husbandman artificer laborer or any Ecclesiasticall person as Archbishop Bishop Archdeacon Deane Parson Vicar Clerke c. Or any Corporation or bodie ciuill politique or corporate hauing couent or common seale as Baylife and Burgesses Maior and Comminaltie or any other fraternitie or brotherhood 11. H. 4. 44. 12. H. 4. 20. 14. H. 4. 21. 7. H. 6. 27. And albeit it be not necessarie alwayes in fines to giue the parties their proper additions of place dignitie estate degree misterie or occupation Yet if there be two or more in one parishe of one name and surname it seemeth requisite for distinction sake to giue them some additions c. as I. S. senior or iunior c. As if a man haue two sonnes of one name or the father and his sonne be of one name the father shall not carie the addition of senior but the sonne of iunior and not the elder brother but the yonger 37. H. 6. 29. 47. E. 3. 16. What persons may be Cognizees in fines and secondly by what names they must be named ALl such persons as may be grauntees or take contracts may bee Sect. 15. cognizees as persons of full age Infants femes couert madde men lunatique ideots men imprisoned men without the Realme And all Corporations and ciuill bodies men attainted of felonie or treason men outlawed in personall actions bastards clerkes conuict villeines aliens c. And if a fine be leuied to a feme couert she needeth not to bee examined because she taketh by the fine And if she had any better estate before the fine the fine shall not conclude her to claime it 3. H. 6. 42. 41. E. 3. 7. 50. E. 3. 9. 24. E. 3. 62. Neither shall an Infant being cognizee 〈◊〉 24. E. 3. 62. because the fine is for his benefite Tenant 〈◊〉 may be cognizee in a fine by which the cognizee doth confesse all his fight which he hath in the lands to be the right of the tenant for life and release and quite claime to him and his heires and not commit any forfeiture for thereby his former estate is not changed and it may inure to him in reuersion or remainder 1. H. 7. fol. 5. And an Abbot Deane and Chapter Maior and Cominaltie such like CorporatioÌ„s may be cognizees in fines But before the ingrossing of the fine to such Corporation a writ ought to be directed to the Iustices of the common place quod permittant finem illum leuari 5. H. 7. 25. 19. H. 6. 25. A Prior may be cognizee 22. E. 4. 15. E. 4. 22. But persons ciuilly dead as Monkes Channons and Friers can not be cognizees because they be vnder the rule of others and want ciuill capacitie 5. H. 7. 25. 19. H. 6. 25. By what names 2 Cognizees in fines must be named by their right proper names surnames for a fine being leuied to A. and Sibell his wife where her Christian name was Isabell was holden void 1. Ass pla 1. See the Section how the Cognizors are to be named and that will satisfie you for the naming of Cognizees Before what persons Fines may be knowledged HAuing thus perused the capacities estates names of cognizors Sect. 16. and cognizees it is time to inquire of the Iudges before whom this businesse may be handled Touching which it is to be noted that of these some are Iudges only at the time of the cognizances certificat thereof And others at the time of the Concord And Iudges of the cognizances are such persons as haue power to take such cognizance eyther by vertue of their offices or by some commission generall or speciall graunted vnto them by her Maiestie out of the high court of Chauncery All or two of the Iustices of the Common place may in open court take knowledge of fines and record them by vertue of their offices 15. E. 2. cap. And the chiefe Iustice of the Common place by the priuiledge and prerogatiue of his place and office may take cognisance of fines in any place out of the court and certifie the same without writ of Dedimus potestatem Dyer fol. 224. pla 31. And it seemeth by the Statute 15. E. 2. that if the parties be not able to trauell two of the Iustices of the common Bench with the consent of the rest or one of them with a Knight may go vnto the parties and receiue and certifie their cognizances into the said Court without any Dedimus potestatem to enable them thereunto But this course is long sithence discontinued And it seemeth that â—â—stices of Assises by the generall wordes of their Patents may take and certifie cognizances of fines without any speciall Dedimus potestatem for the wordes be in effect as followeth that is to say Necnon ad recipiend ' omnes fines concordias recognitiones in circuitu suo coniunctim diuisim recognitÌ„ pro illa vice in circuituillo non obâ—lante aliquo actu statuto siue ordinatione in contrarium c. Yet such Iustices vse not now to certifie them without a speciall writ of Dedimus potestatem sued forth of the Chauncery directed vnto them and giuing them therby power to take and certifie such cognizances as they haue alreadie taken Dyer fol. 224. plac 51. 5. Eliz. â— H. 7. 9. And fines haue beene leuied before Iustices Errants Lib. Intrac ' titulo Scire fac ' in Ayde 2. Of a Dedimus potestatem de Fine leuando A Special commission for a fine is a writ of Dedimus potestatem directed Sect 17. to some persons to take the cognisances of the cognisours which is graunted out of the Chauncery when Cognisors of fines by reason of infirmitie or other reasonable cause cannot come to the Court there to make cognisance thereof This Dedimus potestatem must containe the substance of the writ of Couenant and recite that it is thereof depending betweene the parties bearing Teste after the writ of Couenant which writ of Dedimus potestatem ought to be directed to men of good credite conscience and exptert in the lawes who must certifie the same with the cognisances to the Iustices of the common Plees as shal be shewed hereafter And euery such Dedimus potestatem to a special commission must be signed by the Lord Chancelor or Lord Keeper and Lord chiefe Iustice of the common plees or by some of the Iustices of the circuit where the land lyeth But now many writs of Dedimus potestatem to take knowledge of fines bee directed to men of meane degree and small knowledge with whom sometimes for fashion sake in such commissions be ioined Lords Knights and other of good credite but be seldome vsed in the execution thereof By meanes wherof oftentimes this busines is vnduely effected and Recognisances of femes couert within age and of other weomen neuer duely examined and of Infantes as also of madde men Lunatiques Ideots and men imprisoned are sometimes certified which would neuer be suffered if such Cognisors were for
Fines may be leuied ANd touching the things whereof fines are leuiable we are first to Sect 25. consider the nature of the things themselues whether they will passe in fines or no And then of their names by which they may passe or not And howe they may bee in order placed in the writs Fines therefore may be leuied of all things inheritable being in Esse tempore finis aâ—d certainly expressed in the writs 18. E. 4. 22. as de messuagio tofto columbario gardino terra prato pastura bosco subbosco bruera mora iuncaria marisco alneto ruscaria redditu per Registrum fol. 2. a de Rectoria Ecclesiae parochialis de M. ac de decimis granorum garbarum foeni eidem Rectorie spectantÌ„ c. or cum omnibus decimis granorum garbarum foeni eidem Rectoriae spectantÌ„ Thel Lib. 8. cap. 9. Sect 2. de Rectoria 2. E. 3. de furlongo terre 4. H. 6. 14. de passagio vltra aquam de T. de pastura ad certos boues oâ—es alia aueria ac de communia pro omnibus animalibus vel pro omâ—â—modis auerijs vel de libera piscaria libera warrenna vel de Aduocatione Ecclesiae de D. vel de aliquo seruitio speciali vt de seruitio vnius feâ—di Militis vnius paris Calcarium deauratorum vel de seruitio inueniendi hominem equitem vel peditem ad eundem vel ad equitandum cum le Cognisee in exercitu Walliae vel Scotiae c. de Piscaria 13. E. 3. de officio 27. H. 8. fol. 12. de proficuis officij 12. E. 3. de Aduocatione Reg. fol. 165. de Corodio 18. H. 6. fol. 20. 4. E. 4. 6. de chiminio 2. E. 3. fol. 49. de proficuo molendini 18. E. 3. fo 56. de libero redditu in breui and in the concord Quod predictus A. recognÌ„ praedict ' redditum cum pertinenÌ„ simul cum homagio fidelitate B. C. haeredum suorum de totis tenÌ„tis quae c. 1. E. 3. fo 1. et 5. de frankfold ' 1. E. â— fo 1. de Nundinis Mercatu 1. E. 3. fol. 4. de franchisia 1. E. 3. fol. 4. de Minera plumbi cuiuscunque geneis metalli cum pertinenÌ„ c. Reg. fol. 165. de decimis garbarum ad Ecclesiam de N. qualiterâ—unqâ—e spectantÌ„ Reg. fol. 165. de Aduocatione tertiae partis Ecclesiae c. or detertia parte aduocationis Ecclesiae or de meditate aduocatiâ—â—is Ecclesiae or de aduocatione medietatis Ecclesiae 45. E. 3. 12. 33. H. 6. fol. 11. de Communia 4. E. 4. 6. de caruca terre de pastura ad cenâ—â—â—ues de homagio de feodo Militis Reg. fol. 166. 167. And a fine may be of a Rent charge which had no being before 21. E. 3. 44. Or of a chiefe rent or other rent in bâ—ing 18. E. 4. 22. Or of a Seigniory 48. E. 3. 23. Or of an acquitaile 50. E. 3. 23. Or of a Chauntrie 38. E. 3. 33. And of many other things may fines be leuied And as fines may be leuied of things in possession so may they be leuied of a Remainder or Reuersion 42. E. 3. 7. 44. E. 3. 45. And a Reuersion or a Remainder wil passe by the name of the lands 43. E. 3. 22. But where a fine is of a reuersion or a remainder it behoueth the cognisee Of a reuersion or remainder to sue a Quid iâ—ris clamat against the tenant When it is of rent a writ Quem redditum reddiâ— And where of a Seigniorie or seruices Per que seruitia to compell the tenant to attourne as shall be shewed hereafter Fines may be leuied of th inheritance or freehold of parsonages vicarages Of Ecclesiastical lands madâ— temporal porcions pensions tithes oblations or any other Ecclesiasticall profit made temporall and admitted to abide in temporall handes and lay vses by the lawes and statutes of this Realme of England 32. H. 8. cap. 7. And to conclude fines be leuyable of all things whereof a Precipe qd ' reddat lyeth as will appeare by the examples following And landes bought of diuers persons may passe in one fine and then Of diuersâ— purchaseâ— the writ of Couenant must be brought by all the vendees against all the vendors And euery vendor must warrant against him and his heires onely for it is absurd that one man should warrant the sale of an other without consideration And such ioint fines seeme reasonable especially where the seuerall purchases be of so smal value as the charges of a fine would exceed the value of some of them But fines may not be leuied of things incertaine as de tenemento Incerteinty Tenement 3. E. 4. 19. 11. H. 7. 25. 12. H 7. 6. 47. E. 3. Nor of lands giuen in taile by the king for it is void against the issue Taile by the King entaile and the king 32. H. 8. cap. 36. Br. Fines 121. Nor of lands restrained from being sold by act of Parliament 32. H. Restraint 8. cap. 36. Nor of lands of the husband or of his auÌ„cestors assured for Iointure Dower Ioiture Forfeiturâ— dower or in taile to any woman by meanes of her husbande or his auncestors for such fine worketh a present forfeiture of her estate if she graÌ„t a greater estate then for her life 11. H. 7. cap. 20. Plow fol. 459. Nor of lands seised into the kings hands before Liuery or Ouster le Lands seised maine â—â—ed 24. E. 3. 65. Nor of lands in AuÌ„cient demesne for if any fine be leuied of such laÌ„ds Auncient demesne it may be reuersed by a writ of Disceit brought by the Lord of Auncient demesne therby he shal be restored to his seigniory and it seemeth to be void betweene the parties quia coram non Iudice 7. H. 4. 44. 8. H. 4. 23. 21. E. 3. 20. Reg. fol. 13. b. de Fine adnullando c. Yet it is holden good to bind the parties 17. E. 3. 31. and 7. H. 4. Br. Fines 101. which seemeth not to be law But if such fines be of lands in Auncient demesne and of lands at the Auncient demesne and lay fee. common law it shal be still good for the lands at the common law 7. H. 4. 44. 21. E. 3. 20. By what names things may passe in Fines NOw that we haue partly set downe what may passe in fines let vs Sect 26. Names see by what names the same may passe An Honor this may passe by the name of a Manor or by his proper name as de honore de Tickhill or de manerio de Tickhill It suffiseth also to demaund a Manor by his proper name without naming A Manor of the Towne wherein it lyeth For it may be out of any towne or extend into seueral townes counties as de manerio de D. cum pertinÌ„ yet it feemeth best to expresse
E. 3. Persons ciuilly dead as Friers Nunnes Monkes Channons professed and other like supersticious votaries who are in subiection to their Soueraignes 14. H. 8. 16. 2. R. 2. 5. Of couerture ANd therefore a feme couert within age ought not to leuie a fine Sect. 8. for that she cannot reuerse it during the couerture nor after if the couerture continue till she be of full age 50. E. 3. 5. 27. Ass pla 53. And a feme couert ought not to leuie a fine but with her right husband 7. H. 4. 23. 42. E. 3. 20. But a fine leuied by a feme couert without her husband of her owne landes wherein she hath fee simple is an estoppell against her and her heires if her husband auoid it not by entrie or otherwise as he may during his wiues life and after her death during his owne life as if he be tenant by the Curtesie 17. E. 3. 52. and 78. 17. Ass 17. 7. H. 4. 23. But if lyuing her first husband she take a second husband and with him and by his name knowledge a fine this fine shall not bind her because she is misnamed 7. H. 4. 22. and 23. Yet if she with her right husband by a wrong christian name leuie a fine she is estopped during her life â— Ass pla 11. Brooke Fines 117. A feme couert must beware how she with her husband do leuie a fine of her Iointure least she thereby lose her dower Trin. 19. Eliz. Dyer fol. 359. pla 49. Neyther ought the husband without his wife to leuie any fine of her lands for she and her heires may auoid it after his death 32. H. 8. cap. 28. 12. E. 4. 12. 42. E. 3. 20. Villeines ANd Villeines by knowledging such fines should preiudice their Sect. 9. Lords thereby bereauing them of the landes aliened for such fines be good Persons dead in law ANd fines leuied by persons ciuilly dead are vtterly void Sect. 10. Imprisonment ANd if men compelled by threatnings or inprisonment should be Sect. 11. admitted to leuie fines they should thereby be barred because the law intendeth such persons are at libertie when they knowledge fines 17. E. 3. 52. 78. 17. Ass 17. Of persons hauing ioint power PErsons prohibited to be Cognizors by reason of ioint power are Sect. 12. they that haue ioint power and aucthoritie with others as the single members of euery Corporation or Society As a Bishop without his Deane and Chapter A Deane without his Chapter An Abbot or Prior without his Couent A Parson Vicar Prebendary or Chauntry priest without their Ordinarie A Maior without his Cominaltie Masters of colledges without their Felowes And of other Societies incorporate may not leuie fines Plow 375. b. 11. Elizab. fol. 538. a 21. Eliz. 21. E. 4. 13. 11. H. 4. 68. 12. H. 4. 11. 12. 38. E. 3. 33. Plow fol. 538. a. 20. Eliz. Of the estates of Cognizors ALbeit euery fine be good to bind the parties yet for the validitie Sect. 13. of the fine it is conuenient that either the Cognizor or the Cognizee be seazed of the lands aliened 41. E. 3. 14. 22. H. 6. 13. For the fine is void if neither of the parties be seazed at the leuying thereof 41. E. 3. 14. 33. H. 6. 18. 3. H. 6. 27. 27. H. 8. 4. and 20. 37. H. 6. 34. 13. Ass p. 8. 3. H. 7. 9. 5. E. 3. 22. H. 6. 57. Yet the vouchee after he hath entred into the warrantie may leuy a fine vnto the demandant though in facto neither of them is seazed For such vouchee is tenant in law and may confesse the action because of the priuitie betweene him and the demandant But a fine by him so leuied to an estranger is void 8. H. 4. 5. 5. H. 7. 40. Persons attained or wayued in personall actions may alien by fine or otherwise for their estates remayne in them still though they thereby forfeyt the profites of their landes 9. H. 6. 20. 21. H. 7. 7. And persons attainted of Felony or Treason may not be Cognizors by reason that by their offences their estates be forfeyted But if they do their fines be good against all persons but the King and the Lord of whom the lands beholdeÌ„ for their times 8. Ass pla 25. for their estats remaine in them during their liues Also tenant for life may leuie a fine sur graunt releas of the lands which he holdeth for life to hold to the Cognizee for life of the tenant for life and it is no forfeiture 44. E. 3. 36. But if the estate were larger or the fine sur cognizance de droit come ceo que c. it were a forfeiture of his estate 4. H. 7. fol. The same law is of such sins by tenant in tayle after possibility tenant in dower or by the curtesie 39. E. 3. 16. But such fine of a reÌ„t seemeth to be no forfeiture 2. H. 5. 7. Yet a particuler tenaÌ„t as in dower by curtesie or for life cannot by fine graunt surrender their estates to thowner of the reuersion or remainder but may by fine graunt and releas the same 17. E. 3. 62. 24. E. 3. 26. 20. E. 3. and 14. E. 3. A tenant in commen or Iointenant may leuie a fyne of his part 26. H. 8. 9. So may a Coparcener of his part Dyer 334. plac 30. Pasch 16. Eliz. A fine leuied by the heyre who is an Intrudor vpon the kings possession is voyd per le Praerog cap. 13. 1. H. 7. 5. 24. E. 3. 65. But if such fine be leuied without intrusion it bindeth the Cognizor and his heires 1. H. 7. 5. If a disseisor leuie a fyne with proclamation and the disseisee within fiue yeares after do not enter or caime he and his heires be barred for euer Plowd fol. 353. 11. Elizab. inter Stowell Zouch Also fines may be leuied by the tenant in taile general or special And by tenant in fee simple And by tenant in remainder or reuersion ¶ Hauing thus passed the capacities and estates of Cognizors let vs haue consideration how they may be named How Cognizors are to be named TOuching the names whereby parties to fines ought to be named Sect. 14. for so much as names be to no other end inserted into fines and other writings then that it may be certeinly knowen who be the parties thereunto it is requisite that they be certeinly named by their right names of baptisme and surnames whether the same be King Prince Duke Marquesse Earle Vicont Baron Lord or Knight which be names of dignitie some of which are sometimes named without their Surnames as Georg. Comes SalopÌ„ without his surname IoheÌ„s Dux LancastrÌ„ or he be an Esquire or Gentleman which be names of worship nobilitie and honor 14. H. 6. 15. 21. E. 4. 84. Whose addicions neuerthelesse of curtesie are communly vsed in fines as Io. Byron Miles H. D. armig T. L. generÌ„ Or if he be a â—eoman
totum quicquid in manâ—rio praeÄ‘ c. habent eid ' S. durante vita ipsius M. Et praedict ' A. M. warrantizabunt praedict ' S. hereÄ‘ praedict ' S. manerium c. cum pertinentijs sicut praedict ' est contra praedict ' A. M. durante tota vita ipsiâ—s M. Et pro hac c. A Fine knowledged by I. C. and This wife of ij messuages one barne c. to one H. P. with warraÌ„ty And the said H. P. in consideration of the said fine graunteth and rendreth againe by the same fine the premisses to the conusors for one day and afterwards to I. P. widowe for her life and after her death the presses wholy to remaine to H. P. and his heires for euer PRaecipe I. C. T. vxori eius quod iuste c. teneant H. conuenc ' c de duobê° messuagijs vno horreo c. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' I. et T. recognoueruÌ„t Sect ' 145. tenementa praedict ' cum pertinenÌ„ esse ius ipsius H. vt illa que idem H. habet de dono praedict ' I. et T. Et illa remiserunt quiete clamÌ„ de se Warrantie hered ' suis prefatÌ„ H. hered ' suis imperpetuum Et preterea praedict ' I. T. concesserunt pro se hered ' ipsius I. quod ipsi warranÌ„ tenementa praedict ' cum pertinenÌ„ prefatÌ„ H. hered ' suis contra omnes homines The Render imperpetuum Et pro hac recognicionÌ„ c. praedict ' H. concessit tenementa praedict ' cum pertinenÌ„ prefato I. illa eis reddiderÌ„ in eadem curia Habend ' tenend ' eisdem I. T. protermino vnius diei Ita quod post â—undem terminum finitÌ„ tenementa praedict ' cum pertinenÌ„ integre â—emanerÌ„ I P. vid ' pro termino vitÌ„ eiusdem I. Et post mortem praedict ' I. messuag ' horteum praedict ' c. integre remanere H. P. hered ' suis imperpetuum Tenend ' de capitalibus dominis feodi illius c. Et quinque acras terre vnam acrÌ„ prati cum pertinentijs resid ' tenementorum praedict ' integre remanere A. P. hered ' suis imperpetuum Tenend ' c. The taking of the knowledge of the Fine CAptÌ„ et recognitÌ„ coraÌ„ Iaâ—obo Dyer militÌ„ capitali Iustic ' de CoÌ„muni banco Anno regni Reginae nunc secundo Notes to be obserued in Fines 1 Nota que ascun foits plusors choses passa en le Praecipe qÌ„ ne sont nosme en le concord 2 Nota qÌ„ vn clause de Reentrie ne poit estre en vn fine 3 Nota qÌ„ si home purchase diuerse parcels de terrÌ„ de diuerse homes il purroit passer touts les parcels eâ— vn common fine mes couient que il auer seueral garranties de chescun de les parties pur lour seueral parcelles 4 Nota que Catlyn chiefe Iustice del banke le roy dit que south noâ—me de bois haut bois Subbois passera en vn fine 5 Nota que per Dyer vn Render ne poet estre fait mes taÌ„tum a luy que est nosme en le fine mes vn remainder poet estre limitted a vn per fine coment que il ne soit nosme en le Praecipe A fine knowledged by the husband and wife vnto two of 30. messuages of landes pasture wood linge heath and rent in diuers places The Conusees render the same againe to the said Conusors for terme of their two liues with diuers remainders ouer after there deaths in generall taeile to the children of the said Conusors And for default of issue of the said Conusors to the right heires of the wife of the Conusor for euer HEC est finalis concordia facta in curia domini regis apud WestmonÌ„ Sect. 146. in crastino Ascensionis dominâ— Anno regni Henrici octaui dei gratia Angliae Franciae regis fidei defensoris domini HibernÌ„ a conquestu decimo nono coram R. B. A. F. T. E. W. S. Iustic ' Et postea in octabis sancti Trinitatis Anno regni eiusdem regis Henric ' supradicti ibidem concesserÌ„ recordatÌ„ coram eisdem Iustic ' alijs domini regis fidelibus tunc ibi praesentibus Inter W. H. I. R. querÌ„ I. S. T. vxorem eius deforc ' de triginta mesuagijs ducentis acris terre trescentis acris pasturae decem acris bosci ducentis acris Iampnorum bruere trigintÌ„ solidatÌ„ redditus cum pertinentijs in P. F. c. vnde placitum conuencionis sumÌ„ fuit inter eos in eadem curia scilicet quod praedicti I. C. et T. recognÌ„ praedict ' tenementÌ„ cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius I. R. vt illa quae ijdem I. W. habeÌ„t de dono praedictorum I. C. et T. Et illa remiserunt quietum clamauerunt de ipsis I. C. T. et haered ' ipsius T. praedictis W. et I. R. imperpetuum Et praeterea Warrantie generall ijdem I. C. T. concesserunt pro se haered ' ipsius T. quod ipsi warrantÌ„ praedictis W. I. R. haered ' ipsius I. R. praedict ' tenementÌ„ cum pertinenÌ„ contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et pro hac recognÌ„ The render remissione quieta clamÌ„ warrantÌ„ fine concordia ijdem W. I. R. concesserunâ— praedictis I. C. T. praedicta tenementÌ„ cum pertinenÌ„ Et illa eis râ—ddiderunt in eadem curia Habend ' tenend ' eisdem I. C. T. de capitalibus dominis feod ' illius per seruicia quae ad praedictum tenementÌ„ pertinenÌ„ tota vita ipsorum I. C. T. alterius eorum diutius viuentis Et post decessum ipsorum I. C. T. praedict ' tenementÌ„ cum pertinÌ„ integre remanÌ„ I. C. filio praedictorum I. C. T. hered ' de corpore suo legitime procreatÌ„ teneÌ„d ' de capitalibus dominis feod ' illius per seruicia quae ad praedict ' tenÌ„tÌ„ pertinentÌ„ imperpetuum Et si contingat quod idem I. C. filius obierit sine haered ' de corpore suo legitime procreatÌ„ tunc posâ— decessum ipsius I. praedict ' tenÌ„ta cum pertinenÌ„ integre remanÌ„ R. C. alter filiorum praedictorÌ„ I. C. patris T. haered ' de corpore suo legitime procreatÌ„ tenend ' de capitalibus dominis feod ' illius per seruicia quae ad praedict ' tenÌ„tÌ„ pertinenÌ„ imperpetuum Et si coÌ„tingat idem R. obiere sine haered ' de corpore suo legitime ê“creatÌ„ tunc post decessum ipsius R. praedict ' tenÌ„ta cum pertinenÌ„ integre remanere haered ' de corporibus praedict ' I. C. patris T. legitime procreatÌ„ Tenend ' de capitalibus dnÌ„is feod ' illius per seruicia quae ad praedict ' tenÌ„tÌ„ pertinent imperpetuum Et si
tenant nor at his appearance nor vntill the plaintife pray execution And then the coment cosin heire is to be entred thus in the Roll onely Et praedictus I. dicit quod ipse est consanguineus haeres I. W. videlicet filius haeres T. W. fratris haeredis eiusdem I. W. 33. H. 6. 54. 41. E. 3. 13. 24. 8. H. 4. 31. In Scire facias by him in the remainder vpon an estate tayle vers A. Bastardy B. supposing the donee to be dead without issue if A. B. plead that he is issue to the donee and the plaintife replieth that he is a bastard it is a good replication 40. E. 3. 16. Scire facias vpon a fine leuied to T. R. and W. and to the heires of Vpon estate executed the bodie of R. the remainder to the right heires of the said W. T. died and R. died without issue and W. suruiued and died his heires need no Scire facias to execute this fine because it is executed in his life by the vnion of the fee and franktenement in W. 40. E. 3. 20. And so if a fine be leuied to baron feme and to W. and his heires he dieth and then the baron and feme do die the fine is executed for one moitie in the life of W. Fitz h. Scire fac ' 19. 42. E. 3. 9. 24. E. 3. 57. Tenant for life in Scire facias had ayde of him in remainder 41. E. 3. Aydâ— fol. 16. and 20. 22. E. 3. 12. In Formedon in Reuerter or Remainder the demandant must meÌ„cion Death shewed the death of euery one which had estate and suruiued his auncester But not so in a Scire facias sur fine 42. E. 3. 19. If the plaintife haue seuerall estates created by one fine needeth but Seuerall estates one writ of Scire fac ' 43. E. 3. 11. though it be of seuerall things against seuerall tenants 11. H. 4. 15. 21. E. 3. 14. 24. B. 3. 25. If in a Scire facias the Shirife cetorne the partie summoned and he Default appeare not execution shall be awarded 43. E. 3. 13. â— If a fine sur cognizance de droit come ceo c. be leuied of a reuersion Reuersion by the name of the land it is not executory 43. E. 3. 15. If the seruices escheat after a fine leuied of the seigniory the Cognizee Seigniory shall haue execution of the land escheated 48. E. 3. 11. A Scire fac ' lieth sometimes of things not comprised in the writ as Of things ouâ— of the writ if in a fine sur releas the Cognizee render rent in taile 49. E. 3. 8. If land be giuen by fine for life the remainder to baron feme in Execution by entrie of him in remainder tayle the baron dieth then the tenant for life dieth and the feme entreth the fine is execute so as their issue needeth no Sci. fac ' 49. E. 3. 12. Scire facias lieth for the donor in taile against any that abateth after Of a Reuersion the death of the donee in taile by fine without issue 22. E. 3. 12. Vpon general Nontenure pleaded the plaintife may take executioÌ„ at Nontenure general or special his peril But special Nontenure seemeth a good plea 7. H. 6. 25. A man shall not haue execution vpon nihil retorned because the tenant Nihil retorned may be summoned in the land demaunded 24. E. 3. 25. If a fine be leuied to husband and wife in taile the remainder to his Demy sank right heires they hauing issue the husband dieth the wife hath issue by another husband and dieth thissue by the first husband entreth and dieth without issue and his next heire entreth as into the remainder in fee against whom the issue by the second husband bringeth a Scire fac ' and recouereth by reason that the fee could neuer execute in possession in thelder brother during the state tailly 24. E. 3. 30. 62. Feoffement with warranty from the plaintifes auncestor is a good Feoffement plea in Scire facias vpon a fine 22. H. 6. 39. The heire shall haue his age in Scire fac ' ContrÌ„ WestmÌ„ 2. cap. 45. 24. E. 3. 29. 60. What fines with proclamations barre not thissue in taile NO fine leuied by tenant in taile barreth his issue maintenant but Sect. 180. where the tenant in taile is cognizor as if tenant in tayle bring a writ of Couenant against an Estranger and recognize the land to be the right of the tenant in taile as that which he hath of his gifte c. and the tenant in taile graunt and render the land to the cognizor for yeares yeelding rent c. die this fine is void against thissue in taile M. 10. 11. Eliz. Dyer f. 279. p. 7. 36. H. 8. Br. fines 118. A fine with proclamation leuied by tenant in taile the reuercion or remainder being in the king bindeth not thissue in tayle as it seemeth Br. fines 121. But if such lands weare entailed by the king such fine barreth not thissue in tayle 32. H. 8. ca. 36. If an EstrÌ„ leuie a fine to tenant in taile sur cognizanee de droit come ceo que il ad de son done and he render to him a rent in fee and die after proclamation yet thissue in taile may auoid it for he is remitted and the rent is another thing then the land 15. Eliz. Plo. fol. 435. b. per Thornton If tenant in tayle of an aduowson graunt and rendre by fine the nomination of the Clerke it is void 15. Eliz. Pl. f. 435. b. ê‘ Thornton If tenant in taile of a rent disseise the tenant of the land and leuie a fine with proclamacion of the land thissue in taile is not barred for the rent because the fine was not leuied of the rent but of the land per Thornton and granted 15. Eliz. Plo. f. 435. b. If tenant in taile graunt a rent by fine his issue may auoid it 15. Eliz. Plow 436. 14. ass p. 4. What time after a fine leuied and proclamation made any man hath to enter or claime by action or otherwise who are therby barred forthwith and who not Hetherto of the formes and execucion of fines now let see how they may be auoided TO know what time ê‘sons that haue cause to enter or claime may Sect. 181. enter or claime after a fine leuied many things are to be weyed for some ê‘sons haue more time some lesse for the discussing of which question we must not onely consider the qualitie of the persons which should claime or enter but also the qualitie of their rights and estates And the parsons be either such as are void of impediments or such as haue impediments And the same be either parties or priuies to the fine or estrangers to the same And againe they haue either present right or future
right And vnto those which haue future right such haue the same either wholly after the fine or partly before and partly after And some of them haue but one title and some diuerse And others haue no right to the tenements comprised in the fine but to some things therein or issuing out of the same Parties to fines void of impediments at the time of the leuying of Parties the same and their heires are thereby barred presently haue no time at all to auoid the same by entree or claime 1. R. 3. ca. 7. 4. H. 7. c. 24. whether they be persons hauing naturall capacities or ciuill If they be such ciuill bodies or corporations as haue in themselues absolute estate and authoritie of their possessions so as they may maintaine a writ of Right thereof as Maior and Comminaltie Deane and Chapter Colledges societies corporate such like their successors are barred by fines presently Plow 338. a. T. 20. Eliz. But Deanes Bishops Priors Abbots Masters of Hospitals Parsons Uicars Prebendaries Chauntrie Priestes and such like which may not haue a writ of Right but either a Iuris vtrum Fitzh Nat. fol. 48. r. or sine assensu capituli Fitz. Nat. fol. 118. i. are not barred by such fines if the patron and ordinarie ioine not with them Plow 538. a 20. Eliz. 375. b. 11. Eliz. How priuies in bloud are bound in fines ANd by the same statuts 1. R. 3. c. 7. 4. H. 7. c. 24. Priuies in bloud Sect. 182. Priuies as heires of the cognizours claiming by the same title that their ancester had that leuied the fine be barred presently thereby whether they be void of impedimēts or no. As if lands of Socage tenure be giuen to baron feme in special taile the remainder to the right heirs of the baron in fee the baron sole leuieth a fine with proclamatiō to his owne vse in fee after deuiseth the same lands to A. in fee hath issue then the baron feme die thissue in taile is barred because he can not otherwise conuey himselfe to the title and discent in taile then as heire of the bodie doth of his father and mother Tr. 18. Eliz. Dyerf 251. p. 24. 9. H. 8. Dier f. 3. p. 6. 32. H. 8. Br. Fines 109. So if husband wife tenants in speciall taile haue issue the wife Priuies die the husbād marrie an other wife haue issue leuie a fine sur cognizance de droit come ceo c. and by the same fine take estate in special taile the remainder ouer c. die thissue by the first wife is barred because he is priuie in bloud the cōtinuance of the possession in the husband notwithstanding 32. E. 3. Dyer pla 16. Eliz. f. 334. p. 31. 32. But if my fathers brother disseise him and leuie a fine with proclamation my father and my vncle within fiue yeares after proclamatiō die yet may I auoid it by entre at any time before th end of the said fiue yeares not withstanding that I am priuie in bloud vnto mine vncle for that my title to the land groweth by my father and not as heire vnto mine vncle P. 19. H. 8. Dyer fol. 3. p. 2. Neuerthelesse if my father disseise my graund father of an estate in Priuies fee and thereof leuie a fine with proclamation first my graundfather and then my father die I am now barred as priuie because I cannot otherwise conuey my selfe to the lands then as their vnto my father the Cognizor P. 19. H. 8. Dyer fol. 3. p. 3. Of Estraungers hauing present right and no impediment BUt Estraungers to fines which be all persons not parties nor priuies Sect. 183. and being void of impediments naturall legall hauing present right to the lands in the fine haue onely fiue yeares after proclamations to enter claime their right 1. R. 3. ca. 7. 4. H. 7. ca. 24. As if one haue a Remainder or a Reuersion depending vpon an Tenant in remainder or reuersion vpon estate for yeares or at will estate for yeares or by statute Staple statute Marchant or Elegit and the termor be disseised and a fine leuied c. and fiue yeares passed they be all barred thereby for that these Termors might presently haue entred he in the Reuersiō or Remainder for such disseisin might haue had an Assise So that Statute 4. H. 7. ca. 24. seemeth to barre the termors through negligence by this woord interest which comprehendeth a terme Plow fol. 374. a. And if a tenant in taile be disseised and a fine leuied with proclamation and fiue yeares past and the tenant in taile dieth thissue in tayle is bound for euer per Dyer and Catlyn for the right was present to the tenant in taile at the time of the fine leuied and he can not claime but by the same title which his father had which was barred in his life time Plow fol. 374. a. Dyer fol. 3. p. 6. 19. H. 8. 7. The like it is of the laches of him in the remainder or reuersion for it barreth him and his heires Plow fol 374. a. Dyer fo 3. p. 6. Of Estrangers hauing present Right and impediments BUt estraungers to fines pestered with impediments of Infancy Sect. 184. couerture madnes ideocy lunacy imprisonment or absence out of the Realme at the leuying of fines and hauing then present right or interest haue yet libertie fiue yeares after such infirmitie remoued to make entrie or claime c. 1. R. 3. ca. 7. 4. H. 7. ca. 24. And therfore an Infant hath fiue yeares after he accomplish his full Infants age though he be in his mothers wōbe Plow 367. a. because the law intendeth that Infants by reason of their tender yeres do want vnderstanding to know their right whether their entries be lawfull or no And how to make their entries and claime or bring their actions according to their title Plow fol. 359. b. 4. H. 7. ca. 24. Yet if my fathers brother disseise him and leauie a fine with proclamation and a yeare after the proclamation my father dieth And after and within fiue yeares my vutle dieth I by reason of mine Infancy haue onely so much time to auoid the same as at the death of my father remained to come of the fiue yeares next after the proclamation not new fiue yeares because I claime by the same title that my father had in whom the first fiue yeares were attached and begun Dyer fol. 3. p. 2. In like maner and for the same reason if the father or other auncester be disseised and the disseisor leuie a fine with proclamation and within fiue yeares after the proclamation the auncester dieth his heire being within age yet if he make not his entrie or claime within the first fiue yeares after the proclamation he is barred Plow fol. 367. b. 377. a. As it is there adiudged Mad men and lunatiques estrangers
other sonne which is heire to his brother hâ— shal haue new v. yeres after he come to his full age because he is the first to whom the right discended after the proclamation by reason of the discent which was before them Plo. fo 374. b. But if an estranger to a fine to whom a Remainder or other title first accrueth after the fine doe not pursue his right within v. yeres he and his issue are barred for euer 19. H. 8. Dyer fo 3. pl. 6. And in like maner if the first issue in taile to whom the title of the intaile first accrueth neglect his v. yeres the whole estate taile is thereby bound for euer 32. H. 8. Br. Fines 100. If he which abaceth after the death of a tenant in fee make a feoffement vpon condition the feoffee leuie a fine and v. yeres after proclamation passe without entrie or claime made by his heire the heire is barred But if afterwards the condition be broken and the Abator therefore enter then the heire may haue an Assise of mortdauncester against thabator or entrie vpon him at any time and he hath no defence For if he plede in barre of the assise the fine leuied to the cognisee and that he hath his estate the speciall matter of the abatement condition and reentrie may be pleaded in defesance thereof for he can neuer challenge priuiledge by the state of the cognisor which he himselfe defeated Plo. fol. 358. b. 7. Eliz. Of Estrangers hauing no right for any cause before the fine BVt estrangers to fines hauing neither present nor future right c. Sect 188. at the leuying thereof by reason of any matter had before the fine whose right groweth either intirely after the Proclamation or partly before and partly after may enter or claime when they please within the time of the prescription As if the father die seised his eldest sonne being professed and the yonger sonne entreth and is disseised and a fine with proclamation leuied and after the elder sonne is deraigned it seemeth he is bound to no time Plow fo 373. a. So if the husband leuy a fine of his owne landes whereof his wife is Doweâ— dowable and die and fiue yeres passe after his death she is not barred of her dower because her title to be endowed accrueth after the fine leuied namely by the death of her husband for before his death she had onely a possibility of dower and not any right title or interest thereunto Plo. fol. 373. a. And if a tenant cease one yeare and then a fine with proclamation is leuied And afterwards a tenant ceaseth another yere The Lord may haue his cessauit perbiennium xx yeres after the Proclamation made because his right and title groweth partly before the fine partly after the fine leuied that is at the end of the two yeres of his tenants ceasser Plo. fo 373. b. Of Estrangers hauing diuerse future Rights by diuerse titles BVt if Estrangers to fines haue seueral future Rights by diuers titles Sect 189. growing at seueral times it seemeth that they shall haue seuerall fiue yeres to make entrie or claime commencing from such time as their seueral titles first accrewe vnto them As if tenant for life the remainder in fee make a feoffement in fee. And the feoffee leuy a fine with c. and he in the Remainder suffer the first fiue yeres to passe he is by his laches barred of his entrie for the forfaiture growing by the alienation of his tenant during his tenant for life because he had present right at the leuying of the fine to enter for the same yet if after the tenant for life do die he hath other v. yeres to bring his Formedon in Remainder because that is a nâ—we title or right by which hee coulde not haue his Formedon during his tenant for life And he had his election to take aduantage of the forfaiture or not Plo. fo 373. b. Quere for there Catlyn thinketh otherwise because his title to the land by the forfaiture accrued to him in the life time of his tenant for life If I. S. be tenant Pur auter vie the Remainder to an other for life the remainder to the same I. S. in fee and I. S. is disseised and the disseisor leuieth a fine with proclamation and the fiue yeres passe I. S. is bound for his future and present estate for life But if cestuy que vie and he in the meane remainder die now I. S. shal haue other fiue yeres to enter for his remainder in fee for it then first remaineth vnto him by the death of him in the meane Remainder cestuy que vie for cause growen wholy before the fine that is the state so made before which is an other title Plowden 367. b. per Welshe and diuers Iustices Plow 367. b. In like maker if land be giuen to I. S. for the life of A. the remainmainder to him for the life of B. the remainder to him for the life of C. and he is disseised the disseisor leuieth a fine with proclamation now I. S. for his present right hath v. yeres by the first Sauing of the StatÌ„ 4. H. 7. cap. 24. And v. yeres after the death of A. by the seconde Sauing which is of future right and other v. yeres after the death of B. for his second remainder for quando duo iura in vna persona concurrunt aequum est ac si essent in diuersis Plo. 368. a. If a man disseise a feme sole and after marry her and haue issue by her the baron is disseised before mariage or after and a fine with proclamation leuied first the baron after the feme die within the v. yeres the issue being of full age the v. yeres passe he is there by bound as heire to his father but hath other v. yeres after the death of his mother to enter for albeit it is but one selfe same lande yet the heire hath seueral rights thereunto growing at seuerall times th one as heire to his father thother as heire to his mother in regarde whereof he hath seuerall times Plow 367. b. So if the husband maketh a feoffement of his wiues lands vpon condition which is broken he leuieth a fine with c. the husband hath issue by his wife and dieth the first v. yeres passe and then the wife dieth the heire is barred of his entrie for the condition as heire to his father but shal haue v. yeres after the death of his father to claime c. because it is a title differing from that which did discend from his father accrueing to him first by the death of his mother Plo. 367. a. Estrangers to fines hauing neither present nor future right to the tenements in the fine at the leuying thereof but onely vnto rents common c. issuing out of the same ANd Estrangers to fines hauing neither present nor future right to Sect 190 the tenements in
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
conscience In tender consideration whereof and for so much as the said Earle knoweth not the certaine dates and other the certainties of the said deeds charters euidences exemplifications c. neither wherein they or any of them be contained therefore haue not any ordinary remedy by the common lawes of this Realme to recouer the same deeds euidences c. or any of them and wanting the same deeds c. is in daunger to loose many franchises liberties and commodities belonging to the said seuerall manors hundreds and premisses May it therefore please your honorable Lordship to graunt vnto the said Earle the Queenes Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena to be vnto him directed commaunding him to appeare before your honorable Lordship in her Maiesties high Court of Chancery c. A Bill for not making of an assurance of landes according to a couenant alleaging the Indenture thereof to be come to the defendants handes and that some of the defendants were within age at the making of the same Indenture COmplaining sheweth vnto your honorable Lordship Gilb. Earle Sect ' 109. of S. sonne and heire of the right honorable George late Earle of S. deceased and administrator of the goods and chattels which were the late Earles at the time of his death That whereas about the moneth of September which was in the two thirtieth yere of the raigne of the Queenes most excellent Maiestie that now is one R. E. of H. in the County of D. gentleman was seised in his demesne as of fee of and in one Annuitie or yearely rent charge of twentie pounds by the yeare issuing and going forth of certaine landes in B. in the said Countie of D. and of and in one other Annuitie or yearely rent charge of fortie markers by the yeare issuing and going forth of certaine landes and tenements in B. aforesaid And where also he then had to him and his heires to thuse of him and his heires for euer by conneiance from one P. B. Esquier one melting house and certaine ground then lately vsed to the same And where further the said R. E. by conueyance from the said P. B. then had to him and his heires for euer the Tyeth of the Corne and Hey renewing comming or growing within B. aforesaid or else where within the seuerall parishes of D. or S. or eyther of them in the said County of D. And where also one T. E. sonne heire apparant of the said R. E. then also had by conueiaÌ„ce from the said P. B. to chuse of the said T. E. and his heires for euer diuers and sundry lands tenements hereditaments with thappurtenâ—â—â—ces in B. aforesaid And where also one G. E. second sonne of the said R. E. then had by conueyance from the said P. B. vnto the vse of the said G. E. his heires and assignes for euer the manor of B. with thappurtenances diuers lands tenements hereditaments with thappurtenances as by seuerall conueyances of the said seuerall tenements things premisses to the said R. T. and G. before that time seuerally made appeareth by force wherof they were thereof lawfully seised seuerally in their seueral demesnes as of fee And being thereof so seised they the said R. E. T. E. G. E. for a certaine summe of money to them well truly paid by the said late E. and for other consideratioÌ„s them then especially mouing by Indenture hearing date in or about the said moneth of Sept. in the xxxii yeare aboue said made betweene them on the one party and the said G. late Earle of S. on the other party did fully freely and absolutely alien grant borgaine sell vnto the said G. late Earle of S. his heires assignes for euer the said manor of B. with al his rights meÌ„bers appurtenances in the said Countie of D. And all singuler mesuages tofts cotages houses c. to the said Manor of B. belonging or in any wise appertaining And all other the mesuages lands tenements rents reuersions seruices and hereditaments of the said R. T. and G. E. and of euerie of them whatsoeuer scituate lying c. Together withall the reuersion and reuersions remainder and remainders of all and singuler the premisses and euerie part thereof with thappurtenances and all estate right title interest claime vse possession and demaund of them the said R. E. T. E. and G. E. and of euerie of them whatsoeuer of in and to the said Manor mesuages landes tenements hereditaments and other the premisses before mentioned and of in and to euery part thereof Excepting and for prising one grant made by the said P. B. to the said R. his heires and assignes for euer of common of pasture for all c. To haue and to hold the said Manor lands tenements and premisses with thappurtenances except before excepted vnto the said G. late Earle of S. his heires and assignes for euer to the onely vse of him the said late Earle his heires and assignes for euer And in consideration of the premisses the said late Earle by the said Indenture of bargaine and sale did grant vnto the said R. E. his heires and assignes for euer to the onely vse of the said R. his heires and assignes for euer one Annuitie or yeareiy rent charge of one hundred pounds of lawfull English money to be issuing and going out of all and singuler the said manor lands tenenmets and premisses except before excepted and except such lands tenemeÌ„ts hereditaments as were then assured or conueyed for the Iointure of the right Honorable Elizabeth then and yet Countesse of S. to be paide at the feast of S. Michaell the archangell and the Annunciation of the virgin Marie by euen portions or to this or the like effect and meaning as in and by the said Indenture of bargaine and sale amongst other things plainely appeareth the precise contents whereof this complainant cannot more certainely set downe for want of the said Indenture And whereas also as this complainant hath heard it was in and by the said Indenture of bargaine and sale couenanted and granted on the part of the said R. E. T. E. and G. E. to and with the said G. late Earle of S. this complainants said late Father his heires and assignes and euery of them that they the said R. E. T. E. and G. E. their heires and assignes and euery of them other then such person and persons for the time being whose estates and interests are in the same indenture excepted their executors administrators and assignes and euerie of them in respect onely of the same estates and interestes so excepted and euerie of them should and would at all times hereafter for and during the space of certaine yeares next ensuing the date of the said Indenture of bargaine and sale now almost ended and expired at and vpon the lawfull and reasonable request and at the costs and charges in the law of the said late Earle his heires or assignes or some
being thereof so seised and the said Earle being also seised in fee of the said manor as these defendants thinke died thereof so seised by and after whose death the said tenements and premisses in the said bill mentioned descended and came to the said I. S. the sonne as sonne and heire of the said I. S. deceased who is yet within the age of one and twentie yeares by meanes wherof the said Earle after the death of the said I. S. the father as garden of the said I. S. infant during his minority by reason of the tenute aforesaid seised the bodie of the said I. S. the infant without that that to the said defendants knowledge the said I. S. the father being of the premisses seised in fee did in his life time conuey and assure the same premisses vnto certaine persons and their heires to the vse of the said I. S. of the said I. then his wife of the longer liuer of either of them without impeachment of wast and after their decease to the vse of the heires of their two bodies lawfully begotten with diuers remainders ouer as in the said bill of complaint is vntruely alleaged or that to these defendants knowledge by force thereof the said I. S. and the said I. S. then his wife being thereof so seised died thereof so seised or that to these defendants knowledge after his death the said I. held her selfe in the said messuages landes and premisses and was thereof so seised accordingly by force of any such conueiance or that she being thereof so seised tooke to husband the said I. W. or that by force of the saide entermariage the saide I. W. and the saide I. to the knowledge of these defendants were so lawfully seised of the said premisses in the right of the said I. as in the said bill is alleaged And without that that to these defendants knowledge the said I. W. and I. haue the custodie of the said I. S. the infant rightfully belonging to the said I. as Gardein in Socage as in the said bill is likewise alleaged And without that that any deeds euidences and writings touching and concerning the premisses and of right belonging to the said infant or to one of them are casually come to the hands custody and possession of the said defendants other then such deedes euidences and writings as the said I. did deliuer vnto the said T. S. the one of these defendants which he the said T. about one yeare now last past or more vpon the receipt of the Queenes Maiesties writ of Subpena deliuered to I. L. late of H. Haull in the County of D. Gentleman to the vse of the said infant which as he remembreth was done by appointment or agreement of the said I. And then an other old deede or writing without date conteyning these words following or the very like in effect and meaning viz. Sciant praesentes futur̄ quod ego Io. filius Tho. de B. dedi concess hac praesenti charta mea confirmaui Duranto de Toxdwood pro homag ' seruitio suo pro quadam pecuniae summa mihi prae manibus soluta totam terram meam quae vocatur le Haule cliffe in territorijs de B. cum boscis pratis pascuis pasturis omnibus suis pertin̄ sine aliquo retento quae iacet integre in latitud ' int̄ viam quae ducit versus B. terram quam L. de L. quondam tenuit extendit se in longitudin̄ de meta de B. vsque ad terram Abbat̄ de R. terram quae fuit A. F. terram R. de le Scagh vna cum tota illa terra cum domibus edificijs in ea sitis cum omnibus suis pertin̄ quam R. de T. quondam tenuit quae iacet integre inter terra c. And without that any other matters c. A Bill to be discharged of a Recognisance for the sauing of landes solde harmelesse for that a lease made thereof by which he seemeth to be dampnified was either made in trust or by surrender before the said bargaine with an answere replication and reioinder to the same bill COmplaining sheweth vnto your honorable Lordship Geor. Earle Sect. 120. of Shrowsbury that whereas Sir W. S. knight Lord M. deceaced in his life time about nine yeares now past was lawfully seised of an estate of inheritance amongst other lands and tenements of the third part of the scite mansion house of the late dissolued Abbey Monastery or Priory of B. in the county of L. and of all and singuler messuages houses edifices buildings orchards gardens fishings ponds lands tenements meadowes pastures commons hereditaments with the appurtenances to the said scite belonging then late in the occupation of F. S. afterwards in thoccupation of one M. and the said Lord M. being thereof so seised about the xvi day of December in the vii yeare of the Raigne of our Soueraigne Lady the Queenes Maiesty that now is of speciall and secret trust confidence by him the said Lord M. reposed in one W. S. of M. in the county of S. gentleman M. his wife or of one of them did make an Indenture bearing date the xvi day of September in the said vii yeare of a demise of the said third part of the said scite lands tenements and hereditaments with the appurtenances to the said W. S. and M. his wife to haue to hold the same vnto the said W. S. and M. from the decease of K. T. of S. for and during the terme of xxi yeares then next ensuing as by the said Indenture appeareth And deliuered the said Indenture to be deliuered as his deed when the said W. S. had performed certaine conditions agreements betweene them made vpon which Indentures made by them it was neuer intended nor agreed that the said W. S. and M. his wife or their executors or assignes or any of them should take any benefit to them but that the same lease should be surrendred and at all times disposed at the pleasure of the said Lord M. by force whereof the said W. S. and M. were possessed of the interest of the said terme accordingly and being thereof so possessed And the said L. M. being seised of the said R. of the third part of these tenements premisses of an estate of inheritance afterwards that is to say the xviii day of May in the xii yeare of the Raigne of our said Soueraigne Lady the said Lord. M. by Indenture bearing date the said day and yeare did bargaine and sell the said third part of the said premisses among other things to one I. C. of C. in the county of S. Esquire and F. S. of S. in the said County Gentleman and their heires for euer by which last recited Indenture the said Lord M. for him and his heires did couenant and grant to and with the said I. C. and F. S. and either of them that aswell the said I. C. and
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
peremptoria And Glanuil cap. 3. Lib. 9. saith Talis concordia finalis dicitur eo quod finem imponit negotio adeo vt neutra pars litigantium ab eo de caetero poterit recedere In which bookes may be seene thauncient forme of leuying Fines their great antiquitie for they be as auncient as any Court of Record Plow fol. 357. a. 368. b. which without question were long before the Conquest So that Fines hauing their commencement of Record long before the Conquest euer since haue remayned in great estimation as appeareth by a Fine leuied before the Conquest touching the possession of the Abbey of Crowland and diuers other auncient Fines leuied before that time yet extant Plow 357. a. 368. b. But chiefely we are to consider their effects which be to make certeintie and assurance to the parties concerning their estates in lands and tenements and to end contention and breed peace and securitie to all men As appeareth by the Statute de Finibus 27. Edw. 1. Stat. 1. cap. 1. wherein be these words Quia fines in Curia nostra leuati finem litibus imponere debent imponunt Ideo fines vocātur maxime cum post Duellum magnam Assisam in suo casu vltimum locum finalem teneant imperpetuum with which Statute agreeth Bracton tractatu 5. Lib. 5. cap. 28. Sect. 7. de Exceptionibus And therefore by thauncient law Fine and Nonclaime by the space of a yeare and a day was a peremptory barre to all men which was abrogated by the statute made 34. Ed. 3. cap. 16. And at this day Fines be of great force puissance and worthinesse for being leuied and ingrossed with proclamatiōs according to the statute of 4. H. 7. cap. 24. 1. R. 3. cap. 7. 32. H. 8. cap. 36. 31. Eliz. Reg. cap. 2. They are finall endes and sufficiently conclude barre and discharge for euer aswell parties and priuies as estrangers to the same except women couert other then beene parties to the fines and euery other person at the time of the leuying of the same fine being within the age of xxi yeares or in prison or out of the Realme or of vnsound mind and not parties to such fines Sauing vnto estrangers to such fines such right title claime and interest as they haue to the tenemēts therein contained at the time of thingrossing thereof so that they pursue the same by action or lawful entrie within fiue yeeres next after proclamations thereupon made according to the said statutes And sauing to all other persons such action right title claime and interest in or to the tenements in such fines mencioned as first shall grow remaine discend or come to them after the said fine ingrossed and proclamations made by force of any cause or matter had or made before the said fine leuied so that they pursue their action right or title within fiue yeeres next after that it is to them accrued By which authorities we gather that fines are nothing els but Instruments 20. Ass p. 1. 26. Ass p. 37. Dyer fol. 179. Plow fol. 146. of record of agreements cōcerning lands tenements or hereditaments duely made by the Queenes consent licence knowledged by the parties to the same vpō a writ of Couenant a writ of Right a writ of Customes Seruices Warrantia chartae thereof or such like before the Iustices of the Common place or others thereunto authorized ingrossed of record in the same Court to end all cōtrouersies therof both betweene themselues which be parties and priuies to the same and all estrangers not suing or clayming in due time These Fines destroy estates taile other then such as be made by the King the reuersion being in the King 32. H. 8. ca. 36. And other then fines of lands restrayned from alienation by act of parliament 32. H. 8. cap. 36. Or leuied by an Intrudor of lands seised into the kings hands as by an heire which holdeth in Capite before Liuery sued 1. H. 7. ca. 5. for by the Praerogatiue cap. 13. by his entrie he gayneth no freehold And in time become perpetuall barres against all men end strife make peace breede securitie and tranquillitie which is the very fruite effect and end of all godly Lawes Of the parties to fines IN euery Fine two things are principally to be regarded the persons Sect. 2. and the action Persons chiefely regarded in fines be the parties to the fines and the Iudges Parties to the fines be the Cognizor and the Cognizee which are thefficient causes thereof The Cognizor is he which doth knowledge the fine The Cognizee is he to whom the fine is leuied In the parties 3. things are specially to be regarded Their Capacities Names and Estates Touching the Capacitie of the Cognizor it is to be considered whether he be a person able to leuie a fine or no namely whether he be void of all such impediments naturall and ciuill as may hinder him in doing thereof What persons may be Cognizors and what not ALl persons male female may be Cognizors but such as are prohibited Sect. 3 that to doe by nature or law By nature through defect of the nund or of the bodie but no longer then such defect endureth This defect of the mind is either naturall or casuall Of Infancie DEfects of the minde by nature is by age which is of Infants Sect. 4. that is persons vnder thage of xxi yeeres as by Ideocy which ought not to be Cognizors because the law intendeth they want vnderstanding and discretion what to do in this behalfe Yet if a fine be leuied by an Infant it cannot be reuersed but by himselfe by writ of Error during his infancy that the Court may see him and thereby iudge his age 50. E. 3. 5. 17. E. 3. 52. and 78. Impediments of the mind casuall such as affect are furious madde men Lunatiques Ideots men hauing the Lethargie whereunto may as it seemeth be added doting old persons wanting discretion men drunken who ought not to be Cognizors for their fines are not reuersable because the fine it selfe argueth their habilities for the law intendeth that Iudges will receiue no cognizances of such persons 17. E. 3. 5. and 78. 17. Ass 17. Defects of the bodie DEfects of the bodie be such infirmities thereof by which the principall Sect. 5. sences necessarie for vnderstanding and to declare their consents are wanting Of which sort be such as are blind deafe or dumbe naturally But persons blind deafe or dumbe accidentally may make cognizance if they can expresse their meaning by writing Impediments legall or ciuill LEgall impediments be when such persons be prohibited by law as Sect. 6. by nature are able to leuie fines And they are either by reason of subiection or ioint power Of legall subiection SUbiection legall is when persons be vnder the rule of others as a Sect. 7. feme couert to her husband 2. H. 5. 9. E. 3. 28. A villein to his Lord 33.
that purpose either brought into the Court or before any of the Iustices thereof or before any Seriant or Knight or man of good conscience and discretion who would soone perceiue their imperfections and therefore refuâ—e to take their cognisances in so weightie matters as fines be which be the most binding barres in the law Great care and heed therfore in my conceipt is to be had to whom such aucthoritie is committed least it be so â—â—used as is abouesaid And writs of Error haue bin brought because fines haue bin knowledged by Dedimus potestatem before such as were neither Iudge Abbot Knight nor Seriant at the law And therefore such recognisances haue bin refused Br. Fines 120. A Iustice or other person being cognisee in a fine may not take cognisance thereof himselfe for if he so doe the fine thereupon leuied is void 8. H. 6. 21. And when any cognisance of fines is taken it seemeth conuenient that the persons before whom they be knowledge do signe the note of the cognisance as it is commonly vsed for the credite thereof Dyer fol. 320. P. 19. H. 15. Eliz. And now by a late order all fines taken by Dedimus potestatem by him that is not Iustice of Assise in that circuit where the laÌ„d lyeth must be signed by a Iustice of that circuit Dyer fol. 220. pla 15. The forme of the Dedimus potestateÌ„ appeareth amongst the adiuncts of concords Iudges to whom cognisances are to be certified and before whom they are to be recorded IVdges for the recording of fines by the Iustices of the common plees Sect 18. onely 15. E. 2. cap. And therefore as is said all cognisances thereof must be certified thither for in that Court onely all fines are to be leuied Notwithstanding 36. H. 6. 34. And by special graunt a fine may be leuied in a base Court 44. Ed. 3. 38. But fines leuied in Auncient demesne by any custome seeme voide 44. E. 3. 38. And so in other inferiour Courts 50. Ass pl. 9. Also by the statute of 2. E. 6. ca. 28. fines may beleuied in the county Palantine of Chester And by 37. H. 8. cap. 19. fines may be leuied of lands in the Countie Palantine of Lancaster And by the statute of 5. Eliz. cap. 27. fines may be leuied within the county Palantine of Duresme ¶ Hauing thus râ—n ouer the discourse of the persons vsed in fines order requireth that we should now set vpon the verie actions of Fines themselues Of the diuision of fines EVery fine therefore is either witohut proclamations or with proclamations Sect 19. Fines deuided At this day a fine without proclamation which is also termed a fine A fine without ploclamation at the common law is such a fine as is leuied after such maner forme as they were vsually leuied before 4. H. 7. ca. 24. vpon which no proclamations were made which fines do still remaine of such force as they were at the coÌ„mon law to discontinue the estate of the Cognisor if they Discontinuance be executed 7. Ed. 3. fol. 35. 1. R. 3. cap. 7. Dyer fol. 216. p. 54. 4. Elizab. Plow fol. 265. b. 4. H. 7. cap. 24. A fine with proclamations the same is also termed a fine according A fine with proclamation to the statute is a fine leuied with proclamation after the forme maner ordeined by the statutes made 4. H. 7. cap. 24. 1. R. 3. cap. 7. Mar. ca. 7. 32. H. 8. cap. 36. 31. Eliz. cap. 2. Plow fol. 265. b Of fines executed and executory ANd euery fine aswel with proclamation as without is either executed Sect 20. A fine executed or executory A fine executed is such a fine as of his owne force giueth a present possession at the least in law vnto the Cognisee so that he needeth no writ of Habere facias seisinam for the execution of the same fine but may enter of which sort is a fine sur cognisance de droit come ceo que il ad de son done which is in verie deed the surest fine of all 8. H. 4. 8. 41. E. 3. 14. 42. E. 3. 5. 46. E. 3. 15. 50. E. 3. 9. 13. Ass p. 8. Fines executory be such as of their owne force do not execute the possession A fine executorie in the cognisees as fines sur cognisance de droit tantum Fines sur done graunt releas confirmation or render for if such fines be not leuied or such render made vnto them that be in possession at the time of the fines leuied the cognisees must needs sue writs of Habere facias seisinam according to their seueral cases for the obtaining of their possessions Neuertheles if at the leuying of such executory fines the parties vnto whom the state is thereby limited be in possession of the lands passed be needeth no writ of execution for the same for then such fines doe inure by way of extinguishment of right but alter not the estate nor possession Extinguishment of the cognisee but perchance better it 7. H. 7. 12. and 22. 2. E. 3. 6. 21. E. 3. 44. 8. H. 4. 8. 41. E. 3. 14. 7. H. 4. 23. Againe some fines be single and some double A Sngle fine is such a fine by which nothing is graunted or rendred Sect 21. A single fine backe againe by the Cognisees or any of them to the cognisors or any of them 8. H. 4. 8. 24. E. 3. 26. A double fine is a fine containing a graunt and render back again either A double fine of some rent common or other thing out of the land or of the land it selfe to all or some of the Cognisors for some estate limitting thereby many times remainders to estraungers which be not named in the writ of Couenant 8. H. 4. 8. 24. E. 3. 26. and 35. Of the parts of Fines and of the writ of Couenant IN the forme of euery fine we are to consider the principal parts thereof Sect 22. their Adiuncts both proper to euery part and common to all The principal parts of fines be the writ or action whereupon the concord Parts of fines is made and the Concord it lelfe Of writs whereupon fines are leuied THe writ is the verie basis ground foundation of the fine wherby Sect 23. the parties haue day in court to leuy the same containeth the parties things to be passed certeinely And it is most commonly a writ of Couenant 35. H. 8. Br. Fines 116. Or a Warrantia chartae 18. E. 4. 22. Or a writ of Right Or a writ of Mesâ—e 26. Ass pla 37. Or a writ of Customes and seruices 26. Ass pla 37. Dyer fol. 179. pl. 46. Whereof Fines be grounded IN euery such writ thessential parts the adiuncts are to be considered Sect 24. the principal parts therof be the parties to the same whereof we haue spoken already And the things whereof a fine is leuied Of what things
things excepted must succeede those things out of Things excepted which they be excepted And if there be diuers parcels in one writ that parcel out of which thexception is to be made ought to be last placed RegistrÌ„ fol. 6. as de manerio de D. cum pertinÌ„ in C. excepto vno mesuagio duabus acris terre aduocatione Ecclesie de C. c. And euery thing excepted ought to be certainly named It needeth Pertinencie not to say cum pertinÌ„ after the thing excepted 40. E. 3. 25. And thexception must alwaies be of such things wherof the writ wil lie and be mencioned therein Plowd fol. 362. a 362. b 370. a RegistrÌ„ fol. 228. 229. of which for the present view thensample ensuing videlicet Praecipe A. B. quod teneat C. D. conuenc ' c. de vno mesuagio vno cotagio medietate vnius mesuagij decem acrarum terrae cum pertinÌ„ excepta vna acra terrae in N. c. And finally the forme order of placing the particulers in a writ of Regula Couenant is in all things as in a Praecipe quod reddat of lands And further obserue the rule of the Register fol. 2. which partly appeareth in these Verses ensuing suagium tum lendinum umbare dinuÌ„ ra tum tura cus ra Regula Mes tof mol col gar ter pra pas bos brue mora ria cus tum caria ditus Iunca maris alne rus red sectare priora The writ of Couenant must beare Teste before the writ of Dedimus Writ potestatem 35. H. 8. Br. Fines 116. Of Adiuncts proper to the writs whereof Fines be leuied OF Adiuncts proper to writs of Couenant and other writs vpon Sect. 29. which fines be vsually leuied some be internall Adiuncts and some externall AdiuÌ„cts internall be the days of returne and the date or Teste of the Adiuncts internal writ which be also common to other writs In the Returne it is to be obserued that there be xv dayes at the Returne least betweene the Teste and the day limited for the returne thereof 12. E. 4. 11. The Teste or date must not be vpon any Sunday or other festiuall Teste day which is not dies iuridicus in Court External Adiuncts to writs be the writing the Latin the affidauit Externall or composition the signing and the paiment of the fine and returning which be in like maner common to other writs Touching the writing thereof it is meete to be faire written without Writing rasing or interlining of any principall matter therein for such rasing Rasing Interlining False Latin or interlining will ouerthrow the writ in some cases 45. E. 3. 18. Also it behoueth that there be no false Latin in any such writs 7. H. 6. 34. And therfore such writs should heedfully be examined twise or thrise Examination of Writs ouer for feare of errors The forme vsed in the returning of such writs wil appeare amongst Returnes the presidents for the returnes are nothing else but the Shirifes answeres touching that they are commaunded to do by the same writs Vpon what writs fines may be leuied For so much as no fine can be leuied but upon some originall writ Originals Stat. de Finibus 18. Edw. 1. we are now to consider vpon what original writs fines are leuiable A writ of Couenant is the most vsuall writ whereuâ—oÌ„ fines are leuied Couenant Fitz. Nat. bre fol. 146. f. 35. H. 8. Br. Fines 116. Carliel St. 15. E. 2. Yet may fines be leuied vpon a writ Warrantia cartae 18. E. 4. 22. Warrantia cartae Mesne Customes seruices Carliel St. 15. E. 2. Or vpon a writ of Mesne 18. E. 4. 2. Or vpon a writ de Consuetudinibus Seruitijs 22. Ass p. 37. Pasc 14. Eliz. Dyerfol 179. pla 46. Or vpon any writs of Right 7. E. 3. fo 335. Plow fol. 358. Right Without original Yet Tremayle Iustice holdeth that if in a Praecipe quod reddat against the tenant for life which maketh default after default he in the reuersion or remainder be receyued a fine may be leuied of the land betweene the demaundant and him in the reuersion or remainder Ideo Quaere 21. E. 4. 4. A fine may be vpon a writ Quod permittat habere chiminum vltra Quod permittat terram le Cognizor 2. E. 3. 19. Fitzh Fines 102. The seuerall formes of Concordes A Concord is the verie agreement betweene the parties how the Sect. 30. lands shall passe in the forme whereof many things are to be regarded As if it be single whether it be sur cognizance de droit come ceo que il ad de son done Or sur graunt done releas or confirmation Or if it be a double fine with a render what estates are to be created thereby and of the reseruation of Rents nomine penae and clause of distresse and seruices with the clause of warrantie For which it is to be noted that when a fine is leuied to diuers Cognizees the right shal be limited to one of them onely and thestate limited to his heires onely whose right it is knowledged to be 3. H. 6. 42. 21. E. 3. 33. 43. E. 3. 11 24. E. 3 64. as this Et est Concordia talis scilicet quod pÌ„dictus A. cognÌ„ tenÌ„tÌ„ praedict ' cum pertinÌ„ esse ius ipsius B. vt ill ' quae ijdem B. C. heÌ„nt de dono praed ' A. Et ill ' remisit quietÌ„ clamÌ„ de se haeredibus suis praefatis B. C. haeredibus ipsius B. c. But the kings tenant in Capite may knowledge the right of his lands to be in diuers for the kings benefit in hauing many such tenants in Capite 7. H. 7. 4. And likewise the releas and warrantie must be from the heirs of one of the Cognizors 44. E. 3. 21. for in a fine from diuers the fee must be supposed to be in one of them onely 21. E. 3. 33. In a fine sur graunt and render none can take the first estate vpoÌ„ the render but some of the Cognizors but Reuersions or Remainders any estranger may take For if A. knowledge a fine to B. and B. render to the said A. Habendum sibi E. vxori eius and the heires of theri bodies c. by this fine E. must haue none estate because she is not named in the writ 24. E. 3. 28. 30. H. 8. Br. Fines 108. 7. E. 3. 64. And a man cannot by fine by way of remainder reserue a lesse estate to himselfe then fee And therefore if A. knowledge a fine to B. in fee and he rendre to A. in taile the remainder to himselfe for life this remainder is void for A. had fee simple before 24. E. 3. 28. 14. H. 4. 31. And a Concord cannot be of any other thing then is conteyned in the writ of Couenant and not of a
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
A. vxor eius tenent ad terminum vite ipsius A. de hereditate predict̄ R. die quo hec concordia facta fuit et que post decessum ipsius A. ad praedict ' R. et heredes suos debuerunt reuert̄ integre post decessum ipsius A. ad p̄dictum G. et heredes suos remaneant Tenend ' c. ✿ Concesserunt etiam praedicti R. et A. quod praedict̄ ij messuag ' c. residua tenementorum praedictorum cum pertinentijs in N. praedict ' quae W. P. et D. vxor eius tenent ad terminum vitae ipsius D. de hereditate c. vt antea Et praeterea praedict̄ R. et A. et heredibus ipsius R. warrant̄ tenementa praedicta cum pertinentijs prefato G. et heredibus suis sicut dictum est contra praedictos R. et A. et heredes ipsius R. imperpetuum Et pro hac c. A Graunt to the cognisee and his wife and the heires of their two bodies with warranty in taile Ebor. ss PRaecipe H. F. gen̄ quod iuste c. ten̄ H. W. et I. vxori eius Sect 79. conuenc ' c. de ten̄tis in S. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict̄ H. F. concessit tenement̄ et reddit̄ praedict̄ cum pertinentijs prefat̄ H. W. et I. Et ill ' eis reddidit in eadem curia Habend ' et tenend ' eisdem H. W. et I. et heredibus de corpor̄ ipsorum H. W. et I. inter eos legitime procreat̄ Tenend ' c. Et praedictus H. F. et heredes sui warrant̄ praesatis H. W. et I. et heredibus de corpore ipsorum H. W. et I. inter eos legitime procreat̄ tenement̄ praedict̄ sicut dictum est contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et pro hac c. A graunt with a render backe againe for life without impeachment of wast diuers remainders in taile diuiding the lands Heref. ss PRaecipe N. B. et A. vxori eius quod ten̄ T. R. et R. G. Sect 80. conuenc ' c. de vno mesuag ' cum pertin̄ in E. c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict̄ c. relaxac ' et warrant̄ c. Et pro hac c. ijdem T. R. concesser̄ prefato N. et A. tenement̄ praedict̄ cum pertinentijs Et ill ' eis reddiderunt in eadem curia Habenđ eisdem N. et A. tota vita ipsorum N. et A. et alterius eorum diutius vivent̄ absque impetitione vasti tota vita ipsius A. Tenenđ c. Et post decessum ipsorum N. et A. vnum messuagium c. cum pertinentijs in F. praedict̄ de tenementis praedict̄ parcell ' reman̄ T. B. vni filiorum praedictorum N. et A. et heredibus masculis de corpore praedict̄ T. legitime procreat̄ et tunc post decessum ipsius T. praedict̄ tenementt̄ de praedict̄ tenementis parcell ' integre reman̄ I. B. alteri filiorum praedict̄ N. et A. et hered ' mascul ' de corpor̄ ipsius I. legitime procreat̄ Tenenđ c. Et si contingat c. post decessum ipsius I. praedict̄ tenement̄ de praedict ' tenementis parcel ' integre reman̄ B. F. alteri filio praedict ' A. hered ' mascul ' de corpore praedict ' B. licite procreat̄ Tenend ' c. Et si contingat c. quod tunc tenementa praedict ' reman̄ to diuers others rectis heredibus praedict ' A. imperpetuum Tenend ' c. Et p̄terea pref T. R. concesser̄ quod post decessū praedict ' N. B. A. vxo◠eius 44. acr̄ terre duae acr̄ prati c. cum pertinen̄ in B. praed ' de p̄dictis tenement ' residua integre remanebunt praed ' B. F. haered ' be corpore suo legitime procreat̄ Tenend ' c. Et si conting at quod idem B. obierit sine herede de corpore suo legitime procreat̄ quod tūc post decessum ipsius B. praedict ' tenementa residua integre remanebunt praef T. F. heredibus assignatis suis imperpetuum A Fine to intaile lands to the heires of the body of the conusor of the body of I. C. her husband deceased with remainder ouer for default of such issue to the right heires of the said I. C. c. Leicest̄ ss PRaecipe I. C. armig ' quod ten̄ M. C. viduae conuenc ' de Sect ' 81. tribus messuag ' c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praed ' I. concessir praedict ' M. p̄dict ' tenement̄ cum pertinentijs Et ill ' ei reddidit in eadem curia Habend ' tenend ' eidem M. hered ' de corpore ipsius M. de corpore I. C. nuper viri sui defuncti legitime procreat̄ de capital ' c. Et si contingat quod eadem M. obierit sine herede de corpore suo de corpore ipsius I. C legitime procreat̄ tunc post decessum ipsius M. praedicta ten̄ta cum pertin̄ integre remaneant rectis heredibus ipsius I. C. defuncti Tenend ' c. Et praed ' I. C. armig ' hered ' sui warrant̄ praed ' M. hered ' de corpore suo de corpore p̄dicti I. C. defuncti ac etiam rectis heredibus ipsius I. C. si eadem M. obierit sine haerede de corpore suo de corpore ipsius I. C. defuncti licite procreat̄ praed ' ten̄ta cum pertin̄ sicut dictum est contra praedictum C. armig ' heredes suos imperpetuū Et pro hac c. A graunt by a Duke and his wife as in the right of his wife to the cognisee for life of the tenant for life with warranty a render to the cognisor for his wiues life to conuey her title to her husband Warw. ss PRaecipe T. Duci N. M. vxori eius quod ten̄ T. T. arm̄ Sect ' 82. conuenc ' c. deten̄tis in W. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scz quod praed ' Dux M. concess praed ' T. T. tenementa praedict ' cum pertin̄ quicquid idem Dux M. habent in tenementis praedictis cum pertin̄ ad terminum vitae ipsius M. Etill ' ei reddider̄ in eadem curia Habend ' tenend ' eidem T. T. hered ' suis de capitalibus dn̄is feodi illius per seruitia que ad eadem tenementa cum pertinen̄ pertinent tota vita ipsius M. Et preterea ijdem T. M. concess prose quod ipsi warrant̄ p̄d ' T. T. heredibus suis ten̄ta praedict ' cum pertinen̄ contra omnes homines tota vita ipsius M. Et pro hac c. idem T. T. concessit tenementa praedict ' cum pertinentijs praefato Duci Et ill ' ei reddidit in eadem curia Habend ' tenend ' eadem ten̄ta cum pertinen̄ eidem Duci hered ' suis tota vita
praedict ' M. Tenend ' vt supra A Fine of the moity of manors messuages land meadow pasture wood linge and heath more marishe and rent the aduowson of the moity of a Church the aduowson of the moity of a Monasterie or priory in possession and reuersion in fee. HEc est finalis concordia fact ' in Curia dn̄ae Reginae apud Westmonaster̄ sect ' 83. in crastino sanctae Trinitatis Anno regni Eliz. dei gratia Angliae Francie Hibern̄ Reginae fidei defens c. a conquestu tricesimo fecundo coram E. A. c Iustic ' alijs dominae Reginae fidelibus tunc ibi presentibus int̄ A. M. L. H. quer̄ T. N. I. vxorē eius vnam consanguinearum heredū R. E. deforc ' de medietate mancriorum de W. R. cum pertinētijs ac de medietate octaginta messuag ' 40. acr̄ terr̄ 300. acr̄ prati 50. acr̄ pastur̄ 100. acr̄ bosci 30. acr̄ iampnorum bruere 160. acr̄ more 200. acr̄ marisci viginti solid or̄ redditus cum pertin̄ in W. R. W. P. T. c. Necnon de Aduo catione medietat̄ ecclesiarum de E. W. P. R. ac etiam de aduocation̄ medietat̄ Monasterij siue Prioratus de L. vnde placitum conuentionis summ̄ fuit inter eos in eadem curia Scilicet quod praedict ' T. I. recogn̄ praedictas medietates cum pertinentijs ac aduocationes praedictas esse ius ipsius A. de quibus ijdem A. L. habent de dono medietatem praed ' manerij de R. cum pertin̄ Necnon medietatem octoginta messuag ' 260. acr̄ terre 100. acr̄ prati 300. acr̄ pastur̄ 80. acr̄ bosci 200. acr̄ iampnorum bruere 140. acr̄ marisci 100. acr̄ more vj. li. vj. s. reddit̄ cū pertin̄ in R. T. H. c. Ac etiā aduocation̄ medietatis ecclesiae de R. ac aduocac ' medietat̄ Monasterij siue Prioratus de L. pcell ' medietatis mane◠tenementorum reddituum aduocat̄ praedictar̄ de dono praedictorū T. I. ✿ Et ill ' remiser̄ quiete clam̄ de ipsis T. I. hered ' ipsius I. p̄dictis A. L. hered ' ipsius A. imperpetuum Et preterea ijdem T. I. concesserunt pro se heredibus ipsius I. quod medietas manerij de W. ac medietas 30. messuagio◠150. acrarum terre centum acrarum prati c. cum pertinentijs in W. P. E. W. praed ' ac aduocationes medietatis ecclesiarum de P. E. W. pred' resid ' medietatis maneriorum tenementorum redditu aduocac ' praedict ' que E. E. tenet ad terminum vite sue de hereditate praedictae I. die quo hec concordia facta fuit que post decessum ipsius E. E. ad predict ' T. I. hered ' ipsius I. debuerunt reuerter̄ post decess ipsius E. E. integre remaneant praed ' A. L. hered ' ipsius A. ✿ Tenend ' simul cum praedict ' medietate aduocatione que eis per finem istum remanent de capitalibus dn̄is feodi illius per seruitia que ad illas medietates aduocac ' pertinent imperpetuū Et praed ' T. I. hered ' ipsius I. warrant̄ praed ' A. L. hered ' ipsius A. praedictas medietates cum pertinētijs ac aduocationes praedictas sicut praedictum est contra omnes homines imperpetuum ✿ Et pro hac recognitione remissione quieta clamatione warrāt̄ fine concordia ijdem A. L. concesserunt praedictis T. I. praedict ' medietatem manerij de R. medietatem praedictor̄ ten̄tor̄ cum pertin̄ in R. T. H. c. praedict ' Necnon a duocationem medietatis ecclesiae de R. predict ' ac aduocationem medietatis Monasterij siue Prioratus de L. p̄dict ' Et illas eis red diderunt in eadem curia Habend ' tenend ' eisdē T. I. here d'ipsius I. de Capitalibus dominis feodi illius per seruitia que ad illas medietates aduocationes pertinent imperpetuum ✿ Et concesserunt etiam praed ' A. L. praedict ' medietatem manerij de W. cum pertin̄ ac praedict ' medietatē ten̄t̄ cum pertin̄ in W. P. E. c. p̄d ' pref T. I. Et illas etiam reddiderunt in eadem curia Habend ' tenend ' immediate post mortem p̄d ' E. E. eisdem T. I. hered ' ipsius I. de capitalibus dn̄is feo di illius per seruitia que ad illam medietatem aduocationem pertinent imperpetuum A graunt of lands by fine to two who render to the cognisor in generaltaile for default of such issue to R. T. in general taile the remainder to the Queenes Maiestie her heires and successors for euer ET est concordia c. quod praed ' A. recogn̄ ten̄t̄ praed ' cum pertin̄ Sect ' 84. esse ius ipsius I. vt ill ' que ijdem I. D. habent de dono praedict ' A. Et ill ' remisit c. Et pro hac c. ijdem I. D. concesser̄ praefat̄ A. tenement̄ praedict̄ cum pertinen̄ Et ill ' ei reddid ' in eadem curia Habenđ tenend ' eidem A. heredibus de corpore ipsius A. legitime procreat̄ pro defectu talis exitus tunc tenement̄ praedict ' cum pertinentijs integre remaneant hered ' de corpore R. T. alij praedict ' A. here dibus de corpore eorum legitime procreat̄ Et pro defectu talis exit̄ tunc tenement̄ predict ' cum pertinentijs remaneant dominae Elizabethae nūc Reginae Angliae Franciae et Hiberniae hered ' et successoribus suis imperpetuum c. A graunt of landes in general taile to be holden of the grauntor in Socage with diuers remainders ouer in taile with warranty against all men Essex ss PRaecipe s. B. agm̄ qd ' ten̄ W. S. cōuenc ' de iij. messuag ' Sect ' 85. c. cum pertin̄ in C. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod predict ' S. concessit prefato W. tenementa praedict ' cum pertinentijs illa ei reddidit in eadem curia Habend ' tenend ' eidem W. hered ' de corpore suo legitime procreat̄ de praedict ' S. hered ' suis in Socagio per fidelitarem tantū pro omnibus seruitijs demandis que ad praedict ' tenementa pertinēt imperpetuum Et si contingat quod idem W. obierit sine hered ' de corpor̄ suo legitime procreat̄ tunc post decessum ipsius W. ten̄ta praedict ' cum pertinentijs integre remane bunt I. S. Auo praedict ' W. et hered ' de corpore ipsius I. legitime procreat̄ Tenenđ vt antea Et si nullus heres de corpore ipsius l. fuer̄ legitime proc ' tunc praedict ' ten̄ta cum pertinen̄ integre reuertent ad praedict ' S.
of the Manor that the Lord may auow without atturnement 26. H. 6. Fitz. Per que seruitia 21. If the tenant in Per que seruitia appeare confesse the action at the Fine ImprisonmeÌ„t Distringas ad atturnand ' after iudgement will not atturne he is punishable by imprisonment or fine at the discretion of the Court as it seemeth 3. E. 3. ItinÌ„ North. Fitz. per que seruitia 17. Coparceners Iointenants and tenants in common may not fourch Essoine by essoine to essoine seuerally but haue onely one essoine as one sole tenant might haue W. 1. cap. 42. 3. E. 1. Rast ' esâ—oine 4. Of the Ingrossing of Fines WHen the note of the fine is made with the Custos breuium if it Sect ' 170. be of lands in possession or when atturnement is made if it be of a reuersion remainder rents or seruices then may it be ingrossed by the Chirographer And the Ingrossing of a fine is nothing els but the entring of the coÌ„cord Ingrossing thereof with the Chirographer and the writing and deliuery of the Indentures thereof Fitz. na 147. a 5. H. 4. ca. 14. which be called the Chirographe of the fine and is made in forme following viz. Haec est finalis concordia facta in curia dnÌ„ae Reg. apud WestmÌ„ a die Fine en taile de reuersion de rent Pasch in 15. dies AnÌ„ regni Eliz. c. 39. coram Edmundo Anderson T. Walmsley R. O. R. B. Iustic ' dnÌ„ae Reg. alijs fidelibus tunc ibi presentibus inter A. B. querÌ„ L. C. deforc ' de decem mercatÌ„ redditÌ„ cum pertinÌ„ in B. quem P. de A. tenent ad terminum vite vnde placitum conuentionis sumÌ„ fuit inter eos in ead ' curÌ„ scz quod praed ' L. concessit pro se heredibus suis quod praed ' redd ' cum pertinÌ„ quem praed ' P. tenuit ad terminum vite ex dimissione pÌ„d ' L. in praed ' vill ' die quo hec concordia facta fuit qui post decessum ipsius P. ad praedict ' L. heredes suos debuit reuerti post decessum ipsius P. integre remaneant praedict ' A. RemÌ„ as heires de corps hered ' de corpore suo procreatÌ„ tenend ' de capital ' dominis feodi illius per seruitia que ad praed ' redd ' pertinent imperpetuum si contingat RemÌ„ as droit heires quod idem A. obierit fine herede de corpore suo procreatÌ„ tunc post decessum ipsius A. praed ' redd ' cum pertinÌ„ integre remanebit rectis heredibus ipsius A. tenend ' de capitalibus dominis feodi illius per seruitia que ad praed ' redd ' pertinent imperpetuuÌ„ Et pro hac concessione fine concordia idem A. dedit pref L. centum marcas argenti And so of others according to the diuersitie of their cases Of the Tabling of fines ingrossed The Chirographer of fines of the common plecs for euer must write Sect ' 172. Tables and make one table for euery county where her Maiesties writ ruÌ„neth conteining the contentes of euery fine that shall passe in any one terme as the name of the County townes and places wherein the tenements mencioned in any fine be the name of yâ— plaintife deforceant of euery manor named in any fine And the first day of the next terme after thingrossing of euery such fine shal fixe euery of the said tables in some open place of the court of Common plees and so euery day of the said terme during the sitting of the said Court and the said Cirographer shall deliuer to euery sheriffe of euery County his vndersherife or deputie faire written in parchment a perfect content of the table so to Contents be made for that shire in the terme that shal be next before thassises to be holden in the same county or els meane betweene the terme and the said assises to be set vp the first day euery day of the next assises in some open place of the Court where the Iustices of assises then shal sit to continue there so long as they shall sit in the said Court if either the Chirographer or sherife faile herein he forfaiteth v. li. and the Chirographers fee for euery such table is iiii d 23. Eliz. cap. 3. How many proclamations are to be made vpon fines and when FOure proclamations onely are now to be made vpon euery fine with Sect ' 172. proclamation that is to say one in the terme in which the fine is ingrossed and in euery one of the three termes next insuing the ingrossing thereof one proclamation 31. Eliz. cap. 2. But if any of the same proclamations faile by reason of the adiornement AdiournemeÌ„t of any of the said termes by writ of adiournement duely made yet is such fine good and a good fine with proclamations as if the same had bin proclaimed 1. Mar. ca. 7. Bu if any proclamation be made vpon a sunday it is error because it Sundaies is not dies Iuridicus Dyer fo 128. pl. 53. 55. 2. Eliz. Of Proclamations of fines at the assises and general Sessions how they must be certified TO the end better notice of fines may come to them to whom it appertaineth Sect ' 173. Sessions it is ordained by the said statute of 4. H. 7. ca. 24. That the Iustices of the common place shall send a transcript of such fines to the Iustices of assises in the counties where the lands doe lie to be proclaimed Assises openly and solemnly at all the assises which shal be there in holden within one yere after the Ingrossing of such fines And that the like Transcript be made to the Iustices of the peace there to be proclaimed at foure generall Sessions in the said Counties and both the same proclamations to be made and certified into the common place the second day of the returne of the terme then next following And it is to be noted That while the said fines are read all plees must cease 4. H. 7. cap. 24. The forme of euery such proclamation is thus After the crier hath Proclamation made an O yes for silence saying O yes les fines lies or to that effect the Cirographer or his deputie readeth the fines thus EborÌ„ A Fine with proclamations betweene A. B. plaintife and C. D. deforciant of tenements in D. c. If the cognisees in fines die before thingrossing thereof no Proclamations Cogniseâ— dead shal be made because they had their election to haue yâ— fine with proclamations or without which election is now by their death determined Dier fo 254. pl. 104. 8. Eliz. Plow fo 266. b. Of the Inrolement of all the parts of fines after the ingrossing thereof and Proclamations passed BY the Statute of 23. Eliz. ca. 3. it is ordeined that there shall be for Sect ' 174. Office of Inrolment
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
respondend ' W. R. de placito quod warrÌ„ ei octo mesuag ' sex gardina tria pomarÌ„ quatuor acrÌ„ terrÌ„ sex acr ' prati duas acrÌ„ pasture cum pertinentÌ„ in B. B. quae tenet de eo tenere clamat vnde cartaÌ„ sâ—am habet c. Et vnde idem W. per W. C. atturn ' suum dic ' qd ' praed ' E. nuper fuit seisitus de tenementis praed ' cum ê‘tin ' in dominico vt de feodo sic inde seisitus existens idem F. 19. die S. anno Regni dnÌ„ae Reginae nunc 25. apud B. praed ' per quandam cartam suam quaÌ„ idem W. R. sigillo pÌ„d ' F. signatÌ„ hic in curÌ„ ê“fert cuius datÌ„ est eisdeÌ„ die anno dedit concessit teâ— praed ' cum pertinentÌ„ praef W. R. habend ' sibi herÌ„ suis impepetuum vlterius pÌ„d ' F. per. cartam praed ' tenementÌ„ pÌ„d ' cum pertinentÌ„ eidem W. hered ' suis coÌ„tra omneshomines warranÌ„ prout per cartamâ—llam plen ' apparet virtute quorum quidem don ' coÌ„cessionis idem W. fuit adhuc est scisitÌ„ deten ' praed ' cum pertinentÌ„ in dominico suo vt defeodo Et sic inde seisitÌ„ existentÌ„ quidam D. D. arrain ' versus ipsum W. quandam assisam noue disseisiâ—e de praed ' tenementÌ„ cum ê‘tinentÌ„ coram I. C. vno baronÌ„ ScaccarÌ„ dnÌ„ae Reginae et F. R. vno seruien ' ipsius dnÌ„ae Reginae ad legem Iustic ' eiusd ' dominae Reginae ad assisas in comÌ„ praed ' capiend ' assign ' per formam statuti c. per qd ' idem W. R. pendente assisa illa sepâ—us requisiuit praef F. quod ipse praed ' tenementÌ„ cum pertinentÌ„ eidem W. warrÌ„ idem F. ten ' illa cum pertinentÌ„ eidem W. hucusque warrÌ„ contradixit adhuc contradicit vnde dic ' quod deteriorat est damnum habet ad valentiam centum librarum inde produc ' sectam c. SYMBOLEOGRAPHY Of Recoueries for Assurances c. called common or feigned Recoueries IN euery Recouerie are to be regarded the demandant Sectio 1. the tenant of the land the vouchee as the efficient causes thereof The land demaunded as the matter which must as certeinly be set downe in writs of Entre as in writs of Couenant whereupon fines are leuied The end and effect of such recoueries is to discontinue and distroy estates tailes remainders and reuersions and baire the former owners thereof The Demaundant is he that bringeth the writ of Entre and may be termed the Recouerer The Tenant is he against whom the writ is brought and may be termed the Recoueree The Vouchee is he whom the tenaÌ„t voucheth or calleth to warranty for the land in demaund And such persons may be demaundants tenants and vouchees in these recoueries as may be Cognizors and Cognizees in writs of Couenant and by such names Mutatis mutandis Sauing that if any recouery be had against any tenant in taile the reuersion or remainder being in the Queene of the gift of the Queene or of any of her Maiesties progenitors kings of England such recouerie will neither barre the issue in taile of his Entre nor discontinue his estate nor pluck such reuersion or remainder out of her Maiestie 34. H. 8. cap. 20. Quaere tamen si tiel recouerie barre lissue in taile during the continuance of the estate taile Dyer fol. 132. pla 1. Item before such persons by such meanes and in such maner may warrants of Attorney bee knowledged and certified as fines knowledged in the Countrie sauing that the recognizance of warrants of Attorney may be taken by any Iustice or Seriant without a writ of Dedimus potestatem And fines must be paied vpon writs of Entre as vpon writs of Couenant And all such writs of Entre must be signed by the Queenes Atturney before they can be sealed In a Recouerie with double voucher the fine must bt sued first to make him tenant at the time of the writ of Entre brought for euery writ of Entre must alwaies be brought against him that is tenaÌ„t of the freehold of the land demauÌ„ded at the time of the writ brought 18. R. 2. and Dyer fol. 252. pla 98. for that that the estate of the tenant in taile which is vouchee is barred in respect of the assets only which is or may be recouered in value Plow Basset vers Manxel fol. 11. a and of execution sued by the tenant against him And if the tenant haue but an estate for life or in dower or by the curtesie then to haue a good recouerie thereof it is meete that such tenant make a conditional Surrender of his estate to him in the reuersion or remainder to the end he may be a perfect tenant of the inheritance and then to bring the writ of Entre against him And after that the recouery is executed the particuler tenant for breach of the condition may enter and inioy his terme notwithstanding such surrender See the like Surrender in the Chapter of Surrenders in the first part of Symboleography Of what thinges writs of Entre may be brought and by what names PRaecipe quod reddat lyeth de vna acra terre aqua cooperta vel de Sect 2. acra terre 12. H. 7. fol. 4. de gurgite 10. E. 3. 14. Ed. 3. 842. Fitz. nat bre fol. 191. h. Et de passagio vltra a quam Fitz. nat br fo 191. i. de balliua 34. Ed. 3. 423. de officio 27. H. 8. fo 12. de aduocationÌ„ ecclesie aut de quarta ê‘te decimarÌ„ 34. Edw. 3. deporcione decimarum Dyer fol. 84. pla 83. de quadam parcella terre Dyer fol. 84. pla 83. de custod ' terre haered ' siue custod ' terre Register 161. 22. Edw. 3. fol. 19. Praecipe quod reddat lyeth of all maner of Ecclesiastical or Spirituall profits vt de Rectoria Vicaria porcionibus pencionbus decimis c. per statutÌ„ 32. H. 8. cap. 7. de omnibus omnimodis decimis maioriê° mixtis minutis infra villam siue hamletÌ„ de B. in parochia de A. quoquo modo crescenc ' contingenÌ„ ac annuatim renouanÌ„ c. Thel lib. 8. cap. 9. S. 2. de quarta parte decimaruÌ„ oblationum ecclesie sanct ' P. c. 16. Ed. 3. de quadam porcione decimarum or terre not shewing how much 1. H. 4. fo 1. Dyer fol. 84. pla 83. 84. 85. and 86. In old time de hida terre per Glanuile de caruca terre 4. E. 3. 161. de bouatÌ„ terre 6. Ed. 3. 291. de sex pedibus terre in longitudine quatuor pedibus in latitud ' 14. Ass 13. A Praecipe quod reddat lieth detofro situ molendini 14. Ed. 3. de hundredo de C. balliuato de B. 34. Ed. 1. 3. E. 3. de pasturÌ„ ad sex boues
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.
he giue him day to replie By which day if he do not replie the defendant may procure a dismission and get costes Et dicta videtur Replicatio quod vel implicatam quasi tectam exceptionis iniquitatem replicet patefaciat vel potius quod equitatem actionisab excipiente rei tectam quasi complicatam explicet atque aperiat Hottamanus And a title of a Replication is thus The Replication of W. P. Complainant to the answere of R. C. defendant What a Reioinder is A Reioinder is thanswere which the defendant maketh to the plaintifes Sect. 66. replication which must pursue and confirme his aunswere and not swarue from the same and sufficiently confesse and auoide denie or trauerse each materiall part of the plaintifes replication Est autem reiunctio seu duplicatio vel allegatio quae datur reo ad infirmandum replicationem actoris confirmandum exceptionem rei Spieg. If the parties be not at issue by reason of some new matter disclosed in the defendants reioinder that requireth aunswere Then may the plaintife Surreioine to the said reioinder and the defendant in like maner to the Surreioinder if there be cause which happeneth verie seldome And the title of a Reioinder is thus The reioinder of C. A. defendant to the Replication of E. W complainant What a Surreioinder is A Surreioinder is a second defence of the plaintifes action opposite Sect ' 67. to the defendants reioinder And therefore Hottamanus calleth it Triplicatio quae est secunda actionis defensio contra rei duplicationem opposita And thus is the title of a Surreioinder The Surreioinder of E. W. complainant to the Reioinder of C. A. defendant A Bill of complaint for entring into and making secret estates of Copyhold lands wasting part therof mingling part therof with the lands of others to disinherite the Plaintife by hauing the Copies therof HVmbly complayning sheweth vnto your Honorable L. H. E. of Sect ' 68. B. in the Countie of Yorke Esqu That whereas H. E. late of S. Esquier deceased father to your Orator was in his life time by good and lawfull conueyance and assurance in the law lawfully seised to him and to his heires in fee simple according to the Custome of the manor of W. in the said Countie of Y. of one Copyhold or Customarie mesuage or tenement and of certaine Customarie lands meadowes and pasture to the quantitie of one hundred acres or thereabouts And the said H. E. your Orators father so being thereof seised as aforesaid and being visited with sicknes during the minoritie of your said Orator by good and lawfull conueyance and assurance in the law and according to the custome of the said manor of W. did conuey assure and surrender the said Copyhold or customarie mesuage or tenements and other the premisses with the appurtenances into the hands of A. B. the Lord of the said manor for the better maintenance and to the vse of your said Orator To haue and to hold to your said Orator and to his heires and assignes at the will of the Lord according to the custome of the said manor By force whereof your honors sayd Orator in the Court of the said manor paied his fine and was of the said Copyhold Customary tenements with the appurtenances by the then Steward of the said manor of W. admitted tenant But so it is if it may please your honor that all the Euidences and Copies of and concerning the said mesuage lands tenements and premisses being left in the hands custodie and possession of your Orators said father whilest he liued in right belonging vnto your Lordships said Orator are now by casuall and sinister meanes comen to the hands and possession of one H. H. of O. in the said Countie of Y. who by colour of the hauing thereof hath wrongfully entred into the said mesuage lands and premisses aforesaid and hath made and conueyed vnto himselfe and to others to his vse diuers and sundry secret estates thereof and doth pretend wholie to disinherite your Lordships said Orator of the same notwithstanding your said Orator hath by diuers and sundry meanes in friendly maner oftentimes sought to haue the said Euidences and Copyes and requested the same at the hands of the said H. H. and also that he would yeld vnto your said Orator the quiet possession of the said mesuage lands and premisses to whom he doth well know the same in right to belong and appertaine yet that to do he hath not onely denyed and refused and still doth denie and refuse to do the same But of his further malice against your said Orator he doth threaten your Orator in such sort that your Orator for want of the said Euidences and Copyes dareth not make his iust and lawfull entrie in and to the same And also the said H. hath committed and doth continue daily great and outragious wastes and spoyles in decaying of the houses felling downe of the wood and tymber trees of the premisses to your Orators great losse and disinherison and contrarie to all right equitie and good conscience In tender consideration whereof and forasmuch as by the strict course of the common Lawes of this Realme your Lordships said Orator hath not any ordinarie remedie for the obteyning and recouering of the said Euidences and Copyes for want of the certeine knowledge of the contents and dates thereof and what in them be conteyned neyther can your Orator learne against whom to commence any suit for the said mesuage lands and premisses for that the said H. H. and others to your Orator altogether vnknowen haue confederated them selues together against your said Orator and haue contriued and made amongst them selues diuers secreat estates conueyances and haue so intermingled the same to and with other lands tenements and hereditaments to and with certeine of their owne freehold and inheritance that your Orator knoweth not which the same be nor how much thereof the said H. H. other his confederates do seuerally hold whereby to commence any action or suit or make any lawfull entrie into or for the same without your Orators great daunger And yet your Orator hopeth that vpon the corporall Oath of the said H. H. he will manifest such matter whereby your Orator may the more better easily and readily proceede and attaine to the recouering of his iust lawfull right and inheritance of the premisses For the furtherance whereof it may please your good Lordship to graunt vnto your said Orator her Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena to be directed to the said H. H. commaunding him there by at a certaine day and vnder a certaine paine therein to be limitted personally to be and appeare in her Maiesties high Court of Chauncerie then and there to aunswere to the premisses c. The Answere of H. H. defendant to the Bill of complaint of H. E. complainant THe said defendant saith that the said bill of complaint against him Sect '
stand to and abide to such further order direction therein as to your honorable Lordship shall be thought to stand with right equity and good conscience And your said Orator shall daily pray vnto God for the preseruation of your Honors prosperity and good health long to continue A Bill by an Administator vpon a promise made vnto the intestate by the defendant to pay vnto him certaine money in mariage of the dâ—fendants daughter with one of the intestates Sonnes COmplaining sheweth vnto your Honorable Lordship G. Earle of Sect ' 78. S. administrator of the goods and chattels of the right honorable G. Earle of S. deceased his late father that wheras about seuen yeares now last past there was certaine communication betweene the said G. Earle of S. in his life time and one W. R. of K. in the County hf N. Esquier of for and concerning a marriage then intended to be made betweene H. T. Esquier one of the sonnes of the said late Earle and E. the onely daughter and heire apparant of the said W. R. And thereupon it was fully concluded and agreed betweene the said late Earle and the said W. R. and either party did mutually promise and agree to and with the other that the said H. T. and the said E. daughter of the said W. R. should marry together according to the Ecclestasticall lawes of this realme of England at a certain day by the said parties for that purpose agreed vpon appointed And for and in consideration of the said marriage to be made as is aforesaid the said W. R about the same time did assume to the said late Earle faithfully promise to pay and giue vnto the said late Earle 4000. l of lawfull English money or there abouts at certain daies likewise in that behalfe between them agreed vpon now long sithence past by reason of which agreement promise assumption so made as is aforesaid the said H. T. did shortly after the said agreement marry and take to his wife the said daughter of the said W. R. And thereupon the said W. R. did well truly content and pay to the said late Earle the summe of 3000. l parcell of the said summe of 4000. l or there abouts And shortly after before he the said late Earle had receiued the residue of the said summe of 4000. l he the said Earle died Now so it is if it may please your honorable Lordship that the said W. R. not ignorant of the premisses and nothing regarding his said agreement faithfull promise and assumption so as is aforesaid by him made to and with the said late Earle but imagining and fraudulently intending aswell the said late Earle in his life time as your said orator being administrator of the goods chattels of the said late Earle since his death in this behalf falsly deceiptfully to defraud and deceiâ—e him of the sum of a 1000. l at the lest parcel of the said sum of 4000. l or there abouts by him agreed promised to be paid to the said late E. as is aforesaid in consideration of the said mariage although he the said W. R. hath oftentimes aswell by the said late E. in his life time as by the now E. since his death bin curteusly required to haue paid the said summe of 1000. l according to his said agreement promise and assumption yet that to do hath he euer hitherto denied and refused and yet doth denie refuse to do the same contrary to his said faithfull promise assumption to the great losse damage of the now E. and altogether against all right equity good conscience Notwithstanding that the said late Earle in respect of the said mariage hath conueyed and assured vnto the said H. T. a good estate of inheritance of diuers manors lands tenements and hereditaments worth 3000. l by the yeare or there abouts wherof the said R. his daughter is intituled to haue dower by law In consideration whereof and forsomuch as by reason of the great trust confidence which the said late Earl did repose put in him the said W. R. the said agreement promise assumption so as aforesaid betweene them made was so made secretely priuatly betweene theÌ„selues only without calling any other person or persons vnto theÌ„ to be witnesses therof which might testify the same agreemeÌ„t promise other answere to the said vntrue and insufficient bill of complaint then they and either of them for the satisfaction of this honorable Court in the truth of all the matters in the said bill most vntruly obiected by the said complainant against the said def for further and ful answere thereunto and for plaine declaration of the truth therein They the said defendants and either of them say that true it is indeed that there was a certaine speech or communication had betweene the saide complainant and these said def for such a bargaine to be had and made between them in such sort for the lease and paiments as they â—re by the said bill alleaged the which said communication was then set downe in certaine articles bearing date in the said complainants bill alleaged And it was then also most materiall for these said defendants further couenanted and agreed on the part of the said complainant that that said communication should be by him the said complainant put in writing by deed indented and according to law be executed by sealing deliuering thereof as these said defendants then did and yet do take it moreouer that the said complainant and G. B. of E. in the Countie of D. Esq shoulde become bound iointly and seuerally vnto the said def for the true performance of all and euery the said agreements in the summe of 110. li. before the paiment of the said summe of 40. li. in the said bill mentioned being the first paiment which they should haue made the which saide communication as the said defendantes did accompt it was then set down in writing vnder the terme of Articles of agreemeÌ„t but yet neuer meant to conclude or bind the said bargaine vntill the same should haue bin ingrossed sealed deliuered the said obligatioÌ„ entered at the said complainaÌ„ts costs and trauel as the said def haue euer taken it think the same wil proue so in law because it was referred to further writings more effectuall in the law to be accomplished by the said complainant the which to do he neither yet hath neither as it seemeth meant to performe but rather to gaine the said defendants money without anie assurance thereof to be made vnto theÌ„ for that he hath not caused the said articles to be ingrossed neither hath he the said G. B. entred into bond to the said defendants or either of them according to the said agreement but wholly sought if by any meanes he could cunningly to possesse himselfe of the said summe of 55. li. or of so much thereof as he could without any
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
at a certaine day and vnder a certaine paine therein to be limited to appeare before your Lordship in her Maiesties high court of Chancery then and there to answere to the premisses and to abide such order and direction therein as to your Lordship shal seeme to stand with right equitie and good conscience and your said Orator shall daily pray to Almightie God for your honour in good health long to continue c. A Bill by the husband and wife as Gardeins to her childe for euidences IN most humble wise complaining sheweth vnto your good Lordship Sect. 118. your poore and daily Orator I. W. of B. in the Countie of D. yeoman and I. his wife late the wife of I. S. the elder of B. aforesaid yeoman now deceased That where the said I. S. in his life time was lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee of and in one messuage or tenement commonly called H. of and in certaine lands meadow and pasture and other hereditaments with thappurtenances to the said tenement belonging and with the same vsually occupied scituate lying and being in B. aforesaid And he the said I. S. being of the premisses so seised did in his life time conuey and assure the same vnto certaine persons and their heires to the vse of the said I. and of the said I. then his wife and of the longer liuer of them without impeachment of waste And after their diseases to the vse of the heires of their two bodies lawfully begotten with diuers remainders ouer by force whereof the said I. S. and the said I. then his wife were thereof seised accordingly And so seised the said I. S. about three yeares now last past died seised of such estate as aforesaid hauing issue betweene him and the said I. one I. S. an infant of the age of two yeares or therabouts After whose death the said I held her selfe in the said messuages and lands and was thereof seised accordingly And so seised tooke to husband the said I. W. the other of your said Orators by force of which entermariage the said I. W. and the said I. were lawfully seised of the premisses as in the right of the said I. And your said Orators haue also the custody of the said I. S. the infant rightly belonging to the said I. his mother as gardeine in Socage Now so it is if it may please your good Lordshippe that certaine deedes euidences and writings touching and concerning the premisses and of right belonging to your said Orators and the said infant or to the one of them are casually come to to the hands and possessions of T. C. of B. aforesaid and I. S. of H. being kinsman vnto the said I. S. of B. the elder deceased who by colour of hauing the said deeds euidences and writings haue wrongfully entred into the premisses with thappurtenances and thereupon haue contriued certain secret estates vnto diuers persons vnknowen to your said Orators and by colour thereof they the said T. C. and I. S. of H. or the one of them of late time hath wrongfully entred into the premisses and hath receiued and taken the issues and profits of the premisses or some part thereof from your said Orators and although your said Orators haue diuers and sundrie times gently requested the saide T. C. and I. S. of H. to permit and suffer your said Orators quietly to haue and enioy the same premisses and to deliuer vnto your said Orators the said deeds euidences and writings touching and concerning the premisses and which of right doe belong and appertaine vnto your said Orators and to the said I. S. the infant yet they the same to doe haue hitherto refused and yet doe refuse contrarie to all right equity and good conscience which is likely to turne not only to the losse and hinderance of your said Orators But also to the preiudice and disinheritance of the said infant if speedie redresse herein be not had by your good Lordship in consideration whereof and forasmuch as your said Orators doe not know the certaintie nor certaine number of the said deedes euidences writings nor whether the same be contained in bagge or boxe sealed or in chest locked and so your said Orators and the said infant are without any ordinary remedie for the recouerie of the same by the common lawes of this Realme And for that your said Orators do hope that the same C. and S. will vpon their Oathes in this honorable Court confesse the certainty and truety therein where the said euidences are to be had or to whom they haue deliuered the same May it therefore please your good Lordship the premisses considered to grant vnto your said Orators the Queenes Maiesties c. The Answere of the same THe said defendants say and euery of them seuerally saith that the Sect. 119. said bill of complaint is verie vncertaine vntrue and insufficient in the law to be answered vnto for diuers manifest defaults and imperfections therein contained and framed and exhibited into this honorable Court as these defendants verely thinke of malice and euill will to the intent to put these defendants to great trauaile charges and expences to make their personall appearance in this honorable Court the said defendants dwelling in B. aforesaid in the saide countie of D. which is sixscore miles distant from the Citie of Westminster and without any iust cause so to doe and these defendants further say that if the surmised matters contained in the said bil of complaint were true as in very trueth they are not yet were the same determinable and to be determined by the common lawes of this Realme and not in this honorable Court whereunto these defendants pray to be dismissed with their reasonable costes charges and damages in this behalfe wrongfully and without iust cause sustained yet neuerthelesse if these defendants shall be compelled by the order of this Court to make any further or other answere vnto the said vncertaine and insufficient bill of complaint then the aduantage of exception to the incertaintie and insufficiencie thereof to these defendants and either of them at all times here after saued for further answere thereunto and for a full and plaine declaration of the trueth say that they thinke it is true that the said I. S. was in his life time lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee of and in the said messuage or teuements commonly called the H. and of and in certaine lands meadow and pasture and other hereditaments with the appurtenances to the said tenements belonging and with the same vsually occupied scituate lying and being in B. aforesaid as in the said bil of complaint is alleaged but the said defendāts further say that the said tenements in the said bill of complaint contained as they verely beleeue are holden of the right honorable G. Earle of S. of his manor of C. in the said Countie of D. by knightes seruice and by the yearely rents of two shillings And that he
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
proceedings therein To the Right Honorable Sir Nicholas Bacon Knight Lord Keeper of the great Seale of England HVmblie complayning sheweth vnto your good Lordship your Sect ' 154. dayly Orators T. B. of C. in the Countie of D. Clothier W. M. of L. Grocer M. G. Merchant Subiects borne of this Realme of England as well for themselues as for others subiects borne of the said Realme and Denizens Creditors of C. A. of L. Merchantaylor also a subiect borne of the saide Realme That whereas the said C. A. vsing and exercising the trade of Merchandize and seeking his trade of liuing by buying and selling vpon good and iust cause for wares and merchandize to him sold and deliuered and also for ready money to him lent being indebted to your said Orators in seuerall summes of money amounting to the value of 300. pound And now of late that is to say in this present moneth of Nouember in this xv yeare of the raigne of our soueraigne Lady the Queenes Maiestie about the second day of the saide moneth of Nouember did begin to keepe his house scituate in the said Citie of London and sithence hath departed from his said dwelling house and absented himselfe to thintent to defraude and hinder your saide Orators and other his Creditors of their iust debts and dueties to them due owing and so is become a Bankrupt By reason whereof and for that the said Bankrupt and others his confederates haue deuised and contriued diuers secret estates and sinister practises for the conueying and eâ—â—oyning of the bodie of the saide Bankrupt and of all lands goods debts and other things belonging to the said Bankrupt in such wise as your Orators are without helpe for recouering or obtayning of their saide iust debts and dueties but onely by complaint to your Lordship and thereupon to haue remedie according to the Statute touching orders for Bankrupts in the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster the second day of Aprill in the xiii yeare of the Raigne of our said soueraigne Lady the Queenes Maiestie made and prouided In consideration thereof may it please your good Lordship to graunt the Queenes Maiesties most gratious Commission to be directed to such and so many wise and honest discreet persons as to your Lordship shall seeme good Aucthorizing them not onely concerning the said Bankrupts body lands freehold and customarie goods debts and other things whatsoeuer but also concerning all other persons which by concealement clayme or otherwise doe or shall offend touching the premisses or any part thereof contrarie to the intent and true meaning of the saide Statute to do and execute all and euery thing and things whatsoeuer as well towards and for satisfaction and payment of your said Orators as towards and for all other intents and purposes according to the ordinance and prouision of the said Statute And your said Orators shall dayly pray c. The Commission vpon the Statute of 13. Eliz. Cap. 7. made against Bankerupts and graunted to the Creditors vpon the Bill next before ELizabeth by the grace of God Queene of England Fraunce and Sect ' 155. Ireland defendor of the faith c. To our trustie and welbeloued Sir Rowland Heyward Knight Iohn Langley Alderman of our Citie of London Tho. Hatton Tho. Aldersey Thomas Egerton Mercers and William Wignall Merchant Taylor of our saide Citie of London greeting Whereas we be enformed that C. A. of London Merchantaylor vsing and exercising the trade of Merchandize by way of bargayning and seeking his trade of liuing by buying selling and being a Subiect borne of this our Realme of England in this present moneth of Nouember in the xv yeare of our Raigne viz. about the second day of the same moneth did begin to keepe his house scituate in London aforesaid and sithence hath departed from his saide dwelling house and absented himselfe to the intent to defraude and hinder T. B. of C. in the Countie of Deuonshire Clothier W. M. of London Grocer Mi. G. Merchant and others his Creditors being also Subiects borne of this our sayde Realme of their iust debts and dueties to them due and owing and so is become a Bankerupt We minding the due execution of the Statute touching orders for Bankerupts in our Parliament holden at Westminster in the xiii yeare of our Raigne made and prouided vpon trust of your wisedomes diligence and prudent circumspections which we haue conceaued in you doe by these presents name assigne appoint constitute and ordayne you our speciall Commissioners geuing full power and aucthoritiye vnto you fiue or foure of you whereof they the sayde Sir Row H. I. L. or T. H. to be one according to the sayde Statute not onely concerning the sayde Bankerupt hys bodie lands freehold and Customarie goods debts and other things whatsoeuer but also concerning all other persons which by concealement clayme or otherwise doe or shall offend touching the premisses or any part thereof contrarye to the intent and true meaning of the saide Statute to do and execute according to the saide Statute all and euerie thing and things whatsoeuer aswell for and towards satisfaction and payment of the saide Creditors as towards and for all other intents and purposes according to the ordinance and prouision of the saide Statute Willing and commaunding you fiue or foure of you whereof Sir Row H. I. L. or T. H. to be one to proceede to the execution and accomplishment of this our Commissioin according to the true intent and meaning of the saide Statute with all diligence and effect as our speciall trust is in you Witnesse our selues at Westminster the fifth day of Nouember in the xv yeare of our Raigne A precept from the sayde Commissioners to the Officers to make proclamation according to the saide Statute against Bankrupts that the said Bankrupt before a day certaine come in and yeeld his bodie to the Commissioners or to one of them To the Bayliffes and head Officers of the Burrough of Southwarke WEe the Commissioners hereafter named by vertue of the Sect. 156. Queenes hignesse Commission to vs directed require charge you fiue sundrie market dayes next ensuing the receipt hereof to make fiue sundry Proclamations in manner and forme hereunder specified The Proclamation THe Queenes highnesse doth strictly charge and commaund C. â— Sect. 157. Merchantaylor of the Citie of London that he at or before the day of next comming in the Guildhall of London or where you shall appoint yeeld his bodie before Sir Row Heyward Knight or before some one of the said Commissioners appointed by her highnesse vnder her great seale of England til the due execution of the Statute touching orders for Banckrupts lately made and prouided vpon paine and perrill of the penaltie of the lawe in that case limited and appointed An Indenture vpon the saide Commission and Statute of Bankcrupts betwixt the Commissioners of the one partie and the Creditors of the other partie whereby the Commissioners after view
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
inquisition to finde the lands so omitted and is such Rex Eschaetori suo c. salutem Quia datum est nobis intelligi quod A. defunctus qui de nobis tenuit in capite tenuit die quo obijt plura terras tenÌ„ta in comitatÌ„ praedict ' quam tu in inquisitione inde post mortem pÌ„dictÌ„ A. de mandato nostrÌ„ capta in Cancell ' nostrÌ„ retornata specificantur Tibi praecipimus quod persacramentum proborum c. inquiras quae plura terras tenÌ„ta idem A. tenuit in comÌ„ pÌ„dict ' die quo obijt de quo vel de quibus illa plura terrae tenÌ„ta teneantur per quam seruitium quantum valeant per annum in omnibus exitibus Et inquisitionem c. Melius inquirendum THis writ lyeth where an office found by vertue of a Diem clausit Sect. 200. extremum or Commission is vncertaine in the tenure value or tenants estate of the lands or otherwise But if such incertaine office be found before the Escheator ratione officij only then it is void and no Melius inquirendum shall thereupon be awarded And the Melius inquirendum is such Rex Escheatori suo c. Salutem Cum per quandam inquisitionem coram A. Eschaetore nostro in comÌ„ praedicto de mandato nostro captam in Cancellaria nostra retornatÌ„ sit compertum quod N. defunctus tenuit diuersa terras tenÌ„ta cum pertinentijs in comitatu predicto quis propinquior haeres eiusdem N. sit ex parte patris sui iuratores inquisitionis predicti ignorant Tamen ex parte R. matris praedicti N. filiae W. B. est eius haeres propinquior aetatis viginti vnius annorum amplius Et quia in inquisitione praedict ' quis propinquior haeres ipsius N. existat minime specificatur tibi praecipimus quod per sacramentum c. inquiras quis propinquior haeres praedicti N. existat qualiter quo modo Et inquisitionem c. T. c. And this writ is grauntable vpon surmise made in the court that such former Office is so incerteine as is abouesaid Another Melius inquirend ' post inquisitionem imperfectam Rex eschaetori suo c. Cum per inquisitionem coram te de mandato nostro c. compertum sit quod A. tenuit die quo obijt vnum messuag ' in N. in comÌ„ praedicto de B. per seruitiuÌ„ militare quodque idem A. tenuit die quo obijt vnum toftum cum pertinentijs in N. in comitatu praedicto de haerede F. L. per seruitium militare quia in inquisitione praedicta qualem statum quale ius idem A. habuit in messuagio tofto praedictis seu de quo vel de quibus eadeÌ„ messuagium toftum teneantur minime specificatur nos volentes inde per te plenius Cerciorari tibi praecipimus c. inquiras qualem statum quale ius idem A. habuit in messuagio tofto praed die quo obijt de quo vel de quibus messuagium toftum praedict ' teneantur per quod seruitium qualiter quomodo Et inquisitionem c. T. c. A Writ de aetate probanda IT behoueth the heire of the Queenes tenant in chief being in ward Sect. 201. at his full age and before liuery to haue a writ to the Escheator of the Countie where he was borne to prooue his age And it seemeth that such writ may as well be made to the Escheator of the Countie where his land lyeth for it may be he was borne where the Kings writ runneth not as in Ireland Calice Berwike c. Rex dilecto sibi I. de B. Eschaetori suo in comÌ„ B. salutem Quia A. de B. qui M. sororem vnam haer ' R. defuncti qui de dnÌ„o Edw. nuper Rege Angliae auo nostro tenuit in capite duxit in vxorem dicit praefatÌ„ M. plenae aetatÌ„ esse petit a nobis terras tenementa que sunt de haereditate ipsius M. quorum vna pars in manu nostra alia pars iâ— custodia I. de H. ex commissione dicti aui nostri vsque ad legitimam aetatem haered ' eiusdem existunt sibi reddend ' per quod volumus quod eadem M. quae apud G. in comitÌ„ M. nata est in Ecclesia eiusdem villae baptizatÌ„ fuit vt dicitur aetatem suam probet coram te Tibi praecipimus quod ad certum diem locum quos ad hoc prouideris probationem illam per sacramentÌ„ tam militÌ„ quam proborÌ„ legalium hominum de balliua tua per quos probatio illa capi veritas aetatis pÌ„d melius sciri poterit inquiri capias sc fa. praef I. quod tunc sit ibi ad ostendend ' si quid pro se habeat vel dicere sciat quare praed ' H. pÌ„d ' M. vt illi qui plenae aetatis est si plene aetatis sit terras tenementa praed ' reddere non debeamus probationem illam sic captam nobis sub sigillo tuo sigillis eorum per quos capta fuerit sine dilatione mittas hoc breue Teste c. Another forme of the writ De Aetate probanda REx c. Quia M. de F. filius haeres I. defuncti qui de nobis tenuit in capite dicit se plenae aetatis esse petit a nobis terras tenÌ„ta quae sunt de haereditatÌ„ sua in custodia nostra vsque ad legitimam aetatem hered ' praed ' sibi reddi per quod volumus quod c. vsque ibi melius sciri poterit inquiri capias tunc sic Et probationem illam c. vt supra But if the King commit the Wardship the Aetate probanda must mention the same And if the Wardship by reason of the temporalities of a Bishopricke be in the Queenes hands the writ de Aetate probanda must mention the same And yet that is no Court in capite Commission pro aetate probanda Regina dilectis c. Sciatis quod assignauimus vos ad inquirend ' per sacramentum tam Militum quam aliorum proborum legalium hominum de visinetÌ„ de N. in comÌ„ L. si I. filius hâ—res B. apud N. natus in ecclesia eiusdem villae baptizatus fuit quod ratione minoris aetatis suae in custodia nrÌ„a existit plenae aetatis sit vt dicit necne Et ideo vobis mandauimus quod ad certos diem locum quos ad hoc prouideritis inquisitionem illam faciatis illam distincte aperte factam nobis in CancellarÌ„ c. sine dilatione mittatis hoc breue Mandauimus enim Vicec ' nostro LincolnÌ„ quod ad diem locum quos ei scire facietÌ„ venire faciat c. In
diuers things with warrantie in consideracion of a rent with a clause of distresse c. 125 ✿ Of the 3. parte of a rent with warrantie 126 ✿ Of the 3. part of certaine land by these words Concesserunt reddiderunt 127 ✿ A Fine with general warrantie of an estate pur aut vie after whose death the land is to reuert to the conusor 128 ✿ Of diuers things to a PresideÌ„t schollers of a Colledge with waâ—ranty 129 ✿ With warraÌ„tie against the conusors the heires of the husband 130 ✿ Of diuers things with general warraâ—tie 131 ✿ Of the 3. part of diuers things with generall waâ—rantie 132 ✿ By the husband and the wiâ—e of diuers things with generall warrantie 133 ✿ The order of taking the knowledge of a Fine by Dedimus potestatem fol. 37. b ✿ A Fine with generall warrantie with a graunt and render to one of the conusors for 7. daies with a remainder for life to a straunger the reuercion after to the said conusor in fee. 134 ✿ By the husband and the wife of diuers things with generall warrantie 135 ✿ A Fine before the Iustices of the Common pleas at Westminster with generall warrantie 136 ✿ A Fine with warrantie against the conusor and his heires 137 ✿ The engrossement of the Fine before as it is vpon Record 138 ✿ A Fine with generall warrantie with a graunt and render for certaine termes and after to remaine ro the conusor in fee. 139 ✿ A Fine with generall warrantie with a grauÌ„t of the conusee for life the reuercion to the conusor in fee. 140 ✿ Of a Rent with generall warrantie 141 ✿ A Fine with generall warrantie in consideration of an Annuitie imposing a payne for the non payment thereof 142 ✿ A Fine of lande to holde by Knights seruice and rent with generall warrantie 143 ✿ A Fine of a mannor reciting c. with warrantie against the Conusors during c. 144 ✿ A Fine with warrantie in consideration whereof the conusee regraunts the premisses for a certaine tearme after the ende whereof the premisses are to remayne to the Conusee in fee. 145 ✿ The taking of the knowledge of the fine fol. 41. a ✿ Notes to bee obserued in fines fol. 41. a ✿ A fine of diuers things with render to the conusors for life and with diuers remainders ouer after theâ— death in generall tayle for default of issue â—o the c. 146 Adiunctes of Concordes 147 A licence of alienacion of landes holden in capite 148 A licence to alien in Mortmaine 149 A Quod permittat finem leuari 150 The writ of Ad quod damnum 151 Of a Pardon for alienacion 152 Of the Dedimus potestatem to take recognizance of a fine 153 The Dedimusâ— potestatem thereof fol. 44. a The Praecipe and Concord which mâ—st be filed to the Dedimus potestatem fol. 44. b Of the Queenes siluer 154 Obseruations necessarie at the knowledging of fines 155 How and when cognisaunces of fines must be certified and what may hinder the same 156 Of thinrollement of writtes of couenant Dedimus potestatem and knowledges thereupon which is tearmed the foote of the fine 157 Of the Note of the fine 158 Quid Iuris clamat 159 What persons may obtayne attournement by Quid Iuris clamat and what not 160 What persons bee compelable to atturne in a Quid Iuris clamat and what not 161 What pleas will barre the plaintife of atturnement 162 What processe will lie in a Quid iuris clamat 163 The manner of the writte in a Quid iuris clamat 164 The distresse in a Quid Iuris clamat fol. 49. b. Diuers formes of Entries if the parties appeare after the daie of the returâ—e fol. 49. b Atturney in Quid Iuris clamat 165 The writ of Quem redditum reddit 166 The writ of Per quaeseruiâ—ia 167 Vpon whose alienation the tenant is not compelâ—ble to atturne 168 Against whom a Per quaeseruitia lieth whom not 169 Of the ingrossing of fines 170 Of the tabling of fines ingrossed 171 How many Proclamacions are to bee made vpon fines and when 172 Of Proclamacions of fines at the assises and generall Sessions how they must be certified 173 Of the Inrolement of al the partes of fines after the ingrossing thereof proclamacions passed 174 Of the Exemplification of the partes of fines inrolled 175 How Fines executory bee executed 176 The manner of execucion of fines by writte 177 Of exccucion of Fines by Scire facias 178 Certayne cases of the nature and forme of a Scire facias vpon a fine 179 What fines with proclamacions barre the issue in tayle 180 What time after a fine leuied and Proclamacion made any man hath to enter or clayme by action or otherwise and who are thereby barred and who not 181 How priuies in blood are bounde in fines 182 Of Estraungers hauing present right and no impediment 183 Of Estraungers hauing present right and impediments 184 Of Estraungers hauing diuers defectes 185 Of Estraungers without impediments haue future right for cause precedent 186 Of Estraungers with impediment hauing future right 187 Of Estraungers hauing no right before the Fine 188 Of EstraÌ„gers hauing diuers future rights by diuerse titles 189 Estrangers to fines hauing neyther preseÌ„t nor future right to the tenements in the fine at the leuying therof but onely vnto rents common c. issuing out of the same 190 Pleas to auoid Fines 191 Of a writ of Error 192 Of a Certiorari 193 A Mittimus of the transcript of a fine out of the Chauncerie into the Common place 194 A Mittimus 195 A Mittimus for the foote of a fine fol. 72. b Whether any but he which reuerseth a fine may take benefit thereby 196 A writte of Warrantia chartae 197 Recoueries OF Recoueries for assurances commonly called Common or feigned Recoueries Sect. 1 Of what thinges writtes of Entre may be brought and by what names 2 Of what things a writ of Entre lieth not 3 A Certiorari to the Executor of the Iustice before whom the warrants were acknowledged 4 A recouery with single voucher 5 A recouery with double voucher 6 A recouery with treble voucher 7 A recouery of an Aduowson 8 All the partes of a recouerie in a writ of Right de Praecipe in capite exemplified 9 Remissio Curiae in breui de Recto 10 The Exemplification of a recouerie inrolled according to the Statute of 23. Eliz. cap. 3. 11 Perdon alienÌ„ super teâ—â— per breue de ingressu recuperatÌ„ 12 Exemplificacion of a recouerie with double voucher out of the Prothonataries office 13 An other of the like effect 14 A Dedimus potestateÌ„ to take knowledge of a warrant of Atturney of the vouchee 15 The manner of the returne fol. 83. a A Dedimus potestatem de attornatÌ„ rec in breui de ingressu super disseisinam in â—e post pro tenenâ— 16 The manner of the Returne fol. 83. a Aliud
and casuall 14 Impediments legall subiection and ioint power 15 Couerture 16 Death ciuill 17 Compromise 18 Attainder and Outlawric 19 Ioint power 20 Arbitrators defined 21 The choice of arbitrators 22 Sufficiency of arbitrators considered 23 A fooles Arbitrement 24 A simple magistrates arbitrement 25 Defects of the bodie in Arbitrators 26 Arbitrators indifferent who 27 The question 28 The question double 29 The question of the facte 30 The question of right 31 What is to be considered in each question 32 What thinges are arbitrable and what not 33 Circumstances regarded in submissioÌ„ 34 Of the power giuen to arbitrators 35 Of time and place 36 A compromise with couenants to performe the same 37 Of binding the parties to performe an awarde 38 The condicion of an obligacion to performe an award 39 Of the condicion to performe an awarde of lands 40 Whether power to arbitrate may bee assigned 41 Whether the Compromittors may dischardge the Arbitrators or no. 42 What an arbitrement is 43 Thinges to be regarded in Arbitrements 44 An Arbitrement of Landes by which the partie couenaunteth to performe it 45 An arbitrement of debt whereby the parties are bound to performe it 46 An awarde of debt by an Earle vpon submission by bond 47 Of notice of the arbitrement 48 The finall cause of arbitrements 49 ✿ An Award of copihâ—ld land 50 ✿ An Award reciting certaine bonds for the performance of an Award and that the Award was made 51 Of the Chauncery Proceedings and Supplications Billes and Answeres OF the Chauncery Sect. 1. Of strict or precise law 2 Of Equitie 3 The deuision of Equitie 4 The efficient cause of Equitie 5 The materiall cause of Equitie 6 The formall cause of Equitie 7 The finall cause of Equitie 8 Why Equitie is sometime compared to a ruler 9 How Equitie and Clemencie doth differ 10 Of the difference betwixt equitie and strict law 11 How the ChauÌ„cery is tearmed the court of conscience 12 Conscience defined 13 Of Iudgements in Chauncery 14 Of the power ordinarie of the Chauncery 15 Of the power absolute of the Chauncery 16 Of a Subpena 17 Casesremediable in Chauncery 18 Certaine cases where the partie is remedilesle in Chauncery 19 Of the ordinary proceedings in the high Court of Chauncery 20 A Subpena for costes 21 An Attachment 22 An Attachement with Proclamation 23 ✿ An attachment in the Cinque portes 24 ✿ An attachment in the Countie Palantine of Lancaster 25 ✿ An attachment against one dwelling within the Countie Palantine of Chester 26 A Commission of rebellion 27 ✿ A Supersedeas of the coÌ„mission of rebellion 28 ✿ A Supersedeas to the Chauncellour of the countie Palantine of Lancaster 29 ✿ The like to the Chamberlaine of Chester 30 ✿ A Supersedeas of an attachment 31 Of an Iniunction 32 Of apparance 33 Of a Dedimus potestatem to receiue an answere 34 Of a Supersedias 35 ✿ A Commission vpon a false Affidauit 36 Of an imperfect Answere 37 Reioyning and ioyning in coÌ„missioÌ„ ad examinand ' testes 38 A Commission ad examinand ' testes 39 A Note by the Commissioners to giue c. 40 Of cyting witnesses 41 A Subpena ad testificand ' 42 The Stile of Interrogatories 43 The Stile of the Deposicions thereupon taken 44 Of Publication Hearing and Breuiates 45 ✿ A Commission to the Sherife to keepe the plaintife in possession 46 ✿ A Commission to certifie depositions taken by Commission 47 A Commission to examine witnesses in perpetuall memory 48 Subpena ad testificandum super peticionÌ„ 49 Aliter ad testificand ' ad Assisas super articulos 50 Subpena ad ostend ' causam quare euideÌ„c ' non deliberentÌ„ 51 Subpena ad testificand ' ad Assisas in London 52 Subpena ad testificand ' coram VicecomÌ„ London 53 Subpena pro Euidentijs adferendis 54 Aliter pro Obligatione deliberand ' 55 Subpena de AtturnatÌ„ faciend ' 56 Commission ad â—ecipiendum ad examinand ' testes c. 57 Commissio ad audiendum terminand ' c. 58 Commissio ad examinandum testes ad locum c. 59 Commissio ad superuidendum distinguendum vastum 60 A Commission to the L. Deputie of Ireland and the Lord Chauncellor for the hearing and determining of a Title of land 61 What a Bill of complaint is 62 The direction of bils 63 What an answere is 64 What a Replication is 65 What a reâ—oinder is 66 What a Surreioinder is 67 A Bill of complaint for entering and making secrete estates of the land wasting part therof mingling part with other lands to disherite the plaintife by hauing the writings thereof 68 The answere to the bill 69 The replication to the answere 70 A bill to stay suite at the Common lawe vpon an obligacion 71 A bill for the withholding of a writing and taking the profites of the land and false charging of the plaintife with the esloyning of a Cowe 72 The aunswere thereunto 73 A bill to be relieued for obligatioÌ„s made for Simonie 74 A bill for Bourding 75 A demurrer for double vexation 76 A bill for not surrendring a lease in trust for wasting tenths demised and withholding of writings 77 A bill by an administrator vpon a promise made to the intestate of certaine mariage money to bee paid by the defendant 78 A bill for entering into and detayning lands by colóur of hauing the euidences thereof and for contriuing secreet estates 79 A bill for certaine money that should haue beene paid in consideracion of a lease agreed to be made of land 80 An aunswere and demurrer to the same bill 81 The Replication to the said answere and demurrer 82 A bill for money lent without specialtie and witnesses 83 The aunswere thereunto 84 A Bill for deteyning of bonds paid and praying an IniunctioÌ„ to stâ—y sute thereupon 85 A Bill to examine witnesses in perpetuam rei memoriam 86 A Bill for deliuery of sheepe by an executor conuerted to his owne vse 87 The answere thereunto 88 The replication to the answere 89 A Bill for a debt vpon a contract without witnesses 90 The answere and demurrer thereunto 91 A Bill to bee discharged of bondes made vpoÌ„ promise not to be preiudiced therby laying open diuers Iewde practises by the defendant 92 A Bil for receiuing of the plaintifs goods of his wife and the detaining of them 93 The answere thereunto 94 The Replication to the answere 95 A Bil for that the defendants haue gotteÌ„ the plaintifes bill whereby they stood bound vnto him meaning thereby to defraud him of his debt 96 A Bill for wrongfull entrie into lands detayning of the writings wasting the same and contriuing secret estates 97 A Bill for deteyning of a lease for yeeres 98 A Bill by an Executour for money for boording 99 A Bill for not entring into bonde to saue a suertie harmelesse according to promise 100 A Bill for making falfe Affidauit for appearance 101 A Bill to bee releiued of an
obligacion where the money was paid 102 A Bil for not procuring an acquittance of rents paid according to promise 103 A Bill for not paying of money nor sauing the suertie harmelesse 104 A Bill for entitling ones selfe to certaine ground and selling the woods thereupon 105 A Bill against executors for not deliuering of specialties payd 106 A Bill against executors vpon a priuate promise made by their testator alleaging that they haue wasted their testators goods 107 A Bill for diuers euidences 108 A Bill for not making assurance of lands according to a couenaÌ„t alleaging that the defendants haue gotten the Indenture thereof and that some of theÌ„ were within age at the making thereof 109 A Bill against an heire for entring into lands dcuised to the plaintife praying a Commission to examine witnesses in perpetuam rei memoriam 110 A Bill for refusing to receiue the plaintifs rent according to an order and taking the forfaiture of a bond for the paymeÌ„t thereof 111 A bill for money for cattell solde vpon trust 112 A Reioynder 113 A Bill for giuing ones worde with a seruant and promising to anâ—were all damages done to his master by him 114 The answere thereunto 115 The replication to the same answere 116 A Bill for entering and detayning copy-hold lands by reason of the detayning of the writings thereof 117 A Bill by gardeins for Euidences 118 The answere thereunto 119 A Bill to be discharged of a recognisance with an answere Replication and Reioinder thereunto 120 A Bill for the wrongfull detayning of a deed of demise which came vnto him by entermarriage 121 A Bill against an infant for bourding and apparell not ê‘forming of a lease 122 A Bill of debt vpon a contract against the suruiuing partner and thadministrator of thother 123 A Bill vpon a promise to forbeare debte due and yet suing the bonde 124 The answere thereunto 125 The replicacion to the answere 126 The reioynder to the replicacion 127 A Bill for detayning lands with Euâ—dences 128 The answere to the Bill 129 The replicacion to the answere 130 A Bill for debt leuied by extent 131 The aunswere to the Bill 132 A Bill to cause one to shewe his Lease whereby he holdeth c. 133 The answere to the Bill 134 A Bill for a title of land intayled 135 The answere to the Bill 136 A Supplicacion in the Chauncery vpon deceipt by a partner 137 A Bil for the recouery of euidences made by duresse 138 A Bill of a title of coppihold land praying an Iniunction 139 A Bill for debt without specialty 140 The answere to the Bill 141 A Bill vpoÌ„ certaine griefes praying a Certiorari 142 A Bill where a Iury hath passed in a matter wroÌ„gfull praying a Certiorari 143 ✿ A Bill against an administrator for suing of a bond promised by the Testator not to be put in suite till the death of the plaintifes father 144 ✿ A Bill for wrongfull entrie into lands intayled by reason of hauing the writing thereof and making diuers secret estates 145 ✿ A Bill for deliuerie of heyre loomes or principals to the heire according to the custome 146 ✿ A Bill for the deliuerie of an obligatioÌ„ promised by the obligee to be deliuered vpon the acknowledgement of a Statute which the plaintife did beyng within age 147 ✿ The answere to the Bill 148 ✿ A Bill for not being suffered to enter into lands deliuered in extent desiring the viewe of the Euidences thereof the plaintife forbearing before to take the profits vpon referement of the matter to two whose order the defendant withstood 149 ✿ The answere to the Bill 150 ✿ A Bill for detaining of Euidences entering into the lande and making secrete estates 151 ✿ The answere of one of the defendants to the Bill 152 ✿ The replicacion to the answere 153 ✿ A Bill for a Commission vpon the Statute of 13 E. c 7. As touching Bankerupts 154 ✿ The Commission vpon the said Statute of 13. E. 155 ✿ The precept to the officers to make Proclamacion 156 ✿ The Proclamation 157 ✿ An Indenture vpon the said Commission betweene the Commissioners and the creditors 158 ✿ The manner of entituling the Schedule 159 ✿ A Bill by a prysoner to compell the defendant to proceed to agreement according to an order made by the Lord Chancellor that is dead 160 ✿ A Bill to compell the executors to pay legacies the deuisees being remedilesse at the spirituall Law 161 ✿ A Bill praying an Inâ—unction for stay of a suite in the Exchequer vpoÌ„ an vntrue surmise 162 ✿ The answere of one of the defendants to the Bill 163 ✿ The answere of the rest of the defendants to the Bill 164 ✿ The Replication to the former aunswere 165 ✿ ThereplicacioÌ„ to the latter answer 166 ✿ The reioinder to the former replic ' 167 ✿ The reioinder to the latter replic ' 168 ✿ A Bill to examine witnesses in perpetuaÌ„ rei memoriam 169 ✿ A Bill for detaining of euidences entering into landes and making secrete estâ—tes 170 ✿ The answere to the Bill 171 ✿ A Bill for wrongfull entrie into a house and lands detaining of euidences and making of secrete estâ—tes 172 ✿ A Bill for the detaining of a lease for yeeres praying an inuencioÌ„ for stay of vniust suites begun 173 ✿ A Bill praying a Subpena with a duces tecuÌ„ for the wroÌ„gful entrie into an Iâ—ne and detaining the EuideÌ„ces therof 174 ✿ The answere to the Bill 175 ✿ A bill for the detaining of Euidences which otherwise might cause the disinherison of the plaintife of the rents and seruices of the premisses 176 ✿ The answere to the Bill 177 ✿ The replication to the answere 178 ✿ A Bill for deliuerie of EuideÌ„ces by vertue wherof the defendant hath entered wroÌ„gfully keepeth the premisses 179 ✿ The answere to the Bill 180 ✿ The Replication to the answere 181 ✿ A supplication to the priuie Councell by a Scot robbed at Sea desiring a coÌ„mission to examine witnesses to proue the pyracie 182 ✿ A supplicacion by maymed Souldiers for the Councels lycence to beg til Almes roomes which the Queene gaue in reuercion become void 183 ✿ A supplication by a Merchant strauÌ„ger called before in question vpon supposal of cousenage desiring his libertie may not bee impeached till the matter bee fully examined 184 ✿ A supplicacion by an Inkeeper imprisoned vpon supposell of counterfaiting letters froÌ„ the councell praying to detect others praying also to writ letters to the Commissioners for dette in the fleete in his behalfe 185 ✿ A supplication praying a warrant from the Councell for the defendants refusing an order set downe by the Councel 186 ✿ A supplication praying the Councels letters to the L. President CouÌ„sell of Wales for the baylement of the plaintifes being imprisonned vpon a pretended murder by them 187 ✿ A Supplicacion to haue the Councels letters to two to haue the hearing of a controueâ—sie of an account 188 ✿ A supplicacioÌ„ by prisoners in the for misdemenors senteÌ„ced in the starre chamber to be enlarged 189 ✿ The like aliter onely crauing the benefit of the generall pardon dischargement of one of his fines 190 ✿ The like aliter onely praying further that his prison charges might be satisfied by one A. B. by whose meanes hee was drawen into the action 191 The manner of proceeding vpon a speciall Certiorari 192 A Corpus cuÌ„ causa to remoue the prisoner 193 Of a writ of diem clausit extremum 194 Datur nobis intelligi 195 The same writ aliter fol. 302. a Of a Mandamus 196 A Note where a diem clausit extremuÌ„ shal be had and where not 197 Of Commissions after the death of the Queenes tenant 198 Quae plura 199 Melius inquirendum 200 A writ de aetate probanda 201 The same writ aliter fol. 303. b A CoÌ„mission pro aetate probanda fol. 303. b A Venire facias to the Sheriffe vpon the same Commission 202 Of Homage done respited 203 A diem clausit extremuÌ„ post morteÌ„ feloniâ— 204 FINIS