefertÌ„ solui debeat non solutÌ„ Quod tunc bene licebit praef T. et I. in praed ' duo messuag ' vnuÌ„ gardinÌ„ vnum pomarÌ„ xvi acras terre 3. acras prati xij acras pasture resid ' cum pertinÌ„ quamlibet inde parcell ' intrare distringere districtionesque ibideÌ„ sic captÌ„ liceat abinde abducere effugare The render of the reuerfion of all the premisses and all the rents reserued et penes se retinere quousque de pÌ„d ' redditÌ„ xiij s. vna cuÌ„ arrerag ' eiusdeÌ„ si que fuerunt plenarie fuerint satisfact ' ê‘solutÌ„ Concesserunt etiaÌ„ pÌ„Ä‘ T. et I. K. pÌ„d ' I. F. M. reuersionÌ„ omniuÌ„ et singulorÌ„ tenÌ„torÌ„ pÌ„d ' cum ê‘tinÌ„ oeÌ„s redditÌ„ pÌ„d ' superius reseruatÌ„ illa eis reddiderÌ„ in ead ' curia Habend ' et tenend ' eisdeÌ„ I. et M. et hered ' ipsius I. imperpetuuÌ„ de capital ' dnÌ„is feodi illius ê‘ seruitia que ad pÌ„d ' tenÌ„tÌ„ cuÌ„ ê‘tinÌ„ ê‘tinent imê‘petuum A Fine knowledged by G. H. and D. his wife T. S. Esq and M. his wife of xl acres of land to R. B. and W. N. with warrantie And the conusces doe graunt and render to the said D. and to her heires all mines of coales in a close parcel of the premisses called Stanley field with libertie to digge for the same PRaecipe G. H. armÌ„ D. vxori eius T. S. armÌ„ M. vxori Sect ' 108. eius quod iuste c. teneant R. B. W. W. conuencionem inter eosfact ' de 40. acris terre cum ê‘tinÌ„ in Stanley Spendon Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scz quod praed ' G. D. T. M. recognouerunt tenementa praed ' cum pertinÌ„ esse ius ipsius R. vt illa que ijdem R. W. habent de dono praedict ' G. D. T. et M. Et illa remiserunt et quiete clamauerunt de ipsis G. D. T. et M. hered ' suis pref R. et W. et hereÄ‘ ipsius R. contra praeÄ‘ G. D. T. et M. et hereÄ‘ ipsius T. imperpetuum Et ê“ The conusees do graunt and â—ender Coâ—le mines in part of the prâ—â—â—sâ—es to two of the conâ—sors and libertie to get them hac recogâ—icione c. praeÄ‘ R. et W. concesserunt pref G. et D. omnes mineâ—as carbonum vocatÌ„ all Mines of Coales existenÌ„ in quodam campo parcell ' tenementorum praeÄ‘ vocatÌ„ Stanley field necnon liberum ingressum et egressum in â—t super praeÄ‘ campÌ„ ad fodend ' in mineris illis pro carbonibus illis omni tempore Anni ad libitum ipsorum G. et D. et hered ' eiusdem D. Et illa omnia eis reddiderunt in eaÄ‘ curÌ„ HabenÄ‘ capienÄ‘ et percipienÄ‘ praedict ' minerÌ„ ingressus egressus ac libertatÌ„ praedict ' cum pertinentijs prefatÌ„ G. et D. et heredibus ipsius D. imperpetuum A Fine knowledged by W. K. and K. his wife of the third part of one messuage one barne one garden c. to I. K. and T. H. with warrantie against all men and the said conusees do graunt and render to the said S one of the conusors the said third part of the premisses from Micha or Thannunciation c which first shal happen to be next after the death of one E. now the wife of W. T. for the terme of xxi yeres reseruing a rent yerely to the conâ—sees with a clause of distresse for the said rent And lastly the said conisees graunt and render the reuersion of the said premisses to W. K. and K. hâ—s wife being ij of the said conusors in the said fine and to the heires of the said K. for euer PRaecipe W. K. et K. vxori â—ius quod iuste c. teneant I. Sect ' 109. K. et T. H. conuencionem inter eos fact ' de tertia parte vnius mefâ—agij vnius horrei vnius gardini 30. acrarum terre duarâ— acrarum prati et acrarum pastuâ— cum pertinenÌ„ in c. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praeÄ‘ W. K. S. recognoueruÌ„t tertiam partem praeÄ‘ cum pertinennÌ„ esâ—e ius ip sius â— vt illa que ijdem I. et T. habent de dono praedict ' W. K. S. Et illa remiserunt quiete claâ—auerunt de ipsis W. K. S. hereÄ‘ suis praefatÌ„ I. et T. hereÄ‘ Warrantie ipsius â— imperpetuum Et preterea ijdem VV. K. S. concesserunt prose hereÄ‘ ipsius K. quod ipsi warranÌ„ tertiam partem predict ' cum pertinentijs prefatÌ„ I. et T. et hereÄ‘ ipsius I. contra omnes homines imperpetuum The Render Et pro hac recognicione ijdem I. et T. concesserÌ„ praedictÌ„ S. tertiam partem praedict ' cum pertinenÌ„ illam ei reddiderunt in eadeÌ„ curia HabenÄ‘ tenenÄ‘ eidem S. a festo sancti Michaelis Arch. vel a festo Annunc ' beate Mariae virginis quod prius proximÌ„ contigerit vel eâ—it post mortem cuiusdam E. modo vxorÌ„ W. T. nuper vxorÌ„ R. C. defâ—nct ' vsque ad finem terminum xxj annorum extunc proximÌ„ sequâ—â— plenarÌ„ complenÄ‘ ReddenÄ‘ inde per AnnÌ„ praedict ' I. T. xij Ä‘. ad festum Annunciacionis beate Mariae virginis sancti Michaelis Clause of distresse for the rent Archang ' per equales portiones soluend ' Et si contingat praedict ' annualem redditÌ„ xij Ä‘. vel aliqua inde parcella aretro fore in parte vel in toto post aliquod festum festorum praedict ' quo vt prefertur solui debeat non solutÌ„ quod tunc bene licebit prefatÌ„ I. et T. hered ' assignatÌ„ suis in tertiaÌ„ paâ—tem praedict ' cum pertinenÌ„ in quamlibet inde parcellam intrare et distringere districtionesque sic ibidem captÌ„ liceat abinde abducere effugare asportare penes se retinere quousque de praeÄ‘ annuali redditÌ„ xij Ä‘. de qualibet inde parcella vna cum arreragijs eiusdem si quefuerint plenarie eis fuerit satisfact ' persolutÌ„ ConcesserÌ„ etiam praedict ' I. K. The graunt oâ— the reuersion the rent reserued vpon the leas for 21. yeres T. H. praed ' W. K. reuercionem 3. partis praed ' cum pertinÌ„ redditÌ„ pÌ„Ä‘ superius reseruatÌ„ Et illa eis rediderunt in eadem curia Habend ' tenend
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
the bargaine and couenants therein contained they the said T. and G. being as is aforesaid vnder the age of one and twenty yeares at the time of the making thereof It may please your honorable Lordship the premisses considered to grant vnto him this complainant the Queenes Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena to be directed to the said R. E. T. E. and G. E. and euery of them thereby commaunding them and euery of them at a certaine day and vnder a certaine paine therein by your good Lordship to be limitted to be and personally to appeare before your honorable Lordship in the Queenes Maiesties high Court of Chancery then and there to answere vnto the premisses and further to stand to and abide such order and direction therin as to your good L. vpon the hearing of the said cause shal seeme to be agreeable with right equity and good conscience c. A Bill against the heire for entring into lands deuised to the plaintife praying a Commission to examine witnesses in perpetuam rei memoriam HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your good Lordshippe your Sect. 110. poore and distressed orator G. W. of N. in the County of N. yeoman That whereas W. W. deceased father vnto your said Orator was in his life time lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee of and in the manor and Capitall messuage of N. in the County of N. and of and in one farme set lying and being within the parish of W. in the said County of N. of diuers other lands tenements hereditaments in N. aforesaid And also whereas the said W. W. deceased was likewise in his life time lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee of in certaine ground and one tenement with the appurtenances set lying and being within the parish of C. in the Countie of D. and also of and in the rectorie and personage of C. alias C. within the said County of D. and of diuers other landes and tenements set lying and being in the countie of N. and D. and he so being of the said landes and tenements seised did by his last Will and Testament in writing deuise and bequeath vnto your said humble Orator and to the heires males of his bodie lawfully begotten certaine parcels of land of and in the saide Manor of N. that is to say one mansion house wherein your said poore Orator now inhabiteth and dwelleth one close commonly called B. containing by estimation two acres or thereaboutes one other close commonly called C. containing by estimatiō two acres or therabouts one other close commonly called the vpper S. all which seuerall parcels of land are scituate lying and being in N. as is aforesaid in the foresaid Countie of N. one messuage or tenement commonly called by the name of an oxgang scituate and being in W. in the said County of N. and also one tenement called the N. scituate lying and being in the Countie of D. and also one lease of the rectorie and personage of C. in the County of D. by vertue force of which said deuise and bequeath your said humble Orator entered into the said premisses and the saide issues and profits of the same hath perceiued receiued and taken to his owne profit vse and behoofe as lawfull was for himselfe to doe as he verely beleeueth But now so it is if it may please your honorable good Lordship hhat one R. W. brother to your said humble Orator as sonne and heire apparant to the said W. W. his father deceased hath taken away concealed and cancelled as it is thought the said last Will and Testament of your said Orators father and hath taken vpon him the administration of all the goods and chattels of your said Orators father reiecting and disanulling the said last Will and Testament made by your said Orators father as aforesaid to thintent only therby of set purpose malice and vnbrotherlike dealing to defraud expell depriue and disinherit your said Orator of his right title and interest of and in the said lands deuised to him as aforesaid and also doth threaten your foresaid Orator that he may at his pleasure relinquish and disanul the beforesaid last Will and Testament made by your foresaid Orators father as is aforesaid and did take the administration of all your said Orators fathers goods and chattels and entred into all his said landes as is aforesaid contrarie vnto all right equity and good conscience and not christianlike but vnbrotherlike dealing and contrarie to the true intent and good meaning of your foresaid Orators Fathers Will made as is aforesaid vnlesse your good Lordship doe according vnto your accustomed goodnesse extend your clemency and pitty in that behalfe to your poore Orator In consideration whereof the premisses considered and for as much as the title of your said Orator by reason of the vndirect practise vsed as aforesaid in concealing cancelling and relinquishing the said last Will as aforesaid doth greatly depend vpon the witnesse and testimony of certaine persons dwelling within the County of N to prooue the true meaning of your said orators fathers Wil which are of great yeares and also very impotent not like long to liue nor yet able to trauell to this honorable Court to be examined for the testifying of the trueth touching the premisses as by common order appertaineth And also for that in time the said witnesses may die and by meanes thereof your said Orator may be in danger to sustaine disinherison of the premisses May it therefore please your good Lordship to grant the Queens c. A Bill for refusing to receiue the Plaintifes rent according to an order and taking of forfeiture of a bonde made for payment of the rent HVmbly complaining sheweth to your good Lo. your daily Orator Sect ' 111. I. T. of G. in the County of N. yeoman that whereas one I. K. of W. in the County of Yorke Miller pretended as in the right of his wife to be owner of a certaine messuage in E. in the County of N. aforesaid and of certaine land meadow and pasture thereuuto belonging and lying within the fields of E. aforesaid and the said I. R. so pretēding himselfe in the right of his said wife to be seised as is aforesaid about the 19. or 20. yeare of the Queenes Maiesties most gratious Kaigne that now is did demise the said messuage and land in E. aforesaid vnto your said Orator and one A. L. Gentleman to haue and to hold to them for the terme of 21. yeares from the time of the making thereof rendering therefore yeerely the rent of xx s̄ payable at Whitsontide and Martimnas by euen portions for the payment of which said rent of xx s̄ he the said K. knowing himselfe the title thereof to be questionable and likely to grow to some charges in law to your said Orator to defend did therefore cunningly get your saide Orator to become bound in an obligation of xx l for the yearely paiment of the said
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
sÌ„ of rent suit of Court from three weekes to three weekes holden within the said manor of D. And the said I. W. so being seazed of the premisses hath now lately conueyed assured part of the said manor lands tenements in C. aforesaid vnto one H. S. Esquier his heires assignes by reason wherof yâ— said H. S. doth now hold the said parcell of land of your said Orator as of his said manor of D. by the seruice aforesaid by part of the said rent of vi sÌ„ acording to yâ— quaÌ„titie of the said lands so by him purchased of the said I. W. And so it is right ho. Lo. that diuers deeds euidences writings courtrolls aswell toÌ„cerning the said manor of D. as also coÌ„cerning the said renâ— seruice before rehearsed be now of late casually come to the hands custodie possession of the said I. W. and H. S. who by coulour thereof do intend now vtterly to disinherit your said Orator of his said rent and seruices and do deny refuse either to pay vnto your said Orator his said rent or else to do vnto him his said seruices And although your said Orator hath diuers sundry times required yâ— said I. W. H. S. aswell to deliuer vnto him the said Euidences deeds writings courtrolls as also to pay do vnto him the said rent seruices according as of right they ought to do yet neuertheles the said I. W. H. S. haue vtterly denied refused alwaies the same to do coÌ„trary to all equitie coÌ„science And forasmuch as your said Orator knoweth not the certaintie of the saide deedes euidences writings nor wherein yâ— same be conteined nor also knoweth not the certaintie of the said lands tenements that the saide H. S. hath purchased of the said I. W. therefore he is not only clearely without remedie for the recouerie of the said deeds and euidences but also by the order of the common lawe is not able to make any auowrie vpon the said H. S. for his said rent In consideration whereof may it please your good Lo. to graunt the King and Queenes most gratious writ of Subpena to be directed vnto the saide I. W. and H. S. commaunding them and either of them by vertue thereof personallie to apeare before your good Lordship in the King and Queenes most honorable Court of Chauncerie at Westminster there to make aunswere to all the premisses and therein to abide such order and direction as to your good Lordship shall be thought consonant to equitie and good conscience and your said Orator shall dayly pray to God for your good Lordship in health and honour long to continue An Answere to the bill next before The Aunswere of H. S. Esquier to the bill of complaynt of Sir T. H. Knight THe said defendant saith that the said bill of complaynt is vntrue Sect. 177. vncerteine insufficient in the lawe to be aunswered vnto and the matters therein conteined are determinable and ought to be determined at the Common lawe within the Countie Palantine of C. within which Countie aswell the saide complaynant as the saide defendant do dwell And also the said mannor and other the premisses mentioned in the said bill of complaint and supposed to be holden of the said complainant do lie and be and further saith that it apeareth by the saide bill of complaint that although it were true as it is not indeede that the said mannor of Capisthorne were holden of the saide complainant in such manner and forme as in his said bill is surmised yet the said defendant doth not nor can or ought by the lawe of the realme hold such parcell of the same mannor of C. as he hath purchased by the seruices mentioned in the saide bill And also that the saide complainant is compellable by the lawes and statutes of this realme to auow at his perill vpon such parcell of the said mannor of C. as is seuered froÌ„ the same in fee simple for such portion of the said rent as the value of the same parcell so seuered doth amount vnto and hath his ordinarie remedie for the same by the order of the common lawes and of the statutes of this realme in that case prouided if the allegations of his bill be true and the said rent can not by the order of the common lawe of this realme be aportioned in this honorable Court. For which matters and other causes aparant in the said bill the said defendant saith that the same bill and the matters conteyned in the same be insufficient in the lawe to be aunswered vnto And that he is not compellable nor ought by the lawe to be compelled to make any further aunswere to the same and demurreth in lawe vpon the same and prayeth to be dismissed out of this honorable Court without any further aunswere to be made thereunto And if this Court will not nor do admit this demurrer but the same notwithstanding will compell the said defendant to make further aunswere to the said bill as otherwise then by compulsatorie order of this Court the said defendant clayming the aduantage of the lawes of this realme whereby he ought to be tryed doth not nor will make any further or other aunswere to the same then the saide defendant after such order made by this Court to make further answere saith that the said I. W. named in the said bill of complaint was seazed in his demesne as of fee of and in one Mese and certeine lands and tenements conteyning by estimation 60. acres or thereabouts which mese and lands is called W. and are within the Countie of C. aforesaid and are of the yearely rent and value of 51. sÌ„ 4. d and the said I. W. so being thereof seised for certeine summes of money to him paid did bargaine and sell the said Mese lands and tenements called W. vnto the said defendant and his heires and thereupon did by sufficient and lawfull conueyance in the lawe conuey and assure the said Mese lands and tenements called W. vnto tâ—e said defendant and his heires to the proper vse of the said defendant and of his heires by force whereof the said defendant entred into the premisses and was thereof seised in his demesne as of fee and the same estate continued vntill about the fifth yeare of the raigne of the late King Eow the sixt that one R. B. by the commaundement of the said complainant did enter into the said Mese and into one pasture or croft coÌ„â—eyning by estimation 2. Acres of land lying on yâ— Southeast part of the said Mese and adioyning to the same and into one Orchard and one garden lying to the said mese being parcell of the saide lands and tenements called W. and in W. aforesaid and thereof did dissease the said defendant to the vse of the said complainant to which entrie and disseisin the said complainant did agree by force whereof the said complainant was and yet is seased
in his demesâ—e as of fee by disseisin as is aforesaid of the said mese orchard garden and croft without that that the said defendant I. W. did hold the said mannor of Capishorne of the saide complainant in manner and forme and by such seruices as by the said bill of complaint is alledged Or that there is any such mannor of C. to the knowledge of this defendant or that the said I. W. did or doth hold the said mannor of C. of the said complainant to the knowledge of the saide defendant or that the saide defendant had any other meses lands or tenements which at any time were the meses lands or tenements of the saide I. W. other then the said mese lands and tenements called W. or that the said mese lands and tenements called W. are or at any time were parcell of the said mannor of T. and if the said mese lands and tenements called W. had beene parcell of the said mannor of C. as they were not or if the saide defendant did hold the saide mese lands and tenements called W. of the said complainant acording to the quantitie of the said rent and seruice as the said complainant by his saide bill of complaint hath supposed as he doth not indeede yet forsomuch as the said complainant is seised of parcell of the said lands and tenements called W. by disseisin as is aforesaide and the same mese lands tenements called Woodford are holden all by one entire tenure the whole rent and seruices are suspended during the time of the saide deseisin and the said defendant is and ought by the lawe to be discharged during the time of the saide disseisin without that that any Euidences deedes writings or Courtrowles concerning the said mannor of Ouer or the said rent and seruice at any time came to the hands custodie and possession of the said defendant or that the said defendant doth intend vtterly to disinherit the saide complainant of the said rent and seruices or doth wrongfullie denie to do the the said complaynant any seruices which he ought to do or pay or that any other thing c. All which matters c. A Replication to the Answere next before The Replication of Sir T. H. Knight to the Aunswere of H. S. Esquier THe said complainant saith in all and euery thing as he before in his Sect ' 178. bill hath saide and auerreth all and euery thing therein conteined to be good and true in such manner and forme as in his said bill is alledged without that that the saide R. B. named in the saide aunswere did wrongfullie enter by the commaundement of this complaynant into the said mese other the lands named in the said answere being parcell of the said lands tenements called Woodford or thereof disseised the said defend to the vse of the said compl as by the saide answere it is vntrulie alledged or that the said compl did agree to any such entrie disseisin as by the said aunswere is supposed or that this compl was or is by force thereof seised by dissesin of the saide mesuage orchard and garden named in the said answere as by the said answere is vntruly alledged or that any other matter or thing alledged in the saide answere materiall to be replied vnto which heere in this replication is not confessed and auoided denied or trauersed is true All which matters c. G. Ge. A bill containing that the plaintife by bargaine and sale by feoffement and fine bought one mese c. in fee and that diuers euidences concerning the premisses are casually come to the plaintifes hands and that by cullour thereof the plaintife hath entred into parcell of the premisses and expulsed the plaintife from the possession thereof and wrongfully keepeth the same To the Right Ho. and the reuerend Father in God Stephen Bishop of Winchester COmplayning sheweth vnto your ho. Lo. your Orator H. S. Esquier Sect. 179. that where one I. W. of C. in the County of C. was seised in his demesne as of fee of in one mese one gardeÌ„ one orchard 60. acres of land meadow wood and pasture with the appurtenances in W. called W. in the Countie of C. and the said I. W. and his ancestors whose heire he is did coÌ„tinue peaceable possession of the premisses by the space of 100. yeares and aboue and the said I. W. so being thereof seised for certeine great summes of money to the said I. W. by your said Orator coÌ„tented paid did bargaine sell the premisses vnto your said Orator his heires to the proper vse of your said Orator of his said heires for euer and thereupon did by his deede sufficient in the lawe giue grant confirme yâ— premisses vnto your said Orator his heires for euer And for a further assurance thereof to be had vnto your said Orator and his heires the said I. W. before the Iustice of yâ— said County of C. did leuie a fine sur conusance de droit of the said mese lands and tenements vnto your said Orator and by by the same fine the said I. W. did knowledge all the right which he had in the same mese lands tenements to be the right of your saide Orator as those which your saide Orator had of his gift as by the said deede fine more at large it doth may appeare by force whereof your said Orator entred into the premisses was thereof seised in his demesne as of fee. But so it is if it may please your hon Lo. that diuers euidences deeds escripts miniments concerning the premisses are casually come to the haÌ„ds custodie possession of one Sir T. H. Knight who by coulour of hauing thereof hath wrongfully entred into the said mese orchard gardeine and into one croft conteining by estimation 2. acres of land lying adioyning vnto the said mese on the Southeast part of the said mese parcell of the premisses and expulsed your said orator from the possession thereof And the said Sir T. H. doth still wrongfully keepe your said Orator from the possession of the said mese orchard garden croft And although your said Orator haue diuers times required the said Sir T. H. not only to permit and suffer your said orator to haue inioy the said mese lands and tenements but also to make deliuerie thereof vnto your said orator which to do the said Sir Tho. at all times hath refused yet doth refuse contrary to right equitie and conscience In consideration whereof and for so much as your saide Orator knoweth not the certaintie of the saide Euidences deedes and writings nor wherein they be conteyned therefore he is without remedie by the order of the common lawe It may therefore please your honorable Lordship to graunt c. The Aunswere of Sir T. H. Knight to the Bill of complaint of H. S. THe said defend saith yâ— the said bill of compl is vncerteine insufficient Sect ' 180.
all the seuerall townes into which it extendeth as de manerio de S. cum pertin̄ in D. E. 19. Ed. 4. fol. 9. ◠43. E. 3. fol. 9. a. Bracton Lib. 4. cap. 31. Sect 3. 9. E. 4. fol. 61. 9. a 16. ◠17. b. 11. H. 7. fo 22. b 49. For if any of the townes into which the manor extendeth be omitted nothing of the Manor in that towne passeth 5. E. 4. 103. A Castell or a Hundred may be parcel of a Manor and passe by the A Castel or Hundred Manor Castell name of the manor whereof they be parcel 26. Ass 54. And one Manor may be parcel of an other 2. E. 3. fo 36. And a Castel may be demaunded by his proper name as de castello de B. cum pertin̄ 1. E. 3. fol. 4. An Hundred may be demanded by it selfe as de hundredo de S. 27. Hundred H. 6. fol. 2. Mesuagiū is a dwelling house By the name of a Mesuage may passe A Mesuage a Curtelage a gardein an orchard a douehouse a shop a mill as parcell of an house Bractō Lib. 5. cap. 28. Sect 1. Plow fo 169. 170. 171. The like of a cottage a toft a chamber a celler c. yet may they be demaunded by their single names A Chappell or an Hospitall must be demaunded by the name of a mesuage A Chahpell A Hospitall 13. Ass 2. A Toft is the place wherein a mesuage hath stood A Curtelage is a garden or a yard or fold or a peece of void ground A Toft A Curtelage lying neere and belonging to a mesuage Plow Molendinum is good without adding ventriticum or aquaticum albeit A Mille the latter be more vsual 44. E. 3. fol. 13. Of a Reuersion by the name of the land or otherwise 43. E. 3. 22. A Reuersion Land is to be demaunded by the certeine measure of the superficiall Land quantitie thereof as hida carucata bouata virgata acra roda terrae In like maner boscus subboscus bruera mora iuncaria mariscus alnetum ruscaria may be demaunded by the number of acres thereof 16. Ass 9. Turbarie may be demaunded by the name of More Rent by the multitude and number of the things which are to be rēdred Rent as x. librar̄ or sex denar̄ or vno obulat̄ or quinque solidat̄ reddit̄ Housebote Haybote and Plowbote may be demanded by the name Estouers of Estouers thus de rationabili estouerio in boscis viz. in decem acris bosci ipsius A. in D. c. Parsonages Rectories Aduowsons Vicarages or Tythes impropriate A Parsonage passe not by the names de Aduocatione Ecclesiae but de Rectoria Ecclesiae de S. cum pertin̄ But whē it is but of a presentation it must be de Aduocatione ecclesiae A Presentatiō de S. and not cum pertin̄ And of all Vicarages endowed the writ must be de Aduocatione A Vicarage Vicariae Ecclesiae de S. and not cum pertin̄ And where no Vicarage is endowed it passeth vnder these words de Aduocatione ecclesiae de S. c. If an entier manor mesuage or other entier thing be deuided or parted Parts seuered and after a fine is to be leuied of some of the parts of the thing so seuered thē must not the fine be de medietate or de quarta parte or other part of the manor mesuage or other thing but such part must be demaūded by the name of a whole thing As if the manor of D. be deuided into 2. parts the fine of th one part if the deuision be so made that the manor of that part be not extinct must be de manerio de D. So if a mesuage and xx acres of land be parted into two parts the fine of th one part must be de vno mesuagio decem acris terre c. and not de medietaie vnius mesuagij xx acrarum terre for the things new diuided from the rest are now become whole thinges by themselues though lesse in quantity then the whole was before diuision thereof made If a thing be Twise named twise named in a writ of Couenant it hurteth not as a Manor and an Hundred parcel of the same manor 27. H. 8. 2. If lands in diuers Shires passe there must be seuerall writs of Couenant Diuers Shires thereof accordingly and but one Concord Dyer 227. pla 44. 15. E. 4. 33. Of the names of the place wherein the lands do lye ANd the place wherein the lands do lye is taken to be parcel of the Sect 27. Place name thereof And thefore we must regard the places wherein the lands do lye as the shire Towne Parish or Hamlet for a fine is good in a Hamlet 38. E. 3. fol. 19. 8. E. 4. fol. 6. and 7. E. 6. Br. Fines 44. 91. Hamlet Towne decaied or in a Towne decaied 7. E. 6. Br. Fines 91. Neuerthelesse it is also good to name the Towne wherein the hamlet is as it seemeth and that with addition for distinction if there be diuers Townes of the same name in the same Countie And if a Manor extend into diuers Townes as A. B. C. it is good to A manor in diuers townes expres al or none as de manerio de S. in A. B. C. for if any of the townes be omitted none of the manor in that towne passeth Yet a fine of a manor cum pertin̄ would haue caried the whole manor 9. E. 4. 6. But if a mā haue diuers Manors of one name as South S. North Two manors of one name S. it is good in a writ of one of the same manors to expresse certainly which of them is intended to be passed 47. E. 3. 12. H. 7. 6. Albeit it is thought good ynough by the name of the manor of S. without addition for certeintie is alwaies best How seueral things must be placed in writs of Couenant NOw that we haue partly learned of what things fines may be leuied Sect ' 28. Orderly placing and by what names yet seemeth time to shew in what order and forme they must be therein placed one before an other when diuers thinges passe by one writ for which we may obserue these rules First Worthyest the more worthy thinges must be put before things lesse worthy as a Mesuage is set before land a Manor before a mesuage a Castle before a Manor 7. H. 6. 39. Plow 168. 169. Secondly things general before things special as lande being the Things general general or genus to meadow pasture wood Iuncaria mariscus is first to be placed And wood being the general to wood grounds as alnetum salicetum c. is to be set before them the writs Thirdly entier or whole things are to be set before their partes as Whole things Parts de manerio de C. medietate manerij de B. cum pertinen̄ c. Fourthly parts of
preterea ijdem T. et E. concesseruÌ„t pro se hered ' ipsius E. quod ipsi warrantizabunt maneria tenementÌ„ redditÌ„ praeÄ‘ cum pertinentijs prefatÌ„ W. I. hered ' ipsius W. contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et pro hac recognicione c. ijdem W. et I. concesserunt preÄ‘ manerium tenÌ„ta et redditÌ„ praeÄ‘ cum pertinenÌ„ et illa ei reddideruÌ„t in eadem curia HabenÄ‘ et tenenÄ‘ eidem T. et hered ' suis imperpetuum A Fine knowledged by H. K. and I. his wife I. C. and K. his wife to R. G. of one messuage one garden of land pasture and the same conusors for them and the heires of lo doe warrant two parts of the premisses in iij. parts deuided to the câ—usee and his heires against all men for euer PRaecipe I. H. I. vxori eius quod iuste c. teneant R. G. conuenciones inter eos fact ' de vno messuagio vno gardino 40. acris terre quatuor acris pasture cum pertinÌ„ in c. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis quod pÌ„d ' I. I. recognouerÌ„ tenementa praed ' Sect ' 106. cum pertinenÌ„ esse ius ipsius R. vt illa que idem R. habet de dono praedict ' H. I. I. K. illa remiserunt quiete clamauerunt de ipsis H. I. I. K. heredibus suis praefatÌ„ R. hered ' suis imperpetuum Et praeterea ijdem H. I. I. K. concesserunt pro se hered ' ipsius I. quod ipsi warrantÌ„ duas partes tenÌ„torum praedict ' cum pertinÌ„ in tres partes diuidenÌ„ pÌ„f. R. hered ' suis contra oÌ„nes homines imê‘petÌ„ Et pro hac c. A Fine knowledged by I. F. knight and M. his wife and R. H. of two messuages one garden one or chard and of land meadow and pasture to T. P. and I. K. with warrantie against all men And the conusees by the said fine graunt render to the said R. one of the conusors in the fine vi acres of land c. parcel of the premisses for one moneth to come next afterwards the same to remain to one I. now the wife of R. N. R. N. son of the said R and I during their liues and the longer liuer of them And after their deceases the the said vi acres of land to remaine to I. N. daughter of the said R. and I. his wife during her life reseruing a rent with clause of distres for non payment thereof And the residue of the premisses viz. the two messuages one garden one orchard c. the said conusees graunt and render to R. H. for one moneth and afterwards to one R. N. I. his wife To haue to hold to the said R. I. during their liues and the longest liuer of them reseruing also thereupon a rent with a clause of distres for non payment thereof And lastly the said conusees doe graunt and render the reuersion of the whole premisses and the seueral rents reserued vpon the said graunts and renders vnto the said I. F. and M. his wife two of the said conusors and to the heires of the said I. F. for euer PRaec ' I. F. militÌ„ ac M. vxori eius et R. H. quod iuste c. tenent Sect ' 107. T. W. I. K. c. de duobus messuag ' 1. gardinÌ„ 1. pomarÌ„ 21. acris tÌ„re 6. acrÌ„ pratÌ„ 58. acrÌ„ pasturÌ„ cuÌ„ ê‘tinÌ„ in M. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scz qd ' pÌ„d ' I. M. R. recognÌ„ tenÌ„ta pÌ„d ' cuÌ„ ê‘tinÌ„ esse ius ipsius T. vt illa que ideÌ„ T. I habeÌ„t de dono pÌ„f. I. M. R. Et illa remiserÌ„ quiete clamÌ„ de ipsis I. M. R. hered ' suis pÌ„d ' T. I. hered ' ipsius T. imê‘petuuÌ„ Et pÌ„terea ijdeÌ„ I. F. M. R. concesserÌ„ pro se Warrantie hered ' ipsius I. qd ' ipsi warrantÌ„ tenÌ„ta pÌ„d ' cuÌ„ ê‘tinÌ„ pÌ„f. T. I. hered ' ipsius T. contÌ„ oeÌ„s hoiÌ„es imê‘petuuÌ„ Et pro hac c. ijdem T. I. concesserÌ„ The Render of parcel of the premisses pÌ„d ' R. vj. acrÌ„ terre 3. acrÌ„ pasturÌ„ et 46. acrÌ„ prati de tenÌ„tis pÌ„d ' cum ê‘tinÌ„ illa ei reddiderÌ„ in ead ' curÌ„ Habend ' et et tenend ' eid ' R. pro termino vni mensis iam prox ' futurÌ„ Et post tÌ„minÌ„ illuÌ„ finitÌ„ easd ' 3. acrÌ„ tÌ„re 3. acrÌ„ pratÌ„ 46. acrÌ„ pasturÌ„ cuÌ„ ê‘tinÌ„ integre remanÌ„ cuidaÌ„ I. modo vxori cuiusd ' R. N. cuidaÌ„ R. N. filio eorund ' R. I. Habend ' tenend ' pÌ„f. I. et R. tota vita ipsorÌ„ I. et R. et eorÌ„ alterius diutius viuenÌ„ Et post decessuÌ„ eorund ' I. R. easdem 6. acrÌ„ tÌ„re 3. acras prati 46. acrÌ„ pasturÌ„ cuÌ„ ê‘tinÌ„ integre remanÌ„ I. M. filie pÌ„d ' R. et I. vxoi eius Habend ' et tenend ' eid ' I. filie tota vita eiusd ' Therent I. filie reddend ' inde annuatim pÌ„d ' T. I. hered ' suis centÌ„ 8. s. 10. d' ad sestuÌ„ Annunc ' c. per equales porc ' annuatim soluend ' Et si A clause of distresse contingat praed ' aÌ„nualem redditÌ„ Cviij s. x. d. vel aliqua inde ê‘cella a retro fore in ê‘te vel in toto ê‘aliquod festum festoruÌ„ pÌ„d ' quo siue quibus vt prefertur solui debeat non solutÌ„ Qd ' tunc beneliceat pÌ„d ' T. I. hered ' assignatÌ„ suis tam tota vita naturali pÌ„d ' I. R. N. modo vxoris pÌ„Ä‘ R. eorum alterius diutius viuenÌ„ quaÌ„ tota vita pÌ„d ' I. fil' in pÌ„d ' 6. acras terre c. cum ê‘tinÌ„ in quanilibet inde ê‘cellam intrare distringere districtionÌ„ sic ibid ' captÌ„ liceat inde abducere effugare penes se retinere quousque de pÌ„d ' annuali redditÌ„ Cviij s. x. d. de qualibet inde ê‘cella vna cuÌ„ arrerag ' eiusd ' si que fuerint eis plena sie satisfact ' ê‘solutÌ„ Et vlterius ijdem T. I. concesserÌ„ pÌ„d ' R. H. duo messuagia vnuÌ„ pomatiuÌ„ The render of the residue vnuÌ„ gardinuÌ„ 16. acrÌ„ terre 3. acrÌ„ prati 12. acrÌ„ pasture resid ' cuÌ„ ê‘tinenÌ„ tenÌ„torÌ„ praed ' Et illa ei reddiderÌ„ in eadem curia Habend ' tenend ' eid ' R. pro termino vnius mensis Et post terminuÌ„ ill ' finitÌ„ ead ' duo messuagia vnum gardinÌ„ vnuÌ„ pomarÌ„ xvj acrÌ„ terre tres acrÌ„ prati et duodeceÌ„ acrÌ„ pasture resid ' integre remanere â—uidam R. N. I. vxori eius Habend ' et tenend ' eisdem R. R. I. tota vita ipsorÌ„ R. R. et
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
law D. S. lib. 1. cap. 30. 44. E. 3. 5. 2. H. 4. 13. Fitz. Na. br fol. 152. If tenant in taile be disseised and die and a collaterall aunceâ—â—er to the heire in taile release to the disseisor with warrantie and die and the same warrantie discend vpon the said heire he is barred in law and conscience D. S. cap. 31. 35. H. 6. 63. 41. E. 3. 7. 45. E. 3. 23. 19. H. 6. 59. 15. H. 7. 9. 10. 21. H. 7. 39. 3. H. 7. 9. Tenant in taile after possibilitie of issue is dispunishable for wast by law and conscience because he had once inheritance 45. E. 3. 3. 39. E. 3. 16. and thereby power to wast without punishment which power endureth so long as his estate D. S. lib. 2. cap. 1. If a man be outlawed before he haue knowledge of the suit albeit the surmised cause of action be vntrue yet the Queene may haue his goods by Law and conscience by reason of his disobedience in not appearing to the hindrance of the effect of law for he is bound to take notice of the suit being of record at his perill And the forfeiture groweth by a generall Maxime made for the necessarie execution of Iustice But it seemeth the defendant may haue remedie in conscience against him which caused him to be outlawed without iust cause D. St. lib. 2. cap. 3. 21. H. 7. 7. 9. H. 6. 20. If an estranger do wast lands which another holdeth for yeares life in dower or by the curtesie without the tenants assent the owner of the reuersion may recouer the place wasted and treble dammages against the tenant in law And in conscience notwithstanding that the stranger be insufficient to recompence him for the same for it is his owne act and follie to take such estate subiect to the chance D. S. lib. 2. cap. 4. If a real action be brought by a very lawfull heire and yet bastardie being pleaded in him he is vntruely certified by the Ordinarie to be a bastard and so barred the tenant knowing this certificate to be vntrue ought not in conscience to reteyne the land yet is there no remedie for him in law nor in Chauncerie as it seemeth for that the Bishops certificat is the highest triall that the law affordeth in this behalfe And euery stranger may take aduantage of this certificate and no moe writs may be awarded for further trialll of the trueth thereof for the auoyding of the incoÌ„uenience which might happen if another Bishop should certifie such bastard to be legitimate D. S. lib. 2. cap. 5. If a feoffement in fee be made without deed or a gift in taile or a lease for life the remainder ouer in fee Or if tenant for â—fe graunt his whole estate by deed Poll reseruing rent in these cases the reseruation is void in law and there is no remedie therefore but in conscience D. S. lib. 2. cap. 9. Learne whether Executors or Administrators hauing assets be compellable in Chauncerie to make amends for trespasse done by their testator or to pay debt due by him vpon a simple contract Do. St. lib. 2. cap. 10. If tenant in fee haue two sonnes and die and I. S. abate and thelder sonne make his executors and dieth and the yonger recouereth against the abator in Assise of Mortdauncester the lands and damages from the death of his Father the executors of the elder brother haue no remedie for the damages accrued in his life time as it seemeth Do. Stu. lib. 2. cap. 13. Tenant in dower hath no remedie in Equitie against the alienee of her husband for damages growing betweene his death and her demauÌ„d D. S. lib. 2. cap. 13. Tenant for life disseised dieth his disseisor dieth his heire entreth against whom the owner of the reuersion recouereth the landes but no damages by law nor Equitie D. S. lib. 2. cap. 13. If a man seised of lands knowing that an other hath good right thervnto leuieth a fine with proclamation to extinguish such right And maketh no claime within v. yeres he is remedilesse in law and Equitie D. S. lib. 2. cap. 14. A man seised of lands in fee hath a daughter she marieth and hath issue her father dieth the husband so soone as he knoweth of his fathers death hasteth to take possession of the land but before he come to it his wife dieth he shal not be tenant by the Curtesie of England by law nor conscience because he had not actual possession thereof in the life time of his wife D. S. lib. 2. cap. 15. If without consideration a new rent be graunted without deede or a reuersion without attornement the grauntee is remedilesse Do. St. lib. 2. cap. 15. A man seised in fee of lands holden by Knights seruice deuiseth the whole to A. B. the deuisee thereof is remedilesse for a third part thereof for that there is no Maxime in law for him D. S. li. 2. ca. 15. If the tenant make a feoffement of the land which he holdeth by prioritie taketh estate thereof backe againe and dieth the Lord of whom he held by priority is remedilesse D. S. lib. 2. cap. 15. If the grauntee of a rent charge take a feoffement from the grauntor of parcel of the lands charged to his owne vse the whole rent is extinct by the vnitie of possession because such rent is against common right And the law deemeth it his owne folie to accept the feoffement and neither his ignorance of the deede nor of the law can helpe him D. S. lib. 2. cap. 16. 17. Yet Quaere in Equitie because the grauntor himselfe is priuie to the said feoffement D. S. lib. 2. cap. 17. A. graunteth a rent charge out of two acres of land vnto B. and then infeoffeth H. of the one acre in fee to his vse and after H. intending to extinguish the whole right causeth the same acre to be recouered against him by common recouerie in a writ of Entre sur disseisin in le Post in the name of the said grauntee not knowing thereof and of an other man who by force thereof entreth and dieth so that the grauntee is sole seised of all the same acre by suruiuor to thuse of the said H. The whole rent is hereby extinct by law through the vnitie of possession though the vse be to H. it is also extinct in conscience as to the grauntor because he is neither party nor priuie to that by which thextinguishment groweth But Quere whether in conscience the grauntee ought to haue the whole rent of H. who caused the said recouerie to be so had Do. S. Lib. 2. cap. 17. If a Villein graunted for life purchaseth lands in fee and the grauntee entreth before the villein alieneth the same the grauntee shall haue the land for euer as a perquisite by reason of the villein And this both by Law 5. E. 4. 61. and by conscience D. S. lib. 2. cap. 18. Perkins Sect ' 94. 95. 96. 97.
in yâ— law to be answered vnto the matters therein coÌ„teined beene very vntruly deuised imagined and set forth without any good matter or iust cause only to the intent to put this defendant to wrongfull vexation trouble and expences And for aunswere vnto the saide insufficient bill the said defendant saith that our late soueraigne Lord King Henry the eight late King of England father to our most soueraigne Ladie that now is was seised among other lands in his demesne as of fee as in the right of his said Crowne of and in the Mannor and Lordship of D. with the appurtenances and hamlets to the same appertaining set lying and being in the Countie of C. whereof the said messuage garden orchard and croft conteining by estimation the said two Acres of land lying in D. parcell of the premisses in the said bill of complaint mentioned be parcell And our said late soueraigne Lord King Henry the eight being so thereof lawfullie seised aswell for and in consideration of the faithfull seruice that the saide defendant had done to the said late King Henry the 8. as also for diuers summes of money paid by yâ— said defendant to the said late King Hen. the 8. the said late King Henry the 8. by his letters patents in this honorable Court readie to be shewed the date whereof the said defendant doth not perfectly remember did giue and graunt of his prescience and meere motion vnto the said defendant the said mannor and other the premisses in the saide Aunswere mentioned to haue and to hold vnto the said defendant and his heires for euer by force whereof this defendant vnto the premisses entred and thereof was seised acordingly and tooke the profits thereof acordingly and yet doth as well and lawfull it was and is for him to do And further the said defendant saith that such euidences deedes escripts and writings concerning the premisses mentioned in this aunswere as the said defendant hath concerning the same he the said defendant doth detaine and keepe them for the preseruation of the right title and interest that he hath to the same as well and lawfull is for him to do And furthermore the saide defendant saith that as to any other deedes euidences writings and miniments concerning the residue of the said lands and tenements specified in the saide bill of complaint or any parcell thereof in W. aforesaid which do concerne the Interest inheritance and title of the said complaynant the said defendant aunswereth and saith that he doth not withhold any nor yet at any time hath withholden from the saide complaynant any such as by the saide bill is vntruly deposed without that that the said Io. W. of C. named in the said bill was seised in his demâ—sne as of fee of or in yâ— said mese orchard garden or croft mentioned in the said bill or any parcell thereof set lying and being in D. aforesaid Or that the said I. W. or his aunceâ—â—ors whose heire he is did continue peaceable possession of the premisses by the space of 100. yeares and aboue as by the saide bill of complaint is vntrulie surmised or that the said Io. so being thereof seised for certeine summes of money did bargaine or sell or might lawfully bargaine and sell the premisses conteyned in the said Aunswere or any part thereof set lying and being in D. or the Lordship of the same to the said complaynant and his heires as by the said bill it is in like manner vntrulie alledged and supposed Or that the said Io. before the Iustice of Assise of the said Countie of C. did leuie a fine sur conusance de droit of the said mese and other the premisses mentioned in the said aunswere or of any parcell thereof vnto the said complainant as by the said bill is also vntrulie surmised or that by the said supposed fine the said Io. did knowledge or might lawfullie knowledge the said mese and other the premisses conteined in the said bill to be the right of the said complainant as those which the said complainant had of his gift as it is in like manner vntrulie supposed or that by force thereof the said complainant entred or might lawfullie enter into the said mese and other the premisses in this aunswere mentioned or that he was thereof lawfullie seised in his demesne as of fee as by the said bill it is also vntrulie surmised and without that that any other matter or thing alledged in the saide bill materiall to be aunswered vnto which heere in this aunswere is not confessed and auoided denied or trauersed is true All which matters this defendant is readie to auerre 7 prooue as this Court shall award and prayeth to be dismissed out of this Court with his costs and expences in this wrongfull vexation sustained R. Ge. The Replication of H. S. to the Aunswere of Sir T. H. Knight THe said complainant saith that the said bill of complaint is true Sect. 181. certeine and sufficient in the lawe to be aunswered vnto and not imagined and set forth by the said complainant of malice or wrongfullie to put the said defendant to costs labour or expences for the saide complainant auerreth his said bill of complaint and euery thing therein conteined to be good and true in manner and forme as in the said bill of complaint is alledged without that that the late King Henry the 8. named in the saide aunswere was seazed in his demesne as of fee as in the right of his Crowne of and in the saide mese garden orchard and croft conteining by estimation two acres of land lying in D. parcell of the lands and tenements mentioned in the saide bill of complaint as parcell of the mannor and Lordship of D. in the said Countie of C. or that the saide mese garden orchard and croft or any part or parcell thereof is or at any time was parcell of the same mannor or that the said late King by his letters patents gaue and graunted vnto the saide defendant and his heires for euer the saide mese garden orchard and croft or that the saide late King Henry the 8. did or might lawfullie giue the said mese garden orchard and croft vnto the said defendant or that the saide mese garden orchard and croft did or might lawfullie passe or come vnto the said defend by the said graunt if any such graunt had beene as there was not indeede or that the said defend by force of any such graunt or letters patents entred into the premisses last before mentioned and was thereof seazed acordinglie or did or might lawfullie take the issues and profits thereof by force of the same letters patents or that any other thing c. All which matters the saide defendant c. And prayeth that it may be ordred by this ho. Court that the said complainant may quietly enioy the lands and tenements mentioned in the said bill of complaint without let suit vexation or impediment of the saide defendant or of his heires or
forein thing if it be not consequent As in a writ of land rent common c. may be rendred issuing out of it 18. E. 4. 22. And a Concord may be with an exception of some part 44. E. 3. 21. If a man will he may make a Iointure by fine thus If I. leuie a fine to A. in fee sur cognizance de droit come ceo c. and after A. rendre to I. for life without impeachment of wast the remainder to B. his wife for terme of her life the remainder to I. and his heires 38. H. 8 Br. Fines 108. The Manors tenements conteined in the writ may be diuided As if a fine be leuied betweene R. and M. of ii manors which M. knowledgeth all his right of the said ii manors to be the right of the said R. as that which c. for which R. grauÌ„teth rendreth th one manor to M. for life with ii parts of the other manor which N. holdeth in dower To haue th one manor and two parts of the other manor to M. for life the remainder after her death to R. in taile and that after the death of A the third part shall remaine to an other 43. E. 3. 11. 45. E. 3. 12. And in like maner a fine is leuied of the manor of G. cum pertinenÌ„ by A. vnto C which A. knowledgeth the right in C as that c. and C. granteth and rendreth the same to A. in tayle The remainder of the 4. part of the manor towards the west to the said A. and her heires the remainder of an other 4. part towards the East to I. in fee the remainder of an other 4. part towards the South to one R. in fee and of the other 4 part towards the North to W. and his heires it is good 44. Ass p. 11. Or incerteinly by 3. third parts to A. B. and C. in remainder seuerally 18. H. 7. Br. Fines 111. A fine leuied to one in tayle vpon condition with remainder is holden to be good 27. H. 8. 24. Plowd 34. b. 24. E. 3. 62. Contra per Prisot 33. H. 6. 52. and 44. E. 3. 22. But a fine with a reentrie was reiected 44. E. 3. 22. A lease for yeares may be made by a fine in this forme The lesse must knowledge the tenements to be tthe right of the lessor as that c. and then the lessor must graunt the lands backe againe to the lessee for so many yeres as are agreed vpoÌ„ reseruing a reÌ„t with a clause of distresse But this fine wil not bind the issue in taile because he taketh by the fine but giueth nothing thereby Br. Fines 106. tempore H. 8. 36. H. 8. Br. Fines 118. Plow 455. 14. Eliz. Or a lease for yeares may be made by fine to bind the tenant in taile thus The tenant in taile and the lessee to knowledge the tenements to be the right of an estranger as that c. and the Cognizee to graunt and render the tenements to the lessee for certain yeeres yeelding a reÌ„t with a clause of distresse and then graunt the reuersion to the tenant in taile 36. H. 8. Br. Fines 118. If an estranger which hath nothing in the lands leuie a fine to him in the remainder in taile dependant sur estate pur vie sur cognizance de droit come ceo que il ad de son done c. and the cognizee by the same fine render to the cognizor for yeares de commeÌ„cer al Mich. ensuant and dieth and al the proclamations are made after his death The tenant for life after such time as the said leas is limitted to begin dieth it is adiudged a good leas to barre the issue in taile for the terme 14. Eliz. Plowd fol. 437. b. inter Smyth Stapleton which seemeth contrarie to the opinion before Br. Fines 106. 118. A. by fine graunteth his tenements which I. holdeth for life and which after his decease c to W. for life rendring rent c. with a distresse sauing the Reuersion 44. E. 3. 45. Fine sur cognizance de droit come ceo c is leuied to A. in fee rendring rent this reseruation is void because the fine is executed for no reseruation can be but of a fine executorie as sur render 50. E. 3. 9. 24. E. 3. 26. 39. E. 3. 1. And if diuers ioine in a fine the warrantie must be by them and the heires of one of them which is the owner of the land 44. E. 3. 1. 21. E. 3. 27. 42. E. 3. 13. 24. E. 3. 66. ContrÌ„ sur terres de Gauelkind ibmÌ„ A particuler tenant as for life c. cannot surrender his terme to him in the reuersion or remainder by fine But he may graunt and releas it to him by fine 44. E. 3. 36. One Concord may be of lands in seuerall Counties and the fine pro licenc ' concord ' of all extracted entierly Yet must there be seuerall writs of Couenant returnable all at one day 6. Eliz. Dyer fol. 227. pl. 44. 15. E. 4. 33. And finally in Concorde all the speciall names of things conteyned in the writ whereupon the fine is leuied are not to be rehearsed But onely the generall words therein mentioned as manor tenements rents aduowson common c. As where the writ is de vno messuagio vno gardino vno pomario decem acrÌ„ terrae v. acrÌ„ prati x. acrÌ„ pasturae iiij acrÌ„ bosci communia pasturÌ„ cum pertinÌ„ in C. c. The Concord hath RecognÌ„ tenÌ„ta coiÌ„am praedictam cum pertinentijs esse ius c. But the examples following will more plainely expresse this and all the differing formes of Concords here before mencioned A writ of Couenant of 3 messuages and of common of pasture PRaecipe c. de tribus mesuag ' c. cum pertinÌ„ in D. T. de coÌ„munia Sect. 31. pasturÌ„ pro omnibus omnimodis auerijs ac de pastura pro 400. oâ—ibus cum pertinÌ„ in D. in parochia de C. Et nisi c. Of one messuage one curtilage one gardeyne of a rent and of sheepewalke PRaecipe c. de vno mesuag ' vno curtilagio vno gardino c. ac Sect. 32. v. li. redditÌ„ cum pertinÌ„ in F. Necnon de libertÌ„ vnius faldagij cursu ouium cum pertinÌ„ in F. Et nisi c. Of Wood and a Foldage PRaec ' c. de centum acrÌ„ bosci cum pertinÌ„ in N. ac de libertate faldagij Sect. 33 pro xl ouibus cum pertinÌ„ in S. Et nisi c. Of Wood. PRaecipe c. de c. quatuor virgatÌ„ bosci c. in parochijs de B. Sect. 34. L. c. Of 2. partes in 3. partes deuided of 8. acres of land of pasture acres of reede and of freshe and salte marshe land PRaecipe c. de duabus partibus in tres partes diuidend ' viij acrÌ„ Sect. 35. terrae lx acr '
c. Et nisi c. Et est Concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' Comes Comitiss recognouerunt redditÌ„ praedictum cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius W. vt illa que idem W. habet de dono praedictorum Comitis Comitisse Et ill ' remiserÌ„ quietÌ„ clamauerÌ„ de se heredibus suis praefatÌ„ W. heredibus suis imperpetuum Et preterea ijdem Comes Comitissa concedunt pro se heredibus ipsius Comitis quod ipsi warrantÌ„ redd ' pÌ„dictÌ„ cum pertinÌ„ pref W. hered ' suis contra omnes homines imperpetuuÌ„ Et pro hac c. A Fine of the third part of a rent by the husband and wife Suffolk ss PRaec ' R. I. vxori eius quod teneant H. C. conuenc ' Sect ' 52. c. de tertia parte quinque librÌ„ sex solid ' octo denarÌ„ redditÌ„ cum pertinentijs exeunÌ„ de manerijs de K. Et nisi c. Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praed ' R. I. recognouerÌ„ tertiam partem praedict ' cum pertinÌ„ esse ius ipsius H. vt ill ' quam idem H. habeat de dono praed ' R. I. Et ill ' remiserÌ„ quietÌ„ clamauerÌ„ de se heredibus ipsius I. pref H. hered ' suis imperpetuum Et praeterea ijdem R. I. concesserÌ„ pro se heredibus ipsius I. quod ipsi warrantÌ„ pref H. hered ' suis predictam tertiam partem cum pertinenÌ„ contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et pro hac c. A Fine of a personage exceeding the aduowson of the vicarage of the same parsonage PRaec ' c. ConÌ„ c. de Rectoria de T. cum pertinÌ„ exceptÌ„ Aduocatione Sect ' 53. vicarÌ„ ecclesiae de T. Et nisi c. Et est c. quod praedict ' A. recognÌ„ Rectoriam praed ' cum pertinÌ„ exceptÌ„ praeexceptÌ„ esse ius c. Et ill ' remis c. exceptÌ„ praeceptÌ„ Et praeterea idem c. concess pro se c. quod ipse warrantÌ„ pÌ„dict ' c. Rectoriam praedict ' cum ê‘tinÌ„ exceptÌ„ praeexceptÌ„ c. A writ of couenant brought by three against three of one manor 10. mesnages 8. cottages and of land meadow pasture moore and of rent EborÌ„ PRaec ' C. B. F. vxori eius quod tenÌ„ E. D. R. conÌ„ c. de Sect ' 54. manerio de S. cuÌ„ pertinÌ„ ac de x. messuag ' viij cotag ' CC. acrÌ„ terre CC. acrÌ„ prati 160. acrÌ„ pasture 300. acrÌ„ more vj. s. redd ' cuÌ„ pertinÌ„ in A. F. B. C. Et nisi fecerint c. A Concord with a Render for life to the husbaÌ„d and the wife being the conusors of parcel of manors and lands contained in the writ of Couenant the remainder to the first and second begotten sonne of the conusors in taile and to the heires males and for default of such issue then to the conusors in general taile and for default of such issue then to the right heires of the conusors for euer with graunt and render of x. mesuages c. residue of the same manor c. to the said conusors ET est Concordia talis scilicet quod praedictus T. F. recognÌ„ manerÌ„ Sect ' 55. tenementa redd ' praedict ' cum pertinÌ„ esse ius ipsius E. vt ill ' que ijdem E. R. habent de dono pÌ„dict ' T. F. Et illa remiserÌ„ quietÌ„ clamÌ„ de ipsis T. F. hered ' ipsius F. pref E. R. hered ' ipsius E. imperpetuum Et preterea ijdem T. F. concesserÌ„ pro se hered ' ipsius F. quod ipsi warrantÌ„ manerium tenÌ„ta redd ' cum pertinÌ„ pref E. R. hered ' ipsius E. contra ipsos T. F. hered ' ipsius F. imperpetuuÌ„ Et pro hac recognÌ„ c. ijdem E. R. concesserÌ„ pref T. F. manerÌ„ de S. pred' cuÌ„pertinÌ„ ac x. mesuag ' viij cotag ' 20. acrÌ„ terrÌ„ 20. acrÌ„ prati 160. acr ' pasture 300. acr ' more 6. solid ' redditus cum pertinÌ„ in A. F. predictis parcellas manerÌ„ tenementorum redd ' praedict ' Et ill ' eis reddiderÌ„ in eadem curia ✿ Habendum tenendum pref T. F. pro termino vitae ipsorum T. F. alterius eorum diutius viuent ' absque impetitione alicuius vasti Et quod post decessum praedict ' T. F. eoruÌ„ alterius diutius viuent ' praedict ' ê‘cell ' maner ' tenÌ„toruÌ„ redd ' praed ' cum pertinÌ„ remanÌ„ primogentio filio de corporibus praedict ' T. F. inter eos legitimÌ„ procreat ' hered ' mascul ' de corpore praedict ' primogenit ' filij legitime procreat ' Tenend ' c. ✿ Et si nullus heres de corpore ipsius primogeniti filij fuer ' legitime procreat ' praed ' parcell ' manerÌ„ tenÌ„toruÌ„ redditÌ„ pred' cum pertinÌ„ remanÌ„ secundo genito filio de corpore pÌ„dict ' T. F. inter eos legitime procreatÌ„ hered ' mascul ' de corpore dicti secundi geniti filij legitime procreatÌ„ Tenend ' c. ✿ Et si nullus heres de corpore ipsius secundi geniti filijfuerÌ„ legitime procreatÌ„ tunc pÌ„d ' parcell ' maneâ— tenÌ„torum redd ' praedict ' cum pertinenÌ„ remanÌ„ hered ' de corporibus pÌ„d ' T. F. inter eos legitimÌ„ procreatÌ„ Tenend ' c. Et si nullus heres de corporÌ„ ipsoruÌ„ T. F. inter eos fuerÌ„ legitime procreatÌ„ tunc praedict ' parcell ' manerÌ„ tenÌ„torum redd ' pÌ„d ' cum ê‘tinÌ„ remanerÌ„ inde rectis hered ' ipsorum T. F. imperpetuum Tenend ' c. Et vlterius ijdem E. R. concess praef T. F. deceÌ„ messuag ' c. cnm pertinÌ„ in B. C. praed ' residuum pÌ„d ' manerÌ„ tenÌ„torÌ„ redd ' praedict ' Et ill ' eis redd ' in eadem CurÌ„ A Fine of one acre of land homage rent and seruices SalopÌ„ PRaecipe E. T. armig ' quod teâ— N. P. conÌ„ de vna acrÌ„ terre Sect ' 56. quindecim solidos redÄ‘ cuÌ„ ê‘tinÌ„ in G. F. Et nisi c. Et est concordia talis scz quod praed ' E. T. recognouit praed ' acrÌ„ tÌ„re cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius N. vt ill ' quam idem N. habeat de dono praed ' E. Et ill ' remisit quietÌ„ clamÌ„ de se heredibus suis pref N. heredibus suis imperpetum Et pÌ„d ' E. concessit pÌ„f. N. praed ' redditÌ„ simul cum homagio toto seruitio I. H. heredum suorum detot tenÌ„tis quot praed ' E. prius tenuit de F. praedict ' HabenÄ‘ percipienÄ‘ gaudenÄ‘ pÌ„d ' redditÌ„ simul cum homagio toto seruitio praed ' N. hered ' suis imperpetuum Et
C. W. R. T. P. L tota vita ipsius E. praedict ' I. haered ' sui warrantÌ„ praedictis T. C. W. R. T. P. L. pÌ„dicta maneria tenementa redd ' cum pertinÌ„ si cut dictum est contra omnes homines durantÌ„ vita praedict ' E. c. A Fine of messuages cottages land medow pasture wood heaâ—he linge rent of a Parsonage of the aduowson of a Church HEC est finalis concordia facta in Curia dnÌ„ae Reginae apud W. a Sect. 73. die P. in quindecim dies Anno regni Elizab. dei gratia A. F. H. Reginae fidei defensoris c. a conquestu vicesâ—mo quarto coram E. A. T. M. F. W. W. P. Iustic ' alijs dominae Reg. fidelibus tunc ibi praesentibus inter I. B. genÌ„ R. C. generof quaerentÌ„ R. C. senioreÌ„ armigerÌ„ R. C. de Graies Inne in comitatu Midd ' generos deforc ' de centum messuagijs centum cotagijs duobus millibus acrÌ„ terrae mille acrÌ„ prati duobus millibus acrÌ„ pasturae centum acrÌ„ bosci mille acrÌ„ iampnorum bruerae centum solidis redditÌ„ cum pertinÌ„ in c. Necnon de Rectoria de K. cum ptinentijs Ac de aduocatione Ecclesiae de K. vnde placitum conuenc ' summÌ„ fuit inter eos in eadeÌ„ curia scilicet qÄ‘ pÌ„dict ' R. R. recognouerunt praedicta tenementa redditus rectoriaÌ„ cum ê‘tinentijs ac aduocationem pÌ„dictam esse ius ipsius I. vt illa quae ijdem I. et R habent de dono praedictorÌ„ R. et R. Et ill ' remiserÌ„ quietÌ„ clamauerÌ„ de ipsis R. haeredibus suis pÌ„dict ' I. et R. et haered ipsius I. imperpetuum ✿ Et praeterea ijdem R. et R. coÌ„cesserunt pro se haeredibus ipsius R. C. senioris quod ipsi warrantÌ„ praedictis I. et R. et haeredibus ipsius I. pÌ„dict ' tenÌ„ta redditÌ„ et rectoriaÌ„ cum ê‘tinenÌ„ ac aduocationem pÌ„dict ' coÌ„tra pÌ„dict ' R. R. haered ' ipsius R. C. â—enioris imê‘petuuÌ„ ✿ Et pro hac recognÌ„ remissione quietÌ„ clamac ' warrantÌ„ fine concordia ijdeÌ„ I. et R. dederunt pÌ„d ' R. et R. duo mille librÌ„ sterlingorum A Fine by the husband and his wife of the lands of the wife with graunt and render of the 4. parte of 2. messuages 4. tofts two gardens two orchards 200. acres of land 20. acres of medow 40. acres of pasture 12. acres of wood and 100. acres of moore in 4. partes deuided the Conusors do grauÌ„t the same againe to the Conusees for their liues without impeachmeÌ„t of wast and after their deaths to one of their sonnes in generall taile for default of such issue then to one other of the conusees sonnes in general taile for default of such issue then to the 3. sonne of the conusees in generall taile and for default of such issue to the right heires of the wife of the Conusor for euer HEC est finalis coÌ„cordia facta in CurÌ„ dominae Reg. apud WestmÌ„ Sect. 74. in Octab sancti Mich. Anno â—egni Eliz. dei gratia Angl ' Franciae HibernÌ„ ReginÌ„ fidei defens c. a coÌ„questu xxxvj coraÌ„ R. A. T. W. R. W. T. L. Iustic ' et alijs dnÌ„ae Reginae fidelibus tunc ibidem praesentibus inter G. I. et W. W. querÌ„ et I. C. I. vxorem deforc ' de quarta parte 2. messuagiorum 4. toftorÌ„ 2. gardinorÌ„ 2. pomarÌ„ ducentÌ„ acrÌ„ terrâ— 20. acrÌ„ prati 40. acrÌ„ pasturae 12. acrÌ„ bosci 100 acrarÌ„ more cum pertinenÌ„ in G. L. in quatuor partes diuis vnde placituÌ„ conuentionis summÌ„ fuit inter eos in eadeÌ„ Curia scilicet quod praedict ' I. I. recognÌ„ praedictaÌ„ quartam parteÌ„ cum ê‘tinÌ„ esse iusipsius G. vt illam quam ijdeÌ„ G. W. habent de dono praedict ' I. I. Et illam remis quietÌ„ clamÌ„ de ipsis I. I. haered ' ipsius I. praedict ' G. W. haered ' ipsius G. imperpetuum Et praeterea ijdem Io. Ia. concesserunt pro se hered ' ipsius la qd ' ipsi warrantÌ„ praedict ' G. W. haered ' ipsius G. praedict ' quartam partem cum pertinÌ„ contra pÌ„dictÌ„ I. I. hered ' ipsius â—a imperpetuum ✿ Et pro hac recognÌ„ c. ijdem G. W concesserunt pÌ„dict ' I. I. pÌ„dict ' quartam ê‘tem cum pertinentijs Et ill ' eis reddiderÌ„ in eadem curÌ„ Habend ' tenend ' eisdem I. I. de capitalibus dnÌ„is feodi illius per seruitia quae ad pÌ„dict ' quartam parteÌ„ pertment tota vita ipsorum I. I. eorum alterius diutius viuentÌ„ absque impetitione alicuius vasti Et post decessum ipsorum I. et I. praedict ' quarta pars cum pertinentijs integre remanÌ„ B. C. filio praedictorum I. I. haered ' de corpore ipsius B. legitime procreatÌ„ Tenend ' de capitalibus dnÌ„is feodi illius c. imperpetuum ✿ Et si contingat quod idem B. obierit sine haered ' de corpore suo legitime procreatÌ„ tunc post decessum ipsius B. pÌ„dict ' quarta pars cum pertinenÌ„ integre remanÌ„ P. C. al' fil' praedict ' I. I. haered ' de corpore c. Tenend ' de capitalib ' c. imperpetuum ✿ Et si contingat qd ' ideÌ„ P. obierit c. tunc post decessum ipsius P. pÌ„d ' quarta pars integre remanÌ„ R. C. al' fil' pÌ„dictorÌ„ I. I. haered ' de corpore c. Tenend ' de capitalibus c. imperpetuum Et si contingat qÄ‘ idem R. obierit c. tunc post decessum ipsius R. praedict ' quarta pars cum pertinÌ„ integre remanÌ„ rectis haered ' praedict ' Ia. Tenend ' de capitalibus dnÌ„is feodiillius per seruitia quae ad praedict ' quartam partem pertinent imperpetuum c. A fine of one messuage and of a 3. parte of 4. messuages in 3. partes deuided part in possession and part in reuersion of a third part for terme of the life of the tenant in Dower and for terme of the life of an other tenant for terme of life EborÌ„ ss PRaecipe I. W. A. vxori eius quod iuste c. tenÌ„ I. E. Sect. 75. E. E. conuenc ' de vno messuag ' c. necnon de tertia parte in tres partes diuidend ' quatuor messuag ' cum pertinenÌ„ c. ¶ Et est coÌ„cordia talis scilicet quod pÌ„dict ' I. et A. recognÌ„ tenementa praedicta ac tertiam partem praedict ' cum pertinentijs eâ—â—e iâ—s ipsius I. de quibus ijdem I. E. et E. E. habeant vnâ—m mess cum pertinÌ„ in praedictis vill ' de T. B. parcell ' tenementorum praedictorum ac praedict ' tertiam partem quatuor
F. haered ' de corporibus suis legitime procreatÌ„ ac etiam rectis haeredibus ipsius W. si praedicti W. et F. obierÌ„ sine haeered ' de corporibus suis legitime procreatis octo librÌ„ nomine penae ✿ Et sic qualibet septimana post pÌ„dictas quinque septimanas octo librÌ„ quoties praedict ' annualis redditÌ„ nonaginta librÌ„ aretro foret quod tunc toties bene liceret praedict ' W. F. haered ' de corporibus suis legitime procreatÌ„ ac etiam rectis haeredibus ipsius W. si ijdem W. F. obierÌ„ sine haered ' de corporibus suis legitime procreatÌ„ in praedict ' maneria tenementa cum pertinentijs intrare distringere districtionesque sic ibidem captÌ„ habitas abducere asportare effugare ac penes se retinere quousque tam de praedicto annual ' redditÌ„ nonaginta librÌ„ cum arreragijs eiusdem si quae fuerint quam de praedict ' octo librÌ„ vt praefertur no mine penae forisfact ' post praedict ' quinque septimanas pro octo librÌ„ pro qualibet septimana post praedict ' quinque septimanas vt praefertur eisdem plene fuerit satisfact ' persolutÌ„ c. A Fine wherein an Annuitie is graunted out of fiue acres of land to one in fee with a clause of distres for default of paiment of the same Annuitie Essex ss PRaecipe T. S. de C. armig ' A. vxori eius quod tenÌ„ Sect. 99. W. D. conuenc ' de quinque acrÌ„ terrae cum pertinentijs in E. c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' T. A. recognouerunt tenementa praedict ' cum pertineÌ„tijs esse ius ipsius W. vt illa quae idem W. habet de bono pÌ„dictorium T. a. Et ill ' remiserÌ„ quietÌ„ clamauerÌ„ de se haeredibus suis praefato W. haered ' suis imperpetuum Et prâ—terea praedict ' T. A. concess prose haered ' ipsius T. quod ipsi warrantÌ„ praef W. haered ' suis tenementa praedict ' cum pertinentijs contra omnes homines imperpetuuÌ„ Et pro hac c. pÌ„dictus W. concessit praefato T. quandam annuitatem siue annualem redditum xx s. legalis monetae Angliae exeuntÌ„ exiturÌ„ de ex tenemeÌ„tis praedict ' cum pertinentijs Et ill ' ei reddidit in eadem curia Habend ' tenend ' percipiend ' pÌ„d ' annuitatem siue annualeÌ„ redditÌ„ xx s. praedict ' praefato T. haeredib ' suis ad festa S. Martini Episcopi in hyeme Pentecost ' per aequales portiones annuatim imperpetuum soluendum Et si ac quoties contingat praedict ' annuitatem siue annualem renditÌ„ xx s. praedict ' aretro fore in parte vel in toto post aliquod festum festorum praedictorum quo vt praefertur solui debeat non solutÌ„ per spacium quadraginta dierum quod tunc toties bene liceat licebit praefato T. et haerebidus suis in praedicta tenementa cum pertinentijs intrare distringere districtionesque sic ibidem captÌ„ licite asportare effugare abducere penes se retinere quousque de tota pÌ„dictÌ„ annuitate siue annual ' redditu viginti solid ' praedict ' vna cum arreragijs eiusdem si quae fuerint sibi sit plenarie satisfact ' persolutÌ„ c. A fine wherein an annuitie is graunted in fee out of 20. acres of land with suit of Court and Heriot after decease recease and alientation of any tenant with a clause of distres for default of payment South ss PRaecipe A. B. C. D. quod tenÌ„ F. G. connenc ' de vigintÌ„ Sect. 100. acâ— terrae c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' A. B. C. D. recognouerÌ„ tenementa praedict ' esse ius vt in fin ' sur recognisance de droit Release Warrantie Et pro hac c. praedictus T. concessit pÌ„fatis A. B. et C. D. quandaÌ„ annuitatem siue annualem redditÌ„ xij d' legalis monetae Angliae exeuntÌ„ exiturÌ„ de eâ— tenementis pÌ„dictis cum pertinentijs Et ill ' eis reddidit in eadem curia Habend ' percipiend ' praedictam annuitatem siue annualem red ditÌ„ xij d' eisdem A. B. et C. D. haered ' ipsius A. ad festa Sancti Mich. archangeli AnnunciationÌ„ beatae Mariae virginis per aequales porciones annuatim soluend ' ✿ Ac etiam praedict ' F. concessit pro se haeredibus suis praefatis A. B. C. D. haered ' ipsius A. a d faciend ' sectam annuatim CurÌ„ praedictÌ„ A. B. C. D. haered ' ipsius A. apud manerium suum de C. bis in anno super licitam monitioneÌ„ inde pÌ„habiturÌ„ Tenend ' c. Ac soluend ' post decessum recessum alienationem tam pÌ„dicti F. haered ' suoruÌ„ quam cuiuslibet alterius tenentis existenÌ„ liberâ— tenentis tenÌ„torum pÌ„dictorÌ„ vel alicuius in de parcell ' optimuÌ„ animal ' cuiuslibet hmÌ„ di tenentÌ„ nomine HeriotÌ„ ✿ Et si contingat praedictam annuitatem siue annualem redditÌ„ aretro fore in parte vel in toto post aliquod festum festorum praedictorum quo vt praefertur solui debeat non solutÌ„ aut sect ' curÌ„ pÌ„dictÌ„ non fieri siue heriotÌ„ praedictÌ„ cum acciderit non solui aut deliberarÌ„ qÄ‘ tunc bene licebit praedictÌ„ A. B. C. D. ac haered ' ipsius A. in tenÌ„ta pÌ„dicta cum pertinenÌ„ intrare distringere districtionesque sic ibideÌ„ captÌ„ licite abducere asportare penes se retineee donec quousque tam de praedicta annuitate siue annual ' redd ' xij d' vna cum arreragijs eiusdem si quae fuerÌ„ quam de sect ' CurÌ„ HeriotÌ„ praedict ' aretro existenÌ„ eisdem A. B. C. D. haered ' ipsius A. plenarie fuerÌ„ solutÌ„ contentÌ„ satisfact ' c. A fine wherein an Annutie is graunted out of a manor messuages and rent in fee payable at a certaine day houre and place with a forfaiture Nomine penae for the default to payment of the Annuitie and paine Warw. ss PRaecipe A. B. armig ' quod tenÌ„ C. D. conuenc ' de manerio Sect. 101. de L. cum pertinentijs Necnon de quatuor mesuag ' decem solidis redditÌ„ cum pertinentâ—â—s in L. praedictÌ„ c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedictÌ„ A. B. recognouit ve in fine sur recognisance de droit Et pro hac c. idem C. concessit praefato A. quandam annuitateÌ„ siue annualem redditum vij librÌ„ legalis monetae Angliae exeunrÌ„ exiturÌ„ de et in manerio tenementis praedictis cum pertineÌ„tijs Et ill ' ei reddidit in eadem curia Habend ' percipiend ' praedictaÌ„ annuitatem siue annualem redditum vij li.
a fould course for 2000. sheepe PRaecipe Tho. comiti Sussex et Fran. vxori eius quod Sect. 116. iuste c. teneant Will ' Curson arÌ„ conuenc ' inter eos fact ' de manerio de B. cum pertmenÌ„ ac de 80. mesuagijs 40. cotagijs 10. toftis 100. gardinis 60. pomaâ—ijs 400. acris terrae 60. acris prati 200. acris pasturae 20. acris bosci 40. acris IampnoruÌ„ brueres 200. acris more 100. acris alneti et 20. s. red ' cum ê‘tinenÌ„ in Billingford alias Billingfoorth Bylowe alias Bylingh c. nec noÌ„ aduocationeÌ„ ecclesiae de Bylingfoord ac de libertate vnius Foldagijad 2000. ouium libera warrenna libera piscaria in B. c. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' comes Francisca recognouerunt praedict ' maneria tenementÌ„ et redditÌ„ cum pertinentijs ac aduocationem libertatem liberam warrennam liberam piscariam praedict ' esse ius ipsius W. vt illa quae idem W. habent de dono praed ' comit is et Fr. Et illa remiserÌ„ quiete clamauerunt de se haered ' suis Warrantie imperpetuum Et praeterea ijdeÌ„ comes et Fr. concesserÌ„ pro se haered ' ipsius comitis quod ipsi warrantizabunt manerium tenementa et redditÌ„ praed ' cum pertinentijs ac aduocationem libertatem liberam warrennam et liberam piscariam praed ' praefatÌ„ W. haered suis contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et pro hac c. A fine knowledged by the husband and the wife and a third person of certain acres of land meadow and wood and the husband and the wife warrant the land to the Conusees and to the heires of the one of them and the same Conusces graunt and render againe the land to E. wife of one of the Conusors from Michelmas past for the tearme of 99. yeares without impeachment of wast yeelding a rent to the Conusees and to the heires and assignes of one of them with a clause of distresse for non payment of the rent and afterwards they graunt the rent and the reuercion of the lands in fee to one W W. PRaecipe W. Walgraue armÌ„ E. vxori eius E. E. Sect. 117. quod iuste c. teneant R. R. et T. G. conuencionem c. de duabus acrÌ„ terrae duabus acrÌ„ et dimid ' prati et 70. acris bosci cum pertinentijs in E. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' W. E. E. recognouerÌ„ praedictÌ„ tenemeÌ„ta cum ê‘tinentijs esse ius ipsius R. vt illa quae idem R. T. habent de dono praedict ' W. E. et E. Et illa remiserunt et quiete clamauerÌ„ de ipsis W. E. et E. haered ' suis praedict ' R. T. et haered ' ipsius R. imperpetuum Et praeterea ijdem W. et E. concesserunt pro Warrantie se et haered ' ipsius W. quod ipsi warrantizabunt praedict ' R. T. haered ' ipsius R. praedict ' tenementa cum pertinenÌ„ contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et pro hac recognicione c. praedictÌ„ R. R. et T. Therender G. concesserÌ„ praefatÌ„ E. praedictÌ„ tenementa cum pertinenÌ„ illa ei reddiderunt in eadem curia Habend ' tenend ' eidem E. a festo sancti Michaelâ—s Archangeli iam vltimo pÌ„territÌ„ vsque ad finem terminum 99. annorum tunc proximÌ„ sequenÌ„ et plenarie complend ' absque impeticione alicuius vasti Reddend ' inde annuatim praefatÌ„ R. et T. et haered ' Rent assignatÌ„ ipsius R. duranÌ„ toto termino praedict ' sexaginâ— solid ' vnum denarÌ„ legalis monete Angliae ad festum Annunciacionis beatae Clause of Distresse Mariae sancti Michaelis Archangeli equis porcionibus soluend ' Et si contingat praedict ' redditÌ„ 60. solid ' vnius denarij a retro fore in parte vel in toto post aliquod festum festorum praedict ' quibus vt praemittitur solui debeat non solutÌ„ quod tunc bene licebit praefatÌ„ R. T. haered ' assignatÌ„ ipsius R. in tenementa praedict ' cum pertinentiis intrare et distringere districtiones ibidem sic captÌ„ abducere asportare penes se retinere quousque de praedict ' redditÌ„ vna cum arreragijs eiusdem si quae fuerint plenarÌ„ fuerint satisfact ' contentÌ„ persolutÌ„ The render of the Rent reuercion of the land to one in â—ee Et vlterius ijdem R. R. et T. G. concesserÌ„ praedict ' redditÌ„ praedict ' 60. solid ' ac vnius denarij ac reuercionem tenementorum praedict ' cum pertinentijs praefatÌ„ W. W. haered ' suis imperpetuum CaptÌ„ recognitÌ„ fuit coram me W. Bendlose seruienÌ„ ad legem apud S in parochia de B. c. A fine knowledged by two vnto one with warrantie against all men ET est concordia talis scilicet Quod praed ' L G. T. B. recognouerÌ„ Sect. 118. Fine sur cognisance de droit tenementa pred' cum pertinenÌ„ esse ius ipsius I. G. vt illa quae idem I. habet de dono praedict ' E. T. Et illa remiserÌ„ et quiete clamauerunt de ipsis L. G. et T. hered ' suis praedict ' I. G. et haered ' suis imperpetuum Et praeterea ijdem L. G. T. concesâ—erÌ„ pro se et hered ' ipsius G. Warrantie quod ipsi warrantizabunt praed ' I. â—t hered ' suis tenementa praed ' cum pertinenÌ„ contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et pro hac c. A fine knowledged of two messuages and two gardens c. by the husband the wife and diuerse others to W. C. with seuerall warranties PRaec ' R. F. E. vxori eius G. C. et B. vxori eius qÄ‘ Sect. 119. teneant W. C. genÌ„ conuencionem c. de duobus mesuagijs duobus gardinis vno pomario 30. acris terrae decem acris prati 40. acris pasturae xvj s. redd ' cum pertinenÌ„ in W. D. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' R. E. G. B. recognouerunt tenementa praedict ' cum pertinenÌ„ esse ius ipsius W. vt illa quae idem W. habet de dono praedict ' R. et E. G. et B. Et illa remiserÌ„ Generall warrantie quiete clamauerunt de ipsis R. E. et G. B. haered ' ipsorum G. E. et B. praefatÌ„ W. et haered ' suis imperpetuum Et praeterea ijdem C. E. concesserunt pro se haered ' ipsius E. quod ipsi warrantizabunt Speciall warrantie tenementa pred' cum pertinenÌ„ praefatÌ„ W. hered ' suis contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et vlterius ijdem G. et B. concesserunt
droit gardens c. and of the moity of xx messuages c. one water mille one douehouse c. with warranty against all men PRaecipe I. P. generÌ„ E. vxori eius quod iuste c. teneant Sect ' 133. I. L. conuenciones inter eos fact ' de nouem messuagijs nouem gardinis trescentÌ„ acrÌ„ terre centÌ„ acris prati centÌ„ acris pasture viginti acrÌ„ bosci centum acris iampnorum bruere c. Ac de medietate viginti mesuagiorÌ„ viginti gardinorum vnius molendini aquatici vnius columbarÌ„ sexagintÌ„ acris terre ducentÌ„ acris prati trescentÌ„ acris pasture sexagintÌ„ acris bosci trescentÌ„ acris iampnorum bruere cum pertinentijs in N. B. C. D. c. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' I. P. E. recognouerunt praed ' tenÌ„ta medietatem cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius I. L. vt illa que idem I. L. habet de dono praed ' I. P. E. Et illa remiserÌ„ quiete clamauerÌ„ de se hered ' suis prefatÌ„ I. L. hered ' suis imperpetuum Et preterea ijdem I. P. E. concesserunt pro se hered ' ipsius E. quod ipsi warrantizabunt prefato I. L. hered ' suis praedict ' tenÌ„ta medietatem cum pertinÌ„ contra omnes homines imperpetuuÌ„ Et pro hac c. The order of taking the knowledge of a Fine by Dedimus potestateÌ„ directed to diuerse but the knowledge taken onely by two of the Commissioners and the certifying thereof by the Commissioners that tooke the knowledge After the Fine is acknowledged the Commissioners must write vnder the Concord of the said Fine as followeth CaptÌ„ recognitÌ„ die c. Anno c. coram A. B. armig ' C. D. generÌ„ virtute breuis dominae Reginae de Dedimus potestatem nobis alijs direct Commissioners A. B. C. D. Then write vpon the backe of the Dedimus potestatem Respons A. B. ArmÌ„ C. D. generÌ„ duorum Commiss infra nominatorum Execucio istius Commissionis pater in quadam Schedula huic commissioni annex ' Then must the Commissioners subscribe their names A Fine knowledged by W. D. and I. D. to â— R. I. D. of one messuage and one cottage in â—pswich with warranty against all men In consideration whereof the conusees doe graunt and render the premisses to the said I. D. one of the conusors for terme of seauen daies next following and afterwards the same premisses wholy to remaine to one M. G. for her life and after her death the premisses wholy to remaine to the said W. D. one of the said conusors and his heires for euer PRaecipe W. D. I. D. quod iuste c. teneant I. R. genÌ„ Sect ' 134. I. D. conuenc ' de vno messuagio vno cottagio cum pertinÌ„ in I. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praed ' W. D. I. D. recognÌ„ tenementa praedict ' cum pettinentijs esse ius ipsius I. vt illa que idem I. I. D. habent de dono praedict ' W. D. I. D. Et illa remiserunt quiete clamauerunt de se hered ' suis prefatÌ„ I. I. heredibus ipsius I. imperpetuum Et preterea ijdem W. I. concesserunt pro se Warrantie hered ' ipsius I. D. quod ipsi warrantizabunt prefatÌ„ I. I. heredibus ipsius I. tenementa praedict ' cum pertinentijs contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et pro hac recognicione c. ijdem I. I. concesserunt The render tenementa praedict ' cum pertinentijs prefato I. D. Et illa ei reddiderunt in eadem curia Habend ' tenend ' eidem I. D. pro termino septem dudieruÌ„ extunc proximÌ„ sequenÌ„ Et post terminÌ„ illum finitÌ„ praedict ' tenementa cum pertinentijs integre remanebunt cuidam M. G. Habend ' tenend ' eidem M. tenend ' de Capitalibus c. tota vita ipsius M. â—â— post decessum ipsius M. praedict ' tenementa cum pertinentijs integre remanere prefatÌ„ W. D. hered ' suis imperpetuum Tenend ' de Capitalibus c. A Fine knowledged by the husband and his wife to H. S. Esquire of two messuages two Wich houses two shoppes two Chambers one Stable and xx acres of land c. with warranty against all men HEC est finalis concordia fact ' in curia dominae Reginae apud Sect ' 135. A Fine sur conusaÌ„s de droit Cestriam die Lune septimo die c. Anno c. inter H. S. querentem W. G. S. vxorem eius deforceanÌ„ de duobus mesuagijs duobus Salimis vocatÌ„ Wich houses alias Salthouses duobus shopis duobus cameris vno stabulo decem acris terre 4. acris prati sex acres pasture cum pertinentijs in c. vnde placitum conuencionis summonitum fuit inter eos in eadem curia Scilicet quod praedict ' W. E. vxor eius recognouerunt tenementa praedict ' cum pertinentijs esse ius praedict ' H. S. vt illa que idem H. S. habet de dono praedict ' W. E. Et illa remiserunt quiete clamuerunt de se heredibus suis praefatÌ„ H. heredibus suis â—perpetuum Et preterea prefatÌ„ W. E. concesserunt pro se hered ' ipsius W. quod ipsi hered ' praedict ' W. tenementÌ„ pÌ„dict ' cum pertinenÌ„ prefatÌ„ H. hered ' suis warrantizabunt hered ' suis imperpetuum Et pro hac c. A Fine knowledged before the Iustices of the Common pleas at Westminof two messuages one toft 80. acres of land c. with warrantie against all men HEc est finalis Concordia fact ' in Curia domini Regis apud WestmonasterÌ„ Sect ' 136. in octabis sancti Martini Anno c. coram E. M. W. S. H. B. I. H. Iustic ' etalijs dnÌ„i Regis fidelibus tunc ibi presentibus inter R. BarmÌ„ I. L. genÌ„ et R. L. genÌ„ QuerÌ„ H. D. deforceanÌ„ de duobus mesuagijs vno tofto 80. acris terre xx acris prati 40. acris pasture tribus acris bosci cum pertinentijs in H. W. vnde placitum conuencionis summonitum fuit inter eos in ead ' curia scilicet quod praedict ' H. recognÌ„ praedict ' tenementa cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius R. B. vtilla que ijdem I. R. I. R. habent de dono praedict ' H. Et illa remiserunt quiete clamauerÌ„ de se hered ' suis praedict ' R. I. R. hered ' ipsius R. imperpetuum Et preterea idem H. coÌ„cessit pro se hered ' suis quod ipse warrantizabit Warrantie I. R. hered ' ipsius R. praedict ' tenÌ„ta cum pertinÌ„ contra omnes
the fine but vnto some thing in or issuing out of the same seeme not barrable at all by any such fine nonclaime As if a tenant in Auncient demesâ—e leuy a fine with c. at the common law of his lands in auncient demesâ—e the Lord in auncient demesâ—e may haue his writ of Deceipt and thereby auoid the fine at any time thereupon his tenant shal be restored to the land because the Lord claimeth not the land whereof the fine is leuied but his auncient Seigniory and seruices issuing out of the same Plo. 370. b. It seemeth such fines doe not barre such estrangers as haue rent coÌ„mon way estouers or any such charge out of the land for it seemeth that these fines extend onely to binde the state title right claime entrie and interest in and to the land and no profits to be taken out of the lands nor to take power giuen to executors or others to sell the land Brooke titÌ„ Fines 123. Pleas to aâ—oide Fines IT is a good plea to say that I. S. was seised tempore leuac ' and before Sect 191. the fine leuied without that that the parties to the fine had any thing therein at the time oâ— the fine leuied 9. H. 4. 27. 3. H. 6. 27. Or to say that the parties to a fine had nothing c. but A. B. whose estate he hath Et de hoc ponit se super priÌ„am 33. H. 6. 18. 26. H. 6. f. 9. 42. E. 3. 20. 4. H. 4. 8. 14. H. 4. 33. 4. H. 7. ca. 24. If there be two R. D. of one name the one leuy a fine of the land of thother thother may auoid the fine by pleading that there be two of one name and thother K. D. leuied the fine and not he And in like maner if any estranger leuie a fine in the name of another that is owner of the land 34. H. 6. 19. ContrÌ„ tenÌ„ 19. H. 6. 44. because it is a matter of recorde therefore hath no other remedie in such case but an action of disceit Neither parties to fines nor their heires may pleade in auoidance thereof that before the leuying and at the leuying of the same since the demaundant or plaintife or their heires were alwaies seised of the lands conteined in the fine or of parcel thereof StatÌ„ de finibus 27. E. 1. ca. 1. 12. E. 4 15 19. yet by Fairefax if tenant in taile the remainder in fee leuie a fine sur cognisance de droit come ceo c. hee in the remainder may auerre the continuance of possession notwithstanding the fine and statute because he is neither the partie nor his heire and so may a Feme couert where her husbande sole leuieth the fine 12. E. 4. 12. The issue in taile may auerre continuance of possession against a fine sur cognisance de droit tantum or surrender but not against a fine sur cognisance de droit come ceo que il ad de son done because that fine is executed and the other executorie 12. E. 4. 15. 19. 11. H. 4. 85. Of a writ of Error A Writ of Error to reuerse a fine lieth where there is Error in any Sect ' 192. fine and thereby not the record of the fine it selfe shal be remoued but the transcript thereof vpon which transcript of the note of the fine the plaintife may assigne his errors And if the Iustices thinke that the point assigned for error is error they may send for the note of the fine reuerse the same Fitz. nat fo 20. f. As if baron and feme leuie a fine to an estraunger the feme being within age they may haue a writ of error to reuerse the fine for this cause during her nonage Fitz. nat 21. d. 27. ass pl. 17. 50. E. 3. 4. And when a fine is to be reuersed by error the course is for the plaintife in the writ to haue seueral writs of Error one directed vnto the chiefe Iustice of the court of Common plees to certifie the record proces of the fine another vnto the Custos br of the same court to certifie the transcript of the foote of the fine and the third vnto the Chirographer to certifie the transcript of the record and proces of the fine the seueral formes whereof be as followeth A writ of Error directed vnto the chiefe Iustice of the court of common plees Regina c. dilecto fideli suo Edm. Anderson Militi salutem Quia in record ' processu ac etiam in leuatione cuiusdam finis in curÌ„ nrÌ„a coram vobis socijs vestris Iustic ' nostris de banco apud WestmÌ„ in octabis S. Michaelis vltimo preteritis per breue nostrum de conuentione inter I. G. seniorem armig ' M. vxorÌ„ eius I. G. iuniorem generosum querentÌ„ G. H. deforc ' de manerio de G. cum pertinÌ„ ac de vno messuagio xv cottagijs quindecim toftis quatuor horreis quindecim gardinis duobus pomarijs ducentis acrÌ„ terre octoginta acrÌ„ prati centum acrÌ„ pasture sex acrÌ„ bosci trescentis acrÌ„ more communia pasture pro omnibus auerijs com ê‘tinÌ„ in G. in comÌ„ EborÌ„ leuatÌ„ error interuenâ—t manifestus ad graue dampnum ipsius G. sicut ex querela sua accepimus Nos errâ—rem si quis fuerit modo debito corrigi eid ' G. plenam celereÌ„ Iustic ' fieri volentes in hac parte vobis mandamus quod recordum processum finis praed ' cum omnibus ea tangenÌ„ que in custodia vestra existunt vt dicitÌ„ nobis sub sigillo vestro distincte a ê‘te mittatis hoc breue Ita quod ea nabeamus in octabis S. Hill ' vbicunque tunc fuerim ' in Angl ' vt inspectis recordo processu finis pÌ„d ' vlterius inde pro errore illo corrigendo fierifaciamus qd ' de iure secund ' legem coÌ„suetud ' regni nostri Angl ' fuerit faciend ' c. A writ of Error vnto the Custos breuium of the Court of Common plees Regina c. dilecto sibi Tho. Spencer armig ' custodi breuium suoruÌ„ de banco salutem Quia in recordo processu ac etiam in leuatione cuiusdaÌ„ finis in curÌ„ nrÌ„a de Banco apud WestmÌ„ in octÌ„ sancti Mich. vltimÌ„ pÌ„terito coram Ed. Anderson Milite socijs suis Iustic ' nrÌ„is de banco pÌ„dictÌ„ per breue nostrum de conuentione inter c. de c. Vobis mandamus quod transcriptum pedis finis praed ' cum omnibus ill'tangenÌ„ que in custod ' vrÌ„a existunt vt dicitur nobis sub sigillo vestro c. vt InspectÌ„ transcriptÌ„ pedis finis praed ' vlterius inde c. A writ of Error vnto the Chirographer of fines Regina c. dilecto sibi Th Crompton Armig ' Chirographario suo de Banco salutem quia in recordo processu ac etiam in leuacione
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
quietly inioy to him and his heires for euer the said parcel or quantitie of ground containing by estimation two acres lying and being on the North side of the riuer of D. directly ouer against the said Mill and demesne lands of the said T. R. in T. aforesaid as it is now bounded and meared foorth with stones by the said Arbitrators And shall also haue and may take to his and their owne proper vse all the trees now standing or beyng or that hereafter shall growe in and vpon the saide grounde and all other profites and commodities comming off and vpon the saide ground onely the thornes briars and herbage excepted and foreprised with free libertie entrie and passage for the felling hewing leading carrying away and taking of the same trees and all other the said profits and commodities except before excepted at all and euery time and times hereafter at his and their pleasure And that the said T. R. his heires and assignes and all and euery other person and persons that shall come and bring any corne to the Mill of the said T. R. called T. Mill from the said townes villages hamlets or any other place inhabited shall haue free libertie waies and passage for the carrying fetching and bringing of their corne to the said Mill aswell ouer and through the said parcell of ground set foorth and meared as is aforesaid as also through and ouer other the grounds of the said L. M. in K. aforesaid in as ample and large manner and forme as the inhabitants of the said townes villages and hamlets or other places haue beene accustomed and vsed to do at any time heretofore and as it is now most commonly vsed ✿ And shall and may tie and fasten any their horses mares or other beasts wherewith they carrie any corne to the said Mill to any tree growing or other thing beyng in and vpon the said ground so that the string corde or rope exceed not the length of foure whole yards at the most ✿ And that the said T. R. his heires and assignes shall and may lawfully at all and euery time and times so oft as need shall require amend and repaire all and singuler the waies and euery part thereof for the ease sauegard and passage of the inhabitants of the said townes villages hamlets and places inhabited coÌ„ming and going to and from the said Mill without any let trouble vexation or contradiction of the said L. M. his heires or assignes or any of them And that the said L. M. his heires and assignes shall at all times within â—he space of two yeares next ensuing the date hereof doe make knowledge and suffer or cause to be made knowledged and suffered all and euery act and actes thing and things as shal be reasonably deuised or aduised by the said T. R. his heirs or assignes or his or their learned counsell at the onely proper costes and charges in all things of the said T. R. his heires or assignes for the further and better assurance and sure making aswell of the said parcell or quantity of ground containing about two acres as also of the said waies in maner forme before expressed vnto the said T. R. his heires and assignes for euer according to the true effect meaning and purport of these presents In consideration whereof it is further ordained awarded deemed and iudged by the said Arbitrators ✿ And the said T. R. doth so couenant c. that he the said L. M. his heirs and assignes shall and may haue take and enioy onely the grasse herbage with the thornes and briers yearly growing or being in or vpon the said parcell or quantity of ground so bounded or set foorth as is aforesaid And in further consideration of the premisses the said T. R. hath paied to the said L. M. at the insealing hereof at the request of the said Arbitrators the summe of xx pounds c. ✿ In witnesse whereof not onely the said parties to these present Indentures of award interchangeable haue put their seales and subscribed their names But also the said Arbitrators to both the parts of these Indentures haue put their seales and subscribed their names the day and the yeare c. An other Arbitrement of debte where the parties are bound to performe it TO all true Christian people to whome this present writing of award Sect. 46. indented shall come G. W. G. N. S. S. and T. N. of c. send greeting in our Lord God euerlasting Whereas diuers suites c. betweene T. W. and I. S. of c. For pacifying ordering and ending whereof the said T. W. and I. S. haue bound themselues either to other in the summe of a M. l of lawfull English money by their seuerall obligations bearing date c. with conditions there vnder written to stand to c. vt supra of the said G. J. S. and T. Arbitrators indifferently elected and chosen aswell vpon the part and behalfe of the said I. S. as of the said T. W. to award arbitrate order rule iudge end determine al and al maner of suites debts actions controuersies debates and demaundes whatsoeuer depending betweene the said I. S. and the said T. W. and W. W. his sonne and heire So that the said award were made and giuen vp in writing vnder the hands and seales of all the said Arbitrators at or before the c. at c. as by the saide obligations and conditions amongst other thinges doeth and may appeare ✿ Know you now that the said G. I. S. T. taking vpon them the charge and burden of the said award hauing deliberately heard the griefes allegations proofes of both the said parties do by these presents arbitrate award order deeme iudge of and concerâ—ing the premisses in maner forme following that is to say ✿ First they do award order deeme iudge by these presents that the said I. S. his executors or administrators or some of theÌ„ shal wel and truly pay or cause to be paid vnto the said T. W. or his certain Atturney exec or administr or some of them at or before the c. at or in the c. 200. li. of c. and at or before the c. other 200. li. of c. in full satisfaction of 400. li. For paiment whereof the said I. S. stood bound to the said T. W. in and by fower seuerall Obligations whereof two are already forfaited as thereby may appeare ✿ Also the said Arbitrators do award order c. that the said I. S. his exec administr or some of them at their or some of their costs and charges shall before the c. cause procure that all suits bils plaints and informations heretofore commenced against the said T. W. in any court or courts whatsoeuer either by or in the name of the said I. S. or by or in the name of H. S. his sonne or by or in the name of our Soueraigne Lady the Q. Maiestie
hath once affirmed of record in a Court of Record nor affirme that which he hath once denied of record in a Court of Record nor that whereof he wilfully estopped or excluded himselfe by deed indented or otherwise As if a daughter which is sole heire to her father sue liuerie with her bastard sister she is remedilesse by law D. S. lib. 1. cap. 19. If a thing be found by verdict against trueth before iudgement D. S. lib. 1. cap. 19. Where the cause of the law ceaseth the law also ceaseth in conscience As lessee for yeares recouereth by iudgement treble damages for a trespas of wast done by an estranger And he in the reuersion dieth before his action of wast be ended yet in conscience he ought to sue execution for his single damages for he had no more hurt thereby D. S. lib. 1. cap. 19. A Law grouÌ„ded vpon a false presumption is not to be holden in conscience D. S. lib. 1. cap. 19. Conscience may not preuaile against a lawfull Custome either generall or particuler As in discents of lands to the eldest sonne by the common Law to the yongest by Borough English and to al by Gauelkind D. S. lib. 1. cap. 19. So if a man without consideration make a deede of feoffement of two acres of land lying each in a seuerall Shire and make liuery of seisin in th one acre onely in the name of both that wherein liuerie of seisin was made onely passeth in law and conscience Doct. St. lib. 1. cap. 20. If one Iointenant of a wood sell the wood and keepe all the money receiued for it wholly to himself his fellow may haue remedy in Chancerie lib. 1. cap. 19. And so it seemeth if they were Iointenants in common or Coparceners of other things If a common person of his mere motion without other consideratioÌ„ make a feoffement of a manor without these words with the appurtenances he hath right onely to the demeanes and coÌ„mons and rents of the attournement but neither to Aduowson appendant nor villein regardant But in the Kings case notwithstanding the words with thappurtenances were in the graunt yet neither Aduowsons nor Villeines do passe either by Law or conscience vnlesse they be especially named D. S. Lib. 1. cap. 19. 6. E. 3. 286. Regist fol. 228. Fundamenta Legum fol. 70. 43. E. 3. 22. If a lease for yeares be reseruing rent with a clause of reentrie the rent is behind the lessor dieth before demaund the heire can neither enter by law nor consciâ—â—e Otherwise if he made a lawfull demaund thereof D. S. lib. 1. cap. 20. If tenant in Dower sow the land and die before the Corne be reaped hir executors shall haue the Corne but not the grasse nor other fruits D. S. Lib. 1. cap. 20. If tenant for life or tenant in taile after possibilitie of issue alien in fee he in the reuersion or remainder may enter and haue the land by the forfeiture in law and conscience D. S. Lib. 1. cap. 20. 45. E. 3. 3. Euery Law ordeined for the disposition of lands or goods contrarie neither to the Law of God nor to the Law of Reason bindeth in the Court of Conscience D. S. Lib. 1. cap. 20. Whether one of the age of xx yeares who hauing reason and wisdome to gouerne himselfe selleth his land for money and therewith buy other lands of better value and taketh the profits thereof may haue his first land againe in conscience as he may in law repaying the money which he receiued Yet seemeth he may because the contract is insufficient by reason of the infancy D. S. lib. 1. cap. 21. If a man sell his land by a sufficient and lawfull contract though he want liuerie or attournement or such other solempnities of the Law yet the sellor is compelable in the Chauncerie to performe the contract D. S. lib. 1. cap. 21. If the tenant for life impanelled on an Inquest loose issues die they are leuiable by law on him in the reuersioÌ„ And so be the husbands issues after his death vpon the wiues land and as it seemeth in Conscience for the necessitie of the execution of Iustice D. S. lib. 2. cap. 21. No man is bound in Conscience to pay the penaltie of a penall statute nor other penaltie vntill it be lawfully recouered against him D. S. lib. 1. cap. 23. If A. infeoffe B. in fee of land vpon condition that if he infeoffe any other that A. and his heires may enter this condition seemeth void in Law and Conscience because it is contrary to the Maximes of the law notwithstaÌ„ding thintent of the parties for thintent must be ordered by law if it be not it is void as by a feoffement of lands without recompence to A. for euer he hath estate for life onely for want of the woord heires And a Lease to A. his heires for xx yeares shall go to his executors because it is a chattel so by feoffement without recoÌ„pence to a man his wife a third person the husband wife take only the moitie because they are but one person in law D. S. lib. 1. cap. 24. A fine with proclamation no claime within v. yeres extinguisheth the right of all estrangers aswell of the parties by law And by Conscience also as it seemeth because thereby the right and title is made certaine and thereby the common wealth more quiet and it is not contrarie to Gods law Doct. St. 25. Common recouery with vouchers vpon writs of Entre orderly pursued and no recouery in value to be had in deed barre thissue in taile in law 23. H. 8. Br. Taile 23. 14. E. 4. 14. 19. 13. E. 4. 1. And in conscience as it seemeth for as the intailes are made by law West 2. ca. 1. euen so by law may they be adnulled And such Lawes as concerne right or propertie to things and be not contrarie to the lawes of God or of reason are good in conscience D. S. lib. 1. cap. 6. If a disseisor giue the lands to I. S. in taile he graunteth vnto the disseisee rent out of the same lands in consideration wherof the disseisee releaseth his right this graunt bindeth the issue in taile for euer in law and conscience because this release doth confirme his estate which the disseisee might else haue defeated D. S. Lib. 1. cap. 27. 44. E. 3. 22. If the bodie of a debtor that hath nothing be by iudgement imprisoned vntill he pay his debt hee seemeth remedylesse in Conscience D. S. lib. 1. cap. 29. A recouerie with vouchers of an annuitie intailed bindeth thissue in taile neither in law nor conscience because a writ of Entre doth not lie for an Annuity nor any other writ then only a writ of Annuity against the person of the grantor or his heire hauing assets by discent Or against a Corporation if it be graunted to be perceiued out of their cofers for that an Annuitie is no freehold in
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
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
' 95. said bill of complaint exhibited against these defendants into this most honorable Court is very certaine true and sufficient in the law to be answered vnto and not deuised and exhibited into his most honorable Court of malice and euill will without cause conceiued against the said C. C. one of the said defendants to thintent thereby to vexe and molest him his said wife and daughter with vniust trauell and expences as in the said answeres is vntruly alleaged Nor chiefly to thintent and purpose so to wearie and impouerish and terrifie the saide C. C. with such suites that he should neither be able nor willing to prosecute the law against the said complainant for diâ—ers great summes of money which he doth owe vnto him the said C. C. and vniustly detained from him but is exhibited vpon iust cause of suit as the said complainant doubteth not to make manifest and proue vnto this honorable court with that that the said def or some one of them by sinister practise instigation and perswasion did allure prouoke intice the said complainants wife to grow to some discord with the said complainant to essoine and conuey into their or some or one of their keepings the said money goods in the said bill of complaint mentioned promising that the same should be readie vsed for her vse and behoofe to the end that they might the better bring to passe indirectly to gaine or get into their or some or one of their custody possession the said money goods by that means to defeat defraud the said complainants thereof as in the said bill of coÌ„plaint is very truly alleaged And also with that that the said complainaÌ„ts wife did with violeÌ„ce break open some part of the said coÌ„plainants house at S. in the said bill mentioned his said chist there being locked did essoine steale imbeasil conuey away from the said coÌ„plainant seuerall sums of money diuers parcels of his goods houshold stuffe in the night season in the day time by the practise of the said def or some or one of them or of some other person or persons by their or some or one of their means as in the said bil of complaint is likewise very truly declared And with that that the said complainants wife did deliuer or cause to be deliuered the said money goods in the said bill of coÌ„plaint mentioned vnto the custody and possession of the said def or of some or one of them or of some other person or persons by their or some or one of their meanes or consent as likewise in the said bil of complaint is most truly alleaged And without that that there was cause why the said coÌ„plainant should vse speech communication with the said defendants or some or one of them touching the premisses require to haue the said mony goods essoined imbeasiled to be to him restored or to haue some recompence for the same And that the said defendants or some or one of them do conuert and dispose the said money and goods to their or some or one of their vses whereby the said complainant shall be vtterly defeated thereof to his great hinderance as in the saide Bill of complaint is likewise most truly alleaged without that that any other matter cause or thing materiall or effectuall in the said answeres contained to be by the said complainant replied vnto and herein not sufficiently replied vnto confessed and auoided c. A Bill far that the Defendant hath got the Plaintifes bill for payment of money by them into their hands and thereby meane to defraude him of the same HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your good Lordship your daily Sect ' 96. Orator N. T. of T. in the Countie of D. yeoman That whereas about two yeares now last past your said Orator did sell vnto one I. M. G. W. P. T. alias S. and R. H. foure oxen and three kine for 14. pound of lawfull English money And at the same time made vnto your said Orator a Bill of their hands for the payment thereof at the feast of S. Michaell tharchangell last past But now so it is if it may please your L. that the said bill of 14. pound is by casuall meanes come vnto the hands and possession of the said I. M. G. W. P. T. alias S. and R. H. or of some of them who haue cancelled and defaced the same bill And therefore albeit they haue beene diuers times gently required by your said Orator to pay vnto him the said 14. pound so to him due yet that to doe they and euery of them haue hitherto denied and refused and yet doe denie and refuse to doe the same against all right equitie and good conscience In due consideration whereof and for that your said Orator hath no remedie to recouer the said 14. pound without the said bill by the common lawes of this Realme May it therefore please your good Lordship c. A Bill for wrongfull entering into Copyhold lands intailed detayning of them and of the writings of the same for wasting the same and concontriuing secret estates thereof IN most humble wise sheweth vnto your good L. your daily Orator Sect. 97. A. G. of D. in the Countie of D. That whereas one T. G. father vnto your said Orator was in his life time lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee taile to him and to his heires males of his body lawfully begotten of and in one mesuage or tenement with thappurtenances scituate lying and being in W. in the said Countie of D. And was likewise seised to him and the heires males of his body lawfully begotten of and in foure cottages three closes or pastures and eight acres of arrable land with their appurtenacces lying and being in W. aforesaid being customarie lands and holden of the Q. Matestie as of her highnesse manor of W. aforesaid at the will of the Lord according to the custome of the said manor And the said T. G. being of all and singuler the premisses with their and euery of their appurtenances so seised as aforesaid of such estate died thereof seised By and after whose death all and singuler the premisses with their appurtenances did discend vnto H. G. as sonne and next heire male of the bodie of the saide T. by force and vertue whereof the said H. entred into all and singuler the said premisses with their appurtenances and was thereof lawfully seised to him the heires males of his body lawfully begotten And he so being therof seised of such an estate died seised By after whose death all and singuler the said premisses with their appurtenances did discend and come to T. G. as sonne next heire male of the bodie of the said H. by force wherof he the said T. entred into al singuler the said premisses was thereof lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee taile to him and the heires males of
your said Orator the Queenes Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena to be directed to the said R. L. c. A Bill for making false Affidauit for apparance IN most humble wise sheweth vnto your good Lordship your Lo. Orator Sect ' 101. M. F. of L. Gentleman That whereas vpon suite heretofore and yet depending in this honorable Court betweene your Lo. saide Orator then plaintife and one R. A. defendant in the said suit her Maiesties writ of Subpena was out of this said Court vnto the said R. A. directed commaunding him thereby at a certaine day therein limitted to appeare before your Lo. in the said Court and to answere to your L. said Orator in and touching the said suite Now so it is and it may please your good Lordship that the said R. A. not hauing any regard of her Maiesties said processe of Subpena so to him directed but seeking deceiptfully and fraudulently to neglect and disobey the same procured one E. B. his seruant a very lewde person and fit minister for such a purpose to come vnto this honorable Court of Chancery and there most corruptly falsely and periuriously to swere and depose vpon the holy Euangelist that the said R. A. at that time was lame and not able to trauell to this Court without great danger aâ— his health for that the paines of his lamenesse was such that he was perswaded by his friends to goe to the Bath being thirtie miles distant from his dwelling house or thereabouts and that he was gone to the said place with much a doe and there remained at the taking of his saide Oath wherein the said E. B. by the meanes subornation and procurement of the said R. A. hath most wickedly committed most willfull and corrupt periurie Forasmuch as the said R. A. was at that time in very good and perfect health ability and soundnesse of bodie without any manner of lamenesse or debilitie so as he might haue verie well trauelled without hurt or daunger of his health and was at that time at C. in the County of L. and not at Bath as the said E. B. in his said deposition most vntruely deposed May it therefore please your good Lordship c. A Bill to be relieued of an Obligation with condition for that the money was paide accordingly IN most humble wise complaining sheweth vnto your good Lordshippe Sect. 102. your daily Orator N. K. of F. in the Councie of D. husbandman and I. B of A. in the same Countie husbandman That where one N. B. of F. in the Countie of S. Gentleman hauing neede to vse and borrowe money for his necessarie vse entreated your saide Orator to borrow of one M. E. of A. in the said Countie of D. widow the summe of xx l which your said Orator did according to the request of the said N. And for the repayment therof to the said M. your said Orator became bound to her the said M. by obligation in the summe of fortie pounds with condition for the payment of the said twentie pound at a day now past which twentie pounds he the said N. hath well and truely contented satisfied and paid to the said M. according to the condition aforesaid Which notwithstanding so it is if it may please your good Lordship yet doth the said M. against all good dealing detaine the said obligation in her hands notwithstanding sundrie requestes made vnto her by your said Orator for the deliuerie thereof against all right equitie and good conscience minding as it should seeme to put the same in suite eyther against your Orator or his executors when opportunity serueth In tender consideration whereof and forasmuch as your said Orator hath not any ordinarie remedie by the course of the common law to compell the said M. to deliuer the said bond or to cancell the same according as in right she ought to doe May it please your good Lordship to grant c. A Bill for that the Plainiife hath not according to promise procured an acquittance for rents by him paide to the Defendant by the appointment of his lessor HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your honorable Lordship your Sec ' 103. daily Orator I. M. of M. in the Countie of Yorke yeoman That whereas about the first yeare of the Raigne of the late King Edward the sixt one I. M. late father of your said Orator was lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee of and in certaine lands and tenements with the appurtenances in S. and within the parish of S. in the said Countie and being thereof so seised died thereof so seised By and after whose death the said tenements and premisses with the appurtenances discended and came as of right they ought to discend and come to your said Orator as sonne and next heire of him the said I. M. after whose death your sanâ— Orator entered into the said tenements and premisses with the appurtenances and was thereof seised in his demesne as of fee and being thereof so seised one mesuage or tenement one garden one orchard one close or croft therunto adioining diuers lands meadowes and pastures parcell of the premisses were assigned to A. M. late wife of the said I. M. deceased for her dower of the said lands of her said husband by force whereof she was thereof seised in her demesne as of freehold and she being thereof so seised afterwards that is to say about the sixt day of Iune in the fourth and fifth yeare of the Raigne of King Phillip and Queene Marie by Indenture dated the day and yeare abouesaid granted and to ferme did let vnto your said Orator the said lands tenements and premisses to hold from the date of the said Indenture vnto the ende and terme of three score yeares if she should so long liue reseruing thereupon to her yearely during the said terme of three score yeares if she so long liue three pounds of lawfull English money which yearely rent of three pounds your said Orator did well and faithfully pay vnto the said A. and her assignes vntill about the tenth yeare of the raigne of our Soueraigne Ladie the Queenes Maiestie that now is at which time the saide A. did grant and assigne thirtie shillings yearely parcell of the said yearely rent of three pounds during her life to one R. M. of E. in the countie of D. Cutler And afterwards that is to say about the twentith yeare of her Maiesties said Raigne the said A. for sundrie considrations did appoint the saide R. to receiue the other thirtie shillings yearely residue of the said yearly rent of three pounds to his own vse And your saide Orator euer since the said grant and appointment hath yearely paide vnto the saide R. as well the said thirtie shillings rent so to him granted by the said A. as the said other thirtie shillings rent residue of the said three pound rent In tender consideration whereof the said R. M. about the first day of Iune last past
as your said Orator giuing faith and credite to the said promise assumption of the said H. C. did take their said promise and assumption of them without calling anie witnesse to them to heare the same so that your said Orator for want of such witnesses hath no remedie by the common lawes of thsi Realme nor otherwise to make them performe the same promise and assumption vnlesse the said H. C. and R. C. doe confesse the same in their answere in this Honorable Court as your saide Orator verely thinketh they will May it c. A Bill for entitling himselfe to the soyle of a common and for selling of woods therein growing IN most humble wise complaining sheweth and complaineth to your Sect. 105. Honor your daily Orator R. G. Clerke Prebendarie of the Prebend commonly called the Prebend of the Ouerhall in Norwell in the Collegiate Church of Southwell in the Countie of Nott̄ That wheras your said Orator was and is seised in his demesne as of fee in the right of the said Prebend of and in one Manor in Norwell in the said Countie whereof certaine wooddy grounds and springes being most commonly open and the herbage thereof taken and vsed as common by the tenants and other inhabitants of the same Manor and Towne of N. aforesaid is parcel And the tenants and inhabitants of the same Manor and Towne of N. aforesaid as tenants of the same Manor And other tenants and inhabitants within the townes and villages of C. and K. that is to say by them as Commoners because of Vicinage by reason of which said wooddy and spring of grounds vsed as common as is aforesaid part whereof is parcell of the same Manor of N. contayning by estimation twentie acres extending in length from a certaine Oke tree being a boundarie Oke betwixt the same and such other like grounds being parcell of an other Prebend in the Collegiate Church of S. aforesaid commonly called the Prebend of the Neatherhall or Palacehall in N. aforesaid and from thence extendeth along by a place where three trees lately there did grow commonly called the three brethren and so from thence along by a Meare which is as it hath beene an ancient drie ditch cast vp as it were or had beene a Meare Southward betwixt the seuerall Lords and owners of the lands in that place that is to say first Eastwardes betweene the Lord and owners of the same lands and the Manors and lands of Caunton Bestthrop and Westwarde vnto the manor of Kirksall and from thence downeward West vnto the parke pale of K. and by the same parke pale Northward by a certaine little riuer of water vnto certaine of the like landes and tenements of the said other manor of P. aforesaid and so Eastward vpward vnto the foresaid ancient Oke which said parcell of ground one R. W. and F. B. Gentlemen and one R. T. yeoman pretending to haue seuerall manors in C. aforesaid And hauing diuers deeds Charters euidences bonndaries terrars and muniments concerning the premisses of right belonging to your said Orator casually or by some sinister meanes come to their hands doe not onely claime the same to be parcell of their said seueral manors But also vnder pretence of their said pretended and vncertaine claime not onely some of them but also diuers other vnder the colour or permission of some of them hath not and caused to be cut downe the most part of the best trees growing vppon the said parcell of wood ground as in trueth all that was felled did grow there in a corner thereof towards the East part containing like 12. acres and that in absence of your said Orator then being and yet remaining a student in the Vniuersity of Cambridge that is to say a fellow of Gunuill and Caius Colledge and not soe contented but considering your saide Orators absence daily and continually both continue their former claime to the said ground within the meeres and boundes aforesaid and so doe cut downe and cause to be cut downe the residue of the wood there growing and so will very shortly leaue none there And also by colour and reason of the said permission they will shortly by such indirect meanes and practise winne and get the freehold and inheritance thereof to them as they haue in other the wasts common like grounds within the Manor of or in C. or at the least haue none able to testifie the contrarie whereas now in trueth there are diuers and sundry sufficient and ancient witnesses being very aged and some of them very impotent that can and will trauell so farre as they are able to trauell to testifie vpon their oathes the trueth of the premisses in manner and forme as before in effect is alleaged and more for the better proofe of your said Orators right in and to the said last recited premisses if cause and neede shall so require and that the said R. W. F. B. and R. T. vpon their answere vnto the matters in this bill of complaint will not confesse the trueth therein as it is most credibly to be presumed they will and the rather for that if they will denie the same they know in proceeding vpon their answeres to this bill all the whole trueth concerning the premisses must be examined by depositions of witnesses and their depositions if order presently be not taken of the same shall and may remaine of record in perpetuam rei memoriam to doe further therein as by this honorable Court shall be awarded wherefore the premisses tenderly considered and also the incertaintie whether the said R. W. F. B. and R. T. or any of them will confesse the whole trueth concerning the right and title of your foresaid Orator to the same And the wrong and damage by them and other by their meanes and consent to him done And if they should not the vncertainty whether that the foresaid ancient aged and impotent persons or any of them that now be liuing and can testifie the trueth concerning the same shall be liuing when the same shal come in triall at or by the course of the common lawes to whom the right of the freehold and inheritance thereof doth of right belong ouer and besides the impotency that they or most of them may haue at such time and times to trauel to witnesse testifie che trueth concerning the premisses with this that your said Orator doth not know the certaine date or dates of the said deeds charters euidences boundaries terrers miniments or wherein the same be contained whether in bagge or boxe sealed or locked or otherwise and so without remedy for the recouery of the same and redresse for the wrong aboue said at or by order of the common lawes of this Realme It may therefore c. A Bill against the executors or that the Testator did not deliuer specialties paid whereupon they threaten to sue the Plaintife IN most humble wise complaining sheweth to your good Lordship Sect. 106. your poore
replied vnto for diuers vntruths and imperfections therein conteined without that that the said M. one of the said defendants did honestly faithfully and truely behaue her selfe in the seruice of the said complainant as by the same defendants in their said aunsweres is vntruely alleaged for this saide complainant saith as he before by his saide Bill hath said that the said M. one of the saide defendantes did secretly deliuer to the saide A. the other defendant diuers parcels of the goods of the saide complainant that the said defendants most wrongfully detaine and withhold from him the said complainant against right and equitie and further the said complainant saith and will auerre and proue that the said A. one of the said defendants did giue her faithfull promise to satisfie and pay vnto the said complainant the vttermost value of euery losse or hinderance the said complainant should sustaine by the said M. as by his bill is most truly set forth declared without that that any other matter or thing in the said defendants answere contained materiall or effectuall to be replied vnto in and hereby not sufficiently replied vnto is true All which matters the said complainant is readie to auerre and proue as this honorable court shall award And praieth as he before by his said bill hath praied A Bill for entring into and detaining copihold lands sold by the defendant to the plaintifes grandfather which descended to the plaintife being an infant the said entrie being made by reason that the copy and court rolle of the said bargaine came to the defendants hands HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your Lordship your daily Orator Sect. 117. F. H. of W. in the countie of Yorke gentleman that whereas about the xxiiii day of September in the third yeare of the raigne of the late King of famous memory Edward the sixt one Christopher Baxter late of F. in the said Countie husbandman was lawfully and rightfully seised in his demesne as of fee as a copiholder according to the custome of the Manor of the prebend of Laghton it the said Countie of and in one customarie messuage or tenement and one oxgange of land with thappurtenances in F. aforesaid and in another messuage or tenement and thirtie acres and a halfe of land with thappurtenances in F. aforesaid and he being thereof so seised about the time aforesaid for a certaine great summe of money to him paid by F. H. of W. aforesaid grandfather of your said Orator did surrender according to the custome of the said Manor the said customarie tenements and premisses with thappurtenances into the hands of the then Lords of the said Manor to the vse of the said F. H. the grandfather his heires for euer by force whereof the said F. H. the grandfather was thereof admitted tenant accordingly and was of the same as a copiholder lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee by and according to the custome of the said Manor and the rents issues and profits thereof arising and growing did likewise lawfully take conuert to his owne vse vy the space of diuers yeares and afterwards the said F. H. the grandfather being thereof so seised of the said tenements and premisses died thereof so seised about the second yeare of the raigne of the Queenes most excellent Maiestie that now is By and after whose death the said tenements and premisses discended and came and of right ought to discend and come vnto your said Orator being then of very young and tender yeares viz. about the age of sixe yeares as next cosin next heire vnto the said F. H. the grandfather that is to say sonn of T. H. sonne heire of the said F. H. the grandfather but now so it is if it may please your good L. that after the death of the said F. H. the grandfather all the copies of Court rols of the said manor and the very Court rols themselâ—â—â— concerning the premisses did by casuall meanes come vnto the handes custody possession of the said C. B. one T. G. of T. in the said county husbandman or to the hands of one of them which they or the one of them haue cancelled defaced intending thereby vtterly to disinherite your said Orator of the same tenements premisses by colour therof shortly after the death of the said F. H. the grandfather yâ— said C. B. old wrongfully abate and enter into the said tenements and premisses And euer since his said wrongfull entre that is to say by the space of xxiiii yeares or thereabouts hath wrongfully occupied the premisses or the most part therof and receiued and taken and conuerted to his owne vse the rents issues and profits of the said tenements premisses and will not by any meanes permit or suffer your said Orator to enter meddle or haue to do therewith And notwhithstanding that your said Orator not onely by himselfe but also by his friends hath in gentle and quiet manner diuerse times come vnto the said C. T. gently requiring theÌ„ to deliuer vnto him your said orator yâ— said copies of court rols to make reasonable recompence satisfaction vnto him your said Orator for the rents issues profits of the said tenements premisses so as is aforesaid by the said C. wrongfully receiued according to your said Orator his good right title therunto yet that to do they either of them haue euer hitherto refused denied yet do refuse and denie to doe the same against all right equity and good conscience and to the disinherison of your said orator of in the premisses to his great losse hinderance if speedy remedy be not by your good Lordship in this honorable court speedily prouided to preuent the same In tender consideration wherof and for so much as your said Orator not knowing the certain number dates or contents of the said copies and Court rols nor wherein they or any of them be conteined in bagge bore or chest locked sealed or open is therefore without all remedy by the due course of the common lawes of this Realme to recouer the same and for lacke thereof your said Orator is very like to lose the said tenements and premisses and for that also that the contents of the said bargaine and surrender of the said tenements and premisses so as is aforesaid made betweene the said F. H. grandfather and the said C. B. cannot now otherwise be proued then by answere of the said C. B. and T. B. made vpon their Dathes in this honorable Court all such persons as were witnesses of the same bargaine being now either dead or else vtterly vnknowen vnto your said Orator being so young as it is aforesaid at the time of the making of the same May it please your honorable Lordship to grant vnto your said Orator the Queenes Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena to be directed vnto the said C. and T. straightly commaunding them and either of them
exception therein of the saide lease if the said lease of the said third part before the making of the saide Indenture of bargaine and conueyance had not beene so deliuered of credit and of trust frustrated or granted ouer to the said W. M. or some other by the consent and agreement of the said I. C. and F. S. for their benefit for the auoiding of new charges growing betwene the making of the said lease the said bargaine And albeit aswell the other two parts of the said lands as all other lands tenements with thappurtenances bargained sold by the said Indenture were be clearly discharged of al incumbrances according to the true meaning of the said Indenture it may therefore please your good Lordship the premises coÌ„sidered to grant vnto the said Earle the Queenes Maiesties most gracious writ of Subpena to be directed vnto the said I. C. M. S. E. L. M. and E. his wife C. D. W. M. I. T. M. commaunding them and euery of them at a certaine day and place and vnder a certaine paine therein to be limitted to be and personally to appeare before your good Lordship in the Queenes Maiesties high Court of Chancery then and there to answere vnto the premisses and to abide such further order and direction therein as to your honour shall seeme to stand with right equitie and good conscience And the said Earle c. A Bill for the defendant by meanes of enâ—ermariage with the wife and executrix of one who by casuall meanes got the possession of one deede of demise indented made vnto the plaintife detaineth the said demise and by colour thereof doth occupie the tenements demised and taketh the profits to his owne vse IN most humble wise complaining sheweth vnto your good Lo. your Sect ' 121. daily Orator I. M. of B. in the County of N. That whereas one T. C. of D. within the County of Y. did by his deed Indented of demise about the fiueteenth yeare of the Raigne of our Soueraigne Ladie the Queenes Maiestie that nowis demise and grant to your said Orator ten acres of land fiue acres of meadow and fiue acres of pasture with thapppurtenances lying and being in B. aforesaid To haue and to hold to your said Orator and his assignes for the terme of xxi yeares from and after a certaine day therein expressed if the said T. C. should so long liue for the yearely rent of xx shillings payable at the feast of P. and Saint M. the Bishop in winter by euen portions But now so it is if it may please your good Lordship that the said Indenture the certaine dates or contentes whereof your saide Lordshippes Orator knoweth not before the day when the said lease should begin and take effect did by casuall meanes come to the hands custodie and possession of one I. W. who made his last Will and Testament and therein appointed one E. then his wife his sole executrix and died by and after whose death the said Indenture came into his hands and custodie of the said E. since which time the said E. did marie and tooke to husband one R. I. of B. by reason of which intermariage the said Indenture is now come to and remaineth in the hands custodie and possession of the said R. I. and E. his wife or of the one of them who by reason of hauing of the said Indenture without any iust title or interest therein haue entred into the said premisses with thappurtenances and will not in any wise quietly permit and suffer your Lordships said Orator to haue and inioy his said terme of and in the premisses according to his lawfull right and interest therein but contrarie to all equitie and good conscience haue euer sithence taken and conuerted and as yet doe daily take and conuert the issues to their own proper vse and behoofe and will neither deliuer vnto your Lordships said Orator the said Indenture nor permit and suffer him to haue and peaceably enioy the said premisses as aforesaid or any part thereof although your said Orator hath at diuers sundrie times required them so to doe In consideration whereof and for as much as your Lordships said Orator is without all helpe and remedie at the common law for that he knoweth not nor remembreth the dates or contents or any other certainty of the said Indenture May it please your good Lordship to grant her Maiesties gracious writ of Subpena to be directed to the said R. I. and E. his wife and to either of them commaunding them and eyther of them thereby personally to appeare before your honor in her Maiesties high Court of Chancery at W. at a certaine day and vnder a certaine paine by your honor therein to be limited there c. A Bill against an Infant for bourding and apparrell deliuered to him by the plaintife and for not performing of a lease IN most humble wise complaining sheweth vnto your Honorable Sect. 122. Lordship your daily Orator T. T. of B. in the Countie of D. husbandman That whereas about foure yeares now last past one G. B. of B. aforesaid yeoman being seised in his demesne as of â—ee of and in diuerse landes tenements and hereditaments with their appurtenances in B. aforesaid holden in Socage of I. S. as of the Manor of D. which said tenements and premisses the said G. B. had by discent by and after the death of B. his late father and the said G. B. being thereof so seised and being of the age of xx yeares or thereabuuts and vnder the age of xxi yeares about the xxv day of Iuly which was in the thirtie yeare of the Raigne of the Queenes most excellent Maiesty that now is by means counsaile procurement and perswasion of diuers euill disposed persons that is to say one A. E. I. M. W. M. T. C. H. M. N. H. W. H. and D. D. intending by their vngodly compact practise to make a pray of the simplicity of your said Orator being an ignorant vnlearned man the said G. B. came vnto your said Orator pretending that he did then beare great good will and fauour to your said Orator and therefore entreated your said Orator that he might boord remaine with your said Orator in his house at B. aforesaid and not onley haue meat drinke lodging but also such apparrell rayment as your said Orator should thinke meet conuenient for his degree calling at the costs charges of your said Orator promising faithfully and fully to satisfie your said Orator for all such charges expences as he by reason of the premisses should in any wise sustaine Wherefore your said Orator giuing credit vnto the said G. B. in the premisses thinking that that he had faithfully promised he would fully and effectually haue performed did then fully consent and agree to and with the said G. B. to find him meat drinke lodging apparrell as is aforesaid for the consideration promised
occupieth by the lease for yeres yet continuing of the said defendant And the said defendant also saieth that he is sued for the rent reserued vpon his lease by the said G. H. named in the said bill of coÌ„plaint in the kings Bench in an action of debt brought by him against the saide defendant And therefore the said defendant much marueileth of this suit of the saide complaynant brought in this honorable court against the said defendant touching the said premisses By which suit of the said complaynant the said defendant is wrongfully sued and vexed without any iust cause of suit without that that there is any such extent made of the said three parcels of land called c. or that after the same extent there was any such bargaine sale made by the said Shirife named in yâ— said bill of complaint of the said terme lease of yeres of the said premisses vnto the said G. H. Or that the said G. H. bargained or sold the said premisses vnto the said complaynant or that the said complaynant ought to haue and inioy the said premisses to the knowledge of this defendant And without that there is any other matter or thing c. All which matters c. â—ill for a title of land intailed IN most humble 〈◊〉 sheweth and complayneth vnto your good Sect ' 135. Lordship your daily Orator R. R. husbandman That where one W. late of S. in the county of W. husbandman grandfather of your said Orator was lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee by due course of inheritance vnto him lawfully discended from his auncestors and other lawfull conueyances in the law of and in one messuage c. CC. acres of land meadow wood and pasture with their appurtenances in S. aforesaid And the said W. R. so being of the premisses seised about ten yeres now past It was condiscended granted agreed betweene the said W. R. and one I. E. late of H. in the said countie deceased that A. B. then sonne and heire apparant of the said W. R. before a certaine day should marry and take to his wife one A. E. daughter of the said I. E. and that the said W. R. in consideration thereof and for that the said A. should be greatly aduanced and preferred in goods and substance by the mariage of the said A. would immediatly after the said mariage had and solemnized conuey and make vnto the said A. and A. a good sufficient and lawfull estate in the Law of and in the said mesuage lands tenements and other the premisses To haue and to hold vnto the said A. and A. and to their heires males of their bodies lawfully begotten And afterward the said A. according to the said agreement did marrie and take to his wife the said A. E. immediatly after which mariage had and solempnized the said W. K. according to his said promise and agreement did lawfully enfeoffe of and in the said mesuage lands tenements and other the premisses the said A. R. and A. then his wife To haue and to hold vnto the same A. and A. and to their heires males of their bodies lawfully begotten by force whereof the said A. and A. were seised of and in the premisses in their demeanes as of fee taile speciall and they so being thereof seised the said A. and A. had issue male betweene them lawfully begotten one I. R. and your said Orator and one W. R. and the said W. R. the elder died by and after whose death the reuersion in fee simple of the premisses discended vnto the said A. as sonne and heire vnto him And afterward the said A. and Agnes dyed after whose death the said messuage lands tenements and other the premisses discended and came and of right ought to discend and come vnto the said I. R. as sonne and heire male of the bodie of the said A. and A. lawfully begotten by force whereof the said I. R. entred into the said messuage lands tenements and other the premisses and was thereof seised in his demesne as of fee taile And he so being thereof seised the said I. R. about foure yeres now past of the said messuage and other the premisses dyed seised without issue male of his bodie lawfully begotten by force whereof the said messuage and other the premisses discended and came and of right ought to discend and come vnto your said poore Orator as brother and heire male to the said I. R. by the vertue of the gift aforesaid So it is my singuler good Lord that aswell the deede of intaile made of and for the premisses by the said W. R. the grandfather vnto the said A. R. and A. and to the heires males of their bodies lawfully begotten as is aforesaid as diuers other charters euidences and deedes writings and muniments concerning the premisses prouing the said interest and title of your said Orator in and to the premisses been disceiptfully comen to the hands and possession of I. W. and C. his wife late wife of the said I. R. G. W. gentleman and T. S. the elder and remaine there as they haue conueyed and put them and by colour of hauing the said euidences deedes writings and mumments in their hands and possession the same I. W. and E. haue now of late wrongfully entred into the said messuage and other the premisses And the possession thereof do so yet wrongfully deteine keepe from your said Orator and also the rents issues and profites thereof haue wrongfully receiued perceiueâ— and taken to their owne vse by the space of fower yeres past and so yet do contrary to all right and good conscience And albeit that your sayd Orator hath often and sundry times required and instantly desired the said I. W. and E. G. W. and T. S. aswell to deliuer vnto your said Orator the said euidences deedes writings and muniments concerning the premisses as also to auoid the possession of the premisses and peaceably and quietly to permit and suffer your said Orator and his assignes to haue and inioy the same and to receiue and take the rents and profits thereof to his owne vse according to his said interest and title therein which to do they at all times haue refused and denied and yet do contrarie to all right and good conscience And for asmuch as your said Orator knoweth not the certaine number contents ne other certainties of the said euidences deedes writings and muniments nor wherein they be conteined And also for that the said I. W. E. G. W. and T. S. be of so great substance riches and also greatly frinded and borne in the said Countie of W. And your said Orator being but a poore man and hauing but few friends in the said Countie the same your said Orator is and shall be therefore without remedy concerning the premisses by due course and order of the common Law and otherwise vnlesse your good Lordships ayde and fauour be vnto him shewed in this behalfe In consideration whereof
secret estates to diuers vnknowne persons to defraude the plaintife of his apt remedie by the common lawe and so prayeth proces against the defendant To the Right Honorable Sir T. E. Knight Lord Keeper of the great Seale of England IN most humble wise complayning sheweth vnto your good Lordship Sect. 145. your dayly Orator I. B. labourer That whereas R. G. Widowe was lawfully seazed in her demesne as of fee of and in three messes twentie acres of land meadow leasowe and pasture with the appurtenances set lying and being in M. in the Countie of B. And the said R. G. being so seazed of all the premisses did of the same about fortie yeares last past enfeoffe certaine persons To haue and hould to them and their heires to the vse and performance of the last will and testament of the saide R. G. and by the same her will deuised all the premisses or the vse thereof to her sonne W. B. and to the heires of his body lawfully begotten with diuers remainders ouer and dyed by and after whose death the said W. B. into the premisses entred and was thereof lawfully seazed in his demeasne as of fee tayle generall by force of the gift aforesaid And the said W. B. so being seazed of the premisses died of such an estate thereof seased by an after whose death the same premisses did discend and come to your said Orator as sonne and heire of the body of the said W. B. by force of the deuise aforesaide by reason whereof your saide Orator in the premisses entred and was thereof seazed in his demesne as of fee by force of the saide gift in taking the issues and profits accordingly vntill of late that is to say about foure yeares last past that as well the saide deede of feoffment and last will and testament aforesaide as also diuers other euidences charters escripts and miniments concerning the premisses are by casuall meanes come to the handes custodie and possession of one R. W. of S. aforesayde in the sayde Countie yeoman who by cullour of hauing of them hath not onely entred into the premisses and thereof expulsed your sayde Orator but also hath contriued diuers secret estates to diuers and sundry persons to your Orator vnknowne in purpose to defraude and delay your sayde Orator to his apt action and remedie by the course of the common lawes of this realme for recouerye of the prâ—misses to your Orators vtter vndoing and disinheritance for euer And for as much as your sayde Orator knoweth not the certayne number nor the dates and contents of the sayde Euidences Charters Escripts or Miniments nor yet wherein the same be contayned whether in bagge or boxe sealed or vnsealed or in chest locked or vnlocked by reason whereof your sayde Orator is clearely without all remedye for the recouerie thereof by the ordinarie course of the common lawes of this Realme In tender consideration whereof may it please your good Lordship the premisses considered to graunt vnto your sayde Orator the Queenes Maiesties most gracious writ of Subpena to be directed vnto the sayde R. W. commaunding 〈◊〉 thereby persoâ—â—lly to appeare before your good Lordship in the Queenes Maiesties high court of Chauncerpe at a short day and â—â—der a certayne payne therein to be limited then and there to answere to the 〈◊〉 and to abide such order and direction therein as to 〈◊〉 and iustice shall appertayne And your said poore Orator shall dayly pray as â—e is bounden for the health and long life of your good Lordship with all increase of honour to Gods will and good pleasure A bill against two for the deliuerie of heâ—reloomes or principalls to the plaintife being sonne and heire according to the custome of the Countie Pallantine of Chester To the Right Honorable Sir Nicholas Bacon Knight Lord Keeper of the great seale of England COmplayning sheweth vnto your good Lordship your dayly Orator Sect. 14â— I. S. of Lincolnes Iâ—â—â— Geâ—â— sonne and heire of I. S. of D. within the Countie of â— That where as the sayde I. S. was in his life time lawfully possessed of and in diuers goods and Chattels as of his owne proper goods that is to say Plate Iewels houshold stuffe beasts cattaile horses and other manner of goods amounting to the value of fiue hundred pound or neere thereabouts and so being thereof possessed made his testament and last will ordeyning thereof Elizabeth then his Wife and nowe Wife to B. P. his sole executrix and shortly after dyed possessed of the premisses as aforesayde within the said Countie of C. Immediatly after whose death the said E. did take vpon her the administration of the said goods and other the premisses accordingly by vertue whereof she was thereof possessed accordingly But so it is and please your Honor that the custome of all the countrie within the said Countie of C. is and time out of minde of man to the contrarie hath beene that if any person or persons being possessed of goods and cattels as of his owne proper goods and cattels and dye thereof possessed that the next heire to him that so dyeth possessed shall haue the best and principall thing of euerie sort and kinde of the said goods and cattels for and in the name of the principals and heire Lomes by force vertue whereof your Orator being the sonne and heire of the said I. S. was after the death of the saide I. S. iustlie entituled to a great part of the said goods and cattels amounting at the least in value to 200. pound or neere thereabouts by reason whereof and for that your said Orator was at the time of the death of his saide father vnder age of xxi yeares and yet is and in ward to the Queenes Maiestie and hauing the possession of so much of all the said goods and cattels as to your said Orator did appertayne and of right belong by vertue of the custome aforesaid being verie neere to the value of two hundred pound by deliuerie of the saide E. in her Widowhood immediatly after the death of the saide I. S. your saide Orator did incontinently thereupon deliuer the same to the said E. to be safely by her kept to your saide Orators vse and to be in like maner safely redeliuered to your saide Orator at such time or times as by your saide Orator or his assignes she should be thereunto required sithence which said redeliuerie made by your said Orator to the said E. as aforesaid the said E. hath taken to husband one B. P. Genâ— by reason whereof all the said goods cattels and other the premisses were and did come after the said entermariage into the hands and possession of the same B. P. which said E. sithens the said deliuerie made by your said Orator vnto her as aforesaide before the day of entermariage hath vtterly refused to make any redeliuerie of the said goods and cattels so by your said Orator to her deliuered as aforesaid or yet to make
in the premisses in the saide Bill mencioned as in the saide Bill of complaint is also vntrulie alledged And the saide Thomas Aynsworth for himselfe saith that he hath and doth exercise the Office of Baylife of the manor of S. in the said BIll mencioned vnder and by the apointment of T. B. Esquier in the said Bill mencioned whome this defendant supposeth to be seazed thereof of some estate of inheritance and hath in his hands certaine rentalls of the same mannor which Rentalls this defendant thinketh he ought to dutie to keepe and vse to the benefit and seruice of the saide Tho. B. and to employ the same according to his direction and not otherwise And further this defendant saith that this defendant is Farmor of parcell of the demesnes of the mannor of S. aforesaid which he holdeth for diuers yeares yet to come yeelding and paying therefore yearely 14. l 8. sÌ„ 4. d of lawfull money of England And also holdeth by coppie of Court rowle at the will of the Lord of the saide mannor of Swanton Morley according to the custome of the said mannor diuers lands and tenements within the precincts of the said mannor and yeelding yearely for the same 40. sÌ„ or thereabouts which rents this defendant thinketh are not payable to the plaintife for that the rents reserued vpon Leases made of any parcell of the extended premisses before the knowledging of the saide statute are not expressely extended nor deliuered to the said complainant in execucion But the saide complainant hauing extended and receiued the premisses into execucion as demeane in possession is to stay and expect till he may haue and enioy the same according to his extent and to the liuerey thereof made vnto him And further this defendant saith that the said mannor of Swanton Morley is and at the time of the awarding of execucion was as this defendant thinketh the inheritance of the saide Th. B. which he then had by purchase from the saide Lord Mo. since the knowledging of the said recognizance And in asmuch as the saide Lord Mo. at the time of the knowledging of the said Recognizance had and was seazed in Fee simple Fee taile or for terme of life as this defendant is crediblie enformed and partly apeareth by the Schedule of the liuerie of the saide Lord Mo. of and in the mannors of H. in the Countie of Essex of the yearely value of 100. l or there abouts and of and in the mannors of F. and Todenhoberie in the Countie of Hertford of the yearely value of fortie pound or thereabouts and of a certaine yearely rent of thirtie pound or thereabouts going out of the mannor of Shobington in the Countie of Buckingham and of diuers other mannors lands tenements and hereditameÌ„ts in diuers other Counties of England which ought to be contributorie to the payment of the saide twelue hundred pound and therefore the same is vndulie and contrarie to lawe charged vpoÌ„ the said mannor of Swanton cum Worthinge which the said Th. B. houldeth as a Feoffee for which cause the sayde T. B. as this defendant supposeth hath pursued his Sciri facias against the saide complainant in this honorable Court for the discharge of the said mannor of Swanton cum Worthinge from the saide due execucion and from the recouerie of the issues and profits comming and growing of the same mannor from the time of the said execucion For which cause this defendant humblie prayeth this honorable Court that the saide complainant may be referred to the Common Lawe to bring his Accion against this defendant for the recouerie of the saide rents due vpon such Leases and Coppie holds as this defendant houldeth of the said mannor of Swanton cum Worthinge wherein the validitie of the sayde Eâ—tent may be tryed so as this defendant may know to whom he may pay his saide rents without danger or further trouble And his defendant is readie to stand to such order as this honorable Court shall award concerning the shewing vnto the said complainant of his estate and terme which he hath of and in any part of the said mannor of Swanton cum Worthinge or holdeth of the same and other circumstances thereof without that this defend is Farmer or Customarie or free tenant of any other part or parcell of the said mannors or other the premisses in the said Bill mentioned or hath in his hands any Courtrowles Rentalls or Leases coÌ„cerning the premisses in the said bill mentioned other then as in this aunswere before is mentioned as in the said bill of complaint is vntruly alledged And without that that this defend hath vnlawfully confederated with any the persons in the said Bill mentioned to defeate the said compl of his lawfull execucion and estate in the premisses in the said BIll mentioned as in the said Bill is falsely surmised And the said Henry S. Iohn for himselfe sayth that he hath and doth exercise the office of Baylife of the mannors of Hockering c. in the saide bill mentioned whereof this defendant supposeth Th. Lo. Esquier to be seazed of some estate of inheritance and hath in his hands certaine Rentalls of the said mannors which Rentalls this defendant thinketh he ought in dutie to keepe and vse to the benefit and seruice of the said maister Louell and to employ the same according to his direction not otherwise And further this defendant saith the he this defendant is Farmer of certaine demesnes of the said mannor of Hockering whereof he holdeth some part for yeares some for life by Lease made by the said Lord Mo. whose estate the said maister Lo. now hath of and in the same yeelding paying therefore yearely 30. l or thereabouts which rent this defendant thinketh is not payable to the said complaynant for that the rents reserued vpon Leases made of any parcell of the extended premisses before the knowledging of the saide statute are not expressely extended nor deliuered to the said complaynant in execution But the said complainant hauing extended receiued the premisses into execution as demesne in possession is to stay and expect till he may haue and enioy the same according to his extent and the liuerey thereof made vnto him And further this defend saith that the said mannors of Hockering Northtuddenham are and at the time of the awarding of the saide execution were as this defendant thinketh thenheritance of T. Lo. which he then had by purchase from the said L. Mo. since the knowledging of the said Recognizance And in asmuch as the said Lo. Mo. at the time of the said Recognizance had was seised in fee simple fee taile or for terme of life as this defend is credibly enformed and partly apeareth by the Schedule of the liuerey of the said Lord Mo. of and in the mannors of Halingburie Morley and Salcot Verley in the Countie of Essex of the yearely value of 100. l or thereabouts and of and in the mannors of Furnex and Tuddenhoberie
Lordship Sect. 172. your Suppliants I. W. and the Lady Iane his Wife daughter and heire to the Lady Iane P. deceased That whereas the said Lady Iane P. in her life time was lawfully seased in her demesne as of fee of and in one mesuage or house with a gardeine thereunto belonging set lying and being in B. in the Countie of D. and of and in 12. acres of errable land medow and pasture with their appurtenances thereunto belonging in B. aforesaid and so being of such an estate thereof seised about foure yeares past died thereof seised After and by whose death the premisses discended and came as of right they ought to discend and come vnto your sayde Oratrix as daughter and heire of the saide Lady Ia. P. her mother So it is if it may please your good Lordship that diuers Deeds Euidences Charters Miniments and writings concerning onlie the premisses and of right belonging to your said Oratrix as in the right of the said Lady Iâ— P. by casuall meanes are come to the hands possession and custodie of I. C. Gentleman and E. his Wife who by cullor of hauing the sayde Euidences and writings haue entred into the premisses and by cullour thereof haue contriued conueyed and made to themselues diuers secret estates of the premisses and thereby do likewise detaine and keepe the possession of the same premisses from your said Orators albeit they haue beene diuers and sundrie times thereunto by your suppliants required for the deliuerie of the same yet that to do they haue alwayes hitherunto denyed and yet to denye to the manifest disinheriting of the saide A. and the great wrong and losse of both your saide Orators for that your saide Orators do not knowe the certeine number or certaine dates of the deedes and conueyances nor whether they be contayned in bagge or boxe sealed or chest locked whereby they be for the recouerie of the same premisses cleane without remedie by the strict course of the common lawes of this Realme In consideration whereof the premisses by your good Lordship tenderly considered it may please your good Lordship to graunt vnto your said Orators the Qu. Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena to be directed to the said I. C. and E. his wife commaunding them and eyther of them thereby personallie to appeare before your good Lordship in the Queenes Maiesties high Court of Chauncerie at a certaine day and vnder a certaine paine therein by your good Lordship to be limitted and appointed then and there to answere to the premisses and further to stand to and abide such finall order and direction therein as to you Ho. good Lo. with right and equitie shall seeme most meete and conuenient And your said Orators shall pray for c. A bill by the leassee for yeares of the Scite of a Manâ—or c. contayning the detayning of the plaintifes lease of the premisses the breaking of the seales thereof and that the defendandts by a practise amongst them to the intent to impouerish the plaintife and vniustlie to get from him the premisses haue brought an Assise in the towne of Salop against him for the same in which suit there is a partial Iurie returned by the Bayliffes of the said towne And one other suit comenced against him for part of the premisses by one of the defendaÌ„ts before the Counsell in the marches of Wales and therefore prayeth an Iniunction for stay of the said suits and also a Subpena against the defendants to appeare and aunswere the bill To the Right Ho. Sir Nicholas Bacon Knight Lord Keeper of the great seale of England IN most humble wise complayning sheweth vnto your Ho. good Lo. Sect. 174. your poore dayly Orator H. D. of A. in yâ— Countie of Salop GentÌ„ That whereas one Io. late Duke of Northumberland in his life time amongst diuers other lands tenements hereditaments was lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee of in the manor of A. lying being within the said County of S. and so being thereof seised by his deede indented about the 27. yeare of the Raigne of the late King of famous memorie King Henry the 8. by the name of Sir Io. D. Knight did demise graunt set and to farnie let vnto P. C. the Scite of the Manor of A. aforesaid together with the mansion or hall place of the same And all and singular lands meadowes leasowes pastures feedings woods waters and commons with all other commodities duties seruices and customes to the said Scyte of the said Mannor belonging or in any wise appertayning To haue and to hould the aforesaid Scyte of the saide Mannor and all other the premisses and all and singuler the appurtenaunces to the said P. C. his executors and assignes from the feast of Saint Michaell the Archangell then next comming after the date of the aforesaide Indentures vnto the end and tearme of threescore yeares then next ensuing and fullie to be compleated and ended yeelding and paying therefore yearely vnto the saide Sir Iohn Dudley his heires and assignes foure pound sterling at the feast of the Annunciation of our Lady and Saint Michaell the Archangell by euen portions with diuers other couenaunts graunts and agreaments contayned and specified in the saide Indentures as by the same more at large it doth and may appeare By force whereof the said P. C. into the premisses entered and was possessed accordinglie The state and interest of which saide P. C. to and in the premisses and euery part and parcell thereof your poore Orator by iust and lawfull conueyance and assurance in lawe of long time hath had and now hath and the same hath quietlie and continuallie possessed and enioyed for and by the space of fourteene yeares nowe last passed by force of the sayd Lease made to the sayde P. C. by the aforesayde Duke without lette or interruption of anye person or persons vntill now of late that the aforesayde Lease is casuallie come to the hands possession of Ed. Le. of P. in the County of S. Esquier which persons malitiously intending your poore Orators impouerishment and vtter vndoing haue not only wilfully broken in pieces and disseuered from the said Lease the seales of Armes of the saide late Duke annexed by him to the aforesaid lease and otherwise defaced the same to the intent your said Orator although he should recouer against them by due order and course of the lawes of this Realme the aforesaid lease yet he might be the lesse able to prooue the saide Lease to be made by the aforesaid Duke for that they well perceiue the time now so farre spent that very fewe or none of the witnesses that were present at thensealing and deliuerie of the said Lease be now liuing as they suppose But also they haue further conspired and agreed amongst themselues together with one R. W. of A. in the Countie of Salop and R. S. of the towne of Salop and Countie aforesaid That he the said R.
in 3. partes deuided of 8. acres of land c. 35 Of a personage impropriate 36 Of a mannor of rent and free foldage for sheepe 37 A writte of Couenant of diuers seuerall things 37 A writ of couenant of Tithes 38 A writ oâ— couenant of the Scite of a Monastery 39 A writ of couenant of diuers things 40 A writ of couenant of Dismes and Tithes 41 A writ of couenant of a personage c. 42 A Releas by fine of one to two 43 A fine vpon cognizaunce de droit by the husband and wife to two 44 by Baron and feme and an other 45 Of a parcell in reuersion by a copercener 46. Of a mannor to an Archbushop and an other 47 A concord from 2. to 1. with special warrantie 48 Vpon cognizaÌ„ce of right as that c. with releas and warrantie by c. 49 A concord of many things together sur cognizance de droit come ceo c. 50 A fine of a rent 51 Of the third part of a rent 52 A praecipe with an exceptioÌ„ of some parcels 53 A writ of couenant brought by 3. against 3 of a mannor c. 54 A concord with a â—ender for life the remÌ„ to the 1. 2. c. sons of the cognisor 55 A fine of homage rent and seruices 56 Of a mannor knights fees seruices 57 An old fine in fraÌ„â—kalmoâ—gne before Iustices in Eâ—re 58 A fine of lands in the countie Palantine of Lancaster 59 A lease for yeares reseruing a rent by graunt 60 A lease for yeares rendring rent with a render and a distresse 61 A lease for yeeres sauing the reuercion 62 A lease by tenant for life for 21. yeares if she liue so long 63 A lease for 21. yeeres c reseruing a rent the cognisees grauÌ„t back the samâ— reuersion and rent 64 A fine of a remÌ„ for yeeres reseruing rent c. 65 A lease in reuercion paying a rent 66 A lease to diuers for yeeres if the parties liue so long reseruing a rent and c. 67 A lease reseruing rent with a nomine penae and a distrâ—sse 68 A fine with graunt and render for life without impeachment of wast and for c. 69 A render for life with diuers remainders ouer 70 A lease for life with remÌ„ ouer 71 A fine of landes bought by the husband which are regraunted by him to the Cognizors for his wifes life 72 A concord of diuers tenements rents Rectory and aduowson with the moity of a mill 73 A Fine of a fourth part to two 74 Of landes parte in posâ—ession and parte in Reuercion of a third part for c. 75 Graunt and render of a reuercion of a moytie 76 A render to the Cognisor for one weeke remainder to a straunger for life remainder to his wife for life vpon condicion with diuers remainders ouer 77 A fine of two reuersions 78 To the cognisee and his wife in speciall tayle with warrantie in tayle 79 A grant with a reÌ„der back againe for life with remainder in tayle diuiding the landes 80 A Fine to entayle lands to the heires of one deceased 81 A graunt to the Cognizee ' for lyfe of the tenant for lyfe with waâ—â— antie a render to the Cognisor for his wiues life to conuey her title to her husbaÌ„d 82 A Fine of a moytie of diuers thinges in possession and of a reuercion in fee. 83 A graunt of lands to two who render to the Conusor in taile the remainder to the Queene and her Successors 84 A graunt of landes in tayle to be holden of the grauntor in Socage 85 A graunt of landes in tayle to be holden of the grauntor by suite of Court and vâ— s. rent 86 A Fine sur releas of knights seruice â—astle garde and murage vpon a writ of customes and seruices 87 Of a mannor in possession and other laÌ„ds in reuereion 88 Of lands part in possession and part in reuercion with a render againe to the conusor and there heires 89 For a reuercion of a rent 90 A concorde of a reuercion for a rent 91 Of rent seruice 92 The husbande and wife sell the wiues iointure absolutely to him in reuercion 93 Tenant for lyfe maketh a lease reseruing a rent during her life 24 A Fine of a Reuercion 95 A Fine of a rent graunted for life with a clause of distresse for the same 96 Of seuerall rents graunted out of a mannor 97 Of a rent with a nomine penae 98 A Fine in fee farme yeelding a rent with a distresse 99 A Fine in fee farme rendring rent suit of court herriot after decease recease and alâ—enacion 100 A Fine in fee farme rendring a rent with a nomine penae 101 By the husband and wife to the husband and wife with render 102 A writte of Couenant for the Queene 103 ✿ A Fine of diuers things with warrantie against all men 104 ✿ A Fine with generall warrantie with a regraunt and render of the premisses by the conusees to the conusors 105 ✿ A Fine with generall warrantie from the conusors of two partes in 3. partes deuided of dâ—uers seueral parcels 106 ✿ A Fine with generall waâ—rantie with graunt and render by the conusees to one of the conusors of parcell of the premiss with diuers remÌ„ ouer of other parcels reseruing a reÌ„t with a clause of distresâ—e for non payment 107 ✿ A fine with warrantie with graunt and render of all mines of coales with libertie to digge 108 ✿ Of the 3. part of seueral things with generall warrantie for life rendring rent with a clause of distres with a grant render of the reuercion in fee. 109 ✿ Of a maÌ„nor with a regrant of xij li. out of the same mannor and afterwards of the whole mannor in fee. 110 ✿ Of diuers things with warraÌ„tie against the conusor and his wife and the heirs of the husband 111 ✿ A Fine with two seuerall warranties 112 ✿ A Fine of diuers thinges with generall warrantie 113 ✿ With generall warrantie in generall taile and for default of heire male to diuers others of the name and kindred of the conusor 114 ✿ A Fine knowledged before the Iustices of Chester of diuers things with warrantie 115 ✿ By an Earle his wife of diuers things 116 ✿ With graunt and render to the wife of one of the conusors for yeeres reÌ„dring rent with a clause of distres with a grâ—t afterwards of the reuercion in fee. 117 ✿ By 2. to 1. with generall warrantie 118 ✿ Of diuers thinges with seuerall warrÌ„ 119 ✿ A Fine to 2. of diuers things with warrÌ„ 120 ✿ By 2. husbands and their wiues with seuerall warrÌ„ 121 ✿ By the husband and the wife of diuers things with warrantie 122 ✿ Of a rent issuing out of diuers mannors 123 ✿ A fine with grant and render for yeâ—res to beginne at a time to come reseruing a rent with a graunt of the reuercion to c. 124 ✿ A Fine of