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Pleas in Barr and in Abatement.

IT seems a feoffment of the Plaintif is no Plea in Barr, for that amounts to no wrong, nor Desseisin 2 H. 4. fol. 20. the same 15 Ed. 4. fol. 11.

18 Ed. 4. fol. 11. A Lease for yeares or for life, the re∣version to the Plaintif or a feoffment of the Plaintif with warranty, and rely upon the warranty, is a good Bar••.

Abridgment of Ass. fol. 31. The tenant may plead, that partition was made between the Plaintif and J. S. whose Estate he hath, and it is a good Barr.

30 H. 6. fol. 1. Assise, the tenant saith that the Lands put in view, and in plaint are in another Town, and if it be found, no tenant of the Free-hold named in the VVrit, &c. By the Court he shall not have the second Plea, for none may say that the Land is in another town but the te∣nant, and so hath accepted the tenancy by his Plea.

30 H. 6. fol. 7. Assise, the tenant saith that T. B. was seised and disseised by W. W. to whom T. B. made release, and against his own Deed disseised W.W. and infeoffed five persons, which infeoffed the Plaintif, upon which W. W. re-entred, whose Estate the tenant seised hath, it is good, see Pleas in Barr Tit. Abridg. Ass. fol. 30.

Abridgement Assise, fol. 41. If the Plaintiffe choose one to be his tenant of all, where he is not, the Writ shall abate.

Abridgement of Assise, fol. 42. A man cannot plead in Assise that there is another hanging, to which he hath ap∣peared, unless that he take the tenancy upon him, and for that it is no Plea for the Disseisor.

Bridgement Ass. 44. Death of one of the tenants shall not abate the Assise, but for the portion, if he be a Disse••∣sor, and tenant of another parcell, 27 Ass. 45.40 Ass. 15.

Abridgement Ass. fol. 43. Assise of tenements in D. and S. the tenant sayes that all is in S. if that be so, the Writ shall abate, for he cannot abridge a whole Towne, but see now by the Statute of 21 H. 8. chap. 3. where he may abridge.

Abridgement of Ass. fol. 45. Assise of Lands in D. is no Plea if there be two Dales, for that the Plaintiff shall recover, by the view of the Jury, 29 Ass. 59.

Abridgement of Ass. 106. Assise, tenant pleads in Barr, and after the Jury hath the view, he leaves his Barr, and pleads to the Assise.