a Subpoena to the defendants wife being in the defendants house who hath not appeared therefore an Attachment is awarded Barlow plaintant Baker defendant Anno 18. and 19. Eliz. It is decreed by Assent that the defendant being Lord of the Mannor of Alderswasley shall have for a fine of a Coppyholder upon a Surrender one whole yeares value as the same is reasonable worth according to the usuall rates of Lands in that Countrey Blackwall and Alice Tenants of the Mannor of Alderswasley plaintants Low defendant An. 18. and 19. Eliz. The defendant confesseth by her answer the having of a Tablet or Pomander in Gold demanded by the plaintant and as to the 20 l. likewise demanded by the plaintant by him left with the said dâ—fendant as a token at such time as he was a suter for marriage to the defendant she confesseth the same was left with her against her will and she delivered the same over unto one Sydole her brother who was a dealer with her on the plaintants behalfe to the end hee should deliver the same over to the plaintant It is ordered the Tablet be forthwith delivered by the defendant to the plaintant which was done presently in Court and as to the 20 l. the plaintant shall call in the said Sidole by processe Young plaintant Burrell and Elizabeth uxor ejus defendants Anno 18 and 19. Eliz. The plaintant by his Bill sheweth that the Copy of the Court â—oll whereby the defendants pretend title was indirectly entered by the Stewards Clarke of the mannor the defendants demurre for that the plaintants shall not be received by surmise to object against or impeach the said Court Rols and alleadgeth further the Copy was found by the homage to be true which causes seem to this Court very insufficient It is therefore ordered if cause be not shewed before Wednesday for maintenance of the demurrer then a Subpoena is awarded against the defendants to make answer Holden and Holden plaintants Cleark and Alice defendants Anno 18. and 19. Eliz. The plaintaint hath exhibited his Bill of Revivor against two where the first Bill was against three and the personage in question is named by another name then in the former Bill therefore ordered if cause be not shewed by a day the defendant shall be discharged Heines plaintant William Day Deane of Windsor and Hatchines defendants An. 18. and 19. Eliz. William Lowgher appeared and answered but Rob. Lowgher claimed the priviledge of the university of Oxf. but because the said Doct. Lowgher was joyned with William Lowgher in the bill who was not subject to the same Jurisdiction therefore ordered processe to be awarded against him to shew other cause why he should not answer White plaintant Rob. Lowgher Doctor of Divinity and Will Lowgher defend An. 18. 19. Eliz. The defendant is adjudged to pay to the plaintants 40 s. costs for suing out processe of contempt against him being discharged by her Majesties generall pardon Iones and Parris plaintant Iones defend An. 18. and 19. Eliz. There is more presidents of the like case Walter Ieames made oath that he hanged a Subpoena on the door of one Stacy Barry widdow and that the defendant used to resort thither as he heard reported before that time who hath not appeared therefore an attachment was awarded Ieames plaintant Morgan defendant An. 18. and 19. Eliz. The plaintant exhibited his Bill against the defendant by practise of purpose to examine witnesses and did examine witnesses accordingly whereas the cause chiefely concerned one Thomas Staunton and Will Bayes and therefore ordered that the depositions should be suppressed and that the said Staunton and Bayles shall exhibite a Bill into this Court against all such as they thinke to be parties to the fraudulent abusing of this Court Walford plaintant Walford defendant An. 19. Eliz. It is informed that the parties dwell in the County Palatine of Lancaster and the matter of the Bill is for a supposed trespasse in entring upon the defendants lands and consuming his grasse and hay upon the same which this Court doth not use to hold Plea of therefore ordered if it be true then the cause is dismissed and the plaintant to take his remedy in the County Palatine of Lancaster Hameâ—heson plaintant Tounstall Covell Rigmaden and Baldwin defendants An. 19. Eliz. The plaintants suit is to have an award made by Master Tilbey and Mr. Chambers Arbitrators indifferently chosen performed and both parties were bound each to other for the performance of the award and one part of the award was that if any question did grow between the parties the arbitrators should end it It is ordered a Subpoena to shew cause Launcellot Barker plaintant Peter Barker defend An. 19. Eliz. The plaintant exhibiteth a Bill of complaint against Luce and Maulde two of the defendants and after Commission Maulde marrieth Iohn Bourne the other defendant and the plaintant then exhibited a Bill of Revivor against the defendants which needeth not as it seemeth to this Court therefore ordered if there be no cause of revivor that Bourne and his wife who are called up by processe to answer the same Bill are licenced to depart without answer to the Bill of revivor and the plaintant to pay him such costs as this Court shall award Iackson and Vxor plaintants Luce Smith Iohn Bourne and Maulde his wife defendants An. 19. Eliz. The plaintant by his Bill pretends title to certaine lands and Freehold Lands which lands the defend claims to hold by Copy of court Roll to him and his heires of one Thomas Stedolph Esq. Lord of the mannor of Milcklam in the county of Surrey whereof the said lands are parcell and prayed in aide of the said Stedolph neverthelesse the plaintant served the said Arnold with processe to rejoyne without calling the said Stidolph thereunto which this Court thinkes not meet therefore ordered the plaintant shall no further proceed against the defendant before he have called the said Stidolph in by processe Lucas plaintant Arnold defendant Anno 19. Eliz. The said Holgate maketh oath he left an injunction in the house of the defendant and that the defendant Elizabeth White Thomas Crimore and Robert Watkins have disobeyed the same therefore an Attachment is awarded against them Holgate and Vxor ejus planitants Grantham defendant An. 19. Eliz. The defendant this day made his personall appearance upon a Commission of Rebellion for saving his bond made to the Commissioners in that behalfe Brown plaintant Derby defendant Anno 19. Eliz. Commonly it is used to take the Bonds in the name of the Lord Chancellor Lord Keeper of the Great Seale of England the Master of the Rols or to any two of the Masters of the Chancery all which are good and allowable by the practise of the Court of Chancery Upon affidavit made by the plaintant that since publication granted he had divers witnesses setting down their
hath the deed shall be compelled here to shew it for the defence of the others Title 9. E. 4.41 A. made a Deed of Feoffment to his own use to B. but gave no livery of seizin A. dyeth C. his heire bringeth a Subpoena against B. but by Morton Master of the Rolls C. was denyed help here because B. had nothing in the Land and if he abate there is remedy at the common Law against him 18. E. 4.13 Where certainty wanteth the common Law faileth but yet help is to be found in Chancery for it for if the Queen grant to me the goods of A. that is attainted of Felony and I know not the certainty of them yet shall I compell any man to whose possession any of them be come to make Inventory of them here 36. H. 6.26 Cur. It is most usuall in Chancery to demand evidence concerning the complainants Lands to which he maketh Title which are not in Châ—sts Baggs or Boxes and whereof he knoweth not the Date c. And in that Case the Defendant made Title to the Lands and justified the detaining of the evidences for maintenance of his right whereupon it was ordered that the complainant should bring an action for the Land at the common Law to which the Defendant should plead in chiefe and that he for whom the verdict should passe should also have his possession stalled here 28. Eliz. If a man have cause to demand land by action and knoweth not the Tenant of the land by reason of the making of secret Estates it hath been lately used to draw them in by oath to confesse the Tenant but it is now doubted A Tenant in common of a Manor for long time occupyed wholly by the other Tenant in common which knoweth not the quantity of the Mannor by reason the other hath also sold Lands intermingled had the sight of the Court Rolls and Writings of his companion concerning onely the quantity of the Mannor but not concerning the sold Lands nor his Title to the Mannor and the other was ordered also to shew the like on his part Capell and Mym 1599. The Chancery also giveth help for perfecting of things well meant and upon good consideration As if in a Feoffment of Lands for money the word Heires be omitted in the deed Audeley Chancellor 9. H. 8. said that he would supply it A man bought debts due upon Obligations and gave his own Obligation for the money to be paid for them and because he had not quod pro quo but onely things in action and the seller would not use action upon them for the benefit of the Vendee It was ordered here by the assent of the Judges thereto called that the Vendor should bring in the Obligation to be cancelled 37. H. 6.14 But if a man pay money upon an Obligation or a Statute that is single the Obligee or Counsee shall not be called hither to cancell it though the other had no acquittance upon the payment made 22. E. 4. b. les Justices and Doctor and Student 23. who said that a man shall have no ayde here to supply his folly As if he pay a debt upon a single Obligation or Statute without taking acquittance But Robert Stillington Episcopus Bathoum said that deus est proâ—urator futurus I thinke if money be paid upon a redemption of a morgage by Indenture without taking an acquittance the morgage shall bring in the Indenture to be cancelled here So if a man sell lands in two Counties for money and maketh livery in the one onely he shall be compelled in conscience to perfect the assurance by another livery Doctor and Student 37. for the contract faileth onely in a circumstance or ceremony A lease is made of a House and Woods wherein it is covenanted thâ—t the Leassee shall have Housboot and Fireboot By this it is implyed and meant that he shall not have any of the Woods to any other purpose but that they belong to the Lessor and it is usuall to help him in the Chancery to them leaving sufficient for these boots A Messuage was demised cum pertinentiis onely but for that sundry Lands had been occupyed therewith for the same rent and by the same words the Lord Chancellor Bromley by advice of the Judges ordered those Lands should now passe also yet in Law they do not passe as some Justices hold The Lord North demised a Mannor excepting the Court Baron and perquisites c. the exception was found void in Law and the Tenant Lady Dacres would not make suite to the Court kept by the Lord North But the Lord Keeper Puckering assisted with some Judges decreed her to make suite for that it was plainly so intended A man made a gift of his goods of intent to defraud his creditors and yet continued the possession of them and took sanctuary and dyed there now his Executors having the goods were charged towards the Creditors 16. E. 4.9 So if a Lessee for years demiseth parcell of the Terme to another and covenously forfeiteth his whole Lease for any condition broken and taketh the Land back in Lease againe his Lessee shall find help in Chancery Crompton 64.65 And Stillington the Chancellor 8. E. 4.4 was of opinion that pro laesione fidei or breach of promise a man was at liberty to sue either in the spirituall Court Canonicae Injuria or else in the Chancery for the damage accrewed by the breach A man had Lands of ancient deâ—neasne in extent for debt and they were recovered from him by the sufferance of the Vouchee whereby he was ousted in this Case he shall be holpen here Morton Chancellor per Assent Bryan and Hussey Justices 7. H. 7.11 If one that is bound with another for the debt of the other payeth it at the day for fear of Arrest now if he sue his counter-bond which he hath to save him harmelesse non est damnificatus is a good Plea at the common Law against it but yet the Chancery will give order for his repayment Mich. 31.32 Eliz. And whereas such a surety paid the debt and sued the principal upon his Obligation to save him harmlesse the principall brought a Subpoena and alleadging that he having delivered goods into the hands of the surety to save him harmlesse prayed an Injunction to stay his suite but because the surety made another title to the goods the Court would not stay the suit for him 16. E. 4.9 Where Deeds and Mynuments do concern as well the defence of the Tenant for life his Title who also possesseth the Deeds as the right of another in reversion or remainder it is usuall to have them brought into this Court for the avoyding all perils and the indifferent custody of them Dixies and Hillary 40. Eliz. A Lease is made for life the remainder for life the remainder over in Fee the first
Egerton will give him on this Bill no reliefe but ordered that he should exhibit his Bill against the rest of the Tenants and Grantee both the one to shew cause why they should not contribute the other why he should not accept of the rent equally otherwise it was no reason to take away the benefit of distresse from the Grantee which the Law gave him 7. Iunii Iacobi 1603. A. In forma pauperis had a decree against C. for the Mannor of B. that the contents of the Mannor were doubtfull C. shewing Antient Deeds that proved divers parcels of the Lands claimed by force of the decree by A. to be of another Mannor which notwithstanding the Lord Chancellor Egerton ordered that it should be put to a Jury and they to find as the contents of the Manor had gone by usuall reputation 60. years last and not to have it paired and defalked by such Ancient Deeds A. Married a Feme Executrix subject to a devastavit if A. have nor sufficient to satisfie himself shall be imprisoned for the debt A. Plaintant in Chancery for a Lease upon a Bill that affirmed the Lease to end at our Lady day An. 1604. had the same decreed for him many yeers after comming to the Lease it selfe he finds that it is not to end till our Lady An. 1605. And then moves in Chancery that he may not be forced to leave the land till that time as the decree appointed him qui constitutus est cancelâ—arius 24. Iulii ad Coronam Regis for the first he must performe the decree and then exhibit a new Bill upon the speciall matter otherwise it were perilous to blow away decrees upon motions Hil. 1. Iacobi Gosset com Crowther fol. 122. Henry Earl of Darby conveyed certaine lands in trust to Doughty his servant for payment of his debts upon mediation of an end of controversies between the daughters of Fardinand eldest son of Henry and Will his younger son now Earl Articles were set down that Will should discharge all his fathers debts whereupon Doughty conveyed the Leases to Will the creditors sue Doughty in Chancery and ordered to pursue their remedy against Earl William Hill 1. Iacobi Hearle plaintant in Chancery against Botâ—lers moâ—ther and son whose husband had bought tayled lands of Hearles brother to which the plaintant was inheritable and some of the money due upon a bond unpaid and the bond lost And the opinion of the Lord Chancellor was to charge the son the mother in regard of the land in their possession with the payment thereof Hil. 1 Iac. Nota in le case Mynn and Cobb the trust was not so fully proved as the Lord Chancellor would make a full decree thereupon so as it should be a presedent for other causes and yet so farre forth proved as it satisfied him as a private man and therefore in this case he thought fit to write his letters to the defendant to conforme himselfe to reason and affirmed that if he should find the defendant obstinate then would he rule this cause specially against the defendant sans la tires consequence Hill 1. Iacobi Nota in the case of Manwood that there behoveth not a full surrender to be expressed in the Copy but the devise is chiefely to be regarded if the surrender be perfect in the Roll of the Lord though there be no mention at all of a surrender good enough Hill 1. Iacobi Inter Swain and Rogers the case was in effect an Assize of Nusans for Rogers disturning the trenches and plucking up of stakes of Swaynes Mill Leet and making a banck or dam beneath that made the water reflow so as the wheeles could not goe and exception taken that the Court should not hold Plea thereof sed contrarium adjudicatur many causes of the same manner ended here and this specially for Rogers a great man in the country Swayne a professor of the Law who sought hereby to avoyd multiplicity of suits per Warburton Justice but upon a second hearing at the Rolls referred to a Commission of Sewers Hill 1. Iacobi Nota per Egerton Chancellor where Tenant for life the remainder for life though there lye no action of waste in Chancery yet he shall be prohibited to do waste by the Chancellor for wrong to the inhabitants and hurt to the common-wealth Hill 1. Iacobi Bloomer having married the widdow of Nanfan who had forfeited a Recognizance to the Archbishop of Canterbury for not paying of her daughters Portion intreated the Bishop of Canterbury to take a new Recognizance and discharge the former Bloomer after finding that his wives lands was intailed used meanes to have her by Fine or recovery to put it into Fee that so it might be subject to the Recognizance and hoped to get it from his wife also One Bridges his wives kinsman withstood this now dyeth the woman the Portion unpaid Bloomer is sued for it in Chancery and the opinion of the Court against him the Bishop of Canterbury had certified against him and because his counsell was not ready that day the Chancellor declared he must take the Archbishops Certificate not as a Testimony but as a judiciall proceeding and therefore willed Bloomer to satisfie the Archbishop or else he must decree against him Hill 1. Iacobi Nota that witnesses ad informand conscientiam shall never be appointed to be taken but upon hearing ubi Iudex dubitat but yet witnesses examined after publication not fit to be published may be fit to be ad informandum conscientiam if it shall be thought meet upon the hearing Hill 1. l. Daniel Hill having put in for his Clyent a long insufficient demurrer to a Bill exhibited against his Clyent in which supposed demurrer were many matters of fact and other things frivolous and vaine The Lord Chancellor Egerton awarded five pound costs against the party And ordered that neither Bill Answer Demurrer nor any other Plea should from henceforth be received under the hand of the said Hill 27. April 1. Iacobi In the case of Tenant right between Musgrave and some of his Tenants on the borders The Lord Chancellor pronounced that neither in Tenant right nor in other Coppyholds would he make any order for all the Tenants in generality but for speciall men in speciall cases nor for any longer time then the present except it were by agreement between the Lord and the Tenants which then he would decree if it appeared reasonable 8. Iunii 1. Iacobi Item that he neither would help Leases paroll in Chancery and that it was good for the Common-wealth if no Lease paroll were allowed by the Law nor promises to be proved by witnesses considering the plenty of witnesses now a dayes which were testes diabolices qui magis fame quam fama moventur 8. Iunii 1. Iacobi Lands given ad divina Celebranda by Feoffement till an Estate should be
made by the Feoffees of them for founding a Chauntry and this in the 20. of H. 6. and held no superstitious use nor by the Lord Chancellor if it had been absolutely given ad divina Celebranda and for saying of Obites for most part of the Churches of England are so founded if it be granted to a Priest contra if it be granted to a particular Priest ad divina Celebranda and saying Obites c. The Case was that those Lands were after given to found a Chappell of Ease by the Feoffees and then new come in upon the first grant would have had it a concealement and got a Pattent thereof and Commissioners upon the Statute 39. Eliz. took it from the Pattentee And note that the Commissioners make the decree the Lord Chancellor heareth the exceptions against the said decree and decreed the possession according to the Commissioners decree leaving the Pattentee to exhibite his Bill against the parishioners and to shew what cause he could for reversing thereof 18. Iunii 1. Iacob George Littleton of the Inner Temple lent money upon bonds taken in other mens names and had not any in his own name among the rest he purchased five markes per annum in two other mens names with this trust that he might injoy it during his life and after it should be to the erecting of a Schoole in the Towne where the said George was born and buryed as the Feoffees declared in their answer and in his life time after the purchase he repealed his intent of converting the same to the use of the Schoole to divers others but by his will he gave certaine Acres of Land to I. C. and I. H. and then devised all the rest of his lands to his Brothers Sonne who sues Ceux que trust for converting unto him the five marke land which Justice Warberton presently decreed for him saying his will was his Declaration But in his words there was but a meaning onely exprest me contradicente for if I. C. make a Feoffement to the Use over according to Articles annexed he cannot alter the same by a later will contra if it be to the use of his Will 19 Iunii 1. Iacobi Cutting Cleark of the Outlawries bought lands of Bedwell whereof he was seized as Tenant by curtesie promising the Heire should assure at full age and by morgage assured other lands for performance thereof Cutting before full age dyeth without issue his Heire not known for some claimeth as Hâ—ire on the Fathers side some as Heire on the Mothers side others as assignees by devise and another as Executor sued a Statute for performance of Covenants Bedwell being willing to assure brought all into the Chancery that he might incurre no prejudice till he should know to whom he should assure and ordered that he should assure to two of the six Clarks they to reassure to the Heire when he should be found 10. Octob. 1. Iacobi Nota that the Lord Chancellor Egerton in the Case of Pigot that if a power be reserved to make Leases by a Covenant without transmutation of possession the Chancery shall not help because the first is void in Law if upon transmutation of possession and the power be not precisely followed that doubtfull and rather most strong against help for then the Estate workes and the power gone and upon Wills no help causa patet antea fol. 1. and difference inter will and testament testament requires Executors will of lands 11. Octob. 1. Iacobi Young purchased lands in the name of one Mason to the use of him and his Heires dying without declaring any setled determination of this trust or confidence Dethicke a kinsman procures Mason to convey the lands to him and he conveyes it over to infants Mericke a nearer kinsman sues in Chancery as next Heire if the benefit of the trust appear to appertain to Mericke notwithstanding the conveyance to infants being decreed for them they shall hold by the decree during the minority And a proviso for the infants to assure at full age per Cook Attorney veniendo de Westm and there appearing no certain disposing thereof it was ordered that Mason should repay the money he had for making the conveyance to Dethicke and Merick to have the lands ordered for him 11. Octob. 1. Iacobi Those who are curious to have the defendants to amend their answers ordered first by the Lord Chancellor to put in sureties in Court for proof of the contents of their Bills according to the Statute 15. H. 6. or Iuramentum Calumniae were better perchance 13. Novemb. 1. Iacobi Commission to examine witnesses went out to Sir Aâ—exander Brett and others who made certificate against Sir Alexander of partiall proceedings Philipps Serjeant moved at the Rolls for a Commission to others to examine in whom the misdemeanor was in Sir Alexander or in the certifyers fuit negatum for such collaterall certificates are not required of the Commissioners but let them certifie the matters committed to their charge and if there be misdemeanor let the party wronged thereby make affidavit thereof and then take out his Attachment 13. Novemb. 1. Iacobi A release was offered to be deposed that it had been seene by some at the Barre it being affirmed that by casuall meanes it was lost but the Lord Chancellor said the oath should be that he saw it sealed and delivered and not that he saw it after it was a deed For in Munson the Justice his Case a Deed was brought into the Chancery and a Vidimus upon it being but a counterfeit copy and after the fraud discovered and the true Deed produced therefore none allowance to be given of a Deed without producing the Deed or proving the execution thereof and here appeareth what want we have of Notaries and their Deputies 16. Novemb. 1. Iacobi The Deane and Chapter of Bristoll made sundry Leases misreciting the name of their Corporation and an intricate Case of sundry such Leases made of one thing to divers men wherein the Lord Chancellor said that it was fit to help such Leases in Chancery being for reasonable time and upon good consideration contra of long Leases without consideration of fine or good rent and that Judges might have done well at the first to have expounded the Law so with averment that they were the same parties and so was the old law till now of late especially where the mistaking rose on their part who had the keeping of the evidences the which the Leases could not see but must take a Lease by the Colledge Clark in a writ where you may have a new no harme to abate it for a misnomer and yet in that case sometimes in old times an Averment of Comer per lieu nosme â— auter where they were sued by others and not named so by themselves 23. Novemb. 1. Iacobi Haule had a Dutchy Lease gotten upon untrue surmises and the King
the cause to be dismissed Iohn Fyfield plaintant Iohn Vinore and Alice defendants An. 2. Eliz. fol. 122. The plaintant at the day appointed for hearing appeared not therefore the defendant is dismissed with costs Richard Fincham plaintant William Backwood defendant An. 2. Eliz. f. 125. The defendant notwithstanding an Injunction delivered unto him got a Judgement upon an action of debt in the common Pleas and decreed upon the hearing of the cause that the defendant shall within 14. dayes next after the decree resort to the Record in the common Pleas whereupon the said judgement is entered and there to confesse of record a full satisfaction of the said Judgement Nota the action of debt in the common Pleas was for not delivering to the defendant a Statute which by the depositions of witnesses appeared to be delivered and by the Clarke of the Staples cerficate the record was discharged Nicholas Colverwell plaintant Ralph Bongey defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 126. It is decreed the plaintant his heires and assignes and his or their Farmors of the said Farme or Tenement called Stubles shall from henceforth hold and enjoy as appendant to the same Farme or Tenement called Stubles all the same Fould course or common of pasture for the full number of 300 sheep within the said fields of Wentforth alias Wentford Basill Fielding and Alice plaintants Thomas Wren defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 137. and 155. The plaintant exhibited his Bill thereby shewing that there is question and controversie between two defendants for the reversion of the Mannor of Aldwell which he holdeth for yeares by Lease made thereof to him by one Anthony Marmyon and that he doth not know to which of them the rent and reversion is due and therefore desireth that upon payment of his rent into this court according to the Covenants and articles of his lease he may be discharged saved harmelesse from molestation suite and trouble for the same rents by the defendants or either of them wherefore it is ordered an Injunction be awarded against the defendants not to molest the plaintant for his said rent during the said contention so as the plaintant pay his rent into this Court Iohn Alnete plaintant Christopher Bettam and Edmond Marmyon defendants Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 141. Upon hearing of the matter three witnesses examined by Commission did in open court depose that the commissioners have set downe their depositions otherwise then they did depose therefore it is ordered those depositions shall be void and the same witnesses shall be examined again Iohn Peacock plaintant Edward Collens defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 146. For that the Court was credibly informed the plaintant was in peaceable possession at the time of the Bill exhibited and three yeares before an Injunction is awarded Iohn Sapcote plaintant William Newport defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 173. The suite was concerning the custome of Tenant right for Lands in Dent in the County of Yorke and for that both parties confessed that Justice Dallison and Serjeant Rastall Justices of Assizes in that County had made an award in the cause between the parties therefore it was decreed that both parties should performe it and an Injunction is granted to either party against the other for that purpose and where an Injunction was the last Terme granted against the defendant for stay of execution upon a Judgement in the common Pleas it is ordered the said Injunction shall stand in force and the defendant shall obey the same and the defendant shall answer the plaintants Bill William Burtet and Alice plaintants William Redman defendant An. 2. Eliz. fol. 174. It is ordereâ— the Injunction formerly granted the defendant for stay of his action in the Kings Bench be dissolved and the defendant to be at liberty to take Judgement upon his action of bebt of 500 l. Provided if the plaintant doe bring into court on Munday next 223 l. then execution for the rest is to be suspended untill this Court take other order Thomas Stanebridge plaintant Thomas Hales defendant An. 2. Eliz. fol. 176. The plaintant exhibited his bill in this Court and before the defendant answered had a Commission to examine his witnesses upon pretence the witnesses were old and in danger to dye Sir Radnus Bagnold Miles plaintant Greene defendant An. 2. Eliz. fol. 178. The defendant first exhibited her Bill in this Court for land conveyed to her in joynture and evidences of the same land and after did molest the same plaintant by distresses after answer and replication put into this Court therefore an Injunction is granted Richard Kidnere plaintant Agnes Harrison defendant An. 2. Eliz. fol. 173. The plaintant setteth forth that his Father and he are joyntly seized for life of the Lordship of Barrington in the County Palatine of Durham and that the defendant sues his Father for those lands before the Chancellor of Durham and for that it was informed that the plaintant dwelleth in Ratcliffe in the County of Middlesex and that the plaintants Father is an old diseased man and not able to follow his suite therefore a Certiorare is granted directed to the Chancellor of Durham to certifie into this Court the whole matter depending before him William Hilton and Alice plaintants Râ—â—â—rt Lawson and William Lawson defendants Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 200 l. The plaintant being sonne and heire to his Father who dyed intestate entred into the house whereof his Father dyed seized in Fee and possessed himselfe of certain small parcels of goods to the value of 5 s. of his Fathers goods who dyed intestate and the defendant having an Obligation of 400 l. made by the Father unto him for performing the covenants of an Indenture sued the son as Executor to his Father who dyed intestate and upon the testimony of some witnesses that the plaintant had sold or given away the said small parcels of goods a verdict passed for the defendant for the whole 400 l. which appeared by Certificate of the Justices of Assizes and thereupon an Injunction was granted to stay Judgement and all other actions to be commenced by the defendant against the plaintant upon the same Obligation untill the matter be heard or otherwise determined by the Court Edward North plaintant George Keâ—ewich defendant Anno 2. Eliz. fol. 237. It is ordered if the defendant shew not cause on Friday next then the Injunction before granted for the defendant against the plaintant to stay his Execution in the Kings Bench shall be dissolved or else the money for which the plaintant lyeth in Execution at the defendants suite shall remaine in his hands in part of payment of such money as is due unto him by the defendant and afterwards upon Fryday because the Lord Keeper did not sit in Court to hear such cause aâ— was offered further day was given and afterwards the plaintant was left at liberty to call for Execution upon the Judgement because
sollicitor of one of the parties was served with Subpoena to testifie in the cause in controversie and the Court discharged him by reason he was solliciter in the cause An. 20. Eliz. The plaintants Bill was for that he being a Coppyholder Leased to the defendant for years and the defendant hath digged gravell and sold the same away whereby the Coppyhold is prejudiced the defendant justified for that the Copyholders are not punishable in waste which cause this Court alloweth not of for though the Copyholders of the mannor are not punishable yet the Leasses of Copyholders of the Mannor are punishable therefore a Supoena is awarded to shew cause why an Injunction shall not be granted for staying his digging of gravell and felling Woods upon the Copyhold Lands Dalton plaintant Gill and Pindor defendants Anno 19. Eliz. Whereas the plaintant exhibited his Bill against the defendant for wilfull perjury the defendant hath demurred which this Court alloweth not of It is ordered a Subpoena be awarded to the defendant to answer Thomas Woodcock plaintant Giles Woodcock defendant An. 19. Eliz. Whereas there was an award in writing exhibited into this Court made between the said parties by Sir Christopher Wray Knight Lord chiefe Justice of England whereunto the Lord chiefe Justice hand as well as the parties are subscribed it was requested by the plaintants the same might be decreed by this Court which this Court refused to grant untill the defendants were made privy therefore processe is awarded Wakefield Vxor Aliis plaintants Hawson Vxor Aliis defendants An. 19. Eliz. The suit was to stay suit in the spirituall Court for a Legacy of 40 l. Ioan Banvill widdow plaintant Guy Banvill defendant Anno 19. Eliz. The suite was for common of pasture and Turbary the defendant demurred for that the plaintant may have remedy at the common law but ordered to answer Lawrence and Moregate Aliis plaintants Windham defendant An. 19. Eliz. Robert Goodwine made oath that at such time as he came to the house of the defendant to serve a Subpoena upon him according to an order of the 10. of May last one of his servants came forth and told him he was within who thereupon delivered the Writ to be delivered to the defendant his Master Goodwine plaintant Sullyard defendant An. 19. Eliz. The defendant made oath that he was served with a Subpoena by the plaintant in the name of one William Web utterly unknown to the defendant and now upon his appearance no Bill in Court against the defendant in the name of the said William Web or of the plaintant therefore 30 s. cost is awarded against the plaintants An. 19. Eliz. Forasmuch as the said Abel one of the defendants appeared and answered the last Terme and his wife did not therefore an Attachment was awarded against them both Monox plaintant Abel and his wife defendants Anno 19. Eliz. Whereas there was this present day exhibited into this Court a certificate under the Seale of the university of Oxford on the defendants behalfe testifying and declaring that the Chancellors of the said university and their successors from the time whereof the memory of man is not to the contrary as well by graunt and consideration of her Majesty as of her Majesties noble progenitors sometimes Kings of this Realme have had the cognizance and finall determination of all manner of Pleas strifes quarrels and controversies whatsoever Felony Maine and Franketenant onely excepted rising and growing as well within the precinct of the said City of Oxford as without within the Realme of England whereas one of the parties within the said suit action or plea is a Master or Schollor or common Minister of the same university or such a person as the Chancellor Vicechancellor Lieutenant or Commissary will certifie ought to enjoy the priviledge of the same university and that the same persons upon the shewing forth of the said certificate in any Court where they are impleaded ought to be discharged out of the same Court forasmuch as it appeareth by the said certificate that the said defendant who is brought up by a Subpoena to answer a Bill exhibited by the plaintant into this Court is a Batchelor of Law in the same university and for that also it appeareth by the plaintants said Bill of complaint that the matter therein contained is onely for certaine promises supposed to be made by the defendant to the plaintant touching certaine Goods Chattels and money therein mentioned and not Franktenement or any matter before excepted It is therefore ordered that the said defendant be of and from the said Bill of complant and matters therein contained from henceforth clearly and absolutely dismissed and the plaintant referred to take his remedy for the same before the Chancellor Vicechancellor Lieutenant or Commissary of the said University of Oxford according to the Tenor of the said Certificate Temple plaintant Foster Doctor of the Civill Law defen. Anno 19. Eliz. Thomas plaintant Mounson defendant produceth a Certificate of the University claiming jurisdiction of the same University therefore the cause is from hence dismissed to be tryed and determined there An. 19. Eliz. The plaintant in the end of Easter Terme by Master Griffeth his Attorney required the defendant to proceed to Commission for examining of witnesses and the defendant was ready to joyne sithence which time the plaintant contrary to the order of this Court as they alleage hath produced one of the Masters of this Court and one of the examinors to travell to the plaintants house in Wiltshire 60 miles distant from London there hath examined witnesses it is ordered that publication be stayed untill the matter be examined after publication is granted Darrall plaintant and Stukey defendant An. 19. Eliz. The plaint Father did purchase in Fee-Farm to him and his heirs the Mannor of Long Eason in the County of Deâ—y of one Kymwelmarch rendring 8 l. rent with a condition of reentry for non payment of the rent deviseth the Land to another for life A ducens tecum for the evidences An. 19. Eliz. Forasmuch as the defendant hath appeared in this court upon an Attachment of priviledge and attended from day to day according to his Bond made in that behalfe and hath also pleaded an issue to the plaintants Declaration therefore the defendant is licensed to depart Dugdell plaint Orrell defend An. 20. Eliz. The defend by his Answer confesseth he was joynt purchasor in trust with the plaintants Father to them two and to the heires of the plaintants Father of the Lands in question and that he never received any profits thereof and that he meant at the plaintants full age to convey the Lands to the plaintant and his heires according to the trust it is ordered and decreed the defendant shall forthwith upon notice to him given convey his Estate in the Lands to the plaintant and the Heires
defendant was served with a Subpoena at his suit got an attachment against the defendant whereupon he was apprehended and returned languidus It is ordered that the attachment be discharged by supersedeas the defendant paying 20 s. 6 d. to the Warden of the Fleet and the ordinary charges to the plaintant Brearton plaintant Ap Roberts defendant Anno 22. Eliz. It is informed that Coleston one of the defendants examined his own wife as a witnesse It is thereofore ordered the plaintant may take a Subpoena against her on his behalfe and if Colston will not suffer her to be examined on the plaintants party then her examination on the said Colstons party is suppressed Bent plaintant Allot and Colston defendants Anno 22. Eliz. Upon the hearing of the cause it appeared that the suit was to be releived of a promise made by the defendant to the plaintant to surrender a lease upon payment of 100 Markes by the plaintant unto him and for that the matter is meet for the common Law therefore dismissed Grevill plaintant Bowker defendant Anno 22. Eliz. The Court was informed by one Palmer that the three defendants are his servants and were served with Subpoena to be examined before the Town Clark of London who refused to be there examined because the matter is not depending in London but in her Majesties Bench and yet Attachment is gotten against them which kind of examination of witnesses this Court taketh to be unorderly and therefore ordered the Attachment be discharged Price plaintant Tench Holland and Packhouse defendants An. 22. Eliz. The Earle of Huntingdon Presedent of the North signified by his Letters to the Lord Chancellor that the lands for which the Bill is exhibited were ordered for the defendant by the Counsell of the North parts where the parties dwell and land lyeth and the now plaintant upon serving his Subpoena was ordered by the councell there to surcease his suit in this Court and stand to the order of the said counsell and yet the plaintant hath procured an Attachment against the defendant therefore ordered the Attachment be discharged and the matter dismissed Harrison plaintant Harrison defendant An. 22. Eliz. The defendant demurred because he is the Lord Treasurers man and therefore ought to be priviledged in her Majesties court of Exchequer which cause of demurrer the Court allowed not for that the defend can have no priviledge unlesse it were in such a case as the plaint might have remedy in the Court of Exchequer Lewin plaintant Fawdesley defendant An. 22. Eliz. The defendant made oath the plaintant shewed him a Subpoena holding it in his own hand and said it was against him but would not let him have it or see it so that he might read it neither would he deliver him any note of his appearance nor tell him the same but took witnesse that he had served the Subpoena and about an hour after came again to the defendant saying you were desirous to see the Subpoena here it is and thereupon shewed the labell to the defendant but in such sort as he could not see the returne whereupon the defendant appearing found no Bill therefore Attachment against the plaintant for misdemeanor Mead plaintant Crosse defend An. 22. Eliz. The plaint is Grandfather on the Mothers side to whom the Lands cannot come by the death of the infant exhibiteth a Bill against the Grandfather on the part of the fathers side to have the education and bringing up of one Richard Edge an infant who is seized of an Estate Taile of Lands the remainder to the defendant and to have the disposing of the profits of the Lands But ordered with the defendant for that it appeared there were divers remainders between the defendants and the infants estate Sweetman plaintant Edge defendant An 20. Eliz. Francis plaintant Sacheverill defendant The defendant is adjudged to pay to Iohn Hide 20 s. costs he appearing upon a Subpoena to testifie on his behalfe An. 22. Eliz. The plaintant purchased Lands of the defend An. 2. Eliz And had a Recognizance then acknowledged unto him for performing Covenants of the bargaine and sale and put one in trust to get both the indenture and â—ecognizance inrolled and paid him for the same and now being evicted out of the possession of the lands came to take out a scir. fac upon the Recognizance but finds it not inrolled and therefore desireth the same might now be inrolled It is ordered that a Subpoena be awarded against the defendant to shew cause why it should not and M. Solliciter who is present at the motion is to give notice to some of his Clients who have purchased as he alleadged parcell of the lands to shew cause why it shall not be inrolled Siddenham plaintant Harrison defendant An. 22. Eli. The defendants informe that the Bill is exhibited for certaine Lands parcell of the Dutchy of Lancaster and therefore ordered that for so much it shall be dismissed Price plaintant Lloyd Owen and Read defendants Anno 22. Eliz. The matter upon hearing appeared to be for a promise wherewith the defendant chargeth the plaintant and 12 d. in money accepted upon the said promise whereupon some trials or non suits have passed it is orded that for the ending of the said matter of promise that the matter be referred to the Common Law to be tryed Sutton plaintant Erington defendant An. 22. Eliz. The defendant informed he was called upon by Subpoena dated the 8. of February and by answer saith the said Iane Piers was married the 8. of February and so at that time purchasing the Writ a woman Covert therefore the defendant is dismissed with 13 s. 4 d. costs Iane Peirs plaintant Iohn Cawse defendant Anno 22. Eliz. The defendant was in possession at the time of the Bill exhibited the plaintant entered upon him the defendant desired that either he might have an Injunction for his possession or else that the cause might be dismissed which the Court thought reasonable it is ordered the plaintant shall shew cause why it should not be granted Hill plaintant Portman defendant Anno 22. Eliz. The plaintant Thomas Hilliar exhibited his Bill against the said William Kendall that the said Thomas Hilliar was seized in Fee of two Messuages 70. Acres of Pasture Furzes and Heath in Lanlivery parcell of the Queenes Majesties Dutchy of Cornewall and thereupon a prohibition against the said Will Kendall libelling in the Spirituall Court for Tithes as Farmer to the said Batten Vicar there pretending that right of Tythes for lands holden of her Majesty as of her Dutchy of Cornewall ought to be determined in this Court and also that the said Iohn Hilliar had exhibited the like Bill and procured a prohibition out of this Court against the said Batten It is ordered a Subpoena be awarded against the plaintant to shew cause why a consultation should not be granted Hilliar and Hilliar
except the Court Baron Fraud or covyn in goods Grand Lease forfeited by covin. Laesione fideâ— Canonica Iâ—â—uria Conuâ—ee To avoid future perjury Payment for the principall by the surety Deeds brought into the Court Waste hol pen in Chancery Tulier and Bastard Ioneâ—n suing â—heir livery Action of the case seeketh dammages subpoena rem â—psam Fines fraudulent Executors how upon trust No reliefe against a voluntary act Joint Tenants one taking the profits Defendant examined as a witnesse Generall customes reduced to certainty by agreement in a mannor Statute acknowledged in my name by a stranger Power to make leasses Coppyhold tayled surrender Abating a Bill Leases devised to his wife on confidence to come to his Son not relieved Possession bound by decree and the partie prohibited to sue at common law Grantee distrains one who prayeth reliefe ordered he sue the rest and the Grantee the one to contribute and the other to accept of equality Contents of â— Mannor as it was 60. years past Executrix huâ—band â—rdered to pay debts Plaintant mistaking his Title in his Bill Lâ—easses convâ—yed in trust to pay debts Heire of purchasor charged with payment of money behinde for the land Proceedings in a cause where there is no full proofe Coppy good by devise without mention of surrender Turning of water courses from Mills holpen Waste forbidden in Chancery where not punishable at Law Archbishops Certificate against Bloomer for not paying a maides portion Witnesses ad informand conscientiam Five pound costs given in a demurrer and the Councellor prohibited to deale any more in Chancery Fines of Coppyholds how ordered in Chanry Lease paroll Promises Witnesses Proceeding on the Staâ—tute for charitable uses Lands intended to be given to a Schoole after otherwise disposed by will Cuttings case No help in Chancery touching power to make Leases Decree against infants Amending of Answers Misdemeanor in Commissioners how to be reformed Deeds how to be proved Leases of Corporations wheâ—ein their names are mistaken by themselves Leassee to be holpen in Chancery against Pattentees Chancellor calling the Judges into the Exchequer Chamber upon remainders of a Lease Costs against the defendant and Clerk thaâ— made processe before a Bill in Court Publication of witnesses in perpetuam rei memoriam a yeare past Consil. Consil. The manner of entring decrees in times past Dismissions and the manner of entriâ—g them Oath made for serving a Subpoena before witnesses examined in perpetuall memory Consilio Commission to examine in perpeâ—uall memory Consilia Costs for a witnesse served to testifie before the Major of London Publication of witnesses to be used at a Court Baron Injunction to stay proceedings in Judgement or execution Femâ—sole takes out a Subpoena and then marryeth and serveth it she and her husband pay costs Commission to take the defendants answer upon a languidus returned Injunction to put the defendant in such possession as he had at the time of the Bill exhibited Jurisdiction of Wales rejected Consil. Injunction to stay suite of execution of land which he agreed not to doe Injunction with a clause si ita sit A gardian admitted to the defendant infant A Commission to put the plaintant in possession Injunction being dissolved or disobeyed The defendant enjoyned in open Court not to proceed in his action Attachment against the defeâ—dant and a subpoena against one supposed to beat the server The plaintant was in execution at the suite of the King and being no just cause therefore he was delivered by supersedeas The Husband and wife defendants he onely appears and demurs Attachment against both A demurrer put in and the defendant appeared not in person a Subpoena to make direct auswer Attorney at Law enjoyned not to proceed or call for Judgement An Injunction granted for not appearing and to stay proceedings at the common Law A Commission to examine witnesses upon oath of impotency A defendant appearing gratis an Attachment being out was committed The defendant served with a Subpoena the day of the returne An Injunction to discharge an execution for that the defendant being served did not appear A witnesse served to testifie pressed for a Souldier Attachment is stayed Injunction si ita sit to stay Judgement and Execution Injunction to stay proceedings before action brought A Commission to the examinor of the Court to examine wâ—tnesses A Subpoena to appeare before the Major and Aldermen of London for an Orphans Portion An Order for bringing Evidences into Court Decrees and dismissions entred at large A Writ of priviledge granted to a suter The Sheriffe amersed 5 l. for returne non est inventus upon an Attachment having bin in presence of the party The Attorney ordered to stay proceedings the defendant proceedeth Injunction to bring in the money levyed and to answer the contempt Injunction for the defendants possession Injunction to stay all proceeâ—ings at common Law The defen. examined upon Interrogatories and if the matter appeare not for the plaintant then he to pay costs and the cause dismissed Defendant dismissed with costs the plaintant not appearing at the hearing Decreed that the defendant shall acknowledge satisfaction of a Judgement A decâ—ce for a fould-couâ—se or common of pasture Two defendants contend for a Tenement the Tenant paying his Reâ—t into the Chaâ—cery iâ— discharged Setting down depoâ—itions in a wrong â—enâ—e suppressed and the witnesses examined againe Iâ—junction for the plaintants possession as at the time of the Bill and three yeaâ—es before An Award made by Justices of Assize ordered to be performed Injunction to stay suits Iâ— the plaintant bring 223 l â—â—to court execution to stâ—y for the rest Witnesses examined by commission before answer in regard they were old The plaintant after Bill answer and replication distraineth for which an Injunction is granted Certiorare to remove the suite from the Chancery of Durham into this Court Injunction to stay judgement upon certificate of the Justices of Assizes Injunction dissolved if cause be not shewed Injunction to stay the defendants suit at Law because he began in Chancery The plaintant being in execution upon a Statute was delivered upon Recognizance The plaintant had execution for 300 l. and ordered to take execution for 100 l. onely A de vilaica removenda for part of a personage and an Injunction for the house Injunction for the corn sowed upon a lease paroll Decree for 3 s. 4 d. rent service and suite of Court The plaintant marrieâ— before answer and no advantage taken therefore no Bill of revivor Advowson passeth not by livery within view of the Church without deed there being incumbent A ducens tecum to bring in deeds but ordered to be delivered to the usher of the Court not to the plaintant The defendant took a Commission and returned a demurrer ordered to answer Attachment for not performing a decree The defendants executors to their Father being Gardian in Socage to the plaintant are ordered to answer for profits taken by him Subpoena delivered to the