The body of the common law of England as it stood in force before it was altered by statute, or acts of Parliament, or state. Together with an exact collection of such statutes, as have altered, or do otherwise concern the same. Whereunto is also annexed certain tables containing a summary of the whole law, for the help and delight of such students as affect method. By Edm. Wingate of Grayes-Inne Esq;

CHAP. 31. Debt, Detinue, Account, Covenant.

I. THus far of reall Actions: A personall Actio•• is that, wherein damages shall be recovered.

II. This Action being once suspended, is gone fo•• ever.

III. Executors bringing such an Action must do i•• in all their names, as well of those that refuse admini¦stration, as of rhe rest, but an Action may be brough•• only against those that do administer

IV. In personall Actions growing in respect of •• possession in Common, Tenants in Common are i•• all respects as Joynt-tenants.

V. In personall Praecipes damages only shall be re¦covered, where the thing it self cannot be had.

VI. Personall Praecipes quod Reddat's are debt, an•• detinue.

VII. Debt, when any thing is due upon a contract

VIII. If the debt be money due one from another i•• their own right it is in the debet and detinet otherwi•••• in the detinet only.

IX. When any of the Kings Goods come into a Subje••••

hands, his land at all times after is chargeable for the same into whose hands soever afterwards it comes.

X. Of this nature is a writ of Annuity, which lieth for him that hath an Annuity, be it money or other things, as cloaths, bread, &c.

XI. This writ is in the debet for any other thing, as well as for money, and not in the detinet, therein differ∣ing from an action of debt.

XII. Detinue is, when any thing is with holden.

XIII. Personal Praecipe quod faciats, are an action of accompt, and an action of covenant.

XIV. An Action of accompt, which is for an ac∣compt to be made.

XV. The King may have it against Executors, and so can no other.

XVI. An Action of Covenant, which is for a Cove∣nant to be holden.