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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
the fine but vnto some thing in or issuing out of the same seeme not barrable at all by any such fine nonclaime As if a tenant in Auncient demesâ—e leuy a fine with c. at the common law of his lands in auncient demesâ—e the Lord in auncient demesâ—e may haue his writ of Deceipt and thereby auoid the fine at any time thereupon his tenant shal be restored to the land because the Lord claimeth not the land whereof the fine is leuied but his auncient Seigniory and seruices issuing out of the same Plo. 370. b. It seemeth such fines doe not barre such estrangers as haue rent coÌ„mon way estouers or any such charge out of the land for it seemeth that these fines extend onely to binde the state title right claime entrie and interest in and to the land and no profits to be taken out of the lands nor to take power giuen to executors or others to sell the land Brooke titÌ„ Fines 123. Pleas to aâ—oide Fines IT is a good plea to say that I. S. was seised tempore leuac ' and before Sect 191. the fine leuied without that that the parties to the fine had any thing therein at the time oâ— the fine leuied 9. H. 4. 27. 3. H. 6. 27. Or to say that the parties to a fine had nothing c. but A. B. whose estate he hath Et de hoc ponit se super priÌ„am 33. H. 6. 18. 26. H. 6. f. 9. 42. E. 3. 20. 4. H. 4. 8. 14. H. 4. 33. 4. H. 7. ca. 24. If there be two R. D. of one name the one leuy a fine of the land of thother thother may auoid the fine by pleading that there be two of one name and thother K. D. leuied the fine and not he And in like maner if any estranger leuie a fine in the name of another that is owner of the land 34. H. 6. 19. ContrÌ„ tenÌ„ 19. H. 6. 44. because it is a matter of recorde therefore hath no other remedie in such case but an action of disceit Neither parties to fines nor their heires may pleade in auoidance thereof that before the leuying and at the leuying of the same since the demaundant or plaintife or their heires were alwaies seised of the lands conteined in the fine or of parcel thereof StatÌ„ de finibus 27. E. 1. ca. 1. 12. E. 4 15 19. yet by Fairefax if tenant in taile the remainder in fee leuie a fine sur cognisance de droit come ceo c. hee in the remainder may auerre the continuance of possession notwithstanding the fine and statute because he is neither the partie nor his heire and so may a Feme couert where her husbande sole leuieth the fine 12. E. 4. 12. The issue in taile may auerre continuance of possession against a fine sur cognisance de droit tantum or surrender but not against a fine sur cognisance de droit come ceo que il ad de son done because that fine is executed and the other executorie 12. E. 4. 15. 19. 11. H. 4. 85. Of a writ of Error A Writ of Error to reuerse a fine lieth where there is Error in any Sect ' 192. fine and thereby not the record of the fine it selfe shal be remoued but the transcript thereof vpon which transcript of the note of the fine the plaintife may assigne his errors And if the Iustices thinke that the point assigned for error is error they may send for the note of the fine reuerse the same Fitz. nat fo 20. f. As if baron and feme leuie a fine to an estraunger the feme being within age they may haue a writ of error to reuerse the fine for this cause during her nonage Fitz. nat 21. d. 27. ass pl. 17. 50. E. 3. 4. And when a fine is to be reuersed by error the course is for the plaintife in the writ to haue seueral writs of Error one directed vnto the chiefe Iustice of the court of Common plees to certifie the record proces of the fine another vnto the Custos br of the same court to certifie the transcript of the foote of the fine and the third vnto the Chirographer to certifie the transcript of the record and proces of the fine the seueral formes whereof be as followeth A writ of Error directed vnto the chiefe Iustice of the court of common plees Regina c. dilecto fideli suo Edm. Anderson Militi salutem Quia in record ' processu ac etiam in leuatione cuiusdam finis in curÌ„ nrÌ„a coram vobis socijs vestris Iustic ' nostris de banco apud WestmÌ„ in octabis S. Michaelis vltimo preteritis per breue nostrum de conuentione inter I. G. seniorem armig ' M. vxorÌ„ eius I. G. iuniorem generosum querentÌ„ G. H. deforc ' de manerio de G. cum pertinÌ„ ac de vno messuagio xv cottagijs quindecim toftis quatuor horreis quindecim gardinis duobus pomarijs ducentis acrÌ„ terre octoginta acrÌ„ prati centum acrÌ„ pasture sex acrÌ„ bosci trescentis acrÌ„ more communia pasture pro omnibus auerijs com ê‘tinÌ„ in G. in comÌ„ EborÌ„ leuatÌ„ error interuenâ—t manifestus ad graue dampnum ipsius G. sicut ex querela sua accepimus Nos errâ—rem si quis fuerit modo debito corrigi eid ' G. plenam celereÌ„ Iustic ' fieri volentes in hac parte vobis mandamus quod recordum processum finis praed ' cum omnibus ea tangenÌ„ que in custodia vestra existunt vt dicitÌ„ nobis sub sigillo vestro distincte a ê‘te mittatis hoc breue Ita quod ea nabeamus in octabis S. Hill ' vbicunque tunc fuerim ' in Angl ' vt inspectis recordo processu finis pÌ„d ' vlterius inde pro errore illo corrigendo fierifaciamus qd ' de iure secund ' legem coÌ„suetud ' regni nostri Angl ' fuerit faciend ' c. A writ of Error vnto the Custos breuium of the Court of Common plees Regina c. dilecto sibi Tho. Spencer armig ' custodi breuium suoruÌ„ de banco salutem Quia in recordo processu ac etiam in leuatione cuiusdaÌ„ finis in curÌ„ nrÌ„a de Banco apud WestmÌ„ in octÌ„ sancti Mich. vltimÌ„ pÌ„terito coram Ed. Anderson Milite socijs suis Iustic ' nrÌ„is de banco pÌ„dictÌ„ per breue nostrum de conuentione inter c. de c. Vobis mandamus quod transcriptum pedis finis praed ' cum omnibus ill'tangenÌ„ que in custod ' vrÌ„a existunt vt dicitur nobis sub sigillo vestro c. vt InspectÌ„ transcriptÌ„ pedis finis praed ' vlterius inde c. A writ of Error vnto the Chirographer of fines Regina c. dilecto sibi Th Crompton Armig ' Chirographario suo de Banco salutem quia in recordo processu ac etiam in leuacione
respondend ' W. R. de placito quod warrÌ„ ei octo mesuag ' sex gardina tria pomarÌ„ quatuor acrÌ„ terrÌ„ sex acr ' prati duas acrÌ„ pasture cum pertinentÌ„ in B. B. quae tenet de eo tenere clamat vnde cartaÌ„ sâ—am habet c. Et vnde idem W. per W. C. atturn ' suum dic ' qd ' praed ' E. nuper fuit seisitus de tenementis praed ' cum ê‘tin ' in dominico vt de feodo sic inde seisitus existens idem F. 19. die S. anno Regni dnÌ„ae Reginae nunc 25. apud B. praed ' per quandam cartam suam quaÌ„ idem W. R. sigillo pÌ„d ' F. signatÌ„ hic in curÌ„ ê“fert cuius datÌ„ est eisdeÌ„ die anno dedit concessit teâ— praed ' cum pertinentÌ„ praef W. R. habend ' sibi herÌ„ suis impepetuum vlterius pÌ„d ' F. per. cartam praed ' tenementÌ„ pÌ„d ' cum pertinentÌ„ eidem W. hered ' suis coÌ„tra omneshomines warranÌ„ prout per cartamâ—llam plen ' apparet virtute quorum quidem don ' coÌ„cessionis idem W. fuit adhuc est scisitÌ„ deten ' praed ' cum pertinentÌ„ in dominico suo vt defeodo Et sic inde seisitÌ„ existentÌ„ quidam D. D. arrain ' versus ipsum W. quandam assisam noue disseisiâ—e de praed ' tenementÌ„ cum ê‘tinentÌ„ coram I. C. vno baronÌ„ ScaccarÌ„ dnÌ„ae Reginae et F. R. vno seruien ' ipsius dnÌ„ae Reginae ad legem Iustic ' eiusd ' dominae Reginae ad assisas in comÌ„ praed ' capiend ' assign ' per formam statuti c. per qd ' idem W. R. pendente assisa illa sepâ—us requisiuit praef F. quod ipse praed ' tenementÌ„ cum pertinentÌ„ eidem W. warrÌ„ idem F. ten ' illa cum pertinentÌ„ eidem W. hucusque warrÌ„ contradixit adhuc contradicit vnde dic ' quod deteriorat est damnum habet ad valentiam centum librarum inde produc ' sectam c. SYMBOLEOGRAPHY Of Recoueries for Assurances c. called common or feigned Recoueries IN euery Recouerie are to be regarded the demandant Sectio 1. the tenant of the land the vouchee as the efficient causes thereof The land demaunded as the matter which must as certeinly be set downe in writs of Entre as in writs of Couenant whereupon fines are leuied The end and effect of such recoueries is to discontinue and distroy estates tailes remainders and reuersions and baire the former owners thereof The Demaundant is he that bringeth the writ of Entre and may be termed the Recouerer The Tenant is he against whom the writ is brought and may be termed the Recoueree The Vouchee is he whom the tenaÌ„t voucheth or calleth to warranty for the land in demaund And such persons may be demaundants tenants and vouchees in these recoueries as may be Cognizors and Cognizees in writs of Couenant and by such names Mutatis mutandis Sauing that if any recouery be had against any tenant in taile the reuersion or remainder being in the Queene of the gift of the Queene or of any of her Maiesties progenitors kings of England such recouerie will neither barre the issue in taile of his Entre nor discontinue his estate nor pluck such reuersion or remainder out of her Maiestie 34. H. 8. cap. 20. Quaere tamen si tiel recouerie barre lissue in taile during the continuance of the estate taile Dyer fol. 132. pla 1. Item before such persons by such meanes and in such maner may warrants of Attorney bee knowledged and certified as fines knowledged in the Countrie sauing that the recognizance of warrants of Attorney may be taken by any Iustice or Seriant without a writ of Dedimus potestatem And fines must be paied vpon writs of Entre as vpon writs of Couenant And all such writs of Entre must be signed by the Queenes Atturney before they can be sealed In a Recouerie with double voucher the fine must bt sued first to make him tenant at the time of the writ of Entre brought for euery writ of Entre must alwaies be brought against him that is tenaÌ„t of the freehold of the land demauÌ„ded at the time of the writ brought 18. R. 2. and Dyer fol. 252. pla 98. for that that the estate of the tenant in taile which is vouchee is barred in respect of the assets only which is or may be recouered in value Plow Basset vers Manxel fol. 11. a and of execution sued by the tenant against him And if the tenant haue but an estate for life or in dower or by the curtesie then to haue a good recouerie thereof it is meete that such tenant make a conditional Surrender of his estate to him in the reuersion or remainder to the end he may be a perfect tenant of the inheritance and then to bring the writ of Entre against him And after that the recouery is executed the particuler tenant for breach of the condition may enter and inioy his terme notwithstanding such surrender See the like Surrender in the Chapter of Surrenders in the first part of Symboleography Of what thinges writs of Entre may be brought and by what names PRaecipe quod reddat lyeth de vna acra terre aqua cooperta vel de Sect 2. acra terre 12. H. 7. fol. 4. de gurgite 10. E. 3. 14. Ed. 3. 842. Fitz. nat bre fol. 191. h. Et de passagio vltra a quam Fitz. nat br fo 191. i. de balliua 34. Ed. 3. 423. de officio 27. H. 8. fo 12. de aduocationÌ„ ecclesie aut de quarta ê‘te decimarÌ„ 34. Edw. 3. deporcione decimarum Dyer fol. 84. pla 83. de quadam parcella terre Dyer fol. 84. pla 83. de custod ' terre haered ' siue custod ' terre Register 161. 22. Edw. 3. fol. 19. Praecipe quod reddat lyeth of all maner of Ecclesiastical or Spirituall profits vt de Rectoria Vicaria porcionibus pencionbus decimis c. per statutÌ„ 32. H. 8. cap. 7. de omnibus omnimodis decimis maioriê° mixtis minutis infra villam siue hamletÌ„ de B. in parochia de A. quoquo modo crescenc ' contingenÌ„ ac annuatim renouanÌ„ c. Thel lib. 8. cap. 9. S. 2. de quarta parte decimaruÌ„ oblationum ecclesie sanct ' P. c. 16. Ed. 3. de quadam porcione decimarum or terre not shewing how much 1. H. 4. fo 1. Dyer fol. 84. pla 83. 84. 85. and 86. In old time de hida terre per Glanuile de caruca terre 4. E. 3. 161. de bouatÌ„ terre 6. Ed. 3. 291. de sex pedibus terre in longitudine quatuor pedibus in latitud ' 14. Ass 13. A Praecipe quod reddat lieth detofro situ molendini 14. Ed. 3. de hundredo de C. balliuato de B. 34. Ed. 1. 3. E. 3. de pasturÌ„ ad sex boues
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
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
vpon any iust cause Neuerthelesse the aduantage of exception to the vncertaintie and insufficiencie of the said bill to these defendantes at all times saued For aunswere and declaration of the trueth they say and euery of them saith that true it is that one R. S. of F. in her Maiesties Countie of H. was in his life time seised in his demesne as of fee of and in one messuage and certaine lands and tenements in H. in the said County of H. and being so seised by his deed of foffement vnder his hand and seale about the xxxvi yeare of King H. the viii conueyed and assured the same messuage and lands vnto one I. S. his sonne and to his heires and assignes for euer as by the deed of the said R. vnder his hand and seale redy to be shewed vnto this honorable Court doth and may appeare By force whereof the said I. S. was thereof seised in his demesne as of fee And being so thereof seised for a certaine summe of money to him paid by W. G. father of one of the defendants did conuey and assure the said messuage and lands vnto the said W. G. and his heires with warrantie as by the deed and release of the foresaid I. S. doth and may appeare After which the foresaid W. G. the father vnto the said defendant died of the said messuage and lands seised After whose death these defendants entred into the said tenements and the same enioyed the their own profits and commodities as lawfull was for them to die without that that R. S. of H. in the said bill mentioned was seised of the messuage and lands in the bill mentioned in fee taile or that the said I. S. father of the complainant was seised of the premisses in the first yeare of King Edward the sixt or that the said W. G. father of one of the defendants got the possession of the messuage the euidences concerning the same other wise then was lawfull for him to doe Or that the defendantes or any of them do vniustly withhold the said messuage or lands in the bill mencioned or the euidences concerning the same otherwise then is lawfull for them to do in respect of their right And without that that the said messuage and lands with the euidences concerning the same do in right or equitie appertaine to the Complainant as sonne and heire to I. S. the father And without that that any other matter or thing in the said bill contained concerning these defendants and not in this answere sufficiently confessed and auoyded trauersed or denyed is true All which matters these foresaid defendants are c. vt supra The Replication THe Complainant auerreth and maintaineth his said bill of complaint Sect. 130. and all and euery the matters and things therein contained to be verie good iust and true in such sort maner and forme as in the said bill of complaint is declared And saith that the answere of the defendants for the most part is vncertaine vntrue and insufficient in the law to be answered vnto Neuerthelesse all aduantages of erception to the insufficiency thereof to this complainant at all times hereafter saued For replication saith in all and euery thing as in the said bill of complaint he hath said And further saith that he doubteth not but that he can verie sufficiently proue that the said I. S. this complainants father was about the first yere of the raigne of King Eow the sixth or not long before seised in his demesne as of fee taile of the foresaid mesuage lands and tenements in the said bill mencioned And he also hopeth to proue all the rest of the said bill to be true in such sort as the same is truely declared and set downe without that that the foresaid R. S. this complaynants graundfather being seised of the premisses in his demesne as of fee did lawfully by his deede of feoffement vnder his hand and seale about the xxxvi yere of king H. the eight conuey and assure the said mesuage and lands vnto one I. S. his sonne and to his heires and assignes for euer Or that the said I. S. being of the premisses seised in his demesne as of fee for a certaine summe of money to him paied by the said W. G. father of one of the defendants did lawfully conuey and assure the said mesuage and lands vnto W. G. one of the said defendants and his heires with warrantie as in the said answere is verie vntruely alleaged And without that that the said W. G. father to one of the defendants died of the said mesuage and lands seised in such fort as in the said answere is likewise declared or that it was lawfull for the said defendants after the death of the said W. G. to enter and occupie the foresaid mesuage and lands as also in the said answere is inserted And without that that any other matter c. All which c. vt supra A Bill for debt leuied by extent COmplaining sheweth c. A. B. of c. That whereas the said A. B. Sect. 131. in the beginning of her Maiesties Raigne liuing in her highnes Court for his furniture of iewels plate money and such like had credit with one C. D. Citizen and Goldsmith of London for the which as he had occasion to borrow any money or take by any wares so he deliuered his Bils or Obligations for the true paiment of any such money so borrowed or for the price of any such wares so bought at daies betwixt them agreed which daies he alwaies kept or tooke order for the for bearing thereof by himselfe or his seruants such as he did imploy in those affaires Amongst which there was in D. in the first yeare of c. a certaine debt or reckoning of how much certainely he now remembreth not betwixt him the said C. D. and the said A. B. for the which he the said A. B. was bound to the said C. D. in the summe of c. by his deed obligatory bearing date c. which Obligation as he now remembreth was single with a defeasance for the debt which was then agreed vpon to be answered at a certaine day following which said debt he the said A. B. paied accordingly by his then seruants and officers who vnknowing vnto the said A. B. did negligently as is to be coniectured leaue the bonds in the hands of the said C. D. after the reckoning and debt paid or discharged And so afterwards the said A. B. did deale and continue in further credit with the said C. D. for diuerse other great summes of money iewels and plate some vpon the said Goldsmithes booke and some vpon Bils and Bonds whereof the most part were afterwards discharged sauing one debt by Recognisaâ—ce about the foure and twentie day of c. in the c. being to the value of 200. markes In which said latter debt the said A. B. presuming of friendship and friendly dealing at the said C. D.
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
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
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 '
F. haered ' de corporibus suis legitime procreatÌ„ ac etiam rectis haeredibus ipsius W. si praedicti W. et F. obierÌ„ sine haeered ' de corporibus suis legitime procreatis octo librÌ„ nomine penae ✿ Et sic qualibet septimana post pÌ„dictas quinque septimanas octo librÌ„ quoties praedict ' annualis redditÌ„ nonaginta librÌ„ aretro foret quod tunc toties bene liceret praedict ' W. F. haered ' de corporibus suis legitime procreatÌ„ ac etiam rectis haeredibus ipsius W. si ijdem W. F. obierÌ„ sine haered ' de corporibus suis legitime procreatÌ„ in praedict ' maneria tenementa cum pertinentijs intrare distringere districtionesque sic ibidem captÌ„ habitas abducere asportare effugare ac penes se retinere quousque tam de praedicto annual ' redditÌ„ nonaginta librÌ„ cum arreragijs eiusdem si quae fuerint quam de praedict ' octo librÌ„ vt praefertur no mine penae forisfact ' post praedict ' quinque septimanas pro octo librÌ„ pro qualibet septimana post praedict ' quinque septimanas vt praefertur eisdem plene fuerit satisfact ' persolutÌ„ c. A Fine wherein an Annuitie is graunted out of fiue acres of land to one in fee with a clause of distres for default of paiment of the same Annuitie Essex ss PRaecipe T. S. de C. armig ' A. vxori eius quod tenÌ„ Sect. 99. W. D. conuenc ' de quinque acrÌ„ terrae cum pertinentijs in E. c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' T. A. recognouerunt tenementa praedict ' cum pertineÌ„tijs esse ius ipsius W. vt illa quae idem W. habet de bono pÌ„dictorium T. a. Et ill ' remiserÌ„ quietÌ„ clamauerÌ„ de se haeredibus suis praefato W. haered ' suis imperpetuum Et prâ—terea praedict ' T. A. concess prose haered ' ipsius T. quod ipsi warrantÌ„ praef W. haered ' suis tenementa praedict ' cum pertinentijs contra omnes homines imperpetuuÌ„ Et pro hac c. pÌ„dictus W. concessit praefato T. quandam annuitatem siue annualem redditum xx s. legalis monetae Angliae exeuntÌ„ exiturÌ„ de ex tenemeÌ„tis praedict ' cum pertinentijs Et ill ' ei reddidit in eadem curia Habend ' tenend ' percipiend ' pÌ„d ' annuitatem siue annualeÌ„ redditÌ„ xx s. praedict ' praefato T. haeredib ' suis ad festa S. Martini Episcopi in hyeme Pentecost ' per aequales portiones annuatim imperpetuum soluendum Et si ac quoties contingat praedict ' annuitatem siue annualem renditÌ„ xx s. praedict ' aretro fore in parte vel in toto post aliquod festum festorum praedictorum quo vt praefertur solui debeat non solutÌ„ per spacium quadraginta dierum quod tunc toties bene liceat licebit praefato T. et haerebidus suis in praedicta tenementa cum pertinentijs intrare distringere districtionesque sic ibidem captÌ„ licite asportare effugare abducere penes se retinere quousque de tota pÌ„dictÌ„ annuitate siue annual ' redditu viginti solid ' praedict ' vna cum arreragijs eiusdem si quae fuerint sibi sit plenarie satisfact ' persolutÌ„ c. A fine wherein an annuitie is graunted in fee out of 20. acres of land with suit of Court and Heriot after decease recease and alientation of any tenant with a clause of distres for default of payment South ss PRaecipe A. B. C. D. quod tenÌ„ F. G. connenc ' de vigintÌ„ Sect. 100. acâ— terrae c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedict ' A. B. C. D. recognouerÌ„ tenementa praedict ' esse ius vt in fin ' sur recognisance de droit Release Warrantie Et pro hac c. praedictus T. concessit pÌ„fatis A. B. et C. D. quandaÌ„ annuitatem siue annualem redditÌ„ xij d' legalis monetae Angliae exeuntÌ„ exiturÌ„ de eâ— tenementis pÌ„dictis cum pertinentijs Et ill ' eis reddidit in eadem curia Habend ' percipiend ' praedictam annuitatem siue annualem red ditÌ„ xij d' eisdem A. B. et C. D. haered ' ipsius A. ad festa Sancti Mich. archangeli AnnunciationÌ„ beatae Mariae virginis per aequales porciones annuatim soluend ' ✿ Ac etiam praedict ' F. concessit pro se haeredibus suis praefatis A. B. C. D. haered ' ipsius A. a d faciend ' sectam annuatim CurÌ„ praedictÌ„ A. B. C. D. haered ' ipsius A. apud manerium suum de C. bis in anno super licitam monitioneÌ„ inde pÌ„habiturÌ„ Tenend ' c. Ac soluend ' post decessum recessum alienationem tam pÌ„dicti F. haered ' suoruÌ„ quam cuiuslibet alterius tenentis existenÌ„ liberâ— tenentis tenÌ„torum pÌ„dictorÌ„ vel alicuius in de parcell ' optimuÌ„ animal ' cuiuslibet hmÌ„ di tenentÌ„ nomine HeriotÌ„ ✿ Et si contingat praedictam annuitatem siue annualem redditÌ„ aretro fore in parte vel in toto post aliquod festum festorum praedictorum quo vt praefertur solui debeat non solutÌ„ aut sect ' curÌ„ pÌ„dictÌ„ non fieri siue heriotÌ„ praedictÌ„ cum acciderit non solui aut deliberarÌ„ qÄ‘ tunc bene licebit praedictÌ„ A. B. C. D. ac haered ' ipsius A. in tenÌ„ta pÌ„dicta cum pertinenÌ„ intrare distringere districtionesque sic ibideÌ„ captÌ„ licite abducere asportare penes se retineee donec quousque tam de praedicta annuitate siue annual ' redd ' xij d' vna cum arreragijs eiusdem si quae fuerÌ„ quam de sect ' CurÌ„ HeriotÌ„ praedict ' aretro existenÌ„ eisdem A. B. C. D. haered ' ipsius A. plenarie fuerÌ„ solutÌ„ contentÌ„ satisfact ' c. A fine wherein an Annutie is graunted out of a manor messuages and rent in fee payable at a certaine day houre and place with a forfaiture Nomine penae for the default to payment of the Annuitie and paine Warw. ss PRaecipe A. B. armig ' quod tenÌ„ C. D. conuenc ' de manerio Sect. 101. de L. cum pertinentijs Necnon de quatuor mesuag ' decem solidis redditÌ„ cum pertinentâ—â—s in L. praedictÌ„ c. ¶ Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praedictÌ„ A. B. recognouit ve in fine sur recognisance de droit Et pro hac c. idem C. concessit praefato A. quandam annuitateÌ„ siue annualem redditum vij librÌ„ legalis monetae Angliae exeunrÌ„ exiturÌ„ de et in manerio tenementis praedictis cum pertineÌ„tijs Et ill ' ei reddidit in eadem curia Habend ' percipiend ' praedictaÌ„ annuitatem siue annualem redditum vij li.
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
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
and wife and to the heires of the husbaÌ„d of pertinentiis illud eis reddidit eadem curia habend ' tenend ' eisdem G. I. haeredibus quos idem G. de corpore ipsius I. ê“creasset de pÌ„dicto S. haeredibus suis imperpetuuÌ„ reddendo inde per annum vnam Rosam ad festum c. pro omni seruitio cons et actione ad praedict ' S. et haeredes suos pertinent et faciend ' inde capitalibus dominis 〈◊〉 pro praedictÌ„ S. et haeredibus suis omnia alia seruitia quae ad manenum illud pertinerent Ita quod si contingeret quod praedictÌ„ G. obâ—ret sine herede de corpore ipsius I. procreatÌ„ tunc post decessum ipsorum G. et l. praedictum manerium cum pertinentijs integre remaneneret 〈◊〉 W. fratri eiusdem G. et haered ' de corpore suo procreatÌ„ tenend ' de praedict ' S. haeredibus suis per praedicta seruitia sicut praedictum est imperpetuum Et si contingeret quod praedictus W. obiret sine haerede de corpore suo procreato tunc post decessum ipsius W. praedictÌ„ manerum cum pertinentijs integre remaner ' I. fratri eiusdem W. et haered ' de corpore suo procreatÌ„ tenend ' de praedicto S. et haeredibus fuis per praedicta seruitia sicut praedictum est imperpetuum Et si contingeret praedict ' I. obire sine haerede de corpore suo procreatÌ„ tunc post decessum ipsius I. praedictum manerium cum pertinentijs integre remaneret â— fratri eiusdem I. et haered ' de corpore suo procreatÌ„ tenend ' de praedict ' S. haeredibus suis per seruitia praedictÌ„ sicut praedictum est imperpetuum Et si contingeret quod predictus E. obiret sine haerede de corpore suo procreato tunc post decessum ipsius E. predictÌ„ manerium cum pertinencijs integre reuertatur ad praedict ' S. haeredes suos quietÌ„ de alijs haered ' ipsorum G. I. W. I. E. tenend ' de capitalibus dnÌ„is 〈◊〉 ê‘ seruitia quae ad illud manerium pertinereÌ„t imperpetuum Ac iam ex insinuatione I. L. M. vxoris eius vnius ac T. V. et T. vxorÌ„ eius alterius necnon H. B. tertij consang ' haered ' pred' G. I. de corporibê° suâ—s procreatÌ„ accepimus quod pÌ„dictÌ„ G. I. mortui sunt Et quod quidam T. L. R. I. praed ' manerium cum pertinÌ„ modo ingressi sunt illud tenâ—nt coÌ„tra formaÌ„ finis praed ' Et quia volumus ea qâ—ae curÌ„ ê“genitoris nrÌ„i acta sunt debite executioni demandari tibi pÌ„cipimus qÄ‘ â— probos legales hoiÌ„es de balliua tua Scire facias praefatÌ„ T. L. R. qd ' sint coram Iusticiarijs nrÌ„is apud W. in octab c. ostensuâ— si quid ê“ se habeant aut dicere sciant quare praedict ' manerium cum pertineÌ„tijs quod ipsi tenent in forma praedicta post mortem praedict ' G. I. praefatÌ„ M. T. H. consanguinÌ„ haered ' ipsorum G. I. de corporibus suis procreatÌ„ remanere non debent iuxta formam finis praedicti si sibi viderint expedirÌ„ Et habeas ibi nomina eorum per quos eis scire fecerÌ„ hoc breue Teste c. Rex vicecomÌ„ salutem Cum quidam finis leuasset in curia dnÌ„i E. nuper Scâ—â—e facias pur le heire de cestuy en â—â—â—emÌ„ regis Angl ' aui ntÌ„i tali die anno coram A. socijs suis tuÌ„c Iustic ' eiusdem aui nrÌ„i de Banco inter W. quaerenteÌ„ R. deforciantÌ„ de manerio de T. cum pertinentÌ„ vnde plaâ—itum conuencionis summonitum fuit inter eos in eadem curia sâ—ilicet quod praedict ' R. recognÌ„ praedictum maneriâ—m cum pertinÌ„ esse ius ipsius W. vt illud quod idem W. habuisset de dono praedict ' R. pro illa recognitione fine concordia idem W. concessisset praedictÌ„ R. praed ' manerium cum pertinentijs habend ' teneÌ„d ' eidem R. de praedicto W. haeredibus suis masculis de corpore suo procreatis tota vita ipsius R. reddend ' inde per annum c. Et post decessum ipsius R. praedictum manerium cum pertineÌ„tijs Render pur vie oue reuerter a luy en taile remainder ouster in taile integre reuertatÌ„ ad praedict ' W. haeredes suos quietÌ„ de haered ' praedict ' R. tenend ' de capitalibus dominis feodi illius per seruitia quae ad illud manerium pertinerent imperpetuum si contingeret quod praedictus R. obiret sine haerede masculo de corpore suo procreato praedictÌ„ manerium cum pertinentijs integre remaneret T. fratri ipsius W. haeredibus masculis de corpore suo procreatÌ„ tenend ' de capitalibus dominis feodi illius per seruic ' praedict ' imperpetuum Ac iam ex insinuatione A. filij haeredis praedictÌ„ T. accepimus quod praedict ' R. iam obijt quod praedictÌ„ W. obijt sine herede masculo de corpore suo procreato qd ' I. vnum messuagium c. cum pertinentÌ„ quae fuerunt parcella manerij praed ' modo ingressus est illa tenet coÌ„tra formam finis pred' Et quia volumus ea c. ostens si quid pro se habeat aut dicere sciat quare pÌ„dictum tenementum cum pertinenÌ„ praed ' A. filio heredi pÌ„dicti T. remanere non debeat iuxta formam finis praedicti fi sibi viderit expedire c. Et habeas c. Et modo hic ad hunc diem venit tam praedictus I. S. per S. atturnatum Scire faciaâ— vers seueral tenants ReturÌ„ scire fecit Cosinage allege suum quam praedict ' W. A. per F. atturnatum suum vicecomes mand ' quod scire fecerit eisdem W. A essendi hic ad hunc diem ostensurÌ„ seperatim in forma praedicta per R. S. probos c. super hoc praedict ' I. dicit quod ipse est consang ' heres pÌ„dict ' I. E. videlicet c. petit versus praedict ' W. A. seperatim executionem in forma praedicta c. Et iam praedicti W. A. quoad predicta tenementa vnde executio A barre that the parties to the fine had nothing in the land at the time of the fine but I. whose estate the tenaÌ„t hath versus eos secuta est quam praedictÌ„ R. I. quo ad praedicta tenementa vnde executio versus eos seperatim petita est singulatim dicunt quod nec praed ' I. nec praed ' W. B. quos per finem praedictÌ„ supponitÌ„ esse partes finis illius nihil habuerÌ„ in tenementis pred' cum pertinentÌ„ vnde executio versus W. A. sepetatim petita
aut vnquam postea Et hoc paratus est verificare vnde quoad redditÌ„ illum cu pertinÌ„ peâ— iudiciuÌ„ de breui c. et praed ' P. fil' P. quoad dictuÌ„ redditum centum solid ' dicit quod die impetrationis breuis sui de Scire facias scilicet die c. anno c. praedict ' T. R. fuit tenens vt de libero tenemento de viginti acris terre cum pertinentijs in praedicta villa de H. vnde redditus ille cum pertinentijs prouenit Et dicit qâ—od idem T. tunc fuit deforc ' eiusdem redditus cum pertinentijs vt de libero tenemento prout per idem breue supponitur Et petit suo periculo executionem eiusdem redditus cum pertinentijs versus eum adiudicari c. Ideo c. quoad redditum illum cum pertinentijs cons est quod praedictÌ„ P. filius P. habeat inde executionem suo periculo versus prefatÌ„ T. R. virtute finis praedict ' c. Et quoad praedict ' octo acras bosci cum pertinÌ„ vnde c. idem P. fil' P. dicit quod tempore leuationis finis praedict ' praed ' T. G. qui fuerunt partes fini illi fuerunt seisiti de eod ' bosco cum pertinentijs vnde c. in dnÌ„ico suo vt defeodo c prout per â—undem finem supponitur Et hoc petit quod inquiratÌ„ per patriam et pÌ„d ' T. R. similit ' Ideo quoad hunc exitum xij c. Scias quod cons est in curia nrÌ„a c. quod P. B. filius et heres P. B. habeat executionem versus T. R. de centum solid ' redditus cum pertinÌ„ in H. virtute cuiusd ' finis icde leuatÌ„ in curia domini E. quondam Regis c. apud W. in oct ' c. anno c. coram W. B. et socijs suis tunc Iusticiarijs eiusdem c. de Banco inter R. c. querÌ„ et T. P. et B. vxoreÌ„ eius deforc ' de redditu praed ' cum pertinenÌ„ ac de alijs terris et tenÌ„tis in eodem fine contentis per defaltÌ„ c. Et ideo tibi precipimus quod eidem P. de redditÌ„ praed ' cum pertinÌ„ sine dilatione plenarÌ„ executionem et seisinam habere facias T. c. Scias quod cons est in curÌ„ c. quod R. filius et heres R. habeat seisinam execuc ' versus R. D. de manerio de A. cum pertinenÌ„ in comÌ„ tuo HeÌ„re fac ' seisinam sur recouery sur defaltÌ„ in scire fac ' per defaltÌ„ praedict ' R. virtute note cuiusdam finis nuper leuati in curia praedictÌ„ R. nuper Regis c. apud W. a die c. anno c. coram R. B. socijs suis Iusticiarijs praedict ' nuper Regis de banco et postea in oct c. anno c. ibidem concess et recordatÌ„ coram eisdem Iusticiarijs alijs eiusdem nuper regis fidelibus tunc ibi praesentibus inter R. de A. c. querÌ„ I. de S. E. vxorÌ„ eius deforciantÌ„ de manerijs de O. et R. cum pertinentijs in comÌ„ N. et de praedict ' manerio de A. in comitatÌ„ tuo ideo tibi praecipimus quod eidem R. fil' R. de praedict ' manerio de A. cum pertinenÌ„ sine dilatione plenarÌ„ seisinam et executionem habere facias T. c. Postea die et loco c. venit R. W. infranominatÌ„ in propria personÌ„ Receite of a feme couert vpon her husbands defalt sua et W. N. infranominatÌ„ solemniter exactus non venit sed I. vxor eiusd ' W. infranominatÌ„ in propria persona sua venit et dicit quod maneria infra specificatÌ„ sunt ius ipsius I. et quod ipsa parata est ostendere quod praedictÌ„ R. W. executionem de manerijs illis virtute finis infrascriptÌ„ habere non debet vnde ex quo venit ante iudicium redd ' parata praefatÌ„ R. inde responderÌ„ ius suum defenderÌ„ petÌ„ quod ipsa per defalt praef W. viri sui non amittat inde ius suum sed quod admittatur inde ad defensionem iuris ipsius I. Ideo c. Certaine cases of the nature and forme of a Sci. Fa. vpon a fine ANd a Scire fac to execute a fine must agree with the fine and then Sect. 179. Surplusage it is not materiall if one thing be twise demaunded thereby as a maner and a hundred parcell of the same maner 27. H. 8. 2. A Scire facias may be sued vpoÌ„ the note of the fine before it be ingrossed Vpon the note by the Cirographer 22. H. 6. 13. But of a fine leuied before time of memory a man shal not haue execution A fine before memorie by Scire facias 1. E. 4. 6. ContrÌ„ 16. H. 7. 9. Where a fine executory is leuied of a Seigniory if the land escheat Of land in lieu of the seruices or the tenant be foriudged c. the Cognizee shall haue a Scire facias of the land in lieu of the seruices 48. E. 3. 11. A Mittimus maketh no mention whether the fine be ingrossed or no but cum quidam finis leuasset c. 22. H. 6. 13. If a fine be leuied to A. in taile the remainder to B. in taile the remainder to C. in fee And the record is sent into the Chauncerie and the first tenant in taile dyeth without issue and the record commeth backe into the Bench by Mittimus at the suit of him in the first remainder and thereupon he had a Scire facias to execute the fine died without issue before execution had he in the remainder in fee shall not hereupon haue a Scire facias without a new coÌ„maundement because the record was once out of the Court came againe at the suit of him in the first remainder vnto whom he in the remainder in fee is an estranger yet thissue of him which remoued the record in this cause might haue a Scire facias without any new commaundement because he is priuie 14. H. 7. 16. 9. E. 4. 15. 11. E. 4. 13. If two sue a Scire fac ' to execute a fine the one dieth the surâ—â—or shal haue a Scire fac ' without any new commaundement 1. E. 4. 13. But if diuers persons as heires vnto A. B. pray a Scire fac ' it is not grauntable vntill they haue sued seueral writs to the Iustices of the bench coÌ„maunding them to make execution 11. E. 4. 13. T. 21. E. 4. In a Scire facias to execute a fine as cosin and heire to him in the remainder Coment cosin heire or reuersion after the death of the particuler tenant the plaintife needeth not to shew how cosin and heire so long as the plea hath continuance by Idem dies c. giuen to the
right And vnto those which haue future right such haue the same either wholly after the fine or partly before and partly after And some of them haue but one title and some diuerse And others haue no right to the tenements comprised in the fine but to some things therein or issuing out of the same Parties to fines void of impediments at the time of the leuying of Parties the same and their heires are thereby barred presently haue no time at all to auoid the same by entree or claime 1. R. 3. ca. 7. 4. H. 7. c. 24. whether they be persons hauing naturall capacities or ciuill If they be such ciuill bodies or corporations as haue in themselues absolute estate and authoritie of their possessions so as they may maintaine a writ of Right thereof as Maior and Comminaltie Deane and Chapter Colledges societies corporate such like their successors are barred by fines presently Plow 338. a. T. 20. Eliz. But Deanes Bishops Priors Abbots Masters of Hospitals Parsons Uicars Prebendaries Chauntrie Priestes and such like which may not haue a writ of Right but either a Iuris vtrum Fitzh Nat. fol. 48. r. or sine assensu capituli Fitz. Nat. fol. 118. i. are not barred by such fines if the patron and ordinarie ioine not with them Plow 538. a 20. Eliz. 375. b. 11. Eliz. How priuies in bloud are bound in fines ANd by the same statuts 1. R. 3. c. 7. 4. H. 7. c. 24. Priuies in bloud Sect. 182. Priuies as heires of the cognizours claiming by the same title that their ancester had that leuied the fine be barred presently thereby whether they be void of impedimēts or no. As if lands of Socage tenure be giuen to baron feme in special taile the remainder to the right heirs of the baron in fee the baron sole leuieth a fine with proclamatiō to his owne vse in fee after deuiseth the same lands to A. in fee hath issue then the baron feme die thissue in taile is barred because he can not otherwise conuey himselfe to the title and discent in taile then as heire of the bodie doth of his father and mother Tr. 18. Eliz. Dyerf 251. p. 24. 9. H. 8. Dier f. 3. p. 6. 32. H. 8. Br. Fines 109. So if husband wife tenants in speciall taile haue issue the wife Priuies die the husbād marrie an other wife haue issue leuie a fine sur cognizance de droit come ceo c. and by the same fine take estate in special taile the remainder ouer c. die thissue by the first wife is barred because he is priuie in bloud the cōtinuance of the possession in the husband notwithstanding 32. E. 3. Dyer pla 16. Eliz. f. 334. p. 31. 32. But if my fathers brother disseise him and leuie a fine with proclamation my father and my vncle within fiue yeares after proclamatiō die yet may I auoid it by entre at any time before th end of the said fiue yeares not withstanding that I am priuie in bloud vnto mine vncle for that my title to the land groweth by my father and not as heire vnto mine vncle P. 19. H. 8. Dyer fol. 3. p. 2. Neuerthelesse if my father disseise my graund father of an estate in Priuies fee and thereof leuie a fine with proclamation first my graundfather and then my father die I am now barred as priuie because I cannot otherwise conuey my selfe to the lands then as their vnto my father the Cognizor P. 19. H. 8. Dyer fol. 3. p. 3. Of Estraungers hauing present right and no impediment BUt Estraungers to fines which be all persons not parties nor priuies Sect. 183. and being void of impediments naturall legall hauing present right to the lands in the fine haue onely fiue yeares after proclamations to enter claime their right 1. R. 3. ca. 7. 4. H. 7. ca. 24. As if one haue a Remainder or a Reuersion depending vpon an Tenant in remainder or reuersion vpon estate for yeares or at will estate for yeares or by statute Staple statute Marchant or Elegit and the termor be disseised and a fine leuied c. and fiue yeares passed they be all barred thereby for that these Termors might presently haue entred he in the Reuersiō or Remainder for such disseisin might haue had an Assise So that Statute 4. H. 7. ca. 24. seemeth to barre the termors through negligence by this woord interest which comprehendeth a terme Plow fol. 374. a. And if a tenant in taile be disseised and a fine leuied with proclamation and fiue yeares past and the tenant in taile dieth thissue in tayle is bound for euer per Dyer and Catlyn for the right was present to the tenant in taile at the time of the fine leuied and he can not claime but by the same title which his father had which was barred in his life time Plow fol. 374. a. Dyer fol. 3. p. 6. 19. H. 8. 7. The like it is of the laches of him in the remainder or reuersion for it barreth him and his heires Plow fol 374. a. Dyer fo 3. p. 6. Of Estrangers hauing present Right and impediments BUt estraungers to fines pestered with impediments of Infancy Sect. 184. couerture madnes ideocy lunacy imprisonment or absence out of the Realme at the leuying of fines and hauing then present right or interest haue yet libertie fiue yeares after such infirmitie remoued to make entrie or claime c. 1. R. 3. ca. 7. 4. H. 7. ca. 24. And therfore an Infant hath fiue yeares after he accomplish his full Infants age though he be in his mothers wōbe Plow 367. a. because the law intendeth that Infants by reason of their tender yeres do want vnderstanding to know their right whether their entries be lawfull or no And how to make their entries and claime or bring their actions according to their title Plow fol. 359. b. 4. H. 7. ca. 24. Yet if my fathers brother disseise him and leauie a fine with proclamation and a yeare after the proclamation my father dieth And after and within fiue yeares my vutle dieth I by reason of mine Infancy haue onely so much time to auoid the same as at the death of my father remained to come of the fiue yeares next after the proclamation not new fiue yeares because I claime by the same title that my father had in whom the first fiue yeares were attached and begun Dyer fol. 3. p. 2. In like maner and for the same reason if the father or other auncester be disseised and the disseisor leuie a fine with proclamation and within fiue yeares after the proclamation the auncester dieth his heire being within age yet if he make not his entrie or claime within the first fiue yeares after the proclamation he is barred Plow fol. 367. b. 377. a. As it is there adiudged Mad men and lunatiques estrangers
other sonne which is heire to his brother hâ— shal haue new v. yeres after he come to his full age because he is the first to whom the right discended after the proclamation by reason of the discent which was before them Plo. fo 374. b. But if an estranger to a fine to whom a Remainder or other title first accrueth after the fine doe not pursue his right within v. yeres he and his issue are barred for euer 19. H. 8. Dyer fo 3. pl. 6. And in like maner if the first issue in taile to whom the title of the intaile first accrueth neglect his v. yeres the whole estate taile is thereby bound for euer 32. H. 8. Br. Fines 100. If he which abaceth after the death of a tenant in fee make a feoffement vpon condition the feoffee leuie a fine and v. yeres after proclamation passe without entrie or claime made by his heire the heire is barred But if afterwards the condition be broken and the Abator therefore enter then the heire may haue an Assise of mortdauncester against thabator or entrie vpon him at any time and he hath no defence For if he plede in barre of the assise the fine leuied to the cognisee and that he hath his estate the speciall matter of the abatement condition and reentrie may be pleaded in defesance thereof for he can neuer challenge priuiledge by the state of the cognisor which he himselfe defeated Plo. fol. 358. b. 7. Eliz. Of Estrangers hauing no right for any cause before the fine BVt estrangers to fines hauing neither present nor future right c. Sect 188. at the leuying thereof by reason of any matter had before the fine whose right groweth either intirely after the Proclamation or partly before and partly after may enter or claime when they please within the time of the prescription As if the father die seised his eldest sonne being professed and the yonger sonne entreth and is disseised and a fine with proclamation leuied and after the elder sonne is deraigned it seemeth he is bound to no time Plow fo 373. a. So if the husband leuy a fine of his owne landes whereof his wife is Doweâ— dowable and die and fiue yeres passe after his death she is not barred of her dower because her title to be endowed accrueth after the fine leuied namely by the death of her husband for before his death she had onely a possibility of dower and not any right title or interest thereunto Plo. fol. 373. a. And if a tenant cease one yeare and then a fine with proclamation is leuied And afterwards a tenant ceaseth another yere The Lord may haue his cessauit perbiennium xx yeres after the Proclamation made because his right and title groweth partly before the fine partly after the fine leuied that is at the end of the two yeres of his tenants ceasser Plo. fo 373. b. Of Estrangers hauing diuerse future Rights by diuerse titles BVt if Estrangers to fines haue seueral future Rights by diuers titles Sect 189. growing at seueral times it seemeth that they shall haue seuerall fiue yeres to make entrie or claime commencing from such time as their seueral titles first accrewe vnto them As if tenant for life the remainder in fee make a feoffement in fee. And the feoffee leuy a fine with c. and he in the Remainder suffer the first fiue yeres to passe he is by his laches barred of his entrie for the forfaiture growing by the alienation of his tenant during his tenant for life because he had present right at the leuying of the fine to enter for the same yet if after the tenant for life do die he hath other v. yeres to bring his Formedon in Remainder because that is a nâ—we title or right by which hee coulde not haue his Formedon during his tenant for life And he had his election to take aduantage of the forfaiture or not Plo. fo 373. b. Quere for there Catlyn thinketh otherwise because his title to the land by the forfaiture accrued to him in the life time of his tenant for life If I. S. be tenant Pur auter vie the Remainder to an other for life the remainder to the same I. S. in fee and I. S. is disseised and the disseisor leuieth a fine with proclamation and the fiue yeres passe I. S. is bound for his future and present estate for life But if cestuy que vie and he in the meane remainder die now I. S. shal haue other fiue yeres to enter for his remainder in fee for it then first remaineth vnto him by the death of him in the meane Remainder cestuy que vie for cause growen wholy before the fine that is the state so made before which is an other title Plowden 367. b. per Welshe and diuers Iustices Plow 367. b. In like maker if land be giuen to I. S. for the life of A. the remainmainder to him for the life of B. the remainder to him for the life of C. and he is disseised the disseisor leuieth a fine with proclamation now I. S. for his present right hath v. yeres by the first Sauing of the StatÌ„ 4. H. 7. cap. 24. And v. yeres after the death of A. by the seconde Sauing which is of future right and other v. yeres after the death of B. for his second remainder for quando duo iura in vna persona concurrunt aequum est ac si essent in diuersis Plo. 368. a. If a man disseise a feme sole and after marry her and haue issue by her the baron is disseised before mariage or after and a fine with proclamation leuied first the baron after the feme die within the v. yeres the issue being of full age the v. yeres passe he is there by bound as heire to his father but hath other v. yeres after the death of his mother to enter for albeit it is but one selfe same lande yet the heire hath seueral rights thereunto growing at seuerall times th one as heire to his father thother as heire to his mother in regarde whereof he hath seuerall times Plow 367. b. So if the husband maketh a feoffement of his wiues lands vpon condition which is broken he leuieth a fine with c. the husband hath issue by his wife and dieth the first v. yeres passe and then the wife dieth the heire is barred of his entrie for the condition as heire to his father but shal haue v. yeres after the death of his father to claime c. because it is a title differing from that which did discend from his father accrueing to him first by the death of his mother Plo. 367. a. Estrangers to fines hauing neither present nor future right to the tenements in the fine at the leuying thereof but onely vnto rents common c. issuing out of the same ANd Estrangers to fines hauing neither present nor future right to Sect 190 the tenements in
S. habet de dono praedict ' G. pro hac recognÌ„ fine concordia idem S. concessit praed ' G. I. praed ' manerium cum pertinentijs illud eis reddidit in eadem curia habend ' tenend ' eisd ' G. I. hered ' quos ideÌ„ Render in taile G. de corope ipsius I. procreauerit de praed ' S. hered ' suis imperpetuum reddend ' inde per annuâ— vnam rosam ad festum Nat. SctÌ„ Io. BaptÌ„ Forteine seruice pro omni seruitio considerac ' exactione ad praed ' S. hered ' suos pertinenÌ„ Et faciend ' inde capital ' dominis feodi illius pro praed ' S. hered ' suis omnia alia seruitia que ad illud manerium pertinent Et si contingat RemÌ„ in taile qnod praed ' G. obierit sine hered ' de corpore ipsius I. procreatÌ„ tunc post decessumipsorum G. I. manerÌ„ praed ' cum pertinenÌ„ integre remanebit W. fratri eiusdem G. hered ' de corpore suo procreatÌ„ tenend ' de pÌ„dictÌ„ S. et hered ' suis per praedict ' seruitia sicut praed ' est imperpetuum Et si contingat quod praed ' W. obierit sine herede de corpore suo procreato tunc post decessum ipsius W. praedict ' manerium cum pertinenÌ„ integreremanebit I. fratri eiusdeÌ„ W. heredi de corpore suo procreatÌ„ tenend ' de praedict ' S. hered ' suis per praedict ' seruitia sicut praed ' est imperpetuum Et si contingat qvod praeÄ‘ I. obierit sine herede de corpore suo procreato tunc post decessum ipsius I. praed ' manerÌ„ cum pertinenÌ„ integre remanebit E. fratrieiusdem I. herÌ„ de corpore suo procreatÌ„ tenend ' de praed ' S. heredibus suis per praedict ' seruitia sicut pÌ„d ' est imperpetuum Et si contingat quod praed ' E. obiret sine herede de Reâ—erter corpore suo procreato tunc post decessum ipsius E. praeÄ‘ manerium cuÌ„ pertinÌ„ integre reuertatur ad praed ' S. hered ' suos quietÌ„ de alijs hered ' ipsorum G. I. W. I. E. tenenÄ‘ de capitalibus dnÌ„is feodi illius per seruitia que ad illud manerium pertinent imperpetuum A Mittimus REx Iusticiarijs de banco salutem Mittimus vobis sub pede sigilli Sect ' 195. nostri c. vel sic Transcriptum pedis vel sic Tenorem pedis cuiusdam finis leuati in curia dnÌ„i Edw. nuper Reg. Angl ' aui noostri annÌ„ regni sui decimo coram W. socijs suis tunc lusticiarijs ipsius aui nostri de banco apud W. per breue nrÌ„m inter I. querenteÌ„ W. deforciantem de tanto c. quod vel quem coram nobis in Cancellaria nostrÌ„ venire fecimus vobis mittimus sub pedi sigilli nostri vt in loquela que est coram vobis per breue nostrum inter I. filium I. petenteÌ„ E. tenentem de eod ' mess c. securius procedere valeatis c. T. c. A Mittimus for the foote of a Fine Rex Balliuis suis S. salutem Quia in leuatione diuersorum finium coram I. S. W. W. nuper balliuis ville S. inter W. R. M. vxorÌ„ eius querÌ„ W. T. Capellanum deforc ' de octÌ„ messuagijs c. deceÌ„ solidatÌ„ redditÌ„ cum pertinentijs in S. Anno c. iuxta libertates burgensibus villae praedictÌ„ per chartas progenitorum nostrorum quondam regum Ang. concess leuatÌ„ â—rror interuenit manifestus sicut per inspectionem tenorum finÌ„ium pâ—edict ' necâ—on recordi processus leuationis eorundem quae â—oram nobis postea ad sectam W. M. et H. W. de S. consanguineorum Error by the heire vpon a fine et haered ' praedict ' M. venire fecimus nobis constat Et nos in curia nrÌ„a coram nobis ob errores in leuatione finium praedictÌ„ ac â—n recordo processu â—orundem comê‘tos considerauimus qd ' pedes finium pÌ„dict ' a filaâ—ijs finium pÌ„dictÌ„ extrahantur cancellentur Et ideo vobis man damus qd ' pedes finium praed ' qui in custodia vestra existunt mittatis coram nobis tali die vbiâ—unque c. cancelland ' iuxta consid ' nostram supradictam Et habeatis ibi hoc breue T. c. Whether any but he which reuerseth a fine may reape benefit thereby IF the estate conâ—eined iâ— a fine be once within fiâ—e yeares after proclamations Sect. 196. lawfully defeated That partie hath thereby lost his whole estate both against him which did reuerse the same and all others which had right or title peramont and made no claime within the fiue yeares Alâ—eit he which brought his action haue not iudgement execution within 7. yeares after the proclamations Pâ—o. fol. 358. b. In like maner if there bâ— tenant for life the remainder for life the remainder in fee the first tenaÌ„t for life alien the alienee leuie a fine with proclamations the second tenant for life enter or claime as he may he defeateth the fine against himselfe and him in the remainder also Plowd fol. 359. a. 7. Eliz. Warrantia chartae A Writ of Warrantia charte lieâ—h where a man by deed of graunt Sect. 197. feoffement releas or confirmation or fine or by exchange bindeth himselfe and his heires to warrant the lande to an other who beyng tenant of the land is impleaded for the land or rent out of the same in an Assisâ— or writ of 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 of an Assiâ—e or in a Scire facias vpoÌ„ a fine or in any other action reall wherein the tenant may not vouch he may sue a Warrantia chartae against him his heirs which made warrantie And for a tenant by homage auncestrel or any particuler tenant vpon reseruation of rent or for egalty of seruices vpon particion Fitz. Nat. f. 1â—4 d. f. g. h. Fitz. Nat. 135. e. 31. E. 3. 8. E. 4. 11. Rex c quod iuste c. waâ—antizet D. vnuâ—fi messuagium cum ê‘tinentijs Briefe de Warrantia chartae in R. qd ' tenet dâ— eo tâ—nere claâ—nat vnde chartam suam habet vt dicit Et si c. vel sic Manerium de N. cum pertinentiis aduocationem eiusdem villae quae tenet c. vsque ibi vnde chartaÌ„ suam habet vel chartam R. patris vel matris vel alterius antecessoris praedicti H. cuius haeres ipse est vt dicit Et nisi c. vel De eo quod idem A. waâ—antizet praefato D. maneria de N. K. hundreda de F. et G. cum pertinentijs aduocationem Ecclesiae de N. ideo vobis mandamus c. But if a man in feoffe an other with warrantie by â—eede and the feoffee
declaratÌ„ in quibusdaÌ„ Indentur factis interipsum N. ex vna parte praefatos ducem W. R. c. ex altera parte gerentÌ„ datÌ„ secundo die OctobrÌ„ anno Reg. nostri primo prout per easd ' IndenturÌ„ plenius apparet cumque etiam ijdem dux W. R. c. in ManerÌ„ terrÌ„ tenementÌ„ cetera premissa cum ê‘â—nÌ„ virtute recuperac ' praedict ' intrauerunt licentia nostra Regia inde prius non obtentÌ„ Et de eisd ' premissis fuerunt seisitÌ„ in dominico suo vt defeodo ad vsus intentiones proposita in praed ' IndenturÌ„ specificatÌ„ declaratÌ„ Que quidem ManerÌ„ messuag ' terras tenementÌ„ cetera premissa de nobis tenentur in capite vt dicitur Sciatis quod nos de gratiaÌ„ nostra speciali ac ex ceâ—ta scientia mero motu nostris saluo nobis homag ' nostrÌ„ ê‘donamus remittimus relaxamus pro nobis hered ' successoribus nostrÌ„ transgress in ea parte fact ' ac omnimod ' interaciones ingressus in praed ' ManerÌ„ terrÌ„ tenementÌ„ cetera premissa seu aliquam inde ê‘tem siue parcellam tam ante presentem diem quoquo modo fact ' siue perpetrat quam imposterÌ„ racionÌ„ alicuius vsus in praedict Indentur specific ' seu declarÌ„ fiend ' seu habend ' Et vlterius concessimus ac pro nobis hered ' successoribus nostrÌ„ quantÌ„ in nobis est per presentes concedimus prefatÌ„ duci W. R. c. quod ipsi maneria messuag ' terrÌ„ tenemeÌ„tÌ„ praedicta ac cetera premissa cum omnibus singulis suis exitÌ„ redditÌ„ profic ' pertinÌ„ quibuscunque exceptÌ„ praeexceptÌ„ habeant teneant sibi ac hered ' assignÌ„ suis ad vsus intentiones proposita in IndenturÌ„ predict ' contentÌ„ specificatÌ„ de nobis hered ' successoribus nostrÌ„ per seruitia inde debita et de iure consueta imperpetÌ„ absque impetÌ„ molest ' vexacione impedimÌ„to seu grauamine nostri hered ' vel successorÌ„ nostrÌ„ aut aliquor ' Iustic ' EscactorÌ„ vice comitÌ„ balliuorum autaliorum officiarÌ„ ministor ' seu subditor ' nostror ' aut haered ' vel successor ' nostrorum quorumcunque In cuius rei c. And it is to be noted that of all licences to alien temporall land in Mortmaâ— the fine to the Queene is 5. yeares value of the same Of all licences to alien spirituall land as appropriations of Churches or other benefices spirituall the fine to the Queene is 4. yeares value thereof Of all licences of alienation made of lands holden of the Queene in Capite the fine is the third part of the value the tenth deducted Of all pardons of alienation by the Kings tenant in Capite the fine is one yeares value thereof Of all licences of Mariage of the Queenes widow the fine is the third part of the value of her dower by a yeare Of all pardons of the Queenes Widowes maried without licence the fine is the whole value of her dower by a yeare Exemplification of a Recouery with double voucher out of the Prothonoâ—aries office ELizab Dei gratia Angliae Franciae Hyberniae ReginÌ„ fidei defensor Sect. 13. c. Omnibus ad quos presentes literae nostrae peruenerint salutem Sciatis quod inter placita terrae irrotulatÌ„ apud West ' coram E. A. Milite socijs suis Iustic ' nostris de banco TerminÌ„ S. Hill ' anno regni nostri 36 Rotu ' x. continetur sic Eborum ss Fr. W. R. S. in proprijs personis suis petÌ„ versus I. R. duodecim acr ' prati cum pertinenÌ„ in M. K vtius haereditatem suam Et in quas idem I. non habet ingressum nisi post disseisinam quam H. H. inde iniuste sine iuditio fecit praefatÌ„ Fr. R. infra triginta annos c. ✿ Et praedictus I. per W. W. Atturnatum suum venit Voucher alios voc ' ad warrantÌ„ T. R. Armigerum qui modo per summÌ„ ei in comitatu praedict ' fact ' per T. I. Atturnatum suum venit gratis praedictas duodecim acras prati cum pertinentijs ei warrantÌ„ c. ✿ Et Le dd ' vers le 1. voucher super hoc praedict ' Fr. R. petÌ„ versus ipsum T. tenenÌ„ per warrantÌ„ suam praedictas duodecim acr ' prati cum pertinenrijs in forma praedicta c. ✿ Et vnde dic ' quod ipsimet fuerunt seisiti de praedictis duodecim acrÌ„ Le count prati cum pertinentijs in dominico suo vt de feodo iure tempore pacis tempore Dominae Reginae nunc capiendo inde explec ' ad valenc ' c. Et in quas c. Et inde produc ' sectam c. ✿ Et praedict ' T. Vouch. oustr Le defence tenens per warr ' suam defendit ius suum quando c. ✿ Et vlterius voc ' inde ad warr ' R. H. qui praesens est hic in Curia in propria persona sua Et gratis praedict ' duodecim acr ' prati cum pertinentijs ei warrantÌ„ c. Dd ' vers 2. Vouche◠✿ Et super hoc praed ' Fr. R. S. pet versus ipsum R. H. tenenÌ„ per warrÌ„ suam praedictas duodecim acras prati cum pertinentijs in forma praedicta c. ✿ Et vnde dic ' quod ipsimet fuerunt seisiti de praedict ' duodecim Le Count. acr ' prati cum pertinentijs in dominico suo vt de feodo iure tempore pacis tempore dominae reginae nunc capiendo inde explec ' ad valentiam c. Et in quas c. Et inde produc ' sectam c. ✿ Et Le defence praedict ' R. H. tenens per warrantÌ„ suam defend ' ius suum quand ' c. ✿ Et dic ' quod praed ' H. non disseâ—siuit praefatÌ„ Fr. R. S. de praed ' duodecim NoÌ„ disseisiuit acrÌ„ prati cum pertinentijs prout ijdem Fr. R. per breue narationem suaÌ„ praedict ' superius supponunt Et de hoc ponit se super patriam c. Et praedict ' Fr. R. S. petÌ„ licentiam inde interloquendi Et habent c. Et postea ijdem Fr. R. reuenÌ„ hic in curia isto eodem termino in proprijs personis suis Et praedictus R. H. licet solemniter exact ' non reuenÌ„ sed in contemptum curiae recessit defaltam fecit ✿ Ideo consideratÌ„ Default Iudgement est quod praedict ' Fr. R. S. recuperent seisinam suam versus praefatÌ„ I. de praedictis duodecim acr ' prati cum pertinentÌ„ ✿ Et quod Recouery in value idem I. habeat de terr' praedict ' T. ad valentiam c. Et quod idem T. vlterius habeat de terr' praedictÌ„ R. H. ad valentiam c. ✿
award arbitrement order rule dome and iudgement of S. T. and W. R. arbitrators indifferently elected and chosen aswel on the part of the said A. B. on the one partie as on the part of the aboue named C. D. on the other partie to arbitrate awarde order and iudge of and vpon all and all maner of actions suites quarrels debts accompts trespasses controuersies debates and demaundes whatsoeuer had moued depending or accrewed or which might haue bin had or moued betweene the said parties at any time or times before the date hereof except one action of Eiectione firmae depending betweene the said parties in the Queenes Maiesties Court commonly called the Kings bench as by the Records thereof in the same Court remayning it doth and may appeare and except out of this submission all lands and tenements of the said A. B. or any like exception So alwaies that the same award arbitrement order and iudgement of and concerning the premisses be made by writing Indented vnder all their hands and seales before the first day of December now next ensuing and one part of the same deliuered or caused to be deliuered by the said Arbitrators to the said A. B. or his certain Atturney or Atturneâ—s deputie or deputies in that behalfe requiring the same the said first day of December now next ensuing at or in the parish Church of R. in the said Countie of Yorke And the other part of the said award be likewise deliuered by the said Arbitrators to the said C. D. or his certaine atturney or atturneis deputie or deputies in that behalfe requiring the same at the said day and place And so that by vertue or occasion of the said award neither of the said parties nor the seuerall heires executors or administrators of them or any of them be to do any act or thing to or by any straunger to the same award and to these presents And so as the said A. B. doe not discharge the said arbitrators before the said time That then this present obligation to be vtterly voide and of none effect or els to stande remaine continue and be in full strength and vertue Of the condition to performe an award of lands ANd if the award be coÌ„cerning a title to land the words in the condition may be thus Aswell of for and concerning the right title interest vse possession Sect 40. and demaund of and in the manor of S. with the appurtenances in S. in the said countie of Y. and all landes tenements and hereditaments with the appurtenances in S. aforesaid in the occupation of the said A. B. and his assignes as of and vpon all actions trespasses suites quarrels debts duties debates griefes inconueniences and demaunds had moued stirred or depending betweene the said parties concerning the said Manor tenements and premisses or any part thereof And also if the said A. B. before the feast of P. now next comming doe shew vnto the said Arbitrators all such writings as he hath concerning the said Manor and premisses at such time and place as the said Arbitrators shall appoint for the sight thereof So alwaies that c. vt supra That then c. vt supra Whether power to arbitrate may be assigned AN Arbitraitor chosen cannot graunt or assigne ouer his aucthoritie Sect 4â— of arbitation to any other 8. Ed. 4. fol. 1. and 9. because it is but a nude power which is not to be graunted ouer notwithstanding the opinion in 47. E. 3. 20. to the contrary Neither doth the submission extend to giue the Arbitraitors power to elect others Whether the Compromittors may discharge the Arbitrators or no. ANd it seemeth that albeit the parties haue agreed vpon daiesmen Sect 42. or Arbitraitors yet before the arbitrement made either of the parties may reuoke the authoritie giuen to the arbitrators and discharge them thereof for power may be countermaunded but if the submission be made by bond then the bond seemeth to be forfaited 5. E. 4. 1. 21. H. 6. 30. 28. H. 6. 6. 49. E. 3. 9. But by Ashton Iustice if 2. plaintifes one defendant or 2. defendants and one plaintife put themselues to the award of others neither the one plaintife without the other nor the one defendant without the other may discharge the arbitrators 28. H. 6. 6. And by Finch 49. E. 3. 9. If the submission be by deede the discharge must likewise be by deede So much of submissions arming the arbitrators with power Now of Arbitrements issuing from the same What an Arbitrement is AN Arbitrement or award therefore arbitramentum laudum arbitratus Sect 43. Libro intrationÌ„ debt in arbitrÌ„ 2. 3. is nothing else but the very dome order and decree pronouÌ„ced by arbitrators vpon the controuersie for the ending whereof they were chosen by the striuing parties Dier 356. 10. Eliz. pla 39. Of things regarded in Arbitrement IN the forme of euery Arbitrement fiue thinges are specially to be Sect 44. regarded First that it be made according to the very submission or compromise touching the things compromitted and euery other circumstance as is said 9. E. 4. 44. Plow 396. a Secondly that it be a finall ende of the controuersies compromitted 19. H. 6. 36. 21. Ed. 4. 38. Thirdly that it appoint either party to giue or do vnto the other some thing benesâ—ciall in apparance at the least 43. E. 3. 28. Dier 356. 19. Eliz pla 39. 12. H. 7. 39. H. 6. 9. 22. E. 4. 25. 7. H. 6. 40. 19. H. 6. 36. 10. Hen. 6. 19. Fourthly that the performance thereof be possible 22. H. 6. 46. 8. Ed. 4. 1. 9. 17. Ed. 4. 5. H. 7. Fifthly that there be a meanes how either party may by law attaine vnto that which is thereby awarded vnto him 5. Ed. 4. 24. 17. Ed. 4. 5. 18. Ed. 4. 22. 23. 5. H. 7. 23. For if it faile in any of these points then is the whole Arbitrement void and of none effect as it doth manifestly appeare by these special cases following As. An award that the parties shall obey the arbitrement of A. B. is void for power cannot be assigned 8. E. 4. 19. An award that any of the parties shal be bound or doe any other act by the aduise of the arbitraitors is not good because they cannot make seuerall awardes 18. Ed. 4. 22. 23. but that the parties shall be bound or make assurance by the aduise of Counsaile is good 18. Edw. 4. 22. 23. Arbitrement that the parties shall be nonsuit in actions is not good for euery award ought to be a satisfaction to the parties and a determination of things compromitted so as one party haue amends but when one hath bin nonsuit he may begin againe 19. H. 6. 36. 21. E. 4. 38. But an award that the parties shal make discontinuance and retraxits of their suits is good 21. E. 4. 38. 5. H. 7. 22. If the submission be of diuers things the award onely of some part
the moderation of extremitie Diuers CurÌ„ 105. Nam ipse etiam leges cupiunt vt iure regantur id est vt leui facili ac benigna interpretatione temperentur vereque dicitur Nullus recedat a Cancellaria sine remedio 4. H. 7. 4. Of Conscience THis Conscience is defined Reliqua in hominerationis scintilla bonorum Sect ' 13. malorumque facinorum index Iudex igitur bipertita ea approbatio scilicet opprobatio illa in bene hec in secus factis Iustus Lipsus lib. ciuilis doctrina cap. 5. or thus Conscientia est taâ—itum animi infallibileque facti nostri iudicium a communi Iustitiae formula quam Deus insculpsit omnibus hominibus productum per quod aut accusatur res mala aut defendiâ— bona Oldendorpius Corasius in Miscel lib. 4. cap. 20. Conscience is an actuall applying of knowledge to some particuler act of man as Saint Germain saith Doct. and Stu. cap. 15. And Synderesis which is termed a natural power of the Soule perswading good and disswading euil D. S. lib. 1. cap. 13. is nothing els but attenta obseruationis occasio cuÌ„ oâ—bus circumstantijs eius Theucid lib. 7. and ministreth the general principles of that knowledge Vere igitur diâ—itur conscientiam veraÌ„ nisi adhibeat Iudex non potest causam secundum equitatem definire simille testes totidemque videat ob oculos instrumenta Conscientia enim cum mille testium vim obtineat certa est non fallitur At in probationibus saepe vel error vel dolus versatur sicut experientia heu nimis frequens nos docet Oldend Of Iudgements in Chauncerie SO great is the power iurisdiction and maiestie of this court that Sect. 14. Iudgements therein giuen are not to be controlled or reuersed in any other Court then the high Court of Parliament which is the chiefest of all other Courts in this Realme Diuers Cur. 105. 37. H. 6. 14. Of the power ordinarie of the Chauncerie ANd this Court is armed with twofold power that is to say with Sect. 15. power ordinarie and absolute 9. E. 4. 15. By ordinary power the Lord Chauncelor proceedeth as at the common Law as in proceeding vpon Recognizances there knowledged and trauerses of offices in which parties are to plead and ioyne issue as at common Law And so in suit against or for Clerkes of the Chauncerie and other persons priuiledged by Attachment there for matter of action remediable by the common Law c. But when they be at issue the Record must be transmitted into the K. Bench to be tried by Iurie And when it is so tried it must be remaunded into the Chauncerie that iudgement may be there giuen and execution had vpon the same 24. E. 3. 45. 14. E. 4. 7. 8. E. 4. 6. Of the power absolute of the Chauncerie THe absolute power is not tied to the rules of the common Law Sect. 16. but by that matters may be examined omnibus vijs modis quibus rei veritas melius sciri poterit iudged secundum allegata probata and not by Iurie of twelue men as at the common Law But by examination of witnesses as in the courtes of the Ciuill Law Smithus de Rep. Angl. lib. 2. cap. 12. Diuers Cur. 106. 9. E. 4. 15. Neither is such precise forme of pleading vsed in the ChauÌ„cerie as at the common Law nor any aduaÌ„tage to be taken for mispleading or want of forme so as the substance of the matter be sufficiently disclosed in conscience Diuers Cur. 106. 9. E. 4. 15. 24. E. 3. 45. 14. E. 4. 7. Diuers other speciall aucthorities and priuiledges hath the Lord Chauncelor by sundrie Statutes as thereby appeareth And partition made in the Chauncery rendring rent is good and may well be sent into the Kings Bench and execution thereupon made by Scire facias â—7 H. 6. 43. li. Ass 32. And if lands be recouered from a woman whereof she was endowed in the ChauÌ„cerie she may haue a Scire facias there to be newly endowed 29. Ass 23. Of a Subpena ANd seeing the ordinarie meanes to call and bring in the parties to Sect. 17. aunswere in this Court is eyther by the Serieant of the Mace as before or by Subpena which onely is thoriginall processe of this court and must be directed to the parties D. St. lib. 1. cap. 17. Smith de Rep. Ang. lib. 2. cap. 12. Cases remediable in Chauncerie HAuing thus perused Equitie and summum Ius with their differences Sect. 18. and also what conscience is whereupon suits in this court do chiefly lie It seemeth good now specially to consider such speciall cases as be remediable in Chauncerie and for which a writ of Subpena lieth there as in cases following A Subpena lyeth in no case but where the common Law fayleth so as the partie who in Equitie hath wrong can haue none ordinarie remedie by the course and rules of the common Law 39. H. 6. 26. 7. H. 7. 11. as in these cases following and such like As if the Queene by her letters Patents giue vnto A. goods forfeited to her highnes by Treason A. may sue for the same in Chauncerie 39. H. 6. 26. And it seemeth if one Coexecutor alone releas debt due to the testator his companion may thereof haue remedie in Chauncery against his Coexecutor onely if no couin be in the debtor but if there be then against them both 4. H. 7. 4. Diuers Cur. 106. And by Moyle if in a Quare impedit by two Coparceners th one make a false plea of couin betweene him the defendant then his companioÌ„ by suit in the Court may enforce him to ioine with him in a true count 6. E. 4. 10. If lands in Auncient demesne extended by statute Marchant be recouered by common recouerie the cognizee hath no remedie but in conscience 7. H. 7. 11. If feoffees in trust commaunded by cestuy qÌ„ vse to enfeoffe his vendee refuse to do it a Subpena lyeth for the vendee against them 37. H. 6. 36. If cestuy qÌ„ vse deuise by his will that his feoffees make an estate to I. S. for life the remainder to H. in fee and I. refuse to take his estate H. after the death of I. may by Subpena compell the feoffees to make estate to him accordingly per Ienny Finch 37. H. 6. 36. Tenant in Borough english enfeoffe A. to the vse of the feoffor and his heires and die his yongest sonne shall haue a Subpena and not the eldest for the vse is of the nature of the land 5. E. 4. 7. If a man make a feoffement in trust of lands discended to him ex parte matris and die without issue his heire ex parte matris may haue a Subpena 5. E. 4. 7. If a man make a feoffement to performe his will and after to infeoffe his heires and declare his will for yeares and die hauing issue a sonne and a daughter by one venter
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.
and place appointed where this defendant was present with his commissioners and witnesses and one of the said complainants commissioners was in the towne where the place was appointed the same day and time readie to haue executed the said commission if the said complainant would haue spoken to him therefore as this defendant was credibly informed and the said complainant was there present at the same time and place and did or might haue spoken with him that was named commissioner for him who had a dwelling house in the same towne being the towne of M. in the same Countie and then and there the deponents vpon this defendantes behalfe were sworne and examined by and before these defendants then commissioners and some of them sworne in the presence of the said complainant And thereupon the depositions and examinations of the witnesses so sworne were by these defendants then commissioners caused to be ingrossed in parchment and certified into this honorable court and afterwards published and after publication this defendant staied without doing any thing therein by the space of two termes or thereabouts during which time the said complainant did or said nothing at all in the said court touching the said suit that this defendant euer heard of And then this def caused the said depositions to be exemplefied vnder the great seale of Eng. to his great charges which he hath readie to shew to this H. Court And the said complainant being not contented with these causels vexations of this defendant Anone after that this complainant had obtained the said commission the said coÌ„plainant for this defendants further vexation commenced suit against this defendant in the ecclesiasticall court of the Archb. of Yorke within whose dioces the same lands and tenements in N. in the bill mentioned be where the said father of this complainant and defendant died vpon surmised matters touching the supposed will mentioned in the said bill whereupon this defendant to his great charges appeared answered as behoued for the time by himselfe his procter as is there vsual whith suit the said complainant relinquished also as this defendant thinketh for he hath heard nothing therof these xii moneths and more And now the said complainant meaning nothing else but this defendants trouble molestation hath renued the said suit in this H. Court againe which before he had in the same court by the said first bill conteining the same matters in effect almost word for word as in the same bill is mentioned whereunto this defendant hath alreadie answered as appeareth by the same answere remaining of record here in this court and the same proceeded vpon both as afore is said wherefore this defendant for the causes aforesaid and for the said double vexation in this honorable court by two bils conteining in effect but one matter in substance demurreth in law and praieth that he this defendant may be dismissed out of this honorable court with his reasonable costes and charges in this suit wrongfully sustained A Bill for not surrendring a lease made by the Plaintife to the defendant in trust to trie a title and for occupying and wasting the tenth demâ—sed and for deteining of writings of copyhold lands contrarie to their agreement HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your H. Lordship your daily Sect ' 77. Orator I. K. of W. in the Countie of Y. yeoman that whereas about 40. yeeres now last past one W. M. yeoman was lawfully seased in his demesne as of fee of in one mesuage with thappurtenances in E. in the County of M. and of in diuers lands tenements meadowes pastures hereditaments therunto belonging being freehold land in E aforesaid H. in the said conâ—ty of N. and he being there of such estate so seazed about the first yeere of the raigne of the Q. Maiesty that now is by his last will and testament in writing made written in the life time of the said W. M. did giue bequeath the same to one E. then his wife now wife vnto your said Orator for the time of her natural life the remainder thereof after her decease to one R. M. as by the said will appeareth and afterward the said W. M. died of such his estate thereof so as is foresaid seised by force of which wil and deuice the said E. by and after his death entred into the said mesuage or tenements was thereof lawfully seased in her demesne as of freehold for the terme of her life the remainder thereof after her decease to the said R. M. in forme aforesaid belonging also whereas the said W. M. was in his liâ—â— also seased of or in certain copihold or customary lands lying being within the manor of S. in the said county of N. and holden of the said manor by copy of the court rolles of the same manor in his demesne as of fee according to the custome of the saidmanor and he being thereof so seazed died therof so seazed by after whose death the said E. his wife was endoments of the third part of the said copihold or customary lands and tenements and according to the custome of the said manor admitted therof tenant by the Steward of the Court of the said manor accordingly by force wherof she likewise entred into the third part of the said customary tenements and premisses and was therof likewise seazed in her demesne as of freehold as tenant in dower therof for the terme of her life naturall according to the said oustome and quietly and peacably occupied and enioyed the same vntil about ten yeares now last past Now that your said Orator through importunancy and earnest perswasions of some friends of the said I. T. and A. L. was contented in some maner to yeeld vnto their suit and therupon for the furtherance and triall of the title and interest of the said I. T. about the fourteenth day of I. in the 26. yeare of the Queens Maiesties raign that now is without any fine income or other coÌ„sideration to him paid but giuing credit vnto the speaches of the said I. T. and A. L. that they would seeke nothing at the hands of him your said Orator but onely vse the benefit of his present estate for the resisting of certaine vnlawfull suits attempts which were then offered as they then affirmed by the said R. and others did by this your said Orators Indenture of lease bearing date about the said time demise graunt and to farme let to the said I. T. and A. L. all the said freehold lands tenements and hereditaments with the appurtenances in E. and H. aforesaid to haue and to hold the said tenements and premisses with the appurtenances to the said I. T. and A. L. their executors and assignes from the feast of S. M. the Bishop in winter last past before the date of the said Indenture vnto the full end and terme of 21. yeeres thence next following and fully to be complete and ended if the
your said Orator the Queenes Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena to be directed to the said R. L. c. A Bill for making false Affidauit for apparance IN most humble wise sheweth vnto your good Lordship your Lo. Orator Sect ' 101. M. F. of L. Gentleman That whereas vpon suite heretofore and yet depending in this honorable Court betweene your Lo. saide Orator then plaintife and one R. A. defendant in the said suit her Maiesties writ of Subpena was out of this said Court vnto the said R. A. directed commaunding him thereby at a certaine day therein limitted to appeare before your Lo. in the said Court and to answere to your L. said Orator in and touching the said suite Now so it is and it may please your good Lordship that the said R. A. not hauing any regard of her Maiesties said processe of Subpena so to him directed but seeking deceiptfully and fraudulently to neglect and disobey the same procured one E. B. his seruant a very lewde person and fit minister for such a purpose to come vnto this honorable Court of Chancery and there most corruptly falsely and periuriously to swere and depose vpon the holy Euangelist that the said R. A. at that time was lame and not able to trauell to this Court without great danger aâ— his health for that the paines of his lamenesse was such that he was perswaded by his friends to goe to the Bath being thirtie miles distant from his dwelling house or thereabouts and that he was gone to the said place with much a doe and there remained at the taking of his saide Oath wherein the said E. B. by the meanes subornation and procurement of the said R. A. hath most wickedly committed most willfull and corrupt periurie Forasmuch as the said R. A. was at that time in very good and perfect health ability and soundnesse of bodie without any manner of lamenesse or debilitie so as he might haue verie well trauelled without hurt or daunger of his health and was at that time at C. in the County of L. and not at Bath as the said E. B. in his said deposition most vntruely deposed May it therefore please your good Lordship c. A Bill to be relieued of an Obligation with condition for that the money was paide accordingly IN most humble wise complaining sheweth vnto your good Lordshippe Sect. 102. your daily Orator N. K. of F. in the Councie of D. husbandman and I. B of A. in the same Countie husbandman That where one N. B. of F. in the Countie of S. Gentleman hauing neede to vse and borrowe money for his necessarie vse entreated your saide Orator to borrow of one M. E. of A. in the said Countie of D. widow the summe of xx l which your said Orator did according to the request of the said N. And for the repayment therof to the said M. your said Orator became bound to her the said M. by obligation in the summe of fortie pounds with condition for the payment of the said twentie pound at a day now past which twentie pounds he the said N. hath well and truely contented satisfied and paid to the said M. according to the condition aforesaid Which notwithstanding so it is if it may please your good Lordship yet doth the said M. against all good dealing detaine the said obligation in her hands notwithstanding sundrie requestes made vnto her by your said Orator for the deliuerie thereof against all right equitie and good conscience minding as it should seeme to put the same in suite eyther against your Orator or his executors when opportunity serueth In tender consideration whereof and forasmuch as your said Orator hath not any ordinarie remedie by the course of the common law to compell the said M. to deliuer the said bond or to cancell the same according as in right she ought to doe May it please your good Lordship to grant c. A Bill for that the Plainiife hath not according to promise procured an acquittance for rents by him paide to the Defendant by the appointment of his lessor HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your honorable Lordship your Sec ' 103. daily Orator I. M. of M. in the Countie of Yorke yeoman That whereas about the first yeare of the Raigne of the late King Edward the sixt one I. M. late father of your said Orator was lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee of and in certaine lands and tenements with the appurtenances in S. and within the parish of S. in the said Countie and being thereof so seised died thereof so seised By and after whose death the said tenements and premisses with the appurtenances discended and came as of right they ought to discend and come to your said Orator as sonne and next heire of him the said I. M. after whose death your sanâ— Orator entered into the said tenements and premisses with the appurtenances and was thereof seised in his demesne as of fee and being thereof so seised one mesuage or tenement one garden one orchard one close or croft therunto adioining diuers lands meadowes and pastures parcell of the premisses were assigned to A. M. late wife of the said I. M. deceased for her dower of the said lands of her said husband by force whereof she was thereof seised in her demesne as of freehold and she being thereof so seised afterwards that is to say about the sixt day of Iune in the fourth and fifth yeare of the Raigne of King Phillip and Queene Marie by Indenture dated the day and yeare abouesaid granted and to ferme did let vnto your said Orator the said lands tenements and premisses to hold from the date of the said Indenture vnto the ende and terme of three score yeares if she should so long liue reseruing thereupon to her yearely during the said terme of three score yeares if she so long liue three pounds of lawfull English money which yearely rent of three pounds your said Orator did well and faithfully pay vnto the said A. and her assignes vntill about the tenth yeare of the raigne of our Soueraigne Ladie the Queenes Maiestie that now is at which time the saide A. did grant and assigne thirtie shillings yearely parcell of the said yearely rent of three pounds during her life to one R. M. of E. in the countie of D. Cutler And afterwards that is to say about the twentith yeare of her Maiesties said Raigne the said A. for sundrie considrations did appoint the saide R. to receiue the other thirtie shillings yearely residue of the said yearly rent of three pounds to his own vse And your saide Orator euer since the said grant and appointment hath yearely paide vnto the saide R. as well the said thirtie shillings rent so to him granted by the said A. as the said other thirtie shillings rent residue of the said three pound rent In tender consideration whereof the said R. M. about the first day of Iune last past
and would not take any aduantage of the forfeiture of the said bond against the said coÌ„plainant but would cancel the said bond and take new bond for the paimeÌ„t therof at the feast aforesaid And that the said complainant relying vpon the foresaid agreement promise and assumption of the said P. for the forbearing of the said c. vntil the said feast of c. aforesaid and for the taking of a newe bond for the payment thereof at the feast aforesaid did not pay the same according to the condition of the foresaid Obligation which otherwise he would haue done in such sort manner and forme as in the said bill of complaint is also most truely set forth and declared And with that also that the said complainant in Mich. Terme last past sent the said G. V. his seruant to L. with the said money to make payment thereof And that the said W. W. the other defendant vpon offer of tender of the foresaid summe of money by the said V. The said W. W. did promise to deliuer the saide bond vnto the said V. within short time after so as the said V. would deliuer ouer a bond which he had in his keeping to the vse of the said P. and would also at a time betwene them agreed on make paiment of the said summe of c. which bond was deliuered ouer accordingly to the said P. or W. by the said V. And the said V. was readie to tender and pay the said money according to the said appointment in such sort manner and forme as in the said bill of complaint is also truely alleaged Without that that the said W. P. one of the said defendants sought often to the said complainant and made meanes to him to haue the saide debt either to be paid in mony or that he might be satisfied therof some other way who made him many faire promises to do the same but neuer ment or intended it in such sort manner and forme as in the saide answere is most vntruly alleaged For the said complainant saith that he did often and sundrie times both before the said feasts c. and diuers times sithence offer to make paiment of the said summe c. vnto the said W. P. and. W. and alwaies was and yet is readie and willing vppon the redeliuerie of the foresaid bond to pay the same in such sort as in the said bill of complaint is most truely shewed and alleaged And without that also that any other thing matter or circumstance in the said aunswere mentioned materiall or effectuall to be replied vnto and in this Replication not sufficiently confessed auoyded denied trauersed or otherwise replied vnto is true All which matters the said complainant is readie to auerre and prooue as this most Honorable Court shall and will awarde And prateth as before in his said bill of complaint he praied The Ioint and seuerall Reioinder of W. P. and W. W. defendants to the Replication of E. L. complainant THe said defendants say and either of them for himselfe seuerally Sect. 127. saith that the Replication of the said complainant is vniust and vntrue and very insufficient in the law by these defendantes or either of them to be reioined vnto Notwithstanding all aduantage of exception to the incertainty and insufficiency thereof to these defendants and to either of them at all times hereafter being saued for reioinder vnto the said in sufficient replication These defendants say and either of them for himselfe seuerally saith in all and euerie matter and thing as they and either of them in their seueral answeres haue said without that that any other matter cause or thing whatsoeuer materiall or effectuall contained in the said replication by these defendants or either of them to be reioined vnto and not herein sufficiently confessed and auoided trauersed or denied is true All and euerie which matters and things these defendants and either of them are readie to auerre and proue c. A Bill for detaining lands with euidences MOst humblie complaining c. your daily Orator I. S. of A. in Sect. 128 the County of H. Husbandman That whereas R. S. of H. in the County of H. aforesaid Husbandman and grandfather to your Orator was in his life time seised in his demesâ—e as of fee or in fee taile of and in certaine messuages lands and tenements to the yearely valew of c. or there abouts lying in H. aforesaid and of the same died seised By force whereof the said tenements discended and came as of right they ought vnto one I. S. father to your said Orator sonne and heire to the said R. who afterwards entred into the same and was for diuers yeares seised of the tenements accordingly vntil about the first yeare of the Raigne of the late King Edward the sixt At which time one W. G. of H. aforesaid happening by casuall meanes to get into his possession all the euidences charters and writings concerning the said lands and tenements And knowing that your said Orators father could not for want of those euidences charters writings defend his right title and interest to the lands aforesaid entred also into the said tenementes and the same wrongfully did withhold and detaine during the terme of his naturall life sithence which time one T. G. of H. aforesaid and E. G. widow mother to the said T. hath also entered into the said tenements and the same to this day most vniustly withholdeth together with all the charters euidences and writings aforesaid which in right and equitie belong and appertaine to your Orator as sonne and heire to the said I. S. now deceased In tender consideration whereof and for so much as your Orator doth now know the certaine dates of the charters euideneds and writings aforesaid nor of any of them neyther doth know whether they are in bagges or boxe sealed or in chest locked he is without all remedie at the common lawes of this Realme and also without all other meanes how to finde reliefe in this behalfe except your honorable Lordships fauour extended And that the said T. G. and E. G. may by your Lordships order be compelled vpon their oathes plainely and truely to shew forth their estate in and to the tenements aforesaid and also to shew what right title or interest they haue or claime in and to the same likewise to shew the effect and certaine dates of such charters euidences and writings aforesaid as they or eyther of them haue in their possession concerning the said tenements aforesaid or any part thereof May it therefore c. as before The Answere THese defendants by protestation say and euery of them saith that Sect. 129. the bill of complaint exhibited into this honorable Court is for yâ— most part vncertaine vntrue and insufficient in the law to be answered vnto And that the matters therein contained are deuised by the complainant onely to molest and trouble these defendantes being verie poore rather then
plaint if went about to take the benefit of his extent to keepe Courts and vnderstand what lands and how the tenants held and what rents seruices they paid for the same but could not performe his purpose therein for the tenants the noble man had the Courtrowles in their keeping and the leasses rentals c. and would not let him see the same and that the noble man refused to suffer the plaintife to enter into the manors lands extended or to keepe any Courts and would not suffer the tenaÌ„ts to pay the plaintife any of the rents or seruices due for the same manors or to declare vnto him what the same rents and seruices were And then the plaintife prayeth that the tenants occupiers and farmors of the said manors may vpon their oathes bring forth their leasses declare what lands they hold and what rents seruices euery of them pay And that all the defendants may shewe to the plaintife the Courtroâ—les rentals books oâ— suruay field books terrars in their custodie and so prayeth proces against all the defendants To the Right Honorable Sir Christopher Hatton of the most noble order of the Garter Knight Lord Chancellor of England IN most humble wise complayning sheweth to your good Lordship Sect. 149. your dayly Orator I. L. Citizen and Clothworker of London That whereas the Ho. Ed. Lord M. Baron of R. the last day of December in the 26. yeare of the raigne of our soueraigne Lady Queene Elizabeth before Sir Christopher Wray Knight Lord chiefe Iustice of the pleas before her highnes to be holden did acknowledge himselfe to owe to your Orator the summe of MCC of lawfull english money by his recognizance in the nature of an estatute staple with a defeazance thereupon made for the true payment of diuers seuerall summes of money at sundrie seuerall dayes now long sithence past And whereas likewise the saide Ed. Lord M. was and stoode iustly indebted to your saide Orator in diuers other summes of money by ohter bonds as also by your Orators booke for diuers wares taken vp of your Orator for the vse of the saide Lord Mo. And whereas also Tho. P. Esquier brother of the said Lord Mo. stood indebted did owe to your said Orator other certaine summes of money for the paimeÌ„t wherof the said Lord Mo. did vndertake and did make to your said Orator many seuerall sundrie promises the which as yet he hath in no sort performed And whereas the said Lord Mo. at the time of the knowledging of the foresaid statute staple was lawfully seazed in his demesne as of Fee of in the mannors of H. W. A. B. with two faires twice in the yeare with one market holden euery weeke at H. aforesaid with the hundred of F. with euery of their appurtenances scituate lying being in the Countie of Norffolke and of and in the manor of H. with their appurtenances in the said Countie of Norffolke which said mannors other the premisses aforesaid the said Lord Mo. by lawfull assurance conueyance in the Lawe did bargaine sell conuey assure the same with all and euery their appurtenances whatsoeuer to one Tho. Lord of H. in the saide Countie of Norffolke Esquier and to his heires for euer by vertue of which conueyance and assurance the said Tho. L. was and is yet seazed of the saide seuerall mannors and other the aforesaid premisses in his demesne as of Fee And whereas the said Edw. Lord Mo. was likewise seazed in his demesne as of Fee at the time of the knowledging of the saide statute staple of and in the mannors of S. M. and W. with the aduousons of Sw. Mo. and Wo. with their appurtenances in the Countie of Norffolke aforesaid which said seueral mannors thaduousons aforesaid the said Lord Mo. by like conueyance and assurance did conuey and assure the same to one Ed. B. late of D. in the said Countie of Norffolke Esquier deceased and to his heires for euer to the only vse and behoofe of the said Ed. B. his heires and assignes for euer by whose death T. B. sonne and heire of the said Ed. B. Esquier deceased was and yet is seazed of the said mannors of S. Mo. and Wo. and of the aduowsons of S. Mo. and Wo. in his demesne as of Fee And whereas the said Lord Mo. was at the time of the knowledging of the saide statute staple likewise seazed in his demesne as of Fee of and in the mannor of B. with the appurtenances scituate and extending into the Townes of N. M. c. in the aforesaid Countie of Norffolke which said mannor the saide Ed. Lord M. did likewise conuey vnto T. G. GentÌ„ and to his heires for euer to the only vse and behoofe of the said T. G. his heires and assignes for euer And whereas the said Edw. Lord Mo. was at the time of the saide statute knowledged and yet is seazed of and in the mannor of A. with the appurtenances in the said Countie of Norffolke in his demesne as of fee and being indebted to your said Orator as aforesaid your Orator made sundrie and diuers earnest requests for the getting of the said debt and summes of money aforesaid and your Orator being by the saide Lord Mo. promised to haue the said debts at diuers seuerall dayes yet none of them were performed or kept whereby your Oratour seeing no performance but was delayed from time to time your saide Oratour about two yeares sithence sued forth his seuerall writs of Extendi facias directed to the Sheriffs of Norffolke Essex Hertford Sommersetshire and Yorke and to the Chancellor of the Countie Pallantine of Lancaster for the extending of all the mannors lands tenements and hereditaments within the Counties aforesaid whereof the said Lord Mo. was seazed the time of the saide statute knowledged which writ directed to the Sheriffe of the said Countie of Norffolke was deliuered to one Clement Pastone Esquier then Sheriffe of the same Countie to be by him executed and returned acordingly By vertue whereof the saide Clement Pastone Esquier did by the Othes of a Iury sworne charged within the said Countie of Norffolke acording to the due course of her Maiesties lawes extend and appraise the saide seuerall maunors faires markets lands tenements all other the premisses with the appurtenances lying within the said Countie of Norffolke as in and by the saide extents remayning of record in this ho. Court of Chauncery and by the returne of the said Sheriffe with the seisure of the said seuerall mannors into the Queenes Maiesties hands to the intent they might be deliuered to your Orator in extent more at large it doth and may apeare After which inquisition extent and seasure so taken had made your Orator sued forth her highnes writ of Liberate bearing Teste the 4. day of February in the 30. yeare of her highnes raigne directed tothe said Sheriffe of Norffolke commaunding him thereby to deliuer
by the course of the common lawes of this realme make any Auowrie for either the yearely farmes nor yet for the rents seruices due vpon for the foresaid freehold or copiehold lands holden of the said seuerall mannors as aforesaid nor yet for any other dutie or seruice due for the same nor can shewe forth the certentie of the lands that the said tenants do seuerally hold May it therefore please your ho. Lordship that some good order may be by your Lordship set downe whereby the foresaid seuerall Farmors tenants occupiers of the said seuerall mannors all the other parties before mentioned may be inforced to set downe vpoÌ„ their othes as also bring forth their seueral Indentures of Leases whereby your Orator may know the seuerall dates of theÌ„ as also what lands they hold by the same by what yerely rents fermes And the the tenants of the said seueral mannors may likewise be inforced vpon their oathes to set downe what lands they hold of the said seuerall mannors either freely or by copy of courtrowle by what rents fines duties seruices As also the foresaid Eo Lord Mo. c. hauing the custodie of any the rentalls Courtrowles bookes of suruey feild bookes or terrors concerning thaforesaid seuerall mannors or any of them may likewise be inforced to shew them forth to your Oratour to the intent your Orator may vnderstand what lands tenements or hereditameÌ„ts are holden of the said seueral mannors or of any of them by what rents duties or seruices the said lands tenements or hereditaments are holden by whereby your Orator may according to equitie good conscience reape receiue recouer haue take the yerely reuenews issues and profits of the foresaid seuerall mannors euery of them as in lawe and right belongeth vnto him as he ought to do vntill your said Orator be satisâ—â—ed of the summe conteined in his foresaid statute staple knowledged vnto him as aforesaid w e his reasonable costs damages herein susteined to th end that al these points may be performed accordingly May it further please your good Lordship to get to your said Oratour the Qu. Ma. most gratious writs of Subpena to be directed to the foresaid Ed. Lord Mo. Baron of R. c. Commaunding them euery of theÌ„ thereby at a certaine day vnder a certaine paine personally to apeare before your good Lordship in the said ho. Court of Chancerie then and there to answere to the premisses to abide such further order direction herein as to your Ho. shal seeme good to stand with right equitie and good conscience And your said Orator shall according to his most bounden dutie euer pray for the increase and continuance of your good Lordship in health and all honour long to endure The ioint and seuerall aunsweres of T. M. H. B. c. Defendants to the bill of complaint of I. L. Complaynant THe said defendants and euery of them sauing to them and euery of Sect ' 150. them thaduantage of excepcion to the incertaintie insufficiencie of the said bill of complaint say And first the said T. More for himselfe saith That he the said T. Moore doth hath by the space of 2. yeares last past or thereabouts exercised the Office of Baylife of the mannors of H. A. and B. in the saide Bill mentioned whereof this defendant supposeth T. Lo. Esquier to be seased of some estate of inheritance and hath in his hands some rentalls of the saide mannors which this defendant thinketh he ought not to impart to the said complaynant neyther ought the said complaynant to haue the issues rents and profits of the said mannors as this defendant thinketh for that as this defendaÌ„t hath credibly heard verily beleeueth it to be true the said Ed. Lo. M. in the said bill mentioned the day of the date of the said recognizance in the said bill mentioned or at any time since was neuer seazed in his demeasne as of fee simple fee tayle or freehold of and in the said mannors of H. A. and B. or any part or parcell thereof as in the said Bill is vntrulie alledged But one T. H. was then seazed thereof who since hath conueyed the same to the said Th. Lo. as this defendant hath heard By reason whereof the said Tho. Lo. ought in this defend opinion to haue the rents issues profits thereof notwithstanding the said execution without that this defend is farmor customarie or free tenant of any part or parcell of the said mannors or other the premisses in the said bill mentioned other then of parcell of the demesnes of the said mannor of H. which this defend holdeth by lease for certain yeares yet to come rendring yerely 5. l and of the Faires of H. the profits thereof which he holdeth for diuers yeares yet to come rendring yearely 26. sÌ„ 8. d and of the sixth part of the Warren of H. which he houldeth for diuers yeares yet enduring rendring 12. shillings by yeare or thereabouts And of diuers Freeholds houlden of the mannor of H. by the rents of 20. sÌ„ or thereabouts And without that that this defendant hath in his hands any Court Rolles Rentalls or Leases concerning the premisses in the said Bill mencioned other then in this aunswere before is mencioned as in the saide Bill is vntrulie alledged And without that that this defendant hath vnlawfully confederated with any the persons in the said Bill mencioned to defeat the saide complaynant of his lawfull execucion and estate in the premisses in the said bill mencioned as in the said Bill of complaint is also vntrulie alledged And the saide Henry Blake for himselfe saith that hee hath exercised the office of steward of the said mannors of H. and B. in the said Bill mencioned and of the mannors of H. in the said Bill likewise mencioned lawfully constituted thereunto as this defendant thinketh by the said T. Lo. being seazed of some estate of inheritance of the said mannors as this defendant supposeth and that the Court Rowles and euidences concerning the saide mannors are kept in the house of the saide T. Lo. at E. in the Countie of Norffolke and are not at this defendants disposition to yeeld vp or impart to the said complaynant otherwise then as the saide T. Lo. shall appoint whereof this defendant humblie prayeth this honorable Court to haue consideration without that that this defendant in Farmor or Customarie or free tenant of any part or parcell of the said mannors or other the premisses in the saide Bill mencioned or hath in his hands any Court rowles Rentals or Leases concerning the premisses in the said Bill mencioned other then as in his aunswere before is mencioned as in the saide Bill of complaint is vntrulie surmised And without that that this defendant hath vnlawfullie confederated with any person or persons in the said Bill mencioned to defeat the said complainant of his lawfull execucion and estate
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
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.
sÌ„ of rent suit of Court from three weekes to three weekes holden within the said manor of D. And the said I. W. so being seazed of the premisses hath now lately conueyed assured part of the said manor lands tenements in C. aforesaid vnto one H. S. Esquier his heires assignes by reason wherof yâ— said H. S. doth now hold the said parcell of land of your said Orator as of his said manor of D. by the seruice aforesaid by part of the said rent of vi sÌ„ acording to yâ— quaÌ„titie of the said lands so by him purchased of the said I. W. And so it is right ho. Lo. that diuers deeds euidences writings courtrolls aswell toÌ„cerning the said manor of D. as also coÌ„cerning the said renâ— seruice before rehearsed be now of late casually come to the hands custodie possession of the said I. W. and H. S. who by coulour thereof do intend now vtterly to disinherit your said Orator of his said rent and seruices and do deny refuse either to pay vnto your said Orator his said rent or else to do vnto him his said seruices And although your said Orator hath diuers sundry times required yâ— said I. W. H. S. aswell to deliuer vnto him the said Euidences deeds writings courtrolls as also to pay do vnto him the said rent seruices according as of right they ought to do yet neuertheles the said I. W. H. S. haue vtterly denied refused alwaies the same to do coÌ„trary to all equitie coÌ„science And forasmuch as your said Orator knoweth not the certaintie of the saide deedes euidences writings nor wherein yâ— same be conteined nor also knoweth not the certaintie of the said lands tenements that the saide H. S. hath purchased of the said I. W. therefore he is not only clearely without remedie for the recouerie of the said deeds and euidences but also by the order of the common lawe is not able to make any auowrie vpon the said H. S. for his said rent In consideration whereof may it please your good Lo. to graunt the King and Queenes most gratious writ of Subpena to be directed vnto the saide I. W. and H. S. commaunding them and either of them by vertue thereof personallie to apeare before your good Lordship in the King and Queenes most honorable Court of Chauncerie at Westminster there to make aunswere to all the premisses and therein to abide such order and direction as to your good Lordship shall be thought consonant to equitie and good conscience and your said Orator shall dayly pray to God for your good Lordship in health and honour long to continue An Answere to the bill next before The Aunswere of H. S. Esquier to the bill of complaynt of Sir T. H. Knight THe said defendant saith that the said bill of complaynt is vntrue Sect. 177. vncerteine insufficient in the lawe to be aunswered vnto and the matters therein conteined are determinable and ought to be determined at the Common lawe within the Countie Palantine of C. within which Countie aswell the saide complaynant as the saide defendant do dwell And also the said mannor and other the premisses mentioned in the said bill of complaint and supposed to be holden of the said complainant do lie and be and further saith that it apeareth by the saide bill of complaint that although it were true as it is not indeede that the said mannor of Capisthorne were holden of the saide complainant in such manner and forme as in his said bill is surmised yet the said defendant doth not nor can or ought by the lawe of the realme hold such parcell of the same mannor of C. as he hath purchased by the seruices mentioned in the saide bill And also that the saide complainant is compellable by the lawes and statutes of this realme to auow at his perill vpon such parcell of the said mannor of C. as is seuered froÌ„ the same in fee simple for such portion of the said rent as the value of the same parcell so seuered doth amount vnto and hath his ordinarie remedie for the same by the order of the common lawes and of the statutes of this realme in that case prouided if the allegations of his bill be true and the said rent can not by the order of the common lawe of this realme be aportioned in this honorable Court. For which matters and other causes aparant in the said bill the said defendant saith that the same bill and the matters conteyned in the same be insufficient in the lawe to be aunswered vnto And that he is not compellable nor ought by the lawe to be compelled to make any further aunswere to the same and demurreth in lawe vpon the same and prayeth to be dismissed out of this honorable Court without any further aunswere to be made thereunto And if this Court will not nor do admit this demurrer but the same notwithstanding will compell the said defendant to make further aunswere to the said bill as otherwise then by compulsatorie order of this Court the said defendant clayming the aduantage of the lawes of this realme whereby he ought to be tryed doth not nor will make any further or other aunswere to the same then the saide defendant after such order made by this Court to make further answere saith that the said I. W. named in the said bill of complaint was seazed in his demesne as of fee of and in one Mese and certeine lands and tenements conteyning by estimation 60. acres or thereabouts which mese and lands is called W. and are within the Countie of C. aforesaid and are of the yearely rent and value of 51. sÌ„ 4. d and the said I. W. so being thereof seised for certeine summes of money to him paid did bargaine and sell the said Mese lands and tenements called W. vnto the said defendant and his heires and thereupon did by sufficient and lawfull conueyance in the lawe conuey and assure the said Mese lands and tenements called W. vnto tâ—e said defendant and his heires to the proper vse of the said defendant and of his heires by force whereof the said defendant entred into the premisses and was thereof seised in his demesne as of fee and the same estate continued vntill about the fifth yeare of the raigne of the late King Eow the sixt that one R. B. by the commaundement of the said complainant did enter into the said Mese and into one pasture or croft coÌ„â—eyning by estimation 2. Acres of land lying on yâ— Southeast part of the said Mese and adioyning to the same and into one Orchard and one garden lying to the said mese being parcell of the saide lands and tenements called W. and in W. aforesaid and thereof did dissease the said defendant to the vse of the said complainant to which entrie and disseisin the said complainant did agree by force whereof the said complainant was and yet is seased
in yâ— law to be answered vnto the matters therein coÌ„teined beene very vntruly deuised imagined and set forth without any good matter or iust cause only to the intent to put this defendant to wrongfull vexation trouble and expences And for aunswere vnto the saide insufficient bill the said defendant saith that our late soueraigne Lord King Henry the eight late King of England father to our most soueraigne Ladie that now is was seised among other lands in his demesne as of fee as in the right of his said Crowne of and in the Mannor and Lordship of D. with the appurtenances and hamlets to the same appertaining set lying and being in the Countie of C. whereof the said messuage garden orchard and croft conteining by estimation the said two Acres of land lying in D. parcell of the premisses in the said bill of complaint mentioned be parcell And our said late soueraigne Lord King Henry the eight being so thereof lawfullie seised aswell for and in consideration of the faithfull seruice that the saide defendant had done to the said late King Henry the 8. as also for diuers summes of money paid by yâ— said defendant to the said late King Hen. the 8. the said late King Henry the 8. by his letters patents in this honorable Court readie to be shewed the date whereof the said defendant doth not perfectly remember did giue and graunt of his prescience and meere motion vnto the said defendant the said mannor and other the premisses in the saide Aunswere mentioned to haue and to hold vnto the said defendant and his heires for euer by force whereof this defendant vnto the premisses entred and thereof was seised acordingly and tooke the profits thereof acordingly and yet doth as well and lawfull it was and is for him to do And further the said defendant saith that such euidences deedes escripts and writings concerning the premisses mentioned in this aunswere as the said defendant hath concerning the same he the said defendant doth detaine and keepe them for the preseruation of the right title and interest that he hath to the same as well and lawfull is for him to do And furthermore the saide defendant saith that as to any other deedes euidences writings and miniments concerning the residue of the said lands and tenements specified in the saide bill of complaint or any parcell thereof in W. aforesaid which do concerne the Interest inheritance and title of the said complaynant the said defendant aunswereth and saith that he doth not withhold any nor yet at any time hath withholden from the saide complaynant any such as by the saide bill is vntruly deposed without that that the said Io. W. of C. named in the said bill was seised in his demâ—sne as of fee of or in yâ— said mese orchard garden or croft mentioned in the said bill or any parcell thereof set lying and being in D. aforesaid Or that the said I. W. or his aunceâ—â—ors whose heire he is did continue peaceable possession of the premisses by the space of 100. yeares and aboue as by the saide bill of complaint is vntrulie surmised or that the said Io. so being thereof seised for certeine summes of money did bargaine or sell or might lawfully bargaine and sell the premisses conteyned in the said Aunswere or any part thereof set lying and being in D. or the Lordship of the same to the said complaynant and his heires as by the said bill it is in like manner vntrulie alledged and supposed Or that the said Io. before the Iustice of Assise of the said Countie of C. did leuie a fine sur conusance de droit of the said mese and other the premisses mentioned in the said aunswere or of any parcell thereof vnto the said complainant as by the said bill is also vntrulie surmised or that by the said supposed fine the said Io. did knowledge or might lawfullie knowledge the said mese and other the premisses conteined in the said bill to be the right of the said complainant as those which the said complainant had of his gift as it is in like manner vntrulie supposed or that by force thereof the said complainant entred or might lawfullie enter into the said mese and other the premisses in this aunswere mentioned or that he was thereof lawfullie seised in his demesne as of fee as by the said bill it is also vntrulie surmised and without that that any other matter or thing alledged in the saide bill materiall to be aunswered vnto which heere in this aunswere is not confessed and auoided denied or trauersed is true All which matters this defendant is readie to auerre 7 prooue as this Court shall award and prayeth to be dismissed out of this Court with his costs and expences in this wrongfull vexation sustained R. Ge. The Replication of H. S. to the Aunswere of Sir T. H. Knight THe said complainant saith that the said bill of complaint is true Sect. 181. certeine and sufficient in the lawe to be aunswered vnto and not imagined and set forth by the said complainant of malice or wrongfullie to put the said defendant to costs labour or expences for the saide complainant auerreth his said bill of complaint and euery thing therein conteined to be good and true in manner and forme as in the said bill of complaint is alledged without that that the late King Henry the 8. named in the saide aunswere was seazed in his demesne as of fee as in the right of his Crowne of and in the saide mese garden orchard and croft conteining by estimation two acres of land lying in D. parcell of the lands and tenements mentioned in the saide bill of complaint as parcell of the mannor and Lordship of D. in the said Countie of C. or that the saide mese garden orchard and croft or any part or parcell thereof is or at any time was parcell of the same mannor or that the said late King by his letters patents gaue and graunted vnto the saide defendant and his heires for euer the saide mese garden orchard and croft or that the saide late King Henry the 8. did or might lawfullie giue the said mese garden orchard and croft vnto the said defendant or that the saide mese garden orchard and croft did or might lawfullie passe or come vnto the said defend by the said graunt if any such graunt had beene as there was not indeede or that the said defend by force of any such graunt or letters patents entred into the premisses last before mentioned and was thereof seazed acordinglie or did or might lawfullie take the issues and profits thereof by force of the same letters patents or that any other thing c. All which matters the saide defendant c. And prayeth that it may be ordred by this ho. Court that the said complainant may quietly enioy the lands and tenements mentioned in the said bill of complaint without let suit vexation or impediment of the saide defendant or of his heires or
praecipimus quod omnia terras tenÌ„ta quae â—adem E. sic tenuit in dotem de haereditate pÌ„dicta in balliua tua c. per sacramentum c. diligenter inquiras quas terras quae tenementa eadem E. sic tenuit in dotem de haereditate pÌ„dictÌ„ in balliua tua die quo obijt quantum inde de nobis tenetur in capite quantum de alijs per quod seruitium c. If the Queene haue the wardship of a reuersion and the tenant for life die then thus Quia A. quasdam terras quaedam tenementa de haered ' E. consanguinei haered ' H. de P. defuncti qui de rege tenuit in capite infra aetatem in custod ' regis existentÌ„ tenuit ad terminum vitae suae Diem clausit extremÌ„ c. tibi praecipimus c. After the death of the tenant by the Curtesie thus Quia A. qui quasdam terras quedam tenÌ„ta de nobis tenuit per legem Angliae de haered ' M. vxoris suae dudum defunctae Diem clausit extremum tibi praecipimus c. But if the Queene haue a remainder and her tenaunt for life dieth then must the Writ be thus Quia A. quae fuit vxor c. qui quasdam terras quaedam tenementa tenuit ad vitam suam quae post mortem ipsius A. nobis haered ' nrÌ„is remanerÌ„ debent Diem clausit extremum c. tibi praecipimus c. qui eadem sic tenuit quae post mortem c. remanerÌ„ debent c. vel sic post mortÌ„ praedict ' B. ad manus nostras ratione minoris etatis praefatÌ„ haered ' deuenerÌ„ c. But if the temporalties of a Bish be in the Queenes hands and one that holdeth of the Bishopricke by knights seruice dieth the Diem clausit extremum must be thus Regina c. Quia A. de Archiepiscopatu CantuarÌ„ vacantÌ„ in manu nostra existentÌ„ tenuit per seruic ' militare Diem clausit extremum c. tibi praecipimus c. de quibus idem A. fuit seisitus in dominico suo vt de feodo c. tenuit de Archiepiscopatu praed ' sine dilatione c. But if the Queenes Idiot die the writ must be such Quia B. de C. nuper fatuus Idiota cuius terrae tenÌ„ta ratione fatuitatis eiusdeÌ„ B. in manu nrÌ„a existunt diem c. vt accepimus tibi pÌ„cipimus quam ê‘ sacramentÌ„ c. diligenter inquiâ—as quae terrae quae tenÌ„ta ratione fatuitatis pÌ„d ' B. in manuÌ„ nrÌ„am capta fuerunt adhuc in manu nrÌ„a existunt de quo vel de quibus teneantur ê‘ quod seruitiuÌ„ quantuÌ„ terrae illae valeant c. quis propinquior c. inquisitÌ„ c. Datur nobis intelligi ANd if the Escheaâ—or receiue a Diem ciausit extremum and die Sect. 195. or be otherwise remoued from his office before execution thereof then issueth a writ of Datur nobis intelligi in this forme Regina c. Cum nuper datur nobis intelligi quod I. de B. qui de nobis tenuit in capite Diem clausit extremum praeceperimus dilect ' nobis W. de O. nuper Eschaetori nrÌ„o in comitatu praedict ' quod omnia terras tenements c. vt supra Mutatis mutandis Ac idem W. ab offic ' praedictÌ„ iam sit amotus per quod executio breuis nostri praedictÌ„ fieri non potest Nos super praemissis volentÌ„ cerciorari Tibi praecipimus quod persacramentum c. diligenter super praemiss facias inquisitionem etiam distincte c. T. c. Or thus Regina dilecto c. Cum nuper datur nobis intelligi quod I. de B. qui de nobis tenuit in capite Diem clausit extremum praeceperimus dilecto fideli nostro H. de B. nuper Eschaetori nostro in eodem ComÌ„ quod omnes terras c. sine dilatione caperet in manum nostram c. donec aliud inde praecepissemus per sacramentum c. inquiret quantum terrae c. vt in primo breui Ac idem H. antequam praedictÌ„ breue fuerat executum ab officio praedictÌ„ fuerat amotus Nos volentes super praemissis plenius cerciorari â—ibi praecipimus quod super articulis praedict ' eorum singulis diligenter facias inquisic ' eam distincte aperte fact ' c. vt supra c. But if the first Escheator execute the writ and die before the inquisition â—e returned into the Chauncery then a Certiorare shall be awarded to his Executors or Administrators to certisâ—e the same inquisition for it is a matter of Record so soone as the Iurors haue found and sealed it Of a Mandamus IF the Kings tenant by Knights seruice die his heire within age and Sect. 196. no writ of Diem clausit extremum be awarded within a yeare after his death then shall issue a Mandamus in this forme Rex dilecto sibi W. de B. Eschaetori suo in comÌ„ B. Salutem Praecipimus tibi quod per sacramentum proborum legalium hominum de balliua tua per quos c. diligenter inquiras quas terras quae tenÌ„ta I. de B. tenuit de nobis in capite tam in dominico quam in seruitio in balliua tua die quo obijt quaÌ„tum de alijs per quam seruitium quantum terrae tenÌ„ta illa valeant per annum in omnibus exitibus quo tempore idem I. obijt quis propinquior c. cuius aetatis quis vel qui terras tenÌ„ta illa a tempore mortis praed ' occupauit vel occupÌ„ exitus proficua inde praecepit vel praeceperunt quo titulo qualitÌ„ quo modo c. Et inquisitionem c. THe heire shall haue but one writ of Diem clausit extremum only Sect. 197. within a yere after his auncesters death But where thancester died ward to the Queene and within age for then a new Diem clausit extremum shall be a warded a yeare after the Infants death and not a Mandamus per Regist fol. Of Commissions after the death of the Queenes tenant ALso the heire of the Kings tenant by Knights seruice in chiefe Sect ' 198. may sue forth a speciall Commission directed to certaine persons to inquire what lands c. as aboue in a Diem clausit extremum which Commission will he as beneficiall for the heire as a Diem clausit extremum For vpon Inquisition taken by such a Commission retornable into the Chauncerie â—e may haue Liuerie at his full age But he shall neuer haue Liuerie vpon a generall Commission to inquire of all Wardes c. Quae plura THis writ lyeth when any of the Heires lands be omitted in a former Sect. 199. office or
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
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