The second part of Symboleography, newly corrected and amended, and very much enlarged in all the foure seuerall treatises. 1. Of fines and concordes. 2. Of common recoueries. 3. Of offences and indictments. 4. Of compromises and arbitrements. Wereunto is annexed another treatise of equitie, the iurisdiction, and proceedings of the high Court of Chauncerye: of supplications, bils, and aunsweres, and of certaine writs and commissions issuing thence, and there also retornable: likewise much augmented with diuers presidents, very necessary for the same purpose, beginning at the 144. section, and continuing to the end of bils and aunsweres. Hereunto is also added a table for the more easy and readie finding of the matters herein contayned: the new additions hauing therein this marke * set before them.

SYMBOLEOGRAPHY Of Fines and Concordes.

The definition of Fines.

FOrasmuch as we haue alreadie in our first part [unspec A] * 1.1 of Symboleography shewed the forme of di∣uers Conditions and Couenants, aswell for the leuying of Fines of lands and tenementes, as also to rayse and limit the vses thereof: It now seemeth necessarie to shew how the Notes of writs of Couenants and Concordes for Fines, with other necessarie circumstances concerning the same are to be made. Wherefore let vs first learne what, and how worthy things Fines be.

Tremayle 21. E. fol. 4. tearmeth Fines, couenants made before Iu∣stices, [unspec B] and entred of record.

Browne saith, Fines be fructus, exitus, & finis effectus Legis, Plow. [unspec C] fol. 357.

Glanuil in his eight booke and first chapter tearmeth a Fine Ami∣cabilis [unspec D] compositio & finalis concordia ex consensu & licentia domi∣ni Regis vel eius Iusticiariorum. And Bracton tractatu quinto Lib. 5. ca. 28. Sect. 7. de Exceptionibus saith, finis ideo dicitur finalis concor∣dia, quia imponit finem litibus, & est exceptio peremptoria.

And Glanuil cap. 3. Lib. 9. saith, Talis concordia finalis dicitur, eo [unspec E] quod finem imponit negotio, adeo vt neutra pars litigantium ab eo de caetero poterit recedere.

In which bookes may be seene thauncient forme of leuying Fines & [unspec F] their great antiquitie: for they be as auncient as any Court of Record, Plow. fol. 357. a. 368. b. which without question were long before the Conquest.

So that Fines hauing their commencement of Record long before [unspec G] the Conquest, euer since haue remayned in great estimation, as appea∣reth by a Fine leuied before the Conquest touching the possession of the Abbey of Crowland, and diuers other auncient Fines leuied before that time yet extant, Plow. 357. a. 368. b.

But chiefely we are to consider their effects, which be to make cer∣teintie [unspec H] and assurance to the parties concerning their estates in lands and tenements, and to end contention, and breed peace and securitie to all men.

As appeareth by the Statute▪ de Finibus 27. Edw. 1. Stat. 1. cap. 1. [unspec I] wherein be these words, Quia fines in Curia nostra leuati finem litibus imponere debent, & imponunt: Ideo fines vocātur maxime cum post Duellum & magnam Assisam in suo casu vltimum locum finalem te∣neant imperpetuum: with which Statute agreeth Bracton tractatu 5. Lib. 5. cap. 28. Sect. 7. de Exceptionibus.

And therefore by thauncient law, Fine and Nonclaime by the space [unspec K] of a yeare and a day was a peremptory barre to all men, which was ab∣rogated by the statute made 34. Ed. 3. cap. 16.

And at this day Fines be of great force, puissance, and worthinesse: [unspec L] for being leuied and ingrossed with proclamatiōs, according to the sta∣tute of 4. H. 7. cap. 24. 1. R. 3. cap. 7. 32. H. 8. cap. 36. & 31. Eliz. Reg. cap. 2. They are finall endes, and sufficiently conclude, barre, and dis∣charge for euer aswell parties and priuies as estrangers to the same, except women couert (other then beene parties to the fines) and euery other person at the time of the leuying of the same fine being within the age of xxi. yeares, or in prison, or out of the Realme, or of vnsound mind, and not parties to such fines: Sauing vnto estrangers to such fines such right, title, claime, and interest, as they haue to the tenemēts there∣in contained at the time of thingrossing thereof: so that they pursue the same by action, or lawful entrie within fiue yeeres next after proclama∣tions thereupon made according to the said statutes: And sauing to all other persons such action, right, title, claime, and interest, in, or to the tenements in such fines mencioned, as first shall grow, remaine, dis∣cend, or come to them after the said fine ingrossed and proclamations made, by force of any cause or matter had or made before the said fine le∣uied: so that they pursue their action, right, or title within fiue yeeres next after that it is to them accrued.

By which authorities we gather that fines are nothing els, but In∣struments [unspec M] * 1.2 of record of agreements cōcerning lands, tenements, or he∣reditaments, duely made by the Queenes consent & licence, & knowled∣ged by the parties to the same vpō a writ of Couenant, a writ of Right, a writ of Customes & Seruices, Warrantia chartae thereof, or such like, before the Iustices of the Common place, or others thereunto authori∣zed, & ingrossed of record in the same Court, to end all cōtrouersies ther∣of both betweene themselues which be parties and priuies to the same, and all estrangers not suing or clayming in due time.

These Fines destroy estates taile, (other then such as be made by the [unspec N] King, the reuersion being in the King, 32. H. 8. ca. 36. And other then fines of lands restrayned from alienation by act of parliament, 32. H. 8. cap. 36. Or leuied by an Intrudor of lands seised into the kings hands, as by an heire which holdeth in Capite before Liuery sued 1. H. 7. ca. 5.

for by the Praerogatiue cap. 13. by his entrie he gayneth no freehold.) And in time become perpetuall barres against all men, end strife, make peace, breede securitie and tranquillitie, which is the very fruite, effect, and end of all godly Lawes.

Of the parties to fines.

IN euery Fine two things are principally to be regarded, the persons, [unspec A] * 1.3 and the action.

Persons chiefely regarded in fines be the [unspec B] parties to the fines and the [unspec B] Iudges.

Parties to the fines be the Cognizor and the Cognizee, which are [unspec C] thefficient causes thereof.

The Cognizor is he which doth knowledge the fine. [unspec D]

The Cognizee is he to whom the fine is leuied. [unspec E]

In the parties 3. things are specially to be regarded: Their Capa∣cities, [unspec F] Names, and Estates.

Touching the Capacitie of the Cognizor it is to be considered whe∣ther [unspec G] he be a person able to leuie a fine or no: namely whether he be void of all such impediments naturall and ciuill as may hinder him in doing thereof.

What persons may be Cognizors, and what not?

ALl persons male & female may be Cognizors, but such as are pro∣hibited [unspec A] * 1.4 that to doe by nature or law.

By nature through defect of the nund, or of the bodie, but no longer [unspec B] then such defect endureth.

This defect of the mind is either naturall or casuall. [unspec C]

Of Infancie.

DEfects of the minde by nature is by age which is of Infants, [unspec A] * 1.5 that is persons vnder thage of xxi. yeeres, as by Ideocy which ought not to be Cognizors, because the law intendeth they want vnder∣standing and discretion what to do in this behalfe: Yet if a fine be le∣uied by an Infant, it cannot be reuersed but by himselfe by writ of Er∣ror during his infancy, that the Court may see him and thereby iudge his age, 50. E. 3. 5. 17. E. 3. 52. and 78.

Impediments of the mind casuall such as affect, are furious madde [unspec B] men, Lunatiques, Ideots, men hauing the Lethargie, whereunto may (as it seemeth) be added doting old persons wanting discretion, men drunken, who ought not to be Cognizors, for their fines are not reuers∣able, because the fine it selfe argueth their habilities, for the law inten∣deth that Iudges will receiue no cognizances of such persons, 17. E. 3. 5. and 78. 17. Ass. 17.

Defects of the bodie.

DEfects of the bodie be such infirmities thereof by which the prin∣cipall [unspec A] * 1.6 sences necessarie for vnderstanding and to declare their con∣sents are wanting: Of which sort be such as are blind, deafe, or dumbe, naturally.

But persons blind, deafe, or dumbe accidentally may make cogni∣zance [unspec B] if they can expresse their meaning by writing.

Impediments legall or ciuill.

LEgall impediments be when such persons be prohibited by law as [unspec A] * 1.7 by nature are able to leuie fines.

And they are either by reason of subiection or ioint power. [unspec B]

Of legall subiection.

SUbiection legall is when persons be vnder the rule of others, as a [unspec A] * 1.8 feme couert to her husband, 2. H. 5. 9. E. 3. 28. A villein to his Lord 33. E. 3. Persons ciuilly dead, as Friers, Nunnes, Monkes, Chan∣nons professed, and other like supersticious votaries, who are in subiec∣tion to their Soueraignes, 14. H. 8. 16. 2. R. 2. 5.

Of couerture.

ANd therefore a feme couert within age ought not to leuie a fine, [unspec A] * 1.9 for that she cannot reuerse it during the couerture, nor after if the couerture continue till she be of full age, 50. E. 3. 5. 27. Ass. pla. 53.

And a feme couert ought not to leuie a fine but with her right hus∣band, [unspec B] 7. H. 4. 23. 42. E. 3. 20.

But a fine leuied by a feme couert without her husband of her owne [unspec C] landes wherein she hath fee simple, is an estoppell against her and her heires, if her husband auoid it not by entrie, or otherwise, as he may du∣ring his wiues life, and after her death during his owne life, as if he be tenant by the Curtesie, 17. E. 3. 52. and 78. 17. Ass. 17. 7. H. 4. 23. But if lyuing her first husband she take a second husband, and with him and by his name knowledge a fine, this fine shall not bind her, because she is misnamed, 7. H. 4. 22. and 23. Yet if she with her right husband by a wrong christian name leuie a fine, she is estopped during her life, ••. Ass. pla. 11. Brooke Fines 117.

A feme couert must beware how she with her husband do leuie a fine [unspec D] of her Iointure, least she thereby lose her dower, Trin. 19. Eliz. Dyer fol. 359. pla 49.

Neyther ought the husband without his wife to leuie any fine of her [unspec E] lands, for she and her heires may auoid it after his death, 32. H. 8. cap. 28. 12. E. 4. 12. 42. E. 3. 20.

Villeines.

ANd Villeines by knowledging such fines should preiudice their [unspec A] * 1.10 Lords, thereby bereauing them of the landes aliened, for such fines be good.

Persons dead in law.

ANd fines leuied by persons ciuilly dead are vtterly void. [unspec A] * 1.11

Imprisonment.

ANd if men compelled by threatnings or inprisonment should be [unspec A] * 1.12 admitted to leuie fines, they should thereby be barred, because the law intendeth such persons are at libertie when they knowledge fines 17. E. 3. 52. 78. 17. Ass. 17.

Of persons hauing ioint power.

PErsons prohibited to be Cognizors by reason of ioint power, are [unspec A] * 1.13 they that haue ioint power and aucthoritie with others, as the sin∣gle members of euery Corporation or Society, As a Bishop without his Deane and Chapter, A Deane without his Chapter, An Abbot or Prior without his Couent, A Parson, Vicar, Prebendary, or Chaun∣try priest without their Ordinarie, A Maior without his Cominaltie, Masters of colledges without their Felowes, And of other Societies incorporate, may not leuie fines, Plow. 375. b. 11. Elizab. fol. 538. a 21. Eliz. 21. E. 4. 13. 11. H. 4. 68. 12. H. 4. 11. & 12. 38. E. 3. 33. Plow. fol. 538. a. 20. Eliz.

Of the estates of Cognizors.

ALbeit euery fine be good to bind the parties, yet for the validitie [unspec A] * 1.14 of the fine it is conuenient that either the Cognizor or the Cogni∣zee be seazed of the lands aliened, 41. E. 3. 14. 22. H. 6. 13.

For the fine is void if neither of the parties be seazed at the leuying [unspec B] thereof, 41. E. 3. 14. 33. H. 6. 18. 3. H. 6. 27. 27. H. 8. 4. and 20. 37. H. 6. 34. 13. Ass. p. 8. 3. H. 7. 9. 5. E. 3. 22. H. 6. 57.

Yet the vouchee after he hath entred into the warrantie may leuy a [unspec C] fine vnto the demandant, though in facto neither of them is seazed: For such vouchee is tenant in law and may confesse the action, because of the priuitie betweene him and the demandant. But a fine by him so leuied to an estranger is void, 8. H. 4. 5. 5. H. 7. 40.

Persons attained or wayued in personall actions may alien by fine [unspec D] or otherwise, for their estates remayne in them still, though they there∣by forfeyt the profites of their landes, 9. H. 6. 20. 21. H. 7. 7.

And persons attainted of Felony or Treason may not be Cognizors, [unspec E] by reason that by their offences their estates be forfeyted, But if they do, their fines be good against all persons but the King and the Lord of whom the lands beholdē for their times, 8. Ass. pla. 25. for their estats

remaine in them during their liues.

Also tenant for life may leuie a fine sur graunt & releas of the lands [unspec F] which he holdeth for life, to hold to the Cognizee for life of the tenant for life, and it is no forfeiture, 44. E. 3. 36. But if the estate were lar∣ger, or the fine sur cognizance de droit come ceo que &c. it were a forfeiture of his estate, 4. H. 7. fol.

The same law is of such sins by tenant in tayle after possibility, te∣nant [unspec G] in dower, or by the curtesie, 39. E. 3. 16. But such fine of a rēt see∣meth to be no forfeiture, 2. H. 5. 7. Yet a particuler tenāt, as in dower, by curtesie, or for life, cannot by fine graunt & surrender their estates to thowner of the reuersion or remainder, but may by fine graunt and re∣leas the same, 17. E. 3. 62. 24. E. 3. 26. 20. E. 3. and 14. E. 3.

A tenant in commen or Iointenant may leuie a fyne of his part, [unspec H] 26. H. 8. 9.

So may a Coparcener of his part, Dyer 334. plac. 30. Pasch. 16. [unspec I] Eliz.

A fine leuied by the heyre who is an Intrudor vpon the kings pos∣session [unspec K] is voyd per le Praerog. cap. 13. 1. H. 7. 5. 24. E. 3. 65. But if such fine be leuied without intrusion, it bindeth the Cognizor and his heires, 1. H. 7. 5.

If a disseisor leuie a fyne with proclamation, and the disseisee with∣in [unspec L] fiue yeares after do not enter or caime, he and his heires be barred for euer, Plowd. fol. 353. 11. Elizab. inter Stowell & Zouch.

Also fines may be leuied by the tenant in taile general, or special, And [unspec M] by tenant in fee simple, And by tenant in remainder or reuersion.

¶ Hauing thus passed the capacities and estates of Cognizors, [unspec N] let vs haue consideration how they may be named.

How Cognizors are to be named.

TOuching the names whereby parties to fines ought to be named, [unspec A] * 1.15 for so much as names be to no other end inserted into fines and o∣ther writings, then that it may be certeinly knowen, who be the parties thereunto, it is requisite that they be certeinly named by their right names of baptisme and surnames, whether the same be King, Prince, Duke, Marquesse, Earle, Vicont, Baron, Lord, or Knight, which be names of dignitie, (some of which are sometimes named without their Surnames: as Georg. Comes Salop̄ without his surname, Iohēs Dux Lancastr̄,) or he be an Esquire or Gentleman, which be names of wor∣ship, nobilitie, and honor, 14. H. 6. 15. 21. E. 4. 84.

Whose addicions neuerthelesse of curtesie are communly vsed in [unspec B] fines: as Io. Byron Miles, H. D. armig. T. L. gener̄, Or if he be a ••eoman, husbandman, artificer, laborer, or any Ecclesiasticall person:

as Archbishop, Bishop, Archdeacon, Deane, Parson, Vicar, Clerke, &c. Or any Corporation, or bodie ciuill, politique, or corporate, hauing co∣uent or common seale: as Baylife and Burgesses, Maior and Commi∣naltie, or any other fraternitie or brotherhood, 11. H. 4. 44. 12. H. 4. 20. 14. H. 4. 21. 7. H. 6. 27.

And albeit it be not necessarie alwayes in fines to giue the parties [unspec C] their proper additions of place, dignitie, estate, degree, misterie, or occu∣pation: Yet if there be two or more in one parishe of one name and sur∣name, it seemeth requisite for distinction sake, to giue them some additi∣ons &c. as I. S. senior or iunior &c. As if a man haue two sonnes of one name, or the father and his sonne be of one name, the father shall not ca∣rie the addition of senior, but the sonne of iunior, and not the elder bro∣ther but the yonger, 37. H. 6. 29. 47. E. 3. 16.

What persons may be Cognizees in fines, and secondly by what names they must be named.

ALl such persons as may be grauntees or take contracts, may bee* 1.16 [unspec A] cognizees, as persons of full age, Infants, femes couert, madde men, lunatique, ideots, men imprisoned, men without the Realme, And all Corporations and ciuill bodies, men attainted of felonie or treason, men outlawed in personall actions, bastards, clerkes conuict, villeines, aliens, &c.

And if a fine be leuied to a feme couert, she needeth not to bee exami∣ned, [unspec B] because she taketh by the fine: And if she had any better estate be∣fore the fine, the fine shall not conclude her to claime it, 3. H. 6. 42. 41. E. 3. 7. 50. E. 3. 9. 24. E. 3. 62.

Neither shall an Infant being cognizee 〈◊〉〈◊〉 24. E. 3. 62. be∣cause [unspec C] the fine is for his benefite. Tenant 〈◊〉〈◊〉 may be cognizee in a fine, by which the cognizee doth confesse all his fight, which he hath in the lands, to be the right of the tenant for life, and release and quite claime to him and his heires, and not commit any forfeiture, for thereby his former estate is not changed, and it may inure to him in reuersion or remainder, 1. H. 7. fol. 5.

And an Abbot, Deane and Chapter, Maior and Cominaltie, & such [unspec D] like Corporatiōs, may be cognizees in fines: But before the ingrossing of the fine to such Corporation, a writ ought to be directed to the Iu∣stices of the common place, quod permittant finem illum leuari, 5. H. 7. 25. 19. H. 6. 25. A Prior may be cognizee, 22. E. 4. 15. E. 4. 22.

But persons ciuilly dead, as Monkes, Channons, and Friers, can not [unspec E] be cognizees, because they be vnder the rule of others, and want ciuill capacitie, 5. H. 7. 25. 19. H. 6. 25.* 1.17

2 Cognizees in fines must be named by their right proper names & [unspec F]

surnames: for a fine being leuied to A. and Sibell his wife, (where her Christian name was Isabell) was holden void. 1. Ass. pla. 1. See the Section how the Cognizors are to be named, and that will satisfie you for the naming of Cognizees.

Before what persons Fines may be knowledged.

HAuing thus perused the capacities, estates, & names of cognizors* 1.18 [unspec A] and cognizees, it is time to inquire of the Iudges, before whom this businesse may be handled: Touching which it is to be noted, that of these, some are Iudges only at the time of the cognizances & certifi∣cat thereof.

And others at the time of the Concord. [unspec B]

And Iudges of the cognizances, are such persons as haue power to [unspec C] take such cognizance, eyther by vertue of their offices, or by some com∣mission generall or speciall, graunted vnto them by her Maiestie out of the high court of Chauncery.

All or two of the Iustices of the Common place may in open court [unspec D] take knowledge of fines, and record them by vertue of their offices, 15. E. 2. cap.

And the chiefe Iustice of the Common place, by the priuiledge and [unspec E] prerogatiue of his place and office, may take cognisance of fines in any place out of the court and certifie the same, without writ of Dedimus potestatem, Dyer fol. 224. pla. 31.

And it seemeth by the Statute 15. E. 2. that if the parties be not a∣ble [unspec F] to trauell, two of the Iustices of the common Bench, with the con∣sent of the rest, or one of them with a Knight, may go vnto the parties, and receiue and certifie their cognizances into the said Court, without any Dedimus potestatem to enable them thereunto. But this course is long sithence discontinued.

And it seemeth that ••••stices of Assises by the generall wordes of [unspec G] their Patents may take and certifie cognizances of fines without any speciall Dedimus potestatem for the wordes be in effect as followeth, that is to say: Necnon ad recipiend' omnes fines, concordias, & re∣cognitiones in circuitu suo, coniunctim & diuisim recognit̄ pro illa vice in circuituillo, non ob••lante aliquo actu, statuto, siue ordinatione in contrarium &c.

Yet such Iustices vse not now to certifie them without a speciall [unspec H] writ of Dedimus potestatem, sued forth of the Chauncery, directed vnto them, and giuing them therby power, to take and certifie such cog∣nizances as they haue alreadie taken, Dyer fol. 224. plac. 51. 5. Eliz. ••. H. 7. 9. And fines haue beene leuied before Iustices Errants, Lib. Intrac' titulo Scire fac' in Ayde 2.

Of a Dedimus potestatem de Fine leuando.

A Special commission for a fine is a writ of Dedimus potestatem di∣rected* 1.19 [unspec A] to some persons to take the cognisances of the cognisours which is graunted out of the Chauncery, when Cognisors of fines by reason of infirmitie, or other reasonable cause, cannot come to the Court there to make cognisance thereof. This Dedimus potestatem must containe the substance of the writ of Couenant, and recite that it is thereof depending betweene the parties bearing Teste after the writ of Couenant, which writ of Dedimus potestatem ought to be directed to men of good credite & conscience, and exptert in the lawes, who must certifie the same with the cognisances to the Iustices of the common Plees, as shalbe shewed hereafter. And euery such Dedimus potestatem to a special commission must be signed by the Lord Chancelor, or Lord Keeper, and Lord chiefe Iustice of the common plees, or by some of the Iustices of the circuit where the land lyeth.

But now many writs of Dedimus potestatem to take knowledge of [unspec B] fines bee directed to men of meane degree and small knowledge, with whom sometimes for fashion sake in such commissions be ioined Lords, Knights, and other of good credite: but be seldome vsed in the execution thereof. By meanes wherof oftentimes this busines is vnduely effected, and Recognisances of femes couert within age, and of other weomen, neuer duely examined, and of Infantes, as also of madde men, Luna∣tiques, Ideots, and men imprisoned, are sometimes certified which would neuer be suffered, if such Cognisors were for that purpose either brought into the Court, or before any of the Iustices thereof, or before any Seriant, or Knight, or man of good conscience and discretion, who would soone perceiue their imperfections, and therefore refu••e to take their cognisances in so weightie matters as fines be, which be the most binding barres in the law. Great care and heed therfore in my conceipt is to be had, to whom such aucthoritie is committed, least it be so ••••used as is abouesaid. And writs of Error haue bin brought, because fines haue bin knowledged by Dedimus potestatem before such as were nei∣ther Iudge, Abbot, Knight, nor Seriant at the law, And therefore such recognisances haue bin refused, Br. Fines 120.

A Iustice or other person being cognisee in a fine, may not take cog∣nisance [unspec C] thereof himselfe: for if he so doe, the fine thereupon leuied is void, 8. H. 6. 21.

And when any cognisance of fines is taken, it seemeth conuenient, [unspec D] that the persons, before whom they be knowledge, do signe the note of the cognisance as it is commonly vsed for the credite thereof, Dyer fol. 320. P. 19. H. 15. Eliz.

And now by a late order, all fines taken by Dedimus potestatem by

him that is not Iustice of Assise in that circuit where the lād lyeth, must be signed by a Iustice of that circuit, Dyer fol. 220. pla. 15. The forme of the Dedimus potestatē appeareth amongst the adiuncts of concords.

Iudges, to whom cognisances are to be certified, and before whom they are to be recorded.

IVdges for the recording of fines by the Iustices of the common plees* 1.20 [unspec A] onely, 15. E. 2. cap. And therefore as is said, all cognisances thereof must be certified thither, for in that Court onely all fines are to be leui∣ed, Notwithstanding 36. H. 6. 34.

And by special graunt a fine may be leuied in a base Court, 44. Ed. [unspec B] 3. 38.

But fines leuied in Auncient demesne by any custome seeme voide, [unspec C] 44. E. 3. 38. And so in other inferiour Courts, 50. Ass. pl. 9.

Also by the statute of 2. E. 6. ca. 28. fines may beleuied in the county [unspec D] Palantine of Chester.

And by 37. H. 8. cap. 19. fines may be leuied of lands in the Countie [unspec E] Palantine of Lancaster.

And by the statute of 5. Eliz. cap. 27. fines may be leuied within the [unspec F] county Palantine of Duresme.

¶ Hauing thus r••n ouer the discourse of the persons vsed in fines, [unspec G] order requireth that we should now set vpon the verie actions of Fines themselues.

Of the diuision of fines.

EVery fine therefore is either witohut proclamations, or with pro∣clamations.* 1.21 [unspec A]

At this day a fine without proclamation, which is also termed a fine* 1.22 [unspec B] at the common law, is such a fine, as is leuied, after such maner & forme as they were vsually leuied before, 4. H. 7. ca. 24. vpon which no procla∣mations were made, which fines do still remaine of such force, as they were at the cōmon law, to discontinue the estate of the Cognisor, if they* 1.23 be executed, 7. Ed. 3. fol. 35. 1. R. 3. cap. 7. Dyer fol. 216. p. 54. 4. Elizab. Plow. fol. 265. b. 4. H. 7. cap. 24.

A fine with proclamations (the same is also termed a fine according* 1.24 [unspec C] to the statute) is a fine leuied with proclamation after the forme & ma∣ner ordeined by the statutes made 4. H. 7. cap. 24. 1. R. 3. cap. 7. Mar. ca. 7. 32. H. 8. cap. 36. 31. Eliz. cap. 2. Plow. fol. 265. b

Of fines executed, and executory.

ANd euery fine, aswel with proclamation as without, is either exe∣cuted* 1.25 [unspec A] or executory.

A fine executed is such a fine, as of his owne force giueth a present pos∣session [unspec B] (at the least in law) vnto the Cognisee, so that he needeth no writ of Habere facias seisinam for the execution of the same fine, but may en∣ter, of which sort is a fine sur cognisance de droit come ceo que il ad de son done, which is in verie deed the surest fine of all, 8. H. 4. 8. 41. E. 3. 14. 42. E. 3. 5. 46. E. 3. 15. 50. E. 3. 9. 13. Ass. p. 8.

Fines executory be such, as of their owne force do not execute the pos∣session* 1.26 [unspec C] in the cognisees, as fines sur cognisance de droit tantum, Fines sur done, graunt, releas, confirmation, or render: for if such fines be not leuied, or such render made vnto them that be in possession at the time of the fines leuied, the cognisees must needs sue writs of Habere facias sei∣sinam, according to their seueral cases, for the obtaining of their posses∣sions. Neuertheles, if at the leuying of such executory fines, the parties, vnto whom the state is thereby limited, be in possession of the lands pas∣sed, be needeth no writ of execution for the same, for then such fines doe inure by way of extinguishment of right, but alter not the estate nor pos∣session* 1.27 of the cognisee, but perchance better it, 7. H. 7. 12. and 22. 2. E. 3. 6. 21. E. 3. 44. 8. H. 4. 8. 41. E. 3. 14. 7. H. 4. 23.

Againe some fines be single, and some double.

A Sngle fine is such a fine, by which nothing is graunted, or rendred* 1.28 [unspec A] backe againe by the Cognisees, or any of them, to the cognisors, or any of them, 8. H. 4. 8. 24. E. 3. 26.

A double fine is a fine containing a graunt and render back again ei∣ther* 1.29 [unspec B] of some rent, common, or other thing out of the land, or of the land it selfe, to all or some of the Cognisors, for some estate, limitting thereby many times remainders to estraungers, which be not named in the writ of Couenant, 8. H. 4. 8. 24. E. 3. 26. and 35.

Of the parts of Fines, and of the writ of Couenant.

IN the forme of euery fine we are to consider the principal parts there∣of,* 1.30 [unspec A] & their Adiuncts, both proper to euery part, and common to all.

The principal parts of fines be the writ or action whereupon the con∣cord* 1.31 is made, and the Concord it lelfe.

Of writs whereupon fines are leuied.

THe writ is the verie basis, ground & foundation of the fine, wherby* 1.32 [unspec A] the parties haue day in court to leuy the same, & containeth the par∣ties & things to be passed certeinely, And it is most commonly a writ of Couenant, 35. H. 8. Br. Fines 116. Or a Warrantia chartae, 18. E. 4. 22. Or a writ of Right, Or a writ of Mes••e, 26. Ass. pla. 37. Or a writ of Customes and seruices, 26. Ass. pla. 37. Dyer fol. 179. pl. 46.

Whereof Fines be grounded.

IN euery such writ thessential parts & the adiuncts are to be conside∣red: [unspec A] * 1.33 the principal parts therof be the parties to the same, whereof we haue spoken already, And the things whereof a fine is leuied.

Of what things Fines may be leuied.

ANd touching the things whereof fines are leuiable, we are first to [unspec A] * 1.34 consider the nature of the things themselues, whether they will passe in fines or no: And then of their names, by which they may passe or not. And howe they may bee in order placed in the writs: Fines therefore may be leuied of all things inheritable being in Esse tempore finis, a••d certainly expressed in the writs, 18. E. 4. 22. as de messuagio, tofto, columbario, gardino, terra. prato, pastura, bosco, subbosco, bru∣era, mora, iuncaria, marisco, alneto, ruscaria, redditu, per Registrum fol. 2. a de Rectoria Ecclesiae parochialis de M. ac de decimis granorum, garbarum, & foeni, eidem Rectorie spectant̄ &c. or cum omnibus deci∣mis granorum, garbarum, & foeni eidem Rectoriae spectant̄, Thel Lib. 8. cap. 9. Sect▪ 2. de Rectoria 2. E. 3. de furlongo terre, 4. H. 6. 14. de pas∣sagio vltra aquam de T. de pastura ad certos boues, o••es, & alia aueria, ac de communia pro omnibus animalibus, vel pro om••••modis auerijs, vel de libera piscaria, libera warrenna, vel de Aduocatione Ecclesiae de D. vel de aliquo seruitio speciali, vt de seruitio vnius fe••di Militis, vnius paris Calcarium deauratorum, vel de seruitio inueniendi hominem, e∣quitem vel peditem ad eundem, vel ad equitandum cum le Cognisee in exercitu Walliae vel Scotiae, &c. de Piscaria, 13. E. 3. de officio, 27. H. 8. fol. 12. de proficuis officij, 12. E. 3. de Aduocatione, Reg. fol. 165. de Corodio, 18. H. 6. fol. 20. 4. E. 4. 6. de chiminio, 2. E. 3. fol. 49. de profi∣cuo molendini, 18. E. 3. fo. 56. de libero redditu in breui, and in the con∣cord, Quod predictus A. recogn̄ praedict' redditum cum pertinen̄ si∣mul cum homagio & fidelitate B. C. & haeredum suorum de totis ten̄tis quae &c. 1. E. 3. fo. 1. et 5. de frankfold', 1. E. ••. fo. 1. de Nundinis & Mer∣catu, 1. E. 3. fol. 4. de franchisia, 1. E. 3. fol. 4. de Minera plumbi, & cuius∣cunque geneis metalli cum pertinen̄, &c. Reg. fol. 165. de decimis gar∣barum ad Ecclesiam de N. qualiter••unq••e spectant̄, Reg. fol. 165. de Aduocatione tertiae partis Ecclesiae &c. or▪ detertia parte aduocatio∣nis Ecclesiae, or, de meditate aduocati••••is Ecclesiae, or, de aduocatio∣ne medietatis Ecclesiae, 45. E. 3. 12. 33. H. 6. fol. 11. de Communia, 4. E. 4. 6. de caruca terre, de pastura ad cen•• ••••ues, de homagio, de feodo Militis, Reg. fol. 166. 167.

And a fine may be of a Rent charge which had no being before, 21. [unspec B] E. 3. 44.

Or, of a chiefe rent or other rent in b••ing, 18. E. 4. 22. [unspec C]

Or, of a Seigniory, 48. E. 3. 23. [unspec D]

Or, of an acquitaile, 50. E. 3. 23. [unspec E]

Or, of a Chauntrie, 38. E. 3. 33. [unspec F]

And of many other things may fines be leuied. [unspec G]

And as fines may be leuied of things in possession, so may they be leui∣ed of a Remainder, or Reuersion, 42. E. 3. 7. 44. E. 3. 45. [unspec H]

And a Reuersion or a Remainder wil passe by the name of the lands, [unspec I] 43. E. 3. 22.

But where a fine is of a reuersion or a remainder, it behoueth the cog∣nisee [unspec K] * 1.35 to sue a Quid i••ris clamat against the tenant: When it is of rent, a writ Quem redditum reddi••: And where of a Seigniorie or seruices, Per que seruitia, to compell the tenant to attourne, as shall be shewed hereafter.

Fines may be leuied of thinheritance or freehold of parsonages, vica∣rages, [unspec L] * 1.36 porcions, pensions, tithes, oblations, or any other Ecclesiasticall profit made temporall, and admitted to abide in temporall, handes, and lay vses, by the lawes, and statutes of this Realme of England, 32. H. 8. cap. 7.

And to conclude, fines be leuyable of all things, whereof a Precipe qd' [unspec M] reddat lyeth, as will appeare by the examples following.

And landes bought of diuers persons may passe in one fine, and then [unspec N] * 1.37 the writ of Couenant must be brought by all the vendees against all the vendors: And euery vendor must warrant against him and his heires onely: for it is absurd that one man should warrant the sale of an other without consideration.

And such ioint fines seeme reasonable, especially where the seuerall [unspec O] purchases be of so smal value as the charges of a fine would exceed the value of some of them.

But fines may not be leuied of things incertaine: as de tenemento, [unspec P] * 1.38 3. E. 4. 19. 11. H. 7. 25. 12. H 7. 6. 47. E. 3.

Nor of lands giuen in taile by the king, for it is void against the issue [unspec Q] * 1.39 entaile and the king, 32. H. 8. cap. 36. Br. Fines 121.

Nor of lands restrained from being sold by act of Parliament, 32. H. [unspec R] * 1.40 8. cap. 36.

Nor of lands of the husband or of his aūcestors assured for Iointure, [unspec S] * 1.41 dower, or in taile, to any woman by meanes of her husbande or his aun∣cestors, for such fine worketh a present forfeiture of her estate, if she grāt a greater estate then for her life, 11. H. 7. cap. 20. Plow. fol. 459.

Nor of lands seised into the kings hands before Liuery or Ouster le [unspec T] * 1.42 maine ••••ed, 24. E. 3. 65.

Nor of lands in Aūcient demesne: for if any fine be leuied of such lāds, [unspec V] * 1.43 it may be reuersed by a writ of Disceit, brought by the Lord of Aunci∣ent

demesne, & therby he shalbe restored to his seigniory, and it seemeth to be void betweene the parties, quia, coram non Iudice, 7. H. 4. 44. 8. H. 4. 23. 21. E. 3. 20. Reg. fol. 13. b. de Fine adnullando &c.

Yet it is holden good to bind the parties, 17. E. 3. 31. and 7. H. 4. Br. [unspec W] Fines 101. which seemeth not to be law.

But if such fines be of lands in Auncient demesne and of lands at the [unspec X] * 1.44 common law, it shalbe still good for the lands at the common law, 7. H. 4. 44. 21. E. 3. 20.

By what names things may passe in Fines.

NOw that we haue partly set downe what may passe in fines, let vs [unspec A] * 1.45 see by what names the same may passe. An Honor, this may passe by the name of a Manor, or by his proper name: as de honore de Tick∣hill, or, de manerio de Tickhill.

It suffiseth also to demaund a Manor by his proper name without na∣ming [unspec B] * 1.46 of the Towne wherein it lyeth, For it may be out of any towne, or extend into seueral townes & counties: as, de manerio de D. cum per∣tin̄, yet it feemeth best to expresse all the seuerall townes into which it extendeth: as, de manerio de S. cum pertin̄ in D. & E. 19. Ed. 4. fol. 9. ••. 43. E. 3. fol. 9. a. Bracton Lib. 4. cap. 31. Sect▪ 3. 9. E. 4. fol. 61. 9. a 16. •• 17. b. 11. H. 7. fo. 22. b 49. For if any of the townes, into which the ma∣nor extendeth, be omitted, nothing of the Manor in that towne passeth, 5. E. 4. 103.

A Castell or a Hundred may be parcel of a Manor, and passe by the [unspec C] * 1.47 name of the manor, whereof they be parcel, 26. Ass. 54. And one Manor may be parcel of an other, 2. E. 3. fo. 36. And a Castel may be demaunded by his proper name: as, de castello de B. cum pertin̄, 1. E. 3. fol. 4.

An Hundred may be demanded by it selfe: as, de hundredo de S. 27. [unspec D] * 1.48 H. 6. fol. 2.

Mesuagiū is a dwelling house. By the name of a Mesuage, may passe [unspec E] * 1.49 a Curtelage, a gardein, an orchard, a douehouse, a shop, a mill, as parcell of an house, Bractō Lib. 5. cap. 28. Sect▪ 1. Plow. fo. 169. 170. 171. The like of a cottage, a toft, a chamber, a celler, &c. yet may they be demaun∣ded by their single names.

A Chappell or an Hospitall must be demaunded by the name of a me∣suage, [unspec F] * 1.50 13. Ass. 2.

A Toft is the place wherein a mesuage hath stood. [unspec G]

A Curtelage is a garden, or a yard, or fold, or a peece of void ground, [unspec H] * 1.51 lying neere and belonging to a mesuage, Plow.

Molendinum is good without adding ventriticum, or aquaticum: al∣beit [unspec I] * 1.52 the latter be more vsual. 44. E. 3. fol. 13.

Of a Reuersion, by the name of the land, or otherwise, 43. E. 3. 22. [unspec K] * 1.53

Land is to be demaunded by the certeine measure of the superficiall [unspec L] * 1.54 quantitie thereof: as hida, carucata, bouata, virgata, acra, roda terrae.

In like maner boscus, subboscus, bruera, mora, iuncaria, mariscus, & [unspec M] alnetum, & ruscaria, may be demaunded by the number of acres thereof, 16. Ass. 9.

Turbarie may be demaunded by the name of More. [unspec N]

Rent by the multitude and number of the things which are to be rē∣dred: [unspec O] * 1.55 as, x. librar̄, or sex denar̄, or vno obulat̄, or quin{que} solidat̄ reddit̄.

Housebote, Haybote, and Plowbote, may be demanded by the name [unspec P] * 1.56 of Estouers: thus, de rationabili estouerio in boscis, viz. in decem acris bosci ipsius A. in D. &c.

Parsonages, Rectories, Aduowsons, Vicarages, or Tythes impropri∣ate, [unspec Q] * 1.57 passe not by the names de Aduocatione Ecclesiae, but de Rectoria Ecclesiae de S. cum pertin̄.

But whē it is but of a presentation, it must be de Aduocatione eccle∣siae [unspec R] * 1.58 de S. and not, cum pertin̄.

And of all Vicarages endowed, the writ must be de Aduocatione [unspec S] * 1.59 Vicariae Ecclesiae de S. and not cum pertin̄.

And where no Vicarage is endowed, it passeth vnder these words, de [unspec T] Aduocatione ecclesiae de S. &c.

If an entier manor, mesuage, or other entier thing, be deuided or par∣ted, [unspec V] * 1.60 and after a fine is to be leuied of some of the parts of the thing so se∣uered, thē must not the fine be de medietate, or de quarta parte, or, other part, of the manor, mesuage, or other thing, but such part must be demaū∣ded by the name of a whole thing: As if the manor of D. be deuided in∣to 2. parts, the fine of thone part (if the deuision be so made, that the ma∣nor of that part be not extinct) must be de manerio de D. So, if a mesu∣age and xx. acres of land be parted into two parts, the fine of thone part must be de vno mesuagio & decem acris terre &c. and not de medieta∣ie vnius mesuagij, & xx. acrarum terre: for the things new diuided from the rest, are now become whole thinges by themselues, though lesse in quantity then the whole was before diuision thereof made. If a thing be* 1.61 twise named in a writ of Couenant, it hurteth not: as a Manor and an Hundred parcel of the same manor, 27. H. 8. 2.

If lands in diuers Shires passe, there must be seuerall writs of Co∣uenant [unspec X] * 1.62 thereof accordingly, and but one Concord, Dyer 227. pla. 44. 15. E. 4. 33.

Of the names of the place wherein the lands do lye.

ANd the place wherein the lands do lye, is taken to be parcel of the [unspec A] * 1.63 name thereof: And thefore we must regard the places wherein the lands do lye, as the shire, Towne, Parish, or Hamlet: for a fine is good

in a Hamlet, 38. E. 3. fol. 19. 8. E. 4. fol. 6. and 7. E. 6. Br. Fines 44. & 91.* 1.64 or in a Towne decaied, 7. E. 6. Br. Fines 91.

Neuerthelesse, it is also good to name the Towne wherein the ham∣let [unspec B] is, as it seemeth, and that with addition, for distinction, if there be di∣uers Townes of the same name in the same Countie.

And if a Manor extend into diuers Townes: as, A. B. C. it is good to [unspec C] * 1.65 expres al or none: as, de manerio de S. in A. B. C. for if any of the townes be omitted, none of the manor in that towne passeth. Yet a fine of a ma∣nor cum pertin̄ would haue caried the whole manor, 9. E. 4. 6.

But if a mā haue diuers Manors of one name: as, South S. & North [unspec D] * 1.66 S. it is good, in a writ of one of the same manors, to expresse certainly which of them is intended to be passed, 47. E. 3. 12. H. 7. 6. Albeit it is thought good ynough by the name of the manor of S. without addition: for certeintie is alwaies best.

How seueral things must be placed in writs of Couenant.

NOw that we haue partly learned, of what things fines may be le∣uied, [unspec A] * 1.67 and by what names: yet seemeth time to shew in what order and forme they must be therein placed one before an other, when diuers thinges passe by one writ, for which we may obserue these rules. First* 1.68 the more worthy thinges must be put before things lesse worthy: as a Mesuage is set before land, a Manor before a mesuage, a Castle before a Manor, 7. H. 6. 39. Plow. 168. 169.

Secondly, things general before things special: as lande (being the [unspec B] * 1.69 general, or genus to meadow, pasture, wood, Iuncaria, mariscus, is first to be placed: And wood (being the general to wood grounds, as alnetum salicetum &c. is to be set before them the writs.

Thirdly, entier or whole things are to be set before their partes: as, [unspec C] * 1.70 de manerio de C. & medietate manerij de B. cum pertinen̄ &c.

Fourthly, parts of things excepted must succeede those things out of [unspec D] * 1.71 which they be excepted. And if there be diuers parcels in one writ, that parcel, out of which thexception is to be made, ought to be last placed, Registr̄ fol. 6. as, de manerio de D. cum pertin̄ in C. (excepto vno me∣suagio, duabus acris terre, & aduocatione Ecclesie de C. &c.).

And euery thing excepted ought to be certainly named. It needeth [unspec E] * 1.72 not to say cum pertin̄ after the thing excepted, 40. E. 3. 25.

And thexception must alwaies be of such things, wherof the writ wil [unspec F] lie, and be mencioned therein, Plowd. fol. 362. a 362. b 370. a Registr̄ fol. 228. 229. of which for the present, view thensample ensuing: vi∣delicet.

Praecipe A. B. quod teneat C. D. conuenc' &c. de vno mesuagio, vno cotagio, & medietate vnius mesuagij, & decem acrarum

terrae cum pertin̄, excepta vna acra terrae in N. &c.

And finally the forme & order of placing the particulers in a writ of [unspec G] * 1.73 Couenant, is in all things as in a Praecipe quod reddat of lands.

And further, obserue the rule of the Register fol. 2. which partly ap∣peareth [unspec H] in these Verses ensuing.

suagium, tum, lendinum, umbare, dinū, ra, tum, tura, cus, ra, [unspec I] * 1.74 Mes, tof, mol, col, gar, ter, pra, pas, bos, brue, mora. ria, cus, tum, caria, ditus, Iunca, maris, alne, rus, red, sectare priora.

The writ of Couenant must beare Teste before the writ of Dedi∣mus [unspec K] * 1.75 potestatem, 35. H. 8. Br. Fines 116.

Of Adiuncts proper to the writs whereof Fines be leuied.

OF Adiuncts proper to writs of Couenant, and other writs vpon [unspec A] * 1.76 which fines be vsually leuied, some be internall Adiuncts, and some externall.

Adiūcts internall be the days of returne, and the date or Teste of the [unspec B] * 1.77 writ, which be also common to other writs.

In the Returne it is to be obserued, that there be xv. dayes at the [unspec C] * 1.78 least betweene the Teste, and the day limited for the returne thereof. 12. E. 4. 11.

The Teste or date must not be vpon any Sunday, or other festiuall [unspec D] * 1.79 day, which is not dies iuridicus in Court.

External Adiuncts to writs be, the writing, the Latin, the affidauit, [unspec E] * 1.80 or composition, the signing, and the paiment of the fine, and returning, which be in like maner common to other writs.

Touching the writing thereof, it is meete to be faire written with∣out [unspec F] * 1.81 rasing or interlining of any principall matter therein, for such ra∣sing* 1.82 or interlining will ouerthrow the writ in some cases, 45. E. 3. 18.

Also it behoueth that there be no false Latin in any such writs, 7. [unspec G] H. 6. 34.

And therfore such writs should heedfully be examined twise or thrise [unspec H] * 1.83 ouer, for feare of errors.

The forme vsed in the returning of such writs wil appeare amongst [unspec I] * 1.84 the presidents, for the returnes are nothing else but the Shirifes an∣sweres touching that they are commaunded to do by the same writs.

Vpon what writs fines may be leuied. [unspec K]

For so much as no fine can be leuied but upon some originall writ, [unspec L] * 1.85 Stat. de Finibus, 18. Edw. 1. we are now to consider vpon what original

writs fines are leuiable.

A writ of Couenant is the most vsuall writ whereu••ō fines are leuied, [unspec M] * 1.86 Fitz. Nat. bre. fol. 146. f. 35. H. 8. Br. Fines 116. Carliel St. 15. E. 2.

Yet may fines be leuied vpon a writ Warrantia cartae, 18. E. 4. 22. [unspec N] * 1.87 Carliel St. 15. E. 2.

Or vpon a writ of Mesne, 18. E. 4. 2. [unspec O]

Or vpon a writ de Consuetudinibus & Seruitijs, 22. Ass. p. 37. Pasc. [unspec P] 14. Eliz. Dyerfol. 179. pla. 46.

Or vpon any writs of Right, 7. E. 3. fo. 335. Plow. fol. 358. [unspec Q] * 1.88

Yet Tremayle Iustice holdeth, that if in a Praecipe quod reddat a∣gainst [unspec R] the tenant for life, which maketh default after default, he in the reuersion or remainder be receyued, a fine may be leuied of the land be∣tweene the demaundant and him in the reuersion or remainder, Ideo Quaere, 21. E. 4. 4.

A fine may be vpon a writ Quod permittat habere chiminum vltra [unspec S] * 1.89 terram le Cognizor, 2. E. 3. 19. Fitzh. Fines 102.

The seuerall formes of Concordes.

A Concord is the verie agreement betweene the parties how the [unspec A] * 1.90 lands shall passe, in the forme whereof many things are to be re∣garded: As if it be single, whether it be sur cognizance de droit come ceo que il ad de son done, Or, sur graunt, done, releas, or confirma∣tion. Or if it be a double fine with a render, what estates are to be crea∣ted [unspec B] thereby, and of the reseruation of Rents nomine penae, and clause of distresse, and seruices, with the clause of warrantie. For which it is [unspec C] to be noted, that when a fine is leuied to diuers Cognizees, the right shal be limited to one of them onely, and thestate limited to his heires onely whose right it is knowledged to be, 3. H. 6. 42. 21. E. 3. 33. 43. E. 3. 11 24. E. 3, 64. as this:

Et est Concordia talis, scilicet, quod p̄dictus A. cogn̄ ten̄t̄ prae∣dict' [unspec D] cum pertin̄ esse ius ipsius B. vt ill', quae ijdem B. & C. hēnt de dono praed' A. Et ill' remisit & quiet̄ clam̄ de se & haeredi∣bus suis praefatis B. & C. & haeredibus ipsius B. &c.

But the kings tenant in Capite may knowledge the right of his lands to be in diuers for the kings benefit, in hauing many such tenants in Capite, 7. H. 7. 4.

And likewise the releas and warrantie must be from the heirs of one [unspec E] of the Cognizors, 44. E. 3. 21. for in a fine from diuers, the fee must be supposed to be in one of them onely, 21. E. 3. 33.

In a fine sur graunt and render, none can take the first estate vpō the [unspec F] render, but some of the Cognizors, but Reuersions or Remainders any estranger may take: For if A. knowledge a fine to B. and B. render to the said A. Habendum sibi & E. vxori eius, and the heires of theri bo∣dies

&c. by this fine E. must haue none estate, because she is not named in the writ, 24. E. 3. 28. 30. H. 8. Br. Fines 108. 7. E. 3. 64.

And a man cannot by fine by way of remainder reserue a lesse estate [unspec G] to himselfe then fee: And therefore if A. knowledge a fine to B. in fee, and he rendre to A. in taile, the remainder to himselfe for life, this re∣mainder is void, for A. had fee simple before, 24. E. 3. 28. 14. H. 4. 31.

And a Concord cannot be of any other thing then is conteyned in the [unspec H] writ of Couenant, and not of a forein thing, if it be not consequent: As in a writ of land, rent, common, &c. may be rendred issuing out of it, 18. E. 4. 22.

And a Concord may be with an exception of some part, 44. E. 3. 21. [unspec I]

If a man will, he may make a Iointure by fine thus: If I. leuie [unspec K] a fine to A. in fee sur cognizance de droit come ceo &c. and after A. rendre to I. for life without impeachment of wast, the remainder to B. his wife for terme of her life, the remainder to I. and his heires, 38. H. 8, Br. Fines 108.

The Manors & tenements conteined in the writ may be diuided: As [unspec L] if a fine be leuied betweene R. and M. of ii. manors, which M. knowled∣geth all his right of the said ii. manors to be the right of the said R. as that which &c. for which R. graūteth & rendreth thone manor to M. for life, with ii. parts of the other manor, which N. holdeth in dower, To haue thone manor, and two parts of the other manor, to M. for life, the remainder after her death to R. in taile, and that after the death of A, the third part shall remaine to an other, 43. E. 3. 11. 45. E. 3. 12.

And in like maner a fine is leuied of the manor of G. cum pertinen̄ [unspec M] by A. vnto C: which A. knowledgeth the right in C, as that &c. and C. granteth and rendreth the same to A. in tayle, The remainder of the 4. part of the manor towards the west to the said A. and her heires, the remainder of an other 4. part towards the East to I. in fee, the remain∣der of an other 4. part towards the South to one R. in fee, and of the o∣ther 4, part towards the North to W. and his heires, it is good, 44. Ass. p. 11. Or incerteinly by 3. third parts to A. B. and C. in remainder se∣uerally, 18. H. 7. Br. Fines 111.

A fine leuied to one in tayle vpon condition with remainder is hol∣den [unspec N] to be good, 27. H. 8. 24. Plowd. 34. b. 24. E. 3. 62. Contra per Prisot 33. H. 6. 52. and 44. E. 3. 22. But a fine with a reentrie was re∣iected, 44. E. 3. 22.

A lease for yeares may be made by a fine in this forme: The lesse must [unspec O] knowledge the tenements to be tthe right of the lessor, as that &c. and then the lessor must graunt the lands backe againe to the lessee for so many yeres as are agreed vpō, reseruing a rēt with a clause of distresse: But this fine wil not bind the issue in taile, because he taketh by the fine

but giueth nothing thereby, Br. Fines 106. tempore H. 8. 36. H. 8. Br. Fines 118. Plow. 455. 14. Eliz.

Or, a lease for yeares may be made by fine to bind the tenant in taile, [unspec P] thus: The tenant in taile and the lessee to knowledge the tenements to be the right of an estranger as that &c. and the Cognizee to graunt and render the tenements to the lessee for certain yeeres yeelding a rēt with a clause of distresse, and then graunt the reuersion to the tenant in taile, 36. H. 8. Br. Fines 118.

If an estranger, which hath nothing in the lands, leuie a fine to him [unspec Q] in the remainder in taile dependant sur estate pur vie, sur cognizance de droit come ceo que il ad de son done &c. and the cognizee by the same fine render to the cognizor for yeares, de commēcer al Mich. en∣suant, and dieth, and al the proclamations are made after his death, The tenant for life after such time as the said leas is limitted to begin dieth, it is adiudged a good leas to barre the issue in taile for the terme, 14. Eliz. Plowd. fol. 437. b. inter Smyth & Stapleton, which seemeth con∣trarie to the opinion before, Br. Fines 106. 118.

A. by fine graunteth his tenements, which I. holdeth for life, and [unspec R] which after his decease &c, to W. for life, rendring rent &c. with a di∣stresse, sauing the Reuersion, 44. E. 3. 45.

Fine sur cognizance de droit come ceo &c, is leuied to A. in fee [unspec S] rendring rent, this reseruation is void, because the fine is executed, for no reseruation can be but of a fine executorie, as sur render, 50. E. 3. 9. 24. E. 3. 26. 39. E. 3. 1.

And if diuers ioine in a fine, the warrantie must be by them, and the [unspec T] heires of one of them which is the owner of the land, 44. E. 3. 1. 21. E. 3. 27. 42. E. 3. 13. 24. E. 3. 66. Contr̄ sur terres de Gauelkind, ibm̄.

A particuler tenant, as for life &c. cannot surrender his terme to him [unspec V] in the reuersion or remainder by fine: But he may graunt and releas it to him by fine, 44. E. 3. 36.

One Concord may be of lands in seuerall Counties, and the fine pro [unspec W] licenc' concord' of all extracted entierly: Yet must there be seuerall writs of Couenant, returnable all at one day, 6. Eliz. Dyer fol. 227. pl. 44. 15. E. 4. 33.

And finally in Concorde, all the speciall names of things conteyned [unspec X] in the writ, whereupon the fine is leuied, are not to be rehearsed, But onely the generall words therein mentioned: as manor, tenements, rents, aduowson, common, &c.

As where the writ is de vno messuagio, vno gardino, vno pomario, [unspec Y] decem acr̄ terrae, v. acr̄ prati, x. acr̄ pasturae, iiij. acr̄ bosci, & commu∣nia pastur̄ cum pertin̄ in C. &c.

The Concord hath, Recogn̄ ten̄ta & coīam praedictam cum per∣tinentijs [unspec Z]

esse ius &c. But the examples following will more plainely expresse this, and all the differing formes of Concords here before men∣cioned.

A writ of Couenant of 3▪ messuages, and of common of pasture.

PRaecipe &c. de tribus mesuag' &c. cum pertin̄ in D. & T. & de cō∣munia [unspec A] * 1.91 pastur̄, pro omnibus & omnimodis auerijs, ac de pastura pro 400. o••ibus cum pertin̄ in D. in parochia de C. Et nisi &c.

Of one messuage, one curtilage, one gardeyne, of a rent, and of sheepewalke.

PRaecipe &c. de vno mesuag', vno curtilagio, vno gardino &c. ac [unspec B] * 1.92 v. li. reddit̄ cum pertin̄ in F. Necnon de libert̄ vnius faldagij & cursu ouium cum pertin̄ in F. Et nisi &c.

Of Wood, and a Foldage.

PRaec' &c. de centum acr̄ bosci cum pertin̄ in N. ac de libertate fal∣dagij [unspec A] * 1.93 pro xl. ouibus cum pertin̄ in S. Et nisi &c.

Of Wood.

PRaecipe &c. de &c. & quatuor virgat̄ bosci &c. in parochijs de B. [unspec A] * 1.94 & L. &c.

Of 2. partes in 3. partes deuided of 8. acres of land, of pasture▪ acres of reede, and of freshe and salte marshe land.

PRaecipe &c. de duabus partibus in tres partes diuidend', viij. acr̄ [unspec A] * 1.95 terrae, lx. acr' pastur̄, lx. acr' arun dinarum, x. acr̄ marisci frisci, & ma∣••sci salsi cum pertinen̄ in D. &c. Et nisi &c.

Of a parsonage impropriate and of the moyti•• of the tithes.

PRaec' &c. de Rector̄ impropriat̄ de H. cum pertin̄, ac de medietate [unspec A] * 1.96 omniū decimarū, granor̄, bladorum, garbar', & foeni, de terris vo∣cat̄ le B. lands cum pertin̄ in H. praedict' &c. Et nisi &c.

Of a manor, of rent, and free foldage for sheepe.

PRaecipe &c. de maner̄ de &c. & decem solid' redd', ac de libero fal∣dagio [unspec A] * 1.97 ouium cum pertin̄ in R. & de Hundred' de L. Et nisi &c.

A writte of Couenāt by one of the Queenes Secretaries of the 3. parte of 4. messuages, 4. cottages, one mille, gardeins, orchards, lands, medowe, pa∣sture, more turbarie and rent, the 3. parte of the view of franke pledge, of goods and cattels wayued, of fellons, fugitiues, put in exigent, felon•• de se, deodans, treasure founde, extrahur. and of the 3. parte of a Par∣sonage.

PRaecipe W. S. Militi dn̄o M. quod ten̄ W. C. Milit̄, principal' Se∣cretar̄, [unspec A] * 1.98 dn̄ae Regin̄ conuenc' &c. de tertia parte iiij mess. iiij. cotag', vnius molendin̄, x. gardin̄, x. pomar̄, 200. acr̄ terrae, 200. acr' prati, 200. acr̄ pastur̄, 30. acr̄ morae, 30. acr' turbar̄, & v. s. redd' cum {per}tin̄

in A. B. C. D. ac de tertia parte Vis. franci pleg', bonor̄ & catallor̄ wa∣uiat̄, felon̄, fugitiuorum, vtlag••t̄, in exigen̄ positorum, fel▪ de se, deo∣dand', thesaur' inuent̄, ac extrahur̄ cum pertinentijs in M. &c. Necnon de tertia parte Rector̄ ecclesiae de K. cum pertin̄. Et nisi &c.

A writ of Couenant of Tythes.

L••i••. ss. PRaecipe T. N. Milit̄, qd' ten̄ T. P. conuenc' &c. de pro∣ficuis [unspec A] * 1.99 granor̄, foeni, lanae, & agnor̄, ac de omnimod' a∣lijs decimis cum pertinentijs in M. Et nisi &c.

A writ of, Couenant of the Scite of a Monasterie of messuages, of co∣mon of pasture for all maner of beastes, of rent, and of rent hennes, and rent worke.

Derb. ss. PRaec' A. B. quod ten̄ C. D. conuenc' de situ Monast. de [unspec A] * 1.100 B. cum pertinen̄, Ac de xx. messuag' &c. ac de com∣munia pastur̄ pro omnibus animal', ac de C. s. reddit̄, ac de redditu C. galinar̄, & C. oper' cum pertinen̄ in E. & F. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scz. quod p̄dictus A. B. recognouit praed' situm ten̄t̄, communiam pastur̄, & redd' cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius C. vt ill' &c. (cum relax' & warrant̄ &c.

A writ of Couenant against the Father and his sonne, and heire apparant, of cottages, toftes, barnes, watermils, of one windmill, doufehouses, gardeins, orchardes land, medow, pasture, wood, marishe, furres, heath, moore, rent, halfe a pound of rent peper, of a myne of cole, and the ad∣••owson of a Church.

Linc̄. ss. PRaecipe F. M. armig', & T. M. filio & haeredi apparent̄ [unspec A] * 1.101 eiusdem F. quod ten̄ F. F. & N. R. gent̄ conuenc' &c. de maner̄ de T. S. & H. iuxta N. super Trentam, Ac de xl. mes. xx. cotag', xl. toft', xxx. horreis, ij. molend' aquatic', vno molend' ventritico, iij. columbar̄, xl. gardin̄, xl pomar̄, mille acr̄ terrae, mi••le acris prati, mille acr̄ pasturae, 500. acr̄ bosci, 100. maris. 100. iampn̄ & bruer̄, 100. acr̄ al∣neti, 110. acr̄ iuncar̄, 500. acr̄ morae, iiij. libr' reddit̄, & redd' dimid' vnius librae piperis cum pertin̄ in T. &c. Ac etiam de minera carbon̄ cum pertin̄ in T. & S. Necnon de Aduocac' Ecclesiae de T. & H. Et nisi &c.

A writ of Couenant of Dismes and Tythes.

Notting. ss. PRaec' D. E. qd' &c. teneat R. Y. armig' conuenc' &c. de [unspec A] * 1.102 decimis garbarū, granorū, & foeni cum pertin̄ in R. & W. Ac de decima foeni in V. Necnon de decimis lani, agnorum, oblationum, ob••entionū, & emolumentorum,

& de omnibus alijs decimis quibuscu••{que}, venien̄, crescen̄, & renouan̄ in W. praedict'. Et nisi &c.

A writ of Couenant against the husband and the wife of a Parso∣nage, and of the aduouson of a Vicarage, and of messuages, cottages, barnes, and gardeins.

PRaecipe T. B. & A. vxori eius, quod ten̄ C. W. armig' [unspec A] * 1.103 conuenc' &c. de Rectoria de L. ac de aduo••ac' vicar̄ de L. ac de decem mesuag. x. cotag', x. horreis, x. gardin̄ &c. cum pertin̄ in L. praed'. Et nisi &c.

Praec' &c. qd' iuste &c. de x. mes. &c. in W. Necnon de [unspec B] Rectoria eccles. de G. & de decim̄ granor̄, foeni, lane, ag∣nor̄, & omnium aliar' decimarū quarumcun{que} in G. praed'. Ac etiam de aduocac' Vicar' ecclesiae de G. praedict' cum pertinentijs. Et nisi &c.

A fine knowledged by one to two persons, of sixe messuages with warrantie against him and his heires.

Surr̄. ss. PRaecipe W. W. quod iuste &c ten̄ •• L. & A. P. con̄ &c. [unspec A] * 1.104 de sex mesuagijs &c. cum pertine•• in C. W. & E. &c. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scil••cet quod praedict' W. recogn̄ praedict' [unspec B] tenementa cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius I. vt ill' quae ijdem I. & A. ha∣bent de dono praedict' W. Et ill' remiser̄ & quiet̄ clam̄ de se & haered' suis praedict' I. & A. & haered' suis imperpetuum. Et praeterea idem W. concessit pro se & haeredibus suis, quod ipse warrant̄ praedict' I. & A. & haered' ipsius I praedict' tenementa cum pertinen̄ contra praedict' W. & haered' suos imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine by the husband and wife to two, of messuages, toftes, lands, medowes, pasture, and rente, with warranties, against the Conusor and his heires.

Surr̄. ss. PRaecipe I. T. & A. vxori eius, quod iuste &c. ten̄ W. [unspec A] * 1.105 R. & R. D. conuenc' &c. de quatuor mesuag', qua∣tuor toftis, xl. acr̄ t̄errae, xx. acris prati, 120. acr̄ pastur̄, & quinque solid' & iiij. denar̄ reddit̄ cum pertinen̄ in S. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedict' I. & A. recogn̄ prae∣dictū [unspec B] tenementum cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius W. vt illa quae idem W. & R. habent de dono praedictorū I. & A. Et ill' remiser̄ & quiet̄ cla∣mauer̄ de ipsis I. & A. & haeredib{us} ipsius I. praefat̄ W. & R. & haeredibus ipsius W. imperpetuum. Et praeterea ijdē I. & A. concesserunt pro se et haeredibus ipsius I. quod ipsi warrant̄ praedictis W. & R. & haered' ipsius W. praed' ten̄tum cum pertin̄ contra p̄dict' I. & A. & haeredes ipsius I.

imperpet••ū. Et pro hac recogn̄, remissione, quiet̄ clamation̄, warrant̄, fine, & concord', ijdem W. & R. dederunt praedictis I. & A. ducentas & quadraginta libras sterlingorum.

A fine by two, and the wife of the one of them of land, medowe, pasture, and of wood, with warrantie against the Conusor and his heyres.

Lincoln̄. ss. PRaecipe R. B. gen̄, & T. R. & M. vxor̄ eius, quod ten̄ [unspec A] * 1.106 T. B. gen̄ conuenc' &c. de triginta acr̄ terrae, duabus acr̄ prati, tribus acr̄ pasturae, & sex acris bosci cum perti∣nentijs in C. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praed' R. T. & M. recognoue∣runt [unspec B] tenementa praedict' cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius T. B. vt illa quae idem T. habet de dono praedictorum R. T. & M. Et ill' remiserunt et quiet̄ clamauer' de ipsis R. T. & M. & haered' ipsius R. praefa•• T. B. & haered' suis imperpetuum. Et praeterea ijdem R. T. & M. concesser̄ pro se & haered' ipsius R. quod ipsi warrant̄ tenementa praedict' cum per∣tin̄ praefat̄ T. B. & haered' suis contra praedict' R. T. & M. et haered' ipsius R. imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A fine by one and his wife to one of the reuercion of the 3. parte of 7. messuages, of gardens, lands, medowe, pasture, and wood, after the death of one with warrantie against the Con••sor and his heyres.

Surr̄. ss. PRaecipe T. W. & K. vxor' eius, quod iuste &c. teneant [unspec A] * 1.107 G. S. conuenc' inter ••os fact', de tertia parte, viij. me∣suag', sept̄ gardin̄, lx. acr̄ terr̄, x. acr' prati, xx. acr̄ pastur̄, quinquaginta acr̄ bosci cum {per}tin̄ in A. B. C. & D.

¶ Et est concordia talis, s••z. quod praedict' T. & K. recogn̄ tertiam [unspec B] partē praedict' cum pertin̄ esse ius praedict' G. & concess. quod eadem tertia par•• cum pertin̄, quam M. B. vid' tenet ad terminum vitae suae de haereditate ip sius K. die quo haec concordia facta fuit, & quae post mor∣tem eiusdem M. ad ipsos T. & K. reuerti debuit, reman̄ praef. G. & hae∣redibus suis imperpetuum. Tenend' &c. Praeterea ijdem T. & K. con∣cess. pro se & haered' ipsius K. quod ipsi warrant̄ praefat̄ G. & haeredib' suis tertiam partem praed' cum pertin̄ sicut praedictum est contra se & haered' ipsius K. imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A fine by a Lord, Baron and his wife, to an archbishop and one other of three manors, messuages, toftes, cottages, milles, barnes, gardeins, lands, me∣dowe, pasture, wood, furres, and heaths, of rent, of the aduowson of a Church, and of the view of francke pledge with warrātie against them and their heyres.

Midd ▪ ss. PRaecipe I. L. Militi, dn̄o L. & I. vxor̄ eius, qd' iuste & [unspec A] * 1.108 sine dilatione teneant Reuerēdo in Ch••isto patri T. Y.

permissione diuina Archiepiscopo Ebor̄ Anglie primati, & G. L. conuenc' inter eos fact' de manerijs de R. K. & M. cum pertin̄, ac de quinquagint̄ messuagijs quingentis tof∣tis, ducentis cotagijs, sex molendinis, quingentis horreis, quingētis, gardin̄, quinque mille acre terre, mille acris pra∣ti, sex mille acr̄ pasture, mille acris bosci, decem mille acr̄ iampnorum & bruere, ac de quingent̄ libr' reddit̄ cum {per}∣tin̄ in R. C. A. alias S. T. V. W▪ & E. Ac de Aduocatione Ec∣clesie de E. predict'. Ac de Visu franci pleg' de R. C. & A. praedict'. Et nisi &c.

Et est concordia talis, scz. quod praedictus I. L. Miles, dominus L. & [unspec B] I. vxo•• eius, recogn̄ maneria, ten̄ta, redditus, aduocationem, & vis. franci pleg' predict' cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius T. Y. Archiepiscopi Ebor̄, Et ill' que idem T. Y. Archiep̄us & G. L. habeant de dono predictorum I. L. & I. vxor eius. Et ill' remiser̄ T. Y. Archiep̄o & G. L. & hered' ipsius T. Y. Archiepiscopi imperpetuū. Et vlterius ijdem I. L. & I. vxor eius, concesser' pro se & hered' ipsius L. quod ipsi warrantizabunt maneria, ten̄ta, reddit̄, aduocac', & vis. francipleg' praed' cum pertin̄ praed' T. Y. Archiep̄o Eborum, & G. L. & hered' ipsius T. Y. Archiep̄i contra om∣nes homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine by two to one of manors, milles, douehouses rents, & common of pa∣sture, with warrantie against the conusors and the heires of one of them.

ET est concordia, scilicet quod praedict' A. & B. recogn̄ praedict' ma∣ner̄, [unspec A] * 1.109 molendin̄, columbar̄, ten̄t̄, reddit̄, & co••am pastur' cum {per}tinen̄ esse ius ipsius C. vt ill' quae ijdem C. & D. habent de dono ipsorum A. & B. Et ill' remiser̄ & quiet̄ clam̄ de se & hered' ipsius A. praedict' C. & D. & hered' ipsius C. imperpetuum. Et preterea idem A. concessit pro se & heredibus suis, quod ipsi warrant̄ praedict' C. & D. & hered' ipsius C. praed' maner̄, molendinum, columbarium, ten̄t̄ reddit̄, & communiam pastur̄ cum {per}tin̄ contra se & hered' suos imperpetuum. Et vlterius idē B. concess it pro se & hered' suis &c. (vt supra.)

A Fine by one and his wife to one of one manor, of messuages, tofts, cottages, barnes, one water mille, a fulling mille, a winde mille, a douehouse, gar∣deins, orchards, land medowe pasture, wood, furres, heath, moore, fresh & salt marshe, rent, free fishing, the aduowson of a Church by turnes with a generall warrantie.

Deuon̄. ss. PRaecipe I. H. & V. vxorieius, quod iuste &c. ten̄ R. P. [unspec A] * 1.110 generos. conuenc' &c. de manerio de B. cum pertin̄, ac de viginti messuagijs, duobus, toftis, sex cotagijs, 4. hor∣reis, vno molend' aquatico, vno molēdino ventritico vno

columbario, viginti gardinis, decem pomarijs, centum ac•• terre, centū acris prati, mille acris pastur̄, decem acris bos∣ci, viginti acris saliceti, centum acris iampnorum & buere, viginti acris more, viginti acris turbarie, triginta acris mos∣set̄, sex acr̄ iuncar̄, xx. acr̄ marisci frisci, & xx. acr̄ marisci sal∣si, duobus acris alneti, x. marcis reddit̄ cū pertin̄ in B. C. & D. Necnō de liberis piscar̄ in aquis de O. C. & D. Ac de se∣perali piscar̄ in aqua de S. Necnon de Aduocatione eccle∣siae de B. alternis vicibus cum acciderit. Et nisi &c.

Et est concordia talis, scz. quod praed' I. & V. recogn̄ maneria, tene∣menta, [unspec B] reddit̄, & liber̄ piscar̄ praedict' cum pertin̄, ac aduocationē prae∣dictam esse ius ipsius R. vt ill' que idem R. habuit de dono praedictorū I. & V. Et illa remis. & quiet̄ clam̄ de ipsis I. & V. & hered' ipsius I. p̄∣dict' R. & heredibus suis imperpetuum. Et preterea ijdem I. & V. con∣cesserunt prose & heredibus ipsius I. quod ipsi warrant̄ praedicto R. & hered' & assignatis suis p̄dict̄ maner̄, tenementa, redd', & liber̄ piscar̄ cum pertin̄, ac aduocac' praedict' contra omnes homines imperpetuū. Et pro hac recognitione, remissione, quiet̄ clam̄, warrant̄, fine, & con∣cordia, idem R. dedit p̄dictis I. & V. xl. li.

A Fine by one de honore D. castro vicecomit' de S. cum hundred▪ insula d•• D. baronia de D. hundredo de D. burgo de D. vno feod' milit' de D. Scit', ambit' & precinct, of a monasterie, a manor, the scite of a manor, a graunge, a parke, a prebend, one capital messuage, mosses, tofts cottages, a douehouse a fulling mille, a water mille, a winde mille, and of diuers o∣ther things.

HEc est finalis &c. Anno regni &c. coram &c. Iustic' & alijs domi∣nae [unspec A] * 1.111 Reg. fidelibus tunc ibidem presentibus, inter I. A. quer̄ & M. B. deforc', De honore D. castro vicecomitat̄ de S. cum hundred' mem∣bris & pertinent̄ suis, Insula de D. Baronia de D. hundred' de D. burgo de D. vno feod' milit̄ in D. Scit̄, Ambit̄, & precinct' nuper Monasterij de D. manerio de D. cum pertin̄, Sit̄ manerij de D. grangia de C. parco de D. praebend' de D. vno capitali mess. 2. mess. 2. toftis, 2. cottag', 1. co∣lumb. 1. molendino fullonico, 1. molend' aquatico, 1. molend' ventri∣tico, 1. molend' granat', 1. molend' bladar̄, 1. horreo, 1. gardin̄, 1. pomar̄ 10. acr̄ terre, 10. acr̄ prati, 20. acr̄ pasture, 4. acr̄ bosci, 40. acr̄ iampnor̄ & bruere, 30. acr̄ more, 50. acr▪ marisci salsi, 9. acr̄ marisci frisci, 30. acr̄ turbar', 9. acr̄ iuncar', 6. acr̄ alneti, 6. acr̄ mos••eti, 4. acr̄ terr' aqua coopert̄ communia pastur̄ pro omnibus vel omnimod' animalibus, pro 100. ouibus, 10. equis, vaccis, porcis, spadonibus, &c. libera warrena, li∣ber̄

piscar̄, libertate faldagij, libera falda, cisio, salm̄, plumbar̄, aque sal∣se, puteo, vigint̄ libr̄, 10. marcat̄ decem solidor̄, vno denario, vno obulo & quadrant̄ reddit̄.

✿ Acreddit̄ vnius paris Chirothecarum, vnius par̄ calcarium deau∣rat̄, [unspec B] sagitte barbate, vnius par̄ calceorum, vnius vomeris, 1. libre cere, 1. libr̄ piperis, 1. libre cumini, 1. claui gariophili, 1. rose rube, 1. acus & fi∣li, 1. quarterij frumenti, 1, quarter̄ ordei, 2. brac••i caponū, 40. gallorū, 20. gallinarum, mille ouorum, & au carum cum pertin̄ in D.

Ac de communia pasture quam praedict' M. B. habet & habere sole∣bat [unspec C] pro omnibus auerijs suis in centum acris pasture ipsius I. A. in D.

Ac de omnibus vel omnimodis oblationibus, decimis granorum, [unspec D] garbarum, foeni, lanae, lini, canabis. porcellorum, aucarum, agnellorum, &c. & alijs emolumentis quibuscunque spectan̄, pertinen̄, crescentibus siue existen̄ cum pertinentijs in D.

Ac de theolonio, stallagio, picagio, pontagio, infra burgum de D. [unspec E] quodam corrodio vnius panis, vnius lagenae ceruisiae pro omnibus ho∣minibus in D.

Et de gurgite & cursu aque current̄ a loco vocat̄ H. infra & per terr̄ [unspec F] vocat̄ K. ad molend' vocat̄ S.

Wera siue veda in D. Ac de vis. franc' pleg' libertate & franchesijs [unspec G] in D. Necnon de custod' siue officio custod' de B. custod' parci & foreste de D. Ac de officio Seneschalciae de D. Balliua siue officio bal∣liuat̄ de D.

Necnon de Nundinis de D. singulis annis ad festa de N. M. ibidem [unspec H] ••enend, Mercat̄ de D. quiet̄ siue libero passagio vltra de aquam D. Rectoria de D. aduocatione, presentation̄, donatione, libera dispositi∣one, & iure patronat̄ Ecclesie de D. quadam porcione decimarum aut pencionum in D.

Necnon de medietate manerij de D. cum pertin̄, & de tertia parte [unspec I] ten̄t̄ de C. in tribus partibus diuis. Except̄ & omnino reseruat̄ patrona∣gio vna cum aduocatione Vicariae ecclesiae de D. & Capell' eidē Recto∣riae annex', ac o••bus decimis granorum, vis. franc' pleg', ac o••bus que ad vis. franc' pleg' pertinent, wardis, maritagijs, eschaet̄, cattall' felonum, wauiat̄, extrahur̄, felon̄ fugitiuorum, vtlagat̄, attinct' cum terr̄ & tene∣ment̄ vtlagat̄ & waiuat̄, quibuscun{que} ferijs, mercat̄, wrecc' maris, ac ••ot & tantis iuribus, iurisdictionibus, priuilegijs, franches. & libertat̄ tenem̄t̄ praedict', aut aliquod eorū concernen̄ & eidem M. B. & heredibus suis vt de manerio de D. spectan̄.

Vnde placit•• conuentionis summonit̄ fuit inter eos in eadem Curia. [unspec K] Scilicet, quod praedict' M▪ recogno••it praedict' honorem, castrum, vice∣comitatū, Ins••l••m, baroniam, h••ndredum, burgum, feod' milit̄, scitum, manerium, parcum, prebend', tenement̄, reddit̄, communiam pasturae,

liberam, warrenam, liberam piscariam, libertatem salin̄, plumbarum, bullar̄, puteum, rector̄, decimas, oblationes, theoloneum, stallagium, pi∣cagium, pontagium, corrod', gurgitem, vis, franc' pleg', libertates, fran∣ches. custod', officium seneschall', balliuat̄, nundinas, mercatas, feriam, passagium, wreccum maris, medietatem & tertias partes cum pertinen̄: Ac aduocationes, presentationes, liberam dispositionem, ius patronat̄, portionem, & pencionem praedictas esse ius ipsius I. Vt illa que idem I. habet de dono p̄d' M. Et ill' remis. & quet̄ clam̄ de se & heredibus suis praed' I. & hered' suis imperpetuum.

Et praeterea idem M. concess. pro se & hered' suis, quod ipse warrant̄ praed' I. & hered' suis praedict' honorem, castrum, vicecomitatum, insu∣lam, &c. (vt supra) contra se & heredes suos imperpetuum. Et pro hac recognitione, fine, &c.

A Fine of a rent by an Earle and his wife.

Nottingh. ss. PRaecipe I. Comiti H. & domine K. vxori eius Comitis∣sae [unspec A] * 1.112 H. quod iuste & sine dilatione ten̄ W. C. conuenc' &c. Te quadraginta libr' annui reddit̄ exeuntis de mane∣riis de E. &c. Et nisi &c.

Et est Concordia talis, scilicet quod praedict' Comes & Comitiss. re∣cognouerunt [unspec B] reddit̄ praedictum cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius W. vt illa que idem W. habet de dono praedictorum Comitis & Comitisse. Et ill' remiser̄ & quiet̄ clamauer̄ de se & heredibus suis praefat̄ W. & here∣dibus suis imperpetuum. Et preterea ijdem Comes & Comitissa conce∣dunt pro se & heredibus ipsius Comitis, quod ipsi warrant̄ redd' p̄dict̄ cum pertin̄ pref. W. & hered' suis contra omnes homines imperpetuū, Et pro hac &c.

A Fine of the third part of a rent by the husband and wife.

Suffolk. ss. PRaec' R. & I. vxori eius, quod teneant H. C. conuenc' [unspec A] * 1.113 &c. de tertia parte quinque libr̄ sex solid' & octo de∣nar̄ reddit̄ cum pertinentijs exeun̄ de manerijs de K. Et nisi &c.

Et est concordia talis scilicet quod praed' R. & I. recognouer̄ tertiam [unspec B] partem praedict' cum pertin̄ esse ius ipsius H. vt ill' quam idem H. ha∣beat de dono praed' R. & I. Et ill' remiser̄ & quiet̄ clamauer̄ de se & he∣redibus ipsius I. pref. H. & hered' suis imperpetuum. Et praeterea ijdem R. & I. concesser̄ pro se & heredibus ipsius I. quod ipsi warrant̄ pref. H. & hered' suis predictam tertiam partem cum pertinen̄ contra omnes homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine of a personage exceeding the aduowson of the vicarage of the same parsonage.

PRaec' &c. Con̄ &c. de Rectoria de T. cum pertin̄, except̄ Ad∣uocatione [unspec A] * 1.114 vicar̄ ecclesiae de T. Et nisi &c.

Et est &c. quod praedict' A. recogn̄ Rectoriam praed' cum pertin̄ (ex∣cept̄ [unspec B] praeexcept̄) esse ius &c. Et ill' remis. &c. (except̄ praecept̄.) Et prae∣terea idem &c. concess. pro se &c. quod ipse warrant̄ p̄dict' &c. Recto∣riam praedict' cum {per}tin̄ (except̄ praeexcept̄) &c.

A writ of couenant brought by three against three of one manor, 10. me∣snages, 8. cottages, and of land, meadow, pasture, moore, and of rent.

Ebor̄. PRaec' C. B. & F. vxori eius quod ten̄ E. D. & R. con̄ &c. de [unspec A] * 1.115 manerio de S. cū pertin̄, ac de x. messuag', viij. cotag', CC. acr̄ terre, CC. acr̄ prati, 160. acr̄ pasture, 300. acr̄ more, & vj. s. redd' cū pertin̄ in A. F. B. & C. Et nisi fecerint &c.

A Concord with a Render for life to the husbād and the wife being the conu∣sors of parcel of manors and lands contained in the writ of Couenant, the remainder to the first and second begotten sonne of the conusors in taile, and to the heires males, and for default of such issue, then to the conu∣sors in general taile, and for default of such issue then to the right heires of the conusors for euer, with graunt and render of x. mesuages &c. re∣sidue of the same manor &c. to the said conusors.

ET est Concordia talis, scilicet quod praedictus T. & F. recogn̄ ma∣ner̄, [unspec A] * 1.116 tenementa, & redd' praedict' cum pertin̄ esse ius ipsius E. vt ill' que ijdem E. & R. habent de dono p̄dict' T. & F. Et illa remiser̄ & quiet̄ clam̄ de ipsis T. & F. & hered' ipsius F. pref. E. & R. & hered' ipsius E. imperpetuum. Et preterea ijdem T. & F. concesser̄ pro se & hered' ip∣sius F. quod ipsi warrant̄ manerium ten̄ta, & redd' cum pertin̄ pref. E. & R. & hered' ipsius E. contra ipsos T. & F. & hered' ipsius F. imperpetuū. Et pro hac recogn̄ &c. ijdem E. & R. concesser̄ pref. T. & F. maner̄ de S. pred' cūpertin̄ ac x. mesuag', viij. cotag'. 20. acr̄ terr̄, 20. acr̄ prati, 160. acr' pasture, 300. acr' more, 6. solid' redditus cum pertin̄ in A. & F. pre∣dictis, parcellas maner̄, tenementorum & redd' praedict'. Et ill' eis red∣dider̄ [unspec B] in eadem curia. ✿ Habendum & tenendum pref. T. & F. pro ter∣mino vitae ipsorum T. & F. & alterius eorum diutius viuent' abs{que} im∣petitione alicuius vasti. Et quod post decessum praedict' T. & F. & eorū alterius diutius viuent', praedict' {per}cell' maner', ten̄torū, & redd' praed' cum pertin̄ reman̄ primogentio filio de corporibus praedict' T. & F. in∣ter eos legitim̄ procreat' & hered' mascul' de corpore praedict' primo∣genit' filij & legitime procreat'. Tenend' &c. ✿ Et si nullus heres de [unspec C] corpore ipsius primogeniti filij fuer' legitime procreat', praed' parcell'

maner̄, ten̄torū, & reddit̄ pred' cum pertin̄ reman̄ secundo genito filio de corpore p̄dict' T. & F. inter eos legitime procreat̄, & hered' mascul' de corpore dicti secundi geniti filij legitime procreat̄. Tenend' &c. ✿ Et si nullus heres de corpore ipsius secundi geniti filijfuer̄ legitime [unspec D] procreat̄, tunc p̄d' parcell' mane••, ten̄torum, & redd' praedict' cum per∣tinen̄ reman̄ hered' de corporibus p̄d' T. & F. inter eos legitim̄ procre∣at̄. Tenend' &c. Et si nullus heres de corpor̄ ipsorū T. & F. inter eos fuer̄ legitime procreat̄, tunc praedict' parcell' maner̄, ten̄torum, & redd' p̄d' cum {per}tin̄ remaner̄ inde rectis hered' ipsorum T. & F. imperpetuum. Tenend' &c. Et vlterius ijdem E. & R. concess. praef. T. & F. decē messu∣ag' &c. cnm pertin̄ in B. & C. praed' residuum p̄d' maner̄ ten̄tor̄ & redd' praedict'. Et ill' eis redd' in eadem Cur̄.

A Fine of one acre of land, homage, rent, and seruices.

Salop̄. PRaecipe E. T. armig', quod te•• N. P. con̄ de vna acr̄ terre, & [unspec A] * 1.117 quindecim solidos redđ cū {per}tin̄ in G. & F. Et nisi &c.

Et est concordia talis, scz. quod praed' E. T. recognouit praed' acr̄ t̄re [unspec B] cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius N. vt ill' quam idem N. habeat de do∣no praed' E. Et ill' remisit & quiet̄ clam̄ de se & heredibus suis pref. N. & heredibus suis imperpetum. Et p̄d' E. concessit p̄f. N. praed' reddit̄ si∣mul cum homagio & toto seruitio I. H. & heredum suorum detot ten̄tis quot praed' E. prius tenuit de F. praedict'. Habenđ, percipienđ, & gau∣denđ p̄d' reddit̄ simul cum homagio & toto seruitio praed' N. & hered' suis imperpetuum. Et praed' E. & hered' sui warrant̄ pred' N. & hered' suis praed' acr̄ terre & redd' praed' cum pertin̄ simul cum homagio & toto seruitio praed' (sic vt dictum est) contra omnes homines imperpe∣tuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine of a Manor and vij. knights fees, homages and seruices in the same manor, by the husband and the wife and others.

INter H. W. & I. B. quer̄, & T. M. militem, & T. filium eiusdem T. & E. [unspec A] * 1.118 vxorem eiusdem T. filij, & W. M. deforc', de manerio de T. cum {per}tin̄, vnde placitum conuentionis summ̄ fuit inter eos in eadem curia, scilicet quod praedict' T. T. E. & W. recogn̄ praedict' manerium cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius H. vt illud quod ijdem H. & I. habeant de dono praed' T. T. E. & W. vna cum septem feodis Militum in eodem manerio. Et con∣cesser̄ praedict' H. & I. praed' maneriū & feod' cū pertin̄ simul cum ho∣magijs & ōibus seruitijs M. W. & I. N. & hered' suorum, de tot tenem̄∣tis quot de p̄d' T. T. E. & W. prius tenuerunt in eodē Manerio. Et ill' eis reddider̄ in eadem cur̄. Habēd' & tenend' ijsdem H. & I. & hered' ipsi' H. de capital' dominis feodi illius per seruitia que ad praed' Manerium & feoda pertinent imperpetuum. Et preterea ijdem T. T. E. & W. con∣cesserunt

pro se & hered' ipsius E. quod ipsi warrant̄ p̄d' H. & I. & he∣red' ipsius H. p̄dict' manerium & feoda cum pertinentijs sicut p̄d' est, contra omnes homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac recognitione, conces∣sione, warrantia, fine, & concordia, ijdem H. & I dederūt praed' T. T. E. & W. vigint̄ libr̄ sterlingorum.

An old fine in Frankalmoigne of the aduowson of a Church, knowledged to a Priour and his Church before Iustices in Eire, in Anno 55. of King Iohn.

HEc est finalis concordia facta in Cur̄ domini Regis apud Lincoln̄ [unspec A] * 1.119 in Octab. Sancti Mich. Anno regni Regis Henrici filij Regis Io∣hannis 55. coram R A. G. P. W. W. W. H. & I. O. Iusticiarijs itinerantibus & alijs domini Regis fidelibus tunc ibidem presentibus, inter I. D. pe∣tent̄, & Priorem de C. deforc', de Aduocac' ecclesie de D. cum pertinē∣tijs vnde placitum conuenc' summ̄ fuit inter eos in eadem Cur̄, scz. qd' praedict' I. recognouit praedict' Aduocation̄ cum pertinen̄ esse ius ip∣sius Prioris & ecclesie sue sancte Marie de C. vt illa quam idem Prior & ecclesia sua habent de dono W. filij W. antecessoris ipsius I. cuius he∣res ipse est: Habend' & tenend' eidem Priori & successoribus suis & ec∣clesiae sue praedict', de praedict' I. & heredibus suis in puram & perpetu∣am eleemosinam, liberam & quiet̄, ab omni seruitio seculari & execu∣tione imperpetuum. Et praedict' I. & hered' sui warrant̄, acquietabunt, & defend' eidem Priori & success. suis & eccles. sue praedictam ad∣uocationem cum pertin̄ &c. Et pro hac &c. idem Prior remitt̄ praed' I. singulis beneficijs & orationibus que de cetero fient in ecclesia sua p̄∣dict' imperpetuum.

A concord of one messuage &c. in the countie Palantine of Lancaster.

Lancaster HEc est finalis concordia fact' in Curia dominae Reginae [unspec A] * 1.120 apud L. die lune in quinta septimana quadragesime, anno regni Eliz. dei gratia Anglie, Francie, & Hibernie Regi∣nae fidei defensor̄ &c. 32. coram I. Clench tertio Baron̄ Scac∣car̄ dn̄ae Reginae, & F. R. vno Seruientium dn̄ae Reg. ad legem Iustic' domin̄ Reg. apud L. & alijs dictae dn̄ae Reg. fidelibus tunc ibi presentibus inter H. T. & R. H. quer̄, & W. C. gen̄ de∣forc', de vno mesuag' &c. cum pertin̄ in T. vnde placitū con∣uentionis summ̄ fuit inter eos in eadem curia, scz. quod prae∣dictus W. recognouit &c.

A lease for yeres by fine, if one of the conusors liue so long, reseruing a rent.

Ebor̄. ss. PRaecipe F. T. & M. vxori eius, quod iuste &c. ten̄ I. H. & K. [unspec A] * 1.121 vxori eius conuenc' &c.

Et est concordia &c. scz. quod praedict' F. & M. concess. p̄d' I. & K. te∣nement̄ [unspec B] p̄dict' cum pertin̄. Habend' & tenēd' eidem I. & K. a festo &c. quod erit in anno &c. complend', si praedict' M. tam diu vixerit. Red∣dend' inde ad festa &c. per equales porciones soluend', durāte toto ter∣mino praed' &c. Et si contingat &c. Quere whether this be a good Leas at this day against issue in taile.

A Lease for yeres by fine of one messuage and free fishing, reseruing a rent with a clause of distresse with a graunt of the reuersion of the said messuage and free fishing vnto one of the conusors in fee.

Ebor̄. ss. PRaecipe T. P. armig', & W. C. gent̄, quod iuste &c. ten̄ I. W. & E▪ M. conuenc' &c. de vno mesuag' &c. cum pertin̄ [unspec A] in H. & B. ac de libera piscaria in aqua de B. Et nisi &c.

Et est concordia talis, scz. quod praedict' T et W. recognouer̄ tene∣ment̄ [unspec B] * 1.122 & liberam piscariam praed' cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius I. vt il∣la que idem I. & E. habent de dono p̄dict' T. & W. Et ill' remis. & quiet̄ clam̄ de se & hered' suis praefat' I. & E. & hered' ipsius I. imperpetuum. Et praeterea ijdem T. & V. concesser̄ pro se & hered ipsius T. quod ipsi warrant̄ ten̄t̄ & liber̄ piscariam p̄dict' cum pertin̄ pref. I. & E. & hered' ipsius I. contr̄ omnes homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac recognic', re∣missione quiet̄ clam̄, warrant̄, fine, & concordia, ijdem I. & E. concesser̄ praef. W. ten̄t̄ & liber̄ piscar̄ praedict' cum pertinentijs. Et ill' ei reddider̄ in eadem cur̄. Habend' & tenend' tenemēta & liberam piscariam prae∣dict' cū pertin̄ pref. W. & assignatis suis, a festo sancti Martini in hyeme vltimo preterito, vsque ad finem termini sexaginta annor̄ extūc {pro}xim̄ sequen̄ & plenarie complend'. Reddend' inde annuatim pref. I. & E. & hered' ipsius I. quendam annual▪ reddit̄ iij. li. vj. s. viij. d'. legalis monete Anglie, ad festa S. Martini episcopi in hyeme & P. per equales porcio∣nes durant' terminos praedict' soluend'. Et si contingat praed' annual' reddit̄ iij. li. vj. s. viij. đ. aretro fore in parte vel in toto post aliquod festū festorum p̄dictor̄ quando vt prefertur solui debeat non solut̄ per spaci∣um viginti dier̄, quod tunc bene liceat & licebit praef. I. & E. & hered' ipsius I. in tenement̄ praedict' cum pertin̄ intrare & distringere, distri∣ctionesque sic ibidem capt̄ & habitas licite asportare, effugare, abdu∣cere, & penes se retinere, quousque de praedict' annual' reddit̄ iij. li. vj. s. viij. d vna cum arreragijs eiusdem si que fuerint sibi plena••ie fuerit sa∣t••sfact' & persolut̄. Concesser̄ etiam praedict' I. & E. praef. T. tam reuer∣sionem tenementorum & libere piscarie praedict' cum pertinen̄, quam praedict' reddit̄ iij. li. vj. s. viij. d. superinde reseruat̄. Et illa ei reddider̄ in eadem curia. Habend' & tenend' tam reuersionem tenementorum & libe•• piscar̄ praedict' cum pertinentijs, quam praedict' reddit̄ iij. li▪ vj. s. viij. d. superind•• reseruat̄ prefat̄ T. & hered' suis imperpetuum. Te∣〈…〉〈…〉 &c. vt supra.

A lease for yeares by fine by one and his wife.

Ebor̄. ss. PRaecipe C. & A. vxori eius, quod iuste &c. ten̄. W. S. et [unspec A] * 1.123 I. vxori eius, conuenc' &c. de &c. expressing the tene∣ments &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scz. quod praed' C. et A. recognoue•• ten̄t̄ p̄∣dict' [unspec B] cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius W. vt illa quae ijdem W. et I. ha∣bent de dono praedict' C. et A. Et ill' remiser̄ & quiet̄ clam̄ de se & hae∣red' suis praefat̄ W. et I. & haered' ipsius W. imperpetuum. Et praetere•• &c. Et pro hac &c. praedict' W. et I. concesser̄ ten̄ta praedict' cum per∣tinentijs praef. C. et A. et ill' eis reddider̄ in eadem cur̄. Habend' et te∣nend' tenement̄ p̄dict' cum pertin̄ praef. C. et A. & assignatis s••is a fe∣sto S. Mich. archangeli vltim̄ praeterito, vsque ad finem termini & pro termino xl. annorū tunc proxim̄ sequen̄ et plenarie complend'. Et prae∣terea ijdem W. & I. et haeredes ipsius W. warrant̄ ten̄t̄ praedict' cum {per}∣tinentijs praefatis C. et A. & assignatis suis, durante termino p̄dicto con∣tra omnes homines. Et pro hac &c. vt supra.

A lease by fine made by tenant for life for xxi▪ yeares, if she liue so long, reser∣uing a rent with a clause of distres, the reuercion graunted to the Conu∣sors and after the terme ended, then to one P. for xxi. yeares, reseruing ae redde Rose, and after the end of that terme the remainder to E. and M. in fee.

Ebor̄. ss. PRaecipe I. P. gener̄ & E. vxori eius, & R. L. armig', q•• [unspec A] * 1.124 ten̄ I. M. conuenc' &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod cum praedict' I. P. et E. habent [unspec B] & tenent sibi pro termino vitae ipsius E. praedict' tenemenr̄ & piscar̄ cū {per}tin̄, reuersione inde post decessum ipsius E. W. T. & haered' suis spe∣ctant̄, ijdem I. P. et E. et R. concesser̄ praefato I. M. p̄dic•• tenementa et piscar̄ cum {per}tinentijs: Habend' & tenend' eidem I. et assignatis suis to∣ta vita ipsi▪ E. ✿ Et praeterea praedict' I. F. & E. et R. warrant̄ praefat̄ I. [unspec C] M. & assignat̄ suis tn̄ta & piscar̄ praedict' cum pertin̄ sicut dictum est contra praedict' I. F. & E. tota vita ipsius E. Et pro ha•• cōcess. warrant̄, fine, & concordia, idem I. M. concessit praefat̄ R. tenement̄ & piscar̄ p̄∣dict' cum pertin̄, & illa eireddidit in eadem curia. ✿ Habenđ & te∣nend' [unspec D] ten̄t̄ & piscar̄ p••aedict' cum {per}tinentijs eidem R. pro term••o xxj. annorum proxim̄ sequen̄ & plenarie complend', si eadem E. tam diu vixerit. ✿ Reddend' inde annuatim praefato I. M. & assign̄ suis xiiij. [unspec E] libr̄ ad festa &c. per equales porciones a••nuatim sol••end' tota vita ip∣sius E. ✿ Et si contingat &c. concessit etiam praedictus I. M. praefatis [unspec F] I. P. et E. reuersionem ten̄torum & piscariae praedict' cum pertinentijs, & redditum p̄dict' superinde reseruat̄, & ill' eis reddid' in eadem curia.

✿ Habend' & tenend' eisdem I. F. et E. de capitalibus dominis feodi [unspec G] illius per seruitia quae ad praedict' tenementa & piscariam cum perti∣nentijs {per}tinent, tota vita ipsius E. ✿ Et post terminum illum finitum, [unspec H] tenement̄ praedict' cum pertin̄ integre remanebunt P. & assignat̄ suis pro termino xxj. annorum post festum Sancti Martini in hyeme prox. futur̄ immediate sequen̄ & plenarie complend'. ✿ Reddend' inde [unspec I] annuatim praefatis P. & E. & haered' ipsius P. toto termino praedict' vnā Rosam rubeam ad festum S. Iohannis Bap. annuatim soluend' si peta∣tur. ✿ Et post terminum illum finitum, tenemēta praedict' cum per∣tin̄ [unspec K] integre remanebunt praefat̄ E. & M. & haered' ipsius E. imperpe∣tuum, de capitalibus dn̄is feodi illius, per seruitia quae ad praedict' te∣nementum pertinent imperpetuum.

A lease to the wife for xxi. yeares of two messuages, to commence after her husbands death, reseruing a Rent, with a clause of distres, the Cognizees graunt backe the same reuersion and rent to the Conusors in fee.

South. ss. PRaecipe C. C. armig. & D. vxori eius, & R. B. generos. [unspec A] * 1.125 quod ten̄ H. Met C. M. conuenc' &c. de duobus me∣suagijs cum pertin̄ in parua S. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedict' C. et D. & E. recogn̄ [unspec B] tenementa praedict' cum pertinētijs esse ius ipsius H. vt ill' &c. Et ill re∣miser̄ &c. Et praeterea &c. Et pro hac &c. praedict' H. et C. concesser̄ praefat̄ R. tenement̄ praedict' cum pertin̄. Et ill' ei redd' in eadem curia. ✿ Habend' et tenend' ten̄t̄ praedict' cum pertinentijs praefat̄ R. tota vi∣ta [unspec C] ipsius R. & immediate post decessum ipsius R. tenementa praedict' cum pertinentijs integre remanebunt M. vxori ipsius R. executoribus vel assign̄ suis, pro termino xxj. annorum extunc proxim̄ sequen̄ et plenarie complend'. ✿ Reddend' inde annuatim praefat̄ H. et C. et [unspec D] haered' ipsius H. quandam annuitatem siue annual' redditum v. libr̄ le∣gal' monetae Angl' ad festa Sancti Martini Episcopi & Pent̄ per e∣quales porciones annuatim durant̄ eodem termino sol••end', prima solutione inde incipiend' ad proxim̄ festum festorum praedictorum post decessum praedict' R. ✿ Et si contingat praedict' annuit̄ siue [unspec E] annual' reddit̄ quinque libt̄ aretro fore &c. Concess. etiam praedict' H. et C. praefat̄ C. C. et D. tam reuersionem tenementorum cum▪ per∣tinentijs, quam praedict' reddit̄ v. libr̄ superinde reseruat̄. Et ill' ••is reddiderunt in eadem curia: Habendum, tenendum, & percipiend' praedict' reuersion̄ tenementorum praedictorum cum pertinentijs & redditum praedictum praefat̄ C. C. et H. & haeredibus ipsius D. imper∣petuum.

I. R. being tenant in generall taile in possession the reuerciō in fee to C. and T. the same C. and T. by fine graunt the lande to M. and E. and the said M. and E. render the same againe to the said T. Habendum from a certaine feast next after the death of the said I. without heire of his bodie, for the terme of 1500. yeares, reseruing i▪ d'. rent, and after the end of the terme to P. T. one of the sonnes of the said T. for euer.

Ebor̄. ss. PRaecipe &c. C. N. et T. T. quod ten̄ M. B. et E. D. con∣uenc' [unspec A] * 1.126 &c. de &c. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est &c. quod cum I. R. habet & tenet sibi & haered' de corpore [unspec B] suo legitime procreat̄ ten••ment̄ p̄d' cum pertin̄ reman̄ inde post de∣cessum ipsius I. si idem I. obierit sine haerede de corpore suo legitime procreat̄, praefat̄ C. & haeredibus suis▪ spectan̄, ijdem C. & T. concesser̄ ten̄ta praedict' cum pertinen̄ praedict' M. & E. & haered' M. imperpe∣tuum. ✿ Tenend' &c. Et praedict' C. & haered' sui warrant̄ praef. M. et [unspec C] E. & haered' ipsius M. tenement̄ praedict' cum pertinentijs sicut praedi∣ctum est,▪ contra omnes homines imperpetuum. ✿ Et pro hac con∣cessione, [unspec D] reddition̄, warrant̄, fine, & concord', ijdem M. & E. concesse•• praedict' T. tenement̄ praedict' cum pertinen̄. Et ill' e•• redd▪ &c. ✿ Ha∣bend' [unspec E] &c. eidem T. & assign̄ suis, a festo S. Martini in hyeme prox. post decessum praedict' I. si idem I. obierit sine haerede de corpore s••o legi∣time procreat̄, vsque finem termini & pro termino mille & quingent̄ annorum extunc proxim̄ sequen̄ & plenarie complend', absque impe∣titione alicuius vasti. ✿ Reddend' inde annuatim praefat̄ M. et E. et [unspec F] haered' ipsius M. vnum denar̄ ad festum &c. annuatim soluend' toto termino praedict' si petatur. Et post te••••inum illum finitum, praedict' tenementa cum pertin̄ integre reman̄ P. T. vni filiorum praedict' T. e•• haered' ipsius P. imperpetuum &c. vt supra.

A lease of a messuage by fine for yeares, to beginne at a time to come, with a clause of distres.

North. ss. PRaecipe A. B. & E. vxori eius, quod ten̄ C. D. conuent' [unspec A] * 1.127 &c. de vno mesuag' &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedict' A. B. & E. concess. [unspec B] tenement̄ praedict' cum pertinentijs praefat̄ C. D. et assignatis suis. Et illa in eadem cur̄ praef. C. D. reddider̄: Habendum & tenend' eidem C. D. a festo Pentec' quod erit in ann•• domini 1597. vsque finem termini viginti vnius annorum extunc proxim̄ sequen̄ & plenar̄ com∣pleno': Reddend' inde ann••••tim praef. A. B. & E. et haered' ipsius E. septem libr̄ legalis monetae &c. ad festa S. Martin•• Episcopi in hyeme, N. A. P. aequis porcionibus annuatim durante termino praedict' sol∣uend'. Et pro hac &c.

A lease of one messuage &c. to diuerse for ninetie years, if the lessee, his wife, and 2. others liue so long reseruing a Rent, and the best Beast after the death of euery tenant in name of an Heriot, with a clause of distres for the same Rent and Heriot, and after graunteth the reuercion to the lessor and his wife in fee.

Lond. ss. PRaecipe I. R. armig' & M. vxori eius & T. B. quod ten̄ [unspec A] * 1.128 R. C. & V. C. conuenc' de vno mesuagio &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedict' I. M. et T. recogn̄ te∣nementa [unspec B] praedict' cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius V. vt ill' &c. cum relax∣atione et warrantia. Et pro hac &c. ijdem R. et V. concesser̄ praefat̄ T. B. praedict̄ tenementa cum pertin̄. Et ill' ei reddiderunt in eadem cu∣ria: Habend' & tenendū eidem T. et assign̄ fuis, a festo Natalis domi••i proxim̄ futur̄, vs{que} ad finem termini nonaginta annorū tunc, proxim̄ sequen̄ et plenatie complend', si ijdē T. et I. vxor eius, B. B. et T. B. filij ipsius T. tam diu vixerint, aut eorum aliquis tam diu vixerit. ✿ Red∣dend' [unspec C] inde annuatim p̄dict. R. et V. et haered' ipsius V. quatuor libr̄ le∣galis monetae Angliae, ad festa Annunciationis beatae Mariae virginis, Natiuit̄ Sancti Ioh. Bapt. S. Michaelis archang. et Natiuitatis dn̄i, per aequales porciones annuatim soluend' toto termino praedict', ac sol∣uenđ post decessum T. B. patris, et post decessum cuiuslibet inde tenē∣tis suum optimū animal nomine heriot̄. ✿ Et si contingat praedict̄ red∣dit̄ [unspec D] iiij li. aretro fore in parte vel in toto post aliquod festum festorū p̄∣dictor̄ quo vt p̄fertur solui debeat non solut̄, aut si contingat p̄dict̄ op∣timū animal nomine heriot̄ vt praefertur soluend. post decessum cuius∣libet tenentium praemissor̄ fore insolut̄ aut subtract. ✿ Quod tunc be∣ne [unspec E] licebit praedict. R. et V. et haered. ipsius R. in praed' tenementa cum pertinentijs intrare et distring ere, districtiones{que} sic ibidem capt̄ et ha∣bitas licite abducere, asportare, et effugare, ac penes se retinere, quo∣us{que} de praedict' reddit̄ iiij. li. et arreragijs eiusdem (si quae fuerint) vna cum optimo animali praedict' quando contigeret plenarie fuerint sa∣tisfact̄ et persolut̄. ✿ Concesser̄ etiam praedict' R. et V. praedict' I. et [unspec F] M. reuersionem tenemētor̄ praedictor̄ cum pertinentijs & praedict̄ red∣dit̄ iiij. li. ac praedict̄ reddit̄ optimi animalis nomine haeriotti superius re∣seruat̄. Et ille eis reddider̄ in eadem curia. Habendum & tenend' e••sdē I. & M. & haered' ipsius I. et M. & haered' ipsius I. de capital' dominis feod' ill' imperpetuum &c.

A lease for yeares to one of the Conusors of one messuage &c. reseruing Rent, with a Nomine pene, and a distresse, for the rent and paine, with a graunt of the reuercion to one of the Conusors and his wife in generall tayle.

Midd. ss. PRaecipe E. P. armig' & M. vxori eius, & R. B. quod te∣neant [unspec A] * 1.129 I. R. & T. S. conuenc' de vno mesuag. &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedicti E. P. & M. & R. B. re∣cogn̄ [unspec B] tenementa praedict' cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius I. vt ill' quae ijdē I. & T. habēt de dono praedictor̄ E. M. & R. (cum relaxac' & warrant̄.) Et pro hac &c. ijdem I. & T. concess. praefat̄ R. tenemēta p̄dict' cum {per}∣tinentijs, Et ill' ei reddider̄ in eadē curia: Habend' & tenend' eidem R. a festo Sancti Mich. vltimo praeterito pro termino trigint̄ & vnius an∣norum extunc proxim̄ sequen̄ & plenarie complend'. ✿ Reddend' [unspec C] inde annuatim praedict' I. & T. & haered' ipsius I. viginti libr̄ legalis mo∣netae Angliae, ad duos anni terminos, viz. ad festum▪ Annunciationis beatae Mariae virginis & Sancti Michaelis archang' per aequales por∣ciones annuatim soluend' toto termino pr••dicto. ✿ Et si contingat [unspec D] praedict' reddit̄ xx. li aut aliquā inde parcellam aretro fore in parte vel in toto post aliquod festum festorum p̄dictorum quo vt praefertur solui debeat non solut̄ per spacium quadraginta dierum, quod tunc forisfa∣ciet praedictus R. praedictis I. & T. & haered' ipsius I. v. li. nomine penae, & qđ tunc & toties bene licebit praed' I. & T. & haered' ipsius I. in prae∣dict' tenementa cum pertinentijs intrare & distring ere, districtiones{que} sic ibidem capt̄ & habitas licite abducere, asportare, effugare, ac penes se retinere, quous{que} tam de praedict' xx. li. quam de praedict̄ quinque libr̄ nomine penae, vt praefertur forisfact̄ cum arreragijs earum▪ (si quae fuerint) plenarie fuerit satisfact̄ & persolut̄. ✿ Concesser̄ etiam prae∣dict' I. & T. praedict' E. & M. praedict' tenementa cum pertinentijs, ac [unspec E] praed' reddit̄ xx. li. superinde reseruat̄, ac praedictam summam quin{que} librarum nomine penae. Et illa eis reddider̄ in eadem curia. Habend' & tenendum eisdem E. & M. et haered' de corpore ipsius E. legitime procreat̄. Tenend' &c. Et pro defectu talis exit̄ reman̄ inde W. W. & haeredibus suis imperpetuum Tenend' &c.

A Fine with graunt and render of the moitie of a maner to the Conusor for terme of life without impeachment of wast, and for sixteene yeares after her death, then the one moitie of the same moitie, to one in fee, and tho∣ther moitie of the said moitie to an other in fee.

Ebor̄. ss. PRaecipe E. A. vid' nuper vxori W. A. Mil' defunct' qđ [unspec A] * 1.130 ten̄ T. F. conuenc' de medietate manerij de H. &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scz. quod cum E. A. recogn̄ &c. Et pro hac [unspec B] &c. idem T. F. concessit praefat̄ E. A. medietatem praed' cum pertinen∣tijs. Et ill' ei reddidit in eadem curia: Habend' & tenend' praedict' me∣dietatem manerij &c. praedict' E. A. pro termino vitae suae ipsius E. abs{que} impetitione alicuius vasti de capitalibus dominis feodiillius per serui∣tia quae ad p̄dict' medietatem pertinent tota vita ipsius E. & pro termi∣no sexdecim annorum extunc prox' sequen̄ post mortē praedict' E. Et post mortem praedictae E. & post praed' termin̄ sexdecim annorū fini∣tum & determinat̄, quod tunc vna medietas p̄dict' medietatis manerij

praed' &c. cum pertinentijs reman̄ B. G. modo vxori G. armig', et hae∣red' ipsius B. Tenend' de &c. Ac altera medietas praed' medietatis ma∣nerij &c. praed' cum pertinen̄ reman̄ E. G. modo vxori N. G. & haered' ipsius E. Tenend' de capitalibus &c.

A Render of three messuages to one of the Conusors for life, the remainder to one and his heires males, the remainder to an other and his heires for euer.

Essex. PRaecipe N. A. & W. A. quod ten̄ R. C. & T. C. conuenc' [unspec A] * 1.131 de tribus messuag'.

¶ Et pro hac &c. ijdem R. & R. concesser̄ praef. W. tenementa p̄dict̄ [unspec B] cum pertinentijs. Et ill' ei reddider̄ in eadem cur̄: Habend' & tenend' eidē W. & assign̄ suis. Tenend' de capitalibus dn̄is feodi illius per ser∣uitia quae ad praedict' tenemēta c••m {per}tinen̄ pertinent, tota vita ipsius W. Et post decessum ipsius W. eadem ten̄ta cum pertinentijs integre remanebunt I. C. & haered' masculis de corporeipsius I. legitime pro∣creat̄. Tenend' &c. Et si nullus haeres sit de corpore ipsius I. legitime procreat̄, tunc eadē tenemēta cum pertinen̄ integre reman̄ I. C. fratri praedicti I. & haeredibus suis imperpetuum. Tenend' &c.

An estate for life to the Conusor and after this death to one I. W. whom the Conusor intendeth to take to his wife for her life in the name of a i••in∣cture, and after her death to the ••eires males of the body of the Conusor.

ETest concordia talis &c. Et post decessum ipsius I. praedict' &c. [unspec A] * 1.132 cum pertin̄ integre remanebunt I. W. filiae I. W. nomine iuncturae, quam (deo dante) idem I. C. ducet in vxo••em. Tenend' de capitalibus &c. tota vita ipsius Ia. & post decessum ipsius Ia. praedict' &c. cum pertinentijs integre remaneb. haered'▪ masculis de corpor̄ p̄dict' I. C. le∣gitime procreat̄. Tenend' de capitalibus dominis &c.

A Fine of diuers manors, messuages, and rent, the which the Co∣nusor do render againe to the Conusors, to the vse of the wife of the Conusor for her life.

Ebor̄. ss. PRaec' T. C. armig', W. R. ar̄, T. P. ar̄, & L. B. gen̄, qđ &c. [unspec A] * 1.133 ten̄ I. D. & E. vxori ei' cōuenc' de manerijs de C. N. & E. cum ptin̄, ac de ducentis mess. &c. et de x. libr̄ red∣dit̄ cum pertin̄ in C. N. et B. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedicti T. C. W. R. T. P. & I. [unspec B] recogn̄ maneria, tenement̄, & reddit̄ praedict' cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius I. Et ill' remiser̄ & quiet̄ clam̄ de se & haeredibus fuis praef. I. & E. & haeredibus ipsius I. imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c. ijdem I. & E. concesser̄ praedictis T. C. W. R. T. P. & L. praedict' maneria, tenementa, & reddit̄ cum pertinētijs, & ill' eis reddider̄ in eadem curia. Habēdum & tenendum eisdem T. C. W. R. T. P. & L tota vita ipsius E. & praedict' I. & haered' sui warrant̄ praedictis T. C. W. R. T. P. & L. p̄dicta maneria,

tenementa & redd' cum pertin̄ si cut dictum est contra omnes homines durant̄ vita praedict' E. &c.

A Fine of messuages, cottages▪ land, medow, pasture, wood, hea••he, linge, rent of a Parsonage & of the aduowson of a Church.

HEC est finalis concordia facta in Curia dn̄ae Reginae apud W. a [unspec A] * 1.134 die P. in quindecim dies, Anno regni Elizab. dei gratia A. F. & H. Reginae fidei defensoris &c. a conquestu vices••mo quarto, coram E. A. T. M. F. W. W. P. Iustic' & alijs dominae Reg. fidelibus tunc ibi praesen∣tibus, inter I. B. gen̄ & R. C. generof. quaerent̄, & R. C. seniorē armiger̄, & R. C. de Graies Inne in comitatu Midd' generos. deforc' de centum messuagijs, centum cotagijs, duobus millibus acr̄ terrae, mille acr̄ prati, duobus millibus acr̄ pasturae, centum acr̄ bosci, mille acr̄ iampnorum & bruerae, & centum solidis reddit̄▪ cum pertin̄ in &c. Necnon de Re∣ctoria de K. cum ptinentijs: Ac de aduocatione Ecclesiae de K. vnde placitum conuenc' summ̄ fuit inter eos in eadē curia, scilicet qđ p̄dict' R. & R. recognouerunt praedicta tenementa, redditus, & rectoriā cum {per}tinentijs, ac aduocationem p̄dictam esse ius ipsius I. vt illa quae ijdem I. et R▪ habent de dono praedictor̄ R. et R. Et ill' remiser̄ & quiet̄ cla∣mauer̄ de ipsis R. & haeredibus suis p̄dict' I. et R. et haered ipsius I. im∣perpetuum. ✿ Et praeterea ijdem R. et R. cōcesserunt pro se & haere∣dibus [unspec B] ipsius R. C. senioris, quod ipsi warrant̄ praedictis I. et R. et haeredi∣bus ipsius I. p̄dict' ten̄ta, reddit̄, et rectoriā cum {per}tinen̄ ac aduocatio∣nem p̄dict' cōtra p̄dict' R. & R. & haered' ipsius R. C. ••enioris im{per}petuū. [unspec C] ✿ Et pro hac recogn̄, remissione, quiet̄ clamac', warrant̄, fine, & con∣cordia, ijdē I. et R. dederunt p̄d' R. et R. duo mille libr̄ sterlingorum.

A Fine by the husband▪ and his wife of the lands of the wife, with graunt and render of the 4. parte of 2. messuages, 4. tofts, two gardens, two or∣chards, 200. acres of land, 20. acres of medow, 40. acres of pasture, 12. acres of wood, and 100. acres of moore in 4. partes deuided, the Co∣nusors do graūt the same againe to the Conusees for their liues, without impeachmēt of wast, and after their deaths to one of their sonnes in ge∣nerall taile, & for default of such issue, then to one other of the conusees sonnes in general taile, & for default of such issue, then to the 3. sonne of the conusees in generall taile, and for default of such issue to the right heires of the wife of the Conusor for euer.

HEC est finalis cōcordia facta in Cur̄ dominae Reg. apud Westm̄ [unspec A] * 1.135 in Octab sancti Mich. Anno ••egni Eliz. dei gratia Angl' Franciae & Hibern̄ Regin̄ fidei defens. &c. a cōquestu xxxvj. corā R. A. T. W. R. W. & T. L. Iustic' et alijs dn̄ae Reginae fidelibus tunc ibidem praesenti∣bus, inter G. I. et W. W. quer̄, et I. C. & I. vxorem deforc', de quarta parte 2. messuagiorum, 4. toftor̄, 2. gardinor̄, 2. pomar̄, ducent̄ acr̄ ter∣r••▪ 20. acr̄ prati, 40. acr̄ pasturae, 12. acr̄ bosci, & 100▪ acrar̄ more cum

pertinen̄ in G. & L. in quatuor partes diuis. vnde placitū conuentionis summ̄ fuit inter eos in eadē Curia, scilicet quod praedict' I. & I. recogn̄ praedictā quartam partē cum {per}tin̄ esse iusipsius G. vt illam quam ijdē G. & W. habent de dono praedict' I. & I. Et illam remis. & quiet̄ clam̄ de ipsis I. & I. & haered' ipsius I. praedict' G. & W. & haered' ipsius G. imperpetuum. Et praeterea ijdem Io. & Ia. concesserunt pro se & hered' ipsius la qd' ipsi warrant̄ praedict' G. & W. & haered' ipsius G. praedict' quartam partem cum pertin̄ contra p̄dict̄ I. &. I. & hered' ipsius ••a. im∣perpetuum. ✿ Et pro hac recogn̄ &c. ijdem G. & W concesserunt p̄∣dict' [unspec B] I. &. I. p̄dict' quartam {per}tem cum pertinentijs. Et ill' eis reddider̄ in eadem cur̄: Habend' & tenend' eisdem I. & I. de capitalibus dn̄is feodi illius per seruitia quae ad p̄dict' quartam partē pertment tota vita ipsorum I. & I. & eorum alterius diutius viuent̄ abs{que} impetitione ali∣cuius vasti. Et post decessum ipsorum I. et. I. praedict' quarta pars cum pertinentijs integre reman̄ B. C. filio praedictorum I. & I. & haered' de corpore ipsius B. legitime procreat̄. Tenend' de capitalibus dn̄is feodi illius &c. imperpetuum. ✿ Et si contingat quod idem B. obierit sine [unspec C] haered' de corpore suo legitime procreat̄, tunc post decessum ipsius B. p̄dict' quarta pars cum pertinen̄ integre reman̄ P. C. al' fil' praedict' I. & I. & haered' de corpore &c. Tenend' de capitalib' &c. imperpetuum. ✿ Et si contingat qd' idē P. obierit &c. tunc post decessum ipsius P. p̄d' [unspec D] quarta pars integre reman̄ R. C. al' fil' p̄dictor̄ I. & I. & haered' de cor∣pore &c. Tenend' de capitalibus &c. imperpetuum. Et si contingat qđ idem R. obierit &c. tunc post decessum ipsius R. praedict' quarta pars cum pertin̄ integre reman̄ rectis haered' praedict' Ia. Tenend' de capita∣libus dn̄is feodiillius, per seruitia quae ad praedict' quartam partem per∣tinent imperpetuum &c.

A fine of one messuage and of a 3. parte of 4. messuages in 3. partes deuided, part in possession, and part in reuersion, of a third part for terme of the life of the tenant in Dower, and for terme of the life of an other tenant for terme of life.

Ebor̄. ss. PRaecipe I. W. & A. vxori eius, quod iuste &c. ten̄ I. E. [unspec A] * 1.136 & E. E. conuenc' de vno messuag' &c. necnon de ter∣tia parte in tres partes diuidend' quatuor messuag' cum pertinen̄ &c.

¶ Et est cōcordia talis, scilicet quod p̄dict' I. et A. recogn̄ tenemen∣ta [unspec B] praedicta ac tertiam partem praedict' cum pertinentijs e••••e i••s ipsius I. de quibus ijdem I. E. et E. E. habeant vn••m mess. cum pertin̄ in prae∣dictis vill' de T. & B. parcell' tenementorum praedictorum, ac praedict' tertiam partem quatuor messuag' &c. cum pertinentijs in T. et B. par∣cell' tenementorum p̄dictor̄ de dono praedictor̄ I. & A. Et ill' remiser̄ & quiet̄ clamauer̄ de ipsis I. & A. & haeredibus suis prae••at̄ I. E. & E. ••.

& heredibus ipsius I. imperpetuum. Et concesser̄ pro se & hered' ipsius A. quod viginti acr̄ terr̄, sex acr̄ prati, &c. cum pertin̄ in praedict' villa de B. parcell' tenementor̄ & tertia pars praed' que I. A. & F. vxor eius te∣nent ad terminum vite ipsius E. de hereditate pred' A. die quo hec con∣cordia facta fuit. Et que post decessum ipsius E. ad praedict' I. A. & here∣des suos debuer̄ reuertere post decessū ipsius A. integre remaneant p̄d' I. & E. & E. E. & hered' ipsius I. imperpetuum. ✿ Concesser̄ etiam p̄∣dicti I. W. & A. pro se & hered' ipsius A. quod vnum mesuag' cum per∣tinen̄ in praedict' vill' de B. residuum tenementorum praedict' que I. A. tenet ad terminum vitae suae de hereditate praedict' A. die quo hec con∣cordia facta fuit, post decessum ipsius A. integere remaneat praedictis I. E. & E. & hered' ipsius E. imperpetuum.

A Fine with graunt and render of the moity of a manor, reciting that a widow hath the same for her life without impeachment of wast, and after her death to her executors for 16. yeres without impeachment of wast, and after her death and the end of 16 yeres, to two and to their wiues, and to the heires of the wiues, and after the husbands and their wiues, grannt the same to the tenant for life in fee, who graunteth the same after the end of the said 16 yeres vnto the conusors for terme of 21. yeres without impeachment of wast.

Ebor̄. ss. PRaecipe N. G. & E. vxori eius, W. G. & B. vxori eius, qd' [unspec A] teneant F. A. conuenc' de medietate manerij de H. cum pertinen̄ &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod cum E. A. vidua nuper vxor W.* 1.137 A. defuncti, habet & tenet praedictam medietatem manerij de H. cum pertin̄, Ac praedictam medietatem tenementorum & piscarie praedict' cum pertinen̄ ad terminum vitae suae absque impetitione alicuius vasti. ✿ Et quod post mortem eiusdem E. praedicta medietas manerij tene∣mentorum & piscarie praedictorum remaneant executor̄ testamenti eiusdem E. ad terminum sexdecem annorū tūc prox' sequen̄ post mor∣tem ipsius E. absque impetitione vasti. Et que post mortem praedictae E. A. ad terminum praedictorum sex decem annorum ad N. G. & E. vxor̄ eius, & W. G. & B. vxor̄ eius, & hered' dictorum E. & B. reuertere de∣berent. Praedict' W. G. & B. vxor eius, N. G. & E. vxor eius, concedunt quod dicte medietates dictorum maneriorum, ten̄torum, & piscarie cū pertin̄ post mortem praedictae E. A. & post praedict' terminum xvj. an∣norum finitum & determinat̄ integre remaneāt pref. F. A. & here dibus suis. ✿ Tenend' de capital' dn̄is feod' ill', per seruitia quae ad praedict' medietat̄ dictor•• manerij, tenement̄, & piscar̄ cum pertinen̄ {per}tinent. Et ill' remis. & quiet̄ clam̄ de ipsis W. G. & B. vxor̄ eius, N. G. & E. vxori e∣ius, & hered' suis prefat̄ F. A. & hered' suis imperpetuum. ✿ Et preterea

ijdem W. G. & B. N. G. & E. concesser̄ prose & hered' ipsius N. quod ip∣isi warrant̄ praedict' reuersionem medietatis dictorū manerij, ten̄torum, & piscarie cum pertinentijs prefat̄ F. A. & hered' suis contra ipsos W. G. et B. N. G. et E. et heredes suos imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c. idem F. concessit prefat̄ W. G. & B. N. G. & E. praedict' reuersionem medie∣tatis manerij, ten̄torū, & piscar̄ praedict' cum pertinen̄. Et ill' eis reddider̄ in eadem cur̄. ✿ Habend' & tenend' eandem reuersionem medietatis [unspec F] manerij, ten̄torum, & piscarie praedict' cum pertin̄ dictis W. G. & B. N. G. & E. a festo Apost' Phil & Iacobi quod tunc proxcrit post finē dicto∣rum sexdecem annorum, vsque ad finem & terminum xxj. annorum ex∣tunc proxim̄ sequen̄ et plenarie complend', absque impetitione alicuius vasti.

A Render of messuages &c. to the cognisor for one weeke, after to a straunger for life, and to his wife for life, if she keepe her vnmaried, the reuer∣sion to an other straunger and his heires of his body vpon M. his wife begotten the Remainder to an other and his heires.

Ebor̄. ss. PRaecipe I. W. et E. vxori cius, quod ten̄ W. M. & O. S. con∣uenc' [unspec A] * 1.138 de duobus messuag' &c. in S. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et pro hac &c. ijdem W. et O. concesserunt prefat̄ I. tenement̄ prae∣dict' [unspec B] cum pertinen̄. Et ill' ei reddider̄ in eadem curia: Habend' et tenend' eidem I. pro termino vnius septimanae. Et post terminum illum finitum, predict' tenement̄ cum pertin̄ integre remanebūt B. Habend' et tenend' eidem B. de capitalibus dominis feodi illius perseruitia quae ad praedict' ten̄t̄ pertineant, tota vita ipsius B. Et post decessum ipsius B. praed' ten̄ta cum pertin̄ integre reman̄ I. vxori predicti B. ✿ Tenend' &c. tota vita [unspec C] ipsius I. si eadem I. tam diu sola et innupta vixerit. Et post decessum siue sponsalia ipsius I. si quefuerint, praedict' ten̄ta cum pertin̄ integre reman̄ E. W. filio et heredi apparenti praedict̄ I. et hered' de corpore ipsius E. de corpore M. vxori eius inter eos legitime procreat̄. Tenend' &c. Et si con∣tingat quod idem E. obierit sine herede de corpore suo de corpore praed' M. inter eos legitim̄ procreat̄, tunc post decessum ipsor̄ E. et M. tenemen∣ta predict' cum pertinen̄ integre reman̄ predict' I. et hered' suis. Tenend' &c. imperpetuum.

A Fine of two reuersions of ••, messuages, one cottage &c, after the deathes of the two tenants for life.

Ebor̄. ss. PRaecipe R. N. & A. vxori eius, quod ten̄ G. E. conuenc' &c. [unspec A] * 1.139 de duobus mesuag', vno cotag' &c in N.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedict' R. et A. recogn̄ tenemen∣ta [unspec B] praedict' cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius G. et concessi•• prose et heredibus

ipsius R. quod praedict̄ cotagium, viginti acr̄ terr̄, decem acr̄ prati &c. {per}∣cell' ten̄torum praedictorum cum pertinentijs in N praedict̄, que W. B. et A. vxor eius tenent ad terminum vite ipsius A. de hereditate predict̄ R. die quo hec concordia facta fuit, et que post decessum ipsius A. ad praedict' R. et heredes suos debuerunt reuert̄, integre post decessum ipsius A. ad p̄∣dictum G. et heredes suos remaneant. Tenend' &c. ✿ Concesserunt e∣tiam [unspec C] praedicti R. et A. quod praedict̄ ij. messuag' &c. residua tenemento∣rum praedictorum cum pertinentijs in N. praedict', quae W. P. et D. vxor eius tenent ad terminum vitae ipsius D. de hereditate &c. (vt antea.) Et praeterea praedict̄ R. et A. et heredibus ipsius R. warrant̄ tenementa prae∣dicta cum pertinentijs prefato G. et heredibus suis sicut dictum est, con∣tra praedictos R. et A. et heredes ipsius R. imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Graunt to the cognisee and his wife, and the heires of their two bodies, with warranty in taile.

Ebor. ss. PRaecipe H. F. gen̄, quod iuste &c. ten̄ H. W. et I. vxori e∣ius [unspec A] * 1.140 conuenc' &c. de ten̄tis in S. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedict̄ H. F. concessit tenement̄ [unspec B] et reddit̄ praedict̄ cum pertinentijs prefat̄ H. W. et I. Et ill' eis reddidit in eadem curia: Habend' et tenend' eisdem H. W. et I. et heredibus de cor∣por̄ ipsorum H. W. et I. inter eos legitime procreat̄. Tenend' &c. Et prae∣dictus H. F. et heredes sui warrant̄ praesatis H. W. et I. et heredibus de cor∣pore ipsorum H. W. et I. inter eos legitime procreat̄ tenement̄ prae∣dict̄ sicut dictum est, contra omnes homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A graunt with a render backe againe for life, without impeachment of wast, diuers remainders in taile diuiding the lands.

Heref. ss. PRaecipe N. B. et A. vxori eius, quod ten̄ T. R. et R. G. [unspec A] * 1.141 conuenc' &c. de vno mesuag' cum pertin̄ in E. &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedict̄ &c. relaxac' et war∣rant̄ [unspec B] &c. Et pro hac &c. ijdem T. R. concesser̄ prefato N. et A. tenement̄ praedict̄ cum pertinentijs. Et ill' eis reddiderunt in eadem curia: Habenđ eisdem N. et A. tota vita ipsorum N. et A. et alterius eorum diutius vi∣vent̄, absque impetitione vasti tota vita ipsius A. Tenenđ &c. Et post decessum ipsorum N. et A. vnum messuagium &c. cum pertinentijs in F. praedict̄ de tenementis praedict̄ parcell', reman̄ T. B. vni filiorum prae∣dictorum N. et A. et heredibus masculis de corpore praedict̄ T. legi∣time procreat̄, et tunc post decessum ipsius T. praedict̄ tenementt̄ de prae∣dict̄ tenementis parcell' integre reman̄ I. B. alteri filiorum praedict̄ N. et A. et hered' mascul' de corpor̄ ipsius I. legitime procreat̄. Tenenđ &c. Et si contingat &c. post decessum ipsius I. praedict̄ tenement̄

de praedict' tenementis parcel' integre reman̄ B. F. alteri filio praedict' A. & hered' mascul' de corpore praedict' B. licite procreat̄. Tenend' &c. Et si contingat &c. quod tunc tenementa praedict' reman̄ (to diuers o∣thers) & rectis heredibus praedict' A. imperpetuum. Tenend' &c. Et p̄∣terea pref. T. & R. concesser̄ quod post decessū praedict' N. B. & A. vxo•• eius, 44. acr̄ terre, duae acr̄ prati &c. cum pertinen̄ in B. praed' de p̄dictis tenement' residua integre remanebunt praed' B. F. & haered' be corpore suo legitime procreat̄. Tenend' &c. Et si conting at quod idem B. obie∣rit sine herede de corpore suo legitime procreat̄, quod tūc post deces∣sum ipsius B. praedict' tenementa residua integre remanebunt praef. T. F. heredibus & assignatis suis imperpetuum.

A Fine to intaile lands to the heires of the body of the conusor of the body of I. C. her husband deceased, with remainder ouer for default of such issue to the right heires of the said I. C. &c.

Leicest̄. ss. PRaecipe I. C. armig', quod ten̄ M. C. viduae conuenc' de [unspec A] * 1.142 tribus messuag' &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praed' I. concessir praedict' M. p̄∣dict' [unspec B] tenement̄ cum pertinentijs. Et ill' ei reddidit in eadem curia. Ha∣bend' & tenend' eidem M. & hered' de corpore ipsius M. de corpore I. C. nuper viri sui defuncti legitime procreat̄, de capital' &c. Et si contin∣gat quod eadem M. obierit sine herede de corpore suo, de corpore ip∣sius I. C legitime procreat̄, tunc post decessum ipsius M. praedicta ten̄ta cum pertin̄ integre remaneant rectis heredibus ipsius I. C. defuncti. Te∣nend' &c. Et praed' I. C. armig' & hered' sui warrant̄ praed' M. & hered' de corpore suo, de corpore p̄dicti I. C. defuncti, ac etiam rectis heredi∣bus ipsius I. C. si eadem M. obierit sine haerede de corpore suo, de cor∣pore ipsius I. C. defuncti licite procreat̄, praed' ten̄ta cum pertin̄, (sicut dictum est) contra praedictum▪ C. armig' & heredes suos imperpetuū. Et pro hac &c.

A graunt by a Duke and his wife as in the right of his wife to the cognisee for life of the tenant for life with warranty, a render to the cognisor for his wiues life, to conuey her title to her husband.

Warw. ss. PRaecipe T. Duci N. & M. vxori eius, quod ten̄ T. T. arm̄ [unspec A] * 1.143 conuenc' &c. deten̄tis in W. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scz. quod praed' Dux & M. concess. praed' T. [unspec B] T. tenementa praedict' cum pertin̄, & quicquid idem Dux & M. habent in tenementis praedictis cum pertin̄, ad terminum vitae ipsius M. Etill' ei reddider̄ in eadem curia. Habend' & tenend' eidem T. T. & hered' suis de capitalibus dn̄is feodi illius per seruitia que ad eadem tenemen∣ta cum pertinen̄ pertinent tota vita ipsius M. Et preterea ijdem T. & M.

concess. prose, quod ipsi warrant̄ p̄d' T. T. & heredibus suis ten̄ta prae∣dict' cum pertinen̄ contra omnes homines tota vita ipsius M. Et pro hac &c. idem T. T. concessit tenementa praedict' cum pertinentijs prae∣fato Duci. Et ill' ei reddidit in eadem curia: Habend' & tenend' eadem ten̄ta cum pertinen̄ eidem Duci & hered' suis tota vita praedict' M. Te∣nend', vt supra.

A Fine of the moity of manors, messuages, land, meadow pasture, wood, linge, and heath, more, marishe, and rent, the aduowson of the moity of a Church the aduowson of the moity of a Monasterie or priory in possession and re∣uersion in fee.

HEc est finalis concordia fact' in Curia dn̄ae Reginae apud West∣monaster̄ [unspec A] * 1.144 in crastino sanctae Trinitatis, Anno regni Eliz. dei gra∣tia Angliae, Francie, & Hibern̄ Reginae, fidei defens, &c. a conquestu tri∣cesimo fecundo, coram E. A. &c, Iustic', & alijs dominae Reginae fideli∣bus tunc ibi presentibus, int̄ A. M. & L. H. quer̄, & T. N. & I. vxorē eius, vnam consanguinearum & heredū R. E. deforc', de medietate mancri∣orum de W. & R. cum pertinētijs, ac de medietate octaginta messuag', 40. acr̄ terr̄, 300. acr̄ prati, 50. acr̄ pastur̄, 100. acr̄ bosci, 30. acr̄ iamp∣norum & bruere, 160. acr̄ more, 200. acr̄ marisci, & viginti solid or̄ red∣ditus cum pertin̄ in W. R. W. P. T. &c. Necnon de Aduo catione medie∣tat̄ ecclesiarum de E. W. P. & R. ac etiam de aduocation̄ medietat̄ Mo∣nasterij siue Prioratus de L. vnde placitum conuentionis summ̄ fuit in∣ter eos in eadem curia: Scilicet quod praedict' T. & I. recogn̄ praedictas medietates cum pertinentijs, ac aduocationes praedictas esse ius ipsius A. de quibus ijdem A. & L. habent de dono medietatem praed' manerij de R. cum pertin̄. Necnon medietatem octoginta messuag', 260. acr̄ terre, 100. acr̄ prati, 300. acr̄ pastur̄, 80. acr̄ bosci, 200. acr̄ iampnorum & bruere, 140. acr̄ marisci, 100. acr̄ more, & vj. li. vj. s. reddit̄ cū pertin̄, in R. T. H. &c. Ac etiā aduocation̄ medietatis ecclesiae de R. ac aduocac' medietat̄ Monasterij siue Prioratus de L. pcell' medietatis mane••, tene∣mentorum, reddituum, & aduocat̄ praedictar̄ de dono praedictorū T. & I. ✿ Et ill' remiser̄ & quiete clam̄ de ipsis T. & I. & hered' ipsius, I. p̄∣dictis [unspec B] A. & L. & hered' ipsius A. imperpetuum. Et preterea ijdem T. & I. concesserunt pro se & heredibus ipsius I. quod medietas manerij de W. ac medietas 30. messuagio••, 150. acrarum terre, centum acrarum prati &c. cum pertinentijs in W. P. E. & W. praed', ac aduocationes me∣dietatis ecclesiarum de P. E. & W. pred', resid' medietatis maneriorum, tenementorum, redditu, & aduocac' praedict', que E. E. tenet ad ter∣minum vite sue de hereditate praedictae I. die quo hec concordia facta fuit, & que post decessum ipsius E. E. ad predict' T. & I. & hered' ipsius I. debuerunt reuerter̄, post decess. ipsius E. E. integre remaneant praed'

A. & L. & hered' ipsius A. ✿ Tenend' simul cum praedict' medietate [unspec D] & aduocatione que eis per finem istum remanent de capitalibus dn̄is feodi illius, per seruitia que ad illas medietates & aduocac' pertinent imperpetuū. Et praed' T. & I. & hered' ipsius I. warrant̄ praed' A. & L. & hered' ipsius A. praedictas medietates cum pertinētijs, ac aduocationes praedictas sicut praedictum est, contra omnes homines imperpetuum. ✿ Et pro hac recognitione, remissione, quieta clamatione, warrāt̄, fine, [unspec E] & concordia, ijdem A. & L. concesserunt praedictis T. & I. praedict' me∣dietatem manerij de R. & medietatem praedictor̄ ten̄tor̄ cum pertin̄ in R. T. H. &c. praedict': Necnon a duocationem medietatis ecclesiae de R. predict', ac aduocationem medietatis Monasterij siue Prioratus de L. p̄∣dict', Et illas eis red diderunt in eadem curia. Habend' & tenend' eisdē T. & I. & here d'ipsius I. de Capitalibus dominis feodi illius, per seruitia que ad illas medietates & aduocationes pertinent imperpetuum. ✿ Et concesserunt etiam praed' A. & L. praedict' medietatem manerij de W. cum pertin̄, ac praedict' medietatē ten̄t̄ cum pertin̄ in W. P. E. &c. p̄d', pref. T. & I. Et illas etiam reddiderunt in eadem curia: Habend' & te∣nend' immediate post mortem p̄d' E. E. eisdem T. & I. & hered' ipsius I. de capitalibus dn̄is feo di illius, per seruitia que ad illam medietatem & aduocationem pertinent imperpetuum.

A graunt of lands by fine to two, who render to the cognisor in generaltaile, & for default of such issue to R. T. in general taile, the remainder to the Queenes Maiestie her heires and successors for euer.

ET est concordia &c. quod praed' A. recogn̄ ten̄t̄ praed' cum pertin̄ [unspec A] * 1.145 esse ius ipsius I. vt ill' que ijdem I. & D. habent de dono praedict' A. Et ill' remisit &c. Et pro hac &c. ijdem I. & D. concesser̄ praefat̄ A. te∣nement̄ praedict̄ cum pertinen̄. Et ill' ei reddid' in eadem curia: Habenđ & tenend' eidem A. & heredibus de corpore ipsius A. legitime procre∣at̄, & pro defectu talis exitus tunc tenement̄ praedict' cum pertinentijs integre remaneant hered' de corpore R. T. alij praedict' A. & here dibus de corpore eorum legitime procreat̄: Et pro defectu talis exit̄, tunc te∣nement̄ predict' cum pertinentijs remaneant dominae Elizabethae nūc Reginae Angliae, Franciae, et Hiberniae, hered' et successoribus suis im∣perpetuum &c.

A graunt of landes in general taile, to be holden of the grauntor in Socage, with diuers remainders ouer in taile, with warranty against all men.

Essex. ss. PRaecipe s. B. agm̄, qd' ten̄ W. S. cōuenc' de iij. messuag', [unspec A] * 1.146 &c. cum pertin̄ in C. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod predict' S. concessit prefato W. [unspec B] tenementa praedict' cum pertinentijs, & illa ei reddidit in eadem curia:

Habend' & tenend' eidem W. & hered' de corpore suo legitime pro∣creat̄ de praedict' S. & hered' suis in Socagio per fidelitarem tantū pro omnibus seruitijs & demandis que ad praedict' tenementa pertinēt im∣perpetuum. Et si contingat quod idem W. obierit sine hered' de corpor̄ suo legitime procreat̄, tunc post decessum ipsius W. ten̄ta praedict' cum pertinentijs integre remane bunt I. S. Auo praedict' W. et hered' de cor∣pore ipsius I. legitime procreat̄. Tenenđ (vt antea.) Et si nullus heres de corpore ipsius l. fuer̄ legitime proc', tunc praedict' ten̄ta cum pertinen̄ integre reuertent ad praedict' S. & heredes suos quiet̄ de al' hered' prae∣dictorum W. & I. Tenend' de capital' &c. Et praeterea praedictus S. & heredes sui warrant̄ praedict̄ W. et hered' de corpore suo legitime pro∣creat̄, et praedicto I. & hered' de corpore suo legitime procreat̄, si idem W. obierit sine heređ de corpore suo legitime procreat̄, praed' tenem̄ta cum pertin̄ (sicut dictum est) contra omnes homines imperpetuum, Et pro hac &c.

A graunt of 16 acres of moore in general taile to be holden of the grantor by Knights seruice, by suit of court twise a yere and vi, s, rent.

Essex. ss. PRaec' I. G. gen̄, quod ten̄ P. I. con̄ de sexdecim acr̄ more [unspec A] * 1.147 cum pertin̄ in K. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scz. qd' p̄d' l. concessit praef. P. ten̄ta praed' cū [unspec B] pertn̄, & ill' ei reddidit in eadem curia: Habend' et tenend' tenementa praedict̄ cum pertinentijs prefat̄ P. et heredib••s de corpore suo legitime procreat̄: Tenenđ de dicto I. et heredibus suis per seruitium militare & sect' curiae suae apud K. bis per annum, ac reddend' annuatim praefato I. et heredibus suis sex solid' &c. ad festa &c. per equales porciones annua∣tim imperpetuum soluend'. Et praedict' I. warrant̄ tenementa praedicta cum pertinentijs praefato P. et heredibus de corpore suo legitime procr̄ (sicut dictum est) contra praedictnm I. et heredes suos imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine sur Releas of Knights seruice, Castel gard and murage, vpon a writ of Customes and seruices for a summe of money paied, sauing all other seruices made by consent of the King.

HEc est finalis cōcordia facta in curia domini Regis apud Westmo∣naster̄ [unspec A] * 1.148 a die sancti Michaelis in xv. dies, Anno regni regis H. filij re∣gis l. quinquagesimo prim̄, coram G. de P. et R. de M. Iustic' et alijs do∣mini ••egis fidelibus tun••ibi presentibus, inter, W. de P. quer̄, er H. B de∣forc', de consuetudinibus et seruitijs que idem W. exigerat de praedicto H. de libero ten̄to suo quod de praeđ VV. tenet in VV. & VV. scz. de v∣nofeodo Militis & dimid' cum pertinen̄. Et vnde idem VV. exigebat de praedicto H. quod faceret ei ad wardū Castri de B. quando eueneri••,

& ad muragium eiusdem castri cum necesse esset quantum ad praedi∣ctum tenementum pertinet. Que seruitia idem H. ei non cognouit. Et vnde placitum inter eos in eadem curia summonit̄ fuit, scilicet quod p̄∣dict' W. concessit pro se & heredibus suis, quod praed' H. & hered' sui & eorum tenent̄ de honore de B. sint quiet̄ de praedict' seruitijs inper∣petuum: Saluis eidē W. & hered' suis omnibus alijs seruic' ad praedict' tenement̄ pertin̄, Et pro hac concessione, fine, & concordia idem H. de∣dit praed' W. decem & octo marcas argent̄. Et hec concordia facta fuit ex assensu & voluntate eiusdem domini Regis eam concedentis. This old fine is in Dyer, fol. 179. pla. 46.

A Fine of a Manor in possession and other lands in reuersion.

Salop̄. ss. PRaec' W. B. quod ten̄ F. R. conuenc' de manerio de R. cū [unspec A] * 1.149 pertinen̄ &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedictus W. recogn̄ maneri∣um [unspec B] & tenementa praedict' cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius F. de quibus idem F. habet praedict' manerium cum pertin̄, duo mess. &c. cum ptin̄ in R. praedict' parcell' ten̄tor̄ praedictor̄ de dono praedicti W. Et ill' re∣mis. &c. Et concessit prose & hered' suis, quod duo mess. cum {per}tin̄ in R. praed', residua ten̄torum praedictor̄ que A. B. vidua tenet ad terminū vite sue de hereditat̄ &c. post decessum ipsius A. integre reman̄ praefat̄ F. R. & hered' suis. Tenend' simul cum praedicto manerio & tenement̄ parcel' que ei per finem istum reman̄ de capitalibus dominis &c. Et p̄∣dict' W. B. & hered' sui warrant̄ praef. F. & hered' suis praedicta man̄ia & ten̄ta cum pertinentijs sicut dictum est contra omnes homines imper∣petuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine by the husband and his wife of manors, messuages, &c. of the adnow∣son of a Church, of rent, part in possession, and part in reuersion, with a render againe to the cognisor and his wife for theirliues without im∣peachment of wast and after to the heires of the bodies of the conusors, and for default of such issue to the heires of the body of the wife of the co∣nu or and for default of such issue, then to the right heires of T. the cog∣nisor for euer.

Midd. ss. PRaecipe T. M. ar̄ & M. vxori eius, quod iuste &c. ten̄ [unspec A] * 1.150 &c. A. S. armig' conuenc' de manerio de W. iuxta Y. W. in G. & S. cū pertinentijs, Ac de CCC. li. mess. &c. Nec∣non de aduocatione ecclesie W. in G. in comitat̄ predicto, Et de manerio de D. cum pertinentijs, Ac de x. mess. &c. & vij. s. viij. d. ob. redd' cum pertin̄ in D. in com̄ G. Ac de ma∣nerio de S. C. cum pertin̄, Acde sex mess. &c. cum perrin̄ in S. C. & V. in com̄ D.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod p̄dicti T. & M. recogn̄ mane∣ria, [unspec B] tenemēta, & reddit̄ p̄dict' cum {per}tinentijs, Ac Aduocationem praed▪ esseius ipsius A. de quibus idē A. habet praedicta maneria de W. iuxta Y. W in D. &c. Acaduocation̄ praedict' in praed' com̄ S. Ac praed' ma∣nerium de South C. cum {per}tinentijs, Ac praedict' tenementa cum per∣tinen̄ in South C. & V. praedict, in praed' com̄ D. parcell' maner̄, tene∣ment̄, & reddit̄ praedictor̄, de dono praedict' T. & M. Et ill' remis. &c. Et concesser̄ pro se & haeredibus ipsius M. qđ praedictū manerium de S. praedict' in praedicto comitatu S. ✿ Ac etiam praedictū manerium [unspec C] de D. cum pertinentijs in praedicto com̄ C. residuum maneriorum, te∣nement̄, & reddit̄ praedictorum quae F. S. armig' & E. vxor eius tenent ad terminum vitae ipsius E. de haereditate praedict' M. die quo haec con∣cordia facta fuit, Et quae post decessum ipsius E. ad praedict' T. & M. & haeredes ipsius M. debuer̄ reuertere post decessum ipsius E. integre rema∣nebunt praedict' A. S. et haeredibus suis. Tenend' simul cum praed' mane∣rijs, tenementis, & reddit̄ quae ei per finem istum reman̄ de capital' domi∣nis feod' illius, per seruic' quae ad praedict̄ manerium, tenementa, reddit̄, ac aduocationem pertinent imperpetuum, ✿ Et praedict' T. & M. et [unspec D] haeredes ipsius M. warrant̄ praedicto A. et haeredibus suis praedicta ma∣neria, tenementa, redd' cum pertinentijs, ac aduocationem praedict' si∣cut dictum est contra omnes homines imperpetuum. ✿ Et pro hac &c. [unspec E] idem A. concessit praefatis T. & M. praedict' maneria, tenementa, et redd' cum pertinentijs, ac aduocationem p̄dict'. Et illas eis reddid' in eadem curia: Habend' & tenend' eisdem T. & M. de capitalibus dominis &c. tota vita ipsorum T. & M. et eorum alterius diutius viuen̄ abs{que} impeti∣tione alicuius vasti. Et post decessum ipsorum T. et M. p̄dict' maneria, tenemēta &c. integre remanebūt haeredibus ipsius T. de corporibus ip∣sorū T. & M. legitime procreat̄: Tenend' &c. ✿ Et si nullus haeres ip∣sius [unspec F] T. de corporibus ipsorum T. & M. fuer̄ legitime procr̄, tune praedi∣cta maneria &c. integre remanebunt haered' de corpore ipsius M. legi∣time procr̄. Tenend' &c. Et si nullus haeres de corpore ip sius M. fuer̄ le∣gitime procreat̄, tunc praedicta maneria &c. integre reman̄ rectis haere∣pibus ipsius T. imperpetuum. Tenend' &c.

A fine of a Reuersion of a rent, issuing out of a manor, and 6. messuages.

Essex. ss. PRaec' &c. quod iuste &c. ten̄ con̄ &c. de quadragintae [unspec A] solidis reddit̄ cum pertinentijs, exeunt̄ de manerio de F. ac de sex Messuag' &c. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praed' I. recogn̄ praedict' redd' [unspec B] * 1.151 cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius R. & concessit pro se & haeredibus suis, quod praedict' reddi•• cum pertinentijs quem H. T. et A. vxor eius te∣nent ad terminum virae ipsius A. de praedict' I. die quo haec concordia facta f••••t exeunt̄ de praedicto manerio &c. cum pertinentijs quem I. H.

Miles modo tenet, & qui post decessum ipsius A. ad praedict̄ I. F. & hae∣redes suos debuit reuertere post decessum ipsius A. integre remanebit praedict̄ R. & haered' suis imperpetuum. Et praedict̄ I. F. & haeredes sui warrant̄ praedict̄ R. & haered' suis p̄dict̄ reddit̄ cum pertinentijs, sicut praedictum est, contra I. Abbat̄ Monasterij &c. & successores suos im∣perpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine of the Reuersion of a rent.

HE▪ Cest finalis concordia facta in curia dn̄i Regis apud W. a die P. [unspec A] * 1.152 in xv. dies, Anno regni E. filij Regis E. decimo, coram W. B. H. S. I. B. & I. M. Iustic' dn̄i Regis & alijs fidelibus tunc ibi praesentibus, inter R. P. quer̄, & I. B. deforc', de decem marcis red dit̄ cum pertinentijs in B. quem P. de A. tenet ad terminum vitae, vnde placitum conuentionis summ̄ fuit inter eos in eadem curia, scilicet, qđ p̄dict̄ I. concessit pro fe & haeredibus suis, quod praedict' reddit̄ cum pertinentijs quem praed' P. tenuit ad terminum vitae ex dimissione praedict̄ I. in p̄dict̄ villa die quo haec concordia facta fuit, & qui post decessum ipsius P. ad praedict̄ I. & haeredes suos reuertere debuit post decessum ipsius P. integre re∣maneat praedict' R. & haered' de corpore suo procreat̄: Tenend' de ca∣pital' dominis feodi illius per seruitia quae ad praedict̄ teddit̄ pertinent imperpetuum. Et si contingat quod idem R. obierit sine h••rede de cor∣pore suo procreat̄, tunc post decessum ipsius R. p̄dict reddit̄ cum perti∣nentijs integre remanebit rectis haeredibus ipsius R. tenend' de capi∣tal' dominis feodi illius per seruitia quae ad praedict̄ reddit̄ pertinent im∣perpetuum. Et pro hac concessione, fine, & concordia, idem R. dedit pr••fat̄ I. centum marc' argenti.

A fine of Rent seruice, and of the Homages & seruices of diuers.

Nott. ss. PRaecipe quod iuste &c. ten̄ conuenc' &c. de vndecim [unspec A] * 1.153 solidis reddit̄ cum pertinen̄ in B. Et nisi prius &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedict̄ E. recogn̄ praedict' red∣dit̄ [unspec B] cum pertinentijs esse ius praedict' W. Et idem E. insuper concessit eidem W. reddit̄ illum cum pertinētijs simul cum homagio & totis ser∣uitijs S. F. R. L. & I. D. & h••red' suorum, de tot tenementis quot ipsi se∣peratim de ipso E. prius tenuerunt in praedict̄ villa: Habend' & tenen∣dū eidem W. & haered' suis de capitalibus dominis feodi illius per serui∣tia quae ad praedict̄ reddit̄ pertinent imperpetuum. Et praedict' E. & hae∣red' sui praedict̄ reddit̄ cum pertinen̄ sicut p̄dictum est, p̄f. W. & haered' suis contra omnes homines warr̄ imperpetuum &c.

A fine of 4 messuages, where the husband & the wife sell the wiues Iointure or Dower absolutely to him in the Reuersion.

Ehor̄. ss. PRaec' T. G. armig', & B. vxori eius, quod ten̄ I. W. & E. [unspec A] * 1.154 vxori eius conuenc' de quatuor messuagijs &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod cum praedict̄ T. & B. habeant [unspec B]

& teneant tenementa p̄dicta cum pertinen̄ ad terminum vitae predict' B. reuersione inde praedict' E. & haered' suis post decessum praedict' B. spectant̄, ijdem T. & B. concesser̄ praef. I. & E. tenementa p̄dict' cum {per}∣tin̄, & totum & quicquid in praedict' tenementis cum pertinētijs ad ter∣minum vitae ipsius B. habent, eisdē I. & E. in eadem curia reddider̄: Ha∣bend' & tenend' eisdem I. & E. & haeredibus ipsius E. durante tota vita ipsius B. de capital' dominis &c. Et p̄dicti T. & B. warrant̄ praef. I. et E. tn̄ta praedicta cum pertinentijs (sic vt dictum est) contra praedictos T. et B. durante tota vita ipsius B. Et pro hac &c.

Tenant for terme of life, & her husband graunteth her estate for life in a manor messuages rent &c. to one B. who in consideration thereof, graunteth to the Conusor and his wife, for the life of the wife.

Suff. ss. PRaec' L. H. et D. vxori eius, quod ten̄ B. B. con̄ de ma∣nerio [unspec A] * 1.155 de S. cum pertinentijs, ac de sex Messuag' &c. cū pertin̄ in S.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, qđ praedict' L. & D. concess. mane∣rium, [unspec B] ten̄ta, & reddit̄ cum pertinen̄, quae ijdem L. & D. tenent ad termi∣num vitae ipsius D. reuersione inde post mortē eiusdem D. cuidam R. R. & haered' suis spectant̄, praef. B. B. Habend' sibi & assign̄ suis, tota vita e∣iusdem D. Et praeterea ijdem L. & D. concesser̄, quod ipsi warrant̄ ma∣nerium, tenementa & reddit̄ predict' cum pertinen̄, praef. B. & assigna∣tis suis, tota vita ipsius D. contra ipsos L. & D. imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c. idem B. concessit praefatis L. et D. quendam annual' reddit̄ xl. marc' legalis &c. exeunt̄ de manerio & tenementis praedictis: Habend' & per∣cipiend' eundem annualem reddit̄ xl. marc' praefatis L. & D. pro termi∣no vitae eiusdem D. ad festa &c. per aequales porciones annuatim sol∣uend'. Et si contingat praedict' annual' red dit̄ &c.

A fine of a Reuersion of one messuage &c. after the death of the tenant for life.

Norff. ss. PRaecipe P. A. quod ten̄ E. S. conuenc' &c. de vno mes∣suag' [unspec A] * 1.156 &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedictus P. recogn̄ tene∣menta [unspec B] praedicta cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius E. Et concessit pro se & haeredibus suis, quod praedicta tenementa, quae W. B. et A. vxor e∣ius tenent ad terminum, vitae ipsius A. de haereditate ipsius P. die quo haec concordia facta fuit, Et quae post decessum ipsius A. ad praedict̄ P. & haeredes suos debuerunt reuertere, post decessum ipsius A. integre re∣manebunt praed' E. S. & haeredibus suis imperpetuum. Tenend' &c. Et p̄dict' P. concessit pro se & haered' suis, qđ ipsi warrant̄ praedict' tene∣menta cum pertinen̄ (sic vt dictum est) contra omnes homines imper∣petuum. Et pro hac &c.

A fine of a Rent graunted out of a Manor for life, with a clause of distres for the same Rent.

Leicest. ss. PRaec' A. C. vid', quod ten̄ H. C. gen̄ conuenc' de annuo [unspec A] * 1.157 redd' xl. s. exeunt̄ de manerio de S. cum pertinentijs in S. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedictus A. concessit praefa∣to [unspec B] H. praedictum redditum cum pertinentijs, Et ill' erreddidit in eadem curia: Habend' & percipiend' praedictos xl. s. eidem H. & assignatis suis, ad festa Annunciationis beatae Mariae virginis, & S. Mich. archang. per aequales porciones, annuatim soluend', tota vita ipsius H. Et si con∣tingat praedict' reddit̄ xl. s. aretro fore &c. quod tunc bene licebit prae∣fato H. & assignatis suis, tota vita sua, in praedictum maneriū cum per∣tinentijs intrare & distringere &c. Et praedict' A. et haeredes sui warrant̄ praefato H. et assignatis suis praedict' reddit̄ xl. s. cum pertinentijs, sic vt dictum est, contra praedict' A. & haeredes suos, tota vita ipsius H. imper∣petuum &c. Et pro hac &c.

A fine whereby three seuerall Annuities be graunted out of a Manor, and after the manor also is graunted to one E. for life, and after the death of the said E. the manor &c. to re∣maine to the said E. and his heires.

Staff. ss. PRaec' F. B. vid', E. B. gener̄, R. B. gener̄, & R. B. gener̄, [unspec A] * 1.158 quod ten̄ R. G. generos. conuenc' de manerio de H. cum pertinentijs, Ac de decem mesuagijs &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedicti Eliz. Ed. Baldw. Ra. [unspec B] & Rich. recognouer̄ praedicta manerium, tenemēta, & reddit̄ cum per∣tinētijs, esse ius ipsius R. (com Release & warrant'.) Et pro hac &c. idem Rog. concessit praefato Edw. quandam annuitatem, siue annualem red∣dit̄ vj. li. xiij. s. iiij. đ. exeunt̄ de & in manerio & tenementis praedictis cum pertinentijs. Et illa ei reddid' in eadem curia: Habend' & perci∣piend' eundem annualem reddit̄ vj. li. xiij. s. iiij. đ. praefato Edw. & as∣signatis suis tota vita sua, ad festa Natiuitatis sancti Ioh. Baptiste, & An∣nunciationis beatae Mariae virginis, aequis porcionibus annuatim sol∣uend'. Et si contingat &c. Concessit etiam idem r. quandam annuita∣tem siue annualē reddit̄ vj. li. xiij. s. iiij. đ. (vt supra cum claus. district'.) Et vlterius idem R. concessit praefato R. quandam aliam annuitatem &c. vj. li. xiij. s. iiij. đ. modo & forma praedict'. Et praeterea idem R. cō∣cessit praefatae E. praedict' manerium, tenementa, & reddit̄ cum pertinē∣ijs. Et ill' ei reddidit in eadem curia: Habend' & tenend' praefat̄ E & assignatis suis tota vita ipsius E. de caditalibus dominis feodi illius &c. Et post decessum ipsius E. praedict' manerium, tenementa, & reddit̄ cum pertinentijs integre reman̄ praefato E. & haeredibus suis. Tenend' de ca∣pitalibus &c.

A fine of a Rent out of manors to one and his wife in taile generall and sor de∣fault of such issue to the right heires of the husband, with a paine of viij. pound for euery fiue weekes that the Rent is behind, and for euery weeke after the v. weeks, to forfait viij. li. nomine penae, with a clause of distres.

ET pro hac &c. ijdem A. & B. concesserunt praefatis W. et F. quen∣dam [unspec A] * 1.159 annualem redditum nona ginta libr̄, de praedictis manerijs & tenementis cum pertinentijs. Et illas eis reddiderunt in eadem curia•• Habend' & percipiend' praedict' annualem reddit̄ nonaginta libr̄, eis∣dem W. & F. et haered' de corporibus ipsorum W. & F. legitime pro∣creat̄, ad festa sancti Michaelis archāgeli, & Annunciationis beatae Ma∣riae virginis perae quales portiones annuatim soluend'. Et si contingat quod ijdem W. et F. obierint sine haered' de corporibus suis legitime procreat̄, tunc post decessum ipsorum W. & F. idem annualis reddit̄ nonagint̄ l••br̄imegre remaneat rectis haeredibus ipsius W. ad festa prae∣dict' [unspec B] annuatim soluend'. ✿ Et si contingat praedict' annal' reddit̄ no∣naginta libr̄ aretro fore in parte vel in toto per spacium quinque sep∣timan̄, post aliquod festum festorum praedictorum, quo vt praefertur solui debeat▪ non solut̄, (s•• legitim̄ modo petatur apud C. praedictā,) quod tunc & toties praedictus W. ••. et haeredes sui forisfacient praedi∣ctis W. & F. & haered' de corporibus suis legitime procreat̄, ac etiam [unspec C] rectis haeredibus ipsius W. si praedicti W. et F. obier̄ sine haeered' de corporibus suis legitime procreatis, octo libr̄ nomine penae. ✿ Et sic qualibet septimana, post p̄dictas quinque septimanas, octo libr̄, quo∣ties praedict' annualis reddit̄ nonaginta libr̄ aretro foret, quod tunc & toties bene liceret praedict' W. & F. & haered' de corporibus suis legi∣time procreat̄, ac etiam rectis haeredibus ipsius W. si ijdem W. & F. obier̄ sine haered' de corporibus suis legitime procreat̄, in praedict' maneria & tenementa cum pertinentijs intrare, & distringere, distri∣ctiones{que} sic ibidem capt̄ & habitas, abducere, asportare, & effugare, ac penes se retinere, quousque tam de praedicto annual' reddit̄ no∣naginta libr̄ cum arreragijs eiusdem (si quae fuerint,) quam de prae∣dict' octo libr̄, vt praefertur, no mine penae, forisfact', post praedict' quin∣que septimanas, & pro octo libr̄ pro qualibet septimana post prae∣dict' quinque septimanas, vt praefertur, eisdem plene fuerit satisfact' & persolut̄ &c.

A Fine wherein an Annuitie is graunted out of fiue acres of land, to one in fee, with a clause of distres, for default of paiment of the same Annuitie.

Essex. ss. PRaecipe T. S. de C. armig', & A. vxori eius, quod ten̄ [unspec A] * 1.160 W. D. conuenc' de quinque acr̄ terrae cum pertinen∣tijs in E. &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedict' T. & A. recognouerunt [unspec B]

tenementa praedict' cum pertinētijs, esse ius ipsius W. vt illa quae idem W. habet de bono p̄dictorium T. & a. Et ill' remiser̄ & quiet̄ clamauer̄ de se & haeredibus suis praefato W. & haered' suis imperpetuum. Et pr••∣terea praedict' T. & A. concess. prose & haered' ipsius T. quod ipsi war∣rant̄ praef. W. & haered' suis tenementa praedict' cum pertinentijs, con∣tra omnes homines imperpetuū. Et pro hac &c. p̄dictus W. concessit praefato T. quandam annuitatem siue annualem redditum xx. s. legalis monetae Angliae exeunt̄ & exitur̄, de, & ex tenemētis praedict' cum per∣tinentijs. Et ill' ei reddidit in eadem curia: Habend', tenend', & perci∣piend' p̄d' annuitatem siue annualē reddit̄ xx. s. praedict', praefato T. & haeredib' suis, ad festa S. Martini Episcopi in hyeme, & Pentecost', per aequales portiones, annuatim imperpetuum soluendum. Et si, ac quo∣ties, contingat praedict' annuitatem siue annualem rendit̄ xx. s. praedict' aretro fore in parte vel in toto post aliquod festum festorum praedicto∣rum, quo vt praefertur, solui debeat, non solut̄, per spacium quadragin∣ta dierum, quod tunc & toties bene liceat & licebit praefato T. et hae∣rebidus suis in praedicta tenementa cum pertinentijs intrare, & distrin∣gere, districtiones{que} sic ibidem capt̄, licite asportare, effugare, abdu∣cere, & penes se retinere, quous{que} de tota p̄dict̄ annuitate siue annual' redditu viginti solid' praedict', vna cum arreragijs eiusdem, si quae fue∣rint sibi sit plenarie satisfact' & persolut̄ &c.

A fine wherein an annuitie is graunted in fee, out of 20. acres of land, with suit of Court, and Heriot after decease, recease and alientation of any tenant with a clause of distres for default of payment.

South. ss. PRaecipe A. B. & C. D. quod ten̄ F. G. connenc' de vi∣gint̄ [unspec A] * 1.161 ac•• terrae &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedict' A. B. & C. D. recog∣nouer̄ [unspec B] tenementa praedict' esse ius (vt in fin' sur recognisance de droit, Re∣lease, & Warrantie,) Et pro hac &c. praedictus T. concessit p̄fatis A. B. et C. D. quandā annuitatem siue annualem reddit̄ xij. d'. legalis monetae Angliae exeunt̄ & exitur̄, de & e•• tenementis p̄dictis cum pertinentijs. Et ill' eis reddidit in eadem curia: Habend' & percipiend' praedictam annuitatem siue annualem red dit̄ xij. d'. eisdem A. B. et C. D. & haered' ipsius A. ad festa Sancti Mich. archangeli, & Annunciation̄ beatae Ma∣riae virginis, per aequales porciones annuatim soluend'. ✿ Ac etiam [unspec C] praedict' F. concessit pro se & haeredibus suis, praefatis A. B. & C. D. & haered' ipsius A. a d faciend' sectam annuatim Cur̄ praedict̄, A. B. & C. D. & haered' ipsius A. apud manerium suum de C. bis in anno super li∣citam monitionē inde p̄habitur̄. Tenend' &c. Ac soluend' post deces∣sum recessum, & alienationem tam p̄dicti F. & haered' suorū, quam cu∣iuslibet alterius tenentis existen̄ liber•• tenentis ten̄torum p̄dictor̄, vel alicuius in de parcell', optimū animal' cuiuslibet hm̄ di tenent̄, nomine

Heriot̄. ✿ Et si contingat praedictam annuitatem siue annualem red∣dit̄, [unspec D] aretro fore in parte, vel in toto, post aliquod festum festorum prae∣dictorum, quo, vt praefertur, solui debeat, non solut̄, aut sect' cur̄ p̄dict̄ non fieri, siue heriot̄ praedict̄ cum acciderit non solui aut deliberar̄, qđ tunc bene licebit praedict̄ A. B. & C. D. ac haered' ipsius A. in ten̄ta p̄∣dicta cum pertinen̄ intrare, & distringere, districtiones{que} sic ibidē capt̄, licite abducere, asportare, & penes se retineee, donec & quousque tam de praedicta annuitate siue annual' redd' xij. d'. vna cum arreragijs eius∣dem, si quae fuer̄, quam de sect' Cur̄, & Heriot̄ praedict' aretro existen̄, eisdem A. B. & C. D. & haered' ipsius A. plenarie fuer̄ solut̄, content̄, & satisfact' &c.

A fine wherein an Annutie is graunted out of a manor messuages and rent in fee, payable at a certaine day, houre and place, with a forfaiture Nomine penae, for the default to payment of the Annuitie and paine.

Warw. ss. PRaecipe A. B. armig', quod ten̄ C. D. conuenc' de ma∣nerio [unspec A] * 1.162 de L. cum pertinentijs. Necnon de quatuor mesuag', & decem solidis reddit̄, cum pertinent••••s in L. praedict̄ &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedict̄ A. B. recognouit (ve [unspec B] in fine sur recognisance de droit.) Et pro hac &c. idem C. concessit praefa∣to A. quandam annuitatē siue annualem redditum vij. libr̄ legalis mo∣netae Angliae, exeunr̄ & exitur̄ de et in manerio & tenementis praedi∣ctis cum pertinētijs. Et ill' ei reddidit in eadem curia: Habend' & per∣cipiend' praedictā annuitatem siue annualem redditum vij. li. pr••fato A. haered' & assignatis suis, decimo die Sept, inter horam nonam ante meridiem, & horam tertiam post meridiem eiusdem diei annuatim, a∣pud domum siue mansionalem vilgariter nuneupatum S. situat̄ in foro [unspec C] suo vocato le Market stead in villa C. in comitatu D. soluend'. ✿ Et si contingat praedictam annuitatem siue annualem redditum septem libr̄, aretro fore, in parte, vel in toto, perspacium xiiij. dierum. post prae∣dictam decimam diem Sept. quo vt praefertur solui debeat, non solut̄, quod tunc praedict̄ C. & haeredes sui forisfacient eidem A. & haeredibus suis xijj. s. iiij. d'. nomine penae, toties quoties praedicta nnuitas siue annualis redditus, aut aliqua inde parcella, sic aretro fore contigerit, Et bene licebit praedict̄ A. & haeredibus suis in praedictum manerium, & caetera praemissa, cum pertinentijs, & in quamlibet inde parcell' in∣trare, & distringere, tam pro praedicta annuitate siue annuali reddi∣tu septem libr̄, & pro qualibet inde parcell', quam pro praedict̄ xiij. s. iiij. d'. nomine penae, eidem A. & haeredibus suis forisfact̄, toties quoties sic aretro fore contig erit non solut̄, districtionesque sic ibidem capt̄, & habitas, licite abducere, asportare, & effugare, & penes ••e retinere,

quous{que} tam de praedicta annuitate siue annuali redditu septem libr̄, quam pro p̄dictis xiij. s. iiij. d'. nomine penae, toties forisfac' plenarie fuer̄ eidem A. & haeredibus suis satisfact' & persolut̄ &c.

A fine in which the Conusors graunt to the conusees in taile, an annuall rent of 4. li. issuing out of a manor payable at two feastes in the yeare, with a clause of distres for the said rent, and for xx. s. Nomine penae, if the rent be not paide.

Staff. ss. PRaecipe &c. quod iuste &c. ten̄ conuenc' &c. de ma∣nerio* 1.163 [unspec A] de B. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, qđ praedict' I. B. & E. recognouerunt mane∣rium [unspec B] praedict' cum {per}tinētijs esse ius ipsius R. vt ill' quae ijdem R. et M. habent de dono praedictor̄ I. & E. Et ill' remiser & quiet̄ clamauer̄ de ipsis I. et E. & haered' ipsius E. praedict' R. et M. & haered' ipsius R. im∣perpetuū. Et praeterea ijdē I. & E. concesserunt {pro} se et haered' ipsius E. qđ ipsi warrant̄ p̄d' maneriū cum pertin̄ praef. R. et M. et haered' ipsius R. contra omnes homines imperpetuū. ✿ Et pro hac recognitione, [unspec C] remissione, quiet̄ clamatione, warrant̄, fine et concordia, ijdē R. et M. concesserunt prose & haered' suis, praef. I. et E. et haered' de corpore ip∣sius E. legitime procreat̄, quatuor libras reddit̄, exeunt̄ de manerio p̄∣dict' cum {per}tinentijs. Et illum eis reddiderunt in eadē curia: Habend' et percipiend' singulis ann••s, scilicet, vnam medietatem inde, ad festum S. Mich. & aliam medietatem inde ad festum Annunciationis beatae Ma∣riae virginis, eisdem I. & E. & haered' de corpore eiusdem E. legitime {pro}∣creat̄, ae quis porcionibus annuatim soluenđ permanus tenentium qui idem manerium cum pertinentijs inposterum tenebunt. Et praeterea ijdem R. & M. concesserunt pro se & haeredibus suis, quod si praedi∣ctus redditus ad aliquem terminum, quo solui debeat, aretro fuerit in parte, vel in toto, quod tunc bene licebit praef. I. et E. et haered' de cor∣pore ipsius E. legitime procreat̄, distringere praedict' R. et M. & haere∣des suos, ac illos qui idem manerium inposterum tenebunt, per omnia bona & catalla, in eodem manerio cum pertinentijs inuent̄, pro xx. so∣lid', nomine penae, pro quolibet termino, sic aretro existent̄ per spa∣cium vnius mensis, Et ea retinere vsque ad plenam solutionem tam de praedictis quatuor libris reddit̄, quam de praedictis xx. solid' nomi∣ne penae quae eis sic aretro fuerint &c.

A writ of Couenant for the Queene, for the tith corne of a parish, and the maner of the endorsement therof, by her Atturney generall.

Essex. ss. PRaec' A. B. et C. qđ ten̄ nobis conuentionē inter nos &* 1.164 [unspec A] p̄f. A. et C. factam de omnibus et omnimod' decimis granorū crescen̄, {pro}uenien̄, siue renouan̄, infra parochiā de Hoton. Et nisi fecerint, summ̄ per bonos summonit̄ &c.

Hoc breue indorsetur sic.

¶ Ed wardus Cook armig' Attorn̄ dominae Reginae generalis pro ea∣dem domina Regina sequitur hoc breue.

A Fine knowledged by T. W. to I. R. of one messuage, one barne, of land mea∣dowe, and pasture, with warranty against all men.

Essex. ss. PRaec' T. W. ar̄ quod iuste &c. teneat I. R. conuenciones* 1.165 [unspec A] inter eos fact', de vno messuagio vno horreo xxv. acris terre, quatuor acris prati, & decem acris pasture cum per∣tinen̄ in L. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedict' T. recognouit ten̄ta [unspec B] praedict' cum pertinenti••s esse ius ipsius I. vt illa que idem I. habet de dono praedict' T. Et illa remisit et quiete clamauit de se & hered suis imperpetuum. Et preterea idem T. concessit pro se & hered' suis quod ipse warrantizabit, tenementa praedict' cum pertinentijs pref. I. et he∣red suis contra omnes homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac recogni∣cione &c.

A Fine knowledged by T. B. and E. his wife of a manor of two messuages of land, pasture, wood and rent and v. s. rent to I. K. with warranty against all men: And the said I. K. by the same fine granteth and rendreth back againe the premisses to the said conusors, and to the heires of the said T. one of the said conusors for euer.

PRaecipe T. B. & E. vxori eius quod iuste &c. teneant* 1.166 [unspec A] W. L. et I. K. conuenciones inter eos fact' de manerio de W. cum pertinen̄ ac de duobus messuagijs, octaginta acris terre, centum acris pasture, sexaginta acris bosci, & quinque solid' redditus cum pertin̄ in H. & B. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praed' T. et E. recognouerunt [unspec B] maneria tenementa & reddit̄ praedict̄ cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius W. vt illa que ijdem W. & I. habent de dono praeđ T. et E. et illa remiserunt & quiete clamauerunt de ipsis T. & E. & hered' suis praef. W. et I. & he∣red' ipsius W. imperpetuum: Et preterea ijdem T. et E. concesserūt pro se & hered' ipsius E. quod ipsi warrantizabunt maneria, tenement̄ & reddit̄ praeđ cum pertinentijs prefat̄ W. & I. & hered' ipsius W. contra omnes homines imperpetuum: Et pro hac recognicione &c. ijdem W. et I. concesserunt pređ manerium ten̄ta et reddit̄ praeđ cum pertinen̄ et illa ei reddiderūt in eadem curia. Habenđ et tenenđ eidem T. et he∣red' suis imperpetuum.

A Fine knowledged by H. K. and I. his wife, I. C. and K. his wife to R. G. of one messuage one garden of land & pasture, and the same conusors for them and the heires of lo doe warrant two parts of the premisses in iij. parts de∣uided to the c••usee and his heires against all men for euer.

PRaecipe I. H. & I. vxori eius quod iuste &c. teneant R. G. [unspec A] conuenciones inter eos fact', de vno messuagio, vno gardino, 40. acris terre, & quatuor acris pasture cum pertin̄ in &c. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, quod p̄d' I. & I. recognouer̄ tenementa praed'* 1.167 [unspec B] cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius R. vt illa que idem R. habet de dono prae∣dict' H. & I. I. & K. & illa remiserunt & quiete clamauerunt de ipsis H. & I. I. & K. & heredibus suis praefat̄ R. & hered' suis imperpetuum. Et prae∣terea ijdem H. & I. I. & K. concesserunt pro se & hered' ipsius I. quod ipsi warrant̄ duas partes ten̄torum praedict' cum pertin̄ in tres partes di∣uiden̄ p̄f. R. & hered' suis contra ōnes homines im{per}pet̄. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine knowledged by I. F. knight and M. his wife and R. H. of two messuages, one garden, one or chard, and of land, meadow, and pasture, to T. P. and I. K. with warrantie against all men And the conusees by the said fine graunt & render to the said R. one of the co∣nusors in the fine vi. acres of land &c. parcel of the premisses for one moneth to come next, & afterwards the same to remain to one I. now the wife of R. N. & R. N. son of the said R and I, during their liues and the longer liuer of them. And after their deceases the the said vi. acres of land to remaine to I. N. daughter of the said R. and I. his wife, during her life, reseruing a rent with clause of distres for non payment thereof. And the residue of the premisses, viz. the two messuages, one garden, one orchard &c. the said conu∣sees graunt and render to R. H. for one moneth and afterwards to one R. N. & I. his wife. To haue & to hold to the said R. & I. during their liues, and the longest liuer of them, re∣seruing also thereupon a rent with a clause of distres for non payment thereof. And lastly the said conusees doe graunt and render the reuersion of the whole premisses, and the seue∣ral rents reserued vpon the said graunts and renders vnto the said I. F. and M. his wife, two of the said conusors, and to the heires of the said I. F. for euer.

PRaec' I. F. milit̄ ac M. vxori eius, et R. H. quod iuste &c. tenent* 1.168 [unspec A] T. W. & I. K. &c. de duobus messuag', 1. gardin̄, 1. pomar̄, 21. acris t̄re, 6. acr̄ prat̄, & 58. acr̄ pastur̄ cū {per}tin̄ in M. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scz. qd' p̄d' I. M. & R. recogn̄ ten̄ta p̄d' cū {per}∣tin̄ [unspec B] esse ius ipsius T. vt illa que idē T. & I: habēt de dono p̄f. I. M. & R. Et illa remiser̄ & quiete clam̄ de ipsis I. M. & R. & hered' suis p̄d' T. & I. & hered' ipsius T. im{per}petuū. Et p̄terea ijdē I. F. M. & R. concesser̄ pro se &* 1.169 hered' ipsius I. qd' ipsi warrant̄ ten̄ta p̄d' cū {per}tin̄ p̄f. T. & I. & hered' ip∣sius T. cont̄ oēs hoīes im{per}petuū. Et pro hac &c. ijdem T. & I. concesser̄* 1.170 p̄d' R. vj. acr̄ terre, 3. acr̄ pastur̄, et 46. acr̄ prati de ten̄tis p̄d' cum {per}tin̄ & illa ei reddider̄ in ead' cur̄: Habend' et et tenend' eid' R. pro termino vni mensis iam prox' futur̄. Et post t̄min̄ illū finit̄, easd' 3. acr̄ t̄re, 3. acr̄ prat̄ 46. acr̄ pastur̄ cū {per}tin̄ integre reman̄ cuidā I. modo vxori cuiusd' R. N. & cuidā R. N. filio eorund' R. & I. Habend' & tenend' p̄f. I. et R. tota vita ipsor̄ I. et R. et eor̄ alterius diutius viuen̄: Et post decessū eorund' I. & R. easdem 6. acr̄ t̄re, 3. acras prati & 46. acr̄ pastur̄ cū {per}tin̄ integre reman̄ I. M. filie p̄d' R. et I. vxoi eius: Habend' et tenend' eid' I. filie tota vita e∣iusd'* 1.171 I. filie reddend' inde annuatim p̄d' T. & I. & hered' suis cent̄ & 8. s.

10. d'. ad sestū Annunc' &c. per equales porc' annuatim soluend'. Et si* 1.172 contingat praed' ānualem reddit̄ Cviij. s. x. d. vel aliqua inde {per}cella a re∣tro fore in {per}te vel in toto {per}aliquod festum festorū p̄d' quo siue quibus (vt prefertur) solui debeat non solut̄. Qd' tunc beneliceat p̄d' T. & I. he∣red' & assignat̄ suis tam tota vita naturali p̄d' I. & R. N. modo vxoris p̄đ R. & eorum alterius diutius viuen̄ quā tota vita p̄d' I. fil' in p̄d' 6. acras terre &c. cum {per}tin̄ & in quanilibet inde {per}cellam intrare & distringere & distriction̄ sic ibid' capt̄ liceat inde abducere effugare & penes se re∣tinere quousque de p̄d' annuali reddit̄ Cviij. s. x. d. & de qualibet inde {per}∣cella vna cū arrerag' eiusd' si que fuerint eis plena. sie satisfact' & {per}solut̄. Et vlterius ijdem T. & I. concesser̄ p̄d' R. H. duo messuagia vnū pomatiū* 1.173 vnū gardinū, 16. acr̄ terre, 3. acr̄ prati & 12. acr̄ pasture resid' cū {per}tinen̄ ten̄tor̄ praed'. Et illa ei reddider̄ in eadem curia: Habend' & tenend' eid' R. pro termino vnius mensis. Et post terminū ill' finit̄, ead' duo messua∣gia, vnum gardin̄, vnū pomar̄, xvj. acr̄ terre, tres acr̄ prati, et duodecē acr̄ pasture resid' integre remanere ••uidam R. N. & I. vxori eius: Habend' et tenend' eisdem R. R. & I. tota vita ipsor̄ R. R. et I. et hered' eorum alteri{us}* 1.174 diutius viuen̄: Redded' inde annuatim p̄d' T. et I. et hered' eorū xiij. s. legalis monete Angl' ad festa praed' per equales porcion̄ soluend'. Et si cōtingat praed' annualem reddit̄ xiij. s. aut aliquam inde parcellam a re∣tro fore in parte vel in toco post aliquod festū festor̄ p̄d' qua vt prefert̄ solui debeat non solut̄. Quod tunc bene licebit praef. T. et I. in praed' duo messuag', vnū gardin̄, vnum pomar̄, xvi. acras terre, 3. acras prati & xij. acras pasture resid' cum pertin̄, & quamlibet inde parcell' intrare & di∣stringere, districtiones{que} ibidē sic capt̄, liceat abinde abducere, effugare,* 1.175 et penes se retinere quousque de p̄d' reddit̄ xiij. s. vna cū arrerag' eiusdē si que fuerunt plenarie fuerint satisfact' & {per}solut̄: Concesserunt etiā p̄đ T. et I. K. p̄d' I. F. & M. reuersion̄ omniū et singulor̄ ten̄tor̄ p̄d' cum {per}tin̄ & oēs reddit̄ p̄d' superius reseruat̄, & illa eis reddider̄ in ead' curia. Ha∣bend' et tenend' eisdē I. et M. et hered' ipsius I. imperpetuū de capital' dn̄is feodi illius {per} seruitia que ad p̄d' ten̄t̄ cū {per}tin̄ {per}tinent im{per}petuum.

A Fine knowledged by G. H. and D. his wife T. S. Esq. and M. his wife of xl. acres of land to R. B. and W. N. with warrantie: And the conusces doe graunt and render to the said D. and to her heires, all mines of coales in a close parcel of the premisses called Stanley field, with libertie to digge for the same.

PRaecipe G. H. arm̄, & D. vxori eius T. S. arm̄, & M. vx∣ori* 1.176 [unspec A] eius quod iuste &c. teneant R. B. & W. W. conuen∣cionem inter eosfact' de 40. acris terre cum {per}tin̄ in Stan∣ley & Spendon. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scz. quod praed' G. D. T. & M. recognouerunt [unspec B] tenementa praed' cum pertin̄ esse ius ipsius R. vt illa que ijdem R. & W.

habent de dono praedict' G. D. T. et M. Et illa remiserunt et quiete cla∣mauerunt de ipsis G. D. T. et M. & hered' suis pref. R. et W. et heređ ip∣sius R. contra praeđ G. D. T. et M. et heređ ipsius T. imperpetuum. Et {pro}* 1.177 hac recog••icione &c. praeđ R. et W. concesserunt pref. G. et D. omnes mine••as carbonum vocat̄ all Mines of Coales, existen̄ in quodam cam∣po parcell' tenementorum praeđ vocat̄ Stanley field: necnon liberum ingressum et egressum in ••t super praeđ camp̄ ad fodend' in mineris illis pro carbonibus illis omni tempore Anni ad libitum ipsorum G. et D. et hered' eiusdem D. Et illa omnia eis reddiderunt in eađ cur̄. Habenđ capienđ et percipienđ praedict' miner̄ ingressus, egressus, ac libertat̄ praedict' cum pertinentijs prefat̄ G. et D. et heredibus ipsius D. im∣perpetuum.

A Fine knowledged by W. K. and K. his wife of the third part of one messuage. one barne, one garden &c. to I. K. and T. H. with warrantie against all men: and the said conusees do graunt and render to the said S one of the conusors, the said third part of the premisses from Micha. or Thannun∣ciation &c which first shal happen to be next after the death of one E. now the wife of W. T. for the terme of xxi yeres, reseruing a rent yerely to the con••sees with a clause of distresse for the said rent, And lastly the said conisees graunt and render the reuersion of the said▪ premisses to W. K. and K. h••s wife being ij. of the said conusors in the said fine, and to the heires of the said K. for euer.

PRaecipe W. K. et K. vxori ••ius quod iuste &c. teneant I. [unspec A] * 1.178 K. et T. H. conuencionem inter eos fact' de tertia parte vnius mef••agij▪ vnius horrei, vnius gardini, 30. acrarum ter∣re, duar•• acrarum prati, et acrarum pastu•• cum pertinen̄ in &c. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praeđ W. K. & S. recognouerūt [unspec B] tertiam partem praeđ cum pertinenn̄ es••e ius ip sius ••. vt illa que ijdem I. et T. habent de dono praedict' W. K. & S. Et illa remiserunt & quiete cla••auerunt de ipsis W. K. & S. & heređ suis praefat̄ I. et T. & he∣ređ* 1.179 ipsius ••. imperpetuum. Et preterea ijdem VV. K. & S. concesserunt prose & heređ ipsius K. quod ipsi warran̄ tertiam partem predict' cum pertinentijs prefat̄ I. et T. et heređ ipsius I. contra omnes homines im∣perpetuum.* 1.180 Et pro hac recognicione ijdem I. et T. concesser̄ praedict̄ S. tertiam partem praedict' cum pertinen̄ & illam ei reddiderunt in eadē curia. Habenđ & tenenđ eidem S. a festo sancti Michaelis Arch. vel a festo Annunc': beate Mariae virginis quod prius & proxim̄ contigerit vel e••it post mortem cuiusdam E. modo vxor̄ W. T. & nuper vxor̄ R. C. def••nct' vsque ad finem & terminum xxj. annorum extunc proxim̄ se∣qu•••• & plenar̄ complenđ: Reddenđ inde per Ann̄ praedict' I. & T. xij.

đ. ad festum Annunciacionis beate Mariae virginis & sancti Michaelis* 1.181 Archang' per equales portiones soluend'. Et si contingat praedict' annua∣lem reddit̄ xij. đ. vel aliqua inde parcella aretro fore in parte vel in toto post aliquod festum festorum praedict' quo vt prefertur solui debeat non solut̄, quod tunc bene licebit prefat̄ I. et T. hered' & assignat̄ suis in tertiā pa••tem praedict' cum pertinen̄ & in quamlibet inde parcellam intrare et distringere districtionesque sic ibidem capt̄ liceat abinde abducere, effu∣gare, asportare & penes se retinere, quousque de praeđ annuali reddit̄ xij. đ. & de qualibet inde parcella vna cum arreragijs eiusdem si quefuerint, plenarie eis fuerit satisfact' & persolut̄. Concesser̄ etiam praedict' I. K. &* 1.182 T. H. praed' W. & K. reuercionem 3. partis praed' cum pertin̄ & reddit̄ p̄đ superius reseruat̄. Et illa eis rediderunt in eadem curia: Habend' & te∣nend' eisdem W. & K. & hered' ipsius K. imperpetuum de capitalibus do∣minis feod' illius per seruic' que ad eandem tertiam partem pertinent imperpetuum.

A Fine knowledged by W. P. and M. his wife of a manor &c. one water mille, one winde mille, iij. douehouses &c. to E. B. and R. C. and the conusees by the same fine, do graunt vnto the said M. a yerely rent of xij. li. going out of the said Manor, Habend' from Michaelmas or Thannunciation next after the death of the said W. P. her husband, and one of the conu∣sors in the said fine during her life, in full recōpence of her title of dower or iointure in any of the lands of her said husband, with a clause of di∣stresse for the said rent. And lastly the said conusees graunt and render againe the said manor &c, to the said W. P. the conusor, and husband to the said M. and to his heires for euer.

ET est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedict' W. & M. recognouerunt [unspec A] * 1.183 manerium & ten̄ta praed' cum pertin̄ es••e ius ipsius E. & R. vt illa que idem E. & R. habent de dono praed' W. & M. Et illa remiserunt & quiete clamauer̄ de se & hered' suis prefat̄ E. & R. & hered' ipsius E. imperpetu∣ū. Et p̄terea ijdē W. & M. concesser̄ prose & hered' ipsius W. quod ipsi* 1.184 warrantizabunt manerium & ten̄ta praed' cum pertin̄ prefat̄ E. B. & R. & hered' ipsius E. contra omnes homines imperpetuum: Et pro hac recog∣nicione &c. ijdem R. & E. concesserunt p̄f. M. quandam annualem red∣dit̄* 1.185 xij. li. exeun̄ de praef. Manerio & tenementis cum pertin̄. Habend' & tenend' & annuatim percipiend' praed' annualem reddit̄ xij. li. prefat̄ M. & assignat̄ suis a festo sancti Michaelis Archangeli vel Annunciac' beate Marie virginis prox. & immediate s••quen̄ post mortem praedict' W. pro & durante vita naturali eiusdem Mariae ad duos Anni terminos viz. ad fe∣sta sancti Michaelis Arch. & Annunc' beate Mariae virginis equalibus portionibus annuatim soluend' in plenam recompencionem totius titu∣li vel Iuncture siue dotis que eidem M. contingere debent de aliquibus

terris vel ten̄tis p̄d' W. P: Et si cōtingat praed' annual' reddit̄ xij. li. vel ali∣quam inde parcellam a retro fore per aliquod festum festorū praeđ quo siue quibus vt prefertur solui debeat. Quod tunc & tocies bene licebit praed' M. & assign̄ suis in praeđ maner̄ & ten̄tum siue in aliquam inde {per}∣cellam intrare & distringere & districtionē siue districtiones sic ibidem capt̄ abducere, effugare, & penes se retinere quousque de praeđ annua∣li reddit̄ xij. li. & de qualibet inde parcella vna cum arreragijs eiusdem* 1.186 si que fuerint plenarie satisfact' fuerint & {per}solut̄: Et vlterius ijdem E. & R. concesserunt praed' W. Maneriū et ten̄ta p̄d' cum pertin̄ & illa ei red∣diderunt in ead' curia: Habend' & tenend' praed' maner̄ cum pertinen̄ pref. W. et hered' suis impertuū. Tenend' &c.

A Fine knowledged by I. G. and M. his wife to R. R. knight, Lord R. of one messuage▪ one barne &c. v. s. rent the parsonage of B. and the aduowson of the vicarage of B. with warrantie against the conusor and his wife▪ & the heires of the husband.

PRaecipe I. G. alias G. & M. vxori eius quod ipse &c. te∣neat [unspec A] * 1.187 R. R. milit̄ domino R. conuencionem &c. de vno mesuagio, vno horreo, xv. acris terre, 6. acris prati, 20. acris pasture, & v. s. reddit̄ cum pertinen̄ in B. ac de rectoria de B. praedict': Necnon de aduocatione vicar̄ Ecclesiae de B. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedict' I. et M. recognouerūt [unspec B] praedict' ten̄ta reddit̄ & rectoriam cum pertinen̄ ac aduocac' praed' esse ius ipsius▪ dn̄i R. vt illa que idem dn̄us R. habet de p̄d' I. & M. & illa re∣miser̄ & quiete clamauer̄ de ipsis I. et M. & hered' suis praefat̄ domin̄ R. & hered' suis. Et preterea ijdem I. & M. concesserunt prose & hered' ip∣sius I. quod ipsi warrant̄ praed' dn̄o R. & hered suis praeđ ten̄ta reddit̄ et rectoriam cum pertin̄ ac aduocac' p̄d' contra praeđ I. et M. et hered' ip∣sius I. imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine knowledged by I. S and M. his wife of one garden &c. with two seue∣ral warranties. The first warranty against the conusors and their heires onely: and in the second, the said I. S and M. his wife graunt to warrant the premisses for them and the heires of the husband against all men.

PRaecipe I. S. & M. vxori eius quod iuste &c. teneant N. [unspec A] * 1.188 W. cōuencionem inter eos fact' de vno gardino, et de∣cem acr̄ terre cum pertin̄ in S. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedict' I. & M. recognouerunt [unspec B] ten̄ta praed' cum pertin̄ esse ius ipsius N. Et illa remiserunt & quiete clam̄ de ipsis I. & M. & hered' suis prefat̄ N. & hered' suis E. imperpetuum. Et* 1.189 p̄terea ijdē I. & M. concesser̄ prose & hered' ipsius I. quod ipsi warran∣tizabunt

ten̄ta praed' cum pertin̄ prefat̄ N. & hered' suis imperpetuum.* 1.190 Et preterea ijdem I. et N. concesser̄ pro se & hered' ipsius I. quod ipsi warrant̄ praed' ten̄ta cum pertin̄ pref. N. et heređ suis contra omnes ho∣mines imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine knowledged by E. R. of a manor, &c. twelue messuages, x. toftes, x. gardens, ij▪ winde milles, &c. and vi. li. rent, with warrantie against all men.

PRaecipe E. R. armig', quod iuste &c. teneat H. W. gent̄, [unspec A] * 1.191 conuentionem intereosfact' de manerio de S. cum {per}∣tin̄, ac de xij. mesuagijs, x. toftis, x. gard••is, duob' molenđ ventilibus, 600. acris terre, 40. acris prati, 6. acris pasture, ducent̄ acr̄ bosci, quingent̄ acris iampn̄, et bruere et vj. li. reddit̄ cum pertin̄ in &c. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod prae•• E. R. recognouit mane∣rium [unspec B] tenementa et reddit̄ praeđ cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius H. W. vt illa que idem H. habet de dono praedict' E. Et illa remisit et quiete cla∣mauit de ipso E. et hered' suis praedict' H. et heređ suis imperpetuum. Et preterea idem E. concessit prose et heređ suis quod ipsi warranti∣tizabunt praedict' H. et heređ suis maner̄, tenement̄ et reddit̄ prae∣dict' cum pertinentijs, contra omnes homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine knowledged within the County of Chester, by H. S. Esq. to W. F. and R. C. of diuers manors &c. with warranty against all men. And the co∣nusors by the same fine, graunt and render the same manors &c. vnto the conusor and his heires males, and for default of such heires males, then to certaine persons for the life of I. S. brother vnto the said conu∣sor, and after his death to his heires males. And if the said I. S. died without heire male, then to diuerse other of the name and kinred of the conusor, and to their heires males, and for default of such heire, the last remainder in fee to the right heires of the conusor for euer.

HEc est finalis concordia fact' in curia dominae Regis apud Cestri∣〈…〉〈…〉 [unspec A] * 1.192 die Lune &c. Anno &c. coram M. H. milit̄ Iusticiario domini Regis et alijs domini Regis fidelibus tunc ibidem presentibus inter W. F. et R. C. queren̄ et H. S. de O. in com̄ Cestrie arm̄, de maner̄ de O. et O. cum pertinentijs, ac de xiiij. messuagijs, 500. acr̄ terre, 200. acris pra∣ti, 500. acr̄ pasture, 60. acr̄ bosci, C. acris more & marisci et ij. s. reddit̄ cum pertin̄ in O. O. in C. et W. ac de medietate manerij de E. cum {per}tin̄ et de 6. messuagijs, C. acris terre, C. acris prati xx. acris pasture, ij. acris bosci, xx. acris iampnorum & bruere cum pertinentijs in E. Vnde

placitum conuencionis summonit̄ fuit inter eos in ead' cur̄, scilicet, quod praed' H▪ recogn̄ maner̄ ten̄ta & reddit̄ praed' cum {per}tin̄, ac praed' medi∣etat̄ suam mnaerij de E. & praedict' ten̄ta in E. praed' cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius W. vtilla que ijdem W. & R. C. habent de dono praedict' H. Et illa remiserunt & quiete clamauer̄ de ipso H. & hered' suis pref. W. & R. & hered' ipsius W. imperpetuum. Et preterea idem H. concessit pro* 1.193 se & hered' suis quod ipse & hered' sui warrant̄ maneria, ten̄ta & reddit̄ praed' ac praedict' medietatem praedcti' manerij de E. & praed' ten̄ta in E. praed' cum pertinen̄ pref. W. & R. & hered' ipsius W. contra omnes* 1.194 homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac recognicion̄ remissione, quiet̄ clam̄, warranto, fine, & concordiapraed' W. & R. in eadem cur̄ concesserunt p̄∣fato H. M. maner̄ ten̄ta & reddit̄ p̄d' ac p̄d' mediet̄ p̄d man̄ de E. & p̄d' tenemēta in E. praed' cum pertin̄ & illa ei reddider̄ in ead' cur̄: Habenđ eidem H. & hered' masculis de corpore suo legittime procreat̄. Et si con∣tingat p̄d' H. obire sine hered' maculo de corpore suo legitime procreat̄. Quod tunc praed' maner̄ ten̄ta & reddit̄, ac praed' medietas praed' ma∣nerij de E. ac praed' ten̄ta in E. cum pertinen̄ post mortem praed' H. S. R.* 1.195 S. filio & hered' apparen̄ T. S. arm̄, R. S. filio, E. S. R. B. & E. B. pro termi∣no vite I. S. fratris praed' H. remaneant. Ita quod maner̄ ten̄ta & reddit̄ praedict' ac praedict' mediet̄ praed' maner̄ de E. & praedict' tenementa in E. cum pertinentijs post mortem praedict' I. S. hered' masculis de corpo∣re praedict' I. legitime procreat̄ remaneant. Et si contingat eidem I. S. si∣ne hered' masculo de corpore suo legitime procreat̄ obire, qd' tunc ma∣ne•• tenementa & reddit̄ praedict', ac praeddict' medietas praed' manerij de E. & praedict' tenementa in E. praedict' cum pertinentijs T. S. de S. ar∣mig', & hered' masculis de corpore suo legitime procreat̄ remaneant. Et si contingat praed' T. S. sine hered' masculo de corpore suo legitime pro∣creat̄ obire, quod tunc praedict' maner̄, tenementa, & reddit̄, ac praedict' medietas dict' manerij de E. & praedict' tenementa in E. praed' cum per∣tinen̄ T. S. filio G. S. & hered' masculis de corpore eiusdem T. S. filij p̄d' G. legitime procreat̄ remaneant &c. Et si contingat eid' G. sine hered'* 1.196 masculo de corpore suo legitime procreat̄ obire quod tunc maner̄ tene∣menta & reddit̄ praedict' ac praedict' medietas dict' manerij de E. et te∣nementa praed' in E. praed' cum pertinen̄ rectis hered' prefat̄ H. S▪ ••ma∣neant imperpetuum.

A Fine knowledged before the Iustices of Chester by B. P. and E. his wife of a manor &c, one water mille, one douehouse, one garden, i••. orchards &c. with warrantie. [unspec A]

PRaecipe B. P. & E. vxori eius quod iuste &c. teneant I.* 1.197 S. Arm̄ conuencionem inter eos fact' de maner̄ de O. al▪ O. ac de vno molendino aquatico, vno columbario, vno

gardino, duobus pomarijs▪ centum acr̄ terrae, sexaginta ac•• prati, ducent̄ acris pasturae, quadrag••ta acris bosci▪ centum acris bruere, trescent̄ acris more, centum acris tu••barie, quinquaginta acris marisci, triginta acris terrae, aqua coo∣pert̄ cum {per}tin̄ in O. alias O. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praed' B. & E. recognouerun•• [unspec B] mancrium & tenementa praedict' cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius I. Et illa remiser̄ & quiete clamauerunt de se & haered' suis praefat̄ I. & haered' suis imperpetuum. Et praeterea praef. B. & E. concesserunt pro se & hae∣red'* 1.198 ipsius B. quod ipsi warrantizabunt maner̄ & tenementa praedict' cum pert••en̄ praefat̄ I. & haered' suis contra praefat̄ B. & E. & haered' ipsius B. imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A fine knowledged by an Earle and his wife of a mannor, ad••owson, liber∣ties, free warren, and free fishing, and a fould course for 2000. sheepe.

PRaecipe Tho. comiti Sussex et Fran. vxori eius quod [unspec A] * 1.199 iuste &c. teneant Will' Curson ar̄ conuenc' inter eos fact' de manerio de B. cum pertmen̄ ac de 80. mesuagijs, 40. cotagijs, 10. toftis, 100. gardinis, 60. poma••ijs, 400. a∣cris terrae, 60. acris prati, 200. acris pasturae, 20. acris bosci, 40. acris Iampnorū & brueres, 200. acris more, 100. acris alneti et 20. s. red', cum {per}tinen̄ in Billingford alias Billing∣foorth▪ Bylowe alias Bylingh &c. nec nō aduocationē ec∣clesiae de Bylingfoord, ac de libertate vnius Foldagijad 2000. ouium, libera warrenna & libera piscaria in B. &c. [unspec B] Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedict' comes & Francisca recognouerunt praedict' maneria tenement̄ et reddit̄ cum pertinentijs ac aduocationem libertatem liberam warrennam & liberam piscariam praedict' esse ius ipsius W. vt illa quae idem W. habent de dono praed' comit is et Fr. Et illa remiser̄ & quiete clamauerunt de se & haered' suis* 1.200 imperpetuum. Et praeterea ijdē comes et Fr. concesser̄ pro se & haered' ipsius comitis quod ipsi warrantizabunt manerium tenementa et red∣dit̄ praed' cum pertinentijs ac aduocationem, libertatem, liberam war∣rennam et liberam piscariam praed' praefat̄ W. & haered suis contra omnes homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A fine knowledged by the husband and the wife, and a third person of certain acres of land meadow and wood, and the husband and the wife warrant the land, to the Conusees and to the heires of the one of them: and the same Conusces graunt and render againe the land to E. wife of one of the Conusors from Michelmas past for the tearme of 99. yeares with∣out impeachment of wast, yeelding a rent to the Conusees, and to the heires and assignes of one of them, with a clause of distresse for non pay∣ment

of the rent: and afterwards they graunt the rent, and the reuercion of the lands in fee to one W▪ W.

PRaecipe W. Walgraue arm̄ & E. vxori eius & E. E. [unspec A] * 1.201 quod iuste &c. teneant R. R. et T. G. conuencionem &c. de duabus acr̄ terrae, duabus acr̄ et dimid' prati, et 70. acris bosci, cum pertinentijs in E. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedict' W. E. & E. recogno∣uer̄ [unspec B] praedict̄ tenemēta cum {per}tinentijs esse ius ipsius R. vt illa quae idem R. & T. habent de dono praedict' W. E. et E. Et illa remiserunt et quie∣te clamauer̄ de ipsis W. E. et E. haered' suis praedict' R. & T. et haered' ipsius R. imperpetuum: Et praeterea ijdem W. et E. concesserunt pro* 1.202 se et haered' ipsius W. quod ipsi warrantizabunt praedict' R. & T. & haered' ipsius R. praedict' tenementa cum pertinen̄ contra omnes ho∣mines imperpetuum. Et pro hac recognicione &c. praedict̄ R. R. et T.* 1.203 G. concesser̄ praefat̄ E. praedict̄ tenementa cum pertinen̄ & illa ei reddi∣derunt in eadem curia: Habend' & tenend' eidem E. a festo sancti Mi∣chael••s Archangeli iam vltimo p̄territ̄ vs{que} ad finem & terminum 99. annorum tunc proxim̄ sequen̄ et plenarie complend' abs{que} impeticio∣ne alicuius vasti: Reddend' inde annuatim praefat̄ R. et T. et haered'* 1.204 & assignat̄ ipsius R. duran̄ toto termino praedict' sexagin•• solid' & v∣num denar̄ legalis monete Angliae ad festum Annunciacionis beatae* 1.205 Mariae & sancti Michaelis Archangeli equis porcionibus soluend': Et si contingat praedict' reddit̄ 60. solid' & vnius denarij a retro fore in parte vel in toto post aliquod festum festorum praedict' quibus vt prae∣mittitur solui debeat non solut̄ quod tunc bene licebit praefat̄ R. & T. & haered' & assignat̄ ipsius R. in tenementa praedict' cum pertinentiis intrare et distringere, & districtiones ibidem sic capt̄ abducere aspor∣tare & penes se retinere quousque de praedict' reddit̄ vna cum arrera∣gijs eiusdem si quae fuerint plenar̄ fuerint satisfact', content̄, & perso∣lut̄.* 1.206 Et vlterius ijdem R. R. et T. G. concesser̄ praedict' reddit̄ prae∣dict' 60. solid' ac vnius denarij ac reuercionem tenementorum prae∣dict' cum pertinentijs praefat̄ W. W. & haered' suis imperpetuum.

Capt̄ & recognit̄ fuit coram me W. Bendlose seruien̄ ad legem a∣pud S▪ in parochia de B. &c.

A fine knowledged by two vnto one, with warrantie against all men.

ET est concordia talis, scilicet, Quod praed' L G. & T. B. recognouer̄ [unspec A] * 1.207 tenementa pred' cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius I. G. vt illa quae idem I. habet de dono praedict' E. & T. Et illa remiser̄ et quiete clamauerunt de ipsis L. G. et T. & hered' suis praedict' I. G. et haered' suis imperpe∣tuum. Et praeterea ijdem L. G. & T. conces••er̄ pro se et hered' ipsius G.* 1.208 quod ipsi warrantizabunt praed' I. ••t hered' suis tenementa praed' cum pertinen̄ contra omnes homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A fine knowledged of two messuages and two gardens &c. by the husband & the wife and diuerse others, to W. C. with seuerall warranties.

PRaec' R. F. & E. vxori eius & G. C. et B. vxori eius qđ [unspec A] * 1.209 teneant W. C. gen̄ conuencionem &c. de duobus me∣suagijs, duobus gardinis, vno pomario, 30. acris terrae, de∣cem acris prati, 40. acris pasturae, & xvj. s. redd', cum per∣tinen̄ in W. & D. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedict' R. & E. G. & B. re∣cognouerunt [unspec B] tenementa praedict' cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius W. vt illa quae idem W. habet de dono praedict' R. et E. G. et B. Et illa remi∣ser̄* 1.210 & quiete clamauerunt de ipsis R. & E. et G. B. & haered' ipsorum G. E. et B. praefat̄ W. et haered' suis imperpetuum. Et praeterea ijdem C. & E. concesserunt pro se & haered' ipsius E. quod ipsi warrantiza∣bunt* 1.211 tenementa pred' cum pertinen̄ praefat̄ W. & hered' suis contra omnes homines imperpetuum. Et vlterius ijdem G. et B. concesserunt pro se & hered' ipsius B. quod ipsi warrantizabunt tenementa pred' cū pertinen̄ praefat̄ W. & haered' suis contra pred' G. & B. et haered' ipsius B. imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A fine knowledged of foure messuages, one tofte three barnes, three gardens, three orchards &c. to W. S. and N. W. with warrantie.

INter W. S. & N. W. quer̄ & O. B. & vxorē eius deforcian̄ de 4. [unspec A] * 1.212 mesuagijs, vno toft̄, tribus horreis, tribus gardinis, tribus pomar̄, viginti acris prati, sex acris pasturae, cum pertinen̄ in K. & B.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedict' O. & A. recognoue∣rūt [unspec B] tenementa predict' cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius W. vt illa quae idem W. & N. habent de dono praed' O. et A. Et illa remiset̄ & quiete* 1.213 clama••er̄ de ipsis O. & A. & hered' ipsius A. praed' W. & N. & hered' ip∣sius W. imperpetuum. Et praeterea ijdem O. et A. concesser̄ pro se et hae∣red' ipsius A. quod ipsi warrantizabunt pred' W. & N. & hered' ipsius W. pred' tenementa cum pertinen̄ contra praed' O. & A. & hered' ipsius A. imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A fine knowledge by two husbands and their wiues of 2. messuages, and 2. gardens, with seuerall warranties.

PRaecipe G. E. & R. vxori eius A. I. & K. vxori eius, [unspec A] * 1.214 quod teneant G. T. conuencionem &c. de duobus mesuagijs, duobus gardinis, cum perrinentijs in K. &c. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, qđ p̄d' G. et R. & A. & K. recognouer̄ [unspec B] ten̄ta pred' cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius G. vt illa quae idem G. habet de dono praed' G. & R. & A. & K. & illa remiserunt & quiete clamauer̄ de ipsis G. & R. & A. & K. & haered' ipsorum R. & K. praed' G. & haered' suis im{per}petuū. Et praeterea ijdē G. & R. cōcesser̄ {pro}se & hered' ipsi{us} R.* 1.215

quod ipsi war••antizabunt praed' G. & haered' suis praedict' tenementa cum pertinentijs contra praedict' G. & R. & haered' ipsius R. Et vlterius ijdē A. & K. concesserunt prose et haered' ipsius K. quod ipsi warranti∣zabunt praed' G. et h••red' suis praed' tenemētum cum pertinentijs con∣tra praed' A. et K. et haered' ipsius K. imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c,

Nota que Dyer chiefe Iustice dit que si les femmes fuissent soers que adonques il ne besoigne double garrantie in forme auantdit, mes single garrantie est assets bone.

A fine knowledged by the husband and his wife, to a man and his wife of one messuage, one gardein, one orchard, one barne, one stable, one wharfe &c. with warrantie.

PRaecipe R. I. et H. vxori eius quod iuste &c. teneant A.* 1.216 [unspec A] I. et K. vxori eius conuenciones &c. de vno mesuagio, vno gardino, vno pomario, vno horreo, vno stabulo, vna wharfa, & vna acra bosci cum pertinentijs in K▪ super T. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedict' R. et H. recognoue∣runt [unspec B] tenementa praedict̄ cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius K. vt illa quae ijdē A. et K. habent de dono praedict̄ R. et H. Et illa remiser̄ et quiete clamauer̄ de ipsis R. et H. et haered' suis praedict̄ A. et K. et haered' ipsi∣us K. imperpetuum. Et praeterea ijdem R. et H. concesserunt pro se et* 1.217 haered' ipsius H. quod ipsi warrantizabunt praefat̄ A. et K. et haered' ipsius K. praed' tenementum cum pertinen̄ contra praefat̄ R. et H. et hae∣red' ipsius H. imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine knowledged by an Earle and his wife, to W. C. of a rent of 40. li. go∣ing out of diuerse mannors with warrantie.

PRaecipe F. comiti H. & domine K. vxori eius comi∣tisse* 1.218 [unspec A] H. quod iuste et sine dilacione teneant W. C. ar̄ conuenciones &c. de 40. li. redd' exeunt̄ de manerijs de B. S. &c. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est cō cordia talis, scilicet, quod praedict̄ comes & comitissa re∣cognouerunt [unspec B] redditum praedict' cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius W. vt illa quae idem W. habent de dono praed' comitis & comitisse. Et illa re∣miser̄ & quiete clamauerunt de se & haered' suis praefat̄ W. et haered' suis imperpetuum. Et praeterea ijdem comes & comitissa concedunt* 1.219 pro se & haered' ipsius comitis quod ipsi warantizabunt reddit̄ predict̄ cum pertinentijs praefat̄ W. & haered' suis contra omnes homines im∣perpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine knowledged by the husband and the wife, and one R. D. to one R. B. of one manor &c. one messuage called M. &c. with warrantie who graunt and render the same againe to R D. one of the Conusors for tearme of xxi. yeares, to beginne at a time to come, reseruing a rent: and afterwardes the Conusees graunt the reuercion of the said mannor &c. and the reuercion to one of the Conusors and his wife, & to the heire of the husband, to hold of the chiefe Lords of the fee &c.

PRaecipe I. F. & B. vxori eius & R. D. qd' iuste &c. te∣nent* 1.220 [unspec A] R. B. conuenciones &c. de manerio de C. & I. cum pertinentijs ac de duobus mesuagijs vocat̄ B. 20. me∣suag', 40. acris terrae, 100. acris prati, 500. acris pasturae, 200. acris bosci, & 40. acris iampnorum & bruerae cum {per}∣tinentijs in W. F. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedict' I. B. et R. recogn̄ [unspec B] praedict' maner̄ et tenementum cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius R. B. vt illa quae idem R. habet de dono praedict' I. & B. & R. et illa remiser̄ et quiete clamauer̄ de se et haered' suis praedict' R. & haered' suis imper∣petuum. Et praeterea ijdem I. et B. concesserunt pro se & haered' ipsius* 1.221 I. quod ipsi warrantizabunt praedict' R. et haered' suis praed' manerium et tenementum cum pertinentijs contra omnes homines imperpetuū. Et pro hac &c. idem R. concessit praedict̄ R. praed' maner̄ & tenemen∣tum cum pertinen̄ & illa ei reddider̄ &c. Habend' & tenend' praedict'* 1.222 R. a festo sancti Michaelis archang. quod erit in Anno domini 1563. vsque ad finem termini xxj. annorum extunc proxim̄ sequen̄ et ple∣narie complend', Reddend' inde annuatim praedict' R. & haered' suis quandam annualem Reddit̄ xxvij. li. & vj. s. legalis monete Angliae ad* 1.223 festum Sancti Michaelis Archangeli, & Annunciationis beatae Mariae virginis per equales porciones annuatim soluend' proxima solucione inde incipient̄ ad festum Sancti Michaelis Archangeli quod erit in Anno domini 1563. Et si contingat praedict' reddit̄ xxvij. li. vj. s.* 1.224 a retro fore in parte vel in toto ad aliquod festum festorum praedict' quo vt profertur solui debeat. Quod tunc bene licebit praefat̄ R. & hae∣redibus suis in praedict' manerium et tenementa cum pertinentijs in∣trare et distringere, districtionesque sic inde capt̄ & habit̄ licet abduce∣re, asportare et effugare ac penes se retinere quousque de praedict' redd' de xxvij. li. vj. s. cum areragijs eiusdem si quae fuerint plenarie fu∣erit* 1.225 satisfact' & persolut̄: Concessit etiam idem R. praedict' I. et B. re∣uercionem maneriorum & tenementorum praedict' cum pertinen∣tijs ac praedict' reddit̄ superius express' & reseruat̄ & illa eis reddide∣runt &c. Habendum & tenendum eisdem I. et B. & haeredibus ip∣sius I. de capitalibus dominis feodi illius per seruicia &c.

A fine knowledged by the husband and his wife to one I. L. esquier of 2. ma∣nors 4. messuages, 6. cotages one douehouse &c. with warrātie, in consi∣deratiō whereof the Conusee graunteth a rent of 30. li. to the husbād & his wife & to the heires of the husband, the said rent to begin to be pay∣able at Michelmas, & the Annunciation of our Ladie, which next shall happen after the death of the Conusor & C. his now wife or anie other which afterwards shall happen to be his wife, with a clause of distres for the said rent if it be behind, and hauing bene lawfully demaunded.

PRaecipe R. P. & I. vxori eius quod teneant I. L. arm̄* 1.226 [unspec A] conuencionem de manerijs de A. et W. cum pertinē∣tijs ac de quatuor mesuag', sex cotag', vno columbario, 200. acris terrae, 40. acris prati, 300. acris pasturae, 20. ac•• bosci, 20. acris iampnorum & bruere cum pertinen̄ in W. et W. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedict' R. P. et I. vxor eius re∣cogn̄ [unspec B] man̄ & tenementa praed' cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius I. vt illa quae idem I. habet de dono praedict' R. P. et I. vxor̄ eius. Et illa re∣miser̄ &c. Et praeterea &c. Et pro hac &c. idem I. L. concessit praefat̄* 1.227 R. et I. vxori eius & haered' praedict' I. annualem reddit̄ 30. li. soluend' ad duos anni terminos consuet̄ viz. ad festum S. Michaelis Archange∣li, & Annunciationis beatae Mariae virginis per equales porciones, pri∣ma* 1.228 solucione inde incipiente ad festum sancti Michaelis Archangeli, aut Annunciationis beate Mariae virginis quod proxim̄ contigerit post mortem praedict' L. & C. nunc vxor̄ eius existen̄ vel alicuius alterius quam imposterum eius vxor̄ fore contigerit. Et si contingat praedict'* 1.229 annualem reddit̄ 30. li. aretro fore in parte vel in toto post aliquod festū festorum p̄d' quo vt profertur solui debeat non solut̄ per spacium &c. si licite petatur quod tunc &c.

A fine knowledged by the husband and the wife to H. C. of the third parte of a Rent issuing out of a mannor with warrantie against all men.

PRaecipe R. & I. vxori eius quod iuste &c. teneant H.* 1.230 [unspec A] C. conuencionem &c. de tertia parte v. li. vj. s. viij. denariorum reddit̄ cum pertinentijs exeunt̄ de manerio de K. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praed' R. & I. recognouer̄ ter∣tiam [unspec B] partem reddit̄ praed' cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius H. vt illa quae idē H. habet de dono praed' R. et I. Et illa remiser̄ & quiete clamauerunt de se & haered' ipsius I. praef. H. & haered' suis imperpetuum: Et praeterea ijdem R. & I. concesser̄ pro se & haered' ipsius I. qđ ipsi warrantiz abunt* 1.231 praef. H et haered' suis praed' tertiam partem reddit̄ praed' cum pertinen̄ contra omnes homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine knowledged by the husband and his wife, to one T. H. of the third parte of 34. acres of meadow by these words viz. Concesserunt & reddiderunt &c. during the wiues life, with warrantie also du∣ring her life.

PRaecipe H. P. & M. vxori eius quod teneat T. H. con∣uencionem* 1.232 [unspec A] &c. de tertia parte, 34. acrarum prati, 40. acrarum pasturae, & 20. acrarum bosci, cum pertinentijs in S. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedict' H. et M. concesserunt [unspec B] & reddiderunt tenementa praedict' cum pertinen̄ praefat̄ T. & haered'* 1.233 suis durante vita ipsius M. Et praedict' H. & M. warrantizabunt ten̄ta p̄dict' cum pertinen̄ praefat̄ T. & haered' suis durante tota vita ipsius M.* 1.234 Et pro hac &c.

A Fine knowledge by V. K. knight to I. S. knight E. G. the Queenes At∣tourney generall and others of two mannors: 70. messuages, and co∣tages &c. which the Ladie V. widow hath for her life of the inheri∣taunce of the Conusor the daie of the concord made: and after her death is to reuert to the Conusor, the which by this fine after the death of the said Ladie V. is wholly to remaine to all the Conusees in the fine, and to the heires of the said I. S. knight, the first of the Conusees in the said fine, with warrantie against all men.

PRaecipe V. K. milit̄ quod teneat I. S. milit̄ E. G. attor∣nat̄* 1.235 [unspec A] nostrum generalem, R. W. armig' & W. K. gen̄ conuencionem &c. de manerijs de H. alias de Prior̄ H. & M. alias Prior̄ M. ac 70. mesuagijs & cotagijs.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, Quod praedict' V. recognouerunt [unspec B] maneria tenementa et reddit̄ praedict' cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius S. Et concessit pro se & haered' suis quod maner̄ tenementa & reddit̄* 1.236 praedict' cum pertinentijs quae dn̄a V. K. vidua tenet ad terminum vi∣tae suae de haereditate praedict' V. die quo haec concordia facta fuit. Et quod post decessum eiusdem dominae V. ad praedict' V. & haered' suos* 1.237 debuere reuerti, quod post decessum ipsius I. S. dominae V. integre re∣manere praedicto I. E. R. & W. et haered' ipsius I. S. imperpetuū. Et prae∣terea idem V. concessit pro se & haered' suis quod ipse warrantizabit manaer̄ tenementa & reddit̄ praedict' cum pertin̄ praefat̄ I. E. R. et W. & haered' ipsius I. S. contra omnes homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac re∣cognicione &c.

A fine knowledged by a widow and one other to the President and schollers of S. Iohns colledge in Oxon, of the Scite and principall house of the colledge, commonly called the White Friers in the Suburbes of Oxon, and 6. messuages, 6. gardens, 6. orchards &c. also in the same Suburbes with warrantie.

PRaecipe I. P. vidue & E. P. gen̄ quod iuste &c. teneat [unspec A] * 1.238 W. E. Presidenti collegij S. Iohannis Baptiste in Aca∣demia Oxon̄ & Scholasticis eiusdem collegij conuenc' &c. de Scitu & principali domo collegij vnlgarit̄ nuncu∣pat̄ the White Friers in Suburbijs ciuitatis Oxon̄ cum pertinentijs, ac de 6. mesuagijs, 6. gardinis, 6. pomarijs, 20. acris terrae, duobus acris prati, & sex acris pasturae cum pertinen̄ in Suburbijs ciuitat̄ praed'. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est cōcordia talis, scilicet quod praedict' I. & E. recognouerunt [unspec B] ten̄ta praedict' cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius Presidentis & Scholastico∣rum vt illa quae idem preses & Scholastici habent de dono praedict' I. et E. Et illa remiser̄ & quiete clamauer̄ de se & haered' ipsius E. prae∣fat̄ Presidi & Scholasticis & successoribus suis imperpetuum: Et prae∣terea* 1.239 ijdem I. et E. concesserunt pro se & haered' suis, quod ipsi warran∣tizabunt praefat̄ Praesidi & Scholasticis & successoribus suis tenemen∣ta praedict' cum pertinen̄ contra praefat̄ I. & E. & haered' ipsius E. im∣perpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A fine by two men and the wife of one of them, of lands, medow, and pasture,* 1.240 with warrantie against the Conusors vnd the heires of the husband.

PRaecipe B. gen̄ T. R. et M. vxori eius quod teneant [unspec A] T. B. gen̄ conuencionem &c. de 30. acris terrae, dua∣bus acris prati, tribus acris pasturae, & 6. acris bosci, cum ••∣tinentijs in C. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scjlicet quod praed' R. T. & M. recogn̄ ten̄ta [unspec B] praedict' cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius T. B. vt illa quae idem T. habet de dono praed' R. T. et M. Et illa remiser̄ & quiete clamauer̄ de ipsis R. T. & M. et haered' ipsius R. praefat̄ T. B. & haered' suis imperpetuū. Et praeterea ijdem R. T. et M. concesserunt pro se & haered' ipsius R. quod ipsi warrantizabunt tenementa praedict' cum pertinentijs praef. T. B. & haered' suis contra praed' R. T. et M. & haered' ipsius R. imperpe∣tuum. Et pro hac &c.

A fine knowledged by T. N. knight to G. T. Esquier of one mannor, one messuage &c. with warrantie against all men.

PRaecipe T. N. militi qd' iuste &c. teneat G. T. ar̄ con∣uenc' [unspec A] * 1.241 &c. de manerio de T. cum pertinen̄, ac de vno mesuagio, 100. acris prati, 50. acris pasturae, & 30. acr̄ bos∣ci, cum pertinen̄ in T. & G. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordiatalis, scz. quod praed' T. N. recognouerunt maner̄ & tenementa praed' cum pertin̄ esse ius ipsius G. vt illa que idem G. ha∣bet de dono praedict' T. Et illa remisit & quiete clamauit de se & he∣red' suis p̄raefato G. & hered' suis imperpetuum. Et preterea idem T. concessit pro se & hered' suis quod ipse warrantizabit maneria & ten̄ta* 1.242 praedict' cum pertinen̄ prefato G. & hered' suis contra omnes homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine knowledged by T. M. and K. his wife, to G. S. of the third part of viij. messuages, vi. gardens, &c▪ the which one M. B. widow holdeth for terme of her life and which is of the inheritance of the conusors wife, the day of the Concord made, and which ought after the death of the said widow to reuert vnto the conusor and his wife, as in the right of his wife: and by this fine after the death of the said widowe being tenant for life, is to come and remaine to the said conusee and his heires for euer, with war∣rantie against all men.

PRaecipe T. W. & K. vxori eius quod iuste &c. teneāt G. [unspec A] * 1.243 S. conuenciones inter eos fact' de tertia {per}te, octo mes∣suag', 6. gardinorum, 6. acr̄ terre, decem acrarum prati, 20. acrarum pasture, 50. acrarum bosci cum pertinen̄ in A. B. C. &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedict' T. & K. recognouer̄ ter∣ciam [unspec B] partem praedict' cum pertinentijs esse ius praedict' G. Et concesser̄ quod eadem tertia pars cum pertinen̄ quam M. B. vid' tenet ad terminū vite sue de hereditate ipsius K. die quo hec concordia facta fuit, & que post mortem eiusdem M. ad ipsos T. & K. reuertere debet, rem̄ pref. G. & hered' suis imperpetuum. Tenend' &c. Et preterea ijdem T. & K. con∣cesserunt* 1.244 pro se & hered' ipsius K. quod ipsi warrant̄ prefat̄ G. & hered' suis tertiam partem praed' cum pertin̄ sicut praed' est contra omnes ho∣mines imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine knowledged by the husband and the wife to one I. I. of ix. messuages, ix.* 1.245 gardens &c. and of the moity of xx. messuages &c. one water mille, one douehouse &c. with warranty against all men.

PRaecipe I. P. gener̄, & E. vxori eius quod iuste &c. te∣neant [unspec A] * 1.246 I. L. conuenciones inter eos fact' de nouem mes∣suagijs, nouem gardinis, trescent̄ acr̄ terre, cent̄ acris prati, cent̄ acris pasture, viginti acr̄ bosci, centum acris iampno∣rum & bruere &c. Ac de medietate viginti mesuagior̄, vi∣ginti gardinorum vnius molendini aquatici, vnius colum∣bar̄, sexagint̄ acris terre, ducent̄ acris prati, trescent̄ acris pasture, sexagint̄ acris bosci, & trescent̄ acris iampnorum

& bruere cum pertinentijs in N. B. C. D. &c. Et ni∣si &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedict' I. P. & E. recognoue∣runt praed' ten̄ta & medietatem cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius I. L. vt illa que idem I. L. habet de dono praed' I. P. & E. Et illa remiser̄ & quie∣te clamauer̄ de se & hered' suis prefat̄ I. L. & hered' suis imperpetuum: Et preterea ijdem I. P. & E. concesserunt pro se & hered' ipsius E. quod ipsi warrantizabunt prefato I. L. & hered' suis praedict' ten̄ta & medie∣tatem cum pertin̄ contra omnes homines imperpetuū. Et pro hac &c.

The order of taking the knowledge of a Fine by Dedimus potestatē direc∣ted to diuerse, but the knowledge taken onely by two of the Commissio∣ners, and the certifying thereof by the Commissioners that tooke the knowledge.

After the Fine is acknowledged, the Commissioners must write vnder the Concord of the said Fine, as followeth.

Capt̄ & recognit̄ die &c. Anno &c. coram A. B. armig', & C. D. gener̄ virtute breuis dominae Reginae de Dedimus potestatem nobis & alijs direct.

Commissioners.

• A. B.
• C. D.

Then write vpon the backe of the Dedimus potestatem.

Respons. A. B. Arm̄, & C. D. gener̄ duorum Commiss. infra no∣minatorum.

Execucio istius Commissionis pater in quadam Schedula huic com∣missioni annex'.

Then must the Commissioners subscribe their names.

A Fine knowledged by W. D. and I. D. to ••. R. & I. D. of one messuage and one cottage in ••pswich, with warranty against all men: In consideration whereof the conusees doe graunt and render the premisses to the said I. D. one of the conusors for terme of seauen daies next following, and af∣terwards the same premisses wholy to remaine to one M. G. for her life, and after her death the premisses wholy to remaine to the said W. D. one of the said conusors and his heires for euer.

PRaecipe W. D. & I. D. quod iuste &c. teneant I. R. gen̄, [unspec A] * 1.247 & I. D. conuenc' de vno messuagio & vno cottagio cum pertin̄ in I. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praed' W. D. & I. D. recogn̄ te∣nementa praedict' cum pettinentijs esse ius ipsius I. vt illa que idem I.

& I. D. habent de dono praedict' W. D. & I. D. Et illa remiserunt & quiete clamauerunt de se & hered' suis prefat̄ I. & I. & heredibus ip∣sius I. imperpetuum. Et preterea ijdem W. & I. concesserunt pro se &* 1.248 hered' ipsius I. D. quod ipsi warrantizabunt prefat̄ I. & I. & heredibus ipsius I. tenementa praedict' cum pertinentijs contra omnes homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac recognicione &c. ijdem I. & I. concesserunt* 1.249 tenementa praedict' cum pertinentijs prefato I. D. Et illa ei reddiderunt in eadem curia. Habend' & tenend' eidem I. D. pro termino septem dudierū extunc proxim̄ sequen̄. Et post termin̄ illum finit̄ praedict' te∣nementa cum pertinentijs integre remanebunt cuidam M. G. Habend' & tenend' eidem M. tenend' de Capitalibus &c. tota vita ipsius M. •••• post decessum ipsius M. praedict' tenementa cum pertinentijs integre remanere prefat̄ W. D. & hered' suis imperpetuum. Tenend' de Ca∣pitalibus &c.

A Fine knowledged by the husband and his wife to H. S. Esquire, of two messuages, two Wich houses, two shoppes, two Chambers, one Stable, and xx. acres of land &c. with warranty against all men.

HEC est finalis concordia fact' in curia dominae Reginae apud [unspec A] * 1.250 Cestriam die Lune septimo die &c. Anno &c. inter H. S. queren∣tem, & W. G. & S. vxorem eius deforcean̄ de duobus mesuagijs, duo∣bus Salimis vocat̄ Wich houses, alias Salthouses duobus shopis, duo∣bus cameris vno stabulo, decem acris terre 4. acris prati, & sex acres pasture cum pertinentijs in &c. vnde placitum conuencionis summoni∣tum fuit inter eos in eadem curia, Scilicet quod praedict' W. & E. vxor eius recognouerunt tenementa praedict' cum pertinentijs esse ius prae∣dict' H. S. vt illa que idem H. S. habet de dono praedict' W. & E. Et illa remiserunt & quiete clamuerunt de se & heredibus suis praefat̄ H. & heredibus suis ••perpetuum. Et preterea prefat̄ W. & E. concesserunt pro se & hered' ipsius W. quod ipsi & hered' praedict' W. tenement̄ p̄∣dict' cum pertinen̄ prefat̄ H. & hered' suis warrantizabunt & hered' suis imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine knowledged before the Iustices of the Common pleas at Westmin∣of two messuages, one toft 80. acres of land &c. with warrantie against all men.

HEc est finalis Concordia fact' in Curia domini Regis apud West∣monaster̄ [unspec A] * 1.251 in octabis sancti Martini, Anno &c. coram E. M. W. S. H. B. & I. H. Iustic' etalijs dn̄i Regis fidelibus tunc ibi presentibus inter R. Barm̄, I. L. gen̄, et R. L. gen̄. Quer̄ & H. D. & deforcean̄ de duobus▪

mesuagijs, vno tofto, 80. acris terre, xx. acris prati, 40. acris pasture, & tri∣bus acris bosci cum pertinentijs in H. & W. vnde placitum conuencio∣nis summonitum fuit inter eos in ead' curia, scilicet quod praedict' H. re∣cogn̄ praedict' tenementa cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius R. B. vtilla que ijdem I. R. I. & R. habent de dono praedict' H. Et illa remiserunt & quiete clamauer̄ de se & hered' suis praedict' R. I. & R. & hered' ipsius R. imper∣petuum. Et preterea idem H. cōcessit pro se & hered' suis quod ipse war∣rantizabit* 1.252 I. & R. & hered' ipsius R. praedict' ten̄ta cum pertin̄ contra omnes homines imperpetuū. Et pro hac recognicione remissione, quiet̄ clamantia warranto fine & concordia ijdem R. I. & R. dederunt praedict' H. 38. li. sterlingorum.

A Fine knowledged by R. H. of P. to R. B. of the manor of I. with warranty against the conusor and his heires.

PRaecipe R. H. de P. arm̄, quod iuste teneat R. B. R. H. [unspec A] * 1.253 &c. conuencionem inter eos fact' de manerio de I. alias I. cum pertin̄ ac de 40. messuag', 500. acristerre, 100. acris prati, 500. acris pasture, 100. acris bosci, 100. acris more & marisci cum pertinentijs in I. alias I. W. & N. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedict' R. H. recognouit ma∣neria [unspec B] ac ten̄ta praed' cum pertinentijs esse ius praedict' R. B. vt illa que ij∣dem R. &c. habent de dono ipsius R. H. Et illa remisit & quiete clamauit de ipso R. & hered' suis prefat̄ R. &c. & hered' ipsius R. B. imperpetuum. Et preterea ijdem R. H. concessit pro se & hered' suis quod ipse warrant̄* 1.254 maneria & ten̄ta praed' cum pertin̄ pref. R. &c. & hered' ipsius R. imper∣petuum. Et pro hac &c.

This is the Fine as it is engrossed of Record, whereof the Fine next before is but the note.

HEc est finalis concordia fact' in cur̄ dominae Reginae Cestrie apud [unspec A] * 1.255 Cestr̄ die Lune &c. viz. 4. die Septembris Anno &c. coram I. T. a••, Iustic' dictae dominae Reginae Cestr̄ apud Cestriam & alijs dictae dn̄ae Reginae fidelibus tunc ibidem presentibus. Inter R. B. R. H. & H. H. quer̄ & R. H. de P. arm̄, deforcien̄ de manerio de I. cum pertinen̄ ac de &c. vnde placitum conuencionis summonitum fuit inter eos in eadem curia, scilicet, quod R. H. recognouerit man̄ & tenementa praed' cum {per}∣tinen̄ esse ius praedict' R. B. vt illa que ijdem R. R. & H. habent de dono ipsius R. H. Et illa remiser̄ & quiete clamauerunt de ipso R. & hered▪ suis praefato R. &c. et hered' ipsius R. B. Et preterea ijdem R. H. concessit pro se & hered' suis quod ipse warrantizabit manerium & ten̄ta praed' cum pertinen̄ prefat̄ R. R. & H. & hered' ipsius R. B. imperpetuum. Et

pro hac recognicione warranto, fine & concordia ijdem R. &c. dederunt praef. R. H. centū libras Argenti.

The nine Proclomations of the Fine next before made according to the statute of 2. Ed. 6. made for Fines with Proclamations with in the County Palantine of Chester.

¶ Prima Proclamac' fact' fuit die Mercurij ista eadem Sessione, Se∣cunda proclamac' facta fuit die Iouis ista eadem Sessione: Quarto pro∣clamac' fact' fuit in plena Sessione hic apud &c. tent̄ die &c. Anno &c. Et sic de ceteris &c.

Three Proclamations in euery Sessions.

A Fine knowledged by A. B. to T. F. and G. H. osa Manor with warrantie a∣gainst all men: And the conusees in the same fine graunt and render a∣gaine the said manor to the said A. B for one weeke, and afterwards to N. M. for xxi yeres to begin ofter the feast of Saint Martin the Bishop, in winter reseruing a red rose at Midsomer, if it be asked. And after the end of the said terme of xxi. yeres, the said manor &c. wholy to remaine to the said A. B. the conusor and his heires for euer.

PRaecipe A. B. quod iuste &c. teneat T. F. & G. H. con∣uenciones [unspec A] * 1.256 de manerio &c. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedict' A recognouit tentum̄ [unspec B] praedict' cum pertin̄ esse ius ipsius T. vt illa que idem T. & G. habent de dono praedict' A. Et illa remiser̄ et quiete clamauer̄ de se & hered' suis prefat̄ G. et hered' suis imperpetuum. Et preterea idem A. concessit pro* 1.257 se et heređ suis quod ipse warrantitizabit tenementa praedict' cum pertinentijs praefat̄ T. & G. et heređ ipsius T. contra omnes homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c. ijdem T. & G. concesserunt & in eadem* 1.258 curia reddiderunt ten̄ta praedict' cum pertinen̄ praefat̄ A. pro vna Sep∣timana. Et post terminum illum finit̄ tenementa cum pertinen̄ integre remanere N. M. & assignat̄ suis pro termino xxj. annorum post festum sancti Martini Episcopi in hieme proxim̄ futur immediat̄ sequent̄ & plenarie complend'. Reddend' inde annuatim prefat T. & G. & hered'* 1.259 ipsius T. durante toto termino praed' vnam rubram rosam ad festū Na∣tiuitatis sancti Io. Bapt̄ si petatur. Et post terminum illud finit̄ tenemen∣ta* 1.260 praedict' cum pertinen̄ integ•• remanere praedict' A. & hered' suis im∣perpetuum &c.

A Fine knowledged by R. B. of two messuages &c. to I. A. with warranty a∣gainst all men: and the conusee graunteth the premisses againe to the co∣nusor for one weeke, & afterwards to one W. B. for life reseruing a rent, and afterwards to the conusor for his life, & after to S. B. his wife for her life, and after to I. B. sonne of the conusor and his wife for life: and after∣wards

the said conusee graunteth the reuersion of the premisses and the rent to the said R. B. the conusor and his heires for euer.

PRaecipe R. B. gen̄ quod iuste & teneat I. A. conuencio∣nem [unspec A] &c. de duobus mesuagijs &c. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praedict' R. recognouit ten̄ta p̄∣dict' [unspec B] * 1.261 cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius I. A. vt illa que idem ••. habet de dono praed' R. B. Et illa remiserunt & quiete clamauerunt de se et hered' suis prefat̄ I. et hered' suis imperpetuum. Et preterea idem R. B. concessit {pro}* 1.262 se & hered' suis quod ipse warrant̄ ten̄ta praed' cum pertin̄ praef. I. A. & hered' suis contra omnes homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac recogni∣cione &c. idem I. concessit praefat̄ R. B. &c. et illa eireddiderunt in eadē curia. Habend' et tenend' tenementa praed' cum pertin̄ prefat̄ R. B. pro* 1.263 termino vnius Septimane, et post terminum illum finit̄ remanere W. B. pro termino vite ipsius W. B. Reddend' inde per Annum prefat̄ I. A. et* 1.264 hered' suis xl. li. adqnatuor Anni terminos viz. ad &c. per equales por∣ciones soluend. Et post decessum ipsius R. B. rem̄ inde S. B. vxor̄ praed' R. pro termino vite ipsius S. Reddend' vt supra. Et post decessum ipsius S. B. rem̄ inde I. B. filio praed' R. pro termino vite sue reddend' inde vt su∣pra: Nec non prefat̄ I. A. concessit prefat̄ R. S. reuersionem & reddit̄ te∣nementorum* 1.265 praed' cum pertin̄ & illa ei red diderunt in eadē curia. Ha∣bend' & tenend' reuersionem & reddit̄ ten̄t̄ praed' cum pertin̄ eidem R. S. & hered' suis imperpetuum. Tenend' de Capital' dn̄is feodi &c.

A Fine of a rent issuing out of vi. messuages, and vi. gardeus, with warrantie against all men.

PRaecipe W. A. & A. vxori eius quod iuste &c. teneant [unspec A] * 1.266 R. B. conuenc' de vno annuali reddit̄ de v. li. exeun̄ de & in sex mesuagijs, vj. gardinis cum pertinentijs in L. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod praed' R. recognouit maner̄ praed' [unspec B] cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius H. vt illa que idem H. habet de dono prae∣dict' R. Et illa remiser̄ & quiete clam̄ de se & hered' suis imperpetuum. Et praed' R. concessit pro se & hered' ipsius W. quod ipsi warrant̄ red∣dit̄ praed' cum pertinen̄ praefat̄ R. B. & hered' suis imperpetuum contra omnes homines. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine knowledged by R. L. of a manor &c. to H. C. with warranty against all men. In consideration whereof the conusee by the same fine graunteth to the conusor and his heires, one annuity of vi••. li, issuing out of the same manor, to be paied yerely at the mansion house of the said conusor, at a certaine day and hower, imposing a paine of xvi••. s. to be forfaited in de∣fault of paiment of the said annuity with a clause of distresse for the said annuity and paine.

PRaecipe R. L. quod iuste &c. ten̄ H. C. conuenc' &c. de [unspec A] manerio &c. in O. &c. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedict' R. recogn̄ manerium & [unspec B] * 1.267 tenement̄ praed' cum pertin̄ esse ius ipsius H. vt illa que idem H. habet de dono praed' R. & illa remiser̄ & quiete clamauer̄ de se & hered' suis imperpetuum: Et preterea praed' R. concessit pro se & hered' suis quod* 1.268 ipse warrant̄ mane•• praed' cum pertin̄ pref. H. & hered' suis contra om∣nes* 1.269 homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac &c. praed' H. concessit praed' R. quandam annuitatē siue annualem reddit̄ viij. li. legalis monete Angliae exeun̄ & exitur̄ de & in maner̄ praedict' cum pertinen̄ & ill' ei reddide∣runt in ead' Cur̄: Habend' & percipiend' praed' annuitatem siue annual'* 1.270 reddit̄ viij. li. prefat̄ R. hered' & assignat̄ suis in viij. die Septembris inter horam nonam et duodecimam ante merid' eiusdem diei apud domum suam mansionalem in villa de R. in com̄ S. soluend'. Et si contingat p̄d' annuitatem siue annualem reddit̄ viij. li. are trofore in parte vel in toto {per} spac' xx. dierum post praed' viij. diem Sept̄ in quo vt profertur solui de∣beat non solut̄. Quod tunc praedict' H. & hered' suiforiffac' eidem R. & hered' suis xviij. s. legalis monete Angliae nomine pene toties quoties p̄∣dict' annuitat̄ siue annualem reddit̄ aut aliquam inde partem aretro fore contigerit. Et bene licebit praefato R. et hered' suis in praed' maner̄ cum* 1.271 pertin̄ & in quamlibet inde parcellam intrare & distringere tam pro p̄∣dict' annuali reddit̄ octo librarum & pro qualibet inde parcella quam pro praed' xviij. s. nomine paene eid' R. et hered' suis forisfact' toties quo∣ties sic a retrofore contigerit non solut̄ districtionesque sic ibidem capt̄ & habit̄ liceat abducere asportare & effugare & penes se retinere quo∣usque tam de praedict' annuitate siue annuali reddit̄ octo librarum quam de praedict' xviij. s. nomine pene quoties sicforistact' fuerit idem R. & hered' sui fuerint satisfact' & {per}solut̄.

A Fine knowledged by A. B. Es. of •• messuages &c. to S. H. in taile general to hold of the conusor and his heires by the xl. parte of a knights see, and xv. s. iiij d. rent, with warranty against all men.

PRaec' A. B. a••, quod iuste &c. teneat S. H. conuenc'de duo∣bus [unspec A] * 1.272 mesuagijs &c. cum pertin̄ in M. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praed' A. B. concessit ten̄ta praed' [unspec B] * 1.273 cum pertin̄ prefat̄ S. & hered' de corpore ipsius S. legitime procreat̄. Te∣nend' de dn̄o A. & hered' suis per qua••ragesimam partem vnius feod' milit̄, & per reddit̄ xv. s. iiij. d'. per annum ad festum &c. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sol∣uend'.* 1.274 Et preterea pred' A. concessit pro se & hered' sius quod ipse war∣rant̄ tenementa praedict' cum pertinontijs prefat̄ •• et hered' de corpore* 1.275 suo legitime procreat̄ sicut praedict' est contra omnes homines imper∣petuum. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine knowledged by A: B. and M. his wife, of a manor &c. to S. P. reciting that where the said conusors hold the said manor for the life of the said M. the reuersion therof to the said conusee and his heires belonging, the said conusors graunt to the conusee all that their estate in the said ma∣nor during the life of M▪ one of the conusors, with warranty against thē during the life of the said M.

PRaecipe A. B. & M. vxori ••ius quod iuste &c. teneant S. [unspec A] P. cōuencionem &c. de maner̄ &c. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet quod cum praedict' A. & M. habeat & [unspec B] * 1.276 teneat pro termino vite ipsius M. maner' p̄d' &c. cum pertinen̄ reuersion̄ inde praedict' S. P. & hered' suis spectan̄ ijdem A. & M. concesse••▪ praed' S▪ maner̄ praedict' cum pertinen̄, & totum & quicquid in man••rio praeđ &c. habent eid' S. durante vita ipsius M. Et praedict' A. & M. warranti∣zabunt praedict' S. & heređ praedict' S. manerium &c. cum pertinen∣tijs sicut praedict' est contra praedict' A. & M. durante tota vita ipsi••s M. Et pro hac &c.

A Fine knowledged by I. C. and This wife of ij. messuages, one barne &c. to one H. P. with warrāty: And the said H. P. in consideration of the said fine graunteth and rendreth againe by the same fine, the premisses to the conusors for one day, and afterwards to I. P. widowe for her life▪ and after her death the presses wholy to remaine to H. P. and his heires for euer.

PRaecipe I. C. & T. vxori eius quod iuste &c. teneant [unspec A] H. conuenc' &c de duob{us} messuagijs, vno horreo &c. Et nisi &c.

¶ Et est concordia talis, scilicet, quod praedict' I. et T. recognouerūt [unspec B] * 1.277 tenementa praedict' cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius H. vt illa que idem H. habet de dono praedict' I. et T. Et illa remiserunt & quiete clam̄ de se &* 1.278 hered' suis prefat̄ H. & hered' suis imperpetuum. Et preterea praedict' I. & T. concesserunt pro se & hered' ipsius I. quod ipsi warran̄ tenementa praedict' cum pertinen̄ prefat̄ H. & hered' suis contra omnes homines* 1.279 imperpetuum. Et pro hac recognicion̄ &c. praedict' H. concessit tene∣menta praedict' cum pertinen̄ prefato I. & illa eis reddider̄ in eadem cu∣ria: Habend' & tenend' eisdem I. & T. protermino vnius diei. Ita quod post ••undem terminum finit̄, tenementa praedict' cum pertinen̄ integre ••emaner̄ I P. vid' pro termino vit̄ eiusdem I. Et post mortem praedict' I. messuag' & horteum praedict' &c. integre remanere H. P. & hered' suis imperpetuum. Tenend' de capitalibus dominis feodi illius &c. Et quinque acras terre, & vnam acr̄ prati, cum pertinentijs resid' tene∣mentorum praedict' integre remanere A. P. & hered' suis imperpetu∣um. Tenend' &c.

The taking of the knowledge of the Fine.

CApt̄ et recognit̄ corā Ia••obo Dyer milit̄ capitali Iustic' de Cōmuni [unspec A] banco Anno regni Reginae nunc secundo.

Notes to be obserued in Fines.

1 Nota que ascun foits plusors choses passa en le Praecipe q̄ ne sont nosme en le concord.

2 Nota q̄ vn clause de Reentrie ne poit estre en vn fine.

3 Nota q̄ si home purchase diuerse parcels de terr̄ de diuerse homes il purroit passer touts les parcels e•• vn common fine, mes couient que il auer seueral garranties de chescun de les parties pur lour seueral parcelles.

4 Nota que Catlyn chiefe Iustice del banke le roy dit que south no••me de bois, haut bois & Subbois passera en vn fine.

5 Nota que per Dyer vn Render ne poet estre fait mes tātum a luy que est nosme en le fine: mes vn remainder poet estre limitted a vn, per fine coment que il ne soit nosme en le Praecipe.

A fine knowledged by the husband and wife vnto two of 30. messuages, of landes, pasture, wood, linge, heath, and rent in diuers places: The Co∣nusees render the same againe to the said Conusors for terme of their two liues, with diuers remainders ouer after there deaths in generall taeile to the children of the said Conusors. And for default of issue of the said Conusors to the right heires of the wife of the Conusor for euer.

HEC est finalis concordia facta in curia domini regis apud West∣mon̄ [unspec A] * 1.280 in crastino Ascensionis domin•• Anno regni Henrici octaui dei gratia Angliae & Franciae regis fidei defensoris, & domini Hibern̄ a conquestu▪ decimo nono coram R. B. A. F. T. E. & W. S. Iustic'. Et postea in octabis sancti Trinitatis Anno regni eiusdem regis Henric' supradicti ibidem concesser̄ & recordat̄ coram eisdem Iustic' & alijs domini regis fidelibus tunc ibi praesentibus. Inter W. H. & I. R. quer̄ & I. S. & T. vxorem eius, deforc' de triginta mesuagijs, ducentis acris terre, trescentis acris pasturae, decem acris bosci, ducentis acris Iampno∣rum & bruere, & trigint̄ solidat̄ redditus cum pertinentijs in P. F. &c. vnde placitum conuencionis sum̄ fuit inter eos in eadem curia, scilicet, quod praedicti I. C. et T. recogn̄ praedict' tenement̄ cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius I. R. vt illa quae ijdem I. & W. habēt de dono praedicto∣rum I. C. et T. Et illa remiserunt & quietum clamauerunt de ipsis I. C. & T. et haered' ipsius T. praedictis W. et I. R. imperpetuum. Et prae∣terea* 1.281 ijdem I. C. & T. concesserunt pro se & haered' ipsius T. quod ipsi warrant̄ praedictis W. & I. R. & haered' ipsius I. R. praedict' tenement̄ cum pertinen̄ contra omnes homines imperpetuum. Et pro hac re∣cogn̄,* 1.282 remissione quieta clam̄, warrant̄ fine & concordia ijdem W. &

I. R. concesserun•• praedictis I. C. & T. praedicta tenement̄ cum pertinen̄ Et illa eis r••ddiderunt in eadem curia▪ Habend' & tenend' eisdem I. C. & T. de capitalibus dominis feod' illius per seruicia quae ad praedictum tenement̄ pertinen̄ tota vita ipsorum I. C. & T. & alterius eorum diu∣tius viuentis. Et post decessum ipsorum I. C. & T. praedict' tenement̄ cum pertin̄ integre reman̄ I. C. filio praedictorum I. C. & T. & hered' de corpore suo legitime procreat̄ tenēd' de capitalibus dominis feod' illius per seruicia quae ad praedict' ten̄t̄ pertinent̄ imperpetuum. Et si contin∣gat quod idem I. C. filius obierit sine haered' de corpore suo legitime procreat̄ tunc pos•• decessum ipsius I. praedict' ten̄ta cum pertinen̄ in∣tegre reman̄ R. C. alter filiorum praedictor̄ I. C. patris & T. & haered' de corpore suo legitime procreat̄ tenend' de capitalibus dominis feod' illius per seruicia quae ad praedict' ten̄t̄ pertinen̄ imperpetuum. Et si cō∣tingat idem R. obiere sine haered' de corpore suo legitime {pro}creat̄ tunc post decessum ipsius R. praedict' ten̄ta cum pertinen̄ integre remanere haered' de corporibus praedict' I. C. patris & T. legitime procreat̄. Te∣nend' de capitalibus dn̄is feod' illius per seruicia quae ad praedict' ten̄t̄ pertinent imperpetuum. Et si nullus haeres de corporibus praedicto∣rum I. C. patris & T. fuerint̄ legitime procreat̄ tunc praedict' ten̄t̄ cum pertinen̄ integre reman̄ rectis haeredibus praedict' T. Tenend' de capi∣t••libus dominis f••od' illius per seruicia quae ad praedict' ten̄ta pertinen̄ imperpetuum. ✿

•• Adiuncts of Concords.

THe Adiuncts of a Cōcord, be also of two sorts: Internall, and Ex∣ternall [unspec A] * 1.283 Internall be such as be conteyned within the very Con∣cord it selfe. Of which sort be the clause of reseruation of seruice, rent, or other thing, the clause of nomine penae, the clause of distresse, and the* 1.284 clause of warranties: All which clauses of reseruations, nomine pe∣nae, distresse, and warrantie, are to be made in such words, and in such formes, as the like are made in Instruments extraiudiciall: for which see Leases and Graunts of rents charge in the first part of Symbo∣leography, If the following example do not sufficiently satisfie your desire herein.

And Warranties be sometimes generall, that is to say, against all [unspec B] * 1.285 men: Some against all, except certein persons: some against certein persons onely: some against euery Cognizor, and his heires seuerally: and some against one of the Cognizors, and his heires onely: some of all the lands in the fine: some of all, except part: and some of part only, certeinly expressed.

The Externall Adiuncts of Concordes be the licence of aliena∣nation, [unspec C] the Dedimus potestatem, the examination of the parties, & the

cognizance. The licence of alienation is a power or au••thority giuen* 1.286 by her Maiestie to the parties, that lands may be aliened without incur∣ring the danger of contempt.

And euery such licēce is either to alien lands holden in Capite, or to [unspec D] alien lands into Mortmaine.

The licence of alienation of lands holden in Capite may varie from [unspec E] the fine, and be good, 32. H. 8. Br. Alienations 4. 30.

For the obtayning of which licence the Clerke of the licences doth [unspec F] vse to draw a dogket in paper, conteyning the effect of the fine, feoffe∣ment,* 1.287 or other deeds, whereby the alienation is to be made.

And thereupon affidauit or composition must be made for the value [unspec G] * 1.288 of the lands, which are to passe thereby, which is to be signed by the Doctor of the Chauncery that hath power to take oath: Then the Queenes fine is to be paied to the Receiuor of fines, who will signe the dogket: And afterwards the same is to be signed by two of the cōmis∣sioners of the office of fines & licences, and vpon that dogket, the Clark of the licences is to make the licence, and get it sealed with the great Seale, which licence is to be made in fourme following.

A licence of Alienation of lands holden in Capite.

ELizabeth dei gr̄atia &c.

Omnibus, ad quos praesentes literae perue∣nerint [unspec A] * 1.289 salutem.

Sciatis, quod nos de gratia nostra speciali, ac pro tri∣bus libris nobis solut̄ in hanaperio nostro, concessimus, ac licētiam de∣dimus, ac per praesentes concedimus, ac licentiam damus, pro nobis & haeredibus nostris, quantum in nobis est, dilecto nostro I. F. quod ip∣se totam medietat̄ manerij de C. cum pertinentijs, ac quadraginta me∣suag', vigint̄ cotag', quadragint̄ gardin̄, quinquagint̄ acras terrae, qua∣dragint̄ acras prati, trescent̄ acr̄ pasturae, xxx. acr̄ bosci, trescent̄ acr̄ morae, & viginti libr̄ reddit̄, cum pertinentijs in W. & alib•• in comita∣tu nostro N. eidem mediet̄ pertinent̄ siue spectant̄, parcell' inde repu∣tat̄ aut accept̄ existen̄, quae de nobis tenentur in Capite, dare possit & concedere, alienare, vendere, barganizare, feoffare, warrantizare, aut cognoscere, per finem in curia nostra coram Iusticiarijs nostris de com∣muni banco, aut aliter, seu aliquo quocunque modo, dilecto nobis E. R. Habendum & tenendum eidem E. haeredibus & assignatis suis, de nobis & haeredibus nostris, per seruic' inde debita & de iure con∣sueta imperpetuum: Et eidem E. quod ipse dictam medietat̄ mane∣rij praedicti, ac caeterorum praemissorum cum pertinentijs a praefato I. recipere possit, & tenere, sibi, haered', & assignatis suis, de nobis & haeredibus nostris, per seruitia praedict' imperpetuum, sicut praedictum est, tenore praesentium similiter licentiam dedimus, ac damus specia∣lem: Nolentes quod praedict' I. aut heredes sui, vel praedict̄ E. haeredes

vel assignati sui praedicti, ratione praemissorum, per nos haeredes vel suc∣cessores nostros, Iusticiar̄, Eschaetor̄, Vicecom̄, Balliuos, aut alios offi∣ciarios seu ministros nostros, haeredum vel successorū nostrorum quos∣cunque inde occasionentur, molestentur, perturbentur, vexentur, in ali∣quo, seu grauentur, aut eorum aliquis occasionetur, molestetur, pertur∣betur, vexetur in aliquo, seu grauetur. In cuius rei testimonium has li∣teras nostras fieri fecimus patentes.

Teste me ipsa apud Westmonaste∣rium vltimo die &c.

A licence to alien in Mortmaine.

ELizabeth dei gratia &c.

Omnibus &c.

Sciatis quod nos de gratia no∣stra [unspec A] * 1.290 speciali, ac pro xl. solid' nobis solut̄ in hanaperio nostro, conces∣simus, ac licentiam dedimus, ac licentiam damus, pro nobis & haered' nostris, quantum in nobis est, R. S. quod ipse Aduocationem de L. Ab∣bati & Conuentui de L. in comitatu E. dare possit & concedere: Tenen∣dum sibi & successoribus suis de dict̄ domina Regina & haeredibus suis, in liberam, puram, & perpetuam Elemosynam imperpetuum. Ac eisdē Abbati & Conuentui, quod ipsi Aduocationem illam a praefato R. S. recipere, & Ecclesiam illam appropriare, & eam sic appropriatam in proprios vsus tenere possint sibi & successoribus, de ipsa Regina & hae∣redibus suis, in liberam, puram, & perpetuam Elemosynam imperpe∣tuum: Nolentes &c. vt supra.

Quod permittant finem leuari.

ANd after that such licence is had, the vse was (which is not now [unspec A] * 1.291 in vse) to haue a writ, mencioning the licence and the effect of the fine, directed to the Iustices of the common Place, commaunding them, quod permitātt finem illum leuari, Registr̄ fol. 167. a. 1. E. 3. cap. 12. 34. E. 3. cap. 15. 33. H. 6. fol. 2. The fourme of which suc∣ceedeth.

¶ Regina, Iusticiarijs suis de banco, salutem: Cum per literas no∣stras [unspec B] patentes, de gratia nostra speciali, concesserimus I. S. quod ipse de manerijs suis de F. & W. cum pertinen̄, quae de nobis tenentur in Ca∣pite, feoffare possit K. &c. (recitando totam cartam) prout in literis no∣stris praedictis plenius continetur, ac breue nostrum de conuentione pē∣deat coram vobis in banco praedicto, inter prae dictos I. & K. de manerijs praedictis, ad finem inde inter eos, secundum legem & consuetudinem regni nostri Angliae leuand', vt accepimus: Vobis mandamus, quod fi∣nem illum inter partes praedictas de manerijs praedictis, coram vobis in eodem banco leuari permittatis, iuxta tenorem literarum nostrarū prae∣dictarum▪ Teste &c.

But before 20. H. 3. the kings tenant in Capite might haue alie∣ned his free landes without licence, 14. H. 4. 3. 20. Ass plac. 17. as it seemeth.

The writ of Ad quod damnum.

BVt before the graunting of any such lycence, either to alien lands [unspec A] * 1.292 holden in chiefe, or, to alien lands in Mortmain, or, release right in Mortmain, or exchange, the auncient vse was to haue a writ of Ad quod dampnum, conteyning the substance of the Kings licence out of the Chancery, directed to the Escheator in the County wherein the lands lie, to be aliened, to inquire and certifie into the Chancery, what damage or preiudice thalienation thereof will be to the king, or the o∣ther chiefe Lord, of whom they are holden, And of what tenure and va∣lue the lands be, And whether there remayne sufficient free land be∣sides those to the alienor, to sustaine publique charges, and to be in Assi∣••es and Iuries &c.

And this is aswell where the alienation is made by the king, or by a [unspec B] Corporation, or a feme couert, as by any other.

The like inquirie by writ of Ad quod damnum, hath beene vsed be∣fore [unspec C] the king made any graunt, or pardon, for alienation, lease, release, confirmation, or licence, and after the Inquisition returned and certifi∣ed into the Chancery, to effect the same accordingly, Fitzh. Nat. bre. fol. ••21. & inde vs{que} fol. 227.

But now experience is to the contrarie, in liew whereof the vse at [unspec D] this day is, to put in the kings patents, these words: Abs{que} aliquo bre∣ui de ad quod damnum, seu aliquibus alijs breuibus, seu mandatis, su∣perinde habendis, fiendis, aut prosequendis.

And one writ of Ad quod dam••um will serue for diuers purchases, [unspec E] And a licence to alien in Mortmain of one king, will serue in the time of an other.

But not so of lands holden in chiefe, 22. E. 3. Fitzh. Nat. bre. in bre∣ui [unspec F] de Ad quod damnum.

I purposely omit here the forme of such writs de Ad quod damnum, because they be so growen out of vse.

Of a Pardon for Alienation.

BVt if perchance any alienation of land holden in Capite, be made [unspec A] * 1.293 without licence, a pardon must be sued, the fine of which is the va∣lue of lands by one yeare, and the meane profites betweene the Inqui∣sition* 1.294 and the pardon, 31. H. 8. Br. Alienation 29. vnlesse the Commis∣sioners will more fauorably compound for the same, as in some cases vpon reasonable cause shewed, they vse to do, which pardon being pur∣chased, the purchasor is to hold his land still, 14. H. 6. 26. 50. Ass. p. 2. 1. E. 3. ca. 12. 34. E. 3. ca. 15.

But the fine of a licence, to alien lands holden in Capite, is, the third [unspec B] * 1.295 part of the yearely value thereof, 26. H. 8. Br. Alienation 29.

But if alienation of lands into Mortmain be made without licence, [unspec C] * 1.296

the king may seise them as forfeited or escheated, Magna charta cap. 36. Westm̄ 2. cap. 32. And for a licence thereof to be graunted, the fine thereupon to be paied, is the value of the land by three yeares, 26. H. 8. Br. Alienation 29.

But variance betweene the licence and the fine is not materiall, if it [unspec D] * 1.297 be all one alienation, 32. H. 8. Br. Alienation 30.

And it seemeth that a fine sur releas, or other releas, is none aliena∣tion, [unspec E] * 1.298 & therefore no fine due for the same, P. 37. H. 8. Br. Alienation 31.

But fines are payable, and licences to be sued vpon common Reco∣ueries, [unspec F] * 1.299 39. H. 6. 32. H. 8. ca. 1. 4. E. 3.

Deuise by will is an alienation, 3. Ma. 1. Br. Alienation 37. [unspec G] * 1.300

Of the Dedimus potestatem to take cognizance of a fine.

A Dedimus potestatem to take knowledge of a Fine, is, as afore∣said, [unspec A] * 1.301 a writ Commissionall directed to one, or moe, giuing them power to take and certifie to the Iustices of the common Place, the cognizance of the Cognizees, when they can not conueniently trauell to do it in Court, and it ought to recite the substance of the writ of Co∣nenant, And beare Teste or date after it, Fitz. nat. fol. 146. g. The forme of the writ of Couenāt, & Dedimus potestatē. with the returnes thereof, ensue:

The writ of Couenant.

Elizabeth dei gratia, Angliae, Franciae, & Hiberniae Regina, fidei de∣fensor [unspec B] &c.

Vicecom̄ Ebor̄ Salutem:

Praecipe T. B. armigero, & A. vxo∣ri eius, quod iuste & sine dilatione teneant W. P. gener̄, conuentionem inter eosfactam de manerio de T. cum pertinētijs: Ac de duobus mes∣suagijs, tribus cotagijs, quin{que} toftis, vno columbar̄, quinque gard••is, quinque pomarijs, centum & decem acris terrae, quinquaginta acris prati, quinquaginta acris pasturae, decem acris bosci, cētum acris i••mp∣norum & bruer̄, quadraginta solidat̄ reddit̄, & communia pasturae pro omnimodis animalibus, cum pertinentijs in W. & B. Et nisi fecerint, & praedictus W. fecerit te securum de clamore suo prosequend', tunc summ̄ per bonos summonit̄ praedictos T. & A. quod sint coram Iu∣sti ciarijs nostris apud Westmonaster̄ in octab. Sancti Michaelis, osten∣suri quare non fecerint, & habeas ibi summ̄ & hoc breue.

T. &c. xiij. die N. anno regni nr̄i quadrages.

And the fine thereof is entred vnder the writ, thus: [unspec C]

Pro vigint̄ solid' solut̄ firmar̄ fine dominae Reginae virtute war∣rant̄* 2.1 regij.

Then must the writ of Couenant be endorced thus: [unspec D]

Per E. S. pro fine infrascr', qđ affid' quod* 2.2 ten̄t̄ infrascr̄ non exec' val' x. libr̄ per annum.

The Shirife returne. [unspec E]

• Pledg' de pros.
• ...
  • Iohannes Doo. [unspec F]
  • Richardus Roo.
• Summ̄
• ...
  • Iohannes Den. [unspec G]
  • Richardus Fen.
• The Commiss. of fines.
• ...
  • W. L. T. W. [unspec H]
  • R. Eure armig Vic'.

The Dedimus potestatem thereof.

Elizabeth dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hiberniae Reg. fidei defen∣sor [unspec I] &c.

Charissimo consanguin̄ nostro Gilberto Comiti Salop̄, ac p̄di∣cto ac fideli nr̄o I. D. militi dn̄o D. Necnon dilectis & fidelibus suis G. S. militi, & C. C. militi, Ac dilecto nobis W. West armig', Salutē:

Cum breue nostr̄ de conuentione pendeat coram Iustic' nr̄is de banco, inter W. P. gener̄, & T. B. armigerum, & Annam vxorē eius de manerio de T. cum pertinen̄: Ac de duobus messuag', trib' cotagijs, quin{que} toft̄, vno columbar̄, quin{que} gardinis, quin{que} pomarijs, centū & decem acris terrae, quinquaginta acr̄ prati, quinquaginta acris pastur̄, decem acr̄ bosci, cen∣tum acr̄ iampnorum & bruere, quadragint̄ solidat̄ reddit̄, & coīa pastur̄ pro omnimodis animalibus cum pertin̄ in W. & B. in Com̄ Ebor̄, ad fi∣nem inde inter eos corā Iustic' nostris p̄dict̄ in banco p̄dict̄, secundum legem & consuetudinem regni nr̄i Angl' leuand': Ac praefati T. & A. adeo impotentes sui existunt, qđ abs{que} maximo corporum suorum pe∣riculo, vs{que} Westm̄ ad diem in dicto breui contentum, ad cognitiones, quae in hac parte requiruntur, faciend', laborare non sufficiunt vt accepi∣mus: Nos statuim̄ eorundem T. & A. cōpatientes in hac parte, dedimus vobis, quatuor, tribus, vel duobus vestrum, potestatem recipiend' cog∣nitiones, quas ijdem T. & A. corā vobis, quatuor, tribus, vel duobus ve∣strum, facere voluerint de praemissis, Et ideo vobis, quatuor, tribus, vel duobus vestrum, mandamus, quod ad praefat̄ T. & A. personaliter acce∣dentes, cognitiones suas praedictas recipiatis, & cum eas receperitis, prae∣fat̄ Iustic' nostris inde, sub figillis vestris, quatuor, trium, vel duorum vestrum, distincte & aperte reddatis certiores, vt tunc finis ille, inter partes praedictas, de praemissis, coram Iustic' nostris praedictis in banco praedicto leuari possit, secundum legem & consuetudinem supradictā, mittentes eisdem Iustic' hoc breue,

teste meipsa apud West. 14. die N. Anno reg. nr̄i tricesimo qinto.

Garth.

The name of the Curcester.

The said Dedimus potestatem, must be indorsed, thus: Per domi∣num [unspec K] custod' magni sigilli Angl' ad Instanc' peten̄.

The Lord keepers name. Io. Puckering Cancel.

The Iustice of the circuit. Fr. Beamont.

Executio istius breuis patet in quad' schedula eid' annexa. [unspec L] * 2.3

The Praecipe and Concord which must be filled to the Dedimus potestatem.

Ebo{rum}. ss. PRaecipe T. de P. armigero, & A. vxori eius, quod iuste [unspec M] * 2.4 &c. teneant W. P. gener̄, cōuentionem &c. de mane∣rio de T. cum pertinen̄, Ac de duobus mesuagijs, tribus co∣tagijs, quinque toftis, vno columbar̄, quinque gardinis, quin{que} pomarijs, centum & decem acris terrae, quinqua∣ginta acris prati, quin quaginta acris pasture, decem acris bosci, centum acris iampnorū & bruere, quadraginta soli∣dat̄ redd', communia pasturae pro omnimodis animalibus cum pertinentijs in W. & B. Et nisi &c.

Et est concordia talis, scilicet, qđ praedicti T. & A. recognouerunt [unspec N] praedict' manerium, columbare, tenementa redditus & cōmuniam pa∣sture cum {per}tinen̄••esse ius ipsius W. vt illa quae idem W. habeat de dono praedictor̄ T. & A. Et illa remiserunt & quiete clamauerunt de ipsis T. & A. & haeredibus ipsius T. praed' W. & haeredibus suis imperpetuum. Et praeterea ijdem T. & A. concesserunt pro se & haered' ipsius T. quod ipsi warrant̄ praed' W. & haered' suis praed' manerium, columbar̄, tene∣ment̄, reddit̄ & communiam pasture cum pertinen̄, contra se & hered' & assign̄ ipsius T. ac contra hered' & assign̄ I. B. armiger̄, ac contra om∣nes homines clamant̄ seu habent̄ aliquod ius, titulum, statum, vsum, in∣teresse, aut demand', de, aut, in eisdem manerio, columbar̄, tenemento, reddit̄, & communia {per}astur̄ cgm pertinentijs, aut, de, aut, in, aliqua inde parcel', per, de, vel, sub eisdem T. & I. haered' vel assign̄ suis, vel, haeredū feu assignat̄ eorum alterius: Et pro hac &c.

Capt̄ & cognit̄ apud K. in Comitatu Eborum, decimo nono die Ia∣nuarij, [unspec O] Anno regni Reginae Elizab. &c. quadragesimo, coram,

• The Commissioners names
• ...
  • G. Shrew. [unspec P]
  • W. West.
• The names of the parties
• ...
  • T. B.
  • A. B. [unspec Q]

Dedimus potestatem super breue de consuet̄ & seruicijs pro fine inde leuand'.

Regina &c. dilecto & fideli suo R. H. vni Iustic' suorum de Banco, [unspec R] Salutem, Cum breue nostrum de consuetudinibus & seruicijs, pendeat corā vobis, & socijs vestris Iustic' nostris de banco, inter W. B. armige∣rum, & E. A. armig erum de consuetudinibus & seruicijs, quae idem E.

eidem W. facere debet, de libero tenemento suo, quod de eo tenet in N. vt in homagijs, fidelitate, releuijs, & alijs, in comitatu S. Nosque ad peti∣tionem praedictorum W. & E••licentiam nostram eis dederimus inde cō∣cordand', ac praefat̄ W. & E. adeo impotentes sui existant, quod absque maximo corporum suorum periculo, vsque Westmonaster̄, ad diem in dicto breui nostro contentum, ad cognitiones, que in hac parte requi∣runt̄, faciendas, laborare non sufficiūt vt accepimus, nos statuim{us} corun∣dem W. et E. compatientes in hac parte, dedimus vobis potestatem re∣cipiendi cognitiones, quas ijdem W. et E. coram vobis facere voluerit de premissis: Et ideo vobis mandamus, quod ad praef. W. & E. perso∣naliter accedentes, cognitiones suas praedictas recipiatis: Et cum eas re∣ceperitis, praefatos socios vestros inde distincte et aperte reddatis certi∣ores, vt tunc finis ille inter partes praedictas de premissis, coram vobis & socijs vestris praedictis in banco praedicto, secundum legem & con∣suetudinem regni nostri Angl', leuari possit, Et habeas ibi tunc hoc breue T. &c.

Of the Queenes siluer.

THe Queenes siluer is the fine, which is paied vnto her Maiesty for [unspec A] * 2.5 her highnes licence of concord, which vpon writs of Couenant, be taxed after the rate following: That is to say, for landes of the yearely

value of	Li.	s.	đ.	is paied	Li.	s.	đ.
3.	6.	8.	0.	6.	8.
5.	6.	8.	0.	10.	0.
7.	13.	4.	0.	13.	4.
8.	13.	4.	0.	16.	8.
11.	0.	0.	1.	0.	0.
12.	0.	0.	1.	3.	4.
14.	6.	8.	1.	6.	8.
15.	6.	8.	1.	10.	0.
17.	13.	4.	1.	13.	4.
18.	13.	4.	1.	16.	8.
20.	0.	0.	2.	0.	0.
22.	0.	0.	2.	3.	4
24.	6.	8.	2.	6.	8.

Euery 5. markes and 20. shillings, paieth fine—6. s̄. 8. From 5. markes and 20. s̄. vnto 5. markes and 40. s̄. paieth—10. s̄. And a∣boue 5. markes & 40. s̄. vnto 10. markes and 20. s̄. paieth—13, s̄. 4. † And in like proportion for all other fines.

And it is commonly entred by the Clerke of the Queenes siluer, in this forme.

Ebor̄. ss. I. W. dat Reginae x. s. pro licentia concordandi cum E. [unspec B] * 2.6 W. armig' & I. vxore eius, de placito conuentionis, de vno messuagio, decem acris terre, decem acr̄ prati, & decem a∣cris pasture, cum pertinentijs in D. reciting the substance of the writ. Et habent Cirographum per pacem admiss. coram R. W. vno Iusticiariorum dn̄ae Reginae de banco, Iusticiar̄ in patria.

Obseruations necessarie at the knowledging of Fines.

VVHen a Fine is to be knowledged, it is meete, that before the [unspec A] * 2.7 parties come before the Iudges, or Commissioners, the titling of the writ of Couenant and Concord be faire written, according to the parties mindes, and duely examined, and also signed, or subscribed by all the Cognisors.

It is also requisite that either the Cognisors be knowen to the Justi∣ces, [unspec B] * 2.8 or Commissioners, that must take the Cognisance thereof, or that some other credible person, knowen to him which taketh the cognisāce, who knoweth the partie, be present: And doe sufficiently informe the Judge, that they be the selfe same parties, against whom the writ is brought: for some will couenously knowledge fines in the name of o∣thers that be owners of the land, 34. H. 6. fo. 19.

And if a Feme couert be cognisor, she must be perswaded to yeeld her [unspec C] * 2.9 consent and be fully agreed with, before she be examined, for in all cases, where a Feme couert is to depart with any thing by fine, she must be ex∣amined by the Justices or Commissioners that take the cognisance, and confesse that she doth make cognisance freely, and not through feare or compulsion of any, before the cognisance will be accepted. But where she is to take benefit by a fine, she shall neuer be examined, 42. E. 3. 7. 3. H. 6. 42. 46. Ed. 3. 15. 8. H. 6. 4. 24. Ed. 3. 62. Statut̄ de Finibus 18. Ed. 2.

Also the yerely value of lands should be set downe vnder the Concord, [unspec D] * 2.10 And some honest person, which knoweth the land, brought thether, to make oath for the value thereof: For without such oath, or, composition,* 2.11 the fine can not passe.

And composition with the Commissioners will not readily be made [unspec E] * 2.12 without oath, or some late fine, licence, or other matter of record, to in∣forme the Commissioners of the value thereof: Which being done, the writ of Couenant is againe there to be entred, & the fine thereof (if it be fineable) must there be paied to the Receiuer, and then the writ must be signed by the said Commissioners, & that done, the said writ must be sea∣led,

and retorned with the Concord and Dedimus potestatē, if the cogni∣sance was taken by Dedimus potestatē, and then the said writs must be taken out & signed by the Custos breuium, & thence they must be caried to the Clerke of the Queenes siluer, who must take a note thereof for the entrie of the Q. siluer, & signe the same again, and then must they be deliuered to the Chyrographer of fines, to be ingrossed and proclaimed. The examples whereof appeare in their apt places.

How, and when, cognisances of Fines must be certified, and what may hinder the same.

IF they, which haue taken cognisance of a fine, wil not certifie the same [unspec A] * 2.13 in conuenient time, a Cerciorari is to be awarded vnto them, compre∣hending the matter of the Dedimus potestatē, & commaunding them to certifie &c. which, if they doe not, there lieth against the Commissioners, an Alias, Pluries, and Attachment &c. Fitz. na br. 147. b.

But they are not bound to certifie such recognisances, but within the [unspec B] * 2.14 yere after such caption thereof, but if they do, it is good inough, 23. Eli. ca. 3. And with euery such certificate they must certifie the day and yere wherein the same was knowledged. Thus, capt̄ apud R. in com̄ Ebor̄ xx. die Octob. A nno regni Eliz. Reginae tricesimo nono.

Else no Clerke or officer may receiue the same, but shall for fait for e∣uery [unspec C] * 2.15 writ otherwise receiued v. li. 23. Eliz. ca. 3. If any of the partics to a fine die after recognisance thereof & before it be certified, it ought not to be certified, 1. H. 7. 9. 33. H. 6. fo. 52. Dier fo. 146. pl. 68. 7. Eliz.

But if such cognisance of a fine be certified, and the Queens siluer en∣tred, [unspec D] * 2.16 the fine is good, and may afterwards be ingrossed, though it be in an other terme. Thus.

Haec est finalis concordia facta &c. in crast' Pur̄ beate Mariae, & po∣stea [unspec E] concessa & recordata in quindena Paschae Dyer fol. 220. pl. 15. & fol. 254. pl. 104.

If the Justice or Commissioner, that hath taken the knowledge of a* 2.17 fine, die before it be certified, their executors or administrators may cer∣tifie the note of the fine, to the Justices of the Common place, by writ of Cerciorari out of the Chancerie to them directed, 8. H. 4. 5. 1. H. 7. 9. Fi. nat. br. fol. 147. b. The forme of which Cerciorari is such.

Regina dilectae sibi B. W. vid' executrici testamenti T. W. nu{per} vnius* 2.18 Iustic' nr̄orum de Banco salut̄, volentes certis causis certiorari su{per} qua∣dam cognitiones cuiusdā finis inter T. D. & I. G. de vno mess. cum {per}tin̄ in T. in com̄ E. per praed' nuper Iustic' capt̄, ac in custodia tua ratione ex∣ecuc' testamenti p̄d' existen̄ vt dicitur, tibi p̄cipimus qd' cognitionē p̄d' Iustic' nr̄is apud Westin̄ sub sigillo tuo distincte & a{per}te sine dilatione mittas, & hoc br̄e, vt ijdem Iustic' vlterius ad finem illum leuād' fieri fac'

quod de iure, & secundum legem & consuetudinem regni nostri Ang∣liae fuit faciend', ••. &c.

In like maner, if a Iustice hauing taken cognisance of a fine, be dis∣charged [unspec F] * 2.19 of his office, before he haue certified the same, he may not certi∣fie it without a like writ, notwithstāding that he be restored to his place againe, 8. H. 4. 5. 1. H. 7. 9.

And thereupon it hath bin vsed that a writ hath bin directed to the [unspec G] said Iustices to receiue the same cognisance, but I see no vse thereof at this day, F. N. 147. b

But if the king die after the Cognisance taken, and before the certifi∣ing [unspec H] * 2.20 thereof, the Iustices cannot then certifie, Nam per mortem seu di∣missionem regis, cessat potestas Iudicis, 1. H. 7. 9. yet learne, for I think the statute of 1. E. 6. cap. 7. doth remedy this mischiefe, for the wordes thereof be these in effect, viz.

By the death and demise of any king, no action, bil, or plaint, that shal [unspec I] depend betweene partie and partie in any Court of record, shalbe discō∣tinued or put without day. But if the king die after the kings siluer is entred & before the fine be ingrossed, the writ of Couenant may be re∣summoned, and the fine engrossed, 1. H. 7. 9.

If a feme sole by Dedimus potestatem, knowledge a fine, and before [unspec K] * 2.21 the returne thereof marry, this fine may be certified & engrossed as of a feme sole, because the taking of her husband after the fine knowledged is her owne voluntarie act, and such fine shall barre her and her heires for euer, Dyer fo. 246. pl. 68. Mich. 7. & 8. Eliz.

Euery writ of Dedimus potes••atem, to spiritual Commissioners for [unspec L] * 2.22 the taking of the cognisance of fines, ought to be signed by the L. Chan∣celler, or L. Keeper, or chiefe Iustice of the Cōmon place, or the Iustice of the circuite where the land lieth.

Of thinrolement of writs of Couenant, Dedimus potestatem and know∣ledges thereupon, which is termed the foote of the fine.

BEfore thingrossing of the fine by the Cirographer, the writ of Co∣uenant, [unspec A] * 2.23 the writ of Dedimus potestatem, with the knowledges and notes of the same, must be inrolled in a roll to be of record for euer, to re∣maine* 2.24 in the safe custody of the chief Clarke of the Cōmon place (which is Custos breuiū) & his successors, who must haue xxii. d . fee for entring* 2.25 of the Concord, to thintent that if the notes of the fines in the custody of the Cirographer be imbesilled, execution may be had vpon the said roll,* 2.26 5. H. 4. cap. 14. Vpon this Roll the Proclamations are endorsed and these notes are termed the foote of the fine. Dyer fol. 321. plac' 19. 15. Eliz.

Of the note of the Fine.

THe note of the fine, is a note thereof made by the Cirographer be∣fore [unspec A] * 2.27 it be ingrossed, which beginneth thus:

Ebor̄. ss. Inter A. B. quer̄, & C. D. deforc' de duobus messuagijs, duo∣bus [unspec B] cottagijs, centum acr̄ terre, quadraginta acr̄ prati, viginti acr̄ pastu∣re, vna acr̄ bosci, octo acr̄ Iampnor̄ & bruere, & vno denario reddit̄ cū ptin̄ in A. vnde placit̄ conuentionis summ̄ fuit inter eos &c. scz. qd' p̄d' C. recogn̄ ten̄ta & redditus p̄d' cū {per}tin̄ esse ius ipsius A. & concessit pro se & heredibus suis, qd' praed' ten̄ta & reddit̄ cum {per}tin̄, que p̄d' G. & I. tenent ad terminū vite ipsius I. de hereditate p̄d' C. die quo hec concor∣dia factafuit, & que post decessum ipsius I. ad p̄d' C. & heredes suos de∣buerunt reuerti, post decessum ipsius I. integre remaner̄ praed' A. & he∣redibus suis, tenend' de capitalibus dominis feodi illius, per seruitia, que ad praed' ten̄ta & reddit̄ pertinent, imperpetuum: Et pro hac recogn̄, concessione, fine, & concordia, idem A. dedit pred' B. 100. marcas sterl'. Vpon which note, before the ingrossing of the fine (if it be of a remain∣der, reuersion, rent, or seigniory) writs of Quid iuris clamat, per que ser∣uitia, or, quem redditum reddit, must be sued as the case requireth, Plo. fol. 43. b. 22. H. 6. 13.

Quid iuris clamat.

QVid iuris clamat, is a Iudicial writ, and issueth out of the Recorde [unspec A] * 2.28 of the fine, remaining in the keeping of the Custos breuium of the common place, Plo. 43. b. before it be ingrossed for after ingrossing, it cannot be had, Plo. fo. 431. b. 22. H. 6. 13. fo. Natu. br. 147. a which lieth for the grauntee of a Reuersion or Remainder, when the particuler te∣nant wil not atturne, to enforce him to atturne, 22. H. 6. 13. Plo. 431. b And it is made in this forme.

Rex vicecomiti salutem. Pr̄ tibi quod venire facias coram Iustic' no∣stris [unspec B] * 2.29 &c. tali die, G. & A. vxorem eius, ad cognoscendum quid iuris cla∣mant in vno messuagio, & decem bouatis terre, cum pertinen in B. quae ten̄ta cum pertin̄ M. que fuit vxor G. in curia nostra &c. concessit A. de B. per finem ibi inde inter eosfactum. Et habeas &c.

And the finall cause of this writ of Quid iuris clamat is, that the grā∣tee, [unspec C] or cognisee of the reuersion or remainder, may by that attournemēt of the particuler tenant, be enabled (if cause be giuen) to bring an action of wast, or, to auow for rent reserued, or seruices behinde, which he can∣not doe without attournement, Plo. fo. 431. b. 22. H. 6. 13.

Tenant 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shall atturne, though the writ suppose her to be te∣nant [unspec D] * 2.30 for life, because she claim••th no greater estate then franktenemēt, Hill 31. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iuris clamat 3. yet it seemeth she thereby looseth her warranty, and aduantage to be newly endowed, if she be euicted, 10.

E. 3. Fitz. Quid iuris clamat &c. 41.

If a gift be for life, the remainder for life, the writ must mention the [unspec E] * 2.31 remainder, Hill' 3. E. 3. 15. E. 3. Fitz. Fines 9.

It is meete therfore to learne who are compellable hereby to atturne, [unspec F] and who not, and by whom.

What persons may obtaine attournement by Quid iuris clamat, and what not.

THe grantee of a reuersion void of impediments, 34. H. 6. b. Fit. na. [unspec A] * 2.32 br. fo. 168. b. Fitz. nat. br. 147. a

But an Infant cannot, because, if a lease for life without impeachmēt [unspec B] of wast be pleaded in barre, he cannot co••fesse it, 43. E. 3. 5. contra 23. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iuris &c. 42.

If the cognisor haue nothing in the reuersion, the tenant shall not at∣turne, [unspec C] * 2.33 Lib. Int̄ fo. 536.

A feme Couert without her husband, albeit the fine was leuied when [unspec D] * 2.34 she was sole, 11. H. 4. 7.

If there be diuers pleas, and one die hanging the plea, yet shall the te∣nant [unspec E] * 2.35 atturne to the rest, 48. E. 3. 32.

Or if diuers sue the writ, and one be nonsuit, yet attournement shall [unspec F] * 2.36 be vnto the other without summons and seuering of the other, 46. Ed. 3. 32.

Abbotauera attournement dun ten̄ pur vie sans mr̄e licence & nest [unspec G] * 2.37 forfaiture, 17. E. 3. 7.

If cognisee disseise the tenant of part, he shall haue no atturnement, [unspec H] * 2.38 19. E. 2. Fitz. Quid iuris &c. 46.

What persons be compellable to atturne by Quid iu∣ris clamat, and what not.

THe writ of Quid iuris clamat, lyeth against the particuler tenant of [unspec A] * 2.39 the land for life, 34. H. 6. b. Na. br. fol. 168. b. Fitz. nat. fo. 347. a 49. h. though he be but tenant for life of land holden in Capite or a feme co∣uert,* 2.40 45. E. 3. 11.

And a tenant for yeres shall atturne, 3. H. 4. 3. [unspec B] * 2.41

But tenant in taile is not compellable because of the estate of inheri∣tance [unspec C] which is in him, 38. E. 3. 20. Nor tenant in taile after possibility of issue extinct for the inheritance which was once in him, 43. Ed. 3. 1. 46. E. 3. 13. & 27.

A particuler tenant of lands holden in Capite, is not ••••pellable to [unspec D] * 2.42 atturne without sight of a licence of alienation, least his lands should be be subiect to a fine for the alienation, without licence, 45. E. 3. 6.

If A. and B. haue an estate for ten yeeres, as executors, and B. haue [unspec E] * 2.43

fiue yeres in reuersion in his owne right, he must atturne, because he is possessed of y^• whole terme, & the atturnement of one executor of a terme is good enough, 32. E. 3. ••itz Quid iuris clam̄ 5. per Stanhoppe.

But if A. lease to B. and C. for vi. yeres, and after confirme the estate [unspec F] * 2.44 of B. for life, the note of the fine shal make mention of B. onely, per Se∣ton, 32. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iur̄ clam̄ 5.

If tenant in dower, or, by curtesie, grant their estate, yet the Quid iur̄ [unspec G] * 2.45 clam̄ lyeth against them, for none but they can be tenant in dower, or by the curtesie, 18. E. 3. 5.

If a lease for yeres with liuery, be vpon condition, that if the lessee [unspec H] * 2.46 pay x. li. such a day, or the lessor die within the terme &c. he shall haue fee: If before the day the lessor alien by fine, this tenant shall attourne (Saluis aduantagijs.) And yet if he pay the x. li. at the day, or, the leassor die during the terme, the lessee shall haue fee, 6. R. 2. Fitz. Quid iuris clamat 20.

If a Quid iuris clamat be against two, as tenants in comen, he which [unspec I] * 2.47 appeareth must atturne, if he plede not that they are ioint tenants, 16. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iur̄ clam̄ 21.

If a particuler tenant graunt ouer his estate after the note leuied, yet [unspec K] * 2.48 must he atturne, 17. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iur̄ clamat 11.

If the tenant attorne once vpon the grant of the cognisor, he shall at∣torne [unspec L] * 2.49 no more, 4. E. 2. Fitz. Quid iur̄ clamat 45.

If a ioint tenant, or, tenant in commen, of a reuersion, graunt his part [unspec M] * 2.50 by fine, the particuler tenant shall not be compelled to attorne. 5. Ed. 3. Fitz. Quid iuris clam̄ 40.

Vpon a lease for life vpon condition, that if the lessee die, within 20. [unspec N] * 2.51 yeres, that his executors, administrators, or assignes, shall hold vnto the end of 20. yeres, the lessee shall attorne as tenant for life, with protesta∣tion to saue his interest. 16. E. 3. 20. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iur̄ clam̄ 22. 31.

If the reuersion of 2. ioint tenants for life be graunted by fine, suppo∣sing [unspec O] * 2.52 thone to be sole tenant, the tenant is not compellable to attorne, 32. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iuris clam̄ 5. per Seton.

But tenant by Statute or Elegit seemeth not compellable to attorne, [unspec P] * 2.53 because the cognisor cannot compell him to accompt, and he may holde the lands after his summe satisfied, vntil he haue leuied his damages, 6. E. 3. 53. Fitz. Fines 99. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iur̄ clam̄ 47.

Nor a tenant for life, where the husband sole is cognisor of his wifes* 2.54 land: for if he do at torne, the wife suruyuing her husband may enter for forfaiture, 27. E. 3.

And a Clark, which hath no lay fee, is not compellable to attorne, 38.* 2.55 E. 3. 28.

Nor a tenant for life in reuersion or remainder, 34. H. 6. b. [unspec S] * 2.56

Nor tenant in frankmariage, Lib. intr̄, Quid iuris clamat 11. [unspec S] * 2.57

Nor an Infant, 43. E. 3. 1. [unspec T]

Nor a Lunatique, madman, or Ideot, as it seemeth, because of their [unspec V] disabilities.

But attournement made by such persons, as are able, but not compel∣lable [unspec W] to attourne, is good, 12. E. 4. Natu. br. fo. 170. b.

And an attornement may be with an exception, if the tenant haue a [unspec X] * 2.58 lease for life without impeachment of wast, as he may atturne sauing his aduantage, & it shalbe so entred, 45. E. 3. 11. 24. E. 3.

If the tenant haue couenāts to repaire &c. 48. E. 3. 32. Or haue an An∣nuitie [unspec Y] * 2.59 out of the land, 48. E. 3. 32. Or couenant of warrantie or acqui∣taile,* 2.60 41. E. 3. 48. Or to felle trees, he may atturne, sauing these ad∣uantages.

If A. seised of lands in fee, thereof infeoffe B. to thuse of the said A. [unspec Z] for life, and after to thuse of his executors & assignes for xx. yeres after* 2.61 his death. And then to thuse of C. in fee, Quere if A. shalbe compelled to atturne in Quid iur̄ clamat, supposing him tenant for life onely, & not mencioning y^• terme, without sauing of his terme by protestation, Dye•• fol. 309. pl. 77. 14. Eliz.

No view lieth in Quid iur••s clamat, 15. E. 4. 28. [unspec &]

What plees will barre the plaintife of atturnement.

IF y^• tenant plede that he is seised in fee the day of the note leuied with∣out [unspec A] * 2.62 that, that he was then seised for life without shewing how he is so seised, 15. E. 4. 28▪ 1. H. 7. 27.

Or if the tenant for life plede, that before the fine, an estraunger was [unspec B] * 2.63 seised in fee, and released vnto him in fee. Without that, that the recog∣nisor had any thing in the lands, the day of the note leuied, 3. H. 4. 3.

If a perticuler tenant plede, he holdeth not of the cognisor the day of [unspec C] * 2.64 the note leuied, he must shew what estate he claimeth, and from whom, 3. E. 3. 6. Fitz. Quid iuris clamat 6. 14. E. 3. Fitz. Quid iur̄ 9.

But if he claime fee, he shal not shew howe, 14. E. 3. 3. Fitz. Fines 7. [unspec D] * 2.65 but trauerse that he holdeth for life, 1. H. 7. 27.

Leassee for viii. yeres vpon condition, that if the lessor alien within the [unspec E] * 2.66 terme, he shall haue fee, cannot alleage that, and say that he claimeth es∣tate according to the tenour of his deede, but must pleade his estate cer∣tainly, 2. E. 2. Fitz. Quid iuris clamat 38.

If the tenant confesse for part, and plede a plee which may forfait his [unspec F] * 2.67 estate therein, he must attorne by and by, 11. H. 4. 57. Contra 22. 3. 18. Fitz. Fines 33.

Release of the cognisor before the cognisans, to the heire, or his aunce∣stors [unspec G] * 2.68 in fee, is a good barre, 44. E. 3. 34.

If leassee pur ans claime pur vie, & faile de ceo, il forfeit son terme, [unspec H] * 2.69 6. R. 2. Fitz. Quid iur̄ 20. Plesingtons case.

What Processe lie in a Quid iuris clamat.

THe Processe, in a Quid iur̄ clamat, is summons & distres infinite, [unspec A] * 2.70 Natur. br. 169. a. but if the tenant appeare, & plead no good barre, & yet will not atturne, he shall be imprisoned. 37. H. 6. 14.

But if the tenant disclaime, and it be found against him, he shall at∣turne, [unspec B] * 2.71 4. E. 3. 27.

But if the tenant for life, yeares, in dower, by curtesie, or extent, by [unspec C] plea clayme fee, or fee ta••e, and it be foūd otherwise, he doth forfeit his estate, 15. E. 4. 28. nat̄ br̄ fol. 168. b.

And the tenant may atturne by dedimus potestatē, the forme where∣of [unspec D] * 2.72 ensueth, Regist. 167. b.

Regina dilecto & fideli suo I. M. militi &c. Cum breue nostrum de conuentione pendeat, coram vobis & socijs vestris iusticiarijs nostris de banco, inter R. & P. de centum acris &c. quas I. tenet ad vitam suam de praefato P. ad finem inde inter praefatos R. & P. secundum legem & consuetudinem regni nostri Angliae, leuand', per quod vicecomiti no∣stro Norff. per breue nostrum mandauimus, quod venire faciat coram praefatis iusticiarijs nostris, praedictam I. ad diem in breui illo conten∣tum, ad cognoscendum quid iuris clamat h••bere in terra praedicta, ac praefata I. adeo impotens sui existat, quod vsque bancum praedict', ad diem sibi datum, abs{que} maximo corporis sui periculo laborare ••on suf∣ficit, ad cognoscend' quid iuris clamat habere in terra praedicta: no•• statui ipsius I. compatientes in hac parte, dedimus vobis potestatem re∣cipiendi cognitionem, & testificandi atturnamentum, quae praefata I. coram vobis facere voluerit in hac parte: Et ideo vobis mandamus, quod ad praefatam I. personaliter accedentes, cognitionem quam co∣ram vobis in hac parte facere voluerit, recipiatis: Et cum eam recepe∣ritis, & ipsa coram vobis, prout moris est, se atturnauerit, praedictos so∣cios vestros de cognitione praedicta distincte & aper••e certificetis, prae∣dictum atturnamentum testificantes, vt finis ille, inter partes praedict', de terra praedicta coram vobis & socijs vestris praedictis, in banco prae∣dicto leuari possit, secundum legem & consuerudinem supradictas, Et habeatis &c.

By default after appearance, distring' ad atturnand' shall be awar∣ded, [unspec E] * 2.73 2. E. 3. 9.

Nonsuit in Quid iur̄ clam̄, is not peremptory, 18. E. 3. Fitz. quid [unspec F] * 2.74 iur̄, 27. 24. E. 3. Fitz. quod &c. 39.

The writ of Summons in Quid iuris clamat, is after this maner.

ELizab. Dei gratia &c.

vic' Ebor̄ salutem:

Pr̄ tibi, quod venire fac' [unspec A] * 2.75 coram Iustic' nostris de banc. a die Pasch. in xv. dies, A. B. ad cog∣noscend'

quid iur̄ clam̄ in vno messuagio, & decem acr̄ terr̄, cum perti∣nen̄ in B. quae M. N. in cur̄ nostra &c▪ concessit C. D. per finem ibi inde inter eos factum, & habeas ibi &c. T. &c. Vpon which writ none Es∣soine lieth, 9. H. 6. 22. 33. H. 6. 5.* 2.76

At the returne of which writ, the sheriffe doth returne him summo∣ned, [unspec B] thus endorced vpon the backe of the writ,

• Pleg. infra nominat̄ A. B.
• ...
  • I. M.
  • R. L.
• E. R. vic'.

And if the pl appeare, and the tenant make default, the entree is [unspec C] * 2.77 thus: Pr̄ fuit vic' Eb. quod venire fac' hic a die Pasch. in xv. dies, A. B. ad cogn̄ quid iur̄ clam̄ in vno mesuagio &c. cum pertin̄ in B. quae M. N. in cur̄ Reg. hic concessit C. D. per finem hic inde inter eos factum: Et modo ad hanc diem ven̄ praedict' C. per H. I. att̄ suum, & praed' A. B. non ven̄, & manucapt̄ fuit per I. M. & K. L.

Ideo ipse in mīa &c. Et pr̄ est quod distr̄ eum per omnes terr̄ & ca∣talla [unspec D] * 2.78 sua &c. Et qd' de exitibus &c. Et quod habeat corpus eius hic a die s. trin̄ in 3. sept̄, ad cogn̄ in form̄ praed' &c. Et idem dies datur praed' C. hic &c. At the returne hereof none Essoine lieth because it is Iudicial.* 2.79 9. H. 6. 22. 33. H. 6. 5.

The distresse in Quid iuris clamat.

Elizabeth Dei gratia &c.

vic' Ebor̄ salutem:

Pr̄ tibi, quod distr̄ A. B. [unspec E] per omnes terr̄ & catalla sua in balliua tua, Ita quod nec ipse, nec ali∣quis per ipsum, ••is manum apponat, donec aliud a nobis inde habueris praeceptum, & quod de exitibus eorundem nobis respondeas, ita quod habeas corpus eius coram Iustic' nostris apud West', a die sancte trinit̄ in tres sept̄, ad cognoscend' Quid iuris clamat in vno mesuagio &c. cū pertin̄ in B. quae M. N. in cur̄ nr̄a coram Iustic' nr̄is apud W. concessit C. D. {per} fine•• inde ibid' inter ••os factum, & ad audiend' inde iudicium suum pro pluribus defaltis, Et habeas ibi hoc breue. Teste &c.

If at the day of the returne hereof the parties ap∣peare, the entree is thus.

Alias, prout patet termino S. Trinitatis vltimo praeterito, Rot̄ 60. [unspec F] contin••tur sic. ss. Pr̄ fuit vic' E. quod distr̄ A. B. per omnes &c. vt supra in breui inde, vntill (& ad audiendum &c.) And then, Et modo hic ad h••nc diem ven̄ tam praed' C. D. {per} atturn̄ suum praed', quam praed' A. B. in propria {per}sona sua, & super hoc idem E. B. petit andit̄ breuis praed', & ei legitur, petit ••tiam audicum note vnde breue praed' emanauit, & ei legitur in haec verba▪ E. ss. inter C. D. quaerent̄ &c. as the note is: And then if the tenant will atturne generally, the entree further is: Quia* 2.80 audita & intellecta, idem A. B. dicit, quod ipse clamat tenere praedict'

messuagium &c. ad terminum vitae suae, prout per notam praedictam supponitur, quod{que} ipse paratus est se praefat̄ C. D. inde atturnare, & se ei in curia hic inde attornauit, & cogn̄ &c. Et fecit fidelitatem, ideo fi∣nis inde ingrossetur.

Or if atturnement be made out of the Court, the cogni∣zee may informe the Court thereof, and at his sute then this entre shalbe. videlicet.

Et modo hic ad hunc diem ven̄ praedictus C. D. in proptia persona [unspec G] sua, & dicit quod praedictus A. B. atturnauit ei inde in propria persona, & petit quod finis inde suo periculo ingros••et••r, ideo finis inde peri∣culosuo ingrossetur &c.

But if the Cognizee appeare, and will atturne specially, it may be [unspec H] * 2.81 done in this maner. viz. Praec' fuit &c. vt supra. Reciting the processe, and the tenant demaunding and hauing oyer, of the writ, and note of the fine, he may plead thus, viz.

Et super hoc, idem A. dicit, qd' ipse tenet ten̄ta p̄dict' cum pertinētijs [unspec I] ad terminum vitae suae, ex dimissione M. N. per quandam chartam suam indentat̄, Cuius alteram partē sigillis p̄di••t̄ M. N. signat̄, idem A. hic in Curia, {pro}fert, cuius tenor sequitur in haec verba. This indēture made &c. rehearsing the whole Indenture, & saluis sibi omnibus aduantagijs & condicionibus script̄ pred' dic', qd' ipse paratus est prefat̄ C. D. de ten̄tis predictis, virtute notae predict̄ attornare. Et p̄dict' C. D. non cogn̄ script̄ praedict̄ dic', qd' ex quo idem A. B. tenet ten̄ta p̄dict̄ cum pertinentijs, ex dimissione p̄dict̄ M. N. secundum vim & effectum note praedicte, petit quod idem A. B. se inde ei atturnet &c. Et predictus A. B. dic' quod, saluis sibi omnibus aduantagijs & beneficio scripti predicti, paratus est se inde eidem C. D. de tenementis praedictis atturnare &c. Et postmo∣do idem A. B. saluis sibi aduantagijs scripti praedicti, se praefat̄ C. D. hic in cur̄ atturn̄, & cogn̄ &c. Et fecit ei fidelitatem &c. Ideo finis inde ingross. &c.

But if the tenant will plead in barre, he may doe it thus, if he be te∣nant [unspec K] * 2.82 in franke-mariage: Pr̄ fuit &c. vt supra.

Et praedictus A. C. dicit, quod quidam P. N. paterpred' M. N. cu∣ius [unspec L] * 2.83 heres ipse est &c. per cartam suam dedit tent̄ praedicta cum pertinen̄ eidem A. B. in libero maritagio, cum E. filia sua, saluand' sibi reuersio∣nem &c. qui quidem E. obijt sine exit̄ de corpore suo procreat̄, Et sic di∣cit quod ipse tenet tenementa praedicta per formam carte predict', Et quod reuerc' inde post mortem suam spectat ad predict̄ R. M. & petit iudiciu•• si ipse detali statu suo se alicui inde atturnare debet &c. & pro∣fert hic in curiam cartam praedict̄, quod donum praedict̄ in forma praed' testatur &c. Et praedict̄ C. D. dicit, quod die, quo nota finis praed' leuauit, scilicet 9. die &c. praedict̄ A. tenet praedict̄ ten̄ta ad terminum vitae suae,

prout per notam praedict' supponitur, abs{que} hoc quod ipse tunc tenui•• tenementa praedicta in liberum maritagium, prout ipse superius alle∣gauit, Et hoc petit quod &c. Ideo xij▪ &c.

Or thus if the tenant clayme fee, or be not tenant.

Quibus lectis, idem A. B. dic', quod ipse, virtute note praed', se prae∣fat̄ [unspec M] C. D. atturnare non debet, quia quoad vnum mess. &c. quae sunt in praedict' villa de S. de ten̄tis praed' in nota praedict̄ contentis, idem A. B. dicit, quod ipse, tempore leua cionis note illius, fuit seisitus de predicto messuagio &c. in dn̄ico suo vt de feodo, ex dono & feoffamento cuius∣dam L. T. sib•• inde facto: Abs{que} hoc, qd' ipse tempore leuationis notae illius, tenuit medietatem illam ad terminum vitae tātum, prout per no∣tam illam supponitur. Et hoc &c. vnde petijt iudicium, si ipse, virtute notae p̄dict', se praefat̄ C. D. de praedictis messuagijs &c. atturnare debet &c. Et quo ad ten̄ta p̄dicta, residua tenementor̄ in nota predict' con∣tentor̄, idem A. B. dicit, quod ipse, nec tempore leuationis notae p̄dict̄, nec vnquam postea tenuit eadem tenemēta, imo quod, W. A. qui ad∣huc in vita existit, adtunc fuit inde tenens, vt de libero ten̄to suo, & ad∣huc existit. Et hoc &c. vnde &c. vt supra.

Et praedictus C. D. dicit, qd' ipse ab attorn̄ praedict̄ A. B. virtute no∣tae praedictae, habend' praecludi non debet, quia quo ad p̄dict̄ messuag' in L. praedict, idem C. D. dicit, quod praedictus A. B. tempore leuationis notae illius, tenuit messuag' illud cum pertinētijs ad terminum vitae suae tantum, prout per notà illam supponitur. Et hoc petit qd' &c. Et prae∣dict̄ A. B. similiter: Et quoad tenementa praedict̄ residua dicit, qd' tem∣pore leuationis notae praedictus A. B. fuit tenens eorundem ad terminum vitae, fuae, prout per notam illam supponitur, Et hoc paratus &c. vnde petit iudicium, & pđ praedict' A. B. fe inde atturnet.

Et praedictus A. B. dicit, qd' ipse, tempore leuationis notae praedict̄, non fuit tenens praedictor̄ residuorum tenementorum ad terminū vitae suae, prout &c. Et de hoc &c. Ideo xij. &c.

Or thus where the Cognizor hath nothing in the Reuersion.

Pr̄ fuit Vic' E. &c. vt supra. Omnibus lectis & auditis, idem A. B. di∣cit, [unspec N] quod ipse virtute notae praedict̄, se praefat̄ C. D. atturnare non debet, quia dicit, quod p̄dict̄ M. N. qui recognouit tenementa praedicta cum pertinentijs esse ius ipsius C. D. &c. nihil habuit in Reuersione corun∣dem ten̄tor̄ cum pertinentijs, tempore leuationis notae praedict', Et hoc paratus est verificare, vnde petit &c. vt supra.

Et praedictus C. D. dicit, quod praedict̄ A. B. tempore leuationis no∣tae [unspec O] praedictae, scz. in octabis sancti Hillar̄ &c. tenuit tenementa prae∣dict̄ cum pertinentijs ad terminum vitae suae, Reuersione inde post e∣ius mortem praefat̄ M. N. qui recogn̄ &c. & haered' suis spectant̄, prout per notam predict̄ supponitur, Et ho•• petit qd' inquiratur per patriam

Et praedictus A. B. similiter. Ideo xij. &c.

But if the tenant claime an estate Taile by deuise, thus:

Omnibus lectis & auditis &c. idem A. B. dicit qđ ipse, virtute notae [unspec P] * 2.84 illius, se praefat̄ C. D. de ten̄tis praedict' atturnare non debet, quia dicit, quod antequam praedict' M. N. aliquid habuit in ten̄tis praedictis cum pertinentijs, quidam I. E. fuit seisitus de ten̄tis praedict' in dn̄ico suo vt de feodo, quod{que} eadem ten̄ta cum pertinen̄ tenètur, & tempore leua∣tionis notae praedictae tenebantur de W. S. in socagio per fidelitatem e•• &c. idem{que} I. sic inde seisitus existens, primo die Maij vltim̄ praeterito condidit testam̄ & vltimam voluntatem suam in scriptis, & per eādem legauit praefat̄ A. B. ten̄ta praedict' per noīa &c. habend' sibi & haered▪ de corpore suo legitime procreat̄: Et postea ibm̄ obijt, post cuius mor∣tem praedict' A. B. in ten̄ta praedict' cum pertin̄ intrauit, & fuit inde sei∣situs in dominico suo vt de feodo talliato, viz. sibi & haered' per formam statuti & vltim̄ voluntatis praedict'. Et hoc &c. vnde &c.

Et praedictus C. D. dicit, quod ipse, per alique praeallegata ab attur∣namento praedict' A. B. virtute notae praedictae, praecludi non debet, quia dicit quod bene & verum est, quod praedict' I. E. fuit seisitus vt sup••a, prout in breui praedicto superius allegatur: Sed idem C. D. dicit quod idem I. E. per idem testamētum & vltimam voluntatem suam, inter alia legauit tenementa praedict' cum pertinentijs &c. per noīa praedict', prae∣fat̄ A. B. pro termino vitae suae, Et postea idem I. E. obijt, post cuius qui∣dem I. E. mortem, idem A. B. in tenementa praedict' cum pertinentijs intrauit, & fuit inde seisitus in dominico suo vt de libero tenemento per formam testamenti & vltimae voluntatis praedict', Abs{que} hoc, qd' idem I. E. per testament̄ & vltimam voluntatem suam praedict', legauit prae∣fato A. B. &c. vt supra, prout praedict̄ A. B. superius allegauit. Et hoc &c. vnde &c. praedict̄ A. B. vt prius dicit &c. (vt supra in breui) prout ip∣se superius allegauit. Et de hoc &c.

The tenant may atturne for parcell excepting the rest and plead thereunto.

Et modo ad hunc diem hic in curia venit tam praedictus E. I. per W. [unspec Q] * 2.85 W. Atturnatum suum, quam praedict' I. E. in propria persona sua, & su∣per hoc praedict' E. I. {per} atturnatum suum praedict' petijt, qđ praed' I. E. ei indeatturnet &c. Et praedict̄ I. E. petit auditum breuis p̄dict', & ei le∣gitur &c. Petit etiam auditum notae finis, vnde br̄e p̄dict' e manauit, & e••legitur in haec verba: Inter R. quaerentem, & P. deforciant̄ &c. rehear∣sing the whole note. Quibus lectis & auditis, idem I. E. quo ad ten̄ta prae∣dicta, exceptis decē acris in D. inde parcell', dicit qd' ipse paratus est p̄fato R. inde atturnare, Et se ei in curia hic atturn̄ de ten̄tis praedictis, ex∣ceptis praedict' decem acris terrae, Et cogn̄ &c. & fecit fidelitatem &c. Et quo ad praedict' decem acras terrae in D. idem I. E. dicit, qd' ipse tem∣pore

leuationis notae praedic••, fuit seisitus de eisdem x. acris terrae cum {per}tin̄, in dominico suo vt defeodo, abs{que} hoc qd' ipse, p̄d' tēpore leuatio∣nis notae p̄d', easdem x. acras terrae cum {per}tin̄ tenuit {pro} terminovitae tan∣tū, {pro}ut &c. Ideo finis inde ingrossetur, Dyer so. 212. p. 35. 4. Eliz.

And when the tenant doth atturne, the note of the fine is to be deli∣uered to the Chirographer: And then must be written vpon the backe side of the same note ouerthwart, these words.

Infranoīat̄ A. B. attornauit se infrascript̄ C. D. virtute huius notae, {pro}∣ut [unspec R] patet Trin̄ 39. Eliz. Rot̄ 9.

Atturney in Quid iuris clamat.

VPon such a plea pleaded, that the tenant may forfeit his estate, he [unspec A] * 2.86 may make an Atturney, 21. E. 3. 48.

Or if the tenant suggest in Chancery that he will plead so as he for∣feit [unspec B] his estate, he may make Atturney by Ded. pot. in forme folowing.

Elizab. dei gratia &c.

dilecto & fideli suo Fr. B. &c.

cum br̄e nostrum de conuēcione pendeat corā vobis & socijs vr̄is Iusticiarijs nr̄is de Ban∣co, inter R. & P. de centum acris &c. quas I. tenet ad vitā suam de prae∣fato P. ad finē inde inter p̄fatos R. & P. secundū legem & consuetudi∣nem regn••••r̄i Angl', leuand', per qd', vic' nr̄o Ebor̄ per breue nostrum mandauimus, qd' venire fac' coram p̄fatis Iusticiarijs nr̄is, praed' I. ad diē in breu••illo contentum, ad cognoscend' quid iuris clamat habere in t̄ra praed', Et ex parte dicti I. datum est nobis intelligi, qd' ipsa sup finem praed' atturnare nō debet, co qd', ante leuacionē note finis praed', qui∣dam S. existen̄ seisitus de t̄ra illa in dominico suo vt de feod', illam de∣dit p̄fat̄ I. & haered' de corpore suo, Et ipse ad diem sibi datum in banco p̄d' materiā illam ad br̄e praed' placitabit, Et tamen adeo impotens est & senio confectus, quod vs{que} bancum praed' ad diem sibi datum, abs{que} maximo corporis fui periculo, laborare non sufficit ad placitand' placi∣tum illud, nos statui eiusdem I. compatientes in hac parte, dedimus vo∣bis potestatem recipiend' atturnat̄, quem coram vobis in loco suo at∣turnare voluerit in hac parte, ad lucrandum vel perdendum, Et ideo vo∣bis mandamus, quod ad prefat̄ I, personaliter accedent̄, atturnat̄, quem loco suo atturnare voluerit in hac parte, recipiatis, & de nomine eiusdē atturnati, nobis in cancellaria nostra, sub sigillo vestro, distincte & aper∣te constare faciatis, remittentes nobis hoc breue,

Teste meipsa &c.

The returne of the same.

I. point loco suo A. B. atturnatum suum, versus R. in placito in q••id [unspec C] iuris clamat, ad lucrandum vel perdendum.

An atturnement by Dedimus potestatem.

And as the tenant may make an atturney by Dedimus potestatem, ••o he may atturne, The forme whereof followeth,

Regina, dilecto & fideli suo I. de M. salutem. Cum breue nostrum de [unspec D]

conuencione pendeat, coram vobis & socijs vestris Iusticiarijs nostris de banco, inter R. & P. de centum acris &c. quas I. tenet ad vitam suam de praefato P. ad finem inde inter praefatos R. & P. secundum legem & consuetudinem regni nostri Angl' leuand', per quod vicecomiti nr̄o Norff. per breue nostrum mandauimus, quod venire faciat coram prae∣fatis Iustic' nr̄is, praed' I. ad diem in breui illo contentū, ad cognoscend' quid iuris clamat habere in terra praed', ac praefata I. adeo impotens sui existat, quod vs{que} bancū praed' ad diem sibi datum, abs{que} maximo cor∣poris sui periculo, laborare non sufficit, ad cognoscend' quid iuris cla∣mat habere in terra praedicta: Nos statui ipsius I. compatientes in ha•• parte, dedimus vobis potestatem, recipiendi cognitionem, & testifi∣cand' atturnamentum, quae praefat̄ I. coram vobis facere voluerit in hac parte, & ideo vobis mandamus, quod ad praefatam I. personaliter acce∣dentes, cognitionem, quam coram vobis in hac parte facere voluerit, recipiatis: Et cum eam receperitis, & ipsa coram vobis, prout moris est, se atturnauerit, praedict' socios vestros de cognitione praedicta distincte & aperte certificetis, praedictum atturnamentum testificantes, vt finis ille inter partes praedictas de terra praedicta, coram vobis & socijs ve∣stris praedictis in banco praed', leuari possit secundum legem & consue∣tudinem supradictas. Et habeatis &c.

After issue ioyned the teuant may be essoined, thus,

Ebo{rum} ss. A. B. vers. C. D. in placito quid iuris clamat in vno mes∣suagio [unspec E] &c. vnde Iur̄ per W. C. in quindena Hill. &c.

If the issue be found with the p••, the iudgement is in this forme,* 3.1

Et super hoc, visis praemissis, & per Iusticiarios plenius intellectis, cō∣siderat̄ [unspec F] est, quod praed' C. D. pro seisina, deten̄ cum pertinen̄, versus prefat̄ A. B. occasione clam̄ & placiti pred', forisfactis habend' (si voluerit) prosequatur, ac etiam, quod finis predict̄, si voluerit, ingros∣setur, & predict' A. B. in misericordia &c.

But Atturnements entred vpon Record, before the partie mentio∣ned [unspec G] to atturne do first appeare in Court, in person, or by atturney, war∣ranted by the hand of one of the Iustices of thone Bench or of thother, or one Iustice of assise vpon a writ of Quid iuris clamat, quem reddit̄ redd', or, per quae seruicia, as the case requireth, is void without writ of error, 23. Eliz. ca. 3.

Upon which iudgement the cognizee may haue execution by habere facias seisinam in this forme,

Regina, vic' Ebor̄ salutē: S••iatis qd', cum C. D. in curia nr̄a corā Iu∣sticiarijs [unspec H] nr̄is apud W. per considerationē eiusd' curiae, recuperauit seisi∣nam suam versus A. B. de vno messuagio cum pertinen̄ in L. qd' M. N. in eadem curia concessit prefato C. D. per finem inde inter eosfactum, ideo tibi p̄cipimus, quod eidem C. D. plenariam seisinam de messuagio

praedicto cum pertinen̄ sine dilac••one habere facias, & quid inde feceri∣tis, scire facias praefatis Iusticiarijs nostris apud W. in Octabis S. Mar∣tini, & habeas ibi hoc breue T. &c.

Distringas ad atturnand.

And vpon the iudgement to atturne, doth issue a Distringas ad attur∣nand', [unspec I] after this manner,

Elizab. dei gr̄a &c.

vic' E. salutem.

Pr̄ tibi quod distringas A. B. per omnes terras &c. Ita quod sit coram Iustic' nostris de banco ad attur∣nand' C. D. in placito de quid iuris clamat in vno mess. cum pertinen̄ in L. quod M. N. in curia nostra &c. concess. p̄fato C. D. per finem inde in∣ter eos factum. Et vnde consideratum est in eadē curia, qđ praed' A. B. se praefat̄ C. D. inde atturn̄. Et habeas ibi hoc breue.

Teste &c.

Quem redd' reddit.

HAuing thus perused the writ of Quid iuris clamat in euery cir∣cumstance, [unspec A] * 4.1 we are now in like māner to peruse the writ of Quem redd' reddit.

The writ of Quem redd' reddit, is a writ iudiciall, and issueth [unspec B] * 4.2 out of the note of the fine against the tenant of the land, to compell him to atturne to the Cognizee, vpon the graunt of a rent charge, or rent seck issuing out of the land, Nat. br' fol. 170. b. The forme whereof insueth:

Elizabeth Dei gratia &c. Vic' E. salutem. Praec' &c. tibi, quod ve∣nire [unspec C] * 4.3 fac' hic a die S. Mich. in quindecim dies E. F. ad cognoscend' quem reddit̄ reddere consueuit, exeun̄ de vno messuag' cum pertin̄ in E. quē A. B. in curia nostra coram Iusticiarijs nostris de banco, concessit C. D. per finem inde inter eos fact'. Et habeas ibi hoc breue. Teste &c.

If vpon this writ, the defendant appeare not, a Distringas goeth [unspec D] forth, in this forme:

Regina, Vic' Ebor̄ salutem. Praecip̄ tibi, qd' distringas E. F. per om∣nes terras &c. Et quod de exit̄ eorundem respond', & habeas corpus e∣ius hic &c. in octab. sancti Mich. proximo futuro: Ad cognoscend' quē reddit̄, exeun̄ de vno messuagio cum pertinen̄ in L. quod A. B. in curia nr̄a &c. concessit C. D. per finem inde inter eos fact̄, & ad audiend' iu∣dicium suum inde de pluribus defaltis. Et habeas &c.

At which day if the tenant appeare, the entrie may be in this forme:

E. F. in mīa pro pluribus defaltis &c. [unspec E]

Pr̄fuit vic' E. quod distringeret praedict' E. F. &c. vt in alijs breuibus [unspec F] de distring. supra. Et modo hic ad hunc diem venit tam praedictus C. D. per W. W. Atturnat̄ suum, quam praedict̄ E. F. in propria persona sua. Et praedict' C. D. pet̄, quod praedict̄ A. B. se ei de redditu praedict' at∣turnet &c. Et praedictus E. F. petit audit̄ breuis praedict', & ei legitur.

Petit etiam audit̄ note finis vnde idem breue emanauit, & ei legitur in hec verba. Inter C. D. quer̄ &c. reciting the note in Latin &c. [unspec G]

In which case, if the tenant atturne, the entrie shall be, as in a Quid* 4.4 iuris clamat, and so shal the iudgement & execution be also Mutatis mu∣tandis. But that turnement must be in Court, 9. H. 6. 21. 8. H. 6. 15.

If this writ be against diuers defendants, & some appeare, and some* 4.5 make default these, which appeare, shall not atturne without the rest, vntill they appeare, and after make default, 8. H. 6. 15.

If the tenant once appeare, and after make default, a Distring' ad at∣turnand' [unspec H] * 4.6 shalbe awarded, 9. H. 6. 8. H. 6. 15.

Cognisee of a rent charge, or rents for yeres, shall not haue atturne∣ment, [unspec I] Quere, Dyer fol. 140. pl. 37. & 38.

The tenant can not plede by Atturney, but ex consensu querentis, 1. [unspec K] * 4.7 H. 7. 27.

In Quem redd' reddit, the tenant appearing, is to demaunde what [unspec L] the plaintife hath to show for the rent, and then he must show the com∣mencement thereof, and his title thereunto, which the plaintife may an∣swere, 31. H. 6. 8. 36. H. 6.

In Quem redd' reddit, if the tenant wil disclaime, he may plede that [unspec M] * 4.8 he was not tenant of the land, the day of the note leuied: for this writ ly∣eth against none but him, which is then tenant, 8. H. 6. 15.

I write thus briefely of this writ, because it so much resembleth a Quid iuris clamat.

Per que seruitia.

PEr que seruitia is a Iudiciall writ, issuing from the note of a fine, & [unspec A] * 4.9 lyeth for the Cognisee of a manor, seigniory, chiefe rent, or other seruices, to compel him that is tenant of the land at the time of the note of the fine leuied, to attorne vnto him, 43. E. 3. 8. H. 6. 17. Plow. 46. b. which is made thus.

Regina &c. Vic' K. salutem. Praecipimus tibi, quod venire facias co∣ram [unspec B] * 4.10 Iusticiarijs nostris apud W. in crastin̄ &c. S. F. R. L. &c. ad L. &c. ad cognoscend' per que seruitia tenent ten̄ta sua cum pertin̄ in B. que serui∣tia E. L. in curia nostr̄ coram Iusticiarijs nr̄is apud W. conces••it W. B. per finem ibi inde inter ••os factum. Et habeas ibi hoc breue. Teste &c. [unspec C]

If the Lord grant the seruices of his tenant by fine, or otherwise, the Lord before attornemēt shal haue such things, as lye in prender: as the warde of the bodie of the heire and of the lande, escheates &c. But not such things as lie in render: as, rents, and reliefe, heriots, & other ferui∣uices, for he cannot auow for them before the atturnement. [unspec D]

If a man graunt the seruices of his tenant for life, this writ lieth, Br.* 4.11 Per que seruitia 13.

If seruices be graunted to I. S. for life, the reuersion to N. N. and [unspec E] I. S. die before atturnement, he in reuersion shall haue Per que serui∣tia, 20. H. 6. 7.

If Per que seruitia be brought against diuerse, of which some onely [unspec F] appeare, they are compellable to atturne, 21. E. 3. 48. T. 32. E. 3.

Vpon whose alienations the tenant is not compellable to atturne.

IF tenant in taile of seruices leuie a fine thereof, the tenant of the land [unspec A] * 4.12 is not compellable to atturne, 48. E. 3. 23. Because that if the cogni∣sor die, the tenant is subiect to the distresse both of the cognisee & of the issue in taile, 24. E. 3. 25. 43. E. 3. Neuerthelesse vpon a fine with procla∣mation in such case, which barreth the issue in taile, the tenant seemeth compellable to atturne.

If a fine be leuied by him which was neuer seased of the seruices, the [unspec B] * 4.13 tenant is not compellable to atturne, H. 6. E. 2.

If the tenant for life, or any other particuler tenant of seruices, which [unspec C] * 4.14 haue them not in fee, leuie a fine thereof, the terre tenant is not compel∣lable to attorne. ltin̄ North. 3. E. 3.

If one ioint tenant of a seiguiory graunt &c. the tenant is not compel∣lable [unspec D] * 4.15 to attorne, 9. E. 2.

Against whom a Per que seruitia lieth, and whom not.

IT lieth against him onely, that is tenant of the land at the time of the* 4.16 [unspec A] note of the fine leuied, 8. H. 6. 17. 18. E. 4. 10. And therefore must not varie from the fine, 18. E. 4. 10. 45. E. 3. 25. E. 3. 50.

Therefore it seemeth that if he, which is tenant at the leuying of the [unspec B] note do die, or alien before attornemēt had, that neither his heire nor the alienee is compellable to attorne, H. 26. E. 3. 56. 18. E. 4. 25. E. 3. 50. 10 yet his attornement is good, Ibid' M. 31. E. 3.

Ar Pioresse recluse is compellable to atturne, 43. E. 3. And an infant* 4.17 [unspec C] 26. E. 3. 62. And a man only dumbe, by writing or signes, 26. E. 3. 62.

But a man surde & mute, is not cōpellable to atturne, 26. E. 3. 62.* 4.18 [unspec D]

Nor a man de non sane memoriae, as a madman, a lunatike, an Ideot, [unspec E] 26. E. 3. 62.

Nor a tenant by curtesie for the feeblenesse of his estate, 9. E. 3. 31.* 4.19 [unspec F]

He that is infeoffed by the Lord post Stat̄. Quia emptores &c. is not [unspec G] cōpellable to atturne, for he holdeth of the Lord peramoūt, 39. E. 3. 19.

The writ of Per que seruitia, ought to shew the quantity of the tenan∣••y* 4.20 [unspec H] H. 14. E. 3. for it is trauersable T. 20. E. 3. H. 26. H. 6.

All persons, that may be Cognisees, may haue this writ. [unspec I]

Per que seruitia, ought to be in the Countie, where the fine is know∣ledged,* 4.21 [unspec K] albeit the mannor be in one Countie, and the seruices in an other

Countie, 21. E. 3. 18.

Nonsuite in this action is not peremptorie, 24. E. 3. 25. nor the death* 4.22 [unspec L] of the Cognisor after the note leuied.

Per que seruitia lieth a yere or more after the note leuied, 29. E. 3. 46.* 4.23 [unspec M]

After peremptorie issue ioined, the tenant in Per que seruitia, may [unspec N] make Atturney, for if the issue be tried against him, it doth counteruaile atturnement, and then he may be distreined before atturnement, 48. E. 3. 24. 39. E. 3. 26.

Nontenure the day of the note leuied, is a good barre in Per que ser∣uitia, [unspec O] * 4.24 8. H. 6. 17. 21. H. 4. 72.

It is also a good plea, that before the note leuied, the Cognisor graun∣ted [unspec P] * 4.25 the seruices to an other, and that he thereupon did atturne, 9. E. 3. 31

The tenant in Per que seruitia, cannot disclaime, but may plede Non [unspec Q] * 4.26 tenure, vt supra, 21. H. 4. 72.

After iudgement, processe is Distringas ad atturnandum, 4. E. 3. 2. E. [unspec R] * 4.27 3. 9. 5. E. 4. 2.

If the mesne leuie a fine of his mes••altie to A. for life, the Remainder [unspec S] * 4.28 to B. in fee, A. bringeth a Per que seruitia, and the tenant atturneth, ha∣uing his acquital, yet shall not he in the remainder auowe, before he also acknowledged the acquitaile, 18. E. 4. 7.

But a feme Couert tannot confesse acquitaile in Per que seruitia, be∣cause [unspec T] * 4.29 she is not examinable in this suit, 9. E. 2. 45. E. 3.

And the tenant may atturne sauing Acquitaile and warrantie accor∣ding [unspec V] to a deed thereof. M. 15. E. 3. 5. H. 5. E. 3. E. Itinere North.

A man may graunt seruices, before he haue seisin thereof in fait. H. 6. [unspec W] * 4.30 E. 2. Fitz. Per que seruitia 22.

It seemeth, vpon the graunt of a Manor cum {per}tin̄, the seruices passe [unspec X] * 4.31 without atturnement, as parcel of the Manor, & that the Lord may a∣uow without atturnement, 26. H. 6. Fitz. Per que seruitia 21.

If the tenant in Per que seruitia, appeare & confesse the action at the [unspec Y] * 4.32 Distringas ad atturnand' after iudgement, & will not atturne, he is pu∣nishable, by imprisonment, or fine, at the discretion of the Court, as it seemeth, 3. E. 3. Itin̄ North. Fitz. per que seruitia 17.

Coparceners, Iointenants, and tenants in common, may not fourch [unspec Z] * 4.33 by essoine, to essoine seuerally, but haue onely one essoine, as one sole te∣nant might haue. W. 1. cap. 42. 3. E. 1. Rast' es••oine 4.

Of the Ingrossing of Fines.

WHen the note of the fine is made with the Custos breuium, if it [unspec A] * 4.34 be of lands in possession, or, when atturnement is made, if it be of a reuersion, remainder, rents or seruices, then may it be ingrossed by the Chirographer.

And the Ingrossing of a fine, is nothing els but the entring of the cō∣cord [unspec B] * 4.35 thereof with the Chirographer, and the writing and deliuery of the Indentures thereof. Fitz. na. 147. a 5. H. 4. ca. 14. which be called the Chirographe of the fine, and is made in forme following, viz.

Haec est finalis concordia, facta in curia dn̄ae Reg. apud Westm̄, a die [unspec C] * 4.36 Pasch. in 15. dies, An̄ regni Eliz. &c. 39. coram Edmundo Anderson. T. Walmsley, R. O. & R. B. Iustic' dn̄ae Reg. & alijs fidelibus tunc ibi pre∣sentibus, inter A. B. quer̄, & L. C. deforc', de decem mercat̄ reddit̄ cum pertin̄ in B. quem P. de A. tenent ad terminum vite, vnde placitum con∣uentionis sum̄ fuit inter eos in ead' cur̄, scz. quod praed' L. concessit pro se & heredibus suis, quod praed' redd' cum pertin̄, quem praed' P. tenuit ad terminum vite ex dimissione p̄d' L. in praed' vill', die, quo hec concor∣dia facta fuit, & qui post decessum ipsius P. ad praedict' L. & heredes su∣os debuit reuerti, post decessum ipsius P. integre remaneant praedict' A.* 4.37 & hered' de corpore suo procreat̄, tenend' de capital' dominis feodi illi∣us per seruitia que ad praed' redd' pertinent imperpetuum: & si contin∣gat,* 4.38 quod idem A. obierit fine herede de corpore suo procreat̄, tunc post decessum ipsius. A. praed' redd' cum pertin̄ integre remanebit rectis he∣redibus ipsius A. tenend' de capitalibus dominis feodi illius per seruitia que ad praed' redd' pertinent imperpetuū: Et pro hac concessione, fine, & concordia, idem A. dedit pref. L. centum marcas argenti. And so of o∣thers according to the diuersitie of their cases.

Of the Tabling of fines ingrossed.

The Chirographer of fines of the common plecs, for euer must write [unspec A] * 4.39 and make one table for euery county, where her Maiesties writ rū∣neth, conteining the contentes of euery fine, that shall passe in any one terme, as the name of the County, townes, and places, wherein the te∣nements mencioned in any fine be, the name of y^• plaintife & deforceant, & of euery manor named in any fine. And the first day of the next terme, after thingrossing of euery such fine, shal fixe euery of the said tables in some open place of the court of Common plees, and so euery day of the said terme during the sitting of the said Court, and the said Cirogra∣pher shall deliuer to euery sheriffe of euery County, his vndersherife, or deputie, faire written in parchment, a perfect content of the table so to* 4.40 be made for that shire in the terme that shal be next before thassises to be holden in the same county, or els meane betweene the terme and the said assises to be set vp the first day & euery day of the next assises in some o∣pen place of the Court, where the Iustices of assises then shal sit, to con∣tinue there so long as they shall sit in the said Court, if either the Chiro∣grapher or sherife faile herein, he forfaiteth v. li. and the Chirographers fee, for euery such table is iiii. d . 23. Eliz. cap. 3.

How many proclamations are to be made vpon fines, and when.

FOure proclamations onely are now to be made vpon euery fine with [unspec A] * 4.41 proclamation, that is to say, one in the terme in which the fine is in∣grossed, and in euery one of the three termes next insuing the ingrossing thereof, one proclamation, 31. Eliz. cap. 2.

But if any of the same proclamations faile, by reason of the adiorne∣ment [unspec B] * 4.42 of any of the said termes by writ of adiournement duely made, yet is such fine good, and a good fine with proclamations, as if the same had bin proclaimed, 1. Mar. ca. 7.

Bu if any proclamation be made vpon a sunday, it is error, because it [unspec C] * 4.43 is not dies Iuridicus, Dyer fo. 128. pl. 53. 55. 2. Eliz.

Of Proclamations of fines at the assises and general Sessions how they must be certified.

TO the end better notice of fines may come to them, to whom it ap∣pertaineth, [unspec A] * 4.44 it is ordained by the said statute of 4. H. 7. ca. 24. That the Iustices of the common place shall send a transcript of such fines to the Iustices of assises in the counties where the lands doe lie, to be pro∣claimed* 4.45 openly and solemnly at all the assises, which shalbe there in hol∣den, within one yere after the Ingrossing of such fines: And that the like Transcript be made to the Iustices of the peace, there to be proclai∣med at foure generall Sessions in the said Counties, and both the same proclamations to be made and certified into the common place the se∣cond day of the returne of the terme then next following: And it is to be noted, That while the said fines are read, all plees must cease, 4. H. 7. cap. 24.

The forme of euery such proclamation is thus: After the crier hath [unspec B] * 4.46 made an O yes for silence, saying: O yes, les fines lies, or to that effect, the Cirographer or his deputie, readeth the fines thus:

Ebor̄. A Fine with proclamations betweene A. B. plaintife, and C. D. deforciant of tenements, in D. &c.

If the cognisees in fines die, before thingrossing thereof, no Procla∣mations [unspec C] * 4.47 shalbe made, because they had their election to haue y^• fine with proclamations or without, which election is now by their death deter∣mined, Dier fo. 254. pl. 104. 8. Eliz. Plow. fo. 266. b.

Of the Inrolement of all the parts of fines after the ingrossing thereof and Proclamations passed.

BY the Statute of 23. Eliz. ca. 3. it is ordeined, that there shall be for [unspec A] * 4.48 euer and office of Inrolment, called the office of Inrolments of fines & recoueries: And the Iustices of the common pleas, for the time being, other then the chiefe Iustice, shall haue & take the care & charge of & for

the Inrolments aforesaid, see the examinations thereof, and write their names vnto the rolles thereof, & haue & enioy the said office & the dispo∣sition thereof, & carefully see & looke to thexecution therof. And haue for the Inrolment & examination of euery such fine vi. s. viii. d .

And for euery exemplification of euery such Inrolment of any fine v. [unspec B] * 4.49 s̄. for one yeres search iiii. d . for euery sheete of paper conteining xiiii. lines iiii. d .

And the Iustices of the common place haue power to take order in all [unspec C] things conueniēt for the said Inrolments, and vpon examination in the said court to assesse fines and amerciaments vpon persons offending, for* 4.50 their misprisions, contempts, or negligences for not doing or misdoing of any thing, of, in, or concerning any such fines, as they shall think meet and conuenient, 23. Eliz. ca. 3.

And euery writ of Couenant, and other writ, whereupon any fine is [unspec D] * 4.51 leuied, the returne therof, the Dedimus potestatem made for the know∣ledging thereof, the returne thereof, the concord, the note, and foote of e∣uery such fine, the proclamations made thereupon, and the kings siluer, vpon the request or election of any person, may bee inrolled in the said office: And the Inrolments of the same, or of any part thereof, shalbe of as good force and validitie in the Law to all intents, for so much of any of them so inrolled, as the same being extant and remayning were or ought by Law to be, 23. Eliz. cap. 3.

Of the exemplification of the parts of fines inrolled.

VVHen any of the parts of a fine be inrolled according to the said [unspec A] * 4.52 statute, then may the same be exemplified, either vnder the seale of thoffice, or vnder the great seale of England: But to exemplifie such a fine vnder the great seale hath this discommoditie, that if any errours remaine in the record of the same fine, they be not amendable after the exemplification thereof, 23. Eliz. ca. 3. but it seemeth this extendeth on∣ly to fines leuied before the same statute of 23. Eliz. ca. 3.

These Inrolements and exēplifications seeme very necessary, because [unspec B] that by the priuity and warrant of the said Court, many errors happe∣ning in the former records thereof may be amended, and these Inrole∣ments will suffice, if the former record thereof or any part therof, be im∣beselled or otherwise defaced, 23. Eliz. cap. 3.

The Exemplification of a fine inrolled according to the statute of 23. Eliz. ca. 3.

Elizabeth Dei gratia &c.

Omnibus, ad quos presentes litere perue∣nerint, [unspec C] salutem:

Sciatis, quod inter Irrotulamenta breuium & aliorum depend' pro finibus secundum formam statuti de termino Pasche, apud Westm̄ Anno regni nostr̄ 29. rotulo 7. continetur sic.

ss. Essex ss.

Eliz. Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae, Reginae, fidei defensor &c.

vic' Essex, salutem.

Praecipe E. W. armig', & I. vxori eius, quod iuste & sine dilatione teneant I. W. & I. S. conuentionem inter eos factam, de duobus messuagijs, duobus gardinis, duobus pomar̄, xx. acris terre, xx. acris prati, xl. acris pasture, & C. acris iampnorum & bruere, cū pertin̄ in B. & W. Et nisi fecerint, & praed' I. & I. fecerint te securum de clamore suo pros. tunc sum̄ per bonos summ̄ praedictos E. & I. quod sint coram Iusticiarijs nostris apud Westm̄ in Octabis Sancti Michaelis, ostensuri, quare non fecerint, Et habeas ibi sumin̄, & hoc breue T. meipsa apud Westm̄ 17. die Septembr̄, Ann̄ regni Reg. nunc 40. ✿ Pleg' de pros. [unspec D] Iohan̄ Doo, Richardus Roo. ✿ Summ̄ Iohan̄ Den, Richardus Fen. [unspec E] ✿ Georgius T. ar̄ vic' ss. ✿ I. W. dat dominae Reginae sex solidos & [unspec F] octo denarios pro licen̄ concord' cum E. W. armig' & I. vxore eius de placito conuentionis de duobus messuagijs, duobus gardinis, duobus pomarijs, xx acris terre, xx. acris prati, xl. acris pastur̄, & cētum acris iāp∣norum & bruere cum {per}tin̄ in B. & W. Et habet Cirr̄ per pacem admiss.

✿ Coram R. H. vno Iustic' dominae Reg. de banco Iustic' in patria, ss. [unspec G]

✿ Elizabeth dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, et Hiberniae Reginae, fidei de∣fensor [unspec H] &c.

dilecto & fideli suo R. H. vni Iustic' suorum de banco, Salu∣tem.

Cum breue nostrum de conuenc' pendeat coram vobis & socijs vestris Iustic' nostris de banco, inter I. W. & I. S. E. W. armig', & I. vxo∣rem eius, de duobus messuagijs, duobus gardinis, duobus pomarijs, xx. acris terre, xx. acris prati, in B. & W. in comitat̄ Essex, ad finem inde in∣ter eos coram vobis & socijs vestris praedictis in banco praedicto secun∣dum legem & consuetudinem Regni nostri Angl' leuand', Ac ijdem E. & I. adeo impotentes sui existunt, quod absque maximo corporum su∣orum periculo vsque Westm̄ ad diem in breui p̄dicto content̄, ad cog∣nitiones, que in hac parte requirunt̄ faciend' laborare non sufficiunt, vt accepimus: Nos statui eundem E. & I. compacientes in hac parte, dedi∣mus vobis facere voluerint de premissis, Et ideo vobis mādamus quod ad praef. E. & I. personaliter accedentes, cognitiones suas praedictas re∣cipiatis: Et cum eas receperitis, praefatos socios vestros inde sub sigill' vestris distincte & aperte reddatis certiores, vt tunc finis ille inter par∣tes praedictas, de premissis, coram vobis & socijs vestris praedictis in banco praedicto leuari possit, secundum legem & consuetudinem su∣pradictas, Et habeatis ibi tunc hac breue, T. meipsa apud Westmon̄ [unspec I] 18. die Septemb. Anno regni nostri 40. ✿ Respons. infra nominat̄ R. H. adhoc breue. Execuc' istius breuis patet in quadam scedula hu∣ic breui annex'. ✿ Et est concordia talis, scilitet, quod E. & I. no∣minat̄ [unspec K] in breue huic scedul' annex', recogn̄ ten̄ in dicto breue specific' cum pertinentijs, esse ius I. W. in eodem breui nominat̄, vt ill' que ij∣dem I. & I. S. in dicto breue nominat̄ habeant de dono praedict' E. & I.

Et ill' remiser̄ & quet̄ clam̄ de se & hered' suis prefat̄ I. & I. & hered ip∣sius I. W. imperpetuum, Et preterea ijdem E. & I. conc' pro se & hered' ipsius I. quod ipsi warrant̄ tenementa praedicta cum pertinentijs praefat̄ I. & I. & hered' ipsius I. W. contra omnes homines imperpetuū. Et pro hac &c. Ijdem I. W. & I. S. concess. tenementa praedicta cum pertinen∣tijs praef, E. & I. ✿ Et ill' cis reddider̄ in eadem Cur̄. Habend' & te∣nend' [unspec L] eisdem E. & I. & hered' de corpore ipsius E. per praedictam I. le∣gitime procreat̄, & pro defectu talis exitus, te••ta praedicta cum pertin̄, integre reman̄ praefat̄ I. & hered' de corpore ipsius I. legitime procreat̄, & pro defectu talis exitus, ten̄ta praedicta cum pertin̄, integre reman̄ re∣ctis hered' ipsius E. imperpetuum. Tenend' &c. R. H. ss. ✿ Haec est fi∣nalis [unspec M] concordia facta in cur̄ Dominae Reginae apud Westm̄, in Octabis sancti Michaelis, Anno regni Elizabeth, Dei gratia, Angliae, Franciae & Hyber' Reginae, fidei defens. &c. a conq̄ū decimo, coram I. D. R. W. I. W. & R. H. Iustic' & alijs dominae Reg' fidelibus tunc ibi presentibus, Int̄ I. W. & I. S. quer̄, & E. W. am̄, & I. vxor̄ ei' deforc' de 2. mess. 2. gard', 2. pomarijs, xx, acr̄ prati, xl. acris pasture, & C. acris iampnorū & bruere, cum pertinen̄ in B. & W. vnde placitum conuentionis summ̄ fuit inter eos in eadem cur̄, Scilicet quod praed' E. & I. recogn̄ praedicta tenemēta cum pertin̄, esse ius ipsius I. W. vt ill' que ijdem J. & I. S. habeant de dono praedictorum E. & I. Et ill' remiser̄ & quiet̄ clam̄ de ipsis E. & I. & hered' suis, praed' I. & I. & hered' ipsius I. W. imperpetuum. Et preterea ijdem E. & I. concesser̄ pro se & hered' ipsius I. quod ipsi warr̄ praedictis I. & I. & hered' ipsius I. W. praedicta ten̄ta cum pertinentijs contra omnes ho∣mines imperpetuum: Et pro hac recogn̄, remissione, quiet̄ clam̄, warrāt̄, fine, & concordia, ijdem I. & I. concesser̄ praedictis E. & I. praedicta ten̄ cum pertinentijs. Et ill' eis reddider̄ in cadem Cur̄, Habend' & tenend' eisdem E. & I & hered' de corpore ipsius E. per praedictam I. legitime procreat̄, de capitalibus dominis feod' ill' per seruic', que ad predicta te∣nementa pertinent, imperpetuum, Et si contingat quod ijdem E. & I. obier̄ sine hered' de corpore ipsius E. per praedict' I. legitime procreat̄, tunc post decessum ipsor̄ E. & I. praed' ten̄ta cum pertin̄ integre reman̄ hered' de corpore ipsius I. legitime procreat̄, Tenend de capitalibus do∣minis feod' ill' per seruic', que ad praed' ten̄ta pertinent, imperpetuum. Et si nullus heres de corpore ipsius I. fuerit legitime procreat̄, tunc prae∣dicta ten̄ta cum pertinentijs integre remaneb. rectis hered' ipsius E. Te∣nend' de capitalibus dn̄is feod' ill' per seruic' que ad praedict' tenemen∣ta pertinent, imperpetuum, secund' form̄ statut̄. ✿ Prim̄ proclam̄ fa∣cta [unspec N] fuit 22. die Nouemb. termin̄ sanct' Michael' Anno vndecimo Reg. infrascr̄. Secunda proclam̄ 24. die Nouemb. eodem termino. Tertia {pro}∣clam̄ 26. die Nouemb. eod' termino. Quarta proclam̄ 29. die Nouem. eodem termino. Quinta proclam̄ facta fuit septimo die Feb. term̄ sanct'

Hill' Anno 11. dict' Regin̄ infrascr̄. Sexta procl' 9. die Feb. eodem ter∣mino. Septima procl' 10. die Feb. eod' term̄. Octaua procl' 12. die Fe▪ eod' term̄. Nona procl' facta fuit 14. die Maij term̄ Pasc. ann̄ 12. Reg. infrascr̄. Decima {pro}cl' 17. die M. eod' term̄. Vndecim̄ procl' 23. die M. eod' term̄. Duodecima {pro}cl' 23. die M. eod' term̄. Tertia decima procl' facta fuit 22. die Iunij term̄ Sanct' Trin̄ Anno vndecimo Reginae infra∣scr̄. Quartadecima procl' xxv. die Iunij eod' termino. Quintadecima procl' 27. die Iunij eod' termino. Quae omnia & singula ad requisitio∣nem W. W. generos. tenore presentium duximus exemplificand'.

In cuius rei testimonium sigill' nostrum ad breuia in banco sigilland' de∣putat̄ praesentibus apponi fecimus T. F. W. W. & F. R. Iustic' de Banco praed'

apud Westm̄ die Anno Reginae nunc xx. &c.

W. P. & R.

How fines executory be executed.

THe execution of a fine, is the obtaining of actuail possession of the [unspec A] * 7.1 things conteined in the same, by vertue thereof, and it is either by entree into the lands, or by writ.

By entree into the landes, as if vpon a fine sur cognizance de droit [unspec B] come ceo que il ad de son done, If the cognizor remaine still in pos∣session, And the cognizee by vertue of such fine enter vpon him, as he lawfully may, without any writ of habere fac' seisinam, because such fine is executed, 41. E. 3. 14. 42. Edw. 3. 5. And if fine be leuied to the husband and wife in speciall tayle, the rem̄ to the heires of the body of the husband, and the wife dieth without issue, the remainder is execu∣ted in possessiō in the husband, for the estate taile meeteth with the free∣hold and drowneth it. 7. H. 4. 23.

Execution of fines by writ.

EXecution of fines by writ, is either by Habere facias seisinam, or by [unspec A] * 7.2 Scire facias.

A writ of Habere facias seisinam, in this case is a writ iudiciall, issu∣ing [unspec B] out of the Record of a fine executory, directed to the Sheriffe of the countie where the land lieth, commaunding him to giue the cognizee or his heires seisin of the land, whereof the fine is leuied, And this writ lieth within the yeare, after the fine, or, iudgement vpon a Scire facias. And may be made in these formes.

Regina Vic' &c. Praecipimus tibi, quod sine dilatione habere facias [unspec C] B. K. seisinam suam de vno messuagio cum pertinentijs in N. quod A. T. in curia nostra &c. reddidit praedict' B. per finem inde inter eos fact' secundum. Teste &c.

Duodecem &c. de visu &c. Et qui nec E. nec R. et A. vxor̄ eius ali∣qua* 7.3 &c. ad cognoscend' si tempore leuationis cuiusdam finis leuati in

curia domini E. nuper Regis &c. apud Westm̄ in crastin̄ &c. anno &c. coram R. B. et socijs suis tunc Iusticiarijs ipsius nuper Reg' de banco, Et postea in crastin̄ animarum &c. anno &c. ibidem concess. et recordat̄ coram eisdem nuper Iusticiarijs et alijs eiusdem nuper regis fidelibus, tunc ibi praesentibus, inter T. K. et R. F. quaerent̄, & I. B. et I. vxor̄ eius* 7.4 deforc', de quatuor solidis reditus cum pertinentijs in S. vnde praedict' G. in curia nostra &c. petit executionem versus praefat̄ R. et A. virtute* 7.5 finis praedict', ac de alijs tenementis & red ditibus in codem fine contē∣tis, praedict' T. K. et R. & praedict' I. B. et I. qui fuerunt partes fini illi, fue∣runt seisiti de praedictis quatnor solidis reditus, cum pertinentijs, pro∣ut per eundem finem supponit̄, per quod praedict̄ E. executionem praedict̄ quatuor solid' reditus cum pertinentijs versus praefatos R. et A. virtute finis praedict̄ habere debeat, sicut idem E. dic' vel non, im∣mo nec praedict' T. K. & R. nec praedicti I. B. et I. qui fuerunt par∣tes fini praedicto, tempore leuationis eiusdem finis aliquid habuer̄ in praedictis quatuor solidis reditus, cum pertinentijs, nec in mesuag', vn∣de supponit̄ reditum illum prouenire, per quod praedict' E. ab execu∣tione praedict' 4. solid' reditus cum pertinentijs versus praefatos R. et A. virtute finis praed' habend' excludi debeat, sicut ijdem R. & A. dicunt, quia tam &c.

Scias, quod est cons. in curia nostra, quod W. L. & alij &c. habe∣ant [unspec D] * 7.6 executionem versus W. T. de decem acris terre cum pertinentijs in D. virtute cuiusdam finis inde leuati in curia domini E. nuper regis &c. apud W. a die &c anno &c. coram R B. & socijs suis tunc Iusti∣ciarijs eiusdem progenitor̄ nostri de Banco, inter I. G. iuniorem & W. G. quaerentes, & E. P. & M. vxor̄ eius deforc', de praedictis decem a∣cris terre cum pertinentijs, ac de alijs terris & tenementis in eodem fi∣ne contentis, per cognicionem praedict' W. T. actionis praedict' W. L. & al', & ideo tibi praecipimus, quod eisdem W. L. & al', de praedict' de∣cem acris terrae cum pertinentijs sine dilacione plenariam seisinam ha∣bere facias &c.

Scias, quod considerat̄ est in curia nostra &c. quod T. B. consang' & [unspec E] * 7.7 haeres W. fratris P. filius W. & M. vxoris eius, hēat executionem ver∣sus R. R. &c. de xl. acris cum pertinentijs in B. virtute cuiusdam fi∣nis in cur̄ domini E. nuper Regis &c. apud W. &c. inter praefat̄ W. & M. quer̄, & W. de B. & R. fil' W. &c. deforciant̄ &c. de ten̄tis praedictis le∣uatis {per} defalt̄ ipsorum &c. Et ideo tibi praecipimus, quod eidem T. B. de praedictis ten̄tis cum pertinenti's sine dilatione plenariam seisinam & executionem habere facias. Teste &c.* 7.8

Rex vic' salutem. Scias quod consid' est in curia nostra coram Iusti∣ciarijs [unspec F] nr̄ is apud W. quod T. B. consanguin̄ & haeres W. B. habeat exe∣cutionē versus R. D. de manerio de A. cum {per}tinētus in com̄ tuo, virtute

cuiusdam finis leuati in curia dn̄i E. nuper Regis Ang•••••• &c. apud W. a die &c. anno &c. coram R. B. & socijs suis tunc Iusticiarijs ipsius nuper Regis de banco. Et postea in octab. &c. anno &c. ibm̄ concess. & re∣cordat̄,* 7.9 inter praefatum W. querentem, et A. deforciant̄ de manerio p̄∣dict̄ per defalt̄ ipsius R. Et ideo tibi praecipimus, quod eidem T. B. de manerio praedicto cum pertinentijs sine dilatione plenariam scisinam & executionem habere facias. Teste &c.

Scias, quod considerat̄ est in curia nostra &c. qd' R. M. et R. A. con∣sanguineus [unspec G] * 7.10 et heres H. de B. et M. vxoris eius, habeant executionē ver∣sus I. C. &c. de duabus partibus manerii de Y. cum pertinentiis, virtute cuiusdam finis leuati in cur̄ domini E. nuper Regis &c. apud W. in cra∣stino &c. anno &c. coram T. W. & sociis suis tunc Iusticiar̄ &c. de ban∣co, inter H. B. et M vxor̄ eius quer̄, et B. D. et B. vxor̄ eius deforciantes, de praedict' manerio cum pertinentiis, ac de Aduocatione Ecclesiae e∣iusdem manerii, prout per quādam iuratam coram dilectis et fidelibus nostris I. T. er W. A. duobus Iusticiariis nostris de communi banco, per* 7.11 formam statuti nostri inde prouisi, die &c. apud R. inde inter eos capt̄, compertum fuit: Et ideo tibi praecipimus, quod eisdem R. et R. de dua∣bus partibus praedict' cum pertinentiis, sine dilatione executionem & plenariam seisinam habere facias. Teste &c.

Of Execution of fines by Scire facias.

A Writ of Scire facias vpon a fine, lieth in the same case that a writ [unspec A] * 7.12 of Habere facias seisinam doth, sauing that it is to be sued a yeare and a day after the fine is leuied, whereby the Shirife is commaunded to warne the terre tenant to appeare, and shew cause if he can, why the Cognisee or his heires should not haue execution, At the returne where of, if the tenant appeare, and shew no cause to the contrarie, the plain∣tife shall haue an Habere facias seisinam, vt supra. And the forme of di∣uers Scire facias in like case ensue:

Rexvic' salutem. Cum quidam finis leuasset in curia domini E. filii [unspec B] * 7.13 Regis H. progenitoris nostri, scilicet apud W. in octab. &c. anno regni sui tricesimo quarto, coram R. H. et sociis suis tunc Iusticiariis ipsius {pro}∣genitoris nostri de banco, inter G. P. & I. vxorem eius quer̄, per W. F. posit̄ in loco eorum ad lucrand' vel perdend', & S. H. deforciantem,* 7.14 de manerio de C. cum pertinentiis, vnde placitum conuentionis sum∣monitum fuisset inter eos in eadem curia, scilicet quod praedict̄ G. re∣cogn̄ maneriū praedict' cum pertinentiis esse ius ipsius S. vt illud quod idem S. habuisset de dono praedict' G. Et pro illa recognitione, fine, & concordia, idem S. concessisset p̄dict' G. et I. praedict' manerium cū* 7.15 pertinentiis, & illud eis reddidit eadem curia: habend' & tenend' eis∣dem G. & I. & haeredibus, quos idem G. de corpore ipsius I. {pro}creasset, de p̄dicto S. & haeredibus suis imperpetuū, reddendo inde per annum

vnam Rosam ad festum &c. pro omni seruitio, cons. et actione ad prae∣dict' S. et haeredes suos pertinent, et faciend' inde capitalibus dominis 〈◊〉〈◊〉, pro praedict̄ S. et haeredibus suis, omnia alia seruitia, quae ad manenum illud pertinerent: Ita quod si contingeret, quod praedict̄ G. ob••ret sine herede de corpore ipsius I. procreat̄, tunc post decessum ip∣sorum G. et l. praedictum manerium cum pertinentijs integre remane∣neret* 7.16 W. fratri eiusdem G. et haered' de corpore suo procreat̄, tenend' de praedict' S. & haeredibus suis per praedicta seruitia, sicut praedictum est, imperpetuum, Et si contingeret quod praedictus W. obiret sine hae∣rede de corpore suo procreato, tunc post decessum ipsius W. praedict̄ manerum cum pertinentijs integre remaner' I. fratri eiusdem W. et haered' de corpore suo procreat̄, tenend' de praedicto S. et haeredibus fuis per praedicta seruitia, sicut praedictum est imperpetuum, Et si con∣tingeret praedict' I. obire sine haerede de corpore suo procreat̄, tunc post decessum ipsius I. praedictum manerium cum pertinentijs integre rema∣neret ••. fratri eiusdem I. et haered' de corpore suo procreat̄, tenend' de praedict' S. & haeredibus suis per seruitia praedict̄, sicut praedictum est, im∣perpetuum: Et si contingeret quod predictus E. obiret sine haerede de corpore suo procreato, tunc post decessum ipsius E. predict̄ manerium cum pertinencijs integre reuertatur ad praedict' S. & haeredes suos, quiet̄ de alijs haered' ipsorum G. & I. W. I. & E. tenend' de capitalibus dn̄is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 {per} seruitia, quae ad illud manerium pertinerēt, imperpetuum: Ac iam ex insinuatione I. L. & M. vxoris eius vnius, ac T. V. et T. vxor̄ eius, alterius, necnon H. B. tertij consang' & haered' pred' G. & I. de cor∣porib{us} su••s procreat̄ accepimus, quod p̄dict̄ G. & I. mortui sunt, Et quod quidam T. L. & R. I. praed' manerium cum pertin̄ modo ingressi sunt, & illud ten••nt cōtra formā finis praed', Et quia volumus ea, q••ae cur̄ {pro}∣genitoris nr̄i acta sunt, debite executioni demandari, tibi p̄cipimus, qđ •• probos & legales hoīes de balliua tua Scire facias praefat̄ T. L. & R. qd' sint coram Iusticiarijs nr̄is apud W. in octab. &c. ostensu•• si quid {pro} se habeant aut dicere sciant, quare praedict' manerium cum pertinētijs, quod ipsi tenent in forma praedicta, post mortem praedict' G. & I. prae∣fat̄ M. T. & H. consanguin̄ haered' ipsorum G. & I. de corporibus suis procreat̄, remanere non debent iuxta formam finis praedicti, si sibi viderint expedir̄, Et habeas ibi nomina eorum, per quos eis scire fecer̄, & hoc breue, Teste &c.

Rex vicecom̄ salutem: Cum quidam finis leuasset in curia dn̄i E. nu∣per [unspec C] * 7.17 regis Angl' aui nt̄i, tali die, & anno, coram A. & socijs suis tūc Iustic' eiusdem aui nr̄i de Banco, inter W. quaerentē, & R. deforciant̄, de ma∣nerio de T. cum pertinent̄, vnde pla••itum conuencionis summonitum fuit inter eos in eadem curia, s••ilicet quod praedict' R. recogn̄ praedi∣ctum maneri••m cum pertin̄ esse ius ipsius W. vt illud quod idem W.

habuisset de dono praedict' R. & pro illa recognitione, fine, & concor∣dia, idem W. concessisset praedict̄ R. praed' manerium cum pertinen∣tijs, habend' & tenēd' eidem R. de praedicto W. & haeredibus suis mas∣culis de corpore suo procreatis tota vita ipsius R. reddend' inde per an∣num &c. Et post decessum ipsius R. praedictum manerium cum perti∣nētijs* 7.18 integre reuertat̄ ad praedict' W. & haeredes suos, quiet̄ de haered' praedict' R. tenend' de capitalibus dominis feodi illius, per seruitia, quae ad illud manerium pertinerent, imperpetuum, & si contingeret quod praedictus R. obiret sine haerede masculo de corpore suo procreato praedict̄ manerium cum pertinentijs integre remaneret T. fratri ipsius W. & haeredibus masculis de corpore suo procreat̄, tenend' de capi∣talibus dominis feodi illius per seruic' praedict' imperpetuum: Ac iam ex insinuatione A. filij & haeredis praedict̄ T. accepimus, quod prae∣dict' R. iam obijt, & quod praedict̄ W. obijt sine herede masculo de corpore suo procreato, & qd' I. vnum messuagium &c. cum pertinent̄, quae fuerunt parcella manerij praed', modo ingressus est, & illa tenet cō∣tra formam finis pred', Et quia volumus ea &c. ostens. si quid pro se ha∣beat aut dicere sciat, quare p̄dictum tenementum cum pertinen̄, praed' A. filio & heredi p̄dicti T. remanere non debeat, iuxta formam finis prae∣dicti, fi sibi viderit expedire &c. Et habeas &c.

Et modo hic ad hunc diem venit tam praedictus I. S. per S. atturna∣tum [unspec D] * 7.19 suum, quam praedict' W. & A. per F. atturnatum suum, & vice∣comes mand' quod scire fecerit eisdem W. & A, essendi hic ad hunc diem ostensur̄ seperatim in forma praedicta▪ per R. & S. probos &c. & super hoc praedict' I. dicit, quod ipse est consang' & heres p̄dict' I. & E. videlicet &c. & petit versus praedict' W. & A. seperatim executionem in forma praedicta &c.

Et iam praedicti W. & A. quoad predicta tenementa, vnde executio* 7.20 versus eos secuta est, quam praedict̄ R. & I. quo ad praedicta tenemen∣ta, vnde executio versus eos seperatim petita est, singulatim dicunt, quod nec praed' I. nec praed' W. & B. quos per finem praedict̄ supponit̄ esse partes finis illius, nihil habuer̄ in tenementis pred' cum pertinent̄, vnde executio versus W. & A. sepetatim petita est, tēpore leuat̄ eiusd' finis, imo quidā I. C. fuit inde seisitus tēpore leuationis finis illius, cuius quid I. C. statū in ten̄tis illis, vnde executio versus eos petita est, quam praed' R. & I. seperatim habent in tenementis praed' vnde executio ver∣sus eos singulatim petita est, seperatim petunt iudicium, si praed' I. exe∣cutionē inde versus eos habere debeat &c. Et praed' I. dicit, quod tem∣pore leuationis finis illius, praed▪ I. & I. qui fuerunt partes finis illius, fu∣erunt* 7.21 seisiti de tenementis praed' cum pertinen̄, vnde executio versus praed' W. & A. seperatim in forma & modo praedict̄ secuta est, prout per finem illum supponiour, & hoc petit &c. Ideo xij. &c.

Cum quidam finis leuasset in curia domini E. quondam regis An∣gliae [unspec E] * 7.22 aui nostri, a die sanctae Trinitatis in quindecim dies, anno &c. co∣ram I. de B. & socijs suis tunc Iusticiarijs ipsius au•• nostri itinerantibus a∣pud Ebor̄, inter Alinam quaerent̄, & A. defend' de decem libratis terrae cum pertinentijs in A. in manerio de L. in comitatu de N. vnde placi∣tum conuenc' summonitum fuisset inter eos in eadem curia, scilicet qd' praedict̄ Adam recognouit praedicta tenementa cum pertinentijs, vt in dominicis, redditibus &c. et omnibus alijs rebus ad praedicta tenemen∣ta pertinentibus, esse ius ipsus Alani, praeterea idem A. dedit et con∣cessit praedicto Alano quinque marcas reditus cum pertinentijs in A. in comitatu K. & totum manerium de B. cum pertinentijs in comitatu tuo, vt in dominicis &c. habendum et tenendum eidem Alano & E. vxori eius, et haeredibus de corporibus ipsorum Alani et E. procreatis, de capitalibus dominis feodorum illorum imperpetuum, faciend' inde omnia seruitia, quae ad praedict' tenementa pertinent, & praedictus A. & heredes sui warr̄ eisdem Alano & E. & haeredibus suis praedictis, omnia praedict' tenementa cum pertinentijs, per praedict̄ seruitia con∣tra omnes gentes imperpetuum, & si contigerit quod praedict' A. et E. obirent sine herede de corporibus ipsorum Alani & E. procreat̄, de capitalibus dominis feodorum illorum imperpetuum facien̄ inde om∣nia seruitia quae ad pred' ten̄ta pertinent: et praedict' A. & haeredes sui warr̄ eisdem Alano & E. et haeredibus suis praed' omnia praed' tenemēta cum pertinen̄ per praed' seruitia contra omnes gentes imperpetuum, & si contigerit quod predicti A. et E. obirent sine herede de corpori∣bus ipsorum Alani et E. procreat̄, tunc post decessum ipsorum Alani et E. predicta tenementa cum pertinentijs ad praefatum Adam et haeredes suos integre reuerterentur quieta de alijs heredibus ipsorum A. & E. im∣perpetuum, ac iam ex insinuatione Anthonij de L. et I. consanguineo∣rum & hered' predicti Adae ac cepimus, quod praedict̄ Alanus & E. iam obierunt, et quod Iohannes silius et haeres eorundem Alani & E. obijt sine haerede de corpore suo procreato, et etiam Wilhelmus filius p̄dicti Alani & E. et frater & haeres predict̄ Iohannis iam obijt sine haerede de corpore suo procreato, & qd' quaedam Iohanna, quae fuit vxor Iohannis de W. predict' manerium de B. cum pertinen̄ ingressa est, & illud tenet contra formam finis p̄dict̄: Et ideo tibi praeceperimus, qd' {per} bonos & legales hoīes de comitatu tuo scire faceres p̄dict̄ Iohannae, quod esset coram Iusticiar̄ nostris apud Westm̄ a die sancti Michaelis in quinde∣cim dies proxim̄ praeterito, ostēsura si quid pro se haberet vel dicere sci∣ret, quare p̄dict̄ manerium de B, cum {per}tinen̄, praedicto Antho. et I. con∣sanguineis & hered' praedicti Adae reueiti non deberent, si sibi vidisset expedire, ac pro eo quod idem I. postea in eadem curia nr̄a dixit quod predict̄ Anthonius sequeretur executionem sinis p̄dicti de medietate

praedicti manerij de B. cum pertinen̄, versus predictam Iohannam. Ea∣dem Iohanna venit in eadem curia et dixit, quod ipsa tenet predictum manerium de B. cum pertinen̄ per nomen manerij de R. ex dimissione N. de C. et quod reuersio inde post mortem eiusdem Iohannae ad prae∣dict̄ N. spectat, sine quo non potest predicto Anthonio de p̄dicta me∣dietate manerij p̄dict' respondere, & petit auxilium de ipso Nicholao. Et ideo tibi praecipimus, quod per bonos &c. scire facias praedicto N. quod sit &c. apud Westmon̄ a die &c. ad respondent' prefato A. simul cum predicta Iohanna de praedicto placito si voluerit▪ Et habeas ibi no∣mina &c. Teste &c.

Cum quidam finis leuasset in cur̄ dn̄i E. nuper Regis Angliae aui no∣stri [unspec F] * 7.23 xv. termino Trin̄, anno &c. coram A. & socijs suis tunc Iusticiar̄ ip∣sius au•• nost•• itinerantibus, apud E. inter B. quer̄, & C. defor••', de decem librat̄ redit̄ cum pertinentijs in B. in manerio de S. in comit̄ E, vnde pla∣citum conuētionis summ̄ fuisset inter eos in eadem curia, scilicet, quod praedict̄ C. recogn̄ ten̄ta praed' cum pertinen̄, vt in dn̄icis, redit̄ &c. & omnibus alijs rebus ad predict' ten̄ta pertinen̄, esse ius ipsius B. Prae∣terea idem C. dedit & concessit praedict̄ B. quin{que} marc' redit̄ cum per∣tinentijs in A. in comitatu S. & totum manerium de D. cum pertinen̄ in eodem com̄ vt in dominicis: habend' & tenend' eidem B. & E. vxor̄ e∣ius, & haered' de corporibus ipsorum B. et E. exeuntibus, de capitalibus dominis feodi illius imperpetuum, faciend' inde omnia seruitia quae ad predict̄ tenementa pertinerent: Et predict̄ C. & haered' sui warrant̄ eis∣dem B. & E. et haered' suis predict̄, omnia predict̄ maner̄ cum suis per∣tinentijs per praedict̄ seruitia contra omnes gentes imperpetuum: Et si contingat quod praedict̄ B. & E. obierent sine haered' de corporibus ipsorum B. et E. procreat̄, tunc post decessum predict̄ B. et E. praedict̄ tenement̄ cum pertinentijs ad praefat̄ C. & haeredes suos integre reuer∣terentur quiet̄ alijs haered' ipsorum B. & E. imperpetuū: Ac iam ex insinuatione R. & K. consang' & haered' praedict C. accepimus, quod predict̄ B. & E. iam obierunt, et quod I. filius et haeres eorundem B. & E. obiit sine haerede de corpore suo procreato, et etiam W. filius praedict̄ B. & E. frater et haeres praedict̄▪ I. iam obijt sine haerede de cor∣pore suo exeunt̄, et quod quaedam I. quae fuit vxor I. W. p̄dict̄ maner̄ de D. cum pertinentijs modo ingressa est, et illud tenet contra for∣mam finis predict̄, Et ideo tibi precipimus, quod per probos &c. scire fac' praefat̄ I. quod esset coram &c. tali die ostensur̄ si quid &c. quare predictum manerium cum pertinentijs, predict' R. et K. consanguin̄ & hered' praedicti C. reueru non deberet▪ si sibi vidisset expedire, ac pro eo quod idem K. postea in cadem curia nr̄a ven̄ & dic' quod p̄dict̄ R. sequeretur executionē finis p̄dicti de medietat̄ man erij p̄dicti de D. cum pertin̄ versus p̄d' I. eadē I. tali▪ die ven̄ in ead' cur̄ nr̄a, & dicit qd'

ipsa tenet maner̄ praed' de B. cum pertinen̄ per nomen manerij de R. ex dimissione N. C. & qd' reuersio inde per mortem praed' I. ad praedict̄ N. spectat, sine quo non potest praedict' R. de p̄dict' medietate manerij p̄∣dicti respondere, & petijt auxilium de ipso N. Et ideo tibi precipimus, qd' per probos scire fac' praefat̄ N. quod sit &c. ad respondend' praed' R. simul cum praedict̄ I. de praedict̄ placito si voluerit. Et habeas &c.

Dominus Rex mand' Iusticiarijs suis hoc breue suum clausum in haec [unspec G] * 7.24 verba. Edwardus &c. (recitand' totum breue,) tenor praedict' finis vnde in breui praed' fit mentio, (vel sic) Transcript̄ praed' finis, vnde in breui praedict̄ fit mentio, sequitur in haec verba. Haec est finalis cōcordia &c. recitand' & totum &c. Et modo scz. tali die isto eodem termin̄ venit hic* 7.25 in cur̄ A. ex parte praedict' T. & dicit qd' praed' R. mortuus est, & similit̄ qd' praed' W. obijt sine haered' masculo de corpor̄ suo {pro}creat̄, & qd' I. in vnū mess. &c. cum pertin̄, quae sunt parcell' manerij p̄dict', modo in∣gressus est, et ill' tenet contra formam finis praed', Et petit breue Vic' S. dirigend', ad praemuniend' p̄f. I. essendi hic ostens. si quid &c. quare eadē messuag' &c. cum {per}tin̄, quae dictus T. damat inform̄ p̄d', post mortem pred' W. praef. T. consang' & hered' praed' R. remanere non debet iuxta* 7.26 formā finis p̄d', eo qd' pred' W. mortuus est sine haered' mascul' de cor∣pore suo {pro}creato, & ei conceditur returnabil' hic tali die. vel sic, Et per separalia br̄ia, viz. vnum Vicec' dicti com̄ B. aliud Vic' N. tertium Vic' H. dirigend', ad praemuniend' eundem I. essendi hic, ostensur̄ &c.

Praecept̄ fuit vicecom̄, cum quidam finis Ieuasset in cur̄ dn̄i reg. &c. [unspec H] * 7.27 die &c. anno &c. corā &c. Iusticiarijs ipsius progenitoris dn̄i regis nunc de Banco, inter W. & I. vxorem eius querent̄, & I. E. deforc' de vno mes∣suagio &c. cum {per}tinentijs in L. vnde placitum conuencionis summ̄ fu∣isset inter eos in ead' curia, scilicet quod praedictus W. recogn̄ tenemēta praedict' cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius I. vt illa quae idem I. habuisset de dono praed' W. & pro illa recognitione fine et concordia idem I. con∣cessisset* 7.28 p̄dict' W. et I. praedict' ten̄tum cum pertinen̄, & illa eis reddi∣disset in eadem curia, habend' & tenend' eisd' W. et I. & haeredib' ipsius W. de corpore suo procreat̄, de capitalibus dn̄is feodi illius per seruicia quae ad tenementum praedict' pertinerent imperpetuum, & si contin∣gat quod idem W. obiret sine herede de corpore suo procreat̄, tunc post decessum ipsorum W. & I. praed' ten̄ta cum pertinentijs integre remanerent I. filio eiusdem W. & haeredibus de corpore suo procreatis,* 7.29 tenend' de capitalibus dominis feodi illius per seruicia, quae ad praedict' ten̄ta pertinerent imperpetuum. Et si contingat quod idem I. obiret si∣ne* 7.30 haerede de corpore suo procreato, tunc post decessum ipsius I. prae∣dict' tenementa cum pertinentijs integre remanerent rectis haeredibus ipsius W. tenend' de capitalibus dn̄is feodi &c. vt supra: Ac iam ex insi∣nuatione T. consang' et haered' praedict' I. fil' W. acceperat Rex, quod

idem W. mortuus est fine herede de corpore suo procreat̄, & quod p̄d' I. iam obijt, & quod quidem A. ten̄ta praedicta cum pertinentijs, modo ingressus est, & ea tenet contra formam finis praed', Et quia &c. quod p probos &c. Scire facias praefat̄ A. quod esset hic ad hunc diem &c. ostē∣sur̄ si quid &c. quare praed' ten̄ta cum pertinen̄, que ipse tenet in forma praed', post mortem praedict' W. & I. vxor eius praefat̄ T. vt consang' & hered' praedict' I. fil' W. remanere non debēt iuxta formam finis praed', si &c. eo quod praed' W. obijt sine herede de corpore suo exeunt̄ &c. Et modo hic ad hunc diem venit tam praedict' T. per A. atturnatum suum quam praed' A. per S. atturnatum suum, & vicecomes mandauit quod preceperat I. L. balliuo libertatis &c. cui &c. qui eidem vic' sic respōd', quod scire fecit pref. A. essendi hic ad hunc diem, ostensur̄ in forma p̄d', {per} T. & G probos &c. Et super hoc p̄d' T. dicit, quod ipse est consang' & heres praed' I. filij W. viz. fil' I. fil' ipsius I. fil' W. &c. & petit versus pre∣fat̄ A. executionem &c.

Et super hoc, praed' W. H. dicit quod praed' W. frater G. in fine praed' [unspec I] * 7.31 nominat̄, apud S. in com̄ N. quādam E. P. ad ipsam in vxor̄ ducend': ea∣dem que E. ip̄m W. adeum in virū habend', insimul affidarunt, Et post banna inter eos per tres dies festiuos a se distantes in ecclesia &c. publi∣ce proclamat, fuer̄ disponsalia inter eos in facie ecclesiae illius solemnit̄, celebrat̄, infra que disponsalia, ijdem W. & E. habuerunt exit̄ inter se T. apud H. in eodem com̄ N. genitum & natum, Qui quidē T. apud T. in com̄ N. in ecclesia sanct' A. ibidem duxit in vxorem quandam N. ijdē∣que T. & N. post sponsalia inter eos ibid' celebrat̄, habuerunt exit̄ inter eos quendam H. ibid' genitum & natum, ac idem H. apud dictā villam N. in eod' com̄ in p̄d' ecclesia &c. duxit in vxorē quādam I. ijdem{que} H. & I. post sponsalia inter eos ibidē celebrat̄, habuerunt exitum inter eos praedict' W. H. qui nunc sequitur genitum & natum, & sic idem W. H. que nunc sequitur dic', quod ipse est consang' & heres praed' W. fratris G. de corpore ipsius W. fratris G. procreat̄, videlicet fil' praed' H. fil' dicti T. fil' eiusd' W. fratris G. & petit versus p̄d R. S. sen̄ &c. exec' &c.

Praec' fuit vic', cum quidam finis leuasset in curia d••i E. nuper Reg. [unspec K] * 7.32 Angl' &c. in oct' &c. anno &c. coram &c. per breue ipsius nuper Reg. inter S. P. & I. vxo•• eius & S. fil' eorundem S. & I. quer̄, per E. custodem ipsius S. fil' eorundem S. P. & I. ad lucrand', & W. P. personam ecclesiae de T. & I. H. capellan̄ deforc', de duobus messuagijs &c. cum pertin̄ in T. S. & W. vnde placit̄ conuentionis sum̄ fuit inter eos in eadē curia, scz. quod praed' S. P. recogn̄ tenementa praedicta cum pertin̄ esse ius ipsius W. vt illa que ijdem W. & I. tunc habuerunt ex dono praed' S P. & pro eadem recognitione, fine & concordia, ijdem W. & I. concesserr̄ p̄d' S. P. & I. & S. filio eorund' S. & I. praed' tenementa cum pertinen̄, & illa cis reddiderunt in eadem curia, Habend' & tenend' eisd' S. P. & I. & S. filio

eorundem S. & I. & heredibus ipsius S. filij eorūdem S. & I. de corpore suo procreat̄, de capital' dn̄is feodi illius per seruitia que ad praedict' te∣nementa pertinerent imperpetuum, & si contingeret quod idem S. fi∣lius eorundem S. & I. obiret sine herede de corpore suo procreato, tunc post pecessum ipsorum S. & I. & S. filij eorundem S. & I. praedicta ten̄ta cum pertin̄ integre remanerent hered' masculis de corporibus ipsorum S. & I. exeuntibus, tenend' de capital' dn̄is feodi illius per seruitia, que ad praed' ten̄ta pertinerent imperpetuum, & si nullus heres masculus de corporibus ipsorū S. P. & I. foret procreat̄, tunc praed' ten̄ta cum pertin̄ integreremanerent M. sorori p̄d' S. filie praed' S. & I. & hered' de corpo∣re suo procreatis, tenenđ' de capital' dn̄is feodi illius per seruitia que ad p̄d' ten̄ta pertinerent, imperpetuum, & si cōtingeret qd' eadem M. obi∣ret sine hered' de corpore suo procreat̄, tunc post decessū ipsius M. p̄d' ten̄ta cum pertin̄, integre remanerent I. sorori eiusdem M. & hered' de corpore suo procreat̄, tenend' de capital' dn̄is feodi illius {per} seruitia que ad p̄d' ten̄ta {per}tinent im{per}petuum, & si contingeret qd' eadē I. obiret si∣ne herede de corpore suo procreat̄, tūc post decessum ipsius I. p̄d' ten̄ta cum {per}tin̄ integre rem̄ rectis hered' praed' S. P. tenend' de capital' dn̄is feodi illius per seruitia que ad p̄d' ten̄ta pertinerent imperpet̄, ac iam ex insinuatione I. A. consang' & her p̄d' M. de corpore suo procreat̄, acce∣perat Rex, quod p̄d' S. P. & I. mortuisunt sine her̄ masculo de corporib{us} suis procreato, et p̄đ S. silius praeđ S. et I. mortuus est, sine her̄ de corpor̄ suo procreato quodque praeđ M. similiter obijt, & quod quidam R. L.* 7.33 & alij, mes. &c. p̄đ cum pertin̄ modo ingressi sunt, & illa tenent contra form̄ finis praedict̄, et quia &c. scire fac' p̄fat̄ R. L. et al', quod essent hic ad hunc diem scz. a die &c. ostensur̄, si quid &c. quare mes. p̄đ cum per∣tin̄, que ipsi tenent in form̄ praeđ, post mortem praeđ S. P. et I. et S. &c. ac pref. M. prefat̄ I. A. consang' et her̄ ipsius M. de corpore suo procreat̄, rem̄ non debeant iuxta formam finis p̄đ, eo quod praeđ S. P. et I. mortui sunt sine her̄ masculo de corporibus suis procreat̄, et praed' S. filius praeđ S. et I. mortuus est sine hered' de corpore suo procreat̄, si &c. Et modo hic ad hunc diem ven̄ tam praedict̄ I. A. {per} T. B. attorn̄ suum, quam praeđ R. L. et al' per I. K. attorn̄ suum, & vic' mand', quod scire fecit eisdem R. L. & alijs essendi hic ad hunc diem, ostens. in forma praed' per I. C. et a∣lios probos &c. super quo idem I. A. dicit, quod ipse est consang' & her̄ praed' M. de corpore suo procreat̄, videlicet filius I. fil' W. fil' S.. fil' praeđ M. Et pet̄ executionem de tenementis praeđ sibi adiudicare &c. Et prae∣dict̄* 7.34 R. L. et alij dicunt, quod ipsi non possunt dedicer̄ finem praed, nec quin praeđ S. P. per finem illum recogn̄ ten̄ta praedict cum pertinentijs esse ius praedict̄ W. P. vt illa que idem W. ac praed' I. tunc habuerunt de dono praedict̄ S. P. nec quin pro eadem recogn̄▪ fine et concordia, ijdem W. et I. per finem illum concesserunt tenementa illa, tenend' prefat̄ S.

P. et I. S. fil' eorundem S. & I. et illa eis reddiderunt in cadem curia, ha∣bend' & tenend' eisdem S. P. et I. et S. filio eorunđ S. & I. et her̄ ipsius S. fil' eorundem S. et I. de corpore suo procreat̄, Ita quod si contingeret, quod idem S. fil' eorūdem S. et I. obiret sine heređ de corpore suo pro∣creat̄, tunc post decessum ipsorum S. P. et I. et S. fil' eorundem S. et I. pre∣dict̄ tenementa cum pertinentijs integre remaner̄ heređ mascul' de cor∣poribus ipsorum S. P. et I. exeunt̄, et si nullus heres masculus de corpori∣bus ipsorum S. P. et I. foret procreat̄, tunc ten̄ta praeđ cum pertinentijs integre remanerent praefat̄ M. sorori p̄đ S. fil' praedict̄ S. P. et I. & heređ de corpore suo procreat̄, nec quin praedict̄ S. P. et I. mortui sunt sine he∣rede masculo de corporibus suis procreat̄, nec quin praedict̄ S. fil' prae∣dict̄ S. P. et I. mortuus est sine herede de corpore suo procreat̄, nec quin praedict̄ M. similiter mortua est, nec quin praedict̄ I. A. est con∣sang et heređ praeđ M. in forma qua idem I. A. superius supponitur, sed omnia & singula premissa bene concedunt, Ideo cons. est quod* 7.35 praeđ I. A. habeat executionem versus praedict̄ R. L. et al' de tenement̄ praeđ cum pertinen̄ &c.

Et modo hic ad hunc diem venit tam praedict' E. in propria persona [unspec L] * 7.36 sua, quam praeđ T. B. per W. atturnatum suum, Et vic' manđ quod sci∣re fecit &c. Et super hoc praedict̄ E. dicit, quod ipse est consang. & heres praedict̄ E. videlicet fil' R. fil' I. fil' A. fil' W. fratris R. patris ipsius* 7.37 E. & petit versus pref. T. B. execuc' &c. Et praedict̄ T. dicit, quod praeđ E. executionem &c. virtute finis praeđ versus eum habere non debet,* 7.38 quia dicit quod quidam R. pater ipsius R. patris E. quandam I. R. ade∣am in vxor̄ ducenđ, ac eadem I. ipsum R. ad cum in virum capienđ, a∣pud R. in comitatu N. adinuicem affidarunt, Et post modum bannis in∣ter ipsos per tres dies festiuos a se distantes in Ecclesia parochiali de R. sole mniter proclam̄, ceterisque concurrent̄ in ea parte canonice requi∣sitis, sponsalia inter eosdem R. et I. in facie Ecclesie ciusdem fuerunt le∣gittime ac solemniter celebrat̄, infra que sponsalia ijdem R. et I. apud R. praedict̄ habuerunt exitum inter eos ibidem genitum & natum pre∣dict' R. patrem praedict̄ E. ac quendam S. medium, & post ipsius S. natiuitatem, praedict̄ W. in fine praedict̄ nominat̄, ipso W. iumore, cui praedict̄ E. sefacit consang. etheređ, et praedict̄ R. pater R. et I. po∣stea obier̄, et praedict̄ R. fil' R. fil' R. habuit exitum ibidem praedict̄ E. & obijt, ipsaque E. postea obijt sine herede de corpore suo exeun∣te, dicto W. E. viro suo in dicto fine nominato ipsam superuiuente, et ipse W. postea obijt, post cuius mortem praedict̄ T. & M. in prae∣dictum messuag. &c. in praedict̄ villis de E. et M. intrauerunt vt in re∣manere suo p̄đ, et inde scisit̄ fuerunt in dn̄ico suo vt de feođ talliato vir∣tute finis p̄đ, & obierunt sine he•• de corporibus suis exeunt̄, post quo∣rū mortē, quidam I. R. vt consang' et heres praeđ E. viz. fil' S. fratris R.

patris praedict' E. in ten̄t̄ illa cum pertinen̄ intrauit, & inde fuit seisitus in dn̄ico suo vt de feodo virtute finis praed', cuius quidè I. R. statum p̄d' T. B. modo habet in eisdē, Et hoc &c. vnde pet̄ &c. si execuc' &c.

Et praed' E. dicit, qd' ipse ab executione mess. &c. in praed' villis de E. [unspec M] * 7.39 & M. versus p̄f. T. hēd', peraliqua p̄allegata, excludi nō debet, Quia dic' qd' diuante p̄d' sponsaliaint̄ p̄f. R. patrem R. & I. R. vxor̄ eius celebra∣ta, idem R. pater ipsius R. ipsam I. ad eam in vxorem ducend' ac eadem Lipsum R. ad ipsum in virum capiend' apud M. in praed' comitatu B. ad∣inuicem affidarunt, ac concurrentibus omnibus & singulis de iure in ea parte canonice requisit̄, sponsalia inter ipos R. & I. in facie ecclesie &c. fuerunt solemnit̄ ac legitime celebrata, infra que sponsalia, praedict' R. pater R. & I. vxoris e••us apud praedictam villam de M. habuerunt exitū inter se, viz. patrem praedict' E. et praed' W. in fine praedicto nominatū filium suum medium, cui p̄d' E. se facit consang' & her̄ & p̄d' S. filium suum iuniorem, Absque hoc quod praed' S. fuit filius praed' R. patris R. & I. vxor̄ eius senior̄ praed' W. prout praed' T. B. superius allegauit, Et hoc &c. vnde pet̄ iudicium et execucion̄ &c. Et praed' T. B. dicit quod p̄∣dict' S. fuit filius praed' R. patris R. & I. vxoris ei{us} senior̄ pref. W. in forma qua ipse superius allegauit, Et de hoc &c. Et praedictus E. similiter, & quia Iustic' hic nondum auisantur, an dictus exitus placiti predicti tri∣ari debet per homines de visu de M. in dicto comitatu E. vel per homi∣nes* 7.40 de visu de R. in dicto comitatu W. aut per homines de vno visu & alio, dies datus est partibus praedict' ad audiend' iudicium suum, hic in Octabis Hill' &c.

Et super hoc praedict' W. L. dicit quod ipse est consang' et heres prae∣dict' [unspec N] * 7.41 M. videlicet fil' I. fil' I. fil' I. fil' ipsius M. geniti et nati apud T. in comitatu N. inter I. L. de T. quondam virum praedictae M. et ipsam M. post sponsalia inter eos ibid' celebrata, et petit versus prefat̄ W. et A. ex∣ecuc' &c. Et p̄d' W. et A. non cogn̄ aliqua in breui p̄d' per praed' W. L. preallagata contenta, ac protestando qd' ipsi ad genitur̄ et natiuitat̄ p̄d' I. fil' M. tam suspecta extra modum & tempus superius allegat̄ necesse non habent̄ nec per legem terre tenentur m̄dere, protestand' e••••am qd' p̄d' M. primo cepit in virum quend' I. L. de M. qui quid' I. & M. habue∣runt exitum inter eos quend' I. idem{que} I. postea obijt sine ••her̄ masc' de corpore suo et corpore p̄d' M. procreat̄ pro plac' dic' quod praedict' W. vt consang' & her̄ p̄d' M. execuc' p̄đ manerij de W. cum pertinen̄, vnde &c. virtut̄ finis praedict̄ versus eos habere non debet, quia dicit, quod diu post mortem p̄đ I. L. de M. et ante aliqua sponsalia inter praeđ I. L. de T et M. habit̄ seu celebrat̄, tam I. de H. pref. M. ad ipsam in vxor̄, quam eađ M. ad ipsum I. ad eum in virum habend', apud C. in com̄ S. in simul affi∣darunt, ibidemque post banna inter eos in eccl' &c. {per} tres dies festious a se distant̄ solemnit̄ proclamat̄, fuerunt desponsalia inter ipsos I. de H.

& M. in facie eiusdem ecclesie celebrat̄, & ipsi ibidem legitimo matri∣monio copulati, infraque desponsalia tota vita ipsius I. de H. ibidem cō∣tinuata, & ante aliqua sponsalia inter prefat̄ I. L. de T. & M. habit̄ seu ce∣lebrat̄, praed' I. de H. & M. habuerunt exit̄ inter eos quendam N. apud C. praed' genitum & natum, & finis praed' in forma praed' leuauit, & p̄d' A. que fuit vxor W. postea obijt, post cuius mortem praed' I. de H. & M. fuerunt seisiti de praedicto manerio de W. cum pertinentijs in domini∣co suo vt de feodo talliato, feodo & iure simplici in persona ipsius M. quiescente virtute ipsius finis praed', & de tali statu inde obierunt sesit̄, & de ipsis I. de H. & M. descend' idem manerium de W. cum pertinentijs eidem N. vt fil' & hered' ipsorum I. & M. Qui quidem N. in ma∣nerium illud cum pertinentijs intrauit, & inde fuit seisitus in domi∣nico suo vt de feodo talliato feodo & iure simplici inde in persona ipsius N. vt fil' & hered' ipsius M. quiescent̄ per formam finis praedicti, & habuit exit̄ quend' H. apud C. praed' genitum, & obijt, & de ipso N. descend' praedict' manerium de W. cum pertinentijs vnde &c. eid' H. vt fil' & hered' eiusdem N. qui quidem H. in manerium illud cum pertin̄ intrauit, & indefuit seisitus in dominico suo vt de feodo talliato, feodo & iure simplici inde in persona ipsius H. quiescente per formam finis prae∣dicti, & sic inde seisitus feoffauit quosdam I. & E. &c. de eodem manerio cum pertinentijs, habend' eis & hered' suis imperpetuum, virtute cuius &c. in feod', quorum quid' I. &c. statum praed' W. & A. modo habent in eodem manerio &c. & hoc &c. vnde petit iudicium si praedict' W. L. executionem eiusd' manerij de W. cum pertinentijs virtute finis praed' versus eos habere debeat &c. Et praed' W. L. non cogn̄ aliqua per praef. W. & A. preallegat̄ esse vera, immo minus vera & imaginata, & protestā∣do etiam quod genitur̄ & natiuitas praedict' I. L. fil' M. per ipsum W. L. ••n dicta declarac' sua de consanguinitate quo modo est consang' & he∣res ipsius M. contenta, sunt & fuerunt vere & legitime & non suspectiue allegata, prout per diuersa recordat̄ tam in cancellar̄ coram & Cancella∣rio: & in Scaccario coram Baronibus, quam in Thes. domini Regis inter recorda de placit̄ armorum coram nuper Constabulario Ang' tentis re∣siden̄▪ necnon & per quam plura euidentia, munimenta, vera, iusta & suf∣ficien̄, ac pro talibus in lege approabata & confirmata plene liquet. Pro placito dic', quod ipse ab executione dictimanerij de W. cum pertinen̄ virtute finis praedict' habend', per aliqua per praedict' W. & A. inde pre∣allegat̄, excludi non debet, quia dicit quod praedict' I. L. de M. & praed' I. L. de T. fuerunt vna & eadem persona & non diuerse persone, & quod idem I. tota vita sua, tam per nomen I. L. de T▪ quam per nomen I. L. de M. nominatus & cognitus fuit, quodque dicta sponsalia inter prefat̄ I. L de T. & M. concurrentibus prius, que in ea parte de iure canonice requi∣re bant̄, apud praedict' villam de T. in facie ecclesie parochialis eisudem

ville fuer̄ solemniter celebrata, infra que sponsalia ijdem I. L. & M. ha∣buer̄ exitum inter se praed' I. L. fil' & her̄ praed' M. ibidem genitum & natum, in forma qua praedict' I. L. per dictam declarac' consang' prae∣dict' supponitur, que quidem sponsalia inter ipsos I. L. & T. M. sic cele∣brat̄, ibidem continuat fuer̄ tota vita eiusdem I. & post mortem eiusdē I. praedict' M. cepit in virum praed' I. de H. absque hoc quod praedict' desponsalia inter praefat̄ I. de H. & M. per praed' W. & A. preallegat̄ ha∣bita seu celebrata fuerunt ante dicta sponsalia inter praedict' I. L. de T. & M. celebrat̄ prout ijdem W. & A. superius allegarunt, & hoc &c. vn∣de petitiudicium si executionem &c. Et praedicti W. & A. dicunt, quod praedicta desponsalia inter praedict' I. de H. & M. per praedict' W. & A. preallegata, habita & celebrata fuerunt ante dicta desponsalia int̄ prae∣dict' I. L. de T. & M. celebrata in forma qua ijdem W. & A. superius al∣legarūt, & de hoc pon̄ &c. Et praed' W. similiter, Ideo praec' est tam vic' N. quam vic' S. quod &c.

Et praed' P. dic', quod praed' W. execuc' versus eum habere non de∣bet, [unspec O] * 7.42 quia dicit quod, vbi praed' W. per breue suum praedict' supponit & asserit se fuisse filium & heredem praed' T. idem W. natus fuit extra om∣nia sponsalia, & hoc paratus est verificare, vnde petit iudicium si prae∣dict' W. vt filius & heres praed' T. seu alterius cuiuscunque &c. versus eum habere debeat &c. Et praedict' W. dicit quod praedict' T. pater suus habuit quandam vxorem sibi despōsat̄ A. nomine, de qua ipse natus fuit infra sponsalia inter eos T. & A. celebrata, & hoc paratus est verificare, vnde petit iudicium si &c. & executionem sibi adiudicari &c. Et prae∣dict' P. dicit, vt prius, quod praedict' W. natus fuit extra omnimoda sponsalia, & non infra sponsalia praedict', prout praedict' W. superius al∣legauit, Et de hoc pon̄ se super patriam. Et praedict' W. similiter, Ideo duodecim &c.

Et praedict' I. P. & A. non cogn̄ quod ipsi, que fuerunt partes fini pre∣dict', [unspec P] nec aliquis eorum vnquam aliquid habuerunt vel habuit in ten̄tis & aduocac' in praedict' fine content̄, dic' quod praefat̄ E. vt filius & he∣res praedict' W. execuc'de ten̄t̄ & aduocation̄ versus ••os habere non de∣bet, Quia dicit quod idem W. cap it in vxor̄ quendam M. que quidem M. desponsate fuit eidē W. apud E. in com̄ S. & ibidem desponsalia in∣ter eos celebrata fuerūt, & dicit quod idem E. natus fuit apud C. in com̄ S. ante desponsalia, Et hoc parati sunt verificare per patriam de praedict' com̄ S. & qualiter curia hic cons. vnde petit iudicium siidem E. execuc'* 7.43 de ten̄ & aduocatione praed', vt fil' & her̄ praed' E. in hac parte versus eos habere debeat &c. Et praed' E. non cognaliqua per praed' I. P. & A. su∣perius allegat̄, di••' quod ipse per aliqua p̄allegat̄ ab executione de tent̄ & aduocac' praed' virtute finis praed' precludi siue repelli non debet, qui•• dicit quod praed' W. pater ipsius E. cepit in vxor̄ praed' M. viz. apud M. in

dicto com̄ E. & ibid' desponsalia inter eos modo legitimo & secundum forum ecclesiasticum celebrat̄ fuerunt, et dicit quod ipse ibid' infra des∣ponsalia illa inter ipsos W. & M. celebrata natus fuit & procreat̄, & hoc &c. per patriam de praed' com̄ E. & qualiter cur̄ hic cons. vnde pet̄ iudi∣cium & execuc' &c. Et praed' I. P. &c. dic' quod praed' E. natus ••uit apud C. in praed' com̄ S. ante desponsalia inter praed' W. & M. celebrat̄, & hoc vt{us} pri parati sunt verificare per patriam, & qualiter cur hic cons. &c. Et praed' E. dicit quod ipse natus fuit & procreatus fuit infra desponsalia in∣ter praed' W. et M. celebrata, videlicet apud M. in predict' com̄ E. & hoc vt prius paratus est verificare per patriam de pred▪ com̄ E. & qualitercū∣que cu•• hic cons. & quia videtur curie hic quod exitus placiti praed' per homines de vtroque comitatu pred' tr••ari debet, Ideo prec' est vtrisque* 7.44 vicecom̄ com̄ pred' quod vterque eorum venire facīat hic tali die, duo∣decimo &c. per quos &c.

Rex Io. ead' gratia L. episcopo, salut̄, cum I. M. filius P. fratris G. B. in* 7.45 cur̄ nostram nobis {per} quodd' breue n••um de sci, fac. quosdam I. A. & P. G. de quodam mess. cum pertin̄ in F. implicauerit, ipsi{que} I. A. & P. iux∣ta debit̄ premunic' virtute dictio breuis nostri sibi fact̄, coram nobis cō∣parentes allegauerunt ipsum I. fore bastard', hoc pretendendo verificare, & quia huiusmodi cause cognitio ad forum mere spectat ecclesiastic' vobis mandamus, quod vocat̄ coram vobis, quos in ea parte fore vide∣rit̄ euocand', diligent̄ inde faciat̄ inquisitionem, & plenariam veritatem inde per literas vestras sub sigillo vestro sigillat̄ nobis in oct' &c. vbicū∣que tunc fuerimus in Angl', reddat̄ certiores in hoc breue nobis tunc remittentes. Teste &c.

Et modo hic ad hunc diem venit tam praed' I. B. per B. atturn̄ suū, quā [unspec P] * 7.46 predictus I. H. in propria {per}sona sua, & vic' mand' qd' scire fecer̄ eidē I. H. essendi hic ad hunc diem &c. ostensur̄ in form̄ p̄d' per N. B. &c. pro∣bos* 7.47 &c. & super hoc p̄d' I. E. petit versus praed' I. H. executionem &c. Et praed' I. H. dic' quod p̄d' I. B. execuc' de mess▪ p̄d' cum {per}tin̄ virtute finis praed' versus eum habere non debet, quia dicit quod ead' I. fuit seisita de eisdem mess. cum {per}tin̄ in dn̄ico suo vt de feodo talliato virtute finis illius, cui{us} quid' I. statū praed' I. H. modo habet in messuagijs illis cum {per}tin̄, & sic dicit quod finis praed' executus fuit in persona praed' I. {per} sei∣sinam suam virtute finis illius, & hoc paratus est verificare, vnde petit iu∣dicium si p̄d' I. B. execuc' mess. p̄d' cum {per}tin̄ virtute finis praed' in form̄ p̄d' executi in hoc casu versus eū habere debeat &c. & p̄d' I. B. dicit qd' qd' ipse ab execuc' mess. p̄d' cum {per}tin̄ versus pref. I. H. habenđ {per} aliqua p̄allagata excludi non debet. Quia dicit quod praed' I. non fuit seisita de praed mess. cum {per}tin̄ virtute finis praed', in forma qua pređ I. H. superi∣us allegauit, & hoc pet̄ quod inquirat̄ per patriam, & pred' I. H. simili∣ter, Ideo xij. &c.

Et praedict' T. R. quoad octo acr̄ bosci cum pertinentijs in praed' vil∣la [unspec Q] de H. vnde executio modo secuta est versus eum, dicit quod praedict' R. et H. qui fuerunt partes fini praed', tempore leuationis eiusd' finis, an∣te, seu, post, nihil habuerunt in eodem bosco cum pertinentijs vnde &c. vt de libero tenemento, immo quedam I. M. tunc fuit inde seisita in do∣minico suo vt defeodo, cuius quid I. statum inde, praedict' T. R. modo habet, & die impetrac' praedict' breuis de Scirefacias habuit in bosco il∣lo cum pertinentijs, & hoc paratus est verificare, vnde petit iudicium si praed' P. fil' P. executionem earund' octo acrarum bosci cum pertinen∣tijs virtute finis praedict' in hoc casu vers. eum habere debeat &c. Et quoad praed' centum solidatos redditus cum pertinentijs in eadem villa de H. vnde executio similiter modo secuta est, idem T. vlterius dicit, qd' ipse non est inde tenens preceptor neque deforc' redditus illius cum per∣tinentijs, neque tenens tenementorum, vnde idem redditus cum pertin̄ prouen̄, vt de libero ten̄to, nec fuit die impetrac' pred' breuis de Scire fa∣cias aut vnquam postea, Et hoc paratus est verificare, vnde quoad reddit̄ illum cu pertin̄, pe•• iudiciū de breui &c. et praed' P. fil' P. quoad dictū redditum centum solid', dicit quod die impetrationis breuis sui de Scire facias, scilicet die &c. anno &c. praedict' T. R. fuit tenens vt de libero te∣nemento de viginti acris terre cum pertinentijs in praedicta villa de H. vnde redditus ille cum pertinentijs prouenit, Et dicit q••od idem T. tunc fuit deforc' eiusdem redditus cum pertinentijs vt de libero tenemento, prout per idem breue supponitur: Et petit suo periculo executionem eiusdem redditus cum pertinentijs versus eum adiudicari &c. Ideo &c. quoad redditum illum cum pertinentijs, cons. est quod praedict̄ P. filius P. habeat inde executionem suo periculo versus prefat̄ T. R. virtute finis praedict' &c. Et quoad praedict' octo acras bosci cum pertin̄, vnde &c. idem P. fil' P. dicit, quod tempore leuationis finis praedict', praed' T. & G. qui fuerunt partes fini illi, fuerunt seisiti de eod' bosco cum pertinen∣tijs vnde &c. in dn̄ico suo vt defeodo &c, prout per ••undem finem sup∣ponitur, Et hoc petit quod inquirat̄ per patriam et p̄d' T. R. similit', Ideo quoad hunc exitum xij. &c.

Scias quod cons. est in curia nr̄a &c. quod P. B. filius et heres P. B. ha∣beat [unspec R] executionem versus T. R. de centum solid' redditus cum pertin̄ in H. virtute cuiusd' finis icde leuat̄ in curia domini E. quondam Regis &c. apud W. in oct' &c. anno &c. coram W. B. et socijs suis tunc Iusticiarijs eiusdem &c. de Banco, inter R. &c. quer̄ et T. P. et B. vxorē eius deforc', de redditu praed' cum pertinen̄, ac de alijs terris et ten̄tis in eodem fine contentis per defalt̄ &c. Et ideo tibi precipimus, quod eidem P. de red∣dit̄ praed' cum pertin̄ sine dilatione plenar̄ executionem et seisinam ha∣bere facias T. &c.

Scias quod cons. est in cur̄ &c. quod R. filius et heres R. habeat seisi∣nam [unspec S]

& execuc' versus R. D. de manerio de A. cum pertinen̄ in com̄ tuo* 7.48 per defalt̄ praedict' R. virtute note cuiusdam finis nuper leuati in cu∣ria praedict̄ R. nuper Regis &c. apud W. a die &c. anno &c. coram R. B. & socijs suis Iusticiarijs praedict' nuper Regis de banco, et postea in oct. &c. anno &c. ibidem concess. et recordat̄ coram eisdem Iusti∣ciarijs & alijs eiusdem nuper regis fidelibus tunc ibi praesentibus, in∣ter R. de A. &c. quer̄, & I. de S. & E. vxor̄ eius deforciant̄, de manerijs de O. et R. cum pertinentijs in com̄ N. et de praedict' manerio de A. in comitat̄ tuo, & ideo tibi praecipimus, quod eidem R. fil' R. de praedict' manerio de A. cum pertinen̄ sine dilatione plenar̄ seisinam et executio∣nem habere facias T. &c.

Postea die et loco &c. venit R. W. infranominat̄ in propria person̄* 7.49 sua, et W. N. infranominat̄ solemniter exactus non venit, sed I. vxor eiusd' W. infranominat̄ in propria persona sua venit, et dicit quod ma∣neria infra specificat̄ sunt ius ipsius I. et quod ipsa parata est ostendere, quod praedict̄ R. W. executionem de manerijs illis virtute finis infra∣script̄ habere non debet, vnde ex quo venit ante iudicium redd' parata praefat̄ R. inde responder̄ & ius suum defender̄, pet̄ quod ipsa per de∣falt. praef. W. viri sui non amittat inde ius suum, sed quod admittatur in∣de ad defensionem iuris ipsius I. Ideo &c.

Certaine cases of the nature and forme of a Sci. Fa. vpon a fine.

ANd a Scire fac. to execute a fine, must agree with the fine, and then [unspec A] * 7.50 it is not materiall, if one thing be twise demaunded thereby, as a maner and a hundred parcell of the same maner, 27. H. 8. 2.

A Scire facias may be sued vpō the note of the fine, before it be ingros∣sed [unspec B] * 7.51 by the Cirographer, 22. H. 6. 13.

But of a fine leuied before time of memory, a man shal not haue exe∣cution [unspec C] * 7.52 by Scire facias, 1. E. 4. 6. Contr̄ 16. H. 7. 9.

Where a fine executory is leuied of a Seigniory, if the land escheat, [unspec D] * 7.53 or the tenant be foriudged &c. the Cognizee shall haue a Scire facias of the land in lieu of the seruices, 48. E. 3. 11.

A Mittimus maketh no mention whether the fine be ingrossed or no, [unspec E] but, cum quidam finis leuasset &c. 22. H. 6. 13.

If a fine be leuied to A. in taile, the remainder to B. in taile, the re∣mainder [unspec F] to C. in fee: And the record is sent into the Chauncerie, and the first tenant in taile dyeth without issue, and the record commeth backe into the Bench by Mittimus, at the suit of him in the first remain∣der, and thereupon he had a Scire facias to execute the fine, & died with∣out issue before execution had, he in the remainder in fee shall not here∣upon haue a Scire facias, without a new cōmaundement, because the re∣cord was once out of the Court, & came againe at the suit of him in the

first remainder, vnto whom he in the remainder in fee is an estranger, yet thissue of him, which remoued the record in this cause, might haue a Scire facias, without any new commaundement, because he is priuie, 14. H. 7. 16. 9. E. 4. 15. 11. E. 4. 13.

If two sue a Scire fac' to execute a fine, & the one dieth, the sur••••or [unspec G] shal haue a Scire fac' without any new commaundement, 1. E. 4. 13.

But if diuers persons, as heires vnto A. B. pray a Scire fac' it is not [unspec H] grauntable, vntill they haue sued seueral writs to the Iustices of the bench, cōmaunding them to make execution, 11. E. 4. 13. T. 21. E. 4.

In a Scire facias to execute a fine, as cosin and heire to him in the re∣mainder [unspec I] * 7.54 or reuersion, after the death of the particuler tenant, the plain∣tife needeth not to shew how cosin and heire, so long as the plea hath continuance by Idem dies &c. giuen to the tenant, nor at his appea∣rance, nor vntill the plaintife pray execution: And then the coment cosin & heire, is to be entred thus in the Roll onely: Et praedictus I. dicit quod ipse est consanguineus & haeres I. W. videlicet, filius & hae∣res T. W. fratris & haeredis eiusdem I. W. 33. H. 6. 54. 41. E. 3. 13. & 24. 8. H. 4. 31.

In Scire facias by him in the remainder vpon an estate tayle vers A. [unspec K] * 7.55 B. supposing the donee to be dead without issue, if A. B. plead that he is issue to the donee, and the plaintife replieth that he is a bastard, it is a good replication, 40. E. 3. 16.

Scire facias vpon a fine leuied to T. R. and W. and to the heires of [unspec L] * 7.56 the bodie of R. the remainder to the right heires of the said W. T. died, and R. died without issue, and W. suruiued and died, his heires need no Scire facias to execute this fine, because it is executed in his life, by the vnion of the fee and franktenement in W. 40. E. 3. 20. And so if a fine be leuied to baron & feme, and to W. and his heires, & he dieth, and then the baron and feme do die, the fine is executed for one moitie in the life of W. Fitz h. Scire fac' 19. 42. E. 3. 9. 24. E. 3. 57.

Tenant for life in Scire facias had ayde of him in remainder, 41. E. 3. [unspec M] * 7.57 fol. 16. and 20. 22. E. 3. 12.

In Formedon in Reuerter or Remainder, the demandant must mē∣cion [unspec N] * 7.58 the death of euery one, which had estate and suruiued his aunce∣ster. But not so in a Scire facias sur fine, 42. E. 3. 19.

If the plaintife haue seuerall estates created by one fine, needeth but [unspec O] * 7.59 one writ of Scire fac'. 43. E. 3. 11. though it be of seuerall things against seuerall tenants, 11. H. 4. 15. 21. E. 3. 14. 24. B. 3. 25.

If in a Scire facias the Shirife cetorne the partie summoned, and he [unspec P] * 7.60 appeare not, execution shall be awarded, 43. E. 3. 13. ••

If a fine sur cognizance de droit come ceo &c. be leuied of a reuer∣sion [unspec Q] * 7.61 by the name of the land, it is not executory, 43. E. 3. 15.

If the seruices escheat after a fine leuied of the seigniory, the Cogni∣zee [unspec R] * 7.62 shall haue execution of the land escheated, 48. E. 3. 11.

A Scire fac' lieth sometimes of things not comprised in the writ: as [unspec S] * 7.63 if in a fine sur releas, the Cognizee render rent in taile, 49. E. 3. 8.

If land be giuen by fine for life, the remainder to baron & feme in [unspec T] * 7.64 tayle, & the baron dieth, & then the tenant for life dieth, and the feme en∣treth, the fine is execute, so as their issue needeth no Sci. fac' 49. E. 3. 12.

Scire facias lieth for the donor in taile against any that abateth after [unspec V] * 7.65 the death of the donee in taile by fine without issue, 22. E. 3. 12.

Vpon general Nontenure pleaded, the plaintife may take executiō at [unspec W] * 7.66 his peril: But special Nontenure seemeth a good plea, 7. H. 6. 25.

A man shall not haue execution vpon nihil retorned, because the te∣nant [unspec X] * 7.67 may be summoned in the land demaunded, 24. E. 3. 25.

If a fine be leuied to husband and wife in taile, the remainder to his [unspec Y] * 7.68 right heires, & they hauing issue, the husband dieth, the wife hath issue by another husband and dieth, thissue by the first husband, entreth and dieth without issue and his next heire entreth as into the remainder in fee, against whom the issue by the second husband bringeth a Scire fac', and recouereth, by reason that the fee could neuer execute in possession, in thelder brother, during the state tailly, 24. E. 3. 30. & 62.

Feoffement with warranty from the plaintifes auncestor is a good [unspec Z] * 7.69 plea in Scire facias vpon a fine, 22. H. 6. 39.

The heire shall haue his age in Scire fac' Contr̄ Westm̄ 2. cap. 45. [unspec &] 24. E. 3. 29. & 60.

What fines with proclamations barre not thissue in taile.

NO fine leuied by tenant in taile barreth his issue maintenant, but [unspec A] * 7.70 where the tenant in taile is cognizor, as if tenant in tayle bring a writ of Couenant against an Estranger, and recognize the land to be the right of the tenant in taile, as that which he hath of his gifte &c. and the tenant in taile graunt and render the land to the cognizor for yeares, yeelding rent &c. & die, this fine is void against thissue in taile. M. 10. & 11. Eliz. Dyer f. 279. p. 7. 36. H. 8. Br. fines 118.

A fine with proclamation leuied by tenant in taile, the reuercion or [unspec B] remainder being in the king, bindeth not thissue in tayle, as it seemeth. Br. fines. 121. But if such lands weare entailed by the king, such fine barreth not thissue in tayle. 32. H. 8. ca. 36.

If an Estr̄ leuie a fine to tenant in taile sur cognizanee de droit [unspec C] come ceo que il ad de son done, and he render to him a rent in fee, and die after proclamation, yet thissue in taile may auoid it, for he is remit∣ted, and the rent is another thing then the land. 15. Eliz. Plo. fol. 435. b. per Thornton.

If tenant in tayle of an aduowson, graunt and rendre by fine the no∣mination [unspec D] of the Clerke, it is void. 15. Eliz. Pl. f. 435. b. {per} Thornton.

If tenant in taile of a rent disseise the tenant of the land, and leuie a [unspec E] fine with proclamacion of the land, thissue in taile is not barred for the rent, because the fine was not leuied of the rent but of the land, per Thornton, and granted 15. Eliz. Plo. f. 435. b.

If tenant in taile graunt a rent by fine, his issue may auoid it. 15. [unspec F] Eliz. Plow. 436. 14. ass. p. 4.

What time after a fine leuied, and proclamation made, any man hath to enter or claime by action, or otherwise, & who are ther∣by barred forthwith, and who not.

Hetherto of the formes and execucion of fines, now let see how they may be auoided.

TO know what time, {per}sons, that haue cause to enter or claime, may [unspec A] * 7.71 enter or claime, after a fine leuied, many things are to be weyed: for some {per}sons haue more time, & some lesse: for the discussing of which question, we must not onely consider the qualitie of the persons, which should claime or enter, but also the qualitie of their rights and estates: And the parsons be either such, as are void of impediments, or such as haue impediments: And the same be either parties, or, priuies to the fine, or, estrangers to the same. And againe, they haue either present right, or, future right: And vnto those which haue future right, such haue the same, either wholly after the fine, or, partly before, and partly after: And some of them, haue, but one title, and some diuerse: And, o∣thers haue no right to the tenements comprised in the fine, but to some things therein, or, issuing out of the same.

Parties to fines, void of impediments at the time of the leuying of [unspec B] * 7.72 the same, and their heires, are thereby barred presently, & haue no time at all, to auoid the same, by entree, or claime, 1. R. 3. ca. 7. 4. H. 7. c. 24. whether they be persons, hauing naturall capacities, or, ciuill.

If they be such ciuill bodies, or, corporations, as haue in themselues [unspec C] absolute estate and authoritie of their possessions, so as they may main∣taine a writ of Right thereof, as, Maior and Comminaltie, Deane and Chapter, Colledges, societies corporate, & such like, & their successors, are barred by fines presently. Plow. 338. a. T. 20. Eliz.

But, Deanes, Bishops, Priors, Abbots, Masters of Hospitals, Par∣sons, [unspec D] Uicars, Prebendaries, Chauntrie Priestes, and such like, which may not haue a writ of Right, but either a Iuris vtrum, Fitzh. Nat. fol. 48. r. or, sine assensu capituli: Fitz. Nat. fol. 118. i. are not barred by such fines if the patron and ordinarie ioine not with them. Plow. 538. a 20. Eliz. 375. b. 11. Eliz.

How priuies in bloud, are bound in fines.

ANd by the same statuts 1. R. 3. c. 7. 4. H. 7. c. 24. Priuies in bloud, [unspec A] * 7.73 as heires of the cognizours, claiming by the same title, that their ancester had, that leuied the fine, be barred presently thereby, whether they be void of impedimēts, or no. As if lands of Socage tenure, be gi∣uen to baron & feme, in special taile, the remainder to the right heirs of the baron in fee, & the baron sole leuieth a fine with proclamatiō to his owne vse in fee, & after deuiseth the same lands to A. in fee, & hath issue, & then the baron & feme die, thissue in taile is barred, because he can not otherwise conuey himselfe to the title and discent in taile, then as heire of the bodie doth of his father and mother. Tr. 18. Eliz. Dyerf. 251. p. 24. 9. H. 8. Dier f. 3. p. 6. 32. H. 8. Br. Fines 109.

So if husband & wife, tenants in speciall taile, haue issue, & the wife [unspec B] * 7.74 die, & the husbād marrie an other wife & haue issue, & leuie a fine sur cog∣nizance de droit come ceo &c. and by the same fine take estate in spe∣cial taile, the remainder ouer &c. & die, thissue by the first wife, is barred, because he is priuie in bloud, the cōtinuance of the possession in the hus∣band notwithstanding, 32. E. 3. Dyer pla. 16. Eliz. f. 334. p. 31. & 32.

But if my fathers brother disseise him, and leuie a fine with procla∣mation, [unspec C] & my father and my vncle within fiue yeares after proclamatiō die, yet may I auoid it by entre, at any time before thend of the said fiue yeares, not withstanding that I am priuie in bloud vnto mine vncle, for that my title to the land groweth by my father, and not as heire vnto mine vncle, P. 19. H. 8. Dyer fol. 3. p. 2.

Neuerthelesse, if my father disseise my graund father of an estate in [unspec D] * 7.75 fee, and thereof leuie a fine with proclamation, & first my graundfather, and then my father die, I am now barred, as priuie, because I cannot otherwise conuey my selfe to the lands, then as their vnto my father the Cognizor, P. 19. H. 8. Dyer fol. 3. p. 3.

Of Estraungers hauing present right, and no impediment.

BUt Estraungers to fines (which be all persons not parties nor pri∣uies) [unspec A] * 7.76 and being void of impediments naturall & legall, hauing pre∣sent right to the lands in the fine, haue onely fiue yeares after procla∣mations, to enter & claime their right, 1. R. 3. ca. 7. 4. H. 7. ca. 24.

As if one haue a Remainder, or a Reuersion, depending vpon an [unspec B] * 7.77 estate for yeares, or by statute Staple, statute Marchant, or Elegit, and the termor be disseised, and a fine leuied &c. and fiue yeares passed, they be all barred thereby: for that these Termors might presently haue entred, & he in the Reuersiō or Remainder for such disseisin might haue had an Assise: So that Statute 4. H. 7. ca. 24. seemeth to barre the termors through negligence, by this woord interest, which compre∣hendeth a terme. Plow. fol. 374. a.

And if a tenant in taile be disseised, and a fine leuied with proclama∣tion, [unspec C] and fiue yeares past, and the tenant in taile dieth, thissue in tayle is bound for euer, per Dyer and Catlyn, for the right was present to the tenant in taile at the time of the fine leuied, and he can not claime, but by the same title, which his father had, which was barred in his life time, Plow. fol. 374. a. Dyer fol. 3. p. 6. 19. H. 8. 7. The like it is of the laches of him in the remainder or reuersion, for it barreth him and his heires, Plow. fol: 374. a. Dyer fo. 3. p. 6.

Of Estrangers hauing present Right and impediments.

BUt estraungers to fines, pestered with impediments, of Infancy, [unspec A] * 7.78 couerture, madnes, ideocy, lunacy, imprisonment, or absence out of the Realme at the leuying of fines, and hauing then present right, or interest, haue yet libertie fiue yeares, after such infirmitie remoued, to make entrie, or claime, &c. 1. R. 3. ca. 7. 4. H. 7. ca. 24.

And therfore an Infant hath fiue yeares, after he accomplish his full [unspec B] * 7.79 age (though he be in his mothers wōbe) Plow. 367. a. because the law intendeth that Infants by reason of their tender yeres, do want vnder∣standing, to know their right, & whether their entries be lawfull or no, And how to make their entries and claime, or bring their actions, ac∣cording to their title, Plow. fol. 359. b. 4. H. 7. ca. 24.

Yet if my fathers brother disseise him, and leauie a fine with pro∣clamation, [unspec C] and a yeare after the proclamation my father dieth, And af∣ter, and within fiue yeares, my vutle dieth, I by reason of mine Infan∣cy haue onely so much time to auoid the same, as at the death of my fa∣ther remained to come of the fiue yeares next after the proclamation, & not new fiue yeares, because I claime by the same title that my father had in whom the first fiue yeares were attached and begun, Dyer fol. 3. p. 2. In like maner, and for the same reason, if the father, or other aun∣cester, be disseised, and the disseisor leuie a fine with proclamation, and within fiue yeares after the proclamation, the auncester dieth, his heire being within age, yet if he make not his entrie, or claime, within the first fiue yeares after the proclamation, he is barred, Plow. fol. 367. b. 377. a. As it is there adiudged.

Mad men, and lunatiques, estrangers to fines, haue the like libertie, [unspec D] * 7.80 to enter, or claime, that Infants haue for their indiscretion, 1. R. 3. c. 7. 4. H. 7. ca. 24. Yet, as it seemeth, if non sanitie of memorie happen af∣ter y^e fine leuied, and before the last proclamation to be made, the parties be not tied to make claime or entrie, during the first fiue yeares, but shal haue fiue yeares after they be cured of their said maladies, because they grow by the act of God, Plow fol. 375. a. & 366. a.

And a Feme couert, being an estranger to a fine, hath fiue yeares, af∣ter [unspec E] * 7.81 she be discouert, to pursue her right, for that during the couerture,

she wanted power to do the same without her husbands consent, who perchance would neither do it, nor suffer it to be done: Howbeit if a Feme sole being an estranger to a fine, and haue present right &c. take a husband, who suffereth the fiue yeares to incurre, she is thereby barred for euer, because it was her owne voluntarie act and follie to marrie such an husband. Plowd. fol. 366. a.

Estrāgers to fines, imprisoned at the time of the fine leuied, haue the [unspec F] * 7.82 like liberty to auoid fines, that Infants haue, because the law intēdeth, that prisoners are so closely & straictly kept from the conference of o∣thers, that they know not, what happeneth abroad, And do also want libertie to take counsaile, & make their entrees & claimes, & therfore no laches is in this behalf imputed to them. Plo. f. 360. a. & 366. a. But if such imprisonment happen after the fine leuied, before the last procla∣matiō made, it seemeth he shal haue 5. yeares after his enlargement, be∣cause thimprisonment is not his voluntary act. Plow. 375. a. 366. a.

An Estr̄ to a fine, being out of the realm, at the leuying thereof, hath [unspec G] * 7.83 5. yeares after his returne to enter or claime, But if he had bin in En∣gland at the leuying of the fine & after had gone beyond the seas, and suffered the 5. yeares after proclamation to passe, he had bene barred. Plo. f. 366. a. 7. Eliz. 4. H. 7. ca. 24. But if he be sent beyond the seas in the kings seruice by his commandement, it seemeth otherwise.

And such ciuil bodies or corporatiōs, as haue in themselues absolute [unspec H] * 7.84 estate and authoritie of their possess so as they may maintaine a writ of Right thereof, as, Maior & Cōminaltie, Deane & chapter, colledges, so∣cieties incorporate, & such like, they and their successors, are barred by fine and nonclaime by 5. yeares. Plo. f. 538. T. 20. Eliz.

But, Deanes, Bishops, Priors, Abbots, Masters of hospitals, Par∣sons, [unspec I] * 7.85 vicars, prebendaries, chauntrie priests, and such like, hauing ioint power, and which may not haue a writ of Right, but either a Iuris v∣trum, Fitz. Nat. f. 48. r. or, fine assensu capituli, Fitz. Nat. f. 118. i. are not barred by such fines, and nonclaime by 5. yeares. Plow. 538. a. 20. Eliz. 375. b. 11. Eliz.

Of Estrangers hauing diuers defects,

ANd moreouer, estrangers to fines, hauing diuers defects or insir∣mities, [unspec A] * 7.86 as infācy couerture, non sanitie of memory, imprisonmēt, absence out of the realme, to auoid fines, must haue 5. yeares after the last of the said infirmities remoued. Plow. 375. a.

But if they haue diuers impedimēts, which be al, once after the {pro}cla∣tion, [unspec B] wholy remoued, & after, they fall into the like againe, and die, their heires are not to haue new 5. yeres, but the first 5. yeres, begun in their auncesters, immediatly after their first impediments so remoued, shall proceed, and non clayme of their heires, during all the residue of the

said fiue yeares, bindeth them, as their said auncesters should haue bene bound thereby, if they had remained void of such impediments during all the same fiue yeares, Plow. f. 375. a

Of Estrangers, without impediments, hauing future Right for cause precedent.

THus much of Estrangers to fines, hauing present right: now of [unspec A] * 7.87 such, as haue future right, which right is of two sorts: for it grow∣eth, eyther wholy before the proclamation, or, partly before and partly after the same.

And therefore Estr̄ to fines, voide of the said impediments, whose [unspec B] right, title, claime, or, interest, first groweth, remaineth, discendeth, or, commeth to them, after the proclamation, by force of any matter or cause had or made before the same, haue only fiue yeares, after that such right &c. first groweth, discendeth, remaineth, or commeth vnto them. 1. R. 3. ca. 7. 4. H. 7. ca. 24. As if a Morgagee be disseised, and the dissei∣sor doth leuie a fine with Proclamation, and the fiue yeares after the proclamation the morgageour paieth or tendreth the money according to his bargaine, he may lawfully enter at any time within fiue yeares after the said payment or tender, because his title first accrueth there∣by after the proclamation, by reason of the cōdition and morgage made before the same. Plow. fol. 378. a. b.

In like maner, and for the like cause, he, which hath a Remainder or [unspec C] reuercion, depending vpon an estate of freehold, hath fiue yeares, after that his remainder or reuercion escheweth, to enter &c. And his heire, if he die before entree &c. hath onely fiue yeres, after the death of the par∣ticuler tenant, to enter. Plow. fol. 374. a. b.

And if the tenant in tayle leuie a fine with proclamatiō, after y^• fiue [unspec D] yeares he dieth without issue, the donor hath fiue yeares after his death, to bring his formedon in Reuerter because he is the first, vnto whome the right commeth after the proclamation for cause precedent. Plow. fol. 374. b.

And if tenant in taile discontinew in fee, and the discontinuee leui∣eth [unspec E] a fine with &c. and fiue yeares do passe, and the tenant in taile dieth, yet his issue hath fiue yeares after his death to bring his formedon in discender, because he is the first to whom the right of the entaile com∣meth after the proclamation, by force of the guifte in taile made before the fine. Plow. 374. a. 19. H. 8. 7. Dyer f. 3. p. 5.

Of Estrangers with Impediments hauing future Right.

ANd Estrangers to fines, hauing future right for any cause prece∣dent [unspec A] * 7.88 the fine, being affected with such impediments, when their right first accreweth haue fiue yeares after such impedimēts remoued, to pursue for the same. 1. R. 3. c. 7. 4. H. 7. c. 24. As Infants, aswel those

which be borne, as those which be in their mothers wombe, when such right happeneth to them. Plo. fo. 367. a. Femes couert, madmen, Luna∣tiques, prisoners, persons beyond the Sea, as appeareth before where it is spoken of them hauing present right. Plo. 366. a. 7. Eliz.

As if a man haue issue a sonne and a daughter, which sonne purchaseth [unspec B] lands and dieth. And the daughter entreth as his heire, and is disseised by A. who leuieth a fine, and fiue yeres passe without claime. And x. yeres after the father hath an other sonne, which is heire to his brother, h•• shal haue new v. yeres after he come to his full age, because he is the first to whom the right discended after the proclamation, by reason of the dis∣cent which was before them, Plo. fo. 374. b.

But if an estranger to a fine, to whom a Remainder, or other title, first [unspec C] accrueth after the fine, doe not pursue his right within v. yeres, he and his issue are barred for euer, 19. H. 8. Dyer fo. 3. pl. 6.

And in like maner, if the first issue in taile, to whom the title of the in∣taile [unspec D] first accrueth, neglect his v. yeres, the whole estate taile is thereby bound for euer, 32. H. 8. Br. Fines 100.

If he, which abaceth after the death of a tenant in fee, make a feoffe∣ment [unspec E] vpon condition, & the feoffee leuie a fine, and v. yeres after procla∣mation passe without entrie or claime made by his heire, the heire is bar∣red: But if afterwards, the condition be broken, and the Abator there∣fore enter, then the heire may haue an Assise of mortdauncester against thabator, or entrie vpon him at any time, and he hath no defence. For if he plede in barre of the assise the fine leuied to the cognisee, and that he hath his estate, the speciall matter of the abatement, condition, and re∣entrie, may be pleaded in defesance thereof, for he can neuer challenge priuiledge by the state of the cognisor, which he himselfe defeated, Plo. fol. 358. b. 7. Eliz.

Of Estrangers hauing no right for any cause before the fine.

BVt estrangers to fines, hauing neither present, nor future right &c. [unspec A] * 7.89 at the leuying thereof, by reason of any matter had before the fine, whose right groweth either intirely after the Proclamation, or partly before and partly after, may enter or claime, when they please, within the time of the prescription.

As if the father die seised, his eldest sonne being professed, and the yon∣ger [unspec B] sonne entreth, and is disseised, and a fine with proclamation leuied, and after the elder sonne is deraigned, it seemeth he is bound to no time, Plow. fo. 373. a.

So if the husband leuy a fine of his owne landes, whereof his wife is [unspec C] * 7.90 dowable, and die, and fiue yeres passe after his death she is not barred of her dower, because her title to be endowed accrueth after the fine leuied,

namely by the death of her husband, for before his death, she had onely a possibility of dower, and not any right, title, or interest thereunto, Plo. fol. 373. a.

And if a tenant cease one yeare, and then a fine with proclamation is [unspec D] leuied, And afterwards a tenant ceaseth another yere, The Lord may haue his cessauit perbiennium xx. yeres after the Proclamation made, because his right and title groweth partly before the fine, & partly after the fine leuied, that is at the end of the two yeres of his tenants ceasser, Plo. fo. 373. b.

Of Estrangers hauing diuerse future Rights, by diuerse titles.

BVt if Estrangers to fines, haue seueral future Rights, by diuers ti∣tles [unspec A] * 7.91 growing at seueral times, it seemeth, that they shall haue seue∣rall fiue yeres, to make entrie or claime, commencing from such time as their seueral titles first accrewe vnto them: As if tenant for life, the re∣mainder in fee, make a feoffement in fee. And the feoffee leuy a fine with &c. and he in the Remainder suffer the first fiue yeres to passe, he is by his laches barred of his entrie, for the forfaiture growing by the aliena∣tion of his tenant during his tenant for life, because he had present right at the leuying of the fine to enter for the same, yet if after the tenant for life do die, he hath other v. yeres, to bring his Formedon in Remainder, because that is a n••we title or right, by which hee coulde not haue his Formedon during his tenant for life, And he had his election to take aduantage of the forfaiture or not, Plo. fo. 373. b. Quere, for there Cat∣lyn thinketh otherwise, because his title to the land by the forfaiture ac∣crued to him in the life time of his tenant for life.

If I. S. be tenant Pur auter vie, the Remainder to an other for life, [unspec B] the remainder to the same I. S. in fee, and I. S. is disseised, and the dis∣seisor leuieth a fine with proclamation, and the fiue yeres passe, I. S. is bound for his future and present estate for life: But if cestuy que vie, and he in the meane remainder die, now, I. S. shal haue other fiue yeres, to enter for his remainder in fee, for it then first remaineth vnto him by the death of him in the meane Remainder, & cestuy que vie, for cause growen wholy before the fine, that is, the state so made before, which is an other title, Plowden 367. b. per Welshe, and diuers Iustices, Plow. 367. b.

In like maker, if land: be giuen to I. S. for the life of A. the remain∣mainder [unspec C] to him for the life of B. the remainder to him for the life of C. and he is disseised, & the disseisor leuieth a fine with proclamation, now I. S. for his present right, hath v. yeres by the first Sauing of the Stat̄. 4. H. 7. cap. 24. And v. yeres after the death of A. by the seconde Sauing, which is of future right, and other v. yeres after the death of B. for his

second remainder, for quando duo iura in vna persona concurrunt, ae∣quum est, ac si essent in diuersis, Plo. 368. a.

If a man disseise a feme sole, and after marry her, and haue issue by [unspec D] her, & the baron is disseised before mariage or after, and a fine with pro∣clamation leuied, first the baron, & after the feme, die within the v. yeres, the issue being of full age, the v. yeres passe, he is there by bound, as heire to his father, but hath other v. yeres, after the death of his mother, to enter, for albeit it is but one selfe same lande, yet the heire hath seue∣ral rights thereunto, growing at seuerall times, thone as heire to his fa∣ther, thother as heire to his mother, in regarde whereof he hath seuerall times, Plow. 367. b.

So if the husband maketh a feoffement of his wiues lands vpon con∣dition, [unspec E] which is broken, he leuieth a fine with &c. the husband hath issue by his wife, and dieth, the first v. yeres passe, and then the wife dieth, the heire is barred of his entrie for the condition as heire to his father, but shal haue v. yeres after the death of his father, to claime &c. because it is a title differing from that which did discend from his father, accrueing to him first by the death of his mother, Plo. 367. a.

Estrangers to fines, hauing neither present, nor future right, to the tenements in the fine, at the leuying thereof, but onely vnto rents, common, &c. issuing out of the same.

ANd Estrangers to fines, hauing neither present, nor future right to [unspec A] * 7.92 the tenements in the fine, but vnto some thing, in, or, issuing out of the same, seeme not barrable at all, by any such fine & nonclaime. As if a tenant in Auncient demes••e leuy a fine with &c. at the common law, of his lands in auncient demes••e, the Lord in auncient demes••e may haue his writ of Deceipt, and thereby auoid the fine at any time, & thereupon his tenant shalbe restored to the land, because the Lord claimeth not the land, whereof the fine is leuied, but his auncient Seigniory and seruices issuing out of the same, Plo. 370. b.

It seemeth, such fines doe not barre such estrangers, as haue rent, cō∣mon, [unspec B] way, estouers, or any such charge out of the land, for it seemeth that these fines extend onely to binde the state, title, right, claime, entrie and interest, in, and to the land, and no profits to be taken out of the lands, nor to take power giuen to executors or others to sell the land. Brooke tit̄ Fines 123.

Pleas to a••oide Fines.

IT is a good plea to say, that I. S. was seised tempore leuac', and be∣fore [unspec A] * 7.93 the fine leuied, without that that the parties to the fine, had any

thing therein at the time o•• the fine leuied, 9. H. 4. 27. 3. H. 6. 27.

Or to say, that the parties to a fine had nothing &c. but A. B. whose [unspec B] estate he hath. Et de hoc ponit se super prīam, 33. H. 6. 18. 26. H. 6. f. 9. 42. E. 3. 20. 4. H. 4. 8. 14. H. 4. 33. 4. H. 7. ca. 24.

If there be two R. D. of one name, & the one leuy a fine of the land of [unspec C] thother, thother may auoid the fine by pleading that there be two of one name, and thother K. D. leuied the fine, and not he: And in like maner if any estranger, leuie a fine in the name of another, that is owner of the land, 34. H. 6. 19. Contr̄ ten̄ 19. H. 6. 44. because it is a matter of re∣corde, therefore hath no other remedie in such case but an action of disceit.

Neither parties to fines, nor their heires, may pleade in auoidance [unspec D] thereof, that before the leuying, and at the leuying of the same, & since, the demaundant, or plaintife, or their heires, were alwaies seised of the lands conteined in the fine, or, of parcel thereof. Stat̄ de finibus 27. E. 1. ca. 1. 12. E. 4, 15 & 19. yet by Fairefax, if tenant in taile, the remainder in fee, leuie a fine sur cognisance de droit come ceo &c. hee in the re∣mainder, may auerre the continuance of possession, notwithstanding the fine and statute, because he is neither the partie, nor his heire, and so may a Feme couert, where her husbande sole leuieth the fine, 12. E. 4. 12.

The issue in taile may auerre continuance of possession against a fine [unspec E] sur cognisance de droit tantum, or surrender, but not against a fine sur cognisance de droit come ceo que il ad de son done, because that fine is executed, and the other executorie, 12. E. 4. 15. & 19. 11. H. 4. 85.

Of a writ of Error.

A Writ of Error to reuerse a fine, lieth where there is Error in any [unspec A] * 7.94 fine, and thereby not the record of the fine it selfe shalbe remoued, but the transcript thereof, vpon which transcript of the note of the fine, the plaintife may assigne his errors: And if the Iustices thinke, that the point assigned for error, is error, they may send for the note of the fine, & reuerse the same, Fitz. nat. fo. 20. f. As if baron and feme leuie a fine to an estraunger, the feme being within age, they may haue a writ of error to reuerse the fine, for this cause during her nonage, Fitz. nat. 21. d. 27. ass. pl. 17. 50. E. 3. 4. And when a fine is to be reuersed by error, the course is for the plaintife in the writ, to haue seueral writs of Error, one directed vnto the chiefe Iustice of the court of Common plees to certifie the re∣cord & proces of the fine, another vnto the Custos br. of the same court to certifie the transcript of the foote of the fine, and the third vnto the Chi∣rographer to certifie the transcript of the record and proces of the fine: the seueral formes whereof be, as followeth.

A writ of Error directed vnto the chiefe Iustice of the court of common plees.

Regina &c. dilecto & fideli suo Edm. Anderson Militi, salutem. Quia in record' & processu, ac etiam in leuatione cuiusdam finis in cur̄ nr̄a, co∣ram vobis & socijs vestris Iustic' nostris de banco, apud Westm̄ in oc∣tabis S. Michaelis vltimo preteritis, per breue nostrum de conuentione inter I. G. seniorem armig' & M. vxor̄ eius & I. G. iuniorem generosum querent̄ & G. H. deforc', de manerio de G. cum pertin̄, ac de vno messu∣agio, xv. cottagijs, quindecim toftis, quatuor horreis, quindecim gardi∣nis, duobus pomarijs, ducentis acr̄ terre, octoginta acr̄ prati, centum acr̄ pasture, sex acr̄ bosci trescentis acr̄ more, & communia pasture pro om∣nibus auerijs com {per}tin̄ in G. in com̄ Ebor̄ leuat̄, error interuen••t mani∣festus, ad graue dampnum ipsius G. sicut ex querela sua accepimus: Nos err••rem, si quis fuerit, modo debito corrigi, & eid' G. plenam & celerē Iustic' fieri volentes in hac parte, vobis mandamus quod recordum & processum finis praed', cum omnibus ea tangen̄, que in custodia vestra existunt vt dicit̄, nobis sub sigillo vestro distincte & a {per}te mittatis, & hoc breue, Ita quod ea nabeamus in octabis S. Hill', vbicunque tunc fuerim' in Angl', vt inspectis recordo & processu finis p̄d', vlterius inde pro er∣rore illo corrigendo▪ fierifaciamus, qd' de iure & secund' legem & cōsue∣tud' regni nostri Angl' fuerit faciend' &c.

A writ of Error vnto the Custos breuium of the Court of Common plees.

Regina &c. dilecto sibi Tho. Spencer armig', custodi breuium suorū de banco salutem. Quia in recordo & processu, ac etiam in leuatione cu∣iusdā finis in cur̄ nr̄a de Banco apud Westm̄ in oct̄ sancti Mich. vltim̄ p̄terito, coram Ed. Anderson Milite & socijs suis Iustic' nr̄is de banco p̄∣dict̄ per breue nostrum de conuentione inter &c. de &c. Vobis manda∣mus quod transcriptum pedis finis praed', cum omnibus ill'tangen̄, que in custod' vr̄a existunt vt dicitur, nobis sub sigillo vestro &c. vt Inspect̄ transcript̄ pedis finis praed' vlterius inde &c.

A writ of Error vnto the Chirographer of fines.

Regina &c. dilecto sibi: Th: Crompton Armig' Chirographario suo de Banco salutem, quia in recordo & processu, ac etiam in leuacione cu∣iusdam finis in curia nostra de banco apud Westm̄ in octabis S. Mich. vltimo preteritis, coram Ed. Anderson Milite, & socijs suis Iustic' nr̄ris de banco p̄d', per breue nostrum de conuenc' int̄ &c. de &c. vobis manda∣mus, quod trāscr̄ recordi & processus finis p̄d', cum omnibus ill tangen̄, que in custodia vr̄a existunt vt dicitur, nobis sub sigillo vr̄o distinct' & apertemittatis & hoc breue &c. vt inspect' transcript recordi & proces∣sus finis-praed' vlterius inde &c.

And note that a writ of Error, is not maintenable by an Infant, to re∣uerse [unspec B]

a fine for his Infancy, but during his Infancy, 50. E. 3. 4. 17. E. 3. 52. 78. 27. Lib. ass. 53.

For what Errors, sines and proclamations be not reuersable. No sines, or proclamations vpon sines, or cōmon recoueries, shalbe re∣uersable [unspec C] by writ of Error, for false or incongruous latin, razure, interli∣ning, misentring of any warrant of atturney, or of any proclamation, misretorning or not returning of the sherife, or other want of forme▪ in words & not of matter of substance, 23. Eliz. ca. 3.

Of Error in the proclamation of a fine.

If Error be in the procalmations of a fine, they shall be reuersed by [unspec D] plea without writ of error, but that fine neuertheles remaineth of good force stil, for they are seueral matters of record, yet if error be in the fine, the proclamations are void, because the fine is the first record whereup∣on the proclamations depend, & sublato subiecto tollitur eius accidens, Plow. 266. a. Dyer fol. 216. p. 54. 4. Eliz.

Of a Cerciorari.

IF a man haue recouered, and before he haue execution, the Recordes [unspec A] * 7.95 therof be remoued into the receit or Treasory, the plaintife may haue a Cerciorari our of the Chancery to the Chamberlaine & Treasorer, to remoue the tenour of the Recorde and processe thence into the Chaun∣cerie, And when it is there, it may be sent thence by Mittimus into the Court whence it came, as the Kings bench, if it came thence: or into the common Place, if it came thence, and there may execution be sued, 37. H. 6. 16.

A Certiorari with a Mittimus, to remoue a fine, bearing date before the [unspec B] fine come into the Chancerie, is good enough, 1. R. 3. 4.

In a writ of Error to reuerse a fine, the Record it selfe shall not be re∣moued, [unspec C] but the transcript thereof, because a record, which commeth into the K. bench, shal not be remaunded: And if the iudgement be affirmed, there is no Chirographer to ingrosse the fine, 40. ass. 19. 29. ass. 43.

Yet 5. Marie, it is holden that in a writ of Error vpon a fine, the record [unspec D] it selfe shalbe certified, so that no mo proclamatiōs shal be made thereup∣on, for if it be reuersed, that endeth all: And if the fine be affirmed, the re∣cord shalbe sent into the common place by Mittimus, to be proclaimed and ingrossed: For if the transcript only should be remoued, they might neuerthelesse proceede in the common place, Br. Tit̄ Recorde 79. Ideo quere.

A Certiorari of the transcript of the foote of a fine.

Rex, Thesaurario & Camerarijs, salutem: Quia quibusdam certis de [unspec E] causis certiorari volumus, vel volentes certis de causis cerciorari, vel, quibusdam certis de causis certiorari, super tenore pedis cuiusdam finis

leuati in curia nostra, coram Iusticiarijs nostris dudum vel vltimo itine∣rantibus apud N. in com̄ tali per breue nostrum, vel in curia dn̄i Ed. nu∣per Regis Anglie aui nostri, vel patris nostri, anno regni sui decimo &c. coram l. & socijs suis tunc lustic' eiusdem aui nostri, vel, patris nostri de banco, per breue suum, inter A. petentem, & B. tenentem, de vno mes∣suagio cum pertin̄ in N. vobis mandamus quod, scrutatis pedibus fini∣um de eodem itinere tempore praedicto leuatorum, vel finium coram p̄∣fatis Iusticiarijs anno praedicto leuatorum, qui sunt in Thesaurario nostr̄ sub custodia vestra vt dicunt, transcriptum pedis finis praedicti nobis in Cancellariam nostram sub sigillo scaccarij nostri distincte & aperte sine dilatione mittatis, & hoc breue. Teste &c.

Rex dilecto clerico suo W. salutem, volentes certis &c. super tenore [unspec F] * 7.96 note cuiusdam finis leuati &c. anno &c. inter A. petentem, &C. tenentē &c. vobis mandamus quod, scrutatis notis finiū penes vobis residentiū, transcript̄ note praed' nobis in Cancellar̄ nr̄am sub sigillo vestro distincte & aperte sine dilatione, mittatis, & hoc breue, T. &c.

Finis leuat̄ in curia nr̄a ann̄ regni nostri decimo, corā W. & socijs suis [unspec G] * 7.97 tunc Iustic' nostris be banco per breue n••um inter &c.

A Mittimus of the Transcript of a fine out of the Chaun∣cery into the Common place.

DOmin' Rex, mand' Iustic' hic breue suum clam̄, in hec verba, Hen̄ [unspec A] * 7.98 &c. Iustic' suis de banco, salutem, transcript̄ pedis cuiusd' finis le∣uat̄ in cur̄ dn̄i E. nuper Reg. fil' Regis H. nuper Regis Angl' progenito∣ris nostri, corā R. H. & socijs suis tunc Iustic' ipsius progenitoris nostri de banco apud W. per breue suum inter G. P. & I. vxor̄ eius quer̄, et S. P deforc', de manerio de C. cum pertin̄, nobis in Cancell' nr̄a de mandato nr̄o missum, vobis mittimus presentibus inter clus. mandantes, quod in∣spect̄ praed' vlterius ad prosecutionem I. L. & M. vxor̄ eius vnius, & T. V. & T. vxor̄ eius alterius, necnon H. B. tertij consang' & hered' praed' G. & I. de corpor̄ suis procreat̄, fieri facias quod de iure & secundum le∣gem & consuetudin••m regni nr̄i Angliae fuerit faciend'. Teste meipso apud W. octauo die I. anno regni nostri decimo septimo: Transcript̄ pe∣dis finis, vnde in breui praedict̄ fit mentio, sequitur in hec verba: Hec est finalis concordia facta in cur̄ domini Regis apud W. in Oct' sancti M. anno &c. cora•• R. H. W. B. P. M. W. H. L. T. & H. S. Iusticiarijs, & alijs domini Regis fidelibus tunc ibidem presentibus, inter G. P. & I. vxor̄ eius quer̄, per W. F. posit̄ loco eorum ad lucrand' vel perdend', & S.* 7.99 P. deforc' de manerio de C. cum pertinentijs, vnde placitum conuenti∣onis summonit̄ fuit inter eos in eadem curia, scilicet quod praeđ G. re∣cogn̄ praeđ maner̄ cum pertinen̄ esse ius ipsius S. vt illud quod idem S. habet de dono praedict' G. & pro hac recogn̄, fine & concordia, idem S.

concessit praed' G. & I. praed' manerium cum pertinentijs & illud eis red∣didit in eadem curia, habend' & tenend' eisd' G. & I. & hered', quos idē* 7.100 G. de corope ipsius I. procreauerit, de praed' S. & hered' suis imperpetu∣um, reddend' inde per annu•• vnam rosam ad festum Nat. Sct̄ Io. Bapt̄* 7.101 pro omni seruitio considerac' & exactione ad praed' S. & hered' suos per∣tinen̄: Et faciend' inde capital' dominis feodi illius, pro praed' S. & hered' suis omnia alia seruitia, que ad illud manerium pertinent: Et si contingat* 7.102 qnod praed' G. obierit sine hered' de corpore ipsius I. procreat̄, tunc post decessumipsorum G. & I. maner̄ praed' cum pertinen̄ integre remane∣bit W. fratri eiusdem G. & hered' de corpore suo procreat̄, tenend' de p̄∣dict̄ S. et hered' suis per praedict' seruitia, sicut praed' est, imperpetuum: Et si contingat, quod praed' W. obierit sine herede de corpore suo pro∣creato, tunc post decessum ipsius W. praedict' manerium cum pertinen̄ integreremanebit I. fratri eiusdē W. & heredi de corpore suo procreat̄, tenend' de praedict' S. & hered' suis per praedict' seruitia, sicut praed' est, imperpetuum: Et si contingat, qvod praeđ I. obierit sine herede de cor∣pore suo procreato, tunc post decessum ipsius I. praed' maner̄ cum per∣tinen̄ integre remanebit E. fratrieiusdem I. & her̄ de corpore suo pro∣creat̄, tenend' de praed' S. & heredibus suis per praedict' seruitia, sicut p̄d' est, imperpetuum: Et si contingat quod praed' E. obiret sine herede de* 7.103 corpore suo procreato▪ tunc post decessum ipsius E. praeđ manerium cū pertin̄ integre reuertatur ad praed' S. & hered' suos, quiet̄ de alijs hered' ipsorum G. I. W. I. & E. tenenđ de capitalibus dn̄is feodi illius per serui∣tia, que ad illud manerium pertinent imperpetuum.

A Mittimus.

REx, Iusticiarijs de banco, salutem. Mittimus vobis sub pede sigilli [unspec A] * 7.104 nostri &c. vel sic: Transcriptum pedis, vel sic: Tenorem pedis cuius∣dam finis leuati in curia dn̄i Edw. nuper Reg. Angl' aui noostri, ann̄ reg∣ni sui decimo, coram W. & socijs suis tunc lusticiarijs ipsius aui nostri de banco apud W. per breue nr̄m, inter I. querentē, & W. deforciantem de tanto &c. quod vel quem coram nobis in Cancellaria nostr̄ venire feci∣mus, vobis mittimus sub pedi sigilli nostri, vt in loquela, que est coram vobis per breue nostrum, inter I. filium I. petentē, & E. tenentem, de eod' mess. &c. securius procedere valeatis &c. T. &c.

A Mittimus for the foote of a Fine.

Rex Balliuis suis S. salutem. Quia in leuatione diuersorum finium co∣ram [unspec B] I. S. & W. W. nuper balliuis ville S. inter W. R. & M. vxor̄ eius quer̄, & W. T. Capellanum deforc', de oct̄ messuagijs &c. & decē solidat̄ red∣dit̄ cum pertinentijs in S. Anno &c. iuxta libertates burgensibus villae praedict̄ per chartas progenitorum nostrorum quondam regum Ang. concess. leuat̄, ••rror interuenit manifestus, sicut per inspectionem teno∣rum

fin̄ium p••edict', nec••on recordi & processus leuationis eorundem, quae ••oram nobis postea ad sectam W. M. et H. W. de S. consanguineo∣rum* 7.105 et haered' praedict' M. venire fecimus, nobis constat: Et nos in curia nr̄a coram nobis, ob errores in leuatione finium praedict̄, ac ••n recordo & processu ••orundem com{per}tos, considerauimus qd' pedes finium p̄∣dict' a fila••ijs finium p̄dict̄ extrahantur & cancellentur: Et ideo vobis man damus, qd' pedes finium praed'▪ qui in custodia vestra existunt, mit∣tatis coram nobis tali die vbi••un{que} &c. cancelland', iuxta consid' no∣stram supradictam. Et habeatis ibi hoc breue. T. &c.

Whether any but he, which reuerseth a fine, may reape benefit thereby.

IF the estate, con••eined i•• a fine, be once within fi••e yeares after pro∣clamations [unspec A] * 7.106 lawfully defeated, That partie hath thereby lost his whole estate both against him which did reuerse the same, and all others which had right or title peramont, and made no claime within the fiue yeares: Al••eit he which brought his action haue not iudgement & exe∣cution within 7. yeares after the proclamations, P••o. fol. 358. b.

In like maner if there b•• tenant for life, the remainder for life, the [unspec B] remainder in fee, & the first tenāt for life alien, & the alienee leuie a fine with proclamations, & the second tenant for life enter or claime (as he may) he defeateth the fine against himselfe, and him in the remainder also, Plowd. fol. 359. a. 7. Eliz.

Warrantia chartae.

A Writ of Warrantia charte, lie••h where a man by deed of graunt, [unspec A] * 7.107 feoffement, releas, or confirmation, or fine, or by exchange, bindeth himselfe and his heires to warrant the lande to an other, who beyng tenant of the land is impleaded for the land, or rent out of the same, in an Assis••, or writ of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of an Assi••e, or in a Scire facias vpō a fine, or in any other action reall, wherein the tenant may not vouch, he may sue a Warrantia chartae, against him, & his heirs which made war∣rantie. And for a tenant by homage auncestrel, or any particuler tenant vpon reseruation of rent, or for egalty of seruices vpon particion, Fitz. Nat. f. 1••4. d. f. g. h. Fitz. Nat. 135. e. 31. E. 3. 8. E. 4. 11.

Rex &c▪ quod iuste &c. wa••antizet D. vnu••fi messuagium cum {per}ti∣nentijs [unspec B] * 7.108 in R. qd' tenet, & d•• eo t••nere cla••nat, & vnde chartam suam ha∣bet vt dicit. Et si &c. vel sic. Manerium de N. cum pertinentiis, & aduo∣cationem eiusdem villae, quae tenet &c. vsque ibi, vnde chartā suam ha∣bet, vel chartam R. patris, vel matris, vel alterius antecessoris praedicti H. cuius haeres ipse est, vt dicit. Et nisi &c. vel

De eo quod idem A. wa••antizet praefato D. maneria de N. & K. [unspec C] & hundreda de F. et G. cum pertinentijs, & aduocationem Ecclesiae de N. & ideo vobis mandamus &c.

But if a man in feoffe an other with warrantie by ••eede, and the [unspec D] feoffee infeoffe an other, and take estate from him in fee, the first war∣rantie is determined, because he is now in of a new estate, Fitz. nat. fol. 135. a.

So if A. disseise B. and infeoffe C. with warrantie, who infeoffeth [unspec E] D. with warrantie, vpon whom an estranger e••treth, in wh••se posses∣sion B. the disseisor releaseth his right, now all former warranties are extinct: And albeit D. is impleaded, yet shall he not haue Warrantia chartae, because he is in of an other estate by wrong, Fitz. nat. 135. g. 21. H. 6. 41. 22. H. 6. 22.

If there be three Iointenāts, and thone release to the rest, they may [unspec F] * 7.109 deraigne the former warrantie by voucher, or Warrantia chartae, for they be in a third part by the release, 40. E. 3. 41.

Warrantia chartae lyeth against a villein, 48. E. 3. 17. [unspec G] * 7.110

The writ of Warr̄ cha••tae must be sued hāging the principal plea, & [unspec H] before iudgement: as of Assise, or Entre in nature of assise, 48. E. 3. 22. Registr̄ orig' f. 158. a. for then if the warrenter do die, yet the writ shal not abate, but his heire shalbe resummoned to answere vpon the same, yet may a Warr' chartae be sued before he be impleaded, quia timet im∣placitari, & the bl shal recouer in valne {pro} loco & tempore, of such lands as the defendāt had at the purchasing of the writ. Fitz. na. f. 134. k. 12. H. 4. 12. 21. H. 6. 41. 22. H. 6. 22. 24. E. 3. 35. But he must not haue executiō, but if afterwards he be put out by iudgemēt, he shal haue his warranty vpō his first recouery. 21. H. 6. 41. 21. H. 6. 22. 12. H. 4. 12.

In Warr̄ chartae, it is a good plea for the defendāt, that hanging the [unspec I] * 7.111 plea, the demandant in the principall plee, hath entred vpon the plain∣tife being then tenant of the land, or that the plaintife in this actiō had nothing in the land the day of the fist writ purchased, nor at any time after. 21. H. 6. 49. 3. E. 3. 45. E. 3. 5.

Warr' chartae may be brought in any countie, if the deed beare not [unspec K] * 7.112 date in a place certen. 31. E. 3.

Tenants in commen may ioyne in Warr' Chartae. 28. E. 3. 90. [unspec L] * 7.113

I. H. fil' & haer̄ Isabel', quae fuit vxor R. sum̄ fuit ad respond' I. T. & [unspec M] I. vxori eius, de placito quod warr̄ eis vnum mesuag' cum pertinentijs* 7.114 in S. quod de ••o tenet, & de ••o tenere clam̄, & vnde cartam Isabel' magistris praedict' I. H. cuius heres ipse est habet &c. Et vnde &c. dic' quod quidam finis leuauit in curia domini reg' nunc in oct' S. Hill', ann̄ &c▪ coram T. B. & socijs suis tunc Iusti••' ipsius domini regis de banco, int̄ ipsos I. T. & I. quer̄ & R. de B. & praed' Isabel' adtunc vxor̄ eius, de∣forc',* 7.115 de mes. praed' cū pertin̄ inter alias t̄ras & tenem̄ta, per nomen &c. cū pertin̄ in S. in com̄ p̄d', per quē finē, praed' R. & I. concesserunt pro se & haered' ipsius I. qd' quatuor acr̄ terr' cum pertinent̄ de p̄d' tenemēt̄,

quas G. et M. vxor eius tenuerunt ad t̄minum vitae ipsius M. de haeredi∣tat̄ p̄d' Isab. in S praed', die, qua haec concordia facta fuit, et quae post de∣cessum ipsius M. ad p̄d' R. et I. et her' ipsius Isab. reuerti debuerunt, post decessum ipsius M. integre remanerēt praed' I. et I. et haered' suis praed', tenend' simul cum praed' tenement̄ quae eis per finem illum remanse∣rant▪ de praed' R. & Isab. & haered' ipsius I. praed' seruic' sicut praed' est, imperpetuum: Et ijdem R. & Is. similiter concesserunt pro se & haere∣dibus ipsius I. qd' ipsi warr' praedict' I. et I. et haered' suis predict', praed' tenement̄ cum pertinent̄ sicut praedict̄ est contra omnes homines im∣perpetuum. Et si contingeret quod ijdem I. & I. obirent sine haered' de corporibus suis exeuntibus, tunc post decessum ipsorū I. & I. praed' te∣nement̄* 7.116 cum pertinent̄, sicut praedict' est, integre reuerterentur ad prae∣dict' R. & I. et hered' ipsius I. quieta de alijs haeredibus predict' I. et I. tenendum de capitalibus dominis feodi illius, per seruicia quae ad pred' tenement̄ pertinent imperpetuū, & praed' R. et I. postea obierunt, {per} qd' ad ipsos I. T. & I. pertinuit habend' de praefat̄ I. H. vt fil' et hered' ip∣sius I. warr' suam pređ, Ac quidam I, R. arrain̄ quanda assisam noue dis∣seisin' coram T. W. et I. Iustic' domini reg' nunc ad assisas in com̄ praed' capiend' assign', versus ipsos I. T. et I. de praed' tenementis, & ijdem I. T. & I. saepius requisierunt ipsum I. H, vt fil' & hered' ipsius Isab. ad warr̄ eisdem I. T. et I. praed' tenement̄, et idem I. H. tenement̄ illa sic warr̄ cō∣tradixit & adhuc contradicit, vnde dic' qd' deteriorat̄ sunt, & damnum habent ad valenc' 100. li. Et inde produc' sect' &c.

I. T. sum̄ fuit ad respōdend' H. W. de placito, quod ei vnum mes. &c. [unspec N] * 7.117 cum pertinent̄ in B. quae de eo tenet, & de eo tenere clamat, & vnde cart̄ suam habet, & vnde &c. dic', quod cum praed' I. seisit̄ fuisset de tene∣ment̄ p̄d' cum pertin̄ in dn̄ico suo vt de feodo, & sic inde seisit̄, per quā∣dam cart̄ suam, quam idē H. hic in curia {pro}fert, cuius dat̄ est apud B. tali die, anno &c. dedisset, concessisset, et confirmasset eidem H. tenementa* 7.118 praed' cum {per}tinen̄, inter alia terr̄ &c. per nomē, vt in carta &c. habend' eid' H. haered' et assignat̄ suis imperpetuum, & obligasset se & hered' suos, ad warr̄ eid' H. hered' & assignat̄ suis, ten̄ta praed' cū pertin̄ contra oēs hoīes imperpetuū: Ac idem H. virtute doni illius, de ten̄tis p̄d' seisi∣tus fuisset in dominico suo vt de feodo, quidam{que} T. arrain̄ vers. ipsum H. quandā assisam noue disseisine de praed' mess. & terr̄ cum {per}tin̄ co∣rā I. M. & I. &c. Iustic' dn̄i regis ad assisas in com̄ praed' capiend' assign̄, per quod idem H. pendente assisa ill' sepius requisiuit praefat̄ I. qd' ipse praed' mess. &c. cum pertinentijs eidem H. warr̄, & idem I. messuag' ill' &c. eidem H. huc vs{que} warr̄ contradixit & adhuc contradicit, vnde dic' &c. & inde produc' sectam &c.

Et praedict' I. T. in propria persona sua ven̄, & defend' vim & iniuriā [unspec O] * 7.119 quando &c. & dicit quod ipse non potest dedicere, quin carta praed' sit

factum ipsius I. nec qui•• ipse dederit {per} certam illam p̄fat̄ H. ten̄ta praed cum pertinentijs, nec quin ipse teneat̄ tesita illa eidem H. warrantizare* 7.120 informa qua idem H. superius versus eum narra••••, Ideo cons. est quod praed' I. warrantiz et praefat̄ H. messuag' praed' et terr cum pertinen̄, pro loco et tempore &c. Ideo idem I. in mīa &c.

F. W. generosus sum̄ fuit ad respond' I. B. generoso, et E. B. fil' s•••• [unspec P] de placito qd' warrātizet eis sex mesuag', tria gardina, &c. tria pomaria cum {per}tin̄ in ciuitate B. quae tenēt et de eo tenere clam̄, & vnde cartam suam habēt &c. Et vnde ijdem I. & E. {per} H. C. attornat̄ suū dic', qd' cum p̄d' F. nu{per} seisitus fuisset de ten̄t̄ p̄d' cum {per}tin̄ in doīosuo vt def••od', Et sic inde seisitus existens, quidam finis leuauit in cur̄ dn̄ae reginae nunc hic scilicet apud Westm̄ in Octab. sancti M. anno regni dictae dominae Reginae nunc tertio, coram I. D. H. B. A. B. et R. W. Iustic', Et postea a die Pasche in xv. dies anno regni eiusd' Reg. quarto ibidem concess. et recordat̄ coram eisdem Iustic' et alijs dicte dominae Reg. fidelibus tunc ibi praesentibus inter praed' I. & E. quer̄, et praed' F. deforc', de ten̄t̄ praeđ cum pertinent̄, vnde placitum conuentionis sum̄ fuit inter eos in eadem curia, scilicet qd' praed' F. recogn̄ ten̄ pr••d' cum {per}tinent̄ esse ius ipsius E. vt ill', quae ijdem E. et I. adtunc habuer̄ de dono praed' F. & ill' remis. & quiet̄ clam̄ de se & heredibus suis, praed' I. et E. & heredibus ipsiue E imperpetuum: Et praeterea idem E. concessit pro se et heredi∣bus suis, qd' ipse warrant̄ p̄d' I. & E. ethered' ipsius E. praed' tenementa cum {per}tinent̄ contra o ēs homines imperpetur̄: Qui quidem finis in for∣ma praed' leuat̄, habit̄ et leuat̄ fuit ad opus et vsum eorundem I. et E. et haered' eiusdem E. imperpetuum, Cuius praetextu, ijdem I. & E. fuerunt scisit̄ de eisdem tenement̄ cum pertinent̄, viz. idem E. in dominico suo vt de feodo, ac praedict' I. in dominico suo vt de libero tenemento: Et sic inde seisit̄ existen̄, quidam H. O. coram maiore et vic' ville praedict', die lunae, videlicet, 28. die Augusti, anno regni dictae dominae Reginae nunc octauo, apud Guihaldam ciuitatis praed' arrain̄ quandam assisam frisce forcie secund consuetudinem ciuitatis illius, in natura assise noue disseisine ad communem legem, versus eosdem I. B. et E. de tenement̄ p̄d' cum pertinen̄, per quod idem I. et E. penden̄ assisa illa, sepius requi∣siuerunt p̄d' F. qđ ipse ten̄t̄ praed' cum {per}tinent̄ eisd' I. B. et E. & hered' eiusdem E. imperpetuum warrantizet. Et idem F. tenementa illa cum ptinent̄ eisdem I. & E. huc vs{que} in forma praedicta warrantizare contra∣dixit & adhuc contradicit, vnde dic' quod deteriorat̄ sunt, & damnum habent ad valenc' ducentarum librarum, & inde produc' sectam &c.

Et praedict' F. in propria persona sua ven̄, & defend' vim et iniuriam [unspec Q] quand' &c. & dic', quod ipse non potest dedicere actionem praedict' I. & E. praed', nec quin finis praed' in forma praed' leuat̄ fuit, nec quin ipse {per} finē illum teneatur ad warrantizand' ten̄t̄ praed' cum {per}tin̄, p̄fat̄ I. &

E. & haered' ipsius E. imperpetuum, informa qua ijdem I. & E. superius versus eum narrauer̄: Ideo consider̄ est qd' praed' F. warrantizet praefat̄ I. & E. haered' ipsius E. imperpetuum, ten̄t̄ praed' cum pertin̄ pro loco & tempore &c. Et nihil de mīa pred' F. quia ven̄ primo die per sum̄ &c. M. 8. et 9. Eliz. Regine Rot. 1822.

W. C. armig' sum̄ fuit ad respond' E. B. gener̄, de placito, quod war∣rantizet [unspec R] ei quinquaginta & quatuor acr̄ terr̄, quadragint̄ acr̄ pasturae, et sex acr' bosci cum {per}tinentijs in E. quas tenet & de eo tenere clamat, & vnde cartam suā habet &c. Et vnde idem F. in propria persona sua dic', qd' cum ipse seisitus fuisset de p̄dictis ten̄tis cum {per}tinen̄ in dn̄ico suo vt de feodo, (et sic inde seisitus existens) p̄f. W. per nomen W. C. de I. in com̄ N. alias dict' W. C. de W. in com̄ Suff. armig' x. die I. anno Regni Dn̄ae Reginae nunc 13. per quoddā scriptum suum, qd' idem E. sigillo praed' W. signat̄, hic in curia {pro}fert, cuius datum est eisdem die et anno, recitand' {per} idem script̄ qd' cum idem W. C. {per} nomen W. C. de I. in co∣mitatu N. alias dict' W. C. de W. in com̄ S. armig', simul cum fratre suo C. C. de Lincolnes Inne in com̄ Middl' gen̄, {per} quandam Indent̄ inter praefat̄ W. & C. ex vna parte, et E. B. de Lincolnes Inne praed' generos. ex altera parte confect' geren̄ dat̄ x. die F. anno Regni Eliz. Dei gratia Angl' Fr. & Hybern̄ Reg. fidei defensoris &c. decimo, barganizauerit et vendiderit praefat̄ E. totum statum et interesse sua, de et in illis parcellis terre continent̄ {per} estimationē septem acr̄ siue plus siue minus inde ha∣beatur: iacen̄ et existen̄ in parochia de E. in com̄ K. modo vel nuper in tenura vel occupatione cuiusdam W. S. vel assign̄ suorum, quorum qui∣dem parcell' vna parcell' vocat litle S. alias dict' Q. et continen̄ {per} esti∣matonem sex acr̄, siue plus siue minus inde habeat̄, habend' et tenend' omnia praed' terras et omnia alia praemissa, cum omnibus et singulis suis pertinen̄, praefat̄ E. B. haered' et assign̄ suis ad solum et proprium opus et vs••m ipsius E. B. haered, et assign̄ suor̄im {per}petuum, prout per praed' Indent̄ plenius apparet, cum{que} etiā idem W. postea pes nomen W. C. de l. in com̄ N. armig' alias dict' W. C. de W. in com̄ S. arm̄, simul cum praedict' fratre suo C. C. de Lincolnes Inne in comitatu M. gen̄, {per} quā∣dam Indenturam inter praefat̄ W. et C. ex vna parte, & praefat̄ E. B. de Lincolnes Inne in com̄ M. generos. ex alter•• par̄te, cōsect', gerent̄ Dat̄ 29. die Octob. ann̄ regni Eliz. dei gratia Angl, Franc & Hiberniae Re∣ginae fidei defensoris &c. decimo, etiam barganizauerit, et vendiderit praefat̄ E. omnia terras boscos, et terras boscales ac cetera haereditamēta subscript̄, per quodcun{que} nomen seu quecun{que} nomina vocat̄, reputat̄, seu cognit̄, videlicet, omnia illa terr̄ vocat̄ S. alias dict' Q. alias dict' great Q. & the brome, alias dict' S. and the brome, ac omnia alia terras et haereditamenta quaecun{que} c••tinent̄ {per} estimationē quindecē acr̄, siue plus siue minus inde hēat̄, {per} quodcun{que} nomenseu per quecun{que} noīa

eadem siut voc', reputat̄, seu cognit̄, modo vel nuper in tenura vel occu∣patione cuiusdā T. B. ex dimissione cuiusdam I. C. de I. praed' armiger̄ adtunc nuper defunct' quae quidem parcell' iacent & existunt in E. in comitatu K. ac oēs illas terr̄ modo vel nuper in tenura vel occupationoe cuiusdam P. W. de L. in praed' com̄ K. iacen̄ & existen̄ in E. praed', ra∣tione cuiusdam dimissionis eidē P. fact' {per} praefat̄ I. C. continen̄ {per} esti∣mationem quin{que} acr̄, siue plus siue minus inde habeāt, ac etiam omnes illas terr̄ modo xel nu {per} in tenur̄ vel occupac' cuiusd' I. I. ex dimissione praef. I. C. eid' I. I. fact', continent̄ per estim̄ quadraginta & octo acr̄ siue plus siue minus inde habeant, iacen̄ & existen̄ in diuersis seperalibus {per}∣cell' in E. praed' vnde quaed' parcell' sunt voc' seu cognit̄ {per} nomen de P. alias dict' B. quaedam aliae parcell' inde sunt vocat̄ seu cognit̄ per no∣men de R. quaedam aliae parcell' inde sunt vocat̄ seu cognit̄ per nomen de S. dane: Ac etiam oīa ill' boscos & terr̄ boscales infraspec', viz. E. W. continen̄ {per} estim̄ duas acr̄ siue plus siue minus inde habeant, le wood∣land iacen̄apud Knowel gate in E. pred', continent̄ per estim̄ tres rodas siue plus siue minus inde habeat̄, S. contin̄ per estim̄ tres rodas siue plus siue minus inde hēat̄, L. alias dict' K. contin̄ per estim̄ vnam acr̄ & tres roadas, siue plus siue minus, inde habeat̄, quae omnia sunt iacen̄ & existen̄ in E. praed' habend' & tenend' omnia praed' terras boscos & terras bos∣cales ac omnia alia p̄missa cum omnibus & singulis suis pertin̄ prefat̄ E. B. her̄ & assign̄ suis, ad solum & proprium opus et vsum ipsiue E. B. her̄ & assign̄ suorū imperpetuum, Cum{que} etiam idem W. simul cum praef. C. fratre suo postea, scil. in cur̄ dict' cominae Reginae hic apud Westm̄ in oct' sancti M. anno regni dictae dn̄ae Reg. vndecimo in partem com∣plementi quarund' concess. & conuenc' in praed' Indentur̄ specificatar̄, recogn̄ or̄a praed' terras, boscos, & haereditament̄ cum suis {per}tin̄, per no∣men siue nomina 54. acr̄ terr̄, 40. acr̄ pasture, & sex acr̄ bosci cum per∣tinent̄ in E. praed', esse ius praed' E. B. vtill' quae idem E. adtunc habuit de don̄ praed' W. & praefat̄ C. fratris sui, & ill' adtunc remiserit & quiet̄ clamauerit de se pref. W. et her̄ suis, praef. E. & hered' suis imperpetuū, & praed' W. per idem script̄ hic in cur̄ prolat̄ adtunc approbauit ratifi∣caui•• & confirmauit eidem E. B. adtunc in sua plena & pacifica posses∣sion' & seisina praemissor̄ ex'sten', totum ius, titulum, statum, & interesse sua de, & in p̄missis, quam or̄a terr̄ praed', pastur̄, bosc' terr̄ boscales, & ceter̄ omnia & singula praemissa cum omnibus & singulis suis {per}tinen̄, p̄f. E her̄ & assign' suis, ad solum & proprium opus & vsum ipsius E. her̄ & assign' suorum imperpetuū, Et insuper praed' W. C. {per} script̄ illud ob∣ligas••et se & her̄ suos, ad warr' eidem E. her' & assign' suis imperpetuū, omnia p̄d' terr', pastur̄, boscos, & terras boscales, ac cetera omnia p̄missa 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pertin' contra omnes homines imperpetuum, prout per praed' script̄ hic in cur̄, {pro}lat̄ plenius apparet, Et idem E. dic' qd' praed' ten̄ta in

breui praed' spec', sunt ead' tenemēta in p̄d' script̄ hic in cur̄, {pro}lat̄ men∣cionat̄, et non alia ne{que} diuersa, ac quidam H. R. ipso E. deten̄us praed' cum pertin̄ in form̄ p̄d' seisit̄ existen', in curia hic prosecutus est versus ipsum E. B. quoddam breue dominae Reginae de ingressu super disseisi∣nam in le quibus, de tenementis praed' cum pertinent̄, per quod idem E. pendente breui illo s••pius requisiuit praes. W. C. quod ipse tenemen∣ta cum pertinent̄ eidem E. huc vsque warrantizaret & idem W. praed' ten̄ta cum pertin' eidem E. huc vs{que} warrantizar̄ contradixit, & adhuc contradicit, vnde dicit quod deteriorat̄ est & damnum habet ad valen∣tiam trescentarum librarum & inde producit sectam, &c. [unspec S]

Et praed' W. C. {per} T. B. atturnat̄ suum ven̄ & defend' vim & iniuriam quando &c. & dicit qd' ipse non potest dedicere actionē praed' E. praed', nec quin praed' script̄ hic in curia prolat, sit factū ipsius W. C. nec quim ipse per idem script̄ confirmauerit praef. E. ten̄ta praed' cum pertin', nec quin ipse praed' W. {per} scriptum illud teneatur ten̄t̄ praed' cum pertin' ei∣dem E. warrantizare, inform̄ qua idem E. superius versus eum narrauit, Ideo cons. est qd' praed' W. C. warrantizet praef. E. praed' ten̄t̄ cum {per}tin̄ {pro}loco & tempore &c. Et nihil de Mīa ipsius W. quia ven̄ primo die {per} sum̄ &c Hill' 13. Eliz. Ro. siat similis intratio vers. C. C. mutat̄ mutan∣dis. F. W. gener̄ sum̄ fuit ad respondend' W. R. de placito quod warr̄ ei octo mesuag', sex gardina, tria pomar̄, quatuor acr̄ terr̄, sex acr' prati, & duas acr̄ pasture cum pertinent̄ in B. & B. quae tenet & de eo tenere cla∣mat, & vnde cartā s••am habet &c. Et vnde idem W. per W. C. atturn' suum dic' qd' praed' E. nuper fuit seisitus de tenementis praed' cum {per}tin' in dominico vt de feodo, & sic inde seisitus existens idem F. 19. die S. anno Regni dn̄ae Reginae nunc 25. apud B. praed' per quandam cartam suam, quā idem W. R. sigillo p̄d' F. signat̄ hic in cur̄ {pro}fert, cuius dat̄ est eisdē die & anno, dedit & concessit te•• praed' cum pertinent̄ praef. W. R. habend' sibi & her̄ suis impepetuum, & vlterius p̄d' F. per. cartam praed' tenement̄ p̄d' cum pertinent̄ eidem W. & hered' suis cōtra om∣neshomines warran̄ prout per cartam••llam plen' apparet: virtute quo∣rum quidem don' & cōcessionis idem W. fuit & adhuc est scisit̄ deten' praed' cum pertinent̄ in dominico suo vt defeodo, Et sic inde seisit̄ exi∣stent̄, quidam D. D. arrain' versus ipsum W. quandam assisam noue dis∣seisi••e de praed' tenement̄ cum {per}tinent̄ coram I. C. vno baron̄ Scaccar̄ dn̄ae Reginae, et F. R. vno seruien' ipsius dn̄ae Reginae ad legem Iustic' eiusd' dominae Reginae ad assisas in com̄ praed' capiend' assign' per for∣mam statuti &c. per qd' idem W. R. pendente assisa illa sep••us requisi∣uit praef. F. quod ipse praed' tenement̄ cum pertinent̄ eidem W. warr̄, & idem F. ten' illa cum pertinent̄ eidem W. hucus{que} warr̄ contradixit & adhuc contradicit, vnde dic' quod deteriorat est & damnum habet ad valentiam centum librarum & inde produc' sectam &c.

SYMBOLEOGRAPHY, Of Recoueries for Assurances &c. called common, or feigned Recoueries.

IN euery Recouerie are to be regarded the de∣mandant,* 7.121 [unspec A] the tenant of the land, & the vouchee, as the efficient causes thereof. The land de∣maunded, as the matter which must as cer∣teinly be set downe in writs of Entre, as in writs of Couenant, whereupon fines are leui∣ed. The end and effect of such recoueries, is to discontinue and distroy estates tailes, remain∣ders, and reuersions, and baire the former owners thereof.

The Demaundant is he that bringeth the writ of Entre, and may [unspec B] be termed the Recouerer.

The Tenant is he, against whom the writ is brought, and may be [unspec C] termed the Recoueree.

The Vouchee is he, whom the tenāt voucheth, or calleth to warran∣ty [unspec D] for the land in demaund.

And such persons may be demaundants, tenants, and vouchees, in [unspec E] these recoueries, as may be Cognizors and Cognizees, in writs of Co∣uenant, and by such names, Mutatis mutandis. Sauing that if any re∣couery be had against any tenant in taile, the reuersion or remainder being in the Queene, of the gift of the Queene, or of any of her Maie∣sties progenitors, kings of England: such recouerie will neither barre the issue in taile of his Entre, nor discontinue his estate, nor pluck such reuersion or remainder out of her Maiestie, 34. H. 8. cap. 20. Quaere ta∣men si tiel recouerie barre lissue in taile, during the continuance of the estate taile, Dyer fol. 132. pla. 1.

Item before such persons, by such meanes, and in such maner may [unspec F] warrants of Attorney bee knowledged and certified, as fines know∣ledged in the Countrie: sauing that the recognizance of warrants of Attorney may be taken by any Iustice or Seriant, without a writ of Dedimus potestatem. And fines must be paied vpon writs of Entre, as vpon writs of Couenant. And all such writs of Entre must be signed by the Queenes Atturney before they can be sealed.

In a Recouerie with double voucher, the fine must bt sued first to [unspec G] make him tenant at the time of the writ of Entre brought, for euery writ of Entre must alwaies be brought against him that is tenāt of the freehold of the land demaūded at the time of the writ brought, 18. R. 2.

and Dyer fol. 252. pla. 98. for that, that the estate of the tenant in taile which is vouchee, is barred in respect of the assets only which is, or may be recouered in value. Plow. Basset vers Manxel fol. 11. a, and of execu∣tion sued by the tenant against him.

And if the tenant haue but an estate for life, or in dower, or by the cur∣tesie: [unspec H] then to haue a good recouerie thereof, it is meete that such tenant make a conditional Surrender of his estate to him in the reuersion, or remainder, to the end he may be a perfect tenant of the inheritance, and then to bring the writ of Entre against him: And after that the recouery is executed, the particuler tenant for breach of the condition may enter and inioy his terme, notwithstanding such surrender.

See the like Surrender in the Chapter of Surrenders, in the first part of Symboleography.

Of what thinges writs of Entre may be brought, and by what names.

PRaecipe quod reddat lyeth, de vna acra terre, aqua cooperta, vel de* 7.122 [unspec A] acra terre, 12. H. 7. fol. 4. de gurgite, 10. E. 3. & 14. Ed. 3. 842. Fitz. nat. bre. fol. 191. h. Et de passagio vltra a quam, Fitz. nat. br. fo. 191. i. de balliua, 34. Ed. 3. 423. de officio, 27. H. 8. fo. 12. de aduocation̄ ecclesie, aut de quarta {per}te decimar̄, 34. Edw. 3. deporcione decimarum, Dyer fol. 84. pla. 83. de quadam parcella terre, Dyer fol. 84. pla. 83. de custod' terre & haered', siue custod' terre, Register 161. 22. Edw. 3. fol. 19.

Praecipe quod reddat lyeth of all maner of Ecclesiastical or Spiritu∣all [unspec B] profits: vt de Rectoria, Vicaria, porcionibus, pencionbus, decimis, &c. per statut̄ 32. H. 8. cap. 7. de omnibus, & omnimodis decimis ma∣iori{us} mixtis & minutis infra villam siue hamlet̄ de B. in parochia de A. quoquo modo crescenc', contingen̄, ac annuatim renouan̄ &c. Thel. lib. 8. cap. 9. S. 2. de quarta parte decimarū & oblationum ecclesie sanct' P. &c. 16. Ed. 3. de quadam porcione decimarum, or terre, not shewing how much, 1. H. 4. fo. 1. Dyer fol. 84. pla. 83. 84. 85. and 86. In old time de hida terre, per Glanuile, de caruca terre, 4. E. 3. 161. de bouat̄ terre, 6. Ed. 3. 291. de sex pedibus terre in longitudine, & quatuor pedibus in latitud' 14. Ass. 13.

A Praecipe quod reddat lieth detofro & situ molendini 14. Ed. 3. de [unspec C] hundredo de C. & balliuato de B. 34. Ed. 1. 3. E. 3. de pastur̄ ad sex bo∣ues 3. Ed. 3. fol. 23. 4. E. 2. de roda terre 3. E. 5. de aduocatione 34. E. 1. de quadam portione terre 11. H. 4. fol. 40. 5. H. 7. fol. 9. de medietate vnius rodae t̄re 41. E. 3. de shopa, Registr̄ fo. 3. a de 4. acr̄ alnet̄ 11. Ass. 13. de turbar̄, by the name of More 8. Edw. 3. fol. 387. and it lyeth in a

Towne, and not in a Hamlet, 8. E. 3. fol. 55. 7. E. 3. 9.

Of what things a writ of Entre lieth not.

PRaecipe quod reddat lieth not, de fossato, nec de stagno, nee de pis∣caria* 7.123 [unspec A] 8. E. 3. 381. nec de deaduocatione, decimarum vnius carucat̄ t̄re, Registr̄ fo. 29. nec de cōmunia pastur̄ 27. H. 8, f. 12. de estouerijs 2. E. 3. de homagio & fidelitat̄, nec de seruitijs faciendis 6. E. 2.

A Praecipe quod reddat lieth not de bouat̄ marisci 13. E. 3. fo. 3. de se∣lione [unspec B] terre E. 1. for the incerteintie, because a Selon which is a lande, somtime conteineth an acre, sometime halfe an acre, sometime more, and sometimes lesse, It lieth not of a garden, cottage, or croft, 14. ass. 13. 8. H. 6. 3. 22. E. 4. 13. de virgata terre 41. 43. 13. E. 3. defodina, de mine∣ra, de mercatu, 13. E. 3. for they lie not in Demesne, but in Gaine, nec de superiori camera 3. H. 6. fo. 1.

A writ of Entre ought not to contein one selfe thing twise, as a mes∣suage, [unspec C] & a house parcel of the same messuage, 2. Ed. 4. fol. 28. 46. E. 3. fo. 26. Nor to name a Towne and a Hamlet within the same towne, 22. E. 3 fol. 14. 41. Ed. 3. fol. 22.

In euery warrant of Atturney it is good to put 2. Atturneis at the [unspec D] least for feare of death.

In a countie Palantine, as Lancaster, Durisme, Chester &c. may bee [unspec E] put in a warrant one Atturney, and one of the Iustices Clarkes.

If the writ of Entre be returnable Crastino Martini, the writ of Sum∣mons [unspec F] ad warr̄ thereupon must beare Teste from the returne of Crastino Martini, and be returnable ix. Returnes after the returne of the writ of Entre inclusiue: that is accompting Crastino Martini for one of the ix. returnes, and tres Paschae, which is the ninth returne after Crastino Martini for another. And the Teste of the writ of Seisin must be the day of that ninth returne, and be returnable xv. daies after. Then the writ of Seisin may be returned, that seisin was deliuered by vertue therof to the demandant, by the sherife of the Countie where the lands lie vpon any day (not being Sunday) betweene the Teste and returne of the said writ of Seisin. Then the writs of Entre, Summons, and Seisin must be retur∣ned and filed with the Custos breuium, & the iudgement entred by the preignotary, & the warrants of Atturney by the Clark of the warrants.

If a single recouery and a fine be against the tenant, the writ of En∣tre [unspec G] must beare date and Teste, before the writ of Couenant, and be re∣turned before.

If a writ of Couenant be brought against the tenant, and a writ of [unspec H] Entre against the demaundant: then the writ of Couenant must beare date, and be returned before the writ of Entre, and this is called a dou∣ble voucher.

A Certiorari to the executor of the Iustice, before whom the Warrants were acknowledged.

ELizab. dei gratia Angl', Franc' & Hiberniae Regina, fidei defensor [unspec A] * 7.124 &c.

dilecto sibi I. R. arm̄ executori testamenti Fr. R. nuper vnius Iu∣stic' nostrorum de banco salutem.

Volentes certis de causis certioraritā super quodam warrant̄ atturn̄ per quod H. S. posuit loco suo W. B. & R. C. coniunctim & diuisim versus R. P. alias W. & R. H. de placito terre in comitatu E. quam super quodam alio warrant̄ atturn̄ per quod H. L. & I. L. quos praedictus H. S. voc' ad warrant̄, posuerunt locis suis A. B. & F. R. coniunctim & diuisim versus praedict' R. & R. H. de placito terre in dicto comit̄ E. per praefat̄ F. R. nuper capt̄, ac in custod' tua ratione exe∣cutionis testamenti praed' existen̄ vt dicitur. Tibi precipimus quod war∣rant̄ praed' Iustic' nostris de banco apud Westm̄ sub sigillo tuo distincte & aperte sine dilatione mittas & hoc breue, vt ijdem Iustic' inspect' war∣rant̄ praedict' vlterius in quodam breui nr̄o de ingr̄ penden̄ coram pre∣fat̄ Iustic' nostris apud Westmon̄ inter praefat̄ R. & R. H. & praedict' H. S. de vno messuagio &c. cum pertinentijs in T. & D. in comit̄ praedicto, & process, inde fierifac', quod de iure, & secundum consuetudinem reg∣ni nostri Angl' fuerit faciend'

T. meipsa apud Westm̄ 29. die Nouemb. Anno regni nostri 34.

It is returned thus.

Respons. infranominati I. R. ad hoc breue. [unspec B]

Execuc' istius breuis patet in quadam schedula huic breui annex'.

Ebor̄. ss. Praec' H. S. quod iuste &c. Redd' R. P. alias W. & R. H. v∣num [unspec C] messuagium &c. cum pertinentijs in T. & D. quod clam̄ &c.

Ebor̄. ss. H. S. po: lo: suo W. B. & R. C. coniunctim & diuisim versus [unspec D] R. P. alias W. & R. H. de placito terr̄.

Ebor̄. ss. H. L. & I. L. quos H. S. voc' ad warrant̄ po: lo: suo A. B. & F. [unspec E] R. coniunctim & diuisim versus R. P. alias W. & R. H. de placito terre.

Capt̄ & cognit̄ apud W. in comitat̄ C. xvij. die Feb. anno regni do∣minae Eliz. &c. xxxiiij.

I. R.

A Recouerie with single voucher.

Ebor̄. ss. PRaec' G. C. armigero, quod iuste &c. redd' R. C. & R. I. [unspec A] * 7.125 vnum messuagium & quatuor acr̄ terr̄ cum pertinentijs in T. que clam̄ &c. Et in que &c. Et nisi &c.

G. C. po: lo: suo N. M. & M. M. attorn̄ suos coniunctim & diuisim ver∣sus [unspec B] R. C. & R. I.

A Recouerie with double voucher.

Derby. ss. PRaec' N. L. & M. vxori eius, quod iuste &c. redd' T. S. & [unspec A] * 7.126 T. C. maneria de N. M. & P. cum pertin̄, a•• 30. mess. 30. tofta, 5. molendina, 30, gardin̄, 30. pomaria, 1000. acr̄ terre, 1000. a∣cr̄ prati, 50. acr̄ pasture, 40. acr̄ bosci, 1000. acr̄ more, 200. acr̄ iampnorū & bruere, & 3. libras reddit̄ cum pertinentijs in N. M. P. P. & B. que clam̄ esse ius & heredit̄ suam, & in que idem N. & M. non habent in∣gress. nisi post disseisinam quam H. H. iniuste & sine iudicio fecit prae∣fatis T. & T. infra 30. Annos iam vltimo elapsos &c. vt dic', vnde que•• &c. Et nisi &c.

Derby. ss. M. L. & M. vxor eius po: lo: suo, T. B. & W. B. attorn̄ suos [unspec B] coniunctim & diuisim versus T. S. & T. C. de placit̄ terr̄ ad lucrand' vel perdendum.

Derby. ss. W. B. & T. F. quos N. L. & M. vxor eius vocant ad warrant̄, [unspec C] po: lo: suo, P. P. & Q. Q. attorn̄ suos coniunctim & diui∣sim versus T. S. & T. C. de placito terre ad lucrandum vel perdendum.

A Recouerie with treble voucher.

Essex. ss. PRaec' R. B. & C. S. quod iuste &c. raddant A. T. armiger̄, [unspec A] * 7.127 maner̄ de B. & Q. cum pertinētijs, ac xx. messuag', duo∣decim tofta, quatuor columbar̄, mille acr̄ terr̄, centum acr̄ prati, centum acr̄ pastur̄, CC. acr̄ iampnorū & bruere, centū acr̄ more, & triginta so∣lid' & vnum obul' reddit̄, ac reddit̄ vnius libre & dimidij piperis, & vni∣us gran̄ piperis cum pertin̄ in B. & Q. Ac liberam piscariam in aqua de W. necnon aduocationem ecclesie de B. que clam̄ &c.

Essex. ss. PR. B. & C. S. po: lo: suo, W. W. & R. R. attorn̄ suos con∣iunctim [unspec B] & diuisim versus A. T. de placito terre.

Essex. ss. M. M. gen̄ quem R. B. & C. S. vocant ad warrant̄ po: lo: suo, [unspec C] I. I. & LL attorn̄ suos coniunctim & diuisim versus A. T. de placito terre.

Essex. ss. G. W. gen̄ quem M. M. voc' indead warrant̄ po: lo: suo R. G. [unspec D] & R. S. attorn̄ suos coniunctim & diuisim versus A. T. de placito terre.

A Recouerie of an Adnowson in the Countie palantine of Chester.

PLacita apud Cestr̄ coram R. T. Milit̄ Iustic' dn̄i Regis apud Cestr̄ de [unspec A] * 7.128 Sessione tent̄ ibidem die Lune vltim̄ die Septemb. ann̄ regni Eliz. Dei gratia Angl', Franciae, & Hibern̄ Reginae fidei defensor̄, & in terre Ecclesiae Anglicanae Hibernice supremi capitis 35.

Chestr̄. ss. H. S. armiger per T. B. attorn̄ suum, petit versus H. D. arm̄ [unspec B] aduocationem Ecclesiae de T. quam ei iniuste deforc' &c. Et vnde dic'

quod ipsemet fuit seisitus de ad••ocac' Ecclesiae praedict' vt defeodo & iure infra 30. annos iam vltimo elapsos tempore pacis, tempore dn̄e Re∣ginae nunc, & sic inde seisit̄ eodē tempore ad eandem Ecclesiam presen∣tauit quendam R. A. Clericum suum, qui ad presentationem suam fuit admissus, institutus, & inductue in eadem: Capiendo inde explec', vt in grossis decimis, minutis decim̄, oblationibus, & obuentionibus ad va∣lenc' &c. vt de iure Ecclesie sue praedicte &c. Et quod tale sit ius suum offert &c.

All the partes of a Recouerie in a writ of Right de Prae∣cipe in Capite exemplified.

ELizab▪ dei gratia &c.

Omnibus ad quos presentes litere patentes p∣uenerint [unspec A] * 8.1 salutem.

Sciatis quod I. Comes S. in curia nostra coram Iu∣sticiarijs nostris apud Westm̄ per breue nr̄m de Recto de p̄cipe in capi∣te, petijt versus T. B. seniorē & I. vxorē eius maner̄ de C. cum {per}tinen̄, ac vnum mess••ag', 50. acr̄ prati &c. cum pertin̄ in C. B. & H. iuxta T. vtius & hereditatem suam: Quod quidem breue vna cū retorn̄ eiusdem, ac placitum su{per} idem breue cum omnibus alijs placitum illud tangentibus se quitur in hec verba.

Elizabeth Dei gratia &c.

Vicecom̄ Heref. salutem.

Praecipe T. B. seni∣ori, [unspec B] * 9.1 & I. vxori eius, quod iuste & sine dilatione reddant I. Comiti Salop̄ manerium de C. cum pertin̄, ac vnum messuag' &c. cum pertinentijs in C. B. & H. iuxta T. que clamat esse ius & hereditatem suam, & tenere de nobis in capite. Et vnde queritur quod praed' T. & I. ei iniuste deforce∣ant. Et nisi secerint. Et praed' Comes fecerit te secur̄ de clamore suo pro∣sequen̄ tunc sum̄ per bonos summon̄ p̄d' T. & I. quod sint coram Iustic' nostris apud Westm̄ a die Paschae in quindecim dies, ostens. quare non fecer̄. Et habeas ibi summ̄, & hoc breue.

Teste meipsa apud Westm̄ 2. die Aprilis, Anno regni nostri tricesimo tertio.

Pleg' de prosequend' R. D. & I. R.

✿ Responsio I. S. Militis Vicec': Summ̄ T. B. & I. vxor eius infrascript̄ [unspec C] * 9.2 H. F. & R. L.

Placit̄ apud Westmon̄ coram I. P. & socijs suis Iuistic' dn̄i Reg. de bā∣co [unspec D] de termino Paschae, anno regni &c. 6. Rotulo CC.

✿ Heref. ss. Ioh. Comes Salop̄, per I. S. Atturnatum suum, petit ver∣sus [unspec E] * 9.3 T. B. sen̄ & I. vxorem eius, manerium de C. cum pertin̄, ac vnum mes∣suagium &c. cum pertin̄ in C. B. & H. iuxta T. per breue dn̄ae Regin̄ de preci•••• in capite &c. ✿ Et vnde chcit quod ipsemet fuit seisit{us} de ma∣nerio,* 9.4 messuag', terr̄ &c. cum pertinen̄, in don̄ico suo vt de feodo & iure tempore pacis tempore dominae Reginae nunc, capiendo inde explec', ad valentiam &c. Et quod tale sit ius suum offert &c.

✿ Et praedict' T. & I. per W. B. Atturnatum suum, vener̄ & desendunt* 9.5

ius praedict' Comitis et seisinam suam, et maxime de manerio, mesuag' &c. ei warrant̄ &c. et super hoc praed' Comes petit versus ipsum W. P.* 9.6 manerium, mesuagium, &c. cum pertinentijs in forma praed' &c. Et vn∣de dic' quod ipsemet fuit seisitus de praed' Manerio, mesuag' &c. cum {per}tin̄, in dominico suo vt de feodo et iure, tempore pacis tempore dn̄ae re∣ginae nunc, capiend' inde explec' ad valentiam &c. Et quod tale sit ius suum offert &c.

✿ Et praed' W. P. tenens per warrant̄ suā defendit ius praed' Comitis [unspec F] * 9.7 et seisinam eius & maxime de manerio, messuag', terr̄ &c. cum pertinen̄, et totum &c. Et ponit se inde in magnam Assisam dn̄ae reginae, et petit* 9.8 recogn̄ fieri vtrum ipse maius ius habeat tenend' manerium, messuagiū, terr̄, &c. cum pertin̄, vt tenens per warrant̄ suam, vt ••a tenet, an praedict' Comes habend' manerium, messuag', terr̄, &c. cum pertinentijs, vt ea* 9.9 superius pet̄ &c. ✿ Et praedict' Comes petit licentiam inde interlo∣quend' &c. Et habuit &c.

✿ Et postea idem Comes {per} Atturnatum suum praedict' reuen̄ hic in [unspec G] * 9.10 Curia, et praed' W. P. licet solemniter exact', non reuen̄, sed in contempt̄ cur̄ defaltam fec', Ideo considerat̄ est quod praed' Comes recuperet sei∣sinam suam versus praed' T. et I. de praed' maner̄, messuag' &c. cum {per}∣tin̄, tenend' eidem Comiti & hered' suis quiete de praed' T. et I. et here∣dibus suis imperpetuum.

Et praedicti T. et I. habeant de terr̄ praedict' W. P. ad valentiam mane∣rij, [unspec H] messuag', terr̄ &c. praedict' cum pertinentijs. Et praedict' W. P. in mi∣sericordia &c.

Warrant' Attornat' inde sequitur in hec verba.

Herf. ss. Ioh. Comes Salop̄, po: lo: suo I. S. versus T. B. seniorem, et I. [unspec I] vxorem eius de placito terre.

Heref. ss. T. B. senior et I. vxor eius, po: lo: suo W. B. versus Io. Comi∣tem [unspec K] Salop̄, de placito terre.

Que oīa et singula ad requisitionē praed' Comitis exemplificarifeci∣mus, [unspec L] et magnum sigillum nr̄um, quo vtimur ad hm̄di exemplificatio∣nes, necnon ad quecunque breuia iudicialia extra bancum praed' exeunt̄ sigilland', p̄sentibus apponi fecimus. Teste I. P. apud Westm̄ xviij. die Maij, anno regni nostri tricesimo sexto.

Remissio Curiae in breui de Recto.

EXcellentissimae Principi dn̄ae E. dei gratia &c. T. W. salut̄ in eo per [unspec A] * 9.11 quē reges regnant, et Principes dominant̄. Quia A. in curia vestra coram Iustic' vestris de banco per br̄e vestr̄ de recto D. E. de vno mesu∣ag' cum pertin̄ in S. quod de me tenetur, licentia mea mediante propo∣nit implacitare, vestre celsitudini regie, tenore p̄sentiū significo, me cur̄ mean vobis inde hac vic' remisisse. Saluo mihi alias iure dn̄ij in casu cō∣simili

cum acciderit. In cuius rei testimon̄ has literas meas feci patentes, sigillo meo signat̄, Dat̄ 3. die Maij, Anno regni &c.

The exemplification of a Recouerie inrolled according to the Statute of xxiij. Elizabeth Cap. 3.

ELizabeth Dei gratia Angl' Franciae et Hiberniae fidei defen∣sor [unspec A] * 9.12 &c.

Omnibus ad quos presentes litere nostr̄ {per}uenerint salutē,

Sciatis quod inter irrotulamenta br̄um et aliorum dependen̄ pro com∣munibus recuperationibus secund' formam statuti de termino Pasche a∣pud Westmon̄ Ann̄ regni nr̄i 29. Rotul' primo continetur, sic,

Essex ss.

✿ Eliz. Dei gratia, Angliae, Franciae et Hiberniae Regina fidei defensor &c.

vic' Essex salutem,

Praecipe I. W. et I. S. quod iuste et sine dilatione reddant ••o. St. et R. P. quatuor mesuagia, quatuor gardina, 200. acras fre, 100. acr̄ prati, 300. acras pasture, 40. acras bosci, et 300. acras iampnor̄ et bruere, cum pertin̄ in B. T. T. C. D. et H. que clamant esse ius et heredit̄ suam. Et in que idem I. W. et I. S. non habent ingress' nisi post disseisinā quam H. H. inde iniuste et sine iudicio fecit pref. I. S. et T. infra triginta annos iam vltimo elapsos vt dicunt. Et vnde queruntur quod praed' I. W et I. S. eis deforc', Et nisi fecerint et praed' I. S. et Th. fec er̄ te secur̄ de cla∣more suo pros. tunc summ̄ per bonos summ̄ praed' I. W. et I. S. quod sint coram Iustic' nostris apud Westm̄ a die sanct' Michaelis in quindecim dies, ostensuri quare non fecerint. Et habeas ibi summ̄ et hoc breue,* 10.1

T. meipsa apud Wem̄ 24. die Sept̄ anno regni nostr̄ decimo.

✿ Gibon. ✿ pleg' de pros. ••o. Doo, Rich. Roo. ✿ Summ̄ Ioh. Den, Rich. Fen ✿ G. T. armig' vic' ss.

✿ Elizab. Dei gratia Angl' Franc' et Hyberniae regina fidei defensor &c.

Vic' Essex salut̄,

Summ̄ per bonos summ̄ E. W. armigerum et vxor̄ eius quod sint coram Iusticiarijs nostris apud Westm̄ a die sancti Hilla∣rij in xv. dies ad warr̄ Ioh. W. et I. S. quatuor mesuag' quatuor gardin̄, 200. acras terre, 100. acr̄ prati, 300. acr' pasture, 40. acr̄ bosci, et 300. acr̄ iampuorum et bruere, cum {per}tin̄ in B. T. T. C. D. et H. que Io. St. et Tho. P. in curia nostra coram Iusticiarijs nostr̄ apud Westmon̄ clam̄ vt ius suum per breue nostrum de ingress. super disseisinam in le post versus eos. Et vnde ijdem Ioh. W. et I. S. in eadem cur̄ nostr̄ voc' praedict' Edm. & Ioh. summ̄ in comit tuo ad warr̄ versus eos. Et habeas ibi summ̄ & hoc breue T. I. D. apud Westmon̄ xvj. die Octobris, anno regni &c. de∣cimo* 11.1 ✿ Lone. Summ̄ Iohannes Den, Rich. Fen, ✿ T. L. arm̄ vic' ss. ✿ Io. St. & Tho. P. po: lo: suo R. E. versus Iohannem W. & I. S. de placitoterress. Iohannes W. et I. po: lo: suo I. A. versus Io. S. & Tho. P. de placito terre ss. Edm. W. armig' & Ioh. vxor eius quos Iohannes W. et I. S. voc' ad warr̄ po: lo: suo R. C. versus Io. S. & Th. P. de placito terr̄. Que omnia & singula ad requisitionē W. W. generos. tenore presentiū

duximus exemplificand'.

In cuius rei Testim̄ sigill' nostr̄ ad br̄ia in ba••∣co sigilland' deputat̄ presentibus apponi fecimusT. F. W. P. & F. R. Iu∣stic' de banco praedicto apud Westmon̄ xvj. die Iunij anno regni nostri vicesimo nono.

M. The Iudges which examined their inrolment. M. W. P. and R.

Perdon' alien' super terr' per breue de Ingressu recuperat'.* 11.2

REgina, Omnibus ad quos &c. salutem. Cum praedictus & fidelis [unspec A] consanguineus nostr̄ T. Dux' Norff. Comes Mareschallus Angliae, & prenobilis ordinis garterij Miles' ac dilect' & fideles nostri W. C. Mi∣les principalis Secretar̄ nostr̄, R. Catl' miles nup scilicet termino &c. an∣no regni nostr̄ &c. recuperauerunt versus praedictum & fidelem consili∣arium nostrum N. B. Milit̄ dn̄um custod' magn̄ sigilli nostri Angl', ex e∣ius assensu & ad eius requisitionem per br̄e nr̄m de ingressu su{per} disseisi∣nam in le post, scđm cursum formam & vsū communium recuperation̄ maner̄ de Redgraue &c. in com̄ nostr̄ Suff. ad diuersos seperales vsus, intention̄, condition̄ & proposit̄ specificat̄, & declarat̄ in quibusdā In∣dentur factis interipsum N. ex vna parte & praefatos ducem W. R. &c. ex altera parte gerent̄ dat̄ secundo die Octobr̄, anno Reg. nostri primo prout per easd' Indentur̄ plenius apparet, cumque etiam ijdem dux W. R. &c. in Maner̄, terr̄, tenement̄, & cetera premissa, cum {per}••n̄ virtute re∣cuperac' praedict' intrauerunt, licentia nostra Regia inde prius non ob∣tent̄, Et de eisd' premissis fuerunt seisit̄ in dominico suo vt defeodo, ad vsus, intentiones, & proposita in praed' Indentur̄ specificat̄ & declarat̄. Que quidem Maner̄, messuag' terras tenement̄ & cetera premissa de no∣bis tenentur in capite, vt dicitur. Sciatis quod nos de gratiā nostra spe∣ciali ac ex ce••ta scientia & mero motu nostris saluo nobis homag' nostr̄ {per}donamus, remittimus & relaxamus pro nobis hered' & successoribus nostr̄, transgress. in ea parte fact' ac omnimod' interaciones, & ingressus in praed' Maner̄ terr̄ tenement̄ & cetera premissa, seu aliquam inde {per}∣tem siue parcellam, tam ante presentem diem quoquo modo fact', siue perpetrat, quam imposter̄ racion̄ alicuius vsus in praedict Indentur spe∣cific' seu declar̄ fiend' seu habend'. Et vlterius concessimus ac pro nobis hered' & successoribus nostr̄, quant̄ in nobis est, per presentes concedi∣mus prefat̄ duci W. R. &c. quod ipsi maneria messuag', terr̄, & tenemēt̄ praedicta, ac cetera premissa cum omnibus & singulis suis exit̄, reddit̄, profic', & pertin̄ quibuscunque (except̄ praeexcept̄) habeant & teneant sibi ac hered' & assign̄ suis, ad vsus, intentiones, & proposita in Inden∣tur̄ predict' content̄ & specificat̄, de nobis hered' & successoribus nostr̄ per seruitia inde debita et de iure consueta imperpet̄, absque impet̄, mo∣lest', vexacione, impedim̄to, seu grauamine, nostri, hered' vel successor̄

nostr̄, aut aliquor' Iustic', Escactor̄, vice comit̄, balliuorum, autaliorum officiar̄, ministor', seu subditor' nostror', aut haered' vel successor' no∣strorum quorumcun{que}. In cuius rei &c.

And it is to be noted, that of all licences to alien temporall land in [unspec A] Mortma••, the fine to the Queene is 5. yeares value of the same.

Of all licences to alien spirituall land, (as appropriations of Chur∣ches, [unspec B] or other benefices spirituall) the fine to the Queene is 4. yeares value thereof.

Of all licences of alienation made of lands holden of the Queene in [unspec C] Capite, the fine is the third part of the value, the tenth deducted.

Of all pardons of alienation by the Kings tenant in Capite, the fine [unspec D] is one yeares value thereof.

Of all licences of Mariage of the Queenes widow, the fine is the [unspec E] third part of the value of her dower by a yeare.

Of all pardons of the Queenes Widowes maried without licence [unspec F] the fine is the whole value of her dower by a yeare.

Exemplification of a Recouery with double voucher out of the Prothono••aries office.

ELizab. Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae Regin̄, fidei defen∣sor [unspec A] * 11.3 &c.

Omnibus ad quos presentes literae nostrae peruenerint salu∣tem.

Sciatis quod inter placita terrae irrotulat̄ apud West' coram E. A. Milite & socijs suis Iustic' nostris de banco. Termin̄ S. Hill', anno regni nostri 36, Rotu' x. continetur sic.

Eborum. ss.

Fr. W. & R. S. in proprijs personis suis, pet̄ versus I. [unspec B] R. duodecim acr' prati cum pertinen̄ in M. & K vtius & haereditatem suam, Et in quas idem I. non habet ingressum nisi post disseisinam, quam H. H. inde iniuste & sine iuditio fecit praefat̄ Fr. & R. infra tri∣ginta annos &c. ✿ Et praedictus I. per W. W. Atturnatum suum ve∣nit,* 12.1 & alios voc' ad warrant̄ T. R. Armigerum, qui modo per summ̄ ei in comitatu praedict' fact' per T. I. Atturnatum suum venit, & gratis praedictas duodecim acras prati cum pertinentijs ei warrant̄ &c. ✿ Et* 12.2 super hoc praedict' Fr. & R. pet̄ versus ipsum T. tenen̄ per warrant̄ suam praedictas duodecim acr' prati cum pertinenrijs in forma praedicta &c. ✿ Et vnde dic' quod ipsimet fuerunt seisiti de praedictis duodecim acr̄* 12.3 prati cum pertinentijs in dominico suo vt de feodo, & iure, tempore pacis, tempore Dominae Reginae nunc, capiendo inde explec' ad va∣lenc' &c. Et in quas &c. Et inde produc' sectam &c. ✿ Et praedict' T.* 12.4 tenens per warr' suam defendit ius suum quando &c. ✿ Et vlterius voc' inde ad warr' R. H. qui praesens est hic in Curia in propria persona sua. Et gratis praedict' duodecim acr' prati cum pertinentijs ei warrant̄ &c.* 12.5 ✿ Et super hoc praed' Fr. & R. S. pet versus ipsum R. H. tenen̄ per warr̄

suam praedictas duodecim acras prati cum pertinentijs in forma prae∣dicta &c. ✿ Et vnde dic' quod ipsimet fuerunt seisiti de praedict' duo∣decim* 12.6 acr' prati cum pertinentijs in dominico suo vt de feodo, & iure, tempore pacis tempore dominae reginae nunc, capiendo inde explec' ad valentiam &c. Et in quas &c. Et inde produc' sectam &c. ✿ Et* 12.7 praedict' R. H. tenens per warrant̄ suam defend' ius suum quand' &c. ✿ Et dic' quod praed' H. non disse••siuit praefat̄ Fr. & R. S. de praed' duo∣decim* 12.8 acr̄ prati cum pertinentijs, prout ijdem Fr. & R. per breue & na∣rationem suā praedict' superius supponunt. Et de hoc ponit se super pa∣triam &c. Et praedict' Fr. & R. S. pet̄ licentiam inde interloquendi. Et habent &c.

Et postea ijdem Fr. & R. reuen̄ hic in curia isto eodem termino in proprijs personis suis. Et praedictus R. H. licet solemniter exact' non reuen̄, sed in contemptum curiae recessit, & defaltam fecit. ✿ Ideo con∣siderat̄* 12.9 est quod praedict' Fr. & R. S. recuperent seisinam suam versus praefat̄ I. de praedictis duodecim acr' prati cum pertinent̄. ✿ Et quod* 12.10 idem I. habeat de terr' praedict' T. ad valentiam &c. Et quod idem T. vlterius habeat de terr' praedict̄ R. H. ad valentiam &c. ✿ Et idem R.* 12.11 in misericordia &c. ✿ Et super hoc praedict' Fr. & R. S. petunt breue dominae Reginae vicecom̄ comitat̄ praedict̄ dirigend', de habere facien∣do eis plenariam seisinam de praedict̄ duodecim acr' prati cum perti∣nentijs. Et eis conceditur, retornabile hic a die Pasche in quindecim dies &c. Quae omnia & singula ad requisitionem praedict' Fr. & R. S. tenor praesentium duximus exemplificand'. In cuius rei testimonium sigillum nostrum ad breuia in banco praedict̄ sigilland' deputat̄ praesen∣tibus apponi fecimus.

Teste E. A. apud West' duodecimo die Februa∣rij, Anno Regni nostri 36.

When the writ of Seisin is returned, the returne thereof must be entred vpon the same Roll, whereon the iudgem̄t was entred, as appeareth in the end of the next section.

An other to the like effect.

ELizabeth Dei gratia Angl', Franciae, & Hyberniae Reg. fidei defen∣sor [unspec A] * 12.12 &c.

Omnibus ad quos praesentes literae nostrae {per}uenerint salutē.

Sciatis quod inter placita terrae irrotulat̄ apud West', coram E. A. Mili∣te & socijs suis Iustic' nostris de banco, scil. Termino Michaelis, Anno Regni nostri tricesimo quinto, Rotulo 12. continetur sic.

Notting. ss.

R. T. & R. B. in proprijs personis suis petunt versus [unspec B] * 13.1 T. generosum, & W. H. generosum, maneria de H. & M. cum perti∣nen̄, ac viginti mesuagia, decem tofta, vnum molendinum equinum, duo columbar', triginta gardina, quingent̄ acras terrae, ducent̄ acras prati, sexcent̄ acras pasturae, trescent̄ acras bosci, mille acras iampnorū

& bruerae, quingent̄ acras morae, & 20. solid' redd' cum pertinen̄ in H. M. D. &c. vt ius & haeredit̄ suam, Et in quae ijdem P. & W. non habent ingressum, nisi post disseisinam, quam H. H. inde iniuste & sine iudicio fecit praefat̄. R. & R. infra triginta annos &c. ✿ Et vnde dicunt quod [unspec C] * 13.2 ipsimet fuerunt seisiti de manerijs, tenementis, & redditu praed' cum {per}∣tinen̄, in dominico suo vt de feodo, & iure, tempore pacis, tempore do∣minae Reginae nunc, capiendo inde explec' ad valenc' &c. Et in quae &c. Et inde producunt sectam &c.

✿ Et praed' P. & W. in proprijs personis suis venerunt & defend' ius [unspec D] * 13.3 suum quando &c. Et voc' indead warr' G. M. generosum, qui praesens est hic in Curia in propria persona sua. Et gratis, maneria, tenementa, & redditus praed', cum pertinentijs, eis warr̄ &c.

✿ Et super hoc praedict' R. & R. petunt versus ipsum G. tenen̄ per [unspec E] * 13.4 warrant̄ suam maneria, tenementa, & redditus, praed' cum pertin̄ in for∣ma [unspec F] praedict̄ &c. ✿ Et vnde dicunt quod ipsimet fuerunt seisiti de ma∣nerijs, tenementis, & redditu praedict' cum pertinentijs, in dominico suo vt de feodo, & iure, tempore pacis, tempore dominae Reg' nunc, ca∣piendo inde explec' ad valentiam &c. Et in quae &c. Et inde produ∣cunt sectam &c.

✿ Et praedict' G. tenens per warrant̄ suam defendit ius suum quan∣do [unspec G] [unspec H] * 13.5 &c. ✿ Et vlterius voc' inde ad warrant̄ D. H. qui similiter prae∣sens est hic in Curia in propria persona sua, & gratis maneria, tenemen∣ta, & reddit̄ praedict' cum pertinentijs ei warrant̄ &c.

✿ Et super hoc praedicti R. et R. petunt versus ipsum D. tenent̄ per [unspec I] * 13.6 warrant̄ suam maneria, tenementa, et reddit̄ praedicta cum pertinen∣tijs in forma praedicta &c. ✿ Et vnde dicunt quod ipsimet fuerunt [unspec K] seisiti de manerijs, tenementis, & reddit̄ praedictis cum pertinentijs in dominco suo, vt de feodo, & iure, tempore pacis, tempore dominae Re∣ginae nunc, capiendo inde explec' ad valentiam &c. Et in quae &c. Et inde producunt sectam &c.

✿ Et praedictus D. ienens per narrationem suam defendit ius suum [unspec L] * 13.7 quando &c. ✿ Et dicit quod praedict' H. non disseisiuit prefatos R. & [unspec M] R. de manerijs, tenementis, & redditu praed' cum pertinentijs, prout ijdē R. & R. per breue & narrationem suā prae dictā superius suppon̄. Et de hoc ponit se super patriam &c. ✿ Et praed' R. & R. petunt licentiam in∣de [unspec N] * 13.8 interloquendi. Et habent &c.

Et postea ijdē R. & R. reuen̄ hic in Curia isto eodem termino in pro∣prijs [unspec O] * 13.9 personis suis. Et praedictus D. licet solemniter exact' non reuen̄, prijs personis suis. Et praedictus D. licet solemniter exact' non reuen̄,* 13.10 sed in contemptum curie recessit, & defaltam fecit. ✿ Ideo conside∣ratum [unspec P] est quod praedict' R. & R. recuperent seisinam suam versus prefa∣tos P. & W. de manerijs, tenementis, & redditu praedictis cum pertin̄.* 13.11

✿ Et quod ijdem P. & W. habeant de terra praed' G. ad valentiam &c. [unspec Q]

Et quod idem G. vlterius habeat de terr̄ praedict̄ D. ad valentiam &c. ✿ Et idem D in misericordia &c. Et super hoc praedicti R. & R. petunt* 13.12 breue dominae Reginae Vicecomiti comitatus praedict' dirigend', de habere faciend' eis plenariam seismam de manerijs, tenementis, & red∣ditu praedict' cum pertinentijs. Et eis conceditur, returnabile hic a die S. Martini in quindecim dies.

Ad quem diem hic venerunt praed' R. & R. in proprijs personis suis. [unspec R] Et vicecomes scilicet I. B. Miles modo mandat quod ipse virtute bre∣uis illius sibi directi vicesimo quarto die, No vltimo praeterit̄, habere fe∣cerit praefatis R. et R. plenariam seisinam de manerijs, tenemētis, & red∣ditu praedictis, cum pertinentijs, prout per breue illudsibi praeceptum fuit &c. quae omnia & singula ad requisitionem praed' R. & R. tenore praesentium duximus exemplificandū. In cuius rei Testimonium sigil∣lum nostrum ad breuia in banco praedicto sigilland' deputat̄ praesenti∣bus apponi fecimus.

Teste &c. Anno Regni nostr̄ 36.

A Dedimus potestatem to take knowledge of a warrant of Atturney of the vouchee.

REx & Regina

dilecto & fideli suo Ra. Ro. seruienti ad legem salu∣tem.

[unspec A] * 13.13 Cum breue nostrum de ingressu super disseisinam in le post pendeat coram Iustic' de Banco int̄ W. S. & R. C. gener̄ peten̄ & G. T. milit̄ dominum T. deforc' de Manerio de W. cum pertinen̄ ac de vno messuag' ducent̄ acris terrae, 60 acr̄ prati, 100. acr̄ pastur̄, 100. acris bosci, 50. acr̄ more, & quinque solidat̄ reddit̄ cum pertinen̄ in W. & L. in com̄ Salop̄, & praedict' G. in plena Cur̄ nostr̄ ibidem coram Iustic' nostris praedict' comparens vocauit W. C. ad warr̄ ei Maner̄ praedict̄ cum pertinen̄, super quo tunc & ibidem emanauit breue no∣strum de sum̄ ad warr̄ vicec' com̄ praedict' direct' versus eund' W. C. returnabile cor̄ Iustic' nr̄ is p̄d' in quindena S. Hill' prox' futur̄. Et quia praedict' W. C. adeo impotens sui & senio confect' existit quod vsque West' cor̄ Iustic' nostris praed' ad diem in dicto breue nostro de sum̄ ad warr̄ content̄ laborare nō suffic' vt accepimus. Nos statut eiusd' W. compacientes in hac {per}te, Ded' vobis potest' & plen̄ author̄ Attorn̄ vel attorn̄ quem vel quos idem W. C. ad warrant̄ vocand' lucrand' vel {per}∣dend' in placito praedicto coram Iustic' nostris praedict' loco suo coram vobis ponere aut constituere voluerit recipiend', Nosque inde in Can∣cel' nostra de nomine huiusmodi Atturn̄ vel Atturnatorum debite cer∣tificand'. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad praefat̄ W. C. si commod' ad vos laborare non sufficit personaliter accedatis, Attorn̄{que} suum vel Attorn̄ suos coniunctim vel diuisim in forma praed' recipiatis. Et cum Attorn̄ illum vel Atturn̄ illos sic receperitis, nos inde in Canc' nostra in xv. S. Hillarij vbicunque tunc fuerit sub sigillo vestro debite certifice∣tis, hoc breue nobis remittentes

T. &c.

It is returned thus.

Respond' infranominat̄ R. R. ad hoc breue. [unspec B]

Execuc' istius breuis patet in quadam schedula.

Huic breui annex' R. R.

Salop̄ ss. PRaecipe G. T. militi domin̄ T. quod iuste &c. reddat [unspec C] W. S. et R. C. maner̄ de W. cum pertinentijs ac vnum mesuag' &c. (vt supra in le Dedimus potestatem verba∣tim) cum pertinen̄ in W. & L. quae damant &c.

Salop̄ ss. VOc' ad warr̄ po. lo. suo, A. B. et F. R. coniunctim & di∣uisim [unspec D] versus W. S. et R. C. de placito terrae.

¶ Capt̄ et recogn̄ apud Firbeck in com̄ Eborum decimo die Fe∣bruarij, [unspec E] Anno Regni dominae nostrae Eliz. &c. 36.

Ra. Ro.

Dedimus potestatem de attorn' rec' in breui de ingressu super disseisinam in le post pro tenent'.

REx

dilecto et fideli suo H. W. militi, Salutem.

Cum per breue [unspec A] * 13.14 nostrum de ingressu super disseisinam in le post pēdens coram lu∣stic' nostris de communi banco nostro int̄ H. D. et T. H. de xx. acris terrae tribus acris prati et xij. acris pasture cum p••••nentijs in M. in co∣mitatu N. Et quia idem T. adeo impor••ns •••• ••••nio confectus existit quod absque maximo corporis su•• 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 ••usticiar' no••••ris praedictis ad diem in dicto 〈◊〉〈◊〉 no••••re 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 non suf∣ficit, vt accepimus. Nos statui eiusdem T. p••e 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in hac parte, dedimus vobis plenam pot••statem & aucthoritatem attorn̄ vel atternatos coniunctim vel diuisim, quem, vel quos idem T. ad lucrand' vel perdend' in placito praedict', coram lusti•• nostris praedict' loco suo coram vobis ponere aut constituere voluerit recipiend', nosque inde in Canc' nostra de nomine huiusmodi attorn̄ vel attornatorū debite cer∣tificand'. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod ad praefat̄ T. si commode ad vos laborare non sufficiat person••liter accedatis, attorantum{que} suum vel atturantos suos coniunctim et diuisim in forma praedict' recipiat̄. Et nos in Canc' nostra de nomine huiusmodi attorn̄ vel attornatorum ip∣sius T. in Crast, Sancti I. proxim̄ futur' vbicunque tunc fuerit sub sigil∣lo vestro debite certificetis hoc breue nobis remittentes,

T. xxv. die A∣prilis Anno regni Reginae &c.

It is returned thus.

REspondend' infranominat̄ H. W. ad hoc breue, exe∣cuc' [unspec B] istius breuis patet in quadam schedula huic breui annex'. H. W.

Nott̄. ss. PRaecipe T. H. quod iuste &c. reddat H. D. 20. acras [unspec C] terrae &c. vt supra in le Dedimus potestatem verbatim,

cum pertinentijs in M. quae damat &c.

Nott̄. ss. T. H. po. lo. suo A. B. et F. R. coniunctim & diuisim versus [unspec D] H. D. de placito terrae.

¶ Capta et cognit̄ apud Firbecke in com̄ Ebor̄ decimo die Februa∣rij, [unspec E] Anno regni dominae nostrae Eliz. &c. 36.

H. W.

Aliud breue de Ded' potest' rec' attorn' ten' super breue de ingressu.

REx

reuerendo in Christo patri Cuthberto Episcopo D. et W. B. Sa∣lutem.

[unspec A] * 13.15 Cum breue nr̄m de ingressu super disseisinam in le post pē∣deat coram Iustic' nr̄is de Banco inter A. B. milit̄ petentem & C. D. ar∣mig' tenentē de quarta parte Manerij de F. cū pertin̄ ac 800. acris ter∣re, 20. acris prati, 220. acris pastur̄, 300. acris bosci, & quadragint̄ libris redd' cum pertin̄ in F. praedict̄ in com̄ Essex. Et quia idem C. adeo im∣potens sui & senio cōfectus existit, quod abs{que} maximo corporis sui pe∣riculo vs{que} Westm̄ ad diem in dicto breui content̄ ad personaliter com∣parend' & ad id quod in eod' tunc ibidem fier̄ expediens foret faciend' & agend', laborare non sufficit, vt accepimus, Nos stat̄ eiusdem C. cō∣pacientes in hac parte Dedimus vobis & vtri{que} vr̄m coniunctim et di∣uisim plenam potestatem et aucthoritatem recipiendi Attorn̄ vel At∣torn̄ praedicti C. quem vel quos idem C. personalit̄ cor̄ vobis vel vno vr̄m versus praef. A. in breui praedict̄ penden̄ coram praef. Iustic' nostris loco suo ponere, attornare, vel constituere voluerit ad placita placitand', warr̄ vocand', lucrand' vel perdend' in breui illo. Et ideo vobis & vtri{que} vr̄m coniunctim et diuisim mandamus quod ad praefar̄ C. si commode ad vos laborare non sufficiat, personalit̄ accedentes, attorn̄ vel attor∣nat̄ quem vel quos idem C. personalit̄ cor̄ vobis vel vno vr̄m in breui praedict' doram praef. Iustic' nostris penden̄ versus praef. A. ad placita ibi∣dem ad praef. terminum placitand' warr̄ vocand', lucrand', vel per∣dend', loco suo ponere, attorn̄ & constituere, voluerit, recipiatis vel v∣nus vestrum recipiat. Et cum attorn̄ vel attorn̄ huiusmodi sic receperi∣tis, vel vnus vr̄um receperit, nos inde in. Cancellar̄ nostra de nomine vel nominibus huiusmodi attornati vel attorn̄ ipsius C. in Oct' Sancti Hill' prox' futur̄, vbicun{que} tunc fuerit, sub sigillis vestris vel vnius vr̄m debite certificetis vel vnus vestrum certificet, hoc breue nobis remit∣tentes,

Teste &c.

✿ The forme of a Recouerie with single vowcher.

PRaecipe S. H. quod reddat A. B. & C. D. 40. mesuagia cum pertinen̄ [unspec A] in G. D. R. &c.

Praed' S. H. ponit loco suo R. F. & T. N. coniunctim & diuisim versus [unspec B] praed' A. B. & C. D. in placito terre.

W. A. quem praedict S. H. vocat̄ ad warrantiam ponit loco suo G. M. [unspec C] et T. F. coniunctim & diuisum versus praedict' A. B. & C. D. in placi∣to terre.

Praedict' A. B. et C. D. ponunt loco suo R. C. et F. C. coniunctim et [unspec D] diuisim vers. praed' S. H. in placito terre.

A common Recouery had by diuerse, against one, of diuerse mannors &c. within the Countie Palentine of Chester, before the Iudges of the shires or counties.

DE placitis Com̄ Cestriae apud Cestriam corā T. E. armig' [unspec A] * 13.16 filio T. E. milit̄ Iustic' dn̄i Regisibm̄ die Martis proxim̄ post festū exaltacionis sanctae Crucis anno regni regis Hen∣rici octaui post conquestum Angliae octauo.

R. E. miles, P. D. miles I,. S. filius & heres apparens T. S. de W. T. S. [unspec B] filius & heres apparens R. S. de S. et G. L. Capellanus, per T. B. attornat̄ suum in cur̄ domini regis hic petunt vers. H. S. de O. arm̄ maner̄ de O. alias O. cum pertinent̄ & 14. mesuagia &c. vt ius et hereditatem suam, et in quae idem H. non habet ingr̄m nisi post disseisinam quam Tho. Cutt inde iniuste et sine iudicio fecerit praefat̄ R. P. I. T. et G. post quam Iohannes Scoticus factus fuit comes Cestriae &c. Et vnde ijdem R. P. I. T. et G. dicunt quod ipsimet fuer̄ seseit̄ de eisdem manerijs mesuag', terris, prat̄, pasturis, boscis, turbar̄, mosset̄, et reddit̄ cum pertinen̄ &c. in dominico suo vt de feodo tempore pacis, tempore domini regis nunc capiend' inde expleciones ad valenc' &c. Et in quae &c. Et inde pro∣ducunt sectam.

Et praedict' H. S. arm' in propria persona sua venit et defendit ius suū [unspec C] quando vocat ad warran̄ T. N. qui praesens est hic in cur̄ in propria per∣sona sua & gratis eid' H. S. manerium messuag', terr̄, tenement̄, prat̄, pa∣stur̄, bosc', turbar', mosset̄, & reddit̄, et medietatem manerij de E. supe∣rius petit̄ cum pertinen̄ warrātizat. Et super hoc praed' R. P. I. T. et G. petunt versus eundē T. N. tenement̄ per warran̄ suā praed' maner̄ mes∣suagia &c. et medietatem manerii de E. cum pertinen̄ in forma praed' &c. et vnde dicunt quod ipsimet fuerunt seisit̄ de eisdem maneri•••• mes∣suag', terr̄. prat̄, pastur̄, bosco, turbar̄, mosset̄, reddit̄, & medietatem ma∣nerij de E. cum pertinent̄ in dominico suo vt de feodo, tempore pacis tempore dict' domini regis nunc capiend' inde expleciones ad valenc' &c. & in quae &c. Et inde producunt Sectam.

Et praedict' T. N. tenens per warrant̄ suam defend' ius suum quan∣do [unspec D] &c. et dicit quod praedict' T. C. non dissesiuit praefat̄ R. P. I. T. et G. de praedict' maner', messuag', terr', prat̄, pasturis, bosc', turbar̄, mos∣set̄, & reddit̄, & medietat̄ manerij de E. superius petit̄ cum pertinen∣tiis modo & forma prout praedict' R. P. I. T. & G. per breue & nar∣rationem

suam praedict' supponunt &c.

Et praed' R. E. P. D. I. T. & G. petunt licenc' inde interloquē di hic &c. [unspec E] & habent. Posteaque isto eodem com̄ hic &c. praed' R. P. I. T. & G. per Atturna•• suum praedict' reuen̄ in cur̄ domini Regis &c. Et praedict̄ T. N. tenen̄ per warr̄ suam licet solemniter exact' non reuenit sed in con∣tempt̄ cur̄ hic recessit & defalt̄ fecit. Ideo considerat̄ est per Iuratores com̄ praed' quod praed' R. E. P. D. I. T. & G. recuperarent seisinam suam versus praedict' H. S. de praedict' Man̄, messuag', terr̄, prat̄, pastur̄, bosc', turbar̄ mosset̄ reddit̄ & medietat̄ manerij de E. superius petit cum perti∣nentijs. Et quod idem H. habeat de terra praed' T. N. ad valenc'. Etidem T. N. in miserecordia.

A common Recouery by diuerse before the Iustice of Chester and Iud∣ges of the same Countie of a Manor &c. Tempore H. 8.

DE placitis com̄ Cestrie apud Cestriam coram T. E. ar̄, [unspec A] * 13.17 filio T. E. milit̄ Iustic' domini Regis ibidem die mar∣tis in prima Septimana quadragessima, An̄ Regis H. 8. 21. R. B. W. B. B. B. filij R. B. milit̄ O. B. H. D. filius & heres R. D. armig' [unspec B] defunct' D. D. de E. & R. C. capellanus per Th. B. atturnat̄ suum in curia domini Regis hic petunt versus R. D. capellan̄ & T. H. de ciuitate C. ma∣ner̄ de W. cum pertinentijs 30. mesuag' vnum molendinum aquaticū 500. acr̄ terre, 400. acras prat̄, 200. acras pastur̄, 100. acras bosci, 20. acr̄ turbarie, 40. acras terre aqua coopert̄, & xl. li. reddit̄ cum pertinen̄ in W. & O. vt ius & hereditatē suam & in que ijdem R. & T. non habent in∣gressum nisi post disseisinam quam T. C. iniuste & sine iudicio fecit pre∣fat̄ R. W. B. &c. post quam I. Scoticus fact' fuit comes Cest' &c. Et vnde ijdem R. W. B, &c. dicunt quod ipsimet fuer̄ seisit̄ de eisdem maner̄, me∣suag' molendino ter••is prat̄ pastur̄ bos••' turbar̄ terr̄ aqua coopert̄ reddit̄ cum pertinen̄ in dominico suo vt de feod' tempore ••pacis tempore dn̄i regis, nunc capiend' inde expleciones ad valenc' &c. Et in que &c. & inde produc' sectam &c.

Et praedict' R. D. & T. H. in proprijs personis suis ven̄ & defendunt ius [unspec C] suum quando &c. & vocant inde ad warran̄ W. M. arm̄ qui presens est hic in curia in propria persona sua & gratis maner̄, mesuagium molen∣din̄ terr̄, prat̄, pastur̄, bosc', turbar̄, terr̄ aquā coopert̄ praedict' eidem R. D. & T. H. warrantiza•• &c. Et super hoc praedict' R. W. B. &c. petunt versus ipsum W. M. arm̄ tenem̄t̄ per warrantiam suam, praedict' mane∣riū, mesuag' molend' terr, prat̄, pastur̄, bosc', turbar̄, terr̄ aquā coopert̄ & reddit̄ superius petit̄ cum pertinen̄ in forma praedict' &c. & vnde di∣cunt quod ip simet fuerunt seisit̄ de eisdem maner, mesuag', molendin̄, terr̄, prat̄, pastur̄, bosc', turbar̄, terr̄ aqua coopert̄ & reddit̄ cum pertinen̄ in dominico suo vt de feodo tempore pacis tempore dicti domini regis

nunc capiend' inde expleciones ad valenc' &c. Et in quae &c. Et inde producunt sectam &c.

Et praedict' W. M. armiger tenens per warrant̄ suam defendit ius [unspec D] suum quando &c. et vocat̄ inde ad warrantam Th. Needham qui pre∣sens est hic in cur' in propria persona sua et gratis manerium mesuag' molēd' terr' prat̄, pastur̄, bosc', turbar̄, terr̄, aquā coopert̄ & reddit̄ prae∣dict̄ cum pertinen̄ eidem W. M. warrantizat &c. Et super hoc praedict' R. W. B. &c. petunt versus ipsum Th. Needham tenen̄ per warran̄ suam praedict' maner̄ mesuag' molend' terr' prat̄, pastur', bosc', turbar', terr', aquā coopert̄ & redd' superius petit̄ cum pertinen̄ in forma praed'. Et vnde dicunt quod ipsimet fuerunt seisit̄ de eisdem maner̄ mesuagijs molendin̄ terr' prat̄, pastur̄, bosc', turbar', terr' aqua coopert̄ et reddit̄ superius petit̄ cum pertinent̄ in dominico suo vt de feodo tempore pa∣cis, tempore dict' domini Regis nunc capiend' inde expleciones ad va∣lenc' &c. Et in quae &c. Et inde producunt sectam &c.

Et praedict' Tho. Needham tenen̄ per warrant̄ suam defendit ius [unspec E] suum quando &c. Et dic' quod praedict' Th. Cutte non disseisiuit prae∣dict' R. W. B. &c. de manerio mesuagio, molendino terr' prat̄, pastur', bosc', turbar', aqua coopert̄ et reddit̄ cum pertinent̄ modo & forma pro∣utijdem R. W. B. &c. per breue & narrationem suam superius suppo∣nunt &c.

Et praedict̄ R. W. B. &c. petunt licenciam inde interloquendi hic &c. [unspec F] Et habent &c. Postea quae isto eod' com̄ hic &c. ijdem R. W. B. &c. per praedict̄ Atturnat̄ suum reuen̄ in cur' domini regis &c. Et praedict̄ T. N. tenens per warrant̄ licet solempniter exact̄ non reuen̄ sed in con∣temptum curiae hic recessit et defal•• fecit &c. Ideo concessum est per Iudicatores com̄ praedict̄ quod praeđ R. W. B. recuperarent seisinam versus praed' R. D. & T. H. depraed' manerio messuagijs molendin̄, terr' prat, pastur', bosc', turbar', terr', aqua coopert̄, reddit̄, superius petit̄ cū pertinent̄ &c. Et quod praed' R. D. & T. H. habeant de terr' praedict̄ W. M. ad valenc' &c. Et quod idem W. M. habeat de terris praedict̄ T. N. ad valenc' &c. Et idem T. N. in mīa &c.

The like common Recouerie in the said Countie of Chester to the next be∣fore, and of the same mannor and lands in the time of the said king.

DE placitis com̄ Cestriae apud Cestr' coram T. E. arm̄ [unspec A] * 13.18 filio T. B. milit̄ Iustic' domini regis ibm̄ die Martis post festum decollacionis sancti Iohannis Baptistae, Anno regni Regis H. 8. post conquestum Angliae 21.

R. B. de Cestr̄ R. B. W. B. B. B. filij R. B. milit̄ et O. B. per T. B. At∣turnat̄ [unspec B] suum in curia domini Regis hic petunt versus W. M. arm̄ ma∣ner' de W. vigintitria mesuag' vnum molendinum aquat̄ trescent̄ acras

terre viginti acr̄ prati, centum acras pastur̄, quadriginta acras bosci, de∣cem acr̄ turbar̄ & decem acras terre aqua coopert̄ cum pertin̄ in W. M. K. & W. vt ius & hereditat̄ suam, & in que idem W. M. nō habet ingres∣sum nisi post disseisinam quam T. C. inde iniuste & sine iudicio fecit p̄∣fat̄ R. R. W. B. & O. postquam I. Scotticus fact' fuit comes C. &c. Et vn∣de ijdem R. R. W. &c. dicunt quod ipsimet fuerunt seisit̄ de eisdem ma∣ner̄, mesuagijs, molend', ter••, prat̄, pastur̄, bosc', turbar̄ & terr̄ aqua coo∣pert̄ cum pertinen̄ in dominico suo vt de feodo tempore pacis tempore domini regis nūc, capiend' inde expleciones advalenc'. Et in que &c. Et inde producunt sect' &c.

Et praeđ W. M. in propria persona sua venit & defendit ius suum quā∣do [unspec C] &c. Et vocat inde ad warrantam T. N. qui presens est hic in cur̄ in {pro}∣pria persona sua & gratis eid' W. M. Man̄ et ten̄ta p̄d' cum pertin̄ war∣rantizat. Et super hoc praed' R. R. W. &c. petunt versus ipsum T. N. te∣nen̄ per warrantiam suam &c. Maner̄ et ten̄ta praed' superius petit̄ cum pertinen̄ in forma praed' &c. Et vnde dicunt quod ipsimet fuerunt seisi∣ti de eisd' ten̄tis cum pertin̄ in dn̄ico suo vt de feodo tēpore pacis, tēpore dict' regis nunc capiend' inde expleciones advalenc' &c. Et in que &c. Et inde producunt sectam &c. Et praed' T. N. tenens per warrantiam suā defend', ius suū quando &c. Et dicit quod praed' T. C. non disseisiuit p̄d' R. R. W. &c. de ten̄tis praed' cum pertin̄ modo & forma prout ipsi per breue & narracionem suas superius supponunt &c.

Et praed' R. R. W. &c. petunt licenciam inde interloquendi hic &c. & [unspec D] habent &c. Posteaque isto eodem com̄ hic &c. ijdem R. R. W. per At∣turnat̄ suum praed' reuen̄ in curia dn̄i regis, Et praed' T. N. tenens {per} war∣rantiam suam licet solemniter exact' non reuen̄, sed in contempt̄ curie hic recessit & defaltam fecit: Ideo concessum est per Iudicatores com̄ praed' quod praedict' R. R. W. B. B. et O. recuperarent seisinā suam ver∣sus praed' W. M. de ten̄tis praed' superius petit̄ cum pertin̄ &c. Et quod idem W. M. habeat de terris praed' T. N. ad valenc' &c. Et idem T. N. in misericordia &c.

SYMBOLEOGRAPHY. Of Indictments and Offences.

Of Indictments.

AN Indictment is a bill or declara∣tion* 13.19 [unspec A] made in forme of Law (for the benefit of the common wealth) of an accusation for some offence, either Criminal or Penal, exhibited vnto Iurors, and by their verdict founde and presented to be true, before an Officer hauing power to punish the same offence. And such an Indictment is made to the end to compell the partie accused to aunswere thereunto.

In euery indictment two things seeme principally to be considered: [unspec B] First, the verie offence, for reformation wherof thindictment is framed. And then the right forme of the Indictment it selfe, according to the di∣stinct qualitie of euery seueral offence.

Wherefore as in my treatise of Extraiudicial Symbolaeography, I [unspec C] haue first discoursed bow Obligations spring of consent, & thē disclosed the seueral formes of Instruments thereof: So in this I haue thought good first briefly to vnfold the sundry natures of Offences and defaults, and how they bind thoffendor. And then to lay downe the doctrine and seueral formes of Indictments concerning the same.

Offence.

AN offence therefore is a fact done vnlawfull and forbidden by na∣ture [unspec A] * 13.20 or Law, whether the same be in cōmitting or omitting, wher∣of thone for learning sake, may fitly be termed an offence, and thother a default, for in Law, thought is free from offence.

Indeuour.

BVt so is not indeuor many times, because therein, is guile and pur∣pose [unspec A] * 13.21 to offend.

Offence priuate and publike.

ANd euery offence is of thestate, publike, or priuate, and is thereof [unspec A] * 13.22 so termed.

The description of both which offences, is drawen somtime from the maner of doing: but may perchance more fitly be taken from the obiect which is hurt, vnlesse some thinke good to conioine them both.

Symphathie betweene the common wealth and her members.

FOr certes, when a priuate person is offēded, it cannot lightly be de∣uied, [unspec A] * 13.23 but that the common wealth is thereby also offended, and a∣gaine, the common wealth being endammaged, howe can it be chosen but euerie Subiect thereof is also affected, as being a member of the same.

So great a Sympathie and mutuall suffering being in them, as be∣tweene [unspec B] the head and members of a naturall bodie.

But in asmuch as some offences done, more merely respect priuate [unspec C] wealth, and some other more meerely the weale publike, those be ter∣med priuate, and these publike.

Offence publike and priuate.

A Publike offence, is a greeuous fault committed against the com∣mon [unspec A] * 13.24 wealth, A priuate offence is an offence against the wealth of a priuate person.

Offences blinde.

EVery offence of his owne nature maketh the offendor bound to the [unspec A] * 13.25 common wealth, or to a priuate person, or to both, and not onely they which actually cōmit offence, but they also which command, perswade, counsel, procure, abbet, aide or consent that an offence be perpetrated or conceale it being done, are censured to offend.

Offences named and vnnamed.

ANd offences are either named or vnnamed. [unspec A] * 13.26

Offences named bee such offences as haue certaine names in [unspec B] Lawe.

Ofences vnnamed.

VNnamed offences bee those which albeit they bin committed, yet [unspec A] * 13.27 haue they no certeine name set forth in our law, whereby they may be called.

Offences named.

AGaine offences named be either our owne or other mens faults, by [unspec A] * 13.28 which we are bound, and they haue a certaine name in law, wher∣by to be termed.

Offences simple.

OVr owne proper offences be either simple or mixt. [unspec A] * 13.29

Our simple offences be such as be committed by our owne say∣inges [unspec B] or deedes,

Offences mixt.

ANd the mixt be those which be committed by words and deeds both [unspec A] * 13.30 togither.

Offences by worde.

OFfences by sayings onely, be they by which the mind, dignitie, or [unspec A] * 13.31 fame of an other man (which is compared to life) is hurt & not his bodie, & these are also done by counsaile or by contumelious words.

Counsaile.

BY Counsaile, as through wicked perswasion. [unspec A]

Wicked perswasion is fraudulent counsaile giuen to any, where∣by* 13.32 his minde is corrupted and made worse to doe or attempt any thing noughtly: which yet doth not induce necessity to do the thing, though it bind him that giueth such counsaile.

Offence by contumelious words.

ANd offence or crime by words, is when through peruerse wordes, [unspec A] * 13.33 the good name, credite, or dignitie of a man is impaired.

Slaunder.

ANd it is either by voice or writing, and is called Slaunder, which [unspec A] * 13.34 is either against God or man.

Slaunder against God.

SLaunder against God, is whereby the Maiestie diuine is euil spoken [unspec A] * 13.35 off. Of this sort be blasphemie, Magicke, Heresie, Apostasie, and Periurie.

Blasphemie.

BLasphemie is a wicked saying, or slaūder pronounced against God, [unspec A] * 13.36 touching his essence or word reuealed.

Magicke.

MAgitiōs be those which by vttering of certein superstitious words [unspec A] * 13.37 conceiued, aduenture to attempt thinges aboue the course of na∣ture, by bringing forth dead mens ghosts as they falsly pretended, in showing of things either secret or in places farre off, & in showing them in any shape or likenesse. These wicked persons by othe or writing writ∣ten with their owne blood, hauing betaken themselues to the deuil, haue forsaken God, & broken their couenant made in baptisme, and detest the benefits thereof, and worship the deuill onely. And setling their whole hope in him, do execute his commandements, and being dead, commend both their bodies and soules vnto him.

South saying wizards.

OF this kind of Magicians be al those which ensue, as Southsaiers [unspec A] * 13.38 or Wizards which diuine & foretel things to come & raise vp euil spirits by certein superstitious & conceiued formes of words. And vnto such questions as be demaunded of them, do answere by voice, or else set before their eies in glasses, christall stones, or rings, the pictures or ima∣ges of things sought for.

Diuination.

THe professors of ••hart of Diuination which be puffed vp with pro∣phesing [unspec A] * 13.39

spirits. And can manifest who hath stollen things, and tel where things lost or stollen be.

Iugling.

IVglers and sleightie Curers of diseases which for the curing of all [unspec A] * 13.40 sicknesses and sores of man and beast, vse either certeine superstitious words or writings called charmes or spelles hanged about the necke or some other part of the body.

Inchauntings and Charming.

INchanters or Charmers through certein words pronounced and cha∣recters [unspec A] * 13.41 or images, herbes, or other things applied, thinke they can do what they list, the deuil so deceiueth them, or in very deed dispatcheth those things which the Inchantors would haue done, from these some∣what differ witches or hagges, & Augurers or Southsaiers by birds, di∣••••ors by seeing thintrals of beasts sacrificed.

Witcherie.

A Witch or hagg is she which being eluded by a league made with [unspec A] * 13.42 the deuill through his perswasion, inspiration and iuggling think∣eth she can designe what maner of euil things soeuer, either by thought or imprication, as to shake the aire with lightnings & thunder, to cause haile & tempests, to remoue greene corne or trees to an other place, to be caried of her familiar which hath taken vpon him the deceiptful shape of a goate, swine, or calfe &c. into some mountaine farre distant, in a won∣derfull short space of time. And sometimes to flie vpon a staffe or forke, or some other instrumēt. And to spend all the night after with her sweet hart, in playing, sporting, bankqueting, dauncing, daliance, and diuerse other deuelish lustes, and lewd desports, & to shew a thousand such mon∣sterous mockeries.

Heresie.

HEresie, is a resolute & obstinate error in some article of our christi∣an [unspec A] * 13.43 faith, 1. Timo. 4. 1. 2. Peter 2. 1. 1. Cor. 11. 19. Rom. 16. 17.

Anabaptisme.

AMongst Heretikes are numbred, Anabaptists, which wickedly ite∣rate [unspec A] * 13.44 holy baptisme, which hainous offence is very grieuous, as by which the Maiestie of almighty God, and the promise which in the first baptisme was effectual, are violated.

Apostacie.

APostacie followeth, which is a forsaking of the Christian faith. [unspec A] * 13.45

And Apostasie hapneth two waies, either when any man partly [unspec B] reuoulteth from true religion into a wicked sect reteining stil the name and title of Christianisme, or when the contrary side of the Iewes or Pagans so please him, that he wholy forsaketh the professiō of the Chri∣stian both in name and substance.

Periurie.

PEriurie, is a lie affirmed by othe. [unspec A] * 13.46

So much of slaunderous speeches, against God. [unspec B]

Slaunder against man by word.

A Slaunder against man is an iniury done to him by wordes or wri∣tinges. [unspec A] * 13.47 By words when any thing is said or done by words to the contempt or reproche of an other.

By writing.

I Niurie by writing is done by a slaunderous libell or picture. [unspec A] * 13.48

By libell.

A Slanderous libel, is when a libell, epigram, rime or other writing [unspec A] * 13.49 is produced, written or composed to the note or contumely of any man, or the same procured to be bought or sold, that by that meanes the dignitie or fame of an other man may be hurt.

By Picture.

AN infamous or slaunderots picture, is when any man to his infa∣my [unspec A] * 13.50 or ignominy is painted in any infamous or dishonest habit or sort, as hanging vpon the gallowes, or in some euil place or maner.

We haue shewed thoffences committed by wordes, by which a mans [unspec B] name or dignitie is harmed: let vs now hasten to those which are done by deedes.

Offences by deeds.

ANnd they be said to be done by deed, not because they are not also [unspec A] * 13.51 done of minde and purpose: but for that they chiefly consist in the fact without which it may vnneth be Iudged of their punishment. And for that such offences are not perpetrated against the minde, but the bo∣die either of man or his goods, whether it be done mediatly or immedi∣atly. Offences by deeds either altogether distroy a thing, or at the least impaire the same.

Destruction.

DEstruction is the vtter killing or corrupting of things. [unspec A]

And it is either of a fact permanent and apparant: or transitorie,* 13.52 and during but a little while.

Facts Permanent.

A Permanent fact, is that whose verie steppes or prints abide, & are [unspec A] * 13.53 to be seene after thoffēce done: of this kind be slaughter & burning.

Slaughter.

SLaughter is a killing done by any meanes, and it is either of man [unspec A] * 13.54 or beast.

Homicide.

THe slaughter of Man is called Homicide, which is euery taking a∣way [unspec A] * 13.55 of life from any person bond or free, by man done with violēce

by which the sole is seuered from the bodie, by what maner of meanes so euer it chance, whether by sword, staffe, or other weapon, or by venim or poison, the cause of death be giuen.

Voluntarie.

HOmicide is either voluntarie or casual. [unspec A] * 13.56

Homicide voluntarie is that which is deliberate and committed [unspec B] of a set minde and purpose to kill.

Malicious.

HOmicide voluntarie is either without precedent malice or with [unspec A] * 13.57 precedent malice.

Of homicides voluntarie without malice precedent, some are com∣maunded, [unspec B] and some tollerated by law, and others forbidden.

Commaunded.

HOmicides voluntarie commanded by law are such as are done ei∣ther [unspec A] * 13.58 for Iustice sake, or vpon vrgent necessity.

For Iustice.

HOmicide for Iustice sake, is thinflicting of ordinary punishment [unspec A] * 13.59 vpon heinous offendors by death, which is dispunishable, yet in this case it behoueth the Iudge and other officers to be free from desire of blood and priuate reuenge.

Necessarie.

HOmicide vpon necessity is either in the due & orderly execution of [unspec A] * 13.60 Iustice, as the killing of thoffendors in felonie which resist or flye officers hauing warrant to arrest, or deteine them, or persons pursuing them with hue and crie, or riotors resisting Iustices of the peace, which come to arrest them, or prisoners resisting their gailors, if such offendors cannot otherwise be attached or holden. So is it of persons riotously as∣sembled resisting persons aucthorised to apprehend them, 1. Mar. ca. 1▪ 2. And likewise of offenders in parks, forests, and warrens, resisting or fly∣ing away after hue and crie, 21. Ed. 1. and Burglers and Robbers all which homicides are dispunishable, 26. Ass. 32. and diuers other in like cases by sundry statutes.

Se defendendo.

HOmicide vpon necessity in ones owne defence is termed Se defen∣dendo, [unspec A] * 13.61 & is where any man being assaulted by any other, flyeth so farre as he can without eneuitable danger of death, & then in defending himselfe killeth his aduersarie, yet for this offence he looseth his goods, & must procure pardon for his life, Glouc▪ cap. 9. 43. Ass. 31.

Forbidden.

HOmicides voluntarie forbidden by Law, without precedent ma∣lice [unspec A] * 13.62 is manslaughter or homicide, or by chance medley, which is where two men void of all former malice and euill will, meeting toge∣ther

by chance, & vpon sudden falling out, thone of them killeth thother with violence neither for Iustice, nor in case of necessitie, Plow. f. 100. & 101. 21. H. 7. fol. 23.

Homicide malicious.

THus much of volūtarie homicides without malice precedent, now [unspec A] * 13.63 of homicide volūtarie of malice proceeding which is termed mur∣der, & is the felonious killing through malice prepensed of any person liuing in this Realme vnder the Queenes protection.

Of a mans selfe.

ANd it is either of himselfe, or of another. [unspec A]

Homicide of the partie himselfe, is termed felo de se. And is [unspec B] * 13.64 where any man of hatred conceiued against himselfe, doth desperatly, wilfully and feloniously kil or destroy himselfe by hanging, drowning, poysoning or otherwise.

Murder.

MVrder of others then the selfe partie, is the like wilfull and felo∣nious [unspec A] * 13.65 killing of any other of premeditate malice. And if thof∣fendor did owe by Lawe vnto the partie slaine any ciuill obedience, it is in some cases termed petie treason. As if the wife kill her husband, the seruant his Master or Mistres, or a Clerke his Ordinary by reason of the reciprocall trust, and loyaltie which the law requireth betweene such persons, and this offence is therefore farre more heynous then any of thother of homicides.

Homicide casuall.

THus briefly of Homicides willingly done, Homicide casual which [unspec A] * 13.66 may also be termed, Homicide by mischance, misfortune, or misad∣uenture, is when he that killeth an other, had no will, intent, mind, or purpose so to do, or the▪ man is slaine by some other thing then a man. In which case th••ffender is to haue his pardon of course for life & land, but yet must loose his goods. And this homicide is either mearely ca∣suall or mixt.

By Chaunce.

HOmicide by meare chaunce, is when by meare fortune against the [unspec A] * 13.67 minde of the killer, a man is slaine. As if one hewing, the are fli∣eth of the shafte and kill one, or if a man lopping a tree warneth the by∣standers, that the tree is ready to fall, and yet by the same some of them is slaine, or in throwing tiles from an house or such other lawfull acts, or the party is killed by some other thing then man by misfortune, as by falling from an horse or cart, by a stroke of an horse or any other moueable thing then man, In which case the thing which killed him, and all things that moued the same are forfaited to the Queene, and termed a Deodand, as if a cart wheele go ouer a man and kill him, the

wheele, cart, and al things therein, and the horses that drew the same, be all Deodans, 3. E. 3. vndeversus.

Omnia quae mouent ad mortem, sunt Deodanda. Dyer fo. 78. pl. 37.

Mixte.

MIxt is when the killers ignorance, or negligence is ioyned with [unspec A] * 13.68 the chaūce, as if a man loppe trees by an high way side, by which many vsually t••auaile and cast downe a bough not giuing warning to take heed thereof, by which bough one passing by, is slaine, in whith case he offendeth because he gaue no warning that the party might haue taken heed to himselfe.

Thus you see the diuers kinds of Manslaughter. Slaughter of beasts.

THe slaughter of beasts foloweth by what meane soeuer it cōmeth, [unspec A] * 13.69 which is a damage done by iniurie and wrong, guile or default a∣gainst the Law, which might or ought to haue beene taken heed of. Of this offence springeth an action to the owner of the beast according as the value thereof shall be esteemed by a Iurie.

Burning.

THus farre of slaughters of man and beast: burning ensueth which [unspec A] * 13.70 is also felony, as the wilfull burning of a dwelling house, 3. H. 7. 10. And burning of a barne adioyning to a dwelling house by night, 11. H. 7. fol. 1. And burning of a barne with corne not adioyning to a dwelling house by day.

Offences transitorie.

ANd these concerning offences of continuing facts, those follow [unspec A] * 13.71 which are of transitorie or momentarie factes, as vnlawfull copu∣lation, burglarie and theft.

Adulterie and fornication.

VNlawfull copulation, is euerie carnall coniunction had out of [unspec A] * 13.72 lawfull matrimonie, and it is termed fornication or adulterie, which is first either naturall or against nature, and either voluntary or violent. Fornication naturally committed, is betweene man and wo∣man, which if it be perpetrated betweene kinsfolks, is said to be incest. Copulation vilent is termed a rape or rauishment of a woman a∣gainst her will, which is carnall knowledge had of a woman, who neuer consented thereunto before the fact nor after, and this offence is felony in the principall and his aydors, 11. H. 4. 13. 1. E. 4. 1. Westm̄ 2. cap. 13. And carnall abuse of a woman childe, vnder x. yeeres old is felony, 18. Eliz. cap. 6.

Sodomy or buggery.

COpulation against nature, is by male or female against nature, or [unspec A] * 13.73 by female with female, or with beasts which is called▪ Sodomy or

buggery, 25. H. 8. cap. 5. 5. Eliz. cap. 17. which be felony.

Burglarie.

BVrglarie is a felonious entring into an other mās dwelling house [unspec A] * 13.74 wherein some person is, or into a Church, in the night time, to the end to commit some felony therein, as to kill some man, or to steale somewhat thence, or to do some other such felonious act there, albeit he execute not the same, if thintent or fact of this offender be to steale, this is like robberie, If to murder, it differeth not much from murderers, & so of other felonies.

House-robbing.

THe offence against the Statutes of 23. H. 8. cap. 1. and 3. Edw. 6. [unspec A] * 13.75 cap. 9. somewhat resemble this, for by them it is ordained, that if any person do robbe another in any part of his dwelling place, or in his booth, or tent, in any faire or market, and the owner of his wife, chil∣dren or seruants being within the same, he committeth felony.

Theft.

THeft ensueth, in which not so much the destruction of a thing, as [unspec A] * 13.76 the taking away of the same chaunceth.

Theft is an vnlawfull felonious taking away of another mans [unspec B] moueable personall goods, against the owners wil, with intent to steale them. And it is from the person, or in presence of the owner, or in his [unspec C] absence.

From the person.

THeft from the owners person or presence, is of two sortes, thone [unspec A] * 13.77 putting thowner in feare, thother not.

Robberie.

RObberie is a felonious taking away of another mans goods, from [unspec A] * 13.78 his person, or presence, against his will, putting him in feare and of purpose to steale the same goods.

And this robbery is sometime termed violent theft, because the par∣ty is in the law thereby terrified.

Without feare.

THeft frō thowners person, not putting him in feare, is by cutting [unspec A] * 13.79 or picking his purse, and stealing the money, or purse, or both: this is done sleightly, without the owners feare and priuity,

But to perfect this offence, an actuall possession of the thing taken [unspec B] once seuered from the person of the owner, seemeth necessarie in the of∣fendor, and that the thing stollen, exceed the valew of xii. pence.

Theft of goods in the owners absence, is termed Larc••ny, which is [unspec C] nothing else but a felonious and fraudulent taking away of another mās moueable personal goods, not being vpon the person of the owner, nor in his presence. And Larciny in respect of the thinges stollen,

is either great or small: For great Larciny is, when the things stollen though they be taken at seuerall times exceede the valew of xii. d . And petie Larcinie is, when the goods so taken exceede not the valew of xii. d .

Hurting and violence.

NOw then crimes comming from the destruction of things, being [unspec A] * 13.80 thus hastely run ouer. Let vs steppe on to thother which haue their name of the hurting of the thing, and violent hurting destroyeth not the body, but harmeth and anoyeth it, and maketh either the body, or the state and condition thereof worse.

Hurts to the bodie of the common wealth, as treasons.

ANd through certaine offences is hurt to the common wealth im∣mediatly, [unspec A] * 13.81 and alwaies, or the members thereof. The common wealth is hurt eyther in respect of the amplitude and maiestie there∣of, or of the profite and commoditie thereof, which is hindered or inter∣cepted.

When the Amplitude and maiestie thereof is harmed, the offence is [unspec B] called treason.

And these treasons be high treason, or petie treason: High treason [unspec C] is, when thoffence is done against the securitie of the common wealth or of the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, who is the true and vn∣doubted Soueraigne and chiefe head thereof: whether it be by imagi∣nation, word, or deed, as to compasse or imagine Treason, or the death of the Prince, or of the Queene his wife, or his Sonne and heire ap∣parant, or to deflower the Kinges wife, or his eldest daughter vnmar∣ried, or his eldest sonnes wife, or leuie warre against the King in his Realme, or to adhere to his enimies, ayding them, or to counterfeit the Kings great seale, priuy seale, or money, or wittingly to bring false money into this Realme, counterfeited like vnto the money of Englād, and vtter the same.

Or to kill the Kinges Chauncellor, Treasurer, Iustice of thone [unspec D] bench or of the other, Iustices in Eire, Iustices of Assise, Iustices of Oyer and Terminer being in his place and doing of his Office, 25. Ed. 3. cap. 2.

Forging of the kings signe Manuell, or priuie signet, priuie seale, [unspec E] or forraine coyne currant within this Realme, 2. Mar. cap. 6.

Diminishing or impayring of money currant, 2. Eliz. cap. 11. & 18. [unspec F] Eliz. cap. 1.

The second offence in refusing the oath of supremacie, 5. Eliz. cap. 1. [unspec G]

Or the compassing to depriue the Q. of her crowne, 1. Eliz. cap. 6. [unspec H]

Or to destroy the Queene, 1. Eliz. cap. 6.

Or to leuie warre within the realme against the Queene, 1. El. ca. 6. [unspec I]

Or to affirme that the Queene or the heires of her body, is not or [unspec K] ought not to be Queene of England, or that any other ought, 1. E∣liz. cap. 6.

Or intending the bodily harme of the Q. 13. Eliz. cap. 1. [unspec L]

Or to leuie warre against the Queene. 13. Eliz. cap. 1. [unspec M]

Or to moue forreine inuasions of this Realme, 13. Eliz. cap. 1. [unspec N]

Or to declare, that the Queene is not Queene, 13. Eliz. cap. 1. [unspec O]

Or to declare that any other ought, &c. 13. Eliz. cap. 1. [unspec P]

Or to affirme the Q. to he an Heretike, Scismatike, tyrant, infidel, [unspec Q] or vsurpor of the crowne, 13. Eliz. cap. 1.

Or to claime the crowne after the Queene, 13. Eliz. cap. 1. [unspec R]

Or to affirme that the common Lawes or statutes cannot binde the [unspec S] right of the crowne, 13. Eliz. cap. 1.

Or to maintaine the aucthority of the Bishop of Rome, 5. Elizab. [unspec T] cap. 1.

Or to obtaine any Bull from Rome, 13. Eliz. cap. 2. [unspec V]

Or to giue, take or promise absolution thereby, 13. Eliz. cap. 2. [unspec W]

Or to conspire to enlarge any imprisoned by the Queenes com∣maundement [unspec X] for treason touching her person or suspition thereof, 14. Eliz. cap. 2.

Or to withhold any of the Queenes Castels, or holdes, 14. Eliz. [unspec Y] cap. 1.

Or any of her ships or ordinance of warre, 14. Eliz. cap. 1. [unspec Z]

Or not to render the same Castels, within sixe daies after proclama∣tion, [unspec a] 14. Eliz. cap. 1.

Or to destroy any of the Queenes ships, 14. Eliz. cap. 1. [unspec b]

Or to barre any of the Queenes hauens, 14 Eliz. cap. 1. [unspec c]

Or to perswade any subiect from naturall obedience, or Religiō: or [unspec d] to the obedience of any other, or to be so perswaded, 23. Eliz. cap. 1.

Or for Iesuits to come into, or be in this Realme, 27. El. ca. 2. [unspec e]

Or to be a Seminarie, and not returne into this Religion, with∣in [unspec f] in sixe moneths after proclamation, and take the oth of allegeance, 27. Eliz. cap. 2.

It is also to be noted, that al maner of accessaries to the seueral trea∣ons [unspec g] aboue mentioned, are guilty of high treason.

Or of misprision of treason, which is the concealment or not disclo∣sing [unspec h] of knowen treason: for which thoffendors are to suffer imprison∣ment during the Queenes pleasure, loose their goods, and the profite of their lands during their liues, 2. R. 3. fol. 9.

Offences hindering the commoditie of the common wealth.

NOw succeed thoffences which hinder the commoditie of the cō∣mon [unspec A] * 13.82 wealth.

The profite of the common wealth is hindered diuers waies, as by [unspec B] forestalling, engrossing, regrating, by idlenesse of apprētices, artificers, and seruants, decaying of the breede of beastes, destroying of fish, by cō∣spiracies of artificers and chapmen, by not destroying of vermin, as Foxes, Bawsons, Crowes, Choughes &c. Or by making or vttering any stuffe, victuals, or wares deceitfull, corrupt, or insufficient, by not obseruing due weights, & measures, or by transporting of things need∣full in England, as rawe hides, tallow, wooll, lead, corne or graine, by erecting of cotages, and breeding of exceeding many poore people, and by sundry other meanes, as plainly appeareth by sundry statutes and ordinances made for reformation therof. Of all which particularly to discourse, would occupie more time then I haue now determined to bestow about the same.

Forestalling, is the buying or bargayning for any victuals or [unspec C] wares, comming to be sold towards any faire or market: Or from be∣yond the seas towards any citie, port, hauen, creeke, or rode of this Realme, and before the same be there.

Or the mouing of any person to enhaunce the price of the same vic∣tuals [unspec D] or wares, or the disswading to bring it thither to be sold, 5. Ed. 6. cap. 14. 5. Eliz. cap. 12. 13. Eliz. cap. 25.

Regrating, is the buying and selling of any wares or victuals in the [unspec E] same market, or faire, or within foure miles thereof. 5. Edw. 6. cap. 14. 5. El. ca. 12. 13. Eliz. cap. 25.

Engrossing, is buying of Corne growing, or dead victuall to sell [unspec F] againe: except barly or malt, Oates for Oatmeale, and victuals to retaile, badging by licence, and buying of Oyles, Spices, and victu∣als, other then fish and salt. 5. Edw. 6. cap. 14. 5. Eliz. cap. 14. 13. Eliz. cap. 25.

Offences against Subiects.

IN these fewe, haue we touched such offences as immediatly, and al∣waies [unspec A] * 13.83 are committed against the common wealth it selfe: now will we intreat of those which alwaies for the most part are perpetrated violently against the inferiour members of the same (that is to say) ei∣ther priuate men themselues, or their goods, which are effected partly by force, and partly without force.

Force is an offence by which violence is vsed to thinges or per∣sons. [unspec B]

And force is either simple or mixt. [unspec C]

Simple force is that which is so committed, that it hath none other [unspec D] crime adioyned vnto it. As if one by force onely entreth into another mans possession, without doing any other vnlawfull act there.

Mixt force is that violence, which is committed with such a fact, as [unspec E]

of it selfe onely is criminall: as if any by force enter into anothers pos∣session, and kill a man, or rauish a woman there &c.

And those offences which are atchieued with force, are done by true [unspec F] force, or by force after a certaine sort.

Those offences which are finished hy true force, are either done by [unspec G] men assembled, or without men assembled.

And force with men assembled is priuate or publike. [unspec H]

Priuate force is when any with weapons by men assembled, doth [unspec I] inuade the goods or body of another, As trespas by entring into groūd, or taking his cattell, or other goods, imprisoning of a mans body, or beating of him with ones fist, or rescues of a trespas, pound breach, or otherwise without weapon and such like.

Publike force is that violence which is done by any men assembled [unspec K] with any kinde of weapon whatsoeuer, as by forcible entree, keeping of possession of Benefices, Chappels, houses, or lands, or offices, vnlaw∣full assemblees, routs, riots, rebellions against &c. 1. Mar. cap. 12. 1. Eliz. cap. 17.

A forcible entree is a violent actuall entree into a house, or land &c. [unspec L] or taking a distresse of any person weaponed. Whether he offer vio∣lence or feare of hurt to any there, or furiously driue any out of the pos∣session thereof, 5. R. 2. cap. 7. 15. R. 2. cap. 2. 8. H. 6. cap. 7.

A forcible deteyning or withholding of a possession, is a violent act [unspec M] of resistāce by strong hand of men weaponed with harnesse or other ac∣tion of feare in the same place or els where, by which the lawfull entree of Iustices or others is barred or hindered, 29. Ass. 49.

An vnlawfull assemblie, is the meeting of three, or mo persons toge∣ther, [unspec N] with force to commit some vnlawfull act, and abiding still, not in∣deuoring the execution thereof, as to assault or beate any person, or en∣ter into his house or land &c.

A rout is an assembly of three persons or mo, going on about for∣cibly [unspec O] to committe an vnlawfull act, but yet doe it not. Brooke tit. Riot, 4. 5.

A Riot is the forcible doing of an vnlawful act by three, or moe per∣sons [unspec P] assembled together for that purpose.

A rebellious assembly, is an assembly of twelue persons or moe in∣tending, [unspec Q] going about, practising, or putting in vre vnlawfully of their owne aucthoritie to chaunge any Lawes, or Statutes of this Realme, or to destroy thinclosure of any Parke, or ground inclosed, or the bankes of any fishponds, pale, or conduit, to thintent the same shall re∣maine void, or to the intent vnlawfully to haue common or way in any of y^• said groūds, or to destroy the Deare in any parke, or any warren of Cūnies, or douehouses, or fish in any pond, or any house, barnes, milles,

or baies, or to burne stackes of corne, or to abaterents, or prices of vic∣tuals, 1. Mar. 12. cap. 1. Eliz. cap. 17.

Also by the same statutes an vnlawfull assembly may be of persons [unspec R] aboue the number of two: but that offence is neither so heinous, nor so sharply to be punished.

It followeth how force may be committed without a multitude. [unspec S] This kind of force comprehendeth euery harme, hurt, damage, losse, hinderance, and danger besides death, happening to any good, quicke or dead, moueable or vnmoueable, or to men, eyther culpa or dolo, that is negligently or vnwittingly, or guilefully or of set purpose, whether it be assaulting, beating, wounding, maiming, or hurting, brusing, or im∣pairing of the body of man or beast by any meanes: Or the brusing, breaking or empairing of any other thing whatsoeuer without a mul∣titude, also breaking of prisons, to escape thence, breaking of houses to steale something thence, or to do some felony there, which being in the night is termed Burglary, whereof we haue spoken before entreating of theft. In this ranke also may be placed the pulling vp or remouing of meares, boūds, or markes, set for the deuiding of one mans land from anothers, and many other such trespasses wherein is none apparant force or terror, as to hawke, hunt, fish, or fowle, or to cut, eate, tread or foile grasse in another mans soile vnlawfully, 11. Ass. 16. 11. H. 8. 4. 16. 21. E. 3. 34.

Hitherto of offences done by true force indeed: now of such as are [unspec T] not properly done with force & violence, but by intendment of the law onely: of which sort be bribery, extortion, exaction, priuate imprison∣ment, and certeine other like misdemeanors.

Those offences of briberie, extortion, and exaction, are committed [unspec V] when any for feare of his iudgement, office, or other power, or authori∣tie, or for any other terror exacteth, extorteth, and wringeth money or other things from another man, as Sherifes, Coroners, or other Of∣ficers, Auditors, Receyuers, Escheators, custos breuium, Chirogra∣fers of fines, Admirals, Marshals, Criers, Maiors, Baylifes, Clarks, Wardens of felowships, Iudges, Bishops, Ordinaries, or other Offi∣cers whatsoeuer for reformation of which, see the seueral statutes ther∣of, in that behalfe prouided.

To this crew as it seemeth, may be referred the exaction of vnlaw∣full [unspec X] vsurie: which is taking of any thing of any man for the lone, or gi∣uing day of payment of money, 37. H. 8. cap. 9. 13. Eliz. cap. 10.

And all vnlawfull games, which be all games, but shooting, 33. H. [unspec Y] 8. cap. 9.

And euery other taking of more then is due by colour or pretence of [unspec Z] right, as the taking of excessiue toll by millers, or others, or of excessiue

prises for ale, bread, victuals, wares or other things.

Offences springing from words and deeds.

SO much then of single offences, springing from only words, or one∣ly [unspec A] * 13.84 deeds. Now folow those which issue from both together, as those which arise from the crime of falshood.

The offence of falshood is a guileful and fraudulent imitation of the [unspec B] truth against the law, and it is committed either by word or by deede.

Falshod by word, is by lying, as if any man should faine vnto him∣selfe [unspec C] a false name or surname, or say, he is another man then he is, to de∣ceiue some other: or by periurie which is a lie affirmed by oath.

Falshood by deed is as if a man write or signe a false testament, or [unspec D] falsly set downe therein some legacie or trust to himselfe, without the mind of the testator, or if a man make a false deed, or accompt, or other instrument, or if he bribe or corrupt a Iudge, or do raze, change, or cor∣rupt any writing, to the defrauding of another man, or do conuey, re∣moue, or take away, suppresse, conceale, or falsly signe a testament or counterfait an other mans hande in writing, or to counterfait or vtter false money, or to adulterate, embase, shaue, file, clippe, wash, or empaire the currant coine of England, or counterfait the lands of magistrates, and certificates testimonials, or licences in their names, or to vse false weights, measures, or standards not agreeable with the standard. To corrupt or suborne false witnesses. To make false accompts or recko∣nings.

Hitherto may we referre maintenance, and champerty and suits, em∣brasing [unspec E] or enueigling of Iurors, forging of false and fraudulent wri∣tings, making of fraudulent feoffements, leases, & deeds of gift, or ra∣ther false graunts, or conueiances of lands or goods, to defraud true creditors, fraudulent conspiring of any mans death, to auow & vnder∣take vpon one to defend other mens quarrels, to be patron to the causes of others, by lending of ones name for meed, or fauour, of an offendor, or to vexe, prouoke, or reuenge.

Also falsly to collude in pleading, or to betray, or to loose his clients [unspec F] cause wittingly, or falsly discontinue & forsake his clients suite.

Other mens offences, and how farre they bind vs.

VVE haue intreated of our owne offences: other mens succeed, [unspec A] * 13.85 namely, when, and how farre we are bound by them.

And we are bound by other in offences, whē we are tied by the faults of our family, or of our beasts.

Our family offendeth by lying, or casting, or hanging of any thing in

the high way, whereby it is stopped or hindred: which offence is called a Nusance.

We are bound by many trespasses of our wiues, but not to sustaine [unspec D] corporal punishment for their offences.

Also if our beasts or cattel offend in eating other mens corne or grasse, [unspec E] or in hurting or killing the beasts, or cattels of others, we are bound by it, or if our dogges, beares, or lyons, bores, &c. hurt the goods or cattel of any other, we are bound thereby, for that we ought to gouerne them.

Offences vnnamed.

INough of named offences, it remaineth that we view those which be [unspec A] * 13.86 vnnamed.

For when the varietie of offences grew so manifold, that all could not be distinguished by speciall names, it was appointed that proper or spe∣cial names aforesaid, failing, the offence of cosening, and deceipt, should come in place.

Thoffence of cosening taketh place, if any thing be done by guile in, [unspec B] or out of contracts, which wil not agree with any of the said offences, as if any vse collusion or fraud towards the death, or defrauding of another, shifting or counterfait ware into the place of others: or to exact a grea∣ter summe then is due, or a debt which is paid, or sel, or pledge any thing to two, seuerally at one time, or that thing which is another mās for his owne, knowing it to be another mans: or to pledge copper, or other base mettall for gold, or siluer &c.

Deceit is a subtil wilie shift or deuise hauing none other name. Here∣vnto [unspec C] may be drawen al maner of craft, subtilty, guile, fraud, wilinesse, sleightnesse, cunning, couin, collusion, deceit, deuise practise, & offence v∣sed to deceiue an other man by any means which hath none other proper or particuler name but offence.

Of Indictments as remedies for the former diseases.

THus haue we rather sleightly shadowed, then perfectly portraied [unspec A] * 13.87 the vglie shape of such enormous offences, as with their deformity most blemish the bodie of our beautifull, (otherwise florishing) common wealth. Now therefore we are to show the waies how to prepare reme∣dies for the same, which must be done by indictmēts, in which are chiefly to be eyed the matter and forme.

The matter or obiect of indictments in nothing else but the seuerall [unspec B] offences and facts vnlawfull, before described, in which the very fact it selfe and the circumstances thereof are to be waighed.

Touching thoffence or fact it selfe, we are here fully to regard the ve∣rie [unspec C] nature & qualitie of thoffence, as whether it be treason, felonie, tres∣passe,

deceit, or some other offence, & of what seueral ••••nd it is, & whether it be punishable by the common law, or by some penal statut, that the in∣dictment thereupon may be framed accordingly.

The circumstances of the fact are seuen, that is to say, cause, person, [unspec D] time, place, qualitie, quantitie, and euent.

Touching the cause of thoffence we are to waigh ••••••ther thoffence be of cause iust or vniust: whether by chance or of malice & purpose, or vpon a sudden, or by negligence, or by guile, which maketh some homicides lawful, some punishable, and that in seueral degrees.

The person is in two sorts to be regarded, that is, as he is agent or pa∣tient. [unspec E] For it is not all one for infants and men of full age, and for men Mad, Lunatickes, and Idiots, to offend. And otherwise in many cases are they to be punished which offend God, the common wealth, Magi∣strates, or their Maisters and superiours, then they which offende o∣thers.

The time also in offences maketh difference betweene offences, as in [unspec F] Larceny and burglarie.

The place in like maner maketh the selfe same fact either theft, bur∣glarie, [unspec G] or sacriledge.

By the consideration of the qualitie we discerne whether an offence [unspec H] be hainous or not, & whether it stand in committing or omitting.

The view of the quantitie of thoffence shewed vs whether it be puni∣shable [unspec I] by death or otherwise, & if by death, what maner of death, and re∣gardeth the custome, or iteration thereof.

The euent looketh to the final cause, purpose, or issue, of the fact, whe∣ther [unspec K] it be casuall, or voluntarie.

All which circumstances, are partly seene before, in the verie hande∣ling [unspec L] of the offences: now let vs looke more specially into the forme of the indictment.

Of the forme of Indictments.

IN the forme of euery Indictment, besides the ordinarie wordes of [unspec A] * 13.88 forme, precise certenty to euery intent is to be as warily looked vnto, as in declarations in ciuil suites & returne of Sherifes, 3. H. 7. fol. 11. & 12. 3. Ed. 4. 21. otherwise is the Indictment insufficient, for In∣dictments and appeals be the very base and foundation of euery crimi∣nall controuersie.

This certentie consisteth, first in the name and surname of the partie [unspec B] indicted, both principal and accessorie.

2. In the certain name and surname of the partie offended. [unspec C]

3. In the certeinty of time, wherein the offence is done, as the certeine [unspec D] day, yere, yea, and many times the very houre is expressed.

4. In the place where thoffence is perpetrated. [unspec E]

5. In the very matter of the fact, & nature of thoffence committed, as [unspec F] whether it be treason, felony, trespas, deceite, penal statute &c.

6. In the name & value of the thing, in which thoffence is done. [unspec G]

Vnto the name of the partie indicted must be vnited the addition of [unspec H] his estate, degree, or misterie, & the shier, & towne hamlet, or place of his then, or late dwelling or cōmorans: all additiōs which signify any law∣ful estate, degree, or mister••, are good: whether they be of dignity by cre∣ation, as Duke, Marques, Earle, Vicont, Archbishop, Bishop, knight, seriant at the law: or without creation, as Baron, Esquier, Gentlemā, which are names of dignity without creation. Also Alderman, Doctor, [unspec I] Archdeacon, Deane, Parson, Parish clarke, Widow, singlewoman, be good additions of estate or degree: but fermour, seruant, butler, &c. are not, for that they are common to gentlemen, yeomen &c. & so incertein, marchant, grocer, tailer, shoomaker, tanner, currier, broker, husband∣man, ostler, habberdasher, miller, draper, goldsmith, butcher, chapman, labourer, spinster, and euery other addition of any lawful occupations, be good additions of misterie. But neither Chancelor, Treasorer, Chā∣berlein, [unspec K] sherife, coroner, elchetor, bailife, archdeacon, deacon, prebenda∣ry, parson, nor such other names of dignity by reason (onely of office) are good, but where such persons be charged for offence, by reason of their offices: nor citizen, for it neither nameth any mistery, art, nor degree: neither extorcioner, bankrupt, rogue, vagabond, vsurer, heretike, scisma∣tike, dicer, bowler, carder, nor such like, being against the Law. If the [unspec L] place whereof thoffendor is or was, be an hamlet, & there be diuers ham∣lets in one towne, he may be named either of the towne or hamlet: but if it be only a place knowen a towne, and not an hamlet, he must be named of the towne, 13. H. 6. fo. 30. if the towne where the offendor dwelleth beareth one selfe name with the parish, he may be named of either: but if there be 2. townes of one name, in one parish, he ought to be named of the parish 4. E. 4. fo. 129. 22. E. 4. fo. 22. & 22. H. 6. fo. 41. Alias dictus in [unspec M] Indictments is not necessary. Thaddition of the degree or mistery must be such, as the party hath at the very time of thindictments: but he may be termed nuper of any place wherof he hath bin at any time before, but it is best to name him of y^e place of which he is or last was thus: Iurato•• pro dn̄a reg' present̄ {quam} I. S. nuper de D. in com̄ Essex husbandmā &c. And [unspec N] further, the time of thoffence committed must be thus set downe, as in personal actions 5. die Feb. anno regni dn̄ae nostr̄ Eliz. dei gratia Angl' &c. And in some indictments, as of murder, & burglary, the very hower is to be expressed, as hora 6. ante merid' (if it were before noone) & post mer̄ (if it were after) eiusdē diei: if thoffence be committed after noone and before midnight, it must be laid in the same day: if after midnight,

and before sunne rising, then in the day following: and if the time be ex∣pressed by the yere of our Lord God (as it may be) then the yere begin∣neth with vs euermore vpon the 25. day of March: but in Indictments which present that a thing is omitted, or not done, there needeth no time of the not doing or omission thereof be set forth, as that a ditch was not skowred, by meanes whereof meadowes be ouerflowen, and such like. If a man be stricken or poisoned in one countie, & dieth thereof in ano∣ther [unspec O] countie, thindictment may be in the countie where the death hap∣ned 2. & 3. Eliz. ca. 24. and if one become accessary in one County to a murder or other fellony done in another, he may well be indicted in the countie where he was accessary. He which robbeth in the county of D. [unspec P] & is taken with the maner in the county of S. may be indicted of theft where he is so apprehended, but not of robbery, but in the countie where thoffence was done. The place is thus to be set downe apud B. in comit̄ [unspec Q] C. For it is not good to say in com̄ praedict' referring to the name of the countie written in the margent of thindictment: and the place of the of∣fence is sometime more specially set downe thus, apud B. in com̄ C. in quodam loco ibidē vocat̄ the northclose &c. also it is to be regarded, that if a countie be deuided into seueral diuisions, so that those which be Iu∣stices in one diuision, be not Iustices in another diuision thereof, as the countie of Yorke, which is deuided into 3. deuisions, called ridings, as the westriding, eastriding, & northriding: it is requisite that it be expres∣sed in thindictment, in which of the diuisions or ridings thoffences hap∣ned, as apud R. in Westriding in com̄ Ebor̄ in quodam loco ibid' vo∣cat̄ the lodge &c. for the Commissions, whereby the Iustices of peace in such ridings are ordeined, haue in them such words, as follow, viz. Scia∣tis quod assignamus vos coniūctim & diuisim, & quemlibet vestrū Iu∣stic' n••os ad pacem nostram in partibus de Westriding in com̄ nostro E∣borum conseruandam &c. Mandamus enim tenore presentium vic' no∣stro Eborū quod ad illos dies & loca, que vos vel aliqui hm̄odi duo vel plures vr̄m, vt praed' est, scir̄ feceritis venire coram vobis vel hm̄di duo∣bus vel pluribus vestrum, vt dictum est, tales probos & legales homines de partibus praedict' tam infra libertates quam extra, per quos rei veri∣tas in premissis melius sciri poterit & inquiri &c. So that the power of such Iustices extendeth no further then to those ridings onely in which they bin so made Iustices, and therfore what is by them done otherwise is coram non Iudice, and void.

Albeit the name of the person to whom thoffence is committed be in [unspec R] many cases required, yet an indictment quod defendens bona & catal∣la cuiusdam ignoti felonice cepit &c. in theft: or quendam ignotum fe∣lonice depredauit &c. in robbery, is good for the Queenes aduantage of the forfaiture thereby accrewing, so is it as it seemeth quod vi & armis

&c. insultum & affraiam in quendam ignotum fecit &c. Dier fol. 99. pag. 61. & 285. p. 38. But if the goods of a Church be taken away, [unspec S] the Indictment must be quod bona parochianorum in custodia gardi∣anorum Ecclesiae de C. existen̄ ceperunt, & asportauerunt &c. if the goods of a man be taken, who maketh his executors and dieth, the Indictment must be, bona testatoris &c. but if they be taken after the te∣stators death, it shall be bona testatoris in custod' execut̄ existen̄ &c. A grauestone is de bonis Ecclesiae, coate armour hanged ouer a tombe, be the goods of the dead mans executors: goods taken from one, are the goods of the trespasser, vntill the owner haue recontinued his proper∣ty: goods bailed, are said bona, of the owner in custodia balliui. The [unspec T] names of things in which the offēce is committed ought also to be cer∣teinly mencioned, in Indictments, dead things may be called, bona & catalla, expressing their names certeinly, as appeareth hereafter: but of liuing things we must not say: bona & cattalla, but vnum equum, or 2. equos & ouem, bouem &c. And the value of those things in which of∣fences [unspec V] are committed is vsually comprised in Indictments, which see∣meth necessarie in theft to make a difference from petie Larceny, & in trespas, to aggrauate the fault & increase the fine, but no price of things ferae natur̄ may be expressed, as of deere, hares, &c. if they be not in parks or warrens, which is a liberty 8. E. 4. fo. 5. nor of Charters of land. And [unspec W] where the number of the things taken are to be expressed in the indict∣ment, as of yong doues in a douehouse, yong hawkes in a wood, there must be said precij, or ad valentiam: but of one liuing thing, or of one dead thing onely, it is precij, and not ad valentiam, but of diuers dead things ad valentiam, & not precij. Of come not currant, it shalbe praecij but of coine currāt shal neither be said precij, nor ad valentiam, For the price and value therof is certein, but of counterfait coine, shalbe said ad valentiam, & in counterfaiting of coine shal not be said x. li. libras in de∣narijs dominae Reginae, nor in pecunia dominae Reginae, but ad instar pecuniae dominae Reginae.

The verie maner of the fact or deed it selfe, and nature of the offence [unspec X] must also be mentioned in the indictment, as in escape, for prison break∣ing, must be expressed, for what felony the offendor was apprehended, & imprisoned. And for counterfaiting of money must be shewed to what the counterfait is like, as groats, shillings, &c. And in murder and man∣slaughter, the stroke whereof death ensued, Dyer fol. 99. pl. 63. And for slanderous words against the Queene, the very words must be certein∣ly set downe. And for entrie, into house, land or tenements must be ex∣pressed, what maner of house, lands or tenements, as a messuage, a cot∣tage, arable land, medow, pasture, or wood. And where in any Indict∣ment, [unspec Y] seuerall acts be said to make vp thoffence which may be done at seueral

times and places, both the times & places must be certeinly expres∣sed, as in murdar & manslaughter, thassault and the striking, as apud B. in comitatu E. &c. in quendam I. S. insultum fecit, & ipsum I. S. cum quodā gladio precij &c. adtunc & ibid' felonice, & ex malitia sua prae∣cogitata {per}cussit & murdrauit. And in theft, the thing stollen must cer∣tenly be laide downe, 22. Ass. pla. 75. & 29. Ass. 45. And an Indictment against an accessarie, must shew what felony the principal committed, and that knowing it, receiued the felon feloniously, 7. H. 6.

Touching the seueral natures of seueral offēces, it is to be noted, that [unspec Z] in Indictments of treasons, the fact must be necessarily sai•• to be done, proditorie: of murder, murdrauit: and of manslaughter, and all other fe∣lonies, the deed must be said to be done felonice, and in burglary, Bur∣glariter, or intentione ad felomam siue murdrum faciend &c. in rape fe∣lonice rapuit, in theft, felonice cepit & asportauit, if it be a dead thing: if liuing, abduxit, or felonice furatus est, In petie Larceny and maime, must also be said, felonice.

And notwithstanding the statute of 37. H. 8. ca. 8. it is not amisse in [unspec ✿] euery indictment conteining felony or trespas, to vse the wordes (vi & armis (viz. gladijs, baculis, cultellis &c. And in a Forcible entre vpon the statute 8. H. 6. ca. 9. must be manuforti &c. or cum multitudine gentiū &c. And in an Indictmēt found vpon statuts, it seemeth not needful to recite the statute verbatim, as hath bin heretofore vsed, and namely, if the statute be general 5. H. 5. 11. 30. ass. 38. But fully & certeinly to des∣cribe thoffence against the tenor of the same statute. And then conclude with these words. Contra formam statuti in hum̄di casu prouisi & aediti: If there be onely one statute of that offence: but if there be diuerse cō∣cerning the same, then the conclusion must be, Contra formam diuerso∣rum statutorum in hm̄di casu aedit̄ & prouisorum &c.

And it is specially to be noted that in Indictments grounded vpon [unspec ¶] penal statuts (other then for tillage) giuing the penaltie to the Queene onely, may be exhibited at any time within two yeres after the offence. But if the benefit be to the Prince & another persō, it ought to be sued for such person and the Prince within one yere. And for the Prince a∣lone within three yeres, if shorter time be not in that behalfe limited in such Penal statutes, 31. Eliz. cap. 5.

But the formes of Indictments will best appeare in the following [unspec *] examples, which for the Readers ease I haue here Alphabetically set downe as ensueth.

For keeping an Alchouse or Tiplinghouse.

IVratores pro Domina Regina presentant, quod A. B. de C. in dict' co∣mitatu [unspec A] * 13.89 E. yeoman, vicesimo die mensis Octobris, Anno regni domin̄

nostrae Elizabethae, Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hiberniae Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo, & continue multis diebus postea, viz. vs∣que primum diem dicti Octob. Ann̄ supradicto, apud C. praedict' in co∣mitatu praedicto, obstinate atque ex aucthoritate propria ipsius A. B. si∣ne vlla Iusticiariorum pacis dictae dominae Reginae in comitatu praedi∣cto admissione aut allocatione, assumpsit super se custodire, & custodi∣uit vnam communem Tabernam (Anglice vocatā a common Tipling house) & ibidem dicto vicesimo die, & dictis diebus tum postea, com∣muniter & publice vendidit ceruisiam, & potum (Anglice dictum Ale and Beere) diuersis dictae dominae Reginae ligeis & subditis. In dictae dominae Reginae contemptum, ac contra formam cuiusdam statuti, in parliamento domini Edwardi nuper Regis Angliae sexti, tento apud Westmon̄ Anno regni dicti domini Edwardi quinto, in huiusmodi casu prouis. & editi.

For silke in a Cappe.

IVratores pro Domina Regina praesentant, quod A. B. de C. in dicto [unspec A] * 13.90 Comitatu Tailor, natus infra hoc regnum Angliae, videlicet, apud C. praedictam, sed filius aut haeres apparens alicuius militis, aut filius ho∣minis altioris gradus non existens, nec potens expender per annum vi∣ginti libras, in terris, tenementis, feodis, officijs, aut alijs annuis reuen∣tionibus, pro termino vitae suae: nec valens ducentas libras de bonis suis proprijs: nec vnquam Maior, Balliuus, Aldermanus, aut capitalis offi∣ciarius in aliqua Ciuitate, burgo, aut villa corporata existens, nec dictae dominae Reginae seruiens in ordinario (vtens dictae dominae Regine li∣berata) existens: 20. tamen die Octobris, anno regni dicte dominae no∣strae Elizabethae, Dei gratia, Angliae, Franciae, & Hibernie Reginae, fi∣dei defensoris, &c. Tricesimo, apud C. praedictam in comitatu praed', per totum dictum 20. diem Anno supradicto, interiore parte cuiusdam pilei sui (Anglice vocati a Cap, quodam serico (Anglice dicto Taffata) (ad valorem 2. solidorum) illicite & palam vsus est: contra formam cu∣iusdam Statuti, in parliamento Philippi & Mariae nuper Regis & Regi∣nae Angliae, tento apud Westm̄ in com̄ Midd', Annis regnorum suorū, primo & secundo in huiusmodi casu prouisi & editi.

For vsing the Art of a Mercer against the Statute of Anno quinto of the Queene.

IVratores pro domina Regina presentant, quod A. B. de C. in comi∣tatu [unspec A] * 13.91 E. Mercer, vicessimo die mensis Maij, Anno regni dictae dominae nostrae, Elizabethae, Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo primo, & multis alijs diebus continue post dictum diem pre spacium duorum mensium, extūc proxsequent̄,

vide licet, vsque tricesimum diem Iulij, anno supradicto, apud C. prae∣dict̄ in comitatu E. predicto, quandam artem, siue mysterium (Angli∣ce dictum Mercerie) illicte pro lucro suo proprio vsitauit et exercuit: tunc ibidem vendendo diuersas merces (Anglice vocatas Mercerie wares) diuersis dicte dominae reginae legeis & subditis: vbi reuera idem A. B. nunquam fuit in dicta arte siue mysterio educatus, tanquam ap∣prenticeus per spacium septem annorum, nec idem A. B. eandam ar∣tem (siue mysterium praedictum) 12. die Ianuarij anno regni dictae do∣minae nostrae reginae nunc quinto vsitauerit, aut exercuerit: In mag∣num dictae Dominae reginae contemptum, ac contra formam cuiusdam Statuti, in Parliamento dictae Dominae reginae nostrae nunc, tento a∣pud Westmonast' Anno regni sui quinto, in hoc casu prouisi ac aediti, vt supra dict'.

An Indictment vpon the Statute of An. 1. Mar. cap. 12. for the assemblie of 12. persons assembled togeather, to the intent to cut downe a conduict head and staying there 3. howres after proclamation made that they should depart.

IVratores pro domina regina, praesentant, Quod primo die mensis Oc∣tobris, [unspec A] * 13.92 Anno regni dn̄ae nostrae Elizabethae, Dei gratia, Angl', Fran∣ciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quinto A. B. C. D. E. F. And so reciting xii. persons at the least, with their additions of occupations & dwellings, apud quendam locū infra parochiā de O. in comitatu E. pred', (Anglice vocatum le old Court) inter horas deci∣mam et vndecimam ante meridiem eiusdem diei, vi & armis, tam inua∣siuis, quam defensiuis, videlicet, gladijs, pugionibus, Baculis, arcubus, sagittis, tunicis ferreis, et tormentis, seipsos congregauerunt, et assem∣blauerunt: Ac tunc & ibidem intenderunt, conati sunt, practicauerunt & in vsu posuerunt, vi & armis, illegitime, et ex aucthoritate sua pro∣pria, secare, et prorsus euertere, prosternere ac destruere quoddam ca∣put vnius aquae ductus (Anglice vocatum a conduit head) tunc ibidem in fundo cuiusdam R. S. de O. pred', in comitatu predicto generosi ex∣istens, et cursum aquae in ipso habens, ea intentione, vt idem caput aquae ductus praedicti ex tunc apertum & vacuum remaneret ac iaceret: Et vlterius, quod super quaerimonia inde facta coram T. W. vno Iusti∣ciariorum pacis dictae Dominae Reginae in comitatu E. predicto, om∣nes & singuli predicti A. B. C. D. E. F. &c. tunc et ibidem per eun∣dem Iusticiarium requisiti sunt ac iussi (per proclamationem in nomi∣ne dictae dominae Reginae tunc & ibidem per cum palam factam) ad habitationes, loca, & domos suas (vnde venerant) se inde in pacifico modo retrahere, retirare, discedere et reuerti: quae quidem proclama∣tio tun•• ibidem modo & forma sequentibus, habita & facta est, viz.

praedictus T. W. lusticiarus tunc ibidem fecit alta voce vnum Dyes, ac tunc ibid' immediate haec verba anglicana sequentia palam, & alta vo∣ce* 13.93 pronunciauit, dicens scilicet, The Queene our Soueraigne Ladie chargeth, and commaundeth all persons (beyng assembled) immedi∣ately to disperse themselues, and peaceably to depart to their habita∣tions, or to their lawfull businesse, vpon the paines conteined in the act lately made against vnlawfull and rebellious assemblies: And God saue the Queene. Et vlterius, Iurarores predicti dicunt, quod non ob∣stante dicta proclamatione modo & forma praedictis per praefatum Iu∣sticiarium tunc ibidem facta & habita, ijdem tamen omnes & singuli* 13.94 praedicti A. B. C. D. E. F. &c. in dicto loco vocato le old Court infra parochiam de O. predicta in dicto comitatu E. per spacium duarum horarum, immediate & continue post dictam proclamationem sic vt praefertur factam & habitam sequentium, seditiose & felonice insimul remanserunt & continuauerunt, in magnum dictae Dominae reginae contemptum, ac contra pacem, coronam, et dignitatem suas, necnon contra formam diuersorum Statutorum in huiusmodi casu prouisorum & editorum.

Against a Barrettor.

IVratores pro Domina Regina praesentant, quod A. B. de C. in comi∣tatu [unspec A] * 13.95 E. Tailor, secundo die Octobris, Anno regni dictae Dominae no∣strae Elizab', dei gratia Angl', Franciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei de∣fensoris &c. Tricesimo quarto, apud C. predictam in comitatu E. prae∣dict̄, fuit, & adhuc est cōmunis Barectator, & pacis dictae Dominae Re∣ginae perturbator assiduus & publicus, necnon communis ac turbulen∣tus calumniator, conuiciator, pugnator, & litium inter vicinos suos semi∣nator, adeo vt diuersas lites, controuersias, necnon iurgia, & pugnas ad∣tunc ibidem, et alibi in dicto comitatu E. inter diuersos dictae Dominae Reginae ligeos & subditos, mouit, procurauit, & excitauit: In magnam dictae Dominae Reginae pacis perturbationem, ac contra formam di∣uersarum ordinationum ac statutorum huius regni sui Angl', in huius∣modi casu antehac prouisorum ac editorum.

Against a Barrettor.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, si R. E. nuper de G. in com̄ D. yeo∣man, [unspec A] * 13.96 xx. die &c. apud G. praed' in comitatu praedict̄, fuit & adhuc est communis barectator, & pacis dictae dominae Reginae perturbator, & oppressor vicinorum suorum, & al' ligeorum dictae dominae Reginae in com̄ D. praedicto, ac communis malefactor, calumpniator, & semi∣nator litium & discordiarum inter vicinos suos predict̄, ad magnum dispendium, grauamen, & perturbationem vicinorum praedict̄, & alio∣rum fidelium ligeorum dictae Dominae in com̄ D. praed', contra ordnia∣tiones, leges & statuta huius regni Angl' in huiusmodi cas, edit̄ & pro∣uis. ac

contra pacem dictae dominae Reg. coronam &c.

For an Affray made at the time that the assises and Gaole deliuery is holden before the Iustices of the assise.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, si C. P. & W. C. &c. vi & armis vi∣delicet, [unspec A] * 13.97 gladijs, scutis, & pugionibus apud C. praedict̄ arraiat̄ & illicite congregat̄, tempore Assisarum dictae dominae Reginae, adtunc apud C. predict̄ tentatum, necnon infra precinctnm eiusdem villae, R. W. & R. H. earundem Assisarum Iusticiarijs, ac Iusticiar̄ dictae Dominae Re∣ginae ad gaolam de I. in eodem comitatu de prisonarijs in eadem ex∣istentibus deliberand' assign̄, circa deliberationem eiusdem gaolae tunc apud C. predict̄ existentibus, insultum & affraiam inuicem fecerunt, ad magnam perturbationem curiae dictae dominae Reginae, ac Iusticiario∣rum suorum predict̄ tunc & ibidem existent̄, ac in terrorem & pertur∣bationem diuersorum subditorum eiusdem Dominae Reginae tunc & ibidem existent̄, & in malum & perniciosum exemplum omnium li∣georum dictae dominae Reginae, ac contra pacem dictae Dominae Re∣ginae, coronam & dignitatem suas &c.

For an affray and beating of one at the time of the assises and gaole deliuerie, holden before the Iustices of assise.

INquiratur si F. F. &c. vndecimo die &c. vi & armis &c. Iusticiar̄ di∣ctae [unspec A] * 13.98 dominae Reginae ad Assisas in comitatu predicto capiend', necnō ad gaolam eiusdem comitatus apud W. in eodē comitatu deliberand▪ assign̄, adtunc iudicialiter sedent̄ & existent̄ in quendam W. C. in pace dei & dictae Dominae Reginae apud W. praedict̄ existent̄, ex malicia sua praecogitata insultum fecit, & ipsum W. cum quodam gladio quem idē F. in manu sua dextra adtunc & ibidem habuit & tenuit, percussit su∣per caput suum, dans eidem W. C. diuersas plagas, per quas ipsum W. in magno periculo vitae suae posuit, ita quod de vita sua desperabatur, in magnum iusticiae & legum huius regni Angl' contemptum, & perni∣tiosum exemplum aliorum, ac contra pacem dictae Dominae Reginae coronam & dignitatem suas &c.

Or thus.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, si O. P. &c. decimo, apud T. prae∣dict̄ [unspec A] * 13.99 in comitatu ••. praedicto, tempore Assisarum, & generalis gao∣lae deliberationis adtunc & ibidem tent̄, & sedent̄ adtunc & ibidem Iu∣sticiar̄ dictae Dominae Reginae ad assis. capiend', necnon ad gaolam di∣ctae dominae Reginae castri de T. predict̄ in com̄ predict̄ deliberand' as∣signatis, vi & armis, & ex malicia sua prae cogitata, in, & super quendam I. C. nuper de S. in comitatu D. yeoman, in pace dei, & dictae dominae Reginae adtunc & ibidem existent̄, insultum & affraiam fēcit, & ipsum

verberauit, vulnerauit, & maletractauit, & prefatus O. adtunc & ibidem cum quodam gladio valoris iij. solid' & quatuor denarior̄, quem idem O. in manu sua dextra adtunc & ibidem habuit & tenuit, predict̄ Iohā∣nem C. adtunc & ibidem percussit & pupugit, dans eidem I. C. adtunc et ibidem quoddam vulnus siue quandam plagam in latitudine vnius pollicis, & profunditate quatuor pollicium, ita quod idem I. C. de vita sua maxime periclitabatur, in magnam perturbationem tam predictor̄ Iustic' dictae Dominae Reginae, adtunc et ibidem in cur̄ predict̄ seden̄, quam totius populi, et ligeorum subdit̄ dictae Dominae Reg' de predict̄ com̄ S. adtunc et ibidem confluenc' et attendenc', ac in magnum con∣temptum dictae Dominae Reg. ac in Iusticiae ibid' exequend' et admini∣strand' retardationem manifest' ac contra pacem dictae Dominae Regi∣nae, coronam & dignitatem suas &c.

For buggerie committed by a minister being an Italian borne in the citie of Rome, with a boy of xv. yeares old.

IVratores pro domina Regina praesentant, quod A. B. nuper de C. in [unspec A] * 13.100 dicto comitatu E. clericus (et alienigena in ciuitate Romana Italiae natus) decimo die Martij, vi & armis, apud C. predict in comitatu pre∣dicto, Anno regni Dominae nostrae Elizabethae, Dei gratia Angl', Fran∣ciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo, in quendam I. S. de C. pred' in dicto com̄ E. puerum masculum (aetatis non amplius quindecem annorum, ac tunc ibidem in quodam loco vocato le Arbre, in pace der & dictae dominae Reginae existentem) insultum fecit, ac cum dicto I. S. puero predicto sceleratissime, felonice, ac contra naturae ordinem, tunc ibidem rem habuit veneream, dictum{que} puerum carna∣liter cognouit, ac sic cum eodem puero peccatum illud horribile, ac Zo∣domiticum (Anglice vocatum Buggerie) ad tunc ibidem felonice cō∣misit, ac perpetrauit, contra pacem dictae dn̄ae reginae nostrae, ac contra formam statuti in huiusmodi casu ante hac prouisi ac editi.

For Burglarie in a dwelling house in the night time, for taking out of mo∣ney out of a chest, and for the accessories before the offence, and the ac∣cessories after.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, quod cum I. H. nuper de H. in [unspec A] * 13.101 comitatu predicto yeoman, x. die Maij, Anno regni Reginae Eli∣zab. &c. 34. vi & armis &c. domum mansionalem cuiusdam P. ar∣mig' apud H. pred in com̄ E pred', circa horam decimam in nocte eius∣dem diei, felonice & burglariter fregit & intra••it, & quadraginta libras in pecunijs numeratis, de bonis & catallis predict̄ P. in quadam cista in domo predict̄ adtunc existent̄ inuent̄ felonice cepit & asportauit, cōtra pacem dictae dominae reginae, & si quidam Christopherus G. nuper de H. predict' in comitatu S. predict' yeoman, ante feloniam & burglar̄

praed' per ipsum T. H. in forma praedict' fact' & perpetratam, viz. 6. die Maij, anno xiiij. supradicto, eunden T. H. apud H. praed' in comitatu E. praedict' ad feloniam & burglariam praed' in forma praedicta sic faciend' felonice excitauit, abbettauit, & procurauit, contra pacem dictae domi∣nae reginae nunc, coronam & dignitatem suam. Et si quidam I. R. nu∣per de C. in com̄ S. praedict' yeoman, sciens praefatum T. H. feloniam praedictam in forma predicta sic fecisse & perpetrasse eundem T. H. di∣cto decimo die Maij, anno supradicto, post felon̄ praed' per ipsum T. H. sic fact' & perperratam, apud H. praed' in comitatu S. predicto felonice receptauit, confortauit, et hospitauit, contra pacem dictae dominae regi∣nae coronam et dignitatem suam.

For Burglarie in a dwelling house in the night time, for the assaulting and putting in feare of them in the house, and for taking of money out of a cheste.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, si N. H. nuper de G. in com̄ E. prae∣dicto [unspec A] * 13.102 Y. T. E. nuper de M. in com̄ E. praedicto Y. 10. die &c. inter horas vndecimam & 12. in nocte eiusdem diei, vi & armis &c. domum mansionalem cuiusdam R. B. apud W. in praedicto comitatu Eborum felonice et burglariter fregerunt & intrauerunt, et in ipsum R. B. ad∣tunc & ibidem in eadem domo in pace dei, & dictae Dominae reginae existent̄, insultum feserunt, & eundem R. adtunc et ibidem in timore corporali vitae suae imposuerunt, ita quod de vita sua desperabatur, & quatuor libr̄ in pecunijs numeratis in quadam cista infra domum prae∣dictam adtunc existent̄, de bonis catallis et pecunijs cuiusdam I. B. ad∣tunc et ibidem inuent̄, felonice & burglar̄ ceperunt et asportauerunt, contra pacem &c. vt supra.

For Burglarie in a dwelling house in the night time, the taking away of a siluer salt, money, and 3. siluer pinnes.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, si W. H. nuper de S. in comitatu D. [unspec A] * 13.103 Dyer, R. C. nuper de M. in comitatu W. yeoman, T. C. nuper de M. praedict' in comitatu W. praedict' yeoman, & T. L. alias dictus L. nuper de M. praedict̄ in predicto comitatu W. yeoman, & T. P. nuper de C. in comitatu S. yeoman, vltimo die Octobris, anno regni Reg. Eliz. &c. 4. circa horam vndecimam in nocte eiusdem diei, vi & armis &c. do∣mum mansionalem cuiusdam Marg. P. viduae apud C. in praedict' com̄ S. felonice & burglariter fregerunt et intrauerunt, et vnum Sali∣num argenteum vocat̄ a Siluer salt, ad valentiam quinquaginta so∣lid', x. li. in pecunijs numeratis, tres aciculas argenteas ad valentiam vj. s. viij. đ. & iij. annulos argenteos valor̄ vj. s. de bonis catallis, & pecunijs praef. Marg. adtunc & ibidem inuent̄ felonice ceperunt & asportaue∣runt, contra pacem &c. vt supra.

For Burglarie in a dwelling house in the night time, a woman then being in the house, & for taking away of xx. li out of a cubbord in the house.

IVratores pro dn̄a Regina praesentant, quod T. S. de W. in dicto co∣mitatu [unspec A] * 13.104 E. Tailor, quarto die mensis Feb. Anno regni dictae dn̄ae no∣strae Elizab', dei gratia Angl', Franciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei de∣fensoris &c. vicesimo nono, vi et armis &c. domum mansionalem cu∣iusdam N. G. de W. predicta apud S. in dicto com̄ Butcher, noctan∣ter, viz. (inter horas decimam & vndecimam post meridiem eiusdem diei) quadam I. vxore ipsius N. G. tunc in eadem domo in pace dei, et dictae dn̄ae Reginae existente, felonice et burglariter fregit & intrauit, et viginti libras legalis monetae Angl' de bonis predict̄ N. G. in quo∣dam abaco in dicta domo existente inuētas, tunc et ibidem felonice ce∣pit et asportauit, contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae nunc, coronam, et dignitatem suam.

For Burglarie in a dwelling house in the night time, for assaulting & putting in feare of thē in the house intending to kill, or robbe them in the house, and the accessorie before the offence committed.

INquiratur pro dn̄a Regina, si F. M. nuper de M. in comitatu D. Ioi∣ner, [unspec A] * 13.105 duodecimo die Aprilis, Anno &c. circa horam duodecimam in nocte eiusdem diei, vi & armis &c. domū mansionalem cuiusdā T. C. sen̄, apud C. in com̄ S. pred' burglariter & felonice fregit & intrauit, et super quosdam R. S. et I. B. adtunc et ibid' in pace dei & dictae dn̄ae Reg. existent, insultum fecit, & eosdem R. et I. in corporali timore vitarum suarum posuit, ea intentione ad interficiend', vel saltem ad spoliandum pred' T. C. de bonis & pecunijs suis, ad graue dampnum ipsius T. & cō∣tra pacem dictae dn̄ae Reg. &c. vt supra. Et si G. B. nuper de C. pred' in com̄ pred' Weauer, ante feloniam predict' in forma predict' sic fact̄ et perpetrat̄, eundem F. M. apud C. pred' in com̄ D pred' videlicet, vice∣simo die Ianuarij Anno &c. vt supra ad feloniam predict̄ in forma pred' sic faciend' felonice excitauerunt, abbettauerunt, & procurauerunt, cō∣tra pacem dictae dn̄ae &c. vt supra.

For burning of a dwelling house in the daie time, with a pound of gunpow∣der put in a būdel of straw in the house, the owner of the house thē being in the same house.

IVratores pro domina regina praesentant, quod A. B. nuper de C. in [unspec A] * 13.106 comitatu E. predicto Uiccualer, octauo die mensis Iulij, Anno regni dictae dominae nostrae Elizabethae, Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hy∣berniae reginae, fidei defensoris &c. tricesimo, ad domum mansionalem E. F. de C. predicta in comitatu praedict̄ generosi, in C. predict̄ in dict̄ com̄ E. existentem, vi & armis, inter horas sextam et septimam ante me∣ridiem eiusdem diei accessit & cum vna libra pulueris tormētarij ad va∣lentiam 12. denar̄ & face quadam ignita, quam dictus A. B. tunc & ibi∣dem

in manibus suis tenuit, ignem in quodam fasciculo straminis tunc in dicta domo existentis, ex malicia sua precogitata felonice accendit, vnde eadem domus tunc ibidem totaliter cremata & combusta fuit (eodem E. F. tunc in pace dictae dn̄ae reginae in dicta domo sua existen∣te.) Et sic predict̄ A. B. dicto octauo die Iulij, Anno supradicto, apud C. praedict̄, domum mansionalem predicti E. F. predict̄, modo & forma predict̄, voluntarie ex dicta malicia sua praecogitata, et felonice incendit & combussit: contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae nostrae, ac coron̄a, & dignitatem suas.

For Burglarie and burning of a dwelling house in the night time, hauing an intent to robbe it, & the putting of diuers persons in feare then being in the house, and the accessories before the offence, and accessories after the offence.

INquiratur pro dn̄a regina, si W. S. nuper de O. in com̄ E. p̄d' Smith, [unspec A] * 13.107 die Feb. &c. 13. circa horam xij. in nocte eiusdem diei, vi & armis, vi∣delicet gladijs, scutis, baculis, arcubus, & sagittis, apud S. in pred' com̄ E. ad domum mansionalem cuiusdam I. C. simul cum alijs veniebat, ea intentione ad spoliandū dictum I. de bonis & catallis suis in eadē domo tunc existent̄, ac si idem W. super tecturam eiusdem domus vulgariter nuncupat̄ (the couering of the house) adtunc & ibidem cum vna scala ascendebat & scandebat, ea intentione, per tecturam p̄dict̄ intrand' & ingrediēdum in domum illam. Ac si dictus W. simul cum alijs prae∣dict̄ I. G. R. C. M. P. & F. G. in eadem domo tunc existent̄, tantum ti∣morem corporalem tunc & ibidem inferrebant, ita quod de vitis suis desperabat̄, as si dictus W. simul cum alijs predictis, adtunc & ibidem ex malitia sua praecogitata, eandem domum cum igne tunc & ibidem felonice comburebat, predict̄ E. R. C. in P. & E. G. in eadem domo ex∣istence, contra pacem &c. vt supra. Ac si W. R. de B. in comitatu praed' yeoman, & W. I. de S. in comitatu E. predict̄ gener̄ ante felon̄ praedict̄ per ipsos I. C. & alios factam & perpetratam, praed' W. S. praedicto 27. die Febr̄ anno supradicto apud B. predict̄ in comitatu predict̄ ad fe∣lon̄ predict̄ sic in forma predict̄ faciend' & perpetrand' felonice excita∣uerunt, procurauerunt, & abbettauerunt, contra pacem &c. ac si praedict̄ W. R. & W. S. scientes predict̄ W. S. simul cum alijs supradictis felon̄ praed' in forma p̄dict̄, sic fecisse & perpetrasse, eūdem W. S. postea scili∣cet 27. die Febr̄ Anno praedict̄ apud B. praedict̄ in comitatu E. praedict̄ felonice receperunt, confortauerunt, hospitauerunt & concelauerunt, contra pacem dictae &c. vt supra.

For breaking and burning a barne with corne of diuers sortes in it, as well in sheaffe as threashed.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, si I. M. de D. in com̄ M. yeoman, 3. [unspec A] * 13.108 die &c. apud I. in com̄ E. vi & armis quoddam horreum cuiusdam

I. S. apud I. praedict̄ in praed' com̄ E. situat̄ & existen̄ felonice fregit & intrauit, & quibusdam candelis tunc igne accensis, quas I. M. tunc & ibidem in manibus suis tenuit adtunc et ibidem ex malitia sua prae co∣gitata et exinstigatione diabolica in horreū praedict̄ cum diuersis gra∣nis et garbis, viz. tribus quarterijs ordei, & quatuor quarterijs frumenti, & duobus modijs auenarum & 4. carectat̄ hordei in garbis in eodem horreo adtunc existentibus, ignem accensum adtunc et ibidem vo∣luntarie et felonice imposuit, & cum eodem igneadtunc & ibidem hor∣reum praedict̄ cum omnibus granis & garbis supradictis in eodem hor∣reo adtunc et ibidem existen̄ voluntarie, et felonice combussit, & tota∣liter cum igne illo felonice et voluntarie consumpsit, contra pacem di∣ctae dominae Reginae, &c. vt supra.

For maint in an Assise of Nouell disseisin, for to haue the moit ie of the land in question, and one hundreth pounds in money.

IVratores pro domina Regina praesentant, quod I. C. T. C. ac I. P. de [unspec A] * 13.109 O. in comitatu E. yeomen, ac alij (de confederatione & couina pre∣dictorum I. C. T. C. & I. P. existentes) quoddam placitum Assisae nouae disseisinae quod nuper summonitum fuit in curia dictae dominae Regi∣nae, coram dilectis & fidelibus dictae dominae reginae I. S. & I. K. et aliis nuper Iustic' ipsum Dominae Reginae, ad assisam illam capiendam as∣signatis, per breue ipsius dominae reginae inter W. S. quaerentem, et I. H. tenentem, de quodam tenemento in N. & S. in com̄ E. praed', (viz. pro medietate inde sibi & haeredibus suis inperpetuum) viz. pro C. l••br̄ sterlingor̄ in pecunia numerata in hac parte habenda, per con∣uentionem inde inter praedict̄ N. S. & praefatos I. C. T. C. et I. P. 20. die mensis Augusti, Anno regni dictae dn̄ae Elizabethae, dei gratia, Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo, apud O. predict̄ in dicto comitatu factam, pro predicto W. S. contra praefatum I. H. dictis die, Anno, & loco, assumpserunt manutenendum, & manutenuerunt: In magnum dictae dominae Reginae contemptum, ac contra formam diuersorum Statutorum, huius regnifui Angl' in hu∣iusmodi casu prouisorum ac aeditorum.

For maintenaunce in an assise of Freshforce, to haue parte of the land in question, and parte of the damages to be recouered.

IVrat̄ praesent̄, quod cum de communi consilio regni domini E. nu∣per [unspec A] * 13.110 regis Angl' prima, progenitoris dominae Reginae nunc, proui∣sum sit, Quod nullus Minister, vel aliquis alius manuteneat placita, que∣relas, vel negocias, quae sunt in cur̄ domini regis, deterr̄, ten̄tis, aut alijs rebus quibuscunque, pro parte rei petitae, vel aliquo proficuo, per con∣uentionē factam inde habend', nec aliquis ius suum sub huiusmodi cō∣ditione alteri dimittat̄. Quidam W. P. &c. simul cum R. S. &c. tali die

& anno, quandam querelam cuiusdam Ass. friscae que est in curia dominae Reg' nune Ciuitatis E. coram E. B. Maior̄ & C. D. vicecom̄ e∣iusdem ciuitatis, fine breui ipsius dominae Reg' secund' consue•• ciuitatis praedict', inter quosdam I. R. & T. L. de vno mesuag' cum pertin̄ in ciui∣tate praedict', pro parte eiusdem mesuagij▪ viz. pro medietate mesuagij illius, sibi & hered' suis imperpetuum, & alio proficuo, viz. pro medieta∣te damnor̄ in querela assise praed' recuperand' inde habend', per con∣uentionem inter pref. I. ac praed' W. & R. S. apud E. praed' factū assump∣sit manutenend', & manutenuit, ad graue dampn̄ ipsius T. L. & contra form̄ prouisionis praed' &c.

For a Riotous assault and affray made vpon a Vicar in his Church, and for the imprisoning of him in a paire of stockes▪

INquiratur &c. A. T. &c. H. S. &c. & W. K. aggregat̄ &c. 22. die Iulij [unspec A] * 13.111 &c. vi & armis &c. apud C. in comitatu S. riotos, &c. in R. L. vicariam Ecclesiae parochial' de C. praed', in pace dei & dictae dominae Reginae in ecclesia praedict' tunc existen̄ insultum & affraiam fecer̄, & ipsum R. L. ab ecclesia praedict' tunc violenter & manuforti extraxer̄ & vsque cip∣pos duxer̄, & ipsū imprisonauer̄ & maletractauer̄ & alia enormia ei ad∣tunc & ibidem intuler̄, ad graue damnum ipsius R. L. contra formam statut̄ in huiusmodi casum edit̄ & prouisi, & contra pacem dictae do∣minae &c.

For absence from Church for vi. monethes vpon the statutes of primo and xxiij. of the Queene.

IVratores domina Regina super Sacramentum suum presentant, quod [unspec A] * 13.112 A. B. nuper de C. in com̄ praed' E. Ar̄, qui x. die Iulij anno regni domin̄ nostrae Eliz. Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hiberniae Reginae, fidei de∣fensoris &c. Tricesimo, fuit aetatis 16. annorum & vltra, non accessit (Anglice did not repaire) ad ecclesiam suam parochial' de D. p̄đ nec ad aliquam aliam ecclesiam, capellam, aut vsualem locum communis pre∣cationis, & ibidem moratus fuit tempore communis precationis, ad ali∣quod tempus infra sex menses tunc proxime sequentes, sed abstinuit ab eisdem (Anglice hath forborne the same) per spacium praed' sex mensiū, contra formam cuiusdam statuti apud Westm̄ in Midd' anno reg∣ni dictae dn̄ae Reg. nunc primo, pro vniformitate cōmunis precationis editi & prouisi, ac cōtra form̄ statuti anno regni dictae dn̄ae reg' nūc 23. in hm̄di casu editi & prouisi, ac in contemptum dictae dn̄ae reginae nūc, & contra coronam, & dignitatem suas.

For drawing a dagger vpon one in the Churchyard, to the intent to strike him.

INquiratur pro domina regina, si O. F. de L. in com̄ E. praedict' gene∣rosus, [unspec A] * 13.113 octauo die &c. in cemiterio ecclesiae parochialis de L. p̄dicta in

dicto comitatu, malitiose extraxit pugionem suum in quendam I. S. de L. praedicta ••eoman, ea intentione ad percutiendum praedictum I. S. cum dicto pugione, contra pacem dictae dominae reginae nostrae tunc, ac contra formam statuti in parliamento domini Edwardi nuper Regis Angliae sexti (tento apud Westmonaster̄ in comitatu Middlesexiae, An∣no regni dictio nuper domini Regis quinto) in huiusmodi casu prouisi, ac editi.

For fighting with a weapon in the Churchyarde, contrary to the statute of Anno 5. Ed, 6.

IVrat̄ presentant, quod cum in statuto in Parliamento domini E. nu∣per [unspec A] * 13.114 Regis Anglie sexti, apud Westm̄, anno regni sui quinto, tent̄, edit̄, inter cetera stabilit̄ existit &c. Quod sialiqua persona ad aliquod tem∣pus▪ post primum diem diem Maij, tunc proxim̄ sequent̄ malitiose percute∣ret aliquam personam, cum aliquibus armis in aliqua ecclesia siue cemi∣terio, vel post eundem primum diem Maij, extraheret aliqua arma in a∣liqua ecclesia, seu cemiterio, intentione ad percutiendum alium c••m e∣isdem armis, quod tunc quelibet persona si•• offendens & inde conuict' per veredictum xij. hominum, vel per suam propriam confessionem, vel per duos legales testes, coram Iustic' Assisarum, Iustic' audiend' & ter∣nandi, siue Iustic' pacis in Sessionibus suis, virtute illius actus adiudica∣retur per eosdem Iustic' coram quibus talis persona sic conuinceretur, ad habend' vnam aurium suarum abscissam, & si illa persona siue perso∣nae sic offenden̄ haberet siue non haberent aliquas aures, ita quod illiusmodi poenam subirent (vt prefertur) quod tunc ipse vel ipsi signa∣rentur in bucca, Angl▪ cheeke, farrocandent Angl', a hote iron haben̄ hanc literam F. per quam ipse vel ipsi cognosci & haberi possint pugnar̄ effectores, & pugnatores, & vltra hoc, quelibet talis persona foret & sta∣ret ipso facto excommunicat̄, prout in eodem statuto plenius continet̄. Quidam tamen G. B. nuper de S. &c. 2. die Iunij, &c. vi & armis, viz. &c. cum quodam pugion̄ in quendam T. C. in pace Dei & dictae domi∣nae Reginae existen̄ apud C. in comit̄ E. praedict' in cemeterio Ecclesiae parochialis de C. praed' insultum fecit, & ipsum T. super caput suumad∣tunc & ibidē maliciose percussit, & alia enormia ei intulit ad graue dam∣num ipsius T. & contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae &c. ac contra for∣mam statuti praedicti &c.

For absence from the Church for certein Sundaies, and Festiuall daies vpon the statute of prim•• of the Queene.

IVr̄ pro domina Regin̄ presentant quod cum in statut̄ in parliamento [unspec A] * 13.115 dn̄ae Eliz. dei gratia &c. annoreg' sui 1. tent̄ apud W. in com̄ M. inter alia inactitat̄ & ordinat̄ & ordinat̄ existit, quod post festū S. ••o. Bapt̄anno reg' dict'

dominae Reg' omnis & singula persona siue persone inhabitant̄ in hoc regno Ang' aut aliquod aliud dominior̄ dict' dominae reg', diligenter & fidelit̄, habentes nullam legalem seu rationabilem excusationem ab∣essendi, adnitentur adire suam parochialem ecclesiam vel capellam con∣fuetam, vel super rationabile impedimentum, ••liquam visitatum locū, vbi communes precationes, & diuina seruitia, in actu illo mencionat̄ ce∣lebrate fuerint tempore talis impedimenti, quolibet die Dominico, & a∣lijs diebus ordinat̄, & vsitatis obseruari vt festiuis diebus, & tunc & ibi∣dem manere secundum ordinē & sobrie, durante tempore precum cō∣mun̄, predication̄, aut alioruum diuinorum seruitiorum ibidem vtend' & ministrand', sub paena punitionis per censur as ecclesiae, & etiam sub paena, quod quelibet persona sic offend', forisfaciat pro qualibet tali of∣fensa 12. denarios leuand' per gardianos Ecclesiae parochialis vbi talis offensa foret fact' ad vsum pauper̄ inhabit̄ eiusdem parochiae de bonis, terr̄, & tenement̄, talis offend' per modum distriction̄, prout in statut̄ p̄∣dict' continet̄, cumque T. R. de D. in com̄ praed' arm̄ & A. vx' eius, vtro∣que eor exist' aetatis 16. ann̄ & amplius, ac existant parochian̄, ec••l' {per}o∣chial' de T. praed', in praed' com̄ E. infra quam quidem eccl' com̄es pre∣cation̄, & alia diuina seruit̄ in statut̄ praed' spec' post praed' fest' natiuit̄ S. Io. Ba. anno 1. supradict', scz. die dn̄ca prox. post festum S. Mich. Arch. anno regni Reg' Eliz. Dei gratia &c. 12. diebus dominicis tunc proxim̄ sequent̄ & 8. alijs diebus festiualibus easdem 12. dies dominicas interue∣nient̄ dicebantur & vtebantur, praed' I. & A. non habentes legalem nec rationabilem excusationem, seu impediment̄ abessendi ab Eccl' praed', in diebus praedict', tempore praedict̄ commun̄ precum, predicationum, & diuiniorum seruitiorum ibidem tune dictorum, habitorum, & mini∣stratorum non solum non adnitebantur adire Eccles. parochial' de D. praedict̄ existen̄ eorum Ecclesiam consuetam, in praedict' die domi•• proxim̄ post praedict' festum sancti Michael' Archang', anno Reg' dictae dn̄ae reg' nunc 34. supradict' & praedict' alijs 12. diebus dominicis tun•• prox' sequen̄, & praedict̄ alijs octodiebus festiualibus inter easdem 12. dies dominicas interuenient̄ tempor̄ praedict̄ commun̄ precation̄ & diuinorum seruitior̄ ibidem in diebus illis dictor̄ habitor̄ & ministra∣torum, sed etiam odio habent̄ & contenent̄ Euang' & salub' dei verbū & dict' dominam reg', & leges suas, seipsos voluntar̄ absentauerunt, & vterque eorū voluntarie seipsum absentauit ab eccl' praed' die dn̄ca {pro}x' post fest' S. Mich. Arch. anno reg' dict̄ dn̄ae regin̄ nunc 34. suprad' & p̄∣dict̄ alijs 12. diebus don̄cis tunc prox' sequent̄, & praed' alijs S. dieb fe∣stiual' inter easd' 12. dies dn̄cas interuenient̄ tempore praed' communiū precum, praedication̄, & diuin̄ seruicior̄ ibid' in diebus illis, dictor̄, habi∣tor̄, & ministrator̄, contra pacē & in contempt̄ dict̄ dn̄ae reginae nunc & legem suam & coronam & dignitatem suam, ac cont̄ form̄ statut̄ praed',

& in pernitiosum exemplum alior̄ malefactor̄ &c.

For taking of Conies in a free warren in the night time.

INquir̄ &c. si E. D. &c. vi et armis viz. baculis, falcastris, arcubus, & sagit•• [unspec A] * 13.116 & alijs arm̄ defensiuis, parcum, seu liberam warren̄ C. B. apud A. in comit praed' D. circ' hor̄ 10. in noct' eiusdem diei fregit & intr̄, & in eođ parco siue liber̄ warren̄, leporaijs, liciscis et retibus voc' pursnet̄ sine li∣centia dict' T. B. venabant̄ et 40. cunic' valor̄ 13. s. 4. đ. de bonis & catt̄ ipsius T. B. adtunc & ibid' inuent̄ ceper̄ & asportauer̄ ad graue damn̄ ip∣sius T. B. et contra pacem &c.

For conspiring and combining to indicte one for stealing of a horse of one of the conspirators, and for procuring of diuers false suites to bee brought and pursued in the names of the conspirators, and of diuers others against diuers persons.

IVratores &c. present̄, quod I. P. nuper de I. in praedicto comit̄ E. et [unspec A] * 13.117 R. B. nuper de C. in praed' comit̄ E. gener̄ vna cum alijs quamplurimis personis adhuc ignot̄, contra legem domini regis ad formam statutorū in huiusmodi casu prouisorum, conspiratione & couina apud T. praed̄ die &c. habit̄, diuersis temporib▪ postea simul vnit̄, confederati, et iurati falso fraudulent̄ & malicrose vener̄ ad vindicand', destruend', perturbāđ, placitand', adnihiland', & similit̄ adnulland' fideles et innocentes ligeos dicti domini regis pro lucro ad eorum proprium vsum capiendo, socie∣tatem inierunt, & adinuicem iurauerunt, ad simul standum contra dictū dominum regem, et quoscunque ligeos suos in omnibus et singulis ma∣terijs placitis et querelis, peripsos et eorum quemlibet motis seu mouen∣dis. Et si eorum aliquis cum aliquo, placita, materiam, seu querelā mo∣ueret, quod ipsi & eorum quilibet cum eo, sic materiam, querelam, seu placitum mouent̄ stare, et perseuerare deberent et deberet. Et si aliquis eorum aliquam querelam seu placitum nomine alterius persone cuius∣cunque, versus aliam personam super se assumpserit manutenend', ex∣tunc eorum quilibet querelam, sectam, seu placit̄ praedict', tanquā que∣relam, sectam, seu placitum, nomine eorum prosecut̄, manuteneret, fo∣ueret et teneret, recto, veritate, Iustic' et iure, omnino postpositis et sub∣lat̄: Virtute quorum quidem vnitionis, conspirationis, iurament̄, confe∣derationis, et manutentionis, praedictorum I. P. R. B. et al' sic in vnum globat̄, et iurat̄, postea, videlicet die &c. Anno &c. conspiratione inter eos apud C. in comit̄ praedict', prehabita, quendam I. H. de eo quod ipse die &c. anno &c. vnum equum pretij &c. de bonis et catallis praedicti I. P. R. B. apud S. inuent̄ felonice furatus fuit cepit et abduxit, falso & ma∣litiose indictari procurauerunt. Et praedict' I. P. et R. B. et alij modo et forma praed' vniti et confederati diuersa falsa placita, sectas, et querelas

innumerabiles, tam nominibus eorum proprijs, quam nominibus alia∣rum personarum eis falso & maliciose congregat̄ & vnit̄, prosecuti sue∣runt, et manutenerunt & indies prosequntur et manutenent, videlicet praedict' I. P. ad hundredum domini P. militis apud C. praedict' xiij. die, anno &c. tent̄, eodem I. adtunc Ballino eiusdem hundred' existen̄, ad sta∣tum et possessionem R. S. et A. vxoris sue adnulland': Et pro eo quod ad quamlibet curiam hundred' ibidem successiue tenend', praedict' R. vxo∣rem suam ibidem producere nequiret, ita quod excessiua amerciament̄ in status eorum depauperationem fierent & euenirent cōsideration̄ tax∣ator̄ amerciamen•• curie praedicte, semper de couina praedict' praed' I. P. extiterunt, tresdecim querelas de placito transgressionis, nomine W. Y. et R. B. quatuer querelas transgressionis nomine W. E. absque vera ma∣teria seu iusta causa, seperatim versus praedictum R. S. et A. leuauit & in∣tranit, ac praedict' querentes huiusmodi querelas leuare procurauit ad graue damnum ipsorum R. et A. et contra formam ordinationis in hu∣iusmodi casu prouis. &c.

For a conspiracie of diuers Bakers touching the making of bread.

IVratores pro domina Regina presentant quod A. B. C. D. E. F. & G. H [unspec A] * 13.118 de M. in dict' comit̄ L. Pistores 2. die Octobris, Anno regni dominae nostrae Elizab. Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hiberniae Reginae, sidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo nono, apud M. praedictam, in comit̄ E. praeđ, insimul conuenerunt conspirauerunt, ac mutuo inter se promiserunt, qđ panis denarij de integro f••umento (per eos seu corum aliquem, tum de∣incepsfaciendus ac vendendus) non amplius quam 2. libras et sex vncias Trocij ponderis habebit et ponderabit (quodcunque imposterum foret vnius quarterij frumenti pretium:) in dictae dominae Reginae nunc con∣temptum, ac in extremum pauperum dictae dominae Reginae subditorū grauamen, necnon contra formam diuersorum statutorum in huiusmo∣di casu prouisorum & editorum.

For the taking of vnreasonable distresse contrarie to the statute of Merton, Anno 52. H. 3. cap. 4.

IVrator̄ p̄sentant pro domina Reg' quod cū in statut̄ in parliamēt̄ tent̄ [unspec A] * 13.119 apud M. anno H. 3. nuper Regis Angl' 52. inter cetera ordinat̄ sit qđ districtiones sint rationabiles & non nimis graues, et qui districtiones fe∣cerint irrationabiles, & indebitas, grauit̄ amercient̄ propter excessiuam districtionem ipsorum, prout in staut̄ praed' plenius continetur. Qui∣dam tamen A. B. de &c. statut̄ praedict' & poenam in eodem contentam minime ponderans 12. die Iun̄, anno regni &c. duas vaccas de bonis & catall' W. F. &c. apud G. &c. in codem comit̄ N. pro quinque solid' in pecunijs numeratis irrationabilit̄ & excessiue distrinixit, & pro districti∣on••

cepit, vbi tempore districtionis & captionis praedict', quarumlibet praedictarum vaccarum precium capitis erat xx. s. contra formam statu∣ti praedict' &c.

For the taking of a distresse out of his fee, and in the highway contrarie to the statute of Mert••n, Anno 52. E. 3. cap. 15.

IVrat̄ presentant pro domina Regina, quod cum in statut̄ in parliamēt [unspec A] * 13.120 tent̄ apud M. anno H. 3. nuper regis Angl' 52. nulli de cetero liceat ex quacunque causa districtiones facere extra feodum suum, nec in via re∣gia, aut in communistrato, nisi domino regi, aut ministris suis specialem authoritat̄ ad hoc habentibus prout in statut̄ praedict' plenius conti∣netur. Quidam tamen A. B. & C. D. de &c. statutum praedict' & penam in eodem content̄ minime ponderantes 2. die Iun̄, anno &c. 2. vacc' de bonis & catall' E. D. &c. apud F. &c. extra feod ipsor̄ siue ipsornm ali∣cuius, in cōmun̄ strato voc' &c. adtunc & ibid' existent̄ distrinxer̄, & pro distriction̄ ceper̄ nec tempore distriction̄ praed' A. B. & C. D. non fuer̄ ministri, nec aliquis eorum fuit ministr̄, dict' dn̄ae regin̄, nec habuerunt, nec aliquis eorum habuit specialem authoritatem ad illud faciendum, contra pacem &c.

Against Egyptians vpon the statute of primo and secundo of king Philip and Queene Marie.

IVr̄ present̄ quod cum in statuto in Parliamento domini P. & dn̄ae M. [unspec A] * 13.121 nuper regis & Reginae Angl' apud W. die x. No. annis Reg' suorum 1. & 2. tent̄ aedit̄ inter alia ordinatum existit, &c. quod si aliqua {per}sona, siue persone seipsos appellantes Egyptianos qui transportarentur, vel con∣ueiarentur in hoc regnum Angl' siue Walliae, continuarent, & remane∣rent, infra idem, per spacium vnius mensis, quod tunc ipse vel ipsi sic of∣fenden̄, virtute actus praed', adiudicat̄ & estimati essent felones, & proin∣de sustinerent penas mortis, & forisfact' terrar̄ & bonorum, vt in casu fe∣loniae iuxta ordinem communium legum huius regni, Et super examin̄ eroum siue alicuius eorū, triarentur in com̄, ac {per} inhabitantes illius com̄, velloci, vbi ipsi vel ipse apprehenderentur, siue caperentur, & minime {per} medietatem linguae, & amitterent libertatem & priuilegium Sanctua∣rij & cleri, prout in eodem statuto plenius apparet. Quidam tamen M. P. & P. R. de &c. seipsos appellantes Egyptianos, statut̄ praedict' minime ponderantes, nec penam &c. qui primo die Aprilis, anno &c. in hoc reg∣num Angl' transportat̄ & conueiat̄ fuerūt, ab eodem primo die Aug' an∣no &c. supradicto, vsque decimum diem Sept̄ extūc prox' sequen̄ apud C. in praed' com̄ E. continuauerunt & remanserunt in eodem, otiosas vi∣tas suas nō relinquentes, nec seipsos in seruitio alicuius habilis & honesti sub diti huius Angl' collocare q̄rentes, ne{que} seipsos in aliquo opere

licito siue occupation̄ honesta exercentes, in dn̄ae Reginae nunc contēp∣tum, ac contra formam statuti praed' &c.

Against Egyptians vpon the statute of 5. of the Queene.

IVr̄ presentant &c. quod cum in statuto in parliamento dominae Re∣ginae [unspec A] * 13.122 nunc apud Westmonasterium in com̄ Middel', xiij. die Ianuarij, Anno regni sui quinto tent̄, edita inter alia &c. quod omnes & singula persona & persone que ab, & post primum diem Maij, tunc proxim̄ se∣quent̄ vise vel inuente forent infra hoc Reg' Angliae siue Walliae in ali∣quo commercio vel consortio vacabundorum vulgo vocat̄, siue seipsos appellan̄ Egyptianos vel seipsos simulantes transmutantes siue fucan∣tes Anglic' disguising per eorum vestitum, locutionem, aut aliam gestu∣ram consimiles huiusmodi vagabundis communiter appellat̄ vel seipsos appellantibus Egyptianos, & sic facerent, continuarent, & remanerent in eisdem, aut semel, vel sepe, per spacium vnius mensis, quod tunc eadē persona siue persone virtute huius actus estimate forent & adiudica∣rentur felo & felones, & proinde sufferent penas mortis, ac amissionem terrarum & bonorum, vt in easibus feloniae, secundum ordinem com∣munium legum huius regni. Et super eorum siue alicuius eorum exami∣nat̄ in hac parte triarentur in comit̄ ac per inhabitantes comitatus vel lo∣ci, vbi ille vel illi apprehenderent̄ siue caperentur, & non per medietat̄ lingue, & amitterent priuilegium & beneficium sanctuarij, & cleri, prout in eodem statuto plene liquet. Quidem tamen A. B. C. D. &c. statutum praedictum minime ponderantes nec penam in eodem content̄ veren∣tes, prost praed' primum diem Maij scz. 3. die Aug' anno regni dominae Reginae nunc 35. apud E. in comitatu praedict', visi & inuenti fuerunt in commertio & consortio vagabundorum vulgo vocat̄ & seipsos vocantiū Egyptianos, ac seipsos simulantium, transmutant̄, & fucant̄, per eorum vestitum, locutionem, & gesturam, consimiles huiusmodi vagabundis qui vulgo vocantur Egiptiani, & sic fecerunt, continuauerunr, & reman∣serunt ibidem, & alibi in eodem comit̄, a praedicto tertio die August' an∣no xxiij. supradicto vsque vicesimum diem Iulij tunc proxim̄ sequen̄ in dictae dominae Reginae nunc contemptum, ac contra formam sta∣tuti praedicti &c.

For pulling out of Eies.

IVratores pro Domina Regina presentant, quod A. B. de C. in dicto [unspec A] * 13.123 comitatu E. Tinker, nono die Septembris, Anno regni dict' domi∣nae nostrae Elizabethae, Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae Re∣ginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo nono, in quodam loco apud C. pre∣dictam in comit̄ E. praedicto vocato le Dene) vi & armis in quendam D. E. & C. praedicta in comitatu E. praedicto yeo, in pace dictae dominae

Reginae tunc ibidem existentem, insultum fecit, ac tunc et ibidem ex malitia sua precogitata, digitis et vnguibus digitorum ipsius A. B. ocu∣losi ipsius D. E. felonice effodit, ac eruit contra pacem dictae dominae Re∣ginae nostrae, coronam et dignitatem suam, ac contra formam cuiusdam statuti in parliamento domini Henrici olim Regis Anglie quarti, tento apud Westmonast in com̄ Midd', anno Regni sui quinto in huiusmodi casu prouisi & editi.

For cutting out of Tongues.

IVrat̄ dicunt quod cum pe•• statutum in Parliamento domini Regis H. nuper regis Angliae, 4. ann̄ regni sui 5. apud W. tento aedit̄, ordinat̄ sit, [unspec A] * 13.124 quod malefactores, qui linguas imputarent, vel oculos euellerent ligeo∣rum domini regis, hoc debit̄ comperto et probato, quod tale factum ex malitia precogitata fuit perpetratum, penam feloniae incurrerent, prout in eodem statut̄ plenius continetur: quidam tn̄ I. L. de &c. penam in di∣cto statut̄ contentam minime verens, die &c. ann̄ &c. vi & armis, s. &c. felonice vt felo dicti domini regis, insidiand', et insultu premeditat̄ con∣tra pacem domini Regis coronam & dignitatem suam, in illa sua preco∣gitata malitia venit apud H. in comitatu H. et in quendam N. M. adtūc et ibidem in pace dei et domini Reg. existen̄, insultum fecit, et ipsum ver∣berauit, vulnerauit, ac quodam cultello quem praed' I. L. adtunc tenuit in manu sua dext̄ precij ij. s. linguam ipsi{us} M. adtunc et ibid' felonice e∣ruit & amputauit, contra pacem domini Regis &c ac contra formam & prouis. statut̄ praed' &c.

An Indictment against a gaoler for suffering of one committed to him vpon suspition of felony for stealing of a horse to escape.

IVratores pro domina Regina presentant, quod vbi quidam A. B. nu∣per de C. in dicto comitatu K. Shomaker, sexto die Maij, Anno regni [unspec A] * 13.125 dominae nostrae Elizabethae, Dei gratia, Angliae, Franciae, et Hyberniae Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quarto, apud C. praedict' in co∣mitatu K. praedict', pro suspicione cuiusdam felonie (videlicet, vnius E∣qu••, coloris albi, pretij xl. solid' felonice per eundem A. B. vt dicebatur, capti & abducti) arrestatus est & captus, & coram T. F. vno Iusticiario∣rum dictae dominae Reginae ad pacem in dicto comitatu conserundam assignatorum ductus, et super inde postea, viz. dictis die anno, & loco, cui••am B. D. in comitatu K. praedicto Yeoman, custodi Gaolae dictae do∣minae Reginae apud M. in dicto comitatu K. existenti (sub custodia I. F. armigeri, adtunc vicecomitis comitatus K. praedicti, & custodis Ga∣ole predicte) per quoddam preceptum de Mittimus dicti T. F. Iusticiarij, idem A. B. traditus est & commissus, ad saluo & secure cu∣stodiendum in Gaola prdicta, donec idem A. B. inde foret legitimo mo∣do deliberatus: prefatus tamen I. F. (tunc vicecomes) postea, videlicet,

septimo die dicti mensis Maij Anno supradicto, apud M. praed' in co∣mitatu K. pred', praefatum A. B. (ad tunc & ibidem in dictis gaola & cu∣stodia existentem) a praed' custodia & gaola, ad tunc & ibidem euadere & ad largum ite volūtarie, et felonice permisit, contra pacem dictae do∣minae Reginae, Coronam, & dignitatem suam &c.

An other indictment against a gaoler, for suffering of a woman com∣mitted to him vpon suspition of fellonie & murder to escape.

INquiratur pro Domina Regina, quod cum quaedam Ma•• N. nuper [unspec A] * 13.126 de B. in pred' com̄ E. Spinster, decimo die Apr̄ Anno &c. pro suspi∣cione felon̄ & murdr̄ per ipsam M. apud B. predict̄ in comitatu E. pred' super quendā W. P. fieri & perpetrari supposit̄, capt̄ & arrestat̄ fuit a∣pud B. pred' in comitatu E. predicto, & eisdem die & anno pred' M. cui∣dam Richardo B. de N. in comitatu E. pred' Yeoman, custod' gaolae di∣ctae Dominae Reginae comitatus pred' sub Georgio P. armig' ad tunc vicecomit̄ comitatus praed' & custod' gaolae praed', per quoddam breue de Mittimus W. M. Milit̄, & I. M. armig' duorum Iusticiar̄ dictae Do∣minae Reginae, ad pacem in eodem comitatu conseruand' assign̄, saluo & secur̄ custodiend' tradita fuit, quousque eadem M. a custodia illa se∣cundum legem & consuetudinem regni Angliae, pro suspicione murdr̄ predict̄ acquietat̄ siue deliberat̄ foret: Si predict' R. B. de N. predict' in pred comitatu E. Yeoman, postea scilicet vicesimo sexto die Nouem∣bris, anno supradicto apud M. predict' in comitatu E. predicto, predict' M. adtunc & ibidem in custodia ipsius R. in gaola dictae Dominae Re∣ginae existentem, a gaola predicta, adtunc & ibidem voluntarie & felo∣nice euadere & ad largum ire permisit, contra pacem dictae Dominae Reginae nunc &c.

An indictment against diuers for suffering of one which had confessed a fe∣lonie before a Iustice of peace, and deliuered to them by the same Iustice of peace, to be by them conucied to the gaole, negligently to escape.

IVr̄ pro domina regina praesentant, quod cum I. B. nuper de C. in pred' [unspec A] * 13.127 com̄ E. Miller, viij. die Decembris, anno regni reginae Eliz. &c. pri∣mo, clausum cuiusdam I. G. apud C. pred' in comitat̄ E. pred' fregit & intrauit, ac vnam iuuencam coloris Browne precij viginti, s. de bonis & catallis dicti I. G. adtunc & ibidem inuent̄ felonice cepit & effuga∣uit, contra pacem dictae Dominae Regin̄. Et pro felon̄ predict̄ per praefat̄ I. B. sic fact̄ & perpetrat̄, arrestat fuit, et coram G. R. armiger̄ vno Iustic' dictae dominae Reginae ad pacem in comitatu predict̄ E. conseruand' as∣sign̄, necnon &c. per predict̄ I. G. duct' fuit, & coram dicto G. R. dictus I. B. felon̄ predict̄ confessus fuit, & ibidem G. R. per breue de Mittimus, praefat̄ I. B. pro felon̄ predict' ad gaolam dictae dominae reginae de I. in com̄ predict̄, quibusdam I. C. de C. pred' Y. R. B. de eadem Clothier, & Ric' M. de eadem Weauer deliberauit, saluo & secur̄ ducend' vsque

gaolam praed' de I. praedict', ibidem moratur̄ quous{que} idem I. B. abinde secundum legem & consuetud' regni Angl' deliberatus foret: Et si p̄d' I. C. R. B. & R. M. dicto viij. die Decem̄, anno supradict' praef. I. B. apud C. p̄d' in p̄d' comitatu E. in cor̄ custod' virtute deliberac' p̄d' sic existen̄, ibid' negligent̄ a custod' sua ad largum ire & euadere permiser̄, contra pacem dictae dn̄ae Reginae, coronam et dignitatem suas &c.

An indictment against a Coroner vpon the statute of Anno 1. H. 8. for ex∣tortiō in taking of a fee for his viewe of the bodie of one slaine per infor∣tunium.

IVrat̄ pro dn̄a Reg' praesentant, quod cum per statut̄ in parliament̄ [unspec A] * 13.128 dn̄i H. nuper regis Angl' octani, Anno regni sui 1. ordinat̄ est, & sta∣bilit̄ existit, quod super requisitionē Coronator̄ fact' adveniend' & in∣quirendum super visum corporis alicuius personae per infortuniū occisae, mersae, seu aliter mortuae, Coronator p̄d' diligenter faceret officium suū super visum corporis cuiuscun{que} talis personae, vel personarum, abs{que} ali∣qua re proinde capiend', sub pena quod quilibet Coronator, qui officio suo vt praedict' est fungi recusauerit, vel rem aliquam ceperit pro fun∣ctione officij praed', super visum corporis alicuius personae mortuae per infortunium, pro quolibet tempore xl. s. prout in statut̄ praedict' plenius continetur. Quidā tn̄ W. B. de H. in com̄ praed' gener̄ 12. die Dec' &c. adtunc exist' vnus coronator̄ dictae Dn̄ae Reginae in com̄ E. praed', apud M. in com̄ E. predict', colore officij sui pred' extors. & iniuriose cepit {pro} feodo suo 20. solid' de quodam Roberto S. de B. in comitatu praedict' yeoman, pro executione officij sui praedict̄ super visum corporis cuius∣dam Iohannis C. nuper de B. in com̄ E. Lab. qui apud B. pred' in comi∣tatu E. pred' 4. die Octob' ann̄ &c. per infortun̄ occis. fuit, in contempt̄ dictae dn̄ae Reg', ad graue damnum ipsius R. S. & contra formam statu∣ti praed', & diuersor̄ alior̄ statut̄ inde edit̄ & prouis.

The like against a Coroner vpon the statute of An. 1. H. 8.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, si A. C. de B. in comitatu E. genero∣sus, [unspec A] * 13.129 6. die Iunij, Anno &c. vnus coronatorum dictae dn̄ae Reginae in dicto comitatu E. adtunc existens, apud B. praedict̄, in comit̄ E. praed' colore officij sui predicti, extorsiue cepit profeodo suo 20. solid', de quodam I. S. in dicto comitatu generoso, in, & pro functione & execu∣tione officij, sui praedicti, super visum corporis R. N. nuper de B. pred' in comitatu E. pred' (qui quidem R. N. 5. die dicti mensis Iunij. Anno su∣pradicto apud B. praed' in comitatu E. pred' casu, ab equo suo, per infor∣tunium fuit occisus) in magnum dictae dn̄ae Reginae contempt̄, ac cōtra form̄ stat̄ in parliam̄ Dom̄ Henr̄ nuper regis Angl' octaui tento, Anno regni sui primo, in huiusmodi casu prouisi ac editi.

For Extortion by an Eschetors seruant, in breaking and entring into a dwel∣ling house, and for seasing and taking out of the same certen leather by collour of his office.

IVr̄ pro dn̄a Reg' present̄, quod Rob. Bennet de P. in comitat̄ E. p̄d' [unspec A] * 13.130 Y. seruiēs & minister cuiusd' B. T. Escheat̄ dict' dn̄ae reg' com̄ pred', xv. die Iulij &c. apud W. in com̄ E. praed' domum mansionalem cuius∣dam Iohānis M. fregit & intr̄, & 6. tergora corij voc' 12. hides of greene leather, ad valenc 8. li. & 6. duodenas pell' vitulor̄, voc' 6. dozen of Calueskins, ad valenc' 4. li. x. s. quae quidem terg' & pell' adtunc & ibi∣dem inuent̄, color̄ officij sui extorsiue & iniuste cepit, scisiuit, & asporta∣uit, ad graue damnum ipsius I. contra leges & ordinationes dictae do∣minae Reginae regni sui Angl', & cōtra formam diuersorum statutorum statutorum in huiusmodi casu edit̄ & prouis.

An indictment against the register of an Archbishop, for his extortious taking of more fees then he ought, for the probate of a testament.

IVratores pro Domina Regina praesentant, quod A. B. de C. in dicto [unspec A] * 13.131 com̄ E. generosus, primo die mensis Aug' &c. (adtunc scriba, (siue Registarius) reuerendi in Christo patris, D. tunc permissione diuina E. Archiepiscopi existens, apud M. in comitatu E. predict' colore officij sui praedicti, extorsiue ac iniuriose cepit de quodam I. S. de M. praedicta in dicto comit̄ E. Tanner, duos solidos legalis morietae Angl', pro feodo ipsius A. B. pro scriptione probationis vnius testamenti cuiusdam R. N. (qui quidem R. N. apud M. praedictam infra dioecesem dicti D. Archi∣episcopi vicesimo quarto die Iulij, Anno supradicto mortuus est) vbi re∣uera idem Testamentum tunc ibidem allatum est ad dictum scribam (siue Registrarium) per dictum I. S. in pergameno scriptum: & vbi om∣nia bona, Iura, & credita dicti R. N. dicto tempore dictae mortis suae nō excedebant summam quinque librarum: & vbi etiam tota dicta scrip∣tio probationis testamenti praedicti per praefatum scribam (siue Re∣gistrarium) sic vt praefertur facta, non continebat in se qua draginta li∣neas quarum quaeque linea erat decem pollicium in longitudine: In magnam dicta Dominae reginae contemptum, ac contra formam cu∣iusdam statuti in Parliamento Domini Henrici nuper regis Angliae octaui tento, Anno regni sui vicesimo primo, in huiusmodi casu proui∣si ac editi.

An indictment against an Escheator, vpon the statute of 33. H. 8. for sit∣ting & inquiring by collour of his office, without writ, of lands holden of the Queene, aboue the yearely value of fiue pounds.

IVratores &c. quod cum in statut̄ in Parliament̄ Domini H. nuper re∣gis [unspec A] * 13.132 Angliae octaui apud Westm̄ Ann̄ regni sui 33. &c. quod nullus

eschetor sederet tantum virtute officij sui pro inquisitione, de tenura, ti∣tulo, vel valore aliquarum terrarum, tenementor̄, siue hereditament̄, vbi eadem terr', ten̄ta, seu haereditament̄, sint valoris 5. librar̄ per annū, vel supra, & tent̄ de domino rege, sine breui domini Regis sibi inde di∣rigend', sub pena amittendi & foris faciendi pro quolibet tempore quo sederet & faceret inquisitionem contra formam huius statuti, quin{que} li∣bras, in qua secta &c. prout &c. Quidam tamen R. B. statutum pred' &c. existen̄ escheator Dominae Reg' in comitatu E. predict̄ tali die & anno, apud D. in pred' com̄ E. sedebat, tantum colore officij sui ad inquirend' post mort̄ cuiusd' A. E. de tenura, titulo, & valore duorum mes. xl. a∣crar̄ pasc', 30. acrarum prati, 50. acrar̄ pasturae, & 20. acrar̄ bosci, cum pertinen̄ in O. in com̄ E. praed' annui valoris decem librarum & vltra, et tent̄ de dn̄a Regina, abs{que} aliquo breui ipsius domin̄ sibi inde directo, in dictae Dominae Reginae contemptum, & contra formam et prouisio∣nem statuti praed' &c.

An inquisitiō taken before a Coroner vpō the view of the bodie of one which had hanged himselfe in a leather girdle vpon the bough of a tree.

INquisitio indentat̄ capt̄ apud N. in comitat̄ pred' 13. die April' anno [unspec A] * 13.133 &c. 35. coram Iohanne N. gen̄, vno Coronat̄ dictae domin̄ Reg' co∣mitatus pred', su{per} visum corporis cuiusdā H. W. de D. in com̄ E. praed' Sho. ibid' mortui ia cent̄, {per} sacrament̄ &c. qui dicunt su{per} sacrament̄ suū, quod p̄d' H. 4. die Apr̄, ann̄ regni dictae dn̄ae Reg' 35. supradicto, circa hor̄ 4. post meridiem eiusd' diei, deum prae oculis suis non habens, sed instigatione diabolic' seduct' in quodā prato cuiusd' W. S. gen̄ apud T. pred' com̄ G. voc' E. Meadow, adtunc & ibid' solus existens, cum vno cingulo corij, precij 1. deanr̄, qd ipse adtunc & ibid' in manibus suis te∣nuit & vnum finem inde circa collum suum adtunc & ibid' posuit, & circa ramū cuiusdā arboris salicis alter̄ finē indeligauit & seipsum ad∣tunc & ibid' voluntar̄ & felonice suspend', fuffocabat, & strangulabat. Et sicu lur̄ p̄d' dicunt su{per} sacramentū suum, qđ p̄d' H. W. modo & for∣ma praedict' adtu••c & ibiđ voluntarie & felonice, vt felo de se, seipsum murderauit, contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae, ac quod idem B. nul∣la habuit bona seu catalla, terras ne{que} tenementa. In cuius rei testimo∣nium tam praefat̄ coronat̄ quam iur̄ predict', praesent̄ sigill' sua appo∣suer̄, datum die, anno & loco supradictis.

Of Forcible entrie vpon the Statute of Anno 5. R. 2. for pulling vp by the rootes of 100. pearches of quick set.

INquiratur pro Domina Regina &c. quod cum in Statuto in Pa••lia∣mento [unspec A] * 13.134 Domini R. nuper Regis Angliae secund' post conquest' apud Westm̄ in com̄ Middl', Anno regni sui 5. tent̄, edit̄, inter caerere ordi∣••at̄ sit quod nullus faceret ingressum in aliquam terram siue tenemēta,

nisrin cas. vbi ingressus datur per legem, & in illo casu, non manufor∣ti, nec cum multitudine gentium, sed licito et quieto modo tantum. Et si quis contrarium fecerit, & inde debite conuict̄ fuerit, per impriso∣namen' corpor̄ sui puniatur, & finem ad voluntat̄ domin̄ Regis fac', prout in eodem statuto inter alia plenius continetur. Quidam tamen T. H. de I. in comitatu E. praedict̄ Y. &c. et alij malefactores ignot̄ &c. statutum praedict̄ minime ponderant̄ secundo die M. &c. vi et ar∣mis viz. baculis, gladijs, falcastris, et bisurcis, in vnam clausum I. C. Militis iacent̄ apud Arrow. in comitat̄ E. praedicto, in quodam loco ibi∣dem voc' A. super possessionem eiusdem I. C. Militis, vbi ingressus cis aut eorum alicui non datur per legem, illicite ingressum fecerunt, & cē∣tum particas sepium viuar̄, ipsius I. C. Militis, adtunc et ibidē crescent̄ eradicauer̄, euulserunt, et spoliauerunt, in dictae dominae Reginae nunc contemptum, & ad graue damnum ipsius I. C. Militis, et contra formā statuti predict̄ &c.

For forcible Entrie vpon the statue of An. 5. R. 2. for entring into a messuage and expulsing of the owner thereof.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, quod cum instatuto in parliamento [unspec A] * 13.135 domini Rich' nuper reginae Angliae post conquestum 2. apud West∣monast' Anno regni sui v. tent̄, ordinat̄ et stabilit̄ existit, quod nulla per∣sona extunc faceret aliquem ingr̄ in aliquas terras vel tenementa, nisi in cas. vbi ingressus ei datur per legem, & in huiusmodi casu, non ma∣nufort̄, nec cum multitudine gentium, sed quieto et pacifico modo tan∣tum. Et si aliqua persona extunc de caetero in contratium faceret, et inde debito modo conuinceretur, puniretur per imprisonament̄ corpo∣ris sui, & vlterius finem et redemptionem eidem domino Regi, ad vo∣luntatem et placitum ipsius domini Regis faceret, prout in eodem sta∣tuto inter alia plenius continetur. Sed quidam W. nuper de K. in comi∣taut E. predict̄ Husbandman, I. W. senior de E. in comitatu E. predict̄ Husbandman, & I. W. nuper de E. predict̄ in comitatu E. predict̄ La∣borer, statut̄ predict̄ minime ponder̄, nec paenam in eodem statuto con∣tentam aliqualiter verent̄, sed illud potius contemnentes, xxiiij. die Ia∣nuar̄ &c. apud S. in com̄ E. predict̄, in vnum mesuagium siue tenement̄ existens liber̄ tenement̄ cuiusdam I. H. illicite et manuforti ingress. fe∣cerunt, vbi nec ipsis nec eorum alicui huiusmodi ingressus datur per le∣gem, ac ipsum I. H. inde iniuste expuler̄, ipsum{que} I. sic inde expulsum, a predict̄ xxiiij. die Ian. Anno pred', vs{que} ad xxxj. diem eiusdem mensis tunc proxim̄ sequent̄, illicite et manufort̄ extratenuer̄, in contemptum dictae dn̄ae Reginae nunc, et graue damnum ipsius I. et contra formam statuti pred', ac contra pacem dictae dominae &c.

An indictment vpon the Statute of Anno 8. H. 6. for entring with force in∣to a barne in the possession of the farmer thereof, and for keeping of the same with force.

IVratores pro domina Regina nunc praesentant, quod cum in statuto [unspec A] * 13.136 in parliamento dn̄i H. nuper Reg. Angl' sexti, apud Westm̄ in com̄ Midd', Anno regni sui 8. tent̄, aedit̄, inter caetera cōtinet̄, quod si aliqua persona siue aliquae personae, de aliquibus terris seu ten̄tis manufort̄ ex∣puls. seu disseisit̄ sit, vel pacifice expellatur, & postea manufort̄ ex∣tra teneat̄, vel aliquod feoffament̄ vel discontinuatio inde post talem in∣gressum ad ius possessoris defraudand' & tollend' aliquo modo fiat, ha∣beat in hac parte pars grauat̄, versus talem disseisitor̄ Assisam nouae dis∣seisinae, vel breue de transgres. Et si pars grauat̄, per assisam vel {per} actio∣nem transgressionis recuperet, & per veredictum vel aliquo alio modo per debit̄ legis formam inueniat̄, quod pars defenden̄ in terr̄ & tene∣ment̄ illa, vi ingressa fuit, vel ea per vim post ingress. suum tenuit: recu∣peret quer̄ dāna sua ad triplum, versus talem defend', & vlterius idem defend' finem & redemption̄ dicto dn̄o Reg. faceret, prout in statuto p̄d' plenius continetur. Quidam tamen W. W. nuper de W. in praedict' com̄ E. Husband, & C. D. nuper de W. pred', in praed' com̄ E. Labou∣rer, statutum pred' minime ponderant̄, nec paenam in ••odem statut̄ cō∣tent̄ aliqualiter verentes, xix. die Febr. Anno &c. in vnū horreum apud W. praed' adtunc existen̄ liberum tenement̄ R. W. gener̄, vi & armis, viz. gladiis &c. manuforti & illicite super possessionem cuiusdam A. M. tunc firmarij praed' W. horr̄ praed' intrauerunt & ingressum fecerunt, & ipsum A. vi & armis praed' ac manufort̄ & illicite tunc inde expulerunt & eiecerunt, & praef. R. W. inde iniuste disseisiuerunt, et praef. R. W. sic inde disseisitum a praed' xix. die Febr. Anno xv. supradicto, vs{que} diem captionis huius Inquisitionis, de praed' horreo vi & armis praed', et ma∣nuforti extra tenuer̄, & adhuc extratenent, in contemptum dictae dn̄ae Reg. nunc, & ad graue damnum ipsius R. & contra pacem dictae dn̄ae Reginae, ac, contra formam statuti praed', vbi nullus eorum nec ipsi nec aliquis alius cuius statum ipsi, aut aliquis eorum habuit aut habuerunt, infra tres annos proximos ante ingressum suum praed', aliquid in dictis horreis &c. aut in aliqua inde parcella habuit &c.

An inquisition vpon the Statute of Anno 8. H. 6. wherein is found that one was with force and armes expulsed out of the possession of a manor and lands.

INquisitio capta apud W. in com̄ S. primo die I. anno regni dn̄ae E∣lizab. [unspec A] * 13.137 dei gratia &c. 35. coram R. W. Mil' F. G. arm̄ R. F. Iustic' dictae dn̄ae reginae ad pacem in com̄ praed' conseruand', necnon ad diuersa fe∣lon̄, transgress. & alia malefacta in eodem comitatu perpetrat̄ audiend' & terminand' assign̄ per sacramentum xij. Iur̄ exist' praesent̄, qui dicunt

super eorum sacrament̄ quod cum in statuto in parliamēto domini H. 6. nuper regis Angl' apud W. anno regni sui octauo tent̄ edit̄, inter ce∣tera contineatur quod si aliqua persona de aliquibus terris vel tene∣mentis manuforti expulsa sit vel disseisita, vel pacifice expellatur, et po∣stea manuforti extra teneatur, vel aliud feoffamentum vel discont̄ inde, post talem ingressum, ad ius possessoris defraudand' seu tollend' aliquo modo fiat, habeat pars in hac parta grauata, versus talem disseisitorem. Ass. noue disleisin̄, vel breue de transgr̄, Et si pars grauata per Ass. vel per actionem transgr̄ recuperet, & per veredictum, vel alio modo, per debitam legis formam inueniatur, quod pars def. in terras & tene∣ment̄ ill' vi ingressum fec', vel ea post ingressum suum, per vim te∣nuerit, recuperet querens damna sua ad triplum versus defend', & vlte∣rius finem & redemptionem domino regifaciat, prout in statuto prae∣dict' plenius continetur. Quidam tamen I. S. nuper de A. in comitatu S. praedict' Yeoman, & alij ad numerum vj. personarum Iur̄ ignot̄ statu∣tum praedict' minime verent̄, ix. die Aug. Anno regni dominae nosttae Elizab. nunc Reginae A. 24. R. W. armig' de manerio de G. cum per∣tinen̄ in A. in comitatu praedict', & de ducentis acris terrae, xx. acr̄ prati, & centum acr̄ pastur̄, cum prrtinen̄, in A. praedict' in comitatu praed', vi & armis & manuforti, viz. gladijs, baculis, & cultellis, propulerunt & disseisiuerunt, & ipsum six expulsum, & diss. a praed' nono die A. Ann̄ supradict' vs{que} diem captionis huius inquisitionis, manuforti & vi & ar∣mis, praed' R. W. extra tenuerunt, cont̄ pacem dictae dn̄ae Reginae nunc, & contra formam statuti praed' in hoc casu editi & prouisi.

For counterfaiting of a protection and putting to it the great seale, taken from other old letters Pattents.

IVrat̄ praes. quod R. D. nuper de H. in com̄ H. Husbandman, & [unspec A] * 13.138 alij machinantes, quomodo populum domini regis nunc subtilissime poterint decipere vel defraudare, & dominum regem, de his quae ad ip∣sum regem pertinent, & regalia sua, vt de feod' magni sigilli & huius∣modi, exhaeredare, & veram legem Angl', a toto tempore vsitatam & approbatam, subuertere & adnullare, xvj. die Februar̄ &c. apud T. in comitatu M. deceptiue, falso & proditorie quasdam falsas literas paten∣tes, ad similitudinem script̄ cancellar̄ domini regis, contrafac', quasi es∣sent literae patentes, de protectionoe ipsius reg. sub nomine I. K. clerici hanaperij Domini Regis, ac vnius clericorum Cancellariae praedict' script̄, hunc tenorem continent̄, viz. H. dei gratia &c. reciting the Let∣ters patents verbatim, Ac cum ijdem R. B. & alij &c. dictas falsas lite∣ras patent̄ sic vt premittit̄, controfecissent, non habentes magnum si∣gillum dn̄i regis, deceptorie, falso, & proditorie, machinant̄, qualiter ipsi falsas & fictas literas patentes huiusmodi subtilius poterant sigillare, &

magnum sigillum dn̄i regis contrafacere, dict̄ 16. die Februarij anno supradict' apud B. in com̄ pred' quoddam magnum sigillum dn̄i re∣gis, super quasd' patent̄ ipsius dn̄i regis praeante pend', & debit̄ imposi∣tum, acceperunt, assumentes sibi regiam potestatē, & ipsum regem re∣gali sua auctorit̄ (quantū in eis fuit) priuant̄, adtunc & ibid' cum quodā cultello arripuerūt, et illud', dictis falsis, fictis et cōtrafactis literis patent̄, decept̄ et proditor̄ apposuerunt, et annexerunt, et easdem literas sigilla∣uer̄, sigill' ill' subtilit̄ recludendo, quasi sic non fecissent, et sic magnum sigillum domini regis ad tunc & ibidem prodit̄ cōtrafecer̄, et cum prae∣missa sic fecissent, dictas falsas et contrafact̄ literas patentes, ac vt praed' sigillatas, 8. die Mart̄ &c. apud villam de S. in comitatu M. ac in diuersis locis eiusd' com̄, tanquam literas patent̄ ipsius domini regis de protect̄, deceptor̄, falso, et proditorie, publicauerunt, & diuersas pecuniarū sum∣mas, de diuersis ligeis dn̄i reg. receperunt, virtute dictar̄ falsarum ficta∣rum & contrafactarum literarum patent̄, in deception̄ dn̄i regis, ac po∣puli sui preiudic', et exheredationem manifestam &c.

An indictment against a minister vpon the Statute of Anno 5. H. 8. for forgeing of an indenture of bargaine & saile of lands.

INquitatur pro domina regina, quod cum in statuto in parliamento [unspec A] * 13.139 domini H. 8. nuper regis Angl' apud Westm̄ anno regni sui quint̄, tent̄, aedit̄, &c. quod si aliqua persona siue personae quaecunque post primum diem Iunij tunc proxim̄ sequentem, ex sua propria mente & imaginatione, seu per falsam conspirationem et fraudem, cum alijs, sci∣enter, subtiliter, et falso fabricaret siue faceret, siue subtiliter causaret, seu scienter consentiret fabricari, siue fieri, aliquod falsum factum, char∣tam, seu scriptum sigillatum, Rotul' curiae, aut testamentum alicuius personae, siue personarum in scriptis, ea intentione, quod status liberi tenementi, seu haereditatis alicuius personae, siue personar̄ de, in, aut ad aliqua terras, tenementa, seu haereditamenta liberae, tenurae, aut custo∣mar̄, vel rectum, titulus, siue interesse, alicuius personae, siue personarum, de, in vel ad eadem, siue aliquod eorum, molestari, perturbari, destrui, recuperari, vel onerari, poterit, aut contingeret, aut post praed' primū diē Iunij pronunciaret, publicaret, seu ostenderet in euidentiam, aliquod tale falsum & effictum factum, cartam, scriptum, Rotul' curiae, aut testa∣mentū, tanquam vera, sciens eadem facta falsa ac ficta (vt praefertur) ad intentionem supramencionat̄, & inde foret conuictus, aut super aliquā actionem siue actiones fabricandi falsa facta, super hoc statut̄ fundand' ad sectam partis grauatae, vel aliter, secundum ordinem & debit̄ cur∣sum legum huius Regni Angl', aut super billam vel informationem in Curiam camerae Stell' exhibend', iuxta ordinem & vsum Curiae ill': sol∣ueret parti grauatae, custagia & damna sua ad duplum, inueniend' seu

assidend', in curia vbi huiusmodi conuictio foret: ac etiam statueretur super collistrigium in aliqua aperta villa mercatoria, aut alio loco aper∣to, & ibidē haberet ambas aures suas absciscas, ac nares suas interscissas & in partes diuisas, & ferro igneo cauterisatas, sic quod remanere possent pro perpetua nota & signo falsitatis sue, & foresfaceret dominae Regin̄ heredibus & successoribus suis integr̄ exitus & proficua terrarum & te∣uementorum suorum durante vita sua, ac etiam sufferret & haberet per∣petuum imprisonamentum durante vita ipsius, praedictis damnis & cu∣stagijs recuperand' ad sectam partis grauatae (vt prefertur) primo sol∣nendis & leuandis de bonis et catallis offendentis, & de exitibus & pro∣ficuis dictarum terrarum, tenementorum, & hereditamentor̄ huiusmo∣di partis conuictae, aut vnius seu vtriusque eorum praed' titulo dict' do∣minae Reginae hered' vel successorum suorum ad eadem, non obstante, prout in eodem statuto inter alia plenius liquet. Quidam tamē T. M. de C. in praedict' com̄ E. Clericus, statutum praed' non ponderans, nec pae∣nam in eodem contentam verens, post praed' primum diem Iunij, scili∣cet &c. apud T. in praedict' comitatu E. exsua propriamente & falsa ima∣ginatione, conspiratione, et couina, quoddam falsum factum, viz. quand' Indenturam, per quam quidam T. A. barganizaret & venderet omnes illas terras & tenementa vocat̄ &c. cum pertin̄ in T. in praed' comitatu E. cuidam I. S. scient̄, subtilit̄, & falso fabricauit et fecit, & eandem Indē∣turam tunc et ibidem pronunciauit, publicauit, & legifecit, & in euidē∣tiam ostendit, ad molestand', destruendum, & perturbandum statum, possessionem, titulum & interesse praed' T. B. in terris & tenementis pre∣dict, per quod idem T. B. de possessione, titulo, et interesse suis, ad tene∣menta praedict' cum pertinentijs multipliciter pregrauat̄ & vexat̄ exi∣stit, in dictae dominae Reg' legisque sue contemptum manifestum, & ip∣sius T. dampnum non modicum & grauamen, ac contra formam statu∣ti praedict' &c.

For forestalling the Market, and buying Saltfishe by the way in comming to the Market.

INquiratur pro domina Regina quod cum R. N. de ciuitate N. in comi∣tatu [unspec A] * 13.140 ciuit̄ N. mercator possessionatus fuit de mille salsament̄ vt de suis bonis proprijs, si I. T. de ciuitate N. praed' Fishmonger, tertio die &c. a∣pud N. praed' in com̄ praedict' ciuit̄ N. & diuers. alijs diebus tam antea quam post, praefat̄ R. N. tunc & ibidem obuiand' cum dictis mille salsa∣ment̄ in mercat̄ ciuitat̄ praedict' in comitatu praed' venditur̄ praed' mille salfament̄ de praeef. R. N. adtunc & ibidem extra mercatum ill' emit & forstallauit, per quod, praed' R. N. praedict' mille salsament̄ ad mercat̄ p̄d̄ non adduxit in contempt̄ dn̄ae Reg', ac contra formam diuersor̄ statut̄ in hm̄di casu edit̄ & prouis, ac contra pacem dictae dn̄ae Reginae.

An Indictment vpon the statute of Anno 33. H. 8. against a Tipler for kee∣ping of a common bowling Alley, and against diuers others for vsing to bowle in the same Alley.

IVratores pro domina Regina presentant, quod A. B. de C. in comita∣tu [unspec A] * 13.141 E. Tipler, secundo die Septembris Anno &c. & continue post dic∣tum diem Anno supradicto, vsque primum diem mensis Octobris, An∣no supradicto apud C. praedictam in comitatu E. praedict', quendam cō∣munem locum iaciendi globos (vocatum Anglice, a common bowling Alley) pro lucro ipsius A. B. proprio, & ad ludendum tunc ibidem cum globis (Anglice vocatis Bowles) illicite tenuit, custodiuit, ac manute∣nuit, contra formam cuiusdam statuti in Parliamento domini Henrici nuper regis Angliae 8. tento anno regni sui 33. in huiusmodi casu proui∣si & editi: Et quod I. S. de O. praedict' in dicto comitatu E. Labourer, & tres aliae personae ignotae, dicto secundo die Septembr̄ anno supra∣dicto, dictum communem locum vsitauerunt, ac tunc ibidem cum glo∣bis (Anglice vocatis Bowles) insimul & illicite luserunt, contra formam statuti praedicti &c.

An Indictment vpon the statute of Anno 8. H. 5. for gilding of the hilt of a dagger with the finest gold.

IVratores pro domina Regina presentant, quod A. B. de S. in dicto co∣mitatu [unspec A] * 13.142 E. Aurifaber, secundo die Iulij Anno &c. 35. apud S. praedictā in comitatu E. praedicto, quoddam manubrium pugionis ferrei (Angli∣ce dictum a dagger hilt of yron) cuiusdam E. D. de S. praedicta in dicto comitatu E. yeoman, valcris duorum solidorum, auro purissimo ad va∣lentiam quinque solidorum deaurauit (Anglice did guild with the finest Gold) in magnum Reipublice detrimentum, ac contra formam cuiusdā statuti in Parliamento domini H. nuper Regis Anglie quinti, tento Ann̄ regni sui octauo in hm̄di casu prouisi & editi.

An Indictment against a Blackesmith for selling of a gelding to a Scot to be conueied into Scotland without the Queenes licence.

IVratores pro domina Regina presentant, quod quarto die mensis Iu∣lij, [unspec A] * 13.143 Anno regni dict̄ dn̄ae nostr̄ Eliz. Dei gratia Angliae Franciae, & Hy∣berniae Reg. fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quarto A. B. de C. in comita∣tu E. Blacksmith, apud quendam locum vocatum le Ferrie (in C. pre∣dicta in Comitatu E. praedicto existentem (vnum spadonem (Anglice dictum a Gelding) coloris albi, & praetij quatuor librarum legalis mo∣netae Angliae, cuidam A. D. generoso (natione homine Scoto) pro sum∣ma quatuor librarum in pecunijs numeratis praedicto A. B. per prefatū A. D. tunc ibidem solutis voluntarie vendidit. Ac tunc & ibidem, cun∣dem equmn eidem A. D. ca intentione ad equum praedictum in regnū

Scotiae abdueendum & conueiandum (absque aliqua speciali licentia dictae dominae Reginae nostrae nunc, per literas suas patentes sub mag∣no Sigillo Anglie ad idem sicfaciendum inde prius obtenta) volunta∣rie & felonice tradidit ac deliberauit, contra pacem dictae dominae Re∣ginae nostrae nunc, ac in eneruationem huius regni sui Angliae, necnon contr̄ formam diuersorum statutorum in huiusmodi casu preantea pro∣uisorum & editorum.

For beating of two Horses, of which beating the one of them died presently, and the other was sore hurt.

INquiratur &c. si E. H. &c. decimo die &c. vi & armis, viz. &c. duos e∣quos [unspec A] * 13.144 coloris albi, praecij &c. de bonis & catallis cuiusdam I. F. apud M. in praed' comitatu E. inuent̄ quodam baculo percussit & verberauit, in tantum quod vnus equus equorum praedict' ex percussione & ver∣beratione illi', ibidem incontinenter interijt, alterque equor̄ praed' mul∣tipliciter fatigat̄ laesus & deteriorat̄ existit. Et alij enormia eidem I. F. intulit ad graue damnum ipsius I. F. & contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae &c.

An Indictment vpon the Statute of Anno 13. E. 1. against the inhabitants of a Towne for the not taking of such persons which had robhed one of C. li. the partie robbed making Hue and crie, and giuing notice to the inha∣tants of the same Towne of the robbery.

INquiratur pro Domina Regina, quod cum in Statuto in parliamento [unspec A] * 13.145 domin̄ E. nuper Regis Angliae primi, progenitoris dn̄ae Reginae nūc, apud Winton, Anno regni sui xiij. tent̄, aedit̄, inter cetera ordinat̄ sit, pro co quod, de die, in diem roberie, homicidia, incendia domorum, & la∣trocinia, plus solit̄ tunc fiebant quam antea solebant, & felones non po∣tissent esse attinct' per sacramentum Iurat̄, qui magis voluntarie permit∣tebant felonias fieri gentibus extraneis, & felones euadere absque pae∣na, quam malefactores Indictari, vbi maior pars fuerunt gentes de ea∣dem patria, vel ad minus, si malefactores fuerunt de alia patria, eorum receptores fuerunt devisu, vbi huiusmodi malefacta ficbant, & hoc faciebant, pro eo quod sacramenta cisdem Iurator̄ non ministraban∣tur, nec in patria vbi felonie ille fiebant, & quoad restitutionem dam∣norum, pena ante nunc, non fuit prouis. pro concelament̄ & negligen∣tia suis. Idem nuper Rex pro posse huiusmodi felonias debilitand' & decrescend' stabiliuit penam in illo casu, ita quod exinde magis pro ti∣more penequam pro pauore sacrament̄, nullis felonibus extunc parce∣rent, nec aliquis felonias extunc concelaret, & quod proclam̄ fierent in omnibus Comit̄, hundred', mercat̄, ferijs, & omnibus alijs locis vbi mul∣titudo gentium foret assemblata, sic quod nulli per ignorantiam se pos∣sint excusare, & quod quelibet patria extunc sic possit custodiri quod

instanter post roberias & felonias factas, recens insecut̄ fieret de villa in villam, de patria in patriam, et etiam inquisitiones fierent, si necesse fo∣ret, in villis, {per} ipsum qui dominus vel superior esset in villa, & postea in hundred' et franchesia, & in comitatu, & aliquando in duobus, tribus, vel quatuor com̄, in casu quando felonie facte fuer̄ in Marchijs & confi∣nijs com̄, ita quod malefactores potuissent esse attincti. Et si patria de corporibus huiusmodi malefact' non responderet, pena talis esset, quod quelibet patria, scilicet homines in patria commorantes, respōderent de roberijs factis & damn̄, sic quod totum hundred', vbi roberia facta fuit, cum franchesijs, que essent infra precinctum eiusdem hundredi respon∣deret de roberijs factis. Et si roberia foret in diuersis duorum hundred o∣rum, in huiusmodi casu responderent in de ambo hundreda, simul cum franches. que forent infra precinctum hundred' praedict', et longioris tē∣poris spacium non haberet patria post roberiam et felonias factas, quam xl. dierum, infra quos faceret emend' de roberia vel de malefactis, vel responderet de corporibus malefactorum, prout in statuto praedict' ple∣nius continetur. Ac cum quidam malefactores ignoti 3. die M. Ann̄ &c. apud N. in comitatu E. praedict', que quidem villa est infra hundredum de H. vi & armis, videlicet, gladijs, baculis, & cultellis, in quendam O. C. insultum fecerunt, et centum libras de denarijs ipsius O. ibidem in∣uent̄, felonice ab eodem O. spoliauerunt, ceperunt et asportauerunt con∣tra pacem &c. vt alibi, Ac idem O. quam potuit citiss. post feloniam et spoliationem praedict̄ factas, scilicet 4. die M. Anno &c. supradicto apud N. praedict̄, per totam eandem villam, hutesium et clamorem de roberia praedicta fecit, & noticiam ibidem inhabitantibus eiusdem ville de ro∣beriailla dedit, et post roberiam xl. dies iam preterierunt. Ijdem tamen inhabitantes emend' de roberia praedict̄ fact̄ O. hucusque non fecerunt, nec corpora felonum et malefact̄ praedictorum ceperunt, neque de cor∣poribus eorum hususque responderunt, sed malefactores et▪ felones illos euadere permiserunt, in dictae dominae Reginae nunc contemptum, et ipsius O▪ graue damnum, et contra formam statuti praedict̄ &c.

An Indistment against diuers persons vpon the statute of 1. H. 7. for hunting by night, in one of the Queenes parkes, and killing of a brace of Buckes with Crossebowes, and denying of the same vpon their examinations.

IVratores pro domina Regina presentant, quod secundo die Augu∣sti, [unspec A] * 13.146 Anno regni Dominae nostrae Elizabethae, Dei gratia Angliae, Fran∣ciae, & Hyberdiae Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo qninto, inter horas decimam & vndecimam in nocte eiusdem diei, A. B. de C. in dic∣to comitatu E. generosus, D. E. & G. H. de F. in dicto comitatu E. Hus∣bandman, agregatis sibi nonnullis alijs malefactoribus ignotis, ad nu∣merum sex personarum, vi et armis, videlicet, praelongis baculis, arcu∣balistis,

& sagittis, clausum & parcum dictae dominae Reginae nostrae a∣pud O. in dict' comitatu F. fregerunt, intrauerunt, & vnum par demarū dictae dominae Reginae (Anglice vocat̄ a brace of Buckes) in dicto {per}∣co adtunc & ibidem depascent̄ inuent̄ illegitime venati sunt, ac cum duobus sagittis ex dictis arcubalistis emissis, & sagittatis, adtunc & ibi∣dem occiderunt, et asportauerunt, contra pacem dictae dominae Regi∣nae: Ac quod postea, die sequente, viz. tertio die dicti mensis Augusti, Anno supradicto, T. S. tunc parcarius dictae dominae Reginae dicti sui {per}∣ci de O. praedicta in comitatu E. praedicto, informauit apud C. praedictā T. W. vnum Iusticiariorum pacis dictae dominae Reginae in dicto comi∣tatu E. praedicte, de illicita venatione praedicta, modo & forma praedic∣tis facta, qui quidem Iusticiarius superinde warrantum suum in scriptis, postea videlicet, dicto tertio die Augusti, Anno supradicto direxit cuidā K. M. vni Constabulariorum Hundredi de S. in comitatu E. praedicto (in quo quidem hundredo site sunt praedict̄ villae de C. & F.) eo tenore, vtidem Constabularius arrestaret praenominatos A. B. D. E. & G. H. ac eosdem coram eodem lusticiario duceret & haberet, ad eos de dicta illi∣cita venatione examinandum. Et quod dicti A. B. D. E. & G. H. postea, scilicet dicto tertio die Augusti Anno supradicto, coram dicto Iusticiario apud C. praedictam in comitatu E. praedicto per Constabularium prae∣dictum virtute dicti warranti adducti, ac per eundem Iusticiarium per suam discretionem adtūc & ibidem de dicta illicita venatione, & de fac∣toribus in ea parte examinati existentes, praedictam tamen venationem voluntarie & felonice concelauerunt, & eorum quilibet voluntarie & felonice concelauit: Contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae, coronam & dignitatem suas, necnon contra formam cuiusdam statuti in Parliamē∣to domini H. nuper Regis Angliae septimitento, Anno regni sui primo in huiusmodi casu prouisi ac editi.

An other Indictment against diuers persons for hunting in a parke in the night time, with iij greyhounds and for killing a Bucke, and for vsing in the same parke a nette called a Buckestall.

INquiratur pro domina Regin̄, si E. P. de C. in comitatu G. gen̄, H. P. [unspec A] * 13.147 de C. in comitatu praedict̄ gen̄, & R. B. de C. in comitatu praed' yeo∣man, xxx. die Augusti, Anno &c. circa horam duodecimam in nocte e∣iusdem diei, agregat̄, sibi quamplur̄ alijs malefactoribus, & pacis dictae dominae Reginae perturbatoribus ignot̄, vi & aimis, viz. baculis ferro munit̄ arcubus, sagittis, pugionibus & eultellis, & alijs armis tam inuasi∣uis quā defensiuis, clausum & parcum Elizab. P. viduae apud H. Sancti Georgij in com̄ praed', iniuste freger & intrauer̄, & damas ipsius Eliz. adtunc & ibidem in parco praed' cubant & depascent̄, cum tribus cani∣bus leporarijs vocat̄ Greyhounds, & vno rete vocat̄ a Buckstall, quod

in parco praedict' tenend', iniuste venat̄ sunt & chasianer̄, & vnam da∣mam vocat̄ a Buck adtunc & ibidem cum canibus praedict, riotose ce∣perunt, occider̄, & asportauerunt, contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae, ad graue damnum ipsius Elizab. & contra formam statuti in huiusmodi casu edit̄ & prouis.

An Indictment against diuers for chasing of a Bucke in one of the Qucenes Forestes with a greyhound into coards, where he was hanged and killed.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, si R. M. nuper de O. in comit̄ D. yeo∣man, [unspec A] * 13.148 R. P. nuper de P. in com̄ D. praedict' yeoman, xxix. die August' anno &c. forestam dictae dominae Reginae de M. in com̄ D. praedict' fre∣ger̄ & intrauer̄, & vnam damam vocat̄ a Bucke ad valenc' x. s. adtune & ibidem inuent̄, sine licentia & voluntate dictae dominae Reginae, cum cane leporario vocat̄ a Greyhound, fugauer̄ & chasiauer̄, & dictam da∣mam apud R. infra precinct' foreste praedict', cum fuibus Anglice vo∣cat̄ Halters suspend' & occider̄, & ipsam damam sic suspens. & occis. iniuste ceper̄ & asportauer̄, contra pacem dictae Dominae Reginae &c. vt supra.

An Indictment against a Laborer vpon the statute of Anno 13. R. 2. for keeping of a greyhound to course Hares and Conies, and for killing of a Conie with his greyhound in a Conie garth, not hauing landes to the va∣of xl. s. by yere.

IVratores pro domina Regina presentant, quod A. B. de C. in comita∣tu [unspec A] * 13.149 E. Labourer (homo laicus existens) a festo S. Bartholm̄ Apostoli, Anno regni dominae nostrae Elizab. Dei gratia, Angliae, Franciae, & Hi∣berniae Reginae fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quarto continue vsque in hunc presentem diem, scilicet decimum diem Decembris tunc pox∣im̄ scquen̄ apud C. praedictam, in comitatu E. praedicto, habuit & cu∣stodiuit vnum canem (Anglice vocatum a Greyhound) ad venandum & chaceandum lepores & cuniculos: Et quod idem A. B. vicesimo sep∣timo die mensis Augusti, Anno supradicto vnum cuniculum valoris 4. đ. in quodam clauso I. S. de C. praedicta in dicto comitatu E. generosi (vocato the Conie garth) infra parochiam de C. praedictam in dicto comitat̄ existent̄ cum dicto cane venatus est, & occidit, vbi idem A. B. nunquam habuit terras aut tenementa, ad clarum annuum valorem quadraginta solidorum: In dictae dominae Reginae contemptum, ac contra formam cuiusdam Statuti in parliamento domini Richardi, olim Regis Angliae secundi, tento Anno regni sui tertio decimo, in hoc casu prouisi ac editi.

An Indictment vpon the statute of Anno 38. E. 3. against diuers Iurors in an Assise for taking of rewardes to giue their verdict, and also against an imbraceour in the same Assise.

IVratores presentant pro domina Regina, quod A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. [unspec A] * 13.150 &c. complices I. K. naming all the Iurors) &c. Iurat̄ in quadam assi∣sa nouae disseisinae (que nnper summonita fuit coram dilectis & fideli∣bus dictae dominae Reginae I. B. I. C. & N. C. nuper Iusticiarijs dictae do∣minae Reginae nunc, ad Assisam illam capiendam, per Breue ipsius do∣minae Reginae inter W. S. & I. H. detenementis in N. in praedicto comit̄ E. & postmodum (viz. die Lune &c. Anno &c. coram prefatis I. B. I. C. &c. apud M. in comit̄ E. praedict' per breue ipsius dominae Reginae si nō omnes capt̄ posit̄) pro veredicto suo in hac parte dicendo, de pref. I. H. diuersas pecuniarum summas, videlicet A. B. de praedict' I. H. xl. s. & alia dona, scilicet panem, carnes, & vinum ad valentiam xx. solid' illegitime ceperunt. Et praedictus I. K. (Imbraciator ciusdem Assise ad eandem ducendam & procurandam) de prenominato W. S. summam x mar∣carum, vicesimo die Augusti, Anno regni dictae dominae nostrae Eliza∣bethae, Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae, Reginae, fidei defen∣soris &c. Tricesimo quinto apud M. predictam, in comitatu E. predicto, illegitime ceperunt. In dicte domine Regine nunc contemptum, ac cō∣traformam cuiusdam statuti in Parliamento domini Edw. olim Regis Anglie tertij, anno regni sui tricesimo octauo tento, in huiusmodi ca∣su, prouisi ac editi.

An other Indictment vpon the statute of 38. E. 3. against Iurors for taking rewardes for to giue their verdict in an Assise: reciting of the saide Statute.

IVrator̄ dicunt, quod vbi in Parliamento domini E. nuper Regis An∣gl' [unspec A] * 13.151 3. progenitoris domine Regine nunc, Anno regni sui xxxviij. tent̄, inter cetera concordat̄ existit, quod si aliqui Iur̄ in Assisa Iur̄, seu a∣liquibus inquisitionibus capiend', inter dominum regem & partem, vel inter partem & partem, quicquid capiant, per ipsos, vel per alios, de par∣te conquerent̄, vel defendent̄, pro veredicto suo dicendo, & super hoc, per processum in quodam articulo de Iur̄, anno regni eiusdem domini Regis xxxiiij. factum conuincant̄, siue sit ad sectam partis, aut alteri∣us cuiuscunque persone, qui pro domino rege, aut pro seipso prose∣qui voluerit, soluat quilibet dictorum Iur̄ Decies tantum quantum ipse recepit, & habeat ille qui sectam produxit, vnam medietatem, & domi∣nus rex alteram medietat̄, & quod omnes imbraciatores▪ ducent̄ & procurant̄ tales inquisitiones in patria, pro lucro vel proficuo, pu∣niant̄ eisdem modo & forma, sicut Iur̄. Et si Iur̄ vel imbraciator i•• conuictus, non habeat vnde in forma predicta satissacere possit, hab••••

imprisonament̄ vnius anui prout in ordinatione & concordia praedictis continetur. Quidam T. H. & I. B. & I. C. Iurat̄ in quadam assisa noue dis∣seisine, que nuper summ̄ fuit coram dilectis & fidelibus dominae Reginae I. A. I. C. & D. E. nuper Iustic' dominae reginae nunc, ad assisam illam ca∣piend' assign̄, per breue ipsius dominae Reginae nunc, inter W. S. de L. & I. P. de ten̄ in R. & S, Et postmodum, videlicet die Anno &c. coram prefat̄ I. A. I. B. & I. C. apud W. per breue dictae dominae Reg' sinon om∣nes capt̄, posit̄ pro veredicto suo in hac parte dicendo, de pref. I. H. diuer∣sas pecuniarum summas, viz. praed' T. H. xl. đ. praedict̄ I. B. xl. s. & praeđ I. C. quinque marcas xx. die Oct', Anno &c. apud &c. ceperunt, in dictae dominae Reg' nunc contemptum, ac contra formam ordinationis & concordie praed' &c.

For inclosing of an old common lying to a Towne vpon the which Common the inhabitants of the said Towne haue vsed to haue Common for all maner of beasts the whole yere.

IVrat̄ presentant quod est, & a tempore quo non extat memoria fuit, [unspec A] * 13.152 & esse consueuit, apud villam de A. in com̄ M. quedam antiqua com∣munia voc' M. eidem ville adiacens, ac per spacium vnius milliarij ab eadem villa extendens, pro omnibus hominibus & tenent̄ infra villam praedict̄ moram trahentibus, cum bobus, afris, porcis, bidentibus, & alijs auerijs suis, per totum annum infra communiam praedict̄ depascend', quodque omnes illi infra villam praedictam moram trahentes, a tempo∣re quo memoria hominum non existit, infra villam praedictam, commu∣niam pro auerijs suis praedictis ibidem habere debuerunt & consueue∣runt, quousque R. C. cum alijs ignotis de couina sui ei associatis vi & ar∣mis, scilicet gladijs, baculis, falcastris, arcubus & sagittis, die &c. anno &c. apud E. in parochia de A. praedict', de communia praed', iniuria sua pro∣pria, & absque titulo, clameo, seu possessione per ipsos habitis, 1000. acr̄ ibidem, cum sepibus & fossatis sibi inclusit & obstipauit, & illas sic in∣clusas & obstipat̄, vt seperale solum suum a praedicto die &c. vsque &c. tenuit et occupauit in preiudicium et damnum nocumentum et impe∣dimentum omnium hominum et tenentium predictorum, infra com∣muniam praed' communiam habentium, nec non contra consuetud' p̄đ et contra pacem dicte dominae Reginae &c.

For ingrossing of Barley growing vpon the ground, to the intent to sell it againe.

INquirat̄ pro dn̄a Regina si A. B. de M. in com̄ N. die et anno &c. apud [unspec A] * 13.153 M. in paroch. Sancti Iohannis infra Warđ Berstret, in comitat̄ cinitat̄ N. emisset totum hordeum crescen̄ super viginti acras terr̄ apud M. in pred' com̄ N. ad intentionem dictum hordeum reuend' contra formam

statuti in huiusmodi casu editi & prouisi, ac contra pacem dictae domi∣nae reginae &c.

For buying and ingrossing of 40. quarters of wheate, to the intent to sell it againe.

INquiratur &c. si I. C. de N. Dier, tertio die & anno &c. apud N. in [unspec A] * 13.154 com̄ N. ac diuersis alijs diebus, tam ante, quam post, diuersa grana, vi∣delicet 40. quarteria tritici &c. ad valenc', &c. emit & ingross. et in ma∣nibus suis tenuit, ea intentione ad reuend' gran̄ praedict̄, contra formam statuti in huiusmodi casu editi & prouis. in contemp•• &c. ac contra pa∣cem dictae dominae reginae &c.

For not keeping alight horse.

IVratores pro Domina Regina praesentant, quod vbi A. B. de C. in [unspec A] * 13.155 comitatu E. generosus, a primo die Iunij, anno regni dictae Dominae nostrae Elizabethae, Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei defensoris, &c. Tricesimo quarto, vsque in hunc praesentem diē, scilicet primum diem Maij, anno xxxiiij. supradict̄ terras & tenemen∣ta in C. praedicta, in dicto comitatu E. eidem A. B. & haeredibus suis in feodo simplici, ad clarum annuum valorem centum marcarum & amplius vltra omnes reprisas habuerit, ac tenuerit: Idem tamen A. B. per totum tempus praedictum, viz. a dicto primo die Iunij, Anno su∣pradicto vsque nunc, nullum habuit custodiuit, manutenuit, aut susti∣nuit equum castratum (Anglice dictum a Gelding) habilem & idoneū pro leuis armaturae equite (Anglice, able and meete for a light Horse∣man) in dictae Dominae Reginae contemptum, ac in magnam huius reg∣ni sui Angliae eneruationem, necnon contra formam cuiusdam Statuti, in Parliamento Philippi & Mariae nuper regis & reginae Angl', tento apud Westm̄ annis regnorum suorum quarto & quinto, in huiusmodi casu prouisi ac editi.

For Batterie and Mayheme, by cutting of the right thumme.

IVratores praesentant pro Domina Regina, quod tertio die Seprem∣bris, [unspec A] * 13.156 Anno tegni Dominae nostrae Elizabethae, Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae, Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quin∣to A. B. de C. in comitatu Staff. Taylor, vi & armis quoddam clau∣sum cuiusdam I. S. apud C. predictam, in comitatu predict̄ fregit & in∣trauit, & in dictum I. S. tunc ibidem in pace Dei dictae Dominae Regi∣nae existentem, insultum & affraiam fecit, ac cum gladio districto, ad va∣lentiam decem solidor̄, quem dictus A. B. tunc ibidem in leua manu sua tenuit, eundem I. S. crudeliter verberauit, ac dextrum pollicem dicti I. S. tunc ibidem vno ictu amputauit, ac sic eundem I. S. nequiter & fe∣lonice tunc ibidē mahemauit, ad graue incōmodum ipsius I. S. ac cōtra pacem dictae Dom̄ Reg. nostrae, coronam & dignitatem suam.

For Maintenance vpon the statute of Anno 31. H. 8. against one maintaining in an action of debte.

IVrat̄ praesentant, quod cum in statuto in parliamento Domini H. [unspec A] * 13.157 nuper Regis Angl' 8. apud Westm̄. xxviij. die Aprilis, anno regni sui 31. inchoat, tent̄, & ibidem per diuersas prorogationes, vsque xxv. diem Maij, Anno regni sui 32. prorogat̄ & continuat̄, et tunc ibidem tent̄ per dictum dominum regem, cum assensu dominorum spiritualium & temporalium ac communitatis in eodem Parliamento congregat̄ nec∣non auctoritate eiusdem Parliamenti, inter alia adtunc & ibidem inac∣titat̄ existit, Quod nulla persona siue personae cuiuscun{que} status, gra∣dus, siue conditionis, ipse vel ipsi, fuerit, siue fuerint, extunc de caetero il∣licite manuteneret siue manutenerent, aut causaret siue causarent, pro∣curaret siue procurarent, aliquam illicitam manutenentiam, in aliqua actione, demanda, secta, siue quaerela in aliqua Curia Domini Regis, Cancellariae, camerae Stellatae, albae Aulae, aut alibi infra aliqua domi∣nia Regni Angl' vel Walliae, siue in Marchijs earūdem, vbi aliqua per∣sona siue aliquae personae habent, seu extunc imposterum haberent au∣ctoritatem virtute commissionis Domini Regis suarum literarum pa∣tentium, vel breuis ad tenend' placita terrae, vel ad examinandum, audi∣endum, siue determinādum aliquem titulum de terra, siue aliquam ma∣teriam, vel testes concernent̄ titulum, ius, vel interesse, aliquarum terra∣rum, tenementorū, siue haereditamentorum: Ac etiam quod nulla per∣sona siue personae cuiuscun{que} status, gradus, vel condicion̄, ipse vel ipsi, fuerit siue fuerint, extunc in futuro illicite retineret siue retinerent, pro manutentione alicuius sectae siue placiti aliquam personam, aut aliquas personas, siue imbrasiaret vel imbrasiarent aliquos liberos tenentes vel iuratores, aut subornaret aliquos testes per literas, munera, promissa, siue aliquem alium sinistrum laborem vel medium, ad manutenendam ali∣quam mater̄ siue causam, aut ad disturbationem vel impedimentum Iustitiae, vel ad procurationem siue occasionem alicuius periurij per fal∣sum veredictum, aut aliter in aliquibus curijs antedictis, sub paena fo∣risfaciendi pro qualibet huiusmodi offensa x. li. quarum vna medietas esset domino Regi, altera vero illi qui pro eadem prosequi voluerit per actionem debiti, billam, quaerelam, siue informationem, in aliqua Cu∣ria dicti domini Regis, vbi nullum esson̄, protect', vadiac' legis, siue in∣iunctio allocabitur, prout in statut̄ praedict' inter alia plenius contine∣tur. Quidam tamen T. L. statut̄ praedict' minime ponderans, quandam actionem quae fuit in curia dominae Reginae, coram Iusticiarijs suis de banco, inter quendam R. B. quaerent̄, & quend' T. D. de placit̄ dibiti, pro parte dicti R. B. versus praef. T. D. xxvij. die Iunij, Anno regni dn̄ae nostrae Eliz. nunc Reg. Angliae xxxv▪ apud S. in praed' comitat̄ E. manu∣tenui••

& sustentauit, in Iusticiae manifestam retardationem, & disturbā∣tiam, ac in dictae Reginae nunc contemptum & praed' T. D. graue damnum, ac contra formam statuti praedict' &c.

For Manslaughter by chancemedley, in thrusting of one into the bellie with a long sharpe piked staffe.

IVratores praesentant pro domina Regina, quod A. B. de C. in dicto [unspec A] * 13.158 comitatu E. Shoomaker decimo sexto die Septembris, Anno regni dictae dominae nostrae Elizabethae Dei gratia Angl', Franciae, & Hyber∣niae Reginae, fide•• defensoris, &c. Tricesimo, apud C. predict', in comi∣tatu praed' E. quendam E. F. nuper de C. predicta, in comitatu E. praed' Weauer (cui tunc ibidem fortuito & casu obuiam venit) contumelio∣sis verbis lacessiuit, ac in eūdem E. F. tunc & ibidem, in pace Dei ac di∣ctae Dn̄ae Reginae existentem, vi & armis insultum fecit▪ & ventrem dicti E. F. tunc & ibidem cum baculo longo, cuspide praeacuta capitato (An∣glice vocato a long sharpe piked staffe) quem idem A. B. tunc ibidem in manibus suis tenuit, felonice pupugit & perfodit, dans eidem E. F. vulnus mortale in dicto ventre suo, latitudinis vnius pollicis, & profun∣ditatis septem pollicium, de quo quidē mortali vulnere idem E. F. tunc ibidem instanter obijt ac interijt: contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae nunc, & contra coronam & dignitatem suas.

For Manslaughter.

INquiratur pro dn̄a Regina si R. S. nuper de D. in comitatu E. praed' [unspec A] * 13.159 Yeoman 19. die Decemb. Anno &c. vi & armis viz. in quendam T. C. cum quodam candelabro ad valenc' xij. d'. quod idem Rich▪ in manu sua dextera adtunc & ibidem tenuit, eundem T. super caput suum felo∣nice percussit, dans cidem T. adtunc & ibidem vnā plagam mortalem, postea{que} idem Rich. corpus eiusdem T. adtunc & ibid' ad terrā prostrat̄ manibus genibus{que} suis tam dire & violent̄ quassauit, ita quod p̄d' T. de plaga & quassation̄ praedict' instanter interijt, & sic praedict' R. praed' T. modo & forma praed' adtunc & ibidem felonice interfecit, contra pacē dictae Dominae Reginae, coronam &c. vt al••bi.

For saying and hearing of Masse, contrarie to the Sta∣tute of 23. of Elizab.

IVratores praesentant pro Domina Regina, quod I. R. nuper de C. in [unspec A] * 13.160 comitatu praedicto E. clericus 8. die Aprilis, Anno regni dictae domi∣nae nostrae Elizabethae dei gratia, Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae Regi∣nae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quart̄, apud C. praedictam in comi∣tatu praedicto E. voluntarie dixit, & celebrauit vnā missam contra formà cuiusdam statuti in Parliamento dictae Dominae nostrae Reginae tento apud Westmonasterium in comitatu Middlesexiae, anno regni sui vi∣cesimo tertio in hoc casu prouisi & editi, & contra pacem dictae dn̄ae r••∣ginae, coronam, & dignitatem suam: Et quod Maria B. de C. praedicta

in comit̄ predicto E. vidua, dicto 8. die Aprilis anno supradicto apud C. praedictam, in comitatu praedicto, E. interfuit praesens tempore di∣ctae celebrationis missae predictae, ac eandem missam (sic vt prefertur dictam) adtunc & ibidem voluntarie audiuit, contra formam statuti pred' ac contra pacem, coronam & dignitatem dictae Dominae Reginae nostrae.

An indictment vpon the Statute of Anno 1. of the Queene, against a Priest for saying of Masse in the vestrie of a Church, and for vsing in the cele∣bration of the Lords supper other rites and ceremonies then is appointed in the booke of Common praier, in Anno 5. & 6. E 6. and against 2. o∣thers for hearing of the same Masse.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, si G. C. nuper de E. in comitatu E. [unspec A] * 13.161 Clericus, xxvj. die Martij. &c. apud E. predict̄, in comitat̄ E. predict̄, in quodam loco ibid' vocat̄ the Vestrie house, iuxta Ecclesiam paro∣chialem de E. pred', in comitatu E. pred', voluntar̄ vsus fuit priuato alio ritu, ceremonia, forma, & modo celebrationis caenae dominicae voc the Lords supper, quam in quodam Libro intitulat̄, Liber communis precationis & administrationis sacramentorum & aliorum rituum & ce∣remoniarū Ecclesiae Anglicanae, auctorizat̄ per actum parliamenti tent̄ in annis quinto & sexto Reg. Domini Edwardi nuper Regis Angliae sexti, declar̄ & mencionat̄ existit, videlicet dicend' & celebrand' vnam priuatam Missam, contra formam statuti in parliamento dictae dominae reginae nunc apud Westm̄ anno regni sui primo tent̄ edit̄ & prouis. & contra pacem eiusdem dominae Reginae, coronam &c. vt alibi. Et si T. B. nuper de B. in comitatu predicto Yeoman, & I. M. nuper de W. in comitatu predict̄ Laborer, die & anno supradictis, apud W. predi∣dictam in comitatu predicto, tempore celebrationis predict̄, caenae Do∣minicae modo & forma predict̄, fuerunt presentes, & vcluntarie audien∣tes Missam predict̄ in forma pred' dictam & celebratam contra formā statuti pred', ae contra pacem &c.

For counterfaiting and vttering of money, one being accessorie to the same after the offence committed.

IVratores pro Domina Regina praesentant, quod T. S. de W. in co∣mitat̄ [unspec A] * 13.162 E. Taylor, mechinans dictam Dominam Reginam, & popu∣••um suum callide & proditorie decipere, 20. die mensis Decembris, Anno regni dictae Dominae nostrae Elizabethae, Dei gratia Angl'. Fran∣ciae, & Hyberniae, Reginae, fidei defensoris, &c. Vicesimo nono, vnam peciam monetae apud W. predictam, in comitatu predicto E. de Stanno & alijs mixtis metallis, ad instar & ad similitudinem, bonae & legalis monetae & cunei dictae Dominae nostrae huius regni sui Angl'

(vocat̄ Angl' a shilling, or peece of twelue pence) falso & proditorie fa∣bricauit, cudit & controfecit: posteaque, videlicet, dicto die 20. Anno supradicto eandem peciam (sic vt praemittitur, falso, & proditorie fabri∣catam & controfactam) diuersis ligeis dictae Dominae Reginae, pro ve∣ra & legitima moneta huius regni sui Angliae apud W. praedictam, in comitatu E. predicto, falso & proditorie exposuit & vtterauit. In magnā subditorum dictae Dominae nostrae deceptionem, ac contra pacem dictae dominae nostrae, coronam, et dignitatem suam, necnon contra formam diuersorum statutor̄ in eiusmodi casu prouisorum & editorum. Et quod M. (vxor T. A. de W. pred' in dicto comitatu E. generosi) sciens prae∣nominatum T. S. proditionem praedictam modo et forma pred', fecisse, & commisisse, eundem tamen T. S. postea, videlicet, secundo die Febr̄, Anno supradicto apud W. praedictam, in comitatu E. praedict̄, recepta∣uit, et comfortauit, ac proditionem predict' concellauit, contra pacem dictae dn̄ae Reginae nunc, coronam & dignitatem suam.

Against counterfaiting and vttering of money and gold.

INquiratur pro Domina Regina si, R. W. nuper de H. in comitatu E. [unspec A] * 13.163 Smith, I. L. nuper de C. in pred' comitatu E. Glouer, & T. B. nuper de D. in pred' comitatu E. Yeoman, Deum prae oculis suis non habēres, sed instigatione diabolic' seduct' machinantes{que} dictam Dominam Re∣ginā, & populum suum callide, falso, deceptiue, et proditor̄ decipere, et defraudare, duodecimo die Martij, Anno Reginae dn̄ae Elizab. &c sex∣to, sex pecias Monet̄ apud B. predict̄ in comitatu predict̄ E. de cupro et alijs mixtis metallis, ad instar et similitudinem bonae legalis et curren̄ Monet̄ & cunei dictae Dominae reginae huius regni sui Angliae, anglice vocat̄ shillings, necnon duas pecias e cupro aere et alijs mixtis metallis, ad instar et similitudinem bonae legalis & Current̄ Monetae & cunei auri dictae dominae reginae regni sui Angl', anglice vocat̄ halfe Soue∣raignes, falso & proditorie fabricauer̄ cuder̄ & controfecer̄, ac quas∣dam earundem peciar̄ sic vt praemittit̄, falso & proditorie fabricat̄ cusas & controf. &c. diuersis ligeis dictae dominae reg. provera, legit̄, & cur∣rent̄ Monet̄ huius regni Angl' apud B. predict̄ indict' comitat̄ E. & a∣libi in dicto Comit̄ E. postea deceptiue, falso, et {pro}ditorie exposuer̄, sol∣uer̄, et vtterauer̄, in magnum praeiudicium, fraudem, et deceptionem li∣geor̄ dict' dom̄ reginae, ac contra pacem eiusdem dominae reg. coronā et dignitatem suam, necnon cōtra formā diuersor̄ statutor̄ in huiusmo∣di casu aedit̄ et prouis.

For coyning of Money.

INquiratur pro domina Regina si H. H. nuper de B. in comitatu F. [unspec A] * 13.164 Tailor, deum prae oculis suis non habens, sed instigatione diabolica

seduct', vt proditor dictae Dominae regin̄, quinto dieMaij, Anno &c. sexdecim pecias Monetae vocat̄ shillings, de falso & mixt̄ metalload instar cunei huius regni Angliae, vulgariter vocat̄ Queene Elizabeth shillings, apud B. pred', in comitatu E. pred', falso felonice, & prodito∣rie controfecit, fabricauit & cunauit, contra pacem ac contra formam &c. vt supra.

For coyning and vttering of gold.

INquiratur pro Dn̄a Regina si H. A. nuper de B. in comitatu E. Labou∣rer, [unspec A] * 13.165 & T. S. nuper de T. in comitat̄ predict' Labourer, die & anno &c. & diuersis alijs diebus & vicibus tam antea quam postea, Deum prae oculis suis non habentes, sed instigac' diabolic' seduct', machinantes{que} dictam dn̄am Reginam & populum suum callide, falso, deceptiue et proditorie decipere et defraudare de iniuria sua propria abs{que} auctoritat̄ warrant̄ siue concessione Regiae Maiestat̄ eis aut eorum alteri concess. octo pecias falsae Monete, adimaginē et similitudinem peciarum mo∣netae aur̄ Anglice vocat̄ golden Soueraignes of x. s̄. a peece, apud M. in comitatu E. pred', pro iniquo lucro & aduantagio e cupro, falso & proditorie deaurauer̄, & easdem pecias falso & proditorie sic vt prae∣mittitur, fact̄, fabricat̄, controfact', & cunat̄, diuersis ligeis dictae Domi∣nae Reginae provera legitimo & current̄ moneta dictae dominae Regi∣nae regni sui Angl' apud M. praedict̄, in comitatu E. predict̄ xx. die Oc∣tobris, anno supradicto, ac diuersis alijs diebus antea & postea, decepti∣ue, falso, et proditorie exposuer̄, et vtterauer̄ in solutionem diuersis ligeis dictae dn̄ae reginae, necnon contra formam diuersorum statutorum in huiusmodi casu aedit̄ & prouis. ac contra &c.

Of murder by two with a weapon, and one accessorie before the offence committed.

INquiratur pro Domina regina, si H. W. nuper de S. in comitatu E. [unspec A] * 13.166 Taylor, & W. C. de S. in comit̄ E. predict̄ Weauer, primo die Mar∣tij, anno regni dominae Elizab. dei gratia Angl' Franc', & Hybern̄ re∣ginae, fidei defensor̄ 4. apud C. in parochia de S. predict̄, in com̄ E. pred', vi & armis &c. in quendam T. B. in pace dei & dictae dn̄ae reginae, adtūc & ibidem existen̄, insultum fecer̄, & pred' H. W. cum quodam falca∣stro Anglice vocat̄ a Welsh hooke, valor̄ xij. d'. quem idem H. in vtra{que} manu sua adtunc & ibidem tenebat, predict̄ T. B. super dextrum bra∣chium prope manum dextram adtunc & ibidem felonice percussit, dans eidem T. adtunc & ibidem cum falcastro predicto, vnam plagam mortalem, profunditatis duorum pollicium, et longituuinis quinque pollicium, de qua quidem plaga mortali, predict' T. adtunc et ibidem instant̄ obijt. Et sic pred' H. W. et W. C. apud S. predictam, in comitatu E. predict̄, modo & forma predict', praef▪ T. B. felonice, ac ex malicia

sua prae cogitat̄ interfecer̄. & murdrauer̄, contra pacem dictae Dominae reginae nunc, Coronam & dignitatem suas. Et si I. H. de S. pred' in com̄* 13.167 E. pred' Husbandman, ante felon̄ & murdr̄ pred', per praef. H. & W. sic in forma predict̄ commiss. et perpetrat̄, viz. pred' primo die Martij, Anno &c. apud S. predict̄ in com̄ E. pred' predictos H. W. & W. C. ad felon̄ & murdrum pred', sic in forma pred' faciend' & perpetrand' maliciose et felonice incitauit, abbettauit, & procurauit, contra pacem dictae &c. vt alibi.

Of Murder by two with weapon.

IVratores pro Domina Regina prae sentant, quod A. B. nuper de C. in [unspec A] * 13.168 dicto comitatu E. Blacksmith, & D. E. de C. predicta in comitatu E. predicto Butcher, septimo die Septembris, Anno regni dictae do∣minae nostrae Elizab. dei gratia Angl', Franciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei defensoris, &c. Tricesimo, vi & armis, ex malitia sua praemedita∣ta, in quendam F. G. nuper de B. in dicto comit̄ E. Yeoman, apud B. predictam in comitatu E. predict̄ in quodam loco ibidem (vulgariter nuncupato the bowling place) adtunc & ibidem in pace Dei, & dictae dominae Reginae existentem, insultum fecerunt, & praefatus A. B. cum quodam gladio districto, ad valentiam 5. solidor̄ quem ipse in manu sua dextra adtunc & ibidem tenuit, ipsum F. G. super synciput suum voluntarie et felonice tunc ibidem percussit, & eo ipso ictu dedit eidem F. G. quandam plagam mortalem, in longitudine trium pollicium, & in profunditate quinque pollicium & dimid' de qua quidem mortali plaga predict̄ F. G. tunc & ibidem instanter & immediate obijt. Et vl∣terius, quod predict̄ D. E. cum quodam Baculo ad valētiam vnius obo∣li (quem ipse in manibus suis ad tunc ibidē tenuit) ipsum F. G. ad tunc et ibidem voluntarie & felonice percussit super caput suum, dans eidem F. G. vnam aliam plagam mortalem in dicto suo capite, in longitudine trium pollicium, & in profunditate duorum pollicium, vnde idem F. G. de plaga vltime pred' obijsset, si non obijsset de ictu illo priore predict̄, quem predict' A. B. ei primo dederat. Et sic Iuratores predicti dicunt, quod prae nominati A. B. et D. E. dict 7. die Septemb. anno suprad', a∣pud B. pred' in pred' loco (vocato the bowling place) predictum F. G. modo & forma predictis, ex malitia sua praecogitata, voluntarie, & felo∣nice interfecerunt & murdrauerunt, contra pacem dict' Dom̄ Reginae, ac contra coronam, & dignitatem suam.

For a Murder with a cudgell and flying afterwards.

INquiratur pro Domina Regina si I. S. nuper de T. infra paro∣chiam [unspec A] * 13.169 de C. in comitat̄ E. predict', Labourer 13. die Iulij, &c. non habens Deum prae oculis, sed instigatione diabolic' mot̄ & seductus,

ex malicia sua praecogitat̄, vi & armis &c. in quendam Ric' N. apud C. in comitatu E. praedict̄, adtunc & ibidem existen̄, m pace Dei & dictae Dominae Reginae, insult̄ & affraiam fecit, ac vno bacillo vocat. a Cud∣gell nullius valoris, quem idem I. S. adtunc & ibidem in manu sua dex∣tra tenuit, eundem R. N. in dextram partem capitis Rich' adtunc & ibi∣dem felonice percussit, dans eidem R. adtunc & ibidem cum bacillo praedict̄, plagam mortalem longitudinis trium pollicium, et profundi∣tatis vnius pollicis, contundendo caput dicti Rich', de qua quidem plaga mortali, praedictus R. apud K. in praedict̄ comitat̄ E. predict̄ languebat a praedicto 14. die Iunij, anno supradicto, vsque 27. diem e∣iusdem Mensis lunij, tunc proxim̄ sequen̄. Quo quidem 27. die lunij anno supradicto, praedict̄ Richardus N. apud K. predict̄, in predict̄ co∣mitatu E. ex plaga predict̄ mortali obijt. Et sic pred' Iohannes S. eundē R. N. apud C. predictam in comitatu E. praedict̄, ex malitia sua praeco∣gitata, modo & forma pred', felonice interfecit & murdrauit, contra pa∣cem dictae dominae Reginae coronam et dignitatem suas. Et sic praedi∣ctus Iohannes S. postquam ipse feloniam & murdrum praed', sic in for∣ma* 13.170 praed' fecisset & perpetrasset, fugam fecit, contra pacem dictae domi∣nae reginae &c. vt alibi.

Of Murder and procurement in the highway.

INquiratur pro Domina Regina, si P. P. nuper de L. in predict̄ co∣mit̄ [unspec A] * 13.171 E. Laborer, 22. die Octob. anno &c. inter horas sextam & septi∣mam post meridiem eiusdem diei, deum prae oculis suis non habens, sed instigatione diabolica motus & seductus, ex malicia sua praecogitata, vi & armis &c. in quendam R. P. in via Regia apud P. infra parochiam de S. in comitatu E. praedicto, adtunc & ibidem in pace Dei, & dictae Dominae Reginae existent̄ insultum fecit, & cum vno baculo valoris ij. d'. quem idem P. P. adtunc & ibidem in manibus suis tenuit, eundem Rich. super dextram partem capitis sui, adtunc & ibidem felonice per∣cussit, dans eidem Rich, adtunc & ibidem cum baculo praedict̄ vnam plagam mortalem in longitudine duorum pollicium, & in profundit̄ dimid' pollicis, de qua quidem plaga mortali, praedict̄ R. P. apud E. infra parochiam de S. praedicta in com̄ praedict' E. a praedict' 22. die Octobris, Anno xv. supradicto, vsque septimum diem Februarij, tunc proxime sequen̄ languebat, quo quidem 7. die Februar̄, anno xv. su∣pradicto, idem R. P. apud E. praedict̄ in comitatu E. praedict̄, de prae∣dict̄ plaga mortali obijt. Et sic Iur̄ praedict̄ dicunt super sacramen∣tum suum praedictum, quod praedict̄ P. P. ipsum R. P. infra paro∣chiam de S. praedict̄ in comitatu E. praedicto, dicto 7. die Februarij an∣no supradicto, ex malicia sua praecogitat̄, modo & forma predict fe∣lonice interfecit & murdrauit, contra pacem dictae &c. vt alibi. Et si Ka∣therma* 13.172 P. vxor̄ predict̄ R. nuper de L. praedict̄, in comitatu E. praedict̄,

Spinster, ante feloniam & murdrum praedict' per ipsum P. P. sic in for∣ma praedict' factum & perpetratum, videlicet xxj. die Octobr̄, anno xv. supradict' eundem P. P. apud L. praedict' in comitatu E. praedict', ad fe∣loniam & murdrum praeđ, in forma praedict', sic faciend' & perpetrand' felonice excitauit, abbettauit, & procurauit, & contra pacem dictae do∣minae reginae &c. vt alib.

Of Murder and diuerse woundes, and accessory by procurement.

INquiratur pro domina regina, si T. B. nuper de S. in comitatu E. prae∣dict' [unspec A] * 13.173 yeoman, & H. O. nuper de S. in eodem com̄ yeoman, 3. die lunij &c. vi & armis ex malitia sua precogitata, in quendam W. B. apud T. in comitatu E. praedicto, in quodam loco ibidem voc' H. adtunc & ibidem in pace dei & dictae dominae Reginae existent̄, insultum fecer̄, & praedict' T. B. cum quodam baculo ad valenc' duorum denarior̄ quem ipse in ambabus manibus suis adtunc & ibidem tenuit, ipsum W. B. su∣per posteriorem partem capitis sui felonice percussit, & dedit ei vnam plagam mortalem latitudine quatuor pollicium, de qua quidem plaga mortali, praedict' W. B. immediate obijt, Et quod praedictus H. O. cum quodam pugione ad valenc' sex denariorum, quem ipse in mani∣bus suis adtunc & ibidem tenuit, ipsum W. B. adtunc & ibidem felonice percussit, dans eidē W. in guttere suo vnam aliā plagam mortal' latitu∣dine vnius pollicis, & profunditate quinque pollicium, vnde idem W. B. de plaga praedicta immedietate obijsset, si non obijsset de ictu prae∣dicto quem praedict' T. ei dedisset prius. Et praedictus T. B. die & anno supradict' adtunc & ibidem cum quodam baculo ad valenc' duorum denariorum quem ipse in manibus suis adtunc & ibidem tenuit, ipsum W. B. super posteriorem partem capitis sui felonice percussit, & dedit ei vnam aliam plagam mortalem, latitud' quatuor pollicium, de qua qui∣dem plaga mortali praedict̄ T. B. adtunc & ibidem immediate obijsset, si non obijsset de ictu praedicto, quem praedict' W. B. esprius dedisset. Et quod praedict̄ H. O. die et anno supradictis, cum quodam pugione ad valenc' sex denariorum, quem ipse in manibus suis adtunc & ibidem tenuit, ipsum W. B. adtunc & ibidem felonice percussit, dans ei in gut∣teresuo vnam aliam plagam mortalem latitud' vnius pollicis, & profun∣ditatis trium pollicium, vnde idem W. de plaga praedicta immediate o∣bijsset, si non obijsset de ictu praedicto, quem praedictus T. B. ei prius de∣disset. Et si praedict̄ T. B. & H. O. dicto tertio die lunij, anno supradic∣to, apud T. praedict̄, in com̄ E. praedict̄ in praedict̄ loco voc' H. praedict̄ W. B. felonice interfece•• et murdrauerunt, & si Elizab. B. nuper de S. pre∣dict̄, in com̄ E. praedict̄ Spinster, vxor praedict̄ T. B. & I. O. nuper de S. praedict', in praed' com̄ E. Spinster, vxor praedict' H. O. p̄đ iij. Iunij, anno supradict', in praedict' comitat̄ E. vi & armis &c. in praedict' loco apud T. praedict', vocat̄ H. exmalitia sua precogitata present̄ fuerunt,

abbettantes, anxiliantes & confortantes praed' T. B. & H. O. ad vulne∣rand' p̄d' W. B. & ad feloniam & murdrum praed' in forma praed' facien∣dum, felonice excitauerunt, & procurauerunt, contra pacem dictae dn̄ae Reginae, coronam & dignitatem suas.

An Inquisition of murder found before a Coroner vpon the view of the body slaine, against one for killing of his Mistres with a hatchet on the head, she being then great with child.

INquisitio capt̄ apud H. in com̄ E. &c. coram me Iohan̄ S. vno coron̄ [unspec A] * 13.174 domini R. in comitatu praedict̄, die Martis &c. Anno &c. super visum corporis C. nuper vxoris P. B. de H. praed', apud H. predictam felonic' in∣interfect', adtunc & ibidem mortui iacent̄, per sacramentum proborum & legalium hominum de villa de H. & trium aliarum villarum propin∣quarum, videlicet S. N. & C. prout moris est &c. ad inquirend' qualiter & quo modo praed' C. ad mortem suam deuenit, videlicet per sacramē∣tum A. B. C. D. &c. qui dicunt super sacramentum suum &c. quod vbi praed' C. die, anno, loco, & comit̄ praedictis, circa horam secundam post meridiem dicti diei Martis fuit in pace Dei, et domini Regis nunc apud H. praed', ibi venit quidam W. B. nuper de C. in comitat̄ Wigorn̄ Gen̄, felonice vt felo domini regis nunc insidiand' & ex insultu premeditato, contra pacem eiusdem domini Regis, coronam & dignitatem suas, die, anno, hora, loco, & comitat̄ praedictis, in predictam C. magistram suam, que adtunc grauida fuit & vicina partui, insultum fecit, & eandem C. cū quadam secur̄ vocat̄ an Hatchet, precij iiij. đ. quam idem W. tenuit in manibus suis super sinistram partem capitis sui felonice percussit, dans ei plagam mortalem, de qua quidem plaga mortali, eadem C. instanter obijt, & sic praed' W. prefatum C. Magistram suam adtunc & ibidem fe∣lonice interfecit, & murdrauit, contra pacem &c.

An Indictment against a widow for procuring one to murder her child in her presence after she was deliuered, by cutting the throate, and against the accessories, before and after the offence committed.

IVratores pro domina Regina presentant, quod H. M. nuper de K. in [unspec A] * 13.175 praedicto comitat̄ E. vidua, grauida existens cum quadam infante vi∣ua, 24. die Maij, Anno regni dictae Dominae nostrae Elizabethae, Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Se∣cundo apud K. prredict̄ in comitatu E. predicto, ex Dei prouidentia parturijt, & peperit vnam prolem femellam viuam: posteque quedam Iana S. super de W. in dicto comitat̄ E. vidua, apud K. predict̄, in co∣mitatu E. predict̄ vi & armis, ex malitia sua precogitata (dicto xxiiij. die Maij, anno supradicto, circa horam vndecimam ante Meridiem eius∣dem diei) per consilium, mandatum, et procurationem predicte H. M.

ac in presentia ipsius H. M. in predictam prolem femellam viuam in∣sultum fecit, & cum quodam cultello (ad valentiam vnius denarij) quem eadem Iana tunc in manu sua dextra tenuit, gutter ipsius prolis femelle adtunc & ibidem felonice scidit, dans eidem proli femelle quandam plagam mortalem in gutture suo predicto, de qua quidem plaga mor∣tali proles femella predicta, apud K. predict̄ in comitat̄ E. predicto, ad∣tunc & ibidem instanter obijt. Et quod predict̄ H. M. adtunc & ibidem felonice fuit presens, comfortans, et auxilians ad predict̄ prolem femel∣lam in forma predicta interficiendam. Et sic prefata H. M. & Iana, predictam prolem femellam ex malitia sua precogitata, felonice, & vo∣luntarie, interfecerunt, et murdrauerunt, contra pacem dicte domine Regine coronam, et dignitatem suas. Et insuper luratores predicti pre∣sentant pro dicta Domina Regina, quod Georgius P. nuper de K. pre∣dicta in dicto comitatu E. yeoman, xix. die Maij, Anno regni dicte do∣mine Regine secundo, ac diuersis alijs diebus et vicibus ante feloniam et murdrum predict̄ in forma predicta perpetrat̄ apud K. predictam in comitatu E. predicto malitiose et felonice consuluit, mandauit, procu∣rauit et abettauit, predict̄ H. M. ad predictum murdrum voluntarium faciendum, ac ad interficiendum et murdrandum dictam prolem fe∣mellam, contra pacem dicte domine Regine: Et vlterius, quod O. P. & A. B. de K. predicta in comitat̄ E. predict̄ Spinsters, post murdrum et feloniam predictam in forma predicta facta, scientes prefatus H. M. et I. S. feloniam et murdrum predict̄ in forma predicta fecisse et per∣petrasse, ipsam tamen H. M. apud K. predict̄, in comitatu E. predicto (xxvij. die dicti mensis Maij, Anno supradicto) felonice receptauerunt, et comfortauerunt, contra pacem dicte Domine Regine nunc, coronam et dignitatem suam.

An Indictment of petie treason against a late seruant for murdering of his Master, and the accessorie before the offence.

IVratores pro Domina Regina presentant, quod A. B. de C. in comi∣tatu [unspec A] * 13.176 E. Grocer, nuper seruiens B. D. de C. predicta in dicto comi∣tatu E. Grocer, decimo die Septembris, Anno Regni dicte Domine nostre Elizabethe, Dei gratia Anglie, Francie, et Hybernie regine, fi∣dei defensor̄ &c. Tricesimo quarto in domo mansionali predict̄ B. D. a∣pud C. p̄đ in com̄ E. p̄đ vi et armis, viz. cum gladio et pugione districtis ad valenc' x. solidor̄ (quos idem A. B. tunc ibid', in manibus suis tenuit) in prenominatum B. D. tunc magistrum suum tunc & ibidem in pace Dei et dict̄ Domin̄ Regin̄ existentem, voluntarie et ex malitia sua pre∣cogitata insultumfecit, & eundem B. D. tunc magistrum suum, adtunc et ibidem cum di••t̄ gladio felonice et proditorie super caput suum for∣titer et valide percussit, ita quod dicto ictu, caput ipsius B. D. tunc

magistri sui tunc & ibid' in duas partes sidit, dans ei plagam mortalem: vnde corpus dict' B. D. immediate ibidem ad terram cecidit, & dictus B. D. instanter ibidem de plaga praedict' mortuus est. Et sic prefatus A. B. apud C. praedict̄ ex malitia sua precogitata, eundem B. D. magistrum suum praed' modo & forma praedictis, voluntarie, nequitur, felonice, & proditorie interfecit, contra pacem dictae dominae nostrae nunc, coronā & dignitatem suas. Et quod quidam I. S. de C. praedicta in dicto comita∣tu E. Grocer (ante proditionem praedict' per praefatum A. B. sic vt prae∣fertur voluntarie perpetratam & omissam) videlicet, sexto die Septem∣bris anno supradicto, eundem A. B. apud C. predictam in comitatu E. praedicto, ad proditionem praedictam in forma praedicta perpetrandam & committendam, felonice consuluit, excitauit, & procurauit, cōtra pa∣cem dicte domine nostre Regine nunc, ac contra coronam, & dignita∣tem suam.

An Indictment of petie treason against a seruant for breaking of his maisters house, and cutting of his throte with a trencher knife.

INquiratur &c. si I. M. de D. in comitatu M. yeoman, homo seruiens [unspec A] * 13.177 W. R. de S. in comitatu E. praedict̄, & in seruitio ipsius W. pro hoc in∣tegro anno retent̄ duodecimo die Maij anno &c. apud S. in predict̄ co∣mitatu E. domum predict' W. R. adtunc magistri sui existen̄ vi & armis &c. felonice fregit, & intrauit, & in ipsum W. adtunc & ibidem in domo sua propria in pace dei & dicte domine Regine existen̄ insultum fecit & cum vno cultello vocat̄ a trencher knife precij ij. đ. quem idem I. ad∣tunc & ibidem in manu sua dextra tenuit, predict̄ W. felonice & prodi∣torie {per}cussit, & guttur ipsius W. mr̄•• sui p̄d' adtunc & ibid' cū cultello illo totalit̄ felonice & proditorie scidit, dans ei adtūc & ibid' quandā pla∣gam mortal', de qua quid' plaga p̄đ W. adtūc & ibid' instant̄ moriebat̄, & sic praed' I. M. p̄d' W. R. Magistr̄ suū adtunc & ibidem instanter mo∣do & forma supradict̄, felonice & proditorie int̄fecit & murdrauit, cō∣tra pacem dicte dn̄e Reg', coronam & dignitatem suam.

An inquisition of Murder taken before a Coroner, vpon the view of the body wherein is found one to be present and ayding to the same murder.

INquisitio capta coram A. B. vno Coronator̄ domini Regis &c. super [unspec A] * 13.178 visum corporis I. S. &c. qui dicunt quod ita accidit apud M. in comitat̄ praed' E. die &c. circa horam &c. quod vbi praed' I. S. fuit in pace dei, & dicti domini Regis apud M. eisdem die anno, loco, & hora, ibi venit W. L. de M. & S. T. &c. vt felones dicti domini Regis, & ex malitia sua pre∣cogitat̄, in ipsum I. S. adtunc & ibidem insultum fecerunt, & praed' W. L. quodam pugione precij iij. đ. quem ipse in manu sua dextra tunc te∣nebat, dict̄ I. S. super sinistr̄ partem corporis sui, viz. subter asellam per∣cussit

vsque ad corsuum, dando ei plagam mortalem, vnde idem I. S. eadem hora tunc & ibidem obijt incontinentur, & sic praed' W. L. pref. I. S. apud M. praed' in praed' com̄ E. felonice interfecit & murdrauit, con∣tra pacem dicti dn̄i Reg. coronā & dignitat̄ suas. Et quod praed' S. T. loco die, anno, & hora p̄d', praed' felon̄ fuit presens, assistens, abbettans, pro∣curans, confortans, & manntenēs pref. W. L. ad felon̄ & murdrum pređ informa praed' &c. In cuius &c.

For a Nusans of a comon bridge in the Queens high way, ouer a riuer which is decaied and not knowen, who should repaire it.

IVratores pro domina Regina presentant, quod pons publicus & com∣munis, [unspec A] * 13.179 situs in alta Regia via super flumen de M. infra parochiam de A. in comitatu E. praed' (vulgariter dictus A.) est, & {per} aliquot annos iam proxime elapsos fuit valde ruinosus, & in maximo decasu, ob defectum reparationis adeo vtsubditi dictae dominae Reginae, in, super, trans vel vltra dictum pontem, per se, vel cum eorum equis, bigis, aut cariagijs, re∣dire, aut transire, sine magno vite discrimine non audent aut poslunt, ad commune nocumentum omnium vicinorum, & compatriatarum in di∣cto comitatu E. habitantium, quorum interest ratione negotiorum suo∣rum illac transire: Et vlterius quod prorsus nescitur, que persone quaeue terre, tenementa, aut corpora corporata & politica, eundem pontem, aut aliquam inde parcellam, exiure, aut exantiqua consuetudine, refice∣re & reparare debent, aut consueuerunt. [unspec A]

For a Nusans of a bridge ouer a riuer in the Queenes highway which is de∣caied, and ought to be repaired by the Queene by reason of a Manor.

IVrator̄ present̄ &c. quod quidam pons situat̄ super a quam de Trent* 13.180 in parochia de Newarke in com̄ S. vocat̄ N. Bridge, existēs in Regia via, est ruinosus & in magno decasu, ita quod ligei dominae Reg. in, per, super, vel vltra eundem pontem, absque magno periculo transire seu la∣borare non valent, ad commune nocumentum omnium ligeorum dic∣tae dn̄ae Reg. trans & vltra pontem praedict' transeunt̄ seu transire volen∣tium. Et quod domina regina nunc, ratione tenure seu manerij de N. su∣pra T. cum pertin̄ in com̄ S. praedict̄, pontem illum facere, reficere, & e∣mendare debet, & quod eadem domina Regina & omnes progenito∣res sui, ac omnes alij quorum status eadem domina Regina modo ha∣bet in eodem manerio de N. super N. cum pertin̄ pontem illum facere, reparare, & emendare consueuerunt, de tempore cuius contrar̄ memoria hominum non exist it, toties, quoties necesse fuit. In cuius &c.

An Indictment against one for pulling downe of a stone bridge in a towne o∣uer which the Inhabitants of the same Towne haue vsed to trauaile time out of minde.

IVrator &c. quod cum a tempore quo memoria hominum in contra∣rium nō existit, fuit quidam pons lapideus in W. in com̄ E. praed' voc' A. per & trans quem quidem pontem, omnes inhabitant̄ villae de W. praed' in comitatu praed' per tempus praedict' habere consueuerunt in∣gressum & egressum ad quendam locum vocat̄ H. pro negotijs eorunđ faciend', tamen I. F. de &c. tali die &c. & anno &c. vi & armis &c. prefa∣t••m pontem effodit, prostrauit, & spoliauit, & omnes lapides eiusdem pontis abinde asportauit & ab cariauit, per quod inhabitantes ibidem in∣gressum & egressum ad praedict̄ locum pro praedict' negotijs suis faci∣end' habere non possunt, & alia enormia per eum tunc & ibidem facta sunt ad graue & commune nocumentum praed' vicinorum ibidem & contra pacem &c.

For Nusance in the Queenes high way, by inclosing of part of the way.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, si E. S. nuper de W. in comitatu W. [unspec A] * 13.181 praedict' gen̄, secundo die Maij &c. partem cuiusdam viae regiae in W. in comitatu praedict̄ ducent̄ a W. praedict̄ vsque ad S. in eodem comi∣tatu, videlicet a W. praedict̄ vsque ad quandam foueam in S. praedict̄ in praedict̄ comitatu W. vocat̄ le common pitte, in eadem via existentem, cum sepe & fossa inclusit & obstruxit, & eandem viam Regiam sic in∣clus. a praedict̄ secundo die Maij, vsque diem captionis huius inquisitio∣nis, in pasturam conuertebat, & adhuc custodit, in malum & pernitio∣sum exemplum aliorum, et ad graue damnum & commune nocu∣mentum omnium ligeorum subditorum dictae dominae Reginae ibidem prope inhabitantium, quorum interest illac transire, ac contra formam diuersorum statutorum in huiusmodi casu edit̄ & prouis. ac contra pa∣cem dictae dominae Reginae &c.

For Periurie in a disposition before Commissioners by Commission out of the Court of Wardes.

IVratores presentant pro domina Regina, Quod F. E. de G. in comi∣tatu [unspec A] * 13.182 praedicto Tailor, xxiiij. die Iulij, Anno &c. apud M. in comitatu E. praedicto coram A. B. C. D. & E. F. Armigeris, Commissionarijs (vir∣tute Breuis dictae dominae Reginae de Commissione praedictis A. B. C. D. & E. F. directi, & extra curiam Wardorum & liberationum dictae do∣minae Reginae apud Westmonast' in comitatu Midddlesexiae, praean∣tea emanantis) pro examinatione quorumcunque testium, tam ex parte cuiusdam I. L. de M. praedicta, in comitatu E. praedicto Weauer queren∣tis, quam ex parte H. M. de N. in dicto comitatu E. yeoman defenden∣tis, in quadam causa (siue materia) inter ipsos I. L. & H. M. tunc in dicta curia Wardorum & liberationum controuersa, & ibidem dependente in variantia pro titulo vnius messuagij cum pertinentijs in M. praed' in

dicto comitatu E. personaliter constitutus, Ac tunc & ibidem existens test is productus per praedictum I. L. ad testificandum & deponendum in causa praedicta, ex parte ipsius I. L. & iuratus per Commissionarios praedictos, ad veritatem dicendam super articulis interrogatorijs ei per dictos Commissionarios adtunc & ibidem ministrandis, septimo Arti∣culo Interrogatorio ei adtunc & ibidem per dictos Commissionarios ex parte praedicti I. L. ministrato dixit, & super sacramentum suum prae∣dictum affirmauit, & deposuit, prout in hijs Anglicis verbis immediate sequitur, viz. To the seuenth Interrogatorie he saieth by vertue of the said oath, that the said messiuage was neuer occupied by the said H. M. the defendant, prout per dictam dispositionē praed' E. F. inter alia per p̄∣fatos Commissionarios in dictam curiam Wardorum & liberationum certificatam & missam, ac ibidem de recordo adhuc remanentem, ple∣ne apparet: vbi reuera & in facto, dictum messuagium diu occupatum fuit per prenominatum H. M. defendentem. Et sic, idem E. F. dicto vi∣cesimo quarto die Iunij, Anno supradicto apud M. praed' in dicto com̄ E. coram prenominatis A. B. C. D. & E. F. (Commissionarijs dictae dn̄ae Reginae sic vt prefertur existentibus) voluntarie, & corrupte, periurium commisit voluntarium & corruptum, contra formam diuers, statutor̄ in hm̄di casu prouisorum & editorum.

For Periurie in a deposition, before Commissioners by Commission out of the Chancery vpon the statute of Anno v. of the Queene.

IVratores &c. present̄ quod W. R. 24. die &c. apud A. in com̄ E. corā [unspec A] * 13.183 I. K. & T. S. armig' & F. T. gener̄ existent̄ Commisse. virtute breuis dn̄ae Reginae de Commiss. sibi ac alijs direct', ac extra cur̄ Cancell' dictae do∣minae Reginae nunc preantea emanautis, ad examinationem diuerso∣rum testium, ex parte cuiusdam W. C. quer̄, versus quendam T. N. de∣fendent̄ in quadam materia inter ipsos W. & T. tunc in cur̄ Cancellar̄ praed apud Westm̄ in comitatu Mido' tunc existen̄ dependent̄ in vari∣anc' & controuers. pro titulo diuersorum tenementorum cum pertinen̄ vocat̄ &c. in dict' comitatu Ebor̄, personaliter constitut̄ ac existens te∣stis, productus per prefat̄ W. C. ad deponend' in causa praedict', ex par∣te ipsius W. onerat̄, & iuratus ad veritatem dicend' de interrogatorijs si∣bi per Commiss. praedict' adtunc ministraud' xviij. Interrogatorio sibi per prenominat̄ Commiss. adtunc & ibidem ex parte praed' W. C. mini∣strat̄ super sacramentum suum dixit & deposuit modo & form̄, prout in Anglic' verbis sequitur, viz. to the xviii. he saieth &c. recitando verbatim depositionem illam, prout per deposic' pred' W. R. inter alia per preno∣minat̄ Commiss. in cur̄ Cancell' praed' certificat̄, & ibidem de recordo remanen̄ plene liquet, vbi reuera praedict' H. S. non causauit &c. ne∣que &c. negando effectum depositionis &c. prout praedict' W. R.

falso & corrupte deposuit & iurauit, Per quod idem W. R. praed' 23. die &c. anno 19. supradict' apud A. praed' in dicto comitatu E. coram pre∣fat̄ I. K. T. D. & F. T. Commiss. virtute breuis dominae Reginae eis directi tunc existentibus, voluntarie & corrupte commisit periurium volunta∣rium & corruptum, in contemptum dictae dominae Reginae & contra formam statuti in Parliamento dictae dominae Reginae tento anno reg∣ni sui quinto in huiusmodi casu prouisi & editi, ac ad graue damnum praedicti T. N.

For taking of Phesants and Partridges with nets and other engins in an o∣ther mans freeholde without licence contrarie to the Statute of Anno 11. H. 7.

IVratores pro domina Regina presentāt, quod W. G. de S. in dicto co∣mitatu [unspec A] * 13.184 E. Labourer, circiter horam decimam ante meridiem vicesi∣mi diei Augusti, Anno regni dictae dominae nostrae Elizabethe▪ Dei gra∣tia Angliae, Franciae & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quarto, in quodam loco infra parochiam de S. praedicta in com̄ E. prae∣dicto (vocat̄ vulgariter, the Wheate field) qui quidem locus tunc fuit, & adtunc est liberum tenementum A. B. de S. praedicta in dicto comi∣tatu E. generosi (nec vnquam fuit in, aut de warrenna ipsius W. G. pro∣pria) duos phasianos, & decem perdices, cum quibusdam reticulis, & a∣lijs ingenijs (valoris duorum solidorum (tuncibidem cepit, occidit, & as∣portauit, sine aliquibus assensu, aggreamento, aut speciali licentia dicti A. B. in hac {per}te habitis aut obtentis: In dictae dominae Reginae nūc con∣temptum, ac contra formam cuiusdam statuti in Parliamento Domini Henrici nuper Regis Angliae septimi, tento Anno regni sui vndecimo, in huiusmodi casu prouisi & editi.

For murder by wilfull poisoning with hearbes in pottage vpon the statute of Anno 1. E. 6.

IVratores pro domina Regina presentant, quod T. H. de C. in com̄ E. [unspec A] * 13.185 praed' yeoman, secundo die Dec▪ Anno regni dicte domine nostre E∣lizab. dei gratia gratia Angl', Franc' & Hyberniae Reg', fidei defensoris &c. 36. apud C. praed' in com̄ E. praedicto, in domo mansionali ibidem cuiusdā W. B. nuper de C. praedicta in docto comitatu E. yeoman, ex malitia sua prepensa & precogitata, voluntarie & felonice, porrexit, ac debit in ca∣tillo quodam eidem W. B. ad edendum, quedam olera (Anglice voca∣ta Pottage) ex cicuta venenosissima, & alijs herbis virulentis confecta & composita, que quidem olera praedictus W. B. tunc ibidem cum co∣cleari (quod in manu sua dextra tenuit) comedit, vnde praedictus W. B. statim postea ae grotabat, ac a praedicto secundo die Anno supradict̄ in dicta domo sua apud C. praedictam languebat, vsque sextum diem dicti

mensis Decembris, Anno supradicto, quo quidem sexto die, Anno su∣pradicto, praed' W. B. ex dicto esu olerum praedictorum, in dicta domo sua apud C. praedictam in dicto comitatu E. interijt. Et sie Iuratores praedict' praesentant, quod predict̄ T. H. praenominatum W. B. apud C. predictam in comitatu E. predicto, modo & forma supradict̄, ex ma∣litia sua precogitata, voluntarie & felonice, veneno predict' interfecit ac murdrauit, contra pacem dictae Dominae Reginae nunc, ac contra for∣mam statuti in Parliamento Domini Edwardi nuper regis Angl' sexti (tento, apud Westmonast' in comitatu Midd', Anno regni sui primo) in huiusmodi casu prouisi ac editi.

For murder by wilfull Poysoning of one in a potion.

IVrator̄ pro Domina Regina praesentant, quod H. R. nuper de C. in [unspec A] * 13.186 com̄ E. Yeoman, 10. die Octob. Anno &c. deum prae oculis suis non habens, sed instigatione diabolica seduct̄, ex malitia sua prae cogitat̄, quendam R. F. in pace dei & dictae dominae Reg' existen̄ apud C. pred', in com̄ E. pred' ad bibend' praetextu amoris & amicitiae inuitauit, & ei∣dem R. E. adtunc & ibidem potionem quandam veneno intermixtam & intoxicat̄ felonice dedit, quam quidem potionem pred' R. F. ex in∣stigatione & prouocatione dicti H. adtunc & ibid' accepti, & eandem potionem super illud immediate bibebat & exhausit, ratione cuius dict' R. F. immediate post potionē pred' sic exhaustam, morbo corrept̄ fuit, ac a pred' 10. die Octob. An. supradict̄, vs{que} quartum diem Febr̄ &c. a∣pud C. pred' in pred' com̄ E. languebat, quo quidem quarto die Febr̄ Ann̄ 8. supradicto, pred' R. F. ex potione & intoxicatione predict̄, apud C. pred' in com̄ E. predict̄. obijt. Et sic pred' R. H. praefat̄ R. F. apud C. predict̄ in com̄ E. predict̄, modo & forma supradictis, cum potione p̄d' veneno intermixta & intoxicat̄, felonice interfecit, & murdrauit, contra pacem dict' Dominae Reginae &c. & contra formam statuti inde in hu∣iusmodi casu editi & prouisi.

For Murder by wilfull poysoning vpon the Statute of Ann. 1. E. 6. wherein the Statute is recited.

IVrator̄ praesentant, quod cum in statuto in Parliamento Domini E. [unspec A] * 13.187 nuper Reg. Angl' vj. Apud Westmonasterium in Comitatu Midd' Anno Regnisui primo, tento, edit̄ inter al' inactitat̄ existat aucthoritate eiusdem, quod omnis voluntaria interfectio per venenum Anglice Poi∣soning, alicuius personae siue personar̄, quae ad aliquod tempus extunc imposterum facta, perpetrata, siue cōmissa foret, adiudicaretur, habere∣tur & existimaretur voluntariū murdrum de malitia praepensa, quod{que} offensores in ••a parte, eorum coadiutores. abbettatores, procuratores, & consiliatores sustinerent mortem & forisfacturam in quolibet re∣spectu, vt in alijs casibus voluntarij murdri de malitia praepensa, prout in

eodem statuto plene liquet, Quidam tamen A. B. nuper de C. in Comi∣tatu E. Labourer, statu•• praed' & penam in eodem content̄, parui pen∣dens, ne{que} timorem dei prae ocnlis suis habens, vicesimo die Ianuarij, Anno &c. apud R. praedict', in praedict' comitatu E. ex malitia sua prae∣cogitata, quendam E. L. voluntarie & felonice, per venenum interfecit et murdrauit, contra pacem dictae Dominae Reginae coronam & digni∣tatem suas, ac contra formam statuti praedict' &c.

For Petie treason against the wife for poisoning her husband, by put∣ting Arsenicke and Rosegree in his drinke.

IVratores &c. quod A. B. de &c. vid' nuper vxor I. B. de F. pred' &c. [unspec A] * 13.188 contra debitum matrimonij vinculum ac zelum et amorem quem eadem A. B. erga predict̄ I. B. nuper virum suum gerere deberet, dia∣bolico instinctu ducta, ex malitia sua prae cogitat̄, machinans & inten∣dens eundem I. B. nuper virum suum vita sua priuare, ac ipsum felonice & proditorie murdrare xj. die I. &c. apud &c. felonice et proditorie posuit in potu ipsius I. B. adtunc viri sui, quoddam venenum morti∣ferum vocat̄ Arsenick et Rosegre, ac potum illum sic venenatum felo∣nice & proditorie adtunc et ibidem praedict̄ I. B. debit et ministrauit bibend' qui quidem I. B. nihil fraudis aut doliversus praedict' A. inde suspiciens, potum illum sic venenatum et intoxicatum adtunc et ibidem per instigationem et prouocationem dictae A. bibit: per quod idem I. B. ab eodem xj. die &c. I. vs{que} xxij. diem I. tunc proxim̄ sequent̄ langue∣bat. Quo quidem xxij. die anno &c. idem I. B. de veneno illo apud F. &c. obijt. Et sic dicunt Iurat̄ praed' quod A. p̄dict̄ die et anno dictum I. B. adtunc virum suum apud &c. felonice et proditorie intoxicauit et murdrauit, contra pacem dict' dn̄ae Reginae &c.

For the breaking of prison, being imprisoned vpon suspition of the death of a man in the Queenes gaole, vnder the custodie of the Constable of a hundred.

INquiratur {pro} dn̄a Regina, si W. H. de C. in comitatu E. yeoman, vnus [unspec A] * 13.189 Constabulario dictae dn̄ae Hundredi sui de T. in comitatu E. praed' (in quo quidē Hundredo sua est villa de C. praed') quendam R. B. nuper de C. praed' in comitatu E. praed' Tailor, vicesimo die Septembris, anno Regni dictae Dn̄ae nostrae Elizab. Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hyber∣niae Reginae, fidei defensoris, &c. Tricesimo quinto apud C. praedictam in dicto comitatu E. pro suspitione cuiusdā feloniae (videlicet pro morte cuiusdam M. N. apud H. in comitatu E. praed' felonice interfecti) cepit & arrestauit: Et ea de causa idem R. B. sub custodia dicti W. H. Consta∣bularij, in prisona dict' dn̄ae Reginae apud C. praed' in comitatu E. praed', postea scilicet dicto vicesimo die Septemb. Anno supradicto fortiter, et

duriter detentus fuerit, Ac idem R. B. tune ibidem sic detentus, postea, (videlicet, dictis die & anno) apud C. praed' in comitatu E. praedict̄, vi & armis, praedict' prisonam ibidem felonice fregit, ac extra custodiā dicti Constabularij tunc et ibid', contra eius voluntatē felonice euasit, contra pacē dict' dn̄ae Reginae nostrae nunc, coronam et dignitatē suas, necnon contra formā statuti in huiusmodi casu prouisi ac editi.

For Pulling of sheepe.

INquiratur pro domiua regina si N. H. nuper de O. in comitat̄ E. La∣borer [unspec A] * 13.190 xiij. die Maij Anno &c. clausum cuiusdam H. C. apud C. prae∣dict' in comitatu E. praedict̄, fregit et intrauit, ac lanam quatuor ouium volor̄ iij. s. de bonis & catallis dict' H. C. apud O. praed' in comitatu E. praed' a corporibus ou••um praed' adtunc & ibidem existen̄ expilabat, & ipsam Ianam sic euulsam, felonice cepit et asportauit, contra pacem di∣ctae dominae Reginae &c.

For the fellonious taking of a purse, and money and gold in it, from the person of a man.

Inquiratur pro domina regina si N, H. nuper de S. in comitat̄ M. Mil∣ler [unspec A] * 13.191 xvj. die Aprilis, Anno &c. vi & armis, videlicet &c. in quendā Ed. R. apud C. in comitatu M. praed' insultum fecit, & vnam bursam valor̄ ij. đ▪ & ix. s. in pecunijs numeratis, & vnam coronam gallicam vocat̄ a French crowne valor̄ vj. solid', in bursa praed', adtunc & ibidem existen̄, de bonis et pecunijs praed' Ed. a persona ipsius E. clam & sine noticia ipsius E. adtunc et ibidem felon̄ cepit et arportauit, contra pacem dictae dn̄ae reginae &c. ac contra formam statuti &c.

For Purse picking.

IVratores pro domina regina praesentant, quod I. S. nuper de A. in [unspec A] * 13.192 comitatu E. Taylor, sexto die Iulij, Anno regni dictae dn̄ae nostrae Eli∣zab. Dei gratia Angl', Franciae et Hybern̄ Reginae, fidei defensoris, &c. Tricesimo quarto, apud A praed' in comitatu E praed', in quodam loco ibidem, (vocato the Elmes) vi & armis in quendam R. M. de A. praed' in comitatu E. praed' Grocer, insul••um fecit, & vigint•• solidos in pecunijs numeratis in crumena ipsius R. M. tunc ibidem existentes inuentos, de praed' crumena ipsius R. M. tunc & ibidem a persona ipsius R. M. (clam et insciente ipso R. M.) felonice cepit et asportauit, contra pacem dictae dn̄ae reginae, ac contra coronam, et dignitatem suas.

For vnlawfull Purueyance of three weathers with∣out authoritie.

IVratores pro Domina regina praesentant, quod primo die Iulij, An∣no [unspec A] * 13.193 regni dominae nostr̄ Elizabethae Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quinto, quidam H. W. nuper de G. in comitatu C. Tippler, apud C. in comitatu C. p̄dicto,

prae se ferens, & asserens se esse vnum ex prouisoribus & emptoribus hospitij dict' Dominae Reginae, dicto primo die, Anno supradicto (quo quidem tempore nullum ostendit aut secum habuit warrantū sub ma∣gno aut paruo Sigillo dict' dn̄ae Reginae) apud C. predict' in comitatu C. predict̄, tres oues castratas (Anglice vocatas Weatheas,) precij vi∣ginti solidorum, de bonis & catallis I. S. de C. predict̄ in dicto com̄ C. Yeoman tunc ibidem existent̄ inuentas, sub colore purueianciae pro di∣cto hospitio, illegitime ac felonice cepit & abduxit: Contra pacem di∣ctae dn̄ae Reg. ac contra forman diuersorum statutorum in huiusmodi casu prouisorum & editorum.

For the Rape of a maide vpon the Statute of Anno 13. Ed. 1. the which is recited.

IVratores praesent̄ quod cum in statuto in Parliamento domini E. nu∣per [unspec A] * 13.194 regis Angl' primi, Anno regni sui decimo tertio tento, edit̄, inter alia prouisum sit, quod si homo rapuerit vxor̄, ancillam, siue aliquā aliam faeminam vbi non consentierit nec antea ne{que} postea, habeat iudicium de vita & membro, prout in eodem statuto plenius cōtinetur. Quidam I. B. nuper de A. &c. yeoman statutum predict̄ &c. tali die & Anno Io. O. filiam H. O. ancillam apud W. in comitatu E. predicto, cōtra volun∣tatem suam felonice rapuit, contra pacem dict' dominae Reginae &c. ac contra formam statuti predicti &c.

For the Rape of a child vnder the age of tenne yeares, vpon the statute of Anno 18. of the Queene.

IVratores pro Domina Regina praesentant, quod G. D. de B. in comi∣tatu [unspec A] * 13.195 E. predicto Waterman, tertio die Iulij, Anno regni dict' domi∣nae nostrae Elizabethae, dei gratia Angl', Franciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo, apud B. predictam in dicto comitatu E. (in domo mansionali ibidem cuiusdam A. S. Hosteler) vi & armis in quandam M. N. de B. predicta in dicto comitatu E. puellam, infra aeta∣tem decem annorum tun•• existentem, insultum fecit, actunc & ibidē, ••andem M. N. felonice ••c carnaliter cognouit, ac eadem M. N. nequi∣tur abusus est, contra pacem dict' dominae Reginae nunc, ac contra for∣mam statuti in Parliamento dictae dominae Reginae nuuc (tento apud Westm̄ in com̄ Midd', Anno dicti Regni sui decimo octauo) in huius∣modicasu prouisi ac editi.

For the Rape of a Maide, of the age of 16. yeares, vpon the Statute of Anno 13. Ed. 1.

IVratores praesentant pro Domina Regina, quod B. C. de E. in comi∣tatu [unspec A] * 13.196 F. Tauerner, q••into die Octobris, Anno regni dictae dominae nostrae Elizabethae, Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quarto, apud E▪ pred' in dicto comitatu E. in quodam ibidem loco (vocato le Bowre) vi & armis in quandam

A. K. de E. pred' in comitatu E. prae dicto, virginem aeratis sex decē an∣norum, tunc & ibid' in pace Dei & dictae dn̄ae reginae existentē, insultū fecit, ac tunc & ibid' eandem A. contra voluntatem ipsius A. felonice rapuit, & carnaliter cognouit, contra pacem dictae dn̄ae Reginae nunc, ac contra formam cuiusdam statuti in parliamento dn̄i Ed. olim regis An∣gliae primi, tento apud Westm̄ in comitatu Middlesex, Anno regni sui tertio de cimo, in huiusmodi casu prouisi & editi.

For taking away a maide of the age of xi. yeares, vpon the Statute of Anno 3. E. 1. in which the statute is recited.

IVrat̄ praesent̄, quod cum tn statuto in Parliamento dn̄i E. nuper Reg. [unspec A] * 13.197 Angl' primi, Anno regni sui tertio tent̄, aedit̄, inter cetera ordinat̄ ex∣istit, qđ nullus rapiat ne{que} capiat ancillam infra aetatem existent̄, per as∣sensum suum, vel sine assensu suo, ne{que} dictā ancillam, nec aliam faemi∣nam contra voluntatē suam, & si aliquis hoc fecerit, ad sectam illius qui hoc sequitur infra quadraginta dies, dn̄us rex sibi fac••et cōmunem iusti∣ciam, & si nullus incipiat sectam in hac parte infra xl. dies, dominus rex sequetur, & illi qui inuent̄ fuerint culpabiles, habeant prisonam duorū annorum, & postmodum redimantur ad voluntatem dn̄i Regis prout in eodem statuto plenius continetur. Quidam I. B. nuper de A. &c. sta∣tutum pred' minime ponderans &c. I. O. filiam H. O. ancillam, & infra aetatem existentem viz. aetatis xj. Annorum quadraginta diebus elapsis apud W. tertio die S. anno &c. violenter▪ cepit & rapuit, contra formam statut̄ praedict' ac contra pacem &c.

For a Rescusse of a woman arrested (amongst diuers others) by the Sheriffes officers vpon a warrant frō a Iustice of the peace in there general Sessi∣ons, to put in suertie to appeare before them at the next Sessions, and in the meane time to be of good behauiour, and for the hurting of one of the said officers with an arrow.

IVratores pro dn̄a Regina praesent̄, quod cum H. C. R. H. & I. B. ar̄, ac [unspec A] * 13.198 socij sui Iustic' dictae dominae Reginae ad pacem in comitatu E. cōser∣uand', necnon ad diuersa felon̄ trn̄s & alia malefact' in eodem comitatu perpetrat̄, audiend' & terminand' assign̄, in generali sessione pacis tent̄ apud T. in comitatu E. predict', die Martis proxim̄ post festum Sanctae Trinitatis, Anno &c. mandauer̄ vic' eiusdem comitatus E. necnon & eorum cuilibet, quod non omitterent propt̄ aliquam libertatem com̄ E. praedict', quin eam ingrederent̄ seu vnus eorum ingrederet̄, & atta∣chiarent seu vnus corum attachiaret corpora O. W. nuper de W, in co∣mitatu T. Laborer, & A. I. de W. pred' in comitatu E. pred' seruant, & eos corā Iusticiar̄ praed', vel vno sociorum suorum Iustic' pacis in comi∣tatu E. praed' venir̄ cōpellerent, seu eorum vnus venire compelleret, ad

inueniendum sufficientē manucaptionē, qđ ipsi personaliter compare∣rent coram dictis Iustic' & socijs suis pred', ad proxim̄ sessionē pacis in com E. pred' tenend'. Et qđ interim se bene gererent erga dictā dn̄am reginā & cunctum populum suum, secundum formam statuti in hm̄i cas. aedi•• & prouis. Cum{que} p̄fat̄ G. L. & L. R. virtute mandat̄ p̄dict̄ arre∣stassent p̄d' Agn̄ I. & eam coram Iustic' pred' vel eorum vno ducer̄ vo∣luissent, prout man datum predict̄ Iustic' predict' in se exigebat, quidam tamen B. A. de W. pred' in comitatu E. pred' gener̄, & R. W. de W. p̄∣dict̄ in comitatu E. pred' Yeoman, leges dictae dominae regin̄ minime verent̄, ex malic' sua praecogitat̄ in contemptum dict' dn̄ae reginae, le∣gum suarum, ac mandati Iustic' predict̄, x. die Maij Anno &c. apud W. praedict' in comitatu E. predict̄ riotos. & illicite assemblati & congrega∣ti, in prefat̄ G. L. & I. R. in pace dei & dictae dn̄ae reg. adtunc & ibidem existen̄, insult̄ & affraiam fecer̄, ac praefat̄ R. W. diuers. sagittas Anglic' voc' arrowes, versus praef. G. L. & I. R. adtunc & ibidem sagittabat, ea intentione, vt praef. Georg. L. & I. R. vulneraret, ac predict̄ Agne∣tem in custod' eorund' G. & I. rescusser̄, ac praef. R. W. cum vna sagitta valor̄ vnius denar̄, quam adtunc & ibidem ipse eiaculabat & mittebat versus praef. I. R. e quodam arcu Angl' voc' a Long bowe valor̄ ij. s. quē in manu sua leua adtunc & ibidem tenuit, percussit, ac crus dextrum e∣iusdem I. R. adtun•• & ibidem perforabat & transforabat, dans eidem I. R. adtunc ibidem in crure suo pred', vnam plagam in profunditate triū policium, ac idem R. W. cū vna al' sagitta valor̄ vnius denar̄ quam ad∣tunc & ibidem iaculabitur & mittebat versus predict' G. L. e predi∣cto arcu quem in manu sua sinistra idem R. W. adtūe & ibidem tenuit, praefat̄ G. L. percussit, dans eidem G. adtunc & ibidem in infima parte sinistri cruris eiusdem G. vnā plagam in longitudine dimidij policis, ac in profunditate vs{que} ad ossa praedict' cruris eiusdem G. ac praeterea prae∣fati B. A. & R. W. pred' Angetem I. adtunc & ibidem a custod' dictorū G. H. & I. R. vi & armis recusser̄, at{que} eandem Agnetem I. adtunc & ibi∣dem ad largum ire & euadere fecer̄, contra pacem &c.

Of High treason for Rebellious in surrections, and the aydors and comfortors.

INquiratur pro domino Rege, si Richardus M. nuper de S. in comita∣tu [unspec A] * 13.199 K. ac alij falsi proditores & inimici, metuendissimi, ac christianissi∣mi Principis E. Regis Angliae quarti post conquestum Angl', ignot̄, die & anno &c. apud Sanct' Elins in insula Vecte in Comit̄ South. se insi∣mul congregauerunt tunc & ibidem vi & armis, viz. gladijs &c. Insur∣rexerunt quoque ad comfortand' & supportandum I. nuper comitem W. falsum proditorem & inimicum domin̄ Regis nunc, apud W. de di∣uersis altis proditionibus erga ipsum regem infra regnum suum Angliae factis, cōuictum & attinctum, idem{que} R. M. & alij proditores & inimici

predict', predict̄ I. nuper Comitem W. & complices suos, vt falsi pro∣ditores, contra ligeantiae suae debitum, falso & proditorie, adtunc & ibi∣dem ad premissa faciend' cōuenerunt ac confortauerunt, & tunc & ibi∣dem eidem I. nuper Comiti W. & complicibus suis fuerunt adherentes, scientes ipsum I. nuper Comitem W. de proditionibus suis predict̄ at∣tinctum & conuictum, contra ligeantiam suam &c.

An other of high treason for rebellious Insurrections, and the aydors and comfortors.

INquiratur pro Domino Rege, si W. L. nuper de P. in com̄ M. Mar∣chant, [unspec A] * 13.200 G. B. nuper de &c. ac quamplur̄ alij falsi proditores, rebelles & inimici ignoti christianissimi Principis E. Regis Angliae iiij. post con∣questum, exastensu, voluntate & proposito diuersorum aliorum falso∣rum proditorum et inimicorum Domini Regis, videlicet I. nuper co∣mitis W. & I. nuper comitis K. qui nuper aucthoritate Parliamenti di∣cti regis apud Westmonasterium &c. tent̄, de diuersis proditionibus erga dictum Regem infra regnum Angl' factis conuict' & attincti ex∣istunt iiij. die Martij, et die Mercurij, & diebus Sabbati & dominic' proxim̄ post festum Pentecostes, & diuersis diebus antea & postea, an∣no regni dicti domini regis tertio, apud P. in comitatu M. praedict̄ in∣simulse congregauerunt, & inter se communicauerunt, quomodo ip∣si praefatum I. nuper comitem W. & complices suos cum eis adtunc & ibidem super mare in nauibus suis (vt falsi proditores) existentes, per nimiam potestatem praedict̄, I. nuper comitis W. ac praefat̄ comitis K. & aliorum fasorum proditorum & inimicorum dict' Domini regis, de eorum couina, & falso proposito existen̄, vs{que} regnum Angliae potue∣runt producere: & dictum regem & dominos suos, tam spiiituales quā temporales {per} totum posse suum, de regia potestate sua, & gubernatione regni praedicti, per nimiam potestatem penitus depriuar̄, & gubernatio∣nem regni praed', super se accipere & retinere proponent̄, credebant∣que adtunc & ibidem praedict̄ W. & G. & alij falsi proditores & rebel∣les praedicti, quod maxima pars totius regni Angliae cum eisdem falsis proditoribus in falsis opinionibus suis stare voluisset, & ad illud falsum & nefand' propositum suum finaliter perimplend', p̄dict̄ W. & G. et* 13.201 alij falsi proditores & rebelles p̄dicti, dictis die & anno apud P. p̄d', in dict' comit̄ M. vi & armis, scilicet, gladijs, gleuijs, arcubus, sagittis, lori∣cis, duploidibus defensiuis, & alijs armaturis &c. insurrexerunt, & prae∣dict̄ S. nuper comitem, in cibis, potibus, & alijs necessarijs erga domi∣num regem falso & proditorie confortauerunt, auxiliauerunt, & sup∣portauerunt, & eisdem nuper Comitibus, vt falsi proditores contra li∣geantiae suae debitum adtunc & ibidem fuerunt adherētes, & cum eis∣dem Comitibus naues suas p̄d', (vt falsi proditores) ad proditoria sua proposita praedict' perimplend' & perficiend', conscenderunt & in eis

permanserunt: scientes ipsos nuper Comites in forma predicta sic at∣tinct' & conuict', in finalem destructionem dicti domini Regis, ac con∣tra ligeantiam suam &c.

For regrating of Corne in a market.

INquiratur pro &c. si W. T. de N. in predict' com̄ E. & A. B. &c. I. die [unspec A] * 13.202 &c. & quampluribus al' diebus antea & postea, fuer̄ regrat̄ mercati de D. in praed' com̄ E. ac diuersa gener̄ gran̄ ad mercat̄ p̄d' {per} diuers. ligeos dict' dn̄ae reg. il' aduen̄, viz. x. quart̄ frum̄ ad valenc' 6. li. apud D. p̄d', in p̄d' com̄ E. regratauer̄, ad intention̄, quod idem frum̄ iterum venderēt, ad graue damnum populi dictae dn̄ae Reginae contra formam diuersorū statutorum in huiusmodi casu edit̄ & prouisorum.

For regrating of Fish and Butter in a market, and selling of it in the same market.

IVratores pro domina Regina praesentāt, quod A. B. de C. in dicto co∣mitatu [unspec A] * 13.203 S. Mercer, 20. die Iulij Anno regni dictae dn̄ae nostrae Elizab. dei gratia Angl', Franciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tri∣cesimo quarto, apud C. praedict' in comitatu E. praedicto, in quodā mer∣catu tunc ibidē tento, pro 40. solid' monetae, emit, regratauit, obtinuit, & nactus est in possessionē et manus suas, decem paria piscium (Anglice dicta, x. couples of Linges, & tria vasa butyri salsi (Anglice vocata 3. fir∣kins of salte butter) de quodam E. F. qui praed' x. paria piscium, ac di∣cta tria vasa butyri ad eundem mercatum, vt ea adtunc ibidem vende∣ret, adduxisset: & quod immediate postea, scil' dicto 20. die Anno su∣pradicto, idem A. B. in dicto eodem pleno mercatu tunc ibidem apud C. praed', in dicto comit̄ E. tento, eadem omnia dicta paria piscium, ac butyri vasa, cuidam H. R. pro sexagint, as. legalis monetae dictae dominae reginae huius regni sui Angliae, illicite vendidit, in magnum reipubl. dā∣num, ac contr̄ form̄ diuersor̄ statutorum huius regni Angl' in huiusmo∣di casu prouisorum & editorum.

For a Rescusse of one in the stockes for suspition of felonie.

IVratores pro Domina Regina praesentant, quod vicesimo die Iu∣nij, [unspec A] * 13.204 Anno regni dictae Dominae nostrae Elizabethae Dei gratia An∣gliae, Ftanciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quarto, quidam A. B. nuper de C. in comitatu E. Glouer, apud C. prae∣dictam in comitatu E. praedict' captus est & arrestatus per E. F. de C. praedicta in comitatu E. praedicto Yeoman, pro suspicione cuiusdam feloniae, videlicet, vnius vaccae ipsius E. F. per praefatum A. B. feloni∣ce, (vt idem E. F. tunc asserabat) captae & abductae, & quod idem A. B. immediate postea traditus est per praefatum E. F. cuidam H. M. tunc Constabulario hundredi de N. in comitatu E. praed', in quo sita est villa

de C. predicta: qui quidem Constabularius in comitatu E. praedict', po∣stea, viz. dicto vicesimo die Iunij, Anno Tricesimo quarto supradicto, eundem A. B. in prisona in cippis ibidem posuit, ad eum saluo ibidem custodiendum, donec idem Constabularius parare possit auxilium ad ducendum eundem A. B. coram aliquo Iusticiariorum pacis dictae do∣minae Reginae in comitatu E. praedicto, examinandum: Ac quod postea, (scilicet dicto vicesimo die &c. Anno supra dicto) quidam G. L. de C. praedicta in comitatu E. praedicto Glouer, apud C. praedictam in dicto comitatu E. vi & armis cippos praed' effregit: ac eundem A. B. tunc ibid' existent̄ ex eisdem custodia, prisona, & cippis felonice cepit, eripuit & rescussit, ac ad largum ire & euadere permisit, contra pacem dictae dn̄ae reginae, coronam, & dignitatem suas.

For giuing of a Liuerie.

IVratores pro domina Regina presentant, quod T. B. de C. in comitatu [unspec A] * 13.205 E. armiger, secundo die Septembris, Anno regni dictae dominae nostrae Elizabethae Dei gratia Angliae, Frrnciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei de∣fensoris, &c. Tricesimo quarto, apud C. praed' in comitatu E. praedicto, quasdam liberatas vesture, viz. cuidam A. B. de C. praedict' in com̄ E. p̄d' yeoman, tres vlnas panni lanei, color̄ veneti, precij xx. s. & C. D. de B. in dict' com̄ yeoman, alias tres vlnas similis panni lanei, eorundem coloris & precij, ad duas seperales tunicas pro praefatis A. B. & C. D. inde faci∣endas, dedit ac distribuit: vbi reuera prefati A. B. & C. D. aut eorum al∣ter, nun quam fuerant, aut fuit domestici seruientes, aut domesticus ser∣uiens, officiarij, siue officiarius, Balliuisiue Balliuus, dicti T. B. aut de cō∣silio ipsius T. B. in vna lege siue altera eruditi vel eruditus: In magnum dictae dn̄ae reginae contemptum, ac contra formam diuersorum Statutor̄ in hm̄di casu ante hac prouisorum & editorum.

For receiuing and vsing of a Liuerie.

IVratores pro domina regina presentant, quod A. B. de C. in comitatu E. yeoman, vnam liberatam panni, videlicet tres vlnas panni lanei, co∣loris [unspec A] * 13.206 veneti (vocati Anglice Watchet) ad valentiam xx. solidor̄ ad tu∣nicam inde sibi faciendam de T. B. de C. praedicta in com̄ E. predicto ar∣migero, apud C. predictam in dictu comitat̄ E. secundo die Augusti &c. recepit, & eadem tunica a dicto die secundo, anno supradicto, vsque ter∣tium diem mensis Septembris, Anno supradicto apud C. praedictam in comit̄ E. praedict', & alibi in diuersis locis infra comitatum praedictum v∣sus est: vbi idem A. B. dicto tempore receptionis liberate praed', aut vn∣quam postea non fuit famiharis, officiarius, balliuus, aut de consilio dicti T. B. in vna lege aut altera eruditus: In magnum dictae dn̄ae reginae con∣temptum, ac contra formam diuersorum statutorum in huiusmodi casu antehac prouisorum, & editorum.

For giuing, receiuing, and vsing of Liueries vpon the statute of Anno 7. H. 4. and Anno 8. H. 6.

IVratores dicunt, quod cum in statuto domini regis Henr 4. nuper re∣gis* 13.207 Angliae, Anno regni sui 7. &c. ac in statut̄ in Parliamento domini Henrici 6. bonae memoriae, Anno regni sui octauo apud W. tent̄ & edit̄, inter cetera continetur, quod non liceat alicui, cuiuscunque status, gra∣dus, seu conditionis fuerit, dare aliquam liberatam vestur̄ vel capic' ali∣cui personae, nisi tantummodo familiaribus, officiarijs, balliuis, & seruien∣tibus suis, ac alijs hominibus de consilio suo in vna lege seu altcra eru∣ditis, sub pena centum solid' deterris & ten̄tis, bonis & catallis hm̄odi liberat̄ dant̄, & quadraginta solid' deterris & tenementis, bonis & catal∣lis huiusmodi liberat̄ recipient̄ siue vtent̄, tories quoties aliqua liberat̄ in contrarium statuti praed' dat̄ seu accepta fuerit, leuand': quidā tamen R. B. de C. in com̄ H. arm̄ statut̄ praedict̄ minime ponderans, quasdam li∣beratas vestur̄, videlicet diuersas togas coloris frost meadow, quibus∣dam I. de B. yeoman &c. S. C. de eodem yeoman, qunec sunt nec vn∣quam fuerunt seruient̄, offic', balliui seu familiar̄ ipsius R. B. nec in lege vna seu altera aliqualit̄ erudit̄ aut instruct', die &c. Anno &c. apud &c. dedit & distribuit. Et praed' I. & S. easdem togas de prefat̄ R. eisdem die, anno, & loco, contra formam statutorum praed' receperunt, & eisdem to∣gis continue a praed' die &c. vsque &c. apud E. F. & S. vsi fuerunt, in con∣temptum dn̄ae Reginae, legisque suae dedecus manifestum, ac contr̄ for∣mam statutorum praedictorum &c.

For an affray made by diuers at a general Sessions of the Peace.

IVratores pro Domina Regina presentant, quod vicesimo nono die [unspec A] * 13.208 Decembris, Anno Regni dictae dominae nostrae Elizabethae Dei gra∣tia Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesi∣mo, quinto, apud M. in com̄ G tempore generalis Sessionis pacis in prae∣dicto comitat tunc ibidem tent̄, & H. C. Milite & socijs suis Iusticiarijs dictae Dominae Reginae ad pacem in dicto comitatu G. conseruandam assignat̄, tunc ibidem existentibus, & in plena curia sedentibus, quidam A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. & I. K. de S. in com̄ G. praedict' generosi, Aggrega∣tis sibi nonnullis alijs pacis dictae dominae Reginae perturbatoribus ig∣notis, ad numerum xxx. hominum, vi & annis, viz. gladijs & pugioni∣bus, armatis, illicite, routose, & riotose, sese assemblauerunt, ac inter se insultum & affraiam maximam tunc & ibidem fecerunt, sese inuicem verberantes, & vulnerantes, in magnum terrorem tam dictorum Iusti∣ciariorum tunc ibidem in curia sedentium, quam totius populi dictae Dominae Reginae ad dictam Sessionem pacis tunc & ibidem conueni∣entis, ac contra pacem, coronam, & dignitatem dictae Dominae Regi∣nae nostrae.

Or thus.

IVratores pro domina Regina presentant, quod I. B. de R. in comitatu E. praedicto yeoman, I. G. de eisdem yeoman, W. B. de P. in comitatu E. praedicto yeoman, & T. K. de eisdem yeoman, vndecima die Ianua∣rij, Anno regni Reginae Elizabethae &c. tertio apud W. in comitatu E. praedict̄, tempore generalis Sessionis pacis adtunc & ibidem tent̄, & Iu∣stic' dictae dominae Reginae, ad pacem in comitatu praedict̄ conseruanđ assign̄, ibidem existent̄, vi & armis videlicet, &c. illicite & riotose sese as∣semblauer̄, & per instigationem & procurationem praedictorum I. B. et W. B. insultum & magnam affraiam adtunc & ibidem inuicem fecer̄, & commiser̄, in magnum timorem, tremorem, & perturbationem, tam praedict̄ Iusticiar̄ dictae Dominae Reginae adtunc & ibidem, existen̄ quā totius populi & ligeorum subdit̄ dictae dominae Reginae de comitatu S. praed', adtunc et ibidem confluenc', contra formam et ordinationem per Iusticiar̄ praed', adtunc et ibidem de pace gerend' fact', & in mani∣festum contemptum dictae dominae Reginae, ac in Iustic' ibidem exe∣quend' & administrand' retardationem manifestam, ac contra pacem dictae Dominae Reginae &c.

For a Riot in a Parke vpon the keeper of the parke and his seruant, and for hurting the keepers seruant with an arrow.

INquiratur pro Domina Regina si E. P. &c. H. P. &c. et R. B. &c. ag∣gregat̄* 13.209 &c. riotos. & routose et modo noue insurrectionis, in conueni∣culis illicitis, et modo guerrino arraiat̄, vi & armis viz. &c. 30. die apud [unspec A] H. in com̄ E. predict', in clausum & parcum E. P. vidue, ibidem sese illi∣cit̄, riotose et routose assemblauer̄, congregauer̄, et vniuer̄, ad pacem di∣cte domine Regine disturband', et adtunc et ibidem in quendam A. D. gen̄, custodem parci predict̄, et in I. B. famulum ipsius A. in pace dei & dicte domine Regine existent̄ insultum fecerunt, et predictus G. P. vnā sagittam e quodam arcu tent̄ quem idem G. P. in manbus suis adtunc & ibidem habuit et tenuit, sagittauit. Et eundem I. B. cum sagitta pre∣dict', in pectore suo percussit, dans eidem I. B. vnam plagam profundi∣tat̄ dimid' pollicis, et latitud' vnius pollicis, Ita quod de vita sua despera∣batur, et alia enormia eis intuler̄ ad graue damnum ipsorum A. et I. con∣tra pacem dicte domine Regine, et contra formam statuti in huiusmodi casu editi et prouisi.

For Riot in pulling downe of Hedges and ditches.

INquiratur pro Domina reg' si I. R. nuper de B. in comitatu predict̄* 13.210 yeoman, R A. nuper de G. in comitatu pred' husbandman, et I. B. nu∣per de D. in comit̄ pred' Grome, cum multis alijs malefactor̄ eis aggre∣gat̄, et pacis dicte domine Regine perturbator̄ ignot̄, modo guerrino

arriat̄, vnit̄, assemblat̄, & congregat̄, ad numerum quindecim personarū, per instigationem & procurationem praedict' I. R. in magnum terrorem subditorum dictae dominae Reginae 4. die Maij, anno regni dominae no∣strae Eliz. &c. secundo, vi & armis, videlicet, gladijs, falcastris, bipenn̄, ba∣culis & alijs armis inuasiuis, clausum R. B. arm̄ apud F. infra parochiam de B. in comitatu praedicto vocat̄ the M. riotose fregerunt & intraue∣runt, ac sopes & claus. pred' R. B. ad numerum sexcent̄ pedum, adtunc & ibidem existent̄, lacerauerunt, irruper̄, & prostrauerunt, & fossat̄ ibi∣dem existent̄, adtunc & ibidem cum ligonibus & bipallijs foder̄, plana∣uerunt, & impleuerunt, ad graue damnum ipsius R. B. contra formam diuersorum Statutorum de Riotis & routis, & alijs conuenticulis illi∣citis inde nuper aedit̄ & prouis. & contra pacem dictae oominae Re∣ginae &c.

An Indictment against many, for beating and imprisoning of the Sherifes Bailife, comming with the Sherifes Repleuie to execute it, wherein the Repleuie is recited.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, quod cum N. W. Miles, vicec' comi∣tatus [unspec A] * 13.211 E. per warr̄ suam de deliberatione sigillo suo sigillat̄, cuius dat̄ est v. die April' anno Regni Hen. 8. vicesimo septimo, mandauit cuidam A. B. balliuo suo comit̄ E. pred', quod deliberaret, seu deliberari faceret cui∣dam T. H. aueria sua que W. S. nuper de S. in comit̄ praed' E. gener̄, & P. B. nuper de eadem vill' & comitatu Clothier, cepissent & iniuste deti∣nebant contra vad' & pleg' vt prefat̄ Tho. dicebat. Et quod poneret ip∣sos W. & P. per vadios & saluos pleg. ita quod essent ad proximum co∣mitat̄ ipsius vice comit̄ apud I. in com̄ pred', tenend', ad respondendum pref. T. H. de placit̄ praedicto, virtute cuius warrant̄, praed' A. die & anno supradictis apud S. praedict' requisiuit prefat̄ W. S. quod dimitteret sibi aueria praedicta, ad deliberandum eidem pref. T. H. secundum vim, form̄ & effectum warranti praed', si praed' W. ac quidam H. C. nuper de S. in comit̄ praedicto husbandman, cum multis alijs ignotis ad numerū octo personarum, dicto quinto die Aprilis, anno supradicto apud S. praedict̄, warrant̄ praedict̄ minime ponderantes, vi & armis, viz. gladijs & baculis, in pref. A. insultum fecerunt, verberauerunt, vulnerauerunt, & maletrac∣tauerunt, ac ipsum A. adtunc & ibidem imprisonauerunt, & detinue∣runt, per spacium quatuor dierum & quatuor noctium extunc prox∣im̄ sequent̄, & adtunc & ibidem debitam executionem warranti praedict̄ contradixerunt, impediuerunt, & disturbauerunt, ad graue damnum ipsius C. ac contra pacem dicti Domini Regis, coro∣nam &c.

For a Riot in cutting and carrying away of Corne.

IVratores &c. quod A. B. & E. D. &c. aggregatis eis quam pluribus alijs* 13.212 malefactoribus, & pacis dominae Reginae perturbatoribus ignotis, ad numerum quatuor personarum modo guerrino arraiat̄ 3. die Feb. anno &c. vi & armis, viz. gladijs, baculis, & alijs arm̄ tam inuasiuis, quam de∣fensiuis apud F. in com̄ Eborum iniuste, riotose, & routose, assemblaue∣runt, clausumque T. L. apud C. adtunc & ibidem iniuste fregerunt & in∣trauerunt, & decem acris tritici, ad tunc et ibidem crescent̄ valoris &c. de bonis & catallis T. I. praed', adtunc & ibidem inuent̄ inuiste, riotose, & routose, messuerunt, falcauerunt, & asportauerunt, contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae &c.

For Robbing of one in the highway.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, si A. B. de C. in comitatu E. Mariner' [unspec A] * 13.213 sexto die mensis Octobris, Anno regni dictae dominae nostrae Eliza∣bethae, Dei gratia Angl', Franciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei defensor̄ &c. Tricesimo quinto, vi & armis, viz. cum gladio, & pugione (ad valen∣tiam x. s.) districtis, inter horas septimam & octauam ante meridiem e∣iusdem diei, in alta via Regia iuxta quendam locum (vocatū Gads hill) infra parochiam de F. in comitatu E. praedict', in, & super quendam I. S. de B. in comitatu E. praed', Petite-chapman, tunc & ibidem in pace Dei, ac dictae dn̄ae Reginae existentem insultum fecit, & ipsum I. S. tunc & ibi∣dem cum dicto gladio percussit & vulnerauit, & xx. s. legal' monet̄ An∣gl' numerate in crumena ipsius I. S. existentes, de bonis & catallis prae∣dicti I. S. adtunc & ibidem inuentos, a persona ipsius I. S. tunc & ibi∣dem violenter & felonice cepit & asportauit, in magnum praedict̄ I. S. terrore••, ac contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae, coronam, & digni∣tatem suas.

An Indictment against one for assaulting and beating of two in the high way, to the intent to haue killed, or robbed them.

INquiratur {pro} dn̄a Regina, si H. B. nuper de B. infra parochiam de W. [unspec A] * 13.214 in com̄ E. Sadler, xvij. die Nouemb. anno &c. circa horā sextam post meridiem eiusdem diei apud O. in com̄ E. praed', in communi via Regia, in quodam loco ibid', voc' C. in quosam T. L. & W. W. adtunc & ibidē in pace Dei, et dictae dn̄ae Reginae existent̄, insultum fecit, cum quodam gladio precij v j. s. quem ipse in manu sua dextra adtunc & ibid' habuit, & ipsos T. L. & W. W. grauit̄ verberauit, vulner̄, et male tractauit: Ita qđ de vitis suis desperabatur, ea intentione ad interficiend', vel saltem ad spoliand' pred' T. L. et W. W. de bonis et pecunijs suis, et alia enomia eis adtunc et ibidem intulit, ad graue damnum praed T. L. et W. W. contra pacem dicte domin̄ Reg. &c. vt supra.

An Indictment against a Cooke for assulting one by the high way, and taking from him his Cloke.

INquiratur pro Domina Regina, si I. G. nuper de A. in comitatu E. [unspec A] ••ooke, 13. die Aprilis, anno &c. vi & armis &c. circa horam quartam post meridiem eiusdem diei, apud S. in comitat̄ E. praed' in via Regia ibi∣dem in quendam I. W. adtunc & ibidem in pace dei, & dictae dn̄ae Reg. existent̄, insultum fecit, et ipsum Iohan̄ W. adtunc & ibid' in magno ti∣more corporal' imposuit, et vnam clamidē vocat̄ a Cloake, coloris blew, valor̄ et trium solidorum, & quatuor denar̄ in pecunijs numeratis, de b••nis & catallis dicti I. W. a persona eiusdem Iohan̄ adtunc et ibidē in∣uent̄ felonice cepit et asportauit, contra pacem dictae dn̄ae Regin̄ coro∣nam & dignitatem suas, vt supra.

An Indictment against one for making an assault and affray, vpon one in the new Forest in the highway, and taking from him his purse and xxx. s. in it, and ij. gold rings off his finger.

IVrator̄ &c. quod A. B. nuper de &c. 2. die I. &c. vi et armis, viz. &c. in [unspec A] * 13.215 noua forest' in quodā loco ibid' voc' I. paroch' de F. in com̄ praed', in quendam homin̄ ignot̄ in regia via ibid' insultum & affraiam fecit, et eū in timor̄ corpor̄ adtūc & ibid' posuit, et xxx. s. in pecunijs numer̄ in quađ crum̄ ibid' existen̄, et 2. annul' aureos valor̄ &c. super digit̄ eiusd' hom̄ ig∣not̄, exist' de bonis & catal' eiusd' hominis ignot̄, a person̄ sua adtunc & ibid' felon̄ cepit et asportauit contra pacem &c.

Against a Rogue, a Vagabond, and against him which lodgeth and relee∣ueth him.

IVratores pro Domina Regina presentant, quod A. B. nuper de C. in [unspec A] * 13.216 comitatu E. Labourer, aetatis 14. annorum & amplius, ac corpore sa∣no, valente, potente, atque ad laborandum habili existens, nullam au∣tem habens terram, nec vllum magistrum, nec aliqua vtens licita Mer∣chandiza, arte, vel misterio vnde sibi victum parare posset, ac prorsus nesciens rationem reddere quo pacto victum suum legitime acquirit, decimo die Augusti, Anno regni dn̄ae nostrae Eliz. Dei gratia Angl', Frā∣ciae, & Hybern̄ Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quinto apud E. infra hundredum de W. in com̄ E. praedicto, & multis alijs in locis dicti comit̄ E. hac, illac passim vagatus est mendicans, ac per W. P. de E. prae∣dicta, in dicto com̄ E. yeoman, Constabularium dicti hundredi de W. (in quo sita est villa de F. praedicta) postea, viz. vndecimo die dicti men∣sis Aug. Anno supradicto, apud E. praed, in com̄ E. praedicto inuentus est vagans, & mendicans, ac per eundem constabularium tunc ibidem de∣prehensus est inordinate se gerens, tanquam vagabundus, & mendicus valens contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae, ac contra formam diuer∣sorum

Statutorum in diuersis Parliamentis dictae dominae Regin̄ nunc inde prouisorum & editorum: & vlterius quod G. H. de E. predicta, in com̄ E. yeoman, sciens pref. A. B. modo et forma praedictis vagantem & mendicant̄, eundem tamen A. B. dicto decimo die anno supradicto in domo ipsius G. H. mansionali apud E. praedictam, in com̄ E. praedicto hospitauit, & eidem A. B. tunc & ibidem panem & potum voluntarie dedit, in contemptum dictae Dominae Reginae, ac contra form̄ statuto∣rum praedictorum.

For breaking of a safe conduct graunted by King H. vi. to Marchant straun∣gers of Genua.

IVrat̄ presentāt, quod cum illustrissimus princeps Henricus Rex Ang∣liae [unspec A] * 13.217 sextus post conquestum, per literas suas patentes sub saluo condu∣ctu suo, concessit licentiam, & saluum conduct' suum dedit A. B. & D. & alijs alienigenis Mercatoribus de Genua, pro eis, & quadam Naui vocat̄ (a Carike) & pro bonis, rebus, & merchandisis suis, infra ••andem Na∣uem existen̄, de transitu portus South in Anglia per mare, versus partes Genuae transferend, et eadem absque aliquibus roberijs, fractione, im∣peditione, perturbatione, aut captione ipsorum alienigen̄, bonorum, & mercand', siue mercimoniorum suorum praedictorum, per aliquos lige∣os dicti domini Regis infra regnum dicti regis Angliae, gaudend', sine impeditione ibidem: quidam H. de D. in comitatu E. armiger, & alij fra∣ctores salui conductus domini Regis, de ligeis ipsius dn̄i regis infra reg∣num Angliae existen̄ ignot̄, vi & armis, videlicet, gladijs, arcubus, sagit∣tis, duploidibus defensiuis, & alijs armis defensibilibus, armati saluum conductum praed' minime verentes & spernentes, in praedictos A. B. & al••os alienigenas adtunc & ibid' insultū fecerunt, & ipsos verberauerunt vulnerauer̄, ac maletractauerunt, & ipsos in naui praed', tanquam eorum prisonar̄ adtunc & ibidem ceperunt et custodier̄, & eos in prisona sub custod' sua, diu, videlicet per iuj. dies, quousque ijdem A. B. & D. & a∣lienigenae in eadem naui existen̄, finem & redemptionem pro saluo conductu et deliberatione suis habend', pro sexcent̄ marcis cum pre∣fat̄ H. & alijs praedict' fecissent, detinuerunt: contra slauum condu∣ctum domini Regis praedict', & contra formam statuti in huiusmodi ca∣su prouis. et edit̄ ac contra dignitat̄ regiam, ac in malum exemplum a∣liorum &c.

For Sacriledge or Burglarie in a Church in the night time, and the taking a∣way of the Communion cuppe.

IVratores presentant pro Domina regina, quod A. B. de C. in comita∣tu [unspec A] * 13.218 E. praedicto Sailer, primo die Septembris, Anno regni dictae do∣minae nostrae Elizab. Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae reginae,

fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quarto, vi et armis ecclesiam parochialem de C. praedicta in dicto comitat̄ E. felonice, et burglariter fregit et intra∣uit noctanter, viz. inter horas decimam, & vndecimam post meridiem eiusdem diei, ac vnum calicem argenteum (Anglice vocatum a Com∣munion Cup) ad valentiā lx. s. de bonis & catallis parochianorum de C. praed' adtunc existentem in eadem ecclesia, & tunc ibid' inuentū fe∣lonice cepit, & asportauit, contra pacem dictae dn̄ae Regin̄ nostrae nunc, coronam & dignitatem suam.

For Sacriledge or Robbery in a Church, and for the taking away of two Com∣munian Cuppes, ij. Copes of blacke veluet, and iij. Surplices.

INquiratur &c. si I. M. nuper de D. in comitatu M. & R. H. nuper de ea∣dem [unspec A] * 13.219 D. praed', in comitatu M. praedict̄ yeoman, laici hom̄ (vt supra) 23. die &c. vi et armis, videlicet gladijs, baculis & cultellis ecclesiam pa∣rochialem omnium sanctorum de E. apud E. in com̄ M. praedict' circa horam 12. in nocte eiusdem diei felonice fregerunt & intrauerunt, & duos calices de argento & auro, duo vestimenta de nigro veluet vocat̄ Copes, tres pannos lineos vocat̄ &c. ad valenc' &c. de donis & orna∣mentis, de paroch' de E. praedict̄, in com̄ M. praedict̄, in custodia I. B. & T. P. custod', et gardian̄ eccles. praedict̄, adtunc & ibidem inuent̄, fe∣lonice furatifuerunt, ceperunt, et asportauerunt contra pacem dict̄ do∣mini regis, ac contr form̄ statut̄ eiusdem domini regis anno Reg. sui 33. edit̄ & prouis. &c.

For slaunderous writing and publishing of the same against the Queene.

IVratores pro domina Regina presentant, quod A. B. nuper de C. in [unspec A] * 13.220 com̄ E. Clericus, vicesimo quinto die Iulij, anno Reg. dictae dominae nostrae Elizabethae, Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae, Reginae fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quarto apud G. in comitatu E. praedict', consulte et deliberate, cum malitiosa intentione, et felonice quoddam scriptum Anglice edidit et publicauit, continens (inter alia) hanc falsam seditiosam et scandalosam materiam, ad defamationem Maiestatis dicte domine Regine nostre nunc, videlicet (reciting the seditio••s wordes thereof) contra pacem dicte domine Regine nostre, et regalem maie∣statem suam, (cui ne in cogitatione quidem detrahere licet) ac contra formam cuiusd' statut̄ in Parliamento dicte dn̄e Reg. nostr̄ nunc, tent̄ a∣pud Westm̄ in com̄ Middlesexiae, ann̄ regni sui vicesimo tertio, in huius∣modi casu prouisi ac editi.

An indictment against a Scholemaster being a Recusant for teaching schole in a widowes house without licence, & against the widow for keeping him in her house knowing him to be a Recusant.

IVratores pro domina Regina presentant, quod K. M. de I. in comitatu [unspec A] * 13.221 Schole magister, secundo die Septembr̄, ann̄ regni dicte domine nostr̄

Elizabethae, dei gratia, &c. Trices. quarto, vs{que} nunc, in domo mansio∣nali cuiusdam E. A. de I. predict', in com̄ pred', Viduae, ausus est, & prae∣sumpsit erudire, & docere pueros dictae E. A. ibid', cum idem K. M. du∣rante tempor̄ predicto non accessit, nec resortauit ad eccl' parochial' de I. pred', in com̄ E. pred', nec ad vllam aliam capellam, aut vsualem lo∣cum commun̄ precationum, sed se penitus per totum tempus predict̄, abinde absentauit, nullam habens legitimam aut rationalem dictae suae absentiae excusationem, & cum idem K. M. non est per Episcopum diocaesis loci illius, in quo sita est praedicta ecclesia parochialis de I. pre∣dicta, aut per eius loci ordinarium, licentiatus, aut allocatus ad erudien∣dum & docendum: In magnum dictae Dominae nostrae Reginae con∣temptum, ac contra formam statuti, in Parliamento dictae Dominae Re∣ginae, (tento apud Westmonasterium, in comitatu Middlesexiae, Anno regni sui vicesimo tertio) in huiusmodi casu prouisi & editi. Et quod prae∣dictta E. A. voluntarie in domo sua pred', per totum tempus predict̄ cu∣stodiuit et manutenuit p̄fatum K. M. modo & forma predict̄ erudiētem & docentem, sciens ipsum K. modo & forma predictis, se absentasse. In contemptum dict' dn̄ae reginae ac contra formam statuti predicti.

For words spoken against the Queene, vpon the Statute of Anno 23. of hir raigne.

IVratores pro Domina Regina praesentant, quod infra tres menses [unspec A] * 13.222 iam vltimo elapsos, videlicet secundo die mensis Octobris, Anno regni Dominae nostrae Elizabethae, Dei gratia Anglie, Franciae, & Hy∣berniae Reginae, fidei defensoris, &c. Tricesimo quint̄, G. P. de A. in co∣mitatu G. Labourer, in domo mansionali cuiusdam R. S. infra paro∣chiam de A. predicta in comitatu G. predicto, ac in presentia multorum dict' dominae Reginae subditorum fide dignorum tunc ibidem existen∣tium, consulto, deliberate, ac cum malitiosa intentione aduersus di∣ctam dominam nostram nunc, ex imaginatione ipsius G. P. propria, haec falsa: seditiosa, scandalosa dicta, ad scandalum & defamationem di∣ctae Domin̄ Reg. nostr̄, tunc & ibidem loquutus est, vt in his Anglicis verbis sequitur, videlicet (Reciting the words themselues.) In magnū dict' Domin̄ Regin̄ nostr̄ nunc contemptum, ac contra pacem, Coro∣nā, & dignitatē suas, nec nō cōtra formam statut̄ in Parliamento dict' Dominae nostr̄ nuper tento apud Westm̄ in com̄ Middlesexiae, Anno regni sui vicesimo tertio, &c.

For slaundering of Noble-men.

INquiratur pro Domina Regina si R. B. nuper de C. in comitatu D. [unspec A] * 13.223 Yeoman, deum prae oculis suis non habens, sed instigatione diabolic' seduct', ac ligeantiam suam erga dictam Dominam nunc Elizab. dei

gratia &c. parui pendens, ac leges & statut̄ huius regni Angliae mini∣me estimans, nec paenam in eisdem content̄ aliqualiter verens, xvj. die Maij, Anno regni Dominae Elizab. &c. apud M. in comitatu D. praedi∣cto, malitiose ex imaginatione sua propria, haec falsa & scandalosa ver∣ba ac rumores de magnatibus & proceribus huius regni Angliae subse∣quentia, prolocut̄ est, videlicet, that &c. Quae quidem omnia, quanquā falsa sint, vt vera retulit, & multa alia verba scandalosa adtunc & ibidem dixit & propalauit, contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae nunc, coronā & dignitatem suas, & contra formam diuersorum statutorum inde nu∣per edit̄ & prouis.

For Shooting haileshotte in a handgunne, vpon the Statute of 2. E. 6. wherein the statute is recited.

INquiratur pro dn̄a regina, quod cum in statuto in parliamento dn̄i [unspec A] * 13.224 E. nuper regis Angliae sexti apud Westm̄, Anno regni sui secund', in∣ter alia ordinat̄ & inactitat̄ existit, qđ nulla persona subter gradum dn̄i Parliamenti extunc deinceps sagittaret in aliquo tormēto infra ciuita∣tem vel villam, ad aliqu•• volucrem siue aliam metam su{per} Ecclesiā, do∣mū, aut columbar̄, ne{que} qđ aliqua persona sagittaret in aliquo loco, ali∣quam sagittationem voc' Haileshot, aut plur̄ glandines plumbeas, quā vnam vno tēpore, sub paena forisfact' decē librar̄ {pro} quolibet tempore in quo ipse contra statut̄ praed' delinqueret, & imprisonament̄ corporis sui {per} spacium trium mens. prout in statuto p̄d' plenius cōtinetur. Quidam tamen I. C. nuper de B. in comitatu E. Yeoman, statutum p̄dict̄ minime ponderans, nec paenam in eodem content̄ aliqualiter verens, quinto die Iunij &c. in quodā tormento Anglice vocat̄ a Handgun, onerat̄ pulue∣re & glandinibus plūbeis, Anglice charged with powder & haileshot, in quandam anatem, adtunc in quadā palude in cōmuni campo voc' Ne∣therfield de B. p̄d' in com̄ E. p̄d' existent̄, sagittauit & exonerauit, An∣glice discharged, contra formam statuti praedicti, ac contra pacem di∣ctae dn̄ae Reginae nunc, coronam & dignitatem suam.

For being a common Barrator, for keeping a blind Tauerne, and re∣ceiuing suspicious persons, and the wife a Scold.

INquiratur &c. si I. S. nuper de C. in com̄ N. Lawrer, est homo malae [unspec A] * 13.225 conuersationis & gubernationis, ac cōmunis barrator & pacis dominae Reginae perturbator. Et quod idem I. S. apud G. praed' in comitatu N. predict̄ custod', tenet, & occupat quandam domum, siue Tabernam, nō habent̄ vsuale signum apte apposit̄, vulgariter dict' a blind Tauerne. Et quod primo die I. anno &c. Necnon diuersis diebus & noctibus antea & postea, in eandem domum diuersos homines malae conuersationis, & suspectae, venient̄ omnibus horis, tam noctis, quā diei, recepit & hospit̄ est, per quod vicini sui ac alij ligei populi dictae dn̄ae Reg. ibid' multi∣pliciter

vexant̄, inquietant̄, & grauantur, & ministri dn̄ae Reg. propter pacis conseruationem, officia sua ibidem exercere & exequi prohiben∣tur, & sepaenumero in periculo amissionis vitae, & laesionis corporū suo∣rum quotidie existunt. Et quod I. vxor predict̄ I. S. est communis obiur∣gatrix, tam cum vicinis, quam cum alijs ligeis dictae dominae Reg', per qđ populi dict' dn̄ae Reginae multipliciter molestant̄, inquietant̄, & gra∣uant̄, contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae &c.

For breaking of a stable and taking out of the same a gelding and a mare, and the accessorie after.

IVratores pro domina Regina praesentant, quod A. B. nuper de C. in [unspec A] * 13.226 comitatu E. Gelder, vicesimo nono die Aug. Anno regni dictae dn̄ae nostrae Elizab. Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quarto, vi & armis, quoddam stabulum in do∣mo mansionali cuiusdam I. S. infra parochiam de C. p̄dicta in comitatu E. praedict̄existens, fregit, ac intrauit, & vnum equum spadonem (An∣glice vocatum a Gelding) coloris albi, praetij sex librarum, & vnā equā coloris nigri, praetij xxx. solidorum, de bonis & catallis ipsius I. S. tunc & ibidem existentes inuentos felonice caepit & abduxit, contra pacem dictae domin̄ Reginae, coronam & dignitatem suas. Et quod K. H. nuper* 13.227 de C. predicta in comitatu E. predicto Horsecorser, sciens praefatum A. B. feloniam predict̄ apud C. pred' in comitatu E. pred' modo & forma predict̄, fecisse & perpetrasse, eundem tamen A. B. apud C. predict̄ in comitatu E. p̄d', xxx. die dicti mensis Aug. anno supradicto felonice re∣cepit, & hospicio excepit, post feloniam p̄dictam sic per ipsum A. B. vt praefertur factam & commissam: contra pacem dictae dn̄ae nostr̄ Regi∣nae nunc, & contra coronam, ac regiam dignitatem suas.

An indictment against a seruant of the age of 19. yares, retained for one yeare for going away with tenne pound, the which his master deliuered vnto him, in trust to keepe it for him.

IVratores praesentant pro domina Regina, quod cum A. B. de C. in co∣mitatu [unspec A] * 13.228 E. Mercer, vicesimo die Septembris, Anno regni Dn̄ae nostrae Elizabethae, Dei gratia Anglie, Francie, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei de∣fensoris, &c. Tricesimo quarto, in domo mansional•• ipsius A. B. apud C. predict̄ in comitatu E. pred' deliberasset cuidam E. F. de C. predicta in dicto comitatu E. Mercer, tunc seruienti ipsius A. B. provno Anno inte∣gro retento, ac aetatis nouem decem annorum existenti, decem libras in pecunijs numeratis de bonis ipsius A. B. ea intentione, vt idem E. F. easdem saluo custodiret, ad vsum praed' A. B. tunc magistri sui: Idem E. F. dicto vicesimo die Septēb. Anno supradicto (apprenticius dicti A. B. tunc non existens) apud C. praed' in comitatu E. p̄d', a dicto magistro

suo vna cum predict' decem libris dicti A. B. tunc magistri sui, malitio∣se & felonice discessit, abijt, & aufugit, ea intentione, ad furandum dictas decem libras, contra fiduciam in eo {per} ••fat̄ A. B. tunc magistrum suum repositam & collocatam, & ad inde dictum A. B. magistrum suum p̄d' defraudandum: contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae, ac contra formā diuersorum Statutorum huius regni Angliae in huiusmodi casu, prouiso∣rum & editorum.

For stealing of a Cowe, and the accessories before the offence committed.

IVratores pro Domina Regina praesentant, quod A. B. de C. in comi∣tatu [unspec A] * 13.229 E. Shoomaker, primo die Iu. Anno regni dict' dominae nostrae Elizabethae, Dei gratia Anglie, Franciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei de∣fensoris, &c. Tricesimo quarto, in quodam loco infra parochiam de C. predicta in comitatu E. predicto (vocato the Cowe pasture) vi & armis &c. clausum cuiusdam I. S. de D. in comitatu E. predict' Yeoman, fregit & intrauit, & quādam vaccam (coloris nigri, praetij xl. solidorum) de bo∣nis & catallis predicti I. S. tunc ibidem existentem muentam, felonice cepit furatus est, & abduxit, contra pacem dict' dominae Reginae nunc, coronam & dignitatem suas. Et quod quidam G. H. de C. pred' in di∣cto* 13.230 eomitatu E. Butcher, ante feloniam predict̄, scilicet eodem primo die Iunij Anno tricesimo quarto supradicto, eundem A. B. apud C. pred' in comitatu E. predicto, ad feloniam predict̄ faciendam & perpetrandā, malitiose & felonice excitauit, persuasit, & procurauit, contra pacem di∣ctae dn̄ae Reginae, coronam, & dignitatem suam.

An indictment vpon the Statute of Anno 21. H. 8. against a seruant aboue the age of 18. yeares, for going away with a bracelet of golde, woorth 17. li. deliuered to him by his Master to keepe, wherein the Statute is recited.

IVratores praesent̄ &c. quod cum per quendam actum in Parliamen∣to [unspec A] * 13.231 domini H. nuper regis Angliae 8. apud Westmonaster̄ in comita∣tu Midd', anno regni sui xxj. tent̄, edit̄, per dictum dominum regem, cum assensu dn̄orum spiritnalium & temporaliū, ac cōmunitatis in eo∣dem Parliamento congregat̄, necnon aucthoritate eiusdem, inter alia adtūc ibid' inactitat̄ existit, Quod si aliquis seruus, cui eius Magistervel Magistra liberaret aliqua bona valor̄ xl. s. custodiēd', discesserit cū bo∣nis illis cū intentione ad furandum vel retrahendum eadem, foret felo∣nia, prout {per} eundem actum plene liquet. Qui quidem actus postea per quendam alium actū in parliament̄ dn̄ae Mariae nu{per} Reg. Angl' apud Westm̄ p̄d', ann̄ regni sui primo, tent̄, edit̄, fuit repellat̄ & annihilat̄, ac postea {per} quendam alium actum in parliamento dn̄ae Reg. nunc apud Westm̄ p̄d' ann̄ regni sui 5. tent̄, edit̄, reuiuat̄, & adhuc in vigore existit.

Ac etiam cum C. P. armig' secundo die S. anno regni dictae dominae reginae nunc xv. apud G. in comitatu M. pred', liberasset I. G. nuper de E. in comitatu M. pred' Husbandman, adtunc seruient̄ suo & non ap∣pren̄ sno existen̄, & vltra aetat̄ xviij. annorū quoddā brachiale auri, An∣glic' a Braselet of gold, valoris xviij. li. &c. de bonis & catallis pred' C. pro eodem C. saluo custodiend'. Pred' tamen I. G. statut̄ predict̄ mini∣me ponderans, nec penam in eodem contentam verens, apud G. pred' in dict' comitatu M. eodem 2. die S. anno xv. supradicto, a praef. C. ad∣tunc Magistro suo seipsum retraxit & cum brachiali pred' felonice dis∣cessit, ea intentione ad furandum brachiale pred', ad defraudandum p̄d' C. Magistrum suum, de brachiali pred', contra fiduciam & confiden∣tiam in eodem I. per praed' C. Magistrum suum reposit̄, ac contra for∣mam statuti pred' inter ceteros Articulos quorum &c.

For conuerting Tillage into Pasture for Connies, to the hurt of the neighbours.

IVratores praesentant pro domina regina, quod H. W. de A. in comi∣tatu [unspec A] * 13.232 E. generosus, primo die Nouemb. Anno regni dictae dominae no∣strae Elizab. Dei gratia &c. Tricesimo quarto, seisitus existens in domi∣nico suo vt de feodo, de, & in 12. acris terrae arabilis in A. predict' in co∣mitatu E. pred' iacentibus, (ac de, aut in aliqua libera warrenna non ex∣istentibus, sed per spacium 4. annorum dictum primum diem Nouēb. Anno supradicto proxime praecedentium, in cultura et seminatione granorum vsitatis & applicatis) dicto primo die Nouemb. Anno supra∣dicto, ac diuersis alijs diebus et vicibus, antea, et post, pred' xij. acras ter∣rae arrabilis, a cultura predict̄ et satione granorum, vsque in hunc diem praesentem, in pasturam pro cuniculis custodiendis conuertebat, et ad∣huc conuertit & custodit: Ad graue nocumentum I. R. R. T. et W. M. de A. predict̄ in dict' comitatu E. (vicinorum ibidem existentium) ac contra formam diuersorum statutorum in huiusmodi casu prouisorum et editorum.

An indictment against one, for suffering of 3. houses of husbandrie to de∣cay and for putting out of the husbandmen, and conuerting of the land belonging to the same, from tillage to pasture.

INquiratur pro domina regina, si I. K. nuper de T. in comitatu E. ge∣ner̄, [unspec A] * 13.233 primo die Octob. Anno &c. seisit̄ in dominico suo vt de feodo, de et in octo mesuag' agriculturae in T. praedict̄ in dict' comitatu E. in quibus septem seperales agricolae (Anglice vocat̄ Husbandmen) adtūc inhabitabant, ac de & in trecent̄ acris terr̄ arabil' in T. predict̄ in dict' comitatu E. in cultura et seminatione granorū vsitat̄ et applicat̄ adtunc existent̄, quibus triginta acrae ad minus cum quolibet dictor̄ mesua∣gior̄ adtunc seperatim occupat̄ et vsitat̄ fuerunt. Et quod p̄d' I. K. leges

& statuta huius regni Angl' parui pendens, dicto primo die Octob. An∣no &c. supradicto, ac diuersis diebus, & vicibus, antea & postea, pro {pro}∣prio lucro & singulari cōmod' suo, tresagricolas dictorum septē, de tri∣bus de p̄dict̄ septem mesuagijs adtunc expulit et amouit, et eadem tria mesuagia abs{que} aliquo inhabitant̄, siue aliquibus inhabitantibus in eis∣dem, irreparat̄ stare, & in decas. & ruinam cadere, adtunc & deinceps vsque diem captionis huius inquisitionis voluntarie causauit & permi∣sit. Insuper quod praed' I. K. die & anno supradict̄, ac diuersis diebus et vicibus antea & postea, cent̄ acr̄ praedictarum trecentarum acrarum terr̄ arabil', iacent̄ & existent̄ in T. praed' in comitatu E. praedict̄, cum fossat̄ & sepibus viuis inclusit, et illas abinde a cultura agriculturae & semina∣tione granorum vs{que} diem captionis huius inquisitionis in pastur̄, con∣uertebat et custodiebat, et adhuc conuertit et custodit, in malum et per∣nitiosum exemplum aliorum, ac contra formam diuersorum statutorum in huiusmodi cas, edit̄ & prouis. &c.

An indictment against a Priest for his affirming that the Pope of Rome is supreame head of the Church of England, and against one as accesse∣rie for comforting of him therein.

IVratores praesentant pro domina Regina, quod I. S. de C. in comita∣tu [unspec A] * 13.234 E. Clericus, xx. die mensis Aprilis, anno regni serenissimae domi∣nae nostrae Elzabethae, Dei gratia Anglie, Francie, & Hyberniae Regi∣nae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quarto, apud D. in comitatu E. pre∣dicto, scienter, considerate, malitiose, & directe palam in praesentia multorum dictae dominae Reginae nostrae nunc subditorum, affirma∣uit, et defendit aucthoritatem Papae Romani ecclesiasticam in hoc re∣gno Angliae preantea vsurpatam, his expressis verbis anglicanis se∣quentibus, viz. I sweare by the blessed Masse, and wil auow that our holy father the Pope of Rome, is the supreme head of the Church of England, in magnam derogationem Regiae aucthori••••tis, et preroga∣tiuae dictae dominae reginae nostrae, ac contra coronam & dignitatem suam, necnon contra formam diuers. statutor̄ in huiusmodi casu edito∣rum & prouisorum. Et quod A. B. de D. praedict̄ in com̄ E. praedict̄ Waxechandlor, sciens ipsum I. S. dicta verba loquntum esse, ac dictam dicti Papae authoritatem modo & forma vt praefertur, defendisse, ipsum I. S. apud D. praedict̄, in dicto com̄ E. postea scilicet, xxij. die dicti men∣sis A. anno supradicto, consolatus est & confortauit, ex industria & ex proposito, & ad eam intentione, vt idem A. B. promoueret & efferret praef, dicti Papae authoritatem vsurpatam, in pernitiosissimum aliorum exemplum, ac contra coronam, & dignitatem dictae Dominae reginae nostrae nuuc, ac etiam contra formam diuersorum statutorum in eius∣modi casu prouisorum & editorum.

An indictment against a Priest, for practising to absolue and perswade a widow woman from her obedience and subiection to the Queene, and to obay the aucthoritie of the sea of Rome.

INquiratur pro domina regina, si A. B. de C. in dicto comit̄ E. cle∣ricus, [unspec A] * 13.235 sexto die mensis Maij, anno regni dominae nostrae Elizabethae, dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae Reginae fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quarto apud C. predict̄ in Comitatu E. praedicto voluntarie & proditorie, conatus est, & practicauit absoluere, presuadere, & sedu∣cere quandam I. W. de C. praedicta in comitatu E. predicto viduam a na∣turali obedientia & subiectione sua quam eadem I. erga dictam domi∣nam nostram reginam gerere debet, ad obediendum praetensae autho∣ritati Sedis Romanae, tunc & ibidem proditorie prae se ferens & asserens se habere potestatem & facultatem id faciendi, & tunc & ibidem pro∣ditorie dicens eidem Ioannae his anglicis verbis sequentibus, mother Ioane you will haue a blacke soule (I tell you) if you do not the sooner forsake the Queene (innuendo praedictam dominam nostram regi∣nam nunc) and her heresies, and yeeld your selfe to the obedience of our mother Church the holy See of Rome: contra pacem dictae dominae nostrae reginae, coronam & regalem dignitatem suam, & contra formā statuti in Parliamento dictae dominae nostrae reginae tento apud West∣monast' in com̄ Midd', anno dicti regni sui vicesimo tertio, in huiusmo∣di casu prouis▪ & editi.

An indictment against a Iesuite, and against one for receauing of him vpon the statute of An. 27. of the Queene.

INquiratur pro domina Regina. Si E. C. nuper de S. in comitatu E. prae∣dicto [unspec A] * 13.236 clericus, natus apud S. pred' in comitatu E. praed' at{que} infra an∣num iam prox. praeteritum factus & professus Iesuita per authoritatem a sede Romana deriuatam, proditorie apud S. praedict' in comitatu E. praedicto, sexto die Iulij, anno regni dict' dominae nostrae Elizabethae, Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae & Hyberniae reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quarto, a partibus transmarinis applicuit, & dicto sexto die anno supradicto, & nonnullis alijs diebus tunc proxime sequentibus a∣pud S. predictam in comitatu E. predicto, proditorie moram fecit ac re∣mansit: contr̄ formam cuiusdam statuti in parliamento dictae dominae Reg. nostrae nunc tento apud Westm̄ in comitatu Midd' anno regni sui vicesimo septimo, in huiusmodi casu prouisi & editi, ac contra pacem dictae dn̄e Reginae, coronam, & dignitatem suas. Et si W. B. de S. praed'* 13.237 in dicto comitatu E. mercator, scienter, voluntarie, & felonice, postea sci∣licet, dicto sexto die dicti mensis Iulij anno supradicto, predict' E. C. a∣pud S. praedict' in com̄ E. praed' receptauit & comfortauit, dicto W. B. adtunc & ibid' ad largum, & extra prisonam existente, ac praef. E. C.

huiusmodi Iesuitam esse, tunc & ibidem sciente et cognoscente: Con∣tra formam statuti predicti, ac contra pacem, coronam & dignitatē di∣ctae dn̄ae Reginae nostrae.

For a Trespasse in Corne, Grasse, and Plowing.

INquirat̄ pro Domina Regina, si A. B. de C. in com̄ E. Yeoman, xx. [unspec A] * 13.238 die mensis A. Anno regni dominae nostrae Elizab. Dei gratia An∣gliae, Franciae, & Hybern̄ Reginae, fidei defensoris, &c. Tricesimo quar∣to, quoddam clausum cuiusdam I. S. apud C. praedict' in com̄ E. praed' (vulgariter voc' Cow lease) vi & armis fregit ac intrauit, ac herbas, & blada triticea ipsius I. S. tunc ibidem crescentia (ad valentiam xx. s.) cū quibusdam bobus, & bidentibus ipsius A. B. tunc ibidem depastus est ac consumpsit, necnon solum et fundum ipsius I. S. ibidem, cum quodam aratro subuertir, per quod praedict̄ I. S. omne commodum et proficuum dicti soli sui per longum tempus postea amisit, Ac alia dam∣na et enormia praedict̄ I. S. tunc ibidem intulit, ad graue damnum ipsi∣us I. S. contra pacem dictae Dominae nostrae Reginae nunc, coronam & dignitatem suas.

For eating Corne with a flocke of sheepe.

INquirat̄ &c. si I. M. de M. in com̄ E. Sheepheard, xx. die M. Anno [unspec A] * 13.239 regni &c. apud V. in com̄ E. praedict' vi & armis, viz. baculis & cul∣tellis clausum I. S. fregit, & blada ipsius I. S. viz. hordea & auenas in xxx. acris terrae tunc ibidem crescen̄ cum grege ouium in custodia sua exi∣sten̄ depastus fuit, conculcauit et consumpsit, & alia anormia ei intulit ad graue damnum ipsius I. S. ac contra pacem dict' &c.

For Trespasse in fishgarthes in the hands of diuers farmors, and for the taking of three Salmons.

IVrat̄ praesent̄ pro dn̄a Reg. quod W. S. de B. in com̄ L. yeoman, I. W. [unspec A] * 13.240 de ead' villa, in com̄ L. p̄d' yeoman, & I. W. de T. in com̄ L. p̄d' yeomā 8, die Martij, Anno &c. circa horam quartam post meridiem eiusdem diei, in S. K. et B. in com̄ L. p̄d' vi & armis &c. in quādā piscar̄ voc' Fish∣garthes tunc in tenura & occupatione R. F. C. L. & I. firmar̄ ibid' dict' dn̄ae Reg. intrauer̄ & freger̄, & tres Salmones ad valenc' xx. s. de bonis & catall' p̄d' R. F. C. L. & I. L. in piscar̄ p̄d' ceperunt & abmde asporea∣uer̄, contra voluntatem p̄dict' R. F. &c. ad graue damnum ipsorum R. F. &c. ac contra pacem dictae dn̄ae Reginae nunc &c.

An indictment against one for taking aboue the rate of 10. li. in the 110 li. for the lone thereof for one yeare.

IVratores pro domina Reg. praesent̄, quod vbi A. B. de C. in com̄ E. [unspec A] * 13.241 Merter, primo die O. Anno regni dominae nostrae Elizab. Dei gratia

Anglie, Franciae, & Hyberniae Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. Tricesimo quarto apud C. praedictam in dicto com̄ E. mutuo dedisset, & accom∣modasset cuidam D. E. de C. praed' in dicto com̄ E. Shoomaker, sum∣mam xx. libr̄ in pecunijs numeratis de pecunijs dicti A. B. ea intentione, vt idem D. E. viginti libras eidem A. B. redderet & resolueret primo die Aprilis tunc proxime futuro: Idem A. B. adtunc & ibidem iniuste cepit & habuit pre manibus, de prenominato D. E. vigniti sex solidos in lu∣ero, vsura, & proficuo, pro differendo & dando diem solutionis, sic vt prefertur, earundem xx. libr̄ a dicto primo die Octo. annc supradict' vs{que} dictum I. diem A. tunc proxime sequentem, qui quidem viginti sex soli∣di (modo & forma praedictis, pre manibus capti & habiti) multo exce∣dunt & superant ratam & proportionem decem librarum pro centum libr̄ pro vno anno integro accommod' ad damnum non mediocre ipsi∣us D. E. ac in contemptum dictae dominae Reginae nunc, necnon con∣tra formam diuersorum statutorum in huiusmodi casu prouisorum & e∣ditorum.

An other Indictment of the same effect vpon the statute of Anno 37. H. 8. in the which the statute is recited.

IVrator̄ pro domina Regina present̄, quod cum per quendam actum [unspec A] * 13.242 in Parliamento dn̄ae Regin̄ nunc apud Westm̄ in com̄ Midd' ij. die A. Anno regni sui tertiodecimo, tent̄ edit̄ int̄ alia inactitat̄ fuit, quod qui∣dam actus in Parliamēto dn̄i H. nuper Reg. Ang' 8. apud Westm̄ praed' anno regni sui xxxvij. tent̄ edit̄ pro reformatione vsure ab & post xxv. diem Iunij prox' sequen̄ praed' secundo die A. Anno regni dictae domin̄ Reginae nunc xiij supradicto reuiuat̄ foret & staret in suo pleno robere vigore & effectu, in quo quidem actu in parliamento dicti nuper regis H. 8. Anno regni sui 37. supradicto tent̄, & edit̄, inactitat̄ fuit authorita∣te eiusdem parliament̄, quod nulla persona siue personae cuiuscunque status, gradus, siue conditionis, ipse vel ipsi foret siue forent, ad aliquod tempus post vltimum diem Ianuarij in actu illo mencionat̄, per viam si∣ue medium aliquarum corruptarum barganiae, accommodationis, ex∣cambij, cheuasancie, cautele, siue interesse, aliquar̄ marchandizar̄, mer∣cium, aut alicuius alius rei siue aliquarum aliarum rerum quarumcun∣que, aut per aliquam aliam corrupt̄ siue deceptiuam viam vel mediam aut per aliquam coninam, ingenium, siue deceptiuam viam, vel conuei∣antiam, haberent reciperent, acciperent, siue caperent, in lucro vel pro∣ficuo, pro differendo seu dando diem solutionis vnius anni integri, de & pro eius vel eorum denarijs, vel alia re que foret debita pro eisdem mer∣cibus merchandisis siue alia re vel rebus, vltra summ̄ decem librar̄ pro centum libris, & sic secundum ratam illam, & non vltra, de & pro maiore siue minore summa, seu pro longiore siue breuiore tempore, & non plus siue maius lucrum vel summa inde habend, sub pena forisfaci∣endi

& amittendi pro qualibet offens. triplum valorem mercium, mer∣chandizar̄, & alius reivel rerum sic barganizat̄, vendit̄, excambiat̄, siue accommodat̄, ac etiam haberet & sufferet imprisonamentum corporis sui, & faceret finem & redemption̄ ad voluntatem dicti domini Regis, de qua quid' forisfactura triplicis valoris praed', vna medietas esset dicto dn̄o Regi, & altera medietas illi vel illis qui quo eadem prosequerent̄ in aliqua curiarum dicti nuper regis de recordo, in qua secta nulla vadiatio legis, essonium, siue protectio alocaretur, prout in eod' statut̄ de ann̄ 27. dicti nuper Reg. H. 8. suprad' plenius continetur: Cumque etiam quidā R. B. de &c. post praedict̄ 2. diem A. anno xiij. dictae dn̄ae Reg. nunc su∣prad', scilicet 22. die D. anno regni eiusdem dominae Reg. 21. apud L. in com̄ E. praed', accommodasset cuidam C. F. iiij. li. idem R. B. statut̄ p̄∣dict̄ minime ponderans, nec paenam in eodem content̄ verens, adtunc & ibidem recepit & habuit de prefat̄ C. F. in lucro & profieuo pro diffe∣rendo & dando diem solutionis earundem iiij. li. ab eodem 22. die D. anno 21. suprad' vsque vj. diem A. tunc proxim̄ sequen̄ viij. s. qui qui∣dem viij. s. in lucro & proficuo pro differendo & dando diem solutionis dictarum iiij. li. a praedict' 22. die D. anno 21. suprad', vsque praedict̄ vj. diem A. extunc prox' sequen̄, excedunt ratam x. li. pro 100. li. pro vno anno integro contraformam & effectum statuti praedicti, ad graue dam∣num ipsius C. F. &c.

An Indictment against one occupying a Plow-land in the Parish for not com∣ming at the daies appointed by the Surueiors of the high wayes, to helpe to amende the high waies within the parish.

Ivrat̄ pro Domina Reg. present̄, quod vbi die Martis in septim̄ P. iam [unspec A] * 13.243 vltimo preterito, scilicet 7. die meusis A. Anno regni dictae dn̄ae nostr̄ Eliz. Dei gratia Ang' Fr. & Hyb. Reginae, fidei defensoris &c. 34. A. B. tunc Constabularius villae de C. in dicto com̄ E. &c. et D. E. & F. G. tum guardiani ecclesiae parochialis de C. praedict̄ in comitatu E. praed' existen∣tes, vocatis ad se multis alijs parochianis dictae parochiae de C. tunc & i∣bidem elegerunt quosdam I. S. & R. N. duas honest' eiusdem paroch' personas, in superuisores pro anno integro tunc proxim̄ sequen̄, pro e∣mendatione & reparat̄ altarum regiarum viar̄ infra dict' paroch. de C. ducentium a villis mercatorijs, ad vill' mercatorias: Ac etiam tunc ibid' nominuerunt & appunctuauerunt sex dies, viz. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. & 6. dies mensis Maij tunc prox' sequent̄, pro dicta emendatione dictarum viar̄, & nominat̄ pro emendatione illius viae Regiae ibid', que est inter &c. at∣que de eisdem sex diebus sic per eos, vt prefertur, nominat̄ & appunctu∣atis dederunt palam postea (scilicet die dominic' dict' Pasch. tunc prox∣im̄ sequenti) publicam notitiam in dicta eccles. parochiali. Quidam ta∣men T. W. tum & adtunc parochianus de C. praed in comit̄ E. praedict̄

existeus, ac tum habens & occup̄ in dicta paroch. de G. in comit̄ E. prae∣dict̄, vnam integram carucatam terrae arabilis (Anglic' dict' a plough∣land) ad nullum dictor̄ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. dierum dicti mensis Maij anno su∣prad', prorsus inuenit, aut misit currum instructū (Anglice dict' awaine, or cart furnished) equis, bobus, aut alijs animal', & necessarijs instrumē∣tis, secund' morem patriae ibid': nec vllos habiles homin̄, erga emenda∣tionem & reparation̄ dictarum viar̄, aut earum aliquā, siue aliquam inde parcellam, sed inde tunc ibid' voluntarie fecit defaltam: in dictae domin̄ Reginae contemptum, ac contra formam diuers, statutor̄ in huiusmodi casu prouis. & editorum.

An Indictment against a Towne for not keeping watch according to the sta∣tute of Winchester, Anno 13. E. 1.

IVrat̄ pro dn̄a Regin̄ presentant, quod a x. die Iun̄, anno reg' dict' do∣minae [unspec A] * 13.244 nostrae Eliz. Dei gratia Angliae, &c. 35. vsque vltimum diem mensis Aug' anno suprad', homines & inhabitantes villae de C. in com̄ E. nullas vigilias a solis occasu vsque ad solis ortum, in dicta villa de C. in comit̄ E. praed', per aliquot homines fecerunt, aut custod' prout deiure & antiqua consuetudine huius regni Ang' facere debent & solebant: In dictae dn̄ae Reginae nunc contempt̄, ac contra form̄ cuiusdam statut̄ in Parliament̄ dn̄i Ed. olim Regis Angl' primi, apud Winton, anno regni sui 13. tento, in huiusmodi casu prouis. & editi.

An Indictment against the inbabitats of a hundred, for not keeping seawatch at Sandgate, according to the statute of Anno 5. E. 4.

IVrat̄ pro dn̄a Reg. presentant, quod vbi homin̄ & inhabitantes hun∣dredi [unspec A] * 13.245 de F. in comit̄ M. praed', ant̄iquitus (viz. ante annum regni domi∣ni H. nuper Regis Angliae quarti quintum) quasdam maritimas & mi∣nutas vigillias (Anglice voc' Seawatch) tempore belli per costeram maris in quodam loco (vocato Sandgate) in dicto comitatu M. per qua∣tuor homines singulis noctibus (a tempore in cuius contrarium me∣moria hominum tūc non existebat) custodire debebant & solebant: di∣cti tamen hundredi de F. homines & inhabitantes nunc, tempore nuper belli, viz. a 24. die Iulij, Anno regni dictae dominae nostr̄ Eliz. Dei gra∣tia &c. 30. vsque 34. diem dicti mensis Iulij, anno suprad', praed' vigilias apud Sandgate praedict̄, modo & forma praed', facere & custodire vo∣luntarie pretermiserunt & neglexerunt, ac in eisdem vigilijs tunc ibid' (sic vt prefertur faciendis ac custod') voluntariam fecerunt defaltam: In dictae dominae Reg' contemptum, ac huius regni sui Angliae discrimen non modicum, ac contra formam statut̄ in Parliamento dicti domini H. nuper Regis Angliae iiii. tent̄, regni sui v. praed', in huiusmodi casu prouisi ac editi.

For killing a man by Witchcraft vpon the statute of Anno 5 of the Queene.

IVrator̄ presentant pro Domina Regina, quod S. B. de C. in comitatu [unspec A] * 13.246 H. vidua, x. die Aug', anno regni dictae dominae nostr̄ Eliz. dei gratia, Angliae &c. Tricesimo quarto, ac diuersis alijs diebus post dict' x. diem, quasdem artes detestandas Anglice vos' withcraft and sorcery, nequi∣ter & felonice practicauit & exercuit apud C. praed', in com̄ H. praed', in, super, & cont̄ quēdam I. N. de C. praed' in dict̄ com̄ H. Laborer, per quas quidem artes, dict' I, N. a praed' x. Aug', Anno 34. suprad vsque diem p̄∣dict' mensis Aug' anno 34. suprad', periculosissime ac mortaliter aegro∣tabat & languebat, Ac eodem 24. die Aug' anno suprad' idem I. N. per artes praed' in dicto com̄ H. obijt. Et sic Iuratores praedict' presentant, quod eadem Sara ipsum I. N. apud C. praedict̄, modo & forma suprad', ex malitia sua precogitata, voluntarie, diabolice, nequiter, & felonice {per} artes praed', occidit ac interfecit, contra pacem dictae domin̄ Regin̄ no∣strae, ac contra formam statuti in parliamento dictae dominae Reg. no∣strae (tento apud Westm̄ in com̄ Midd' anno regni sui praed' quint̄) in huiusmodi casu prouisi ac aediti.

The like Indictment.* 13.247

INquiratur pro domina Regina, si Marg. L. de A. in comitatu E. Spin∣ster, 23. die Iun̄, anno regni dn̄ae nostrae Eliz. xv. ac diuersis alijs dieb' & vicibus, tam antea quam postea, Deum pre oculis suis non habens, sed instigatione diabolic' seduict̄, quasdam malas diabolic' artes, Anglice vo∣cat̄ Witchcrafts, Inchauntments, Charmes, and Sorceries, nequiter diabolic' & felonice apud H. praed', in com̄ E. praed', ex malitia sua pre∣cogitata vsa fuit, practizauit, & exercuit, in & super quendam W. N. pre∣textu cuius praed' W. a praed' 13. die Iun̄ anno suprad' vsque 24. diem Dec' anno regni dictae dn̄ae Reginae Eliz. &c. 35. praedict̄ languebat, quo quidē 24. die Decemb, suprad', praed' W. ratione practicationis & exercit̄ diabolic' artium praed', apud H. praed' in com̄ E. p̄d', obijt. Et sic praed' M. ipsum W. apud H. p̄d', in com̄ E. pred', modo & forma supra∣dict̄, & ex malit̄ sua precogitat̄ felonice interf. contra pacem dictae dn̄ae Reginn̄, & contra form̄ statuti &c.

For bewitching a Horse, whereby he wasted and became worse.* 13.248

INquiratur pro Domina Regina si Sara B. de C. in comitatu Eb. vidua, 20. die Aug. anno regni dictae dn̄ae nostrae Eliz. &c. 34. quasdam artes nequissimas (Anglice vocatas Inchantments and Charmes) apud C. p̄∣dict̄, in comitatu E. praedicto, malitiose, & diabolice, in, super, & contra quendamequum, coloris albi, precij 4. li. de bonis & catallis cuiusdam I. S. de C. praed' in dicto com̄ E. generosi existentem, exercuit, & practi∣cauit.

Per quodidem equuus dicti I. S. xx. die praed' apud C. praedict̄, om∣nino peioratus est, & vastatus: contra pacem dictae dn̄ae Reg. & contra form̄ statut̄ ineiusm̄ casu prouisi, ac editi.

For taking away of a wiidow, and marrying of her against her will contrary to the statute of Anno 3. H. 7.

IVrator̄ presentant pro dn̄a Regina quod A. B. de C. in dicto com̄ E. [unspec A] * 13.249 Singingman, 2. die Aprilis, anno Reg. dict' dominae nostre Eliz. &c. 35. vi & armis in domum mansional' cuiusd' H. B. de C. praedict', in co∣mit̄ E. praed', vidue infra parochiam de C. praed', in com̄ E. praed', intra∣uit, (que quidem H. B. tunc sesita fuit in dominico suo vt de feodo, de & in diuersis terris & tenementis in C. praed', in com̄ E. praed', clari annui valoris x. li. vltra omnes reprisas existentibus) ac immediate postea, viz. dicto 2. die Aprilis, annosupradict̄ idem A. B. praedict' H. B. tunc ibidē in dicta domo sua in pace dei, ac dictae dominae Regin̄ existentem, ex dicta domo sua mansionali contra voluntatem ipsius H. B. illegittime ac felonice extraxit, eripuit, & abduxit ac eandem H. B. postea (scilicet 3. die dicti mensis Aprilis, anno suprad') in ecclesia parochiali de C. praed' in com̄ E. praedict', cepit in vxorem suam: vbi idem A. B. dicto tempore extractionis & abductionis praedict̄, nun clamauit, nec clamare potuit, eandem H. B. tanquam Wardam suam, aut tanquam natiuam suam: in magnam pacis dictae Dominae Reginae nunc perturbationem, ac con∣tra formam cuiusdam Statuti in Parliamento Domini Henrici nuper Regis Angl' septimi, tento, Anno regni sui tertio, in hui••smodi casu prouisi ac editi.

An Indictment for Burglarie by night.

IVratores presentant pro domina Regina quod E. D. nuper de &c. 2. [unspec A] * 13.250 die I. &c. vi & armis &c. domum mansional' R. H. apud E. in com̄ pre∣dict̄ circiter horam vndecimam in noctem eiusdem diei adtunc & ibidē felonice & burglariter fregit contra pacem dictae dn̄ae &c.

An Indictment for stealing a Hogge in a Common.

IVratores presentant pro domina Regina quod F. B. de &c. quarto die [unspec A] * 13.251 Februarij &c. vi & armis &c. in quandam communiam intra nouam Forrestam vocat̄ H. intra parochiam de C. in C. praedict̄ fregit & intra∣uit & vnū porcum coloris red speckled, precij xij. đ. de bonis & catallis B. D. adtunc & ibidem inuent̄ felonice cepit & effugauit contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae &c.

An Indictment for a wilfull escape of a Prisoner committed for felonie to a Constable to be brought to the common Gaole, and a Knight who is no

Iustice of peace commanded the said Constable to bring the Prisoner be∣fore him, by reason whereof the said prisoner did escape.

IVratores presentant pro dn̄a Regina quod cū I. D. nuper de &c. pro [unspec A] * 13.252 diuersis felonijs per ipsum per petrat̄ & pro eisdem felonijs coram A. B. arm̄ vno Iusticiar̄ dictae dominae Reginae ad pacem Constabular̄ di∣ctae dominae Reginae concordat̄ fuerit, & per undem A. B. sub custod' praed' Constabular̄ pro felonia praed' ad generalem gaolem dictae dn̄ae Reginae in com̄ praed' cmmiss. fuit ibidem saluo custodiend' quosque secundum legem & consuetud' huius regni Angliae deliberetur. Et W. P. de &c. Miles non existens Iustic' dictae dn̄ae Reginae ad pacem in co∣mit̄ praed' misit & precepit quendam I. N. de &c. Constabular̄ &c. ad ducendum praed' I. D. coram ipso.

An Indictment for stealing Sheepe.

IVrat̄ presentant &c. quod A. B. &c. quarto die &c. vi & armis viz. &c. [unspec A] * 13.253 clausum T. G. de &c. fregit & intrauit & duas oues matrices coloris nigri precij vij. s. de bonis & catallis dicti T. G. felonice cepit abduxit & asportauit contra pacem &c.

An Indictment against one for breaking of a house, & murdering of one with Cudgill in his bed by pruitie and consent of the wife of the murthered.

IVrat̄ presentant quod &c. Ed. nuper de E. &c. circa horam duodeci∣mam [unspec A] * 13.254 in nocte eiusdem diei, deum coram oculis non habens sed ex malitia sua precogitata, vi & armis, viz. &c. domum R. P. apud C. in co∣mit̄ praed' felonice & burgularit̄ fregit & intrauit, & in prefat̄ R. P. ad∣tunc & ibidem nudum in lecto suo iacentem insultum & affraiam fecit, & eum cum vno baculo valoris xij. đ. vocat̄ a Cudgill, eundem R. P. super caput suum vsque ad cerebrum, adtunc & ibidem felonice per∣cussit dans ei plagam mortalem: de qua quidem plaga mortali idem R. P. adtunc & ibidem instanter moriebatur. Et sicidem E. L. eundem R. P. adtunc & ibidem interfecit & murderauit, contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae. Et quod quedam Agnes P. nuper de &c. Spinster vxor praedict̄ R. P. tertio die Iunij Anno &c. ac diuersis diebus antea & postea eundem diem & ante feloniam & murdrum praedict̄ in forma praed' apud W. praed' in C. praed' pref. E. L. ad feloniā & murdrem praeđ fact̄ & perpetrand' felonice procurāt & abbettauit, contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae. Et etiam quod ead' A. P. scieus praefat̄ Ed. feloniam & murdrum praedict̄ in forma praed' fecisse & perpetrasse E. L. praedict̄ tertio die Iunij Anno &c. apud W. praedict' in C. praed' felonice recep∣rauit & confortauit, contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae.

An indictment of Manslaughter.

IVratores presentant &c. pro domina Regina, quod A. B. &c. octauo [unspec A] * 13.255 die I. vi & armis, viz. in Iohan̄ P. apud B. praedict̄ in pace dei & domin̄ Reginae existen̄ insultum & affraiam fecit cum manu sua dextra prae∣fat̄ I. P. in capite suo felonice, adtunc & ibidem percussit dans ei plagam mortalem, de qua quidem plaga praedict̄ I. P. adtunc & ibidem incon∣tinenter obijt & sic idem A. B. praefat̄ I. P. adtunc & ibidem felonice in∣terfecit & murdrauit, contra pacem dictae dn̄ae Regin̄.

An Indictment for vsing more Artes then one vpon the statute of Anno ter∣tio of Ed. 3.

INquiratur pro domina Regina quod cum in statuto in parliamento [unspec A] * 13.256 domini Ed. nuper Regis Angliae tertij post conquestum Anno regni sui tertio tent̄ inter ceterea ordinat̄ sit & statut̄, Quod artificiarij & gen∣tes occupationem habentes & quilibet eorum ad suam artē seu occu∣pationem se teneat, & quod nullus exerceat aliam artem seu occupatio∣nem nisi tamen eam quam elegit: Et si aliquis in contrarium fecerit per imprisonament̄ corporis sui per spatium duorum annorum puniatur & vlterius finem & redemptionem domino regi fact' prout in eodem sta∣tuto plenius continentur: S. A. B. de C. in comitat̄ N. Baker, alias dictus A. B. de C. in comitat̄ N. praedict̄ Milner, Statut̄ praedict' minime pon∣derans nec penam in eodem statuto content̄ verens, a secundo die Iulij Anno regni Hen. 8. &c. vsque quartum diem Ap. anno 23. domini re∣gis supradict̄ tam artem molendarij quam artem pistoris panis humani apud C. praedict̄ continue exercebat in dicti domini regis contemp∣tum, ac contra formam Statuti praedict'.

An Indictment for regrating af Cor••e.

INquiratur &c. Si R. L. nuper de T. in comitat̄ L. yeoman, & H. D. [unspec A] * 13.257 nuper de N. in comitat̄ praedict̄ yeoman, xx. die Iu. Anno &c. apud B. & T. in comitat̄ praedict̄ emerunt et regratauerunt de T. S. R. R. & alijs legijs dn̄i regis 50. quarteria frum̄ti pretij xxv. li. cent̄ quart̄ hordei p̄cij 24. li & al' frumēt̄ & hord' in domibus mancionibus siue vt regra∣tores mercati dicti dn̄i reg' accumulauer̄ & custodiuer̄, ea intentione vt frumentum, hord' & alia grana sub suis custodijs ad suum libitū expo∣nere & vendere potuerunt, ob quod grana in mercat̄ & villis comitat̄ praedict̄ multiplicit̄ cariorara & rariora forent in graue damnum popu∣li domini regis in eodem comitatu commorant̄ et in contempt̄ Domi∣ni Regis, ac contra formam Statuti in huiusmodi casu edit̄ et pro∣uis. &c.

An Indictment for a Robberie done by the high way vpon the person of one.

IVrat̄ presentant &c. Quod vbi I. B. de L. gen̄ xiij. die &c. Anno &c. [unspec A] * 13.258 fuit in pace dei & dicti domini Regis in Regia via apud parochiam Sancti E. in campis in Comitatu M. ibi eisdem die & Anno vene∣runt I. M. de D. in comitat̄ M. yeoman, & R. H. de eadem in comit̄ prae∣dict yeoman, laici homines & non infra sacros ordines subdiacon̄ ne vl∣tra existen̄ felonice vt felones dicti domini Regis in praed' I. B. insultum fecerunt & ipsum verberauerunt, vulnerauerunt & maletractauerunt. Ita quod de vita eius desperabatur ac viginti solid' in pecunijs numera∣tis de bonis & catallis ipsius I. B. adtunc & ibidem inuent̄ & existent̄ fe∣lonice ceperunt & asportauerunt, contra pacem dicti domini regis, ac contra formam Statuti eiusdem domini regis anno regni sui xxij. editi & prouis.

An Indictment for Burglarie in a dwelling house, for putting the household in feare and for the taking away of xx. li. in money.

INquiratur &c. Si I. M. de D. in comit̄ M. yeoman, Iaicus homo & non [unspec A] * 13.259 infra sacros ordines Subdiaconum nec vltra existen̄ duodecimo die &c. Anno &c. vi & armis, viz. gladijs, cultellis, & dagorijs domum & mansorium R. V. apud I. in dicto comit̄ M. scituat̄ & existen̄ eodem R. V. & A. vxore eius & alijs seruien̄ siue in eadem domo & mansorio ad∣tunc, & ibidem existen̄ felonice fregit & intrauit, ac in timore corporali posuit & viginti libris in pecunijs numeratis de bonis catallis & denarijs ipsius R. V. adtunc & ibid' inuent̄ felonice ceperit, spoliauit, & asporta∣uit contra pacem dicti domini Regis, ac contra formam statuti, eiusdem dn̄i Regis, Anno regni sui 23. editi & prouisi.

An Indictment of Murder ex propensa malitia fact'.

INquiratur pro domino rege si I. D. de D. in comit̄ praed' yeoman, lai∣cus [unspec A] * 13.260 homo &c. vi & armis, ac ex sua malitia precogitata in W. H. ad∣tunc & ibidem in pace dei & domini regis nunc existent̄ insultum fecit & cum vno gladio, pretij xij. đ. quē idem I. in manibus suis adtunc & i∣bidem tenuit praef. W. H. felonice percussit, & dedit ei tunc & ibidem super caput suum vs{que} cerebrum vnam plagam mortalem de qua qui∣dem plaga mortali idem W. H. adtunc & ibidem instanter moriebatur: Et sic idem I. D. prefato W. H. modo & forma praedict̄ felonice, inter∣fecit & murderauit contra pacem dicti domini Regis coronam & digni∣tatem suam & contra formam statuti de Anno 23. Regis Hen. 8. nuper edit̄ & prouis. &c.

An Indictment for robbing of a church of diuers and seuerall things in the same.

INquirat̄ &c. si I. M. nu{per} de D. in com̄ M. & R. H. nu{per} de ead' villa & [unspec A] * 13.261 com̄ pred' yeomen, laici homines, & non infra sacros ordines sub dia∣con̄ vel vltra existent̄ xiij. die Maij anno &c. vi & armis, viz. gladijs ba∣culis & cultellis ecclesiā {per}ochialem omniū sanctor̄ de E. apud E. in com̄ p̄d' circa horam 12. in nocte eiusdē diei felonice fregerunt & intraue∣runt & duas callices de argento deaurat̄, & duo vestiment̄ de nigro vel∣uet, vocat̄ Copes, tres pannos lineos vocat̄ Altar cloathes, vnam tunicā fixam su{per} imaginē beatae Mariae infra eandē ecclesiā cū diuersis annu∣lis de auro & lapid' praeciosis in eisd' annex' & affigat̄ ad valenc' 20. li. ac xx. s. in pecunijs numeratis de bonis ornamentis & denarijs parochia∣rum de E. praedict' in custod' Io. B. & T. P. custod' & gardianorum, bo∣norum ornamentorum & denarior̄ parochianor̄ parochie de E. praed', & t••nc & ibidem existen̄ extra custod' dictorum gardianorum extra ecclesiam praedict' adtunc & ibidem felonice furati sunt ceperunt & as∣portauerunt contra pacem dicti domini Regis ac contra formam sta∣tuti eiusdem domini Regis Anno regni sui xxiij. edit̄ & prouis.

An Indictment against one being a man of euill behauiour, for keeping of a blind Tauerne without a signe, and for receauing and lodging of lewde persons, and that his wife is a cemmon scold.

INquiratur &c. S. I. S. nuper de C. in com̄ N. Labourer, est homo [unspec A] * 13.262 male conuersacionis & gubernacionis ac communis barrectator & pacis domini Regis perturbator̄. Et qđ idem I. S. apud C. praed' in comit̄ praed' custodit tenet & occupat quandam domum siue Tauernam non habentem vsuale signum aperte exposit̄ vulgulariter dict' a blind Ta∣uerne. Et quod primo die &c. Anno &c. nec non diuersis diebus & noctibus antea & postea in eandem domum diuersos homines malae conuersationis & suspect' venien̄ omnibus horis tam noctis quam di••i recepit & hospitat̄ est, per quae vicini sui & alij legei populi dict' do∣mini Regis ibidem multipliciter vexentur inquietantur & grauent̄, & ministri domini Regis propter pacis conseruacionem officia sua ibidem exercen̄ & exequen̄ prohibentur & sepenumero in periculo omissionis vitae & lesionis corporum suorum suorum quotidie ponuntur. Et quod I. S. vxor praedict' I. S. est communis abiurgatrix tam cum vicinis quam cum alijs legeis populi dict' domini Regis, per quod multipliciter mo∣lestanter inquietanter & grauanter contra pacem dict' Domini Regis.

An Indictment for selling Ale in vessels called kilderkins.

IVratores praesentant quod I. R. de noua C. in comit̄ A. pandaxator [unspec A] * 13.263 & A. I. de ead' C. praedict' Beere sellar, sunt communes pandaxa∣tores

in C. praed' et decimo die &c. Anno &c. ac diuersis vicibus antea et postea vendider̄ ceruisiam, et ceruisiam per diuersa vasa vocat̄ Kil∣derkins tam magna quam parua contra formam Statut̄ inde edit̄ ad graue dampnum populi domini Regis &c.

An Indictment of a Priest for keeping of a Concubine.

INquiratur pro domino Rege, Si H. R. nuper de K. in comitatu W. [unspec A] * 13.264 Clericus primo die Decemb. Anno regni Regis Hen. 8. xxij. vi & ar∣mis deum prae oculis suis non habens nec legem dei & domini Registi∣mens & ordinem sacerdotalem nihil regardans tanquam Ribaldus et luxuriosus & riotose sicut transgressus malefactor et pacis domini Re∣gis perturbator irregulariter & extra legis morem & honestam vitae vertuosae & sacerdotiae dignitat̄ seipsum vtensapud K. praedict' in co∣mitatu praed' hospitium illicitum leuauit & custodiuit, et quandam A. B. mulierem defamat̄ et stupro••am publice et notorie custodiuit occu∣pauit et habuit et ipsam A. B. a praedict̄ tertio die Decemb. Anno su∣pradicto adtunc & ibidem continuand' & adhuc quotidie & noctua∣tim manifeste & aperte custodiuit occupauit & habet in communi stu∣pro lemocinum in maximum periculosum exemplum aliorum male∣factorum contra pacem dicti domini Regis &c.

An Indictment for not cōming to the Church, vpon the Statute of Anno 1. Elizab.

IVratores pro domina regina praesentant. quod cum per statut̄ in par∣liamento [unspec A] * 13.265 dominae Eliz. dei gratia &c. Anno regni sui primo tent̄ apud W. in com̄ M. inter alia inactitat̄ et inordinat̄ existit, quod post festum sancti Iohannis Baptiste. Anno regni dictae dominae Reginae primo, om∣nis & omnimod' persona & personae inhabitant̄ in hoc regno Angliae vel alibi infra dominacionem dictae dominae Reginae diligenter et cre∣dulenter habentes nullam legalem seu rationabilē excusationem abes∣sēdi interuenient̄ semetipsos adire ad suā parochialē ecclesiā vel capel∣lam consuet̄ vel super racionabile impediment̄ ad aliquem vsitat̄ locum vbi communes praecaciones & diuina seruitia dici vtent̄ tempore talis impediment̄ super quemlibet diem dominicam & alijs diebus ordinat̄ et vsitatis obseruari durante tempore omnium praedicacionum aut alio∣rum diu••orum seruitiorum vtend' et ministrand' sub pena punicionis per censuras ecclesiae et etiam sub pena quod quelibet persona sic of∣fendens forisfaciat pro qualibet tali offens duodecem denar̄ leuand' per gardian̄ ecclesiae parochialis vbi tale offensum foret fact' ad vsam pau∣perum inhabitan̄ eiusdem parochiae de bonis terr̄ & tenement̄ talis of∣fendent̄ prout in statuto praed' continet̄: Cum{que} T. R. de D. in com̄ praed' ar̄, & A. vxor eius existen̄ de parochia ecclesiae parochialis de T. praed' infra quam quidem ecclesiam cōmunes praecaciones & alia di∣uina

seruicia in statut̄ praed' specificat̄ post praed' festum natiuitat̄ sancti Iohannis Baptistae anno primo supradicto, scilicet, die dominica proxi∣me post festum sancti Michaelis Archangeli Anno regni &c. xiij. die∣bus dominicis tunc {pro}xime sequen̄ & octo alijs diebus festiualibus eas∣dem xij. dies dominicas interuenient̄ decebant̄ et vtebant̄ p̄d' T. et I. nō habentes legalem et rationabilē excusationē seu impediment̄ abessend' ab ecclesia p̄d' in diebus p̄d' tēpore p̄d' cōmunium precacionum et di∣uinorum seruiciorū ibid' tunc dict' habit̄ & ministrat̄ non solum nite∣bunt̄ semetipsos a dire ad ecclesiā existent̄ eorum ecclesiam consuet̄ in praed' dies dominicas proxime post festum sancti Michael' Archangeli, ann̄ regni &c. supradicto et praed' alijs octo diebus dominicis tunc {pro}x' sequen̄ & praed' alijs octo diebus festiualib{us} easd' dies dominicas inter∣uenient̄ tempore praed' cōmunium p̄cacionum & diuinor̄ seruic' ibidē in diebus illis dict' habit̄ & ministrat̄, sed etiam odentes & contēnentes Euangelium & salubre dei verbum, et dictam dn̄am Reginam & leges suas seipsos voluntarie absentauerunt, et vter{que} eorum voluntarie seip∣sum absentauit ab ecclesia p̄d' die dominica proxim̄ post festum sancti Michaelis Archangeli anno &c. supradicto, & p̄d' alijs duodecim dieb' dominicis tunc proxim̄ sequen̄, & praed' alijs octo diebus festiualibus easdem duodecim dies dominicas interuenient̄ tempore praed' omniū predicationum et diu••orum seruicior̄ ibid' in diebus dict' habit̄ et mi∣nistrat̄ contra pacem & contemptum dict' dn̄ae reginae nunc & legum suarum coron̄ & dignitat̄ suas ac contra formam Statut̄ praed' & in per∣nitiosum exemplum aliorum malefact'.

An Indictment for periurie, committed in an answere in the Exchequer at Chester.

IVrat̄ praesentant pro dn̄a Regina, quod cū I. D. de E. in com̄ C. gen̄ in [unspec A] * 13.266 cur̄ dn̄ae reginae Scacarij sui Cestr̄ coram R. comite Leic' camerar̄ suo Cestriae apud Cestr̄ in com̄ C. post duodecimam diem &c. Anno &c. exhibuisset quandam billam peticionis versus quendam R. W. nuper de T. in com̄ praed' Milner, de & super iniust̄ recup eracionem 36. s. de∣bit̄ {per}ipsum R. vers. praed' I. D. existen̄ vad' & pleg. cuiusdam W. H. in cur̄ manerij siue dominij de H. infra ducat̄ Lanc' & 4. s. 8. d'▪ custag' cir∣ca eandem sectam ibidem iniuste recuperat̄ per dictum R. idcm R. in responsione sua in dicta curia Scacarij praedict' ad peticionem praed' su{per} sacrament̄ s••ū capt̄ dixit affirmauit & iurauit haec verba anglicana sequen̄ vel in effectu similia. And for non payment of the residue of the summe of 47. s, being as it should seeme by the said Raphes owne cō∣fessiō in the same answer, of the receipt of 36. s. this defendāt long after cōmenced his acciō of debt against the now plaintife in y^• free court of H. vbi dictus W. H. diu ante persoluisset dict' R. summā 48. s. Ita quod nihil remansit illo soluend': Et sic praefat̄ R. in faciendo & confirmand'

falsum responsum pred' in ea parte pred' die M. anno &c. voluntarie & corrupte cōmisit voluntariā periuriam in illo content̄ & contra formā statuti inde edit̄ & prouis. &c. ac contra pacem &c.

An Indict' for fishing in a mill ponde waters, with hookes & other engines.

INquiratur pro dn̄a regina S. T. W. de M. in com̄ p̄d' Laborer, & H. I. [unspec A] * 13.267 de W. in com̄ p̄d' Tailor, &c. 14. die April', ann̄ &c. ac diuersis tēpo∣ribus ante pred' diem & post••a apud H. pred' in com̄ pred' vi & armis in vno stagno ibidem vocat̄ H. Milne poole libero tenement̄ R. D. gen̄ cum hamis & alijs enginis piscauerit & diuersos pisces ceper̄ ad graue damnum praed' R. D. ac contra pacem &c.

An Indictment where one is indicted as principall actor, and one other for being present, and for abbetting, procuring and comforting of the mur∣derer to do the same.

INquirat̄ {pro} dn̄a regina, si I. G. alias G. nu {per} de &c. xv. die &c. apud H. [unspec A] * 13.268 in com̄ p̄d' vi & armis, viz. baculis &c. felonice vt felo dict' dn̄ae regin̄ ac ex malitia sua p̄cogitat̄ in quendā I. O. alias D. apud H. p̄d' adtunc & ibid' in pace dei & dict' dn̄e regin̄ existen̄ insultū fecer̄. Et p̄d' I. G. alias G. quoddam falcastr̄ anglice a forrest bill, p̄cij 4. d'. quod idem I. G. in manib{us} suis tūc et ibid' tenebat dict' I. O. alias D. apud H. p̄d' ex malitia sua p̄cogitat̄ supra sinistrā partē capitis sui {per}cussit vs{que} ad cerebrū dans eidē I. O. alias D. vnā plagā mortalē, de qua quidē plaga mortali p̄d' I. O. a p̄dict̄ xv. die Martij anno supradict' vs{que} ad xxj. diem eiusd' Martij Anno p̄d' languid{us} iacebat quo quidē xxj die Martij p̄d' I. O. alias D. a∣pud H. p̄d' obijt. Et sic p̄d' I. G. alias G. die & Annis p̄d' apud H. pred' ex malitia sua p̄cogitat̄ felonice interfecit & murdrauit contra pacē dict' dn̄ae regin̄ coron̄ & dignitat̄ suas. Et qđ pred' W. G. alias G. die & ann̄ p̄d' apud H. felon̄ pred' fuit praesens & vt felon̄ dict' dn̄ae reginae abettan̄ {pro}curan̄ et confortan̄ & cū praefat̄ I. G. alias G. die & anno p̄d' in forma p̄d' fact̄ vi et armis ac cōtr̄ pacē dict' dn̄ae reg' coron̄ et dignitat̄ suas &c.

An Indictment of murther.

INquiratur pro domina regina si T. H. nuper de E. in com̄ Cestr̄ La∣bourer, [unspec A] * 13.269 vicesimo die &c. circa horā sextam post meridiem eiusd' diei apud T. pred' iu com̄ C. p̄d' vt felo dict' dn̄ae reginae ex malitia sua p̄co∣gitat̄ & de insultu praemeditat̄ vi & armis quendam R. B. nuper de T. pred' in com̄ pred' yeoman, adtunc & ibid' in pace dei & dictae dn̄ae re∣ginae existen̄ insultum fec' & cum quodā baculo anglice vocat̄ a piked staffe, precij 4. d'. qđ ipse in manibus suis adtunc & ibid' tenuit p̄d' R. B. su{per} caput suum felonice percussit dans ei ad tunc & ibid' vnam plagam mortalē longitud' duorum pollicium in sinistra parte capitis sui vs{que} ad cerebrum de qua quidem plaga mortali praefat̄ R. B. languidus iace∣bat vs{que} ad &c. extunc proxim̄ sequen̄: Quo quidem 19. die Ianuarij Anno &c. idem R. B. apud T. p̄d' in com̄ p̄d' exipsa plaga ei dat̄ modo

& forma pred' moriebat̄ & sicidem T. H. vt felo dictae dominae reginae pred' R. B. felonice interfecit & murdrauit contra pacem dn̄ae Reginae coron̄ & dignitat̄ suas.

An indictment of Burglarie by a woman in the night time, putting the houshold in feare, intending to haue robbed them.

INquirat̄ pro domina regina si O. I. de G. in com̄ C. Spinster, 7. die A∣prilis [unspec A] * 13.270 anno &c. apud C. praed' in com̄ praed' noctanter viz. circa horā vndecimam post meridiem eiusdem diei domum cuiusdam I. B. apud C. praed' vi & armis &c. felonice ac burglariter fregit & intrauit, ea in∣tencione ad furand' bona & catalla ipsius I. ac eundem I. in pace dei dict' dominae Reginae adtunc & ibidem in lecto suo existentem feloni∣ce & burglariter in timore vitae suae posuit contra pacem dictae dominae reginae coron̄ & dignitat̄ suas.

An indictment for trespas done in a corne field.

IVratores praesentant &c. quod W. C. nuper de T. in com̄ praed' La∣borer, [unspec A] * 13.271 T. P. &c. tertio die &c. Anno &c. vi & armis clausum I. N. apud S. in com̄ p̄d' in quodam cāpo vocat̄ S. field fregerunt & intrauerūt, & tres quarterios frumenti ipsius I. W. ad valenc' trium librarum adtunc & ibidem crescen̄ cum quibusdam bigis siue carucis equis & pedibus suis ambuland' conuulcauerunt et consumpserunt. Et alia enormia ei intuler̄ contra pacem &c.

An indictment of manslaughter before the Coroner of the verge, for the death of a man, vpon the view of the dead body.

INquisicio capt̄ apud W. L. in comitatu Surrey infra virgam xxij. die [unspec A] * 13.272 Maij, Anno &c. coram T. W. gen̄ Coronator̄ hospitij dictae Dominae Reginae super visum corporis I. B. nuper de W. L. in com̄ Surrey yeo∣man, ibidem iacen̄ mortui & interfecti per sacramentū &c. Qui dicunt super sacramentum suum qđ ita accidit qd' xix. die Maij Ann̄ &c. apud Southwarke in com̄ Surrey infra virgam pred' I. B. veniebat in quendā campum ibidem vocat̄ S. Georges field circa horas 4. vel 5. post meri∣diem eiusdem diei, et quod postea dicto decimo nono die Maij Anno &c. apud S. predict̄ in comitatu Surrey predict' infra virgam inter ho∣ras 5. & 6. post meridiem eiusdem xix. die Maij R. L. nuper de Westm̄ in com̄ Midd' alias dictus R. L. de W. in com̄ Midd' yeomā, veniebat & intrabat in campum predict' vocat̄ &c. & ibidem videns & percipiēs dictum I. B. tunc esse in campo illo, ambulabat in campo illo versus lo∣cum vbi predict' I. B. tunc ibidem fuit: Et praedict' I. B. tunc & ibidem iacens super terram ac videns et percipiens dictam R. L. versus eum ve∣nient̄ a terra predict' ibid' surgit ac idem I. B. tunc & ibid' duos gladios vocat̄ Rapiers in manus suos viz. in quamlibet manum vnum gladiū. Et tunc et ibid' idem R. L. cepit vnum gladiū de ferro & calibi ad valenc' quin{que} solid' ipsius R. L. in manum suam dextram, & vnum scutum in

manum suam sinistram, ac tunc & ibid' idem A. et R. insimul pugnauer' cum gladijs suis praed', & sic pugnans idem I. ipsum R. tunc et ibid' su{per} sinistrā tibiam dicti R. cum vno gladiorū suorum praed' vocat̄ Rapiers percussit et vulnerauit vritute cuius praed' R. ad terram ibidem cecidit. Ac postea dictus R. 19. die Maij Anno pred' apud S. pred' in com̄ pred' infra virgam pred' subito surrexit et idem R. tunc & ibid' cepit gladiū suum praed' in manum suam dextram ac vi & armis, viz. cum gladio suo praedict' quem ipse R. in manum suam dextrā tunc & ibidem tenuit 19. die Maij Anno &c. apud S. in com̄ S. praed' infra virgam in pred' campo vocat̄ &c. inter praed' horas 5. et 6. post meridiem eiusdem 19. diei Maij, idem R in ipsam I. B. tunc et ibidem existen̄ insultum fecit & tunc & ibid' cum gladio illo quem ipse idem R. tunc et ibid' in manu sua dextra tenuit ipsum I. verberauit, ac gladium illum pred' R. tunc & ibid' felonice et voluntarie in corpus dicti I. percussit et imposuit dans eidem I. B. felonice & voluntarie cum gladio illo in ventre suo in et per corpus & dorsum dict' I. vnam plagā mortalem profunditat̄ xiiij. pol∣liciū & latitudinis duorum pollicium, de qua quidem plaga mortali idē I. apud W. L. in com̄ S. infra virgam postea languebat a dicto 19. die Maij, Anno &c. vsque xx. diem dict' mensis Maij tunc proxim̄ sequen̄ Quo quidem xx. die Maij idem I. B. apud W. pred' in com̄ S. p̄d' infra virgam inter horas 3. et quartam ante meridiem eiusdem vicesimi diei dicti mensis Maij Anno &c. ex plaga mortali praedict' obijt. Et sic Iu∣rat̄ pred' dicunt super sacrament̄ suū. Quod dictus R. L. alias dictus &c. dicto 19. die Maij Anno &c. apud S. pred' in com̄it̄ pred' infra virgam vi & armis, viz. cum gladio pred' quē idem R. L. alias dict' R. L. in manu sua dextra tunc & ibid' tenuit ipsum I. B. felonice et voluntarie percussit interfecit et murdrauit modo & forma p̄d' contra pacē dict' dn̄ae reginae Coron̄ et dignitat̄ suas: Et sic idem iurat̄ super sacrament̄ suum dicunt qđ praed' I. B. modo & forma praed' ad mortē suum deuen̄ et non aliter nec alio modo. Et quae bona catalla terr̄ et ten̄t̄ idē R. tēpore feloniae et murdri p̄d' fact' habuit vel adhuc habet, idē iurat̄ penitus ignorant.

An Indictment where a felon suspected for stealing two oxen, is committed by a Iustice of Peace vnto the gaole, and is deliuered to two to be con∣ueyed vnto the gaole, which suffer the felon wilfully to escape away.

INquiratur &c. Quod cum quidam W. H. ar̄ vnius Iustic' pacis dicti [unspec A] * 13.273 dn̄i Regis in com̄ praed' xx. die &c. circa horam decimam in nocte e∣iusdem diei apud S. in com̄ p̄d' virtute officij sui et literar̄ paten̄ dicti dn̄i Regis eidē W. direct', quendam I. nuper de &c. adtuncet ibid' arrestauit et attachiauit {pro} suspicione feloniae {per} ipsum I. ante fact' & {per}petrat̄, viz. pro duobus bobis coloris &c. precij &c. de bonis et catallis cuiusdā R. I. per praed' I. felonice capt̄ et abduct̄. Et postea eūdem I. die, anno, hora &

loco supradict' vt praed' est arrestat̄ pred' W. H. adtunc & ibid' cōmisi•• & liberauit saluo custodiend' quibusdam I. B. et R. D. nuper de &c. in comitatu &c. et specialiter requisit̄ fuerint ex parte dicti dn̄i regis {per} prae∣fat̄ W. H. ad saluo et secur̄ custod' et cōducend' ipsum I. B. vs{que} gaolam ipsius dn̄i Regis comitat̄ praed' ibid' morat̄, quous{que} per debitam legis formam exoneret̄ & deliberet̄, praed' tamen I. R. machinant̄ praed' I. in felon̄ per ipsum fact' fauorabiliter ipsum I. a custod' sua praed' qui sic de∣tenebat̄ adtunc et ibid' felonice & voluntarie ad largum suum quo vo∣luit felonice abire et euadere permiser̄ contra pacem &c.

An Indictment where one is committed to prison to a Seriant at Mace by the Bayliffes of a towne, for resistance, disobeying, and disturbing thens for doing of their office, escapeth out of prison, and goeth away out of the same.

INquiratur &c. Quod cum quidā D. E. de &c. die Martij, viz. quinto [unspec A] * 13.274 die &c. apud P. in com̄ praed' commissus fuit per R. I. gen̄ vnus bal∣liuor̄ villae de P. praed' & H. L. gen̄ deputat̄ I. B. gen̄ alius balliuor̄ eiusd' villae in gaolam siue prisonam villae praed' {pro} quibusdam resistenc', dis∣obediēc', et malefact' {per} ipsum D. C. versus ipsū R. balliuū in execucione officij sui virtute literar̄ dn̄i regis eid' R. direct', ibid' moratur̄ sub salua custod' M. vnius seruientium ad clauē ad villam p̄d' quous{que} p̄d' D. inde deliberaretur & dimissus esset {per} d••bitam legis formam si p̄fat̄ D. circam horam 12. in nocte eiusdem diei anno supradict' regni Regis p̄d' priso∣nam in qua detent̄ fuit vt p̄d' est adtunc & ibid' malitiose et minus iuste fregit et ab huiusmodi prisona sine aliqua licencia euaserit & escapuit contra formam statuti dicti domini regis edit̄ et prouis. et contra pacem dictae dominae reginae &c.

An Indictment of forceable entrie into a messuage with thappurtenaunces vpon the Statute of 8. H. 6. against diuerse persons wherein the Statute is not recited.

INquiratur &c. Si A. B. & C. D. nu{per} de &c. assumptis & associat̄ eis a∣lijs [unspec A] * 13.275 malefactoribus & pacis dn̄i perturbatoribus modo guerrin̄ ar∣riat̄ ad numerum 12. personarū quorum nomina praesens Iurat̄ igno∣ratur decimo die &c. apud D. &c. vi et armis, viz. baculis gladijs cultel∣lis falcastris lapid' et alijs armis defensiuis et inuasiuis in vnum mesua∣gium cum pertinen̄ super pacificam possessionem T. P. intrauit & dict̄ P. a possessione sua praed' expulerunt et disseiseuerunt et eundem T. sic expulsus & disseisitus a praed' messuagio cum pertinen̄ vi et armis praed' ac manuforti extratenuerunt et adhuc extratenent contra pacem dict' dn̄i Reg. ac contra formam statuti domini Hen. nuper Regis Angliae 6. anno regni sui 8. inde edit̄ et prouis.

An indictment vpon the statute of Anno 5. Eliz. against such as vse any mysterie or occupation, not being apprentice to the same for seuen yeares.

IVratores praesentant pro dn̄a regina quod cum in parliament̄ dn̄ae [unspec A] * 13.276 Reginae nunc tent̄ apud Westm̄ 8. die Maij, Anno regni sui 5. inter alia stabilitat̄ fuit quod post primum diem Maij tunc proxim̄ sequent̄ non liceat alicui personae siue personis erigere occupare vti vel exercere aliquam artem mister̄ siue occupacionē adtunc vsitat̄ vel occupat̄ infra regnum Angl' vel Walliae si nō educat̄ in eadem tanquā apprentic' per spatium septē annor̄ ad minus, nec alicui persone opus tradere in hm̄i misterio arte siue occupacione, si non eadem persona fuit apprentic' aut tunc fuit exercit̄ in misterio p̄d' tanquam apprentic' vt praed' est, sub pe∣na quod quelibet persona voluntarie, offendens vel contrarium faciens forisfaciat pro qualibet tali defalta 40. s. pro quolibet mēse prout in sta∣tut̄ pred' plenius liquet & apparet quidam tamen I. S. statut̄ pred' ac penam in eod' content minime verens siue ponderans non existen̄ ap∣prentic' primo die Iulij, anno 5. supradicto dn̄ae Reginae nostrae nunc contin̄ vs{que} diem-capcionis huius inquisitionis scilicet {per} quatuor men∣se apud A. in com̄ M. praed' occupauit vel exerciuit artem mysterium siue occupacionem in dictae dominae Reginae nunc contemptum ac contra formam statuti praed'.

An indictment for a riotous and vnlawfull assemblie putting men in feare, and doing of trespas, & plowing in a close.

Sessio pacis generalis dominae Reginae tent̄ apud Midd' in com̄ praedict̄ die Martis viz. quarto die &c. Anno &c. coram H. C. milit̄ G. C. &c. ar̄ Iustic' pacis com̄ praed'.

INquisic' capt̄ ibid' {per} sacrament̄ T. O. B. D. &c. Iurat̄ Qui super sacra∣ment̄ [unspec A] * 13.277 suum inter alia praesentant quod A. B. nuper de H. in com̄ C. Yeoman, E. D. &c. xxij. d'. die &c. Anno &c. vi & armis apud N. in com̄ pred' riotose seipsos assemblantes & associantes adtunc & ibidem riotose quoddam clausum vocat̄ &c. cuiusdam R. C. armig' freger̄ & in∣trauer̄ ac seruien̄ & tenentes ipsius R. C. adtunc & ibidem in clauso in opere faciend' ipsius R. C. existen̄ minacitur minat̄ fuerunt & timerent̄ ac herbam ipsius R. C. adtunc & ibidem crescen̄ cum quibusdam auerijs non solum depast' fuer̄ conculcauerunt & consumpserunt sed etiam praedict̄ clausum cum bobus & arratro arrauerunt & subuerterunt & alia enormia praefat̄ R. C. fecerunt in dictae dominae Reginae contemp∣tum manifestum & ipsius R. C. damnum non modicum & grauamen ac contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae.

An Indictment of a Priest for saying of Masse in the Vestrie of a Church.

INquiratur pro domina Regina si G. O. nuper, vicarius de W. in par∣tibus [unspec A] * 13.278 de L. in comit̄ praed' clericus xvj. die Martij mane in aurora eius∣dem diei Anno regni Elizabethae &c. sexto apud W. praedict' in quodā loco vocat̄ the Uestrie house iuxta Ecclesiam parochialē de W. praedict̄ voluntarie vsus fuit priuatim alio ritu ceremonia & forma celebrationis cenae dominae vocat̄ the Lords supper quam in quodam intitulat̄ libr̄ Communis precationis & administrationis Sacramentorum & aliarum rituū & ceremoniarum Ecclesiae Anglicanae authorizat̄ per Actus par∣liament̄ tent̄ in Annis 5. & 6. domini Regis Ed. sexti nuper Regis Ang∣liae declarat̄ & mencionat̄ existit, viz. dicend' & celebrand' vnam priuat̄ missam contra formam statuti.

An Indictment for mouing the Duke of Somer set, and other subiects to re∣bellion against the king, and to take & imprison the Duke of Northum∣berland, the Marques of North. and the Earle of Penbroke being of the Kings priuie Counsell.

INquiratur &c. Quod T. A. nuper de L. Miles deum pre oculis non ha∣bens [unspec A] * 13.279 sed instigatione diabolica seduct̄ Anno regni Edwar̄ 6. &c. 5. & diuersis diebus & vicibus antea & postea apud Sion in comitatu Mid∣dlesex' et apud diuersa alia loca in dict' comitatu Middlesex' felonice fact' dict' domini regis peraperta verba procurauit mouit & instigauit Edward' Ducem Somerfet, ac quam plures alios subditos dict̄ domini regis ad insurgendum, & ad apertam rebellionem & insurrectionem in∣fra hoc regnum Angliae mouend' contra ipsum dominum regem & ad∣tunc & ibidem felonice capiend' & imprisonand' prenobilem Iohan∣nem ducem Northumb. tunc comit̄ Warr̄, Will' Marchionē Northamp∣ton, & Will' Comit̄ Pembrooke adtunc Wilhel' Harbert ipsique duce Northumb. Marchion̄ & Comit̄ Pembrooke de priuat̄ Consilijs dicti domini regis adtūc existen̄ dn̄i regis Coron̄ & dignitat̄ suas & cō∣tra formam statur̄ huiusmodi casu edit̄ & prouis.

An Indictment of extortion against an Eschetor.

INquiratur pro domina Regina si R. G. nuper de O. in com̄ Warr̄ die [unspec A] * 13.280 & anno &c. colore officij Escaetoris in com̄ Leic' exigit & extorcio∣ne cepit apud H. in dict' com̄ L. de Griffino R. nouem modios tritic' ad valenc' 23. s. 4. de bonis & catallis dict' Griff. ad perniciosū exemplū a∣liorum malefact' ad graue dampnum ipsius G. & contra formam diuer∣sorum statut̄ &c. & contra pacem &c.

An Indictment against one for publishing that the Queene had ij. or iij. chil∣dren by the Lord R. D.

IVrat̄ &c. quod I. nuper de W. in com̄ praed' Labourer, deum pre o∣culis [unspec A] * 13.281 non habens sed instigatione diabolica seduct' quinto die &c.

Anno &c. apud N. narrauit & publicauit de dicta domina Regina nunc hec falsa sediciosa & scandalosa verba anglicana sequen̄, viz. That the Queene hath had by the Lord ineund' R. D. prenobilis ordinis garte∣rij Milit̄ dominum D. two or three children, contra legeanc' et debit̄ in magnum scandalum & contemptum dictae dominae Reginae nunc Co∣ron̄ & dignitat̄ suas & contra formam statuti &c.

An Indictment of one as a common Barretor, a stirrer vp of strife and con∣tention, and a troubler of the Peace.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, si I. B. nuper de S. in comitat̄ &c. yeo∣man, [unspec A] * 13.282 25. die Maij Anno &c. apud S. praedict' nec non diuersis diebus & temporibus tam antea quam postea fuit communis barrectator & pacis perturbator ac diuersas lites contumelias & discord' in diuersos dictae dominae Reginae subdit̄ adtunc et ibidem et alibi in com̄ praed' in∣iuste moue bat, procurabat et excitabat in dictae dominae Reginae nunc contemptum et ad graue dampnum populi dictae dominae Regin̄: nec non contra formam diuersor̄ statut̄ &c. ac contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for clipping and fyling of Gold and siluer, and vttering of the same.

INquiratur &c. Si E. D. de ciuitat̄ Couentrie Pedler, die et Anno &c. [unspec A] * 13.283 ac diuersis diebus antea et postea in Ciuitat̄ praedict' 30. pec' auri vo∣cat̄ Royals, ac 300. pecias argent̄ vocat̄ groates, bonae et legalis mone∣tae Angliae et cunagij dict' dn̄ae Regin̄, qui lucri causa falso, felonice et proditorie totondit et filauit. Ita quod per toncionem et filacionem il∣las quelibet pecia auri inde de xij. đ. in suo debit̄ pondere diminueba∣tur, Ac quelibet pecia argenti vocat̄ Groates, inde de vno obulo de debito suo diminuebatur, et monetam illam in forma praedict' tonsam ac filat̄ diuersis ligeis dictae dominae Reginae apud Ciuitat̄ praed' in com̄ praedict' falso felonice et proditorie exposuit et vtterauit, contra formam statuti &c. ac contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for enclosing of xx. acres of pasture out of a common field, in the which all the inhabitants of L. haue vsed time out of mind to haue common of pasture for all maner of Cattell.

IVrat̄ presentant &c. Quod Ed. C. nuper de L. in comitatu praedict' [unspec A] * 13.284 generos. G. C. nuper de L. &c. decimo die &c. Anno &c. nec non diuersis diebus et vicibus tam antea quam postea, vi et armis &c. xx. acr̄ pasture cum pertinentijs in L. praedict' in aperto communi campo ibidem, in quibus omnes inhabitantes villae praedict' a tempore cuius contrar̄ memoria hominum non existit vsi fuerunt & consueuerunt habere communiam pasture pro omnibus annualibus suis omni tem∣pore

anni imperpetuum, cum sepibus et fossatis inclusiuerunt, et eas∣dem viginti acras sic inclusas a praedict' decimo die Aprilis anno supra∣dicto [unspec A] vsque diem capcionis huius inquisicionis custod' et adhuc custo∣diuit in malum et perniciosum exemplum aliorum ligeorum dictae do∣minae Reginae, & contra formam diuersorum Statut̄ &c. Ac contra pacem &c.

An Indictment of wilfull Murder of a woman.

INquiratur &c. Si T. L. nuper de W. in comitatu &c. Labourer, de∣um [unspec A] * 13.285 pre oculis non habens sed instigatione diabolica seduct' 30. die Aprilis Anno regni Elizabeth &c. circa horam nonam eiusdem diei vi & armis apud W. praedict' ex malitia sua precogitat̄ in quandam Marg' T. adtunc et ibidem in pace dei et dictae dominae Reginae existen̄ insul∣tum fecit et ipsam Marg. cum quodam baculo ad valenc' &c. quem i∣dem Th. in manibus suis adtunc et ibidem tenuit, verberauit, vulnera∣uit, et maletractauit. Ita quod praedict' M. a praedict' 30. die Aprilis an∣no supradicto vsque ad quintum diem Maij tunc proxim̄ sequen̄ lan∣guebat, quo quidem v. die Maij Anno supradicto praedict̄ M. apud W. praedict̄ de verberatione vulneratione et maletractatione praedict̄ ad∣tunc et ibidem obijt. Et sic praedict̄ Th. praedict̄ M. modo et forma praedict', scilicet, apud W. praedict̄ die et Anno praed' felonice et volun∣tarie interfecit et murderauit contra pacem &c.

An Indictment of Murder, and the Murtherers flying after the said mur∣der committed.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, Si T. Barbour nuper de C. in comit̄ [unspec A] * 13.286 &c. die et Anno &c. vi et armis &c. ex malitia sua precogitat̄ apud D. in comitat̄ praed' in quendam W. W. adtunc et ibidem in pace dei et dictae dominae Reginae existen̄ insultumfecit et ipsum W. adtunc et ibidem existen̄, verberauit, vnlnerauit, & maletractauit, ac ipsum W. cum quodam baculo ad valenc' &c. quem idem T. B. adtunc et ibm̄ in manu sua dextra tenebat p̄fat̄ W. supra sinistram {per}tem tibiae suae felonice percussit, dans ei plagam mortalem: Ob quam quidem plagam mor∣talem p̄fat̄ W. a praedict̄ xx. die &c. anno &c. vs{que} ad octauum diem Iulij tunc {pro}xim̄ sequen̄ languebat, et de eadē plaga mortali praed' W. &c. apud &c. praed' xx. die Iulij, anno supradicto moriebatur. Et sic p̄d' Tho. B. praed' W. praed' viij. die Iulij, anno supradict̄, apud B. p̄d' felonice murdrauit & interfecit, contra pacem dictae dn̄ae Reginae &c. Et post feloniam & murdrum sic per praefat̄ Tho. B. ibifact̄, praed' Tho. B. ob eandem feloniam et murdrum praed' immediate fugiebat, contra pa∣cem &c.

An Indictment of Riot, the riotors weaponed with diuers weapons, and armed armed with priuie Coates, for breaking and entring into a house, taking and spoling of goods, beating and wounding of diuers in the house, brea∣king of a chest, and taking out of it vi. siluer spoones, and the taking, spoi∣ling and carrying away of Oates out of a Barne.

INquiratur &c. si l. L. decimo die &c. Anno &c. vi et armis, videlicet [unspec A] * 13.287 baculis, gladijs, & cultellis nec non tunicis priuat̄ et modo guerino a∣riat̄ apud W. in comit̄ praedict' domum cuiusdam Chrisopheri B. apud W. praedict' in com̄ praedict' riotose & manuforti fregerunt & intrauer̄, & in T. B. F. B. &c. adtunc et ibidem inuent̄ in pace dei & dictae dominae Reginae existen̄ insultum fecerunt & astraiam ibidem riotose fecerunt & ipsos T. F. &c. adtunc & ibidem in pace dei & dictae dominae Reginae inuent̄ existen̄ verberauer̄, vulnerauer̄ & maletractauer̄. Ita quod ipsi de vita ipsorum desperabantur, ac bona & catalla praedict' C. B. ad valenc' xxx. li. in domo sua praedict' adtunc inuent̄ riotose ceperūt spoliauerunt & asportauerunt, ac cistas ipsius C. in domo sua praedict' tunc existen̄ riotose fregerunt & sex coclear̄ argenti ad valenc' xl. s. de bonis et catal∣lis ipsius Chri. adtunc et ibidem inuent̄ riotose ceperunt et asportaue∣runt. Ac auenas ipsius C. tunc et ibidem in horreo suo inuent̄ riotose ce∣perunt & spoliauerunt & asportauerūt, Acalia enormia ei intuler̄ in per∣niciosum ex emplum ligeorum et subdit̄ dict' dominae Reginae, ac con∣tra formam diuersorum staut̄ &c. ac contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for the counterfaiting of the Queens Letters patents to beg, and taking of the Queenes broad Seale from other Letters patents, and putting it to the counterfait Letters patents.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, si I. D. nuper de M. in comitat̄ &c. deū [unspec A] * 13.288 pre oculis non habens sed instigatione diabolica seduct' die &c. apud &c. deceptiue falso et proditorie quasd' falsas Ir̄as patētes scriptas de col∣lectione, deuocione & charitate populorum ipsius dominae Reg' hunc tenorem continen̄ viz. Elizaeth by the grace of God &c. Ac cum idem I. dictas falsas ••r̄as patentes sic vt premittitur contra fecisset, idem I. praedict' die &c. Anno &c. apud M. praedict' in comit̄ praedict̄ quoddā magnum sigillum dictae dominae Reginae adtunc preantea annex' et le∣gittime apposit̄ irrupuit et accepit, et illud sigillum dictis falsis counter∣factis literis deceptiue falso et proditorie apposuit et annexit, et ••asdem literas sigillo illo subtilit' recludēd' sigillauit. Et sic mangum sigill' ibid' et adtunc voluntarie et {pro}ditorie, contrafecit falsificauit et fabricauit. Et idē I. postea scilicet, die anno &c. apud M. in comit̄ praed' ac diuersis a∣lijs locis eiusdem com̄ diuersas denariorum summas diuersorum ligeo∣rum dictae dominae Reginae virtute, et colore litterarum praedict' modo et forma predict' contrafact' et sigillat' deceptiue falso et proditorie col∣ligebat

habuit et recepit & ad vsum suum proprium conuertit in malum & perniciosum exemplum ligeorum eiusdem dominae Reginae, ac con∣tra formam diuersorum statutorum in huiusmodi casu edit̄ & prouis. & contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae &c.

An Indictment for the stealing of two geldings.

INquiratur &c. Si G. W. nuper de W. in com̄ S. & R. B. nuper de W. [unspec A] * 13.289 praedict' in comitat̄ praedict' Labourer, vltimo die &c. Anno &c. vi & armis &c. apud N. in dicto comitat̄ S. vnum spadonem coloris gray pre∣tij &c. Ac alium spadonem coloris &c. pretij &c. de bonis & catallis cu∣iusdam ignoti adtunc & ibidem inuent̄ felonice furat̄ fuer̄, ceperunt & abduxer̄ contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for robbing of a Gent: by the high way.

IVrat̄ &c. Quod vbi I. B. de L. gen̄ 13. die &c. Anno &c. fuit in pace dei [unspec A] * 13.290 et dictae dominae Reginae in regia via apud parochiam Sancti Egidij in campis in comitatu Midd': ibi eodem die, et anno venerunt I. M. et R. H. nuper de &c. felonice vt felones dictae dominae reginae, et i praedict' I. B. insultum fecer̄ et ipsum verberauerunt, vulnerauerunt, et maletracta∣uerunt. Ita quod de vita eius desperabatur et xx. s. in pecunijs numerat̄ de bonis et catallis ipsius I. B. superipsum I. B. adtunc et ibidem inuent̄ et existent̄ felonice ceperunt et asportauerunt, contra pacem &c. ac contra formam statuti in anno dn̄i H. 8. 23. edit̄ et prouis.

An Indictment for cutting of a Purse, and xx. s. in it.

INquiratur &c. Si T. C. de &c. Labourer, die &c. vi et armis &c. apud [unspec A] * 13.291 C. in com̄ &c. xx. s. in pecunijs numeratis in quadam crumena existen̄ de bonis et catallis cuiusdam C. D. atunc et ibidem inuent̄ a persona p̄∣fat̄ T. D. cum quodam cultello ad valenc' &c. quem idem T. D. in ma∣nu sua dextra adtunc et ibidem habuit et tenuit felonice scidit furat̄ fuit cepit et asportauit, contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for taking away of a womau seruant.

INquiratur &c. Si W. K. de S. &c. die Anno &c. loco &c. vi et armis, [unspec A] * 13.292 videlicet, gladijs et dag••er̄ quendam Isab. K. seruientem R. Q. de F. in comitat̄ praedict' Spinster, in seruic' dict' Richardi existen̄ et retent̄ apud F. praedict' cepit et ab duxit die et anno supradicto, contra pacem dicti dn̄i Regis nunc.

An Indictment for breaking and entring into a house & burning of it.

INquiratur &c. Si D. S. de K. in comit̄ praedict' Labourer, tali die et an∣no [unspec A] * 13.293 &c. vi et armis &c. domum W. C. fregit et intrauit et ex malitia sua

precogitat̄ adtunc & ibidem existen̄ dictam domū felonice combussit, contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for procuring a Seruant to depart from his Master, and for being a common procurer of a seruants away from their seruices.

INquiratur &c. si W. M. de N. in comit̄ E. yeoman, die, anno, et loco [unspec A] * 13.294 &c. procurauit & exhortauit I. C. seruient' R. S. in seruitio suo ibidem existen̄ abire ab eodem seruitio, cuius quidem {pro}curationis p̄textu idem I. C. a seruitio R. S. tunc & ibidē recessit: Et quod idem W. M. est com∣munis procurator seruient̄ diuersorum ligeorū dn̄i Regis, Ita quod ligei dn̄i Regis de eiusmodi seruient' ad negotia sua {per}implend' multipliciter grauat̄ existunt, in dict̄ dn̄i Regis contempt̄ & quamplurium ligeorum dn̄i Regis deteriorationem manifestam.

An Indictment for keeping of Houndes and Hunting, hauing not landes of the value of xl. ••.

INquiratur &c. Si I. W. T. P. de &c. non habens terr̄ ne{que} tenementa [unspec A] * 13.295 ad valenc' xl. s'. vltra repris. tenent Canes venaticos & leporarios, et eisdem vsi sunt venari in diuersis {per}tibus iuxta C. viz. apud D. H. et alibi infra Hundred' de C. venati sunt, ac lepores ac alia animalia ven̄ cepe∣runt, contra pacem &c. ac contra formam statuti &c.

An Indictment for robbing of a Church.

INquiratur &c. Si I. W. de &c. vi & armis &c. ecclesiam parochialem [unspec A] * 13.296 Sanctae Andreae Apostoli, apud S. in com̄ praedict' freger' & intraue∣runt, ac xx. d'. in pecunijs numerat̄ de bonis & catallis parochianorum parochiae praedict' in custod' W. F. & W. S. custod' siue gardianorum bonorum & catallorum ••ochianorum parochiae praedict' existen̄ ad••••••c & ibidem felonice f••rat̄ fuit cepit & asportauit, contra pacem &c.

An Indictment of two Shirifes of a Citie, for suffering of a Prisoner com∣mitted to them vpon suspition of felonie to escape.

INquiratur &c. Quod cum Robertus I. nuper de Ciuitate Couentrie [unspec A] * 13.297 in com̄ Ciuitat̄ praedict' yeoman, viij. die Nouēbris, anno regni Eliz. pro suspicione feloniae per ipsum R. I. preantea fieri & {per}petrari suppo∣sit̄ apud Ciuitat̄ praedict' capt̄ & arrestat̄ fuit: Idem{que} R. I. eisdem die & anno apud Ciuitat̄ praedict' quibusdam Iohī S. de Ciuitate praedict' Cocher, et Will' P. de Ciuitate praedict̄ Winer, vic' Ciuitat̄ praedict', ac custod' gaolae dictae dn̄ae Reginae infra Ciuitat̄ illam, ob causam p̄dict' tradit̄ fuit saluo & secur̄ custod' quous{que} idem R. I. a custod' illa secūdum legem & consuetud' regni Angliae a prisona illa deliberat̄ foret, si ijdem I. S. & W. P. die & anno supradictis apud Ciuitatem praed' in comitat̄

Ciuitat̄ p̄dict', R. I. ad largum et extra gaolam & custod' praed' felonice & voluntarie exire permiser̄, contra pacem dictae dn̄ae Reginae &c.

An Indictment for stealing of Conies with Nets, Dogges, and Ferrets.

INquiratur &c. Si I. W. die & anno &c. vi & armis &c. clausum cu∣iusdam [unspec A] * 13.298 K. L. vocat̄ &c. apud M. circa horam octauam in nocte fre∣ger̄ & intrauer̄, & vnam Cuniculam cum retis, canibus, et venarijs vo∣cat' Ferrets adtunc & ibm̄ inuent̄ ceperunt & asportauerunt, ad graue dampnum &c. & contra pacem &c.

An Indictment of a keeper of a Gaole, for letting one committed to him vpon suspicion of felonie; escape out of prison.

INquiratur &c. Quod cum quidam I. B. de &c. die & anno &c. {pro} sus∣picione [unspec A] * 13.299 cuiusdam felon̄ per ipsum infra villam p̄dictā ante tunc fieri & perpetrari supposit', capt' et arrestat' fuit apud villam p̄dict', et eisdē die & anno praedict̄ I. B. cuidam Tho. R. de villa. & com̄ p̄dict' yeoman custod' gaolae dicti dn̄i Regis in dicta villa de L. praedict' pro suspicione feloniae praedict̄ saluo & secur̄ custod' tradit' fuit quos{que} idem I. B. a custod' illa seđm legem et consuetud' regni Angl' deliberat foret: Si idem T. R. die &c. anno supradict' apud villam p̄dict' in com̄ praedict̄, p̄dict' I. B. ad largum & extra gaolam praedict' negligenter voluntarie & felonice exire et euadere permisit, contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae &c.

An Indictment for the stopping and tourning of a water course in a Towne, by reason whereof diuers mens landes be surrounded.

IVratores presentant &c. Quod T. R. nuper de S. yeoman, I. P. nuper [unspec A] * 13.300 de S. yeoman &c. primo die lanuarij, Anno regni dictae d••ae Regin̄ secundo, necnon diuersis alijs diebus et vicibus, tam antea quam postea apud S. praedict', quandam aquae cursum obstupauit & diuertit, per quod praedict' aquae cursus fluebat super solum et liberum ten̄tum quorundam &c. ad graue dampnum ipsorum, necnon oīum tenen̄ villae de S. praedict', et in perniciosum exemplum aliorum, ac contra formam statut &c. et contra pacem dictae dn̄ae Reginae &c.

An Indictment vpon the Statute of 8. Hen. 6. for a Forcible entrie into one Rood of land, and assaulting and beating of one I. F. and keeping the same with force.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, Quod cum in Statuto in parliamen∣to [unspec A] * 13.301 domini Henr̄ nuper Regis Angliae sexti post conquestum apud Westm̄, anno regni sui viij▪ tent', aedit', inter cetera continetur: Quod si aliqua persona de aliquibus terris siue tenements manuforti

expulsa sit vel disseisit̄ vel pacifice expellatur et postea manufor•• extra teneat̄ vel aliquod feoffamēt̄ vel discontinuationem inde post talem in∣gressum suum ad ius possessoris defraudend' vel tollend' aliquo modo fiat, habeat pars in hac parte grauat̄ versus talem disseisitorem Assisa•• noue disseisine vel breue de transgr̄. Et si pars grauat̄ per Assisam vel per actionem transgressionis recuperet per veredict' vel alio quocun{que} mo∣do per debit̄ legis formam inueniat̄ quod pars defendens vi ingressus fuerit, vel dicta tenementa per vim post ingressum suam tenuerit, recupe∣raret querens dampna sua ad triplum versus defendentes. Et vlterius fi∣nem et redeptionem dominae Reginae fac' prout in eodem statut̄ pleni∣us continetur: Quidam tamen I. W. de W, in comitat̄ praedict' yeoman, E. H. I. L. et alij statut̄ praedict' minime ponderans, vij. die Martij Anno &c. vi et armis, videlicet baculis, gladijs, et fustibus seipsos assemblaue∣runt, congregauerunt, et coadunauerunt. Et sic assemblat̄, congregat̄, et coadunat' existen̄ modo guerrino arraiat̄ riotose et illicite in vnam rodam ter••e liberi tenementi cuiusdam G. B. gen̄ apud W. in quodam loco vocat̄ Catmore dale in comitatu praed' ingressi fuerunt. Et in quos∣dam I. F. et I. W. adtunc et ibidem insultum et affraiam fecerunt, ver∣berauerunt, et maletractauerunt, et ipsum G. B. de eadem roda terre ma∣nuforti expulerunt. Et ipsum G. B. sic expulsum inde manuforti extra∣tenuer̄ et adhuc extratenent in dictae dominae Reginae nunc contemp∣tum et ipsius G. graue dampnum, ac contra formam statuti praedict'. Et contra pacem dictae dn̄ae Regin̄ &c.

An Indictment for murdering of a man child newly borne, which is murthe∣red by the mother.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, Si E. B. nuper de T. in com̄ &c. Spin∣ster, [unspec A] * 13.302 29. die &c. Anno &c. apud T. praedict' adtunc et ibidem quendā infantem masculinum viuum peperit. Et postea praedict' E. apud T. pre∣dict' infantem viuum adtunc et ibidem cum digitis suis super caput su∣um dure tractand' per quod infans praedict' immediate moriebatur. Et sic praedicta E. B. infantem praedict' die et Anno supradictis felonice in∣terfecit et murdrauit contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae nunc &c.

An Indictment for hunting in a Parke paled, and for the killing and carrying away of a Buck▪ and a Doe in the night time.

I Vrat̄ presentant &c. quod cum in statut' in parliament̄ dominae Re∣ginae [unspec A] * 13.303 nunc tent̄ apud W. Anno regni sui quinto inter alia inactitat̄, stabilitat̄ et ordinat̄ existit, Quod si aliqua persona siue persone post fe∣stum Penticostes Anno 5. supradicto in die vel in nocte iniuste vel illici∣te fregerit fregerunt vel intrauerunt in aliquod parcum impalatum vel sepibus inclusum ad seruand' vel sustentand' ferat̄ vsitat̄, et ibidē iniuste

venatur vel venantur, ceperit aut ceperint, occiderit aut occiderint, ali∣quas feras infra aliquod hm̄i parcum impallat̄ vel solum inclusum & {pro} feris vsitat̄ modo & forma praed' et inde debito modo conuictus fuerit aut fuerint ad sectam dictae dominae Reginae vel partis in hac parte gra∣uat̄: Quod tunc eadem persona siue personae sic inde conuict' penam corporis siue corporum suorum per imprisonament̄ subeat & subeant per spatium trium mensium & reddat et reddant, soluat et soluant parti grauat̄ dampna sua ad triplum. Et post praedict' tres menses complet̄ inueniat et inueniant sufficientem securitatem pro sua vel suis bene ge∣stura et gesturis per spatium septem Annorum tunc proxim̄ sequend' erga dictam dominam Reginam hered' et successor̄ et cunctum popu∣lum suum, aut remanebit siue remanebunt et continuabunt semper in prisona siue balliua vel manucapcione donec ille vel illi delinquen̄ po∣terit vel poterint et inuenerint, tres tales sufficientes securitates durante termino septem annorum vt supradictum est prout in statut̄ praedict' plenius continetur: Quidam tamen W. W. T. M. &c. de &c. statut̄ praed' minime ponderans post praed' festum P. scilicet iiij. die Iunij anno &c. circa horam primam in nocte eiusdem diei vi & armis &c. parcum impallat̄ et pro feris vis••tat̄ cuiusdam I. S. ar̄ vocat̄ Hopwell parke apud Hopwell in com̄ praedict' fregerunt et intrauerunt, et vnam Damam masculinum et vnam Damam fenialem adtunc et ibidem in eod' parco inuent̄ et existen̄ ceperunt interfecerunt et asportauer̄ contra formam statuti praedict' ac contra pacem &c.

An Indictment of Burglarie for breaking of a dwelling house in the night time, to the intent to haue robbed the said house, and for beating and putting in feare diuerse in the same house.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, Si I. P. nuper de &c. vicesimo die [unspec A] * 13.304 &c. vi et armis &c. circa horam decimam in nocte eiusdem diei do∣mum mansionalem cuiusdam D. B. de L. praedict' in com̄ praedict' H. apud L. praedict' ea intencione ad spoliand' eundem D. de bonis & ca∣tallis suis in eadem existen̄ felonice et burglariter fregit et intrauit, et eund' D. et quendam I. B. filium praed' D. & E. vxor̄ eius in domo prae∣dict' in pace dei et dictae dominae Reginae adtunc et ibidem existen̄ ver∣berauit, vulnerauit et male tractauit et in corporali timore et maxim̄ metu & periculo vitarum suarū adtunc et ibid' posuit contra pacē &c.

An Indictment of Burglarie for breaking of a dwelling house in the night time and the putting of them in the house in feare, and for the felonious taking out of the said house 1200. li in money, and a challice of siluer parcell guilt.

INquiratur pro dn̄a Regina, Si T. W. de B. in com̄ &c. sexto die &c. [unspec A] * 13.305 Anno &c. circa horam primam in nocte eiusdem diei domum man∣cionalem

cuiusdam I. B. apud W. in com̄ praed' felonice & burglariter fregit & intrauit ac ipsum I. B. adtunc & ibid' in ead' domo mancionali in corporali timore posuit ac mille & centum libras legalis monetae Angliae in pecunijs numerat̄ & vnam callicē argent̄ {per}cell' aurat̄ vocat̄ a chalice of siluer parcel guilt, ad valenc' 4. li. de denarijs et de bonis & catallis I. B. in ead' domo mancionali adtunc & ibidē inuent̄ felonice cepit et asportauit contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae coron̄ & digni∣tat̄ suas.

An Indictment for breaking of a barne, and taking out of it 4. bushels of Barley,

INquiratur &c. si I. S. &c. horreum cuiusdam I. C. de Sutton magna in [unspec A] * 13.306 com̄ praed' adtunc et ibid' burglariter fregit et intrauit, & quatuor mo∣dios hordei anglice vocat̄ a quarter of Barley, ad valenc' vj. s. iiij. đ. de bonis et catallis praedict' I. C. adtunc et ibid' inuent̄ burgulariter et fel∣lonice cepit, abduxit, et asportauit contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for breaking of a Milne, and taking out of the same a sacke and 6. bushels of wheat.

INquir̄ &c. si I. S. &c. vi et armis domum mollendin̄ W. H. apud C. in [unspec A] * 13.307 {per}ochia de D. in com̄ p̄d' vocat̄ Clarke mill, burglar̄ fregit et intraui•• & vnum saccum praetij &c. et 6. modios tritici vocat̄ 6. bushels of wheat, in sacco ibidem existent̄ praetij xx. s. de bonis et catallis praed' W. H. ad∣tunc & ibid' inuent̄ die anno & loco supradict' felonice cepit & asporta∣uit contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for the fellonious taking of 6. paire of sheets, 12. diaper napkins and one ring of gold.

INquiratur &c. si I. B. vi & armis 6. paria linthearum vocat̄ Sheetes, [unspec A] * 13.308 ad valenc' xl. s. 12. mappas de diaper vocat̄ table Napkins ad valenc' xl. s. vnum annulum de auro cuiusdam I. S. apud H. praedict' dict' die & anno adtunc et ibidem inuent̄ fellonice cepit & asportauit contra pa∣cem &c.

An Indictment for the fellonious taking of acuppe of Siluer parcell guilt in the Isle of V.

INquiratur si I. S. vi & armis vnam Cypham argent̄ parcell' aurat̄ an∣glice [unspec A] * 13.309 vocat̄ a c••ppe of Siluer parcell guilt, ad valenc' 4. li. de bonis et catallis E. W. apud M. infra insulam V. in com̄ praedict' adtunc & ibi∣dem inuent̄ felonice cepit & asportauit contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for receiuing, ayding and comforting of a fellon, knowing him to haue done a fellonie.

INquiratur &c. Si R. S. sciens praefat̄ I. R. felloniam praedict' in forma [unspec A] * 13.310 praedict' fecisse & perpetrasse eundem I. xx. die &c. Anno &c. in co∣mitatu praedict' felonice recepit auxiliatus fuit & confortauit contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for stealing two horses of a mans vnknowen.

INquiratur &c. Si W. H. nuper de F. in com̄ praed' &c. vnum equum [unspec A] * 13.311 coloris gray praetij &c. & vnum equm coloris &c. praetij &c. de bonis et catallis cuiusdam hominis ignoti die & anno supradict' fellonice ce∣pit & abduxit contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for assaulting and robbing of a man vpon the high way of a gelding and his purse, and x. shillings of monry in it, and for the taking ••f two mares found in the high way.

INquiratur &c. si I. I. &c. vi & armis in Regia via ducent̄ a W. vs{que} ad [unspec A] * 13.312 B. in com̄ p̄d' in R. S. gen̄ adtunc et ibid existen̄ in pace &c insultum fecit et vnā spadonem coloris nigri praetij &c. et x. s. in pecunijs mune∣rat̄ existen̄ in vna bursa valoris vnius denarij existen̄ de bonis & catall' dicti R. S. apud B. praed' adtunc et ibid' in Regra via inuent̄, felonice ce∣pit et abduxit contra pacem &c. & duas equas coloris &c. praetij &c. de bonis et catallis D. C. apud A. in com̄ W. in regia via ibid' adtunc et ibi∣dem inuent̄ cepit & abduxit contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for the robbing, beating and wounding of one on the high way and taking from him x. s.

INquiratur &c. Si I. S. &c. vi & armis in quodam loco ibid' vocat̄ the [unspec A] * 13.313 Ashdownes croft in via regia ibid' in A. B. insultum fecit & ipsum ad∣tunc & ibid' verberauit vulnerauit et maletractauit ita quod de vita sua desperabatur & x. s. in pecunijs numerat̄ super {per}sonā ipsius A. B. adtunc & ibid' existen̄ de pecunijs bonis & catallis praed' A. B. adtunc & ibidē inuent̄ felonice cepit & asportauit contra pacem &c.

An indictment for assaulting of a woman, and felloniouslie ta∣king from her 5. s. 4. d'. in money.

INquir̄ &c. si I. B. &c. vi & armis &c. in quendam E. C. apud B. in com̄ [unspec A] * 13.314 praed' insultum fecit & quin{que} solid' et 4. đ. a {per}sona ipsius E. adtunc & ibid' inuent̄ felouice cepit & asportauit contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for stealing out of a close foure Sheepe.

INquiratur &c. Si I. S. &c. vi et armis clausum I. S. senioris gen̄, apud B. [unspec A] * 13.315 in parochia de D. in com̄ predict' fregit & intrauit, et quatuor oues precijv. s'. de bonis et catallis ip̄ius I. ibidē inuent̄ felonice cepit et as∣portauit, contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for breaking of a House in the day time, and taking of vi. li. out of a Chest, and against one for ayding & conforting the said felon.

INquiratur &c. Si R. C. die &c. domum P. S. apud C. in com' predict̄, [unspec A] * 13.316 circiter horam primam post meridiem eiusdē diei fregit et intrauit, ac vj. li. in pecunijs numeratis in quadam Cista adtunc et ibm' existen̄ de bonis et catallis pred' P. S. apud C. pred' in com' pred' adtunc et ibidem inuent̄ felonice cepit et asportauit, contra pacē &c. Ac si G. L. &c. sciens quod prefat' R. B. feloniam praed' modo et forma praed' sic fecisset apud E. pred'* 13.317 〈2 pages missing〉〈2 pages missing〉

apud N. in com̄ p̄d' fuerunt cōsentiētes & abbettan̄ p̄d' A. B. ad felloniā praed' informa praed' faciend' contra pacem &c. Et pur les accessaries apres in cest manner. Et si H. W. et P. R. nu{per} de &c. scien̄ p̄d' A. B. fel∣lon̄ p̄d' in forma p̄d' fecisse apud T. p̄d' & alibi in com̄ p̄d', praed' 10. die &c. Ac eundē A. B. felonice receptauerunt contra pacem &c.

An Indictment of wilfull Murther.

INquiratur &c. Si T. S. de D. in comit̄ praedicto yeoman, xx. die Iunij [unspec A] * 13.318 Anno &c. vi & armis &c. viz. gladijs baculis et cultellis in quendā W. P. de S. in com̄ praed' Husband, in pace dei et dict' dn̄ae reginae existen̄, ex malitia sua p̄cogitata apud L. in com̄ p̄d' insultum fecit et cum quo∣dā ense ad valenc' x. s. quem idem T. in manu sua dextra adtunc et ibid' habuit & tenuit praef. W. super dextrā {per}tem capitis sui percussit dans ei plagam mortalē, de qua quidem plaga p̄d' W. P. a p̄d' xx. die Iunij vs{que} ad 12. diem Decemb. languebat̄ et tunc de plega praed' moribat̄. Et qđ praed' T. apud L. praed' ex mallitia sua prae cogitat̄ felonice et voluntarie interfecit et murdrauit contra pace•• &c.

An Indictment of manslaughter against two, and against one other as accessorie to the same.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, si A. B. de C. in com̄ D. yeomā, & W. F. [unspec A] * 13.319 de T. in comit̄ pred' Husband, secūdo die &c. in I. W. de C. in com̄ p̄d' Labourer, apud L. praed' insultum fecerunt et ipsum I. W. adtunc et ibid' idem A. B. cum quodam armicudio qđ dict' A. B. in manu sua dextra te∣nuit in gutture ipsius I. felonice per cussit, de quo ictu praed' I. interijt et moriebatur. Et praed' W. F. cum quadam tendite vocat̄ a hedge Bill; quā ipse in manibus suis tunc tenuit ipsum I. adtūc et ibid' {per}cussit et ip∣sum A. B. ad interficiend' et murderand' praed' I. adtunc et ibidem felo∣nice* 13.320 auxiliauit. Et sic A. B. praed' die anno & loco p̄d', p̄d' I. W. felonice murder̄ et interfecit: et quod H. W. de P. in comtatu praed' gen̄ sciens praed' A. B. praed' felloniam & murdrum praedict' in forma praed' fecisse apud L. & alibi in dicto com' decimo die &c. eundem A. B. felonice re∣cepit contra pacem &c.

An Indictment of Trespas for breaking and entring into a close.

INquiratur pro dn̄a Regina, si I. S. de N. in com' N. decimo die Iu. an∣no [unspec A] * 13.321 &c. vi & armis &c. clausam A. B. de H. apud F. in com' praed' fre∣git & intrauit et herbā A. B. ad valenc' x. s. ibid' nuper crescen̄ cum qui∣busdam auerijs depastat̄ fuit conculcauit et consumpsit. Et alia enormia ei intulit ad graue dampnum ipsius R. G. et contra pacem dominae Re∣ginae coron̄ ct dignitatem suas.

An Indictment for lying in waite to kill one, and for assaulting, beating and wounding of him, and for entring into and breaking of his close.

INquiratur pro dn̄a Regina, si R. C. de B. in com̄ N. Labourer, octauo [unspec A] * 13.322 die &c. anno &c. apud B. p̄d' iacuit insidijs ad interficiēd' W. S. de T. in com' p̄d' husbād, et ipsum adtunc insultum fecit, verberauit vulnera∣uit et maletractauit ita qđ de vita eius desperabatur. Ac etiam si p̄d' G. et R. vxor eius 30. die Octob. Anno supradicto clausum ipsius W. apud B. praed fregerunt et intrauerunt et herbam suam ad valenc' &c. ibidē crescen̄ cum quibusdam auerijs depastat̄ fuer̄ conculcauerunt et con∣sumpserunt contra pacem &c.

An Indictment of Trespas for breaking and entring into a close, and cutting downe Ashes in the said close.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, si A. B. de C. in com' L. clericus et W. [unspec A] * 13.323 D. de ead' villa et comit̄ Clericus quarto die Augusti Anno &c. clau∣sum A. B. de M. in com' praed' freger̄ et intrauerunt et fraximos ipsius A. B. ibid' crescen̄ ad valenc' 40. s. surcinderūt et asportauerunt ad gra∣ue dampnum &c. Ac contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for a Riot committed by manie vpon two, and for beating and wounding of them, vpon the Statute of Anno 2. R. 2. cap. 7.

INquir̄ pro dn̄a Regina, si A. B. de nuper de M. in com̄ M. yeoman, [unspec A] * 13.324 aggregatis sibi quampluribus male factoribus et Dominae Reginae perturbatoribus ignot̄ ad numerū &c. modo guerrino armat̄ sexto die Iunij Anno &c. apud S. in comitat̄ praed' riotose et routose se illicite cōgregauerunt et coadunauerūt et tunc et ibid' in R. W. et W. P. ipsos interficiend' insultum fecer̄, et ipsos R. & W. tunc et ibidem verberaue∣runt vulnerauerunt et maletractauerunt, per quod ipse de vita sua des∣perabatur contra pacem dominae Reginae &c.

An Indictment against two for assaulting of one, and for taking of 4. kine frō him that he had taken dammage feasaunte in his land, and was carry∣ing of them to the pownd.

INquiratur pro dn̄a Regina, si I. L. de B. in com' S. yeoman, & I. I. nu{per} [unspec A] * 13.325 de eadem villa in com' praed' decimo quinto die &c. apud B. praed' vi & armis in et super I. D. insultum fecerunt et adtunc et ibidem quatuor vaccas, quas in et super terr̄ suam dampnum facien̄ cepisset & secun∣dū consuetud' villae p̄d' ibid' impercari voluisiet, ab eodem I. G. rioto∣se ceperunt & ab inde contra eius voluntatem abduxerunt contra pa∣cem dn̄ae Reginae &c.

An Indictment for a Rescous made against the Sheriffes, Bayliffes, of one by them arrested by force of the Queenes writte: and for the taking a∣way and detaining of the said writte.

INquirat̄ {pro} dn̄a regina, si R. W. de D. in com̄ L. die &c. Ann̄ &c. apud [unspec A] * 13.326 D. p̄d' in com̄ praed' vi & armis &c. in & super B. C. & I. H. balliuos

itinerant̄ T. vic' I. rescussum fecerunt et quendā T. T. quē p̄d' B. C. I. H. virtute breuis dict' dn̄ae Reginae pred' vic' direct̄ cepissent et attachiat̄ fuissent ab eisdem B. C. & I. H. et extra eorum custod' ceperint: & etiā breue praedictū ab eisem balliuis itineran̄ custodiuit & detenuit & adhuc detinet in malum exemplum totius populi dominae reginae ibid' prope commorantes ac contra pacem &c.

An Indictment of manslaughter committed by two, and one as accessorie after the manslaughter done.

INquiratur pro dn̄a regina, si S. W. de L. in com̄ I. fabricarius & W. S. [unspec A] * 13.327 de C. in com̄ pred' yeoman, secundo die Aprilis Anno regni Eliz. &c. sexto in A. B. de C. in com̄ pred' operarium apud C. pred' insultum fece∣runt, et ipsum A. B. adtunc et ibid' idem S. W. cum quodam gladio qđ dict' A. in manu sua dextra tenuit in collo ipsius I. percussit, de quo ictu praed' I. interijt ac moriebatur. Ac idem S. W. eundem A. B. inuen̄ cum dicto gladio adtunc & ibidem grauiter vulnerauit: de quibus quidem vulneribus & ictibus idem I. interijsset si non interijsset de predicto vul∣nere in collo percus. Et praed' W. S. cum quadam tendite vocat̄ a forrest Bill, quod ipse in manibus suis tenuit ipsum I. adtunc & ibid' percussit & ipsum W. S. ad interficiend' & murdrand' praed' I. adtunc & ibidem felonice auxiliauit: Ac sic S. W. praed' I. die Anno & loco praed' felonice murdrauit & interfecit: Et praed' L. B. nuper de &c. in com̄ &c. gen̄ sci∣ens* 13.328 praed' S. W. felloniam & murdrum praed' in modo & forma praed' sic fecisse apud E. & alibi in dicto com̄ decimo die &c. eundem A. B. fe∣lonice recepit contra pacem dn̄ae Reginae coron̄ & dignitat̄ suas.

An Indictment against two, for hearing of these words spoken by one viz. A vengeaunce on the Queene and of such false Councel. And then de∣claring of the same to the Sheriffe of the Shire.

INquiratur pro dn̄a regina, si W. I. de S. in com̄ N. clericus die &c. a∣pud [unspec A] * 13.329 W. praed' deum prae oculis non habens & ligeanciam debit̄ mi∣nime ponderans falso & proditorie vt falsus proditor & inimicus ipsius dn̄ae Reginae dict' die et Anno apud N. praed' coram A. B. & C. D. de E. in com̄ praed' yeoman, obstinate & mallitiose dixit & propagauit haec verba sequentia in Anglicanis verbis (a vegeaunce of the Queene and of such false Councell) tam contra legeanc' & pacem dn̄ae Reginae quam contra formam Statut̄ in huiusmodi casu edit̄ & prouis. Et sic praed' A.* 13.330 B. & C. D. scicus praed' I. dicta verba proditorie locut̄ fuisse, falso & {pro}∣ditorie contra legeanc' debit̄ suam concelauerunt & secrete custodie∣runt contra pacem dn̄ae Reginae et contra formam statuti in huiusmodi casu edit̄ et prouis, vs{que} ad primum diem Martij Anno &c. qđ dicti A. B. & C. D. dicta verba sic proditorie per dict' I. loquut̄ corā N. S. milite vice comite com̄ praed' ac R. S. gen̄, retulerunt & ostenderunt.

An Inquisition taken before a Coroner vpon the view of the body dead, how he came to his death: In which it is found that he dyed of a feuer or A∣gue by the visitation of God and not otherwise.

INquisitio capt̄ apud S. in com̄ S. vicesimo die &c. Anno &c. coram I. [unspec A] * 13.331 B. vno coronatorum dictae dominae Reginae in com̄ praedict' super vi∣sum corporis A. B. nuper de E. in comitat̄ praedict' husbandman, ibidem iacen̄ mortui per sacrament̄ &c. Qui dicunt super sacrament̄ suum quod ita accidebat apud G. praedict' die &c. Anno &c. quod praedictus A. B. egrotabat apud G. praedict' de Febri a decimo die Aprilis vsque ad vicesimum diem mensis eiusdem, Quo quidem die ex Febri praedict' et visitatione dei adtunc & ibidem praedict' A. B. circa horam decimam e∣eiusdem diei ante meridiem objit. Et luratores predict̄ dicunt quod pre∣dict̄ A. B. ex nullo alio morbo egritudine ant infirmitate ad mortem su∣am deueniebat sed hec est causa mortis sui & non aliter. In cuius rei te∣stimonium huic inquisitioni tam praed' Coronator quam Iuratores pre∣dict' sigilla sua apposuerunt.

An Inquisition found before a Coroner vpon the view of the bodie dead, in which it is found that S. A. being keeper of the Earle of Pembrooke his parke, finding one hunting in the same parke required him to stand and yeeld himselfe, he neuerthelesse defended himselfe and would not yeeld: whereupon the parke keeper, with a forest Bill with a thrust in the breast killed him.

INquisitio indentat̄ capt̄ apud Saxfield in comitatu S. nono die Fe∣bruarij [unspec A] * 13.332 Anno &c. per sacramentum &c. Qui dicunt super sacramen∣tum suum quod cum quidam S. A. percarius prenobilis W. comit̄ Pen∣brochie parce sui de Ponsburie in comit̄ praedict̄ vicesimo die Ianuarij Anno regni dictae dominae Reginae quarto, circa vndecimam horam e∣iusdem diei inueniebat praedict' Th. H. in parco praedict' venant' & va∣grant̄ ad damnum ibidem faciend'. Et praedict' T. H. post clamorem {per} praedict' St. adtunc & ibidem leuat̄ ad pacem dictae dominae Reginae ad stand' rect' reddere se nolebat sed ad malitiam snam exequend' & con∣tinuand' & pace dictae dominae Regin̄ diffugiend', vi & armis tunc & ibidem se defendebat predictus St. A. adtunc & ibidem veniens ad eun∣dem malefactorem sic inuent̄ arrestand' & capiend' cum quadam ten∣dite Anglice vocat̄ a Forest bill, quam praedictus S. A. in manu sua dex∣tra tenuit praedict' T. H. vi & armis resistantē adtunc & ibidem in pec∣tus ipsius T. percussit, de quo quidem ictu idem T. H. primo die Febru∣arij tunc prox' sequen̄ apud Soxfield, predict̄ in comitatu predicto o∣bijt. Et luratores praedicti vlterius dicunt super sacramentum suum. Quod praedictus S. A. non occasione alicuius discordie contumeij aut alicuius maleuolenc' siue odij precogitat̄ sed solummodo ob causam

praedictam & non aliam praed' T. H. percussit vt prefertur: In cuius rei testimonium &c.

An Indictment of Confederacie or Combination by oath against the Queene and others.

INquiratur pro Domina Regina, si Io. H. de B. in comitatu Lincolne [unspec A] * 13.333 yeoman, & W. P. de G. in comitatu praedict' yeoman, E. F. de G. m co∣mitat̄ praedict' yeoman, die Lune proxime post festum sancti Michaelis Archangeli obligauerunt, & fides suas mutuas insimul dederunt iuraue∣runt & sacramenta sua super librum prestiterunt, quod in alto & basso iusticia & iniusticia iure & iniuria, se ad inuicē tenerent et in oībusoccasi∣onib' querelis & demaund' quibuscunque contra ipsos vel quēlibet eor̄ mouend' ad sectam domini regis seu alicuius alterius partis & combi∣nauerunt & confederauerūt contra dictam dominam Reginam & cun∣ctum populum suum, in magnum preiudicium & lectium totius populi dictae dominae Reginae, & contra formam statuti in huiusmodi casu edit̄ & prouis.

An Indictment vpon the statute of Maintenance, for the maintaining of one in an action of Formedon in discender.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, quod cum in statuto in Parliamento [unspec A] * 13.334 apud Westmon̄ nuper edit̄ inter cetera continetur, quod nulla perso∣na de regno dominae Reginae Angliae cuiuscunque status gradus siue conditionis fuerit, aliquam querelam in qliqua curia nec alibi manute∣neat, nec sustineat super penam imprisonamēti & faciend' dominae Re∣ginae finem & redemptionem ad voluntatem ipsius dominae Reginae prout &c. Quidam tamen P. M. de P. in comitatu N. yeoman, statur̄ praedict' minime ponderans quandam querelam cuiusdam loquelae que E. in curia dominae Reginae nunc Elizab. coram iusticiarijs dictae dominae Reginae de communi banco ap••••d Westmonasterium per bre∣ue ipsius dominae Reginae de Forma donationis in discender inter R. G. petent̄ & N. A. tenent̄ de quinque acris terre &c. cum pertin̄ in C. pro parte ipsius N. tenend' secundo die Aprilis anno &c. apud N. in comi∣tatu praedict' manutenuit & sustentauit, et adhuc sustentat in dictae do∣minae Reginae nunc contemptum, ac contra formam statuti, et contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae.

An Indictment of Forcible entre vpon the statute of Anno 8. Hen. 6.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, Quod cum in statuto in Parliamen•• [unspec A] * 13.335 domini Henrici 6. nuper Regis Angliae apud W. Anno regni sui octa∣uo tent̄ edit̄ inter cetera continetur: Quod si aliqua persona de aliqui∣bus

terris vel tenementis manuforti expulsa sit vel disseisit̄ vel pacifice expellat̄ & postea manuforti extra teneatur vel per aliquod feoffa∣mentum vel discontinuationem inde post talem ingressum ad ius pos∣sessoris defraudend' & tollend' aliquo modo siat, habeat pars in hac par∣te grauat̄ versus talem disseisitorem Assisam noue disseisine vel bre∣ue de transgressione, Et si pars grauat̄ per Assisam vel actionem trans∣gressionis recuperet per veredictum vel alio modo per debitam legis formam inueniatur, Quod pars defendens in terris vel tenement̄ viin∣gressa fuit vel ea per vim post ingressum suum tenuit, recuperabit, querens dampna sua ad triplum versus defendentem. Et vlterius fi∣nem & redemptionem ad dominā Reginā faciat prout in Statuto ple∣nius apparet: Quidam tamen I. D. de D. in comitatu praedict' Yeo∣man, & R. s. de eodem comitatu yeoman, Statutum praedict' minime vere•• primo die Maij anno &c. apud D. praedict' in comitatu prae∣dict' quendam W. S. de vno messuagio siue tenement̄ cum pertinen∣tijs in D. praedict' per mandat̄ W. Bush manuforti expellauerunt & disseisiuerunt ac ipsum sic expulsum et disseis••t̄ a praedict' primo die Maij vsque diem capcionis huius Inquisicionis extratenuerunt & ad∣huc extra tenent, contra pacem Dominae Reginae Coronae & dig∣nitat̄ suas, & contra formam Statuti in huiusmodi casu edit̄ et pro∣uisi.

An Indictment for shooting in a Handgunne, against one that may not dis∣pend C. li. per annum.

INquiratur pro domina Regina, quod cum I. R. de W. in comitatu [unspec A] * 13.336 praedict' generos. non habens terras tenementa feod' vel Annuitates ad vsum suum proprium annui valoris centum librarum nono die Iu∣lij anno Regni Regis Richardi primi apud S. in comitatu M. sagittauit in quodam torment̄ vocat̄ a Handgunne, contra statut̄ in hiuismodi ca∣su edit̄ & prouis.

The Title of the generall Sessions of the peace, in the Countie of Chester.

¶ Sessio pacis generals dominae Reginae tent̄ apud Cestr̄ in comitat̄ Cestr̄ videlicet, quarto die Maij, anno Regni dominae Elizabethae dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hiberniae Reginae fidei defensor̄ &c. de∣cimo coram S. H. D. L. S. E. & alijs Iusticiarijs pacis in Comitat•• praedict'.

Inquisitio capt̄ ibidem per sa cramentum R. M. de &. Qui 〈◊〉〈◊〉 super sacrament̄ suum, quod cum in statuto &c.

The Trauerse of an Indictment of Forcible entrie.

PRo A. B. C. D. E. F. versus dominam Regin̄ in trauers super Indictament̄.

¶ Et praedict̄ A. B. C. D. & E. F. per I. B. atturnatum suum ven̄ et di∣cunt, quod dicta domina Regina nunc ipsos seu aliquem ipsorum acti∣one Indictament̄ praedict̄ grauare seu impetere non velit aut debet: Quia protestand' quod indictament̄ predict̄minus sufficiens in lege exi∣stit ad ponend' ipsos respondere, pro placito tamen seperatim dicunt quod quoad, vi & armis, & quicquid quod est contra pacem dicte do∣mine Regine, n••c non ad intracionem disseisinam, expulsionem, extra∣t••nationem, & quicquid quod est contra formam statuti praedict' ijdem A. B. C. D. & E. F. dicunt quod ipsi in nullo sunt culpabiles modo & for∣ma prout per indictament̄ predict' superius supponitur. Et de hoc po∣nunt se seperatim super patriam: et R. C. armiger qui pro domina Re∣gina hic in hac parte sequitur, pro ipsa domina Regina similiter &c.

An Indictment for making of false gold at Roane in France, and for vttering of it in England.

INquiratur pro domino Rege & domina Regina, Quare cum in statu∣to [unspec A] * 13.337 in Parliamento dictorum domini regis & dominae Reginae nuper tent̄ apud Westmon̄ duodecimo die Nouembris Annis regnorum dicti domini regis & domine regine, primo & secundo authoritate eiusdem parliamenti inactitat̄ & ordinat̄fuit. Quod si aliqua persona siue alique persone post vicesimum diem lanuarij extunc proxim̄ sequen̄ introdu∣ceret siue introducerent, a partibus transmarinis in hoc regnum Anglie vel in aliquod dominum huius dicti regni Anglie, aliquas falsas & cōtra∣f••ctas cuneas monetas siue pecunias de auro aut argent̄ alicuius alterius regni, non existent̄ de proprijs cuneis, monet̄, siue pecunijs de hoc regn̄ Anglie, scientes predict' cuneas monetas, siue pecunias fore falsas & cō∣trafact̄, Ea intencione ad vtterand' siue soluend' predict' falsas contro∣fact̄ cuneas, monetas siue pecunias infra hoc regnum Anglie & dominij eiusdem regni per merchandisas vel aliter. Quod tunc talis perso∣na, siue persone sic vt spradict' est oftendentes & eorum conciliatores procuratores, auxiliatores, & abbettaores in tali casu, existimati e∣runt & adiudicabuntur fore offenditores in alta prodicione. Et quod praedict' persona siue persone sic offendentes, & post eorum legitti∣mam conuictionem siue attincturam subibunt tales penas mortis et fo∣risfacturas, terrarum, bonorum, et catallorum suorum, sicut alij offen∣dentes in casibus alte {pro}ditionis, prout in eodē statuto satis aperte de∣claratur: Quidam tamen H. S. nu{per} de Hallifax in com̄ Ebor' Merchāt, alias dict' H. S. de Halifax in com̄ E. Merchant, post p̄dict' vicesimū diē Ianuar̄, et post ordinationē statuti p̄dict', viz. vndecimo die mensis

Nouēbris, annis regnorū Phillippi et Mariae dei gratia Regis et Re∣ginae, Hispaniarum, Franc', vtrius{que} Ceciliae, Ierusalem, et Hibern̄ fidei defensorū, Archiduc' Austriae, Duc' Burgundie, Medowlan̄, et Brabanc', Comit' Haspurgij, Flandr', et Tirolis, tertio et quarto, numerū xxxj. li. et x. s. in sexaginta et sex pec' vocat' halfe Soueraines, and English Crownes, de aere, cupro, alcameno, et diuersis alijs metallis insimul mixt', falso et proditori•• apud Roane, et Diepe, in {per}tibus transmarinis in regno Galliae, and similitudinē bonarum dimidiū Sufferanciarum et coronarum Auri de cuna dictorū dn̄i Regis et dn̄ae Reginae huius regni Angliae, per quosdam falsos proditores apud Roane et Diepe p̄dict' in praedict' partibus transmarinis falso & {pro}ditorie ibidem fabricat̄ & con∣trafact' a praedicto regno Galliae, vsque ad hoc regnum Angliae, & ad Ciuitat̄ Norwichiae introduxit & introduci procurauit. Et praed' H. S. praedictas sexaginta dimid' sufferenc' vocat̄ threescore halfe sufferains, ac praedict' sex coronas Anglice vocat̄ vi. English Crownes, modo & forma praedict̄ fore falsas & fabricat̄ secundum formam & similitudi∣nem bonarum dimidiarum sufferanc' & Coronarum huius regni Ang∣liae affirmans, dictas sufferenc' & Coronas illas fore de bono auro & de habili monet̄ huius regni Angliae quinque falsas dimid' sufferanc' & v∣nam Coronam vocat̄ halfe English Sufferaines, and one English Crowne, de praedict' sexaginta & sex dimid' sufferenc' & Coronis in forma praedict' ex ere cupro alcameno, fabricat̄, & contrafact' cuidam H. B. hic apud Norwican̄ in comitatu praedict' pro vno equo, vno gla∣dio, & vno scuto de bonis et cattallis praedict' H. B. per ipsum H. S. de eo∣dem H. B. adtunc & ibidem empt̄, pro bona solucione falso fraudulen∣ter & proditorie adtunc & ibidem vtterauit soluit & liberauit, contr̄ pa∣cem &c. ac contra formam statuti &c.

An Indictment of Trespas for breaking of a close, and destroying of wheat then growing in the same.

IVrat̄ presentant pro domina Regina, quod W. C. nuper de D. in com̄ [unspec A] * 13.338 praedict' Arm̄ T. B. &c. tertio die &c. vi et armis &c. clausum I. N. a∣pud S. in comitat̄ praedict' in quodam campo vocat̄ &c. fregerunt & in∣trauerunt & tres quarterias frumenti ipsius I. N. ad valenc' trium librarū adtunc & ibidem crescen̄ cum quibusdam bigis siue carucis equis & pe∣dibus suis ambuland' conculcauerūt & consumpserunt. Et alia enormia ei intulerunt, contra pacem dictorum dominae regis, & dominae Regi∣nae nunc &c.

An Indictment or Inquisition before the Coroner super visum corporis, of one who killed one in his owne defence.

IN quisitio indentat̄ capt̄ apud T. in comitatu Cestrie, secundo die &c. [unspec A] * 13.339 Anno &c. coram I. M. gen̄ vno Coronat̄ dictae dominae Reginae in co∣mit̄

praedict' super visum corporis A. B. nuper &c. adtunc & ibidem su∣per terram mortui iacen̄ per sacrament̄ &c. I. H. &c. ac de tribus alijs villat̄ propinquioribus, videlicet, A. B. C. in comitatu praedict' ad inqui∣rend' qualiter & quomodo praedict' A. B. ad mortem suam deuenit: qui super sacramentum suum dicunt. Quod cum ipse A. B. decimo quinto die Octobris, Anno Regni &c. quinto circa horam septimam ante me∣ridiem eiusdem diei apud T. praedict̄ in comitat̄ praedict̄, vi & armis cō∣tra pacem dictae dominae Reginae in quendam R. nuper de T. praedict̄ in comitat̄ Cestriae praedict̄ Butcher, adtunc & ibidem in pace dei & di∣ctae dominae Reginae existen̄ insultum fecit & ipsum R. B. cum quodam baculo vocat̄ a Pikeforke, quemidem A. in manibus suis tenuit, verbe∣rauit, ac super brachium suum grauiter percussit, ita vt idem R. B. pro ipsius vite, saluatione a praedicto A. B. quantum potuit, fugit vsque ad magnam concauam pipam vocat̄ a hollow slake vltra quam ipse R. B. a prefat̄ A. fugere non potuisset, Et sic ipse R. B. seipsum, ac vitam su∣am defentem praedict̄ A. B. praedict̄ insultum, assidue continuand' su∣per posteriorem partem capitis ipsius A. dicto xv. die Octobris anno quinto hora & loco supradictis, cum quodam baculo vocat̄ a browne Bill, pretij &c. quem idem R. B. adtunc & ibidem in manibus suis te∣nuit percussit, dans ei plagam mortalem, tres pollices longam vnam pollicem latam & dimid' vnius pollicis profund': Super quā quidem plagā ipse A. B. languidus iacebat vsque ad vicesimum diem Octobris praedict̄, in quo q••idem xx. die Octobris anno &c. idem A. apud T. pre∣dict̄ in com̄ praed' ex ipsa plaga ei dat̄ modo & forma praed' morieba∣tur. In cu••us rei testimon̄ &c.

An Indictment or Inquisition taken before the Coroners super visum cor∣poris, of one slaine by misfortune, by one as hee was shooting at the Buttes.

INquisitio indentat̄ capt̄ apud B. in comitatu &c. die & Anno &c. [unspec A] * 13.340 coram R. H. Armiger̄: vno Coronatorum dict' dominae Regine in co∣mitat̄ predict' super visum corporis I. C. nuper de R. in comitatu praed' Labourer, adtunc & ibidem super super terram mortui iacen̄ per sacrament̄ I. B. senioris I. H. &c. ac de tribus alijs villat̄ propinquioribus, videlicet, de M. R. et E. in comitat̄ praedict̄ ad inquirēd' qualiter & quomodo pre∣dict' I. E. ad mortem suam deuenit: Qui super sacramentum suum pre∣dict' dicunt, quod cum quidem Christop̄ W. nuper de ciuitate Cestriae in comitat̄ ciuitat̄ Cestriae shereman, cum multis alijs, secundo die &c. anno &c. sexto supradicto circa horam primam post meridiem eiusdem secundi diei apud B. praedict̄ in comitat̄ Cestrie praedict' in pace dei ac dominae Reginae existen̄, ac ibidem ad metas Anglice vocat̄ Buttes sagittan̄ adtunc & ibidem venit praedict' I. E. ad metas praedict', ac dum

praedict' C. W. ad ipsas metas inter sagittand' fuit, ipse I. E. obiter & improuiso posuit se inter metas praedict̄ vt praedict̄ C. W. sagittabat ad metas praedict̄ cum quadam sagitta pretij &c. dicto secundo die Iulij, ac hora & loco supradictis per infortunium percussit praedict̄ I. E. in gut∣ture dans ei mortalem plagam inprofund tate duos pollices. Super quā quidem plagam ipse I. E. a praedict̄ secundo die Iulij vsque ad quintum diem eiusdem mensis apud R. praedict̄ in comitatu Cestrie praedict' lan∣guidus iacebat, ac in eodem quinto die mensis Iulij praedict' ipse I. E. a∣pud T. predict' in comit̄ Cestr̄ praedict' de praedict' plagamodo & for∣ma predict̄ moriebatur, Ac etiam Iuratores praedict̄ super sacramentum suum praed' dicauit quod praed' C. W. dicto 2. die Iulij, aut aliquo tem∣pore post eundem 2. diem mensis Iulij non habuit aliqua bona seu ca∣talla infra praedict̄ com̄ Cestr̄. In cuius re••testimonium vtrisque partibus huius inquisitionis tam praedict̄ Coro-nat̄ quam praedict̄ Iuratores si∣gilla sua posuerunt die & anno primo supradictis.

An Indictment against the Husband and his wife for lying in waite, and for the assaulting, beating and wounding of one.

INquiratur pro domino Rege & Regina, Si N. B. nuper de T. in comi∣tatu [unspec A] * 13.341 Cestrie yeoman, K. W. vxor eius &c. decimo septimo die &c. Anno &c. apud T. iuxta T. in comitatu praedict̄ in quodam loco vo∣cat̄ le Hall yarde, iacuerunt in insidijs & adtunc & ibidem insidiati fue∣runt quendam R. H. & ipsum R. ibidem vi & armis &c. insultum fe∣cerunt, verberauerunt, vulnerauerunt & maletractauerunt. Ita quod idem R. languidus existit ac de vita sua desperabatur, vi & armis, & contra pacem &c.

An Inquisition of wilfull Murder taken before diuers of the Iudges and o∣thers, as Iustices of the Peace, for a Murder done in Westminster.

INquisitio capt̄ apud Westmonaster̄ in comitatu Middlesex' xxiij. die [unspec A] * 13.342 Aprilis anno Regni Elizab. &c. xvj. coram Ioh. Southcot vno Iustici∣ar̄ dictae dominae Reginae ad placita coram ipsa Regina tenend' assign̄ Rob. Mounson vno Iusticiar̄ eiusdem domine Regine de banco, Gilb. Gerrard armiger̄, Atturnat̄ dicte domine Regine generali, Will' P. & B. R. armig' Iustic' dicte domine Regine apud pacem in comit̄ praed' conseruand', nec non ad diuersas felonias, transgr̄, & alia malefact' in eodem com̄ perpetrat̄ audiend' & terminand' assignat' per sacramentū 12. ••urat' exitit presentat̄, quod R. S. nuper de ciuitate Westmon̄ in com̄ Midd' & I. T. nuper de ciuitat̄ W. p̄dict̄ in com̄ praed' yeoman, xx. die M. ann̄ Reg. Eliz. &c. xvj. vi et armis viz. gladijs, baculis &c. circa hor̄ vj. post meridiē eiusd' diei ex malitia sua p̄eogitat̄ apud ciuit̄ W. p̄d' in com̄ p̄d' in quend' W. R. I. in pace dei & dict' dn̄e Reg' adtunc et ibid' exist' insult̄

fecer̄ & praed' R. S. cum vno glagio quem ipse praedict' adtunc & ibidē in manu sua dextra habuit et tenuit praedict̄ W. R. I. super dextrum bra∣chium Ipsius W. adtunc & ibidem felonice percussit & dedit e•• adtunc et ibidem vnam plagam mortalem profunditatis quatuor pollicium et latitudinis ••nius pollicis de qua quidem plaga mortali praedict' W. R. I. apud ciuitatem W. praed' in com̄ praed' die et Anno supradict' instan∣ter obijt. Et quod praedictus I. T. praed' xix. die Martij Anno xvi. supra∣dicto apud Westm̄ praed' in com̄ praed' felonice fuit presens, procurans abbettans, confortans et auxilians prefatum R. S. ad feloniam et mur∣drum praed' in forma praed' faciend' & perpetrand', contra pacem dic∣tae dominae Reginae nunc. Et sic praedict' R. S. & I. T. die anno loco & comit̄ praedict̄ prefat̄ W. R. I. ex malitijs suis prceogitat̄ felonice et vo∣luntarie interfecerunt & murdrauerunt, contra pacem dictae dn̄ae regin̄ nunc Coronam & dignitatem suas.

An Indictment of man-slaughter against many, some for striking of the par∣tie slaine, and some others for comforting, and ayding of them being pre∣sent, and some as accessories after the fact committed, and that diuers of them fled.

INquisicio capt' apud Cestr̄ infra Wardam Castri domini regis, ibidē [unspec A] * 13.343 die veneris prox' post festū Apostolorum Simonis et Iude anno reg∣ni regis Rich. tertij post conquestum Angliae secundo, coram T. H. et I. L. Coron̄ dicti domini regis hundred' de B. in com̄ Cestriae super visum corporis I. C. felonice interfecti per sacramentum &c. Qui dicunt super sacramentum suum, quod T. W. nuper de M. in comit̄ Cestr̄ yeoman, R. B. nuper de M. in com̄ Cestr̄ armig', N. B. nuper de M. & alij &c. die sabbati prox' post festum exaltationis sancti Cruci, An̄ regniregis R. 3. post conquestum Angliae secundo apud H. in comitat̄ Cestr̄ in insidijs iacuerunt pro dicto I. C. ipsum ad verberand', vulnerand', & felonice in∣terficieud' vi et armis, et contra pacem domini regis: Et dicto die Sab∣bati & ann̄ apud H. p̄d' in ipsū I. C. insult' fecerūt. Et p̄d' T. W. die Sabb. & a•• p̄d' apud p̄d' felonice percussit p̄d' I. C. su{per} caput su•• vs{que} ad cere∣brum cum quodam gladio pretij &c. & dedit ei plagam mortalem vn∣de obijt die veneris prox' post festum sancti Mich. Arch. tunc prox' se∣quen̄ apud Cestriam praedict', infra wardam Castri domini regis ibidē. Et sic praed' T. W. ipsum I. C. dict' die Sabbati, & anno apud H. praedict̄ felonice interfecit: Et quod praed' R. B. eisdem die et anno apud H. fe∣lonice percussit praedictum I. C. super tibiam suam dextram cum quo∣dam gladio pretij &c. & dedit ei plagam mortalem vnde obire debuisset si non obijsset de ictu quam praedict' T. W. ei prius dedit. Et sic praedict̄ R. B. ipsum I. C. dicto die Sabbati, et anno apud H. praedict' felonice interfecit. Et quod praedict' N. B. I. H. I. M. & R. C. dict' die Sabbaei &

Anno apud H. p̄d', felonice fuer̄ p̄sentes auxiliātes cōfortantes et abbet∣tantes p̄d' T. W. ad fellon̄ p̄d' in forma praed' faciend' vi & armis & con∣tra pacē dict' dn̄i Regis, Et quod praed' R. B. N. B. I. H. I. M. et R. C. eis∣dem die Sabbati & Anno apud H. praedict' felonice fuerunt praesentes auxiliantes, abbettantes et confortantes, praed' T. W. ad feloniam praed' in forma praed' faciend' vi & armis & contra pacem dicti domini Regis &c. Et quod I. B. nuper de M. in com̄ Cestr̄ gen̄ frater R. B. milit̄ iam defuncti, T. B. nuper de M. in comitatu Cestriae gen̄ frater praed' I. H. B. nuper de M. in com̄ Cestriae sen̄ gen̄ frater praed' T. W. B. nuper de M. in com̄ Cestriae gen̄ filius praed' R. B. milit̄ iam defunct' &c. eisdem die Sabbati et ann̄ apud M. p̄d' in com̄ Cestriae felonice fuer̄ vi auxilio, consilio et abettamento p̄d' T. W. & R. B. ad felloniā p̄d' in forma p̄d' faciend' vi & armis & contra pacem dicti dn̄i Regis: Et qđ W. E. nu{per} de E. in com̄ Cestriae gen̄ R. H. nuperde M. in com̄ Cestriae yeoman, I. H. nuper de ead' in com̄ p̄d' yeoman &c. die lunae prox' post festum S. Mi∣chael' Archangeli Ann̄ regni regis R. 3. post cōquestum Angl' secundo apud M. in com̄ p̄d' felonice assistauer̄ p̄d' receptauerunt et confortauer̄ praed' I. W. & R. B. armig', scientes ipsum T. et R. felloniā p̄d' in forma p̄d' felonice fecisse vi & armis et cōtra pacem dn̄i regis. Item dicunt Iu∣ratores p̄d' qđ praed' T. W. R. B. N. B. I. H. &c. post felloniam p̄d' factā. Die Mercurij prox' post festum sancti Michaelis Archangeli Anno su∣pradict' Regis praedict' fugerunt, et se eadem f••lonia praedict' retraxe∣rūt a com̄ Cestriae vs{que} villā de Whitchurch, in com̄ Salloppe felonice ac vi et armis, & contra pacem domini Regis. In cuius re•• testimo∣nium &c.

An Indictment for keeping a bawdie house, and vsing of vnlawfull games.

I Vrat̄ praesentant quod N. W. de A. & I. Tayler, et E. vxor eius &c. [unspec A] * 13.344 sunt cōmunes lupinat̄ & diuersis diebus et vicibus ante diē huius in∣quisicionis in domibus suis scituat̄ &c. manutenere hospic' lupinar̄ nec non diuersas personas suspect' ibidem ludentes ad luda illicita, viz. Ta∣bles, Cardes, tam in die quam in nocte post horas debitas et legittimas ad grauamen iuhabitātium ibidem ac malum exemplum omnium alio∣rum legeorum domini Begis &c.

An Indictment for keeping of euill Rule.

I Vratores praesentant, qđ W. H. de parochia sancti Clementis in com̄ [unspec A] * 13.345 Midd' et Maria vxor eius die &c. Anno &c. ac diuersis diebus antea et postea hucus{que} custodierūt et adhuc custodiunt lupanariam, luxuriā, et fornicacionē {pro} omnibus hominibus et mulieribus ad talia nephāda opera disposita, ac custodiuut communem Dicing and carding, &c. et ali•• illicita ad grauamen omnium vicinorū ibid' inhabitan̄, et in malum exemplum aliorum legorum &c. contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for keeping a bawdy house.

I Vrat̄ praesentant, quod R. M. de &c. in com̄ &c. W. H. de &c. die [unspec A] * 13.346 & anno &c. ac diuersis temporibus antea & postea apud &c. tenent custodiunt occupant & frequentant in mancionibus suis ibid' cōmunia hospitia lupinar̄ luxur̄ et fornicationem, & permittunt tam seculares quam regulares & laicos homines et alias personas suspectas non bone gestus nec fame cum meretricibus carnaliter concumbere ad magnum nocumentum totius populi domini Regis ibid' prope commoranciū & malum exēplum omnium aliorū in tali casu delinquentiū nisi citius in hac parte debitum prouideatur remedium ac contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for slaundring of a Iurie.

I Vratores dant curiam intelligi. Quod cum ipsi tali die & anno apud [unspec A] * 13.347 &c. cuncti fuerant ad inquirend' & interloquend' de diuersis articulis & offensis super eorum sacrament̄ pro dicto dn̄o Rege ibi die et anno supradict' venit quidam T. P. de S. in com̄ praed' vt barrectator et pacis domini Regis perturbator, et praedict' Iuratores vili pendit et scandali∣zauit dicendo sic in anglicanis verbis Fie on you false harlots papered* 13.348 knaues, and periured knaues, ac alia minatoria & contumeliofa verba eisdē Iurat̄ dixit in magnam redarguacionem et vilipend' Iurat̄ praed' ac retardacionem execucionis eorum iuramet̄, Et contra pacem &c.

An Indictment against a manswife as a common Barrator and sower of dissention amongst her neighbours, and a common scold.

I Vratores praesentant, quod A. E. vxor &c. de &c. in com̄ &c. non est [unspec A] * 13.349 bonae famae nec conuersacionis honestae sed male dispositionis bar∣rectator et pacis domini Regis perturbator: Ita quod verisimile est face∣re murdrum homicid' lites et discord' ac alia damna & grauamina inter legeos domini Regis ibid' praetextu praemiss••rum, & est communis ob∣••••rgatrix et blasphematrix vicinorum suorum, & magna scandala eis ibidem imponit, ad magnum nocumentum omnium inhabitātium vil∣lae praed' et perniciosum exemplum omnium aliorum in tali statu delin∣quentium, & contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for a Rape committed by a Minister, vpon a maid of 14. yeares old.

I Vratores praesentant, Quod T. Thorneton de &c. in com̄ &c. Clericus [unspec A] * 13.350 die & Anno &c. vi & armis, viz. gladijs baculis &c. in I. F. adtunc aeta∣tis xiiij. annorū apud &c. insultum fecit & corpus et ventrem praed' Io. adtunc & ibidem manibus suis felonice vulnerauit fregit et Iacerauit, nec non eandem Io. cōtra voluntatem ipsius Io. adtunc & ibidem car∣naliter cognouit et felonice rapuit contra pacem &c.

An Indictment against forestallers of the markets within the verge.

I Vratores praesentant, Quod I. R. de &c. et R. S. &c. a die & anno &c. [unspec A] * 13.351 vsque diem capcionis huius Inquisitionis apud C. in com̄ praedict' in∣fra virgam, singulare commodum suum & non vtilitatem reipublice in∣debite affectantes, blada, grana, & alia victualia quae vsque ciuitat̄ London & villae Westmon̄ praedict' in com̄ praedict' pro sustentacione populi dicti domini Regis ibidem venerunt & venire debuislent per tempus praed' forstallauerunt & regratauerunt, et indies forstallare & regratare non desistunt per quod blada grana & alia victualia multo maioris carioris & altioris praetij efficiuntur quam deberent si forstalla∣tores & regratores huiusmodi nō fuissent in dicti dn̄i Regis, nunc con∣temptum & legeorum suorum maxime dispend' & grauamen, ac con∣tra formam diuersorum statutorum in hac parte edit̄, ac contra pa∣cem &c.

An Indictment against a Gaoler (for enlarging of one committed to prison) within the verge vpon suspition of fellonie without warraunt.

I Vratores praesentant, quod W. H. de &c. die & Anno apud S. prae∣dict' [unspec A] * 13.352 in com̄ praed' infra virgam cepit & arrestauit quendam R. F. nu∣per de &c. pro suspexcione felloniae & ipsum R. adtunc & ibidem in prisona dn̄i Regis sub custod' sua pro felonia praed' per spacium vnius horae detinuit: Et postea die & anno supradict̄ praed' W. H. praed' R. F. apud S. praed' in com̄ praed' infra virgam fellonice voluntarie & volen∣ter ad largum suum ire promisit, contra pacem &c.

An Indictment against a mans wife, for stealing xx. s. in money.

I Vratores praesentant, quod I. W. vxor &c. de &c. alias dict' I. W. [unspec A] * 13.353 de E. praedict' in com̄ praedict' Spinster, die & anno &c. vi & armis &c. xx. s. in pecunijs numeratis de bonis & denarijs I. B. apud E. praed' in com̄ praedict' adtunc & ibidem inuent̄ felonice furat̄ fuit cepit & as∣portauit, contra pacem &c.

An indictment against a wife, for stealing 60. li. in money and against an other as accessorie.

I Vratores praesentant, quod Io. W. vxor &c. alias dict' Io. W. de E. [unspec A] * 13.354 praed' in com̄ praed' Spinster, die Anno &c. lx. li. in pecunijs nume∣rat̄ de bonis & denarijs I. B. apud E. praed' in praed' camer̄ adtunc & ibidem inuenit̄ felonice furata fuit cepit & asportauit contra pacem &c. Et quod W. W. nuper de E. in com̄ praed' Butcher, sciens praefat̄ Io. W. felloniam praed' in forma praed' fecisse eandem Io. dictis di•• Anno & lo∣co* 13.355 felonice confortauit auxiliauit & receptauit, contra pacem dicti do∣mini Regis &c.

An Indictment for stealing of three mens Coates.

I Vrat̄ p̄sentāt quod T. S. et W. H. de &c. in com̄ &c. die Anno &c. vi et [unspec A] * 13.356 armis &c. tres tunicas viriles de panno laneo coloris Tawney, ad va∣lenc' &c. de bonis et catallis cuiusdā hon̄is ignoti apud H. in com̄ Midd' adtunc et ibid' felonice furat̄ fuit cepit & asportauit cōtra pacem &c.

An Indictment against an Heretique, for vsing of words.

I Vratores praesentant, quod T. M. de &c. est homo diabolicus et com∣munis [unspec A] * 13.357 hereticus fidem Catholicam et obseruenciā eiusd' magnopere machinans et contemnens. Et quod ipse tali die et Anno &c. apud p̄d' parochiani in praesentia diuersorum sudbitorum ac legeorum dict' dn̄i regis haec verba scandalosa et hereticalia, dixit, retulit, et propaliauit: Christ neuer died nor shed his bloud for vs, but only for them that were in Limbo patrum, and as for Images in the Church they be but Idols, cum multis alijs verbis scandalosis et hereticalibus in contemptu fidei catholicae ac in perniciosum exemplum omnium aliorum legeorum dict' domini regis ac cont••a pacem &c.

An Indictment for breaking of a house, and taking out of a chest in the house seuen pounds in money.

I Vratores praesentant, quod R. T. de &c. et I. C. de &c. tali die et anno [unspec A] * 13.358 vi & armis &c. domum T. P. apud praed' villam in com̄ praed' fregit et septem libras in pecunijs numeratis de bonis et denarijs praed' T. in cista praed' existen̄ adtunc et ibid' extra cistam praed' felonice furat̄ fuerunt ceperunt et asportauerunt contra pacem dict' dn̄i regis &c.

An Indictment for a Mayme in both the hands.

I Vratores praesentant, quod cum H. P. de &c. tali die et Anno apud C. [unspec A] * 13.359 praed' in quodam loco vocat̄ F. fuit in pace deiet dict' dni Regis, dict' die et anno apud C. praed' in praed' loco vocat̄ F. venerunt A. B. C. D. et E. F. de &c et in dictum H. P. ibid' insultum, vt felones dicti dn̄i Regis insidiand' & ex insultu praemeditat̄ per mandat̄ et procurationem P. P. de &c. fecerunt. Et p̄d' A. B. cū quodā baculo ad valenc' &c. quē ipse in manib{us} suis adtū•• et ibid' tenuit p̄d' H. P. su{per} dextrā manū suā adtunc et ibid' felon̄ {per}cussit et ipsum H. P. adtunc et ibid' vulnerauit et feloni∣ce mahemauit sic quod venae et nerui eiusdē dextrae manus retract' et mortificat̄ deuenerunt per qđ praed' H. P. auxilium et potenciam dex∣trae manus p̄d' totaliter amisit. Et p̄d' C. D. cum vno alio baculo ad va∣lenc' &c▪ quem ipse in manibus suis adtunc et ibidem tenuit, praed' H. P. super sinistram manum adtunc et ibidem felonice percussit et ipsum H. adtunc et ibidem verberauit vulnerauit et felonice mahemauit sic quod venae et nerui eiusdem manus sinistrae refrict̄ et mortificat̄ de∣uenerunt, per quod idem H. P, vim auxilium et potentiam eiusdem finistrae manus totaliter amisit contra pacem &c.

An Indictment vpon the statute of Anno 5. R. 2.

I Vrat̄ praesentant quod cum in statuto in Parliamento domini re∣gis [unspec A] * 13.360 Richardi nuper Reg' Angliae secundi apud Waestm̄ Anno regni sui quinto tent̄ edit̄ inter alia ordinat̄ sit. Quod nullus faciat ingressum in aliquibus terris siue tenementis nisi in casu vbi ingressus ei datur per legem et in illo casu non manuforti nec multitudine gentium sed lici∣to et quieto modo tantum. Et si quis in contrarium fecerit et inde de∣bito modo conuict' fuerit per imprisonament̄ corporis sui puniatur, & ad voluntatem domini Regis redimatur prout in eodem statuto ple∣nius contineatur. Quidam tamen I. S. de &c. statutum praed' minime ponderans nec penam in eodem content̄, die &c. Anno &c. in quod∣dam tenement̄ cum pertinen̄ & quatuor acras terrae cuiusdam I. B. a∣pud H. praed' in com̄ praedict' in quo eidem Iohanni ingressus non da∣tur per legem ibidem ingressus fuit in dicti domini Regis cōtemptum. Ac contra formam statuti praed'.

An f••formation wherein the partie desireth the good Abearing against one.

DAt̄ est curiae intelligi per relationem & testimonium I. P. T. I. & [unspec B] alios quod R. M. de S. in comitatu &c. est communis Barrecta∣tor & pacis domini Regis perturbator vocand' vicinos suos Theeues knaues & alia huiusmodi ignominia necnon communis furator bosci. Ita quod verisimile est murdrum, homicid' lites & discord' inter vici∣nos, ibidem indies oriri nisi citius prouideatur inde remedium ad mo∣cionem omnium inhabitantium in villa praed' ac in malum exemplum omnium aliorum legeorum domini Regis.

An Indictment against one for keeping of vagabonds, whores, and idle lewde suspected persons, and euill rule in his house.

I Vrat̄ praesentant quod T. E. de &c. in domo suo continue recepit [unspec A] * 13.361 hospitat et supportat vagabond' meretrices, et alios diuersos homines ociosos suspect' & male conuersacionis. Et continue custod' malam regulam et gubernacionem in domo sua ad graue nocument̄ & pertur∣bacionem omnium vicinorum suorum ac contra formam diuersorum statut̄ &c. ac contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for breaking of a close, and driuing away of cattell out of the close.

I Vrat̄ p̄sentant qđ T. S. de &c. die et ann̄ &c. vi & armis &c. clausum I. [unspec A] * 13.362 D. apud H. p̄d' fregerunt & intrauerunt & aueria ipsius I. D. adtunc & ibid' depascat̄ ceperūt & abinde fugauerunt contra pacem &c.

An Indictment of Trespas for breaking of a close, and eating of the grasse with cattell.

INquiratur &c. Si A. B. & C. D. de &c. die & Anno &c. vi & ar∣mis [unspec A] * 13.363 &c. clausum E. F. apud W. praedict' in com̄ praedict' fregerunt

& intrauerunt et herbam suam adtunc et ibidem cum quibusdam aue∣rijs suis, viz. equis vaccis & bobus depascat̄ fuerunt conculcauerunt et consumpserunt contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for breaking into a close, and treading downe the grasse.

INquiratur &c. Si A. B. de &c. die et Anno &c. vi & armis &c. clau∣sum [unspec A] * 13.364 D. E. apud C. praedict' in com̄ praedict' fregit et intrauit et her∣bam suam ibidem ad valenc' &c. pedibus ambuland' conculcauit et consumpsit. Et alia enormia &c. ad graue dampnum &c. et contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for breaking of a Close, and cutting downe of trees and vnderwoods.

IVratores praesentant, quod A. B. nuper de C. in com̄ &c. die et An∣no [unspec A] * 13.365 &c. vi et armis &c. clausum D. E. apud C. praedict' in cen̄ praedict̄ fregit, et intrauit, et arbores, et suboscos suos ad valenc' &c. ibid' nuper crescen̄ succidit et asportauit ad graue damnum &c. ac contra pacem dicti domini Regis &c.

An Indictment for taking of a Cade of sprats by extorcion, with∣out any warrant or cause so to do.

INquiratur &c. Si W. B. de &c. tali die et anno apud S. praedict' in [unspec A] * 13.366 contemptu domini Regis et per extorcionem arrestauit et abduxit bona & catalla cuiusdam T. H. viz. quandam cadam, vocat̄ a Cade of Sprattes, ad valenc' &c. de bonis et catallis ipsius T. apud S. praedict' adtunc et ibidem inuent̄ absque warr̄ seu causa rationabili cepit et as∣portauit in contemptum dicti Domini Regis, ac contra formam sta∣tut̄ &c.

An Indictment for not repairing the pauement of a high way, which ought to be repaired by a Bishop.

IVratores praesentant, quod pars regiae viae apud S. in com̄ praedict' in [unspec A] * 13.367 quantitate viginti pedum iacen̄ et existen̄ ex opposito certis terris siue tenementis domini Episcopi Cestriae ibidem est ruinosa pro defectu re∣paracionis pauiament̄ ibid' ad graue et cōmune nocumentū populi dn̄i Regis. Et qđ pred' Episcopus debet facere et reparare pred' pauiament̄ ex suis proprijs expens. et iuxta formam statuti &c.

An Indictment against the Prior of S. Iohns Ierusalem, and the Master of the Sauoy, for stopping of a common Sewer.

IVratores praesentant, pro dn̄o Rege quod Prior hospitalis sancti Io∣hannis [unspec A] * 13.368 Ierusalem, et magistre hospitalis de Sauoy, obstupant et quili∣bet eorum obstupat cursam aquae de le common Sewer, apud S. praed' in com̄ praed' quod debet et a tempore quo non extat memoria consue∣uit habere cursum et recursum suum a terra praed' Prioris vsque ad ter∣ram praed' magistri hospitalis de Sauoy praed' & ab inde vsque ad Tha∣mesin:

Ita qđ pro defectu huiusmodi cursus aquae ibidem non potest fluere ne{que} refluere sed in tempore pluuiali praed' regiam viam sepe su∣perfluit pro defectu mundacionis eiusdem, ad graue & commune nocu∣mentum populi domini Regis &c.

An Indictment against a Bishop and Churchwardens, for not repay∣ring of a ruinous and broken Bridge.

IVratores praesentant &c. quod communis pons apud Strond' &c. [unspec A] * 13.369 adeo ruinosus & confractus existit pro defectu reparacionis eiusdem pontis quod homines per praed' pontē itinerantes absque magno peri∣culo non possunt itinerare ad graue et cōmune nocumētum populi do∣mini rcgis: Et quod dn̄us Episcopus Cestriae et gardiani ecclesiae paro∣chialis beatae Mariae virginis de S. praed' pro tempore existētes debent reparare, sustentare et manutenere, et quilibet eorum pro parte sua de∣bet reparare sustentare et manutenere praedict' pontem ex suis pro∣prijs custagijs, et expens. viz. praed' episcopus ex parte occidentali eius∣dem pontis et praefat̄ gardiani ex parte orientali.

An Indictment, for stopping and enclosing the Kings high way with hedge and diche.

IVratores praesentant, quod A. B. de &c. vj. die Aprilis &c. vi et armis [unspec A] * 13.370 &c. regiam viam apud &c. tam fossat quam saepi iniuste obstupauit et inclusit: Quae quidem via iacet in vico vocat̄ &c. et extendit se vsque regiam viam apud hospitalem sancti Cornelij, ita quod homines neque pedestres, ne{que} equestres per praedict' viam pertransire possint. Et quod praedicta via debet et a tempore quo non extat memoria solebat esse cōmunis via quous{que} A. B. illam in forma praed' fecisset contra pacē &c. ad graue dampnū et cōmune nocumentū legeorum dicti dn̄i Regis.

An Indictment for killing of one in his owne defence taken super visum corporis.

INquisicio capt̄ apud D. in com̄ praed' die et anno &c. coram R. T. vno [unspec A] * 13.371 coronat̄ dicti dn̄i Regis in com̄ praed' de et super visum corporis A. B. de C. in com̄ praed' yeoman, ibidem iacen̄ interfecti ac mortui, eius∣dem A. B. per sacramentum xij. Qui dicunt super sacramentum suum, quod vbi quidam I. G. nuper de &c. in com̄ praedict' Husband, fuit in pace dei et dicti domini Regis nunc apud C. praedict' quarto die Maij Anno &c. c••rca horam quartam post meridiem eiusdem diei venit prae∣dict' A. B. ex malitia sua praecogitata et in ipsum I. G. adtunc et ibi∣dem insultum fecit et ipsum ibidem verberasse et interfecisse voluit continuand insultum illum a domo cuiusdam T. B. in C. praedict' vs{que} quendam locum vocat̄ &c. in praedict'. Et idem I. G. videns ipsum A. B. tam malitiose disposit̄ fugit vsque quendam murum in dicto loco vocat̄ B. quem murum ob metum mortis suae euadere non potuit, sic{que} idem I. G. in saluationem vitae eius erga praefat̄ A. B. remanebat ad

se defend' erga ipsum A. B. & cum quodam cultello vocat̄ A wood knife, praetij &c. quae tunc tenuit in manibus suis in defensu sua eun∣dem A. B. super sinistrum partem capitis sui percussit, dando eidem A. B. tunc et ibidem quendam ictum vnde idem A. B. languebat vsque horam decimam in nocte praedict' diei, qua nocte idem A. B. obijt. Et sic idem I. G. ipsum A. B. adtunc et ibidem se defendend' interfecit. In cuius rei testimonium &c.

An Inquisition taken before a Coroner of the death of a man which was slaine by one Se defendendo.

DIcunt super sacramentum suum quod accidit die anno et hora in∣frascript̄ [unspec A] * 13.372 apud Westm̄ infracontent̄▪ quod contencio exorta fuit inter infranominat̄ &c. verbis contumeliosis & opproprijs ex parte ipsius W. motis: Ita quod idem W. vi et armis in praedictum W. R. tunc ibidem insultum fecit, et ipsum ibidē verberauit vulnerauit & ip∣sum interfecisse voluisset super quo idem W. R. ab ipso W. in quan∣tum potuit se extraxit et vsque quandam saepem ex parte boreali cuius∣dam campi ibidem fugit, vltra quam nullo modo euadere potuit, et ex ea causa idem W. R. vlterius non potuit fugere absque periculo mor∣tis. Et praedict' R. W. eundem W. R. velociter et furiose insequutus fuit ad ipsum interficiend' insultum praedict' malitiose continuand'. Super quo idem W. R. percipiens se nullo modo viuum inde euadere posse nisi si melius defenderet ad praedict' R. W. se reuertebat, et eundem R. W. cum baculo infrascript̄ super caput suum percussit et dedit ei pla∣gam infra script̄ seipsum W. R. legittime defendend' vnde idem R. W. instanter obijt. Et sic idem Iuratores dicunt quod praedict' W. R. non interfecit praedict' R. W. felonice nec ex malitia prae cogitat̄ sed seipsum defendendo vt ipse qui mortem suam propriam alias euadere non potuit. Et quod idem W. R. nulla habet bona nec catalla.

An indictment for a riotous rescusse of cattell, taken dammage fesaunce.

IVratores praesentant quod cum R. B. tali die et anno &c. legittime [unspec A] * 13.373 fuit possessionat̄ de & in manerio de H. cum pertinent̄ in W. in com̄ &c. idem R. eisdem die & Anno apud W. praedict' in com̄ praedict' in∣uen̄ quedam aueria viz. &c. in quodam campo cōtinen̄ per estimacio∣nem xx. acras pasturae, parcell' manerij in com̄ praedict' ibidem damp∣num facientes quae quidem aueria sic tunc & ibidem dampnum facien∣tes I. R. & quidam T. die & Anno supradictis nomine districtionis ad∣tunc & ibidem ceperunt et vsque S. in comitatu praed' fugauerunt vbi secundum legem & consuetudinem regni Angliae in quodam parco ibidem impercauere voluissent. Quidam tamen T. B. nuper de W. &c. T. C. &c. aggregatis eis sibi quampluribus alijs malefacto••bus

ignotis pacis dei & dict' domini regis perturbatoribus ad numerum &c. modo guerrino arraiat̄ vi & armis &c. die & ann̄ supradict' apud S. prae∣dict' in p̄d' I. R. & T. route & riotose ceperunt & rescusserunt, cont̄ form̄ diuersorum statutorum in huiusmodi casu nuper edit̄ & prouis., ac con∣tra pacem &c,

An Indictment for Maintenance in the Commonpleas.

IVratores presentant, quod cum in statuto in parliamento domini Ed. [unspec A] * 13.374 nuper regis Angliae tertij apud Westmon, anno regni sui vicesimo tent̄ edit̄ inter cetera continetur, quod nulla persona regni Angliae cu∣iuscunque status gradus seu conditionis fuerit aliquam querelam in pa∣tria nec in curia domini regis, manuteneat seu sustineant sub pena im∣prisonamenti & faciend' dicto domino Regi finem & redemptionem ad voluntatem dict' domini Regis quilibet iuxta statum gradum & de∣merita sua prout in eodem statuto plenius apparet. Quidam tamen T. D. nuper de &c. statut̄ praed' aut penam in eodem content̄ minime pon∣derans, die & anno &c. quādam querelam loquele que est in curia dict' domini regis ad placita per billam inter quēdam M. E. vid' & I. F. subuic' & T. P. vic' Midd': ad quandam transgressionem eid' M. P. prefat̄ I. illat̄ vt dic itur pro parte praed' M. in curia dict' domini Regis manutenuit & sustentauit, & adhuc manutenet & sustentat in dict' dominae Reg' nunc contemptum & populi sui graue dampnum, ac contra formam statuti & ordinationis praed'.

An Indictment against diuers, for vsing a Prisoner in Prison for supicion of felony very hardly, thereby to compell him to accuse one of felony falsly.

INquiratur pro domino Rege, Si I. O. de I. in comit̄ &c. W. W. de eis∣dem [unspec A] * 13.375 villa & comitatu Marchant, balliui domini Regis villae praedict̄ R. P. de &c. custos gaole domini regis villae praedict' & I. H. de &c. ser∣uiens ad clauem infra burgum siue libertatem villae praedict' die et Ann̄ apud I. praedict̄ in comitatu praed', vi & armis &c. quendam W. T. priso∣narium in prisona gaolae praed' pro suspicione felon̄ detent̄ receperunt ea intention̄ quod ip si bona & catalla diuersorum ligeorum domini re∣gis falsiter & extorsiue & iniuste acquisit̄ eundem W. quibusdam funis & cordulis per pedes de terra leuauerunt & seorsum per pedes scilicet, pedibus seorsum & capite deorsum pependerunt, & ipsū per talem du∣ritiam & penam ad accusand' quendam T. B. ligeum domini regis de eo quod ipse felonice furat̄ fuisset viginti libras sterlingorum & tres annu∣los aureos ad valenc' xx. s. de bonis & cattallis A. C. adtunc & ibidem felonice arctauerunt & compulerunt, contra pacem domini Regis prae∣dict' &c.

An Indictment against one, for procuring one to commit a Burglarie and robberie in a house.

IVratores presentant. Quod I. W. nuper de L. clericus, alias dict' &c. [unspec A] * 13.376 tali die & anno &c. apud parochiam M. magni infra sanctuarium ibi∣dem in warda de A. London̄, malitiose & felonice abbettauit & procu∣rauit P. W. de &c. ad felonic frangend' & intrand' in domum W. Pri∣oris hospitalis sancti Iohannis Ierusalem in Anglia apud Sainct Iohns Clerkenwell in praedict' comitat̄ Midd' infra praedict' hospitalem prae∣dict' prioris ibidem, & ibidem felonice furand', capiend' & asportand' vnum Ciphum argenteū & deaurat̄ vocat̄ a goblet, praedict' Prioris ad valenc' &c. & vnam ollam argenteam parcell' deaurat̄ eiusdem Prior•• ad valenc' &c. & alia bona praedict' Prioris ibidem existen̄: Quarum quidem abbettacionis & procurationis pretextu praedict' R. die &c. vi & armis &c. domum & mancionem dicti Prioris apud &c. infra hos∣pitalem praedict' in comitatu &c. circa horam secundam in aurora & antea meridiem eiusdem diei burglariter & felonice fregit, et praedict' Ciphum de argent̄ deaurat̄ vocat̄ a goblet ad valenc' C. solid', & prae∣dict' ollam argenteam parcell' deaurat̄ ad valenc' x. li. ac alia bona eius∣dem Prioris, videlicet duo Saltseria de argent̄ & deaurat̄ ad valenc' &c. de bonis & catallis dict' Prioris adtunc & ibidem inuent̄ felonice furat̄ fuit cepit & asportauit, contra pacem &c.

An Indictment for a Murder and felonie committed within the Verge, by one and his seruant, vpon a Serieant at Armes.

INquiratur &c. Si A. B. & C. D. seruiens praed' A. B. tali die & anno [unspec A] * 13.377 ex eorum malitia p̄cogitat̄ ac insultu & affraia {per} eos premeditat̄, vi & armis &c. apud L. praedict' in parochia &c, inra virgam in quendam W. P. seruientem domini Regis ad arma insult̄ & affraiam fecerunt & ipsum W. P. adtunc et ibidem vulnerauerunt, verberauerunt et male∣tractauerint, & cum quibusdam gladijs quibus in manibus eius dextris adtunc & ibidem tenuerunt prefat̄ W, P. adtunc et ibidem felonice in∣terfecerunt et murderauerunt, contra pacem &c.

An Indictment against one for keeping of a common typling house, that he is a common barrator, and keepeth diuers suspicious persons in his house, both menm and weomen, and vagabonds, drinking and swearing, and v∣sing vnlawfull games: sleeping in the day and watching in the night, And for holding of an hereticall opinion of our Sauiour Christes hu∣manitie.

IVratores &c. Quod A. P. de E. &c. est communis Tiplator ceruisie [unspec A] * 13.378 & cōmunis barrectator et pacis domini regis perturbat̄ & custodit & manntenet quotidie & noctauter in domo sua apud &c. diuersas per∣sonas

suspect' tam homines quam mulieres et vagabund' ibidem bi∣bentes, iurantes et luden̄ ad luda illicit̄, viz. apud cards and dice, in no∣ctibus post horas debit & legitimas, & qui vigilant in nocte et dormiunt in die: nec non habet fidem et opinionem, contra fidem dei. Et hoc ver∣ba dixit in Anglicana tali die ct anno &c. in presencia A. B. C. D. & ali∣orum ligeorum dict' domini Regis: God neuer tooke flesh nor bloud of our Lady in malum exemplum et magnum nocumentum oīum alio∣rum ligeorum dicti domini regis coron̄ et dignitat̄ suas.

An Inquisition taken before a Coroner finding that R. H. was rowing in a Boate vpon the riuer of Seuerne, and suddenly fell out of the Boate and so was drowned.

INquisitio indentat̄ capt̄ apud Worcester in comitat̄ praedict' primo [unspec A] * 13.379 die Augusti, anno regni excelentissime principisse Mariae primo &c. coram G. H. gen̄ vno coronat̄ dict' dominae Reginae comitatu praedict̄ ad inquirend' qualiter & quomodo quidam Richardus Hocheckes in comitatu praedict' husbandman, adtunc et ibidem iacen̄ mortui, ad su∣am mortem deuenit per sacramentum proborum et legalium homi∣num ville de W. praedict' et trium aliarum villat̄ propinquarum, videli∣cet, N. B. et D. scilicet per sacramentum R. L. &c. Qui dicunt quod ita accidit apud W. praedict' in comitatu praedict' xxx. die Iulij anno supra∣dicto, quod prae dict' R. H. fuit remigrans in Lintro vocat̄ a boate, super aquam Sabrinae et in remigracione praedict', praedict' R. H. ex infortunio repente cecidit de eodem in aquam praedict̄, et mersus fuit. Et sic dicunt quod idem R. H. ad mortem suam deuenit et non aliter, nec alio modo. Et quod predict' Lintrum attachiatum est eo quod fuit causa seu occasio mortis sue et appreciatur ad iiij. s. iiij. đ. et remanet in custod' W. H. In cuius rei testimonium tam sigilla praedict' Iurat̄ quam sigillum praedict̄ Coronat̄ huic present̄ Inquisitioni indentat̄ fuit appens. dat̄ die et an∣no prius supradict̄.

An Indictment of murder of one man taken before the Coroner against one that committed the Murder, and two that were present, maintaining procuring and ayding him in the doing thereof.

INquisitio indentat̄ capt̄ apud W. in comitatu praedict' secundo die [unspec A] * 13.380 &c. Anno &c. coram G. H. generos. vno Coronatorum dictae domi∣nae Reginae comit̄ praedict' super visum corporis cuiusdam R. D. apud W. felonice interfecit adtunc et ibidem mortui iacen̄ per sacramentum proborum et legalium hominum de W. praedict' et trium aliarum villat̄ propinquarum, videlicet &c. ad inquirend' qualiter et quomo••o

praedict' R. D. ad mortem suam deuenit, viz. per sacramentum &c. Qui dicunt supe sacramentum suum per praed' A. B. C. prolocutores eorum, quod vbi p̄d' R. D. fuit in pace dei & dictae dominae Reginae in regia via ambulans inter Castum Pulderbach & Wrentnall in com̄ praed' xx. die Augusti, anno supradictis circa horam septimam post meridiem eiusdē diei, ibi venit R. A. de W. praed' in com̄ praed' Labourer, vt felo dictae dominae Reginae, contra pacē eiusdem dominae Regin̄ coronam & dig∣nitat̄ suas die, anno hora & loco praedict' ex malnia & male proposit̄ suo precogitat̄ in insidijs iacuit, ea intencione ad murdrand' & interficiend' praefat̄ R. D. ac in prefatum R. tunc & ibidem insultum fecit, & eundem R. cum quodam baculo vocat' a piked staffe, pretij &c. quem in mani∣bus suis tenuit super occiput capitis sui felonice percussit dans ei plagā mortalem: de qua quidem plagam mortali idem R. a praedict' xx. die Au∣gusti, anno supradict' vsque secundum diem Septembris tunc proxime sequen̄ languebat & moriebatur. Et sic dicunt quod praedict' Roulādus prefatum R. D. adtunc & ibidem voluntarie & felonice murdaruit & in∣terfecit, et quod habuit in bonis nihil, dicuntque insuper. Quod quidam R. A. de W. in comitatu praedict̄ husbandman, & T. W. de W. p̄d' in com̄ praedict' Butcher, die anno hora & loco praed' personaliter interessent manutenentes procurantes & auxiliantes prefat' Row. A. ad feloniam et murdrum felonice in forma praedict' perpetrand' & perficiend'. Et quod praed' R. A. habuit in bonis & catallis ad valenc' &c. et remanet in ma∣nibus A. A. vxoris eius, et quod praedict' T. W. nihil habuit in bonis & catallis ad presens.

An Inquisition taken before the Coroner, finding that W. V. hanged himselfe in a Wood in his girdle.

INquisitio indentat̄ capt̄ apud A. in com̄ praed' die et anno &c. coram [unspec A] * 13.381 G. H. gen̄ vno Coronat̄ dict' dominae Reginae com̄ praed' super visum corporis cuiusdam W. V. adtunc et ibidem mortui iacen̄ per sacramen∣tum broborum et legalium hominum villat̄ de A. praed' et trium aliarū vil••at' propinquarum, viz. W. H. et M. ad inquirend' qualiter et quomo∣do idem W. ad mortem suam deuenit, viz. per sacramentum &c. Qui triat' elect' onerat' et iurat' ad veritat' de premissis dicend' per praed' A. B. C. eorum prolocutores dicunt super eorum Saeramentnm quod prae∣dict' W. V. xx. die &c. anno supradicto in quodam bosco iuxta Acton praed' vocat̄ Mannors wood, circa horam quartam post meridiem eius∣dem diei felonice, vt felo dict' dominae Reginae die anno hora & loco praedict' deum pre oculis non habens sed instigatione diabolica seducta cum quadam zona de Correo vocat' a leatherne girdle, pretij &c. se sus∣pendit, interfecit, & murderauit. Et sic dicunt quod praedict' W. ad mor∣tem suam deuenit & non aliter, & primi inuentores eius fuerunt T. V.

& I. W. pleg' eorum I. H. & T. H. coram Iusticiarijs itinerantibus cum ad {per}tes illas venerint, & habuit in bonis ad valenc' vij. li. vj. s. viij. đ. viz. in manib' T. V. de A. p̄d' &c. 6. s. 8. đ. in manib' R. M. &c. x. s. &c. In cui^• &c.

An Inquisition taken before a Coroner, finding that one was murdred vpon a heath by one vnknowne.

INquisitio indentat̄ capt̄ apud W. in comitatu praed' die & anno &c. [unspec A] * 13.382 coram G. H. vno Coron̄ dictae dn̄ae Reg' com̄ praed' super visum cor∣poris cuiusdam N. H. de L. alit̄ in comit̄ Cestriae, apud Prees heath, in∣fra dominium de W. in com̄ praed' felonice interfect' adtunc & ibidem mortui iacen̄ per sacrament̄ proborum & legalium hominum villat̄ de W. praed' ac trium aliarum villat̄ propinquarum viz. &c. ad inquirend' qualiter & quomodo praed' N. ad mortem suam deuenit per sacramen∣tum &c. Qui electi iurat̄ & onerat̄ per praedict' A. et B. eorum prolocu∣tores dicunt: Quod vbi praed' N. fuit in pace dei & dict' dominae Re∣ginae apud Prees heath, praed' in com̄ praedict' die, & anno supradict' circa horam tertiam post meridiem eiusdem diei ibi tunc venit quidam homo adhuc ignotus, felonice vt felo eiusdem dominae Reginae per re∣giam viam ibidem ex malitia & malo proposito suo precogitat̄ in insi∣dijs iacuit & in prefat̄ N. adtunc et ibidem insultum fecit, ac cum quo∣dam baculo vocat̄ a piked staffe, pretij &c. quem ipse adtunc & ibidem in manibus suis tenuit, prefat̄ N. super verticem capitis sui felonice per∣cussit dans ei plagam mortalem vnde cecidit ad terram: ratione cuius idem N. a praedict' die anno & hora languebat vsque xxiiij. diem &c. tunc proxim̄ sequent̄, & sic tunc & ibidem de praedict' plaga morta∣li moriebatur.

An Indictment before the Coroner, for killing and robbing of one by the high∣way, and flying thereupon, and a Towne Amerced for not apprehending the Felon.

INquisitio indentat̄ capt̄ apud B. in com̄ praedict' in quodam loco ibi∣dem [unspec A] * 13.383 vocat̄ Lawles crosse, 4. die Decembris anno &c. coram W. W. gen̄, vno Coronat' dictae dominae Reginae comitat̄ praed' super visum corporis eiusdem I. W. nuper de L. &c. adtunc et ibidem iacen̄ mortui per sacramentum bonorum et legalium hominum villat̄ de Buyldas p̄∣dict', et trium aliarum villat̄ propinquarum viz. &c. ad inquirend' qua∣liter et quomodo praedict' I. W. ad mortem suam deuenit viz. per sacra∣mentum &c. qui dicunt super sacramentum suum per A. B. C. prolocu∣tores, quod vbi praedict' I. W. 2. die &c. anno supradicto fuit in pace dei et dictae dominae Reginae equitans inter villa de Wenlocke magna, et Buildas magna praed' in com̄ praed', sic accidit circa horam vndecimam ante meridiem eiusdem diei. Quod quidam T. L. nuper de H. in comit̄

praedict' Seruingman, deum pre oculis non habens ex malitia & male proposit̄ suis precogitat̄ apud Lawles Crosse praed' in com̄ praed' in in∣sidijs iacuit. Ea intencione ad murdrand' et interficiend' praefat̄ I. W. Ac praed' T. L. expredict' mallitia sua precogitata, vi et armis &c. in praefa∣tum I. W. adtunc et ibidem insultum fecit, et ipsum I. W. ab equo suo super quemidem Io. tunc equitauit in terram deiecit et collum ipsius Iohannis adtunc et ibidem, vi et manuforti torsit et fregit vnde idem I. W. adtunc et ibidem instanter obijt. Et sic prefat̄ T. L. prefat̄ I. W. die anno hora et loco supradict' (vt predicitur) voluntarie et felonice mur∣drauit et interfecit: Et vlterius dicunt Iuratores praed' quod praefat̄ T. L. immediate post felon̄ et murdrum praedict' informa praed' perpetrat̄ adtunc et ibidem vnam crumenam Coriam pretij iuj. đ. et xl. s. in num∣mis numeratis in dicta crumena tunc existentibus de bonis et catallis ipsius Io. dum vixit adtunc et ibidem a corpore ipsius I. felonice cepit. Et super inde idem T. L. per defectum et negligentiam inhabitanc' vil∣lat̄ de Buyldas praedict' fugam fecit tunc minime reprehensus existen̄ pro murdro et felonia praedict̄. Ideo amerciatur praedict' villat̄ de B. praedict' ad C. s. pro huiusmodi escap̄ secundum formam statuti in hu∣iusmodi casu edit̄ et prouisi. Et dicunt etiam Iurat̄ praedict' super sa∣cramentum quod praedict' T. L. praed' secund' die Sept. anno supradict' seu vnquam postea nulla habuit bona neque catalla terras nec ten̄ta in com̄ praed'. In cuius &c.

An Inquisition before a Coroner, where it is found that a woman killed her selfe with a knife.

INquisitio indentat̄ capt̄ apud A. in comitatu praedict' die anno &c.* 13.384 [unspec A] coram I. A. vno Coronat̄ eiusdem domini Regis super visum cor∣poris K. vxor̄ G. S. adtunc et ibidem mortu•• iacentis per sacramentum proborum et legalium hominum de A. praedict' et trium villat̄ propin∣quarum viz. &c. ad inquirend' qualiter et quomodo eadem K. ad mor∣tem suam deuenit, videlicet per sacrament̄ &c. Qui elect' iurat̄ & tri∣at̄ ad veritatem inde dicend', per praedict' A. B. eorum prolocutor̄ di∣cunt super sacrament̄ suum, Quod praedict̄ K. deum non habens pre oculis suis sed instigatione diabolica seduct̄ die &c. anno &c. apud W. in comitatu praedict' cum quodam cultello pretij iij. denar̄ seipsam fe∣lonice percussit dextra parte guttoris sue ad profunditatem decem pol∣licium inde eadem K. languebat ab eodem die vsque ad diem &c. ex∣tunc proxim̄ sequen̄ et moriebatur. Et sic dicunt quod eadem K. ad mortem suam deuenit et non aliter et hihil habuit in bonis. In cuius rei testimonium &c.

An Indictment of one in London for coosening of Clothiers.

IVratores pro domina Regina presentant, Quod S. S. nuper de Lon∣don̄,* 13.385 [unspec A] mercator scissor est persona valde mali nominis fame et conuer∣sationis inhonestae, communis deceptor et defraudator subditorum di∣ctae dominae Reginae. Et quod ipse 30. die &c. anno &c. tricesimo a∣pud London̄, videlicet, in parochia sancti laurentij in veteri Iudaismo in warda de Cheape London̄, praedict̄ in diuersis alijs locis et diebus in∣fra ciuitatem praedict̄ tam antea quam postea, quendam Radulphum Wyat de Ciuitat' Wigorn̄ Clothier, et multos alios fideles subditos dictae dominae Reginae decipit et defraudauit et per fraudem, astuci∣am, et deceptionem Anglice by cosenage, diuersos pannos laneos vo∣cat̄ Broad clothes, tam de praedict̄ Radulpho Wyat quam de diuersis pauperationem subditorum dictae dominae Reginae nunc, & in con∣temptum dictae dominae Regin̄, et in pessimum ac alijs dictae dominae Reginae subditis perquisiuit habuit et percepit in de perniciosissimū ex∣emplum omnium aliorum ligeorum subditorum dict̄ dominae Reginae in huiusmodi casu delinquen̄, et contra pacē dictae dominae Reginae Co∣ronam et dignitatem suas: Nec non contra formam statuti in hm̄di casu editi & prouisi.

Concordat cum Recordo.

An Indictment against William Hacket, for treason and conspiracie, viz. for practising the depriuation of the Queene, and for traiterous wordes against her, and for defacing of her armes &c. translated into English out of the very Indictment it selfe.

THe Iury do present for the Queene, that W. Hacket late of Dun∣del* 13.386 [unspec A] in the County of Northhampton yeoman, as a false traitor a∣gainst the most excellent and christian Princesse, our soueraigne Ladie Eliz. &c. his natural & soueraigne liege Lady, hauing not y^• feare of God in his heart, nor weighing his due allegeance, but seduced by the insti∣gation of the deuill, malitiously, and traiterously, compassing, imagi∣ning, deuising and intending the depriuation and deposing of our said Soueraigne Lady Elizabeth, from her honor and royall name of the imperiall Crowne of this Realme of England, on the xxi. day of Iuly in the three and thirteth yere of the Raigne of our Soueraigne Lady Elizabeth, nowe Queene of England, at London, that is to say, in the parish of Saint Brides, in the warde of Faringdon extra London, and diuerse other daies and times betwixt the twelfth of Februarie last past, and the the fiue and twenteth day of Iulie in the said three and thirteth yeere of her Maiesties Raigne, as wel in the Parish and ward aforesaide, as else where in London aforesaid, of his owne peruerse and traiterous minde, and imagination, maliciousely, expressely,

aduisedly, directly, and traiterously in the presence and hearing of sun∣dry faithfull Subiects of our said Soueraigne Ladie, these false mali∣tious and traiterous English wordes following, concerning our sayd soueraigne Lady the Queenes Maiestie, falsly, malitiously, aduisedly, expreslly, directly, and traiterously said, rehearsed, published, and spoke viz. That the Queenes Maiestie (meaning thereby our said soueraigne Queene Elizabeth,) did represent all Hypocrisie, and had forfaited her Crowne, and was worthie to be depriued, and that he had bin of that o∣pinion these 4. yeres, and that he defaced her Armes in Kaies house thereby, meaning the house of one Ralphe Kaies, scituate and being in Knight-rider-streete, in the Parish of saint Gregorie neere Paules, in the Ward of Baynards Castle L. to take away her whole power of her authoritie, and was mooued thereunto by the Spirit, & that he neither was, nor is sorie therefore to the great scandall and derogation of the Person and Royaltie of our said Soueraigne Lady the Queene, and to the subuersion of the state of this Realme of England, and contrary to the forme of a Statute in this case made and prouided, & also against the peace of our said soueraigne Lady, her Crowne and dignities &c.

An other Indictment against the said W. Hacket, for practising the deposi∣tion and death of the Queene for stirring sedition in the Realme, for ra∣sing of the Queens Armes, and her picture, and for thrusting an Iron in∣strument into that part of the picture that represented the breast & hart of the Queene: And that he treated with two others for the bringing to passe of their purposes, And for traiterous wordes vttered against the Queene, translated into English out of the very Indictment it selfe.

THe Iurie present for the Queene, That W. Hacket late of Dun∣del* 13.387 [unspec A] in the County of Northhampton yeoman, as a false traitor a∣gainst the most excellent and christian Princesse, our soueraigne Ladie Elizabeth by the grace of God of England &c. hauing not the feare of God in his heart, nor weighing his due allegeance, but seduced by the instigation of the deuill, and intending wholy to withdraw, put out, and extinguish the hartie loue, & the true, and due obediēce, which a true and faithful subiect of the Queenes should beare, and by the Law is bound to beare towards our said soueraigne Ladie the Queene, The first day of Iulie in the 33. yere of the raigne of the said Queene, at London in the parish of saint Gregorie neere Paules, in the Ward of Castle Bay∣nard London, falsely, malitiously, and traiterously, intended, imagined, went about, and compassed the said Queene his soueraigne and naturall liege Lady, not onely from her Royall state, title, power, and gouerne∣ment of this Realme of England, vtterly to depriue, depose, cast downe

and disherite, but also to bring and put the said Queenes Maiestie to death and finall destruction, and sedicion in the said Realme of Eng∣land to rayse vp, leuie and make, and also wholly to subuert and destroy the state of this whole common wealth beyng in and throughout eue∣ry parte thereof well constituted and ordered: And to thentent he might fulfill and bring to passe those his aforesaid traiterous purpo∣ses, imaginacions, compassings and entents: The said William Hac∣ket afterward, that is to say, the first day of Iuly, in the 33. yeare of the raigne of the Queenes Maiestie that now is, did come to the man∣sion house of one Raph Kaies scituate and being in Knightrider streete in the said parish of S. Gregories in the warde aforesaid, and then and there malliciously, diuelishly, and traiterously, rased, and defaced, the Armes of the Queenes Maiestie, then and there in the said house be∣ing, with this entent traiteronsly to take away, put downe and ouer∣throwe the power of authoritie of the said Queene: And that the said William Hacket for further accomplishing and effecting of his said traiterous purposes, imaginacions, compassings, and entents the said first day of Iuly, in the said 33. yeare of her Maiesties raigne, in the house of the said Ralph Kaies, scituate in the parish and ward aforesaid, did traiterously raze, a certaine picture of the Queenes Maiesties, then and there in the said house likewise being: And then and there did ma∣litiously and traiterously put in, and thrust an yron instrument into that part of the said picture that did represent the breast and heart of the Queenes Maiestie. And afterward, that is to say, on the xvi. day of Iu∣ly in the 33. yeare of the raigne of the Queenes Maiestie that now is, the said William Hacket traiterously came to the house of one Iohn Walker, scituate and being in the parish of S. Marie Somersets, in the ward of Queenehith in London aforesaid with entent traiterous∣ly to conferre and treat with one Edmond Coppinger gentelman, and Henry Arthington gentleman, cōcerning his traiterous purposes ima∣ginacions compassings and entents aforesaid: And that the said Wil∣liam Hacket afterward, that is to say on the xvi, day of Iuly, in the 33. yeare of the raigne of the Queenes Maiestie that now is, at London a∣foresaid in the house of the said Iohn Walker in the aforesaid parish of S. Mary Somerset in the said ward of Queenehith in London, of his owne peruerse and trayterous mind and imaginacion, mallitiously, ad∣uisedly, ezpresly and traiterously, did treate and had cōference with the said Edmond Coppinger, & Henry Arthington, by what waies, means, and manner, the said traiterous purposes, imaginations, compassings, and entents might be accomplished and brought to passe. And there∣upon the said xvi. day of Iuly, in the said 33 yeare in the said house of Iohn Walker aforesaid, scituate and being in the said parish of S.

Marie Somersets in the said ward of Queenehith London, in the pre∣sence and hearing of the said Edmond Coppinger, and Henrie Arthing∣ton being then and there in the said house, the said Hacket, these falfe traiterous English words following of our said Soueraigne Queene Elizabeth, falsly, malitiously, aduisedly, expresly, directly, and trayte∣rously said, rehearsed, published and spoke, viz. That the Queenes Ma∣iestie (meaning our said soueraigne Lady Queene Elizabeth) had for∣faited her crowne and was worthie to be depriued. And that further∣more the said William Hacket thereupon the said xvi. day of Iulie in the said 33. yeare, in the said house of Iohn Walker, scituate in the pa∣rish of S. Marie Somersets, in the said ward of Queenehith London, malitiously and traiterously moued and stirred vp the said Edmond Coppinger, and Henrie Arthington, traiterously and openly to declare and publish in London aforesaid, that the Queenes Maiestie that now is, had forfaited her Crowne, to the great offence and derrogation of the person of the Queeues Maiestie, and to the subuersion of the state of this Realme of England, and contrarie to the peace of our said soue∣raigne Lady, her Crowne and dignities &c.

An Indictment of Recusancie vpon the Statute of 1. and 23. Elizab.

I Vratores praesentant, pro domina Regina quod I. S. nuper de paro∣chia [unspec A] * 13.388 sanctae Margaretae in Westmon̄ in com̄ Midd' armiger̄, Qui xx. die Septemb. Anno regni Reginae Eliz. &c. quadragesimo primo fuit aetatis sexdecem annorum & vltra non accessit Anglice did not repaire ecclesiae suae parochiali de parochia sanctae Margaretae in Westm̄ p̄d' ••n com̄ Midd' praed', nec alicuialiae ecclesiae capelli aut vsualiloco com∣munis praecacionis nec ibid' fuit tempore communis praecacionis ad ali∣quod tempus infra sex menses proxim̄ sequen̄ praed' xx. diem Septem∣bris Anno xlj. supradicto, sed abstinuit ab eisdē Anglice hath for borne the same, a praed' xx. die Septembris Anno xlj supradicto per praedict' spatium praed' sex mensium extunc proxim̄ sequen̄ cōtra tenorem cu∣iusdam Statut̄ apud Westmon̄ in com̄ Midd': Anno regni dictae do∣minae Reginae nunc primo, pro vniformitate cōmunis praecacionis ac contra formā statuti Ann̄ regni dict' dn̄ae reginae nunc 23. in hm̄i casu edit̄ & prouis. in dictae dominae Reginae nunc & legum suarum con∣temptnm manifestum, nec non contra pacem dictae dominae Reginae nunc coron̄ & dignitat̄ fuas &c.

Memorand, that the course is that the partie indicted must ap∣peare in proper person & plead to the Indictment.

Aplea to the Indictment next before.

Et praedict' I. S. in propria persona sua venit & defendit totum & [unspec B] * 13.389 quicquid contra pacem & in contemptu Dominae Reginae nunc aut

legum suarum superius fieri supposit̄. Et protestand' quod Indicta∣ment̄ praed' vers. eum exhibit̄ minus sufficien̄ in lege existitad qđ ipse necesse non habet nec per legem terrae tenetur respōdere: Pro placito tamen idem I. S. vlterius dicit quod de praed' non accessu alicui Eccle∣siae capellae aut vsuali loco communis precacionis aut de abstencione inde contra formam Statut̄ praed' in indictament̄ pred' specificat̄ vel de aliqua alia transgressione offens. aut contempt̄ in Indictament̄ praedict▪ superius supponit̄, quod ipse in nullo est inde culpabilis. Et de hoc po∣nit se super patriam &c. Et Henricus Fermor gen̄ qui pro domina Re∣gina in hac parte sequitur similiter. Ideo ven̄ inde Iurat̄ &c.

The Venire facias for the retourning of a Iurie, to trie the cause betwixt the Queene and the partie Indicted.

Midd' ss.

Elizabeth dei gratia Angliae Franciae & Hyberniae Regina fidei [unspec C] defensor &c.

vic' Midd' salutem:

Praecipimus tibi quod non omit∣tas propter aliquam libertatem in Balliua tua quin Venire facias coram N. M. maiore ciuitat̄ nostrae London, & socijs suis Iusticiar̄ nostris ad gaolam nostram de Newgate de prisonarijs in eadem existen̄ deliue∣rand' assign̄ apud Iustice hall in le old Baylie, die veneris scilicet xiij. die Iunij proxim̄ futur̄ ad horam primam post meridiem eiusdem diei viginti, & quatuor liberos & legales homines de visnet̄ sanctae Mar∣garetae in Westmonaster̄ in comitatu nostro Middelsexiae: ad recogn̄ super Sacramentum suum. Si I. S. de parochia sanctae Margaretae in Westmonaster̄ in comitatu Middlesexiae gen̄ culpabilis sit de quadam transgressione & contemptu vnde idem I. S. indictatus existit, necne &c. Et habeas ibi tunc nomina Iurat̄ praedict̄ & hoc breue.

Teste prae∣fat̄ N. M. Maiore praed' apud Iustice hall,praedict' septimo die Maij, Anno Regni nostri quadragesimo secundo.

Fermor.

Execucio istius praecept̄ patet in quodam pannello huic praecept̄ annex'.

Respons. Roger Clerke vic'.

Respons. Humphrey Welde vic'.

An Indictment of Burglarie, and for hanging vp the good man of the house by the thumbs vpon a beame with pothookes, & for binding with coards the good man of the house and his wife, and for taking out of a chest 5. li. in money.

I Vrat̄ praesentāt, qđ G. C. nuper de M. in com̄ Cestriae & alij ignoti [unspec A] * 13.390 xvj. die Martij Anno Regni Edwardi sexti dei gratia Angliae &c.

quinto circa horam vndecimam in nocte eiusdem diei apud A. in com̄ C. domum cu••usdam R. W. vi & armis, viz. baculis gladijs & dagarijs burglariter ac felonice fregerunt et intrauerunt. Ea intencione ad spo∣liand' & depredendum praed' R. W. et in praed' R. W. ac R. W. filium suum et lo. vxor̄ eius adtunc & ibidem insultū fecerunt, et ipsum R. W. cum quodam instrumento vocat̄ Pothookes, polices ipsius R. W. super trabem vocat̄ a beame, domus praedict' ipsum adtunc & ibidem suspen∣ditur & praed' R. W. et Ioh. vxor̄ eius cum cordis ligauerunt et C. s▪ in pecunijs numerat̄ in quodam cisto content̄ de bonis et catallis praed' R. W. adtunc et ibidem inuent̄ felonice ceperunt asportauerunt et spolia∣uerunt vi & armis, ac contra pacem dicti dn̄i Regis, ac contra formam statuti in huiusmodi casu edit̄ et prouis.

An order to be obserued in the right framing of Indictments.

Quis, quando, vbi, quid, cuius, quomodo, quare.

QVis, The person with his name, surname, addiciō of the Towne,* 13.391

Countie, Arte, and degree.

Quando, The day and yeare.* 13.392

Vbi, The place, Towne, and Countie.

Quid, The thing taken, the coulour, the marke, the price and value.

Cuius, The owner of the thing and whose it was.

Quomodo, The manner of the doing and how.

Quare, The entent which is comprised in this word (Felonice.)

SYMBOLEOGRAPHY. Of Compromise and Arbitrements.

A Compromise defined.

A Compromise or Submission, Arbitrium, Compromissum, [unspec A] * 13.393 Submissio, is the facultie or power of pronouncing Sen∣tence betweene persons at controuersie, giuen to Arbitra∣tors by the parties mutuall priuate consent, without publike authoritie, 8. E. 4. 2.

Compromise deuided.

EVery Compromise is generall or speciall, Dyer 217. plac. 6. [unspec A] * 13.394 4. Eliz.

Compromise generall.

A Generall Compromise is of all quarrels, actions, executions, and [unspec A] * 13.395 demandes &c.

Compromise speciall.

A Speciall Compromise is euery submission to order which is not [unspec A] * 13.396 so generall, as when it is of certaine matters, facts, or things one∣ly, as of a Trespas, or of all actions of Trespas, or of a plaint or Debt, or Detinue, &c.

Parts of Iudgements.

AS of euery other iudgement, so of iudgements which grow by cō∣promise, [unspec A] * 13.397 there are two parts, the persons, and the question.

Persons in Iudgements.

PErsons chiefly regarded in Compromise, are the striuing parties, [unspec A] * 13.398 and the Arbitrators.

Persons striuing.

THe parties striuing be they, betweene whom the controuersie de∣pendeth, [unspec A] * 13.399 and which compromit the same, Dyer 217. 4. Eliz.

Persons striuing 2.

ANd they must be two at the least, namely the plaintife, and the de∣fendant [unspec A] * 13.400 of which sometime there be two, or more of a side.

The Plaintife.

The Plaintife is he which moueth the question. [unspec B]

The Defendant.

The Defendant is he against whom the question is moued. [unspec C]

What persons may compromit, and what not.

AL persons both male and female may make compromise, but such [unspec A] * 13.401 as are prohibited by nature or by law.

Impediments to compromit.

BY nature some are prohibited to compromit through defect of the [unspec A] * 13.402 mind, and some through defect of the bodie.

Impediments in mind naturall.

THrough the defect of the mind, is when either age is such that by [unspec A] * 13.403 nature they want discretion, or being at age they want it, eyther naturally, or casually: as Infants vnder one and twenty yeares old, 10. H. 6. 14. 18. E. 4. 2. 7. E. 4. 5.

Impediments in mind casuall.

ANd furious mad Lunatikes, during their lunacy, 12. E. 4. 8. and [unspec A] * 13.404 Ideots.

Impediments in bodie.

DEfect of the body is such infirmity as hindreth the principall sen∣ses [unspec A] * 13.405 necessary for the atteyning of knowledge: as dumbnes, deaf∣nes, and blindnes.

Dumbnes and deafnes naturall and casuall.

ANd therefore persons by nature, dumb & deaf, cannot compromit, [unspec A] * 13.406 as it seemeth, for they cannot haue vnderstanding, neither can they graunt, Perkins Sectio 25. But persons blind, dumb, & deafe by chance, which can write and read, may well by writing compromit.

Impediments legall, subiection, ioynt power.

SVch persons seeme prohibited by law to compromit, as be subiect to [unspec A] * 13.407 others power, or haue onely ioint powers with others: as bōdslaues or villeins, least the award should become void on their part, 35. E. 3.

Couerture.

IN like maner, women couert without their husbandes, 2. H. 5. [unspec A] * 13.408 9. E. 3. 28.

Death ciuill.

ANd persons ciuilly dead: as Monkes, Friers, Canons, professed [unspec A] * 13.409 Nunnes, and such other votaries, which be in subiection to their Soueraignes, 14. H. 8. 16. 2. R. 2. 5.

Compromise.

HEreunto may be added, men compelled to submit by threats, or [unspec A] * 13.410 imprisonment, 8. Ass. 25. 7. E. 4. 21. for in submission the consent ought to be free.

Attainder and Outlawrie.

OF this sort also are persons attainted of felony or treason, and [unspec A] * 13.411 persons outlawed or wayued in personall actions, for they haue no goods, 36. H. 6. 26. 16. H. 6. 47. 21. H. 7. 7. 8. E. 4. 4. 5. H. 7. 16.

Ioint power.

PErsons prohibited to compromit, for that they haue onely ioynt [unspec A] * 13.412 power with others, are the single members of euery corporation

without their fellow members, as a Deane without a Chapter, an Ab∣bot without his Couent, a Maior without his Comminaltie, The ma∣ster of a Colledge or Hospitall without his fellowes, and so of other so∣cieties or guilds, 21. E. 4. 13. And in awarde it seemeth that such per∣sons onely may of themselues compromit, as may of themselues make good graunts.

Arbitrators defined.

AN Arbitrator is an extraordinarie Iudge which is chosen & hath [unspec A] * 13.413 power to iudge, giuen to him by thonely mutuall consent, will, cō∣promise, & election of priuate persons striuing, to thend they may decide their controuersies, 19. H. 6. 36. who because the controuersie is cōmit∣ted to his pleasure, & arbitremēt, is termed an arbitrator, & for that it is done by the mutuall promise or compromise of the parties, he is called compromissarius iudex. Dyer 536. 19. Eliz. 39. Or a Iudge hauing cognizance by the compromise of the parties, his power is larger then the power of any ordinarie or other extraordinary Iudge appointed by a magistrate, for an arbitrator hath power to iudge according to the cō∣promise after his owne mind aswel of the fact as of the Law, not obser∣uing the forme of law, but thother Iudges are tied to a prescript forme limitted to them by the Law or Magistrate, of which they be onely exe∣cutors, For which cause Tully saieth well. Aliud est iudicium, aliud ar∣bitrium: nam iudicium est pecuniae certae, arbitrium incertae: ad iudiciū hoc modo venimus, vt totam litem aut obtineamus aut a mittamus, At arbitrium hoc modo adimus, vt ne{que} nihil ne{que} tantum quantum po∣stulamus consequamur, whence springeth this old saying, he that put∣teth his coate to daying, is like to loose a quarter.

The choyse of Arbitrators.

SEing then the power of arbitrators is such and so great and vncon∣trolable, [unspec A] * 13.414 warinesse must be vsed in the choise of them. In which two things seeme necessarie to be regarded, namely that the arbitrators be sufficient, and indifferent.

Sufficiency of Arbitrators considered.

TOuching their sufficiency, such persons are to be elected, as haue [unspec A] * 13.415 sufficient skill of the matter cōpromitted, & haue neither legal nor natural impedimēts to giue an vpright sentence. Natural impedimēts, be through defect of mind or body, naturall impediments through de∣fect of mind be infancie (for infants by reason of their tendernes of yeares, want discretion to manage themselues, & their owne affaires) madnes, and Ideocy, for they who are maymed with these blemishes are vtterly void of vnderstanding. And although I haue red some exam∣ples of sage sentences giuen by fooles, yet dare I not aduise my friends to expect alwaies the like at their hands. As this▪

A fooles Arbitrement.

THat an hūgry begger espying daintie cheere in a cookes shop has∣ted [unspec A] * 13.416 thither, & beyng set downe, did eate a small peece of his owne bread, and incontinently, receiued such wonderful comfort, by the sweet smell, of the cookes cates and sauces, whereof he tasted no bitt, that he confessed, that his eager stomacke, was aswell satisfied therewith, and had as good a repast, as if he had indeed stuffed his paunch, with the best cheere there: which the cooke hearing, straight waies with a sterne countenance, bids the poore caytife pay for his breakfast, whereat the simple guest was mightely amazed, and the craftie cooke somuch the more earnest, insomuch that this poore man, & the cooke were content therein, to abide the award of him that should next passe by, no sooner was the submission made, but thither cometh a most notorious naturall foole, to whom as their iudge, they rehearsed the matter, which beyng heard, the Ideot caused the poore man to put so much money betweene two ••asons as the couetouse cooke exacted, and to shake them in the cookes hearing, which done this arbitrator awarded, that as the cooke had fedd the poore man with the onely smell of his cates, so the poore man should pay him therefore, with the onely sound of his coine, which sentence was highly approued of all the hearers.

A simple magistrates Arbitrement.

NOt much vnlike to this, is that, which is reported of a couetous [unspec A] * 13.417 churle, who sorrowed extremely, for that he had lost a purse, with one & twentie angels in it. But an honest man hauing found the same, of meere conscience deliuered it to the same ••hurle, who not once thank∣ing him that was the bringer, fals to accompt his coine, & finding only xx. angels in the purce, with great rigour exacted the odde angell, and because the honest man denied the finding thereof, he conuented him be∣fore a Magistrate of a corporation, whose wealth and authoritie, farre exceeded his wit (as in such places commōly hapneth, for that affectiō and simplicity, be their ordinary Electors.) The plaintife sweareth they were one and twenty angels in the purse which he lost, the defen∣dant, that there were onely twenty in that which he found: Whereupō the Magistrate pronoūced that the purse found was not the plaintifes, and therefore adiudged him to restore vnto the defendant the purse with twenty angels, leauing the plaintife to good fortune for the fin∣ding againe of his purse with one and twentie angels. I thinke a man may trie a thousand fooles in the like cases, before he receiue the like sentence.

Defects of the body in Arbitrators.

THe defects of the bodie hindering iudgement are infirmities, by [unspec A] * 13.418 which the principal senses necessary for the apprehension of know∣ledge,

are impaired, as by deafenes, dombnes, and blindnes.

Arbitrators indifferent, who?

ANd for indifferency, it is good that the Arbitrators be void of ma∣lice [unspec A] * 13.419 & fauor, to either of the parties, that they be not notorious by outlarie, excommunication, or suspected of any other notorious crime, that they be neither irreligious nor couetous: For albeit as it is said, an Arbitrator hath herein absolute power, yet ought his iudgement or sen∣tence to be sincere and incorrupt, according to right and equitie, with∣out malice, flatterie, and euery other vicious affection or perturbation, which may in any sort lead him awrie from the right pathe of Iustice and equitie.

Hitherto of persons regarded in submissions.

The Question.

THe Question which conteineth the matter of tharbitrement, fol∣loweth. [unspec A] * 13.420

The question is a thing in controuersie declared to the Iudge or Ar∣bitraitor, [unspec B] to the ende it may by him be decided, Dyer fol. 216. 4. Eli∣zab. pla. 6.

The question double.

ANd euery question is either about the fact, or about right. [unspec A] * 13.421

The question of the fact.

A Question of the fact, is when such a fact is enquired of, as is [unspec A] * 13.422 doubtfull.

The question of right.

THe Question of right, is when the fact being knowen, it is yet [unspec A] * 13.423 doubtfull how much is thereby growen, right and due to ech par∣tie by Law.

What is to be considered in each question.

ANd in euery question hereupon arising, it is to be considered whe∣ther [unspec A] * 13.424 the thing in question be arbitrable or no: for in vaine it is to compromit things not arbitrable. Let vs therefore see what things be arbitrable, and what not.

What things are arbitrable, and what not.

THings and actions personall incertain are arbitrable: as trespas, [unspec A] * 13.425 a warde taken away &c. 22. H. 6. 39. 14. H. 4. 2. 4. H. 6. 17. But things certain are not arbitrable but when the submission is by speci∣alty, if they be not ioyned with others incertain: as debt with trespas, 4. H. 6. 17. 2. H. 5. 2. 12. R. 2. Dyer 33. H. 8. fol. 51. pla. 14.

But Chattels real or mixt, are not arbitrable by thēselues: as Char∣ters [unspec B] of lands, 9. H. 6. 60. 14. H. 4. 24. if the submission be not by speci∣alty, 19. H. 6. 3. H. 6.

Also an Annuitie is not arbitrable, if the submission be not by special∣ty, [unspec C] 9. H. 6. 60. 14. H. 4. 18. 3. H. 4. 6.

Nor a Freeholde, 11. H. 4. 12. 14. H. 4. 18. and 19. Et 24. 54. Ed. 3. [unspec D] 16. 12. Ass. pla. 25. 21. E. 3. 15.

Nor debt vpon arrerages of Accompt before auditors, 4. H. 6. 17. be∣cause [unspec E] such debt is due by record, 3. H. 4. 5. 6. H. 4. 9.

Also it seemeth that neither such things as were not in rerum natura [unspec F] at the time of the submission, though they happē to be before the award made be arbitrable: as if the submission be of Ewes with lambe, which after the submission and before the award made haue lambes, it seemeth they haue no power to make any award touching the lambes.

Matters concerning the common wealth seeme not arbitrable, as all [unspec G] criminall offences, as treasons, felo••es, &c. touching the crime, for it is for the benefite of the common wealth, that such offendors be made kno∣wen and punished.

Also causes matrimoniall seeme not arbitrable, least men should sepe∣rate [unspec H] those whom God hath ioined together.

Circumstances regarded in submission: First that it be in writing.

NOw that we haue set foorth the persons and things necessarie in [unspec A] * 13.426 euery compromise, it is good to consider such other circumstances as be requisite in the same.

Three things therefore beside the persons and things are meete to be obserued in euery compromise.

First that euery compromise be made by writing with the parties co∣uenants or bonds sufficient to bind their heires & executors to performe the award which shal thereupon be made, that both the arbitrators may know their power, and the parties how farre they are subiect to their sentence. And also least their labour and iudgement therein should bee frustrate for want of means to compel the same to be executed.

Of the power giuen to Arbitrators.

SEcondly, it is behouefull that the very Compromise arme the arbi∣trators [unspec A] * 13.427 with sufficient authoritie to do all things necessary for the ending of the controuersies: as to appoint times & places for their meet∣ing, to examin & decide the matter compromitted, & to bring the parties with their proues, euidences, & witnesses thither together before them. And to punish the persons defectiue, & to expound & correct such doubt∣full sentences & questions, as may arise vpon their award, inconuenient to either parties, contrarie to equity, and the arbitrators good meaning, which inconueniences could not by them be foreseene, at the making of the award, as it oftentimes hapneth: for temporis filia veritas, trueth is the daughter of time.

Of time and place.

THirdly, that by the compromise, conuenient time and place be li∣mited [unspec A] * 13.428 for the yeelding vp of their award to the parties or their atturneies, deputies, or assignes, least the parties should otherwise be long lingered with vaine hope of an endlesse end, and that the arbitra∣tors may before the set time, finish their award: for whatsoeuer they do arbitrate after the time appointed, is void. 8. H. 6. f. 18.

And it is all void that is not conteined in the submission, or necessa∣rily depending thereupon 7. H. 6. fo. 40. 8. H. 6. fo. 18. 36. H. 6. fo. 11. as shal more largely appeare, whē we come to the doctrine of arbitremēts.

The instrument of compromise or submission, may be made in forme following.

A Compromise or submission with couenants to performe the same.

THis Indenture made &c. betweene A. B. on the one partie and C. [unspec A] * 13.429 D. on the other partie. Witnesseth, that the said A. B. and C. D. do by these presents, willingly compromit and submit themselues, and ei∣ther of them, to the awarde, arbitrement, order, rule, dome, and iudge∣ment of E. F. and G. H. arbitrators indifferently named, elected, & cho∣sen by the said parties to co arbitrate, award order, decree, and iudge, of and vpon all and all maner of actions, suites, quarels, debts, accompts, trespasses, controuersies, debates, and demaunds whatsoeuer, had, made, moued, depending, or accrewed, or which might haue bin had, or moued, betweene the said parties, at any time or times before the date hereof, except one action of debt &c. depending betweene the said parties in the Queenes Maiesties Court of common Plees, or before &c. and except one debt of x. li. due to the said A. B. by the said C. D. for the price of cer∣teine Corne &c. and except all landes and tenements of the said A. B. and such like exceptions &c. So alwaies that the same arbitrators doe make their award, order, and iudgement of, and concerning the premis∣ses to be made, by writing indented, vnder all their hands and Seales, on this side, and before the x. day of Iune now next ensuing, and one part of the same deliuer or cause to be deliuered by the said Arbitrators to the said A. B. or his certeine atturney or atturnetes in that behalfe, requi∣ring the same, the said x. day of Iune now next comming, at or in the Parish Church of R. in the said Countie of Yorke. And the other part of the said award to the said C. D. his atturney or atturneies, deputie, or assigne, requiring the same at the said day and place: and so alwaies, that the said arbitrators do not by the said awarde, order, or appoint any act, or acts, thing or things, to be done or performed, by, or to any person, or persons, other thē to or by the said parties to these presents, their heires, executors, administrators, or assignes, or some of them, & not to or by a∣ny estranger or estrangers to this present submission. And the said A. B.

and C. D. and either of them for themselues, their heires, executors, and administrators, and the heires, executors, & administrators of either of them, do by these presents mutually couenant, conclude, promise, and a∣gree to and with the other his executors, and administrators, and e∣uery of them, that neither they nor either of them, wil at any time here∣after reuoke the authority hereby giuen to the said Arbitrators, nor dis∣charge them nor either of them of the said facultie or power of Arbitra∣tion. And that they & either of them, & the heires executors, administra∣tors, & assignes, of either of them on their seuerall parts shall, & will well & truly obserue, performe, fulfil, and keepe al and euery clause, sentence, article, submission, and agreement i•• these presents mentioned on his or their part to be performed and kept according to the tenor, true in∣tent, and meaning of the same. In witnesse whereof the said parties to these presents haue interchangeably set to their handes and Seales, the day and yere aboue written.

Of binding the parties to performe the award.

OR the parties may submit themselues to awarde by obligation, [unspec A] * 13.430 with condition according to the effect of the said Instrument of submission, but that seemeth perilous, for that that so they may for a tri∣fle, hazard the whole penalty of the bond, which were too too mischie∣uous. Neue••thelesse if any be willing to aduenture, the parties may be bound either to other, and the condition may bee made in forme fol∣lowing.

The condition of an Obligation to performe an awarde.* 13.431

THe condition of this Obligation is such, that if the aboue bounden [unspec A] A. B. his heires, executors, administrators, and assignes, and euery of them doe on his and on their part and behalfe, well and truely stand to, obay, performe, fulfill and keepe the award, arbitrement, order rule, dome, and iudgement of S. T. and W. R. arbitrators, indifferently elected and chosen, aswel on the part of the said A. B. on the one par∣tie, as on the part of the aboue named C. D. on the other partie, to arbitrate, awarde, order, and iudge, of, and vpon all and all maner of actions, suites, quarrels, debts, accompts, trespasses, controuersies, de∣bates, and demaundes whatsoeuer had, moued, depending, or accrewed, or which might haue bin had or moued, betweene the said parties at a∣ny time or times before the date hereof, except one action of Eiectione firmae, depending betweene the said parties in the Queenes Maiesties Court commonly called the Kings bench as by the Records thereof in the same Court remayning it doth and may appeare, and except out of this submission, all lands and tenements of the said A. B. (or any like exception.) So alwaies that the same award, arbitrement, order, and

iudgement, of, and concerning the premisses be made by writing In∣dented vnder all their hands and seales before the first day of December now next ensuing, and one part of the same deliuered or caused to be de∣liuered by the said Arbitrators, to the said A. B. or his certain Atturney or Atturne••s, deputie or deputies, in that behalfe requiring the same the said first day of December, now next ensuing, at or in the parish Church of R. in the said Countie of Yorke: And the other part of the said a∣ward be likewise deliuered by the said Arbitrators, to the said C. D. or his certaine atturney or atturneis, deputie, or deputies, in that behalfe requiring the same, at the said day and place. And so that by vertue or occasion of the said award neither of the said parties, nor the seuerall heires, executors, or administrators, of them or any of them be to do any act or thing, to or by any straunger to the same award, and to these pre∣sents. And so as the said A. B. doe not discharge the said arbitrators be∣fore the said time. That then this present obligation to be vtterly voide and of none effect, or els to stande, remaine, continue, and be, in full strength and vertue.

Of the condition to performe an award of lands.

ANd if the award be cōcerning a title to land, the words in the con∣dition [unspec A] may be thus.

Aswell, of, for, and concerning the right, title, interest, vse, possession* 13.432 and demaund, of, and in the manor of S. with the appurtenances in S. in the said countie of Y. and all landes, tenements, and hereditaments, with the appurtenances in S. aforesaid, in the occupation of the said A. B. and his assignes, as, of, and vpon all actions, trespasses, suites, quar∣rels, debts, duties, debates, griefes, inconueniences, and demaunds, had, moued, stirred, or depending, betweene the said parties, concerning the said Manor, tenements and premisses, or any part thereof. And also, if the said A. B. before the feast of P. now next comming, doe shew vnto the said Arbitrators, all such writings as he hath concerning the said Manor and premisses, at such time and place, as the said Arbitrators shall appoint for the sight thereof. So alwaies that, &c. vt supra. That then &c. vt supra.

Whether power to arbitrate may be assigned.

AN Arbitraitor chosen cannot graunt, or assigne ouer his aucthori∣tie [unspec A] * 13.433 of arbitation to any other, 8. Ed. 4. fol. 1. and 9. because it is but a nude power, which is not to be graunted ouer: notwithstanding the opinion in 47. E. 3. 20. to the contrary. Neither doth the submission ex∣tend to giue the Arbitraitors power to elect others.

Whether the Compromittors may discharge the Arbitrators or no.

ANd it seemeth, that albeit the parties haue agreed vpon daiesmen, [unspec A] * 13.434 or Arbitraitors, yet before the arbitrement made, either of the par∣ties may reuoke the authoritie giuen to the arbitrators, and discharge them thereof, for power may be countermaunded, but if the submission be made by bond, then the bond seemeth to be forfaited, 5. E. 4. 1. 21. H. 6. 30. 28. H. 6. 6. 49. E. 3. 9.

But by Ashton Iustice, if 2. plaintifes, & one defendant, or 2. defen∣dants and one plaintife put themselues to the award of others, neither the one plaintife without the other, nor the one defendant without the o∣ther, may discharge the arbitrators, 28. H. 6. 6. And by Finch. 49. E. 3. 9. If the submission be by deede, the discharge must likewise be by deede. So much of submissions, arming the arbitrators with power: Now of Arbitrements issuing from the same.

What an Arbitrement is.

AN Arbitrement, or award therefore, arbitramentum, laudum, ar∣bitratus. [unspec A] * 13.435 Libro intration̄, debt in arbitr̄ 2. & 3. is nothing else but the very dome, order, and decree pronoūced by arbitrators vpon the con∣trouersie, for the ending whereof they were chosen by the striuing par∣ties. Dier 356. 10. Eliz. pla. 39.

Of things regarded in Arbitrement.

IN the forme of euery Arbitrement, fiue thinges are specially to be [unspec A] * 13.436 regarded.

First, that it be made according to the very submission or compromise touching the things compromitted, and euery other circumstance as is said, 9. E. 4. 44. Plow. 396. a

Secondly that it be a finall ende of the controuersies compromitted, 19. H. 6. 36. 21. Ed. 4. 38.

Thirdly that it appoint either party to giue or do vnto the other some [unspec B] thing benes••ciall in apparance at the least, 43. E. 3. 28. Dier 356. 19. E∣liz. pla. 39. 12. H. 7. 39. H. 6. 9. 22. E. 4. 25. 7. H. 6. 40. 19. H. 6. 36. 10. Hen. 6. 19.

Fourthly, that the performance thereof be possible, 22. H. 6. 46. 8. Ed. [unspec C] 4. 1. & 9. 17. Ed. 4. 5. H. 7.

Fifthly, that there be a meanes how either party may by law attaine [unspec D] vnto that which is thereby awarded vnto him, 5. Ed. 4. & 24. 17. Ed. 4. 5. 18. Ed. 4. 22. & 23. 5. H. 7. 23.

For if it faile in any of these points, then is the whole Arbitrement [unspec E] void and of none effect, as it doth manifestly appeare by these special ca∣ses following. As.

An award that the parties shall obey the arbitrement of A. B. is void, [unspec F] for power cannot be assigned, 8. E. 4. 19.

An award that any of the parties shalbe bound, or doe any other act by the aduise of the arbitraitors is not good, because they cannot make seuerall awardes, 18. Ed. 4. 22. 23. but that the parties shall be bound, or make assurance by the aduise of Counsaile is good, 18. Edw. 4. 22. & 23.

Arbitrement that the parties shall be nonsuit in actions is not good, [unspec G] for euery award ought to be a satisfaction to the parties, and a determi∣nation of things compromitted, so as one party haue amends, but when one hath bin nonsuit, he may begin againe, 19. H. 6. 36. 21. E. 4. 38.

But an award that the parties shal make discontinuance and retrax∣its [unspec H] of their suits is good, 21. E. 4. 38. 5. H. 7. 22.

If the submission be of diuers things, & the award onely of some part [unspec I] of them, yet it is the award good, for that part notwithstanding, as if the submission be of all actions real and personal, and the award of actions personall onely: and if it be de iure & possessione, and the award is on∣ly de possessione, 19. H. 6. 6. per cur̄, notwithstanding the contrary opi∣nion of Prisot, 39. H. 6. 9.

An award that an action shalbe sued betweene the parties, by the ad∣uise [unspec K] of A. and B. is good, for that A. and B. in this case are not Arbitra∣tors, but executors of the award, yet quere for it is vncerteine whether they will giue aduise or no. 8. E. 4. 1. & 4.

Arbitrement that the plaintife shall pay to the defendant x. li. and re∣lease [unspec L] to him all actions. And that the defendant shall release to the plain∣tife all actions, is good, 20. H. 6. 18. & 19.

Arbitrement that either partie shal release to other all actions, & that [unspec M] because the one hath trespassed more then the other, he shall pay to the other, ••. s. is good, 20. H. 6. 18. & 19.

Arbitrement that either party shall go quite against other, is good, [unspec N] 20. H. 6. 18. & 19. 10. H. 6. 14. 19. H. 6. 36. 22. H. 6. 39. Dyer 356. 16, Eliz. pla. 39. 21. H. 6. that it is not good, if the submission were by parol, 9. Ed. 4. 8.

An arbitrement in trespasse is not good, if it award not something to [unspec O] the plaintife for amends, 43. E. 3. 28.

In trespasse of goods taken, it is no good award, that the defendant [unspec P] shall reteine part of the goods, and the plaintife haue the rest, 17. Edw. 3. 16.

In debt of x. li. it is no good Arbitrement, that the plaintife shall re∣taine [unspec Q] the one moity, & the defendant haue the other, 45. E. 3. 16.

In trespas, award that if the defendant wil wage his Law, that he is [unspec R] not guiltie, that then he shall go quite, and that the plaintife shal release

vnto him, seemeth good, 46. E. 3. 17.

Award, that for so much as the one hath done more trespasse then the [unspec S] other, therefore he shall giue him a peny for amends, And that the other shall go quite against him, is good, 19. H. 6. 3. 6.

By Prisot, if two submit themselues to Arbitrement of all trespasses [unspec T] &c. and it is awarded that the one shall make amendes to the other, and nothing is awarded for the others benefit, this award is void, 7. H. 6. 40 39. H. 6. 9. 22. E. 4. 25. So if it were that the one only shall go quite a∣gainst the other, for an award must be final, obligatory and satisfactory, to both parties, 7. H. 6. 40. 19. H. 6. 36. 20. H. 6. 18.

Award in trespas of goods taken that the defendant shal cary and re∣deliuer [unspec V] the goods taken to the plaintife, is good, 12. H. 7. 14. & 15.

Award that the one partie shall pay xx. s̄. or enfeoffe &c. is good, and [unspec X] the performance of either suffiseth, 21. H. 6. 22. H. 6. 52.

An award that one of the parties shall do an act to an estraunger, is void, if the parties be not bound, 22. H. 6. 46.

Or if an award be to pay x. li. to an estraunger, it is void, for how can [unspec Y] he pay the same, if he will not accept it, 22. H. 6. 46. 8. E. 4. 1. & 9.

Or if the award be that hee shall cause an estraunger to enfeoffe the [unspec Z] other partie, for he hath no meane to compell the straunger, 17. E. 4. 5. So if it be awarded that he shalbe bound with suerties, 18. E. 4. 22. 23. 5. H. 7. 23.

Arbitrement that money shalbe payd at a day to come is good, for the [unspec aa] partie may thereof haue an action of debt after the day, if it be not paied accordingly, 20. H. 6. 12. 5. E. 4. 7. But award to do any other thing at a day to come, is void, if the submission be not by specialtie, because the partie hath no meanes to compell his aduersarie to performe it, 5. E. 4. 7. and 24.

An award is void (as is said) if it neither be executed, nor any meanes [unspec bb] by law for the execuiton thereof: As if it be awarded, that thone shal pay to thother x. pound, this is good, for hee may recouer the same by action of Debt. But if it were awarded that thone should deliuer to thother an acre of land, or do such like act executory, it were void, if it be not de∣liuered straight way, or prouision made by bond, or otherwise to compel the performance thereof according to the award, 19. H. 6. 36. 20. H. 6. 12. 5. E. 4. 7, 19. E. 4. 8.

Thus much of the doctrine of Arbitrementes, now of their seuerall [unspec cc] formes.

An Arbitrement, or award of lands, by which the partie co∣uenanteth to performe it.

THis Indenture made &c. betweene T. R. of &c. of the one partie,* 13.437 and L. M. of &c. of the other partie, Witnesseth, that whereas there

hath beene, and yet is contention, variance and suite betwixt the said parties, not onely for, and concerning the right, title and interest, of, and in a certaine quantity of ground, by estimation two acres or there∣about lying in K. and adioyning to the Mill of the said T. R. in T. aforesaid, claymed by eyther of the said parties to be his owne land and inheritance, But also, for, and concerning certayne wayes to the Mill of the sayd T. through the ground of the said L. from al the Townes, Villages, Hamlets, and other places in the North side of the riuer of D. bordering, lying, and being within the space of ten miles of the said Mill, and all other matters and controuersies, betwixt the said par∣ties. For the friendly ending and appeasing of which said variances, and controuersies, the said parties haue compromitted and submitted, and by these presents do compromit and submit themselues, and all matters in variance aforesaid to the order, arbitrement, award, doome and iudgement of F. W. and T. W. Whereupon the said arbitrators hauing viewed the said groūd in variance, and perused diuers writings and euidences concerning the same, and heard the testimony and wit∣nes of diuers auncient men & neighbors dwelling nigh the said ground, aswell touching the occupation and vsage of the said ground by the said T. R. and his auncestors, as also the said waies vsed vnto the said Mill by thinhabitants aforesaid time out of mind, do make and declare their award, order, doome, and Iudgement touching the premisses, and euery part of them. ✿ And the said T. R. and L. M. do couenant and grannt [unspec B] seuerally either of them, to and with the other, for themselues, their heires, executors and administrators, in maner and forme following. And first the said Arbitrators do order, award, and iudge, And the said L. M. is so contented and agreed, and accordingly doth couenant and graunt, for him, and his heires, to and with the said T. R. his heires &c. that he the said T. R. shal and may from hence forth, haue hold, occupie, and quietly inioy to him and his heires for euer, the said parcel or quan∣titie of ground containing by estimation two acres, lying and being on the North side of the riuer of D. directly ouer against the said Mill, and demesne lands of the said T. R. in T. aforesaid, as it is now bounded and meared foorth with stones by the said Arbitrators, And shall also haue and may take to his and their owne proper vse, all the trees now standing or beyng, or that hereafter shall growe in and vpon the saide grounde, and all other profites and commodities comming off, and vpon the saide ground (onely the thornes, briars and herbage, excep∣ted and foreprised) with free libertie, entrie and passage, for the felling, hewing, leading, carrying away, and taking of the same trees, and all other the said profits and commodities (except before excepted) at all and euery time and times hereafter at his and their pleasure. And

that the said T. R. his heires and assignes, and all and euery other per∣son and persons, that shall come and bring any corne to the Mill of the said T. R. called T. Mill, from the said townes, villages, hamlets, or a∣ny other place inhabited, shall haue free libertie, waies and passage for the carrying, fetching and bringing of their corne to the said Mill, as∣well ouer and through the said parcell of ground set foorth and meared as is aforesaid, as also through and ouer other the grounds of the said L. M. in K. aforesaid, in as ample and large manner and forme, as the inhabitants of the said townes, villages and hamlets or other places haue beene accustomed and vsed to do at any time heretofore, and as it is now most commonly vsed. ✿ And shall and may tie and fasten any [unspec C] their horses, mares or other beasts wherewith they carrie any corne to the said Mill, to any tree growing, or other thing, beyng in, and vpon the said ground, so that the string, corde or rope, exceed not the length of foure whole yards at the most. ✿ And that the said T. R. his heires [unspec D] and assignes shall and may lawfully at all and euery time and times so oft as need shall require, amend and repaire all and singuler the waies, and euery part thereof, for the ease, sauegard, and passage, of the inha∣bitants of the said townes, villages, hamlets, and places inhabited, cō∣ming, and going, to, and from the said Mill, without any let, trouble, vexation or contradiction of the said L. M. his heires or assignes, or any of them. And that the said L. M. his heires and assignes, shall at all times within ••he space of two yeares next ensuing the date hereof, doe, make, knowledge and suffer, or cause to be made, knowledged and suf∣fered, all and euery act and actes, thing and things, as shalbe reasonably deuised, or aduised, by the said T. R. his heirs or assignes, or his or their learned counsell, at the onely proper costes and charges in all things, of the said T. R. his heires or assignes, for the further and better assu∣rance and sure making, aswell of the said parcell or quantity of ground, containing about two acres, as also of the said waies, in maner & forme before expressed, vnto the said T. R. his heires and assignes for euer, according to the true effect, meaning and purport of these presents: In consideration whereof it is further ordained, awarded, deemed and iud∣ged, by the said Arbitrators. ✿ And the said T. R. doth so couenant [unspec E] &c. that he the said L. M. his heirs and assignes, shall and may haue, take and enioy, onely the grasse & herbage, with the thornes and briers year∣ly growing, or being in, or vpon the said parcell or quantity of ground so bounded or set foorth, as is aforesaid. And in further consideration of the premisses, the said T. R. hath paied to the said L. M. at the insealing hereof, at the request of the said Arbitrators, the summe of xx. pounds &c. ✿ In witnesse whereof not onely the said parties to these present [unspec F] Indentures of award interchangeable haue put their seales, and sub∣scribed

their names: But also the said Arbitrators to both the parts of these Indentures haue put their seales and subscribed their names the day and the yeare &c.

An other Arbitrement of debte, where the parties are bound to performe it.

TO all true Christian people to whome this present writing of a∣ward [unspec A] * 13.438 indented shall come, G. W. G. N. S. S. and T. N. of &c. send greeting in our Lord God euerlasting. Whereas diuers suites &c. betweene T. W. and I. S. of &c. For pacifying, ordering and ending whereof, the said T. W. and I. S. haue bound themselues either to other in the summe of a M. l . of lawfull English money, by their seuerall obligations bearing date &c. with conditions there vnder writ∣ten, to stand to &c. vt supra of the said G. J. S. and T. Arbitrators indif∣ferently elected and chosen, aswell vpon the part and behalfe of the said I. S. as of the said T. W. to award, arbitrate, order, rule, iudge, end & determine, al, and al maner of suites, debts, actions, controuersies, de∣bates and demaundes whatsoeuer, depending betweene the said I. S. and the said T. W. and W. W. his sonne and heire: So that the said award were made and giuen vp in writing vnder the hands and seales of all the said Arbitrators, at or before the &c. at &c. as by the saide obligations and conditions amongst other thinges doeth and may ap∣peare. [unspec B] ✿ Know you now that the said G. I. S. & T. taking vpon them the charge and burden of the said award, & hauing deliberately heard the griefes, allegations, & proofes of both the said parties, do by these pre∣sents arbitrate, award, order, deeme, & iudge, of, and concer••ing the pre∣misses in maner & forme following: that is to say. ✿ First, they do a∣ward, order, deeme, & iudge by these presents, that the said I. S. his exe∣cutors [unspec C] or administrators, or some of thē, shal wel and truly pay, or cause to be paid vnto the said T. W. or his certain Atturney, exec. or admini∣str. or some of them, at, or before the &c. at, or in the &c. 200. li. of &c. and at, or before the &c. other 200. li. of &c. in full satisfaction of 400. li. For paiment whereof the said I. S. stood bound to the said T. W. in, and by fower seuerall Obligations, whereof two are already forfaited, as thereby may appeare. ✿ Also the said Arbitrators do award, order, [unspec D] &c. that the said I. S. his exec. & administr. or some of them, at their, or some of their costs and charges, shall before the &c. cause & procure, that all suits, bils, plaints, and informations heretofore commenced against the said T. W. in any court, or courts whatsoeuer, either by, or in the name of the said I. S. or by, or in the name of H. S. his sonne, or by, or in the name of our Soueraigne Lady the Q. Maiestie that now is, and of euery, or any of them, or by, or in the name of any other person or per∣sons, by the consents, meanes, & procurements of them, or any of them,

shall thenceforth surcease, and be no further proceeded in by them, nor any of them, or by the means, consent, or procuremēt of them, or any of them. And before the &c. be vtterly discontinued, and made void. ✿ And [unspec E] the said Arbitrators do further award, order, deeme, and iudge by these presents, that for the sure payment of the said summe of 400. pounds, the said I. S. and G. S. within two daies next after tender or deliuery of the one part of this present award to the said I. S. shall well, and suf∣ficiently make, seale, and deliuer as their deeds to the said T. W. in &c. one Obligation or writing obligatorie sufficient in the lawe, wherein, and wherby the said I. S. and G. S. shal acknowledge themselues, and either of them to be ioyntly, and seuerally bounden to the said T. W. in the summe of 800. pounds of &c. with condition thereupon in due forme of law indorced for the sure paiment of the said summe of 200. li. parcell of 400. li. at, or in the &c. before &c. And the other 200. li. resi∣due of the said summe of 400. li. at, or before the &c. and at &c. ✿ Also [unspec F] the said Arbitrators do further award, &c. that the said I. S. his execu∣tors, or administrators, or some of them, shall, and will before the &c. at his, and their owne proper costes and charges, cause, and procure to be cancelled, and made void one recognisance of 200. li. bearing date the &c. knowledged, and inrolled in the Q. maiesties high court of Chance∣rie, wherein, and whereby the said T. W. standeth bounden to the said I. S. in the said summe, with condition thereunto annexed: That if the said T. W. his heires, executors, and administrators, & euery of them, should well, & truely obserue, performe, fulfil, & keepe, all, & euery the co∣uenants, grants, articles, & agreements, which on his and their parts were to be obserued, performed, fulfilled, & kept, cōtained and specified in one Indenture bearing date the &c. had, and made betweene the said T. W. on the one partie and the said I. S. on the other partie, concer∣ning the marriage of W. W sonne & heire apparant of the said T. W. and A. S. daughter of the said I. S. according to the true intent, pur∣port, & effect of the said Indenture: That then the said Recognizance to be void, and of no effect, or else to stand &c. as by the said Recogni∣zance & Indenture more plainly, and at large appeareth. ✿ And also [unspec G] that the said I. S. his executors, or administrators, or some of them, shall, and will before the feast of &c. deliuer, or cause to be deliuered vn∣to the said T. W. his executors, or administrators, or some of them, in the said now dwelling house of the said T. W. aforesaid, the said In∣denture of couenants concerning the foresaid marriage, cancelled, or to be cancelled. In witnesse whereof the said Arbitrators to both partes of this present award indented, haue set their hands and seales. Dated, &c.

An Arbitrement or award of debt made by an Earle vpon submission by bond.

TO all true Christian people, to whom this present writing of award [unspec A] * 13.439 indented shal come: The right Ho. G. Earle Marshal of England, &c. sendeth greeting, &c. Whereas diuerse suits, variances, cōtrouersies, & debates, heretofore haue bin had, moued, & depending, between T. G. of T. in the coūtie of Y. yeomā on the one partie, & F. M. of D. in y^• said coūtie gentlemā, on the other partie: For pacifying, ordering, & ending wherof, the said T. G. & F. M. haue bound themselues either to other in the sum̄ of 400. l . of, &c. by their seueral oblig. bearing date, &c. now last past, with cōdition there vnder writtē, to stād to, abide, performe, fulfil, & keepe the award, order, rule, doome, iudgemēt, & determination of the said Earle indifferently elected, & chosen, by the mutual cōsent, & at the earnest, & hūble request, & petition, of both the said parties, to arbitrate, award, order, iudge, & determine, of, for, & cōcerning al, & al maner of ac∣tions, suites, quarrels, debts, duties, & demaunds whatsoeuer, had, mo∣ued, or depēding or which hereafter might be had, moued, or depend be∣tween the said parties, by reason of any matter, thing, or things whatso∣euer, accrued, or growē frō the beginning of the world, vntill the day of the date of the same oblig. So that the same award were made in wri∣ting indented, vnder the hand & seale of the said Earle before the xix. day of, &c. & thone part of the same writing indented, deliuered, or caused to be deliuered by the said Earle, to the said T. G. his executors, &c. or any of them, or to their, or any of their vse, vpon, or before the said xix. day of &c. at, or in the now māsion, or Manor house of the said Earle, called S. in &c. & the other part thereof, to the said F. M. &c. vt sup̄, as by the said oblig. & conditions thereof doth & may more at large appeare. ✿ Know [unspec B] you now, that the said Earle of his meere good will & fauour, which he beareth to both the said parties, & of y^• great & honorable respect, which he hath of their future quietnes, taking vpon him the charge & burden of the said award, & hauing deliberatly at sundry times at large, heard & considered the griefs, allegations, & proofes of both the said parties, doth by these presents, arbitrate, award, order, deeme, & iudge, of & con∣cerning the premisses in maner & forme following, viz. ✿ That the said [unspec C] F. M his &c. or some of them, shall well, & truely pay, or cause to be paid vnto the said T. G. his &c. or some of them, the sum of 160. l . of &c. in the &c. in maner & forme following. viz. vpon &c. 80. l . therof, and vpon &c. other 80. l . therof residue, & in full paiment & satisfaction of the said sum of 160. l . ✿ And that in consideration thereof the said T. G. shall [unspec D] permit, & suffer all suits, actions, quarrels, debts, duties, and demands, growen before the date of the said oblig. to cease, & be discontinued, and no further prosecuted by him, or any other by his procurement. ✿ And [unspec E]

furthermore, for as much as the said F. M. is charged as is aforesaid, for the paimēt of the said sum of 160. l . partly by reason of a iudgment heretofore giuē for the said T. G. against one L. S. in the Q. Maiesties court, cōmonly called the K. bench▪ in an actiō of debt, in which the said T. G. hath recouered against the said L. S. 285. l . and 4. d. as by the re∣cord thereof remaining in the said court appeareth. His honor doth fur∣ther award by these presents, in reliefe & ease of the said F. M. that if the said F. M. his &c. or any of them do well and truely pay, or cause to be paied the said sum of 160. l . according to the true meaning of this pre∣sent award, And if the said L. S. his heirs, &c. or some of them, shall not well, & truely satisfie, content, & pay vnto the said T. G. his &c. the said seuerall sums aboue in this awarde appointed to be payed by the said F. M. before the seuerall daies herein aboue mentioned: That then, & at all times after any such default of paiment so to be made by the said L. S. his &c. the said T. G. his &c. shall permit and suffer the said F. M. his executors, and administrators, & euery of them, at the costs & charges of the said F. M. his exec. and administ. effectually to prosecute, or cause to be prosecuted, all, and euery such execution, and executions vpon the said iudgement so had for the said T. G. against the said L. S. as to them, or any of them, or the learned counsell of them, or any of them, shall seeme good. And all, and euery summe, and sums of money thereby to be ob∣tained, to take, and conuert to the only proper vse, and behalfe of the said F. M. his exec. & administr. without any accompt, recompence, or pay∣ment thereof, or therefore to be yeelded, or made to the said T. G. his &c. or any of them: any thing in this present award contained &c. notwith∣standing. ✿ In witnes whereof, the said Earle to both the partes of [unspec F] this present award hath set his hand and seale. Dated &c.

All such couenants, & conditions as be vsually made for the assurāce or enioying of lands, or tenements, goods▪ and chattels, may be inserted into awards, as shall seeme good vnto the arbitrators or parties.

Of notice of the arbitrement.

AND when the arbitrators haue made their award, according to [unspec A] * 13.440 the submission, albeit, perchance they be not bound to giue notice thereof to the parties, yet it seemeth very requisite, that they should in due time, before that eyther party be to performe any part thereof, no∣tifie the same vnto them, least otherwise they might breake their bōds, or couenants, in that behalfe (if any such be) before they know the same. Notwithstanding, that the booke in 8. Edw. 4. 1. & 9. be doubtfull in that point.

The finall cause, and effects of Arbitrements.

ANd thus, by that which hath bin discoursed, it sufficiently appea∣reth [unspec A] * 13.441 (as we thinke) that the scope, and end of arbitrements, and

other iudgments is all one. And chiefly the finall determination of strif••, suit, and controuersie 19. H. 6. 36. And so consequently, their ef∣fects be almost equall. But the lawes seeme more fauourable to arbi∣trements then other iudgments, in so much, as by arbitrators the strict course, and tedious ceremonies of law suits (which are most commonly wont to wearie suters, and picke their purses) are cut off, and shorter decisions by them made, with little or no cost at all.

Wee differ to shew how arbitrements may be pleaded in barre of o∣ther actions, vntill we come to their fit place amongst our presidents of pleadings, and so end this treatise.

An Award made by an Arbitrator touching copyhold land, betweene an Alderman of London, and an other.

TO all Christen people to whom this present writing of award in∣dented [unspec A] * 13.442 shall come H. T. of Lincolns Inne in the countie of Mid∣dlesex Esquier sendeth greeting in our Lord God euerlasting. Where∣as suite, variance and debate heretofore hath beene and yet is had, mo∣ued and depending, as well in the Queenes Maiesties Court of Re∣quests, as in diuers other Courts, betweene R. H. Citizen and Alder∣man of London of the one partie, and R. E. of K. in the countie of M. Yeoman of the other partie, of for and concerning the right, title, vse, interest, and possession of diuers lands, tenements & hereditamēts, with the appurtenances lying and being in K. within the manor or Lord∣ship of T. within the said Countie of M. and containing by estimation about 200. acres of land, meadow, pasture, and wood, commonly cal∣led or knowne by the name of Hebines land for the appeasing, final end and determina••ion of all which said suites, variances and debates the parties aforesaid haue submitted, & compromitted themselues to stand, to obay and performe the arbitrament, ordinaunce, dome, and iudgemēt of me the said H. T. Arbitrator indifferently elected, named and cho∣sen by both the said parties, indifferently to arbitrate, order, deeme, a∣warde, and Iudge as well of, for and concerning the estate, right, ti∣tle, interest, vse and possession of all and singuler the said premisses, and euery parte and parcell thereof, as also of for and vpon all maner of ac∣••ions, suites, quarels, debts, debates, trespasses, and demaunds, what∣soeuer heretofore had moued, stirred or depending betweene the said parties from the beginning of the worlde vntill the twentie day of Nouember last past, as by their seuerall writings obligatorie where∣in eyther of the said parties stand bounden to the other of the same par∣ties, in the summe of two hundred pounds, bearing date the said 20. daie of Nouember, and made for the true performaunce of the said a∣ward more at large it doth and may appeare. Wherupon the said H. T.

hauing taken vpon him the charge, and burden of the said Arbitramen•• And hauing present before him both the said parties, & hauing also very aduisedly and deliberatly weighed and considered the titles, claimes, al∣lega••ions, and proofes, of either of the said parties to the said premisses. And vpon sight and due consideration of all the euidences, writings and proofes shewed and made before me the said H. T. by both the said par∣ties do award, arbitrate, order, deeme & iudge of the premisses in maner and forme following. That is to say: First I the said Arbitrator do a∣ward, deeme, order & Iudge, that the said R. E. or his heires at al times within 3. yeares next ensuing the date of these presents, vpon lawfull & reasonable warning by the Steward, Bailife, or Reeue of the said ma∣nor of T. for the time being shall at the next Court so to be holden, then next after such warning had surrender and giue vp into the hands of the said R. H. his heires or assignes in open Court, according to the cu∣stome of the said Manor, to the vse of the said R. H. and his heires for euer all & singuler the aforesaid lands, tenements and hereditaments, hereafter in these presents mencioned expressed and declared: That is to wit, one mansion or dwelling house, wherin the said R. E. now dwel∣leth, with all edifices & buildings &c. And furthermore I the said H. T. do award, ordaine, deeme and Iudge by these presents, that the said R. H. his heires or assignes at the said Court, where, and when the said surrender shalbe so made, shall assure and conuay vnto the said R. E. or to his heires that shall so surrender the premisses as aforesaid by copie of Court Rolle, according to the custome of the said Manor, or other∣wise as by the said ••. E. his heires and assignes or any of them, or by his or their learned counsell shalbe reasonably deuised, or aduised, & at the proper costes and charges of the said R. E. his heires & assignes not al∣tering by the said assuraunce, or assuraunces so to be deuised, or aduised as is aforesaid any custome, libertie or iurisdiction of the said Lordship, manor or other the premisses with all and singuler the said lands, tene∣ments and hereditaments, and al other the premisses, with their appur∣tenances whatsoeuer before by these presents ordered, and iudged to be surrendred as is aforesaid (foure acres of land now in the occupacion of &c. parcell of the premisses to be chosen by the said R. H. &c. only excep∣ted & foreprised.) To haue & to hold the same lands, tenemēts & all other the premisses with the app••rtenances (except before excepted) vnto the said R. E. & to his heires males incorrupt within the 4. degree of con∣sanguinitie, according to the ancient custome of the said manors. And if it happen▪ that the said R. E. do dece•••••• before the said surrender made as is aforesaid, Then to haue & to hold the said premisses with the ap∣purtenances to the heires of the said R. E. which so shall surrender the same & to his heires males incorrupt▪ within the 4. degree of consan∣guinitie &c.

An Awarde reciting that either of▪ the parties stand bound to other to per∣forme the award. And that the award is made before the prefixed time in the Obligations, and with the full consent of both the parties.

TO all christian people, to whom this present writing indented of a∣ward [unspec A] * 13.443 shal come R. W. and R. C. send greeting in our Lord God euerlasting. Know ye that whereas variance, strife, debate, and contro∣uersie hath heretofore bin had, moued and stirred betweene A. B. of C. and D. E. of E. of, for and concerning the right, title, interest, vse, posses∣sion and occupation of &c. for the appeasing & ending whereof, either of the said parties by their mutual assents, consents, & agreements, haue submitted, compromitted, and bound themselues either to other by their seueral writings obligatory, bearing date &c. in the suume of &c. to stand too, abide▪ obey, obserue, performe, fulfill and keepe the award, arbitre∣ment, ordinance, dome and iudgment of vs &c. Arbitrators indifferently elect and chosen, betweene the said parties of, and for the premisses as by the said seueral obligations with condition for the performance ther∣of more at large appeareth. Whereupon we the said Arbitrators taking vpon vs the labour, busines, and charge of the same award, and willing to set the said parties at a final peace, vnitie, and concord, for and concer∣ning the premisses, haue by good aduise, & deliberation seene, heard, and throughly examined both their titles, allegations, euidences and proues in, and to the said premisses, and thereupon before the day and time ap∣pointed vnto vs by the said obligations for the making, giuing vp and finishing. And finishing of the said award, wee the said Arbitrators by and with the full assent, consent, and agrement of both the said parties do make, publish, declare, and giue vp this our present award betweene the said parties of, for, and concerning the premisses, in manor & forme following. First we award, ordaine, deeme, and iudge, that &c. Also we awarde &c. And finally we award, ordeine, deeme and iudge &c. In wit∣nesse whereof we the said Atbitrators, and also both the said parties to to the award haue interchangeably put our hands and seales the x. day of M. in the xx. yere of the raigne of our Soueraigne Lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God of England, France and Ireland, Queene defen∣dor of the faith &c.

SYMBOLEOGRAPHY. Of the Chauncerie, Proceedings in the same, and Supplications, Billes, and Aunsweres.

The Chauncerie.

SEing by Gods fauor, we intend somewhat to [unspec A] * 13.444 discourse of the maner of proceeding in Chan∣cerie suits, and to set downe some Presidents thereof, to the performing whereof, it seemeth requisite first to vnfold the nature of Equitie, Conscience, & the rigor of the common Lawes of this Realme, as the proper obiect or matter whereabout such suites are for the most part occupied, to the end it may with the more facilitie be vnderstood, how, and when such suits are fitly to be taken in hand. Therefore we wil first speak of Summum ius, (which oftentimes precisely regardeth the verie letter and words of the common Lawes: for remedie whereof, parties grieued, pray aide of this honorable Court of Chauncerie, to bridle ex∣tremitie, and reduce such rigor to Equitie and Conscience.

Of strict or precise Law, which is called Ius summum.

ARistotle calleth it Eract or precise Law, because that, if it haue [unspec A] * 13.445 no allay in it to qualifie the harshnes & seuerity of it, it is vnplea∣sant and sower in tast, and repugnant to Equitie.

And Budaeus saith, that this word (strict and precise Law) is a word, [unspec B] which amongst the Ciuilians, signifieth verie hard law, exact, and ful of rigor, and almost vniust: For they that writ of the Law, make these words, strict Law, and Equitie, opposite, the one to the other, thus farre Budaeus. The Lawiers do also tearme it, Ius subtile, subtil Law. Other Lawiers do tearme it, Summum Ius, Law in the highest degree▪ or most exact, and it is so taken of them, when men stand more vpon the letter of the Law, then vpon the meaning of the writer, or maker of the Law. In which behalfe, it so falleth out oft times, that vnder a colour of know∣ledge

of the Lawes, many grosse and dangerous errors be committed, Corasius Missel. li. 2. ca. 8. Nu. 12.

Oldendorpius deuideth this Ius summum, or Law in the highest de∣gree, [unspec C] into two branches: the one proper, the other improper.

Law in the highest degree, so properly termed or taken, is an vndoub∣ted [unspec D] & infallible rule of honestie, which may generally without exception be put in executiō in any cōmon weale, whether it be originally groūded vpon the Law of Nature, or vpon the Law of Nations: For examples whereof you may take all the rules and principles of the Law, for these rules and principles of the Law, do in their kind, most strictly and exact∣ly define and bound out the matter which th••y handle, barely and na∣kedly, without any regard of circumstances of the fact that may fal out, of which sort of rules are these. Keepe thy word, hurt no man: these are general rules of Law in the highest degree, so righteous and full of Iu∣stice in their kind, that by the Law of Nature it selfe, better and more rightfull cannot be giuen, Li. 1. F. de pactis.

But here you see no respect had to any circumstance, of your worde [unspec E] or hurting, for this point belongeth to Equity, or the Court of Consci∣ence, which with vs is called the Chauncery, as the case may fall out. And the law in the highest degree, being thus properly taken, is wrong∣fully termed by the common sort of men, wrong in the highest degree, for to speake generally and at a word, it is the iustest reason that may be, whether Naturall, or Rationall, so farre is it, from being, to be right∣fully taken wrong, vntill it be stretched, and as it were set vpon tenture bookes, to be drawen to some inconuenient circumstance of the fact: as when a man doth couenant or giue his word to do some dishonest fact, or hurtfull and dangerous to the common wealth, In which case, if a man should wrest this rule of Law, Keepe thy word, in steede of doing right in the highest degree, he should commit iniustice in the highest degree: Not because the Law hath any fault in it selfe, but because through his error, and cauelling with the Law, he worketh wickednes, not iudging a right the circumstances of the fact, wherein Law and right standeth, Li. Si. F. de pactis.

Law in the highest degree improperly taken, is so termed when by an [unspec F] ouer rigorous and hard interpretation, it is drawen to inconuenient kinds of facts, or by colourable arguments, is drawen to frustrate the good meaning of the Law, L. Inciuile cum L. seq. F. de Legibus. Many examples hereof we haue in the Law: As, it is a Law, that no man shall be forced against his will to commence or maintaine any suit or action: Now put the case, that I. S. is wrongfully impleaded by I. N. who hath framed a cunning action, full of glorious shewe against him the said I. S. But I. N. finding in conclusion that he is not able to proue,

and make good his action, becommeth nonsuit, I. S. praieth remedy of the Iudges against this wrongfull vexation of I. N. and he the said I. N. in defence of his wrongful vexation, vrgeth this rule of Law, that no man is compellable to maintain an action: Shall he be heard in this case: No saith Iustinian, this false glose of I. N. is not to be suffered or borne withal. This tearme or word of Law in the highest degree, being thus taken, we may wel say, that Law in the highest degree is wrong in the highest degree. For the more subtilly that a man doth argue, & the more authorities he heapeth togither, to inforce such a law, so much the more and greater wrong, and iniustice shall he doe.

Of Equitie.

EQuitie is that which is commonly called equall and good, & some∣times [unspec A] * 13.446 equall and iust, and sometime equall, iust, Lib. 1. & Pen. F. de Iusticia & iure, I. si & ius F. si certum petatur, Arist. termeth it Epieices, and other terme it Epieician, which is as much to say, a mittigation, or moderation of the Lawe written, in some circumstance, either of the things themselues, of the persons, or of the times. Law (saith Donatus) is that, that maketh all things straight, and not pliable to thone, nor o∣ther. Equitie is that, that dispenseth with many points of the Law. Ol∣dendorpius saieth, that Equitie is nothing else, but a sound or vpright will or iudgement of an honest man, nothing craftie or subtill, so mea∣suring out to euery man that, that is his, that in the meane while noe man is wronged, as appeareth most elegantly in I. bona fides I. Incur∣rit F. depos.

Equitie as some other say, is a reasonable measure, conteining in it selfe a fit proportion & rigor, so that it differeth from Law in this, that Law is a determinate sentence set downe according to the rules of the law: But Equitie is a certaine proportion and allay, vpon good occasi∣ons, setting on side the common rules of the Law, and so they cal it a ru∣led kind of Iustice, allayed with the sweetnes of mercie.

Equitie is diuersly termed in the Law, s••metime it is very signifi∣cantly called a Conueniency, because it ministreth amongest men, a fit proportion, aunswerable to the persons, the matters, the places, and the times. Sometimes, plain dealing, is called Equitie, which is opposite to the dealing of man by nice points of the Law. Sometime it is taken for naturall Iustice, or the Law of Nature. Sometime it is taken for Law that is opposite to forged and deuised Law. Sometime it is taken for Religion &c. And to be short, Equitie, is the correction or amende∣ment of a good Law, which is defectiue in some part, by reason of the generalitie of it.

Of the diuision of Equitie.

EQuitie is twofold, written, and not written, for Equitie may be v∣sed [unspec A] * 13.447 both in Schooles, and places of Iudgement, two waies: The one, by taking good heed, how, and in what sort, Princes and Lawiers haue obserued Equitie, in making and setting downe of lawes, appoin∣ted to be rules and squares of mens actions: So that if at any time any case falleth out, which is in all points aunswerable to the Law, void of any different circumstances, which might require some change, or al∣teration of the Law, they may accordingly frame their iudgements, be∣ing sure and out of doubt, that the Law of Equitie is alreadie chalked out to them.

An other way Equitie is to bee prattised in these particuler facts, [unspec B] which daily fall out, and haue no certain line and square set out for them in the Lawes alreadie made, so that we must bee forced to deliuer our Iudgements in them, according to certain circumstances, applyed as neerely as we can, to the principles of our Law. And herein standeth the greatest vse of Equitie, most fit for common weales: And therefore we may well call it an vnwritten Equitie, not because we are at our liber∣ties to define and determine of it, without due regard had to the Lawe written, but because it taketh some libertie not to bind it selfe, to the ge∣nerall Rules of the Law.

Of the efficient cause of Equitie.

GOD is the efficient cause of Equitie, who hath so disposed of the [unspec A] * 13.448 nature of mankind, that we are not in any wise able, to set downe a certaine rule for fu••ure things, and yet hath bestowed vpon vs so much knowledge, as whereby we may frame certain generall rules of honest life▪ which may serue for directions in all particuler actions and facts, daily and hourely falling out amongst men, if they be duly and carefully examined by the rule of Equitie, which hath hereye cast vpon all ordi∣narie circumstances.

Of the material cause of Equitie.

THe Law of Nature, the Law of Nations, and good maners, are [unspec A] * 13.449 the materiall cause of Equitie, for a well minded man, and of sound Iudgement, will make of these three an holsome and verie medicina∣ble mixture, for any state and common wealth. But the matter where about this Equitie must occupie and busie her selfe, are the affaires of men, infinite, as they fall out. For right or Law will bee right∣ly ministred, if as matters fall out, the circumstances thereof duely considered, the ministers of the Law do frame their Iudgements ac∣cordingly.

Of the formal cause of Equitie.

THe formal cause of Equitie is the matching and leueling of facts [unspec A] * 13.450 falling out, and the circumstances thereof, with the rules of the Law, as buildings are framed to Carpenters lines and squares.

Of the final cause of Equitie.

THe final cause of Equity, or effect, is, to keepe an equalitie amōgst [unspec A] * 13.451 the state of men, who are at much odds & squares amongest them∣selues, to the end, the common wealth may be preserued in safety, which standeth for the most part in righteous iudgements.

Why Equitie is sometimes compared to a ruler.

NOt vnfitly is Equitie tearmed, the rule of maners: for as by a [unspec A] * 13.452 rule the faults of a building are discouered, so doth Equitie Iudge a right, both of the written Law, and also of all mens actions and be∣hauiours: And therefore such as are ministers of Iustice, applie and frame their Iudgements, after the square and rule of good and egall, that is to say: of Gods Law, and the Lawes of Nature. Against which Lawes, what Iudgements soeuer be giuen, cannot be but vniust and vnrighteous.

How Equitie and Clemencie differ.

THere is a difference betweene Equitie, and Clemencie: for Equi∣tie [unspec A] * 13.453 is alwaies most firmely knit to the wil of the Law, which way soeuer it bends, whether to clemencie, or to seueritie. But clemencie is onely proper to the Prince, or those Magistrates, that haue like power of administration of Iustice, as Princes haue.

Of the difference▪ betweene Equitie, and strict Law.

STrict Law & Equitie differ herein, that strict Law doth set downe [unspec A] * 13.454 in a generall sort what it enacteth, & is seuere, and not to be moued, one way or other: it taketh order for things, once for all: the grounds & principles which it bringeth forth are vniuersall, & full of seuerity and sharpnes, from which rules it will not start as••••e, no not the breadth of an heire. But Equity is fitly compared to a Shoomakers shop that is well furnished with all sorts and maner of lastes for mens feete, where each man may be sure to finde one last or other that shall fit him, be he great or ••••all. It is not also vnfitly compared to an Apothecaries shop, stored with al kind of drugges, fit for all the maledies & diseases of men. Which drugs notwithstanding, in case they should be vnskilfull com∣pounded togither, would in stead of healing, worke present death to the patient that should receiue them: For it requireth the industrie and ex∣quisite

art of a good Phisition, to make a right composition, discerning, and tempering by iust proportions good venims from euill. In like sort in affaires both publike and priuate, equity doth particularly, & careful∣ly examine the causes, the times, the circumstances, the sorts and diffe∣rences of persons, and matters, and by former iudgement giuen in like cases, gathereth and frameth an absolute and perfect deciding and deter∣mining the matter presently in question and sute.

And S. German to the like effect saith, Equitie is a righteousnes tem∣pered [unspec C] with mercie, which considereth all the particuler circumstances of the deed, Doct. & Stu. Lib. 1. cap. 16.

This Equitie, saieth he, must alwaies be obserued in euery Law of [unspec D] man, and in euery Maxime or generall rule thereof, for that mens acts are so diuers and infinite, that it is impossible to make any general Law which may aptly meete with euery particuler act, and not faile in some special case. Therefore Law-makers do foresee things which may oft happen: in so much as strictly to obserue the word and tenor of the law, were in some cases both against Iustice and the comon wealth. Where∣fore in such cases we must stick fast to that which reason and Iustice re∣quire, which is, that Equitie may mittigate Rigorem iuris, which equi∣tie is no other thing, thē an exception of the Law of God, or of the Law of Reason, from the general principles of mans positiue law, not agree∣ing with them in some particularitie, which exception is inwardly im∣plyed in euery general ground or Maxime of the Law. And yet taketh not away the very right, but substituteth right in steed of that which by the onely letter of the Law seemeth to be right and is not. Neither may we therefore accuse the Law of crueltie (which as is said) generally ta∣ken is good of it selfe, and not cruel, though it reach not fully to euery particuler circumstance of mens actions. And therefore if a Law were made, that no man vnder the paine of death, should open the gates of a Citie before the Sun rising, yet he who for sauing the Citizens flying from their Enemies to the same gates, openeth them before that time, offendeth not thintent and equitie of that Law, D. S. Lib. 1. cap. 6. Or if a Statute were made, that whosoeuer doth such an Act should be put to death: yet if one of Non sanae memoriae, or an infant of tender yeres, which wanteth discretion do such an act, they shall not therefore suffer death. Or if a Statute were made, that whosoeuer receiueth or aydeth with meate drinke, or otherwise I. S. an offendor knowing his offence shalbe accessary thereunto as a felon, yet if his wife knowing his offence receyue and ayde him, she shall not thereby be a Felon: for in the ge∣neralitie of such Statutes, Madmen, Infants, and his owne wife are not intēded to be included, but excepted by implication. By l•• which we may gather, that the outward words of the Law onely, are not the law,

but the inward sence and meaning thereof: For our Lawes (as all o∣ther Lawes) haue two parts, that is to say: the flesh and soule, The let∣ter resembleth the flesh, the intent, and reason, the soule: Nam ratio le∣gis, est anima legis. The Law may be compared to a Nut, whereof the letter resembleth the shell, the sence the kernell: And as the profit of the nut is not in the shell, but in the kernell, so the fruit of the Law is not in the letter, but in the sence: And as he which resteth vpon the shel lee∣seth the fruit of the nut: so he which staieth vpon the letter wanteth the profit of the law, for the letter is sometimes larger, and sometimes nar∣rower then the intent which Equitie regardeth, Plow. 9. b 465. a

And Bracton of Equitie writeth thus: aequitas est rerum conueni∣entia quae in paribus causis paria considerat iura, & omnia bene coequi∣parat. Et dicitur aequitas quasi aequalitas, & vertitur in rebus, id est, in di∣ctis & factis hominum, lib. 1. cap. 4. Sect̄ 35.

How the Chauncerie is termed the Court of Conscience.

ANd for so much as this Court bridleth the rigor of the Common [unspec A] * 13.455 Law, by giuing actions and exceptions for remedies whereby law none were, according to equitie and conscience, to maintaine aequum & bonum, the common people terme the Chauncery the Court of Consci∣ence: Yet herein conscience is so regarded, that Lawes be not neglec∣ted, for they must ioine hands in the moderation of extremitie, Diuers. Cur̄ 105. Nam ipse etiam leges cupiunt vt iure regantur, id est, vt leui, facili, ac benigna interpretatione temperentur, vereque dicitur, Nullus recedat a Cancellaria sine remedio, 4. H. 7. 4.

Of Conscience.

THis Conscience is defined, Reliqua in hominerationis scintilla, bo∣norum, [unspec A] * 13.456 malorumque facinorum, index & Iudex: igitur & bipertita ea approbatio scilicet & opprobatio, illa in bene, hec in secus factis. Iu∣stus Lipsus lib. ciuilis doctrina cap. 5. or thus.

Conscientia est ta••itum animi infallibileque facti nostri iudicium, a communi Iustitiae formula, quam Deus insculpsit omnibus hominibus productum, per quod aut accusatur res mala aut defendi•• bona, Olden∣dorpius, Corasius in Miscel. lib. 4. cap. 20.

Conscience is an actuall applying of knowledge to some particuler act of man, as Saint Germain saith, Doct. and Stu. cap. 15. And Synde∣resis which is termed a natural power of the Soule, perswading good, and disswading euil, D. S. lib. 1. cap. 13. & is nothing els but attenta ob∣seruationis occasio cū o••bus circumstantijs eius, Theucid. lib. 7. and mini∣streth the general principles of that knowledge. Vere igitur di••itur, con∣scientiam verā nisi adhibeat, Iudex non potest causam secundum equi∣tatem,

definire, simille testes, totidem{que} videat ob oculos instrumenta, Conscientia enim (cum mille testium vim obtineat) certa est, non falli∣tur. At in probationibus saepe vel error, vel dolus versatur, sicut experi∣entia heu nimis frequens nos docet, Oldend.

Of Iudgements in Chauncerie.

SO great is the power, iurisdiction, and maiestie of this court, that [unspec A] * 13.457 Iudgements therein giuen are not to be controlled or reuersed in any other Court, then the high Court of Parliament, which is the chiefest of all other Courts in this Realme, Diuers. Cur. 105. 37. H. 6. 14.

Of the power ordinarie of the Chauncerie.

ANd this Court is armed with twofold power, that is to say: with [unspec A] * 13.458 power ordinarie and absolute, 9. E. 4. 15.

By ordinary power the Lord Chauncelor proceedeth as at the com∣mon [unspec B] Law, as in proceeding vpon Recognizances there knowledged, and trauerses of offices, in which parties are to plead and ioyne issue as at common Law. And so in suit against, or for Clerkes of the Chaun∣cerie, and other persons priuiledged by Attachment there for matter of action remediable by the common Law &c. But when they be at issue, the Record must be transmitted into the K. Bench to be tried by Iu∣rie. And when it is so tried, it must be remaunded into the Chauncerie, that iudgement may be there giuen, and execution had vpon the same, 24. E. 3. 45. 14. E. 4. 7. 8. E. 4. 6.

Of the power absolute of the Chauncerie.

THe absolute power is not tied to the rules of the common Law, [unspec A] * 13.459 but by that, matters may be examined omnibus vijs & modis qui∣bus rei veritas melius sciri poterit, & iudged secundum allegata & proba∣ta, and not by Iurie of twelue men, as at the common Law: But by examination of witnesses, as in the courtes of the Ciuill Law, Smithus de Rep. Angl. lib. 2. cap. 12. Diuers. Cur. 106. 9. E. 4. 15. Neither is such precise forme of pleading vsed in the Chaūcerie, as at the common Law, nor any aduātage to be taken for mispleading, or want of forme, so as the substance of the matter be sufficiently disclosed in conscience, Diuers. Cur. 106. 9. E. 4. 15. 24. E. 3. 45. 14. E. 4. 7.

Diuers other speciall aucthorities and priuiledges hath the Lord [unspec B] Chauncelor by sundrie Statutes, as thereby appeareth. And partition made in the Chauncery rendring rent is good, and may well be sent in∣to the Kings Bench, and execution thereupon made by Scire facias, ••7. H. 6. 43. li. Ass. 32. And if lands be recouered from a woman whereof she was endowed in the Chaūcerie, she may haue a Scire facias there to be newly endowed, 29. Ass. 23.

Of a Subpena.

ANd seeing the ordinarie meanes to call and bring in the parties to [unspec A] * 13.460 aunswere in this Court is eyther by the Serieant of the Mace, as before, or by Subpena which onely is thoriginall processe of this court, and must be directed to the parties, D. St. lib. 1. cap. 17. Smith de Rep. Ang. lib. 2. cap. 12.

Cases remediable in Chauncerie.

HAuing thus perused Equitie and summum Ius with their diffe∣rences, [unspec A] * 13.461 and also what conscience is, whereupon suits in this court do chiefly lie: It seemeth good now specially to consider such speciall cases as be remediable in Chauncerie, and for which a writ of Subpena lieth there, as in cases following.

A Subpena lyeth in no case but where the common Law fayleth, so as the partie who in Equitie hath wrong, can haue none ordinarie re∣medie by the course and rules of the common Law, 39. H. 6. 26. 7. H. 7. 11. as in these cases following, and such like.

As if the Queene by her letters Patents giue vnto A. goods forfei∣ted [unspec C] to her highnes by Treason, A. may sue for the same in Chauncerie, 39. H. 6. 26.

And it seemeth if one Coexecutor alone releas debt due to the testa∣tor, [unspec D] his companion may thereof haue remedie in Chauncery against his Coexecutor onely, if no couin be in the debtor: but if there be, then a∣gainst them both, 4. H. 7. 4. Diuers. Cur. 106.

And by Moyle, if in a Quare impedit by two Coparceners, thone [unspec E] make a false plea of couin betweene him & the defendant, then his com∣paniō by suit in the Court may enforce him to ioine with him in a true count, 6. E. 4. 10.

If lands in Auncient demesne extended by statute Marchant be re∣couered [unspec F] by common recouerie, the cognizee hath no remedie but in con∣science, 7. H. 7. 11.

If feoffees in trust commaunded by cestuy q̄ vse to enfeoffe his ven∣dee, [unspec G] refuse to do it, a Subpena lyeth for the vendee against them, 37. H. 6. 36.

If cestuy q̄ vse deuise by his will that his feoffees make an estate to [unspec H] I. S. for life, the remainder to H. in fee, and I. refuse to take his estate, H. after the death of I. may by Subpena compell the feoffees to make estate to him accordingly, per Ienny & Finch. 37. H. 6. 36.

Tenant in Borough english enfeoffe A. to the vse of the feoffor and [unspec I] his heires and die, his yongest sonne shall haue a Subpena, and not the eldest, for the vse is of the nature of the land, 5. E. 4. 7.

If a man make a feoffement in trust of lands discended to him ex [unspec K] parte matris, and die without issue, his heire ex parte matris may haue

a Subpena, 5. E. 4. 7.

If a man make a feoffement to performe his will, and after to in∣feoffe [unspec L] his heires, and declare his will for yeares, and die, hauing issue a sonne and a daughter by one venter, and a daughter by another ventre, the sonne dieth without issue before the will be performed, his sister of the whole bloud is to haue execution of the state by the feoffees, for pos∣sessio fratris de feodo (of an vse) facit sororem esse haeredem, & the will for yeares is no impediment of the possession: But otherwise if it had bin of franktenement by the Reporter, 5. E. 4. 7.

If A. seised in fee to the vse of a woman, who taketh an husband, & he [unspec M] selleth the land to S. for money which y^• wife receiueth, & A. at their re∣quest infeffe the vendee, the husbād dieth, the wife may haue a Subpena against the vendee, hauing notice hereof, or else against the feoffee for recompence: for this is the sale of the husband onely, 7. E. 4. 14.

If M. know that W. is infeoffed to mine vse, or of my will, or hath [unspec N] goods giuen to him to mine vse, and buy the lands or goods for money, a Subpena lieth against the vendor and vendee to performe the will or vse, 5. E. 4. 7. 11. E. 4. 8. Diuers. Cu•• 106. But against the vendor only if the vendee haue no such notice, Diuers. Cu•• 106.

A man by Subpena may enforce his feoffee of trust to bring actions [unspec O] in their names, 7. E. 4. 29. as trespas against trespassors, 11. E. 4. 8. yet if the feoffee had released to the trespassor, Cestuy que vse had bin reme∣diles, 11. E. 4. 8. or Assise, 2. E. 4. 2. or trespas for goods giuen to his vse taken away, 7. E. 4. 29. But not an appeale of Robberie, because they be not compelable to ioyne battaile, 7. E. 4. 29.

If a feoffement be made to the chiefe Lord, or others, to vses, he may [unspec P] refuse to execute the estate for extinguishing of his Seigniorie, and no Subpena lieth against him, 16. E. 4. 4.

The heire of the feoffee in trust being in by discent is compellable by [unspec Q] Subpena to execute an estate according to the trust, 22. E. 4. 6.

If a wife will that her feoffees shall infeoffe her husband, he may not [unspec R] compell them thereunto, for the will of a wife in this case is void, 18. E. 4. 11.

If A. be bound to F. to the vse of C. C. in Chauncerie may compell [unspec S] F. to sue A. for the same, 2. E. 4. 2.

If R. deliuer money to A. to deliuer to his executors or administra∣tors [unspec T] to dispose &c. and deliuer A. the same vpon bond to B. to keepe and redeliuer to him, R. dieth, his executors, or administrators may in Chā∣cery compell A. to sue the obligors for the money, 4. E. 4. 37.

If P. be bound in a statute staple to I. and H, to the vse of I, & H. re∣leas [unspec V] P, no Subpena lieth against P. notwithstanding that he had notice of thuse, for euery man may lawfully aide himselfe, 11. E. 4. 8. Diuers.

Cur. 106. The like of an Obligation to two, to thuse of one, the reme∣die is against him that did so releas, Diuers. Cur. 106. 11. E. 4. 8.

If A. be bound to B. to thuse of C. and B. release, C. may haue reme∣die [unspec W] therefore in Chauncerie, 7. H. 7. 11.

If a man pay debt due by specialtie without an acquitance, or haue [unspec X] an acquitance, and loose it, he shall haue remedy in Chauncery, 22. E. 4. 6. 7. H. 7. 11. But it seemeth to be otherwise, if the debt be by mat∣ter of record, for else might all Records be auoided by witnesses which would distroy the common Law, 22. E. 4. 6. Diuers. Cur. 106. D. and S. lib. 1. cap. 12.

A Subpena lyeth on a promise or agreement by word: as to build a [unspec Y] house, or do any other lawfull act, 8. E, 4. 4. Diuers. Cur. 105.

An action lieth against Executors in Chaūcerie vpon a simple con∣tract [unspec Z] without specialty, 7. H. 7. 11.

If there be 2. obligors, and the obligee giue longer day of payment [unspec aa] to thone of them, & sue thother, he may haue a Subpena, 6. E. 4. 41.

If goods be giuen to defraud creditors, they may haue remedie in [unspec bb] Chaūcerie against the donees, or such as haue the possessiō of the goods, 16. E. 4. 9.

If a man be suerti••••or an others debt, and the debtor, and others be [unspec cc] bound to saue the suertie harmeles, & the suretie haue▪ also goods deliue∣red by the debtor to saue him harmeles: Notwithstāding the suerty pay the debt, yet if he sue his Obligation, the debtor may haue a Subpena for restitution of his goods so pawned for the same, least he should be twice charged therefore, 16. E. 4. 9.

If a man buy a debt due by obligation, and be bound to pay a summe [unspec dd] of money to the vendor for it: yet for so much as the thing sold is chose in action in the vendee he can haue no propertie, and therefore hath not quid pro quo, the vendee may be relieued in Equitie for his owne obli∣gation, 37. H. 6. 13.

And for euidence whereof the plaintife knoweth, neither the certain [unspec ee] contents nor contentment, he may haue remedy in Chauncery, Diuers. Cur. 105.

Learne whether if a transitorie personall action be sued in a forein [unspec ff] Countie, the defendant may stay the plaintife in Chauncerie by Iniun∣ction, Diuers. Cur. 106.

So necessarie be the remedies in Chaunceri e vpon equities allow∣ed [unspec gg] by law, that it seemeth to some not inconuenient to haue assigned such remedies for the 7. ground of the Lawes of this Realme, which are said to consist of 6. grounds onely: First the Law of Reason, 2. The Law of God, 3. Generall Customes of the Realme, 4. Principles or Maxims of Law, 5. Particuler Customes vsed onely in certein places

of this Realme, 6. Acts of Parliament, Doct. & Stu. Lib. 1. cap. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. and 17.

If a man bound in a single Obligation or bill of debt, pay the money [unspec hh] according to the bond, neither taking an acquitance thereof, nor can∣celling the specialtie of the same, he is by the common Law charge∣able to pay the same debt againe, by vertue of the said specialtie: But may haue remedy thereof in the Chauncerie, Doct. Stu. Lib. 2. cap. 6. 1. H. 7. fol. 14.

¶ A view of certeine cases wherein the partie grieued seemeth wron∣ged [unspec A] * 13.462 in Conscience, and yet is remedilesse in Chauncery.

OF an vniust wager of Law in an action of debt vpon a simple cō∣tract, [unspec B] Doct. Stu. Lib. 1. cap. 18.

Of a false verdict by a graund Iurie in Attaint, Doct. Stu. Lib. 1. [unspec C] cap. 18.

For damages where a man hath right or title to land in the posses∣sion [unspec D] of another, and may by action recouer, onely the land but no dam∣mages, for the meane occupation there is no remedie for the same da∣mages in Chauncerie: As if the tenant in taile be disseised, and the dis∣seisor die seised, and his heire is in by discent, a••••••st whom the issue in taile bringeth a Formedon, he may recouer the land, but no damages, D. S. lib. 1. cap. 19.

A man may not deny that which he hath once affirmed of record, in [unspec E] a Court of Record, nor affirme that which he hath once denied of re∣cord in a Court of Record, nor that whereof he wilfully estopped or ex∣cluded himselfe by deed indented, or otherwise: As if a daughter which is sole heire to her father sue liuerie with her bastard sister, she is reme∣dilesse by law, D. S. lib. 1. cap. 19.

If a thing be found by verdict against trueth before iudgement, D. [unspec F] S. lib. 1. cap. 19.

Where the cause of the law ceaseth, the law also ceaseth in consci∣ence: [unspec G] As lessee for yeares recouereth by iudgement treble damages for a trespas of wast done by an estranger, And he in the reuersion dieth be∣fore his action of wast be ended, yet in conscience he ought to sue execu∣tion for his single damages, for he had no more hurt thereby, D. S. lib. 1. cap. 19.

A Law groūded vpon a false presumption is not to be holden in con∣science, [unspec H] D. S. lib. 1. cap. 19.

Conscience may not preuaile against a lawfull Custome, either ge∣nerall [unspec I] or particuler: As in discents of lands to the eldest sonne by the common Law, to the yongest by Borough English, and to al by Gauel∣kind, D. S. lib. 1. cap. 19.

So if a man without consideration make a deede of feoffement of [unspec K] two acres of land, lying each in a seuerall Shire, and make liuery of sei∣sin in thone acre onely in the name of both, that wherein liuerie of seisin was made, onely passeth in law and conscience. Doct. St. lib. 1. cap. 20.

If one Iointenant of a wood sell the wood, and keepe all the money [unspec L] receiued for it wholly to himself, his fellow may haue remedy in Chan∣cerie, lib. 1. cap. 19. And so it seemeth, if they were Iointenants in com∣mon, or Coparceners of other things.

If a common person of his mere motion without other consideratiō [unspec M] make a feoffement of a manor, without these words, (with the appur∣tenances) he hath right onely to the demeanes and cōmons, and rents, of the attournement: but neither to Aduowson appendant, nor villein regardant. But in the Kings case, notwithstanding the words (with thappurtenances) were in the graunt: yet neither Aduowsons, nor Vil∣leines do passe, either by Law or conscience, vnlesse they be especially named, D. S. Lib. 1. cap. 19. 6. E. 3. 286. Regist. fol. 228. Fundamenta Legum fol. 70. 43. E. 3. 22.

If a lease for yeares be reseruing rent, with a clause of reentrie, the [unspec N] rent is behind, the lessor dieth before demaund, the heire can neither en∣ter by law nor consci••••e: Otherwise if he made a lawfull demaund thereof, D. S. lib. 1. cap. 20.

If tenant in Dower sow the land and die before the Corne be rea∣ped, [unspec O] hir executors shall haue the Corne: but not the grasse, nor other fruits, D. S. Lib. 1. cap. 20.

If tenant for life, or tenant in taile after possibilitie of issue, alien in [unspec P] fee, he in the reuersion or remainder may enter, and haue the land by the forfeiture, in law and conscience, D. S. Lib. 1. cap. 20. 45. E. 3. 3.

Euery Law ordeined for the disposition of lands or goods, contrarie [unspec Q] neither to the Law of God, nor to the Law of Reason, bindeth in the Court of Conscience, D. S. Lib. 1. cap. 20.

Whether one of the age of xx. yeares, who hauing reason and wis∣dome [unspec R] to gouerne himselfe, selleth his land for money, and therewith buy other lands of better value, and taketh the profits thereof, may haue his first land againe in conscience, as he may in law, repaying the money which he receiued: Yet seemeth he may, because the contract is insuffi∣cient by reason of the infancy. D. S. lib. 1. cap. 21.

If a man sell his land by a sufficient and lawfull contract, though he [unspec S] want liuerie or attournement, or such other solempnities of the Law, yet the sellor is compelable▪ in the Chauncerie to performe the contract, D. S. lib. 1. cap. 21.

If the tenant for life impanelled on an Inquest loose issues & die, they [unspec T] are leuiable by law on him in the reuersiō. And so be the husbands issues

after his death vpon the wiues land, and as it seemeth in Conscience, for the necessitie of the execution of Iustice. D. S. lib. 2. cap. 21.

No man is bound in Conscience to pay the penaltie of a penall sta∣tute, [unspec V] nor other penaltie vntill it be lawfully recouered against him. D. S. lib. 1. cap. 23.

If A. infeoffe B. in fee of land vpon condition, that if he infeoffe any [unspec W] other, that A. and his heires may enter: this condition seemeth void in Law and Conscience, because it is contrary to the Maximes of the law, notwithstāding thintent of the parties, for thintent must be ordered by law, & if it be not, it is void, as by a feoffement of lands without recom∣pence to A. for euer, he hath estate for life onely, for want of the woord (heires) And a Lease to A. & his heires for xx. yeares, shall go to his exe∣cutors, because it is a chattel, & so by feoffement without recōpence to a man & his wife & a third person, the husband & wife take only the moi∣tie, because they are but one person in law. D. S. lib. 1. cap. 24.

A fine with proclamation & no claime within v. yeres extinguisheth [unspec X] the right of all estrangers, aswell of the parties by law.

And by Conscience also as it seemeth, because thereby the right and [unspec Y] title is made certaine, and thereby the common wealth more quiet, and it is not contrarie to Gods law. Doct. & St. 25.

Common recouery with vouchers vpon writs of Entre orderly pur∣sued, [unspec Z] and no recouery in value to be had in deed barre thissue in taile in law, 23. H. 8. Br. Taile 23. 14. E. 4. 14. & 19. 13. E. 4. 1.

And in conscience as it seemeth, for as the intailes are made by law, [unspec aa] West. 2. ca. 1. euen so by law may they be adnulled. And such Lawes as concerne right or propertie to things, and be not contrarie to the lawes of God, or of reason, are good in conscience. D. S. lib. 1. cap. 6.

If a disseisor giue the lands to I. S. in taile, & he graunteth vnto the [unspec bb] disseisee rent out of the same lands, in consideration wherof the disseisee releaseth his right, this graunt bindeth the issue in taile for euer in law and conscience, because this release doth confirme his estate which the disseisee might else haue defeated. D. S. Lib. 1. cap. 27. 44. E. 3. 22.

If the bodie of a debtor that hath nothing, be by iudgement impri∣soned [unspec cc] vntill he pay his debt, hee seemeth remedylesse in Conscience. D. S. lib. 1. cap. 29.

A recouerie with vouchers of an annuitie intailed, bindeth thissue in [unspec dd] taile neither in law nor conscience, because a writ of Entre doth not lie for an Annuity, nor any other writ then only a writ of Annuity against the person of the grantor or his heire, hauing assets by discent: Or a∣gainst a Corporation, if it be graunted to be perceiued out of their co∣fers, for that an Annuitie is no freehold in law. D. S. lib. 1. cap. 30. 44. E. 3. 5. 2. H. 4. 13. Fitz. Na. br. fol. 152.

If tenant in taile be disseised and die, and a collaterall aunce••••er to [unspec ee] the heire in taile release to the disseisor with warrantie and die, and the same warrantie discend vpon the said heire, he is barred in law and con∣science. D. S. cap. 31. 35. H. 6. 63. 41. E. 3. 7. 45. E. 3. 23. 19. H. 6. 59. 15. H. 7. 9. & 10. 21. H. 7. 39. 3. H. 7. 9.

Tenant in taile after possibilitie of issue is dispunishable for wast by [unspec ff] law and conscience, because he had once inheritance, 45. E. 3. 3. 39. E. 3. 16. and thereby power to wast without punishment, which power en∣dureth so long as his estate, D. S. lib. 2. cap. 1.

If a man be outlawed before he haue knowledge of the suit, albeit [unspec gg] the surmised cause of action be vntrue, yet the Queene may haue his goods by Law and conscience, by reason of his disobedience in not ap∣pearing, to the hindrance of the effect of law, for he is bound to take no∣tice of the suit being of record at his perill. And the forfeiture grow∣eth by a generall Maxime made for the necessarie execution of Iustice: But it seemeth the defendant may haue remedie in conscience against him which caused him to be outlawed without iust cause. D. St. lib. 2. cap. 3. 21. H. 7. 7. 9. H. 6. 20.

If an estranger do wast lands which another holdeth for yeares, [unspec hh] life, in dower, or by the curtesie, without the tenants assent, the owner of the reuersion may recouer the place wasted, and treble dammages a∣gainst the tenant in law.

And in conscience notwithstanding that the stranger be insufficient [unspec ii] to recompence him for the same, for it is his owne act and follie to take such estate subiect to the chance. D. S. lib. 2. cap. 4.

If a real action be brought by a very lawfull heire, and yet bastardie [unspec kk] being pleaded in him, he is vntruely certified by the Ordinarie to be a bastard, and so barred, the tenant knowing this certificate to be vntrue, ought not in conscience to reteyne the land, yet is there no remedie for him in law, nor in Chauncerie, as it seemeth for that the Bishops cer∣tificat is the highest triall that the law affordeth in this behalfe. And e∣uery stranger may take aduantage of this certificate, and no moe writs may be awarded for further trialll of the trueth thereof, for the auoy∣ding of the incōuenience which might happen, if another Bishop should certifie such bastard to be legitimate. D. S. lib. 2. cap. 5.

If a feoffement in fee be made without deed, or a gift in taile, or a [unspec ll] lease for life, the remainder ouer in fee: Or if tenant for ••fe graunt his whole estate by deed Poll, reseruing rent, in these cases the reseruation is void in law, and there is no remedie therefore but in conscience. D. S. lib. 2. cap. 9.

Learne whether Executors or Administrators hauing assets, be [unspec mm] compellable in Chauncerie to make amends for trespasse done by their

testator, or to pay debt due by him vpon a simple contract, Do. St. lib. 2. cap. 10.

If tenant in fee haue two sonnes and die, and I. S. abate and thelder [unspec nn] sonne make his executors and dieth, and the yonger recouereth against the abator in Assise of Mortdauncester the lands and damages from the death of his Father, the executors of the elder brother haue no remedie for the damages accrued in his life time, as it seemeth. Do. & Stu. lib. 2. cap. 13.

Tenant in dower hath no remedie in Equitie against the alienee of [unspec oo] her husband for damages growing betweene his death and her demaūd, D. S. lib. 2. cap. 13.

Tenant for life disseised dieth, his disseisor dieth, his heire entreth, a∣gainst [unspec pp] whom the owner of the reuersion recouereth the landes, but no damages by law nor Equitie, D. S. lib. 2. cap. 13.

If a man seised of lands knowing that an other hath good right ther∣vnto, [unspec qq] leuieth a fine with proclamation to extinguish such right, And ma∣keth no claime within v. yeres, he is remedilesse in law and Equitie, D. S. lib. 2. cap. 14.

A man seised of lands in fee hath a daughter, she marieth and hath is∣sue, [unspec rr] & her father dieth, the husband so soone as he knoweth of his fathers death, hasteth to take possession of the land, but before he come to it, his wife dieth, he shal not be tenant by the Curtesie of England, by law nor conscience, because he had not actual possession thereof in the life time of his wife. D. S. lib. 2. cap. 15.

If without consideration a new rent be graunted without deede, or [unspec ss] a reuersion without attornement, the grauntee is remedilesse, Do. St. lib. 2. cap. 15.

A man seised in fee of lands holden by Knights seruice, deuiseth the [unspec tt] whole to A. B. the deuisee thereof is remedilesse for a third part thereof, for that there is no Maxime in law for him, D. S. li. 2. ca. 15.

If the tenant make a feoffement of the land which he holdeth by pri∣oritie, [unspec uu] & taketh estate thereof backe againe and dieth, the Lord of whom he held by priority is remedilesse, D. S. lib. 2. cap. 15.

If the grauntee of a rent charge take a feoffement from the grauntor [unspec ww] of parcel of the lands charged to his owne vse, the whole rent is extinct by the vnitie of possession, because such rent is against common right: And the law deemeth it his owne folie to accept the feoffement, and nei∣ther his ignorance of the deede, nor of the law can helpe him. D. S. lib. 2. cap. 16. & 17. Yet Quaere in Equitie, because the grauntor himselfe is priuie to the said feoffement. D. S. lib. 2. cap. 17.

A. graunteth a rent charge out of two acres of land vnto B. and then [unspec xx] infeoffeth H. of the one acre in fee to his vse, and after H. intending to

extinguish the whole right, causeth the same acre to be recouered against him, by common recouerie in a writ of Entre sur disseisin in le Post, in the name of the said grauntee (not knowing thereof) and of an other man, who by force thereof entreth and dieth, so that the grauntee is sole seised of all the same acre by suruiuor, to thuse of the said H. The whole rent is hereby extinct by law through the vnitie of possession, though the vse be to H. & it is also extinct in conscience as to the grauntor, because he is neither party nor priuie to that by which thextinguishment grow∣eth. But Quere whether in conscience the grauntee ought to haue the whole rent of H. who caused the said recouerie to be so had. Do. S. Lib. 2. cap. 17.

If a Villein graunted for life, purchaseth lands in fee, and the graun∣tee [unspec yy] entreth before the villein alieneth the same, the grauntee shall haue the land for euer as a perquisite, by reason of the villein. And this both by Law 5. E. 4. 61. and by conscience, D. S. lib. 2. cap. 18. Perkins Sect' 94. 95. 96. & 97.

If one haue a villein for yeres, as executor, who purchaseth lands in [unspec zz] fee, thexecutor by law and conscience shal haue the same lands in fee to the behoofe of his testator, and they shall be deemed assets in his hands, D. S. lib. 2. cap. 18. because he hath them by reason of his villein.

If a Lawier ignorantly or affectionately giue wrong counsel to his [unspec 1] client, who followeth it to his trouble and losse, yet is he remedilesse as it seemeth, D. S. lib. 2. cap. 19. Therefore it is good to aske aduise of none but such as be learned in the Lawes, and of good conscience.

If a man without consideration giue landes by Indenture to H. and [unspec 2] his heires, vpon condition, that if he pay not vnto I. S. ••. li. rent yerely, that then the said I. S. may enter &c. which rent is not paid, yet the said I. S. may neither enter by law nor conscience, because he is neither par∣ty nor priuie to the said condition, notwithstanding the intent of the gi∣uer, for such intent being not grounded vpon the law is void. D. S. lib. 2. cap. 20. Plo. 25. B. But the feoffor as it seemeth may lawfully reenter, because the words of the Indenture implie a condition in law to that ef∣fect, D. S. lib. 2. cap. 23.

If a man without consideration confirme thestate of his lessee for life, [unspec 3] the remainder to another in fee, this remainder is void in law and equi∣tie, because a Remainder cannot commence, but at the same instant that the particuler estate, whereupon it dependeth began D. S. lib. 2. cap. 20. Plow. 25. b. yet the feoffor and his heires in this case may enter for the breach of the said condition.

If by a feoffement indented it be agreed that the feoffee shall yerely [unspec 4] pay to A. B. and his heires a certein rent, and that if he pay it not, that A. B. and his heire may enter &c. albeit the feoffee pay not the money, yet

may neither the said A. B. nor the feffor enter, for that there is no clause of reentre in the said deede. Howbeit it seemeth he may haue remedy in Chancerie for the said yerely payment. D. S. h. 2. ca. 21.

If A. promise to giue vnto B. a summe of money, or other thing of [unspec 5] meere motion without any consideration, the partie is not bound to per∣forme this promise either by law or in Chaūcerie, because it is Nudum pactum, D. S. lib. 2. cap. 24.

If A. promise to giue B. x. s. in consideration of a trespas by him done [unspec 6] vnto B. yet A. is not thereby bound in law nor conscience, because this is an accord, for which none action lieth. And notwithstanding this ac∣cord, B. may haue his action for the said trespas, because the concord is executorie, D. S. lib. 2. 24.

If a man haue one sonne before mariage, and an other after, and be∣queathed [unspec 7] all his goods to his sonne and heire, it seemeth both in law and conscience, that the sonne borne after mariage shall haue the goods, for he is heire by the common Lawes of the Realme, of which the Spiri∣tual Iudges are bound to take notice, and to giue sentence accordingly of temporal things: Notwithstanding that by the common Lawes the othersonne is legitimate and the testators heire, for the auoiding of the inconuenience which might happen by the contrary iudgements in se∣uerall Courts. In like maner temporall Iudges seeme bound in con∣science to take notice of the common Law, when they are to Iudge spi∣rituall things, and to order their Iudgements according to the same, D. S. lib. 2. ca. 25.

Iointenants and tenants in common of an Aduowson, must within [unspec 8] vi. Monethes after auoidance agree and ioine in presentment of their Cierke. And the eldest sister of Coparceners must present first, and then the second, by turne, or by such composition as they make thereof, except the yongest coparcener be the kings ward, in which case the presentmēt belongeth to the king. And if they keepe not this course of presentment within the sixe Monethes, they loose their presentment for that time. And the Ordinary may present by Laps both in law and conscience, D. S. lib. 2. cap. 33.

And if the auoidance be by death, cession, or creation, the 6. Monethes [unspec 9] commenc•• at the death, creation, or cession, & the patron is bound to take notice thereof. And if by resignation or depriuation, then from notice thereof giuen by the Ordinary to the Patron. If by vnion, from the a∣greement how they shall present, D. S. lib. 2. cap. 31.

The wife suruiuing her husband which tooke a lease for yeres, or life, [unspec 10] in both their names, may lawfully and with good conscience waiue and relinquish it: So may an Executor refuse a terme made to his testator, if he haue not assets, Do. St. lib. 2. 33.

If A. infeoffe an Abbot by deede indented vpon condition, and the Ab∣bot [unspec 11] onely performeth not the condition, the feoffor both in law and con∣science may reenter and haue his land againe as in his former right. D. S. lib. 2. 34.

Warrantie collaterall.

A Man seised of lands in fee hath issue two sonnes, the elder brother [unspec 12] goeth beyon•• the Sea & remaineth there vntil it be commonly re∣ported that he is dead, the father dieth, the yonger brother entreth into his lands as his heire, and alieneth with warrantie, and dieth without issue of his body, leauing no land to discend to his next heire, and after∣wards the elder brother returneth and claimeth the landes in his owne right, yet is he barred by Law and conscience, for that it is the act of his auncester whose heire he is, by whom as he might haue had aduantage to haue had his lands by discent, from his as his heire, if he had had any, so it seemeth reasonable, that for the priuitie of bloud he sustaine disad∣uantage by him, because both the seller and the buyer were ignorant of the elder brothers life and right, by reason of his owne absence. D. S. lib. 2. cap. 49. Litt̄ sect̄ 704. 705. 707. But if such heire were vouched by [unspec 13] force of such warranty, he might enter into the warrantie, as one that hath nothing by discent from that auncester, and so auoid the warranty.

Debtagainst one as heire.

If the father bind him and his heires for the payment of a debt, & die, [unspec 14] leauing assets by discent to his sonne & heire, he is bound to pay the debt by law and conscience, because he hath such benefit by him, Do. St. lib. 2. cap. 49. 26. H. 8. fo. I. 40. E. 3. f. 38. 12. E. 3. f. 9. 13. E. 3. fo.

It is agreable both with law and conscience, that a man outlawed ei∣ther [unspec 15] in felouie or in actions personals, shall forfait & loose all his goods, because it is so ordeined for the necessitie of the admmistratiō of Iustice, D. S. lib. 2. ca. 49. 43. E. 3. fo. 18. 21. Ass. 21. 39. H. 6. fo. 26. 21. H. 7. f. 7. 49. E. 3. f. 5. 16. E. 4. fo. 6.

The like is of forfaiture of goods attached by default of apparance, [unspec 16] aswel in Court Baron as in Courts of Record, 28. H. 6. fo. 34. H. 6. fo. 29. and 40. 21. E. 4. fo. 78.

A man is disseised of landes, the disseisor selleth the land, the alienee [unspec 17] knowing of the disseisin, obtaineth a release with warrantie from a col∣lateral auncester of the disseisee, who also knoweth that the disseisee hath good right and title to haue the same landes, that collaterall auncester dieth, the warrantie discendeth vpon the disseisee as his heire without assets, yet the disseisee is barred by law and conscience, for it were incon∣ueniēt that such releases & other writings should be auoided by such al∣legations of conscience. D. S. lib. 2. ca. 50. L••t̄ sect' 707.

If a feme couert being of full age leuie a fine by her husbandes com∣pulsion, [unspec 18] yet after his death she shall neuer for that cause by law nor con∣science, be admitted to auoid such fine, for the incōuenience which might thereof ensue, if by such nude auerments, matters of record should be auoided. D. S. lib. 2. cap. 50. 7. H. 4. fo. 23.

If goods be wrecked vpon the Sea, that is, where goods be cast or [unspec 19] come into the Sea by ship wracke, so that no man, dogg, or catt, come a∣liue to the land out of the ship or barge wherein they were caried (which is deemed a Wrecke, West. 1. cap. 4.) and the owner thereof prooueth them not to be his within a yere & a day after such wrecke, then the Q. ought to haue them both in law & conscience, because she is soueraigne head of the people, and owner of the narrow Seas, and is to scower thē (as it seemeth) from pyrats, & because the property of goods must needs be in some person, otherwise they would perish, which were against the weale publique, & in this case the first owner of the goods is vnknowen. And the like is it, of an Estray, or Deodand: But not of goods volunta∣rily weyued, or casually lost and found by others, for in these two last ca∣ses, the propertie remaineth still in the first owners, D. S. lib. 2. cap. 51. 35. H. 6. fol. 27.

The like seemeth to be where a subiect hath wreckes by prescription, [unspec 20] 11. H. 4. fo. 16.

Nowe that wee haue partly seene where a Subpena lieth, and where not, let vs set downe somewhat of the ordinarie procee∣ding thereupon.

Of the ordinarie proceedings in the high Court of Chauncerie.

FIrst the partie greeued takes out his writ of Subpena against the [unspec A] * 13.463 partie or parties offending, which Subpena is in haec verba.

Elizabeth Dei gratia Angl', Franc' & Hiberniae Regina, fidei defensor [unspec B] * 14.1 &c.

A. C. salutem.

Quibusdam certis de causis coram nobis in Cancell' nostra propositis. tibi praecipimus, firmiter iniungentes quod omnibus alijs pretermissis, & excusatione quacunque cessante, in propria persona tua sis coram nobis in dicta Cancellar̄ nostra a die Paschae proxim̄ futur̄ in vnum mensem vbicunque tunc fuerit, ad respondend' super hijs qu•• tibi obijcientur tunc ibidem. Et ad faciend' vlterius & recipiend' quod Curia n••a considerauerit in hac parte. Et hoc sub pena centū librar̄ nul∣latenus omittas. Et habeas ibi hoc breue.

Teste me ipsa apud Westm̄ xij. die Feb. Anno Regni nostri tricesimo sexto.

Gorge &c.

But if the defendant be a Noble man, then no Subpena is awarded, [unspec C] but a letter by the L. Chauncelor, or L. Keeper, thus.

After my verie hartie cōmendations to your Lordship, whereas there* 14.2 hath bin of late a Bill of complaint exhibited into the Court of Chaun∣cerie against you by H. D. gentleman, I haue thought good to giue you notice thereof, rather by these my priuate letters, then by awarding her Maiesties ordinarie proces: Wherefore these are to pray your Lordship to giue order for the taking out of a copie of a Bill, and for the putting in of your aunswere thereunto, according to the vsual course in such ca∣ses accustomed, at or before octabis Hillarij next ensuing. Of the which nothing doubting but that your L. will haue the care and regard which appertaineth, I leaue your L. to the most mercifull keeping of the Al∣mightie. From Saint A. the ix. of May, 1594.

Your very louing friend Io. Puckering.

The Superscription.

To my very good Lord, I. L. D. giue these.

And it is to be noted, that by the Statute 15. H. 6. cap. 4. a Subpena [unspec D] * 14.3 is not grauntable without suerties to yeeld damages vnto the defendāt, if he be not vniustly vexed. And it were good to obserue this course, for auoiding of causelesse and trifling suites, to which most men be ouer prone.

Yet if the defendant doe appeare at the returne of the Subpena, and [unspec E] * 14.4 no Bill be put into the Court by the plaintife against him, then costes are to be graunted for such wrongfull vexation. And thereupon he may haue a Subpena ad soluend' for the same costs in forme following.

ELizabeth Dei gratia Angl' &c.

I. S. salutem &c.

vsque firmiter iniun∣gentes, [unspec F] * 15.1 quod to soluas, vel soluifacias R. N. xl. s. qui per considerati∣onem domini Cancell', vel domini custod' magni sigilli, & cur̄ Cancell' nostr̄ praedict' eidem R. adiudicat̄fuerunt pro misis & expensis suis quae ipse sustinuit ratione & occasione cuiusdam queremon̄, quam tu erga eundem R. in Cancell' nostra praed' minime prosequereris cum ef∣fectu, iuxta formam statuti inde edit̄ & prouisi, veltu ipse sis coram nobis.

Or thus, pro expensis soluend'.

Quod tu soluas, vel solui facias praefat̄ R. xl. s. qui eidem R. adiudicati [unspec G] fuerunt in Cancellaria praedict' pro expensis suisoccasione iniuste vex∣ationis quam ipse nuper indebite sustinuit in quadam billa versus ipsum R. in eadem Cancellaria ad prosecutionem tuam nuper fact̄, iuxta for∣mam &c. vt supra.

Or thus.

Quae sustinuerunt occasion̄ cuiusdam breuis nostri de Subpena eis di∣rect' [unspec H] ad sect' tuam prosecuti ad comparand' coram nobis in dicta Can∣cell'

nostra ad certū diem iam preteritum, pro eo quod tu ad diem in di∣cto breui content̄ aliquam billam siue materiam versus eos minime ex∣hibueris, vel tu ipse sis &c. Per Cancell'.

Although the writ import, that the Bill is put in before the taking [unspec I] out of the same, yet if the plaintife put in his Bill by the returne of the* 15.2 writ, it is sufficient and no further proces passe. And although the writ mention the paine of C. li. or such like, yet if the defendant do not ap∣peare* 15.3 at the returne of the writ, either by himselfe or his Atturney, the said paine is not forfaited or leuiable, for it is in terrorem tantum, 8. E. [unspec K] 4. 6. 10. H. 7. 4. Then vpon O the made before some Master of the Chā∣cerie* 15.4 for the seruing of the subpena, which Oath must be, that it was serued on the defendant himselfe, or at his dwelling house, so that hee might haue notice therof, or that the deponant did see another serue the same, as aforesaid, or that the defendant confessed to the deponent, that he was serued, an Attachment shalbe awarded against the defendant as is said, in haec verba.

Of an Attachment.

ELizabeth &c. vt antea,

vic' South. salutem,

Praecipimus tibi quod at∣tachias [unspec A] * 16.1 A. C. Ita quod eum habeas, coram nobis in Cancellaria no∣str̄ in crastino sanct' Trinitatis proxim̄ futur̄ vbicun{que} tunc fuerit, ad res∣pondend' nobis tam de quodam contemptu per pref. A. C. nobis illaf vt dicitur, quam super hijs que sibi obijcientur tunc ibid'. Et adfaciend' vl∣terius & recipiend' quod Cur̄ nostra considerauerit in hac parte. Et hoc nullatenus omittas. Et habeas ibihoc breue.

Teste &c.

And if the defendant cannot be found vpon the Attachment, and that* 16.2 the Sherife returne, quod def. non est inuent̄ in balliua sua, sometimes the Court vpon motion will (if the plaintifes suit be for the stay of some suit or action of extremity at the common law) stay the defendants suit, vntill he hath answered the plaintifes vil, and satisfied the Court for his contempt, but in ordinarie causes the party proceeds to his Attachment with proclamation which followeth in haec verba.

Of an Attachment with Proclamation.

ELizabeth &c.

Vicee' S. salutem,

Precipimus tibi, quod in omnibus & [unspec A] * 16.3 singulis locis infra balliuam tuam, tam infra libertates quam extra, vbi magis expedire videris, ex parte nostr̄ publice proclamarifac', quod A. B. sub pena ligeantiae suae curam nobis in Cancellar̄ nostra in octab. Sancti Michaelis proxim̄ futur̄ vbicunque tunc fuerit personaliter com∣pareat, & nihilominus si ipsum A. B. interi•• inuenire poteris, ipsum attach. Ita quod eum habeas coram nobis in dicta Cancellaria nostra ad diem praedictum, ad respondend' nobis tam de quodam contēptu per

praefat̄ A. B. nobis illat̄ vt dicitur, quam super hijs que sibi obijcientur tuncibidem. Et ad faciend' vlterius & recipien d' quod Curia nostra con∣siderauerit in hac parte. Et hoc nullatenus omittas. Et habeas ibi hoc bre∣ue.

Teste &c.

An Attachment in the Cinque ports.

REgina &c. predilecto & fideli suo W. Brooke Milit̄ dn̄o Cobham [unspec A] * 16.4 Constabular̄ castri sui Douor̄, ac deputato suo in officio custodis quinque portuum suorum salutem, vobis mandamus quod sub sigill' officij vestri balliuo libertatis ville de Hastings vel Maiori vel Iuratori∣bus antique ville detis in mandatis quod attach. H. S. Ita quod eum habeat &c.

An Attachment in the Countie palantine of Lancaster.

REgina &c. Cancellario suo ducatus sui Lanc' veleius deputato ibi∣dem [unspec A] * 16.5 salutem, vobis mandamus quod per breue nostrum sub sigil∣lo nostro com̄ nostri ducatus praedicti vic' nostro eiusdem com̄ detis in mandatis quod attach. R. S. Ita quod eum habeat coram nobis in Can∣cellar̄ nostra in quindena Paschae proxim̄ futur̄ vbicunque tunc fuer̄ ad respondend' nobis tam de quodam contemptu per praefat̄ R. S. illat̄ vt dicitur quam de alijs sibi tunc ibidem obijciend' & and faciend' vlterius & recipiend' {quam} cur̄ nostra considerauit in hac parte. Et hoc nullatenus omittat & habeat ibi breue quod sibi inde deuenit. Teste &c.

The attachment for costs is of the same forme of the Attachment next [unspec B] before (verbatim) and is thus indorsed, viz. Per Cur̄ ad sectam A. B. quia non soluit expensis. And if the Attachmēt be awarded against any dwel∣ling within the Countie Palantine of Chester, then it is directed to the Chamberlaine of the countie Palantine of Chester, and is of this forme ensuing.

ELizabeth dei gratia angl', Franc', & Hiberniae Regina fidei defen∣sor̄ [unspec A] * 16.6 &c.

Camerario suo Cestr̄, Salutem,

Mandamus vobis quod per breue nostrum sub Sigillo nostro comitat̄ nostri Palatini Cestr̄ detis in mandat̄ vicecom̄, com̄ praedict' quod attachiat R. M. gen̄. Ita quod eum habeat̄ coram nobisin Cancellar̄ nostra in quindena Paschae proximo futuro vbicunque tunc fuer̄ ad respondendum nobis tam de quodam contemptu nobis per praefatum R. illat̄ vt dicitur quam de alijs tunc ibidem obijciendum. Et ad faciendum vlterius & recipien dum quod curia nostra considerauerit in hac parte. Et hoc nullatenus omittatis. Et habeat ibi hoc breue.

Teste me ipsa apud Westm̄ 14. die Martij, Ann̄ Regni nostri decimo octauo.

W. Cordell.

And the attachment is endorsed as followeth.* 16.7

Per curiā ad sectam I. B. & alijs quia non soluit expensis.

The returne of the Attachment by the Chamberlaine.

Responsio Ro. comit̄ ••••icester̄ camerar̄ com̄ Pallantin̄ Cestr̄.

Virtute istius breuis mihi direct' {per} breue dn̄e Regine sub sigillo com̄ Pallentin̄ praed' dedi in mandat̄ prout vlterius mihi praecipitur vic' co∣mitat̄ praed' qui mihi sic respondit vt sequitur.

The Sherffies returne to the Chamberlaine.

Infranominat̄ R. M. non est inuentus in balliua mea.

Ro. St. miles vic' com̄ Cestr̄.

And if the Sherife returne, quod def. non est muent̄ in balliua sua, vp∣on that proclamation, then a Commission of Rebellion insueth as fol∣loweth, to such Commissioners as the plaintife nameth.

Of a Commission of Rebellion.

ELizabeth &c.

delictis sibi A. B. C. D. E. & F. salutem.

Quia A. B. cū [unspec A] * 16.8 per publicas proclamationes per Vic' South, in diuersis locis eiusdē Comit̄, virtute breuis nr̄i eidē vicecom̄ direct̄, ex parte nr̄a praeceptum fuerit, qđ idem A. B. sub pena ligeantiae suae coram nobis in Cancell' no∣stra personaliter compareret. Mandato tamen nostro in ea parte parere manifeste contempsit. Ideo vobis coniunctim & diuisim mandamus, quod praefat̄ A. B. vbicū{que} fuerit inuent̄ infra Regnum Angl' tanquam Rebellem & legis nostrae contemptorem attach. vel attachiari facias. Ita quod eum habeatis, vel habere faciat̄ coram nobis in dict̄ Cancell' nostr̄ in Crastin̄ animarum proxim̄ futur̄ vbicun{que} tunc fuerit, ad res∣pondendum super hijs quae sibi obijcientur tunc ibidem. Et ad faci∣end' vlterius & recipiend' quod Cur̄ nostr̄ considerauit in hac parte. Et hoc nullatenus omittat̄. Damus enim vniuersis & singulis Vicec', Ma∣ioribus, Balliuis, Constabularijs, & alijs officiarijs, Ministris legeis & sub∣ditis nostris quibuscunque, tam infra libertates quam extra tenore prae∣sentium firmiter in mandatis, quod vobis & quilibet vr̄m in executio∣nem praemissorum intendents sint, & assistentes in omnibus diligenter prout decet.

In cuius rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes. Teste &c.

A Supersedeas of the Commission of Rebellion.

REgina &c.

dilectis sibi A. B. armigero T. G. & H. S. generosis salu∣tem

[unspec A] * 16.9 licet nos nuper per literas nostras patentes vobis coniunctim & diuisim mandamus qđ T. K. vbicunque inuent̄ foret infra regnum nostrū angliae tanquam rebellem & legis nostrae contemptorem atta∣chiat̄ vel attachiar̄ fac' ita qd' eum habetatis vel her̄i fac' coram nobis in cancellar̄ nr̄a ad certum diem in eisdem literis patentibus content̄

ad respondend' nobis tam de quodam contemptu per praefat̄ T. K. illat̄ vt dicibatur, quam de alijs sibi tunc ibidem obijciend', prout in eisdē literis plenius continetur. Quibusdam tamen certis de causis nos iam speciailter mouentibus vobis & cuilibet vr̄ ••••andamus qđ cuicunque executioni literarū nr̄arum paten̄ praedict' per vos seu aliquem vestrum fact' vel faciend' versus praedict' T. K. supersedeatis omnino praedictis literis paten̄ in contrarium in aliqua non obstante. Et si ipsum T. K. pre∣textu literarum paten̄ praedictarum ceperitis seu aliquis vestrum ce∣perit, tunc ipsum a prisona qua si•• detinctur siea occasione & non alia detineatur in eadem sine dilatione deliberari faciat̄. Teste &c.

A supersedeas to the Chauncellor of the Countie Pa∣lantine of Lancaster.

REgina &c.

Cancellar̄ ducatus sui Lanc' vel eius deputat̄ ibi∣dem [unspec A] * 16.10 salutem:

Quia A. B. &c. vob' mandamus quod per br̄e nr̄m sub sigillo nr̄o com̄ ducat̄ Lanc' custodib' pacis nr̄ae in dicto com̄ Lāc' ac vic' eiusdem com̄ & eorum cuilibet detis in mandat̄ &c.

A Supersede as to the Chamber lame of the countie Pallantine of Chester.

REgina &c.

Camarario suo Cestr̄ vel eius locū tenenti ibid' salutem.

[unspec A] * 16.11 Quia P. H. &c. vob' mādamus qđ {per} br̄e nr̄m com̄ p̄d' tam Iustic' nr̄is apud Cestr̄ quā Iustic nr̄is, ad pacem in com̄ Cestr̄ conseruand' as∣signat̄ ac vic' eiusdem com̄ & eorum cuilibet detis in mandatis &c.

A Supersede as of an Attachment.

REgina &c.

vic' W. salutem

licet nos nuper per br̄e nostrū tibi pre∣ceperimus [unspec A] * 16.12 qđ Attachiares A. R. Ita qđ eum haberes corā nobis in Cancellar̄ nr̄a ad certum diem in dicto br̄i content̄ vbicun{que} tunc fo∣ret ad respondend nobis tam de quodam contemptu per p̄fat̄ A. illat̄ vt dicebatur quam de alijs sibitunc ibidem obijciendum. Quibusdā ta∣men certis de causis nos iam mouent̄ tibi praecipimus quod execucioni br̄is nostri praed' versus p̄fat̄ A. fact̄ vel faciend' supersedeas omnino. Et si ipsum A. ea occasione ceperis, tuncipsum a prisona qua sic detinetur si ea occione & nō alia detineatur in eadem sine dilatione deliberari fa∣cias.

Teste &c.

Of an Ini••••ction.

AND if the partie defendant cannot be ••aken by the vertue of the [unspec A] * 16.13 said Commission: then if the plaintifes suite be for title of land, the Court some times graunts an I••iunction to the plaintife for pos∣session, till the defendant and hath appeared, answered, and satisfied his con∣tempt. If for stay of suit at the common law, then an Iniunction vp∣on motion of the Court may be obtained: for the proceeding in this* 16.14 Court is, by the said writs, and by orders, iniunctions, & decrees, which if the defendant resist, his punishmēt for this resistance, and for his con∣tempt

in not appearing, is imprisonment in the prison of the Fleete, as is said, during the Lord Chauncelor, or L. Keeper their pleasure, or vntill he wil obey and performe the order and decree of the same Court, 37. H. 6. 13. and 14. 39. H. 6. 26.

Of Apparance.

BUt if the defendant appeare by Atturney, vpon Affidauit or oath [unspec A] * 16.15 made, that the defendant is not able to trauaile for the aunswering of the same cause personally in the Chauncery without daunger of life, or by reason of extreame age, or other infirmitie, or reasonable cause, then or otherwise the Chauncelor or Lord Keeper, or the Master of the Rolles by their discretions, may, and often doe graunt Commissions to certain Gentlemen of credit in the Countrie where the defendant dwelleth, to receiue and certifie his answere in writing, including the complainants bill within the same Commission. The forme of such Commission insueth.

Of a Dedimus potestatem or Commission to receiue an aunswere.

REgina &c.

Dilectis sibi W. S. & A. B. armigeris salutem.

Cum I. [unspec A] * 16.16 B. quandam petitionem coram nobis in Cancellar̄ versus W. C. & I. vxorem eius nuper exhibuit quodque eisdem W. & I. per breue nostrum praeceperimus, quod essent coram nobis in dicta Cancellar̄ no∣stra ad certum diem iam praeteritum, peticioni praedict̄ responsur̄. Ac ijdem W. & I. adeo impotentes sui existant, quod vsque cur̄ Cancell' nostram praedict' ad diem illum ad responsiones suas eidem peticioni faciendas absque maximo corporum suorum periculo laborare non sufficiunt vt accepimus. Nos statui eorundem W. & I. pie compacien∣tes atque de fidelitatibus vestris plenius confidentes, dedimus vobis vel duobus vestrum potestatem & aucthoritatem ipsos W. & I. de & super materia peticionis praedict' diligenter examinand'. Et ideo vobis vel duobus vestrum mandamus, quod ad certos diem & locum quos ad hoc prouideritis ad praefat̄ W. & I. accedatis, si commode ad vos labo∣rare non possint, ac ipsos W. & I. de & super materia petic' praedict' su∣per sacrament̄ sua coram vobis vel duobus vestrum corporaliter prae∣stand' diligenter examinetis dictasque suas responsiones recipiatis & in scriptis redigat̄, & cum illas sic receperitis, eas nobis in Cancellar̄ no∣stra praedicta cum tenore praedicto ac nomina Attorn̄ suorum ad lu∣crand' vel perdend' in praemissis in octabis &c. vbicunque tunc fuerit sub sigillis vestris vel duorum vestrum plane distincte & aperte mittatis & hoc breue. T. &c.

Which Commission is commonly returned with this indorce∣ment. [unspec B]

Executio istius breuis (or) istius Commissionis patet in [unspec C] * 16.17 quibusdam scedulis eidem annexis.

Adding the Commissioners names thus.

W. S.

A. B.

And then to file the said Bill which is sent inclosed in the said Com∣mission, [unspec E] and the defendant answere to the backeside of the same Com∣missiod. And vnder the said answere the Commissioners most com∣monly cause the defendant to subscribe his name, or to set his marke, & set downe thereunder also, these or the like words.

Capta apud C. in com̄ Eborum, 32. die A. anno Regni [unspec F] Elizab. Dei gratia, Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae Regi∣nae fidei defensor̄ &c. 36. cor̄ nobis.

W. S. &

A. B.

The Commissioners subscribing their names also to the said an∣swere. [unspec G] * 16.18 And when this or any other Commission retournable in this Court is executed & retourned, it must be brought into the same Court, eyther by one or mo of the Commissioners thereof, or by some other cre∣dible person: but if any other then some of the Commissioners doe put it into the Court, he must make oath that he receiued the same Commis∣sion, at the hands of some of the Commissioners thereof, and that by his consent, procurement, or knowledge, it hath not bin opened or altered since he so receiued the same.

Of a Supersede as to stay the execution, of a Commission to examine witnesses.

AND yet some time vpon good cause a writ of Supersede as is a∣warded [unspec A] * 16.19 to stay the execution of such and other Commissions in this forme following.

Regina

praedicto & fideli suo Io. domino Darcy, Ac dilectis G. F. [unspec B] A. E. & T. R. armigeris salutem.

Licet nos nuper per breue nostrum assignauimus vos tres vel duos vestrum, ad quoscun{que} testes super qui∣busdam Interro gat̄ in dicto breui nostro interclus. pro parte W. W. quer̄, versus R. M. & I. S. defendentes. Ac quod vos examinationes te∣stium praedictorum nobis in Cancellar̄ nostram ad certum diem in di∣cto breui nostro limitat̄ sub sigillis vestris trium vel duorum vestrum mitteretis, prout in eodem breui nostro plenius continet̄. Quibusdam tamen certis de causis nos ad praesens specialiter mouentibus, vobis praecipimus quod in executione dicti breuis nostri per vos: tres vel duos ve∣strum, vlterius fact' vel faciend' minime procedatis, sed inde superse∣deatis vnico dicto breui nostro vobis prius in contrarium direct' non obstan̄,

T. meipsa apud &c.

A commission to prooue that one who had made Affidauit, that the defen∣dant was so sicke and impotent that he could not appeare in the Chan∣cerie to answere the plaintifes bill, had therein deposed vntruly.

REgina

predilecto & fideli suo O. domino sancti Iohn de Ble••soe ac [unspec A] * 17.1 dilectis sibi Lodouico Dyue R. N. & R. A. armigeris salutē.

Cum nuper cur̄ nostr̄ Cancellar̄ ex parte I. G. millitis relatum fuerit & sug∣gestum erat per sacramentum cuiusdam R. L. qđ praefatus I. G. crastino sancti Martini vltimo preterito ita laborauit aduersa valetudine & adeo impotens sui extitit qđ vs{que} dictam curiam nr̄am Cancellar̄ praedict' ad diem illum ad respons. suam petitioni R. G. armig' fiend' abs{que} maxi∣mo corporis sui periculo laborare non sufficiebat. Et nos veritatem ex∣piscari & inuestigare volentes vt tuitius & consultius pro iustitia in hac parte procedere valeamus per vos certiorari volumus, dedimus vobis i∣gitur tribus vel duobus vestrum ac per presentes damus potestatem, & aucthoritatem scrutandi inquirendi, & inuestigandi tam super articulos & interrogatoria per antedictum R. G. coram vobis tribus vel duobus vestrum deliberandum & ad testes quoscun{que} ministrandū quos maxi∣me pro testatione premissorum fore videritis necessariam coram vobis euocandum. Ac ipsos testes & eorum quilibet tam de & super articu∣lis praedict' cum cunctis circumstantijs diligenter examinand' examina∣tionesque suas in scriptis redigend', quam omnibus alijs vijs, medijs & modis quibus melius sciueritis, seu poteritis vtrum prefatus I. G. ita lan∣guidus fuit ad dictum diem crastinum sancti Martini quod abs{que} peri∣culo sui corporis laborare minime potuit. Et ideo vobis tribus vel duo∣bus vestrū mandamus qđ visis presentibus ac tenore articulorum & in∣terrogatoriorum praed' per prefatum Reginaldum ministrā dorum, & {per} vos plene intellectorum testes praed' quos in hac parte vt praed' est fore videritis necessarios euocetis coram vobis tribus vel duobus vestrum ad certos dies & loca, quos ad hoc prouideritis venireque faciatis, ac ipsos & eorum quemlibet de & super veritate premissorū super eorum sacra∣mentis corā vobis corporaliter prestandū diligēter examinetis, exami∣nationes suas recipiatis, & in scriptis redigatis & tunc cum sic feceritis nos inde in Cancell' nostra de omni facto vestro in hac parte in octabis sancti Hillarij proximo futur̄ vbicun{que} tunc fuerit sub sigillis vestris triū vel duorū claus. reddatis certiores vna cum breui nobis remittend',

Teste regina apud Westm̄ 28. die No. ann̄ regni reginae Eliz. 10.

Of imperfect Answere.

BUt if the defendant appeare personally, or by Atturney, and make [unspec A] * 17.2 an imperfect answere, then vpon demurrer tendred, and motion made in Court by the plaintifes counsaile, shewing the imperfection of* 17.3 such answere, an order will be made, that the defendant shal make a bet∣ter answere by some certaine time, and thereupon issueth a Subpena ad

faciend' meliorem responsum.

Reioyning and ioyning in Commission, ad examinand' testes.

AND when the defendant hath made a perfect aunswere, the [unspec A] * 17.4 plaintife eyther of his owne accorde, or by order in Court must replie, or be dismissed for want of a replication, and ordered to pay* 17.5 to the defendant costes for his wrongfull vexation, but vpon replica∣tion put in by the plaintife, the plaintife is to take out a Subpena a∣gainst* 17.6 the defendant ad reiungend', & iniungend' commission̄ ad exa∣minand' testes, which differeth nothing from the said subpena ad com∣parand', but that it is indorsed with these or the like words:

Adreiung endum & iniungendum in commissione in ma∣teria [unspec B] W. S. Naming the plaintife.

And thereupon the defendant must put in his reioinder to the plain∣tifes [unspec C] * 17.7 replication. And if any other matter bee in the defendants re∣ioinder then was in his aunswere, then may the plaintife put in a sur∣reioinder, and thereby aunswere the same, and so proceede to perfect* 17.8 issue, the forme of all which hereafter appeareth: And the parties beyng so at issue, they either examine their witnesses before the exa∣miners of the Chauncerie in Court, or doe procure a Commission, ad* 17.9 examinandum testes, to certaine persons of good credite informe fol∣lowing.

Of a Commission ad examinand' testes.

ELizabeth Dei gratia, Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae, Regina, fi∣dei [unspec A] * 18.1 defensor̄ &c.

dilect' sibi I. F. R. H. armig', R. W. & N. S. ge∣nerosis salutem.

Sciatis quod dedimus vobis, tribus, vel duobus ve∣strum, potestatem, & authoritatem testes quoscunque de & super qui∣busdam interrogatorijs tam ex parte W. W. armigeri quaeren̄, quam ex parte A. M. vid' defen̄, vobis tribus vel duobus vestrum delibe∣randum diligenter examin̄. Et ideo vobis tribus vel duobus vestrum mandamus, quod ad certos dies & loca quos ad hos pro••••deritis te∣stes praedictos coram vobis tribus, vel duobus vestrum venire fac' & euocetis. Ac ipsos testes, & eorum quemlibet de & super Interroga∣torijs prae dictis super sacramenta sua coram vobis tribus, vel duobus ve∣strum, per sancta Dei Euangelia corporaliter praestandum diligenter examinetis. Examinationesque su••s recipiatis, & inscriptis in perga∣meno redigatis. Et cum illas sic ceperitis eas nobis in Cancellariam no∣strā in quindena Paschae proximum futurum, vbicunque tunc fuerit sub sigillis vestris trium vel duorum vestrum claus. distincte, & aperte mittatis vna cum Interrogatorijs praedictis, & hoc breui: Prouiso sem∣per

quod dict' defend' habeant praemonitionem per spatium quatuor∣decim dierum, de die & loco executionis huius commissionis ante exe∣cutionem eiusdem,

T. meipsa apud Westmon̄ 7. die Febr̄. anno regni nostri tricesimo sext̄.

The returne of which Commission is commonly indorced vpon [unspec B] the same thus:

Executio istius commissionis patet in quibusdam scedulis eidem [unspec C] commissioni annexis.

The Commissioners names. W. S. A. B. C. D.

And then to file the interrogatories and depositions to the backe [unspec D] * 18.2 side of the Commission, and vpon receipt of such Commission, the Commissioners or the partie which hath the cariage of the same, if the day and place for execution thereof be not limitted in the Commission, doe vse to giue notice thereof to the partie in writing vnder their hands thus:

A notice whereby Commissioners may giue the parties warning of the time and place of their sitting for the exe∣cution of such Commission.

AFter our hartie commendations, whereas wee haue receiued her [unspec A] * 18.3 Maiesties Commission foorth of her Highnesse Court of Chaun∣cerie to vs and others, directed for the examination of witnesses be∣tweene C. S. plaintife, and W. R. defendant. These are to signifie vnto you, that for the Execution of the same Commission, wee whose names are subscribed haue appointed to sit at S. in the Countie of D. the last day of the next moneth, by viii. of the clocke in the forenoone of the same day, which wee haue thought good to signifie vnto you, that you may haue your Commissioners and witnesses then there ready ac∣cordingly, if you thinke it expedient for you. And so bid you farewelll, 27. Feb. 1600.

Your louing friends, A. B. C. D.

Of cyting Witnesses.

AND if such Commission giue authoritie to them, to cyte and call [unspec A] * 18.4 witnesses before them, they vse to doe it by such a Precept as fol∣loweth. The Precept of Commissioners, to b••ing witnesses before them to be examined.

By vertue of her Maiesties Commission foorth of her Highnes Court [unspec B]

of Chauncery to Sir A. N. Knight, L. R. Esquier & vs, directed for the examination of witnesses betweene G. S. plaintife, & W. K. defendāt: These are in her Maiesties name to charge & commaund you, and euery of you, whose names are hereunder written, personally to appeare be∣fore vs at S. the last day of this Moneth of August, by 8. of the clocke in the afternoone, then and there to depose your seueral knowledges, vpō the part and behalfe of the said G. S. And hereof faile you not as you will aunswere your defaults at your perils. Dated this xi. of Au∣gust. 1600.

Your very louing friends, A. B. G. T.

To our louing friends, maister B. L. G C. R. P. I. P. Esquiers. L. C. R. T. Gentelmen.

Subpena ad testificand'.

BVt if that no such power be giuen by such commission, then if the [unspec A] * 18.5 witnesses will not appeare gratis, they are compellable thereunto by Subpena ad testificand' in maner following.

Subpena and testificand' coram Commiss.

Elizabeth &c. Quibusdam certis de causis &c. sitis coram dilectis [unspec B] nobis R. & C. armig' E. H. & E. C. generosis, vel duobus eorum com∣missionarijs nostris virtut̄ breuis nostri de Dedimus potestat̄ eis direct̄ ad certos diem & locum quos praefat̄ commissionar̄ vobis Scire fac' (A∣liter apud N. in com̄ B. xx. & xxj. die Aprilis proxim̄ futur̄) vt ipsi vos tunc & ibidem, de, & super quibusdam Interr̄ pro parte A. B. diligent̄ possint examinare, & ad faciend' vlterius & recipiend' quod per dictos Commissionarios nostros vel duoseorum in ea parte consideratū fue∣rit, Et hoc sub pena centum librar̄ nullatenus omittatis. Et habeas ibi hoc breue, Teste meipsa apud Westmonaster̄ &c. vt supra.

Of the Style of Interrogatories.

INterrogatories to be ministred to the witnesses to be produced [unspec A] * 18.6 vpon the part and behalfe of A. B. complaynant, against C. D. de∣fendant (if they, be for the playntife:) But if for the defendant, vpon the part and behalfe of C. D. defendant against A. B. complainant.

Inprimis, Do you know the said parties, plaintife and defendant, or [unspec B] either of them &c.

Item, do you know &c. As the cause requireth.

Of the style of the Depositions thereupon taken.

¶ Depositions taken at H. in the Countie of E. the last day of [unspec A] * 18.7 April, in the xxxvj. yeare of the Raigne of our Soueraigne Lady

Elizabeth by the grace of GOD, of England, France and Ireland Queene, defendresse of the Faith, &c.

vpon the part and befalfe of A. B. plaintife, against C. D. defendant, (Or vpon the part of C. D. defendant, at the suit of A. B. plaintife) by vertue of her Maiesties Commission forth of her highnesse Court of Chauncerie, to R. S. C. L. P. Q. and W. M. or to three, or two of them directed, for the exa∣mination of witnesses betweene the said parties.

I. L. of A. in the Countie of E. Laborer, of the age of xlvi. yeares, or [unspec B] there abouts, sworne and examined, deposeth and saieth vpon his Oath as followeth.

Item to the first Interrogatorie he deposeth and sayth, that &c. As the [unspec C] matter is &c.

And so vpon the rest of the Interrogatories.

The direction of the Commission being executed Illustrissime dominae no∣strae Elizabethae Reginae in Cancellar̄ sua, Of Publication, Hearing▪ and Breuiates, and after that then this, Certific' dexposition̄ testium ex parte A. B. & C. D.

AFter that the Witnesses be so examined in the Court, or by com∣mission, [unspec A] * 19.1 as is aforesaid, Publication is to be had, and thereupon a day of hearing is to be procured. Against which time, Breuiats must de made of the effect of the pleadings, depositions, & other proues & euiden∣ce, & the counsel perfectly instructed of the whole state of the matter, & a* 19.2 Subpena ad audiend' Iudicium, made and deliuered to the partie in con∣uenient time before the said day of hearing: At which time albeit that vpon the hearing the matter be dismissed, yet may the parties haue the depositions of their witnesses exemplified vnder the great seale of Eng∣land* 19.3 for the furtherance and maintenance of their rights and titles, at, and by the common Law. But if the matter be directed for the Compl after the decree past and enrolled, he may haue a writ de Executione iu∣dicij,* 19.4 which must be serued vpon the defendant. And if he refuse to satisfie the same, then vpon oath made thereof, processe or contempt is to issue against him in forme aforesaid. And if such decree be in a suit for lands, and the defendant abide all the said processe of contempt, and stil deteine the possession of the lands from the plaintife contrary to the said decree, then vpon mocion thereof made in the Court: a commission is vsually* 19.5 graunted to the Shirife, and some others neere adioyning to the landes in question, to put the plaintife in possession, and to keepe him in posses∣sion according to the said decree.

A Commission to the sherife to put and keepe the plaintife in possession accor∣ding to an order there in taken vntilla cause then depending in suit be heard and determined.

REgina &c.

vic' Kanc', salutem.

Cum per ordinationem capt̄ in Can∣cell' [unspec A] * 19.6 nostra 3. die Iulij vltimo preterito int̄ W. A. queren̄ & W. Y. & alijs defendent̄ ordinat̄ fuit quod praed' W. A. & assignat̄ sui pacifice & quiete iaberent, gauderent & occuparent vnum messuagium siue te∣nement̄ cum {per}tin̄ Iacen̄ & existen̄ in E. & R. in com̄ praedict' inter partes praed' in Cancell' praed' in controuersia pendent̄ indecisa absque vexa∣tione, molestatione siue interruptione praedict' W. Y. siue aliquarum personarum sub titulo interesse Iur̄, vel procuratione suis donec materi•• inter partes praed' in curia nostra praed' finaliter determinetur. Et quia iam ex testimonio fidedignorum accepimus, quod diuerse aliegine ig∣note inhabitan̄ extra comit̄ Kanc' per procurationem praedicto•• defen∣dent̄ vt asseritur possessionem messuag' & ten̄t̄ praedict' cum pertin̄ vi & armis, ac manufortitenen tin defraudation̄ & contemptum ordinis praedict', ac ipsum W. A. & assignat̄ suos extra possessionem messuag' & ten̄ praedict' custodiunt contra formam & effectum ordinis praedict' ti∣bi igitur precipimus quod immediate post receptionem huius breuis as∣sumptis tecum sufficient̄ potestatem comitat̄ nostrae Kanc' praedict' in propria persona tua ad messuagium, siueten̄tum praedictum accedas & attachiari & arrestarifacias quascūque {per}sonas ibidem inueneris possess. messuag', ten̄t̄ siue terr̄ praedict' siue alicuius parcell' tenentes, & eos & eorum quemlibet de die in diem ducifacias vsque prisonam nostram de Fleete gardino nostro ibid' liberandū & ibidem moratur quousque de eorum deliberation̄ aliter duximus ordinandum. Ac vlterius tibi preci∣pimus firmiter iniungendo quod inde praed' W. A. & assignat̄ suos in pacifica & quieta possession̄ eiusdē de tempore in tempus manuteneas donecaliter inde a nobis habueris specialiter in mandatis. Et quid inde feceris sciri facias Cancellar̄ nostro.

Teste &c.

A Cerciorare to Commissioners to certifie the depositions taken by Com∣mission.

REgina &c.

dilectis sibi A. B. & C. D. gen̄, salutem,

Volentes certis [unspec A] * 19.7 de causis Cerciorari super quasdam depositiones testium int' H. G. querent̄ & C. D. defend' per vos tres vel duos vr̄um virtute breuis nostri de Commissione vobis in ea parte direct̄ capt' & adhuc penes vos resi∣den̄, vt est dictum, vobis mandamus quod depositiones praed' cum om∣nibus eas tāgen̄ adeo plene & integre prout coram vobis capt̄ fuer̄ no∣bis in Cancell' nostram in quindena Paschae prox' futur̄ vbicunque tūc sub sigillis vestris trium vel duorum vestrū distincte & aperte mittatis & hoc breue.

Teste &c.

Of a Commission to examine witnesses in perpetual memory.

FIrst the plaintife must exhibite his bill, and thereby shew his title to [unspec A] * 19.8 the land, lease, or such like matter that he hath right vnto. And that the witnesses which can prooue his title are aged, and not like long to liue, whereby he may be in daunger of the losse of the thing in question. And therefore to pray to haue a Commission directed to certeine Gen∣tlemen of credite and worship for the examination of the said witnes∣ses. And also to pray proces of Subpena against him, her, or them, to shew cause, if he or they can, why the plaintife should not examine his witnesses, as aforesaid, The forme of which Processe ensueth, in haec verba.

Elizabeth dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hibern̄ Regina fidei defen∣sor̄ &c.

I. S. salutem.

Cum A. B. exhibuit coram nobis in Cancellaria nostra quandam petitionem vt quidam testes in perpetuam rei memo∣riam versus te examinarent̄, & ne id tibi in preiudicium cederet: Tibi praecipimus firmiter iniun gentes, quod omnib{us} alijs praetermissis, & ex∣cusatione qua cunque cessante, in propria persona tua, vel per tuum At∣turnatū, aut deputatum, sis coram nobis in dicta Cancellaria nostra inf•• quatuordecim dies immediate post receptionem huius breuissi tibi ita visum fuerit) vt dicti testes, aut alij quicunque ex parte tua ibidem simi∣lit̄ examinar̄ possint, (si ita velis) vel vt ostendas & proponas, vel ostendi & proponifacias, tunc & ibidem bonam sufficientem & probabilē ma∣teriam pro parte tua quare ijdē testes pro parte dicti A. B. in forma praed' examinari, & postea eorum examinationes secundum ordinem & cur∣sum dictae Cur̄ nostrae publicari & diu••lgari non debeant.

Concerning the matters of these Chauncerie, Note what ensueth.

And if the partie defendant doe appeare, either by himselfe, or his [unspec A] Counsaile, and shew such sufficient cause, as the Court will allow off, why the plaintife should not examine his witnesses, as is aforesaid, then the plaintife may not proceed therein, vnlesse he can better ••atisfie the Court to the contrary. But if the defendant be contented, and wil ioine with the plaintife in examination, then after examination so had, there can be no publication thereof ••uring the liues of the witnesses: vnlesse the defendant do assent, or vnlesse the plaintife, or some other in his be∣halfe do make oath, that the matter whereupon the witnesses were exa∣mined, is to take triall at the common Law, either at the Assises, or at the Barre. And that A. B. or more of the witnesses before examined, are necessarie witnesses, and not able to trauaile to the said trial: And vpon such oath taken, his, or their depositions t•• be published of course. And to be exemplified if the partie so require.

But if the partie defendant do not appeare vpon the said writ, neither

by himselfe, nor his Atturney, by the end of the said fourteene daies, nor shew no cause of stay thereof, whether it be in Terme or out of Terme time, then vpon oath made of the seruing of the same writ, the Lorde Chauncelor, Lord Keeper, or Maister of the Rolles for the time being, at the request of the plaintife, will appoint Commissioners for the exa∣mination of the plaintifes witnesses, according to certaine orders pre∣scribed in that behalfe.

There be also many other different formes of Subpenaes and Com∣missions, of which some doe hereafter ensue.

Subpena ad testificandum super petitionem.

AD testificandum pro parte tua in quadam materia content̄ in qua∣dam [unspec A] * 20.1 petitione ad sectam tuam versus quendā W. M. coram nobis in dicta Cancell' nostra nuper exhibit̄, vel tu ipse sis coram nobis, &c.

Aliter ad testificandum ad Assisas super articulos.

SItis coram Iusticiarijs nostris ad Assisas in com̄ H. capiend' ad prox' [unspec A] * 20.2 Assisas in com̄ praedicto, tenendum apud L. die Lune, in tertia sep∣timana quadragesimae, vt ijdem Iusticiarij vos tunc & ibidem pro par∣te R. W. de, & super veritate quorundam articulorum per pref. R. versus A. B. exhibit̄ possint examinare, Et sub pena &c.

Subpena ad ostendendum causam quare euidenc' non deliberentur.

REgina, &c. Quibusdam &c. vsque vbicunque tunc fuerit ad osten∣dendum [unspec A] * 20.3 quare euidenc' & scripta per te in Cancell' nostr̄ praedict̄, nuper deliberat̄, & ibidem adhucremanen̄ W. C. deliberari non debe∣ant. Et ad faciend', &c. vt supra.

Subpena ad testificandum ad Assisas in London.

SItis coram dilecto & fideli nostro Edmundo Anderson Milit̄ ca∣pital' [unspec A] * 20.4 Iusticiar̄ nostro de Banco, ac Iusticiar̄ ad Assisas in Ciuitate London, capiend' assign̄ apud Guildhal dam Ciuitat is London, praedict' die Veneris, videlicet & nono die instantis mensis Februar̄ proxim̄ fu∣tur̄, vt ijdem Iusticiar̄ vos tunc & ibidem pro parte H. T. possint exa∣minare. Et hoc &c.

Subpena ad testificand' coram Vicecomit' London.

ELizabeth Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, &c.

W. I. salutem.

Quibusdā [unspec A] * 20.5 certis de causis coram nobis in Cancellaria nostra propositis: Tibi precipimus, firmiter iniungentes, quod omnibus alijs pretermissis & ex∣cusatione quacunque cessante, in propria persona tua sis coram Viceco∣mit̄ Ciuitatis nostae London, apud Guildhaldam eiusdem Ciuitatis die

Iouis proxim̄ futur̄, ad testificandum veritatem in materia coram eis pendent̄, & ad faciendum vlterius, & recipiendum quod de te contigerit ordinari tunc ibidem. Et hoc sub pena centum librar̄ nullatenus omit∣tas. Et habeas ibi hoc breue.

Teste me ipsa apud Westmon̄ vltimo die Martij, Anno regni nostri 36.

Subpena pro Euidentijs adferendis.

REx

R. D. salutem,

Quibusdam certis de causis coram nobis in Can∣cellaria [unspec A] * 20.6 nostra propositis: Tibi precipimus, firmiter iniungentes, quod omnibus alijs praetermissis & execusatione quacunque cessante, n propria persona tua sis coram no bis in dicta Cancellar̄ nostr̄ in quin∣dena sancti Hillarij prox' futur̄, vbicunque tunc fuerit, adferens tecum omnia & omnimoda cartas, scripta, euidentias, & munimenta in custo∣dia tua, aut alicuius alterius {per}sonae, aut per tuam deliberation̄ ad tuū v∣sum existen̄, vnum messuagium vocat̄ Le G. & vnum horreum cum om∣nibus terris eidem messuagio pertinen̄ concernen̄, in quadam petitione per W. T. coram nobis in Cancellaria nostra praedicta versus te exhibit̄, content̄ specificat̄, & ad faciendum vlterius, & recipiendum quod Cu∣ria nostra considerauerit in hac parte. Et hoc nullatenus omittas. Et ha∣beas ibi hoc breue.

Teste &c.

Aliter pro Obligatione deliberand'.

ADferens tecum quandam Obligationem per quam W. C. Miles [unspec A] * 20.7 tenetur & obligatur T. B. Milit̄ nuper marit̄ tuo iam defuncto in ducentis marcis in custodia tua existen̄, vt dicitur, & ad faciendum vlte∣rius &c. vt supra.

And when a suit hath depended vnprosecuted two yeres, the award a Subpe∣na de Arturnat̄ faciend', in this forme.

REx B. R. salut̄ &c. (vsque tunc fuerit, & tunc sic) ad faciendum At∣tornat̄ [unspec A] * 20.8 in materia quae est coram nobis in dicta Cancellaria nostra interte defend', & M. S. quer̄ per billam, & ad faciend' &c. vt supra.

Commissio adrecipiendum responsum, & ad examinandum testes quoscun∣que, & ad audiendum & terminandum.

REx

dilect' sibi A. T. armigero, & R. S. armig' salutem.

Cum A. W. [unspec A] * 20.9 quandam petitionem coram nobis in Cancellaria nostra versus R. C. nuper exhibuit, quodque eidem R. per breue nostr̄ praeceperimus, quod esset coram nobis in dicta Cancellar̄ nostr̄ ad certum diemiam praeteritum sub certa pena in dict' breui nostro contenta petition praed' responsur̄: Sciatis quod assignauimus vos, ac tenore presentium damus vobis vel vni vestrum potestatem & aucthoritatem responsion̄ prefati

R. ad petitionem praedict' recipiend', & in scriptis redigend', & quos∣cunque testes, de, & super materia in petitione & responsion̄ praedict̄ content̄, examinand', ac eandem materiam iuxta sanas discretiones ve∣stras vel vnius vestrum audiend', & finaliter determinand'. Et ideo vobis mādamus, quod viso tenore petitionis praed', quam vobis mittimus pre∣sentibus interclusam, prefat̄ R. coram vobis, vel vno vestrum venire fa∣ciatis, ac respons. suam petition̄ praedict' informa praedict̄, fiendam su∣per sacramentum suum recipiatis, & in scriptis redigatis, nec••ontestes praedict̄, coram vobis vel vno vestruni ad certos dies & loca, quos ad hoc prouideritis coram vobis venire faciatis, & euocetis, ac ipsos, & eo∣rum quemlibet, de & super veritate petitionis, & responsion̄ praed', ac de & super articulis omnibus & singulis premissa qualitercun{que} concernen̄ super eorum sacram̄ corporaliter prestand', diligenter examinet̄, exami∣nationes{que} suas recip̄, & in script̄ redig'. Et cum eas sic ceperitis candem materiam partibus ad id vocat̄, visisque eorum scriptis & auditis hinc in∣de earum rationibus, & allegationibus, omnibus vijs, modis & med••js quibus melius sciueritis, aut poteritis, vel vnus vestrum sciuer̄, aut poter̄, iuxta sanas discretiones vestras vel vnius vestr̄ finaliter determinetis, vel vnus vestrum determinet: Sin autem nos de omni eo quod inde feceri∣tis vel vnus vestrum fecerit, in Cancellar̄ nostra sub sigillis vestris, vel vnius vestrum in Quindena Sancti Mich. prox' futur̄, vbicunque tunc fuerit, distincte & aperte reddat certiores, hoc breue, vna cum peti∣tione responsione & testium examinationibus pred' nobis remittentes.

Teste &c.

Commissio ad audiendum & terminandum materiam in petitione, & respon∣sione, & ad examinand' testes q••oscunque.

REx

dilect' sibi A. & B. salutem.

Quia de & super veritate quaerimo∣niae* 20.10 [unspec A] in quadam petitione coram nobis in Cancellaria nostra per T. C. versus I. R. & alios nuper exhibita content̄, ac de & super veritate in quadam responsione per partes predictas in hac parte facta, & in eadem Cancellaria similiter exhibit̄, necnō de & super omnibus articulis & cir∣cumstantijs queremoniam & responsionem illas concernent̄, vt tutius & confultius pro iusticia in eisdem exhibend' procedere valeamus vo∣bis de quorum fidelitatibus, & prouidis circumspectionibus plene con∣fidimus: Dedimus vobis, vel duobus vestrum potestatem & aucthorita∣tem audiendi & examinandi materiam in petitione, ac responsione, ac in omnibus articulis & circumstantijs praedictis querimoniā, & respon∣sionem illas concernen̄ hijs presentibus annex' contentam, & specificat̄, et eandem materiam iuxta sanas discretiones vestras finaliter si poteritis determinand'. Et ideo vobis, vel duobus vestrum mandamus, quod ad certos dies & loca, quos ad hoc prouideritis, testes quoscūque inter par∣tes

praed', quos maxime protestificatione veritatis premissorum fore vi∣deritis euocandos, coram vobis vel duobus vestrum euocetis, Ac ipsos testes et eorum quemlibet de & super querimonia, responsione articulis et circumstantijs praed' su{per} sacramēta sua diligenter iuretis, & examine∣tis. Et super hoc auditis hincinde earum rationibus, et allegationibus, ac alijs vijs ac modis, quibus melius sciueritis aut poteritis eandem mate∣riam vt praed' est finaliter si poteritis determinetis. Sin autē nos in Can∣cellaria nostra de omni eo quod inde feceritis in quindena sancti Hillarij prox' futur̄, vbicunque tuncfuerit, sub sigillis vestris, vel duorum vestrū distincte & aperte eddatis certiores, remittentes nobistūc tenores prae∣dictos, vna cum hoc breue.

Teste &c.

Commssio ad examinadum Testes adlocum & diem certum, de valore bonorum & catallorum.

REgina

dilect' & fideli suo R. B. Militi, ac dilectis sibi I. D. & P. W. ar∣migeris* 20.11 [unspec A] salutem.

Sciatis quod nos de fidelitatibis & prouidis cir∣cumspectionibus vestris plurimum confidentes, assignauimus vos, ac te∣nore praesentiū, damus vobis, vel duobus vestrum plenam potestatem & aucthoritatem inquirendi, tam per depositiones quorumcunque tes∣tium, coram vobis producend', & examinand', quam alio quocunque modo ad libitum vestrum, quae bona et catalla fuerunt. I. M. generosi, siue alterius cuiuscun que remanent̄ infra domum mansionalem, siue fit∣mam de C. in E. in comitatu Oxon̄ quo tempore Ro. Bi. possessionem eiusdem domus siue firmae natus sit, et cuius valoris siue precij eadē bo∣na et catalla sic infra eandem domū, et firmam praed' existentia ad tunc fuerunt, et extiterunt. Damus etiam vobis, vel duobus vestrum potestatē & auchoritatem testes quosdam quorum seperalia nomina in quibus∣dam Interrogatorijs praesentibus interclus. ac eisdem testibus seperaliter proponend', inserta apparebunt de et super eisdem Interrogat̄ diligen∣ter examinand'. Et ideo vobis mandamus, quod ad certos dies et loca, quos adhoc prouideritis, testes praedictos ac alios quoscūque quos ma∣xime pro testificatione veritatis fore videritis necessarios et opportu∣nos coram vobisvel duobus vestrum venire faciatis, et euocetis, ac ipsos testes, et eorū quemlibet tunc et ibidem, tam de et super pleno et iusto valore omnium et singulorum bonorum, et catallorum praedictorum quam et super Interrogatorijs praedictis, super sacramenta sua per sancta Dei Euangel••a coram vobis, vel duobus vestrum corporaliter praestandū diligenter examinetis: Examinationesque suas recipiatis, et in scriptis in pergameno redigatis. Et cum ••as sic ceperitis nos inde, ac de omni eo quicquid pro meliore cognitione praemissorum feceritis, vel duo vestrum fecerint in Cancellaria nostra in Octabis Sancti Mich, proxm̄ futur̄, vbi∣cunque tunc fuerit, sub sigillis vestris, vel duorum vestrum cla••s.

distincte, & aperte, reddatis certiores, remittentes nobis Interrogatoria praedict', vna cum hoc breue.

Teste &c.

Commissio ad superuidendum & distinguendum Vastum.

REx

dilect'ac fideli suo Willihelmo P. Militi, ac dilect' sibi W. T. ar∣migero* 20.12 [unspec A] salutem.

Sciatis quod nos de fidelitatibus, & prouidis cir∣cumspectionibus vestr̄ plenius confidentes assignauimus vos, ac tenore presentium damus vobis plenam potestatem & aucthoritatem audien∣di & examinand' quandam materiam in quibusdam articulis his praefa∣tibus annex' contentam, & specificat̄, & eandem materiam iuxta sanas discretion̄ vestr̄ finaliter si poteritis determinand'. Et ideo vobis manda∣mus, quod ad certos dies & loca, quos ad hoc prouideritis ad quoddam vastum vocat̄ Blackdowne super M. in com̄ S. in articulis praedict' spe∣cificat̄, personaliter accedatis, vastum que illud superuideatis, ac tam per depositiones testium quam alijs vijs, modis, & medijs quibus melius sci∣ueritis aut poteritis diligenter inquirat̄ quantum inde ad manerium de H. & quantum inde ad manerium de W. in Comit̄ praedict', pertinere debeat, & superinde, limites, bundas, metas & diuisas, inter vnum & al∣terum, & quantum ad vnum, & quantum ad alium maneriorum praedi∣ctorum pertinere vobis constare poterit, poni faciat̄ & limites examina∣tionesque testium predictorum recipiatis, & in scriptis redigatis, omnes∣que alias depositiones testium ante hac examinat̄ minumenta, scripta, recorda, transcripta, territoria, chartas, ac alias euidentias quascunque per partes in articulis praedict' specificat̄, coram vobis exhibend' accep∣tetis & inspiciatis. Et super hoc, materiam in articulis praedictis specificat̄ iuxta sanas discretiones vestras finaliter si poteritis determinet̄: Sin au∣tem nos in Cancellar̄ nostra de omni eo quod inde feceritis in quinde∣na Sancti Michaelis prox' futur̄ vbicunque tuncfuerit sub sigillis vestris distincte & aperte reddatis certiores, remittentes nobis articulos praedi∣ctos vna cum praesentibus.

Teste &c.

A Commission directed to the Lord deputie of Ireland and the Lord Chaun∣celour, with others, for the hearing and determining of a Title of Lande.

ELizabeth by the grace of God &c.

To our trustie and right well be∣loued* 21.1 [unspec A] Sir H. S. Knight, of the order &c. Lord Deputie of our Re∣alme of Ireland, H. C. Archbishop of D. our L. Chauncelour there, Sir I. P. knight, chiefe Iustice of the Pleas there, I. B. Esq: chiefe Barou of our Eschequer there, F. A. Esquire, one of our priuie Counsell there, I. D. Esquire, second Iustice of our chiefe Bench there, R. F. Esquire our Serieant at the Law there, and L. D. Esquire our Solicitor there.

Know ye, that for certeine considerations vs thereunto mouing, and of

our meere motion, and for the great confidence and trust we haue in your fidelities, circumspections, prouidences and wisedomes, we haue deputed, ordeined, aucthorized, appointed, constituted, giuen & graun∣ted, and by these presents do depute, ordeine, aucthorize, constitute, ap∣point, giue, and graunt vnto you, or any viii. vii. vi. v. iiii. or iii. of you, (of which we will that &c. be alwaies one) full power, iurisdiction, and aucthoritie, to hold plea, heare, determine, discusse, decree, and finally to iudge of all and singuler actions, debates, strifes, quarrels, rights, titles, and demaunds whatsoeuer they be, aswell reall as personall, which by plaint, supplication, or bill to be exhibited, or otherwise by any maner of meanes else, shall, or may appeare, or come before you, or any viii. vii. vi. v. iiii. or iii. of you, (of which we will that &c. be alwaies one) of, for, and concerning the interest, right, title, demaund, and pos∣session of two parts or moities, of all those landes &c. with the appurte∣nances in the Countie of D. within the said Realme of Ireland to be by O. D. late of &c. I. D. widow, F. D. M. D. D. D. gentl', and sonnes to R. D. late deceased, and R. D. Nephew to the said F. M. and D. or by any of them seuerally, or iointly, or any two, iii. iiii. v. or vi. of them against C. S. alias H. Lord of H. within our said Realme of Ireland, and all and euery other person or persons, which shall claime from, by, or in the right of the said Lord, or in his, or their owne right or rights, or by any meanes else whatsoeuer it be, which he or they claime to haue to the said moities of the two parts of the said lands &c. with the appurtenances aforesaid: geuing and graunting, and by these our Let∣ters patents, we do giue and graunt vnto you, or to any viii. vii. vi. v. iiii. or iii. of you, (of which number we will that &c. be alwaies one) full power, iurisdiction, and aucthoritie, to call before you, or any viii. vii. vi. v. iiii. or iii. of you, (of which we will that &c. be alwaies one) at such times and places according to your good discretions, which vnto you, or any viii. vii. vi. v. iiii. or iii. of you, (of which we will &c. be al∣waies one) and to cause the said Lord H. or any which claimeth in his or their owne right or rights, or by any waies or meanes els whatso∣euer, any interest, right, title, or possession in the two parts or moities of the said lands &c. with their appurtenances aforesayd, or any parcell thereof, to answere, reioine, and ioine issue, or otherwise pleade, as the cause & matter shall require, and vpon any plaint, supplication, action, or suit whatsoeuer, which shall be exhibited or come before you, by the aforesaid D. D. P. P. I. D. F. D. M. D. and R. or by any of thē iointly or seuerally, or any ii. iii. iiii. v. or vi. of them, of, and concerning the said two parts or moities of the sayd lands &c. with their appurtenances aforesaid: Giuing and graunting, and by these presents, we do giue and grant vnto you, or any viii. vii. vi. v. iiii. or iii. of you, (of which we

will that &c. be alwaies one) full power, iurisdiction, and aucthoritie, according to your wisedomes, discretions, and prouidences, to call be∣fore you, all maner of witnesses, and to examine all charters, euidences, muniments, writings, & euery other thing els, which may be a meane to proue, fortifie, disclose, or make euident the interest, right, titles, de∣mand, or possession of any of the aforenamed parties, to the said two parts or moities of the said lands &c. with their appurtenances afore∣said, and vpon the same throughly, and with mature deliberation and iudgement considered and waighed, we do giue and grant vnto you, or any viii. vii. vi. v. iiii. or iii. of you, (of which number we will that &c. be [unspec B] alwaies one) full power, iurisdiction, and aucthoritie to proceede to the full order, decree, definition, sentence and finall iudgement, according to your discretions, of the interest, right, title, demand, and possession of the said two parts or moities of the said lands &c. with their appurte∣nances aforesaid, and to decree the possession of the premisses to him or them, to whom of right it ought to appertain, and his or their said pos∣sessions to maintaine: And if any of the parties afore named, or any o∣ther person or persons which shall haue to do in the same matter or cause, do wilfully, or obstinately withstand or disobey any processe, or∣der, decree, sentence, or iudgement which shall he directed or giuen in the premisses by you, or any viii. vii. vi. v. iiii. or iii. of you, (of which number we will that &c. vt supra, be alwaies one:) Then we will and [unspec C] commaund you, and by vertue of these our Letters patents giue full power, warrant, and aucthoritie vnto you, or to any viii. vii. vi. v. iiii. or iii. of you, (of which number we will that you &c. be alwaies one) to commit him or them to prison, there to remaine till his, her, or their conformities shall be therein had, willing & commaunding you, or any viii. vii. vi. v. iiii. or iii. of you (of which we will &c. be alwaies one) that at such times & places, as to your discretions, or to the discretion of any viii. vii. vi. v. iiii. or iii. of you (of which number &c. be alwaies one) shall seeme fit and conuenient, diligently to attend, applie, and with speede put in execution the effect of this our Commission, so as the complai∣nants before named, or any of them which shall haue to do therein, may not haue iust cause to make further complaint for delay or want of Iustice, willing and commaunding you, or any viii. vii. vi. v. iiii. or iii. of you, (of which we will &c. be one) to admit no dilatorie exception to any supplication or supplications, bill or bils of complaint exhibited, or to be exhibited before you, or any viii. vii. vi. v. iiii. or iii. of you, (of which number we will that &c. he alwaies one) or otherwise to the ouerthrowing of this our Commission: But according to our mea∣ning herein to proceed, and to go to the full hearing, ordering, decree∣ing, iudging, and determining of the right, title, and demaund of the

parties aforesaid, of, for, and concerning the premisses, and euery part and parcell thereof, and accordingly to decree, and iudge, as to equitie and right shall appertaine: any act, statute, law, prouision, or ordinance to the contrarie thereof notwithstanding. And therefore fayle you not, as you tender our fauor: for if our sayd Subiects O. D. P. P. I. F. M. D. and R. D. should be put from such triall of their right to the pre∣misses, as by this our Commission we haue prouided for them. Their disabilitie and want of riches, wealth, friendship, and alyance conside∣red, and of the other part, the said Lord of H. their aduersarie being throughly furnished of all those things, and withall being a Lord by byrth, and of great calling and aucthoritie, and inhabiting within the said Countie, where the said lands &c. do lye, our said subiect should be in perill and danger to be without remedie at our common Lawes there, which were no small mischiefe to them. The premisses conside∣red, we haue graunted this our Commission according to the tenor a∣foresaid. And further we will and commaund you, and by vertue here∣of [unspec D] giue full power and aucthoritie vnto you, or any viii. vii. vi. v. iiii. or iii. of you (of which we will that &c. be one) that after the right, inte∣rest, title, and demaund decreed, adiudged, and determined, as is afore∣said: that you haue consideration vnto the hinderance, losses, and dama∣ges which the Complaynants, or any of them, as is aforesaid, haue had, and susteyned, by reason of the wrongfull deteyning of the possession of the premisses, and the said damages by you, as is aforesaid, taxed, and extracted, thereof to cause a full execution and satisfaction to be had and made vnto the said complainants, and euery of them, as is aforesaid. And for the better putting in execution of this our Commission, we will and commaund the Shirife of that our said County of D. and all other our Officers for the time being, to whom in this case it shall ap∣perteine, that they and euery of them be attendant vpon you, or any viii. vii. vi. v. iiii. or iii. of you, (of which we will that &c. be one) for thexecu∣ting, fulfilling, and doing of all, and euery act & acts, thing or things, as shall be by you, or any viii. vii. vi. v. iiii. or iii. of you, (of which be al∣waies one) commaunded, limited, or appointed. In witnesse whereof &c.

Hauing hitherto in some sort shewed the writs of Commissions and course of proceeding in Chancerie suits: It seemeth neede∣full now to expresse what Bills of complaint, Answeres, Repli∣cations, Reioinders, and Surreioinders be, with diuers formes thereof, according to the causes of suit.

¶ What a Bill of Complaint is.

A Bill of Complaint is a declaration in writing, shewing the* 21.2 plaintifes griefe, and the wrong which he supposeth to be done

vnto him by the defendant, and what damages he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉〈◊〉∣sion thereof, praying processe against him for ••edresse of the same, as may appeare by many examples hereafter following, whereupon Hostiensis hath these verses.

Quis quid coram quo▪ quo iure petatur & a quo, Recte compositus quisque libellus habet.

And first the matter of euery bill ought to be true. Secondarily, [unspec B] the same matter ought to be layd downe therein plainely and certeinly in euery circumstance of the thing, person, time, place, maner of doing, & other accidents. And thirdly, the same ought to be sufficient in Law, both for the forme thereof, and for the matter, that it be such as is exa∣minable in this Court, which being otherwise may be dismissed thence.

THe direction of all Bills in the Chancerie must be at the toppe [unspec A] * 21.3 thereof. And when there is neither Lord Chancelor, nor Lord Keeper, it is thus:

To the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, in her highnesse Court of Chancerie.

In most humble maner complayning, sheweth vnto your most ex∣cellent Maiestie your most humble and obedient subiect H. C. &c.

And when there is a Lord Keeper, as at this time, thus: [unspec B]

To the Right honorable Sir Iohn Puckering Knight, Lord Keeper of the great Seale of England.

And when there is a Lord Chancelor, then thus: [unspec C]

To the Right honorable Sir C. H. knight, Lord Chancelor of England.

Their other titles of honor may be also added in the said direction, [unspec D] but they are not much necessarie.

What an Aunswere is.

AN aunswere is that which the defendant pleadeth or sayth in [unspec A] * 21.4 barre to auoid the plaintifes bill, or action, either by confession and auoiding, or by denying and trauersing the material parts thereof. And the title of such aunswere is thus:

The Aunswere of A. B. defendant to the Bill of complaint of C. D. complainant.

But if there be many defendants, then thus: [unspec B]

The ioint and seuerall aunsweres of A. B. and C. D. defen∣dants, to the bill of complaint of E. F. complainant.

An aunswere is called in Latin Exceptio, quae dicta est quasi quae∣dam [unspec C] exclusio quae interponi actioni cuiuscunque rei solet, ad exclu∣dendum id quod in intentionem condemnationem iure deductum est. Vlpianus.

What a Replication is.

A Replication is the plaintifes speech or answere to the defendants [unspec A] * 21.5 answere, which must affirme and pursue his bill, and confesse and auoide, denie or trauerse the defendants aunswere. And note, that the plaintife ought to replie the next Terme after that the defendant hath aunswered, else may he giue him day to replie: By which day if he do not replie, the defendant may procure a dismission and get costes.

Et dicta videtur Replicatio quod vel implicatam & quasi tectam [unspec B] exceptionis iniquitatem replicet & patefaciat: vel potius quod equita∣tem actionisab excipiente rei tectam & quasi complicatam explicet at∣que aperiat. Hottamanus.

And a title of a Replication is thus: [unspec C] The Replication of W. P. Complainant, to the answere of R. C. defendant.

What a Reioinder is.

A Reioinder is thanswere which the defendant maketh to the plain∣tifes [unspec A] * 21.6 replication, which must pursue and confirme his aunswere, and not swarue from the same, and sufficiently confesse and auoide, de∣nie or trauerse, each materiall part of the plaintifes replication, Est autem reiunctio seu duplicatio vel allegatio quae datur reo ad infirman∣dum replicationem actoris & confirmandum exceptionem rei. Spieg.

If the parties be not at issue, by reason of some new matter disclo∣sed [unspec B] in the defendants reioinder, that requireth aunswere: Then may the plaintife Surreioine to the said reioinder, and the defendant in like maner to the Surreioinder, if there be cause, which happeneth verie seldome.

And the title of a Reioinder is thus: [unspec C] The reioinder of C. A. defendant, to the Replication of E. W complainant.

What a Surreioinder is.

A Surreioinder is a second defence of the plaintifes action, opposite [unspec A] * 21.7 to the defendants reioinder. And therefore Hottamanus calleth it, Triplicatio, quae est secunda actionis defensio contra rei duplicatio∣nem opposita.

And thus is the title of a Surreioinder: [unspec B] The Surreioinder of E. W. complainant to the Reioinder of C. A. defendant.

A Bill of complaint for entring into and making secret estates of Copyhold lands, wasting part therof, & mingling part therof with the lands of o∣thers to disinherite the Plaintife by hauing the Copies therof.

HVmbly complayning sheweth vnto your Honorable L. H. E. of [unspec A] * 21.8 B. in the Countie of Yorke Esqu. That whereas H. E. late of

S. Esquier deceased, father to your Orator, was in his life time by good and lawfull conueyance and assurance in the law, lawfully seised to him and to his heires in fee simple, according to the Custome of the manor of W. in the said Countie of Y. of one Copyhold or Customarie mesuage or tenement, and of certaine Customarie lands, meadowes, and pasture, to the quantitie of one hundred acres or thereabouts. And the said H. E. your Orators father so being thereof seised as aforesaid, and being visited with sicknes during the minoritie of your said Ora∣tor, by good and lawfull conueyance and assurance in the law, and ac∣cording to the custome of the said manor of W. did conuey, assure, and surrender the said Copyhold or customarie mesuage or tenements, and other the premisses with the appurtenances into the hands of A. B. the Lord of the said manor, for the better maintenance, and to the vse of your said Orator: To haue and to hold to your said Orator, and to his heires and assignes, at the will of the Lord, according to the custome of the said manor: By force whereof your honors sayd Orator in the Court of the said manor paied his fine, and was of the said Copyhold & Customary tenements with the appurtenances, by the then Steward of the said manor of W. admitted tenant. But so it is, if it may please your honor, that all the Euidences and Copies, of, and concerning the said mesuage, lands, tenements, and premisses, being left in the hands, custodie, and possession of your Orators said father whilest he liued, in right belonging vnto your Lordships said Orator, are now by casuall and sinister meanes comen to the hands and possession of one H. H. of O. in the said Countie of Y. who by colour of the hauing thereof, hath wrongfully entred into the said mesuage, lands, and premisses afore∣said, and hath made and conueyed vnto himselfe, and to others to his vse, diuers and sundry secret estates thereof, and doth pretend wholie to disinherite your Lordships said Orator of the same, notwithstanding your said Orator hath by diuers and sundry meanes in friendly maner, oftentimes sought to haue the said Euidences and Copyes, and reque∣sted the same at the hands of the said H. H. and also that he would yeld vnto your said Orator the quiet possession of the said mesuage, lands, and premisses, to whom he doth well know the same in right to belong and appertaine, yet that to do, he hath not onely denyed and refused, and still doth denie and refuse to do the same: But of his further malice against your said Orator, he doth threaten your Orator in such sort, that your Orator for want of the said Euidences and Copyes, dareth not make his iust and lawfull entrie, in, and to the same: And also the said H. hath committed, and doth continue daily great and outragious wastes and spoyles, in decaying of the houses, felling downe of the wood and tymber trees of the premisses, to your Orators great losse

and disinherison, and contrarie to all right, equitie, and good consci∣ence. In tender consideration whereof, and forasmuch as by the strict course of the common Lawes of this Realme, your Lordships said Orator hath not any ordinarie remedie for the obteyning and recoue∣ring of the said Euidences and Copyes, for want of the certeine know∣ledge of the contents and dates thereof, and what in them be contey∣ned, neyther can your Orator learne against whom to commence any suit for the said mesuage, lands, and premisses, for that the said H. H. and others to your Orator altogether vnknowen, haue confederated them selues together against your said Orator, and haue contriued and made amongst them selues, diuers secreat estates & conueyances, and haue so intermingled the same, to, and with other lands, tenements, and hereditaments, to, and with certeine of their owne freehold and in∣heritance, that your Orator knoweth not which the same be, nor how much thereof the said H. H. & other his confederates do seuerally hold, whereby to commence any action or suit, or make any lawfull entrie, into, or for the same, without your Orators great daunger: And yet your Orator hopeth, that vpon the corporall Oath of the said H. H. he will manifest such matter, whereby your Orator may the more better, easily, and readily proceede and attaine to the recouering of his iust & lawfull right and inheritance of the premisses: For the furtherance whereof, it may please your good Lordship, to graunt vnto your said Orator, her Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena, to be directed to the said H. H. commaunding him there by, at a certaine day, and vn∣der a certaine paine therein to be limitted, personally to be and appeare in her Maiesties high Court of Chauncerie, then and there, to aunswere to the premisses &c.

The Answere of H. H. defendant, to the Bill of complaint of H. E. complainant.

THe said defendant saith, that the said bill of complaint against him [unspec A] * 21.9 exhibited into this honorable Court, is very incertaine, vntrue, and insufficient in the Law to be answered vnto, by the said defendant, for diuers and sundry apparant faults & imperfections therein contai∣ned: And deuised and exhibited into this honourable Court, partly of malice and euill will, without any iust cause conceiued against the said defendant, to the intent thereby vniustly to vexe & molest him with te∣dious trauell, being an aged man, and to put him vnto great expences, being very poore: But chiefely to thintent and purpose to wearie, im∣pouerish, and terrifie him this defendant: Neuerthelesse, if by the order of this honorable Court, this defendant shalbe compelled to make any further or other aunswere vnto the said vntrue, incertaine, & insuffici∣ent bil of complaint, then and not otherwise the aduantage of exception

thereof to this defendant, at all and euerie time and times hereafter sa∣ued, for further answere thereunto, and for a full and plaine declarati∣on of the trueth, touching so much of the materiall contents of the said bill, as in any sort concerneth this defendant, He for himselfe saith, that whereas the said complainant in his said bill alleageth, that one H. E. his father deceased, was in his life time by good and lawfull conueyance and assurance in the Law, lawfully seised to him and his heires in fee simple, according to the custome of the said manor of W. in the saide bill mentioned, of one copyhold or customarie mesuage or tenement, and of certaine customarie lands, meadowes, and pasture, to the quan∣titie of an hundred acres, or thereabouts: and that he being thereof so seised, and visited with sicknes, during the minoritie of the said Com∣plainant, by good and lawfull conueiance and assurancein the Lawe, and according to the Custome of the said manor of W. did conuey, as∣sure, and surrender the same Copyhold or Customarie mesuage or te∣nement, and other the premisses with the appurtenances thereunto be∣longing for his better maintenance, to the vse of the said cōplainant, To haue and to hold to the said complainant, and to his heires and assignes, at the will of the said Lord, according to the custome of the said manor: And that by force thereof the said complainant in the Court of the saide manor, paid his fine and was of the said copyhold or customarie tene∣ments with thappurtenances, by the then steward of the said manor of W. admitted tenant. He this defendant saith, that to his knowledge, the said H. E. late father of the said complainant was neuer either law∣fully seised to him and to his heires, according to the custome of the said manor of W. of the said tenements and premisses in the said bill mentioned, by any good and lawfull conueyance and assurance in the law, according to the custome of the said manor: Nor did euer conuey, assure, and surrender the said customarie tenements, and other the pre∣misses, to the vse of the said complainant his heires and assignes: Nei∣ther did the said complainant euer pay his fine for the same in the saide court, neither was he euer lawfully admitted tenant thereof, as he the said complainant in his said bill vntruely pretendeth. And whereas the said complainant in his said bill also pretendeth, that the euidences and copies, of, and concerning the said mesuage, lands, tenements, and pre∣misses, being left in the hands, custody, & possession of the said complai∣nants father whilest he liued, in right belonging vnto this complainant are now by casuall meanes comen to the hands and possession of this de∣fendant, and that he by colour of the hauing thereof, hath wrongfully entred into the said mesuage, lands, and premisses aforesaid, and hath made & conueyed to himselfe and to others to his vse, diuers and sundry secret estates therein, and doth pretend thereof wholly to disinherite the

said complainant, This defendant saith, that none euidences or copies, of, or concerning the said mesuage, tenements, and premisses, are by ca∣suall meanes, or otherwise come to the hands or possession of this defen∣dant, and that by colour of hauing thereof, he this defendant, neither wrongfully entred into the said mesuage, tenements, and premisses, nor any part thereof, neither hath he this defendant conueyed▪ to himselfe, or to any other person to his vse, diuers and sundrie, or anie se∣crete estates thereof, neither doth he pretend thereof wholly to distinherite the said complaint, as in the said bill it is vntruely allea∣ged: without that, that the said complainant by diuers and sundrie meanes in friendly manner hath oftentimes sought to haue the saideui∣dences and copies, and requested the same at the handes of this defen∣dant, And also that he would yeeld vnto your said Orator the quiet pos∣session of the said mesuage, tenements, and premisses, or that he this de∣fendant doth well know the same, in right to belong vnto him the said complainant, as in the said bill it is vntruely alleaged: And without that y^• he this defendant of malice against the said complainant doth threaten him the said coōplainant, in such sort, that he for want of the said euiden∣ces, dareth not make his iust & lawfull entrie or claime, to, & in the same premisses, or that he the said defendant hath or could commit, or doth, or can continue daily committing great & outragious wastes and spoiles, in decaying of the houses, and felling downe of the woods and timber trees of the premisses, to the great losse and disherison of the said com∣plainant, and contrarie to all right, equitie, and good conscience, as in, and by his said bill of complaint he hath most vainely and vntruely al∣leaged. For touching the said supposed threats, this defendant saith, that he is a verie feeble poore olde quiet man, verie desirous of the fa∣uour and good will of all men, and therfore neither willing, nor able by his threats to terrifie or feare the said complainant, being a gentleman of worship, power, and liuing, hauing many kinsfolkes, alies, friendes, and seruants, so that he this defendāt hath rather iust cause to be affraid of the said complainant then the said complainant to feare him. And further touching the said wastes and spoyles, this defendant saith, that the said customarie or Copihold in W. aforesaid, are holden of the ma∣nor of W. aforesaid. And without that, that the said complainant hath, or euer had anie lawfull title to commence anie action or suite, or to make anie entrie, against or vpon this defendant, for anie landes, tene∣ments, or hereditaments, in the said bill of complaint mentioned, as it is therein vntruely alleaged: And without that, that this defendant can vpon his corporall Oath manifest such matter, whereby the saide complainant may the more better, easily and readily proceed and attain to the recouering of anie iust or lawfull right or inheritance, or in anie

other maner then in this answere is set downe, as the said complainant vnwisely gesseth, and most bainely hopeth, as he in his said bill allea∣geth: And without that, that any other matter, thing or things, clause, sentence, article, or allegation in the said bill of complaint conteined, materiall or effectuall in the law to be answered vnto by this defen∣dant, and not herein confessed and auoided, denied or trauersed, is true. All which matters this defendant is ready to auerre and proue, as this honorable Court shall award: And therefore prayeth to be dismissed out of the same, with his reasonable costes and charges in this behalfe wrongfully and without cause sustained.

The Replication of H. E. Esquier complainant, to the Answere of H. H. defendant.

THe said Complaynant for Replication saith, that he will auerre, [unspec A] * 21.10 maintaine, and iustifie his said bill of cōplaint, into this honorable Court exhibited, and euery matter and thing therein conteined, to be certeine, true, and sufficient in the Law to be answered vnto by the said defendant, And not deuised and exhibited into this honorable Court of any malice or euill will, but vpon iust cause conceiued against the said defendant, as the said defendant in his answere vntruely hath alleaged. And for further replication saith, that the said H. E. late father of this Repliant, was lawfully seised to him & to his heires, according to the custome of the said manor of W. of the said tenements and other things in the said bill mencioned, by good & lawfull conueyance and assurance in the law, according to the custome of the said manor: And did conuay, assure, and surrender the said customarie tenements & premisses to the vse of the said Repliant and of his heires, and the said complainant did pay his fine therefore, and was lawfully admitted tenant thereof, as he the said complainant in his said bill very truely pretendeth. And also he saith, that the euidences and copies, of, and concerning the said tene∣ments and premisses, are comen to the hands of the said defendant, and that by colour thereof the said defendant hath wrongfully entred into the said mesuage, tenements & premisses, & hath conuayed to himselfe and to others to his vse, diuers & sundry secret estates therein, as in his said bill of complaint is also most truely declared: And that the said complainaut hath oftentimes sought & requested to haue the said wri∣tings, copies, & euidences at the hands of the said defendant: And also that he would yeld vnto him the quiet possession of the said mesuage & premisses, And also that the said defendant hath and still doth commit, and continue daily committing great and outragious wastes & spoiles, in decaying of the houses, and felling downe of the woods and timber trees of the premisses, to the losse and disherison of him this complay∣nant,

as in the said bill of complaint is truely alleaged: And without that, that any other matter or thing contained in the said answere ma∣terial or effectual to be replied vnto, and not herein sufficiently confes∣sed or auoided, trauersed or denied, is true. All which this complainant is ready to auerre and proue, as this honorable Court shall award. And praieth as he before in his said bill of complaint hath praied.

A Bill to stay suite at the common law vpon an obligation, because the money is satisfied in diuers payments and reckonings.

IN most humble wise complayning, sheweth to your good Lordship [unspec A] * 21.11 Fr. M. That whereas one H. B. of D. in the Countie of D. Esquier, now deceased, hauing many daughters to aduaunce, which were then but of tender yeares, did about one and twentie yeares now last past, make his last will and testament in writing, and by the same did giue and deuise amongst diuers and sundrie other legacies amounting to a verie great value, the summe of one hundred pounds to A. one of his daughters, and of his said last will & testament did nominate, cōstitute, and appoint your said Orator, and one G. R. Esquier, being his neere kinseman, & assured good friend his executors: but also did commit the gouernment & education of his said children vnto them, and after died. By and after whose decease, and before the probate of the said last will, & testament, the said R. died: by reason whereof your said Orator alone proued the said will, and tooke vpon him the execution of the same, and afterward, one I. W. being a mā very basely borne, & of very little cre∣dit, did without the priuity, consent, or good liking of your said Orator, or of any other to whom the said H. B. had committed the gouernment and education of his said children, cōtract himselfe with the said Anne, and with her did marie: After which mariage, albeit your said Orator greatly misliked therewith, and that the said H. B. had bequeathed vn∣to the said Anne, but the summe of one hundred pounds, yet your said Orator in respect of the neere aliance betweene him & the said children, and to the end they should liue in the better credite & accompt, was a∣mongst y^• rest contented to bestow on the said Anne one hundred pounds more then hir said father bequeathed vnto hir: & thereupon at the spe∣ciall request & earnest suit of the said I. W. & the said Anne then being his wife, and for their better credit, aduancement & preferment, did not only presently pay and deliuer to the said I. W. in ready money, the summe of 50. pounds, parcell of the said summe of one hundred pounds so bequeathed to the said A. his wife, as is aforesaid, but also became bound vnto the said I. W. in the summe of an hundred poundes for the paiment of fiftie pounds more at certaine times in the condition of the said Obligation mencioned, which amounted to the full summe of one hundred pounds, so bequeathed as is aforesaid to the said Anne,

And then also became bound vnto the said I. W. in one other bond, in the summe of 200. pounds, for the payment of one hundred pounds, at cer∣taine times in the condition of the said obligation limited, which your said Orator of his owne liberalitie, and for the aduancement of the a∣foresaid Anne, gaue vnto her sithence: which bondes so made, the said I. W. hauing had manie occasiōs to vse money, hath often made means to your said Orator to relieue his necessitie therein, before such time as the same summes or anie of them grew due vnto him, to be paide by the said seuerall Obligations, by reason whereof your said Orator about the sixt daie of Iuly, in the two and thirtieth yeere of the Queenes Ma∣iesties raigne that now is, paid and deliuered vnto the said I. W. the summe of fiftie pounds more in part of paiment and satisfaction of the said summe of one hundred and fiftie pounds growing by the said two seuerall obligations, wherin your said Orator standeth so bound, as is aforesaid: and your said Orotor likewise paid and deliuered vnto the said I. W. at such times as the said I. W. hath demaunded the same di∣uers seuerall summes of money, amounting in the whole to the summe of 21. l' 8. s̄. which the said I. W. hath accepted in part of paiment of the said summe of 150. pounds, and which the said I. W. knoweth to be true, and also your said Orator hath paid by the handes of F. B. to the said I. W. and in discharge of some debts due by the said I. W. and by his appointment at seuerall times the summe of lxx. l' vi. s̄. viii. d. which the said I. W. hath also accepted in part of payment of the said [unspec B] summe of one hundred and fiftie pounds, which said seuerall summes the said I. W. hath from time to time accepted, as in part of paiment, & discharge of the said summe of 150. l'. And your said Orator also stan∣deth bound for the onely debt and duetie of the said I. W. for the pay∣ment of 20. l' more vnto I. P. Esquire, which your said Orator alwaies hath beene, and yet is readie to pay for the said I. W. when he shall be thereunto required, so that your said Orator, hath in the whole paid and satisfied vnto the said I. W. and in discharge of the debtes of the saide I. W. the full summe of one hundreth, fourescore and eight poundes and more, which is more then your said Orator needed to haue paide vnto him as anie money due vnto the said Anne, wife of the said I. W. for the saide I. W. doth very well knowe, that the said H. B. did not deuise or bequeath any more vnto the said Anne, then the summe of one hundred pounds. And doth also very well know, that he hath di∣uers and sundrie times, vpon the receipt and payment of the saide seue∣rall summes, not onely confessed the receipt of the same, but also faith∣fully promised vnto your said Orator, that he would cancell and deface the said obligations, yet notwithstanding, so it is, if it may please your good Lordship, that albeit the said I. W. doth very well know, that your

said Orator hath fully satisfied and paide vnto him the said summe of one hundreth pounds, bequeached by the said H. B. vnto the said Anne, and hath also fullie satisfied and payed vnto him, fourescore and eight poundes, and more, parcell of the said hundreth pounds, which your said Orator gaue vnto the said Anne, of his owne free liberalitie, and for the aduancement of the said A. and that the said Obligations, viz. one of one hundreth poundes, for the payment of fiftie pounds, and one o∣ther Obligation of two hundred pounds, for the payment of one hun∣dred pounds, which your said Orator became bound in, vnto the said I. W. were for the selfesame debts, which your said Orator hath at se∣uerall payments, as is aforesaid, paid vnto him in discharge, and in part of satisfaction of the said seuerall Obligations, ought in all right, equi∣tie, and good conscience, to be cancelled and defaced, vpon the payment of the residue of the said summes which is behind, and which your said Orator is readie to pay, yet he the said I. W. hauing a very greedy, and couetous disposition to enrich himselfe, albeit he doth very well know the said seuerall Obligations, to be in effect fully satisfied and dischar∣ged, as is aforesaid, and that he hath not at any time beene, any thing dampnified by the for bearing of the said seuerall summes, yet hath he now lately commenced suite vpon one of the said Obligations, in her Maiesties Court of Kings Bench, and vpon the other Obligation in her Maiesties Court of common Plees, meaning to take the whole for∣faiture of the said seuerall Obligations against your said Orator, in that your said Orator did not in trueth alwaies pay vnto him the said seuerall summes, according to the condition of the said Obligations, but did alwaies pay the same at such times as the said I. W. had occa∣sion to vse it, and as he did at any time demaund it, and doth with all the expedition he can, and with the most hardnesse that he may vse, seeke to recouer the penalties of the said seuerall Obligations against your said Orator, contrarie to all right, equitie, and good conscience, and to the great hurt and hinderance of your sayd Orator. And albeit your sayd Orator hath diuers and sundry times earnestly required of the sayd I. W. not only to cancel and deface the sayd Obligations, vpon the paiment of the residue, and surcease his seuerall suites commenced vpon the same, yet that, or any of them to do he hath denied and refused, and still doth denie and refuse, contrary to all right, equitie, and good con∣science: In consideration whereof, and for asmuch as your said Ora∣tor hath no good matter to pleade in barre of the said seuerall Actions by course of the common Lawes, in that, albeit he hath in truth paied and satisfied the said seuerall summes, in such sort as the sayd I. W. held himselfe contented therewith, yet can he not make any proofe of the paiment of the same, according to the conditions of the said seuerall

Obligations: And for that also the said I. W. hath not in any sort bin dampnified by the forbearing of the said summes of money, or any part thereof, and yet if he had, forsomuch as your said orator hath fully paied vnto him fowerscore & eight pounds more then he neede to haue paied, and that of his owne liberalitie, there is now no reason why he should seeke by rigor of law to take the forfeiture of the said seuerall Obliga∣tions, albeit it were true that the same were not fully satisfied and dis∣charged, in such sort as they ought to be: May it therefore please your good Lordship, to grant vnto your said Orator the Queenes Maiesties most gracious seuerall writs of Subpena and Iniunction to be directed to the said I. W. not only straightly charging and commaunding him by the same at a certaine day, and vnder a certaine paine therein to be contained & limitted, personally to appeare before your good Lordship, in the Queenes Maiesties most high Court of Chancerie, then & there to answere to the premisses, but also inioyning him by the same, his Counsellors, Attorneys, and Solicitors, to stay and surcease the said seuerall suits, and no further to proceede in the same, vntill other order shall be therein taken by your good Lordship. And your said Orator shall pray for your good Lordship in honor long to indure.

A Bill for the detaining of a lease for yeares, and taking the profites of the lands leased, and secret taking of a Cow distreined and impounded by the plaintife out of the pound, and charg∣ing him with thee esloyning of the same Cow.

HVmblie complaining, sheweth to your good Lordship your daily [unspec A] * 21.12 orator N. C. of H. in the countie of D. Gentleman. That where∣as one T. E. of H. aforesaid gentleman, was lawfully seazed in his de∣mesne, as of fee, of, and in diuers and sundry lands, tenements, heredita∣ments, with the appurtenances, set, lying, and being in H. aforesaid, And he so being thereof seised about the 20. day of May, in the 27. yeare of the raigne of our soueraigne Ladie the Queenes Maiestie that now is, at H. aforesaid, for and in consideration of a certaine summe of mo∣ney to him by the said N. C. well and truely contented and paid, and by Indenture of lease, the certeine date whereof your said orator knoweth not, for that he hath not the said Indenture, did demise, grant, set, and to farme let the same vnto the said N. and his assignes, for and during the full ende and terme of two yeeres then next following. By force whereof, your said orator was thereof lawfully possessed, vntill about the xvii. yere of the raigne of the Queenes Maiestie that now is, R. B. W. G. N. T. R. W. W. F. W. E. & K. his wife by casuall meanes hauing obteyned and gotten into their hands, or into the hands of some of them, the said Indentures, confederating themselues together of

purpose, to wrong your said orator, & to expell & put him from his law∣full & quiet possession of the premisses, or the greatest part thereof, en∣tred into one parcell of the premisses called B. fields, being then sowed with Dates by your said Orator. and at the same time put in one Cow and Heyfer, very maliciously to depasture and eate the graine & corne of your said Orator therein then growing, which said Cow & Heyfer, was, and remained there depasturing, eating, and treading downe the said graine and cor••e, vntill your said Orator came and distraiued the said Cowe and Heyfer for dammage there doing, and impounded the said Cow and Heyfer in a pound ••uert, at H. aforesaid, as lawfull was for him to do, shortly after which impounding of the said Cow and hei∣fer, that is to say: vpon the twelfe day of Sept. the said R. W. W. F. W. E. and K. his wife repaired vnto the dwelling house of your said Orator at H. aforesaid, and then and there required your said O∣rator to deliuer the said Cow and Heyfer forth of the said pound, affir∣ming that they were sent thither to that intent and purpose by the said R. B. W. G. and N. T. which to do, your said Orator refused, as law∣full was for him to doe, because the said W. F. E. and K. his wife, nor any of them, did then and there tender vnto your said Orator, any a∣mends or satisfaction, for, or towards the said trespasse: But so it is if it may please your good Lordship, that about a leuen or twelue of the clocke in the night of the said twelfe day of Sept. the said Cow and Heyfer was conueyed foorth of the said Pound, (the dore or gate of the said pound being fast locked) by the said R. B. W. G. N. T. R. W. W. F. W. E. and K. his wife, or some of them, as your said Orator verily thinketh, and is perswaded in conscience, sithence which time, the said B. G. and T. haue most falsely and vnconscionably charged, and still charge your said Orator for the es••oyning and conueying a∣way of the said Cow and Heyfer, and haue thereupon not onely com∣menced suit against your said Orator at the common Lawe, but also by colour of hauing the said Iudenture, haue made and contriued vn∣to themselues, or some of them, or to some other persons to their, or some of their vses, sundry secret estates of the premisses, and do yet most wrongfully deteine, and withholde the possession of a great part of the premisses from your said Orator, to his great hurt and impo∣uerishment: And for as much as your said Orator hath not any ordi∣narie remedie by the due course of the common lawes of this realme, for the recouery of the said Indenture, for that he knoweth not the certaine date or contents thereof, nor wherein the same is conteined: And so there by not only very like to l••se his lawfull and rightfull pos∣session, of, in, and to the premisses, but also standeth in great daunger to lose great dammages for the supposed essoyning of the saide Come

and Heyfer, vnlesse it please God, as your sayd Orator hopeth it will, to moue the hearts of the said ••. G. E. W. F. ••. and K. his wife, vpon their answeres and othes in this honorable court, to discouer and dis∣close the trueth of their euill dealing, and disorder in breaking of the said pound, and taking foorth if the said Cowe and Heyfer, conueying them ••o vnknowen places, of purpose to charge your sayd Orator therewith. And forasmuch, as they haue denied, and refused, and yet do refuse and denie, either to permit or suffer your said Orator quietly to haue and take the issues and pro••••tes of the said premisses, or to deliuer vnto him the said Indenture of lease, although he hath oftentimes most gently and friendly required and desired them so to do: It may there∣fore please your good Lordship &c. As before is said in Sectio 61.

The Answere of the same Bill.

THE said defendants say, and either of them for himselfe seuerally [unspec A] * 21.13 sayeth, that the said bill of complaint is very vncertaine, vntrue, and insufficient in the Lawe to be aunswered vnto by these defendants, or any of them for diuers apparant faults and imperfections therein contained, and the same very friuelous, as these defendants thinke for sundry causes, and namely, for that, that it is thereby supposed, that they and others by reason of hauing the custody of the said supposed indenture, or lease pretended to be made by the said T. E. in the said bill named to the said complainant of the said Demesne lands of the Highlow aforesaid, for two yeares now ended, if any such were, haue made, or contriued vnto themselues, or to some other persons, and to their vses, sundry secret estates of the premisses, where if any such e∣states had bin made, they be already determined. And the said def. fur∣ther say, that as they verily thinke by the scope of the said bill contai∣ning in it selfe much like matter set out with many words, and in effect no matter worthy to be examined in this honourable Court, the same bill is deuised and exhibited into this honourable Court, of meere ma∣lice, and euil will, to the intent to molest and trouble these defendants, and others in the same bill named, being quiet poore men, dwelling almost seauenscore miles from the citie of W. with long and tedious iournies to make their personall apparance in this honorable Court, to answere the said friuolous and vntrue bill without any good or iust cause so to do. Thaduantage of exception to the manifest incerteintie, and insufficiencie of which vntrue bill of complaint to these defen∣dants, and eyther of them saued, for answere thereunto, they and either of them for himselfe seuerally sayeth, that they thinke it to be true, that the said T. E. of H. in the said bill named, was lawfully seised in his demes••e, as of ••ee, or fee taile, of, and in diuers lands, ••enements, and

heredit••ments, with thappurtenances, set, lying, and being in H. afore∣said, and that he being thereof so seised about two yeares now last past, did demise, graunt, set and to farme let, the same vnto the complainant for two yeares, as it is in the said bil alleaged, without that, that these defendants of purpose to expell the said complaynant from his lawfull possession of the premisses, or the greatest part thereof, entred into the said parcell of the premisses, being sowen with oates by the said com∣plainant, or at the same time put in one Cow, and one heifer, verie ma∣litiously to depasture and eate the graine and corne of the said complai∣nant growing therein. Or that the said cow and heifer to these defen∣dants knowledge, remained there depasturing, eating, or treading downe the said graine and corne, vntill the said complainant came and distrained the said Cow and Heifer, for damage their doing, and im∣pounded the said cow and heifer in a pound ouert, at H. aforesaid to their knowledge, as in the said bill is very vntruely alleaged. And with∣out that, that shortly after the said impounding of the said cowe and heifer, that is to say, the eleuenth day of S. the said R. W. W. F. W. E. and K. his wife, by the knowledge of the said defendants or either of them repaired vnto the said dwelling house of the said complainant, at H. aforesaid, and then and there required the saide complainant to deliuer the said cow and heifer forth of the said pound, affirming that they were sent thither to that intent and purpose by these defendants, and the said N. T. in the said bill named, as in the saide bill is vntruely alleaged. And without that, that to these defendants knowledge, there was any such cause, that any amends so should haue bin tendered vn∣to the saide complainant, for or towards the said supposed trespas. Or that about eleuen or twelue of the Clocke in the night of the saide eleuenth day of S. the said cow and heifer were conueied forth of the saide pounde by these defendants, or either of them, or that these defendants or eyther of them, haue vnconscionably charged the said complainant for the estoining and conueying away of the said cow and heifer, or thereupon commenced any suite against the said complainant at the common law, as in the said Bill is very vntruely alleadged, for they these defendants verily thinke that there was neuer any such Cow and Heyfer, so as is aforesaid, distreyned, and without that, that these defendants by colour of hauing of the said Indenture in the said bill mentioned, haue made and conueied vnto themselues, or to any o∣ther person or persons to their vses, any secrete estate of the premisses, or any part thereof, or do wrongfully deteine and withhold the posses∣sion of a great or any part of the premisses, from the said complainant as in the said Bill of complaint it is likewise vntruely alleadged. And without that, that these defendants or either of them, haue denied & re∣fused,

or yet do deny or refuse, either to permit or suffer the said com∣plainant, quietly to haue and take the issues and profits of the premisses, or deliuer vnto him the said supposed Indenture or lease, as in the said Bill is vntruely surmised, for these defendants say, that to their know∣ledge, they neuer saw, nor heard read any such Indenture or lease. And without that, that any other matter, thing or things &c.

A Bill to be releeued for Obligations made for Simonie.

IN most humble wise complaining sheweth vnto your Honorable [unspec A] * 21.14 Lordship, your daily Orator W. C. parson of T. in the county of Y. That whereas about fiue yeares now last past, W. by the permission of God, now Bishop of L. and C. was lawfully seised of thaduowson of the vicarage of D. in the Countie of D. as of one in grosse, by it selfe, as of see in right of his B. aforesaid, and vnto the same vicarage be∣ing vacant, did present your said Orator his Clerke, who was after∣wards admitted, instituted and inducted into the same accordingly, which vicarage afterwards by resignation into the hands of the said B. to present againe to the same, as the very true patron thereof became voide. And afterwards your said Orator became an humble sutor vn∣to the said B. in the behalfe of one R. W. Clerke, that it should please him to present the same R. W. to the said vicarage, which after long suit, it being first agreed betweene your saide Orator, and one C. Q. with the knowledge and consent of the said B. that your said Orator in respect of the said presentation and admission of the said R. W. that there should a certaine summe of money, amounting as your said Ora∣tor thinketh to the summe of thirtie pounds, to be paid at certaine daies then betweene them agreed vpon, for the paiment thereof, and that for true paiment of the said summe at the said daies, your Orator should be∣come bounden vnto the said C. D. by seuerall Obligations, whereupon afterwards, that is to say, the twentith day of I. which was in the eight and twentith yeare of the raigne of the Queenes most excellent Ma∣iestie, that now is, your said Orator for the onely consideration afore∣saide, and for the onely benefite of the saide R. W. aforesaide be∣came bounden vnto the saide C. D. in foure or fiue seuerall obli∣gations, videlicet, by some obligations in the summe of 20. pounds, or there abouts, for the paiment of ten pounds, and in some other, in o∣ther summes for paiment of fiue pounds, or there abouts, at the saide daies, and times, betweene them so as is aforesaid agreed vpon, and thereupon the saide R. W. for the saide considerations was insti∣tuted, and inducted into the said Vicarage accordingly, which bonds were so made by your saide Orator in hope, and vpon the faithfull

promise of the said R. W. would haue paid and discharged the said se∣uerall summes of money at the said daies, according to the seuerall con∣ditions of the said obligatiōs, but now, so it is, that if it may please your Honorable Lordship, that the said R. W. though oftentimes by your said Orator required, hath not paid the said seuerall summes of money, nor any of them vnto the said C. D. according to the said seuerall obliga∣tions, & according to the said agreement, and his said promise in that be∣halfe made, as is aforesaid, by meanes whereof, the said obligations, or the most part of them bin forfeited, and your Orator alreadie thereupon impleaded in her Maiesties Court, called the Kings Bench, and by rea∣son of the said Obligations or some of them, very like speedily to be con∣demned thereupon, if by your L. gratious meanes, he be not speedily re∣lieued, the which said practises are much against all right, equity, & good conscience, and to the great damage, losse, and hinderance of your said Orator. In tender consideration whereof, and for so much as the said promise of R. W. and the said agreement for the paiment of the said se∣uerall summes of money, being matters of corruption, and vnlawful si∣mony, were so closely and secretly wrought & contriued amongst them, that your said Orator is not able to make any such due proofe thereof, as the strict course of the common lawes of the Realme, in this behalfe requireth, and so your L. said Orator is vtterly without remedy by the common lawes to auoid the said bond, or to make proofe of the said as∣sumption, and promise of the said R. W. though the same be so well knowne vnto the said Bishop, & the said C. O. his factor, procurator, for such contracts of simony, and also to the said R. W. that your Orator verely thinketh they will vpon their answeres hereunto in this honora∣ble court, vpon their corporall oathes, if they be not altogether blinded with extreame couetousnes, confesse the truth to be, as is abouesaid, It may therefore please your honorable Lordship to grant vnto your said Orator, her Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena, to be directed vn∣to the said W. B. and vnto the said C. O. and R. W. thereby comman∣ding them and euery of them, at a certaine day, and vnder a certaine paine therein to be limited by your Lordship, to be, and personally to ap∣peare before your honorable Lordship, in her Maiesties most high court of Chancery, then & there to answer vnto the premisses, & to abide such further order and direction therein, as to your honorable Lordship shall seeme to stand with right, equity, and good conscience, and also to grant vnto your said Orator, her Maiesties most gratious writ of Iniunction, to be directed vnto the said C. O. thereby commaunding and inioyning him, and all his Counsailers, Soliciters, and Atturneies, to stay his said suites and proceedings, against your said Orator, at, and by the common lawes, vntill the premisses shall be heard and determined, or otherwise

ordered in this honourable Court, and your said Orator shall daily pray vnto Almightie God for the preseruation of your honourable Lordship in good health long to continue.

A Bill for Boording.

HVmbly complaining, sheweth vnto your Lordshippe, your daily [unspec A] * 21.15 Orator F. W. of K. in the Countie of L. Gentleman, That whereas about foure or fiue yeeres since, one E. C. then the widdowe of B. C. and nowe wife to R. H. of N. in the Countie of L. Yeo∣man, verie earnestly and instantly required of your saide Orator not onely for her selfe and her sonne to be tabled or boorded at the house of the said complainant, but also haue house roome for continuall abode and lodging with him likewise, promising liberally and fully to recom∣pence both the cost and trouble which your saide Orator, or his house∣holde should sustaine therein, vppon hope of which promise and agree∣ment, your saide Orator did to the full request and satisfaction of the saide E. table and lodge the saide E. and her sonne being of the age of seuen yeeres, or thereabouts, during her widowhoode, by the space of two yeeres at the least, ended about the Annunciation of the Virgine Marie, in the twentith yeere of the Queenes Maiesties Raigne, about which time the said E. tooke to husband the said R. H. after which ma∣riage, vpon like promise and agreement which the saide R. your saide Orator did likewise boorde or table, and lodge in his house the said R. and E. her sonne, and a seruant by the space of one whole yeere and a halfe ended about May day last past, during which time also the said R. put your said Orator to great charge and trouble, with diuers horse as well kept in the houses of your said Orator, and at his cost, as also a∣broade in his closes and pastures, notwithstanding all which costs, trou∣bles, and charges of your said Orator, Now so it is, if it may please your Lordship, that the said R. and E. being departed from the house of your said Orator, craftely, deceiptfully, & vnconcionably, refuse vtterly and denie to giue any recompence or consideration to your said Orator for their meate, drinke, lodging, or other charges, contrarie to all huma∣nitie, equitie, and right. In tender consideration thereof, and for that your said Orator, is without all helpe, by the strict order and course at the common law, for that for the said tabling, lodging & charges, there was no certaine time, nor no certaine summe of money agreed vpon, a∣mongest the said parties, nor promised by the said R. and E. and that al∣so the said agreement was betweene themselues only, without any wit∣nesse, May it please your Lordship to grant vnto your said Orator the Queenes Maiesties writ of Subpena to be directed to the said R. and E. and your said Orator shall daily may for your good Lordshippe &c.

A demurrer for double vexation.

The demurrer of R. and W. defendants to the Bill of G. W. complainant.

THE said defendant by protestation, not confessing or acknowled∣ging [unspec A] * 21.16 any thing in the said bill alleaged, materiall against this de∣fendant to charge him to be true, but rather deuised and set foorth, onely of purpose to put this defendant to wrongfull vexation, costes, charges, and expences in the lawe, for that before this time, that is to say, about the terme of Easter, in the fiue and twentith yere of the raigne of our soueraigne Lady the Q. maiestie, that now is, the said complainant vnto this honorable Court of Chauncery, exhibited a∣gainst this defend. a Bill contayning in effect, the same matter which is alleaged in the bill now exhibited, differing onely in forme, but no∣thing in substance, sauing by adding some fiue acres, as the number of foure or fiue, as estimating one close in this bill at foure acres in the for∣mer estimated but at two, or there abouts, and an other close in this bill now exhibited, at three acres, in the former estimated at two or there∣abouts, and putting some acres to some other closes, the which before were set downe without limitation or naming of any acres at all, being the selfesame closes and messuage in the former bill expressed, vsed and occupied by the same title and name, and the same number of acres, now put in more of purpose, to giue the same complainant some colour to exhibit this bill, as though it were a new matter although in deede it be nothing so. To which former bill this defendant answered, and thereto the said complainant replied, and this defendant reioined and so discended to Commission, wherein this defendant ioined with the said complainant, and named Commissioners for himselfe, as the said complainant named others for himselfe, and this defendant then bare halfe the charges of the same Commission, as in such cases is vsed. And when the time came, that the same commission was to be sitten on, the said complainant foreslowed the same, neither gaue any warning to this defendant, nor laboured his owne commissioners, that this defen∣dant euer heard of, to meete for the execution of the same, but suffered the same to stay by the space of fiue or sixe termes, or thereabouts, as this defendant remembreth: whereupon this defendaunt for his owne expedition at his owne costes and charges, procured a commission for examination of witnesses in that matter directed to the selfe same com∣missioners, that the former commission was, and gaue notice thereof to the said complainants, and to one of his commissioners, who agreed to meete at the day and place appointed, where this defendant was pre∣sent with his commissioners and witnesses, and one of the said com∣plainants

commissioners was in the towne where the place was ap∣pointed the same day and time readie to haue executed the said commis∣sion, if the said complainant would haue spoken to him therefore, as this defendant was credibly informed, and the said complainant was there present at the same time and place, and did, or might haue spoken with him that was named commissioner, for him who had a dwelling house in the same towne, being the towne of M. in the same Countie: and then and there the deponents, vpon this defendantes behalfe were sworne and examined by and before these defendants then commissio∣ners, and some of them sworne in the presence of the said complainant, And thereupon the depositions and examinations of the witnesses so sworne, were by these defendants, then commissioners, caused to be in∣grossed in parchment, and certified into this honorable court, and after∣wards published, and after publication this defendant staied without doing any thing therein by the space of two termes or thereabouts, du∣ring which time the said complainant, did or said nothing at all in the said court touching the said suit, that this defendant euer heard of. And then this def. caused the said depositions to be exemplefied vnder the great seale of Eng. to his great charges which he hath readie to shew to this H. Court. And the said complainant being not contented with these causels vexations of this defendant: Anone after that this complainant had obtained the said commission, the said cōplainant for this defendants further vexation, commenced suit against this defendant in the ecclesia∣sticall court of the Archb. of Yorke, within whose dioces the same lands and tenements in N. in the bill mentioned be, & where the said father of this complainant and defendant died, vpon surmised matters, touching the supposed will mentioned in the said bill, whereupon this defendant to his great charges appeared & answered as behoued for the time, by himselfe & his procter as is there vsual, whith suit the said complainant relinquished also as this defendant thinketh, for he hath heard nothing therof these xii. moneths and more. And now the said complainant mea∣ning nothing else but this defendants trouble & molestation, hath renu∣ed the said suit in this H. Court againe, which before he had in the same court by the said first bill, conteining the same matters in effect & almost word for word as in the same bill is mentioned, whereunto this defen∣dant hath alreadie answered, as appeareth by the same answere remai∣ning of record here in this court, and the same proceeded vpon both as a∣fore is said: wherefore this defendant for the causes aforesaid, and for the said double vexation in this honorable court by two bils conteining in effect but one matter in substance, demurreth in law and praieth that he this defendant may be dismissed out of this honorable court, with his reasonable costes and charges in this suit wrongfully sustained.

A Bill for not surrendring a lease made by the Plaintife to the defen∣dant in trust, to trie a title, and for occupying, and wasting the tenth dem••sed and for deteining of writings of copyhold lands, contrarie to their agreement.

HVmbly complaining, sheweth vnto your H. Lordship your daily [unspec A] * 21.17 Orator I. K. of W. in the Countie of Y. yeoman, that whereas about 40. yeeres now last past, one W. M. yeoman, was lawfully seased in his demesne, as of fee, of & in one mesuage, with thappurtenances in E. in the County of M. and of, & in diuers lands, tenements, meadowes, pastures, & hereditaments therunto belonging, being freehold land in E aforesaid, & H. in the said con••ty of N. and he being there of such estate so seazed about the first yeere of the raigne of the Q. Maiesty that now is, by his last will and testament in writing made, & written in the life time of the said W. M. did giue & bequeath the same to one E. then his wife, & now wife vnto your said Orator, for the time of her natural life, the remainder thereof after her decease to one R. M. as by the said will appeareth, and afterward the said W. M. died of such his estate thereof, so as is foresaid seised, by force of which wil and deuice, the said E. by and after his death, entred into the said mesuage or tenements, & was there∣of lawfully seased in her demesne as of freehold, for the terme of her life, the remainder thereof after her decease to the said R. M. in forme afore∣said belonging: & also whereas the said W. M. was in his li•••• also seased of or in certain copihold, or customary lands, lying & being within the manor of S. in the said county of N. and holden of the said manor by co∣py of the court rolles of the same manor in his demesne, as of fee, accor∣ding to the custome of the saidmanor, and he being thereof so seazed died therof so seazed, by & after whose death, the said E. his wife was endo∣ments, of the third part of the said copihold or customary lands and tene∣ments, and according to the custome of the said manor, admitted therof tenant by the Steward of the Court of the said manor accordingly, by force wherof she likewise entred into the third part of the said custo∣mary tenements and premisses, and was therof likewise seazed in her demesne as of freehold as tenant in dower therof for the terme of her life naturall, according to the said oustome, and quietly and peacably oc∣cupied and enioyed the same vntil about ten yeares now last past. Now that your said Orator through importunancy and earnest perswasions of some friends of the said I. T. and A. L. was contented in some ma∣ner to yeeld vnto their suit, and therupon, for the furtherance and tri∣all of the title and interest of the said I. T. about the fourteenth day of I. in the 26. yeare of the Queens Maiesties raign that now is, without any fine, income, or other cōsideration to him paid, but giuing credit vnto

the speaches of the said I. T. and A. L. that they would seeke nothing at the hands of him your said Orator, but onely vse the benefit of his present estate, for the resisting of certaine vnlawfull suits, & attempts which were then offered (as they then affirmed) by the said R. and o∣thers, did by this your said Orators Indenture of lease, bearing date a∣bout the said time demise, graunt, and to farme let, to the said I. T. and A. L. all the said freehold lands, tenements, and hereditaments, with the appurtenances in E. and H. aforesaid, to haue and to hold the said tenements and premisses, with the appurtenances to the said I. T. and A. L. their executors and assignes, from the feast of S. M. the Bishop in winter last past, before the date of the said Indenture vnto the full end and terme of 21. yeeres thence next following, and fully to be com∣plete and ended, if the said E. did so long liue, yeelding and paying therefore yearely during the said terme of 21. yeeres vnto your said Orator, his executors, administrators, and assignes, twenty shillings of lawfull English money, at the feastes of Pentecost, and Saint Mar∣tin the Bishop in Winter by euen portions, as by the same Indenture more at large appeareth: by vertue and pretence of which demise, the said I. T. and A. L. into all the said tenements and premisses with the appurtenances about the same time entred, and were thereof possessed, and euer since their entrie haue quietly and peaceably occupied and en∣ioyed the said demised tenements, and premisses, and the rents, issues, and profits thereof arising and comming haue quietly, and peaceably taken and conuerted to their owne only vse, which rents, issues, and profits of the premisses, euer since the making of the said leases, which is by the space of ten yeeres now last past, haue bin yearely woorth four pounds at the least, ouer and aboue all charges and reprises. And in truth at the time of the making of the same lease, it was fully conclu∣ded, and agreed, by and betweene your said Orator the said I. T. and the said A. L. and the said I. T. and A. L. in consideration of the making of the said lease to them by your said Orator in maner and forme afore∣said, and for the causes aforesaid, promised, that the said lease, and their said estate thereby made, should be surrendred and yeelded vp vnto your said Orator, when eyther the said suits were ended betweene the said R. and them, or either of them, or when they by vertue of the said lease had enioyed the same demised tenements and premisses by the space of one whole yeare, for then the same lease was so as is aforesaid, made onely for the defence and trial of the said estate, right and title of the said I. T. and A. L. of, and in the same tenements and premisses, and not to thintent that they, or either of them should by reason of the same Indenture according to the purport and tenor thereof, for the terme of one and twentie yeares haue and enioy the same, for so small a rent,

which neuerthelesse they haue done, and yet do so occupie and enioy the same, contrarie to their said faithfull promise & agreement, as is afore∣said thereof made: and yet not contenting themselues with the said oc∣cupation of the said tenements, &c. do not onely denie and refuse to yeeld vnto your said Orator either the said yearely rent reserued vpon the said lease, or any other consideration for the occupying of the same, and vt∣terly denie to yeeld vnto your said Orator any rent or consideration for the same, being so as aforesaid, behinde by the space of ten yeares: but also do vtterly denie to yeeld vp vnto your said Orator their said estate and terme of yeares, yet to come, of, and in the said demised tenements and premisses according to their faithfull promises and agreement, so as is aforesaid made, and further since their said entrie into the said te∣nements and premisses, they the said I. T. and A. L. or the one of them haue razed or defaced all or part of the houses, edifices, and buildings, which at the time of the making of the same lease were standing and being vpon the said demised tenements and premisses, and the thacke, s••ate, timber, and stone thereof, haue either giuen away or conuerted the same to their owne vses, without the consent of your said Orator, to the intent that the same tenements might so be made vnmeete for the habi∣tation of your said Orator, and his said wife, whereby they might the rather enforce your said Orator for want of the said buildings to yeeld the same vnto them, for little or nothing, by reason of the want of the said Indenture there being only one part thereof made together, which with such copies as concerne the said copyhold lands, are in the hands and possession of the said I. T. and A. L. or of one of them, or of some o∣ther persons by the deliuery of them, or of the one of them, the certaine number, dates, contents, and other certainties whereof your said Ora∣tor knoweth not: and albeit that your said Orator hath diuers times in gentle maner required them the said I. T. and A. L. to deliuer vnto your said Orator the said Indenture and copies, and to yeeld vp and surrender vnto your said Orator the said interest, of, and in the said de∣mised tenements and premisses, according to the said agreement and trust, yet they so to do, haue euer hetherto refused and denied, and yet do denie and refuse to do the same, and to yeeld vp and surrender the said estate of, and in the said premisses, according to the trust in them repo∣sed, and to repaire and reedifie the said tenements and premisses so by them razed, and pulled downe, as is aforesaid, against all right, equity and good conscience, and against all good and honest dealing, and to the impouerishing, and vtter vndoing of your said Orator, and his said wife, if speedy remedy be not in due time by your Honorable Lordship prouided for the repressing of their said vnconscionable purposes and attempts in the premisses. In tender consideration whereof, and for so

much as the said Indenture, conclusion, promises, and agreements, so is aforesaid, had and made, by, and betweene your said Orator & the said I. T. and A. L. concerning the premisses, were secretly made and agreed vpon, by and betweene themselues, and few mitnesses being priuy ther∣unto or present with them at the time of the making thereof, which might testifie the same, and those witnesses, (such as they were) be now either dead, or vnto your said Orator vtterly vnknowen, being at the same time meere strangers vnto your said Orator, & then brought thi∣ther by them the said I. T. and A. L. as it seemed, of set purpose to cir∣cumuent & deceiue your said Orator, and his wife in the premises, your said Orator then referring especiall trust and confidence to the said I. T. and A. L. as persons whom he tooke, and accompted to haue bin his very especiall goods friends, and also very substantiall honest men, is vt∣terly without all remedy by the strict course of the cōmon lawes of this realme of England, to recouer either the possession of the same tenemēts and premisses of the said rents, they hauing his said Indenture of lease as is aforesaid, or to recouer the said copies, It may therfore please your honorable Lordship the premisses gratiously considered to grant vnto your said Orator, the Q. Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena out of her highnesse court of Chancery, to be directed to the said I. T. and A. L. and either of them therby commaunding them, and either of them at a certaine day, and vnder a certaine paine therein to be limitted, to be and personally to appeare before your honorable Lordship, in the saide court of C. Then and there to answere vnto the premisses, and to stand to, and abide to such further order & direction therein, as to your honora∣ble Lordship shall be thought to stand with right, equity, and good con∣science. And your said Orator shall daily pray vnto God for the preser∣uation of your Honors prosperity and good health long to continue.

A Bill by an Administator vpon a promise made vnto the intestate by the defendant, to pay vnto him certaine money in mariage of the d••fendants daughter with one of the intestates Sonnes.

COmplaining, sheweth vnto your Honorable Lordship, G. Earle of [unspec A] * 21.18 S. administrator of the goods and chattels of the right honorable G. Earle of S. deceased his late father, that wheras about seuen yeares now last past, there was certaine communication betweene the said G. Earle of S. in his life time, and one W. R. of K. in the County hf N. Esquier, of, for, and concerning a marriage then intended to be made betweene H. T. Esquier, one of the sonnes of the said late Earle, and E. the onely daughter, and heire apparant of the said W. R. And there∣upon it was fully concluded and agreed betweene the said late Earle, and the said W. R. and either party did mutually promise, and agree to

and with the other, that the said H. T. and the said E. daughter of the said W. R. should marry together, according to the Ecclestasticall lawes of this realme of England, at a certain day by the said parties for that purpose agreed vpon & appointed. And for, and in consideration of the said marriage to be made, as is aforesaid, the said W. R, about the same time did assume, & to the said late Earle faithfully promise to pay and giue vnto the said late Earle 4000. l . of lawfull English money, or there abouts, at certain daies likewise in that behalfe between them agreed vpon, & now long sithence past, by reason of which agreement, promise, & assumption so made, as is aforesaid, the said H. T. did shortly after the said agreement, marry and take to his wife the said daughter of the said W. R. And thereupon the said W. R. did well & truly content and pay to the said late Earle the summe of 3000. l . parcell of the said summe of 4000. l . or there abouts. And shortly after & before he the said late Earle had receiued the residue of the said summe of 4000. l . he the said Earle died. Now so it is, if it may please your honorable Lord∣ship, that the said W. R. not ignorant of the premisses, and nothing re∣garding his said agreement & faithfull promise and assumption, so as is aforesaid by him made, to, and with the said late Earle, but imagining and fraudulently intending, aswell the said late Earle in his life time, as your said orator, being administrator of the goods & chattels of the said late Earle, since his death in this behalf falsly & deceiptfully to defraud and decei••e him of the sum of a 1000. l . at the lest, parcel of the said sum of 4000. l . or there abouts by him agreed & promised to be paid to the said late E. as is aforesaid in consideration of the said mariage, although he the said W. R. hath oftentimes, aswell by the said late E. in his life time, as by the now E. since his death bin curteusly required to haue paid the said summe of 1000. l . according to his said agreement, promise, and assumption, yet that to do, hath he euer hitherto denied and refused, and yet doth denie & refuse to do the same, contrary to his said faithfull pro∣mise & assumption, to the great losse & damage of the now E. and altoge∣ther against all right, equity, & good conscience: Notwithstanding that the said late Earle, in respect of the said mariage, hath conueyed and as∣sured vnto the said H. T. a good estate of inheritance, of diuers manors, lands, tenements, and hereditaments worth 3000. l . by the yeare, or there abouts, wherof the said R. his daughter is intituled to haue dower by law: In consideration whereof, and forsomuch as by reason of the great trust & confidence which the said late Earl did repose & put in him the said W. R. the said agreement, promise, & assumption, so as afore∣said betweene them made, was so made secretely & priuatly betweene thēselues only, without calling any other person or persons vnto thē to be witnesses therof, which might testify the same agreemēt, promise, &

other answere to the said vntrue and insufficient bill of complaint: then they and either of them for the satisfaction of this honorable Court, in the truth of all the matters in the said bill most vntruly obiected by the said complainant against the said def. for further and ful answere there∣unto, and for plaine declaration of the truth therein: They the said de∣fendants and either of them say, that true it is indeed, that there was a certaine speech or communication had betweene the saide complainant and these said def. for such a bargaine to be had and made between them in such sort, for the lease and paiments, as they ••re by the said bill allea∣ged, the which said communication was then set downe in certaine ar∣ticles bearing date, in the said complainants bill alleaged. And it was then also most materiall, for these said defendants further couenanted and agreed on the part of the said complainant, that that said communi∣cation should be by him the said complainant put in writing by deed in∣dented, and according to law be executed by sealing & deliuering there∣of, as these said defendants then did, and yet do take it, & moreouer that the said complainant and G. B. of E. in the Countie of D. Esq. shoulde become bound iointly and seuerally vnto the said def. for the true perfor∣mance of all and euery the said agreements, in the summe of 110. li. be∣fore the paiment of the said summe of 40. li. in the said bill mentioned, being the first paiment which they should haue made, the which saide communication as the said defendantes did accompt it, was then set down in writing vnder the terme of Articles of agreemēt, but yet neuer meant to conclude or bind the said bargaine, vntill the same should haue bin ingrossed, sealed, & deliuered, & the said obligatiō entered at the said complaināts costs and trauel, as the said def. haue euer taken it, & think the same wil proue so in law because it was referred to further writings more effectuall in the law to be accomplished by the said complainant, the which to do, he neither yet hath, neither as it seemeth meant to per∣forme, but rather to gaine the said defendants money, without anie as∣surance thereof to be made vnto thē, for that he hath not caused the said articles to be ingrossed, neither hath he & the said G. B. entred into bond to the said defendants, or either of them according to the said agree∣ment, but wholly sought, if by any meanes he could, cunningly to pos∣sesse himselfe of the said summe of 55. li. or of so much thereof, as he could without any assurance making, or entring into bond to the saide defendants, as aforesaid, to the great impouerishment of the said defen∣dants, if the said complainants entent had taken effect, for which cau∣ses they the said defendantes thinke that the saide complainant hath no iust cause of complaint, neither are they the said defendants or either of them bound, as they take it, to performe the said paiments in the saide bill expressed, without that, that the said agreement was priuately and

secrettly made betweene the said complainant, and the said defendants as in the said bill is most vntruly alleaged, or that the said defendantes euer meant any fraud, or guile, as likewise in the said bill is very slaun∣derously pretended. And without that, that any other matter or thing in the said bill of complaint contained, materiall or effectuall in the law to be aunswered vnto, and in this their aunswere not sufficiently aunswered vnto confessed and auoided, trauersed or denied, is true, all which matters these defendants, and either of them are readie to auerre and proue as this honorable Court shall awarde, and pray, that they may be dismissed out of the said Court, with their reasonable costs and charges in that behalfe wrongfully, and without cause sustained.

The Replication of Io. S. complainant vnto the ioynt and seue∣rall answeres and demurrers of I. M. and P. M. defendants.

THE said complainant for replication saith, in all and euerie thing [unspec A] * 21.19 and things, as he in his said bill of complaint hath said, and doth, and will auerre, iustifie and maintaine his said bill of com∣plaint, and all and euery thing and things, clause, sentence, article, and allegation therein contained, to be good, iust, and true, certaine and sufficient in the law to be answered vnto by the said defendant, and de∣uised & exhibited into this honorable court, vpon good and iust cause of suite, as in, and by the said bill is most truely set downe and disclosed. And not deuised, imagined & set forth by this cōplainant against the said defendants vpon malice or set purpose, to put these defendāts to wrong∣full and verie vniust vexation, costes, charges and suit in law, without any good ground or cause so to doe, as in the said answere it is vntruly alleaged. But the said complainant saith, that the answeres of the said defendants are verie vncertaine, vntrue, and insufficient in the law to be replied vnto for diuers and manifest imperfections therin contai∣ned. Neuerthelesse, if by the order of this honorable Court, this com∣plainant shall be compelled to make any further replication vnto the said vntrue, incertaine, and insufficient answeres of the said defen∣dants, then, and not otherwise, the aduantage of exception, to the ma∣nifest incertainty and insufficiency thereof to this complainant, at all and euery time and times hereafter saued, for further replication thereunto saith, as in the said bill of complaint he hath said, without that, that at the said time of the making of the said agreement in the said bill and answere mentioned, it was further couenanted and agreed on the part of the said complainant, that the said communication should by the said complainant be put in writing by deed indented, and accor∣ding to the law be executed by sealing and deliuerie thereof. Or that

this complainant, and the said G. B. Esquire in the said answere na∣med, should become bound ioyntly, and seuerally vnto the said defendant for the true performance of all and euery the said agreements in the summe of one hundred and fortie pounds in the said bill mentioned, be∣ing the first payment which they should haue made, as in the saide aun∣swere it is very vntruely alleaged, with this, that this complainant doth & wil auerre, and proue that the said communication in the said bill and answere mentioned, set downe vnder the terme of articles of agree∣ment was euer ment to conclude and binde the said bargaine, the same not referred to any further ceremony of engrossing, sealing and deliue∣rie, or entring into the said obligation by the said complainant, or G. B. at the costes and trauell of the foresaid complainant, & the said G. & this complainant also saith, that the same agreement was then fully and ab∣solutely made, & not referred to any such further writing more effectu∣all in the law, to be fully accomplished by the said comploinant, as in the said answere, it is coniecturally and vntruely suggested, and without that, that this complainant, and the said G. B. or either of them haue ment to gaine the said defendants money, without any assurance made of the tenements in the said bill mentioned to the saide defendants, or wholly sought by any meanes he could, cunningly to possesse himselfe of the said summe of 50. l . or of so much thereof as he could, without any assurance making, or entring into bond to the said defendants, as aforesaid, to the great impouerishment of these defendants, if the com∣plainants intent had taken effect, as in the said answere is vntruely sur∣mised. For this complaint saith, that euer since the making of the said bargaine and agreement, he and the said G. B. haue, and yet are rea∣die to performe and do, whatsoeuer they did then bargaine and agree to doe, by the same articles, as vnto this honorable Court▪ shalbe truely and sufficiently proued, and this complainant also saith, that he hath iust cause of complaint, and that the said defendants are bound to per∣forme the said paiments in the said bill of complaint mentioned, which he hopeth, they shall be compelled to doe, by the order of this honorable Court. And without that, that any other matter, thing or things, clause sentence, article or allegation, in the s•••••• answere contained, material, or effectuall in the law, to be replied vnto, by this complainant, and not herein in this his replication by this complainant sufficienlty replied vnto, confessed and auoided, denied or trauersed is true. All which matters, this complainant is readie to auerre add proue as this hono∣rable Court shall awarde, and prayeth as he in his saide Bill of com∣plaint hath praied.

A Bill for money lent without specialty and witnesses.

To the Right Honorable Sir T. B. &c.

IN most humble wise complaining, sheweth vnto your Honorable [unspec A] * 21.20 Lordship, your daily Orator T. G. of Ashebourne, in the countie of Darby Gentleman, that whereas your said Orator by way of prest, at the feast of P. in the xviii. yeare of the raigne of our Soueraigne La∣die Glizabeth by the grace of God, of England, France, and Ireland, Queene defendresse of the faith, &c. did deliuer vnto E. C. of A. in the Countie of Y. yeoman, the summe of xx. pound of currant English mo∣ney, to be paid vnto him your said Orator, at or before feast of S. Bart. the Apostle then next ensuing: Now so it is, that although your saide Orator hath many and sundrie times required payment of the said xx. pound, yet notwithstanding, he the said E. the same xx. pound to your said orator hath not yet paid, to the great losse & hinderance of him your said Orator, And for because your said Orator hath not any specialtie or witnesse to proue the deliuery of the saide xx. pound, he is therefore thereof without remedie by order and course of the common lawes of this Realme, and is vtterly like to loose the said summe, contrarie to all equitie, good conscience and true dealing, vnlesse your honorable Lo. fauor and lawfull aide be herein shewed. In tender consideration whereof, may it please your honorable Lo. the premisses considered, &c.

The Answere of the said Bill.

THe said defendant saith, that the said Bill of complaint is very vn∣true, [unspec A] * 21.21 and insufficient in the law to be answered vnto, for diuers apparant matters therein conteined, and that the same is deuised by the said complainant, and exhibited into this honorable court of meere ma∣lice and euill wil, to thintent to put this defendant to great charges and expences, without any good matter, or iust cause, or colour of cause so to doe: And that if the said supposed matter were true, as indeede it is not, yet were the same determinable, at, and by the common lawes of this Realme, and not in this honorable crurt, whereunto this defendant prayeth to be dismissed, with his reasonable costes and charges in this behalfe wrongfully sustained, without that, that the said complainant by way of prest at the feast of Penticost, in the saide three and twentith yeare of the Queenes Maiesties Raigne, or at any other time did de∣liuer vnto this defendant the said summe of twentie pounds to be paid vnto him, at, or before the said feast of S. Bart. the Apostle as in the said Bill is supposed. And without that, that the said complainant ma∣nie and sundrie times required payment of the said twenty pound, as in the saide Bill is likewise vntruely supposed. And without that,

that any other matter, thing, or things, clause, sentence, article, or al∣legation in the said bill contained materiall or effectuall in the law to be answered vnto and not herein in this his answere sufficiently confes∣sed, and auoided, denied, or trauersed is true. All which matters, &c.

A Bill of deteining bonds and bils paid, praying an Iniuncti∣on to stay suite thereupon.

To the Right Honorable Sir C. H. Knight of the noble order of the garter, and Lord Chaunctllor of England.

HVmbly sheweth vnto your good Lo. F. L. of S. in Ie dale, in the [unspec A] * 21.22 Countie of D. Esquier. That whereas your said supplyant did long sithence in his fathers life time, at diuers seuerall times (the cer∣tainty whereof your Lordships said Orator doth not now remember) vpon some occasion, that he then had to vse more money then he had then in store, did borrow and take to Ioane of one R. S. of S. in the said Countie of D. yeoman, diuers summes of money, vpon receipt where∣of, your Lordships said suppliant did alwaies deliuer vnto the said R. S. either sufficient Obligations of double the summe borrowed, or else his the said F. L. your Lo. said suppliants single bill obligatorie, for repaiment of all such summes of money as he then borrowed at such times as were then agreed vpon betweene them. And amongst the rest, your Lo. said Orator did about twentie yeares since, as he now remembreth, borrow of the said R. S. the summe of xx. l . for the re∣paiment wherof at a certaine day therefore, then agreed vpon betweene them, your Lo. said suppliant did then deliuer vnto the said R. S. his bill obligatorie for his sufficient assurance thereof, the which said xx. l . like as also al the other sums of money so borrowed by your L. said sup∣pliant, as is aforesaid, he the said. F. L. your L. said suppliant, hath most certainly now long sithence repaied vnto the said R. S. at such time as hethe said R. was wel therewith cōtented, as wel in ful discharge of the said bill obligatorie of xx. l . as of all the other bonds and writings so entred by your Lo. said suppliant, as is aforesaid: And in respect, that he the said R. S. had not the said bill obligatorie for the said xx. l . readie to be cancelled and redeliuered at the saide repayment of the saide xx. pound, he the said R. S. did then verie faithfully promise vnto him that made the saide repayment, that he the saide R. S. woulde assuredly cancell the said bill obligatorie, whensoeuer the same should next come into his handes: But so it is, if it may please your good L. that the saide R. S. hath lately put the said Bill for the saide xx. pound in suite, as your Lordshippes saide suppliant is credibly informed,

meaning to be double paid for the said xx. pound, in the said bill men∣tioned, against all equity and good conscience: In consideration wher∣of, and for asmuch as your Lordships said Orator hath no remedie at the common law, either to recouer the said bill obligatory for the said summe of xx. pound from the said R. S. or otherwise to pleade in dis∣charge thereof. And forasmuch as the said R. S. hath diuers other the said obligations and writings yet remaining in his hands, which are likewise satisfied, and which he hath promised to deliuer ynto your L. said suppliant at diuers times now long sithence passed, the which to do he hath hitherto not fulfilled, and in verie good sort by your Lord∣ships said Orator, and his seruants oftentimes required, for like reco∣uery or discharge whereof your Lordships said suppliant standeth like∣wise destitute by the strict course of the common lawes. It may there∣fore please your good L. to award aswell the Queene Maiesties most gratious writ of Iniunction to be directed vnto the said R. S. and all and euery of his Counsellers, Attorneis, Sollicitors and Factors com∣commaunding them, and euerie of them thereby at a certaine day, and vnder a certaine paine therein to be set downe by your good Lordship no further to proceede in the suite vpon the saide xx. pound bill, vntill your Lordshippe shall haue taken further direction therein, as also the Queenes Maiesties writ of Subpena to be directed to the said R. S. commaunding him thereby, &c.

A Bill to examine witnesses in perpetuam rei memoriam, touching a lease made in trust by the plaintife to the defendants.

To the right honorable Sir C. H. Knight, Lord Chancel∣lor of England.

IN most humble wise complaining sheweth vnto your honorable [unspec A] * 21.23 Lordship, your suppliant and daily Orotor T. B. of B. in the coun∣tie of Y. Esquier. That whereas your said Orator about sixe yeares now last past, was, and yet is lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee, of, and vpon one mesuage or tenement called B. and of diuers landes and grounds thereunto belonging, or with the same commonly vsed or occupied, lying and being within the Lordship of M. in the county of Y. and he being therof so seised, vpon special trust and confidence which he then reposed in one W. G. of B. in the countie of Y. and M. his wife, by his deed sufficient in the law, did demise, grant, and to ferme let vnto the said W. G. and M. his wife, when she the saide M. was sole and vnmaried, the said mesuage, tenements, and premisses, To haue and to hold the same vnto the said W. and M. from the ende and expiration of one lease then enduring, and now ended, which the said

W. G. then had in the premisses for the terme of 21. yeares, thence next following, fully to be complete and ended: which saide lease was not onely meant and entended to be to the vse of your said Orator, but also at the time of the making hereof it was so declared and expressed, aswel by your said Orator, as by the said W. and M. in the presence of diuers witnesses, and not to the vse of the said W. and M. as your Orator shall be able plainely to proue in this H. court, which notwithstanding by the sinister perswasion confederacie and procurement of one W. L. of E in the countie of D. yeoman, they the said W. and M. do chalenge, and claim the said lease to be to their own vse & behoofe, cōtrarie to the fore∣said trust so reposed by your said Orator in them the said W. G. and M. and contrarie to the foresaid vse thereupon expressed, at the time of the sealing and deliuery of the foresaid lease by your said Orator vnto them as is aforesaid. And for as much as the foresaid lease in writing is ab∣solute without any vse expressed, or declared, in the deede of the same, And also seeing such witnesses as your said Orator hath for the proofe of the foresaid vse declared (at the time of the sealing and deliuerie of the foresaid lease) are now very aged, and impotent, and not likely to liue long, and doe inhabite and dwell within the countie of Y. and are not able to trauell to the Citie of London, and if they should chance to die before they be examined concerning the prem••isses, then were your said Orator without all remedie, for proofe of the foresaid vse and trust so by him reposed in the saide W. G. and M. his wife, (except by your good Lordship, it be granted vnto him, that he may haue a commission directed vnto such persons, as to your Lordship shall be thought meete, inhabiting in the said countie of Y. for the examining of the foresaide witnesses, in perpetuam rei memoriam, for the proofe of the foresaid vse and trust so reposed by your said Orator in the said W. G. and M.) May it therefore please your most honorable Lordshippe, the premisses gratiously considered, to grant to your said Orator &c.

A Bill vpon promise safely to deliuer sheepe to the Plaintife by one whose executor the Defendant is, which testator and executor conuerted the said sheepe to their owne vse, with an answere to the said Bill and replication thereunto▪

To the Queens most excellent Maiestie, in her highnes court of Chauncerie.

Memor̄. This direction is when there is neither Lord Chauncellor, nor Lord Keeper.

HVmbly complaining, sheweth vnto your Maiestie, your faithfull [unspec A] * 21.24 subiect W. P. of H. in the countie of L. gentlemam, that whereas

about the moneth of April which was in the yeare of our L. God 1590. one H. S. was lawfully possessed of 62. score Ewes, and 6. score lambs, as of his own proper goods, & he being of thē so possessed about the same time did fell the same vnto your Maiesties said subiect, for the summe of fiftie pounds of lawfull English money, or thereabouts to him paid by your said subiect: By force of which bargaine your said subiect was of the said sheepe lawfully possessed, as of his owne proper goods, and he being thereof so possessed, it was then agreed betweene your saide subiect, and the said H. S. and one G. C. of A. in the countie of Y. hus∣bandman, that the said H. S. should deliuer the same sheepe to the said G. C. to be safely kept by him to the vse of your saide subiect, to be brought and deliuered to your said subiect, at your said subiect his dwel∣ling house in H. aforesaid in the said county of Lincolne. And thereupon the said G. C. in consideration thereof, and in consideration of forty shil∣lings to him by the saide subiect to be paide at the deli••ery of the said sheepe, in forme aforesaid, did then assume vpon himselfe, and to your said subiect did faithfully promise, that if the said sheepe were deliuered vnto him, according to the said agreement, that then be the said G. C. would well and safely keepe the same, and bring & deliuer them or cause the same to be brought and deliuered vnto your saide subiect, at his said house in H. aforesaid, within certaine time after that he should so receiue the same: which time is long sithence past. And your highnes said sub∣iect further saith, that about the first day of May next ensuing the said agreement, and promise, all the said sheepe were deliuered vnto the said G. C. at A. aforesaid, according to the said agreement. But so it is, if it may please your excellent Maiestie, that the said G. C. in his life time, imagining, & fraudulently intending, your said subiect in this behalfe craftily & subtilly to defraud and deceiue, did not onely, not deliuer vnto your said subiect the said sheepe, nor any of them, according to his saide faithfull promise, and assumption: but contrariwise did take and con∣uert a great part of them to his owne proper vse, selling some of them to diuers persons to your said subiect vnknowen for diuers summes of mo∣ney conuerting the same to his owne vse, and killing sundrie other of them in his house. And shortly after made his last Will and Testament in writing, and thereof constituted one R. C. his brother his Executor, and died possessed of the said residue of the sheepe. After whose death the said R. C. proued the foresaid Testament, and also tooke vpon him the burthen and charge of the execution thereof, and by pretence of the said residue of the said sixe score & one Ewes, and sixescore & one lambes being about fourescore Ewes, and threscore Lambes, worth thirtie pound and aboue, came to the hands and possession of the said R. C. who imagining, and fraudulently intending your saide subiect in this be∣halfe,

and subtilty of the said sheepe to defraud and deceiue, hath in like manner sold the most part of the said Ewes, and Lambes, so comen to his hands and possession, to diuers persons to your said subiect vnkno∣wen, for diuers summes of money betweene them agreed vpon, and the money thereof arising hath conuerted to his onely vse and behoofe: and albeit your said subiect hath diuers times comen vnto him the said R. C since the death of the said G. C. gently requiring him either to deliuer vnto him your said subiect such & so many of the said sheep, so as is afore∣said, comen into his hands and possession, or the very value thereof, which very value of such other sheepe as the said G. C. had in his life time, so as is aforesaid ••onuerted to his owne vse, yet the said R. C. notwithstanding that after the death of the said G. C. the goods, and chattels, which were the said G. C. at the time of his death, sufficient both to discharge, pay, and performe, all the debts, and legacies of the said G. C. and to satisfie your Maiesties said subiect, of and for such, and so many of the said sheepe as came to the hands of the said G. C. and neuer came to the hands, custodie or possession of him the said R. C. hath euer hitherto denied and refused, and yet doth deny and refuse to yeeld vnto your said subiect any satisfaction, or any recompence at all, either for the said sheepe, so as is aforesaid, conuerted to the onely vse of the said G. C. in his life time, so as is said, either conuerted to the vse of the aforesaid R. C. after the death of the said G. or by him the said R. still vniustly detained and holden from your said subiect, which vniust dealing of him the said R. C. is to the greeuous losse and damages of your said subiect, and altogether against all right, equity, and good con∣science. In tender consideration whereof, and for so much as the said promise of the said G. C. so as is aforesaid made for the deliuery of the said sheepe as is aforesaid, was so made in the presence and hearing of the said R. C. and of certaine other witnesses, which be now all dead, but the said R. C. in so much as for want of such proofe as is requisite in that behalfe, he your said subiect is without all remedie either to re∣couer the said sheepe, or any recompence for the same, either by the strict course of the common lawes of this Realme, or in this honorable court, otherwise then by the parties owne confession vpon his oath in this honorable court, which your said subiect verely doth imagine and thinke, that he will confesse to be in such sort, as is here aforesaid. It may therefore please, &c.

The answere of R. C. to the Bill next before.

THe said defendant by protestation not acknowledging or confes∣sing* 21.25 the matters in the said bill of complaint, containe•• to betrue, in such manner and forme, as in the same they be set forth and alleaged,

saith, that the said bill of complaint is verie vntrue, incertaine, and insufficient in the law to be answered vnto, and the matters therein surmised are enuiously deuised, and vnconcionably contriued, imagined and set forth, onely of purpose to vexe and molest this defendant vniust∣ly, and to put him to great, trauell, expences and charges of suit and that without any iust cause, or good matter, as this defendant hopeth he shall proue vnto this honorable court, neuerthelesse, the aduantage of exception to the insufficiency, and vncertaintie of the sat•• bill of com∣plaint, and all other aduantages to this defendant, at all times hereaf∣ter saued, the said defendant for answere vnto the said bill of complaint saith, that he doth not certainly know, neither is he as he thinketh, com∣pelable to take notice, whether one H. S. in the bill named, being about the moneth of Aprill, in the yeare of our Lord God 1590. lawfully pos∣sessed of sixe score and one Ewes, and sixe score and one Lambes, as of his owne proper goods, did sell the same vnto the said complainant for the summe of fiftie pounds, as in the said bill is supposed, or whether the said complainant being lawfully possessed of the said sheepe, as of his owne proper goods by force of such bargaine, there were anie such agreement betweene the said complainant, and the said S. and one G. C. of A. in the Countie of Y. for the deliuerie of the said sheepe to the said G. to be safely kept to the complainants vse, and to be deliue∣red to the complainant at his dwelling house in H. in the Countie of L. as in the said bill is suggested, this defendant as he thinketh is not bound now to take notice, being then a stranger thereunto, or whether the said G. C. vpon the former part of the insufficient consideration grounded vpon the premisses, or for, in, or vpon the latter, being a lame blanke and imperfect, or rather no consideration, there naming nihil omnino to be by the said complainant paied vnto the said G. C. did as∣sume and faithfully promise vnto the complainant safely to keepe and deliuer the said sheepe, as in in the said bill is alleaged, but this defen∣dant saith, that if the assumption be grounded vpon any good conside∣ration, then the complainant might haue his remedie at the common law, if he had any iust cause. And therefore this defendant, as he thin∣keth, might verie well demurre in lawe vpon the said bill, and demaund iudgement, if he shall be by this honorable court compellable to an∣swere the complainant any further. Neuerthelesse, for as much as this defendant hopeth that the said complainant shall neuer be able to proue his subtill supposed suggestions in the said bill set forth, and alleaged, For further answere vnto the said bill, saith, that true it is, that the said G. C. in the said bill mentioned, made his last Will and Testament in writing, and thereof constituted this defendant his executor, and died, without that, that the said G. C. in his life time, imagining, and fra••∣dulently

intending the said complainant in that behalfe craftily and subtilly to defraud and deceiue, did not onely, not deliuer vnto the said complainant the said sheepe, nor any of them according to his said faith∣ful promise and assumption, but contrariwise did take & conuert a great part of them to his owne proper vse, selling some of them to diuers per∣sons to the said complainant vnknowen, for diuers summes of money, conuerting the same to his vse, and killing sundrie others of them in his house, and died possessed of the residue of the said sheepe, as in the said Bill is vntruely and vncharitably alleaged against the said G. C. being now dead. For this defendant verely doth thinke, and imagine in his conscience, if such s••eepe were deliuered to the saide G. C. to be kept and deliuered as is aforesaid, that then the said G. did in his life time well and truely deliuer the aforesaide sheepe accordingly: without that that after the death and departure of the foresaid G. C. the possession of the said residue of the saide sixe score and one Ewes, and sixe score and one Lambes, being about the full number of foure score Ewes, and three score Lambes worth thirtie pound and aboue, came to the handes and possession of the saide R. C. now defendant, who imagining, and fraudulently intending the said complainant in that behalfe craftily and subtilly of the said sheepe to defraud, and de∣ceiue, hath in like manner solde most part of the said Ewes and Lambs so come to his hands and possession, to sundrie persons to the said com∣plainant vnknowen, for diuers summes of money betweene them there∣fore agreed vpon, and the money thereof arising, hath conuerted to his onely vse and behoofe, as in the said bill of complaint is very falsly sur∣mised, set forth, and alleaged. And without that, that any other matter or thing in the said bill materiall, to be answered vnto, and in this an∣swere not sufficiently answered, confessed, and auoided, trauersed, or de∣nied, is true. All which matters, &c. and praieth, &c.

The Replication of W. P. Complainant to the aunswere of R. C. Defendant.

THe said complainant for replication saith in all and euery thing* 21.26 [unspec A] and things, as he in the said bill of complaint hath said, and doth and will auerre, iustifie, maintaine, and proue his said bill of complaint, in all and euery matter, thing and things therein contained to be good, iust and true, certaine, and sufficient in the law to be answered vnto by the said defendant in such manner and forme as they be in the same most truely set forth and declared, and not enuiously deuised, nor vnconscio∣nably contriued, imagined, and set forth, onely of purpose to vexe and molest this defendant vniustly. And to put him to great trauell, expen∣ces and charges of suit, and that without any iust cause, or good matter

as in the said answere, it is by the said defendant vntruely surmised. And this complainant further saith, that the said answere of the said defen∣dant is verie incertaine, vntrue and insufficient in the law to be replied vnto by this complainant, for diuers apparant faults and imperfections therein contained. And namely in this, that the said complainant, be∣ing in, and by the said bil of complaint, charged to haue had in his hands and possession, diuers of the said sheepe, in the said bill mentioned, doth in in his said answere neither confesse nor denie the hauing thereof, as by the said answere it appeareth, so that in reason he ought to be com∣pelled by the order of this honorable Court, to make a better and more certaine and perfect answere vnto the said bill of complaint, Neuerthe∣lesse this defendant sauing vnto himselfe, at all times hereafter, all ad∣uantage of exceptions to the manifest incertainty and insufficiency of the said answere for further replication therunto, Also further saith, that the said consideration in the said bill of complaint contained, is very suf∣ficient to maintaine the said suit in this honorable Court, Albeit that no other thing had been departed with, on the part of this complainant, but onely the credite and deliuery of the said sheepe, vnto the handes of the said G. C. and yet this complainant hopeth to proue, that there was gi∣uen vnto the saide G. C. for and on the behalfe of the saide com∣plainant, very good matter of consideration for keeping and con∣ueying of the said sheepe, as in the said bill is alleaged. And further this repliant doth, & wil also auerre and proue, that diuers of the saide sheepe since the death of the said G. C. haue come to the hands and possession of the said complainant, which haue bin vnlawfully conuerted to his owne vse, against all right, equity, and good conscience, without that, that any other matter, thing or things, clause, sentence, article, or allegation in the said answere contained materiall or effectuall in the law, to be re∣plied vnto by this complainant, and not herein before in this his repli∣cation sufficiently replied vnto, confessed and auoided, denied or trauer∣sed is true. All which matters this complainant is ready to auerre and proue as this honorable Court shall award. And praieth as he in his said bill hath praied.

A Bill for a debt vpon a contract without witnesses.

IN most humble wise complaining sheweth vnto your honor, your* 21.27 [unspec A] poore and daily Orator T. B. of C. in the countie of Darby Mer∣cer, That were about two yeares now past, one T. G. of B. in the Countie of Y. gentleman, bought of your said Orator, xii. yeardes of li••nen cloth, price, xxii. s̄. and diuers other wares and marchandices, a∣mounting in the whole to the value of xx. markes or thereabout, for pai∣ment whereof the said T. G. earnestly required your said Orator to for∣beare him the said T. G. for the space of a moneth or there abouts, then

next following, And for that the said T. G. did then faithfully assume and promise to pay the said debt, vnto your said Orator at the said mo∣nethes ende, your said Orator trusting to his bare promise, deliuered vnto the said T. G. the said cloth, wares and marchandises, without taking any specialty or other security for paiment of the aforesaid mo∣ney, Now so it is, if it may please your honorable L. that the said G. T. perceiuing that your said Orator can by no order of the common lawes of this Realme recouer the said money for want of specialtie or wit∣nesses to proue the said assumption and contract, being very lately by your said Orator, requested to pay the said money according to his said promise, yet neuertheles the said T. G. hath plainely affirmed and an∣swered, that your said Orator shall not haue anie peny thereof, which if it should so passe without reliefe to your Orator herein, would turne to the great impouerishment and damage of your said Orator, who hath ouer many such debtors. In consideration whereof the premisses ten∣derly considered, and forasmuch as your said Orator is without all re∣medie for the recouerie of the same by the strict order of the common lawes of this Realme, for want of specialtie or witnesse, as aforesaid. May it therefore please &c.

The Answere, and demurrer of the same.

THe said defendant saith, that the said bill of complaint is very vn∣certaine,* 21.28 [unspec A] vntrue and insufficient in the law to be answered vnto by this defendant, for diuers apparant matters and causes therein con∣tained, deuised and exhibited into this honorable Court, as this def. ve∣rely thinketh by the sinister aduise and perswasion of N. C. Atturney at the common law, of malice and euill will, to thintent to put this de∣fendant to vniust trouble and vexation, That he the said N. C. may thereby gaine, by solliciting of this said matter in this honorable court, and not vpon anie iust cause so to doe. And further saith the said def. That if the said matters mentioned in the said bill of complaint were true, as they be not indeed, yet were the same determinable and to be determined, at, and by the common lawes of this Realme, and not by this honorable Court, whereunto this defendant praieth to be dis∣missed with his reasonable costes and charges wrongfully sustained hereabouts. Neuerthelesse if he this defendant be compelled by this honorable court to make any further answere vnto the said incertainty, vntrue and insufficient bill of complaint, Then (and not other∣waies) thaduantage of exception, to the manifest incertainty and in∣sufficiency of the said bill of complaint to this defendant alwaies saued. For further aunswere thereunto, and for a full and plaine declaration of the truth touching the materiall contents of the said bill

of complaint (if any such be) he this defendant saith. That true it is indeed, that about three yeares now last past, This said defendant or some of his seruants to his vse, did receiue of this complainant xii. yards of linnen cloth, halfe an ell of cloth, one quarter and a halfe of cloth, and two scaines of threed which he thinketh to be parcell of the said wares in the said bill mentioned, and supposed to be bought by this defendant of the said complainant, which said wares were so receiued by this defendant or to his vse, as is aforesaid, to thintent that this de∣fendant should pay to the said complainant, so much money for the same as should be reasonably agreed vpon by this defendant, and the saide complainant, which said bargaine and agreement, this defendant is, and euer hitherto hath beene readie to haue performed, without that, that the said defendant about two yeares now last past, did buy of the said complainant, the said twelue yardes of linnen cloth, at, and for the said price of xxii. s̄. or the said halfe elle of other cloth for the said price of ii. s̄. viii. d . or the said quarter and a halfe of other cloth, and two scaines of threed for the said price of xviii. d . for he this defendant saith, that he and this complainant did neuer to his remembrance agree to a∣nie certaine price for the said wares, as in the said bill of complaint is vntruly alleaged. And without that, that he this defendant did euer buy of this complainant, the said ten yards of beluet, or any part ther∣of, or any other wares or marchandices amounting in the whole to twentie markes, or for the paiment thereof, euer required the said com∣plainant to for be are him the said defendant, for the space of one moneth then next following, as in the saide bill is wrongfully alleaged. And without that, that he this defendant did faithfully assent and promise to pay the said debt vnto the said complainant at the said monethes ende, Or that the said complainant, trusting the bare promise of this defen∣dant, deliuered vnto him this defendant, the said cloth, wares, veluet, and marchandise, as in the said bill is vntruly alleaged. And without that, that he this defendant perceiuing that this complainant can by no order of the common lawes of this Realme, recouer any part of the said money, for want of specialtie or witnesse to prone the said supposed as∣sumption and contract, hath plainely affirmed, that he the said com∣plainant shall not haue one penny thereof in such manner and forme, as in the saie bill of complaint is most vntruely and slaunderously al∣leaged, without that, that any other matter &c. thing, things, clause, sentence, article, or allegation, in the said bill of complaint contayned, materiall or effectuall in the law to be answered vnto by this defen∣dant and not &c.

A Bill to be discharged of sundrie bondes made by the Plaintife to diuers by the Defendants meanes vpon promise that they should not preiudice them, laying open diuers cunning and lewde practises to circumuent the Plaintife.

HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your honorable L. your daily [unspec A] * 21.29 Orator I. M. of M. in the Countie of Y. yeoman, that whereas about sixteene yeares now last past, certaine debts, controuersies, suits, and variances did arise betweene one T. L. of E. in the Countie of Y. yeoman, and your said Orator, and certaine other freeholders of the Lordship of Ecclesall aforesaid, concerning the inclosing, vse, possession, and occupation of certaine parcels of wast or common ground called R. in E. aforesaid, wherein your saide Orator and other freeholders, and all those whose estate they then had, and yet haue in certaine lands in the said Lo. by all the time, whereof there is no memory of man to the contrary, haue vsed to haue common of pasture for their beasts and cattel, vpon the said lands leuant and couchantat all times of the yeare, at their wils and pleasures, as vnto their tenements belonging, which parcels of waste ground one N. S. Esquier before that time, had de∣mised vnto the said T. L. for certaine yeares then induring, for pacify∣ing and ending of which said suites and controuersies, and of such suits and controuersies, as were then betweene the said L. and S. touching the same and other things, your said Orator and T. D. and other of the freeholders aforesaid, and the said L. by the meanes and intreatie of the said N. S. about the said time did submit themselues to the order, ar∣bitrement, and award of I. F. R. M. C. W. and E. H. touching the said controuersies, & to the end that the said L. would be contented that the said suites betweene him & the said S. might rather by that means receiue a quiet ende, then by ertremitie of law, there being then great suits betweene the said N. S. and L. which the said L. would not other∣wise compromit, your said orator & the said D. was bound vnto the said L. in one obligation of C. l . & vnto the said N. S. in one other obligation of C. l . for performance of the said award, the said N. S. then promising to your said Orator, that within short time after the making of the said bond vnto him, he would haue cancelled or made voide the saide bond of C. pound, made by them vnto the said N. S. the meaning of which bonde your saide Orator (being a simple vnlearned man) thought to haue reached no further, but to actes to haue bin done by himselfe a∣gainst the said awarde, which he the rather so thought, because the said N. S. tolde him so, or to the effect, and they were onely so agreed to haue the condition thereof made before the making thereof. And the said L. was also bound in an C. l . vnto your said Orator, and the said D

for the performance of this part of the said awarde, And afterwardes, viz. about the xi. yeare of the raigne of the Queenes Maiestie, that now is, the said arbitrators made an awarde of the premisses, that the said L. should haue inclosed the said grounds, during such terme as he then had therein by the demise of the said N. S. by Indenture with∣out veration of your said Orator the said T. D. and other freeholders of the said Lo. of E. by meanes of which awarde the said L. enioyed the premisses euer since the making thereof accordingly, without any vex∣ation of the said D. or your said Orator, or any other the freeholders of E. aforesaid, vntill such time as the said L. caused the said premisses to be purchased or taken by lease, as lands concealed, and vniustly withhol∣den from her Maiestie, and thereupon caused suites to be commenced against diuers of the said freeholders by information in the Ex. of in∣trusion supposed to be done by them into the said premisses, which suite so long continued, that a verdict and iudgement therein were had for the said freeholders, whereby their title to the said common being then in issue, was specially found as by the recordes thereof remayning in the said court it plainly appeareth, wherupō some of the said freeholders (as this complainant thinketh) entred into the said premisses being vn∣fenced. And thereupon the said L. commenced suite vpon the said bond of an C. l . against your said Orator and the said D. albeit they neuer interrupted his possession in the said premisses, and the said D. and your said orator for their indempnity likewise prosecuted suit vpō their bond of an C. l . because the said L. in his part had not performed the said a∣ward, by meanes whereof your said Orator, and the said D. obtained a verdict and iudgement against the said L. for the said C. l . L. his said suit against them depending vntried, whereupon the said L. seeing how vniustly he had dealt with the said D. and your said Orator about the premisses perceiuing in what ieopardie he stood, and how in equity he ought not to haue recouered any thing against your said Orator and the said D. by his said bond, nor haue had any reliefe for the said C. l . so by them recouered against him, he the said L. moued your said Orator and the said D. by sundrie meanes to come to agreement with him for the said C. l . so recouered against him, whereupon the said D. and your said Orator, intending a generall quietnesse for all bonds and matters concerning the said premisses, at the great and importunate suit of the said L. and by the meditation of certaine honest men their friends, vp∣on the faithfull promise of the said L. that he the said L. woulde war∣rant him your saide Orator against the said N. S. for his said bond of an C. l . alleaging that N. S. had no cause to sue the same, and that if he had, yet because the matter of the said bond principally concerned him the said L. (as it did indeed) that if your said Orator agreed with

him for the premisses, that then the said N. S. neither could nor would hurt him by reason of his said bond, the said iudgement for the said C. l . was released vnto the said L. by your said Orator hauing none other consideration therefore, then his said promise of quietnes and discharge of the said N. S. his said bond. Neuerthelesse not long after the saide agreement, the said L. perceiuing himselfe to be discharged of the said iudgement, and entending the vtter vndoing of your said Orator, con∣trary to his said promise, practised with the said N. S. touhing the said bond by him and the said D. made vnto the said S. and procured the same to be put in suite against them in the Queenes Maiesties Bench. Albeit the said N. S. had neuer any losse by reason of any act done a∣gainst the said bond to the valew of one penny, since which suit the said N. S. and D. haue secretly growen to agreement betwene themselues, to thintent to lay the whole penalty of the said bond vpon your said O∣rator, Notwithstanding the said faithfull promise of the said N. S. to deliuer in the said bond to be cancelled, and the said L. his promise was to saue your said Orator harmelesse against the said N. S. for the same. Albeit the said N. S. neuer had any losse or hinderance by reason of the premisses, by means of your said Orator, neither was any thing attemp∣ted or done by the said freeholders against the saide L. contrary to the said award, Otherwise then by the consent of the said N. S. who mo∣ued or procured the said freeholders to enter into bond one to another, to heare the charges of suites for the defence of their said title of common in the said seuerall parcels of ground, called R. and T. promising them his aide and furtherance therein, vnto some of which bonds the said N. S. hath subscribed his owne name as a witnesse of the deliuery thereof, which their hard dealings against your said Orator in the premisses, are much against all right, equity, and conscience, and to the vtter impoue∣rishment and vndoing of your said Orator, his poore wife and children, wherefore the premisses graciously considered, and for as much aswell the said premisses and agreements of the said N. S. with your said O∣rator, and the said D. and the said practise had betweene the said N. S. and the said L. to put the said bonde in suite, as also the saide agreement made by the said N. S. and the said D. for staying of his saide suite a∣gainst the said D. and also the said promise or agreement of the said L. to saue your said Orator harmelesse against the said N. S. for the saide bonde was secretly made amongst themselues, & for that your said Ora∣tor trusted that they would faithfully haue performed the same to your said Orator, called no witnes to be present to heare the same promise made, and therefore is not able to produce any witnes to testifie the pre∣misses, nor hath any meanes to proue the same, other then by the aun∣sweres of the said N. S. and T. L. who he verely thinketh will in their

answeres to the premisses confesse the same: May it therefore please your Lordship, of your accustomed goodnesse, to grant vnto your said Orator the Queenes Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena, to be directed to the said N. S. and T. L. and to either of them, thereby commaunding them, &c.

A Bill for practising with the plaintifes wife, to receiue of her the plaintifes goods, and for receipt and detaining thereof.

HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your good Lordship, your dai∣ly [unspec A] * 21.30 Orator L. I. of S, in the Countie of N. Gentleman, That whereas about foure or fiue yeares past, your Orator being possessed of diuers goods, and diuers summes of money, to a great valew, to the ende that C. C. of W. in the said Countie of N. M. his wife, and A their daughter, now the wife of I. P. of H. in the saide Countie yeoman. might the better bring to passe, indirectly to gaine and get into their, or some of their custodies and possession, all, or the most pact of the said money and goods, and by that meanes defraude or defeat your Orator thereof, by continuall and sinister practise, instigation, and perswasion, then allured, prouoked, and intised A. I. deceased, being then your O∣rators wife, to grow to some discord and variance with him, and to es∣loine and conuey into their, or some of their keeping, all or the most part of the said money or goods, promising that the same should be rea∣die, and vsed for her vse and behoofe: Now so it is, if it may please your good Lordship, that by the said lewde and ••ad practises of the said C. M. and A. P. and of diuers other persons by their meanes, whose names your Orator knoweth not, your Orators said wife about foure or fiue yeares since, and at sundrie times before, did with violence breake open some part of your Orators house at S. aforesaid, his chists therebeing locked and did essoine, steale, imbeasill, or conuey away from your Orator, seueral summes of money, and diuers parcels of his goods and household stuffe, aswell in the night season as in the day time, to a very great value, the certainty whereof your Orator knoweth not, but is induced by good reason to beleeue, that it doth amount vnto the sum̄ of one hundred pound at the least, and deliuered, or caused the same to be deliuered vnto the custodie and possession of the said C. C. and M. his wife, or A. their daughter, or of some other person or persons, by their or some of their meanes or consents, whereof your Orator by some good meanes hauing had intelligence, hath sundry times vsed speech and communication with the said C. M. and A. P. touching the same, and in most gentle and friendly manner required to haue the saide money and goods so essoined and imbeasiled, as aforesaid, to be to him restored, or else to haue some recompence for the same, but they haue vtterly re∣fused

to doe eyther the one or the other, and doe still refuse to doe the same, and do conuert and dispose the said money and goods to their own vses, whereby your Orator shal be vtterly thereof defeated, to his great hinderance and impouerishment, contrarie to all equitie, & good consci∣ence, vnlesse by your Lordships fauor he may be relieued in this most honorable Court. Forasmuch therefore as your Orator knoweth not the names or number of the said confederates, nor the seueral & certaine times wherein the said money and goods were conueyed away from him as aforesaid, nor the quantitie, nature, or valew of them, whereby to make any lawfull demaun••, or to vse any action by the strict course of the common lawes of this Realme, against them the said C. M. and A. P. or any other their confederates, for these great iniuries & wrongs, as aforesaid, but that the trueth and certainty of all these matters doe rest in the priuate and proper notice of the said C. C. and M. his wife, and A. their daughter, or of some one of them, who no doubt, vppon their corporall Oathes will disclose and set downe the trueth and cer∣taintie of all these matters: May it therefore please your honorable Lordship, to grant vnto your Orator, the Queenes Maiesties gratious writ of Subpena, to be directed, &c.

The Answere to the same.

HHe said defendants say, that the said bill of complaint against* 21.31 [unspec A] them exhibited into this honorable Court is very incertaine, vn∣true, and insufficient in the law, to be answered vnto by the said defen∣dants, or any of them, for diuers and sundrie apparant faultes and im∣perfections therein contained and deuised, and exhibited into this hono∣rable Court, partly of malice and euill will, without iust cause concei∣ued against the said C. C. one of these defendants, to the intent thereby to vexe and molest him, and his said wife and daughter, with vniust tra∣uell and expences, but chiefly to the intent and purpose to wearie, im∣pouerish, and terrifie him this defendant with such suites, so that he shal neither be able nor willing to prosecute the law against him the said complainant, for diuers great summes of money which he oweth vnto him the said C. C. this defendant, and vniustly detaineth from him, and not for anie good or iust cause of suite: Neuerthelesse, if by the order of this honorable Court, these defendants shall be inforced to make any further or other answere, to the said incertaine, vntrue, and insuffici∣ent Bill of complaint, then, and not otherwise, all aduantage of ex∣ception, to the manifest incertaintie and insufficiencie of the said Bill of complaint, to these defendants, and euerie of them, at all and euery time and times hereafter saued. For further answere thereunto and for a full and plaine declaration of the truth of the premisses, These defen∣dants

say, and euery one of them saith, thst neither they, nor any of thens by continuall & sinister practise, instigation, and perswasion, did not at any time allure, prouoke, & intice A. I. deceased, then wife of the said cō∣plainant, to grow to some discord with the said complainant, & to essoine and conuey into their, or any of their keeping, all or any of the said mo∣ney and goods, in the said bill of complaint mentioned, promising that the same should be readie and vsed for her vse & behoofe, to the ende that they these def. or any of thē, might the better bring to passe indirectly to gaine or get into their custody & possession, all, or the most part of the said money & goods, and by that meanes, to defeat and defraud the said complainants thereof, as in the said bill of complaint is very slaunde∣rously, & most vntruly alleaged: And these defendants further say, & eue∣ry of them saith, that the said late wife of the said complainant did neuer with violence breake open some part of the said complainants said house at S. in the said bill mentioned, nor his said chists there being locked, nor did essoine, imbeasill, or conuey away from the said complainant, se∣uerall, or any summe or summes of money, & diuers, or any parcell of his goods, or household stuffe, either in the night season, or in the day time, by the practise of these def. or of any of thē, or of any other person or per∣sons, by their or any of their means, as in the said bil of complaint is like∣wise very malitiously and vntruly surmised, without that, that the said wife of the said complainant euer deliuered, or cause to be deliuered the said money and goods in the said bill of complaint mentioned, or anie part thereof, vnto the custodie, and possession of these defendants, or of some of them, or of any other person or persons, by their, or some of their meanes or consents, as in the said bill of complaint is also vntruely al∣leaged: And without that, that euer there was anie cause why the said complainant did, or should vse any such speach and communication with these defendants, or anie of them touching the premisses, or require to haue the said money and goods supposed to be essoined or imbezeled, to be to him restored, or to haue some recompence for the same, or that these defendants, or anie of them doe conuert and dispose the said money and goods or any part thereof, to their or any of their owne vses, whereby the said complainant shall be vtterly thereof defeated, to his great hin∣derance and impouerishment, contrarie to all right, equitie, and good conscience, as in the sasd bill of complaint is likewise vntruely sugge∣sted: And without that, that any other matter, thing, or things, clause, sentence, article, or allegation, in the said bill of complaint contained, materiall or effectuall in the lawe to be answered vnto, by these defen∣dants, or anie of them, and not here in this their answers sufficiently an∣swered vnto, confessed and auoided, denied or trauersed, is true. All which matters, &c.

The Replication to the Answere next before.

THe said complainant, for, and by way of replication saith, that his* 21.32 [unspec A] said bill of complaint, exhibited against these defendants into this most honorable Court, is very certaine, true, and sufficient in the law to be answered vnto, and not deuised and exhibited into his most honorable Court of malice and euill will, without cause conceiued against the said C. C. one of the said defendants, to thintent thereby to vexe and molest him his said wife and daughter with vniust trauell and expences, as in the said answeres is vntruly alleaged, Nor chiefly to thintent and pur∣pose so to wearie and impouerish and terrifie the saide C. C. with such suites, that he should neither be able nor willing to prosecute the law a∣gainst the said complainant, for di••ers great summes of money, which he doth owe vnto him the said C. C. and vniustly detained from him, but is exhibited vpon iust cause of suit, as the said complainant doubteth not to make manifest and proue vnto this honorable court, with that, that the said def. or some one of them, by sinister, practise, instigation, and perswasion, did allure, prouoke, & intice the said complainants wife to grow to some discord with the said complainant, & to essoine and con∣uey into their, or some, or one of their keepings the said money & goods, in the said bill of complaint mentioned, promising that the same should be readie, & vsed for her vse and behoofe, to the end that they might the better bring to passe, indirectly to gaine or get into their, or some, or one of their custody & possession the said money & goods, & by that means to defeat & defraud the said complainants thereof, as in the said bill of cō∣plaint is very truly alleaged. And also with that, that the said complai∣nāts wife, did with violēce break open some part of the said cōplainants house at S. in the said bill mentioned, & his said chist there being locked did essoine, steale, imbeasil, & conuey away from the said cōplainant, seue∣rall sums of money, & diuers parcels of his goods & houshold stuffe in the night season, & in the day time, by the practise of the said def. or some, or one of them, or of some other person or persons, by their, or some, or one of their means, as in the said bil of complaint is likewise very truly decla∣red: And with that, that the said complainants wife did deliuer, or cause to be deliuered the said money & goods, in the said bill of cōplaint men∣tioned, vnto the custody and possession of the said def. or of some, or one of them, or of some other person or persons, by their, or some, or one of their meanes or consent, as likewise in the said bil of complaint is most truly alleaged: And without that, that there was cause why the said cōplai∣nant should vse speech & communication with the said defendants, or some, or one of them touching the premisses, & require to haue the said mony & goods essoined & imbeasiled to be to him restored, or to haue some

recompence for the same: And that the said defendants, or some, or one of them do conuert and dispose the said money and goods, to their, or some, or one of their vses, whereby the said complainant shall be vtterly defeated thereof, to his great hinderance, as in the saide Bill of com∣plaint is likewise most truly alleaged: without that, that any other matter, cause, or thing, materiall or effectuall in the said answeres con∣tained, to be by the said complainant replied vnto, and herein not suf∣ficiently replied vnto, confessed and auoided, &c.

A Bill far that the Defendant hath got the Plaintifes bill for payment of money by them into their hands, and thereby meane to defraude him of the same.

HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your good Lordship, your dai∣ly* 21.33 [unspec A] Orator N. T. of T. in the Countie of D. yeoman. That whereas about two yeares now last past, your said Orator did sell vnto one I. M. G. W. P. T. alias S. and R. H. foure oxen, and three kine, for 14. pound of lawfull English money, And at the same time made vnto your said Orator a Bill of their hands for the payment thereof, at the feast of S. Michaell tharchangell last past: But now so it is, if it may please your L. that the said bill of 14. pound is by casuall meanes come vnto the hands and possession of the said I. M. G. W. P. T. alias S. and R. H. or of some of them, who haue cancelled and defaced the same bill, And therefore, albeit they haue beene diuers times gently required by your said Orator, to pay vnto him the said 14. pound so to him due, yet that to doe, they and euery of them haue hitherto denied and refused, and yet doe denie and refuse to doe the same, against all right, equitie, and good conscience. In due consideration whereof, and for that your said Orator hath no remedie to recouer the said 14. pound without the said bill, by the common lawes of this Realme: May it therefore please your good Lordship, &c.

A Bill for wrongfull entering into Copyhold lands intailed, detayning of them, and of the writings of the same, for wasting the same, and con∣contriuing secret estates thereof.

IN most humble wise sheweth vnto your good L. your daily Orator* 21.34 [unspec A] A. G. of D. in the Countie of D. That whereas one T. G. father vnto your said Orator, was in his life time lawfully seised in his de∣mesne as of fee taile, to him and to his heires males of his body law∣fully begotten, of, and in one mesuage or tenement with thappurtenan∣ces, scituate, lying, and being in W. in the said Countie of D. And was likewise seised to him, and the heires males of his body lawfully begot∣ten, of, and in foure cottages, three closes or pastures, and eight acres of

arrable land with their appurtenacces, lying and being in W. afore∣said, being customarie lands, and holden of the Q. Matestie, as of her highnesse manor of W. aforesaid, at the will of the Lord, according to the custome of the said manor: And the said T. G. being of all and sin∣guler the premisses, with their and euery of their appurtenances so sei∣sed, as aforesaid, of such estate, died thereof seised, By and after whose death, all and singuler the premisses with their appurtenances, did dis∣cend vnto H. G. as sonne and next heire male of the bodie of the saide T. by force and vertue whereof, the said H. entred into all and singuler the said premisses with their appurtenances, and was thereof lawfully seised to him, & the heires males of his body lawfully begotten. And he so being therof seised, of such an estate died seised: By & after whose death, all and singuler the said premisses with their appurtenances, did discend and come to T. G. as sonne & next heire male of the bodie of the said H. by force wherof, he the said T. entred into al & singuler the said premis∣ses, & was thereof lawfully seised in his demesne, as of fee taile, to him and the heires males of his body lawfully begotten. And he the said C. so being therof seised, of such an estate died seised, without any issue male of his bodie, By & after whose death, all and singuler the said premisses with their appurtenances, did discend and come vnto your said Orator, as brother & next heire male of the said T. G. But now, so it is, if it may please your good L. that aswel the said deed of intail, & al other the deeds euidences, escripts, writings, & muniments, manifesting, for feiting, de∣fending, & prouing the estate, right, interest, & title of your said orator, of in, & to the said premisses, are by some casuall or sinister meanes comen into the hands, custody or possession of one R. W. & E. his wife T. C. & A. his wife I. D. & I. W. or some of them, who by colour thereof haue entred into the said premisses, & receiued, perceiued, & taken the issues, profits, & commodities thereof, & conuerted the same to their owne pro∣per vses & behoofes, without yeelding any consideration or recompence to your said orator for the same. And yet not so cōtented, but they the said R. E. T. A. I. & I. by colour of hauing the said deeds, euidēces, escripts, writings, & myniments haue not only made great streppe, & wast of the premisses, but also contriued & made to themselues, & to other persons vnknowen to your said orator, diuers & sundry secret estates & conuei∣ances of the premisses to the plaine disinherison of your said orator, con∣trary to all right, equity, & good conscience. And although your said O∣rator hath diuers & sundry times by himselfe & his friends, requested the said R. W. & E. his wife. T. C. & A. his wife, I. D. & I. W. and euery of them to yeeld vp the quiet possession of the premisses, & to deliuer vnto your said Orator the said deeds, euidences, escripts, writings, & muni∣ments, yet they & euery of them, so to do, haue vtterly refused & denied,

and still do denie and refuse, contrary to all right, equity, & good consci∣ence. In tender consideration whereof, and for asmuch as your said O∣ratr knoweth not the contents nor certaine dates of the said deeds, eui∣dences, escripts, writings, and myniments, nor weather they be contai∣ned in bagge or boxe sealed, in chest, or cubbord locked. And therefore is at, and by the strict course of the common law of this Realme remedi∣lesse for the recouery of the same. May it therefore, &c.

A Bill for deteining of an Indenture of lease for yeares.

HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your honorable L. your daily* 21.35 [unspec A] Orator I. B. of N. in the parish of A. in the Countie of Y. E∣squier. And T. B. sonne and heire apparant of the said I. That where∣as your said Orator the second day of Iuly, in the eight yeare of the raigne of our soueraigne Ladie the Queenes Maiestie that now is, did demise and to ferme let vnto one R. M. of B. in the said Countie ye••∣man, all his moitie, or one halfe of his messuage or tenement called D. with all the lands, meadows, closes, pastures, & commons vnto the same belonging or in any wise appertayning, from the feast of Saint M. the Bishop last past, before the date abouesaid, vnto the full end and terme of 18. yeares then next ensuing, fully to be complete & ended. By ver∣tue of which demise aforesaid, R. M. into the mesuage or tenemēt afore∣said, did enter as was lawful for him to do. And now sithēce the making of the lease aforesaid, the said R. M. did often repaire & come to the house of the said I. B. & by that meanes in short time became very familiar with the said I. insomuch that he the said I. being aged, & by reason ther∣of also lieth bedriden, & hath done for the space of many yeares, And fin∣ding the said M. to be very diligent and carefull about him the said I. for the recouery of his health, did so affect the said M. as y^• he did wholly commit the custody & keeping of all his euidences, leases, bonds, & bils, amongst which the counterpaine of the said M. his lease was. And vn∣lesse the said M. together with some of your said Orators seruants haue secretly conuaied & taken it away, as your said Orator doth vehement∣ly suspect, in that he wanteth the same lease: by reason whereof he nei∣ther knoweth what conditions are contained in the same, neither what penaltie, if the rent be behind, or whether there be any distresse for not paiment of the rent, or else whether the lease be vtterly void, if the rent be not paid at a day certaine & what other couenants it containeth for prohibiting of wast to be done, as also for the repairing of the messuage or tenement aforesaid with needfull reparations, with diuers other co∣uenāts to many good purposes specified in y^e same lease. Add for that also y^• the said coūterpain is by some such indirect means as before is aleaged come vnto y^e hands of the said M. as also for that your orator through

want thereof by the strict course of the common lawes of this land can∣not duely punish the breach of all, or any the couenants therein expres∣sed, which on the said M. his part ought to haue beene performed and kept, for want of the said counterpaine. May it therefore please your good Lordship, &c.

A Bill for money for bording with one, whose Executor the Plain∣tife is.

HVmbly complaining, sheweth vnto your honorable Lordship your* 21.36 [unspec A] daily Orator D. C. of B. in the Countie of D. yeoman, executor of the last Will and Testament of D. C. his father. That whereas a∣bout the first day of Iune, which was in the 18. yeare of the raigne of our most gratious soueraigne Lady the Queenes most excellent Ma∣iestie that now is, one W. S. of M. in the said Countie yeoman, at B. aforesaid, did put himselfe and A. then his wife to borde with the saide D. C. the Testator, and there to remaine so long with the said Tesator as it should please both the said parties, and the said W. S. in conside∣ration there of, there faithfully agreed to pay, and satisfie for the same, vnto the said D. C. the Testator or his executors, during such time as he and his said wife should remaine at borde with the said Testator, so much lawfull English money, as the said bording should be reasonably worth, and at such time as he should be thereunto required. By vertue of which putting to borde, agreement, and faithfull promise, the saide W. and A. his wife, were at borde with the said Testator by the space of three whole yeares, or thereabouts, during all which time the said Testator at his owne costes and charges did finde vnto the said W. and A. conuenient, and necessacie meate, drinke, and lodging, and at sundrie times Hay, and Grasse for the Horses of the said W. which bording, Hay, and Grasse, by the said space of three yeares aforesaid, was reaso∣nably worth fortie pounds at least. Yet the said W. not ignorant of the premisses, nor regarding his said faithfull agreement and promise, but imagining, and fraudulently intending the said D. C. the Testator, and your said Orator his executor in this behalfe, craftily and deceipt∣fully to deceiue and defraud: albeit he hath beene oftentimes thereunto gently required by the said Testator in his life time, and by your saide Orator, his executor, after his death, hath not paid or satisfied any thing vnto the said Testator in his life time, nor vnto your foresaid Orator after his decease for the same bording, meate, drinke, & lodging during the foresaid time, that he and his said wife so remained at borde with the said Testator, according to his said faithfull promise, and agreement, but hath euer hitherto, denied and refused therefore to satisfie and pay the said Testator in his life time, and your said Orator after his death,

and yet doth denie and refuse to pay and satisfie your said Orator for the same, against all right, equitie, and good conscience, and to the hinde∣rance of the execution of the said last Will and Testament of the said Testator. In tender consideration whereof, and for so much as your said Orator hath none ordinarie remedie to recouer any thing for the said bording, and premisses by the strict course of the common lawes of this our Realme of England, as well for that it was not certainely a∣greed vpon betweene the said W. and the saide Testator, howe much the said W. should yeeld for the same: as also for that the saide Testa∣tor did so much credite the said W. that the said promise and agreement was priuately made betweene themselues, no person being thereunto called that might witnesse the same, so that if happily the said W. will not vpon his oath in his answere hereunto in this honorable Court, con∣fesse the said promise and agreement, as your saide Orator is verely thinketh he will, your said Orator is vtterly destitute of witnesses to make proofe thereof. Albeit that it be most true, that the saide agree∣ment and promise, was made and agreed vpon, as is aforesaid, which your said Orator hath sundrie times heard the said Testator say and declare: May it please your good Lordshippe, to grant vnto your said Orator, &c.

A Bill for not entering into bonde to saue a suretie harmelesse accor∣ding to promise.

IN most humble wise complaining sheweth vnto your Honor, your daily Orator R. P. of W. in the Countie of S. yeoman, That where∣as* 21.37 [unspec A] as one F. L. of S. in the said Countie of S. yeoman, did borow of one A. B. of S. in the said Countie of S. Gentleman, the summe of seuen∣teeue pounds and twelue shillings, of good and lawfull money of Eng∣land, to, and for the onely vse of him the said F. L. and of one R. L. of B. in the said Countie of S. yeoman, kinsman to the foresaid F. L. and for the true discharging and paiment of the foresaide summe of seuenteene pounds, and twelue shillings, because the said R. L. was a man esteemed to be of verie small credit, and altogether vnknowen vn∣to the said A. B. therefore the foresaid R. L. earnestly requested, and desired of your said Orator, being his neere neighbour, and of verie long acquaintance & familiaritie with him to enter into bond with him the said F. L. to the said A. B. for the true payment, and satisfaction of the foresaid sum of seauenteene pounds, and 12. S̄. and if in case your said Orator would enter into bonde for him, then he the said R. L. did faithfully promise, and affirme vnto your said Orator to enter into a counter bond of double value to his bo•••••• vnto your said Orator, to discharge, and faue him harmelesse against the said A. B. his executors and administrators, of, and from all manner of actions, suites, arrestes,

quarrels, troubles, molestations, and incumbrances whatsoeuer, which should or might arise by reason or meanes of the said obligation: wher∣upon your foresaid Orator (considering the great want and need that the foresaide R. L. did at that time stand in) trusting to his fayre speeches and promisses, after long entreatie and request to him made your said Orator did consent and agree to become bounden with the said F. L. to the foresaid A. B. for the paiment of the said summe of se∣uentie pounds twelue shillings, so that your saide Orator might haue such a counterbond from the said R. L. to discharge & saue him harme∣lesse against the said A. B. for and concerning the said bond, after which time, that is to say, the 25. day of March, in the xxix. yeare of the raigne of our soueraigne Lady the Queenes Maiestie that now is, The saide F. L. and your said Orator by their writing obligatory, did bind the said A. B. in the summr of xl. pound, of good and lawfull money of Eng∣land, vpon this condition indorced vpon the saide writing obligatorie, viz. that if the said F. L. and the said R. P. your said Orator, or eyther of them, their heires, executors, administrators, of them, or any of them did well and truely content and pay vnto the said A. B. his execu∣tors and administrators, the said summe of xvii. l . xii. s̄. of good and lawfull money of England, at, or vpon the xxv. day of March, in the yeare of our Lord God, one thousand fiue hundred eightie and eight, in the Church porch of S. betweene the howers of one and three of the clocke in the after noone of the same day, that then the said writing obligatorie to be void and of no effect, or else to stand in full force and vertue: But so it is right honorable, that the said summe of xvii. l . xii. s̄. was not paide vnto the said. A. B. at the time and place mentioned in the said condition, whereby the said bond of xl. pound, wherein the said F. L. and your said Orator were bounden to the said A. B. was, and yet continueth forfaited, the said A. B. being not paide nor agreed with∣all, by reason whereof, your H. said orator is like to grow to great trou∣ble and suite of law for the said bond: And albeit your honors said O∣rator hath diuers and sundry times sithence the making of the said bond, promise, and assumption, most earnestly requested the saide R. L. to make vnto your honors said Orator a counterbond, for the dischar∣ging and sauing harmelesse of your said Orator, against the said A. B. for, and concerning the said bond, according to his said assumption and promise, yet that so to doe, the said R. L. hath denied and refused euer hi∣therto, and yet doth denie and refuse to do the same, contrary to al right, equitie, and good conscience: In tender consideration whereof, and for asmuch as your said Orator hath no sufficient witnesse and wordes of assumption to maintaine an action vpon this case at the common lawe, meaning nothing but plainely, whereby he is void of all remedy at the

common law: May it therefore please your honour, the premisses consi∣dered, to grant vnto your said Orator, the Queenes Maiesties most gra∣tious writ of Subpena, to be directed to the said R. L. &c.

A Bill for making false Affidauit for apparance.

IN most humble wise sheweth vnto your good Lordship, your Lo. O∣rator [unspec A] * 21.38 M. F. of L. Gentleman. That whereas vpon suite heretofore and yet depending in this honorable Court, betweene your Lo. saide Orator then plaintife, and one R. A. defendant in the said suit, her Ma∣iesties writ of Subpena was out of this said Court vnto the said R. A. directed, commaunding him thereby at a certaine day therein limitted, to appeare before your Lo. in the said Court, and to answere to your L. said Orator, in, and touching the said suite: Now so it is, and it may please your good Lordship, that the said R. A. not hauing any regard of her Maiesties said processe of Subpena, so to him directed, but seeking deceiptfully and fraudulently to neglect and disobey the same, procured one E. B. his seruant, a very lewde person and fit minister for such a purpose, to come vnto this honorable Court of Chancery, and there most corruptly, falsely, and periuriously, to swere and depose vpon the ho∣ly Euangelist, that the said R. A. at that time was lame and not able to trauell to this Court, without great danger a•• his health, for that the paines of his lamenesse was such, that he was perswaded by his friends to goe to the Bath, being thirtie miles distant from his dwelling house, or thereabouts, and that he was gone to the said place with much a doe, and there remained at the taking of his saide Oath, wherein the said E. B. by the meanes, subornation, and procurement of the said R. A. hath most wickedly committed most willfull and cor∣rupt periurie, Forasmuch as the said R. A. was at that time in very good and perfect health, ability, and soundnesse of bodie, without any man∣ner of lamenesse or debilitie, so as he might haue verie well trauelled without hurt or daunger of his health, and was at that time at C. in the County of L. and not at Bath, as the said E. B. in his said deposi∣tion most vntruely deposed. May it therefore please your good Lord∣ship, &c.

A Bill to be relieued of an Obligation with condition for that the mo∣ney was paide accordingly.

IN most humble wise complaining sheweth vnto your good Lord∣shippe,* 21.39 your daily Orator N. K. of F. in the Councie of D. husband∣man, and I. B of A. in the same Countie husbandman. That where one N. B. of F. in the Countie of S. Gentleman, hauing neede to vse and borrowe money for his necessarie vse, entreated your saide

Orator to borrow of one M. E. of A. in the said Countie of D. widow, the summe of xx. l . which your said Orator did according to the request of the said N. And for the repayment therof to the said M. your said O∣rator became bound to her the said M. by obligation, in the summe of fortie pounds with condition, for the payment of the said twentie pound at a day now past, which twentie pounds he the said N. hath well and truely contented, satisfied, and paid to the said M. according to the con∣dition aforesaid: Which notwithstanding, so it is if it may please your good Lordship, yet doth the said M. against all good dealing detaine the said obligation in her hands, notwithstanding sundrie requestes made vnto her by your said Orator, for the deliuerie thereof, against all right, equitie, and good conscience, minding as it should seeme to put the same in suite, eyther against your Orator or his executors when opportunity serueth. In tender consideration whereof, and forasmuch as your said Orator hath not any ordinarie remedie by the course of the common law, to compell the said M. to deliuer the said bond, or to can∣cell the same according as in right she ought to doe. May it please your good Lordship to grant, &c.

A Bill for that the Plainiife hath not according to promise, procured an acquittance for rents by him paide to the Defendant by the appoint∣ment of his lessor.

HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your honorable Lordship, your [unspec A] * 21.40 daily Orator I. M. of M. in the Countie of Yorke yeoman. That whereas about the first yeare of the Raigne of the late King Edward the sixt, one I. M. late father of your said Orator was lawfully seised in his demesne, as of fee, of, and in certaine lands and tenements with the appurtenances in S. and within the parish of S. in the said Coun∣tie, and being thereof so seised, died thereof so seised. By and after whose death the said tenements and premisses with the appurtenances discended and came as of right they ought to discend and come to your said Orator as sonne and next heire of him the said I. M. after whose death your san•• Orator entered into the said tenements and premisses with the appurtenances, and was thereof seised in his demesne as of fee, and being thereof so seised, one mesuage or tenement, one garden, one orchard, one close or croft, therunto adioining, diuers, lands, meadowes and pastures, parcell of the premisses, were assigned to A. M. late wife of the said I. M. deceased for her dower of the said lands of her said husband, by force whereof she was thereof seised in her demesne, as of freehold, and she being thereof so seised, afterwards, that is to say, about the sixt day of Iune, in the fourth and fifth yeare of the Raigne of King Phillip and Queene Marie, by Indenture dated the day and

yeare abouesaid, granted and to ferme did let vnto your said Orator the said lands, tenements, and premisses, to hold from the date of the said Indenture, vnto the ende and terme of three score yeares, if she should so long liue, reseruing thereupon to her yearely during the said terme of three score yeares, if she so long liue, three pounds of lawfull En∣glish money, which yearely rent of three pounds your said Orator did well and faithfully pay vnto the said A. and her assignes vntill about the tenth yeare of the raigne of our Soueraigne Ladie the Queenes Maiestie that now is, at which time the saide A. did grant and assigne thirtie shillings, yearely, parcell of the said yearely rent of three pounds during her life, to one R. M. of E. in the countie of D. Cutler. And afterwards, that is to say, about the twentith yeare of her Maiesties said Raigne, the said A. for sundrie considrations did appoint the saide R. to receiue the other thirtie shillings yearely, residue of the said year∣ly rent of three pounds to his own vse. And your saide Orator euer since the said grant and appointment hath yearely paide vnto the saide R. as well the said thirtie shillings rent, so to him granted by the said A. as the said other thirtie shillings rent, residue of the said three pound rent. In tender consideration whereof the said R. M. about the first day of Iune last past faithfully promised your said Orator to procure and deliuer vnto him sufficient acquitances of the said A. for all the said rents which the said R. had so, as is aforesaid, receiued of your said O∣rator by the appointment of the said A. And whereas further (if it may please your good Lordship) about the eightenth day of April, in the xxvii yeare of the raigne of the Queenes Maiestie that now is, the said R. M. being indebted to one W. S. of S. in the said Countie Smith, in the summe of fiftie and three shillings and foure pence, of English money, did entreat your said Orator to be suertie for him to the said W. S. for the payment of the said summe of fiftie three shillings foure pence to the said W. S. at the feast of Saint Bart. the Apostle then next ensu∣ing, which your said Orator did accordingly, in consideration thereof, the said R. M. did then assume vpon himselfe, and vnto your said Orator faithfully promise that if he the said R. M. did not well and truely pay vnto the said W. S. the said fiftie three shillings foure pence at the said feast of Saint Bart. That then he the said R. M. woulde sufficien••ly conuey and assure to your said Orator, the said yearely rent of thirtie shillings, to him as aforesaid, granted by the said A. together with the said deed thereof, & afterwards the said R. M. did neither pay to the said W. S. the said summe of fiftie three shillings foure pence, nor any part thereof, at the said feast of Saint Barth. nor at any time since, nor did conuey the said yearely rent of thirtie shillings, or deede thereof to your said Orator according to his said promise. But altogether contrarie

to his owne promise hath procured the said A. to sue your Orator before the Queenes Maiestie, and her honorable Counsaile, established in the North parts, for xxv. l . x. s̄. as arrerages of the said yearely rent of three pounds, supposing the same to be behinde and vnpaid by the space of eight yeares and a halfe, now last past, notwithstanding that you said Orator hath well and truely paid the same to the said R. M. afore∣said. And the said R. M. although he hath beene often times gently re∣quired by your said Orator aswell to procure him the said acquittance of the said A. for the said rent of three pounds, as to make assurance of the said yearely rent of xxx. shillings, to him by the said A. granted, yet that to doe, he hath euer hither to denied, and refused, and yet doth deny to doe the same, against all right, equitie, and good conscience, and to the great hinderance and losse of your saide Orator. In tender consideration whereof, and for so much as the said agreements, promi∣ses, and paiments of the said rents were priuately made betweene your said Orator, and the said R. M. without any witnesses thereof, for that your said Orator reposed so great trust in the said R. M. being his na∣turall brother, that he called no man to beare witnesse thereof, so that he can haue none ordinarie meanes by the due course of the common lawes of this Realm, but is altogether remedilesse to obtaine or reco∣uer any recompence or damages thereof, vnlesse the same R. M. will confesse the same to be true in his answere hereunto, as your saide Orator verely thinketh that he will. It may therefore, &c.

A Bill for that the defendant, for whom the plaintife was suretie to pay certaine money, did neither pay the said money, nor saue the plain∣tife harmlesse.

HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your honorable L. your daily [unspec A] * 21.41 Orator H. H. of E. in the Countie of D. yeoman. That where∣as about the viii. day of October, in the xxii. yeare of the Raigne of our Soueraigne Ladie the Queenes most excellent Maiestie that now is, your said Orator, at the earnest request of one H. C. of C. in the said Countie yeoman, and R. C. his sonne, for and with the said H. did enter and become bounden vnto H. S. of E. aforesaid yeoman, in one Obligation or bond of xl. l , of lawfull English money thereupon in∣dorced with Condition, that if the said H. H. and H. C. or either of them, their executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, did well and truely pay or cause to be paide, vnto the said H. S. his execu∣tors or assignes, the summe of twentie pounds of lawfull English mo∣ney vpon the ninth day of October, which then should be in the yeare of our Lord God 1581. at the now dwelling house of the saide H. S. in E. aforesaid, that then the said Obligation should be voide and of none

effect. And the said H. C. and R. C. in consideration thereof, did then and there assume vpon themselues, and vnto your said Orator faithful∣ly promise, that the said H. C. the summe of twentie pound vnto the said H. S. vpon the said ninth day of October in the yeare of our Lord God 1581. would well and truely pay, or cause to e paid, according to the said condition of the said obligation. And that the said H. C. and R. C. would from time to time, and at all times hereafter, saue & keep harme∣lesse, and indempnified your said Orator against the said H. S. of, for and concerning the said bond of fortie pounds, and of, for and concer∣ning all actions, suites, and troubles to be had or commenced against your said Orator, for, or by reason of the saide bond of fortie pounds. And also that they the said H. C. and R. C. would forthwith haue beene bound vnto your said orator by their sufficient obligation in the summe of foure score pounds, for the so sauing harmelesse of your said Orator against the said H. S. as is aforesaid. But now so it is, if it may please your honorable Lordship, that the said H. C. intending your said Orator in this behalfe, craftily and subtilly, to defraud and deceiue, hath ney∣ther paide vnto the said H. S. the said twentie pound the said ninth day of October in the said yeare of our Lord God 1581. according to the effect and meaning of the said condition, nor at any time sithence, nor the said H. C. and R. C. haue become bounden vnto your said Orator in the said Obligation of fourescore pounds, to saue your said Orator harmlesse against the said H. S. as is aforesaid, albeit that your saide Orator hath sundrie times gently required them, and either of them so to doe, the same to doe, haue euer hitherto refused, and yet doe refuse and denie to doe the same against all right, equitie, and good conscience, contrarie to their faithfull promise and assuumption aforesaid, so that your said Orator is likelye verie shortly to be enforced to pay vnto the said H. S. the said twentie pounds, which would be to the great dama∣ges and hinderance of your said Orator, if speedie remedie be not in this behalfe by your good Lordship in due time prouided to preuent the same, wherefore and forasmuch as your said Orator giuing faith and credite to the said promise & assumption of the said H. C. did take their said promise and assumption of them, without calling anie witnesse to them to heare the same, so that your said Orator for want of such wit∣nesses hath no remedie by the common lawes of thsi Realme, nor otherwise to make them performe the same promise and assumption, vnlesse the said H. C. and R. C. doe confesse the same in their answere in this Honorable Court, as your saide Orator verely thinketh they will. May it, &c.

A Bill for entitling himselfe to the soyle of a common, and for, selling of woods therein growing.

IN most humble wise complaining sheweth and complaineth to your [unspec A] * 21.42 Honor, your daily Orator R. G. Clerke, Prebendarie of the Pre∣bend, commonly called the Prebend of the Ouerhall in Norwell, in the Collegiate Church of Southwell in the Countie of Nott̄. That wher∣as your said Orator was, and is seised in his demesne as of fee, in the right of the said Prebend, of, and in one Manor in Norwell, in the said Countie, whereof certaine wooddy grounds and springes, being most commonly open, and the herbage thereof, taken and vsed as common by the tenants and other inhabitants of the same Manor and Towne of N. aforesaid is parcel. And the tenants and inhabitants of the same Ma∣nor and Towne of N. aforesaid, as tenants of the same Manor, And other tenants and inhabitants within the townes and villages of C. and K. that is to say, by them as Commoners, because of Vicinage, by reason of which said wooddy and spring of grounds, vsed as common, as is aforesaid, part whereof is parcell of the same Manor of N. contay∣ning by estimation twentie acres, extending in length from a certaine Oke tree, being a boundarie Oke betwixt the same and such other like grounds, being parcell of an other Prebend in the Collegiate Church of S. aforesaid, commonly called the Prebend of the Neatherhall or Palacehall in N. aforesaid, and from thence extendeth along, by a place where three trees lately there did grow, commonly called the three bre∣thren, and so from thence along by a Meare, which is as it hath beene an ancient drie ditch cast vp as it were, or had beene a Meare South∣ward betwixt the seuerall Lords and owners of the lands in that place, that is to say, first Eastwardes, betweene the Lord and owners of the same lands, and the Manors and lands of Caunton & Bestthrop, and Westwarde vnto the manor of Kirksall, and from thence downeward West vnto the parke pale of K. and by the same parke pale Northward by a certaine little riuer of water, vnto certaine of the like landes and tenements of the said other manor of P. aforesaid, and so Eastward vp∣ward vnto the foresaid ancient Oke, which said parcell of ground, one R. W. and F. B. Gentlemen, and one R. T. yeoman, pretending to haue seuerall manors in C. aforesaid, And hauing diuers deeds, Char∣ters, euidences, bonndaries, terrars and muniments, concerning the premisses of right belonging to your said Orator, casually or by some sinister meanes come to their hands, doe not onely claime the same to be parcell of their said seueral manors, But also vnder pretence of their said pretended and vncertaine claime, not onely some of them, but also diuers other vnder the colour or permission of some of them hath not,

and caused to be cut downe the most part of the best trees growing vp∣pon the said parcell of wood ground, as in trueth, all that was felled, did grow there in a corner thereof towards the East part containing like 12. acres, and that in absence of your said Orator, then being, and yet remaining a student in the Vniuersity of Cambridge, that is to say, a fellow of Gunuill and Caius Colledge, and not soe contented, but considering your saide Orators absence, daily and continual∣ly, both continue their former claime to the said ground within the meeres and boundes aforesaid, and so doe cut downe, and cause to be cut downe the residue of the wood there growing, and so will very shortly leaue none there. And also by colour and reason of the said per∣mission, they will shortly by such indirect meanes and practise, winne, and get the freehold, and inheritance thereof to them, as they haue in other the wasts, common, & like grounds, within the Manor, of, or in C. or at the least, haue none able to testifie the contrarie, whereas now in trueth there are diuers and sundry sufficient and ancient witnesses, being very aged, and some of them very impotent, that can and will trauell so farre as they are able to trauell, to testifie vpon their oathes the trueth of the premisses in manner and forme as before in effect is alleaged, and more for the better proofe of your said Orators right, in, and to the said last recited premisses, if cause and neede shall so require, and that the said R. W. F. B. and R. T. vpon their answere vnto the matters in this bill of complaint, will not confesse the trueth therein, as it is most credibly to be presumed they will, and the rather, for that, if they will denie the same, they know in proceeding vpon their answeres to this bill, all the whole trueth concerning the premisses must be exa∣mined by depositions of witnesses, and their depositions, if order presently be not taken of the same, shall and may remaine of record in perpetuam rei memoriam, to doe further therein, as by this honorable Court shall be awarded, wherefore the premisses tenderly considered, and also the incertaintie, whether the said R. W. F. B. and R. T. or any of them will confesse the whole trueth, concerning the right and title of your foresaid Orator to the same, And the wrong and damage by them, and other by their meanes and consent to him done. And if they should not, the vncertainty whether that the foresaid ancient, aged and impotent persons, or any of them that now be liuing, and can testifie the trueth concerning the same shall be liuing when the same shal come in triall, at, or by the course of the common lawes, to whom the right of the freehold, and inheritance thereof doth of right belong, ouer and be∣sides the impotency, that they or most of them may haue at such time and times, to trauel to witnesse & testifie che trueth concerning the pre∣misses, with this, that your said Orator doth not know the certaine date

or dates of the said deeds, charters, euidences, boundaries, terrers, mini∣ments, or wherein the same be contained, whether in bagge, or boxe, sealed, or locked, or otherwise, and so without remedy for the recouery of the same, and redresse for the wrong aboue said, at, or by order of the common lawes of this Realme. It may therefore &c.

A Bill against the executors ▪or that the Testator did not deliuer speci∣alties paid, whereupon they threaten to sue the Plaintife.

IN most humble wise complaining, sheweth to your good Lordship [unspec A] * 21.43 your poore and daily Orator G. N. of T. in the Countie of D. yeo∣man, that whereas your said Orator about the moneth of Ianuary, in the xxx. yeare of the Raigne of our Soneraigne Lady Elizabeth, the Queenes Maiestie that now is, by his seuerall bodds, or writings ob∣ligatory became bonnd to one N. D. now deceased, for the paiment of seuerall summes of money vnto the said N. All which said summes of money, and euery parcell thereof your said Orator hath truely satisfied and paid to the said N. D. in his life time, according to the purport and effect of the said seuerall bondes and writings obligatorie, not taking any of the specialties, or any acquittance or discharge from the said N. D. for the same, but onely trusted the wordes of the said N. D. who faithfully promised your said Orator to sende the same specialties to your said Orators house, at Totley aforesaid, or sufficient acquittance for the same. But now so it is, if it may please your good Lordshippe, that since the death of the said N. D. the saide obligations and writings obligatory are come to the handes and possession of N. C. of S. in the Countie of Yorke. yeoman, and T. C. of S. aforesaid yeoman, who by colour of hauing thereof, haue nowe of late in their owne names as executors to A. D. late wife of the said N. D. and cxe∣cutrix of the last Will and Testament of the same N. commenced suit in her Maiesties Court of common Plees at Westminster, against your Lordships said poore Orator, vpon one of the said obligatious or wri∣tings obligatory of the summe of xii. pounds or thereabouts, indorced with condition for the payment of sixe pounds, at a day mentioned in the same condition, and doe threaten to put the residue of the said speci∣alties in suite against your said Orator, meaning, and intending there∣by to recouer against your said Orator the penalties of the said seuerall obligations, and writings, who hath already paide the principall and due debts of the said N. D. in his life time as aforesaid, which is con∣trarie to all right, equity, and good conscience: in codsideration where∣of, and for as much your Lordships said Orator hath not any witnesses now liuing, that can testifie the paiment of any of the saide summes of money, or any part or parcell thereof, and therefore can not plead any

matter in barre at the common law to the said actions alreadie com∣menced by the said C. and C. whereby your said Orator, by the strict course of the common lawes of this Realme is altogether remedilesse, vnlesse your Lordships accustomed goodnesse be to your said poore O∣rator extended. May it therefore please your good Lordship, &c.

A Bill against executors vpon a priuate promise made by their testator, retayning an Atturney to prosecute and defend suits, for himselfe, and others, alleaging that the executors haue wasted the Testators goods &c.

HVmbly complaining, sheweth vnto your honorable Lordship your [unspec A] * 21.44 daily Orator W. W. of F. in the County of Y. gentleman, one of the Atturneies of the Queenes Maiesties Court of common Plees, before her Highnesse Iustices, to be holden of the same Court, that whereas one I. M. of T. neere N. in the County of Nottingham Es∣quier deceased, in his life time, that is to say, about y^• terme of the holy Trinity, which was in the yeare of o••r Lord God 1586. did retaine the said W. W. to be of councell with him the said F. M. to prosecute and defend duers and sundry suites, plees, and businesses to be done, and had in the said Court of common plees, as well for the said F. M. as for di∣uers others, his then seruants, and bailifes, and tenants, and namely for the said I. M. against R. E. in a writ of Repleuin for three Kine of the said R. supposed to be vniustly taken and detained by the said I. M. And for the said I. M. against H. T. in a Repleuin of the said H. for sixe Oxen supposed to be taken, & vniustly detained by the said I. M. And for the said I. M. against I. H. in a Repleuin for two Kine of the said I. H. supposed to be taken & vniustly detained by the said I. M. And for the said I. M. against E. S. in a Repleuin of certaine cattell of the said E. supposed to be taken, & vniustly detained by the said I. M. And for R. R. and W. S. against R. L. for three Oxen of the said R. H. supposed to be taken and vniustly detained by the said R. R. and W. S. And for I. S. and R. S. against H. T. alias W. in a Repeuin, for certaine beasts of the said H. S. supposed to be taken & vniustly detained by the said I. S. and R. S. And for R. R. and W. S. against R. H. in a Repleuin of diuers beasts of the said R. H. supposed to be taken & vniustly detained by the said R. R. & W. S. And for I. S. & T. W. against T. E. in a Repleuin of certaine beasts of the said T. E. supposed to be taken & vniustly detai∣ned by the said I. & T. W. And for the said I. S. and T. W. against the said R. E. in an other repleuin of certaine beasts of the said R. E. sup∣posed to be taken & vniustly detained by the said I. S. & T. W. taking for his fee & labour for euery one of the said plees & busines so as is said in the same court by him to be prosecuted and defended for euery terme

in which your said Orator should so be Atturney for him or them or any of them, 3. s̄. 4. d . And besides that fee, all reasonable costes, and expen∣ces about the prosecution of the same suites, plees, and businesses, as for the writing of writs, sealing of them, and drawing and entring of plees and warrants of atturney, and also for all other things in that behalfe, by him your said Orator be laid forth and expended, and in consideration thereof, he the said F. M. did about the same time, assume vpon himselfe, and vnto your said Orator faithfully promise, well and truely to con∣tent, satisfie, and pay vnto the said orator whensoeuer he should be there∣unto required by your said orator aswel the said fee of 3. s̄. 4. d . for euery of the said suits, plees, & businesses so to be prosecuted, as also all the said costs, and expences, so as is aforesaid, to be laid forth in that behalse: by reason of which reteiner & promise, so as is aforesaid made, your said O∣rator was of counsaile with the said I. M. and the said other persons in the said suits, & plees in the said court, by the space of 8 seueral termes next ensuing the said retainer, & during the said time, did prosecute and sue for & defend diuers suits & writs, aswell iudiciall as originall as by the records thereof remaining in the said court appeareth, by reason wherof your Orator fees for the prosecution, and defending of the saide suits, or plees by the said time did amount vnto 10. l . or there abouts, be∣sides the costs & expences laid out by him in the same, which costs & ex∣pences laid out by your Lordships said orator, did amoūt vnto 8. l . 19. s̄. 9. d . which were behind, & vnpaid vnto your said orator by means wher∣of action accrued vnto your said Orator to demaund and haue of the said I. M. in his life time the said summe of 18. l . 19. s̄. & 9. d . and of the said A. M. vnto whom the administration of all the goods & chattels which the foresaid I. M. had at the the time of his death were after his death lawfully committed, yet therfore the said I. M. in his life time the said summe of 18. l . 19. s̄. & 9. d . nor any peny therof though often times in his life time therunto by your said Orator required, or the said A. M. his administrator after his death, notwithstanding that the goods & chattels which were the said I. M. be sufficient for the paiment of the said 18. l . 19. s̄. 9. d . vnto your said Orator, and of all other debtes which the saide I. M. ought to haue paid, did come to the possession of the said A. M. and still remaine in the possession of her the said A. M. or of such person and persons, vnto whom she hath yeelded, left, or deliuered the same, not∣withstanding that she hath sundry times since the death of the said I. M. bin gently required by your said Orator to pay to him the same 18. l . 19. s̄. 9. d . or any part thereof, hath not yet paid and contented, but the same to content and pay hath euer hitherto denied and refused, and the said A. doth yet denie and refuse to pay the same, thereof intending vt∣terly to defraud and deceiue your said Orator against all right, equity,

and good conscience, notwithstanding also that she the said A. M. hath her selfe at sundrie times heard the said I. M. in his life time promise that he would pay vnto your said Orator all such summes of money, as were behinde vnto your said Orator, and notwithstanding also, that she well knoweth, that the foresaid summe of 18. l . 19. s̄. 9. d . due vnto your said Orator by the aforesaid I. M. in his life, by reason that she hath seene, and hath a perticular bill thereof, which was sent and deli∣uered to him in his life time by your said Orator, and notwithstanding also, that she her selfe since the death of the said I. M. did assume, & faith∣fully promise to pay vnto your foresaid orator, all such mony as was due vnto him at the said time of his death, if she the said A. M. did take vp∣pon her the administration of his goods, and chattels, which she hath done as is said. All which things she the said A. hath done partly by her owne iniurious minde, but chiefly by the wicked and sinfull perswasi∣on of R. M. gentleman her sonne, by whose counsaile and perswasion she hath closely and secretly conueyed away a great part of the saide goods being of verie great value, to diuers places and persons, to your said Orator vtterly vnknowen, and left the same out of the Inuento∣rie of the said I. M. his said goods which she hath exhibited: and also hath caused such goods and chattels, as be mentioned in the said In∣uentorie, to be praised much vnder the value thereof, and a great part thereof to be set downe therein so confusedly, and inconueniently, that it cannot well be knowen, either what they be, or of what value. And furthermore she the said A. by the like sinister counsaile, and perswasion hath consented and caused one H. B. and T. C. and diuers other per∣sons being her especiall friends couenously to commence diuers and sundrie fraudulent actions of debts, and executions, against her as ad∣ministratrix of, and to the same I. M. suffering her selfe therein to be conuicted and condemned, though in verie trueth either nothing or ve∣rie little was due vnto them, and in a manner nothing at all taken of her by them, by vertue of the said actions, and executions, to the intent thereby to das••e the eies of your Orator, and of other the creditors of the said I. M. not knowing the trueth of the same vngodly deuises, in∣tending by such meanes to defraud and defeat, your said Orator, and the rest of his said creditors, of the most part of their seuerall debts, which their vnlawfull practises, are like to be to the great losse and hinderance of your said Orator, if speedie remedie be not by your good Lordships meanes prouided, to meete with and preuent the saide vnconcionable and vniust dealing in the premisses, for that the promises and assumpti∣ons of the said I. M. and A. M. were made secretly and priuately vnto your said orator, nor persons being present with thē at the making of the said seuerall promises, nor anie man liuing which can testifie the same, so

that your said Orator for want of such proofe thereof, as is requisite by the strict course of the common lawes of this Realme, is altogether re∣mediles, if it be not by thorder of this honorable court, wherein your L. said Orator hopeth, & verily thinketh, that she the said A. M. in her aun∣swere to the premisses, vpon her corporall oath will confesse the same, to be in effect, as it is herin set forth & disclosed: May it therfore please &c.

A Bill for diuers Euidences.

HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your Lordship, G. Earle of. S [unspec A] * 21.45 That whereas the said Earle is lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee, of, and in the manor of S. in the County of Y. and in the hundred of S. with thappurtenances in the County of D. and of and in the castle and manor of S. with thappurtenances in the Connty of Y. and of the castle & manor of B. in the County of D. and of, and in the castle & ma∣nor, and hundred of B. in the County of D. with thappurtenances, and of, and in diuers mesuages, lands, tenements, hereditaments, franchises and liberties, to the said seuerall manors & hundreds belonging: Now so it is, if it may please your good Lordship, that diuers and sundry court∣roles, charters, euidences, exemplifications of records, extracts, terrers, pleadings, writings, and muniments, concerning the said seuerall ma∣nors, hundreds, and premisses with thappurtenances, & of right belon∣ging vnto the said Earle, and whereby the said Earle should make his title vnto the said manors, hundreds, liberties, and premisses with thap∣purtenances, or to the most part thereof, are by casual meanes come vn∣to the hands, custodie, and possession of one N. C. of S. in the County of D. And albeit that the said Earle hath sundry times sent vnto the said N. C. gently requiring him to deliuer vnto the said Earle the said court rolles, charters, euidences, exemplifications of recordes, extractes, plea∣dings, writings, and muniments, yet that to do, the said N. hath euer hitherto vtterly denied, & yet doth deny to do the same, against all right, equity, and good conscience: In tender consideration whereof, and for so much as the said Earle knoweth not the certaine dates, and other the certainties of the said deeds, charters, euidences, exemplifications &c. neither wherein they, or any of them be contained, & therefore haue not any ordinary remedy by the common lawes of this Realme, to recouer the same deeds, euidences &c. or any of them, and wanting the same deeds, &c. is in daunger to loose many franchises, liberties, and commo∣dities belonging to the said seuerall manors, hundreds, and premisses: May it therefore please your honorable Lordship, to graunt vnto the said Earle, the Queenes Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena, to be vnto him directed, commaunding him to appeare before your honorable Lordship in her Maiesties high Court of Chancery, &c.

A Bill for not making of an assurance of landes according to a couenant alleaging the Indenture thereof, to be come to the defendants handes, and that some of the defendants were within age at the making of the same Indenture.

COmplaining sheweth vnto your honorable Lordship, Gilb. Earle [unspec A] * 21.46 of S. sonne and heire of the right honorable George late Earle of S. deceased, and administrator of the goods and chattels which were the late Earles at the time of his death, That whereas about the mo∣neth of September, which was in the two & thirtieth yere of the raigne of the Queenes most excellent Maiestie that now is, one R. E. of H. in the County of D. gentleman, was seised in his demesne as of fee, of, and in one Annuitie or yearely rent charge of twentie pounds by the yeare, issuing and going forth of certaine landes in B. in the said Countie of D. and of, and in one other Annuitie or yearely rent charge of fortie markers by the yeare, issuing and going forth of certaine landes and te∣nements in B. aforesaid. And where also he then had to him and his heires, to thuse of him and his heires for euer, by conneiance from one P. B. Esquier, one melting house and certaine ground then lately v∣sed to the same. And where further the said R. E. by conueyance from the said P. B. then had to him and his heires for euer, the Tyeth of the Corne and Hey renewing, comming, or growing within B. aforesaid, or else where within the seuerall parishes of D. or S. or eyther of them, in the said County of D. And where also one T. E. sonne & heire apparant of the said R. E. then also had by conueiāce from the said P. B. to chuse of the said T. E. and his heires for euer, diuers and sundry lands, tene∣ments, & hereditaments with thappurten••••••ces in B. aforesaid. And where also one G. E. second sonne of the said R. E. then had by conuey∣ance from the said P. B. vnto the vse of the said G. E. his heires and as∣signes for euer, the manor of B. with thappurtenances, & diuers lands, tenements, & hereditaments with thappurtenances, as by seuerall con∣ueyances of the said seuerall tenements, things, & premisses, to the said R. T. and G. before that time seuerally made appeareth: by force wherof they were thereof lawfully seised seuerally in their seueral demesnes, as of fee, And being thereof so seised, they the said R. E. T. E. & G. E. for a certaine summe of money to them well & truly paid by the said late E. and for other consideratiōs them then especially mouing, by Indenture hearing date, in or about the said moneth of Sept. in the xxxii. yeare a∣boue said, made betweene them on the one party, and the said G. late Earle of S. on the other party, did fully, freely, and absolutely alien, grant, borgaine, & sell vnto the said G. late Earle of S. his heires & as∣signes for euer, the said manor of B. with al his rights, mēbers & appur∣tenances

in the said Countie of D. And all & singuler mesuages, tofts, cotages, houses, &c. to the said Manor of B. belonging, or in any wise appertaining, And all other the mesuages, lands, tenements, rents, re∣uersions, seruices, and hereditaments of the said R. T. and G. E. and of euerie of them, whatsoeuer, scituate, lying &c. Together withall the re∣uersion and reuersions, remainder and remainders, of all and singuler the premisses, and euerie part thereof with thappurtenances, and all e∣state, right, title, interest, claime, vse, possession, and demaund, of them the said R. E. T. E. and G. E. and of euerie of them whatsoeuer, of, in, and to the said Manor, mesuages, landes, tenements, hereditaments, and other the premisses before mentioned, and of, in, and to euery part thereof: Excepting and for prising one grant made by the said P. B. to the said R. his heires and assignes for euer, of common of pasture for all &c. To haue and to hold the said Manor, lands, tenements, and premis∣ses with thappurtenances, (except before excepted) vnto the said G. late Earle of S. his heires and assignes for euer, to the onely vse of him the said late Earle, his heires and assignes for euer: And in considera∣tion of the premisses the said late Earle by the said Indenture of bar∣gaine and sale, did grant vnto the said R. E. his heires and assignes for euer, to the onely vse of the said R. his heires and assignes for euer, one Annuitie or yeareiy rent charge of one hundred pounds, of lawfull En∣glish money, to be issuing and going out of all and singuler the said ma∣nor, lands, tenenmets, and premisses, (except before excepted) and ex∣cept such lands, tenemēts, & hereditaments as were then assured or con∣ueyed for the Iointure of the right Honorable Elizabeth then, and yet Countesse of S. to be paide at the feast of S. Michaell the archangell, and the Annunciation of the virgin Marie, by euen portions, or to this or the like effect and meaning, as in, and by the said Indenture of bar∣gaine and sale amongst other things plainely appeareth, the precise con∣tents whereof, this complainant cannot more certainely set downe, for want of the said Indenture. And whereas also (as this complainant hath heard) it was in, and by the said Indenture of bargaine and sale couenanted and granted on the part of the said R. E. T. E. and G. E. to and with the said G. late Earle of S. this complainants said late Fa∣ther, his heires and assignes, and euery of them, that they the said R. E. T. E. and G. E. their heires and assignes, and euery of them, other then such person and persons for the time being, whose estates and interests are in the same indenture excepted, their executors, administrators, and assignes, and euerie of them, in respect onely of the same estates and in∣terestes so excepted, and euerie of them, should and would at all times hereafter, for, and during the space of certaine yeares, next ensuing the date of the said Indenture of bargaine and sale, now almost ended and

expired, at, and vpon the lawfull and reasonable request, and at the costs and charges in the law of the said late Earle, his heires or assignes, or some of them do make and knowledge, and suffer, cause, and procure to be done, made, and knowledged, all and euerie such further, lawfull, and reasonable act and actes, thing and things, deuise and deuises in the law whatsoeuer, for the further and more better assurance, suretie, and sure making and conueying of the said Manor of B. and the mesuages, lands, tenements, and premisses with thappurtenances, in the said In∣denture mencioned to be bargained and sold, (except before therein ex∣cepted vnto the said late Earle, his heires and assignes, to the onely vse and behoofe of the said Earle, his heires and assignes for euer, according to the true intent and meaning of the said Indenture, were it by fine, feoffement, recouerie, deed, or deeds inrolled, the inrolement of the said Indentures, release, confirmation with ioynt or senerall warranty of the said R. E. T. E. and G. E. their, and euerie of their heires against them the said R. E. T. E. & G. E. their, and euery of their heires and as∣signes, & euerie of thē▪ & against all and euerie other person and persons whatsoeuer claiming, in, by frō, or vnder them, or any of thē or otherwise with like warranty, or without warranty as by the said Earle, his heires or assignes, or his or their counsell learned in the lawes, should be deuised, aduised, and required, so as none of the said actes or things concerning the said further assurance should stretch or extend to any other or further warranty or warranties o•• the premisses, or any part thereof, then as is before expressed, or to that effect and meaning, as in the same Inden∣ture of bargaine and sale appeareth: But now so it is if it may please your honorable Lordship, that at the time of the making of the said In∣denture of bargaine and sale vnto the said late Earle, the said T. E. and G. E. were within and vnder the age of one and twentie years: And shortly after the making of the said Indenture, and before the same was either knowledged or inrolled, or any estate executed thereupon, by Atturnement, Liuerie of seisin, or otherwise, that is to say: vpon, or about the seuenteenth day of Nouember, next ensuing the making of the said Indenture, the said G. late Earle of S. died, by, and after whose death, the right to haue and inherite the said Manors, lands, te∣nements, and premisses with the appurtenances, discended and came, as of right the same ought to discend and come vnto this complainant, as his eldest sonne & next heire, shortly after whose death, the administra∣tion of all the goods and chattels of the said G. late Earle of S. was by the right Reuerend father in God, I. by the prouidence of God, Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate & Metropolitaine of all England, committed to this complainant now Earle of S. who administred the said goods & chattels accordingly. And further so it is, if it may please

your good Lordship, that the part or counterpaine of the said Inden∣ture of bargaine and sale belonging to the said late Earle, is since the death of the said late Earle by casuall meanes comen to the handes, cu∣stodie, and possession of the said R. E. T. E. and G. E. or of some of them, or of some other person by their priuity and consent, the full contents whereof are vtterly vnknowen to this complainant, by colour whereof and for that the said T. E. and G. E. were so, as is aforesaid, within age at the making of the said Indenture, they the said R. E. T. E. and G. E. hauing a great desire to haue the said manors, lands, tenements, and bargained premisses, and thereof to disinherite and defeat this com∣plainant, contrary to the true intent and meaning of the said Inden∣ture: Notwithstanding that this complainant hath yearely sithence the making of the said Indenture, well & truely satisfied and paid vnto the said R. E. the said Annuity or yearly rent charge of 100. pounds, by the yeare, in the said Indenture mentioned, according to the te∣nor, forme, and effect of the same Indenture, (as this complainant ve∣rely thinketh.) And notwithstanding that this complainant hath sun∣drie times, aswell by himselfe, as by diuers others of his seruantes and friends in his behalfe, sent and come vnto the said R. E. T. E. and G. E. gently requiring them, and euery of them, to redeliuer vnto your said Orator, the said part or Counterpaine of the said Indenture of bargaine and sale of the premisses, And also to make vnto him this complainant and his heires, further conueyance and assurance of the said manor, tenements, and premisses, by fine to be leuied before the Iustices of the common Plees at Westminster, and for that purpose in the terme of Saint Hillarie, which was in the foure and thirtieth yeare of the Queenes Maiesties Raigne that now is, at Westminster in the Countie of Middlesex, this complainant required the said R. and T. according to the tenour, true intent, and meaning of the said In∣denture of bargaine and sale thereof, to come before Sir E. A. knight, then, and yet chiefe Iustice of her Maiesties Court of common Plees at Westminster, to make cognisance before the same E. A. Knight, of the said manor, tenements, and premisses with thappurtenances, in forme of Lawe, that a fine thereupon might haue beene leuied, to the vse of this complainant, and his heires for euer, yet that to doe, they and euery of them haue euer hitherto refused and denied, and yet doe denie and refuse to doe the same, contrarie to the forme and true meaning of the couenants and agreements in the said Inden∣ture of bargaine and saile thereof conteyned, and against all right, equity, and good conscience, and to the manifest defeating and disinheri∣ting of him this complainant, of, and in the said manor, landes, tene∣nements, and premisses, and contrary to the true intent and mea∣ning

of the same Indenture of bargaine and sale thereof, except spee∣die remedie be in due time prouided to preuent the same. Wherefore the premisses considered, and for so much as the said complainant not knowing the certaine deate and contents, and other certainties of the said part or Counterpaine of the said Indenture of bargaine and sale, nor wherein the same is contained, whether in bagge, boxe, or chest loc∣ked, sealed, or otherwise, and so hath none ordinary remedy by the due course of the common lawes of this Realme, for the recouery thereof. And without the same Indenture hath no direct action by the common lawes of this Realme to compell the said R. E. T. E. and G. E. or any of them to assure vnto him this complainant, the said manor, lands, te∣nements, and premisses, according to the said bargaine thereof, for lacke of the said Indenture, both partes thereof being come to the hands of the said defendants. Neither if this complainant had the said part or Counterpaine of the said Indenture (as he hath not) yet had he not thereby any meanes by the common lawes of this Realme, to compell the said T. E. and G. E. or either of them to performe the bargaine and couenants therein contained, they the said T. and G. being as is afore∣said, vnder the age of one and twenty yeares, at the time of the ma∣king thereof, It may please your honorable Lordship, the premisses, considered, to grant vnto him this complainant, the Queenes Maie∣sties most gratious writ of Subpena to be directed to the said R. E. T. E. and G. E. and euery of them, thereby commaunding them and euery of them at a certaine day, and vnder a certaine paine therein by your good Lordship to be limitted, to be and personally to appeare be∣fore your honorable Lordship in the Queenes Maiesties high Court of Chancery, then and there to answere vnto the premisses, and further to stand to, and abide such order and direction therin, as to your good L. vpon the hearing of the said cause shal seeme to be agreeable with right, equity, and good conscience &c.

A Bill against the heire for entring into lands deuised to the plaintife, praying a Commission to examine witnesses in perpetuam rei me∣moriam.

HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your good Lordshippe your [unspec A] * 21.47 poore and distressed orator G. W. of N. in the County of N. yeoman. That whereas W. W. deceased father vnto your said O∣rator was in his life time lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee, of, and in the manor and Capitall messuage of N. in the County of N. and of, and in one farme set lying and being within the parish of W. in the said County of N. & of diuers other lands, tenements, & here∣ditaments in N. aforesaid. And also whereas the said W. W. deceased

was likewise in his life time lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee of, & in certaine ground, and one tenement with the appurtenances, set ly∣ing and being within the parish of C. in the Countie of D. and also of, and in the rectorie and personage of C. alias C. within the said County of D. and of diuers other landes, and tenements, set lying and being in the countie of N. and D. and he so being of the said landes and tene∣ments seised, did by his last Will and Testament in writing, deuise and bequeath vnto your said humble Orator, and to the heires males of his bodie lawfully begotten, certaine parcels of land, of, and in the saide Manor of N. that is to say, one mansion house wherein your said poore Orator now inhabiteth and dwelleth, one close commonly called B. containing by estimation, two acres or thereaboutes, one other close commonly called C. containing by estimatiō two acres or therabouts, one other close commonly called the vpper S. all which seuerall parcels of land are scituate, lying, and being in N. as is aforesaid, in the fore∣said Countie of N. one messuage or tenement commonly called by the name of an oxgang, scituate and being in W. in the said County of N. and also one tenement called the N. scituate, lying, and being in the Countie of D. and also one lease of the rectorie, and personage of C. in the County of D. by vertue & force of which said deuise, and bequeath, your said humble Orator entered into the said premisses, and the saide issues and profits of the same hath perceiued, receiued, and taken to his owne profit, vse and behoofe, as lawfull was for himselfe to doe, as he verely beleeueth. But now so it is, if it may please your honorable good Lordship, hhat one R. W. brother to your said humble Orator, as sonne and heire apparant to the said W. W. his father deceased, hath taken away, concealed and cancelled, as it is thought, the said last Will and Testament of your said Orators father, and hath taken vpon him the administration of all the goods and chattels, of your said Orators fa∣ther reiecting and disanulling the said last Will and Testament made by your said Orators father as aforesaid, to thintent only & therby of set purpose, malice, and vnbrotherlike dealing, to defraud, expell, depriue, and disinherit your said Orator of his right, title, and interest of, and in the said lands deuised to him as aforesaid, and also doth threaten your foresaid Orator, that he may at his pleasure relinquish and disanul the beforesaid last Will and Testament made by your foresaid Orators fa∣ther as is aforesaid, and did take the administration of all your said O∣rators fathers goods, and chattels, and entred into all his said landes, as is aforesaid, contrarie vnto all right, equity, and good conscience, and not christianlike but vnbrotherlike dealing, and contrarie to the true intent and good meaning of your foresaid Orators Fathers Will, made as is aforesaid, vnlesse your good Lordship doe according vnto your ac∣customed

goodnesse, extend your clemency, and pitty in that behalfe to your poore Orator. In consideration whereof the premisses considered, and for as much as the title of your said Orator, by reason of the vndi∣rect practise vsed as aforesaid, in concealing, cancelling, and relinqui∣shing the said last Will, as aforesaid, doth greatly depend vpon the wit∣nesse and testimony of certaine persons dwelling within the County of N▪ to prooue the true meaning of your said orators fathers Wil, which are of great yeares, and also very impotent, not like long to liue, nor yet able to trauell to this honorable Court to be examined for the testi∣fying of the trueth, touching the premisses, as by common order ap∣pertaineth. And also for that in time the said witnesses may die, and by meanes thereof your said Orator may be in danger to sustaine disin∣herison of the premisses. May it therefore please your good Lordship to grant the Queens, &c.

A Bill for refusing to receiue the Plaintifes rent according to an order, and taking of forfeiture of a bonde made for payment of the rent.

HVmbly complaining, sheweth to your good Lo. your daily Ora∣tor [unspec A] * 21.48 I. T. of G. in the County of N. yeoman, that whereas one I. K. of W. in the County of Yorke Miller, pretended as in the right of his wife to be owner of a certaine messuage in E. in the County of N. aforesaid, and of certaine land, meadow, and pasture thereuuto belon∣ging, and lying within the fields of E. aforesaid, and the said I. R. so pretēding himselfe in the right of his said wife to be seised as is aforesaid about the 19. or 20. yeare of the Queenes Maiesties most gratious Kaigne, that now is, did demise the said messuage and land in E. afore∣said vnto your said Orator, and one A. L. Gentleman to haue and to hold to them for the terme of 21. yeares from the time of the making thereof, rendering therefore yeerely the rent of xx. s̄. payable at Whit∣sontide and Martimnas by euen portions, for the payment of which said rent of xx. s̄. he the said K. knowing himselfe the title thereof to be que∣stionable, and likely to grow to some charges in law to your said Ora∣tor to defend, did therefore cunningly get your saide Orator to become bound in an obligation of xx. l . for the yearely paiment of the said rent accordingly vnto him the said K. after which lease and bond so made, as aforesaid, and also immediatly after your said Orators entrie into the same, the title thereof was so defended against your said Orator, by such as claimed the same against him the saide K. as that the charges thereof spent about the recouering thereof, did stand your said Orator in aboue twenty nobles, besides the great trauaile and losse of time that your said Orator sustained thereby, being yet altogether vnrecompen∣ced at the said K. hands, although he often promised to haue some con∣sideration

thereof towards your said Orator. And whereas also since and immediatly after that time, he the said I. K. likewise in the right of his said wife pretended to haue right vnto certaine copihold lands lying in the parish of E. aforesaid, then being in the occupation of your said Orator and other persons, for the triall whereof, there being certaine actions depending in the copihold Court at Southwell, it was not∣withstanding before the triall thereof, aswell by the consent of the said K. of the one party, as also by the assent of your said Orator, & the defen∣dant on the other party, referred to the order and arbitrement of one P. K. and I. B. Esquires, that they should order and determine, aswell the right, as the possession of the said copiholde landes so then in question, which said P. K. and I. B. Esquires, being willing the controuersies, might haue a good and finall end, and yet themselues hauing then no good opportunity to attend the same, did therefore entreate aswell the said I. K. as also your said Orator and the other, that it might stande with their likings, that one M. C. and H. W. of M. for that they were beter acquainted with the interest of both the parties, might therefore order and make an ende thereof in all points, as should seeme good vn∣to them, whereunto aswell the said K. as also your said Orator, with the rest agreed, promising to performe any such order as they the said C. and W. should in that behalfe make and agree vpon: Whereupon the said M. C. and the said H. W. taking vpon them the said arbitre∣ment, did thus, or to rhe like effect, order, agree, and publish their or∣der and award, that your said Orator should stil enioy and continue his possession of the said copihold lands, for, and during so long time as the wife of the said K. should liue, paying yearely for the said copihold land vnto the said K. foure shillings rent, and for that he the said K. receiued also an other rent of xx. shillings by the yeare, at two seuerall times of your said Orator, for the freehold land aforesaid, they the said arbitra∣tors, for the more ease and certainty of him the said K. did further or∣der and appoint, that your said Orator should also pay the said foure shillings rent for the copihold land, at the same time that the other rent for the freehold was vsed to be paid, which was at Whitsontide and Martinmas, so that from thenceforth, he your said Orator should year∣ly pay at the daies aforesaid, the whole and intire summe of xii. shillings at euery of the said feasts. And also for that the said arbitrators did well foresee, that the said intire payment of xii. shillings at one day and in∣stant, could not conueniently be paide on the seuerall landes, out of the which they in trueth and law were seuerally issuing, for that the saide freehold and copihold land be distant in seuerall places, therefore the said Arbitrators, for the more ease and certainetie of him the said K. did order and appoint, that your said Orator should yearely at the daies

aforesaid, or within xiiii. daies after euery of them, pay the said rent of xii. shillings at the house of one W. W. of M. being a friends house of him the said K. and also farre neerer vnto the said K. his dwellings, then the land it selfe is, vnto which said order and Arbitrement, he the said K. together with your said Orator did willingly agree and condis∣cend: And so for the space of seuen or eight yeares last past, the said K. hath alwaies receiued his rent, accordingly, at the house of the said W. W. of M. aforesaid: Notwithstanding so it is if it may please your good Lordship, that the said I. K. meaning as it seemeth, not onely con∣trary to the said order and award, but also contrary to all right, equitie, and good conscience, subtilly and extreamely to take aduantage of your said Orators bond of xx. pound, hath refused to receiue your said Ora∣tors last Whitsontides rent, readie for him at the said W. house in M. aforesaid, according to the said order and award therein made, as afore∣said: May it therefore please your good &c.

A Bill for payment for cattell sold, without present money, or especialities, by reason of trust reposed in the vendee.

HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your good L. your daily Ora∣tor [unspec A] * 21.49 W. B. of B. in the county of N. Butcher, That where as your said Orator about sixe or seuen yeares now last, sold and deliuered vnto one R. W. of the same Towne and Countie Butcher, sixe Steares, and fiue Oren, being all fat cattell, for the price of xl. l . and x. s̄. which said summe of xl. l . and x. s̄. the said R. W. then faithfully promised to pay vnto your said Orator within a short space then after, and now long sithence past, or else when your said Orator would require & demaunde the same of him the said R. W. of which said bargaine and security for the said money, your said Orator was then the lesse carefull, for that your said Orator not long before, had been seruant vnto the said R. W. and for that the said W. had been master vnto your said Orator, there∣fore your said Orator did trust him the said W. so well, as that he nei∣ther tooke any specialty or security of him the said W. for the said sum of xl. l . & x. s̄. nor prouided any witnesses to be presēt & to testify the same bargaine & cōtract betwixt them, but only priuatly betwixt themselues contracted the same. And like wise your said Orator priuatly deliuered the said sixe Steares & fiue Oren, vnto him the said R. W. vpon trust, and performance of his priuate speech, & promise of paiment thereof as aforesaid, whereupon the said R. W. then presently receiued the said six Steares and fiue Oren, at your said Orators hands, & did presently af∣terwards conuert the same to his owne proper vse and benefit: before the money paid by him the said W. vnto your said Orator for the same, &c. May it therefore please your honorable Lordship, &c.

A Reioinder.

THe said defendant reioyneth and saith in all and euery thing and [unspec A] * 21.50 things, as he in his said answere hath made, and doth and will a∣uerre, iustifie, maintaine, and proue the same answere, and all and eue∣ry thing and things, clause, sentence, article, and allegation therein contained, to be good, iust, and true, certaine, and sufficient in the law to be replied vnto, in such sort, manner, and forme, as the same beene therein most truly set forth and declared. And this defendant further saith, that the said Replication of the said complainant is very incer∣tain, vntrue, & insufficient in the law to be reioyned vnto by this defen∣dant, for diuers apparant faults & imperfections, therin contained. And y^• the same is so contriued & made, by the said cōplainant for the causes in the said answere expressed, and to the end to giue some further colour, or rather shadow for the maintenance of the said bill without cause in this hnorable court, to the vniust vexation of this defendāt, as may appeare, for that, she the said complainant, by the sinister meanes of one T. Y. who as it is said, procureth and soliciteth the same suit for the said com∣plainant against this defendant, hath without all order, as he is infor∣med, caused him being a plaine simple vnlearned man, to become boun∣den by obligation, for the proceeding in the said suit of this defen∣dant and with such condition whereof this defendant is vtter∣ly ignorant, of all which this defendant hopeth this honorable Court will haue due consideration for the punishing of such lewde and indirect courses and actions therein vsed. And without that, that any other matter, thing or things, clause, sentence, article, or allegation in the said replication contained materiall or effectuall in the lawe to be reioyned vnto by this defendant, & not here in this his reioinder suffici∣ently reioined vnto, confessed, and auoided, denied, or trauersed, is true. All which matters this defendant is readie to auerre, and proue as this honorable Court shall award, and therefore praieth as he before in his said answere hath praied.

A Bill vpon putting one to seruice with promise that the seruant shall serue truely, and that the defendant will satisfie all damages, which shall happen to the Maister by the same seruant, &c.

HVmbly complaining sheweth vnto your honorable Lordship C. T [unspec A] * 21.51 of the town of M. in the County of N. gentleman, That whereas S. N. daughter of A. S. of the Towne of A. in the Countie of Yorke, about two yeares now last past, being desirous to serue your said Ora∣tor, and his wife then dwelling at Rotheram, at an Inne there, called the signe of the Angell in the said Countie of Yorke, was entertained into their seruice at, and vpon the further entreatie of the said S. A. and

vpon her faithfull promise vnto the said Orator then ginen, and made, that the said M. her daughter should during the time of ther seruice and abode with your said Orator, houestly, faithfully, and truely behaeu her selfe and serue your said Orator and his wife, in all lawfull businesse, and that if any losse or preiudice should befall vnto your said Orator through either negligence, default, or abuse of the foresaid M. in any respect, that then the said A. would vpon notice to her giuen in that be∣halfe by your said Orator of such losse and detriment in that behalfe su∣stained, satisfie and recompence your said Orator for the same to the vt∣termost value thereof. By reason whereof your foresaid Orator enter∣tained and receiued the foresaid M. into his seruice, as is aforesaid. And thereupon the wife of your said Orator deliuered vnto the said M. to her onely charge and custodie, many and sundry parcels of plate, linnen, and also other necessarie things, for your foresaid Orators behalfe. In which said seruice the said M. remained with your said Orator by the space of one whole yeare then next following. Now so it is, if it may please your said honorable Lordship, during the time of the abode of the foresaid M. in seruice with your said Orator as is aforesaid, The foresaid M. did not onely secretly and priuily deliuer vnto the foresaid A. S. her mother, diuers of the said parcels of plate, linnen, and other vtensils of your said Orators, to the full value of twentie markes, or thereabouts, to, and for the vse and behalfe of the said A. But also du∣ring the said time, conuerted sundrie other parcels of goods, and sums of money receiued of guestes that resorted to the said house, appertai∣ning to your said Orator, vnto the onely vse and benefit of the said M. her selfe. By meanes whereof your said Orator was greatly preiudi∣ced, and hindred to his losse of 30. or 40. pounds, or thereabouts, vpon which occasions your said Orator was enforced to put the said M. forth of his seruice. And although your said Orator hath diuerse and sundrie times heretofore notified, & made knowen vnto the said ••. the losse and hinderance, by her sustained, as is aforesaid, by & through the negligence default, and abuse of the said M. as is aforesaid, and hath required re∣compence and satisfaction for the said goods so deliuered and conuerted to the vse of the said A. and M. as is aforesaid, according to the promise of the said A. made to your said Orator vpon the entertaining of the said M. into his seruice as is aforesaid, yet the said A. the same to doe hath heretofore refused and denied, and still doth refuse & denie to do, contra∣rie to her promise & assumption aforesaid, & against all right, equity and conscience. In consideration whereof, and forasmuch as your said Ora∣tor is not able to make any due proofe, neither of the certainty or quan∣tity of the plate, linnen, and other goods so secretly deliuered to the said A. by M. during the time of her seruice, as is aforesaide, or of the saide

other goods, conuerted by the said M. to her own vse, as if aforesaid, nor of the promise made by the said A. vnto your said Orator vpon the retai∣ning of y^• said M. into his seruice as is aforesaid, by reason the same was in secret betwene thèselues without calling any other to witnes y^• same, whereby your saidorator, by the strict rule and course of the common lawes of this Realme, hath no ordinarie meanes for recouery of the same, but onely by suite before your honorable Lordship in the Queens Maiesties high Court of Chancery, by the oathes of the said A. and M. in whose priuities all the premisses principally lie and whom your O∣rator thinketh vpon their said oathes, wil reueile and manifest the truth, and circumstance of the same, the premisses considered, May it there∣fore please your good Lordship to grant vnto your said Orator the Queenes Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena to be directed to the said A. and M. and either of them, commaunding them thereby, not onely to appeare before your honor in the Queenes Maiesties high Court of Chancerie, at a certaine day, and vnder a certaine paine there∣in to be limitted and assessed, then and there to answere to the said pre∣misses, But also to stand to, and abide such further order and direction therein, as to your H. wisedome shall be thought fit and conuenient, and your said Orator shall daily pray vnto God for the long continuance of your H. in health and prosperitie.

The ioint and seuerall answeres, of A. S. and M. S. defendants to the bill of complaint of C. T. complainant.

THe said defendants say, and either of them, for himselfe seuerally [unspec A] * 21.52 saith, that the said bil of complaint against them exhibited into this honorable court, is very vncertaine, vntrue, and insufficient in the lawe to be answered vnto by the said defendants, or either of them, for diuers manifest and apparant faults and imperfections therein contained, and deuised, and exhibited into this honorable court of meere mallice and en∣uie, onely to the intent, not onely to vere and trouble the defendants, be∣ing verie vnable and vnmete vpon the sudden with long and tedious ior∣neis to make their personall appara••ces in this H. court, being aboue one hundred and twenty miles distant from the to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of a. in the coun∣trie of Y. where these defendants now dwell, but also to wearie the de∣fendants in such sort, that they might extort & wring from these defen∣dants some consideration for the stay of the foresaid suit, be it neuer so vntrue, & without any iust cause or colour of cause so to do, neuertheles if these defendants shal by y^• order of this honorable court he compelled to make any further, or other answer to the said vncertain, & insufficient bil of complaint, then the aduantage of exception to the manifest incertain∣tie and in••sufficiencie of the same bill of complaint to these defendants,

and either of them at all times hereafter saued, for answere thereunto, and for a manifest declaration of the trueth, touching the contents of the same bill, these defendants say, and either of them, for himselfe seueral∣ly saith, that about the time mentioned in the said bill of complaint, the said M. St. the other of these defendants was entertained to serue the said complainant & his wife for the terme of one yeare next ensuing the time of such her reteiner, for xvi. s̄. wages for the same yeare, without the knowledge of the said A. St. the other of these defendants, vntil that she the said M. was so with them retained. And these defendants fur∣ther say, that by vertue of the same retainer, the said M. did honestly, faithfully, and truely behaue her selfe, & did serue the said complainant and his said wife in all lawfull busines accordingly, during all the said yeare, and that to her knowledge no losse nor preiudice did be fall vnto the said complainant through the negligence, default or abuse of the said M. in any respect during the same yeare. And that in the ende thereof she departed from them with their fauour & goodwill, at her owne re∣quest, without that, that she the said M. was entertained in their said seruice, at & vpon the entreatie of the said A. S. and vpon her faithfull promise vnto the said complainant then giuen & made, that the said M. her said daughter should during the time of her seruice & abode with the said complainant honestly, faithfully, & truely behaue her selfe, seruing him and his said wife in all lawfull businesses, and that if any losse or preiudice should befall vnto the said complainant through the negligēce or abuse of her the said M. in any respect, that then she the said A. St. vpon notice to her giuen by the said complainant of such losse and detriment in that behalfe sustained, would satisfie and recompence the said complainant, for the same to the vttermost value thereof, or that by reason thereof the same complainant entertained and re∣ceiued M. in his saide seruice, as in the saide bill it is vntruely al∣leaged. And the said defenda••ts further say, that albeit she the said A. S. had made vnto t••e said complainant any such promise as he in his bill of complaint supposeth (as in very trueth she did not) yet were the same promise voide in law, and of n•• validitie or force to bind her there∣by, for that the said a. at the time of the said surmised promise was co∣uert with I. S. her husband. And without that, that vpon such promise the said wife of the saide cōplainant deliuered vnto y^• said M. to her charge and custodie many parcels of linnen, and other necessarie things, and furniture for the said complainant his behalfe in any other maner then, as to euery other ordinarie seruant in the same house in the like case, without taking vpon her any speciall charge for the keeping thereof, as in the said bill of complaint it is verie vntruely alleaged, and with∣out that, that during the same time of the saide abode of her the

said M. in seruice with the said complainant, as aforesaid, the said M. did either secretly deliuer vnto the said A. S. her said mother diuers or any of the said parcels of plate, linnen, and other goods, for the vse and behoofe of the said A. S. or during the said terme conuerted sundrie or anie other parcels of goods and summes of money receiued of guestes that resorted to the said house, appertaining to the said complainant, vn∣to the vse and benefit of the said M. her selfe, by meanes whereof the said complainant was greatly preiudiced and hindered, to the losse of 30. or 40. l . or thereabouts, or that vpon such occasions the said com∣plainant was enforced to put the said M. from his seruice, for that the said complamant hath diuerse and sundrie times heretofore notified and made known vnto the said A. the losse & hurt he sustained, as is aforesaid by, & through the negligence, default, & abuse of the said M. as is afore∣said, and required recompence and satisfaction for the said goods so sup∣posed to the deliuered, and conuerted to the vse of the said A. and M. as is aforesaid, as in the said bill of complaint is most vntruly alleaged. And without that, that any other matter, thing, or things, clause, sentence, article, or allegation in the said bill of complaint contained materiall, or effectual, in the law to be answered vnto by these defendāts, or either of them, and not herein in their answere sufficiently answered vnto, con∣fessed, and auoided, denied, or trauecsed, is true, all which matters these defendants and either of them, are readie to auerre and proue as this honorable Court shal award, and therefore they pray to be dismissed out of the same court, with their reasonable costs and charges in this behalf wrongfully and without cause sustained.

The Replication to the same Answere.

THe said complainant sauing to himselfe all aduantages of excepti∣on [unspec A] * 21.53 to the incertainties and insufficiency of the said defendants an∣sweres, for replication saith as he before by his said bil hath said, and doth, and▪ wil auerre, iustifie, and maintaine his said bill, & all and euerie thing and things therein contained to be good, iust, and true in such sort manner and forme, as in and by the same is most truely set forth and de∣clared. And that the answeres of the said defendants are vncertaine, vntrue, and insufficiēt in the law to be replied vnto for diuers vntruths and imperfections therein conteined, without that, that the said M. one of the said defendants did honestly, faithfully, and truely behaue her selfe in the seruice of the said complainant as by the same defendants in their said aunsweres is vntruely alleaged, for this saide complainant saith, as he before by his saide Bill hath said, that the said M. one of the saide defendantes did secretly deliuer to the saide A. the other defendant diuers parcels of the goods of the saide complainant, that

the said defendants most wrongfully detaine and withhold from him the said complainant against right and equitie, and further the said complainant saith, and will auerre and proue, that the said A. one of the said defendants, did giue her faithfull promise to satisfie and pay vn∣to the said complainant the vttermost value of euery losse, or hinde∣rance the said complainant should sustaine by the said M. as by his bill is most truly set forth & declared, without that, that any other mat∣ter, or thing in the said defendants answere contained materiall or ef∣fectuall, to be replied vnto, in, and hereby not sufficiently replied vnto is true. All which matters the said complainant is readie to auerre and proue, as this honorable court shall award. And praieth as he before by his said bill hath praied.

A Bill for entring into and detaining copihold lands sold by the defendant to the plaintifes grandfather, which descended to the plaintife being an infant, the said entrie being made by reason that the copy and court rolle of the said bargaine came to the defendants hands.

HVmbly complaining▪ sheweth vnto your Lordship, your daily O∣rator [unspec A] * 21.54 F. H. of W. in the countie of Yorke gentleman, that where∣as about the xxiiii. day of September in the third yeare of the raigne of the late King of famous memory Edward the sixt, one Christopher Baxter late of F. in the said Countie husbandman, was lawfully and rightfully seised in his demesne as of fee, as a copiholder, according to the custome of the Manor of the prebend of Laghton, it the said Coun∣tie, of and in one customarie messuage or tenement, and one oxgange of land, with thappurtenances in F. aforesaid: and in another messuage or tenement, and thirtie acres and a halfe of land with thappurtenan∣ces in F. aforesaid, and he being thereof so seised about the time afore∣said, for a certaine great summe of money to him paid by F. H. of W. aforesaid, grandfather of your said Orator did surrender according to the custome of the said Manor, the said customarie tenements and pre∣misses with thappurtenances into the hands of the then Lords of the said Manor, to the vse of the said F. H. the grandfather & his heires for euer, by force whereof the said F. H. the grandfather was thereof ad∣mitted tenant accordingly, and was of the same, as a copiholder lawful∣ly seised in his demesne as of fee, by, and according to the custome of the said Manor, and the rents, issues and profits thereof arising and grow∣ing, did likewise lawfully take & conuert to his owne vse, vy the space of diuers yeares, and afterwards the said F. H. the grandfather being thereof so seised of the said tenements and premisses, died thereof so seised, about the second yeare of the raigne of the Queenes most excel∣lent Maiestie that now is. By and after whose death the said tene∣ments

and premisses discended and came, and of right ought to discend and come vnto your said Orator being then of very young and tender yeares, viz. about the age of sixe yeares, as next cosin & next heire vnto the said F. H. the grandfather, that is to say, sonn of T. H. sonne & heire of the said F. H. the grandfather, but now so it is, if it may please your good L. that after the death of the said F. H. the grandfather, all the co∣pies of Court rols of the said manor, and the very Court rols themsel•••••• concerning the premisses, did by casuall meanes come vnto the handes, custody, & possession of the said C. B. & one T. G. of T. in the said coun∣ty husbandman, or to the hands of one of them, which they or the one of them haue cancelled & defaced, intending thereby vtterly to disinherite your said Orator of the same tenements & premisses, & by colour therof shortly after the death of the said F. H. the grandfather, y^• said C. B. old wrongfully abate and enter into the said tenements and premisses. And euer since his said wrongfull entre, that is to say, by the space of xxiiii. yeares or thereabouts, hath wrongfully occupied the premisses or the most part therof, and receiued and taken, and conuerted to his owne vse, the rents, issues, and profits of the said tenements & premisses, and will not by any meanes permit or suffer your said Orator to enter, meddle, or haue to do therewith. And notwhithstanding that your said Orator not onely by himselfe, but also by his friends, hath in gentle and quiet manner, diuerse times come vnto the said C. & T. gently requiring thē to deliuer vnto him your said orator, y^• said copies of court rols, & to make reasonable recompence & satisfaction vnto him your said Orator for the rents, issues, & profits of the said tenements & premisses, so as is afore∣said by the said C. wrongfully receiued according to your said Orator his good right & title therunto, yet that to do, they & either of them haue euer hitherto refused & denied, & yet do refuse and denie to doe the same against all right, equity, and good conscience, and to the disinherison of your said orator, of, & in the premisses, & to his great losse & hinderance, if speedy remedy be not by your good Lordship in this honorable court speedily prouided to preuent the same. In tender consideration wherof, and for so much as your said Orator, not knowing the certain number, dates, or contents of the said copies and Court rols, nor wherein they or any of them be conteined, in bagge, bore, or chest, locked, sealed or open, is therefore without all remedy by the due course of the common lawes of this Realme to recouer the same, and for lacke thereof your said O∣rator is very like to lose the said tenements and premisses, and for that also, that the contents of the said bargaine and surrender of the said te∣nements and premisses, so as is aforesaid, made betweene the said F. H. grandfather, and the said C. B. cannot now otherwise be proued then by answere of the said C. B. and T. B. made vpon their Dathes in this

honorable Court, all such persons as were witnesses of the same bar∣gaine, being now either dead, or else vtterly vnknowen vnto your said Orator being so young, as it is aforesaid, at the time of the making of the same. May it please your honorable Lordship to grant vnto your said Orator the Queenes Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena, to be directed vnto the said C. and T. straightly commaunding them and either of them, at a certaine day and vnder a certaine paine therein to be limited, to appeare before your Lordship in her Maiesties high court of Chancery, then and there to answere to the premisses, and to abide such order and direction therein, as to your Lordship shal seeme to stand with right, equitie, and good conscience, and your said Orator shall daily pray to Almightie God for your honour in good health long to continue, &c.

A Bill by the husband and wife, as Gardeins to her childe for eui∣dences.

IN most humble wise complaining sheweth vnto your good Lordship. [unspec A] * 21.55 your poore and daily Orator I. W. of B. in the Countie of D. yeo∣man, and I. his wife late the wife of I. S. the elder of B. afore∣said yeoman now deceased. That where the said I. S. in his life time was lawfully seised in his demesne, as of fee, of, and in one messuage or tenement, commonly called H. & of and, in certaine lands, meadow and pasture, and other hereditaments with thappurtenances to the said tene∣ment belonging, and with the same vsually occupied, scituate, lying and being in B. aforesaid. And he the said I. S. being of the premisses so seised did in his life time conuey and assure the same vnto certaine per∣sons, and their heires, to the vse of the said I. and of the said I. then his wife, and of the longer liuer of them, without impeachment of waste. And after their diseases, to the vse of the heires of their two bodies law∣fully begotten, with diuers remainders ouer, by force whereof the said I. S. and the said I. then his wife, were thereof seised accordingly, And so seised, the said I. S. about three yeares now last past, died seised of such estate, as aforesaid, hauing issue betweene him and the said I. one I. S. an infant of the age of two yeares or therabouts. After whose death the said I held her selfe in the said messuages and lands, and was thereof seised accordingly. And so seised tooke to husband the said I. W. the other of your said Orators, by force of which entermariage the said I. W. and the said I. were lawfully seised of the premisses, as in the right of the said I. And your said Orators haue also the custody of the said I. S. the infant, rightly belonging to the said I. his mother as gardeine in Socage. Now so it is, if it may please your good Lord∣shippe, that certaine deedes, euidences, and writings, touching

and concerning the premisses, and of right belonging to your said O∣rators, and the said infant, or to the one of them, are casually come to to the hands and possessions of T. C. of B. aforesaid, and I. S. of H. being kinsman vnto the said I. S. of B. the elder deceased, who by co∣lour of hauing the said deeds, euidences, and writings, haue wrongful∣ly entred into the premisses with thappurtenances, and thereupon haue contriued certain secret estates vnto diuers persons vnknowen to your said Orators, and by colour thereof, they the said T. C. and I. S. of H. or the one of them of late time hath wrongfully entred into the pre∣misses, and hath receiued and taken the issues and profits of the premis∣ses, or some part thereof, from your said Orators, and although your said Orators haue diuers and sundrie times gently requested the saide T. C. and I. S. of H. to permit and suffer your said Orators quietly to haue and enioy the same premisses, and to deliuer vnto your said O∣rators the said deeds, euidences, and writings, touching and concer∣ning the premisses, and which of right doe belong and appertaine vnto your said Orators, and to the said I. S. the infant, yet they the same to doe haue hitherto refused, and yet doe refuse contrarie to all right, e∣quity, and good conscience, which is likely to turne, not only to the losse and hinderance of your said Orators, But also to the preiudice and dis∣inheritance of the said infant, if speedie redresse herein be not had by your good Lordship, in consideration whereof, and forasmuch as your said Orators doe not know the certaintie, nor certaine number of the said deedes, euidences, writings, nor whether the same be contained in bagge or boxe, sealed, or in chest locked, and so your said Orators, and the said infant are without any ordinary remedie for the recouerie of the same by the common lawes of this Realme, And for that your said O∣rators do hope that the same C. and S. will vpon their Oathes in this honorable Court, confesse the certainty and truety therein, where the said euidences are to be had, or to whom they haue deliuered the same. May it therefore please your good Lordship, the premisses considered, to grant vnto your said Orators the Queenes Maiesties, &c.

The Answere of the same.

THe said defendants say, and euery of them seuerally saith, that the [unspec A] * 21.56 said bill of complaint is verie vncertaine, vntrue and insufficient in the law, to be answered vnto for diuers manifest defaults and imper∣fections therein contained, and framed, and exhibited into this honora∣ble Court, as these defendants verely thinke of malice and euill will, to the intent to put these defendants to great trauaile, charges and expen∣ces to make their personall appearance in this honorable Court, the said defendants dwelling in B. aforesaid, in the saide countie of D. which is sixscore miles distant from the Citie of Westminster, and

without any iust cause so to doe, and these defendants further say, that if the surmised matters contained in the said bil of complaint were true as in very trueth they are not, yet were the same determinable, and to be determined by the common lawes of this Realme, and not in this honorable Court, whereunto these defendants pray to be dismissed with their reasonable costes, charges, and damages in this behalfe wrong∣fully and without iust cause sustained, yet neuerthelesse, if these defen∣dants shall be compelled by the order of this Court, to make any fur∣ther or other answere vnto the said vncertaine and insufficient bill of complaint, then the aduantage of exception to the incertaintie and in∣sufficiencie thereof to these defendants, and either of them at all times here after saued, for further answere thereunto, and for a full and plaine declaration of the trueth, say that they thinke it is true, that the said I. S. was in his life time lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee, of, and in the said messuage or teuements commonly called the H. and of, and in certaine lands, meadow, and pasture, and other hereditaments with the appurtenances to the said tenements belonging, and with the same vsually occupied, scituate, lying, and being in B. aforesaid, as in the said bil of complaint is alleaged, but the said defendāts further say, that the said tenements in the said bill of complaint contained, as they verely beleeue, are holden of the right honorable G. Earle of S. of his ma∣nor of C. in the said Countie of D. by knightes seruice, and by the yearely rents of two shillings. And that he being thereof so seised, and the said Earle being also seised in fee, of the said manor, as these de∣fendants thinke, died thereof so seised, by, and after whose death the said tenements and premisses in the said bill mentioned, descended and came to the said I. S. the sonne, as sonne and heire of the said I. S. de∣ceased, who is yet within the age of one and twentie yeares, by meanes wherof the said Earle after the death of the said I. S. the father, as gar∣den of the said I. S. infant, during his minority, by reason of the te∣nute aforesaid, seised the bodie of the said I. S. the infant, without that, that to the said defendants knowledge, the said I. S. the father being of the premisses seised in fee, did in his life time conuey and assure the same premisses vnto certaine persons, and their heires to the vse of the said I. S. & of the said I. then his wife, & of the longer liuer of either of them, without impeachment of wast, and after their decease to the vse of the heires of their two bodies lawfully begotten, with diuers re∣mainders ouer, as in the said bill of complaint is vntruely alleaged, or that to these defendants knowledge, by force thereof the said I. S. and the said I. S. then his wife being thereof so seised died thereof so seised, or that to these defendants knowledge, after his death the said I. held her selfe in the said messuages, landes and premisses, and was

thereof so seised accordingly, by force of any such conueiance, or that she being thereof so seised, tooke to husband the said I. W. or that by force of the saide entermariage the saide I. W. and the saide I. to the knowledge of these defendants, were so lawfully seised of the said premisses, in the right of the said I. as in the said bill is al∣leaged. And without that, that to these defendants knowledge the said I. W. and I. haue the custodie of the said I. S. the infant rightfully be∣longing to the said I. as Gardein in Socage, as in the said bill is like∣wise alleaged. And without that, that any deeds, euidences, and wri∣tings, touching and concerning the premisses, and of right belonging to the said infant, or to one of them, are casually come to the hands, cu∣stody, and possession of the said defendants other then such deedes, eui∣dences, and writings, as the said I. did deliuer vnto the said T. S. the one of these defendants, which he the said T. about one yeare now last past, or more, vpon the receipt of the Queenes Maiesties writ of Sub∣pena deliuered to I. L. late of H. Haull in the County of D. Gentle∣man, to the vse of the said infant which as he remembreth was done by appointment or agreement of the said I. And then an other old deede or writing without date conteyning these words following, or the ve∣ry like in effect and meaning, viz.

Sciant praesentes & futur̄ quod ego Io. filius Tho. de B. dedi con∣cess. & hac praesenti charta mea confirmaui Duranto de Toxdwood pro homag', & seruitio suo, & pro quadam pecuniae summa mihi prae manibus soluta, totam terram meam quae vocatur le Haule cliffe in ter∣ritorijs de B. cum boscis, pratis, pascuis, pasturis & omnibus suis per∣tin̄. sine aliquo retento, quae iacet integre in latitud' int̄ viam quae du∣cit versus B. terram quam L. de L. quondam tenuit, & extendit se in longitudin̄ de meta de B. vsque ad terram Abbat̄ de R. & terram quae fuit A. F. & terram R. de le Scagh, vna cum tota illa terra cum domibus & edificijs in ea sitis, cum omnibus suis pertin̄, quam R. de T. quon∣dam tenuit, quae iacet integre inter terra, &c. And without that any other matters, &c.

A Bill to be discharged of a Recognisance for the sauing of landes solde harmelesse, for that a lease made thereof by which he seemeth to be dampnified, was either made in trust or by surrender, be∣fore the said bargaine, with an answere, replication, and reioinder to the same bill.

COmplaining sheweth vnto your honorable Lordship Geor. Earle [unspec A] * 21.57 of Shrowsbury, that whereas Sir W. S. knight Lord M. decea∣ced, in his life time, about nine yeares now past, was lawfully seised of an estate of inheritance amongst other lands and tenements, of the third

part of the scite & mansion house of the late dissolued Abbey, Monastery, or Priory of B. in the county of L. and of all and singuler messuages, houses, edifices, buildings, orchards, gardens, fishings, ponds, lands, te∣nements, meadowes, pastures, commons, & hereditaments with the ap∣purtenances to the said scite belonging, then late in the occupation of F. S. & afterwards in thoccupation of one M. and the said Lord M. being thereof so seised about the xvi. day of December in the vii yeare of the Raigne of our Soueraigne Lady the Queenes Maiesty that now is, of speciall and secret trust & confidence by him the said Lord M. reposed in one W. S. of M. in the county of S. gentleman, & M. his wife or of one of them, did make an Indenture bearing date the xvi. day of Septem∣ber, in the said vii. yeare of a demise of the said third part of the said scite, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, with the appurtenances to the said W. S. and M. his wife, to haue & to hold the same vnto the said W. S. and M. from the decease of K. T. of S. for and during the terme of xxi. yeares then next ensuing, as by the said Indenture appeareth. And deliuered the said Indenture to be deliuered as his deed, when the said W. S. had performed certaine conditions & agreements betweene them made, vpon which Indentures made by them, it was neuer inten∣ded nor agreed that the said W. S. and M. his wife, or their executors or assignes, or any of them, should take any benefit to them: but that the same lease should be surrendred, and at all times disposed at the pleasure of the said Lord M. by force whereof the said W. S. and M. were pos∣sessed of the interest of the said terme accordingly, and being thereof so possessed, And the said L. M. being seised of the said R. of the third part of these tenements & premisses of an estate of inheritance, afterwards, that is to say, the xviii. day of May, in the xii. yeare of the Raigne of our said Soueraigne Lady, the said Lord. M. by Indenture bearing date the said day and yeare, did bargaine and sell the said third part of the said premisses among other things to one I. C. of C. in the county of S. Esquire, and F. S. of S. in the said County Gentleman, and their heires for euer, by which last recited Indenture, the said Lord M. for him and his heires did couenant and grant, to and with the said I. C. and F. S. and either of them, that aswell the said I. C. and F. S. their heires and assignes, as all the said manors, and tenements, by the said Indenture to them bargained and sold, at the ensealing and deliuery of the same Indentures, were discharged, exonerated or saued harme∣lesse, and from thencefoorth at all times, and from time to time here∣after for euer, should be discharged, exonerated, acquited, or saued harmelesse by the said W. Lord M. his heires, executors or administra∣tors, of, and from all and singuler giftes, grants, leases, charges, and incumbrances, had, made, granted or suffered in, or to the premisses,

or any part or parcell thereof, by the said Lord M. or by any other per∣son or persons whatsoeuer, other then the said estate of the said K. S. late Dutchesse of S. and certaine other things, in, and by the said In∣denture excepted, as by the said Indenture appeareth. For performance of which couenant of the said Indenture, the said Lord M. Eagle, the second day of Iune in the said xii. yeare, became vounden vnto the said I. C. and vnto one M. S. of I. L. in the County of B. Esquire, by recognisance knowledged in this high court of Chancery in the summe of two thousand pounds, as thereby appeareth. And shortly after∣wards, that is to say, about sixe yeares now last past, the saide K. late D. of S. died and the said I. C. and F. S. entred into the manors, te∣nements, and premisses with the appurtenances, and were, and yet be thereof seised in their demesnes, as of fee, by force of the said conuey∣ance, and the profits thereof arising and comming to their owne vse tooke, and yet doe quietly so take the same without any interruption, let, or trouble of the said W. S. and M. his wife, and their assignes, and euerie other person or persons according to the couenant, true intent, and meaning of the said Indenture of bargaine & sale, And afterwards, that is to say, about fiue yeares now last past, the said Lord M. for the summe of sixe thousand pounds, or thereabouts, did bargaine and sell to the said Earle and his heires, the manor of B. in the County of Yorke, and diuers other lands and tenements in B. and other places in the said County, by force whereof the said Earle was thereof lawfully seised in his demesne, as of fee, and the issues and profits thereof arising and growing, did quietly take and conuert to his owne vse, from the time of the bargaine, during all the life time of the said Lord M. & W. S. which was by the space of three yeares, after the death of the said Dutchesse or thereabouts. And afterwards, that is to say, about fiue yeares last past, the said M. died, since whose death the said I. C. M. S. F. S. T. H. D. W. M. and I. T. And the said M. late wife of the said W. S. and executrix or administratrix of the said Will, as the saide Earle is informed, by the agreement and priuitie of Ed. Lord Morley, and the Lady Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heire of the saide Lord Mount Eagle, hauing gotten into their hands the said Indenture of demise, albeit that the said T. performed not the conditions and coue∣nants betweene him the said Lord M. amongst themselues, did con∣ceale and frustrate the saide trust reposed by the saide Lord. M. in the saide W. S. and M. or the one of them to the intent to ex∣tend the saide Recognisance of two thousand pounds, vpon the saide manor of B, And such other lands and tenementes as the saide Earle hath purchased of the said Lord M. contrarie to the good meaning of the said Lord M. contrarie to the great trust and confidence by him reposed

in the said W. S. and M. his wife, and the true meaning of the said In∣denture of lease. And for that purpose haue procured the said estate and interest of the said W. S. and M. of the said third part to be conueied to the said M. to the intent that the said W. M. should enter into the said third part so leased, as is aforesaid, to disturbe the possession of the said C. and F. S. which he hath done accordingly, to the intent that therby, the said I. C. & M. S. might haue some colour to extend the said Recognisance of two thousand pounds aginst y^• said Earle, notwithstan∣ding that the said I. C. & F. S. euer since the entrie of the said M. haue quietly occupied the said demised third part, & yet do quietly occupy the same, not hauing had any damage thereby to the value of xii. d . by rea∣son of the said lease, All which notwithstanding, if it may please your good Lordship, the said M. S. F. S. and I. C. haue procured execution of the Recognisance of two thousand pounds, to be sued against the said Earle by proces out of this honorable Court, according to the forme and effect of the said recognisance, for that as they suppose the said third part is charged with the said lease thereof made to the said S. and his wife, and assigned by the said S. to the said W. M. who by force there∣of hath entred into the said third part, and disturbed the possession of the said I. C. and F. S. and their assignes, And for that by meanes ther∣of the said manors, lands, and tenements to them bargained and sold by the said Lord M. in forme aforesaid, were not saued harmelesse by the said Lord M. or his heires of, and from all and singuler leases had, made, or granted of the said manor and other the premisses mentioned in the said Indenture of Bargaine and sale, according to the forme and effect thereof, which said practise and compact is much against the said trust and meaning of the said Lord M. reposed in the said W. S. and M. ••is wife, and against the true meaning of the said Indenture of lease & Recognisance, tending to the great losse and damage of the said Earle, and against all right, equity, and good conscience, if the said purpose should not be equity and consideration of this honorable Court be pre∣uented and mette withall: In consideration wherof, and for so much as, aswell the said trust touching the said lease as the said compact and agreement amongst the said parties to extend the said Earle his said lands by reason of the said Recognisance by matters secretly agreed vp∣pon amongst themselues, the said Earle not knowing any witnesses which were present at the making thereof, so that the said Earle can very hardly make such proofe in this honorable Court thereof, or of the said conditionall deliuerie of the said Indenture, as is necessary in the behalfe, vnlesse the said parties or some of them will confesse the same in their answeres vpon their Oathes in this honorable Court, as the said Earle verely thinketh they will. And for asmuch also as it is very

likely, that the said Lord M. would neuer haue entred into the said re∣cognisance of two thousand pounds for the performance of the said couenants of the said Indenture of bargaine and sale, without making exception therein of the saide lease, if the said lease of the said third part before the making of the saide Indenture of bargaine and con∣ueyance, had not beene so deliuered of credit and of trust frustrated or granted ouer to the said W. M. or some other by the consent and a∣greement of the said I. C. and F. S. for their benefit, for the auoiding of new charges growing betwene the making of the said lease & the said bargaine. And albeit aswell the other two parts of the said lands, as all other lands & tenements, with thappurtenances, bargained & sold by the said Indenture, were & be clearly discharged of al incumbrances, accor∣ding to the true meaning of the said Indenture, it may therefore please your good Lordship, the premises cōsidered, to grant vnto the said Earle the Queenes Maiesties most gracious writ of Subpena to be directed vnto the said I. C. M. S. E. L. M. and E. his wife C. D. W. M. I. T. & M. commaunding them and euery of them, at a certaine day and place, and vnder a certaine paine therein to be limitted, to be, and personally to appeare before your good Lordship in the Queenes Maiesties high Court of Chancery, then and there to answere vnto the premisses, and to abide such further order and direction therein, as to your honour shall seeme to stand with right, equitie, and good conscience. And the said Earle, &c.

A Bill for the defendant by meanes of en••ermariage, with the wife and executrix of one, who by casuall meanes got the possession of one deede of demise indented made vnto the plaintife, detaineth the said demise, and by colour thereof doth occupie the tenements demised, and taketh the profits to his owne vse.

IN most humble wise complaining sheweth vnto your good Lo. your [unspec A] * 21.58 daily Orator I. M. of B. in the County of N. That whereas one T. C. of D. within the County of Y. did by his deed Indented of de∣mise, about the fiueteenth yeare of the Raigne of our Soueraigne La∣die the Queenes Maiestie that nowis, demise and grant to your said O∣rator, ten acres of land, fiue acres of meadow, and fiue acres of pasture with thapppurtenances, lying and being in B. aforesaid: To haue and to hold to your said Orator and his assignes, for the terme of xxi. yeares, from and after a certaine day therein expressed, if the said T. C. should so long liue, for the yearely rent of xx. shillings, payable at the feast of P. and Saint M. the Bishop in winter, by euen portions. But now so it is, if it may please your good Lordship, that the said Indenture, the certaine dates or contentes whereof, your saide Lordshippes

Orator knoweth not, before the day when the said lease should begin and take effect, did by casuall meanes come to the hands, custodie, and possession of one I. W. who made his last Will and Testament, and therein appointed one E. then his wife, his sole executrix and died, by and after whose death the said Indenture came into his hands and cu∣stodie of the said E. since which time the said E. did marie, and tooke to husband one R. I. of B. by reason of which intermariage the said In∣denture is now come to, and remaineth in the hands, custodie, and pos∣session of the said R. I. and E. his wife, or of the one of them, who by reason of hauing of the said Indenture, without any iust title or inte∣rest therein, haue entred into the said premisses with thappurtenances, and will not in any wise quietly permit and suffer your Lordships said Orator to haue, and inioy his said terme, of, and in the premisses, accor∣ding to his lawfull right and interest therein, but contrarie to all equi∣tie, and good conscience, haue euer sithence taken and conuerted, and as yet doe daily take and conuert the issues to their own proper vse and behoofe, and will neither deliuer vnto your Lordships said Orator the said Indenture, nor permit and suffer him to haue and peaceably en∣ioy the said premisses, as aforesaid, or any part thereof, although your said Orator hath at diuers & sundrie times required them so to doe. In consideration whereof, and for as much as your Lordships said Orator is without all helpe and remedie at the common law, for that he know∣eth not, nor remembreth the dates or contents, or any other certainty of the said Indenture, May it please your good Lordship to grant her Maiesties gracious writ of Subpena to be directed to the said R. I. and E. his wife, and to either of them, commaunding them and eyther of them thereby, personally to appeare before your honor in her Maiesties high Court of Chancery at W. at a certaine day, and vnder a certaine paine by your honor therein to be limited there, &c.

A Bill against an Infant for bourding, and apparrell deliuered to him by the plaintife, and for not performing of a lease.

IN most humble wise complaining sheweth vnto your Honorable [unspec A] * 21.59 Lordship, your daily Orator T. T. of B. in the Countie of D. hus∣bandman: That whereas about foure yeares now last past, one G. B. of B. aforesaid yeoman, being seised in his demesne as of ••ee, of, and in diuerse landes, tenements, and hereditaments with their appurtenan∣ces in B. aforesaid, holden in Socage of I. S. as of the Manor of D. which said tenements and premisses the said G. B. had by discent, by and after the death of B. his late father, and the said G. B. being thereof so seised, and being of the age of xx. yeares or thereabuuts, and vnder the age of xxi. yeares, about the xxv. day of Iuly which was in

the thirtie yeare of the Raigne of the Queenes most excellent Maiesty that now is, by means, counsaile, procurement, and perswasion of diuers euill disposed persons (that is to say) one A. E. I. M. W. M. T. C. H. M. N. H. W. H. and D. D. intending by their vngodly compact & practise to make a pray of the simplicity of your said Orator, being an ignorant vnlearned man, the said G. B. came vnto your said Orator, pretending that he did then beare great good will and fauour to your said Orator, and therefore entreated your said Orator that he might boord & remaine with your said Orator in his house at B. aforesaid, and not onley haue meat, drinke, & lodging, but also such apparrell & rayment as your said Orator should thinke meet & conuenient for his degree & calling, at the costs & charges of your said Orator, promising faithfully and fully to sa∣tisfie your said Orator for all such charges & expences as he by reason of the premisses should in any wise sustaine. Wherefore your said Ora∣tor giuing credit vnto the said G. B. in the premisses, & thinking that, that he had faithfully promised, he would fully and effectually haue per∣formed, did then fully consent and agree, to, and with the said G. B. to find him meat, drinke, lodging, & apparrell, as is aforesaid, for the consi∣deration promised as is aforesaid: By pretence wherof the said G. B. a∣bout the same time came to the said house of your said Orator, and re∣mained there with your said Orator, vntill about the second day of Fe∣bruary then next following, during all which time your said Orator at his owne proper costes and charges, did prouide and finde for, and vnto the said G. B. all manner of necessary meat, drinke, lodging, apparrell, and all other things necessary for him. About which second of Februa∣rie the said G. B. pretending to continue his said fauour and good will towards your said Orator, by the like counsell, meanes, and perswasion of the said euill disposed persons, and by their compact and agreement, did demise and lease vnto your said Orator, all, or the most part of all the said messuage, tenements, and premisses, that he the said G. B. so had, as is aforesaid, by discent from his said father, to haue and to holde¦th said tenements and premisses, with the appurtenances to him, his ex∣ecutors and assignes, from the feast of the Annunciation of the blessed virgin Mary then next ensuing, vnto the end and terme of three yeares thence next ensuing, your said Orator & his assignes, yeelding & paying therefore at the ende and expiration of the said terme of three yeares xx. pounds of lawfull English money. And also finding vnto the said G. B. during the said time of three yeares conuenient lodging, meat, drink and apparrell, and also keeping for the said G. B. twenty sheepe, by rea∣son of which demise, your said Orator about the said feast of the Annun∣ciation of the blessed virgin Marie, did enter into the saide demised mes∣suages, tenements, and premisses, and occupied the same messuages, te∣nements,

and premisses, by the space of two yeares, or thereabouts, and during the same time, did at his owne costes and charges prouide & find vnto the said G. B. conuenient meat, drink, lodging, and apparrell, and also his xx. sheepe, according to the said agreement, and besides those xx. fortie sheepe more at the least, to the charges of your said Orator of one hundred Markes at the least. But now so it is, if it may please your honorable Lordship to vnderstand, that about the first day of March, which was into the two and thirtie yeare of our Soueraigne Lady the Queenes Maiesties raigne that now is, your said Orator hauing then inned into the Barnes of the said tenements and premisses forty loads of Hay, or thereabouts, part thereof did grow vpon the said tenements and premisses, but the most part thereof was brought from other places and hauing also man••red the said grounds to his exceeding great costs and charges, the said G. B. being then of full age, by the like perswasi∣on and procurement of the persons abouesaid, did enter into the said de∣mised tenements and premisses, whereof your said Orator was then quietly possessed, as he then found the same, And he together with the said A. E. I. M. W. N. C. H. M. N. H, W. H. & H. G. did take away and conuert to their owne vses, the most part of the said forty loades of Hay or thereabouts to the value of twenty markes at the least. By meanes whereof your said Orator hauing against the Winter before, prouided greate store of beastes and cattell for to haue eaten the said Hay for the sustenance of them, he was inforced to buy, and did buy a great quanti∣tie of Hay at an excessiue price, or else to haue famished the most of his said beasts for want of fodder, which was to the great losse and damage of your said Orator: Neuertheles the said G. B. by the like counsel and perswasion of the said euill disposed persons, albeit he hath beene sundry times gently required by your said Orator to make vnto him some rea∣sonable recompence and satisfaction for the losse of his said terme and his other damages, and for such costes and charges, as he had bestowed for the manuring and bettering of the said grounds so to him demised, and for such costes and charges as he your said Orator did sustaine and beare, for, and by reason of the keeping, and maintaining of him the said G. B. as is aforesaid, with apparrell, meat, drink, and lodging, he vtter∣ly denieth, and refuseth to yeeld vnto him any manner of satisfaction or recompence for the same, or part thereof, alleaging, that at the time of the making of the said seuerall contractes, he was within the age of xxi. yeares, and therefore and for the incertainty some of the same contracts be meerely void in law. And not so contented, doth yet by the like coun∣sell & perswasion of the said euill disposed persons, sue your poore Ora∣tor, for the occupation and vse of the said grounds, and for the profits and commodities thereof during the foresaid terme. Notwithstanding

that he himselfe, and his said confederates did so as is aforesaid, vniust∣ly take away your Orators said Hay, being of farre more value then the profites which he euer receiued, for, or by the grounds so to him de∣mised, did amount vnto, against all right, equitie, or good conscience. In tender consideration whereof, and for so much as your said Orator is a verie poore man, and hath no ordinarie remedie by the strict course of the common lawes of this realme and dominion of England, either to defend himselfe in the said suit or to recouer any thing at all against the foresaid G. B. as well by reason that the sayd seuerall contracts and agreements were so vncertainly made, as is aforesaid with him, being at the making hereof an infant, as for that the same contracts & agreements were made priuately betweene your foresaid Orator and him the said G. B. few or none being present thereat, which can testifie the same, neither can your said Orator set downe in certain, how much of his said Hay they did so take and carie away, and yet is there great cause in equity why your said Orator should be relieued for the same in this honorable court. It may therefore please your honorable Lord∣ship, the premisses gratiously cōsidered, to grant vnto your said Orator the Q. maiesties most gracious seuerall writs of Subpena to be direc∣ted vnto the said G. B. A. E. I. M. W. M. T. C. H. M. N. H. W. H. & H. G. & euery of them, thereby commanding them, and euery of them vnder a certaine paine, and at a certaine day therein to be limitted and appointed, to be, and personally to appeare before your Honorable Lordship in her Maiesties most high Court of Chancerie, then & there to answere vnto the premisses, and to abide such further order & direc∣tion therein, as to your honorable Lordship shall seeme to stand with right, equitie, and good conscience. And your sayd Orator shall dayly pray vnto almighty God for the preseruation of your Honorable Lord∣ship in good health long to continue with much encrease of honor &c.

A Bill of debt vppon a contract against the suruiuing partner, or ioynt chapman, and thadministrator of thother.

IN most humble wise complaining sheweth vnto your Honorable [unspec A] * 21.60 Lordship your dayly Orator R. P. of L. in the countie of Yorke chapman, that whereas the third day of May now last past, which was in the fiue and thirtie yeere of the most prosperous raigne of our most gratious Soueraigne Ladie Elizabeth the Queenes most excellent Maiestie that now is, and before and after the said third day of May, one W. T. of W. in y^• countie of M. grasier, now lately deceased, were chapmen, partners, copercioners, or parting fellowes, did then as part∣ners and parting fellowes iointly occupie together in all maner aswell of buying, and selling, bartering, or bargaining of beasts and cattell,

with their seuerall stockes, and of, and with diuers other goods, beasts, and catttell taken vpon their credit, and of, and with all encrease and gaines from time to time arising and growing by reason of their sayd occupying, as by factorship, alienation, exchaunge, or otherwise, for a certaine time betweene them the said W. T. & R. W. priuately agreed vpon, and it was also then agreed betweene them, that during the time of their said ioint occupying together or partnership, either of the said parties should be faithfull and true to other in buying, selling, and o∣therwise, as is aforesaid. And all such lucre, profite and gaine, aduan∣tage, benefite, and winning, as should come, grow, or arise in buying and selling any beasts or cattell, during their ioynt occupying or part∣nership, should be equally parted and deuided betweene the said parties, so as either of them should haue his iust and true moitie and portion of the same. And that at such times as it was betweene them agreed vpō, either of them should make a iust and true reckoning and accompt with other of buying and selling, of all such beasts and cattell, and otherwise as aforesaid. And it was then also agreed betweene them the sayd W. T. and R. W. that if any losse or charge shal happen to either of the said parties at any time or times during their said ioint occupying to∣gether, & partnership by death of a cattell, euill debts, casualties, or other∣wise concerning their ioint occupying to any part of the said stocke in buying and selling of beasts or cattell, or otherwise, as is aforesaid, to be impaired, that the same losse and charge should be equally borne by both the said parties. And if it should happē either of the said parties of die during the said ioint occupying or partnerships, then the executors or administrators of the goods and chattels of the party so dead should make a iust & true accompt, paiment, & deliuery of such part of all en∣crease, gaines, beasts, cattell, & debts, as should be due to the partie sur∣uiuing. And in like maner that the party suruiuing should make & de∣clare to the executors of the goods & chattels of the party so dead, a iust, true & perfect accompt & reckoning of all the state and qualitie of their said ioint occupying or partnership, and also pay, deliuer & assigne vnto y^e said executors or administrators of the party so dead, such moity, halfe part & portion of the said increase, gaines, beasts, cattell, & debts, as vpō the same accompts should then haue bin due vnto the party so dead, in so large and ample maner, as if he had bin then liuing, and the said ioint occupying then ended, at such times, & in such maner, as it was be∣tweene the said parties agreed vpon, by force of which agreement, they the said W. T. & R. W. iointly, as coparteners, ioint Chapmen, part∣ners, or parting fellowes, occupied together their said stocks, and other things aforesaid, & according to their mutuall agreement, by buying, selling, & exchanging of beasts & cattell, and otherwise, in sundray faires

and markets of this Realme of E. and with diuers and sundrie of her Maiesties faithfull, and louing subiects vntill the day of &c. nowe last past, at which time the said R. W. died & the said W. T. him suruiued, during which said ioint occupying together, partnership, or society, that is to say, the third day of May now last past, the said R. for, and to the vse of himselfe, and of the said W. T. his partner, and ioint chapman, as is aforesaid, at M. in the county of N. did buy of your honors suppliant in the open ma••ket then there holden, three Oxen for sixe pound fiue shillings, of which summe, part was then in hand paid, and the residue was then agreed to be paide vnto your Orator vppon the Tuesday in Whitson weeke then next following in N. aforesaid, and also vpon the Wednesday ensuing the day, commonly called or knowen by the name of Holie-thursday, the said R. W. did also buy to the vse of him, & the said T. of your said Orator other two Oxen for 8. pounds, to haue been paid to your Orator vpon the said Tuesday in Whitson weeke, at N. afore∣said, which said Oxen were then accordingly deliuered to the saide R. W. at N. aforesaid, and shortly after the said R. W. deliuered the same Oxen to the hands of the said W. T. and died, not hauing paied or sa∣tisfied this your Orator, of and for the said fourteene pounds, nor of any part thereof, according to the said bargaine, the said Oxen remaining in the hands and possession of the said W. T. and after the time of the death of the said R. W. and were sithence by him the said W. T. con∣uerted to his owne onely vse, by meanes whereof, action accrewed vn∣to your said Orator, to demaund, and haue of the said W. T. and of one E. W. of S. in the county of E. widow, late wife of the said R. W. or of one of them, the said 14 l . so to him due for the said Oxen, which the said E. W. by the compact and consent of the said W. T. and R. W. became executor to the said R. W. and wrongfully administred & con∣uerted to his owne vse diuers goos and chattels which were belonging to the said R. W. at the time of his death. And albeit your said Orator hath diuers and sundry times come and sent to the said W. T. and E. since the death of the said R. W. gently requiring payment of the said summe of 14. l . so as aforesaid, being behinde and vnpaid of the price of the said Oxen, notwithstanding that diuers goods & chattels, which were the said R. W. at the time of his death sufficient for the contenta∣tion of your said Orator, of, and for his said debt of 14. l . And also to performe the funerals of his said R. W. and to satisfie all debts which the said R. W. ought to any person or persons at the time of his death, came to y^• hands & possess. of the said W. T. or E. W. or to the hands & possess. of such person or persons, to whō they y^e said W. T. & E. W. or the one of thē, haue left, yelded, or deliuered y^e same, & in their or some of their hāds doth stil remain. Notwithstāding they & either of thē haue diuers

and sundrie times since the death of the said R. W. beene by your said Orator & others in his behalfe gently required to pay the same, yet that to do they and either of them haue euer hitherto denied and refused, and yet do denie and refuse to pay the same vnto your said Orator, fraudu∣len••ly intending thereof and euerie part thereof craftily and subtilly to defraud, and deceiue your said Orator. And for that purpose haue se∣cretly conueyed, concealed, and hid a great part of the goods and chat∣tels, which the said K. W. had at the said time of his death being of good value to diuerse persons, and in diuers places to your Orator vt∣terly vnknowen, so that the same being by that meanes left out of the Inuentory of the goods of the said R. W. to the intent to das••e & blind the eies of your Orator, and of sundry of the said R. W. creditors to whom he was in like manner indebted, not knowing the trueth of their dealing, and vngodly practises and deuises, intending by such coloura∣ble meanes, either vtterly to defraud his said creditors or so to inforce them to rest contented with some small part of their true and lawfull debt. And whereas afterwards that is to say, vpon Tuesday next after Midsomer day now last past, your Orator and one T. T. of L. in the County of L. husbandman by a priuate agreement betwene them made, did ioyntly buy of diuers persons to the vse of them both, eight Oxen, and seuen Bullocks, or Steeres for diuers seuerall sums of money, and af∣terwards the said beasts that is seuen of the said Oxen, and the said se∣uen Bullocks or Steeres for the price of which 14. beasts, and of the said odde Oxe, your Orator and the said T. T. afterwards priuatly ac∣compted, and he thereupon satisfied your orator all that to him was due for the same but 3. l . 13. s̄. 4. d . or thereabouts, and being perswaded by the said W. T. and E. W. and by their pernitious example, not satisfied with their former wrong as is said, offered to your said Orator, haue also perswaded the said T. T. not to pay to your said Orator, the said summe of 3. l . 13. s̄. 4. d . or thereabouts so to him due, for the price of the said Oxen, so that albeit the said T. T. hath oftentimes since the making of the said bargaine and accompt, been gently required by your said Orator and others on his behalfe, yet ••e hath euer hitherto denied and refused to make paiment thereof, and still doth denie, and refuse to do the same, against all right, equity, and good conscience, which vnlaw∣full practises of the said W. T. and E. W. and T. T. are likely to be to the great losse, and hinderance of your said Orator, if speedie remedie be not by your good Lordship prouided to meete with, and preuent their couetous and most vnconscionable dealings and purposes in the premisses: wherefore, and for as much as the said agreement of part∣nership, and otherwise, made betwene the said W. T. and R. W. & also all the compacts and practises made, by, and betweene the said W. T.

and the said E. W. since the death of the said R. W. And also the said agreement of the ioint buying of the said fifteene beastes by your O∣rator, and the said T. and also the said bargaine betweene your Orator and the said R. W. for the said fiue Oxen, as also the said ioint buying of the said fifteen beasts by your orator, & the said T. T. were secretly and priuately made betweene themselues, so that there is no person liuing knowen to your said Orator, but the said W. T. E. W. and T. T. pri∣uie thereunto, that can testifie the said seueral contracts, made betwene your said Orator, and the said R. W. of, and for the said fiue Oxen, as is aforesaid, and the said ioint buying of the said fifteene beasts by your said Orator & the said T. T. & their said accompts touching the same, or the said ioint occupying or partnership betweene the said W. and T. or the said concealement, cunning, close, and vnlawfull dealings of the said E. W. and T. in the premisses, so that your said Orator, through the want of such precise proofe thereof (as the strict course of the common lawes of this Realme doth in that behalfe require) is altogether reme∣dilesse, by the order of this honorable Court, wherein your Orator ve∣rely hopeth, that the said W. T. E. W. and T. T. in their seuerall an∣sweres to the premisses, will seuerally vpon their corporall Oathes confesse the said premisses, to be in effect, as they haue beene herein dis∣closed and set forth: It may therefore please your Honorable good Lordship, the premisses gratiously considered, to grant vnto your said Orator, her Maiesties most gracious seuerall writs of Subpena, to be directed to the said W. T. EW. T. T. and to euery of them, thereby commaunding them, and euery of them, at a certaine day, and vnder a certaiue paine therein limitted, to be, and personally to appeare before your honorable Lordship in her Maiesties most high Court of Chance∣ry, then, and there to answere vnto the premisses, and abide such further order and direction therein, as to your honorable Lordship shall seeme to be agreeable with right, equitie, and good conscience. And your said Orator shall daily pray &c.

A Bill vpon a promise to forbeare debt due by Obligation vntil an other day, and yet suing the band.

IN most humble wise sheweth and complaineth vnto your honorable [unspec A] * 21.61 Lordship &c. That whereas one R. F. of &c. in the County aforesaid Gentleman, was indebted to one W. P. of D. aforesaid, in the summe of &c. And whereas your said Orator, at the speciall and earnest in∣treatie and request of the said R. F. about two yeares last past, be∣came bounden for the said F. vnto the said W. P. by his deede or wri∣ting Obligatorie, in the summe of &c. with Condition therein can∣tained or indorced, for the payment of the summe of &c. vnto the said W. P. at the feast of &c. which was in the yeare &c. at, or in the

Church porch of &c. aforesaid, as by the said deede or writing Obliga∣torie doth and may appeare: Which said summe of &c. your said Ora∣tor had appointed in a readinesse, and purposed to pay the same at the time and place aforesaid, according to the Condition of the said wri∣ting Obligatorie: Whereupon the said W. P. the very day appointed for the paiment of the said &c. or the day before, the certainty where∣of your said Orator, nowe remembreth not, came vnto your saide Orator, and vpon speech had betweene your said Orator, and the said P. touching the paiment of the said money: The said P. was contented, and did agree to forbeare the paiment thereof, vntill the feast of P. then next following, and did faithfully assume and pro∣mise, to, and with your said Orator, both then, and at diuers times af∣ter, to forbeare the paiment thereof vntill the said feast, and that he would not take any aduantage of the forfeiture of the said bonde a∣gainst your said Orator, but would cancell the said bonde, and take a newe bonde for the payment thereof at the said feast of P. aforesaid, but neuer required any new bonde from your said Orator: And your saide Orator giuing credite to his promise and assumption aforesaid, did not pay the saide summe of &c. according to the Condition of the saide writing Obligatorie. After which time, the saide W. P. did oftentimes promise your saide Orator, to deliuer the saide bonde of &c. to your saide Orator to be cancelled, and to take new bonde for the payment of the foresaide summe of &c. at the said feast of Penticost according to his promise and agreement aforesaid: And your saide Orator doubting that the saide P. meante to delay him, and driue him off from time to time, and not fearing least the saide P. should take anie aduantage of the forfeiture of the saide bonde a∣gainst him, in Michaelmas Terme last past, your saide Orator de∣maunded the saide bonde againe of the saide P. in L. who tolde your saide Orator, that he had deliuered ouer the saide bonde vnto one W. W. being his brother in Lawe, to whom he had assigned ouer the saide bonde, and could not release or discharge the saide bonde with∣out the assent of the saide W. W. but would make meanes to the saide W. W. for the deliuerie of the same, and seemed to make diuers iourneyes to the saide W. W. to fetch the same: And so from time to time delayed your saide Orator, and droue him out with fayre wordes, vntill such time as your saide Orator was vp∣pon occasion of busines, inforced to ride out of L. into the Coun∣trey: And shortely after, your saide Orator purposing to get the same bonde out of the saide P. and W. handes, did in the said Mi∣chaelmas Terme, send one G. V. his seruant to L. with the said money, to make payment thereof vnto the saide W. and P. and to receiue

the said bond, who comming to L. accordingly to the said W. and P. and declaring vnto them, that he was come to make paiment of the foresaid summe of &c. and to receiue the said bond, the said W. then told the said N. that the said bond was not then in his custody or keeping: But the said W. did then and there promise, that if the said V. would deliuer o∣uer a bond which he had in his keeping of trust, to the vse of the sa••d P. that then the said W. and P. would the next day following, come to the said V. his lodging, and receiue the said &c. and deliuer ouer the foresaid bond of, &c. vnto him, vpon whose promise the said V. did then presently (trusting to his faire speeches) deliuer the said bond which he had, to the vse of the said P. to the said P. or W. accordingly. But so it is (may it please your good Lo.) that the said P. & W. nothing at all regarding their foresaid seuerall promisses, agreements, and assumptions made, to, and with your said Orator, and the said V. as aforesaid, haue not onely hitherto refused and denied to deliuer ouer the said bond of &c. vnto your said Orator, according to the promises and agreements made, as afore∣said, but yet do vtterly refuse and deny to do the same: albeit your said Orator did oftentimes, both before the said feast of &c. as aforesaid, and diuers times since, offer to make paiment of the said summe of &c. vnto the said P. and W. according to the foresaid agreement, and yet is rea∣die and willing to pay the same: But also the said P. and W. purposing to bring vpon your said Orator the whole penalty and forfeiture of the said bond of &c. haue, or one of them hath of late, contrarie to the foresaid assumptions & agreements made, as aforesaid, & contrary to all honesty, equity, and good conscience, commenced suit at the common law against your said Orator vpon the said bond, to his great losse and hinderance. And the said W. P. hath of late vtterly denied, that euer he promised to forbeare the paiment of &c. vntill the foresaid feast of &c. contrary to the trueth, and contrary to all equity and good conscience: In tender con∣sideration whereof, and for as much as your said Oratar cannot pleade the promise and agreement of the said P. made to your saide Orator, for forbearing of the money (as aforesaid) in barre of the said bond at the common law, and thereby is void of all remedie, at, and by che strict or∣der and course of the common law of this Realme, nor can vse nor bring any action of the case against the said P. or W. upon their said promises and assumptions, for that your said Orator cannot make any such suffi∣cient proofe thereof, as by the common law is in such case required, for that the same were made priuatly betweene themselues, and no witnes∣ses called thereunto. And for as much as your said Orator verely thin∣keth that the said W. P. and W. W. being called into this most hono∣rable court to answere to the premisses, will in their answere vpon their corporall oathes confesse the foresaid conclusions, promises, and agree∣ments

made, as a foresaid, and disclose the trueth of the premisses: May it therefore please your good Lordshippe, the premisses considered, to grant vnto your said Orator, the Queenes most gracious writ of Sub∣pena to be directed vnto them the said W. P. and W. W. commanding them, and either of them, at a certaine day, and vpon a certaine paine by your good Lordship to be appointed, personally to appeare before your good Lordship, in the Queenes Maiesties most high Court of Chaun∣cery, then, and there to answere to the premisses: And further to stand to, and abide such further order and direction therein, as to your good Lordship shall be thought most meete and conuenient in that behalfe. And your said Orator, according to his bounden duty, shall daily pray vnto God for the good and prosperous estate of your Lordship, in honor long to continue.

The Answere of W. P. and W. W. defendants, to the bill of complaint of E. L. complainant.

THe said defendants, and either of them saith, that for the most part [unspec A] * 21.62 the said bil is vntrue, slaunderous and insufficient in the law to be answered vnto, and the matters therein contained, deuised of malice, to put these defendants to needlesse charges and expences in law, without any sufficient cause so to do: The aduantage of exception to which in∣sufficient bill to these defendants at all times saued, For answere they say, and first the said W. P. for himselfe saith, that true it is, that the said complainant did become bound to these defendants, by his obligation in the summe of &c. with condition indorced for the true paiment of the said summe &c. at a day long since past, The which summe this defen∣dant did verely thinke to haue receiued accordingly, and thereof did make reckoning, as of a debt then to be paid to him, and for that cause did at the very day appointed for the paiment of the same, repaire vnto the place specified in the condition of the said obligation, where the said money should be paid, and there did attend for the same, in hope to haue receiued it accordingly: But the said complainant, meaning nothing lesse then the satisfying of the said debt, left the same vnpaide, to the great hinderance, losse, and discredite of these defendants. And this de∣fendant further saith, that he hath often and sundry times sithence the said money was due, made meanes to the complainant for payment of the same, who from time to time with faire promises (now almost these three yeares) hath delaied this defendant to his greater hinderance, then the valew of the said summe: By reason whereof, and for as much as the complainant hath sought diuers indirect waies and meanes to get the said Obligation of &c. out of the hands of this defendant with in∣tent neuer to pay penny of the debt aforesaid: This defendant hath

caused the said Obligation to be put in suite, as he thinketh it is law∣full for him to doe, without that, that the complainant to the know∣ledge of the defendant did prepare in a readinesse to haue paid the said &c. at the time and place, according to the condition of the Obligation aforesaid: Or that this defendant vpon the very day appointed for the paiment of the same &c. or the day before, (or in trueth at any time else) did come to the complainant, and had speech with him, that he was contented and did agree to forbeare the punishment thereof, vntill the feast of &c. then next following, or did assume and promise, to, and with the complainant, both then, & at diuers times after to for beare the pay∣ment thereof, vntill the said feast, and would not take any aduantage of the forfeiture of the said bond, but would cancell the said bond, and would take new bond for the paiment thereof, at the said feast of P. as in the said bill is most falsely declared. And without that, that the said complainant to the knowledge of the defendant did send one G. V. his seruant to L. with the said money to make payment thereof to one of these defendants, as also in the said bill of complaint is vntruely al∣leaged. For this defendant saith, that he sought often to the complai∣nant, and made means vnto him, to haue the said defendant eyther to be paide in noney, or that he might be satisfied thereof some other way, who made him many promises to do the same with speed, but neuer ment or intended it, for any thing that this defendant could get to the con∣trary. And the said W. W. the other of these defendāts for himself saith: That whereas he is charged to haue made promise to the said V. that if he would deliuer a bonde which he had in his keeping of trust, to the vse of the said P. that then he this defendant and the said P. would the next day following, come to the said V. his lodging, and receiue the said summe of &c. and deliuer ouer the said bonde of &c. He this de∣fendant saith, that he neuer made any such promise to the said V. to his remembrance, neither was there any cause at all that he should so doe aswell because in trueth, and in honestie the said V. ought to make de∣liuerie of the said bonde, so committed vnto him, but of trust, as ap∣peareth by the plantifes owne shewing, as also for that this defen∣dant was informed, that the said V. had deliuered the said bonde be∣fore that they two mette together to talke of the saide debt. And this defendant further saith, that although it were true, that he had made such promise (as aforesaid) yet were it nothing at all materiall for the reliefe of the complainant, aswell for the cause aforesaid, as also for that this defendant had no power of himselfe to doe, eyther good or hurt in the matter. And without that, that any other matter or thing what∣soeuer materiall in the said vntrue bill to b answered vnto, and not in this answere sufficiently answered, confessed, and auoided, trauersed, or

denied, is true. All which matters these defendantes are readie to a∣uerre and proue, as this most honorable Court shall awarde, and pray∣en to be dismissed with their reasonable costes in this behalfe wrong∣fully sustained.

The Replication of E. L. Esq. Complainant, to the Answere of W. P, and W. W. Defendant.

THe said Complainant replieth and saith, that the said bill of com∣plaint [unspec A] * 21.63 by him exhibited into this most honorable court, is very true, certaine, and sufficient, the law to be answered vnto, And that the matters therein contained, are neither deuised, imagined, practised, or set forth by him the said complainant, for any such cause or purpose, as the defendants in their answeres haue vntruely imagined, but the same is grounded vpon good and iust cause, as by the contents thereof doth and may appeare. And further saith, that the answere of the said de∣fendant is verie vntrue, vncertaine, and insufficient in the lawe to be replied vnto, The aduantage of exception to the incertainety and in∣sufficiencie thereof to the said complainant, nowe, and at all times here∣after saued. The saide complainant for further replication saith, that he doth, and will auerre, iustifie, maintaine, and proue, all, and eue∣uerie matter, article, sentence, and thing, in the said bill of complaint contained, to be good, iust, and true, in such sort, manner, and forme, as in the said bill of complaint they be truely set forth, shewed, and decla∣red. And further the said complainant saith, that he doth, and will a∣uerre and proue, as this most honorable Court shall and will awarde, that the said compainant did prepare in a readines, and purposed to pay the foresaid summe &c. in the said bill & answere mentioned, at the time and place in the condition of the said obligation mentioned, according to the true intent and meaning of the condition of the said obligation in such sort, maner, & forme, as in the said bill of complaint is most truly set forth & alleaged. And that the very day appointed for the paiment there∣of, or the day before, the said W. P. one of the said defendants did come to the said complainant, and vpon speech had betweene them touching the paiment of the said money, the said defendaut was contented, & did agree to forbeare the paiment thereof, vntill the feast of &c the•• next fol∣lowing, in such sort, maner, and forme, as in the said bill of complaint is most truely alleaged. With that also, that the said W. P. did faithfully assure and promise, to and with the said complainant, both then, and at sundry times after, to forbeare the paiment thereof, vntill the said feast of &c. aforesaid, and would not take any aduantage of the forfeiture of the said bond against the said cōplainant, but would cancel the said bond and take new bond for the paimēt therof, at the feast aforesaid. And that

the said complainant, relying vpon the foresaid agreement, promise, and assumption of the said P. for the forbearing of the said &c. vntil the said feast of &c. aforesaid, and for the taking of a newe bond for the payment thereof, at the feast aforesaid, did not pay the same, according to the con∣dition of the foresaid Obligation, which otherwise he would haue done, in such sort, manner, and forme, as in the said bill of complaint is also most truely set forth and declared. And with that also, that the said com∣plainant in Mich. Terme last past, sent the said G. V. his seruant to L. with the said money to make payment thereof. And that the said W. W. the other defendant vpon offer of tender of the foresaid summe of money by the said V. The said W. W. did promise to deliuer the saide bond vnto the said V. within short time after, so as the said V. would de∣liuer ouer a bond which he had in his keeping, to the vse of the said P. and would also at a time betwene them agreed on, make paiment of the said summe of &c. which bond was deliuered ouer accordingly, to the said P. or W. by the said V. And the said V. was readie to tender and pay the said money, according to the said appointment, in such sort, man∣ner, and forme, as in the said bill of complaint is also truely alleaged. Without that, that the said W. P. one of the said defendants, sought of∣ten to the said complainant, and made meanes to him to haue the saide debt, either to be paid in mony, or that he might be satisfied therof, some other way, who made him many faire promises to do the same, but ne∣uer ment, or intended it, in such sort, manner, and forme, as in the saide answere is most vntruly alleaged: For the said complainant saith, that he did often and sundrie times, both before the said feasts &c. and diuers times sithence, offer to make paiment of the said summe &c. vnto the said W. P. and. W. and alwaies was, and yet is readie and willing, vppon the redeliuerie of the foresaid bond, to pay the same, in such sort, as in the said bill of complaint is most truely shewed and alleaged. And without that also, that any other thing, matter, or circumstance in the said aun∣swere mentioned, materiall or effectuall to be replied vnto, and in this Replication not sufficiently confessed, auoyded, denied, trauersed or o∣therwise replied vnto, is true. All which matters the said complainant is readie to auerre and prooue, as this most Honorable Court shall and will awarde. And prateth, as before in his said bill of complaint he praied.

The Ioint and seuerall Reioinder of W. P. and W. W. defendants to the Re∣plication of E. L. complainant.

THe said defendants say, and either of them for himselfe seuerally [unspec A] * 21.64 saith, that the Replication of the said complainant is vniust and vn∣true, and very insufficient in the law by these defendantes, or either of

them to be reioined vnto. Notwithstanding all aduantage of excep∣tion to the incertainty and insufficiency thereof to these defendants, and to either of them at all times hereafter being saued, for reioinder vnto the said in sufficient replication: These defendants say, and either of them for himselfe seuerally saith in all and euerie matter and thing, as they and either of them in their seueral answeres haue said, without that that any other matter, cause, or thing whatsoeuer, materiall or effectu∣all contained in the said replication, & by these defendants or either of them to be reioined vnto, and not herein sufficiently confessed and auoi∣ded, trauersed or denied, is true. All and euerie which matters and things these defendants and either of them are readie to auerre and proue, &c.

A Bill for detaining lands with euidences.

MOst humblie complaining &c. your daily Orator I. S. of A. in [unspec A] * 21.65 the County of H. Husbandman. That whereas R. S. of H. in the County of H. aforesaid Husbandman, and grandfather to your O∣rator was in his life time seised in his demes••e as of fee, or in fee taile, of, and in certaine messuages, lands and tenements, to the yearely valew of &c. or there abouts, lying in H. aforesaid, and of the same died seised: By force whereof the said tenements discended and came (as of right they ought) vnto one I. S. father to your said Orator, sonne and heire to the said R. who afterwards entred into the same, and was for diuers yeares seised of the tenements accordingly, vntil about the first yeare of the Raigne of the late King Edward the sixt. At which time one W. G. of H. aforesaid, happening by casuall meanes to get into his posses∣sion all the euidences, charters, and writings concerning the said lands and tenements: And knowing that your said Orators father could not for want of those euidences, charters, & writings defend his right, title, and interest to the lands aforesaid, entred also into the said tenementes, and the same wrongfully did withhold and detaine, during the terme of his naturall life: sithence which time, one T. G. of H. aforesaid, and E. G. widow, mother to the said T. hath also entered into the said te∣nements, and the same to this day most vniustly withholdeth, together with all the charters, euidences, and writings aforesaid, which in right and equitie belong and appertaine to your Orator, as sonne and heire to the said I. S. now deceased: In tender consideration whereof, and for so much as your Orator doth now know the certaine dates of the char∣ters, euideneds, and writings aforesaid, nor of any of them, neyther doth know whether they are in bagges, or boxe sealed, or in chest loc∣ked, he is without all remedie at the common lawes of this Realme, and also without all other meanes how to finde reliefe in this behalfe,

except your honorable Lordships fauour extended. And that the said T. G. and E. G. may by your Lordships order be compelled vpon their oathes, plainely, and truely to shew forth their estate, in, and to the tene∣ments aforesaid, and also to shew what right, title, or interest they haue or claime, in, and to the same, & likewise to shew the effect and certaine dates of such charters, euidences, and writings, aforesaid, as they, or ey∣ther of them haue in their possession concerning the said tenements a∣foresaid, or any part thereof. May it therefore, &c. as before.

The Answere.

THese defendants by protestation say, and euery of them saith that [unspec A] * 21.66 the bill of complaint exhibited into this honorable Court, is for y^• most part vncertaine, vntrue, and insufficient in the law to be answered vnto. And that the matters therein contained are deuised by the com∣plainant onely, to molest and trouble these defendantes, being verie poore, rather then vpon any iust cause. Neuerthelesse the aduantage of exception to the vncertaintie and insufficiencie of the said bill to these defendantes at all times saued: For aunswere and declaration of the trueth, they say, and euery of them saith, that true it is that one R. S. of F. in her Maiesties Countie of H. was in his life time sei∣sed in his demesne, as of fee, of, and in one messuage, and certaine lands and tenements in H. in the said County of H. and being so seised by his deed of foffement vnder his hand and seale, about the xxxvi. yeare of King H. the viii. conueyed and assured the same messuage and lands vnto one I. S. his sonne, and to his heires and assignes for euer, as by the deed of the said R. vnder his hand and seale redy to be shewed vn∣to this honorable Court doth and may appeare: By force whereof the said I. S. was thereof seised in his demesne as of fee, And being so thereof seised, for a certaine summe of money to him paid by W. G. fa∣ther of one of the defendants, did conuey and assure the said messuage and lands vnto the said W. G. and his heires with warrantie, as by the deed and release of the foresaid I. S. doth and may appeare: After which the foresaid W. G. the father vnto the said defendant died of the said messuage and lands seised, After whose death these defendants en∣tred into the said tenements, and the same enioyed the their own profits and commodities, as lawfull was for them to die: without that, that R. S. of H. in the said bill mentioned, was seised of the messuage and lands in the bill mentioned in fee taile, or that the said I. S. father of the complainant was seised of the premisses in the first yeare of King Edward the sixt, or that the said W. G. father of one of the defendants got the possession of the messuage, & the euidences concerning the same, other wise then was lawfull for him to doe: Or that the defendantes,

or any of them do vniustly withhold the said messuage or lands in the bill mencioned, or the euidences concerning the same, otherwise then is lawfull for them to do in respect of their right. And without that, that the said messuage and lands with the euidences concerning the same do in right or equitie appertaine to the Complainant, as sonne and heire to I. S. the father. And without that, that any other matter or thing in the said bill contained concerning these defendants, and not in this answere sufficiently confessed, and auoyded, trauersed, or denyed, is true. All which matters these foresaid defendants are &c. vt supra.

The Replication.

THe Complainant auerreth and maintaineth his said bill of com∣plaint, [unspec A] * 21.67 and all and euery the matters and things therein contai∣ned to be verie good, iust, and true, in such sort, maner, and forme, as in the said bill of complaint is declared. And saith, that the answere of the defendants for the most part is vncertaine, vntrue, and insufficient in the law to be answered vnto: Neuerthelesse all aduantages of ercep∣tion to the insufficiency thereof to this complainant, at all times here∣after saued: For replication saith in all and euery thing, as in the said bill of complaint he hath said. And further saith, that he doubteth not but that he can verie sufficiently proue that the said I. S. this com∣plainants father, was about the first yere of the raigne of King Eow. the sixth, or not long before, seised in his demesne as of fee taile of the foresaid mesuage, lands, and tenements in the said bill mencioned. And he also hopeth to proue all the rest of the said bill to be true, in such sort as the same is truely declared and set downe: without that, that the foresaid R. S. this complaynants graundfather being seised of the pre∣misses in his demesne as of fee, did lawfully by his deede of feoffement vnder his hand and seale, about the xxxvi. yere of king H. the eight, con∣uey and assure the said mesuage and lands vnto one I. S. his sonne, and to his heires and assignes for euer: Or that the said I. S. being of the premisses seised in his demesne as of fee, for a certaine summe of money to him paied by the said W. G. father of one of the defendants, did lawfully conuey and assure the said mesuage and lands vnto W. G. one of the said defendants, and his heires with warrantie, as in the said answere is verie vntruely alleaged: And without that, that the said W. G. father to one of the defendants, died of the said mesuage and lands seised in such fort, as in the said answere is likewise declared, or that it was lawfull for the said defendants after the death of the said W. G. to enter and occupie the foresaid mesuage and lands, as also in the said answere is inserted. And without that, that any other mat∣ter &c. All which &c. vt supra.

A Bill for debt leuied by extent.

COmplaining sheweth &c. A. B. of &c. That whereas the said A. B. [unspec A] * 21.68 in the beginning of her Maiesties Raigne, liuing in her highnes Court, for his furniture of iewels, plate, money, and such like, had cre∣dit with one C. D. Citizen and Goldsmith of London, for the which as he had occasion to borrow any money, or take by any wares, so he deli∣uered his Bils or Obligations for the true paiment of any such money so borrowed, or for the price of any such wares so bought, at daies be∣twixt them agreed: which daies, he alwaies kept, or tooke order for the for bearing thereof by himselfe, or his seruants, such as he did imploy in those affaires: Amongst which there was in D. in the first yeare of &c. a certaine debt or reckoning (of how much certainely he now remem∣breth not) betwixt him the said C. D. and the said A. B. for the which he the said A. B. was bound to the said C. D. in the summe of &c. by his deed obligatory, bearing date &c. which Obligation (as he now re∣membreth) was single with a defeasance for the debt, which was then agreed vpon to be answered at a certaine day following which said debt he the said A. B. paied accordingly by his then seruants and officers, who vnknowing vnto the said A. B. did negligently (as is to be con∣iectured) leaue the bonds in the hands of the said C. D. after the rec∣koning and debt paid or discharged. And so afterwards the said A. B. did deale and continue in further credit with the said C. D. for diuerse other great summes of money, iewels, and plate, some vpon the said Goldsmithes booke, and some vpon Bils, and Bonds, whereof the most part were afterwards discharged, sauing one debt by Recognisa••ce a∣bout the foure and twentie day of, &c. in the &c. being to the value of 200. markes. In which said latter debt, the said A. B. presuming of friendship, and friendly dealing at the said C. D. his hands, because he had beene a very good customer vnto him, did not so precisely keepe his day, thinking he would haue reasonably dealt with him, being al∣lowed for consideration for forbearing thereof, as at other times he had done. Notwithstanding, he the said C. D. contrarie to the said A. B. his expectation, did put the same Recognisance in suit presently after the forfeiture thereof. And the said A. B. being them busied in her Ma∣iesties seruice, the said C. D. had iudgement vpon the said recognisance against him before he could send vp to take any order for the said latter debt by the said recognisance, and after tooke execution of the moitie of amanor of the said A. B. called &c. in &c. which for the payment and per∣formance of the said debt was extended vnto twentie markes by the yeare, And so did leuie the said whole forfeiture vpon the said A. B. his manors and lands with great extremitie, vpon which extreme dealing

he the said A. B. finding himselfe most cruelly and hardly dealt with, did refuse to buy or sell with him, and willed his Bailife of his said manor to take acquittances of him at euery payment: who not onely did so, but vpon the last payment the foresaid C. D. did acknowledge to him that paied the money, that your said Orator was then cleere with him, and did owe nothing, or to such effect, notwithstanding the fore∣said A. B. accompted of him as of a verie extreame man: which the said A. B. his displeasure towards him being notified & verie well knowen vnto him, both by letters from himselfe and otherwise, yet the sayd C. D. liuing nine or ten yeares after that, it can not be intended, that he who whilest they were in amitie, did sue the said A. B. vpon the said re∣cognisance and debt therein conteined, being of so small a value, would at the first haue left the elder bond, and debt, being of a greater summe vnsued for, if it had bin vnanswered for, or not paid, much lesse after∣wards during all the space of nine or ten yeres, when he the said A. B. for his hard dealing had left to be his customer, or to deale with him, and thought but hardly of him, as he had no lesse cause: So though it be most sure and true, that the said debt, for which the said two hundred pounds bond was made in the said first yeare of the raigne of &c. was long since fully answered, yet it being so long since, the said A. B. can not precisely call to mind vpon the sodaine who paid it (diuers of his officers which dealt for his reuenues, and especially one I. P. whom principally he vsed in those affaires, being now dead) whereby he can not vpon a speedie triall at the common Law proue the payment there∣of, by strict and precise course in that behalfe requisite, and the rather, for that the Indentures for the defeasance of the said recognizance, came by some casuall or negligēt meanes to the hands of the said C. D. and of I. his wife, although it be manifest by the presumptions afore∣said, that the said C. D. would not haue let it lye so long vndemanded, if he had not bin satisfied, which the said A. B. doubteth not to proue in this honorable court, for that also he thinketh there be yet some liuing that were present at the last reckning, that the said A. B. or his officers made with the said C. D. either when he agreed for the said extents, or about that time: at which time he the said C. D. did acknowledge, that all matters, debtes, and reckonings whatsoeuer, were then fully cleered and quit betwixt the said A. B. and the said C. D. And that the said A. B. did not then owe him any thing. But so it is y^• said C. D. now being dead, and I. his wife being his executrix, who finding the sayd bond of CC. pounds remaining vncancelled, rather as it should seeme by those which haue conferred with her, vpon some words spoken, or conceit of offence, that she hath conceaued of the said A. B. his displea∣sure towards her late husband, then otherwise vpon any iust cause, she

the said I. hath published, that she hath such an ancient bond of the said A. B. bearing date &c. of two hundred poundes, and inten••eth to put the same in suit against the said A. B. In tender consideration whereof, the apparant likelyhood of the said debt before recited being most true, and the same discharged, and yet the proofe of the discharge thereof in strict course of law being hard for the said A. B. to make the said I. P. and some others who dealt for him being now dead, and the said defea∣sance being come to her hands (as aforesaid) but onely vpon oath of the said I. D. who was priuy to that, and most of her husbands recko∣nings and doings in his life time, and yet would not vniustly charge the said A. B. with the said debt, by meanes that she hath both partes of the defeasans in her hands, whereby the said A. B. can not pleade them, and not knowing the date of them, or wherein they are contei∣ned, can not demaund them by the ordinarie course of the Law. May it therefore please your good Lordship &c.

The Answere.

THe said defendant saith, that the said bill of complaint exhibited [unspec A] * 21.69 against her in this Ho. court is vncertaine, and vnsufficient in the law to be answered vnto, and the matters therein conteined vntrue, and contriued more of purpose to put the said def. to trouble and expences in law, then for any good or iust cause: Neuerthelesse if the same defen∣dant shalbe compelled by this Ho. court to make any further answere to the same: then the aduantage of the insufficiencie thereof to this de∣fendant at all times hereafter saued. For further answere the said de∣fendant saith, that true it is, that the said A. B. about the time mencio∣ned in the said bill of complaint, began to be a bargayner, and buyer of Plate and Iewels of the saide C. D. late husbandman to this defen∣dant, and obtained credite at the hands of the said C. D. for the summe of &c. For payment whereof the said C. D. presuming vpon the promi∣ses of the said A. B. was contented onely to accept of a bare single obli∣gation, which was sealed and deliuered vnto him about the time men∣cioned in the said bill, which summe of &c. the said C. D. (after the day past which was limitted for the payment thereof) often demaunded of the said A. B. who notwithstanding made no payment at all thereof, but with faire promises delayed time, and kept the said C. D. in hope from yeare to yeare, that he should be answered thereof to the vtter∣most peny. And at the last the said A. B. hauing neede of certaine other Plate or Iewels, to the value of &c. intreated with the same C. D. to giue him credit for the same, and promised faithfully, that if the saide C. D. would trust him therewith, that then within short space after he would truely make payment aswell of the hundred pounds, as also

of the said two hundred poundes, vpon which earnest intreatie the said C. D. (being a man of a verie good nature, and easily led, by such as he any way conceaued or thought well of) was contented to satisfie his request: But yet forasmuch as the said A. B. had before that time taken but small regard concerning the keeping of his dayes vpon the single obligation aforesaid, the said C. D. then thinking to deale more sub∣stancially with him then before, demaunded a recognizance for the said summe of an hundred poundes, so then to be lent, without which he was vtterly vnwilling to trust him any further: Whereunto the said A. B. assented, and became bound accordingly in a Recognizance of two hundred markes, with condition for the true payment of an hundred pounds (which is the recognizance in the saide bill of com∣plaint mencioned.) For discharge of which recognizance the said A. B. tooke no greater regard then before he had done for payment of the said single Obligation, And therefore the said C. D. at the last, three yeares at the least being then past after the forfaiture of the said Re∣cognizance, perceiuing the carelesnesse of the said A. B. asked aduise of some of his friends, what course he were best to take for the obtayning of the saide seuerall summes of money. By whom he was aduised to put the saide Recognizance (rather then the Obligation aforesayd) in suit, aswell for speedy end of suit in the same, as also that thereby it was thought, the saide A. B. would the rather seeke meanes to make satisfaction aswell of the one debt as of the other: But he mea∣ning nothing lesse, nor regarding the saide suit, suffered the same to proceede till some parcell of his lande was extended, and so the saide C. D. was faine after three yeares forbearance of the said summe of one hundred poundes, as aforesaid, and after he had spend more then twentie poundes in suites, and rewardes in obteyning the says extent, to accept onely twentie markes by the yeare, till the sayd two hundred markes (being the principall) and penaltie were payed vnto hym: so that, the forbearance of the saide summe accompted together wyth the charges in suit, great losse of time in following the same, and rewardes gyuen to Shirifes and Baylifes, or euer any the saide landes might be extended: The saide C. D. sustayned so great losse, as by the circumstances of that which before hath been shewed, doth euidently approue, that he was vtterly discouraged to attempt any more suits against the saide A. B. but rested still in hope, that at one time or other he should obtaine meanes in quiet sort without suit in lawe to get satisfaction also of the said summe of &c. which hath bin the reason onely why the sayde E. D. did not put the sayd Obligation in suit so long time, without that, that to the knowledge of this Defendant there was euer any defeasans

made vpon the said Obligation, or that any such defeasans by casuall meanes is come into the hands of this Defendant, as in the said Bill is vntruely alleaged. And without that, that the said A. B. by himselfe or his officers as by the premisses manifestly appeareth, did make pay∣ment of the said debt, or any part thereof: which the said defendant is the rather throughly perswaded of, as well because she was well ac∣quainted with the dealings of her said husband, as also because at the time of the debts of her said husband, he lying in extremity, called this defendant vnto him, and said, that he had carefully gathered together sundry bonds and Obligations, which at sundry times had beene made vnto him for diuers summes of money, and yet in trueth they were paied and discharged, and those bondes and Obligations he had put in a boxe by themselues, and named them Billes, which Obligations he willed this defendant to cancell or deliuer to such persons as were the Obligors, and in any wise not to demaunde any debt vpon any of them. And further he also openly said, that all the residue of the bonds and Obligations remaining in other boxes, which he then also na∣med, were due and owing vnto him. In the which of the said boxes the said Obligation of 200. li. was found, neither is it to be thought that any officer of the said A. B. would deale so lightly as to paye the money due vpon the said Obligation beeing but single and without penalty, without either acquittance, or the bond it selfe, redeliuered or cancelled. Or that the said A. B. himselfe would haue allowed of any such payment vpon any his officers accompts. And without that, that the said A. B. did at any time allow any maner of consideration for the forbearaunce of any summe of money due by him to the said C. D. (as also is vntruely alleaged.) And without that, that the said C. D. did put the same Recognisaunce in suite, presently after the forfeiture thereof: for the same was forborne three yeares after, as is before de∣clared. And without that, that it is likely that the saide C. D. did ac∣knowledge himselfe satisfied of all those seuerall summes of twenty markes, which should make vp the two hundred markes vpon the ex∣tend aforesaid, when as he had recouered the whole debts due to him by the said A. B. but onely without that, that the said A. B. to the knowledge of this defendant, did signifie by his letters his dis∣pleasure towardes the sayde C. D. as also is vntruely set downe. And without that, that any other thing materiall in the lawe &c. As in the other.

To cause one to shew his Lease, whereby he holdeth &c.

MOst humbly complayning &c. A. B. of &c. gentleman: That [unspec A] * 21.70 whereas about fower yeares last past, one C. D. of L. vpon a cer∣taine

iudgement in a plea of debt amounting to the summe of &c. or there abouts, by him obteyned in her Maiesties court of common plees against one L. F. of &c. in the Countie of &c. sued forth her Maiesties writ of Fieri facias, directed to the Shirife of the said Countie, for the leuying of the said debt of the goods and chattels of the said E. F. By vertue of which writ the Shirife did amongst other things take into his hands one lease for diuers yeares yet induring made to the said E. F. by one T. S. in the Countie of S. esquier of three parcels of land, cal∣led and knowen by the name or names of &c. with all and singuler their appurtenances, lying and being in the parishes of &c. in the said Coun∣tie of &c. together with all and singuler woods, vnderwoods, and trees, set, lying, being, and growing, in, or vpon the premisses, or any part thereof: together also with the reuersion and reuersions of the premis∣ses aforesaid, and euery parcell thereof. And also all maner of common, aswell of estouers and pastures, as all other commons, pastures, pro∣fites, and hereditaments whatsoeuer, to the said premisses belonging or in any wise appertayning. And afterwards the said Shirife (that is to say vpon the third day of May &c.) by his deede, bearing date vnder his hand and seale, did in consideration of &c. to him paied towards the sa∣tisfaction of the debt and iudgement aforesaid, bargaine, sell, assigne, and set ouer the said lease and terme of yeares yet to come, of all and singuler the premisses vnto one G. H. of L. gen••, which G. H. not long after did in consideration of &c. by your Orator to him paied, bargaine, sell, assigne, and set ouer vnto your said Orator all and singuler the pre∣misses, and euery part thereof: Vpon which bargain and assignement of the premisses so made, as aforesaid, your said Orator was in verie good hope to haue peaceably and quietly entred into the premisses, and so to haue occupied and inioyed the same accordingly. Neuerthelesse so it is right Honorable, that one R. T. of &c. in the sai•• Countie of L. preten∣ding to haue a lease for diuers yeres yet to come of some part of the said lands, called &c. made vnto him by the aforesaid E. F. long time before any assignements aforesaid, hath and yet doth keepe your said Orator from the possession of the said lands, vpon which lease or demise a cer∣taine yerely rent is (as he saith) reserued to the said E. F. his executors or assignes, which as your Orator verily thinketh is &c. by the yeare: and which rent, whatsoeuer it be, your Orator by reason of the lawfull conueyance to him made as aforesaid, ought both in law and conscience to haue and inioy during such terme as the said R. T. shall hold and oc∣cupie the land aforesaid, by reason of the said lease, which he so preten∣deth to haue: But because your Orator doth not certainely knowe whether the said R. T. haue any such lease, neither if he haue, what date it beareth, what terme the said R. hath therein vnexpired, what rent

thereby is reserued, nor what couenants are therein conteined, as also your Orator can not, nor knoweth not how in due forme of law to en∣ter or commence any action against the said R. T. either for the reco∣uerie of the said land or rent aforesaid, which the said R. T. right w••ll knowing being a man of little or no conscience, but destitute of the feare of God, thinking all things well-gotten which he may get and hould without the punishment of the law, doth not onely vse the said land to his great profit and commoditie, without yelding or paying therefore any rent ot your Orator, or any other person lawfully clay∣ming the same, but also doth vtterly refuse to shewe his said Lease, whereby he claymeth to hold the lands aforesaid, vnto your said Ora∣tor, to the great losse and hinderance of your Lordships said Orator: In tender consideration whereof, and for asmuch as your Orator hath no ordinarie way by the course of the common Lawes of this Realme to enforce the said R. T. to shew forth such writings as he hath for the holding and inioying of the lands aforesaid, but is and shall be vtterly destitute of all maner of helpe or meanes to obtaine the same to his great hinderance and impouerishment, except your honorable Lord∣ship of your accustomed clemencie towards all such as are oppressed, do extend your fauour in y^• behalfe, so that by the order of this honorable Court, the said R. T. be inforced vpon his oath to shew what right he hath to the premisses, or any part thereof, and likewise to set downe in his answere the true copie of the said lease (verbatim) or other writings whatsoeuer they he, whereby he claymeth the premisses, or any part of the same. May it therefore please your good Lordship &c.

The Answere.

THe said defendant not knowledging or confessing the matters [unspec A] * 21.71 suggested in the said bill of complaint to be true, for his answere touching the same saith, That the said E. F. named in the said bill of complaint was possessed for diuers yeares yet to come and induring of the said three parcels of land, called or knowen by the name of &c. mencioned in the saide bill of complaint by vertue of a lease thereof made by the said T. S. also named in the said bill of complaint, vnto the said E. F. long before the supposed extent specified in the said bill of complaint. And the said E. F. so being thereof possessed long before the said supposed extent, (if any such were) had in such manner, as in the said bill of complaynt is supposed, made a lawfull demise and lease of part of the said three parcels of land, conteyning fowerteene acres or thereabouts, vnto the said defendant for diuers yeares yet to come, and remayning vnexpired, vpon which lease the said E. F. reserued a yerely rent to be paied during the continuance of the said lease: By

force of which lease the said defendant entered into the said fowerteene acres of land, part of the said three parcels called &c. and was and yet is lawfully possessed accordingly, And euer since, and yet doth inioy the said fowerteene acres by vertue of the said d•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and lease made by the said E. F. to the said defendant, and is to haue and inioy the same during the continuance of the yeares, of which there are diuers yeares yet to come, and remayning vnexpired. And the said defendant sayeth, that y^• said complaynant is a man to this defendant vtterly vnknowen, And therefore the said defendant marueyleth much of the said suit ex∣hibited by the said complaynant into this honorable court against the said defendant touching the said premisses. And further saieth, that the said E. F. after the said demise and lease by him made vnto the said defendant, of the said fowerteene acres of land, and before the said sup∣posed extent if any such be, made a graunt and assignement of the in∣terest and terme of the said E. F. aswell of the said fowerteene acres, which the said defendant hath and occupieth by vertue of his said lease for diuers yeares yet thereof to come, and coutinuing vndetermined, as also of the residue of the said three parcels of land mencioned in the said bill of complaint vnto R. F. the sonne of the said E. F. vnto which graunt and assignement the said defendant was priuy. And therefore the saide defendant thinketh that he is for the payment of his rent chargeable, and ought by the Law to pay the same rent reserued vnto the saide R. F. and not to the saide complaynant, which saide R. doth verily thinke that he is lawfull Landlord during the continuance of his yeres yet to come and induring, and not the said complaynant, who is altogether a meere stranger vnto this defendant. And which com∣playnant neuer at any time heretofore demaunded any rent for the said part of the lands that this defendant hath and occupieth by the lease for yeres yet continuing of the said defendant. And the said de∣fendant also saieth, that he is sued for the rent reserued vpon his lease by the said G. H. named in the said bill of cōplaint in the kings Bench in an action of debt brought by him against the saide defendant, And therefore the said defendant much marueileth of this suit of the saide complaynant brought in this honorable court against the said defen∣dant touching the said premisses: By which suit of the said complay∣nant, the said defendant is wrongfully sued and vexed without any iust cause of suit, without that, that there is any such extent made of the said three parcels of land called &c. or that after the same extent, there was any such bargaine & sale made by the said Shirife named in y^• said bill of complaint, of the said terme & lease of yeres of the said premisses vnto the said G. H. Or that the said G. H. bargained or sold the said pre∣misses vnto the said complaynant, or that the said complaynant ought

to haue and inioy the said premisses to the knowledge of this defen∣dant. And without that there is any other matter or thing &c. All which matters &c.

••ill for a title of land intailed.

IN most humble 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sheweth and complayneth vnto your good [unspec A] * 21.72 Lordship, your daily Orator R. R. husbandman: That where one W. late of S. in the county of W. husbandman, grandfather of your said Orator, was lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee, by due course of inheritance vnto him lawfully discended from his auncestors, and other lawfull conueyances in the law, of, and in one messuage &c. CC. acres of land, meadow, wood, and pasture, with their appurtenances in S. aforesaid. And the said W. R. so being of the premisses seised, about ten yeres now past, It was condiscended, granted, & agreed betweene the said W. R. and one I. E. late of H. in the said countie deceased, that A. B. then sonne and heire apparant of the said W. R. before a cer∣taine day should marry and take to his wife one A. E. daughter of the said I. E. and that the said W. R. in consideration thereof, and for that the said A. should be greatly aduanced and preferred in goods and substance by the mariage of the said A. would immediatly after the said mariage had and solemnized, conuey and make vnto the said A. and A. a good, sufficient, and lawfull estate in the Law, of, and in the said mesuage, lands, tenements, and other the premisses. To haue and to hold vnto the said A. and A. and to their heires males of their bodies lawfully begotten. And afterward the said A. according to the said a∣greement, did marrie and take to his wife the said A. E. immediatly af∣ter which mariage had and solempnized, the said W. K. according to his said promise and agreement, did lawfully enfeoffe of, and in the said mesuage, lands, tenements, and other the premisses, the said A. R. and A. then his wife, To haue and to hold vnto the same A. and A. and to their heires males of their bodies lawfully begotten, by force whereof the said A. and A. were seised of, and in the premisses, in their demeanes, as of fee taile speciall, and they so being thereof seised, the said A. and A. had issue male betweene them lawfully begotten, one I. R. and your said Orator, and one W. R. and the said W. R. the elder died, by and after whose death the reuersion in fee simple of the premisses discended vnto the said A. as sonne and heire vnto him. And afterward the said A. and Agnes dyed, after whose death the said messuage, lands, tene∣ments, and other the premisses discended and came, and of right ought to discend and come vnto the said I. R. as sonne and heire male of the bodie of the said A. and A. lawfully begotten, by force whereof the said I. R. entred into the said messuage, lands, tenements, and other the pre∣misses,

and was thereof seised in his demesne as of fee taile. And he so being thereof seised, the said I. R. about foure yeres now past, of the said messuage and other the premisses dyed seised, without issue male of his bodie lawfully begotten, by force whereof the said messuage and other the premisses discended and came, and of right ought to discend and come vnto your said poore Orator, as brother and heire male to the said I. R. by the vertue of the gift aforesaid. So it is my singuler good Lord, that aswell the deede of intaile made, of, and for the premisses by the said W. R. the grandfather vnto the said A. R. and A. and to the heires males of their bodies lawfully begotten, as is aforesaid, as di∣uers other charters, euidences, and deedes, writings and muniments concerning the premisses, prouing the said interest and title of your said Orator, in, and to the premisses: been disceiptfully comen to the hands and possession of I. W. and C. his wife, late wife of the said I. R. G. W. gentleman, and T. S. the elder, and remaine there as they haue conueyed and put them: and by colour of hauing the said euiden∣ces, deedes, writings, and mumments in their hands and possession, the same I. W. and E. haue now of late wrongfully entred into the said messuage and other the premisses, And the possession thereof do so yet wrongfully deteine & keepe from your said Orator, and also the rents, issues, and profites thereof haue wrongfully receiued, perceiue••, and taken to their owne vse by the space of fower yeres past, and so yet do, contrary to all right and good conscience. And albeit that your sayd Orator hath often and sundry times required and instantly desired the said I. W. and E. G. W. and T. S. aswell to deliuer vnto your said Orator the said euidences, deedes, writings, and muniments concer∣ning the premisses, as also to auoid the possession of the premisses, and peaceably and quietly to permit and suffer your said Orator and his assignes, to haue and inioy the same, and to receiue and take the rents and profits thereof to his owne vse, according to his said interest and title therein, which to do, they at all times haue refused and denied, and yet do, contrarie to all right and good conscience. And for asmuch as your said Orator knoweth not the certaine number, contents, ne other certainties of the said euidences, deedes, writings, and muniments, nor wherein they be conteined. And also for that the said I. W. E. G. W. and T. S. be of so great substance & riches, and also greatly frinded, and borne in the said Countie of W. And your said Orator being but a poore man and hauing but few friends in the said Countie, the same your said Orator is, and shall be therefore without remedy concerning the premisses by due course and order of the common Law, and other∣wise, vnlesse your good Lordships ayde and fauour be vnto him shewed in this behalfe. In consideration whereof it may please your good

Lordship, (the premisses tenderly considered) to graunt vnto your said Orator the Queenes most gratious seueral writs of Subpena to be di∣rected vnto the said I. Werewick, E. G. S. and T. S. commaunding them and euery of them by the same, personally to appeare in the most honorable Court of Chauncery, at a certain day, & vpon a certain paine by your good Lordship to be limitted therein, then, and there to make answere to the premisses: And further to be ordered therein, as shall ac∣cord with right and good conscience. And your said Orator shall daylie pray &c.

The Answere of I. W. to the bill of complaint of R. K. husbandman.

THe said defendant saith, that the said bill of complaint is vncer∣tain [unspec A] * 21.73 and insufficient in the law to be answered vnto, & the matter therein contained vntrue, & principally imagined, & pursued by the vn∣lawfull procurement, bearing, & supportation of one W. C. Esq. to the intent to put the said def. to trouble, costes, & expences, intending there∣by the vnquiet & impouerish the said def. as they should be faine to leaue the right, title, and interest, of, and in the premisses, so that the said W. might purchase & buy the same of the said Complainant: And of late the said W. C. hath made meanes vnto the said I. W. now def. to buy his title & interest, of, & in the premisses, and threatned him to haue the same, and if he would not let him haue it with his good will, that then he would haue it against his will, whosoeuer tooke his part: and if the contents of the said bill were true (as they are not) yet were the matter determinable at the common Law, and not in this honorable Court, whereunto the said def. prayeth to be dismissed: and yet neuerthelesse, the aduantage of the premisses vnto this defendant at all times saued. For further answere vnto the said bill for declaration of the truth of the contents of the said bill, the said def. saith, & euery one of them saith, that longtime before the said A. R. mencioned in the said bill of complaint, any thing had in the said messuage & other the premisses, or that the said W. R. was thereof enfeoffed, T. R. of P. T. S. of S. and W. of E. were thereof seised in their demesnes as of fee, & so being thereof seised, by their writing indēted, ready to be shewed, (the said messuage & other the premisses contained in y^• said bill of cōplaint, amongst other things) gaue, demised, deliuered, & by their said writing indented, cōfirmed, vnto the said W. R. mencioned in the said bill of complaint, and vnto A. his wife, To haue & to hold the said messuages & other the premisses vnto the said W. and A. for terme of their liues, and to the wife of the longer liuer of them. And the said T. and T. willed & declared in the said wri∣ting indented, that the said messuage & all other the premisses should re∣maine vnto the said A. mentioned in the said bil of complaint, & vnto A.

his wife, & vnto the heires & assignes of y^• said A. for euer: without y^• the said W. R. did enfeoffe of, & in the said messuage lands, tenements, & o∣ther the premisses, the said A. & A. to haue to thē & to their heires males of their two bodies lawfully begotten, or that the said A. & Agnes were seised of, & in the premisses in their demesnes as of fee taile, as in the said bill of cōplaint is surmised, & without that, that after y^• death of the said W. y^• the remainder of y^• premisses in fee simple discended vnto the said A. as sonne & heire vnto him, or that after y^• death of the said A. & A. the said messuage & other the premisses discended, and of right ought to dis∣cend or come vnto the said I. R. in the taile especiall, as sonne and heire male of the bodie of the said A. and Agnes lawfully begotten, either any other discent of inheritance therein of a meere fee simple, or that the said I. by his entrie into the said mesuage & other the premisses after the death of his father & mother, was then seised of, and in his demesne as of fee taile especiall, or of any such estate dyed seised, or that after the death of the said I. that the said mesuage and other the premisses, or any part or parcell thereof discended and came, or of right ought to discend and come to the said complaynant as brother and heire male to the said I. K. by vertue of any gift or otherwise, as in the bill of complaint is vntruly surmised: But the said defendants do auerre, and are, & shall be at all times ready to proue, as this honorable Court shall award, that the said messuages and all other the premisses, by, and immediatly after the death of the said I. R. discended, and of right ought to discend and come to one A. daughter and heire of the said I. lawfully begotten on the bodie of the said E. one of these defendants, the which A. is yet in plaine life, and in the ward and custodie of her said mother: And with∣out that, that any deede of taile was made, of, and by the said W. R. the grandfather, or any other euidence, deeds, writings, or muniments, concerning the premisses, proouing the said interest and title of the said complaynant of the premisses, and euery part and parcell thereof, to be comen to the hands and possessions of the said I. W. and E. his wife, or either of them, or to the custodie or possession of any other by their deliuerie, conueyance, or appointment: but trueth it is, that the said de∣fendants haue in their custodie, one writing indented readie to be shewed, whereby the remainder of the premisses is conueyed vnto the said A. and Agnes his wife, and to the heires and assignes of the sayd A. for euer, as is aforesaid, and diuers other euidences and writings, proo∣uing and concerning the conueyance of the fee simple of the said me∣suage, and other the premisses vnto the said A. and other his auncestors, the which charters, euidēces, & writings, the said def. do still with them detaine & keepe, as good & lawfull is for them to do, as wel for y^• proofe and preseruation of their right, title, and interest, vnto the third part of

the premisses for the dowrie of the said E. as for the preseruation of the right, title, and interest of the said A. daughter and heire to the said I. of, and in the said mesuage, and other the premisses: without that the said def. haue at any time wrongfully entred into the said mesuage, and other he premisses, or into any part thereof, or the profites thereof do wrongfully detaine, and keepe frō the said complainants, or the rents, issues, and profites thereof, haue wrongfully destreyned, perceyued, and taken to their owne vse, as in the same bill is also vntruely surmised.

A Supplication in the Chauncerie vpon deceipt by a Partner.

IN most humble wise complayning sheweth &c. That whereas vpon [unspec A] * 21.74 the imagination of honesty and good opinion that R. C. father vnto your saide Orator deceased, had in one T. T. &c. the said R. about Easter last past, did ioine in bargaine with the said T. T. for the deli∣uerie of so much wares, whereof the moitie was the said R. as amoun∣ted to the summe of &c. vnto one I. S. of the Queenes Maiesties hous∣hold Esquire, for the which summe of &c. the said S. stood bound by statute of the Staple, vnto the said R. C. and T. T. payable at the feast of &c. then next &c. which was in the yere of our soueraigne &c. And to the intent that the same R. being a man of such honestie and simplici∣tie, as did neither suspect, nor yet doubt the good conscience of the said T. who alwaies toward him, had counterfaited such puritie of con∣science, and so honest behauior, might the better by the help of the same T. come by his debt, at the time to be due, if he so long liued, or els if he died, that the said T. might be as a stay and sure meanes to his exe∣cutors, for the getting in of the same, he the same R. trusted the said T. with the custodie of the said Statute: Soone after the making of the which bargaine, and somewhat before the said feast of &c. the said R. deceased, and made your Orator his executor, thereby charging him aswell with the gathering in of all such summes of money as were due to the said Testator, as also with the payment of all such debts, as the said R. did owe. And so it is, most gratious Lord, that although your said Orator hath diuers and sundrie times since the decease of his said father, required the said T. to haue the moitie of the said &c. due to him by equitie and good conscience, as executor vnto his said testator &c. The said T. (now declaring himselfe what he is) hauing regard nei∣ther to conscience, common honestie, nor yet to the trust he was put in, minding if he can (with what iniurie he careth not) vtterly to barre your said Orator from the hauing thereof, and he himselfe against all reason and conscience to haue the said &c. for nothing: hath not onely with many sleight and subtill delayes, lingred and delaied your sai•• Orator long time from hauing the same: but also now lately hath

plainly answered and affirmed, that your saide Orator shall haue no part nor penie thereof, which if it should thus passe, should be both great incouraging to such corrupt conscioned persons, still to perseuer in such their lewd demeanour, and in the meane time, turne to the great impouerishing of your saide poore Orator: Wherefore may it please your ho. Lordship, of your accustomed equitie, to inioyne the said T. that he repay vnto your said Orator the said &c. moitie of the said &c. if he haue receiued it of the said S. or if he haue not, that he be nolet to your said Orator, to do therein what he can, for the obteyning and getting in the same. And thus shall your said Orator haue cause continually to pray for the prosperous estate of your good Lordship long to indure.

A bill of Complaint for recouering of Euidences made by com∣pulsion by a man in prison, without consideration.

IN most humble wise complayning, sheweth vnto your good Lord∣ship, [unspec A] * 21.75 your daily Oratrix I. B. That whereas in the yeare &c. it chaunced the husband of your saide Oratrix, together with one &c. iointly and seuerally to be bounden in a Recognizance of the summe of &c. knowledged before your good Lordship in the Queenes Maie∣sties Court of Chauncerie, for the payment of &c. payable at a certaine day now past, vnto one &c. for which summe not being paied at the day due, the said &c. hath sued execution against your said poore Oratrices husband, whereupon he was by y^• Shiriffe of &c. arrested about &c. past, and by all the said space hath remained in the Qu. Maiesties prison of Marshalsie, to his great paine of body, importable charges, and in maner vndoing, both of him, your poore Oratrix, and their small chil∣dren, which piteous estate of his, (with himselfe lamenting) after he had well considered, he then consulted with himselfe, for his best re∣medy in that behalfe, and therewithall calling to his minde, that he had &c. a kinsman and cosin called &c. being of &c. vnto whom your said oratrices husband, for the vicinitie of bloud, and abilitie of sub∣stance, was bolder to make his mone for helpe of this his aduersitie, then vnto anie other. But (farre contrarie to his expectation, and a∣gainst all humanitie) whence your said Oratrices poore husband loo∣ked for most succour, thence he receiued, not onely least help, but also most hurt. For the said &c. well perceiuing thaduerse estate that your Oratrices poore husband was, and is in, which was the greedinesse of the Marchant for his money, thernest thought and care of your poore Oratrix, and her poore children, and the great desire that her said poore husband had (as any man would) of liberty, and discharge of trouble, would by no meanes promise his helpe vnto her said poore husband

herein, vnlesse he would be content to bargaine and sell all his lands, amounting to the yearely rent of &c. vnto him the sayd &c. for an An∣nuity of xx. li. sterling to him, during his life, and for the summe &c. whereo•• &c. to be paide in hand, whereunto your said poore Oratrices husband, through the constraint of his saide case, was compelled to agree, and to seale such writings as the saide &c. not long after hee brought to him Indentures cōcerning the bargaine, nothing doubting of &c. being his cosin, but that they would haue sealed to none other, but onely such as conscience would stand with, at which time the same &c. neither paide nor profered any peny of the said &c. according to his couenant, with delay of paiment, both against his promises and couenant: After her said poore husband had studied vpon, and there∣withall read ouer the couenants comprised in the saide Indentures of this bargaine, which indeede (most honorable Lord) were so par∣cially deuised for the behoofe of the said &c. and againe, so sore against your saide poore Oratrices husband, as (if the bargaine had taken effect) had bin to the vtter vndoing of him and her, with all their heires for euer, your saide poore Oratrices husbande, taking hold on the point that the said &c. paied not the foresaide &c. did at their next meeting, renounce and say, that he would not stand to the saide coue∣nants and bargaine, whereunto the said &c. partly acknowledging in that he had not paide nor profered this &c. saide before sufficient witnesses here ready to be sworne, he was contented, howbeit he said, that your saide Oratrices poore husband should pay for the making of the writings: For the payment whereof her said husband, as then hauing no great store of mony, was faine to giue him a gold Ring in pledge, to pay the scribe for writing of the same: All this notwith∣standing (most honourable Lord) and that you said poore Oratrices husbande, hath often and sundry times since by many waies & meanes required the same writings, cōcerning the said bargaine of the said &c. he against all naturall loue and humanity, nothing more coueting, then the extreame destruction of her, and her saide poore husband, and well perceiuing how farre he is now vnable to helpe himselfe, hath vtterly denyed to render the same, and yet doth, contrary to all conscience, equity, lawe or right: In consideration whereof, may it like your honourable Lordship, of your accustomed pity, to call the said &c. before you, together with the husband of your saide poore Oratrix, and there to will him to deliuer the saide writings againe to her husband, if it shall so seeme good vnto your honor, or els to shewe sufficient matter why hee shoulde keepe the same. And your said Oratrix, with her poore husband, and their poore children shall pray &c.

A bill of a title of Copyhold lands, praying an Iniunction.

HVmbly complayning &c. your daily Orator W. S. otherwise [unspec A] * 21.76 named W. T. of L. cosin and heire of I. S. otherwise called I. T. while he lyued &c. That whereas your said Orator at your Lordships last being at &c. did exhibit vnto you a certaine bill of complaint, men∣cioning therein that the foresaid I. S. otherwise called I. T. in his life time was seised, of and in certaine Customarie lands & tenements, that is to say, of, and in &c. holden by Copie of court Roll of the manor of &c. at the wil of the Lord of the said manor, according to the custome of the same manor, of which one T. L. then was, and yet is Lord, And that the same I. S. so being seised of the premisses, afterwards of like estate died thereof by protestation seised, after whose death the said &c. with the appurtenances, and the right, title, vse, possession, and inheri∣tance thereof discended and came, and of verie right ought to discend and come vnto your said Orator as cosin & next heire of the said I. S. that is to say, as yongest sonne of I. yongest sonne and heire of the same I. S. according to the auncient custome of the saide manor. And that your saide Orator had often and sundry times desired and prayed the said &c. that with lawfull warning vnto the tenants of the said Lord∣ship, a Court might be holden at the saide manor, by whose inquirie, the title of your said Orator might be presented and found in the pre∣misses, according as both iustice, right, and good conscience do require: Hawbeit most honorable Lord, that notwithstanding, for asmuch as the same &c. hath kept the premisses in his owne handes these many yeares past, and the profites and issues thereof comming, hath by the same space to his owne proper vse receiued & taken, and yet doth, your said poore Orator could neuer get the same &c. to hold a Court there, minding thereby vtter disheriting vnto your said poore Orator, of, and in the premisses: Vntill such time as your saide must honorable Lord∣ship, moued with your accustomed loue to Iustice, and pitie towards pouertie, vouchsafed to graunt your benigne letters directed to the said &c. willing him thereby with lawfull warning giuen vnto the tenants of the said Lordship, to summon and keepe a Court at the saide manor, for the triall of the right of your saide Orator in the premisses, vpon the receipt of which letters, the saide &c. summoned and kept a Court at his said Manor of &c. whereat vpon the open and plaine de∣claration of your said Orators title, together with the examination of diuers witnesses, brought in by your said Orator, for the due proofe of the said title in the premisses: And further, vpō the shewing of such sub∣stanciall and anncient euidences maintayning the same, the Homage therewith charged and sworne did present & sind at the said &c. (before

I. S. Steward of the same Court) that the foresaid I. S. was posses∣sor, and held the premisses by Copie of court Roll, according to the cu∣stome of the said manor: And that also your said Orator was cosin and heire to the said I. S. according to the custome of the manor: that is to say, sonne of I. yonger sonne of &c. as by the Copie of the same court Rols ready to be shewed more plainly may appeare vnto your good Lordship. After which presentment at the same Court, it was agreed betwixt the said Steward, in the name of the said &c. and your said Orator, that if the said &c. would not declare and show vnto your said Orator, or to his learned Counsell at London, within one Terme then next insuing, a better title and interest to the foresaid premisses, then your said Orator had then and there already proued, that then your saide Orator should haue and inioy the premisses to him, and to his heires, according to right, equitie, and good conscience, and according to the custome of the said manor. But so it is (most ho. Lord) that al∣though the said &c. as he cannot, so hath he not by the said space prooued any maner of title, or colour of title to the premisses, but onely with such and like fraudulent delayes, he intendeth to weary your said Ora∣tor from the obtaining of the premisses, and if he can, disherite him from the same: Wherefore, may it &c. of your accustomable goodnes alwayes to pouertie extended, to graunt vnto your said Orator, the Q. most gracious writ of Subpena, to be directed to the said &c. commaun∣ding him by the same, not onely to appeare personally before your good Lordship in the high Court of Chauncery, at a certaine day, and vnder a certaine paine by your good Lordship therein to be limitted: but also to permit and suffer your said Orator peaceably to haue, hold, occupie, possesse, and inioy the premisses aforesaid, and the profits and issues of the same, vntill such time as the same &c. hath duely approued better Title to the premisses, then he hath heretofore done. And your said poore Orator shall &c.

A bill of complaint for Debt without especialtie.

IN most humble wise sheweth and complayneth vnto your good [unspec A] * 21.77 Lordship, your daily Orator and poore bedeman I. G. of H. in the countie of D. That where the said I. G. by way of prest, at the feast of Pentecost, in the xxxiiii. yeare of the raigne of our Soueraigne Ladie the Queenes Maiestie that now is, did deliuer vnto one W. L. late of H. in the said countie of D. the summe of xviii. pound, of lawfull money of England, to be paied vnto him at the feast of Saint A. then next in∣suing, before which day the said W. L. by his last will and Testament, constituted and made one E. then his wife, his executrix, and dyed, and left vnto the said E. then his executrix, of his owne proper goods (all

his debts paied) the summe of one hundred pounds, of whom your said Orator sundrie and many times hath required payment of the said xviii. pound, which to content and pay, the said E. did neuer vtterly denye, but did require respite for the payment of the same, and before the saide E. did content and pay any penie of the said xviii. pound the said E. in her death ded, by her last will and testament, did constitute and make one I. S. her sonne her executor, and dyed, and left to him sufficient of the goods of the saide W. for the contentation and pay∣ment of the same xviii. pound, and after dyed, sithence whose death the saide complaynant, dayly, sundrie, and many times required the saide I. S. to content and pay vnto him the saide summe of xviii. pound, which to do, he hath at all times refused, and yet doth, contrarie to right and good conscience, to the vtter vndoing of your poore Orator foreuer. And for because your Orator hath no specialtie, whereby he should charge the Executor or the Executrix of the saide W. L. he is therefore without remedie by the order of the common Law of this Realme, and is like vtterly to loose the saide xviii. pound vnlesse your gracious fauour be to him shewed in this behalfe: In tender conside∣ration whereof, it may therefore please your good Lordship (the pre∣misses considered) to graunt the Queenes writ of Subpena, to be di∣rected to the saide I. S. commaunding him by the same personally to appeare before your good Lordship, in the Queenes most gracious Court of Chauncerie &c.

The answere of the same Bill for xvii••. poundlent without specialtie.

THe saide I. S. by protestation not knowing that the saide Com∣plainant [unspec A] * 21.78 did deliuer the saide W. L. in the saide bill named, the summe of xviii. pound, or any part thereof by way of prest, as in the said bill is surmised: He further saith, that the said bill of complaint is vncertaine and insufficient in the Law to be answered vnto, and much of the matter therein contained, is fained and imagined, for vexation and trouble of the saide I. S. notwithstanding, the aduantage there∣of to him at all times saued: The said I. S. for further answere vn∣to the saide bill, sayth, that long time before the saide E. L. was consti∣tuted and made Executrix vnto the said W. L. the said E. was maried vnto one R. S. father of this defendant, by the space of twentie yeares and more, which said R. S. by his last will and testament, constituted, ordeyned, and made the said E. and the said I. S. his Executors, and dyed, and left to the order and disposition of the said Executors, goods and cattles of his owne, to the value of two hundred pounds sterling

and aboue. All which goods and cattels for the most part of the same, being and remayning in the hands and custodie of the saide E. she the same E. married and tooke to husband the said W. L. which saide W. after the marriage had betweene him and the said E. did mispend, wast, and consume of the said goods and cattels late of the same R. S. to the value and summe of 140. ••••sterling and aboue. And after the said W. L. by his last will and Testament ordeined and made the saide E. exe∣cutrix thereof, & died a verie poore man, hauing no maner of goods nor cattels at the time of his death of his owne, to the value of twentie shil∣lings sterling. And afterward the said E. by her last will, ordeined this defendant executor thereof, and died, sithen whose death there hath not come to the hands of this defendant of the goods late of the said W. L. to the value of 20. shillings sterling, without that, that the said W. L. at his death left vnto the saide E. of his owne proper goods, to the summe of an hundred pounds, ouer his debts paid, or yet the summe of twentie shillings sterling, or that the said E. after the death of the said W. L. did euer consent or agree to pay the saide eighteene pound vnto the said complainant, or did require him to respite the paiment thereof, or that the said E. at the time of her death, left vnto the said defendant sufficient of the goods of the saide W. L. for the contentation and pay∣ment of the saide 18. ••. as in the sayde bill of complaynt vntruly is sur∣mised. And without that, that any other thing comprised in the saide fained bill of the aforesaid I. S. which is materiall to be answered vn∣to, and in this answere not confessed, auoided, or trauersed, is true. All which matters &c.

A bill of Complaint vpon certaine griefes, requiring a writ of Certiorari.

IN most lamentable wise sheweth vnto your good Lordship, your [unspec A] * 21.79 dailie poore Orator I. W. of London, That where one A. H. of London aforesaide Marchant Taylor, borowed of your saide Orator twelue pounds sterling, to be paied to the said &c. at a certaine day be∣tweene them agreed, which day was expired, and the said summe of money not payed, wherfore the said A. for that he had not ready money, desired your suppliant, to take a certaine white broad cloth in pawne, containing fortie yards, cut in peeces, for the saide twelue pounds, which cloth was sold and deliuered to your saide Orator by a Bill of sale, wherein the said A. H. standeth bound, with Condicion in the same hill declared, That if the said Cloth were not redeemed by a day cer∣taine in the said bill limitted, that then the same cloth to be to the only vse of your saide Orator, for contentation and whole payment of the

said twelue pounds. Since the which time the saide A. counselled your said Orator to put forth the said cloth to one L. M. of London Shere∣man, to be died of seuerall colors for his most profit, by the meanes whereof, the said W. was contented to take the saide broad Cloth for the payment of the saide money, and afterward the saide cloth was de∣liuered to the saide L. M. and within sixe dayes after the deliuery of the saide Cloth to the saide L. one R. M. Spaniard affirmed a plaint of debt against the saide A. and according to the custome of the Citie of London, hath caused Attachment to be made of the saide broad Cloth, as debt due by the saide A. vnto the saide R. whereas the saide Cloth is your saide Orators: Notwithstanding by reason of the saide Attachment, your saide Orator retayned Counsaile in the Guildhall of London, where the matter was at an issue, whereupon the Iurie was impanelled, since the which time for the space of three Court dayes, your saide Orator did giue attendance there to haue the saide matter heard, and the saide Plaintife and Counsaile would not suffer the saide Iurie to appeare, so long as your saide Suppliant did apply and pursue his cause with effect herein. And for that the said R. and his counsaile would not proceede in his said action, your said Orator supposed, that it should no more be called vpon, by occasion whereof your Orator being about his businesse in the countrey, in the meane time, the said L. M. with his Counsell (hauing knowledge that your said Orator was out of the Citie, and in the Countrey) instantly la∣boured the Iurie to appeare in the absence of your saide Orator, and by their subtiltie and craft, the saide Iurie did appeare, and passed a∣gainst your saide Orator, contrarie to all right, Lawe, and good con∣science, which shall be to the great impouerishment and vndoing of your sayde Orator for euer, vnlesse your good Lordships lawfull fa∣uour and succour be to him shewed in this behalfe. In consideration whereof, might it therefore please your good Lordship to graunt the Queenes writ of Cerciorari to be directed to the Maior and She∣riffes of the Citty of London, commanding them and euery of them by vertue of the same, to certifie before your good Lordship in the Queenes most honorable Court of Chauncery, at a certaine day by your good Lordship to be limitted, the saide attachment, and all the matter concerning the same, and to examine the said matter, and all the whole circumstance thereof, and to stand to such order and directi∣on therein, as shall stande with right, equity, and good conscience. And your said Orator shall pray to God for the preseruation of your good Lordship long to continue.

A Bill where a Iurie hath passed in a matter wrongfully praying a Cerciorari.

IN most humble wise sheweth and complaineth vnto your most Ho∣norable [unspec A] * 21.80 good Lordship, your poore suppliant and continuall Orator P. of W. of the Citty of L. Broker, that whereas one A. M. of the said Citty Marchant stranger, within the saide City was possessed of, and in certaine linnen clothes, to the valew of xx. pound sterling, and to your poore suppliants knowledge then, and as yet as of his owne meere proper goods and chattels, and so thereof being possessed, the same within the said Citty deliuered to your poore Orator being a Broker, safely to keepe and to sell and marchandise by the discretion of your poore suppliant, to the vse of the said A. by force whereof your Orator made sale thereof to certaine persons within the same City, and the mony, goods, and marchandises thereof receiued and taken, deliuered vnto the said A. And so it is right honorable Lord that after and since the sale thereof made, one I. S. Marchant stranger, pretending a pro∣perty in the foresaid linnen clothes, hath commenced an action vpon his case against your poore suppliant in the Guildhall, set and being within the foresaid City before the Sherifes thereof, and thereupon hath declared that the saide I. should haue lost those goods, and that they came to the hands and possession of your poore suppliant within the said city by way of trouer. And furthermore that your poore Orator was sundry times required to make deliuerance thereof to the said I. and that refused, and the same afterward sold, and the mony thereof re∣ceiued conuerted to your orators vse, to which matter one I. D. your poore suppliants atturney, rashly without aduisement or counsell therein taken, said that your poore orator did not sell the said clothes, nor any part thereof, and vpon the same matter, whether any sale there∣of was made by your suppliant or not, an issue was taken, and the Iurie tried, sworne, and charged, found a sale made by your poore orator of the saide clothes (as the truth was) nothing regarding to whom the property of the saide goods was at the time of the sale thereof made, because of the plee so vnaduisedly pleaded, it was confessed in point of iudgement, the property thereof to be in the said I. T. and so it is, right honorable Lord, that the said atturney might haue taken an issue that your said orator sold no clothes of the saide I. because of trueth the clothes were the proper clothes of the said A. and not the clothes of the said I. and so the Iurie should haue tried in whom the propertie was, and because the property was not put in issue, the Iurie had no war∣ranty to enquire thereof, and in case they had bin the clothes of the said I. as they were not indeed, your poore orator ought not by the order of

the law to haue bin charged, because they were deliuered to your Ora∣tor by the hands of the foresaide A. to sell, and your Orator did accor∣dingly. And the money, goods, and March andizes thereof receiued, de∣liuered to the said A. and so if any trespas or wrong was done to the said I. it was done by the saide A. and not by your saide Orator, against whom the saide I. may take his action. For your poore Orator at the time of the saide action commenced, neither had the saide goods in his possession, ne any other things in lieu or consideration of the same goods. And also there is a custome within the saide Citie, that if any Vpholster or Broker sell any goods within the same citie to any person or persons of the same citie vpon the deliuery of any person, for, or at the request of him hauing witnesse of y^• deliuerie thereof to him made, or bring out the partie who deliuered them vnto him, not being himselfe particeps criminis, should be discharged and not dampnefied, for that his offence doing in making sale thereof. And also by the order of the common lawes of this Realme, a man comming immediatly to the pos∣session of the goods, not being partie to the first wrong, shall not be charged in an Action of trespas, which matters, or any of them, if they had bin pleaded, had bin a sufficient matter of barre, and because they were not pleaded, your poore suppliant could not be receiued to giue them in euidence to the Iury, and so your poore Orator is like to pay vnto the said I. the value of the saide clothes, the said I. hauing no pro∣perty, right, nor title to the same, vnlesse your most ho. Lordships fauour be shewed herein: In consideration whereof, it may please your most ho. Lordship the premisses tenderly considered, to graunt the Kings most gracious writ of Cerciorare, to be directed to the Shirife of the saide City, commaunding them, and euery of them to certifie before your good Lordship the whole record of the premisses depending be∣fore them, or either of them in the Kings most gracious court of Chauncery, at a certaine day by your good Lordship to be limitted, and therein further to proceede, and further to graunt the Queenes most gracious and speedy writs of Subpena to be directed to the said I. com∣manding him personally to appeare before your good Lordship in the said court of Chauncery at a certaine day, and vnder a certaine paine by your good Lordship to be limitted therein, to stand to &c.

A bill contayning that the plaintife taking vp of a Mercer vpon his credit Silks and Veluets, put his hand to the debt booke of the parcels of the said Silks and Veluets, witnessing his debt for the same: and afterwards the plaintife for the better securitie of his saiddebt made him a bill of his hand for the same debt: and that the plaintife afterwards at the desire of the Mercer procured his eldest brother to become bound to the saide Mercer for the payment of the plaintifes saide debt vpon the Mercers promise to take no aduantage thereof vntill after the death of the plaintifes father. Afterwards the Mercer dyeth intestate, and the administration of his gods is committed to R. A. by a practise of the Mercers creditors. The administrator bringeth an accion of debt a∣gainst the saidplaintife vpon his said bill of debt: and also threatneth to sue the plaintife and his brother vpon the said booke of parcels, and the bond: and then sheweth that he tendred the debt to the Admini∣strator, who refused the same, and so prayeth proces.

To the Right Ho. Sir Io P. Knight, Lord Keeper of the great Seale of England.

IN most humble wise complayning sheweth vnto your Ho. Lordship [unspec A] * 21.81 your daily Orator T. D. Gentleman: That whereas your Orator being of late seruant in houshold to the right Ho. Sir C. H. Knight of the most noble order of the Garter deceassed, late Chancellor of Eng∣land, hauing then small maintenance from I. D. of D. in the Countie of C. Esquier his father, did make his estate knowne to one N. B. of Lon∣don Mercer now deceassed, being your said Orators very neere kins∣man, who was content to giue your said Orator credit for diuers par∣cels of Silks and Veluets, at sundrie times amounting in the whole to the somme of 22. l . or there abouts, for the which your Orator did sub∣scribe his hand to the debt booke of the said N. B. wherein the said par∣cels of Silks were set downe vnder the same parcels witnessing the said debt. And at an other time after that, your saide Orator did seale and deliuer vnto him a bill of your Orators hand for his better securi∣tie of the payment of the said debt. And afterwards because your Ora∣tor was but a yonger brother, the said N. B. desired your Orator to procure his eldest brother P. D. sonne and heire apparant of the saide I. D. for the better securitie of the said debt to become bound to the said N. B. by Obligation for the payment of the said debt, promising neuerthelesse to take no aduantage of the said Obligation, nor to put the same in suite during the life of the said I. D. whereupon the said P. D. at your Orators request did become bound to the said N. B. by Obligation accordingly, and your Orator did then seale and deliuer to the said P. D. his brother a Counterbond to saue him harmelesse from

the said Obligation. So as the said N. B. by the seuerall meanes afore∣said had three seuerall kinds of assurances or specialties for one and the selfesame debt, that is to say his debt booke subscribed with your Ora∣tors hand, a bill of debt sealed and deliuered vnto him by your Orator, and an Obligation sealed and deliuered vnto him by the saide P. D. And now so it is if it may please your good Lordship that the said N. B. is lately deceassed, after whose deceasse the administration of his goods and cattels is committed to one R. A. an vnknowne person that cannot be found whose name is but vsed by others in all vnconscio∣nable suits. For if it may please your good Lordship, R. S. Alderman of London, R. W. and F. S. pretending themselues to be creditors of the said N. B. hauing procured the said bill of debt and obligation to be set ouer vnto them, haue thereupon not onely commenced suit in the Queenes Maiesties Court of Common Pleas at Westminster, in the name of the said R. A. as administrator of the goods and cattels of the said N. B. against your said Orator vpon his said bill of debt of 22. l . but also do threaten to commence one other suit against your said Ora∣tor vpon the said debt booke, and alike suit against the said P. D. vpon the said Obligation. And albeit your said Orator haue diuers and sun∣dry times offered and tendered to pay the said debt of 22. pound to the said administrator, with such reasonable costs and expences as hath bin by him expended, and bestowed in the said suit at the Common lawe, and is ready to pay the same. Yet neuerthelesse the said R. A. R. S. R. W. and F. S. do refuse to accept thereof. And the said R. S. &c. do very hotely prosecute the said suit at the commonlawe in the name of the said R. A. contrarie to equitie and conscience, and do procure and cause the saide R. A. to absent himselfe so as your saide Orator cannot tell where to finde him to deliuer vnto him any proces to compell him to answere to his said vnconscionable dealing, and yet the said suit at the Common lawe is still prosecuted in his name by the meanes and procurement and at the costs and charges in lawe of the said R. S. &c. or by some of them who haue procured the said debts to be assigned and set our vnto them as is aforesaid. In consideration whereof, and for that it is against all conscience to take aduantage of the said treble as∣surances made for one selfesame debt: And for that your said Orator is remedilesse therein by the due course of the common lawes of this realme, and for that your said Orator is readie to pay the principall debt being 22. pound, together with reasonable costs of suit. May it therefore please your good Lordship to graunt vnto your said Orator the Queenes Maiesties most gracious writs of Subpena to be directed to the saide R. A. R. S. &c. commaunding them and euery of them to appeare personally before your good Lordship in her Maiesties high

court of Chauncery, at a certaine day, and vnder a certaine paine there∣in to be by your good Lordship limitted, then and there to answere to the premisses, and to stand vnto and abide such further order and di∣rection therein as to your good Lordship shall seeme to stand with iustice and equitie, and your said Orator shall dayly pray &c.

A bill contayning that a Widow seazed in fee of three messes &c. thereof enfeoffed diuers persons in fee for the performance of her last will and testament, and by the same she deuised the said measses &c. to her sonne in taile generall with diuers remainders ouer and dyed, That the deui∣see dyed, hauing issue the plaintife. That the feoffment and will is come to the defendants hands. That by cullour thereof he hath entred and expulsed the plaintife, and hath made diuers secret estates to diuers vnknowne persons to defraude the plaintife of his apt remedie by the common lawe, and so prayeth proces against the defendant.

To the Right Honorable Sir T. E. Knight, Lord Keeper of the great Seale of England.

IN most humble wise complayning sheweth vnto your good Lordship [unspec A] * 21.82 your dayly Orator I. B. labourer. That whereas R. G. Widowe was lawfully seazed in her demesne as of fee of and in three messes twentie acres of land, meadow, leasowe and pasture, with the appurte∣nances, set, lying, and being in M. in the Countie of B. And the said R. G. being so seazed of all the premisses, did of the same about fortie yeares last past enfeoffe certaine persons, To haue and hould to them and their heires to the vse and performance of the last will and testa∣ment of the saide R. G. and by the same her will deuised all the premis∣ses or the vse thereof to her sonne W. B. and to the heires of his body lawfully begotten, with diuers remainders ouer and dyed, by and after whose death, the said W. B. into the premisses entred, and was thereof lawfully seazed in his demeasne as of fee tayle generall by force of the gift aforesaid. And the said W. B. so being seazed of the premisses died of such an estate thereof seased, by an after whose death the same pre∣misses did discend and come to your said Orator, as sonne and heire of the body of the said W. B. by force of the deuise aforesaide, by reason whereof your saide Orator in the premisses entred, and was thereof seazed in his demesne as of fee by force of the saide gift in taking the issues and profits accordingly, vntill of late, that is to say, about foure yeares last past, that as well the saide deede of feoffment and last will and testament aforesaide, as also diuers other euidences, charters, escripts and miniments concerning the premisses, are by casuall meanes come to the handes, custodie, and possession of one R. W.

of S. aforesayde in the sayde Countie yeoman, who by cullour of ha∣uing of them, hath not onely entred into the premisses, and there∣of expulsed your sayde Orator, but also hath contriued diuers secret estates to diuers and sundry persons to your Orator vnknowne in purpose to defraude and delay your sayde Orator to his apt action and remedie by the course of the common lawes of this realme, for recouerye of the pr••misses, to your Orators vtter vndoing, and dis∣inheritance for euer. And for as much as your sayde Orator kno∣weth not the certayne number, nor the dates and contents of the sayde Euidences, Charters, Escripts, or Miniments, nor yet where∣in the same be contayned, whether in bagge, or boxe, sealed, or vn∣sealed, or in chest locked or vnlocked, by reason whereof your sayde Orator is clearely without all remedye for the recouerie thereof by the ordinarie course of the common lawes of this Realme. In ten∣der consideration whereof, may it please your good Lordship, the pre∣misses considered, to graunt vnto your sayde Orator the Queenes Maiesties most gracious writ of Subpena, to be directed vnto the sayde R. W. commaunding 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thereby perso••••lly to appeare before your good Lordship in the Queenes Maiesties high court of Chauncerpe at a short day, and ••••der a certayne payne therein to be limited, then and there to answere to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and to abide such order and direction therein, as to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and iustice shall apper∣tayne. And your said poore Orator shall dayly pray as ••e is bounden for the health and long life of your good Lordship, with all increase of honour to Gods will and good pleasure.

A bill against two for the deliuerie of he••reloomes or principalls to the plaintife being sonne and heire, according to the custome of the Countie Pallantine of Chester.

To the Right Honorable Sir Nicholas Bacon Knight, Lord Keeper of the great seale of England.

COmplayning, sheweth vnto your good Lordship your dayly Ora∣tor [unspec A] * 21.83 I. S. of Lincolnes I•••••• Ge••••, sonne and heire of I. S. of D. within the Countie of •• That where as the sayde I. S. was in his life time lawfully possessed of and in diuers goods and Chattels as of his owne proper goods, that is to say, Plate, Iewels, houshold stuffe, beasts, cattaile, horses, and other manner of goods, amounting to the value of fiue hundred pound or neere thereabouts, and so being thereof possessed, made his testament and last will, ordeyning thereof Eli∣zabeth then his Wife, and nowe Wife to B. P. his sole execu∣trix, and shortly after dyed, possessed of the premisses as aforesayde

within the said Countie of C. Immediatly after whose death, the said E. did take vpon her the administration of the said goods and other the premisses accordingly, by vertue whereof she was thereof possessed ac∣cordingly. But so it is and please your Honor, that the custome of all the countrie within the said Countie of C. is and time out of minde of man to the contrarie hath beene, that if any person or persons being possessed of goods and cattels as of his owne proper goods and cattels and dye thereof possessed, that the next heire to him that so dyeth posses∣sed shall haue the best and principall thing of euerie sort and kinde of the said goods and cattels for and in the name of the principals and heire Lomes, by force & vertue whereof your Orator being the sonne and heire of the said I. S. was after the death of the saide I. S. iustlie entituled to a great part of the said goods and cattels amounting at the least in value to 200. pound or neere thereabouts, by reason whereof, and for that your said Orator was at the time of the death of his saide father vnder age of xxi. yeares, and yet is and in ward to the Queenes Maiestie, and hauing the possession of so much of all the said goods and cattels as to your said Orator did appertayne, and of right belong by vertue of the custome aforesaid, being verie neere to the value of two hundred pound by deliuerie of the saide E. in her Widowhood imme∣diatly after the death of the saide I. S. your saide Orator did inconti∣nently thereupon deliuer the same to the said E. to be safely by her kept to your saide Orators vse, and to be in like maner safely redeliuered to your saide Orator at such time or times as by your saide Orator or his assignes she should be thereunto required sithence which said redeliue∣rie made by your said Orator to the said E. as aforesaid the said E. hath taken to husband one B. P. Gen••, by reason whereof all the said goods, cattels, and other the premisses were and did come after the said enter∣mariage into the hands and possession of the same B. P. which said E. sithens the said deliuerie made by your said Orator vnto her as afore∣saide before the day of entermariage, hath vtterly refused to make any redeliuerie of the said goods and cattels so by your said Orator to her deliuered as aforesaid, or yet to make any satisfaction thereof to your said Orator, and the said B. and E. alwaies sithens the saide enterma∣riage haue refused and yet do refuse to redeliuer the same, or yet to make any satisfaction therefore to your said Orator, notwithstanding many lawfull and gentle requests to you and either of them made in that behalfe by your said Orator contrarie to all right, equitie and con∣science. In tender consideration whereof, and forasmuch as your said Orator doth not know or remember the certaine or precise perticulars or valew of the said goods and cattels which of right do belong to your said Orator, and deliuered by your said Orator as aforesaid, by reason

of your said Orators then tender age being not then of discretion to haue the custodie and rule thereof, and so remedilesse by the order of the common lawe for the recouerie thereof, or of any part thereof, or to haue any satisfaction made to your said Orator by the said▪ B. and E. or by either of them. It may therefore please your good Lordship the premisses considered, to graunt the Queenes Maiesties writs of Sub∣pena to be directed to the saide B. P. and E. his wife, commaunding them and either of them to appeare before your good Lordship in the Queenes Maiesties most honorable court of Chauncery at Westmin∣ster, then and there to answere to the premisses, and therein to stand to abide and performe such order and direction as to your good Lordship shall be thought to stand and be consonant to equitie and good consci∣ence, and your said Orator shall dayly pray to God for your good Lord∣ship in health and honor long to continue.

A bill (by a noble man) containing that the plaintife tooke vp vpon his credit Veluets and Silks of the defendant at a deere rate, and gaue his owne bond with suerties for the payment of the same: and that after∣wards he tooke vpon his credit of him more Veluets and Silks as the like deere rate, and being within age knowledged a statute staple to the de∣fendant for all his whole debt, vpon his promise to deliuer to the plain∣tife his obligation which he had made for his first debt to be cancelled, the plaintife allowing interest to the defendant for the forbearance, not∣withstanding the deere prices and rate he bought the stuffe at for which the said debt grew, and then sheweth that he paid not his debt at the day contained in the statute staple, and that the defendant threatneth not only to sue the said bond, but also to sue execution of the said statute a∣gainst him, and prayeth deliuerie or release of his obligation and proces against the defendant to answere the bill.

To the Right honorable Sir Christopher Hatton, of the most noble order of the Garter, Knight, Lord Chaun∣cellour of England.

COmplayning sheweth vnto your good Lordship E. S. Lord D. [unspec A] * 21.84 That whereas he the said Lord D. during such time as he was vn∣der the age of 21. yeares at sundrie times had and bought of one I. L. Citizen and Mercer of London diuers parcels or peeces of Veluet, Silke, and such like at excessiue prices, and not hauing then readie mo∣ney to pay for the same, the saide Lord D. together with one R. S. Gen•• and others did enter into sundrie bonds to the saide I. L. for the payment thereof at seuerall dayes after, alwayes allowing vnto the said I. L. ouer and besides the excessiue prices which he was to pay for

the same Veluets and Silks further consideration, or rather as it may be said vsurie for the forbearing thereof till the time of payment. And afterwards the said Lord D. during the time of his minoritie afore∣said, had and did buy other parcels of Veluets, Silks, and such like of the said I. L. at like excessiue prices, which likewise the said Lord D. did not then pay for the prices or summes of money whereunto the said parcels of Veluets, Silks, and such like lastlie had and bought af∣ter the like excessiue prices and rates, together with the saide prices or summes of money before due for the other parcels formerly had and bought by the said Lord D. together with cōsideration or rather vsurie for the forbearing of and for the payment thereof till a certaine time then agreed vpon betweene the said Lord D. and him the said I. L. did amount & come to the summe of 500. pound, for the payment of which said summe of 500. pound at the time agreed vpon he the said Lord D. at and vpon the motion, meanes and intreatie of the said I. L. did du∣ring the time of the minoritie of him the said Lord D. become bounden by one statute staple vnto the said I. L. in the summe of one thousand pounds of good and lawfull money of England, taking the word and promise only of the said I. L. to deliuer vnto him the said Lord D. or his saide sureties the saide bonds which before he the said Lord D. and his said suerties had entred into to the said I. L. or otherwise that he the saide Iohn should and would cancell and make voyde the same, so as thereby or by reason of any of the saide bonds the said Lord D. nor any of his saide suerties should be in any wise sued, vexed, troubled, or char∣ged. But now so it is, and it may please your good Lordship, that the said I. L. although he hath beene thereunto in most gentle and friendly manner earnestly requested and desired by the saide Lord D. the saide R. S. and other the saide sureties of the said Lord D. to deliuer vnto them the said bonds to by them made, and entred into the said I. L. as is aforesaid, or otherwise to cancell and make voyd the same, yet that to do the said I. L. hath vtterly refused and denyed, and still doth denye and refuse to do the same. But contrary to his saide word and promise as aforesaid made and giuen vnto the said Lord D. for the redeliuerie thereof, or otherwise to cancell and make voyd the same bonds, doth now dayly threaten to put the same in suit at the Common lawe, a∣gainst the sureties of him the said Lord D. or else alreadye hath so done contrary to all right, equitie, and good conscience. And be∣sides this, because the sayd Lord D. did not pay vnto hym the sayd I. L. the sayd summe of fiue hundred pound at the time limited for the paiment thereof, which in very trueth he the said Lord D. could not well do vnlesse he should haue made sale of his lands to his great disho∣nour and losse. And notwithstanding that he the saide Lord D. hath

sought and made meanes to the saide I. L. to compound with him in some reasonable sort, and to accept his money at reasonable dayes, such as he the said Lord D. could and might be well able to satisfye and pay the same, the rather considering his great interest allowed in recom∣pence for the forbearing of time, and giuing day of payment and the excessiue prices for which he sould the same Silks, Veluets, and such like to the said Lord D. yet he the said I. L. hath done and dayly doth seeke and go about to sue execucion, and to take the benefit of the said Statute of one thousand pounds against the said Lord D. contrarie to all equitie and good conscience. The premisses therefore tenderly con∣sidered, and for as much as the said Lord D. the said R. S. and others the said suerties of him the said Lord D. or any of them, cannot pleade any good or sufficient plea in auoydance or discharge of the said Bonds and Statutes, nor of any of them, whereof the said I. L. most vncon∣scionably seeketh and goeth about to sue, procure and take the penaltie, execucion and forfeiture against him the said Lord D. and his sureties by the ordinarie course of the common lawes of this Realme, and the rather, for that also the said Lord D. is and will be readie for the fur∣ther discharge of the said K. S. and others his said sureties, to satisfye and pay vnto him the said I. L. the said summe of 500. pound at such dayes and times, and in such maner and forme as to your good Lord∣ship shall in equitie and right seeme meete and conuenient. It may therefore please your good L. to graunt her Maiesties most gracious writ of Subpena, to be directed to the saide I. L. commaunding him thereby at a certaine day, and vnder a certaine paine therein to be limi∣ted, personallie to appeare before your good Lordship in her Maiesties high court of Chauncerie, then and there to aunswere to the premisses, and to shew cause why he the said I. L. should not redeliuer the saide bonds to the saide Lord D. and his saide sureties, or else to cancell and make voyd the same, or otherwise thereof to release, discharge, and saue harmelesse the saide Lord D. his said sureties, as in right and equitie it behoueth: and further to stand to and abide such order and direction therein, as to your good Lordship and the said honorable Court shall seeme best to stand with equitie and good conscience.

The Aunswere of I. L. defendant to the Bill of complaint of Ed. Lo. D. complaynant.

THe said defendant by protestation not acknowledging or confes∣sing [unspec A] * 21.85 any matter or thing in the saide bill of complaint conteyned materiall for the said debt to be answered vnto to be true in such maner and forme as in and by the said bill of complaint is set forth & alledged. For aunswere saith that the said complaynant about foure yeares past

at seuerall times had and bought of the said defendant diuers parcels of Silks, Veluets, and Wares, amounting vnto the summe of 159. pound foure shillings fiue pence, or there abouts, all which parcels the said defendant did sell vnto the said complaynant for and at reasonable prices, considering the dayes of payment, and for the true payment of some part of the said summe, he the said Lord D. together with the said R. S. in the said bill of complaynt named, and one D. C. being then the said complaynants seruants, did become bound to the said defen∣dant by two Obligations which they forfeited. And long afterwards that is to say in the month of May 1588. the saide Lord D. hauing oc∣casion to vse other necessaryes for himselfe and his Wife, and hauing deteyned the aforesaid summe of 159. pound foure shillings fiue pence from the defendant a long time did in the said month of May 1588. in respect of the said time past allow the sayd defendant for considera∣tion but 26. pound 13. shillings. And in the said moneth of May the saide complaynant at his earnest request had a new supplye of wares amounting to 73. pound fifteene shillings foure pence, and did then accept of and acknowledge certayne parcels had to his vse by the sayd Christoferson, to the value of 3. l . 17. s̄. 9. d . which foure summes do amount to 255. pound, for all which said debt the complaynant gaue his owne Obligation to the said defendant endorced with condition for the payment thereof the 24. day of Iune 1588. After which bond for 255. l . taken & before the same was due, viz. about the last day of y^• said month of May 1588. the saide complaynant standing in neede both of money & other necessary furniture for himselfe, his wife, & house, ear∣nestly did intreate the said defendāt to lend vnto him the said complay∣nant the summe of 50. l . in readie money, which he protested to be for prosecuting an earnest suit he had against one Sir I. L. Knight, as this defendant remembreth, which although y^• said defendāt could then per∣forme hardly, yet he the said defendāt made meanes for so much money, & did lend the same 50. l to the said complainant for 12. moneths, vpon allowance of 5. l . for the same for the said time & no more. And also fur∣ther did most earnestly desire & intreat him the said def. to sell vnto him so much Silks, Veluets, & Wares to furnish his then present want, as should make the foresaid summe of 255. l . by his bond, & the 50. l . lent in ready money, with the 5. l . for interest therof as aforesaid, amounting to the summe of 503. l . and thereupon the said def. deliuered, & caused to be deliuered to the said p l or his assignes about the said last day of May & in Iune following the said Silks, Veluets, & Wares at reasonable prises, cōsidering the time he gaue for paymēt of his money due for the same to the value of Clxxxx. l . 17. s̄. 4. d . which made vp all the former summes 500. l . 17. s̄. 4. d . And for paiment of the said summe of 500. l .

parcell of y^• said debt of 500. l . 17. s̄. 4. d . the said compl did knowledge to the said defend a recognizance or bond obligatorie of the nature of a statute staple of 1000. l . in the said bill of compl mencioned, vpō which statute knowledged the said defend . deliuered to the saide compl to be cancelled the foresaid bond made by y^• said compl to the said defend for paiment of 255. l . And shortly after the knowledging of y^• said statute, that is to say about the space of 4. or 5. weekes after, & long before the time limited for the paiment of y^• said defend principall debt of 500 l . the said compl purposing to defeate the said defend of his said iust & due debt, did pursue a writ of Audita querela, supposing himself thereby to be within the age of 21. yeares, both then & at the time of the knowled∣ging of the said statute, vpon which writ after the same was returned into the court of common pleas, & before the said defend had notice or vnderstanding of the same, the said compl and others the solicitors of the cause after y^• he was inspected & viewed by the Iustices of the same court, did produce or cause to be produced 2. persons or witnesses before the said Iustices to be deposed that the allegacion & surmise of the said Audita querela was true, viz. that the said compl was then and at the knowledging of the saide statute vnder the age of 21. yeares, which witnesses were examined and deposed accordingly in the behalfe of the said compl before the said defend had any knowledge or vnderstanding of the said compl proceeding therein, and before any writ or Scirifacias was awarded and taken forth to warne the said defendant of the said suit, as by the saide depositions and proceedings therein remayning of Record in the said court of Common pleas, whereunto the said defen∣dant for certaintie of the time doth referre himselfe more certainely doth appeare, which said suit of Audita querela for the auoyding of the said statute the said complaynant by his solicitors & seruants did most earnestly follow vpon a bare pretence that the said compl wanted some fewe moneths of the age of 21. yeares, for maintenance of which said statute the said defend was called in by proces & did pleade thereunto, after which plea pleaded, and after the said defend had bin drawne into great charges & expences for the defence of the said statute & cause, the said compl and his Councell sollicitors, Attorney, or some of them, see∣ing no likelyhood to preuaile in that course, did become nonsuit, & with∣out any regard had of the penaltie thereof, did faile and neglect to pay to the said defendant his said principall debt of fiue hundred pound at the dayes & times wherein the same was limited & appointed to be paid by a writing of defeazance made between the said compl & defend tou∣ching the penaltie of the said statute, the same daies of paiment or some of them being now expired 18. moneths past and more, and yet the whole debt still vnpaid vnto the said defendant, for payment whereof,

the said defendant hath and doth keepe the said statute and the first two bonds wherein the saide complaynant with his men are bound as his sureties as aforesaid for payment of part of the said principall debt, be∣ing this defendants own proper goods as both by lawe and conscience the said defendant thinketh he may lawfullie do. And yet neuerthelesse the said defendant further saith, that if y^• said cōplaynant will forthwith pay vnto him the saide defendant the said summe of 500. pound being his principall and iust debt, together with the charges he hath bin put vnto, and consideration after the vsuall rate of ten pound for the hun∣dreth, like as the defendant himselfe doth pay to others for the long time the said defendant hath forborne his said debt, he the saide defen∣dant will forgoe the penaltie of the saide statute, and will deliuer the same statute and the said bonds to the said complaynant, without that that the said defendant did sell vnto the said complaynant any peece or peeces of Veluet or Silke at the seuerall times in the bill mencioned, or any other time or any other thing at any excessiue or vnreasonable price the dayes of payment considered. Or that the said complaynant did ouer and besides the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 price of any such thing allow and pay to the saide defendant any further consideration or vsurie for the for∣bearing thereof till the time of payment otherwise then is before truly layd downe in this aunswere. Or that the saide complaynant and the saide R. S. or any other did enter into any more bounds for any the summes in the said bill mencioned to the saide defendant then such as before are confessed to the knowledge of this defendant. And without that the said complaynant did at the intreatie of the said defendant du∣ring his the said complaynants minoritie enter into the said statute in the bill mentioned to the knowledge of this defendant, but vpon the importunate request and intreatie of the saide plaintife to supplie his wants as aforesaid, the said defendant was content to accept of his said statute, not being able to giue better assurance as the saide defendant required. Or that the said defendant did then or at any other time pro∣mise to the saide complaynant or his said sureties in the bill mencioned any the bonds by them or any of them entred into to y^• said defendāt for or touching the saide debt as he now remembreth or any part thereof, other then the said obligacions which the said defendant did redeliuer to the plaintife to be cancelled as aforesaid, or did promise to cancell or make void the same in manner and forme as in the said bill of com∣plaint is surmised to the remembrance of this defendant. And without that that the said complaynant or any other for him did require the re∣deliuery of the said bonds as this defendant remembreth, or that there is any cause or reason why the said complaynant should make any such request or the said defendant to make any such promise vntill his said

debt be paid. And without that that the said compl hath or doth seeke to make any reasonable composition with the said defend for or touching the said debt, or any part thereof, but rather hath endeuoured to defeate the said defend of his said debt. And therefore he the said defend hopeth that the said compl shall not haue or receiue any fauour in this hono∣rable Court against the said defend , seeing that the said defend desireth nothing els but his principall, with reasonable recōpence for the great wrong & iniurie the said compl hath done, both in putting him to great charges & expences, & by the long withholding & deteining of the said debt as aforesaid, without that that the said defend hath hetherunto taken or recouered y^• penalties of y^• said statute or bonds, or any of thē, or that the said compl' is or hath shewed himselfe at any time readie to satis••ye the said debt vnto the said defend , or any part thereof in manner & forme as in the saide bill of complaynt is alleaged. And without that that any other matter or thing &c.

A Bill exhibited against a noble man, & against diuers tenants & farmers, and officers of diuers mannors, contayning, that the noble man for his debt due to the plaintif became boūd in a statute staple of 1200 li. and for that the debt was not paid at the day it was due, the plaintife extended diuers manors & lands which the noble man had, and was seased of at the time he knowledged the said statute, and had sould the same before the time of the extent to diuers persons, and vpon a Liberate to the Sherife, had the same mannors & lāds deliuered vnto him to hold in extent till his debt were sa∣tisfied: Afterwards vpon the noble mans suit to the Lord Chaunce llor, and vpō the Lord Chauncellors request to the plaintife he was contented to for∣beare the taking of the profits of the lands extended, & to referre the hea∣ring & ending of the matter touching his debt to two thereunto appointed by the Lord Chauncellor, who heard and ended the matter, the which end afterwards the noble man refused to performe, whereupon the plaint if went about to take the benefit of his extent, & to keepe Courts, and vnderstand what lands, and how the tenants held, and what rents & seruices they paid for the same, but could not performe his purpose therein, for the tenants & the noble man had the Courtrowles in their keeping, and the leasses, ren∣tals, &c. and would not let him see the same, and that the noble man refu∣sed to suffer the plaintife to enter into the manors & lands extended, or to keepe any Courts, and would not suffer the tenāts to pay the plaintife any of the rents or seruices due for the same manors, or to declare vnto him what the same rents and seruices were. And then the plaintife prayeth that the tenants, occupiers, and farmors of the said manors may vpon their oathes bring forth their leasses, & declare what lands they hold, and what rents & seruices euery of them pay. And that all the defendants may shewe to the plaintife the Courtro••les, rentals, books o•• suruay, field books & terrars in their custodie, and so prayeth proces against all the defendants.

To the Right Honorable Sir Christopher Hatton of the most noble order of the Garter Knight, Lord Chancellor of England.

IN most humble wise complayning sheweth to your good Lordship [unspec A] * 21.86 your dayly Orator I. L. Citizen and Clothworker of London. That whereas the Ho. Ed. Lord M. Baron of R. the last day of December in the 26. yeare of the raigne of our soueraigne Lady Queene Eliza∣beth, before Sir Christopher Wray Knight, Lord chiefe Iustice of the pleas before her highnes to be holden, did acknowledge himselfe to owe to your Orator the summe of MCC. of lawfull english money by his recognizance in the nature of an estatute staple, with a defeazance thereupon made for the true payment of diuers seuerall summes of money at sundrie seuerall dayes now long sithence past. And whereas likewise the saide Ed. Lord M. was and stoode iustly indebted to your saide Orator in diuers other summes of money by ohter bonds, as also by your Orators booke, for diuers wares taken vp of your Orator for the vse of the saide Lord Mo. And whereas also Tho. P. Esquier, bro∣ther of the said Lord Mo. stood indebted & did owe to your said Orator other certaine summes of money, for the paimēt wherof the said Lord Mo. did vndertake, and did make to your said Orator many seuerall & sundrie promises, the which (as yet) he hath in no sort performed. And whereas the said Lord Mo. at the time of the knowledging of the fore∣said statute staple was lawfully seazed in his demesne as of Fee, of & in the mannors of H. W. A. & B. with two faires twice in the yeare, with one market holden euery weeke at H. aforesaid, with the hundred of F. with euery of their appurtenances, scituate, lying & being in the Coun∣tie of Norffolke, and of and in the manor of H. with their appurte∣nances in the said Countie of Norffolke: which said mannors & other the premisses aforesaid the said Lord Mo. by lawfull assurance & con∣ueyance in the Lawe, did bargaine, sell, conuey, & assure the same, with all and euery their appurtenances whatsoeuer to one Tho. Lord of H. in the saide Countie of Norffolke Esquier, and to his heires for euer, by vertue of which conueyance and assurance the said Tho. L. was and is yet seazed of the saide seuerall mannors, and other the aforesaid pre∣misses in his demesne, as of Fee. And whereas the said Edw. Lord Mo. was likewise seazed in his demesne as of Fee at the time of the know∣ledging of the saide statute staple of and in the mannors of S. M. and W. with the aduousons of Sw. Mo. and Wo. with their appurtenan∣ces in the Countie of Norffolke aforesaid, which said seueral mannors, & thaduousons aforesaid, the said Lord Mo. by like conueyance and as∣surance did conuey and assure the same to one Ed. B. late of D. in the said Countie of Norffolke Esquier deceased, and to his heires for euer.

to the only vse and behoofe of the said Ed. B. his heires and assignes for euer, by whose death, T. B. sonne and heire of the said Ed. B. Esquier deceased, was and yet is seazed of the said mannors of S. Mo. and Wo. and of the aduowsons of S. Mo. and Wo. in his demesne as of Fee. And whereas the said Lord Mo. was at the time of the knowledging of the saide statute staple likewise seazed in his demesne as of Fee, of and in the mannor of B. with the appurtenances, scituate and exten∣ding into the Townes of N. M. &c. in the aforesaid Countie of Norf∣folke, which said mannor the saide Ed. Lord M. did likewise conuey vnto T. G. Gent̄, and to his heires for euer, to the only vse and behoofe of the said T. G. his heires and assignes for euer. And whereas the said Edw. Lord Mo. was at the time of the saide statute knowledged, and yet is seazed of and in the mannor of A. with the appurtenances in the said Countie of Norffolke in his demesne as of fee, and being indebted to your said Orator as aforesaid, your Orator made sundrie and diuers earnest requests for the getting of the said debt and summes of money aforesaid, and your Orator being by the saide Lord Mo. promised to haue the said debts at diuers seuerall dayes, yet none of them were performed or kept, whereby your Oratour seeing no performance, but was delayed from time to time, your saide Oratour about two yeares sithence sued forth his seuerall writs of Extendi facias directed to the Sheriffs of Norffolke, Essex, Hertford, Sommersetshire, and Yorke, and to the Chancellor of the Countie Pallantine of Lancaster, for the extending of all the mannors, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, within the Counties aforesaid, whereof the said Lord Mo. was seazed the time of the saide statute knowledged, which writ directed to the Sheriffe of the said Countie of Norffolke, was deliuered to one Cle∣ment Pastone Esquier then Sheriffe of the same Countie, to be by him executed and returned acordingly. By vertue whereof the saide Clement Pastone Esquier did by the Othes of a Iury sworne & char∣ged within the said Countie of Norffolke, acording to the due course of her Maiesties lawes, extend and appraise the saide seuerall maunors, faires, markets, lands, tenements, & all other the premisses with the appurtenances lying within the said Countie of Norffolke, as in and by the saide extents remayning of record in this ho. Court of Chaun∣cery, and by the returne of the said Sheriffe, with the seisure of the said seuerall mannors into the Queenes Maiesties hands, to the intent they might be deliuered to your Orator in extent more at large it doth and may apeare. After which inquisition, extent, and seasure so taken, had, & made, your Orator sued forth her highnes writ of Liberate, bearing Teste the 4. day of February, in the 30. yeare of her highnes raigne, directed tothe said Sheriffe of Norffolke, commaunding him thereby to deliuer the said seuerall mannours extended as aforesaid vnto your

Orator to hold them in extend, vntill your Oratour were of the saide summe of 1200. l . with his costs and expences herein sustayned, fully satisfied & paid. By vertue of which said writ, the said Clement Paston then Sherife did deliuer in extent to your saide Oratour the xii. day of March then next following the foresaid seuerall mannors of H. W. A. and B. with the two faires holden twise by the yeare, and the market of H. there holden euery weeke, with the hundred of F. with their appur∣tenances. And the said mannor of H. with the appurtenances. And also the said mannor of S. Mo. and WO. with thaduowsons & patronage of Sw. M. and W. with their appurtenances together with the mannor of B. with thappurtenances, & the foresaid mannor of A. with thappur∣tenances, to hold to your said Orator & his assignes according to the said extent, vntill the said debt of 1200. l . together with your Orators costs and damages were taken and leuied of the premisses. By vertue whereof your said Orator was of the premisses possessed, and so being possessed, the said Lord Mo. before that your said Orator had or could receiue any profit of the premisses, or of any part or parcell thereof, by meanes or reason of the said execution thereupon made & deliuered to your saide Orator, did make humble suit to your ho. Lordship, that it would please the same to moue your sayd Orator to forbeare y^e taking of the issues rents & profits of the said seuerall manors, & other the pre∣misses, & from the molesting of the farmors, tenants, & occupiers there∣of for the same, vntill your ho. Lordship, or some others to be by your Lordship apointed, had heard & determined the cause and reckoning be∣tweene the said Lord M. & your said Orator, whereupon your said Ora∣tor was content at the motion & request of your ho. Lordship to permit the tenants of the premisses to continue in their possession quiet, and to forbeare the taking of the rents and profits thereof, and to referre the hearing and ending of all reckonings & demaunds betweene your said Orator, and the saide Lord Mo. to the order and determination of maister Doctor S. one of the maisters of this most honorable Court of Chauncerie, & to S. B. Gent̄ one of your Honors Secretaries, be∣ing thereunto assigned and apointed by your Lordship in fauour of the said Lord Mo. who entred into examination of the premisses in contro∣uersie betweene the said Lord Mo. and your said Orator, and by their mediations and at their requests your saide Orator was content in forgo neere the summe of 100. pound of his iust demaund, so that the said Lord Mo. would content and pay the residue to your said Orator in such sort and at such times as the said maister S. and maister Br. did conclude and set downe, but the said Lord Mo. meaning and intending still to delay your said Orator, and to keepe him both without his mo∣ney, and the profits of the said mannors and other the premisses with the appurtenances, whcih were deliuered vnto your said Oratour in

execucion towards the satisfying of the debt, costs, and damages, did not only neglect to performe the saide agreement and order taken by the saide maister S. and maister Br. but hath and doth vtterly refuse and denie to performe the same, by reason whereof your said Orator for the leuying of his debt, costs, and damages, did purpose and intend to take the benefit of his said execucion, and for that end your said Orator about the feast day of S. Michaell the Archangell last past, trauayled into the saide Countie of Norffolke where the saide mannors and pre∣misses do lye, and there did offer to keepe Courts, and did likewise re∣quire the tenants, occupiers, and farmors of the saide mannors and pre∣misses to render and pay to your said Orator the rents, issues, and pro∣fits then due for the said premisses to your said Orator, and therewith∣all your saide Orator did require the saide tenants and occupiers of the saide mannor and premisses to discouer and make knowne to him how and in what sort and by what title they and euery of them did hold, claime, and enioy the seuerall parcels of the said premisses which they the said farmors and occupiers did seuerally occupie, possesse, and enioy, to the end that your saide Orator might hereafter be assertained and fully instructed how to demaund, recouer, and come by the rents reser∣ued vpon their seuerall estates and interests which be rightfully be∣longing and appertayning to your saide Oratour by reason of the saide extent, but so it is if it may please your honourable Lordship that the saide L. Mo. T. L. Tho. B. Theodora Goodwin, Hen. Blage Steward, Thomas Louell, Thom. More, Henry Hynde, Rich. Handford, Edmond Coles, Tho. Baylie, Wil. Drake, Geo. Thur∣stone, Rap. Story, being all Owners, Farmors, Tenants, Occupi∣ers, and Officers of the sayde Mannors and premisses, in whose hands and keeping all the Court Rolles, Rentalls, Leases, and coun∣terparts thereof which touch or concerne the saide mannors and pre∣misses, or any part or parcel thereof be and remaine, Haue confederated together both to defeate your Orator of his lawfull execucion and e∣state in the premisses, and also to defraude and vtterly to take away from your said Orator the rents, issues, and profits thereof, and there∣fore and for that end the saide Lord Mo. &c. did not only denye and re∣fuse to permit and suffer your saide Orator or any other person to his vse to enter into the saide mannors and premisses, or to keepe any Courts in and vpon the same, but also did and do denie and refuse to pay to your saide Orator any free or farme rents for the saide mannors or premisses, or to shew to your said Orator how or by what leases or other titles they or any of them do possesse or enioy the premisses, or any part or parcell thereof, or what rents or seruices ought to be paid for the same, by reason whereof your saide Orator is like to be kept

from the benefit of his said execucion against all right, equitie, and con∣science, vnlesse your ho. & accustomed help be vnto him in this behalfe extended. In tender cōsideration whereof, & for that y^e said Lo. Mo. &c. being owners & occupiers of the mannors & premisses aforesaid, and do conceale & keepe from the knowledge of your said Orator aswell your yearely rents, seruices & fermes, as also y^e sight of their seuerall Inden∣tures of Lease, as also the Courtrowles, whereby your Orator is with∣out remedy either to recouer any yearely ferme, or other the rents and seruices of the Freehold or Copyhold lands pertaining to the said man∣nors, and for that your Orator hath not the counterpanes of your said Indentures of Lease, neither knoweth the dates of them, nor the cer∣teintie of your fermers reserued, or of y^e rents & seruices due & payable for your said lands, hauing not y^e Courtrowles to shew forth, so as your Orator cannot by y^e course of the common lawes of this realme, make any Auowrie for either the yearely farmes, nor yet for the rents & serui∣ces due vpon & for the foresaid freehold or copiehold lands holden of the said seuerall mannors as aforesaid, nor yet for any other dutie or seruice due for the same, nor can shewe forth the certentie of the lands that the said tenants do seuerally hold. May it therefore please your ho. Lord∣ship that some good order may be by your Lordship set downe, whereby the foresaid seuerall Farmors, tenants & occupiers of the said seuerall mannors, & all the other parties before mentioned, may be inforced to set downe vpō their othes, as also bring forth their seueral Indentures of Leases, whereby your Orator may know the seuerall dates of thē, as also what lands they hold by the same, & by what yerely rents & fermes. And y^e the tenants of the said seueral mannors may likewise be inforced vpon their oathes to set downe what lands they hold of the said seuerall mannors either freely, or by copy of courtrowle, & by what rents, fines, duties, & seruices. As also y^e foresaid Eo. Lord Mo. &c. hauing the custo∣die of any the rentalls, Courtrowles, bookes of suruey, feild bookes or terrors concerning thaforesaid seuerall mannors or any of them, may likewise be inforced to shew them forth to your Oratour, to the intent your Orator may vnderstand what lands, tenements, or hereditamēts, are holden of y^e said seueral mannors or of any of them, & by what rents, duties or seruices the said lands, tenements, or hereditaments are hol∣den by, whereby your Orator may according to equitie & good consci∣ence reape, receiue, recouer, haue & take the yerely reuenews, issues and profits of the foresaid seuerall mannors & euery of them, as in lawe and right belongeth vnto him, & as he ought to do, vntill your said Orator be satis••••ed of the summe conteined in his foresaid statute staple know∣ledged vnto him as aforesaid, w^e his reasonable costs & damages herein susteined, & to thend that al these points may be performed accordingly.

May it further please your good Lordship to get to your said Oratour the Qu. Ma. most gratious writs of Subpena to be directed to the fore∣said Ed. Lord Mo. Baron of R. &c. Commaunding them & euery of thē thereby at a certaine day, & vnder a certaine paine personally to apeare before your good Lordship in the said ho. Court of Chancerie, then and there to answere to the premisses, & to abide such further order & dire∣ction herein, as to your Ho. shal seeme good to stand with right, equitie, and good conscience. And your said Orator shall according to his most bounden dutie euer pray for the increase and continuance of your good Lordship in health and all honour long to endure.

The ioint and seuerall aunsweres of T. M. H. B. &c. Defendants, to the bill of complaint of I. L. Complaynant.

THe said defendants and euery of them sauing to them and euery of [unspec A] * 21.87 them thaduantage of excepcion to the incertaintie & insufficiencie of the said bill of complaint, say. And first the said T. More for himselfe saith, That he the said T. Moore doth & hath by the space of 2. yeares last past or thereabouts exercised the Office of Baylife of the mannors of H. A. and B. in the saide Bill mentioned, whereof this defendant supposeth T. Lo. Esquier to be seased of some estate of inheritance, and hath in his hands some rentalls of the saide mannors, which this defendant thinketh he ought not to impart to the said complaynant, neyther ought the said complaynant to haue the issues, rents, and pro∣fits of the said mannors as this defendant thinketh, for that as this de∣fendāt hath credibly heard & verily beleeueth it to be true, the said Ed. Lo. M. in the said bill mentioned the day of the date of the said recogni∣zance in the said bill mentioned, or at any time since, was neuer seazed in his demeasne as of fee simple, fee tayle, or freehold, of and in the said mannors of H. A. and B. or any part or parcell thereof, as in the said Bill is vntrulie alledged. But one T. H. was then seazed thereof, who since hath conueyed the same to the said Th. Lo. as this defendant hath heard. By reason whereof y^e said Tho. Lo. ought in this defend opinion to haue the rents, issues, & profits thereof notwithstanding the said exe∣cution, without that this defend is farmor, customarie, or free tenant of any part or parcell of the said mannors or other the premisses in the said bill mentioned, other then of parcell of the demesnes of the said mannor of H. which this defend holdeth by lease for certain yeares yet to come, rendring yerely 5. l . and of the Faires of H. & the profits thereof, which he holdeth for diuers yeares yet to come, rendring yearely 26. s̄. 8. d . and of the sixth part of the Warren of H. which he houldeth for diuers yeares yet enduring, rendring 12. shillings by yeare or thereabouts. And of diuers Freeholds houlden of the mannor of H. by the rents

of 20. s̄. or thereabouts. And without that that this defendant hath in his hands any Court Rolles, Rentalls, or Leases, concerning the pre∣misses in the said Bill mencioned other then in this aunswere before is mencioned, as in the saide Bill is vntrulie alledged. And without that that this defendant hath vnlawfully confederated with any the per∣sons in the said Bill mencioned, to defeat the saide complaynant of his lawfull execucion and estate in the premisses in the said bill mencioned, as in the said Bill of complaint is also vntrulie alledged. And the saide Henry Blake for himselfe saith, that hee hath exercised the office of steward of the said mannors of H. and B. in y^e said Bill mencioned, and of the mannors of H. in the said Bill likewise mencioned lawfully con∣stituted thereunto as this defendant thinketh by the said T. Lo. being seazed of some estate of inheritance of the said mannors as this defen∣dant supposeth: and that the Court Rowles and euidences concerning the saide mannors are kept in the house of the saide T. Lo. at E. in the Countie of Norffolke, and are not at this defendants disposition, to yeeld vp or impart to the said complaynant otherwise then as the saide T. Lo. shall appoint, whereof this defendant humblie prayeth this ho∣norable Court to haue consideration, without that that this defendant in Farmor or Customarie or free tenant of any part or parcell of y^e said mannors or other the premisses in the saide Bill mencioned, or hath in his hands any Court rowles, Rentals, or Leases, concerning the pre∣misses in the said Bill mencioned other then as in his aunswere before is mencioned, as in the saide Bill of complaint is vntrulie surmised. And without that that this defendant hath vnlawfullie confederated with any person or persons in the said Bill mencioned to defeat the said complainant of his lawfull execucion and estate in the premisses in the saide Bill mencioned, as in the saide Bill of complaint is also vntrulie alledged. And the saide Thomas Aynsworth for himselfe saith, that he hath and doth exercise the Office of Baylife of the manor of S. in the said BIll mencioned vnder and by the apointment of T. B. Esquier in the said Bill mencioned, whome this defendant supposeth to be seazed thereof of some estate of inheritance, and hath in his hands certaine rentalls of the same mannor, which Rentalls this defendant thinketh he ought to dutie to keepe and vse to the benefit and seruice of the saide Tho. B. and to employ the same according to his direction and not o∣therwise. And further this defendant saith, that this defendant is Far∣mor of parcell of the demesnes of the mannor of S. aforesaid, which he holdeth for diuers yeares yet to come, yeelding and paying therefore yearely 14. l . 8. s̄. 4. d . of lawfull money of England. And also holdeth by coppie of Court rowle at the will of the Lord of the saide mannor of Swanton Morley according to the custome of the said mannor, diuers

lands and tenements within the precincts of the said mannor, and yeel∣ding yearely for the same 40. s̄. or thereabouts, which rents this de∣fendant thinketh are not payable to the plaintife, for that the rents re∣serued vpon Leases made of any parcell of the extended premisses be∣fore the knowledging of the saide statute, are not expressely extended nor deliuered to the said complainant in execucion. But the saide com∣plainant hauing extended and receiued the premisses into execucion as demeane in possession is to stay and expect till he may haue and enioy the same according to his extent, and to the liuerey thereof made vnto him. And further this defendant saith, that the said mannor of Swan∣ton Morley is and at the time of the awarding of execucion, was as this defendant thinketh the inheritance of the saide Th. B. which he then had by purchase from the saide Lord Mo. since the knowledging of the said recognizance. And in asmuch as the saide Lord Mo. at the time of the knowledging of the said Recognizance had and was seazed in Fee simple, Fee taile, or for terme of life, as this defendant is crediblie en∣formed, and partly apeareth by the Schedule of the liuerie of the saide Lord Mo. of and in the mannors of H. in the Countie of Essex of the yearely value of 100. l . or there abouts, and of and in the mannors of F. and Todenhoberie in the Countie of Hertford of the yearely value of fortie pound or thereabouts, and of a certaine yearely rent of thirtie pound or thereabouts going out of the mannor of Shobington in the Countie of Buckingham, and of diuers other mannors, lands, tene∣ments, and hereditamēts, in diuers other Counties of England, which ought to be contributorie to the payment of the saide twelue hundred pound, and therefore the same is vndulie and contrarie to lawe char∣ged vpō the said mannor of Swanton cum Worthinge, which the said Th. B. houldeth as a Feoffee, for which cause the sayde T. B. as this defendant supposeth hath pursued his Sciri facias against the saide com∣plainant in this honorable Court for the discharge of the said mannor of Swanton cum Worthinge from the saide due execucion, and from the recouerie of the issues and profits comming and growing of the same mannor from the time of the said execucion. For which cause this defendant humblie prayeth this honorable Court that the saide com∣plainant may be referred to the Common Lawe to bring his Accion a∣gainst this defendant for the recouerie of the saide rents due vpon such Leases and Coppie holds as this defendant houldeth of the said man∣nor of Swanton cum Worthinge wherein the validitie of the sayde E••tent may be tryed, so as this defendant may know to whom he may pay his saide rents without danger or further trouble. And his defen∣dant is readie to stand to such order as this honorable Court shall a∣ward concerning the shewing vnto the said complainant of his estate

and terme which he hath of and in any part of y^e said mannor of Swan∣ton cum Worthinge or holdeth of the same and other circumstances thereof, without that this defend is Farmer or Customarie or free te∣nant of any other part or parcell of y^e said mannors, or other the premis∣ses in the said Bill mentioned, or hath in his hands any Courtrowles, Rentalls, or Leases cōcerning the premisses in the said bill mentioned, other then as in this aunswere before is mentioned as in the said bill of complaint is vntruly alledged. And without that that this defend hath vnlawfully confederated with any the persons in the said Bill mentio∣ned, to defeate the said compl of his lawfull execucion and estate in the premisses in the said BIll mentioned, as in the said Bill is falsely sur∣mised. And the said Henry S. Iohn for himselfe sayth, that he hath and doth exercise the office of Baylife of the mannors of Hockering &c. in the saide bill mentioned, whereof this defendant supposeth Th. Lo. Esquier to be seazed of some estate of inheritance, and hath in his hands certaine Rentalls of the said mannors, which Rentalls this defendant thinketh he ought in dutie to keepe and vse to the benefit and seruice of the said maister Louell, and to employ the same according to his dire∣ction, & not otherwise. And further this defendant saith, y^e he this defen∣dant is Farmer of certaine demesnes of the said mannor of Hockering whereof he holdeth some part for yeares, & some for life by Lease made by the said Lord Mo. whose estate the said maister Lo. now hath of and in the same, yeelding & paying therefore yearely 30. l . or thereabouts, which rent this defendant thinketh is not payable to the said complay∣nant, for that the rents reserued vpon Leases made of any parcell of the extended premisses before the knowledging of the saide statute are not expressely extended nor deliuered to the said complaynant in execution. But the said complainant hauing extended & receiued the premisses in∣to execution as demesne in possession, is to stay and expect till he may haue and enioy the same according to his extent, and the liuerey thereof made vnto him. And further this defend saith, that the said mannors of Hockering & Northtuddenham are and at the time of the awarding of the saide execution were as this defendant thinketh thenheritance of T. Lo. which he then had by purchase from the said L. Mo. since the knowledging of the said Recognizance. And in asmuch as the said Lo. Mo. at the time of the said Recognizance had & was seised in fee simple, fee taile, or for terme of life, as this defend is credibly enformed, and partly apeareth by the Schedule of the liuerey of the said Lord Mo. of and in the mannors of Halingburie Morley, and Salcot Verley in the Countie of Essex of the yearely value of 100. l . or thereabouts, and of and in the mannors of Furnex and Tuddenhoberie in the Countie of Hertford of the yearely value of 40. l . or thereabouts, and a certaine

yerely rent of 30. l . or thereabouts going out of the manor of Sho∣bington in the Countie of Buckingham, and diuers other mannors, lands, tenements, and hereditaments in diuers other Counties of England which ought to be contributorie to the payment of the sayd 12. C. pound, and therefore the same is vndulie and contrarie to lawe charged vpon the said mannors of Hockering, and Northtuddenham, which the saide maister Lo. holdeth as a Feoffee, for which reason the said maister Lo. as this defendant supposeth, hath pursued his Scire fa∣cias against the saide complaynant in this honorable Court for the dis∣charge of the said mannors of Ho. and N. from the saide vndue execu∣tion, and for the recouerye of the sayd issues and profits comming and growing of the same mannors from the time of the said execution, for which cause this defendant humbly prayeth this honorable Court, that the said complaynant may be referred to the Common lawe to bring his action against this defendant for the recouerie of the said rents due vpon the saide leasses and estates which this defendant holdeth of the saide mannors, wherein the validitie of the said extent and execution may be tryed, so as the said defendant may know to whom to pay his saide rent without danger or further trouble, and this defendant is readye to stand to such order as this honorable Court shall award con∣cerning the shewing to the saide complainants of his estates & tearmes which he hath of and in the said parcell of the demesnes of the said man∣nor of Ho. or holdeth of the same and other circumstances thereof with∣out that, that this defendant is Farmer, Customarie, or free tenant of any other part or parcell of the saide manors or other the premisses in the saide bill mentioned, or hath in his hands any Courtrowles, Ren∣talls, or Counterpanes of leases concerning the premisses in the saide bill mentioned, other then in his Answere before is declared, as in the said bill of complaint is vntruly alledged. And without that, that the said defendant hath vnlawfully confederated with any the persons in the said bill mentioned, to defeate the saide complaynant of his lawfull execution and estate in the premisses in the said bill mentioned, as in the said bill of complaynt is also vntrulie alledged. And without that, that any other matter or thing in the said bill of complaynt mentioned ma∣teriall or effectuall to be answered vnto, and not herein sufficiently an∣swered, confessed, and auoyded, trauersed, or denyed, is to these defen∣dants or any of their knowledges true, All which matters these defen∣dants are ready to auerre and prooue as this honorable Court shall a∣ward, and prayen to be dismissed out of the same, with their reasonable costs and charges in this behalfe most wrongfully sustained.

A Bill into the Chauncery for detayning of euidences entering into a mea∣dowe and a pasture and making to themselues diuers estates.

To the Reuerend Father in God Thomas Bishop of Ely, Lord Chauncelor of England.

IN most humble wise sheweth and complayneth vnto your good [unspec A] * 21.88 Lordship your dayly Orator G. I. That where W. I. father vnto your said Orator was seised in his demeasne as of fee of and in fifteene Acres of pasture and meadowe with thappurtenances in Clare in the Countie of Suffolke, and so being thereof seised dyed by protestacion seised. After whose death the saide fifteene Acres of pasture and mea∣dowe and all other the premisses with the appurtenances descended and came and of right ought to descend and come vnto your said Ora∣tor as sonne and heire vnto the saide W. I. So it is if it may please your good Lordship that certaine euidences, deedes, charters, and other muniments concerning the premisses, are come to the hands and pos∣session of M. G. Widow, and A. G. who by colour of hauing the saide euidences haue entered into the premisses, and haue conueyed vnto them and to their heires diuers and sundrie estates in the lawe for the disherison of your said Orator, and of his heires for euer: And because your said Orator knoweth not the certaintie of the saide euidence, nor whether it be contayned in bagge or bore sealed, or in chest locked, he is without remedie for the recouerie of the same by the order of the Common lawe, except your Lordships fauour be vnto him shewed in this behalfe: In consideration whereof it may please your good Lord∣ship, the premisses considered to graunt a writ of Subpena to be direc∣ted to the saide M. G. Widow, and A. G. commaunding them by the same personally to appeare before your good Lordship in the Kings high Court of Chauncerie at a certayne day, and vnder a certayne payne by your good Lordship to be limited there to aunswere vnto the premisses, and after to abide such decree and order therein as to your good Lordship shall be thought to stand with right and conscience. And your saide Orator shall dayly pray for the preseruation of your Lordships Honor long to endure.

The Aunswere of one of the defendants to the Bill next before, who plea∣deth that the plaintifes father sould the landes in the Bill mentioned to T. H. who sould the same to the defendants husband, who conueyed the same to the defendant for her life: And sheweth, that at the time of the saide purchase, and after the premisses were in diuers Feoffes in

vse, and sheweth afterwards the making of the Statute of 27. Hen. 8. for transferring of vses into possession.

The Aunswere of M. G. Widow, to the Bill of complaynt of G. I.

THe said defendant saith, that the said Bill of complaint is vntrue, [unspec A] * 21.89 vncertaine, and insufficient in the lawe to be aunswered vnto, and the matters therein contayned determinable at the Common lawe and not in this honorable Court, whereunto the said defendant pray∣eth to be dismissed, and thaduantage thereof to the said defendant al∣wayes saued, if she shall be compelled to make any further aunswere vnto the saide insufficient Bill. Then for the declaration of the truth the saide defendant sayth, That as to any pasture or meadowe in Clare the saide defendant knoweth not that she is Tenaunt of, or hath any that was belonging to the saide W. I. within the sayde towne or parish of Clare, or detayneth any euidence concerning the same to her knowledge: But the saide defendant sayth, the sayde W. I. mentioned in the sayde Bill of complaynt, together with I. W. alias Miller, I. F. &c. were seised of and in seauen Acres of pasture and moore, and three Acres and one Roode of meadowe in S. in their demeasne, as of fee to the vse of the sayde W. I. and of his heires, and so beeing thereof seised, the sayde W. I. bargai∣ned and soulde the pasture, moore, and meadowe last before remem∣bred vnto one T. H. and to hys heires for euer: By vertue of which bargaine the sayde W. I. and hys sayde other Coefeoffees were thereof seised in their Demeasne as of Fee, to the vse of the sayde T. H. and of his heires, and after the sayde W. I. dyed: After whose death the sayde I. W. &c. them held in by right of surui∣uorship, and were thereof seised in their demeasne as of Fee, to the sayde vse last remembred: and beeing so seised to the sayde vse, the sayde T. H. bargayned and sold the sayde Pasture, Moore, and Meadowe to one W. G. Gentleman, husband of the sayd defen∣dant and to hys heyres: By vertue whereof the sayde I. W. and other his sayde Coefeoffes were seased of and in the same to the vse of the sayde W. G. and of hys heyres: And after for the fur∣ther assurance thereof to the sayde W. G. and hys heyres, the sayde I. W. and the other hys Coefeoffees so beeyng seased of and in all the premisses, did enfeoffe W. B. Esquier, G. F. Gentle∣man, &c. of and in the sayde Pasture, Moore, and Meadowe: To haue and to hold the same to the sayd W. B. &c. and their heires

and assignes, to the only vse and behoofe of the saide W. G. and of his heires and assignes for euer: By vertue whereof the saide W. B. &C. were thereof seised in their demeasne as of fee to the only vse of the said W. G. and of his heires and assignes for euer, and so were thereof seised vntill the fourth day of February in the 27. yeare of the raigne of our soueraigne Lord King Hen. 8. At which day the saide W. G. was sei∣sed of and in the premisses in his demeasne as of fee, and by vertue thereof the saide W. G. and his assignes haue euer since enioyed the premisses peaceablie and quietlie without interruption, vntill now of late within these twelue moneths that the said complaynant pretended title vnto the same, The estate of which W. G. of and in the premisses with their appurtenances the saide defendant for tearme of her life the reuercion ouer vnto A. G. Gent̄ by lawfull conueyance in the Lawe now hath without that, that any thing materiall or trauerseable, other then that in this present aunswere is confessed and auoyded, is true. All which matters the saide defendant doth auerre, and is readie to prooue as this honorable Court shall award, and prayeth to be dismis∣sed out of the same with her reasonable costs for her wrongfull vexa∣tion sustayned in this behalfe.

The Replication of the complaynant to the Aunswere of one of the defen∣dants (whose Aunswere is not here) wherein he confesseth the sale of the said lands by his father, as before in the Aunswere of one other of the defendants is alleaged, but saith it was made vpon condicion of re∣demption, the which condicion the vnder perfourmed &c.

The Replicacion of G. I. to the Aunswere of A. G.

THe said complaynant saith, that his said Bill is certaine and suf∣ficient [unspec A] * 21.90 in the lawe to be aunswered vnto, and the matters therein contayned are true & not imagined of malice by the said complaynant to the only intent and purpose to put the said defendant to trouble, cost, and vexation, in manner and forme as in the said Aunswere is vntrulie alleaged. And for Replication vnto the saide Aunswere the saide com∣playnant sayth as he in his said Bill hath said, that the saide W. I. fa∣ther to the saide complaynant was seised of the premisses in his de∣measne as of Fee, in vse, or in possession. And the saide W. I. so being thereof seised by his deede indented bearing date the fourth day of No∣uember, in the 22. yeare of the late King Hen. 8. bargained and sould the premisses vnto the said T. H. his heires and assignes for euer for the summe of fortie markes, whereof the said T. H. paid vnto the sayd W. H. twentie marks, and the other twentie marks to be payd vnto the saide W. I. at the feast of S. Nicholas, which was in the yeare of

our Lord God 1534. Neuerthelesse, the said T. H. couenaunteth and graunteth by the said Indenture, that if the said W. I. his heires, exe∣cutors or assignes at the said feast of S. Nicholas, or in the meane time before, did repay vnto the said T. H. his heires executors and assignes the said twentie markes, that then the said bargaine and sale to be voyd, and of none effect, as by the saide Indenture readie to be shewed more plainely doth and may appeare, by force whereof the saide W. I. and the other his coefeoffees were seised of the premisses to the vse of the said T. H. and of his heires. And after the said W. I. according to the said Indenture, and before the said feast of S. Nicholas, did well and truely content and pay vnto the said T. H. the said summe of twentie markes, by force whereof the said W. I. and the other his Coefeoffees were seised of the premisses in their demeasne as of Fee to the vse of the said W. I. and of his heires: And the said W. I. and the other his Coefeoffees so being thereof seised, the saide W. I. dyed, after whose death the residue of the said feoffees were seised of the premisses to the vse of the saide complaynant and of his heires vntill the fourth day of Februarie, in the 27. yeare of the late King Hen. 8. at which day the said complaynant was solelie seized: And further auerreth all and e∣uery thing contayned in his saide bill to be true in manner and forme as he in his said Bill hath alleaged, without that that the said W. I. bargained and sould the premisses vnto the said T. H. and to his heires in such manner and forme (without condicion) as in the said Aunswere is vntruely alleaged: And without that that the said T. H. did law∣fully bargaine and sell the premisses vnto the saide W. G. and to his heires: Or that the saide I. W. and his Coefeoffees were lawfully seised of the premisses to the vse of the said W. G. and of his heires: Or that the saide Feoffees did or might lawfully enfeoffe the said W. B. and others named in the said Aunswere to the vse of the said W. G. and of his heires: Or that the saide W. B. and the other his Coefeooffees were lawfully seised of the premisses to the vse of the said W. G. and of his heires. Or that the saide W. G. at the saide fourth day of Fe∣bruary, was lawfully and solelie seised of the premisses in fee: Or did lawfully and peaceably enioy the premisses: Or that the saide M. G. mother of the said defendant hath any lawfull estate from the said W. in manner and forme as in the said Aunswere is vntruely alleaged: And without that that any other thing materiall in the said Aunswere, which by this Replicacion is not sufficiently confessed and auoyded or trauersed is true: All which matters he is readie to aunswere &c.

A Bill into the Chauncery for a Commission vpon the Statute of 13. Eliz. Cap. 7. entituled, An Act touching orders for Bankrupts, and all the whole procee∣dings therein.

To the Right Honorable Sir Nicholas Bacon Knight, Lord Keeper of the great Seale of England.

HVmblie complayning, sheweth vnto your good Lordship your [unspec A] * 21.91 dayly Orators T. B. of C. in the Countie of D. Clothier, W. M. of L. Grocer, M. G. Merchant, Subiects borne of this Realme of England as well for themselues as for others, subiects borne of the said Realme, and Denizens, Creditors of C. A. of L. Merchantaylor, also a subiect borne of the saide Realme. That whereas the said C. A. vsing and exercising the trade of Merchandize, and seeking his trade of liuing by buying and selling, vpon good and iust cause for wares and merchandize to him sold and deliuered, and also for ready money to him lent, being indebted to your said Orators in seuerall summes of money amounting to the value of 300. pound. And now of late, that is to say, in this present moneth of Nouember, in this xv. yeare of the raigne of our soueraigne Lady the Queenes Maiestie, about the second day of the saide moneth of Nouember, did begin to keepe his house scituate in the said Citie of London, and sithence hath departed from his said dwelling house, and absented himselfe, to thintent to defraude and hinder your saide Orators and other his Creditors of their iust debts and dueties to them due & owing, and so is become a Bankrupt: By reason whereof, and for that the said Bankrupt and others his con∣federates haue deuised and contriued diuers secret estates and sinister practises for the conueying and e••••oyning of the bodie of the saide Bankrupt, and of all lands, goods, debts, and other things belonging to the said Bankrupt, in such wise, as your Orators are without helpe for recouering or obtayning of their saide iust debts and dueties, but onely by complaint to your Lordship, and thereupon to haue remedie according to the Statute, touching orders for Bankrupts in the Par∣liament begun and holden at Westminster the second day of Aprill, in the xiii. yeare of the Raigne of our said soueraigne Lady the Queenes Maiestie made and prouided. In consideration thereof, may it please your good Lordship to graunt the Queenes Maiesties most gratious Commission to be directed to such and so many wise and honest discreet persons as to your Lordship shall seeme good: Aucthorizing them not onely concerning the said Bankrupts body, lands, freehold, and custo∣marie goods, debts, and other things whatsoeuer, but also concerning

all other persons which by concealement clayme, or otherwise doe or shall offend touching the premisses, or any part thereof, contrarie to the intent and true meaning of the saide Statute, to do and execute all and euery thing and things whatsoeuer as well towards and for satisfaction and payment of your said Orators, as towards and for all other intents and purposes, according to the ordinance and prouision of the said Statute: And your said Orators shall dayly pray &c.

The Commission vpon the Statute of 13. Eliz. Cap. 7. made against Bankerupts, and graunted to the Cre∣ditors vpon the Bill next before.

ELizabeth by the grace of God Queene of England, Fraunce, and [unspec A] * 21.92 Ireland, defendor of the faith &c.

To our trustie and welbeloued Sir Rowland Heyward Knight, Iohn Langley Alderman of our Ci∣tie of London, Tho. Hatton, Tho. Aldersey, Thomas Egerton Mer∣cers, and William Wignall Merchant Taylor of our saide Citie of London, greeting.

Whereas we be enformed that C. A. of London Merchantaylor vsing and exercising the trade of Merchandize by way of bargayning, and seeking his trade of liuing by buying & selling, and being a Subiect borne of this our Realme of England, in this present moneth of Nouember, in the xv. yeare of our Raigne, viz. about the second day of the same moneth, did begin to keepe his house scituate in London aforesaid, and sithence hath departed from his saide dwel∣ling house and absented himselfe, to the intent to defraude and hin∣der T. B. of C. in the Countie of Deuonshire Clothier, W. M. of London Grocer, Mi. G. Merchant, and others his Creditors, be∣ing also Subiects borne of this our sayde Realme, of their iust debts and dueties to them due and owing, and so is become a Banke∣rupt, We minding the due execution of the Statute touching or∣ders for Bankerupts in our Parliament holden at Westminster in the xiii. yeare of our Raigne made and prouided, vpon trust of your wisedomes diligence and prudent circumspections which we haue conceaued in you, doe by these presents name, assigne, appoint, con∣stitute, and ordayne you, our speciall Commissioners, geuing full power and aucthoritiye vnto you, fiue or foure of you, whereof they the sayde Sir Row. H. I. L. or T. H. to be one, according to the sayde Statute, not onely concerning the sayde Bankerupt hys bo∣die, lands, freehold, and Customarie goods, debts, and other things whatsoeuer, but also concerning all other persons, which by con∣cealement, clayme, or otherwise doe or shall offend touching the pre∣misses, or any part thereof, contrarye to the intent and true mea∣ning

of the saide Statute, to do and execute according to the saide Statute all and euerie thing and things whatsoeuer aswell for and towards satisfaction and payment of the saide Creditors, as towards and for all other intents and purposes, according to the ordinance and prouision of the saide Statute: Willing and commaunding you, fiue or foure of you, whereof Sir Row. H. I. L. or T. H. to be one, to proceede to the execution and accomplishment of this our Com∣missioin according to the true intent and meaning of the saide Sta∣tute with all diligence and effect, as our speciall trust is in you:

Wit∣nesse our selues at Westminster the fifth day of Nouember, in the xv. yeare of our Raigne.

A precept from the sayde Commissioners to the Officers, to make pro∣clamation according to the saide Statute against Bankrupts: that the said Bankrupt before a day certaine come in and yeeld his bodie to the Commissioners, or to one of them.

To the Bayliffes and head Officers of the Burrough of Southwarke.

WEe the Commissioners hereafter named by vertue of the* 21.93 Queenes hignesse Commission to vs directed, require & charge [unspec A] you fiue sundrie market dayes next ensuing the receipt hereof, to make fiue sundry Proclamations in manner and forme hereunder specified.

The Proclamation.

THe Queenes highnesse doth strictly charge and commaund C. ••.* 21.94 Merchantaylor of the Citie of London, that he at or before the [unspec A] day of next comming in the Guildhall of London, or where you shall appoint, yeeld his bodie before Sir Row. Heyward Knight, or before some one of the said Commissioners appointed by her high∣nesse vnder her great seale of England, til the due execution of the Sta∣tute touching orders for Banckrupts lately made and prouided, vpon paine and perrill of the penaltie of the lawe in that case limited and appointed.

An Indenture vpon the saide Commission and Statute of Bankcrupts be∣twixt the Commissioners of the one partie, and the Creditors of the o∣ther partie, whereby the Commissioners after view, search, and praise∣ment made, sell certaine of the goods of the debtors vnto the creditors in part of satisfaction of their debts, with a Schedule annexed vnto the said Indenture which is likewise indented, wherein are contayned the perticulers of the goods with their seuerall prices, as they be prized by the Commissioners to the one part of which Indentures is put to the

hands and seales of the said Commissioners, and to the other of the said Indentures the hands and seales of the creditors.

THis Indenture made &c. betweene sir R. H. Knight, A. B. C. D. [unspec A] * 21.95 E. F. of the one partie, and G. H. and I. K. creditors of C. A. Citi∣zen and Merchantaylor of London on the other partie, witnesseth, That where our said soueraigne Lady the Queenes Maiestie that now is, by her highnesse letters of Commission bearing date at Westmin∣ster the fifth day of Nouember last past before the date hereof, minding the due execution of the Statute touching orders for Bankerupts in her Parliament holden at Westminster in the xiii. yeare of her high∣nesse said Reigne made and prouided, reciting, that whereas her Ma∣iestie was enfourmed that C. A. of London Merchantaylor vsing and exercising the trade of Merchandize by way of bargaining, and seekinig his trade of liuing by buying and selling (and being a subiect borne of this her Realme of England) in the said moneth of Nouember, in the xv. yeare of her Maiesties Raigne, that is to say, about the second day of the saide moneth, did begin to keepe his house, scituate in London aforesaid, and sithence hath departed frō his saide dwelling house & ab∣sented himself, to thentent to defraude & hinder his creditors, being also subiects borne of this her said Realme of England of their iust debts & duties to them due & owing, & so is become a Bankerupt, hath assigned, appointed, constituted & ordained the said R. H. &c. her especiall Com∣missioners, geuing full power & authoritie vnto them 5. or 4. of them, whereof the said Sir R. H. to be one, according to the said Statute, not only concerning the said Bankerupt his bodie, lands, freehold, & custo∣marie goods, debts, & all other things whatsoeuer, but also concerning all other persons which by concealemēt claime, or otherwise do or shall offend touching the premisses or any part thereof, cōtrary to thentent & true meaning of the said Statute, to do & execute according to the said Statute all & euery thing & things whatsoeuer as well towards & for satisfaction and payment of the saide creditors, as towards and for all other intents & purposes, according to the order & prouision of the said Statute in that case prouided, as by y^e same Commission more plainely it doth and may appeare: By force and vertue of which said Statute, and of the saide Commmission, the saide Commissioners haue caused certaine goods, Cattels, wares, and Merchandizes of the saide C. A. contayned and mentioned in a Schedule indented to these presents an∣nexed, to be searched, viewed & apprized: And also haue sold & deliuered, and by these presents do sell & deliuer to y^e creditors aforenamed, all the said goods, Cattalls, Wares, Merchandizes, contayned and mentioned in the said Schedule indented to these presents annexed, To haue and

to hould the same & euery part thereof to the said Creditors before na∣med, their executors, administrators, and assignes, to their owne proper vses for euer towards the satisfaction and payment of the said Credi∣tors, that is to say, to euery of the aforenamed creditors a portion, rate, and ratelike, according to the quantitie of the debts:

In witnesse whereof the said parties to these Indentures interchangeablie haue set to their Seales. Yeuen the day and yeare first aboue written.

The intituling of the Schedule mentioned in the Indēture next before writ∣ten, and annexed to the same Indenture.

IN this Schedule indented is contayned and mentioned certayne [unspec A] * 21.96 goods, wares, Cattels, & Merchandize late of C. A. Merchantaylor, which be sould by the Indentures, whereunto this Schedule indented is annexed, that is to say, in his house in L. in the parish of G. in London. Imprimis &c.

A Bill into the Chauncery against one by a prisoner in the Fleete, to compell the defendant to proceede in an agreament made betwixt the plaintife and the defendant for his enlargement, by the order of the Lord Chaun∣celor then dead.

To the right reuerend Father in God, Nicholas Archbishop of Yorke, and Lord Chauncelor of England.

MOst humblie complayning, sheweth vnto your grace, your dayly [unspec A] * 21.97 and poore Orator W. M. of M. in the Countie of Chester Gent̄ now being prisoner in the Fleete at the suit of R. D. of the same Coun∣tie Esquier, committed thereunto by the late reuerend Father in God the Bishop of Ely being then Lord Chauncelor of England, of and vpon a Statute of 200. l . which suit of the saide R. D. hath thus re∣mayned the space of eight or nine yeares, to the great miserie and vtter vndoing of your graces saide Orator. And where diuers agreaments, with other diuers meanes haue bene taken and made betweene the said R. D. and your saide Orator, and especially the last day of May, in the last yeare of our late Soueraigne Lord King Edward, before Doctor Lyell, & Maister Dyer, appointed then by the said late Lo. Chauncelor, where it was agreed betweene y^e said R. D. & your graces said Orator, that your said Orator should be bound in 1000. l . that he should not ali∣enate nor sell any parcell of his lands now being in his possession, or to him in reuercion: And all such lands that were sold by your saide Ora∣tor, that your said Orator should endeuor w^e all diligence to recouer the same againe: And furthermore it was agreed & ordered betweene y^e said R. D. and your said Orator, that your said Orator should put insuerties

to pay vnto the saide R. D. 50. pound of lawfull money of England, that is to say, fiue pound yearely during tenne yeares next ensuing: All which orders and agreements your Graces said Orator is conten∣ted to accomplish and fulfill: Yet notwithstanding the saide ••. D. minding rather the continuance of your said Graces Orator in prison to his vndoing, will neither obey the late ho. Lord Chauncelors order then made therein, nor yet the agreaments heretofore made, but onely doth finde delayes to prolong the time, to the vtter vndoing of your Graces Orator. In consideration whereof the premisses tenderly con∣sidered, it may please your Grace to commaund the saide R. D. to appeare before your Grace, and to take such order with him as shall seeme best to your Grace. And your said Orator shall pray for your Grace long to continue.

A Bill into the Chauncerie by the Husband and Wife, for and on the be∣halfe of diuers to compell executors to pay legacies, wherein is shewed, that they to whom the legacies be giuen haue no remedie by the ecclesi∣asticall lawe to compell the then executors to pay the said legacies.

To the right Honorable Sir Nicholas Bacon Knight, Lord Keeper of the great Seale of England.

IN most humble wise complayning sheweth vnto your honors good [unspec A] * 21.98 Lordship your daily Orators A. T. Esquier, and Katharine his wife, late wife vnto one R. K. deceased, and one of the daughters of William W. of B. in the County of Warwike Esquier deceased, for, and in the behalfe of William C. sonne of the said Katharine, and for and in the behalfe of Mary T. and K. T. daughters of the said A. and Katharine, and of W. G. sonne of Ed. G. Knight, of the body of Margaret G. one other of the daughters of the aforenamed W. W. lawfully begotten, Ed. M. and Anne his wife, one of the daughters of the aforenamed Ed. G. and Margaret, and Tho. M. and Elizabeth his wife, one other of the daughters of the said Sir Ed. and Margaret. That whereas the afore∣said William W. in his life time had issue seuen daughters, that is to say, Margerie late wife of Thomas H. Esquier, and after that wife to the ho. Sir A. C. Knight, one of the Queenes most honorable priuie Councell, and now Chauncellor of her highnesse Duchie of Lancaster, Godith, wife to B. F. Esquier, Elizabeth, late wife of Ed. B. Esquier deceased, Mary, wife of William S. Esquier, Margaret, wife of the said Sir Ed. G. Anne, wife of Frauncis Mo. Esquier, and Katharine, one of your said Orators. And whereas also the saide W. W. in his life time was possessed of and in diuers goods and chattels, houshold stuffe,

plate, Iewels, and also entituled to certaine debts amounting to the value of tenne thousand pounds or thereabouts, and so being thereof possessed and entituled, did constitute and make his Testament and last Will, and by the same did bequeath, geue, and demise to diuers and sundrie persons diuers great legacies perticulerly and certainely set forth in the said last Will, amounting in the whole to the summe and value of 3500. pound or thereabouts: And the residue of all his goods, Chattels and debts due vnto him after his funerall expences perfourmed, his debts paid, and all his legacies and bequests perti∣culerlie contayned and mentioned in his said Will, fulfilled, perfour∣med, and payd, hee the sayde W. W. by his sayde Testament and last Will did geue and bequeath to the preferment of all the chil∣dren comming of hys sayde sixe eldest daughters, and to W. C. Mary T. and Katharine T. three of the Children of the sayde Ka∣therine, nowe Wife of the sayde Anthonye T. youngest Daughter of the sayde W. W. to be equallie deuided amongst them by the discretion of hys executors: And by the same hys Testament and last Will, hee did ordayne, nominate, and make the sayde hono∣rable Sir A. C. Knight, Sir Ed. G. Knight, nowe deceased, Ba∣sill F. and W. S. Esquiers, and one W. B. Esquiers deceased, his Executors, as by the same his Testament and last Will more at large it doeth and may appeare: And afterwards in the moneth of May, in the second and third yeares of King Phillip and the late Queene Mary, hee the sayde W. W. dyed possessed of the sayde goods, Chattels, and debts, amounting to about the summe or va∣lue of tenne thousand pounds. After whose decease, the sayde Exe∣cutors did take, administer, and agree to the sayde Testament, which speciall Legacies aforesayde eyther be or might haue beene by the sayde Executors long sithence fulfilled, satisfyed, and paide, so as the residue should and ought to come to the sayde Children according to the sayde Will. And although your sayde Oratours haue diuers and sundry tymes required the sayde Executors to make payment of so much of the residue of the sayde goods, Cat∣talls, and debts, as to them appertayned, yet that to doe, they and euerie of them haue hitherto refused and denyed, contrarie to right, equitie, and good conscience. In consideration whereof, and for as much as your sayde Orators cannot certainely tell and declare the seuerall parcels of the sayde goods, Cattalls, and debts, nor what the sayde Executors haue payd or receiued for any manner of debts owyng by or to the sayde W. W. by reason whereof, they are vn∣able to prosecute for their remedie in the premisses at and by the or∣der of the Ecclesiasticall lawes of this Realme. May it therefore

please your good Lordship to graunt the Queenes Maiesties writ of Subpena to be directed to the said Executors, &c. commaunding &c.

A bill contayning that a lease of a rectorie, and the buildings, gleebe lands, and tythes was made by the Deane and Chapter of a Colledge in Ox∣ford to the plaintifes father for terme of yeares reseruing a rent: And that the same by force of the said lease was long possessed. That the said lease came to the plaintife by meane conueyance, and that continuing the tearme, the defendant suggesting to the said Deane and Chapter that the said Rectory and tythes were occupied by the plaintife without lease, or title, hauing a purpose to conceale and defraude the said Col∣ledge of the said Rectorie and tythes, became a suitor to the now Deane and Chapter to haue a Lease of the saide Rectorie and tythes for 21. yeares, and thereupon obtained a lease thereof for 21. yeares, yeelding for it the accustomed rent, with an augmentation of rent corne. That the defendant hauing obteyned a lease of the saide rectorie and tythes for 21. yeares, sued the plaintife for the same in the Excheker at West∣minster in a quo minus, and that he did interrupt the plaintifes posses∣sion: And then the plaintife prayeth an iniunction for stay of the saide suite, and for the establishing of his possession and proces against the de∣fendant and the Deane and Chapter to aunswere the bill.

To the Right Ho. Sir. Io. Puckering Knight, Lo. Keeper of the great Seale of England.

IN most humble wise complayning sheweth vnto your good Lo. your [unspec A] * 21.99 dayly Orator T. B. of N. in the Countie of C. Esquier, that whereas the Deane & Chapter of Christes Church in the Vniuersitie of Oxford, were seased in their demesne as of fee in the right of their sayd Church of & in the Rectorie & Parsonage of R. with the appurtenāces in y^e said Countie of C. being a Parsonage impropriate, and being so thereof sea∣sed by their deede indented sealed with their common seale (the certain date wherof to your said orator is vnknowne for wāt of hauing y^e same) did for the considerations in y^e said Indenture specified, demise, graunt, & to farme let all the said Rectorie & parsonage of R. with the appurte∣nances, & all maner of houses, barnes, glebe lands, tithes, fruits, profits, & aduātages whatsoeuer to y^e same Rectorie & parsonage belonging or in any wise appertaining vnto one R. B. late of N. in y^e said Countie of C. Esquier deceassed, father vnto your said Oratour for a number of yeares yet enduring, reseruing thereby a great annuall rent (the tithes of y^e vicarage of R. aforesaid, & the patronage & disposition thereof, and all y^e woods & timber trees of y^e said parsonage alwaies excepted & fore∣prised out of the said lease) which said estate, interest, & terme of yeres of him y^e said R. B. of & in the said Rectorie, your Lo. said Orator by good

and sufficient conueyance and assurance in the lawe now hath, by ver∣tue of which saide Lease as well the saide R. B. in his life time, as also your said Oratour since the death of the saide R. haue by the space of many yeares together beene lawfully possessed of the said rectorie, and haue yearely from time to time since the making of the said lease, qui∣etly and peaceably receiued, leuied, taken, and enioyed in their seuerall times all the issues, commodities, & profits thereof to their owne proper vse and behoofs, without the disturbance, let, or interruption of any person or persons whatsoeuer vntill now of late, So it is if it may please your good Lordship, that one I. D. of D. in the saide Countie of C. Esquier, hauing by some casuall meanes gotten into his hands and custodie the said Indenture of lease made to the saide R. B. of the saide rectorie by the said Deane and Chapter as aforesaid, and diuers other writings and meane conueyances concerning the same of right be∣longing to your said Oratour, became an earnest suitor vnto William I. Doctour of Diuinitie, Deane of Christs Church in Oxford afore∣said, R. P. T. T. &c. being the Chapter of the same Church, to procure a lease vnto him the saide I. D. from the saide Deane and Chapter of the tythes of the seuerall Towneships, Hamlets, & places of H. P. &c. which said Towneships, Hamlets, and places are scituate, lying and being within the limits and precincts of the saide Rectorie formerlie demised to the said R. B. as aforesaid, the said I. D. vntrulie suggesting vnto the saide Deane and Chapter, that the Tithes of those seuerall towneships were concealed from the saide Deane and Chapter, And that they had no rent or reuenue at all to them therefore answered or paid by your saide Orator, nor by any other person or persons, vnto which said suit and accomplishment thereof the said Deane and Chap∣ter, as your Oratour hath bin credibly enformed, would not of long time consent vpon suspicion by them conceyued that the said I. D. had some purpose or intent to procure from them a lease of some such ham∣lets and towneships as were formerlie demised to the saide R. B. by the generall name of the rectorie of R. wherin the said seuerall towne∣ships were included, whereby the saide I. D. might impeach and call in question the validitie of the saide lease made to the saide R. B. And thereupon the said Deane and Chapter did affirme and declare to the said I. D. that they would not demise or graunt vnto him the said I. D. any thing that was comprised in the saide lease made to the said R. B. mentioned or intended to be demised vnto him the saide R. B. in or by the same, vnto whome the said I. D. made aunswere, that the saide Tithes of the saide seuerall Towneships and hamlets before mentio∣ned, were not at all demised by the said Deane and Chapter to the said R. B. and that his purpose was not to challenge any thing by demise

from them which was formerlie letten to the said R. B. but only such things as were concealed from the said Deane and Chapter, for which he would yearely answere and pay vnto the saide Deane and Chapter the old acustomed rent, with an augmentation of a yearely reuenue of Corne, acording to the forme of the Statute in such cases prouided. Whereupon the said Deane and Chapter giuing credit to the said I. D. and willing to recontinue such things as the said I. D. affirmed to be wrongfully concealed and detayned from them, and thereby to in∣crease their yearely reuenue, and hauing withall a great respect not to preiudice your said Orator by any lease they should make to the saide I. D. nor to lease any thing demised to the said R. B. did at the impor∣tunate suite of the said D. in July, in the xxxiii. yeare of the Raigne of our gratious soueraigne Lady the Queenes Maiestie that now is by their Indenture sealed with their common seale, demise, and to farm•• let to the said I. D. all their tithes, of what nature, kinde, or qualitie soeuer of the saide seuerall towneships and hamlets before mentioned, the same being within the saide precinct of the saide Rectorie of R. as aforesaid from the feast of S. Iohn the Baptist last past before the date of the said Indenture vnto thend and terme of one and twentie yeares. The said Deane and Chapter then verily supposing that none of the tythes of the saide towneships were included or comprised in the saide lease of the said rectorie of R. made to the said R. B. but that the same were other things exempted out of the saide lease, and concealed and wrongfully detained from the said Deane and Chapter, and not with∣in the limits and bounds of the said rectorie. By coulour of which said lease procured by the saide I. D. by such practise and meanes as afore∣said, and by hauing in his hands the said Indenture of lease made to the said R. B. of right belonging to your said Oratour the said I. D. hath of late not only many wayes interrupted your saide Orators possession of and in the tythes of the said towneships and hamlets, but hath also thereupon attempted suite in her Maiesties Court of Exchequer at Westminster by writ of Quo minns against your saide Orator for the taking and carrying away of diuers parcels of the said tythes growing and renuing within the said seuerall Towneships and hamlets. And albeit your said Orator hath diuers and sundrie times in gentle man∣ner required the said I. D. not only to deliuer vnto your saide Orator the said Indenture of lease so made to the said R. B. together with the said other writings and meane conueyances of right belonging to your said Oratour, but also quietly to permit and suffer your saide Orator to haue and enioy the premisses acording to right, equitie, and con∣science: Yet that do the said I. D. hath alwayes denied and refused, and yet doth denie and refuse, challenging the same by vertue of the

said supposed lease made to him by the sayde Deane and Chapter, con∣trarie to all equitie and good conscience. In tender consideration whereof, and forasmuch as your sayde Oratour knoweth not the cer∣taine date and contents of the sayde Lease made to the sayde R. B. and of the meane conueyances aforesayde, nor wherein the same be conteyned, whereby your sayde Orator is remedilesse for the reco∣uerie of the same by the order of the Common lawe. Neither is hee able to pleade the said lease in certentie at the Common lawe, where∣by he shall iustifie his right and title to the saide tithes by him law∣fullie taken as aforesayd. And for that the sayd Deane and Chapter were so abused by the insinuations and vntrue pretences of the said I. D. and had no purpose at all to impeach the sayde Lease made to the sayde R. B. nor your sayde Orator his title to the sayd Tithes and other the premisses claymed by vertue of the same, nor yet to de∣mise or graunt any thing to the saide I. D. that was comprised, or intended to be demised in and by the same Indenture of lease made to the sayde R. B. May it therefore please your good Lordship, the premisses tenderly considered, to graunt vnto your sayde Oratour her Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena to be directed to the sayd William I. Deane of Christ Church aforesayd, and to the sayde R. P. T. T. &c. and to the sayd I. D. who is vsuallie resident with∣in the Citie of London, commaunding them and euerie of them thereby vnder a payne therein to be limited, to appeare before your Lordship in her Maiesties high Court of Chauncerie, immediately then and there to aunswere the premisses: And also to graunt vnto your sayde Oratour her Maiesties most gratious writ of Iniunction for the establishing of your sayde Oratours possession, of and in the saide rectorie, and other the premisses, and for the stay of all Ac∣cions commenced, or to be commenced against your saide Oratour at the Common lawe vpon or by coulour or pretence of the sayde Lease so vndulie procured by the sayd I. D. from the sayde Deane and Chapter, and further to stand to and abide such other order herein as to your Lordship shall seeme to stand with Iustice and equitie. And your saide Oratour shall dayly pray for your Lordship in all ho∣nour and happines long to continue.

• T. E.
• E. C.
• R. C.

The Aunswere of I. D. Esquier one of the defendants, to the vntrue bill of complaynt of T. B. Esquier complaynant.

THe said defendant saith, that the said Bill of complaynt is very [unspec A] * 21.100 vntrue, vncertaine, and insufficient in the Lawe to be aunswered vnto, not contayning any sufficient matter or iust cause of suit against this defendant, but only deuised & contriued by the complainant, to put him as it seemeth to wrongfull vexation, costs, charges, & expences in the law without any iust cause of suit, whereof this defendant doth de∣maund iudgement of this ho. Court, & prayeth to be dismissed out of the same. Neuerthelesse, if this defend shal be cōpelled to make any further aunswer to the said bill of complaint, saith, that he vnderstanding y^• the said lease for yeares mentioned in the said bill of complaint made to the said R. B. father of the said complaynant, to be a meere void lease, and of no force & validitie in lawe, for that the same lease was not demised by the Deane & Chapter, but by the Deane, with the assent & consent of the Chapter procured diuers letter s of sundrie honorable persons to the said Deane & Chapter of Christ Church of Oxenford named in the said bill of complaint in this defend behalfe and fauour for the obtaining of a lease for yeares of the said Deane and Chapter, the which said Deane & Chapter at the request & contemplation of those letters by their In∣denture vnder their Chapter seale, did amongst other things demise, & to farme let vnto this defendant all that their tythe Corne & graine, comming, renuing, & yearely growing in the Towneships or townes and fields mentioned in the said bill of complaint for the terme of xxi. yeares, by vertue of which demise to him made, this defendant taketh himselfe lawfullie intercessed and intituled in and to the said tithes de∣mised vnto him, and because this defend meant to proceede in a plaine, vpright, and lawfull course in lawe against the saide complaynant for the triall of the validitie of his said pretended lease, brought his Accion in the Court of Exchequer by way of Quo minus against the saide com∣playnant & others, and as it seemeth now to this defend the said com∣playnant perceiuing the weakenes & inualiditie of his owne title vpon fained & vntrue surmises, hath exhibited the said bill of complaint into this ho. Court, to vexe & trouble this defend & the other defendants na∣med in the said bill of complaint, to maintaine & continue his wrongful possession by a void lease, & of no validitie in law, as to your Lo. for the cause aforesaid may apeare, which said lease the said compl to the great preiudice & hinderance of the said Colledge & Students thereof, labou∣reth and seeketh to enioy, being void in lawe, and which lease if it were a good lease should indure and continue for many moe yeares

then the lease made to this defendant, and would be lesse in yearely rent and benefit to the saide Colledge then this defendants lease will be, respect being had to the things demised: And therefore as this de∣fendant thinketh the saide complaynant is not to be releeued by any equitie, or maintayned in possession vpon a meere void lease in lawe, since that by coulour of the said void lease the said complaynant and his father haue receiued so great a profit for many yeares past: with∣out that that the defendant hath by any casuall meanes gotten into his hands and custodie the said Indenture of lease made to the said R. B. of the said rectorie by the said Deane and Chapter, and diuers other writings and meane conueyances concerning the same of right be∣longing to the saide complaynant, as most vntruly by the said Bill of complaynt is alledged, for that he saith, that he neuer had the said sup∣posed lease, nor any meane conueyance thereof, or that the said Deane and Chapter euer at any time made any such lease to the saide R. B. father of the said complaynant as the said complaynant surmiseth, but such a lease as in this defendants aunswere is before alledged, or that the defendant vntrulie suggesting vnto the said Deane and Chapter the other defendants in the said bill of complaynt that the tithes in the said seuerall towneships mentioned in the same bill of complaynt were concealed from the said Deane and Chapter, and that they had no rent or reuenue at all to them therefore aunswered or paid by the said com∣playnant, nor by any other person or persons, as most vntrulie is alled∣ged and surmised by the said bill of complaynt: or that the said Deane and Chapter did affirme and declare to this defendant, that they would not demise or graunt vnto him this defend any thing that was compri∣sed in the said lease made to the said R. B. or that was mentioned or in∣tended to be demised to him the said R. in or by the same lease. Or that vpon any such affirmation this defendant made aunswere, that the tythes of the saide seuerall towneships mentioned in the saide bill of complaynt, were not demised by the saide Deane and Chapter to the said R. B. And without that this defendant alledged that his purpose was not to challenge any thing by demise from them, which was for∣merlie letten to the said R. B. but only such things as were concealed from the saide Deane and Chapter as most vntrulie is alledged by the saide bill of complaynt, but he sayth that he affirmed if he might haue a lease made to him he would yeeld an increase of rent of corne acording to the forme of the statutes in such cases prouided. And further this de∣fendant sayth, as before he hath said, that he being enformed that the lease made to the said R. B. to be a void lease, became an earnest suitor by the meanes aforesaid for a lease of the same things that were preten∣ded to be demised to the saide R. B. and enformed the saide Deane and

Chapter, that they might and that they had power in them to demise the same. And this defendant further saith, that there was included in the said supposed lease made to the said R. B. all the things that be de∣mised to this defendant, and if this defendant should not haue meant to haue had in lease from the Deane and Chapter the things supposed to be demised to the said R. B. and to enioy the same, then should he haue had by his lease no benefite, and should vainely haue procured such ho∣norable friendship: And therefore he sayth, that the same allegation suggested in the said Bill of complaint, that this defendant meant not, or that his purpose was not to challenge any thing by demise from the said Deane & Chapter, that was in shew formerlie demised to the said R. B. is most vntruly alledged against all probabilitie of reason, when as he wel did know, and the Deane and Chapter also might vnderstand that the whole rectorie except the vicarage was in shewe demised, and the tithes of the said towneships included in the said supposed demise, and therefore saith, that the said Deane and Chapter at the contempla∣tion and request of the said letters made a lease of the said tithes to this defendant, and to manifest their good intention and meaning towards this defendant for the enioying thereof, the said Deane and Chapter gaue this defendant a Transcript of the Counterpane of the saide sup∣posed lease vnder their Chapter seale, and besides this defendant had a rentall deliuered in writing to him, expressing or conteyning the rents of the towneships mentioned in the saide bill of complaint. And this defendant saith, that his meaning was euer to haue and enioy the benefit of the said demise, and of the thinges therein contayned, and so he taketh it, the said Deane and Chapter so ment and vnderstood the same, being persons of so great learning, iudgement, and discretion, that they would not graunt the same things and meane contrarie to their owne demise: And without that the said Deane and Chapter then verely sup∣posing that none of the tithes of the said towneships were included or comprised in the said lease of the said Rectorie of R. made to the saide R. B. but the same were other things excepted out of the saide lease, and concealed, and wrongfully detained from the said Deane & Chap∣ter, and not within the bounds and limits of the said Rectorie, as most vntrulie and vainely it is alledged by the said bill of complaint, with∣out either reason, or probabilitie of reason, or that the same demise made to this defendant was mde vpon any such fained and vntrue allega∣tion: For he saith that such an ouersight may not be without any rea∣son imputed to the said Deane and Chapter, being men of learning and iudgement, that they should suppose none of the tithes of the saide towneships were included in the said lease of the rectorie of R. made to the said R. B. but other things excepted and concealed, and not within

the limits and bounds of the said rectorie, when as to the said Deane & Chapter by the said rentall may apeare, that the townes mentioned in the said bill are parcell of the rectorie of R. and the tithes in the same towne demised to this defend . And the said defend further saith, that he hath not had or euer had in his hands the said Indenture of lease made to the said R. B. nor by coulor of hauing thereof hath attempted any suit, but began his suit by reason of his owne lease made to him, which he taketh is lawfull for him to do. And without that, that there is any other matter or thing touching this defendant materiallie, or effectu∣allie to be answered vnto, and not herein confessed and auoided, trauer∣sed or denied, is true: All which matters this defendant is readie to auerre and proue as this honorable Court shall award: and prayeth to be dismissed out of this honorable Court, with allowance of his costs and charges &c.

W. D.

The ioint and seuerall Aunsweres of W. I. Doctor of Diuinitie, Deane of the cathedrall Church of Christ in Oxford, of King Henry the 8. foundation, R. P. A. W. T. T. &c. Prebendaries of the cathedrall Church defendants to the Bill of complaynt of T. B. Esquier com∣playnant.

THe said defendants all aduantages of exception to the incertaintie [unspec A] * 21.101 & insufficiency of the said bill of complaint being to them these de∣fendants now & at all times hereafter saued for direct aunswere there∣unto so farforth as concerneth the knowledge of them these defend ma∣teriall for them to answere vnto saith as followeth, that is to say, that heretofore I. D. in y^• said bill of complaint named was an earnest suitor to the said defend W. I. & to the Chapter of the said cathedrall Church for the obteining and getting of a lease of all their the said Deane and Chapters tithe barne in P. in the Countie of C. and of all their tithe, corne, and graine, comming, renuing, and yearely growing in the townes and fields of P. aforesaid H. &c. in the said Countie of Chester, and of the tithe corne, grasse, Pigge, and Goose of T. in the said Coun∣tie of Chester, and of the tithe Haie and grasse of M. S. and K. afore∣said. And for the better obteyning of his said suit, he the saide I. D. ob∣tained & procured seuerall letters frō diuers great and honorable per∣sons of this realme directed to the said Deane and Chapter of the saide Cathedrall Church, whereby the said Deane & Chapter were earnestlie moued to grant & yeeld to the said request of the said I. D. At the which time the said I. D. did affirme & say to these defendants, or to the grea∣ter part of thē that in the premisses so by him the said I. D. required to be to him demised, there was then no lawful estate continuing, but vsur∣ped by such occupiers as had no right vnto them, and who vouchsafed

not to seeke vnto the Church for them, nor to offer any good offers to them, and y^• contrariwise himselfe would reduce those things to a more profitable reuenue to their Church, or vsed other words & speeches to the like effect, by reason whereof, these defendants or the greater part of them the beter to satisfie their duties towards the said ho. persons in a suit so reasonable, & tending to the benefit of their Church, did by In∣denture vnder their Chapter seale bearing date the xxii. day of Decem∣ber, in the 35. yeare of the raigne of our soueraigne Lady the Qu. Ma∣iestie that now is, demise, graunt, & to farme let the said tithe barne & o∣ther the premisses to the said I. D. to haue and to hold to him his execu∣tors administrators & assignes from the feast of S. Tho. the Apostle last past before the date of the said Indenture vnto the end and terme of xxi. yeares thence next following fully to be complet & ended as they thinke they might lawfully do, they then not knowing any lawfull lease to be in being of the premisses, and yet to the end & intent that no person ha∣uing any lawfull interest in y^• premisses, or in any part thereof for terme of three yeares or more (if any such were) might be by the said demise or grant of these defend preiudiced or hindered, the defendants caused the said I. D. by his sufficient deed in writing as the defendants take it for the better securitie, safetie, & quietnes of their lawfull tenants, whome they meant not should be impeached to couenaunt with these defend that the said demise, nor any couenant, graunt or article in the said In∣denture of demise conteined, should in any wise extend to bind or charge any of them the said Deane & Chapters tenants, holding or clayming by good & lawfull graunt any lawfull estate for the terme of 3. yeares at the least or more then to cōtinue, any matter or thing in the said In∣denture of demise mentioned to the contrary notwithstanding, where∣by it doth and may appeare to this honorable Court, that these defen∣dants haue not done any thing concerning the saide demise of the pre∣misses to the saide I. D. then as they thinke they and euery of them might lawfully do, making such prouision as aforesaid that no tenants which held by any lawfull interest should be impeached by this their lease, without that that to the knowlege of these defendants or of any of them, the Deane and Chapter of Christs Church in the Vniuersitie of Oxford, predecessors of these defendants, did lawfully demise, grant, and to farme let the rectorie or parsonage of R. in the saide bill of com∣plaint mentioned, with the appurtenances, to R. B. in the saide bill of complaint named in manner and forme, as in and by the saide bill of complaint is surmised. And without that that to the knowledge of these defendants or of any of them, the tythes demised by these defen∣dants to the said I. D. as is aforesaid, were lawfully demised by the Deane and Chapter of the saide Cathedrall Church, predecessors of these defendants to the saide R. B. in manner and forme as is in and

by the said bill of complaint surmised: And without that that any other matter, clause, or sentence in the said bill of complaint comprised, being materiall in the opinion of them to be by these defendants aunswered vnto, and not herein sufficiently confessed and auoided or trauersed and denied is true. All which matters they these defendants and euerie of them are readie to auerre and prooue as this ho. Court shall award, and prayen to be dismissed out of the same, with their costes by them sustayned.

The Replication of T. B. Esquier complaynant, to the Aunswere of I. D. Esquier one of the defendants.

THe said complaynant by protestation not confessing or acknow∣ledging [unspec A] * 21.102 any matter or thing materiall or effectuall in the saide Aunswere alledged to be true in such sort, manner and forme, as the same are thereby expressed and set forth, and by protestation also that the said aunswere is vncertaine, and insufficient in the lawe to be re∣plied vnto, for diuers great & aparant faults therein manifestly appea∣ring, the benefit and aduantage whereof at all times hereafter to the complaynant saued and reserued, the saide complaynant for replication replieth and saith in all things as before in his saide bill of complaynt he hath said. And further saith, that all and euerie the matters in the said bill of complaint conteined are and be good, iust, true, certaine and sufficient in the lawe to be aunswered vnto in such sort, manner and forme as they and euery of them in and by the saide bill of complaint by him beene most iustly, plainely, and trulie alledged and set foorth, and the same he is readie to auerre and prooue, as it shall please this ho. Court to award. And the said complaynant further replieth and saith, that the said Deane and Chapter the other defendants, named in the said bill of complaint, had no meaning or intention to demise vnto the said I. D. any thing that was by them or their predecessors former∣lie demised to this complainants father, and in this complainants pos∣session by vertue of the said lease, and to giue full satisfaction thereof to this ho. Court. This complainant further saith, that the said I. requi∣ring of the said Deane and Chapter to haue a lease of the towneship of R. together with the said other towneships in the said bill of complaint mentioned by him, procured a lease from the said Deane and Chapter by such practize and suggestion as in the said bill of complaint is allea∣ged, the said Deane and Chapter then made answere to the said I. D. that this complainant was the Farmer of R. and held the same by lease from the saide Deane and Chapter: And that they would not in any wise demise any thing to the said Daniell that was comprised in the said lease made to the complainants father. To which aunswere

the saide I. D. replyed and sayde that he could do well inough with that Lease if the sayde Deane and Chapter would be pleased to de∣mise the sayde Towneship of R. with the rest of the sayde Towne∣ships to him the sayde I. D. whereunto the sayde Deane and Chap∣ter then aunswered to this or the like effect, viz. that they woulde not goe about to impeach the sayde Lease made to the sayde com∣playnants father: and that it was not fitting for men of theyr cote and qualitie to stand vpon quirks and quillets in Lawe. By which wordes it euidentlie appeares that the sayde Deane and Chapter were circumuented and missed by the vntrue informations of the sayde I. D. to them made in manner and forme as in the sayde bill of complaynt is alledged and set foorth: and that they knewe not at the time of the making of the sayde I. D. Lease, that the sayde Towneships thereby letten were formerlie demised to the sayde com∣playnants father in and by the generall wordes of the Rectorie of R. which did include the sayde Towneships, so as if there be any such defect in the sayde Lease made to the sayde complaynants fa∣ther as the sayde I. D. pretendeth by his sayde aunswere, as thys complaynant hopeth there is not, yet for as much as this complay∣nants father and this complaynant haue euer since the making of the sayde Lease, which was many yeares since, quietly enioyed the same, and by all the sayde time paid the rent to the sayde Deane and Chapter reserued thereupon: And that the sayd I. D. procured his sayde Lease by such sleights and subtilties as is aforesayde. And that the sayde Deane meant not to demise any thing to the sayde I. D. that was formerlie demised to the sayde complaynants father, nor to impeach the sayde Lease made to the sayde complaynants fa∣ther vpon any defect whatsoeuer. Wherefore this complaynant ho∣peth this honorable Court will compell the sayde I. D. to bring in the sayde Lease so procured as aforesayde into this honorable Court to be cancelled, or otherwise disposed of, as to the same shall be thought meete: and will order that this complaynant shall haue and enioy the benefit of the sayde Lease made to this complaynants father as afore∣saide, notwithstanding any such defect therein as is pretended by the saide I. D. And whereas the sayde defendant alledgeth in his sayde Aunswere that the sayde Deane and Chapter to manifest their good intention and meaning towards the sayde defendant, and to the in∣tent he might enioy such things as they had to him demised, did de∣liuer vnto him a copie or transcript of the sayde Lease made to this complaynants father, and a rentall of the saide seuerall towneships in the sayde bill of complaynt mentioned. To that Allegation this repliant sayth, that the purpose of the sayde Deane and Chapter in

the deliuerie of the saide copie or transcript was, that the saide I. D. might thereby knowe what was demised or intended to be demised to the saide complaynants father. And to the end that he the sayde I. D. might not meddle with any thing comprised in the saide Lease, and to no other intent or purpose, without that that the saide Deane and Chapter did knowe by the saide Rentall that the townes mentio∣ned in the saide bill demised to the saide I. D. were parcell of the saide rectorie of R. and were formerlie demised to the saide complaynants father, and without that that any other matter or thing in the saide aunswere alledged materiall or effectuall for this complaynant to re∣plie vnto, and herein not sufficientlie confessed and auoided, denied or trauersed is true: All which matters this complaynant is readie to auerre and prooue as it shall please this honorable Court to a∣ward: And prayeth as before in his saide bill of complaynt hee hath prayed.

R. C.

The Replication of T. B. Esquier complaynant to the ioint and seuerall aunsweres of W. I. Doctor of Diuinitie, Deane of the cathedrall church of Christ in Oxford of King Henry the eights foundation, R. P. A. W. T. T. &c. Prebendaries of the said cathedrall Church defendants.

THe saide complaynant all aduantage of exception to the incer∣taintie [unspec A] * 21.103 and insufficiencie of the saide aunswere being to him this complainant nowe and at all times hereafter saued, for Replication thereunto so farre forth as doth concerne the said defendants, and the matter in the said aunswere conteined and set downe replieth and sayth as followeth, that is to say, that this complainant doth and will auerre and prooue that the Deane and Chapter of Christes Church aforesaide in the Vniuersitie of Oxford, did demise the said Rectorie and Parsonage of R. whereof the premisses now in question are, and so time out of minde of man haue beene parcell vnto the saide R. B. by their deede Indented vnder their common or Chapter seale for di∣uers yeares yet enduring in manner and forme as this Repliant in and by his saide bill of complaint hath the same alledged and set forth, and did thereupon reserue a great annuall rent which doth continue due and payable vnto the said Deane and Chapter of Christes Church the saide defendants, and is and so hath beene by this Repliant conti∣nuallie paid from feast to feast, as the same feasts on which the saide rent is reserued and appointed by the said Lease to be paid haue yearely happened euen vntill this time, euer sithence this Repliant was in∣teressed in the said Lease: And that the estate, interest, and title of the

said R. B. for the yeares yet enduring of and in the said Lease and premisses, is lawfullie come to this Repliant. And further replieth and saith, that the premisses in the saide aunswere mentioned requi∣red by the saide I. D. to be to him by the saide Deane and Chap∣ter demised, were not vsurped or concealed from the saide Deane and Chapter, but continuallie sithence their foundations in charge and reuenewe and so at this time are to the sayde Deane and Chapter, and a rent vnto them by this Repliant aunswered for the same, with∣out any intention of this Repliant to conceale the same from the saide Deane and Chapter, or anie their right vnto the same, or vnto any other their possessions: But contrarywise this complaynant is, and alwayes will be readie to further them in their right and pos∣sessions to the best of his endeuour. And this Repliant moreouer re∣plieth and saith, without that that the saide I. D. his information to the said Deane and Chapter, or to the greater part of them was groun∣ded vpon anie matter of truth, but vpon a malitious couetous affection and greedie desire which he hath and carrieth to prie and search into his neighbors estates and interests in their possessions, not conuerting such possessions as he hath of his owne to any so good vse, or good of his countrey, as that he should deserue to haue them augmented with his neighbors, without that that it is true which the saide I. D. did affirme that the premisses by him required to be graunted in Lease by the said Deane and Chapter vnto him were vsurped by such as had no right, and would not vouchsafe to seeke vnto the said Church for them, or offer any good offers vnto them as the saide I. D. for to serue his owne turne vntrulie suggesteth, for this repliant saith, that his mea∣ning was and is to seeke vnto the Church for them at such time as in lawe, reason and conscience it shall be thought meete, reasonable, or requisite for him so to do: And hath and will offer vnto them all good offers meete and appertayning for him. In regard of all which, and in respect the saide I. D. obteyned the saide Lease at the saide Deane and Chapter their hands vpon vntrue suggestions and in∣formations which this repliant well hopeth they will at all times aswell in their reioinders as otherwise at large declare and acknow∣ledge, and in deceipt and abuse of the said Deane and Chapter, who woulde not in their graue wisdomes and good considerations haue sought by and quirks and quillets in lawe in nicitie of penning the formalitie of wordes, to haue ripped and rifled into a long set∣led continuing possession of their auncient Farmor, but woulde grauelie, discretely and aduisedlie haue giuen faith, credite and al∣lowance of the doings of their predecessors, as they most reasonably and

deseruedly may expect the like allowance of their owne doings by them that shall succeede them, that therefore the sayde fraudulent, subtill, and guilefull lease by such deceipt, abuse, and vntruth obtey∣ned, may by this honorable Court be decreed to be void against the saide Deane and Chapter and this repliant: and that the same may be ordred to be redeliuered vnto the said Deane and Chapter, or into this Court to be cancelled, to the end they may thereupon take such good course therein, as this complaynant doubteth not that if this com∣playnant had knowne of this vntrue information made by the saide I. D. vnto them, and had made knowne the truth thereof vnto the saide Deane and Chapter, before the graunting of the saide Lease vnto the sayde I. D. the sayde Deane and Chapter no doubt would haue done, without that that any other matter or thing in the saide aunswere materiall or effectuall to be replied vnto, and not hereby sufficiently replied vnto, confessed, and auoided, trauersed, or denied, is true: All which matters this repliant is readie to auerre and proue, as this honorable Court shall award. And vpon all the saide matters in the said Aunswere conteyned, this repliant prayeth as he before in his said bill hath prayed.

The Reioinder of I. D. Esquier to the Bill of complaint of T. B. Esquier complaynant.

THe said defendant sauing vnto him the aduantage of exception [unspec A] * 21.104 to the incertaintie and insufficiencie of the said Replication, and by protestation not confessing any thing in the same to be true, in such sort, manner and forme, as in the same is set forth and declared, for re∣ioinder thereunto saith in all and euerie thing and things, as he before in his said Aunswere hath said. And further doth and will auerre, veri∣fie, maintayne, and prooue all and euery thing, matter, and cause there∣in conteyned to be good, iust, and true, in such sort, manner, and forme, as by the saide defendant in his saide Aunswere the same be very trulie expressed, declared, and set foorth. And whereas the sayde com∣playnant by hys replication alledgeth, that the Deane and Chap∣ter shoulde saye, that they meant not to impeach the lease made to the complaynants father: And that it was not fitting for men of theyr cote and qualitie to stand vpon quirks and quillets in Lawe. This defendant thereunto sayth, that there was no speech of quirks or quillets betweene them, but a true and playne meaning, that if the Lease whereby the complaynant claymed were not good in Lawe, that then this defendant shoulde haue a Lease of those things hee desired, which with his great costs and trauaile hee obteyned,

accordingly. And for further reioinder thereunto this defendant saith, that sithence the making of the saide Lease to him in the saide bill of complaint mentioned, hee this defendant brought letters to the Deane and Chapter from one of her Maiesties most honorable priuie Coun∣sell, to intreate the said Deane and Chapter not onely to renew the said Lease mentioned in the said bill of complaint, and made to the said de∣fendant, but also most hartely desiring them by the same letters to graunt vnto this defendant other tithes parcell of the same possessions formerlie demised to the said defendant, at which time the said Deane and Chapter, renewed the said Lease, and also graunted the said defen∣dant certaine other tithes parcell of the same possessions according to the said letters, and also at the same time the said Deane and Chapter promised vnto the saide defendant a Lease of the rest of the said parso∣nage, so that as the saide defendant taketh it the saide complaynant greatly abuseth this honorable court with most vaine and vntrue sur∣mises both in his said bill and Replication. And if this honorable court vpon these surmises or such like should grow to the vpholding of leases made from corporations which are void in lawe, a thing which hereto∣fore hath not bene graunted vnto others in such like cases it would re∣uiue or at least might be a president to reuiue many questions about such leases which by the common lawes of this Realme long time haue beene determined, whereunto this defendant most humblie prayes to be remitted. And whereas also the saide complainant alledged that the purpose of the Deane and Chapter in deliuering of the said Transcript to the said defendant was, that he might thereby knowe what was de∣mised or intended to be demised to the said complaynants father, and to that end that the saide complaynant might not meddle with any thing comprised in the said lease made to the complaynants father, to which allegation this defendant for reioinder saith, that he tooke it to the end that he might consider of the validitie or inualiditie of the saide lease, vpon the view whereof being assertained by his learned Counsell that the saide lease was void in lawe, he was the rather incouraged to be∣stow his charge vpon it. And this defendant saith, that he had a copie of the said lease vnder the handwriting of a Gent̄ of good calling before the deliuerie of the saide transcript to this defend , by which copie the imperfections of the said lease did apeare to this defendant, and also the perticular names of the tithes of some townes were mentioned in the said copie to be demised to the saide complaynants father, the tythes of which townes were afterwards demised to the saide defendant by the said Deane and Chapter, whereby it may plainely appeare, that the Deane and Chapter meant that the same lease made to the saide com∣playnants father, if the same were not good in lawe, might be impea∣ched,

forasmuch as they graunted to the saide defendants the tithes of such townes as were mentioned to be demised by the saide lease to the complainants father, so that the Deane and Chapter were not missed nor circumuented by the said defend , nor that the said defend obteined his lease by fleights & subtilties, nor the said Deane & Chapter misad∣uised in that they did as in the saide Replication is most vntruly alled∣ged: but this defend verely thinketh that this compl goeth about not only to defraud the said defend of his Accion, & to hinder the said Deane & Chapter in taking the benefite of the said Tithes, but also it appea∣reth most manifestly, that the plaintife practizeth to trice the said defen∣dant in a triall by a Iurie by vntrue witnesses in concealing the ture Lease made to the plaintifes father: for the plaintife entituleth him∣selfe vntrulie to the parsonage aforesaide by a Lease made by the saide Deane & Chapter to the plaintifes father, as by an order taken in this Court the 6. of Nouember last past apeareth, and also by his plea in the Exchequer it apeareth that the plaintife pleaded a lease made by y^e said Deane & Chapter to the plaintifes father of the said parsonage, & proffe∣red by his plea in that court to shew forth the said lease in Easter terme last past. And after all these delatorie delayes the sayd compl pleaded not guiltie in the Exchequer aforesaid, & neuer shewed any such lease, but exhibited his bill of complaint in this honorable Court, surmising the said lease to be come to the hands of the defendant, where in troth there is not nor euer was any such Lease made to the said plaintife, nor to R. B. the plaintifes father, but such a Lease as in the defendants aunswere is declared, which Lease being void, & of no validitie in lawe, is the cause of the plaintifes suite in this honorable Court, and also the cause of his long delay in the Exchequer aforesaid: for if the plaintifes father had euer any such Lease as the plaintife pretendeth, he needeth not to vse such vaine & vntrue surmises in this Court against the saide defend in his bill & replication, nor craue an Iniunction in this Court to stay the defend proceedings at the Common lawe, nor make secret conueyances to seuerall persons of the tithes in question, nor cause the said tithes to be gathered & carried away by strong and by vnknowne persons, nor protest and auow that the defendant, nor any other for him, shall euer quietly enioy the tithes in question, though he recouered them by all the Lawes in England, nor threaten this defendant and his ser∣uants to wound or kill them before the defend should enioy any part of the said tithes, so that the said defend shal hardly maintaine any Accion against the true ownere or taker of the saide tithes for the causes afore∣said, nor quietly enioy the same being recouered by order of lawe, con∣sidering that the plaintife is a Gentleman of great worship, friends and calling in that Countrie where the saide Tithes do arise and growe,

wherefore and for that the plaintifes Lease is a meere void Lease for the causes in the Aunswere alledged, and the defendants Lease a good Lease, and more beneficiall for the poore Schollers of Christs Church then the plaintifes Lease, and no reason in lawe or equitie if there be no lawfull Lease in being thereof why the same should not be graunted vnto the defendant. For all which causes this defend humblie craueth that y^e plaintife may shew forth vnto this court vnder the chapter seale such a Lease as by his saide bill and order in this Court he pretendeth: And if the plaintife faile therein then vpō the now defendants shewing to this Court a transcript of the Counterpane of a Lease for yeares vn∣der the seale of the Deane & Chapter. Whereby it may apeare to this honorable Court, that the Deane and Chapter did not demise the saide parsonage to the plaintifes father as he affirmeth, but that the Deane with the full assent & consent of the whole Chapter did demise the same to the plaintifes father in the time of King Edward the 6. which is no Lease of any force in lawe, neither is there any equitie to make it bet∣ter, but being obteined at the first for small or no consideration, and long enioyed since, and now demised to the defendant for chargeable great and iust considerations, that then vpon sight thereof it would please this honorable Court to order that the said tithes may be seque∣stred into the hands of indifferent persons to receyne and keepe them vntill further order shalbe taken in this Court: And that in the meane time a Commission may be graunted out of this Court to examine the true valew of the saide tithes these three yeares past, to the end further order may be taken in this Court for the hauing thereof, and quiet en∣ioying of the said tithes to him that shall recouer the same or damages for any part thereof by Accion of Trespas or otherwise: And that your Lordship would also be pleased to take order for reformation in the premisses, for that now in this time of contention many tithes are subtracted and not set forth at all. And without that that any other matter or thing &c. All which matters &c.

The reioinder of W. I. Doctor of Diuinitie Deane of the cathedrall Church of Christ in Oxford of King Henry the 8. foundation, R. P. A. W. T. T. to the replication of T. B. Esquier complainant.

THe aduantage of exception in and to the incertaintie and insuffi∣ciencie [unspec A] * 21.105 of the saide replication to these defendants and euery of them at all times hereafter saued, the said defendants & euery of them for reioinder in all things say as they before in their said answere haue saide and do, and will auerre, maintaine and proue their saide answere and euery thing therein conteyned to be iust and true in manner

and forme as they be there declared and set foorth, and that the saide Deane and Chapter do not know of any such lawfull demise made to the saide T. B. as in the saide Bill and Replication is set foorth, and that if any such lawfull demise or graunt hath beene made, they haue made such prouision as in their Aunswere is declared, that no tenants which hold by any lawfull interest should be impeached by their lease made to the said I. D. whereof these defendants had speciall care, and therefore the complaynant if it stand so with him that he haue a law∣full lease can receiue no preiudice by any thing done by these defen∣dants. And for further reioinder these defendants say, that vpon the suit of the said I. D. greatly pressed by sundrie honorable personages in his behalfe and aduertisement, that no lawfull state was in being of the premisses, nor such profits aunswered to the Church therefore as appertained with offer on the behalfe of the saide I. D. to performe many things profitable to their Church, & the defendants not hearing any suit or motion made therefore by the said T. B. and esteeming the premisses to be out of any lawfull lease and so enformed (which if it prooue not true, their graunt is not auaileable) condiscended to the suit, and entreatie made on the behalfe of the said I. D. as in lawe, con∣science, equitie, and good husbandrie towards their Church, which by all good, due, and conscionable meanes they are bound to aduance, they were perswaded it was fit for them to do: And the rather, for that the complainant did not make any meanes, nor seeke vnto them for it, who if he haue any lawfull lease of the things demised to the said I. D. from their Church, then cannot the graunt made to the sAid I. D. be of any force or auaile, and if he haue not a lawfull lease, then cannot the plain∣tife defend himselfe of ouer great slacknes to hold it so long without a lawfull lease, and in all that time not to discouer the same to their church, intending by likelyhood either so to haue retayned it still, or di∣strusting of their well meaning towards him, as to other their tenants whome their manner is not to dispossesse or otherwise to intreate then their demeanors do occasion. And if the things demised be in charge, or aunswered in reuenue to the Colledge as the plaintife doth alledge, whether it be perticularlie for those things demised to the said I. D. or confusedly included with other things, or held as an estate at will, these defendants are not assertained, and if the plaintife did hold them with∣out any lawfull estate made vnto him, or lawfull estate continuing, it had beene meete that the defendants or their predecessors had beene made acquainted of this manner of holding of them, and that the posses∣sions and reuenews should not be caried away vnderhand, or enioyed by coulour of a lease, when there was no lawfull lease to warrant it: And had the complaynants then bre••e so readie to further the defen∣dants

in their right and possession to the best of his indeuour as now he pretendeth to be, this question had not hapned, but now standing as it doth, if the information of the saide I. D. made to the saide Deane and Chapter be not grounded vpon any matter of truth, the said complay∣nant shall receiue no impeachment by it, these defendants intending to hold the said I. D. to his Couent, that by coulour of his graunt he shall not call in question any tenant of theirs which hold by any lawfull in∣terest. And if it be grounded vpon matter of truth, these defendants hope that this honorable court will not giue further allowance to the complaynants pretended lease then the validitie thereof requireth: Humblie praying further that if vpon this interpleading betweene the said T. B. and the said I. D. it shall appeare that the said T. B. holdeth that which he should not hold, or the sad I. D. vpon any vndue surmise or suggestion to haue obtayned any thing not fit or not meant to be passed to him, which these defendants carrying themselues in a plaine and euen course, haue not so farre looked into, neither do or can charge him so to haue dealt: That these defendants might not be preiudiced against either of them, but left at libertie to do that for the iust and rea∣sonable benefit and auaile of their Church, which in lawe, iustice, and equitie, shall be seeming for them to do. And further, or more then this the defendants desire nothing, without that that the complaynant hath to their knowledge any lawfull estate or interest in the premisses, or hath sought or offred himselfe vnto their church in such sort as hee alledgeth. And without that that the defendants by any quicks, quil∣lets, or nicities in lawe haue sought to rifle into the estates of their Far∣mers: And yet humblie desire, that if the complaynants enioy any thing without good lease which is vnknowne to these defendants, that he may not be set in better state against their church then his estate re∣quireth, but may be referred to their church, of whose dealings he shew∣eth, neither can shewe any cause to complayne, without that that any other matter or thing &c. All which matters &c.

A bill by one tenant in common of a mannor in the North parts, to haue a commission to examine witnesses which be aged and impotent, that their testimonies may remayne of record in perpetuam rei memoriam, for proofe of the plaintifes title to the said mannor, for that the Lord Presi∣dent and Counsell of the North parts haue not power to graunt any such commission.

To the Right Honorable Sir Tho. Bromley Knight, Lord Chauncellor of England.

HVmbly complayning, sheweth vnto your good Lordship your [unspec A] * 21.106 dayly Orator C. P. of T. in the Countie of C. Esquier: That

whereas your saide Orator and one L. P. of C. in the County of C. be and stand, or ought to be and stand seazed in common in their demesne as of fee amongst other things of and in the Mannor of L. with the appurtenances in the saide County of C. concerning the partition of which said mannor, variance, and contention in lawe is like to arise be∣tweene your Orator and the saide L. at the common lawe. And for as much as there be yet liuing diuers aged persons inhabiting about the saide Mannor which do very well knowe the interest and title of your saide Orator in and to the said mannor in forme aforesaid. And for that if the saide witnesses being very aged and impotent and not likely long to liue should fortune to dye before tryall of your saide Orators estate and title of, in, & vnto the premisses, it might thereby be greatly blemished, and your said Orator in time to come disinherited of his said nioytie of the saide mannor. And for that the saide witnesses dwelling in the North parts of this Realme be so aged that they be not able to trauaile neyther before your Honor to be examined in her Maiesties high Court of Chauncerie, nor to any other ordinarie place of Iustice, where the title of your saide Orator might, or may conueniently come in question and tryall by the due course of the common lawes of this Realme. And for that the Lord President and Counsell established in the North parts (within the precinct of whose Commission not onely the said Mannor but also your said Orator, and the said L. P. do inha∣bit and dwell) do not vsually, nor cannot graunt any Commission for the examination of witnesses in perpetuam rei memoriam, although there be great cause in equitie to graunt the same. It may therefore please your good Lordship, the premisses considered, to graunt vnto your said Orator the Queenes Maiesties most gratious Commission vn∣der the seale of this most honorable Court, to be directed vnto some Gentlemen of credit dwelling in those partes, as to your good Lord∣ship shall be thought conuenient for the examination of such witnes∣ses, as by your saide Orator shall be produced before them, and to certifie and returne the examinations of the saide witnesses, toge∣ther with the same Commission before your good Lordship into her Maiesties high Court of Chauncerie, there to remayne of record ad perpetuam rei memoriam, and to be published at such time as to your good Lordship shall be thought meete and conuenient. And further to graunt vnto your saide Orator the Queenes Maiesties most gra∣tious writ of Subpena, to be directed to the saide L. P. commaun∣ding him thereby at a certaine day, and vnder a certaine paine therein by your Lordship to be limited, either to ioyne in Commission with your saide Orator for the examination of the saide witnesses, or else to shewe cause before your good Lordship why your saide Orator should

not haue a Commission alone for that purpose, and your saide Orator shall accordingly to his bounden dutie dayly pray to Almightie God for the long preseruation of your Lordships good health, with increase of honor.

A bill of Complaint for detayning of the plaintifes Euidences, for entring into Mannors and Lands, and contriuing of secret estates.

To the Right Reuerend Father in God Stephen Bishop of Winchester, Lord Chauncellor of England.

IN most humble wise complayning, sheweth vnto your honorable [unspec A] * 21.107 good Lordship your daylie Orator T. M. Gentleman. That where∣as one P. M. elder brother to your said Orator was lawfully seased in his demesne as of fee, of, and in the Mannors of M. & W. with diuers messuages, lands, tenements, & hereditaments to the said Mannors be∣longing in the County of C. to the yearely value of 50. l . and aboue, and he being of the said Mannors and other the premisses seised died of such an estate thereof seised, without issue of his body lawfully begot∣ten. After whose decease the premisses descended and of right ought to discend vnto your saide Orator as brother and next heire of the saide Peter your saide Orator, then being but of tender age, that is to say, of the age of twelue yeares or there abouts. But so it is right honorable Lord, that all the Euidences, Deedes, Charters, writings, and mini∣ments concerning the said mannors and premisses during the minori∣tie of your said Orator, came casually to the hands & possession of R. D. Esquier, who by cullor of hauing of the said Euidences, Deedes, Char∣ters, writings and miniments hath wrongfully entred into the saide manors, lands, tenements, and other the premisses, and of the same hath made and contriued diuers and sundrie secret and false estates and conueyances to diuers persons to your saide Orator vnknowne, to his owne vse, to the vtter disherison of your saide Orator. And albeit your saide Orator hath diuers and sundrie times required the saide R. D. as well to deliuer vnto him the said Euidences, Deedes, Char∣ters, writings, and miniments, as also peaceablie and quietly to suffer and permit him to enioy y^e said manors, lands, & tenements, with their appurtenances, yet y^• said R. D. hath alwaies hitherto denied & refused, & yet denieth & refuseth so to do, cōtrary to all right, equitie, & good con∣science: And forasmuch as your Orator knoweth not the certaintie of the said euidences, deeds, charters, writings, & miniments, nor whether they be contained in bag or box ensealed, or chest locked yea or no, he is like to be without all remedy for y^• recouery of y^• same by the order & due course of y^• cōmon lawe, except your Lo. goodnes be vnto him shewed in this behalf. In cōsideration wherof it may please your good L. to grant

vnto your Orator the King and Queenes Maiesties writ of Subpena to be directed to the saide R. D. Commaunding him by the same at a certaine day, and vnder a certaine paine by your Lordship to be limited, personally to appeare before your good Lordship in the King and Qu. high Court of Chauncery at Westminster, then and there to make aun∣swere to the premisses &c.

R. Cat.

The Aunswere of the defendant to the said Bill, wherein is confessed the ha∣uing of diuers euidences concerning the lands mentioned in the said Bill, and that he is readie to deliuer them to whom the Court shall order them to belong: And for that the plaintifes father is yet liuing, the defen∣dant prayeth that he may be called into the Court to shew what title he hath to the said euidences, and disclaymeth to haue any interest in any of the mannors &c. mentioned in the Bill, but an Interest he may be en∣tituled to haue by reason of a Statute merchant he hath which was ac∣knowledged by the complaynants father.

The Aunswere of R. D. Esquier to the Bill of com∣playnt of T. M. Gentleman.

THe said defendant by protestation not confessing or acknowled∣ging [unspec A] * 21.108 any such seisin, dying seised, or discent as in the said Bill is alleaged for aunswere, sayth, that he is not, nor at the time of the exhi∣biting of the said Bill was not Tenant of the said mannors, and other the premisses, sauing only such benefit, interest, and title as the said R. is or may be entituled to haue in or to the premisses, by reason of a certaine Statute merchant, or Recognizance knowledged by W. M. Esquier, father of the said complaynant to Sir P. D. Knight, deceased. Thaduantage of exception thereof, and all other benefits and interests that the said defendant hath or may haue by reason of the said Statute merchant or Recognizance knowledged by the saide W. M. Esquier, father of the said complaynant as aforesaid, and the execution to be sued of the same to the said defendant alwayes saued and reserued, the saide defendant for all other Interests or Titles disclaimeth in the said ma∣nors, lands, or tenements. And as to any euidences concerning the said manors, lands, and tenements mentioned in the said Bill, except one Indenture, and one other writing made by the saide W. M. and one writing made by the said complaynant: The said defendant by prote∣station not knowing the certaintie what euidences he hath in his custo∣die concerning the said mannors and other the premisses, for that they be in the County of Chester, now farre from the said defendant, for aun∣swere

saith, that the saide W. M. father to the said complaynant long time past was seised of the said Mannors, lands, and Tenements of an estate of inheritance in possession or in vse by discent from his Aunce∣stors, and the said Euidences came to the hands of the said Sir P. D. Knight long time past, and by and after the death of the said Sir P. D. the same euidences came to the possession of the said defendant, which said defendant desireth that the saide W. M. which is yet in full life may be called into this honorable Court to shewe what title he hath or claymeth to the saide euidences, and the saide defendant is and shall be readie to deliuer such euidences as he hath concerning the premisses, except the said Statute merchant, and other writings and defeasances of the said Statute as appertaineth to the said defendant to such per∣son or persons to whome this honorable Court shall award the same to appertayne: And as to three writings before excepted, the said de∣fendant hath them here readie in this honorable Court, to be deliuered to whome this honorable Court shall adiudge the same to appertayne, Without that that the saide defendant hath wrongfully entered into the said Mannors, lands, and Tenements, and of the same hath made or contriued any estates and conueyances to diuers persons in such sort as in the said Bill is vntruly alleaged: And without that that any o∣ther thing materiall to be aunswered vnto, other then that in this pre∣sent Aunswere is confessed and auoyded is true: All which matters the said defendant is ready to auerre and prooue as this honorable Court shall award, and prayeth as before he hath desired: And also that he may be dismissed out of this honorable Court with his reasonable costs and charges for his wrongfull vexations sustained in this behalfe.

Am. Gilbert.

A bill of complaint by I. W. and the Lady lane his Wife, daughter and heire of the Lady Iane deceased against the husband and his wife, for entring into a house, and lands, and keeping of the possession thereof, for detay∣ning of Euidences, and contriuing of secret estates in the premisses.

To the right reuerend Father in God Stephen Bishop of Winchester, Lo. Chauncellor of England.

IN right humble wise complayning, sheweth vnto your good Lord∣ship [unspec A] * 21.109 your Suppliants I. W. and the Lady Iane his Wife, daughter and heire to the Lady Iane P. deceased. That whereas the said Lady Iane P. in her life time was lawfully seased in her demesne as of fee, of and in one mesuage or house, with a gardeine thereunto belonging, set, lying, and being in B. in the Countie of D. and of and in 12. acres of errable land, medow, and pasture, with their appurtenances thereunto

belonging in B. aforesaid, and so being of such an estate thereof seised about foure yeares past died thereof seised. After and by whose death the premisses discended and came as of right they ought to discend and come vnto your sayde Oratrix, as daughter and heire of the saide Lady Ia. P. her mother. So it is if it may please your good Lord∣ship, that diuers Deeds, Euidences, Charters, Miniments, and wri∣tings concerning onlie the premisses and of right belonging to your said Oratrix as in the right of the said Lady I••. P. by casuall meanes are come to the hands, possession and custodie of I. C. Gentleman, and E. his Wife, who by cullor of hauing the sayde Euidences and wri∣tings, haue entred into the premisses, and by cullour thereof haue con∣triued, conueyed, and made to themselues diuers secret estates of the premisses, and thereby do likewise detaine and keepe the possession of the same premisses from your said Orators, albeit they haue beene di∣uers and sundrie times thereunto by your suppliants required for the deliuerie of the same, yet that to do they haue alwayes hitherunto de∣nyed, and yet to denye to the manifest disinheriting of the saide A. and the great wrong and losse of both your saide Orators, for that your saide Orators do not knowe the certeine number, or certaine dates of the deedes and conueyances, nor whether they be contayned in bagge or boxe sealed, or chest locked, whereby they be for the recouerie of the same premisses cleane without remedie by the strict course of the com∣mon lawes of this Realme. In consideration whereof the premisses by your good Lordship tenderly considered, it may please your good Lord∣ship to graunt vnto your said Orators the Qu. Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena to be directed to the said I. C. and E. his wife, com∣maunding them and eyther of them thereby personallie to appeare be∣fore your good Lordship in the Queenes Maiesties high Court of Chauncerie at a certaine day, and vnder a certaine paine therein by your good Lordship to be limitted and appointed, then and there to answere to the premisses, and further, to stand to and abide such finall order and direction therein as to you Ho. good Lo. with right and equitie shall seeme most meete and conuenient. And your said Orators shall pray for &c.

A bill by the leassee for yeares of the Scite of a Man••or &c. contayning the detayning of the plaintifes lease of the premisses, the breaking of the seales thereof, and that the defendandts by a practise amongst them, to the intent to impouerish the plaintife, and vniustlie to get from him the premisses, haue brought an Assise in the towne of Salop against him for the same, in which suit there is a partial Iurie returned by the Bayliffes of the said towne. And one other suit comenced against him for part of

the premisses by one of the defendāts before the Counsell in the marches of Wales, and therefore prayeth an Iniunction for stay of the said suits: and also a Subpena against the defendants to appeare and aunswere the bill.

To the Right Ho. Sir Nicholas Bacon Knight, Lord Keeper of the great seale of England.

IN most humble wise complayning, sheweth vnto your Ho. good Lo. [unspec A] * 21.110 your poore & dayly Orator H. D. of A. in y^• Countie of Salop Gent̄. That whereas one Io. late Duke of Northumberland in his life time amongst diuers other lands, tenements, & hereditaments was lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee, of & in y^e manor of A. lying & being with∣in the said County of S. and so being thereof seised by his deede inden∣ted about the 27. yeare of the Raigne of the late King of famous me∣morie King Henry the 8. by the name of Sir Io. D. Knight, did de∣mise, graunt, set, and to farnie let vnto P. C. the Scite of the Manor of A. aforesaid, together with the mansion or hall place of the same: And all and singular lands, meadowes, leasowes, pastures, feedings, woods, waters, and commons, with all other commodities, duties, seruices, and customes to the said Scyte of the said Mannor belonging or in any wise appertayning: To haue and to hould the aforesaid Scyte of the saide Mannor, and all other the premisses, and all and singuler the appur∣tenaunces to the said P. C. his executors and assignes from the feast of Saint Michaell the Archangell then next comming after the date of the aforesaide Indentures vnto the end and tearme of threescore yeares then next ensuing, and fullie to be compleated and ended, yeel∣ding and paying therefore yearely vnto the saide Sir Iohn Dudley his heires and assignes foure pound sterling at the feast of the Annun∣ciation of our Lady, and Saint Michaell the Archangell by euen por∣tions, with diuers other couenaunts, graunts, and agreaments con∣tayned and specified in the saide Indentures, as by the same more at large it doth and may appeare: By force whereof the said P. C. into the premisses entered, and was possessed accordinglie: The state and interest of which saide P. C. to and in the premisses, and euery part and parcell thereof, your poore Orator by iust and lawfull conuey∣ance and assurance in lawe of long time hath had and now hath, and the same hath quietlie and continuallie possessed and enioyed for and by the space of fourteene yeares nowe last passed by force of the sayd Lease made to the sayde P. C. by the aforesayde Duke, without lette or interruption of anye person or persons, vntill now of late that the aforesayde Lease is casuallie come to the hands & possession of Ed. Le. of P. in the County of S. Esquier, which persons

malitiously intending your poore Orators impouerishment and vtter vndoing, haue not only wilfully broken in pieces and disseuered from the said Lease the seales of Armes of the saide late Duke annexed by him to the aforesaid lease, and otherwise defaced the same, to the intent your said Orator although he should recouer against them by due order and course of the lawes of this Realme the aforesaid lease, yet he might be the lesse able to prooue the saide Lease to be made by the aforesaid Duke, for that they well perceiue the time now so farre spent, that very fewe or none of the witnesses that were present at thensealing and de∣liuerie of the said Lease be now liuing as they suppose: But also they haue further conspired and agreed amongst themselues, together with one R. W. of A. in the Countie of Salop, and R. S. of the towne of Salop and Countie aforesaid. That he the said R. W. in the name of the said Ed. Le. at the only costs and charges of the said R. W. should arraigne an Assise of Nouel Dissesine against your said Orator in the Towne court of Salop, for that the aforesaid Scyte of the mannor of Acton Renard and other the premisses are scituate and lying within the iurisdiction of the said Towne court of Salop, supposing thereby your saide Orator to haue disseised the saide Ed. Le. of his Freehold in Acton Renard aforesaid, intending thereby through his sinister dealing and practising by indirect meanes with the Bayliffes of the saide Towne, which haue returned a pannell of such Iurors as he the saide Ed. Le. and other of his friends, kinred, and allyance, might rather through friendship and fauour then by reason of any good matter, win and allure to find and giue verdict for the said Ed. Le. rather then for your said Orator, although his interest and right to and in the premis∣ses be very good & rightfull as in very deede it is: But also the afore∣said Ed. L. together with others the persons aboue named, haue, for your poore Orators further trouble, vexation, and expences, conspired and agreed amongst themselues together with the aforenamed R. D. that he the said R. D. should exhibit his Bill of complaint against your said Orator before the Queenes Maiesties Councell in the marches of Wales, pretending thereby title and interest to part of the saide land, by vertue of a supposed lease for yeares made to one R. D. Clerke, by one A. N. Esquier, where in very deede there was neuer any such lease thereof to him made by the said A. N. so that the said R. S. hath not by reason of any such lease, or otherwise any iust cause of suit against your saide Orator: which vngodly inuention and diuelish deuises of theirs they of late put in vre, and practised against your saide Orator, inten∣ding thereby through the suit had and prosecuted by the saide R. W. in the name of the saide Ed. Le. aforesaid against your saide Orator in the Towne court of Salop aforesaid, where the saide Ed. Le. is greatly

friended of kinne and allyaunce, And also through the aforesayde suite commenced before the Queenes Maiesties Councell by the sayde R. D. against your sayde Orator, where the sayde Ed. Le. is also greatlie friended and acquainted, and readie at all assayes as much as in him lyeth, to succour and further the sayde R. D. in his sayde suite against your sayde Orator in the Courtes aforesaide, where the saide Ed. Le. and R. D. are verie well friended and al∣lyed as aforesayde, and your sayde Orator a meere straunger and of the Countie of Chester borne a poore seruingman there altogether vnfriended, and not acquainted, intending by their sayde suites so to trouble and vexe your sayde Orator, and to put him to such intolle∣rable charges and expences in defending his right against them, that your poore Orator either for lacke of substance and wealth should not be able to heare the charge of the sayde suits in lawe a∣gainst them, but eyther be compelled of meere necessitie to yeeld and giue vp his interest in the premisses vnto them, or else to trouble and molest your sayde Orator in the sayde Courts, that eyther for want of wealth, or leysure, your sayde Orator should not be able to complaine against them before your Honor, or elsewhere to seeke for redresse to be had therein by due meanes, and order of the lawes of this Realme. In tender consideration whereof, and for as much as your sayde Orator knoweth not the certayne date of the afore∣sayde Lease, nor yet the number of yeares therein contayned, by reason whereof your sayde Orator by meanes thereof is without all remedye by the due course and order of the Common lawes of this Realme. May it therefore please your good Lordship the pre∣misses considered, not onelie to graunt the Queenes Maiesties writ of Iniunction to be directed to the sayde Ed. L. R. W. and R. D. and to euery of them, and to all theyr Counsellors, Attourneys, and Solicitors, and to the Counsellor, Attourneys, and Sollicitors of euery of them, commaunding them and euery of them thereby no further to prosecute, or proceede in the saide suits or eyther of them, against your sayd Orator before the Queenes Maiesties Counsell in the Marches of Wales, nor before the Bayliffes of the said towne of S. vntill such further order therein be taken by your good Lordship as shall seeme to stand with conscience and equitie, but also to graunt the Queenes Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena to be direc∣ted vnto the said Ed. L. R. D. &c. and to euery of them, commaunding them and euery of them thereby vnder a certayne payne therein to be limited personallie to appeare before your good Lordship in the Qu. Maiesties high Court of Chauncerie at a certaine day therein to be contained, then and there to aunswere to the premisses &c. And your

poore Orator shall dayly pray vnto God for the preseruation of your honorable estate long to continue.

A bill contayning that one being seazedin fee of an Inne in London, leased the same to one for yeares reseruing a rent, the which lease came by di∣uers meane conueyances to the plaintife, with couenaunt to make fur∣ther assurances: and then they shewe that the originall Lease and the meane conueyances, with a deede of guift, are come to the hands of the defendants, by cullor whereof they haue entred into the possession of the Inne, and thereof haue dispossessed the plaintifes, and that they refuse to deliuer the lease, meane conueyances, and deede of guift, or to make any further conueyances to the plaintifes of the said Inne according to the said couenant, whereupon the plaintifes pray a Subpena, with a duces tecum against the defendants.

To the Right Ho. Sir Christopher Hatton of the most noble order of the garter, Knight, L. Chancellor of England.

IN most humble wise complaining, shewen vnto your good Lo. your [unspec A] * 21.111 dayly Orators I. L. & N. Mo. Citizens & Clothworkers of the Citie of London, that whereas one A. B. Citizen and Fishmonger of London was lawfully seazed in his demesne as of fee, of and in one house or te∣nement, called the signe of the Lambe, with the shops, sellers, sollers, to∣gether with all & singuler the appurtenances, set, lying, & being in the parish of S. Michaell in Cornehill London, sometimes in the occupa∣tion of one I. S. Grocer, and the said A. B. so being of the said house or tenement & other the premisses of such an estate seised, about the month of September in the 36. yeare of the raigne of the late king of famous memory King Henry the 8. did by his deede in writing sufficient in the lawe, demise, graunt, & to farme let to one W. Lo. citizen & black smith of London the said house or tenement, & other the premisses, To haue & to hold to the said W. Lo. his executors & Assignes for the terme of di∣uers yeares yet enduring at & for a certeine yearely rent thereupon re∣serued. By force whereof the said W. Lo. into the said house or tenemēt & other the premisses entred, & was therof possessed acordingly. And the said W. Lo. so being thereof possessed by his deed indented sufficient in the lawe in or about the month of December in the said 36. yeare of the raigne of the said late King H. the 8. bargained, sold, & conueyed the said Indenture of lease so made vnto the said W. Lo. & all his title & terme of yeares then to come in the premisses to one T. H. Citizen & Draper of London his executors & assignes. By force wherof the said T. H. into the said house or tenement & other the premisses entred, & was thereof possessed, & the issues & profits therof receiued & tooke acordingly, and so being therof possessed died intestate, after whose decease, the administra∣tion of the said lease, & of all other the goods, cattels, & debts of the said T. H. were lawfully cōmitted to the hands, possession, & distribution of

Ioane the wife of the said Thom. by force whereof the said Ioane into the premisses entred, & was thereof possessed, & so being thereof possessed maried & tooke to husband one W. P. Citizen & Vpholster of London. By force of which intermariage, the said W. P. into the premisses en∣tered, & was thereof possessed, and receiued and tooke the issues & profits thereof acordingly, and so being thereof possessed, in or about the month of Iune, in the yeare of the raigne of our soueraigne Lady Queene Elizabeth that now is, by one writing or Pole deede sufficient in the lawe, conueyed & assured the premisses and all his estate, right, title, in∣terest, terme of yeares, claime & demaund, of, in, and to the same, to one W. M. Citizen & Draper of London, by force whereof the said W. M. into the premisses entred, and was thereof possessed, and so being thereof possessed by his deede of gift sufficient in the law, or by some other good & sufficient conueyance & assurance in the lawe, the certaintie whereof for want of the same your Orators are not able to shew, did giue, grant, conuey, or assure the said house & tenement, & other the premisses, & all other his goods & chattels whatsoeuer to one W. B. late of Stoke Al∣banye in the County of Northampton Gent̄ deceased, & Barsaba alias Barbara his wife, by force whereof the said W. B. and Barsaba alias Barbara into the premisses entred, & were thereof possessed, and so be∣ing thereof possessed, the said W. B. in or about the month of Ianuarie, in the 17. yeare of the raigne of our soueraigne Lady Elizabeth the Qu. Maiestie that now is, made & declared his last will & testament in writing, and thereof constituted & apointed the said Barsaba alias Bar∣bara his wife his executrir, and died of the premisses possessed. By and after whose decease y^• said Barsaba alias Barbara, by right of suruiuor, & by vertue of the said executorship, held her selfe in y^• premisses, & was thereof solie possessed, & receiued & tooke the issues & profits thereof ac∣cordingly, & so being thereof possessed, maryed & tooke to husband one Rob. Williams of Stoke Albanie in the said County of Northampton Gent̄. By force whereof y^• said Rob. Williams & the said Bersaba alias Barbara his wife or one of them were of the premisses lawfully posses∣sed, and so being therof possessed, they the said R. Williams & Bersaba alias Barbara or one of thē by their or one of their writing of assigne∣mēt sufficient in the lawe in or about the month of February, in the 28. yeare of the raigne of our soueraigne Lady Elizabeth the Queenes Maiestie that now is for and in consideration of a certaine competent summe of lawfull money of England to them or one of them in hand paid by one George Smith Citizen and Merchantaylor of London, did bargaine, sell, assigne, and set ouer vnto the said George Smith aswell the aforesaid house or tenement, the said originall Indenture of lease, the saide deede of guift, and all other the meane conueyances afore∣saide, as all the estate, right, title, Interest, terme of yeares, vse,

possession, reuercion, claime and demaund of the said Robert Williams and Bersaba alias Barbara, and either of them, or of any other person or persons to the vse and behoofe of them or either of them. And did couenant, promise, conclude, & agree to & with the said George Smith his executors & assignes, that they the said Robert Williams, & Ber∣saba alias Barbara, & Elizabeth Mosier, wife of the said W. M. & euery of them, and the executors and administrators of them & euery of them should and would at all times after the making of the said writing of Assignement to the said George Smith as aforesaid, and from time to time during the space of diuers yeares make such further conueyance of the said house, and all other the premisses to the said George Smith his executors or assignes as by them or any of them or their or any of their Counsell learned should be deuised. By vertue whereof the said George Smith into the said house and tenement and other the premis∣ses entred, and was thereof possessed, and so being thereof possessed in or about the moneth of March in the 28. yeare of the raigne of our saide soueraigne Lady Elizabeth the Queenes Maiestie that now is by his writing of Assignement vnder his hand and seale did well and sufficiently giue, graunt, bargaine, sell, assigne, and set ouer the saide house or tenement and all other the premisses, and all his estate, right, title, interest, & demaund, of, in, and to the same, together with the said originall Indenture of Lease, & all other the meane assignemēts there∣of, & all other writings & euidences concerning the same vnto your Lo. said orators. By vertue whereof your orators into y^• premisses entred, & were thereof possessed & the issues & proffits thereof receiued & tooke without interuption of any person or persons. But so it is if it may please your good Lo. that the said deede of gift made by the said W. M. together with y^• said originall Indenture of Lease & the meane assigne∣ments thereof are casuallie come to the hands, custodie & possession of the said Robert Williams, & Bersaba alias Barbara his wife, or one of thē, who by coulour of hauing thereof haue wrongfully entred into the premisses, & thereof dispossessed your said orators, & the possessiō thereof together with y^• said euidences & writings detaine & keepe frō your said orators, & by meanes of hauing the writing of Assignemēt made by the said R. W. and Bersaba alias Barbara his wife vnto the said George Smith in their owne hands & custodie, whereby they haue couenanted to make further assurance vnto the said George Smith his executors & assignes vtterly refuse to deliuer vnto your said orators the said euiden∣ces & writings, or to make them any further assurāce of the premisses, notwithstanding they haue beene sundry times thereunto gently requi∣red, but by practize and confederacie with other their complices, aduersaries of your sayde Orators, goe about to impeach, hinder,

and ouerthrow your Orators good and lawfull estate in and to the pre∣misses contrarie to all right, equitie, and good conscience, and to the manifest and expresse wrong and iniurie of your said Orators. In con∣sideration whereof, and for that your Orators knowe not the certeine dates, number, nor contents of the said Euidences and writings, nor wherein the same are conteyned, whether in bag or boxe sealed or vn∣sealed, chest or cofer locked or vnlocked, and so consequently without apt remedie at the common lawe for the recouerie thereof, or to com∣pell the saide Robert Williams, Barbara his wife, and the Executors or Administrators of the said Eliz. Mosier or any of them to make vn∣to your Orators further assurance of the premisses, or to keepe or de∣fend their lawfull title thereunto. May it therefore please your good Lordship to graunt vnto your Orators her Maiesties most gratious writ of Subpena, with a Duces tecum to be directed to the said Robert Williams and Bersaba alias Barbara his wife, commaunding them and either of them thereby at a certeine day and vnder a certeine paine by your Lordship to be limited to be, and personallie to appeare before your Lordship in her Maiesties most high Court of Chauncerie, and to bring with them the said originall Indenture of lease, & the said deede of gift, and all other the meane assignements thereof, Then and there aswell to auNswere to the premisses, as also to stand to and abide such further order and direction therein as to your Lordship shalbe thought to stand with equitie and good conscience, And your saide Orators ac∣cording to their bounden dutie shall pray to God for your Lordships long life, with increase of much honour.

The ioint and seuerall aunsweres of R. W. and Bersaba his wife defendants to the bill of complaint of I. L. and N. M. complaynants.

THe said defendants by protestation not confessing the said B. to be [unspec A] * 21.112 lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee, of and in the said house or tenement called the signe of the Lambe, with the shops, sellers, sollars, and other their appurtenances: Neither that the saide Brincton did graunt it to the saide W. L. for certeine yeares vpon a ceerteine rent in maner as the said plaintifes haue alledged: neither that the said L. was thereof possessed accordinglie, and so being possessed, did bargaine, sell, and conuey the said Indenture and all his title and terme vnto the said T. H. and his Assignees, or that the said H. was thereof possessed accor∣dinglie, or that after his decease the administration of all the goods and chattels were committed to Ioane his wife, or that she was possessed thereof by vertue of the said administration, or after tooke to husband the saide Pinchbecke. But the saide defendants for aunswere say, that they haue heard that the saide Pinchbecke was possessed of the saide

house called the Lambe, but whether the saide Pinchbecke conueyed his estate to the said Mosier, or that the said Mosier was possessed there∣of, or by his deede of gift did assure the premisses vnto the saide B. she knoweth not, but saith, that about 26. yeares sithence the said Mosier did giue all his goods and Chattels to the said B. and the said Bersaba one of the said defendāts, but she knoweth not whether the said B. was possessed of the said house, or died thereof possessed. And the said Bersa∣ba saith, that the said B. apointed her his Executrix of his last will, but knoweth not whether the premisses came to her by suruiuorship or exe∣cutorship or any other wayes, or whether she was possessed thereof by those or any other meanes. And the saide defendants further say, that it is more then they do certainelie knowe whether they or either of them were thereof in right possessed. and the saide Robert Williams saith that whether he assigned or set our his Interest or the Lease thereof in the said house and premisses vnto the said Smith he knoweth not, but to his remembrance he sealed and deliuered an obligation as he taketh it to the saide Smith, but vpon what condition he knoweth not, being three yeares past, and he altogether vnlearned, without that that the said Smith gaue the said Robert Williams for his interest of the saide house any money to his remembrance, neither do the saide defendants know whether the said Smith did bargaine & sell assigne or set ouer all his estate in & to the premisses, and the Indenture with other writings vnto the said complainants. Or that the said cōplainants did enter ac∣cordingly, or were possessed thereof, or tooke the profits thereof as it is alledged, without that that the originall Indenture of lease, or y^• meane conueyances or assignements thereof are come to the possession of the said defendants. But the said Bersaba saith, that the said deede of gift made by the said William Moysier was in her possession about 3. yeres now past, but what is become of it since she knoweth not: And without that that the saide defendants haue by coulour thereof vnlawfully en∣tred into the possession of the premisses, or disposessed the said complai∣nants in such maner and forme as in and by their said bill of complaint is alledged. And without that &c.

A bill containing that the plaintife is seazed in fee of the mannor of O. and that one of the defendants is also seased of the mannor of C. in fee holden of the plaintifes manor by homage, fealtie, escuage, and rent, and that the same defendant hath assured parcell of his said mannor to the other of the said defendants in fee, and that the same is holden of his said mannor by the same seruices and part of the rent: and that diuers Euidences &c. are come to the hands of the defendants, and that the defendants intend to dis∣herit the plaintife of the rent and seruices, and that they refuse to pay the plaintife the rent, or to do him the seruices, and so prayeth a Subpena a∣gainst the two defendants.

To the right honourable and reuerend Father in God Stephen Bishop of Winchester, and L. Chauncellor of England.

SHeweth & complaineth vnto your good Lo. your dayly Orator Sir [unspec A] * 21.113 T. H. Knight, that where your said Orator is lawfully seised in his demesne as of fee of & in the manor of D. in the County of C. of which manor diuers persons being tenants and freeholders do hold by suit of Court and other seruices. And where also one Io. W. of C. in the said County of C. Esquier is also seazed in his demesne as of fee of & in the Manor & Lordship of C. in y^• said County of C. and of & in diuers lands & tenements in C. in the said County of C. and so being thereof seazed the same doth hold of your said Orator as of his said manor of D. by ho∣mage, fealty, escuage, vi. s̄. of rent & suit of Court from three weekes to three weekes holden within the said manor of D. And the said I. W. so being seazed of the premisses hath now lately conueyed & assured part of the said manor, lands & tenements in C. aforesaid vnto one H. S. Es∣quier his heires & assignes, by reason wherof y^• said H. S. doth now hold the said parcell of land of your said Orator as of his said manor of D. by the seruice aforesaid, & by part of the said rent of vi. s̄. acording to y^• quā∣titie of the said lands so by him purchased of the said I. W. And so it is right ho. Lo. that diuers deeds, euidences, writings, & courtrolls, aswell tōcerning the said manor of D. as also cōcerning the said ren•• & seruice before rehearsed, be now of late casually come to the hands, custodie, & possession of the said I. W. and H. S. who by coulour thereof do intend now vtterly to disinherit your said Orator of his said rent and seruices, and do deny & refuse either to pay vnto your said Orator his said rent, or else to do vnto him his said seruices: And although your said Orator hath diuers & sundry times required y^• said I. W. & H. S. aswell to de∣liuer vnto him the said Euidences, deeds, writings, & courtrolls, as also to pay & do vnto him the said rent & seruices according as of right they ought to do, yet neuertheles the said I. W. & H. S. haue vtterly denied & refused alwaies the same to do cōtrary to all equitie & cōscience. And forasmuch as your said Orator knoweth not the certaintie of the saide deedes, euidences, & writings, nor wherein y^• same be conteined, nor also knoweth not the certaintie of the said lands & tenements that the saide H. S. hath purchased of the said I. W. therefore he is not only clearely without remedie for the recouerie of the said deeds and euidences, but also by the order of the common lawe is not able to make any auowrie vpon the said H. S. for his said rent. In consideration whereof may it please your good Lo. to graunt the King and Queenes most gratious writ of Subpena to be directed vnto the saide I. W. and H. S. com∣maunding them and either of them by vertue thereof personallie

to apeare before your good Lordship in the King and Queenes most honorable Court of Chauncerie at Westminster, there to make aun∣swere to all the premisses, and therein to abide such order and direction as to your good Lordship shall be thought consonant to equitie and good conscience, and your said Orator shall dayly pray to God for your good Lordship in health and honour long to continue.

An Answere to the bill next before. The Aunswere of H. S. Esquier to the bill of complaynt of Sir T. H. Knight.

THe said defendant saith, that the said bill of complaynt is vntrue, [unspec A] * 21.114 vncerteine & insufficient in the lawe to be aunswered vnto, and the matters therein conteined are determinable and ought to be determi∣ned at the Common lawe within the Countie Palantine of C. within which Countie aswell the saide complaynant as the saide defendant do dwell. And also the said mannor and other the premisses mentioned in the said bill of complaint, and supposed to be holden of the said complai∣nant do lie and be: and further saith, that it apeareth by the saide bill of complaint, that although it were true as it is not indeede that the said mannor of Capisthorne were holden of the saide complainant in such manner and forme as in his said bill is surmised, yet the said defendant doth not nor can or ought by the lawe of the realme hold such parcell of the same mannor of C. as he hath purchased by the seruices mentio∣ned in the saide bill. And also that the saide complainant is compellable by the lawes and statutes of this realme to auow at his perill vpon such parcell of the said mannor of C. as is seuered frō the same in fee simple for such portion of the said rent as the value of the same parcell so seue∣red doth amount vnto, and hath his ordinarie remedie for the same by the order of the common lawes and of the statutes of this realme in that case prouided, if the allegations of his bill be true, and the said rent can not by the order of the common lawe of this realme be aportioned in this honorable Court. For which matters and other causes aparant in the said bill the said defendant saith, that the same bill and the mat∣ters conteyned in the same be insufficient in the lawe to be aunswered vnto: And that he is not compellable, nor ought by the lawe to be com∣pelled to make any further aunswere to the same, and demurreth in lawe vpon the same, and prayeth to be dismissed out of this honorable Court without any further aunswere to be made thereunto. And if this Court will not nor do admit this demurrer, but the same notwith∣standing will compell the said defendant to make further aunswere to the said bill as otherwise then by compulsatorie order of this Court the

said defendant clayming the aduantage of the lawes of this realme whereby he ought to be tryed, doth not nor will make any further or other aunswere to the same, then the saide defendant after such order made by this Court to make further answere saith, that the said I. W. named in the said bill of complaint was seazed in his demesne as of fee, of and in one Mese and certeine lands and tenements conteyning by estimation 60. acres or thereabouts, which mese and lands is called W. and are within the Countie of C. aforesaid, and are of the yearely rent and value of 51. s̄. 4. d . and the said I. W. so being thereof seised for certeine summes of money to him paid, did bargaine and sell the said Mese, lands, and tenements called W. vnto the said defendant and his heires, and thereupon did by sufficient and lawfull conueyance in the lawe conuey and assure the said Mese, lands, and tenements called W. vnto t••e said defendant and his heires, to the proper vse of the said defendant and of his heires, by force whereof the said defendant entred into the premisses, and was thereof seised in his demesne as of fee, and the same estate continued vntill about the fifth yeare of the raigne of the late King Eow, the sixt, that one R. B. by the commaundement of the said complainant did enter into the said Mese, and into one pasture or croft, cō••eyning by estimation 2. Acres of land, lying on y^• Southeast part of the said Mese and adioyning to the same, and into one Orchard and one garden lying to the said mese, being parcell of the saide lands and tenements called W. and in W. aforesaid, and thereof did dissease the said defendant to the vse of the said complainant, to which entrie and disseisin the said complainant did agree, by force whereof the said complainant was and yet is seased in his demes••e as of fee by disseisin as is aforesaid of the said mese, orchard, garden and croft, without that that the said defendant I. W. did hold the said mannor of Capishorne of the saide complainant in manner and forme and by such seruices as by the said bill of complaint is alledged. Or that there is any such man∣nor of C. to the knowledge of this defendant, or that the said I. W. did or doth hold the said mannor of C. of the said complainant to the know∣ledge of the saide defendant, or that the saide defendant had any other meses, lands, or tenements which at any time were the meses, lands, or tenements of the saide I. W. other then the said mese, lands, and tene∣ments called W. or that the said mese, lands, and tenements called W. are or at any time were parcell of the said mannor of T. and if the said mese, lands, and tenements called W. had beene parcell of the said man∣nor of C. as they were not, or if the saide defendant did hold the saide mese, lands, and tenements called W. of the said complainant acording to the quantitie of the said rent and seruice, as the said complainant by his saide bill of complaint hath supposed as he doth not indeede, yet

forsomuch as the said complainant is seised of parcell of the said lands and tenements called W. by disseisin as is aforesaide, and the same mese, lands & tenements called Woodford are holden all by one entire tenure, the whole rent and seruices are suspended during the time of the saide deseisin, and the said defendant is and ought by the lawe to be discharged during the time of the saide disseisin, without that that any Euidences, deedes, writings or Courtrowles concerning the said man∣nor of Ouer, or the said rent and seruice at any time came to the hands, custodie, and possession of the said defendant, or that the said defendant doth intend vtterly to disinherit the saide complainant of the said rent and seruices, or doth wrongfullie denie to do the the said complaynant any seruices which he ought to do or pay, or that any other thing &c. All which matters &c.

A Replication to the Answere next before. The Replication of Sir T. H. Knight, to the Aunswere of H. S. Esquier.

THe said complainant saith in all and euery thing as he before in his [unspec A] * 21.115 bill hath saide, and auerreth all and euery thing therein conteined to be good and true in such manner and forme as in his said bill is alled∣ged, without that that the saide R. B. named in the saide aunswere did wrongfullie enter by the commaundement of this complaynant into the said mese & other the lands named in the said answere, being parcell of the said lands & tenements called Woodford, or thereof disseised the said defend to the vse of the said compl as by the saide answere it is vn∣trulie alledged, or that the said compl did agree to any such entrie & dis∣seisin, as by the said aunswere is supposed, or that this compl was or is by force thereof seised by dissesin of the saide mesuage, orchard, and gar∣den named in the said answere, as by the said answere is vntruly alled∣ged, or that any other matter or thing alledged in the saide answere ma∣teriall to be replied vnto, which heere in this replication is not confes∣sed and auoided, denied or trauersed, is true. All which matters &c.

G. Ge.

A bill containing that the plaintife by bargaine and sale, by feoffement and fine bought one mese &c. in fee, and that diuers euidences concerning the premisses are casually come to the plaintifes hands, and that by cul∣lour thereof the plaintife hath entred into parcell of the premisses and expulsed the plaintife from the possession thereof, and wrongfully kee∣peth the same.

To the Right Ho. and the reuerend Father in God Stephen Bishop of Winchester.

COmplayning sheweth vnto your ho. Lo. your Orator H. S. Es∣quier, [unspec A] * 21.116 that where one I. W. of C. in the County of C. was seised in

his demesne as of fee, of & in one mese, one gardē, one orchard, 60. acres of land, meadow, wood, and pasture, with the appurtenances in W. cal∣led W. in the Countie of C. and the said I. W. and his ancestors, whose heire he is, did cōtinue peaceable possession of the premisses by the space of 100. yeares and aboue, and the said I. W. so being thereof seised for certeine great summes of money to the said I. W. by your said Orator cōtented & paid, did bargaine & sell the premisses vnto your said Orator & his heires to the proper vse of your said Orator & of his said heires for euer, and thereupon did by his deede sufficient in the lawe, giue, grant, & confirme y^• premisses vnto your said Orator & his heires for euer. And for a further assurance thereof to be had vnto your said Orator and his heires, the said I. W. before the Iustice of y^• said County of C. did leuie a fine sur conusance de droit of the said mese, lands, and tenements vnto your said Orator, and by by the same fine the said I. W. did knowledge all the right which he had in the same mese, lands, & tenements to be the right of your saide Orator, as those which your saide Orator had of his gift, as by the said deede & fine more at large it doth & may appeare, by force whereof your said Orator entred into the premisses, & was there∣of seised in his demesne as of fee. But so it is if it may please your hon. Lo. that diuers euidences, deeds, escripts & miniments concerning the premisses are casually come to the hāds, custodie & possession of one Sir T. H. Knight, who by coulour of hauing thereof hath wrongfully en∣tred into the said mese, orchard, gardeine, and into one croft conteining by estimation 2. acres of land lying & adioyning vnto the said mese on the Southeast part of the said mese parcell of the premisses, and expul∣sed your said orator from the possession thereof: And the said Sir T. H. doth still wrongfully keepe your said Orator from the possession of the said mese, orchard, garden, & croft. And although your said Orator haue diuers times required the said Sir T. H. not only to permit and suffer your said orator to haue & inioy the said mese, lands, and tenements, but also to make deliuerie thereof vnto your said orator, which to do the said Sir Tho. at all times hath refused & yet doth refuse, contrary to right, equitie, and conscience. In consideration whereof, and for so much as your saide Orator knoweth not the certaintie of the saide Euidences, deedes and writings, nor wherein they be conteyned, therefore he is without remedie by the order of the common lawe. It may therefore please your honorable Lordship to graunt &c.

The Aunswere of Sir T. H. Knight to the Bill of complaint of H. S.

THe said defend saith y^• the said bill of compl is vncerteine & insuffi∣cient [unspec A] * 21.117 in y^• law to be answered vnto, & the matters therein cōteined

beene very vntruly deuised, imagined, and set forth, without any good matter or iust cause, only to the intent to put this defendant to wrong∣full vexation, trouble, and expences. And for aunswere vnto the saide insufficient bill, the said defendant saith, that our late soueraigne Lord King Henry the eight late King of England, father to our most soue∣raigne Ladie that now is, was seised among other lands in his demesne as of fee, as in the right of his said Crowne of and in the Mannor and Lordship of D. with the appurtenances and hamlets to the same apper∣taining, set, lying, and being in the Countie of C. whereof the said mes∣suage, garden, orchard, and croft, conteining by estimation the said two Acres of land lying in D. parcell of the premisses in the said bill of com∣plaint mentioned be parcell: And our said late soueraigne Lord King Henry the eight being so thereof lawfullie seised aswell for and in con∣sideration of the faithfull seruice that the saide defendant had done to the said late King Henry the 8. as also for diuers summes of money paid by y^• said defendant to the said late King Hen. the 8. the said late King Henry the 8. by his letters patents in this honorable Court readie to be shewed, the date whereof the said defendant doth not perfectly re∣member, did giue and graunt of his prescience and meere motion vnto the said defendant the said mannor and other the premisses in the saide Aunswere mentioned, to haue and to hold vnto the said defendant and his heires for euer, by force whereof this defendant vnto the premisses entred, and thereof was seised acordingly, and tooke the profits thereof acordingly, and yet doth as well and lawfull it was and is for him to do. And further the said defendant saith, that such euidences, deedes, escripts, and writings concerning the premisses mentioned in this aun∣swere as the said defendant hath concerning the same, he the said defen∣dant doth detaine and keepe them for the preseruation of the right, title and interest that he hath to the same as well and lawfull is for him to do. And furthermore the saide defendant saith, that as to any other deedes, euidences, writings and miniments concerning the residue of the said lands and tenements specified in the saide bill of complaint, or any parcell thereof in W. aforesaid, which do concerne the Interest, in∣heritance, and title of the said complaynant, the said defendant aunswe∣reth and saith, that he doth not withhold any, nor yet at any time hath withholden from the saide complaynant any such as by the saide bill is vntruly deposed, without that that the said Io. W. of C. named in the said bill was seised in his dem••sne as of fee of or in y^• said mese, orchard, garden, or croft mentioned in the said bill or any parcell thereof, set, ly∣ing, and being in D. aforesaid. Or that the said I. W. or his aunce••••ors whose heire he is did continue peaceable possession of the premisses by the space of 100. yeares and aboue as by the saide bill of complaint is

vntrulie surmised, or that the said Io. so being thereof seised for certeine summes of money, did bargaine or sell, or might lawfully bargaine and sell the premisses conteyned in the said Aunswere or any part thereof set, lying, and being in D. or the Lordship of the same, to the said com∣playnant and his heires as by the said bill it is in like manner vntrulie alledged and supposed. Or that the said Io. before the Iustice of Assise of the said Countie of C. did leuie a fine sur conusance de droit of the said mese and other the premisses mentioned in the said aunswere, or of any parcell thereof vnto the said complainant, as by the said bill is also vn∣trulie surmised: or that by the said supposed fine the said Io. did know∣ledge, or might lawfullie knowledge the said mese and other the pre∣misses conteined in the said bill to be the right of the said complainant, as those which the said complainant had of his gift as it is in like man∣ner vntrulie supposed, or that by force thereof the said complainant en∣tred or might lawfullie enter into the said mese and other the premisses in this aunswere mentioned, or that he was thereof lawfullie seised in his demesne as of fee, as by the said bill it is also vntrulie surmised, and without that that any other matter or thing alledged in the saide bill materiall to be aunswered vnto, which heere in this aunswere is not confessed and auoided, denied or trauersed, is true. All which matters this defendant is readie to auerre 7 prooue as this Court shall award, and prayeth to be dismissed out of this Court with his costs and expen∣ces in this wrongfull vexation sustained.

R. Ge.

The Replication of H. S. to the Aunswere of Sir T. H. Knight.

THe said complainant saith, that the said bill of complaint is true, [unspec A] * 21.118 certeine, and sufficient in the lawe to be aunswered vnto, and not imagined and set forth by the said complainant of malice, or wrongful∣lie to put the said defendant to costs, labour, or expences, for the saide complainant auerreth his said bill of complaint and euery thing there∣in conteined to be good and true in manner and forme as in the said bill of complaint is alledged, without that that the late King Henry the 8. named in the saide aunswere was seazed in his demesne as of fee as in the right of his Crowne of and in the saide mese, garden, orchard, and croft, conteining by estimation two acres of land lying in D. parcell of the lands and tenements mentioned in the saide bill of complaint, as parcell of the mannor and Lordship of D. in the said Countie of C. or that the saide mese, garden, orchard, and croft, or any part or parcell thereof is or at any time was parcell of the same mannor, or that the said late King by his letters patents gaue and graunted vnto the saide defendant and his heires for euer the saide mese, garden, orchard, and

croft, or that the saide late King Henry the 8. did or might lawfullie giue the said mese, garden, orchard, and croft vnto the said defendant, or that the saide mese, garden, orchard and croft, did or might lawfullie passe or come vnto the said defend by the said graunt, if any such graunt had beene as there was not indeede, or that the said defend by force of any such graunt or letters patents entred into the premisses last before mentioned, and was thereof seazed acordinglie, or did or might law∣fullie take the issues and profits thereof by force of the same letters pa∣tents, or that any other thing &c. All which matters the saide defen∣dant &c. And prayeth that it may be ordred by this ho. Court, that the said complainant may quietly enioy the lands and tenements mentio∣ned in the said bill of complaint, without let, suit, vexation, or impedi∣ment of the saide defendant, or of his heires, or any other person or per∣sons by his or their consent, ayde, title, or procurement.

A Supplication exhibited by a Scot to the priuie Counsell (his suit being commended to the Queene by letters from the King of Scots) robbed by Pirats vpon the Sea, who desireth a Commission to examine witnes∣ses to prooue the Piraci••.

To the Right Ho. the Lords and others of her Maiesties honorable priuie Counsell.

MOst humbly beseecheth your good Lo. your distressed Suppliant [unspec A] * 21.119 G. P. of the towne of Leth in Scotland, being lately robbed and spoiled by certaine english pirats vpon the seas of all his goods to the value of 400. l . or there abouts, as by certaine proceedings in the court of y^• Admiraltie plainly appeareth, and for that this cause hath bin com∣mended to her Maiestie by the king of Scots his letters, your Lo. poore suppliant therefore hopeth the rather to be relieued in any of his reaso∣nable & conscionable suits & requests at your ho. hands. It may there∣fore please your good Lo. to tender & pitie the case of your said Suppli∣ant, & to graunt vnto him your ho. letters of Commission to be directed to the Maior of the towne of H. in the Countie of P. & others Iustices of peace & Aldermen of the said towne, geuing them Aucthoritie there∣by to call before them the persons whose names be subscribed, & vpon their corporall oathes to examine thē vpon such questions or interroga∣tories as vpon your said suppliants behalfe shalbe ministred vnto them, and to certifie their sayings & depositions touching the premisses vnto your good Lo. vnder their hands & seales, with all cōuenient speede they may. And your good Lo. poore suppliant shal dayly pray to God for the preseruation of your good Lo. in all health & honour long to continue.

The indorsement of the Supplication.

13. Decembr̄. 1600.

The humble petition of G. P. of Leth in Scotland.

And then endorse the contents of the petition.

the witnesses.

• A. B.
• C. D.
• E. F.

A Supplication by two maymed souldiers, to haue the Counsels licence to begge, or to haue some maintenance allowed them for the•• present stay and reliefe, vntill two Almes roumes which the Queene gaue in re∣uercion do become voide.

To the Right Ho. the Lords &c.

HUmblie shewe and beseech your good Lo. your very poore and [unspec A] * 21.120 humble Suppliants A. G. and B. C. That whereas in conside∣ration of the sundrie maymes and hurts of your ho. Suppliants in her Maiesties seruice, it pleased her highnesse of her most gratious dispo∣sition and pitifull consideration of vs, to giue and bestowe vpon vs the reuercion of two seuerall Almes roomes in the Hospitall of D. in the Citie of London during our liues when the same shall become voide, the which be yet full, and after their deathes which now be in the pos∣session of the same diuers reuercions are graunted to seuerall persons of the same, by reason whereof your Lo. poore Suppliants are neuer likely to enioy the same roumes for their reliefe and sustenance. In consideration whereof, and for that your ho. said suppliants be in very poore and weake estate by reason of their saide maymes and hurts, and greatly indebted to diuers persons, being charged with wiues and many children, not hauing any thing now left them to maintaine, helpe, or relieue themselues withall in this their great pouertie and ex∣tremities, but are readie to perish for lacke of sustenaunce and other meanes, It may therefore please your good Lo. the premisses being by your ho. tenderly considered, to graunt vnto your Lo. poore Suppliants for their present stay, reliefe and comfort, your Honours licence for the taking and receiuing of the Almes, and charitable beneuolence of the well disposed persons throughout the whole Realme, vntill the saide Almes roumes shall become voide, or some other prouision or mainte∣naunce for the reliefe of their present necessitie, such as to your Ho∣nours shall seeme meete and conueuient may be had & made, and your said poore Suppliants according to their bounden duties will pray to God for your good Lordships in all health & honour long to continue.

A Supplication by a Merchant straunger, who hauing beene before called into question for cosening of one in a barter of Pearle for Cloth, who de∣sireth the same may be examined and ended by Aldermen of London, and other assistants of skill and iudgement: And that if they cannot a∣gree, then the Lord Maior of London to be vmpier betwixt them, or else that the same may receiue a triall in any Court of Iustice within the realme, and that in the meane time his libertie may not be impeached.

To the Right Honorable the Lords &c.

IN all humblenes beseecheth your honorable good Lordship I. C. of [unspec A] * 21.121 the Citie of London Merchaunt straunger. That whereas R. S. of the same Citie Merchant taylour hath sundrie times complained vnto your Honor that the saide Suppliant had cosened him in deliuering pearles for 185. pound, which were not worth 20. pound, in considera∣tion of a barter of cloth deliuered to your Lordships Suppliant, where∣upon it pleased your Lordship to graunt your warrant for the bringing of the saide Suppliant and his aged father before your good Lordship to answere to the said supposed cosenage obiected against them, which they haue alreadie in some sort answered, according to the shortnes of the time. But for as much as for the full and plaine discouerie of the said pretended cosenage, wherewith your Lordships said Suppliant is charged by the saide R. S. it seemeth requisite that the whole procee∣dings in the said barter or contract were throughly examined by some Aldermen of the Citie of London, calling vnto them for their assistance therein two of the Dutch Church, of sufficient iudgement and skill in such cases to be indifferently nominated by your saide Suppliant and the said R. S. It may therefore please your good Lordship to giue full power and aucthoritie by your Honors letters to Alderman S. and E. D. one of the Dutch Church chosen by your said Suppliant (if so it may stand with the liking of your good Lordship) being of iudge∣ment and skill, and very wise and discreete men, and to an other Alder∣man of the saide Citie, and any other of the said Dutch Church to be likewise nominated and appointed by the said R. S. who may examine and try out the truth of the saide supposed cosenage: And that it may also please your good Lordship that the Lord Maior of the said Citie of London may be by your Honor nominated and appointed to be vmpier in the said cause for the finall ending thereof, if it should so happen and fall out that the said foure persons should not fully end the same cause betwixt the saide parties touching the said supposed cosenage, to the which arbitrement & vmpiradge your saide Suppliant will willingly submit himselfe to stand vnto and performe. And if the saide cause can not by the saide arbitrators or vmpiers receiue a full and finall ende through the wilfulnes or frowardnes of the saide R. S. according to the charitable and honest intent and purpose of your Lordships saide Suppliant. Then your said Suppliant humblie beseecheth your Ho∣nor that it may be ordered by your good Lordship that the saide cause may receiue a short, speedie, vpright, and indifferent tryall at the Com∣mon lawe in what Court in shall please your good Lordship to appoint. And for that your said Suppliant doubteth least by the practise of the

said R. S. his libertie may be impeached before the saide supposed cose∣nage may be fully tryed & ended, the petitioner therefore humblie be∣seecheth your good Lo. that by your Lo. order his poore aged father may be protected and defended from arrests or other trouble or mole∣station, vntill the said cause shall receiue a full and finall end, and your said Suppliant shall dayly pray to God for &c.

A Supplication by an Inkeeper imprisoned for treason vpon counterfaite letters from the priuie Counsell, who being thereof afterwards discharged by letters from the Counsell, had seuerall accions of det laid vpon him be∣fore his inlargement. And afterwards was from thence remoued to the Fleete, and there remayning for his det, prayeth that he may complaine of abuses offered to him, and to detect others of offences and misdemeanours by them committed. And also to write letters to the Commissioners for prisoners for det in the Fleete, to compound all causes betwixt him and his creditors.

To the Right Ho. the Lords &c.

HUmbly sheweth and complaineth vnto your good Lo. your poore [unspec A] * 21.122 suppliant & dayly Orator I. W. of N. now prisoner in y^• Fleete. That where about the month of September last past in the 32. yeare of her Maiesties raigne, one W. P. brought to the said towne of N. cer∣taine counterfait letters vnder the names of the Lo. Chancellor, Lord Treasuror, and others of her Ma. most honorable priuie Counsell, with commandement to I. B. then Maior of the said towne of N. by vertue of the said letters, to apprehend & take your said suppliant vpō suspition of treason, & to commit him to close prison, with beauy irons to be laide vpō him, the which the said Maior executed acordingly, where your said suppliant so continued by the space of 5. weekes. And your suppliant be∣ing so imprisoned, required the said Maior that the said W. P. might be stayed, for that he in the same yeare had counterfaited certeine other letters vnder diuers of your Lo. hands, but the saide Maior refused to stay him because he came with your Lo. letters to him (as he supposed) so the said W. P. departed, leauing your said suppliant in close prison. Whereupon your said poore suppliant sent one to aquaint your ho. with his poore distressed case, for redresse & reliefe frō your good Lo. therein, who thereupon receiued your honorable letters in your suppliants be∣halfe, directed vnto the said now Maior of the said towne of N. for his enlargement of his said imprisonment. But your Lo. said letters not∣withstanding, your poore suppliant was not set at libertie, but detained in prison by the space of 8. dayes after your Lo. letters were deliuered vnto the said Maior, by meanes whereof there was one execution for det, and diuers other Accions of debt laid vpon him to the vtter vndoing of him, his wife, & 8. poore children, your suppliant being a poore Inhol∣der in the sa•••• towne of N. & hauing no other trade of liuing or meanes

to maintaine himselfe & his poore family, by reason of which said vntrue slaunder of suspition of Treason, & of his long imprisonment of seuen months or more, he hath lost all his accustomes guests being many, which vsed to come to his said house. May it therefore please your good Lo. the premisses being by your Honors tenderly considered, & for that your said poore suppliant vpō his remoue to the prison of the Fleete, en∣tered into bond to appeare before your good Lo. at what time soeuer it should please your Ho. to appoint im so to do, to admit your said sup∣pliant to complaine before your Ho. of diuers wrongs & abuses offered & done vnto your poore suppliant, as also to discouer & detect y^• said W. & some others his confederates of very lewd parts & offences cōmitted by thē: And also y^• it wil please your Ho. to graunt your letters to y^e Cō∣missioners for poore prisoners for debt in the Fleete, for y^• speedy com∣pounding & ending of all causes betwixt your said suppliant & his cre∣ditors, and your said suppliant as he is most bounden shal dayly pray for your Ho. good Lordship in health and in honour long to continue.

A Supplication containing that vpon a former supplication the Counsels let∣ters were directed to a knight and others of the cuntrey where both the par∣ties dwelled to heare and end a cause being a matter of account, whereupon the knight and the others first wrote their letters to the parties and they not comming before them, vpon their letters they did thereupon by vertue of the Counsels said letters send their precept vnto them commaunding them to appeare before them for ending of the said cause, who refused to come be∣fore thē, the which his contempt was by the said knight &c. certified to the Counsell against them. And now the petitioner prayeth the Counsels war∣rant to bring the parties before the said knight &c. for the ending of the said cause, and if the said parties wilfully refuse to stand to and obey their order, then to commit them to the Gaole, there to remayne vntill they will be contented to obay and performe the same.

To the Right Honorable the Lords &c.

HUmbly sheweth vnto your good Lo. your humble suppliant N. [unspec A] * 21.123 C. Clothier, that whereas vpon a former petition exhibited vnto your good Lo. declaring the iniurious, vnconscionable, & sinister dea∣lings of one T. N. & I. his sonne, touching a matter of debt & account, which was by your said suppliant fullie satisfyed: Yet continued they suite against your said suppliant for the space of seuen yeares together only of purpose & malice to the end to molest, trouble, & impouerish your said suppliant, as by diuers certificates then to your Ho. by your saide suppliant shewed did fully & at large appeare, as also the lewde & euill conuersation & demeanor of y^e said I. N. dulie certified vnto your good Lo. by the towne of C. in the County of S. vnder the common Seale of

the same towne: whereupon it pleased your good L. to direct your ho∣norable letters vnto Sir G. T. of A. in the said County of S. knight, & others, to call before them the said T. N. and all other persons whom that matter did in any wise concerne, and that vpon due hearing & exa∣mination of witnesses vpō both parts to be produced to proceede to the finall ending & determining thereof according to equitie & conscience, and thereupon the said Commissioners according to your Lo. said let∣ters of Commission sent first their letters, requiring them to come be∣fore them for the ending of the said cause: and for that they did not ap∣peare before them vpon their said letters, they then addressed vnto thē their precept, requiring and commanding them and euery of them by vertue of your Honours said letters of Commission to them directed, to come & appeare before them for the ending of the said cause, both which letters & precept were deliuered by one A. B. vnto the said T. N. who was the principall molestor & troubler of your suppliant in these cau∣ses, who albeit he had receiued the said letters & precept, yet that not∣withstanding he would not appeare before the said Commissioners, but contemptuously by his letters to the Cōmissioners refused to appeare before them either vpō the said letters or the precept frō the said Com∣missioners, as by a Certificate frō the said Commissioners ready to be shewed vnto your good Lo. may appeare, to the great derogation & con∣tempt of your good Lordships. May in therefore please your Ho. for the bridling & checking of such dissolute, froward, & wilfull obstinacie, to the terrifying of such like disobedient persons, to graunt vnto your said suppliant your Lo. warrant to be directed vnto the Sherife of the said County of S. to bring the said T. N. before the said Commissioners at such day, houre, & place, as by letters frō the said Commissioners to the said Sherife shalbe assigned or appointed: And that if the saide T. N. being so brought before the said Commissioners shall wilfully refuse to o bay & performe such order, end, & determination, as the said Commis∣sioners shall thinke good to set downe therein: That the said Commis∣sioners may haue full power & Aucthority to commit the said T. N. to the Gaole within the said County, there to remaine vntill he will yeeld to performe and obay the order and determination of the said Comms∣sioners, or that your good Lo. shall geue order and direction for his de∣liuery out of prison. And your said Suppliant shall dayly pray for the preseruation of your good Lordships in all felicitie and happines long to continue.

A Supplication by one for himselfe and for eight other prisoners endicted of murder in Wales (wrongfullie as they pretend) contayning a former Supplication, whereupon the Counsell ordered that they shoulde re∣ceiue their tryals vpon the sayd Indictmens of life and death in the

Countie of Salop, and not in the Countie of M. where they were indicted, praying that they might be bayled, for that he was a freeholder of good woorth, and able to put in good suertie, that the Counsell would be pleased to giue order by their letters to the Lo. President and Counsell in the mar∣ches of Wales for the bayling of them.

To the Right Ho. the Lords &c.

MOst humbly enformeth your good Lo. your humble suppliant and [unspec A] * 21.124 dayly Orator E. D. of the County of C. for himselfe & 8. others, now prisoners in the Gaole of M. for a supposed murthering of one M. G. who died about Pentecost last past: That whereas vpō some sodaine heate of words bariance hapning to growe betweene the same M. G. & your said suppliant L. in the said County of C. vpon the 28. day of May last past, about the hauing vp of a writ of Capias, with a fee formerlie giuen for the executing of the same writ, at which time by hard hap a stander by geuing a light blowe to the said M. G. with a stone vpon the head, whereof he neuer languished so much as one houre in outward ap∣parance, neither did his Chirurgion conceiue any danger to be therein, but the said M. G. trauelled afterwards without shewe of griefe from place to place about his affaires into forraine countreys, vsing all exer∣cises & disports of pleasure, and afterwards vpon the 10. day of Iune through sicknes died in the said County of M. In which County of M. by fauour of the kinred & allies of the said M. G. your suppliant and 11. others were uniustly endicted for y^• death of the said M. G. as for mur∣ther although there were no maner of malice betwixt your Lo. said sup∣pliant & the said M. G. before the said hurt of him y^• said M. G. but great good will & liking betwixt thē. For the same night that the said M. G. was hurt as is aforesaid, he had appointed to lye at your Lo. said suppli∣ants house, whereupon your good Lo. said suppliant being an humble suitor to your Ho. for redresse of the said hard measure, it pleased your good Lo. in your very honorable consideration by order frō your Lo. to appoint the triall of your said suppliant, & the other 8. endicted persons at the Assises to be holden for the said County of Salop, as a place more indifferēt & fit for the same, and yet neuertheles your said poore suppli∣and & the rest remaine in prison & cannot be bayled, and albeit very good & sufficient bayle haue bin by your Lo. supplliant diuers times offered not only for himselfe, but also for the rest of the people, being endicted & imprisoned. And for that your ho. said suppliant is a freeholder, of cre∣dit & worth well able to find very good & sufficient suretie for his owne bayle & his said people to appeare and answere to the said indictment a∣gainst them before the Qu. Maiesties Iustices of Assise for the saide County of Salop, at y^• next assises to be holden within the said County of S••lop for the said County. It may therefore please your good Lo. of your accustomed care and commiseration of poore afflicted persons

for their reliefes, to giue such order and direction by your honours let∣ters to be directed to the Lo. President and Counsell of the Marches of Wales, that your Lo. said Suppliant and his poore people may not only receiue their said triall vpō the said indictment in the said County of Salop according to your good Lo. former order & directions there∣in, but also that they may be presently bayled vpon good and sufficient sureties to be of them taken by the said Lo. President and Counsell for their personall appearance before the said Iustices of Assise for the said Countie of Salop at the said next Assises to be holden before them for the same Countie, then and there to answere to the said endictment, and to receiue therein according to lawe and iustice: And your said poore Suppliant shall pray vnto God for the long preseruation of your good Lordship in health and much honour long to continue.

A Supplication to haue the Counsels letters to two Bayliffes of a Towne, to take vpon them the hearing of a controuersie of an Account, or else to appoint other two to do the same, and that they two to appoint an vm∣pier to end the matter. And if the said vmpier cannot end it, then to certifie the Counsell of the state of the matter, and their opinions there∣of, and in whom they conceiue the fault to be.

To the Right Honorable the Lords &c.

IN most humble and lamentable maner sheweth vnto your honorable [unspec A] * 21.125 Lordships your poore Suppliant A. B. of C. in the Countie of N. Merchant. That whereas there are diuers matters of Account in que∣stion and controuersie betweene your said poore suppliant, & one H. B. of N. which will aske & require some long time & great charges to be prosecuted & determined by the due course of the common lawes of the realme, the which would turne to the vtter vndoing of your said suppli∣and, because he is now readie with his Ship to depart towards the Straights, and therefore very vncertaine of his returne. It may there∣fore please your good Lo. to graunt your Ho. letters to be directed vnto the two Bayliffes of great Yarmouth, either to heare the said Account betwixt them, or else to appoint two other indifferent persons to heare the same and that those two may of themselues appoint an vmpier to end and determine the said controuersies, vnto the which if the said H. B. or your Ho. said Suppliant will not yeeld vnto, that then they may certifie vnto your good Lo. the state of the saide controuersies betwixt them, with their opinions therein, and in whom they conceiue the fault to be. And your saide poore Suppliant shall be bound during his life to pray for your good Lo. increase of honour, and perpetuall felicitie.

A Supplication of H. K. and E. M. beeing prisoners in the Fleete for misdemeanors sentensed in the Star chamber to be enlarged of their imprisonment.

To the Right Ho. the L. Keeper of the great seale of England.

THe Suppliants in Michaelmas Tearme last were sentensed for a* 21.126 [unspec A] Riot, & other misdemeanours, and A. B. the principall defend was then also committed to the Fleete, and adiudged to pay to the Queene 100. l . for a fine, and also to discharge the fines imposed vpō such other of the said defendants then likewise sentenced & fined as are not able to satisfie the same. Your Lo. saide poore Suppliants dwelling in the County of C. were brought vp by the Warden of the Fleets seruants, & are now likewise prisoners in the said prison of the Fleete for the said offences, where they haue already remained by the space of a fortnight & more in great miserie & want, being very poore men & very aged, and hauing nothing at all wherewith to relieue their great wants & neces∣sities more then the bare allowance of the prison, being so small, as your poore suppliants are readie to starue for want of meate, drinke, & other necessaries, to the vtter ouerthrowing of them and their poore wiues & children, without it may please your good Lo. speedily to extend your commiseration and pitie vpon them in setting them at libertie.

A Supplication of a prisoner in the Fleete for misdemeanours censured in the Star chamber to be enlarged of his imprisonment, and to haue the benefit of a generall pardon, and to be discharged of one of his fines im∣posed vpon him.

To the Right Ho. Sir T. E. Knight, Lord keeper of the great seale of England.

IN all humblenes H. A. a very poore aged man of 70. yeares old and* 21.127 [unspec A] more now prisoner in the Fleete, humbly beseecheth your good Lo. That where your suppliant in the cause betweene A. B. and C. D. had in the Starrechamber two seuerall fines imposed vpon him for two se∣uerall misdemeanours, the one a fine of 10. l . & the other a fine of 20. l . and brought out of the Countie of C. by the seruant of the deputie war∣den of the Fleete to the prison of the Fleete, the 10. day of this instant Iune, being as he is informed discharged and freed from the said first fine of 10. l . and from imprisonment of his bodie by her Maiesties most gratious generall pardon at the last Parliament, that it would please your good Lo. for Gods sake to yeeld and allow vnto your Lo. said sup∣pliant the benefit of the said generall pardon for his said first time, and also in your ho. and mercifull regard of his great pouertie & miserie he now lieth in to enlarge him of his said imprisonment, and to discharge him of the said fine of 20. l . and to set it ouer vpon the head of the said

C. D. according to an order therein taken: And also to order & appoint the said C. D. to pay your said suppliants prison charges, hauing been drawen into that action by the saide C. D. otherwise your Lo. poore suppliant is vtterly vndone for euer, and shall neuer be able to procure his libertie, but of force must perish in prison: And your said poore sup∣pliant & his poore wife and children shall dayly pray for your Lo. good and honorable estate in all health and happines long to continue.

A Supplication of a prisoner in the Fleete for a misdemeanour censured in the Starre chamber to haue the benefite of a generall pardon, and to be discharged of his imprisonment and fine, and that in respect of his very poore estate his prison charges may be paid and discharged by one A. B. by whose meanes the Suppliant was drawen into the action.

To the Right Ho. Sir T. E. Knight, Lord keeper of the great seale of England.

YOur Ho. very poore Suppliant H. M. being a very poore olde man* 21.128 [unspec A] of aboue 80. yeares old, and weake and sicklie, now prisoner in the Fleete, humbly beseecheth your Lo. That where your poore suppliant in a cause betweene A. M. and C. K. was fined in the Starre chamber at the summe of 5. l . and brought out of C. by the warden of the Fleets seruants to the prison of the Fleete, the 20. day of this Iuly, that he may not only be freed & discharged of the said fine imposed vpon him, but also of his said imprisonment by force and vertue of a generall par∣don at the last Parliament. And that your good Lo. will be pleased for Gods cause to yeeld & allow vnto your poore suppliant the benefit of y^• said pardon for his enlargement. And further, that it will please your good Lo. in regard of his great pouertie being not able to relieue him∣selfe with sufficient meate and drinke, but is ready to starue for hunger for want thereof, to take such order that the said C. K. by whome your said poore suppliant hath been drawen to commit the said misdemea∣nour, may pay for your said suppliant all his fees and charges of im∣prisonment, the which if he be not compelled by your good Lo. to do, your saide poore suppliant is very likely to remayne languishing in prison all the dayes of his life, without any hope euer to be deliuered thence. And your poore suppliant will dayly pray for your good Lo. &c.

The end of Bils and Answeres &c.

HItherto of Bils, Answeres, Replications, Reioinders, &c. and such [unspec A] other things as concerne the maner of proceeding in Chancery suites, with some newe additions vnto them added. Now of certaine writs and commissions issuing thence, and there also re••ournable.

The maner of proceeding vpon a speciall Certiorari.

THe party grieued exhibiteth his bill, and by the same prayeth not* 21.129 [unspec A] only a speciall Certiorari, but also a Subp. against the def. to an∣swere to his bill, as appeareth by the last two bils. And if the Lord Chauncelor, Lord Keeper, or Maister of the Rols shall see good and probable matter in the bill, they vsually graunt the same, taking bond of the plaintife for the proofe of the surmises of his bill, within foure∣teene daies after the retourne of his speciall Certiorari, which writ of Certiorari followeth in haec verba.

Elizabeth Dei gratia Angliae, Franciae, & Hyberniae, Regina, fidei [unspec B] defensor &c.

Maiori & Vicecomitibus London salutem,

volentes cer∣tis de causis certiorari super causa captionis & detentionis R. S. in priso∣na sub custodia vestra, vos praefati vicecomites detenti vt dicitur, vobis mandamus, quod causam praedictam cum omnibus eam tangentibus quocunque nomine idem R. in causa illa censeatur nobis in Cancella∣riam nostram in quindena pasche prox. futur̄, vbicunque tunc fuerit, sub sigillis vestris distincte & aperte mittatis, & hoc breue

teste &c.

And if the pl . do not make proofe of the surmise of his bill as afore∣said, [unspec C] then vpon certificat made vnder the hands of the examiners of this Court, and notice from the plaintifes Attourney that he hath not exa∣mined any witnesses either in this Court, or by Commission, then a Procedendo is graunted of course. But if there be witnesses examined, then to haue their examinations referred to a Master of the Chancery.

And if he finde and so certifie, that the plaintife hath proued the sub∣stance [unspec D] of his bill, then the cause to be reteined & ordered in this Court, if not, then a Procedendo to proceede for the remuanding of the said cause.

A Corpus cum causa to remoue a Prisoner.

REgina &c. Maiori & Vicecomitibus Lond' salutem. Mandamus* 22.1 [unspec A] vobis, quod R. S. quocunque nomine censeat̄ captum & in pri∣sona sub custodia vestra vos praefat̄ Vicecomit̄ detent̄, vt dicitur, habe∣atis coram nobis in Cancellar̄ nostra tali die proxim̄ futur̄, vbicunque tunc fuerit, vna cum causa captionis & detentionis ipsius R. in prisona praedict'. Et hoc nullatenus omittat̄. Et habeatis ibi hoc breue. Teste &c.

This writ is graunted by the L. Chauncelor, L. Keeper, or Master [unspec B] of the Rolles, for the most part vpon a Bill exhibited, and good baile put into the Court for the parties apparance and foorth comming, de die in diem, or further time, as the Court shall thinke fit, whereby many of her Maiesties subiects are verie much relieued in hard and ex∣treame causes, lying often times in prison vpon great actions surmised

against them, without iust cause, and thereby not able to put in such bayle, as the common Lawe doth require in such cases.

Of a writ of Diem clausit extremum.

THis writ is to be sued foorth by the heire of the kings Tenant in* 22.2 [unspec A] chiefe, within a yeare after the death of his auncester, or a Com∣mission of the same effect. And an Office or Inquisition being there∣upon taken and retorned, such heire may haue liuerie of his lands out of the kings hands, for if the lands of such tenant exceede the yearely value of v. li. no Liuerie thereof can be sued, before such Inquisition or office found and retorned by vertue of such writ or Commission. And such writ or Commission may not passe, but by warrant or bill, first signed and subscribed with the hands and names of the Master of the Wardes and Liueries, the Surueior of the Liueries, and the Attorney of the Court of Wardes & Liueries, or some of them, 33. H. 8. cap. 22. The forme of which writ insueth.

Rex Eschaetori in comit̄ Eb. salutem. Quia I. qui de nobis tenuit in [unspec B] capite Diem clausit extremum, vt accepimus. Tibi praecipimus, qd' oīa terras & ten̄ta de quibus idem I. fuit s••isitus in dn̄ico suo vt de feod', in balliua tua die quo obijt, sine dilatione cap̄ in manū nr̄ā, & ea saluo custodiri facias, donec aliud inde praeciperimus: Et per sacramentum proborum & legalium hominū de eadem balliua tua, per quos rei veri∣tas melius sciri poterit diligenter inquiras, quantum terr̄ & ten̄torum praedictus I. tenuit de nobis in capite, tam in dominico quā in seruitio, in dict' balliua tua dict' die quo obijt, & quantum de alijs, & per quod seruitium, & quantum terr̄ & ten̄ta illa valeant per annum in omnibus exitibus, & quo die idem I. obijt, & quis propinquior haeres eius sit, & cuius aetatis. Et inquisitionem inde distincte & aperte factam nobis in Cancellar' nostram sub sigillo tuo, & sigillis eorum, per quos facta fu∣erit, sine dilatione mittas &c. Et hoc breue. T. &c.

But if one that holdeth of the Queenes ward by knights seruice die, the Diem clausit &c. must be thus:

Regina dilecto &c. Quia I. de S. qui de haered' W. de O. defunct', [unspec C] qui de nobis tenuit in capite, infra aetatem, & in custodia nostra existent̄ tenuit per seruic' Militar̄ Diem clausit extremum, vt accepimus. Tibi praecipimus, quod omnia terr̄ & ten̄t̄ &c. per sacramentum &c. quan∣tum terrarum & tenementorum idem I. tenuit de haered' praedict̄. Et quis propinquior haeres eius sit &c. vt supra.

And if the Queenes warde, Thus:

Regina &c. Quia R. de H. filius & haeres I. de H. defuncti, qui de [unspec D] nobis tenuit in capite, nuper dum infra aetatem & in custod' nostra fuit, Diem clausit extremum, vt accepimus. Tibi praecipimus, quod per sa∣cramentum

&c. inquiras, quae terrae & quae ten̄ta per mortem praedic•• I. & ratione minoris aetatis haered' praedict̄ I. ad manus nr̄as deuener̄, & sic in manu nostr̄ existunt, & quantum inde de nobistenetur in capite, & quantum de alijs, & per quod seruitium, & quantum &c.

But if the wife of the Queenes tenant which holdeth in Dower dye, his Heire being the Queenes warde, then the Diem clausit extremum must be made thus:

Rex dilecto sibi N. de B. Maiori ciuitatis suae London, & Eschaetori [unspec E] suo in eadem Ciuitate salutem. Quia E. quae fuit vxor I. de B. nuper defunct', quae quasdam terras & quaedam tenementa de nobis tenuit in dotem de haereditate p̄dict' I. quondam virisui, Diem clausit extre∣mum, vt accepimus. Tibi praecipimus, quod omnia terras & ten̄ta, quae ••adem E. sic tenuit in dotem de haereditate p̄dicta in balliua tua &c. per sacramentum &c. diligenter inquiras, quas terras & quae tenemen∣ta eadem E. sic tenuit in dotem de haereditate p̄dict̄ in balliua tua, die quo obijt, & quantum inde de nobis tenetur in capite, & quantum de alijs, & per quod seruitium &c.

If the Queene haue the wardship of a reuersion, and the tenant for life die, then thus.

Quia A. quasdam terras & quaedam tenementa de haered' E. consan∣guinei [unspec F] & haered' H. de P. defuncti, qui de rege tenuit in capite, infra aetatem & in custod' regis existent̄ tenuit ad terminum vitae suae, Diem clausit extrem̄ &c. tibi praecipimus &c.

After the death of the tenant by the Curtesie, thus.

Quia A. qui quasdam terras & quedam ten̄ta de nobis tenuit per le∣gem [unspec G] Angliae de haered' M. vxoris suae dudum defunctae, Diem clausit extremum, tibi praecipimus &c.

But if the Queene haue a remainder, and her tenaunt for life dieth, then must the Writ be thus.

Quia A. quae fuit vxor &c. qui quasdam terras & quaedam tenementa [unspec H] tenuit ad vitam suam & quae post mortem ipsius A. nobis & haered' nr̄is remaner̄ debent, Diem clausit extremum &c. tibi praecipimus &c. qui eadem sic tenuit & quae post mortem &c. remaner̄ debent &c. vel sic post mort̄ praedict' B. ad manus nostras ratione minoris etatis praefat̄ haered' deuener̄ &c.

But if the temporalties of a Bish. be in the Queenes hands, and one that holdeth of the Bishopricke by knights seruice dieth, the Diem clausit ex∣tremum must be thus.

Regina &c. Quia A. de Archiepiscopatu Cantuar̄ vacant̄ & in manu [unspec I] nostra existent̄ tenuit per seruic' militare, Diem clausit extremum &c. tibi praecipimus &c. de quibus idem A. fuit seisitus in dominico suo vt de feodo &c. & tenuit de Archiepiscopatu praed' sine dilatione &c.

But if the Queenes Idiot die, the writ must be such.

Quia B. de C. nuper fatuus & Idiota, cuius terrae & ten̄ta ratione fa∣tuitatis [unspec K] eiusdē B. in manu nr̄a existunt, diem &c. vt accepimus, tibi p̄ci∣pimus {quam} {per} sacrament̄ &c. diligenter inqui••as, quae terrae & quae ten̄ta ratione fatuitatis p̄d' B. in manū nr̄am capta fuerunt, & adhuc in ma∣nu nr̄a existunt, & de quo vel de quibus teneantur, & {per} quod seruitiū, & quantū terrae illae valeant &c. & quis propinquior &c. & inquisit̄ &c.

Datur nobis intelligi.

ANd if the Eschea••or receiue a Diem ciausit extremum, and die, [unspec A] * 22.3 or be otherwise remoued from his office before execution thereof, then issueth a writ of Datur nobis intelligi in this forme.

Regina &c. Cum nuper datur nobis intelligi quod I. de B. qui de [unspec B] nobis tenuit in capite, Diem clausit extremum, praeceperimus dilect' nobis W. de O. nuper Eschaetori nr̄o in comitatu praedict' quod omnia terras & tenements &c. vt supra, Mutatis mutandis. Ac idem W. ab offic' praedict̄ iam sit amotus, per quod executio breuis nostri praedict̄ fieri non potest: Nos super praemissis volent̄ cerciorari: Tibi praecipi∣mus, quod persacramentum &c. diligenter super praemiss▪ facias in∣quisitionem, & etiam distincte &c. T. &c.

Or thus.

Regina dilecto &c. Cum nuper datur nobis intelligi, quod I. de B. [unspec C] qui de nobis tenuit in capite, Diem clausit extremum, praeceperimus dilecto & fideli nostro H. de B. nuper Eschaetori nostro in eodem Com̄, quod omnes terras &c. sine dilatione caperet in manum no∣stram &c. donec aliud inde praecepissemus, & per sacramentum &c. inquiret, quantum terrae &c. vt in primo breui. Ac idem H. antequam praedict̄ breue fuerat executum, ab officio praedict̄ fuerat amotus: Nos volentes super praemissis plenius cerciorari, ••ibi praecipimus, quod super articulis praedict' & eorum singulis diligenter facias inquisic', & eam distincte & aperte fact' &c. vt supra &c.

But if the first Escheator execute the writ, and die before the inqui∣sition [unspec D] ••e returned into the Chauncery, then a Certiorare shall be a∣warded to his Executors, or Administrators, to certis••e the same in∣quisition, for it is a matter of Record so soone as the Iurors haue found and sealed it.

Of a Mandamus.

IF the Kings tenant by Knights seruice die, his heire within age, and [unspec A] * 22.4 no writ of Diem clausit extremum be awarded within a yeare after his death, then shall issue a Mandamus in this forme.

Rex dilecto sibi W. de B. Eschaetori suo in com̄ B. Salutem. Prae∣cipimus [unspec B] tibi quod per sacramentum proborum & legalium hominum de balliua tua, per quos &c. diligenter inquiras, quas terras & quae ten̄ta I. de B. tenuit de nobis in capite, tam in dominico quam in ser∣uitio in balliua tua die quo obijt, & quātum de alijs, & per {quam} seruitium, & quantum terrae & ten̄ta illa valeant per annum in omnibus exitibus, & quo tempore idem I. obijt, & quis propinquior &c. & cuius aetatis, & quis vel qui terras & ten̄ta illa a tempore mortis praed' occupauit vel occup̄, & exitus & proficua inde praecepit vel praeceperunt, quo titulo & qualit̄, & quo modo &c. Et inquisitionem &c.

THe heire shall haue but one writ of Diem clausit extremum only [unspec A] * 22.5 within a yere after his auncesters death: But where thancester died ward to the Queene and within age, for then a new Diem clausit extremum shall be a warded a yeare after the Infants death, and not a Mandamus, per Regist. fol.

Of Commissions after the death of the Queenes tenant.

ALso the heire of the Kings tenant by Knights seruice in chiefe, [unspec A] * 22.6 may sue forth a speciall Commission, directed to certaine persons, to inquire what lands &c. (as aboue in a Diem clausit extremum,) which Commission will he as beneficiall for the heire, as a Diem clausit extremum: For vpon Inquisition taken by such a Commission, retornable into the Chauncerie, ••e may haue Liuerie at his full age. But he shall neuer haue Liuerie vpon a generall Commission to inquire of all Wardes &c.

Quae plura.

THis writ lyeth when any of the Heires lands be omitted in a for∣mer [unspec A] * 22.7 office or inquisition, to finde the lands so omitted, and is such.

Rex Eschaetori suo &c. salutem. Quia datum est nobis intelligi [unspec B] quod A. defunctus qui de nobis tenuit in capite, tenuit die quo obijt plura terras & ten̄ta in comitat̄ praedict', quam tu in inquisitione inde post mortem p̄dict̄ A. de mandato nostr̄ capta, & in Cancell' nostr̄ re∣tornata specificantur. Tibi praecipimus, quod persacramentum probo∣rum &c. inquiras quae plura terras & ten̄ta idem A. tenuit in com̄ p̄dict', die quo obijt, & de quo, vel de quibus illa plura terrae & ten̄ta teneantur, & per {quam} seruitium, & quantum valeant per annum in omni∣bus exitibus. Et inquisitionem &c.

Melius inquirendum.

THis writ lyeth where an office found by vertue of a Diem clausit [unspec A] * 22.8 extremum or Commission is vncertaine in the tenure, value, or

tenants estate of the lands, or otherwise. But if such incertaine office be found before the Escheator ratione officij only, then it is void, and no Melius inquirendum shall thereupon be awarded. And the Melius inquirendum is such.

Rex Escheatori suo &c. Salutem. Cum per quandam inquisitionem [unspec B] coram A. Eschaetore nostro in com̄ praedicto de mandato nostro cap∣tam, & in Cancellaria nostra retornat̄ sit compertum, quod N. de∣functus tenuit diuersa terras & ten̄ta cum pertinentijs in comitatu pre∣dicto, & quis propinquior haeres eiusdem N. sit ex parte patris sui, iura∣tores inquisitionis predicti ignorant: Tamen ex parte R. matris praedicti N. filiae W. B. est eius haeres propinquior, & aetatis viginti & vnius an∣norum & amplius. Et quia in inquisitione praedict' quis propinquior haeres ipsius N. existat minime specificatur: tibi praecipimus quod per sacramentum &c. inquiras, quis propinquior haeres praedicti N. existat, qualiter & quo modo. Et inquisitionem &c. T. &c.

And this writ is grauntable vpon surmise made in the court, that [unspec C] such former Office is so incerteine, as is abouesaid.

Another Melius inquirend' post inquisitionem imperfectam.

Rex eschaetori suo &c. Cum per inquisitionem coram te de manda∣to [unspec D] nostro &c. compertum sit, quod A. tenuit die quo obijt vnum mes∣suag' in N. in com̄ praedicto de B. per seruitiū militare, quodque idem A. tenuit die quo obijt vnum toftum cum pertinentijs in N. in comitatu praedicto, de haerede F. L. per seruitium militare, & quia in inquisitione praedicta qualem statum & quale ius idem A. habuit in messuagio & tofto praedictis, seu de quo vel de quibus eadē messuagium & toftum teneantur minime specificatur: nos volentes inde per te plenius Cerci∣orari, tibi praecipimus &c. inquiras, qualem statum, & quale ius idem A. habuit in messuagio & tofto praed die quo obijt, & de quo vel de quibus messuagium & toftum praedict' teneantur, & per quod serui∣tium, qualiter & quomodo. Et inquisitionem &c. T. &c.

A Writ de aetate probanda.

IT behoueth the heire of the Queenes tenant in chief being in ward, [unspec A] * 22.9 at his full age, and before liuery, to haue a writ to the Escheator of the Countie where he was borne, to prooue his age. And it seemeth, that such writ may as well be made to the Escheator of the Countie where his land lyeth, for it may be he was borne where the Kings writ runneth not: as in Ireland, Calice. Berwike, &c.

Rex dilecto sibi I. de B. Eschaetori suo in com̄ B. salutem. Quia A. de [unspec B] B. qui M. sororem▪ & vnam haer' R. defuncti, qui de dn̄o Edw. nuper Rege Angliae auo nostro tenuit in capite duxit in vxorem, dicit praefat̄ M. plenae aetat̄ esse, & petit a nobis terras & tenementa, que sunt de hae∣reditate

ipsius M. & quorum vna pars in manu nostra, & alia pars i•• custodia I. de H. ex commissione dicti aui nostri vsque ad legitimam ae∣tatem haered' eiusdem existunt sibi reddend', per quod volumus, quod eadem M. quae apud G. in comit̄ M. nata est, & in Ecclesia eiusdem vil∣lae, baptizat̄ fuit vt dicitur, aetatem suam probet coram te. Tibi praecipi∣mus, quod ad certum diem & locum, quos ad hoc prouideris, proba∣tionem illam per sacrament̄, tam milit̄ quam probor̄ & legalium ho∣minum de balliua tua, per quos probatio illa capi, & veritas aetatis p̄d▪ melius sciri poterit & inquiri, capias, & sc. fa. praef. I. quod tunc sit ibi ad ostendend' si quid pro se habeat vel dicere sciat quare praed' H. & p̄d' M. vt illi qui plenae aetatis est, si plene aetatis sit, terras & tenementa praed' reddere non debeamus, & probationem illam sic captam nobis sub sigillo tuo, & sigillis eorum per quos capta fuerit, sine dilatione mit∣tas, & hoc breue. Teste &c.

Another forme of the writ De Aetate probanda.

REx &c. Quia M. de F. filius & haeres I. defuncti, qui de nobis te∣nuit [unspec C] in capite, dicit se plenae aetatis esse, & petit a nobis terras & ten̄ta quae sunt de haereditat̄ sua & in custodia nostra, vsque ad legiti∣mam aetatem hered' praed' sibi reddi, per quod volumus quod &c. vs∣que ibi melius sciri poterit & inquiri capias, & tunc sic. Et probatio∣nem illam &c. vt supra.

But if the King commit the Wardship, the Aetate probanda must mention the same.

And if the Wardship by reason of the temporalities of a Bishopricke be in the Queenes hands, the writ de Aetate probanda must mention the same: And yet that is no Court in capite.

Commission pro aetate probanda.

Regina dilectis &c. Sciatis quod assignauimus vos ad inquirend' per [unspec D] sacramentum tam Militum quam aliorum proborum & legalium ho∣minum de visinet̄ de N. in com̄ L. si I. filius & h••res B. apud N. natus, & in ecclesia eiusdem villae baptizatus fuit, & quod ratione minoris aetatis suae in custodia nr̄a existit, plenae aetatis sit, vt dicit, necne. Et ideo vo∣bis mandauimus, quod ad certos diem & locum, quos ad hoc prouide∣ritis, inquisitionem illam faciatis, & illam distincte & aperte factam no∣bis in Cancellar̄ &c. sine dilatione mittatis, & hoc breue. Mandauimus enim Vicec' nostro Lincoln̄, quod ad diem & locum, quos ei scire fa∣ciet̄ venire faciat &c. In cuius rei testimonium &c.

And vpon this Commission a writ shall be sent to the Shirife to re∣turne [unspec E] a panel before the Commissioners at a certaine day before them limitted vnto him by their Precept. Thus:

A Venire facias to the Shirife vpon the same Commission.

REgina Vicecomit̄ &c. Praecipimus tibi, quod summon̄ per bonos* 22.10 [unspec A] summonit̄ xij. tam Milites, quam alios probos & legales homines de visinet̄ de N. quod sint coram dilectis & fidelibus nostris A. B. & C. & hijs quos sibi associauerimus, ad certos diem & locum, quos ijdem A. B. & C. tibi scire facient, parati sacram̄to recognoscere, si F. filius & haeres C. apud N. natus, & in ecclesia eiusdem villae baptiz. fuit, qui ra∣tione minoris aetatis suae in custodia nostra existit, plenae aetatis sit, vt dicit necne, & interim ad p̄d' ecclesiam & villam accedant, vt verita∣tem aetatis p̄d', diligenter inquirant, & nomina eorum imbreuiari faci∣ant. Et sci. fac. E. & S. custodibus terr̄ praed' her̄, {quam} tunc sint ibi ad au∣diend' illam recogn̄, & ad ostend' si quid obstare debeat, quare praed' I. terras & tenementa sua habere non debeat, & habeas ibi nomina illo∣rum duodecim & hoc breue, Teste &c.

Whereby appeareth that the committee of the King shall be warned to be there. But if the King haue the Ward in his owne hands, then this clause Et scire facias E. & S. custodibus &c. shall be omitted in the writ.

Of Homage done or respited.

WHen a writ de Aetate probanda is executed and returned, and* 22.11 [unspec A] that the heire hath proued his age, then he must do homage, or agree with the Queene to respect the same, and pay reliefe before liuery sued: and a writ testifying homage to be done, when the heire is at full age at the death of his auncestors.

Regina Eschaetor̄ &c. Sciatis quod cepimus homagium I. de H. filij [unspec B] & hered' B. de H. defuncti, de omnibus terris & tenem̄tis que idem B. pater suus tenuit de nobis in capite die quo obijt, & ei terras & ten̄ta illa reddidimus: Et ideo tibi praecipimus, quod accepta securitat̄ a praef. I. de rationabili releuio suo nobis soluend', ad Scaccarium nr̄um, eid' I. de omnibus terris & tenem̄tis praed', & de quibus praef. B. pater suus fuit seisitus in dn̄ico suo vt de feodo in balliua tua, die quo obijt, queque occasione mortis eiusd' B. capt̄ sunt in manum nr̄am, plenam seisinam habere facias: Saluo iure cuiuslibet, & salua Matildae que fuit vxor B. rationabili dote sua, ipsam de terris & tenementis praed', secun∣dum legem & consuetudinem regni nostri Angliae contingent̄, ei per nos assignand'. Teste meipsa. &c.

But if the heire were in ward, and hath proued his age, the writ of the ho∣mage receiued must be thus.

Regina &c. Quia N. de E. fil' & haeres R. de C. defuncti, qui de domi∣no [unspec C] Ed. nuper Rege Angl. auo nostro tenuit in capite, aetatem suā corā

te sufficienter probauit, sicut per probationem de mandato nostro cap∣tam, & in Cancellar̄ nostram retornat̄, est compertum, ceperimus ho∣magium ipsius N. de omnibus terris & tenem̄tis quae idem R. pater suus tenuit de dicto auo nostro in capite, die quo obijt, & ei terras & te∣nementa illa reddidimus. Ideo tibi p̄cipimus, quod eidem N. de omni∣bus terris & tenementis praedict' de quibus praedict' R. pater suus fuit seisitus in dominico suo vt de feodo in balliua tua die quo obijt, & per mortem eiusdem R. in manum dicti aui nostri capta fuer̄, & in manu nostr̄ sic capta existunt, plenam seisinam habere facias, saluo iure cu∣iuslibet. Teste &c.

Diem claufit extremum post mortem felonis.

WHen the King hath the lands of the Wife, by reason that her* 22.12 Husband was outlawed for felonie, then after the Husbands death the Diem clausit extremum is such.

Quia A. cuius terrae & tenem̄ta, que ipse tenuit de iure & haereditate [unspec A] N. nuper vxoris suae, ad huc superstitit, ad manus domini E. nuper Regis Angl' 4. post conquestum▪ occasione cuiusdam vtlagariae in ipsum A. pro quadam felonia, vnde indictatus fuit, vt dicit̄, promulg', deuener̄ in manu domini H. &c. patris nostri extiterunt, & sic in manu nostra exi∣stunt, diem clausit extremum &c. Tibi praecipimus quod per sacramē∣tum &c. inquiras que ten̄ta, ratione feloniae praed', ad manus ipsorum nuper regis deuener̄, & ad huc in manu nostra sic existunt, & de quo vel de quibus teneantur, & per quod seruitium, & qualiter, & quo modo, & quantum terrae & tenem̄ta illa valeant per annum in omnibus exiti∣bus iuxta verum valorem ••orundem, & quis vel quiterras & tenementa illa a tempore perpetrationis feloniae praed' occupauit, vel occupaue∣runt, & exitus & proficua inde percepit vel perceperunt, quo titulo, qualiter, & quomodo, & inquisit̄ &c.

Nihil simul & natum & perfectum.

W. WEST.

FINIS.

Notes

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  20. Ass. p. 1. 26. Ass. p. 37. Dyer fol. 179. Plow. fol. 146.
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  By what names.
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  Sect▪ 17.
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  Sect▪ 18.
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  Sect▪ 19. Fines deuided.
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  A fine with∣out ploclama∣tion.
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  Discontinu∣ance.
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  A fine with proclamation.
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  Sect▪ 20. A fine execu∣ted.
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  A fine execu∣torie.
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  Extinguish∣ment.
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  Sect▪ 21. A single fine.
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  A double fine.
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  Sect▪ 22.
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  Parts of fines.
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  Sect▪ 24.
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  Sect▪ 25.
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  Of a reuersion or remainder.
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  Of Ecclesiasti∣cal lands mad•• temporal.
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  Of diuers•• purchase••▪
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  Incerteinty. Tenement.
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  Taile by the King.
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  Restraint.
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  Dower. Ioiture. Forfeitur••.
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  Lands seised▪
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  Auncient de∣mesne.
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  Auncient de∣mesne and lay fee.
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  Sect▪ 26. Names.
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  A Manor.
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  A Castel or Hundred. Manor Castell.
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  Hundred.
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  A Mesuage.
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  A Chahpell. A Hospitall.
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  A Toft. A Curtelage.
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  A Mille
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  A Reuersion.
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  Land.
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  Rent
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  Estouers
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  A Parsonage
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  A Presentatiō
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  A Vicarage.
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  Parts seuered.
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  Twise named.
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  Diuers Shires.
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  Hamlet. Towne de∣caied.
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  A manor in diuers townes
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  Two manors of one name.
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  Sect' 28. Orderly pla∣cing.
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  Worthyest.
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  Things gene∣ral.
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  Whole things Parts.
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  Things ex∣cepted.
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  Pertinencie.
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  Regula.
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  Regula.
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  Writ.
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  Sect. 29.
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  Adiuncts in∣ternal.
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  Returne.
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  Teste.
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  Externall.
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  Writing.
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  Rasing. Interlining. False Latin.
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  Examination of Writs.
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  Returnes.
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  Originals.
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  Couenant.
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  Warrantia cartae. Mesne. Customes & seruices.
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  Right. Without original.
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  Quod per∣mittat.
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  Sect. 99.
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  Sect. 102.
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  Sect' 104.
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  Sect' 105.
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  Sect' 106.
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  Sect' 107.
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  Warrantie.
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  The Render of parcel of the premisses.
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  Therent.
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  A clause of distresse.
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  The render of the residue.
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  Rent for the residue. A clause of distres.
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  The render of the reuerfion of all the pre∣misses and all the rents re∣serued.
• * 1.176

  Sect' 108.
• * 1.177

  The conusees do graunt and ••ender Co••le mines in part of the pr••••••s∣••es to two of the con••sors and libertie to get them.
• * 1.178

  Sect' 109.
• * 1.179

  Warrantie.
• * 1.180

  The Render.
• * 1.181

  Clause of di∣stresse for the rent.
• * 1.182

  The graunt o•• the reuersion & the rent re∣serued vpon the leas for 21. yeres.
• * 1.183

  Sect' 110.
• * 1.184

  Warrantie.
• * 1.185

  A graunt of a rent in recom∣pence of ioin∣ture & dower.
• * 1.186

  The render of the manor &c. by the conisees to the conusor and his heires for euer.
• * 1.187

  Sect' 111.
• * 1.188

  Sect' 112.
• * 1.189

  The first war∣••anti••.
• * 1.190

  The second warrantie.
• * 1.191

  Sect' 113.
• * 1.192

  Sect' 114.
• * 1.193

  Warrantie.
• * 1.194

  Therender.
• * 1.195

  Remainders in taile. The remain∣ders after the death of I. S. the conusors brother to the ••eires males of the said I. S. The other re∣mainders if the said I. S. die without heire male.
• * 1.196

  The last re∣mainder in fee to the right heires of the conusor for e∣uer.
• * 1.197

  Sect' 115.
• * 1.198

  Warrantie.
• * 1.199

  Sect. 116.
• * 1.200

  Warrantie.
• * 1.201

  Sect. 117.
• * 1.202

  Warrantie.
• * 1.203

  Therender.
• * 1.204

  Rent.
• * 1.205

  Clause of Di∣stresse.
• * 1.206

  The render of the Rent & re∣uercion of the land to one in ••ee.
• * 1.207

  Sect. 118. Fine sur cog∣nisance de droit.
• * 1.208

  Warrantie.
• * 1.209

  Sect. 119.
• * 1.210

  Generall war∣rantie.
• * 1.211

  Speciall war∣rantie.
• * 1.212

  Sect. 120.
• * 1.213

  Warrantie.
• * 1.214

  Sect. 121.
• * 1.215

  Warrantie. 2.
• * 1.216

  Sect. 122.
• * 1.217

  Warrantie.
• * 1.218

  Sect. 123.
• * 1.219

  Warrantie.
• * 1.220

  Sect. 124.
• * 1.221

  Warrantie.
• * 1.222

  The terme & the beginning thereof.
• * 1.223

  Rent.
• * 1.224

  Clause of di∣stresse.
• * 1.225

  The graunt of the reuercion and the rent to the husbād & the wife (be∣ing the Conu∣sors) & to the heires of the husband.
• * 1.226

  Sect. 125.
• * 1.227

  A rent graun∣ted by the Co∣nusors.
• * 1.228

  When the rēt shall begin to be payable.
• * 1.229

  A clause of distres for the Rent after it hath beene lawfully de∣maunded.
• * 1.230

  Sect. 126.
• * 1.231

  Warrantie.
• * 1.232

  Sect. 127. A fine sur re∣lease de do••••er per le husbād & le f••mme.
• * 1.233

  The estate.
• * 1.234

  The warranty.
• * 1.235

  Sect. 128. A fine of re∣uercion after the death of tenant in Dower.
• * 1.236

  The widowes estate, in the Conusors en∣heritance.
• * 1.237

  The reuerciō graūted to the said Conusees & to the heirs of one of them &c.
• * 1.238

  Sect. 129. A fine sur cog∣nisance de droit.
• * 1.239

  Warrantie.
• * 1.240

  A fine sur cog∣nisance de droit. Sect. 130.
• * 1.241

  Sect. 131. A fine sur cog∣nisance de droit.
• * 1.242

  Warrantie.
• * 1.243

  Sect' 132. A Fine of a re∣uersion after the death of tenāt in dowe••
• * 1.244

  Warrantie.
• * 1.245

  A Fine sur co∣nusās de droit.
• * 1.246

  Sect' 133.
• * 1.247

  Sect' 134.
• * 1.248

  Warrantie.
• * 1.249

  The render.
• * 1.250

  Sect' 135. A Fine sur co∣nusās de droit.
• * 1.251

  Sect' 136.
• * 1.252

  Warrantie.
• * 1.253

  Sect' 137.
• * 1.254

  Warrantie.
• * 1.255

  Sect' 138.
• * 1.256

  Sect' 139.
• * 1.257

  Warrantie.
• * 1.258

  The render.
• * 1.259

  Rent.
• * 1.260

  Remainder in fee to the co∣n••sor.
• * 1.261

  Sect' 140.
• * 1.262

  Warrantie.
• * 1.263

  The Render.
• * 1.264

  Rent.
• * 1.265

  The graunt of the reuersion and the rent.
• * 1.266

  Sect' 141.
• * 1.267

  Sect' 142.
• * 1.268

  Warrantie▪
• * 1.269

  The graunt of an Annuity.
• * 1.270

  The day houre & place of payment of the said annui∣tie.
• * 1.271

  Clause of di∣stresse for the annuity and the penalty.
• * 1.272

  Sect' 143.
• * 1.273

  An estate in general taile.
• * 1.274

  The 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 1.275

  Warrantie of the estate 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 1.276

  Sect' 144.
• * 1.277

  Sect' 145.
• * 1.278

  Warrantie.
• * 1.279

  The Render.
• * 1.280

  Sect. 146.
• * 1.281

  Warrantie generall.
• * 1.282

  The render.
• * 1.283

  Sect. 147.
• * 1.284

  Reseruation. Nomin̄ penae. Distresse.
• * 1.285

  Warrantie.
• * 1.286

  Licence. Alienation▪
• * 1.287

  Dogket.
• * 1.288

  Assida••i••.
• * 1.289

  Sect. 148▪
• * 1.290

  Sect. 149.
• * 1.291

  Sect. 150.
• * 1.292

  Sect. 151.
• * 1.293

  Sect. 152.
• * 1.294

  A fine of par∣don.
• * 1.295

  Fine of a li∣cence.
• * 1.296

  Mortmain.
• * 1.297

  Variance.
• * 1.298

  Releas.
• * 1.299

  Recoueries.
• * 1.300

  Will.
• * 1.301

  Sect. 153.
• * 2.1

  Fine.
• * 2.2

  Indorsement.
• * 2.3

  Retorn.
• * 2.4

  Br̄e conuenc'.
• * 2.5

  Sect' 154.
• * 2.6

  Entrie of the Queens siluer.
• * 2.7

  Sect' 155. The tytling of the note.
• * 2.8

  Knowledge of the Cognisor.
• * 2.9

  Examination of wiues.
• * 2.10

  Value.
• * 2.11

  Oath.
• * 2.12

  Composition
• * 2.13

  Sect' 156. Certificat.
• * 2.14

  Time.
• * 2.15

  Forfaiture.
• * 2.16

  Q. siluer.
• * 2.17

  Iustice or cō∣missionerdieth
• * 2.18

  Cerciorari exec' Iusti••' su{per} cogniti••∣nem finis.
• * 2.19

  Iustice dis∣charged.
• * 2.20

  The kings death.
• * 2.21

  Feme.
• * 2.22

  Signed.
• * 2.23

  Sect▪ 157.
• * 2.24

  Inrolment.
• * 2.25

  Custos breui•• Fee.
• * 2.26

  Imbeselling. Proclamatiōs. The foote of the fine.
• * 2.27

  Sect▪ 158. The note of the fine.
• * 2.28

  Sect▪ 159.
• * 2.29

  Suummons.
• * 2.30

  Tenant ••n dower.
• * 2.31

  Briefe.
• * 2.32

  Sect▪ 160. Grauntee de reuersion. Infant.
• * 2.33

  Nothing in the reuersion.
• * 2.34

  Feme couert.
• * 2.35

  Diuers.
• * 2.36

  Diuers.
• * 2.37

  Abbot.
• * 2.38

  Disseisor.
• * 2.39

  Sect▪ 161. T. for life.
• * 2.40

  Feme couert.
• * 2.41

  T. for yeres. T. in taile. T. in taile af∣ter pos••.
• * 2.42

  T. for life of lands in capite
• * 2.43

  Executors.
• * 2.44

  T. pur vi•• ou•• A. pur ans▪
• * 2.45

  T. Dower. T. Curtesi••▪
• * 2.46

  T. for yeeres vpon conditiō
• * 2.47

  Vers T. in cō∣men.
• * 2.48

  After assigne∣ment.
• * 2.49

  Once attorne.
• * 2.50

  Ioint tenant. Tenant in commen.
• * 2.51

  Tenāt for life vpon conditiō
• * 2.52

  Ioint tenāt of a reuersion.
• * 2.53

  T. by Elegit.
• * 2.54

  Baron sole cognisor.
• * 2.55

  A Clark
• * 2.56

  Reuersion.
• * 2.57

  Frankmariage Infant. Ideot.
• * 2.58

  With excep∣tion.
• * 2.59

  Couenants.
• * 2.60

  Annuitie. Warrantie. Acquitall. Graunt.
• * 2.61

  Rem̄ in fee.
• * 2.62

  Sect' 162. Seisin in fee.
• * 2.63

  The conusor had nothing.
• * 2.64

  Nonten••re.
• * 2.65

  Seisin in fee.
• * 2.66

  Sesi. de tali ••atu qual▪ &c.
• * 2.67

  For parcell.
• * 2.68

  Releas.
• * 2.69

  Forfeitur•• p•••• •• pur ••ns.
• * 2.70

  Sect. 163. Processe. Correction.
• * 2.71

  Disclaimer.
• * 2.72

  Att. by D••▪ Po.
• * 2.73

  Default.
• * 2.74

  Nonsuite.
• * 2.75

  Sect. 164. Summons.
• * 2.76

  Essoine.
• * 2.77

  Default,
• * 2.78

  Distr̄▪
• * 2.79

  Essoine.
• * 2.80

  Atturnement generall▪
• * 2.81

  Atturnem••n•• speciall.
• * 2.82

  Barre.
• * 2.83

  Done in frāk∣mariage.
• * 2.84

  Deuise i•• tayle.
• * 2.85

  Atturnement for part, and plea to the rest.
• * 2.86

  Sect. 165.
• * 3.1

  Iudgement▪
• * 4.1

  Sect. 166.
• * 4.2

  Definition.
• * 4.3

  Writ.
• * 4.4

  Attornement entred.
• * 4.5

  Diuers tenāts.
• * 4.6

  Default.
• * 4.7

  Atturney.
• * 4.8

  Disclaimer.
• * 4.9

  Sect' 167.
• * 4.10

  The writ.
• * 4.11

  Sur graunt for life.
• * 4.12

  Sect' 168. T•••• taile.
• * 4.13

  Conisor neuer seased.
• * 4.14

  To a {per}ticuler tenant.
• * 4.15

  Iointenancy.
• * 4.16

  Sect' 169. Terre tenant.
• * 4.17

  A Recluse.
• * 4.18

  Mute. Deafe. Madnesse.
• * 4.19

  T. by curtesy. Late feoffem̄t.
• * 4.20

  Quantity.
• * 4.21

  County.
• * 4.22

  Nonsuite.
• * 4.23

  Time. Atturney.
• * 4.24

  Nontenure.
• * 4.25

  Former grant.
• * 4.26

  Disclaime.
• * 4.27

  Processe post iudicium.
• * 4.28

  Atturnement with an ex∣ception.
• * 4.29

  Feme couert, Acquitaile.
• * 4.30

  Seisin.
• * 4.31

  A manor.
• * 4.32

  Fine. Imprisonmēt.
• * 4.33

  Essoine.
• * 4.34

  Sect' 170.
• * 4.35

  Ingrossing
• * 4.36

  Fine en taile de reuersion de rent.
• * 4.37

  Rem̄ as heires de corps.
• * 4.38

  Rem̄ as droit heires.
• * 4.39

  Sect' 172. Tables.
• * 4.40

  Contents.
• * 4.41

  Sect' 172.
• * 4.42

  Adiournemēt.
• * 4.43

  Sundaies
• * 4.44

  Sect' 173. Sessions
• * 4.45

  Assises.
• * 4.46

  Proclamation.
• * 4.47

  Cognise•• dead.
• * 4.48

  Sect' 174. Office of In∣rolment of fines &c.
• * 4.49

  Exemplifica∣tion.
• * 4.50

  Punishment.
• * 4.51

  Inrolment of fines.
• * 4.52

  Sect' 175.
• * 7.1

  Sect. 176
• * 7.2

  Sect. 177.
• * 7.3

  Veni••e fac' en Scire fac' sur fine sur issue si les parties fu∣erent seisie al remps del fine leuie &c.
• * 7.4

  Concess. & recordat̄.
• * 7.5

  Fine de rent.
• * 7.6

  Habere facias seisinā sur rec' en scire fac' hors de fine {per} confession.
• * 7.7

  Habere facias seisinā sur re∣couery {per} def. en Scire fac' hors de fine.
• * 7.8

  Hebere facias scirm sur rec' per def. en Scire fac' hors de fine.
• * 7.9

  Concess. & recordat̄.
• * 7.10

  Habere facias seisinā sur re∣couery {per} ver∣dict en Scire facias hors de fine.
• * 7.11

  Nisi prius.
• * 7.12

  Sect. 178.
• * 7.13

  Scire fac' hors de fine for the heires in taile.
• * 7.14

  Attorney in fine.
• * 7.15

  Render to the husband and wife, and to the heires of the husbād of 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉
• * 7.16

  〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 7.17

  Sc••••e facias pur le heire de cestuy en •••• ••em̄.
• * 7.18

  Render pur vie oue reuerter a luy en taile & remainder ou∣ster in taile▪
• * 7.19

  Scire facia•• vers seueral tenants. Retur̄ scire fecit. Cosinage al∣lege.
• * 7.20

  A barre that the parties to the fine had nothing in the land at the time of the fine, but I. whose estate the tenāt hath▪
• * 7.21

  Issue that I. was seisied at the time of the fine le∣uied.
• * 7.22

  Scire facias super fine.
• * 7.23

  Scire facias sur ayde▪
• * 7.24

  Mittimus del transcript del fine, & Scire facias inde.
• * 7.25

  Scire fac. for the heire of him in the re∣mainder a∣gainst the ter∣re tenant.
• * 7.26

  Seueral Scire fac' into seue∣ral coūties vp∣on one fine.
• * 7.27

  Scire fac' for him in the rem̄.
• * 7.28

  Render to the husband and wife, & to the heires of the body of the husband.
• * 7.29

  Rem̄ in taile.
• * 7.30

  Rem̄ to the right heires.
• * 7.31

  Cosinage.
• * 7.32

  Fine Ieuied to one by a gar∣dein.
• * 7.33

  Scire fac' for the heire of him in the Rem̄.
• * 7.34

  Confession of the fine.
• * 7.35

  Iudgement dauer execut̄.
• * 7.36

  Sci. fe. return̄.
• * 7.37

  Cosinage al∣leaged.
• * 7.38

  Barre que aut̄ fuit heire que estate il ad.
• * 7.39

  Cosinage maintaine.
• * 7.40

  Venue.
• * 7.41

  Consinage al∣lege in sci. fac'.
• * 7.42

  Barre que le demandant fuit nee hors de les espou∣sels.
• * 7.43

  Borne before mariage.
• * 7.44

  Trial.
• * 7.45

  Briefe al eues∣to certifie ba∣stardy.
• * 7.46

  Return̄ sci. fec▪
• * 7.47

  I. to whom the pl' maketh himselfe heire was seised, whose estate the ten••t hath▪
• * 7.48

  Hēre fac' seisi∣nam sur reco∣uery sur defalt̄ in scire fac'.
• * 7.49

  Receite of a feme couert vpon her hus∣bands defalt.
• * 7.50

  Sect. 179. Surplusage.
• * 7.51

  Vpon the note.
• * 7.52

  A fine before memorie.
• * 7.53

  Of land in lieu of the seruices.
• * 7.54

  Coment cosin & heire.
• * 7.55

  Bastardy.
• * 7.56

  Vpon estate executed.
• * 7.57

  Ayd••.
• * 7.58

  Death shewed
• * 7.59

  Seuerall es∣tates.
• * 7.60

  Default.
• * 7.61

  Reuersion.
• * 7.62

  Seigniory.
• * 7.63

  Of things ou•• of the writ.
• * 7.64

  Execution by entrie of him in remainder.
• * 7.65

  Of a Reuer∣sion.
• * 7.66

  Nontenure general or special.
• * 7.67

  Nihil retor∣ned.
• * 7.68

  Demy sank.
• * 7.69

  Feoffement▪
• * 7.70

  Sect. 180.
• * 7.71

  Sect. 181.
• * 7.72

  Parties.
• * 7.73

  Sect. 182. Priuies.
• * 7.74

  Priuies.
• * 7.75

  Priuies.
• * 7.76

  Sect. 183.
• * 7.77

  Tenant in re∣mainder or re∣uersion vpon estate for yeares, or at will.
• * 7.78

  Sect. 184.
• * 7.79

  Infants.
• * 7.80

  Non sane me∣moriae.
• * 7.81

  Couerture.
• * 7.82

  Imprisonm̄t.
• * 7.83

  Out of Eng∣land.
• * 7.84

  Corporations.
• * 7.85

  Corporations.
• * 7.86

  Sect. 185.
• * 7.87

  Sect. 186.
• * 7.88

  Sect. 187.
• * 7.89

  Sect▪ 188.
• * 7.90

  Dowe••
• * 7.91

  Sect▪ 189.
• * 7.92

  Sect▪ 190▪
• * 7.93

  Sect▪ 191.
• * 7.94

  Sect' 192.
• * 7.95

  Sect' 193.
• * 7.96

  A liter de te∣nore non finis.
• * 7.97

  Aliter cora•• Iustic' nunc de banco.
• * 7.98

  Sect. 194.
• * 7.99

  Atturney in fine.
• * 7.100

  Render in taile
• * 7.101

  Forteine ser∣uice.
• * 7.102

  Rem̄ in taile.
• * 7.103

  Re••erter.
• * 7.104

  Sect' 195.
• * 7.105

  Error by the heire vpon a fine.
• * 7.106

  Sect. 196.
• * 7.107

  Sect. 197.
• * 7.108

  Briefe de Warrantia chartae.
• * 7.109

  Releas per Iointenants.
• * 7.110

  Villenage.
• * 7.111

  Nontenure.
• * 7.112

  Countie.
• * 7.113

  Tenant in comen.
• * 7.114

  Count per Ba∣ron & femme sur fine o••e garr̄.
• * 7.115

  Inter alia per nomen. Finis de re∣uersion.
• * 7.116

  Tayle.
• * 7.117

  Count sur fait oue garr̄.
• * 7.118

  Inter alia per nomen.
• * 7.119

  Confession.
• * 7.120

  Iudgement.
• * 7.121

  Sectio 1.
• * 7.122

  Sect▪ 2.
• * 7.123

  Sect' 3.
• * 7.124

  Sect▪ 4.
• * 7.125

  Sect▪ 5.
• * 7.126

  Sect' 6.
• * 7.127

  Sect' 7.
• * 7.128

  Sect' 8.
• * 8.1

  Sect' 9.
• * 9.1

  Le briefe.
• * 9.2

  Returne inde.
• * 9.3

  Le d••.
• * 9.4

  Le Co••nt.
• * 9.5

  Le defend▪
• * 9.6

  Le dd▪
• * 9.7

  Le defence.
• * 9.8

  Issue ferra le grannd assis.
• * 9.9

  Li: lo:
• * 9.10

  Default & iudgement.
• * 9.11

  Sect' 10.
• * 9.12

  Sect' 11.
• * 10.1

  The doctor which tooke the affid. for the value. Pledges. Summoners. The Sherifes name. Summons and warr̄.
• * 11.1

  The protono∣tary in whose office it is en∣tred. Summoners. The Sherife. The warrant•• of Atturney▪
• * 11.2

  Sect' 12.
• * 11.3

  Sect. 13.
• * 12.1

  Voucher.
• * 12.2

  Le dd' vers. le 1. voucher.
• * 12.3

  Le count.
• * 12.4

  Vouch. oustr. Le defence.
• * 12.5

  Dd' vers. 2. Vouche••.
• * 12.6

  Le Count.
• * 12.7

  Le defence.
• * 12.8

  Nō disseisiuit.
• * 12.9

  Default. Iudgement.
• * 12.10

  Recouery in value.
• * 12.11

  Misericordia.
• * 12.12

  Sect. 14. Demand vers ••err̄.
• * 13.1

  Le Count.
• * 13.2

  Defence per les terres.
• * 13.3

  Demand vers vouchee.
• * 13.4

  Count.
• * 13.5

  Defence per vouchee. Le reuoucher.
• * 13.6

  Demand vers 2. vouchee. Le Count vers 2. vouchee.
• * 13.7

  Defence per 2. vouchee. Non diss.
• * 13.8

  Li. Lo.
• * 13.9

  Le default.
• * 13.10

  Iudgm̄t inde.
• * 13.11

  Recouery in value.
• * 13.12

  Misericordia.
• * 13.13

  Sect. 15.
• * 13.14

  Sect. 16.
• * 13.15

  Sect. 17.
• * 13.16

  Sect. 18.
• * 13.17

  Sect' 19.
• * 13.18

  Sect. 20.
• * 13.19

  Sect' 1.
• * 13.20

  Sect' 2.
• * 13.21

  Sect' 3.
• * 13.22

  Sect' 4.
• * 13.23

  Sect' 5.
• * 13.24

  Sect' 6.
• * 13.25

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• * 14.2

  A letter to a noble man in steed of a sub∣pena to auns∣were.
• * 14.3

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• * 14.4

  Costs for de∣fault of a bill.
• * 15.1

  Sect' 21. A Subpena for costs.
• * 15.2

  The time to put in the Bill.
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• * 15.4

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• * 16.15

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  Returne of the Commission.
• * 16.18

  Deliuery of the Cōmission in Court.
• * 16.19

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  Subpena to make a better answere.
• * 17.4

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• * 17.6

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• * 17.7

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• * 17.8

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• * 17.9

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• * 18.1

  Sect. 39.
• * 18.2

  Notice of the execution of the Commis∣sion.
• * 18.3

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• * 19.3

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• * 19.4

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• * 19.5

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• * 19.6

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  Sect' 96.
• * 21.34

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• * 21.35

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• * 21.36

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• * 21.37

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• * 21.38

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• * 21.39

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• * 21.40

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• * 21.41

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• * 21.42

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• * 21.43

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• * 21.44

  Sect. 103.
• * 21.45

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  Sect' 109.
• * 21.47

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• * 21.48

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• * 21.49

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• * 21.50

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• * 21.62

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• * 21.63

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• * 21.67

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• * 21.68

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• * 21.70

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• * 21.71

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• * 21.110

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• * 21.126

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• * 21.127

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• * 21.128

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• * 21.129

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• * 22.1

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• * 22.9

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  Sect. 204.