good against the Heir tho the Executors have Assets he may have his Election 1 Anderson p. 7. Sir Ed. Capels Case Debt lies against the Heir of an Heir upon Obligation of the Ancestor to the 10th degree Noy 56. Dennyes Case The Obligee shall have a joint Action against all the Sons in Gavel-kind 11 H. 7.12 b. Debt against three Heirs in Gavel-kind the Defendant pleads C. one of the Heirs is within Age. The Heir of an Heir shall be chargable with an Obligation simul cum the immediate Heir and such Heir shall have his Age Moor n. 194. Hawtree and Auger 1 Anderson p. 10. n. 22. id Case If a Man bind himself and his Heirs in an Obligation and leaves Land at Common Law and Gavel-kind the Creditors must sue all the Heirs and if there be Land on the part of the Father and on the part of the Mother and both have Land by descent he shall have several Actions and Execution shall cease till he may take it against both so that the Construction of Law is stricter where the Heir is charged with Warranty real than when he is charged with a Chattel Hob. p. 25. Riens per descent pleaded and what shall be Assets J. S. by Will deviseth his Land to his Heir at 24. and if he die without Heir of his Body before 24. the Remainder over he attains 24. a Fee-simple descends for no Tail shall arise before his said Age which Tail shall never take effect 2 Leon. p. 11. Hind and Sir John Lion id Case 3 Leon. p. 70. The Father bound in Obligation and deviseth his Lands to his Wife till his Son comes to 21 years of Age the remainder to his Son in Fee and dies the Son shall be adjudged in by descent 2 Leon. 123. fol. 101. Bashpooles Case 3 Leon. p. 118. The Ancestor was seised in Fee and by his Will deviseth them to the Defendant being his Son and Heir and to his Heirs on Condition to pay his Debts within a year and if he failed his Executors shall sell he entred and paid no Debts the Executors after entred and sold It s not Assets in Heirs hands for though the Heir hath a Fee yet he hath it as a Purchaser being clogg'd with such a Condition Cro. M. 5 Car. p. 161. Gilpins Case Two things requisite to bind an Heir 1. Lien express 2. Lands by descent In Debt against an Heir he is charged as Heir and the Writ is in the debet and detinet and it s not in auter droit but taken as his proper Debt from 18 Ed. 2. till 7 H. 4. If the Executor had Assets the Heir was not chargeable but now the Law is changed in that Point if the Heir sell the Land before the Writ purchased he is discharged of the Debt in regard he is not to wait the Action of the Obligee Trusts descending shall be Assets by the Statute of Frauds and Perjuries so Lands of special Occupancy vid. Stat. The Defendant pleads his Father was seized in Fee and covenanted with J.S. c. to stand seized to the use of himself for Life the Remainder to the Defendant in Tail c. the Father had caused a Deed to be engrossed and delivered the Deed to a Scrivener to the use of J. D. and M. so as J. D. would agree to it J.D. died never having notice of the Deed Per Cur. the Father never covenanted because the Agreement of J. D. was a Condition precedent to the essence of the Deed and so no Deed to raise the Uses contra the Defendant Moor n. 426. Degoâ— and Rowes Case id Case 1 Leon. 152. n. 211. The Heir pleads riens per descent special Verdict find the Father was scised in Fee and enfeoft J. S. of the Mannor of P. excepted and reserved to the Feoffor for life two Acres only the Lands in question and after limited all to the Feoffees to the use of the Defendant in Tail Per Cur. the Lands do descend to the Son the Exception being void 2 Keb. p. 667 â—19 Wilson and Armorer Upon riens per descent pleaded special Verdict find M. seised in Fee de Saliva Anglice a Salt-pan died and his Son entred and was seised and the Defendant entred as Heir per possession fratris this is Assets by descent and such Heir per possession ' is chargable to the Debt of the Ancestor 3 Keb. Tr. 28 Car. 2. f. 659. Clinch and Butler The Heir pleads riens per descent the Defendant had levied a Fine but because no Deed of Uses was produced at Trial the Use was to the Conusor and his Heirs and so the Heir in by descent Mod. Rep. p. 2. Riens per descent pleaded Feoffment pleaded at the Trial it appeared to be fraudulent it need not be pleaded but may well be given in Evidence 5 Rep. 60. Gooches Case Debt vers l'Heir he may plead in Bar a Release made by the Obligee to the Executors and though the Deed belongs to another yet he must shew it forth for both of them are privy to the Testator Co. Lit. 232. a. Upon riens per descent pleaded it was found he had Assets in the Cinque-ports Judgment was general against the Defendants and as to the Moleties of the Lands in the Cinque-Ports the Plaintiff 〈◊〉 have a Certiorari to remove the Records into Chancery and thence by Mittimus to send to the Constable to make Execution 1 Anderson n. 65. p. 28. Hicker and Harrison vers Tirrel 3 Leon. p. 3. The Heir pleads riens per descent the Plaintiff replies he sued a former Writ vers l'heir and the Defendant was outlawed which was reversed and he freshly brought this Writ by journeys accompts and avers he had Assets the day of the first Writ purchased Hob. p. 248. Spray and Sherrat Cro. Jac. 589. id Case cited Debt vers l'heir the Defendant pleads his Ancestor died Intestate and that one J. S. had administred and had given the Plaintiff a Bond in full satisfaction of the former upon Issue joined it was found pro Def. If the Obligor had given this Bond it had not discharged the former but being given by the Administrator so that the Plaintiffs security is bettered and the Administrator chargable de bonis propriis it s a good discharge Mod. Rep. 225. Blith and Hill He pleads riens per descent but 20 Acres in D. in Com. Warwic The Plaintiff replies more by descent in S. viz. so many Acres and found pro Def. and a discontinuance in the Record of the Plea from Term P. to Term M. assigned for Error and per Cur. its Error and not deins Stat. 18 Eliz. because the Judgment was not founded on the Verdict but upon the Confession of the Defendant of Assets Yelv. p. 169. Hill 7 Jac. B. R. Molineux Case The Heir pleads the Obligor died Intestate and J. S. administred and he had given the Plaintiff another Bond in full satisfaction of the former vide Mod. Rep.
the Court of Requests with a Condition to appear before the Master c. the declaration is general that the Defendant such a year and day by his Obligation did acknowledge himself to be bound to the King in 60 l. to be paid c. and naught because it did not appear to be taken in a Court of Record 1 Brownl p. 68. Rex versus Castle Not to alien A Condition to perform Covenants one was That the Lessee his Executors or Assigns nor any other who shall come to have the Estate or Interest in the Term shall not alien their Estate sans licence of the Lessor but only to his Wife or Children the Lessee deviseth it to his Wife she alieus the Covenant is broken it extends to the Lessee and his Assigns and she is Assignee express so although there was once an Alienation by Licence yet that Assignee cannot alien sans Licence Where a Condition is in a Lease that neither he nor his Assigns should alien without Licence the Lessee died Intestate the Administrator was bound by this Condition Cro. El. 757. Thornil and Adams versus King sa Feme A Condition not to alien without the consent of the Lessor the Lessee makes his Executor and deviseth this to him the Executor enters generally the Testator not being indebted to any this is a Forfeiture 1. Rolls Abr. 429. Dampâ— and Symons Not to continue a Suit A Condition that he shall not continue such a Suit If he continue it by an Attorny it s a Breach alit if the Attorny enters the Continuance without his privity Cro. Jac. 525. Gray and Gray To convey Land upon Marriage THE Condition was That after Marriage of the Plaintiff and having a Son by his Wife that if he conveyed Lands to the 〈◊〉 of â— l. per aâ—n in Tail to the Son to enjoy after the death of the Obligor that then c. the defendant shews the day of the Maâ— and the having of a Son and that he made 〈…〉 to a Stranger to the use of himself 〈…〉 after to the use of the Son in Tail the Plaintiff replies quod non feoffavit the Bar is ill for the Infant was not made party to the Conveyance nor had any Deed to prove his Estate but the Plaintiff by the Replication hath admitted the â—ar to be good and he may traverse the Feoffment or the Uses Cro. Eliz. p. 825. Statfield and Somerset A Condition if the Obligor pay 200 l. by the first of December 1634. that then the Surrenderce should reconvey on request the Plaintiff alledgeth a Request in 1644. the Defendant demurs Per Cur. the Surrender being absolute and in trust only for payment there being no payment at the day this Mortgage is irremediable Judgment pro Defendente 3 Keb. 786. Hancocks Case To perform a Promise A Condition to perform such a Promise made by the Obligor to the Obligee but it not appearing when the breach of Promise was made it was Error Stiles 17. Sanderson and Martin Condition to do things belonging to a Trade A Condition to make all such Linnen as he should want during his living single the Sempstress is not bound to find Linen nor a Tailor Materials the Intent may guide the Contracts contra of a Shoe-maker Gold-smith c. 1 Keble 466. Oates versus Thornel Condition to deliver Goods or pay Value A Condition to deliver all the Tackle of a Ship mentioned in an Inventory under the Hands of four Men or in default thereof to pay so much Mony to the Plaintiff before such a Feast as the four Men should value the Tackle at the Defendant said they did not value the Tackle no Plea for he had election to do two things and if he cannot do the one he is to do the other and it is at his peril to procure the Men to value the Tackle Moor n. 844. More and Morecomb A Condition at the end of the Term of a Lease of Lands and Goods to deliver the said Goods to T. or make him such satisfaction for them as shall be by two indifferent Persons to be elected for review of them thought fit the Defendant pleads two Persons were not elected the Plaintiff replies two were elected the Defendant rejoins that they were not chosen by consent of both for the Defendant conseâ— noâ— to the election Per Cur. the election by the Plaintiff is sufficient for the word indifferent shall be referred to the Parties elected and not to the election of the Parties aliter if it had been by two Persons indifferently to be chosen 2 Rolls Rep. 86. Talbot and Benson 5 Rep. Hungates Case Condition to reap and carry Corn c. over the usual Way A Condition to permit and suffer J. S. quietly to reap and carry c. without any disturbance or interruption of him the Defendant pleads permisit the Plaintiff replies there were some Acres sowen with Rye and shews the certainty and coming to reap he prohibited him saying these words Moneo prohibeo te quod neque metes ibid. neque abcarriabis c. this disturbance is a Breach 1 Anderson n. 188. fol. 137. Bur and Higs Condition to give an Account A Condition for a sub-Collector of the Subsidy to give a sufficient account in the Exchequer of all such Sums he had received and to discharge and save harmless the Plaintiff of these Receipts against the Queen and to procure to the Plaintiff a sufficient Acquittance or Discharge out of the Exchequer as in the like Case is used that then c. the Defendant pleads he had accounted c. and had discharged and saved harmless the Plaintiff c. and had procured Acquittance the Plaintiff demurâ— for he pleads in the affirm actâ—e he had discharged and shews not how 〈◊〉 This being a multiplicity of things if the general pleading be not good Cro. El. p. 253. Actâ— and Hill A Condition to give account of all Monies gathered by vertue of a Brieâ— c. the Defendant pleads he gave account of all such Monies ill Plea he ought to specifie what he had received or else to say he had received nothing 1 Keb. 760. Woodcot versus Cole A Condition to give a just and true account being a Bâ—s Clark the Defendant pleads performance the Plaintiff replies by receipt of 30 l. the Defendant rejoins it was stollen out of the Plaintiffs Count house the Plaintiff demurs the Robbery is a good Bar 2 Keble 761 779 830. Vere and Smith A Condition was to render a full account to the Plaintiff of all such Sums of Mony and Goods which were due and owing to W. N. at the time of his death which shall any ways come to the hands of the Defendant and shall upon such account within the space of one Week when required make an equal dividend of all such Sums of Mony and Goods and pay the Plaintiff his proportion of the same the Defendant pleads no Goods or Sums of Mony came to his
Vide tit Condition Exposition of Conditions 110 Execution on Statutes and Bonds 262 265 410 Actions brought by Executors on Obligations 355 Summons and Severance 359 Release by Infant Executor ibid. Actions brought on Bonds against Executors or Administrators 361 F. FEme Covert makes a Bond how far binds 13 Bonds made to Baron and Feme 18 To Feme Covert ibid. To Feme Sole 19 Actions on Bonds by Baron and Feme 357 Against Baron and Feme 363 Condition to acknowledge a Fine 184 185 186 187 Who to do the first Act 352 Bond when said to be forfeited Vid. sparsim per tot 99 c. 142 179 Forgery of Bonds 345 Foreign Plea 443 Foreign Attachment pleaded 445 Fraudulent Deed need not be pleaded but may be given in Evidence 295 G. OF Bonds given for Gaming Mony 53 Act of God Vid. supra H. DEbt on Bond against the Heir 292 Riens per descent 293 What shall be Assets ibid. Declarations 297 Judgment ibid. I. JEofail 115 Impossibility excuse a Condition 97 98 Condition impossible the Effect of it ibid. Pleas after Imparlance Vid. tit Pleadings Infants entring into Bond acknowledging Statutes Recognisances 14 259 Insensible Conditions 100 Bonds joint or several 32 Actions by joint Obligees 356 Actions against joint Obligors 364 Joyining Issue on payment 461 On a Collateral point 462 Issue Tryal on Bonds Covenants 205 Of pleading to the Jurisdiction 449 Judgment on Bonds sued 465 K. BOnd made to the King Vid. Recognisance Condition to observe the order of the Kings Counsel 240 Assignment of Debts on Bond to the King 318 319 L. OF Bonds on Covenants in a void Lease 195 Condition to accept a Lease 232 Conditions concerning Legacies 239 Conditions about Licence 241 Condition to pay during Life 140 M. BOnd void for Maintenance 47 48 What is Maintenance and what not 317 Condition to pay Mony upon Marriage 131 Condition to convey Land upon Marriage 235 Bod void by Menass 107 Misnomer or Variance in the Names Additions 380 Monstre des faits 141 195 303 381 Bond of Covenants in a Mortgage 196 N. NAme of Baptism Variance between the Bond and Declaration 17 Variance in Names Additions 378 One Non compos mentis entring into Bond 16 One may not plead he was not sane memory at the time of his Sealing the Bond Vid. Pleadings Non est factum where pleaded to a Bond 36 430 c. Vid. tit Pleadings Of Non-Residence and of Conditions against the Stat. of 13 Eliz. c. 10.14 Eliz. c. 11. 58 Notice where requisite and where not in the performance of a Condition 134 135 166 218 224 308 347 351 O. THE Nature of an Obligation 1 Faux Latin in Obligations or incongruous 3 The Frame and wording of Obligations and Bills Obligatory 13 What persons may or may not make Obligations ibid. To whom Obligations may he made 18 Obligations joint or several 32 By what Names bound 16 Of sealing and delivery of Obligations 22 27 Bond to Baron and Feme to Feme covert to Feme sole 18 19 Bond to alien 19 Bond to a Body Corporate ibid. Bond against the Heir Vid. tit Heir Bonds of Arbitrament 301 Bonds of Apprentices 305 Bonds for the Good Behaviour 509 Assignments of Obligations 317 Forgery of Bonds 345 Detinue of Bonds 346 Suits on Obligations 355 Vid. Suits Bond where suable 368 Oyer 381 Outlawry pleaded 441 How and by what means an Obligation good in its Creation may be defeated extinct or discharged by matter ex post facto in Deed or Law 473 478 479 A discharge of a Condition in part is a discharge of the whole 479 Of buying Offices 5â— P. Payment PErsons to whom Performance or Payment to be made or done 110 Of Payment of Mony on a Bond in general 112 What Persons are bound to pay or do by the Condition ibid. Of Payment by Collateral satisfaction 113 Of Payment without Acquittance pleaded to a single Bill 31 Payment how to be taken 112 Time of Payment amongst Merchants 119 Place of Payment when a Place is limited 126 455 When no Place is limited 128 Time of Payment Vid. tit Time Of Payment at several days Of Performance of Conditions 122 c. Et sparsim per tot Performance on Bonds of Covenants where to be pleaded specially and where generally 194 Vid. tit Bonds of Covenants Payment of a lesser Sum in satisfaction 408 409 Place of Payment mentioned in the Condition and Venue 455 Joining Issue on Payment or not 461 What things will excuse the Performance of a Condition 353 Pleadings Where Performance generally may be pleaded and where it must be shewed specially and how 392 Of Pleading non damnificatus 209 395 In many cases the Law allows general Pleading to avoid Prolixity 34 396 Of Certainty in Pleading 397 Regularly it is good to pursue the Words of the Condition and yet he ought to plead the Certainty of time and place and manner of performance 398 In Pleading negatively he ought to traverse all the Condition 399 Where a certain duty accrews by the Deed at the beginning this ought to be avoided by a matter of as high a nature 400 Sometimes matter en fait shall avoid an Obligation ibid. A special Plea in Bar it always to be answered with a special Replication in the point 401 The Replication ought to contain sufficient Cause of Action and sufficient Breach of the Condition or else the Plaintiff shall not have Judgment though the Issue be found for him 401 Pleas in Abatement Vid. Abatement Pleas after Imparlance what are good and what not 404 Concord Acceptance pleaded Vid. Concord Payment of a lesser Sum how to be pleaded 408 Collateral things or satisfaction pleaded in performance or for Payment where good or not 410 Payment pleaded and parcel paid 413 By command of another 415 Where mistake in pleading the Sum or the time is aided and where not ibid. Release pleaded Vid. tit Release Tender uncore prist pleaded 425 In what Cases non est factum is a good Plea and in what Cases and where a special non est factum as in Cases of Alteration Rasure Seals broken c. and Delivery as Escrow 430 c. 439 Estopples in Pleading Vid. tit Estoppel Plea per Duress Vid. tit Duress Plea per Heir to the Bond of the Ancestor Vid. supra Actions of Debt against the Heir Outlawry pleaded 441 Attainder of himself pleaded not good 442 Defendant pleads he was non sane memory no Plea 443 Recusant convict pleaded ibid. Peerage pleaded ibid. Of Foreign Pleas ibid. Foreign Attachment pleaded 445 Of pleading to the Jurisdiction 449 Recovery pleaded in Bar in another Court and against another person 450 Bond to be a true Prisoner for Fees 88 Condition to deliver Possession 228 Pleadings on Scire Fac. against the Bail 277 Condition to satisfie embezilled Goods after due Proof made 306 How Proof to be made 307 Pleadings on Sheriffs Bonds 80 R. OF Rasure in Obligations and Conditions 206 431
do not restrain the Condition to the last part only to wit of the two Obligations but do extend to the Recognizance per the first words The Condition of this Obligation is such and per the word also in the last Clause 1 Rolls Abr. 409. Ingoldsby and Steward For the Matter and Substance of the Condition What Conditions are good and what not A Condition to do any lawful or possible thing is good as to make a Release perform Covenants not to play at Cards and Dice not to be Surety c. But when the matter or thing to be done by the Condition is unlawful or impossible or the Condition it self is repugnant insensible or uncertain the Condition is void and in some Cases the Obligation also Conditions against Law are void Against the Law of God of Nature to do a thing that is malum in â—se as to kill a Man or do any other Felony c. in such Cases the Condition and Obligation are both void Co. Lit. 206. Conditions against Common Law Statute Law Note This difference between a Bond made void by Common Law and a Bond made void by Statute Law If a Bond be made void by Statute Law it s void in the whole as upon the Statute 23 H. 6. If a Sheriff take a Bond for a thing against that Law and also for a due Debt the whole Bond is void for the Letter of the Statute is so 2 Rolls Rep. 116. But the Common Law doth divide and having made void that that is against Law le ts the rest stand Carters Rep. fol. 230. in Pearson and Humes Case A Bond to perform Covenants one is void and the other good the Bond is good for those that are agreeable to Law as in Sir Daniel Nortons Case Hob. p. 14. Cro. Eliz. p. 529. 2 Anderson 116. Lee and Coleshill 3 Rep. 82 83. Lee and Coleshill cited in Twines Case If the Condition be to do a thing contrary to Law the Obligation is void 2 H. 4.9 Co. Lit. 206. b. But here is another Diversity A Condition to a do a thing against the Law of God of Nature a malum in se or against Law and Justice in such Cases the Obligation and Condition are both void as for unlawful Maintenance for a Sheriff not to execute Process and the like But when the thing to be done or not to be done by the Condition is not malum in se but against some Ground of the Law as that a Man shall make a Feoffment to his Wife or is but malum prohibitum only as that a Man shall erect a College contrary to the Statute of 31 Eliz. or a Man is bound to alien certain Lands to a Religious House or repugnant to the Estate as Feoffee of Land shall not alien or take the Profits or that Tenant in Tail shall not suffer a Recovery c. In these Cases the Conditions are only void and the Obligations remain single and yet Equity will relieve against them yet if a Feoffment be made of Land on Condition to kill J. S. the Condition is void but the Feoffment is good for the state of the Land is setled and executed in the Feoffee and cannot be taken back but by the performance of the Condition which is void If a Man make a Feoffment in Fee on Condition that he shall not alien this Condition is repugnant and against Law and the state of the Feoffee absolute but if the Feoffee be bound in a Bond that the Feoffee or his Heirs shall not alien or take the profits this is good for he may notwithstanding alien or take the profits if he will forfeit his Bond Co. Lit. fol. 206. a. b. A Man is bound to do a thing unlawful at present which in time may be made lawful as a Feoffment of a Strangers Lands or of the Lands of an Alien c. in these Cases he is bound to do it and at his peril he must obtain Power to do them Lit. Rep. 86. Condition was That if the Defendant shall procure one J. S. to make reasonable Recompence to the Plaintiff for certain Beasts which he wrongfully took from the Plaintiff that then c. the Defendant saith de facto J. S. had stollen the Beasts and was indicted and so the Condition being against Law the Obligation was void Per Cur. where the Condition shall be said against Law and therefore the Obligation void the same ought to be intended where the Condition is expresly against the Law in express words and not for Matter out of the Condition as it is here Judgment pro quer 1 Leon. Case 99. Brook and King Conditions against Common Law Besides what hath been said before in general take some few Cases of Conditions against Common Law Maintenance A Condition to maintain any Suit unlawfully though no Act be done for if it be unlawful to be done the Bond is void The Condition is If J. S. the principal and J. H. and J. M. do pay c. all such Sums which are due and shall be due in such Suits The Under-Sheriff makes a Bond to the High-Sheriff that he shall not return Venire Fac. not intermeddle with Executions until he be acquainted it is naught and against Law 1 Brownl Rep. 64 65. Hobart p. 14. Norton and Sims That the Under-Sheriff shall not execute any Process of Execution without special Warrant and Assent of the Sheriff the Bond is void 2 Brownl Rep. p. 280 Chamberlain and Goldsmith 1 Rolls Abridg. p. 417. Norton and Sims A Bond to save J.S. harmless from such aâ— Appeal of Robbery as B. had against him is void 18 E. 4.28 A Condition to renounce an Administration is good 25 E. 4.30 A Condition that he should not molest or hurt the Obligee in his Lands or Goods ratione alicuâ— rei cujuscunque it shall be intended he shall not hurt tortiously but not to restrain him from prosecuting the Obligee for Felony or other just cause and so not against Law Crook Eliz. fo 705. Dolson and Crew Conditions against Statute-Law Against the Stat. 32 H. 8. Of Leuses made is Aliens DEbt upon Bond to perform Covenants in an Indenture which was to pay Rent The Defendant pleads Stat. 32 H. 8. which maltes Leases to Alien Artificers void and saith that the Defendant was an Alien born at Paris and avâ—s the three points of the Statute 1. That the House was a Mansion House at the time 2. That â—e viz. the Defendant was an Alien 3. That â—e was an Artificer The Plaintiff replies the Defendant was an Alien Artificer demurr Per Cur. the Replication not double but because he â—ad not said the place where he was born in Enâ—land it was ill Siderfin p. 357. Freeman and King The Form of the Plea Vid. 1 Saunders 5. Jevens â—nd Harwich Vid. Keble Against Stat. 5 6 E. 6. c. 16. Of buying of Offices THE Office of Armourer is within that Statute Stiles Rep. f. 29. Hill and Farmer The
that otherwise his Election shall be taken away by the Act of God and the Condition is for the advantage of the Obligor and shall be taken beneficially for him One was bound that if after Marriage he and his Wife sold the Lands of the Wife if then he did in his Life time purchase to his said Wife and her Heirs Lands of such Value or else do and shall leave to her as Executrix or by Legacy or other good Assurance as much Mony c. He married her and she dyed and he survived her he is excused from the Bond 5 Rep. 22. Laughter's Case Crook Eliz. 398. mesme Case But if a Condition consist of two parts whereof one was not possible at the making of the Condition to be performed he ought to perform the other as if the Condition be to enfeoff J. S. or his Heirs when he comes to such a place he is bound to enfeoff J. S. when he comes for that the other is not possible for he may not have an Heir during his Life and so he had not any Election 21 E. 3.29 cited in Laughter's Case If the Condition of an Obligation be to enfeoff two before such a day and one dies before the day yet he ought to enfeoff the other 1 Rolls Abr. tit Condition p. 451. Horn and May. Vid. contra Expressement Bendl. p. 8. n. 31. Dyer 347. pl. 10.15 H. 7.13 5 Rep. 22 c. If the Condition be to enfeoff J. S. within a certain time if J. S. dies before the time be past the Obligation is discharged 1 Rolls Abr. 451. I am bound to enfeoff the Obligee at such a day and before the said day I dye my Executors shall not be charged with it for the Condition is become impossible by the Act of God for the Land descended to the Heir 2 Leon. p. 155. Kingwel and Chapman 2. By the Act of the Law If a Man be bound in a Recognisance for the appearance of another in a Scire-Fac he shall not avoid this Recognisance by saying that he which ought to appear was imprisoned at the day 1 Rolls Abr. p. 452. 2 Leon. p. 189. Wood and Avery If a Man be obliged to repair an House or build a Mill he is excused if the Obligee will not suffer him to do it or if a Stranger by the Command of the Obligee disturb him and will not suffer him 1 Rolls Abr. 453.3.4.5 A Condition that the Son of the Obligor shall serve the Obligee seven years if he tender the Son and the Obligee refuse it is no Forfeiture 22 E. 4.26 2 E. 4.2 So if he take him and after within the Term command him to go from him Vid. ibid. 1 Rolls Abr. 455. If the thing to be performed by the Condition may not be performed without the presence of the Obligee there his absence shall excuse the performance 12 H. 4.23 b. cited 1 Rolls Abr. 457. As if the Condition be to make a Feoffinent to the Obligee Aliter if it be to enter into a Statute to the Obligee for that may be performed in his absence A Condition to enfeoff the Obligee though the Obligee disseise him of the Land yet this shall not excuse the performance of the Condition for he may re-enter and perform it but if he keep it with force till after the day of performance it shall excuse 1 Rolls Abr. 453 454. Frances's Case 8 Rep. 92. If the Obligor by his own Act hath made the Condition impossible it is a Forfeiture 4 H. 7. 3 4. Vid. Keilway p. 60. Abbot of Glassenbury's Case Where a Refusal of one of the Obligors shall be a Refusal of both Two are bound in a Statute with Defeasance that they two shall make such assurance as shall be devised c. If an Assurance be devised and tendered to one and he refuse to seal this the Condition is broken by both for he need not make Request to both at one time 1 Rolls Abridgâ— 454.13 The Condition is to pay 20 l. to the c. or before such a day render the Body of a Stranger c. so as the Plaintiff may declare against him the Defendant pleads before the day the Stranger died a good Plea though the Obligor undertakes for a third person which differs from Laughter's Case Payment or Tender are to be at the same time therefore a discharge of one a discharge of both Contra if the Acts were to be done at different days The Condition was to run a race or pay by a day and adjudged that the Defendant was discharged by the death of the Horse 3 Keb. 738 761 770. Warner and White If one is bound to pay 20 l. before the 1st day of May or to marry A. S. before the 1st of Aug. if he do not pay the 20 l. before the 1st of May and A. S. dies before August so that it is become impossible yet the Obligation is forselted Quaere He hath undertaken to do one and it was in his power Crook Eliz. p. 864. More 's Case 3. By the Act of the Obligee If A. be bound to B. that J. S. shall marry Jane G. by such a day and before the day B. himself marry with Jane G. hereby the Obligation is discharged and B. shall never take advantage of it Co. Lit. 206. aâ—b If the Obligee be party to an Act that hinders the performance of the Condition it shall excuse 4 H. 7.4 b. One is bound to stand to the award of c. he may countermand the Arbitrators but then he forfeits his Bond because the Obligor by his own Act hath made the Condition of the Obligation which was endorsed for the benefit of the Obligor to save him from the penalty of the Obligation impossible to be performed and by consequence his Obligation is become single and without the benefit or help of any Condition because he hath disabled himself to perform the Condition If one be bound in an Obligation with a Condition that the Obligor shall give leave to the Obligee for the time of seven years to carry Wood c. though he give him leave yet if he countermand it or discharge the Obligee the Obligation is forfeited 8 Rep. 82. b. Viniors Case Refusal at the day shall save the penalty 1 Rolls Abridg. 448. Vid. Tender and Refusal Shep. Touchston p. 393. One is obliged to another to the use of a third person to deliver a Chest to the said third person who refused to receive it upon the tender at day the Obligation is saved it being to the use of the third person and he shall not take advantage of his own act Carne and Savery cited in Huish and Phillip's Case Crook Eliz. 754. A Bond is delivered to J. S. to my use and when it is tendered to me I refuse hereby it is become void and cannot afterwards be made good so if an Obligation be made to my Wife and I disagree to it 5 Rep. 119. Whelpdale's Case
Anders 1 Rep. p. 4. A Bond forfeited by the default of the Obligor as a Surrender of a Term Vid. Poph. p. 39. Forth and Holborough Crook Eliz. 313. mesme Case The Condition was whereas Dr. Drury had let Land to the Defendant for 17 years if the Defendant or his Executors paid to D. G. a Stranger 10 l. yearly during the said 17 years if he or his Assigns shall and may so long occupy the Lands The Defendant pleads that he within five years surrendred the Lands to Dr. Drury Action lies for tho he surrendred yet as to a Stranger his Estate is not determined Condition insensible and uncertain THE Condition was upon Oyer That whereas the above bounden c. shall and will c. where the same should have been if the above bounden c. shall and will c. this per Cur. is a void Condition the same being insensible and not compulsory as it ought and so the Obligation is single 2 Bulstr 133. Marker and Cross If an Obligation be made by A. to B. with a Condition that A. shall keep B. without damage against J. S. for 10 l. in which the Obligee is bound to the Obligor this Condition is void and the Obligation single So if A. be bound to B. with a Condition to save him harmless and doth not say for what or against whom 39 H. 6.10 1 Sanders p. 65. Butler and Wig. The Condition of c. is such That if c. then the Condition of this Obligation shall be void the last words are insensible and void and the Condition is good though these words then this Obligation shall be void had been left out 2 Sanders 78. Maleverer and Hawksby Condition Copulative A Condition that if the Plaintiff enjoyed such Land till the full age of J. S. and if J. S. within a month after his full age made assurance to the Plaintiff of the same Land that then c. The Defendant pleads J. S. is not yet of full age and because he did not answer whether he had enjoyed it in the mean time and the Condition is in the copulacive it was adjudged pro Querente Crook Eliz. p. 870. Waller and Croor If the Condition be in the copulative and it is not possible to be so performed it shall be taken in the disjunctive as if he and his Executors shall do such a thing this is in the disjunctive because he may not have an Executor in his Life so if he and his Assigns shall sell certain Lands 1 Rols Abridg 444. A Condition to make Assurance of Land to an Obligee and his Heirs and after the Obligee dies it must be made to his Heirs the Copulative shall be intended a Disjunctive 1 Rols Abr. 450 451. Horn and May. Condition Disjunctive IF a Man be bound to perform all the Covenants in an Indenture if all are in the affirmative he may plead generally performance of all but if any be in the negative he ought to plead to them specially and to the rest generally So if any of them are in the Disjunctive he may shew which of them he had performed and if any are to be done on Record he ought to shew this especially Doct. pl. 58. Co. Lit. 303. b. The Condition was if he paid the Rent reserved at the Feasts mentioned in the Lease or within ten days or within six months according to a later agreement that then c. The Defendant pleads the Indenture verbatim and that he hath performed all the Covenants Payments and Agreements contained in the Indenture secundum formam effectum Indenturae Conditionis praed it is ill for he cannot plead payment generally for he hath Election to pay it at which of those days he will Crook Car. 421. Horn and Barber If the Condition be in the disjunctive he need not to answer but to one generally and that is true where the Condition goes in defeasance of the Obligation Aliter where the Condition not being performed makes the Obligation good there the Disjunctive ought to be perform on both parts per Brian 4 H. 7.12 c. Upon intention of Marriage If Abigail survive J. S. and if she do not receive within two years after the death of J. S. 200 l. either by his last Will or by the Custom of London that then the Obligor shall pay to the said Abigail within one year after the said two years 100 l. Abigail survived J. S. and she died deins two years after his death per Cur. pro Def. For Abigail dying within the said two years it became impossible that this part should be performed by the Act of God and therefore the Obligor is not bound to perform the other part Jones 171. Wood and Bates Palm Rep. 513. mesme Case 9 El. Dyer Elin and Laughter 1 Rolls Abr. 451. Wood's Case Contra ideo vide The Condition when the Obligor should come to his Aunt he would enfeoff the Obligee or the Heirs of his Body and the Obligee when the Obligor came to his Aunt requested him to enfeoff him which the Obligor refused to do the Obligation is forfeited For though the Condition was in the Disjunctive and the Condition is always for the benefit of the Obligor yet because he was alive when the Obligor came to his Aunt and it was not possible to enfeoff his Heir therefore he ought to perform such part of the disjunctive that then was possible 21 Ed. 3.29 b. cited 5 Rep. 112. Mallorys Case A Condition if the Obligor pay so much Mony then the Obligation to be void or otherwise it shall be lawful for the Obligee to enjoy such Lands The Defendant pleads enjoyment the Plaintiff demurs adjudged pro Quer. the words concerning the Land being idle Siderfin p. 312. 2 Keble 131. Ferrers and Newton 117. Condition disjunctive Election of Obligor Obligee COndition if he paid to A. or his Heirs annually 12 l. at Michaelmaâ— and Christmas or paid to him or his Heirs at any of the said Feasts 150 l. then c. and demurs because the Obligor hath any time to pay one or other and that there is not any breach as long as he liveth so Action is brought before breach sed per Cur. though the Obligor hath Election yet he ought to pay the 12 l. yearly till he pay the 150 l. and because he hath not alledged payment of the one or the other the Bond is forfeited Cro. Jac. 594. Abbot and Rookwood and he hath lost his Election 2 Rolls Rep. 215. mesme Case Condition if Obligor before M. make a Leâ—se to the Obligee for 31 ans if A. will assent and if he will not then for 21 years c. A. will not assent the Lease for 21 years ought to be made before M. Dyer 18 Eliz. 347. 1 Rolls Abr. 446. Condition to enfeoff the Obligee of D. or S. Obligee hath Election 18 Ed. 4.17 b. So if it had been upon request or to pay 20
his Election to accept the Estate tendred or the Mony and there cannot be an acceptance but where there is a tender on the other part Therefore the Conisor ought to have devised the Estate and procured the Conisee to accept thereof otherwise he ought to pay the Mony Crook Eliz. p. 718. Mills and Wood. A Covenant to make a Lease on such Covenants as the Plaintiff or his Counsel shall advise the Plaintiff must tender the Lease 3 Keble 183. Twiford and Buckly The Covenant is to make a Lease for three Lives before Michaelmas the Defendant pleads that none of the Lives were named by the Plaintiff The Plaintiff demurs Judgment was for the Defendant the Plaintiff must name them 3 Keble 183 203. Twiford and Buckly The Defendant pleads the Condition was if the Defendant make an Estate to the Plaintiff of certain Land before such a day in Fee by Feoffment Fine or otherwise as his Counsel learned in the Law shall advise The Plea was Concilium non dedit advisamentum The Defendant is not bound to request his Counsel to make advice and the advisement doth not come on the part of the Plaintiff but on the part of the Defendant This is not like the Case of Obligors being bound to pay to the Obligee 10 l. or enfeoff him of the Mannor of S. he ought to make tender of the Monies and in the other Case he oughâ— to tender that he will make a Feoffment because all comes from the Defendant 6 H. 7.4 as in this Case The Plaintiff replies J. S. was of his Counsel and no more and he made such advice which advisement the Plaintiff notified to the Defendant so it is good ibid. If I am bound to make you such an assurance as J. S. shall devise I am bound at my peril to procure notice but if I am bounden to make such assurance as your Counsel shall advise there notice ought to be given to me 1 Leon. p. 105. Case 141. in Atkinsons Case A Condition to perform Covenants Breach assigned whereas the Covenantor covenanted with the Covenantee that he at the costs of the Covenantee would assure such Lands unto him before such a day that the day was past and no assurance tendred by the Covenantor not costs by the Covenantee Per Cur. the Covenantor is to make the assurance and to give notice what assurance he will make and his readiness that the other may know what Costs to tender Crook Eliz. 517. Hallings and Connard The Covenantor ought to do the first act viz. notifie the Covenantee what manner of Estate he will make so that the Covenantee may know what Sum of Mony to tender and it is all one whether the Covenant be general or particular as to make a Feoffment c. and so if nothing were done before the day the Obligation is forfeited 5 Rep. mesme Case 22. b. The Obligor having election what manner of assurance he will make ought first to give notice to the Obligee that he will make such assurance More n. 595. mesme Case W. covenants for himself his Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns within seven years upon Request to convey to the Plaintiff a Copyhold Estate for life W. dies a Request must be made to his Executors though W. was seised in Fee the Executors are bound to see it done 2 Bulstr 158. Thursdens Case A Condition to perform Articles one was the Defendant covenanted before such a Feast to make to the Plaintiff and his Wife a Demise of c. Hebendum immediately after the death of E. F. for 30 years if E. W. to this assent then Habend after the death of E. F. for 21 years The Defendant pleads E. W. denied his assent and farther that the Plaintiff did not require the Defendant to make him the Lease for 21 years Demurrer and Judgment pro Quer. For the Plaintiff need not make Request but the Defendant at his peril ought to have made the Lease for 21 years before the Feast 1 Anders n. 124. f. 49. Henry Cage versus Tho. Furtho The Condition is if the Obligor make all reasonable Acts c. which shall be for assurance c. to be required by the Obligee before such a day c. a general Request is sufficient Aliter if the assurance were to be advised by the Obligee or his Counsel there he must shew he had required such a particular assurance as Fine c. and as to this the Case was thus The Condition was if the Defendant before M. do make acknowledg and suffer c. all and every such reasonable Acts and things whatsoever they be for the good and lawful assuring and sure making of the Mannor of D. to J. S. and his Heirs that then c. The Defendant pleads that before M. the Plaintiff rationabiliter non requisivit le def ad faciend c. aliqua rationabilia actum acta quae forent pro bona legitima assurantia del mannor de D. c. The Plaintiff replies that such a day before M. he requested the Defendant quod ipse conveiret assuraret manerium de D. al J. S. c. secundum tenorem conditionis And Issue found pro Quer. Moved in arrest of Judgment that there was no sufficient Breach for that the Plaintiff ought to have required an assurance in certain viz. Fine or Feoffment but per Cur. the Condition is broken for by the Condition the Defendant is to do all and every act whatsoever c. so that if the Plaintiff request a Fine Recovery Feoffment Bargain and Sale the Defendant ought to do all but not to make any Obligation or Recognisance for the enjoying the Mannor for that is but collateral Security and not any Assurance Then when the Plaintiff requests the Defendant to convey the Mannor in the generality the Defendant ought at his peril to do this by some kind of Assurance and if upon this Request the Defendant makes a Feoffment of the Mannor yet if after this the Plaintiff request a Fine he ought to acknowledge a Fine also and so upon every several Request Yelv. p. 44. 1 Brownl p. 84. More n. 889. Pudsey and Newsam The Condition was to make an Estate of Inheritance to the Obligee at such a day and place The Defendant pleads he was ready at the day and place to make it c. The Plaintiff demurs Per Cur. ill Plea he ought to have shewed that he gave notice what Estate of Inheritance he would make him Stiles p. 61. Allen p. 24. Brook and Brook 5 Rep. 22. If a Man be bound to make a Conveyance of certain Lands if a Warranty or Covenant be put into the Deed he is not bound to seal it 1 Rolls Abr. p. 424. sect 13. The Condition is to make such Assurance to the Obligee as the Obligee shall devise and after the Obligee deviseth an Indenture and tenders this to him and he requires time to shew it to his Counsel he must seal
Siderfin p. 360. The Condition was whereas J. F. claimed to have Lease for years of the M. of D. made to him by W. If the said Defendant keep without damage the Plaintiff from all Claim and Interest to be challenged by J. F. de tempore in tempus during the years c. The Defendant pleaded after making the Obligation until the Action brought The Plaintiff was not damnified ratione dimissionis Plea good for if he were not damnified ratione dimissionis then he was not damnified by reason of any Claim or Interest 3 Leon. 118. Brainthwait's Case To enjoy absque legali impedimento of J. S. the Breach is that J. S. habens jus entred it is a sufficient Breach 2 Keble 878. Procter and Newton On Covenant to acknowledg a Fine A Covenant that the Vendor should make farther Assurance at the Costs and Charges of the Purchasor It was alledged for Breach that a Note of a Fine was devised and ingrossed in Parchment and delivered to the Vendee to acknowledg the Fine at the Assizes which he refused to do and the Plaintiffs Breach was demurred upon because he did not offer Costs to the Vendee and per Cur. its ill 1 Brownl Rep. p. 70. Preston and Dawson On a Covenant for farther Assurance the Breach is Advice and Request of a Fine by such a Counsel and shews Dedimus Potestatem to A. and to revive the Conusance and the Obligor being requested refuseth though he shew not any Writ of Covenant was depending or that the Writ was delivered to the Commissioners and though the Fine was with Warranty yet because the Covenant is not to levy a Fine but to do such Acts as shall be required Judgment pro Quer. Latch p. 186. Tindal's Case If one do covenant generally to levy a Fine of Lands he is not bound thereby to go before Commissioners by Dedimus Stiles Pract. Reg. 75. I am obliged that J. S. who is a Stranger shall levy a Fine to the Obligee the Obligee is bound to sue out a Writ of Covenant Aliter if I am obliged to you that J. S. shall levy a Fine to J. N. Winch p. 30. Hill and Waldron The Condition was the Obligor shall levy a Fine to the Obligee the Obligee ought to do the first Act viz. to sue a Writ of Covenant 5 Rep. Palmer's Case The Condition was J. S. shall levy a Fine to the Obligee before such a day The Defendant pleads the Obligee had not sued forth a Writ of Covenant The Plaintiff replies that before the Obligation made J. S. had made a Feoffment to J. D. of the Land and the Feoffee was in possession at that time Here the Obligee need not sue a Writ of Covenant for by the Feoffment J. S. had disabled himself at the time of the Obligation Sed Quaere Winch. p. 30. Eill and Waldron A Condition to levy a Fine at the Costs of the Obligor c. The Defendant pleads no Fine was levied by c. according to the Condition The Plaintiff demurs because it is not averred the Defendant brought any Writ of Covenant Sed non allocatur Per Cur. the Law is now changed and the Fine levied before any Writ entred and therefore must be done by the Plaintiff without any Writ 1 Keb. 816. Culpepper versus Austin A Condition that Baron and Feme being Lessees for Life should levy a Fine to a Stranger at the Costs of the Stranger and also that they should levy a Fine of other Lands to a Stranger at their Charge The Obligor saith the Baron and Feme did offer to levy the Fine if the Stranger would bear the Charges The Plaintiff demurs and pro Quer. because the levying the second Fine had not reference to the other for and also make them two distinct Sentences 1 Brownl 94. Hollingworth and Huntly A Condition that he and his Wife would levy a Fine upon reasonable Request of the Obligee he made the Request the Wife being very sick so as she could not travel Resolved her Sickness saved the Obligation from the Forfeiture More n. 256. A Condition that such a Woman should make such farther reasonable assurance to J. D. as J. D. should devise J. D. devised a Fine and required her to come before the Judge of Assize to acknowledg she came and the Judg refused her as non compos mentis Per Cur. the Condition was not broken because it is to make a reasonable assurance Aliter if the words had been special to acknowledge a Fine 1 Leon. p. 304. Pet and Cally. If a Man be bound to another to make such assurance of Lands as the Obligee shall devise it is not sufficient for him to devise a Fine and to take out a Dedimus c. upon it and require his Conisance in that for this is but a special way of taking the Conisance But if there were a Proviso that he should not go above five miles from his House then if his House be above five miles from Westminster he is bound to make his Conisance on the Dedimus this hath been the difference Allen p. 69. One covenants for farther assurance to levy a Fine of all his Lands in D. which was four Houses and tenders a Fine The Defendant pleads at the time of the Covenant he was only seised of two Houses and that the other two descended to him afterwards and good A Covenant to levy a Fine of two Acres and the Fine is of four Acres by the name of two Acres comprehended in the Indenture it is not good 1 Rolls Rep. 103 117. Wilson and Welsh 2 Bulstr p. 317. 1 Rolls Abr. 425. A Covenant to make farther Assurance and to do any Act or Acts c. and shews he demanded of him and tendred a Note of a Fine comprehending that he would levy a Fine of three Messuages c. and that he required him to acknowledg it before a Judge of Assize The Defendant pleads in the Note were more comprised than he intended to assure it is no Plea Cro. Jac. 251. Bonlay and Curtes If one be bound to levy a Fine to another he is not bound to sue forth the Writ of Covenant but he who is to have advantage of the Fine is to do it and in the Case aforesaid he ought to levy a Fine upon this Note notwithstanding there was no Writ of Covenant then hanging and in the said Case though the Note contained more Acres than the two Yard-Lands this is good 1 Bulstr 90. Id. Case For performance of Covenants one was to marry S. the Daughter another that Sir E. S. and his Wife should levy a Fine of such Lands to the Defendant and to the Plaintiffs Daughter S. and to the Heirs of their Bodies 3. That the Inheritance of the Premises should remain in the said Sir E S. or himself until the Fine levied 4. Whereas he had granted a Lease for years to S. the Plaintiffs Daughter that he bad not made any former Grant nor
had satisfied so much or that was not molested Crook Eliz. p. 393. Hutchinson and Leâ—son The Condition is if R. C. acquit R. F. and J. B. of such Sureties they have made to N. that then c. pleaded that R. F. and J. B. were bound to N. in 15 l. and R. C. did procure Acquittances of N. to R. F. and J. B. for the same See the form of pleading Quaere if good Plea 1 H. 7.30 a. The Condition was to secure him harmless against J. S. in an Action for 53 l. for which he was Bail for him The Defendant pleads he had paid to J. S. 20 l. in satisfaction of the 53 l. and so kept him harmless but for that the Plaintiff might be damnified before the payment to which he doth not answer the Plea is ill Crook Eliz. p. 136. Davies and Thomas In Debt on a Counter-bond for Security of Bail given for appearance of the Defendant The Defendant pleads non damnificatus The Plaintiff replied Non comparuit The Defendant rejoyns that the first Bond given was void per 23 H. 6. and that there was no Latitat issued forth per Cur. this is a departure But notwithstanding the Bond the party is not estopt to say there was no Latitat but the Non-appearance is a damnification be the Bond void or not 1 Keb. 59 98. Cook and Morgan Condition to permit WHere no Act is to be done but only a Permittance he need not plead it specially and non permifit or permisit is a good Plea A Covenant that the Plaintiff to such of the said Lands as by the Custom of the Country tunc jacebant frisca should have free ingress c. The Defendant pleads quod perâ—nisit Querentem intrare c. in tales terras quales tunc jacebant frisco secundum consuetud patriae he need not shew what Lands did he fresh 1 Leon. p. 136. Littleton and Perne L. covenants with S. that he would suffer him and his Assigns to have free ingress c. into his House and Shop without let or interruption of the said L. and that S. appunctuavit one T. ut servientem suum in Messuag c. intrare in usum de S. super quo praedict T. intravit praedictas L. expulit Moved in Arrest 1. It is alledged L. expels the Servant and this was the expulsion of the Master 2. Appunctuavit intrare and doth not say what time for perhaps his Licence to enter might be determined 3. It is not said at what time he entred but super quo intravit all these Exceptions were over-ruled 2 Rolls Rep. 78. Snelling and Lowe The Condition was if A. a Stranger would render himself to an Arrest in such a place The Defendant pleads A. was a Servant to a Parliament-Man and pleads Priviledge The Plaintiff demurs Pro Quer. for A. might render himself and let it be at their peril if they will arrest him 1 Brownl Rep. 91. Jackson and Kirton A Condition to perform all Covenants in a Lease made by her Husband of a Warren one whereof was to do no Act to disturb the Lessee she after marries another Husband who entred on the Plaintiff and cut his Nets no Title being shewed by which he entred The Plaintiff demurred and Judgment pro Quer. It is not requisite that the Husband be Assignce of the Estate but her Assignce of Contract which she might have avoided the Husband acts in her Right 1 Keb. 348 512. Hall versus Creswel Uxor One is bound to permit his Tenants to use the Common and that he shall not alter the Course of the Common quod permisit and that he shall not alter c. is a good Plea generally 11 Eliz. Dyer 279. Condition to surrender Copyhold Lands THE Condition was that the Obligor should surrender his Copyhold Land to the use of the Obligee he pleaded he had surrendred it ill Plea because he had not shewed when the Court of the Lord was holden Winch p. 11. Llewellins Case The Condition reciting whereas such Copyhold Lands were to be surrendred by A. S. at her full age to the use of the said Hammond and Guy and their Heirs and that Gay should pay to Hammond 33 l. at such a day and if he failed it should be to the use of Hammond and his Heirs It was conditioned that if the Obligor procured the said A. S. at her full age to surrender to the use of Hammond and his Heirs and if Hammond and his Heirs might have and enjoy the said Lands to him and his Heirs then the Obligation c. The Defendant pleads Gay paid not the 33 l. and that A. S. came of full age such a day and afterwards at such a Court in full Court did surrender release and quit claim to the Plaintiff being in possession all her Estate Right and Interest in the same Tenements and that the Plaintiff always after might have enjoyed the same Tenements The Plaintiff replies quod bene verans est that the said A. S. did surrender prout c. but that afterwards such a day the said Gay entred and expelled him The Defendant demurs per Cur. the Replication is not good because he hath not shewed he was evicted by lawful Title for otherwise this Bond doth not extend to it and per Cur. the Bar that shall be surrendred and released in Court is good and certain enough according to common intendment And although it be not said she surrendred to the use of the Plaintiff yet it being alledged it was surrendred in Court and accepted by the Plaintiff and confessed by the Replication it is good Crook Car. first Case Hammond and Dod. The Condition whereas F. held Copyhold Land of Sir J. K. if he within six Months after the death of F. granted the Land to the Plaintiff and two others whom the Plaintiff should name for three Lives according to the Custom of the Mannor that then c. The Defendant pleaded the Plaintiff nominated no Lives The Plaintiff replies Sir J. K. within the sixth Months granted it to J. S. and two others for their Lives who are yet alive the Defendant pleads non conâ—ossit and found against him It is not Error that the Plaintiff in his Replication shows not that the lands are Copyhold for the Condition reciting it is Copyhold Land he is estopt Crook Jaâ— p. 275. Sir J. Kernes Case To satisfie Imbeziled Goods ONe was bound to satisfie for Goods he had imbeziled he pleads that upon suit for those Goods he was taken in Execution for the damage No Plea 33 H. b 47. Hillaries Case Hob. p. 59. The Condition if A. turned over Apprentice should waste the Goods of his Master to pay what the Master was damnified no damage pleaded Plaintiff sets forth goods wasted but it s forth no notice given to the Defendant no notice is necessary when any one undertakes for a third person he must answer for him at his peril because the imdesilment is
construe â—e contrary to the express wâ—ds Vid. aâ—a 9 H. 7.20.17.22 Conditions ought to be construed according to the intent of the parties if it may constare and Conditions of Obligations are not broken unless the intent be broken A Condition to appear such a day in such a Term and the Obligoâ— appears at a day in the same Term before the day mentioned in the Condition at the Suit of another Man which is 〈◊〉 appearance in Law for all Suits which shall be commenced against him the same Term yet because this is but an appearance by fiction in Law and not an actual appearance at this day the Condition is broken for peradventure had he appeared actually special Bail might have been required 1 Roâ— Abr. 426. Sir Richard Bullers Case If the Lessee of an House covenant not to lease the Shop Yard or other things pertaining to the House to one that sells Coals and after he lets all the House to one that sells Coals he had broken the Condition for he had broken the intent 1 Rolls Abridg. 427. Bonner and Langley A Condition that the Lessee shall not do any wast and the Lesse suffers the House to fall for want of covering and repairing though this is not a Feasance but only a permission yet the Condition is broken 1 Rolls Abr. 428. Qu. The Condition of the Obligation was if the said R. â— shall not at any time or times be aiding or assisting to T. E in any Actions Suits Vexations c. The Plaintiff assigns a Breach that before the Obligation he brought Trespass against the said T. E. and R. T. and that he had Judgment against both and that after the making the Obligation T. E. and R. T. brought Error Per Cur. it is no Breach for it is not the intent noâ— reason he should be barred to defend himself by joyning with T. E. against the unjust proceedings of the Plaintiff And so if after Verdict the Plaintiff had released and yet took Judgment by Execution they two might have joyned in Audits Queâ—el Hobart p. 30â— 1 Rolls Abr. 429. Lamb and Tompson This is not properly 〈◊〉 Action but a Suit to discharge him of a â—oâ—tio Action wherein they must joy A Condition if the Plaintiff might quietly take and enjoy Woods sold and if the ground where upon it groweth be four Miles distant from Rye c. then c. The Defendant pleads the Plaintiff had quietly c. and that the said Land by the next high and usual way for Carriages is 4000 Paces from the Town of Rye Per Cur. the intent was that the Plaintiff by selling that Wood should not inour the danger of the Statute of 23 Eliz. c. 4. And it ought to be pleaded that it is every way distant four Miles from Rye and not not by usual ways and the four Miles by 4000 Paces is well 2 Leon. p. 113. Mingâ— and Barl. The Condition was that if the within bounden J. L. shall happen to dye without Issue of his Body lawfully to be begotten that then if the said J. L. by his last Will or otherwise in Writing shall in his Life time lawfully assure c. The Condition being made in benefit of the Obligor shall have Construction according to the intendment of the parties to be collected out of the words of the Condition and the intention of the parties was that a Conveyance should be made by the Obligor in his Life time by his Will or otherwise of the Lands Jones Rep. p. 180. Eaton and Laughter The Condition if the Obligor pay so much then the Obligation to be void or otherwise it shall be lawful for the Obligee quietly to enjoy such Lands The Defendant pleads quiet enjoyment The Plaintiff demurs for that the Condition depends on the Payment or Non-payment and that concerning the Land is idle Per Cur. Conditions are to be taken according to the intent of the parties if it may constare but as these words then to be void are placed here it cannot refer but to that which precedes and not to the Land which ensues Regula Words in the beginning or end of things refer to all but those in the middle refer ad media tantum as Lease for Life Remainder for Life rendring Rent this goes to both Estates but Lease for Life rendring Rent Remainder for Life aliter Siderfin p. 312. Ferres and Newton In the Condition it was recited that the Sheriff had constituted the Defendant Bailiff of an Hundred within the County If therefore the Defendant shall duly execute all Warrants to him directed then c. Warrants shall only be intended Warrants directed to him as Bayliff oâ— the Hundred Horton and Day cited 2 Sanders 414. And such only as are to be executed within the Hundred And the Plaintiff must shew the thing to be done was within the Hundred Allen p. 10. Sâ—angâ—on and Day mesme Case A Condition that his eldest Son shall marry the Daughter of the Obligee and the Son lye the second Son shall not marry her that was not the intent 27 H. 4.14 When a Man is bound to do or permit a thing he ought to do or permit all which depends upon this in the performance of the thing 11 H. 4. 25. b. 1 Rolls Abr. 422. Collateral things must be done or permitted a Covenant to levy a Fine it shall be at his Costs who levies it A Man is bound to carry my Corn it is no Plea for him to say he had no Cart for he is bound by implication to provide a Cart and all other necessaries for the Carriage So to mow my Grass he must find Instruments to cover my Hall he is bound to find necessary Stuff 16 H. 7.9 A Condition that J. S. shall have ingress into his House he ought to have a common entrance at the usual Door and shall not be put to enter in by a hole backward or by the Chimny nor may the other make a Ditch before the Door If a Man hath Right to a Chamber he must not be barred of his ingress and yet the Doors ought not to stand open at Midnight If I am bound to suffer J. S. to have a Way over my Land if I lock the Gates I have broken the Condition Latch p. 47. Climson and Pool A Condition is to be performed as near as may be The Condition is that J. S. and R. G. shall come in their proper persons before such a Feast to London and to bring two Sureties to be bound with them to the Plaintiff in the Suit contained in the Obligation then c. J. S. dyes yet R. G. must do this and although 〈◊〉 Condition be not performed in the whole yet 〈◊〉 he may perform this by any possibility he must do it 15 H. 7.2 4 H. 7.3 A Condition that he or his Heir shall surrender c. before such a day to the use of the Plaintiffs Executors his Heirs and Assigns c. The Defendant pleads the
was If Tenant in Tail of the Mannor of D. be bound in a Recognizance to J. S. which Recognizance after comes to the King by the Attaindâ— of J. S. of High-Treason and after Tenant in Tail dies and the Issue in Tail alien the Lands bona fide whether the King may extend the Lands in the Hands of the Alience It was resolved That if Tenant in Tail become indebted to the King by Judgment Recognizance Obligation or other Specialty and dies before any Process or Extent and the Issue in Tail alien the Land bona fide this Land shall not be extended by force of this Statute And also that in this Case in as much as the Debt was originally due to a Subject it is not within the Act to charge the Lands in the possession or seisin of the Heir in Tail or of his Alience for this Act extends only to Debts immediately due to the King originally and not to those which accrew to him by way of Assignment Outlawry Attainder Forfeiture Gift of the Party or any other collateral way 7 Rep. 21. Lord Andersons Case The Statute of 7 Jac. makes Assignments of Debts void other than such as grow originally to the Kings Debtor bona fide it restrains Assignments of Debts which are not due to the Debtors themselves but assigned to or by them to other Persons The purport of this Law was That no Debtor of the Kings should procure another Mans Debt to be assigned which was a common practice but a Man may assign his own Debt tho not to his own Use for what he may himself release and discharge by the same Reason he may assign as B. was bound to C. in a Stat. of 2000 l. C. dies Intestate his Wife administers and marries F. F. with others became bound to the King in 6000 l. F. and his Wife by Deed enrolled in Cur. Ward assign the Statute to the King by payment of the 6000 l. the Assignment was good Hob. p. 253. Brediman and Coles Cro. Hill 16 Jac. p. 524. id Case A Duty which is not naturally a Debt but by circumstance only as Debt upon Bond for performance of Covenants or to save harmless may be assigned over to the King for Debt yet a present Extent shall not issue but a Scire Fac. 2 Leon. p. 55. Beaumounts Case Debt against one as Executor and upon fully administred pleaded it was found pro Quer. who assigned the same to the King 2 Leon. p. 67. Noons Case M. indebted to S. by a Note in writing per me but not sealed such a Debt may be assigned to the Queen 3 Leon. 234. March An Obligation may be assigned to the King sans Deed enrolled 3 Leon. p. 234. South and Marsh 21 H. 7.19 Where the King sues for a Debt assigned to him the Obligor cannot plead nil debet for by the Assignment it s become matter of Record ibid. An Obligation forfeited to the King by the Statute 28 Eliz. c. 8.1 Q. if the King may grant before Seisure 2. There are two Obligees and one forfeits Q. if the King shall have all the Bond 1 Rolls Rep. p. 7 12. Jac. B. R. Cullan and Bets. In Assignment of a Bond to the King the â—ead shall only be liable from the time of the Assignment but in Assignment of a Recognizance or Statute the King shall have the Land at the time of the Judgment rendred Lit. Rep. p. 125. Roy versus Hanton By the grant of bona catalla an Obligation passeth i. e. Paper and Wax yet the Grantee may not have Action upon this for that is not transferable Lit. Rep. 87. Dyer 25 H. 8.5 If a Debt be assigned to the King in this Case no priority of Execution 1 Brownl 37. A Condition to save harmless for assigning a Bond vide the Form Bridgmans Presidens Clark was indebted to A. by Bond and after delivers to Andrews certain Hogsheads of Wine to satisfie the said Debt and afterward Clarks Obligation is assigned to the Queen for A's Debt Per Cur. the property of the Goods by the delivery of them to Andrews before the Assignment was altered 2 Leon. 89. Bridget Clarks Case A. was indebted to B. who was indebted to the Queen B. assigned his Debt to the Queen by all the Barons Process shall be awarded out of the Exchequer to enquire what Goods A. had at the time of the Assignment and not what he had tempore scripti praedict fact 3 Leon. 196. Obligation Of Creditors in respect of Statute of Bankrupts and Assignments OSborn and Bradshaw were Sureties pro Churchman and had Counterbonds to save harmless the Sureties paid the Mony and afterwards Churchman became a Bankrupt Resolved that they were Creditors within the Statute 13 Eliz. Cro. Jac. 127. Osburn versus Churchman If an Obligation be taken in the Name of another to the use of a Bankrupt the Commissioners may well assign that unless the other party hath of his own Mony satisfied Debts due by the Bankrupt Noy p. 142. Caâ—â—hman's Case Debt sur Obligation assigned by Commissioners of Bankrupts and doth not shew the Obligation he need not because he comes in by act of Law and hath no means to obtain the Obligation As Tenant per Statute Merchant or Dower shall have advantage of a Rent Charge sans shewing the Deed. Cro. Jac. p. â—9 Gray and Fâ—â—lder R. is indebted to S. and B. joyntly S. becomes a Bankrupt and the Commissioners assign the Obligation to B. Q. 1 Keb. p. 167. Roylston and Ratcliff If I am bound to J. S. and he before Bankrupcy assigns the Bond this is liable to the after Bankrupcy of J. S. being only suable in his Name 2 Keb. 331. Backwell versus Litcott In Debt sur Bond the Defendant pleads before Action brought the Plaintiff became a Banrupt Per Cur. it 's an ill Plea and until an Assignment made the Debtor is defenceless and payment before Commission sued out is good enough and so it is before his Debt be assigned 3 Keb. 316. Andrews and Spicer In Debt sur Obligat the Defendant pleads that it was in trust for Holt who was a Bankrupt virtute Commission ' c. this Debt was assigned to Ashly and Penning aliis Creditoribus The Plaintiff replies It was not assigned The Defendant demurs specially for doubleness The Court conceived the Bankrupcy traversable as well as the Assignment yet the Issue is well enough 3 Keb. 737. Jones and Bolton Condition to give account to the Creditors c. 1 Keb. 815 843. Selby versus Walker The Disposition by Commissioners of Bankrupts saves the forfeiture of the Obligation 2 Keb. 202. in Robin's Case I shall here subjoyn some things respecting Matters of Tort as Forgery Detinue c. of Obligations Forgery IF a Man forge a Bond in my Name I can have no Action of the Case yet but if I am sued I may tho' I may avoid it by Plea But if it were a Recognizance or Fine I shall
performance of Covenants the Breach ought to be more precise and particular than Actions of Covenants because of the Penalty yet if what is material and the substance of the Covenant be alledged it may suffice as a Covenant was that the Defendant a Bayliff should not let at large any Prisoner that should be arrested without Licence of the Plaintiff an Under-Gaoler The Breach was that the Defendant had let at large at Westminster sans licence c. such an one who was arrested but shews not the place or time of the Arrest Per Cur. he need not the Escape being the material part of the Covenant Siderfin H. 12 Car. 2. f. 30. Jenkins and Hancocks Debt by a Brewer on a Bond to perform Articles against his Clark one was that the Defendant should deliver such Ale and Beer weekly as should be delivered unto him to such Customers as he had in his Charge and to receive the Monies due for the same and should accompt with the Plaintiff every Saturday weekly for such Monies he should receive for Breach the Plaintiff assigns that the Defendant did not account with him for such Monies as he had received on Saturday the 25th c. Verdict pro Quer. Judgment was arrested for the Breach was uncertainly alledged because the Plaintiff doth not shew the Defendant had any Customers in his charge or who they were or that he had delivered Ale or Beer to them or received any Mony of them Stiles p. 473. Arnold and Floid A Covenant that he and his Executors and Assigns would repair a Mill and alledgeth that the Mill was defective in Reparations and the Defendant his Executors and Assigns did not repair it Def. demurs because he did not alledge that he not his Executors or Assigns did not repair it for if any of them did repair it the Action lies not and per Cur. it is naught But upon motion of the Court the Defendant waved his Demurrer and the Plaintiff amended Crook Eliz. p. 348. Cole and How If the breach of the Condition of an Obligation be ill assigned the Verdict shall not aid this Default Sanders 2 part 179. Hele and Wotton Kerby and Hansaker there cited Though the Action be well brought upon the Obligation yet when it appears the Condition was for performance of Covenants there can be no cause of Action without some Covenant broken and so shall not have Judgment though he hath a Verdict Hob. 14. in Sir Daniel Norton's Case Disability wherein the Obligor hath disabled himself to perform the Condition IF a day be limited to perform a Condition if the Obligor once disable himself to perform this although he be enabled afterwards before the day yet the Condition is broken as if the Condition be to enfeoff me before Michâ—mas if before the Feast he enfeoff another yet the Condition is broken 21 E. 4.55 The Condition is if he permit and suffer all his Lands c. to descend remain or revert to such an one his Son immediately after his decease without any Act c. The Obligor â—ells parcel of the same Lands though he purchase them again yet the Obligation is forfeited Benlow n. 34. p. 9. Sir A. Main by an Indenture demiseth Lands to Scot for 21 years and covenants at any time during the Life of Scot upon Surrender of his Lease to make a new Lease c. and an Obligation to reform the Covenants Sir A. Main pleads in Debt upon this Obligation that Scot did not surrender Scot replies that after the said Demise Sir A. M. had accepted a Fine sur omisance de droit come ceo and by the same Fine grant and renders the Land to the Conisee par 80 ans Defendant demurs Per Cur. 1. Sir A. M. by the Fine levied had disabled himself either to take a Surrender or to make a new Lease and so hath broken his Covenant 2. Though the first Act was to be done by Scot viz. the Surrender and Scot may surrender if the term for 80 years be the Interest of a future term yet Scot shall have his Action without making any Surrender for after Surrender Sir A. M. cannot make a new Lease which is the Effect of the Surrender he hath disabled himself 5 Rep. 20. b. Sir Anthony Mains Case Poph. 109. Benl n. 121 125. So if he disable himself to perform it in the same plight as Feoffee on Condition to re-enfeoff grants a Rent-Charge marries a Wife c. this is a forfeiture of the Condition 44 E. 3.9 b. Coke on Litt. But if the Feoffee on a Condition to re-eneoff a Stranger and after another recovers the Land against him by default yet until Execution sued the Condition is not broken 44 E. 3.9 b. One promiseth to perform an Award which is that he shall after deliver an Obligation to another in which he is bound to him without limiting any time when this shall be performed If he bring Debt on the Bond and recover and after deliver the Obligation yet this is not any performance of the Condition for he ought to deliver this as it was at the time of the Award made Tr. 15 Jac. B. R. 1 Rolls Abridg. 447. Nichlâ— and Thomas If no time is limited if the Obligor be once disabled he is perpetually disabled 21 E. 4.54 b. Vid. Cases del Disability 1 Rolls Abr. 447 448. Conditions to perform particular Covenants To make Assurance TO make such Assurance as Counsel shall advise A Condition to make to the Obligee or his Assigns so good a Lease as Counsel shall advise and the Obligee appoints him to make a Lease to J. S. he must do it for it is not as shall be advised by Counsel Per Coke if the words were he shall make as good a Lease as Counsel shall devise he ought to have brought a Lease drawn by the advise of Counsel 1 Rolls Abr. 424. 1 Rols Rep. 373. Allen and Wedgwood To make such Assurance c. as the Plaintiffs Counsel shall devise it is not sufficient to plead he made such Assurance but that the Plaintiffs Counsel devised such Assurance which he had made Crook Eliz. 393. in Hutchinson's Case One covenants to make such Assurance c. as the Plaintiffs Counsel shall advise and he pleads performance of Covenants he cannot afterwards say Consilium non dedit advisantentum in Specot and Sheer's Case Crook Eliz. 828. The Defendant covenants to assure such Lands by such Assurance as by the Counsel of the Plaintiff shall be devised the Breach assigned in this the Plaintiff caused such an Assurance to be drawn and ingrossed and put Wax to it and required the Defendant to execute it and he refused The Defendant demurs per Cur. it is no Breach because the Plaintiff himself devised it Crook Eliz. p. 297. More versus Roswel On Covenant that before such a day he would make sufficient Estate of Lands to such value to the Plaintiff for term of his Life as by the Plaintiffs Counsel
should be advised The Defendant pleads he made Estate in Lands of such a vaâ— c. he must shew what Estate was advised and what Land that so there may be an Issue 28 H. 8.1 b. A Condition to make such an Estate to the Plaintiff as his Counsel shall advise and saith Coâ—câ—lium non dedit advisamentum It was a Quaâ— whether he ought not to say concilium nullâ— dedit advisumentum But it is now setled a good Plea 11 H. 7.23 a. 6 H. 7.4 and need not â—ledge what persons were of his Counsel and that they gave no advise for the Plea is in the negative but if he plead his Counsel gave to him such advice he ought to plead what persons were of his Counsel Then the Replication was that J. W. was of the Plaintiffs Counsel and no more and he made such advice c. which advisement the Plaintiff notified to the Defendant Issue on the Advice 6 H. 7.4 The Defendant by protestation saith that the Plaintiffs Counsel made not any devise and pro placito that he was not required The Plaintiff saith J. S. his Counsel devised a Release and that he required the Defendant to seal it and he refused The Defendant rejoyns he did not refuse it is a departure and the Issue is a Jeofall 28 H. â— Dyer 31. b. The Condition is to make such assurance of this Mannor of D. as the Counsel of the other shall advise and the Counsel deviseth that he shall be bound in a certain Obligation that the other shall enjoy the Mannor peaceably He is not bound to perform this for this is not any assurance within the intent of the Covenant 1 Rolls Abridg. p. 423. part 1. But if a Man be bound to do such Acts for the assurance of the Mannor of D. as the Counsel of the other shall devise and the Counsel adviseth that he shall make an Obligation or Statute that the other shall enjoy this he ought to perform this 1 Rolls Abr. 431. per Poph. To make such assurances of c. as Counsel of c. shall devise and the Defendant by advice of Counsel demanded a Release with Warranty Per Cur. this is not any assurance but a means to recover in value 2 Leon. p. 130. Wyâ— and Throgmorton If a Man covenant to make such assurance as the Counsel of the Covenatee shall devise of an Annuity of 30 l. and of 300 l. in Mony If the Counsel devise he shall make an Obligation to pay the Annuity and the 300 l. at certain days he is not bound to perform it the Obligation being no assurance of the Annuity 1 Rolls Rep. 423. If A. Covenant to make such assurance for the payment of 100 l. to R. as his Counsel shall devise and his Counsel deviseth that A. shall make an Obligation of 1000 l. for the payment of an 100 l. he ought to perform this Otherwise if it had been to make such reason his assurance as the Counsel of the Covenantee shall devise 1 Rollâ— Abr. p. 423. A Conclusion to seal such assurance of Copy-hold as should be devised The Plaintiff devised that the Defendant should seal a Letter of Attorny made to one to surrender the Copyhold for him and also seal a Bond for quiet enjoyment The Defendant may refuse for he is not bound to seal the Obligation and after Verdict Judgment was arrested 1 Brownl p. 93. Stamford and Cookes A. covenants with B. to make such reasonable assurance to B. in Fee of such Land reserving to A. and his Heirs 20 s. Rent per annum as the Counsel of B. shall advise and after B. tenders to A. a Deed poll by which A. shall enfeoff B. of Land in Fee reserving the said Rent to A. in Fee this is not any such reasonable assurance to bind A. to seal it for this is a Rent Seck and the Deed belongs to the Feoffee and then A. without the Deed may not have any Remedy for the Rent 1 Rolls Abr. 423. Guppage and Ascaâ— It ought to have been a Feoffment by Indenture rendring Rent Id. ibid. Sect. 7. If the Condition be to make such assurance in Law of certain Lands to the Obligee as by the Counsel of the Obligee upon Request shall be advised and after J. S. was of the Counsel of the Obligee and gives his advice to the Obligee that the Obligor shall make a certain assurance and the Obligee gives notice to the Obligor of the said advice and requires him to perform it he ought to perform it for its more convenient that the Counsel should give the advice to the Obligee than to the Obligor for that the Obligor knows not whether he be his Counsel in this matter 5 Rep. Higgenbotham's Case A Covenant is to make a Lease on such Covenants as the Plaintiff or his Counsel shall advise the Plaintiff must tender this Lease 3 Keble 183. Twiford and Buckly If the Condition be to assure certain Lands to such a person which the Obligee shall name and after he assures this to the Obligee himself it is a good performance though it be not alledged that the Obligee named himself for this acceptance is a nomination of himself 1 Rolls Abridg. p. 424. Husego and Wild. At whose Costs IF the assurances are to be made at the costs of him to whom they ought to be made he may require the assurance to be made by parcels Aliter when the Covenantor is to be at the charges yet there if the party require an assurance of parcel the Covenantor must do it but then he is discharged from making any assurance of that which remains Crook Eliz. p. 681. Washington's Case A Condition to make a sufficient Lease to the Obligee before such a day the same to be made at the costs of the Obligee It is a good Plea that the Plaintiff did not tender the Costs to him and if then that he was ready More n. 72. That the Covenantor at the Costs of the Covenantee would assure such Lands before such a day the Covenantor is to make the assurance what he pleaseth and ought to give notice what assurance he will make and his readiness that the other may know what costs he is to tender Crook Eliz. f. 517. Halling and Connard Who to do the first Act as Notice Request Tender Vid. infra Deseasance of a Statute that if E. M. and his Wife before such a day should make such good assurance of an House to W. with such Covenants as he should accept and signifie under his hand to be reasonable or should pay to him such a day 350 l. then the Statute should be void E. M. in Audita Querela furmiseth that he and his Wife were always ready to have made the assurance and that the Conisee had not signified what assurance he would accept nor required any and yet he had sued Execution Demurrer adjudged for the Defendant For he is not bound to devise any assurance but it is at