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CLIV. Eve and Finch's Case. Trin. 26 Eliz. In the Kings Bench.
PEter Eve and John Finch brought an Action of Trespass against Nathaniel Tracy and Margaret his Wife: and upon the plead∣ing, the Case was, that John Finch, Father of J.F. the Plain∣tiff, seised of the Mannor of St. Katherines, held the same of the Queen by Knight service in Chief, and was also seised of the Land where the Trespass was done, being holden in Socage; and so seised, 6 Junij, 20 Eliz. for the preferment of the said Margaret then his Wife, enfeoffed of the said Mannor A. and B. unto the use of himself and the said Margaret, and their Heirs. And that the said John the Father had not any other Land but that before mentioned; and that the said Mannor at the time of the said Feoffment, and at the death of the said John the Father attin∣gebat ad duas partes of all the Lands and Tenements of the said John the Father in three parts to be divided. And afterwards, the Father by his Will devised the Lands holden in Socage, unto his said Wife for life, with divers Remainders over: It was the Opinion of the Court in this Case, that the Devise was utterly void by the Statute.