Bouleutērion, or A practical demonstration of county judicatures. Wherein is amply explained the judiciall and ministeriall authority of sheriffs. Together with the original, jurisdiction, and method of keeping all countrey courts. / By Will: Greenwood, philomath.

For stopping up of anothers light, for de∣priving him of ayre, and the pas∣sage of raine.

* 1.1T. P. &c. complains of A B. &c. of a plea of Tres∣passe upon the Case; for that whereas the said T. P. for the space of seven years now last past, hath been, and yet is, seised of one ancient Messuage, with the Ap∣purtenances in S. aforesaid in his Demesne as of Fee; in which Messuage the said T P. and his Family all the time aforesaid have dwelt, and yet do dwell; And also whereas the said A B. for the space of three yeares now last past, hath been and yet is possessed of one other Messuage with the Appurtenances in S. aforesaid, lying next and contiguous to the said Mes∣suage of the said T P. on the West side of the same Messuage of the said T P. And also whereas in the said West-side of the said Messuage of the said T P. time out of minde there hath been, and yet are, two ancient Windowes, parcell of the said Messuage of the said T P. Through which windowes not onely light hath used to shine into the said Messuage to en∣lighten it, but also wholsome ayre hath used to passe into the said Messuage for the health of him the said T. P. and his Family abiding in the same. And the said T P. of his said Messuage with the Appurtenances so as aforesaid being seised: And the said A B. of

his said Messuage with the Appurtenances possessed, the same A. B. not ignorant of the premisses, but ma∣liciously intending to stop up the said windows, and deprive the said T P. and his Family of the light and wholsome ayre shining and passing through the said windowes into the said Messuage of him the said T. P. (such a day and yeare) at S. aforesaid, did build and set up, and from that time hitherto hath continued a certaine house upon a piece of ground called the back∣side, parcell of the said Messuage of him the said A. B. so nigh unto the said Messuage of the said T. P. and the said two widowes, that not onely the sayd two windowes are stopped up, and thereby the said T. P. and his Family deprived of the light and whol∣some ayre which were wont to shine and passe through the said windowes into the said Messuage of him the said T. P. but also the passage of the Rain falling from the said Messuage of the said T. P. is hindered, and the Rain so hindered in passing away, sinketh downe to, and under the Foundations of the said Messuage of the said T. P. whereby the foundations of the said Messuage are weakned, and the Messuage likely to go to ruine, to the great damage of the said T. P. of 20 l. And thereof he produceth this Action, &c.

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  County Court. ss. Co. Report, q. part. Aldreds Case.