Lavv, or, a discourse thereof in foure bookes. Written in French by Sir Henrie Finch Knight, his Maiesties Serieant at Law. And done into English by the same author.

Statutes.

Westm. 2. cap. 12. In an appeale of the death of a man no essoyne shall lye for the Appellor, for whatsoeuer cause in whatso∣euer Court the appeale be.

Westm̄. 1. cap. 41. In assises and Iuris v∣trum after that the tenant hath once appea∣red, he shall be no more essoyned.

Westm̄. 2. cap. 28. In like manner it shall be touching demandants in an assise.

Westm̄ 1. cap. 42. Parceners and Ioynte∣nants in a praecipe against them shall haue but one essoyne.

Glocest. cap. 10. So of a man and his wife impleaded in the Kings Courts.

9. E. 3. cap. 3. Stat. 1. In a writ of debt against executours, they nor any of them shall haue but one essoyne before appa∣rance, that is to say, the summons or At∣tachment, nor but one after apparance.

Westm̄ 2. cap. 27. None allowed after the day giuen by Praece partium, in case where the parties consent to come without es∣soyne.

Marleb. cap. 13. After a man hath put

himselfe vpon an enquest, he shal haue but one assoine.

Westm. 2. cap. 27. After one hath put himselfe vpon an enquest, an essoyne shall be allowed him at the next day, but neuer after, whether he were essoyned before or not.

Mar. cap. 19. None shall need to sweare to warrant his essoine.

Westm̄ 1. cap. 43. The demaundant may auer against an essoyne (before Iustices) of being beyond sea, that the Tenaunt was within the foure seas the day that hee was sommoned, and three weekes after.

Westm̄ 2. cap. 17. In an essoyne De malo lecti, the demaundant may auer by enquest that the Tenant is not sicke, nor in such plight but he may come before the Iustices. Such an essoine shall not lye in a Writ of right betweene two claiming by one des∣cent.

5. E. 3. cap. 7. Essoyne of the Kings ser∣uice, nor protection shall not bee allowed in writs of attaint.

12. E. 2. Stat. of essoines. See many per∣ticular cases where essoynes lye not.