d••nised to Christopher Phes••nt the said Rectory for 21
years, rendring 17 l. 15 s. 5 d. and reserving Rent-corn,
according to the Statute, &c. which Rent was the antient
Rent; who entred, and was possessed, and assigned all his
Interest to one Matthew Bats, who made his last W••ll, and
made Sarah his Wife Executrix, and dyed. Sarah proved
the Will and entred, and was thereof possessed as Execu∣trix,
and took to Husband the said Robert Be••el; by force
whereof, hey in right of the said Sarah entred, and were
possessed; and the Defendant was th••n Tenant, and seized
for his life of 300 Acres of Arable Lands, in Litlington
aforesaid, which ought to pay Tythes to the Rector of
Litlington, and in 38 Eliz. the Defendant S••minavit
grano, 200 Acres pa••c. ••. &c. the Tythes whereof amount∣ed
to 150 l. And the Defendant did not set forth the
same from the Nine Parts, but carryed them away, con∣trary
to the Statute 2 E 6 &c. The Defendant pleaded,
Nihil debet. And the Jury ••ound, that the Defendant did
owe 55 l. and to th•• rest they found Nihil debet: And
in Arrest of Judgment, divers Matters were moved:
1. That Grano Seminata is too general, and it ought to
be expressed, with what kind of Grain the same was sow∣ed.
2. It was moved, If the Parson ought to have the
treble value, the Forfeiture being ••xoresly limited to none
by the Act. or that the same be••ong to the Queen.
3. If the same belong to the Parson, if he ought to sue
for it in the Ecclesiastical Court, or in the King's Tempo∣ral
Court.
4. If the Husband and Wife should joyn in the Acti∣on,
or the Husband alone; and upon solemn Argu∣ment
at the Barre and Bench, Judgment was affir∣med.