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
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
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
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
pasturÌ„ lx acr ' arun dinarum x. acrÌ„ marisci frisci maâ—sci salsi cum pertinenÌ„ in D. c. Et nisi c. Of a parsonage impropriate and of the moytiâ— of the tithes PRaec ' c. de RectorÌ„ impropriatÌ„ de H. cum pertinÌ„ ac de medietate Sect. 36. omniuÌ„ decimaruÌ„ granorÌ„ bladorum garbar ' foeni de terris vocatÌ„ le B. lands cum pertinÌ„ in H. praedict ' c. Et nisi c. Of a manor of rent and free foldage for sheepe PRaecipe c. de manerÌ„ de c. decem solid ' redd ' ac de libero faldagio Sect. 37. ouium cum pertinÌ„ in R. de Hundred ' de L. Et nisi c. A writte of CouenaÌ„t by one of the Queenes Secretaries of the 3. parte of 4. messuages 4. cottages one mille gardeins orchards lands medowe pasture more turbarie and rent the 3. parte of the view of franke pledge of goods and cattels wayued of fellons fugitiues put in exigent felonâ— de se deodans treasure founde extrahur and of the 3. parte of a Parsonage PRaecipe W. S. Militi dnÌ„o M. quod tenÌ„ W. C. MilitÌ„ principal ' SecretarÌ„ Sect. 37. dnÌ„ae ReginÌ„ conuenc ' c. de tertia parte iiij mess iiij cotag ' vnius molendinÌ„ x. gardinÌ„ x. pomarÌ„ 200. acrÌ„ terrae 200. acr ' prati 200. acrÌ„ pasturÌ„ 30. acrÌ„ morae 30. acr ' turbarÌ„ v. s. redd ' cum ê‘tinÌ„ in A. B. C. D. ac de tertia parte Vis franci pleg ' bonorÌ„ catallorÌ„ wauiatÌ„ felonÌ„ fugitiuorum vtlagâ—tÌ„ in exigenÌ„ positorum fel de se deodand ' thesaur ' inuentÌ„ ac extrahurÌ„ cum pertinentijs in M. c. Necnon de tertia parte RectorÌ„ ecclesiae de K. cum pertinÌ„ Et nisi c. A writ of Couenant of Tythes Lâ—iâ— ss PRaecipe T. N. MilitÌ„ qd ' tenÌ„ T. P. conuenc ' c. de proficuis Sect. 38. granorÌ„ foeni lanae agnorÌ„ ac de omnimod ' alijs decimis cum pertinentijs in M. Et nisi c. A writ of Couenant of the Scite of a Monasterie of messuages of comon of pasture for all maner of beastes of rent and of rent hennes and rent worke Derb. ss PRaec ' A. B. quod tenÌ„ C. D. conuenc ' de situ Monast de Sect. 39. B. cum pertinenÌ„ Ac de xx messuag ' c. ac de communia pasturÌ„ pro omnibus animal ' ac de C. s. redditÌ„ ac de redditu C. galinarÌ„ C. oper ' cum pertinenÌ„ in E. F. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scz quod pÌ„dictus A. B. recognouit praed ' situm tenÌ„tÌ„ communiam pasturÌ„ redd ' cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius C. vt ill ' c. cum relax ' warrantÌ„ c. A writ of Couenant against the Father and his sonne and heire apparant of cottages toftes barnes watermils of one windmill doufehouses gardeins orchardes land medow pasture wood marishe furres heath moore rent halfe a pound of rent peper of a myne of cole and the adâ—owson of a Church LincÌ„ ss PRaecipe F. M. armig ' T. M. filio haeredi apparentÌ„ Sect. 40. eiusdem F. quod tenÌ„ F. F. N. R. gentÌ„ conuenc ' c. de manerÌ„ de T. S. H. iuxta N. super Trentam Ac de xl mes xx cotag ' xl toft ' xxx horreis ij molend ' aquatic ' vno molend ' ventritico iij. columbarÌ„ xl gardinÌ„ xl pomarÌ„ mille acrÌ„ terrae miâ—le acris prati mille acrÌ„ pasturae 500. acrÌ„ bosci 100. maris 100. iampnÌ„ bruerÌ„ 100. acrÌ„ alneti 110. acrÌ„ iuncarÌ„ 500. acrÌ„ morae iiij libr ' redditÌ„ redd ' dimid ' vnius librae piperis cum pertinÌ„ in T. c. Ac etiam de minera carbonÌ„ cum pertinÌ„ in T. S. Necnon de Aduocac ' Ecclesiae de T. H. Et nisi c. A writ of Couenant of Dismes and Tythes Notting ss PRaec ' D. E. qd ' c. teneat R. Y. armig ' conuenc ' c. de Sect. 41. decimis garbaruÌ„ granoruÌ„ foeni cum pertinÌ„ in R. W. Ac de decima foeni in V. Necnon de decimis lani agnorum oblationum obâ—entionuÌ„ emolumentorum de omnibus alijs decimis quibuscuâ—que venienÌ„ crescenÌ„ renouanÌ„ in W. praedict ' Et nisi c. A writ of Couenant against the husband and the wife of a Parsonage and of the aduouson of a Vicarage and of messuages cottages barnes and gardeins PRaecipe T. B. A. vxori eius quod tenÌ„ C. W. armig ' Sect. 42. conuenc ' c. de Rectoria de L. ac de aduoâ—ac ' vicarÌ„ de L. ac de decem mesuag x. cotag ' x. horreis x. gardinÌ„ c. cum pertinÌ„ in L. praed ' Et nisi c. Praec ' c. qd ' iuste c. de x. mes c. in W. Necnon de Rectoria eccles de G. de decimÌ„ granorÌ„ foeni lane agnorÌ„ omnium aliar ' decimaruÌ„ quarumcunque in G. praed ' Ac etiam de aduocac ' Vicar ' ecclesiae de G. praedict ' cum pertinentijs Et nisi c. A fine knowledged by one to two persons of sixe messuages with warrantie against him and his heires SurrÌ„ ss PRaecipe W. W. quod iuste c tenÌ„â— L. A. P. conÌ„ c. Sect. 43. de sex mesuagijs c. cum pertineâ— in C. W. E. c. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilâ—cet quod praedict ' W. recognÌ„ praedict ' tenementa cum pertinenÌ„ esse ius ipsius I. vt ill ' quae ijdem I. A. habent de dono praedict ' W. Et ill ' remiserÌ„ quietÌ„ clamÌ„ de se haered ' suis praedict ' I. A. haered ' suis imperpetuum Et praeterea idem W. concessit pro se haeredibus suis quod ipse warrantÌ„ praedict ' I. A. haered ' ipsius I praedict ' tenementa cum pertinenÌ„ contra praedict ' W. haered ' suos imperpetuum Et pro hac c. A Fine by the husband and wife to two of messuages toftes lands medowes pasture and rente with warranties against the Conusor and his heires SurrÌ„ ss PRaecipe I. T. A. vxori eius quod iuste c. tenÌ„ W. Sect. 44. R. R. D. conuenc ' c. de quatuor mesuag ' quatuor toftis xl acrÌ„ tÌ„errae xx acris prati 120. acrÌ„ pasturÌ„ quinque solid ' iiij denarÌ„ redditÌ„ cum pertinenÌ„ in S. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' I. A. recognÌ„ praedictuÌ„ tenementum cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius W. vt illa quae idem W. R. habent de dono praedictoruÌ„ I. A. Et ill ' remiserÌ„ quietÌ„ clamauerÌ„ de ipsis I. A.
C. W. R. T. P. L tota vita ipsius E. praedict ' I. haered ' sui warrantÌ„ praedictis T. C. W. R. T. P. L. pÌ„dicta maneria tenementa redd ' cum pertinÌ„ si cut dictum est contra omnes homines durantÌ„ vita praedict ' E. c. A Fine of messuages cottages land medow pasture wood heaâ—he linge rent of a Parsonage of the aduowson of a Church HEC est finalis concordia facta in Curia dnÌ„ae Reginae apud W. a Sect. 73. die P. in quindecim dies Anno regni Elizab. dei gratia A. F. H. Reginae fidei defensoris c. a conquestu vicesâ—mo quarto coram E. A. T. M. F. W. W. P. Iustic ' alijs dominae Reg. fidelibus tunc ibi praesentibus inter I. B. genÌ„ R. C. generof quaerentÌ„ R. C. senioreÌ„ armigerÌ„ R. C. de Graies Inne in comitatu Midd ' generos deforc ' de centum messuagijs centum cotagijs duobus millibus acrÌ„ terrae mille acrÌ„ prati duobus millibus acrÌ„ pasturae centum acrÌ„ bosci mille acrÌ„ iampnorum bruerae centum solidis redditÌ„ cum pertinÌ„ in c. Necnon de Rectoria de K. cum ptinentijs Ac de aduocatione Ecclesiae de K. vnde placitum conuenc ' summÌ„ fuit inter eos in eadeÌ„ curia scilicet qÄ‘ pÌ„dict ' R. R. recognouerunt praedicta tenementa redditus rectoriaÌ„ cum ê‘tinentijs ac aduocationem pÌ„dictam esse ius ipsius I. vt illa quae ijdem I. et R habent de dono praedictorÌ„ R. et R. Et ill ' remiserÌ„ quietÌ„ clamauerÌ„ de ipsis R. haeredibus suis pÌ„dict ' I. et R. et haered ipsius I. imperpetuum ✿ Et praeterea ijdem R. et R. coÌ„cesserunt pro se haeredibus ipsius R. C. senioris quod ipsi warrantÌ„ praedictis I. et R. et haeredibus ipsius I. pÌ„dict ' tenÌ„ta redditÌ„ et rectoriaÌ„ cum ê‘tinenÌ„ ac aduocationem pÌ„dict ' coÌ„tra pÌ„dict ' R. R. haered ' ipsius R. C. â—enioris imê‘petuuÌ„ ✿ Et pro hac recognÌ„ remissione quietÌ„ clamac ' warrantÌ„ fine concordia ijdeÌ„ I. et R. dederunt pÌ„d ' R. et R. duo mille librÌ„ sterlingorum A Fine by the husband and his wife of the lands of the wife with graunt and render of the 4. parte of 2. messuages 4. tofts two gardens two orchards 200. acres of land 20. acres of medow 40. acres of pasture 12. acres of wood and 100. acres of moore in 4. partes deuided the Conusors do grauÌ„t the same againe to the Conusees for their liues without impeachmeÌ„t of wast and after their deaths to one of their sonnes in generall taile for default of such issue then to one other of the conusees sonnes in general taile for default of such issue then to the 3. sonne of the conusees in generall taile and for default of such issue to the right heires of the wife of the Conusor for euer HEC est finalis coÌ„cordia facta in CurÌ„ dominae Reg. apud WestmÌ„ Sect. 74. in Octab sancti Mich. Anno â—egni Eliz. dei gratia Angl ' Franciae HibernÌ„ ReginÌ„ fidei defens c. a coÌ„questu xxxvj coraÌ„ R. A. T. W. R. W. T. L. Iustic ' et alijs dnÌ„ae Reginae fidelibus tunc ibidem praesentibus inter G. I. et W. W. querÌ„ et I. C. I. vxorem deforc ' de quarta parte 2. messuagiorum 4. toftorÌ„ 2. gardinorÌ„ 2. pomarÌ„ ducentÌ„ acrÌ„ terrâ— 20. acrÌ„ prati 40. acrÌ„ pasturae 12. acrÌ„ bosci 100 acrarÌ„ more cum pertinenÌ„ in G. L. in quatuor partes diuis vnde placituÌ„ conuentionis summÌ„ fuit inter eos in eadeÌ„ Curia scilicet quod praedict ' I. I. recognÌ„ praedictaÌ„ quartam parteÌ„ cum ê‘tinÌ„ esse iusipsius G. vt illam quam ijdeÌ„ G. W. habent de dono praedict ' I. I. Et illam remis quietÌ„ clamÌ„ de ipsis I. I. haered ' ipsius I. praedict ' G. W. haered ' ipsius G. imperpetuum Et praeterea ijdem Io. Ia. concesserunt pro se hered ' ipsius la qd ' ipsi warrantÌ„ praedict ' G. W. haered ' ipsius G. praedict ' quartam partem cum pertinÌ„ contra pÌ„dictÌ„ I. I. hered ' ipsius â—a imperpetuum ✿ Et pro hac recognÌ„ c. ijdem G. W concesserunt pÌ„dict ' I. I. pÌ„dict ' quartam ê‘tem cum pertinentijs Et ill ' eis reddiderÌ„ in eadem curÌ„ Habend ' tenend ' eisdem I. I. de capitalibus dnÌ„is feodi illius per seruitia quae ad pÌ„dict ' quartam parteÌ„ pertment tota vita ipsorum I. I. eorum alterius diutius viuentÌ„ absque impetitione alicuius vasti Et post decessum ipsorum I. et I. praedict ' quarta pars cum pertinentijs integre remanÌ„ B. C. filio praedictorum I. I. haered ' de corpore ipsius B. legitime procreatÌ„ Tenend ' de capitalibus dnÌ„is feodi illius c. imperpetuum ✿ Et si contingat quod idem B. obierit sine haered ' de corpore suo legitime procreatÌ„ tunc post decessum ipsius B. pÌ„dict ' quarta pars cum pertinenÌ„ integre remanÌ„ P. C. al' fil' praedict ' I. I. haered ' de corpore c. Tenend ' de capitalib ' c. imperpetuum ✿ Et si contingat qd ' ideÌ„ P. obierit c. tunc post decessum ipsius P. pÌ„d ' quarta pars integre remanÌ„ R. C. al' fil' pÌ„dictorÌ„ I. I. haered ' de corpore c. Tenend ' de capitalibus c. imperpetuum Et si contingat qÄ‘ idem R. obierit c. tunc post decessum ipsius R. praedict ' quarta pars cum pertinÌ„ integre remanÌ„ rectis haered ' praedict ' Ia. Tenend ' de capitalibus dnÌ„is feodiillius per seruitia quae ad praedict ' quartam partem pertinent imperpetuum c. A fine of one messuage and of a 3. parte of 4. messuages in 3. partes deuided part in possession and part in reuersion of a third part for terme of the life of the tenant in Dower and for terme of the life of an other tenant for terme of life EborÌ„ ss PRaecipe I. W. A. vxori eius quod iuste c. tenÌ„ I. E. Sect. 75. E. E. conuenc ' de vno messuag ' c. necnon de tertia parte in tres partes diuidend ' quatuor messuag ' cum pertinenÌ„ c. ¶ Et est coÌ„cordia talis scilicet quod pÌ„dict ' I. et A. recognÌ„ tenementa praedicta ac tertiam partem praedict ' cum pertinentijs eâ—â—e iâ—s ipsius I. de quibus ijdem I. E. et E. E. habeant vnâ—m mess cum pertinÌ„ in praedictis vill ' de T. B. parcell ' tenementorum praedictorum ac praedict ' tertiam partem quatuor
a fould course for 2000. sheepe PRaecipe Tho. comiti Sussex et Fran. vxori eius quod Sect. 116. iuste c. teneant Will ' Curson arÌ„ conuenc ' inter eos fact ' de manerio de B. cum pertmenÌ„ ac de 80. mesuagijs 40. cotagijs 10. toftis 100. gardinis 60. pomaâ—ijs 400. acris terrae 60. acris prati 200. acris pasturae 20. acris bosci 40. acris IampnoruÌ„ brueres 200. acris more 100. acris alneti et 20. s. red ' cum ê‘tinenÌ„ in Billingford alias Billingfoorth Bylowe alias Bylingh c. nec noÌ„ aduocationeÌ„ ecclesiae de Bylingfoord ac de libertate vnius Foldagijad 2000. ouium libera warrenna libera piscaria in B. c. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' comes Francisca recognouerunt praedict ' maneria tenementÌ„ et redditÌ„ cum pertinentijs ac aduocationem libertatem liberam warrennam liberam piscariam praedict ' esse ius ipsius W. vt illa quae idem W. habent de dono praed ' comit is et Fr. Et illa remiserÌ„ quiete clamauerunt de se haered ' suis Warrantie imperpetuum Et praeterea ijdeÌ„ comes et Fr. concesserÌ„ pro se haered ' ipsius comitis quod ipsi warrantizabunt manerium tenementa et redditÌ„ praed ' cum pertinentijs ac aduocationem libertatem liberam warrennam et liberam piscariam praed ' praefatÌ„ W. haered suis contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et pro hac c. A fine knowledged by the husband and the wife and a third person of certain acres of land meadow and wood and the husband and the wife warrant the land to the Conusees and to the heires of the one of them and the same Conusces graunt and render againe the land to E. wife of one of the Conusors from Michelmas past for the tearme of 99. yeares without impeachment of wast yeelding a rent to the Conusees and to the heires and assignes of one of them with a clause of distresse for non payment of the rent and afterwards they graunt the rent and the reuercion of the lands in fee to one W W. PRaecipe W. Walgraue armÌ„ E. vxori eius E. E. Sect. 117. quod iuste c. teneant R. R. et T. G. conuencionem c. de duabus acrÌ„ terrae duabus acrÌ„ et dimid ' prati et 70. acris bosci cum pertinentijs in E. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' W. E. E. recognouerÌ„ praedictÌ„ tenemeÌ„ta cum ê‘tinentijs esse ius ipsius R. vt illa quae idem R. T. habent de dono praedict ' W. E. et E. Et illa remiserunt et quiete clamauerÌ„ de ipsis W. E. et E. haered ' suis praedict ' R. T. et haered ' ipsius R. imperpetuum Et praeterea ijdem W. et E. concesserunt pro Warrantie se et haered ' ipsius W. quod ipsi warrantizabunt praedict ' R. T. haered ' ipsius R. praedict ' tenementa cum pertinenÌ„ contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et pro hac recognicione c. praedictÌ„ R. R. et T. Therender G. concesserÌ„ praefatÌ„ E. praedictÌ„ tenementa cum pertinenÌ„ illa ei reddiderunt in eadem curia Habend ' tenend ' eidem E. a festo sancti Michaelâ—s Archangeli iam vltimo pÌ„territÌ„ vsque ad finem terminum 99. annorum tunc proximÌ„ sequenÌ„ et plenarie complend ' absque impeticione alicuius vasti Reddend ' inde annuatim praefatÌ„ R. et T. et haered ' Rent assignatÌ„ ipsius R. duranÌ„ toto termino praedict ' sexaginâ— solid ' vnum denarÌ„ legalis monete Angliae ad festum Annunciacionis beatae Clause of Distresse Mariae sancti Michaelis Archangeli equis porcionibus soluend ' Et si contingat praedict ' redditÌ„ 60. solid ' vnius denarij a retro fore in parte vel in toto post aliquod festum festorum praedict ' quibus vt praemittitur solui debeat non solutÌ„ quod tunc bene licebit praefatÌ„ R. T. haered ' assignatÌ„ ipsius R. in tenementa praedict ' cum pertinentiis intrare et distringere districtiones ibidem sic captÌ„ abducere asportare penes se retinere quousque de praedict ' redditÌ„ vna cum arreragijs eiusdem si quae fuerint plenarÌ„ fuerint satisfact ' contentÌ„ persolutÌ„ The render of the Rent reuercion of the land to one in â—ee Et vlterius ijdem R. R. et T. G. concesserÌ„ praedict ' redditÌ„ praedict ' 60. solid ' ac vnius denarij ac reuercionem tenementorum praedict ' cum pertinentijs praefatÌ„ W. W. haered ' suis imperpetuum CaptÌ„ recognitÌ„ fuit coram me W. Bendlose seruienÌ„ ad legem apud S in parochia de B. c. A fine knowledged by two vnto one with warrantie against all men ET est concordia talis scilicet Quod praed ' L G. T. B. recognouerÌ„ Sect. 118. Fine sur cognisance de droit tenementa pred' cum pertinenÌ„ esse ius ipsius I. G. vt illa quae idem I. habet de dono praedict ' E. T. Et illa remiserÌ„ et quiete clamauerunt de ipsis L. G. et T. hered ' suis praedict ' I. G. et haered ' suis imperpetuum Et praeterea ijdem L. G. T. concesâ—erÌ„ pro se et hered ' ipsius G. Warrantie quod ipsi warrantizabunt praed ' I. â—t hered ' suis tenementa praed ' cum pertinenÌ„ contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et pro hac c. A fine knowledged of two messuages and two gardens c. by the husband the wife and diuerse others to W. C. with seuerall warranties PRaec ' R. F. E. vxori eius G. C. et B. vxori eius qÄ‘ Sect. 119. teneant W. C. genÌ„ conuencionem c. de duobus mesuagijs duobus gardinis vno pomario 30. acris terrae decem acris prati 40. acris pasturae xvj s. redd ' cum pertinenÌ„ in W. D. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' R. E. G. B. recognouerunt tenementa praedict ' cum pertinenÌ„ esse ius ipsius W. vt illa quae idem W. habet de dono praedict ' R. et E. G. et B. Et illa remiserÌ„ Generall warrantie quiete clamauerunt de ipsis R. E. et G. B. haered ' ipsorum G. E. et B. praefatÌ„ W. et haered ' suis imperpetuum Et praeterea ijdem C. E. concesserunt pro se haered ' ipsius E. quod ipsi warrantizabunt Speciall warrantie tenementa pred' cum pertinenÌ„ praefatÌ„ W. hered ' suis contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et vlterius ijdem G. et B. concesserunt
droit gardens c. and of the moity of xx messuages c. one water mille one douehouse c. with warranty against all men PRaecipe I. P. generÌ„ E. vxori eius quod iuste c. teneant Sect ' 133. I. L. conuenciones inter eos fact ' de nouem messuagijs nouem gardinis trescentÌ„ acrÌ„ terre centÌ„ acris prati centÌ„ acris pasture viginti acrÌ„ bosci centum acris iampnorum bruere c. Ac de medietate viginti mesuagiorÌ„ viginti gardinorum vnius molendini aquatici vnius columbarÌ„ sexagintÌ„ acris terre ducentÌ„ acris prati trescentÌ„ acris pasture sexagintÌ„ acris bosci trescentÌ„ acris iampnorum bruere cum pertinentijs in N. B. C. D. c. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' I. P. E. recognouerunt praed ' tenÌ„ta medietatem cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius I. L. vt illa que idem I. L. habet de dono praed ' I. P. E. Et illa remiserÌ„ quiete clamauerÌ„ de se hered ' suis prefatÌ„ I. L. hered ' suis imperpetuum Et preterea ijdem I. P. E. concesserunt pro se hered ' ipsius E. quod ipsi warrantizabunt prefato I. L. hered ' suis praedict ' tenÌ„ta medietatem cum pertinÌ„ contra omnes homines imperpetuuÌ„ Et pro hac c. The order of taking the knowledge of a Fine by Dedimus potestateÌ„ directed to diuerse but the knowledge taken onely by two of the Commissioners and the certifying thereof by the Commissioners that tooke the knowledge After the Fine is acknowledged the Commissioners must write vnder the Concord of the said Fine as followeth CaptÌ„ recognitÌ„ die c. Anno c. coram A. B. armig ' C. D. generÌ„ virtute breuis dominae Reginae de Dedimus potestatem nobis alijs direct Commissioners A. B. C. D. Then write vpon the backe of the Dedimus potestatem Respons A. B. ArmÌ„ C. D. generÌ„ duorum Commiss infra nominatorum Execucio istius Commissionis pater in quadam Schedula huic commissioni annex ' Then must the Commissioners subscribe their names A Fine knowledged by W. D. and I. D. to â— R. I. D. of one messuage and one cottage in â—pswich with warranty against all men In consideration whereof the conusees doe graunt and render the premisses to the said I. D. one of the conusors for terme of seauen daies next following and afterwards the same premisses wholy to remaine to one M. G. for her life and after her death the premisses wholy to remaine to the said W. D. one of the said conusors and his heires for euer PRaecipe W. D. I. D. quod iuste c. teneant I. R. genÌ„ Sect ' 134. I. D. conuenc ' de vno messuagio vno cottagio cum pertinÌ„ in I. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praed ' W. D. I. D. recognÌ„ tenementa praedict ' cum pettinentijs esse ius ipsius I. vt illa que idem I. I. D. habent de dono praedict ' W. D. I. D. Et illa remiserunt quiete clamauerunt de se hered ' suis prefatÌ„ I. I. heredibus ipsius I. imperpetuum Et preterea ijdem W. I. concesserunt pro se Warrantie hered ' ipsius I. D. quod ipsi warrantizabunt prefatÌ„ I. I. heredibus ipsius I. tenementa praedict ' cum pertinentijs contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et pro hac recognicione c. ijdem I. I. concesserunt The render tenementa praedict ' cum pertinentijs prefato I. D. Et illa ei reddiderunt in eadem curia Habend ' tenend ' eidem I. D. pro termino septem dudieruÌ„ extunc proximÌ„ sequenÌ„ Et post terminÌ„ illum finitÌ„ praedict ' tenementa cum pertinentijs integre remanebunt cuidam M. G. Habend ' tenend ' eidem M. tenend ' de Capitalibus c. tota vita ipsius M. â—â— post decessum ipsius M. praedict ' tenementa cum pertinentijs integre remanere prefatÌ„ W. D. hered ' suis imperpetuum Tenend ' de Capitalibus c. A Fine knowledged by the husband and his wife to H. S. Esquire of two messuages two Wich houses two shoppes two Chambers one Stable and xx acres of land c. with warranty against all men HEC est finalis concordia fact ' in curia dominae Reginae apud Sect ' 135. A Fine sur conusaÌ„s de droit Cestriam die Lune septimo die c. Anno c. inter H. S. querentem W. G. S. vxorem eius deforceanÌ„ de duobus mesuagijs duobus Salimis vocatÌ„ Wich houses alias Salthouses duobus shopis duobus cameris vno stabulo decem acris terre 4. acris prati sex acres pasture cum pertinentijs in c. vnde placitum conuencionis summonitum fuit inter eos in eadem curia Scilicet quod praedict ' W. E. vxor eius recognouerunt tenementa praedict ' cum pertinentijs esse ius praedict ' H. S. vt illa que idem H. S. habet de dono praedict ' W. E. Et illa remiserunt quiete clamuerunt de se heredibus suis praefatÌ„ H. heredibus suis â—perpetuum Et preterea prefatÌ„ W. E. concesserunt pro se hered ' ipsius W. quod ipsi hered ' praedict ' W. tenementÌ„ pÌ„dict ' cum pertinenÌ„ prefatÌ„ H. hered ' suis warrantizabunt hered ' suis imperpetuum Et pro hac c. A Fine knowledged before the Iustices of the Common pleas at Westminof two messuages one toft 80. acres of land c. with warrantie against all men HEc est finalis Concordia fact ' in Curia domini Regis apud WestmonasterÌ„ Sect ' 136. in octabis sancti Martini Anno c. coram E. M. W. S. H. B. I. H. Iustic ' etalijs dnÌ„i Regis fidelibus tunc ibi presentibus inter R. BarmÌ„ I. L. genÌ„ et R. L. genÌ„ QuerÌ„ H. D. deforceanÌ„ de duobus mesuagijs vno tofto 80. acris terre xx acris prati 40. acris pasture tribus acris bosci cum pertinentijs in H. W. vnde placitum conuencionis summonitum fuit inter eos in ead ' curia scilicet quod praedict ' H. recognÌ„ praedict ' tenementa cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius R. B. vtilla que ijdem I. R. I. R. habent de dono praedict ' H. Et illa remiserunt quiete clamauerÌ„ de se hered ' suis praedict ' R. I. R. hered ' ipsius R. imperpetuum Et preterea idem H. coÌ„cessit pro se hered ' suis quod ipse warrantizabit Warrantie I. R. hered ' ipsius R. praedict ' tenÌ„ta cum pertinÌ„ contra omnes
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
in him 38. E. 3. 20. Nor tenant in taile after possibility of issue extinct for the inheritance which was once in him 43. Ed. 3. 1. 46. E. 3. 13. 27. A particuler tenant of lands holden in Capite is not â—â—pellable to T. for life of lands in capite atturne without sight of a licence of alienation least his lands should be be subiect to a fine for the alienation without licence 45. E. 3. 6. If A. and B. haue an estate for ten yeeres as executors and B. haue Executors fiue yeres in reuersion in his owne right he must atturne because he is possessed of yâ— who le terme the atturnement of one executor of a terme is good enough 32. E. 3. â—itz Quid iuris clamÌ„ 5. per Stanhoppe But if A. lease to B. and C. for vi yeres and after confirme the estate T. pur viâ— ouâ— A. pur ans of B. for life the note of the fine shal make mention of B. onely per Seton 32. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iurÌ„ clamÌ„ 5. If tenant in dower or by curtesie grant their estate yet the Quid iurÌ„ T. Dower T. Curtesiâ— clamÌ„ lyeth against them for none but they can be tenant in dower or by the curtesie 18. E. 3. 5. If a lease for yeres with liuery be vpon condition that if the lessee T. for yeeres vpon conditioÌ„ pay x. li. such a day or the lessor die within the terme c. he shall haue fee If before the day the lessor alien by fine this tenant shall attourne Saluis aduantagijs And yet if he pay the x. li. at the day or the leassor die during the terme the lessee shall haue fee 6. R. 2. Fitz. Quid iuris clamat 20. If a Quid iuris clamat be against two as tenants in comen he which Vers T. in coÌ„men appeareth must atturne if he plede not that they are ioint tenants 16. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iurÌ„ clamÌ„ 21. If a particuler tenant graunt ouer his estate after the note leuied yet After assignement must he atturne 17. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iurÌ„ clamat 11. If the tenant attorne once vpon the grant of the cognisor he shall attorne Once attorne no more 4. E. 2. Fitz. Quid iurÌ„ clamat 45. If a ioint tenant or tenant in commen of a reuersion graunt his part Ioint tenant Tenant in commen by fine the particuler tenant shall not be compelled to attorne 5. Ed. 3. Fitz. Quid iuris clamÌ„ 40. Vpon a lease for life vpon condition that if the lessee die within 20. TenaÌ„t for life vpon conditioÌ„ yeres that his executors administrators or assignes shall hold vnto the end of 20. yeres the lessee shall attorne as tenant for life with protestation to saue his interest 16. E. 3. 20. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iurÌ„ clamÌ„ 22. 31. If the reuersion of 2. ioint tenants for life be graunted by fine supposing Ioint tenaÌ„t of a reuersion th one to be sole tenant the tenant is not compellable to attorne 32. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iuris clamÌ„ 5. per Seton But tenant by Statute or Elegit seemeth not compellable to attorne T. by Elegit because the cognisor cannot compell him to accompt and he may holde the lands after his summe satisfied vntil he haue leuied his damages 6. E. 3. 53. Fitz. Fines 99. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iurÌ„ clamÌ„ 47. Nor a tenant for life where the husband sole is cognisor of his wifes Baron sole cognisor land for if he do at torne the wife suruyuing her husband may enter for forfaiture 27. E. 3. And a Clark which hath no lay fee is not compellable to attorne 38. A Clark E. 3. 28. Nor a tenant for life in reuersion or remainder 34. H. 6. b. Reuersion Nor tenant in frankmariage Lib. intrÌ„ Quid iuris clamat 11. Frankmariage Infant Ideot Nor an Infant 43. E. 3. 1. Nor a Lunatique madman or Ideot as it seemeth because of their disabilities But attournement made by such persons as are able but not compellable to attourne is good 12. E. 4. Natu. br fo 170. b. And an attornement may be with an exception if the tenant haue a With exception lease for life without impeachment of wast as he may atturne sauing his aduantage it shal be so entred 45. E. 3. 11. 24. E. 3. If the tenant haue couenaÌ„ts to repaire c. 48. E. 3. 32. Or haue an Annuitie Couenants out of the land 48. E. 3. 32. Or couenant of warrantie or acquitaile Annuitie Warrantie Acquitall Graunt 41. E. 3. 48. Or to felle trees he may atturne sauing these aduantages If A. seised of lands in fee thereof infeoffe B. to thuse of the said A. for life and after to thuse of his executors assignes for xx yeres after RemÌ„ in fee. his death And then to thuse of C. in fee Quere if A. shal be compelled to atturne in Quid iurÌ„ clamat supposing him tenant for life onely not mencioning yâ— terme without sauing of his terme by protestation Dyeâ— fol. 309. pl. 77. 14. Eliz. No view lieth in Quid iurâ—s clamat 15. E. 4. 28. What plees will barre the plaintife of atturnement IF yâ— tenant plede that he is seised in fee the day of the note leuied without Sect ' 162. Seisin in fee. that that he was then seised for life without shewing how he is so seised 15. E. 4. 28 1. H. 7. 27. Or if the tenant for life plede that before the fine an estraunger was The conusor had nothing seised in fee and released vnto him in fee. Without that that the recognisor had any thing in the lands the day of the note leuied 3. H. 4. 3. If a perticuler tenant plede he holdeth not of the cognisor the day of Nontenâ—re the note leuied he must shew what estate he claimeth and from whom 3. E. 3. 6. Fitz. Quid iuris clamat 6. 14. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iurÌ„ 9. But if he claime fee he shal not shew howe 14. E. 3. 3. Fitz. Fines 7. Seisin in fee. but trauerse that he holdeth for life 1. H. 7. 27. Leassee for viii yeres vpon condition that if the lessor alien within the Sesi de tali â—atu qual c. terme he shall haue fee cannot alleage that and say that he claimeth estate according to the tenour of his deede but must pleade his estate certainly 2. E. 2. Fitz. Quid iuris clamat 38. If the tenant confesse for part and plede a plee which may forfait his For parcell estate therein he must attorne by and by 11. H. 4. 57. Contra 22. 3. 18. Fitz. Fines 33. Release of the cognisor before the cognisans to the heire or his auncestors Releas in fee is a good barre 44. E. 3. 34. If leassee pur ans claime pur vie faile de ceo il forfeit son terme
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
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.
of and in the Mannors of M. W. with diuers messuages lands tenements hereditaments to the said Mannors belonging in the County of C. to the yearely value of 50. l and aboue and he being of the said Mannors and other the premisses seised died of such an estate thereof seised without issue of his body lawfully begotten After whose decease the premisses descended and of right ought to discend vnto your saide Orator as brother and next heire of the saide Peter your saide Orator then being but of tender age that is to say of the age of twelue yeares or there abouts But so it is right honorable Lord that all the Euidences Deedes Charters writings and miniments concerning the said mannors and premisses during the minoritie of your said Orator came casually to the hands possession of R. D. Esquier who by cullor of hauing of the said Euidences Deedes Charters writings and miniments hath wrongfully entred into the saide manors lands tenements and other the premisses and of the same hath made and contriued diuers and sundrie secret and false estates and conueyances to diuers persons to your saide Orator vnknowne to his owne vse to the vtter disherison of your saide Orator And albeit your saide Orator hath diuers and sundrie times required the saide R. D. as well to deliuer vnto him the said Euidences Deedes Charters writings and miniments as also peaceablie and quietly to suffer and permit him to enioy the said manors lands tenements with their appurtenances yet y◠said R. D. hath alwaies hitherto denied refused yet denieth refuseth so to do cōtrary to all right equitie good conscience And forasmuch as your Orator knoweth not the certaintie of the said euidences deeds charters writings miniments nor whether they be contained in bag or box ensealed or chest locked yea or no he is like to be without all remedy for y◠recouery of y◠same by the order due course of y◠cōmon lawe except your Lo. goodnes be vnto him shewed in this behalf In cōsideration wherof it may please your good L. to grant vnto your Orator the King and Queenes Maiesties writ of Subpena to be directed to the saide R. D. Commaunding him by the same at a certaine day and vnder a certaine paine by your Lordship to be limited personally to appeare before your good Lordship in the King and Qu. high Court of Chauncery at Westminster then and there to make aunswere to the premisses c. R. Cat. The Aunswere of the defendant to the said Bill wherein is confessed the hauing of diuers euidences concerning the lands mentioned in the said Bill and that he is readie to deliuer them to whom the Court shall order them to belong And for that the plaintifes father is yet liuing the defendant prayeth that he may be called into the Court to shew what title he hath to the said euidences and disclaymeth to haue any interest in any of the mannors c. mentioned in the Bill but an Interest he may be entituled to haue by reason of a Statute merchant he hath which was acknowledged by the complaynants father The Aunswere of R. D. Esquier to the Bill of complaynt of T. M. Gentleman THe said defendant by protestation not confessing or acknowledging Sect ' 171. any such seisin dying seised or discent as in the said Bill is alleaged for aunswere sayth that he is not nor at the time of the exhibiting of the said Bill was not Tenant of the said mannors and other the premisses sauing only such benefit interest and title as the said R. is or may be entituled to haue in or to the premisses by reason of a certaine Statute merchant or Recognizance knowledged by W. M. Esquier father of the said complaynant to Sir P. D. Knight deceased Thaduantage of exception thereof and all other benefits and interests that the said defendant hath or may haue by reason of the said Statute merchant or Recognizance knowledged by the saide W. M. Esquier father of the said complaynant as aforesaid and the execution to be sued of the same to the said defendant alwayes saued and reserued the saide defendant for all other Interests or Titles disclaimeth in the said manors lands or tenements And as to any euidences concerning the said manors lands and tenements mentioned in the said Bill except one Indenture and one other writing made by the saide W. M. and one writing made by the said complaynant The said defendant by protestation not knowing the certaintie what euidences he hath in his custodie concerning the said mannors and other the premisses for that they be in the County of Chester now farre from the said defendant for aunswere saith that the saide W. M. father to the said complaynant long time past was seised of the said Mannors lands and Tenements of an estate of inheritance in possession or in vse by discent from his Auncestors and the said Euidences came to the hands of the said Sir P. D. Knight long time past and by and after the death of the said Sir P. D. the same euidences came to the possession of the said defendant which said defendant desireth that the saide W. M. which is yet in full life may be called into this honorable Court to shewe what title he hath or claymeth to the saide euidences and the saide defendant is and shall be readie to deliuer such euidences as he hath concerning the premisses except the said Statute merchant and other writings and defeasances of the said Statute as appertaineth to the said defendant to such person or persons to whome this honorable Court shall award the same to appertayne And as to three writings before excepted the said defendant hath them here readie in this honorable Court to be deliuered to whome this honorable Court shall adiudge the same to appertayne Without that that the saide defendant hath wrongfully entered into the said Mannors lands and Tenements and of the same hath made or contriued any estates and conueyances to diuers persons in such sort as in the said Bill is vntruly alleaged And without that that any other thing materiall to be aunswered vnto other then that in this present Aunswere is confessed and auoyded is true All which matters the said defendant is ready to auerre and prooue as this honorable Court shall award and prayeth as before he hath desired And also that he may be dismissed out of this honorable Court with his reasonable costs and charges for his wrongfull vexations sustained in this behalfe Am. Gilbert A bill of complaint by I. W. and the Lady lane his Wife daughter and heire of the Lady Iane deceased against the husband and his wife for entring into a house and lands and keeping of the possession thereof for detayning of Euidences and contriuing of secret estates in the premisses To the right reuerend Father in God Stephen Bishop of Winchester Lo. Chauncellor of England IN right humble wise complayning sheweth vnto your good
THE SECOND PART OF SYMBOLEOGRAPHY Newly corrected and amended and very much enlarged in all the foure seuerall Treatises 1. Of Fines and Concordes 2. Of Common Recoueries 3. Of Offences and Indictments 4. Of Compromises and Arbitrements Whereunto is annexed another Treatise of Equitie the Iurisdiction and Proceedings of the high Court of Chauncerye Of Supplications Bils and Aunsweres And of certaine Writs and Commissions issuing thence and there also retornable Likewise much augmented with diuers presidents very necessary for the same purpose beginning at the 144. Section and continuing to the end of Bils and Aunsweres Hereunto is also added a Table for the more easy and readie finding of the matters herein contayned the new additions hauing therein this marke ✿ set before them Ingenij cibus studium studijque diligentia AT LONDON Printed by Thomas Wight ANNO DO 1601. Cum Priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis Viro Iurisprudentiae pietatis laude illustristrissimo EDVVARDO COKE Armigero serenissimae Reginae Maiestatis Procuratori summo WILL. WEST veram exoptat foelicitatem OVum ijs fere omnibus qui lucubrationes suas de aliquo disciplinae genere in publicum proferunt in more positum esse videtur vir illustrissime vt in Epistolis suis nuncupatorijs duo potissimum sequantur vnum vt illum ipsum cuius patrocinio niti statnunt dignis laudibus efferant alterum vt operas ipsas grato encomio afficiant erunt fortasse nonnulli qui idem a me faciendum arbitrabuntur a quibus tamen ego longe diuersum sentio Vtrumque enim vt vellem maxime certe non possem Nam ab hoc ingenioli mei tenuitas ab illo pudor quidem ingenitus me remoratur Et vero si in laudes tuas excurrerem longius vereor vt ipse hoc non patereris Et ego cum corporis tum animi dotium quas natura affatim in te quasieffudisse videtur multitudine obrutus neque quid prae ceteris dicendum neque quomodo finis faciendus sit facile reperire possem siue de eximia iuris nostri scientia siue de singulari pietate tua dixero quas in te vir ornatissime aetas etiamnum integra tam mature nobis exhibuit vt ad quasuis respraeclaras gerendas non factus sed natus esse videaris Quarum veluti suffragijs ad praeclaramunera iamdudum euectus alijsque etiam grandaeuis praelatussis Sed quidquid ipse de te dixero dicturus illud sum tenuius minusque splendidè quam dici debuisset rei dignitas postularet Itaque maluisilere ac singulares illas animi corporisque tui dotes suspicere quam nihil dicendo infantiam meam prodere De opella autem mea gloriosius dicere nihil attinet Illius enim argumentum eiusmodi est vt nullius adeo commendatione magnopere egere videatur quippe quodde ijs rebus tractat quae ad pacem concordiam cum constituendam tum restituendam spectant maxime siue enim tractatum primum de finibus siue alterum illum de recuperationibus quae dicuntur siue tertium de criminibus accusationibus inde oriundis siue postremum de compromissis arbitrijs contempleris nihil aliud quam quietem tranquillitatem humanae societatis spirare videntur omnia Nam arbitria lites easque suscitatas leuiter componunt fines recuperationes dominia proprietates firmant accusationes nocentum peccata detegunt vt nocentes ipsi vel sanentur vele medio tollantur ne istorum virus proximos quosque vel conficiat vel inficiat Et certe haud scio an pace quicquam augustius ad veram singulorum felicitatem excogitari poterit illa namque nobiscum commorante omnibus bonis ac commodis abundamus atque ex animi sententia succedunt omnia At si dulcissima eius consuetudine priuemur eaque a nobis exulet statim bello omnibus malis atque aerumnis expositi vitam longè miserimam ducimus Modum autem quo haec tractaui laudare meum non est Quod si enim is eiusmodi est qui tibi alijsque bonis doctis viris placeat satis per se ipsum commendatus erit sin minus vana rei non probandae commendatio ipsam laudabiliorem non efficiet De animo autem meo hoc tua pace liberè effari libet voluisse me prodesse quamplurimis ijs autem praecipue qui prima iuris nostri tyrocinia exercent Quod vt melius praestare possem ista volui qualicunque methodo cum profectò nulla mihi videatur dicendi ars alia nisi methodus quae a prioribus natura ad proxima quae a notioribus ad minus nota quae a generalibus ad specialia quae a finitis ad infinita quaeque ita demum ab instituto aliquo genere ad media tum definiendo tum diuidendo transit donec tandem in exemplorum infinitate consistat quam quidem disponendi rationem tibi vir ornatissime non ingratam fore confido cum omnes tuae disputationes atque adeo dicta omnia illam ipsam suauissime semper spirare videntur Te igitur horum maecenatem rogo pro genuina laudatissima illa tua in rem literariam literatosque omnes promouendi promptitudine verae pacis amore singulari acerrimoque tuo in delicta odio si alia reipublicae grauiora negotia non impediant hunc libellum cognoscere suscipere ac tueri velis quo mihi animos ad haec augenda perpolienda hijs maiora alacriter aggredienda addas Te vir iurisconsultissime aeternae pacis author ad sui nominis gloriam ecclesiae commodum reipublicae tranquillitatem quam diutissime seruet incolumem Ex aedibus meis Firbectiensibus haud longe a Doncastria burgo in agro Eboracensi postridie calendas Maias Anno salutis per Christi solius sanguinem restitutae 1594. Tibi deditissimus WILHELMVS WEST SYMBOLEOGRAPHY Of Fines and Concordes The definition of Fines FOrasmuch as we haue alreadie in our first part Sect. 1. of Symboleography shewed the forme of diuers Conditions and Couenants aswell for the leuying of Fines of lands and tenementes as also to rayse and limit the vses thereof It now seemeth necessarie to shew how the Notes of writs of Couenants and Concordes for Fines with other necessarie circumstances concerning the same are to be made Wherefore let vs first learne what and how worthy things Fines be Tremayle 21. E. fol. 4. tearmeth Fines couenants made before Iustices and entred of record Browne saith Fines be fructus exitus finis effectus Legis Plow fol. 357. Glanuil in his eight booke and first chapter tearmeth a Fine Amicabilis compositio finalis concordia ex consensu licentia domini Regis vel eius Iusticiariorum And Bracton tractatu quinto Lib. 5. ca. 28. Sect. 7. de Exceptionibus saith finis ideo dicitur finalis concordia quia imponit finem litibus est exceptio
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.
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
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
all the seuerall townes into which it extendeth as de manerio de S. cum pertin̄ in D. E. 19. Ed. 4. fol. 9. ◠43. E. 3. fol. 9. a. Bracton Lib. 4. cap. 31. Sect 3. 9. E. 4. fol. 61. 9. a 16. ◠17. b. 11. H. 7. fo 22. b 49. For if any of the townes into which the manor extendeth be omitted nothing of the Manor in that towne passeth 5. E. 4. 103. A Castell or a Hundred may be parcel of a Manor and passe by the A Castel or Hundred Manor Castell name of the manor whereof they be parcel 26. Ass 54. And one Manor may be parcel of an other 2. E. 3. fo 36. And a Castel may be demaunded by his proper name as de castello de B. cum pertin̄ 1. E. 3. fol. 4. An Hundred may be demanded by it selfe as de hundredo de S. 27. Hundred H. 6. fol. 2. Mesuagiū is a dwelling house By the name of a Mesuage may passe A Mesuage a Curtelage a gardein an orchard a douehouse a shop a mill as parcell of an house Bractō Lib. 5. cap. 28. Sect 1. Plow fo 169. 170. 171. The like of a cottage a toft a chamber a celler c. yet may they be demaunded by their single names A Chappell or an Hospitall must be demaunded by the name of a mesuage A Chahpell A Hospitall 13. Ass 2. A Toft is the place wherein a mesuage hath stood A Curtelage is a garden or a yard or fold or a peece of void ground A Toft A Curtelage lying neere and belonging to a mesuage Plow Molendinum is good without adding ventriticum or aquaticum albeit A Mille the latter be more vsual 44. E. 3. fol. 13. Of a Reuersion by the name of the land or otherwise 43. E. 3. 22. A Reuersion Land is to be demaunded by the certeine measure of the superficiall Land quantitie thereof as hida carucata bouata virgata acra roda terrae In like maner boscus subboscus bruera mora iuncaria mariscus alnetum ruscaria may be demaunded by the number of acres thereof 16. Ass 9. Turbarie may be demaunded by the name of More Rent by the multitude and number of the things which are to be rēdred Rent as x. librar̄ or sex denar̄ or vno obulat̄ or quinque solidat̄ reddit̄ Housebote Haybote and Plowbote may be demanded by the name Estouers of Estouers thus de rationabili estouerio in boscis viz. in decem acris bosci ipsius A. in D. c. Parsonages Rectories Aduowsons Vicarages or Tythes impropriate A Parsonage passe not by the names de Aduocatione Ecclesiae but de Rectoria Ecclesiae de S. cum pertin̄ But whē it is but of a presentation it must be de Aduocatione ecclesiae A Presentatiō de S. and not cum pertin̄ And of all Vicarages endowed the writ must be de Aduocatione A Vicarage Vicariae Ecclesiae de S. and not cum pertin̄ And where no Vicarage is endowed it passeth vnder these words de Aduocatione ecclesiae de S. c. If an entier manor mesuage or other entier thing be deuided or parted Parts seuered and after a fine is to be leuied of some of the parts of the thing so seuered thē must not the fine be de medietate or de quarta parte or other part of the manor mesuage or other thing but such part must be demaūded by the name of a whole thing As if the manor of D. be deuided into 2. parts the fine of th one part if the deuision be so made that the manor of that part be not extinct must be de manerio de D. So if a mesuage and xx acres of land be parted into two parts the fine of th one part must be de vno mesuagio decem acris terre c. and not de medietaie vnius mesuagij xx acrarum terre for the things new diuided from the rest are now become whole thinges by themselues though lesse in quantity then the whole was before diuision thereof made If a thing be Twise named twise named in a writ of Couenant it hurteth not as a Manor and an Hundred parcel of the same manor 27. H. 8. 2. If lands in diuers Shires passe there must be seuerall writs of Couenant Diuers Shires thereof accordingly and but one Concord Dyer 227. pla 44. 15. E. 4. 33. Of the names of the place wherein the lands do lye ANd the place wherein the lands do lye is taken to be parcel of the Sect 27. Place name thereof And thefore we must regard the places wherein the lands do lye as the shire Towne Parish or Hamlet for a fine is good in a Hamlet 38. E. 3. fol. 19. 8. E. 4. fol. 6. and 7. E. 6. Br. Fines 44. 91. Hamlet Towne decaied or in a Towne decaied 7. E. 6. Br. Fines 91. Neuerthelesse it is also good to name the Towne wherein the hamlet is as it seemeth and that with addition for distinction if there be diuers Townes of the same name in the same Countie And if a Manor extend into diuers Townes as A. B. C. it is good to A manor in diuers townes expres al or none as de manerio de S. in A. B. C. for if any of the townes be omitted none of the manor in that towne passeth Yet a fine of a manor cum pertin̄ would haue caried the whole manor 9. E. 4. 6. But if a mā haue diuers Manors of one name as South S. North Two manors of one name S. it is good in a writ of one of the same manors to expresse certainly which of them is intended to be passed 47. E. 3. 12. H. 7. 6. Albeit it is thought good ynough by the name of the manor of S. without addition for certeintie is alwaies best How seueral things must be placed in writs of Couenant NOw that we haue partly learned of what things fines may be leuied Sect ' 28. Orderly placing and by what names yet seemeth time to shew in what order and forme they must be therein placed one before an other when diuers thinges passe by one writ for which we may obserue these rules First Worthyest the more worthy thinges must be put before things lesse worthy as a Mesuage is set before land a Manor before a mesuage a Castle before a Manor 7. H. 6. 39. Plow 168. 169. Secondly things general before things special as lande being the Things general general or genus to meadow pasture wood Iuncaria mariscus is first to be placed And wood being the general to wood grounds as alnetum salicetum c. is to be set before them the writs Thirdly entier or whole things are to be set before their partes as Whole things Parts de manerio de C. medietate manerij de B. cum pertinen̄ c. Fourthly parts of
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 '
' eisdem W. K. hered ' ipsius K. imperpetuum de capitalibus dominis feod ' illius per seruic ' que ad eandem tertiam partem pertinent imperpetuum A Fine knowledged by W. P. and M. his wife of a manor c. one water mille one winde mille iij. douehouses c. to E. B. and R. C. and the conusees by the same fine do graunt vnto the said M. a yerely rent of xij li. going out of the said Manor Habend ' from Michaelmas or Thannunciation next after the death of the said W. P. her husband and one of the conusors in the said fine during her life in full recoÌ„pence of her title of dower or iointure in any of the lands of her said husband with a clause of distresse for the said rent And lastly the said conusees graunt and render againe the said manor c to the said W. P. the conusor and husband to the said M. and to his heires for euer ET est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' W. M. recognouerunt Sect ' 110. manerium tenÌ„ta praed ' cum pertinÌ„ esâ—e ius ipsius E. R. vt illa que idem E. R. habent de dono praed ' W. M. Et illa remiserunt quiete clamauerÌ„ de se hered ' suis prefatÌ„ E. R. hered ' ipsius E. imperpetuuÌ„ Et pÌ„terea ijdeÌ„ W. M. concesserÌ„ prose hered ' ipsius W. quod ipsi Warrantie warrantizabunt manerium tenÌ„ta praed ' cum pertinÌ„ prefatÌ„ E. B. R. hered ' ipsius E. contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et pro hac recognicione c. ijdem R. E. concesserunt pÌ„f. M. quandam annualem redditÌ„ A graunt of a rent in recompence of iointure dower xij li. exeunÌ„ de praef Manerio tenementis cum pertinÌ„ Habend ' tenend ' annuatim percipiend ' praed ' annualem redditÌ„ xij li. prefatÌ„ M. assignatÌ„ suis a festo sancti Michaelis Archangeli vel Annunciac ' beate Marie virginis prox immediate sâ—quenÌ„ post mortem praedict ' W. pro durante vita naturali eiusdem Mariae ad duos Anni terminos viz. ad festa sancti Michaelis Arch. Annunc ' beate Mariae virginis equalibus portionibus annuatim soluend ' in plenam recompencionem totius tituli vel Iuncture siue dotis que eidem M. contingere debent de aliquibus terris vel tenÌ„tis pÌ„d ' W. P Et si coÌ„tingat praed ' annual ' redditÌ„ xij li. vel aliquam inde parcellam a retro fore per aliquod festum festoruÌ„ praeÄ‘ quo siue quibus vt prefertur solui debeat Quod tunc tocies bene licebit praed ' M. assignÌ„ suis in praeÄ‘ manerÌ„ tenÌ„tum siue in aliquam inde ê‘cellam intrare distringere districtioneÌ„ siue districtiones sic ibidem captÌ„ abducere effugare penes se retinere quousque de praeÄ‘ annuali redditÌ„ xij li. de qualibet inde parcella vna cum arreragijs eiusdem The render of the manor c. by the conisees to the conusor and his heires for euer si que fuerint plenarie satisfact ' fuerint ê‘solutÌ„ Et vlterius ijdem E. R. concesserunt praed ' W. ManeriuÌ„ et tenÌ„ta pÌ„d ' cum pertinÌ„ illa ei reddiderunt in ead ' curia Habend ' tenend ' praed ' manerÌ„ cum pertinenÌ„ pref W. et hered ' suis impertuuÌ„ Tenend ' c. A Fine knowledged by I. G. and M. his wife to R. R. knight Lord R. of one messuage one barne c. v. s. rent the parsonage of B. and the aduowson of the vicarage of B. with warrantie against the conusor and his wife the heires of the husband PRaecipe I. G. alias G. M. vxori eius quod ipse c. teneat Sect ' 111. R. R. militÌ„ domino R. conuencionem c. de vno mesuagio vno horreo xv acris terre 6. acris prati 20. acris pasture v. s. redditÌ„ cum pertinenÌ„ in B. ac de rectoria de B. praedict ' Necnon de aduocatione vicarÌ„ Ecclesiae de B. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' I. et M. recognoueruÌ„t praedict ' tenÌ„ta redditÌ„ rectoriam cum pertinenÌ„ ac aduocac ' praed ' esse ius ipsius dnÌ„i R. vt illa que idem dnÌ„us R. habet de pÌ„d ' I. M. illa remiserÌ„ quiete clamauerÌ„ de ipsis I. et M. hered ' suis praefatÌ„ dominÌ„ R. hered ' suis Et preterea ijdem I. M. concesserunt prose hered ' ipsius I. quod ipsi warrantÌ„ praed ' dnÌ„o R. hered suis praeÄ‘ tenÌ„ta redditÌ„ et rectoriam cum pertinÌ„ ac aduocac ' pÌ„d ' contra praeÄ‘ I. et M. et hered ' ipsius I. imperpetuum Et pro hac c. A Fine knowledged by I. S and M. his wife of one garden c. with two seueral warranties The first warranty against the conusors and their heires onely and in the second the said I. S and M. his wife graunt to warrant the premisses for them and the heires of the husband against all men PRaecipe I. S. M. vxori eius quod iuste c. teneant N. Sect ' 112. W. coÌ„uencionem inter eos fact ' de vno gardino et decem acrÌ„ terre cum pertinÌ„ in S. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' I. M. recognouerunt tenÌ„ta praed ' cum pertinÌ„ esse ius ipsius N. Et illa remiserunt quiete clamÌ„ de ipsis I. M. hered ' suis prefatÌ„ N. hered ' suis E. imperpetuum Et The first warâ—antiâ— pÌ„terea ijdeÌ„ I. M. concesserÌ„ prose hered ' ipsius I. quod ipsi warrantizabunt tenÌ„ta praed ' cum pertinÌ„ prefatÌ„ N. hered ' suis imperpetuum The second warrantie Et preterea ijdem I. et N. concesserÌ„ pro se hered ' ipsius I. quod ipsi warrantÌ„ praed ' tenÌ„ta cum pertinÌ„ pref N. et hereÄ‘ suis contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et pro hac c. A Fine knowledged by E. R. of a manor c. twelue messuages x. toftes x. gardens ij winde milles c. and vi li. rent with warrantie against all men PRaecipe E. R. armig ' quod iuste c. teneat H. W. gentÌ„ Sect ' 113. conuentionem intereosfact ' de manerio de S. cum ê‘tinÌ„ ac de xij mesuagijs x. toftis x. gardâ—is duob ' molenÄ‘ ventilibus 600. acris terre 40. acris prati 6. acris pasture ducentÌ„ acrÌ„ bosci quingentÌ„ acris iampnÌ„ et bruere et vj. li. redditÌ„ cum pertinÌ„ in c. Et nisi c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praeâ— E. R. recognouit manerium tenementa et
manerijs praedictis ad finem inde inter eos secundum legem consuetudinem regni nostri Angliae leuand ' vt accepimus Vobis mandamus quod finem illum inter partes praedictas de manerijs praedictis coram vobis in eodem banco leuari permittatis iuxta tenorem literarum nostraruÌ„ praedictarum Teste c. But before 20. H. 3. the kings tenant in Capite might haue aliened his free landes without licence 14. H. 4. 3. 20. Ass plac 17. as it seemeth The writ of Ad quod damnum BVt before the graunting of any such lycence either to alien lands Sect. 151. holden in chiefe or to alien lands in Mortmain or release right in Mortmain or exchange the auncient vse was to haue a writ of Ad quod dampnum conteyning the substance of the Kings licence out of the Chancery directed to the Escheator in the County wherein the lands lie to be aliened to inquire and certifie into the Chancery what damage or preiudice thalienation thereof will be to the king or the other chiefe Lord of whom they are holden And of what tenure and value the lands be And whether there remayne sufficient free land besides those to the alienor to sustaine publique charges and to be in Assiâ—es and Iuries c. And this is aswell where the alienation is made by the king or by a Corporation or a feme couert as by any other The like inquirie by writ of Ad quod damnum hath beene vsed before the king made any graunt or pardon for alienation lease release confirmation or licence and after the Inquisition returned and certified into the Chancery to effect the same accordingly Fitzh Nat. bre fol. â—21 inde vsque fol. 227. But now experience is to the contrarie in liew whereof the vse at this day is to put in the kings patents these words Absque aliquo breui de ad quod damnum seu aliquibus alijs breuibus seu mandatis superinde habendis fiendis aut prosequendis And one writ of Ad quod damâ—um will serue for diuers purchases And a licence to alien in Mortmain of one king will serue in the time of an other But not so of lands holden in chiefe 22. E. 3. Fitzh Nat. bre in breui de Ad quod damnum I purposely omit here the forme of such writs de Ad quod damnum because they be so growen out of vse Of a Pardon for Alienation BVt if perchance any alienation of land holden in Capite be made Sect. 152. without licence a pardon must be sued the fine of which is the value of lands by one yeare and the meane profites betweene the Inquisition A fine of pardon and the pardon 31. H. 8. Br. Alienation 29. vnlesse the Commissioners will more fauorably compound for the same as in some cases vpon reasonable cause shewed they vse to do which pardon being purchased the purchasor is to hold his land still 14. H. 6. 26. 50. Ass p. 2. 1. E. 3. ca. 12. 34. E. 3. ca. 15. But the fine of a licence to alien lands holden in Capite is the third Fine of a licence part of the yearely value thereof 26. H. 8. Br. Alienation 29. But if alienation of lands into Mortmain be made without licence Mortmain the king may seise them as forfeited or escheated Magna charta cap. 36. WestmÌ„ 2. cap. 32. And for a licence thereof to be graunted the fine thereupon to be paied is the value of the land by three yeares 26. H. 8. Br. Alienation 29. But variance betweene the licence and the fine is not materiall if it Variance be all one alienation 32. H. 8. Br. Alienation 30. And it seemeth that a fine sur releas or other releas is none alienation Releas therefore no fine due for the same P. 37. H. 8. Br. Alienation 31. But fines are payable and licences to be sued vpon common Recoueries Recoueries 39. H. 6. 32. H. 8. ca. 1. 4. E. 3. Deuise by will is an alienation 3. Ma. 1. Br. Alienation 37. Will. Of the Dedimus potestatem to take cognizance of a fine A Dedimus potestatem to take knowledge of a Fine is as aforesaid Sect. 153. a writ Commissionall directed to one or moe giuing them power to take and certifie to the Iustices of the common Place the cognizance of the Cognizees when they can not conueniently trauell to do it in Court and it ought to recite the substance of the writ of Conenant And beare Teste or date after it Fitz. nat fol. 146. g. The forme of the writ of CouenaÌ„t Dedimus potestateÌ„ with the returnes thereof ensue The writ of Couenant Elizabeth dei gratia Angliae Franciae Hiberniae Regina fidei defensor c. VicecomÌ„ EborÌ„ Salutem Praecipe T. B. armigero A. vxori eius quod iuste sine dilatione teneant W. P. generÌ„ conuentionem inter eosfactam de manerio de T. cum pertineÌ„tijs Ac de duobus messuagijs tribus cotagijs quinque toftis vno columbarÌ„ quinque gardâ—is quinque pomarijs centum decem acris terrae quinquaginta acris prati quinquaginta acris pasturae decem acris bosci ceÌ„tum acris iâ—mpnorum bruerÌ„ quadraginta solidatÌ„ redditÌ„ communia pasturae pro omnimodis animalibus cum pertinentijs in W. B. Et nisi fecerint praedictus W. fecerit te securum de clamore suo prosequend ' tunc summÌ„ per bonos summonitÌ„ praedictos T. A. quod sint coram Iusti ciarijs nostris apud WestmonasterÌ„ in octab Sancti Michaelis ostensuri quare non fecerint habeas ibi summÌ„ hoc breue T. c. xiij die N. anno regni nrÌ„i quadrages And the fine thereof is entred vnder the writ thus Pro vigintÌ„ solid ' solutÌ„ firmarÌ„ fine dominae Reginae virtute warrantÌ„ Fine regij Then must the writ of Couenant be endorced thus Per E. S. pro fine infrascr ' qÄ‘ affid ' quod Indorsement tenÌ„tÌ„ infrascrÌ„ non exec ' val ' x. librÌ„ per annum The Shirife returne Pledg ' de pros Iohannes Doo Richardus Roo SummÌ„ Iohannes Den. Richardus Fen. The Commiss of fines W. L. T. W. R. Eure armig Vic' The Dedimus potestatem thereof Elizabeth dei gratia Angliae Franciae Hiberniae Reg. fidei defensor c. Charissimo consanguinÌ„ nostro Gilberto Comiti SalopÌ„ ac pÌ„dicto ac fideli nrÌ„o I. D. militi dnÌ„o D. Necnon dilectis fidelibus suis G. S. militi C. C. militi Ac dilecto nobis W. West armig ' SaluteÌ„ Cum breue nostrÌ„ de conuentione pendeat coram Iustic ' nrÌ„is de banco inter W. P. generÌ„ T. B. armigerum Annam vxoreÌ„ eius de manerio de T. cum pertinenÌ„ Ac de duobus messuag ' trib ' cotagijs quinque toftÌ„ vno columbarÌ„ quinque gardinis quinque pomarijs centuÌ„ decem acris terrae quinquaginta
knowledge a fine and before Feme the returne thereof marry this fine may be certified engrossed as of a feme sole because the taking of her husband after the fine knowledged is her owne voluntarie act and such fine shall barre her and her heires for euer Dyer fo 246. pl. 68. Mich. 7. 8. Eliz. Euery writ of Dedimus potesâ—atem to spiritual Commissioners for Signed the taking of the cognisance of fines ought to be signed by the L. Chanceller or L. Keeper or chiefe Iustice of the CoÌ„mon place or the Iustice of the circuite where the land lieth Of thinrolement of writs of Couenant Dedimus potestatem and knowledges thereupon which is termed the foote of the fine BEfore thingrossing of the fine by the Cirographer the writ of Couenant Sect 157. the writ of Dedimus potestatem with the knowledges and notes of the same must be inrolled in a roll to be of record for euer to remaine Inrolment in the safe custody of the chief Clarke of the CoÌ„mon place which is Custos breuiuÌ„ his successors who must haue xxii d fee for entring Custos breuiâ— Fee of the Concord to thintent that if the notes of the fines in the custody of the Cirographer be imbesilled execution may be had vpon the said roll Imbeselling ProclamatioÌ„s The foote of the fine 5. H. 4. cap. 14. Vpon this Roll the Proclamations are endorsed and these notes are termed the foote of the fine Dyer fol. 321. plac ' 19. 15. Eliz. Of the note of the Fine THe note of the fine is a note thereof made by the Cirographer before Sect 158. The note of the fine it be ingrossed which beginneth thus EborÌ„ ss Inter A. B. querÌ„ C. D. deforc ' de duobus messuagijs duobus cottagijs centum acrÌ„ terre quadraginta acrÌ„ prati viginti acrÌ„ pasture vna acrÌ„ bosci octo acrÌ„ IampnorÌ„ bruere vno denario redditÌ„ cuÌ„ ptinÌ„ in A. vnde placitÌ„ conuentionis summÌ„ fuit inter eos c. scz qd ' pÌ„d ' C. recognÌ„ tenÌ„ta redditus pÌ„d ' cuÌ„ ê‘tinÌ„ esse ius ipsius A. concessit pro se heredibus suis qd ' praed ' tenÌ„ta redditÌ„ cum ê‘tinÌ„ que pÌ„d ' G. I. tenent ad terminuÌ„ vite ipsius I. de hereditate pÌ„d ' C. die quo hec concordia factafuit que post decessum ipsius I. ad pÌ„d ' C. heredes suos debuerunt reuerti post decessum ipsius I. integre remanerÌ„ praed ' A. heredibus suis tenend ' de capitalibus dominis feodi illius per seruitia que ad praed ' tenÌ„ta redditÌ„ pertinent imperpetuum Et pro hac recognÌ„ concessione fine concordia idem A. dedit pred' B. 100. marcas sterl ' Vpon which note before the ingrossing of the fine if it be of a remainder reuersion rent or seigniory writs of Quid iuris clamat per que seruitia or quem redditum reddit must be sued as the case requireth Plo. fol. 43. b. 22. H. 6. 13. Quid iuris clamat QVid iuris clamat is a Iudicial writ and issueth out of the Recorde Sect 159. of the fine remaining in the keeping of the Custos breuium of the common place Plo. 43. b. before it be ingrossed for after ingrossing it cannot be had Plo. fo 431. b. 22. H. 6. 13. fo Natu. br 147. a which lieth for the grauntee of a Reuersion or Remainder when the particuler tenant wil not atturne to enforce him to atturne 22. H. 6. 13. Plo. 431. b And it is made in this forme Rex vicecomiti salutem PrÌ„ tibi quod venire facias coram Iustic ' nostris Suummons c. tali die G. A. vxorem eius ad cognoscendum quid iuris clamant in vno messuagio decem bouatis terre cum pertinen in B. quae tenÌ„ta cum pertinÌ„ M. que fuit vxor G. in curia nostra c. concessit A. de B. per finem ibi inde inter eosfactum Et habeas c. And the finall cause of this writ of Quid iuris clamat is that the graÌ„tee or cognisee of the reuersion or remainder may by that attournemeÌ„t of the particuler tenant be enabled if cause be giuen to bring an action of wast or to auow for rent reserued or seruices behinde which he cannot doe without attournement Plo. fo 431. b. 22. H. 6. 13. Tenant 〈◊〉 shall atturne though the writ suppose her to be tenant Tenant â—n dower for life because she claimâ—th no greater estate then franktenemeÌ„t Hill 31. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iuris clamat 3. yet it seemeth she thereby looseth her warranty and aduantage to be newly endowed if she be euicted 10. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iuris clamat c. 41. If a gift be for life the remainder for life the writ must mention the Briefe remainder Hill ' 3. E. 3. 15. E. 3. Fitz. Fines 9. It is meete therfore to learne who are compellable hereby to atturne and who not and by whom What persons may obtaine attournement by Quid iuris clamat and what not THe grantee of a reuersion void of impediments 34. H. 6. b. Fit na Sect 160. Grauntee de reuersion Infant br fo 168. b. Fitz. nat br 147. a But an Infant cannot because if a lease for life without impeachmeÌ„t of wast be pleaded in barre he cannot coâ—fesse it 43. E. 3. 5. contra 23. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iuris c. 42. If the cognisor haue nothing in the reuersion the tenant shall not atturne Nothing in the reuersion Lib. IntÌ„ fo 536. A feme Couert without her husband albeit the fine was leuied when Feme couert she was sole 11. H. 4. 7. If there be diuers pleas and one die hanging the plea yet shall the tenant Diuers atturne to the rest 48. E. 3. 32. Or if diuers sue the writ and one be nonsuit yet attournement shall Diuers be vnto the other without summons and seuering of the other 46. Ed. 3. 32. Abbotauera attournement dun tenÌ„ pur vie sans mrÌ„e licence nest Abbot forfaiture 17. E. 3. 7. If cognisee disseise the tenant of part he shall haue no atturnement Disseisor 19. E. 2. Fitz. Quid iuris c. 46. What persons be compellable to atturne by Quid iuris clamat and what not THe writ of Quid iuris clamat lyeth against the particuler tenant of Sect 161. T. for life the land for life 34. H. 6. b. Na. br fol. 168. b. Fitz. nat fo 347. a 49. h. though he be but tenant for life of land holden in Capite or a feme couert Feme couert 45. E. 3. 11. And a tenant for yeres shall atturne 3. H. 4. 3. T. for yeres T. in taile T. in taile after posâ— But tenant in taile is not compellable because of the estate of inheritance which is
iuris clamat habere in terra praed ' ac praefata I. adeo impotens sui existat quod vsque bancuÌ„ praed ' ad diem sibi datum absque maximo corporis sui periculo laborare non sufficit ad cognoscend ' quid iuris clamat habere in terra praedicta Nos statui ipsius I. compatientes in haâ— parte dedimus vobis potestatem recipiendi cognitionem testificand ' atturnamentum quae praefatÌ„ I. coram vobis facere voluerit in hac parte ideo vobis mandamus quod ad praefatam I. personaliter accedentes cognitionem quam coram vobis in hac parte facere voluerit recipiatis Et cum eam receperitis ipsa coram vobis prout moris est se atturnauerit praedict ' socios vestros de cognitione praedicta distincte aperte certificetis praedictum atturnamentum testificantes vt finis ille inter partes praedictas de terra praedicta coram vobis socijs vestris praedictis in banco praed ' leuari possit secundum legem consuetudinem supradictas Et habeatis c. After issue ioyned the teuant may be essoined thus Eborum ss A. B. vers C. D. in placito quid iuris clamat in vno messuagio c. vnde IurÌ„ per W. C. in quindena Hill c. If the issue be found with the pâ— the iudgement is in this forme Iudgement Et super hoc visis praemissis per Iusticiarios plenius intellectis coÌ„sideratÌ„ est quod praed ' C. D. pro seisina detenÌ„ cum pertinenÌ„ versus prefatÌ„ A. B. occasione clamÌ„ placiti pred' forisfactis habend ' si voluerit prosequatur ac etiam quod finis predictÌ„ si voluerit ingrossetur predict ' A. B. in misericordia c. But Atturnements entred vpon Record before the partie mentioned to atturne do first appeare in Court in person or by atturney warranted by the hand of one of the Iustices of th one Bench or of thother or one Iustice of assise vpon a writ of Quid iuris clamat quem redditÌ„ redd ' or per quae seruicia as the case requireth is void without writ of error 23. Eliz. ca. 3. Upon which iudgement the cognizee may haue execution by habere facias seisinam in this forme Regina vic' EborÌ„ saluteÌ„ Sâ—iatis qd ' cum C. D. in curia nrÌ„a coraÌ„ Iusticiarijs nrÌ„is apud W. per considerationeÌ„ eiusd ' curiae recuperauit seisinam suam versus A. B. de vno messuagio cum pertinenÌ„ in L. qd ' M. N. in eadem curia concessit prefato C. D. per finem inde inter eosfactum ideo tibi pÌ„cipimus quod eidem C. D. plenariam seisinam de messuagio praedicto cum pertinenÌ„ sine dilacâ—one habere facias quid inde feceritis scire facias praefatis Iusticiarijs nostris apud W. in Octabis S. Martini habeas ibi hoc breue T. c. Distringas ad atturnand And vpon the iudgement to atturne doth issue a Distringas ad atturnand ' after this manner Elizab. dei grÌ„a c. vic' E. salutem PrÌ„ tibi quod distringas A. B. per omnes terras c. Ita quod sit coram Iustic ' nostris de banco ad atturnand ' C. D. in placito de quid iuris clamat in vno mess cum pertinenÌ„ in L. quod M. N. in curia nostra c. concess pÌ„fato C. D. per finem inde inter eos factum Et vnde consideratum est in eadeÌ„ curia qÄ‘ praed ' A. B. se praefatÌ„ C. D. inde atturnÌ„ Et habeas ibi hoc breue Teste c. Quem redd ' reddit HAuing thus perused the writ of Quid iuris clamat in euery circumstance Sect. 166. we are now in like maÌ„ner to peruse the writ of Quem redd ' reddit The writ of Quem redd ' reddit is a writ iudiciall and issueth Definition out of the note of the fine against the tenant of the land to compell him to atturne to the Cognizee vpon the graunt of a rent charge or rent seck issuing out of the land Nat. br ' fol. 170. b. The forme whereof insueth Elizabeth Dei gratia c. Vic' E. salutem Praec ' c. tibi quod venire Writ fac ' hic a die S. Mich. in quindecim dies E. F. ad cognoscend ' quem redditÌ„ reddere consueuit exeunÌ„ de vno messuag ' cum pertinÌ„ in E. queÌ„ A. B. in curia nostra coram Iusticiarijs nostris de banco concessit C. D. per finem inde inter eos fact ' Et habeas ibi hoc breue Teste c. If vpon this writ the defendant appeare not a Distringas goeth forth in this forme Regina Vic' EborÌ„ salutem PraecipÌ„ tibi qd ' distringas E. F. per omnes terras c. Et quod de exitÌ„ eorundem respond ' habeas corpus eius hic c. in octab sancti Mich. proximo futuro Ad cognoscend ' queÌ„ redditÌ„ exeunÌ„ de vno messuagio cum pertinenÌ„ in L. quod A. B. in curia nrÌ„a c. concessit C. D. per finem inde inter eos factÌ„ ad audiend ' iudicium suum inde de pluribus defaltis Et habeas c. At which day if the tenant appeare the entrie may be in this forme E. F. in miÌ„a pro pluribus defaltis c. PrÌ„fuit vic' E. quod distringeret praedict ' E. F. c. vt in alijs breuibus de distring supra Et modo hic ad hunc diem venit tam praedictus C. D. per W. W. AtturnatÌ„ suum quam praedictÌ„ E. F. in propria persona sua Et praedict ' C. D. petÌ„ quod praedictÌ„ A. B. se ei de redditu praedict ' atturnet c. Et praedictus E. F. petit auditÌ„ breuis praedict ' ei legitur Petit etiam auditÌ„ note finis vnde idem breue emanauit ei legitur in hec verba Inter C. D. querÌ„ c. reciting the note in Latin c. In which case if the tenant atturne the entrie shall be as in a Quid Attornement entred iuris clamat and so shal the iudgement execution be also Mutatis mutandis But that turnement must be in Court 9. H. 6. 21. 8. H. 6. 15. If this writ be against diuers defendants some appeare and some Diuers tenaÌ„ts make default these which appeare shall not atturne without the rest vntill they appeare and after make default 8. H. 6. 15. If the tenant once appeare and after make default a Distring ' ad atturnand ' Default shal be awarded 9. H. 6. 8. H. 6. 15. Cognisee of a rent charge or rents for yeres shall not haue atturnement Quere Dyer fol. 140. pl. 37. 38. The tenant can not plede by Atturney but ex consensu querentis 1. Atturney H. 7. 27. In Quem redd ' reddit the tenant appearing is to demaunde what the plaintife hath to show
for the rent and then he must show the commencement thereof and his title thereunto which the plaintife may answere 31. H. 6. 8. 36. H. 6. In Quem redd ' reddit if the tenant wil disclaime he may plede that Disclaimer he was not tenant of the land the day of the note leuied for this writ lyeth against none but him which is then tenant 8. H. 6. 15. I write thus briefely of this writ because it so much resembleth a Quid iuris clamat Per que seruitia PEr que seruitia is a Iudiciall writ issuing from the note of a fine Sect ' 167. lyeth for the Cognisee of a manor seigniory chiefe rent or other seruices to compel him that is tenant of the land at the time of the note of the fine leuied to attorne vnto him 43. E. 3. 8. H. 6. 17. Plow 46. b. which is made thus Regina c. Vic' K. salutem Praecipimus tibi quod venire facias coram The writ Iusticiarijs nostris apud W. in crastinÌ„ c. S. F. R. L. c. ad L. c. ad cognoscend ' per que seruitia tenent tenÌ„ta sua cum pertinÌ„ in B. que seruitia E. L. in curia nostrÌ„ coram Iusticiarijs nrÌ„is apud W. concesâ—it W. B. per finem ibi inde inter â—os factum Et habeas ibi hoc breue Teste c. If the Lord grant the seruices of his tenant by fine or otherwise the Lord before attornemeÌ„t shal haue such things as lye in prender as the warde of the bodie of the heire and of the lande escheates c. But not such things as lie in render as rents and reliefe heriots other feruiuices for he cannot auow for them before the atturnement If a man graunt the seruices of his tenant for life this writ lieth Br. Sur graunt for life Per que seruitia 13. If seruices be graunted to I. S. for life the reuersion to N. N. and I. S. die before atturnement he in reuersion shall haue Per que seruitia 20. H. 6. 7. If Per que seruitia be brought against diuerse of which some onely appeare they are compellable to atturne 21. E. 3. 48. T. 32. E. 3. Vpon whose alienations the tenant is not compellable to atturne IF tenant in taile of seruices leuie a fine thereof the tenant of the land Sect ' 168. Tâ—â— taile is not compellable to atturne 48. E. 3. 23. Because that if the cognisor die the tenant is subiect to the distresse both of the cognisee of the issue in taile 24. E. 3. 25. 43. E. 3. Neuerthelesse vpon a fine with proclamation in such case which barreth the issue in taile the tenant seemeth compellable to atturne If a fine be leuied by him which was neuer seased of the seruices the Conisor neuer seased tenant is not compellable to atturne H. 6. E. 2. If the tenant for life or any other particuler tenant of seruices which To a ê‘ticuler tenant haue them not in fee leuie a fine thereof the terre tenant is not compellable to attorne ltinÌ„ North. 3. E. 3. If one ioint tenant of a seiguiory graunt c. the tenant is not compellable Iointenancy to attorne 9. E. 2. Against whom a Per que seruitia lieth and whom not IT lieth against him onely that is tenant of the land at the time of the Sect ' 169. Terre tenant note of the fine leuied 8. H. 6. 17. 18. E. 4. 10. And therefore must not varie from the fine 18. E. 4. 10. 45. E. 3. 25. E. 3. 50. Therefore it seemeth that if he which is tenant at the leuying of the note do die or alien before attornemeÌ„t had that neither his heire nor the alienee is compellable to attorne H. 26. E. 3. 56. 18. E. 4. 25. E. 3. 50. 10 yet his attornement is good Ibid ' M. 31. E. 3. Ar Pioresse recluse is compellable to atturne 43. E. 3. And an infant A Recluse 26. E. 3. 62. And a man only dumbe by writing or signes 26. E. 3. 62. But a man surde mute is not coÌ„pellable to atturne 26. E. 3. 62. Mute Deafe Madnesse Nor a man de non sane memoriae as a madman a lunatike an Ideot 26. E. 3. 62. Nor a tenant by curtesie for the feeblenesse of his estate 9. E. 3. 31. T. by curtesy Late feoffemÌ„t He that is infeoffed by the Lord post StatÌ„ Quia emptores c. is not coÌ„pellable to atturne for he holdeth of the Lord peramouÌ„t 39. E. 3. 19. The writ of Per que seruitia ought to shew the quantity of the tenanâ—y Quantity H. 14. E. 3. for it is trauersable T. 20. E. 3. H. 26. H. 6. All persons that may be Cognisees may haue this writ Per que seruitia ought to be in the Countie where the fine is knowledged County albeit the mannor be in one Countie and the seruices in an other Countie 21. E. 3. 18. Nonsuite in this action is not peremptorie 24. E. 3. 25. nor the death Nonsuite of the Cognisor after the note leuied Per que seruitia lieth a yere or more after the note leuied 29. E. 3. 46. Time Atturney After peremptorie issue ioined the tenant in Per que seruitia may make Atturney for if the issue be tried against him it doth counteruaile atturnement and then he may be distreined before atturnement 48. E. 3. 24. 39. E. 3. 26. Nontenure the day of the note leuied is a good barre in Per que seruitia Nontenure 8. H. 6. 17. 21. H. 4. 72. It is also a good plea that before the note leuied the Cognisor graunted Former grant the seruices to an other and that he thereupon did atturne 9. E. 3. 31 The tenant in Per que seruitia cannot disclaime but may plede Non Disclaime tenure vt supra 21. H. 4. 72. After iudgement processe is Distringas ad atturnandum 4. E. 3. 2. E. Processe post iudicium 3. 9. 5. E. 4. 2. If the mesne leuie a fine of his mesâ—altie to A. for life the Remainder Atturnement with an exception to B. in fee A. bringeth a Per que seruitia and the tenant atturneth hauing his acquital yet shall not he in the remainder auowe before he also acknowledged the acquitaile 18. E. 4. 7. But a feme Couert tannot confesse acquitaile in Per que seruitia because Feme couert Acquitaile she is not examinable in this suit 9. E. 2. 45. E. 3. And the tenant may atturne sauing Acquitaile and warrantie according to a deed thereof M. 15. E. 3. 5. H. 5. E. 3. E. Itinere North. A man may graunt seruices before he haue seisin thereof in fait H. 6. Seisin E. 2. Fitz. Per que seruitia 22. It seemeth vpon the graunt of a Manor cum ê‘tinÌ„ the seruices passe A manor without atturnement as parcel
omnes homines imperpetuuÌ„ Et pro hac c. Ijdem I. W. I. S. concess tenementa praedicta cum pertinentijs praef E. I. ✿ Et ill ' cis reddiderÌ„ in eadem CurÌ„ Habend ' tenend ' eisdem E. I. hered ' de corpore ipsius E. per praedictam I. legitime procreatÌ„ pro defectu talis exitus teâ—ta praedicta cum pertinÌ„ integre remanÌ„ praefatÌ„ I. hered ' de corpore ipsius I. legitime procreatÌ„ pro defectu talis exitus tenÌ„ta praedicta cum pertinÌ„ integre remanÌ„ rectis hered ' ipsius E. imperpetuum Tenend ' c. R. H. ss ✿ Haec est finalis concordia facta in curÌ„ Dominae Reginae apud WestmÌ„ in Octabis sancti Michaelis Anno regni Elizabeth Dei gratia Angliae Franciae Hyber ' Reginae fidei defens c. a conqÌ„uÌ„ decimo coram I. D. R. W. I. W. R. H. Iustic ' alijs dominae Reg ' fidelibus tunc ibi presentibus IntÌ„ I. W. I. S. querÌ„ E. W. amÌ„ I. vxorÌ„ ei ' deforc ' de 2. mess 2. gard ' 2. pomarijs xx acrÌ„ prati xl acris pasture C. acris iampnoruÌ„ bruere cum pertinenÌ„ in B. W. vnde placitum conuentionis summÌ„ fuit inter eos in eadem curÌ„ Scilicet quod praed ' E. I. recognÌ„ praedicta tenemeÌ„ta cum pertinÌ„ esse ius ipsius I. W. vt ill ' que ijdem J. I. S. habeant de dono praedictorum E. I. Et ill ' remiserÌ„ quietÌ„ clamÌ„ de ipsis E. I. hered ' suis praed ' I. I. hered ' ipsius I. W. imperpetuum Et preterea ijdem E. I. concesserÌ„ pro se hered ' ipsius I. quod ipsi warrÌ„ praedictis I. I. hered ' ipsius I. W. praedicta tenÌ„ta cum pertinentijs contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et pro hac recognÌ„ remissione quietÌ„ clamÌ„ warraÌ„tÌ„ fine concordia ijdem I. I. concesserÌ„ praedictis E. I. praedicta tenÌ„ cum pertinentijs Et ill ' eis reddiderÌ„ in cadem CurÌ„ Habend ' tenend ' eisdem E. I hered ' de corpore ipsius E. per praedictam I. legitime procreatÌ„ de capitalibus dominis feod ' ill ' per seruic ' que ad predicta tenementa pertinent imperpetuum Et si contingat quod ijdem E. I. obierÌ„ sine hered ' de corpore ipsius E. per praedict ' I. legitime procreatÌ„ tunc post decessum ipsorÌ„ E. I. praed ' tenÌ„ta cum pertinÌ„ integre remanÌ„ hered ' de corpore ipsius I. legitime procreatÌ„ Tenend de capitalibus dominis feod ' ill ' per seruic ' que ad praed ' tenÌ„ta pertinent imperpetuum Et si nullus heres de corpore ipsius I. fuerit legitime procreatÌ„ tunc praedicta tenÌ„ta cum pertinentijs integre remaneb rectis hered ' ipsius E. Tenend ' de capitalibus dnÌ„is feod ' ill ' per seruic ' que ad praedict ' tenementa pertinent imperpetuum secund ' formÌ„ statutÌ„ ✿ PrimÌ„ proclamÌ„ facta fuit 22. die Nouemb. terminÌ„ sanct ' Michael ' Anno vndecimo Reg. infrascrÌ„ Secunda proclamÌ„ 24. die Nouemb. eodem termino Tertia ê“clamÌ„ 26. die Nouemb. eod ' termino Quarta proclamÌ„ 29. die Nouem eodem termino Quinta proclamÌ„ facta fuit septimo die Feb. termÌ„ sanct ' Hill ' Anno 11. dict' ReginÌ„ infrascrÌ„ Sexta procl ' 9. die Feb. eodem termino Septima procl ' 10. die Feb. eod ' termÌ„ Octaua procl ' 12. die Fe eod ' termÌ„ Nona procl ' facta fuit 14. die Maij termÌ„ Pasc annÌ„ 12. Reg. infrascrÌ„ Decima ê“cl ' 17. die M. eod ' termÌ„ VndecimÌ„ procl ' 23. die M. eod ' termÌ„ Duodecima ê“cl ' 23. die M. eod ' termÌ„ Tertia decima procl ' facta fuit 22. die Iunij termÌ„ Sanct ' TrinÌ„ Anno vndecimo Reginae infrascrÌ„ Quartadecima procl ' xxv die Iunij eod ' termino Quintadecima procl ' 27. die Iunij eod ' termino Quae omnia singula ad requisitionem W. W. generos tenore presentium duximus exemplificand ' In cuius rei testimonium sigill ' nostrum ad breuia in banco sigilland ' deputatÌ„ praesentibus apponi fecimus T. F. W. W. F. R. Iustic ' de Banco praed ' apud WestmÌ„ die Anno Reginae nunc xx c. W. P. R. How fines executory be executed THe execution of a fine is the obtaining of actuail possession of the Sect. 176 things conteined in the same by vertue thereof and it is either by entree into the lands or by writ By entree into the landes as if vpon a fine sur cognizance de droit come ceo que il ad de son done If the cognizor remaine still in possession And the cognizee by vertue of such fine enter vpon him as he lawfully may without any writ of habere fac ' seisinam because such fine is executed 41. E. 3. 14. 42. Edw. 3. 5. And if fine be leuied to the husband and wife in speciall tayle the remÌ„ to the heires of the body of the husband and the wife dieth without issue the remainder is executed in possessioÌ„ in the husband for the estate taile meeteth with the freehold and drowneth it 7. H. 4. 23. Execution of fines by writ EXecution of fines by writ is either by Habere facias seisinam or by Sect. 177. Scire facias A writ of Habere facias seisinam in this case is a writ iudiciall issuing out of the Record of a fine executory directed to the Sheriffe of the countie where the land lieth commaunding him to giue the cognizee or his heires seisin of the land whereof the fine is leuied And this writ lieth within the yeare after the fine or iudgement vpon a Scire facias And may be made in these formes Regina Vic' c. Praecipimus tibi quod sine dilatione habere facias B. K. seisinam suam de vno messuagio cum pertinentijs in N. quod A. T. in curia nostra c. reddidit praedict ' B. per finem inde inter eos fact ' secundum Teste c. Duodecem c. de visu c. Et qui nec E. nec R. et A. vxorÌ„ eius aliqua Veniâ—e fac ' en Scire fac ' sur fine sur issue si les parties fuerent seisie al remps del fine leuie c. c. ad cognoscend ' si tempore leuationis cuiusdam finis leuati in curia domini E. nuper Regis c. apud WestmÌ„ in crastinÌ„ c. anno c. coram R. B. et socijs suis tunc Iusticiarijs ipsius nuper Reg ' de banco Et postea in crastinÌ„ animarum c. anno c. ibidem concess et recordatÌ„ coram eisdem nuper Iusticiarijs et alijs eiusdem nuper regis fidelibus tunc ibi praesentibus inter T. K. et R. F. quaerentÌ„
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
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
infeoffe an other and take estate from him in fee the first warrantie is determined because he is now in of a new estate Fitz. nat fol. 135. a. So if A. disseise B. and infeoffe C. with warrantie who infeoffeth D. with warrantie vpon whom an estranger eâ—treth in whâ—se possession B. the disseisor releaseth his right now all former warranties are extinct And albeit D. is impleaded yet shall he not haue Warrantia chartae because he is in of an other estate by wrong Fitz. nat 135. g. 21. H. 6. 41. 22. H. 6. 22. If there be three IointenaÌ„ts and th one release to the rest they may Releas per Iointenants deraigne the former warrantie by voucher or Warrantia chartae for they be in a third part by the release 40. E. 3. 41. Warrantia chartae lyeth against a villein 48. E. 3. 17. Villenage The writ of WarrÌ„ chaâ—tae must be sued haÌ„ging the principal plea before iudgement as of Assise or Entre in nature of assise 48. E. 3. 22. RegistrÌ„ orig ' f. 158. a. for then if the warrenter do die yet the writ shal not abate but his heire shal be resummoned to answere vpon the same yet may a Warr ' chartae be sued before he be impleaded quia timet implacitari the bl shal recouer in valne ê“ loco tempore of such lands as the defendaÌ„t had at the purchasing of the writ Fitz. na f. 134. k. 12. H. 4. 12. 21. H. 6. 41. 22. H. 6. 22. 24. E. 3. 35. But he must not haue executioÌ„ but if afterwards he be put out by iudgemeÌ„t he shal haue his warranty vpoÌ„ his first recouery 21. H. 6. 41. 21. H. 6. 22. 12. H. 4. 12. In WarrÌ„ chartae it is a good plea for the defendaÌ„t that hanging the Nontenure plea the demandant in the principall plee hath entred vpon the plaintife being then tenant of the land or that the plaintife in this actioÌ„ had nothing in the land the day of the fist writ purchased nor at any time after 21. H. 6. 49. 3. E. 3. 45. E. 3. 5. Warr ' chartae may be brought in any countie if the deed beare not Countie date in a place certen 31. E. 3. Tenants in commen may ioyne in Warr ' Chartae 28. E. 3. 90. Tenant in comen I. H. fil' haerÌ„ Isabel ' quae fuit vxor R. sumÌ„ fuit ad respond ' I. T. I. vxori eius de placito quod warrÌ„ eis vnum mesuag ' cum pertinentijs Count per Baron femme sur fine oâ—e garrÌ„ in S. quod de â—o tenet de â—o tenere clamÌ„ vnde cartam Isabel ' magistris praedict ' I. H. cuius heres ipse est habet c. Et vnde c. dic ' quod quidam finis leuauit in curia domini reg ' nunc in oct ' S. Hill ' annÌ„ c coram T. B. socijs suis tunc Iustiâ— ' ipsius domini regis de banco intÌ„ ipsos I. T. I. querÌ„ R. de B. praed ' Isabel ' adtunc vxorÌ„ eius deforc ' Inter alia per nomen Finis de reuersion de mes praed ' cuÌ„ pertinÌ„ inter alias tÌ„ras tenemÌ„ta per nomen c. cuÌ„ pertinÌ„ in S. in comÌ„ pÌ„d ' per queÌ„ fineÌ„ praed ' R. I. concesserunt pro se haered ' ipsius I. qd ' quatuor acrÌ„ terr' cum pertinentÌ„ de pÌ„d ' tenemeÌ„tÌ„ quas G. et M. vxor eius tenuerunt ad tÌ„minum vitae ipsius M. de haereditatÌ„ pÌ„d ' Isab in S praed ' die qua haec concordia facta fuit et quae post decessum ipsius M. ad pÌ„d ' R. et I. et her ' ipsius Isab reuerti debuerunt post decessum ipsius M. integre remanereÌ„t praed ' I. et I. et haered ' suis praed ' tenend ' simul cum praed ' tenementÌ„ quae eis per finem illum remanserant de praed ' R. Isab haered ' ipsius I. praed ' seruic ' sicut praed ' est imperpetuum Et ijdem R. Is similiter concesserunt pro se haeredibus ipsius I. qd ' ipsi warr ' praedict ' I. et I. et haered ' suis predict ' praed ' tenementÌ„ cum pertinentÌ„ sicut praedictÌ„ est contra omnes homines imperpetuum Et si contingeret quod ijdem I. I. obirent sine haered ' de corporibus suis exeuntibus tunc post decessum ipsoruÌ„ I. I. praed ' tenementÌ„ Tayle cum pertinentÌ„ sicut praedict ' est integre reuerterentur ad praedict ' R. I. et hered ' ipsius I. quieta de alijs haeredibus predict ' I. et I. tenendum de capitalibus dominis feodi illius per seruicia quae ad pred' tenementÌ„ pertinent imperpetuuÌ„ praed ' R. et I. postea obierunt ê‘ qd ' ad ipsos I. T. I. pertinuit habend ' de praefatÌ„ I. H. vt fil' et hered ' ipsius I. warr ' suam preÄ‘ Ac quidam I R. arrainÌ„ quanda assisam noue disseisin ' coram T. W. et I. Iustic ' domini reg ' nunc ad assisas in comÌ„ praed ' capiend ' assign ' versus ipsos I. T. et I. de praed ' tenementis ijdem I. T. I. saepius requisierunt ipsum I. H vt fil' hered ' ipsius Isab ad warrÌ„ eisdem I. T. et I. praed ' tenementÌ„ et idem I. H. tenementÌ„ illa sic warrÌ„ coÌ„tradixit adhuc contradicit vnde dic ' qd ' deterioratÌ„ sunt damnum habent ad valenc ' 100. li. Et inde produc ' sect ' c. I. T. sumÌ„ fuit ad respoÌ„dend ' H. W. de placito quod ei vnum mes c. Count sur fait oue garrÌ„ cum pertinentÌ„ in B. quae de eo tenet de eo tenere clamat vnde cartÌ„ suam habet vnde c. dic ' quod cum praed ' I. seisitÌ„ fuisset de tenementÌ„ pÌ„d ' cum pertinÌ„ in dnÌ„ico suo vt de feodo sic inde seisitÌ„ per quaÌ„dam cartÌ„ suam quam ideÌ„ H. hic in curia ê“fert cuius datÌ„ est apud B. tali die anno c. dedisset concessisset et confirmasset eidem H. tenementa Inter alia per nomen praed ' cum ê‘tinenÌ„ inter alia terrÌ„ c. per nomeÌ„ vt in carta c. habend ' eid ' H. haered ' et assignatÌ„ suis imperpetuum obligasset se hered ' suos ad warrÌ„ eid ' H. hered ' assignatÌ„ suis tenÌ„ta praed ' cuÌ„ pertinÌ„ contra oeÌ„s hoiÌ„es imperpetuuÌ„ Ac idem H. virtute doni illius de tenÌ„tis pÌ„d ' seisitus fuisset in dominico suo vt de feodo quidamque T. arrainÌ„ vers ipsum H. quandaÌ„ assisam noue disseisine de praed ' mess terrÌ„ cum ê‘tinÌ„ coraÌ„ I. M. I.
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
3. Ed. 3. fol. 23. 4. E. 2. de roda terre 3. E. 5. de aduocatione 34. E. 1. de quadam portione terre 11. H. 4. fol. 40. 5. H. 7. fol. 9. de medietate vnius rodae t̄re 41. E. 3. de shopa Registr̄ fo 3. a de 4. acr̄ alnet̄ 11. Ass 13. de turbar̄ by the name of More 8. Edw. 3. fol. 387. and it lyeth in a Towne and not in a Hamlet 8. E. 3. fol. 55. 7. E. 3. 9. Of what things a writ of Entre lieth not PRaecipe quod reddat lieth not de fossato nec de stagno nee de piscaria Sect ' 3. 8. E. 3. 381. nec de deaduocatione decimarum vnius carucat̄ t̄re Registr̄ fo 29. nec de cōmunia pastur̄ 27. H. 8 f. 12. de estouerijs 2. E. 3. de homagio fidelitat̄ nec de seruitijs faciendis 6. E. 2. A Praecipe quod reddat lieth not de bouat̄ marisci 13. E. 3. fo 3. de selione terre E. 1. for the incerteintie because a Selon which is a lande somtime conteineth an acre sometime halfe an acre sometime more and sometimes lesse It lieth not of a garden cottage or croft 14. ass 13. 8. H. 6. 3. 22. E. 4. 13. de virgata terre 41. 43. 13. E. 3. defodina de minera de mercatu 13. E. 3. for they lie not in Demesne but in Gaine nec de superiori camera 3. H. 6. fo 1. A writ of Entre ought not to contein one selfe thing twise as a messuage a house parcel of the same messuage 2. Ed. 4. fol. 28. 46. E. 3. fo 26. Nor to name a Towne and a Hamlet within the same towne 22. E. 3 fol. 14. 41. Ed. 3. fol. 22. In euery warrant of Atturney it is good to put 2. Atturneis at the least for feare of death In a countie Palantine as Lancaster Durisme Chester c. may bee put in a warrant one Atturney and one of the Iustices Clarkes If the writ of Entre be returnable Crastino Martini the writ of Summons ad warr̄ thereupon must beare Teste from the returne of Crastino Martini and be returnable ix Returnes after the returne of the writ of Entre inclusiue that is accompting Crastino Martini for one of the ix returnes and tres Paschae which is the ninth returne after Crastino Martini for another And the Teste of the writ of Seisin must be the day of that ninth returne and be returnable xv daies after Then the writ of Seisin may be returned that seisin was deliuered by vertue therof to the demandant by the sherife of the Countie where the lands lie vpon any day not being Sunday betweene the Teste and returne of the said writ of Seisin Then the writs of Entre Summons and Seisin must be returned and filed with the Custos breuium the iudgement entred by the preignotary the warrants of Atturney by the Clark of the warrants If a single recouery and a fine be against the tenant the writ of Entre must beare date and Teste before the writ of Couenant and be returned before If a writ of Couenant be brought against the tenant and a writ of Entre against the demaundant then the writ of Couenant must beare date and be returned before the writ of Entre and this is called a double voucher A Certiorari to the executor of the Iustice before whom the Warrants were acknowledged ELizab dei gratia Angl ' Franc ' Hiberniae Regina fidei defensor Sect 4. c. dilecto sibi I. R. arm̄ executori testamenti Fr. R. nuper vnius Iustic ' nostrorum de banco salutem Volentes certis de causis certioraritā super quodam warrant̄ atturn̄ per quod H. S. posuit loco suo W. B. R. C. coniunctim diuisim versus R. P. alias W. R. H. de placito terre in comitatu E. quam super quodam alio warrant̄ atturn̄ per quod H. L. I. L. quos praedictus H. S. voc ' ad warrant̄ posuerunt locis suis A. B. F. R. coniunctim diuisim versus praedict ' R. R. H. de placito terre in dicto comit̄ E. per praefat̄ F. R. nuper capt̄ ac in custod ' tua ratione executionis testamenti praed ' existen̄ vt dicitur Tibi precipimus quod warrant̄ praed ' Iustic ' nostris de banco apud Westm̄ sub sigillo tuo distincte aperte sine dilatione mittas hoc breue vt ijdem Iustic ' inspect ' warrant̄ praedict ' vlterius in quodam breui nr̄o de ingr̄ penden̄ coram prefat̄ Iustic ' nostris apud Westmon̄ inter praefat̄ R. R. H. praedict ' H. S. de vno messuagio c. cum pertinentijs in T. D. in comit̄ praedicto process inde fierifac ' quod de iure secundum consuetudinem regni nostri Angl ' fuerit faciend ' T. meipsa apud Westm̄ 29. die Nouemb. Anno regni nostri 34. It is returned thus Respons infranominati I. R. ad hoc breue Execuc ' istius breuis patet in quadam schedula huic breui annex ' Ebor̄ ss Praec ' H. S. quod iuste c. Redd ' R. P. alias W. R. H. vnum messuagium c. cum pertinentijs in T. D. quod clam̄ c. Ebor̄ ss H. S. po lo suo W. B. R. C. coniunctim diuisim versus R. P. alias W. R. H. de placito terr̄ Ebor̄ ss H. L. I. L. quos H. S. voc ' ad warrant̄ po lo suo A. B. F. R. coniunctim diuisim versus R. P. alias W. R. H. de placito terre Capt̄ cognit̄ apud W. in comitat̄ C. xvij die Feb. anno regni dominae Eliz. c. xxxiiij I. R. A Recouerie with single voucher Ebor̄ ss PRaec ' G. C. armigero quod iuste c. redd ' R. C. R. I. Sect 5. vnum messuagium quatuor acr̄ terr̄ cum pertinentijs in T. que clam̄ c. Et in que c. Et nisi c. G. C. po lo suo N. M. M. M. attorn̄ suos coniunctim diuisim versus R. C. R. I. A Recouerie with double voucher Derby ss PRaec ' N. L. M. vxori eius quod iuste c. redd ' T. S. Sect ' 6. T. C. maneria de N. M. P. cum pertin̄ a◠30. mess 30. tofta 5. molendina 30 gardin̄ 30. pomaria 1000. acr̄ terre 1000. acr̄ prati 50. acr̄ pasture 40. acr̄ bosci 1000. acr̄ more 200. acr̄ iampnorū bruere 3. libras reddit̄ cum pertinentijs in N. M. P. P. B. que clam̄ esse ius heredit̄ suam in que idem N. M. non habent ingress nisi post disseisinam quam H. H. iniuste sine iudicio fecit praefatis T. T. infra 30. Annos iam vltimo elapsos c. vt dic ' vnde que◠c. Et
and a daughter by another ventre the sonne dieth without issue before the will be performed his sister of the whole bloud is to haue execution of the state by the feoffees for possessio fratris de feodo of an vse facit sororem esse haeredem the will for yeares is no impediment of the possession But otherwise if it had bin of franktenement by the Reporter 5. E. 4. 7. If A. seised in fee to the vse of a woman who taketh an husband he selleth the land to S. for money which yâ— wife receiueth A. at their request infeffe the vendee the husbaÌ„d dieth the wife may haue a Subpena against the vendee hauing notice hereof or else against the feoffee for recompence for this is the sale of the husband onely 7. E. 4. 14. If M. know that W. is infeoffed to mine vse or of my will or hath goods giuen to him to mine vse and buy the lands or goods for money a Subpena lieth against the vendor and vendee to performe the will or vse 5. E. 4. 7. 11. E. 4. 8. Diuers Cuâ— 106. But against the vendor only if the vendee haue no such notice Diuers Cuâ— 106. A man by Subpena may enforce his feoffee of trust to bring actions in their names 7. E. 4. 29. as trespas against trespassors 11. E. 4. 8. yet if the feoffee had released to the trespassor Cestuy que vse had bin remediles 11. E. 4. 8. or Assise 2. E. 4. 2. or trespas for goods giuen to his vse taken away 7. E. 4. 29. But not an appeale of Robberie because they be not compelable to ioyne battaile 7. E. 4. 29. If a feoffement be made to the chiefe Lord or others to vses he may refuse to execute the estate for extinguishing of his Seigniorie and no Subpena lieth against him 16. E. 4. 4. The heire of the feoffee in trust being in by discent is compellable by Subpena to execute an estate according to the trust 22. E. 4. 6. If a wife will that her feoffees shall infeoffe her husband he may not compell them thereunto for the will of a wife in this case is void 18. E. 4. 11. If A. be bound to F. to the vse of C. C. in Chauncerie may compell F. to sue A. for the same 2. E. 4. 2. If R. deliuer money to A. to deliuer to his executors or administrators to dispose c. and deliuer A. the same vpon bond to B. to keepe and redeliuer to him R. dieth his executors or administrators may in ChaÌ„cery compell A. to sue the obligors for the money 4. E. 4. 37. If P. be bound in a statute staple to I. and H to the vse of I H. releas P no Subpena lieth against P. notwithstanding that he had notice of thuse for euery man may lawfully aide himselfe 11. E. 4. 8. Diuers Cur. 106. The like of an Obligation to two to thuse of one the remedie is against him that did so releas Diuers Cur. 106. 11. E. 4. 8. If A. be bound to B. to thuse of C. and B. release C. may haue remedie therefore in Chauncerie 7. H. 7. 11. If a man pay debt due by specialtie without an acquitance or haue an acquitance and loose it he shall haue remedy in Chauncery 22. E. 4. 6. 7. H. 7. 11. But it seemeth to be otherwise if the debt be by matter of record for else might all Records be auoided by witnesses which would distroy the common Law 22. E. 4. 6. Diuers Cur. 106. D. and S. lib. 1. cap. 12. A Subpena lyeth on a promise or agreement by word as to build a house or do any other lawfull act 8. E 4. 4. Diuers Cur. 105. An action lieth against Executors in ChauÌ„cerie vpon a simple contract without specialty 7. H. 7. 11. If there be 2. obligors and the obligee giue longer day of payment to th one of them sue thother he may haue a Subpena 6. E. 4. 41. If goods be giuen to defraud creditors they may haue remedie in ChauÌ„cerie against the donees or such as haue the possessioÌ„ of the goods 16. E. 4. 9. If a man be suertiâ—â—or an others debt and the debtor and others be bound to saue the suertie harmeles the suretie haue also goods deliuered by the debtor to saue him harmeles NotwithstaÌ„ding the suerty pay the debt yet if he sue his Obligation the debtor may haue a Subpena for restitution of his goods so pawned for the same least he should be twice charged therefore 16. E. 4. 9. If a man buy a debt due by obligation and be bound to pay a summe of money to the vendor for it yet for so much as the thing sold is chose in action in the vendee he can haue no propertie and therefore hath not quid pro quo the vendee may be relieued in Equitie for his owne obligation 37. H. 6. 13. And for euidence whereof the plaintife knoweth neither the certain contents nor contentment he may haue remedy in Chauncery Diuers Cur. 105. Learne whether if a transitorie personall action be sued in a forein Countie the defendant may stay the plaintife in Chauncerie by Iniunction Diuers Cur. 106. So necessarie be the remedies in Chaunceri e vpon equities allowed by law that it seemeth to some not inconuenient to haue assigned such remedies for the 7. ground of the Lawes of this Realme which are said to consist of 6. grounds onely First the Law of Reason 2. The Law of God 3. Generall Customes of the Realme 4. Principles or Maxims of Law 5. Particuler Customes vsed onely in certein places of this Realme 6. Acts of Parliament Doct. Stu. Lib. 1. cap. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. and 17. If a man bound in a single Obligation or bill of debt pay the money according to the bond neither taking an acquitance thereof nor cancelling the specialtie of the same he is by the common Law chargeable to pay the same debt againe by vertue of the said specialtie But may haue remedy thereof in the Chauncerie Doct. Stu. Lib. 2. cap. 6. 1. H. 7. fol. 14. ¶ A view of certeine cases wherein the partie grieued seemeth wronged Sect. 19. in Conscience and yet is remedilesse in Chauncery OF an vniust wager of Law in an action of debt vpon a simple coÌ„tract Doct. Stu. Lib. 1. cap. 18. Of a false verdict by a graund Iurie in Attaint Doct. Stu. Lib. 1. cap. 18. For damages where a man hath right or title to land in the possession of another and may by action recouer onely the land but no dammages for the meane occupation there is no remedie for the same damages in Chauncerie As if the tenant in taile be disseised and the disseisor die seised and his heire is in by discent aâ—â—â—st whom the issue in taile bringeth a Formedon he may recouer the land but no damages D. S. lib. 1. cap. 19. A man may not deny that which he
exception therein of the saide lease if the said lease of the said third part before the making of the saide Indenture of bargaine and conueyance had not beene so deliuered of credit and of trust frustrated or granted ouer to the said W. M. or some other by the consent and agreement of the said I. C. and F. S. for their benefit for the auoiding of new charges growing betwene the making of the said lease the said bargaine And albeit aswell the other two parts of the said lands as all other lands tenements with thappurtenances bargained sold by the said Indenture were be clearly discharged of al incumbrances according to the true meaning of the said Indenture it may therefore please your good Lordship the premises coÌ„sidered to grant vnto the said Earle the Queenes Maiesties most gracious writ of Subpena to be directed vnto the said I. C. M. S. E. L. M. and E. his wife C. D. W. M. I. T. M. commaunding them and euery of them at a certaine day and place and vnder a certaine paine therein to be limitted to be and personally to appeare before your good Lordship in the Queenes Maiesties high Court of Chancery then and there to answere vnto the premisses and to abide such further order and direction therein as to your honour shall seeme to stand with right equitie and good conscience And the said Earle c. A Bill for the defendant by meanes of enâ—ermariage with the wife and executrix of one who by casuall meanes got the possession of one deede of demise indented made vnto the plaintife detaineth the said demise and by colour thereof doth occupie the tenements demised and taketh the profits to his owne vse IN most humble wise complaining sheweth vnto your good Lo. your Sect ' 121. daily Orator I. M. of B. in the County of N. That whereas one T. C. of D. within the County of Y. did by his deed Indented of demise about the fiueteenth yeare of the Raigne of our Soueraigne Ladie the Queenes Maiestie that nowis demise and grant to your said Orator ten acres of land fiue acres of meadow and fiue acres of pasture with thapppurtenances lying and being in B. aforesaid To haue and to hold to your said Orator and his assignes for the terme of xxi yeares from and after a certaine day therein expressed if the said T. C. should so long liue for the yearely rent of xx shillings payable at the feast of P. and Saint M. the Bishop in winter by euen portions But now so it is if it may please your good Lordship that the said Indenture the certaine dates or contentes whereof your saide Lordshippes Orator knoweth not before the day when the said lease should begin and take effect did by casuall meanes come to the hands custodie and possession of one I. W. who made his last Will and Testament and therein appointed one E. then his wife his sole executrix and died by and after whose death the said Indenture came into his hands and custodie of the said E. since which time the said E. did marie and tooke to husband one R. I. of B. by reason of which intermariage the said Indenture is now come to and remaineth in the hands custodie and possession of the said R. I. and E. his wife or of the one of them who by reason of hauing of the said Indenture without any iust title or interest therein haue entred into the said premisses with thappurtenances and will not in any wise quietly permit and suffer your Lordships said Orator to haue and inioy his said terme of and in the premisses according to his lawfull right and interest therein but contrarie to all equitie and good conscience haue euer sithence taken and conuerted and as yet doe daily take and conuert the issues to their own proper vse and behoofe and will neither deliuer vnto your Lordships said Orator the said Indenture nor permit and suffer him to haue and peaceably enioy the said premisses as aforesaid or any part thereof although your said Orator hath at diuers sundrie times required them so to doe In consideration whereof and for as much as your Lordships said Orator is without all helpe and remedie at the common law for that he knoweth not nor remembreth the dates or contents or any other certainty of the said Indenture May it please your good Lordship to grant her Maiesties gracious writ of Subpena to be directed to the said R. I. and E. his wife and to either of them commaunding them and eyther of them thereby personally to appeare before your honor in her Maiesties high Court of Chancery at W. at a certaine day and vnder a certaine paine by your honor therein to be limited there c. A Bill against an Infant for bourding and apparrell deliuered to him by the plaintife and for not performing of a lease IN most humble wise complaining sheweth vnto your Honorable Sect. 122. Lordship your daily Orator T. T. of B. in the Countie of D. husbandman That whereas about foure yeares now last past one G. B. of B. aforesaid yeoman being seised in his demesne as of â—ee of and in diuerse landes tenements and hereditaments with their appurtenances in B. aforesaid holden in Socage of I. S. as of the Manor of D. which said tenements and premisses the said G. B. had by discent by and after the death of B. his late father and the said G. B. being thereof so seised and being of the age of xx yeares or thereabuuts and vnder the age of xxi yeares about the xxv day of Iuly which was in the thirtie yeare of the Raigne of the Queenes most excellent Maiesty that now is by means counsaile procurement and perswasion of diuers euill disposed persons that is to say one A. E. I. M. W. M. T. C. H. M. N. H. W. H. and D. D. intending by their vngodly compact practise to make a pray of the simplicity of your said Orator being an ignorant vnlearned man the said G. B. came vnto your said Orator pretending that he did then beare great good will and fauour to your said Orator and therefore entreated your said Orator that he might boord remaine with your said Orator in his house at B. aforesaid and not onley haue meat drinke lodging but also such apparrell rayment as your said Orator should thinke meet conuenient for his degree calling at the costs charges of your said Orator promising faithfully and fully to satisfie your said Orator for all such charges expences as he by reason of the premisses should in any wise sustaine Wherefore your said Orator giuing credit vnto the said G. B. in the premisses thinking that that he had faithfully promised he would fully and effectually haue performed did then fully consent and agree to and with the said G. B. to find him meat drinke lodging apparrell as is aforesaid for the consideration promised
humble wise complayning sheweth c. That whereas vpon Sect. 137. the imagination of honesty and good opinion that R. C. father vnto your saide Orator deceased had in one T. T. c. the said R. about Easter last past did ioine in bargaine with the said T. T. for the deliuerie of so much wares whereof the moitie was the said R. as amounted to the summe of c. vnto one I. S. of the Queenes Maiesties houshold Esquire for the which summe of c. the said S. stood bound by statute of the Staple vnto the said R. C. and T. T. payable at the feast of c. then next c. which was in the yere of our soueraigne c. And to the intent that the same R. being a man of such honestie and simplicitie as did neither suspect nor yet doubt the good conscience of the said T. who alwaies toward him had counterfaited such puritie of conscience and so honest behauior might the better by the help of the same T. come by his debt at the time to be due if he so long liued or els if he died that the said T. might be as a stay and sure meanes to his executors for the getting in of the same he the same R. trusted the said T. with the custodie of the said Statute Soone after the making of the which bargaine and somewhat before the said feast of c. the said R. deceased and made your Orator his executor thereby charging him aswell with the gathering in of all such summes of money as were due to the said Testator as also with the payment of all such debts as the said R. did owe. And so it is most gratious Lord that although your said Orator hath diuers and sundrie times since the decease of his said father required the said T. to haue the moitie of the said c. due to him by equitie and good conscience as executor vnto his said testator c. The said T. now declaring himselfe what he is hauing regard neither to conscience common honestie nor yet to the trust he was put in minding if he can with what iniurie he careth not vtterly to barre your said Orator from the hauing thereof and he himselfe against all reason and conscience to haue the said c. for nothing hath not onely with many sleight and subtill delayes lingred and delaied your sai◠Orator long time from hauing the same but also now lately hath plainly answered and affirmed that your saide Orator shall haue no part nor penie thereof which if it should thus passe should be both great incouraging to such corrupt conscioned persons still to perseuer in such their lewd demeanour and in the meane time turne to the great impouerishing of your saide poore Orator Wherefore may it please your ho. Lordship of your accustomed equitie to inioyne the said T. that he repay vnto your said Orator the said c. moitie of the said c. if he haue receiued it of the said S. or if he haue not that he be nolet to your said Orator to do therein what he can for the obteyning and getting in the same And thus shall your said Orator haue cause continually to pray for the prosperous estate of your good Lordship long to indure A bill of Complaint for recouering of Euidences made by compulsion by a man in prison without consideration IN most humble wise complayning sheweth vnto your good Lordship Sect. 138. your daily Oratrix I. B. That whereas in the yeare c. it chaunced the husband of your saide Oratrix together with one c. iointly and seuerally to be bounden in a Recognizance of the summe of c. knowledged before your good Lordship in the Queenes Maiesties Court of Chauncerie for the payment of c. payable at a certaine day now past vnto one c. for which summe not being paied at the day due the said c. hath sued execution against your said poore Oratrices husband whereupon he was by y◠Shiriffe of c. arrested about c. past and by all the said space hath remained in the Qu. Maiesties prison of Marshalsie to his great paine of body importable charges and in maner vndoing both of him your poore Oratrix and their small children which piteous estate of his with himselfe lamenting after he had well considered he then consulted with himselfe for his best remedy in that behalfe and therewithall calling to his minde that he had c. a kinsman and cosin called c. being of c. vnto whom your said oratrices husband for the vicinitie of bloud and abilitie of substance was bolder to make his mone for helpe of this his aduersitie then vnto anie other But farre contrarie to his expectation and against all humanitie whence your said Oratrices poore husband looked for most succour thence he receiued not onely least help but also most hurt For the said c. well perceiuing thaduerse estate that your Oratrices poore husband was and is in which was the greedinesse of the Marchant for his money thernest thought and care of your poore Oratrix and her poore children and the great desire that her said poore husband had as any man would of liberty and discharge of trouble would by no meanes promise his helpe vnto her said poore husband herein vnlesse he would be content to bargaine and sell all his lands amounting to the yearely rent of c. vnto him the sayd c. for an Annuity of xx li. sterling to him during his life and for the summe c. whereo◠c. to be paide in hand whereunto your said poore Oratrices husband through the constraint of his saide case was compelled to agree and to seale such writings as the saide c. not long after hee brought to him Indentures cōcerning the bargaine nothing doubting of c. being his cosin but that they would haue sealed to none other but onely such as conscience would stand with at which time the same c. neither paide nor profered any peny of the said c. according to his couenant with delay of paiment both against his promises and couenant After her said poore husband had studied vpon and therewithall read ouer the couenants comprised in the saide Indentures of this bargaine which indeede most honorable Lord were so parcially deuised for the behoofe of the said c. and againe so sore against your saide poore Oratrices husband as if the bargaine had taken effect had bin to the vtter vndoing of him and her with all their heires for euer your saide poore Oratrices husbande taking hold on the point that the said c. paied not the foresaide c. did at their next meeting renounce and say that he would not stand to the saide couenants and bargaine whereunto the said c. partly acknowledging in that he had not paide nor profered this c. saide before sufficient witnesses here ready to be sworne he was contented howbeit he said
that your saide Oratrices poore husband should pay for the making of the writings For the payment whereof her said husband as then hauing no great store of mony was faine to giue him a gold Ring in pledge to pay the scribe for writing of the same All this notwithstanding most honourable Lord and that you said poore Oratrices husbande hath often and sundry times since by many waies meanes required the same writings cōcerning the said bargaine of the said c. he against all naturall loue and humanity nothing more coueting then the extreame destruction of her and her saide poore husband and well perceiuing how farre he is now vnable to helpe himselfe hath vtterly denyed to render the same and yet doth contrary to all conscience equity lawe or right In consideration whereof may it like your honourable Lordship of your accustomed pity to call the said c. before you together with the husband of your saide poore Oratrix and there to will him to deliuer the saide writings againe to her husband if it shall so seeme good vnto your honor or els to shewe sufficient matter why hee shoulde keepe the same And your said Oratrix with her poore husband and their poore children shall pray c. A bill of a title of Copyhold lands praying an Iniunction HVmbly complayning c. your daily Orator W. S. otherwise Sect. 139. named W. T. of L. cosin and heire of I. S. otherwise called I. T. while he lyued c. That whereas your said Orator at your Lordships last being at c. did exhibit vnto you a certaine bill of complaint mencioning therein that the foresaid I. S. otherwise called I. T. in his life time was seised of and in certaine Customarie lands tenements that is to say of and in c. holden by Copie of court Roll of the manor of c. at the wil of the Lord of the said manor according to the custome of the same manor of which one T. L. then was and yet is Lord And that the same I. S. so being seised of the premisses afterwards of like estate died thereof by protestation seised after whose death the said c. with the appurtenances and the right title vse possession and inheritance thereof discended and came and of verie right ought to discend and come vnto your said Orator as cosin next heire of the said I. S. that is to say as yongest sonne of I. yongest sonne and heire of the same I. S. according to the auncient custome of the saide manor And that your saide Orator had often and sundry times desired and prayed the said c. that with lawfull warning vnto the tenants of the said Lordship a Court might be holden at the saide manor by whose inquirie the title of your said Orator might be presented and found in the premisses according as both iustice right and good conscience do require Hawbeit most honorable Lord that notwithstanding for asmuch as the same c. hath kept the premisses in his owne handes these many yeares past and the profites and issues thereof comming hath by the same space to his owne proper vse receiued taken and yet doth your said poore Orator could neuer get the same c. to hold a Court there minding thereby vtter disheriting vnto your said poore Orator of and in the premisses Vntill such time as your saide must honorable Lordship moued with your accustomed loue to Iustice and pitie towards pouertie vouchsafed to graunt your benigne letters directed to the said c. willing him thereby with lawfull warning giuen vnto the tenants of the said Lordship to summon and keepe a Court at the saide manor for the triall of the right of your saide Orator in the premisses vpon the receipt of which letters the saide c. summoned and kept a Court at his said Manor of c. whereat vpon the open and plaine declaration of your said Orators title together with the examination of diuers witnesses brought in by your said Orator for the due proofe of the said title in the premisses And further vpō the shewing of such substanciall and anncient euidences maintayning the same the Homage therewith charged and sworne did present sind at the said c. before I. S. Steward of the same Court that the foresaid I. S. was possessor and held the premisses by Copie of court Roll according to the custome of the said manor And that also your said Orator was cosin and heire to the said I. S. according to the custome of the manor that is to say sonne of I. yonger sonne of c. as by the Copie of the same court Rols ready to be shewed more plainly may appeare vnto your good Lordship After which presentment at the same Court it was agreed betwixt the said Steward in the name of the said c. and your said Orator that if the said c. would not declare and show vnto your said Orator or to his learned Counsell at London within one Terme then next insuing a better title and interest to the foresaid premisses then your said Orator had then and there already proued that then your saide Orator should haue and inioy the premisses to him and to his heires according to right equitie and good conscience and according to the custome of the said manor But so it is most ho. Lord that although the said c. as he cannot so hath he not by the said space prooued any maner of title or colour of title to the premisses but onely with such and like fraudulent delayes he intendeth to weary your said Orator from the obtaining of the premisses and if he can disherite him from the same Wherefore may it c. of your accustomable goodnes alwayes to pouertie extended to graunt vnto your said Orator the Q. most gracious writ of Subpena to be directed to the said c. commaunding him by the same not onely to appeare personally before your good Lordship in the high Court of Chauncery at a certaine day and vnder a certaine paine by your good Lordship therein to be limitted but also to permit and suffer your said Orator peaceably to haue hold occupie possesse and inioy the premisses aforesaid and the profits and issues of the same vntill such time as the same c. hath duely approued better Title to the premisses then he hath heretofore done And your said poore Orator shall c. A bill of complaint for Debt without especialtie IN most humble wise sheweth and complayneth vnto your good Sect ' 140. Lordship your daily Orator and poore bedeman I. G. of H. in the countie of D. That where the said I. G. by way of prest at the feast of Pentecost in the xxxiiii yeare of the raigne of our Soueraigne Ladie the Queenes Maiestie that now is did deliuer vnto one W. L. late of H. in the said countie of D. the summe of xviii pound of lawfull money of England to be paied vnto him
Now of certaine writs and commissions issuing thence and there also reâ—ournable The maner of proceeding vpon a speciall Certiorari THe party grieued exhibiteth his bill and by the same prayeth not Sect. 192. only a speciall Certiorari but also a Subp against the def to answere to his bill as appeareth by the last two bils And if the Lord Chauncelor Lord Keeper or Maister of the Rols shall see good and probable matter in the bill they vsually graunt the same taking bond of the plaintife for the proofe of the surmises of his bill within foureteene daies after the retourne of his speciall Certiorari which writ of Certiorari followeth in haec verba Elizabeth Dei gratia Angliae Franciae Hyberniae Regina fidei defensor c. Maiori Vicecomitibus London salutem volentes certis de causis certiorari super causa captionis detentionis R. S. in prisona sub custodia vestra vos praefati vicecomites detenti vt dicitur vobis mandamus quod causam praedictam cum omnibus eam tangentibus quocunque nomine idem R. in causa illa censeatur nobis in Cancellariam nostram in quindena pasche prox futurÌ„ vbicunque tunc fuerit sub sigillis vestris distincte aperte mittatis hoc breue teste c. And if the pl do not make proofe of the surmise of his bill as aforesaid then vpon certificat made vnder the hands of the examiners of this Court and notice from the plaintifes Attourney that he hath not examined any witnesses either in this Court or by Commission then a Procedendo is graunted of course But if there be witnesses examined then to haue their examinations referred to a Master of the Chancery And if he finde and so certifie that the plaintife hath proued the substance of his bill then the cause to be reteined ordered in this Court if not then a Procedendo to proceede for the remuanding of the said cause A Corpus cum causa to remoue a Prisoner REgina c. Maiori Vicecomitibus Lond ' salutem Mandamus Sect. 193. vobis quod R. S. quocunque nomine censeatÌ„ captum in prisona sub custodia vestra vos praefatÌ„ VicecomitÌ„ detentÌ„ vt dicitur habeatis coram nobis in CancellarÌ„ nostra tali die proximÌ„ futurÌ„ vbicunque tunc fuerit vna cum causa captionis detentionis ipsius R. in prisona praedict ' Et hoc nullatenus omittatÌ„ Et habeatis ibi hoc breue Teste c. This writ is graunted by the L. Chauncelor L. Keeper or Master of the Rolles for the most part vpon a Bill exhibited and good baile put into the Court for the parties apparance and foorth comming de die in diem or further time as the Court shall thinke fit whereby many of her Maiesties subiects are verie much relieued in hard and extreame causes lying often times in prison vpon great actions surmised against them without iust cause and thereby not able to put in such bayle as the common Lawe doth require in such cases Of a writ of Diem clausit extremum THis writ is to be sued foorth by the heire of the kings Tenant in Sect ' 194. chiefe within a yeare after the death of his auncester or a Commission of the same effect And an Office or Inquisition being thereupon taken and retorned such heire may haue liuerie of his lands out of the kings hands for if the lands of such tenant exceede the yearely value of v. li. no Liuerie thereof can be sued before such Inquisition or office found and retorned by vertue of such writ or Commission And such writ or Commission may not passe but by warrant or bill first signed and subscribed with the hands and names of the Master of the Wardes and Liueries the Surueior of the Liueries and the Attorney of the Court of Wardes Liueries or some of them 33. H. 8. cap. 22. The forme of which writ insueth Rex Eschaetori in comitÌ„ Eb. salutem Quia I. qui de nobis tenuit in capite Diem clausit extremum vt accepimus Tibi praecipimus qd ' oiÌ„a terras tenÌ„ta de quibus idem I. fuit sâ—isitus in dnÌ„ico suo vt de feod ' in balliua tua die quo obijt sine dilatione capÌ„ in manuÌ„ nrÌ„aÌ„ ea saluo custodiri facias donec aliud inde praeciperimus Et per sacramentum proborum legalium hominuÌ„ de eadem balliua tua per quos rei veritas melius sciri poterit diligenter inquiras quantum terrÌ„ tenÌ„torum praedictus I. tenuit de nobis in capite tam in dominico quaÌ„ in seruitio in dict' balliua tua dict' die quo obijt quantum de alijs per quod seruitium quantum terrÌ„ tenÌ„ta illa valeant per annum in omnibus exitibus quo die idem I. obijt quis propinquior haeres eius sit cuius aetatis Et inquisitionem inde distincte aperte factam nobis in Cancellar ' nostram sub sigillo tuo sigillis eorum per quos facta fuerit sine dilatione mittas c. Et hoc breue T. c. But if one that holdeth of the Queenes ward by knights seruice die the Diem clausit c. must be thus Regina dilecto c. Quia I. de S. qui de haered ' W. de O. defunct ' qui de nobis tenuit in capite infra aetatem in custodia nostra existentÌ„ tenuit per seruic ' MilitarÌ„ Diem clausit extremum vt accepimus Tibi praecipimus quod omnia terrÌ„ tenÌ„tÌ„ c. per sacramentum c. quantum terrarum tenementorum idem I. tenuit de haered ' praedictÌ„ Et quis propinquior haeres eius sit c. vt supra And if the Queenes warde Thus Regina c. Quia R. de H. filius haeres I. de H. defuncti qui de nobis tenuit in capite nuper dum infra aetatem in custod ' nostra fuit Diem clausit extremum vt accepimus Tibi praecipimus quod per sacramentum c. inquiras quae terrae quae tenÌ„ta per mortem praedicâ— I. ratione minoris aetatis haered ' praedictÌ„ I. ad manus nrÌ„as deuenerÌ„ sic in manu nostrÌ„ existunt quantum inde de nobistenetur in capite quantum de alijs per quod seruitium quantum c. But if the wife of the Queenes tenant which holdeth in Dower dye his Heire being the Queenes warde then the Diem clausit extremum must be made thus Rex dilecto sibi N. de B. Maiori ciuitatis suae London Eschaetori suo in eadem Ciuitate salutem Quia E. quae fuit vxor I. de B. nuper defunct ' quae quasdam terras quaedam tenementa de nobis tenuit in dotem de haereditate pÌ„dict ' I. quondam virisui Diem clausit extremum vt accepimus Tibi
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
cuius rei testimonium c. And vpon this Commission a writ shall be sent to the Shirife to returne a panel before the Commissioners at a certaine day before them limitted vnto him by their Precept Thus A Venire facias to the Shirife vpon the same Commission REgina VicecomitÌ„ c. Praecipimus tibi quod summonÌ„ per bonos Sect. 202 summonitÌ„ xij tam Milites quam alios probos legales homines de visinetÌ„ de N. quod sint coram dilectis fidelibus nostris A. B. C. hijs quos sibi associauerimus ad certos diem locum quos ijdem A. B. C. tibi scire facient parati sacramÌ„to recognoscere si F. filius haeres C. apud N. natus in ecclesia eiusdem villae baptiz fuit qui ratione minoris aetatis suae in custodia nostra existit plenae aetatis sit vt dicit necne interim ad pÌ„d ' ecclesiam villam accedant vt veritatem aetatis pÌ„d ' diligenter inquirant nomina eorum imbreuiari faciant Et sci fac E. S. custodibus terrÌ„ praed ' herÌ„ quam tunc sint ibi ad audiend ' illam recognÌ„ ad ostend ' si quid obstare debeat quare praed ' I. terras tenementa sua habere non debeat habeas ibi nomina illorum duodecim hoc breue Teste c. Whereby appeareth that the committee of the King shall be warned to be there But if the King haue the Ward in his owne hands then this clause Et scire facias E. S. custodibus c. shall be omitted in the writ Of Homage done or respited WHen a writ de Aetate probanda is executed and returned and Sect. 203. that the heire hath proued his age then he must do homage or agree with the Queene to respect the same and pay reliefe before liuery sued and a writ testifying homage to be done when the heire is at full age at the death of his auncestors Regina EschaetorÌ„ c. Sciatis quod cepimus homagium I. de H. filij hered ' B. de H. defuncti de omnibus terris tenemÌ„tis que idem B. pater suus tenuit de nobis in capite die quo obijt ei terras tenÌ„ta illa reddidimus Et ideo tibi praecipimus quod accepta securitatÌ„ a praef I. de rationabili releuio suo nobis soluend ' ad Scaccarium nrÌ„um eid ' I. de omnibus terris tenemÌ„tis praed ' de quibus praef B. pater suus fuit seisitus in dnÌ„ico suo vt de feodo in balliua tua die quo obijt queque occasione mortis eiusd ' B. captÌ„ sunt in manum nrÌ„am plenam seisinam habere facias Saluo iure cuiuslibet salua Matildae que fuit vxor B. rationabili dote sua ipsam de terris tenementis praed ' secundum legem consuetudinem regni nostri Angliae contingentÌ„ ei per nos assignand ' Teste meipsa c. But if the heire were in ward and hath proued his age the writ of the homage receiued must be thus Regina c. Quia N. de E. fil' haeres R. de C. defuncti qui de domino Ed. nuper Rege Angl. auo nostro tenuit in capite aetatem suaÌ„ coraÌ„ te sufficienter probauit sicut per probationem de mandato nostro captam in CancellarÌ„ nostram retornatÌ„ est compertum ceperimus homagium ipsius N. de omnibus terris tenemÌ„tis quae idem R. pater suus tenuit de dicto auo nostro in capite die quo obijt ei terras tenementa illa reddidimus Ideo tibi pÌ„cipimus quod eidem N. de omnibus terris tenementis praedict ' de quibus praedict ' R. pater suus fuit seisitus in dominico suo vt de feodo in balliua tua die quo obijt per mortem eiusdem R. in manum dicti aui nostri capta fuerÌ„ in manu nostrÌ„ sic capta existunt plenam seisinam habere facias saluo iure cuiuslibet Teste c. Diem claufit extremum post mortem felonis WHen the King hath the lands of the Wife by reason that her Sect. 204. Husband was outlawed for felonie then after the Husbands death the Diem clausit extremum is such Quia A. cuius terrae tenemÌ„ta que ipse tenuit de iure haereditate N. nuper vxoris suae ad huc superstitit ad manus domini E. nuper Regis Angl ' 4. post conquestum occasione cuiusdam vtlagariae in ipsum A. pro quadam felonia vnde indictatus fuit vt dicitÌ„ promulg ' deuenerÌ„ in manu domini H. c. patris nostri extiterunt sic in manu nostra existunt diem clausit extremum c. Tibi praecipimus quod per sacrameÌ„tum c. inquiras que tenÌ„ta ratione feloniae praed ' ad manus ipsorum nuper regis deuenerÌ„ ad huc in manu nostra sic existunt de quo vel de quibus teneantur per quod seruitium qualiter quo modo quantum terrae tenemÌ„ta illa valeant per annum in omnibus exitibus iuxta verum valorem â—orundem quis vel quiterras tenementa illa a tempore perpetrationis feloniae praed ' occupauit vel occupauerunt exitus proficua inde percepit vel perceperunt quo titulo qualiter quomodo inquisitÌ„ c. Nihil simul natum perfectum W. WEST FINIS The Table to the Second parte of SYMBOLEOGRAPHY the new addicions hauing this marke ✿ set before them Of Fines and Concordes THe Definition Sect. 1 The parties 2 What persons may be cognisors what not 3 Of Infancy 4 Defects of the body 5 Impediments legall or cyuill 6 Of legall Subiection 7 Of Couerture 8 Villeins 9 Persons dead in Law 10 Imprisonment 11 Of persons hauing ioynt power 12 Of the â—states of Cognisors 13 How Coâ—isors ought to be named 14 What persons may be cognisees and by what names c. 15 Before what persons they may be knowledged 16 Of a Dedimus potestatem de fine leuando 17 Iâ—dges to whom cognisâ—nces are to bee certified and before whom they are to be recorded 18 The diuision of Fines 19 Of Fines executed executory 20 Of single and double Fines 21 Of the parts of the writ of couenaÌ„t 22 Of writs whereupon they are leuied 23 Whereof they be grounded 24 Of what things they may be leuied 25 By what names things may passe 26 Of the names of the place wherein the lands do lie 27 How seuerall thinges must bee placed in wâ—its of Couenant 28 Of Adiuncts proper to the writs whereof fines be leuied 29 The seuerall formes of Concordes 30 Writs of Couenant of Common 31 A Fine of land a Shepewalke 32 Of wood and Foldage 33 Of Wood. 34 Of 2 parts
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
Lordship Sect. 172. your Suppliants I. W. and the Lady Iane his Wife daughter and heire to the Lady Iane P. deceased That whereas the said Lady Iane P. in her life time was lawfully seased in her demesne as of fee of and in one mesuage or house with a gardeine thereunto belonging set lying and being in B. in the Countie of D. and of and in 12. acres of errable land medow and pasture with their appurtenances thereunto belonging in B. aforesaid and so being of such an estate thereof seised about foure yeares past died thereof seised After and by whose death the premisses discended and came as of right they ought to discend and come vnto your sayde Oratrix as daughter and heire of the saide Lady Ia. P. her mother So it is if it may please your good Lordship that diuers Deeds Euidences Charters Miniments and writings concerning onlie the premisses and of right belonging to your said Oratrix as in the right of the said Lady Iâ— P. by casuall meanes are come to the hands possession and custodie of I. C. Gentleman and E. his Wife who by cullor of hauing the sayde Euidences and writings haue entred into the premisses and by cullour thereof haue contriued conueyed and made to themselues diuers secret estates of the premisses and thereby do likewise detaine and keepe the possession of the same premisses from your said Orators albeit they haue beene diuers and sundrie times thereunto by your suppliants required for the deliuerie of the same yet that to do they haue alwayes hitherunto denyed and yet to denye to the manifest disinheriting of the saide A. and the great wrong and losse of both your saide Orators for that your saide Orators do not knowe the certeine number or certaine dates of the deedes and conueyances nor whether they be contayned in bagge or boxe sealed or chest locked whereby they be for the recouerie of the same premisses cleane without remedie by the strict course of the common lawes of this Realme In consideration whereof the premisses by your good Lordship tenderly considered it may please your good Lordship to graunt vnto your said Orators the Qu. Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena to be directed to the said I. C. and E. his wife commaunding them and eyther of them thereby personallie to appeare before your good Lordship in the Queenes Maiesties high Court of Chauncerie at a certaine day and vnder a certaine paine therein by your good Lordship to be limitted and appointed then and there to answere to the premisses and further to stand to and abide such finall order and direction therein as to you Ho. good Lo. with right and equitie shall seeme most meete and conuenient And your said Orators shall pray for c. A bill by the leassee for yeares of the Scite of a Manâ—or c. contayning the detayning of the plaintifes lease of the premisses the breaking of the seales thereof and that the defendandts by a practise amongst them to the intent to impouerish the plaintife and vniustlie to get from him the premisses haue brought an Assise in the towne of Salop against him for the same in which suit there is a partial Iurie returned by the Bayliffes of the said towne And one other suit comenced against him for part of the premisses by one of the defendaÌ„ts before the Counsell in the marches of Wales and therefore prayeth an Iniunction for stay of the said suits and also a Subpena against the defendants to appeare and aunswere the bill To the Right Ho. Sir Nicholas Bacon Knight Lord Keeper of the great seale of England IN most humble wise complayning sheweth vnto your Ho. good Lo. Sect. 174. your poore dayly Orator H. D. of A. in yâ— Countie of Salop GentÌ„ That whereas one Io. late Duke of Northumberland in his life time amongst diuers other lands tenements hereditaments was lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee of in the manor of A. lying being within the said County of S. and so being thereof seised by his deede indented about the 27. yeare of the Raigne of the late King of famous memorie King Henry the 8. by the name of Sir Io. D. Knight did demise graunt set and to farnie let vnto P. C. the Scite of the Manor of A. aforesaid together with the mansion or hall place of the same And all and singular lands meadowes leasowes pastures feedings woods waters and commons with all other commodities duties seruices and customes to the said Scyte of the said Mannor belonging or in any wise appertayning To haue and to hould the aforesaid Scyte of the saide Mannor and all other the premisses and all and singuler the appurtenaunces to the said P. C. his executors and assignes from the feast of Saint Michaell the Archangell then next comming after the date of the aforesaide Indentures vnto the end and tearme of threescore yeares then next ensuing and fullie to be compleated and ended yeelding and paying therefore yearely vnto the saide Sir Iohn Dudley his heires and assignes foure pound sterling at the feast of the Annunciation of our Lady and Saint Michaell the Archangell by euen portions with diuers other couenaunts graunts and agreaments contayned and specified in the saide Indentures as by the same more at large it doth and may appeare By force whereof the said P. C. into the premisses entered and was possessed accordinglie The state and interest of which saide P. C. to and in the premisses and euery part and parcell thereof your poore Orator by iust and lawfull conueyance and assurance in lawe of long time hath had and now hath and the same hath quietlie and continuallie possessed and enioyed for and by the space of fourteene yeares nowe last passed by force of the sayd Lease made to the sayde P. C. by the aforesayde Duke without lette or interruption of anye person or persons vntill now of late that the aforesayde Lease is casuallie come to the hands possession of Ed. Le. of P. in the County of S. Esquier which persons malitiously intending your poore Orators impouerishment and vtter vndoing haue not only wilfully broken in pieces and disseuered from the said Lease the seales of Armes of the saide late Duke annexed by him to the aforesaid lease and otherwise defaced the same to the intent your said Orator although he should recouer against them by due order and course of the lawes of this Realme the aforesaid lease yet he might be the lesse able to prooue the saide Lease to be made by the aforesaid Duke for that they well perceiue the time now so farre spent that very fewe or none of the witnesses that were present at thensealing and deliuerie of the said Lease be now liuing as they suppose But also they haue further conspired and agreed amongst themselues together with one R. W. of A. in the Countie of Salop and R. S. of the towne of Salop and Countie aforesaid That he the said R.