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shall_v cause_v the_o party_n to_o lose_v his_o suit_n and_o his_o expense_n 4._o 4._o in_o camera_fw-la scaccarij_fw-la 14._o e._n 4._o 76._o traverse_v d'_fw-fr office_n 39_o and_o 6._o jurisdict._n 76._o upon_o petition_n make_v to_o the_o king_n and_o by_o he_o deliver_v over_o office_n to_o the_o chancellor_n to_o do_v right_a appear_v that_o the_o king_n tenant_n be_v tenant_n in_o taile_n have_v grant_v with_o warranty_n land_n and_o a_o advowson_n to_o a_o college_n and_o that_o the_o king_n have_v present_v by_o colour_n of_o the_o wardship_n of_o the_o heir_n contrary_a to_o the_o grant_n and_o the_o incumbent_n plead_v for_o the_o king_n that_o the_o heir_n have_v no_o land_n descend_v from_o his_o father_n and_o that_o the_o wardship_n be_v no_o bar_n but_o because_o it_o appear_v by_o divers_a office_n return_v misplead_a into_o the_o court_n that_o land_n to_o the_o value_n of_o 1000_o mark_n be_v descend_v to_o the_o heir_n therefore_o the_o court_n award_v in_o conscience_n that_o the_o college_n shall_v be_v restore_v to_o the_o presentation_n without_o trial_n by_o jury_n that_o the_o same_o assetz_fw-fr do_v descend_v 43._o ass_n p._n 21._o agr._n 75._o hereby_o it_o appear_v that_o although_o the_o chancellor_n may_v not_o mix_v his_o absolute_a power_n with_o the_o ordinary_a concerning_o the_o right_a of_o the_o cause_n yet_o he_o may_v somewhat_o use_v the_o same_o in_o matter_n of_o expedition_n of_o proceed_n chap._n vii_o the_o form_n of_o the_o plead_n 4._o one_o sell_v certain_a wool_n to_o i_o s._n and_o i_o d._n for_o 3._o l._n and_o i_o s._n have_v all_o the_o profit_n thereof_o and_o they_o be_v bind_v in_o several_a obligation_n afterwards_o the_o creditor_n sue_v i_o d._o the_o surety_n upon_o one_o of_o obligation_n the_o obligation_n be_v 300l_o who_o sue_v a_o subpoena_n and_o show_v in_o his_o bill_n that_o the_o creditor_n be_v satisfy_v of_o a_o great_a part_n and_o have_v give_v long_a day_n for_o the_o rest_n and_o exception_n be_v take_v to_o the_o bill_n by_o catesby_n aâ—prentice_n because_o that_o the_o day_n complalntiffe_n allege_v that_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o whole_a sum_n be_v pay_v and_o show_v not_o how_o much_o be_v pay_v and_o it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o money_n pay_v be_v for_o other_o obligation_n and_o not_o for_o this_o also_o he_o have_v not_o show_v what_o day_n be_v give_v to_o i_o s._n the_o chancellor_n say_v that_o it_o do_v not_o lie_v in_o sum_n the_o notice_n of_o i_o d_o what_o sum_n be_v pay_v or_o what_o day_n be_v appoint_v and_o therefore_o he_o can_v declare_v it_o but_o it_o must_v appear_v upon_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o defendant_n confidence_n but_o he_o shall_v show_v certain_o such_o matter_n as_o lie_v in_o his_o knowledge_n also_o in_o this_o court_n it_o be_v not_o requisite_a that_o the_o certainty_n bill_n be_v all_o certain_a according_a to_o the_o solempnity_n of_o the_o common_a law_n for_o it_o be_v but_o a_o petition_n 9_o e._n 4._o 41._o subp._n 12._o et_fw-la b._n conse._n 3._o 2._o note_n that_o the_o chancellor_n say_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v prejudice_v by_o misplead_a or_o for_o default_n of_o form_n but_o according_a to_o the_o verity_n of_o his_o matter_n and_o the_o chancellor_n must_v judge_v secundum_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la and_o non_fw-la secundum_fw-la allegat_fw-la for_o if_o the_o complaintiff_n suppose_v by_o his_o bill_n that_o the_o defendant_n have_v do_v he_o wrong_n a_o d_o the_o defendant_n answer_v nothing_o yet_o if_o the_o chancellor_n have_v knowledge_n that_o the_o defendant_n do_v no_o wrong_n to_o the_o complaintiff_n the_o complaintiff_n shall_v not_o recover_v any_o thing_n 9_o e._n 4._o 14_o snbp._n 1â—_z jurisd._n 51._o and_o consc._n 26._o misplead_a 3._o misplead_a nor_o default_n of_o form_n shall_v not_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o chancery_n omnes_fw-la justice_n in_fw-la camera_fw-la scacc._n 14._o e._n 4._o