The third part of the reports of severall excellent cases of law, argued and adjudged in the courts of law at Westminster in the time of the late Queen Elizabeth, from the first, to the five and thirtieth year of her reign collected by a learned professor of the law, William Leonard ... ; with alphabetical tables of the names of the cases, and of the matters contained in the book.

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Title: The third part of the reports of severall excellent cases of law, argued and adjudged in the courts of law at Westminster in the time of the late Queen Elizabeth, from the first, to the five and thirtieth year of her reign collected by a learned professor of the law, William Leonard ... ; with alphabetical tables of the names of the cases, and of the matters contained in the book.
Author: Leonard, William.
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CCXXI. The Lady Newman and Shyriff's Case. Mich. 29 Eliz. In the Star-Chamber.

* 1.1THe Lady Newman, Sister of James Wingfield lately deceased, Exhibited a Bill of Complaint in the Star-Chamber, against one Shyriff dwelling in Ireland, and two others; setting forth, That the said Shyriff had forged a Deed, purporting, That the said James had by the same given to him all his goods; and also that the said James had assigned to the said Shyriff a Lease for years of Lands in Ireland: And also that the said Shyriff had procured the said two other Defendants to depose upon their Oath before the Town-Clerk of London, That the said Deed was sealed and deli∣vered by the said James as his Deed. It was moved by the Coun∣sel of the Defendant's, That these matters of Forgery are not within the Statute of 5 Eliz. nor also the Perjury, or the procure∣ment of it: Whereupon the Lords of the Council referred the Consideration of the said Statute, to both the Chief Iustices, who the next Court-day declared their Opinions upon the said Matters; 1. That the said Statute did not extend to forgery of a Deed conveying a gift of Chattels personals: Which see by the Statute, which, as to that point, extends but to Obligations, Bills Obligatory, Acquittance, Release, or other discharge. And also a Deed of an Assignment of a Lease of Land in Ireland, is not within the said Statute. And also the said Iustices were of Opi∣nion, That this Perjury, and the procurement of it, is not punish∣able by the said Statute, because the Oath was taken Coram non Judice. For the Town-Clerk of London cannot minister an Oath in such case, no more than a private person. But because the Bill in the perclose and Conclusion of it, was contrary to the Laws and Statutes of this Realm, The said Chief Iustices were of Opi∣nion, That the said Court might punish those offences as misde∣meanors at the Common Law, but not according to the Statute. And afterwards Shyriff paid for a Fine 3 l. and by Order of the Court, was set in the Pillory.

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