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Hill. 4. Jac. in the Exchequer.
IT was moved by one, whether the Kings Patentee of Pirats goods, seising some goods of Pirats should pay custome for them or not, and it was holden by the Barons, that he should pay none, for in asmuch as they are goods given by Law unto the King, no reason that he should have custome for his own goods.
UPon a special verdict the Iury found, that Queens Colledge in Oxford was incorporated by the name of Provost and Schollers of the Hall of the Queens Colledge of Oxford, and they were seised in fee of an advowson where∣of the place is parcel, the Church being void, the Provost and Schollers aforesaid did by the name of Provost of Queens Colledge in the Universitie of Oxford, and the fellows and Scholers of the same present one A. to the same avoydance, who after admission &c. made a lease for years, yet to come to the Defendant, which was confirmed by the Patron and Ordinary, and that afterwards A. died, and the Plautiff was presented admitted, instituted, and inducted, and the Defendant entring claiming his lease, the Plantiff had brought this Action. Harris Junior Serjeant for the Plantiff seemed, that the presentation of the lessor of the Defendant was not by the true name of the Patrons, and so the lease void, and therefore the Defendant a Trespasser as to the Plantiff, and he said, that the name of a Corporation is not like to a mans surname which groweth by nature, but is like to a name of Baptisme which groweth by politie, and therefore ought to be truly observed in their grants and presentations, as appears by 35. H. 6. fo. 5. and it is there said, if a man be baptized by the name of Posthumus, if this addition of Posthumus be omitted, this abates the writ, but yet he agreed that variance of the name of a Corporation in some manner of Surplusage hindreth not, as in Plowden Crofts and Howels Case, and it was in Fisher and Boys Case ruled, that Custos for gardianus was not any material variance, but he said, that in Mich. 29. & 30. Eliz. in Banco Regis in Merton Colledge Case, where the title was, that the said Colledge was incorporated by the name of the Colledge of Scholers of the house of Merton Colledge, and in a lease by them this word Scholers was omitted, and holden void, for that cause, and so it was betwixt one Wingate and Hall, the Dean and Canons of Windsor 22. E. 4. were in∣corporated by the name of Dean and Canons of the Kings free Chappel of St. George the Martyr within his Castle of Windsor, adjudged the variance (of the Kings and Queens free Chappel) was material although the lease was made in the time of Philip and Marie. And he vouched also 44. E. 3. fo. 3. and 38. E. 3. fo. 28. and he said, that it seemed to him, that this presentation by another name had gained an usurpation by the Provost in his natural capacitie: also it see∣meth that notwithstanding it is not found, that Doctor Airie was presented, in∣stituted, and inducced; yet the special verdict is good enough to have judgement of his part, but he agreed, that if the truth of the Case had been discovered by the pleading, then it ought to be precisely shewed, that such exact finding is not ne∣cessary in a special verdict, as in pleading, and he vouched Allens Case 33. Eliz. Banco Regis where the Iury found, that Tenant for life made a lease for years, and found not the lessor living nor dead, and yet in this Case he was intended li∣ving. and he cited also Haydons Case Cook lib. 3. and Hunts Case 5. Ma. Dyer 153. and he voucht the Case of West against Munson in a writ of error in the Kings