Jurisdictions: or, The lawful authority of courts leet, courts baron, court of marshallseys, court of pypowder, and ancient demesne : together with the most necessary learning of tenures, and all their incidents, of essoynes, imparlance, view; of all manner of pleadings, of contracts, of the nature of all sorts of actions, of maintenance; of diverse other things, very profitable for all students of innes of court and chancery : and a most perfect directory for all stewards of any the sayd courts. / Heretofore writ in French by the methodically learned, John Kitchin of Grays-Inne, Esq; and now most exactly rendred to more ample advantage in the English tongue; with a demonstrative table, pointing out all matter of consequence, throughout the whole work. Whereunto is added the authentick formes of all manner of writs, with their severall returnes in English, very usefull for all men in this Common-wealth, as they be now used.

Generall Issue.

TRespasse upon the Statute of Richard, the Defendant pleads his free-hold, and it is not generall Issue in this, but it is good in Trespasse, Ravishment, not guilty is the generall Issue, and in maintenance, not culpable, 2 Ed. 4. fol. 6.

Action upon the Statute of Liveries, sayd that not guil∣ty is no plea, but that he gave not the Liveries, is good; and in Maintenance saith, that not guilty is no Plea, but that he did not maintaine; yet inquire, 8 H. 6. f. 36. b.

Debt upon a matter of Record, he oweth him nothing, is no Plea, but in Maintenance not guilty, or he did not maintaine, is good, and in forging of Deeds not guilty is good, 12 H. 7. fol. 14.

Debt for Scavage, held where the action is grounded upon a Statute, and upon a matter in Deed, he owes him nothing, is a good Plea, 21 H. 7.14.

Forcible entry, not guilty is good, 14 H. 6. fol. 16. Eitzh. 249. D.

Trespasse of Goods taken, the Defendant saith, that the property of these was to J. S. which gave them to him, without that, that he tooke Goods of the Plaintiffe, and this amounts to not guilty, and by the Court ad∣judged that nothing shall be entred, but not guilty, and shall give that matter in evidence, 9 H. 6. fol. 11.

Assise, the Tenant cannot plead Feoffment of the Plaintiff made to him, for that amounts to a general Issue, and the general Issue no wrong shall be entered: 2 H. 4. f. 20 & 43 Book of Ass. 41

Praemunire, of that, that the Defendant drawes him out of the Realm in Plea, whereof Conusance to the King belongs, the Defendant saith, that he was Executor to J. S. and sued in Court of Audience to prove the Will, and for that he could not have Right there, he appealed to Rome, and nothing shall be entered but the general Is∣sue: 2 R. 3. f. 18

Trespasse of Goods, for the Defendant to say, that the place is his Free-hold, and he took them doing Damage, it is no Plea, but he ought to tell the certainty of the Land, but of Trespasse in Land his Free-hold is good: 5 H. 7. f. 28 B.

See Brook Title General Issue.