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RERUM    BRITANNICARUM    MEDII    ^VI 

SCRIPTORES, 


OR 


CHRONICLES    AND    MEMORIALS    OF   GREAT   BRITAIN 

AND   IRELAND 


DURING 


THE    MIDDLE    AGES. 


A  858.     Wt.  18141. 


THE  CHRONICLES  AND  MEMORIALS 

OF 

GEEAT    BEITAIN    AND    IRELAND 

DUEING    THE    MIDDLE    AGES. 

PUBLISHED    BY  THE    AUTHORITY  OF    HER    MAJESTY' S    TREASURY,  UNDER 
THE    DIRECTION    OF    THE    MASTER    OF    THE    ROLLS. 


On  the  26th  of  January  1857,  the  Master  of  the  Eolls 
submitted  to  the  Treasury  a  proposal  for  the  publication 
of  materials  for  the  History  of  this  Country  from  the 
Invasion  of  the  Eomans  to  the  reign  of  Henry  VIII. 

The  Master  of  the  Eolls  suggested  that  these  materials 
should  be  selected  for  publication  under  competent 
editors  without  reference  to  periodical  or  chronological 
arrangement,  without  mutilation  or  abridgment,  prefer- 
ence being  given,  in  the  first  instance;  to  such  materials 
as  were  most  scarce  and  valuable. 

He  proposed  that  each  chronicle  or  historical  docu- 
ment to  be  edited  should  be  treated  in  the  same  way  as 
if  the  editor  were  engaged  on  an  Editio  Princeps ;  and 
for  this  purpose  the  most  correct  text  should  be  formed 
from  an  accurate  collation  of  the  best  MSS. 

To  render  the  work  more  generally  useful,  the  Master 
of  the  Eolls  suggested  that  the  editor  should  give  an 
account  of  the  MSS.  employed  by  him,  of  their  age  and 
their  peculiarities;  that  he  should  add  to  the  work  a 
brief  account  of  the  life  and  times  of  the  author,  and 
any  remarks  necessary  to  explain  the  chronology ;  but 
no  other  note  or  comment  was  to  be  allowed,  except 
what  might  be  necessary  to  establish  the  correctness  of 
the  text. 


(     iv    ) 

The  works  to  be  published  in  octavo,  separately,  as 
they  were  finished  ;  the  whole  responsibility  of  the  task 
resting  upon  the  editors,  who  were  to  be  chosen  by  the 
Master  of  the  Eolls  with  the  sanction  of  the  Treasury. 

The  Lords  of  Her  Majesty's  Treasury,  after  a  careful 
consideration  of  the  subject,  expressed  their  opinion  in  a 
Treasury  Minute,  dated  February  9,  1857,  that  the  plan 
recommended  by  the  Master  of  the  Eolls  "  was  well 
calculated  for  the  accomplishment  of  this  important 
national  object,  in  an  effectual  and  satisfactory  manner, 
within  a  reasonable  time,  and  provided  proper  attention 
be  paid  to  economy,  in  making  the  detailed  arrangements, 
without  unnecessary  expense." 

They  expressed  their  approbation  of  the  proposal  that 
each  Chronicle  and  historical  document  should  be  edited 
in  such  a  manner  as  to  represent  with  all  possible  correct- 
ness the  text  of  each  writer,  derived  from  a  collation  of 
the  best  MSS.,  and  that  no  notes  should  be  added,  except 
such  as  were  illustrative  of  the  various  readings.  They 
suggested,  however,  that  the  preface  to  each  work  should 
contain,  in  addition  to  the  particulars  proposed  by  the 
Master  of  the  Eolls,  a  biographical  account  of  the  author, 
so  far  as  authentic  materials  existed  for  that  purpose, 
and  an  estimate  of  his  historical  credibility  and  value. 

Rolls  House, 

December  1857. 


ear  3$oofes 


OF  THE  EEIGN   OF 


KING   EDWAED    THE    THIKD. 

YeAES  XVII.   AND  XVIII. 


^ear    JSoofes 


OF  THE  BEIGN  OF 


KING    EDWAKD    THE    THIKD. 

Years  XVII.  and  XVIII. 


EDITED    AND    TEANSLATED 


BY 


LUKE     OWEN     PIKE, 

OF   BRASENOSE   COLLEGE,    OXFORD,    M.A.,   AND   OF   LINCOLN'S   INN,    BARRISTER- AT-LAW  ; 

AUTHOR   OF    "A    HISTORY   OF   CRIME   IN   ENGLAND," 

"  A   CONSTITUTIONAL   HISTORY   OF    THE   HOUSE   OF   LORDS,"   ETC. 


PUBLISHED   BY   THE   AUTHORITY   OF    THE    LORDS   COMMISSIONERS   OF   HIS    MAJESTY'S 
TREASURY,    UNDER   THE   DIRECTION    OF    THE    MASTER   OF   THE    ROLLS. 


LONDON 
FEINTED  FOE  HIS  MAJESTY'S   STATIONEEY   OFEICE, 

BY  MACKIE  &   CO.  LD. 


And  to  be  purchased,  either  directly  or  through  any  Bookseller,  from 

EYRE  AND  SPOTTISWOODE,  East  Harding  Street,  Fleet  Street,  E.G. ;  or 

OLIVER  AND  BOYD,  Edinburgh;  or 

EDWARD  PONSONBY,  116,  Grafton  Street,  Dublin. 

1903. 


JAN  1  2  1950 


(    ix     ) 


CONTENTS. 


Page 

Introduction  : — 

The  old  editions  of  years  17  and  18  Edward  III.        -  xv 

Transpositions   in  the  present  edition  where  there 

are  two  independent  reports  of  the  same  case,  and 

where  diflferent  cases  have  hitherto  been  confused  -  xvi 

Discovery  of  reports  not  printed  in  the  old  editions 

of  the  Year  Books     -----        xviii 
The  MSS,  used  :  rapid  degeneration  after  36  Edward 

III.    -------        xviii 

Records  compared  with  the  reports     -  -  -  xx 

Fitzherbert's  Abridgment  compared  throughout         -  xx 

The  Liber  Assisarwn  also  compared    -  -  -  xxi 


Variety  of  matters  in  the  volume  :  instances              -  xxi 

All  classes  of  society  represented  _  _  _  xxiii 
Corodies :  laymen  in  the  monasteries  :  past  members 

of  Royal  Households  _  -  .  _  xxiii 
Deceit :  fraudulent  attorney  examined  in  Court,  and 

committed  to  the  Fleet        _            _            .            _  xxv 


The  beginning  of  the  Sheriff's  Turn  in  the  County  of 

Lancaster,  and  of  the  Turn  in  Furness        -  -        xxvi 

Grant  of  the  Turn  in  Furness  to  the  Earl  of  Lancaster, 
and  by  the  Earl  of  Lancaster  to  the  Abbot  of  Fur- 
ness -------        xxvii 

Action  of  Trespass  brought  by  the  Abbot  against  the 
Bailiff  of  the  Wapentake  of  Lonsdale  -  -      xxviii 

The  claim  to  the  Serjeanty  of  the  Bailiwick  -  -      xxviii 

The  lands  of  Furness  alleged  by  the  Bailiff  to  be 

within  the  Wapentake  _  -  -  _  xxx 

Question  whether  bloodshed  should  be  presented  at 
the  Sheriff's  Turn  belonging  to  the  Abbot  or  in  the 
County  Court  _  _  _  _  _  xxx 


Voucher  and  Warranty  _  _  _  _        xxxi 

The  call  of  the  tenant  named  in  the  Original  Writ  to 

the  *' ivarantus"  or  "  gSLTrsiUut"       -  .  -        xxxi 

How  the  vouchee  or  "  ivarantus'^  became  "  tenant  by 

his  warranty  ------       xxxii 


CONTENTS. 


Page 

Case  in  which  the  "  warantus  "  (the  Earl  of  Lancaster), 

after  warranting,  disputed  the  extent  to  which  he 

had  become  tenant  by  his  warranty 
The  use  of  the  terms  "voucher  to  warranty"  and 

**  warrantor"  _  _  _  _  _ 

"  Vouchement  de  garaut "  in  Normandy 
Case  in  which   a  tenant  vouched   himself  with  the 

object  of  saving  an  estate  tail  _  _  - 

Law  touching  the  prerogatives  of  the  Queen  Consort       xxxvi 


xxxm 


xxxin 
xxxiv 


xxxv 


The  "Round  Table"  of  Edward   III.  mentioned  in 

one  of  the  MSS.  of  the  Year  Books 
Early  stories  of  Round  Tables  _  _  - 

Effect  of  the  stories  of  King  Arthur's  Round  Table  in 

the  14th  century       ----- 
Different  accounts  of  the  Round  Table  of  Edward  III., 

with  different  dates  ----- 
The  true  date  determined  by  the  MS.  of  Year  Books  -      xxxix 


xxxvi 
xxxvi 


xxxvii 


xxxvii 


TABLE    OF    CASES    IN    THE    PRESENT    VOLUME                  -                  -  xli 

TABLE    OF    REFERENCES    TO    THE    LIBER    ASSISARUM                   -  xUii 

TABLE    OF    REFERENCES    TO    FITZHERBERT's   ABRIDGMENT     -  xliii 

TA.BLE     OF     REFERENCES     TO     THE     FOLIOS     OF     THE     OLD 

EDITIONS    -------  xlvi 

THE      CHANCELLOR,      JUSTICES      OF     THE      TWO      BENCHES, 
TREASURER,    AND   BARONS    OF   THE    EXCHEQUER,    DURING 

THE    PERIOD    OF   THE    REPORTS      -                 -                 -                  -  xlviii 

NAMES   OF   THE    "  NARRATORES,"    COUNTORS,  OR   COUNSEL   -  xlix 

CORRECTIONS                 ---._-  1 

REPORTS   OF   CASES   IN    MICHAELMAS   TERM    17   EDWARD    III.  2 


CONTENTS.  XI 

Page 
REPORTS    OF   CASES    IN    HILARY   TERM    18   EDWARD    III.  -  414 

APPENDIX        ----.--  643 

INDEX   OF   MATTERS  -  -  -  -  -  -  653 

INDEX   OF   PERSONS   AND    PLACES         _  -  -  -  675 


Z5 

.68 
V.Sl 


INTEODUCTION. 


(       XV      ) 


INTRODUCTION. 


The  various   old   editions    of   reports   of   the   year    17  ^ilJ^^^*^  £ 
Edward    III.    have    been    described    in    the    previous  years  17 
volume  of  Year  Books  containing  the  first  three  terms  ^dV  in 
of  that  year.     The  old  editions  of  reports  of  the  year 
18  Edward  III.  are  of  like  character. 

There  is  an  undated  edition  which  may  be  attributed 
to  John  Rastell,  and  was,  therefore,  printed  not  later 
than  the  year  1533,  and  which  is  precisely  similar  to 
his  edition  of  the  Year  Books  of  17  Edward  III.^  Like 
that,  it  was  originally  published  by  itself,  as  it  contains 
at  the  end  the  statement  that  "the  prisce  of  thys 
boke  ys  xii  d.  un  bounde."  The  folios  of  text  are 
numbered  i.  to  lix.,  and  there  is  a  "  table "  occupy- 
ing the  back  of  fol.  lix.  and  the  front  of  a  fol.  Ix. 

As  in  the  case  of  the  preceding  year's  reports  there 
are  two  undated  editions  which  appear  to  have  been 
printed  by  Tothill,  one  in  or  about  the  year  1561,  and 
one  in  or  about  the  year  1584.^ 

There  are  also  two  dated  editions  of  this  as  of  the 
preceding  year,  those  of  1619  and  1679.^ 

The  remarks  already  made  on  these  editions  of  re- 
ports of  the  seventeenth  year  of  the  reign  apply  in 
every  respect  except  one  to  those  of  the  eighteenth. 
They  have  all  been  printed   in  such  a  manner  that  a 


1  For  a  description  of  this  edition 
see  Y.B.,  Hil.-Trin.,  17  Edw.  III., 
Intro d.  pp.  xii.-xiii. 

2  For  a  description  of  the  two 
editions  of  17  Edw.  III.  attributed 
to    Tothill,    see    Y.B.,    Hil.-Trin., 


17  Edw.  III.,  Introd.  pp.  xiii.-xvi. 
It  is  equally  applicable  to  the  two 
editions  of  18  Edw.  III. 

s  See  Introd.  to  Y.B.,  as  above, 
pp.  xvii.-xx. 


XVI  INTRODUCTION. 

reference  by  folio  to  one  is  a  reference  to  all.  There 
are  errors  and  imperfections  in  them  all,  but  that  of 
1679  again  appears  to  be  the  worst.  There  are,  how- 
ever, in  the  old  editions  of  Michaelmas  Term  in  the 
17th  year  (as  in  those  of  Hilary  and  Easter  Terms) 
some  rejDorts  for  which  no  manuscript  authority  now 
appears  to  be  in  existence.  Almost  all  of  these  seem 
to  have  been  unknown  to  Fitzherbert,  or  disregarded 
by  him,  as  he  makes  no  mention  of  them  in  his 
Abridgment ;  and  most  of  them  are  merely  different 
accounts  of  the  cases  found  in  the  known  manuscripts. 
There  is  no  reason  to  doubt  that  they  did  at  one  time 
exist  in  contemporary  manuscript  form,  because  they 
are  commonly  found  to  agree  with  the  record  quite 
as  well  as  the  others.  As  no  edition  of  the  Year 
Books  of  17  Edward  III.  was  published  earlier  than 
the  first  edition  of  Fitzherbert's  Abridgment,  it  follows 
that  the  MSS.  must  have  been  in  existence  when  he 
wrote,  but  that,  if  he  was  acquainted  with  them,  he 
did  not  see  fit  to  make  any  use  of  them. 
Transposi-  The  reports  for  which  no  manuscript  authority  has 
tions  in      \,QQ^   found   have   in   this  volume  been   treated  in  the 

tne  pre- 
sent same    manner    as    in    the   volume    which    immediately 

where^      precedes.     The  text  has  been  corrected,  when  possible, 
there  are    by  the  aid  of  the  parallel  reports  of  which  contemporary 
pendent^    manuscripts  are  still  in   existence,   and  by  the  records 
reports  of  of  the  cases.      The   abbreviations   have   been  extended 
case!^and   i^  accordance  with   the  mode   or   modes   prevailing  at 
where        the  time  at  which  the  causes  were  heard.     Where  there 
cases  have  are  two  different  reports  of  the  same  case  in  the  same 
hitherto     Term  separated  by  a  long  interval  in  the  old  editions 
fused.°°^    they  have  been  brought  together,  and  no  longer  appear 
as  different  cases.     Where  different  cases  have  obviously 
been  confused  through  the  carelessness  of  the  editors 
or  printers,   transpositions   have  been   made,  so  as  to 
complete   some   of  the   reports,   and  relieve   others   of 
matter  which  does  not  belong  to  them,  and   is  unin- 
telligible until  restored  to  its  proper  place. 


INTRODUCTION.  XVll 

In  one  instance  the  transposition  may,  at  first  sight, 
appear  to  have  been  somewhat  arbitrarily  made.  A 
passage  standing  in  the  old  editions  as  the  conclusion 
of  No.  112  of  Michaelmas  Term  17  Edward  III. 
(which  is  in  fact  a  second  report  of  No.  25)  has  now 
been  transferred  to  the  end  of  the  second  report  of 
No.  21,  which  appears  in  the  old  editions  as  No.  108 
(bis).  It  relates  to  the  interval  allowed  for  an  adjourn- 
ment, in  cases  of  Quare  impedit,  by  the  Statute  of 
Marlborough,  c.  12.  As  No.  25  is  a  case  of  Quare 
impedit,  and  No.  21  is  a  Quare  incumbravit,  it  ma}^ 
perhaps,  be  asked  why  the  passage  should  not  be  re- 
garded as  belonging  really  to  No.  25  rather  than  to 
No.  21.  The  answer  is  that  it  is  absolutely  incon- 
sistent with  the  pleadings  in  No.  25.  In  that  case 
there  was  no  pleading  to  issue  on  the  facts,  and  no 
jury  called,  or  to  be  called.  In  No.  21,  however,  there 
was  an  issue,  and  the  county  from  which  the  jurors  had 
to  be  summoned  was  Cornwall,  as  the  church  of  Kilk- 
hampton,  to  which  the  Quare  incumbravit  has  reference, 
is  in  that  county.  Counsel  is  represented  as  com- 
plaining that  the  day  which  had  been  given,  according 
to  the  entry  of  the  clerk  upon  the  roll,  was  at  a 
shorter  interval  than  was  allowed  by  the  Act;  and  to 
enforce  his  argument  he  said  "  the  place  from  which 
"the  jury  will  come  to  try  that  issue  is  in  the  most 
"foreign  county  in  England."  By  the  expression 
"most  foreign"  he,  no  doubt,  meant  the  county  which 
is  the  most  remote  from  Westminster,  and  from  his 
point  of  view  it  was  not  an  unapt  description  of  the 
county  which  includes  the  Land's  End. 

Another  objection  to  the  transfer  might,  perhaps,  be 
raised  on  the  ground  that  in  this  passage  Counsel  is 
made  to  mention  the  Act  as  if  it  were  applicable  to 
the  particular  case  in  which  he  is  engaged,  whereas 
in  other  places  we  find  a  decision  that  it  was  not 
applicable  to  cases  of  Quare  incumbravit.  That  objection 
vanishes,  however,  as  soon  as   the  words  are  carefully 

18141  h 


XVlll  INTRODUCTION. 

regarded,  for  Hillary,  J.  said  that  a  longer  time  had 
been  given  than  the  longest  time  allowed  by  the 
Statute.  Had  the  case  really  been  one  of  Quare 
impedit  there  would  have  been  no  power  under  the 
Act  to  extend  the  time,  and  it  thus  becomes  manifest, 
in  another  way,  that  the  passage  does  not  belong  to 
the  Quarc  impedit  No.  25,  or  to  any  other  Quare  im- 
pedit. There  is,  in  fact,  no  case  in  the  Term  to  which 
the  passage  could  belong  except  the  Quare  incumhravit^ 
and,  although  the  matter  is  very  differently  put  else- 
where^ (the  Counsel  on  the  other  side  praying  for  a 
shorter  instead  of  a  longer  interval),  the  result  is  pre- 
cisely the  same. 

Discovery       Though,  however,  there   are   some  forms  of   reports, 
o^repoi  b  ^^^  ^vhich  there  is  now  no  known  manuscrijDt  authority, 
printed  in  {y^  the  old  editions  of  three  of  the  Terms  of  the  seven- 
editions  of  teenth  year  of  the  reign,  the  position  is  reversed  when 
the  Year    ^rg  come   to   the   eighteenth  year.     There  we   find  re- 
ports  of   cases    previously   unknown.      There   also   we 
find  Fitzherbert  making  use  of  forms  of  reports  which 
have  no  place  in  the  old  printed  editions,  and  neglect- 
ing those  which  the   printers   of   the  Year  Books  gave 
to  the  public.     Fortunately  there   is  one  (though  onl}- 
one)   known   MS.  which   contains   Fitzherbert's   forms, 
and    which,    though    not    contemporary,    was    written 
long    before    Fitzherbert' s    time.^      Had    this   perished 
with  others,  we  might,  indeed,   have  believed   that   he 
was  acquainted  with  some   such   manuscript  authorit}^ 
but  we  should  have  had  to  take  upon  trust  that  which 
we  now  know  with  certainty. 

The  Mss.      The    MSS.    used    to   settle   the   text   have   all   been 
^^^^'-        described  in  previous  volumes,  viz.,  the   Lincoln's  Inn 

rapid  de-  ■•■  '  ' 

generation  MS.,  the   Harleian   MS.,   No.  741,   the  Additional  MS. 
Edw.  m.   ^^  ^^^  British  Museum  numbered  25,184,  and  the  MS. 


1  Y.B.,  Easter,  17  Edw.  III.,  No. 
3,  p.  232,  and  below,  Hil.,  18  Edw. 
III.,  No.  43,  pp.  424-426. 


2  See  below,  p.  xix. 


INTRODUCTION. 


XIX 


ill    the    University    Library    ^.t    Cambridge    numbered 
Hh.  11.  4,  or  1632. 

The  Harleian  vokmie,  however,  appears  to  require 
some  further  notice.  As  abeady  mentioned,^  it  con- 
tains one  foho  (110)  of  reports  of  Hilary,  18  Edward  III., 
in  a  hand  approximately  contemporaneous,  but  these 
end  abruptly  with  case  No.  9,^  which  is  left  unfinished. 
Reference  to  this  folio  is  made  in  the  footnotes  as  "Harl. 
(No.  1)."  At  folio  111  commences  another  set  of 
reports  of  the  same  Hilary  Term  written  in  a  later 
hand,  reference  to  which  is  made  in  the  footnotes 
as  "  Harl.  (No.  2)."  The  greater  part  of  these  are 
different  accounts  of  cases  which  are  in  the  other 
MSS.  (including  folio  110  of  the  same  Harleian  volume) 
and  printed  in  the  old  editions,  but  in  several  instances 
they  introduce  new  cases.  None  of  them  are  to  be 
found  in  the  old  editions.  Those  among  them  which 
were  used  by  Fitzherbert  for  his  Ahridgment  were  used 
almost  to  the  exclusion  of  those  found  in  the  old 
printed  Year  Books.  He  could  not,  however,  have 
taken  his  notes  of  them  from  this  particular  MS.  He 
must  have  had  before  him  some  earlier  copy  which 
has  now  disappeared,  but  this  at  any  rate  shows  the 
reports  in  the  form  upon  which  he  relied. 

The  Harleian  reports  are  continued  in  the  same 
hand  as  far  as  Michaelmas  Term  in  the  18th  year, 
and  the  difference  between  this  MS.  and  those  which 
are  more  nearly  contemporaneous  is  of  some  import- 
ance in  the  history  of  reporting.  It  must  have  been 
written  after  (probably  about  a  generation  after)  the 
commencement  of  the  Act  36  Edward  III.,  c.  15, 
according  to  which  the  pleadings  in  the  Courts  were, 
from  and  after  the  following  Hilary  Term,  to  be  no  longer 
in  French  but  in  English.  It  shows  that  French  was 
not  thoroughly  understood  by  the  scribe  who  copied  from 
some    earlier    MS.      He    evidently  wrote    mechanically 


1  Y.B.,  Mich.,  13— Hil.,  14  Edw, 
III.,  Introd.  pp.  xviii.-xix 


-  See  below,  p.  443,  note  6, 


XX  INTRODUCTION. 

without  comprehending  many  of  the  passages.  Like 
the  early  printers  of  the  Year  Books,  he  sometimes 
makes  two  words  into  one,  at  others  makes  one  word 
into  two  or  three.  Thus  in  one  instance  in  which  I 
have  silently  made  the  correction  in  the  text,  he  con- 
verts  "  lestatut "  (the  Statute)  into  "lest  a  t,"^  under 
the  impression  apparentl}' that  "lest"  was  a  verh,  and 
had  some  relation  to  a  tenant.  We  thus  learn  that 
the  faults  of  the  earliest  prints  were,  to  some  extent, 
at  any  rate,  caused  by  the  faults  in  the  later  manu- 
scripts, and  that  the  value  of  manuscripts  which  came 
into  existence  even  a  short  time  after  the  Act  is  in 
no  way  comparable  with  that  of  the  contemporary 
manuscripts  of  reports  of  cases  of  earlier  date. 
Records         ^g    usual,    I    have    compared    the    reports   with    the 

compared  ^  .  .  n      «    .i        -r^i      •  -r. 

with  the     records,  searchmg  every  roll  of  the  Placita  coram  liege 
reports,      q^^^   ^]jq   Placlta   dc   Banco,   as  well   as  various   Assise 
Rolls,  skin  by  skin,  from  end  to  end.     I  have  also  made 
an   examination   of   certain   Public   Record  Office  Lists 
and  Calendars   in    the   hope   of   finding   other   matters 
elsewhere.      I  believe  I  have   identified   among  the  re- 
cords every  case  which   is   susceptible  of   identification 
by  inspection  of   the   records   of   each  Term,  in  juxta- 
position  with    the   reports   of   the    same  Term.      It  is 
nevertheless  possible  and  even  probable  that  there  may 
be   cases   reported   as   of   one  Term,  when   the   record 
might  be  found  in  another,  not   necessarily  either  the 
next  preceding  or  the  next  succeeding.     In  the  absence 
of   any  Calendar   of   the   Rolls,    and   of   any  Index   to 
them,  it   is   impossible   to   have   any  certainty  on  this 
point,   though   in   a   few  instances   records   have   been 
found    and    identified    in    Terms    other    than   those   in 
which  the  cases  have  been  reported. 
Fitzher-         As  before,  every  case  which   occurs  in   Fitzherbert's 
Abridg-      Abridgment  has  been  traced  and  noted.     Some,  though 
ment  com-  not  all,  of  the  cases  in  his  Abridgment  have  been  noted 
through-     ^^^^  ^^  ^^^  ^1^  editions,  but  many  even  of  those  which 

out, 

1  p.  429,  line  10. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXI 

have  been  so  noted  in  Hilary  Term,  18  Edward  III., 
are  not  in  the  form  in  which  they  were  known  to 
him.  As  ah'eady  explained  the  form  of  report  on 
which  he  relied  for  that  Term  has  been  found  in  one 
MS.  only,  and  is  quite  different  from  the  form  which  alone 
was  printed  in  those  editions.  The  references  are  now 
placed  in  the  margin  of  the  report  as  it  was  known 
to  and  used  by  him,  and  not  of  the  report  of. which 
he  was  ignorant  or  which  he  did  not  use. 

The    Lihcr    Assisamm    of    this    period    shows    some  The  Liber 
confusion   in   the  printed   editions,    many   cases   which  also  com- 
belong   to   the    18th   year   of   the   reign    being   placed  P^red. 
under    the   head    of   the    17th,    though    followed    by    a 
substantive  heading  for   the    18th   year.      It  has,  how- 
ever, been  carefully  compared  with   the  reports  of.  the 
two  Terms   included   in   the   present   volume,    and  the 
cases  have,  as  before,  been  noted  by  me  in  the  margin, 
though  they  are   not   shown   in  the  margin  of   any  of 
the  old  editions  of  the  Year  Books. 

A  table  of  references  to  the  folios  of  the  old  editions 
has  also  been  prepared  on  the  principles  explained  in 
the  last  preceding  volume.^ 


In  this,   as   in   every  previous  volume  of  the  series.  Variety  of 
technical   points   relating   to   the   abatement   of   writs  ^  the 
abound.     They  were,  no   doubt,   much   studied   by  the  yoi^me : 

instances. 

lawyers  of  the  time,  but  their  chief  interest  now  lies 
not  so  much  in  the  points  themselves  as  in  the  his- 
torical fact  that  they  were  once  regarded  as  of  great 
importance.  As  usual,  there  are  many  actions  of 
Replevin,  some  of  which  reveal  incidentally  not  a  little 
of  the  lives  of  our  forefathers,  including  details  of 
the  assessment  and  collection  of  taxes.^     In  an  action 


1  Y.B.,  Hil.— Trin.,  17  Edw.  III.,    I      2  See  the  Index  of  Matters. 
Introd.,  p.  xxiii.  I      s  Hil.  18,  No.  39,  pp.  G12-620. 


XXU  INTRODUCTION. 

of  Waste  ^  we  see  something  of  disputes  relating  to 
the  repair  of  sea-walls.  Wager  of  Law  is  not  infre- 
quently mentioned."^  We  are  told  that  the  law  of  re- 
lief was  to  be  learned  in  the  Exchequer,  and  what  it 
was  in  certain  cases.^  Of  fines  of  lands  and  their 
various  forms  there  are  many  instances.  Cases  relating 
to  Ancient  Demesne,  and  the  jurisdiction  of  Courts  of 
Ancient  Demesne  are  not  wanting.*  We  are  told  a 
little  of  the  limitation  of  the  jurisdiction  of  Justices 
at  Xisi  2)?7?/s.^  We  are  made  acquainted  with  some 
proceedings  in  the  Court  of  Hustings  in  London,^  and 
with  proceedings  in  Error  thereupon,  by  Commission, 
at  St.  Martin's  le  Grand,  when  the  Recorder  has 
recorded  by  word  of  mouth."^  The  King's  Eoll,  as 
distinguished  from  the  Roll  of  the  Justices  of  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas,  which  has  been  described  in 
another  volume,^  is  again  brought  into  notice.^  We 
see  that  the  Secta  or  suit,  the  plaintiff's  followers  who 
came  to  support  their  friend,  and,  if  necessar}^  speak 
for  him,  in  the  olden  time,  had  now  become  a  mere 
form  of  words  in  the  count  or  declaration.  A  proposal 
made  by  the  defendant's  counsel  in  an  action  of  Debt 
that  the  plaintiff'' s  Secta  should  be  examined,  was 
promptly  negatived  by  the  Court,  which  ruled  that  the 
producing  of  Suit  was  a  mere  formality  as  w^ell  in 
personal  as  in  real  actions.^^  A  writ  of  Formedon  in 
the  reverter  was  held  to  be  good  when  the  gift  had 
been  in  the  curious  form  to  a  man  and  his  sister,  and 
the  heirs  issuing  from  their  two  bodies,  or  as  it  is 
expressed  in  a  second  report  of  the  same  case,  to  the 
heirs  of  their  two  bodies  begotten. ^^ 


1  Mich.  17,  No.  72,  pp.  336-340.  e  Hil.  18,  No.  5,  pp.  420-430. 

2  Hil.  18,  No.  12,  p.  466  ;  No.  19,  ^  Hil.  18,  No.  25,  pp.  552-564. 

p.  512  and  p.  518;  No.  41,  p.  622.  |       »  See  Vol.   Y.B.,    16  Edw.   HI., 

3  Mich.  17,  No.  67,  p.  324.  ;  Part  2,  lutrod.  pp.  xxv.-xxix. 
*  Mich.  17,  No.  28,  pp.  140-148  ;  !       ^  Hil.  18,  No.  4.,  p.  420. 

No.  89,  p.  880 ;   Hil.   18,  No.  10,  ^  Mich.  17,  No.  14,  p.  72. 

pp.  452-460.  11  Mich.  17,  No.  24,  p.  122  and 

5  Mich.  17,  No.  35,  pp.  204-208.  \  p.  124. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXIU 

We  see   the   life   led   not   by  the   men   of   one  class  au  classes 
alone,  but  by  the  men  of   all  classes  in  the  Kingdom.  Yeme-^  ^ 
The  villein,  the  poor  freeman,  the  attorney,  the  parson,  sented. 
the  great  land-owner  with   his   rights  of  wardship  and 
marriage,  the  Earl,  the  Bishop,  the  Abbot,  and  the  alien 
Prior,  all,  as  it  were,  pass  in  review  before  us.    We  catch 
glimpses   of   Queen   Philippa   the   King's  consort,    and 
of    Queen    Isabella    his    mother,    and    we    see    Queen 
Isabella's  Sergeant-Butler,  AVilliam  Pitte,  pensioned  off, 
and  living  comfortably  in  Pershore  xibbey  as  an  esquire 
with  his  groom,  both  well  clad  and  well  fed. 

The  death  of  this  butler  led  to  a  dispute  between  Corodies : 
the  King  and  the  Abbot  of  Pershore  of  a  kind  which  the^mon- 
was  not  uncommon  in  the  days  of  abbeys  and  corodies.  astenes : 

.  past 

The  King  maintained  that  he  had  a  right  to  a  corody  members 
in   Pershore   Abbey,    nominated   a   successor   to   Pitte,  ^  Royal 
and    commanded    the    Abbot    to   receive   him   into    the  holds. 
House,  and  treat  him  in  all  respects  as  Pitte  had  been 
treated.      The   Abbot   disregarded    the   command,    and, 
when   action  was   taken   to   enforce   it,    he    set  up  the 
usual  defence  that  Pitte  had  been  received  by  courtesy 
on  the  King's  request,  and  not    because  the  King  had 
any  right   of   corody  in   the   Abbey.     According   to  an 
Exchequer  roll  cited  by  Fitzherbert,^  Pershore  was  one 
of  the  Abbeys  in  which   the   King  had  this  right,  but 
nevertheless   a   jury  found   against   it,    and   the   Abbot 
had  judgment  in  his  favour  in  the  King's  Bench. 

Though  the  case  does  not  present  any  very  unusual 
features,  it  may  be  worthy  of  attention  as  showing  the 
class  to  which  the  persons  nominated  by  the  King 
ordinarily  belonged,  and  the  difficulties  which  some- 
times arose  in  the  attempt  to  provide  for  his  servants. 
The  nominee  was  one  Thomas  de  Mussendene.^  The 
name  of  Thomas  Colley  is  substituted  in  the  report,^ 
possibly  because  Colley  had  served  in  the  King's 
buttery^  as  Pitte  had  served  in  Queen  Isabella's. 
This  was  not,  however,  the  first  time  that  Mussendene 

1  F.N.B.,  529.  1      3  Hil.  18,  No.  8,  p.  437. 

•^  Appendix,  p.  643.  I      *  Pat.  19  Edw.  III.,  p.  1,  m.  10. 


XXIV  INTRODUCTION. 

had  in  vain  sought  a  home  in  a  monasteiT.  In  the 
14th  year  of  the  reign,  when  he  was  described  as  the 
King's  "  dilectus  valectus,"  he  met  with  a  similar 
disappointment  at  Colchester,  where  the  Abbot  declined 
to  admit  him,  and  like  the  Abbot  of  Pershore,  succeeded 
in  keeping  him  out.^ 

He,  no  doubt,  had  served  the  King,  as  it  may  be 
seen  that  most  other  nominees  had  done,  in  some 
capacity  in  the  royal  household.  We  know  that  Nicholas 
de  la  Garderobe  had  died,  not  long  before,  in  the 
Priory  of  Merton,'^  and  that  the  King  nominated 
another  old  and  faithful  servant  to  take  his  place 
there.  There  it  was  the  King's  Wardrobe  which 
supplied  the  corod3^-man.  In  the  record  printed  in 
the  present  volume  we  find  it  alleged  on  the  King's 
behalf  that  in  the  reign  of  Henry  III.,  Peter  Lewere, 
who  was  probably  Master  or  other  officer  of  the  King's 
Ewry,  had  had  a  corody  in  Pershore  Abbe}'.  So  also, 
it  was  said  had  Gilbert  le  Hauberger,  who,  no  doubt, 
had  charge  of  the  King's  coats  of  mail,  m  the  reign  of 
Edward  L,  and  l)efore  him  in  the  same  reign  Edmund 
de  la  Panetrie,  the  Master  or  other  oflicer  of  the 
King's  Pantry.  Pitte's  immediate  predecessor  in  the 
reign  of  Edward  III.  was,  according  to  the  statement 
made  on  the  King's  behalf,  "  John  de  Kekynwyche, 
Fauconer,"  or  the  King's  Falconer. 

From  one  point  of  view  it  is  immaterial  whether 
these  past  members  of  the  household  really  had 
corodies  in  the  Abbey  or  not.  They  were  certainly 
representatives  of  the  class  from  which  the  King's 
nominees  came,  whenever  he  was  successful  in  pro- 
viding for  them  in  a  monastery,  and  such  men  must 
have  had  an  appreciable  efiect  upon  the  society  in 
which  they  lived,  and  upon  the  general  mode  of 
monastic  life.  They  were  connoisseurs  in  all  matters 
relating  to  the  table  and  to  the  cellar,  and  in  all  the 
sports  of  the  field.     Every  monastery  appears  to  have 

1  Y.B.,  Tiin.,  14Edw  III.,  p.  314,    |      -^  Y.B.,  Mich.,  15  Edw.  III., p.  347, 
note  1.  note  5. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXV 

had  some  esquires  of  its  own,  as  well  as  corody-men  who 
were  received  into  the  House  for  various  considerations 
as  distinguished  from  those  whom  the  King  could 
nominate.  There  was  thus  a  body  of  laymen  living  in 
or  frequenting  the  Religious  Houses,  which  almost 
certainly  took  its  tone  from  the  officers  of  the  Eoyal 
Household  who  brought  with  them  their  recollections 
of  the  Court. 

A  case  which  throws  light  at  once  upon  the  manners  Deceit : 
and  customs  of  the  time,  and  upon  the  practice  of  the  attorney 
Courts  in  particular  circumstances,  is  one  of  Deceit  in  examined 
Michaelmas  Term.^     One  William  de  Frodeswalle,  who  and  com'- 
is  described  in  the  report  as  a   poor  man,  found  him-  fitted  to 
self  deprived  of  his  two  acres  of  arable  land,  and  one 
acre  of  meadow,  by  force  of  a  writ  of  seisin  in  favour 
of    one    Richard,    son    of    John    Elys.      The    writ   was 
supposed    to    be    for    the   execution   of    a   recovery   by 
Elys,  on  the   default  of  Frodeswalle   and  his  wife  and 
others,  in   an   action   brought  against  them.     No  such 
action  had  in  fact  ever  been  brought,  and  Frodeswalle 
sued  his  writ   of   Deceit   against   Elys  and  the  Sheriff 
of  the   county    in  which   the  writ   of   seisin   had   been 
executed,  alleging  that  Elys  had  caused  it  to  be  forged 
and   placed   on    the    Sheriff's   files    among    the    King's 
genuine  writs. 

Elys,  who  is  described  in  the  report  as  an  attorney, 
appeared  in  Court,  and  was  sworn  and  examined  by 
the  Justices.  He  then  confessed  that  he  and  one  John 
de  Neuton,  as  the  Sheriff'' s  bailiff,  had  made  out  a 
precept  in  the  Sheriff'' s  name,  without  the  Sheriff'' s 
knowledge,  reciting  that  he  had  recovered  his  seisin  in 
the  King's  Court,  and  directing  Neuton  to  give  him 
seisin,  in  virtue  of  which  he  had  seisin,  and  Frodes- 
walle was  turned  out. 

Upon  this  the  Court  gave  judgment  that  Frodeswalle 
should  recover  damages  assessed  by  the  Justices  at 
ten  marks,  and  that  Elys  should  be  committed  to  the 
Fleet  Prison. 


1  Mich.  17,  No.  27,  pp.  138-141. 


XXVI  INTRODUCTION. 

In  the  following  year  Elys  was  released,  after  having 
been  brought  before  the  Justices,  who  commanded  him 
to  depart  from  the  Court,  and  forbade  him  thenceforth 
to  sue  any  writ  or  business  there  for  any  one.  In 
short,  he  was  deprived  of  the  power  of  acting  as 
attorney. 

The  begin-      The  rival   jurisdictions   of   the   County  Court  of  the 

ning  of  p      X 

the  county  of    Lancaster   and   the    Sheriff's  Turn  held    in 

Sheriff's     Furness  have  some   light   thrown  upon  them  by  a  re- 
Turn  in  ^       .  •••  '^ 
the  County  port    and    the    correspondmg  record.      The  matters   in 

^  dispute    take     us     back     to     the    first    origin    of    two 

and  of  the  Courts.     Certain  claims  of  the  xlbbot  of  Furness  apj^ear 

Turn  in     ^^   have    been    founded    in    the    first   instance    ui)on  a 

turness.  .  .  ■'• 

charter  from  King  Stephen,^  which  was  confirmed  in 
subsequent  reigns.^  The  successors  of  the  first  grantee 
seem  to  have  believed  that  they  had  thus  acquired  a 
right  to  some  kind  of  Turn  within  their  lands  of 
Furness,  until  the  Justices  in  Eyre  visited  the  County 
of  Lancaster  in  the  20th  year  of  the  reign  of  Edward  I., 
when  the  existing  xVbbot  had  to  answer  to  a  Quo 
Waranto.^  It  was  then  found  by  the  jury  that  there 
had  been  no  Sherift^'s  Turn  in  the  County  of  Lancaster 
at  large  before  the  time  when  Mathew  de  Redeman 
was  Sheriff  in  the  reign  of  Henry  III.,  or,  as  else- 
where expressed,  about  the  31st  year  of  that  reign.^ 
The  Sheriff  then  began  to  hold  his  Turn  twice  a  year, 
according  to  the  custom  of  the  realm,  throughout  the 
Hundreds  and  Wapentakes  of  the  County.  Then  also 
the  Coroner    of   the  County  began   to   hold  a  Turn  in 


1  A  charter  from  Stephen,  while  of  the  County  Palatine  and  Duchy 
he  was  Count  or  Earl  of  Boulogne  of  Lancaster  (£d.  Harland),Vol.  II., 
and  Moreton,  is  printed  from  anl?^-  p.  630  and  p.  632. 

sjyeximus  oi  Hen.  IV.  in  Dugdale's  ^  Eyj-g  Roll,  County  of  Lancaster, 

Monasticon,  Vol.  V.,  p.  247.  20  Edw.  I.    The  portion  relating  to 

2  An  Inspeximus  of  the  previous  i  this  Quo  IVaranto  has  been  printed 
charters  with  confirmation  in  the  in  the  Placita  de  Quo  Wuranto 
year  21  Richard  II.  is  set  out  in  I  published  by  the  Record  Commis- 
Beck's  Annate.'^  Furnefiiense.<i  (ISAA),  '    sioners  in  1818,  pp.  369-371. 

p.  xlviij.     And  see  Baines,  History  ,        *  Below,  p.  223,  note  8. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXVU 

Furness  twice  a  year,  issuing  his  precepts  to  the 
Abbot's  bailiffs,  but  in  other  respects  conducting  the 
Turn  within  the  Abbot's  Hberty  as  a  Sheriff  would  in 
the  geldable  part  of  the  County,  and  receiving  the 
issues  and  profits  for  the  King,  though  without  any 
special  warrant.  The  Abbot's  right  to  have  all  sum- 
monses and  attachments  made  in  Furness  by  his  own 
bailiffs  in  matters  touching  the  Crown  was  vindicated, 
but  not  his  right  to  the  Turn,  which  was  adjudged  to 
be  in  the  King,  to  be  held  by  the  King's  Coroners, 
and  so  to  have  been  from  the  time  when  the  Turn 
commenced. 

Edward   I.   beina;   seised   of   the  Turn   er anted  it  to  Grant  of 
his  brother  Edmund,^  Earl  of   Lancaster,  in  fee,  from  in  Furness 
whom  it  descended  to  Thomas,  Earl   of   Lancaster,  as  to  the 
son  and  heir,  and  from  him,  because  he  died  without  Lancaster 
heir  of  his  body,  to  Henry,  Earl  of  Lancaster.  and  by  the 

Edward  III.  having  previously  granted  by  charter  Lancaster 
to  the  Abbot  and  Convent  of  Furness  that  no  sheriff,  ^^  the 
or  bailiff',  or  other  officer  of  the  King  should  enter  Furness. 
their  lands  to  effect  summonses,  distresses,  or  attach- 
ments, or  to  perform  any  other  official  duties,  unless 
by  reason  of  the  default  of  the  x\bbot  and  Convent, 
or  their  bailiffs  or  officers,  caused  Letters  Patent  to  be 
issued  in  relation  to  this  Turn  itself.  In  order  to  put 
an  end  to  litigation  which  had  arisen  in  various 
Courts,  he  gave  a  license  to  Henry,  Earl  of  Lancaster, 
to  grant,  and  a  license  to  the  Abbot  and  Convent  to 
receive  from  the  Earl  (the  Statute  of  Mortmain  notwith- 
standing) the  Sheriff'' s  Turn  (as  it  was  now  called)  in 
Furness,  to  be  held  by  their  bailiffs  and  officers,  so 
that  they  might  exercise  the  full  jurisdiction  of  the 
Turn,  and  receive  all  the  issues  and  profits.  The  Earl 
made  the  grant  to  the  Abbot  and  Convent  accordingly, 
reserving  to  himself  a  rent  of  six  shillings  and  eight 
pence  jj^?'  annum  to  be  paid  by  them,^  and  the  grant 
was  confirmed  by  the  King.^ 


1  Below,  p.  223,  note  3. 
^  Below,  p.  213,  note  5. 


^  Rot.  Chart.  10  Edw.  III.,  No.  10 
(cited  by  Harland). 


XXVlll  INTRODUCTION. 

Action  of       Relying   upon   this   title   the   Abbot   of   Furness,    in 
broughtby  Michaelmas  Term,  17  Edward  III.,   brought  an  action 
the  Abbot  of  Trespass  1  against  Edmund  de  Neville,  bailiff  of  the 
the  Bailiflf  Wapentake    of   Lonsdale,    and   his  two  sub-bailiffs.     It 
of  the        ^y^g  recited  in  the  writ  that  complaint  had  been  made 
take  of       to   the   King,   on   behalf   of   the    Abbot    and    Convent, 
Lonsdale,  suggesting  that  the  bailiff'  and  sub-bailiffs  had  entered 
the  Abbot's  lands  and  fees  in  Furness,  and  were  daily 
continuing  to  enter  them,  and   had  effected  distresses, 
and   attachments   on   divers    persons   there   for   blood- 
shed and  other  offences  which  had  occurred  there,  and 
which    ought    to    be    presented    in    the    Sheriff* 's    Turn 
belonging  to  the  Abbot,  with  the  object  of  compelling 
those  persons  to  present  the  matters  before  the  Sheriff 
in  his    County  Court.     The   King,   it  was  alleged,  had 
thereupon  man}^  times  commanded  the  bailiff  and  sub- 
bailiffs  that,   if   the   facts  were   as   stated,   they  should 
desist    from    such   distresses   and   attachments  for  any 
such  purpose,  and  should  not  in  any  way  intermeddle 
in  the  land  of  Furness  or  in  the  exercise  of  any  offices 
therein,  and  should  without  delay  release  the  distresses 
and   attachments    already  so   made,    or    signify  to    the 
King   wherefore    they   had    not   obeyed    his   command 
previously    directed    to    them,  or    else    appear    in    the 
King's    Bench    to    show    why    they    had    in    contempt 
omitted  to  obey  his  commands  so  many  times  sent  to 
them. 
The  claim      The  defence  of  the  bailiff,  like  the  complaint  of  the 
Seijeanty  Abbot,   takes   US   back   to   the   time  of  Edward  I.  and 
of  the   ^    his  Ej'res,  and  his  writs  of  Quo  Warranto.     One  Orme 
de  Kellet  then  claimed  ^  to  be  the  King's  bailiff'  of  the 
Wapentake  of  Lonsdale,  and,  in  virtue  of  that  office,  to 
effect  summonses,  distresses,  and  attachments  therein. 
He   alleged   that   King  John,   when   as   yet   only  Earl 
of    Moreton,    had    made,    and,    when    King,    had    con- 
firmed, a   grant   of  the   serjeanty  of   the  wapentake  to 


Bailiwick. 


1  Mich.  17,  No.  37,  pp.  212-226. 
■^  Eyre  Roll,  County  of  Lancaster, 


20  Edw.  I.,  printed  in  the  Placita 
de  Quo  Waranto,  fo.  384. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXIX 

Adam  son  ^  of  Orme  de  Kellet,  in  fee.  It  was,  how-' 
ever,  objected  that  John  had  never  been  seised  of  the 
bailiwick  of  the  wapentake,  either  while  he  was  King 
or  previously,  and  so  the  jury  found.^ 

Orme  de  Kellet  then  claimed  the  bailiwick  in  right 
of  his  ancestors  from  the  time  of  William  the  Conqueror, 
but  it  was  urged  that  this  alleged  title  was  incon- 
sistent with  that  which  he  had  previously  set  out  by 
charter  from  King  John,  and  judgment  was  deferred. 
An  entry,  however,  in  the  Red  Book  of  the  Exchequer^ 
shows  that  in  John's  reign  one  Adam  de  Kellet 
(probably  the  Adam  mentioned  in  the  Quo  Waranto) 
did  hold  land  in  Kellet  by  serjeanty,  and  an  entry  in 
the  Testa  de  Nevill  contains  the  statement  that  an 
Orme  de  Kellet  (probably  the  Orme  who  was  defendant 
in  the  Quo  Waranto)  afterwards  held  of  the  King  in 
capite,  ^'' per  seriantiam  custodiencli  Wapentachiuni  de 
Lonesdale.'"  * 

The  rights  claimed  by  this  Orme  de  Kellet  appear  to 
have  passed  subsequently  to  the  family  of  Holand.  In 
the  17th  year  of  Edward  III.  a  fine  ^  was  levied  between 
Robert  de  Holand,  knight,  and  Elizabeth  his  wife, 
plaintiffs,  and  John  Payn,  chaplain,  deforciant,  of  the 
manor  of  Nether  Kellet,  with  the  appurtenances,  and 
{inter  alia)  of  the  bailiwick  of  the  wapentake  of  Lons- 
dale, which  manor  and  bailiwick  Edmund  de  Neville 
then  held  for  term  of  his  life.  This  Edmund  was,  no 
doubt,  the  defendant  in  the  action  of  Trespass  brought 
by  the  Abbot  of  Furness. 


1  Described  as  "Ada  daughter" 
by  Harland  (Vol.  II.,  p.  546)  and  as 
"  Ade  filie  "  in  the  printed  Placita 
de  Quo  Waranto.  The  causes  of 
the  mistake  were  probably  ignorance 
of  the  fact  that  the  dative  of  Adam 
is  Ade,  and  the  difficulty  of  dis- 
tinguishing "  0  "  from  "e,"  "filio" 
from  "  filie,"  in  some  mediaeval 
writing. 

2"Et  sciendum  quod  juratores 


"  testanturquod  praedictus  dominus 
"  J.  Rex,  dum  fuit  Eex,  seu  antea, 
"  nunquam  fuit  in  seisina  de  prae- 
"  dicta  seriantia,"  &c. 

3  Fo.  125  d  (printed  M.  E.  Series, 
p.  464). 

4  Testa  de  Nevill,  as  printed  by 
the  Record  Commissioners,  fo.  371b. 

5  Cited  by  Harland  from  the  re- 
cords of  the  Duchy  of  Lancaster, 
Vol.  II.,  p.  598. 


XXX  INTRODUCTION. 

The  lands       His  substaiitive  defence  in  bar   of   the  action  (apart 

alleged^ by'  ^^'^^  certain  technical  exceptions  to  the  writ  taken  bj 

the  Bailiff  his  sub-bailiffs  or  himself,  and  a  denial  that  any  pro- 

within  the  lii^ition    as    to    lev3dng   the    distresses,    Sec,   had  ever 

Wapen-     been    delivered    to    him)  was   to    the    following    effect. 

The   lands   of   Furness   are    within   the   wapentake    of 

Lonsdale,    in    the    fee    of  which    he   is   bailiff,  and  he 

holds    the    bailiwick    as    appurtenant   to   his  manor  of 

Kellet,  for  his  life,  by  demise  from  Robert  son  of  Robert 

de  Holand  to  whom  the  reversion  belongs. 

Question        As    to    the    article    touching    blood-shed    which    the 

bloodshed  Abbot   supposes    ouglit    to    be    presented    by  his    own 

shouidbe   bailiffs    at   his    own    Sheriff's   Turn,    Edmund  (with  a 

at  the        protestation    not    admitting    that    the    Abbot    has    the 

Sheriff's     franchises  which   he   claims)    asserts    that   it   ou^-ht  to 

Turn  be-  .  . 

longing  to  be    presented    by  the   bailiff'  of   the  wapentake,  or  his 
the  Abbot  officers,  at    the    County    Court  held  before   the   Sheriff 

or  m  the  ^ 

County  of  the  County,  and  so  had  been  presented  from  time 
Court.  immemorial.  One  Roger  de  Burghe  and  others  had 
fought  and  drawn  blood  at  Ulverston  on  Michaelmas 
day  in  the  14th  year  of  the  reign,  and  he  had  pre- 
sented the  article  of  blood-shed  against  them  at  the 
County  Court  held  before  the  Sheriff'.  They  did  not 
appear  at  the  County  Court  to  answer  the  presentment, 
and  he,  in  accordance  with  the  Sheriff's  precept,  then 
distrained  them  to  appear,  but  he  did  not  distrain 
them  for  the  purpose  of  compelling  them  to  present 
the  article  at  the  Count}'  Court.  He,  however,  in  this 
way  maintained  that  blood- shed  was  not  one  of  the 
articles  which  should  l^e  presented  at  a  Sheriff's  Turn, 
or,  at  any  rate,  not  at  the  particular  Turn  which  the 
Abbot  claimed. 

The  Abbot,  in  his  replication,  set  out  the  title  already 
mentioned,  and  alleged  that,  after  the  Turn  commenced, 
and  was  adjudged  to  belong  to  the  King,  the  article 
of  blood-shed  had  always  been  presented  at  the  Turn 
alike  in  the  time  of  Edmund  and  Thomas,  Earls  of 
Lancaster,  and  of  Henry,  Earl  of  Lancaster,  who 
ofranted  the  Turn  to  him. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXXI 

The  bailiff  rejoined  that  the  article  of  blood-shed 
had,  from  time  immemorial,  been  presented  by  the 
bailiff  of  the  Wapentake  of  Lonsdale  before  the 
Sheriff  in  his  County  Com-t,  and  not  in  the  Sheriff's 
Turn.  As  tenant  for  life  of  the  office  he  prayed  aid 
of  the  reversioner,  Robert,  son  of  Robert  de  Holand, 
who,  ho^Yever,  did  not  appear.  The  Venire  was  con- 
sequently awarded  on  the  bailiff' 's  averment,  but,  after 
adjournments,  the  proceedings  dropped. 

Some  of  the  cases  in  the  present  volume  are  of  Voucher 
considerable  importance  in  relation  to  voucher  and  '^varranty 
warranty,  and  suggest  reflections  touching  the  use  of 
the  terms  "voucher  to  warranty"  and  "  w^arrantor " 
as  they  have  been  commonly  employed.  From  the 
time  of  Domesday  Book  downwards  (not  to  look  further 
back)  it  was  the  custom  of  a  tenant  in  danger  of  losing 
his  lands  to  call  to  his  protector,  liberator,  or  defender. 
His  call  is  sometimes  indicated  by  the  word  reclamat, 
sometimes  by  revocat,  sometimes  by  vocat.  In  the  earliest 
cases  we  find  that  he  calls  upon  some  person  named 
'^  ad  Uitorem,''  ^^  ad  defensor  em,''  '^  ad  liberator  em,'* 
^^  ad  warantum."  In  process  of  time  all  the  other 
forms  died  out,  and  the  tenant,  when  vouching,  is 
always  found  to  make  his  call  '^  ad  warantum." 

In  the  earliest  times  the   defensor,  tutor,  or  liberator  The  call  of 
was    apparently    the    lord    recognised    by   the    tenant,  nam^edhi* 
whether  he  had  become  the  lord's  man  bv  commenda-  the 
tion   or   in   any  other  w^ay.     This  was    simple  enough,  ^vrftto^the 
but   matters   became   much   more   complicated  as  soon  ''tvarav- 
as  a  conveyance  was  made   by  A.  to  B.  in  accordance  J^'Lr^^ 
with   which    A.  w^as    not    only    bound    to    warrant   the  raunt." 
estate  conveyed  to  B.,  but  also  A.'s  heirs  to  B.'s  heirs, 
and    this    complication    was    increased     after     estates 
tail   had   come    into    existence    under    the    statute    De 
donis    conditionalibus.      The    call    had    then    ceased    to 
imply,  if  it  ever  did,  that  the  person  called  to  warrant 
was   of   necessity  bound   in  law  to   do   that  which   he 
was  asked  to  do.      This   icarantus   or   garraunt  was,  at 


XXXll 


INTRODUCTION. 


the  tenant's  request,  to  be  summoned  to  warrant  in  a 
particular  county,  l)ut  it  would  be  inexact  to  describe 
him  as  a  warrantor  at  this  stage  of  the  proceed- 
ings. The  call  was  executed,  through  the  Sheriff,  by 
means  of  a  writ  of  Summoneas  ad  icarantizandum.  This 
might  or  might  not  have  the  effect  of  bringing  the 
warantus  or  garraunt  into  Court,  but,  even  if  it  did,  it 
did  not  as  yet  make  him  a  warrantor.  He  might 
counterplead  the  warranty,  or,  in  other  words,  dispute 
his  liability  to  warrant,  and  in  that  case  he  might 
still  continue  to  be  described  as  the  garraunt  in  the 
reports  until  the  question  of  the  lien — the  question 
whether  he  was  bound  to  warrant  or  not — was  deter- 
mined. If  his  counterplea  was  held  good  he  escaped 
from  the  warrant}'  altogether,  and  never  became  a 
warrantor  at  all. 

On  the  other  hand  the  vouchee  or  warantus  might, 
on  his  appearance  in  Court,  warrant,  or  as  the  phrase 
more  commonly  ran,  enter  into  warranty.  If  he 
counterpleaded  the  warranty,  and  the  decision  was 
given  against  him,  he  also  had  to  warrant,  or  enter 
into  warranty.  In  either  case  the  technical  name  by 
which  he  was  then  known  was  not,  in  the  language  of 
the  period,  warrantor,  but  "  tenant  by  his  warranty." 
In  a  modern  sense  he  might  then,  perhaps,  be  called 
a  warrantor,  but  the  expression  ' '  tenant  by  his  war- 
ranty''  meant  not  only  that  but  something  more.  The 
original  tenant,  against  whom  the  action  was  brought, 
went  out  of  Court,  and  the  "tenant  by  his  warranty" 
took  the  original  tenant's  place.  The  demandant  had 
to  count  against  him,  and  not  against  the  tenant 
named  in  the  original  writ,  and  he  bad  to  plead,  as 
best  he  might,  against  the  demandant.  If  he  failed, 
and  the  demandant  was  successful,  judgment  might  be 
given  for  the  demandant  to  recover  the  tenements 
demanded  from  the  tenant  named  in  the  original  writ 
though  now  out  of  Court,  but  for  this  tenant  to  re- 
cover tenements  of  equal  value  from  the  tenant  by  his 
warranty. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXXlll 

It  sometimes   happened   that  when   the  "  warantus^''  ^^'^V".!. 

^•^  .  which  the 

'^  garraunt,     warrant,  or  vouchee  came  mto  Court,  ana"waran- 
warranted,   a   dispute   arose   as   to   the   extent   of   the  ^^ ''  ^^^^ 
warranty — as  to  whether   it   covered   the  whole  of   the  Lancas- 
demand  or  not.     The  lonff  report  No.  65  of  Michaelmas  *^^)'  ^^*®^ 

<^        i  ^  war  rant - 

Term,  17  Edward   III.,    contains   pleadings   and   argu-  ing, 
ments  in  a   case   of   that   kind,   in  which   the  vouchee  ^^^^extent 
continued  to  be  called  throughout  the  "^/arraim^."     In  to  which 
an   action   of   Intrusion   touching    a   manor    (excepting  ^l^^^^ 
one   messuage   and   twelve   acres   of    land)    the   tenant  tenant  by 
^^vocavit  inde  ad  warantum  Henricum  fratrem  et  heredem  warranty. 
"  Thomce    nuper    Comitis    LancastricEJ"       The    vouchee 
appeared,  and   in    the    usual   course   asked  what  there 
was  to  bind  him  to  warrant3^     Two  deeds  executed  by 
Thomas    Earl    of  Lancaster  were   produced,   and   Earl 
Henry  then  warranted,  but  excepted  from  the  warranty 
a   park,   foreign  wood,   and   knights'   fees,  which  were 
excepted   in   the   deeds.     The   exceptions  in   the  deeds 
were    thus    different    from    those    in    the    demandant's 
writ.      The   demandant's    counsel,    after    raising    some 
objections,    counted    in    accordance    with    the    original 
writ   against   the  warrant    i^' vers   le  garraunt'').     The 
Earl's  counsel  immediately  pleaded  in  abatement  of  the 
count  that  it  was  made  against  him  as  tenant  by  his 
warranty  of  the  whole  manor,  except  what  was  excepted 
in  the  writ,  whereas  he  had  warranted  only  in  a  different 
way,   and   with   other    exceptions,    and   less   than   was 
demanded.     He  was   tenant   by   his   warranty  only   of 
that  which   he   had   actually  warranted,  whatever  that 
might  in  law  be  construed  to  be,  and  the  decision  on 
that  point  does   not   appear  ;   but   he  was  undoubtedly 
the   '^  garraunf   in   relation   to    everything   demanded 
against  the  tenant  named  in  the  original  writ  who  had 
vouched  him,  and  so  he  is   described  again  and  again 
in  the  course  of  the  report. 

Though  "  voucher  to  warranty"  has  been  the  phrase  The  use  of 
commonly  used  since  the  time  of  Coke  at  least,  it  ^^q^J^^ 
appears  to   have   been   founded   upon   a  misconception  to 

18141 


XXXIV 


INTRODUCTION. 


tor.' 


waTi-anty"  "vs'liich  was  in  all  probability  caused  by  an  erroneous 
"  warran-  extension  in  the  printed  Year  Books  or  law  treatises 
written  in  French.  "A.  vouche  a  garr.  B."  is  the 
commonest  form  in  which  the  fact  of  the  voucher  is 
stated.  When  "garr."  is  turned  into  garrante  and 
from  that  into  garrantie  it  is  naturally  enough  trans- 
lated "warranty,"  and  so  we  arrive  at  the  form  "A. 
"vouches  B.  to  warranty."  But  no  such  form  is  found 
in  the  early  French  manuscripts,  nor  is  the  form 
^^vocare  ad  warantiam''  found  in  the  corresjDonding 
Latin  records.  There  also  the  abbreviated  word  icar. 
occurs  often  enough,  but  whenever  there  is  an  exten- 
sion the  word  appears  in  the  accusative  as  tvarantum. 
This  warantus  or  garraunt,  as  soon  as  he  is  vouched, 
becomes  a  vocatus  ad  uarantiun,  a  vouche  a  garraunt^ 
a  person  upon  whom  a  call  is  made  as  being  one  to 
whom  the  liability  of  warranting  is  alleged  to  attach. 
It  would  of  course  be  inconvenient  to  use  this  or  any 
other  long  form  of  words  in  translating  the  word 
"  garraunt  "  wherever  it  occurs.  "  Warrantor,"  as 
already  explained,  is  not  a  strictly  correct  translation. 
"Vouchee"  would  be  correct  as  far  as  it  goes,  but  it 
does  not  go  quite  far  enough,  because  when  the 
''garraunt''  has  come  into  Court  and  is  arguing  the 
question  whether  he  is  bound  to  warrant  or  not,  he  is 
a  vouchee  and  something  more. 

It  seems  therefore  almost  necessary  to  use  the  word 
"warrant"  as  a  translation  of  icarantus  and  garraunt, 
though  it  has,  of  course,  another  meaning.  This 
rendering  of  the  term  is  not  altogether  without  pre- 
cedent,^ and  is  in  harmony  not  only  with  the  Latin  and 
French  of  the  Courts  in  England,  but  also  with  the  French 
used  on  the  other  side  of  the  Channel.  In  Le  Grand 
coustumier  dupai/s  et  duche  de  Normendie  there  is  a  section 


"  Vouche- 
ment  de 
gar ant" 
in  Nor- 
mandy. 


1  "Warrant  "  is  commonly  used 
as  the  equivalent  of  "  garraunt  "  in 
Nichols's  translation  of  Britton, 
though  the  expression  "  voucher  to 


warranty "  occurs  there  also,  as, 
indeed,  in  almost  every  book  in 
vrhich  the  subject  is  mentioned. 


INTRODUCTION. 


XXXV 


devoted  to  the  subject  of  voucher,  and  it  is  headed 
"De  vouchement  de  garantJ"  If  confirmation  were 
needed,  it  would  be  apparent  from  this  that  voucher 
never  was  "  to  warranty  "  but  of  the  person  called  the 
warrant.  "  Garant,"  the  book  tells  us,  "  peut  estre 
"  appelle  en  deux  manieres,  ou  comme  defenseur  qui 
"est  tenu  a  garantir  le  fief,  ou  comme  ainsne  du  fief 
"  de  qui  on  doibt  pleder  principalment."  ^ 

In  Hilary  Term,   18  Edward   III.,   there  is  a  case  ^  Ci^se  ^n 
doubly  reported  which,  while   showing  how  great  was  tenant 
the    anxiety   to    preserve    an    estate    tail   when    once  79uc}ied 
created,   is   also   a   curious   illustration   of   the   law  of  with  the 
warranty.    An  action  of  Dower  was  brought  against  a  o^i^^*  ^^ 

•^  .  ...    saving  an 

tenant  in  tail.  The  gift  had  been  made  to  him  by  his  estate  tail. 
father,  whom  he  consequently  vouched  to  warrant.  The 
father,  however,  died,  before  being  brought  into  Court 
by  process.  The  Sheriff  having  made  a  return  to  this 
effect,  the  tenant  in  tail  vouched  himself,  with  the 
object,  as  his  counsel  stated,  of  preserving  the  estate 
tail.  He  was  his  father's  heir,  independently  of  the 
entail,  and  consequently  the  reversion,  as  it  is  ex- 
pressed in  one  of  the  reports,  or  the  fee  simple,  as  it 
is  expressed  in  the  other,  had  descended  to  him. 

Had  the  voucher  been  allowed,  the  tenant  would,  as 
it  were,  have  divided  himself  into  two.  As  the  tenant 
named  in  the  original  writ  he  would  have  gone  out  of 
Court.  As  tenant  by  his  warranty  he  would  have 
pleaded  against  the  demandant.  In  the  event  of  a 
decision  in  the  demandant's  favour  the  demandant 
would  have  recovered  the  particular  land  in  demand 
against  the  tenant  in  tail,  but  the  latter  would  have 
recovered  over  against  himself  as  tenant  by  warranty. 
He  would  then  have  made  over  to  himself  as  tenant 
in  tail  other  lands  of  equal  value  with  those  recovered 
by  the  demandant,  and  so  an  estate  tail  would  have 
been  preserved. 


1  Grand      Coiistumier 
1539),  fo.  Ixix. 

2  No.  18,  pp.  oO-i-510. 


(Rouen, 


See  also 


Y.B.,  M.  18  Edw.  III.,  No.  60,where 
a  like  voucher  was  allowed. 


XXXVl 


INTRODUCTION. 


Law  Though  the   law  concerning   the  prerogatives  of  the 

the  prei?)-  Queen  Consort  as  recognised  by  the  Judges  does  not 
g^ti^'es  of  appear  to  have  been  different  from  that  of  later  times, 
Consort,  it  was  not  so  firml}^  settled  but  that  Counsel  could 
call  it  in  question.  Thus,  when  Queen  Philippa  brought 
a  Quare  impedit  against  the  Abbot  of  Cirencester,  and 
her  title  was  shown  in  the  declaration,  the  Abbot's 
counsel  pleaded  that  she  was  covert  haron,  and  there- 
fore not  in  a  condition  to  be  answered  without  her 
husband.  He  was,  however,  immediately  compelled  to 
answer.  In  relation  to  certain  exceptions  to  the  writ, 
it  was  held  that  the  Queen  "  is  a  person  of  so  high 
"estate  that  she  shall  have  a  writ  in  all  points  such 
"as  the  King  would  have."^ 


The 

"Eound 
Table  "  of 
Edw.  III. 
mentioned 
in  one  of 
the  MSS. 
of  the 
Year 
Books. 


Early 
stories  of 
Round 
Tables. 


It  could  hardly  have  been  expected  that  the  reporters 
who  lived  turmoiled  in  the  Courts  of  Justice  would 
have  introduced  among  their  reports  any  references  to 
the  King's  jousts  and  tourne3's,  and  orders  of  chivalry 
at  Windsor.  In  one  of  the  MSS.,  however,  though  in 
one  only,  it  is  mentioned,  after  a  notice  of  the  death 
of  Pulteney  (one  of  the  countors  whose  name  has 
frequently  appeared),  that  "the  Round  Table  com- 
"  menced  at  Windsor  on  Monday  before  the  Feast  of 
"the  Conversion  of  St.  Paul  in  the  18th  year."  ^ 

So  far  as  the  institution  of  a  Eound  Table  by 
Edward  III.  is  of  any  importance,  this  entry  in  the 
MS.  is  of  importance,  because  it  serves  to  fix 
a  date  which  has  been  vaguely  given  elsewhere, 
and  as  to  which  there  have  been  contradictory 
statements.  As  the  subject  was  evidently  of  interest 
to  some  of  the  lawyers  of  the  period,  a  few  words 
upon  it  may,  perhaps,  not  be  out  of  place  here. 

Notwithstanding  all  the  fables  which  have  grown  up 
around  the  name  of  King  Arthur,  there  does  appear 
to  be  a  certain  substratum  of  fact  in  the  stories  re- 
lating to  the  early  existence  of  round  tables  at  which 


1  Hil.  18,  No.  6,  pp.  430-i34.  |       2  p.  415^  note  1. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXXVll 

distinguished  warriors  sat.  Unless  Athenseus  ^  invented 
a  description  which  he  attributes  to  Posidonius,  it  must 
be  true  that  before  the  Christian  era  the  KsXtoI  or 
Gauls  did  sit  at  wooden  tables,  that  on  certain  occasions 
they  did  sit  in  a  circle,  the  most  eminent  person 
(6  xpaTjoTOf)  in  the  post  of  honour,  that  on  these  occasions 
the  banquet  was  of  an  essentially  military  character, 
each  seated  guest  having  his  shield-bearer  standing  be- 
hind him,  while  the  spear-bearers  sat  in  another  circle. 
The  resemblance  of  the  Gallic  fighting-man  and  his 
shield-bearer  to  the  mediaeval  knight  and  his  squire 
is,  to  say  the  least,  a  curious  coincidence.  It  does 
not,  of  course,  follow  that  a  similar  practice  prevailed 
in  Britain  after  the  Romans  had  abandoned  it,  still 
less  that  King  Arthur  instituted  an  order  of  Knight- 
hood. 

There   are   indications,   however,    that  the  stories  of  Effect  of 
King    Arthur   and   his    knights    had   made  a  deep  im-  q£  j^^^^ 
pression  not  only  in  England  but  elsewhere  before  the  Arthur's 
time  of  the  Round  Table  of   Edward  III.     To  look  no  xabie  in 
further  back  than  the  year  1328  we  find  that  Roger  de  ^^^  i^th 
Mortimer,  Earl   of  March,   induced   the   King  and  the 
Queen  Mother  Isabella  to  attend  a  festival  at  Wigmore, 
together  with  nearly  all  the  noble  knights  of  England, 
and  that  he  "  there   held   a   Round   Table   for   several 
"  days."  ^     This   seems   to   have   provoked   the  remark 
that  he  was  exercising  the   functions   of  royalty,  from 
which  it  may  be  inferred  that  the  expression  "  Round 
"  Table "    had    a    quite    definite    meaning,    and    that, 
according  to  the  received  opinion,  no  one  but  the  King 
ought  to  preside. 

The   contemporary    chronicler    Murimuth    gives   two  Different 
different   accounts   of   the   proceedings   relating   to  the  onhe^  ^ 
Round   Table   of   Edward   III.     According   to   one  the  Round 
King  appointed  a  tournament  at  Windsor  on  the  19th  Edw^lll. 
of  January,  1343-4    (which  was   a  Monday),   and  had  with 
invitations  sent  to  all  the  ladies  of  southern  England,  ^ates. 

1  Lib.  IV.,  c.  36.  I      2  Avesbury  (Rolls  Series),  p.  284. 


XXXVlll  INTRODUCTlOK. 

and  all  the  city  dames  of  London.  On  the  previous 
Sunday  (erroneously  described  as  xiii.,  instead  of  xv. 
Kal.  Feb.)  he  gave  a  banquet  in  the  great  hall  of 
the  castle,  which  was  nearly  full  of  ladies,  there  being 
only  two  males  present,  both  knights  from  France, 
and  the  King  himself  showed  the  ladies  to  their 
places,  the  Prince  of  Wales  presiding  elsewhere 
over  the  banquet  given  to  the  men.  The  joust- 
ing continued  during  the  Monday,  Tuesday,  and 
Wednesday.  On  the  Thursday  (the  22nd  of  January) 
the  King  had  a  great  dinner  (ccBiiam)  in  which  ''  suam 
"  rotundam  tabulam  inchoavit,"  and  there  took  the 
oaths  of  the  Earls,  Barons,  and  Knights,  whom  he 
wished  to  be  of  the  Round  Table,  in  accordance  with 
a  particular  form.  He  appointed  the  following  Whit- 
sunday for  the  holding  of  the  next  Round  Table,  and 
gave  directions  for  the  erection  of  a  new  building  in 
which  it  was  to  be  held.  This  work,  however,  was 
abandoned  **  for  certain  causes."  ^ 

In  Murimuth's  other  account^  the  Sunday  banquet 
is  stated  to  have  been  on  the  Sunday  next  after  the 
Feast  of  the  Purification,  or  in  other  words  on  the 
8th  of  February,  the  Feast  of  the  Purification  having 
been  on  Monday,  the  2nd.  He  gives  some  details  as 
to  the  dancing,  which,  however,  are  not  material  for 
the  date,  though  they  are  suggestive  of  habits  of 
society  which  might  render  the  well-known  account  of 
the  origin  of  the  Order  of  the  Garter  not  quite  im- 
possible. The  jousts,  as  in  the  other  account,  con- 
tinued during  the  following  Monday,  Tuesday,  and 
Wednesday,  in  this  case  the  9th,  10th,  and  11th  of 
February.  On  the  Wednesday  night,  according  to  this 
account,  the  King  commanded  that  no  knight  or  lady 
should  depart,  and  that  they  should  wait  until  the 
morning  to  know  his  pleasure.  On  the  Thursday 
morning,  the  King  in   the   royal   robes,  with  a  velvet 


1  Murimuth    (Rolls   Series),   pp.   I       ^  Murimuth,  p.  231. 
155-156.  I 


INTRODUCTION.  XXXlX 

mantle  over  all,  and  with  his  crown  on  his  head,  pro- 
ceeded to  the  chapel  in  the  Castle  accompanied  by  the 
Queen,  who  was  '^  most  nobly  adorned,"  and  attended 
by  the  earls  and  barons,  and  the  rest  of  the  lords  and 
ladies.  After  the  celebration  of  mass,  a  procession  was 
formed,  which  was  led  by  the  Steward  and  the  Mar- 
shal of  England,  each  bearing  his  wand  of  office. 
They  were  followed  by  the  King  carrying  his  sceptre. 
Then  came  the  Queen  Consort,  the  Queen  Mother,  the 
Prince  of  Wales,  Earls,  Barons,  Knights,  and  ladies  to 
the  place  where  they  were  to  stand.  There  the  King 
made  oath  that  he  would,  at  a  certain  appointed  time, 
so  long  as  he  was  able,  commence  the  Bound  Table 
in  the  same  manner  as  Arthur,  formerly  King  of 
England  (sic),  to  wit,  to  the  number  of  three  hundred 
knights,  and  would  foster  and  maintain  it  with  all  his 
might,  ever  increasing  the  number.  A  like  oath  was 
taken  by  the  Earls  of  Derby,  Salisbury,  Warwick, 
Arundel,  Pembroke,  and  Suffolk,  and  many  barons  and 
knights  who  were  thought  worthy  of  the  honour.  The 
ceremony  concluded  with  another  banquet,  '*  lyotuum 
"  affluente  copiositate.'' 

Both  accounts  thus  agree  in  giving  a  Sunday  as  the  ^^^  ^^^^ 
day  of  the  preliminary  banquet,  the  following  Monday,  termined 
Tuesday,   and  Wednesday  as   the   days   of   the   jousts,  ^y^®^^- 
and  the  Thursday  as  the  day  of  the  actual  institution  Books, 
of  the  Round  Table  ;  but  the  second  account  dates  the 
whole  festival  three  weeks   later   than   the   first.     The 
date  given  in  the  MS.  of  Year  Books  does  not,  at  first 
sight,    agree   in    any   particular.     It   assigns  the  com- 
mencement of  the  Round  Table  to  the  Monday  before 
the  Feast  of  the  Conversion  of   St.  Paul.     This  Feast 
was  on  the  25th   of   January,  which  fell  on  a  Sunday 
in  the  year  1343-4,  and  the  previous  Monday  was  the 
19th  of  January.     If,   however,   the   commencement  of 
the   tournament   be   regarded   as   the   true  commence- 
ment of  the  Round  Table,  and  not  simply  the  ceremony 
which    is    said    to    have    occurred    on   the    Thursday, 
the    Year    Book    date    harmonises    with    that    given 


Xl  INTRODUCTION. 

in  Muriinuth's  tirst  account.  The  letters  of  safe 
conduct^  which  issued  for  foreign  knights  wishing  to 
attend  the  tournament  gave  the  day  as  Monday  next 
after  the  Feast  of  St.  Hilary,  which  was,  equally  with 
the  Monday  before  the  Feast  of  the  Conversion  of 
St.  Paul,  the  19th  of  January.  It  seems,  therefore, 
that  we  may  safely  rely  upon  the  Year  Book  date  for 
the  beginning  of  the  proceedings  by  which  the  Round 
Table  was  instituted  b}'  Edward  III.  We  may  also, 
IDerhaps,  suspect  that  the  details  supplied  in  Murimuth's 
second  account  have  little  more  foundation  in  fact  than 
has  the  date.  All  the  doings  mentioned  by  him  as 
happening  from  the  8th  to  the  12th  of  February, 
13^:3-4,  might  have  happened  at  that  or  at  any  other 
time,  but  they  certainly  did  not  happen  then. 


I  have  again  the  pleasure  of  offering  my  best  thanks 
to  the  Benchers  of  the  Honourable  Society  of  Lincoln's 
Inn  for  the  loan  of  their  valuable  MS.  It  has  been 
of  inestimable  service  throughout  the  whole  period  for 
which  I  have  been  Editor  of  the  Year  Books,  and  is 
now  in  process  of  collation  with  other  MSS.  as  far  as 
the  end  of  the  year  20  Edward  III. 

The  text  and  translation  to  be  printed  in  the  next 
volume  have  been  sent  to  press. 

The  work  on  the  Glossary  has  been  steadily  con- 
tinued. 

L.  Owen  Pike. 

Lincoln's  Inn, 

26th  January,  1903. 


1  Rot.  Lit.  Pat.  17  Edw.  III.,  pt.  2.  m.  2. 


TABLES. 


xli 


TABLE  OF  CASES  IN  THE  PRESENT  VOLUME,  i 


Audele  u.  \_Unnamed]     -  -  -  -        .    -r 

Barthelmeu  and  wife  v.  Pecocke  -  -  Note  1, 

Bassiagbourae  v.  Archere         _  _  -  _  _ 

Bermondsey,  the  Prior  of,  v.  Mamouii 
Bermondsey,  the  Prior  of,  v.  the  parsoa  of  Fyfield     - 
Briggate  v.  Bukmongere  -  -  -  Note  6, 

Burton,  the  parson  of  the  church  of,  v.  Hingham 
Claveryng    and    wife,    and    another,    v.    the    executors    of 
Borstede         -----  Note  1, 

Cole«hulle  v.  Atte  Northdene  and  wife,  and  others     Note  15, 
Croyland,  the  Abbot  of,  v.  De  Veer      _  -  ..  _ 

Darcy  v.  Inge  and  others  -  _  -  _  _ 

Denton  v.  the  Mayor  and  Community  of  Newcastle-on-Tyne 
Eton  V.  Rokle     -  -  -  -  -  Note  4, 

Fanacourt  and  wife  o.  FitzAucher        _  _  _  _ 

Ferrars  v.  Holand  _-___- 

Flamoke  v.  [  Unnamed']  ------ 

Frodeswalle  v.  Elys  and  another  -  -  Note  2, 

Furness,  the  Abbot  of,  v.  Neville  -  -  -  - 

Greneville  v,  the  Bishop  of  Exeter       -  -  - 

Grey  v.  Grey      ------- 

Haghman,  executor  of,  v.  Atte  Monte  -  -  - 

Hanlay  v.  Fulnetby       -  -  -  -  Note  6, 

Heselshawe  (or  Haselshawe)  v.  the  Bishop  of  Bath  and  Wells 
Hillary  v.  the  Abbot  of  Langonet         -  -  .  - 

King,  the,  v.  the  Abbot  of  Rufford       -  -  _  _ 

King,  the,  i\  Chaumberleyn      ----- 

King,  the,  v.  Busshe      ------ 

King,  the,  v.  Bridlington  -  -  -  _  - 

King,  the,  v.  the  Abbot  of  Sautre         -  -  _  _ 

King,  the,  v.  Milbourne  _  _  _  _  - 

King,  the,  v.  the  Abbot  of  Pershore     -  -  -  . 

King,  the,  y.  [C/ww«me6?]  -  -  -  -  - 

Kyng  V.  Stoke   ------- 


136 
209 
236 

62 
368 
521 

58 

7 
227 
472 
156 
70 
401 
364 
294 
150 
139 

-  212 
94,  626 

-  336 

-  354 
607 
532 
500 
]26 
246 
246 
264 
266 
414 
436 
604 
466 


1  This  table  includes  only  cases 
in  which  the  name  of  one  party  at 
least  is  given  in  the  report,  or  in 
which  the  names  of  the  parties  have 
been  ascertained  from  the  record, 


and  not  those  in  which  all  the 
parties  are  represented  merely  by 
letters  in  the  report.  A  full  index 
of  all  persons  and  places  mentioned 
in  the  volume  is  printed  at  p.  675. 


Xlii  TABLES. 

Page 

Lancaster,  the  Earl  of,  v.  HoUewelle   -            -            -            -  468 

Leukenore  v.  Northwode           _            _            _             Note  2,  585 

Lincoln,  the  Chapter  of,  v.  the  Dean  of  Lincoln,  and  others  -  326 

Loveny  v.  Byngham  and  another          -            -              Note  1,  601 

Malghum  and  wife  i\  Serleby  -            -            -             Note  1,  347 

Maundeville  v.  Bodiscombe  and  others            -              Note  1,  19 

Maunsel  v.  Maunsel      .             -            -             -              Note  1,  373 

Merton,  the  Prior  of,  v.  Atte  Quarrer  -            -            -            -  460 

Metheryngham  v.  Makerel       -----  574 

Xeuns  V.  Boos    -------  504 

Newton,  the  Prior  of,  i'.  [  Unnamed]     -             -             -            -  628 

Notton  and  wife  v.  Haliburne  -----  386 

Pade  v.  Langacre           -             _             -             -              Note  1,  411 

Passele  r.  Elnestede  and  wife,  and  another     -              Note],  379 

Plympton,  the  Prior  of,  v.  [  Unyiamed]  -             -             -             -  232 

Queen,  the,  v.  Aunesford            _            _            _            _             .  430 

Shulton's  Case  -            -            -             -             -            -             -  280 

Stapeldone  v.  Corun  and  wife   -             -             -              Note  2,  255 

Stapilford  v.  Somerby  and  others         -            -              Note  2,  613 

Stocke  i\  Mundene        ------  452 

Stodham  i\  Vaghan  and  ^vife    -             -             -             -             -  34 

Sybeling  and  wife,  and  others  v.  Mussendene  and  wife,  and 

another           -----              Note  2,  441 

ThovnhiW  V . '^Unnamed]             -----  510 

Triple  and  wife  v,  Hakeneye  and  others          -            -             -  88 

Trussel  v.  Joiirden        ------  146 

Trussel  v.  the  Earl  of  Hereford             -            -            -            -  374 

Trussel  v.  Atte  Welle    -            -            -            -            -            -  540 

Vavasour  r.  Wake  and  others  -----  170 

Veel  v.  Veel      -------  342 

Walsokene  v.  Dodisthorpe        -            _            -              Note  1,  595 

Warbelton  v.  the  Earl  of  Gloucester  and  another        -            -  404 

Wath  V.  Boseville  and  others    -             -             -              Note  4,  119 

Watton,  the  Prior  of,  v.  the  Abbot  of  Meaux  and  others        -  332 

Weylonde  i\  Daubeneye  and  others     -             -             -             -  528 

Wilton  and  wife  v.  [  Unnamed]  -----  152 

Winchester,  the  Bishop  of.  v.  the  Carmelite  Prior  aud  Brethren  262 

Wynnyton  v.  Hullampton         -----  320 

Wyse  V.  Hunte  -----              Note  1,  287 

[^Unnamed]  v.  Arderne  -             -             -            -             -            -  124 

,,          V.  Bray  broke            -             -             -             -             -  390 

r.  HoUewelle           -            -            -            -            -  80 

„          V.  Pikerel  and  wife              .             -             -             _  553 

,,          i;.  Pokoke  and  wife  -             _             -            _             -  42O 

„          y.  the  bailiff  of  Zouche       -            -            -            -  336 


TABLES.  xliii 


TABLE  OF  REFERENCES  TO  THE  LIBER  ASSISARUM. 


Year  of  Eeign  and  Number 

Page  in 

of  Case  in  the  Liber 

the  present 

Assisaram. 

Volume. 

17.    Li.  Ass. 

No.  10    - 

- 

. 

-       21 

»>                           V 

„     11    - 

- 

- 

-       89 

if               >» 

„     16    - 

- 

- 

-     153 

>»               )? 

„    17    - 

-    161 

TABLE  OF  REFERENCES  TO  FITZHERBERT'S 
ABRIDGMENT. 


Title  and  Number  Page  in 

in  Fltzherbert's  the  present 

Abridgment.  Volume. 

Accompt,  55        -  -  -  -  -  545 

Admesurement,  5  -  -  -  -  363 

Age,  8     -            -  -  -  -  -  261 

„    9    -            -  -  -  -  -  293 

„  10    -            -  -  -  -  .449 

„  49    -            -  -  -  -  -  257 

Aide,  136            -  -  -  -  -  35 

„    137             _  _  -  -  -  253 

,,138             -  -  -  -  -  537 

,,139             -  -  -  -  -  633 

Ayde  de  Roy,  63  .  _  _  .  227 

Araendement,  55  -  -  -  -  327 

Anauite,  25         -  -  -  -  -  637 

Assise,  75            -  -  -  -  -  21 

„      76            -  -  -  -  -  149 

Auacien  Demesne,  14     -  -  -  -  141 

Audita  Querela,  22          -  -  -  -  81 

Avowre,  97          -  -  -  -  -  597 

„        98          -  -  -  -  -  527 

Bastardy,  32       -  -  -  -  -  259 

Briefe,  287 355 

„      350         -  -  -  ,-  -  15 

„       351 79 

„      352          -  -  -  -  -  205 

,,353 229 


xliv  TABLES. 

Title  and  Number  Page  in 

in  Fitzherbevt's  the  present 

Abridgment.  Yolame. 

Briefe,  354 417 

,,       355          -  -  _  _  «  433 

Briefe  al  Evesqe,  18  -  -  -  -  249 

Cessavit,  19        -  -  -  -  -  283 

Challenge,  13      -  -  -  -  -  89 

Colour,  46            -  -  -  -  -  153 

Confirm acion,  9  -  -  -  -  -  385 

Coimterplee  de  Ayde,  3  _  _  _  335 

Counterplee  de  Resceit,  8  -  -  -  627 

Counterplee  de  Voucher,  41  -  -  -  39 

,,            ,,          ,,        69  -  -  -  383 

Damage,  85         -  -  -  -  -  5 

„        86        -  -  -  -  -  643 

Dette,  6               .  .  _  .  65,  571 

Disceit,  39           -  -  -  -  -  139 

„       40           -  -  -  -  -  253 

„       41           -  -  -  -  -  633 

Discontinuans  Divers,  49  -  -  -  57 

Enquest,  3          -  -  -  -  -  627 

„           4          -  -  -  -  -  627 

Essone,  168         -  -  -  -  -  575 

Estoppell,  219    -  -  -  -  -  583 

Execucion,  54     -  -  -  -  -  633 

,,           55     -  -  -  -  -  599 

Executours,  76   -  -  -  -  -  9 

„           89    -  -  -  -  -  355 

Exigent,  12         -  -  -  -  -  261 

Faux  Recovere,  38  -  -  -  -  379 

Fynes^  44             -  -  -  -  -  451 

„    '  45             -  -  -  -  -  573 

„      60            -  -  -  -  -  361 

Garde,  110           -  -  -  -  -  491 

Garnishe  et  Garnishement,  35    -  -  -  363 

Garraunte,  22     -  -  -  -  -  287 

„          23     -  -  -  -  -  563 

Graunte,  57    -  -  -  -  -  127 

Hors  de  son  Fee,  22  -  -  -  ^  -  333 

Issue,  33      _  _  .  .  _  603 

Jour,  19      _  _  .  -  -  625 

Jugement,  115  -  -  -  -  -  3 

„     116  -  -  -  -  -  235 

„     117  -  -  -  -  -  263 

„     118  -  -  -  -  -  435 

Ley,  77  -     -  -  -  -  -  467 


TABLES.  Xlv 

Title  and  Number  Page  in 

in  Fitzherbert's  the  present 

Abridgment.  Volume. 

Mainprise,  17      -  -  -  -  -  547 

Moastrans  de  faits,  fins,  et  records,  63  -  355 

169  -      97 

Nonsuit,  20         -  -  -  -  -  459 

Office  del  Court,  15  -  -  -  -  469 

Peticion,  21         -  -  -  -  -  263 

Proses,  27            -  -  -  -  -  361 

Proteccion,  67     -  -  -  -  -  353 

„          68     -  -  -  -  -  381 

Quare  impedit,  47  -  --  -431 

„           149  -  -  -  -  267 

Quare  incumbravit,  1  -  -  -  -       95 

Quinzjn,  7           -  -  -  -  -  619 

Relief,  3              -  -  -  -  -  321 

Replicacion,  Rejoinder,  61  -  -  -  175 

Resceit,  106        -  -  -  -  -  425 

Rescous,  19         -  -  -  -  -  461 

Respond,  16        -  -  -  -  -  635 

„        72        -  -  -  -  -  511 

Retourne  des  avers,  16  -  -  -  -  631 

Retourne  del  Vicount,  91  -  -  -  363 

Scire  facias,  9     -  -  -  -  -  621 

Sequatur  sub  suo  periculo,  6      -  -  -  353 

Suerte,  1              -  _  _  -  .  233 

Taile,  2  -             -  -  -  -  -  343 

„  15  -             -  -  -  -  -  123 

Triall,55              -  -  -  -  -  119 

„      56              -  -  -  -  -  259 

View,  97              -  -  -  -  -  363 

Voucher,  1          -  -  -  -  -  259 

„        2          -  -  -  -  -  417 

„        3          -  -  -  -  -  509 

„      91          -  -  -  -  -      49 

„      92          -  -  -  -  -       53 

„      93          -  -  -  -  -  267 

„    112          -  -  -  -  -  343 

Wast,  109            -  -  -  -  -  385      • 


Xlvi  TABLES. 


TABLE   OF  REFERENCES  TO  THE  FOLIOS  OF  THE  OLD 

EDITIONS. 


Polios  in 

the 

Old  Editions. 

Pages  in 

the 

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Year 

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TABLES.  Xlvii 

Folios  in  Pages  in 

the  the 

Old  Editions.  Present  Volume. 

63  -     -     -     -     -     -  313 

63*.  -     -     -     -     -     -  317 

64 321 

645.  -     -     -     -     -     -  327 

65  ------  335 

656. -  343 

66  ------  351 

666.  -     -     -     -     -     -  359 

67  ------  363 

676.  -     -     -    --     -     -  373 

-  68  -     -     -     -     -  243  and  381 

686.  -----  385  and  25 

69  ------   27 

696.  -     -     -     -     -   31  and  15 

70  -     -     -     -     -   17  and  49 
706.  -     -     -     -     -  51  and  391 

71  ------  393 

716.  -     -     -     -     -  399  and  59 

72  -     -     -     -     -  61  and  401 
726.  -     -     -     -     -  405  and  237 

73  -     -     -     -  237,  79,  245,  and  93 
736.  -     -     -     -     -   69  and  53 

74  -     -     -     _-     -  55  and  107 
746.  -     -     -     -     -     -  109 

75  -     -     -     -     -  115  and  147 
756.  -     -     -     -     -  151  and  1S3 

76  -     -     -     -     -  133  and  117 
766.  -     -     -     117,  285,  411,  and  191 

77  ------  191 

776  -     -     -     -     -     -  195 

78  -  -  -  -  -  201  and  125 
786.  -             -             -             -  -  125  and  166 

79  -  -  -  -  -  167  and  207 
796.  -            -            -            -  -  207  and  155 

Year  18  Edward  III. 

1  -  -  -  -  -  415  and  419 
16.  -             -             -             -             -  421  and  431 

2  -  -  -  -       431, 435,  and  437 
26.  -            -            -            -  -  -     439 

3  -  -  -  -       443,  451,  and  453 
86.  -            -            -  -  -  455  and  461 

4  -  -  -  -       467,  469,  and  473 
46.  -            -            -  -  -  -    475 


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the 
Old  Editiong. 

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ob. 

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66. 

7 

lb, 

8 

86. 

9 

96. 

10 

106. 

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Pages  in 

the 
Present  Volume. 

-  481 

-  485  and  501 

-  501  and  oil 

-  513  and  521 
523,  529,  and  533 

-  535  and  541 

-  545  and  553 

-  557 

-  565  and  571 

-  573  and  575 

-  585 
595,  597,  601,  and  605 
-       607,613,  and  621 


THE  CHA^'CELLOR.  JUSTICES  OF  THE  TWO 
BENCHES.  TREASURER.  A^'D  BAROXS  OF 
THE  EXCHEQUER  DURING  THE  PERIOD 
OF  THE   REPORTS. 


CJiancellor. 

Sir  Robert  de  Sadington. 

Justices  of  the  Court  of  King  s  Bench. 

Sir  William  Scot.  Chief  Justice. 
Sir  Robert  de  Scardeburgh. 
Sir  Roger  de  Baukwell. 
Sir  William  Basset. 

Justices  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas} 

Sir  John  de  Stonore.  Chief  Justice. 

Sir  William  de  Shareshulle.  or  Sharshulle. 

Sir  Roger  Hillary. 

Sir  John  de  Shardelowe. 

Sir  Pdchard  de  KelleshuUe.  or  Kelshulle. 

Sir  Richard  de  Wylughby,  or  Willoughby.^ 


1  As  ascertained  from  the  Feet  of 
Fines  of  the  two  Terms. 

2  Appointed  20  Nov.  17  Edw.  HI. 


Rot.  Lit.  Pat.,  p.  2,  m.  10.  Wil- 
loiighby's  name  appears  in  the  Feet 
of  Fines  of  Hilary,  18  Edw.  HI. 


TABLES.  Xlix 


Treasurer. 
William  de  Cusance. 

Barons  of  the  Exchequer.^ 

Sir  William  de  Stowe. 
Sir  William  de  Broclesby. 
Sir  Gervase  de  Wilford. 


NAMES  OF  THE  "  NAURATORES,"  COUNTORS,  OR 

C0UNSEL.2 


Roger  de  Blaykeston. 

Adam  Bret. 

Hamo  Der worthy. 

Joha  de  Gaynesford. 

Henry  Grene. 

Thomas  de  Lincoln.^ 

John  Moubray,  or  de  Moubray. 

William  de  Notton. 

Richard  de  la  Pole. 

Joha  de  Pulteney,  or  Pulteaeye,  or  Pultenay,'' 

Peter  de  Richemunde. 

John  de  la  Rokel,  or  Rokele,  or  Rokelle. 

Thomas  de  Seton. 

John  de  Stouford. 

Robert  de  Thorpe. 

William  de  Thorpe. 


^  The  office  of  Chief  Baron  appears 
to  have  remained  vacant  for  some 
time  after  Sadington  had  been 
made  Chancellor. 

3  Mentioned  in  the  Placita  de 
Banco  as  receiving  chirographs  of 
Fines. 

8  A  Thomas  de  Nichol  is  men- 

18141 


tioned  in  Michaelmas  Term,  17 
Edw.  III.,  Ro  582,  but  this  is  prob- 
ably only  Thomas  de. Lincoln  in  a 
French  form. 

^  Died  at  the  beginning  of  Hilary 
Term,  as  stated  in  the  Additional 
MS.  25,184. 


CORRECTIONS. 


COEKECTIONS. 


Page   56,  last  line,  for  "  it  will  not  be  "  read  '*  you  will  not. ' 

„      58,  first  line,  for  "permissible  for  you  "  read  "  fail.'' 

,,         „         ,,  dele  the  word  "  not." 

„         ,,  line  6,  /br  "  will  it   not   be   permissible   for  you"  read 
"you  will  not  fail."' 

„         ,,  line  7,  for  "  ?'^  substitute  a  full  stop. 

„       80,  line  22,  for  "  W."  read  "  J." 

„      98,  line  24,  for  the  full  stop  substitute  "  ?  " 

„  122,  line  6.  mnit  the  word  "two." 

„  141,  note  1,  line  2,  for  "  presens  "  read  "  prsesens," 

„  225,  note,  for  "'  proficius  "  read  "  proficuis." 

„  261,  margin,  after  "  Acompte  "  add  "  [Fitz.,  Exigent,  12]." 

,,  467,  margin,  after  "  Attachement  "  add  [Fitz..  Ley,  77] 

In  the  next  preceding  volume  (Hil.-Trin.,  17  Edward  III.)- 
Page  644,  col.  1.,  line  4  from  bottom,  for  "  for  "  read  "  against." 
„       ,,         -,,       line  5  from  bottom,  for  "  for"  read  "  against." 


MICHAELMAS  TEEM 

IN    THE 

SEVENTEENTH  YEAK  OF   THE   EEIGN   OF 

KING   EDWARD    THE    THIRD 

AFTER  THE  CONQUEST. 


1814X 


MICHAELMAS  TEPiM  IN  THE  SEVENTEENTH  YEAR 
OF  THE  REIGN  OF  KING  EDWARD  THE  THIRD 
AFTER  THE  CONQUEST. 


No.  1. 

A.D.  1343.  (1.)  §  In  Detinue  of  a  writing  it  was  pleaded  to  the 
Detinue  of  country  on    a   traverse   of   the   detinue,    and   now  it  is 

a  writing,     -,  t    i  t  i 

where        found  Dj  verdict   tliat   the   charter   has  heen  burnt  l)y 

upon  ^Yie  defendant. — Shardelowe.  The  plaintiff  is  possi])lv 
tTtiverse  oi  j.  .- 

the  de-  in  such  a  case  that  he  suffers  disherison  unless  he 
tmue,        Yms   the   charter,   because   in    some   actions   a  party  is 

which  was  .  .  .  . 

found,  the  not  entitled  to  an  answer  without  showing  a  specialty ; 
recovered  ^^'  ^^'^^^  where  he  was  possibly  tenant,  and  had  war- 
damages,  ranty,  and  his  specialty  was  lost,  his  land  would  be 
thatthe^  ^^^^  witliout  any  recovery  of  the  value,  and  therefore 
writing  it  soems  that  regard  must  be  had  to  this,  and  enquiry 
and  never-  ^'^^^^  ^^  ^0  ^^16  value  of  the  land  included  in  the 
theiess  the  charter,  &c. — But  afterwards  Shardelowe  said  that  the 
was^lis-^  issue  is  only  on  the  detinue,  which  detinue  is  found, 
trained  to  and  therefore  the  Court  adjudges  that  the  plaintiff*  do 
gnei  "P- j^.ggQygj^.  j^i^Q  charter,  and  damages  assessed  at  one  half- 

mark,  and  that  the  defendant  be  distrained  to  give  up 

the  charter. 


DE  TEEMING  MICHAELIS  ANNO  REGNI  REGIS 
EDWARDI  TERTII  POST  CONQUESTUM  SEPTIMO 
DECIMO.^ 


No.  1. 

(1.)  '^  §  En  Detenue  clescript  plede  fut  a  pais  sur 
travel's  de^  la  deteiiue,  et  ore  est  trove  par  verdit 
qe  la  chartre  est  ars  par  le  defendant. — Schard. 
Par  cas  le  pleintif  est^  en  tiel  cas  qil  est  desherite 
sil  nust  la  chartre,  qar  en  ascun  accion  la^  partie 
nest  pas  responable'^  sanz  especialte ;  ou  mesqe  il 
fut  tenant  par  cas,  et  avoit  garrauntie,  et  sa 
especialte  fut  perdu,  sa  terre  serreit  jDerdu  sanz  value, 
par  quel  semble  qa  ceo  il  conent  aver^  regarde,  et 
enquest^  de  la  value  de  la  terre  compris^^  deinz 
la^^  chartre,  &c. — Mes  puis  Schard.  dit  qe  lissue  nest 
forsqe  sur  la  detenue,  quele  detenue  est  trove,  par 
quei^^  agarde  la  Court  qe  le  pleintif  recovere  la 
chartre  et  damages  taxes  ^^  a  demi  marc,  et  qe  le 
defendant   soit   destreint  ^*   a   rendre   la   chartre. 


A.D,  1343. 

Detenue 
descript, 
ou  sur 
travel's  de 
la  detenue, 
qe  fut 
trove, 
le  pleintif 
recoveri 
damages. 
Et  nota 
qe  lescript 
est  ars,  et 
tamen  il 
est  de- 
streint del 
rendre.3 
[Fitz., 
Juqement, 
115.] 


1  The  Eeports  of  this  Term  are 
from  the  Harleian  MS.  No.  741, 
the  Additional  MS.  in  the  British 
Museum  numbered  25,184,  and  the 
MS.  in  the  University  Library  at 
Cambridge  Hh.  II.,  4.  In  25,184 
and  C.  are  inserted,  before  the 
general  heading  to  the  Term,  the 
words  "  Paruyng  mun'ust  en  la 
"  Vacacion,"  and  after  it  the  words 
"  Sadyntone  fust  fait  Chauncellier." 

'^  From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C. 

3  The  marginal  note,  subsequent 
to  the  word  Detenue,  is  from 
25,184  alone. 


■*  25,184,  a.  The  words  travers 
de  are  omitted  from  C. 

^  est  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

^  la  is  omitted  from  Harl.  and 
25,184. 

'  C,  resonable. 

^  C,  avoir. 

"^  25,184,  enquist. 

10  25,184,  comprist. 

11  C,  en,  instead  of  deinz  la. 

1^  C,  here  and  commonly  else- 
where, qai. 

13  25,184,  taxeez. 
"  C,  distreint. 


MICHAELMAS    TEEM 


No.  2. 


AD.  1343. 


(2.)  §  Executors  brought  a  writ  of  Debt,  and  profert 
executor-  ^^^^  made  of  the  testator's  acquittance,  ^Yhich  was 
who  re-  '  found  by  verdict  to  be  false. — Kelshulle  to  the  Jury. 
covered      rp^  ^'hat  damages?     And   sever  the   damages,   that   is 

damages  *^  ,  o     ' 

only  for     to   say,  how  much  since  the  testator's  death,  and  how 
subse°^^     much  in  case  the  Court  shall   award   damages  for   the 
quent  to     wliolo   time   sinco   the   debt   was   incurred. — And    thev 
^^^•^      '  assessed  the  one   period   at   ten   marks,  and  the  other 
death.       period   at  five   marks. — Shardelowe.     It  has  not  been 
seen   that   damages   have   been   recovered   except  since 
the  time  at  which  the  action   accrued   to   the  part}'. — 
it.    Thorpe.     Executors   do   not   recover   to   their   own 
use,  and  thev  shall  recover  the  whole  of  the  damages 
for   the   same   reason   as   that   for  which   they  recover 
the  debt. — Stonore.     The  heir  will  recover  the  principal 
in  a  plea  of  land,  and   damages   only  since  his  ances- 
tor's death. — Thorpe.     The  case  of  the  heir  who  recovers 
his  own  right  is  not  similar  to   that   of  executors  who 
represent  the  testator's  estate. —  Shardelowe.    Certainly, 
3'ou  say  what  is  true. — Thorpe.      And  it  is  seen  every 
day  that  a   successor   recovers   on   an  obligation  made 
to  a  predecessor,  and  damages  for  the  whole  time.     A 
fortiori  in  this  case. — And  nevertheless,   on  account  of 
Stonore's   opinion,   five   marks   only  were  awarded  for 
damages. 


}tVII.    EDWARD    III. 


No.  2. 


(2.)  1    §    Executours    porfcerent    bref=^    de    Dette,    et  A.D.  1343. 
acquitaunce   fut  mys  avant  del  testatour,  et  trove  par  ^®**® 

^  "^  i  1  P^^^'  execu- 

verdit  faux. — Kels.  a  Lenqueste.     A  queux  damages  ?  tours,  qe 
Et    severez*    les    damapfes,    saver,^    puis    la    mort    le  ^'^^^y^^'^^'" 

-7      1  ^^^  clam- 

testatour,    et    si^    Court    agardera^    damages    de    tut  ages  forsqe 
temps    puis    la    dette    encorue. — Et     assistrent     lun^P^^^^^ 
temps    a   x    marcs    et    lautre    temps  ^    a    v  marcs. —  testatour.^ 
ScHARD.     Homme    nad    pas   vewe   qe    dama^^es   furent  [^^^^•' 

.         ■'■  .  Damage, 

recoverez  forsqe  puis  le  temps  qe  accion  luy  fut  85.] 
acru. — R.  Thorpe.  Executours  recoverent  pas  a  lour 
oeps  demene,  et  par  mesme  la  resouii  qils  recoverent 
la  dette  ils  recoveront  tous  les  damages. — Ston.  Le 
heir  recovera  le  principal  en  plee  de  terre,  et  damages 
forsqe  puis  la  mort  son  auncestre. — Thorpe.  Nan  est 
siniile  de  heir  qe  recovere  son  dreit  demene,  et 
executours  qe  representent  lestat^^  le  testatour. — 
ScHARD.  Certes,  vous  dites  verite. — Thorpe.  Et 
homme  veit^^  tut  le  jour  qe  successour^^  recovere  par 
obligacion  fait  a  predecessour,  et  damages  de  tut 
temps.  A  plus  fort  en  ceo  cas. — Et  tamen,  propter 
opinionem  Ston.,  v  marcs  pur  damages  furent  soule- 
ment^^  agardes.^^ 


1  From  Had.,  25,184,  and  C. 

2  The  marginal  note,  except  the 
word  Dette,  is  from  25,184  alone. 

'^  bref  is  omitted  from  C. 

*  C,  severs. 

^  saver  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

^  si  is  omitted  from  C. 

'  C,  ajugera. 


8  C,  en. 

^  temps  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

10  lestat  is  omitted  from  C. 

11  25,184,  voet. 

12  successour  is  omitted  from  C. 
I''  C,  tamisoulement. 

1^  C,  ajuges. 


MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.  3. 


A.D.  1343.  (3.)  §  A  debt,  heretofore,  as  appears  above,^  was 
Debt  demanded  against  three  executors.  At  the  Grand 
Figri  '  Distress  one  came,  and  the  others  did  not.  And  he 
facias        traversed  the  obhpjation,  and   the   finding  was   for   the 

a<^ainst  .      .  .  . 

executors  plaintiff.      Therefore    it    was    then    adjudged    that    the 

on  the  plaintiff"  should  recover  against  him  and  the  others  out 

of  them,  of    the    goods    of    the    deceased.      And    a    Fieri    facias 

And  exe-  issued  in  respect  of  the  goods   of   the  deceased,  which 

CUtlOn  was    .  ^  i  r,       mT  ttt  1  • 

heretofore  IS  not  3'et  served. — if.  I  horpc.  \\  e  pray  execution  m 
awarded  of  respect  of  their  own  goods  :  for  he  who  pleaded  such 
of  the  de-  manner  of  plea  was,  when  the  issue  was  found  agamst 
ceased.  So  j^^i^Q,  chargeable  in  respect  of  his  own  goods,  and  con- 
judgment,  sequently  they  all  were. — Shardelowe.  I  grant  you 
th  1  ^^^^^'  tliat  he  who  pleaded  in  that  way  is  charged  in  respect  of 
now,  his  own  goods,  even  though  he  have  not  any  goods  of 

because      ^^iq  deceased,  but  it  does  not  therefore  follow  that  the 

the  Court  ' 

1  Hilary  Term  No.  58,  and  Easter  Term  No.  1. 


XVII.    EDWARD    ill. 


No.  3. 


(3.)  ^  §  Dette  autrefoith,  ut  patet  supra,'^  demande 
vers  iij  executours.  A  la  Graunt  Destresse  im  vint 
et  les  aiitres  nient.  Et  il  traversa  lobligacion,  et 
trove  fut  pur  le  pleintif .  Par  quei  fut  agarde  ^ 
adonqes  qe  le  pleintif  recoverast  vers  liiy  et  les 
autres  des"*  bieiis  le  mort.  [Et  Fieri  facias^  des 
biens  le  mort]^  issit,"^  qore  nest  pas  servy. — li.^ 
Thorpe.  Nous  prioms  execucion  de  lour  biens  demene: 
qar  celuy  qe  pleda  tiel  manere  de  plee,  quant  la 
raise  fut  trove  countre  luy,  il  fut  chargeable^  de 
ses  biens  propres,  et,  per  conseqiiens,  touz. — Schaed. 
Jeo  vous  graunte  qe  cely  qe  pleda  par  cele  voie  est 
charge,  coment  qil  neit  pas  des  biens  le  mort,  de 
ses    propres,     mes     ergo    les    autres    non    seqidtiir, — 


A.D.  1343. 

Dette 
recover!. 
Fieri 
facias 
vers  exe- 
cutours 
sur  plee 
un  deux. 
Et  fut 
agarde 
autrefoith 
execucion 
des  biens 
le  mort. 
Issi  fut  le 
jugcment, 
et  tainen  a 
ore,  pur 
ceo  qe 

COUKT 


1  From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C,  but 
compared  with  the  record,  Flacita 
de  Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw.  III., 
E,*'  532  d.  It  there  appears  that  a 
writ  of  Fieri  facias  issued  to  the 
Sheriffs  of  London,  "  quod  tam  de 
"  terris  et  catallis  Martini  Eoke  de 
"  Borstede,  executoris  testamenti 
"  Eicardi  de  Borstede,  quam  de 
"  bonis  et  catallis  quas  fuerunt 
"  ejusdem  Eicardi  tertio  die  Maii 
'•  anno  regni  domini  Kegis  nunc 
"  AnglifiB  quinto-decimo,  tam  in 
"  manibus  praedicti  Martini  quam 
"  in  manibus  Eicardi  Chaunterel, 
"  capellani,  Simonis  atte  Gate,  et 
"  Johannis  Olyver  coexecutorum 
"  prsedicti  Martini  testamenti  prse- 
'•  dicti  tunc  existentibus  in  balliva, 
'*  Ac,  fieri  facerent  viginti  libras, 
"  et  illas  haberent  hie  ad  hunc 
"  diem  ad  reddendum  Willelmo  de 
**  Claveryng  et  Margeriae  uxori  ejus, 
'•  et  KaterinsB  filiee  ejusdem  Mar- 
"  geriee,  quas  iidem  Willelmus, 
"  Margeria,  et  Katerina  in  Curia 
"  hie  per  considerationem  ejusdem 
"  Curiae,  &c.,  recuperaverunt  versus 
"  eos  ;  et  etiam  quod  tam  de  terris 


"  et  catallis  praedicti  Martini  quam 
"  de  bonis  et  catallis  quaB  fuerunt 
"  praedicti  Eicardi  de  Borstede, 
"  praedictis  die  et  anno,  tam  in 
"  manibus  praedicti  Martini  quam 
"  in  manibus  prgedictorum  coexe- 
"  cutorum  tunc  existentibus  in 
'*  balliva,  &c.,  fieri  facerent  decern 
"  et  novem  marcas,  et  illas  haberent 
"  hie  ad  hunc  diem  ad  reddendum 
"  praedictis  Willelmo,  Margeriae,  et 
•'  Katerinee,  de  viginti  marcis  quae 
"  eis  in  eadem  Curia  adjudicatte 
"  fuerunt  pro  damnis  suis,  quae 
"  habuerunt  occasione  detentionis 
•'  praedicti  debiti." 

■^  The  words  ut  patet  supra  are 
omitted  from  Harl. 

3  C,  ajuge  fut,  instead  of  fut 
agarde. 

^  des  is  omitted  from  C. 

5  After /ac/a.5  there  are  inserted 
in  25,184,  the  words  par  quei  fut 
agarde. 

<5  The  words  between  brackets 
are  omitted  from  Harl. 

7  25,184,  and  C,  issint. 

8  R.  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

9  C,  charge. 


8  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  3. 


A.D.  1343.  others  are. — R.  Thorpe.  I  prove  to  you  that  they  are : 
saw  that  Iq^^  ^f  ^}^gy  j^r^^-j  r^\\  appeared,  but  had  not  agreed  in 
ment  ^  One  aiiswer,  they  would  have  lost  immediately ; 
th°U^  ^®  and  so  it  is  in  a  Pnecipe  quod  rcddat  brought  against 
who  two  joint  tenants. — Shaedelowe.    Where  did  you  learn 

should^  b  ^^^^^  ^^^^  ^ — Hillary.  That  which  he  says  is  not  law. — 
the  Shaedelowe.     Suppose   one   executor   cannot  deny  the 

^^JJ^^J^g"' action,  will  not  another  be  admitted  to  deny  it  ?— Ji. 
pleaded,  Thovpc.  No,  Sir :  for  then  it  would  follow  that  if  one 
inresp^e^cT  ^^^^  o^^^  issue,  and  another  another,  and  it  were  first 
of  his  own  found  agaiiist  the  one,  the  plaintiff  would  recover  either 
fhe^others  ^^®  whole  or  a  portion ;  he  would  not  recover  the 
only  in  whole,  bccauso  the  other  has  pleaded  to  issue,  which 
the^goods  is  pending,  in  respect  of  the  same  debt,  nor  a  portion, 
ofthetes-  because  debt  cannot  be  severed. — Shaedelowe.  Judg- 
cution  was  Hient  as  to  the  whole  will  be  delayed  until  enquiry 
awarded  j^as  been  had  as  to  the  whole,  and  then  the  Court  will 
respect  of  give  a  good  judgment. — Pidtcncy.  If  we  cannot  have 
the  goods  execution  in  respect  of  their  ow^n  goods  great  mischief 
Avho  follows :    for,    in    that    case,    where    a  writ   is   brought 

^fTif^^  ^^  against  several  executors,  one  who  has  nothing  will  come 
testator's  by  coviii  at  the  Grand  Distress,  and  the  others,  who 
goods  in     Yi^^   assets    of    the    goods    of    the    deceased,    and    sold 

the  hands  .  ^  •  •^^ 

of  the  them,  will  absent  themselves,  and  so  execution  wall 
executors,  j-^gygj^.  ijg  \y^^\^ — Shaedelowe.  I  tell  you  plainly  that 
if  they  had  assets  of  the  goods  of  the  deceased  on  the 
day  of  the  purchase  of  the  writ,  even  though  they 
may  have  sold  them  since,  they  will  be  charged  ;  and 
if  you  waited,  before  purchasing  your  writ,  until  all 
was  sold,  that  is  your  own  folly. — Hillary.  How 
can  execution  be  effected  otherwise  than  in  accordance 
with  the  judgment  ? — Shaedelowe.  The  judgment 
seems   to    be    extraordinary ;    but   we    can   well    award 


XVII.   EDWARD   III. 


No.  3. 


B.^  Thorpe.     Jeo  vous  proefe  qoil :    qar,  si  touz  ussent  ^'^'  l^^^- 
venuz,    sils    neussent    acordez    en    un    respouns,    ils  ^  [^^g^fent 
ussent  perdiiz  tauntost ;   et  auxi  est  ceo  en  un  Prcecijye  serreit  qe 
quod   reddat   porte   vers   ij    jointenantz. — Schard.      Ou  Sa^ar 
avez    vous    appris    cele     ley  ? — Hill.       Ceo    nest    pas  manere  de 
ley*    qil    dit. — Schard.      Jeo    pose    qun    executour  ne^^J^^j^^^' 
poet   dedire   laccion,    ne   serra   autre  ^    resceu   a  dedire  de  ses 
la  ? — R.    Tlwrpe.     Noun,    Sire  ^ :    qar   donqes   ensuera  '^  biensfet 
qe   si   lun  prist  un  issue,   et  lautre  un  autre,  et  trove  les  autres 
fut   primes  ^   countre   lun  qe   le   pleintif   recoverast   ou  bienTle^^ 
tut    ou  porcion ;    tut    nient,    qar    lautre    ad   plede   en  testatour, 

•  •  GXGCucion 

issue   de   mesme   la   dette   qe   pent,   ne   porcion   nient,  f^^^  agarde 
qar  dette  ne  put  estre  severe. — Schard.     Le  jugement  i^mde 
de   tut   demura^   tanqe    tut    serra    enquis,    et    donqes  qe  pieda 
fra  Court  bon  iugement. — Pult.     Si  nous  ne  puissoms  '/"^"^  ^^ 

.  .  .  bonis  tes- 

aver  execucion  de  lour  biens  propres,  il  ensuist  graunt  tatoris  in 
meschief :  qar  donqes,  ou  bref  est  porte  vers  plusours  manihus 

,  6X6CU' 

executours,   par   covyn   un    qe    rien    nad   vendra   a   la  tomm.'^ 
Graunt   Destresse,   et   les   autres   sabsenteront  ^°  qount  [fitz., 

Exccu- 

assetz  des  biens  le  mort,  et  les  ount  venduz,  et  tours,  76.] 
issi  navera  homme  ja  execucion. — Schahd.  Jeo  vous 
die  bien  sils  avoient  assetz  des  biens  le  mort  jour 
de  bref^^  purchace,  [tut  les  eient  ils  vendu  puis,  ils 
serrount  charges ;  et  si  vous  attendistes  de  vostre 
purchace]  ^^  tanqe  tut  fut  vendu  cest^^  vostre  folie. — 
Hill.  Coment  fra  homme  execucion  forsqe  acordaunt 
al  jugement  ? — Schard.  II  semble  merveille  du  ^* 
jugement;    mes    nous^^    poms    bien    doner    execucion 


1  The  marginal  note,  except  the  i  ^^  Harl.,  sabsentirent;   C.,absen- 
word  Dette,  is  from  25,184  alone.  I  terent,  instead  of  sabsenteront. 

2  R.  is  omitted  from  C.  i  ^^  Harl.,  vostre. 

3  25,184,  qils.  I  ^-^  The  words  between  brackets  are 


*  ley  is  omitted  from  C. 
®  Harl.  and  C,  lautre. 

'  C,   Non  sequitur,    instead    of 
Noun,  Sire. 

'  C,  ensueroms, 

•  C,  puis. 


omitted  from  Harl.,  and  the  words 
from  ils  to  purchace  are  repeated 
in  25,184. 

13  26,184,  ceste  fut. 

1*  Harl.,  en. 

1^  C,  puis ;  the  word  is  omitted 


^  C,  demanda.  .  from  25,184. 


10  michael:\ias  term 


No.  3. 


A.D.  1343.  execution  in  accordance  with  the  effect  of  the  judg- 
ment, though  it  be  not  in  accordance  with  the  exact 
words,  and  the  party  will  never  have  a  writ  of  Error 
thereupon  ;  now  it  would  be  right  that  the  executors 
should  be  diversely  charged,  that  is  to  say,  'that  he 
who  pleaded  should  be  charged  in  respect  of  his  own 
goods  or  of  the  goods  of  the  deceased  without  distinc- 
tion, and  the  others  in  respect  of  the  goods  of  the 
deceased  alone ;  wherefore  Fieri  facias  or  Levari  facias 
will  be  granted  for  a  specific  amount,  as  well  of  the 
goods,  &c.,  of  him  who  has  pleaded,  as  of  the  goods, 
&c.,  of  the  deceased  found  in  his  hands  and  in  the 
hands  of  the  other  executors. — Tlwrpe.  That  is  right. 
Shardelowe.  It  is  true.  And  they  awarded  execution 
Note  as  to  in  that  manner.^ — Hcrlastone.  Execution  is  to  be 
of  a  debt  effected  in  two  counties  ;  ought  he  then  to  have  exe- 
in  divers  cution  of  the  whole  in  each  county  ? — Shardelowe. 
Yes ;  the  writs  are  in  the  words  et  habeas  denarios  hie, 
so  that  even  though  each  Sheriff  sent  the  whole,  he 
would  only  have  that  which  is  awarded. — And  so  it 
was  done. — The  Sheriffs  returned  that  he  who  pleaded 
had  nothing,  nor  had  any  of  the  others  anything, 
and  that  the  others  had  assets  on  the  day  of  the 
purchase  of  the  original  writ,  but  that  since  the 
writ    of    execution    they    had    nothing. — Thereupon    a 

1  For  the  precise  words  of  the  Fieri  facias  see  p.  7,  note  1. 


XVn.    EDWARD   III. 


11 


No.  3. 

acordaunt   al   effect  du  jugement,  tut  ne  soit  ceo  pas  A-D.  1343. 

acor daunt    en    parole,    et    de    ceo    navera    partie    ja 

Errour;   ore  serreit   il   resoun   qe   les  executours  fuis- 

sent   diversement   charges,    saver,   celuy  ^   qe   pleda   de 

ses    propres    biens^    ou    biens     le    mort    indiffercnter, 

les  autres   des  ^  biens   le    mort    soulement ;    par   quel 

homme  grauntera  Fieri  facias  ou  Levari  facias  taunt, 

tarn  de  bonis,  &c.,  de  celuy  qad  plede,   quam  de  bonis, 

&c.,   le   mort   en    les    meins    de    mesme^    cely   et   les 

autres     executours     troves. — Thorpe.      Cest     resoun. — 

ScHARD.     II   est  verite. — Et  agarderent^  execucion  par 

la  manere. — Herlastone.     Lexecucion    est    a    faire    en  Notadexe- 

j  ,  I    •,     •!     T  1  ,  cucion  de 

deux  countes  ;  deit  il  donqes  en  cnescun  counte  aver  ^^^^^^^  g^ 
execucion  del  lentier  ? — Schar.  Oyl ;  les  brefs  sount  divers 
et  habeas  denarios  hie,  issi  qe,  mesqe  chescun  Vicounte 
maundast  lentier,  il  navera  forsqe  ceo  qest  agarde."^ 
— Et  ita  factum  est. — Le  Vicounte  retourna  qe  celuy 
qe  pleda  navoit  rien,  ne  ascun^  des  autres,  et  qe 
autres,  jour  du  bref  original  purchace,  avoint  assetz, 
mes  puis^  le  bref  dexecucion  ils  navoint  rien.^*' — Sur 


^  celuy  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
2  biens  is  omitted  from  C. 
"  des  is  omitted  from  C. 
*  mesme  is  omitted  from  C. 
5  C,  ajugerent. 

s  The  marginal  note  is  from 
25,184  alone 

7  C,  ajuge. 

8  C,  ascuns. 

9  C,  pm-. 

10  The  return  of  the  Sheriffs  was, 
according  to  the  roll,  "  quod 
"  preedictus  Martinus  nulla  habet 
"  terras  seu  catalla  in  balliva,  &c,, 
"  undealiqui  denarii  fieri  possint ; 
"  idem  Martinus,  et  Rieardus 
"  Chaunterel,  unus  coexecutorum 
"  prasdicti  Martini  testament!  pras- 
'•  dicti,  nulla  habuerunt  bona  seu 
'*  catalla  in  balliva,  &e.,  a  die 
'   receptionis  brevis,  6cc.,  de  bonis 


et  catallis  quse  fuerunt  praedicti 
Ricardi  de  Borstede,  testatoris, 
preedictis  die  et  anno,  in  mani- 
bus  eorundem  Martini  et  Ricardi 
Chaunterel  tunc  existentia  ;  prae- 
dicti Simon  et  Johannes  coexecu- 
tores,  &c.,  habuerunt  in  manibus 
eorum,  die  et  anno  supradictis, 
bona  et  catalla  quae  fuerunt  prae- 
dicti Ricardi  de  Borstede  ad 
valentiam  debiti  et  damnorum 
supradictorum,  quae  quidem  bona 
et  catalla  prasdicti  Simon  et 
Johannes,  ante  adventum  brevis 
prsedicti  administrarunt  et  elon- 
garunt,  per  quod  de  eisdem  bonis 
et  catallis  quae  fuerunt  dicti 
defuncti  sic  administratis  et 
elongatis  executionem  modo 
facers  nequiverunt;  et  de  bonis 
et  catallis  praedictorum  Simonis 


12  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.  4. 


A.D.  1343.  -^i-it  came  immediately  to  cause  the  record  to  come 
before  the  King  in  Chancery  by  reason  of  error,  and 
an  Alias  writ,  and  a  Plurics  writ  vcl  causam,  and 
after  a  cause  had  been  signified,  a  writ  Xon  obstante 
causa. — Pultcneii  all  the  time  pra^'ed  execution  in  re- 
spect of  their  own  goods  against  those  who  had  assets 
on  the  day  on  which  the  original  writ  was  purchased. 
— Shakdelowe.  That  is  right. — Hillary.  But  our 
hands  are  tied,  so  that  we  cannot  do  anything. — 
Pultencij.  Yes,  you  always  can  as  long  as  the  record 
is  in  this  Court. — Stonoee.  It  is  a  bad  precedent 
for  any  judgment  of  this  Court  ever  to  fail  to  be 
put  in  execution. — Hillary.  What  of  that?  Oiu* 
hands  are  tied,  so  that  we  cannot  effect  any  execution, 
nor  will  we  contrary  to  the  law  heretofore  practised. — 
Stonore.  We  have  spoken  to  the  Council  respecting 
this  mischief ;  and  go  you  to  the  Chancery,  and  you 
will  have  a  Son  obstante  writ  directing  us  to  effect 
execution. 

Pnccqye         (4.)    §    Five  parceiiers  brought  Prcecipe  quod  reddat 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


13 


No.  4. 

quel  bref  viiit  tauntost  de  faire  venir  le  recorde  ^'^- 1343. 
pur  errour  devant  le  Roy  en  Chauncellerie,  sicut^ 
alias,  et  pluries,  vel  causam,  et,  apres  la  cause  signifie, 
non  obstante  causa. — Ptilt.  [tut  temps  pria  execucion 
de  lour  biens  propres  qavoient  assetz  jour  del  origi- 
nal attache. — Schar.  Cest  resoun. — Hill.]^  Mes  nos 
meins  sount  lies,  qe  nous  ne  poms  rien  faire. — Palt. 
Si  poietz  touz  jours  taunqe  le  recorde  est  ceinz. — 
Ston.  Cest  malveis  ensample^  qe  jammes  jugement 
de  ceste  Court  ne  serra  mys  en  execucion. — Hill. 
De  ceo  quei  ?  Nos  meins  sount  lies  qe  nous  ne 
poms  faire  nulle  execucion,  ne  voloms  countre  ley 
cea  en  arere  use. — Ston.  Nous  avoms  parle  au 
Counseil  de  ceo  meschief ;  et  ales  a  la  Chauncellerie, 
et  vous  averez  un  ])ref  non  obstante  a  nous,  de  faire 
execucion.^ 

(4.)  ^  §  Cynk  parceners  porterent  Pnecipe  quod  reddat  Piufipe 


"  et  Johannis  propriis  absque 
"  expressa  et  assertiva  considera- 
"  tione  CurisB  domini  Eegis  exeeu- 
"  tionem  facere  non  audent,  unde 
"  discretionem  Curiae  domini  Eegis 
"in  hoc  oasu  requirunt  optimam." 

^  C,  si  come. 

2  The  words  between  brackets 
are  omitted  from  C. 

=^  Harl.,  ensaumple. 

^  According  to  the  roll,  the  King 
did  send  his  writ  close,  dated  the 
20th  of  November,  directing  the 
Justices  to  cause  execution  to  be 
had, without  delay,  of  the  judgment, 
"  prout  de  jure  et  secundum  legem 
"  et  consuetudinem  regni  nostri 
"  Anglise  fuerit  faciendum,"  &c. 

Then  "  quia  praedicti  Vicecomites 
"  modo  retornarunt  quod  praedicti 
"  Simon  et  Johannes  coexecutores, 
"  &c.,  habuerunt  in  manibus 
"  eorum,  preadictis  die  et  anno, 
"  bona  et  catalla  quae  fuerunt  prae- 


'  dicti  defuncti  ad  valentiam  debit! 

■  et  damnorum  supradictorum,qu80 

'  elongarunt,  prout  patet  supra, 
praeceptum  est  eisdem  Vicecomi- 
tibus    quod    tam    de     terris    et 

•  catallis  eorundem  Simonis  et 
Johannis  quam  de  terris  et 
catallis  praedicti  Martini,  et  bonis 
et  catallis  quae  fuerunt  praedicti 
defuncti  praedictis  die  et  anno, 
tam  in  manu  ejusdem  Martini 
quam  in  manibus  praedictorura 
Ricardi  Chaunterel,  Simonis,  et 
Johannis  tunc  existentibus  in 
balliva,  &c.,  fieri  faciant  praa- 
dictas  viginti  libras,  et  etiam 
praedictas  decem  et  novem 
marcas,  et  eas  habeant  hie  in 
Octabis  Sancti  Hillarii  ad  red- 
dendum prffidictis  Willelmo, 
Margeriae,  et  Katerinae,  in  forma 
preedieta,"  &c. 
5  From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C, 


14  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.  5. 

A.D.  1343.  iimim  mesuaguim.  Two  of  them  were  non-suited.  The 
Q^'^^J  other  three  counted  and  demanded  three  parts  of  the 
brought  by  messuage. — Pulteney.  They  demand  the  whole,  save 
five,  some  Qj-^g   fourth   part ;    so    they   have    demanded    more   by 

of  whom  .^    .  Til  .       1 

were  non-  count  than  it  IS  sujDposed  by  the  writ  that  they  ought 
A^d^note  *^  liave ;  judgment  of  the  count. — Seton.  Divide  the 
as  to  the  messuage  into  five,  and  then  they  ought  to  have  the 
?Tthe^  three  parts,  and  so  it  is  to  be  understood.  And  the 
others.  entry  in  the  roll  was  tres  partes  nnius  mesuagii  divisi 
in  quinque  imrtes. — Sharshulle.     Then  it  is  well. 

Non  (5.)  §  Entry,  dum  non  fiiit  non  compos  nientis,  on  the 

Tinfth       seisin  of  the  ancestor,  in  respect  of  tenements  into  which 
The  entry  the  tenant  has  not  entry  but  after  the  lease  which  the 
pos^ed"t^     demandant's  ancestor  made  to  A.  and  B. — Grene.     We 
be  by  two  do    iiot    admit    that    3'our    ancestor    was    of    non-sane 
whom  tiie°  i^^mory,  &c.,  and  we  tell  j^ou  that  your  ancestor  leased 
ancestor     to  US,  and  SO  vou  miofht  have  had  a  ojood  writ  within 
•^l^Q^'       the   degrees;   judgment    of    the    writ. — Pidtcncij.      You 
tenant       are  speaking   of   another   lease  which   is   not  supposed 
the  ances-  ^W  ^^J  ^^'^^^  ^^  actioii,  SO  that   this  exception  could  be 
tor  leased  taken  Only  to  the  action ;  but  it  would  otherwise  if  he 
judgment  would  give  another  writ  in  respect   of   the  same  lease, 
of  the        as  by  saying   that   the   tenant   entered   by  those  same 
persons   to  whom   I   have   supposed   that   my  ancestor 
leased. — Hillary.     Possibly  he  could   not   traverse  the 
lease  supposed  by  3'our  writ :  for  possibly  your  ancestor 
leased  as  you  suppose,  and  afterwards  possibly  entered 
and  leased  to  him  as,  &:c. ;  should  he  then  plead  other- 
wise ? — Pulteney.     Then  that  would   be   pleaded  to  the 
action. — Hillary.    When  you  have  a  good  writ  against 
him,  he  will  afterwards  plead  to  your  action. 

Bum  non  §  A  writ  of  Entry  dnm  non  fait  compos  mentis 
iompos       purported    "  into    which    the    tenant     had    not    entry 

mentis. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


15 


No.  5. 

wnim   mesxiagmm.     Les   deux   furent   noun   suyz.     Les  A.D.  1343. 
trois    connterent    et    demanderent    les    iii     parties. —  5«o(j 

''  reddat  ^ 

Pnlt.     lis   demandent    tut,  saufve    une   quarte   partie ;  par  v, 
issi   ount   ils   demande    plus    par    count   qe   nest   sup-  ^^^^^ 

.  asquns 

pose   par   bref  qils  dussent  aver  ;   jugement  de  count,  furent 
— Setone.     Severez   le   mies   en   v,    et    donqes    deivent  ^o^^suez. 

.      .  -Et  nota 

eles  aver  les  iij   parties,   et   issi   est   a  entendre.     Et  de  la  de- 
en  roulle  fut  entre  tres  partes  unius  mesuaqii  divisi  i7^jnandepur 

T\  Ml-  lesautres. 

quinque  partes. — Schar.     Donqes  est   il  bien. 

(5.)  ^    §    Entre,    non    compos    mentis,    de    la    seisine  ^^o» 
launcestre,    en   le   quel   le    tenant    nad   entre   si   noun  ]^f"jllf_^ 
puis    le    lees    qe    soun    auncestre    fist    a    A.    et   B. —  Lentier 
Gvcne.     Nous   ne   conissoms    pas   qe   vostre   auncestre  p^^^j^^^a  qi 
fut   de   noun    seine    memoire,    &c.,    et   vous   dioms   qe  launcestre 

,  ,         ,  .     .  .   ^  ,         lessa.     I  e 

vostre   auncestre   lessa  a   nous,  issi  purrietz  aver  bon  tenant  rtit 
bref    deinz    les    degrees^;    jugement    du    bref. — P;^/f.  qe  laun- 
Vous   parletz   dautre    lees    qe    nest    suppose   par  mon  lessa  a  ly ; 
bref   ou   aceion,    issi   qe   ceo   ne   put   estre   pris   forsqe  jugement 

.         .  .    du  bref.' 

al  aceion ;  mes  autre  serreit  si  de  mesnie  le  lees  il  [Fitz., 
durreit  autre  bref,  come  a  dire  qil  entra  par  mesmes  ^'j^^-^''' 
ceux  a  queux  jay  suppose  qe  mon  auncestre  lessa. — 
Hill.  II  ne  put^  pas  par  cas  traverser  le  lees 
suppose  par  vostre  bref :  qar  par  cas  vostre  auncestre 
lessa  come  vous  supposez,  et  puis  par  cas  entra,  et 
lessa  a  luy  come,  &c. ;  pledereit  il  donqes  autrement  ? 
— Piilt.  Ceo  serreit  plede  donqes  al  aceion. — Hill. 
Quant  vous  averez  bon  bref  vers  luy,  apres  pledera 
il   a  vostre   aceion. 

§  En''  un  briefe  dentre  dioii   non   fiiit  compos  mentis  ^»'"  ''"'' 
le     Ijriefe    voleit    en     les     queux     le     tenaunt     naxoit '(.omjws 


mentu 


^  The  words  quod  reddat  are 
omitted  from  25,184,  but  the  rest 
of  the  marginal  note,  except  the 
word  Prcecijye,  is  from  that  MS. 
alone. 

•^From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C, 
until  otherwise  stated. 


•^  The  marginal  note  subsequent 
to  the  word  DicDtis  is  from  25,184 
alone. 

^  25,184,  grees. 

°  25,184,  pount. 

6  This  report  of  the  case  appears 
bv  itself  in  the  old  editions  as  No, 


16  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  5. 


AD.  1343.  but  after  the  lease  which  R.,  the  demandant's  an- 
cestor, made  thereof  to  B.  C." — Xotton.  We  make 
protestation  that  we  do  not  admit  that  his  ancestor, 
at  the  time  of  the  lease,  was  of  non-sane  memory;  but 
you  see  plainly  how  this  writ  is  taken  in  the  post, 
which  writ  is  not  given  where  a  writ  could  be  had 
within  the  degrees ;  wherefore  we  say  that  R.,  his 
ancestor,  leased  the  tenements  to  ourselves,  so  that  he 
could  have  had  a  good  writ  within  the  degrees ;  judg- 
ment of  the  writ. — Piiltcney.  You  see  plainly  how  our 
writ  and  action  are  taken  on  a  lease  which  our 
ancestor  made  as  to  B.  C,  and  as  to  that  lease 
he  says  nothing,  but  speaks  of  another  lease 
which  was  made  to  himself,  as  he  supposes,  and 
that  matter  is  not  an  answer  either  to  the  writ  or  to 
the  action  ;  wherefore  judgment,  &c. — Sharshulle.  On 
every  writ  of  Entr}-  which  supposes  a  lease,  if  that 
lease  be  the  ground  of  the  demandant's  action,  that 
lease  must  be  traversed  or  admitted,  and  if  it  be 
«  traversed  then  the  plea  is  to  the  action  ;  but  if  the  lease 
which  is  supposed  in  the  writ  makes  a  degree,  if  it  be 
not  taken  for  the  ground  of  the  action  as  might  be  on 
a  writ  of  Entry  sur  disseisin  which  is  brought  in  the 
cui,  and  if  the  tenant  can  there  show  that  that  lease 
was  made  to  himself,  he  falsifies  the  writ  in  its 
entirety ;  but  now,  in  this  case,  the  lease  which  is 
supposed  by  the  writ,  &c.,  is  the  ground  of  his 
action;  wherefore,  Sec. — Pulteney.  Sir,  it  seems  that 
what  he  has  alleged  could  not  in  any  manner  l)e 
pleaded  either  to  our  writ  or  to  the  action;  but  never- 
theless, Sir,  we  are  demandants,  and  will  therefore 
hasten  our  business ;  and  we  tell  you  that,  whereas 
he   savs   that   our  ancestor   leased   to    him,   &c.,   since 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  17 

No.  5. 

entre  si  non  puis  le  lees  qe  E.,  auncestre  le  de-  ad.  ib43. 
mandant,  de  ceo  ent  fist  a  B.  C. — Nottone.  Nous 
fesoms  protestacion  qe  nous  ne  conissoms  pas  qe 
son  auncestre,  al  temps  del  lees,  fut  de  noun  sane 
memorie  ;  mes  vous  veiez  bien  coment  cest  briefe  est 
pris  en  le  post,  quel  briefe  nest  pas  done  ou  homme 
puit  aver  briefe  deinz  les  degres;  par  quel  nous  dioms 
qe  E.,  son  auncestre,  lessa  a  nous  mesmes  les  tene- 
ments, issint  puit  il  aver  ew  bon  briefe  deinz  les 
degres ;  jugement  de  briefe. — Pulf.  Vous  veiez  bien 
coment  nostre  briefe  et  accion  est  pris  dun  lees  qe 
nostre  auncestre  fist  taunt  come,  &c.,  a  B.  C,  et 
a  eel  lees  ne  parle  il  riens,  mes  parle  dun  autre 
lees,  qe  duist  aver  este  fait  a  luy  mesme  auxi  com 
il  suppose,  quel  chose  nest  respouns  ne  al  briefe  ne 
al  accion ;  par  quel  jugement,  &c. — Schar.  En 
chescun  briefe  dentre,  qe  suppose  lees,  si  eel  lees  soit 
cause  daceion  le  demandant,  il  covient  qe  eel  lees 
soit  traverse  ou  graunte,  et  si  soit  traverse  donqes 
est  ceo  al  accion  ;  mes  si  le  lees  qest  suppose  en 
le  briefe  fait  degre,  sil  ne  soit  pas  pur  cause  de 
saccion,  auxi  come  puit  estre  en  briefe  dentre  sur 
disseisine  qest  porte  en  le  ciii,  si  le  tenaunt  purra 
moustrer  la  qe  eel  lees  se  fist  a  luy  mesme,  il  fauxe 
le  briefe  en  lentier ;  mes  ore,  en  ceo  eas,  le  lees 
qest  suppose  par  le  briefe,  &c.,  est  cause  de  saccion ; 
par  quei,  &c. — Palt}  Sire,  il  semble  qe  ceo  qil  ad 
allegge  ne  puit  en  nul  manere  estre  dit  ne  a  nostre 
briefe  ne  al  accion  ;  mes  nequident  Sire,  nous  sumes 
demandants,  par  quei  nous  voloms  hastier  nostre 
bosoigne ;  et  vous  dioms  qe  la  ou  il  dit  qe  nostre 
auncestre   lessa   a   luy,  &c.,   nous  vous  dioms  qe,  puis 


Ijo.  No  MS.  of  it  has  been  found 
and  there  is  no  reference  to  it  in 
Fitzherbert's  Abridgment,  but  it 
is  obviously  an  independent  report 
of  No.  5. 

1814} 


1  Old  editions  Sh.  It  is  counsel 
for  the  demandant,  and  not  a 
judge,  who  speaks. 


18  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   6. 


A.D.  1343.  that  lease  one  F.  was  seised  of  the  same  tenements, 
and  enfeoffed  om'  ancestor,  by  force  whereof  he  was 
seised  until  he  leased  being  of  non-sane  memory,  as, 
&c. — Notion.  Then  we  say  that  you  ought  not  to  have 
an  action,  because  we  say  that  on  a  certain  day,  &c., 
a  fine  was  levied  of  the  same  tenements  between  your 
ancestor,  on  whose  seisin,  Szc,  and  us,  by  which  fine 
he  acknowledged  the  same  tenements  to  be  our  right, 
as  those  which  we  had  by  his  gift,  and  released 
and  quitclaimed  them  to  us  and  to  our  heirs  for 
ever,  and  bound  himself  and  his  heirs  to  warranty, 
&c. ;  wherefore  judgment  whether,  contrary  to  the 
fine,  you  can  have  an  action. — Pulteney.  We  tell  you 
that  since  the  fine  F.  was  seised,  and  enfeofted 
our  ancestor,  as,  kc,  by  which  feoffment  he  was  seised, 
and  leased  while  of  non-sane  memory,  as,  &c. ;  where- 
fore, &c. — Notion .  We  have  alleged  a  fine  which  is  of 
record,  and  which  proves  that  your  ancestor  was  of 
sane  memory  when  he  divested  himself ;  wherefore, 
contrary  to  the  fine,  you  shall  not  be  admitted  to  say 
that  he  was  of  non-sane  memory, — Pulteney,  We  shall 
not  be  admitted  to  say,  contrary  to  the  fine,  that  he 
was  of  non-sane  memory  at  the  time  of  the  fine,  or 
before  ;  but  we  have  alleged  that  since  the  fine  he  was 
seised,  and  leased  as  our  writ  supposes. — Notion  and 
Grene  did  not  dare  to  abide  judgment,  but  said  that 
at  the  time  of  the  lease  he  was  of  sane  memory ; 
ready,  &c. — Pulteney.  You  have  pleaded  the  fine  in 
bar,  and  therefore  you  shall  not  now  be  admitted  to 
traverse  our  action;  judgment,  ka. 

Assise  of        (6.)  §  Assise  of  Novel  Disseisin  in  respect  of  rent  in 


XYII.    EDWARD   HI.  19 

No.  6. 

eel  lees  un  F.  fut  seisi  de  mesmes  les  tenements,  ^•^- 1^^^- 
et  enfeffa  nostre  auncestre,  par  force  de  quel  il  fut 
seisi  tanqe  il  lessa  de  non  sane  memorie,  come,  &c. 
— Nottone.  Donqes  dioms  nous  qe  vous  ne  devez 
accion  aver,  car  nous  dioms  qe  certein  jour,  &c., 
fyn  se  leva  de  mesmes  les  tenements  entre  vostre 
auncestre,  de  qi  seisine,  &c.,  et  nous,  par  quel  fyn 
il  conust  mesmes  les  tenements  estre  nostre  dreit, 
come  ceux  queux  nous  avoms  de  son  doun,  et  ceux 
nous  relessa  et  quiteclama  a  nous  et  a  nos  heirs  a 
touz  jours,  et  obligea  luy  et  ses  heirs  a  la  gar- 
rauntie,  &c. ;  par  quel  jugement  si  encountre  la  fyn 
accion  poiez  aver. — Pult.  Nous  dioms  qe  puis  la 
fyn  F.  fut  seisi,  et  enfeffa  nostre  auncestre,  come, 
&c.,  par  quel  feffement  il  fut  seisi,  et  lessa  de  noun 
sane  memorie,  auxi  come,  &c. ;  par  quei,  &c. — Nottone, 
Nous  avoms  allegge  fyn  qest  de  recorde,  qe  prove 
qe  vostre  auncestre  fut  de  sane  memorie  quant  il 
soy  demist ;  par  quei,  encountre  la  fyn,  vous  ne 
serrez  pas  resceu  a  dire  qil  fut  de  non  sane  memorie. 
— Pult.  A  dire  qil  fut  de  non  sane  memorie  al 
temps  de  la  fyn,  ou  devant,  ne  serroms  pas  resceu 
encountre  la  fyn ;  mes  nous  avoms  allegge  qe  puis 
la  fyn  il  fut  seisi,  et  lessa  come  nostre  bref  sup- 
pose.— Nottone  et  Grene  noserent  pas  demurer,  mes 
dirent  qal  temps  del  lees  il  fut  de  sane  memorie ; 
prest,  &c. — Pult.  Yous  avez  plede  en  barre  par  la 
fyn,  par  quei  ore  a  traverser  nostre  accion  ne  serrez 
resceu ;   jugement,   &c. 

(6.)  ^    §    Assise    de    Novele    Disseisine   de   rente   en  Assise  de 


1  From  Had.,   25,184,    and  C,   I  Robert    de     Maundeville     against 


until  otherwise  stated,  but  corrected 
by  the  record,  Placita  de  Banco, 
Mich.,  17  Edw.  III.,  Ro  86.  It 
there  appears  that  the  Assise  was 
brought  at  Exeter  before  Shars- 
hulle  and  his  fellows  Justices  of 
Assise  in  the  County  of  Devon,  by 


John  de  Bodiscombe,  Richard  de 
Chelfham,  Walter  Corbyn  atte 
Lode,  and  thirteen  others,  in  re- 
spect of  8s.  id.  of  rent  in  Godelegh 
(Goodleigh)-by-Barnstaple. 

John  and  Richard  only  appeared, 
but  Richard  answered  for  all  the 


20  MiCHAEL:\rAS  term 


No.  G. 


A.D.  1343.  Devonshire  before  Sharshulle,  iu  which  some  pleaded 
S?'^'^^.  .      to  the   Assise   as   those  who   had   iiothin^:,    and  others 

Disseisin  ^ 

in  respect  took  iipon  themselves  the  tenancy  of  the  kind,  and 
of  rent.  A  .Qigoed  joint  tenancy,  some  by  fine,  and  others  by  deed, 
the  land  — To  this  the  pkiintift'  said  that  one  who  had  pleaded 
would        |.Q  ^YiQ  Assise  was  his  very  tenant,    and  held  the  same 

nave  ^  _     •  , 

abated  the  land  of  him  b}'  the  rent  in  respect  of  which  he  was  plain- 
^?ound  o/  ^^^''  ^^^^  therefore  the  law  did  not  put  him  to  answer 
joint  to  their  plea :  and  lie  demanded  judgment  whether 
lt!!f«-?.'     by  reason  of  such  ioint  tenancy  his  writ  could  abate. — 

anci  was         •  "  • 

ousted  be- 
cause 
another 
who  was 
named 
was  very 
tenant  as 
mesne, 
and  that 
was  found 
by  the 
Assise,  as 
well  as 
that  a 
tenant  in 
demesne 
made  a 
rescue,  not 
knowinff 
the  \  ery 
tenant. 
And, 
notwith- 
standing, 
the  plain- 
tiff 
recovered. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


21 


No.  6. 

Devenshire  devant  Schar.,  ou  ascuns  plederent  al 
Assise  come  ces  qe  rien  navoient,  et  autres  enprist- 
rent^  tenance  de  la  terre,  et  allegerent  jointenance, 
par  fyn  asqims,  et  autres  par  fait. — \  quei  le  plein- 
tif  dit  qe  cely  qavoit  plede  al  Assise  fut  soun 
verrey  tenant,  et  tient  de  luy  mesme  la  terre  par 
cele  rente  dount  il  se  pleint,  par  quei  a  lour  plee 
ley  ne  ly  ^  met  a  respoundre  ;  et  demanda  jugement 
si   par   cele    jointenance    purreit    son^   bref   abatre.^ — 


rest  as  bailiff,  and  pleaded  for  all, 
except  one  Idonea  late  wife  of 
Paulinus  atte  Mille,  that  they  had 
nothing  in  the  rent  or  in  the  tene- 
ments put  in  view  from  which  the 
rent  was  supposed  to  issue,  and 
that  they  had  committed  no  di;^- 
seisin  against  the  plaintiff.  Upon 
this  issue  was  joined  to  the  Assise. 

For  Idonea  Richard  pleaded  in 
abatement  of  the  writ  that  one 
Robert  Beaupel,  not  named  in  the 
writ,  held  one  acre  of  land  out  of 
the  tenements  put  in  view,  but, 
should  the  writ  be  held  good,  that 
she  committed  no  disseisin,  on 
which  point  issue  was  joined. 

John  de  Bodiscombe  pleaded  in 
abatement  of  the  writ  that  he  held 
one  messuage  and  32  acres  of  land, 
out  of  the  tenements  put  in  view, 
jointly  with  his  wife  Cecilia,  who 
was  not  named  in  the  writ.  He 
made  profert  of  a  charter  to  that 
effect.  He  pleaded  further  that  he 
held  one  messuage  and  4  acres  and 
half  a  ferling  of  land,  out  of  the 
tenements  put  in  view,  also  jointly 
with  his  wife.  He  made  profert 
of  a  part  of  a  fine  to  that  effect, 
and  again  prayed  judgment  of  the 
writ. 

Richard  de  Chelfham  also  pleaded 
joint  tenancy  with  his  wife  Juliana 
of  two  acres  of  land,  out  of  the 
tenements  put  in  view,  and  made 


profert  of  a  charter  to  that  effect. 
He  also  prayed  judgment  of  the 
writ  in  which  his  wife  was  not 
named. 

1  MS.,  plee. 

2  The  marginal  note,  subsequent 
to  the  word  Disseisine,  is  from 
25,184  alone,  from  which  MS., 
however,  the  commencing  words 
Assise  de  are  omitted. 

3  2-5,184,  enporterent. 
^  Harl.,  moy. 

5  Harl.,  ceo. 

^  The  plaintiff's  replication  was, 
according  to  the  roll,  "  quod  per 
"  illud  breve  suum  cassari  non 
"  debuit,  quia  dixit  quod  praedictus 
"  Walterus  Corbyn  fuit  tenens 
"  suus  immediate  et  tenuit  de  eo 
"  tenementa  in  visu  posita  per 
'♦  homagium,    fidelitatem,    et    per 

"  prsediotum  redditum,  (fee, 

"  et  idem  Walterus  et  alii  in  brevi 
"  nominati  ipsum  de  eodem  redditu 
'*  disseisiverant,  unde  petiit  judi- 
"  cium,  ex  quo  idem  Walterus  fuit 
"  verus  tenens  suus  et  etiam  dis- 
"  seisitor  in  brevi  nominatus,  si 
"  per  allegationem  praedictorum 
"  Johannis  et  aliorum  breve  suum 
"  cassari  deberet,"  &c. 

It  then  appears  on  the  roll, 
"  quod  preedicti  Johannes  et  alii 
*'  nihil  responderunt.  Ideo  assisa 
"  considerata  fuit  capienda." 


A.D.  1343. 

Novele 
Disseisine 
de  rente. 
Tenant  de 
la  terre 
voet 

abatre  par 
yointen- 
ance  le 
bref,  et  est 
ouste  pur 
ceo  qautre 
nome  est 
verreie 
tenant 
come 
mene,  et 
ceo  fut 
trove  par 
Assise,  et 
qun  tenant 
en  demene 
fist  re- 
scous,  non 
sachant  le 
verreie 
tenant. 
Et,  non 
obstante, 
lepleintifi 
recoveri.'^ 
[17  Li. 
Ass.  10 ; 
Fitz., 
AssiseJ^.] 


22  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.  6. 


A.D.  1343.  And,  because  the  others  did  not  answer  as  to  this,  the 
Assise  was  awarded  ;  and  it  was  found  by  the  Assise 
that  he  who  had  pleaded  to  the  Assise  held  the  land 
of  the  plaintiff  as  mesne,  and  that  distress  was  made 
by  the  plaintiff,  and  that  one  of  the  tenants  in  demesne, 
not  knowing  the  mesne,  effected  a  rescue. — And  Shars- 
HULLE  adjourned  them  into  the  Bench. — Thorpe,  We 
pray  judgment  for  the  plaintiff. — Shardelowe.  It  is 
found  that  no  disseisin  was  effected  by  your  tenant. — 
Thorpe.  That  is  of  no  force,  because  I  have  named 
a  tenant  and  a  disseisor. — But  nevertheless  Shardelowe 
stated  as  his  opinion  that  neither  Assise  nor  Prcecipe 
for  rent  lies,  except  against  the  tenant  of  the  land, 
(fee,  or  the  receiver  of  the  rent,  or,  at  any  rate,  that 
the  tenant  of  the  land  must  be  named  in  the  writ  in 
case  of  an  Assise. — Qiuere. — But  afterwards,  having 
changed  his  opinion,  Shardelowe  gave  judgment  that 
the  plaintiff  should  recover  the  rent,  and  his  dam- 
ages, and  that  the  tenant  should  be  in  mercy,  &c. 
Thorpe.     We  pray  execution,  and  judgment  in  respect 


XVII.    EDWARD   III. 


23 


No.  6. 

Et  pur  ceo  qe  les  autres  ne  respondirent  pas  a  ceo,  ^•^"  i*^^^- 

lassise   fut   agarcle,    par   quele    fut    trove   qe   cely   qad 

plede   al   Assise     come   mene   tient  la  terre  del  plein- 

tif,   et    qe    la    destresse    fut    fait    par    le    pleintif,    et 

un^      des     tenaunts     en     demene,      noun      sacliaunt 

le     mene,   fist    le     rescous.^ — Et    Schar.    les    ajourna 

en   Baunk. — Thorpe.     Nous    prioms    jugement    pur   le 

pleintif. — Schard.      Trove    est    nulle    disseisine    estre 

fait    par    vostre    tenant. — Thorpe.      Ny   ad    force,   qar 

jay^     tenant^     et     disseisour^     nome.^ — Sed'^     tamea 

Schard.   dist   pur   sa   oppinioun  qe  Assise  ne  Pnecij)e 

de  rente   ne   gist   forsqe  vers  tenant  de  la  terre,   &c., 

ou  resceivour   de   la   rente,    rel    saltern    qe    tenant   de 

la  terre   soit   nome   el   bref  en  cas  dassise. — Qiuere. — 

Seel   postea,    mutata  opinione,   il   agarda   qe   le   pleintif 

recoverast,  et   ses   damages,   et   qe   le   tenant^  fut    en 

la  mercy,   &c.^ — Thorpe.      Nous    prioms   execucion,   et 

1  25,184,  dune. 

2  The  verdict  of  the  Assise  was 
"  quod  praedictus  Walterus  fuit 
"  tenens  praBdicti  Roberti  ut  ille 
"  qui  fuit  medius  inter  ipsum 
*'  Robertum  et  praedictum  Jo- 
"  hannem  de  Bodiscombe,  qui 
"  quidem  Johannes  fuit  tenens 
*'  tenementorum  in  visu  positorum, 
"  unde  prsedictus  redditus  pro- 
"  veniebat,  et  dixerunt  quod  pree- 
•*  dictus  Robertus  fuit  seisitus  de 
"  preedicto  redditu  cum  pertinentiis 
"  quousque  praedictus  redditus  ei 
"  per  praedictum  Walterum  sub- 
"  tractus  fuit,  per  quod  idem 
"  Robertus  cepit  quandam  dis- 
"  trictionem  in  tenementis  in  visu 
'*  positis  pro  arreragiis  ejusdem 
"  redditus,  quam  districtionem 
"  praedictus  Johannes  de  Bodis- 
"  combe  vi  et  armis  rescussit. 
•'  Et  dixerunt  quod  alii  in  brevi 
"  nominati  illi  reseussui  non  inter- 
"  fuerunt.  Recognitores  quaesiti 
"  de  damnis    praedicti    Roberti   si 


"  disseisina  adjudicaretur  qui  assi- 
"  derunt  [sic]  damna  si,  &c.,  ad 
"  sexaginta  et  quinque  solidos." 

After  an  adjournment  before  the 
same  Justices  of  Assise  at  West- 
minster and  another  before  them  at 
Exeter,  there  was  finally,  according 
to  the  roll,  an  adjournment  into 
the  Common  Bench. 

3  C,  yad. 

^  Harl.,  tenantz. 

°  Harl.,  disseisours. 

•5  Harl.,  trove. 

7  Harl.,  Et. 

«  25,184,  pleintif. 

^  According  to  the  roll  the  judg- 
ment was  in  the  following  form  : — 
"  Et  quia,  viso  et  intellecto  recordo 
"  praedieto  hie  misso,  videtur 
"  Curiae  hie  quod  praedictus  Ro- 
"  bertus  injuste  disseisitus  est  de 
"  redditu  prgedicto,  et  quod  breve 
"  praedictum  in  hoc  casu  non  est 
"  cassandum  Ideo  consideratum  est 
"  quod  idem  Robertus  recuperet 
"  inde  seisinam  suam  de  praedieto 


24 


MICHAELMAS    TERM 


A.D.  1343. 


Judgment. 

Note  as  to 
arrears  in- 
curred 
while  the 
writ  was 
pending 
recovered 
in  Assise 
of  Novel 
Disseisin. 

Assise  of 

Novel 

Disseisin. 


Xo.  6. 

of  those  terms  for  which  rent  has  been  incurred  while 
the  plea  was  pending. — Sharshulle.  You  shall  have 
it  willingl}'. — And  so  he  had. — But  this  decision  was 
reprobated  b}^  Shardelowe  who  said  that,  because  the 
plaintiff  could  distrain  for  his  arrears  subsequently 
incurred,  he  should  not  have  by  judgment  that  which 
was  incurred  while  the  suit  was  pending. — And  to  that 
effect  he  gave  judgnlent  in  the  same  Term,  as  appears 
below. 

§  In  an  Assise  of  Novel  Disseisin  brought  against 
A./  B./  and  C.,^  the  plaint  was  made  in  respect  of 
certain  rent. — A.^  i^leaded  to  the  Assise  as  tenant  of 
parcel  of  the  tenements  put  in  view,  out  of  which 
the  plaintiff  supposed  the  rent  to  be  issuing.  B.^  said 
that  he  held  parcel  of  the  same  tenements  jointly  with 
one  G.^  not  named  in  the  writ,  and  demanded  judgment 
of  the  writ,  and  pleaded  over  to  the  Assise  ' '  and  if  it  be 
found,"  (fee.  C.^  answered  as  tenant  of  another  parcel, 
and  said  that  one  E.^  was  tenant  of  parcel  of  the 
tenements,    &c.,    who   was   not   named,  and  demanded 


^  For  the  real  names  sec  p.  19,  note  1. 


XVII.    EDWARD    lil.  25 

No.  6. 

jugement    cles    termes    qe    sont    encoruz   pendaunt   le  A..D.  1343. 

plee. — ScHAR.     Vous   averez  volunters. — Et  ita  liahidt} 

— Scd  ^   hoc   reprohatur    'per   Schard.    qe   dist,   pur   ceo  J'udicmm/- 

qil   put  ^    destreindre  pur   ses    arrerages    encoruz    puis,  Nota. 

qil   navera   pas   par   jugement    ceo   qest   encoru^   P®^"  encom?^ 

daunt   la   suyte. — Et    ita    judicavit   eodeui    TenninOy    ut  pendaunt 

.   .    •    r      rj  le  bref  re- 

patet  infra?  coveris  en 

Assise  de 
Novele 
Disseis- 
ine.5 

§  En^   un   x\ssise   de    Novele    Disseisine   porte   vers  A-ssise  de 

^1  OVPi  P 

A.,  B.,  et  C,  la  pleinte  fut  fait  de  certein  rente. —  Disseisine. 
A.  pleda  al  Assise  come  tenaunt  de  parcelle  des 
tenements  mio  en  vewe,  des  queux  le  pleintif  supposa 
le  rente  estre  issaunt.  B.  dit  qil  tient  [parcelle  de] 
mesmes  les  tenements  joint  ove  un  G.  nient  nome  en 
le  briefe,  et  demanda  jugement  de  briefe,  et  pleda  outre 
al  Assise  et  si  trove  soit,  &c.  C.  respondi  come  tenaunt 
dun  autre  parcelle,  et  dit  qun  E.  fut  tenaunt  de 
parcelle   des   tenements,  &c.,  nient  nome,  et  demanda 

"  redditu    cum     pertinentiis     per  j       *  Had.,  fut. 

"  visum  recognitorum  Assisae  prae-   i       ^  This   marginal    note    is     from 

"  dictae,  et  damna  sua  per  Assisam      25,184  alone  ;  but  there  is  one  to 

"  taxata,  et   sex  solidos  et  unum   j  the  like  effect  in  Harl. 

"  denarium  de  arreragiis  preedicti   i       ^'  25,184,  corn. 

"  redditus     post     diem     captionis  "*  infra  is  omitted  from  C.      The 

"  Assisae,    (tc,    et    preedictus    Jo-      reference,  however,  appears  to  be  . 

"  hannes  de  Bodiscombe  capiatur.   i  to  the  case  No.  29  below,  in  which, 

"  Et  idem  Robertus  in  misericordia  1  as    stated,     Shardelowe    gave    a 

"  pro  falso  clamor e     suo    versus   j  contrary  decision. 

s  This  report  of  the  case  appears 
by  itself  in  the  old  editions  as  No. 
94.  No  MS.  of  it  has  been  found 
and  there  is  no  reference  to  it  in 


"  alios,"  &c. 

1  By  writ  of  Elegit  according  to 
the  roll,  where  it  appears  that 
John  de  Bodiscombe  subsequently 


brought  a  writ  of  Attaint  before  the  Fitzherbert's  Abridgment^  but  it  is 

Justices  of  Assise,   to  whom   the  i  clearly  an  independent  report  of 

record  and  process  in  the  Assise  of  i  No.  0,  of  which  the  record  appears 

Novel  Disseisin  were  then  sent.  !  among  the  PZacif a  de  Banco,  Mich., 

2  Harl.,  and  C,  EL  I  17  Edw.  HI.,  R"  8G. 

3  This    marginal   note    is    from  i 
25,184  alone. 


26  MICHAELMAS  teum 


No.  6. 


A.D.  1343.  judgment  of  the  writ,  and  pleaded  over  to  the  Assise, 
&c. — The  plaintiff  said  that  A.  who  had  pleaded  to  the 
Assise  was  tenant  of  the  entirety  of  the  tenements  put 
in  view,  out  of  which  the  rent,  &c.,  and  held  of  him 
the  same  tenements  by  the  rent  in  respect  of  w^hich 
the  plaintiff,  Sec,  so  that  the  others  named,  &c.,  were 
named  only  as  disseisors;  wherefore,  &c. — Thereupon 
the  Assise  was  taken,  and  it  was  found  by  the  Assise 
that  A.  held  of  the  plaintiff  the  entirety  of  the  tenements 
by  the  rent  in  respect  of  w^hich  the  plaintiff,  &c.,  and  that 
the  plaintiff  was  seised,  &c.,  and,  because  the  rent  was 
in  arrear,  he  came  and  took  a  distress  in  the  same 
tenements  for  the  rent,  and  A.  made  a  rescue  from 
him  ;  and  they  said  that  B.  held  jointly,  as,  &c.,  and 
that  E.  was  tenant  of  parcel  of  the  tenements,  as,  &c.-^ 
— And  upon  this  the  parties  were  adjourned  into  the 
Bench,  now  at  the  Quinzaine. — Grene  came  and  said : 
It  is  found  that  the  plaintiff  was  seised  of  the  rent  in 
respect  of  which.  Sec,  until  disseised,  &c. — Pulteney. 
It  is  found  by  verdict  that  B.  has  nothing  except 
jointly.  Sec,  and  also  that  E.,  who  is  not  named,  &c., 
is  tenant  of  parcel,  &c.,  and  so  your  writ  is  bad ; 
wherefore,  Sec — Grene.  It  is  found  that  A.  is  our 
tenant  of  the  entirety,  &c.,  and  that  we  were  seised 
until  A.  effected  a  rescue  from  us,  and,  since  we  have  a 
tenant  in  our  writ  against  whom  our  writ  lies,  although 
B.  and  the  others  are  named,  [the  writ  is  good], 
because  they  are  named  only  as  disseisors. — Pulteney. 
In  Assise  of  Novel  Disseisin,  where  the  plaint  is  in  respect 
of  rent,  all  those  who  could  plead  in  bar  as  tenants  must 
be  named,  &c.,  or  otherwise  the  writ  is  not  good.  Now, 
Sir,  in  such  Assises,  although  the  tenant  of  the  rent  be 
named,  and  plead  to  the  Assise,  he  who  is  tenant  of  the 
land  out  of  which  the  rent,  &c.,  will  be  able  to  plead  a 

1  For  the  verdict  of  the  Assise  as  it  appears  on  the  Boll  see  p.  23,  note  2. 


XVlI.    EDWARD   III.  27 


No.  6. 


jugement  de  briefe,  et  pleda  outre  al  Assise,  &c. —  ^-^^  1343. 
Le  pleintife  dit  qe  A.  qavoit  plede  al  Assise  fuit 
entierement  tenaunt  des  tenements  mis  en  vewe, 
domit  le  rente,  &c.,  et  tient  de  luy  mesmes  les 
tenements  par  le  rente  dount  le  pleintife,  &c.,  issint 
qe  les  autres  nomes,  &c.,  ne  furent  pas  nomes  mes 
come  disseisom-s ;  par  quei,  &c. — Sur  quei  lassise 
fut  prise,  par  quel  fut  trove  qe  A.  tient  del  pleintife 
entierement  les  tenements  par  le  rente  dount  le 
pleintife,  &c.,  et  qe  le  pleintife  fut  seisi,  et  ccetera, 
et,  pur  ceo  qe  le  rente  fuit  arere,  il  vient,  et  prist 
une  distresse  en  mesmes  les  tenements  pur  le  rente, 
et  A.  luy  fist  rescous ;  et  disoient  qe  B.  tient  jointe- 
ment,  auxi  come,  &c.,  et  qe  E.  fuit  tenaunt  de  par- 
celle  des  tenements,  auxi  come,  &c. — Et  sur  ceo  les 
parties  furent  ajournes  en  Bank,  ore  a  la  Quin- 
zaine.^ — Grene  vient  et  dit :  Trove  est  qe  le  pleintife 
fuit  seisi  de  le  rente  dount,  &c.,  tanqe  disseisi,  &c. 
— Pult.  Trove  est  par  verdit  qe  B.  nad  riens  si 
non  jointement,  &c.,  et  auxi  qe  E.  qe  nest  pas 
nome.  Sec,  est  tenaunt  de  parcelle,  &c.,  issint  est 
vostre  briefe  malveis ;  par  quei,  &c. — Grene,  Trove 
est  qe  A.  est  nostre  tenaunt  de  lentierte,  &c.,  et 
qe  nous  fumes  seisi,  &c.,  tanqe  A.  nous  fist  rescous, 
et  de  puis  qe  nous  avoms  tenaunt  en  nostre  briefe 
vers  qi  nostre  briefe  gist,  coment  qe  B.^  et  les  autres 
sount  nomes,  &c.,  car  ils  ne  sount  pas  nomes  mes 
come  disseisours.^ — Pult.  En  Assise  de  Novele  Dis- 
seisine,  la  ou  la  pleinte  est  de  rente,  il  covient  qe 
touz  qe  purront  pleder  en  barre  come  tenaunts  soient 
nomes,  &c.,  ou  autrement  le  bref  nest  pas  bon. 
Ore,  Sire,  en  tieles  Assises,  mesqe  le  tenaunt  de  la 
rente  soit  nome,  et  plede  al  Assise,  cesty  qest  ten- 
aunt de   la  terre  dount  le  rente,  &c.,  il  purra  pleder 


*  Rastell,  Quinzim.  |       3  Eastell,  disseisontz. 

2  B.  is  omitted  from  Rastell. 


28  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.   6. 

A.D.  1343.  release  in  1)ar.  And  now  it  is  found  in  this  Assise  tliat 
B.  has  a  joint  estate,  Szc,  in  which  case  he  could  not 
have  j)lea'C^ed  in  har  without  his  joint  feoffee  ;  and.  he- 
sides,  E.  who  is  tenant  of  parcel  of  the  tenements  out 
of  which,  See.,  is  not  named,  See. — Grcnr.  When  in 
Assise  he  who  is  tenant  of  the  land,  and  he  who  is 
tenant  of  the  rent  are  named,  where  the  plaint  is  in 
respect  of  rent,  and  he  who  is  tenant  of  the  rent 
pleads  to  the  Assise,  or  in  har,  &c.,  the  tenant  of  the 
land  shall  not  have  a  plea  in  har,  nor  need  he  he 
named  except  as  disseisor,  etc. — Pidtency.  In  such  a 
case,  if  they  will  hoth  plead  a  release  in  har,  the 
plaintiff  will  possihly  not  he  compelled  to  answer  ex- 
cept to  the  plea  of  the  tenant  of  tlie  rent :  hut  when 
the  tenant  of  the  rent  pleads  to  the  Assise,  as  he  did 
in  this  case,  then  if  the  tenant  of  the  land  have  a 
release  from  the  plaintiff',  he  will  plead  that  release  in 
bar. — Grenc.  I  say  he  will  not ;  neither  in  the  one 
case  nor  in  the  other  will  the  tenant  of  the  land  be 
admitted  to  plead  in  bar. — Setoii.  In  every  Assise,  if 
the  writ  is  to  be  adjudged  good,  that  person  must  be 
named  against  whom  a  Pnecipe  would  lie  to  demand 
the  same  tiling  by  the  same  plaintiff'.  Now  a  Pnecijje 
quod  reddat  in  respect  of  rent  is  maintainable  only 
against  the  tenant  of  the  land  out  of  which,  &c.,  and 
the  receiver  of  the  rent,  or  against  him  who  is  re- 
ceiver of  the  rent.  Now  in  this  Assise  there  is  no 
receiver  of  the  rent ;  wherefore  it  seems  that  all  the 
tenants  of  the  land  out  of  which,  Szc,  should  be 
named,  &c. — R.  TJiorpe.  In  case  of  rent  service  one 
would  have  a  Prcecipc  quod  reddat  and  an  Assise 
against  a  person  other  than  the  tenant  of  the  land, 
where  there  is  no  receiver,  &c.,  as  in  a  case  where 
there  are  lord,  mesne,  and  tenant,  and  the  tenant 
holds   of  the   mesne   by  the   service  of   one  rose,  and 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  29 


.  No.  6. 


en  barre  par  relees.  Et  ore  en  cest  Assise  trove  est  a.d.  1343. 
qe  B.  ad  joint  estat,  &c.,  en  quel  cas  il  ne  puit 
j)as  aver  plede  en  barre  saunz  son  joint  feffe ;  et, 
ove  ceo,  E.,  qest  tenaunt  de  parcelle  des  tenements 
dount,  &c.,  nest  pas  nome,  &c. — Grene.  Quant  en 
Assise  cesty  qest  tenant  cle  la  terre,  et  cesty  qest 
tenaunt  de  la  rente  sount  nomes,  la  ou  la  pleinte 
est  de  rente,  et  cesty  qest  tenaunt  de  la  rente  plede 
al  Assise,  ou  en  barre,  &c.,  le  tenaunt  de  la  terre 
navera  mye  plee  en  barre,  ne  il  covient  pas  qil  soit 
nome  mes  come  disseisour,  &c. — Ptilt.  En  tiel  cas, 
si  lun  et  lautre  voille  pleder  en  barre  par  relees 
par  cas  le  pleintif  ne  serra  pas  chace  forsqe  de 
respoundre  al  plee  le  tenaunt  de  la  rente ;  mes  quant 
le  tenaunt  de  la  rente  ^  plede  al  Assise,  auxi  come 
il  list  en  ceo  cas,  la  si  le  tenaunt  de .  la  terre  eit 
relees  de  le  pleintif,  il  pledra  en  barre  par  eel  re- 
lees.— Grene.  Jeo  die  qe  non ;  nen  lun  cas  nen 
lautre  le  tenaunt  de  la  terre  ne  serra  pas  resceu 
de  pleder  en  barre. — Setone.  En  chescune  Assise,  si 
le  briefe  deit  estre  agarde  bon,  il  covient  qe  cesty 
soit  nome,  &c.,  vers  qi  un  Pnecipe  girreit  a  de- 
mander  mesme  la  chose  de  mesme  le  pleintif.  Ore 
un  Pnecipe  quod  reddat  de  rente  nest  pas  meinten- 
able  si  ceo  ne  soit  vers  tenaunt  de  terre  dount, 
Sec,  et  resceiver  de  la  rente,  ou  vers  cesty  qest  re- 
sceiver  de  la  rente.  Ore  en  ceste  Assise  il  nad 
nul  resceiver  del  rente ;  par  quei  il  semble  qil 
covendreit  qe  touz  les  ten  aunts  de  la  terre  dount, 
^c,  fuissent  nome,  <tc. — Pi.  TJiorpe.  En  cas  de 
rente  service  homme  avereit  un  Prcecipe  quod  reddat 
et  un  Assise  devers  autre  qe  devers  tenaunt  de 
terre,  la  ou  il  nad  nul  resceiver,  &c.,  auxi  come  en 
cas  ou  il  y  ad  seignur,  mene,  et  tenaunt,  et  le 
tenaunt   tient   del   mene   par    le    service   dun   rose,    et 


1  The  words  de  la  rente  are  omitted  from  Easlell. 


30  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.  6. 


A.D.  1343.  the  mesne  over  by  the  service  of  20s.,  if  the  20s.  are 
refused  to  the  lord,  he  has  no  other  against  whom  he 
.shall  bring  his  writ  to  recover  the  same  rent  but  the 
mesne,  who  is  his  very  tenant,  because  in  law  there 
is  no  other  who  can  be  adjudged  to  be  his  receiver ; 
wherefore,  &c. — Shakdelowe.  Suppose  my  tenant,  who 
holds  of  me  in  demesne  by  a  certain  rent,  divests  him- 
self so  that  any  one  is  to  hold  of  him  and  of  his  wife 
by  a  certain  rent,  if  I  have  to  bring  an  x\ssise  in  respect 
of  my  rent,  and  the  wife  is  omitted  from  my  writ, 
will  my  writ  thereby  abate  because  she  is  as  it  were 
mesne  ? — R.  Thorpe,  Sir,  I  say  it  will  not,  because 
in  that  case  the  wife  has  nothing. — Seton.  What  you 
say  is  true  ;  in  such  a  case  the  wife  has  nothing  ;  but 
suppose  my  tenant,  who  holds  of  me  in  that  manner, 
divests  himself  so  that  any  one  is  to  hold  of  him  and  of 
his  heirs  by  the  service  of  one  penny,  and  afterwards 
he  divests  himself  of  the  same  penny,  reserving  to 
himself  the  seignory,  and  takes  back  an  estate  in  the 
penny  to  himself  and  his  wife,  if  I  afterwards  have  to 
bring  an  Assise  in  respect  of  the  same  rent,  must  his 
wife  be  named  ? — B.  Thorpe.  Sir,  I  say  she  need  not, 
because  she  is  not  in  that  case  very  tenant ;  but  if  your 
tenant,  after  he  has  divested  himself,  so  that. any  one  is 
to  hold  of  himself  by  certain  services,  grants  the  same 
services  to  another,  and  the  tenant  attorns,  and  after- 
wards your  tenant  repurchases  the  same  services  to 
hold  to  himself  and  his  wife,  and  the  tenant  attorns 
to  them,  and  they  afterwards  to  you,  if,  in  that  case, 
you  have  to  bring  an  Assise  or  other  writ  in  respect 
of  your  rent,  the  wife  must  be  named,  because  in  that 
case  she  is  your  tenant. — Pulteney.  If  this  writ  be 
maintained,  notwithstanding  the  joint  tenancy  which 
is  found,  &c.,  you  may  recover  the  rent  by  agreement 
between   you    and   A.,    and    charge   B,'s  tenancy,   &:c., 


XVII.    EDWARD   III. 


31 


No.  6. 

le  mene  outre  par  les  services  de  xxs.,  si  les  xxs.  ^■^-  ^^43. 
soient  denies  al  seignur,  il  nad  nul  autre  vers  qi 
il  portera  son  briefe  a  recoverir  mesme  le  rente  forsqe 
vers  le  mene,  qest  son  verrey  tenaunt,  car  en  ley 
il  nad  nul  autre  qe  purr  a  estre  ajuge  son  resceiver; 
par  quel,  &c. — Schard.  Jeo  pose  qe  mon  tenaunt, 
qe  tient  de  moy  en  demene  par  certein  rente,  soi 
demette^  a  tener  de  luy  et  de  sa  femme  par  cer- 
tein rente,  si  jeo  soy  a  porter  un  Assise  de  ma 
rente,  et  la  femme  est  entrelesse  en  mon  briefe, 
abater  a  mon  briefe  par  taunt,  pur  ceo  qele  est  auxi 
come  mene  ? — R.  Thorpe,  Sire,  jeo  die  qe  non,  car 
la  femme  la  nad  riens. — Setone,  Vous  dites  verite ; 
en  tiel  cas  la  femme  nad  riens ;  mes  jeo  pose  qe 
mon  tenaunt,  qe  tient  de  moy  par  la  manere,  soy 
demette^  a  tener  de  luy  et  de  ses  heirs  par  les 
services  dun  dener,  et  puis  il  soy  demette^  de 
mesme  le  dener,  reservaunt  a  luy  la  seignurie,  et 
reprent^  estat  del  dener  a  luy  et  a  sa  femme,  si 
apres  jeo  soy  a  porter  lassise  de  mesme  le  rente, 
covient  il  qe  sa  femme  soit  nome  ? — 11.  Thorpe, 
Sire,  jeo  die  qe  non,  car  ele  nest  mye  verrey  ten- 
aunt la ;  mes  si  vostre  tenaunt,  apres  ceo  qil  ad 
soy  demys  a  tener  de  luy  mesme  par  certeyn  ser- 
vices, graunte^  mesmes  les  services  a  un  autre,^  et 
le  tenaunt  soy  attourne,  et  puis  vostre  tenaunt  re- 
purchace  mesmes  les  services  a  luy  et  a  sa  femme, 
et  le  tenaunt  attourne  a  eux,  et  eux  puis  a  vous, 
si  vous  la  devez  porter  lassise  ou  autre  briefe  de 
vostre  rente,  il  coviendreit  qe  la  femme  soit  nome, 
car  la  est  ele  vostre  tenaunt. — Pult.  Si  cest  briefe 
soit  meintenu,  own  obstante  la  jointenaunce  qest  trove, 
&c.,  vous  devez  recoverir  par  consent  entre  vous  et 
A.,   la   rente,    et   charges   la   tenaunce   B.,   &c.,    la   ou 


^  Old  editions,  dismitte. 
■•^Edition  of  1079,  prist;  earlier 
editions,  reprint. 


•^  Old  editions,  graunta. 
4  Edition  of  1679,  luy  etsa  femme, 
instead  of  un  autre. 


32  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  6. 


A.r».  1343.  while  you  have  possibly  released  to  this  same  B.  and 
to  his  joint  feoffee,  or  to  E.  who  is  not  named,  &:c., 
which  matter  he  could  not  plead  now,  inasmuch  as 
your  writ  is  not  properly  framed,  and  it  would  be  a 
great  mischief,  as  it  seems ;  wherefore,  Sec. — R.  Thorpe, 
If  I  were  to  bring  my  writ  of  Customs  and  Services 
in  respect  of  the  same  rent,  I  should  bring  it  against 
no  other  but  A.,  who  is  my  very  tenant,  and  if  I  re- 
covered against  him  the  tenancy  would  be  charged;  so 
in  respect  of  rent  service  my  writ  is  always  maintained 
against  him  who  is  my  very  tenant. — Pulteiwy,  On  a 
writ  of  Customs  and  Services,  though  you  recover 
against  him  who  is  your  tenant  in  service,  and 
you  have  previouslv  released  to  him  who  is  tenant 
in  demesne,  itc,  if  3'ou  would  take  a  distress  for 
the  services  by  force  of  the  recovery,  and  make 
avowr\'  upon  him  against  whom  you  recover,  the 
tenant  of  the  land  will  plead  your  release  against 
you  in  bar,  and,  though  he  is  a  stranger  to 
your  avowry,  he  will  have  the  said  plea,  because 
the  release  would  prove  the  tenements  to  l^e  out  of 
your  fee  ;  and  such  a  plea  lies  in  the  mouth 
of  a  stranger,  or  something  equivalent,  so  that  no 
mischief  would  ensue  from  such  a  recovery ;  but  in 
this  present  case,  since  he  who  is  tenant  of  the  land 
is  named  in  your  writ,  and.  if  you  recover,  kc,  his 
tenancy  will  be  charged  for  the  rest,  whereas  you  have 
possibly  yourself  released,  Occ,  therefore,  ko.. — On 
another  day  Shaedei.owe  said  :  It  is  found  that  you 
were  seised  and  disseised,  wherefore  the  Coirt 
adjudges  that  you  do  recover  your  seisin,  and  your 
damages,  ci:c.,  and  that  the  disseisors  be  in  mercy,  and 
that  you  be  in  mercy  with  regard  to  the  others. — 11. 
Thorpe.  We  pray  execution  in  res]Dect  of  arrears  since 
the  verdict. — Pulirnrii.  You  can  distrain ;  wherefore, 
Ov:c. — Shaeshulle.     Sue  execution  of  both,  kc. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  33 


No.  6. 


par  cas  vous  avez  release  a  mesme  cesty  B.  et  a  ^•^- 1343. 
sa  jointfeffe,  ou  a  E.,  qe  nest  pas  nome,  &c.,  quele 
chose  il  ne  puit  raye  pleder  a  ore,  par  taunt  qe 
vostre  briefe  nest  pas  bien  conceu,  et  il  serreit  un 
graunt  meschief,  auxi  come  il  semble ;  par  quel,  &c. 
— R.  Thorpe.  Si  jeo  fuisse  a  porter  mon  briefe  de 
Custumes  et  Services  de  mesme  le  rente,  jeo  le 
portera  devers  nul  autre  qe  devers  A.,  qest  mon 
verrey  tenaunt,  et  si  jeo  recovera  vers  luy,  la  ten- 
aunce  serra  charge ;  issint  de  rente  service  touz  dis 
mon  briefe  est  meintenu  vers  cesty  qest  mon  verrey 
tenaunt. — Pult.  En  briefe  de  Custumes,  &c.,  mesqe 
vous  recoverez  vers  cesty  qest  vostre  tenaunt  en 
service,  et  vous  eiez  relesse  devant  a  cesty  qest 
tenaunt  en  demene,  &c.,  si  vous  voudres,^  par  force 
de  recoverir,  prendre  distresse  pur  les  services,  et 
faire  avowere  sur  cesty  vers  qi  vous  recoverez,  le 
tenaunt  de  la  terre  vous  pledera  en  barre  par  vostre 
relees,  et,  coment  qil  est  estraunge  a  vostre  avowere, 
il  avera  le  dit  plee,  pur  ceo  qe  le  relees  provereit 
les  tenements  estre  hors  de  vostre  fee;  et  tiel  plee 
gist  en  bouche  destraunge,  ou  chose  qe  taunt  vaut, 
issint  de  tiel  recoverir  ensuereit  nul  meschief ;  mes 
en  ceo  cas  cy,  depuis  qe  cesty  qest  tenaunt  de  terre 
est  nome  en  vostre  briefe,  et  si  vous  recoverez,  &c., 
sa  tenaunce  serra  charge  a  remenaunt,  ou  par  cas 
vous  mesmes  avez  relesse,  &c.,  par  quel,  &c. — Ad 
alium  diem  Schard.  Trove  est  qe  vous  fustes  seisi 
et  disseisi,  par  quel  la  Court  agarde  qe  vous  re- 
coverez vostre  seisine  et  vostre^  damage,  &c.,  et 
les  disseisours  en  la  mercye,  et  vous  en  la  mercye 
vers  les  autres. — R.  Thorpe.  Nous  prioms  execucion 
de  les  arrerages  puis  le  verdit. — Pult.  Vous  poiez 
destreindre;  par  quei,  &c. — Schar.  Suez  execucion 
de  lun   et   de   lautre,   &c. 


1  Old  editions,  voidres.  |       2  Oldest  editions,  vestre. 

18141  c 


34 


MICHAELMAS    TERM 


Nos.  7,  8. 
A.D.  1343.      (7.)  §  A  man   prayed   to  be  admitted  by  reason  of 


Scire 
facias 
against  a 
tenant 
who  made 
default. 
Another 
prayed  to 
be  ad- 
mitted, 
and  they 
came  to  a 
traverse 
on  the 
nature  of 
the  ten- 
ancy of 
him  who 
made 
default. 


Forme- 
don, 


the  tenant's  default,  and  alleged  that  the  tenant  held 
by  the  curtesy  of  England  of  his  inheritance. — 
Blaykeston.  He,  by  reason  of  whose  default  we  pray 
execution,  after  the  death  of  her  after  whose  death 
we  demand  execution,  abated,  absque  hoc  that  he 
holds  by  the  curtesy  of  England ;  ready,  &c. — Monhray. 
Will  you  say  that  the  tenant  has  a  fee,  for  the  law 
does  not  put  me  to  answer  as  to  the  abatement 
attached  in  his  j^^i'son  ? — Shardelowe.  There  are 
other  counterpleas  besides  saying  that  the  tenant  has 
a  fee,  and  he  traverses  you  to  the  effect  that  he  does 
not  hold  by  the  curtesy  of  England ;  ready,  &c. — 
Thorpe.  We  pray  that  he  who  prays  to  be  admitted, 
and  has  pleaded  to  issue,,  may  be  able  to  make  an 
attorney. — Hillary.  He  will  be  aided  in  the  Chancery, 
but  not  in  this  Court. 

(8.)  §  Formedon.  On  the  return  of  the  Petit  Cape 
against  William  Vaghan  and  Joan  his  wife,  the  wife 
was  heretofore  essoined  on  the  King's  service,  and 
they  had  a  day  now,  and  the  husband  now  made 
default,  and  the  wife  was  admitted  to  defend  her 
right.  And  as  to  parcel  she  vouched^  her  sister 
Margaret,  and  as  to  another  parcel  she  vouched 
herself,  and  her  husband,  and  her  sister  Margaret, 
and  showed  cause  for  the  voucher  in  that  one  Katharine, 
sister   of    Joan    and   Margaret,  whose   heirs   the}^   are. 


1  As   to   the   vouchers   and   aid- 
prayer   in   the   record,    see   p.   37, 


note  2,  and  p.  47,  note  5. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


35 


Nos.  7,  8. 

(7.)  ^  §  Un  homme  pria  destre  resceu  par  defaut 
le  tenant,  et  alleggea  qe  le  tenant  tient  par  la  ley 
Dengleterre  de  son  heritage. — Blayk.  Celuy  par  qi 
defaut  nous  prioms  execucion,  apres  la  mort  cele 
apres  qi  mort  nous  demandoms  execucion,  abatist, 
sanz  ceo  qil  tient  par  la  ley  Dengleterre  ;  prest,  &c. 
— Mouhray,  Voillez  dire  qe  le  tenant  ad  fee,  qar  al 
abatement  attache  en  sa  persone  ley  ne  me  met  a 
respoundre  ? — Schard.  II  y  sount  autres  countreplees 
qe  a  dire  qe  le  tenant  ad  fee,  et  il  vous  traverse 
qil  ne  tient  pas  par  la  ley  Dengleterre ;  prest,  &c. 
— Thorpe.  Nous  prioms  qe  celuy  qe  prie  destre 
resceu,  et  ad  plede  a  issue,  qil  put  faire  attourne. — 
Hill.  En  la  Chauncellerie  il  serra  eide,  mes  ceinz 
nient. 


A.D.  1343. 

Scire 
facias 
vers 

tenant  qe 
fit  defaut. 
Autre  pria 
destre 
resceu,  et 
sur  la 
manere  de 
tenaunce 
cely  qe  fait 
defaut 
sount  a 
travers.2 


(8.)  ^   §    Formedoun.     Al   Petit    Cape    retourne   vers  Forme- 
William      Vaghan*       et      Johane       sa      femme,      la  [Fitz., 
femme    fut    essone    de    service    le    Koi   autrefoith,   et  ^^'^'^'^^^-^ 
ount  jour   ore,    et   le   baroun   fist   defaut   a   ore,   et  la 
femme   est   resceu   a   defendre    son    dreit.^      Et   quant 
a  parcelle   ele  voucha    Margarete^   sa   soer,    et   quant 
a   autre   voucha   luy   mesme,    et   son  baroun,    et   Mar- 
garete^   sa    soer,    et    moustra    cause    de  voucher   pur 
ceo    qune    K.,    soer    J.    et    M.,    qi    heirs    eles   sount, 


1  From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C. 

2  The  marginal  note,  except  the 
words  Scire  facias,  is  from  25,184 
alone. 

3  From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C, 
but  corrected  by  the  record,  Placita 
de  Banco,  Mich.  17  Edw.  III.  Ro 
184.  It  there  appears  that  a 
Formedon  in  the  descender  was 
brought  by  Nicholas  de  Stodham 
against  William  Vaghan,  knight, 
and  Joan  his  wife,  in  respect  of 
two  parts  of  the  manor  of  Plum- 
burgh  (Essex) ,  except  60  acres  of 
land,   23   acres  and  one    rood   of 


pasture,  4  acres,  one  rood,  and  one 
third  of  a  rood  of  wood,  and  16,?. 
of  rent.  Joan  was  admitted  to 
defend  on  her  husband's  default. 

The  gift,  as  alleged  by  the  de- 
mandant, was  made  by  John  de 
Flore,  chaplain,  to  Thomas  de 
Stodham  and  Isabel,  his  wife,  in 
special  tail,  and  the  demandant 
was  their  son  and  heir. 

*  Harl.,  Washan. 

5  The  words  son  dreit  are  omitted 
from  25,184. 

<5  Harl.,  Margerie. 


36  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  8. 


AD.  1343.  enfeoffed  her  husband  and  her ;  and  as  to  the  rest 
she  said  that  John  Abel,  father  of  Joan,  Katharine, 
and  Margaret,  \Yhose  heirs,  &c.,  died  seised,  and  after 
his  death  they  entered,  &e.  From  Katharine,  who  died 
without  heir  of  her  body,  the  right  to  her  purpart}^ 
descended  to  Joan  and  Margaret,  who  made  j^artition 
between  them.  And  she  prayed  aid  of  Margaret,  her 
co-parcener. — Xotton.  We  do  not  admit  that  John, 
the  common  ancestor,  died  seised,  and  we  tell  you 
that,  after  the  death  of  John  Abel,  one  K.  was  seised 
of  the  same  tenements  in  her  demesne  as  of   fee,  and 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


37 


No.  8. 

enfeffa  son  baroun  et  luy ;  et  quant  al  remenant  ^^•^-  ^^^^• 
ele  dit  qe  Johan  Abel,  pere  J.,  K.,  et  M.,  qi  heirs, 
&c.,  murust^  seisi,  apres  qi  mort  eles  entrerent,  &c. 
De  K.,  qe  murust  sanz  heir  de  son  corps,  descendi 
a  J.  et  M.  le  dreit  de  sa  purpartie,  qe  firent  pur- 
partie  entre  eux.  Et  pria  eide  de  M.,  sa  parcenere.^ 
— Nottone.  Nous  ne  conissoms  pas  qe  J.,  le  comune 
auncestre,  murust  seisi,  et  vous  dioms  qe,  apres  la 
mort  Johan  Abel,  un  ^  K.  fut  seisi  de  mesmes  les 
tenements   en   son    demene    come    de    fee,    et  murust 


^  Harl.,  et  muruyst. 

'•^  The  following  are  the  entries 

on  the  roll  touching  the  aid-prayer 

and  vouchers: — "  Dicit  quod  qui- 

'  dam  Johannes  Abel  fuit  seisitus 

'  de  praedicto   manerio  cum   per- 

'  tinentiis,   exceptis,   &c.,    in    do- 

'  minico  suo  ut  de  feodo  et  jure,  et 

'  obiit    seisitus    de     eodem,    post 

'  cuj  us  mortem  praedictum  maneri- 

'  um   cum  pertinentiis,    exceptis, 

*  &c.,  descendit  quibusdam  Mar- 
'  garetee,  Katerinae,  et  ipsi  Johannse 
'  ut  filiabus  et  heredibus,  &c.,  inter 
'  quas  praedictum  manerium  cum 
'  pertinentiis, exceptis, (tc.,partitum 
'  fuit,  ita  quod  tertia  parsejusdem 
'  manerii,  exceptis,  &c.,  assignata 
'  fuit  praedictae  Katerinae,  et  alia 
'  tertia  pars  praedictae  Margaretas, 
'  et  alia  tertia  pars  ipsi  Johannae, 
'  quae  quidem  Katerina  de  proparte 
'  sua  feoffavit  ipsam  Johannam,  et 
'  postea  eadem  Katerina  obiit  sine 
'  herede  de  se,  et  sic  dicit  quod 
'  ipsa  tenet  unam  tertiam  partem 
'  manerii  praedicti  in  propartem 
'  suam  cum    praedicta  Margareta 

*  sine  qua  non  potest  praedicto 
'  Nicholao  inde  respondere ;  et 
'  petit  auxilium  de  praedicta  Mar- 
'  gareta,"  &c. 

"  Et  concessum  est  ei  auxilium 


per  Curiam.  Ideo  eadem  Mar- 
gareta summoneatur  quod  sit  hie 
a  die  Sancti  Hillarii  in  xv  dies  ad 
respondendum  simul,  &c.  Et 
summoneatur  in  praedicto  Comi- 
tatu  Essexiae,"  &c. 
"  Et  quoad  unam  acram  terras 
de  alia  tertia  parte  versus  eam 
petita  vocat  inde  ad  warantum 
Willelmum  Vaghan,  chivaler,  et 
Johannam  uxorem  ejus,  et  prse- 
dictam  Margaretam,  summonen- 
dos  in  eodem  Comitatu  Sussexiae 
[and  so  in  margin] .  Et  quoad 
unam  aliam  acram  terrce  de 
eadem  tertia  parte  vocat  ad 
warantum  Margaretam  Harang 
summonendam  in  Comitatu  Dor- 
setse.  Et  quoad  totum  residuum 
ejusdem  tertiae  partis  vocat  inde 
ad  warantum  Margaretam  quae 
fuit  uxor  Walteri  Harang  sum- 
monendam in  Comitatu  Sus- 
sexiEe." 

"  Ideo  eaedem  Margareta  Harang, 
et  Margareta  quaa  fuit  uxor 
Walteri  Harang  singillatim  sum- 
moneantur  in  praedictis  Comita- 
bus  Dorsetae  et  Sussexiae,  per 
auxilium  Curias,  quod  sint  hie  ad 
praefatum  terminum  ad  waranti- 
zandum,"  &c. 
3  un  is  omitted  from  Harl. 


38  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  8. 


A.D.  1343.  ^ie(j  seised,  after  whose  death  Joan,  who  prays  aid, 
and  Margaret  abated,  &c. ;  judgment  whether  as  heirs 
of  John  Abel  they  ought  to  have  aid. — Sharshulle. 
Then  you  do  not  deny  that  their  ancestor  died  seised, 
and  that  they  entered  as  claiming  by  way  of  descent. 
Why  should  they  not  have  aid  ? — Thorpe,  If  I  could 
show  their  estate  to  be  by  purchase,  notwithstanding 
that  their  ancestor  died  seised,  they  would  not  have 
aid  ;  for  the  same  reason  in  this  case,  inasmuch  as  I 
show  that,  after  the  death  of  their  ancestor,  another  died 
seised,  after  whose  death  they  entered,  and  in  that  case 
their  estate  could  not  be  by  descent,  but  by  abatement, 
because  the  possession  of  the  ancestor  is  not  a  cause 
for  giving  them  aid,  if  they  are  not  seised  by  descent. 
— And,  notwithstanding,  the  Court  would,  as  it  seemed, 
have  granted  the  aid. — Therefore  Xotton  said  that 
John  Abel  and  K.  purchased,  &c.,  to  hold  to  them 
and  the  heirs  of  K.,  which  K.  survived,  and,  after  K.'s 
death,  they  abated  ;  judgment  whether  aid,  &c.  And 
as  to  the  voucher  of  herself  and  Margaret,  her  sister, 
we  tell  you  that  they  never  had  anything  by  feoffment 
from  Katharine,  their  sister,  as  they  suppose  by  the 
cause  which  they  show  for  the  voucher. — Mouhray. 
Then  we  vouch  Margaret. — Notton.  You  shall  not  be 
admitted  to  that,  for  you  previously  vouched  the  same 
person  for  a  cause  which  we  have  destroyed,  and  there- 
fore you  shall  not  now  be  admitted  to  vouch  the  same 
person  for  another  cause,  nor  in  any  other  way,  nor  in 
any  other  manner. — Shardelowe.  At  first  the  voucher 
was  given  only  for  a  cause,  because  she  vouched  herself, 
and  that  cause  was  traversable ;  but  now  the  voucher  is 
general,  and  that  is  good  as  much  in  respect  of  Margaret 


XVII.    EDWABD    III.  39 


No.  8. 


seisi,  apres  qi  mort  J.,  qe  prie  eide,  et  M.  saba-  A.D.  1343. 
tirent/  &c.  ;  jugement  si^  come  heirs  J.  Abel  deivent 
eide  aver. — Schae.  Donqes  vous  ne  deditez  pas  qe 
lour  auncestre  murust  seisi,  et  eles  entrerent  en 
clamaunt  par  voie  de  descente.  Par  quei  naverount 
eles  eide? — [Thorpe.  Si  jeo  purrai^  moustrer  lour 
estat  estre  par  purchace,  non  obstante  qe  lour  aun- 
cestre murust  seisi,  il  naverount  pas  eide ;]  *  par 
mesme  la  resoun  en  ceo  cas,  desicome  jeo  moustre 
apres  la  mort  lour  auncestre  qe  autre  murust  seisi, 
apres  qi  mort  ils  sount  entres,  en  quel  cas  lour 
estat  ne  put  estre  par  descente,  einz  par  abatement, 
qar  la  possessioun  launcestre  nest  pas  cause  de  les 
doner  leide,  si  eles  ne  soient  seisiz  par  descente. — 
Et,  non  obstante,  Court  voleit,  a  ceo  qe  sembloit, 
aver  graunte  leide. — Par  quei  Nottone  dist  qe  J. 
Abel  et  K.  purchacerent,  &c.,  a  eux  et  les  heirs  K., 
quele  K.  survesquist,  apres  qi  mort  eles  abatirent  ^ ; 
jugement   si   eide,    &c.     Et,   quant    a   voucher   de   luy  [Fitz., 

fi        i       A  r  T  1       Counter- 

mesme  ^  et  M.  sa  soer,  nous  vous  dioms  qeles  „^^,  ^^^ 
navoient  unqes  rien  del  feffement  K.  lour  soer,  com  Voucher, 
eles  supposent  par  lour  cause  de  voucher. — Moubray. 
Donqes  vouchoms  M. — Nottone.  A  ceo  ne  serrez 
resceu,  qar  devant  vous  vouchastes  mesme  cele  par 
cause  quele  nous  avoms  destruit,  par  quei  ore  de 
voucher  mesme  cele  "^  par  autre  cause,  ne  par  autre 
voie,  ne^  nulle  autre  manere  ne^  serrez  resceu. — 
ScHARD.  Primes  ne  fut  pas  le  voucher  done  forsqe 
par  cause,  pur  ceo  qele  voucha  luy  mesme,  quel 
cause  fut  traversable ;  mes  ore  ^°  le  voucher  est 
general,    quel    est    bon  ^^    auxi    bien     de    cele    come 


1  25,184,  sabaterount. 

2  si  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
^  Harl.,  pmToi. 
*  The    words    between    brackets   !       ^  ne  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

are  omitted  from  25,184.  :       ^  ore  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

5  25,184,  abaterent.  I       "  bon  is  omitted  from  25,184 


^  mesme  is  omitted  from  Harl. 
■7  Harl.,  cely. 
^  Harl.,  en. 


40  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  8. 


A.D.  1343.  as  of  a  person  who  is  a  stranger,  unless  it  be  counter- 
pleaded in  another  way ;  wherefore  answer. — Mouhray. 
As  to  the  aid-2)rayer  which  is  counterpleaded,  you  see 
plainly  how  they  claim  nothing  of  the  estate  of  K.  which 
they  allege  to  be  joint  with  our  ancestor,  so  that  it  does 
not  lie  in  their  mouth  to  plead  her  estate,  nor  do 
they  deny  that  our  ancestor  died  seised,  or  that  par- 
tition was  made  between  us,  in  which  case  no  parcener 
ought  to  answer  without  another ;  judgment,  &c. — 
Notton.  Then  is  it  so? — Hillary.  No,  she  ought  not 
to  try  this  without  her  co-parcener  :  for  suppose  that 
their  ancestor  and  K.  his  wife,  as  y6u  suppose,  had 
purchased  jointty,  and  to  K.'s  heirs,  and  after  the 
death  of  John  Abel  they  had  entered,  committing  a 
tort  against  K.,  who  possibly  raised  no  dispute,  and 
had  made  partition,  would  they  not  have  aid  against 
every  one  other  than  K.  and  her  heirs,  to  whom  the 
tort  would  have  been  done  ?  as  meaning  to  say  that 
they  would. — Shardelowe.  Certainly  not  where  the 
ancestor  had  only  a  term  for  life,  of  which  estate 
nothing  could  descend  to  the  heirs ;  they  will  never 
have  aid  by  reason  of  the  tort  which  they  committed 
in  entering,  and  by  reason  of  their  partition  after- 
wards.— Sharshulle.  Aid-prayer  between  parceners 
is  to  such  intent  that  the  loss  shall  be  equal  for  them 
all,  and  that  no  one  of  them  without  another  ought 
to  jeopard  the  ancestor's  right ;  now,  if  they  have 
entered  and  made  partition,  it  is  right  that,  if  loss 
fall  upon  one,  she  should  have  j'^ro  rata  against  her 
co-parcener  who  holds  by  like  course,  and  particularly 
since  the  law  purports  in  this  case  that  neither  shall 
try  the  right  which  has  descended  without  the  other. — 
Grene.  On  a  writ  of  Intrusion  after  the  death  of  the 
same  ancestor  as  is  supposed  tenant  for  term  of  life,  if 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


41 


No.  8. 

destraunge  persone,  si  ceo  ^  ne  soit  countreplede  par  A.D.  1343. 
autre  voie ;  par  quei  responez. — Mouhray.  Quant  al 
eide  prier  countreplede,  vous  veiez  bien  coment  ils  ne 
cleyment  rien  del  estat  K.  quel  ils  dient  estre  joint 
ove  nostre  auncestre,^  issi  qe  de  pleder  soun  estat 
en  lour  bouche  ne  gist  pas,  ne  ils  ne  dedient  pas 
qe  nostre  auncestre  murust  seisi,  ne  qe  la  purpartie 
se  fit  entre  nous,  en  quel  cas  nul  parcenere  deit 
respoundre  saunz  autre ;  jugement,  &c. — Nottone. 
Donqes  est  il  issi  ? — Hill.  Nanyl,  il  ne  deit  pas 
trier  eel  saunz  son  parcener ;  qar  mettez  moi  qe 
lour  auncestre  et  K.  sa  femme,  com  vous  supposez, 
ussent  purchace  jointement,  et  les  heirs  K,,  et,  apres 
la  mort  J.  Abel,  eles^  ussent  entre,  fesaunt  tort  a 
K.,  qe  fit^  nul  debat  par  cas,  et^  ussent  fait^  pur- 
partie, naverount  ils  eide  vers  chescun  autre  qe  K. 
et  ses  heirs  as  queux  le  tort  serreit  fait  ?  quasi 
diceret  sic. — Schard.  Noun  certes  la  ou  launcestre 
navoit  qe  terme  de  vie,  de  quel  estat  rien  ne  poait 
descendre  en  les  heirs ;  jammes  par  lour  tort  qil 
firent  en  lentre,  et  par  lour  departisoun  "^  apres 
naverount  ils  eide. — Schar.  Eide  prier  entre  par- 
ceners est  a  eel  entent  qe  la  perde  serra  owel^  sur^ 
touz,  et  qe^^  nul  saunz  autre  deit  jupartier^^  le 
dreit  launcestre;  ore,  si  eles  soient  entres,  et  fait 
purpartie,  il  est  resoun  qe  si  perde  chete  sur  une, 
qele  eit  j^ro  rata  vers  sa^^  parcener  qe  tient  a  tiel 
cours,  et  nomement  desicome  ley  voet  en  ceo  cas 
qe  nul  triera  le  dreit  descendu  sanz  lautre. — Grene. 
En  bref  Dentrusioun  apres  la  mort  mesme  launcestre 
qest    suppose    tenant    a    terme    de   vie,    si^^   ses   fiUes 


^  25,184,  sil,  instead  of  si  ceo. 

2  auncestre     is     omitted     from 
25,184. 

3  25,184,  ils. 
<  25,184,  fut. 

5  et  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

6  fait  is  omitted  from  Harl. 


■?  Harl.,  departisioun. 

8  25,184,  ouewele. 

9  25,184,  et. 

10  qe  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

11  Harl.,  juipartier. 

12  25,184,  la. 
1^^  25,184,  de. 


42  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No,   8. 


A.D.  1343.  his  daughters  enter,  and  make  partition,  it  has  been 
seen  that  aid  has  been  granted. — Shardelowe.  That 
was  certainly  an  error. — Pulteney.  On  a  Formedon 
in  the  reverter  it  has  been  seen  that  by  judgment 
the  sisters  of  one  who  was  supposed  to  be  tenant  in 
tail,  and  dead  without  issue,  had  aid  because  they 
had  entered  and  made  partition. — Shardelowe.  That 
was  not  in  accordance  with  law. — Hillary.  But  they 
are  in  a  better  case  than  if  K.  or  her  heirs  who  had 
the  fee  jointly  with  the  ancestor  were  to  demand. — 
Sfardeloave.  Aid  is  not  granted  by  law  in  respect  of 
land  except  for  two  considerations :  one  is  on  the 
ground  of  the  slenderness  or  weakness  of  the  estate  of 
the  person  who  prays  aid,  and  then  the  aid  is  to  the 
advantage  of  the  person  who  is  prayed  in  aid,  and  is 
out  of  Court ;  the  other  is  between  parceners,  and  that 
is  to  the  advantage  of  the  one  who  is  tenant  and  who 
prays  because  she  ought  not  to  lose  without  having  to 
the  proportionate  value  in  relation  to  her  co-parcener. 
You  see  then  that  the  cause  which  gives  aid-prayer  be- 
tween parceners  is  not  destroj'ed. —  IV.  Tliorpe.  If  tenant 
for  term  of  life  pray  aid,  he  shall  say  for  what  cause  ; 
and  if  he  say  b}'  reason  of  a  lease  made  to  him  by  a 
certain  person  for  term  of  life,  it  is  sufficient  for  me 
to  say  that  he  does  not  hold  by  that  person's  lease  ; 
and  even  though  he  have  only  a  term  for  life,  but  by 
lease  from  another  person,  I  shall  oust  him  from  aid, 
and  also  by  saying  that  he  has  a  fee,  so  that  it  is 
always  sufficient  to  destroy  the  cause  for  which  he 
would  have  aid  and  put  me  to  delay.  So  in  the 
matter  before  us. — R.  Thorpe.  In  order  to  have  aid 
in  parcenary  three  things  are  requisite,  that  is  to 
say,  that  the  common  ancestor  had  right  which  could 
descend,  the  entry  of  the  heirs,  and  partition  made. 
Therefore  it  is  sufficient  to  destroy  one  of  these 
three :  for  if  I  were  to  say  that  the  common  an- 
cestor   had    nothing,    that   would    be   a    good    answer ; 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  43 


No.  8. 


entrent/  et  facent  purpartie,  homme  ad  vewe  leide  ^•^- 1^^^- 
estre  graunte. — Schard.  Certes  ceo  fut  errour. — 
Pult.  En  un  ^  Formedoun  en  reverti  homme  ad 
vewe  qe  par  jugement  les  soers  celuy  qe  fut  suppose 
tenant  en  taille,  et  mort  sanz  issue,  avoient  leide 
pur  ceo  qeles  furent  entres  et  avoient  fait  purpartie. 
— Schard.  Ceo  ne  fut  pas  par^  ley. — Hill.  Mes  ils 
sount  en  meillour  cas  qe  si  K.  ou  ses  heirs  qavoient 
le  fee  joint  ove  launcestre  feussent*  a  demander. — 
Schard.  II  ny  ad  eide  graunte  en  ley  de  terre 
forsqe  a  deux  regardes :  un  est  pur  tendresse,^  ou 
feblesse  del  estat  cely  qe  prie,  et  donqes  est  leide 
en  avantage  de  cely  qest  prie,  et  est  hors  de 
Court ;  autre  est  entre  parceners,  qest  en  avantage 
de  cely^  qest  tenant  et  prie  pur  ceo  qele  ne  deit 
perdre  sanz  aver  value  vers  sa  parcenere  come  affiert. 
Veiez  '^  donqes  qe  cause  qe  doune  ^  prier  eide  entre 
parceners  nest  pas  destruit. —  [ir.]  Thorpe.  Si  tenant 
a  terme  de  vie  prie  eide,  il  dirra  par  quele  cause; 
et  sil  die  par  cause  de  lees  fait  a  luy  par  certein 
persone  a  terme  de  vie,  il  suiB&t  a  moy  a  dire  qil 
ne  tient  pas  de  son  lees ;  et  tut  neit  il  qe  terme 
de  vie,  et  dautri  lees,  jeo  luy  oustera,  et  auxi  a 
dire  qil  y^  ad  fee,^°  issi  qe  touz  jours  suffit  a  de- 
struire  la  cause  sur  quel  il  voet  aver  leide  et  moy 
mettre  a  delaie.  Sic  in  lyroposito. — B,.  Thorpe.  Daver 
eide  en  parcenerie  iij  choses  sount  requis,  saver,  qe 
comune  auncestre  avoit  dreit  qe  purra  descendre, 
lentre  des  heirs,  et  purpartie  ^^  faite.  Donqes  a  de- 
struire  un  des  membres  suffit:  qar  si  jeo  deisse^^ 
qe   le   comune   auncestre   navoit   rien,    ceo    serreit   bon 

1  25,184,  entrerent.  ,  '  Harl.,  Et  veietz. 

■^  un  is  omitted  from  Harl.  |  s  25,184,   de   douner,  instead  of 

3  par  is  omitted  from  25,184.  :  qe  doune. 

*  Harl.,  fuissent.  j  ^  y  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

5  25,184,  tendresce.  |  w  25,184,  feffe. 

^  The  words  de  cely  are  omitted  ^^  Harl.,  de  purpartie. 

from  25,184.  j  12  25,184,  desse. 


44  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  8. 


AD.  1343.  for  the  same  reason  it  would  Be  so,  were  I  to  admit 
in  him  an  estate  so  weak  that  it  could  not  descend  or 
give  inheritance  to  the  heirs,  or  colour  to  claim 
anything  by  descent :  for  though  of  their  own  tort, 
or  by  entry  without  title,  or  colour,  they  may 
have  made  a  division  of  the  land  between  them 
which  could  not  be  a  partition,  but  a  division  as 
between  strangers  who  were  purchasers,  that  does  not 
give  aid,  for  aid-prayer  between  parceners  is  granted 
principally  in  order  to  try  the  right  which  was  in  the 
ancestor ;  and,  if  he  had  not  right,  nothing  could  de- 
scend, nor  consequently  could  there  be  any  cause  for 
aid-prayer. — Hillary.  On  an  Entry  ad  terminum  qui 
jyrcEteriit,  if  the  daughters  of  him  who  had  onl}^  a  term 
for  life,  and  to  whom  the  lease  was  made,  are  in,  and 
have  made  partition  of  the  land,  shall  the}^  not  have 
aid  ? — Shardelowe.  That  is  caused  by  the  writ  which 
will  suppose  their  entry  to  be  by  their  ancestor,  but 
otherwise  not. — Afterwards  the  voucher  of  Margaret 
was  counterpleaded  on  the  ground  that  she  never  had 
anything  except  in  common  with  this  same  Joan  who 
vouched  her. — Hillary.  By  what  law  is  this  counter- 
plea  given? — W.  Thorpe.  By  the  Common  Law  :  for  if 
two  purchased  jointly,  as  has  been  seen  in  the  case  of  a 
husband  and  his  wife,  and  the  wife,  having  survived, 
vouched  her  husband's  heir,  she  has  been  ousted  from 
the  voucher  because  neither  he  nor  his  ancestors  had 
any  estate  except  the  joint  estate  with  her  who  vouched, 
and  she  has  been  ousted  by  judgment.  So  in  the 
matter  before  us,  in  respect  of  the  estate  which  the 
two  had  in  common,  neither  shall  have  voucher  of  the 
other ;  and  if  she  were  to  have  voucher  by  reason  of 
the  possession  of  any  of  her  ancestors  higher  U23,  then 
she  ought  to  have  the  first  voucher,  inasmuch  as, 
before  this,  she  and  the  others  who  are  her  co- 
parceners are  in  pleading  held  by  the  first  voucher 
to     be     co-heirs. — Hillary.      That     first    voucher     is 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


45 


No.  8. 

respouns ;  par  mesme  la  resoun  ou  jeo  coniisse  ^  ^..D.  1343. 
estat  en  luy  si  feble  qe  ne  put  descendre  ne  doner 
enheritaunce  en  les  heirs,  ne  colour  a  rien  clamer 
par  descente :  qar  de  lour  tort  demene,  ou  entre 
saunz  title,  ou  colour,  tut  eient  eles^  dej^artie  entre 
eux  la  terre  qe  ne  put  estre  purpartie,  mes  departi- 
soun  come  entre  estraunges  purchaceours,  ceo  doune 
j)as  eide,  qar  eide  prier  entre  parceners  est  princi- 
palment  graunte  de  trier  le  dreit  qe  fut  en  launcestre ; 
et,  sil  navoit  pas  dreit,  rien  ne  poet^  descendre,  nee 
per  consequens  nul  cause  de  eide  prier. — ^Hill.  En 
un  Entre  ad  terminiim  qui  prcBteriity  si  les  filles 
celuy  qe  navoit  qe  terme  de  vie,  et^  a  qi  le  lees 
fut  fait,  soient  einz,^  et  departie  la  terre,  naverount 
ils  eide? — Schard.  Ceo  fait  le  bref  qe  supposera 
lour  entre  par  lour  auncestre,  mes  autrement  nient. 
— Puis  le  voucher  de  M.  fut  countreplede  par  taunt 
qele  navoit  unqes  rien  forsqe  en  comune  ovesqe 
mesme  cele  Johane  qe  lad  vouche. — Hill.  Par  quel  ley 
est  eel  countreplee  done? — IF.  Thorpe.  Par  la  Comune 
Ley:  qar  si  deux  purchacent  jointement,  come  homme^ 
ad  vewe  de  baroun  et  sa  femme,  et  la  femme,  qe 
survesquist,  voucha  leir  son  baroun,  ele  ad  este 
ouste  par  taunt  qe  celuy  ne  ses  auncestres  navoint 
autre  estat  forsqe  lestat  joint  ovesqe  cele  qe  voucha, 
et  par  agarde  ad  este  ouste  del  voucher.  Sic  in 
proposito,  del  estat  quel  les  deux  avoint  en  comune, 
nul  navera  voucher  dautre ;  et  sil  eit  "^  voucher  par 
cause  de  possessioun  de  nul  de  ses  auncestres^  par- 
amount, donqes  covendreit  il  aver  le  primer  voucher 
desicome,  devant  ces  houres,  luy  et  les  autres  ses 
parceners  sount  tenus,  en  pledant  par  le  primer 
voucher,    estre    coheirs. — Hill.      Cel    primer    voucher 


^  25,184,  conise. 

2  eles  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

3  Harl.,  pm-ra. 

*  et  is  from  C.  alone. 


5  einz  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

6  homme  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
'  Harl.,  qeit. 

s  Harl.,  parceners. 


46  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  8. 


A.D.  1343.  waived,  and  she  may  now  vouch  the  greatest  stranger 
in  the  world ;  besides,  could  not  one  parcener  enfeoff 
another,  as  to  whom  cause  of  voucher  and  of  warranty 
would  be  given  ?  Certainly  she  could. — IF.  Thorpe. 
We  put  that  to  your  judgment.  And,  as  to  the  other 
point  which  you  touch,  that  they  would  be  able  to 
vouch  a  stranger,  it  is  so;  but,  when  they  vouch  the 
same  person  as  was  vouched  before,  we  shall  have 
advantage  of  their  previous  admission. — Hillary.     Say 

Judgment,  something  else. — And  afterwards  Hillary,  by  judg- 
ment, gave  her  the  voucher  and  also  the  aid,  because 
neither  she  who  was  supposed  to  hold  jointly  with  the 
ancestor,  nor  her  heirs,  raised  any  dispute  as  to 
the  estate  of  the  parceners,  &c. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


47 


No.  8. 

est  weyve,  et  il  purra  ore  voucher  le  plus  estraunge  ^•^- 1^^^- 
de  mounde ;  ovesqe  ceo,  ne  put  une  parcenere  feffer 
une  autre,  de  qi  cause  de  voucher  et  de  garrauntie 
serra  done?  Certes  si  put. —  \_W.']  Thorpe.  Ceo  mettoms 
en  vostre  jugement.  Et,  al  autre  point  qe  vous 
touchez,^   qils  purrount  voucher   estraunge,   il  est  issi;  ^ 

mes,  quant  il  vouchent  mesme  cely  qe  devant  fut 
vouche,  nous  averoms  avauntage  de  lour  conissaunce 
a  devant. — Hill.  Ditez  autre  chose. — Et  puis  Hill.,  Judicium.^ 
par  agarde,  luy  dona  le  voucher,  et  auxint  leide, 
pur  ceo  qe  cele  qe  fut  suppose  tenir  joint  ove^ 
launcestre  ne  ses  heirs  ne  mistrent"^  pas  debat  sur 
lestat   les   parceners,    &c.^ 


1  Harl.,  vouchez. 

2  The  marginal  note  is  omitted 
from  Harl. 

3  C,  od. 

*  Harl.,  moustrent;  25,184,  mos- 
trerent. 

•5  The  entries  on  the  roll  following 
those  cited  above,  p.  37,  note  2,  are 
the  following  ;  —  "  Et  praedictus 
"  Nicholaus,  quoad  praedictam 
"  acram  terras  de  qua  praedicta 
"  Johanna  uxor  Willelmi  vocavit 
' '  ad  warantum  Willelmum  Vaghan , 
"  chivaler,  et  Johannam  uxorem 
"ejus,  et  praedictam  Margaretam 
"  filiam  et  unam  heredum  Johannis 
"  Abel,  dicit  quod  eadem  Johanna 
"  uxor  Willelmi  ad  istud  vocare  ad 
"  warantum  admitti  non  debet, 
"  quia  dicit  quod  ipsa  Johanna 
"  quae  modo  admissa  est  ad  defen- 
"  sionem  juris  sui  est  ilia  eadem 
"  Johanna  quge  vocata  est  ad  war- 
"  antum  simul  cum  prsedicto 
"  Willelmo  Vaghan  viro  suo,  et 
"  praedicta  Margareta  filia  Jo- 
"  hannis,  unde  petit  judicium  si 
"  ipsa  ad  vocare  se  ipsam  ad  war- 
"  antum  absque  causa  speciali 
"  admitti  debeat,"  &c. 


"  Et  praedicta  Johanna,  quae  ad- 
missa est,  dicit  quod  praedicta 
Katerina,  soror  ipsius  Johannae 
et  praedictae  Margaretse  filiae 
Johannis,  cujus  heredes  ipsae 
sunt,  de  eadem  acra  terras  cum 
pertinentiis,  et  de  aliis  tenemen- 
tis,  feoffavit  ipsam  Johannam,  et 
obligavit  se  et  heredes  suos  ad 
warantiam,  &c.,  et  ea  de  causa 
vocat  ipsa  ad  warantum  ipsammet, 
simul  cum  praedicto  viro  suo,  et 
praedictam  Margaretam,  ut  sorores 
et  heredes  ipsius  Katerinae. 
"  Et  Nicholaus  dicit  quod,  ubi 
praedicta  Johanna,  quae  admissa 
est,  &c.,  nititur  habere  istud 
vocare  ad  warantum,  videlicet 
de  se  ipsa,  et  de  praedicta  Mar- 
gareta participe  sua,  per  hoc  quod 
ipsa  allegat  ipsam  Katerinam 
sororem,  &c.,  de  praedicta  acra 
terrae  cum  pertinentiis  feoffasse 
ipsam  Johannam,  eadem  Jo- 
hanna nunquam  aliquid  habuit 
in  eadem  terra  de  feoffamento 
praedictae  Kaierinae."  Issue  was 
joined  on  this,  and  the  record  ends 
with  the  award  of  the  Venire. 


48 


MICHAELMAS    TERM 


Dower. 


came  and  answered  by  guardian,  and  demanded  judg- 
ment of  the  voucher,  because  on  the  day  of  the  voucher 
he  was  in  wardship,  and  is  on  this  day.  The  tenant 
said  that  he  was  then  of  full  age,  and  out  of  the 
wardship  of  any  one.  And  it  was  said  that  since  he 
had  before  Justices  of  record  made  a  guardian  at  a 
later  time,  the  tenant  should  not  be  admitted  to  say 
that  he  was  previously  of  full  age. — And  this  was  the 
opinion. -^Therefore  the  tenant  tendered  the  averment 
that  he  was  out  of  the  wardship)  of  any  one  on  the  day 
of  the  voucher,  ike. — And  the  other  side  said  the  con- 
trar}'. — The  demandant  prayed  seisin  by  reason  of  the 
dispute  between  the  tenant  and  the  vouchee  which 
ought  not  incidentally  to  cause  delay  to  her. — But, 
because  the  voucher  was  in  the  same  County,  the 
averment  was  admitted,  and  the  demandant  was  de- 
layed until  the  traverse  should  be  tried. — And  they 
have  a  day. — And  afterwards  Moubray  came  and  said: 
The  efifect  of  the  issue  is  only  whether  the  vouchee's 
land  was  in  wardship,  or  not,  at  the  time  of  the 
voucher,  and  it  has  been  entered  that  we  are  at  a 
traverse  as  to  whether  the  body  was  in  wardship  or 
not,  which  is  nothing  to  the  purpose,  and  we  pray 
that  the  entry  be  amended. — Shardelowe.  The  guardian 
will  be  summoned,  if  that  is  the  case,  and  will  lose, 
and  will  make  satisfaction  to  the  value. — Seton.  We 
are  at  issue,    and  the  parties  are  gone  with  their  day. 

§  On  a  writ  of  Dower  the  tenant  vouched  to  warrant 
the  heir  of  the  woman's  husband,  who  was  to  be 
summoned  in  the  same  County,  and  vouched  him  as 
being  out  of  wardship  and  of  full  age.  The  heir  comes 
now  upon  process,  and  will  answer  by  guardian. — 
Moubray.  Whereas  you  have  vouched  us  as  being  of 
full  age,  and  out  of  wardship,  we  tell  you  that,  on 
the  day  of  your  voucher,  we  and  our  lands  were 
in   the   wardship   of   one   A.    by   reason    of    our   non- 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  49 


No.  9. 


(9.)  ^    §    Dower.     Le    tenant    voucha.     Le    vouche  A-.d.  1343. 
vint   et   respond!   par   gardein,    et   demanda    jugement  Dower  ou 
du   voucher,    qar   jour   de   voucher  il  fut  en  garde,  et  come  de 
huy   ceo   iour   est.     Le    tenant    dit    qil    fut    adonqes^  P^®y^  ^§®, 
de   pleyn   age,    et   hors   de   chescuny^   garde.      Et   fut  dit  qil  est 
dit   qe   puis   qe  devant   Justices   de  recorde   il   ad  fait  en  garde, 
gardein   de  puisne   temps    qil    ne   serra  pas  resceu   a  manda 
dire    qe    devant    il    fut    de    pleyn    age. — Et    liaec    est  Jugement 
opinio, — Par   quel   il   tendist  daverer  qe  hors  de  ches-  voucher, 
cuny^   garde   jour   du    voucher,   &c. — Et  alii  e  contra.  ^^  ^Y^  ^^'^ 
— La   demandante   pria   seisine   pur   le   debat  entre  le  travers,  et 

1       ^ 

tenant   et   le   vouche,   qe   ne   cherra   pas   en  delaie  de  J^^ndant 
luy. — Mes,   pur   ceo   qe   le   voucher    est   en   mesme   le  deiaie.2 
Counte,     laverement    est    resceu,     et    la    demandante  [/^^j^^^g^ 
delaie   tanqe   le   travers    soit   trie. — Et   hahent   diem. —  9i.] 
Et^   puis   vint    Mouhray   et    dit    qe    leffecte   del   issue 
est  soulement  le  quel  sa  terre  fut  en  garde  ou  noun, 
au   temps   de  voucher,  et  il  est  entre  qe  nous  sumes 
a    travers    si    le    corps    fut    en    garde    ou    noun,    qe 
nest  rien  a  purpos,  et  prioms  qe  ceo  soit   amende. — 
ScHARD.      Le    gardein    serra    somons    en    tiel   cas,   et 
perdra,   et  fra  la  value. — Setone.     Nous  sumes  a  issu, 
et  les   parties   sount   ales   ove  lour  jour. 

§  En  ^  brief e  de  Dower  le  tenaunt  voucha  a  gar-  Dower, 
raunt  leir  le  baroun  la  femme,  qe  serreit  somons 
en  mesme  le  Counte,  et  luy  voucha  come  hors  de 
garde  et  de  plein  age.  Leir  vient  ore  par  proces, 
et  respoundra  par  gardein. — Mouhray.  La  ou  vous 
avez  vouche  come  de  plein  age,  et  hors  de  garde, 
nous  vous  dioms  qe,  jour  de  vostre  voucher,  nous 
et   nos   terres   fumes   en   garde   un   A.   par   resoun   de 


iFrom    Harl.,    25,184,   and  C, 

until  otherwise  stated. 

2  The  marginal  note,  except  the 
word  Dower,  is  from  25,184  alone, 

3  adonqes  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
*  25,184,  chescune. 

18141 


5  Et  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

"  This  report  of  the  case  appears 
by  itself  as  No.  96  in  the  old 
editions.  No  MS.  of  it  has  been 
found,  and  there  is  no  reference  to 
it  in  Fitzherbert's  Abridgment. 


50  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  9. 


A.D.  1343.  age ;  wherefore  we  demand  judgment  of  this  voucher. 
— Bichemunde.  On  the  day  of  our  voucher  you  were 
of  full  age,  and  out  of  any  wardship ;  ready. — Shars- 
HULLE.  You  cannot  have  the  two  averments — to  say 
that  he  was  of  full  age,  and  also  that  he  was  out  of 
any  wardship,  &c. — Mouhray.  He  shall  not  be  ad- 
mitted to  say  that  we  were  then  of  full  age,  even 
though  he  would  take  issue  upon  that,  because  we  are 
here  by  guardian,  and  so  it  is  of  record  that  we  are 
still  under  age. — Seton.  Although  you  answer  by 
guardian,  that  does  not  prove  that  you  are  under  age, 
because  it  might  be  that  the  Court  is  deceived,  &c. : 
wherefore,  &c. — But  the  opinion  was  that,  because  he 
had  allowed  the  other  to  answer  by  guardian,  he  should 
not  be  admitted  to  say  that  the  vouchee  was  of  full 
age,  contrary  to  the  record ;  wherefore,  &c. — Biche- 
munde.  We  tell  you  that,  on  the  day  of  our  voucher, 
you  were  out  of  any  wardship ;  ready. — Mouhray.  You 
must  answer  as  largely  as  we  have  taken  our  excep- 
tion. Now  we  have  said  that  we  and  our  lands  also 
were  in  wardship,  (tc. ;  therefore  you  must  say  that 
we  and  our  lands  also  were  out  of  wardship. — Sharde- 
LOWE.  An  infant  shall  not  be  vouched  as  being  under 
age,  and  in  wardship,  unless  he  be  himself  in  ward- 
ship, for  you  have  never  seen,  as  I  believe,  a  voucher 
in  such  a  form  as:  "We  vouch  such  an  one  whose 
lands  are  in  the  wardship  of  such  an  one,"  without 
showing  first  that  the  body  is  in  wardship ;  wherefore, 
&c. — Mouhray.  Sir,  on  the  day  of  his  voucher  we 
were  in  the  wardship  of  A.,  as,  &c.  ;  ready. — Biche- 
munde. Out  of  any  wardship,  as  we  have  said ; 
ready. — And  so  to  the  country. — Blaykeston.  Sir,  now 
we  pray  seisin  of  the  land  for  the  demandant. — 
Hillary.      He    who    is    vouched    is    vouched    in    the 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


51 


No.  9. 

nostre  non  age ;  par  quei  demandoms  jugement  de  ^■^'  i^^^- 
ceo  voucher. — Richem.  Jour  de  nostre  voucher  vous 
fuistes  de  plem  age,  et  hors  de  chescune  garde ; 
prest.^ — ScHAR.  Vous  ne  poiez  pas  aver  les  ij,  a 
dh'e  qil  fut  de  plein  age,  et  auxi  hors  de  garde,  &c. 
— Mouhray.  A  dire  qe  nous  fumes  adonqes  de  plein 
age  il  ne  serra  mye  resceu,  mesqe  il  voleit  sur  ceo 
prendre  issue,  car  nous  sumes  cy  par  gardein,  issint 
est  ceo  de  recorde  qe  nous  sumes  uncore  deinz  age. 
— Setone.  Coment  qe  vous  responez  par  gardein  ceo 
ne  prove  pas  qe  vous  estes  deinz  age,  car  il  puit 
estre  qe  la  Court  est  desceu,  &c. ;  par  quei,  &c. — 
Mes  loppinion^  fut,  pur  ceo  qil  accepta  lautre  re- 
spoundre  par  gardein,  qil  ne  serra  mye  resceu  a 
dire  qil  fut  de  plein  age,  encontre  le  record ;  par 
quei,  &c. — Richem.  Nous  vous  dioms  qe  jour  de 
nostre  voucher  qe  vous  fuistes  hors  de  chescune 
garde ;  prest. — Moiibray.  II  covient  qe  vous  respoignez 
auxi  largement  come  nous  avoms  done  nostre  chalange. 
Ore  nous  avoms  dit  qe  nous  et  nos  terres  auxi 
fumes  en  garde,  &c. ;  pur  ceo  il  covient  qe  vous 
dites  qe  nous  et  nos  terres  auxi  fumes  hors  de 
garde. — Scharde.  Un  enfant  ne  serra  mye  vouche 
come  deinz  age,  et  en  garde,  sil  ne  soit  mesme  en 
garde,  car  vous  navez  mye  vieu  tiel  voucher,  come 
jeo  crey,  nous  vouchoms  un  tiel  qi  terres  sont  en 
la  garde  un  tiel,  sanz  moustrer  primes  qe  le  corps 
est  en  garde ;  par  quei,  &c. — Mouhray.  Sire,  jour 
de  son  voucher  nous  fumes  en  la  garde  A.,  auxi 
come,  &c. ;  prest. — Richem.  Hors  de  chescune  garde, 
auxi  come  nous  avoms  dit ;  prest. — Et  sic  ad  patriam. 
— Blaik.  Sire,  ore  prioms  seisine  de  terre  pur  la 
demandant. — Hill.     Cesty  qest  vouche   est  vouche  en 


1  Earliest  editions,  prist. 

2  In  the  margin  of  the  copy  of 
Eastell  which  is  in  the  British 
Museum  the  words  "  Opinio  Curice  " 


have  here  been  written  in  the 
margin,  in  manuscript ;  and  in  the 
edition  of  1679  ''Op.  CuHcb''  is 
printed  in  the  margin. 


52 


MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   10. 

A.D.  1343.  same  County,  and  as  the  husband's  hen' ;  wherefore 
we  cannot  yet  know  whether  she  will  have  judgment 
against  the  tenant  or  against  the  vouchee,  and  there- 
fore she  must  wait  until  decision  has  been  had  on 
that  issue  between  them. — And  thereupon  he  directed 
the  Clerk  to  enter  the  issue  between  the  tenant  and 
the  vouchee,  and  gave  Idem  dies  to  the  demandant. — 
But  it  was  said  that,  if  the  heir  had  been  vouched  in 
a  foreign  Count}',  the  woman  would  have  had  judgment 
against  the  tenant  as  soon  as  the  issue  between  the 
tenant  and  the  vouchee  had  been  joined. — See  the 
contrary  of  this  judgment,  where  the  heir  was  vouched 
while  in  the  wardship)  of  the  Abbot  of  Ramsay  in 
Michaelmas  Term  in  the  tenth  j'ear  of  the  reign  of 
the  present  King,  where  it  was  adjudged  that  the 
woman  should  recover  immediately  against  the  tenant.-^ 


Voucher 
and  re- 
voucher  of 
the  same 
person  to 
Avhom  the 
vouchee 
had  war- 
ranted in 
respect  of 
a  fee 
simple. 


(10.)  §  PrcEcipe  brought  against  a  man  and  his  wife, 
who  vouched  to  warrant  one  W.,  and  he  warranted 
them  in  respect  of  a  fee  simple.  W.,  tenant  by  his 
warranty,  revouched  the  husband  alone  to  whom  and  to 
his  wife  he  had  warranted,  and  he  showed  cause  for  the 
voucher  in  that  the  husband  enfeoffed  him  higher  up, 
kc — Grene.  He  ought  not  to  be  admitted  to  this  re- 
voucher,  because  he  has  warranted  the  same  person 
in  respect  of  a  fee  simple,  and  the  same  law  prevails 
where  he  has  warranted  to  that  person  and  another 
as  if  he  had  warranted  to  that  person  alone. — Shaede- 
LOWE.  That  is  not  so. — But  he  did  not  assign  any 
reason. — Therefore  the  voucher,  by  judgment,  stood. — 
Qiuere. 

PrcBcipe         §  \  ^-^-it  was  brought  against   a   man  and  his  wife, 

reddat.       ^nd  they  vouched    to   warrant    one    A.,    who    entered 

into  warranty,    and    revouched    the   husband. — Grene. 

You  shall   not   be  admitted   to   this  voucher  :    for  you 


1  Y.B.,  Mich.,  10  Edw.  III.,  No.  60. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


53 


No.   10. 

mesme  le  Counte,  et  come  heir  le  baroim ;  par  qiiei  a.d.  1343. 
nous  ne  pooms  saver  uneore  le  quel  ele^  avera  juge- 
ment  vers  le  tenaunt  ou  vers  le  vouche,  par  quei 
il  covient  qele  attende  tanqe  il  soit  discusse  sur  cest 
issue  entre  eux. — Et  sur  ceo  il  comaunda  al  Clerk 
dentrer  lissu  entre  le  tenaunt  et  le  vouche,  et  dona 
Idem  dies  a  la  demandante. — Mes  dit  fut  qe  si  leir 
ust  este  vouche  en  forein  Counte  qe  la  femme  ust 
eu  jugement  vers  le  tenaunt  a  plustost  qe  lissu 
entre  le  tenaunt  et  le  vouche  ust  este  joint. — Vide 
contrariiim  isfius  judicii  la  ou  leir  fut  vouche  en  la 
garde  Labbe  de  Kamsey,  Termino  Michaelis  anno 
decimo  Regis  nunc,  ou  fut  agarde  qe  la  femme  re- 
coverast  tauntost  vers   le   tenaunt. 

(10.)  ^    §    Prcecipe    porte    vers    un    homme    et    sa  Voucher 
femme,    qe    voucherent    a    garraunt    un   W.,^    qe   les  ^.^^^J^g^.  ^^l^ 
garrauntist    de    fee    simple.     W.,    tenant   par   sa   gar- mesme  la 

J  •  111  1  •       J  £  persone  a 

rauntie,    revoucna    le    baron    soul    a   qi   et   sa   lemme  q^  ^  ^^i 

il   avoit   garraunti,    et   moustra   cause   de   voucher  pur  ganaunti 

de  fee 
ceo   qe  le  baroun  luy  feffa  de  plus  haut,   &c. — Grene.  simple.^ 

A   ceo   revoucher   ne   deit    il    estre    resceu,    qar   il   ad  [Fitz., 

.  .  Voucher 

garraunti    a    mesme    cely   de    fee    simple,    et    mesme  92.] 
la    ley   y   ad    quant    il    ad^    garraunti    a    luy   et    un 
autre   come    sil    ust    garraunti    a    luy   soul. — Schaed. 
Non   est. — Sed    non    assignarit^    causam. — Par   quei    le 
voucher   par   agarde   estut. — Qucere. 

§   Briefe  "^   fut   porte   vers   un   homme  et  sa  femme,  Praecipe 
qe  voucherent  a  garraunt  un  W.,  qe  entra,  et  revoucha  rlddat. 
le    baroun. — Grene.      A    cest   voucher    ne    serrez    pas 


^  Old  editions,  il. 

2  From  Harl.,  25,184,  ami  C, 
until  otherwise  stated. 

^  The  marginal  note,  except  the 
word  Voucher,  is  from  25,184  alone. 

*  25,184,  A. 

5  25,184,  yad. 


6  25,184,  affirmacit. 

■^  This  report  of  the  case  is 
printed  by  itself  as  No.  108  in  the 
old  editions.  No  MS.  of  it  has 
been  found,  and  there  is  no  refer- 
ence to  it  in  Fitzherbert's  Abridg- 
ment. 


54  MICHAELMAS   TERM 

No.   11. 

A.D.  1343.  have  warranted  fee  simple  to  this  same  person  whom 
you  vouch,  and,  inasmuch  as  you  have  warranted  to 
him,  every  warranty  which  you  have  against  him 
higher  up  was  extinguished ;  judgment  whether  you 
ought  to  be  admitted  to  this  voucher. — Sharshulle. 
He  has  not  warranted  fee  simple  to  the  husband  alone, 
but  to  the  husband  and  his  wife,  in  which  case  his 
voucher  is  saved  to  him  against  the  husband  alone  by 
reason  of  the  warranty  higher  up;  and  therefore,  if 
you  cannot  say  anything  else,  the  voucher  will  stand. 
— Grene.  Then  we  tell  you  that,  whereas  he  vouches 
the  husband,  and  shows,  as  a  cause  for  having  the 
voucher,  that  the  husband  alone  enfeoffed  him,  this 
feoffment  was  made  to  him  and  one  John,  and  the 
heirs  of  John ;  judgment  whether  to  this  voucher  sup- 
posing the  feoffment  to  be  made  to  him  alone  he 
ought  to  be  admitted.  And  we  tell  you  that  this  John 
is  living. — Shardelowe.  That  will  possibly  be  a  good 
answer  in  the  mouth  of  the  vouchee,  when  he  comes, 
but  you  cannot  plead  warranty  between  you ;  and, 
therefore,  let  the  voucher  stand. — Grene.  Then  we  tell 
you  that,  whereas  he  vouches  the  husband  in  a  foreign 
County,  the  husband  has  assets,  in  respect  of  which 
he  could  be  summoned,  in  the  same  County  in  which 
our  writ,  &c. — Rokele.  We  have  vouched  at  our  peril. 
— Sharshulle.  If  he  has  assets,  in  respect  of  which 
he  could  be  summoned,  within  the  same  County,  it  is 
not  right  that  he  should  be  delayed  by  a  voucher  in 
a  foreign  County ;  wherefore  it  was  adjudged  that  he 
should  be  summoned  in  both  Counties,  &c. 

Jurata  (11.)    §    Jurata     utriim    by    three    summonses.      All 

ttee  sum-  ^^^  tenants  were  essoined  on  the  first  day,  and 
mouses  in  afterwards  made  default,  and  the  Jury  was  awarded 
Jury  was^  ^^^J  against  one  named  in  one  summons,  and  the 
taken  in     Jury   was   taken   at   Xisi  prius    as    to    that    one,    and 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


55 


No.   11. 

resceu  :  car  vous  avez  garraunti^  fee  simple  a  mesme  ^-D- 1343. 
cesty  qe  vous  vouchez,  et  par  taunt  qe  vous  gar- 
rauntistes^  a  luy,  chescune  garrauntie  quel  vous  avez 
a  plus  haut  devers  luy  fut  esteinte ;  jugement  si  a 
cest  voucher  devez  estre  resceu. — Schar.  II  nad  pas 
garraunti^  fee  simple  al  baroun  soulement,  eiuz  a 
luy  et  a  sa  femme,  en  quel  cas  son  voucher  luy 
est  salve  devers  le  baron  soul  par  cause  de  gar- 
rauntie de  plus  haut ;  et  pur  ceo,  si  vous  ne  poiez 
autre  chose  dire,  le  voucher  estoiera. — Grene,  Donqes 
dioms  nous  qe  la  ou  il  vouche  le  baron,  et  moustre 
pur  cause  daver  le  voucher  qe  le  baron  sole  luy 
enfeffa,  nous  vous  dioms  qe  eel  fefifement  soy  fist  a 
luy,  et  a  un  Johan,  et  as  heirs  Johan  ;  jugement 
si  a  cest  voucher  en  supposaunt  le  feffement  estre 
fait  a  luy  soul  deit  il  estre  resceu.  Et  vous  dioms 
qe  cesty  Johan  est  en  vie. — Schard.  Ceo  serra  par 
cas  bon  respouns  en  la  bouche  le  vouche  quant  il 
vient,  mes  vous  ne  poiez  pas  pleder  la  garrauntie 
entre  vous ;  et  pur  ceo  estoise^  le  voucher. — Grene. 
Donqes  vous  dioms  qe  la  ou  il  vouche  le  baron  en 
forein  Counte  vous  dioms  qe  le  baron  ad  assetz, 
dount  puit  estre  somons,  en  mesme  le  Counte  ou 
nostre  bref,  &c. — Rok.  Nous  avoms  vouche  a  nostre 
peril. — Schar.  Sil  ad  assetz,  dount  puit  estre  somons, 
deinz  mesme  le  Counte,  il  nest  pas  resoun  qil  soit 
delaie  par  un  voucher  en  un  forein  Counte ;  par 
quel  fut  agarde  qil  fut  somons  en  lun  Counte  et 
lautre,  &c. 


•urn 


(11.)  ^    §    Jure    dutrum    par    iij    somons.      Touz   les  J^^'^ 
tenantz  ^  furent  essones  al  primer  jour,  et  puis  firent  par  uj 
defaut,   et   la   Jure    agarde    forsqe   vers    un    nome   en  somons  qe 
un   somons,    et   la   Jure   pris   par   Nisi  prius   quant   a  pris  en 


^  Old  editions,  garrante. 
2  Old  editions,  garrantastes. 
^  Old  editions,  estoiez,  or  estoies. 


4  From  Harl.,   25,184,   and    C, 
until  otherwise  stated. 

5  tenantz  is  omitted  from  25,184. 


56  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.  11. 


A.D.  1843.  nothing  was  done  with  regard  to  the  rest. — Thorpe  now 
respect  of  prayed  judgment   on   the  verdict. — Pole.     The  whole  is 

one,  and      \.    '^        .''       ° 

nothing     discontinued,  because  the  action  of  Jurata  is  one,  and 
done  m      discontinuance   of   parcel   affects   the   whole ;    and    the 

respect  oi  ■'^  ' 

the  rest,  record  which  proves  that  the  Jury  passed  as  to  parcel 
^^r*^'  \h^^^  ^^  ^^^  warranted  by  the  original,  if  the  residue  was 
whole  was,  not  severed  by  plea. — Hillary.  Suppose  the  demand- 
meiit^dis-  ^^^*  ^^^  admitted,  and  said  that  he  would  not  sue  on 
continued,  the  two  summoiises  because  the  tenants  were  dead, 
would  he  not  have  the  Jury  against  the  third  ?  And 
yet  the  roll  would  not  make  mention  of  that.  No 
more  would  it  even  though  the  Sheriff  returned  their 
death. — And  this  was  denied  in  both  cases  by  Shaes- 
HULLE,  who  said  that  in  Jurata  utrnm  and  in  Mort 
d'Ancestor,  where  there  are  divers  summonses  in  the 
writ,  the  Jury  or  the  Assise  can  be  taken  by  parcels, 
by  means  of  plea  and  process,  having  regard  to  the 
divers  summonses  which  are  in  place  of  divers  origi- 
nals, but  the  record  will  make  mention  of  the  sever- 
ance of  the  plea,  because  the  principal  record,  which 
is  in  the  words  Jurata  venit  recognitura  utrum,  &c., 
must  be  in  accordance  with  the  original,  or  otherwise 
is  not  warranted  by  the  original,  and  afterwards  the 
severance  will  be  shown  by  the  record. — Hillary. 
Suppose  that  with  respect  to  one  summons  the  parol 
demurs  by  Protection,  will  not  the  Jury  be  awarded 
with  respect  to  the  others? — Sharshulle.  I  grant  it. 
But  the  record  would  make  mention  of  that. — Thorpe. 
In  Assise  of  Novel  Disseisin  the  Assise  can  not  be 
taken  by  parcels,  because  the  original  does  not  sup- 
pose divers  tenants  nor  several  tenants ;  but  it  is 
otherwise  with  regard  to  Jurata  utrum  and  Mort 
d'Ancestor  framed  for  divers  summonses ;  and  although 
there  may  be  divers  forms  of  entering  records  and 
enrolments,    if    you   have    one    effect,    it   will   not   be 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


57 


No.  11. 

eel,    et   del  remenant  rien  fut  fait. — Thorpe  pria  juge-  ^•^- 1^^^- 
ment    ore    sur    verdit. — Pole.      Tout    est    discontinue,  ^5^^*  ^^J^\ 

et  rien  fait 

qar   la   Jure   est   un,    et    discontmuaunce  ^   de   parcelle  del  remen- 
est    a    tout ;    et    le    recorde    qe    proeve    qe    la    Jure  ^^*'.  P^J' 
passa   de   parcelle   nest   pas   garraunti   del   original,  si  par 
le    remenant    ne    fust    severe    par    plee.^ — Hill.     Jeo  ^f^^oj^^-' ^^* 
pose   qe   le   demandant   ust   conu,  et  dit  qil   ne  voleit  tinue.i 
pas    suyre    en    les    deux  ^    somons,    pur    ceo    qe    les  ^^^J^;;. 
tenantz    furent    mortz,    navereit    il    la    Jure    vers    le  timians 
tierce?     Et    si    ne    freit    ja    roulle    mencion    de    eel.  ^J^^'^' 
Nient   plus   freit   il   mesqe   le   Vicounte    retourna   lour 
mort. — Et  fuit   dedictum    in    utroque   casu   par    Schar. 
qe    dit    qen    Jure    dutriim    et    en^    Mort    dauncestre, 
ou   divers   somons   sount   el   bref,    par   plee   et   proces 
la    Jure    ou    lassise    purra    estre    pris    par    parcelles, 
eiaunt   regarde  a  les  divers   somons  qe  sount   en  lieu 
de   divers   originals,    mes    le    recorde    fra   mencion   de 
la   severaunce   du   plee,    qar    le    principal    recorde,    qe 
voet    Jurata     venit     recognitura     utrum,     &c.,     covient 
acorder   al   original,    ou   autrement   ceo   nest   pas   gar- 
raunti  par   loriginal,    et   puis   par  le   recorde  serra   la 
severaunce^    moustre. — Hill.      Jeo    pose    qe   vers    un 
somons  la  parole  demur  a  par  Proteccion,   ne  serra  la 
Jure   agarde   vers   les   autres. — Schar.     Concedo.     Mes 
le   recorde   freit  mencion  de  eel. — Thorpe.     En  Assise 
de   Novele   Disseisine   homme   ne   put    prendre   lassise 
par   parcelles,   pur   ceo    qe    loriginal    ne    suppose   pas 
divers   tenantz   ne  "^   severals  ^ ;   mes  autre  est  de  Jure 
dutriim  et  Mort  dauncestre  eonceu  sur  divers  somons; 
et   tut   soient  divers  fourmes  dentrer  de  recordes,   et^ 
denroullementes,     si     vous     eiez  ^^     un     effeete,     vous 


1  The  marginal  note  in  Harl.  is 
Jure  dutrum.  In  25,184  it  be- 
gins with  the  word  Utrum  and  all 
the  subsequent  words  are  from  that 
MS.  alone. 

"^  Harl.,  la  discontinuance. 

3  25,184,  ley. 


*  deux  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

°  25,184,  de. 

6  Harl.,  variaunce. 

'  ne  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

8  25,184,  several. 

^  et  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

10  Harl.,  eitz. 


58  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   11. 


A.D.  1348.  permissible  for  you,  by  reason  of  a  defect  in  form,  not 
to  adjudge  according  to  the  effect;  but  when  each 
summons  by  itself  is  in  lieu  of  an  original,  and  some 
are  discontinued,  and  another  well  continued,  when 
possibly,  in  respect  of  some,  nothing  has  been  done, 
will  it  not  be  permissible  for  you  thereupon  to  proceed 
to  judgment  upon  that  which  has  been  well  continued? 
— Stonore.  The  Jury  has  been  taken  in  respect  of 
a  certain  quantity  of  land,  which  is  not  in  accordance 
with  the  original  writ ;  wherefore,  tenants,  go.    Adieu. 

Jurata  §  John,  parson  of  the  church  of   Burton,  brought  a 

iitnim.  ^^.^,j^^  ^^  Jurata  2itnim  against  Eichard  de  Hingham  and 
A.  his  wife,  and  several  others,  by  divers  summonses. 
On  the  first  day  they  were  all  essoined ;  and  after- 
wards, at  the  day  which  they  had  by  the  essoin,  they 
all  made  default ;  and  therefore  the  Jury  was  awarded 
against  them  by  default.  And  thereupon  the  plaintiff 
sued  a  Nisi  jmus  against  Eichard  and  his  wife  alone,  and 
did  nothing  with  respect  to  the  others.  The  seisin  of  the 
plaintiff  was  found  by  the  Jury,  x'^.nd  Baukw-ell,  who 
was  Justice  of  Nisi  jyrius,  sent  the  record  into  the 
Bench,  and  the  finding  thereon.  And  thereupon  the 
plaintiff  prayed  seisin  of  the  land. — P(jle.  The  action 
of  Jurata  is  brought  against  divers  tenants,  and  in 
respect  of  a  great  quantity  of  land,  and  the  Jury  is 
taken  only  in  relation  to  one  tenant  and  in  resj^ect  of  a 
parcel  of  that  which  is  in  demand,  and  so  it  is  taken 
without  warrant;  wherefore,  &c. — W.  Thorpe.  There 
are  in  the  writ  divers  summonses,  and  each  summons 
is  in  law  a  summons  by  itself,  as  in  the  case  of  a 
Prcecipe  quod  reddat,  where  there  are  divers  PrcecipeSj 
each  Prcecipe  is  a  Prcecipe  by  itself,  and  as  it  were 
a  writ ;  and  as  to  one  Prcecipe  one  can  plead  to  the 
inquest    and    sue   a   Nisi   priiLs,    and   as   to   the   other 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


59 


No.  11. 

lerretz  pas  pur  defaut  de  fourme  qe  vous  ^  najug-  a.d.  1343. 
gerez  solonc  leffect ;  mes  quant  chescun  somons  est 
en  lieu  dun  original  a  per  luy,  et  ascuns  soient 
discontinues,  et  autre  bien  continue  [ou  par  cas  qe 
en  dreit  dascun  rien  soit  fait,  vous  lerretz  pas  par 
taunt  qe  vous  irretz  a  jugement  sur  eel  qest  bien 
continue?]^ — Ston.  La  Jure  est  pris  de  certein 
quantite  de  terre,  qe  nest  acordaunt  al  bref  original, 
par   quei   vous,    tenantz,    aletz    a   Dieu.^ 

§  Johan,^  persone  del  eglise  de  Burtone,  porta  Juratn 
briefe  de  Jurata  utrum  vers  Richard  de  Hingham  et  ' 
A.  sa  femme,  et  plusours  autres,  par  divers  somons. 
Al  primer  jour  touz  furent  essones ;  et  puis,  al  jour 
qils  avoient  pas  lessone,  touz  firent  defaut ;  par  quei 
la  Jure  fut  agarde  vers  eux  par  defaut.  Et  sur  ceo 
le  pleintif  suy  un  Nisi  prius  solement  vers  Richard 
et  sa  femme,  et  fist  riens  devers  les  autres.  Trove 
fut  par  la  Jure  la  seisine  le  pleintif.  Et  Baukwelle, 
qe  fut  Justice  de  Nisi  jjrius,  maunda  le  recorde  en 
Baunk,  et  ceo  qe  fut  trove,  et  sur  quei  le  pleintif 
pria  seisine  de  terre. — Pole.  La  Jure  est  porta  vers 
divers  tenaunts,  et  dun  graunt  quantite  de  terre, 
et  ele  est  pris  forsqe  vers  un  tenaunt,  et  de  par- 
celle  de  ceo  qest  en  demande,  issint  ele  prise  sanz 
garraunt;  par  quei,  &c. — W.  Tliorpe.  lis  ount  en 
le  briefe  divers  somons,  et  chescun  somons  est  en 
ley  un  somons  a  per  luy,  auxi  come  un  Prcecipe 
quod  reddat,  la  ou  ils  sont  divers  Precipe,  chescun 
Prcecipe  est  Prcecipe  a  per  luy,  et  auxi  come  un 
briefe ;  et  quant  a  un  Prcecipe  homme  puit  pleder 
al  enqueste  et  suer  Nisi  prius,  et  quant  a  les  autres 


1  vous  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

■^  The  words  between  brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 

3  There  are  added  in  25,184,  in  a 
later  hand,  the  words  Videresiduum 
Hillarii  xviij,  ou  le  pleintif  recoveri. 


*  This  report  of  the  case  is 
printed  by  itself  as  No.  100  in  the 
old  editions.  No  MS.  of  it  has 
been  found,  and  there  is  no  refer- 
ence to  it  in  Fitzherbert's  Abridg- 
ment. 


60  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  11. 


A.D.  1343.  Prc^cipes  the  jirocess  can  be  discontinued,  and  directed 
into  another  course,  as  by  voucher,  or  in  some  other 
manner ;  and,  if  at  Xisi  prius  it  be  found  by  the  in- 
quest that  the  demandant  has  right,  he  will  recover 
that  which  is  in  that  particular  Prcecipe,  whatever  may 
be  done  with  regard  to  the  other  Pn^cipcs ;  so  it  seems 
here. — B.  Thorpe.  In  Assise  of  Mort  d'Ancestor,  where 
there  are  divers  summonses,  if  one  tenant  vouch  in  a 
foreign  County,  and  the  voucher  be  accepted,  the 
whole  shall  be  sent  here  into  the  Bench,  and  in  that 
case  the  Assise  shall  not  be  taken  against  the  others 
until  the  voucher  be  determined,  because  neither  Assise 
nor  Jurata  utnim  can  be  taken  by  parcels. — Hillary. 
On  a  writ  of  Jurata  utrum  brought  against  divers 
tenants  by  divers  summonses,  if  the  Jury  were  here 
at  the  bar,  and  some  tenants  would  vouch,  even  though 
the  voucher  were  accepted,  we  should  take  the  Jury  in 
relation  to  the  others ;  wherefore,  &c. — R.  Thorpe. 
Sir,  I  think  not,  for  we  have  seen  in  the  King's 
Bench,  before  Sir  Gilbert  le  Scrope,  that  an  Assise  of 
Mort  d'Ancestor  was  reversed  because  in  the  Assise 
there  were  divers  summonses,  and  the  Assise  was 
taken  in  respect  of  some  summonses,  and  not  in  re- 
spect of  others,  but  put  back  by  plea  of  the  party, 
&c. — Sharshulle.  The  record  which  is  sent  to  us 
here  is  in  the  words  Jurata  venit  recognitura  whether 
so  many  tenements,  which  R.  and  A.  his  wife  hold, 
be  frankalmoign,  &c.,  and  makes  no  mention  of  the 
other  summonses,  and  so  this  record  cannot  in  any 
manner  be  warranted  by  this  original. — Herleston. 
If  a  Jurata  utrum  be  brought  against  two  or  three 
persons  by  divers  summonses,  and  one  or  two 
of  them  die,  the  process  is  still  good  against  the 
others ;  and  in  such  a  case,  we  are  not  in  the  habit  of 
making  mention  in  the  record,  when  the  Jury  is  taken, 
of  those  who  are  dead,  but  only  that  the  Jury  came 
to    acknowledge  whether   the    tenements    in    the   other 


XVII.    EDWARD   III.  61 


No.  11. 


Prcecipe  le  proces  puit  estre  discontinue,  et  mene  ^•^- 1^^^ 
en  autres  cours,  come  par  voucher,  ou  en  autre 
manere ;  et,  si  al  Nisi  prius  soit  trove  par  lenqueste 
qe  le  demandant  ad  dreit,  il  recovera  ceo  qest  en 
eel  Pirecipe,  quele  chose  qe  soit  fait  en  dreit  des 
autres  Prcecipe ;  issint  semble  icy. — R.  Tliorpe,  En 
Assise  de  Mort  dauncestre,  la  ou  ils  sount  divers 
somons,  si  un  tenaunt  vouche  en  forein  Counte,  et 
le  voucher  soit  accepte,  tout  serra  maunde  cy  en 
Baunk,  et  la  ne  serra  lassise  pris  vers  les  autres 
tanqe  le  voucher  soit  determine,  pur  ceo  qe  lassise 
ne  Jurata  utrum  ne  purra  estre  pris  par  parcelles. 
— Hill.  En  briefe  de  Jurata  utrum  porte  vers  divers 
tenants  par  divers  somons  et  la  Jure  fut  cy  a  la 
barre,  et  ascuns  tenaunts  voillent  voucher,  coment 
qe  le  voucher  fut  accepte,  nous  prendroms  la  Jure 
vers  les  autres ;  par  quel,  &c. — E.  Thorpe.  Sire,  jeo 
crey  qe  non,  car  nous  veisoms  en  Baunk  le  Roi, 
devant  Sire  Gilbert  le  Scrope,  qun  Assise  de  Mort 
dauncestre  fut  reverse  pur  ceo  qen  lassise  il  avoit 
divers  somons,  et  des  ascuns  somons  lassise  fut  pris, 
et  des  ascuns  nemy,  einz  remys  par  pie  de  la  par- 
tie,  &c.— ScHAR.  Le  recorde  quel  nous  est  mande 
cy  voloit  Jurata  renit  recognitura  si  taunts  des  tene- 
ments, queux  R.  et  A.  sa  femme  teignount,  soient 
fraunkalmoigne,  &c.,  et  fait  nul  mencion  de  les 
autres  somons,  et  issint  ceste  recorde  ne  puit  en 
nule  manere  estre  garraunti  de  cest  original.^ — 
Herlestone.  Si  un  Jurata  utrum  soit  porte  vers 
ij  ou  iij  par  divers  somons,  et  un  ou  deux 
devient,  uncore  le  proces  est  bon  vers  les  autres  ; 
et  en  tiel  cas  en^  le  recorde  quant  la  Jure  serra 
pris  nous  ne  usoms  pas  de  faire  mencion  de  ceux 
qe  sount  morts,  mes  soulement  qe  le  Jure  vient  a 
conustre   le   quel  les  tenements  en  les  autres    somons 


^  The  word  jugement  is  inserted 
after  original  in  the  old  editions. 


■2  Old  editions,  ou. 


62  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   12. 


A.D.  1343.  summonses  be  frankalmoign  or  lay  fee  of  those  who 
are  living. — Stonore.  We  have  it  not  of  record  that 
the  others  are  dead ;  wherefore,  since  the  writ  purports 
that  the  Jury  comes  to  acknowledge  whether  so  many 
tenements  are  frankalmoign,  &c.,  and  that  which  is 
sent  to  us  as  the  record  could  not  be  warranted  by 
this  writ,  it  is  therefore  adjudged  that  that  which  was 
done  before  Baukwell  in  the  country  is  to  be  as 
null. — And,  because  the  action  of  Jurata  was  discon- 
tinued in  relation  to  the  others,  it  was  adjudged  that 
the  whole  was  discontinued,  ka. 

Debt  in  (12.)   §  Debt  was  brought  by  the  Prior  of  Bermond- 

arrears  sey  against  Ferrand  Mamoun,  counting  that  he  leased 
due  by       to  F.  and   his  wife   the   manor   of   B.^   for  their  lives, 

reason  of  a     .   ,  ,.  ,  .  t      i  •  r^r^ 

lease  of  yielding  to  him  and  his  successors  20  marks  per 
land  made  (DimDji     to   be   paid,    &c.,    on   condition   that  whenever 

upon  con-  i        i  i     i         • 

dition  that  the  rent  should  be  in  arrear,  after  the  death  of  one 
whenever   q|   ^^le   lessees,    it    should   be    lawful   for   the  Prior  to 

the  rent         ... 

should  be  distrain,  and  that  if  the  rent  should  be  m  arrear  for 
^h^ld^b^^  one  quarter  of  a  year,  it  should  be  lawful  for  the 
lawful  for  Prior  to  enter  upon  the  manor ;  and  he  counted  that 
the  lessor  ^-^     j,  ^^^  ^^^  aiTear,  after  the  death  of  the  wife,  for 

to  distrain.  '  ' 

And  the  a  quarter  of  a  year,  and  that  he  therefore  entered,  and 
showed  in  ^^^^J  times  afterwards  demanded  the  ten  marks  which 
counting    were  in  arrear,  &c. — Dencorthy.    The  specialty  on  which 

his   count, 

that  he  had  ~ 

entered,  ^  For  the  name  of  the  manor  see  p.  63,  note  5. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  63 


No.  12. 


soient  frankalmoigne  ou  lay  fee  de  ceux  qe  sount  a.d.  1343. 
en  vie. — Ston.  Nous  navoms  mye  de  recorde  qe  les 
autres  sont  morts ;  par  quel,  del  houre  qe  le  briefe 
voillet  qe  la  Jure  veigne  a  conustre  si  taunts  des 
tenements  sont  frankalmoigne,  &c.,  et  ceo  qe  nous 
est  maunde  come  recorde  ne  puit  mye  estre  gar- 
raunti  par  eel  cest  briefe,  par  quei  fut  agarde  qe 
ceo  qe  fut  fait  devant  Bauk.  en  pais  fut  auxi  come 
nul. — Et,  pur  ceo  qe  la  Jure  fut  discontinue  vers 
les   autres,    agarde   fut   qe   tout   fut   discontinue,    &c. 

(12.)  ^  §  Dette  porte  par  le  Priour  de  Bermondesey  Dette  des 
vers  Feraunt  Mamun,  countant  qil  lessa  a  F.  et  ^ue^g^p?/ 
sa  ^   femme   le   maner   de   B.    a   lour  vies,  rendaunt   a  cause  dun 

1  i  •        lees  dun 

luy   et   a   ses   successours   xx   marcs   par   an,    a  paier,  ^^j.^^  ^^^^ 
&c.,    sur    condicion    qe    quele    houre    qe   la   rente   fut  sur  condi- 
arrere    apres    la    mort    un    des    lesses    qe    lirreit    au  houre  qela 
Priour  ^   a   destreindre,  et,    si   la   rente   fut   arrere   par  rente  fut 
un   quarter   dun    an,    qe    lirreit   au   Priour   dentrer   le  ^eit  a  luy 
maner ;  et  counta  qe  la  rente  apres  la  mort  la  femme  destrein- 
fut  arrere  par  un  quarter  dun  an,^  par  quei  il  entra,  moustra 
et    puis     sovent     demanda     les     x     marcs     qe    furent  qi^  ^^^^ 
aderere,   &c.^ — Dericortlii.     Lespecialte  sur   quele   il   ad  count 

countant, 


1  From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C,  "  et  Conventum  Monasterii  sui 
until  otherwise  stated,  but  corrected  '*  praedicti,  ex  parte  una,  et  prse- 
by  the  record,  Placita  de  Banco,  ,  "  dictum  Ferrandum  et  Mar- 
Mich.,  17  Edw.  III.,  11°  238,  d.     It  1  "  garetam  quondam  uxorem  ejus, 

there  appears  that  the  action  was  |  "ex   parte    altera quod 

brought  by  the  Prior  of  the  "  preedicti  Prior  et  Conventus  con- 
monastery  of  St.  Saviour,  Ber-  "  cesserunt  et  dimiserunt  preedictis 
mondsey,  against  Ferrandus  Mamo-  i  "  Ferrando  etMargaretaemanerium 
un,  citizen  of  London.  i  "  suum  de  Leygham  in  Comitatu 

2  25,184,  A.  sa.  "  prgedicto  [Surrey]    tenendum  ad 
^  The  words  au  Priour  are  omit-  ]  "  totam  vitam   utriusque  ipsorum 

ted  from  25,184.  '  "  Ferrandi  et  Margaretse,  reddendo 

*  The  words  dun  an  are  omitted  \  "  inde    annuatim    viginti    marcas 

from  Harl.  ,  "  ad        Festa       Sancti    Michaelis 

5  The  declaration  was,  according  j  '•  et    Paschse    per    aequales    por- 


to  the  record,     "  quod   cum   con- 
"  venisset  inter  prsedictum  Priorem 


tiones,  ita  videlicet  quod  si  con- 
"  tingeret  primum  unum  ipsorum. 


64  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.  12. 


A.D.  1343.  he  has  counted  supposes  that   14  marks  were  released 
and  there-  t^']j[\q  the  wife  was   hvinpr,    so   that   nothincr   was   then 

upon  they    ,  ,  ^  ,  tit  •       • 

were  on     due   but   6   marks,    and    by   the   count   it   is   supposed 
judgment,  ^hat    20    marks  were    due  while    the    wife  was    livinpf ; 

inasmuch    .  .         .  " 

as  he  had  judgment  of  the  count  which  is  not  warranted  by  the 
entered,  specialty. — Shardelowe.  He  demands  nothing  in  re- 
spect of  that  time ;  wherefore  answer. — Blaykeston.  You 
see  plainly  how  he  demands  arrears  of  rent  service, 
and  he  also  supposes  that  for  default  of  payment  he 
might  enter  the  land,  and  he  has  himself  shown 
that  he  did  enter,  and  so  the  penalty  was  incurred; 
judgment  whether  an  action,  &c. — Der worthy.  You  see 
plainly  how  he  pleads  to  our  action  by  two  peremptory 
pleas;  let  him  hold  to  one. — R.  Thorpe.  I  have  both 
through  your  statement,  so  that  the  case  is  not  as  if  I 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


65 


No.  12. 

counte  suppose  qe  les  xiiij  marcs  furent  relesses 
vivant  la  femme,  [issint  qe  rien  ne  fut  dewe  adonqes 
forsqe  vj  marcs,  et  par  count  suppose  qe  xx  marcs 
furent  dewes  vivant  la  femme]  ^;  jugement  de  count 
nient  garranti  del  especialte. — Schard.  II  demande 
rien  de  eel  temps  ;  par  quei  responez. — Blayk.  Yous 
veiez  bien  coment  il  demande  arrerages  de  rente 
service,  et  auxint  il  suppose  qe  pur  defaut  de  paie- 
ment  il  duist  entrer  la  terre,  et  il  ad  mesme  moustre 
qil  est  entre,  issi  la  peyne  encoru ;  jugement  si 
accion,  &c.^ — Derworthi.  Vous  veiez  bien  coment  il 
plede  a  nostre  accion  par  ij  peremptories ;  se  teigne 
al  un. — B.  Thorpe.  Jay  lun  et  lautre  de  vostre 
livere,    issi    qe    ceo    nest    pas    en    cas    com^    si    jeo 


A.D.  1343 

et  sur  ceo 
sount  en 
jugement 
desicome 
il  est 
entre.* 
[Fitz., 
Dette,  C] 


vivente  eorum  altero,  obire,  et 
prgedictum  redditum  post  aliquem 
terminum  aretro  existere  quod 
tunc  bene  liceret  praedictis  Priori 
et  Conventui  in  praedicto  manerio 
distringere,  et  districtionem  ab- 
ducere  et  fugare,  et  tanquam 
forisfactum  retinere  in  perpetu- 
um.       Et   dicit    quod    prsedicta 

Margareta  obiit, 

vivente    prasdicto    Ferrando,    et 

decern  marcae  praedictae   de  ter- 

mino     Sancti     Michaelis     tunc 

proximo  sequente  post  terminum 

ilium  aretro  fuerunt,  quas  prte- 

dictus  Ferrandus  reddere  recusa- 

vit,    et  idem    Ferrandus  omnia 

bona  sua  de  manerio    praedicto 

elongavit,     ita    quod    praedictus 

Prior  aliquam  districtionem  pro 

'  praedicto  redditu  aretro,  &c.,  in- 

'  venire    non    potuit    Idem  Prior 

'  manerium    praedictum    intravit, 

■  et  praedictus      Ferrandus,     licet 

'  saepius  requisitus,  &c.,  praedictas 

'  decern    marcas    reddere  contra- 

'  dixit,  et  adhuc  contradicit.    .   .  . 

' .   .   .    Et  profert  hie   in   Curia 

18141 


"  quoddam  scriptum  indentatum 
"  inter  praedictos  Priorem  et 
"  Ferrandum  et  Margaretam  inde 
"  factum  quod  pr^emissa  testatur 
"  in  forma  prasdicta." 

1  The  marginal  note,  except  the 
word  Dette,  is  from  25,184  alone. 

2  The  words  between  brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 

^  The  plea  was,  according  to  the 
roll,  "  quod  praedictus  Prior  in 
"  narratione  praedicta  supponit 
"  praedictas  decem  marcas  esse 
"redditum  servitium  et  liberum 
"  tenementum,  de  quo  quidem 
"  redditu,  si  aretro  fuerit,  idem 
"  Prior  aliam  actionem  quam 
"  Debiti  haberet,  si  quam,  &c.,  et 
"  idem  Prior  cognovit  ipsum 
"  intrasse  manerium  praedictum 
"  pro  praedicto  redditu  aretro  exis- 
"  tente,  et  sic  redditum  ilium  fore 
"  extinctum,  unde  petit  judicium 
"  si  idem  Prior  praedictas  decem 
"  marcas  per  breve  de  Debito 
"  versus  eum  exigere  possit,"  &c. 

i  25,184,  qe. 


66  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


^0.    12. 


AD.  1343.  were  to  plead  in  fact  to  which  you  would  have  a 
traverse ;  wherefore  judgment. — And  the  Court  agreed 
to  this — that  he  would  take  advantage  of  divers  matters 
on  the  declaration,  just  as  on  verdict. — Seton.  You 
see  plainly  how  the  specialty  purports  that,  if  the  rent 
should  be  in  arrear  for  a  quarter  of  a  year,  it  should 
be  lawful  for  the  Prior  to  distrain,  and  to  hold  the 
distress  as  forfeit,  and  nevertheless  to  enter  upon  the 
land,  so  that  by  his  own  deed  the  advantage  is  given 
to  have  the  arrears,  or  the  distress  in  lieu  thereof, 
and,  in  addition,  entry  upon  the  land ;  wherefore  we 
demand  judgment. — The  conclusion  is  in  next  Hilary 
Term  in  the  18th  vear.^ 

1  Y.B.,  Hil.,  18  Edw.  III..  No.  2G. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


67 


No.  12. 

pledasse  en  fait,  a  quei  vous  averez  travers ;  par  quel  ^•^-  ^^^^' 
jugement. — Et  ad  hoc  Curia  concordat,  qil  prendra^ 
avauntage  de  divers  choses  sur  la  moustraunce  ^  si 
avant  come  sur  verdit. — Setone.  Vous  veiez  bien 
coment  lespecialte  voet  qe  si  la  rente  fut  arrere 
par  un  quarter  del  an  qe^  lirreit  au  Priour  a  de- 
streindre,  et  la  destresse  tener  come  forfait,  et  nient 
meins  entrer  la  terre,  issi  qe  par  son  fait  demene 
lavauntage  est  done  daver  les  arrerages  ou  la  de- 
stresse en  lieu  de  eel,  et  ovesqe  lentre  en  la  terre ; 
par  quei  nous  demandoms  jugement. — Residuum  in 
proximo   Hillarii  decimo   octavo} 


1  25,184,  aprenda. 

2  25,184,  demoustraunce. 

3  25,184,  qil. 

*  The  words  in  Latin  are  from 
Ilarl.  alone.  The  conclusion  of 
the  case  is,  on  the  roll,  as 
follows  -. — "  Et  Prior  dicit  quod 
"  exquo  praedictus  Ferandus  per 
"  proedictum  scriptum  indenta- 
"  turn  de  dimissione  praedicta 
"  factum  concessit  quod  si  praedic- 
"  tus  redditus  aretro  fuisset  post 
"  aliquem  terminum  post  mortem 
"  unius  preedictorum  Ferandi  seu 
"  Margaretse,  viventeeorum  altero, 
"  quod  tunc  bene  liceret  praedicto 
"  Priori  in  manerio  illo  distringere, 
"  et  districtionem  tanquam  foris- 
"  factum,  retinere,  &c.,  et  quia 
"  idem  Prior  districtionem  invenire 
"  non  potuit  pro  prasdictis  decem 
"  marcis  de  prsedicto  Termino 
"  Sancti  Michaelis  aretro  existente 
''  levandam,  maxime  cum  praedic- 
"  tus  Ferandus  omnia  bona  sua  de 
"  manerio  praedicto,  sicut  praedic- 
''  tum  est,  elongasset,  petit  judicium 
"  si  ipse  de  praedictis  decem  marcis 
"  ut  de  debito,  nomine  prasdicti 
'*  redditus  aretro  existentis,  re- 
"  sponderi  non  debeat." 


"  Et  super  hoc  dies  datus  est 
'  partibus  praedictis  ....  hie  a 
die  Sancti  Hillarii  in  xv  dies  de 
audiendo  inde  judicio,  &c.  Ad 
quern  diem  veniunt  partes 
praedictae  .  .  .  .  et  praedictus 
Prior  petit  judicium  ut  prius,  et 
praedictum  debitum  sibi  adjudi- 
cari,"  d'C. 

"  Et  Ferrandus  dicit  quod,  exquo 
praedictus  Prior  nititur  ipsum 
onerare  de  praedicto  debito  per 
factum  praedictum,  petit  quod 
idem  Prior  Curiae  hie  ostendat 
factum  illud,"  &c. 
"  Et  Prior  dicit  quod  ipse  alias 
hie  protulit  scriptum  praedictum, 
quod  praemissa  testatur,  ut  patet, 
supra,  et  quod  per  ipsum 
Ferrandum  non  fuit  dedictum, 
immo  expresse  cognitum,  per 
quod  ipse  non  habet  necesse 
factum  illud  modo  ostendere,''<fec. 
"  Et  quiavidetur  Cdri.i:  hie  quod 
praedictus  Ferrandus  nihil  dicit 
quin  praedicti  denarii  eidem 
Priori  occasione  praedicta  sunt 
debiti,  nee  aliquid  dicit  seu 
allegat  quod  ipsum  Ferrandum 
de  debito  illo  exonerat,  consider- 
atum  est    quod  praedictus  Prior 


68  :\riciiAELMAS  term 

Xo.  12. 

A.D.  134.1  g  The  Prior  of  Bermondsey  brought  a  writ  of  Debt 
l^ebt.  against  Ferrand  Mamoun,  and  demanded  i£10,^  and 
counted,  by  Setou,  that  he  had  leased  to  Ferrand  and 
to  one  Margaret,  his  wife,  certain  tenements,  yielding 
10  marks ^  2)er  annum  for  the  whole  of  their  lives,  on 
condition  that  if  one  of  them  should  die,  and  the  rent 
should  be  in  arrear,  he  might  distrain,  and  that  if 
satisfaction  should  not  be  made  within  the  half-year 
after  the  distress  had  been  incurred,  the  distress 
notwithstanding,  he  might  enter.  And  he  counted 
that  they  were  seised,  and  that  the  wife  died,  and  that 
the  rent  was  in  arrear  for  the  next  term  afterwards, 
to  wit,  in  the  fifteenth  year,  &c.,  for  which  rent  he 
could  not  find  any  distress,  and  no  satisfaction  was 
made  to  him,  as  above,  and  therefore  he  entered,  and 
he  has  many  times  since  demanded  the  £'10^  in  arrear, 
so  that  by  force  of  the  lease  he  this,  &c.,  to  his 
damage,  kd. — Blaykeston.  Sir,  he  demands  these  £10,^ 
which,  according  to  his  own  statement,  were  freehold, 
and  that  cannot  be  demanded  by  way  of  Debt;  be- 
sides, he  has  himself  proved  that  entry  on  the  ground 
of  non-payment  was  reserved,  and  has  said  that  he 
entered ;  thus  the  rent  has  ceased  by  reason  of  the 
entry,  and  so  no  action  is  given  for  it;  wherefore 
judgment,  itc. — Seton.  These  are  two  answers ;  one 
that  the  rent  whicH  was  freehold  could  not  be  de- 
manded, the  other  that  the  rent  is  extinguished  by  the 
entry ;  wherefore  we  pray  that  he  hold  to  one. — R. 
Thorpe.  AVe  plead  nothing  but  that  which  we  have 
from  yourselves ;  and  by  every  way  by  which  we  can 
prove,  on  your  own   statement,   that  you  cannot  have 

1  For  the  real  sums  see  p.  C3,  note  5. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  69 

No.  12. 

§  Le^  Priour  de  Bermondeseye  porta  brief e  de  Dette  ^•^- ^343 
vers  Ferant  M.,  et  demanda  xli.,  et  counta,  par  ^®*^®' 
Sctonc,  qil  avoit  lesse  a  luy  et^  a  une  Margarete, 
sa  femme,  certeins  tenements,  rendaunt  x  marcs  par 
an  a  tout  lour  vies,  sur  tiel  condicion  qe  si  lun 
devia,  et  le  rente  fut  arere,  qil  puit  destreindre,  et, 
si  gree  ne  soit  pas  fait  deinz  le  demi  an  apres  qe 
la  destresse  fuist  encorue,  et  nient  le  meins,  qil 
puit  entrer.  Et  counta  qils  furent  seisis,  et  la  femme 
murrust,  et  qe  le  rente  fut  arere  le  prochein  terme 
apres,  saver,  Ian  xv,  &c.,  pur  quel  rente  il  ne  pur- 
reit  destresse  trover,  ne  gree  a  luy  fut  fait,  nt  supra ^ 
et  par  taunt  il  entra,  ou  puis  il  ad  sovent  demande 
les  x/z'.  arere,  issint  par  force  del  lees  il  ceo,^  &c., 
a  ses  damages,  &c. — Blaik.  Sire,  il  demande  ceux 
x/i.,  qe  furent  a  son  dit*  demene  fraunctenement, 
quel  chose  ne  puit  estre  demande  par  voie  de  Dette; 
ovesqe  ceo,  il  mesme  ad  prove  qun  entre  fut  reserve 
par  cause  de  noun  paiement,  et  ad  dit  qil  entra ; 
issint  par  lentre  le  rente  est  cesse,  issint  de  ceo 
nule  accion  est  done ;  par  quei  jugement,  &c. — Setone. 
Ceux  sount  ij  respouns :  un  qe  le  rente  qe  fut 
fraunctenement  ne  puit  estre  demande,  un  autre  qe 
le  rente  est  esteint  par  lentier ;  par  quei  prioms  qil 
soy  teigne  a  lun. — R.  Thorpe.  Nous  pledoms  riens 
mes  ceo  qe  nous  avoms  de  vous  mesmes ;  et  par 
tutes  les  voies  qe  nous  purroms  prover  de  vostre 
dit    demene    qe    vous    ne    poiez    accion^    aver,    nous 


"  recuperet  versus  ilium  debitum  |    ment.     The   record  is  among  the 
"  prgedictum,   et  damna  sua,  quae  {    Placita  de  Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw. 


"  taxantur  per  Justiciarios  ad 
"  viginti  solidos.  Et  idem  Ferran- 
"  dus  in  misericordia,"  &c. 

1  This  report  of  the  case  is 
printed  by  itself  as  No.  107  in  the 
old  editions.  No  MS.  of  it  has 
been  found,  and  there  is  no  refer- 
ence to  it  in  Fitzherbert's  Ahridg- 


III.,  Ko  238,  d. 

■2  The  words  a  luy  et  are  omitted 
from  the  edition  of  1679. 

3  Edition  of  1679,  est. 

^  dit  is  omitted  from  the  edition 
of  1679. 

°  Bastell,  assise. 


70  MICHAELMAS    TlERM 

No.   13. 

A.D.  13^3.  the  action,  we  shall  have  aid,  just  as  much  as  on 
a  verdict  ^yhich  had  passed  between  us,  where  if 
twent}'  matters  had  been  found  which  would  aid  me, 
I  should  aid  myself  by  them  all,  though  it  would  be 
otherwise  if  I  had  taken  an  answer  on  my  own 
initiative,  and  outside  of  your  count,  in  which  case  it 
would  then  be  necessarv  that  I  should  hold  to  one 
alone. — And  afterwards  Scton,  seeing  the  opinion  of 
the  Court,  said :  Since  the  right  of  retaining  a  distress 
for  the  rent  in  arrear  is  proved  by  the  deed,  and  the 
distress  would  be  incurred  by  failure  to  make  satis- 
faction within  the  quarter,  and,  in  addition  to  that, 
we  have  the  right  to  enter,  this  is  so  given  to  us  by 
force  of  the  deed ;  wherefore  we  demand  judgment  and 
pray  our  damages. — On  this  they  were  adjourned  to 
the  Morrow  of  the  Purification.^ 

Debt  (13.)   §  John   de    Denton,  Burgess    of    Newcastle-on- 

Bm-gess  of '^y^^^'  ^I'o^ght  a  writ  of  Debt  on  obligation  against 
Newcastle,  the  Mayor  and  the  Community  of  Newcastle-on-Tyne. 
cause  The  — Thoi'pc.  Judgment  of  the  writ  which  is  in  the 
wdt  did  ^Yords  Burrjensi  de  Xoro  Castro  :  because  a  burgess  must 
tain  the  ^®  burgess  of  a  certain  town,  and  not  of  a  Castle,  for  if 
words  the  words  were  Burgensi  de  Sancto  Alhano  it  would  not 
of  the^'^^"  be  a  good  writ. — The  exception  was  not  allowed. — 
town "  ex- "jij^erefore    the    obligation   was    denied. — And    the   case 

ception 

was  taken   

to  it.    The  1  See  below,  Hil.,  18  Edw.  III.,  No.  26. 

exception 

was  not 

allowed. 


XYII.    ED^VARD    III. 


7i 


No.   13. 

laveroms  ^  auxi  bien  come  sur  un  verdit  qe  ust  -^'^'  1343. 
passe  ^  entre  nous,  si  xx  choses  soient  troves  qe 
moy  eidra,  jeo  moy  eidra  par  touz,  ou  il  est  autre 
si  jeo  usse  pris  respouns  de  moy  mesme,  et  hors 
de  vostre  counte,  ou  adonqes  il  covient  qe  jeo  moy 
teigne  a  lun  solement. — Et  puis  Setone,  vidcns 
opinionem  Curi^,  dit  qe  del  houre  qe  par  le  fait 
est  prove  retener  dune  destresse  pur  le  rente  arere, 
et  ceo  serreit  encoru  par  noun  gree  faire  deinz  le 
quarter,  et  outre  ceo  la  qe  nous  pooms  entrer,  issint 
ceo  done  nous  est  par  force  del  fait ;  par  quei  nous 
demandoms  jugement,  et  prioms  nos  damages. — Ad- 
jornantur  super   hoc   in    Crastino    Purificationis. 


(13.)  ^  §  Johan  de  Dentone,  Burgeys  de  Noefchastel^ 
sur  Tyne,  porta  bref  de  Dette  vers  Meyre  et  la 
Comunalte  ^  de  Noefchastel  sur  Tyne  par  obligacion. 
— Thorpe.  Jugement  du  bref,  qe  voet  Biur/ensi  de 
Novo  Castro :  qar  Burgeys  covient  estre  de  certeyn 
ville,  et  noun  pas  de  Chastel,'^  qar  Burgensi  de 
Sancto  Alhano  ne  serra  pas  bon  bref. — Non  allocatur. 
— Par   quei   lobligacion   fut    dedit.^ — Et   casus  fuit,    at 


Dette  vers 
Burgeys 
de  Noef 
Chastel,  et 
pur  ceo  qe 
le  bref  ne 
voleit  pas 
Burgeys 
de  la  ville 
ceo  fut 
chalenge. 
Non  allo- 
catur.* 


1  Edition  of  1679,  averoms. 

2  Edition  of  1679,  ne  ust  pas, 
instead  of  ust  passe. 

3  From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C,  but 
corrected  by  the  record,  Placita  de 
Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw.  III.,  Ro 
181.  It  there  appears  that  the 
action  was  brought  by  John  de 
Denton  "  Burgensi  de  Novo  Castro 
"  super  Tynam,"  against  the 
"  Maior  et  Communitas  villas 
"  Novi  Castri  super  Tynam."  The 
declaration  was    "  quod    prsedicti 

"  Maior  et   Communitas 

"  per  scriptum  suum  sigillo  suo 
"  communi  sigillatum  concesserunt 
"  se  teneri  et  firmiter  obligari  ipsi 
"  Johanni  in  viginti  libris  ex  causa 


"  mutui  solvendi  eidem  Johanni," 
&c.  Profert  was  made  of  the 
"  scriptum." 

*  The  marginal  note,  except  the 
word  Dette,  is  from  25,184  alone. 

5  25,184,  Noef  Chastelle. 

•5  Harl.,  Cominalte. 

7  25,184,  Chastielle. 

8  According  to  the  roll  the  plea 
was  Non  est  factum,  and  the 
"  scriptum  "  remained  with 
Herleston  the  "  Clericus  Eegis  " 
in  the  Common  Bench  pending  an 
adjournment,  to  whom  the  King 
afterwards  seni  his  writ  close  "  quod 
"  praedictum  scriptum  Johanni 
"  filio  et  heredi  preedicti  Johannis 
"  de    Dentone    liberaret,  eo  quod 


72 


MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  14. 

A.D.  1343.  'v\-as,  as  it  was  said,  that  John  de  Denton  was  then 
Mayor,  and  had  the  common  seal  in  his  keeping,  and 
made  the  ohhgation,  Szc. 


Debt  on 
contract. 
The  de- 
fendant 
prayed,  at 
his  peril, 
that  the 
Suit  might 
be  exa- 
mined. 


(14.) 


Deht    was    hrousht 


agamst 


Master     John 


Warreyn,  Canon  of  the  Church  of  St.  Peter,  York,  in 
respect  of  a  certain  debt,  partly  on  obligation,  partly 
by  contract. — Richcmiuidc.  As  to  the  obligation,  we 
cannot  deny  it.  As  to  the  rest,  what  have  you  to  show 
the  debt  ? — Mouhray.  Good  Suit. — Richemundc.  Let 
his  Suit  be  examined  at  our  peril. — Mouhraj/.  Do 
you  mean  that  for  your  answer  '? — Ricliemundc.  Yes, 
because  you  take  the  Suit,  in  this  case,  as  to  the 
contract,  in  lieu  of  proof  of  the  action. — Mouhrai/. 
Suit  is  tendered  only  as  part  of  the  form  of  the 
count ;  wherefore  judgment,  &c. — Shaedelowe.  One 
has  heard  that  the  Suit  has  been  examined  in  such  a 
case. — But  this  opinion  was  afterwards  reprobated. — 
Shaedelowe.  Yes,  the  Justice  himself  who  examined 
issue  saw  that  he  had  erred,  and  con- 
own  opinion. — Gcuinci^ford.  In  a  plea  of 
Suit  is  tendered,  it  is  only  by  way  of 
in    a   plea  which   is  founded  on  contracts, 


the  Suit  for 
demned  his 
land,  where 
form  :    but 


Note  that 
the  Suit 
shall  not 
be  exam- 
ined. 


which  requires  witnessing,  the  Suit  is  to  such  a  degree 
capable  of  giving  testimony  that  without  Suit,  in  case 
exception  be  taken  to  the  matter,  the  party  is  not  en- 
titled to  an  answer. — Shaedelowe.  Certainly,  it  is  not 
so;  and  therefore  deliver  yourself. — Richemundc.  Cer- 
tainly ;  the  defendant  owes  him  no  money ;  ready,  kc. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


73 


No.  14. 

dicchatu)',    qe   Jolian    de   Dentone   fust  Meyre  adoiiqes,  A.D.  1343. 
et   avoit   le  comune  seal  en   sa^  garde,   et   fist  obliga- 
cion,    &c. 


Chanoun 


Dette   porte   vers   Mestre"* 
del    Eglise     Seint    Pierre, 


Johan  Warreyn,  ^^^f®  ^^^' 

•^        contracte. 

Deverwyke,     de  Le  defend- 
certeyn    dette,    partie^    par^    obligacion,    par  tie  "^    P^'^'P^^™fut 
contracte. — Rich.     Quant   al   obligacion   nous   ne  poms  examine  a 
dedire.     Quant    al    remenant    quei    avez    vous  ^  de   la  ^^".^  „ 
dette? — Moiihray.     Suyte   bone. — Rich.     Soit   sa   suyte 
examine    a    nostre   peril. —  [Mouhray.     Yoletz    ceo   pur 
respouns  ? — Rich.      Oj\,    qar    vous    pernetz    suyte    en 
ceo   cas   de    contract    en    lieu    de    prove    daccion. — ]^ 
Mouhrciy.      Suyte   nest   tendu,^^   forsqe   par   fourme    de 
counte ;   par  quei  jugement,  &c. — Schard.     Homme  ad 


cele 

12 


oy  qe  suyte  en  tiel^^  cas  fut  examine. — Et 
oppinioun  fut  apres  reprove. — Schaed.  Oyl,  mesme 
cely  Justice  qe  examina  la  suyte  pur  issue  vist  qil 
erra,  et  dampna  soppinion  demene. — Gayn.  En  plee 
de  terre  ceo  qomme  tend  suyte  nest  forsqe  pur 
fourme  ;    mes   en   plee   qest    foundu  sur  contractes,  qe 


bosoigne 


tesmoignaunce,     la    est    la    suyte    si 


13 


tes- 

moignable   qe   saunz   suyte,    en   cas   qe    la    chose   soit 
chalenge,  partie  nest  pas  responable. — Schard.      Certes  ^^^^  ^^ 

...  .  TT  r-ri-7     suyte  ne 

nest    pas     issi;    et    pur    ceo    deliverez    vous. —  L^i?W- serra  ex- 
Certes  ^^ ;   nul  ^^   dener  luy   deit ;   prest,    &c. — Mouhray.  amyne.i^ 


"  praedietus  Johannes  de  Dentone 
"  diem  suum  clausit  extremum, 
"  virtute  cujus  brevis  prsedictus 
"  Willelmus  de  Herlestone,  Cleri- 
"  cus,  &c.,  liberavit  praedicto  Jo- 
"  lianni  filio  Johannis  de  Dentone 
"  praedictum  scriptum  hie  in 
"  Curia,"  &c. 

^  sa  is  omitted  irom  25,184. 

2  From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C. 

^  The  marginal  note,  except  the 
word  Dette,  is  from  25,184  alone. 

^  Mestre  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

fi  25,184,  parcelle. 


•^  par  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
■^  partie  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
s  vous  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

9  The    words    between    brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 

10  25,184,  tendire. 

11  Harl,  eel. 

12  25,184,  mees. 

1^  si  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

14  Certes  is  from  C.  alone. 

15  C,  nulle. 

1^  The    marginal    note  is   from 
Harl.  alone. 


74  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  15. 


A.D.  1343 — Mouhvay.  You  shall  not  get  to  that,  because  you 
have  tendered  another  issue  as  to  the  v;hole,  &c. — 
Richemnnde.  You  said  that  the  first  was  not  an  issue, 
and  therefore  you  give  me  the  advantage  of  your  plea. 
— And,  notwithstanding,  Kelshulle  adjudged  that  the 
plaintiff  should  recover  the  whole  debt,  and  damages 
assessed  by  the  Court,  &c. — Mouhray.  He  is  a  clerk, 
against  whom  we  have  recovered,  and  he  appeared 
through  compulsion  of  the  Bishop  ;  and  therefore  we 
Note  as  to  pray  a  writ  of  Fieri  facias  to  the  Bishop. — And,  not- 
execu  ion.  -^'itj^g^g^i-jfji^ig,  a  writ  issued  to  the  Sheriff. — Qucere. 


Fine  mr  (15.)  ^  Humphrey  de  Bassyngburne  grants  and 
two  per-  renders  the  tenements  included,  &c.,  to  A.^  and  B.,^ 
sons  and  for  the  whole  of  Humphrey's  life,  so  that  after 
of  one  of  Humphrey's  decease  the  tenements  shall  remain 
tjjenifor  over,^  &c. — Shardelowe.  The  fine  must  be  final,  and 
the  ren-  limited  in  certain  persons  with  whom  the  land  will 
deror,with  abide ;  and  suppose  the  two  died  during  Humphrey's 
der,  after  life,  who  would  have  the  land  ? — Thorpe.  The  heirs  of 
his  death,  }-^jj^  who  should  suTvive  foT  the  time,  and  we  should  make 

to  others. 


1  For  the  real  names  and  for  the 
terms  of  the  fine,  as  accepted,  see 


p.  75,  note  4. 


XVIIi    EDWARD    III. 


75 


No.  15. 

A  ceo  navendretz  pas,  qar  vous  avez  tendu  autre  ^•^- 1^^^. 
issue  pur  tut,  Sic.Y—Bich.  Yous  deistes  qe  le 
primer  ne  fut  pas  issu,  par  quei  de  vostre  plee 
vous  moy^  donez  lavauntage. — Et,  no7i  obstante,  Kels. 
agarda  qe  le  pleintif  recoverast  la  dette  entier,  et 
damages  taxes  par  la  Court,  &c. — Mouhray.  II  est 
clerk,  vers  qi  nous  avoms  recoveri,  et  vint  par 
Levesqe ;  par  quei  nous  prioms  bref  de  Fieri  facias 
al  Evesqe. — Et,  non  obstante,  bref  issist  a  Vicounte.  ^^^^^  ^^ 
— QucEre.  cion.^ 


(15.)  ^  §  Umfrey^  Bassingbourne  graunte  et  rend 
les  tenementz  contenuz,  &c.,  a  A.  et  B.,  a  tote  la 
vie  U.,  issint  qe  apres  le  decees  Umfrey'^  les  tene- 
mentz remeignent  outre,  &c. — Schard.  La  fyn  covient 
estre  final,  et  taille  en  certeines  persones  a  qi  la 
terre  demura ;  et  jeo  pose  qe  les  ij  deviassent,  vivant 
Umfrey,"^  qi  avera  la  terre? — TJiorpe.  Les  heirs 
celuy   qe    survivereit    pur^    le    temps,    et   nous   froms 


Finis  sur 
rendre  a 
deux  et  les 
heirs  lun 
pur  la  vie 
le  rendour, 
issi  qe 
apres  son 
decees 
remein- 
dreit  as 
autres.5 


1  The   words    between    brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 
•^  25,184,  ne. 

3  The  marginal  note  is  from 
Harl.  alone. 

4  From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C, 
but  corrected  by  the  record,  Placita 
de  Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw.  III.,  R° 
490.  It  there  appears  that  there 
had  been  a  writ  of  Covenant  in 
which  Master  William  Bray,  parson 
of  the  church  of  Abingdon,  and 
John  Walgor  of  Bytham,  chaplain, 
were  plaintiffs,  and  Humphrey  de 
Bassyngburne,  knight,  was  defend- 
ant, in  respect  of  the  manor  of 
Abingdon  (Northants),  the  castle  of 
Benyngfelde,  one  messuage, and  100 
acres  and  a  moiety  of  one  virgate 
of  land  in  Benyngfelde  (Benefield). 
The  parties  had  the  licentia  concord- 
andi ;  and  Letters  Patent  from  the 


King  were  produced,  in  which,  in 
consideration  of  a  fine  made  with 
him  by  Robert  de  Colville,  he  gave 
license  to  Humphrey  de  Bassyng- 
burne to  enfeoff  Bray  and  Walgor 
of  the  tenements  mentioned  in  the 
writ  of  Covenant,  which  were  held 
of  the  King  in  capite,  to  hold  to 
them  and  the  heirs  of  Walgor,  and 
license  to  Bray  and  Walgor  to  give 
and  grant  the  tenements  to  Hum- 
phrey de  Bassyngburne  for  his  life,, 
with  remainder  to  Walter  son  of 
Robert  de  Colville  and  Margaret 
daughter  of  Giles  de  Bassyngburne, 
in  special  tail,  with  remainder  to 
Robert  and  his  heirs. 

°  The  marginal  note,  except  the 
word  Finis,  is  from  25,184  alone. 

6  25,184,  Waryn. 

7  25,184,  W. 
s  Harl,,  puis. 


76  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.  16. 

A.D.  1343.  satisfaction  to  him. — And  afterwards  he  made  the 
render  to  the  two,  and  the  heirs  of  one  of  them,  for 
the  Hfe  of  Humphrey,  &c. — Shardelowe.  How  can 
the  right,  which  abides  in  Humphrey  during  his  life, 
be  Hmited,  after  his  death,  in  a  person  who.  is  a 
stranger? — Thorpe.  After  this  fine  has  been  admitted, 
he  will  be  completely  ousted  from  the  right,  and  it 
will  be  vested  in  those  who  are  in  the  remainder. — 
Sharshulle.  It  is  so  by  fine  ;  but  by  deed  in  pais  it 
would  be  otherwise. — Shardelowe.  Never  was  such  a 
fine  admitted. — And  nevertheless  Sharshulle  and  the 
Chirographer  agreed  with  the  fine. — x\nd  on  the  mor- 
row Thorpe  drew  the  fine  in  the  form  that  Humphrey 
grants  and  renders  the  tenements,  &c.,  to  two  chap- 
lains and  the  heirs  of  one  of  them,  for  the  life  of 
Humphrey,  yielding  to  him  for  his  life  200  marks,  so 
that  after  his  decease,  &c.,  they  shall  remain  to 
Walter  son  of  Robert  de  Colville,  and  , Margaret 
daughter  of  Giles  de  Bassyngburne,  and  the  heirs  of 
Walter  begotten  on  the  body  of  Margaret,  and,  if  they 
shall  die  without  heirs  begotten  on  the  body  of 
Margaret,  the  tenements  shall  remain  to  the  right 
heirs  of  Robert  de  Colville. — And  so  the  fine  was 
admitted  with  great  difficulty  on  account  of  Stonore's 
023inion. — Queer e  the  reason. 

Fine.  (16.)  §  John  Mousters,   knight,   grants    that   certain 

tenements,  which  one  A.  holds  for  a  term  of  four  years 
by  his  lease,  and  which,  after  the  term,  are  to  revert 
to  him  and  his  heirs,  shall  remain  to  W.  Basset  and 
to  B.  his  wife,  and  the  heirs  of  their  bodies  begotten, 
to  hold  of  .John  by  the  ser^dce  of  one  rose  for  the  life 
of  W.  Basset,  and  after  his  decease  by  the  service  of 
10  marks,  and  that  if  they  die,  &c.,  the  tenements 
shall  return  to  John  and  his  heirs,  ka. 


XYII.    EDWARD   III.  77 


No.  16. 


gree  a  eel. — Et  rendist  apres  a  les  deux  et  les  heirs  ^  D.  1343. 
km  pur  la  vie  Umfrey,^  &c. — Schaed.  Coment  put 
le  dreit,  qe  demora  en  Umfrey^  en  sa  vie,  apres  sa 
mort  estre  taille  en  estraunge  persone  ? — Thorpe. 
Apres  ceste  fyn  resceu  il  serra  de  nette  ouste  de 
dreit,  et  serra  vestu  en  ces  en  le  remeindre. — Schar. 
II  est  issi  par  fyn ;  mes  par  fait  en  pays  autre 
serreit. — Schard.  Unqes  ne  fut  tiel  fyn  resceu. — Et 
tamen  Schar.  et  le  Cirograffer^  sacorderent  a  la 
fyn. — Et  lendemayn^  Thorpe  tret  la  fyn  qe^  Umfrey^ 
graunte  et  rend^  les  tenementz,  &c.,  a  les  deux 
chapeleyns  et  les  heirs  lun,  pur  la  vie  Umfrey,^ 
rendaunt  a  luy  pur  sa  vie  cc  marcs,  issi  qe  apres 
son  decees,  &c.,  remeignent  a  Wauter  fitz  Kobert 
Colville,  et  Margarete^  la"^  fille  Giles  Bassingbourne, 
et  les  heirs  Walter  engendres  del  corps  Margarete,^ 
et,  sils^  devient  saunz  heir  du  corps  Margarete^ 
engendres,  remeignent  ^  as  droits  heirs  Robert 
Colville. — Et  issi  fut  resceu  a  graunte  peyne  propter 
opinionem    Stox. — Qiuerc   causam. 

(16.)  ^^  §  Johan  Monsters, ^^  chivaler,  graunte  qe  ^^  ^i'^^^- 
certeins  tenementz,  queux  un  A.  tient  a  terme  de 
iiij  auns  de  son  lees,  et  qe,  apres  le  terme,  a  luy 
et  ses  heirs  devereint  revertir,  remeignent  a  W. 
Basset,  et  a^^  B.  sa  femme,  et  les  heirs  de  lour 
corps  ^^  engendres,  a  tener  de  Johan  par  les  services 
dune  rose  pur  la  vie  W.  Basset,  et  apres  son  de- 
cees par  les  services  de  x  marcs,  et  sils  devient, 
&c.,   retournent   a   Johan   et^^   ses   heirs,   c^c. 

1  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  W.  I       10  From  Had.,  25,184,  and  C. 

■^  25,184,  Cirograffyr.  ;       "  Harl.,  Musters. 

3  25,184,  lendemene.  j       i-^  qe  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

*  qe  is  omitted  from  Harl.  !       i-^  Harl.,  A.  et. 

^  25,184,  rente.  j       "  Harl., les  corps  A,  etB., instead 

«  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  Alice.  '  of  lour  corps. 


'  Harl.,  sa. 

^  Harl.,  si  eles. 

^  25,184,  remeindre. 


15  The  words  Johan  et  are  omitted 
from  Harl. 


V8  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   17. 


A.D.  1343.  (17.)  §  Annuity  of  eight  robes. — Pole.  Judgment  of 
Annuity.  ^]^g  -^^.j^ .  fQj.  \jq  jjg^g  j^q^^  mentioned  any  certain  price 
of  the  robes,  and  in  case  he  recovered,  and  sued  a 
Fieri  facias,  it  would  be  necessary  to  know  with  cer- 
tainty the  vahie  of  which  execution  was  to  be  made. 
And  in  a  writ  of  Debt  if  I  demand  ten  quarters  of 
wheat,  in  which  you  are  bound  to  me,  the  price  must 
be  set  down  with  certainty.  So  in  the  matter  before 
us. — Shahdelowe.  This  case  is  not  Uke  a  writ  of 
Debt,  for  in  this  case  there  must  be  agreement  with 
the  speciahy,  and  in  the  sjDecialty  there  is  possibly  no 
price  mentioned. 

Annuity.  §  Qn  a  writ  of  Annuity  the  plaintiff  demanded  by 
writ  and  count  eight  robes  and  £8  which  were  in 
arrear  to  him  out  of  an  annual  rent  of  20s.  and  one 
robe  2)er  annum.  And  he  counted  that  he  was  seised 
until  eight  j'ears  before  the  purchase  of  the  writ. — 
Pole.  By  your  count  you  have  demanded  certain 
robes,  which  are,  as  it  were,  dead  chattels,  in  which 
case  he  ought  to  have  mentioned  in  his  count  the 
price  of  the  robes,  and  that  he  has  not  done  ;  where- 
fore judgment  of  the  count. — Hillary.  Possibly  his 
deed,  on  which  he  demands,  does  not  express  any 
certain  price  of  the  robes,  and  his  count  must  be  in 
accordance  with  the  specialty,  &c. — Pole.  Sir,  if  you 
are  bound  to  me  in  certain  quarters  of  corn  by  a 
deed,  although  there  is  no  certain  price  mentioned  in 
the  deed,  yet  in  case  I  demand  the  same  corn,  I  must 
in  counting  fix  a  certain  price  upon  the  corn ;  so  n 
this  case. — Hillary.  If  his  deed  makes  no  mention 
of  the  price,  his  count  is  good  enough. — And  there- 
upon the  deed  was  read,  and  it  did  not  make  any 
mention  of  the  price  of  the  robes ;  and  the  deed  pur- 
ported that  the  defendant  had  granted  to  the  plaintiff 
one  robe  with  fur,  and  20s.  per  annum  pro  consilio 
impenso    et    impendendo. — Pole.      By   the    writ    and    by 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  79 

No.  17. 

(17.)  ^   §   Annuite    de   viij    robes. — Pole.     Jugement  A.D.  1343. 
du  bref :  qar  il  nad  pas  mys  certein   prise  des  robes,  ^^?J"^^^- 
et    en    cas    qil    recoverast,    et    siwist  ^   Fieri  facias,   il  Brief'e, 
covendreit   saver   de   quel   prise    en   certein   faire   exe-  ^^^-^ 
cucion.      Et    en    bref    de    Dette    si    jeo    demande    x 
quarters  de  furment,  en  queux  vous  moy  estes  oblige, 
il    covient    assoumer^    le    prise    en    certein.      Sic    in 
proposito. — ScHARD.     Ceo   nest  pas  semblable   a  Dette, 
qar   en   ceo   cas    il    covient    acorder    al    especialte,    et 
en   lespecialte   par   cas   nad   pas    prise. 

§  En  *  brief e  dannuite  le  pleintif  demanda  par  brief e  Annuite. 
et  count  viij  robes  et  viij/i.  qe  arere  luy  furent 
dun  annuel  rente  de  xxs.  et  un  robe  par  an.  Et 
counta  qil  fut  seisi  tanqe  a  viij  anz  avant  le  briefe 
purchace. — Pole.  Par  vostre  count  vous  avez  de- 
mande certeines  robes,  qe  sount  auxi  come  chateux 
mortes,  en  quel  cas  il  coviendreit  qil  ust  mis  en 
son  count  la  prise  de  les  robes,  et  ceo  nad  pas 
fait ;  pur  quei  jugement  de  count. — Hill.  Par  cas 
son  fait,  par  quel  il  demande,  ne  voet  nul  certein 
prise  des  robes,  et  il  covient  qe  son  count  acorde 
al  especialte,  &c. — Pole.  Sire,  si  vous  soietz  oblige 
a  moy  en  certeins  quarteres  de  blee  par  un  fait, 
coment  qe  en  le  fait  il  nad  nul  certein  prise,  uncore 
moy  covient  en  cas  qe  jeo  demande  mesme  le  blee 
qe  en  countant  jeo  mette  certein  prise  sur  le  blee ; 
auxi  en  ceo  cas. — Hill.  Si  son  fait  ne  parle  mye 
de  prise,  son  count  est  assetz  bon. — Et  sur  ceo  le 
fait  fut  lieu,  et  ne  parle  mye  de  prise  des  robes ; 
et  le  fait  voleit  qe  le  defendant  avoit  graunte  al 
pleintif  un  robe  cum  furrura,  et  xxs.  par  an  pro 
consilio  Impenso  et  impendeiido. — Pole.     Par  le  briefe  et 

1  From   Harl.,    25,184,    and   C,  |  by  itself  in  the  old  editions  as  No. 

until  otherwise  stated.  !  104.     No  MS.  of  it  has  been  found, 

■■^  Harl.,  suesit.  '  and  there  is  no  reference  to  it  in 

3  Harl.,  assumer.  j  Fitzherbert's  Abridgment. 

*  This  report  of  the  case  is  printed  | 


80  michai:lmas  XERii 

Xo.  18. 

A.D.  1343.  the  count  he  demanded  certain  arrears  of  an  annuity 
of  one  robe  and  of  206-.  per  annum,  whereas  the  deed 
that  he  has  produced  here  speaks  of  an  annuity  of 
one  robe  with  fur,  and  so  this  writ  is  not  warranted 
by  the  specialty,  vi'C. — Xotton.  The  fur  is  parcel  of  the 
robe ;  wherefore  we  could  not  in  the  Chancer}-  have 
any  other  writ. — Hill.vry.  It  would  be  right  that  your 
writ  should  be  in  accordance  with  the  specialty ;  where- 
fore we  desire  to  know  from  the  Clerks  of  the  Chancery 
whether  you  can  have  another  writ  or  not. 

AuUta  (13)  ^    \  recognisance  on  statute  merchant  for  £'40 

was  made  by  one  J.  to  Eobert  de  Hollewelle,  upon 
wliich  he  sued  execution.  J.  sued  in  Chancery,  and 
made  his  suggestion  that  he  had  made  satisfaction, 
and  that  the  statute  had  been  delivered  to  him  in  lieu 
of  acquittance,  and  he  produced  it  in  Chancer}-,  and 
thereupon  had  Audita  Qiivrela. — And  upon  this  there 
was  a  judicial  writ  to  the  Sheriffs  of  London  to  cause 
J.  to  come,  who  had  been  taken  and  imprisoned  in 
Xewgate  for  the  cause  above-said,  and  a  SujKrsedeas 
of  execution. — Robert  Hollewelle  sued  by  Petition  in 
Parliament,  including  a  statement  that  W.  had  forged 
a  false  statute  to  delay  him  in  having  execution,  and 
the  Bill  was  endorsed  and  sent  to  the  Justices  in  the 
Bench  by  writ  directing  that,  after  examination  of  the 
then  Mayor  and  Clerk,  and  after  having  called  the 
parties,  facerent  justitite  comjdementiim,  &:c.  Upon  this 
a  writ  was  sent  to  cause  Andrew  Aubrev,  then  Mavor, 
and  the  Clerk  to  come,  and  also  J.  to  answer  as  to 
the  deceit.  Andrew,  then  Mayor,  and  the  Clerk  came, 
and  were  examined,  and  said  that  the  recognisance 
upon  which  Robert  Hollewelle  sued  execution  was  good 
and  lawful,  and  that  they  knew  nothing  about  the  other. 
And  J.  was  examined,    and   said  that   40   marks   clear 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  81 


No.   18. 


par  count  il  demanda  certeins  arrerages  dun  annuite  ^.D.  1343. 
dun  robe  et  de  xxs.  par  an,  ou  le  fait  qil  ad  mys 
avant  cy  parle  dun  annuite  dun  robe  ov  un  furrure, 
issint  cest  briefe  nient  garraunti  despecialte,  &c. — Nott. 
La  furrure  si  est  parcelle  de  la  robe ;  par  quel  en 
la  Chauncellerie  nous  ne  pooms  autre  briefe  aver. — 
Hill.  II  serreit  resoun  qe  vostre  briefe  soit  acord- 
aunt  a  lespecialte ;  par  quei  nous  voloms  saver  de 
les  clerkes  de  la  Chauncellerie  si  vous  poiez  aver 
autre   briefe   ou   nemy. 

(18.)  ^  §  Reconissaunce  sur  estatut  marchaunt  de  Audita 
xlli.  fut  fait  a  Robert  de  Hollewelle  par  un  J.,  [rftz!^^* 
hors  de  quel  il  sywist^  execucion.  J.  siwist^  qh  Audita 
Chauncellerie,  et  fist  sa  suggestion  qil  avoit  fait  22!]'^"' 
gree,  et  qe  lestatut  luy  fut  livere  en  lieu  dacquit- 
aunce,  quel  il  moustra  en  Chauncellerie,  et  avoit 
sur  ceo  Audita  Querela. — Et  hors  de  ceo  avoit  bref 
de  jugement  a  Yicountes  de  Loundres  de  faire  J. 
vener,  qe  fut  pris  et  enprisone  en  Neugate  par  la 
cause  susdite,  et  Supersedeas  dexecucion. — Robert 
Holwelle  siwist^  par  Peticion  en  Parlement,  com- 
pernant  qe  J.  avoit  forge  un  faux  estatut  pur  luy 
delaier  dexecucion,  quel  bille  fut  endosse  et  niaunde 
par  bref  as  Justices  en  ^  Baunk  quod  examinato  * 
Maiore  tunc  et  Clerico,  et,  rocatis  jxirtibus,  facerent 
justitice  complementum,  &c.,  sur  quei  bref  fut  maunde 
de  faire  venir  Andreu  Aubrey,  adonqes  Mayre,  et  le 
Clerk,  [et  auxi  J.  de  respoundre  de  la  desceite. 
Andreu,  adonqes  Meyre,  et  le  Clerk]  ^  vindrent,  et 
furent  examines,  et  disoient  qe  la  reconissaunce  sur 
quel  Robert  Hollewelle  siwit^  execucion  fut  bone  et 
leal,  et  de  lautre  savoient  ils  rien.  Et  J.  fut  exa- 
mine, et   dit   qe   xl   marcs    furent   dues   de^   clere,    en 


1  From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C. 

^Harl.,  siiyt. 

3  Harl.,  clu. 

*  Harl.,  e.raminata. 

18141 


5  The  words  between  brackets  are 
omitted  from  25,184. 
^  25,184,  des. 


8'2  '  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


Xo.   18^ 


A.D.  1343.  were  owing,  as  security  for  which  the  statute  was  made, 
but  that  nothing  was  paid.  Afterwards  J.  was  put  to 
answer  as  to  the  deceit. — Pole,  We  tell  you  that  J. 
did  not  counterfeit  any  false  statute ;  ready,  Sza. — 
Shardelowe.  That  is  not  an  answer  :  for  if  another 
person  counterfeited  it,  and  you  have  used  it  to  dela}^ 
his  execution,  the  deceit  is  still  in  you. — Pole.  Our 
statute  is  good  and  lawful,  and  not  counterfeited ; 
ready,  .&c. — Stonore.  And  if  this  statute  which  3'ou 
have  is  good,  and  the  other  which  Robert  Hollewelle 
has  is  good  also,  there  are  then  two  debts ;  will  he 
not  therefore  have  execution  on  his  good  statute  ? 
Therefore  it  is  not  sufficient,  in  order  to  prevent  this 
execution,  which  is  the  principal  cause  of  this  suit,  to 
prove  the  statute  which  J.  produces  to  be  good,  unless 
you  can  prove  that  the  statute  which  Robert  produces, 
in  order  to  have  execution,  is  false. — Pole.  We  are 
brought,  at  his  suit,  to  answer  as  to  a  deceit  which  is 
surmised  against  us  ;  therefore  it  is  sufficient  for  us 
to  traverse  it,  and  of  this  we  tender  averment,  which 
averment  he  refuses ;  judgment. — Thorpe.  Our  suit 
and  your  suit  on  your  Audita  Querela  are  interwoven, 
so  that  one  issue  will  be  made  on  the  whole  business, 
that  is  to  say,  whether  we  shall  have  execution  and 
shall  convict  you  of  deceit  and  of  the  prevention  of 
our  execution,  or  you  shall  prevent  us  from  having 
execution  and  shall  convict  us  of  falsely  suing  execu- 
tion on  the  statute,  so  that  the  substance  and  the 
principal  matter  is  whether  we  shall  have  execution  or 
not ;  therefore  if  this  is  to  be  tried  by  averment  it 
must  be  on  a  matter  which  could  prevent  our  execution, 
that  is  to  say,  whether  our  statute  was  good  or  not. 
But  we  are  in  a  different  case :  for  statutes  are 
of  record,  and  they  cannot  be  denied,  but  will 
be  proved  by  those  who  made  them  and  those  who 
bear   record   of   them,   who   by  process   are   examined ; 


XVII.    EDWARD    III,  83 


No.  18. 


seurte  de  quel  le  statut  fait,  mes  rien  ne  fut  paie.  ■^•^-  ^^^^ 
Puis  J.  fut  mys  a  respoundre  de  la  desceite. — Pole. 
Nous  vous  dioms  qe  J.  countrefit  nul  faux  estatut ; 
prest,  &c. — ScHARD.  Ceo  nest  pas  respouns :  qar  si 
autre  le  countrefit,  et  vous  lavez  use  en  delaye  de 
sa  execucion,  unqore  la  desceite  est  en  vous. — Pole. 
Nostre^  estatut  est  bon  et  leal,  et  noun  pas  countre- 
fait ;  prest,  &c. — Ston.  Et  si  eel  estatut  qe  vous 
avez  est  bon,  et  lautre  qe  Eobert  Hollewelle  ad  est 
bon  auxi,  donqes  sount  ils  deux  dettes ;  navera  il 
donqes  execucion^  sur  son  bon  estatut?  Par  quei 
ceo  ne  sufBt  pas,  en  destourbaunce  de  ceste  execu- 
cion, qest  principal  cause  de  ceste  suyte,  a  prover 
lestatut  quel  J.  moustre^  estre  bon,  si  vous  ne 
provez  qe  lestatut  qe  Robert  moustre  pur  aver  exe- 
cucion soit  faux. — Pole.  Nous  sumes  mene  a  sa 
suyte  de  respoundre  a  un  desceite  quel  nous  est 
surmys;  par  quei  a  traverser  eel  nous  suffit,  et  ceo 
tendoms  daverer,  quel  averement  il  refuse ;  jugement. 
— Thorpe.  Nostre  suyte  et  vostre  suyte  sur  vostre 
Audita  Querela  sount  entrelesses,  issint  qun  issue  se 
fra  sur  tute  la  bosoigne,  saver,  lequel  nous  averoms 
execucion,  et  atteindre^  vous  de  la  desceite  et  la 
destourbaunce  de  nostre  execucion,  ou  qe  vous  nous 
destourberez  dexecucion,  et  nous  attendrez  de  la  faux 
suyte  dexecucion  sur  lestatut,  issint  qe  le  gros  et 
le  principal  est  lequel  nous  averoms  execucion  ou 
noun ;  par  quei  si  ceo  serra  trie  par  averement  ceo 
covendreit  estre  sur  chose  qe  purreit  destourber 
nostre  execucion,  saver,  lequel  nostre  estatut  fut  bon 
ou  noun.  Mes  nous  sumes  en  autre  cas :  qar  les 
estatuts  sount  de  recorde,  qe  ne  pount  estre  dedites, 
mes  serrount  proves  par  ces  qe  les  firent,  et  qe 
portent  recorde,  les  queux  par  proces  sount  examines; 


1  25,184,  Vostre. 

2  execucion  is  fi-om  C.  alone. 


3  25,184,  moustra. 
^  Had.,  attendre, 


84  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   18. 


A.D.  1343.  therefore  on  that  exammation  we  pray  judgment  at 
the  peril  vrhich  appertains  to  it. — Pole.  We  are 
brought  to  answer  at  your  suit,  so  that  we  shall  not, 
according  to  any  law,  be  damaged,  without  answer,  by 
any  examination  to  which  we  have  not  consented ;  and, 
inasmuch  as  we  have  answered,  and  tendered  an  aver- 
ment, which  averment  the}-  refuse,  judgment,  &c., 
and  particularly  since  Andrew  Aubrey  who  has  been 
examined  cannot  now  record  inasmuch  as  he  is  not 
now  Mayor. — Stonore.  The  record  relating  to  his 
time  remains  with  him. — Pole.  It  does  not,  because 
no  one  but  the  Mayor  shall  make  a  certificate,  so  that 
the  rolls  remain  with  his  successor. — Stonore.  "When 
a  Justice  is  removed,  do  not  the  records  afterwards 
remain  with  him  "?  as  meaning  to  say  that  they  do. — 
Pole.  But,  when  a  Justice  is  removed,  he  will  record 
only  by  his  mouth,  but  the  rolls  may  be  of  record. 
And,  Sir,  it  is  extraordinary  that  witnesses  could  make 
issue  in  a  plea,  when  the  parties  have  not  in  that 
plea  consented  to  such  trial  by  witnesses,  for  in 
Dower,  where  trial  by  witnesses  lies,  the}-  shall  bring 
their  witnesses  on  both  sides,  and  that  shall  be  on 
issue  joined  by  the  parties ;  but,  in  this  case,  I  am  a 
party,  and  I  have  elected  another  issue,  and  if  you 
give  judgment  in  my  case  on  such  proof  by  witnesses 
3'ou  damage  me  without  allowing  me  an  answer. — 
Thorpe.  When  one  loses  by  default,  and  he  brings  a  writ 
of  Deceit,  the  pernors,  viewers,  and  summoners  shall 
be  examined  without  any  plea  of  the  party,  and  on 
their  examination  the  Court  will  give  judgment,  be- 
cause they  can  best  know  the  truth.  So  in  the  matter 
before  us. — Shardelowe.  It  is  so,  because  the  deceit 
is  made  in  a  Court  of  record ;  but  in  respect  of  deceit 
made  in  pais,  out  of  Court,  it  seems  that  averment 
lies. — Pulteney.  Mayor  and  Clerk  do  not  record 
except  in  making  the  recognisance,  and  with  that 
which  remains  in  possession  of  the  party,  that  is  to 
say,  the  obligation,   they  have   nothing   to   do   after  it 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  85 


No.  18. 


par  qiiei  sur  eel  examinement  a  peril  qappeut,  nous  ^•^- 1-^^^. 
prioms^  jugement. — Pole.  Nous  sumes  mene  en  re- 
spouns  a  vostre  suyte,  i^int  qe  par  nul  ley  serroms 
dampne,  sanz  respouns,  par  nul  examinement  en 
quel  nous  sumes  pas  assentuz ;  et  desicom  nous 
avoms  respondu,  et  tendu  un  averement,  quel  avere- 
ment  ils  refusent,  jugement,  &c.,  et  nomement  quant 
Andreu  Aubray  qest  examine  ne  poet  pas  recorder 
ore  desicome  il  nest  pas  Meire  a  ore. — Ston.  De 
son  temps  le  recorde  demoert  vers  luy. — Pole.  Noun 
fait,  qar  autre  qe  Meire  ne  fra  certificacioun,  issint 
qe  les  roulles  demurent  vers  soun  successour. — Ston. 
Quant  un  Justice  est  remue,  ne  demurent  pas  apres 
les  recordes  vers  luy  ?  quasi  diceret  sic. — Pole.  Mes, 
quant  un  Justice  est  remue,  il  recordera  mes  par 
sa  bouche,  mes  ses  roulles  poiant^  estre  de  recorde. 
Et,  Sire,  il  est  merveille  qe  proves  purreint  faire 
issue  du  plee  en  quel  prove  parties  par  plee  ne 
sount  pas  assentuz,  qar  en  Dowere,  ou  prove  gist, 
ils  proverount  dun  part  et  dautre,  et  ceo  serra  sur 
mise  des  parties ;  mes  en  ceo  cas  jeo  suy  partie, 
et  ay  eslieu  ^  autre  issue,  et  si  vous  moy  jugez  * 
par  tiel  prove  vous  moy  dampnez  sanz  respouns. — 
Thorpe.  Quant  homme  perde  par  defaut,  et  il  porte 
bref  de  Desceite,  les  pernours,  veours,  et^  somonours 
serrount  examines  sanz  plee  de  partie,  et  sur  lour 
examinement  Court  fra  jugement,  pur  ceo  qils  pount 
meuth  saver  la  verite.  Sic  in  iwoposito. — Schard. 
II  est  issi,  pur  ceo  qe  la  desceite  est  fait  en  Court 
de  recorde ;  mes  de  desceite  fait  en  pais,  hors  de 
Court,  il  semble  qe  averement  gist. — Pult.  Meire  et 
Clerk  ne  sount  pas  de  recorde  forsqe  en  fesant  la 
reconissaunce,  mes  de  ceo  qe  demoert  vers  la  partie, 
saver  lobligacion,    nount   ils   quei    faire   apres   ceo   qil 


1  25,184,  demandoms. 

2  Harl.,  poaint. 

3  Harl.,  eslue. 


*  25,184,  ajuggez. 

5  et  is  omitted  from  Harl. 


86  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.   18. 

A.D.  1343.  is  made,  but  their  record  remains  ahvays  in  their 
roll,  in  order  that  a  certificate  may  be  had ;  and,  at 
most,  as  matters  3'et  stand,  they  cannot  record  any- 
thing further  than  that  they  made  a  statute,  but  they 
can  never  record  that  the}'  did  not  make  an}'  statute. 
— Stonoee.  You  are  agreed  that  one  statute  is  good, 
and  the  other  false ;  then,  since  they  have  recorded 
that  one  is  good,  the  other  must  be  held  to  be 
false ;  and  \^'ho  can  better  know  the  truth  as  to 
that  which  they  did  than  themselves  ?  Xow  we 
have  from  them  that  the  statute  of  Robert,  who 
sued  execution,  is  good,  and  also,  by  admission  of  the 
party,  that  the  money  is  not  paid,  and  also  that  he 
did  not  deliver  up  the  statute.  What  then  can  we 
adjudge.  Sec.  ? — Pulteney.  x\ndrew  Aubrey,  who  was 
not  Mayor  at  the  time  of  the  examination,  does  not 
bear  record,  but  all  that  he  shall  now  say  is  only 
testimony,  nor  is  it  otherwise  with  respect  to  the  Clerk ; 
and,  as  to  the  examination  of  the  party  himself,  it 
was  without  warrant.  But  if  any  forgery  of  a  statute 
was  done,  it  must  have  been  done  out  of  Court,  and 
that  could  not  be  recorded  bv  anv  one,  but  onlv  tried  by 
averment,  ko,.  And  suppose  they  were  dead,  how  could 
this  be  tried  except  b}' averment? — Shakshulle.  Then 
it  would  be  different ;  but  the  award  of  Parliament  is 
that  ''having  called  before  us  and  examined  those  be- 
fore whom,"  &c.;  therefore  we  must  make  execution 
of  this  award ;  and,  besides,  the  statutes .  and  the 
King's  seal  are  of  record  ;  how  then  can  one  try  by 
averment  a  matter  of  record,  of  which  the  country 
cannot  have  any  knowledge  ?  And  even  though  Andrew 
be  not  now  Mayor,  the  recognisance  was  made  before 
him,  and  the  award  of  Parliament  purports  that  he  is 
to  be  examined,  and  also  the  Clerk  who  must  have 
written  the  recognisance  with  his  hand,  as  to  whether 
this  is  to  be  considered  a  statute,  ko.. ;    and  the  party 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  87 

No.  18.  , 

est  fait,  mes  lour  recorde  clemoert  tut  en  lour  roulle r^-^- 1^^^- 
pur  aver  certificacioun ;  et  a  meuth  ^  qe  purra  estre 
uncore  ne  pount  ils  recorder  autre  chose  forsqils 
firent  lestatut,  mes  recorder  qils  firent  nul  estatut 
ne  pount  ils  jammes. — Ston.  Vous  estes  a  un  qe 
lun  estatut  est  bon,  et  lautre  faux ;  donqes  quant 
ils  ount  recorde  lun  estre  bon,  il  covient  tener  lautre 
faux ;  et  qi  purra  saver  meuth  la  verite  de  ceo  qils 
firent  qeux  mesmes  ?  Ore  nous  avoms  deux  qe 
lestatut  Robert,  qe  siwist^  execucion,  est  bon,  et^ 
auxi  de  la  conissaunce  de  partie  qe  les  deners  ne 
sount  pas  paies,  et  auxi  qil  luy  livera  pas  lestatut. 
Quel  poms  nous  donqes  ajuger,  &c.  ? — Pult.  Andreu 
Aubrey^  qe  ne  fut  pas  Meyre  al  temps  del  examine- 
ment,  ne  porte  pas  recorde,  mes  quant  qil  dirra  a 
ore  nest  qe  ^  tesmoignaunce,  ne  de  Clerk  nient  plus ; 
et  ceo  qe  la  partie  mesme  fut  examine  fut  sanz 
garraunt.  Mes  si  nul  forger  destatut  fut  fait,  ceo 
covendreit  estre  fait  hors  de  Court,  et  qe  ne  put 
estre  recorde  par  nul  homme,  mes  par  averement, 
&c.,  trie.  Et  jeo  pose  qils  furent  mortz,  coment 
serreit  ceo  trie  ^  forsqe  par  averement  ? — Schar. 
Donqes  serreit  autre ;  mes  lagarde  du  Parlement 
voet  ore  qe  appelles  devant  nous  ces  devant  queux, 
&c.,  et  examinez,  &c.  ;  par  quei  de  eel  agarde  nous 
covient  faire  execucion  ;  et,  estre  ceo,  les  estatuts  et 
le  seal  le  Eoi  est  de  recorde  ;  coment  purra  homme 
donqes  trier  chose  de  recorde  par  averement  dounfc 
pays  ne  poet  aver  conissaunce  ?  Et  tut  ne  soit 
Andreu  a  ore  Meire,  devant  luy  la  conissaunce  fut 
fait,  et  lagarde  du  Parlement  voet  qil  soit  examine, 
et  auxi  le  Clerk  qe  le  duist  aver  escript  de  sa 
meyn,   si  ceo   duist    estre    estatut,    &c. ;    et   la  partie 


^  25,184,  meyns. 

2  Hai'l.,  suyt. 

8  et  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

4  25,184,  Aubray. 


^  Harl.,  pas. 

6  The  words  ceo  trie  are  omitted 
from  Harl. 


88 


MICHAELMAS    TERM 


Nos.  19,  20. 

A.D.  1343.  has  been  examined,  to  which  fact  we  have  regard,  and 
we  have  nothing  else  to  do  or  to  adjudge  but  to  ad- 
judge execution  of  the  statute,  for  we  cannot  give 
judgment  as  to  the  counterfeiting  of  the  statute  in 
this  Court. — And  Kelshulle  awarded  execution.^ 


Waste. 


Assise  of 

Novel 

Disseisin. 


(19.)  §  Pultcney.  Exception  is  taken  to  the  writ  of 
Waste  brought  by  the  husband  and  his  wife  on  the 
ground  that  the  v.aste  could  not  be  to  the  disherison 
of  the  wife,  who  has  only  a  term  for  life,  and  that  by 
way  of  remainder ;  and  on  this  exception  the  cause 
had  been  long  pending. — Thorpe,  The  WTit  seems  to 
us  to  be  bad  for  those  in  the  remainder,  and  also  for 
the  wife  who  has  only  a  term  for  life. — Sharshulle. 
The  exception  is  to  the  action,  and  it  seems  to  us 
that,  when  a  remainder  is  limited  by  fine,  the  right 
is  vested  immediately ;  but  it  would  be  otherwise  if 
the  remainder  were  limited  by  deed  in  pais  ;  therefore 
it  seems  to  us  that  the  writ  is  good. 

(20.)  §  Novel  Disseisin  between  John  Triple,  plain- 
tiff, and  M."^  late  wife  of  Richard  Hakeney  of  London, 
defendant,  in  respect  of  tenements  in  the  geldable. 
The  array  of  the  panel  was  challenged  on  the  ground 
that  the  Sheriff  of  Middlesex  who  had  arrayed  the 
panel  was  a  procurer  and  maintainer,  &c. ;  where- 
upon, one  of  the  panel,  being  examined,  said  that 
the  Sheriff  did  not  procure,   and   said   further  that  he 


1  For  a  report  of  the  same  or  of 
a  similar  case,  see  Y.B.,  Mich., 
18  Edw.  III.,  No.  22. 


2  For  the  real  names  see  p.  89, 
note  5. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


89 


Nos.  19,  20. 

est    examine,    a    quel    nous    avoms    regarde,   et    nous  ^-^^  1343. 
navoms  autre  chose  a^  faire  forsqe  dajuger  execucion 
del   estatut,    ou^   de   ajuger,    qar    del    countrefaire  del 
estatut  nous  poms  pas  faire  jugement  en  ceste  place.^ 
— Et   Kels.  agar  da  execucion. 

(19.)^  §  Pult.  Le  bref  de  Wast  pur  le  baroun  et  Wast, 
sa  femme  est  chalange  pur  ceo  qe  ceo  ne  put  estre 
a  la  desheritaunce  la  femme,  qe  nad  qe  terme  de 
vie,  et  ceo  par  voie  de  remeindre ;  et  sur  ceo 
chalange  ad  pendu  longement. — Thorjye.  Nous  semble 
bref  malveis  pur  ces  en  le  remeindre,  et  auxint  pur 
la  femme  qe  nad  qe  terme  de  vie. — Schar.  La 
chalange  est  al  accion,  et  il  nous  semble  qe  quant 
le  remeindre  est  taille  par  fyn  qe  le  dreit  est 
tauntost  vestu ;  mes  autre  serreit  sil  fut  taille  par 
fait   en   pays ;    par  quei   nous   semble   le   bref  bon. 

(20.)  ^    §    Novele     Disseisine     entre     Johan    Triple,  d^^^'^f^^^ 
pleintif ,    et  M.    qe    fut    la    femme    Richard    Hakeney  Disseisine. 
de   Loundres,   defendant,    des    tenements    en   gildable.  ^17  Li. 
Larray  du  panel  fut  chalange  pur  ceo  qe  le  Yicounte  Fitz'., 
de   Middelsexe   qad   arraye   le   panel    est   procurour   et  ^''"^^^"i?^ 
meintenour,    &c. ;    sur    quei    un    del    panel    examine 
dit    qe    le    Vicounte    ne    procura    pas,     et    dit    outre 


1  a  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
'■^  ou  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

3  In  Harl,  the  word  Jugement  is 
here  inserted,  in  a  later  hand,  in 
the  margin. 

4  From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C. 

5  From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C, 
until  otherwise  stated,  but  corrected 
by  the  record,  Placita  de  Banco, 
Mich.  17  Edw.  m.,  Ro  237.  It 
there  appears  that  the  Assise  was 
brought  by  John  Triple  of  London, 
fishmonger,  and  Katherine  his 
wife,  against  Alice  late  wife  of 
Richard  de  Hakeneye,  and  several 
others,  in  respect  of  a  moiety  of 


one  acre  of  land  in  Stebbenhethe 
(Stepney,  Middlesex). 

The  defendants  all  answered  by 
bailiff,  who,  for  all  except  Alice, 
denied  the  disseisin,  and  issue 
was  joined  upon  the  traverse.  For 
Alice,  as  tenant  of  the  land,  he 
pleaded  that  William,  parson  of 
the  church  of  St.  Mary  atte  Hulle 
(at  Hill)  enfeoffed  her  and  her  late 
husband  of  the  land  in  fee,  and 
that  she  had  entered  without  effect- 
ing any  disseisin  on  the  plaintiff's. 
Issue  was  joined  on  this  plea  to  the 
Assise. 


90  MICHAELMAS    TEEM 


No.   20. 


A.i>.  1343.  came  through  the  Baihff  of  the  Queen's  Liberty  of  B., 
who  has  full  return,  Szc,  who  made  summons  and 
view  to  him  and  to  some  others  named  in  the  panel ; 
and  also  some  others  were  required  to  state  through 
whom  they  came,  and  they  said  that  they  came  through 
divers  bailiffs  of  divers  liberties. — Thorpe.  The  array 
has  been  found  false  in  part,  and  the  array  is  one  whole, 
so  that  a  mistake  in  part  extends  to  the  whole;  judgment 
whether  you  will  take  the  assise  on  such  an  array. — 
Pole.  The  array,  so  far  as  the  challenge  of  the  party 
is  concerned,  is  tried  and  found  good ;  and  that  which 
you  may  find  beyond  relates  only  to  the  challenge  and 
comj)laint  of  the  lord  of  the  Liberty,  as  to  which  a 
party  cannot  complain,  and  even  were  it  the  fact  that 
as  to  some  there  was  a  fault  in  the  array,  if  you  had 
a  sufficiency  of  others  who  had  come  by  good  process, 
you  would  take  the  Assise ;  and  you  will  find  a 
sufficiency  of  others  in  the  panel,  who  came  by  good 
process. — Stoiiford.  When  the  array  is  bad  as  to  one 
person  in  the  panel,  and  it  is  so  found,  that  extends 
to  the  whole  ;  besides,  when  the  array  is  made  by  the 
Bailiff  of  a  Liberty,  and  the  Sheriff  returns  it  as  from 
himself,  in  case  I  have  my  challenge  to  the  array  made 
by  the  Bailifl'  of  the  Liberty,  I  shall  lose  it  through  the 
fault  of  the  Sheriff,  and  that  is  not  right. — Kelshulle. 
The  Sheriff  must  be  amerced  for  the  bad  array,  and  he 
cannot  be  amerced  for  parcel  while  the  array  stands  as 
to  the  rest ;  wherefore  let  the  Sheriff  be  in  mercy,  and 


IXVII.    EDWABD    III. 


91 


No.  20. 

qil   vint   par   baillif   de    la    fraunchise    la   Reigne^   de  A..D.  1343. 

B.,    qad     plein     retourn,     &c.,    qe     a    luy    et    asquns 

autres   nomes   en   le  panel   fit  la  somons  et  la  vewe; 

et  auxint  autres  furent   opposes    par    qi    ils   vindrent, 

et   disoient   qe   par    divers    baillifs    des    divers   fraun- 

chises.^ — Thorpe,      Larray    est    trove    faux    en    partie, 

quel   array   est   un,    issi    qe    la    misprisioun  ^   en   par- 

celle  sestent  a  tut ;  jugenient  si  sur  tiel  array  voillez 

lassise   prendre. — Pole.     Larray,   quant   a  chalange   de 

partie,    est    trie    pur    bon ;    et    ceo    qe   vous   troverez 

outre   nest   forsqe   en   chalange    et   pleinte   de   seignur 

de   la   fraunchise,   de  quel  partie   ne   se   put   pleindre, 

et   tut   fut   ceo   qe  quant   as   asquns  il  y  avoit  defaut 

en  larray,  si  vous  ussez  assetz  des  autres  qe  fuissent^ 

venuz     par     bon     proces,    vous     prendrez    lassise ;    et 

vous    troverez    assetz    des    autres    en    panel,    qe   vint 

par     bon    proces. — Stou.      Quant    larray    est    malveys 

quant   a   un   el   panel,    et   ceo   soit    trove,    ceo   sestent 

a    tut ;     ovesqe    ceo,    quant    larray    est    fait    par    le 

baillif     de    fraunchise,     [et    le    Vicounte    le    retourne 

come    de    luy    mesme,     en     cas    qe    jeo    eusse    mon 

chalange    a  larray   fait   par   le  baillif   de    fraunchise]^ 

jeo    le    per  drey    par    la    defaut    de   Vicounte,    et   ceo 

nest   pas   resoun. — Kels.      II    covient    qe   le   Vicounte 

soit   amercie   pur   le   malveys   array,  et  il  ne  put  pas 

estre   amercie   pur   parcelle,    et    larray    ester    del    re- 

menant ;   par   quel   le   Vicounte    soit   en   la  mercy,   et 


1  25,184,  Roigne. 

2  The  challenge  was,  according  to 
the  roll,  as  follows: — "Super  hoc 
"  praedicta  Alicia  calumniat  araia- 
"  men  turn  istius  panelli,  quia  dicit 
"  quod  plures  recognitores  istius 
"  Assisse  sunt  de  libertate  Philippae 
"  Reginge  Anglise  per  ballivum 
"  ejusdem  libertatis  summoniti,  et 
"  in  returno  Vicecomitis  non  fit 
"  meutio  quod  fecit  returnum 
"  eidera  ballivo,  sed  de  facto  suo 


"  proprio  respondit,  cum  tamen 
"  executio  inde  tarn  de  summoni- 
"  tione  recognitorum  quam  de  visu 
"  habendo  de  libero  tenemento,  &c., 
"  facta  fuit  per  ballivum  praedictum 
"  prout  per  triatores,  &c.,  comper- 
"  turn  est." 

3  Harl.,  mespressioun. 

^  25,184,  puissent. 

5  The  words  between  brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184, 


92  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.  20. 


A.D.  1343.  sue  you  a  new  array. — And  afterwards  be  sued  a  new 
array  impanelled  from  the  Geldable,  and  another  from 
the  Liberty  by  indenture,  because  the  Liberty  extended 
into  the  Hundred. — And  this  reason  was  endorsed, 
and  the  Assise  passed. 

Assise  of        s  John    Triple   and    A.^  his  wife   brou^^ht   an  Assise 

Novel  '  ....  . 

Disseisin,  oi  Novel  Disseisin  against  A.^  in  respect  of  tenements 
in  C.,^  in  which  the  parties  had  pleaded  to  the  x^ssise. 
And  the  Assise  came,  and  the  array  of  the  panel  was 
challenged  on  the  ground  that  the  array  was  made  by 
the  device  of  one  who  was  a  maintainer,  and  also 
that  the  Sheriff  was  a  maintainer,  and  this  was  tried 
by  the  persons  in  the  same  panel,  because  it  was  in 
the  Bench.  And  the  challenge  was  found  to  be  false. 
Thereupon  it  was  alleged  that  several  were  from 
other  Hundreds.  And  they  brought  a  writ  directing 
the  Justices  to  take  the  Assise  by  those  who  were 
nearest,  c^c.  Thereupon  it  was  asked  of  one  from 
what   Hundred   he   was,    and   how   he   came ;    and   he 


1  For  the  real  names  see  p.  89,  note  5. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


93 


No.  20. 

siwez^  novel   array. — Et  puis    siwist^  novel   array  et  A.D.  1343. 
enpanelle^    del    gildable,    et    autre    de    la    fraunchise 
par  endenture,   pur   ceo   qe  la   fraunchise  sestendi  en 
le  Hundred.* — Et    cele    cause    fut  endosse,   et  lassise 
passa. 

S    Johan  ^    Triple    et    A.    sa    femme    porter ent    un  Assise  de 

...  Novele 

Assise  de  Novele  Disseisine  vers  A.  des  tenements  Disseisine. 
en  C,  ou  plede  fut  al  Assise.  Et  lassise  vient,  et 
larray  de  panelle  fut  chalange  pur  ceo^  qe  larray 
fut  fait  al  devise  un  qe  fut  maintenour,  et  auxi  qe 
le  Vicounte  fut  maintenour,  et  ceo  trie  par  gentz 
de  mesme  la  panelle,  quia  fuit  in  Banco.  Et  fut 
trove  la  chalange  faux.  Sur  quel  allegge  fut  qe 
plusours  furent  des  autres  Hundreds.  Et  porterent 
briefe  qe  les  Justices  duissent  prendre  lassise  par  les 
plus  proscheins,  &c.  Sur  quei  fut  demande  de  un 
de   quel   Hundred   il    fut,    et    coment    il   vient ;    et   il 


1  HarL,  suez. 

•^  Harl.,  suyt. 

"  HarL,  en  panel. 

*  After  the  challenge,  as  cited 
above,  p.  91,  note  2,  the  record 
continues  thus  : — "  Ideo  idem  Vice- 
"  comes,  scilicet  Johannes  de  Pel- 
"  ham,  inmisericordia.  Et  affora- 
"  tur  per  Justiciaries  ad  unam 
"  marcam.  Et  istud  panellum 
"  omnino  deleatur  ad  praesens. 
"  Et  Vicecomes  de  novo  summoneat 
'•  xij,  &c.,  de  visneto  prsedicto  quod 
"  sint  hie  in  Crastino  Animarum 
"  ad  recognoscendum,  &c.  Et 
"  partes  habent  eundem  diem,  &c. 
"  Ad  quern  diem  veniunt  tam 
"  prsedicti  Johannes  Triple  et 
"  Katerina  quam  ballivus  aliorum, 
"  &c.  Et  similiter  recognitores 
"  veniunt  de  consensu  praBdictorum 
"  Johannis  Triple  et  Katerinse  et 
"  ballivi  electi,  qui  dicunt  super 
"  sacramentum   suum   quod    prse- 


"  dicti  Johannes  Triple  et  Katerina 
"  fuerunt  seisiti  de  praedicta  terra 
"  in  visu  posita  ut  de  libero  tene- 
"  mento  quousque  praedicti  Alicia 
"  [and  certain  of  the  other  defend- 
"  ants]  ipsos  inde  disseisiverunt, 
"  ad  damnum  ipsorum  Johannis 
"  Triple  et  Katerinae  viginti 
"  librarum,  et  quod  alii  in  brevi 
"  nominati  non  interfuerunt  dis- 
"  seisinae."  Judgment  was  given 
accordingly. 

5  This  report  of  the  case  is  printed 
by  itself,  as  No.  106  in  the  old 
editions.  No  MS.  of  it  has  been 
found,  and  there  is  no  mention  of 
it  in  Fitzherbert's  Abridgment. 
There  is  however  a  reference  to  it 
in  the  printed  Liber  Assisanim. 
The  name  Johan  is  printed  Jenyn 
or  Jenin  in  the  old  editions. 

6  The  old  editions  here  and  else- 
where eo,  instead  of  pur  ceo. 


94  MICHAELMAS   TEEM 

No.   21, 

A.D.  ia43.  said  that  he  was  from  another  Hundred,  and  that  he 
came  through  the  Baihff  of  the  Liberty  of  the  Queen, 
who  had  the  return  of  writs.  And  another  said  that  he 
came,  and  that  he  had  made  the  view,  through  the 
Bailiff  of  the  Liberty  of  the  Abbot  of  Westminster. — 
Thorpe.  You  have  found  that  this  array  is  made  by  the 
Baihff  of  the  Liberty  of  which  the  Sheriff'  has  made  no 
mention  ;  so  the  array  is  null. — Pulteney.  The  tene- 
ments are  in  the  geldable,  and  the  array  was  made 
by  the  Sheriff,  as  it  ought  to  be,  and  by  no  other ;  so 
you  ought  to  take  the  x\ssise. — Pole.  If  wrong  be 
done  to  the  lord  of  the  Liberty,  or  to  any  one  else, 
let  him  have  his  recovery ;  but  in  this  case  he  cannot 
by  way  of  challenge  stop  the  taking  of  the  Assise. — 
Pole.  There  is  a  sufficiency  of  others  from  the  geld- 
able, who  came  through  the  Sheriff'. — R,  Thorpe.  The 
array  is  found  bad  in  part,  and  therefore  in  its  en- 
tiret3\ — TT".  Thorpe.  The  array  is  found  to  have  been 
made  without  any  proper  officer,  because  the  Bailiff 
made  it  without  warrant. — Stoiiford.  If  it  had  been 
made  by  virtue  of  a  warrant  to  the  Bailiff',  then  I 
ought  to  have  had  my  challenge  as  to  the  Bailiff',  and 
that  I  cannot  have  now. — And  afterwards  Kelshulle 
said  :  Sue  a  new  array. — But  at  first  one  of  the  jurors 
was  challenged  because  he  was  not  summoned  within 
the  fifteen  days. — And  this  exception  was  not  allowed, 
because  this  was  in  the  Bench,  Sec. 

Quarein-  (21.)  §  A  Quare  incumhrarit  ^'AS  brought  against  the 
^"'"'"""'Bishop  of  Exeter  by  Theobald  de  Greneville,  <kc.,  for 
that  he  encumbered  the  church,  &c.,  pending  the  plea. 
And  the  plaintiff  counted  that  he  delivered  to  the 
Bishop  a  Prohibition  Xe  admittat,  and  afterwards  re- 
covered, &c.,  and  presented  his  clerk  to  the  Bishop,  and 
the  Bishop  encumbered  the  church  with  one  N.,  while 
the  plea  was  pending,  contrary  to  the  law  and  custom 
of  the  realm,  and  to  the  damage  of  the  plaintiff',  &:c. — 
Gaynesford.     This  count  includes  what  is  of  the  nature 


XVII.    EDWARD   III. 


m 


No.  21. 

dit  qil  fut  dautre  Hundred,  et  qil  vient  par  le  A.D.  1343. 
baillif  de  la  franchise  la  Eoigne,  qad  retourne  de 
briefes.  Et  un  autre  dit  qil  vient,  et  avoit  fait  la 
vewe,  par  le  baillif  de  la  franchise  Labbe  de  West- 
mestre. — Thorpe.  Vous  avez  trove  qe  cest  array  est 
fait  par  baillif  de  la  franchise  de  quel  le  Vicounte 
ad  fait  nul  mencion ;  issint  larray  nul. — Pult.  Les 
tenements  sont  en  gildable,  et  larray  fait  par  le 
Vicounte,  come  il  deit  estre,  et  par  nul  autre  ;  issint 
vous  devez  lassise  prendre. — Pole.  Si  tort  soit  fait 
al  seignur  de  franchise,  ou  a  nul  autre,  eit  il  son 
recoverir ;  mes  en  ceo  cas  par  voie  de  chalange  il 
ne  puit  pas  arester  la  prise  del  Assise. — Pole.  lis 
sont  autres  assetz  gildable,  et  qe  sont  venus  par  le 
Vicounte. —  [it.]  Thorpe.  Larray  est  trove  malveis  en 
partie,  et  par  taunt  en  tout. — W.  Thorpe.  Trove 
est  larray  fait  sanz  ministre,  pur  ceo  qe  le  baillif 
ceo  fist  sanz  garraunt. — Stouf.  Sil  ust  [este]  fait  par 
garraunt  al  baillif,  donqes  jeo  duisse  aver  mon 
chalange  a  le  baillif,  et  ceo  ne  puis  jeo  aver  ore. — 
Et  puis  Kels.  Suez  novel  array. — Mes  primes  un 
des  jurours  fut  chalange  pur  ceo  qil  ne  fut  pas 
somons  de  xv  jours. — Et  non  allocatur,  quia  hoc  fuit 
in   Banco,    &c. 

(21.)  ^  §  Quare    incumbravit   vers    Levesqe   Dexcestre  Quare  in- 
porte    par    Thebaud    de    Greneville,    &c.,    de    ceo    qil  <i"'?^/^^«^'^'^- 
encombra   leglise,    &c.,    pendaunt    le   plee.     Et   counta  Quare  in- 
coment   il  luy  livera  Prohibicion  Ne  admittat,   et  puis  J""'^^''«^"^^ 
recoveri,    &c.,   et   luy   presenta   son   clerk,    et    Levesqe 
encombra   leglise   dun   N.-^  pendaunt,  encountre   la   ley 
et   custume   de   Realme,    et    damage    del   pleintif,    &c. 
— Gaijn.     Cest    count    comprent    la    nature    de    Quare 


1  From  HarL,  25,184,  and  C, 
but  corrected  by  the  record,  Placita 
de  Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw.  III., 
R°  179. 


2  Thomas  Crosse,    according  to 
the  record.     See  p.  97,  note  5. 


96  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.  21. 

A.D.  1343.  both  of  a  Quare  incumbravit  and  of  a  Qiiare  non 
admisit,  for  he  has  counted  how,  pendmg  the  writ, 
the  Bishop  encumbered  the  church,  and  how  he  after- 
wards recovered,  and  then  presented  his  clerk  to  the 
Bishop,  &c.,  whom  the  Bishop  refused,  and  it  is  of 
the  nature  of  a  Quare  non  admisit  when  one  counts 
of  a  refusal  of  clerks  presented. — Sharshulle.  With- 
out a  judgment  Quare  incumbravit  does  not  lie. — 
Hillary.  That  is  true ;  answer ;  the  count  in  this 
case  is  good. — Dericorthy  demanded  ojqx  of  the 
record. — Hillary.  You  are  not  a  party,  but  an 
officer,  and  you  have  not  executed  the  King's  com- 
mand, and  the  writ  is  an  original  writ  issued  from 
the  Chancery. — Thorpe.  So  is  Attaint  an  original 
writ,  and  lies  against  the  third  or  fourth  feoffee, 
and  yet  he  will  have  oyer ;  so  also  in  this  case,  since 
the    suit    is    taken     upon     a     record. — Hillary.     You 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


97 


No.  21. 

incumbravit  et   Quare    non    admisit,    car    il   ad   counte  AiD.  1343. 

coment,  pendaunt   bref,   Levesqe   encombra  leglise,   et 

puis   il    recoveri,    et    puis    presenta   a  luy   son   clerk, 

&c.,  quel  il  refusa,   qest  nature  de  Quare  non  admisit 

quant  homme  counte  de  refuser  de  clerkes  presentes. 

— ScHAR.     Saunz^  jngement  Quare  ^  i^icumbravit  ne  gist 

pas.^ — Hill.      Cest    verite ;    responez ;    le    count    la  ^ 

est  bon.^ — Derworthi  demanda   oy  del    recorde. — Hill,  l^^^z., 

XT  ,  ,.  .    .   ,       c  Moustrans 

Vous   nestes  pas   partie,   mes   mimstre,^  qe  navez  ipSiS  de  Faits, 
execut    le    maundement    le    Roi,    et    le    bref    est    un  ^^^^^^;  ^* 
original    issu    de     Chauncellerie. — Thorpe.      Auxi    est  leT]'  ^' 
Atteint    original,    et    gist    vers     le    tierce    ou    quart 
feffe,   et   si   avera  il   oy ;    auxi   en   ceo   cas   del  houre 
qe  la   suite   est    pris    hors    de    recorde. — Hill.     Vous 


1  saunz   is  omitted  from   Harl., 
and  25,184. 

2  Harl.,  de  Quare. 

3  pas  is  omitted  from  Harl. 
^  la  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

•5  The  declaration  was,  according 
to  the  record,  ''  quod,  cum  ecclesia 

"  deKilkhamptone  vacasset 

"  quo  tempore  contentio  mota  fuit 
"  inter  ipsum  Theobaldum  et 
"  Johannem  de  Kalegh  et  Amiam 
"  super  prgesentationem  ad  eandem, 
"  ita  quod  idem  Theobaldus  tulisset 
"  quandam  Assisam  Ultimas  Prse- 
"  sentationis  versus  preefatos  Jo- 
"  hannem   et  Amiam   de   ecclesia 

"  praedicta, pendente  qua 

"  Assisa  idem  Theobaldus 

"  apud  Chuddele,  in  praesentia 
"  Walteri  de  Kirkham,  Eoberti  de 
"  Kirkham,  et  Johannis  de  Chud- 
"  desleigh,  et  aliorum,  libera vit 
"  eidem  Episcopo  breve  domini 
"  Eegis  do  Prohibitione,  &e.,  ne 
"  ipse  aliquem  ad  ecclesiam  illam 
"  admitteret,   pendente    inter    eos 

"  Assisa  praedicta,  et 

"idem  Theobaldus  per  judicium 

18141 


'  Curiae  recuperavit  praesenta- 
tionem  suam  ad  ecclesiam  prae- 
dictam,  et  habuit  breve  praefato 
Episcopo,  loci  illius   Diocesano, 

quod ad  praesentationem 

ipsius  Theobaldi  ad  ecclesiam 
praedictam  idoneam  personam 
admitteret,  quod  quidem  breve 
eidem  Episcopo  liberatum  fuit 
per  quendam  Walterum  de  Mer- 

tone  apud  Chuddeleghe, 

et  ipse  Theobaldus,  eodem  die, 
in  praesentia  Walteri  de  Kirkham, 
HamonisdeWanforde,et  aliorum, 
preefato  Episcopo  praesentasset 
quendam  Walterum  de  Mertone 
clericum  suum,  ipsum  rogando 
ut  praefatum  Walterum  ad 
ecclesiam  praedictam  admitteret, 
idem  Episcopus,  ipsum  Walterum 
ad  ecclesiam  illam  admittere 
omnino  rescusans,  eandem  eccle- 
siam infra  tempus  semestre 
de  quodam  Thoma  Crosse  incum- 
bravit, contra  legem  et  consuetu- 
dinem,"  &c. 
6  25,184,  moustrez. 


98  :\IICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   21. 


A.D.  1343.  shall  not  have  oyer ;  answer. — Thorpe.  There  is  no 
such  record  in  this  Court ;  judgment  whether  in  this 
place  the  law  puts  us  to  answer. — Sharshulle.  Qiiare 
incumhravit  is  a  common  plea,  and  is  not  pleadable, 
except  at  the  King's  suit,  in  any  other  Court  but  this; 
and  if  the  record  be  in  the  Treasury,  or  in  another 
place,  still  the  party  will  rightly  have  this  suit. — 
Thorpe.  He  will  sue  in  the  King's  Bench  if  the  re- 
cord be  there,  or  he  ought  to  have  it  suh  pede  sigilli 
if  it  be  in  the  Treasury,  or  else  wait  until  the  record 
comes,  as  in  case  of  avowry,  or  Annuity  taken  upon  a 
fine,  &c. — Hillary.  The  cases  are  not  similar. — 
Mouhray.  Since  he  does  not  deny  that  there  is  such 
a  record,  nor  that  the  writ  came  to  him,  nor  that  he 
has  encumbered  the  church,  we  pray  that  it  be  ad- 
judged that  he  disencumber  the  church,  and  pray  our 
damages. — Stouford.  If  the  Court  so  sees  it,  we  will 
answer  sufficiently. — Sharshulle.  Quare  incumhravit 
is  pleadable  nowhere  except  in  this  Court,  nor  is 
Quare  impedit,  unless  it  be  for  the  King. — Thorpe. 
Suppose  that  by  reason  of  error  in  process  in  Quare 
impedit  the  matter  be  reversed  in  the  King's  Bench, 
they  will  proceed  with  the  jplea.  And  will  there  not 
afterwards  be  a  Quare  incumhravit  brought  there.  And 
the  reason  is  that  the  record  is  there,  &c. — Grene.  On 
a  Quare  deforciat,  if  the  party  w'ho  is  tenant  demand 
oyer  of  the  first  record,  he  shall  not  have  it ;  but  if 
he  will  maintain  his  first  recovery  in  accordance 
with  the  nature  of  the  first  writ,  the  Court  will 
not  hold  the  plea  unless  they  have  the  record ;  no 
more  can  3^ou  hold  plea  on  this  Quare  incumhravit ^ 
which  is  taken  upon  a  recovery,  unless  you  have 
the  record. — Hillary.  The  cases  are  not  alike,  for 
in    the    one    case    the    plea    will    be    held    upon    the 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


99 


No.  21. 

naverez    pas    loy ;    responez. — Thoiye,    II  ny  ad  nul  ^'^'  i^^^- 

tiel  recorde  ceinz ;    jugement    si    en    ceste    place  ley 

nous  mette  a  respoundre. — Schar.     Quare  incumhravit 

est  comune  plee,   et   nest   pas   empledable,  sil  ne  fut 

a  la  suite  le  Eoi,  en  nulle  autre  place  forsqe  ceinz ; 

et  si  le  recorde   soit  en  Tresorie,  ou  en  autre  place, 

uncore  partie   avera   par  resoun   ceste  suite. — Thoiye. 

II  suera^  en  Baunk  le    Eoi,    si    le    recorde    soit    la, 

ou   sil    soit    en    Tresorie    il    le    duist    aver   sub  pecle 

sigilli,  ou  autrement  attendre  tanqe  le  recorde  vendra, 

come   en   cas    davowere,    ou    dannuite   pris   hors    dun 

fyn,   &c. — Hill.     Non   est   simile. — Mouhray,     Puis   qil 

ne   dedit  pas   qil    y   ad    tiel    recorde,    ne    qe    bref   a 

luy  ^  vint,   ne   qil   ad  ^  encombre  leglise,  nous  prioms 

qe     agarde     soit     qil     desencombre     leglise,     et     nos 

damages. — Stouf,       Si     Court     veit,      nous     dirroms 

assetz. — Schar.      Quare    incumhravit    nest    nulle    part 

pledable   forsqe   ceinz,   ne    Quare    impedit,    sil   ne   soit 

pur  le  Eoi. — Thorpe.     Jeo  pose  qe  par  cause  derrour 

en  proces    en    Quare    impedit    la    chose    soit    reverse 

devant  le    Eoi,    ils  tendrount  avant  le  plee.     Et  ne 

serra  pas    apres*    Quare    incumhravit    porte    illoeqes  ? 

Et  la   resoun   est  pur   ceo  qe    le   recorde   est  la,    &c. 

— Grene.^    En  un   Quare  deforciat,  si  la  partie  tenant 

demande   oy  del  primer  recorde,   il  navera  pas ;   mes 

sil  voille  meintener    son    primer    recoverir    solonc   la 

nature  du  primer  bref.  Court  ne  tendra  pas  le  plee 

sils  neient  le  ^  recorde ;   nient  plus  poetz   vous  tener 

plee   sur   ceo    Quare    incumhravit    qest    pris    hors   dun 

recoverir,    si  vous   neiez   eel   recorde. — Hill.     Non  est 

simile,    car    en    luri    cas    homme    tendra    plee    sur    le 


1  25,184,  siwera. 

2  25,184,  ne  luy 

3  25,184,  nad. 

4  Harl.,  appres. 

°  In  the  old  editions  this  con- 
tinuation of  the  case,  beginning 
with  the  word  Grene,  is  placed  after 


No.  33  and  numbered  34.  There 
is  in  Harl.  the  marginal  note 
"  Quare  incumhravit.  Greneville," 
in  C.  Residuum  del  Quare  incum- 
hravit, which  words  ate  in  25,184 
preceded  by  the  word  Greneville. 
^  le  is  from  25,184  alone. 


100  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.   21. 


A.D.  1343.  first  writ  and  record,  but  not  so  in  this  case  ;   wherefore 

answer. — Pulteney.     Judgment  of  the  count,  for  he  has 

counted  that  the   Bishop  encumbered   the  church,  and 

has  not   shown   any  certain   act   by  which   the  Bishop 

encumbered,    that    is    to    say,    that    he    admitted    any 

clerk  on  the  presentation   of   another  person,  or  made 

institution  and  induction  on  his  own  collation,  without 

which  act  this  cannot  be  said  to  be  encumbrance. — 

Note  here  Mouhvay.     You  shall  not  be  admitted  to  that,  for   you 

manding    affirmed  the  count,  inasmuch  as  you  demanded  oyer  of 

oyer  of  the  |;i2e  record. — The  Court  ao^reed  to  this,  and  said  further 

rscorcl  he  . 

has  passed  that  the  exception  was  of  no  force. — Pulteney.  Judg- 
by  excep-  jxient  of  the  writ,  for  he  has  counted  that  he  recovered 
count,  but  on  Assise  of  Darrein  Presentment,  in  which  case  it  is 
not  to  the  [^  accordance  with  the  form  of  the  writ  to  make 
special  mention  of  the  Assise ;  but  if  he  had  recovered 
on  Quare  impedit,  the  writ  would  then  be  as  this  is. — 
Hillary.  "We  adjudge  the  writ  good,  because  there  is 
sufficient  intendment. — And  afterwards  exception  was 
taken  to  the  writ  inasmuch  as  the  words  of  the  writ 
were  pendente  placito  de  ecclesia  2^^'<^dicta,  and  it  did 
not  express  de  presentatione  ecclesice,  &c. ;  and  after- 
wards because  the  writ  had  not  the  words  pendente 
placito  prcedicto,  so  that  it  is  not  supposed  by  the  writ 
to  have  been  while  the  same  plea  was  pending;  and 
afterwards  because  the  writ  did  not  contain  the  words 
infra  tempus  semestre  incumhravit. — These  exceptions 
were  not  allowed. — Pulteney.  We  say  that  this  writ 
was  purchased  within  the  period  of  six  months,  within 
which  period  the  Bishop  had  power  to  disencumber 
the  church  and  admit  the  plaintiff's  presentee,  so  that 
he  could  not  make  his  plaint  within  that  time ; 
judgment  of  the  writ. — Hillary.  If  the  Bishop  en- 
cumbered within  two  davs  after  the  writ  reached   him. 


XVII.    EDWARD   III.  101 


No.  21. 


primer   bref    et    recorde,    et    en    ceo    cas   nient ;    par  A.D.  1343. 

quei  responez. — Pult.      Jugement    de    counte,    car    il 

ad   counte   qil   encombra  leglise   et   nad    pas  moustre 

certeyn   fait   coment  il   lencombra,    saver,  qil  resceust 

asqun   clerk   a   autri    presentement,    ou   par   sa   colla- 

cion   demene   fist  institucion  et  induccion,  saunz  quel 

fait   ceo  ne   poet   estre    dit    encombraunce. — Mouhray.  ^^ta  hie 

.  pr»  1     ^6  par  de- 

A    ceo    ne    serrez    resceu,    qar  vous    avez    anerme   le  mander  oy 
counte  par  taunt  qe  vous  demandastes  oy  del  recorde.  del  recorde 

^  7  7    -n  o  •  i      T ;  i  1  il  a-d  passe 

— Ad  quod  Curia  "^  consensu,  et  dit  outre  qe  lexcep-  de  excep- 
cion  fut  de  nulle  value. — Pult.  Jugement  du  bref,  ^^°^  ^ 
qar  il  ad  counte  qil  recoveri  sur  Assise  de  Derreyn  sed  noun 
Presentement,  en  quel  cas  fourme  du  bref  est  de  P^.^/^J^^^J 
faire  mencion  en  especial  del  Assise ;  mes  sil  ust 
recoveri  sur  Quare  impedit,  donqes  serreit  le  bref 
tiel  come  ceo^  cy  est. — Hill.  Nous  agardoms  le 
bref  bon,  qar  il  y  ad  assetz  dentent. — Et  puis  le 
bref  fut  chalange  en  taunt  qe  le  bref  voleit  pendente 
placito  de^  ecclesia  pr{sdicta,  et  ne  dit  pas  de^  prce- 
sentatione  ecclesice,  &c.  ;  et  puis  de  ceo  qe  le  bref 
ne  voleit  pas  pendente  placito  prcedicto,  issi  qe  par 
bref  ceo  nest  pas  suppose  pendaunt  mesme  le  plee; 
puis  de  ceo  qe  le  bref  ne  voleit  pas  infra  tempus 
semestre  inciunhravit. — Non  allocatur. — Pidt.  Nous 
dioms  qe  ceo  bref  fut  purchace  deinz  le  temps  de 
vj  mois,  deinz  quel  temps  Levesqe  poait  aver  des- 
encombre  leglise,  et  resceu  le  presente  le  pleintif, 
issi  qe  deinz  le  temps  il  ne  se  put  pleindre ;  juge- 
ment du  bref.^ — Hill.  Si  Levesqe  encombra  deinz 
les  ij   jours   apres   ceo''   qe  le  bref   luy  vint,  tauntost 


1  The  marginal    note    is    from  ;       ^  Harl.,  in. 

25,184  alone,  but  there  is  in  Harl.  I       ^  de  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

the  similar  note  "  A"'ofa  qapres  ceo  j       ^  In    25,184    are    inserted    here 

qe    partie    ad    demande  oi  de  re-  j  the  words  qar  nous  vous  dioms  qe 


corde  il  navendra  apres  de  pleder 
al  abatement  de  counte." 

2  25,184,  Hill. 

^  ceo  is  omitted  from  25,184. 


le  recorde  est  suy  en  Bank  le  Roi, 
et  errours  assignes. 

'  ceo  is  omitted  from  Harl, 


102  MICHAELMAiS    TERM 


Xo.   21. 


A.D.  1343.  this  action  was  given  immediately ;   wherefore  answer. 
— Pulteney.     Again,   judgment   of   the  writ,  for  we  tell 
you  that   the   record  is    sued   into   the   King's   Bench, 
and  errors  are  assigned,   and   this  writ   has  been  pur- 
chased pending  that  suit  of  Error,  &c. — Hillary.    Give 
a   better   answer. — Pulteney.     Then  we   do   not   under- 
stand that,  pending  that  suit,  you  will  put  us  to  answer, 
for   neither   by   this   writ   nor   by   writ   of   Qiiare    non 
admisit  is   it   sued   against   the   Ordinary  except  as  an 
officer  to  do  execution,  and  that  he  neither  ought  nor 
is  able  to  do   until    it   has  been  decided  to  whom  the 
patronage    belongs.     And   the    judgment   will    possibly 
be  reversed,    and   he  who  now  sues   will   be    excluded 
from   the   patronage ;    therefore   it  will   be  contrary  to 
reason  that,  pending  the  suit  of  Error  on  which,  in  a 
manner,  the  decision  as  to  the  patronage  depends,  this 
plaintiff   should   have    this    suit. — Shakdelowe.     To    a 
Quare    non    admisit,    which   would    be    taken    on    what 
appears  in  the  roll,  your  exception  would  be  effective, 
but  not  to  this  writ,  which   is   an  original  writ.     And 
if    you    could    so    escape,    you    would    go    quit.     And 
possibly  the   judgment  will    be    affirmed   hereafter,    or 
possiblj'  is  so  now,  of  which  fact  we  cannot  be  apprised. 
— R.  Thorpe.     We  understand  that   this  writ  lies  only 
in  two    cases  :    one  when  the  church   is    not    litigious, 
and   the   Bishop   encumbers  within   the   limited   time ; 
the  other  when   there   is   a   dispute   by  plea  upon  the 
patronage,  and  one  of  the  parties   recovers,  when  this 
writ  serves  for  him  who  recovers   after  decision   given 
as  to  the  patronage;    and   since   this   question   is  now 
pending    in    judgment,    while    that    suit    is  pending, 
it    is    contrary   to    reason    to    give    him    suit    upon    a 
judgment     which     will     possibly     be     annulled. — IF. 
Thorpe,  ad  idem.     In  case  of   Attaint  at   common   law 
Note  that,  it  was  a  cause  for  staying  proceedings   that   execution 
mon  law,   ^^^   ^^^t   been    had    of   the    damages ;    and   it   is    still 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  103 


No.  21. 


fut  cest  accion^  done;  par  quei  responez. — Pit?f. -A-D.  1343. 
Uncore  jugement  du  bref,  qar  nous  vous  dioms  qe 
le  recorde  est  suy  en  Baunk  le  Koy,  et  errours 
assignes,  et  ceo  bref  est  purchace  pendaunt  cele 
suyte  derrour,  &c. — Hill.  Responez*^  mellour. — Pult. 
Donqes  nentendoms  pas  qe  pendaunte  cele  suyte 
nous  voillez  mettre  a  respoundre,  qar  ceste  suyte 
par  ceo  bref,  ne  par  bref  de  Quare  non  admisit 
nest  pas  suy  vers  Ordiner,^  forsqe  come  ministre  de 
faire  execucion,  et  ceo  ne  deit  ne  ne  put  taunqe 
discus  soit  a  qi  le  patronage  est.  Et  par  cas  le 
jugement  serra  reverse,  et  cesty  qe  suyt  ore  serra 
forclos  del  patronage ;  donqes  serra  ceo  countre  re- 
soun,  pendaunte  la  suyte  derrour  sur  quei  discussion 
del  patronage  est  en  manere,  qe  cestuy  avereit^  la 
suite. — ScHARD.  A  un  Quare  non  admisit,  qe  serreit 
pris  hors  de  roulle,  vostre  chalange  liereit,  mes  a 
ceo  bref,  qest  original,  pas.^  Et  si  vous  puissez 
issi  estourtre,^  vous  irres  quites.  Et  par  cas  le 
jugement  apres  serra  afferme,  ou  par  cas  est  ore, 
de  quei  nous  ne  pooms  estre  appris. — RJ  Thorpe, 
Nous  entendoms  qe  ceo  bref  ne  gist  qen  deux  cas: 
un  quant  leglise  nest  pas  litigiouse,  et  Levesqe 
lencombre  ^  deinz  le  temps ;  lautre  quant  debat  est 
sur  le  patronage  par  plee,  et  lun  recovere,  pur  luy 
qe  recovere  ceo  bref  seert^  ajDres  la  discussion  fait 
del  patronage;  et  del  houre  qe  ceo  pent  en  juge- 
ment ore,  pendaunt  la  suyte,  cest  countre  resoun  de 
doner  a  luy  suite  dun  jugement  qe  par  cas  serra 
anienti. —  [TF.]  Thorpe,  ad  idem.  En  cas  datteinte  a 
la  comune   ley   ceo   fut  cause   de  surseer,  pur  ceo  qe  ^^^(^^  a  la 

,  p   ',       -i         -i  I  comune 

execucion  ne  put  pas    fait    des  damages ;    et  unqore  ley,  en 


1 25,184,  testacion,  instead  of 
cest  accion. 

2  Harl.,  respondes. 

'  Harl.,  Ordeigner. 

*  Harl.,  ceo  ny  avereit,  instead 
of  cestuy  avereit. 


5  pas  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

6  25,184,  estourtere. 

7  i2.  is  from  C.  alone. 

8  25,184,  and  C,  le  noumbre. 
y  C,  soit. 


104  MICHAELMAS    TEEM 


No.   21. 


A.D.  1343.  a  plea  to  say  that  execution   has  not  been  had  of  the 

°f  f..^^-^l  principal  matter,     because    it    is    not    restrained    by 

it  was'  a  '  Statute  ^ ;  for   the    same    reason,    in   this    case,    inas- 

good          much   as  the    principal   matter  has  not  been  decided, 

answer  to  ■■■  ^ 

say  that  you  Cannot  proceed. — Hillary.  Has  not  the  judgment 
0^01^11°^  been  given  by  reason  of  which  the  writ  lies  ? — Pulteney. 
ages  had  We  do  iiot  admit  that  the  church  became  void  at  the 
had ^^  Fat  ^^^^  ^^  which  they  have  counted  that  it  did,  and  we 
it  is  not  so  tell  you  that  John  de  Ealegh  and  Amy  his  wife  pre- 
it^iTnow^a  ^^^^^^^  ^^  US  Thomas  Crosse,  their  clerk,  to  whom  we 
good  granted  letters  of  enquiry  on   a   certain   day,  &c.,  and 

saylhat*°  it  was  fouud  by  inquest   that   they  were  very  patrons, 
execution  and  the  other  circumstances  thereto  appertaining,  and 
beenTad    ^'®  waited  to  make  institution   of   him  until  the  Feast 
of  the        of  St.    Peter   next   following,    at  which   time,   by  com- 
maUer.^     pulsion  of  the  law  of  Holy  Church,  we  made  institution 
of   him,   absque   hoc   that   any  Prohibition   reached  us, 
or  that  any  presentation  of  your   clerk  was  previously 
delivered  to  us,   by  which  we   could   have   had   notice, 
&c.     And  we  tell  you   that  his   presentee  never  after- 
wards   sued    nor    yet    sues    to    us    to    have    letters    of 
enquiry,  as  is  the  course;    and  we   do   not  understand 
that  you  can  assign  tort  in  our  person. — Moiihray.  We 

1  1  Edw.  III.,  St.  1,  e.  6. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


105 


No.  21. 

est  plee  a  dire  qe  execucion  nest^  pas  fait  del 
principal,  car  ceo  nest  pas  restreint  par  statut;  par 
mesme^  la  resoun  en  ceo  cas,  desicome  le  principal 
nest  pas  discus,^  vous  ne  poiez  aler  avant. — Hill. 
Nest  pas  le  jugement  rendu,  par  quei  le  bref  gist  ? 
— Pult.  Nous  ne  conissoms  pas  qe  leglise  se  voida 
au  temps  qils  ount  counte,  et  vous  dioms  qe  Johan 
Ealy  et  Amye  sa  femme  nous  presenterent  Thomas 
Crosse,  lour  clerk,  a  qi  nous  grauntames  lettre 
denquest,  certein  jour,  &c.,  et  par  enquest  fust  trove 
qils  furent  verreys  patrouns,  et  les  autres  circum- 
stances qe  appendent,  et  nous  attendimes^  de  luy 
faire  institucion  tanqe  a  la  Feste  Seint  Piere  pro- 
schein  ensuant,  a  quel  temps,  par  cohercion  de  la 
ley  de  Seint  Eglise,  nous  luy  fimes^  institucion, 
sanz  ceo  qe  nulle .  Prohibicion  '^  nous  vint,  ou  qe 
nulle  presentement  de  vostre  clerk  nous  estoit  adevant 
livere  par  quei  qe  nous  puissoms  aver  eu  notice, 
&c.  Et  vous  dioms  qe  son  presente  unqes^  puis 
ne^  uncore  ne  suist^°  a  nous  daver  lettre  denquest, 
come  appent ;  et  nous  ^^  nentendoms  pas  qe  tort 
en  nostre  persone  puissez  assigner.^^ — Mouhray.    Nous 


A.D.  1343. 

un  bref 
datteinte, 
il  fut  bone 
respons  a 
dire  qe 
execucion 
de  dam- 
ages ne  fut 
pas  fait. 
Sed  non 
sic  modo. 
Sed  il  est 
bone  res- 
pons a  ore 
a  dire  qe 
execucion 
de  princi- 
pal nest 
pas  fait.^ 


1  25,184,  ne  fut. 

2  25,184,  meisme. 

3  25,184,  discue. 

^  The  marginal  note  is  from 
25,184  alone. 

5  25,184,  and  C,  entendoms. 

^  Harl.,  feimes. 

'  25,184,  prohibucion. 

8  25,184,  andC,  un. 

'^  ne  is  omitted  from  25,184,  and 
C. 

10  Harl.,  nensuit,  instead  of  ne 
suist. 

"  nous  ia  omitted  from  Harl. 

12  The  Bishop's  plea  after  the 
protestation  was,  according  to  the 
record  : — "  quod  die  Lunas  proximo 
"  postFestum  omnium  Sanctorum, 


anno  regni  domini  Regis  nunc 
sextodecimo,  praefati  Johannes  et 
Amia,  asserentes  dictam  eccle- 
siam  tunc  esse  vacantem,  et  quod 
ad  ipsos  tunc  pertinuit  prsesen- 
tare  ad  eandem,  eidem  Episcopo, 
ut  loci  illius  Diocesano,  dictum 
Thomam  Crosse  ad  ecclesiam 
illam  prassentarunt,  supplicando, 
caritatis  intuitu,  ut  ipsum 
Thomam  ad  eandem  admitteret 
et  canonice  institueret  in  eadem, 
qui  quidem  Episcopus,  ad  in- 
stantem  requisitionem  praefati 
Thomae,  debitam  inquisitionem 
super  vacatione  ecclesiae  praedictae, 
jureprsesentantis,  etaliisarticulis 
consuetis,  prout  moris  est  in  hac 


106  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  21. 


A.D.  1343.  delivered  the  Prohibition  to  him,  as  above ;  ready,  &c. 
— And  the  other  side  said  the  contrary. 

Quarein-  §  Theobald  de  Greneville  brought  a  Quare  incuin- 
'  hravit  against  the  Bishop  of  Exeter,  and  counted  how 
he  had  brought  an  Assise  of  Darrein  Presentment,  in 
respect  of  the  same  advowson,  against  certain  persons, 
pending  which  Assise,  he  brought  a  writ  to  the  Bishop 
directing  the  Bishop  not  to  admit  a  presentee  to  the 
same  chm-ch  until  it  had  been  decided  to  whom  the 
presentation  belonged ;  and  he  said  that  he  afterwards 
recovered  by  the  Assise,  and  had  a  writ  to  the  Bishop, 
contrary  to  which  the  Bishop  had  encumbered  the 
church,  &c. — R.  Thorpe.  Sir,  you  see  plainly  how  this 
writ  is  founded  on  a  record,  on  which  Theobald  supposes 
that  he  recovered ;  wherefore  we  demand  oyer  of  that 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


107 


No.  21. 

luy  liverames    Prohibicion    ut    supra ;    prest,   &c. — Et  A.D.  1343. 
alii   e  contra} 

§  Thebaud^  de  Grenevile  porta  un  Quare  incumhravit  Quare  in- 
vers  Levesqe  de  Excestre,  et  counta  coment  il  avoit  ^""^  ^^^^^' 
porte  un  Assise  de  Darrein  Presentement  de  mesme 
lavowesoun  vers  certeines  persones,  pendaunt  quel 
Assise,  il  porta  briefe  al  Evesqe  qil  ne  resceivereit 
presente  a  mesme  legiise  tanqe  il  fuit  discus  a  qi 
le  presentement  appendereit ;  et  dit  qe  apres  il  re- 
coveri  par  Assise,  et  avoit  briefe  al  Evesqe,  encountre 
quel  Levesqe  avoit  encombre  legiise,  &c. — R,  Thorpe. 
Sire,  vous  veiez  bien  coment  cest  briefe  est  foundu 
sur  un  recorde,  sur  quel  Thebaud  suppose  qil 
recoveri ;    par    quel    nous    demandoms    oy  de  eel  re- 


parte,  proutde  jure  canonico  tene- 
batur,  in  plena  loci  Capitulo,  fieri 
fecit,  per  quam  inquisitionem 
compertum  fuit  quod  prsedicti  Jo- 
hannes et  Amia  veri  patroni  ejus- 
dem  ecolesiae  extiteruntet  in  pos- 
sessione  prsesentandi,  &c.,  et  quod 
ad  ipsos  ad  eandem  praesentare 
spectabat,  et  quod  dicta  ecclesia 
ad  tunc  non  fuit  litigiosa,  &c,, 
per  quod  idem  Thomas,  virtute 
articulorum  per  inquisitionem 
praedictam  compertorum,  versus 
ipsum  Episcopum  in  tantum 
prosequebatur  quod  ipse  Episco- 
pus  die  Sabbati  in  Festo  Sancti 
Petri  in  Cathedra  anno  regni 
domini  Regis  nunc  decimo  septi- 
mo  per  compulsionem  ecclesias- 
ticam  preefatum  Thomam  in 
ecclesia  praedicta  instituit,  et  ei 
literas  inductionis  inde  fecit, 
absque  hoc  quod  idem  Theobaldus 
ante  institutionem  illam  eidem 
Thomse  sic  factam  praefatum 
Walterum  de  Mertone  ipsi  Epis- 
copo  prsesentaverat  ad  eandem, 
seu    aliqua    Prohibitio    domini 


"  Regis  eidem  Episeopo  ne  aliquem 
"  ad  ecclesiam  illam  admitteret, 
"  pendente  inter  partes  preedictas 
"  Assisa  praedicta,  ex  parte  praedicti 
"  Theobaldi  liberata  fuit,  prout 
"  idem  Theobaldus  superius  in 
"  narratione  sua  supponit.  Ethoc 
"  paratus  est  verificare,  unde  petit 
*'  judicium,"  &c. 

1  At  Nisi  2^nus  (after  some  ad- 
journments) "  cum  juratores  venis- 
"  sent  ad  veredictum  suum  dicen- 
"  dum,  praedictus  Theobaldus  so- 
"  lemniter  exactus  fuit,  et  non 
"  venit." 

Judgment  was  therefore  given 
for  the  Bishop. 

2  This  report  of  the  case  is 
printed  by  itself  in  the  old  editions 
as  No.  108  (bis).  No  MS.  of  it  has 
been  found,  and  there  is  no  extract 
from  it  inFitzherbert's  Abridgment, 
though  a  reference  is  given  in  the 
edition  of  1565  to  the  folio  of  the 
old  editions  of  Year  Books  on  which 
it  is  printed.  As  to  the  record  see- 
p.  95,  note  1. 


108  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.   21. 

A.D.  1343. 1'ecord. — Mouhray.  This  writ  does  not  issue  out  of  a 
record,  but  is  an  original  writ  by  itself,  and  is  pur- 
chased against  you  as  against  an  officer,  because  you 
would  not  execute  the  King's  command:  wherefore 
judgment  whether  you  ought  to  have  oyer. — R.  Thorpe. 
It  is  possible  that  there  is  no  such  record  as  Theobald 
supposes  by  this  writ,  in  which  case  you  have  abated 
this  writ ;  or,  even  though  there  was  such  a  record  as 
this  writ  supposes,  it  may  be  that  this  writ  was  pur- 
chased before  judgment  was  rendered  on  this  same 
record,  and  for  that  reason  it  may  be  abated,  and  as 
to  this  we  cannot  have  any  exception  if  we  have  not 
oyer  of  the  record ;  wherefore,  &c. — Hillary.  You 
are  a  stranger  to  the  record  itself,  so  that,  even  if 
there  is  any  defect  in  the  record  itself,  you  cannot 
plead  it;  wherefore  it  seems  that  you  ought  not  to 
have  oyer  of  the  record. — And  he  was  ousted  from  the 
oyer. — R.  Thorpe.  Then  we  tell  yow  that  there  is  no 
such  record  in  this  Court  as  is  supposed  by  the  writ; 
and  we  do  not  understand  that  you  will  proceed,  &c. 
— Mouhray.  You  see  plainly  how  he  does  not  deny 
that  there  was  such  a  record,  nor  does  he  allege  any 
other  place  in  which  that  record  is  now,  and,  because 
he  does  not  deny  that  he  has  encumbered  the  church, 
we  demand  judgment,  and  pray  our  damages. — W. 
Thorpe.  This  writ  ought  always  to  be  brought  where 
the  first  record  is  :  for  suppose  the  King  recovers  a 
presentation,  by  a  Qiiare  impedit,  in  the  King's  Bench, 
if  the  Bishop  encumbers  the  church,  the  Quare  incum- 
bravit  will  be  brought  in  the  King's  Bench ;  wherefore 
also  it  seems  that  it  should  be  here ;  and  since  you 
have  not  any  record  in  this  Court  upon  which  this 
writ  can  be  founded,  we  demand  judgment,  &c. — 
Hillary.  The  King  can  bring  his  Quare  impedit  in' 
whatsoever  Court  he  pleases  ;  but  another  and  a  com- 
mon person  must  bring  his  writ  in  this  Court ;  there- 
fore, since  this  presentation  was  recovered  between* 
parties   other   than   the   King,   we   understand   that  it 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  109 


No.  21. 


corde. — Mouhray.  Cest  briefe  nest  pas  issu  hors  de  A..D.  1343. 
recorde,  einz  est  un  original  a  par  Iny,  et  purchace 
devers  vous,  come  devers  ministre,  pur  ceo  qe  vous 
ne  voudrez  pas  faire  le  comaundement  le  Koi ;  par 
quei  jugement  si  vous  devez  le  oy  aver. — R.  Tliorpe. 
Poet  estre  qil  ad  nul  tiel  recorde  come  Thebaud 
suppose  par  cest  briefe,  en  quel  cas  vous  avez  abatu 
cest  briefe ;  ou,  mesqe  il  avoit  tiel  recorde,  come  cest 
briefe  suppose,  puit  estre  qe  cest  briefe  fut  purchace 
avant  le  jugement  rendu  sur  mesme  le  recorde,  par 
quel  cause  il  puit  estre  abatu,  et  a  quei  nous  ne 
pooms  aver  chalange  si  nous  neioms  oy  de  eel  re- 
corde ;  par  quei,  &c. — Hill.  Yous  estes  estraunge  a 
mesme  le  recorde,  issint  qe  mesqe  il  ad  defaut  en 
mesme  le  recorde,  vous  ne  poies  pas  a  ceo  pleder  ; 
par  quei  il  semble  qe  vous  ne  devez  oy  de  recorde 
aver. — Et  fut  ouste  de  ceo. — R.  Thorpe.  Donqes 
vous  dioms  qil  nad  tiel  recorde  ceinz  come  est  sup- 
pose par  le  briefe,  et  nentendoms  pas  qe  vous  voillez 
plus  avant  aler,  &c. — Mouhray.  Vous  veiez  bien 
coment  il  ne  dedit  pas  qe  tiel  recorde  il  avoit,  ne 
il  allegge  nul  autre  lieu  ou  eel  recorde  est  a  ore, 
et,  pur  ceo  qil  ne  dedit  pas  qil  ad  encombre  leglise, 
nous  demandoms  jugement,  et  prioms  nos  damages. 
— W.  Thorpe.  Cest  briefe  touz  dis  deit  estre  porte 
la  ou  le  primer  recorde  est:  qar  jeo  pose  qe  le 
Koi  recover e  un  presentement,  par  un  Quare  impedit, 
en  Bank  le  Koi,  si  Levesqe  encombre  leglise,  le 
Quare  incumhravit  serra  porte  en  Bank  le  Koi ;  par 
quei  auxi  semble  qil  serreit  cy ;  et  del  houre  qe 
vous  navez  nul  recorde  ceinz  dount  cest  briefe  purra 
estre  foundu,  nous  demandoms  jugement,  &c. — Hill. 
Le  Koi  purra  porter  son  Quare  impedit  en  quele  place 
qe  luy  plest;  mes  autre  comune  persone  covient  porter 
son  briefe  en  cest  place ;  donqes,  quant  cest  presente- 
ment fut  recoveri  entre   autres  parties  qe  le  Koi,  nous 


110  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  21. 


A.D.  1343.  ^vas  recovered  before  us.  And  it  may  be  that  the 
record  has  been  removed  into  a  higher  Court  for 
certain  causes,  in  which  case  we  cannot  abate  this 
writ,  even  though  we  have  not  the  record,  because  the 
party  cannot  have  his  writ  elsewhere ;  and  therefore 
answer. — B.  Thorpe,  We  demand  judgment  of  the 
writ :  for  his  writ  purports  that  we  have  been  attached 
to  answer  since  there  was  a  plea  pending  in  respect 
of  the  church  of  Kilkhampton,  whereas  there  was  no 
writ  pending  in  respect  of  the  church  of  Kilkhampton, 
but  in  respect  of  the  advowson,  in  which  case  the  words 
of  his  writ  should  be  de  placito  de  advocatione  ecdesice; 
judgment  of  the  writ. — Hillary.  You  have  pleaded 
higher,  inasmuch  as  you  pleaded  that  we  have  no 
record  before  us,  and  also  at  first  demanded  ojev  of 
the  record  ;  wherefore  it  seems  that  to  this  plea  of  a 
lower  nature  you  cannot  be  admitted. — W.  Thorpe, 
That  which  we  pleaded  before  was  to  the  jurisdiction, 
to  the  effect  that  you  have  no  warrant  to  hold  the 
plea,  because  you  have  no  record,  and  it  is  the  natural 
thing  to  plead  first  to  the  jurisdiction,  and  afterwards 
to  the  writ  and  to  the  count ;  wherefore,  &c. — And 
afterwards  the}'  were  in  the  end  ousted  from  this 
exception,  because  it  was  adjudged  to  be  of  no  force. 
— Pi.  Thorpe.  Again,  Sir,  judgment  of  the  writ,  for 
his  writ  recites  that  he  recovered  the  presentation 
before  the  Justices  of  the  Bench,  but  it  does  not 
mention  in  what  place  he  recovered,  that  is  to  say, 
whether  at  Westminster  or  at  York ;  wherefore  we 
demand  judgment  of  the  writ. — Richemunde,  On  a 
writ  which  has  issued  wholly  out  of  a  record,  such  as 
a  Scire  facias  or  the  like,  the  writ  ought  to  make 
mention  where  the  recoverv  was  had  :  but  this  is  an 
original  writ,  which  can  declare  only  before  what 
Justices  the  recovery  was  had ;  and  that  which  our 
writ  does  not  declare  we  have  shown  by  count ;  where- 
fore our  writ  is  sufficiently  good. — Therefore  they  were 
ousted  from  that  exception. — B.   Thorpe.     Again,  judg- 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  Ill 


No.   21. 


entendoms  qe  ceo  fut  recoveri  devant  nous.  Et  puit  ^-^^  ^^^^ 
estre  qe  le  recorde  soit  remue  en  place  plus  haut 
pur  certeines  causes,  en  quel  cas  nous  ne  pooms 
pas  abatre  cest  briefe,  tout  neioms  pas  le  recorde, 
qar  la  partie  ne  puit  pas  aver  son  briefe  aillours ;  et 
pur  ceo  responez. — R.  TJwrpe.  Nous  demandoms 
jugement  de  briefe  :  qar  son  briefe  voet  qe  nous  soioms 
attaches  de  respoundre  puis  qe  come  il  avoit  plee 
pendaunt  del  eglise  de  Kilkamtone,  la  ou  il  navoit 
nul  briefe  pendaunt  del  eglise  de  K.,  einz  davowesoun, 
en  quel  cas  son  briefe  serreit  de  placito  de  advocatione 
ecclesice;  jugement  de  briefe. — Hill.  Vous  avez  plede 
plus  haut,  en  taunt  qe  vous  pledastes  qe  navoms 
pas  recorde  devant  nous,  et  auxi  primes  demandastes 
oy  de  recorde ;  par  quei  il  semble  qe  a  cest  plee 
plus  has  vous  ne  poiez  avener. — TF.  Thorpe.  Ceo 
qe  nous  pledames  devant  fut  a  la  jurisdiccion,  qe 
vous  navez  pas  garraunt  de  tener  le  plee,  pur  ceo 
qe  vous  navez  pas  recorde,  et  naturelle  chose  est 
primes  de  pleder  a  la  jurisdiccion,  et  puis  al  briefe 
et  al  count ;  par  quei,  &c. — Et  puis  a  derreyn  ils 
furent  oustes  de  eel  chalange,  pur  ceo  qil  fut  ajuge 
de  nul  value. — R.  TJwrpe.  Uncore,  Sire,  jugement 
de  briefe,  car  son  briefe  recite  qil  recoveri  le  presente- 
ment  devant  Justices  de  Bank,  mes  il  ne  fait  pas 
mencion  en  quel  lieu  il  recoveri,  saver,  ou  a  West- 
mestre  ou  Everwyke ;  par  quei  nous  demandoms 
jugement  de  briefe. — Richem.  En  un  briefe  qest  issu 
tout  hors  de  recorde,  come  un  Seire  facias^  vel 
similia,  le  briefe  deit  faire  mencion  ou^  recoverir^  se 
fist ;  mes  ceo  est  un  original,  qe  ne  poet  declarer 
forsqe  devant  queux  Justices  soy  fist;  et  ceo  qe 
nostre  briefe  ne  declare  pas  nous  avoms  moustre  par 
count ;  par  quei  nostre  briefe  est  assez  bon. — Par  quei 
lis  furent  oustes  de  eel  chalange. — R.  Thorpe,    Uncore 


1  The  earliest  editions,  en.  I       2  jf^w  t^g  qI^  editions,  recorde. 


112  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   21. 


A.D.  1343.  ment    of    the    writ,    for    the    writ    does    not    mention 
whether  the  Bishop  encumhered  the  church  within  the 
six   months   or    afterwards ;    wherefore,    Szc. — Hillary. 
If  the  Bishop  presented  only  after  the  six  months,  the 
chm'ch   is  not   encumbered,   but  we    must   understand 
by  the  words  of  his  writ  that  the  presentation  of  which 
he   complains  was   made  within  the  six  months,  and,  if 
your  case  be  other,  you  will  be  able  to  plead  it  by  way  of 
answer  ;  and  therefore  say  something  else. — R.  Thorpe. 
Then  we  say  that  this  writ   bears   date  within'  the  six 
months   after   the   time   at  which   he    supposes   by  his 
count   that   the   church    became    void,    so    the   Bishop 
might  have   duly  executed   the   King's   command  after 
this  writ  was  purchased  ;  and  we  demand  judgment  of 
this   writ,   which   ought   not  to   have   been    purchased 
until  the  six   months   were   passed. — And   this   exce^D- 
tion   was   not   allowed. — Sharshulle    said   that  it   was 
lawful   for    him    to    bring   his  writ   at   whatever   time 
he  had  recovered    the    advowson,    if    the    Bishop  had 
encumbered    the    church. — R.    Thorpe.      Sir,    we    tell 
3'ou  that  the  record  on  which  he  supposes  that  he  has 
recovered  is  removed  into  the   King's  Bench  to  be  re- 
versed   by    reason    of    errors,    on   which    the    plea    is 
pending    there    for    decision ;     therefore    we     demand 
judgment  of  this  writ,  which  is  purchased  pending  the 
plea   there. — Mouhray.     Since   he   does   not   deny  that 
we   recovered,   in   this   Court,   the   same   advowson,  so 
that  the  plea  on  which  our  writ  is  founded  is  finished, 
and  since  he  does  not   deny  that   he   has   encumbered 
the  church,  we   demand   judgment. — R.  Thorpe.     This 
writ  lies  only  in  two   cases,   that   is   to  say,  when  the 
church   of  which   the   presentation   belongs   to   me  be- 
comes void,    and   the   Bishop    encumbers   the   church, 
where   no   other   person   raises   a   dispute    against    me 
concernmg   the   advowson,    immediately   after   the   en- 
cumbrance   is    made,    I    shall   have    this  writ   against 
him ;    but    in   case   the    church    is    litigious,    and   the 
Bishop  encumbers,  &c.,  I  must  wait  for  this  writ  until 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  113 

No.   21. 

jugement  de  briefe,  qar  le  briefe  ne  fait  pas  mencion  ^•^-  ■^^^^• 
le  quel  Levesqe  encombra  leglise  deinz  les  vj  mois 
ou  apres  ;  par  quei,  &c. — Hill.  Si  Levesqe  presenta 
forsqe  apres  les  vj  mois,  nest  pas  leglise  encombre, 
mes  nous  devoms  entendre  par  les  paroles  de  son 
])riefe  qe  le  presentement  de  quel  il  se  pleint  fut 
fait  deinz  les  vj  mois,  et,  si  vostre  cas  soit  autre, 
vous  le  purrez  pleder  par  voie  de  respouns  ;  et  pur 
ceo  dites  outre. — B.  Thorpe.  Donqes  dioms  qe  cest 
briefe  porte  date  deinz  les  vj  mois  apres  le  temps 
qil  suppose  par  son  count  qe  leglise  se  voida,  issint 
puit  Levesqe  duement  aver  fait  le  comaundement  le 
Roi  apres  cest  briefe  purchace ;  et  demandoms  juge- 
ment de  cest  briefe,  qe  ne  duit^  pas  aver  este  pur- 
chace tanqe  les  vj  mois  fussent  passes. — Et  non 
allocatur. — Schar.  dit  qil  list  a  luy  de  porter  son 
briefe  a  quel  houre  il  eit  recoveri  lavowesoun, 
si  Levesqe  eit  encombre  leglise. — R.  Thorpe.  Sire, 
nous  vous  dioms  qe  le  recorde  sur  quel  il  suppose 
qil  ad  recoveri  est  remue  en  Baunk  le  Roi  pur 
estre  reverse  par  cause  des  errours,  sur  quei  le  plee 
est  pendaunt  la  discus ;  par  quei  nous  demandoms 
jugement  de  cest  briefe,  qest  purchace  pendaunt  le 
plee  illoeqes. — Mouhray.  Del  houre  qil  ne  dedit  pas 
qe  nous  ne  recoverames  ceinz  mesme  lavowesoun, 
issint  qe  le  plee  sur  quel  nostre  briefe  est  foundu 
est  fini,  et  del  houre  qil  ne  dedit  mye  qil  nad  en- 
combre leglise,  nous  demandoms  jugement. — R.  Thorpe. 
Cest  briefe  ne  gist  forsqe  en  ij  cas,  saver,^  quant 
leglise  se  voida  dount  le  presentement  attient  a  moy, 
et  Levesqe  encombre  leglise,  la  ou  nul  autre  met 
debat  devers  moy  del  avowesoun,  maintenant  apres 
lencombraunce  fait,  jeo  avera  cest  briefe  devers  luy ; 
mes  en  cas  qe  leglise  est  litigious,  et  Levesqe 
encombra,   &c.,   moy   covient    attendre    de    cest    briefe 


1  Edition  of  1679,  puit. 
18141 


2  Earliest  editions,  setassavoier, 
or  cetassavoier. 


114  :michaelmas  term 


No.  21. 


A.D.  1343.  ii^Q  pjga  be  determined  between  us  respecting  the 
advowson  ;  and  the  reason  is  that  before  the  plea  is 
finished  no  one  can  know  who  shall  have  the  pre- 
sentation. And  now,  Sir,  it  seems  that  there  is  such 
a  reason  here  when  the  plaint  is  pending  in  the 
King's  Bench  on  the  same  advowson,  for  before  that 
plea  is  finished  one  cannot  know  who  shall  have  the 
presentation  ;  wherefore  it  seems  to  us  that  this  writ 
cannot  be  maintained  before  that  plea  is  decided  any 
more  than  it  would  be  if  there  were  a  plea  pending 
in  this  Court  touching  the  same  advowson. — Hillary. 
How  shall  we  be  certified  when  the  plea  is  decided  ? — 
Grene.  Sir,  the  party  will  cause  you  to  be  certified. 
And,  Sir,  there  is  no  mischief  to  him,  even  though 
this  suit  be  delayed  until  the  plea  be  decided  there ; 
for,  if  the  judgment  be  affirmed  by  them,  even  though 
it  be  ten  years  after  this  time,  still  he  will  have  this 
presentation  from  the  time  when  the  judgment  was 
rendered  here  for  him  within  the  six  months,  because 
no  time  will  run  in  this  case,  when  the  Bishop  is 
made  a  party,  against  one  who  has  a  judgment  for 
himself  within  the  six  months,  and  it  would  be  in- 
convenient to  put  the  Bishop  to  answer  to  him  now, 
when  possibly  the  judgment  on  which  he  founds  this 
suit  may  be  reversed  on  the  plea  which  is  now  pend- 
ing ;  wherefore,  &c. — But  afterwards  he  was  ousted 
from  this  exception. — Pidteney.  We  make  protestation 
that  we  do  not  admit  that  the  church  became  void  in 
the  manner  in  which  they  have  said  that  it  did  ;  but 
we  tell  3'ou  that  John  de  Ralegh  and  Amy  his  wife 
presented  one  Thomas  Crosse,  their  clerk,  to  the  same 
church,  to  whom  we  granted  our  letters  to  enquire  as 
to  the  voidance  of  the  church,  and  whether  the  church 
was  litigious,  as  belongs  to  us  to  do  by  law  of  Holy 
Church,  and  on  the  record  of  those  letters  we  made 
induction  for  him,  absque  hoc  that  any  Prohibition  was 
ever  delivered  by  you  to  bind  ourselves,  and  absque 
hoc  that  ever  before  that  time  Theobald  presented  any 


XVII.    EDWARD   III. 


115 


No.  21. 

tanqe  le  plee  soit  termine  entre  nous  del  avowesoun ;  a.d.  13431 
et  la  cause  est  pur  ceo  qe  avant  le  plee  fini  nul 
homme  puit  saver  qi  avera  le  presentement.  Et 
ore,  Sire,  il  semble  qil  ad  tiele  cause  cy  quant  la 
pleinte  est  pendaunte  en  Bank  le  Koi  sur  mesme 
lavowesoun,  qar  avant  eel  plee  fini  homme  ne  puit 
saver  qi  avera  le  presentement  ;  par  quel  nous  semble 
qe  cest  briefe  ne  purra  pas  estre  meintenu  avant  eel 
plee  discus  nient  plus  qil  ne  serreit  sil  avoit  plee 
pendaunt  ceinz  de  mesme  lavowesoun. — Hill.  Coment 
serroms  nous  certifie  quant  le  plee  serra  discus? — 
Grene.  Sire,  la  partie  vous  ferra  certifier.  Et,  Sire, 
il  ny  ad  nul  meschief  a  luy,  mesqe  ceste  suyte  soit 
delaie  tanqe  le  plee  soit  discus  la ;  car,  si  le  juge- 
ment  soit  afferme  par  eux,  mesqe  soit  x  anz  apres 
cest  temps,  uncore  il  avera  eel  presentement  depuis 
qe  le  jugement  fut  rendu  cy  pur  luy  deinz  les  vj 
mois,  pur  ceo  qe  nul  temps  ne  serra  en  cest  cas, 
quant  Levesqe  est  fait  partie,  devers  *  cesty  qe  ad 
un  jugement  pur  luy  deinz  les  vj  mois,  et  il  serreit 
inconvenient  de  mettre  Levesqe  a  ore  a  respoundre 
a  luy,  la  ou  par  cas  le  jugement  sur  quel  il  founde 
ceste  suyte  purra  estre  reverse  sur  le  plee  qest  ore 
pendaunt ;  par  quei,  &c. — Mes  puis  il  fut  ouste  de 
eel  excepcion. — Puit,  Nous  fesoms  protestacion  qe 
nous  ne  conissoms  pas  qe  leglise  se  voida  en  la 
manere  come  ils  ount  dit ;  mes  vous  dioms  qe  Johan 
Raley  et  Amye  sa  femme  presenterent  un  lour  clerk, 
Thomas  Crosse,^  a  mesme  leglise,  a  qi  nous  graunt- 
ames  nos  lettres  denquere  de  la  voidaunce  de  leglise, 
et  si  leglise  fut  litigious,  come  attient  a  nous  a 
faire  par  ley  de  Seynt  Eglise,  et  sur  le  recorde  de. 
ceux  lettres  nous  luy  fesoms  induccion,  saunz  ceo 
qe  Prohibicion  a  nous  unqes  fut  livere  par  vous  de 
Her  nous   mesmes,   ou   saunz  ceo   qe  unqes  avant   eel 


1  The  name  is  here  given  in  full 
in  accordance  with  the  other  report 


of  the  case  and  with  the  record. 


116 


MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  21. 

A.D.  1343.  parson  to  us,  and  so  the  Bishop  knew  nothing  of  the 
dispute  as  to  the  same  church ;  ready,  &c. — Seton. 
This  plea  is  double :  for  as  to  that  which  you  say 
that  Theobald  did  not  present  before  the  presentation 
made  by  John  and  Amy,  and  before  you  had  per- 
formed induction  to  their  presentee,  that  is  a  plea 
which  cannot  excuse  your  tort,  because  Theobald  could 
not  present  before  judgment  was  rendered  in  the 
Assise  of  Darrein  Presentment,  inasmuch  as  it  could 
not  be  known  before  that  time  to  whom  the  presenta- 
tion belonged. — Sharshulle  agreed  to  this. — And  as 
to  that  which  you  say  that  no  Prohibition  was  de- 
livered to  you,  as  we  have  counted,  we  did  deliver  the 
Prohibition  to  him,  as  we  have  supposed  in  counting; 
ready,  &c. — And  the  other  side  said  the  contrary. — 
And  this  issue  was  admitted. — i?.  Thorpe.  Sir,  the 
clerks  have  entered  in  the  roll  that  a  day  is  given  to 
us  on  the  Quinzaine  of  St.  Martin  ;  and  we  pleaded 
to  issue  three  days  after  the  Feast  of  St.  Martin,  so 
that  there  is  not  a  fortnight  between  the  day  on 
which  we  pleaded  to  issue  and  the  Quinzaine  of  Si 
Martin,  so  that  a  shorter  time  is  given  than  is  given 
by  the  Statute,^  and  yet  the  place  from  which  the 
jury  will  come  to  try  that  issue  is  in  the  most  foreign 
County  of  England ;  therefore  we  pray  a  more  distant 
jday,  and  that  the  roll  be  amended. — Hillary.  We 
cannot  give  any  other  day  than  that  which  is  entered 
on  the  roll,  and,  besides,  the  writ  by  which  you  came 
into  Court  was  returned  on  the  Quinzaine  of  St.  Michael, 
and  from  that  day  you  have  a  fortnight  or  three 
weeks,  in  accordance  with  the  Statute,^  by  adjournment. 
And  now  you  have,  with  regard  to  that,  a  longer 
time  than  the  Statute  ^  gives ;  therefore  you  cannot 
complain,  and  therefore  that  exception  is  not  allowable.^ 


152  lien.  III.  (Maiib.),c.  12. 
2  In  relation  to  this  case  see  ante, 
Y.B.    Hil.,  17  Edw.  III.,  No.  12, 


and  Easter,  Nos.  3  and  4,  and  post, 
Hil.  18,  No.  44. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  117 


No.  21. 


temps  Thebaud  presenta  a  nous  nul  persone,  issint  A..D.  1343. 
Levesqe  ne  savoit  riens  del  debat  de  mesme  leglise; 
prest,  &c. — Setone.  Cest  plee  est  double  :  qar  quant 
a  ceo  qe  vous  dites  qe  Thebaud  ne  presenta  pas 
avant  le  presentement  fait  par  Johan  et  Amye,  et 
avant  ceo  qe  vous  ussez  fait  induccion  a  lour  pre- 
sente,  cest  un  plee  qe  ne  purra  pas  excuser  vostre 
tort,  qar  Thebaud  ne  puit  presenter  avant  le  juge- 
ment  rendu  en  Assise  de  Darrein  Presentement,  pur 
ceo  qe  homme  ne  puit  pas  saver  devant  eel  temps 
a  qi  le  presentement  appendreit. — Et  a  ceo  acorda 
ScHAR. — Et  quant  a  ceo  qe  vous  dites  qe  nul  Pro- 
hibicion  vous  fut  livere  auxi  come  nous  avoms 
counte,  nous  luy  liverames  la  Prohibicion,  auxi  come 
nous  supposames  en  countant ;  prest,  &c. — Et  alii 
e  contra. — Et  cest  issue  fut  resceu. — R.  Thorpe.  Sire, 
les  clerks  ount  entre  en  roulle  qe  jour  est  done  a 
nous  a  la  xv  de  Seynt  Martin ;  et  nous  pledames 
a  issue  les  iij  jours  apres  le  Feste  de  Seynt  Martin, 
issint  nest  il  un  xv  entre  le  jour  qe  nous  pledames 
a  issue  et  la  xv  de  Seynt  Martin,  issint  est  plus 
court  jour  done  qe  lestatut  ne  doune,^  et  uncore  le 
lieu  dount  pays  vendra  de  trier  cest  issue  en  le 
plus  forein  Counte  Dengleterre;  par  quei  nous  prioms 
a  plus  longe  jour,  et  qe  le  roulle  soit  amende. — 
Hill.  Nous  ne  pooms  pas  doner  autre  jour  qe  nest 
entre  en  roulle,  et,  ove  ceo,  le  briefe  par  quel  vous 
venistes  en  Court  fut  retourne  a  xv  de  Seint  Michel, 
et  de  eel  jour  vous  avez  une  xv  ou  iij  semaignes 
solonc  lestatut  par  ajournement.  Et  ore  vous  avez 
a  tiel  regarde  greindre  jour  qe  lestatut  ne  doune ; 
par  quei  vous  ne  poiez  pas  pleindre,  et  par  taunt 
ceo   chalange   nient  allowable. 


1  The  report  ends  abruptly  here  I  evidently  been  wrongly  placed  at 

in  the  old  editions  with  the  addition  the  end  of  No.  112   (the    second 

of  the   words   Qiucre    plus.      The  j  report  of  No.  25  in  this  volume)  and 

conclusion  has  in  the  old  editions  ]  is  now  restored  to  its  proper  place. 


116  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

Nos.  22,  23. 

A.D.  1343.  (22.)  §  Dower  in  Sussex.  It  was  alleged  that  the 
Dower.  husband  was  living  at  St.  Alban's  in  the  County  of 
Hertford.  And  that  this  was  so  an  averment  was 
tendered  to  the  country.  And,  notwithstanding,  they 
were  put  to  the  trial  by  witnesses,  and  a  day  was 
given  for  the  trial. 

Ravish-  (23.)  §  Kavishment  of  Ward  against  several  persons.^ 

Ward        One   pleaded    as   bailiff   of   one    J.,^   of  which   J.^   the 
against      infant's  ancestor  held  by  priority  of  feoffment,  &c.,  as 

persons.  ~~        : 

1  For  the  names  see  p.  119,  note  4. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


119 


Nos.  22,  23. 
(22.)  ^   §   Dowere    en    Sussexe. 


La   vie    le    baroun  ad.  1343. 


fut   allegge   en    Seint   Alban    en    le    Counte   de   Hert-  -P^?]^®^®- 
forde.^    Et  ceo  fut  tendu   daverer  par  pays.     Et,  non  THaii] 
obstante,    ils    furent    mys    a    la    prove,   [et  jour   done  ^^-^ 
sur   le   prove]  .^ 

(23.)  ^  §  Kavissement   de   Garde  vers   plusours.     Un  Ravisse- 
pleda    come    baillif    un    J.,    de     quel     J.     launcestre  Garde  vers 
lenfant   tient   par    priorite,    &c.,    come    regardaunt    al  pluso^^^s.^ 


1  From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C. 

2  25,184,  Herforde. 

3  The  words  between  brackets 
are  omitted  from  Harl. 

*From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C. 
The  record  appears  to  be  that 
which  is  among  the  Placita  de 
Banco,  Mich.,  17 Edw.  HI., Ro  72, d. 
It  there  appears  that  an  action 
was  brought  by  Michael  de  Wath 
against  Robert  de  Boseville,  John 
son  of  Thomas  de  Westhalle,  and 
Robert  his  brother,  and  John  son 
of  Thomas  le  Bakester  of  Womb- 
well,  for  carrying  off  Matilda 
daughter  and  heiress  of  John 
Bynethegate  of  Wentworth.  It 
was  stated  in  the  declaration  that 
William  Bynethegate,  Matilda's 
grandfather,  held  of  John  Flemyng, 
knight,  as  of  his  manor  of  Wath 
(Yorkshire),  two  parts  of  one 
bovate  of  land  in  Brampton-by- 
Wath,  by  certain  specified  services, 
"  qui  quidem  Johannes  Flemyng 
"  manerium  praedictum  cum  per- 
"  tinentiis  concessit  praefato 
"  Michaeli  ad  terminum  vitseipsius 
"  Michaelis  et  per  tres  annos  post 
"  mortem  ipsius  Michaelis,  virtute 
"  cujus  concessionis  praef atus  Wil- 
"  lelmus  attornavit  se  prsefato 
"  Michaeli  de  servitiis  preedictis, 
"  qui  quidem  Willelmus  obiit,  post 
"  cujus  mortem  quidam  Robertus 


"  intravit  in  praedictis  tenementis 
"  ut  filius  ejus,  et  heres,  et  attor- 
"  navit  se  praedicto  Michaeli  de 
"  servitiis  praedictis,  qui  quidem 
•'  Robertus  obiit  sine  herede  de 
"  corpore  suo  exeunte,  post  cujus 
' '  mortem  intravit  quidam  Johannes 
"  Bynethegate  pater  praedictae  Ma- 
"  tilldis,  ut  f rater  et  heres,  &c.,  et 
'  ■  attornavit  se  praefato  Michaeli  de 
"  servitiis  prgedictis." 

The  plea  on  behalf  of  Robert  de 
Boseville  was  "  quod  Johannes 
"  Bynethegate,  pater  praedictaB 
"  Matilldis,  et  antecessores  sui 
"  tenuerunt  de  quodam  Roberto  de 
"  Neville  de  Horneby  in  servitiis 
"  quatuor  bovatas  terree  cum  per- 
"  tinentiis  in  Thorpe  juxta  Wynt- 
"  worthe,"  by  certain  specified 
services  as  appurtenant  to  the 
manor  of  Brorelay  "  et  de  ante- 
"  cessoribus  suis  per  antiquius 
"  feoffamentum  quam  idem  Jo- 
"  hannes  tenuit  de  praedicto  Mi- 
"  chaele  seu  de  illis  vel  antecessori- 
"  bus  suis  quorum  statum  idem 
"  Michaelis  habet."  The  other  de- 
fendants pleaded  that  they  came 
in  his  aid,  and  all  that  they  were 
not  guilty  of  trespass.  Issue 
was  joined  thereon. 

5  The  words  vers  plusours  are 
from  Harl.  alone. 


120  MICHAELMAS    TEEM 

Xo.  23  his. 

A.D.  1343.  regardant  to  the  manor  of  B./  &c.,  wherefore  he  seized 
the  infant  for  the  benefit  of  his  lord.  And  the  others 
said  that  they  came  to  aid  him ;  judgment  whether 
tort,  &c.  And  issue  was  taken  on  the  priority  of 
feoffment. 

Wardship.  (23  bis.)  §  Pole.  He  has,  on  this  writ  of  Eight, 
pleaded  another  person's  right  which  does  not  lie  in  the 
mouth  of  him  who  claims  nothing;  and,  even  though  he 
could  plead  as  to  the  right,  it  would  not  be  an  answer 
to  say  that  the  infant's  ancestor  held  of  another, 
without  traversing  to  the  effect  that  he  did  not  hold 
of  us. — Stonore.  You  say  what  is  true,  if  it  were 
the  right  of  any  other  person  but  the  King. — Shars- 
KULLE.  If  it  were  the  fact,  as  the  defendant  supposes, 
that  he  has  nothing,  he  could  have  abated  the  writ 
on  the  ground  of  non-tenure  ;  but  as  he  did  not  do 
that,  but  passed  over,  pleading  to  the  action  by  a 
plea  as  to  the  right,  he  has  lost  the  advantage  of 
abating  the  writ  by  non-tenure. — Thorpe.  At  one 
time,  before  Bereford  and  Hengham,  a  writ  of  Eject- 
ment from  Wardship,  and  a  writ  of  Kavishment  of 
Ward  were  abated  by  non-tenure,  like  a  writ  of  Eight 
of  Wardship  ;  and  then  one  could,  and  one  still  can, 
in  such  writs,  which  sound  more  in  personalty  than 
this  wTit  of  Eight  does,  justify  ejectment  and  ravish- 
ment in  right  of  another  person,  as  keeper  of  the  fee 
or  bailiff'  of  another  person ;  for  the  same  reason 
every  one  of  the  King's  lieges  can  seize  in  the  King's 
right,  and  avow  on  a  writ  of  Eight  of  Wardship 
And,   Sir,    my  answer   includes   in   it   a   disclaimer   as 

1  Brorelay  (or  Brieriey)  according  to  the  record.     See  p.  119,  note  4. 


i 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  121 


No.  23  bis. 


maner  de  B.,  &c.,  par  quei  il   seisist   lenfant  al  oeps  A-D- 1343. 
son    seignur.      Et    les    autres    disoient    qils   viendrent 
en   eide   de   luy ;    jugement    si    tort,    &c.     Et    sur   la 
priorite   lissu   fut  pris. 

(23  bis.)  ^  §  Pole.  II  ad  plede  autri  dreit,  en  ceo  Garde.2 
bref  de  Dreit,  qe  ne  gist  pas  en  sa  bouche  qe  rien 
ne  cleyme ;  et,  tut  purreit  il  pleder  en  dreit,  ceo 
ne  serreit  pas  respouns  a  dire  qe  launcestre  lenfant 
tient  dautre  sanz  traverser  qil  ne  tient  pas  de  nous. 
— Ston.  Vous  dites  verite  sil  fut  dautri  dreit  qe  de 
Eoi. — ScHAR.  Sil  fut  come  le  defendant  suppose  qil 
nad  rien,  il  put  par  nountenure  aver  abatu  le  bref; 
mes  quant  il  ne^  fist  pas,  mes  passa  outre,  pledaunt 
al  accion  par  plee  en  dreit,  il  ad  perdu  lavauntage 
du  bref  abatre  par  nountenure. — Thorpe.  En  asqun 
temps,  devant  Bereforde  et  Hengham,*  homme  abatist 
bref  Dengettement,  et  bref  de  Kavissement  de  Garde 
par  nountenue,  come  bref  de  Dreit  de  Garde ;  et 
adonqes  put,  et  uncore  put  homme  en  tiels  brefs, 
qe  sounent  plus  en  la  personalte  qe  ceo  bref  de 
Dreit  ne  fait,  justifier  engettement^  et  ravisement 
en  autri  dreit,  come  feoder  ou  baillif  dautre  persone; 
par  mesme  la  resoun  chesqun  lige^  homme  le  Boi 
put  en  dreit  le  Eoi  seisir,  et  avower  en  bref  de 
Dreit  de  Garde.  Et,  Sire,  mon  respouns  enclost  en 
luy   un    desclamer    en    moy   mesme,    ovesqe    ceo,   de- 


1  From  HarL,  25,184,  and  C.  i  2  jn  Harl.  are  added  (but  in  a 
In  the  old  editions  this  case  is  i  later  hand)  the  words  Vide  princi- 
printed    as    part    of     that    which      pium  supra  Michaclis  xiij°.     The 


immediately  precedes.  It  is,  how- 
ever, clearly  a  distinct  case  in  the 
MSS.,  and  its  subject  is  a  writ  of 
Eight  of  Wardship,  and  not  of 
Eavishment  of  Ward.  It  has  been 
numbered  23  (his)  in  order  that 
the  numbering  of  the  subsequent 
reports  of  the  Term  may  not  be 
disarranged. 


report  is,  in  fact,  probably  part  of 
No.  64  of  Mich.,  13  Edw.  III. 

3  ne  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

^  Harl.,  Ingham. 

''  HarL,  engettre. 

6  25,184,  leige. 


122 


MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   24. 

A.D.  13^3.  to  myself,  destroying,  in  addition,  the  plaintiff's  right; 
and  since  he  has  abode  judgment  with  me  on  my 
plea,  the  matter  must  be  held  to  be  such  as  I  have 
pleaded  it. — To  this  the  Court  agreed. 


Formedon      (24.)    §    Formedon   on   a   gift   made   to   a   man  and 

Eeverter    his  sister,  and  the  heirs  issuing  from  their  two  bodies, 

on  a  gift    q{  ig^j^d   which   ought   to   revert    because   each   of   the 

man  and    donees  died  without  heir  of  his  or  her  body. — Riche- 

^?J^^^,  munde.  Judgment  of  the  writ:  for  first  it  supposes 
sister  by  ^         .  .  -^  -^ 

express  the  land  to  be  given  to  the  two  m  common  and  the 
f  ^l^^;^?^  heirs   of  their   bodies,    and   by  the   conclusion  several 

totnenen's    ...  "^  . 

issuing  limitations  are  supposed,  that  is  to  say  by  the  words 
twcT  ^  ^'"^  uterque,  &c.,  because  those  would  be  the  proper 
bodies.      words   if   each    of    them    had    a   several   right  by   re- 

T       V         11  .  . 

bebw  ^^  mainder  after  the  death  of  the  other ;  so  this  writ 
is  repugnant. — Hillary.  By  such  a  gift  each  had  an 
inheritance  in  tail,  so  that  each  of  their  issues  would 
have  an  inheritance  ;  therefore  this  limitation  is 
different  from  that  which  there  would  be  if  land  were 
given  to  a  man  and  his  wife  and  the  heirs  of  their 
two  bodies  begotten,  in  which  case  only  he  would 
have  an  inheritance  who  was  issue  of  the  two. — 
Sharshulle.  If  those  who  are  in  the  descent  were 
to  demand  the  land  there  would  be  a  great  dispute 
on  such  a  limitation,  which,  as  some  understand  the 
matter,  is  impossible  ;  but  now  you  are  not  in  that 
case,  because  there  is  no  doubt  but  that,  whatever 
estate  the  donees  had  by  the  form  of  the  gift,  when 
they  have  both  died  without  heir  of  their  bodies,  the 
land  will  revert. — Thorpe.  One  has  heard  it  said  that 
when  land  was  given  to  two  females  and  the  heirs  of 
their  bodies,  &c.,  the  husband  of  her  who  died  first  by 


1  In  addition  to  the  second  report 
of  this  case  printed  next  below, 
there  is  apparently  a  third  report 


in  Michaelmas  Term,  18  Edw.  III. 
(No.  34). 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  123 


No.  24. 


struaunt   le   dreit   le   pleintif ;   et  quant  il  est  demure  •^•D- 1^43. 
en    jugement    ovesqe    moy    sur    mon   plee,   il   covient 
tener  la    matere    tiel    com  jeo   lay^   plede. — Ad   quod 
Curia   consensit. 

(24.)  ^  §  Forme   de   doun  *   fait   a  un  homme  et   sa  Forme- 
soere,   et   les  heirs    de    lour    corps    issauntes,    et  ^  les  reverter 
queux   revertir   deyvent   pur   ceo  qe  lun  et  lautre  des  ^^J^  ^^^^ 
dones     murust  ^    sanz    heir     de    son    corps. — Richem.  homme  et 
Jugement  du  bref :  qar  primes  suppose  la  terre  estre  ^  ^^  ^°®^' 
done    a    les    deux    en    comune    et    les    heirs   de   lour  presse 
corps,    et    par    la    conclusion     est     suppose     severals  P^J^oies,  et 
tallies,    saver,   par   cele   parole   quia'^  uterque,   &c.,  qar  de  lour  ij 
ceo    serreit    propre    parole    si    chesqun    avoit    several  ?°^P^  ^ 

^    .  ^  .       ■*•  .     .  issauntz. 

dreit  par  rememdre  apres  autri  mort ;  issi  est  ceo  Vide  bene 
bref  repugnant. — Hill.  Par  tiel  doun  chescun  fut  Vpj^.'^"**^ 
enherite  par  la  taille,  issi  qe  chesqun  de  lour  issues  Taiie,\o.] 
serreit  enherite ;  par  quel  ceste  taille  est  autre  qe 
si  terre  fut  done  a  un  homme  et  sa  femme  et  les 
heirs  de  lour  deux  corps  engendres,  en  quel  cas  nul 
ne  serreit  enherite  forsqe  celuy  qe  fut  issue  entre 
eux  deux. — Schar.  Si  ces^  en  la  descente  fuissent 
a  demander  il  y  serra  graunt  debat  sur  tieP  taille, 
quel  est  impossible  al  entent  dasqun  gent ;  mes  ore 
vous  estes  hors  de  eel  cas,  qar  nest  pas  doute, 
queconqe^^  estat  qe  les  dones  avoient  par  fourme  de 
doun  qe  quant  ils  sount  mortz  sanz  heir  de  lour 
corps,  et  chesqun  deux,  qe  la  terre  ne  revertira. — 
Thorpe.  Homme  ad  oy  parler  qe  quant  terre  fut 
done  a  deux  femeles  et  les  heirs  de  lour  corps, 
&c.,    qe^^    le    baroun    celuy    qe    murust    primes    par 


1  25,184,  lui.  I       -5  et  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

^From  Harl.,   25,184,    and  C,  \       "^  Harl.,  muruyst. 
until  otherwise  stated.  '^  quia  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

•^  The  marginal  note,  except  the  ^  Harl.,  ses. 

word  Formedoun,   is  from  25,184  ^  Harl.,  eel. 

alone.  •  lo  Harl.,  quelunqe. 

«  25,184,  Formedoun.  "  25,184,  et. 


124  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  24. 


A.D.  1343.  judgment  held  by  the  curtesy  of  England  during  the 
life  of  the  other. — Shardelowe,  ad  idem.  It  has  cer- 
tainly been  seen,  on  such  a  gift,  that  the  issue  of  one 
has  recovered  by  Formedon  during  the  life  of  the 
other. — R.  Thorpe.  If  the  law  were  that  such  a  limi- 
tation is  impossible  because  issue  between  those  two 
cannot  have  an  inheritance  (and  otherwise  possibly  the 
limitation  would  be  void  because  the  issues  of  the  two 
could  not  severally  have  an  inheritance  unless  the  right 
were  several  in  their  ancestors,  and  it  is  not  so  where 
there  is  such  a  gift),  then  by  such  a  gift  they  could 
have  only  a  term  for  life,  and  in  respect  of  such  a 
gift  an  Entry  ad  terminum  qui  prcsteriit  would  serve, 
and  not  this  writ. — Hillary.    Answer;  this  writ  is  good. 

Formedon  8  In  a  Writ  of  Formedon  in  the  Eeverter  broup^ht 
Eeverter.  against  Eoger  de  Arderne  the  demandant  supposed  the 
gift  to  have  been  made  to  a  man  and  his  sister  and 
to  the  heirs  of  their  two  bodies  begotten,  and  he  sup- 
posed, because  the}^  had  died  without  heir  of  their 
bodies  begotten,  that  the  tenements  ought  to  revert  to 
him  as  to  the  heir  of  the  donor. — Richemiinde.  Sir, 
you  see  plainly  how  they  demand  by  reason  of  a  gift 
made  to  a  man  and  to  his  sister  and  to  the  heirs  of 
their  two  bodies  begotten,  whereas  it  cannot  be  under- 
stood, according  to  law,  that  they  could  have  an  heir 
begotten  between  them  ;  so  he  demands  by  reason  of 
a  gift  which  could  not  exist  consistently  with  law ; 
wherefore  judgment  of  the  writ. — Sharshulle.  In  case 
a  gift  is  made  to  a  husband  and  to  his  wife  and  to 
the  heirs  of  their  two  bodies  begotten,  it  must  be  an 
intendment  of  lav»'  that  the  gift  is  to  be  so  understood 
that  the  land  will  abide  with  an  heir  who  shall  be 
begotten  between  them ;  but  in  case  the  gift  is  made 
to    two   men    and   to    the    heirs   of    their    two    bodies 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


125 


No.  24. 

agarde  tient  par  la  ley  Dengleterre,  vivaunt  lautre.  A.D.  1343. 
— ScHARD.  ad  idem.  Homme  ad  bien  vewe,  sur  tiel 
doun,  qe  lissue  del  un  ad  recover!  par  Fourmedoun, 
vivaunt  lautre. — R.  Thorpe.  Si  la  ley  fut  qe  tiel 
taille  fut  impossible  pur  ceo  qe  issue  entre  eux  deux 
ne  put  estre  enherite,  et  autrement  par  cas  la  taille 
serreit  voide  pur  ceo  qe  les  issues  de  deux  ne  pur- 
ront  ^  severalment  ^  estre  enherites  si  le  dreit  ne  fut 
several  en  les  auncestres,  et  ceo  nest  ceo^  pas  par 
tiel  doun,*  donqes  navoient  ils  par  tiel  doun  forsqe 
terme  de  vie,  de  quel  doun  Entre  ad  terminum  qui 
prcBteriit  servireit,  et  noun  pas  cestui. — Hill.  Ee- 
sponez ;   ceo   bref   est   bon. 

§  En  ^  brief e  de  Formedoun  en  le  Keverter  porte  Forme- 
devers  Koger  Darderne  il  supposa  le  doun  estre  fait  j^evertei-. 
a  un  homme  et  sa  soer  et  as  heirs  de  lour  deux 
corps  engendres,  et  supposa,  par  ceo  qils  furent 
mort  sanz  heir  de  lour  corps  engendre,  qe  les 
tenements  duissent  reverter  a  luy  come  al  heir  le 
donour. — Richem.  Sire,  vous  veiez  bien  coment  ils 
demandent  par  cause  dun  doun  fait  a  un  homme 
et  a  sa  soer  et  a  les  heirs  de  lour  deux  corps 
engendres,  ou  il  nest  pas  entendable  par  la  ley  qils 
poient  aver  un  heir  entre  eux  engendre ;  issint  il 
demande  par  cause  dun  doun  qe  ne  puit  pas  estre 
ove  la  ley  ;  par  quei  jugement  de  brief e. — Schar.  En 
cas  qun  doun  est  fait  al  baroun  et  a  sa  femme  et 
as  heirs  de  lour  deux  corps  engendres,  la  ley  deit 
entendre  qe  le  doun  est  de  tiel  entendement  qe  la 
terre  demurra  a  un  heir  qe  serra  engendre  entre 
eux;  mes  en  cas  qe  le  doun  est  fait  a  deux  hommes 
et   as   heirs   de   lour   deux    corps  engendres,   eel   doun 


1  Harl.,  pount, 

2  Harl.,  severablement. 

8  ceo  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
*  doun  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

3  This    report    of     the    case    is 


printed  by  itself  in  the  old  editions 
as  No.  116.  No  MS.  of  it  has  been 
found,  and  there  is  no  reference  to 
it   in  Fitzherbert's  Abridgment. 


126-  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  -25. 


A.D.  1343.  begotten,  that  gift  is  of  such  intendment  that  the  land 
shall  abide  to  the  heirs  of  the  body  of  one  and  to  the 
heirs  of  the  body  of  the  other  ;  so  ought  this  gift  to 
be  understood ;  wherefore,  &c. — E.  Thorpe.  Sir,  when 
a  gift  is  made  to  a  man  and  to  his  sister,  and  to  the 
heirs  of  their  two  bodies  begotten,  the  gift,  because 
they  cannot  have  an  heir  begotten  between  them, 
cannot  take  effect  in  the  person  of  their  heir,  and 
consequently  they  have  no  estate  except  for  term  of 
life,  in  which  case  the  donor  would,  after  their  decease, 
have  a  writ  of  Entry  ad  terminum  qui  prceteriity  and 
consequently  this  writ  will  abate. — Sharshulle.  I 
know  well  that,  while  those  are  living  to  whom  the 
tenements  were  given  in  such  a  manner,  their  estate 
will  be  in  common  in  tail;  but  possibly  there  might 
be  a  dispute  as  to  what  estate  would  abide  in  the 
persons  of  their  heirs  after  their  decease. — And  after- 
wards he  waived  this  exception,  and  vouched  one  A., 
son  and  heir  of  one  "W.,  who  was  under  age,  and 
prayed  that  the  parol  might  demur. — Grene.  He  is  of 
full  age  ;  ready  ;  and  we  pray  a  writ  to  cause  him  to 
come,  &c. — Eicltemunde.  You  shall  not  be  admitted  to 
that :  for  see  here  the  infant  who  is  vouched,  and  he 
is  under  age ;  and  we  pray  that  you  will  view  him, 
and  judge  by  inspection. — Grene.  The  infant  has  not 
a  day ;  and  therefore  regard  cannot  be  had  to  his 
presence. — Notwithstanding  this,  because  the  demandant 
acknowledged  that  it  was  the  same  infant  that  was 
vouched,  he  was  adjudged  to  be  under  age  by  inspec- 
tion ;  and  therefore  the  parol  demurred  until  his  full 
age  by  judgment. 

Continua-  (25.)  §  Stouford,  for  the  King.  It  has  been  pleaded 
Quare  im-  that  the  Abbot  of  Clervaux  was  seised  of  the  patronage 
pedittov  of  the  vicarage,  and  presented,  &c.,  and  they  do  not 
against  allege  anything  else,  except  that  the  Abbot  of  Clervaux 
*^}?,^^i^°J  was  seised  to   his   own   use,   before   the   Statute,^  of  a 

1  7  Edw,  I.    (De  liris  religiosis). 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  127 


No.  25. 


est  de  tiel  entendement  qe  la  terre  demurra  as  heirs  ^-.D.  1343. 
de  corps  lun  et  as  heirs  de  corps  lautre ;  issint 
deit  cest  doun  estre  entendu;  par  quei,  &c. — R. 
Thorpe.  Sire,  quant  un  doun  est  fait  a  un  homme, 
et  a  sa  soer,  et  as  heirs  de  lour  deux  corps  en- 
gendres,  pur  ceo  qils  ne  poient  aver  un  heir  entre 
eux  engendre,  le  doun  ne  puit  pas  prendre  [effect] 
en  la  persone  de  lour  heir,  et  per  consequens  ils 
nount  estat  qe  a  terme  de  vie,  en  quel  cas  le  donour, 
apres  lour  decees,  avereit  un  briefe  dentre  ad  terminum 
qui  prceteriit,  et  per  consequens  ceo  briefe  abatera. — 
ScHAR.  Jeo  say  bien  qe,  vivant  eux  a  quex  les 
tenements  furent  dones  en  tiel  manere,  lour  estat 
serra  en  comune  en  la  taille ;  mes  par  cas  il  serreit 
a  disputer  quel  estat  demorust  en  la  persone  lour 
heirs  apres  lour  decees. — Et  puis  il  weyva  cest  ex- 
cepcion,  et  voucha  un  A.,  fitz  et  heir  un  W.,  qe 
fut  deinz  age,  et  pria  qe  la  parole  demurra. — Grene. 
II  est  de  plein  age;  prest;  et  prioms  bref  de  luy  faire 
vener,  &c. — Ricliem.  A  cella  naviendrez  pas :  car 
veiez  cy  lenfant  qest  vouche,  et  est  deinz  age ;  et 
prioms  qe  vous  luy  voillez  veier,  et  ajugger  par 
inspeccion. — Grene.  Lenfant  nad  pas  jour ;  par  quei 
homme  ne  puit  pas  aver  regarde  a  sa  presence. — 
Hoc  noil  obstante,  pur  ceo  qe  le  demandant  conust 
qe  ceo  fut  mesme  lenfant  qe  fut  vouche,  il  fut 
agarde  deinz  age  par  inspeccion ;  par  quei  la  parole 
demura   tanqe   a   son   age   par   agarde. 

(25.)  ^  §  Stouf.,    pur    le  Eoi.     Est  plede  qe  Labbe  Residuum 
de   Clervaux    fut    seisi    del    avowere    de   la  vikare,   et  f^  ^"^' ^ 
presenta,   &c.,   et  ils    nalleggent    autre    chose  mes   qepurieRoi^ 
Labbe   de   Clervaux  fut   seisi  en    propre   oeps,   devant  ^rRuf^^^ 

____^_  forde. 

[Fitz., 
1  From   Harl.,  25,184,    and   C,       (Placita  de  Banco,  Trin.,  16  Edw.  Graunte, 
until  otherwise  stated.     The  report       III.,  E^  342)  is  cited.  '  *-J 

is  in  continuation  of  Y.B.  Trin.,  16  ^  xhe    words    pur    le    Eoi    are 

Edw.  III.,  No.  68,  where  the  record       omitted  from  Harl. 


128  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   25. 


AD.  1343.  moiefcy  of  the  church,  and  let  this  church,  with  all 
the  appurtenances,  to  perpetual  farm  to  the  predecessor 
of  the  Abbot  of  Eufford,  paying  to  him  a  certain  rent 
by  the  year,  to  hold  to  the  Abbot  of  Eufford  and  his 
successors,  by  which  lease  the  patronage  of  the  vicar- 
age, which  is  in  gross  by  itself,  and  not  appendant  to 
the  other  advowson  of  the  parsonage,  could  not  pass, 
because  one  patronage  could  not  be  appendant  to 
another. — R.  Thorpe.  When  an  Abbot  holds  a  church 
to  his  own  use,  he  is  parson  and  patron  ;  therefore 
if  a  vicarage  be  made  by  composition  between  the 
Ordinary  and  him,  and  by  license  from  the  King,  and 
a  certain  portion  be  set  apart  as  the  vicar's  portion, 
the  patronage  thereof  naturally  belongs  to  him  as  to 
parson,  unless  by  another  composition  it  be  ordained 
that  the  presentation  shall  belong  to  the  Ordinary,  for 
when  the  portion  which  the  vicar  is  to  take  is  a  loss 
to  the  parson,  it  is  right  that  the  patronage  of  that 
portion  should  remain  to  him  in  lieu  of  that  which  is 
lost ;  therefore,  when  he  who  was  parson  granted  the 
church  with  all  the  appurtenances  to  perpetual  farm, 
the  patronage  of  his  vicarage,  which  before  he  had  as 
parson,  could  not  remain  with  him,  so  that  the  right 
passed  to  our  predecessor,  and  we  have  shown  that  it 
was  afterwards  continued  in  possession  by  presentation. 
— W.  Thorpe.  There  is  no  doubt  that,  when  a  vicar- 
age is  first  made,  there  commences  a  new  patronage 
of  that  vicarage,  and,  as  it  were,  one  in  gross,  and 
not  appendant  to  the  advowson  of  the  parsonage,  and 
that  patronage  is,  of  common  right,  in  him  who  was 
previously  patron  of  the  entirety,  unless  it  be  trans- 
ferred to  another  by  a  special  deed  and  composition  ; 
therefore  by  grant  of  the  advowson  of  the  church  the 
patronage  of  the  vicarage  will  not  pass  in  such  a  case 
unless  special  mention  of  it  be  made. — Blaykeston^  ad 
idem.  Suppose  the  Abbot  who  held  the  church  to  his 
own  use,  and  had  the  patronage   of   the  vicarage,  had 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  129 

No.  25. 

lestatut,  de  la  moite  del  ^  eglise,  et  lessa  a  perpetuel  ^'^  ^^^^ 
ferme  ^  cele  eglise,  ove  touz  les  appurtenaunces,  al 
predecessour  Labbe  de  E.^  rendaunt  a  luy  certeyn 
par  an,  a  tener  a  luy  et  ses  successours,  par  quel 
lees  lavowere  de  la  vikare,  qest  un  gros  a  per  luy, 
et  noun*  appendaunt  al  autre  avowesoun  de  la 
personage,  ne  put  passer,  pur  ceo  qe  avowere  ne 
put  pas  estre  appendaunt  a  autre. — jR.  Thorpe.  Quant 
un  Abbe  tient  une  eglise  en  propre  oeps,  il  est 
persone  et  patroun ;  donqes  si  vikare  soit  par  com- 
posicion  entre  Ordiner^  et  luy,  et  conge  du  Eoi  fait, 
et  certein  porcion  jettu  a  la  porcion  le  viker,  la- 
vowere de  eel  naturelement  appent  a  luy  com  a 
persone,  si  par  autre  composicion  ne  soit  ordeigne 
le  presentement  al  Ordiner,  qar  quant  la  porcion  qe 
le  viker  prendra  descrescera  de  la  persone,  cest  re- 
soun  qe  lavowere  de  cele  porcion  luy  demoerge  en 
lieu  de  eel  descrescere ;  donqes,  quant  il  qe  fut 
persone  graunta  leglise  ove  touz  les  appurtenaunces 
a  perpetuel  ferme,  lavowere  de  sa  vikare,  quel  devant 
il  avoit  come  persone,  ne  luy  put  demurer,  issi  qe 
le  dreit  passa  en  nostre  predecessour,  et  puis  lavoms 
moustre  continue  en  possession  par  presentement. — 
[TF.]  Thorpe.  Nest  pas  doute,  quant  vikare  est 
primes  fait,  la  comence  de  cele  vikare  novel  avowere, 
et  come  un  gros,  et  noun  pas  appendaunt  al  avowe- 
soun del  personage,  et  eel  avowere  de  comune  dreit 
est  en  celuy  qe  fut  patroun  devant  del  entier,  sil 
ne  soit  par  especial  fait  et  composicion  translate  en 
autre;  par  quel  par  graunt  davowesoun  deglise  ne 
passera  pas  en  tiel  cas  lavowere  de  la  vikare  si 
mencion  especial  de  ceo  ne  'fut  fait. — Blaik.,  ad 
idem.  Jeo  pose  qe  Labbe  qe  tient  en  propre  oeps 
leglise,     et     avoit     lavowere     de     la    vikare,     sil     ust 


1  25,184,  de  cesty.  I       4  HarL,  nemie. 

2  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  fourme.  ^  Harl.,  Drdeigneiv 
Karl  and  2-5,184,  B.                      I 

18141 


130  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  25. 


A.D.  1343.  let  the  church  to  farm  for  a  term  of  years,  or  for  life, 
would  he  not  himself  present  to  the  vicarage,  notwith- 
standing his  lease  ?  And  for  the  same  reason  he  will 
present  though  the  church  be  let  to  fee  farm. — 
Pulteney,  Suppose  the  advowson  of  the  church  were 
demanded  by  writ  of  Right  against  the  Abbot  of 
Clervaux,  and  deraigned,  so  that  the  appropriation 
were  defeated,  would  not  the  vicarage  be  defeated? 
Therefore  it  seems  that  the  patronage  of  the  \dcarage 
is  parcel  of  the  rest. — Shardelowe.  That  causes  the 
demandant  to  recover  in  virtue  of  a  higher  right;  but 
suppose  that  a  vicarage  be  made  of  a  church,  which  is 
of  my  patronage,  by  a  composition,  as  is  permissible, 
and  afterwards  usurpation  be  made  upon  me  in  the 
presentation  to  the  parsonage  and  the  vicarage  also, 
so  that  I  am  put  to  my  writ  of  Right,  and  I  bring  a 
writ  of  Right  in  respect  of  the  advowson  of  the  church, 
&c.,  do  you  think  I  shall  recover  the  advowson  of  the 
vicarage  ?  It  is  certain  that  I  shall  not. — To  this 
the  Court  agreed,  and  said  that  in  such  a  case  it 
would  be  necessary  to  bring  another  writ  in  respect  of 
the  advowson  of  the  vicarage. — Grene.  I  do  not  lay 
any  stress  on  the  question  whether  the  advowson  of 
the  vicarage  belonged  to  the  Abbot  of  Clervaux  as 
parson  or  as  patron ;  but,  whether  it  was  one  or  the 
other,  it  was  because  he  had  the  two  estates  in  him 
that  when  he  let  the  church,  with  all  the  rights  and 
appurtenances,  no  right  of  patronage  could  remain 
with  him. — And  some  were  of  opinion  that,  of  common 
right,  the  patronage  of  the  vicarage  would  remain  in 
the  parson,  and  some  that  it  would  remain  in  the 
patron  of  the  churclf. — Mouhray.  "^Mien  any  thing  has 
been  aliened  or  let  by  obscure  words  before  time  of 
memory,  it  will  be  understood  to  have  passed  in 
accordance  with  subsequent  usage.  Now  we  have  said 
that,  since  the  making  of  the  lease  to  fee  farm  of  the 
church  to  the  Abbot  of  Rufford,  he  and  his  successors 
have  presented,  so  that,   as  the  matter   has   been  put 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  131 


No.  25. 


lesse  a  ferme  leglise  a  terme  daunz,  ou  a  terme  de  -^•^- 1343. 
vie,  ne  presentereit  il  mesme  a  la  vikare,  non 
obstante  son  lees  ?  Et  par  mesme  la  resoun,  tut 
leglise  a  fee  ferme  lesse. — Pult.  Jeo  pose  qe  lavowe- 
soun  del  eglise  par  bref  de  Dreit  fut  demande  vers 
Labbe  de  Clervaux,  et  desrene,  issi  qe  lappropriacion 
fut  defait,  ne  serreit  la  vikare  defait  ?  JDonqes  semble 
qe  lavowere  de  la  vikare  est  parcelle  de  remenant. 
— ScHARD.  Ceo  fait  qe  le  demandant  recovere  de 
plus  haut  dreit ;  mes  mettez  qe  dun  eglise  qest  de 
mavowere  vikarie  par  composicion  soit  fait,  com  il 
est  suffrable,  et  puis  purprise  soit  fait  sur  moy  del 
presentement  a  la  parsonage  et  vikare  auxi,  issi^  qe 
suy  mys  a  mon  bref  de  Dreit,  et  jeo  porte  bref  de 
Dreit  del  avowesoun  del  eglise,  &c.,  quidez  vous  qe 
jeo  recover  ay  lavowesoun  de  la  vikare  ?  Constat  quod 
non. — Ad  quod  Curia  consensit,  et  disoient  qil  covient 
en  tiel  cas  porter  autre  ^  bref  de  lavowesoun  de  la 
vikarie. — Grene.  Jeo  ne  charge  pas  le  quel  lavowe- 
soun de  la  vikare  fut  al  Abbe  de  Clervaux  com 
persone  ou  com  patroun ;  mes,  fut  ceo  un  ou  autre, 
pur  ceo  qil  avoit  les  deux  estatz  a  luy  fut  ceo  par 
quei  quant  il  lessa  leglise  ove  touz  les  dreits  et 
appurtenaunces,  nul  dreit  de  patronage  ne  luy  put 
demorer. — Et  asquns  furent  en  opinion  qe  de  comune 
dreit  avowere  de  la  vikarie  demureit  en  la  persone, 
et  asquns  qe  ceo  demureit  en  le  patroun  del  eglise. 
— Mouhray.  Quant  chose  devant  temps  de  memoire 
fut  aliene  par  paroles  obscures,  ou  lesse,  solonc  ceo 
qe  chose  ad  estee  use  puis  homme  entendra  qe  la 
chose  passa.  Ore  avoms  dit  qe  puis  le  lees  fait  a 
fee  ferme  del  eglise  al  Abbe  de  Rufforde  qil  et  ses 
successours  ount  presente,    issi    qe    solonc  ceo   qe   la 

1  HarL,  ici.  I       2  25,184,  autiel. 


132  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  25. 


A  D.  1343.  in  operation  since  the  lease,  so  you  will  understand 
that  it  passed. — Hillary.  Then  possibly  you  will  aid 
yourself  by  usurpation. 

Quare^  R  The    King    brought    a   Quare  impedit  against   the 

Abbot  of  Kufiford,  and  counted  that  it  belonged  to  him 
to  present  to  the  vicarage  of  a  moiety  of  the  church 
of  Eotherham  by  reason  of  the  temporalities  of  the 
Abbot  of  Clervaux  being  in  his  hand  on  account  of  the 
war  between  him  and  the  French ;  and  he  counted 
that  one  who  was  predecessor  of  the  Abbot  of  Eufford, 
as  general  procurator  of  the  Abbot  of  Clervaux,  pre- 
sented to  the  same  vicarage  a  certain  person,  who,  on 
his  presentation,  was  admitted,  &c.,  as  in  right  of  the 
Abbot  of  Clervaux,  and  also  counted  of  several  pre- 
sentations which  the  predecessor  of  the  Abbot  of 
Pi  afford  had  made  to  the  same  vicarage,  as  general 
procurator  of  the  Abbot  of  Clervaux,  and  so  he  said  that 
it  belonged  to  him  to  present. — R.  Thorpe.  Sir,  we 
say  that  it  is  quite  true  that  one  A.,  our  predecessor, 
presented  to  the  same  vicarage  as  general  procurator 
of  the  Abbot  of  Clervaux,  but  we  tell  you  that,  since 
that  presentation,  one  K.,  Abbot  of  Clervaux,  with  the 
assent  of  his  Convent,  granted  by  the  deed  which  is 
here  the  advowson  of  a  moiety  of  the  church  of 
Eotherham,  to  which  the  advowson  of  this  vicarage  is 
appendant,  to  one  B.,  our  predecessor,  to  hold  to  him 
and  his  successors  for  ever.  And  we  tell  you  that 
afterwards  the  vicarage  became  vacant,  whereupon  one 
John,  our  predecessor,  presented  to  the  same  vicarage, 
as  in  his  own  right,  one  G.,  who,  on  his  presentation, 
&c.  And  he  counted  of  other  presentations  which  his 
predecessors  had  made  in  their  own  right.  And  he 
said  that  so  it  belonged  to  him  to  present.  And  we 
do  not  understand,  he  said,  that   the   King  can  assign 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


133 


No.  25. 

chose  ad   este  mys  en    oevre    puis    le   lees  vous  en-  A.D.  1343. 
tendrez    qele    passa. — Hill.     Donqes  vous  voletz  par 
cas   eider  par  purprise. 

§  Le  ^  Roi  porta  Quare  iinpedit  vers  Labbe  de  ^^^^t. 
Kufforde,  et  counta  qe  a  luy  appent  a  presenter  a  la 
vicarie  de  la  moite  de  leglise  de  Roderham  par 
cause  de  les  temporaltes  Labbe  de  Clervaux  en  sa 
mayn  esteaunts  pur  la  guerre  entre  luy  et  ceux  de 
France ;  et  counta  qe  un  qe  fut  predecessour  Labbe 
de  Rufforde,  come  general  procuratour  Labbe  de 
Clervaux,  presenta  a  mesme  la  vicarie  certeine  per- 
sone,  qe  a  son  presentement,  fut  resceu,  &c.,  come 
en  dreit  Labbe  de  Clervaux,  et  auxi  counta  de 
plusours  presentements  queux  le  predecessour  Labbe 
de  Rufforde  avoit  fait  a  mesme  la  vicarie,  come 
general  procuratour  Labbe  de  Clervaux,  issint  il  dit 
qe  a  luy  appent  a  presenter. — R.  Thorpe.  Sire,  nous 
dioms  qe  bien  est  verite  qun  A.,  nostre  predecessour, 
presenta  a  mesme  la  vicarie  come  general  procuratour 
Labbe  de  Clervaux,  mes  vous  dioms  qe,  puis  eel 
presentement,  un  R.  Abbe  de  Clervaux,  par  assent 
de  son  Covent,  par  le  fait  qe  cy  est,  graunta  lavowe- 
soun  de  la  moite  de  leglise  de  Roderham,  a  quei 
lavowesoun  de  cest  vicarie  est  appendaunt,  a  un  B., 
nostre  predecessour,  a  luy  et  a  ses  successours  a 
touz  jours.  Et  vous  dioms  qe  puis  la  vicarie  se 
voida,  par  quei  un  Johan,  nostre  predecessour,  pre- 
senta a  mesme  la  vicarie,  come  en  son  dreit  demene, 
un  G.,  qe  a  son  presentement,  &c.  Et  counta  des 
autres  presentements,  queux  ses  predecessours  avoient 
fait  en  lour  dreit  demene.  Et  dit  qe  issint  appent  a 
luy  a  presenter.    Et  nentendoms  pas   qe   le  Roi  puit 


1  This  report  of  the  case  appears 
by  itself  in  the  old  editions  as  No. 
112.  No  MS.  of  it  has  been  found, 
and  there  is  no  extract  from  it  in 
Fitzherbert's  Abridgment,   though 


there  is  apparently  a  reference  to 
it  {Graunte,  57),  as  pi.  113,  fo.  76 
"  en  liver  a  large."  It  really  begins 
on  fo.  75  b.  of  the  old  editions. 


134  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  25. 


AD.  1343.  tort  in  the  person  of  the  Abbot  of  Eufford. — And  the 
deed   was   read,    and   it   purported   that   the   Abbot   of 
Clervaux    had    granted    to    the    Abbot    of    Rufford   a 
moiety  of  the  advowson  of   the   church   of   Eotherham 
cum    omnibus   pertinentiis    suis,     et    suis    jurihus. — W. 
Thorpe.      Sir,   you   see    plainly   how  he  has   admitted 
that    at    one    time    the    Abbot    of    Clervaux    had    the 
advowson  of  the  same  \dcarage,   and   that  their  prede- 
cessors presented  to  the  same  vicarage  only  as  in  right 
of  the  Abbot  of  Clervaux,  c^c,  and   the  deed  of  which 
he  made  profert   in   order   to   prove   the   right   to   the 
\icarage    to    be    in    their    person    speaks    only    of   the 
advowson    of    a    moiety    of    the    church,    whereas    the 
advowson   of   the  vicarage   could   not  pass  without  ex- 
press words,  and  so  they  have  not  disproved  the  King's 
right ;    wherefore  we   demand   judgment   for  the  King, 
and   pray   a   writ   to    the    Bishop. — B.  Thorpe.     I   say 
that  when  a  church  is   appropriated,    and  a  portion  of 
the  patronage  is  assigned  out   of   it   to  the  vicar,  that 
A-icarage   is    always   regardant    to    the    entirety   out   of 
which  that  portion  was  taken,  just   as  much  as  dower 
is  regardant  to  the  entirety  out   of  which   it  has  been 
assigned ;    wherefore,    since    we    have    said    that    the 
vicarage  was  appendant  to  a   moiet}'  of   the   advowson 
of    the    church    which    was    granted    to    us    with    the 
appurtenances,  for  the  reason  aforesaid,  which  fact  you 
do   not   deny,    and   since    you   do   not   deny   that   this 
advowson   was   granted   to  us  with   the  appurtenances, 
we    demand    judgment,    &c. — W.    Thorpe.      That    the 
advowson  of  the  vicarage  cannot   be   appendant  to  the 
advowson  of  the  church  I  will  prove   to  you,  for  sup- 
pose   that,    after    the    church    was    appropriated,    one 
portion  of  the  parsonage  was  assigned  to  the  ^dcarage, 
and   that   a  writ   of   Eight  were   brought   against   him 
who  had   the   advowson   of   the   church,    and  that  this 
advowson  were  recovered,  the  advowson  of  the  \icarage 


XVII.    EDWABD    III. 


135 


No.  25. 

tort  en  sa  persone  assigner. — Et  le  fait  fut  lieu,  qe  A-^- 1343. 
voleit  qe  Labbe  de  Clervaux  avoit  graunte  al  Abbe 
de  Kufforde  la  moite  de  lavowesoun  del  eglise  de 
Eoderham,  cum  omnibus  pertinentiis  suis,  et  suis  jurihus. 
W.  Thorpe.  Sire,  vous  veiez  bien  coment  il  ad 
conu  qe  ascun  temps  Labbe  de  Clervaux  avoit  lavowe- 
soun de  mesme  la  vicarie,  et  qe  lour  predecessours 
presenterent  ^  a  mesme  la  vicarie  forsqe  come  en 
dreit  Labbe  de  Clervaux,  &c.,  et  le  fait  quel  il  mist 
avaunt  de  prover  le  dreit  de  la  vicarie  en  lour 
persone  parle  tantsoulement  de  lavowesoun  de  la 
moite  del  eglise,  ou  qe  lavowesoun  de  la  vicarie  ne 
puit  passer  saunz  expresse  paroles,  issint  nount  ils 
pas  desprove  le  dreit  le  Roi ;  par  quel  nous  de- 
mandoms  jugement  pur  le  Roi,  et  prioms  bref  al 
Evesqe. — R.  Thorpe.  Jeo  dis  qe  quant  une  eglise 
est  approprie,  efc  un  porcion  del  patronage  est  assigne 
hors  al  vicar,  qe  celle  vicare  est  sa  regardeaunt 
touz  dis  a  lentier  dount  eel  porcion  fut  prise,  auxi 
avaunt  come  est  un  dowre  regardaunt  a  lentier 
dount  ele  fut  assigne ;  par  quel  del  houre  qe  nous 
avoms  dit  qe  la  vicarie  fut  appendaunt  a  la  moite 
de  lavowesoun  del  eglise  quel  a  nous  fut  graunte 
ove  les  appurtenaunces,  causa  prcedicta,  et  quele  chose 
vous  ne  dedites  pas,  et  ceo  vous  ne  dedites  qe  eel 
avowesoun  ne  nous  fut  graunte  ove  les  appurten- 
aunces, par  quel  nous  demandoms  jugement,  &c.^ — 
W.  Thorpe.  Qe  lavowesoun  de  la  vicarie  ne  puit 
pas  estre  appendaunt  a  lavowesoun  del  eglise  jeo 
vous  provera,  car  jeo  pose  qe  apres  ceo  qe  leglise 
fut  approprie  qune  porcion  del  personage  fut  assigne 
a  la  vicare,  et  qe  le  bref  de  Dreit  fut  porte  devers 
celuy  qe  ust  lavowesoun  del  eglise,  et  qe  cele  avowe- 
soun fut    recoveri,    uncore    demurrust   lavowesoun  de 


1  Eastell  omits  presenterent. 

2  For  the  pleadings   up  to   this 
point  compare  the  report  Trin.,  16 


Edw.  III.,  No.  68,  and  the  matters 
there  cited  from  the  record. 


136  ;  MICHAELMAS    TEEM 


No.   26. 


A.D.  1343.  would  still  remain  with  him  who  had  it  before  ;  where- 
fore, since  the  advowson  of  the  \dcarage  does  not 
remain  with  him  who  had  the  advowson  of  the  church 
by  way  of  recovery,  a  multo  fortiori  it  cannot  remain 
with  you  who  claim  an  estate  by  purchase,  unless  j-ou 
have  express  words  in  your  deed  as  to  the  \dcarage. — 
Grene.  Sir,  it  is  no  wonder,  in  the  case  which  you 
have  put,  that  though  one  recovers  the  advowson  of 
the  church  he  has  not  the  advowson  of  the  ^dcarage, 
for  he  has  recovered  on  a  right  higher  than  that  of 
the  vicarage ;  but  it  is  not  so  here.  But  suppose  that 
after  the  church  was  appropriated,  and  the  \dcarage 
made,  the  appropriation  had  been  defeated,  then  I  say 
that  the  ^dcarage  would  be  defeated,  and  consequently 
the  \dcarage  is  appendant  to  the  advowson  of  the 
church  out  of  which  it  was  drawn. — Shaedelowe.  I 
tell  you  that  the  appropriation  may  be  defeated  and 
yet  the  ™arage  will  remain,  &c. 

Deceit.  (26.)  §  Heretofore^  one   E.^  brought  an  Assise  in  the 

country,  and,  while  his  writ  of  Assise  was  pending, 
his  adversary,  in  order  to  deprive  him  of  the  Assise 
which  was  of  a  lower  nature,  caused  a  writ  of  a  higher 
nature  to  be  sued  in  his  name,  and  caused  one  to 
answer  for  him  as  his  attorney.  And  E.  showed  the 
deceit,  and  disavowed  the  suit.  And,  because  he  was 
well  known,  the  record  was  cancelled,  as  appears 
above  in  last  [Hilary]  Term,  and  thereupon  E.  sued  a  writ 
of  Deceit  including  his  matter. — Pole.  This  is  a  judicial 
writ,  which  takes  its  course  from  a  record,  and  the 
writ  includes  in  itself  matter  to  the  effect  that  there 
is  no  record,  for  there  is  no  record  after  it  has  been 
cancelled  ;   judgment   of   the  writ. — Pulteney.     When  a 

^  See  Y.  B.,  Hil.,  17  Edw.  lU.,   i        -  Kichard  de  Audele,   according 
No.  43.  I    to  the  previous  report. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


137 


No.  26. 

la  vicarie  a  celuy  qe  ceo  avoit  devant ;  par  quei,  ^-P- 1343. 
del  houre  qe  lavowesoun  de  la  vicarie  ne  demoert 
a  luy  qe  avoit  lavowesoun  del  eglise  par  voie  de 
recoverir,  a  multo  fortiori  il  ne  puit  pas  demorer  a 
vous  qe  clamez  estat  par  purchace,  si  vous  ne  ussez 
expres  paroles  en  vostre  fait  de  la  vicarie. — Grene. 
Sire,  il  nest  pas  merveille,  en  le  cas  qe  vous  avez 
mis,  mesqe  cesty  qe  recovere  lavowesoun  de  leglise 
neit  pas  lavowesoun,  car  il  ad  recoveri  dun  dreit 
eisne  qe  la  vicarie  ne  fut ;  seel  non  est  sic  hie. 
Mes  jeo  pose  qe  apres  ceo  qe  leglise  fut  approprie, 
et^  la  vicarie  faite,  qe  lappropriacion  ust  este  de- 
faite,  jeo  die  qe  la  vicarie  serreit  defaite,  et  per 
conseqiiens  la  vicarie  est  appendaunte  a  lavowesoun 
del  eglise  hors  de  quele  fut  trete. — Schard.  Jeo  die 
a  vous  qe  homme  j)oet  defaire  lappropriacion,  et 
uncore   la  vicarie   demurra,   &c.^ 

(26.)  ^  §  Autrefoith  un  E.  porta  Assise  en  pays,  Desceite. 
et,  pendaunt  son  bref  Dassise,  son  adverssare,*  pur 
luy  toller^  Lassise  de  plus  bas  nature,  fist  un  bref 
de  plus  haut  nature  estre  suy  en  son  noun,  et  fist 
un  respoundre^  pur  luy  come  son  attourne.  Et  E. 
moustra  le  desceite,  et  desavowa  la  suite.  Et,  pur 
ceo  qil  fut  bien  conu,  le  recorde  fut  chauncelle,  ut 
patet  supra,  Termino  ultimo,  sur  quei  E.  siwist"^  bref 
de  Desceite  compernant  sa  matere. — Pole.  Ceo  bref 
est  judiciel,^  qe  prent  cours  de  recorde,  et  le  bref 
en  luy  mesme  comprent  nature  qil  ny  ad  nul  re- 
corde, qar  quant  il  est  chauncelle  il  ny  ad  pas 
recorde  ;     jugement     du     bref. — Pult.      Quant     partie 


1  Kastell,  a. 

2  The  passage  added  at  the  end 
of  this  report  in  the  old  editions  is 
obviously  the  conclusion  of  No. 
108  (the  second  report  of  No.  21  in 
this  volume)  and  is  now  restored 
to  its  proper  place. 


3  From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C. 
^  25,184,  adverser. 

5  Harl.,  tollir. 

6  Harl.,  respouns. 
'  Harl.,  suyt. 

8  Harl.,  judicial. 


138  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   27. 


A.D.  1343,  party  reverses  a  judgment,  or  otherwise  by  an  action 
of  Deceit  has  it  made  null  and  of  no  effect,  then  such 
a  suit  cannot  be  maintained  upon  that  record,  because 
by  such  suing  of  Error  or  of  Deceit  he  supposes  him- 
self to  be  a  party ;  but  the  same  cause  which  defeated 
the  record  by  which  this  writ  is  warranted  proves  that 
we  were  not  a  party,  and  that  our  action  now  main- 
tains.— Stonore,  ad  idem.  The  record  does  not  main- 
tain this  writ,  but  he  makes  his  plaint  in  respect  of 
a  deceit  committed  in  this  Court. — Afterwards  they 
came  to  terms. 

Deceit.  (27.)   §  Deceit  was  sued  for  a  poor  man  against  an 

attorney,    supposing   that   the   Sheriff  and  he,  between 
them,  caused  a  writ  of  seisin  to  be  put  on  the  files  of 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


139 


No.  27. 

reverse  jugement,  ou  autrement  par  Desceite  le  ad  ^•^'  i^^^. 
nul  et  a  nient,  la  hors  de  eel  recorde  ne  put  tiel 
suite  estre  meintenue,  pur  ceo  qe  par  tiel  suite 
Derrour  ou  Desceite  il  luy  suppose  estre  partie ; 
mes  mesme  la  cause  qe  defit  de  recorde  de  quel 
ceo  bref  est  garranti  prove  qe  nous^  fumes  pas 
partie,  et  ceo  meintient  ore  nostre  accion. — Ston., 
ad  idem.  Le  recorde  ne  meintient  pas  ceo  bref,  mes 
fait  sa  pleinte  de  la  desceite  fait  en  ceste  Court. — 
Puis  ils   acorderent. 

(27.)  ^  §  Desceite   fut   suy  pur    un    povers  ^  homme  Desceite. 
vers  un   attourne,    supposaunt    qe    entre    le  Vicounte  nilcdt, 
et  luy  ils   firent  mettre   un   bref    de   seisine   en  filaz  ^9.] 


1  25,184,  si  nous. 

2  From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C, but 
corrected  by  the  record,  Placita  de 
Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edward  III.,  Ro 
433.  It  there  appears  that  the 
action  was  brought  by  William  de 
Frodeswalle  against  Richard  son  of 
William  Elys  of  Yeivley  and  John 
de  Oxon,  late  Sheriff  of  the  County 
of  Derby.  According  to  the  roll, 
the  writ  was  in  the  form  "  cum 
"  idem  Willelmus,  a  tempore  quo 
"  idem  Rex  gubernacula  regni  sui 
"  suscepit,  seu  antea,  de  aliquibus 
"  tenementis  suis  in  villa  de  Sher- 
"  leye  in  Banco  Regis  [sic]  per 
"  aliquem  nusquam  implacitatus 
"  fuisset,  praedictus  Ricardus,  simul 
"  cum  prsedicto  Johanne,  legi  et 
"  consuetudini  regni  Regis  Angliae 
"  ac  Curias  ipsius  Regis  illudere,  et 
"  ipsum  Willelmum  de  quibusdam 
"  tenementis  suis  in  villa  prgedicta 
"  subdole  exhereditare  machinans, 
"  quoddam  breve  de  judicio  sub 
"  testimonio  dilecti  et  fidelis  Regis 
"  Willelmi  de  Shareshulle  conti- 
"  nens  praefatum  Ricardum  duas 
"  acras  terree  et  unam  acram  prati 


cum  pertinentiis  in  eadem  villa 
versus  prsedictum  Willelmum,  et 
Emmam  uxorem  ejus,  et  quos- 
dam  alios,  per  defaltam,  coram 
Justiciariis  Regis  in  Banco  prse- 
dicto  anno  regni  ipsius  Regis 
duodecimo  recuperasse,  et  eidem 
tunc  Vicecomiti  quod  ipse  prae- 
fato  Ricardo  plenam  seisinam 
tenementorum  illorum  habere 
f aceret  per  Regem  praeceptum  ex- 
tititisse,  quanquam  aliquod  breve 
originale,  seu  placitum,  vel 
processus  inde  inter  partes 
praedictas  a  tempore  praedicto 
in  Banco  praedicto  minime  pen- 
debat,  fabricari  et  in  fillaciis 
ipsius  tunc  Vicecomitis  inter  bre- 
via  Regis  poni  fecit,  cujus  quidem 
brevis  colore  de  terra  et  prato 
praedictis  amotus  et  seisina  inde 
praefato  Ricardo  extitit  liberata, 
in  deceptionem  Curiae  Regis  pras- 
dictas  ac  legis  et  consuetudinus 
praedictarum  illusionem  manifes- 
tam,  necjuon  grave  damnum 
ipsius  Willelmi." 
3  C,  pours. 


140  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  28. 


A.D.  1343.  the  Sheriff's  writs,  and  by  means  of  that  writ  ousted 
him  from  his  land,  supposing  that  the  same  attorney 
had  recovered  against  the  present  plaintiff,  whereas 
there  never  was  any  record  or  recovery,  to  the  deceit 
of  the  Court,  and  to  his  damage.  And  upon  this  he 
produced  to  the  Court  a  writ  comprising  his  matter. 
And  the  attorney,  being  examined,  confessed  that  there 
was  no  record,  and  no  loss  of  an  action  ;  but  he  said 
that  a  bailiff  and  he,  between  them,  forged  a  precept, 
supposing  that  there  was  a  judicial  writ,  whereas  there 
was  no  such  writ.  Therefore  the  plaintiff  recovered 
damages  assessed  by  the  Court  at  10  marks,  and  he 
was  by  judgment  committed  to  prison  according  to  the 
Statute.^ 

Replevin.  (28.)  §  Thorpe.  The  place  in  which  the  taking  is 
supposed     and    the    ^ill    are   parcel   of    the   manor    of 

1  3  Edw.  I.  (Westm.  1),  c.  29. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


141 


No.  28. 

des  brefs  le  Vicounte,  et  par  eel  bref  luy  ousterent  a.d.  1343. 
de  sa  terre,  supposaimt  qe  mesme  lattourne  avoit 
recover!  vers  celuy  qore  se  pleint,  ou  unqes  recorde 
ne  recoverir  y  avoit,  en  desceite  de  la  Court,  et  ses 
damages.  Et  sur  ceo  il  mist  avant  bref  a  la  Court, 
compernant  sa  matere.  Et  lattourne  examine  conust 
qil  ny  avoit  recorde  ne  perde  ;  mes  il  dit  qe  entre 
un  baillif  et  luy  ils  forgerent  un  precepte  supposaunt 
qil  y  avoit  bref  de  jugement,  ou  il  y  avoit  nul 
bref.^  Par  quei  le  pleintif  recoveri  damages  taxes 
par  la  Court  a  x  marcs,  et  il  fut  agarde  par  estatut 
a   la  prisone.^ 


(28.)  3    §    Thoiye, 
suppose  et  la 


Le    lieu    en    quel    la    prise   est  Hepiegiari, 
ville  est  parcelle  du  manor  de  Cokham,*  Aunden 

Demesne, 


1  According  to  the  roll  "Eicardus, 
"  presens  in  Curia  Eegis  hie,  per 
"  Justiciarios  super  praemissis 
"  juratus,  et  examinatus,  cognovit 
*'  quod  ipse  et  quidam  Johannes  de 
"  Neutone,  ut  ballivus  Vicecomitis 
"  Comitatus  prsedicti,  fecerunt 
"  quoddam  prseceptum,  nomine 
"  ipsius  Vicecomitis,  ipso  Vice- 
"  comite  nesciente,  eidem  Johanni 
"  de  Neutone  ut  ballivo  directum, 
"  continens  ipsum  Kicardum  seisi- 
"  nam  de  prsedictis  tenementis  in 
"  Curia  Eegis  recuperasse,  et  ipsum 
"  Johannem  de  Neutone,  ut  balli- 
"  vum,  nomine  ipsius  Vicecomitis, 
"  liberandi  seisinam  eidem  Eicardo 
"  de  praedictis  tenementis  potesta- 
"  tem  habuisse,  cujus  quidem  prae- 
"  cepti  fabricatione  idem  Johannes 
"  de  Neutone,  ut  ballivus,  &c., 
"  seisinam  eidem  Eicardo  de  pree- 
"  dictis  tenementis  liberavit,  per 
"  quod  idem  Eicardus  ipsum  Wil- 
"  lelmum  de  prasdictis  tenementis 
'•  amovit." 

2  The  judgment,  according  to  the 
roll  was,  "  Quia  idem  Eicardus  hie 


' '  expresse  cognovit  praedictum  prae- 
'•  ceptum  fabricatum  fuisse  in 
"  deceptionem  Curiae  Eegis,  et  dam- 
"  num  ipsius  Willelmi,  &c.,  con- 
"  sideratum  est  quod  praedictus 
"  Willelmus  recuperet  versus  cum 
"  damna  sua,  quaa  taxantur  per 
"  Justiciaries  ad  decern  marcas,  et 
"  quod  idem  Eicardus  committatur 
"  Gaolas  de  Flete  ibidem  commora- 
"  turus  per  formam  Statuti,"  &c. 

The  plaintiff  had  execution  by 
Elegit. 

"  Postea,  die  Jovis  in  Octabis 
' '  Sancti  Martini  anno  regni  domini 
'•  Eegis  nunc  decimo  octavo,  venit 
•'  praedictus  Eicardus  a  Gaola  prae- 
''  dicta,  et  injunctum  est  ei  et  in- 
"  hibitum  per  Justiciarios  quod  de 
"  caetero  a  Curia  hie  recedat,  et 
"  quod  non  amittatur  [foradmitta- 
"tur?]  ad  sequendum  aliquod 
"  breve  sen  negotium  pro  aliquo 
"  hie,  &c.  Et  deliberatur  a  Gaola 
"  praedicta."  &c. 

3  From  HarL,  25,184,  and  C, 
until  otherwise  stated. 

*  C,  Cocham. 


14.] 


142  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   28. 


A.D.  1343.  Cookham,  which  is  the  King's  Ancient  Demesne,  and 
that  manor  our  Lord  the  King  has  given  to  our  Lady 
the  Queen ;  judgment  whether  the  Court  will  take 
cognisance  of  the  plea. — Richemunde.  He  will  still  be  able 
to  traverse  the  taking,  and  until  the  plea  be  brought 
into  realty  by  avowry  this  is  not  a  plea. — Thorpe.  By 
common  intendment  the  plea  can  be  brought  into 
realty;  and,  if  I  were  to  avow,  I  should  not  afterwards 
be  admitted  to  take  exception  to  the  jurisdiction  which 
I  had  previously  accepted  by  my  avowry,  and  so  my 
exception  afterwards  would  be  to  the  abatement  of  my 
avowry. — Shardelowe.  And,  if  you  did  not  take  the 
beasts,  then  the  plea  is  entirely  personal,  and  this 
Court  will  take  cognisance  of  it ;  and  if  you  were  to 
abate  the  plaint  by  your  exception  in  this  Court,  you 
would  abate  the  plaint  in  the  Court  of  Ancient 
Demesne  by  a  traverse  on  the  taking,  and  would  oust 
this  Court  from  jurisdiction  without  cause. — Notion. 
It  is  possible,  in  a  plea  of  Trespass  against  the  peace, 
to  bring  it  into  realty  by  justification,  yet,  neverthe- 
less, if  a  writ  of  Trespass  be  brought  in  this  Court  in 
respect  of  a  trespass  committed  in  Ancient  Demesne, 
his  Court  will  take  cognisance. — Kelshulle.  The 
cases  are  not  like  :  for  those  ha^dng  a  Court  of  Ancient 
Demesne  ought  not  to  take  cognisance  of  matters  done 
against  the  peace,  but  of  the  taking  of  beasts  they 
can. — Pulteney.  If  a  lord  of  Ancient  Demesne  be  dis- 
seised of  rent  issuing  from  ancient  demesne,  he  will 
have  an  Assise  in  this  Court,  ^liy  then  cannot  a 
tenant  have  a  suit  against  him  on  the  taking  of  beasts? 
— Thorpe.  Then  we  are  at  one  that  it  is  so. — Notion. 
We  tell  you  that  the  place  is  parcel  of  certain  land 
which  was  waste,  and  in  the  hand  of  King  Edward, 
the  grandfather  of  the  present  King,  who  gave  it  by 
acres  at  a  certain  rent  by  the  yes.v  ;  so  it  is  frank 
fee. — Thorpe.    Your   plea   is    double  :    one   the   King's 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


143 


No.  28. 

qest  auncien  demene  le  Koi/  qel  maner  nostre  ^•^'  i^^^- 
Seignur  le  Eoi  ad  done  a  Madame  la  Reigne  ^ ; 
jugement  ei  la  Court  voille  conustre. — Richem.  II 
purra  uncore  traverser  la  prise,  et  tanqe  par  avowere 
le  plee  soit  mene^  en  realte^  ceo  nest  pas  plee. — 
Thorpe.  De  comune  entent  le  plee  put  estre  mene^ 
en  realte^;  et,  si  jeo  avowasse,  apres  jeo  ne  serra 
pas  resceu  de  chalanger^  jurisdiccion  quel  jeo  usse 
devant  aceepte  par  mavowere,  et  si  serra  mon 
chalange  apres  al  abatement  de  mavowere. — Schard. 
Et,  si  vous  ne  preistes  pas,  donqes  est  le  plee  tut 
personele,  de  quei  ceste  Court  conustra ;  et  si  vous 
abatissez  la  pleinte  par  vostre  excepcion  ceinz,  vous 
abaterez  la  pleinte  en  launcien  demene  par  travers 
sur  la  prise,  et  ousteres  ceste  Court  de  jurisdiccion 
sanz  cause. — Nottone.  II  est  possible  en  plee  de 
Trespas  countre  la  pees  par  justificacion  de  le  mener"^ 
en  la  realte,^  nepurquant,  si  bref  de  Trespas  soit 
porte  ceinz  de  trespas  fait  en  auncien  demene,  ceste 
Court  conustra. — Kels.  Non  est  simile :  qar  ces 
dauncien  demene  ne  deivent  pas  conustre  de  chose 
encountre  la  pees,^  mes  de  prise  des  avers  ils  pount. 
— Pidt.  Si  le  seignur  dauncien  demene  soit  disseisi 
de  la  rente  issaunt  del  auncien  demene  il  avera 
Assise  ceinz.  Par  quei  ne  put  pas  le  tenant  donqes 
devers  luy  aver  sa  suyte  par  prise  ^  des  avers  ? — 
Thorpe.  Donqes  sumes  a  un  qil  est  issi. — Nottone. 
Nous  vous  dioms  qe  le  lieu  est  parcelle  de  certein 
terre  qe  fut  wast,  et  en  la  meyn  le  Roi  E.,  aiel, 
le  quel  dona  le  par  acres  rendaunt  certein  par  an ; 
issi  est  ceo  frank  fee. — Thorpe.    Vostre  plee  est  double: 


1  The  words  le  Roi  are  omitted 
from  C. 
a  C,  Roigne. 

3  C,  mesne. 

4  25,184,  and  C,  roialte. 

5  C,  roialte. 


6  Harl.,chaunger;  25,184,changer. 

7  Harl.,  del   maner;  25,184,   de 
maner,  instead  of  de  le  mener. 

8  fait   is  inserted  after  pees  in 
Harl. 

^  Harl.,  prises. 


144  MICHAELMAS    TEEM 


No.  28. 


A.D.  1343.  seisin,  which  makes  it  frank  fee,  as  yon  understand 
it ;  the  other  the  feoffment ;  therefore  hold  to  one. — 
Pulteney.  The  King's  seisin  would  not  alone  prove  it 
to  be  frank  fee  ;  but,  when  the  King  divests  himself 
by  charter,  that  makes  it  frank  fee. — Shaedelowe.  A 
divesting  by  the  King  makes  it  frank  fee,  and  that  is 
the  effect. — And  note  that,  after  this  matter,  in  an 
Assise  before  Shaedelowe  in  the  country,  the  tenant 
alleged  that  the  land  put  in  \iew  was  parcel  of  the 
manor  of  B.,  which  is  Ancient  Demesne,  and  said  that 
he  did  not  understand  that  the  Court  would  take 
cognisance.  xAnd  because  the  plaintiff'  alleged  that  it 
was  waste  approved  by  the  King,  and  that  so,  through 
the  King's  possession,  it  had  become  frank  fee,  Shaede- 
lowe awarded  the  Assise.  And  afterwards  Willoughby 
reversed  this,  and  took  for  his  judgment  that  the 
King's  jDOSsession  rather  affirmed  than  disaffirmed  it 
to  be  Ancient  Demesne,  unless  he  had  divested  him- 
self thereof. — Xotton  alleged,  as  above,  that  the  King  was 
seised,  and  leased  the  land  to  the  Templars  at  his  will, 
and  afterwards  gave  it  to  the  Earl  of  Salisbury  in  fee, 
whose  estate  the  plaintiff'  had  by  the  King's  license ; 
so  it  was  frank  fee. — Pulteney.  That  is  a  different 
cause  ;  wherefore  you  shall  not  be  admitted  to  that. — 
Hillaey.  He  may  say  all  that  he  can  say  to  prove 
it  frank  fee. — Pulteney.  Then  you  see  ^Dlainly  that  he 
does  not  show  any  deed  of  the  King,  &c. — Shaedelowe. 
The  deed  showing  the  divesting  ought  not  to  be  in 
his  possession ;  besides,  the  King's  j)ossession  since 
time  of  memory  is  a  sufficient  reason  to  i3rove  it  frank 
fee,  because  the  King  could  not  be  sokeman  to  him- 
self.— Pulteney.  Then  take  that  as  the  reason. — 
Shaedelowe.  "\Aliether  that  was  base  tenure  or  other- 
wise, if  the  King  divested  himself  and  made  a  feoffment, 
it  has  become  frank  fee. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  145 


No.  28. 


un  la  seisine   le   Roi    qe    le    fait    frank   fee   a  vostre  A-i^- 1343. 

entent ;    autre    le  ^    feffement ;    par    quei    preignez  ^   a 

lun. — Pult.     La   seisine    le    Roi    ne   le    provereit    pas 

frank  fee   a  per   luy ;    mes    quant    le    Roi   se   demist 

par    chartre,    ceo    le    fait^    frank    fee.* — Schard.     La 

demise  le   Roi  le  fait  frank   fee,^  et  cest  leffect. — Et 

nota    puis^    ceste    matere,    qen    un    Assise    devant 

Schard.   en   pais,   le  tenant   alleggea  qe  la  terre  mys 

en  vewe  fut  parcelle   del  maner   de  B.,  qest  auncien 

demene,   et   nentendist   pas   qe    Court   voleit  conustre, 

Et  pur  ceo   qe   le   pleintif^   alleggea  qe   ceo  fut   wast 

approwe   par   le    Roi,    et^    issi    par    la    possession   le 

Roi   devenu    frank    fee,    Schard.    agarda    lassise.     Et 

puis  AViLBY.   le   reversa,  et  prist   pur  jugement  qe  la 

possession   le  Roi    plustost    lafferma    auncien   demene 

qe  desafferma   sil   nel  ^   ust   demys. — Nottone   alleggea, 

ut  supra,  qe  le  Roi  fut  seisi,  et  le  lessa  as  Templers 

a  sa  volunte,   et   puis    le   dona   al   Counte   de    Sarum 

en  fee,   qi   estat,   par   conge    du    Roi,   le   pleintif   ad ; 

issi    frank    fee. — Pult.     Cest    autre    cause ;    par    quei 

vous  navendrez  pas. — Hill.     II  dirra  quant  qil  savera 

dire  a  prover  le  frank  fee. — Pult.     Donqes  vous  veiez 

bien  qil  ne  moustre  pas    fait    du    Roi,   &c. — Schard. 

Le  fait    de    la    demise    ne    deit    pas    demurer  vers^° 

luy;  ovesqe   ceo,   la  possession   le  Roi  puis  temps  de 

memoire^^    est    suffisaunte    cause    del    prover    fraunc 

fee,   qar  le  Roi   ne   put   estre   sokman   a  luy  mesme. 

— Pult.    Preignez    cella    donqes    pur    cause. — Schard. 

Fut  ceo  bas  tenure   ou    autre,    si   le  Roi  se  demist, 

et  fist  feffement,   cest  devenu  fraunc  fee. 


1  25,184,  par  le. 
^  C,  pr eigne. 

^  C,  est,  instead  of  le  fait. 
^  fee  is  omitted  from  C. 
^  In  C.  are  added  the  words  a 
ceste  laffeet. 
°  C,  pur. 

18141 


7  Harl.,  tenant. 

8  et  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

9  C,  ne  se. 

10  Harl.,  devers. 

11 C,     demore,    instead    of    de 
memoire. 


146  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  28. 


A.D.  1343.  §  In  a  Eeplevin  brought  by  William  Trussel  against 
Replevin.  John  Jourcleii  W.  Thorpe  said  that  the  place  in  which 
the  taking,  &c.,  was  parcel  of  the  manor  of  B.,  which 
was  Ancient  Demesne,  and  we  do  not  miderstand,  he 
said,  that  the  Com't  will  take  cognisance. — Pulteney. 
This  is,  in  its  nature,  a  writ  of  Trespass,  and  founded 
on  a  personal  matter,  which  writ  ought  to  abate,  even 
though  the  place  were,  &c. — W.  Thorpe.  Though  this 
may  be  a  writ  of  Trespass  according  to  common  in- 
tendment, it  will  be  brought  into  the  realty  by  jou 
on  an  avowry,  and  in  case  we  were  to  make  avowry 
we  shall  never  afterwards  have  this  exception,  because 
he  will  take  issue  on  the  cause  of  my  avowry  ;  there- 
fore, if  we  have  not  this  excej)tion  now,  you  will  take 
cognisance  of  this  which  is  Ancient  Demesne,  and  in 
a  plea  which  will  be  accounted  a  real  plea  in  law. — 
Sharshulle.  I  say  that  you  will  have  this  exception 
after  your  avowry  is  made,  because  at  the  conclusion 
of  your  avowry  you  will  avow  the  taking  as  in  parcel 
of  the  tenements,  &c.,  and  in  a  i)lace  which  is  Ancient 
Demesne ;  and  then  he  will  be  put  to  answer  whether 
it  is  Ancient  Demesne  or  not,  because  the  plea  will 
be  at  such  time  in  the  realty ;  but  before  avowry 
made  the  plea  is  always  in  the  personalty,  and  at 
that  time  you  cannot  have  this  exception. — W.  Thorpe. 
If  I  make  avowry  in  the  manner  you  saj^  the  i)laintiff 
will  say  that  I  have  taken  his  beasts  of  my  own 
wrong,  and  not  for  such  cause  as  I  have  supposed  in 
avowing,  and  so  would  be  at  issue  with  me,  and  could 
oust  me  from  the  exception  ;  wherefore,  &c. — Notion. 
Sir,  we  tell  you  that  in  the  time  of  King  Edward,  the 
grandfather  of  the  present  King,  this  land,  whereof 
the  place,  &c.,  was  in  his  hand  as  waste  of  the  same 
manor  of  B.,  and,  having  been  approved  by  him  after 
that  time,  he  leased  it  to  certain  tenants  to  hold  of 
him  by  a  certain  rent,  and  the  avowant  had  their 
estate,  and  so  it  was  frank  fee,  &c. — Grene.     That  plea 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


147 


No.  28. 

§  En  ^  un  Replegiari  porte  par  William  Trussel  ^•^- 1343. 
vers  Johan  Jourden  W.  Thorpe  dit  qe  le  lieu  ou  la  •K«^%*«*'«- 
prise,  &c.,  fut  parcelle  del  maner  de  B.,  qe  fut 
Auncien  Demene,  et  nentendoms  pas  qe  la  Court 
voille  conustre. — Pult.  Ceo  est  un  bref  de  Trespas 
en  sa  nature,  et  foundu  sur  un  personel  fait,  quel 
bref  duist  abatre  tout  fut  le  lieu,  &c. — W,  Thorpe. 
Coment  qe  ceo  soit  un  bref  de  Trespas  de  comune 
entente,  il  serra  mene  en  la  realte  par  vous  davowere, 
et  en  cas  qe  nous  fesoms  avowere,  jammes  apres 
naveroms  eel  chalange,  car  il  prendra  issue  sur  la 
cause  de  mavowere ;  donqes,  si  nous  neioms  eel 
chalange  a  ore,  vous  conustrez  de  ceo  qest  Auncien 
Demene,  et  en  plee  qe  serra  acompte  plee  real  en 
ley^ — ScHAE.  Jeo  dis  qapres  vostre  avowre  fait  vous 
averez  cest  chalange,  car  en  la  fine  de  vostre  avowere 
issint  avouerez^  vous  la  prise  come  en  parcelle  des 
tenements,  &c.,  et  en  lieu  qest  Auncien  Demene ; 
et  donqes  serra  il  mys  de  respoundre  sil  soit  Auncien 
Demene  ou  nemye,  pur  ceo  qe  le  plee  serra  a  tiel 
temps  en  la  realte ;  mes  avant  avowere  fait  le  plee 
est  touz  dis  en  la  personalte,  a  quel  temps  vous 
ne  poiez  cest  chalange  aver. — W,  Thorpe.  Si  jeo 
face  avowere  par  la  manere  come  vous  dites,  le 
pleintif  dirra  qe  jay  pris  ses  bestes  de  ma  tort 
demene,  et  nemye  par  tiel  cause  come  jeo  suppose 
en  avowant,  et  issint  serroit  a  issue  ove  moy,  et 
moy  oustereit  del  chalange ;  par  quei,  &c. — Nottone. 
Sire,  nous  vous  dioms  qen  temps  le  Eoi  E.  laiel 
cest  terre  dount  le  lieu,  &c.,  fut  en  sa  mayn  come 
wast  de  mesme  le  manor  de  B.,  et  puis  eel  temps  par 
luy  approwe  il  lessa  as  certeins  tenaunts  a  tener  de 
luy  par  certein  rente,  lestat  de  queux  lavowant  avoit, 
et    issint    fut    il    frank    fee,    &c. — Grene.      Ceo     plee 


1  This  report  of  the  case  is 
printed  by  itself  in  the  old  editions 
as  No.  110.     No  MS.  of  it  has  been 


found,  and  there  is  no  reference  to 
it  in  Fitzherbert's  Abridgment. 
2  Editions  after  Bastell's,  moves. 


148  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  29. 


A.D.  1343.  is  double :  one  is  that  the  King  was  seised  of  this 
land  and  approved  it  from  waste  since  time  of  memory ; 
the  other  is  that  he  enfeoffed  of  the  same  approved 
land  certain  persons  whose  estate  they  have  ;  according 
to  what  they  say,  one  of  these  two  pleas  will  prove 
the  land  to  be  frank  fee  of  itself,  and  these  pleas  re- 
quire several  issues  ;  wherefore  we  do  not  understand 
that  he  can  be  admitted  to  these  two  pleas  jointly. — 
Notion  held  to  the  plea  that  the  King  enfeoffed  those 
whose  estate  he  had,  and  waived  the  rest  of  his 
answer. — Grene.  You  see  plainly  how  their  object  is 
to  prove  the  tenements  to  be  frank  fee  through  the 
King's  gift,  and  in  proof  of  that  gift  they  show 
nothing  ;  wherefore  we  demand  judgment,  &g.,  because 
the  King's  gift  falls  under  the  descrij)tion  of  a  record, 
which  cannot  be  averred. — And  afterwards  Notion  said 
that  the  tenements  were  in  the  King's  hand,  &c.,  and 
that  he  leased  the  same  tenements  to  others  to  hold 
at  his  will,  and  so  the  same  tenements  descended  to 
the  present  King,  who  enfeoffed  W.  Montague  of  the 
same  tenements,  &c. ;  and  so  the  tenements  are  frank 
fee  ;  ready,  &c. — And  the  other  side  said  on  the  con- 
trary that  they  are  x\ncient  Demesne  ;  ready. 

Novel  (29.)  §  Novel  Disseisin  was  brought   before  Shaede- 

LOWE  in  the  country,  and  the  plaint  was  for  20s.  of 
rent.  And  it  was  found  by  verdict  that  the  plaintiff 
had  leased  parcel  of  the  land  put  in  view  for  term  of 
life,  at  a  rent  to  be  paid  to  him  of  10s.,  and  the  rest 
at  a  rent  of  other  10s.,  and  that  tlie  rent  for  the 
whole  was  in  arrear,  and  that  he  distrained  in  one 
parcel  and  that  a  rescue  was  effected. — And  Shardelowe 
adjourned  them  because  he  was  in  doubt  whether  one 
Assise  could  serve  in  respect  of  divers  rents,  and  he 
caused  the  damages  to  be  severed. — And  now  it  was 
adjudged    that    the    plaintiff    should    recover    the    10s. 


XVII.    EDWABD    III.  149 


No.  29. 


est  double  :  im  est  qe  le  Eoi  fut  seisi  de  cest  terre  ^•^'  1343. 
et  approwa  de  wast  puis  temps  de  memorie ;  un 
autre  est  qil  enfeffa  de  mesme  la  terre  approwe  cer- 
teines  persones  lestat  de  queux  ils  ount ;  a  ceo  qils 
diont,  lun  de  ceux  deux  plees  provera  la  terre  estre 
frank  fee  a  per  luy,  et  les  queux  plees  demandent 
severals  issues ;  par  quei  nentendoms  pas  qe  a  ceux 
ij  plees  jointement  put  il  avener. — Nottone  soy  tient 
a  ceo  qe  le  Eoi  enfeffa  ceux  qi  estat  il  avoit,  et 
weiva  le  remenant  de  son  respouns. — Grene.  Yous 
veiez  bien  coment  ils  sount  a  prover  les  tenements 
frank  fee  par  doun  le  Eoi,  et  de  eel  doun  ils  ne 
moustrent  riens ;  par  quei  nous  demandoms  jugement, 
&c.,  car  doun  le  Eoi  chiet  en  recorde  qe  ne  poet 
pas  estre  avere. — Et  puis  Nottone  di  qe  les  tenements 
furent  en  la  mayn  le  Eoi,  &c.,  le  quel  mesmes  les 
tenements  lessa  a  autres  a  tener  a  sa  volunte,  issint 
mesmes  les  tenements  descendirent  al  Eoi  qore  est, 
le  quel  de  mesmes  les  tenements  enfeffa  W.  Montague, 
&c. ;  et  issint  sont  les  tenements  frank  fee ;  prest, 
&c. — Et  alii  e  contra  qe  Auncien  Demene  ;  prest. -^ 

(29.)  ^  §  Novele  Disseisine  fut  porte  devant  Schakd.  Novele 
en  pays,   et   la  pleinte   de    xxs,    de    rente.     Et   trove  seisine.3 
fut  par  verdit   qe   le   pleintif    avoit    lesse   parcelle   de  [^itz., 

A.SStS6 

la  terre  mys  *  en  vewe  a  terme  de  vie,  rendaunt  a  76.] 
luy  xs.,^  et  le  remenant  rendaunt  autres  xs.,^  et  qe 
la  rente  de  tut  fut  arrere,  et  qil  destreint  en  lun 
parcelle,  et  le^  rescous  fut  fait. — Et  Schakd.  les 
ajourna  pur  ceo  qil  fut  en  awere"^  si  de  divers  rentes 
un  Assise  purreit  servir,  et  il  fist  severer  les  damages. 
— Et   ore   fut   agarde^   qe   le  pleintif  recoverast  les  xs. 


^  Earliest  editions,  prist. 

2  From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C, 
until  otherwise  stated. 

3  The  marginal  note  is  omitted 
from  25,184,  in  which  MS.  the 
report  itself  is  written  in  the  mar- 
gin. 


^  C,  mes  mis. 

''  Harl.,  south. 

s  le  is  omitted  from  C. 

"^  C,  aueure. 

8  C,  ajuge. 


150  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.   29. 


A.D.  1343.  issuing  from  the  parcel  in  T\'liich  the  distress  was 
made. — But  note  that  the  plaintiff  could  not  have 
judgment  in  respect  of  a  term  for  which  the  rent  had 
become  due  after  the  Assise  had  passed. — See  the 
contrary  above,  as  to  arrears.^ 

Assise  of  §  In  an  Assise  of  Novel  Disseisin  which  was  brou^jht 
Disseisin,  ^lefore  Shardelowe  and  his  fellow  Justices  a  verdict 
was  found  to  the  effect  that  one  Alice  was  seised  of 
certain  land,  and  that  she  leased  the  land  to  a  man 
for  term  of  life  at  a  rent  of  5s.  ^j^?*  annum,  and  granted 
to  him  by  the  same  deed  the  herbage  of  a  wood  which 
he  had  for  term  of  his  life,  at  a  rent  for  the  herbage 
of  6s.  j)e?*  annum,  and  that  afterwards  Alice  granted 
both  the  rents  to  Am}^  daughter  of  K.  Flamoke,  and  that 
the  tenant  attorned,  and  that  afterwards  the  lis.  were 
in  arrear,  and,  because  Amy  could  not  find  any  dis- 
tress in  the  wood,  she  took  a  distress  in  the  land,  of 
which  distress  a  rescue  was  effected  from  her  ;  she  there- 
fore brought  the  Assise  for  the  whole  lis. — Grene.  Sir, 
it  is  found  by  this  Assise  that  the  plaintiff'  was  seised 
and  disseised ;  wherefore  we  demand  judgment,  and 
pray  seisin  of  the  rent,  and  our  damages. — Shardelowe. 
But  it  is  found  that  your  plaint  is  made  in  respect  of 
both  rents,  and  so  in  respect  of  several  rents,  and 
several  places,  whereas  rescue  effected  in  one  place 
cannot  be  a  cause  of  disseisin  of  the  rent  which  is  to 
be  taken  from  another  place  ;  wherefore  it  seems  that 
this  is  a  sufficient  reason  for  abating  your  plaint. — 
But,  notwithstanding  this,  it  was  adjudged  that  the 
plaintiff  should  recover  the  5s.  issuing  from  the  land 
in  which  the  rescue  was  effected ;  and  in  respect  of 
the  Q>s.  she  was  in  mercy  for  her  false  plaint,  because 
she  did  not  show  any  ground  to  establish  a  disseisin 
in  that  parcel,  but  the  amercement  was  pardoned  be- 
cause she  was   under   age ;    and   it  was   adjudged   that 

1  No.  6,  p.  24,  and  p.  82. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


151 


No.  29. 

issauntz   de   la  parcelle  ou  la  destresse  fut  fait. — Sed  ^'^'  1343. 
nota   qil   ne    put    aver    jugement    dun    terme    qe    fut 
encoru^    puis  Lassise    passa. — Vide    contrarium   supra, 
des   arrerages.^ 

S   En^  Assise    de    Novele    Disseisine    qe    fut   porte  Assise  de 

...  Novele 

devant  Schard.  et  ses  compaignons  tiel  verdit  fut  Disseisine. 
trove  qe  une  Alice  fut  seisi  de  certein  terre,  quele 
lessa  la  terre  a  un  homme  a  terme  de  vie,  rendaunt 
vs.  par  an,  et  graunta  a  luy  par  mesme  le  fait 
larbage  dun  bois  qil  avoit  a  terme  de  sa  vie,  ren- 
daunt pur  larbage  vjs.  par  an,  et  puis  Alice  graunta 
ambideux  les  rentes  a  Amye  qe  fut  la  iille  E. 
Flamoke,  et  le  tenaunt  sattourna,  et  puis  les  xjs. 
furent  arere,  et,  pur  ceo  qe  Amye  puit  nul  destresse 
trover  en  le  bois,  ele  prist  en  la  terre,  de  quel 
rescous  luy  fut  fait ;  par  quei  ele  porta  lassise  de 
touz  les  xjs. — Grene.  Sire,  trove  est  par  ceste  Assise 
qe  le  pleintif  fut  seisi  et  disseisi;  par  quei  de- 
mandoms  jugement,  et  prioms  seisine  del  rente,  et 
nos  damages. — Schard.  Mes  trove  est  qe  vostre 
pleinte  est  fait  des  ambideux  rentes,  issint  de  severals 
rentes,  et  severals  lieus,  ou  rescous  fait  en  un  lieu 
ne  poet  estre  cause  de  disseisine  de  le  rente  qe 
serra  pris  de  lautre  lieu;  par  quei  il  semble  qe  ceo 
est  suffisaunt  cause  dabatre  vostre  pleinte. — Sed,  hoc 
110)1  obstante,  fut  agarde  qe  la  pleintif  recoverast  les 
vs.  issants  de  la  terre  en  quel  rescous  fut  fait,  et 
en  dreit  de  les  vjs.  ele  fut  en  la  mercy  pur  sa 
faux  pleinte,  pur  ceo  qele  navoit  pas  cause  de  dis- 
seisine en  cele  parcelle,  mes  lamerciement  fut  perdone, 
pur    ceo    qele    fut    deinz    age,    et    qe    les    disseisours 


1  C,  encwiru. 

2  For  the  last  sentence  there  is 
substituted  in  C.  the  following  : — 
Et  sic  nota  bona.     Vide  et  Quare. 

8  This  report  of  the  case  is  printed 


by  itself  as  No.  Ill  in  the  old 
editions  No  MS.  of  it  has  been 
found,  and  there  is  no  reference  to 
it  in  Fitzherbert's  Abridgment. 


152 


MICHAELMAS    TERISI 


Nos.  30.  31. 

A.D.  1343.  the  disseisors  should  be  taken  for  the  rescue  committed, 
because  that  was  disseisin  with  force  and  arms. — See 
as  to  this  Hilary  Term  in  the  loth^  year  in  relation 
to  amercement  on  a  writ  of  Dower. 


Novel 
Disseisin. 


Assise  of 
Novel 
Disseisin 
brought 
against 
three  per- 
sons, one 
of  whom 
said  that 
he  was 
another's 
villein, and 
demanded 
judgment 
of  the  writ ; 
the  others 
were  put 
to  answer, 
as  appears 
in  the  plea. 
And  after- 
wards the 
writ 
abated. 
Observe 
and  Quaere 
because 
this  is  net 
law  ac- 
cording to 
the 

opinion  of 
some. 


(30.)  §  Novel  Disseisin  against  an  infant  under  age. 
— Gaynesford.  "We  tell  you  that  our  father  and  we 
purchased  the  land  to  us  two  and  our  heirs,  and, 
after  the  death  of  our  father,  the  plaintiff  abated,  and 
we  ousted  him:  judgment  whether  Assise,  &c.—PuItenei/. 
His  admission  shows  no  colour  to  make  any  claim 
against  us ;  wherefore  we  pray  the  Assise. — And  he 
had  it. — But  Sharshulle  said  that,  if  he  who  pleaded 
in  bar  had  been  of  full  age,  he  would  have  adjudged 
that  to  be  a  bar.  And  he  said  this  after  full  delibera- 
tion. 

(31.)  §  Assise  was  brought  against  four  persons  be- 
fore Shaeshulle.  One  said  that  he  was  the  villein  of 
another,  and  demanded  judgment  of  the  writ.  The 
plaintiff  said  that  this  defendant  did  not  take  upon 
himself  any  tenancy,  and  that  it  was  possible  that  he 
had  nothing,  but  that  the  others  were  tenants ;  and 
he  demanded  judgment  whether  the  law  put  him  to 
answer.  And  the  other  three  were  put  to  answer,  and 
they  said  that  they,  together  with  the  fourth  who  had 
alleged  the  villenage,  recovered  the  same  tenements 
against  the  plaintiff';  judgment  whether  Assise,  &c. 
The  plaintiff  said  that  they  did  not  answer  as  to  any 
certain  tenancy  either  jointly  with  the  fourth  or  as 
held  by  themselves,  and  demanded  judgment. — And 
thereupon  they  were  adjourned  to  Westminster,  and 
there  Shaeshulle  abated  the  whole  writ.  And  the 
reason  was  that  he  understood  by  the  exception  alleging 
villenage  that  the  tenancy  was  in  common  among  the 
three  and  the  villein's  lord,  and  that,  even  though  the 
three   and   the    lord  were   tenants   by  divers    titles,    it 

1  The  reference  may,  perhaps,   be  intended  to   be  to  Y.B.,  Hil.,  16 
Edw.  III..  No.  20. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  153 

Nos.  30,  31. 

f assent    pris    pur    le  rescous    fait,    car    ceo    fut    dis-  a.d.  1343. 
seisine   ove  force   et   armes. — Vide   de   hoc  Hilarii  xv, 
en   bref  de   Dowere,   en   dreit   de   lamerciement. 

(30.)  ^  §  Novele  Disseisine  vers   enfaunt   deinz  a^e.  ^?^®^®. 

D1SS6IS111G 
— Gayn.     Nous   vous   dioms    qe    nostre    pere   et   nous  [Fitz., 

purchaceames  la  terre   a  nous   deux  et  nos  heirs,  et,  ^oiour, 

46.1 

apres  la  mort  nostre  pere,  il  abatist,  et  nous  luy  re- 
oustames ;  jugement  si  Assise,  &c. — Pidt.  II  conust 
nul  colour  de  clamer  a  nous ;  par  quei  nous  prioms 
Assise. — Et  habet. — Mes  Schar.  dist,  sil  ust  este  de 
plein  age  qe  pleda  en  barre,  qil  ust^  ajuge  cella 
pur  barre.     Et  hoc  dixit  bona  deliberatione. 

(81.)  ^   §    Assise   fut   porte   vers    iiij    devant   Schar.  Assise  de 
Un  dist   qil    fut    autri  vilein,    et    demanda    jugement  Disleisine 
du  bref.     Le  pleintif  dist  qil  nenprist  nulle  tenaunce,  poite  vers 
et    possible    est    qil    nad    rien,    mes    qe    les    autres  jit  qn  fS 
furent    tenaunts ;    et    demanda    jugement    si    ley   luy  aitri 
mist  a  respoundre.     Et  les    autres    iij    furent  mis   a  demanda 
respoundre,   qe   disoient   qe  eux,  ensemblement   ove  le  jugement 

.  .  de  bref  * 

quart  qad   allegge   le  villenage,^    recoverirent   mesmes  les  autres 
les  tenements   vers    le    pleintif ;    jugement    si   Assise,  ^^y^  ^  ^^- 
&c.     Le  pleintif  dist  qil   respondirent   pas   de  certein  2)atet  in 
tenaunce  joint   ove   le   quart,    ne    a    per    eux,   et   de-  |^^«cito. 
manda    jugement. — Et    sur     ceo     furent     ajournes     a  bref  abati. 
Westmestre,   et  la   Schar.   abatist  tut  le  bref.    Et  la  ^^^^  ^* 

.      (.  queer  e, 

cause    fut    pur    ceo    qil    entendist  ^    la    tenaunce    en  quia 
comune    de    les    iii    et    le  "^    seignur    le    vilein  ^    par  "'^'^  ^^!  ^^^ 

.  ''       .  .  °  ^,      secundum 

lallegacion   del    excepcion    de   villenage,^   et,    tut   fuis-  opinion- 
sent  les  iij    et   le   seignur   tenaunts   par   divers  titles,  ^jy^^i 

Ass.  16.] 

1  From  Harl.,  C,  and  25,184.  1  «  25,184,  vileynage. 

2  ust  is  omitted  from  25,184.  I  ^  25,184,  attendit. 

3  From  Harl.,    25,184    and    C,  |  '  Harl.,  del,  instead  of  et  le. 
until  otherwise  stated.  |  ^  25,184,  vyleyn. 

*  The  marginal  note  subsequent    ! 
to    the    word   Disseisine  is    from 
25,184  alone. 


154  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.   31. 

A.D.  1343.  seemed  to  him,  by  reason  of  the  tenancy  being  in 
common  and  not  severed,  that  the  non-naming  of  the 
lord  abated  the  whole  ^Yrit. — Queers,  for  some  thought 
that  the  writ  ought  not  to  have  abated  except  as  to  a 
fourth  part. 

Assise  s  Robert  de  Wilton  and  D.  his  wife  brought  an  Assise 

of  Novel  ...  . 

Disseisin.  0^  Novel  Disseisin  before  Sharshulle  and  his  fellow 
Justices,  Sec,  against  Simon,  John,  and  William,  and 
complained  that  they  were  disseised  of  their  freehold 
in  Wootton,  and  put  in  view  the  manor  of  Wootton  with 
the  appurtenances.  And  as  to  William,  he  said  that 
he  was  the  villein  of  one  Eichard  H.,  and  demanded 
judgment  of  the  writ.  And,  as  to  John  and  Simon, 
they  said  that  heretofore  they  two,  together  with 
William,  who  had  alleged  that  he  was  a  villein, 
brought  an  Assise  of  Novel  Disseisin  against  Eobert 
and  D.,  the  present  plaintiffs,  and  put  in  view  the 
same  tenements ;  process  was  continued  on  the  same 
Assise  until  they  had  judgment  to  recover  ;  and  they 
demanded  judgment  whether  there  ought  to  be  Assise 
upon  Assise.  And  Eobert  and  D.  said  they  made 
protestation  that  they  did  not  admit  that  William  who 
alleged  the  villenage  had  anything  in  the  tenancy, 
but  they  said  that,  long  before  Simon  and  John  had 
anything  in  these  tenements,  they  were  seised  until 
disseised  by  those  named  in  the  writ,  and  they  de- 
manded judgment,  and  prayed  the  Assise. — Grene,  for 
the  tenants,  demanded  judgment,  since  the  plaintiffs 
did  not  deny  that  they  three  recovered  in  common, 
and  therefore  the  tenancy  would  in  law  be  understood 
to  be  as  much  in  the  person  of  William  as  in  their 
persons,  unless  the  plaintiff'  alleged  the  contrary  by 
express  words,  and  that  he  did  not  do ;  therefore  they 
demand  judgment,  and  pray  that  the  writ  do  abate  by 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


155 


No.  31. 

luy    sembla,    pur    la    tenaunce    en    comune    et    nient  a.d.  1343. 
severe,   qe   le   nient  nomer   du   seignur   abatist   tut   le 
bref. — Qiuere,   qar   ascuns    entendirent    qe    le   bref   ne 
duist  aver  abatu  forsqe  de  la  quarte  partie. 

§  Eobert  ^  de  Wiltone  et  D.   sa  femme  porterent  une  Assise  de 

.  .  .  Novele 

Assise  de  Novele  Disseisine  devant  Schae.  et  ses  Disseisine. 
compaignouns,  &c.,  devers  Simon,  Johan,  et  William, 
et  se  pleindrent  destre  disseisis  de  lour  franktene- 
ment  en  Wottone,  et  mistrent  en  vewe  le  maner 
de  Wottone  ove  les  appurtenaunces.  Et  quant  a 
William,  il  dit  qil  fut  vilein  un  Richard  H.,  et 
demanda  jugement  de  briefe.  Et  quant  a  Johan  et 
Simon,  ils  disoient  qe  autrefoitz  eux  deux,  ensemble 
ove  W.,  qe  ad  luy  allegge  vilein,  porterent  un  Assise 
de  Novele  Disseisine  vers  Robert  et  D.,  qe  ore  se 
pleignent,  et  mistrent  en  vewe  mesmes  les  tenements; 
proces  continue  en  mesme  L assise  tanqe  ils  ount 
jugement  de  recoverir ;  et  demanderent  jugement  si 
Assise  sur  Assise  deit  estre.  Et  Robert  et  D.  disoient 
qils  fesoient^  protestacion  qils  ne  conissoient  pas  qe 
William  qe  alleggea  le  villenage  navoit  riens  en  la 
tenaunce,  mes  ils  disoient  qe,  longe  temps  devant 
ceo  qe  Simon  *  et  Johan  riens  avoient  en  ceux  tene- 
ments, eux  furent  seisis  tanqe  par  eux  nomes  en  le 
bref  disseisis,  et  demanderent  jugement,  et  prierent 
Lassise. —  Grene,  pur  les  tenaunts,  demanda  jugement, 
del  houre  qils  ne  dediont  pas  qe  ceux  iij  recoveri- 
rent^  en  comune,  par  quel  la  tenaunce  par  ley 
serreit  entendu  auxi  avaunt  en  la  persone  William 
come  en  lour  persones,  si  issint  ne  fut  qe  le  pleintif 
desaffermast  expressement  par  parole,  et  ceo  ne  fist  il 
pas ;  par  quel  ils  demandent  jugement,  et  prient  qe   le 


1  This  report  of  the  case  is  printed 
by  itself  in  the  old  editions  as  No. 
119.  No  MS.  of  it  has  been  found, 
and  there  is  no  reference  to  it  in 
Fitzherbert's  Abridgment.  There 
is,  however,  a  reference  to  it  by 


folio,  as  printed  in  the  old  editions, 
in  the  printed  Liber  Assisarum. 

2  Old  editions,  fesant. 

3  recoverirent  is  omitted  in   all 
the  editions  after  Rastell's. 


156  :UICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  32. 


A.D.  1343.  reason  of  the  villenage  attached  in  the  person  of 
William. — And,  because  the  plaintiff  did  not  expressly 
disprove  tenancy  in  the  person  of  William,  wherefore 
it  would  be  an  intendment  of  law  that  he  was  tenant 
by  force  of  the  recovery,  unless  other  matter  were 
shown,  and  William  by  his  own  acknowledgment  had 
made  himself  the  villein  of  Eichard  H.,  the  writ  was 
by  judgment  abated  in  its  entirety  against  him  and  all 
the  others. 

N^v^^D-  ^^^•'^  ^  ^^^^^  ^^*^  ^^^®  ^^  Richard  Darcy  brought  an 
seisin  in  Assise  of  Novol  Disseisin  against  John  Inge,  knight, 
which        r^-^^   Qj^Q   ^  I  ^j^(--j  others,^  before   Shabshulle,    in  the 

there  was  i  <.  i     • 

pleaded  in  Country. — A.^   took   the   tenancy  upon   herself,  and,  m 

1  For  the  real  names,  etc.,  see  p.  157,  note  1. 


XVII.    EDWARD   III. 


157 


No.  32. 

briefe  abate  par  cause  de  la  villenage  attache  en  la  ^-D-  1343. 
persone  William. — Et  pur  ceo  qe  le  pleintif  ne  des- 
prova  pas  la  tenaunce  en  la  persone  William  expresse- 
ment,  par  quel  la  ley  entendreit  qil  fut  tenaunt 
par  force  del  recoverir,  si  autre  matere  ne  fut 
moustre,  le  quel  il  soy  avoit  fait  le  vilein  un 
Richard  H.  par  sa  conissaunce,  par  quei  par 
agarde  le  bref  fut  abatu  entierement  vers  luy  et 
touz  les  autres. 

(32.)  ^    §    Alice    qe    fut    la    femme    Richard    Darcy  Assise  de 
porta  Assise   de   Novele   Disseisine  vers    Johan    Inge,  Disseisine 
chivaler,  et  un  A.,  et  autres,  devant  Schar."  en  pays.  ^^  pi^*^^ 
— A   enprist   tenaunce,    et    par    fyn    par   quel   mesme 


iFrom  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C, 
until  otherwise  stated,  but  corrected 
by  the  record,  Placita  de  Banco, 
Mich.,  17  Edw.  III.,  Ro  264.  It 
there  appears  that  the  Assise  was 
brought  by  AHce  late  wife  of 
Richard  Darcy  against  John  Inge, 
knight,  Matilda  late  wife  of  William 
Casse,  and  several  others,  at 
Oxford,  before  William  de  Shares- 
huUe  and  others.  Justices  of  Assise 
for  the  County  of  Oxford,  in  respect 
of  one  messuage,  two  carucates  of 
land,.  20  acres  of  meadow,  20  acres 
of  wood,  200  acres  of  pasture  and 
8  marks  and  id.  of  rent  in  Stanlake 
(Standlake,  Oxon). 

The  others,  except  John  and 
Matilda,  having  by  bailiff  pleaded 
No  Disseisin,  upon  which  issue  was 
joined,  Matilda  pleaded  "quod 
•'  tenementa  in  visu  posita  fuerunt 
"  manerium  de  Stanlake.  Et 
"  dixit  quod  alias  in  Curia  domini 

"  Regis levavit  quidam 

"  finis,  ....  inter  ipsam  Matilldem 
"  et  Willelmum  Casse  tunc  virum 
"  ipsius  Matilldis,  et  Nicholaum 
"  fiUum  eorundem  Willelmi  et 
"  Matilldis,  querentes,etpraedictam 


Aliciam,  deforciantem,  de  mane- 
rio  prssdicto,  et  de  advocatione 
quartse  partis  ecclesiaa  ejusdem 
manerii,  unde  placitum  Conven- 
tionis  summonitum  fuit  inter  eos, 
....  per  quem  finem  praedicta 
Alicia  concessit  pr&jdictis  Willel- 
mo  et  Matilldi,  et  Nicholao, 
manerium  prsedictum  cum  perti- 
nentiis,  et  advocationem  prsedic- 
tam,  et  ilia  eis  reddidit  habenda 
et  tenenda  eisdem  Willelmo, 
Matilldi,  et  Nicholao,  tota  vita 
ipsorum  Willelmi,  Matilldis,  et 
Nicholai,  et,  post  decessum 
ipsorum  Willelmi,  Matilldis,  et 
Nicholai,  eadem  manerium  et 
advocatio  cum  pertinentiis  in- 
tegre  reverterentur  preedictae 
Alicige  et  heredibus  suis,  &c.,  et 
sic  dixit  quod  ipsa  tenuit  mane- 
rium illud  conjunctim  cum  prae- 
dicto  Nicholao,  virtute  finis  prse- 
dicti,  et  tenuit  die  impetrationis 
brevis,  qui  quidem  Nicholaus  non 
nominabatur  in  brevi,  unde  petiit 
judicium  de  brevi.  Et  protulit 
ibidem  partem  finis  pradicti  quas 
hoc  idem  testabatur,"  &c. 


158  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.   32. 


A.D.  1343.  abatement  of  the  writ,  alleged  joint  tenancy  by  \drtue 
bar  a  fine  of    a    fine    by    wliicli    this    same    Alice,    the    plaintiff, 

sur  Tciidcv 

made  by  rendered  to  her  and  others,  and  she  produced  a  part 
the  plain-  Qf  ^j^e  fine. — John  Inge  said  that,  although  A.  answered 
whose  as  tenant,  he  was  tenant  of  the  freehold  by  virtue  of 
estate  the  r^    conveyance    from    this    same    A.    who    answered    as 

deienaant  "^ 

had,  etc.  tenant,  and  he  pleaded  the  same  fine  m  bar  of  the 
"^^.^^.llj^^  Assise,  as  A.'s   assiojnee,   and  produced  a  transcript  of 

plamtm         ^       n  t-ii  -p 

said  that,  the  fine  sub  pecle  sif/ilU. — Alice  said  that  at  the  time  of 
at  that       ^YxQ  levyinoj  of  the  fine,  and  before,  and  since,  she  was 

time  she  "^      ^  ^  . 

was  covert  covert  of  0110  W.,-^  and  said  that  W.  her  husband  and 
^^J^?-^;'^  she  continued   their   seisin   durinpr   the  whole   of  W.'s^ 

and  that       ,  .  ,  ... 

she  was  life,  and  she,  after  his  death,  until  disseised  by  those 
And  thf^  named,  &c. ;  and  she  demanded  judgment  whether  to 
defendant  this  fine  levied  as  by  a  feme  sole,  when  she  was  covert, 
^ud^ment  ^^'^  ^^  above,  the  law  put  her  to  answer,  or  whether 
as  to         thereby  she  should  be   barred   from  the  Assise. — John 

whether      

she  should 

be  ad-  ^  For  the  real  name,  &c.,  see  p.  159,  note  9. 

mitted  to 
this  plea, 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


159 


No.  32. 

cele  Alice  pleintif  rendist  a  luy  et  autres,  allegea^ 
jointenaunce  al  abatement  du  bref,  et  moustra  partie 
de  la  fyn. — Johan  Inge  dit,  coment  qe  A.  respond! 
come  tenante,  il  fut  tenaunt  de  fraunctenement  ^ 
du  lees  mesme  ^  cele  A.  qe  respond!  come  tenaunt, 
et  pleda  par  mesme  la  fyn  en  barre  dassise,  come 
assigne  A.,  et  moustra  sub  pede  sigilli  transescript 
de  la  fyn.^ — Alice  dit  qe  al  temps  de  la  fyn  leve, 
et  avant,  et  puis,  ele  fut  covert  [dun  W.,  et  dit  qe 
W.  son  baroun  et  luy  continuerent  tote  la  vie  W., 
lour  seisine,  et  ele,  apres  sa  mort,  tanqe  disseisi 
par  ceux  nomes,  &c. ;  et  demanda]^  jugement 
si  a  cele  fyn  leve  par  femme  '^  sole  quant  ele  fut 
covert,  &c.,  tit  sitpra,^  ley  luy  mist  a  respoundre, 
ou   si  par   taunt    ele    serreit    forclos    dassise.^ — Johan 


A.D.  1343. 

barre  par 
un  fyn  sur 
rendre  fait 
par  le 
pleintif  a 
un  qi  estat 
il  avoit, 
&c. ,  a  qi  la 
pleintif 
[dit]  qe  a 
temps  ele 
fut  coverte 
de  un  T. ; 
prest  fut, 
&c.     Et  la 
defend- 
antei 
demura  en 
jugement 
si  ele  aven- 
dreit,  de 


■1  MS.,  bref. 

2  Harl.,  et  alleggea. 

3  The  words  de  fraunctenement 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 

*  25,184,  qe  mesme. 

5  The  plea  on  behalf  of  John  Inge 
was,  according  to  the  roll,  "  quod 
' '  qualitercunque  prssdicta  Matilldis 
"  allegavit  praedictam  conjunctam 
"  tenenciam,  supponendo  ipsam 
*'  fuisse  tenentem,  ipse  fuit  tenens 
"  manerii  praedicti,  videlicet  de 
*'  statu  ipsius  Matilldis,  et  dixit 
*'  quod  praedicta  Alicia  Assisam 
'■  versus  eum  habere  non  debuit, 
"  quia  dixit  quod  praedictus  finis 
"  inter  praedictos  Willelmum,  Ma- 
'*  tilldem,  et  Nicholaum,  querentes, 
"  et  praedictam  Aliciam  deforcian- 
"  tern  levavit  de  manerio  prasdicto, 
"  prout  per  praedictam  Matilldem 
"  superius  allegatum  fuit,  unde 
'•  petiit  judicium  si  praedicta  Alicia 
"  contra  finem  praedictum,  ad 
"  quem  ipsamet  fuit  pars,  Assisam 
"  versus  ipsum  habentem  statum 
"  ipsius  Matilldis  Assisam  habere 


"  deberet.  Et  protulit  ibidem  sub 
"  pede  sigilli  transcriptum  pedis 
"  finis  praedicti  quod  praemissa 
■'  testabatur,"  &c. 

•5  The  words  between  brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 

7  25,184,  fyne. 

s  The  words  lit  supra  are  omitted 
from  Harl. 

9  Alice's  replication,  according  to 
the  roll,  was  "  quod  praedicta 
''  Matilldis  ad  allegandum  praedic- 
"  tam  conjunctam  tenanciam  ad- 
"  mitti  non  debuit,  quia  dixit  quod 
"  eadem  Matilldis  nihil  habuit 
"  adtune  in  eodem  manerio,  se'd 
"  praedictus  Johannes  Inge  tunc 
"  fuit  tenens  ut  de  libero  tenement©, 

" et  hoc  parata  est  verifi- 

' '  care  per  Assisam,  <fec.  Et  quoad 
• '  placitum  praedicti  Johannes  Inge 
"  eadem  Alicia  dixit  quod  cum 
"  idem  Johannes  allegavit  finem 
"  prasdictum  ad  praecludendum 
"  ipsam  ab  Assisa,  &c.,  diu  ante 
' '  levationem  finis  praedicti,  et  tem- 
"  pore  levationis  ejusdem,  et  post, 


160  MICHAELMAS    TBRM 

No.   32. 

A.D.  1343.  Inge  demanded  judgment,  inasmuch  as  she  did  not 
since  she    (Jeny  that  she  was  the  same  person  that  was  party  to 

is  now  X        1/ 

such  a  the  fine,  who,  as  sole,  rendered  in  a  Court  of  record, 
person  as  ^i^fch     render     was     accepted,    and     stood     in     force, 

was  sup-  TiiTiT'i 

posed  to  whether  she  should  be  admitted  to  say  that  she  was 
^r^it^td^  then  covert. — Thereupon  Shaeshulle  adjourned  them 
[to  levy     into  the  Bench. — Thorpe.     There  is  no  doubt  but  that, 

the  fine] . 
And  there- 
upon they 
were  ad- 
journed. 
And  note 
that,  if  her 
husband 
and  she 
had  been 
parties, 
they 
would 
have  had 
the  plea, 
and  the 
execution 
would 
have  been 
a  disseisin. 


I 


XVII.    EDWAED    III. 


161 


No.  32. 

Inge^  demanda  jugement,  desicome  ele  ne  dedist 
qele  nest  mesme  la  persone  qe  fut  partie  a  la  fyn, 
la  quele  come  sole  en  Court  de  recorde  rendi,  quel 
rendre^  fut  accepte,  et  esta  en  sa  force,  si  a  dire^ 
qele  adonqes  fut  covert  serra  resceu. — Sur  quel  Schak. 
les   ajourna  en  Baunk.^ — Thorpe.     Nest  pas  doute  qe, 


"  ipsa  fuit  cooper  ta  de  quodam 
"  Jordano  Goldyng,  tunc  viro  suo, 
•'  per  quod  intelligi  non  potuit 
•'  quod  ipsa  fuit  pars  finis  preedicti, 
"  immo  potius  quod  alia  persona 
*'  fuit  pars,  (fee,  maxime  cum  uxor 
"  viro  cooperta  cognominari  debet 
"  per  nomen  viri  sui,  unde  petiit 
"  judicium  si  ipsa  ad  prgedictum 
"  finem  necesse  habuit  respondere, 
"  seu  per  finem  prasdictum  ab 
*'  Assisa  praecludi  debuit  &c.  Et 
"  petiit  quod  procederetur  ad 
"  captionem  Assisae,"  (fee. 

1  The  marginal  note  subsequent 
to  the  words  Novele  Disseisine  is 
from  25,184  alone. 

2  Harl.,  Ingham. 
^  25,184,  respons. 

4  25,184,  dedire. 

5  After  Alice's  replication  the 
entry  in  the  roll  is  as  follows  : — 

"  Et  Johannes  dixit  quod  ex  quo 
"  prasdicta  Alicia  non  dedixit  prae- 
"  dictum  finem  levasse  in  forma 
"  praedicta,  nee  quod  ipsa  fuit 
"  eadem  Alicia  qus  fuit  pars  finis 
"  prasdicti  pro  eo  quod  ipsa  non 
'•  allegavit  ipsam  fuisse  aliam  per- 
"  sonam,  unde  petiit  judicium  si 
"  ipsa  ad  verificationem  quam 
"  praetendebat  in  adnullationem 
"  finis  praedicti  admitti  deberet," 
(fee. 

"  Et  Alicia  dixit  quod  cum  pras- 
"  dictus  Johannes  non  dedixit 
"  ipsam  fuisse  coopertam  de  pras- 
"  dicto  viro  suo  tempore  levationis 
"  finis  praedicti,  et  ante,  et  post,  in 

18141 


quo  casu  de  jure  intelligendum 
non  fuit  quod  ipsa  aliquem  finem 
absque*  viro  suo  levare  potuit, 
unde  petiit  judicium,  ut  prius,  si 
ipsa  necesse  habuit  respondere. 
Et  petiit  quod  procederetur  ad 
captionem  Assisae." 
"Et  super  hoc  dies  datus  fuit 
tam  preedictEe  Aliciae  quam  prae- 
dictis  Johanni,  Matilldi,etballivo 
coram  eisdem  Justiciariis  apud 

VVestmonasterium 

"  Ad  quern  diem  venerunt  tam 
praedicta  Alicia  .  .*  .  .  quam 
praedicti  Johannes  Inge  et  Ma- 

tilldis et   eadem  Alicia 

dixit,  ut  prius,  quod  diu  ante 
levationem  finis  praedicti,  et 
tempore  levationis  ejusdem,  et 
post,  ipsa  fuit  cooperta  de  prae- 
dicto  Jordano  tunc  viro  suo,  et 
dixit  quod,  postquam  ipsa  et 
praedictus  Jordanus,  vir  suus,  de 
tenementis  praedictis,  colore  finis 
praedicti,  in  juste  amoti  fuerunt, 
iidem  Jordanus  et  Alicia  statim 
in  tenementis  illis  intraverunt, 
et  seisinam  suam  in  eisdem  tota 
vita  ipsius  Jordani  continuarunt, 
et  etiam  ipsa  Alicia  post  mortem 
ipsius  Jordani  seisinam  suam 
continuavit,  quousque  praedictus 
Johannes  Inge  et  alii  in  brevi 
nominati  ipsam indeinjuste,  (fee, 
disseisiverunt.  Et  hoc  praetende- 
bat veriucare,  et  petiit  judicium, 
ut  prius,  si  ipsa,  virtute  finis  per 
praedictum  Johannem  Inge  alle- 
gati,   ex  quo  ipsa  tempore  leva- 


A.D.  1843. 

puis  qele 
est  a  ore 
tele  come 
ele  sup- 
pose ac- 
cepte, (fee. 
Et  super 
hoc  ad- 
journan- 
tur. 

Et  nota 
hoc  qe 
[si]  son 
baroun  et 
ly  eussent 
este  parti 
il  eussent 
eu  le  plee, 
et lexeeu- 
cion 
serreit 
disseisine. 1 
[17  Li. 
Ass.,  17.] 


162  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  32. 


A.D.  1343.  notwithstanding  such  a  fine,  W.,  her  husband,  and  she, 
if  they  had  been  ousted  by  force  of  that  render,  would 
have  had  an  Assise ;  and  that  which  was  a  disseisin 
to  her  husband  and  her  is  not  purged  by  the  death 
of  the  husband ;  besides,  on  a  Scire  facias  brought 
against  the  two  together,  they  would  have  prevented 
execution,  and  annulled  the  fine  by  this  averment;  for 
the  same  reason  the  wife  can  do  so  now. — Pulteney. 
If  the  husband  had  been  living,  and  the  wife  had 
rendered  by  fine,  as  sole,  the  two  could  well  have  the 
averment  in  voidance  of  the  fine.  And  the  reason  is 
that  whatever  would  be  then  pleaded  would  be  the 
plea  of  the  husband,  who  would  be  a  stranger  to  the 
fine,  and  by  law  he  would  not  suffer  disherison  through 
a  fine  levied  by  his  wife.  Not  so  in  the  case  before 
us,  in  which  she  alone  is  party. — B.  Thorpe.  It  is 
quite  clear  that  a  fine  levied  by  a  feme  covert,  without 
her  husband,  is  void  and  null,  and  that  the  right  of 
the  wife  is  saved,  notwithstanding ;  then  it  has  to  be 
seen  in  what  way  I   can   speak   in   any  other   manner 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


163 


No.  32. 

non  obstante  tiel  fyn,  W.,  son  baroun,  et  luy,  sils  ^•^*  i^^^- 
ussent  este  oustes  par  force  de  eel  rendre  ils  ussent 
eu  Assise;  et  ceo  qe  fut  disseisine  a  son  baroun  et 
luy  par  la  mort  le  baroun  nest  pas  purge;  ovesqe 
ceo,  a  un  Scire  facias  porte  vers  eux  deux  ensemble 
ussent  destourbe  execucion,  et  par  eel  averement 
anient!  la  fyn ;  par  mesme  la  resoun  la  femme  a 
ore. — Putt.  Si  le  baroun  fut  en  vie,  et  la  femme 
come  sole  ust  rendu  par  fyn,  eux  deux  averount 
bien  laverement  en  voidaunce  de  la  fyn.  Et  la 
cause  est  qe  quant  qe  serra  adonqes  plede  serra 
pie  le  baroun,  qe  serra  estraunge  a  la  fyn,  et  de 
ley  ne  serreit  pas  deslierite  pas  fyn  leve  par  sa 
femme.  Non  sic  in  jjroposito,  ou  ele  est^  sole 
partie. — J^.  Thorpe.  Cest  tut  cler  qe  fyn  leve  par 
femme  covert,  saunz  son  baroun,  est  voide  et  nulle, 
et  le  dreit  la  femme  salve,  non  obstante  ;  donqes  fait 
a  veer    par    quele    voie    jeo    dise    par    autre    manere 


"  tionis  ejusdem,  et  ante,  et  post, 
"  de  prsedicto  Jordano  extitit  co- 
"  operta,  ab  Assisa  preecludi 
"  deberet.  Et  petiit  quod  pro- 
"  cederetur  ad  captionem  Assisse," 
&c. 

"  Et  Johannes  dixit,  ut  prius, 
"  quod  ex  quo  preedicta  Alicia  non 
"  dedixit  ipsam  fuisseillameandem 
"  personam  quae  fuit  pars  finis 
"  praedicti,  et  per  finem  ilium  pro- 
"  batur  ipsam  ut  mulierem  soiam 
"  finem  ilium  levasse,  et  tanquam 
"  solam  in  Curia  domini  Eegis  ad 
"  finem  ilium  levandum  accepta- 
"  tam  fuisse,  et  illud  quod  eadem 
"  Alicia  ulterius  allegavit,  videlicet 
"  quod  ipsa  et  praedictus  Jordanus 
"  fuerunt  seisiti  post  praedictum 
"  finem  tota  vita  ipsius  JordarK,  et 
"  etiam  eadem  Alicia  post  mortem 
'  ejusdem     Jordan!     seisita     fuit 


quousque,  &c.,  ilia  allegatio 
omnino  impertinens  fuit  isti 
placito,  quia  quamvis  ipsa  ad 
illam  respondere  vellet  et  prae- 
tendere  verificare  contrarium, 
ilia  verificatio  non  foret  admit- 
tenda  nee  faceret  exitum  placiti 
praedicti,  unde  petiit  judicium  si 
praedicta  Alicia  contra  finem  prae- 
dictum,  ad  quem  ipsamet  fuit 
pars  ad  verificationem  quam 
praetendebat  admitti  seu  Assisam 
versus  eum  habere  deberet,"  &c. 
"  Et  super  hoc  dies  datus  fuit 
tam  praedictas  Aliciae  quam  prse- 
dictis  Johanni,  Matilldi,  et  ballivo 
hie  ad  hunc  diem  scilicet  die 
Lunae  in  Vigilia  Apostolorum 
Simonib  et  Judae  de  audiendo 
judicio  suo  super  placito  pras- 
dicto." 
1  25,184,  fut. 


104  :\riCHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  32. 


A.D.  1343.  than  b}^  such  an  averment,  because  Error  does  not  lie, 
nor  Deceit,  nor  a  writ  of  Eight,  for  by  the  Hke  reason 
for  which  she  would  be  barred  by  the  fine  in  Assise 
she  would  be  barred  on  a  writ  of  Right. — Grene.  If 
an  infant  under  age  render  land  by  fine,  during  his 
non-age  he  can  avoid  the  fine,  because  by  inspection 
the  Court  can  adjudge  the  fine  void;  but,  suj^pose  that 
a  dispute  arises  when  he  is  of  full  age,  he  will  never 
avoid  it  by  averment ;  and  the  reason  is  that  he  is 
in  such  a  condition  as  he  himself  supposed  himself  to 
be  when  he  rendered  by  fine ;  and  so  also  with  respect 
to  a  feme  covert,  if  she  render,  as  sole,  by  fine,  or,  as 
sole,  be  party  to  a  judgment  where  she  herself  pleaded 
as  sole,  she  shall  never  be  admitted  to  avoid  the  fine 
or  the  judgment  when  she  becomes  sole,  because  she 
pleads  as  being,  and  she  is  in  such  condition  as  she 
supposed  herself  to  be  when  she  previously  pleaded, 
or  was  party  to  the  fine. — Xotton.  If  this  averment 
were  to  be  admitted,  a  fine  would  never  be  of  any 
value  against  a  woman  so  that  she  could  not  defeat  it 
by  averment ;  and  for  the  same  reason  for  which  the 
Court  would  admit  this  averment,  an  issue  would  be 
admitted  as  to  whether  she  was  of  full  age  or  of  sane 
memory. — Stonoee.  How  is  this  ?  The  plaintiff  does 
not  name  herself  by  her  writ  as  the  wife  of  W.  of 
whom  she  says  she  was  then  covert. — R.  Thorpe.  No, 
Sir,  the  writ  would  have  been  better  in  that  form,  but 
she  takes  her  name  from  her  first  husband. 

Assise  of         §    Alice    late    wife    of    Eichard    Darcy   brought    an 
Disseisin,  ^ssise   of   Novel   Disseisin   against   Maud  Casse,    John 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  165 


No.  32. 


[qe   par   tiel   averement,    car   Errour    ne    git    pas,    ne  -^•^- 1343. 

Desceit,   ne   bref   de   Dreit  pas,  car  par  autiel  resoun 

qele   serra   barre   par   fyn  en  Assise  serra  ele  barre]^ 

a    bref    de    Dreit. — Grene.     Si   enfant    deinz   age   par 

fyn   rende   terre,   duraunt  son  noun  age  il  put  voider 

la  fyn,    car   par   inspeccion    Court    put   ajuger   la   fyn 

voide ;    mes,    mettez   qe   le   debat   sourde   quant   il   est 

de  plein  age,  jammes  ne  le  voidra  il  par  averement; 

et    la    resoun    est    pur    ceo    qil    est    de    autiel    con- 

dicion   come   il   mesme^   soy  supposa   quant   il   rendi^ 

par    fyn ;     et   auxint    de    femme    covert,    si   ele   rende 

come   sole   par   fyn,    ou    come    sole    soit   partie   a   un 

jugement    ou^    ele    mesme    pleda^    come    sole,    james 

ne    serra    resceu    de   voider    la   fyn    ne    le    jugement 

quant   ele   est    sole,    pur    ceo    qele    plede,    et   ele   est 

de  autiel  condicion  come  ele  soy^  supposa  estre  quant 

ele   pleda   ou"^   fut   partie  a  la  fyn. — Nottone.     Si  cest 

averement    fut    resceu,    jammes    serra    fyn    de    value 

countre   femme   qele    ne    la    defreit  ^   par    averement ; 

et   par   mesme   la    resoun    qe    Court    resceivereit   cect 

averement   si   resceivereit   homme   issue   si   ele   fut   de 

plein   age   ou   de    seyn   memoire. — Ston.      Coment   est 

il  ?     Le   pleintif   se    nome    pas    par   son    bref    femme 

W.  de  qi  ele  se  dit  estre  adonqes  covert. — R.  Thorpe. 

Noun,    Sire,    le   bref  uste  este  mellour  en  eel  fourme, 

mes   ele   prent   son   noun    de   son   primer   baroun. 

§    Alice  ^   qe    fut    la    femme    Richard    Darcy    porta  Assise  de 
une    Assise    de    Novele    Disseisine   vers    Maud   Casse,  Disseisine. 

1  The    words    between   brackets    [       ^  This    report    of    the    case    is 


are  omitted  from  25,184. 

2  25,184,  meismes. 

3  25,184,  renda. 

*  ou  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

^  Harl.,  plede. 

«  25,184,  soit. 

^  25,184,  ne. 

®  25,184,  destreint. 


printed  by  itself  in  the  old  editions 
as  No.  117.  No  MS.  of  it  has  been 
found,  and  there  is  no  reference  to 
it  either  in  the  Liber  Assisarum  or 
in  Fitzherbert's  Ahridgnient.  For 
the  record  see  p.  157,  note  1,  &c. 
Elyn  is  substituted  for  Alice  in 
the  old  editions. 


166  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   32. 


A.D.  1343.  Inge,  and  several  others,  before  Sharshulle  and  liis 
fellow  Justices.  And,  as  to  Maud,  she  said  that  Alice, 
the  present  plaintiff,  by  a  fine  levied,  rendered  the 
tenements  now  put  in  view  to  her  and  to  others  for 
term  of  their  lives,  with  two  of  whom  she  said  that 
she  held  jointly  ^  by  force  of  the  same  fine,  which  two 
were  not  named  in  the  writ;  and  she  demanded  judg- 
ment of  the  writ.  And,  as  to  .John  Inge,  he  said  that, 
although  Maud  pleaded  as  joint  tenant,  Maud  had 
nothing,  but  he  was  tenant  of  the  tenements  put  in 
view ;  and  he  said  that  there  ought  not  to  be  an 
Assise,  because,  he  said,  this  same  Alice,  the  plaintiff, 
rendered  by  fine  the  same  tenements  to  one  Maud  Casse, 
whose  estate  he  had,  and  he  demanded  judgment 
whether  contrary  to  that  render  made  in  a  Court  of 
record  she  ought  to  have  the  Assise.  And  he  made 
profert  of  the  fine  suh  pede  sigilli.  And  x\lice  said,  as 
to  Maud,  that  she  had  nothing  in  the  tenancy  at  that 
time,  but  that  John  Inge  was  tenant,  and  that  she 
was  ready  to  aver  by  Assise.  And,  as  to  John,  she  said 
that  at  the  time  at  which  the  fine  was  levied,  which  he 
pleaded  in  bar,  and  before,  and  since,  she  was  covert  of 
one  William^  her  husband,  so  that  the  fine  was  null  in 
law,  and  she  demanded  judgment  whether  she  ought 
by  that  fine  to  be  barred  of  the  Assise.  And  John 
demanded  judgment,  since  she  levied  the  fine  as  a 
Jeme  sole  in  a  Court  of  record,  whether  it  would  lie 
in  her  mouth  to  say  that  she  was  covert,  contradicting 
that  which  she  had  previously  affirmed. — And  there- 
upon they  were  adjourned  into  the  Bench  by  reason 
of  difficulty. — W.  Thorpe.  Sir,  see  the  proof  that  we 
shall  be  admitted  to  say  that  she  was  covert  at  the 
time  at  which  the  fine  was  levied  :  for  suppose  that 
Yv'illiam  ^  her  husband,  and  Alice  had  brought  an  Assise 
after  the  fine  which  they  plead  in  bar  was  levied,  and 

1  As  to  the  alleged  joint  tenancy,    I       ^  As  to  the  name,  see  p.  159,  note 
see  p.  157,  note  1.  {   9. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  167 


No.  32. 


Johan  Inge/  et  plusours  autres  devant  Schar.  et  A.D.  1343. 
ses  ,  compaignouns.  Et  quant  a  Maude,  ele  dit  qe 
Alice,  qe  ore  se  pleint,  par  fyn  leve  rendi  les  tene- 
ments ore  mys  en  vewe  a  luy  et  as  autres  a  terme 
de  lour  vies  ove  queux  deux  ele  dit  qe  ele  tient 
joint  par  force  de  mesme  la  fyn,  les  queux  ne 
furent  pas  nomes  en  le  brief e ;  et  demanda  jugement 
de  briefe.  Et  quant  a  Johan  Inge,^  il  dit  qe,  coment 
qe  Maude  plede  come  jointenaunte,^  Maude  navoit 
riens,  einz  il  fut  tenaunt  des  tenements  mis  en 
vewe ;  et  dit  qe  Assise  ne  deit  estre,  car  il  dit  qe 
mesme  cesty  Alice,  qe  se  pleint,  par  fyn  rendi 
mesmes  les  tenements  a  une  Maude  Casse,  qi  estat 
il  avoit,  et  demanda  jugement  si  encountre  eel  rendre 
fait  en  Court  de  recorde  duist  ele  Lassise  aver.  Et 
mist  avaunt  la  fyn  sich  pede  sigilli.  Et  Alice  dit 
qe  quant  a  Maude  ele  navoit  riens  en  la  tenaunce 
quant  a  eel  foitz,  einz  Johan  Inge^  fut  tenaunt,  et 
ceo  fut  ele  prest  daverer  par  Assise.  Et  quant  a 
J.  ele  dit  qe  a  temps  de  la  fyn  leve,  par  quel  il 
plede  en  barre,  et  avaunt  la  fyn,  et  puis  la  fyn, 
ele  fut  covert  dun  William  son  baron,  issint  la  fyn 
nul  en  ley,  et  demanda  jugement  si  par  eel  fyn 
duist  ele  del  Assise  estre  barre.  Et  Johan  demanda 
jugement,  del  houre  qele  leva  la  fyn  come  femme 
soule,  et  ceo  en  Court  de  recorde,  si  en  sa  bouche 
girreit  a  dire  qele  fut  coverte  en  desaffermaunt  ceo 
qele  avoit  autrefoitz  afferme. — Et  sur  ceo  ils  furent 
ajournes  en  Bank  pur  difficulte. — IV.  Thorpe.  Sire, 
qe  nous  serroms  resceu  a  dire  qe  la  femme  fut 
covert  al  temps  de  la  fyn  leve  veiez  la  profe :  car 
jeo  pose  qe  William  son  baron  et  Alice  ussent  porte 
Assise    apres    la    fyn    leve    par    quel    ils    pledent    en 


1  Old  editions,  Jus. 


■^  The  words   il   dit  qe  are  here 
repeated  in  Eastell. 


168  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   32. 


A.D.  1343,  you  had  pleaded  the  fine  against  them  in  bar,  as  you 
have  now  pleaded  against  us,  the  husband  would  have 
had  the  answer  which  we  give,  that  is  to  say,  that 
Alice  was  covert  at  the  time  at  which  the  fine  was 
levied,  for  which  reason  the  right  of  the  wife  ought 
not  to  be  lost  through  the  death  of  her  husband,  since 
she  has  the  same  right  now  as  she  had  during  the  life 
of  her  husband,  and  consequently  she  will  have  the 
same  answer. — Grene.  Even  though  your  husband 
would  have  the  answer  which  you  have  given  it  would 
be  no  great  wonder,  because  he  is  a  stranger  to  the 
fine  ;  but  no  law  permits  you  to  say  that  you  were 
covert  where  you  were  yourself  a  party,  and  affirmed 
that  you  were  sole. — R.  Thorpe.  If  we  be  not  now 
admitted  to  this  plea,  we  shall  suffer  disherison  for 
ever,  whereas  we  were  covert  at  the  time,  &c.,  for  we 
cannot  have  a  writ  of  Right  because  that  which  would 
oust  us  from  this  Assise  would  oust  us  from  a  writ  of 
Right ;  so  we  cannot  have  any  recovery  unless  this 
plea  be  maintained. — Notion.  If  this  averment  be 
admitted,  all  the  fines  in  England  will  be  avoided  by 
averment,  because,  for  the  same  reason  for  which  she 
would  have  this  answer,  if  such  a  fine  were  pleaded 
against  me  in  bar,  I  should  be  admitted  to  say  that, 
at  the  time  at  which  the  fine  was  levied,  I  was  pro- 
fessed in  a  Religious  Order,  and  should  put  that  in 
averment ;  and  in  like  manner  I  should  defeat  all 
fines  by  averment,  and  that  the  law  does  not  jDermit, 
&c. — Grene,  ad  idem.  I  say  that,  since  you  levied  the 
fine  as  a  feme  sole,  and  are  now  in  the  same  condition 
as  3^ou  suppose  that  you  were  at  the  time  at  which 
the  fine  was  levied,  it  never  lies  in  your  mouth  to 
avoid  the  fine  on  the  ground  that  you  were  covert, 
&c.,  as,  for  instance,  suppose  a  son  levies  a  fine  of 
tenements  which  his  father  holds,  if  execution  were 
sued  upon  the  fine  against  the  father,  it  is  clear  that 
the  father  will  escape  execution  by  saying  that  at  the 
time  of  the  fine,  &c.,  his  son  had  nothing,  but  he  was 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  169 


No.  32. 


barre,  et  vous   ussez  plede  la  fyn  vers  eux  en  barre,  ^'^- 1^^^- 

come   vous   avez   ore   plede   vers    nous,    le    baron    ust 

eu   le   respouns   quel    nous    donoms/    saver,    qe   Alice 

fut    coverte    al    temps    de   la    fyn    leve,    par    quel   le 

dreit   la   femme   ne    deit    pas    perir    par    la    mort   de 

son    baron,    depuis    qele    ad    mesme    le    dreit    a    ore 

qele   avoit   en   la   vie    son    baron,    et,    ^;c?'   cousequens, 

ele   avera   mesme   le    respouns. — Grene.     Mesqe   vostre 

baron    avereit    le    respouns    quel    vous    avez    done    il 

ne   serreit    pas    merveille,    car    il    est   estraunge   a   la 

fyn ;   mes   vous   a   dire   qe   vous    fuistes    covert   la   ou 

vous    mesmes    fuistes    partie,    et    affermastes   qe   vous 

fuistes   soule,    nul   ley   ne    suffre   pas. — R.  Thorpe.     Si 

nous   ne   soioms   ore   resceu   a   ceo  plee  nous  serroms 

desherite   a   touz   jours,    la    ou    nous    fumes   covert   a 

temps,   &c.,   car   brief e   de   Dreit   ne   pooms   aver,    pur 

ceo   qe   ceo    qe    nous    oustereit    de    cest    Assise    nous 

oustereit   de   briefe   de   Dreit ;  issint   nul   recoverir   ne 

pooms   aver   si   cest   plee  ne  soit   mayntenu. — Nottone. 

Si  cest   averement   soit    resceu,    homme   voidra   toutes 

les   fyns  Dengleterre   par    averement,    car   par   mesme 

la   resoun   qele   avereit    eel    respouns,    si   un   tiel   fyn 

fut   plede  vers  moy  en  barre,   jeo   serra  resceu  a  dire 

qe   al   temps    de   la   fyn    leve   jeo    fu   profes   en    Ordre 

de    Religioun,    et    ceo   mettra    en    averement ;    et    en 

tiel   manere    jeo    defera    toutes    fyns    par    averement, 

quele  chose  la  ley  ne  suffre  pas,  &c. — Grene,  ad  idem. 

Jeo    die    quant    vous    levastes    la    fyn    come     femme 

soul,   estes   ore   en   tiel   plite    come   vous   supposez   qe 

vous   fuistes   a  temps  de  la  fyn  leve,  jammes  ne  gist 

en    vostre    bouche    de    voider    la    fyn    par    taunt    qe 

vous  fuistes   covert,    Szc,    come    en    cas,    jeo   pose,    qe 

le   fitz   leve   un  fyn  des  tenements  qe   son  pere  tient, 

si   execucion   fut    sue   vers   le   pere   hors  de   la  fyn,  il 

est  clere   qe   le   pere   soy   estortera   dexecucion   a   dire 

qal   temps   de   la   fyn,    &c.,    son  fitz   rien   navoit,  mes 

1  Edition  of  1679,  devons. 


170 


MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  33. 

A.D.  1343.  himself  seised,  &c.  ;  but  if  the  father  die,  and  his  son 
enter,  and  execution  be  sued  against  the  son,  he  will 
never  have  such  an  answer  as  his  father  would  have 
had,  because  he  is  now  in  such  a  condition  as  he 
supposed  by  the  fine  when  he  supposed  that  he  was 
seised  at  the  time  when  the  fine  was  levied,  and  also 
because  such  an  answer  would  tend  to  defeat  that 
which  he  previously  affirmed  in  a  Court  of  record. 
And,  besides,  suppose  that  the  fine  of  an  infant  under 
age  were  admitted,  I  say  that,  during  his  non-age,  he 
can  have  his  suit  to  reverse  the  fine,  because  his  non- 
age can  be  tried  by  inspection  ;  but  if  he  waits  until 
his  full  age  before  bringing  that  suit,  that  suit  is 
taken  away  from  him,  because  he  is  in  such  a  condition 
as  he  supposed  by  the  fine,  and  in  that  case  he  cannot 
contradict  what  he  has  previously  affirmed ;  no  more 
in  this  case,  &c. 


Scire 
facias, 
against 
four  per- 
sons, to 
have  exe- 
cution on 
a  fine,  sup- 
posing 
that  the 
fourth  was 
sole  tenant 
of  a  fourth 
part. 
And  he 
thought  to 
have 


(33.)  §  A-  Scire  facias  was  sued  against  Thomas 
Wake  of  Lydell,  and  three  others,  to  have  execution  on 
a  fine,  for  Constance,  late  wife  of  Henry  Vavasour.  And 
it  supposed  that  the  three  held  three  parts,  and  Thomas 
the  fourth  part  severally.  Exception  was  taken  to  the 
writ  because  there  was  not  in  each  garnishment  by 
itself  a  cum  pertinentiis^  as  in  Mort  d'Ancestor  there 
would  be  in  each  summons  a  cum  pertinentiis. — The 
exception   was   not   allowed. — Mouhray.      Judgment    of 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  171 


No.  33. 


il   fut   seisi,    &c. ;    mes   si   le    pere    devie,    et    son  j&tz  A..D.  1343. 

entre,    et   execucion    soit    sue   vers   luy,    il   navera  pas 

tiel   respouns   come   son   pere   avereit,    pur   ceo  qil  est 

ore   en   tiel   plite  come   il  supposa   par  la   fyn   qil  fut 

seisi   al   temps   de   la    fyn    leve,    et    auxi   pur    ceo    qe 

eel    respouns    serreit    a    defaire    chose    qil     autrefoitz 

afferma   en   Court   de   recorde.     Et,    ove   ceo,  jeo   pose 

qune   fyn   fut   resceu   dun    enfant    deinz    age,    jeo   dis 

qe   durant   son   nonage   il   puit    aver    sa   suyte   de   re- 

verser   la   fyn,    pur    ceo    qe    son    nonage   purra   estre 

trie    par    inspeccion ;    mes,     sil    attend    de    eel    suyte 

tanqe   a   son   plein   age,    la    suyte    luy   est    tolle,   pur 

ceo   qil   est   en   tiel  plite  come  il   supposa  par  la  fyn, 

en   quel   cas   il   ne    purra    pas    contrarier   chose   qe   il 

adevant   ad   afferme ;    nient   plus   icy,    &c. 

(33.)  ^    §    Scire   facias    suy   vers    Thomas   Wake   de  '^^^r^ 
Lydel,   et   autres   iij,    daver    execucion    hors    dun    fyn, 'daver  exe- 
pur   C.,'^   qe   fut   la   femme  H.  Vavasour.     Et   supposa  f^cion 

1         •••    ;•     1         .1         •••  •  J     mi  1    hors  dun 

qe   les   iij   tmdrent  ies'  iij   parties,   et    1  nomas   several-  fyn  vers 
ment    la    quarte    partie.      Le    bref    fut    chalenge   pur  i"j'  suppo- 

.  TO  1  •  Scint  (je  i3j 

ceo   qil   ny   ad "   pas   en    chesqun   garnissement   a   per  quart  fut 
luy   un   ciun  pertinentiis,    com    serreit    en    Mort    daun-  soul  ten- 
cestre  en  chesqun   sumons   serreit   un  cum  pertinentiis.  quarte 
— Non    allocatur. — Moubray.      Jugement    du    bref,    qe  ^ft^Q ^oieit 


1  From  Hari.,  25,1B4,  and  C, 
until  otherwise  stated,  but  corrected 
by  the  record,  Placita  de  Banco, 
Mich.,  17  Edw.  III.,  K^  268.  It 
there  appears  that  the  Scire  facias 
was  brought  by  Constance  late  wife 


Constance  prayed  execution  of  a 
fine  in  which  Henry  had  acknow- 
ledged the  manor  of  Stubbus 
Waldyng  (Yorks),  and  a  third  part 
of  the  manor  of  Cockerington  to  be 
the  right   of  Koger    de   Frystone, 


of  Henry  le  Vavasour  against  John  j  chaplain,  and  he  granted  and  ren- 
de  Brynkhnie,  Ralph  de  Rydeforde,  j  dered  them  to  Henry  and  Constance 
and    Robert    de    Yerdeburghe,  in    !  and  the  heirs  of  Henry,     For  the 


respect  of  three  parts  of  a  third 
part  of  the  manor  of  Cockerington 
(Lincolnshire),  and  against  Thomas 


abatement  of  a  previous  writ  of 
Scire  facias  on  the  same  fine  see 
Y.B.,  Trin.,  17  Edw.  III.,  No.  47. 


Wake,  of  Lydell,  in   respect  of  a    j       "^  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  M. 

fourth  part  of  the  same  third  part.    |       ^  25,184,  navoit,  instead  of  ny  ad. 


172 


MICHAEL^JAS    TERM 


A.D.  1343. 

abated  the 
writ  on  the 
ground 
that  the 
three  and 
a  stranger 
granted 
his  estate 
to  the 
fourth  per- 
son so 
named  in 
the  \vi'it, 
and  the 
tenements 
were  not 
distin- 
guished by 
bounds. 
And  after- 
wards the 
writ  was 
adjudged 
good. 


Observe 

here  as  to 
this  first, 
and  fur- 
ther as  to 
the  second 
point, 
where  it  is 
said  that 
if  an  in- 
heritance 
descends 
to  two  per- 
sons and 
one  has 
issue,  and 
dies,  a 
writ  in  the 
post  will 
be  main- 
tained 


No.  33. 

the  writ,  which  supposes  the  tenancy  to  he  several: 
for  we  tell  you  that  the  three  named  in  one  garnish- 
ment purchased  jointly  with  one  W.  the  same  tene- 
ments, and  W.  enfeoffed  Thomas  Wake  of  his  estate, 
to  hold  in  common;  so  they  hold  in  common. — Xotton. 
You  show  that  the  writ  by  several  garnishments  is 
good,  because  they  hold  by  several  titles,  and  Thomas 
would  have  a  several  answer  as  to  his  portion  ;  and, 
if  it  were  in  a  Praecipe,  he  would  have  a  voucher  in 
respect  of  his  estate. — Thorpe.  Then  is  it  so? — Xotton. 
Be  it  as  it  may ;  and  it  has  been  seen  that  a  writ 
brought  in  common  in  such  a  case  has  been  abated. — 
Sharshulle.  That  was  in  respect  of  a  mill,  which  is 
not  severable  except  through  the  taking  of  j)rofits,  and 
in  that  case  the  profits  were  severed,  so  that  no  other 
severance  could  be  made ;  but,  in  this  case,  though 
they  hold  by  divers  titles,  and  take  in  common  the 
profits  of  a  thing  which  can  be  severed  by  bounds,  it 
is  right  that  the  writ  should  lie  in  common  until  the 
severance  of  the  freehold  be  eftected. — Pultenei/.  If 
the  writ  brought  in  common  in  respect  of  the  mill, 
which  could  not  be  severed  by  reason  of  divers  titles, 
was  abated,  a  fortiori  this  writ,  if  it  were  brought  in 
common  in  respect  of  a  thing  which  is  severable,  would 
be  abatable. — Sharshulle.  The  contrary  conclusion 
follows. — Shardelowe.  One  has  heard  that  two  par- 
ceners entered  on  a  manor  by  reason  of  descent,  and 
made  partition,  and  the  manor  was  demanded  against 
them  by  two  Prcecipes ;  and  they  took  exception  to  the 
writ  on  the  ground  that  they  held  a  mill  and  an 
advowson  in  common  ;  and,  notwithstanding,  the  writ 
was  adjudged  good. — Pole.  When  two  parceners  who 
have  several  rights  hold  in  common,  and  one  alienes 
her  purparty,  as  she  could  by  reason  of  the  several 
right,  there  possibly  a  several  writ  lies ;    but  if  one  of 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  173 

No.  33. 

suppose  la  tenance  several :  qar  nous  vous  ^  dioms  ^.D.  1343. 
qe  les  iii  nomes  en  Inn'  "jarnissement  ensemble  ove  f ^f  ^J^'^^" 
un  W.  purcnacerent  jomtement  mesmes  les"^  tene- tant  qe  les 
ments,    et  W.    feffa    de    son   estat    Thomas  Wake,    a  ^^\^^  "^ 

.      .  .  ^  estrange 

tener  a  comune ;  issint  tenent  il  en  comune. — Nottone.  granta  son 
Tons   moustrez   qe   le    bref    par    several   garnissement  ^stat  al 
est  bon,   car  ils  tenent  par  severals  titles,  et  Thomas  nome  en 
de    sa    porcion    several    respouns    avereit ;    et,    sil   fut  gJ^^ig^j^J' 
en   un    Pnecipc,    il    avereit    voucher    de    son   estat. —  severe  par 
TJiorjye.      Donqes     est    il    issi  ? — Xottonc.      Soit    come  ^T  S  le 
estre    jDoet ;    efc    homme    ad   vewe    le    bref    porte  '^   en  bref 
comune    en    tiel    cas    estre    abatu. — Schar.      Ceo    fut  jj°^\  ® 
dun   molyn,    qe   nest   pas'    severable    forsqe    par   prise 
des   profits,    et   la   furent    les    profits    severes,   issi   qe 
autre   severance   ne   poet   estre   fait ;   mes   en   ceo  cas, 
tut   tenent   ils   par   divers  titles,   et  pernount  les   pro- 
fits  en   comune  de  chose  qest   severable  par  boundes, 
il   est   resoun   qe    le    bref    gise    en    comune    tanqe   la 
severaunce     du     franctenement     soit     fait. — Pult.      Si 
le   bref  porte   en   comune   du  molyn,   qe  ne  put  estre 
severe    pur    les    divers    titles    fut    abatu,    a   plus   fort 
ceo   bref   qe   fut   porte   en  comune  de  chose  severable 
serreit     abatable. — Schar. ^       Sequitur     e     contrario. —  ^'«^f  ^"<^ 
ScHARD.     Homme  ad  oy  qe  deux  parceners^  entrerent ^j,.j„ih)«  et 
par   descente    en    un    maner,    et    firent    purpartie,    et  "^^^'^  ^'^ 

S6CU)l(lui7l 

par  deux  Praecipe  le  maner  fut  demande  vers  eux ;  un  diciuir 
et  ils  chalangerent  le  bref  pur  ceo  oils  tiendrent  "^  ^®  ^^  ,^®^'^" 
un  molyn  et  lavoesoun  en  comune ;  et,  non  obstante,  s'cend  a  ij 
le  bref  fut  agarde  bon. — Pole.  Quant  deux  parceners  ?^*  ^^  ^^®  ^ 
tenent  en  comune  qe  ount  several  dreit,  et  lune  devie,  bref 
aliene    sa    purpartie,     com     ele     put    pur    le    several  ^^\^^^^  ^^^ 

,      .,  .-^  IIP  •  enlejoost 

dreit,   la   gist    par    cas   several    bref ;    mes    si   un   des  serra 

meyntenu, 

— . E^  p^ig 

parle  fut 

1  The  marginal  note,  except  the  ^  25,184,  estre  porte.  qe  un  tiel 
words  Scire  facias,  is  from  25,184  ^  C,  Schard.  fut  tenant, 
alone.                                                             e  Harl.,  parceneris.  saunz  ceo 

2  vous  is  omitted  from  C.  ^  Harl.,  tiendreint.  ^^  ces  qe 
o  TT    1  furent 

**  Harl.,  ceux. 


174  MICHAEL^IAS    TERM 


No.  33. 


A.D.  1343.  two  joint  tenants  alienes  that  which  belongs  to  him 
against      ^0  a  stranpjer,  those  two  hold   in    common  and  by  one 

the  two  •IT- 

tenants,  right,  and  the  jus  accrescendi  holds  good  between  them. 
And  after- __rp]^^g    however,  was  altogether  denied. — Shardelowe. 

wards  it  i     i  i    •    •  • 

was  said  If  two  hold  jomtlj,  and  one  aliene  a  moiety,  and  they 
that  such  IjqI^  jj-^  common,  and  be  disseised,  what   recovery  will 

an  one  was  .  '  ,  '        •  ^ 

tenant,  you  give  to  the  one  and  the  issue  of  the  other  ? — 
thafthose^  T/io?79^.  To  the  one  an  Assise  in  respect  of  a  moiety, 
who  were  and  to  the  heir  of  the  other  a  writ  of  Entry. — 
had  any-  Shardelowe.  Then  they  would  hold  by  different  titles, 
thing.  And  and  if  they  were  tenants,  and  a  writ  had  to  be 
no^piir  bi^ought  against  them,  would  it  not  be  necessary  to 
unless  the  bring  divers  writs  in  respect  of  divers  entries  ? — 
ants^said  Thorpe.  No,  but  an  Entry  in  the  post,  and  it  is  so 
that  they  between  one  parcener  and  the  issue  of  another,  and, 
estate.  though  they  hold  by  divers  degrees,  still  the  writ  will 
And  after-  lie  again st   them. — Hillary.     In   that  case  what   they 

WQirds  tiiGV  •  •  •  •  • 

did  say  so.  have  IS  by  descent ;  it  is  otherwise  in  this  case. — 
And  to  Stonore.  If  the  four  were  out  of  possession,  would 
pleaded  ^ot  they  have  one  Assise  ?  as  meaning  to  say  that 
that  the  they  would. — Afterwards  Sharshulle  adjudged  the 
whom  they  writ  to  be  good. — Mouhvay.  We  tell  you  that  William 
supposed  Vavasour,  at  the  time  at  which  the  fine  was  levied, 
ant  at  the  was  seised,  absque  hoc  that  Henry  Vavasour  or  Roger 
time,  &c.,  ^]^Q  were  parties  to  the  fine  had  anything  ;  judgment 
nothing,  whether  execution,  &c. — Pulteney.  You  see  plainly 
*°.-  J^^  how  he  does  not  claim  anything  of  William's  estate,  and 
abode  the  fine  is  good  between  the  parties  and  every  other  per- 
judgment,  ^^^   g^^^^  ^^^j  him  who  was  then  seised,  and  he  does  not 

because  '  *^  ' 

the  say  that  he  has  that  person's  estate  ;  judgment  whether 

plamtiff     guci],  an  answer  lies  in  his  mouth. — Mouhray.     And  we 

pray    judgment    inasmuch   as   he   does   not   deny   that 

William  was  seised  at  the  time  at  which  the  fine  was 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  175 


No.  33. 


jointenaunts   aliene   ceo   qe   a   luy  affiert   a   estraunge,  ^•^- 1343. 
ceiix   deux   tenent   en   comune   et   en   un  dreit,   et   jus  P.^^^^^s 
accrescendi    se    tient    entre    eux. —  Quod  fuit   dedictum  avoient. 
omnino. — Schard.      Si   deux   qe   tenent    jointement,    et  ^l^^^^^^ 
lun    aliene    la    moite,    et    ils    tenent    en    comune,   et  sii  ne 
soient    disseisiz,    quel    recoverir    durrez    vous    a    lun  ^^,q"^*q^|^ 
et    lissue   de   lautre  ? — Thorpe.      Al   un   Lassise   de   la  estat.    Et 
moite,     et     al     heir     lautre     bref     Dentre. — Schard.  P"^?jJ^^^*' 
Donqes  tiendreint  ils  par  divers  titles,  et  sils  fuissent  plede  qe 
tenants,    et    bref    fut    a    porter  vers    eux,  ne   covien-  guppo^ge 
dreit   pas   porter   divers   brefs   pur   les    divers   entres  ?  estre  ten- 
— Thorpe.     Noun,    mes    Entre    en    le    post,    et   issint  trmps^ctc , 
est  il   entre   parceners  ^   la    une,    et    lissue   de   lautre,  navoit 
et^    tut    tenent    ils    par    divers    degres,     unqore    un  ^^^iig^^i.j^.g 
bref    girra  ^    vers    eux. — Hill.      La   ount    ils    par   un  demura  en 
descente  ^ ;    autre   est   icy. — Ston.     Si   les   iiij    fuissent  depu^^qn 
hors,   naverount   eux   un    Assise  ?    quasi    diceret   sic. — 
Puis     ScHAR.     agarda    le    bref    bon. — Mouhray.     Nous  [Fitz., 
vous    dioms    qe   W.   Vavasour,    al    temps    de    la    fyn  don!^^' 
leve,    fut    seisi,    saunz    ceo    qe    H.   Vavasour  ^   ou   E.  Rejoinder, 
qe  furent   parties   a   la   fyn   rien    y   avoint ;    jugement 
si  execucion,    &c.^ — Pidt.     Vous   veiez   bien   coment  il 
ne    cleyme    rien    del    estat   W.,    et    la    fyn    est    bon 
entre   les   parties   et   chescun   autre,  sauf  celuy   soule- 
ment   qe   adonqes   fut   seisi,    et    il    se    disf  pas   aver 
son   estat ;   jugement    si    tiel    respouns   en   sa   bouche 
gise.^ — Mouhray.     Et   nous   jugement,    desicome  il   ne 
dedit  pas   qe  W.  ne  fut  seisi  al  temps  de  la  fyn  leve, 

1  Harl.,  parceneris.  i   "  stancia,  nee  praedictus  Rogerus, 

2  et  is  omitted  from  Harl.  "  quos  supponit  fuisse  partes  prse- 

3  25,184,  girreit.  "  dicti  finis,  aliquid  habuerunt  in 
*  25,184,  deceite.  |  "  preedicta  tertia  parte  manerii  de 
5  Harl.,  Wavasour. 
^'  The  plea,  according  to  the  roll, 

was  "  quod  preedicta  Constancia 
"  non  debet  inde  executionem 
"  habere,  &c.,  quia  dicunt  quod 
"  tempore  levationis  finis  prsedicti 
"  nee  praedictus  Henricus  et  Con-    |       ^  25,184,  ygise. 


"  Cokryngtonepraedicti,  sed  quidam 
"  Willelmus  le  Vavasour  tunc  fuit 
"  tenens  de  eadem.  Et  hoc  parati 
"  sunt  verificare,  unde  petunt  judi- 
"  cium." 
7  25,184,  dust. 


176  MICHAELMAS    TEV^Sl 

No.   33. 

A.D.  1343.  levied,   and   so   the  fine   was  void ;  judgment    whether 
did  not      execution,   cl^c. — Sharshulle.     Prove   that   this   answer 

maintain  tit-  i  i     •  .      i 

that  those  would  he  HI  vour  moutli,  3'ou  hemg  a   stranger. — And 
who  were   afterwards  Mouhrau  said  that  WilUam  Vavasour,  whose 

parties  to  "^       .  .  o      ^        \         • 

the  tine      estate  he  had,  was  seised  at   tlie   time   of   the   levying 
^^^'®,      ,  of    the    fine,    and    that    none    of    the    parties    were. — 

seised,  and  '  ^ 

because      Pultenei).     We    take   your    records    to    witness   that    at 

tiff  iSused  ^^'^^'  ^^^^^  ^^^®y  pleaded  in  abatement  of  the  writ, 
their  aver-  they  said  that  Henry  Vavasour  enfeofied  the  three, 
thr^^itn-*^  and  one  enfeoffed  Thomas  Wake  of  his  portion,  which 
tiff  abode  Henry,  whose  estate  they  said  they  had,  was  party  to 
on  her^"*  the  fine  ;  and,  inasmuch  as  such  a  plea  in  avoidance 
plea,  as  of  the  fine  would  not  lie  in  the  mouth  of  Henry, 
atlastexe-  ^'l^ose  estate  they  have  claimed  in  a  court  of  record, 
cution  was  judgment  whether  this  plea  lies  in  their  mouth. — 
becaus^e  HiLLARY.  This  plea  ill  abatement  of  the  writ  is  not 
the  plain-  of  record,  nor  entered  on  the  roll,  nor  did  the  parties 
j^gjJt^^^.j^y  abide  judgment  thereon  ;  wherefore  you  shall  not  have 
refused,  it  recorded  by  us. — Pultenei/.  You  see  plainly  that 
the  cause  for  which  they  would  have  a  plea  in 
here  that  H^voidaiice  is  that  they  say  that  another  was  seised,  to 
a  plea  in  ^it^  William  Vavasour,  and,  without  saying  that,  they 
of  the  writ,  shall  not  be  admitted  to  avoid  a  fine  which  was  good 
to^^'it,  between  the  parties;  and  we  tell  you  that  William,  at 
party  did  the  time  at  which  the  fine  was  levied,  had  nothing  ; 
not  abide   readv,   Szc. — Thorpe.     He  does   not  maintain    that  the 

judgment  "  ,         ^  .  _ 

thereon, is  person     who     rendered     was     seised,    and    we    are    a 
not  to  be    stranger  who  are  not  ousted  by  anv  law  from  annull- 

entered  on  .  ^^  e 

the  roll,     mg  the  fine    by  averment :    for  at  common   law  party 
^°^\^^j"  V.     and  privy   would   have   the   averment  that  the  person 

corded  by  ^       ^  .    .         ^ 

a  Justice,   who   rendered  had   nothing  ;    and   now  privies   are  re- 
l^  ^^  .       strained,   but   not   strangers. — Pultenei/.     If    a    fine   be 

to  oust  one         ,  '  . 

from  a       levied  between  Thorpe  and  me  in  respect  of  a  manor 

plea  to  the 


action,  as 

appears 

here. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  177 


No.  33. 


issi    la     fyn    voide;    jugement    si    execucion,    &c. —  a.d.  1343. 
ScHAR.     Provez    qe    eel    respoims    girreit    en    vostre  f^^^^^J^" 
bouche    qestes    estraunge. — Et    puis    Mouhvay    dit    qe  [qe]  ceux 
W.  Vavasour,^    qi    estat    il    ad,    al    temps    de   la   fyn  ^^^/j'^gg^* 
leve    fut    seisi,     et'    nulle     des    i^arties. — Pult.     Nous  la  fyn 
pernoms   vos  recordes  qe  primes,^  quant  ils  plederent  se[g/^*g^ 
al   abatement   du   bref,    ils    disoient    qe   Henre   Vava-  depuis  qii 
sour    enfeffa    les    iij,    et    un  *    feffa    de    sa    porcion  ^  ^J^j^^^^^*^"' 
Thomas  Wake,    quel   Henre,    qi    estat    ils    se   disoient  sur  son 
aver,  fut^  partie   a  la  fyn  ;   et  desicome  en  la  bouche  ^^^^^.'^"^j^i. 
H.,    qi    estat    en    Court    de    recorde    ils   ount   clame,  aderien 
tiel    plee    en    voidaunce    de    la    fyn    ne    girreit    pas,  f^^^ere-^  ^^ 
jugement    si    en    lour    bouche    eel    plee    gise.'' — Hill,  ment  fut 
Cel  plee   al   abatement   du   bref   nest   pas   de   recorde,  cucion^^^ 
ne   entre   en   roulle,   ne   parties    sar   ceo  ne  demurent  agarde.i 
pas ;    par   quei  vous   laverez   pas    recorde   de   nous. — 
Pidt.     Vous    veiez    bien    coment    la    cause    pur    quei  ^^^^^,  ^"^ 

.      oe  plee  en 

ils    averount    plee    en    voidaunce    est    par    taunt   qils  abatement 
diount    qe    autre    fut    seisi,    saver,   W.   Vavasour,^   et  ^^  ^^®^' 

T         -1  i.  1  -J       saver,  qe 

saunz   ceo   dire   ils   ne   serrount   pas  resceu   de  voider  la  partie 
fyn    qe    fut    bone    entre    les   parties;    et   vous    dioms  ^® ^^^^^'^ 

•^  ■"■  .         .  pa-s,  ne 

qe  W.,   al   temps   de   la   fyn   leve,  navoit  rien ;   prest,  serra  a 
&c.^ — Thorpe,     II  ne  meintient  pas  qe  cely  qe  rendist  ^^^J'^^'  ®" 
fut    seisi,    et    nous    sumes    estraunge,    qe    par    nulle  recorder 
ley    sumes    ouste    danienter    la    fyn    par    averement :  j^^j-j^g 
qar   a  comune   ley   partie   et   prive   avereit   averement  issi  qii  le 
qe   cely   qe   rendist   navoit   rien ;    et   ore   prives   sount  ^^fj^^  ^^ 
restreintz,   mes    estraunge   pas. — Pult.     Si  fyn  se  leve  accion,  ut 
entre   Thorpe   et   moy   dun    maner    dount    jeo    su   tut  ^^^'^''^  ^'"'" 


^  The  marginal  notes   are  from 
25,184  alone. 

2  Harl.,  Wavasour. 

3  25,184,  purount. 
*  Harl.,  W. 

5  25,184,  purpartie. 

6  25,184,  fait. 

7  25,184,  ygise. 

8  This  appears  in  the  record  as 


follows  "  Et  Constancia  dicit  quod 
"  praedicto  die  levationis  finis  pras- 
'*  dicti  praedictus  Willelnfus  nihil 
"  habuit  in  praedicta  tertia  parte 
*•  manerii  praedicti,  sicut  praedicti 
"  Johannes  o,t  alii  superius  sup- 
"  ponunt.  Et  hoc  parata  est 
"  [jparati  sunt  in  the  roll]  verificare, 
"  unde  petit  judicium,"  &c. 


18141  M 


178  MICHAEL^IAS    TERM 

No.  33. 

A.D.  1343.  of  which  I  am  all  the  time  seised,  and  I  acknowledge 
the  manor  to  be  right  of  Thorpe  as  that  which  he  has 
of  my  gift,  and  he  render  back  the  manor  to  me  for 
term  of  my  life,  the  reversion  being  saved  to  him  and 
his  heirs,  there  is  no  doubt  that  after  the  fine  I  have 
only  a  term  for  life,  and,  if  my  heir  enter  after  my 
death,  Thorpe  will  have  execution  against  him  in 
virtue  of  the  fine ;  therefore,  since  such  a  fine,  not- 
withstanding that  the  person  who  rendered  was  not 
seised,  is  good  between  the  parties  and  those  who 
could  by  law  make  an  estate  and  divest  themselves  of 
the  land,  for  the  same  reason  it  is  good  between 
strangers,  abators  or  purchasers  who  enter,  in  re- 
spect of  the  estate  of  those  between  whom  the  fine 
was  levied. — Shardelowe.  In  your  case  such  a  fine 
is  executory,  and  that  by  the  Statute,^  for  the 
mischief  at  common  law  was  that  when  this  fine  was 
levied,  when  the  acknowledgment  of  right  was  made 
to  one  who  never  had  anj'thing  before,  and  he 
rendered  back  to  another  who  was  seised  the  whole 
time,  the  same  person,  or  the  heir  of  the  same  person 
that  was  party  and  made  the  acknowledgment,  was 
admitted  to  aver  that  he  was  himself  seised  the  whole 
time,  and  therefore  this  was  restrained  between  privies 
by  statute,  but  between  strangers  the  matter  remains 
at  common  law.^ — Grene.  "When  a  fine  is  levied 
between  parties,  no  one,  whether  privy  or  stranger, 
shall  be  admitted  to  avoid  the  fine  by  any  averment, 
except  one  who  can  show  that  himself,  or  some  one 
whose  estate  he  has  was  seised  at  the  same  time,  for 
if  a  fine  be  levied  between  you  and  me  in  respect  of 
certain  land,  and  the  truth  be  that  neither  of  us  w^ho 
are  parties  has  anything  therein  and  I  render  the 
land  to  you,  and  afterwards  I  purchase,  the  fine  is 
executory  against  me  and  my  heirs,  and  against  every 
other  person  who  claims  in  respect  of  my  estate,   and 

1  27  Edw.   I.,    St.   I.,    c.    I   {De   \       2  See  2  Inst.,  522. 
Jinibus  leiatis).  I 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


179 


No.  33. 

temps  seisi,  et  jeo  conusse  le  maner  estre  le  dreit  A*^-  ^^^^• 
Thorpe  com  ceo  qil  ad  de  mon  doun,  et  il 
moy  rend^  arrere  le  maner  a  terme  de  ma  vie,  la 
reversion  salve  a  luy  et  ses  heirs,  nest  pas  doute 
qe  apres  la  fyn  jeo  ney  qe  terme  de  vie,  et,  si 
mon  heir  entre  ajDres  ma  mort,  vers  luy  Thorpe  par 
la  fyn  avera  execucion ;  donqes,  quant  tiel  fyn,  non 
obstante  qe  cely  qe  rendi  ne  fut  pas  seisi,  entre  les 
parties,  et  ces  qe  pount  de  ley  faire  estat^  et  de- 
mettre  de  la  terre,  est  bone,  par  mesme  la  resoun 
entre  estraunges,  abatours  ou  purchaceours  qe  en- 
trent,^  del  estat  ces  entre  queux  la  fyn  fut  leve. — 
ScHARD.  En  vostre  cas  il  est  executorie*  tiele  fyn,^ 
et  ceo  par  lestatut,  qar  ceo  fut  le  meschief  a  la 
comune  ley  qe  quant  cele  fyn  se  leva,  quant  la 
conissaunce  de  dreit  fut  fait  a  cely  qe  rien  navoit 
unqes  devant,  et  cely  rendist  arrere  al  autre  qe  tut 
temps  fut  seisi,  qe  mesme  cely  ou  leir  de  cely,  qe 
fut  partie  et  fist  la  conissaunce,  fut  resceu  daverer 
qil  mesme  fut  tut  temps  seisi,  par  quel  cella  fust 
restreint  entre  prives  par  statut,  mes  entre  estraunges 
cest  a  la  comune  ley. — Grene.  Quant  fyn  est  leve 
entre  parties,  nul  homme,  prive  ne  estraunge,  serra 
resceu  a  voider  la  fyn  par  nul  averement  sil  ne 
soit  cely  qe  moustrer  purra^  qil  mesme,  ou  asqun 
qi  estat  il  ad  fut  seisi  a  mesme  le  temps,  qar  si 
fyn  se  leve  entre  vous  et  moy  de  certein  terre,  et 
la  verite  soit  tiele  qe  nul  de  nous  qe  sumes  partie 
rien  y  avoms,  et  jeo  rend  la  terre  a  vous,  puis  jeo 
purchace,  vers  moy  et  mes  heirs  la  fyn  est  execu- 
torie,    et    vers    chesqun    autre    qe    cleyme    de    mon 


^  HarL,  rente. 

2  estat  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

3  25,184,  entreint. 
*  25,184,  execut. 


°  The  words  tiele  fyn  are  omitted 
from  Harl. 

^  HarL,  le  purra. 


180  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   38. 


A.D.  1343.  therefore  the  non-seism  of  the  parties  cannot  make 
an  issue ;  but  on  the  seisin  of  a  stranger  who  was 
seised  at  that  time  and  who  claims  in  respect  of  the 
right  which  he  had  at  the  time  at  which  the  fine  was 
levied,  an  issue  will  be  made  ;  and  further  they  have 
not  pleaded  that  none  of  the  parties  were  seised,  but 
that  he  who  rendered  was  not  seised,  which  is  not  to 
the  purpose. — Mouhray.  AVe  have  said  that  neither 
one  nor  the  other  of  the  parties  was  seised,  but 
another  person,  and  that  we  offer  to  aver,  and  you 
refuse  that  averment ;  and  that  which  we  say  as  to 
the  seisin  of  another  person  is  but  de  bene  esse. — 
Pidteney.  AVe  do  not  so  understand  your  plea. — Shars- 
HULLE.  Then  do  you  tender  the  averment  that 
William  Vavasour  was  seised  as  the  issue  of  the  plea? 
— Mouhray.  No,  Sir ;  but  we  tender  the  averment 
that  no  one  of  the  parties  to  the  fine  was  seised  at  the 
time  at  which  it  was  levied,  and  that  is  our  plea, 
and  that  averment  they  refuse ;  and  we  say  further 
that  William  Vavasour  was  seised,  whose  seisin  cannot 
make  an  issue,  because  his  seisin  or  non-seisin  does 
not  prove  the  fine  to  be  either  good  or  bad. — Pidteney. 
And  we  sav  that  William  Vavasour,  whose  seisin  alone  is 
the  cause  for  which  you  would  have  this  plea  in  avoidance 
of  the  fine,  was  not  seised,  ready,  &c.,  which  averment 
you  refuse;  judgment. — Thorpe.  And  we  pray  judgment 
inasmuch  as  we  tender  the  averment  that  no  one  of  the 
parties  had  anything  in  the  tenements,  and  that  so  the 
fine  is  void,  which  averment  vou  refuse,  and  we  de- 
mand  judgment  whether  you  ought  to  have  execution. 
— And    so    to     judgment. — Pidteney.      To     prove    the 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


181 


No.  33. 

estat,  par  qiiei  la  noun  seisine  des  parties  ne  put  faire  AD.  1343. 
issue ;  mes  sur  la  seisine  destraunge  qe  adonqes  est 
seisi  et  qe  cleyme  del  dreit  qil  avoit  al  temps  de 
la  fyn  leve,  ceo  fra  lissue ;  et  unqore  nount  ils  pas 
plede  qe  nul  des  parties  fut  seisi  [mes  celny  qe 
rendist  ne  fut  pas  seisi,  qe  nest  pas  a  purpos. — 
Mouhray.  Nous  avoms  dit  qe  ne  lun  ne  lautre  des 
parties  fut  seisi,]  ^  mes  autre,  et  ceo  tendoms  daverer, 
quel  averement  vous  refusez ;  et  ceo  qe  nous  par- 
loms  dautri  seisine  nest  forsqe  de  bien  estre. — Vult. 
Issi  nentendoms  pas  vostre  plee. — Schar.  Donqes 
tendez  vous  daverer  qe  W.  Yavasour^  fut  seisi  pur 
issue ^  de  plee? — Mouhray.  Sire,  nanyl ;  mes  nous 
tendoms  daverer  qe  nuP  des  parties  a  la  fyn  fut 
seisi  al  temps  qele  fut  leve,  et  cest  nostre  plee, 
quel  averement  ils  refusent  ^ ;  et  outre  dioms  qe  W. 
Vavasour^  fut  seisi,  qi  seisine  ne  put  faire  issue, 
[car  sa  seisine  ou  noun  seisine  ne  prove  la  fyn  ne 
bone  ne  malveys].^ — Pidt.  [Et  nous  dioms  qe  W. 
Vavasour  ^]^  qi"^  seisine  est  soulement  cause  pur  quei 
vous  averez  eel  plee  en  voidaunce  de  la  fyn,  ne^ 
fut  pas  seisi^  prest,  &c.,  quel  averement  vous  re- 
fusez ;  jugement.^ — Thorpe.  Et  nous  jugement  desi- 
come  nous  tendoms  daverer  qe  nul  des  parties  rien 
y  avoit,  issi  la  fyn  voide,  et  ceo  tendoms  daverer, 
quel  averement  vous  refusez,  et  demandoms  jugement 
si    execucion    devez    aver. — Et  sic  ad  judicium. — Pult. 


1  The  words  betweeen   brackets 
are  omitted  from  Harl. 

2  Harl.,  Wavasour. 

3  25,184,  lissu. 
*  Harl,  nulles. 

2  According  to  the  record  "Johan- 
"  nes  et  alii  dicunt  quod  ipsi  prae- 
"  tendunt  verificare  quod  die 
"  levationis  finis  praedicti  praedictus 
"  Willelmus  le  Vavasour  fuit  tenens 
"  de  praBdicta  tertia  parte  manerii, 
'  ita  quod  praedicti  Henricus,  Con- 


"  stancia,  et  Rogerus  adtunc  nihil 
"  habuerunt  in  eisdem  [.sic] ,  quam 
"  quidem  verificationem  praedicta 
"  Constancia  non  admittit,  unde 
"  petunt  judicium,"  clc. 

6  The   words    between    brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 

7  25,184,  Sa. 

8  25,184,  qe  ne. 

9  jugement  is  omitted  from  Harl. 
According   to   the  record  "Con- 

"  stancia  die     quod  ex  quo  prae- 


182  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   33. 


A.D.  1343.  matter  see  here  that  the  non-seism  of  the  parties  will 
not  make  an  issue,  but  the  issue  will  be  on  the  seisin 
of  a  third  person :  for  if  one  of  the  parties,  to  wit,  he 
who  made  the  acknowledgment,  was  seised  the  whole 
time,  so  that  he  who  rendered  had  nothing  in  the 
tenements,  still  the  fine  was  good  and  executory ;  and 
I  cannot  have  the  averment  in  general  terms  that  one 
of  the  parties  was  seised  without  determining  with 
certainty  which  ;  and  I  cannot  aver  the  seisin  of  him 
who  rendered  because  that  would  be  false;  and  if  I 
were  to  say  that  he  who  acknowledged  was  seised  the 
whole  time,  then  I  should  avoid  the  fine  by  my  own 
acknowledgment,  though  the  fact,  if  it  were  so  alleged 
against  me,  would  not  prejudice  me ;  therefore  it 
must  be  that  the  issue  must  be  made  on  the  seisin 
of  the  third  person,  which  is  the  reason  for  the  avoid- 
ance.— Thorpe.  At  common  law  the  averment  which 
we  give  would  be  good  in  avoidance  of  the  fine,  and 
we  are  a  stranger  who  are  not  restrained  ;  and  whereas 
he  says  that  if  any  one  of  the  parties  was  seised  the 
fine  will  be  good,  therefore,  on  the  other  hand,  if 
no  one  of  the  parties  was  seised  the  fine  is  void ;  and 
that  we  have  offered  to  aver,  and  that  will  be  held  by 
the  Court  as  not  denied,  since  the  averment  is  refused. 
And  I  say  that  if  this  fine  was  levied  as  Pulteney 
says,  to  wit,  where  the  conusor  who  received  back  by 
render  was  seised  the    whole   time,    that   ought  to    be 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


183 


No.  33. 

Pur  prover  la  matere  veiez  cy  qe  la  noun  seisine  a.d.  1343. 
des  parties  ne  fra  pas  issue,  mes  lissue  serra  sur 
la  seisine  la  terce  persone :  car  si  un  des  parties, 
saver,  cely  qe  fist  la  conissaunce,  fut  tut  temps 
seisi,  issi  qe  cely  qe  rendist  rien  y  avoit,  unqore 
fut  la  fyn  bone  et  executori ;  et  jeo  ne^  puisse 
generalment  aver  averement  qe  asqun  des  parties 
fut  seisi,  saunz  determiner  en  certein  qi ;  et  jeo  ne 
puisse  averer  la  seisine  cely  qe  rendist,  qar  ceo 
serreit  faux;  et  si  jeo  deisse  qe  cely  qe  conust^ 
fut  tut  temps  seisi,  donqes  voidra  jeo  la  fyn  de  ma 
conissaunce,  quele  chose,  mesqe  ceo  fust  issi  allegge 
countre  moy,  ne  moy  grevereit  pas ;  donqes  covient 
ceo  qe  issue  se  face^  sur  la  seisine  la  terce  per- 
sone, qest  cause  de  la  voidaunce. — Thorpe.  A  la 
comune  ley  laverement  qe  nous  donoms  serreit  bon 
en  voidaunce  de  la  fyn,  et  nous  sumes  estraunge 
qe  ne  ^  sumes  restreint  ^ ;  et  la  ou  il  dit  qe  si  asqun 
des  parties  fut  seisi  la  fyn  serra  bone,  ergo,  arrere- 
mein  si  nulle  des  parties  fut  seisi  la  fyn  est^  voide; 
et  ceo  avoms  nous'^  tendu  daverer,  quele  chose  serra 
tenu  com  nient  dedit  de  Court,^  desicome  lavere- 
ment^ est  refuse.  Et  jeo  dis  qe  si  cele^^  fyn  se 
leva  come  Pult.  parle,  saver,  ou  le  conissour  et  qe 
resceit   par   le   rendre   est    tut    temps    seisi,    ceo   dust 


dicti  Johannes  et  alii  superius 
prsetendunt  verificare  quod  die 
levationis  finis  prsedicti  prsefatus 
Willelmus  f uit  tenens  de  prsedicta 
tertia  parte,  &c.,  quae  quidem 
verificatio  est  ad  excludendum 
ipsam  de  executione  finis  praedicti, 
et  contra  quod  ipsa  parata  est 
verificare  quod  die  levationis 
praedicti  finis  idem  Willelmus 
nihil  habuit  in  eadem  tertia 
parte,  &c.,  quam  verificationem 
ipsi  omnino  recusant,  unde  petit 
judicium  et  executionem,"  &c. 


1  ne  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

2  Harl.,  a  qi  le  rendre  se  fra, 
instead  of  qe  conust. 

3  Harl.,  fra. 

^  25,184,  nous. 

5  25,184,  destreint. 

6  Harl.,  serreit. 

■^  nous  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

^  The  words  de  Court  are  omitted 
from  Harl. 

^  laverement  is  omitted  from 
25,184. 

10  Harl.,  tel. 


184  *  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   33. 


A.D.  1343.  pleaded,  and  on  his  seisin  a  good  issue  would  be 
made :  for  even  though  he  to  whom  the  acknowledg- 
ment is  made  be  not  seised  in  fact,  he  is  seised  in 
law  by  the  words  of  the  acknowledgment,  so  that  he 
can  render,  and  the  render  is  executory.  And  for  the 
same  reason  that  on  such  matter  the  fine  would  be 
good  and  executory  the  party  would,  in  maintenance 
of  the  fine,  have  issue  on  the  seisin  ;  but,  when  no 
one  of  the  parties  is  seised,  it  is  impossible  that  the 
fine  should  be  good  against  a  person  who  is  a 
stranger ;  but  as  against  a  privy,  who  is  restrained 
from  denj^ing  a  matter  supposed  by  the  fine,  it  is 
otherwise. — Sharshulle.  I  understand  the  Statute  to 
mean  (and  so  I  have  heard  the  sages  of  the  law  say) 
that  neither  parties  nor  heirs  of  parties  shall  have 
any  averment  contrary  to  the  fine  in  order  to  avoid 
it,  nor  a  stranger  any  more,  except  on  special  matter: 
for  whosoever  is  found  tenant  after  the  fine  is  under- 
stood to  be  tenant  of  the  estate  of  one  of  the  parties 
to  the  fine,  and  to  him  an  averment  in  avoidance  of 
the  fine  is  no  more  rightly  given  than  to  the  party 
himself ;  therefore  the  special  matter,  vrhich  would 
give  him  the  averment,  would  be  on  the  ground  that 
The  himself,  or   some   other   person,  whose  estate   he   has, 

finihus  is^  was  scised  ;  therefore  that  affirmative,  that  is  to  say 
well  ex-  the  seisin  of  another  person,  would  be  a  more  natural 
Shars-  ^  issue  than  the  negative  on  the  non- seisin  of  the 
HULLE,  parties. — Grene,  ad  idem,  said,  as  above  in  the  plea, 
says,  in  that,  even  though  no  one  of  the  parties  was  seised, 
fact,  that  a  the  fine  is  good  against  any  other  person  but  him 
natural  who  was  seised  at  the  time,  or  any  who  claimed  the 
issue  will  estate  of  him  who  was  seised ;  and  although  it  is  said  that 
by  matter  at  common  law  such  averments  were  given  before  this 
which        time,  still  it  is  said  that  the  practice  in  law  was  that 

sounds  in  iiii  i-  '  i  e  i* 

the  affir-  no  avGiment  should  be  taken  m  avoidance  of  a  line 
mative       ^g^^^   [^   ^g    supposed    by   the    Statute   Dc  finibus  that 

negative 
words. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


185 


No.  33. 

estre  plede,  et  sur  sa  seisine  ceo  freit  bone  issue :  A.D.  1343. 
qar  tut  ne  soit  pas  cely  a  qi  la  conissaimcs  est  fait 
seisi  en  fait,  en  ley  il  est  seisi  par  la  parole  de 
conissauncc,  si  qil  put  rendre,  et  le  rendre  executori. 
Et  par  mesme  la  resoun  com  sur  tiele  matere  la 
fyn  serreit  bone  et  executori  par  mesme  la  resoun 
par  tie  avereit,  en  meintenaunce  de  la  fyn,  issue  sur 
la  seisine ;  mes  quant  nulle  des  parties  est  seisi 
impossible  est  qe  la  fyn  serreit  bone  vers  estraunge 
persone  ;  mes  vers  prive  qest  restreint  a  dedire  chose 
suppose  par  la  fyn  il  est  autre. — Schae.  Jeo  entenk 
lestatut,  et  come  jay  oy  les  sages  dire,  qe  les  par- 
ties ne  heirs  des  parties  naverount  nul  averement 
en  contrarie  de  la  fyn  pur  la  voider,  ne  estraunge 
nient  le  plus,  sil  ne  fut  sur  especiale  matere :  qar 
qi  qest  trove  tenaunt  apres  la  fyn  est  entendu 
tenant^  del  estat  asqune  des  parties  a  la  fyn,  a  qi 
par  resoim  averement  pur^  voider  la  fyn  nest  plus 
done  qe  a  la  partie  mesme  ;  donqes  la  matere  especial 
qe  luy  durreit  laverement  serreit  pur  taunt  qe  luy^  statutum 
mesme,  ou  asqun  autre,  qi  estat  il  ad,  fut  seisi ;  niturDe 
donqes  eel  affirm atif,  saver,  dautri  seisine,  serreit  plus  Fmibus 

.         1     .  ,  .  .„  ,  .    .       ^  ,       per  dictum 

naturel   issue   qe   la   negatii   sour   la  noun  seisme  des  shaks- 
"psbYties.—Greue,    ad    idem,    dixit,    ut    supra   in   ylacito,  hulle,  \ihi 
qe   tut   ne   fut   nulle   des    parties    seisi   qe   la   fyn   est  dikt  qe 
bone    vers    chesqun    autre    qe     cely    qe    adonqes    fut  homme 
seisi,   ou    asqun    autre    qe    cleime    lestat    cely   qe   fut  plus 
seisi;    et   coment    qe    homme    parle    qe   a   la   comune  P*^*^^'®^ 

'  ^  ^  -^  issue  par 

ley  tieux   averements   furent  dones  devant   eel   temps,  le  matere 
unqore   dit  ^   homme   qe   la   ley   fut   use  qe  nul  avere-  ^^  T^^ 
ment   fut   pris   en   voidaunce   de   fyn,    et   cest  suppose  matif  qe 
par    statut    de    finibus    qe    tieux     averements    furent  ^^^^J^^ 

negatif.* 


1  tenant  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

2  Harl.,  par. 

Harl.,  qil,  instead  of  qe  luy. 


*  This    marginal    note    is   from 
Harl.  alone. 
5  25,184,  deit. 


186  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.   33. 

A.D.  I3:i3.  such  averments  had  been  admitted  contrary  to  the 
law  hitherto  in  use,  &c.),  and  no  more  shall  it  yet  be 
taken  ^Yithout  cause,  and  upon  the  cause  there  is  a 
good  traverse. — Sharshulle  and  Stonore.  We  have 
indeed  heard  it  stated  that  it  is  as  you  say. — Thorpe. 
By  the  manner  of  our  plea  it  must  be  held  as  not 
denied  that  no  one  of  the  parties  was  seised. — Hillary. 
No,  not  before  the  Court  adjudges  that  your  averment 
is  admissible. — Sharshulle.  You  have  on  both  sides 
tendered  an  averment,  and  each  of  you  refuses  the 
averment  of  the  other ;  therefore  it  is  for  us  to  decide 
which  of  your  averments  is  admissible,  and  to  hold, 
as  against  him  who  has  refused  an  averment  which 
is  admissible  by  law,  that  which  has  been  tendered 
and  refused  as  not  denied. — Grene.  We  make  pro- 
testation that  we  do  not  admit  that  which  he  offered 
to  aver,  to  wit,  that  no  one  of  the  parties  was  seised, 
because  the  issue  that  one  of  the  parties  was  seised 
would  not  constitute  a  good  issue,  without  determining 
with  certainty  which  of  them  ;  and  I  could  not  aver 
that  he  who  made  the  acknowledgment  was  seised  the 
whole  time  because  then  by  my  own  acknowledgment 
the  fine  would  not  be  executory,  and  nevertheless,  on 
such  matter,  although  it  should  be  alleged  against  me, 
the  fine  would  be  good ;  nor  could  I  have  averment  on 
the  possession  of  him  who  rendered  because  possibly 
he  never  had  anything ;  therefore  the  issue  must  be 
had  on  the  possession  of  the  third  person  in  whom 
possession  is  attached  in  avoidance  of  the  fine,  so 
that  this  averment  is  more  in  accordance  with  law  than 
one  on  the  possession  of  one  of  the  parties,  which 
could  not  make  an  issue  nor  avoid  the  fine. — R, 
Thorpe.  If  he  who  made  the  acknowledgment  was 
Note  here  seiscd  the  whole  time,  that  could  well  be  pleaded  in 
pnVy^toa  ^^^''  ^^  abovc. — W.  Thorpe,  ad  idem.  Privies  are  re- 
fine shall  strained  from  any  averment  (such  as  saying  that  he 
sprained  ^'^^^  made  the  acknowledgment  was  seised  the  whole 
from         time)  in  avoidance  of  fines,  and  yet  issue  in   tail   will 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  187 


No.  33. 


resceu  contra  legem  hactenus  usitatam,  &c.,  ne  ^  nient  ■^•^-  ^^^S- 
plus  serra  unqore  sanz  cause,  et  sur  la  cause  est 
bon  travers. — Schar.  et  Ston.  Nous  avoms  bien  oy^ 
dire  qil  est  com  vous  parletz. — Thorpe.  Par  manere 
de  nostre  plee  covient  tener  nient  dedit  qe  nulle 
des  parties  fut  seisi. — Hill.  Nanyl,^  noun  pas  de- 
vant  qe  Court  agarde  qe  vostre  averement  soit  accept- 
able.— Schar.  Vous  avez*  dune  part  et  dautre  tendu 
averement,  et  chesqun  de  vous  refuse  autri  avere- 
ment ;  donqes  est  ceo  a  nous  dajugger  qi  de  vos 
averements  soit  acceptable,  et  cely  qad  refuse  lavere- 
ment  resceivable  par  la  ley  tener  a  nient  dedit  sur 
luy  chose  tendu  et  refuse. — Greiie.  Nous  fesom 
protestacion  qe  nous  ne  conissoms  pas  ceo  qil  tendist 
daverer,  saver,  qe  nulle  des  parties  fut  seisi,  qar 
eel  issue  qe  asqune  des  parties  fut  seisi  ne  freit 
pas  issu  sanz  determiner  en  certein  qi ;  et  jeo  ne 
purroy  averer  qe  cely  qe  fist  la  conissaunce  fut 
seisi  tut  temps,  qar  donqes  de  ma  conissaunce  la 
fyn  ne  serra  pas  executori,  et  nepurquant  sur  tiel 
matere,  mesqe  ceo  fut  allegge  countre  moy,  la  fyn 
serreit  bone,  ne  sur  la  possession  cely  qe  rendi,  qar 
par  cas  il  navoit  unqes  rien;  donqes  coviendreit  il  aver 
lissue  sur  la  possession  la  terce  persone,  en  qi  la 
possessioun  en  voidaunce  de  la  fyn  est  attache,  issint 
qe  eel  averement  est  plus  acordaunt  a  la  ley  qe 
sur  la  possessioun  un  des  parties  qe  ne  purreit  pas 
faire  issue  ne  voider  la  fyn. — R.  Thorpe.  Si  cely 
qe  fist  la  conissaunce  fut  tut  temps  seisi,  ceo  pur- 
reit^ bien  estre  plede  en  ley,  ut  supra. —  [IF.]  Thorpe,  NotaUc 
ad  idem.  Prives  sont  restreintz  dasqun  averement,  ^^^^^J^  ^ 
com  a  dire  qe  cely  qe  fist  la  conissaunce  fut  tut  serra  re- 
temps   seisi,   en   voidaunce   des   fyns,    et   unqore   issue  ^^^'®^^*  ^ 


1  25,184,  et. 

2  Harl.,  oy  bien,  instead  of  bien 
oy. 


3  Harl.,  Nanille. 

^  Harl.,  avietz. 

5  25,184,  ne  purreit. 


188  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.   33. 

A.D.  1343.  have  an  averment  on  the  contmuance. — Sharshulle. 
avoiding  it  Yes,  where  there  is   not    an   acknowledgement   of   rif^it 

inasmuch  t         i        ^  •  i  i 

as  himself  out  a  render  by  his  ancestor,  there  he  can  by  con- 
and  all,  thiuance  bar  the  j)erson  who  sues  to  have  execution, 
yet  issue  but  not  otherwise. — Thorpe.  Both  in  one  case  and  in 
^^  ^'^}^    . ,  the  other  he  shall  have  the  averment,  and   also,   even 

shall  avoid 

execution  though  the  fine  be  levied  by  my  ancestor  on  render 
^7  ^^P^'  .  and  acknowledgement  of  right,  I  who  am  heir  shall  say 

tinuitv  of  o  o      '  J 

estate"!  that  I  was  seised,  absque  hoc  that  any  one  of  the 
parties  had  any  thing ;  a  multo  fortiori  a  stranger  who 
is  not  restrained  by  Statute  shall  have  an  averment 
on  the  noil- seisin  of  the  parties. — Grcne.  It  is  true 
that  the  heir  will  have  such  a  plea,  but  the  issue  in 
avoidance  of  the  fine  will  be  made  on  his  own  pos- 
session, and  not  on  that  of  the  parties.  So  in  the 
case  before  us. — Kelshulle.  When  the  avoidance  of 
a  judgment  is  concerned  will  not  a  stranger  have  on 
a  Scire  facias  an  averment  to  the  effect  that  he  who 
was  supposed  tenant  by  the  original  Writ  never  had 
anything,  in  order  to  avoid  the  judgment  ?  as  mean- 
ing to  say  that  he  would.  And  just  as  well  here. — 
Pole.  I  do  not  think  that  he  would  in  that  case  have 
such  an  averment  without  saying  that  another  was  seised, 
but  nevertheless  issue  will  not  be  made  on  the   seisin 

Judgment,  of  a  stranger  ;  nor  will  it  be  here. — Stonore  awarded 
execution  by  reason  of  the  refusing  of  the  averment. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  •  189 

No.  33. 
en  taille  avera  averement  sur  la  continuaunce. — Schar.  ^■^-  i^^s. 
Oyl,    la    ou    il    nad    pas    conissaunce    de    dreit,    mes  Jant^i^^ 
rendre  de  son  auncestre,  la  put  il  par  la  continuance  mesme  et 
forclore  cely  qe  suyt  daver  ^  dexecucion,   et  autrement  ^^  auxfissu 
nient. — Thorpe.      En     lun     et     lautre     cas     il     avera  en  la  taille 
laverement,    et   auxi,   tut   soit   la   fyn   leve  ^  par  moun  gxecudon 
auncestre   sur   rendre  et   conissaunce   de   dreit,   jeo   qe  par  con- 
su   heir    dirray   qe    jeo    fu^    seisi    sanz    ceo   qe   nulle  ^^"JJ^^^^ 
des   parties   rien   y   avoit ;    a    plus    fort    estraunge   qe  &c.i 
nest   pas   restreint  ^   par    statut    avera    averement    sur 
la   noun   seisine   des   parties. — Grene.     II  est  verite  qe 
heir   avera   tiel    plee,    mes    lissu    en   voidaunce   de   la 
fyn   se   fra   sur    sa    possession    demene,    et   noun   pas 
des   parties,    &c.      Sic   in  lyroposito. — Kels.     En   void- 
aunce   dun    jugement    navera    estraunge    a    un    Scire 
facias    averement    a    dire    qe    cely    qe    fut    suppose 
tenant   al   original    navoit    unqes    rien,   pur   voider   le 
jugement  ?    quasi    diceret    sic.      Et    auxi    bien    icy. — 
Pole.     Jeo   crey  pas  qil  y  avereit  tiel  averement  sanz 
dire   qe   autre   fut   seisi,  mes   nepurquant    issue   ne   se 
fra   pas    sur   la   seisine  lestraunge  ;    ncquc^  hie. — ^to^.  Judicium j 
agarda   execucion   pur   laverement   refuse.^ 

1  This  marginal    note    is    from       "  post    praetensionem    sic    factam 
25  184  alone.  "  verificatio     ilia    manuteneretur, 

2  daver  is  omitted  from  25,184.  "  faceret  fineni  in  placito  isto,  cujus 

3  leve  is  omitted  from  Harl.  ;  "  contrarium  praedicta  Constancia 
^  25,184,  su.  {  **  oifert  se  verilicare,  (fee,  et  quam 
5  25,184,  destreint.  '  "  verificationem  sic  superius  prae- 
<•  Harl.,  mesqe.  "  tensam  iidem  Johannes  et  alii 
'  This  marginal  note,  which  is  in  "  omnino   recusant,    consideratum 

25,184   and   C,   is    omitted    from    \   "  est     quod     eadem     Constancia 
Harl.  "  habeat     inde     executionem,     et 

^  According  to  the  roll  the  judg- 
ment was  as  follows  : — "  Et,  quia 
*'  videtur   Curijb  hie    quod   verifi- 


"  iidem  Johannes  et  alii  in  miseri- 

"  cordia." 

Afterwards  "Dominus  Eexman- 
*'  catio  quam  prsedicti  Johannes  et  [  "  davit  per  breve  suum  J.  de 
"  alii  superius  praetendunt,  vide-  I  "  Stonore  Justiciario  quod  mitteret 
"  licet  quod  praedictus  Willelmus  j  "  recorc'um  et  processum  praedicta 
"  le  Vavasour,  die  levationis  finis  [  "  in  Cancellariam.  Et  mittuutur 
"  prsedicti,  fuit  tenens  de  praedicta  "  per  Adam  de  Lymberghe,"  &c. 
*'  tertia  parte  manerii  praedicti,  si    1 


190  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   33. 


A.D.  1343.      g  Constance   late   wife   of    Henry    Vavasour   sued    a 
Scire         Scire  facias  to  have  execution  upon  a  fine  which   was 

facias.  .      "^  .        ^ 

levied  on  a  render  of  a  third  part  of  the  manor  of 
P./  and  caused  three  to  be  warned  as  tenants  of  three 
j)arts  of  that  third  part,  and  also  caused  Thomas 
Wake  to  be  warned  as  tenant  of  the  fourth  part  of 
the  same  third  part. — R.  Thorpe.  Sir,  we  demand 
judgment  of  this  writ,  for  whereas  she  caused  Thomas 
Wake  to  be  warned  as  tenant  of  the  fourth  part,  the 
words  cum  i^ertinentus  are  required  in  that  clause, 
without  which  words  she  does  not  affirm  the  tenancy 
of  the  fourth  part  to  be  entirely  in  his  person ;  where- 
fore judgment  of  the  writ. — Xotton.^  In  the  com- 
mencement of  the  writ  it  is  supposed  that  they  shall 
be  warned  to  show  whether  they  can  say  anything 
why  I  shall  not  have  execution  of  a  third  part  of  the 
manor  of  P.^  with  the  a]3purtenances ;  wherefore,  since 
these  words  cum  pertinentiis  are  inserted  in  the 
commencement  of  the  writ,  there  is  no  need  to  insert 
them  afterwards,  as  in  the  case  of  a  Mort  d'An- 
cestor  it  shall  be  put  in  the  commencement  of  my 
writ  that  it  shall  be  made  known  by  the  Assise 
whether  my  ancestor  died  seised  of  so  much  land  wdth 
the  appurtenances,  but  afterwards,  when  my  writ  has 
the  words  Summoneas  such  an  one  who  tantum  tenet,  those 
words  cum  iKrtinentiis  shall  never  be  inserted  in  that 
clause,  and  therefore  in  like  manner  it  seems  shall  the 
course  be  in  this  writ  of  Scire  facias. — And  at  last  the 
writ  was  adjudged  good. — R.  Thorpe,  Again,  judgment 
of  the  writ,  for  you  see  plainly  how  this  writ  has  issued 
on  a  suggestion  of  a  party,  and  we  tell  j-ou  that,  when 
this  wTit  was  granted,  she  made  her  suggestion  that 
the  three  who  are  now  warned  were  tenants  of  three 
parts  of  that  part  together  with  John  Dreue,  and  that 

1  For  the  name  and  the  facts  see  elsewhere  throughout  both  reports 
p.  171,  note  1.  j    2Iouhray  speaks  as  counsel  for  the 

2  The    name    is    here   given   as  |    defendants. 
^omh.   in    the   old    editions,    but 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


191 


No.  33. 

§  Custauns^  qe  fut  la  femme  Henry  Vavasour  suist -A^-D.  1343. 
un   Scire   facias   daver  execucion   liors  dun   fyn   qe   se  ^.^^\'^ 

"^  .  .  facias. 

leva   sur    rendre    de    la    tierce    partie    del    maner   de 

P.,    et  fist  garnir  iij   come  tenaunts  de  les   iij   parties 

de   eel   tierce   partie,    et    auxi   il    fist   garnir   T.  Wake 

come    tenaunt    de    la    quart     partie  ^    de    mesme    eel 

tierce    partie. — B.     Thorpe.      Sire,     nous     demandoms 

jugement   de   cest   briefe,   car,  la   ou   il   fist   garnir  T. 

Wake   come   tenaunt   de   la   quarte    partie,    il   faut   en 

eel    clause    cest    parole    cum    xjertinentiis,    sanz    quele 

parole^   ele   nafterme   pas   la    tenaunce    entierment   de 

la   quarte   partie   en    sa    persone ;    par   quei   jugement 

de    briefe. — Nottone.      En    le    comencement   de   briefe 

est    suppose    qils    serront    garnis    sils    sachent    riens 

dire   pur   quei   jeo   navera   pas   execucion   de  la   tierce 

partie   del   maner   de  P.   ove  les  appurtenaunces ;    par 

quei,    del   houre   qe   ceste   parole    cum    pertinentiis   est 

mise  en  le  comencement  du  briefe,  il  ne  bosoigne  pas 

de  mettre   apres,   come   en   cas   dun    Mort   dauncestre 

en   le  comencement   de   mon  briefe   serra  mis  qil    soit 

reconu    par    Assise    si    mon    auncestre    murrust   seisi 

de   taunt   de   terre  ove  les  appurtenaunces,  mes  apres 

quant  mon  briefe  voet  Summoneas  tiel  qe  tantum  tenet, 

jammes   ne    serra   eel   parole   cum   pertinentiis   mis   en 

eel   clause,    par   quei    en    tiele    maner e    il   semble   qil 

serra   en   ceo  briefe  de  Scire  facias. — Et  a  darreyn  le 

briefe  fur  agarde   bon. — B..  Thorjye.     Uncore  jugement 

de   briefe,   car   vous  veiez  bien  coment  cest  briefe  issu 

dun   suggestion   de   partie,    et   vous    dioms   quant   cest 

briefe   fut    graunte    ele    fist    sa   suggestion   qe   les   iij 

qe   ore  sont  garnis,  ensemble  ove  Johan  Dreue  furent 

tenaunts    de    les   iij     parties    de    eel    partie,    et    ceo 


1  This  report  of  the  case  is 
printed  by  itself  in  the  old  editions 
as  No.  115.  No  MS.  of  it  has 
been  found,  and  there  is  no  refer- 
ence to  it  in  Fitzherbert's  Abridg- 
ment,   The  record  is    amon^   the 


Placita  de  Banco,  Mich,,  17  Edw. 
III.,  Ro  268.    See  p.  171,  et  seq. 

2  partie    is     omitted    from    the 
edition  of  1679. 

3  Rastell,   parol  quel,  instead  of 
quele  parole. 


192  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   33. 


A.D.  1343.  you  will  find  of  record,  because  her  suggestion  was  entered, 
and  so  this  writ  is  not  in  accordance  with  her  suo^pres- 
tion ;  wherefore  judgment  of  the  writ. — Sharshulle. 
If  her  suggestion  is  false,  and  her  writ  good,  we  will 
not  abate  the  writ,  even  though  it  be  not  in  accord- 
ance with  the  suggestion.  And,  therefore,  answer. 
— B.  Thorpe.  Sir,  we  tell  you  that  one  G.  was  seised 
of  the  whole  of  a  third  part  of  the  manor  of  P.,  of 
which  execution  is  now  sued,  and  gave  the  same  third 
part  to  the  three  who  are  now  warned  as  tenants  of 
the  three  parts,  &c.,  and  to  one  John  Dreue,  to  hold 
in  common,  &c.,  with  the  three  others,  &c.,  which 
John  enfeoffed  one  Thomas  Wake  of  his  portion  to 
hold  in  common  with  the  three ;  so  the  three  who  are 
now  warned  say  that  they  hold  in  common  with 
Thomas  Wake,  who  is  not  named  ;  wherefore  they  de- 
mand judgment  of  the  writ.  And,  as  to  Thomas 
Wake,  he  says  that  he  holds  the  fourth  part,  &c.,  in 
common  with  the  three  in  the  same  manner.  And 
the  reason  is,  as  above. — Xotton.  Sir,  even  though 
their  estate  were  such  as  they  say,  still  we  under- 
stand that  the  law  would  adjudge  their  estate  to  be 
several,  since  it  is  by  several  title ;  wherefore,  since 
they  do  not  say  anj^thing  else  against  us,  we  demand 
judgment,  and  pray  execution. — E.  Thorpe,  You  see 
plainly  how  they  do  not  deny  that  the  three,  together 
with  John  Dreue,  held  in  common  without  making 
any  severance,  nor  that  John  enfeoffed  Thomas,  to  hold 
in  common,  as  above,  nor  do  they  deny  that  we  hold 
in  common  this  day,  without  any  one  knowing  his 
particular  portion  ;  wherefore  our  tenancy  cannot  by 
any  law  be  adjudged  to  be  other  than  in  common  ; 
judgment. — Grene.  It  has  been  seen  that,  in  a  case 
such  as  there  is  here,  several  writs  have  been  main- 
tained against  the  tenants,  although  they  took  the 
profits  in  common,  because  their  estate  was  by 
severalty ;  and  I  have  seen  before  yourselves  that, 
because  a  Prcecipe  quod  reddat  was  brought,  in  respect 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


193 


No.  33. 

vous  troverez  de  recorde,  car  sa  suggestion  fut  entre,  ^•^'  ^^^^' 
issint  cest  briefe  desacordaunt  a  sa  suggestion ;  par 
quei  jugement  de  briefe. — Schar.  Si  sa  suggestion 
est  faux,  et  son  briefe  bon,  nous  ne  voloms  pas 
abatre  le  briefe,  mesqe  il  soit  desacordaunt  a  la 
suggestion.  Et,  pur  ceo,  responez. — R.  Thorpe.  Sire, 
nous  vous  dioms  qe  un  G.  fut  seisi  de  la  iij  partie 
del  manor  de  P.  entierment,  de  quei  execucion  est 
ore  suy,  et  mesme  la  iij  partie  dona  a  les  iij  qe 
ore  sont  garnis  come  tenaunts  de  les  iij  parties,  &c., 
et  a  un  Johan  Dreue,  a  tener  en  comune,  et  cetera, 
ove  les  autres  iij,  &c.,  le  quel  Johan  de  sa  porcion 
enfeffa  un  Thomas  Wake  a  tener  en  comune  ove 
les  iij ;  issint  diount  les  iij  qe  ore  sont  garnis  qils 
tiegnent  en  comune  ove  Thomas  Wake,  le  quel  nest 
par  nome ;  par  quei  ils  demandent  jugement  de 
briefe.  Et,  quant  a  Thomas  Wake,  il  dit  qil  tient 
la  quart  partie,  &c.,  en  comune  ove  les  iij  en  mesme 
la  manere.  Et  causa  ut  supra. — Nottone.  Sire,  mesqe 
lour  estat  fut  tiel  come  ils  diount,  uncore  nous  en- 
tendoms  qe  la  ley  ajuggereit  lour  estat  several,  del 
houre  qe  ceo  est  par  several  title ;  par  quei,  pur 
ceo  qe  autre  chose  ne  diount  devers  nous,  nous  de- 
mandoms  jugement,  et  prioms  execucion. — R.  Thorpe. 
Vous  veiez  bien  coment  ils  ne  dediount  pas  qe  les 
iij,  ensemble  ove  Johan  Dreue,  ne  tiendrent  en  comune 
sanz  sever aunce  faire,  ne  qe  Johan  enfeffa  Thomas, 
a  tener  en  comune,  ut  supra,  ne  ils  ne  dediount 
pas  qe  nous  tenoms  en  comune  huy  ceo  jour,  sanz 
ceo  qe  nul  sciet  sa  partie ;  par  quei  nostre  tenance 
par  nul  ley  ne  poet  estre  ajuge  autre  qe  en  comune; 
jugement. — Grene.  Homme  ad  vew  qe  en  tiel  cas 
come  cy  est  severals  briefes  ount  estes  mayntenu 
devers  les  tenaunts,  coment  qils  pristrent  les  profits 
en  comune,  pur  ceo  qe  lour  estat  fut  par  severalte ; 
et  jeo  veie  devant  vous  mesmes  qe,  pur  ceo  qe 
un  Praecipe  quod  recldat  fut  porte  dun  molyn  devers 
18141  N 


194  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   33. 


A.D.  1343  of   a    mill,    against    such    tenants   in    common,    where 
their  estate  was  by  several  titles,  the  writ  was  abated 
by  judgment,  notwithstanding  that  no  one  knew  which 
was  his  several  portion ;    wherefore  it  seems   that  this 
writ    which    is    framed    against    them    in    severalty   is 
good. — Sharshulle.     The  cases  are  not  similar   where 
a  writ  is  brought   in   respect   of   a   mill,    and  where  a 
writ  is  brought  in  respect  of  land,  because,  when   two 
hold    a    mill,    they    cannot    in    an}"   manner    sever    it, 
except  by   the   taking   of  j)rofits,   and   therefore,  when 
their  estate  is  by  several  titles,  the  law  must  adjudge 
it  to  be  in  common  ;  so    here. — Pole,  ad  idem.     As  to 
the  point  on  which   they  said    it    has  been    seen   that 
several  writs  have  been  maintained  against  those  who 
were    tenants    by    several    titles,    although    they    took 
the  profits   in    common,    that  was   in   a  case  in  which 
one    parcener  enfeoffed    a    stranger    to    hold    in    com- 
mon   with    her     co-parcener,     in    which    case    several 
Prcecipes    will    be    maintained    against    them,    because 
parceners   have   a   several   right ;    but   it  has  not  been 
seen,    that,    where    two     purchased    jointly,    and    the 
fee  and  the  right   were    to    them   in  common   without 
severance,  although  one  of  them   enfeoffed   a   stranger 
to  hold  in  common  with  his  co-feoffee,  and   they   took 
the  profits  in  common,  several  writs  have  been  main- 
tained against   them. — Grene.     If   their   tenancy   is   to 
be    supposed   in    common   by  this  writ,   then   Thomas 
must   have    the    three    parts   if   he    survives  the  three 
who  are  named  in  this   writ,    and   they   on   the   other 
hand    his   portion    [if    they    survive    him];    and    that 
cannot    be. — And    Hillary    agreed    to    this. — Pole.     I 
think  he  will  have  the  whole   by   sur\4ver. — Grene.     I 
will    prove    to    you    that  it    cannot    be  so :  for,  let  us 
suppose  that  John  Dreue  had  given  this  fourth  part  to 
Thomas   in   fee  tail,  then,    if  Thomas  would  have  the 
three  parts  by  surviver,    he   must   hold   them  in  such 
a  manner   as  he  holds    the   fourth  part,   and   for    the 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


195 


No.  33. 

tielx  tenants  en  comune,  ou  lour  estat  fut  par 
severals  titles,  le  briefe  fut  abatu  par  agarde,  non 
obstante  qe  nul  sciet  sa  several  porcion ;  par  quel  il 
semble  qe  cest  briefe  qe  est  conceu  vers  eux  en 
severalte  est  bon. — Schar.  lis  ne  sount  pas  sembla- 
bles  la  ou  le  briefe  est  porte  de  molyn  et  la  ou 
briefe  est  porte  de^  terre,  car  quant  ij  teignent  un 
molyn  ils  ne  poont  en  nul  manere  severer,  forsqe 
par  la  prise  des  profits,  par  quel,  quant  lour  estat 
est  par  severals  titles,  il  covient  qe  la  ley  ajugge 
en  comune ;  issint  icy. — Pole,  ad  idem.  De  ceo  sur 
quel  ils  ount  dit  qe  homme  ad  viewe  severals  brefs 
mayntenus  devers  ceux  qe  furent  tenaunts  par  severals 
titles,  coment  qils  pristrent  les  profits  en  comune, 
ceo  fut  en  cas  qe  un  parcener  enfeffa  un  estraunge 
a  tener  en  comune  ove  son  parcener,  en  quel  cas 
severals  Prcecipe  serrount  mayntenus  devers  eux,  pur 
ceo  qe  parceners  ount  several  dreit ;  mes  homme 
nad  pas  view  qe  la  ou  ij  purchacent  jointement,  et 
le  fee  et  le  dreit  est  a  eux  en  comune  sanz  sever- 
aunce,  mesqe  lun  enfeffa  un  estraunge  a  tener  en 
comune  ove  son  feffe,  queux  preignent  les  profits  en 
comune,  qe  severals  briefes  ount  este  mayntenus  vers 
eux. — Grene.  Si  lour  tenance  serra  suppose  en 
comune  par  cest  briefe,  donqes  coviendra  qe  Thomas 
ust  les  iij  parties  sil  survesquist  les  iij  queux  sount 
nomes  en  cest  briefe,  et  eux  areremayn  de  sa  por- 
cion ;  et  ceo  ne  puit  estre. — Et  a  ceo  acorda  Hill. 
— Pole,'^  Jeo  crey  qil  avera  lentier  par  le  surviver. — 
Grene.  Qe  ceo  ne  puit  estre  jeo  vous  provera :  car 
mettoms  qe  Johan  Dreue  ust  done  eel  quart  partie 
a  Thomas  en  fee  taille,  donqes,  si  Thomas  par  le 
surviver  avereit  les  iij  parties,  il  les  coviendreit  tener 
en  autiel   nature   come   il   tient   la   quarte,   par   resoun 


A.D.  1343. 


1  The  words  molyn  et  la  ou  briefe 
est  porte  de  are  omitted  from  the 
edition  of  1679. 


2  Pole  is  omitted  from  Rastell. 


196  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.  33. 


A.D.  1343.  reason  for  which  he  holds  it,  and  that  cannot  be ;  and 
so,  on  the  other  hand,  if  the  three  are  to  have  this 
fourth  part  by  surviver,  they  must  hold  it  in  such  a 
manner  as  Thomas  holds  it,  and  that  they  cannot  do, 
because  the  gift  does  not  extend  to  them.  And, 
besides,  to  avoid  mischief,  their  tenancy  must  be  ad- 
judged several,  for  suppose  John  Dreue  leased  the 
tenements  to  Thomas  for  term  of  his  life,  and  a 
Pvcecipe  quod  reddat  were  brought  against  Thomas,  and 
against  the  other  three  in  common,  Thomas  would  be 
ousted  from  his  warranty  as  against  his  feoffor, 
because  he  would  have  to  agree,  in  his  answer,  with 
the  other  three,  who  had  not  any  ground  of  warranty 
against  the  feoffor  ;  and  in  case  Thomas  made  default, 
John  Dreue  could  not  be  admitted  by  reason  of  his 
default,  and  therefore  there  is  greater  reason  to  main- 
tain several  writs  against  them,  and  so  save  the 
warranty  to  the  tenant,  and  also  the  reversion  in  case 
any  be  reserved,  than  to  give  a  writ  against  them  in 
common,  by  which  the  warranty  would  be  taken  away, 
and  another  would  suffer  disherison  in  respect  of  the 
reversion. — And  at  last  the  writ  was  adjudged  good. — 
R.  Thorpe.  Then  we  tell  you  that,  whereas  she  sues 
execution  upon  a  fine  levied  on  render  between  cer- 
tain persons,  no  one  of  them  was  party  to  the  fine 
at  the  time  at  which  the  fine  was  levied,  nor  had 
anything  in  the  same  tenements,  but  one  William 
Vavasour  was  seised  at  that  same  time  ;  and  we  de- 
mand judgment  whether  she  ought  to  have  execution 
of  that  fine. — Mouhray.  Sir,  you  see  plainly  how  they 
do  not  show  that  they  have  the  estate  of  this  William 
whom  they  allege  to  have  been  seised  at  the  time  of  the 
levying  of  the  fine ;  wherefore  we  do  not  understand  that 
we  have  any  need  to  answer  to  this  plea  coming  from  his 
mouth. — R.  Thorpe.  Since  you  do  not  deny  William's 
seisin  at  the  time,  &c.,  this  fine  is  on  that  ground, 
not  executory,  wherefore  we  demand  judgment,  &c. 
And    afterwards    he    waived   that    exception,  and  said 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


197 


No.  33. 

de  quel  il  le  tient,  et  ceo  ne  puit  estre ;  et  auxi  ^■^-  i^^s. 
areremayn,  si  les  trois  par  le  surviver  averont  eel 
quart,  il  les  coviendreit  la  tener  en  tiele  nature  come 
Thomas  la  tient,  et  ceo  ne  poient  ils  faire,  car  le 
doun  ne  sestend  pas  a  eux.  Et,  ove  ceo,  pur  salver 
le  meschief,  il  covient  qe  lour  tenaunce  soit  ajuge 
several,  car  jeo  pose  qe  Johan  Dreue  lessa  les  tene- 
ments a  Thomas  a  terme  de  sa  vie,  et  un  Prcecipe 
quod  reddat  f ut  porte  vers  Thomas  et  vers  les  autres  iij 
en  comune,  Thomas  serreit  ouste  de  sa  garrauntie 
vers  son  feffour,  pur  ceo  qil  luy  coviendreit  acorder 
ove  les  autres  iij  en  respouns,  les  queux  navoient 
pas  cause  de  garrauntie  vers  son  feffour ;  et  en  ceo 
cas  qe  Thomas  fist  defaut,  Johan  Dreue  ne  puit  pas 
estre  resceu  par  sa  defaut,  donqes  greindre  resoun 
est  de  mayntener  severals  briefes  vers  eux,  et  salver 
la  garrauntie  al  tenaunt,  et  auxi  la  reversion  en 
cas  qe  nul  soit  reserve,  qe  de  doner  un  briefe  devers 
eux  en  comune,  par  quel  la  garrauntie  serreit  toilet, 
et  autre  desherite  de  la  reversion. — Et  a  darreyn  le 
briefe  fut  agarde  bon. — R.  Thorpe.  Donqes  vous  dioms 
qe  la  ou  ele  sue  execucion  hors  dune  fyn  leve  sur 
rendre  entre  certeines  persones  qe  nul  de  eux  qe 
fut  partie  a  la  fyn  al  temps  de  la  fyn  leve,  navoit 
riens  en  mesmes  les  tenements,  einz  un  W.  Vavasour 
a  mesme  le  temps  fut  seisi ;  et  demandoms  jugement 
si  hors  de  cele  fyn  execucion  deit  ele  aver. — Mouhrai/. 
Sire,  vous  veiez  bien  coment  ils  ne  moustrent  pas 
qils  ont  estat  cesty  William  qe  ils  diount  estre  seisi 
al  temps  de  la  fyn  leve ;  pur  quei  nentendoms  pas 
qe  a  eel  p'lee  de  sa  bouche  ^  eioms  mestre  a  re- 
spoundre. — II.  Thorpe.  Del  houre  qe  vous  ne  dedites 
pas  la  seisine  William  al  temps,  &c.,  par  taunt  eel 
fyn  nest  pas  executorie,  pur  quei  nous  demandoms 
jugement,  &c.     Et  puis  il  weyva  cest  chalange,  et  dit 


1  Old  editions,  son  voucher,  instead  of  sa  bouche. 


198  MICHAELMAS    TEEM 


No.  33. 


A.D.  1343.  that  this  Wilham,    whom    they  alleged    to    have   been 
seised   at    the    time  at  which  the  fine  was  levied,  had 
not  anything :  ready,  &c. — R.  Tlwrpe.     That  is  not  an 
answer :  for,  even   though   it   were   the   fact   that   this 
William  had  not  anything,    still   that   does   not   prove 
that  any  one  who  was  party   to   the   fine   was   seised ; 
wherefore  you  must  maintain  the  seisin  of  those   who 
were   parties  to  the  fine  if  you  wish  to  prove  it  to  be 
executory,  and    that   you   have    not    done ;    wherefore, 
&c. — Hillary.     That  which  you  pleaded  at   first,  that 
no  one  of   those    who    were    parties    to    the    fine   had 
anything,  would  not  have  been  a  plea  if  you  had  not 
attached  the  seisin   to    some    person    who    was   not    a 
party  to  the  fine ;  therefore   it   seems   that   the   seisin 
which  you  attached  to  the  person  of  William  was   the 
efiect    of    your    plea,  and    to    that    seisin   he  ought  to 
have   a  traverse. — Stouford.     If  it  be  the  fact  that   no 
one  of  those  who   were  parties  to  the  fine  was  seised, 
&c.,  even  though   it   were  the   fact   that   this   William 
had  nothing,  still  the  fine  is  not  executory,  because  a 
fine  which  was  not  good  at  the  time  at  which  it   was 
levied  cannot  be  executory  ;  wherefore,    if    she    wishes 
to    have    execution,    she    must    maintain    the  seisin  of 
those  who    were    parties    to    the    fine. — Grene.     Sir,  a 
fine  which  is    not   good    at    the    time    at    which    it    is 
levied  may  be  executory  by  reason  of  something  which 
has  occurred   since,  as,   for   instance,   in   case   I   were 
to  acknowledge  certain  tenements  to  be  your  right   as 
those  which  you  have  of  my  gift,    for   which   acknow- 
ledgment you  render  back  to   me   the   land,    &c.,   and 
the  truth  were  that  neither  you  nor  I   have    anything 
in    the    same    land,    if    you    afterwards  purchase  the 
same  land,  the  fine  is  executory  as   against   you,    and 
yet  it  was  not  good  when  it  was  levied.     And,  besides, 
suppose  I  were  willing  to  say  that   he   who   rendered, 
&c.,  by   the   fine    upon   which    we    sue    execution,  was 
ancestor  of  this    same    William    whom    you    allege    to 
have  been  seised  at   the   time   at   which   the   fine  was 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


199 


No.  33. 

qe  cesty  William  qe  ils  disoient  qe  fut  seisi  al  ^•^- 1^^^- 
temps  de  la  fyn  leve  navoit  riens ;  prest,  &c. — R. 
TJiorjie.  Ceo  nest  pas  respouns :  car,  mesqe  issint 
fut  qe  cesty  William  navoit  riens,  uncore  ceo  ne 
prove  pas  qe  nul  qe  fut  partie  a  la  fyn  fut  seisi ; 
par  quel  vous  covient  mayntener  la  seisine  ceux  qe 
furent  parties  a  la  fyn  si  vous  le  voillez  prover 
estre  executorie,  et  ceo  ne  fistes  pas ;  par  quei,  &c. 
— Hill.  Ceo  qe  vous  pledastes  primes  qe  nul  de 
ceux  qe  furent  parties  a  la  fyn  navoient  riens  ceo 
ne  ust  pas  este  plee  si  vous  nussez  attache  la 
seisine  en  ascune  persone  qe  ne  fut  pas  partie  a  la 
fyn ;  donqes  il  semble  qe  la  seisine  quel  vous  at- 
tachastes  en  la  persone  William  fut  leffecte  de  vostre 
plee,  a  quel  seisine  il  covient  qil  eit  la  traverse. — 
Stouf.  Si  issint  soit  qe  nul  de  ceux  qe  furent  par- 
ties a  la  fyn  ne  furent  pas  seisis,  &c.,  mesqe  issint 
fut  qe  celuy  William  navoit  riens,  uncore  la  fyn 
nest  pas  executorie,  car  fyn  qe  nest  pas  bone  al 
temps  qil  fut  leve  ne  puit  pas  estre  executorie ;  par 
quei,  si  ele  voet  aver  execucion,  il  luy  covient 
mayntener  la  seisine  ceux  qe  furent  parties  a  la  fyn. 
— Grene.  Sire,  fyn  qe  nest  pas  bone  al  temps  qil 
est  leve  puit  estre  executorie  par  chose  venu  puis, 
come  en  cas  qe  jeo  conusse  certeins  tenements  estre 
vostre  dreit  come  ceux  qe  vous  avez  de  mon  doun, 
pur  quele  conissaunce  vous  moy  rendez  areremayn 
la  terre,  &c.,  et  la  verite  est  qe  vous  ne  jeo  navoms 
rienz  en  mesme  la  terre,  si  vous  apres  purchacez 
mesme  la  terre,  la  fyn  est  executorie  vers  vous,  et 
uncore  ele  ne  fut  pas  bone  quant  ele  fut  leve.  Et, 
ove  ceo,  jeo  pose  qe  jeo  voille  dire  qe  cesty  qe 
rendi,  &c.,  par  la  fyn  hors  de  quele  nous  suioms 
execucion,  fut  auncestre  mesme  cesty  William  qe 
vous  dites  estre  seisi  al  temps  de  la  fyn  leve,  jeo  vous 


200  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  33. 


A.D.  1343.  levied,  I  should  thereby  oust  you  from  this  plea, 
because  it  would  not  lie  in  the  mouth  of  this  William, 
&c.,  to  avoid  the  fine  to  which  his  ancestor  was  party 
for  such  a  cause,  and  consequently  not  in  your 
mouth  who  claim  estate  through  him.  Therefore, 
since  I  shall  have  such  a  plea,  which  lies  in  law, 
to  oust  you  from  the  cause  for  which  you  seek  to 
avoid  the  fine,  it  seems  that  by  the  same  law  we 
shall  have  a  plea  to  defeat  the  same  cause  by  a  plea 
which  lies  in  fact. — Pulteney.  Sir,  the  law  is  such 
that  when  both  parties  to  a  fine  are  seised  at  the 
time  at  which  the  fine  is  levied,  in  such  a  case  the 
fine  is  good  and  executory  ;  and.  Sir,  suppose  I  were 
willing  to  say  that  the  person  who  rendered  was 
seised  at  the  time,  or  that  the  person  to  whom  the 
render  was  made  was  seised,  &c.,  and  he  would 
traverse  the  seisin  of  one  of  them  in  whose  person  I 
affirmed  the  tenancy,  that  would  not  be  an  issue  in  this 
plea :  for  even  though  one  who  was  party  to  the  fine 
was  not  seised,  yet  if  the  other  was  seised  it  is  quite 
sufficient ;  therefore,  since  the  seisin  of  one  of  those 
who  were  parties  to  the  fine  when  traversed  cannot 
make  an  issue  in  this  plea,  we  must  have  an  issue 
on  the  collateral  matter  which  you  have  added,  on 
the  seisin  of  William  the  maintenance  of  whose  seisin 
you  waive;  therefore  judgment. — R.  Thorpe.  It  is 
true  that,  when  either  the  one  or  the  other  who  was 
party  to  the  fine  was  seised  at  the  time  at  which  the 
fine  was  levied,  the  fine  is  executory ;  and  that  is 
because,  even  though  the  person  who  rendered  by  the 
fine  had  nothing,  still  when  the  other  previously 
acknowledged  in  the  same  fine  that  the  tenements  in- 
cluded in  the  writ  were  his  right  as  those  which 
he  had  of  the  conusor's  gift,  &c.,  although  he  then 
had  nothing,  the  freehold  is  by  that  acknowledg- 
ment immediately  vested  in  his  person,  so  that  if 
the  tenant  would  avoid  the  fine  for  the  reason  that 
the  person  who  rendered  had  nothing,   I  should  plead 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  201 


No.  33. 


oustera  par   taunt   de   eel   plee,    car   il   ne   girreit   pas  a.d.  1343. 

en   la   bouche   cesty   William,    &c.,   a   voider   la   fyn   a 

quele    soun    auncestre    fut    partie    par    tiel    cause,    et 

per    conseqitens    nemye    en   vostre    bouche    qe    clamez 

estat  par  my  luy.     Donqes,  quant  jeo  avera  tiel  plee, 

qe  ^   chiet   en    ley,    de   vous    ouster   de    la   cause    par 

quel   vous   estes   davoider    la    fyn,    il    semble    qe   par 

mesme   la   ley  nous   averoms   plee   a  defere  mesme  la 

cause   par   plee   qe   chiet   en   fait. — Pidt.     Sire,  la   ley 

est   tiel   qe   quant   lun    et    lautre    qe    fut   partie   a   la 

fyn    soit    seisi   al   tem^DS    qe    la    fyn    soit    leve    qe    en 

tiel   cas   la   fyn   est   bone   et   executorie ;    et.   Sire,    jeo 

pose   qe   jeo   voille   dire    qe    cesty   qe    rendi    fut   seisi 

al   temps,   ou   qe    cesty   a    qi    le    rendre    fut    fait   fut 

seisi,    &c.,    et    il   voleit    traverser    la    seisine    lun    de 

eux   en    qi    persone    jeo    affermasse    la    tenaunce,    ceo 

ne   serreit   pas   issu   en    ceo   plee  :    car   mesqe   lun   qe 

fut    partie   al  fyn  ne  fut  pas  seisi,   si   lautre   fut  seisi 

assez  suffist ;   donqes,   quant  la  seisine  traverse  dascun 

de   eux   qe    fut    partie    a    la    fyn    ne    puit    pas    faire 

issue   de   cest  plee,   il  covient  qe  nous  eioms   issu  sur 

la   matere    quel    vous    avez    ajoint^    de    cost,  ^  sur   la 

seisine  William  qi  seisine  vous  weivez   de  mayntener; 

pur    quel    jugement. — R.    Thorpe.      II    est    verite    qe 

quant   lun   ou   lautre   qe   fuit    partie    al    fyn   fut   seisi 

a   temps   de   la    fyn    leve    qe    la    fyn   est   executorie ; 

et   ceo   est   pur   ceo   qe,  mesqe   cesty   qe   rendi   par   la 

fyn  nad  riens,   uncore  quant  lautre  primes  en  mesme 

la   fyn    conust    les    tenements    contenus    en   le    briefe 

estre   son   dreit   come   ceux   qil   ad   de   son   doun,  &c., 

mesqe     il     navoit     donqes     riens,      le     franktenement 

mayntenant    par    eel     conissaunce    est    vestu    en     sa 

persone,    issint   qe   si   le   tenaunt  voleit   voider   la    fyn 

par  cause   qe   celuy  qe   rendi  navoit  riens,   jeo  pledra 


1  qe  is  omitted  from  the  edition   j       2  Earliest  editions,  aionxt. 
of  1679.  3  Editions  after  Eastell's,  cest. 


202  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.  33. 

A.D.  1343.  -^itli  him  in  law  that  the  freehold  had  vested  iu  his 
person  because  the  plaintiff  acknowledged  the  tene- 
ments, &c.,  to  be  his  right  as  those  which  he  had  of 
the  conusor's  gift,  and  so  for  such  a  cause  I  should 
maintain  the  fine,  as  for  instance,  suppose  a  writ  to 
be  brought  against  a  tenant,  and  he  acknowledges 
himself  to  be  my  villein,  and  that  he  holds  the 
same  tenements  of  me  in  villenage,  by  that  acknow- 
ledgment the  freehold  is  immediately  vested  in  my 
person,  if  I  will  accept  it,  without  any  other  entry ; 
wherefore  in  like  manner  shall  it  be  in  the  case  of 
a  fine. — Sharshulle.  It  is  clear  law  that  neither 
those  who  were  parties  to  the  fine  nor  their  heirs  will 
avoid  the  fine  by  such  an  averment  as  you  have  now 
tendered,  because  the  words  of  the  Statute^  De  finihus 
are  quod  nee  partes  nee  eorum  heredes  ad  hujitsmodi 
exceptiones  pro  finihus  eiacuandis  nulla  modo  admittantur  \ 
and  thereby  all  averments  in  avoidance  of  fines  are 
taken  away  from  those  who  were  parties  to  the  fines 
and  from  their  heirs.  And  it  is  clear  law  that  no 
one  shall  avoid  a  fine  by  saying  that  neither  party 
to  the  fine  was  seised  at  the  time,  &c.,  without  saying 
more,  for  the  law  always  supposes  that  the  person 
against  whom  the  Scire  facias  is  sued  is  heir  of  the 
person  who  was  party  to  the  fine,  or  else  that  h'e 
has  an  estate  through  that  person,  and  for  those 
persons  such  an  averment  is  not  given ;  wherefore  he 
who  would  avoid  a  fine  by  such  an  averment  must 
show  that  he  has  the  estate  of  one  who  was  not  party 
to  the  fine,  and  who  was  seised  at  the  same  time  at 
which,  &c.,  and  there  lies  the  strength  of  his  plea, 
and  to  that  the  other  party  must  have  a  traverse. — 
Grcne.  Sir,  still  those  who  are  heirs  of  parties 
will  have  an  averment  to  avoid  fines  in  certain 
cases,  for,  if  a  fine  levied  by  my  ancestor  be  pleaded 
against  me  in  bar,  I  shall  well  have  the  averment 
that    at    the    time    at    which    the     fine    was     levied 

1  27  Edw.  I.,  St.  I.,  c.  1  {De  Jinibus  levatis). 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  203 


No.  33. 


ove  luy  en  ley  qe  le  franktenement  soy  vesti  en  sa  ^-D- 1343. 
persone  par  taunt  qe  le  pleintif  conust  les  tenements, 
&c.,  estre  son  dreit  come  ceux  qil  avoit  de  son 
doun,  et  issint  par  tiel  cause  jeo  mayntendra  la  fyn, 
come  en  cas  jeo  pose  qe  brief e  soit  porte  vers  un 
tenant,  et  il  soy  conust  estre  mon  vilein,  et  qil 
tient  mesmes  les  tenements  de  moy  en  villenage, 
mayntenant  par  cele  conissaunce  le  franktenement 
est  vestu  en  ma  persone,  si  jeo  le  voille  accepter, 
saunz  autre  entre ;  par  quel  en  tiele  manere  serra 
il  de  fyn. — Schar.  II  est  clere  ley  qe  ceux  qe  furent 
parties  a  la  fyn  ne  lour  heirs  ne  voidrount  ^  pas  la 
fyn  par  tiel  averement  come  vous  avez  ore  tendu, 
car  lestatut  De  finihus  voet  quod  nee  imrtes  ncc  eoriwi 
heredes  ad  hujnsmodi  exceptiones  pro  finihus  evacuandis 
nullo  modo  admittantur ;  et  par  taunt  touz  averements 
de  voider  fyns  sount  tolles  de  eux  qe  furent  parties 
a  les  fyns  ou  de  lour  heirs.  Et  il  est  clere  ley  qe 
nul  homme  ne  voidra  pas  fyn  et  dire  qe  ne  lun  ne 
lautre  qe  fut  partie  a  la  fyn,  ne  fut  pas  seisi  al 
temps,  &c.,  sanz  dire  plus,  car  la  ley  suppose  touz 
dis  qe  celuy  vers  qi  le  Scire  facias  est  sue  est  heir 
a  celuy  qe  fut  partie  a  la  fyn,  ou  autrement  qil 
ad  estat  par  luy,  pur  queux  tiel  averement  nest  pas 
done ;  pur  quei  celuy  qe  voet  voider  un  fyn  par 
tiel  averement  covient  moustrer  qil  ad  estat  un  qe 
ne  fut  partie  a  la  fyn,  et  qe  fut  seisi  a  mesme  le 
temps  a  quel,  &c.,  qe  est  le  force  de  son  plee,  il 
covient  qe  lautre  partie  eit  traverse. — Grene.  Sire, 
uncore  ceux  qe  sont  heirs  des  parties  averount  avere- 
ment de  voider  fyns  en  cas,  car,  si  fyn  leve  par 
mon  auncestre  soit  plede  vers  moy. en  barre,  javera 
bien   laverement   qe   al   temps  de   fyn   leve   qe  lun  ne 

1  Old  editions,  voidreni;. 


204  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.   35. 

A.D.  1343.  neither  of  the  i^arties  to  the  fine  had  anything,  but 
that  I  was  myself  seised  at  the  same  time;  and  if 
the  other  will  maintain  the  fine,  it  is  sufficient  for  him 
to  aver  that  I  had  nothing,  without  maintaining  the 
seisin  of  those  who  were  parties  to  the  fine ;  so  here. 
— Stonore.  It  seems  to  us  that  the  averment  which 
she  has  tendered  is  admissible,  and  that  averment  he 
has  refused ;  wherefore  sue  execution. 

Cui  in  (35.)   §  Moiihray    showed    how    a    Cid    in     vita    was 

where  the  brought  against  his  client,  and  process  was  continued 
tenant  had  until  it  was  pleaded  to  the  inquest,  and  the  inquest 
advantage  "^as  taken  at  Nisi  jn-ius,  and  passed  for  the  demandant, 
of  plead-  Q^i^^  they  have  a  day  now;  and,  pending  that  Cui  in  vita, 
abatement  another  has  brought  a  Formedon  against  the  same 
°f.^?lf  person  against  whom  the  Cui  in  vita  was  brought,  and 
reason  of  has  recovered  by  action  tried,  and  had  execution  before 
a  recovery  ^|-^g  inquest  was  taken,  so  that  this  last  writ  of  Cui 
an  action  in  vita  is  abated;  judgment  of  the  writ. — liichemunde. 
tried,  m     Yqu  have  not  a  day,  nor  shall  you  be  called  ;  wherefore 

respect  of  '^  '  '^ 

the  same    vou   shall    not    be    heard  to    say    anything. — Hillary. 

demand,     -q-j   ^.^^^   ^^^^   accept  yourself   to  be    tenant   when    the 

another,     inquest  passed  subsequently  ? — Mouhray.     I  alleged  the 

plea  \nd   ^^^^  then,  at  Nisi  j^vius,  when  the  Justices  would  not  listen 

Qucere  the  to  me,  iior  enter   my  statement  in  their   record  ;    and, 

reason.       g^^,  ^^^  ^j^^^  present  Term  you  abated  a  writ  by  reason  of 

a  like  exception. — Hillary.     You  say  what  is  true,  when 

the  allegation  was  made  in  good    time  ;    but   you  have 

out-staged  your  time   for  the   exception ;  wherefore  the 

Court  adjudges  that  the  demandant  do  recover  against 

you,  &c. — Qucere,    because   previously    in    this    Term    a 

Formedon  was  abated  on   the   ground   that,  while   the 

writ  was   pending,    another   had  recovered   against  the 

tenant  on   a  verdict   of   an  Assise.     And  it  seems  that 

the  reason  assigned  by  Hillary  that  the  exception  was 

not  taken  at  Nisi  prius  is   not   good,    because   by  law, 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  205 


No.  35. 


lautre  qe  fut  partie  a  la  fyn  navoit  riens,  mes  ^^- 1^^^- 
jeo  mesme  fu  seisi  a  mesme  le  temps ;  et  si  lautre 
voille  mayntener  la  fyn  il  luy  suffist  daverer  qe 
jeo  navoy  riens,  sanz  mayntener  la  seisine  ceux  qe 
furent  parties  a  la  fyn ;  issint  icy. — Ston.  II  semble 
a  nous  qe  laverement  qil  ad  tendu  est  resceivable, 
quel  averement  il  ad   refuse ;    par  quel  suez  execucion. 

(35.)  ^  5   Mouhray   moustra   coment    Citi   in   vita   fut  ^/"  ^'^    ., 

vito.   ou  il 

porte    vers    son    client,     et    proces    continue    taunqe  navoit  pas 
plede  fut  al  enquest,  et  par  Nisi  prius  lenquest  pris,  l^vantage 
et   passa^   pur    le    demandant,    et    ount    jour    a   ore;alabate- 
pendaunt    quel    Cui    in    vita    un    autre    ad    porte   un  "^j^*,^^® 
Formedoun   vers   mesme   celuy  vers   qi  le  Qui  in  vita  par  cause 
fut   porte,    et    ad    recoveri    par    accion    trie,    et   avoit      ^°^  ^'®' 

-t^  _       '  ...  .  covenrpar 

execucion   avant  lenquest  pris,  issint  ceo  darrein   bref  accion  trie 
de   Cid   in    vita    abatu ;    jugement    de    bref. — Richem.^^^^^^^ 
Vous   navez   pas    jour,    ne   ne    serrez    demande ;    parmandepar 
quel    vous    ne  ^     serrez     escote     a     rien    dire. — Hill.  ^^^  *^®* 
Navez    accepte    vous    meismes    come    tenaunt    qnant  placitum, 
lenquest    passa     de     puisne    temps  ? — Mouhray.      Jeo  ^  faumnL'^ 
alleggay   adonqes   al    Nisi    prius,    qe    les    Justices   ne  [Fitz., 
moy    voillent  ^    escoter,    ne    entrer    mon    dit    en    son  352 j' 
recorde ;    et.    Sire,    ore    en    ceo    terme   vous   abatistes 
un  bref  par  autiel  chalange. — Hill.    Vous  dites  verite, 
quant  il  fut  allegge  par  temps ;    mes  vous  avez  sursis 
vostre  temps  del  chalange;   par  quel   agarde  la  Court 
qe    le     demandant     recovere    vers    vous,    &c. — Quaere, 
qar  en   ceo   terme   adevant   un   Formedoun    fut   abatu 
pur   ceo    qe,  pendaunt  le  bref,  un  autre  avoit  recoveri 
vers  le  tenant  sur  verdit  Dassise.     Et  il   semble  qe  la 
resoun   Hill.,    de   ceo  qe   ceo   ne   fut  pas  chalange  al 
Nisi    prius     nest     pas     bon,     qar    de    ley,    a    ceo    qe 


1  No.  34  of  the  old  editions  has 
been  transferred  to  the  end  of  No. 
21,  of  which  it  is  a  continuation. 
This  case  is  from  Harl.,  25,184, 
and  C,  until  otherwise  stated.  In 
C.  it  is  made  a  continuation  of  No. 
34. 


2  The  marginal  note,  except  the 
words  Cui  in  vita,  is  from  25,184 
alone. 

3  25,184,  tailla. 

4  ne  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

5  Harl.,  Ne. 

6  25,184,  voleit. 


206  :\ricHAELMAS  term 


No.  35. 


A.D.  1343.  as  it  seems,  the  Justices  of  Nisi  prius  ought  not  to 
have  listened  to  it. — Queer c. — But  Shardelowe  took 
another  reason  for  the  judgment,  in  that  the  tenant 
^yho  had  previously  lost  was  not  put  to  any  mischief 
because  she  could  only  lose  once,  and  the  other  who 
had  previously  recovered  could  have  an  Assise.  And 
if  this  be  the  reason,  then  the  first  judgment  was 
bad. — Therefore  Qucere. 

Formedon.  g  Q^e  John  brought  a  writ  of  Formedon  against 
one  W.,  who  came  and  traversed  the  gift ;  whereupon 
a  day  was  given  to  take  the  inquest  at  Nisi  prius  be- 
fore Basset  and  his  fellows,  &c. ;  and  on  the  day  the 
inquest  was  taken  and  b}^  it  the  gift  was  found.  And 
thereupon  they  were  adjourned  into  the  Bench  to  hear 
their  judgment. — Mouhray.  Sir,  we  say  that  one  K. 
brought  a  writ  of  Entry  sur  cui  in  vita  against  us  in 
respect  of  his  mother's  seisin,  and  demanded  the  same 
tenements,  on  which  writ  we  traversed  his  action,  and 
that  was  found  by  verdict  of  the  inquest,  upon  which 
he  recovered ;  so  we  have  lost  the  freehold  by 
action  tried ;  judgment  of  the  writ. — Richemunde.  Sir, 
since  he  heretofore  traversed  our  action,  which  has 
been  now  found  by  inquest,  you  have  in  this  case 
power  to  render  judgment  without  calling  the  parties, 
and  therefore  we  do  not  understand  that  he  can  be 
admitted  to  this  plea ;  wherefore  judgment,  and  we 
pray  seisin  of  the  land. — Hillary,  ad  idem.  You  ought 
to  have  taken  exception  before  Basset,  when  he  was 
at  Nisi  prius,  to  that  to  which  j^ou  now  take  exception; 
but,  because  you  did  not  do  so,  you  afi&rmed  that  you 
were  tenant  at  that  time ;  wherefore  you  shall  not 
have  the  exception  now,  &c. — Moiihray.  We  did  take 
the  exception  then,  and  he  said  that  he  had  no  power 
except   to   take   the   inquest,    and    for   that   reason   he 


XVII,    EDWAKD    III. 


207 


No.  35. 

semble,  les  Justices  ne  dust  ^  pas  aver  escote. — Qucere.  ■^•^- 1^^^- 
— Mes  ScHARD.  prist  autre  cause  del  jugement,  pur 
ceo  qe  le  tenaunt  qe  avoit  devant  perdu  ne  fut  pas 
a  meschief  pur  ceo  qele  ne  pout  perdre  forsqe  une 
foith,  et  lautre  qad  recoveri  adevant  put  aver  Assise. 
Et  si  ceo  soit  cause,  donqes  fut  le  primer  jugement 
malveis. — Qucere   ergo. 

§    Un  ^  Johan  porta   un  briefe   de  Fourmedoun  vers  Forme- 

un  W.,   qe  vient,   et   traversa   le  doun ;    sur  quei  jour 

fut   done   de   prendre   lenquest  par  Nisi  jmus  en  pais 

devant    Basset    et    ses    compaignouns,    &c.  ;     a    quel 

jour    lenquest    fut    pris,    par   quel   trove   fut   le   doun. 

Et    sur    ceo    furent    ajournes    en    Banke    doier    lour 

jugement. — Moiihray.      Sire,    nous    dioms    qe    un    K. 

porta   briefe  Dentre   sur,  cui   in   vita   vers   nous   de   la 

seisine   sa   mere,   et   demanda   mesmes   les   tenements, 

a   quel   bref   nous   traversames  saccion,   quel  fut  trove 

par    verdit    denquest,     par    quei    il     recoveri ;     issint 

avoms   nous  perdu  le    franktenement    par  aceion  trie ; 

jugement    de    bref. — Bichem.      Sire,    del    houre    qe    il 

autrefoitz   traversa   nostre   aceion,  quel    est    ore    trove 

par   enquest,   en  quel  cas  vous  avez  power  de  rendre 

jugement    sanz     demander    les    parties,    et    par    tant 

nentendoms    pas    qe    a    eel    plee   put  il   avener ;    par 

quei    jugement,    et    prioms    seisine    de    terre. — Hill., 

ad   idem.      Ceo    qe   vous    chalangez    ore   vous   duissez 

aver    chalange    devant    Basset,   quant    il    fut   al   Nisi 

prius ;     mes,    pur    ceo    qe    vous     ne    fistes    pas,  vous 

aifermastes   qe   vous   fuistes   tenant    a    eel    foitz ;    pur 

quei   vous   naverez    pas    a    ore,    &c. — Mouhray.     Nous 

le   chalangeames   adonqes,    et   il   dit   qil    navoit   power 

forsqe    de    prendre    lenquest,     et     pur     eel    cause    il 


1  Harl.,  duist.  It  would  seem 
that  the  verb  should  have  been  in 
the  plural,  or  the  nominative  ease 
in  the  singular. 

2  This  report  of  the  case  is  printed 


by  itself  in  the  old  editions  as  No. 
118.  No  MS.  of  it  has  been  found, 
and  there  is  no  reference  to  it  in 
Fitzherbert's  Abridgment . 


20i 


michael:jas  term 


No.  36. 


A.D.  1343.  -^ould  not  enter  our  exception  in  the  roll,  and,  there- 
fore, it  seems  to  us  that  we  shall  have  it  now. — 
Sharshulle.  It  is  no  mischief  to  you  even  though 
the  demandant  recover,  because  you  cannot  lose  the 
land  more  than  once,  and  that  you  suppose  that  you 
have  done ;  and  in  case  he  who  recovered  against  you 
should  be  ousted  by  this  judgment,  he  will  bring  an 
Assise,  and  then  will  be  tried  the  title  to  find  which  of 
them  has  the  better  right. — And  therefore  it  was  ad- 
judged that  the  demandant  should  recover  his  seisin,  &c. 

Dower,  (36.)   §  Dower,  of  the  endowment  of   Philip,  the  de- 

demand-  maiidant's  husband. — Thorpe.  We  tell  you  that  we 
ant  and  brought  against  William,  her  then  husband,  and  her, 
husband  ^  writ  of  Formedon,  and  demanded  on  a  gift  made  to 
lost  the  p.^1  our  father.  Sec.  ;  to  which  writ  they  appeared,  and 
through  a  pleaded  as  tenants,  and  we  recovered  through  their 
non-  non-denial ;    judgment,    inasmuch    as    she   answered  as 

joint  tenant  with  her  husband  to  that  writ,  by  which 
we  recovered,  »kc.,  as  above,  whether  she  ought  to  be 
answered  as  to  this  writ  of  Dower. — Gaynesford.  We 
tell  you  that  P.,^  to  whom  he  supposes  the  gift  to 
have  been  made  was  that  same  P.  on  whose  endow- 
ment we  demand,  and  whose  seisin  he  has  admitted 
by  his  plee ;  and  we  tell  you,  as  our  writ  and  action 
suppose,  that  this  was  after  the  marriage,  and  we 
demand  nothing  on  the  ground  of  our  own  seisin,  but 
of    our    husband's    estate,    whose    estate    he    does    not 

1  As  to  the  real  names,  &c.,  $ee  p.  209,  note  1. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


209 


No.  36. 

ne  voleit  pas  entrer  en  le  roulle  nostre  chalange,  et  ^'^'  ■^^^^• 
pur  ceo  nous  semble  qe  nous  laveroms  a  ore. — 
ScHAR.  II  est  nul  meschief  a  vous  mesqe  le  de- 
mandant recovere,  car  vous  ne  poiez  pas  perdre  la 
terre  forsqe  un  foitz,  et  ceo  supposez  vous  qe  vous 
avez  fait ;  et  en  cas  qe  celuy  qe  recover!  vers  vous 
soit  ouste  par  cest  jugement,  il  portera  Lassise,  et 
donqes  serra  le  title  le  quel  de  eux  ad  meilliour 
dreit. — Et  pur  ceo  agarde  fut  qe  le  demandant  re- 
coverast   sa   seisine,   &c. 

(36.)  ^    §    Dowere     del     dowement     P.     baroun     la  ^^°^^^^^^^' 
demandante. — Thorpe.      Nous    vous  ^    dioms    qe    nous  mandante 
portames  vers  W.    son   baroun    adonqes,   et   luy,^   bref  ®*  ^^^P- 

•"■  X     ^  J  '  ^    seconde 

de  Fourme   de   doun,   et  demandames  ^  dun  doun  fait  baroun 
a   P.,   nostre   ]3ere,    &c. ;   a   quel    bref    ils   apparurent,  perderunt 
et  plederent   com    tenants,    et    nous    recoverimes   par  terre  par 
lour  nient   dedire ;    jugement,    desicome   ele   respondit  ^^j!*^,  ^ 
come  joint    tenant    ov   son    baroun    a    eel    bref,    par 
quel   nous   recoverimes,   &c.,   ut  supra,    si    a   ceo   bref 
de  Dowere  deive^  estre  respondu. — GaynP    Nous  vous 
dioms   qe   P.,   a   qi   il   suppose  le  doun   estre   fait   fut 
mesme   cely  P.    de   qi   dowement  nous  demandoms,  qi 
seisine    par    son    plee    il    ad    conu ;    et    vous   dioms, 
com    nostre  bref    suppose,  et  accion,  qe  ceo  fut  puis^ 
les    esposailles,    et    nous    demandoms    rien   de  nostre 
seisine  demene,  mes  del   estat   nostre   baroun,  qi  estat 


1  From  HarL,  25,184,  andC,  but 
corrected  by  the  record,  Placita  de 
Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw.  III.,  E^  322. 
It  there  appears  that  the  action 
was  brought  by  Thomas  Barthel- 
meu,  and  Beatrice  his  wife,  against 
John  son  of  Richard  Pecocke,  of 
Stanwell,  in  respect  of  a  third 
part  of  one  messuage,  16  acres  of 
land,  and  one  water-mill  in  Stan- 
well  (Middlesex)  as  dower  of    the 

18141 


endowment    of     Philip    Pecocke, 
Beatrice's  former  husband. 

2  The  marginal  note,  except  the 
word  Dowere,  is  from  25,184  alone. 

3  vous  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

4  25,184,  lun. 

°  25,184,  demandoms. 

^  25,184,  deive  par  son  plee. 

7  25,184,  Grene. 

8  puis  is  omitted  from  25,184. 


210  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   36. 


A.D.  1343.  disprove — no  more  by  judgment  delivered  against  our- 
selves than  against  the  greatest  stranger  in  the  world 
— and,  since  he  does  not  allege  any  right  higher  up, 
and  he  shows  that  what  was  pleaded  was  only  the 
plea  of  William  our  husband,  judgment,  and  we  pray 
our  dower. — R.  Thorpe,  ad  idem,  kn  alleged  recovery 
against  the  woman  herself  is  not  to  the  purpose  when 
she  demands  out  of  the  estate  of  her  husband  by  writ 
of  Dower. — W.  Thorpe.  Then  it  is  so  ;  and  we  tell 
you  further  that  the  woman  who  is  demandant  was 
solely  seised,  years  and  days,  of  the  same  land  whereof, 
&c.,  in  her  demesne  as  of  fee,  and  so  continued  after 
the  death  of  Philip,  her  first  husband,  on  whose  seisin, 
&:c.,  until  she  took  William  to  husband,  against  whom 
and  herself  the  recovery  was  had ;  judgment,  inasmuch 
as  she  was  seised  of  the  entirety,  and  lost  that  estate, 
whether  she  ought  to  have  an  action  of  Dower  higher 
up. — Gaynesford.  It  was  a  new  husband ;  besides,  he 
does  not  show  that  she  claimed,  or  did  an^^thing 
towards  his  disherison,  so  that  it  could  be  adjudged  a 
forfeiture  of  his  estate,  but  confessed  the  action,  and 
that  claim  of  tenancy  and  plea  were  the  acts  of  William 
her  husband,  &c. — W.  Thorpe.  Then  it  is  so. — Gaynes- 
ford.    We  will  imparl. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


211 


No.  36. 

il  desprove  pas,^  nient  plus  par  jugement  taille  vers  ^-^  ^^^^• 
nous  mesmes  come  vers  le  plus  estraunge  du  mounde, 
desicome  il  nallegge  pas  dreit  de  plus  haut,  et  il 
moustre  qe  ceo  qe  fut  plede  ne  fut  forsqe  plee  W., 
nostre  baroun,  jugement,  et  prioms  nostre  dowere. — 
R.  Tliorpe,  ad  idem.  Recoverir  allegge  vers  la  femme 
mesme  nest  pas  a  purpos  quant  ele  demande  del 
estat  son  baroun  par  bref  de  Dowere. —  [W."]  Thorpe. 
Donqes  est  il  issi ;  et  vous  dioms  outre  qe  la  femme 
demandante  fut  seisi  aunz  et  jours  sole  de  mesme 
la  terre  dount,  &c.,  en  son  demene  com  de  fee,  et 
continua  apres  la  mort  P.  son  primer  baroun,  de 
qi  seisine,  &c.,  tanqe  ele  prist  W.  en^  baroun,  vers 
qi  et  mesme  cely  le^  recoverir  se  fist;  jugement, 
desicome  ele  fut  seisi  del  entier,  et  eel  estat  perdit, 
si  accion  de  Dowere  plus  haut  deive  aver. — Gayn. 
Cest  novel  *  baroun ;  ovesqe  ceo,  il  ne  moustre  pas 
qele  clama  ne  fist  rien  en  desheritaunce  de  luy,  issi 
qe  ceo^  purreit  estre  ajuge  forfeture  de  son  estat, 
mes  conissat^  saccion,  quel  clamer  de  tenaunce  et 
plee  fut  le  fait  W.  son  baroun,  &c. —  [IF.]  Thorpe. 
Donqes   \V   est   issi. — Gayn.     Nous   enparleroms.^ 


1  25,184,  a  desprove,  instead  of 
desprove  pas. 

2  25,184,  en  soun. 

3  le  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
^  Harl.,  novelle, 

5  Harl.,  ceo  qe. 

^  25,184,  conissaunt. 

'  il  is  omitted  from  Harl, 

^  The  plea  and  subsequent  pro- 
ceedings were,  according  to  the 
roll,  the  following:  —  "Johannes 
"  .  .  .  .  dicit  quod  praedicti  Thomas 
"  et  Beatrix  non  debent  indedotem 
"  ipsius  Beatricis  habere,  quia 
"  dicit  quod  praedicta  Beatrix,  post 
"  mortem  praedicti  Philippi,  de 
"  cujus  dotatione,  &c.,  fuit  sola 
"  seisita  de    integro   prgedictorum 


tenementorum  cum  pertinentiis, 
unde,  &c.,  in  dominico  suo  ut  de 
feodo  et  jure,  quousque  nupsit  se 
Willelmo  le  Chaundelerde  Stane- 
welle,  versus  quos  Willelmum  et 
Beatricem  idem  Johannes  tulit 
quoddam  breve  de  Forma  donati- 
onis,  et  petiit  praedicta  tenementa, 
unde  &c.,  supponendo  per  breve 
illud  quod  qusedam  Matilldis 
Gossalin  de  Stanes,  senior,  dedit 
tenementa  ilia  quibusdem  Ri- 
cardo  Pecoke  et  Margeriae  uxori 
ejus,  et  heredibus  quos  idem  Ki- 
cardus  de  corpore  ipsius  Margeriae 
procrearet,  et  quae  post  mortem 
praedictorum  Ricardiet  Margeriae 
et  Philippi  filii  et  heredis  eorun- 


212  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  37. 


A.D.  1343.  (37.)  §  The  Abbot  of  Furness  brought  a  writ  of 
Trespass,    Trespass  against  Edmund   de    Neville,  Bailiff  of  Lous- 

wnere  one  , 

justified  dale,  and  his  two  sub-bailiff's,  reciting  in  his  writ  that 
his  act.  j^Q  officer  should  meddle  in  his  land  of  Furness,  except 
others  onlv  his  own  Bailiff's,  and  he  recited  further  that  the 
pleaded  m  (defendants   had   exercised   compulsion  upon  his  people 

abatement  ,  -^  ill 

of  the  writ,  to  make  presentation  to  the  County  Court  of  blood- 
and  then-   gj^^j     ^^^^   ^      ^-^^  ^^.^^   ^^  ^^g    (-"[gclared   how  he   had 

plea  was 

not  ad-  obtained  this  franchise. — Exception  was  taken  to  the 
SiTno'      ^^^^    ^^^    ^^^    ground     that    the    Abbot    claimed    the 

more  here 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


213 


No.  37. 

(37.)  ^  §  Labbe  de  Furneux^  porta  bref^  de  Tres- 
pas  vers  Edmond  de  Neville,  Baillif  de  Lonesdale, 
et  ses  deux  southbaillifs,  reherceaunt  par  son  bref 
qe  nul  ministre  se  mellereit  deinz  sa  terre  de  Fur- 
neux^  si  ses  Baillifs  noun,  et  rehercea  outre  coment 
les  defendants  avoint  fait  compulsion  a  ses  gentz  de 
presenter  a  Counte  de  saunk  espandu ;  et  par  bref 
fut  desclare  ^  coment  il  avient  a  cest  fraunchise.^ — 
Le    bref    fut    chalange    de    ceo    qe    Labbe    clama    la 


A.D.  1343. 

Trespas, 
ou  un 
justifia 
son  fait,  et 
les  autres 
plederent 
en  abate- 
ment du 
bref,  et 
nient 
resceu,  et 
nient  plus 


'  dem  Ricardi  et  Margeriae,  quern 
'  idem  Ricardus  de  praedicta  Mar- 
'  geria  procreavit,  praefato  Johanni 
'  fratri  et  heredi  praedicti  Philippi 
'  descendere  debent  per  formam 
'  donationis  praedictae,  &e.,  quod 
'  quidem  breve  de  Forma  donationis 
'  retornatum  fuit  coram  Johanne 
'  de  Stonore  et  sociis  suis  Justicia- 
'  riis   hie   in  Octabis    Sancti  Mi- 

■  chaelis  anno  regni  domini  Regis 

■  nunc  AngliaB  quinto-decimo,  ad 

■  quem  diem  iidem  Willelmus  et 
'  Beatrix  venerunt  in  Curia  hie,  et 

dixerunt  quod  ipsi  non  potuerunt 
dedicere  actionem  suam  prout  per 
idem  breve  de  Forma  donationis 
supponebatur  ;  per  quod  ipse  per 
judicium  Curiae  domini  Regis 
recuperavit  versus  eos  tenementa 
ilia  cum  pertinentiis,  et  inde 
habuit  executionem,  unde  petit 
judicium  si  prasdicti  Thomas  et 
Beatrix  dotem  ipsius  Beatricis  in 
hoc  casu  habere  debeant,"  &c. 
"  Et  Thomas  et  Beatrix  non 
possunt  dedicere  quin  praedicta 
Beatrix  post  mortem  prasdicti 
Philippi  quondam  viri  sui,  dum 
sola  fuit,  fuit  seisita  de  integro 
praedictorum  tenementorum,  nee 
quin  praedictus  Johannes  recupe- 
ravit versus  ipsam  Beatricem  et 
praedictum  Willelmum  le  Chaun- 
deler  tunc  virum  suum  prasdicta 


"  tenementa      cum      pertinentiis, 
"  unde,"  &c. 

Judgment  was  accordingly  given 
for  the  tenant. 

1  From  Harl.,  25,184,  and  C, 
but  corrected  by  the  record,  Placita 
de  Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw.  Ill  ,  Ro 
197.  It  there  appears  that  the 
action  was  brought  by  the  Abbot  of 
Furness  against  Edmund  de  Neville, 
bailiff  of  the  Wapentake  of  Lonsdale, 
and  his  sub-bailiffs,  Roger  de  Burgh 
the  elder,  and  Roger  de  Burgh  the 
younger. 

2  25,184,  Forneaux. 

3  The  words  porta  bref  are 
omitted  from  25,184, 

*  Harl,,  desclarre. 

°  According  to  the  roll  the  de- 
fendants were  attached  to  answer 
"  quare  cum  dominus  Henricus 
"  quondam  Rex  Angliae,  proavus 
'•  domini  Regis  nunc,  per  diversas 
"  chartas  suas  concessisset  tunc 
"  Abbati  de  Fourneys  quod  Vice- 
"  comites  sen  Ballivi  sui  de  terra 
"  de  Fourneys  se  sonintromitterent, 
"  et  quod  Placita  Coronas,  cum 
"  emergerent,perCoronatores  ipsius 
"  proavi  Regis  et  ballivum  ipsius 
"  Abbatis  loci  praedicti  attachiaren- 
"  tur,  et  coram  eodem  proavo  Regis 
"  et  Justiciariis  suis  placitarentur, 
"  postmodumque  in  loquela  quae 
"  fuit  in  Curia    domini    Edwardi 


214 


MICHAELMAS    TERM 


A.D.  1343. 

than  in  a 

Keplevin. 

Therefore 

they 

pleaded 

Not 

Guilty, 

and  the 

other 

justified 

as  bailiff. 

He  had  aid 

of  his 

principal, 

&c. 


No.  37. 

franchise,  as  was  supposed  by  the  writ,  by  divers  and 
contrariant  titles ;  afterwards  on  the  ground  that  the 
writ  was  not  brought  in  any  vill,  and  it  was  shown 
that  the  land  of  F.  extends  into  several  vills,  which 
were  named. — Thorpe.  Eeady  that  it  does  not. — 
Mouhray.     That  negative  includes  two  meanings  :  either 


nuper  Regis  Angliae,  avi  domini 
Regis  nunc,  coram  Hugone  de 
Cressyngham  et  sociis  suis  Justi- 
ciariis  ipsius  avi,  &c.,  anno  regni 
sui  vicesimo,  Itinerantibus  in 
Comitatu  praedicto,  per  breve 
suum  inter  ipsum  avum,  &c.,  et 
tunc  Abbatem  de  Fourneys,  de  eo 
quod  idem  Abbas  ostenderet  quo 
waranto  clamavit  summonitiones 
et  attachiamenta  facere  per  balli- 
vum  suum  in  Fourneys,  quae  ad 
coronam  et  dignitatem  dicti  avi, 
&c.,  pertinebant,  consideratum 
fuisset  quod  idem  Abbas  quoad 
libertates  illas  iret  sine  die,  ac 
dominus  Rex  nunc  postmodum, 
pro  majori  securitate  nunc 
Abbatis  loci  illius  in  hac  parte, 
per  chartam  suam  concesserit 
eidem  Abbati  et  Conventui  ejus- 
dem  loci  quod  nullus  Yicecomes 
aut  alius  Ballivus  seu  minister 
Regis  vel  heredum  suorum  terras 
et  feoda  ipsorum  Abbatis  et  Con- 
ventus  de  Fourneys  ingrediatur 
ad  summonitiones,  districtiones, 
attachiamenta,  seu  aliqua  alia 
of&cia  quaecunque  in  eisdem 
facienda.  seu  exercenda,  nisi  in 
defectum  ipsorum  Abbatis  et 
Conventus  et  successorum  suo- 
rum, ac  ballivorum  et  ministrorum 
suorum,  subsequenterque,  pro 
diversis  placitis  quae  inter  Henri- 
cum  Comitem  Lancastrise  et 
praefatum  Abbatem  super  Turno 
Yicecomitis  in  Fourneys  tenendo 


in  diversis  Curiis  Regis  nunc  diu 
pendebant  sedandis  et  finaliter 
terminandis,  per  literas  suas 
patentes  concesserit  idem  Rex.  et 
licentiam  dederit  proseetheredi- 
bus  suis,  quantum  in  ipso  est, 
praefato  Henrico  quod  ipse  dictum 
Turnum  Yicecomitis  in  Fourneys, 
cum  omnibus  ad  hujusmodi  Turn- 
um pertinentibus  praefatis  Abbati 
et  Conventui  dare  posset,  et 
assignare.  Habendum  et  tenen- 
dum sibi  et  successoribus  suis  in 
perpetuum.  Reddendo  inde  eidem 
Henrico  et  heredibus  suis  per 
annum  sex  solidos  et  octo 
denarios,  et  eisdem  Abbati  et 
Conventui  quod  ipsi  dictum 
Turnum  Yicecomitis  a  praefato 
Henrico  recipere  et  tenere  possint 
sibi  et  successoribus  suis  in  per- 
petuum similiter  licentiam  dederit 
specialem,  Ita  quod  iidem  Abbas 
et  Conventus  et  successores  sui 
Turnum  ilium  per  ballivos  et 
ministros  suos  tenere,  et  exitus 
et  proficua  inde  provenientia  ad 
opus  eorundem  Abbatis  et  Con- 
ventus et  successorum  suorum 
percipere,  et  omnia  alia  quae  ad 
hujusmodi  Turnum  pertinent 
facere  possint  et  exercere,  Statuto 
de  terris  et  tenementis  ad  manum 
mortuam  non  ponendis  edito  non 
obstante,  prout  in  chartis  et 
Uteris  praedictis  plenius  contine- 
tur,  Ac  idem  Henricus  Comes 
dictum   Turnum   Yicecomitis  in 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


215 


No.  37. 

fraunchise,  come  suppose  est  par  bref,  par  divers 
titles  et  contrariaunts ;  puis  de  ceo  qe  le  bref  nest 
pas  porte  en  ville,  et  moustra  qe  la  terre  de  F. 
sestent  en  plusours  villes,  et  les  noma. — Thorpe. 
Prest   qe   noun. — Moubray.      Cel   negatif    enclost   deux 


'  Fourneys  praefatis  Abbati  et  Con- 
'  ventui,  virtute  concessionis  et 
'  licentise  Kegis  praedictarum,  jam 
'  diu  est,  dederit  et  concesserit, 
'  ut  accepit  Eex,  Jamque  idem 
'  Rex  ad  prosecutionem  ipsorum 
'  Abbatis  et  Conventus  sibi  sugger- 
'  entium  prsefatum  Edmundum  et 

■  subballivos  suos  praedictos  terras 

■  et  feoda  ipsius  Abbatis  in  Four- 
'  neys  ingressos  f uisse,  et  ea  indies 

ingredi  non  desistere,  ac  hujus- 
modi  districtiones,  summoniti- 
'  ones  et  attachiamenta  super 
diversos  homines  ibidem  pro 
sanguinis  effusione  et  aliis  quae 
infra  dictam  terram  de  Fourneys 
emerserunt,  et  quaB  per  ballivos 
et  ministros  ipsius  Abbatis  fieri, 
et  ad  Turnum  Vicecomitis,  quern 
idem  Abbas,  virtute  praemissorum, 
ibidem  habet  et  tenet,  pertinent, 
et  in  eodem  Turno  et  non  alibi 
prEBsentari  debent,  fecisse,  ipsos 
homines  ad  ea  quae  infra  dictam 
terram  de  Fourneys  emerserunt 
coram  praedicto  Vicecomite  in 
Comitatu  suo  prassentanda  com- 
pellendo,  eisdem  Edmundo, 
Rogero,  et  Rogero  pluries  man- 
daverit  Rex  quod,  si  ita  esset, 
tunc,  abhujusmodidistrictionibus 
et  attachiamentis  in  terra  prae- 
dicta  ac  compulsionibus  prasdictis 
praemissa  occasione  extunc  faci- 
endis  desistentes,  se  de  praedicta 
terra  de  Fourneys  sive  de  aliqui- 
bus  officiis  inibi  exercendis  nul- 
latenus  intromitterent,  contra 
tenorem  chartarum,literarum,  et 


"  allocationis  praedictarum,  et  quod 
"  districtiones  et  attachiamenta 
"  per  ipsos  super  homines  praedictos 
"  sic  facta  sine  dilatione  relaxari 
"  facerent,  vel  causam  Regisignifi- 
"  carent  quare  mandate  suo  alias 
"  inde  sibi  directo  parere  noluer- 
"  unt  vel  non  debuerunt,  seu  quod 
"  essent  coram  ipso  Rege  in  Octabis 
"  Sanctae  Trinitatis  anno  regni  sui 
"  quinto-decimo  ubicunque  tunc 
"  esset  in  Anglia,  ostensuri  quare 
"  mandatis  Regis  praedictis  totiens 
"  sibi  inde  directis  parere  contemp- 
"  serunt,  et  quod  breve  Regis  sibi 
"  inde  directum  tunc  haberent 
"  ibidem,  lidemEdmundus,  Roger- 
"  us,  et  Rogerus,  spretis  mandatis 
"  Regis  praedictis,  ab  hujusmodi 
"  districtionibus,  summonitionibus, 
"  et  attachiamentis  in  terra  prae- 
"  dicta,  ac  compulsionibus  praedictis 
"  praemissa  occasione  faciendis 
"  desistere,  vel  saltem  causam 
"  quare  id  facere  noluerunt  vel  non 
"  debuerunt  Regi  significare,  seu 
"  coram  ipso  Rege  ad  diem  ilium 
"  venire,  aut  breve  Regis  sibi  inde 
"  directum  retornare,non  curarunt, 
"  in  Regis  ac  mandatorum  suorum 
"  prsedictorum  contemptum  mani- 
"  festum,  ct  praedicti  Abbatis  dam- 
"  num  non  modicum." 

The  declaration  was  in  accord- 
ance with  the  writ,  the  names  of  the 
persons  who  had  been  distrained 
&c.,  (including  that  of  Roger  de 
Burghe)  being  mentioned. 

1  The  marginal  note,  except  the 
word  Trespas,  is  from  25,184  alone. 


A.D.  1343. 

icy  qen 

Replegiari. 
Ideo  il 
plederent 
nient  cou- 
pable,  et 
lautre 
justifia 
cum 
baillif. 
Avoit  eide 
de  son 
meistre, 

&C.1 


216  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  37. 


A.D.  1343.  that  none  of  the  land  of  F.  is  in  any  vill,  or  that  part 
is  in  a  vill,  and  not  the  whole ;  and  therefore  let  him 
hold  to  one  certain  issue.  Besides,  it  is  for  the  plain- 
tiff to  aver  his  writ  in  the  affirmative,  as  his  writ 
supposes. — Grene,  ad  idem.  He  must  say  that  the 
place  where  the  trespass  was  effected  is  out  of  any 
vill,  and  maintain  his  writ  for  that  special  cause. — 
Stonore.  Ought  not  his  writ  to  be  in  accordance  with 
the  King's  charter  upon  which  he  claims  the  franchise? 
And  in  the  charter  there  is  no  vill  named. — Mouhray. 
We  tell  you  that  the  place  in  which  the  distress  was 
made  is  in  Ulverston  ;  judgment  of  the  writ. — And 
the  two  sub-bailiffs  held  to  that  plea  in  abatement  of 
the  writ. — And,  for  Edmund,  Mouhray  said  that  the 
person  who  is  Bailiff'  of  Lonsdale  ought  to  present  that 
article  to  the  County  Court,  and  process  shall  be  made 
out  of  the  County  Court,  and  such  has  been  the  custom 
from  time  whereof  there  is  no  memorv.  And  we  tell 
you  as  to  A.  and  B.,  whom  he  supposes  to  have  been 
distrained,  that  each  of  them  drew  blood  from  the 
other,  wherefore  Edmund,  as  Bailiff,  presented  this  to 
the  County  Court,  and  afterwards  a  precept  issued  to 
Edmund  to  distrain  them  to  answer  as  to  this  tresjDass, 
and  so  he  made  that  distress  upon  them  by  warrant, 
and  not  to  cause  them  to  present  the  article  of  blood- 
shed to  the  County  Court,  as  you  surmise  against  us  ; 
judgment  whether  you  can  assign  tort  in  our  person. 
— Thorpe.     As  to  those  who  have  pleaded  in  abatement 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  217 

No.  37. 

entents :    on   pur   ceo   qe   rien   de    la    terre   de   F.   est  ^•^- 1^^^- 
en  ville,   ou   pur   ceo  qe   partie   est   en  ville,   et  noun 
pas   tut;    et   pur  ceo   se  teigne  a  asqun  certein  issue. 
Ovesqe    ceo,     al    pleintif    est    daverer    son    bref    par 
affirmatif    com    son    bref     suppose. — Grene,    ad    idem. 
II   luy   covient   dire   qe   le   lieu    ou    le   trespas   se   fist 
est   hors   de   ville,   et   par    cele    cause    especial    mein- 
tener    le    bref. — Ston.      Ne    deit    son   bref    acorder   a 
la   chartre   le   Roi   sur   quel   il   cleyme   la   fraunchise? 
Et   en   la   chartre   nest    nuUe   ville    nomee. — Mouhray. 
Nous   vous    dioms    qe    le    lieu    ou    la    destresse   fust^ 
fait   est   en  ^   Ulverstone  ;    jugement   du   bref. — Et   sur 
ceo    plee    al     abatement     du     bref     se    tiendrent    les 
deux   south-baillifs.^ — Et,    pur    Edmond,    Mouhray   dit 
qe    cely   qest    baillif    de    Lonesdale    deit    presenter    a 
Counte   eel   article,*  et  hors  de  Counte  proces   se  fra, 
et  ^    issint    ad    este    use    de    temps    dount   memoire  ^ 
nest.     Et  vous   dioms   qe   A.  et  B.,   queux   il   suppose 
estre  destreintz,  chescun  treit  saunk  dautre,  par  quel' 
Edmond,   come   baillif,   le   presenta  a  Counte,   et  puis 
issit   precepte   a   E.    de   les    destreindre    a   respoundre 
de    eel    trespas,    et    issi    par   garraunt    fist   il   eel   de- 
stresse   sur    eux,    et    noun    pas  ^    a   presenter   lartiele 
de   saunk    espaundu    a    Counte    com   vous    nous   sur- 
mettez ;   jugement   si   tort   en   nostre    persone   puissez 
assigner.^ — Thorpe.    Quant  a  ces  qount  plede  al  abate- 


1  fust  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

2  en  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

3  The  plea  of  the  sub-bailijBfs  was, 
according  to  the  roll,  "  Rogerus  et 
"  Eogerus  dicunt  quod,  ubi  prse- 
•'  dictus  Abbas  supponit  prsedictam 
"  trangressionem  fieri  in  Fourneys, 
"  et  non  determinat  in  qua  villa, 
"  &c.,  praedictus  locus  in  quo 
"  prsedicta  districtio  facta  fuit 
"  est  in  villa  de  Ulverestone, 
"  et  sic  breve  suum  concepisse 
"  potuit  in   villa  de  Ulverestone, 


"  unde  petunt  judicium  de  brevi 
"  quod  concipitur  extra  quam- 
"  cunque  villam,"  &c. 

*  article  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

^  et  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

fi  Harl.,  memorie. 

■^  quel  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

8  pas  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

9  The  plea  of  Edmund  de  Neville, 
the  bailiff,  was,  according  to  the 
roll,  "  quod  nulla  prohibitio  ei 
"  inde  venit,  nee  unquam  ei  liberata 
"  fuit,   prout  praedietus   Abbas    ei 


218  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   37. 


A.D.  1343.  of  the  writ,  who  are  only  sub-baihffs  of  Edmund,  who 
has  avowed  the  act,  we  pray  to  be  discharged,  because 
in  a  Replevin  brought  against  several,  if  some  plead 
in  abatement  of  the  writ,  and  others  avow  for  them- 
selves and  those  who  have  pleaded  in  abatement  of 
the  writ,  I  have  no  need  at  all  to  plead  to  those  who 
pleaded  in  abatement  of  my  writ,  but  by  law  I  shall 
be    discharged    in    respect    of    their   plea.      So    in    the 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


219 


No.  37. 

ment  dn  bref,  qe  sount  forsqe  south-baillifs  Edmond,  -^•^'  l-^^- 
qad  avowe  le  fait,  nous  prioms  estre  descharge,  qar 
en  Replegiari  porte  vers  plusours,  si  asquns  pledent 
al  abatement  du  bref,  et  autres  avowent  pur  eux  et 
les  autres  qount  plede  al  abatement  du  bref,  ja  ney  jeo 
mester  de  pleder  a  ces  qe  plederent  al  abatement  de 
mon^  bref,  mes  par  ley  jeo   serray  descharge   de   lour 


imponit.  Et  hoc  paratus  est 
verificare,  unde  petit  judicium, 
&c.  Et  ubi  prsedictus  Abbas  in 
brevi  suo  prasdicto  supponit  ipsum 
habere  Turnum  Vicecomitis  infra 
terram  suam  de  Fourneys,  ad 
quern  Turnum  articulus  de  san- 
guinis effusione  per  ballivos  suos 
proprios,   et  non   per  alios,  nee 

'  alibi,  de  hominibus  de  Fourneys 
praBsentari  debet,  et  ad  quern 
Turnum  attachiamenta  et  dis- 
trictiones  pro  sanguinis  effusione 
sunt  spectantia,  Idem  Edmundus, 

•  protestando  quod  ipse  non  cog- 
noscit  praefatum  Abbatem  habere 
tales  libertates  quales  ipse  supe- 
rius  asserit,  dicit  quod  terras  de 
Fourneys  sunt  infra  Wapentach- 
ium  de  Lonesdale,  quod  est  in 
feodo  unde  ipse  Edmundus  est 
ballivus  et  quam  ballivam  ipse 
habet  tanquam  pertinentem  ad 
manerium  suum  de  Kellet,  quod 
quidem  manerium,  et  praedictam 
ballivam  ipse  tenet  ad  terminum 
vitae  suae,  ex  dimissione  Koberti 
filiiEoberti  de  Holande,  ad  quem 
reversio  inde  post  mortem  ipsius 
Edmundi  spectat.  Et  dicit  quod 
articulus  de  sanguinis  effusione 
infra  ballivam  praedictam  acci- 
dens  praesentari  debet  ad  Comita- 
tum  tentum  coram  Vicecomite 
ejusdem  Comitatus  per  ballivum 
Wapentachii    preedicti    vel    ejus 


'  ministros,    et    in    forma    ilia   a 

■  tempore  quo  non  extat  memoria 

■  articulus  ille  extitit  prassentatus  ; 
'  et  quia  praedicti  Rogerus  et  alii 

•  adinvicem  pugnarunt  et  san- 
guinem  inter  se  hinc  inde  tract- 

'  averunt  apud  Ulverestone  die 
Sancti  Michaelis  Archangeli  anno 

■  regni  domini  Eegis  nunc  quarto- 
decimo,  ipse  Edmundus  prassen- 
tavit  articulum  prasdictum  de 
sanguinis  effusione  super  dictos 
Eogerum  et  alios  ad  praedictum 
Comitatum     coram    Vicecomite 

•  tentum.  Et  quia  iidem  Rogerus 
de  Burghe  et  alii  postmodum  non 
venerunt  ad  Comitatum  coram 
Vicecomite,  ad  respondendum  ad 
praesentationem  prasdictam,  prout 
eis  per  mandatum  Vicecomitis 
praeceptum  fuit,  ipse  Edmundus, 
ut  ballivus,  &c.,  per  praeceptum 
Vicecomitis  ei  inde  factum  dis- 
trinxit  praefatos  Rogerum  de 
Burghe  et  alios,  videlicet  quem- 
libet  eorum  per  unum  affrum, 
essendi  coram  praef  a  to  Vicecomite 
ad  Comitatum,  &c.,  ad  respon- 
dendum de  articulo  praedicto  super 
eos  superius  praesentato,  unde 
petit  judicium  si  praedictus  Abbas 
ratione  districtionis  praedictae  in 
forma  praedicta  factae,  actionem 
transgressionis  versus  eum  habere 
debeat,"  &c. 

1  25,184,  du,  instead  of  de  mon. 


220  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.   37. 

A.D.  1343.  matter  before  us. — Mouhray.  This  is  a  writ  of  Trespass 
on  which  each  one  answers  for  himself,  and  no  one 
can  answer  for  another ;  wherefore  we  shall  have  the 
plea. — Shardelowe.  You  can  have  any  plea,  as,  for 
instance.  Not  Guilty ;  and  so  you  can  in  Eeplevin, 
even  though  the  avowry  may  have  been  made  by  one 
for  another,  as  possibly  to  deny  the  taking ;  and  as 
to  the  sub-bailiffs  the}^  are  abiding  judgment  whether 
they  can  plead  in  abatement  of  the  writ. — Stonore. 
It  would  be  strange  if  you  were  admitted  to  plead  in 
abatement  of  the  writ. — Thorpe.  As  to  Edmund,  his 
answer  amounts  only  to  a  traverse  of  that  which  we 
have  surmised  against  him — that  he  distrained  our 
tenants,  as  above  ;  ready,  &c.,  that  he  did. — Mouhray. 
I  have  acknowledged  the  distress  in  a  particular 
manner;  wherefore  you  shall  not  have  a  general  aver- 
ment. And  my  plea  must  be  entered  in  order  to  save 
my  answer  another  time,  for  otherwise  the  Court  would 
hold  it  not  denied  by  me  that  you  had  such  a  franchise. 
— Tliorpe.  You  have  acknowledged  that  you  entered 
our  liberty,  and  that  is  expressly  contrary  to  the  point 
of  our  franchise ;  and  we  tell  you  that  before  the  time 
of  King  Henry  there  never  was  a  Sheriff's  Turn  in 
the  County  of  Lancaster,  so  that  the  articles  of  the 
Turn  were  previously  presented  in  the  County  Court, 
and  King  Henry  first  caused  a  Turn  to  exist,  and  after 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


221 


No.  37. 

plee.  Sic  in  proposito} — Mouhray.  Cest  un  bref  de  ^^- 1343. 
Trespas  ou  chescun  respound  a  per  luy,  et  nul  poet 
respoundre  pur  autre ;  par  quei  nous  ^  averoms  le 
plee. — ScHARD.  Asqun  plee  ^  poietz  vous  aver  com 
de  rien  coupable ;  auxi  purrez  vous  en  Replegiari, 
tut  fust  lavowere  fait  par  un  pur  un  autre,  a  dedire* 
par  cas  la  prise ;  et  quant  a  eux  sount  en  jugement 
sils  pount  pleder  al  abatement  du  bref.^ — Ston.  II 
serreit  merveille  si  vous  fuissez  resceu  de  pleder  al 
abatement  du  bref. — Tliorpe.  Quant  a  Edmond,^  son 
respouns  namonf^  forsqe  a  travers  de  ceo  qe  nous  luy 
avoms  surmys,  qil  destreigni^  nos  tenaunts,  ut  supra; 
prest,  &c.,  qe  si.^ — Mouhray.  Jay^^  conu  la  destresse 
par  manere ;  par  quei  vous  naverez  pas  averement 
general.  Et  il  covient  qe  mon  plee  soit  entre  pur 
sauver  autrefoith  mon  respouns,  qar  autrement  Court 
tendreit  a  nient  dedit  de  moy  qe  vous  eussez  tiel 
fraunchise. — Thorpe.  Yous  avez  conu  qe  vous  en- 
trastes  nostre  fraunchise,  quele  chose  est  expresse- 
ment  ^^  countre  point  de  nostre  fraunchise ;  et  vous 
dioms  qe  devant  temps  le  Koi  Henre  unqes  ne  fut 
Tourn  de  Vicounte  en  le  Counte  de  Launcastre,  issi 
qe  devant  les  articles  de  Tourn  furent  presentes  en 
Counte,  et   le   Eoi   Henre  fist  primes  Tourn   estre,   et 


1  The  replication  to  the  plea  of 
the  sub-bailiffs  was,  according  to 
the  roll,  "  ipsi  sunt  sub-ballivi 
'•'  prsedicti  Edmundi  Wapentachii 
"  praedicti,  qui  quidem  Edmundus 
"  nihil  superius  placitavit  in  cassa- 
"  tionem  brevis  supradicti,  sed 
"  idem  breve  per  placitum  suum 
"  praedictum  omnino  affirmavit,  et 
"  factum  quod  idem  Abbas  ei 
"  imponit  per  se  et  ministros  suos 
"  fieri  advocavit,  per  quod  in  ore 
*'  ipsorum  sub-ballivorum  ejusdem 
"  Edmundi  non  jacet  aliquod 
"  placitum    ad    cassandum    breve 


"  suum    praedictum.     Et    si,    &c., 
"  paratus  est,"  &g. 
^  nous  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

3  plee  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

4  C,  dire. 

5  The  case  ends  here  in  C,  in 
which  MS.  there  are  no  more  re- 
ports of  this  Term. 

^  The  words  a  Edmond  are  from 
Harl.  alone. 
"?  Harl.,  navoit. 
^  Harl.,  destreigni  pas. 

9  Harl.,  cy. 

10  Jay  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

11  25,  184,  pressement. 


222  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.  37. 
A.D.  1343.  ^jjg^^  time  they  were  in  it  as  of  common  right.  Therefore 
the  presentments  of  that  article  have  been  made  to 
the  Turn,  which  Turn  we  have,  as  we  have  shown, 
and  we  demand  judgment,  and  pray  our  damages. — 
Mouhray.     Judgment  of  j'our  writ,  because  it  supposes 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


223 


No.  37. 

puis  ^  ceo  temps  en  cea  com  comune  ^  dreit.     Donqes  ^^  ^^^^• 
les    presentements    de    eel    article    ount    este    fait    a 
Tourn,   quel    Tourn    nous    avoms,    com    nous    avoms 
moustre,    et    demandoms     jugement,    et    prioms     nos 
damages.^ — Mouhray.     Jugement    de    vostre    bref,    qar 


1  Harl.,  pur. 

2  comune  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

3  The  replication  to  the  plea  of 
the  bailiff  was,  according  to  the  roll, 
"  Quoad  hoc  quod  idem  Edmundus 
"  protestationem  fecit  ipsum  non 
"  cognoscere  prasfatum  Abbatem 
"  habere  tales  libertates  quales 
"  idem  Abbas  superius  per  breve 
"  suum  supponit,  dicit  quod  idem 
"  Edmundus  non  dedicit  ipsum 
"  habere  libertates  illas,  nee  dedici 
'■  possunt  ex  quo  eaedem  libertates 
"  sibi  et  Conventui  suo  etsuccesso- 
"  ribus  suis  concessse  fuerunt  et 
"  allocatae  in  forma  praBdicta  per 
"  chartas  et  allocationes  praedictas 
"  et  quae  sunt  de  recordo,  &c.  Et 
"  praedictus  Edmundus  expresse 
"  cognovit  quod  ipse  intravit  prae- 
"  dictas  terras  praefati  Abbatis  in 
"  Fourneys  ibidem  attachiamenta 
"  et  districtiones  faciendo,  contra 
"  chartas,  et  allocationes,  et  pro- 
"  hibitiones  domini  Eegis  supra- 
'•  dictas,  unde  petit  judicium,  &c. 
"  Et  quoad  hoc  quod  idem  Edmund- 
"  us  supponit  ipsum  fore  ballivum 
"  Wapentachii  de  Lonesdale  in 
"  feodo,  Ac,  idem  Abbas  non 
"  cognoscit  quod  idem  Edmundus 
"  est  ballivus  Wapentachii  pras- 
"  dicti  in  feodo,  nee  quod  terrse  de 
"  Fourneys  sunt  infra  ballivam 
"  praedictam.  Sed  quoad  hoc  quod 
"  idem  Edmundus  supponit  quod 
"  praedictus  articulus  de  sanguinis 
"  effusione  prsesentari  debet  in 
"  Comitatu  coram  Vicecomite,  Ac, 
"  per  ballivos  Wapentachii    prae- 


dicti,  aut  per  ministros  suos,  et 
sic  praesentatus  extitit  a  tempore 
quo  non  extat  memoria.  Idem 
Abbas  dicit  quod  tempore  domini 
Henrici  Regis  proavi  domini 
Regis  nunc,  circiter  annum  trice- 
simum  primum,  incepit  Turnus 
Vicecomitis  in  Comitatu  prasdicto 
teneri  per  Hundred  a  et  Wapen- 
tachia  in  Comitatu  praedicto,  ante 
quod  tempus  nuUus  Turnus  Vice- 
comitis tentus  fuit  in  eodem 
Comitatu,  quo  tempore  articulus 
de  sanguinis  effusione  praesenta- 
tus fuit  in  eodem  Comitatu 
secundum  legem  communem.  Et 
post  mortem  ejusdem  Henrici 
Regis  tempore  E.  Regis  avi,  &c., 
coram  Hugone  de  Cressingham 
et  sociis  suis  Justiciariis  ipsius 
Regis  avi,  &c.,  Itinerantibus, 
apud  Lancastriam  Turnus  ille 
adjudicatus  fuit  ipso  domino  Regi 
tenendus  infra  terram  de  Four- 
neys per  Coronatores  ipsius  Regis 
et  ballivos  ipsius  Abbatis,  etidem 
Rex  de  Turno  illo  in  forma  prae- 
dicta  seisitus  fuit  quo  tempore 
'  articulus  ille  de  sanguinis  effusi- 
one praesentatus  fuit  ad  Turnum 

•  Vicecomitis  modo  supradicto,  qui 
■  quidem     Edwardus     Rex,     &c., 

•  Turnum  prasdictum  concessit  Ed- 

•  mundo  fratri  suo,  tenendum  sibi 
'  et  heredibus  suis  in  perpetuum, 
'  quo  tempore  articulus  ille  de 
'  sanguinis  effusione  prssentatus 
'  fuit  ad  Turnum  Vicecomitis  in 
'  forma  supradicta.  Et  de  ipso 
'  Edmundo  descendit  Turnus  prse- 


224  MICHAELMAS  ter:\i 


No.  37. 


A.D.  1343.  you  to  have  the  presentment  of  that  article  appendant 
to  your  Turn,  and,  according  to  your  own  statement, 
it  could  not  be  appendant  to  a  Turn  which  commenced 
since  the  time  of  memory,  for  appendancy  can  only  be 
from  all  time. — Thorpe.  Then  is  it  the  fact  that  it  is 
since  the  time  of  King  Henry  that  the  practice  has 
commenced  of  presenting  this  in  the  Turn  ? — Mouhray. 
That  this  article  from  all  time,  as  well  before  the  time 
of  Iving  Henry  as  since,  has  been  presented  to  the 
County  Court,  and  not  to  the  Turn,  as  you  have  said, 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


225 


No.  37. 

vous     suppose    daver .  le    presentement    de   eel   article  ^'^'  ^^^^• 

appendaunt  a  vostre  Tourn,   et,  de  vostre  dit  demene, 

ceo  ne   put  estre  appendaunt  al  Touni  qe  commencea 

puis    temps    de    memoire,^    car    appendaunce    ne   put 

estre   forsqe    de    tut    temps. — Thorpe.      Donqes   est   il 

issi   qe   puis    le^    temps    le    Roi    Henre   [qe   puis   fut 

eomence  qe  ceo  ad  este  presente  en  Tourn  ? — jMouhvajj. 

Qe  cele  article  de  tut  temps, '  si  avant  avant  le  temps 

le  Roi  Henre] '^  come  puis,  ad  este  presente  a  Counte 

et  noun  pas  a  Tourn,  come  vous  avez  dit,  prest,  &c.^ 


dictus  Thomoe  ut  filio  et  herecli, 
tempore  cujus  prasdictus  articulus 
de  sanguinis  elfusione  proesenta- 
tus  fuit  ad  Turnum  Vicecomitis 
modo  supradicto.  Et  de  ipso 
Thoma,  quia  obiit  sine  heiede  de 
se,  descendit  Turnus  praedictus 
cuidam  Henrico  ut  fratri  et 
heredi,  tempore  cujus  preefatus 
articulus  praesentatus  fuit  ad 
Turnum  Vicecomitis  in  forma 
praenotata,  Qui  quidem  Henricus 
postmodum  Turnum  Vicecomitis 
prasdictum  in  terris  de  Fourneys 
cum  pertinentiis,  licentia  domini 
Regis  super  hoc  obtenta,  dedit  et 
concessit  ipsi  Abbati  tenendum 
per  ballivos  et  ministros  suos, 
sibi  et  successoribus  suis  in  per- 
petuum,  cum  omnibus  proficius 
inde  provenientibus,  per  quod 
donum  idem  Abbas  Turnum  prae- 
dictum  tenuit  in  terris  suis 
praedictis,  ad  quem  Turnum 
articulus  de  sanguinis  effusione 
praesentatus  fuit,  et  idem  Abbas 
commodum  inde  percepit  quous- 
que  praedictus  Edmundus  et  alii 
praedictas  compulsiones  in  prae- 
■  dictis  terris  fecerunt.  Et  hoc 
'  paratus  est  verificare,  unde  petit 
'  judicium,"  &c. 
^  Harl.,  memorie. 

18141 


'^  le  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

3  The  words  between  brackets 
are  from  Harl.  alone. 

^  The  bailiff's  rejoinder  was, 
according  to  the  roll,  "quod  prae- 
"  dictus  articulus  de  sanguinis 
"  effusione  a  tempore  quo  non  extat 
"  memoria  praesentatus  extitit  per 
'*  ballivum  wapentachii  de  Lones- 
"  dale,  qui  pro  tempore  fuerit, 
"  coram  Vicecomite  in  Comitatu 
"  suo,  et  non  in  Turno  Vicecomitis 
"  in  forma  qua  praedictus  Abbas 
"  superius  asserit.  Et  hoc  paratus 
"  est  verificare,"  etc. 

This  is  followed  by  the  aid- 
prayer  : — "  quam  quidem  verifica- 
"  tionem  ipse  Edmundus  sine  prae- 
"  fato  lloberto  filio  Roberti  de 
"  Holand,  ad  quem  reversio  ballivae 
"  praedictse  post  mortem  ipsius 
"  Edmundi  spectat,  expectare  non 
"  potest.  Et  petit  auxilium  de 
"  ipso  Roberto  filio  Roberti.  Ideo 
"  ipse  summoneatur  quod  sit  hie  a 
"  die  Sancti  Hillarii  in  xv  dies  ad 
"  respondendum  simul,"  &c.. 

The  prayee  in  aid  failed  to  appear, 
the  bailiff  had  therefore  to  answer 
without  him,  and  the  Venire  was 
awarded  on  the  averment  which  he 
had  tendered.  Several  adjourn- 
ments follow,  but  nothing  further. 


226  :\ricHAELMAS  term 

Nos.  38,  39. 

A.D.  1343.  ready,  &c. — Thorpe.  Presented  to  the  Turn,  as  we 
have  said ;  ready,  &c. — And  the  other  side  said  the 
contrary. — Mouhraij.  This  issue  affects  the  right,  and 
we  have  only  a  term  for  hfe  in  the  office  of  BaiUff  by 
lease  from  R.  Holand,  and  we  pray  aid  of  him. — And 
he  has  it. 

Scire  (38.)    §    Scire   facias    on    a    recovery    on    a    writ    of 

have  exe-  Annuity  brought  by  an  Abbot  against  a  Dean  by  a 
cutionof  a  judgment  given  against  the  Dean's  predecessor;  and 
which  was  the  Dean  came,  and  showed  that  he  held  the  deanery 
given  ]jj  the  King's  collation,  and  that  he  found  the  deanery 
the  de-  discharged,  and  he  praj^ed  aid  by  the  King,  &c. — R. 
fendant's    Tliorpc.      You    ouftht   not    to    liave    aid,    because    your 

prede-  .  ^.  .  . 

cesser.  predecessor  had  aid  of  the  King  on  the  writ  of  Annuity, 
^^J^^^  and  the  King  gave  his  command  to  proceed,  &c.,  and 
the  King,  afterwards,  on  another  occasion,  his  command  to  pro- 
And  the  qqq^  ^0  judgment.  And,  since  he  had  aid  in  the 
cesser  principal  plea,  judgment  whether  you  ought  to  have  aid 
himself  g^g  to  this  execution.  Besides,  you  cannot  say  that  jow 
aid  on  the  found  the  deanery  discharged,  because  the  judgment 
first  writ,   ciiarged  it   in    fact    and   in   law. — Sharshulle.     He  is 

And  see.  ^ 

not  the  same  person  that  was  party  to  the  judgment, 
and  at  a  more  recent  time  the  King  might  have  matter 
which  would  discharge ;  and  therefore,  will  you  say 
anything  else  to  oust  him  from  the  aid  ? — And  he  had 
the  aid. 

Formedon       (39.)    §    Formedoii,  by  three  Praecipes,  in   respect  of 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  227 


Nos.  38,  39. 


— Thorpe.     Presente   a   Tourn,   come  nous  avoms  dit ;  ^•^'  1343. 
prest,    &Ci — Et    alii    e    contra. — Mouhray.      Cest    issue 
esfc^   en   droit,    et    nous    navoms    en    la  baillie   forsqe 
terme   de   vie   du   lees   E.  Holand,  et   prioms   eide   de 
'luy. — Et   hahet, 

(38.)  ^  §  Scire  facias   hors  ^  dun  recoverir  ^  sur  bref  'J^*!'^ 
Dannuite    porte    par    un    Abbe    vers    un    Dean    dunaaver  exe- 
jugement  .taille  vers  le  predecessour  le  Dean,   qe  vint  ^"^^^^ 
et    moustra    qil    tient    la  ^    deane    de    la    collacion   le  coverir  qe 
Roi,   et   qil    trova    la    deane    descharge,    et    pria   eide  f®?,  t^^^^ , 

1       _^    ,  .^  _^ ,  tciiiiSj  vers 

du   Koi,    &c. — R.    Thorpe.     Eide   ne   devez    aver,^   qar  son  prede- 
en    le    bref    Dannuite  vostre    predecessour    avoit   eide  ^f^^^^\\ 

.  .  ■»■  Jilt  avoit 

du   Roi,    et    le    Roi    comaunda    daler    avant,    &c.,    et  eide  du 
apres    autrefoith    comaunda    daler  ^    a    iuf^^ement.      Et  "^^^•.   -^^ 

J      .  .  .  .  .      .  .  auxi 

desicome   il   avoit  ^   eide^^   en   le   principal   plee,    juge- mesme 
ment   si   a   ceste   execucion    devez    eide   aver.     Ovesqe  ^our  avoit 
ceo,   vous    ne    poietz    pas    dire    qe   vous    trovastes   la  eide  en  le 
deane   descharge,    qar   le    jugement    le  ^^   chargea  ^^   en  ^Jg"^^^ 
fait   et   ley. — Schar.     II  nest   pas   mesme    la    persone  FAHde:^ 
qe   fut   partie    al    jugement,    et    de    puysne   temps   le  Ayde'de 
Roi  put  aver   chose   qe   deschargera ;    par   quel  voletz  ^o?/,  63.] 
autre   chose   dire   de   luy   oster  ^^  del  eide  ? — Et  hahuit 
auxilium}^ 

(39.)  ^^  §  Formedoun,   par    iij    Prcecipe,   de   rente. —  Descendre 


1  est  is  from  Harl.  alone.  |       ^^  25,184,  oustir. 

-  From  Karl.,  and  25,184.  ■       ^^  The  words  FA  hnhuit  <tnxiUum 


•^  The  marginal  note,  except  the 
words  Scire  facias,  is  from  25,184 
alone. 

^  hors  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

■''  25,184,  reconissaunce. 

6  25,184,  de. 

'  aver  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

s  daler  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

9  25,184,  navoit. 

^^  eide  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

11  25,184,  se. 

12  25,184,  chargera. 


are  from  Harl.  alone. 

1-^  From  Harl.,  and  25,184.  The 
record  seems  to  be  that  found 
among  the  Plarita  de  Banco,  Mich., 
17  Edw.  m.,  Ro  179  d.  It  there 
appears  that  an  action  of  Formedon 
in  the  dcocender  was  brought  by 
Alexander  de  Coleshulle,  the  elder, 
against  John  atte  Northdene,  the 
elder,  and  Nicholaa,  his  wife,  in 
respect  of  Gd,  of  rent,  against  John 
atte   Northdene   the    younger,    in 


228  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  39. 


A.D.  1343.  rent. — Gayncsford,  as  to  one  Pr(ecipe,  alleged  joint 
in  the  tenancy  of  the  land  out  of  which,  &c.,  and,  as  to 
iu  respect  another  Prcecipe,  said  that  the  demandant  was  himself 
of  rent.      seised   of   parcel   of   the   land;    iudf^jment   of   the   writ. 

where,  ni  .  '     j       o 

abatement  And,  as  to  the  third  Pnecipe,  he  alleged  non-tenure  of 
of  the  writ,  ^j^g  land  in  oeneral  terms. — PuJtcnci/.     As  to  the  ioint 

seisin  of  ^  1  1        •        1     '      1  1 

parcel  of  teiiaiicj  we  tell  you  that  he  is  the  taker  of  the  rent ; 
the  hind  judgment  whether  such  an  exception  lies  in  his  mouth. 
alleged  to  As  to  the  second  point,  that  we  are  ourselves  seised  of 
dem!mr  P'^^'^^^'  '^^•'  ^^^^^  treiiches  On  our  action  as  to  parcel, 
ant.  and  does  not   affect   the  writ.     And,  since  he  does  not 

hi  this^^^    answer  as  to  the  rest,    judgment ;  and  we  pray  seisin, 
plea  the     As  to  the  third  point,  he   alleges   non-tenure  of  some- 
action  as^^  thing  Other  than  that  which  is  in  demand  ;    judgment 
to  a  por-    whether   the    law  puts    me   to    answer.      And   he    said 
^°^*-^^^..-^^  further  that  his  demand  was  in  respect  of  rent  service, 
rent  ser-     — Gvcuc.     As   to    the    Prcecipc    touching  which   I  have 
And  after-  ^H^ged  that  the  demandant  is  himself  seised  of  parcel, 
wards  an    ray   plea   is   not   to   the   action    by   saying   that   he   is 
wiis  made,  l^iiiiself  seised  any  more  than  if  a  stranger  were  seised 
of  parcel ;    and,  though  I   do   not   give   him  [another] 
writ,  no  more  should  I  do  so  if  I  were  to  allege  non- 
tenure in  oreneral  terms,  and  vet  that  would  be  to  the 
writ. — Shaeshulle.     There  is   no   doubt   but   that  this 
is  to   the   action. —  Thorpe.     Suppose  that  he  is  seised 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


229 


No.  39. 

Gayn.,  a  un  Pnecipe,  alleggea  jointenaunce  de  la  terre 
dount,  &c.,  et,  a  un  autre  Praclpe,  dit  qe  le  de- 
mandant fut  mesme  seisi  de  parcelle  de  la  terre ; 
jugement  du  bref.  Et,  quant  al  tierce,  alleggea  general 
nountenure  de  la  terre. — Pulf.  Quant  a  la  jointen- 
aunce nous  vous  dioms  qil  est  pernour  de  la  rente ; 
jugement  si  tiel  excepcion  en  sa  bouche  gise.  Quant 
al  seconde,  qe  dit  qe  nous  mesmes  sumes  seisis  de 
parcelle,  &c.,  ceo  trenche  a  nostre  accion  de  la 
parcelle,  et  noun  pas  al  bref.  Et,  desicome  il  ne 
respound  pas  del  remenant,  jugement ;  et  prioms 
seisine.  Quant  al  tierce,  il  allegge  nountenure  dautre 
chose  qe  nest  en  demande ;  jugement  si  ley  moy 
mette  a  respoundre.  Et  il  dit  outre  qe  sa  demande 
fut  de  rente  service. — Grene.  Al  Pnecipe  qe  jay 
allegge  qe  le  demandant  mesme  est  seisi  de  parcelle, 
mon  plee  nest  pas  al  accion  plus  a  dire  qil  mesme 
est  seisi  qe  si  estraunge  fut  seisi  de  la  parcelle ; 
et,  tout  ne  doune  jeo  pas  bref  a  luy,  nient  plus  ne 
fra  jeo  si  jeo  alleggeasse  nountenure  general,  et 
tamen  ceo  serreit  au  bref. — Schar.  II  nest  pas  doute 
qe    ceo    nest    al    accion. — Thorpe.      Jeo    pose    qil    ne 


A.D.  1343. 

de  rente, 
ou  seisine 
de  parcelle 
de  la  terre 
fut  allegge 
en  la  de- 
mandante 
en  abate- 
ment du 
bref.     Et 
not  a 

Ijlacitum 
uto  placito 
al  accion 
pur  la 
porcion. 
Et  ce  fut 
rente  ser- 
vice.    Et 
puis  pax 
tractatur.^ 
[Fitz., 
Brief e, 
353.] 


respect  of  \2d.  of  rent,  and  against 
Alexander  de  Coleshulle,  the 
younger,  in  respect  of  lid.  of  rent, 
all  in  Hugendene  (Hughenden, 
Bucks)  alleged  to  have  been  given 
by  Alexander  son  of  Alexander  de 
Hamdene,  knight,  to  Henry  de 
Coleshulle  in  frank  marriage  with 
his  sister  Mabel,  whose  elder  son 
and  heir  the  demandant  was. 

The  plea  in  abatement  of  the 
writ  on  behalf  of  John  atte  North- 
dene,  the  elder,  and  his  wife,  was 
that  the  tenements  out  of  which 
the  rent  demanded  against  them 
issued  were  5|  acres  of  wood, 
whereof  they  held  4  acres  jointly 
with  Ma  ilda,  John's  mother. 


The  plea  in  abatement  of  the 
writ  on  behalf  of  John  atte  North- 
dene,  the  younger,  was  that  the 
tenements  out  of  which  the  rent 
demanded  against  him  was  sup- 
posed to  issue  were  20  acres  of 
wood,  whereof  John  atte  North- 
dene,  the  elder,  and  Nicholaa  his 
wife,  and  the  before-mentioned 
Matilda  held  8  acres. 

The  demandant  traversed  these 
pleas  in  his  replication,  and  issue 
was  joined  thereon. 

1  The  marginal  note  is  from 
25,184  i.lone,  that  in  Harl.  being 
Fourme  de  doun. 


230  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   89. 


A.D.  1343.  of  parcel  of  the  land  for  term  of  life  only,  so  that  the 
inheritance  of  the  rent  abides  with  him;  then  this 
plea  could  be  only  to  the  writ,  because  in  that  case 
the  rent  could  not  be  parcel,  since  the  possession  of 
the  demesne  is  lower  than  the  right  to  the  rent ; 
therefore,  if  there  were  no  other  possession  in  the  land 
than  a  term  for  life,  he  could  not  have  a  plea  to  the 
action  to  extinguish  the  parcel.  Consequently  he  will 
have  the  plea  to  the  writ. — Sharshulle.  It  is  not  law 
that  there  will  not  be  apportionment  for  the  time  as 
well  where  he  is  seised  for  term  of  life  as  where  he  is 
seised  of  the  fee. — Grene.  Suppose  in  case  of  land 
you  bring  a  writ  against  me ;  if  I  allege  that  since 
your  writ  was  purchased  3'ou  have  entered  upon  parcel, 
although  you  cannot  have  a  writ  against  yourself,  still 
it  is  a  plea  not  to  the  action,  but  to  the  abatement  of 
the  writ  in  its  entirety  ;  so  also  here.  Besides,  suppose 
I  would  not  answer  as  to  the  rest,  what  judgment 
would  you  give — one  as  to  parcel  or  one  as  to  the  whole 
of  the  rent  ? — Shardelowe.  Trj^  it :  for  understand 
clearly  that  we  hold  the  plea  to  be  to  the  action,  and 
therefore  discharge  yourself  as  to  the  portion,  if  you 
will ;  and  the  case  is  not  like  that  of  which  you  speak 
supposing  the  demandant  to  have  entered  after  the 
purchase  of  his  writ,  in  which  case  it  would  be  to  the 
abatement  of  the  writ  in  its  entirety ;  wherefore  answer. 
— Grene.  As  to  that  of  which  he  is  seised,  judgment 
whether  he  can  have  an  action ;  and,  as  to  the  rest, 
the  supposed  donor  did  not  give. — Pulteney  imparled. 


XVII.    EDWAllD    III. 


231 


No.  39. 

soit  seisi  de  la  parcelle  de  la  terre  forsqe  a  ^•^- 1^^^- 
terme  de  vie,  issi  qe  lenheritaunce  de  la  rente  luy 
demoert ;  donqes  ne  put  ceo  ^  estre  forsqe  au  bref , 
qar  en  eel  cas  la  rente  ne  serra  pas  parcelle,  quant 
la  possession  del  demene  est  plus  bas  qe  la  droit 
de  la  rente ;  par  quei,  sil  y  avoit  nulle  autre  pos- 
session en  la  terre  forsqe  a  terme  de  vie,  il  purra 
pas  aver  plee  al  accion  pur  esteindre  la  parcelle. 
Per  consequens  il  avera  le  plee  au  bref. — Schar.  Ceo 
nest  pas  ley  qil  ne  serra  apporcione  pur  le^  temps 
auxi  bien  ou  il  est  seisi  a  terme  de  vie  com  de 
fee. — Grene.  Jeo  pose  qen  cas  de  terre  vous  portez 
bref  vers  moy ;  si  jeo  allegge  qe^  puis  vostre  bref^ 
purchace  vous  estes  entre  en  parcelle,  tut  ne  poietz 
aver  bref  vers  vous  mesmes,  unqore  ceo  nest  pas  al 
accion,  mes^  al  ^  abatement  du  bref  tuf^;  auxi  bien 
icy.  Ovesqe  ceo,  jeo  pose  qe  jeo  ne  voudra  pas 
respoundre  del  remenant,  quel  jugement  durrez  vous, 
le  quel  de  parcelle  ou  de  tut  le  rente  ? — Schard. 
Assayez  ^ :  qar  entendetz  ^  bien  qe  nous  tenoms  le 
plee  al  accion,  et  pur  ceo  deschargez  vous  de  la 
porcion,  si  vous  voletz ;  et  ceo  nest  pas  semblable 
a  ceo  qe  vous  parlez  si  le  demandant  fut  entre 
puis  son  bref  purchace,  qe  ceo  ^^  serreit  al  ^  abate- 
ment de  tut  le  bref;  par  quei  responez. — Grene. 
Quant  a  ceo  dount  il  est  seisi,  jugement  si  accion 
put  il  aver ;  et  quant  al  remenant  il  ne  dona  pas. 
— Pult.   enparla.^^ 


1  ceo  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
■2  25,184,  del  instead  of  pur  le. 
3  qe  is  omitted  from  25,184, 
*  bref  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
s  mes  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
6  Harl.,  en. 

■^  Harl.,  pm-  le  bref,  instead  of  du 
bref  tut. 
8  Harl.,  Assaietz. 
^  25,184,  attendes. 
^0  ceo  is  from  Harl.  alone. 


11  The  plea  on  behalf  of  Alexander 
de  Coleshulle,  the  younger,  was 
"  quod  redditus  versus  eum  petitus 
"  non  est  nisi  duodecim  denaratae 
"  redditus  'tantum  ;  et  tenementa 
"  unde  supponit  redditum  pro- 
"  venire  sunt  decem  acrae  terras  et 
"  duae  acrsB  bosci ;  et  dicit  quod 
"  praedictus  Alexander  qui  nunc 
"  petit,  &c.,  tenet  octo  acras  et 
"  dimidiam  et  unam  rodam  terrae, 


232  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

Nos.  40,  41. 

A.D.  1343.  (40.)  §  A  husband  and  his  ^Yife  grant,  and  release, 
■^^"®-  and  quit  claim  as  much  as  they  have  of  the  right  of 
the  wife  for  the  life  of  the  wife  to  William,  &c. ;  and 
the  husband  and  the  wife  will  warrant  for  the  life  of 
the  wife ;  and  for  that  release  and  warranty  William 
grants  to  the  husband  and  his  wife,  for  the  life  of  the 
wife,  four  marks  per  annum  and  twenty-four  cart-loads 
of  billets  to  be  taken  from  the  same  tenements,  and 
that,  whenever  the  rent  and  the  billets  shall  be  in 
arrear,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  husband  and  his  wife, 
during  the  life  of  the  wife,  to  distrain,  and  that,  after 
the  death  of  the  wife,  the  rent  shall  cease.  And  this 
fine  was  admitted. 

Cessavit.  (41.)  §  The  Prior  of  Plympton  brought  a  Cessavit 
against  his  tenant,  who  pleaded  that  the  tenements 
were  open  to  distress,  &c.  It  was  found,  at  Nisi 
2)riHs,  that  they  were  not  so  open,  and  that  the  rent 
of  12(/.  was  in  arrear  for  two  years  before  the 
purchase  of  the  writ,  and  the  suit  of  court,  to 
wit,  to  come  twice  a  year,  &c.,  was  in  arrear 
for  one  year.  And,  in  the  Bench,  the  tenant 
appeared,    and    tendered    the    arrears    of  the  rent,  and 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


283 


Nos.  40,  41. 

(40.)  ^  §  Le  baroun  et  sa  femme  grauntount,  et^A.D.  1343. 
relessount,^  et  quiteclamount  quant  qils  ount  du  dreit  -^^'"^'• 
la  femme  pur  la  vie  la  femme  a  William,  &c.  ;  et^ 
le  baroun  et  la  femme  garraunterount  a^  la  vie  la 
femme;  et  pur  eel  relees  et  garrauntie  W.  graunte 
al  baroun  et  sa  femme,  pur  la  vie  la  femme,  iiij 
marcs  par  an  et  vynt  iiij  charettes  de  buche  a 
prendre  de  mesmes  les  tenements,  et  quele  houre 
qe  la  rente  et  buche  soient  arrere  qe  lise  al  baroun 
et  sa  femme  [pur  la  vie  la  femme]  ^  a  destreindre, 
et  apres  la  mort  la  femme  qe  la  rente  cesse.  Et 
cest  fyn   fut   resceu.^ 

(41.)'^    §    Le   Priour   de    Plymtone^    porta    Cessavit^  (^^ssavit. 
vers   son   tenant,   qe   pleda   overture,^^   &c.     Trove   fut  cessavit, 
qe   nient   overt  ^^    par    Nisi    prim,    et   qe   la   rente   de  ip ; 
xij  cl.    par    ij    aunz    avant  ^^    le    bref    purcliace,    et   la ' 
suyte,    saver,   a   venir    par    an    ij    foith,    &c.,   par   un 
an   fut   arrere.^^     Et   en   Baunk   le    tenaunt  ^^   vint,    et 
tendist  les  arrerages  de  la  rente,  et  damages. — Schar. 


"  unam  aeram  et  dimidiam  et 
"  unam  rodam  bosci  de  tenementis 
"  illis,  unde  petit  judicium  si  de 
"  parcella  redditus  praedicti  ad 
"  illam  quantitatem  tenemento- 
"  rum  unde  praedictus  Alexander 
"  petens,  &c.,  est  tenens  actionem 
"  versus  eum  habere  debeat.  Et 
"  quoad  residuum  ejusdem  reddi- 
"  tus,  &c.,  dicit  quod  praedictus 
"  Alexander  filius  Alexandri  non 
"  dedit  residuum  illud  sicut  prae- 
"  dictus  Alexander  per  breve  suum 
"  supponit." 

The  demandant  replied  "  quod 
"  sunt  ibi  quatuordecim  denaratae 
"  redditus,  sicut  ipse  per  breve  suum 
"  supponit,  et  quod  ipse  non  tenet 
"  aliqua  tenementa  unde  redditus 
"  ille  provenit."  Issue  was  joined 
on    this ;    and  the    award  of  the 


Venire,,  but  nothing  further  appears 
on  the  roll. 

1  From  Harl.,  and  25,184.  In 
the  latter  MS.  the  report  runs  on 
as  if  part  of  the  preceding  case. 

2  et  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
^  25,184,  lessent. 

*  Harl.,  pur. 

^  The   words    between    brackets 
are  from  Harl.  alone. 
^25,184,  arere. 

7  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 

8  25,184,  Plumtone. 
^  Harl.,  le  Cessavit. 

10  25,184,  coverture. 

11  There  is  an  erasure  in  25,184, 
and  the  word  is  indistinct. 

1-^  25,184,  devant. 
13  MSS.,  rent  arrere, 
1^  Harl.,  R. 


234  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.  42. 

A.D.  1343.  damages. — Sharshulle.  How  do  you  tender  ?  For, 
where  understand  clearl}'  that,  if  the  land  be  saved  by  tender, 
openness  ]iq  ^fn  never^  afterwards  be  able  to  avow  for  any 
was  ^  *  arrears  incurred  pre\^ously. — Pulteney,  He  tenders 
alleged,  three  shillings  for  the  rent  in  arrear  up  to  the  present 
reverse  time,  and  damages  according  to  your  discretion  ;  and 
was  found  ^g  ^q  \]^q  ^^[^  there  is  no  need  to  tender,  because 
prim,  and  Cessavit  does  not  lie  for  it. — Sharshulle.  In  God's 
that  the     name  !     Will  you  not  then   tender  for  the  suit  ?     And 

tenant  had  •        i    "     ^  •      t  t       n  •       • 

ceased  be  certam  that  Cessavit  does  lie  for  suit  m  arrear. — 
paying       rji^   ^|^^g    Shardelowe   and    the   Court    agreed. — Riche- 

rent  for  .  .    ,  ^ 

two  years,  muncle,  seeing  the  opinion  of  the  Court,  tendered  6(/. 
c^u/t^for  ^  for  two  non-appearances,  which  had  been  found  to  have 
one  year,  already  occurred,  and  damages  assessed  by  the  Court 
t^ndeid  ^^  ^^^' — Shardelowe.  "What  sccurity  will  you  find? — 
thearrears  Ricliemiuide.  We  have  other  land  in  the  same  vill, 
and^  upon  ^'^^icli  we  will  charge  there,  &c. — Hillary.  We  cannot 
compui-  know  that. — Richemunde.  Ask  the  demandant  as  to 
suitloiso  ^  ^^^^- — Hillary.  No,  because,  even  though  you  were 
because  both  agreed,  we  should  not  charge  other  land  with  the 
liesin\-e-  1'^^^,  siiice  the  demandant  is  a  person  in  Religion. — 
spect  Ricliemunde.  Eeady  to  give  security  as  the  Court  shall 
And^ob-  adjudge. — Sharshulle.  The  Court  adjudges  that  you 
serve,  on    hold  your  land  quit  by  reason  of   your  tender,  and  that 

account  of  i"     •  i"  <.  -,    '^  i  •     i        ^.i     i.     • 

the  y^^  ^^  1^  mercy  ;  and  for  security  we  adjudge  that,  m 

security,     case,    in    time    to    come,    it    may   be    decided,  in    this 

Court,    that   you   again   cease   for   two  years,   the  land 

shall  be  liable  as  to  the  rest,  so  that  you  do  not  again 

have  the  benefit  of  the  Statute^  by  tender,  &c. 

Eavish-  (42.)  §  Note  that  on  a  writ  of  Ravishment  of  Ward 

Ward.       they  were   at  a  traverse   on   the   ravishment.     It  was 


1  6  Edw.  I.  (Glouc),  c.  4. 


XVli.    EDWARD    III.  236 


No.  42. 


Goment  tendes  vous  ?     Car,  entendez  bien,  si  la  terre  A.D.  1343. 
soit    saufve^    par    tendre,   j amines    avowera    il    a.i^Yes  <^(^ssavit 
pur  nulles  arerages  encoruz   adevant. — Pidt.     II  tend^turefut 
ii\s.    pur    la    rente    arrere     tanqe    ore,     et    damages  ^l^egge,  et 

.  .  Is  r6V6rs 

solonc    vos    discrecions  ^ ;     et    quant    a    la     suyte    ne  trove  par 

bosoigne  pas  tendre,   car  de  ceo  ne  gist  pas  Cessavit.^  Nisipnus, 

— ScHAR.      De    par    Deux !      Donqes    ne    voilletz    pas  cesse  de  la 

tendre   pur   la   suyte  ?     Et   soiez   certein    qe    Cessavit  ^  ™^^  P^^" 

gist   pur    suyte    arrere. — Ad    quod    Schaed.    et    Curia  de  la  suyte 

consenserunt. — Richem.,  vidcns  oinnionem.  Curle,  tendist^  J  ^,^^' ^^V^ 

-^  entendi 

vj  d.   pur   deux   nounvenues   qe   lurent    troves   aderere,  les  arrer- 
et    damages    taxes    par    la    Court     a    \\d. — Schard.  ^^^f  ^®,^^ 

^  ^  "^  rente  et 

Quele     soerte    volez    trover? — Richem.      Nous     avoms  auxi  de  la 
autre    terre    en    mesme    la    ville,     quele  '^    la  '^    nous  ^V^^^  p^^' 

'       ••-  chas,  qar 

voloms   charger,    &c. — Hill.     Ceo  ne  poms  pas  saver,  de  ceo  bref 
— Richem.     Demandez  pur  ceo  del  demandant. — Hill.  ^|^*^  -^^ 
Nanyl,^     qar,     tut     fussez     vous     dun     assent,     novi'^  propter   . 
chargeroms  ^^   pas  ^^    autre    terre    de    la   rente,   qar   le  ^^^^JT^^' 
demandant   est   liomme   de  Keligioun. — Richem.     Prest 
a  faire  soerte  come  la  Court  agardera. — Schar.     La^^ 
Court   agarde    qe  vous   tiengnez  ^'^    quites   vostre   terre 
par   my   vostre  tendre,  et  soiez  en  la  mercye  ;    et   pur 
soerte    nous    agardoms    en    cas    qen    temps    a    venir 
soit   discus   en  ceste   Court  qe^"^  mes  cessetz,  kc,  par 
ij   aunz   qe  ^^   la   terre  soit  encoru  ^^  au  remenant,  issi 
qe   mes   neiez   benefice   destatut   par   tendre,    &c. 

(42.)  ^'^  §  Nota   qen   bref    de    Ravisement    de   Garde  Kavise- 
ils    furent    a    travers    sur    le    ravisement.     Trove    fut  Garde.i^ 


[Fitz., 

1  This    marginal    note   is   from  11  25,184,  qe.  Jugcment, 

25,184  alone.  1^  La  is  omitted  from  25,184.         HO.] 

13  Harl.,  tenetz. 

14  Harl.,  qi. 

15  25,184,  et. 

16  25,184,  coru. 
"  From  Harl.,  and  25,184,  until 


2  Harl.,  salve. 

3  Harl.,  tient. 

*  Harl.,  decressiouns. 
5  Harl.,  le  Cessavit. 
^  Harl.,  tendi. 


■^  quele  is  omitted  from  25,184.  otherwise  stated. 

^  la  is  omitted  from  Harl.  ,       is  The  words  de  Garde  are  from 

^  Harl.,  Nanille.  I  Harl.  alone. 

10  Harl.,  chargeoms. 


236  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   42. 


A.D.  1343.  found  that  the  infant  had  been  ravished  away,  and 
that  he  was  unmarried.  And  it  was  adjudged,  not- 
withstanding, that  the  plaintiff  should  recover  the  value 
of  the  marriage,  and  damages,  &c.,  and  that  the  de- 
fendant should  be  taken. 

Ravish-  §  Humphrey  de   Bassingbourne   brought  his  writ  of 

Wa"d°  Eavishment  of  Ward  against  Nicholas  le  Archere,  and 
they  pleaded  to  issue,  and  the  finding  was  for  the 
plaintiff.  And  the  Inquest  said  that  the  infant  was 
unmarried,  and  they  assessed  the  value  of  the  marriage 
at  ten  marks,  and  the  damages  for  the  trespass  at 
60s.,  whereupon  the  verdict  was  returned  into  the 
Bench. — Thereupon  B.  Thorpe  came  to  the  bar,  and 
showed  this  matter,  and  prayed,  for  the  plaintiff,  ten 
marks  as  for  the  marriage,  and  the  60s.  for  the  tres- 
pass.— Grene.  The  Statute^  which  gives  the  writ  of 
Eavishment  of  Ward  does  not  give  damages,  nor  the 
value  of  the  marriage,  except  in  case  the  infant  is 
married ;  wherefore,  since  in  this  case  it  is  found  that 
the  infant  is  unmarried,  it  seems  that  you  ought  not 
to  have  damages  nor  the  value  of  the  marriage,  but 
only  the  bod}'  of  the  infant. — Sharshulle.  This  is  a 
writ  of  Trespass,  and  in  every  writ  of  Trespass,  where 
the  plaintift''s  action  is  found,  he  will  recover 
damages;  wherefore,  though  the  Statute,  which  gives 
the  writ  of  Eavishment  in  this  case,  does  not  say 
expressly  that  the  plaintiff'  shall  recover  damages, 
nevertheless,  by  the  very  fact  that  it  gives  the  writ,  it 
does  by  intendment  give  damages  to  the  plaintiff  if 
the  action  be  in  accordance  with  the  truth,  because  it 
would  be  vain  to  have  such  a  writ  if  one  could  not  on 
the  same  writ  recover  damages. — Grenc.  The  writ 
serves   to   recover   the   body  of   the   infant   in  case  he 


1  20  Hen.  UI.  (Merton),  c.  G. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  237 


No.  42. 


lenfauiit    ravi,    et   qil    est    desmarie.      Et   agarde  fut,  ^•^'  1343. 
noil    obstante,    qe    le    pleintif    recoverast    la   value    de 
manage,    et   damages,    &c.,    et   le   defendant   pris. 

§  Umfrey  ^  de  Bassingbourne  ^  porta  son  briefe  de  Ravisse- 
Kavissement  de  Garde  vers  Nichole  le  Archere,  et  Q^^rcle.^ 
ils  plederent  a  issn,  lequel  fut  trove  pur  le  pleintif. 
Et  len quest  dit  qe  lenfant  fut  desmarie,  et  taxerent 
la  value  del  mariage  a  x  marcs,  et  les  damages  pur 
le  trespas  a  Ixs.,^  sur  quei  le  verdit  fut  retourne 
en  Baunk. — Sur  quei  R.  Thorpe  vient  al  barre,  et 
moustra  cest  chose,  et  pria  pur  le  pleintif  x  marcs 
auxi  come  pur  le  mariage,  et  les  Ixs.^  pur  le  tres- 
pas.— Grene.  Lestatut  qe  doune  briefe  de  Ravissement 
de  Garde  ne  doune  mye  damages,  ne  la  value  del 
mariage,  mes  en  cas  qe  lenfant  est  marie ;  pur  quei, 
depuis  qe  en  ceo  cas  trove  est  qe  lenfant  est  des- 
marie, il  semble  qe  vous  ne  devez  aver  damages, 
ne  la  value  del  mariage,  mes  soulement  le  corps 
lenfant. — Schar.  Ceo  est  un  briefe  de  Trespas,  et  en 
chescun  bref  de  Trespas,  la  ou  laccion  le  pleintif 
est  trove,  il  recovera  damages ;  par  quei,  depuis  qe 
lestatut  qe  doune  briefe  de  Ravissement  en  ceo  cas, 
coment  qe  lestatut  ne  parle  mye  expressement  qe  le 
pleintif  recovera  damages,  jalemeins^  eo  ipso  qil 
doune  le  bref  par  entente  cy^  doune  il  damages  al 
pleintif  si  saccion  soit  veritable,  car  il  serreit  en 
vein  daver  tiel  briefe  si  homme  sur  mesme  le  bref 
ne  recovera  pas  damages. — Grene.  Le  briefe  sert  a 
recoverir    le    corps    lenfant    en    cas   qil   fut   desmarie, 


1  This  report  of  the  case  is 
printed  by  itself  in  the  old  editions 
as  No  103.  No  MS.  of  it  has  been 
found,  and  there  is  no  reference 
to  it  in  Fitzherbert's  Abridgment. 
It  is,  however,  in  this  form,  seen  to 


Placita  de  Banco,  Mich.,  IG  Edw. 
III.,  Ro  303  d. 

2  Old  editions,  Wass. 

3  Old  editions,  xl.   The  correction 
is  in  accordance  with  the  record. 

*  Old  editions,  jademeins. 


be  a  continuation  of  Y.B.,  Mich.,  IG    i       ^  cy  is  omitted  from  the  edition 
Edw.  III.,  No.  35  (Bassingbourne    1  of  1679. 
V.  Archer),  the  record  of  which  is 


238  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   43. 


A.D.  1343.  should  be  unmarried,  and,  if  he  should  be  married,  to 
recover  the  value  of  the  marriage.  And,  Sir,  upon  a 
like  ^Yrit  at  York,  where  Elyn  was  plaintiff,  and  it  was 
found  that  the  infant  was  married,  she  could  recover 
only  the  value  of  the  marriage. 

Formedon  (43.)  §  Formedon  on  a  gift  made  to  T.  the  father. 
Descender.  ^'^^^  claiming  that  after  the  father's  death,  and  that  of 
W.,  his  son  and  heir,  &2.,  the  tenements  ought  to 
descend  to  K.  and  to  M.,  as  to  sisters  and  heirs. — 
Blayheston.  We  tell  you  (not  acknowledging  the  form 
of  the  gift)  that,  after  T.'s  death,  J.,  our  father,  who 
was  W.'s  elder,  entered  as  son  and  heir,  and  held,  and 
died  seised,  and  that  after  his  death  we  are  in  posses- 
sion, as  son  and  heir ;  judgment  whether  you  can 
demand  anything  against  us. — Pi.  Thorpe.  That  plea 
is  double  :  for  if  we  plead  to  estrange  your  person  by 
way  of  bastardy  of  blood,  you  will  rely  on  our  non- 
denial  of  the  possession ;  and  if  we  plead  to  the 
l^ossession  you  will  say  that  we  have  not  denied  privity; 
wherefore,  hold  to  one. — Sharshulle.  The  plea  is 
pursuant ;  and  when  he  pleads  as  to  the  right  on  the 
privity  of  blood,  the  possession  is  not  to  be  charged. — 
R.  Thorpe.  Then  we  tell  you  that  this  is  not  a  plea, 
unless  he  make  himself  more  privy  and  nearer  to  W., 
our  father,  who  was  seised,  because  this  writ  is  in  lieu 
of  a  Mort  d' Ancestor  at  common  law,  in  which  case  it 
would  be  necessary  to  speak  only  of  the  ancestor  who 
was  last  seised,  and  on  his  possession  whosoever  may 
be  nearest  to  him  will  have  an  action. — Hillary.  It 
is  not  so  in  a  case  of  Formedon,  because  from  that  it 
would  follow  that  you  would  recover  against  him,  and 
that  he  would  afterwards  recover  against  you  by  virtue 
of  the  same  form  of  gift,  which  could  not  be;  but  he 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


239 


No.  43. 

et,    sil   soit   marie,    a   recoverir   la  value   del   manage.  ^■^- 1^43. 
Et,    Sire,    en   tiel    brief e    a    Everwyke,     ou   Elyn    fiit 
pleintif,   et   trove   fut   qe   lenfant    fut   marie,    et   il   iie 
puit   recoverir   forsqe   la   value   del   mariage,    &c. 

(43.)  ^  §  Forme  de  doun  dun  doun^  fait  a  T.  pere,  ^^urme  de 
et  qe  apres  la  mort  le  pere,  et  W.,  fitz  et  heir,  &c.,  descendre  2 
a  K.  et  a  M.,  com  a  soers  et  heirs,  descendre  deit. 
— Blaik.  Nous  vous  dioms,  nient  conissaunt  la 
fourme,  qe^  apres  la  mort  T.,  J.,  nostre  pere,  eigne 
de  W.,  entra  come  fitz  et  heir,  [et  tient,  et  moruyst 
seisi,  apres  qi  mort  nous  sumes  einz,  com  fitz  et 
heir]^;  jugement  si  vers  nous  puissez*  rien  demander. 
— Pi.  Thorpe.  Ceo  plee  est  double :  qar  si  nous 
pledoms  en  estraungeaunt  vostre  persone  par  bas- 
tardie  du  saunk,  vous  relierez  sur  nostre  nient  dedit 
la  possession ;  et  si  nous  pledoms  a  la  possession, 
vous  ^  dirrez  qe  nous  avoms  pas  dedit  la  privete ; 
par  quel  tenez  al  un. — Schar.  Le  plee  est  pur- 
suaunt ;  et,  quant  il  plede  en  dreit  sur  la  privete 
du  saunk,  la  possession  nest  pas  a  charger. — R. 
Thorpe.  .  Donqes  vous  dioms  qe  ceo  nest  pas  plee, 
sil  ne  se  face  plus  prive  et  proschein  a  W.,  nostre 
pere,  qe  seisi  fut,  qar  cest  bref  est  en  lieu  de  Mort 
dauncestre  a  la  comune  ley,  en  quel  cas  il  ne*^ 
bosoignereit  pas  ^  parler  forsqe  del  auncestre  qe 
darrein  fut  seisi,  et  de  sa  possession  qi  qe  soit  plus 
proschein  a  luy  aver  a  accion. — Hill.  II  nest  pas 
issi  dun  Forme  de  doun,  qar  de  ceo  ensuereit  qe 
vous  recoverez^  vers^^  luy,  et  apres  il  recovera  vers 
vous    de    mesme    la    fourme,    qe   ne    put  estre ;    mes 


1  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 

2  The    marginal    note    is    from 
Harl.     In  25,184  it  is  Nota. 

3  The  words  dun  doun  are  omitted 
from  25,184. 

4  25,184,  et  qe. 

5  The   words    between    brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 


^  vous  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

7  25,184,  ne  le. 

8  pas  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

9  Harl.,  respoundretz. 

10  25,184,  devers. 


240  :\ricHAELMAS  ter:m 


No.  43. 


A.D.  1343,  '^'}2o  is  nearest  to  the  donee  shall  gain  the  inheritance 
without  having  regard  to  subsequent  possession,  or 
shall  retain  it  if  he  be  in  possession. — R.  Thorpe.  He 
shall  not  be  admitted  to  this  plea  to  make  us  a 
stranger,  ka.,  because  it  is  after  view,  and  so  he  has 
affirmed  the  descent,  and  his  plea  now  is  contrary  to 
that  which  he  has  previously  affirmed. — Gaiinesford. 
This  plea  is  to  the  action,  wherefore  we  shall  well  be 
admitted,  because  we  do  not  give  our  plea  to  the  de- 
scent. Besides,  if  we  were  a  stranger,  we  could  say, 
after  view,  that  one  who  was  omitted  in  the  descent 
had  enfeoffed  us,  or  released  his  right.  Why  shall 
we  not  have  the  same  advantage,  when  we  are  our- 
selves a  party,  of  saying  that  this  right  rests  in  us  ? 
— Thorpe.  Feoffment  or  release  of  an  ancestor  does 
not  extend  to  falsifying  the  descent,  as  this  plea  does ; 
and  you  shall  not  be  admitted  to  allege  bastardy  in 
us  now,  and  so  that  will  be  to  the  action. — Gaynesford. 
Cannot  the  tenant  in  a  writ  of  Aiel  say,  after  view. 
Not  the  next  heir  ? — Grene.  After  view  you  can  plead 
in  bar  the  warranty  of  any  ancestor  who  has  been 
omitted  in  counting,  or  say  that  he  forfeited,  so  adding 
some  collateral  matter :  but  simply  to  allege  some 
contradictory  matter  which  would  disprove  the  descent 
that  was  previously  affirmed  you  shall  not  be  admitted. 
— And  Hillary  was  on  the  point  of  giving  judgment 
for  the  demandant,  but  Stonore  would  not  allow  it. — 
WiLLOUGHBY.  He  pleads  as  to  the  right  in  order  to 
bar,  and  not  as  to  the  descent. — Thorpe.  After  view 
on  a  writ  of  Right  will  the  tenant  be  admitted  to  join 
the  mise  on  the  release  of  my  ancestor  who  has  been 
omitted  in  the  descent  ?  as  meaning  to  say  that  he 
will  not. — -Stonore.     Will  vou  oust  him  from  his  land 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


No.   43. 


241 


celuy  qest  plus  proschein  au  done  serra  enherite  ^•^- 1^^^- 
saunz  aver  regarde  a  la  possession  puis,  ou  retendra 
sil  soit  en  possession. — R.  TJiorpe.  A  ceo  ^  plee  ne 
serra  il  resceu  de  nous  estraunger,  &c.,  qar  cest 
apres  la  vewe,  et  issi  ad  il  afferme  la  descente,  et 
son  plee  a  ore  est  a  contrarie  de  ceo  qe  devant  ad^ 
afferme. — Gaj/n.  Ceo  plee  est  al  accion,  par  quel 
nous  serroms  bien  resceu,  qar  nous  donoms  pas 
nostre  plee  a  la  descente.  Ovesqe  ceo,  si  nous  fuis- 
soms  estraunge,  nous  puissoms^  dire,  apres  la  vewe,^ 
qe  cely  qe  fut  entrelesse  en  la  descente  nous  avoit 
feffe,  ou  relesse  son  dreit.  Pur  quei  naveroms^  pas 
mesme^  lavauntage,  quant  nous  sumes  mesmes  partie, 
a  dire  qe  ceo  dreit  repose  en  nous  ? — Thorpe.  Feffe- 
ment  ou  relees  dauncestre  nest  pas  a  fauxer  la 
descente,  com  ceo  plee  est ;  et  bastardie  ne  serrez  "^ 
pas  resceu  dallegger  en  nous  a  ore,  et  si  serra  ceo 
al  accion. — Gai/n.  Ne  put  tenaunt  en  bref  Daiel, 
apres  la  vewe,  dire  nient  plus  proschein  heir  ? — 
Grene.  Apres  la  vewe  vous  avez  plee  en  barre  par 
garrauntie  dasqun  auncestre  qest  entrelesse  en 
countaunt,  ou  a  dire  qil  forfit,  issi  joinant^  asqun 
de  cost  ^ ;  mes  a  per  luy  a  ^°  contrarier  chose  qe 
desprovereit  la  descente  qe  devant  fut  afferme  naven- 
drez  vous^^  pas. — Et  ^^  Hill,  fut  en  point  daver 
rendu  jugement  pur  le  demandant,  sed  Ston.  noluit 
permittcre. — Wilby.  II  plede  en  dreit  pur  barrer,  et 
noun  pas  a  la  descente. — Thorpe.  Apres  vewe  en 
bref  de  Dreit  serra  le  tenant  resceu  de  joindre  la 
mise  sur  le  relees  mon  auncestre  qest  entrelesse  en 
la    descente?    quasi    diceret    non. — Ston.      Le    voillez 


1  25,184,  tiel. 

2  Harl.,  est. 

3  Had.,  purroms. 

^  The  words  la  vewe  are  omitted 
from  Harl. 
^  25,184,  nous  naveroms. 
^  mesme  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

18141 


■^  Harl.,  serreit. 

8  25,184,  yointera, 

9  Harl.,  a  ceo,  instead  of  de  cost. 

10  Harl.,  de. 

11  vous  is  omitted  from  Harl. 
1'^  Et  is  omitted  from  25,184. 


242  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.   44. 

A.D.  1343.  and  from  his  answer  because  he  has  demanded  view  ? 
— Thorpe.  If  it  appears  to  you  that  he  can  be  admitted 
to  this,  we  are  ready  to  answer. — Stonoee.     Yes,  that 

Bastardy,  fg  gQ^  certainly. — Thorpe.  We  tell  you  that  whereas 
he  says  that  his  father  entered  as  elder  son  and  heir, 
after  whose  death  he  is  in  possession,  we  tell  you  that 
his  father  was  born  before  the  marriage,  and  so  was 
a  bastard;  ready,  &c. — Blaykeston.  You  shall  not 
be  admitted  to  that,  because  his  father  entered  as 
son  and  heir,  and  held,  and  died  seised ;  judgment 
whether  you  shall  be  admitted  to  make  an  objection 
to  him  after  his  death. — They  were  adjourned. — Qiuere; 
for  it  seems  that  omission  to  make  any  objection  is 
not  a  plea  against  issue  in  tail,  unless  negligence  can 
be  surmised  in  the  issue,  to  the  effect  that  he  might 
in  his  own  time  have  made  the  objection,  and  did 
not. 

Debt.  (44.)    §    2^.   Thorpe   showed   how  on   a  writ   of   Debt 

on  an  obligation  which  was  denied  the  issue  had  been 
found  for  the  plaintiff,  and  it  was  adjudged  that  the 
plaintiff  should  recover,  &c.,  and  that  the  defendant 
should  be  taken  for  having  denied  his  deed.  And  now, 
said  Thorpe,  he  has  made  his  fine  to  the  King,  and  is 
on  the  point  of  being  liberated,  and  satisfaction  is  not 
yet  made  to  the  party,  and  therefore  we  pray  that  his 
body  remain  in  prison. — Stonore.  You  know  well  that 
when  a  plaintiff*  sues  execution  by  Elegit  or  Fieri 
facias,  the  defendant  can  then  by  law  make  a  fine;  and 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


243 


No.  44. 

vous  ouster  de  sa  terre  et  son  respouns  pur  ceo  qil  ^.D.  1343. 
ad  demande  la  vewe  ? — Thorpe.  Sil  vous  semble  qil 
avendra,  prest  a  respoundre. — Ston.  Oyl,  ceo  est^ 
certein.^ — Thorpe.^  Nous  vous  dioms  qe  la  ou  il  dit  qe  Bastarde.* 
son  pere  entra  com  fitz  et  heir  eigne,  apres  qi  mort 
il  est  einz,  nous  vous  dioms  qe  son  pere  nasquit^ 
avant  les  esposailles,  et  issi  bastarde ;  prest,  &c. — 
Blaik.  A  ceo  ne  serrez  resceu,  qar  son  pere  entra 
come  fitz  et  heir  ent,  et  tient,  et  morust  seisi ; 
jugement  si  a  reclamer  luy  apres  sa  mort  serrez 
resceu. — Adjornantur.^ — Queers  :  qar  semble  "^  qe  nient 
reclamer  nest  pas^  plee  countre  issue  en  taille,  si 
homme  ne  purra  surmettre  neggligence^  en  lissue 
qil   put   aver   en   son   temps   reclame,    et   ne   fist   pas. 

(44.)  ^^  §  R,  Tliorpe  moustra  coment  en  bref  de  Dette." 
Dette  sur  obligacion  dedit,  et  lissue  trove  pur  le 
pleintif,  fut  agarde  qe  le  pleintif  recoverast,  &c.,  et 
qe  le  defendant  pur  dedire  de  son  fait  fut  pris.  Et 
ore  ad  il  fait  sa  fyn  au  Koi,  et  est  en  point  destre 
deliverez,   et  gre  uncore  nest  pas  fait  a  la  partie,  par  % 

quei  nous  prioms  qe  son  corps  demoerge.^^ — Ston.^^ 
Vous  savez  bien  quant  pleintif  suye^^  execucion  par 
Lelegit^^   ou   Fieri  facias   donqes   le  defendant  par  ley 


1 25,184,  Oyol,  soyez,  instead  of 
Oyl,  ceo  est. 

2  In  the  old  editions  are  inserted 
here  the  words  "  Vide  plus,  folio,'^ 
without  any  number. 

5  This  portion  of  the  report  is 
printed  by  itself  in  the  old  editions 
as  No.  88,  with  the  marginal  note 
"  Casus  pauperis.^^  The  Harleian 
MS.,  however,  shows  by  cross- 
references  that  it  is  in  fact  a  part 
of  No.  43. 

^  The  marginal  note  is  from 
25,184,  Harl.  having  only  the 
reference  above  mentioned. 


5  25,184,  fut  nee. 

^  Adjornantur  is    omitted    from 
Harl. 
■^  Harl.,  sembloit. 
8  pas  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
"  Harl.,  necligens. 

10  From  Harl.,  and  25,184,  until 
otherwise  stated. 

11  The  marginal  note  is  from 
Harl.  In  25,184  it  is  Nota,  but  in 
a  later  hand. 

12  Harl.,  demurge. 

13  Harl.,  Setone. 

14  Harl.,  swe. 

15  25,184,  Elegit. 


244 


MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   45. 

A.D.  1343.  you  have  sued  execution. — Thorpe.  Never,  Sir. — Grene. 
It  is  of  record  that  you  prayed  execution,  and  that  a 
writ  of  execution  has  issued  for  you,  and  even  though 
it  has  not  been  sued,  still  for  a  debt  the  defendant 
shall  not  remain  in  prison  until  satisfaction  be  made 
to  the  plaintiff;  but  in  a  case  of  trespass  he  ^YOuld. — 
Pole.  When  he  has  been  taken,  as  he  is  in  our  case, 
he  shall  remain  in  custody  equally  in  the  one  case 
and  in  the  other. 


Debt. 


Scire 

facias 

on  Debt. 

The 

Sheriff 

returned 

"  Clericus 

est." 

Therefore 


§  On  a  writ  of  Debt,  where  the  obligation  had  been 
denied  and  the  finding  had  been  against  the  defendant, 
and  he  had  therefore  been  committed  to  prison,  he 
now  came,  and  prayed  that  he  might  make  a  fine. — 
Seton.  We  pray  that  he  be  not  admitted  to  do  so 
until  the  plaintiff  be  satisfied  as  to  his  damages. — 
HiLLAEY.  We  find  that  you  have  sued  execution  of 
damages,  whereas,  when  the  party  has  sued  an  Elegit 
or  a  Fieri  facias,  it  is  not  right  that  the  body  should 
remain  in  prison. — Grene.  Though  it  may  be  law  in 
case  of  a  writ  of  Trespass,  and  where  disseisin  with 
force  is  found,  that  the  body  shall  remain  until,  &c., 
it  is  not  law  on  a  writ  of  Debt. — Seton.  Yes,  it  is  ; 
and  now  we  have  not  sued  any  execution,  and  you 
will  not  find  any  entered. — Hillary.  We  recorded 
that  3^ou  demanded  execution. 

(45.)  §  Note  that  on  a  Scire  facias  sued  against  a 
parson  on  a  judgment  of  recovery  against  himself  on 
a  writ  of  Debt  the  Sheriff  returned  ''Clericus  est,''  Sec. 
And  without  any  other  process  execution  was  awarded. 
And  on  a  writ  of  Trespass  or  of  Account,  if  the  Sheriff 
return,   on   the   first   day,  ''Clericus   est,''  a   Capias   is 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  245 


No.  45. 


put  faire  fyn ;  et  vous  avez  sny  execucion. — Thorpe,  ^•^- 1^43. 
Sire,  imqes. — Grene.  II  est  de  recorcle  qe  ^  vous 
priastes  execucion,  et  qe  bref  est  issu  pur  vous 
dexecucion,  et  tut  ne"-^  fut  ceo  pas^  suy,  unqore  pur 
dette  le  defendant  ne"^  demura  pas  tanqe  gre^  soit 
fait  au  pleintif ;  mes  en  cas  de  trespas  il  freit. — 
Pole.  Quant  ^  il  serra  ^  pris,  come  il  est  en  nostre  cas, 
owelment  demura  il  en  garde  '^  en  lun  et  lautre  cas. 

§  En  ^  un  briefe  de  Dette,  la  ou  obligacion  fut  Dette. 
dedit,  quel  fut  trove  encontre  le  defendant,  par  quel 
il  fut  agarde  al  prisone,  et  ore  vient,  et  il  pria  qil 
puit  faire  fyn. — Setone.  Nous  prioms  qil  ne  soit^ 
pas  resceu  tanqe  le  pleintif  soit  servi  de  ses 
damages. — Hill.  Nous  trovoms  qe  vous  avez  sue 
execucion  des  damages,  ou  quant  qe  partie  ad  &uy 
Elegit,  ou  par  Fieri  facias,  il  nest  pas  resoun  qe  le 
corps  demurge. — Grene.  Tout  soit  ceo  ley  en  briefe 
de  Trespas,  et  la  ou  disseisine  est  trove  ove  force, 
qe  le  corps  demura  tanqe,  &c.,  ceo  nest  pas  ley  en 
briefe  de  Dette. — Setone.  Si  est ;  et  ore  nous  suomes 
nul  execucion,  ne  vous  troveres  nul  entre. — Hill. 
Nous   recordoms   qe   vous   demandastes   execucion. 

(45.)  ^^    §    Nota   qen    un    Scire   facias    suy   vers   une  -^^'if^^ 
persone   hors  dun  recoverir  taille  vers  luy  mesme   en'^ette 
bref   de   Dette   le  Vicounte   retourna    Clericics   est,    &c.  ^e 
Et^^    saunz    autre    proces    execucion    fut    agarde.     Et  i-etourna 
en   bref   de   TresiDas   ou   Dacompte   si   le  Vicounte   re-  ^"^'^ 

ctcviciis 

tourne,^^   al    primer    jour,    quod    Clericiis    est.    Capias  ^^  est.    ideo 


1  25,184,  et. 

2  ne  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

3  25,184,  point. 

*  gre  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

5  Quant  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

6  Harl.,  est. 

7  Harl.,  la  garde. 

^  This    report    of    the     case    is 
printed  by  itself  in  the  old  editions 


as  No.  105.  No  MS.  of  it  has  been 
found,  and  there  is  no  reference 
to  it  in  Fitzherbert's  Abridgment. 

9  Old  editions,  serroit. 

10  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 

11  Et  is  omitted  from  Harl. 
1-  Harl.,  retourna. 

13  Harl.,  Cape. 


246  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   46. 


A.D.  1343.  awarded,  and  this  process  is  in  both  cases  a  mischief 
execution  fQj.  ^]jq  clerk.  But  note  that,  in  the  first  instance,  the 
awarded.  Sheriff  is  Commanded  to  do  execution,  and  then,  be- 
cause the  Sheriff'  has  no  power,  the  Ordinary. 


But  it  is 
otherwise 
in  respect 
of  Tres- 
pass and 
Account. 


Qiiare  im-       (46.)   ^  The   King   brought   a    Quare   imr>edit   against 

Dcdit  for  " 

the  King  John  Chaumberleyn,  who   appeared,  and  confessed  the 

against  action ;  wherefore  a  writ  to  the  Bishop  was  awarded  for 

son,  and  the  King. — R.  Thorpe.   We  pray  that  no  writ  issue  yet, 

against  because  the  King  has  brought  another  writ  in  respect 
another  by  of  the  same  church  against  this    same  John  and  John 

another  Busshe,  who  is  ready  to  plead  to  the  King ;  and,  since 

And  the  the  King  might  be  stopped   by  John   Busshe's  plea,  it 

first  one  ^yould  not  be  right  that  execution   should  be  awarded. 

named  in  *-•  .         ,  .  . 

the  first  — W.  Thorpe.  If  both  had  been  named  ni  this  writ 
writ  could  YQUj;  reasoning  would   hold ;    but   now  John   Busshe  is 

not  deny     "^  ... 

the  action,  a  stranger  to  this  original. — R.  Thorpe.  There  is  no 
CounteT^  difference,  for  the  reason  is  that,  if  both  had  been 
for  the  named  as  parties  to  this  writ,  by  reason  of  judgment 
prayed  a  S^^'^^^  against  oiie  execution  would  not  be  had  against 
writ  to  the  him,  bccause  the  other  who  is  named  as  defendant 
and  did      i^ight  bar  the  plaintiff'  from   an    action ;    and  there  is 

not  have 
it,  but  was 
put  to 
answer 
against 
the  other 
who  was 
named  in 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


247 


No.  46. 

est  agarde,  quele^  proces  en  lun  et  lautre  cas  est 
meschief  pur  le^  clerk.  Sed  nota  qe  primes  execucion 
est  corQannde  au  Vicounte  de  faire,  et  par  noun 
power  ^   de   luy   al   Ordiner.^ 


(46.)  ^  §  Le  Koi  porta  Quare  impedit  vers  Johan 
Chaumberleyn,  qe  vint,  et  ne  poait  dedire ;  par  quei 
bref  fut  agarde  al  Evesqe  pur  le  Roi. — R.  Thorpe. 
Nous  prioms  qe  nul  bref  isse  uncore,"^  qar  le  Eoi 
ad  porte  de  mesme  leglise  autre  bref  vers  mesme 
cesty  Johan  et  Johan  Busshe,^  qe  prest  est  a  pleder 
au  Eoi ;  et,  desicome  par  le  plee  Johan  Busshe  ^  le 
Eoi  purreit  estre  arestu,  ne  serreit  pas  resoun  qe 
execucion  fut  agarde. —  [}V.'\  Thorpe.  Si  touz  deux 
fuissent  nomes  en  ceo  bref  vostre  resoun  liereit ; 
mes  ore  Johan  Busshe^  est  estraunge  a  ceste^ 
original. — B.  Thorpe.  Ceo  nest  pas  diversite,  qar  la 
cause  est  si  touz  deux  fuissent  nomes  parties  a  ceo 
bref  par  quei  par  jugement  taille  vers  lun  execucion 
vers  luy  ne  se  freit  pas,  pur  ceo  qe  lautre  qest 
nome   defendant   purreit    forclore    le    pleintif    daccion ; 


A.D.  1343. 

execucion 
agarde. 
Sed  aliiid 
est  de 
Trespas 
et  Da- 
compte.i 

Quare  iiii- 
pedit  pur 
le  Roy 
vers  un,  et 
vers  cely 
et  vers  un 
altre  [par] 
un  altre 
bref.     Et 
le  primer 
en  le 
primer 
bref  ne 
pout 
dedire. 
Ideo  il  pria 
bref  al 
Evesqe,  et 
noil 
hahuit, 
enz  mys  a 
respoundre 
vers  lautre 
nome  en  le 


^  The  words  de  Dette  are  omitted 
from  25,184,  but  all  the  subsequent 
words  of  the  marginal  note  are 
from  that  MS.  alone. 

2  25,184,  Le. 

3  le  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

4  25,184,  poair. 

^  Harl.,  Ordeigner. 

6  From  Harl.,  and  25,184.  There 
is  an  entry  in  the  Placita  de  Banco, 
Mich.,  17  Edw.  III.,  Ro  335,  in 
which  there  is  the  award  of  the 
writ  to  the  Bishop  for  the  King, 
but  there  is  an  erasure  at  the  end 
which  takes  out  a  part  of  the 
award,  and  a  note  in  the  margin 
"  Vacat  hie,  quia  plenius  alibi." 
This   action   was   brought   by   the 


King  against  John  Chaumberleyn, 
knight,  alone,  in  respect  of  a 
presentation  to  the  church  of 
Merston  (Marston,  Lincolnshire). 

On  R°  361,  d,  it  appears  that 
an  action  was  brought  by  the  King 
against  John  Busshe  of  Hagham, 
knight,  alone,  in  respect  of  a  pre- 
sentation to  the  same  church  ;  and 
on  R°  426,  d,  the  action  against 
John  Chaumberleyn  re-appears, 
with  Chaumberleyn's  confession  of 
the  action,  and  the  award  of  the 
writ  to  the  Bishop  in  full. 

'  uncore  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

8  Harl.,  Bussey  ;  25,184,  Buscy. 

9  Harl.,  cely. 


248  MICHAELMAS    TEEM 


No.   46. 


A.D.  1343.  the    same    reason    here,    althoui]:h    there    are    different 


o' 


the  second  ^-^ts,    because   bv  this   non-denial    the  plea  as  to  this 

writ  by  "  ^.  ^ 

Hillary,    cliurch  between  the  King  and    John    Chaumberleyn    is 
And  this    determined    with    respect    to    all    writs. — Shardelowe. 

was  con-  ,  .  ^ 

trary  to      There  is  a   difference   between   two   original  writs   and 
^^?  .       ^  one  in  this  case. — Sharshulle  said  that,  because  there 

opinion  of  .  .    .  ,  , . 

Shars-       were    different    original    writs,    the  King    would    clearly 
HULLE.       have  a  writ  to  the  Bishop. — Hillary  said  that  he  would 

And  see,  ^ 

&c.    And  not. — 1\.    Thorpe.     If    the    King    were    another  person, 
note  that    ^^j^q  l)rousht  different  writs  a^^jainst    one  and  the  same 

if  two  ^  ^ 

writs  be     person,  and  the  writs  were   of   the    same   date,   all  the 
purchased  ^yj-^^g  ^yonld  abate ;  and,  if  they  were  of  different  dates, 

against  .  *" 

one  person  tliose  wliicli  were  of   later  date  would  abate.     And  the 

of  the^^^^  reason  is  that  I  shall  not  be  put  to  answer  to  different 

same  land,  original    writs    in    respect    of    the    same    matter ;    and 

abate^d-c    though  I  may  not  be   able   to    abate   the  King's  writs, 

still  I  shall  have   in   the   issue   of   the   plea   the  same 

advantage  against  him  as  I  should  have  against  another 

person. — W.  Thorpe  counted  against  John  Busshe,  and 

claimed   by  reason   of   the   non-age   of   the   heir   of   J. 

Chaumberleyn,  &c.,   and   of   the   advowson   not   having 

been  sued  out  of   his   hand ;    and   he  counted  how  the 

ancestor  presented,  &c. — Grcnc.     We  do  not  admit  that 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


249 


No.  46. 

et  mesme  la  resoun  est  cy,  tut  soient^  ils  divers 
brefs,  car  par  ceo  nient  dedire  le  plee  est  termine 
de  ceste  eglise  entre  le  Eoi  et  Johan  C.  a  touz  les 
brefs. — ScHARD.  II  yad^  diversite  entre  deux  originals 
et  une^  en  le  cas. — Schar.  dit  qe  de  clere,  pur  ceo 
qils  furent  divers  originals  qe  le  Eoi  avereit  bref  al 
Evesqe. — Hill,  dit  qe  noun. — R.  Thorpe.  Si  le  Eoi 
fut  autre  persone,  qe  portast  divers  brefs  vers  une 
mesme  persone,  et  les  brefs  fuissent  dun  date,  touz 
les  brefs  abatereint ;  et,  sils  feussent  ^  de  divers 
dates,  ces  qe  furent  de  puisne  date  abatereint.  Et 
la  cause  est  pur  ceo  qe  jeo  ne  serrey  mys  a  re- 
spoundre  a  divers  originals  dune  mesme  chose ;  et 
tut  ne  puisse  jeo  abatre  les  brefs  le  Eoi,  unqore 
javeroy  en  issu  du  plee  mesme  lavauntage  vers  luy 
qe  jeo  averay  vers  autre  persone.— [IF.]  Thorpe 
counta  vers  Johan  Busshe,  et  clama  j)ar  noun  age 
leir  J.  Chaumberleyn,  &c.,  et  lavoesoun  nient  suy 
hors  de  sa  mayn ;  et  counta  coment  launcestre 
presenta,    &c.^ — Greue.      Nous    ne    conissoms    pas    qe 


A.D.  1343. 

ij  bref  par 
Hill. 

Et  hoc 
contra 
opinionem 
Schar. 
Et  vide, 
(i-c.     Et 
nota  si  ij 
brefs 
soient 
purchacez 
vers  un  de 
une  terre 
lun  et 
lautre 
abate- 
rount,  &C.1 
[Fitz., 
Briefe  al 
Euesque, 
18.] 


1  The  marginal  note,  except  the 
words  Quarc  impedit,  is  from  25,184 
alone. 

-  25,184,  soiez. 

3  25,184,  nad,  instead  of  yad. 

*  25,184.  km 

•>  Harl.,  furent. 

^  The  declaration  in  both  actions 
was,  according  to  the  records, 
•'  quod  quidam  Stephanus  Chaum- 
"  berleyn  fuit  seisitus  de  advoca- 
"  tione  ecclesise  praedictas,  tempore 
"  pacis,  tempore  H.  Kegis  proavi 
"  domini  Regis  nunc,  et  ad  eandem 
"  praesentavit  quendam  Milonem 
"  le  Clerk  clericum  suum,  qui  ad 
"  praesentationem   suam    fuit    ad- 

"  missus  et  institutus Et 

"  de  ipso  Stephano  descendit  ad- 
"  vocatio  praedicta  cuidam  Henrico 
'*  ut  filio  et  heredi.  &c.,  et  de  ipso 


Henrico  descendit  eadem  advoca- 
tio  cuidam  Roberto  ut  filio  et 
heredi,  et  de  ipso  Roberto  de- 
scendit advocatio  ilia  cuidam 
Johanni,  ut  filio  et  heredi,  &c., 
qui  fuit  infra  ffitatem,  &q.  Et 
quia  idem  Robertus  tenuit  niedie- 
tatem  manerii  de  Drax  de  domino 
E.  Rege  patre  domini  Regis  nunc 
in  capite,  ut  de  jure  coronae  suae, 
idem  Rex,  pater,  etc.,  seisivit  in 
manum  suam  advocationem  prae- 
dictam,  simul  cum  aliis  terris  et 
tenementis,  f  eodis,  et  advocationi- 
bus  quae  fuerunt  praedicti  Roberti 
die  quo  obiit,  ratione  minoris 
aetatis  praedicti  Johannis.  Et 
quia  praedictus  Johannes  non 
est  secutus  dictam  advocationem 
extra  manus  dicti  Regis  patris, 
■  &c.,    nee    extra    manus   domini 


250  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   47. 


A.D.  1343.  the  ancestor  presented,  &c.,  but  we  tell  you  that  what 
the  Kmg  su^Dposes  to  be  a  church  is  a  chapel  of  the 
church  of  S./  which  is  of  our  patronage,  and  which 
church  is  full  of  our  presentee;  judgment,  &c.  But  he 
did  not  dare  to  abide  judgment  on  this,  because,  if  a 
presentation  had  been  made  to  it  as  to  a  church,  that 
would  change  the  matter.  Therefore  he  traversed  to 
the  effect  that  the  presentee  had  not  been  admitted  on 
the  presentation,  &c. 

Trespass.  (47)  j  Trespass  in  respect  of  two  cows  and  one 
bull. — Gaynesfonl,  as  to  the  two  cows  avowed  the  taking 
on  the  plaintiff  as  on  his  very  tenant  in  accordance  with 
the  Statute,^  and  said  also  that  the  deliverance  was  made 
in  the  County  Court;  judgment  whether  tort  in  his 
person,  &c.  And  as  to  the  bull  he  said  that  he  took 
other  beasts  for  rent  in  arrear,  and  this  bull  was  re- 
turned to  him  in  lieu  of  the  other  beasts  by  the  plaintiff"  s 
delivery. — Pidteney.  As  to  the  bull  we  will  maintain 
that  you  took  it  against  the  peace,  &c.  And  as  to  the 
cows  the  plea  is  double:  one  the  justification,  the 
other  which  goes  to  the  abatement  of  the  writ  on  the 
ground   that    replevin   was    made ;    wherefore    let   him 


1  As  to  the  name  and  the  facts,    |       "^  52  Hen.  III.  (Marlb.),  c.  15 
see  p.  251,  note  1.  I 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


251 


No.  47. 

launcestre  presenta,  &c.,  mes  vous  dioms  qe  ceo  qe  ^■^'  1^43 
le  Roi  suppose  estre  eglise  est  chapelle  del  eglise 
de  S.,  qest  de  nostre  patronage,  quel  eglise  est  pleyn 
de  nostre  presente ;  jugement,  &c.  Mes  sur  ceo  il 
nosa  demurer,  qar,  si  presentement  eust  este  fait  a 
eel  come  a  eglise,  ceo  changereit  la  matere.  Par 
quei  il  traversa  qe  nient  resceu  al  presentement,  &c.^ 

(47.)  ^  §  Trespas  de  deux  vaches  et  un  tor. — Gayn.  Trespas. 
Quant  a  les  deux  vaches  avowa  la  prise  sur  le 
pleintif  come  sur  verrei^  tenant  par  statut,  et  dit 
auxint  qe  la  deliveraunce  *  fut  fait  en  Counte  ;  juge- 
ment si  tort  en  sa  persone,  &c.  Et  quant  a  tor 
il  dist  qil  prist  autres  bestes  pur  rente  arrere,  et 
cest  tor  luy  fut^  retourne  en  lieu  des  autres  bestes 
de  la  livere  le  pleintif. — Pidt.  Quaitt  au  tor  nous 
voloms  meintener  qe  vous^  le  pristes  countre  la 
pees,  &c.  Et  quant  a  les  vaches  le  plee  est  double: 
un  la  justificacion,  un  autre  qe  va  al  abatement  du 
bref   pur   ceo   qe    la    replevyn    fut    fait ;    par   quei   se 


"  Eegis  nunc,  eadem  advocatio  in 
"  manu  ipsius  domini  Kegis  nunc 
"  existit.  Et,  sic  advocatione  pras- 
"  dicta  in  manu  ejusdem  domini 
"  Regis  nunc  adhuc  existente, 
"  dicta  ecclesia  vacavit  post  mortem 
"  preedicti  Milonis,  et  ita  ad  domi- 
*'  num  Regem  pertinet  ad  praedic- 
"  tarn  ecclesiam  praesentare." 

1  The  plea  on  behalf  of  Busshe 
was,  according  to  the  roll,  "  quod, 
"  ubi  dominus  Rex  in  narratione 
"  sua  praedicta  supponit  praedictum 
"  Milonem  le  Clerk  fuisse  admissum 
"  et  institutum  in  ecclesia  de  Mer- 
"  stone  praedicta  adpraesentationem 
"  praedicti  Stephani,  &c.,  ipse  pro- 
"  testatur  quod  ipse  non  cognoscit 
"  quod  ecclesia  de  Mer stone  est 
"  ecclesia  per  se,  immo  capella 
"  annexa  eoclesiae  de  Hagham.    Et 


"  dicit  quod  idem  Milo  nonfuitad- 
"  missus  et  institutus  in  eadem 
"  ecclesia  de  Merstone  ad  praesenta- 
"  tionem  praefati  Stephani,  sicut 
"  dominus  Rex  supponit.  Et  hoc 
"  paratus  est  verificare,"  &c. 

After  an  adjournment  there  was 
a  replication  on  behalf  of  the  King 
"  quod  praedictus  Milo  fuit  ad- 
"  missus,  et  institutus  in  ecclesia 
"  praedicta  ad  praesentationem 
"  praedicti  Stephani,  sicut  ipse 
"  superius  asserit."  Issue  was 
joined  upon  this,  and  the  Venire 
awarded. 

2  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 

3  25,184,  terre. 

4  25,184,  liveraunce. 

5  fut  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

^  vous  is  omitted  from  Harl. 


252  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


Nos.  48-50. 


A.D.  1343.  liold  to  one. — Gayncsjonl    held    to  the    justitication. — 

Pidteneif.     You  took  them  of  your  own  wrong,  without 

any  such  cause ;  ready,  &c. — And  the  other  side  said 
the  contrary. 

Formedon.  (48.)  §  A  Foruiedou  was  brought  against  the  parson 
of  Witchingham,  who  said  that  he  found  his  church 
seised,  and  prayed  aid  of  the  patron  and  Ordinary. — 
Rokele.  You  ought  not  to  have  aid,  because  your 
estate  is  by  abatement  after  the  death  of  one  E. — Pole. 
That  E.  was  our  predecessor,  and  3^ou  name  us  as 
parson;  judgment,  and  we  pray  aid. — Rokdc.  E.,  your 
predecessor,  purchased  to  hold  to  him  and  his  heirs, 
so  that  you  did  not  find  your  church  seised,  but  are 
an  abator.  And,  inasmuch  as  the  cause  for  which  you 
would  have  aid,  to  wit,  that  you  found  your  church 
seised,  is  destroyed  by  my  plea,  judgment. — Shardelowe. 
Will  you  put  him  to  plead  the  estate  of  his  prede- 
cessor ?  You  will  not  do  so ;  therefore  let  him  have 
the  aid. — But  this  was  contrary  to  the  common 
opinion. 

Dower.  (49.)    §    Dower.      On    the    Grand    Ca2)e    the    tenant 

appeared.  The  demandant  released  the  default,  and 
the  tenant  by  leave  rendered,  &c.  The  demandant 
prayed  damages  because  her  husband  died  seised. — 
Thorpe.  We  were  in  the  country  the  whole  time  ready 
to  render  dower ;  but  you  claimed  the  entirety,  and 
there  has  been  no  default  in  Court  on  our  part,  be- 
cause we  will  deny  the  summons  by  our  law. — And 
they  are  at  the  averment  on  the  tender  in  the  country. 

Waste.  (50.)  §  Waste.     After  the   Grand   Distress   a  writ  of 

Enquiry  of  Waste  was  sent  to  the  Sherili',  and  he  re- 
turned it  "  farJt'."  The  plaintifi"  prayed  an  .4 //as  writ. 
— Dencorthy.  The  defendant  never  knew  anything  at 
all  about  this,  and  you  see  by  the  writ  that  those  who 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


•253 


Nos.  48-50. 

teigne    al    un. — Gaijn.    se    tient    a    la    justificacion. —  a.d.  1343. 
Pnlt}    Yous   les   pristes  de  vostre  tort  demene  saunz 
tiele   cause ;    prest,    &c. — Et   alii   e   contra. 

(48.)  ^  §  Formedoun    fut    porte   vers   la   persone   de  Forme- 
Wychingham,^    qe    dit    qil   trova    sa     eglise    seisi,    et  ^pitz., 
pria   eide   de   patroun   et   Ordiner.* — Rolcele.      Eide   ne  ^^'^'^.  1^7.] 
devez   aver,   car  vostre   estat   est  par  abatement  a^^res 
la   mort    un    E. — Pole.      Celuy   E.    fut    nostre    prede- 
cessour,   et   vous   nous   nomez   persone  ^ ;    jugement,  et 
prioms    eide. — Rokele.      E.,    vostre    predecessour,    pur- 
chacea  a  luy  et  ses  heirs,   issi  qe  vous  ^  ne  trovastes  '^ 
pas   vostre   eglise   seisi,   mes    estes   abatour.     Et,  desi- 
come   la    cause    pur    quei   vous    avereitz    eide,    saver, 
qe   vous   trovastes  vostre   eglise  seisi,  est   destruit  par 
mon   plee,   jugement. — Schard.     Luy   voillez    mettre   a 
pleder    lestat    son    predecessour  ?      Noun    ferrez ;    par 
quei  eit  leide. — Scd  fuit  contra  commiineni  opinioncm. 

(49.)  ^  §  Dowere.  Al  graunt  Cape  le  tenant  vint.  Dowere. 
La  demandante  relessa  le  defaut,  et  le  tenant  par 
conge  rendist,  &c.  La  demandante  jjria  damages 
pur  ceo  qe  son  baroun  morust  seisi. — Thorpe.  Nous 
fumes  en  pays  tout  temps  prest  a  ^  rendre  dowere ; 
mes  vous  clamastes  lentier,  et  en  Court  ny  ad  pas 
defaut  en  nous,  pur  ceo  qe  nous  voloms  defendre 
la  somons  par  nostre  ley. — Et  sount  al  averement 
sur   le   tendre   en   pays. 

(50.)  ^   §  Wast.      A  la   graunt  destresse  maunde  fut  Wast. 
a  Yicounte   denquere,    qe  retourna   tarde.     Le   pleintif  x>ismi 
pria   sicut   cdias.—DencortJi.      Le    defendant    ne    savoit  40.] 
unqes   rien   de   tut,   et   vous  veiez   par   le   bref  qe  ces 


^  Pult.  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
2  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 
•^  25,184,  Wynchyngham, 
*  Harl.,  Ordeigner. 
5  Harl.,  persone  persone. 


6  vous  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

7  25,184,  trovez. 

8  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 

9  25,184,  de. 


254 


MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  51. 

A.D.  1343.  bring  the  writ  have  only  a  term  for  Hfe  in  remainder, 
and  also  that  the  tenant  has  a  higher  estate  than  a 
term  for  life,  &c. — Hillary.  You  have  not  a  day  in 
Court ;  wherefore  you  cannot  say  an^^thing,  and  if 
there  be  any  deceit,  you  will  have  a  writ  of  Deceit. — 
Xotton.  Not  where  the  land  is  lost  by  the  finding  of 
an  inquest. — Shardelowe.  Yes,  you  will  have  one, 
because  the  default  is  the  cause  of  the  loss. — Pidteney, 
"Why  more  here  than  in  an  Assise  ? 

Waste.  (51.)    §    Waste   brought   in   A.,    B.,    and    Q}—Seton. 

k?  is  a  hamlet  of  B.^ ;  judgment  of  the  writ.  And  we 
tell  you  that  C.  is  neither  a  vill  nor  a  hamlet. — And 
he  was  put  by  the  Court  to  hold  to  one. — Mouhray, 
If  we  hold  to  one,  at  another  time,  though  the  other 
defect  may  be  in  the  second  writ,  we  shall  not  abate 
it. — Shardelowe.  Yes,  you  will,  by  making  protesta- 
tion now. — And  he  did  so. — And  he  held  to  the  point 
that  A.^  is  a  hamlet  of  B.'^ — Notton.  It  is  not  a  hamlet 
of  B. ;  ready,  &c. — And  the  other  side  said  the  contrary. 


1  As  to  these  names,  &c.,  see  p. 
255,  note  2. 


2  As  to  these  names  see  p.  255, 
note  6, 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


255 


No.  51. 

qe  portent  le  bref  nount  qe  terme  de  vie  par  re-  ^-D.  1343. 
meindre,  et  auxi  le  tenant  ad  plus  haut  estat  qe 
terme  de  vie,  &c. — Hill.  Vous  navez  pas  jour  en 
Court ;  par  quel  vous  poietz  rien  dire,  et,  si  desceit 
soit  fait,  vous  averez  bref  de  Desceit. — Nottone.  Noun 
pas  ou  la  terre  est^  perdu  par  enquest. — Schard. 
Si  averez,  qar  la  defaut  est  cause  de  la  perde. — 
Pidt.     Pur   quel   plus   icy   qen   Assise  ? 

(51.)  2  §  Wast  porte  en  A.,  B.,  et  C—Setone.  A,  ^ast. 
est  hamel  de  B. ;  jugement  du  bref.  Et  vous  dioms 
qe  C.  nest  pas  ville  ne  hamel. — Et  par  Court  est 
mys  de  prendre  al  un. — Mouhray.  Si  nous  pernoms 
al  un,  autrefoith,  mesqe  1  autre  defaut  soit  en  le 
seconde  bref,  nous  labateroms^  pas. — Schard.  Si 
ferrez^  par  protestacion  a  ore. — Et  ita  fecit. — Et  se^ 
prist  a  ceo  qe  A.  est  hamel  de  B.^ — Nottone.  Ceo 
nest  pas  "^  hamel  de  B. ;  prest,  &c.^ — Et  alii  e 
contra. 


1  est  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

2  From  Harl.,  and  25,184,  but 
corrected  by  the  record  Placita  de 
Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw.  III.,  Ro  298. 
It  there  appears  that  the  action 
was  brought  by  Richard  de  Stapel- 
done,  knight,  against  Robert  Corun 
and  Joan  his  wife,  in  respect  of 
waste  in  tenements  held  by  the 
defendants,  as  Joan's  dower,  of  the 
plaintiff's  inheritance  in  Stapeldon, 
Milton,  Cokebury  (Cookbury),  and 
Wyke  (Devon). 

8  25,184,  nabatroms. 

4  Harl.,  fretz. 

5  25,184,  ceo. 

^  According  to  the  roll  the 
defendants,  after  having  prayed 
and  had  oyer  of  the  writ,  pleaded  as 
follows — "  Non  cognoscendo  quod 
"  Stapeldone  et  Wike  sint  villas, 
"  nee  quod  Wyke  sit  hamelettum 


"  alterius  villse  quam  de  Miltone, 
"  dicunt  quod,  cum  praedictus 
"  Ricardus  supponit,  per  breve 
"  suum  praedictum,  vastum  factum 
"  fuisse  in  Stapeldone,  Miltone, 
"  Cokebury,  et  Wyke,  Cokebury  est 
"  hamelettum  de  Miltone,  et  hoc 
"  parati  sunt  verificare,"  &c. 

7  pas  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

s  The  replication,  according  to 
the  roll,  was  "  quod  praedicti 
"  Robertus  et  Johanna  per  hoc 
"  breve  suum  cassare  non  debent 
"  in  hac  parte,  dicit  enim  quod 
"  Cokebury  non  est  hamelettum  de 
"  Miltone."  Issue  was  joined  upon 
this. 

The  jury  found,  at  Nisi  2>rius, 
"  quod  Cokebury  est  villa  de  se,  et 
"  non  hamelettum  de  Miltone." 
They  also  found  the  particulars 
of  the  waste  committed. 


256 


MICHAELMAS    TERM 


Nos.  52,  53. 

A.D.  1343.  (52.)  §  Dower.  The  tenant  vouched  the  husband's 
Dower.  h.Qii'^  ^ho  was  in  wardship.  The  guardian,  tenant  by 
his  warranty,  said  that  the  demandant  withheld  the 
heir  from  him,  whereas  his  land  was  holden  in  chivalry, 
and,  if  she  would  render  the  heir,  he  was  ready,  and 
alwaj^s  had  been,  to  render  dower. — Dencorthy.  Such 
a  i)lea  does  not  lie  in  the  mouth  of  any  other  person 
than  one  who  could  at  all  times  since  we  were  dowable 
have  rendered ;  and  3'ou  could  never  render  before 
now,  so  by  law,  if  the  fact  were  such  as  you  allege, 
you  were  always  put  to  your  action  by  writ  of  Ward- 
shijD,  and  not  to  have  the  advantage  of  such  an  answer, 
for  the  withholding  of  dower  was  that  of  another  person, 
and  not  yours,  and  it  was  always  for  another  to  have 
rendered,  and  not  for  you. — Shaeshulle.  He  can  render 
now ;  why  cannot  he  now  have  the  answer  ? — Thorpe^ 
ad  idem.  We  are  the  person  against  whom  she  will  re- 
cover, and  the  tenant  will  hold  in  peace,  and  we  could 
always  by  law  have  made  satisfaction  in  respect  of 
that  which  we  hold,  because  by  law  she  shall  be  served 
as  to  her  dower  out  of  that  which  we  hold,  so  that 
the  answer  is  given  to  us  in  lieu  of  reprisal. — And 
it  appears  to  the  Court  that  the  guardian,  tenant  by 
his  warranty,  shall  have  such  an  answer. — Dencorthy. 
She  has  not  eloigned  the  infant ;  ready,  &c. — And  the 
other  side  said  the  contrary. 

Cm  in  (58.)   §  Note  that  in  a  Cid  in  vita  one  was  vouched 

'"'^^*  as  being  of  full  age,  and   he   appeared,  and  demanded 

judgment  of  the  voucher  because  he  was  under  age. — 

Shaedelowe.      This   is    not   in    Dower,    and    therefore 

deliver  yourself. — llichemnmle.     What   has   he   to   bind 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  257 

Nos.  52,  53. 

(52.)  ^  §  Dowere.     Le   tenant  voucha  leir  le  baroun  A.D.  1343. 
en   garde.     Le  ^   gardein    par  sa  garrauntie  dist  qe   la  |^^?J'^^'^- 
demandante   luy   detint*'^    leir,*   ou    sa    terra    est   tenu  voucher, 
en    chivalrie,    et,     si    ele    voille    rendre    leir,     il    est  ^^-^ 
prest,  et  tut  temps  fut,  de  rendre  dowere. — Derworthi. 
Tiel   plee   ne    gist    pas    en    bouche    dautre    forsqe   de 
cely   qe   tut   temps   puis    qe    nous  fumes  dowable  put 
aver   rendu  ^ ;    et   vous   ne    poiastes   unqes   devant   ore 
rendre,    issi    de    ley,    si    le    fait    fut    tel    come    vous 
alleggez,   vous   fuistes   tut   temps  mys  a  vostre  accion 
par   bref   de   Garde,  et   noun   pas   aver  avauntage  par 
tel  respouns,    qar   fust   autri   detenu,    et    noun   pas   la 
vostre,   et   a^    autre    fut    tut    temps    daver    rendu,    et        . 
noun   pas    a   vous. — Schar.     Ore   put   il    rendre ;    pur 
quey   ne   put   il    ore    aver    le    respouns  ? — Thorpe,    ad 
idem?     Nous    sumes    cely   vers   qi   ele  recovera,    et   le 
tenant    tiendra    en    pees,    et-  tout    temps    poames   de 
ley   aver   fait   gree   de   ceo   qe   nous    tenoms,    pur   ceo 
qe    par    ley   ele    serra    servy   de    son    dowere   de   ceo 
qe  nous  tenoms,  issi  qe  a  nous^  en  lieu  de  withernam^ 
le^^    respouns    est    done. — Et    videtur    Cvv,im    qe    le 
gardein,    tenaunt^^    par    sa    garrauntie,    avera   tel   re- 
spouns.— DencortJil}'^     Ele  nad  pas  esloygne  lenfaunt: 
prest;   Szc. — Ef   alii    r    contra. 

(53.)   ^^    §     Xnta    qen     un  ^^    Cui    in    vita     un  ^^    fut  Cyi »" 
vouche    come    de    plein    age,     qe    vint,    et    demanda  rFiiV.., 
jugement   du   voucher   pur    ceo    qil    est    deinz    age. —  --^/z^.  49.] 
ScHARD.      Ceo     nest     pas     en     Dowere,     et     pur     ceo 
deliverez  vous. — Ricliem.     Quei   ad   il  de  nous  lier '? — 


1  From  Harl.,  and  25,184.  ^  25,184,  wynchernam. 

•^  25,184,  de.  ,       lo  25,184,  de. 

^  25,184,  deyvent.  I       ii  tenaunt  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

4  25,184,  lier.  \       12  Harl.,  Hill. 

•^  rendu  is  omitted  from  25,184.  ^^  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 

^  a  is  omitted  from  25,184.  i^  The  words  Nota    qen   un   are 

'  The  words  ad  idem  are  omitted  !  omitted  trom  25,184. 

I 

from  25,184.  j       i^  ^n  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

®  25,184,  avoras,  instead  of  a  nous,  i 

18141  R 


258  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.    54:. 


A.D.  1343.  us  ? — Profert  was  made  of  his  father's  deed. — And  be- 
cause the  vouchee  is  still  under  age,  and  he  is  not 
the  husband's  heir,  and  so  not  in  the  case  of  the 
Statute,^  the  parol  will  demur. 

Pnecipe  (54.)    §    A   tenant   vouched    herself,    and   her   sister, 

Veddat.  ^1^^  the  issue  of  a  third  sister,  because  their  common 
ancestor  enfeoffed  her.  And  the  voucher  was  counter- 
pleaded on  the  ground  that  she  whom  the  tenant 
alleged  to  be  her  sister  was  a  bastard,  for  which  reason 
she  could  not  be  heir. — Gaynesford.  Still  if  she  be 
seised  as  heir  she  shall  be  vouched. — Pidteneij.  She 
cannot  be  understood  to  be  seised  when  others  are  in 
possession  who  have  right  and  are  seised. — Hillary. 
You  sa}''  that  which  you  would  like  to  be  the  fact. 
The  bastard  will  by  her  entry  be  seised  as  much  as  the 
others,  and  this  voucher  is  not  yet  shown  to  be  in  any 
respect  false  with  regard  to  the  others ;  wherefore  see 
whether  you  will  say  anything  else. — Pidtency.  We 
tell  you  that  both  of  those  who  are  vouched  with  the 
tenant  are  bastards. — Pole.  It  is  not  a  plea,  where 
an  heir  is  vouched,  to  say  that  he  is  a  bastard,  because, 
even  though  he  were  a  bastard,  he  would  be  charged 
b}^  reason  of  his  possession. — Pidtcney.  It  ma}^  be  that 
in  the  case  you  put  it  is  so,  because  in  that  case  the 
voucher  is  general,  and  without  special  cause,  but  in 
this  case  you  cannot  vouch  yourself  and  the  others 
without  special  cause,  to  which  cause  it  is  right  that 
we  should  have  a  traverse ;  and  the  statement  that  the 
others  cannot  be  heirs,  as  above,  destroys  the  cause 
of  the  voucher. — Gaynesford.  It  does  not,  because  the 
feoffment  is  the  cause  of  the  voucher,  and  if  some  of 
those  who  are  vouched  are  bastards,  while  some  are 
possibly  muliers,  is  the  voucher  then  made  false  ?  Or 
suppose  them  all  to  be  bastards,  and  to  have  entered, 
and  to  have  made  partition  of  the  inheritance,  will  not 

13  Edw.  I.  (Westm.  2),  c.  40, 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  259 


No.  54. 


Le   fait   son   pere   fnt   mys   avant. — Et   pur  ceo  qe   le  ■^■'^-  13^3. 
vouche   est   unqore   deinz   age,    et   il   nest   pas   heir  le 
baroun,    ct   sic   noun    pas    en    cas    destatut,   la   parole 
demura. 

(54.)  ^  S  Un  tenant  voucha  lay  mesme,   et   sa  soere,  P>'^f'^h^^ 

,,.,,.  '  quod 

et   lissue   de   la  tierce  soere,   pur  ceo  qe  lour  comune  reddat.^ 
auncestre   la   enfeffa.     Et   le   voucher  fut  countreplede  [,^^*^-' , 

TIT  o    1  Pxistardii, 

pur  ceo  qe  cele  qele  dit  estre  sa  soere  est"^  has- 32;  7'/-^//. 
tarde,  pur  quei  ele  ne  put  heir  estre. — Gai/n.  Et'??;  , 
si  ele  soit  seisi  come  heir  ele  serra  vouche. — Pnlt.  i.] 
Ele  ne  put  estre  entendu  seisi  quant  autres  sount 
einz  qount  dreit  et  sount  seisi. — Hill.  Yous*  ditez 
talent.^  La  bastarde  par  son  entre  serra  si  avant 
seisi  come  les  autres,  et  ceo  voucher  nest  de  rien 
unqore  faux  vers  les  autres  ;  par  quei  veiez  si  vous 
voillez  autre  chose  dire. — Pidf.  Nous  vous  dioms  qe 
lun  et  lautre  qe  sount  vouches  ove  la  tenanted  sount 
bastardes. — Pole.  Ceo  nest  pas  plee,  la  ou  un 
homme  vouche  un  heir,  a  dire  qil  est  bastarde,  qar, 
tout  fut  il  bastarde,  par  sa  possession  il  serreit  ^ 
charge. — Ptdt.  Put  estre  en  vostre  cas  qil  est  is^.i, 
qar  le  voucher  en  vostre  cas  est  general,  et  sanz 
cause,  mes  en  ceo  cas  ne  poiez  voucher  vous  mesmes 
et  les  autres  sanz  cause,  a  quel  cause  resoun  est 
qe  nous  eioms  traverse ;  mes  a  dire  qe  les  autres 
ne  pount  estre  heirs,  nt  su2)ra,  ceo  destruit  la  cause 
du  voucher. — Gayn.  Noun  fait  pas,  car  le  feffement 
est  cause  du  voucher,  et  si  ces  qe  sount  vouches 
asquns  sount  bastardes,  par  cas  asquns  sount  muliers,^ 
est  le  voucher  fauxe  donqes  ?  Ou  posez  qe  touz  soient 
bastardes,  et  soient  entres  et  departirent^  leritage,  ne 


1  From  Harl.,  and  25,184.  I  •'  25,184,  tallent. 

2  The  marginal  note  appears  to  j  ''•  Harl.,  tenauntz. 
be  in   a   somewhat   later  hand   in  [  "  25,184,  serra. 
both  MSS.  j  ^  Harl.,  muluree. 

•*  25,184,  ele  est.  ^  25,184,  departie, 

4  25,184,  Si.  I 


•2()0  MICHAEL:\rAS    TERM 

Nos.  55,  56. 

A.D.  1343.  that  possession  charge  them  ?  as  meanmg  to  say  that 
it  would.  Or  suppose  an  inquest  were  taken  hetween 
us,  and  it  were  found  that  they  are  muUers,  for  which 
reason  the  voucher  stood,  and  they  came  and  pleaded 
the  same  exception  to  escape  from  warranting  as  heirs, 
then  two  inquests  would  l)e  taken,  and  one  in  opposi- 
tion to  the  other.  And  since  the  plea  here  is  naturally 
to  counterplead  the  warranty,  and  not  the  voucher, 
judgment  whether  such  a  plea  lies  in  the  demandant's 
mouth. — Sharshulle.  Then  you  refuse  the  averment; 
and  if  you  refuse  it,  and  it  he  admissible,  see  in  what 
a  plight  3'ou  are  (as  meaning  to  say :  you  will  lose 
the  land). — Hillary.  He  tells  3'ou  that  you  and  all 
the  others  are  bastards,  and  3'ou  are  seeking  to  have 
a  delay  by  reason  of  the  non-age  of  one  of  the  heirs ; 
wherefore  it  would  be  contrary  to  what  is  right  if  he 
had  not  the  counterplea ;  and  if  the  fact  were  that 
they  had  entered  as  heirs  you  could  say  so. — Gcii/ncsford. 
They  are  muliers  ;  ready,  Szc. — And  the  other  side  said 
the  contrary. — And  the  Court  was  in  doubt  where 
this  matter  should  be  tried,  whether  by  inquest  or  hy 
Court  Christian,  because  bastardy  is  alleged  in  the 
tenant. — Pultenei/.  She  is  vouched  as  a  stranger ; 
wherefore,  on  that  understanding,  she  is  not  a  part}' 
to  the  plea. — Hillary  1)y  judgment  directed  that  the 
averment  should  be  entered. 

Account.  (55.)  §  Note  that  on  a  writ  of  Account  brought 
against  a  guardian  in  socage  a  Capias,  alias,  and 
phiries  issued. — Gaynesford  now  prayed  the  Exigent. — 
Shardelowe.  You  never  saw  that  against  a  guardian. 
— Gaynesford.  Why  not,  just  as  well  as  the  Capias  ? — 
Shardelowe.  Because  the  Exigent  is  given  b}^  Statute^ 
against  receivers. 

Formedon      (56.)    §    Descender.     Mouhray.     You    see     how    the 

in  the 


Descender. 


1  13  Edw.  I.  (Westm.  2.),  c.  11. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  26l 

Nos.  55,  56. 

les^  chargera  pas  cele^  possession?  quasi  diceret  sic.  ^-I^- 1343. 
Ou  posez  qe  enqest  fust  pris  entre  nous,  et  trove 
fut  qe  muliers,^  par  quei  le  voucher  estut,  et  ils 
vindrent  et  plederent  mesme  lexcepcion  destourtre 
com  heirs  a  garrauntir,  donqes  serrount  deux  en- 
questes  pris,  et  hui  contrariaunt  a  lautre.  Et  desi- 
come  ceo  plee  est^  naturelement  de  countrepleder 
kx  garrauntie,  et  noun  pas  le  voucher,  jugement  si 
en  la  bouch  le  demandant  tel  plee  gise.— Schar. 
Donqes  refusez  laverement ;  et  si  vous  le  refusez, 
et  il  soit  resceivable,  veiez  en  quel  plite  vous  estes, 
quasi  diceret  vous  perdrez  la  terre. — Hill.  II  vous 
dit  qe  vous  et  touz  les  autres  sount  bastardes,  et 
vous  estes  daver  un  delay  par  noun  age  dun  des 
heirs ;  ])a:Y  quei  ceo  serreit  countre  resoun  sil  nust 
le  countreplee ;  et  si  le  fait  fut  tel  qils  fuissent 
entres  come  heirs  vous  le  poiez  dire. — Gayn.  Ils 
sount  muliers^;  prest,  &c. — Et  alii  e  contra. — Et 
Court  fut  en  awere  ou  ceste  chose  serra  trie,  ou 
par  enquest  ou  par  Court  Chrestiene,^  pur  ceo  qe 
la  bastardie  est  allegge  en  la  tenante. — Pult.  Ele 
est  vouche  come  estraunge ;  par  quei  a  eel  entent 
ele  nest  pas  partie  au  plee.^ — Hill,  par  agarde 
comaunda   dentrer   laverement. 

(55.)  ^  §  Xhta  qen  href  Dacompte  porte  vers  gar-  Acompte. 
dein  en  socage  Capias^  issit,  sicut  alias,  sicut  pluries. 
Gayn.  pria  ore  Lexigende. — Schard.  Ceo  ne  veistes 
vous  unqes  vers  gardein. — Gayn.  Pur  quei  nient 
auxi  bieu  ^  come  le  Capias  ? — Schard.  Pur  ceo  qe 
Lexigende   est   done   par   statut   vers   resceivours. 

(56.)  "^  ^  Descendre.     Mouhraii.     Yous   veiez    coment  Descendre. 

^                                                  *^  [Fitz.. 
^^^^  g -J 


1  25,184,  la. 

•^25,184,  desa. 

^  Harl.,  mulures. 

*  est  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

•'  Harl.,  Cristiene. 


^'  The  words  au  plee  are  omitted 
from  Harl. 

7  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 

8  Harl.,  Cape. 

9  bien  is  omitted  from  25,184, 


26-2 


MICHAELMAS    TERM 


X0^ 


■J  I  .   DC 


A.D.  164-6.  demandant  is  under  age  ;  judgment,  if  he  do  not  say 
that  his  ancestor  died  seised  so  that  this  action  may 
be  in  the  nature  of  an  Assise  of  Mort  d'Ancestor, 
whether  he  ought  to  be  admitted. — Hillary.  Be  sure 
that  he  will  be  admitted  unless  you  show  some  deed 
of  his  ancestor's  to  try  which  he  could  not  be  a 
party. 


Pnecipe 

quod 

reddat. 


(57.)  >^  Note  that  the  tenant  in  a  Prcecipe  quod 
reddat  alleged  against  the  demandant,  who  demanded 
as  heir,  that  he  was  a  bastard,  and  the  demandant 
replied  that  he  was  mulier.  There  was  a  certificate  to 
this  effect,  and  at  the  Resummons  the  tenant  made 
default. — Hillary  awarded  seisin  of  the  land,  and  not 
the  C'ajjc,  because  he  said  that,  even  had  it  been  that 
he  appeared,  he  would  not  have  had  any  answer,  be- 
cause the  action  is  tried,  and  the  Resummons  serves 
only  for  him  to  hear  his  judgment. — See  the  contrary 
above. 


(58.)  ^  The  King  purchased  of  J.  Meriet  ten  acres 
of  meadow  near  Winchester,  which  were  held  of  the 
Bishop  of  Winchester ;  and  the  King,  through  coAdn 
previously  arranged,  gave  them  to  the  Carmelite 
Brethren  to  dwell  there  ;  and  against  them  the  Bishop 
sued  out  of  the  Chancery  a  Scire  taeias  (reciting  how 
this  purchase  was  a  fraud  for  the  purpose  of  dejDriving 
him  of  his  seignory,  and  also  of  depriving  the  King  of 
the  advantage  of  the  seignory  in  time  of  vacancy  [of 
the  Bishopric])  to  show  cause  why  the  King's  charter 
should  not  be  revoked,  and  the  tenements  reseized 
into  the  King's  hand.  And  thereupon  he  had  a  writ 
under  the  Targe,  together  with  a  bill  including  the 
matter,  directed  to  the  Chancellor.  And  the  writ 
purported  that  the   Prior   of   the   Carmelites,  with  two 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


263 


Nos.  57,  58. 

le  demandant  est  deinz  age ;  jugement,  sil  ne  die  ^-D.  1343. 
qe  son  aiincestre  luorust  seisi  issi  qe  cest  accion 
soit  en  nature  Dassise  de  Mort  dauncestre,  sil  deive^ 
estre  resceu. — Hill.  Soiez  certein  qil  serra  resceu, 
si  vous  ne  moustrez  asqun  fait  de  son  auncestre  a 
quel   il    ne   purra   estre   partie    a   trier. 

(57.)  '^  §  Xofa    qe    le   tenant  en   Prcecipc  quod  reddat  PraciiK 
alleggea    countre    le    demandant,    qe    demanda    come  %%iat:^ 
heir,     qil    est     bastarde,     et     replie    fut     qe    muliere.^  [Fitz., 
[Issint   fut   il   certifie,    et]^   a   la   Eesomons   le   tenant  iJ'y^-]"'^"  ' 
fit    defaut. — Hill,    agarda    seisine    de    terre,    et   noun 
pas    le^    Crt/9C,    qar   il    dit    qe,    tut    fut   il    qil  venist,  il 
avera   nul   respouns,    qar   laccion   est   trie,   et   la'^   Ee- 
somons  ne   seert    forsqe    doier^   son    jugement. — Vide 
contrariiun   supra. 

(58.)  ^  §  Le  Boi  purchacea  pres  de  Wyncestre  x^  [Fitz., 
acres  de  pree  de  J.  Meriet,  queux  furent  tenuz  del  21.] .  ' 
Evesqe  de  Wyncestre ;  et  le  Eoi,  par  covyn  taille  ^^ 
adevant,  les  dona  as  Freres  de  Carme  pur  enhabiter 
illoeqes,  vers  queux  Levesqe  hors  de  Chauncellerie 
suyst  un  Scire  facias,  reherceaunt  coment  eel  pur- 
chace  fut  fraude  pur  luy  tollir  sa  seignurie,  et  auxi 
au  Eoi  lavauntage  de  seignurie  en  temps  de  void- 
aunce,  pur  quel  la  chartre  le  Eoi  ne  ^^  devereit  ^'-^ 
estre  repelle,  et  les  tenements  reseisis  en  la  mein 
le  Eoi.  Et  sur  ceo  avoit  bref  south  la  targe,  ove 
une  ^'^  bille  compernant  la  matere,  direct  au  Chaun- 
cellier.      Et   le   bref    voleit    qe    le    Priour   de   Carmes 


^  Harl.,  ne  deive. 
2  From  Harl.,  and  2-5,184. 
•^  The    marginal   note    is     from 
Harl.     In  25,184  it  is  Nota. 

4  Harl.,  mulure. 

5  The    words    between    brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 

c  25,184,  de. 


7  la  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

8  25,184,  doner. 

9  25,184,  certeins. 

10  25,184,  tailli. 

11  n?.  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

12  25,184,  deivereit. 

13  une  is  omitted  from  Harl. 


264  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.  59. 

A.D.  1343.  Brethren,  should  be  warned,  but  did  not  determme  of 
what  place  he  was  Prior,  or  Provincial,  or  any  thing  else, 
and  exception  was  taken  thereon.  Afterwards  the 
Brethren  made  default. — R.  Thorpe.  We  will  move 
you  on  behalf  of  the  Brethren.  You  see  plainly  how 
it  is  supposed  by  this  suit  that  the  King  shall  be  re- 
strained from  purchasing  in  his  own  realm ;  besides, 
no  one  but  the  King  himself  can  judge  as  to  the 
manner  of  his  purchase. — Sadingtox,  Chancellor.  The 
King  has  sent  us  the  Bis'hop's  petition,  &c. ;  wherefore 
we  adjudge  that  the  land  be  seized  into  the  King's  hand, 
and  the  charter  revoked. — W.  Tlmrix'.  The  Brethren 
shall  be  distrained  to  give  up  the  charter,  ka. 

'?^''r'''  (59.)   ^  The  King  commanded  certain  persons,  during 

facias.  V        >'     o  o  ^  ^  i  '.    . 

the  vacancy  of  the  Archbishopric  of  York,  to  ^-isit  the 
Magdalen  Hospital  at  Piipon,  and  to  certify  into  Chancery 
what  they  had  found.  And  they  found  a  defect  and 
certified  it  into  Chancerv.  The  King  made  collation  to 
John  Smale,  who  sued,  on  the  King's  l^ehalf,  a  Scire 
facias  against  John  Bridlington  the  incumbent,  &c., 
to  show  whether  he  could  say  anything  wherefore  he 
ought  not  to  be  ousted,  and  the  Hospital  delivered  to 
John  Smale.  And  John  Bridlington  appeared. — Pole. 
Judgment  of  the  writ  because  this  writ  is  contrariant: 
for  first  it  supposes  that,  inasmuch  as  the  King  has 
made  donation,  the  Hospital  was  vacant,  and  afterwards, 
inasmuch  as  it  was  visited  and  John  Bridlington  was 
warned  to  show  why  he  should  not  be  ousted,  it  sup- 
poses that  the  Hospital  is  still  full,  and  so  repugnant. 
And  this  writ  is  not  warranted  by  any  record,  because 
it   cannot   be  warranted   by   the   collation,   nor   by  the 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


265 


No.  59. 

ov  deux  Freres  f uissent  ^  garnis,  et  ne  determina  ^  -^•^'  i'^43. 
pas  de^  quel  lieu  Priour,  ne  Provincial,  ne  autre, 
qe  fut  clialaunge.  Puis  les  Freres  firent  defaut. — 
Ix.  TJiorpe.  Nous  vous  moveroms  ^  pur  les  Freres. 
Vous  veiez  bien^  coment^  par  ceste  suyte  est  sup- 
pose qe  le  Roy  serra  restreint''  de  purcliacer  en  sa 
terre  demene  ;  ovesqe  ceo,  nul  homme  put  juger 
forsqe  le  Roi  mesme^  de  la  manere  de  son  purchace. 
— -Sad.,  Cliauncelier.  Le  Roi  nous  ad  maunde  la 
peticion  Levesqe,  &c.  ;  par  quei  nous  agardoms  qe 
la  Lerre  soit  seisi  en  la  mein  le  Roi,  et  la  cliartre 
repelle. —  [^r.]  Thorpe.  Les  Freres  serrount  destreint'-^ 
de   rendre   la   chartre,    &c. 

(59.)  ^^  ^  Le  Roi  mauiida  as  certeins  gentz,  Scire 
vacaunt  ^^  Lercevesche  ^'^  Deverwj^ke,  de  visiter  lospital  ^^'"''^'••• 
de  la  Maudeleyn  de  Ripoun,  et  certilier  en  Chaun- 
cellerie  de  ceo  qils  avoient  trove,  qe  troverent  defaut 
et  certifierent  eii  Cliauncellerie.  Le  Roi  fist  coUacion 
a  Johan  Smale,  qe  suyst,  pur  le  Roi,  Scire  facias  ^^ 
vers  Johan  Bridlingtone  incumbenti,  &c.,  sil  savoit 
rien  dire  pur  quei  il  ne  deit  estre  ouste,  et  lospital 
livere  a.  Johan  Smale,  qe  vint. — Pole.  Jugement 
du  bref,  car  ceo  bref  est  contrariaunt :  qar  primes 
suppose  il  qe  par  taunt  qe  le  Roi  ad  done  qe 
lospital  est  voide,  et  apres,  i)ar  taunt  qe  ceo  fut^'' 
visite,^'^  et  il  garni  pur  quei  il  ne  serra  ouste, 
suppose  il  qe  cest  plein  unqore,  issi  repugnant.  Et 
ceo  bref  est  garraunti  de  nul  recorde,  qar  de  la 
collacion   ne   j)ut   ceo   estre   garraunti,  ne  del   enquest, 


1  25,184,  furent. 
-^  25,184,  termina. 
'^  de  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
*  25,184,  nomeroms. 
5  The  words  Vous  veiez  bien  are 
omitted  from  25,184. 
«  25,184,  qe. 
'^  25,184,  deotreint. 
"^  mesme  is  omitted  from  Hari. 


''  Harl.,  restreint. 

10  From  Harl.,  ami  25,184, 

11  25,184,  vactiamit. 

12  25,184,  Lercevesqe. 

13  The    words    Scire   facias   are 
omitted  from  25,184. 

1^  25,184,  est. 
15  25,184,  usue. 


"2Q6  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  60. 


A.D.  1343  Inquisition,  since  no  jn(l<:j,-ment  is  yet  rendered. — 
Sharshulle.  As  soon  as  defect  was  found  in  you,  the 
Hospital  by  right  commenced  to  be  yoid,  so  that  it 
was  a  cause  for  the  Kin<][  to  make  collation,  as  in  the 
case  of  a  church  where  a  parson  may  by  right  be  de- 
priyed,  and  so  by  right,  though  not  in  fact,  the  church 
is  yoid,  the  yery  j^'^tron  shall  present,  and  his  presentee 
shall  by  law  sue  for  the  depriyal  of  the  other,  and, 
when  the  latter  shall  be  depriyed  by  law  of  Holy 
Church,  the  presentation  made  when  the  church  was 
full  in  fact  shall  hold  good.  So  in  the  matter  before 
us.  And,  as  some  persons  understand,  if  the  patron 
shall  not  present  within  the  period  of  six  months,  the 
church  is  yoid  by  right,  although  it  may  be  full  in 
fact,  because  by  lapse  of  time  the  right  has  deyolyed 
upon  the  Ordinary. — E.  Thorpe.  Certainly  not ;  it  is 
not  for  him  to  know,  or  to  present,  before  the  depriyal, 
or  before  the  depriyal  be  notified  to  him  b}-  the 
Ordinary,  in  the  case  of  a  presentation  to  a  church 
which  is  spiritual,  so  that  time  does  not  run  against 
him  except  after  the  depriyal  and  notification ;  but  as 
to  a  Hospital,  which  is  temporal,  when  the  King  is 
apprised  that  it  is  yacant  by  right,  he  shall  make 
donation  to  it,  because  otherwise  it  will  follow,  in  this 
case,  that  the  right  which  the  King  had  at  the  time 
at  which  the  defects  were  found  will  be  lost,  inasmuch 
as  he  has  made  restitution  of  the  temporalities  to  the 
x\rchbishop,  who  is  yery  patron,  and  that  the  Arch- 
bisho})  will  make  donation,  which  cannot  be. 

Qaarc  (60.)   §   The    King   brought   a    Qiiarc    imjwdit  against 

iiiquilit. 


XVIT.    EDWARD    III.  267 


No.  60. 


qar  mil  jugement  est  unqore  rendu. — Schar.  A  plus  -'^•^-  i-^^-^- 
tost  qe  defaufc  fut  trove  en  vous,  de  dreit  ceo 
comencea  destre  voide,  issi  qe  ceo  fut  cause  au  Roi 
de  faire  collacion,  come  en  cas  dune  eglise,  ou 
persone  est  privable  de  dreit,  issi  de  dreit/  et  noun 
pas  '-^  de  fait,  -leglise  est  voide,^  le  verray  patroun 
presentera,  et  son  presente  de  ley  suera  a  la  priva- 
cion  lautre,  et,  quant  il  serra^  prive  par  ley  de 
Seint  Eglise,  le  presentement  fait  quant  leglise  fut 
plein  de  fait  tendra  lieu.  Sic  in  i)roposito.  Et,  al 
entent  dascuns  gentz,  si  le  patroun  ne  presentera 
deinz  le  temps  de  vj  moys  qe  leglise  est  voide  de 
dreit,  tut  soit  ele  pleine  de  fait,^  qar  par  temps 
passe  le  dreit  est  devolut  al  Ordiner. — R.  Thorpe. 
Nanil  certes ;  il  nad  pas  a  conustre,  ne  ^  de  pre- 
senter, avant  la  privacion,  et  qe  la  privacion  par 
Ordiner  luy  soit  notifie,  en  cas  de  presentement 
degiise  qest  espirituel,  issi  qe  temps  ne  luy  court 
forsqe  "^  apres  la  privacion  et  notificacion  ;  mes  de 
Hospital,  qest  temporel,  quant  le  Roi  est  apris  qe 
cest  voide  de  dreit,  il  le  durra,  qar  autrement  en- 
suera,  en  ceo  cas,  desicom  ^  le  Roi  adonqes  quant 
les  defautes  furent  trovez  qe^  le  dreit  quel  il  avoit 
adonqes  serra  perdu,  desicom  il  ad  fait  restitucion 
al  Ercevesqe,  qest  verrey  patroun,  de  ses  temporaltes, 
et^^   qil    le    durreit,    qe   ne   put    estre. 

(60.)  ^^   §    Le   Roi   porta    Qaare    impedit   vers    Labbe  Quarc 

impcdit. 

^YiiT.., 

1  The  words  de  dreit  are  omitted  *^  25,184,  issi  desicom.  ijiivedit 

from  Harl.,  and  mesqe  has  been  "  qe  is  omitted  from  2.5,184.  149.1 

inserted  in  a  later  hand.  |       lo  et  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

■^  The   words   et    noun   pas    are  ii  From   Harl.,    and   25,184,  but 

omitted  from  Harl.  i  corrected  by  the  record,  Placita  de 

■''Harl.,    pleyne,   on   an   erasure  !   7^\n/co,  Mich.,  17Edw.  III.,  R°  324, 
and  in  a  later  hand.  d.     It  there  appears  that  the  action 


*  serra  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
^  fait  is  omitted  from  25,184. 


was  brought  by   the  King  against 
the  Abbot  of  Sautre  in  respect  of  a 


^  Harl.,  mes.  I  presentation  to  the  church  of  Fen 

■^  25,184,  forpris.  I  Drayton  (Gambs.). 


268  MICHAELMAS    TEF.M 


No.  60. 


A.D.  1343.  the  Abbot  of  Sautre,  in  respect  of  the  church  of  Fen 
Drayton,  by  reason  of  the  lands,  possessions,  fees,  and 
advowsons  of  his  enemies  of  France  being  in  his  hand, 
counting  that  the  fees  and  advowsons  of  the  Abl)ot  of 
Bon  Hepos  were  seized  into  the  King's  hand  because 
he  was  adhering  to  them.  And  he  counted  that  one 
Aufred  heretofore  Abbot  of  Bon  Repos  was  seised  of 
the  advowson  as  of  fee,  &c.,  and  that  he  appointed 
the  then  Abbot  of  Sautre  his  general  procurator  to 
present  to  all  the  churches  of  his  patronage  in  Eng- 
land, and  that  tlie  Abbot  of  Sautre,  as  procurator  of 
the  Abbot  of  Bon  Repos,  presented  Walter,^  who,  on 
this  presentation  was  admitted,  and  by  reason  of  whose 
death  the  church  is  now  void,  Occ.  ;  thus  the  King  is 
seised,  and  it  belongs  to  him  to  present.  And  he 
made  profcrt  of  the  Bishop's  certificate,  >iah  pede  sif/ilU, 
that  the  Abbot  of  Sautre  presented,  on  the  last 
occasion,   and    twice    before,    as    procurator.— P«/fc^it'^. 


1  As  to  the  name  see  d.  "iG'J.  note  2. 


XYII.    EDWARD    III. 


269 


No.  60. 

de  Sautre  de  leglise  de  Fendraytone,  par  resoun  des  '^•^'  1343. 
terres,  possessions,  fees,  et  avowesouns  de  ses  enemys 
de  Fraunce  en  sa  meyn  esteauntz,  countaunt  qe  les 
fees  et  avoesouns  del  Abbe  de  Bon  Eespos  furent 
seisiz  en  la  mein  le  Koi  par  resoun  qil  est  de  lour 
aherdaunce.  Et  counta  qe  nn  Aufred  jadis  Abbe 
de  Bon  Eespos  fut  seisi  del  avoesoun  com  de  fee, 
&c.,  le  quel  establist  Labbe  de  Sautre,  qe  adonqes 
fut,  son  general  procuratour  de  presenter  a  totes 
les  eglises  de  son  patronage  en  Engleterre,  le  quel 
Abbe  de  Sautre,  com  procuratour  Labbe  de  Bon 
Respos  presenta  W.,  qe  a  eel  presentement  fut  resceu, 
par  qi  mort  leglise  est  ore  voide,  &c. ;  issi  est  le 
Roi  seisi,  et  a  luy  appent  a  presenter.  Et  mist 
avant  certificacioun  de  Evesqe,  suh  pede  sigiUi,  qe 
Labbe  de  Sautre  presenta  a  la  darein  foith  com  ^ 
procuratour,     et     deux     foith     devant.^ — Pult.      Yous 


1  com  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

•^  The  declaration  was,  according 
to  the  record,  "  quod  quidam 
"  Aufredus,  Abbas  de  BonaRequie, 
''  fuit  seisitus  de  advocatione 
"  ecelesiae  praedictas,  ut  de  jure 
''  ecclesise  suae  de  Bona  Kequie, 
"  tempore  pacis,  tempore  domini 
•'  Edwardi  Regis  patris  domini 
•'  Regis  nunc,  qui  quidem  Abbas, 
"  eo  quod  commoratus  fuit  in  parti- 
''  bustransmarinis,eonstituitAbba- 
■'  tern  de  Sautre  generalem  pro- 
•*  euratorem  suum  ad  praesentan- 
"  dum  ad  omnes  ecclesias  de 
"  patronatu  ejusdem  /  bbatis  de 
''  Bona  Requie  in  Anglia  existentes, 
"  et  ad  donationem  ejusdem 
•'  Abbatis  de  Bona  Requie  spec- 
"  tantes,  seu  spectandas,  nomine 
"  procuratorio  et  in  jure  Abbatis 
"  de  Bona  Requie  praesentandas 
"  eo  quod  ejusdem  ordinis  exsti- 
"  terant,  et  Abbathia  de  Sautre  de 
"  filiatione  ejusdem  domus  de  Bona 


Requie  exstitit,  qui  quidem  Abbas 
de    Sautre,    ut     procurator,     et 
nomine  procuratorio,  et  in  jure 
ejusdem  Abbatis  de  Bona  Requie, 
praesentavit  ad  eandem  ecclesiam 
quondam  Walterum  filium  Ger- 
vasii    de    Dodyngtone,    clericum 
suum,    qui    ad    praesentationem 
suam  fuit  admissus  et  institutus, 
.  .   .....  ac  pro  eo  quod  idem 

Abbas  de  Bona  Requie  est  de 
potestate  Philippi  de  Yalesiis 
adversarii  domini  Regis  nunc, 
inter  caeteras  terras  et  possessiones 
ejusdem  Abbatis  de  Bona  Requie, 
idem  dominus  Rex  nunc  seisivit 
in  manum  suam  advocationem 
ecelesiae  j)r8edictae,  et,  advocatione 
sic  in  manu  domini  Regis  exist- 
ente,  prasdicta  ecclesia  vacavit 
per  mortem  dicti  Walteri,  &c., 
et  sic  ad  ipsum  dominum  Regem 
pertinet  ad  praedictam  ecclesiam 
praesentare." 


270  MICHAELMAS    TEr^M 


No.   60. 


A.D.  1348.  You  see  plainly  how  the  Kmg  takes  his  title  in  right 
of  the  Abbot  of  Bon  Eepos,  and  does  not  affirm  any 
possession  in  him  so  that  it  could  be  understood  that 
the  Abl)ot  of  Sautre  could  have  presented  in  his  right, 
unless  the  possession  of  the  Abbot  of  Bon  Rei^os  was 
affirmed  higher  up  ;  judgment  of  the  count. — Thorpe. 
That  is  to  the  action. — Shardelowe.  If  his  procurator 
presented,  that  presentation  was  in  his  right ;  where- 
fore, &c. — Pulteneij.  Then  he  ought  to  have  counted 
that    the    Abbot    of    Bon    Eepos    himself    presented. —  4 

Shardelowe.  Answer. — Pultoiey.  We  do  not  admit 
that  the  Abbot  of  Bon  Eepos  was  seised  of  the  advow- 
son,  and  we  tell  you  that  neither  the  Abbot  of  Sautre 
nor  any  of  his  predecessors  ever  were  procurators  of 
the  Abl3ot  of  Bon  Eepos  ;  ready  to  verify,  if  this  can 
make  an  issue.  And  we  tell  you  that  the  Abbot  of 
Sautre  presented  Walter,  through  whose  death  the 
church,  ike,  as  in  right  of  his  church  of  Sautre,  and 
we  do  not  understand  that  the  King  will  be  answered; 
and  further,  to  declare  the  right  of  his  church  of 
Sautre,  he  tells  you  that,  before  him,  one  of  his  pre- 
decessors presented  one  J.^  in  right  of  the  church  of 
Sautre.  and  before  him  another  was  presented  in  right 
of   the    A])bot    of    Sautre. — Thorpe.     He  does  not  deny 


1  For  the  name,  i^ee  p.  271,  note  0. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


271 


No.  60. 

veiez  bien  coment  le  Roi  prent  son  title  en  le  ^•^- 1^^-^- 
dreit  Labbe  de  Bon  Respos,  et  nafferme  nulle  pos- 
sessioun  en  luy  issi  qil  purra  estre  entendu  qe 
Labbe  de  Sautre  put  aver  presente  en  soun  dreit, ^ 
si  la  possession  Labbe  de  Bon  Bespos  ne  fut  afferme 
de  plus  haut ;  jugement  de  count. —  Thorpe.  Cest  al 
accion. — Schard.  Si  son  procuratour  presenta,  ceo 
presentement  fut  ^  en  son  dreit ;  par  quei,  &c. — Pult. 
Donqes  dust  il  aver  counte  qe  Labbe  de  l^on  Bespos 
mesme  presenta. — Schard.  Besponez. — Pult.  Nous 
ne  conissoms  pas  qe  Labbe  de  Bon  Bespos  fut  seisi 
del  avoesoun,  et  vous  dioms  qe  Labbe  de  Sautre'^ 
ne  nul  de  ses  predecessours  unqes  furent  procura- 
tours  Labbe  de  Bon  Bespos ;  prest  daverer,  si  ceo 
purra  faire  issue.  Et  vous  dioms  qe  Labbe  de 
Sautre  presenta  W.,  par  qi  mort  leglise,  etc.,  come 
en  le  dreit  sa  egiise  de  Sautre,  et  nentendoms  pas 
qe  le  Roi  voille  ^  estre  respondu  ;  et  outre,  pur  des- 
clarrer^  le  dreit  de  sa  egiise  de  Sautre,  vous  dit  qe 
devant  luy  un  son  predecessour  presenta  un  J.  en  le 
dreit  del  egiise  de  Sautre,  et  devant  luv  un  autre  fut 
presente  en  le  dreit  del  Abbe  de  Sautre. ''' — TJiorpe.     B 


1  The  words  en  soun  dreit  are 
omitted  from  25,184. 

2  fut  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

•^  The  words  de  Sautre  are 
omitted  from  Harl. 

4  25,184,  voet. 
•    ^  25,184,  desclarier. 

•5  The  Abbot's  plea  was,  according 
to  the  record,  "  non  cognoscendo 
"  quod  praedictus  Aufredus,  quon- 
"  dam  Abbas  de  Bona  Requie,  fuit 
"  seisitus  de  advocatione  eeclesias 
"  prgedictae,  nee  quod  ipse  Abbas 
"  de  Sautre  nunc  unquam  extitit 
"  procurator  prsefati  Abbatis  de 
"  Bona  Requie,  dicit  quod  ipse 
"  Abbas  de  Sautre  fuit  seisitus 
"  de  advocatione  ejusdem  ecclesise 


de  Fendray  tone  ut  de  j  ure  ecclesiae 
suae  beatae  Marias  de  Sautre,  et 
ad  eandem  prtesentavit  praefatum 
Walterum  filium  Gervasii,  cleri- 
cum  suum,  in  jure  ecclesiae  suae 
beatae  Mariae  de  Sautre  praedictae, 
et  non  in  jure  ecclesiae  Abbatis  de 
Bona  Requie  prgedictae.  sicut 
dominus  Rex  ei  imponit,  qui  ad 
praesentationem  suam  fuit  ad- 
missus  et  institutus,  d'C.  Et 
hoc  paratus  est  verificare,  c^'c. 
Et  ad  possessionem  ecclesiae  suae 
beatae  Mariae  de  Sautre  praedict® 
ulterius  declarandam  in  hac 
parte  dicit  quod  quidem  Ricardus 
quondam  Abbas  de  Sautre,  prae- 
decessor   suus,   fuit    seisitus    de 


272  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   60. 


A.D.  1343.  that  the  Abbot  of  Bon  Eepos  was  seised  of  the  advow- 
son,  nor  that  the  Abbot  of  Sautre  presented  as  pro- 
curator, which  fact  affirms  the  right  and  the  possession 
of  the  A])bot  of  Bon  Repos ;  and  the  question  whether 
he  was  procurator  or  not  cannot  make  an  issue,  be- 
cause, if  he  was  never  procurator,  and  he  presented  as 
procurator  of  the  Abbot  of  Bon  Eepos,  even  thou<:[h 
the  right  had  been  in  him  ])efore,  ]\v  that  manner  of 
presentation  he  put  himself  out  of  possession,  and 
made  the  possession  to  be  in  the  person  as  whose 
procurator  he  presented.  Besides,  the  King  commanded 
the  Escheator  to  seize  all  the  lands,  fees,  and  advow- 
sons,  &c.,  which  belonged  to  the  Abbot  of  Bon  Repos, 
and  to  certify  him  in  the  Chancery  as  to  what  was 
done,  and  the  Escheator  certified,  among  other  matters, 
that  he  had  seized  the  advowson  of  Fen  Drayton. 
Thus  the  King  is  seised.  And  see  here  the  record, 
sub  pede  sifiilli.     And  we  pray  a  writ  to  the  Bishop. — 


XYII.    EDWARD    III. 


273 


No.  60. 

ne  dedit  pas  qe  Labbe  de  Bon  Respos  fut  seisi  del  A.D.  1343. 
avowesoun,  ne  qe  Labbe  de  Santre  ne  presenta  come 
procuratour,  quele  chose  afferme  le  dreit  et  la  pos- 
session Labbe  de  Bon  Respos ;  et  lequel  il  fut 
procuratour  ou  noun  ceo  ne  poet  pas  faire  issue, 
qar  sil  ne  fut  unqes  procuratour,  et  il  presenta 
come  son  procuratour,  tut  ust  le  dreit  este  en  luy 
adevant,  par  cele  manere  de  presenter  il  se  mist^ 
hors  de  possession,  et  le  fist^  en  cely  come  qi 
procuratour  il  presenta.  Ovesqe  ceo,  le  Roi  maunda 
al  Eschetour^  de  seisir  totes  les  terres,  fees,  et 
avoesouns,  S:c.,  qe  furent  del  Abbe  de  Bon  Respos, 
et  de  luy  certifier  son  fait  en  Chauncellerie,  qe 
certifia,  entre  autres,  qil  avoit  seisi  lavoesoun  de 
Fendrayton ;  issi  est  le  Roi  seisi.  Et  veiez  cy  le 
recorde,  sub  pcde  sigilU.     Et  prioms  bref  al  Evesqe.^ — 


advocatione  ecclesige  de  Fendray- 
tone  praedictse,  et  in  jure  ecclesiae 
siias  beatas  Marise  de  Sautre  prae- 
dictae  praesentavit  ad  eandem 
quendam  Philippum  de  Lacy, 
clericum  suum,  qui  ad  praesenta- 
tionem  suum  fuit  admissus  et 
institutus  tempore  pacis,  tempore 
E.  avi  domini  Regis  nunc;  et 
ante  ipsum  quidam  Laurentius 
quondam  Abbas  de  Sautre,  pras- 
decessor  suus,  fuit  seisitus  de 
eadem  advocatione  ecclesiae  de 
Fendraytone,  et  in  jure  prgedictae 
ecclesiae  suae  de  Sautre  praesenta- 
vit ad  eandem  quendam  Johan- 
nem  de  Creyk,  clericum  suum, 
qui  ad  praesentationem  suam  fuit 
admissus  et  institutus  tempore 
pacis,  tempore  H.  Eegis  proavi 
domini  Eegis  nunc  ;  et  ea  ratione 
ad  ipsum  Abbatem  de  Sautre,  et 
non  ad  dominum  Eegem,  pertinet 
ad  praedictam  ecclesiam  prsesen- 
tare." 
1  25,184,  fit. 

18141 


2  25,184,  Escheskir. 

3  In  the  roll  the  following  are 
the  entries  immediately  after  the 
plea  : — 

"  Et  super  hoc  dominus  Rex 
'  misithic,per  breve  suumclausum, 
'  quandam  certificationem  domini 
'  Simonis  Episcopi  Eliensis,  sub 
'  pede  sigilli  Eegis,  quse  testatur 
'  quod,  tempore  Johannis  de 
'  Ketene,  Episcopi  Eliensis,  Abbas 
'  de  Sautre,  procurator  Abbatis  et 
'  Conventus  de  Bona  Requie,  prae- 
'  sentavit,  nomine  procuratorio 
'  eorundem  Abbatis  de  Bona 
'  Requie  et  Conventus,  Johannem 
'  de  Creke,  clericum  suum,  qui  ad 
'  prsesentationem  suam  fuit  ad- 
'  missus  et  institutus,  &c.,  et  etiam 
'  tempore  Johannis  de  Hothum, 
'  nuper  Episcopi,  &c.,  praedeces- 
'  soris,  &c.,  Abbas  de  Sautre  qui 
'  tunc  fjit,  ut  procurator  Abbatis 
'  de  Bona  Requie,  ad  dictam 
'  ecclesiam,  nomine  procuratorio 
'  praedicti  Abbatis  de  Bona  Requie, 


274  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.  60. 


A.D.  1343.  n,  Thorpe.  As  to  what  you  say  respecting  the  seizure 
by  the  King  by  Office  executed  by  the  Escheator,  the 
record  does  not  prove  that  he  was  specially  commanded 
to  seize  this  advowson,  but  generally  to  seize  fees  and 
advowsons  which  belonged  to  the  Abbot  of  Bon  Repos; 
and  even  though  he  did  seize  by  express  words  some- 
thing which  did  not,  at  the  time,  belong  to  the  Abbot 
of  Bon  Repos,  and  of  which  the  Abbot  of  Sautre  was 
in  possession,  that  does  not  oust  him  from  his  posses- 
sion.— Shaeshulle.  You  speak  well  as  to  that  point, 
and  therefore  it  is  not  right  that  you  should  be 
charged  in  that  respect;  but  deliver  yourself  on  the 
point  that   you   presented   as   procurator  of  the  Abbot 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


275 


No.  60. 

JR.   Thorpe,     De    ceo    qe    vous    parlez    de    seisine    le  ^.D.  1343. 

Roi  par   office   fait   par   Leschetour,    le    recorde  prove 

pas^   qe   comaunde   fust^  especialement  de   seisir   cele 

avoesoun,  mes  generalment  de  seisir  fees  et  avoesouns 

qe   furent   al   Abbe   de   Bon   Respos ;    et   tut   seisist  il 

par   parole   adonqes   chose  qe   ne   fut   pas   al  Abbe  de 

Bon   Respos,   mes   Labbe   de    Sautre    fust  -possessione, 

ceo    luy   ouste    pas    de    sa    possession. — Schar.     Vous 

parlez   bien   a   ceo   point,  et  pur  ceo   nest  pas  resoun 

qe  vous   soiez   charge   de   eel ;   mes   deliverez  vous   de 

cella    qe    vous    presentastes    com    procuratour    Labbe 


'  veri  ejusdem  patroni,  prsesentavit 
'  ad  eandem  quendam  Walterum  de 
'  Dodyngtone,  filium  Gervasii  de 
'  Dodyngtone,  clericum  suum,  qui 
'  ad  prassentationem  suam  fuit 
'  admissus  et  institutus/'  &c. 

"  Mandavit  etiam  idem  dominus 
'  Rex  hie,  per  breve  suum  clausum, 
'  quandam  aliam  certificationem, 
•  in    eodem    brevi   inclusam,   per 

■  Eseaetorem  domini  Regis  nunc 

■  inde  per  prasceptum  domini  Regis 

■  factam,  et  in  Cancellaria  Regis 
retornatam,  quae  testatur  quod 
idem  Escaetor  cepit  et  seisivit  in 
manum  domini  Regis  advoca- 
tionem  ecclesise  de  Fendraytone 
praedictae,  ad  quam  Abbas  de 
Sautre,  procurator  Abbatis  de 
Bona  Requie  ultimo  praesentavit 
quendam  Walterum  de  Dodyng- 
tone, clericum  suum,"  &c. 

"  Et  Johannes  [de  Clone]  qui 
sequitur,  &c.,  dicit  quod  praedic- 
tus  Abbas  de  Sautre  non  dedicit 
quin  praedictus  Abbas  de  Bona 
Requie  fuit  seisitus  de  advoca- 
tione  ecclesiae  praedictae,  nee 
dedicit  placitando  pro  placito  in 
hac  parte  quin  ipse  extitit  pro- 
curator praefati  Abbatis  de  Bona 
Requie,  nee  quin  ipse,  ut  procura- 


"  tor  ejusdem    Abbatis    de   Bona 
"  Requie,  et  nomine  procuratorio, 
"  praesentavit  ad    ecclesiam    prae- 
"  dictam  praefatum  Walterum,  qui 
"  ad  praesentationem  suam  nomine 
"  procuratorio  sic  factam  fuit  ad- 
"  missus    et  institutus,   &c.,   quae 
"  quidempraesentatio  in  possessione 
"  prasfati  Abbatis  de  Bona  Requie 
"  censeri  debet,  ratione  cujus  pos- 
"  sessionis  ipse  dominus  Rex  sumit 
"  titulum  suum  in  hac  parte,  nee 
"  dedicere    potest    quin    dominus 
"  Rex  nunc  seisitus  est  de  advoca- 
"  tione  prgedicta,  nee  aliquid  aliud 
"  dicere  ad  excludendum  dominum 
"  Regem  de  praesentatione  sua  prEe- 
"  dicta  nisi  quod  ipse    praetendit 
"  verificare  quod  ipse  praesentavit 
"  ad  eandem  prasfatum  Walterum 
"  in  jure  ecclesiae  suae  beatasMariae 
•'  de  Sautre,  et  non  in  jure  praedieti 
"  Abbatis  de    Bona    Requie,    quae 
"  quidem   verificatio  contra    prae- 
"  missa,  quae  per  ipsum  Abbatem 
"  de    Sautre    superius,     ut    prae- 
"  mittitur,  non  sunt  dedicta,  non 
"  est     admittenda,      unde      petit 
"  judicium  pro   domino  Rege,   et 
"  breve  Episcopo,"  &c. 

1  pas  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

2  fust  is  omitted  from  25,184. 


276  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   60. 


A.D.  1343.  of  Bon  Repos,  which  proves  that  the  Abbot  of  Bon 
Repos  was  in  possession. — 7i.  Thorpe.  If  the  Abbot  of 
Saiitre  was  seised  of  the  advowson  in  his  own  right, 
as  we  are  read}^  to  maintain,  and  he  presented  as 
procurator  of  the  Abbot  of  Bon  Repos,  which  we  do 
not  admit,  that  would  not  prove  any  right  or  possession 
in  the  Abbot  of  Bon  Repos,  for  suppose,  in  the  case 
of  an  infant  under  age,  that  his  guardian  presents  to 
a  church  as  his  guardian,  he  will  never,  when  of  full 
age,  take  a  title  from  that  presentation,  unless  he 
shows  a  higher  right  and  possession  in  himself,  so 
that  it  could  be  understood  that  this  presentation  was 
in  his  right,  but  it  will  rather  be  adjudged  an 
usurpation  by  the  guardian  if  he. has  no  right,  and  if 
the  guardian  has  right  as  in  his  own  right,  that  pre- 
sentation made  by  him  as  by  guardian  will  not  change 
his  first  right  or  possession.  So  in  the  case  before  us. 
— Hillary.  Then  is  it  so  ? — R.  Tliorpe.  Suppose  the 
King  brings  a  Quare  impedit  against  the  Abbot  of  Bon 
Repos,  and  takes  his  title  by  reason  of  the  Abbey  of 
Sautre  being  in  his  hand,  and  of  the  Abbot  of  Sautre 
having  presented,  &c.,  and  the  Abbot  of  Bon  Repos 
alleges  that  the  Abbot  of  Sautre  presented  onl}^  as  his 
procurator,  and  does  not  affirm  any  higher  right  in 
himself  whereby  it  could  be  understood  that  the  Abbot 
of  Sautre  presented  as  his  procurator,  will  not  the 
King  have  a  writ  to  the  Bishop  ?  Therefore,  on  the  other 
hand,  this  cannot  be  a  title  for  him,  &c. — Sharshulle 
and  W.  Thorpe  denied  this. — Greiie.  It  is  more 
reasonable  to  take  issue  on  the  substance,  and  the 
principal  matter,  than  on  an  incident,  and  what  is 
accessory ;  but  the  question  whether  the  Abbot  of 
Sautre  presented  in  right  of  his  church  of  Sautre  or 
in  right  of  the  Abbot  of  Bon  Repos  is  the  substance  ; 
that  will  make  a  natural   issue,    and   not  the  question 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


277 


No.  60. 

de  bon  Kespos,  qe  prove  qe  Labbe  de  Bon  Respos  ^•^-  ^343. 
fut  en  possession. — R.  Thorpe.  Si  Labbe  de  Sautre 
fut  seisi  del  avoesoun  en  son  dreit^  demene,  come 
nous  sumes  prest  a  meintener,  et  il  ust  presente 
com  procm*atom'  Labbe  de  Bon  Respos,  com  nous 
ne  conissoms  pas,  ceo  provereit  nul  dreit  en  Labbe 
de  Bon  Respos,  ne  possession,  car  mettez  qmi  en- 
faunt  deinz  age  son  gardein  presente  a  mie  eglise 
come  son  gardein,  jammes  a  son  plein  age  ne 
prendra  il  title  de  eel  presentement,  sil  ne  monstre 
plus  haut  dreit  et  ]30ssession  en  luy,  issi  qe  ceo 
purreit  estre  entendu  qe  eel  presentement  fut  en 
son  dreit,  mes  plus  toust  serra  ajuge  une  purprise 
par  le  gardein  sil  nad  pas  dreit,  et  si  le  gardein 
ad  dreit  come  en  son  dreit  demene,  eel  presentement 
fait  par  luy  come  par  gardein^  ne  cbaungera  pas 
son  primer  dreit  ne^  possession.  Sic  in  proposito. — 
Hill.  Donqes  est  il  issi? — R.  Thorpe.  Jeo  pose  qe 
le  Roi  porte  Quare  impedit  vers  Labbe  de  Bon 
Respos,  et  prist  son  title  par  cause  de  labbeye  de 
Sautre  en  sa  meyn,  quel  Abbe  de  Sautre^  presenta, 
&c.,  et  Labbe  de  Bon  Respos  allegge  qe  Labbe  de 
Sautre  ne  presenta  forsqe  com  son  procuratour,  et 
nafferme  nul  dreit  en  luy  de  plus  haut,  par  quei 
il  purra  estre  entendu  qil  presenta  com  son  pro- 
curatour, navera  le  Roi^  bref  al  Evesqe  ?  Ergo, 
areremein  ceo  ne  put  estre  title  pur  luy,  &c. — Schar. 
et  [IF.]  Thorpe  negaverunt  illud. — Grene.  II  est  plus 
de  resoun  de  prendre  issue  sur  le  gros,  et  le 
principal,  qe  sur  un  incident  et  accessorie ;  mes  le 
quel  Labbe  de  Sautre  presenta  en  le  dreit  sa  eglise 
de  Sautre  ou  en  le  dreit  Labbe  de  Bon  Respos  cest 
le  gros  ;    ceo  fra   naturel  issue,   et   noun   pas  lequel   il 


1  dreit  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

2  gardein       is       omitted      from 
25,184. 

3  25,184,  de. 


^  The  words  de  Sautre  are 
omitted  from  Harl. 

5  The  words  le  Eoi  are  omitted 
from  25,184. 


*278  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  60. 


A.D.  1343.  whether  he  presented  as  procurator  or  not,  which  is 
not  of  the  substance,  but  Procurator  may  possibly  have 
been  a  name  by  which  he  described  himself. — Shaes- 
HULLE.  It  is  not  a  surname,  but  a  name  of  ofiice, 
like  attorney ;  and  if  you  presented  as  my  procurator, 
or  attorney,  to  a  church  which  is  of  your  own  right, 
are  you  not  out  of  possession  ?  as  meaning  to  say  that 
it  is  so. — E.  Thorpe.  As  to  that  we  are  abiding  judg- 
ment.— Pulteney.  Neither  the  efiect  nor  the  issue  of 
the  plea  is  upon  an}-  other  point  but  whether  the  last 
presentation,  which  is  admitted  to  have  been  made  by 
us,  was  in  right  of  our  church  of  Sautre  or  in  right 
of  the  chiu'ch  of  Bon  Eepos,  for  that  which  the  King 
has  counted — that  we  presented  as  procurator  of  the 
Abbot  of  Bon  Eepos — is  not  and  cannot  be  by  law  to 
any  other  intendment  than  that  we  presented  in  right 
of  the  Abbot  of  Bon  Eej^os,  which  we  have  traversed 
to  the  effect  that  it  was  not  in  his  right  but  in  our 
own  right,  so  that  we  have  destroyed  the  substance  of 
his  title  by  this  answer,  on  which  we  are  abiding 
judgment. — B..  Thorpe,  ad  idem.  Presentation  made 
by  ourselves  as  procurator  can  onh'  be  in  continuation 
of  the  right  and  possession  where  it  was  before,  and 
that  we  show  to  be  in  ourselves  ;  judgment. — W.  Thorpe. 
There  is  no  stress  to  be  laid  on  the  question  who  had 
the  right  before,  but,  since  you  do  not  deny  that  he 
presented  as  procurator  of  the  Abbot  of  Bon  Eepos, 
which  presentation  puts  him  in  possession,  judgment. 
— x\nd  thereupon  Kelshulle  awarded  a  writ  to  the 
Bishop  for  the  King. 


XVII.    EDWARD   III.  279 


No.  60. 


presenta  com  procnratour  ou  noun,  quel  nest  pas  de  -^■^- 1^^-^- 
la^  substaunce,  mes  fut  un  noun  par  quel  il  se 
noma  par  cas. — Schar.  Ceo  nest  pas  surnoun,  mes 
noun  doffice,  com  attourne ;  et  si  vous  presentastes 
come  mon  ^  procuratour,  ou  attourne,  a  une  eglise 
qest  de  vostre  dreit  demene,  nestes  vous  hors  de 
possession  ?  quasi  cUceret  sic. — R.  Thorpe.  De  ceo 
sumes  en  jugement. — Pult.  Leffecte  ne  lissue  de 
plee  nest  sur  autre  point  mes  lequeP  le  derrein 
presentement,  quel  est  conu  estre  fait  par  nous,  fut 
en  le  dreit  de  nostre  eglise  de  Sautre  ou  en  le 
dreit  del  eglise  de  Bon  Respos,  qar  ceo  qe  le  Roi 
ad  counte  qe  nous^  presentames  come  procuratour 
Labbe  de  Bon  Respos  nest  a  autre  entente,  ne  ne 
put  par  ley  estre,  mes  qe  nous  presentames  en  le 
dreit  Labbe  de  Bon  Respos,  qele  chose  ^  nous  avoms 
traverse  qe  nient  en  son  dreit  mes  en  nostre  dreit  ^ 
demene,  issi  qe  le  gros  de  son  title  par  eel  re- 
spouns  avoms  destruit,  sur  quei  nous  sumes  en 
jugement. — R.  Thorpe,  ad  idem.  Presentement  fait 
par  nous  mesmes  com  procuratour  ne  put  estre  mes 
continuaunt  le  dreit  et  possession  ou  il  fut  devant, 
et  ceo  moustroms  en  nous  mesmes ;  jugement. — 
[TF.]  Thorpe.  Qi  avoit  dreit  devant  nest  pas  a  charger, 
mes,  desicom  vous  ne  deditez  pas  qil  ne  presenta 
com  procuratour  Labbe  de  Bon  Respos,  quel  pre- 
sentement luy  mette  en  possession,  jugement. — Et 
sur  ceo  Kels.  pur  le  Roi  agarda  bref  al  Evesqe.'' 


1  25,184,  sa. 

'•^  mon  is  omitted  from  Haii. 
3  25,184,  quel. 

^  nous  is  omitted  from  Harl. 
^  chose  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
6  dreit  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
'  Judgment,    according     to    the 
roll,   was  given  in    the   following 


"  et  quae  preetendit  verificare,  &c., 
"  non  sunt  contraria  actioni  Regis 
*'  in  hac  parte,  per  quod  verificatio 
*'  ilia  non  est  admittenda  in  hac 
"  parte,  consideratum  est  quod 
"  dominus  Rex  recuperet  prsesen- 
"  tationem  suam  ad  ecclesiam 
"  prgedictam,     et     habeat     breve 


form: — "  Et  quia  videtur  Curi/E  !  ^' Episcopo  Eliensi,  loci  illius 
"hie  quod  ea  quss  per  prasdictum  !  "  Diocesano,  quod,  non  obstante 
"  Abbatem  superius  sunt  allegata,    I  "  reclamatione    prsedicti    Abbatis, 


'280  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


Xo.   61. 


A.D.  1843  ^Qi^)  ^  7^\  Thorpe  came  with  one  Thomas  cle  Shulton 
Remain-  j-q  ^^^^  ^^.^^^  ^j-^^|  glowed  that  (whereas  certain  land  was 
Kmited  to  one  B.^  for  term  of  his  hfe,  with  remainder, 
after  B.'s^  death,  to  others,  and  to  this  same  Thomas 
and  the  heirs  of  Thomas's  body  begotten,  and  that  by 
line)  by  agreement  between  one  A.^  demandant,  and 
the  aforesaid  B.,  tenant  for  term  of  life,  a  Pnecipe  in 
capite  was  sued  against  the  aforesaid  B.  and  this  same 
Thomas,  supposing  Thomas  to  be  joint  tenant  with  B., 
and  they  caused  another  person  to  answer  by  attorney 
for  him  as  joint  tenant  with  B.  Process  was  con- 
tinued until,  after  the  mise  joined,  thej"  made  default, 
whereupon  final  judgment  was  rendered  to  the  disheri- 
son of  Thomas,  and  this  is  still  within  the  3'ear.  And 
he  praj'ed,  for  Thomas,  that  his  exception  might  be 
entered,  so  that  the  judgment  might  not  bar  him  in 
time  to  come. — Stonoee.  It  shall  be  so,  if  you 
will  sue  to  prove  the  deceit. — Thorpe.  He  will  make 
a  bill,  and  prosecute  it. — And  the  exception  to  the 
judgment  was  entered  on  the  roll. — Thorpe.  We  pray 
a  Venire  facias  against  those  who  effected  the  deceit. — 
Sharshulle.  Which  do  you  intend — to  defeat  the 
judgment  and  revest  the  estate  in  yourself,  or  are  you 
suing  only  for  damages  ? — Thorpe.  We  intend  to 
prove  the  deceit,  and  revest  the  freehold  and  the  right. 
— Sharshulle.  It  is  not  right  that  the  tenant  for 
term  of  life,  who  is  a  partner  in  the  deceit,  should 
have  again  the  freehold,  but  only  j^ou  and  the  others 
in  remainder  on  account  of  the  forfeiture,  &c.  And, 
therefore,  it  is  necessary  to  sue  an  Audita  Querela  out 

1  For  the  real  names  see  p.  283,  note  4. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  281 


No.  61. 


(61.)  1  §  R,  Thorpe  vint  ove  un  T.^   Shultone^  a   la  A.D.  1343. 
barre,    et    moustra    qe    par    la    ou    certein    terre    fut  ^^mem- 

^       ^  .  .  are.2 

taille  a  un  B.  a  terme  de  sa^  vie,  le  rememdre 
apres  le  descees  B.  as  autres,  et  iiiesme  cely  T.^  et 
les  heirs  du  corps  T.^  engendrez,  et  ceo  par  fyn, 
par  consence^  eutre  un  A.  demandaunt,  et  lavantdit 
B.,  tenant  a  terme  de  vie,  Pnecipe  in  capite  fut 
suy  vers  lavandit  B.  et  mesme  cely  T.,^  supposaunt 
T.^  estre  jointenaunt  ove  B.,  et  firent  un  autre  re- 
spoundre  par  attourne  pur  luy  come  jointenaunt  ove 
B.  Proces  continue  tanqe,  apres  la  mise  joint,  ils 
tirent  defaiit,  sur  quel  jugement  final  fut  rendu  pur 
desheriter  T.,^  et  cest  unqore  deinz  Ian.  Et  pur  T. 
pria  qe  son  chalenge  fut  entre,  issi  qe  le  jugement 
ne  luy  barre  pas  en  temps  a  vener. — Ston.  Auxi 
serra  si  vous  volez  suire'^  de  atteindre  la  desceite. 
— Thorpe.  II  fra  bille,  et  la  suiera. — Et  la  chalenge 
sur  le  jugement  est  entre  en  roulle. — Thorpe.  Nous 
prioms  Venire  facias  vers  ces  qe  firent  la  desceite. — 
ScHAR.  Le  quel  biez  vous,^  a  defaire  le  jugement 
et  revestir^  le  dreit  en  vous,^^  ou  vous  suez  soule- 
ment  pur  damages  ?— Thorpe.  Nous  bioms  datteindre 
la  desceite,  et  revestir^  le  fraunk  tenement  et  le 
dreit. — Schar.  II  nest  pas  resoun  qe  le  tenant  a 
terme  de  vie,  qest  parcenere  a  la  desceite,  reeit  le 
fraunk  tenement,  mes  vous  et  les  autres  6n  le  re- 
meindre  pur  la  forfeture,  &c.  Et  donqes  covient 
suir   Audita   Querela   hors    de   la   Chauncellerie   sur   le 


"  ad  prsesentationem  domini  Regis 
"  ad  praedictam  ecclesiam  idoneam 
"  personam  admittat." 

iFrom  Haii  ,  and  25,184,  until 
otherwise  stated. 

2  The    marginal    note    is     from 
HarL,   there  being   nothing   in    a  ^  vous  is  omitted  from  Harl. 
contemporary  hand  in  the  margin  ^  Harl.,  revestier. 

of  25,184.  10  The  words  en  vous  are  omitted 

3  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  J.  i  from  25,184. 


^  Harl.,  Shiluyntone ;  25,184, 
Shilmingtone.  The  name  in  the 
text  is  from  the  record  cited  below. 

^  sa  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

^  25,184,  concense. 

'  suire  is  omitted  from  Harl. 


•282  MICHAELMAS   TERM 

No.  61. 

A.D.  1343.  of  the  Chancery  on  the  case,  as  well  for  making  resti- 
tution of  the  freehold,  as  for  establishing  the  deceit. — 
Therefore  he  sued  a  writ  of  Audita  Querela  in  that 
form. — And  the  Earl  of  Warwick,  who  said  that  he  w^as 
lord  of  the  same  land,  sued  an  Audita  Querela  directed 
to  the  Justices  on  the  ground  that  the  Pnecipe  in  capite 
was  brought  in  order  to  deprive  him  of  his  court. 
And  at  his  suit,  by  force  of  this  writ,  an  inquest  of 
office  was  taken  in  the  Bench  to  enquire  who  com- 
mitted the  deceit,  &c. 


XVII.    EDWARD   III. 


283 


No.  61. 

cas  tarn  supcr^  restitutionem  liberi  tenementi  faciendam,^  ^•^- '^'^'^^^ 
quam  deceptionem  faciendam.^ — Par  quel  il  suyt  tel 
bref  de  Audita  Querela. — Et  le  Counte  de  Warrewike, 
qe  se  dit  estre  seignur  de  inesme  la  terre,  suyt  un 
Audita  Querela  a  les  Justices  de  ceo  qe  Pnecijye  in 
capite  fut  porte  pur  tollir  luy  sa  court.  Et  a  sa 
suyte,  par  force  de  eel  bref,  enquest  fut  pris  doffice 
en   Baunk   denquere   queux  firent   la   desceite,    &c.^ 


1  25,184,  suiyra. 

'^faciendam  is  omitted  from 
25,184. 

3  25,184,  capienda. 

*  Among  the  Placita  de  Banco, 
Mich.,  17  Edw.  III.,  Ro  586,  d, 
appears  a  writ  of  Audita  Querela 
reciting  as  follows  : — "  Monstravit 
"  nobis  dilectus  et  fidelis  noster 
"  Thomas  de  Bello  Campo,  Comes 
"  Warrewikiae  quod,  cummanerium 
"  de  Comitassethorpe,  in  Comitatu 
"  Leycestrige,  immediate  de  ipso 
"  Comite  et  antecessoribus  suis,  a 
"  tempore  quo  non  extat  mempria, 
"  teneretur,  Hugo  de  Lodbroke, 
"  persona  ecclesiae  de  Blaby  qui 
"  manerium  illud  ad  terminum 
"  vitae  suae  de  Thoma  de  Shultone 
"  et  quibusdam  aliis,  ad  quos 
"  dictum  manerium  per  finem  in 
"  Curia  domini  E.  nuper  Eegis 
"  Angliae  patris  nostri  levatum 
' '  remanere  deberet,  tenuit,  et 
"  Johannes  de  Lodbroke,  et  Thomas 
"  le  Vynter,  collusione  inter  ipsos 
"  Hugonem,  et  Johannem,  et 
"  Thomam  le  Vynter  habita, 
"  praefatum  Comitem  de  dominio 
"sue  in  hac  parte  excludere 
"  machinantes,  suggerentesque  in 
"  Cancellaria  nostra  manerium 
'*  prsedictum  de  nobis  teneri  in 
"  capite,  cum,  ut  dicitur,  non 
"  tenetur,  et  quoddam  breve 
"  nostrum  quod  dicitur  Prcecipe  in 


capite  sub  nomine  prsedicti 
Johannis  versus  praedictos  Hugo- 
nem et  Thomam  de  Shultone, 
ipso  Thoma  de  Shultone  hoc 
penitus  ignorante,  fraudulenter 
contra  formam  Magnas  Chartae 
de  libertatibus  Angliae,  in  qua 
continetur  quod  breve  quod 
vocatur  Prcecipe  in  capite  non 
fiat  alicui  de  aliquo  libero  tene- 
mento  unde  liber  homo  perdat 
curiam  suam,  impetrarunt  coram 
vobis  ad  certam  diem  diu  est 
praeteritum  retornabile  placitan- 
dum,  et  quendam  ignotum^  sub 
nomine  Kicardi  de  Swanwelle, 
attornatum  pro  praedictis  Hugone 
et  Thoma  de  Shultone  in  placito 
praedicto  absque  scitu  et  voluntate 
ipsius  Thomae  de  Shultone  ad- 
mitti,  et  ipsum  ignotum  ut 
attornatum  praedictorum  Hugonis 
et  Thomae  de  Shultone  coram 
vobis  comparere,  et  pro  eisdem  in 
'  dicto  placito  respondere  procu- 
rarunt,  et  sic  idem  Johannes, 
per  hujusmodi  callidam  machina- 
tionem  et  procurationem  praedic- 
torum Hugonis,  Johannis,  et 
Thomae  le  Vynter,  per  processum 
coram  vobis  in  hac  parte  factum 
recuperavit,  cujus  recuperationis 
praetextu  iidem  Hugo,  Johannes, 
et  Thomas  le  Vynter  praedictum 
Comitem  a  dominio  suo  praedicto 
excludere  intendunt,  in  nostri  et 


284  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   61. 


A.D.  1343.  §  Pi.  Thorpe  showed  at  the  bar  that  one  Thomas  de 
Deceit.  Shultoii  held  certain  tenements  for  term  of  his  Ufe, 
with  remainder  to  one  W.^  and  the  heirs  of  his  body 
begotten,  and  if  he  should  die  without  heir,  &c.,  that 
then  the  tenements  should  remain  to  one  K.,^  &:c. 
And  he  said  that  one  B.^  brought  a  writ  of  Eight 
against  Thomas  and  against  W.  who  was  next  in  the 
remainder,  to  which  writ  one  came  and  answered  as 
attorne}'  for  those  two,  and  described  himself  by  a 
name^  such  as  there  never  was  in  rcriim  natiira,  and 
joined  the  mise  in  their  name,  and  afterwards  made 
default,  for  which  reason  final  judgment  was  rendered 
against  those  two,  so  that  Thomas  (he  said)  was  ousted 
from  the  freehold,  and  W.  from  the  remainder,  and 
therefore  he  prayed  for  them  a  writ  of  Deceit. — 
Shardelowe.    Which  is  your  intention — to  recover  the 

1  As  to  this  i^ee  p.  283,  note  4. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


285 


No.  61. 

§  R}  Thorpe  moustra  al  barre  qe  un  Thomas  ^•^- 1343. 
Shultone  ^  tient  certeins  tenements  a  terme  de  sa  vie,  ^esceite. 
le  remeindre  a  un  W.  et  a  ses  heirs  de  son  corps 
engendres,  et  sil  deviast  samiz  heir,  &c.,  qe  donqes 
les  tenements  remeindreiut  a  un  R.,  &c.  Et  dit 
coment  un  B.  porta  un  briefe  de  Droit  devers 
Thomas,  et  devers  W.  qe  fut  proschein  en  le  re- 
meindre, a  quel  briefe  un  vient  et  respondi  come 
attourne  pur  eux  deux,  et  soy  noma  par  un  noun 
qe  unqes  ne  fut  tiel  in  renim  natura,  et  joint  la 
mise  en  lour  noun,  et  apres  fist  defaut,  par  quei 
jugement  final  fut  rendu  devers  eux  deux,  issint  il 
dit  qe  Thomas  fut  ouste  de  fraunc  tenement,  et  W. 
del  remeindre,  par  quei  pur  eux  il  pria  un  briefe 
de    Desceite. — Schard.     Le    quel    est    vostre    entente, 


"  Curiae    nostras    cleceptionem,    et 

"  praedicti  Comitis  grave  damnum 

"  et  exheredationem  manifestam." 

Then    it    appears    "  super    hoe 

"  venit  praedictus  Comes  in  Curia 

"  hie,    et     dicit     quod     praedictus 

"  Johannes   de   Lodbroke    .... 

"  tulit  quoddam  breve  Kegis  quod 

"  dicitur  Pracipe  in  capite  versus 

"  praedictos  Hugonem  et  Thomam 

"  de    manerio  praedicto,   ad   quod 

"  breve  iidem  Hugo  et  Thomas  per 

"  praedictum  Kicardum  de   Swan- 

"  welle  ut  attornatum  suum  com- 

"  paruerunt,    et    machinatione   et 

"  procuratione,   &c.,  posuerunt   se 

"  hinc  inde   in   magnam   assisam 

"  Regis,  et  petierunt  recognitionem 

"  fieri  utrum  ipsi  majus  jus  habuer- 

' '  unt  tenendo  praedictum  manerium 

"  sicut  illud  tenuerunt  an  praedictus 

"  Johannes,    &q.     Et    super    hoc 

"  petiit  licentiam  inde  loquendi,  et 

"  habuit.      Et    postmodum   iidem 

"  Hugo  et  Thomas  non  revenerunt, 

"  per  quod  consideratum  fuit  quod 

"  idem  Johannes  recuperaret  inde 


"  seisinam  suam,  tenendam  sibi  et 
"  heredibus  suis  quietam  de  prse- 
"  dictis  Hugone  et  Thoma,  et 
"  heredibus  suis,  in  perpetuum,  et 
"  sic  ad  def raudandum  et  exchiden- 
"  dum  ipsum  Comitem  de  dominio 
"  suo  supradicto.  Et  petiit  brevia 
"  Vicecomitibus  Leycestriae  et  War- 
"  rewikiae,  ad  venire  faciendum  eos 
"  super  praemissis  responsuros,  et 
"  ulterius  facturos,  &c.  Et  ei 
"  concedunter  retornabiha  hie  in 
"  Octabis  Sancti  Hillarii,"  &c. 
Several  continuances  follow. 

1  This  report  of  the  case  is  printed 
by  itself  in  the  old  editions  as  No. 
113.  No  MS.  of  it  has  been  found, 
and  there  is  no  reference  to  it  in 
Fitzherbert's  Ahridgment.  There- 
cord  is  among  the  Placita  de  Banco, 
Mich.  17  Edw.  HI.,  Ro  586,  d. 

2  Old  editions,  Sheld.  The  name 
in  the  text  is  from  the  record.  As 
shown,  however,  in  the  other  report 
and  in  the  record,  it  was  not 
Shulton  who  was  the  tenant  for 
life. 


286  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   62. 


A.D.  1343.  land  in  case  the  deceit  should  be  proved,  or  only- 
damages  ■? — JV.  Thorpe.  Our  intention  is,  in  case  the 
deceit  should  be  proved,  to  replace  the  freehold  in  the 
person  of  Thomas,  and  the  inheritance  of  fee  tail  in 
the  person  of  W. — Shardelowe.  Then  you  must  sue 
a  writ  to  us  out  of  the  Chancery  including  all  your 
matter,  so  that  we  may  have  warrant  by  that  writ  to 
enquire  as  to  this  deceit,  because  a  freehold  cannot  be 
recovered  by  a  writ  issuing  out  of  this  Court,  but  it 
■  is  necessary  to  sue  an  original ;  but  in  case  ^-ou  had 
only  to  recover  damages  by  your  writ,  we  might 
possibly  grant  you  a  writ  out  of  this  Court  without 
any  Audita  Querela;  but  it  is  otherwise  in  this  case, 
where  vou  are  seekino;  to  2fet  back  the  freehold. — 
Therefore  he  sued  an  Audita  Querela,  as  above. 

Entry  sur  (62.)  §  Entry  sur  disseisin,  founded  on  the  disseisin 
of  their  father,  for  three  heirs  male,  by  the  custom  of 
Gavelkind. — Gaynesjord.  Their  uncle,  whose  heirs  they 
are,  enfeoffed  us  with  warranty  by  this  deed ;  judg- 
ment whether  an  action,  &c. — Blaykeston.  You  see 
plainly  how  this  answer  is  used  as  an  answer  at  com- 
mon law,  which  is  binding  only  in  the  blood,  and  he 
does  not  show  that,  contrary  to  common  right,  the  two 
younger  brothers  can  be  heirs ;  judgment  whether  the 
law  puts  us  to  answer  to  this  deed. — Gaynesford.     You 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


287 


No.  62. 

de  recoverir  la  terre  en  cas  qe  le  desceite  est  trove,  A.-^- 1^^^. 
ou  forsqe  solement  damages  ? — W.  Thorpe.  Nostre 
entente  est  qen  cas  qe  la  desceite  soit  trove  qe 
nous  remettroms  le  fraunctenement  en  la  persone 
Thomas,  et  lenheritaunce  de  fee  taille  en  la  persone 
W. — ScHARD.  Donqes  vous  covient  suere  un  briefe  a 
nous  hors  de  la  Chauncellerie  compernaunt  tout 
vostre  matere,  et  qe  nous  par  eel  briefe  eioms  gar- 
raunt  denquerer  de  cest  desceite,  car  fraunctenement 
ne  poet  pas  estre  recoveri  par  un  briefe  qe  issist 
hors  de  cest  place  einz  covient  suere  un  original ; 
mes  en  cas  qe  vous  ne  ussez  a  recoverir  forsqe 
solement  damage  par  vostre  briefe  par  cas  nous  vous 
grantoms  le  bref  hors  de  ceinz  tout  saunz  Audita 
Querela ;  sed  secus  hie,  la  ou  vous  estes  de  reaver 
le  franctenement. — Par  quei  il  suit  un  Audita  Querela, 
nt  supra. 

(62.)^  §  Entre   sur   disseisine^  de   la  disseisine^   le^ntl'^sur 
pere,   pur  iij  heirs  madles,  par  usage  de  Gavelkynd.^  ine.2 
— Gaijn.     Lour   uncle,  qi  heirs  ils  sount,  par  ceo  fait  ^f^*^-' 
nous  feffa  ove  garr auntie  ;   jugement   si   accion,  &c. —  raunte, 
Blaik.     Vous    veiez    bien    coment    ceo    respouns    est  ^'^-^ 
use   com    respouns    a    la    comune    ley,   qe    lie   forsqe 
en    le    saunk,    et    il    moustre    pas    countre    comune 
dreit   qe   les   deux   puisnes  puissent  estre  heirs;  juge- 
ment  si   a   ceo    fait   ley   nous   mette   a    respoundre. — 


iFrom  Harl.  and  25,184,  but 
corrected  by  the  record,  Placita  de 
Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw.  III.,  E" 
390,  d.  It  there  appears  that  the 
action  was  brought  by  Peter  le 
Wyse,  Adam  le  Wyse,  and  Guy  le 
Wyse  against  Peter  le  Hunte  of 
Longeleghe,  in  respect  of  one 
messuage  and  15  acres  of  land  in 
Longeleghe-by-Ledes  (Langley-by- 
Leeds,  Kent),  alleging  that  Peter  le 
Hunte  tortiously  disseised  their 
father  John  le  Wyse,  whose  heirs 


they  are.  According  to  the  count, 
"  De  ipso  Johanne  pro  eo  quod 
"  tenementa  preedicta  sunt  parti- 
"  bilia  inter  heredes  masculos 
"  secundum  consuetudinem  de 
"  Gavelkynde,  descendit  jus,  &c., 
"  istis  Petro,  Adse,  et  Guidoni  ut 
"  filiis  et  heredibus." 

•^  The  words  sur  la  disseisine  are 
omitted  from  Harl. 

^  25,184,  la  disseisine, 

4  Harl.,  seisine. 

^  Harl.,  gavilkynd. 


288  MICHAELMAS    TERIM 


No.   62. 


A.D.  1343.  demand  this  land  as  heirs,  out  of  common  right ;  and 
you  shall  be  barred  on  the  same  ground  on  which  you 
demand. — Shaeshulle.  If  they  had  made  their  de- 
mand through  the  uncle,  your  reasoning  might  \Yell  hold 
good  ;  but  they  demand  through  another  ancestor,  so 
that  this  warranty  is  binding  only  in  the  blood  on 
one  who  is  heir  of  common  right.  And  although  the 
land  be  partible,  that  does  not  prove  what  is  to  your 
purpose,  because  you  know  well  that  heirs  male  are 
not  charged  with  warranty  except  by  reason  of  their 
possession,  and  you  do  not  allege  such  a  cause. — 
Shaedelowe.  Would  the}'  warrant  to  you  this  land, 
if  you  were  impleaded  by  another  person  and  they  did 
not  hold  partible  land  through  him? — Gaynesford.  Yes, 
certainly,  by  reason  of  the  condition  of  the  land,  which 
is  partible,  they  will  warrant  me  in  the  case  which 
you  put. — Shaeshulle.  He  says  what  is  true. — But 
afterwards  Gaynesford  would  not  abide  judgment,  but 
used  the  warranty  against  the  eldest,  and,  as  to  the 
other  two,  traversed  the  disseisin. — Blayheston.  You 
shall  not  be  admitted  to  that,  because  vou  have  abode 
judgment  on  another  plea  to  the  action. — Gaynesford. 
It  was  said  to  me  by  the  Couet  that  I  should  consider, 
and  thereupon  I  imparled,  and   certainly  I  might  well 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


289 


No.  62. 

Gmjn.  Vous  demandez  ceste  terre  come  heirs  hors  ^•^-  i^^^- 
de  comune  dreit ;  et  par  mesme  la  resoun  qe  vous 
demandez  serrez  vous  barre. — Schae.  Sils  demand- 
assent  par  my  luncle,  vostre  resoun  liereit  bien ; 
mes  ils  demandent  dautre  auncestre,  issi  qe  ceste 
garrauntie  ne  lie  forsqe  en  le  saunk  qest  heir  de 
comune  dreit.  Et  coment  qe  la  terre  soit  departable, 
ceo  ne  prove  pas  vostre  purpos,  qar  vous  savez 
bien  qe  heirs  madles  ne  sount  pas  charges  de  gar- 
rauntie sil  ne  soit  par  cause  de  lour  possession,  et 
tel  cause  nalleggez  vous  pas. — Schard.  Yous  gar- 
rantereint  il  ceste  terre,  si  vous  fussetz^  plede 
dautre  sils  ne  tenissent^  par  luy  terre  departable. — 
Gayn.  Oyl,  certes,  par  la  condicion  de  la  terre, 
qest  departable,  ils  me^  garraunterount  en  vostre 
^  cas. — ScHAR.  II  dit  verite. — Mes  puis  Gayn.  ne  voleit 
demurer,  mes  usa  la  garrauntie  countre  leigne,  et  quant 
as  autres  deux  traversa  la  disseisine.^ — Blaik.  Vous 
navendrez  pas,  car  vous  estes  demure  sur  autre  plee 
al  accion. — Gayn.  Dit  moy  fut  par  Colrt  qe  jeo 
moy   avisasse,    sur   quei    jeo    enparlay,^   et   certes   jeo 


1  fussetz  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

2  25,184,  tenisent. 

3  25,184,  ne. 

^  The  plea,  acccording  to  the 
record,  was  "  quod  praedictus  Petrus 
"  le  Wyse  nihil  juris  elamare 
"  potest  in  tenementis  praedictis, 
"  quia  dicit  quod  quidam  Eobertus 
"  le  Wyse,  avunculus  ipsius  Petri 
"  le  Wyse,  cujus  heres  ipse  est,  per 
"  chartam  suam  dedit,  concessit  et 
"  charta  ilia  confirmavit  ipsi  Petro 
"  le  Hunte  et  cuidani  Gunnorse 
"  matri  ipsius  Eoberti  le  Wyse 
"  praedicta  tenementa  cum  perti- 
"  nentiis  per  nomen  totius  tene- 
"  menti  quod  habuit  inparochiade 
"  Longeleghe,  habenda  et  tenenda 
"  eisdem  Petro  et  Gunnorae  et 
"  heredibus  Petri,  et  obligavit  se  et 

18141 


heredes  suos  ad  warantiam,  &c. 
[Profert  made  of  the  charter.] 
TInde  dicit  quod  si  ipse  de  aliquo 
extraneo  de  prasdictis  tenementis 
implacitaretur,  praedictus,  Petrus 
le  Wyse,  ut  consanguinens  et 
heres  praedicti  Koberti  teneretur 
ei  tenementa  ilia  warantizare,  et 
unde  petit  judicium  si  praedictus 
Petrus  le  Wyse  contra  chartam 
prasdictam  actionem  versus  eum 
habere  debeat.  Et  quoad  prae- 
dictos  Adam  et  Guidonem  idem 
Petrus  le  Hunte  dicit  quod  ipse 
non  disseisivit  praedictum  Johan- 
nem  le  Wyse  patrem  eorundem 
Adas  etGuidonisproutiidem  Adam 
et  Guido  per  breve  suum  suppo- 
nunt."  Issue  was  joined  on  this. 
5  Harl.,  enparla. 


290  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.   63. 


A.D.  1343.  have  dared  to  abide  judgment  in  law  on  the  first 
point,  but  I  do  not,  because  I  find  clearer  matter  upon 
examination. — Shardelowe.  He  is  in  a  particular 
case. — Blaykeston,  as  to  the  two,  maintained  the  dis- 
seisin, and  as  to  the  eldest  he  said  that  the  deed 
ought  not  to  harm  him,  because  the  same  person 
whom  he  supposed  to  have  made  the  deed  had  entered 
into  Keligion,  and  professed,  long  before,  and  he  put 
this  with  certainty. 

Pnecipe.  (63  )  |  ^  ^-j^i^  ^^g  brought  against  a  man  and  his 
wife,  and  a  third  person.  When  the  Petit  Cape  was 
returnable  the  husband  did  not  appear.  The  wife 
appeared  and  prayed  to  be  admitted,  and  said  that  her 
husband  was  dead.  And  the  third  person  answered 
by  guardian,  and  demanded  judgment  of  the  writ  be- 
cause the  husband  was  dead. — Grene.  A  woman  is 
admitted  to  defend  her  right  as  a  feme  covert,  and 
she  cannot  say  that  her  husband  is  dead,  contrary  to 
her  admission  ;  and  the  other  is  a  stranger,  who  can- 
not allege  that ;  wherefore  we  pray  seisin  of  a  moiety 
as  against  him. — Gaynesford.  He  has  nothing,  but  the 
woman  prays  to  be  admitted  in  respect  of  the  entirety, 
and  says  that  her  husband  is  dead. — Grene.     She  shall 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


291 


No.  63. 

osasse  bien  demurer  en  ley  snr  le  primer  point,  a.d.  1343. 
mes  pm'  ceo  qe  jeo  trove  plus  clere  ^  matere  par 
examinement. — Schard.  II  est  en^  un  cas. — Blaik., 
quant  a  les  deux,  meintint  la  disseisine,  et  quant 
al  eigne  il  dit  qe  le  fait  ne  luy  deit  nuire,  car 
mesme  cely^  qil  suppose  qe  fist  le  fait  fut  entre  en 
Religioun,  et  profes,^  longe  temps  devant,  et  mist 
en   certein.^ 

(63.)  ^  §  Bref  fut  porte  vers  un  homme  et  sa  -P^'^^^P^- 
femme,  et  le  terce.  Al  petit  Cape  retournable  le 
baroun  ne  vint  pas.  La  femme  vint  et  pria  destre 
resceu,  et  dit  qe  son  baroun  fut  mort.  Et  le  terce 
respondi  par  gardein,  et  demanda  jugement  du  bref 
pur  ceo  qe  le  baroun  fut  mort. — Grene.  La  femme 
est  resceu  a  defendre  son  dreit  come  femme  covert, 
quel  ne"^  put  dire  qe  son  baroun  est^  mort  en  con- 
trarie  de  sa  resceite ;  et  lautre  est  estraunge,  qe  ne 
put  cella  allegger ;  par  quei  de  ^  la  moite  vers  luy 
nous  prioms  seisine. — Gayn.  II  nad  rienz,  mes  la 
femme  prie  destre  resceu  del  entier,  et  dist  qe  son 
baroun  est  mort. — Grene.     A  ceo  ne  serra  ele  resceu, 


1  25,184,  clier. 

2  en  is  omitted  from  Haii. 

3  cely  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
^  Harl.,  profees. 

5  The  replication,  according  to 
the  record,  was  "  Petrus  le  Wyse, 
"  protestando  quod  non  cognoscit 
"  chartam  praedictam  factam  fuisse 
"  eo  tempore  quo  praedictus  Petrus 
"  le  Hunte  superius  allegat,  &c. 
"  dicit  quod  ipse  virtute  chartae 
"  illius  ab  actione  sua  praecludi  non 
"  debet,  quia  dicit  quod  tempore 
"  confectionis  ejusdem  chartse  pree- 
"  dictus  Robertus  avunculus,  &c., 
"  fuit  professus  in  ordine  religionis 
"  videlicet  Con  versus  in  Abbathia 
"  de  Boxle  in   prsedicto  Comitatu 


"  Kancise.  Et  hoc  paratus  est 
"  verificare,  unde  petit  judicium," 
&c. 

There  was  a  rejoinder  by  Peter 
le  Hunte  "  quod  tempore  con- 
"  fectionis  chartae  praedictae  prae- 
"  dictus  Robertus  fuit  homo 
"  secularis,  et  non  professus  in 
"  ordine  religionis,  sicut  praedictus 
"  Petrus  le  Wyse  superius  allega- 
"  vit." 

Issue  was  joined  on  this,  aPUd  the 
Venire  awarded. 

6  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 

7  ne  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

8  Harl.,  fust. 

9  25,184,  par. 


292  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.  64. 


A.D.  1343.  not  be  admitted  to  that,  because  her  husband,  and 
she,  and  the  other,  previously  pleaded  as  joint  tenants. 
— Shardelowe.  What  of  that  ?  The  plea  was  accepted 
from  her  husband,  and  it  is  right  that,  if  the  husband 
be  dead,  the  writ  should  abate. — Grene.  She  shall  not 
allege  that,  after  she  has  been  admitted,  unless  she 
say  that  her  husband  died  after  she  was  admitted. — 
Afterwards  a  Xon  jjros.  was  entered  by  direction  of 
Kelshulle. — Queers  as  to  this  matter,  because  some 
said  that  the  woman  ought  to  have  seisin  if  judgment 
was  given,  and  others  that  there  ought  to  be  a  writ 
of  Deceit,  itc. 

Entry.  (g4.)    §    Entry   sur   disseisin    against    one   who    had 

entered  by  the  disseisor. — Gaynesford.  The  person 
against  whom  the  writ  is  brought  is  tenant  by  the 
curtesy  of  England  in  right  of  the  same  person  by 
whom  his  entry  is  supposed,  the  reversion  being  to 
J.,  son  and  heir  of  our  wife ;  and  because  he  is  under 
age  we  pray  that  the  parol  do  demur. — Pulteney. 
The  Statute^  j)^iT*^i'^^  ^^^^  ^  parol  shall  not  demur 
by  reason  of  the  non-age  of  heirs  on  the  one  side  or 
on  the  other ;  and,  if  he  were  tenant,  the  parol  would 
not  demur,  and,  if  he  were  admitted  by  reason  of  the 
.  default  of  the  person  against  whom  the  writ  is  brought, 
he  would  not  have  his  age. — Hillary  denied  this,  and 
said  that  he  would  not  be  in  the  case  of  the  Statute, 
if  the  writ  were  brought  against  him  as  tenant ;  where- 
fore he  would  have  adjudged  that  the  parol  should 
demur. — But  Pulteney,  seeing  this,  said  that  he  was  of 
full  age. — Qiuere  as  to  this  matter,  because  it  is  extra- 
ordinary. 

1  3  Edw.  I.  (Westm.  1.),  c.  47. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


293 


No.  64. 

car  son  baroun,  et  luy,  et  lautre,  devant  ces  ^  hures,  A-^- 1^^^- 
ount  plede  com  jointenants. — Schard.  De  ceo  quei? 
Ceo^  fut  accej)te  de  son  baroun,  et  il  est  resoun  qe 
si  son  baroun  soit  mort  qe  le^  bref  abate. — Grene. 
Ele^  nalleggera  pas,  apres  sa  resceite,  ceo  la,  si  ele 
ne  die  qe  son  baroun  murust  puys^  sa  resceite. — 
Postea  non  ijros  par  Kels. — Qucere  de  ista  materia, 
quia  quidam  dixerunt  qe  la  femme  avera  la  seisine 
si  le  jugement  se  fist,  et  aliqui  quod  hreve  Decep- 
tionis,    &c. 

(64.)  ^  §  Entre  sur  disseisine  vers  cely  qe  fut  Entre. 
entre  par  le  disseisour. — Gayn.  Cely  vers  qi  le  bref  Age,  9.] 
est  porte  est  tenant  par  curtesie*^  Dengleterre  en  le 
dreit  mesme  cely  par  qi  son  entre  est  suppose,  la 
reversion  regardaunt  a  J.,  fitz  et  heir  nostre  femme; 
et  pur  ceo  qil  est  deinz  age  prioms  qe  la  parole 
demurge. — Pidt.  Lestatut  voet  qe  par  noun  age  des 
heirs  dune  part  et  dautre  la  parole  ne  demura  pas ; 
et,  sil  fut  tenaunt,  la  parole  ne  demura  pas,  et,  si 
par  la  defaut  cely  vers  qi  le  bref  est  porte  il  fust 
resceu  il  navera  pas  son  age. — Hill,  uegavit,  et  dit 
qil  nest  pas  en  cas  destatut  si  le  bref  fut^  porte 
vers  luy  come  vers  ^  tenant ;  par  quei  il  voleit  aver 
agarde  qe  la  parole  demureit. — Sed  Pult.,  videns  illud, 
dit  qil  fut  de  plein  age. — QucEve  de  ista  materia,  quia 
mirum. 


1  MSS.,  ses. 

2  Ceo  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

3  Harl.,  son. 
*  25,184,  II. 

^  Harl.,  apres. 


6  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 

'  Harl.,  curtasi. 

8  25,184,  ne  fut. 

'  vers  is  from  Harl.  alone. 


294  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   65, 


A.D.  1343.  (65.)  §  Robert  Ferrars  brought  a  writ  of  Intrusion 
Intrusion.  -[^  respect  of  the  manor  of  Yoxall,  except  one  messuage 
and  twelve  acres  of  land,  against  Maud,  late  wife  of 
R.  Holand,  and  she  vouched  to  warrant  H.,  brother 
and  heir  of  Thomas,  heretofore  Earl  of  Lancaster,  who 
was  to  be  summoned  in  the  County  of  Lancaster, 
whereas  the  demand  was  in  the  County  of  Stafford. 
On  the  Sujumoncas  ad  warantizandum  the  vouchee  made 
default,  wherefore  the  Cape  was  awarded,  and  entered 
on  the  roll ;  but  the  writ  did  not  issue.  And  a  writ  of 
Extent  issued  to  the  Sheriff  of  Staffordshire,  and  on  the 
day  given  no  writ  was  returned.  It  was  therefore 
entered  on  the  roll  that  ''  neuter  prcEdictorum  Vicecomitum 
viisit  hie  breve.''  Therefore  an  alias  Cape  ad  valentiam 
was  entered,  and  an  alias  Extent,  &c.,  and  on  the  day 
given  ''neuter  Vicecomitum  misit  breve."  Therefore  a 
pluries  Cape  ad  valentiam,  and  a  pluries  writ  of  Extent, 
and  Sequatur  suo  periculo  were  thereuj^on  entered 
on  the  roll. — Moubrai/  recited  the  process,  and  said 
this  was  the  first  writ  which  had  issued  to  take  to  the 
value  of  the  land,  and  upon  this  Sequatur  suo  periculo 
had  been  entered,  which  was  contrary  to  common  law, 
and  so  the  whole  was  discontinued. — Richemunde.     On 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


295 


No.  65. 

(65.)^  §  Eobert  Ferrars^  porta  bref  de  Intrusion  ^•^- 1^^^- 
del  maner  de  Yoxhale,  forpris  un  mies,  xij  acres  de  ^^^^^sion. 
terre,  vers  Maude  qe  fut  la  femme  K.  Holand,  qe 
voucha  a  garraunt  H.,  frere  et  heir  Thomas  nad- 
gairs^  Count  de  Launcastre,  qe  serra  somons  en  le 
Counte  de  Launcastre,  ou  la  demande  est  en  le 
Counte  de  Stafford.  Al  Siwwioneas  ad  warantizandum 
le  vouche  fist  defaut,  par  quel  le  Cape  fut  agarde, 
et  entre  en  roulle ;  mes  bref  ne  issit  pas.  Et  bref 
destenf*  issit  a  Vicounte  de  Stafforde,  a  quel  jour 
nul  bref  fut  retourne.  Par  quel  en  roulle  fut  entre 
quod^  neuter  pvcedictorum  Vicecomitum  inisit  hie  hreve. 
Par  quel  Sieut  alias  Cape  ad  valentiam  fut  entre,  et^ 
Siciit  alias  Extente,"^  &c.,  a  quel  jour  neuter  Vice- 
comitum misit  hreve.  Par  quel  Ca2)e  ad  valentiam^ 
sicut  pluries,  et  bref  Dextente  sicut  pluries,^  et  Sequatur 
sua  periculo  fut  entre  en  roulle  sur  cele. — Mouhray 
rehercea  le  proces,  et  dit  coment  ceo  fut  le  primer 
bref  qe  issit  de  prendre  a  la  value  de  la  terre,  et 
sur  ceo  fut  entre  Sequatur  suo  periculo  qest  countre 
comune^^     ley,     issit     est     tut     discontinue. — Richem. 


iFrom  HarL,  and  25,184,  but 
corrected  by  the  record,  Placita  de 
Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw.  III.,  Ro  481. 
It  there  appears  that  the  action 
was  brought  by  Eobert  de  Ferrars 
against  Matilda  late  wife  of  Robert 
de  Holand,  in  respect  of  the  manor 
of  Yoxhale  (Yoxall,  Staffordshire) , 
except  one  messuage  and  12  acres 
of  land,  which  manor  was  extended 
at  151.  9s.  9^.  per  annum.  It  was 
alleged  that  the  tenant  had  not 
entry  but  by  Thomas  late  Earl  of 
Lancaster,  to  whom  Edmund  late 
Earl  of  Lancaster  demised  the 
manor,  after  having  intruded  there- 
on upon  the  death  of  Margaret  late 
wife  of  William  de  Ferrars  who 
held  it  in  dower  of  the  gift  {dono) 


of  her  late  husband,  the  great 
grandfather  of  the  demandant, 
whose  heir  he  is. 

2  HarL,  Ferrers  ;  25,184,  Freres. 

3  HarL,  nadgers. 
*  HarL,  dextent. 

5  quod  is  omitted  from  HarL 

6  The  words  ad  valentiam  fut 
entre,  et  are  omitted  from  25,184. 

7  25,184,  pluries  et  bref  dextente 
sicut  pluries,  instead  of  alias  Ex- 
tente. 

8  The  words  ad  valentiam  are 
omitted  from  HarL 

9  After  pluries  there  are  added,  in 
HarL,  the  words  a  quel  jour  neuter 
Vicecomitum  misit  breve,  par  quel 
Cape  ad  valentiam  sicut  pluries. 

10  comune  is  from  HarL  alone. 


296  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


Xo.   65. 


A.D.  1343.  behalf   of  whom  do   you  say  that  ?     If  you  are  speak- 
ing for  the  tenant,   it   is   not   for  him   to   allege  it,  as 
he  has  not  duly  sued  against  his  warrant ;,  besides,  the 
parties  have   a   day  by  the  roll,  wherefore  there  is  no 
discontinuance. — Pole.     It  is   contrary-  to  law  that  any 
Cape   axl   valentiam    should  issue   into    another    County 
before  the  return  of  the  Extent,  so  that  whatever  was 
entered    on   the    roll    respecting    a    Cape    ad    valentiam 
before  the  return  of  the  Extent  was  unwarranted,  and 
not  in  accordance  with  law. — Stonore.     You  are  tr^'ing 
to  compel  delays  contrary  to  reason. — And  it  was  said 
by    the    Court    and    the    Clerks    that    it    could   not  be 
otherwise. — Stonore.     Where    is    the    vouchee  ? — Pole. 
He  is  here,  and   asks  what   you   have   to   bind  him. — 
Mouhray.      Thomas,    your    brother,    whose    heir,    kc, 
enfeoffed  us  together  with  our  husband   and  the  heirs 
of  our  bodies,  &c.,  of   the   manor,    except   a  park,  and 
foreign    wood,    and    the    advowson,    and    knights'    fees, 
until  he  or  his  heirs  of  his  body  should  have  provided 
us   elsewhere   to   the  value.     And   by  another  deed  he 
gave  us  the  advowson,  and  granted  the  ser^^[ces  of  the 
tenants,  &c.,  with  warranty,  &c. ;  so  will  we  bind  him. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


297 


No.  65. 

Pur  qi  parlez  vons  cella  ?  Si  vous  parlez  piir  le  ^'^-  i-^^s. 
tenant,  ceo  nest  pas  a  luy  dallegger  quel  nad  pas 
duement  suy  vers  son  garraunt ;  ovesqe  ceo,  parties 
ount  jour  par  roulle,  par  quei  discontinuaunce  nad 
pas. — Pole.  II  est  countre  ley  qe  nul  Cape  ad 
valentiam  issereit  en  autre  Counte  avant  Lextente 
retourne,  issi  qe  quant  qe  fut  entre  en  roulle  de^ 
Cajje  ad  valentiam  devant  Lextent  retourne  fut  des- 
garraunti,  et  desacordaunt  a  la  ley. — Ston.  Vous^ 
volez  chacer  delayes  countre  resoun. — Et  fut  dit  par 
CouET  et  Clerkes  qil  ne  purra  autrement  estre. — 
Ston.  Ou  est  le  vouche  ? — Pole.  II  est  cy,  et  de- 
mande  ceo  qe  vous  avez  de  luy  lier.^ — Mouhray. 
Thomas,  vostre  frere,  qi  heir,  &c.,  nous  feffa  en- 
semble^ ove  nostre  baroun,  et  les  heirs  de  nos  corps, 
&c.,  du  manor,  forpris  un  park,  et  forein  boys,  et 
lavoesoun,  et  fees  de  chivaler,^  taunqe  luy  ou^  ses 
heirs  de  son  corps  nous  eussent  purvewe  aillours  a 
la  value.  Et  par  un  autre  fait  il  nous  dona  lavoe- 
soun, et  graunta  les*^  services  des  tenantz,  &c.,  ove 
garrauntie,    &c. ;    issi    luy  ^   voloms    lier.^ — Grene.     La 


1  Harl.,  ad. 

2  Vous  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

3  The  previous  default  of  the 
vouchee,  and  process  thereon  are 
not  repeated  in  the  roll  of  this  term, 
where  it  only  appears  that  the 
tenant  "  alias  vocavit  inde  ad 
"  warantum  Henricum  fratrem  et 
"  heredem  Thomae  nuper  Comitis 
"  Lancastrie  qui  modo  venit  per 
"  summonitionem     ei    factam    in 

"  Comitatu  Lancastrias 

■'  et  petit  quod  praedicta  Matilldis 
"  ostendat  ei  per  quod  ei  warantiz- 
"  are  debeat,"  &c. 

*  Harl.,  ensemblement. 

°  25,184,  chivalerie. 

6  Harl.,  et. 

■^  Harl.,  qe  les. 

8  luy  is  from  Harl.  alone. 


^  According  to  the  roll  "  Matilldis 
"  dicit  quod  praedictus  Thomas 
"  nuper  Comes,  &c.,  cujus  heres 
"  praedictus  Henricus  est,  per 
"  quoddam  scriptum  suum  dedit, 
"  concessit,  et  confirmavit  praefato 
"  Roberto  de  Holande  quondam 
"  viro  suo  et  ipsi  Matilldi  maneri- 
"  um  praedictum  cum  pertinentiis, 
"  simul  cum  aliis  terris  et  tenemen- 
"  tis,  salvis  sibi  et  heredibus  suis 
"  feodis  militum,  et  advocationibus 
"  ecclesiarum,  Ac,  et  etiam  parco 
"  de  Rouleghe,  et  forinseco  bosco 
"  infra  wardam  de  Joxhale,  tenen- 
"  dum  sibi  et  heredibus  de  corpori- 
"  bus  suis  exeuntibus,  &q,  Et 
"  profert  hie  praedictum  scriptum." 
The  deed,  with  warranty,  which  is 
in  French,  is  set  out  at  length.     It 


298  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   65. 


A.D.  1343.  — Grene.  Whereas  he  would  bind  us  by  his  deeds,  we 
tell  you  that  we  are  ourselves  tenants  of  the  park, 
and  foreign  wood  of  the  same  manor,  and  certain 
fees,  and  as  to  rest,  except  the  exception,  we  will 
warrant  her  as  those  who  have  nothing  by  descent  of 
inheritance,  &c.,  saving  to  ourselves  our  action  by 
Formedon  on  a  gift  made  to  Edmond  our  father  by 
King  Henry,  and,  as  to  that,  let  him  count  against  us. 
— Gaynesford.  He  has  not  warranted  in  respect  of  any 
certain  portion,  so  that  we  cannot  know  in  respect  of 
what  he  has  warranted — whether  in  respect  of  part,  or 
of  the  whole  ;  wherefore  we  pray  seisin. — Grene.  And, 
inasmuch  as  we  have  warranted,  and  you  say  nothing 
against  us,  judgment  how  we  are  to  leave  the  Court. — 
Gaynesford.  Inasmuch  as  she  who  is  tenant  has  fully 
admitted  that  she  is  tenant  of  our  demand,  if  there  be 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


299 


No.  65. 

ou  il  nous  voet  lier  par  ses  faits,  nous  vous  dioms  ^'^- 1^43. 
qe  de  park  et  de  forein  bois  de  mesme  le  maner, 
et  certeinz  feez,  nous  mesmes  sumes  tenantz,  et 
quant  al  remenant,  forprise  la  forprise,  nous  luy 
garraunteroms  ^  come  ceux  qe  navoms  rien  par  de- 
scente  de  heritage,^  &c.,  salve  a  nous  nostre  accion 
par  Forme  de  doun  dun  doun  fait  a  Edmond  nostre 
pere  par  le  Koi  H.,  et  quant  a  cella  count  devers 
nous.^ — Gayn.  II  nad  garraunti  de  nulle  certein 
porcion,  issi  qe  nous  ne  puissoms'*  saver  de  quel  il 
ad  garraunti,  de  partie  ou  tut ;  par  quel  nous  prioms 
seisine. — Greiie.  Et,^  desicom  nous  avoms  garraunti, 
et  vous  ne^  ditez'^  rien  vers  nous,  jugement  coment 
nous  devoms  departir. — Gayn.  Desicome  cele  qest 
tenante   ad    accepted   pleinement    qele    est   tenante   de 


there  appears  that  the  gift  was  "  a 
"  touz  jours  cy  la  qe  nous  ou  nos 
"  heirs  de  nostre  corps  lealment 
"  engendres  aions  fet  renables 
"  eschaunges  en  Ueus  covenables  a 
"  la  verroie  value." 

By  the  second  deed,  with  war- 
ranty, also  in  French,  and  also  set 
out  at  length  "  idem  Thomas  per 
"  chartam  suam  dedit,  concessit,  et 
"  confirmavit  prsefato  Eoberto  et 
"  ipsi  Matilldi  homagium  et  servitia 
"  Roberti  le  Rodman  et  heredum 
'*  suorum,  qui  de  eo  tenuit  certa 
"  tenementa  in  praedicta  villa, 
"  simul  cum  advocatione  ecclesias 
"  de  Joxhale,  cum  communa  pas- 
"  turse  cum  omnibus  averiis,  &c., 
"  ubique,  &c.,  in  foresta  sua  de 
"  Nedwode,  exceptis  parcis  suis, 
"  totis  temporibus  anni." 

1  Harl.,  grantoms. 

2  Harl.,  deritage,  instead  of  de 
heritage. 

3  According  to  the  roll,  Henry 
said  "  quod  ipse  habet  actionem 
"  petendi    praedictum     manerium. 


exceptis  praedictis  parco,  f  orinseco 
bosco,  et  aliquibus  feodis  militum, 
in  eodem  manerio,  per  breve  de 
Forma  donationis,  &c.,de  quibus 
parco,  bosco,  et  feodis  militum 
ipse  Henricus  est  modo  tenens, 
&c.  Et  quoad  praedictum  mane- 
rium in  praedictis  scripto  et 
charta  contentum,  exceptis  prae- 
dictis parco,  forinseco  bosco, 
et  feodis  militum  in  eodem 
manerio,  quse  in  praedictis  scripto 
et  charta  excipiuntur,  et  unde 
idem  Henricus  est  tenens,  &c. ,  non 
acceptando  praedictam  extentam 
rite  fore  factam,  &c.,  tanquam 
heres  praedicti  Thomae  sanguine 
nihil  habens  per  descensum 
hereditarium  in  feodo  simplici  de 
eodem  Thoma,  salva  sibi  actione 
sua  praedicta,  ei  warantizat,"  &c. 
*  Harl.,  poms. 
5  Et  is  omitted  from  Harl. 
^  ne  is  from  Harl.  alone. 
7  Hail.,  deditez. 
e  25,184,  exepte. 


300  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  65. 


A.D.  1343  any  part  of  our  demand  in  respect  of  which  she  is 
not  warranted,  we  shall  have  the  advantage  against 
her  of  having  seisin,  and  as  to  the  rest,  in  respect  of 
which  she  is  warranted,  we  shall  be  ready  to  count ; 
but  we  must  first  know  in  respect  of  what  she  is 
warranted,  and  in  respect  of  what  she  is  not,  so  that 
we  may  be  able  to  count  with  certain t3\ — Stonore. 
By  your  subtlety  you  will  abate  j^our  own  writ. — 
Dericorthij,  for  the  tenant,  said  that  the  tenements  put 
in  view  were  the  same  tenements  as  those  in  respect 
of  which  she  was  warranted,  and  she  holds  those  same 
tenements  by  the  description  of  a  manor,  so  that  she 
is  warranted  in  respect  of  that  which  she  holds. — 
Gayiiesford.  It  is  necessary  to  know  whether  the 
tenant  is  warranted  in  respect  of  our  demand  or  not, 
and  not  in  respect  of  that  which  she  holds,  inasmuch 
as  she  accepts  our  demand,  because  otherwise  we  can- 
not know  in  respect  of  what  or  of  how  much  to  count 
against  him. — Stonore.  And  if  she  could  have  abated 
your  writ  by  non-tenure,  and  would  not,  but  preferred 
to  vouch  to  warrant,  accepting  your  writ,  and  she  is 
warranted  in  respect  of  her  tenancy,  what  default  is 
there  in  her  who  is  tenant  ?  And,  therefore,  see 
whether  you  will  count,  for  we  understand  that  she  is 
warranted  in  respect  of  her  tenancy. — Richemunde 
counted  against  the  warrant  in  accordance  with  the 
original  writ. — Grene.  You  see  plainly  how  he  has 
counted  against  us  as  tenant  by  our  warranty  in 
respect  of  the  whole,  except  the  exception  in  the 
original  writ,  and  in  place  of  the  warranty  thereof  we 
have   excepted   a   park,    and   the   foreign   wood   of   the 


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XVII.    EDWABD    III. 

No.   65. 


301 


nostre  demande,  sil  y  eit  ^  asqune  parcelle  de  nostre'^-^- 1343 
demande  de  quei  ele  nest^  pas^  garrauntie,  nous 
soms^  al  avauntage  vers  luy  daver  seisine,  et  del 
remenant  dount  ele  est^  garrauntie,  prest  serroms  a 
counter  ^ ;  mes  primes  covient  saver  de  quei  ele  est 
garrauntie,  et  de  quei  nient,  issi  qe  nous  puissoms 
counter  en  certein. — Ston.  Yous  volez  par  vostre 
sotilte*^  abatre  vostre  bref. — Derwortld,  pur  la  tenante, 
dit  qe  les  tenementz  mys  en  vewe  furent  mesmes 
les  tenements  de  les  queux  ele  est  garrauntie,  et 
mesmes  les  tenements  tient  ele  par  non  de  maner, 
issi  qele  est  garrauntie  de  ceo  qele  tient. — Gayn.  II 
covient  saver '  si  le  tenant  soit  garraunti  de  nostre 
demande  ou  noun,  et  noun  pas  de  ceo  qele  tient, 
desicome  ele  accepte  nostre  demande,  qar  autrement 
ne  poms  saver  de^  quei  ne  de  combien  counter  vers 
luy. — Ston.  Et  si  ele  poait  par  nountenue  aver 
abatu  vostre  bref,  et  ne  voleit  pas,  mes  voucher  a 
garraunt,  acceptant  vostre  bref,  et  est  garrauntie  de 
sa  tenance,  quel  defaut  ad  il  en  cely  qest  tenant  ? 
Et  pur  ceo  veiez  si  vous  voletz  counter,  car  nous 
entendoms  qele  est  garrauntie  de  sa  tenance. — Richem, 
counta  vers  le  garraunt  acordaunt  al  bref  original.^ 
— Grene.  Yous  veiez  bien  coment  il  ad  counte  vers 
nous  com  tenant  par  nostre  garrauntie  del  entier, 
forprise  la  forprise  en  loriginal,  et  en  lieu  de  la^^ 
garrauntie   si^^  ad  il  forpris  un  park,    et  forein    boys 


1  Harl.,  ad. 

2  25,184,  nad. 

3  25,184,  rien. 

4  Harl.,  sumes. 

5  est  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

6  25,184,  accompter,  instead  of  a 
counter. 

'  sotelte. 
s  Harl.,  a. 

9  According  to  the  roll,  there  was 

added  in  the  count    "  quod  pree- 

dictus   Willelmus  proavus,    &c., 


"  fuit  seisitus  in  dominico  suo  ut 

"  de   feodo   et  jure Et 

"  de  ipso  Willelmo  descendit  jus, 
"  &c.,  cuidam  Eoberto  ut  filio  et 
'•  heredi,  &c.,  et  de   ipso   Roberto 

" cuidam  Johanni  ut 

"  filio  et  heredi,  et  de  ipso  Johanni 

" isti  Johanni    qui   nunc 

"  petit,"  &c. 

10  la  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

11  25,184,  sil. 


302  MICHAELMAS    TEEM 


No.  65. 


A.D.  1343.  manor,  which  amounts  to  1,000  acres  of  wood,  and 
also  60  shilUngs  of  rent,  and  also  four  knights'  fees, 
which  we  have  not  warranted,  and  so  he  has  counted 
against  us  as  a  deforceor  of  more  than  that  which  we 
have  warranted  ;  judgment  of  the  count. — And  further, 
the  point  was  touched  that,  if  the  count  were  main- 
tained, and  the  demandant  recovered  against  the  tenant, 
and  she  to  the  value,  she  would  recover  more  in  value 
than  the  portion  in  respect  of  which  she  was  warranted. 
— Gaynesford.  We  take  your  records  to  witness  that  no 
mention  was  made  before  of  a  certain  number  of  acres 
of  wood,  nor  of  rent,  but  only  of  a  park,  and  foreign 
wood,  and  knights'  fees,  which  were  of  uncertain  quan- 
tity, so  that,  uj)on  the  entering  into  warranty  in  that 
manner,  we  prayed,  for  the  demandant,  seisin  of  the  rest, 
against  the  tenant,  and  we  were  asked  what  it  was  of 
which  we  prayed  seisin,  and  at  that  time  we  did  not 
know,  and  could  not  know,  because  it  was  unde- 
termined ;  wherefore  the  tenant  said  that  she  had 
vouched  in  respect  of  her  tenancy,  and  was  warranted 
in  that  manner,  and  so  it  was  understood  by  Court 
and  by  party,  that  is  to  say,  the  whole  of  the  manor, 
except  the  excejDtion  in  the  original  writ,  in  accordance 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


303 


No.  65. 

de  maner,  qamount  a  mille  acres  de  boj'^s,  et  auxi  ^  ^•^-  i^^s. 
Ix^  south  de  rente,  et  auxint^  iiij  ^  fees  de  chivaler, 
les  queux  nous  navoms  pas  garraunti,  issi  ad  il 
counte  devers  nous  com  deforceour  de  plus  qe  nous 
navoms  garraunti;  jugement  du  count.^ — Et  fut  touche 
outre  qe  si  le  count  fust  meintenu,  et  le  demandant 
recoverast  vers  le  tenant,  et  il  a  la  value  qil  re- 
coverast  plus  en^  value  qe  la  porcion  dount  il  fut 
garraunti.— (ra^^i.  Nous  pernoms  vos"^  recordes  qe 
unqes  ne  fut  parle  ^  devant  ^  de  certein  nombre  des 
acres  de  boys,  ne  de  rente,  mes  soulement  de  parke, 
et  foreyn  boys,  et^^  fees  de  chivaller,^^  qe  fut  en 
noun  certein,  issi  qe  pur  le  demandant,  sur  lentrer 
en  la  garrauntie  par  ^^  la  manere,  nous  priames 
seisine  del  remenant  vers  la  tenant,  et  fumes  oppose 
de  quei  nous  priames  seisine,  et  adonqes  nous  ne 
savames,  ne  ne  poames  saver,  pur  ceo  qe  ceo  fut^^ 
en  noun  certein ;  par  quei  la  tenante  dist  qele  de 
sa  tenance  avoit  vouche,  et  par  cele  manere  fut 
garrauntie,  et  issi  fut  entendu  de  Court  et  partie, 
saver,  lentier  du  maner,  forprise  la  forprise  en  loriginal. 


1  auxi  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

2  MSS.  of  Y.I3.  xl.     The  number 
is  from  the  record. 

auxint  is  from  Harl.  alone. 
^  Harl.,  iij. 

5  The  plea  was,  according  to  the 
roll,  "  quod  preedictus  Robertus, 
per  breve  suum,  et  narrationem 
suam  preedictam,  petit  versus 
eum  ut  tenentem  per  warantiam 
suam,  prasdictum  manerium  cum 
pertinentiis,  exceptis  uno  mesua- 
gio  et  duodecim  acris  terrse  in 
eodem  manerio,  ubi  ipse  Henricus 
warantizat  praefatse  Matilldi 
manerium  preedictum,  exceptis 
preedicto  parco,  et  forinseco 
bosco,  qui  continent  in  se  mille 
acras    bosci,  et  feodis  militum, 


fr 


quae  sunt  quatuor  feoda,  &c.,  et 

sexaginta   solidatas    redditus   in 

Horcrosse,     quae     sunt    servitia 

eorundem  feodorum,    de  quibus 

quidem   parco,    bosco,   et   feodis 

militum  idem  Henricus  est  modo 

tenens,   ut   supradictum   est ;  et 

sic  petit  versus  eum  plus  quam 

ipse  praefatae  Matilldi  warantizat, 

unde  petit  judicium,"  &c. 

6  25,184,  a  la. 

'  vos  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

8  25,184,  pas. 

^  25,184,  demandant. 

10  et  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

11  The   words    de    chivaller   are 
om  Harl.  alone. 

12  25,184,  de. 

13  Harl.,  qe  fust. 


304  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.   65. 


A.D.  1343.  ^t||^12  our  demand,  so  that  there  was  no  fault  on_  our 
part  when  we  counted.  But  if  there  ought  to  be  any 
dispute  about  the  warranty,  it  should  rightly  be  be- 
tween the  tenant  and  the  vouchee,  and  between  them 
issue  would  be  taken  whether  the  warranty  extended 
to  less  than  the  demand  ;  but  when  they  have  agreed, 
and  the  warrant  has  warranted,  he  shall  never  be 
admitted  to  say  that  he  has  warranted  less  than  the 
demand. — Stonore.  He  was  bound  by  certain  deeds, 
according  to  which  deeds  there  is  an  exception  different 
from  the  exception  which  is  made  in  your  writ ;  where- 
fore, when  he  entered  into  warrant}^  in  accordance 
with  the  deeds  and  not  with  the  demand  contained  in 
the  original  writ,  you  cannot  say  that  he  has  warranted 
the  whole  of  the  demand,  but  you  could  have  de- 
manded your  judgment  against  the  tenant  in  respect 
of  the  parcel  in  respect  of  which  she  had  not  warranty 
as  is  supposed  by  her  voucher,  but  you  did  not  abide 
judgment  on  th.a.t. -^Pachemunde.  Tenant  by  his  warranty 


XYII.    EDWARD    III. 


305 


No.  65. 

acordaunt  a  nostre  ^  demande,  issi  qil  ny  avoit  pas  ^•^'  ^^^^• 
defaut  en  nous  quant  nous  countames.  Mes  si  debat 
y  devereit  estre  sur  la  garrauntie,  ceo  serreit  de 
resoun  entre  le  tenant  et  le  vouche,  et  entre  eux 
lissue  se  prendreit  si  la  garrauntie  sestendist  a^ 
meins  qe  la  demande  ne  fut ;  mes  quant  ils  furent 
dun  acorde,  et  le  garraunt  ad  garraunti,  jammes  ne 
serra  il  resceu  a  dire  qil  ad^  garraunti^  meins ^  qe 
la  demande.^ — Ston.  II  fut  lie  par  certeinz  faitz*^ 
par^  queux  faitz*^  autre  forprise  qe  nest  deinz  vostre 
bref  est  forprise ;  par  quei  quant  il  entra  acordaunt 
a  les  faitz,''  et  noun  pas  a  la  demande  compris 
deinz  loriginal,  vous  ne  poietz  pas  dire  qil  al  gar- 
raunti tut  la  demande,  mes  vous  paissez  aver  de- 
mande vostre  jugement  vers  la  tenanc3  de  la  parcelle 
de  quei  ele  navoit  pas  garrauntie  come  suppose  est^ 
par  son  voucher,  mes  sur  ceo  ne  demurastes  pas 
jugement. -^^ — Ricliem.     Tenant    par    sa    garrauntie    ne 


1  Harl.,  al,  instead  of  a  notre. 

2  Harl.,  au. 

3  Harl.,  y  ad. 

4  garraunti  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

5  Harl.,  de  meins. 

'^  According  to  the  roll  "  Robertus 
dicit  quod,  quando  praedictus 
Henricus  intravit  in  warantiam 
praedictam,  non  excepit  in  certo 
aliquam  quantitatem  de  qua  non 
warantizavit  praedictss  Matilldi, 
nominando  id  quod  excepit  per 
numerum  acrarum,  nee  feodorum 
militum,  nee  aliquam  quantita- 
tem redditus,  de  qua  quantitate, 
si  in  certo  excepta  fuisset,  ipse 
seisinam  suam  versus  praedictam 
Matilldem  petivisse  potuisset, 
nee  etiam  aliqua  controversia 
erat  inter  ipsum  et  praedictam 
Matilldem  de  warantia  praedicta 
eo  quod  praedicta  Matilldis  ex- 
presse  dixit  in   Curia  quod  ipsa 

18141 


"  de  tota  tenencia  sua  warantizata 
"  fuit,  et  idem  Henricus  de  nulla 
"  parcella  manerii  prasdicti  per 
"  judicium  Curiae  recessit  quietus 
"  de  warantia,  nee  petiit  se  de 
"  aliqua  parcella  ejusdem  tenencias 
"  praedictae  Matilldis  quietum  re- 
"  cedere,  nee  etiam  praedicta  Matill- 
"  dis  pro  aliqua  parcella  ei  non 
"  warantizata  amerciata  fuit,  per 
"  quod  aliud  intelligi  non  potest  in 
"  jure  nisi  quod  idem  Henricus 
"  warantizavit  praefatae  Matilld 
"  eadem  tenementa  quee  idem 
"  Robertus  versus  eam  per  breve 
"  suum  petiit,  unde  petit  judicium 
"  si  idem  Henricus  narrationem 
"  suam  in  hoc  casu  cassare  possit,' 
&c. 

7  Harl.,  fees. 

8  Harl.,  en. 

9  Harl.,  fut. 

10  jugement  is  from  Harl.  alone. 


306  MICHAELMAS    TEHM 


No.  65. 


A.D.  1343.  cannot  abate  a  writ  on  the  ground  of  non-tenure, 
for,  if  I  demand  ten  acres  of  land  against  a  tenant, 
who  appears  and  says  that  what  I  demand  as  ten 
acres  is  only  five  acres,  and  vouches  in  respect  thereof, 
and  the  warrant  enters  into  warranty  without  dispute, 
he  warrants  the  whole  of  my  demand,  be  it  more  or 
less.  So  in  the  matter  before  us. — Pole.  The  writ 
was  never  worth  anything. — And  this  he  said,  because 
there  was  no  exception  made  of  the  wood,  and  the 
rent,  &c. — Thorpe.  The  tenant  has  gone  out  of  Court, 
and  no  judgment  can  be  rendered  against  her  now  in 
respect  of  any  parcel ;  and  he  has  counted  against  us 
in  a  manner  not  in  accordance  with  that  in  which  we 
have  warranted  ;  judgment  how  we  ought  to  leave  the 
Court. — Grene.  When  there  is  a  dispute  between 
tenant  and  vouchee,  the  demandant  shall  not,  accord- 
ing to  law,  count  against  the  warrant  until  this  dispute 
between  them  has  been  settled,  so  that  he  may  be 
able  to  count  with  certainty  against  the  warrant,  and 
pray  seisin  against  the  tenant  of  the  parcel  in  respect 
of  which  he  is  not  warranted.  But  we  take  your  re- 
cords to  witness  that  there  was  no  dispute  between 
them  but  that  the  tenant  was  fully  warranted,  and  as 
to  that  they  were  agreed  between  them,  and  therefore 
it  was  said  to  us  that  we  should  count,  or  else  we 
should  lose  our  writ,  so  that  there  was  no  fault  on 
our  part.  And,  inasmuch  as  he  does  not  answer  to 
our  count,  we  pray  seisin. — Willoughby.  The  de- 
mandant ought  always  to  know  and  to  acknowledge 
that  which  he  demands,  and  it  is  for  him  to  acknow- 
ledge in  respect  of  what  the  tenant  is  warranted,  and 
of  what  he  is  not ;  and  neither  the  tenant  nor  the 
warrant  is  bound  to  give  a  good  count  to  the  demand- 
ant, but  he  shall  himself  count  at  his  peril.  And 
now,  in  this  case,  there  is  no  doubt  that  the  tenant 
is  not  entirely  warranted  as  to  the  demand,  for  this 
was   excepted   by  the  vouchee   when   he    entered   into 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


307 


No.  65. 

put  par  nountenue  bref  abatre,  car  si  jeo  demande  ^•^'  ■^^^^" 
X  acres  de  terre  vers  un  tenant,  qe  vient  et  dit  qe 
ceo  qe  jeo  demande  com  x  acres  ne  sount  qe  v 
acres,  et  de  ceo  vouche,  et  le  garraunt  entre  sanz 
debat,  il  garraunte  lentier  de  ma  demande,  soit  ceo 
plus  ou  meins.  Sic  in  proposito. — Pole.  Le  bref  ne 
valust  unqes  rien. — Et  hoc  dixit  pur  ceo  qil  ny 
avoit^  pas  forprise  fait  du  boys,  et  la  rente,  &c. — 
Thorpe.  Xa  tenante  est  departie  hors  de  Court,  vers 
qi  nul  jugement  put  estre  rendu  a  ore  de  nulle 
parcelle ;  et  il  ad  counte  vers  nous  desacordaunt  a  la 
manere  qe^  nous  avoms  garraunti ;  jugement  coment 
nous  devoms  departir.^ — Grene.  Quant  debat  est 
entre  le  tenant  et  le  vouche,  le  demandant  ne 
countera  pas  par  ley  vers  le  garraunt  tanqe  eel 
debat  entre  eux  soit  discus,  issi  qen  certein  il  purra 
counter  vers  le  garraunt,  et  de  la  parcelle  dount  le 
tenant  nest  pas  garraunti  prier  seisine  vers  luy. 
Mes  nous*  pernoms  vos  recordes  qe  entre  eux  nul 
debat  y  fut  qe  la  tenante  pleinement  ne  fut  gar- 
rauntie,  et  de  ceo  furent  ils^  a  un  entre  eux,  par 
quey  dist  nous  fut  qe  nous  countassoms,^  ou  nous 
perdroms  nostre  bref,  issi  qen  nous  defaut  ne  fut 
pas.  Et,  desicome  il  respount  pas  a  nostre  counte, 
nous  prioms  seisine. — Wilby.  Le  demandant  deit 
touz  jours  saver  et  conustre  ceo  qil  demande,  et  a 
luy  est  a  conustre  de  quel  le  tenant  est  garraunti, 
et  de  quei  noun ;  et  ne  "^  le  tenant  ne  le  garraunt 
ne  sount  tenuz  de  doner  bon  count  al  demandant, 
mes  il  mesme  countera  a  son  peril.  Et  ore,  en 
ceo  cas,  nest  pas  doute  qe  le  tenant  nest  pas  gar- 
rauntie  entierment  de  la  demande,  qar  ceo  fut 
forprise   par   le   vouche   quant   il    entra,   et   auxi,   com 


1  Harl.,    navoit,    instead   of  ny 
avoit. 

2  qe  is  from  Harl.  alone. 
^  25,184,  departier. 


^  nous  is  from  Harl.  alone. 
°  ils  i3  from  Harl.  alone. 

6  25,184,  countames. 

7  ne  is  from  Harl.  alone. 


308  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.  65. 


A.D.  1343.  -^ivarranty,  and  also,  as  the  deeds  by  which  he  is  bound 
purport,  he  shall  not  warrant  the  whole.  And  that 
the  demandant  naturally  ought  to  know,  and  although 
as  between  the  tenant  and  the  vouchee  it  was  not 
rendered  certain  by  number  of  acres,  the  demandant, 
whose  duty  it  is  to  know  and  to  acknowledge,  &c.,  ought 
to  have  made  the  exception  with  certainty ;  and,  when  he 
did  not  do  so,  it  was  his  fault,  because,  if  he  had  of 
himself  made  the  exception  with  certainty  by  number  of 
acres,  though  he  had  it  not  by  statement  from  the 
tenant  or  the  vouchee,  the  count  would  have  been 
good. — Richemunde.  When  the  vouchee  appears,  and 
asks  what  the  tenant  has  to  bind  him  to  warranty, 
and  the  tenant  possibly  has  no  lien  except  as  to  parcel, 
and  the  vouchee  raises  the  objection  that  he  has  no 
lien  as  to  the  whole,  and  does  not  abide  judgment  on 
that  objection,  and  does  not  demand  his  judgment  to 
pass  quit  as  regards  the  tenant  in  respect  of  the 
parcel,  but  before  that  judgment  is  given,  waives  his 
objection,  and  warrants,  I  say  that  the  demandant 
shall  count  against  him  in  respect  of  the  entirety.  So 
in  the  case  before  us. — Willoughby.  Your  reasoning 
holds  good  when  no  specialty  is  shown  as  to  the  lien, 
but  when  a  specialty  is  shown,  as  there  was  in  this 
case,  and  he  warrants  by  force  of  the  sj)ecialty,  it 
cannot  in  any  manner  be  understood  that  he  warrants 
more  largely  than  the  specialty  purports.  And  as  to 
what  you  say — that  the  vouchee  ought  to  have  de- 
manded his  judgment  to  pass  quit  in  respect  of  the 
parcel  as  to  which  the  tenant  had  no  lien  against 
him^  it  would  have  been  more  to  the  demandant's 
advantage  to  have  taken  seisin  against  the  tenant. 
And  see  what  would  follow  if  the  plea  were  continued 
with  respect  to  the  entirety — that  the  Court  would 
then  hold  plea  as  to  parcel  without  warrant,  and  the 
execution    of    their    judgment    would    possibly    be    a 


XVII.    EDWAKD    III.  309 


No.  65. 


les  faits  ^  par  queux  il  est  lie  purportent,  il  gar-  ^■^- 1343. 
rauntira  pas  lentier.  Et  ceo-  deit  le  demandant 
naturelement  saver,  et  tut  ne  fust^  il  pas  entre  le 
tenant  et  le  vouche  mys  en  certein  par  nombre^ 
des  acres,  le  demandant,  a  qi  il  attient  de  saver  et 
conustre,  &c.,  le  duist  aver  en  certein  forprise ;  et 
quant  il  ne  fist  pas  ceo,  fuit  sa  defaut,  qar  si  de 
luy  mesme  il  ust  fait  un  forprise  en  certein  par 
nombre  des  acres,  tut  navoit*  il^  pas  ceo  de  la 
livere  le  tenant  ne  le  vouche,  le  count  ust  este 
bon. — Bichem.  Quant  le  vouche  vient,  et  demande 
ceo  qe  le  tenant  ad  de  luy  lier  a  la  garrauntie,  et 
le  tenant  par  cas  nad  pas  lien  forsqe  de  parcelle, 
et  le  vouche  le  chalange  qil  nad  pas  lien  del  entier, 
et  sur  eel  chalange  ne  demurt  pas,  ne  demande 
pas  son  jugement  de  passer  quites  devers  le^  ten- 
ant"^ de  la  parcelle,  mes,  devant  qe  eel  jugement 
se  face,  weyve  son  chalange,  et  garraunte,  jeo  die 
qe  le  demandant  countera  devers  luy  de  lentier. — 
Sic  in  i^roposito. — Wilby.  Yostre  resoun  tient  lieu 
quant  nul  especialte  est  moustre  del  lien,  mes  quant 
especialte  est  moustre,  come  fut  en  ceo  cas,  et  il^ 
garraunte  par  force  del  especialte,  en  nulle  manere 
put  estre  entendu  qil  garraunte  plus  largement  qe 
lespecialte  ne  purport.  Et  de  ceo  qe  vous  parlez 
qe  le  vouche  duist  aver  demande  son  jugement  de 
passer^  quites  de  la  parcelle  dount  le  tenant  navoit 
pas  lien  vers  luy,  il  serreit  plus  en  avantage  del 
demandant  daver  prise  seisine  vers  le  tenant.  Et 
veiez  ceo  qensuereit  si  le  plee  fust  continue  del 
entier,  qe  Court  donqes  tendreit  plee  de  la  parcelle 
saunz   garraunt,   et  lexecucion   de   lour    jugement   par 


1  Harl.,  fees. 

2  fust  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

3  25,184,  mon  bref. 
*  Harl.,  ny  avoit. 

^  il  is  from  Harl.  alone. 


6  Harl.,  les. 

■^  Harl.,  tenantz. 

8  25,184,  sil. 

9  25,184,  passier. 


310  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


^'o.   65. 


A.D.  1343  disseisin. — Gai/nesford.     We  could  never  with  certainty 
pray  judgment  as  to  anything    against  the  tenant,  be- 
cause   it    was    never    made    certain    of    what    she   was 
warranted,  but  she  said  that  it  was  of  as  much  as  was 
put   in   view,    and   that   she  was  warranted   as   to   her 
tenancy,  and  of  that  we  take  the   record  of   the  Court 
to  witness.     And  when  she  vouched  as  to  the  entirety 
of  our  demand,  admitting   herself   to   be  tenant  of  the 
entirety   as   we   demanded    it,    and    they   were    agreed 
between  them  that  she  was  warranted  as  to  the  entirety 
of  her  tenancy,  it  follows  therefrom  that  he   has  war- 
ranted the  entirety  of   our   demand,  and  she  is  out  of 
Court    as    one    who    is   warranted    as   to    the    entirety. 
Consequently    the   count   is   good. — Thorpe.     We   were 
bound    by    two    deeds.     Suj^pose   we   had,    as    to    one, 
admitted    the   deed    and    the  warranty,   and   as  to   the 
other   deed   had   counterpleaded   the   warranty  in   law, 
the   demandant   certainly  ought    not    by   law    to    have 
counted   until   it   had   been    settled  whether  we   ought 
to  warrant    or    not,    nor   ought   he   any  more   to  have 
done  so  in  this  case  until  it  had  been  determined  be- 
tween the  tenant  and   us,  so   that   he   could  have  had 
a    count    in    due    form.      But    since    he    has    counted 
against  us  in  respect   of   the   entirety,  whereas  by  law 
he    ought   to   have   heard   his   judgment    as    to    parcel 
against   the   tenant,    because   that   was   not  warranted, 
the   count   is    faulty. — Gaynesford.     According   to   your 
contention  I  have   counted   before   my  time ;   therefore 
I   must   count   anew. — Stonoke.     It  is   right   that  this 
count  should  stand  unless  you  can  give  a  better  one  ; 
but    if   he    had    excepted    a    park,    and   foreign    wood, 
would  such  an  excejDtion  be  good  in  law  ? — Grene.     He 
ought    to    have    excepted    it    by    the   description    of    a 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  311 


No.  65. 


cas  serreit  disseisine. — Gayn.  Nous  ne  poames  unqes  ^•^- 1-^^^- 
en  certein  prier  jiigement  de  rien  vers  la  tenant, 
qar  unqes  ne  fut  ^  ceo  mys  en  certein  de  quel  ele 
fut  pas  garrauntie,  mes  ele  dist  de^  quant  qe^  fut 
mys  en  vewe,  et  de  sa  tenance  ele  fut  garrauntie, 
et  de  ceo  pernoms  recorde  de  Court.  Et  quant  ele 
voucha  del  entier  de  nostre  demande,  acceptant  luy 
estre  tenant  del  entier  come  nous  demandames,  et 
del  entier  de  sa  tenance  furent  ils  a  un  entre  eux 
qele  fut  garrauntie,  donqes  de  ceo  ensuit  qil  ad* 
garraunti  lentier  de  nostre  demande,  et  com  cele 
qest  garrauntie  del  entier  est  hors  de  Court.  Pei- 
consequens  le  count  bon. — Thorpe.  Nous  fumes  lie 
par  deux  faits.  Quant  al  un  jeo  pose  qe  nous 
ussoms  conu  le  fait  et  garrantie,  et  quant  al  autre 
fait  qe  nous  ussoms  countreplede  la  garrauntie  en 
ley,  3 a  ne  duist  le  demandant  par  ley  counter  tanqe 
discus  fut  quel .  nous  duissoms  garrauntir  ou  noun,^ 
ne  nient  plus  duist  il  en  ceo  cas  aver  fait  tanqe 
ceo  ust  este  entre  le  tenant  ^  et  nous  mys  en  cer- 
tein, si  qil  put  aver  eu  count  fourmel.  Mes  quant 
il  ad  counte  vers  nous  del  entier,  la  ou  par  ley  il 
duist  aver  oi'^  son  jugement  de  parcelle  vers  le 
tenant,  pur  ceo  qe  ceo  ne  fut  pas  garraunti,  le 
count  est  vicious. — Gayn.  A  vostre  entent  jay  counte^ 
devant  ^  mon  temps ;  par  quei  il  covient  recounter. 
— Ston.  II  est  resoun  qe  ceo  count  estoise  si  vous 
ne  sachez  doner  meillour ;  mes  sil  ust  forpris  un 
park,  et  forein^^  boys,  serreit  tiele  forprise  bone^^ 
de   ley  ? — Grene.     II   le   duist  aver  forpris  par  certein 


1  The  words  ne  fut  are  from  Harl. 
alone. 

2  25,184,  de  quei. 

3  Harl.,  quanqe,  instead  of  quant 
qe.  I       3  Harl,,  avant. 

*  ad  is  from  Harl.  alone.  '^^  Harl.,  foreins 

°  The  words  ou  noun  are  from    [       ^^  Harl.,  lien. 
Harl.  alone. 


6  The  words  le  tenant  are  omitted 
from  Harl. 

7  Harl.,  eu. 
9  25,184,  continue. 


312  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   65, 


A.D.  1343.  certain  number  of  acres,  and  to  have  demanded  judg- 
ment of  that  agamst  the  tenant  at  his  peril. — Gaynes- 
ford.  With  respect  to  that  parcel  3"ou  were  never 
adjudged  to  be  quit  of  warranty,  and  you  were  vouched 
with  respect  to  the  entirety ;  wherefore  we  could  not 
have  any  other  count  than  one  as  to  the  entirety. — 
Afterwards  Stonore,  with  the  assent  of  his  Fellow 
Justices,  recorded  that,  before  the  count  was  counted, 
the  Earl  of  Lancaster,  when  he  warranted,  excej)ted 
only  a  park,  foreign  wood,  and  some  knights'  fees, 
without  determining  any  certain  number  of  acres, 
certain  quantity  of  knights'  fees,  or  the  60  shillings  of 
rent. — Grene.  And  even  though  it  was  so,  still  it  is 
certain  that  we  did  not  warrant  the  entirety  of  the 
demand  in  relation  to  the  tenant,  wherefore,  if  excep- 
tion was  not  made  by  the  count  of  that  in  respect  of 
which  we  did  not  warrant,  the  count  will  never  be 
maintained.  And  you  clearly  record  that  we  did  not 
warrant  the  park,  foreign  wood,  or  certain  fees,  which 
are  understood  to  be  parcel  of  the  demand  ;  and  inas- 
much as  he  has  counted  against  us,  and  has  not  by 
plea  taken  the  advantage  against  the  tenant  who  failed 
to  have  her  warranty  in  respect  of  that  parcel,  his 
count  is  bad.  And  as  to  that  which  he  says  that  the 
tenant  by  his  warranty  ought  to  have  determined  with 
certainty  of  what  he  might  be  discharged,  and  there- 
upon to  have  prayed  judgment  to  be  discharged,  it  was 
not  for  him  to  pray  to  be  discharged  of  anything  in  re- 
spect of  which  he  was  never  charged :  because,  although 
he  was  vouched  with  respect  to  the  entirety,  when  he 
appeared   and   asked   the   tenant  what   the   tenant  had 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


313 


No.  65. 

nombre  cles  acres,  et  de  eel  a  son  peril  aver  de-  ^-^^  13J3. 
mande  jugement  vers  le  tenant. — Gaijn.  De  cele 
parcelle  ne  fiiistes  unqes  par  agarde  quites  de  la 
garrauntie,  et  del  entier  vous  estoiez  vouche ;  par 
quel  autre  count  nous^  ne  poames^  aver  forsqe  del 
entier. — Puis  Ston.,  del  assent  de  ses  compaignouns, 
recorda  qe,  devant  le  count  counte,  le  Counte  de 
Lancastre,  quant  il  garrauntist,^  forprist  forsqe  un^ 
parke,  foreyn  boys,  et  asquns  fees  de  chivaler,  saunz 
determiner^  en  certein  noumbre  des  acres,  certein^ 
quantite  des  fees  de  chivaler,  ou  les  Ix*^  south  de 
rente. — Grene,  Et  tut  fust  il  issi,  unqore  est  il 
certein  qe  nous  ne  garrauntimes  ^  pas  lentier  de  la 
demande  vers  le  tenant,  par  quel  si^  forprise  ne 
fut  fait  par  count  de  ceo  dount  nous  ne  garraunt- 
imes  pas,  jammes  ne  serra  le  count  nieintenu.  Et 
vous  recordez  bien  qe  nous  ne  garrauntimes  ^^  pas 
le  parke,  forein  boys,  ne^^  certeinz  fees,  queux  sount 
entenduz  parcelle  de  la  demande ;  et  de  ceo  qil  ad 
counte  vers  nous,  et  noun  pas  par^^  plee  pris 
avantage  vers  la  tenante  qe  faillist  de  cele  parcelle 
de  sa  garrauntie,  si  est  son  count  malveys.  Et^^ 
a  ceo  qil  parle  ^^  qe  le  tenant  par  sa  garrauntie 
duist  aver  determine  ^^  en  certein  de  quei  il  fut 
deschargeable,  et  sur  ceo  aver  prie  jugement  daver 
este  descharge,  [ceo  ne  fust  pas  a  luy  daver  prie 
destre  descharge]  ^^  de  chose  dount  unqes  ne  fut 
charge :  qar,  tut  fust  il  vouche  de  lentier,  quant  il 
vint    et    demanda    del    tenant    ceo    qil    avoit    de   luy 


1  nous  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

2  Harl.,  poms. 

3  garrauntist    is     omitted    from 
25,184. 

*  un  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

5  25,184,  terminer. 

6  25,184,  de  certeyn. 

7  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  xl. 

8  25,184,  garrauntoms. 


^  si  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

10  Harl.,  garrauntoms. 

11  25,184,  en. 

12  Harl.,  pur. 

13  Et  is  omitted  from  Harl. 
1^  25,184,  parle  parole. 

15  2 J,  184,  termine. 

16  The  words  between  brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 


314  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  65; 


A.D.  1343.  to  bind  him,  and  the  tenant  showed  the  deeds  to  bind 
him,  those  deeds  were  the  original  cause  for  which  he 
was  bound  to  warrant,  and  since  in  those  deeds  there 
was  a  certain  exception  relating  to  a  parcel  of  the 
demand,  and  he  did  not  warrant  in  respect  of  that 
exception,  but  only  in  respect  of  that  which  was  in- 
cluded in  his  ancestor's  deeds,  it  is  certain  that  he 
did  not  warrant  the  entirety,  and  that  it  was  not  for 
him  to  pray  judgment  to  be  discharged  of  that  in  re- 
spect of  which  he  was  not  charged.  And  suppose  the 
vouchee  had  said  with  certainty  that  the  exception 
was  of  a  thousand  acres,  and  the  tenant  had  said  that 
it  was  only  of  a  hundred  acres,  and  the  demandant  had 
said  it  was  a  thousand  acres,  whom  would  the  Court 
believe  ?  I  say  it  would  believe  the  demandant,  and 
no  one  else,  and  consequently  it  was  the  demandant's 
fault  that  he  did  not  determine  this  with  certainty. — 
Stonore.  AVe  will  not,  nor  is  it  right  that  we  should 
abate  his  count,  except  on  the  ground  of  mischief 
which  would  befal  the  Earl  of  Lancaster  if  the  count 
were  maintained.  But  now  the  mischief  is  so  great 
that  the  count  cannot  be  maintained,  because,  if  the 
count  be  adjudged  good,  then  if  the  warrant  plead  with 
the  demandant,  and  the  demandant  recover,  there  is 
no  doubt  that  he  will  recover  against  the  tenant 
according  to  the  purport  of  his  writ,  and  the  tenant 
to  the  value  against  the  Earl,  and  the  Earl  will  lose 
that  parcel  of  which  he  is  tenant,  and  which  he  has  not 
warranted,  without  being  aided  by  Assise  or  by  any  other 
remedy  in  law ;  and  nevertheless  he  would  recompense 
the  tenant  to  the  value,  because,  inasmuch  as  he  would 
make  himself  party  to  the  demandant  as  tenant  by  his 
warranty,  he  would  have  accepted  the  person  against 
whom  the  writ  is  brought  as  tenant. — Shardelowe. 
There  will  never  be  more  recovered  against  the  tenant 
than  that  whereof  he  is  tenant,  and  beyond  that 
you   will   not   recompense   to   the  value ;    consequently 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  315 


No.  65. 


lier,    et   il   moustra   les   faits    de    luy   lier,   ceux^   faits  A.D.  J343. 

furent    loriginal    par    quel   il   fut    tenuz    a   garraimtir, 

et   quant   en   ceux  faits   il   y  avoit  certein  forprise  qe 

fut   parcelle   de    la    demande,    et    de    cele    forprise   il 

ne    garraunti    pas,    mes     soulement    de    ceo    qe    fut 

compris    deinz    les   faits    son    auncestre,    certum    est  qil 

ne   garraunti   pas   lentier,    ne    a    luy   ne   fut   ceo   pas 

de^   prier  jugement   destre   descharge   de  ceo  dount  il 

ne   fut   pas   charge.     Et   mettes  qe   le  vouche   ust   dit 

en   certein   qe   la   forprise    fut    de^   mille   acres,   et   le 

tenant   ust    dit    qe   ceo    ne    fut    forsqe   c   acres,   et   le 

demandant    ust    dit    qe    ceo    fut    mille    acres,    a    qi 

creireit  '^    la    Court  ?     Jeo    die    qal    demandant,    et    a 

nul    autre,    et    jjer    consequens    ceo    fut    la    defaut   le 

demandant  qe  nel  mist  pas  en  certein. — Ston.^     Nous 

ne   voudroms    pas,    ne    il    nest    pas    resoun    qe   nous 

abateroms   son   count,  sil  ne  fut  pur  meschief   qaven- 

dreit     al     Counte     de     Launcastre     si     le     count    fut 

meintenu.     Mes   ore    est    le    meschief    si    graunt  ^   qe 

le   count    ne    poet    estre    meintenu,    qar    si    le   count 

soit   ajuge   bon,    donqes   si    le    garraunt    plede   ove   le 

demandant    et    il    recovere,    nest     pas    doute    qil    re- 

covera'^   vers   le   tenant   solonc   ceo   qe   son   bref   voet, 

et  il   a  la  value   vers   le   Count,   et    le   Count   j)erdra 

cele    parcelle    dount    il    est    tenaunt,    et    qele   il   nad 

pas   garrauntie,    saunz   estre  eide   par  Assise   ou   par^ 

autre   voie   de   ley ;    et  ja   le    meyns  freit    a   la   value 

al   tenant,   [qar   en   taunt    com    il    se    freit    partie    al 

demandant  come  tenant]^  par  sa  garrauntie,  il  accepta 

cely  vers  qi   le   bref   est  porte  tenant. — Schard.    Vers 

le   tenant    ne^^   serra    jammes    plus^^   recovery   forsqe 

ceo   dount  il  est   tenant,  et   plus  ne  ferrez  en  value; 


1  25,184,  ses. 

2  Harl.,  a. 

3  de  is  omitted  from  Haii. 
*  Harl.,  crerreit. 

^  MSS.,  Stouf. 
^  25,184,  graund. 


7  Harl.,  ne  recovera. 
s  par  is  omitted  from  Harl. 
3  The  words    between    brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 

10  ne  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

11  plus  is  from  Harl.  alone. 


316  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.   65. 

A.D.  1343.  there  is  no  mischief. — Stouford.  That  cannot  be,  be- 
cause, if  we  accept  the  count,  we  accept  the  tenant 
against  whom  the  writ  is  brought  as  being  fully  tenant 
of  the  demand,  except  the  exception  in  the  writ,  so 
that  we  shall  accept  her  as  being  tenant  of  the  parcel 
of  which  we  are  ourselves  tenant,  and  by  that  accept- 
ance we  shall  lose  it,  which  would  be  a  mischief. — 
Sharshulle.  We  do  not  yet  know  whether  the  wood, 
park,  rent,  or  fees,  which  are  excepted  in  the  deeds, 
are  parcel  of  the  manor  or  not,  &c. — Stouford.  Since 
the  deeds  purport  a  feoffment  of  the  manor,  except  a 
certain  exception,  you  can  never  understand  the  ex- 
ception which  is  expressed  in  the  deeds  to  be  other 
than  parcel  of  the  manor  unless  it  were  so  pleaded,  and 
they  do  not  deny  that,  and  therefore  it  is  understood 
to  be  parcel,  and  it  cannot  be  otherwise  by  law. — Shar- 
DELOWE.  If  I  demand  a  manor  against  you,  whereas 
3^ou  hold  only  a  moiety,  and  afterwards  I  recover 
against  you,  I  shall  recover  against  you  only  the 
moiety,  although  the  words  of  the  judgment  relate  to 
the  entirety.  So  in  the  matter  before  us.  Therefore 
there  is  no  mischief,  even  though  the  count  stand. — 
Pole.  In  an  ordinary  case,  where  there  is  no  voucher, 
it  is  as  you  say  ;  but  if  I  bring  a  writ  against  you  in 
respect  of  a  manor,  when  you  hold  only  a  moiety,  and 
you  vouch  W.  Thorpe,  who  holds  the  other  moiety,  as 
to  the  entirety,  and  he  enters  into  warranty,  and 
warrants  the  entirety,  accepting  you  as  being  tenant 
of  the  demand  in  its  entirety,  and  pleads,  and  loses, 
he  has,  by  his  acceptance,  lost  the  tenancy  whereof 
he  was  himself  tenant,  and  nevertheless  will  have  to 
recompense  to  the  value,  which  will  be  a  mischief,  and 
the  cause  is  his  own  acceptance  ;  and  so  also  it  is  in 
this  case.— Shardelowe.  Your  protestation  which  you 
made    as    to    the    exception    when    you    entered    into 


XVII.    EDWARD    m.  317 


No.  65. 


per  consequens  ceo  nest  pas  meschief. — Stoiif.  Ceo  '^•^-  ^^^^* 
lie  put  estre,  qar,  si  nous  acceptoms  le  count,  nous 
acceptoms  le  tenant  vers  qi  le  bref  est  porte  estre 
pleiiiement  tenant  de  la  demande,  for  prise  ^  [la  for- 
prise  en  le  bref,  issint  qe  nous  luy  accepteroms 
estre  tenaunt  de  la  parcelle  dount  nous  mesmes 
sumes  tenantz  et  par  cele  accepter  le  perdroms,  qe 
serreit]^  meschief. — Schar.  Nous  ne  savoms  unqore  si 
le  boys,  parke,  la  rente,  ou  les  fees  qe  sount  forpris 
en  les  fetes  ^  soient  parcelle  del  maner,  ou  noun, 
&c. — Stoiif,  Quant  les  fetes  purportent  feffement  del 
maner,  forprise  certein  forprise,  vous  ne  poetz 
jammes  entendre  la  forprise  qest  mote  en  les  fetes 
autre  qe  parcelle  du  maner,  si  ceo  ne  fut  plede, 
et*  ils  ne  dedient  pas  cella,  par  quei  ceo  est  en- 
tendu  parcelle,  et  autrement  par  ley  ne  poet  ceo 
estre. — Schard.  Si  jeo  demande  vers  vous  un  maner, 
la  ou  vous  tenez  forsqe  la  moyte,  et  puis  jeo  re- 
covere  vers  vous,  [jeo  ne  recoveray  pas  vers  vous,]^ 
tut  soient  les  paroles  del  jugement  del  en  tier,  forsqe 
la  moyte.  Sic  in  proposito.  Par  quei  ceo  nest  pas 
meschief  mesqe  le  counte  estoise. — Pole.  En  comune 
cas  il  est  com  vous  parlez,  la  ou  il  y  ad  pas  de 
voucher ;  mes  si  jeo  porte  bref  vers  vous  dun  maner, 
ou  vous  tenez  forsqe  la  moyte,  et  vous  vouches  del 
entier  W.  Thorpe,  qe  tient  lautre  moyte,  et  il  entre, 
et  garraunte  lentier,  acceptant  vous  estre  ^  tenant  de 
la  demande  entierement,  et  plede,  et  perde,  il  ad 
perdu,  par  son  accepter,  [la  tenaunce  dount  il  mesme 
fut  tenant,  et  ja  le  meins  fra  value,  qe  serra  mes- 
chief, et  cest  son  accepter]  ^  demene ;  et  auxi  est 
en  ceo  cas. — Schard.  Vostre  protestacion  qe  vous 
fetes ^   de   la    forprise"^   quant   vous    entrastes   en   gar- 


1  25,184,  forqe.  I  ^HarL,  ne. 

2  The    words    between  brackets  ^  estre  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
are  omitted  from  25,184.  I  ^  25,184,  facez. 

3  25,184,  feez.  |  '  25,184,  purprise. 


318  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   QQ. 


A.D.  1343.  warranty  will  save  yon  from  mischief. — Stoujord. 
Never,  because  the  plea  will  be  contrary  to  the  pro- 
testation if  the  count  be  maintained. — Sharshulle. 
When  the  tenant  has  accepted  the  writ  as  good,  and 
has  vouched  in  respect  of  his  tenancy,  and  there  is 
no  dispute  between  him  and  the  warrant,  but  they  are 
agreed  that  the  subject  of  demand,  which  the  tenant 
holds,  is  warranted,  then  it  seems  that  the  demandant 
will  count  against  the  warrant  as  he  would  against  the 
tenant,  that  is  to  say,  in  accordance  with  the  writ. — 
liichemuude,  ad  idem.  If  I  bring  a  writ  against  you 
in  respect  of  a  manor,  and  you  say  that  another  per- 
son holds  a  wood,  park,  &c.,  and  so  on,  without  cer- 
tainty, you  will  never  abate  my  writ  on  the  ground 
of  such  non-tenure,  because  the  exception  is  uncertain ; 
no  more  in  this  case,  when  you  have  entered  into 
warranty,  although  you  did  make  an  exception,  but 
did  not  define  it  with  certainty  by  any  certain  quantity, 
so  that  on  your  statement  I  might  have  had  a  good 
exception  in  my  count,  shall  you  ever  abate  my  count. 
— WiLLouGHBY.  Tenant  in  demesne  has  to  give  a  good 
writ  before  he  can  abate  that  which  has  been  framed 
against  him  ;  but  tenant  by  his  warranty  has  not  to 
do  so. — Stonore.  We  shall  not  abate  this  count  un- 
less we  see  that  he  could  have  counted  better. — And 
they  were  adjourned. 

Cui  in  (66.)    §   A  woman  counted   as   to  her  own  seisin. — 

''^^"*  Richemunde.      Heretofore    she    brought    an    Assise    of 

Novel  Disseisin  against  us  in  respect  of  the  same 
tenements,  by  which  Assise  it  was  found  that  she  was 
never  seised ;  judgment  whether  she  can  have  an 
action    by    this  writ    touching    her    own    possession. — 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


319 


No.  66. 

rauntie  vous  salvera  de  meschief. — StouJ.  Jammes,  ^•^^- 1343. 
qar  le  plee  [serra  contrarie  a  la  protestacion  si  le 
count  fust  meintenu. — Schar.  Quant  le  tenant  ad 
accepte  le  bref  bon,  et  de  sa  tenance  ad  vouche, 
et]^  entre  luy  et  le  garraunt  il  ny  ad  pas  debat, 
mes  sount  a^  un  qe  la  demande  qe  le  tenant  tient 
est  garrauntie,  donqes  semble  qil  countereit  vers  luy 
come  il  freit  vers  le  tenant,  saver,  acordaunt  au 
bref. — Richem.,  ad  idem.  Si  jeo  porte  bref  vers  vous 
dun  maner,  et  vous  ditez  qautre  tient  un  boys,  . 
parke,  &c.,  et  issi  en  noun  certein,  jammes  par 
tiele  nountenue  abaterez  mon  bref,  pur  ceo  qe  la 
forprise  est  en  noun  certein ;  ne  nient  plus  en  ceo 
cas,  quant  vous  estes  entre  en  garrauntie,  tut  faites 
vous  forprise  et  nel  meistez^  pas  en  certein  par 
certein  quantite,  issi  qe  de  vostre  livere  en  moun 
count  ^  jeo  poa}^  aver  eu^  bone  forprise,  jammes 
nabaterez  mon  count. — Wilby.  Tenant  en  demene 
est  a  doner  ^  bon  bref  avant  qil  abatera  eel  qest 
conceu  '^  vers    luy ;    mes    issi    ne   fra   pas   tenant   par  ♦ 

sa  garrauntie. — Ston.  Nous  abateroms  pas  ceo  count 
si  ^  nous  ne  ^  veioms  qil  put  ^^  meux  ^^  aver  comite. 
— Et   adjornantur.^^ 

(66.)  ^^  §  Un   femme   counta   de   sa   seisine   demene.  Cui  in 
— Richem.      Autrefoith    ele    porta    Assise    de     Novele  ^  *^^' 
Disseisine   de   mesmes   les    tenements  vers   nous,   par 
quel   fut   trove   qele   ne   fut  unqes    seisi ;    jugement   si 
a  ceo   bref    de    sa   possessioun   demene    accion   puisse 


1  The  words  between  brackets  are 
omitted  from  25,184. 

2  25,184,  en. 

2  Harl.,  mettetz. 

^  25,184,  compte. 

^  eu  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

^  doner  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

7  25,184,  consu. 

8  25,184,  qe  si. 


3  ne  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

10  Harl.,  qils  pount,  instead  of 
qil  put. 

11  Harl.,  meuth. 

12  Harl.,  ad  jour.  There  were 
several  adjournments,  but  nothing 
further  appears  on  the  roll. 

13  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 


320  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  67. 


A.D.  1343.  Qaynesford.  Do  you  mean  that  to  be  your  answer  ? — 
And  Richemnnde  would  not  abide  judgment,  but 
traversed  her  title. — Qucere  as  to  this  matter. 

Avowry.  (67.)  1  §  Avowry  was  made  on  John  Sturmy  for  re- 
lief after  the  death  of  Robert,  his  father.  The  plaintiff 
prayed  in  aid  John  upon  whom  the  avowry  was  made, 
as  tenant  for  term  of  life  by  John's  lease,  and  the 
prayee  came,  and  joined  himself,  and  said  that  Robert 
his  father  enfeoffed  him  ;  judgment  whether  for  relief, 
&c. — And  both  of  them  said  this,  as  was  necessary. — 
Thorpe.  He  does  not  allege  the  feoffment,  whereby  he 
became  our  tenant,  to  have  been  in  fee  simple,  nor 
does  he  allege  anything  else  which  would  give  us 
notice  of  this  feoffment,  such  as  his  own  attornment, 
&c.  And  he  has  admitted  that  he  is  his  ancestor's 
heir,  wherefore  we  pray  the  Return. — Seton.  I 
have  alleged  the  feoffment  to  have  been  made  to  me 
in  fee  simple,  and  continuance  of  that  estate  until  I 
leased  to  the  tenant  for  term  of  life.  And,  since  you 
do  not  deny  the  feoffment,  judgment. — Thorpe.  And 
we  pray  judgment,  since  you  do  not  show  that  3^ou 
ever  attorned,  or  tendered  services  to  us,  so  that  by 
law  there  was  any  other  tenant  than  your  ancestor 
during  his  life,  nor  that  our  avowry  was  given  on  any 
other  person ;  and  you  are  tenant  after  his  death,  and 
that,  as  regards  us,  could  only  be  adjudged  to  be  by 
descent,  and  we  pray  the  Return. — Seton.  At  common 
law,  if  the  ancestor  enfeoffed  his  son,  he  was  ousted 
from  wardship ;  but  that  is  restrained  by  Statute^;  but 

1  This  report  appears   to  be  in    I    the  record  being  Placita  de  Banco, 
continuation  of  Hil.,  17  Edw.  III.,       Hil.,  17  Edw.  III.,  Ro  152,  d. 
No.  30  (Wynnyton  r.  HuUampton),    I       -^  52  Hen.  III.  (Marlb.),  c.  6. 


XVII.    EDWAKD    III. 


321 


No.  67. 

aver. — Gain.     Ceo  voillez  pur  respoims  ? — Et  ^  Richem.  ^•^'  i^^^- 
ne  voleit  demurer,    mes   traversa   son   title. — Quaere  de 
ista  materia. 

(67.)^  §  Avowere  fut  fait  sur*  Johan  Sturmy^  pur  |^97^®^®-' 
releif  ^  apres  la  mort  Eobert,  son  pere.  Le  pleintif  Relief,  3.] 
pria  en  eicle  Johan  sur  qi  lavowere  fut  '^  fait,  com  ^ 
tenant  a  terme  de  vie  de  son  lees,  qe  vint,  et  se 
joint,  et  dit  qe  Eobert  son  pere  luy  feffa ;  jugement 
si  pur  releif,^  &c. — Et  ceo  disoient  lun  et  lautre,  ut 
oportet. — Thorpe.  II  nallegge  pas  le  feffement  de  fee 
simple,  par  quel  il  devynt  nostre  tenant,  ne^  nallegge 
autre  chose  qe  nous  durreit  notice  de  eel  feffement, 
com  attournement  de  luy  mesme,  &c.  Et  il  ad 
conu  qil  est  heir  soun  auncestre,  par  quel  nous 
prioms  Retourn. — Setone.  Jay  allegge  le  feffement 
estre  fait  a  moy  de  fee  simple,  et  continuaunce  de 
eel  estat  tanqe  jeo  lessa  al  tenant  a  terme  de  vie.^^ 
Et,  desicome  vous  ne  dedites  pas  le  feffement,  juge- 
ment.— Thorpe.  Et  nous  jugement,  desicome  vous 
ne  moustrez  pas  qe  vous  unqes  attournastes,  ne  a 
nous  services  ^^  tendistes  issi  qe  de  ley  autre  tenant 
qe  vostre  auncestre  en  sa  vie,  ne  sur  autre  ne  fut 
nostre  ^^  avowere  done ;  et  vous  estes  tenant  apres 
sa  mort,  qe  vers  nous  ne  put  estre  ajuge  forsqe 
par  descente,  et  prioms  Retourne.^^ — Setone.  A  la 
comune  ley,  si  launcestre  feffa  son  fitz,  il  fut  ouste 
de  garde ;    mes   ceo    est    restreint    par   statut ;    mes  ^^ 


1  Et  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

2  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 

3  Harl.,  Awouuere. 

4  25,184,  vers. 

5  25,184,  Somery. 
G  Harl.,  releef. 

■^  Harl.,  est. 

8  25,184,  son. 

^  ne  is  from  Harl.  alone. 


10  This  was  so  according  to  the 
roll. 

"  Harl.,  vos  services  unqes,  in- 
stead of  a  nous  services. 

12  25,184,  autre. 

13  This  replication  is  practically 
in  accordance  with  that  which 
appears  on  the  roll. 

14  25,184,  et. 


18141 


322  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   67. 


A.D.  1343.  as  to  relief,  it  is  at  common  law. — Kelshulle.  Ought 
the  lord  to  have  had,  after  the  feoffment,  escheat  on 
the  ground  of  a  felony  committed  hy  his  ancestor. — 
Thorpe.  What  of  that  ?  Neither  an  action  of  Cessavit 
nor  an  action  of  Escheat  is  like  an  avowry,  hut  a  re- 
lief is  a  profit  of  seignor}^  and  ought  properly  to  be 
taken  before  homage  or  any  other  service  is  received. 
And  since,  in  this  case,  he  did  not  become  my  tenant 
by  his  own  attornment  and  by  my  acceptance  during 
the  life  of  the  ancestor,  I  therefore  was  not  in  law  at 
any  time  estranged  from  his  ancestor  for  the  pur- 
poses of  an  avowry,  and  therefore  it  seems  that 
he  is  now  to  be  adjudged  my  tenant  by  descent  as  to 
an  avowry  for  relief,  because  if  I  were  to  avow  upon 
him  for  homage  or  any  other  service  as  heir  of  his 
ancestor,  he  would  not  compel  me  to  act  as  if  I  avowed 
on  a  stranger  who  was  purchaser,  nor  consequently 
will  he  oust  me  from  an  avowry  for  any  thing  or 
profit  which  arises  out  of  services. — Seton.  In  respect 
of  homage,  or  services  which  might  be  due  of  right, 
and  which  are  not  charged  specially  upon  the  heir, 
whether  the  avowry  were  made  in  one  way  or  the 
other,  it  w^ould  not  abate  if  made  upon  him  as  heir  ; 
but  in  respect  of  a  matter  which  is  not  so  due,  the 
law  is  otherwise  unless  he  is  in  by  descent,  and  a  re- 
lief is  given  to  the  lord  from  the  heir  who  is  of  full  age 
in  lieu  of  wardship  which  there  would  be  if  he  were 
under  age  ;  but  wardship  was  not  given  by  common  law 
in  this  case,  nor  consequently  is  relief  given,  as  relief 
is  at  common  law,  and  not  governed  by  statute.  And 
I  say  that  in  the  life-time  of  my  ancestor  he  would 
have  had  escheat  from  me  and  not  from  my  ancestor ; 
consequently  then   I   am  very  tenant.     And  as  to  that 


XVII.    EDWAKD    III. 


323 


No.  67. 

quant  a  releif  ^  cest  a  la  comune  ley.^ — Kels.  Duist  ^-D- 1343. 
le  seignur  aver  eu  eschete  par  la  felonie  soun  aun- 
cestre  apres  le  feffement  ? — Tliorpe.  De  ceo  quei  ? 
Accion  de  Cessavit  ne^  Deschete  nest  par  semblable  a 
avowere,  mes  relief^  est  profit  de  seignnrie,  et  pro- 
prement  deit  estre  pris  avant  qe  hommage  ou  nul 
autre  ^  service  serra  resceu.  Et  quant,  en  ceo  cas, 
par  attournement  de  luy  en  la  vie  launcestre  il  ne 
devynt  pas  mon  tenant  par  accepcion  de  moy,  par 
quei  de  ley  jeo  fu  a  nul  temps  estraunge  de  soun 
auncestre  par  voie  davowere,  donqes  semble  il  qil 
est^  ajuger  ore  mon  tenant  par  descente  quant  a 
avowere  pur  relief/  car  si  jeo  avowasse  sur  luy  pur 
homage,  ou  autre  service,  come  heir  son  auncestre, 
[il  ne  moy  chascera  pas,  &c.],^  come  sur  estraunge 
purchaceour,  nee  per  consequens,  il  moy  oustera  pas 
davowere  pur  chose  ou"^  profit  qest  ensourdant^  des 
services. — Setone,  De  homage  ou  services  qe  fuissent 
dues  de  droit,  et  qe  ne  serra  pas  encharge  del  heir, 
fust^  lavowere  fait  par  une  manere  ou  par^^  autre, 
lavowere  abatera  pas  fait  sur  luy  come  heir ;  mes 
de  chose  qe  nest  pas  due,  sil  ne  fut  einz  par  de- 
scente la  ley  est  autre,  et  relief^  est  done  al  seignur 
del  heir  de  plein  age  en  lieu  de  garde  ^^  si  leir  fut 
deinz  age ;  mes  garde  ^^  par  ^^  comune  ley  ne  fut 
pas  done  en  ceo  cas,  nee  per  consequens  relief^  a 
ore,  qest  a  la  comune  ley  nient  restreint  par  statut. 
Et  jeo  die  qe  de  moy,  vivant  moun  auncestre,  il 
ust  eu  eschete,  et  noun  pas  de  moun  auncestre ; 
per  consequens  jeo  suy  verroy  tenant  adonqes.     Et  a^^ 


1  Harl.,  releef. 

2  ley  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

3  Harl.,  et. 

^  autre  is  from  Harl.  alone. 
5  est  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
^  The    words   between    biackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 
7  Harl.,  et. 


8  25,184,  incident. 

9  fust  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

10  par  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

11  Harl.,  gardes. 

12  garde  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

13  25,184,  de. 

14  Harl.,  de. 


324  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.   67. 

A.D.  1343.  which  he  says  that  he  could  not  have  knowledge  ex- 
ce23t  by  tender  [of  services],  &c.,  was  he  not  ousted 
by  common  law  from  wardship,  notwithstanding  that 
the  heir  when  enfeoffed  did  not  attorn  to  him  ?  And 
that  proves  that  the  intendment  of  law  was  that  the 
lord  ought  to  be  cognisant  of  the  feoffment. — K.  Thorpe. 
In  the  Exchequer,  where  we  learn  the  law  of  relief,  it 
is  the  common  custom,  if  land  be  given  to  a  man  for 
term  of  his  life,  with  remainder  to  his  right  heirs,  or 
if  land  be  limited  to  the  right  heirs  of  such  an  one, 
still  in  both  cases,  although  he  does  not  take  by  de- 
scent, he  shall  pa}^  a  relief  to  the  King.  Besides, 
before  the  Statute  of  Quia  emptores,^  even  though  my 
tenant  aliened  in  fee  simple,  no  law  compelled  me  to 
accept  the  feoffment ;  then  my  avowry  was  good  upon 
my  former  tenant  and  U2)on  his  heirs,  and  I  should 
avow  upon  the  heirs  for  a  relief,  notwithstanding  the 
conveyance.  Now  this  law  is  not  changed  by  statute, 
except  where  a  tender  of  services  is  made  by  the 
feoffee,  and  that  is  not  alleged  in  this  case,  and  there- 
fore it  is  at  common  law.  Besides,  this  case  of  avowry 
is  not  like  an  action  of  Escheat,  or  Cessavit,  w^hich  is 
to  deraign  the  demesne,  for  if  my  very  tenant  be  dis- 
seised, I  shall  have  escheat  from  the  disseisor  by  reason 
of  felony,  and  not  from  my  very  tenant,  even  though 
he  commit  felony  ;  and  nevertheless  my  avowry  on  my 
very  tenant  will  be  always  good,  and  I  shall  have 
wardship  and  relief  from  the  heir  of  both,  if  I  will. — 
Stonore.  If  the  heir  were  under  age  he  would  have 
wardship  ;  why  then  should  he  not  have  relief  when 
the  heir  is  of  full  age  ? — Shardelowe  and  Hillary 
said  that  they  did  not  know  ;  and  therefore  they  were 
adjourned. 

1  18  Edw.  I.,  St.  1. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  325 


No.  67. 


ceo  qil  dit  qil  ne  put  ^  pas  ^  aver  conissaunce  sil  ^  ^- 1^^^- 
ne  flit  par  teindre,^  &c.,  ne  fust  il  pas  ouste  par 
commie  ley  de  garde,  nou  obstante  qe  le  heir  feffe 
ne  fut  pas  attoiirne  a  liiy  ?  Et  ceo  prove  qe  la  ley 
voleit  qe  le  seigniir  diiist  estre  conissaunt  del  feffe- 
ment. — 11}  Thorpe,  En  Lescheker,  on  nous  appernoms 
la  ley  de  relief,^  il  est  comiine  usage,  si  terre  soit 
done  a  iin  liomme  a  terme  de  sa  vie,  le  remeindre 
a  ses  dreits  heirs,  on  si  terre  soit  taille  as  dreits 
heirs  mi  tiel,  miqore,  en  lun  cas  et  lautre,  coment 
qil  nad  pas  par  descente,  il  relevera  an  Koi.  Estre 
ceo,  avant  lestatiit  Quia  emptores  terrarum,  mesqe 
mon  tenaiint  alienast  en  fee  simple,  nulle  ley  ne 
moy  chacea  ^  daccepter  le  f eifement ;  donqes  f uit 
mavowere  bon  siir  mon  auncien  tenant  et  ses  heirs, 
et  sm'  les  heirs,  non  obstante  la  demise,  javoweray 
pm'  relief.^  Ore  par  statut  nest  cele  ley  chaunge 
mes  oil  teiidre  des  services  est  fait  par  le  feffe,  et 
ceo  nest  pas  allegge  en  ceo  cas,  par  qiiei  cest  a  la 
comune  ley.  Ovesqe  ceo,  ceo''  cas  davowere^  nest 
pas  semblable  a  accion  Deschete  et  Cessavit,  qe 
soiint  a  derener^  le  demene,  car  si  moiin  verroy 
tenaimt  soit  disseisi,  del  disseisour  javera  par  felonie 
eschete,  et  noun  pas  de  moiin  verroy  tenant,  tut 
face  il  felonie ;  et  ja  le  meins  mavowere  serra  touz 
jours  bon  sur  mon  verroy  tenant,  et  javera  garde 
et  relief^  del  heir  lun  et  lautre,  si  jeo  voille. — Ston. 
Si  ^°  leir  fut  deinz  age  il  avera  garde ;  pur  quel 
navera  il  relief  ^  quant  il  est  de  plein  age  ? — Schard.^^ 
et  Hill,  disoient  qils  ne  savoient ;  par  quei  acljorn- 
antur}^ 


1  Harl.,  poait. 

2  pas  is  from  Harl.  alone. 
^  Harl.,  tendre. 

^  R.  is  from  Harl.  alone. 
5  Harl.,  releef. 
•^  Harl.,  chaceast. 
T  25,184,  en. 


8  25,184,  dawere. 

9  Harl.,  dereigner. 

10  Si  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

11  Harl.,  Rich. 

12  After  the  replication  the  plead- 
ing on  behalf  of  the  plaintiff  was, 
according    to    the    roll,    that    the 


326 


MICHAELMAS    TERM 


Nos.  68,  68  his. 
A.D.  1343.  (53)  g  ^  ^^y[^  ^r^s  brought  against  a  tenant,  who 
?°  di\°^  vouched  in  another  County.  Process  was  made  against 
the  warrant  as  if  the  demand  had  been  in  the  same 
County  in  which  the  Summoneas  ad  warantizandum 
issued,  without  making  any  mention  that  the  demand 
was  in  another  County,  whereas,  according  to  law,  the 
roll  ought  to  have  made  mention  that  the  demand  was 
in  another  Count3^  Process  was  continued  until  it 
was  returned  to  the  Sequatur  suo  pericido  that  the 
vouchee  was  dead. — Mouhray  recited,  as  above,  and 
said  that  the  whole  of  the  process  made  was  un- 
warranted by  law. — Sharshulle.  The  voucher  was 
good,  and  we  will  amend  the  roll. — And  so  he  did  on 
account  of  the  mischief  of  the  delay ;  and  therefore 
the  tenant  revouched. 


Qiiare 
impecUt. 


(68  his.)  §  Quare  impedit  for  the  Chapter  of  Lincoln 
against  the  Dean  ^  of  the  church  of  Our  Lady  of  Lincoln 
and  one  J.,^  in  respect  of  the  chantry  at  the  altar  of 
St.  Peter  in  the  same  church.  And  they  counted  that 
they  were  seised  of  the  advowson,  and  made  collation 
and  induction  of  one  who  was  their  clerk,  through 
whose    death    the    chantry    is    vacant,    &c. — Pulteney. 


1  For  the  opinion  of  Chancellor 
Parning  touching  an  action  brought 
bj  a  Chapter  against  the  Dean  see 


Y.B.,  Trin.,  17  Edw.  IIL,  No.  17 
(Eolls  edition,  p.  538). 
2  As  to  the  names  see  p.  327,  note  5. 


XVII.    EDWAED    III. 


327 


Nos.  68,  68  his. 

(68.)  ^    §    Bref    fut    porte   vers    tenant,^    qe    voucha  A.D.  1343. 
en   autre   Counte.      Proces   fut    fait   vers  ^   le   ejarraunt  P/oces  sur 

voucliGr. 

auxi  com  la  demande  ust  este  en  mesme  le  Counte  [Fitz., 
ou  le  Summoneas  ad  warantizandum  issit,  saunz  faire  ^"^^^^f^/; 
mencion  qe  la  demande  fut  en  autre  Counte,  ou 
par  ley  roulle  duist  aver  fait  mencion  qe  la  de- 
mande fut  en  autre  Counte.  Proces  continue  tanqe 
le  Sequatur  siio  periculo  retourne  qe  le  vouche  est 
mort. — Mouhray  rehercea,  ut  supra,  et  dit  qe  tut  le 
proces  fait  fuit^  desgarraunti  par  ley. — Schar.  Le 
voucher  fut  bon,  et  le  roulle  nous  voloms  amender. 
— Et  ita  fecit  pur  mescliief  del  delay  ;  par  quel  le 
tenant  revoucha. 

(68  his.)  ^  §  Quare  impedit  pur  le  Chapitre  de  Nichole  Q^are 
vers  le  Dean  del  eglise  de  Nostre  Dame  de  Nichole 
et  un  J.,  de  la  chaunterie  al  autiere  Seint  Piere  en 
mesme  leglise.  Et  counterent  qils  furent  seisiz  del 
avowesoun,  et  firent  collacion  et  induccion^  dun  lour 
clerk,  par  qi  mort  la  chaunterie  est  voide,  &c.'' — Pult. 


defendant  did  not  deny  the  feoff- 
ment or  the  demise,  that  it  was 
ordained  by  the  Statute  [of  Quia 
emptores]  that  when  any  tenant 
of  any  lord  should  have  enfeoffed 
another  in  fee  the  feoffee  became 
tenant  of  the  chief  lord,  and  since 
Robert,  who  was  the  defendant's 
tenant,  divested  himself,  during  his 
life,  by  feoffment,  and  did  not  die 
the  defendant's  tenant,  judgment 
was  prayed  whether  in  this  case 
the  defendant  could  avow  a  distress 
for  a  relief.  Nothing  more  follows 
on  the  roll,  except  adjournments. 

1  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 

2  The    words    vers     tenant    are 
from  Harl.  alone. 

2  25,184,  sur. 

^  Harl.,  fust  fait,  instead  of  fait 
fuit. 


5  From  Harh,  and  25,184,  but 
corrected  by  the  record,  Placita  de 
Banco,  Mich.,  17Edw.  III.,  R"  608. 
It  there  appears  that  the  action 
was  brought  by  the  Chapter  of 
the  Church  of  St.  Mary,  Lincoln, 
against  the  Dean  of  the  same 
church,  Master  John  deNotyngham, 
and  Richard  de  Pulham,  in  respect 
of  a  presentation  to  the  chantry  at 
the  altar  of  St.  Peter  in  the  same 
church. 

6  25,184,  enduccion. 

7  According  to  the  record  the 
declaration  was  "  quod  ipsum 
"  Capitulum  fuit  seisitum  de  ad- 
"  vocatione  Cantarise  praedictse 
"  .  .  .  .  tempore  Edwardi  Regis, 
"  patris  domini  Regis  nunc,  et  ad 
"  eandem  Cantariam  praesentavit 
"  quendam  Magistrum  Willelmum 


328  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


Xo.  68  his. 


A.D.  1343.  They  have  counted  as  to  a  collation,  and  their  writ 
purports  a  presentation ;  judgment. — This  exception 
was  not  allowed. — Pulteney.  As  to  J./  he  tells  you 
that  he  is  chaplain  of  the  same  altar,  and  claims 
nothing  in  the  patronage  ;  judgment  whether  the  writ 
lies  against  him.  As  to  the  Dean,  he  tells  you  that 
the  chantry  was  full,  hy  his  own  collation,  six  months 
before  the  purchase  of  the  writ,  of  this  same  J.  who 
is  named ;  judgment  of  the  writ. — Grenc.  You  have 
heard  how  the  Dean  has  alleged  plenarty  by  his  own 
patronage,  whereas,  of  common  right,  the  right  of  the 
church,  and  whatever  appertains  to  it  belongs  to  the 
Chapter,  and  the  Bishop  who  is  their  supreme  head, 
so  that  he  cannot,  except  in  some  special  way,  have 
patronage  in  the  church  either  of  a  chantry  or  of  any 
other  benefice ;  and  he  does  not  show  any  title  in 
himself  to  this  patronage  ;  judgment  whether  such  an 
answer  lies  in  his  mouth. — Shardelowe.  He  pleads 
to  3^our  possessory  writ,  in  which  case  he  shall  not 
show  how  he  has  a  right  in  the  patronage. — Thorpe. 
I  believe  that  by  usurpation  a  man  of  Holy  Church 
can  be  in  possession  of  patronage,  but  when  it  comes 
to  this  that  the  matter  has  to  be  put  in  a  plea,  and 
he  has  to  claim,  he  shall  not  be  admitted  to  say  that 

1  As  to  the  pleas  of  the  several  defendants  see  p.  329,  note  1. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  329 

No.  68  his. 

lis  onnt  coimte  de  collacion,  et  lour  bref  voet  pre-  ^•^- 1343, 
sentement ;  jngement. — Non  allocatur. — Pult.  Quant 
a  J.,  il  vous  dit  qil  est  chapelleyn  de  mesme 
lautiere,  et  rien  ne  cleyme  en  lavowere ;  jugement 
si  le  bref  vers  luy  gise.  Quant  al  Dean,  il  vous  dit 
qe  la  chaunterie  fut  plein,  de  sa  collacion  demene, 
vj  moys  avant  le  bref  purchace,  de  mesme  cely  J. 
qest  nome ;  jugement  du  bref.^ — Grcne.  Vous  avez 
entendu  coment  le  Dean  ad  allegge  plenerte  de 
savowere  demene,  ou,  de  -comune  dreit,  le  dreit  del 
egiise,  et  quant  qe  appent,  est  al  Chapitre,  et 
Levesqe^  qest  lour  Soverein,  issi  qil  ne  put  sanz 
especial  vo3^e  aver  avowere  en  leglise  ne  de  chaun- 
terie ne  dautre  benefice ;  et  il  ne  moustre  pas  title 
de  luy  en^  cest  avowere ;  jugement  si  tiel  respouns 
en  sa  bouclie  gise. — Schaed.  II  plede  a  vostre  bref 
de  possession,  en  quel  cas  il  moustra  pas^  coment 
il  ad  dreit  en  lavowere. — Tliorj^e.  Jeo  crey  qe  j)ar 
purprise  homme  de  Seint  Egiise  put  estre  possessione 
dun  avowere,  mes  quant  il  vient  qe  la  chose  vendra 
en   plee,    et   il   est   a   clamer,    il    ne   serra   pas   resceu 

"  de  Baiocis,  clericum  suum,   qui  "  habet    in    advocatione  Cantarias 

"ad    praesentationem    suam    fuit  "  praedictae  nee  aliquod  impedimen- 
"  admissus     et    inductus    ....*'  turn     eidem     Capitulo      fecit." 

"tempore    ejusdem   Regis    patris,  (Issue  was  joined  on  this.) 

"  &c.,  per  cujus  mortem  prsedicta  "  Decanus   dicit    quod  Cantaria 

"  Cantaria    modo    vacat,     et     ea  "  prcedicta   non  est  vacans,  immo 

"  ratione  pertinet  ad  ipsum  Capi-  :   "  est  plena  et  consulta  de  praedicto 

"  tulum  ad  Cantariam  praedictam  '   "  Ricardo     ex     collatione     ipsius 

"  ad  praesens  prassentare,  praBdicti  !   "  Decani,  et  fuit  die  impetrationis 

"Decanus    et    alii    ipsum   injuste  "  brevis  praedicti,  et  per  sex  menses 

"  impediunt."  "  ante     eundem     diem,     et     hoc 

1  The  following  were,  according  "  paratus    est    verificare    ubi    et 

to  the  record,  the  pleas   for   the  i   "  quando,  unde  petit  judicium  de 


several  defendants  :  —  "  Eicardus 
"  dicit  quod  ipse  est  custos  Can- 
"  tariae     praedictae     ex     collatione 


"  brevi,"  &c. 

2  The    words    et    Levesqe     are 
omitted  from  25,184. 


"  praedicti  Decani,  &c.,  unde  petit  I       ^  Harl.,  en  lieu  de,  instead  of  de 

"  judicium  si   ad    hoc    breve    re-  |  luy  eii. 

"  spondere  debeat,  &c.  I       *  pas  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

"  Johannes  dicit  quod  ipse  nihil  | 


330  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  68  his. 


A.D.  1343.  he  is  seised,  without  showing  a  title. — Willoughby. 
The  Court  does  not  by  the  manner  of  his  plea  under- 
stand his  possession  to  be  by  usurpation,  and  it  is 
otherwise  than  if  he  claimed  the  thing  to  hold  to  his 
own  use  as  something  amortised,  which  could  not  be 
without  a  title. — Thorpe.  We  understand  that,  if  you 
adjudge  that  he  shall  have  this  answer,  he  is  in 
possession,  and  we  are  put  to  a  writ  of  Eiglit,  which 
would  be  contrar}'  to  reason  where  there  is  usurpation 
by  a  man  of  Holy  Church. — Shardelowe.  Answer. — 
Grene.  We  tell  you  that  the  chantry  was  vacant  on 
the  day  on  which  the  writ  was  purchased  ;  ready,  &c. 
— To  this  Pultcncy  said  :  full,  &c. — And  the  issue  was 
sent  to  the  Bishop. — Qucere  touching  this  matter, 
whether  it  was  necessary  to  say  vacant  on  the  day  on 
which  the  writ  was  j^ui'chased,  for  it  seems  to  be 
sufficient  to  say  that  the  writ  was  purchased  within 
six  months  after  the  vacancy. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


331 


No.  68  his. 

a    dire    qil    est    seisi,     saunz     title. — ^Wilby.      Court  -^•^^- 1343. 

nentent    pas    sa    possession    par    la    manere    de    son 

plee   par   purprise,   et    il    est    autre    qe    sil    clama   la 

chose  ^   a   tener    en    propre    oeps    come    chose    aniorti, 

qe   ne   purreit    estre    saunz    title. — Thorpe.     Nous   en- 

tendoms   qe   si   vous    ajugez    qil    avera    ceo    respouns 

qil   est   en   possession,   et   nous   mys   a   bref   de  Dreit, 

qe    serreit    countre    resoun    par    purprise    de    homme 

de    Seint    Eglise. — Schard.     Kesponez. — Grene.      Nous 

vous   dioms   qe   voide   jour   de    bref    purchace ;    prest, 

&c.,^   ou^   Pult.    2)lein,    &c. — Et    mandatur   Episcopo. — 

QucEve    de    ista    materia    sil    bosoigna    aver    dit   voide 

jour    du    bref    purchace,    qar    il    semble    qil    suffit    a 

dire  qe   le   bref   fut  purchace  deinz  les  vj   mois  apres 

la   voidaunce.^ 


1  The  words  la  chose  are  omitted 
from  25,184. 

2  The  repKcation  was,  according 
to  the  record,  "  quod  die  impetra- 

"  tionis  brevis prae- 

"  dicta  Cantaria  fuit  vacans,  et 
"  non  plena  et  consulta  de  prse- 
"  dicto  Ricardo,  prout  preedicti 
"  Decanus  et  Eicardus  superius 
"  allegarunt.  Et  hoc  parati  sunt 
"  verificare,  ubi,  et  quando,"  &c. 

3  ou  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

^  The  conclusion  of  the  case  was, 
according  to  the  roll,  as  follows : — 
"  Et. quia hujusmodi causae cognitio 
"  ad  forum  spectat  ecclesiasticum, 
"  mandatum  est  Episcopo  Lin- 
"  colniensi  quod,  convocatis  coram 
"  eo  convocandis,  diligenter  in- 
"  quirat  si  prsedicta  Cantaria  sit 
"  vacans  necne,  et,  si  non  sit 
"  vacans,  tunc  de  quo,  et  ad  cujus 
"  praesentationem,  et  a  quo  tempore 
"  plena  fuerit,  et  quid  inde  fecerit 
"  constare  faciat  Justiciariis  hie  in 
"  Crastino  Purificationis  beatee 
"  Marise,  per  literassuaspatentes," 
&c. 


"  Et  quoad  hoc  quod  preedictus 
Johannes  superius  allegavit  quod 
ipse  non  impedivit  ipsum  Capitu- 
lum  praesentare  ad  Cantariam 
praedictam,  prout  ipsum  per 
breve  suum  supponit,  et  hoc 
petit  quod  inquiratur  per  patriam, 
et  Johannes  similiter,  ideo  prae- 
ceptum     est     Vicecomiti     quod 

venire  faciat hie  xii. 

&c.,  per  quos,"  &c 

"  Ad  quem  Crastinum  prasdictus 
Episcopus  misit  hie  literas  suas 
patentes,  quae  testantur  quod, 
convocatis  coram  eo  convocandis 
in  hac  parte,  reique  veritate  super 
praemissis  diligenter  inquisita, 
compertum  est  quod  prasdicta 
Cantaria  nunc  est  plena  et  con- 
sulta de  praedicto  Eicardo  ad 
collationem  Vicarii  generalis  prae- 
dicti  Decani  ab  eo  in  hac  parte 
potestatem  habentis,  et  incepit 
esse  plena  de  eodem  Eicardo 
octavo  die  Martii  anno  Domini 
MillGsimo  trescentesimo  quadra- 
gesimo  primo. 
"  Ideo    consideratum    est    quod 


332  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  69. 


A.D.  1343.  (69.)  §  The  Prior  of  Watton  brought  a  writ  of  Sccta 
Secta  ad  ^^i  moleudinum  in  the  words  quod  faciant  sectam,  &c., 
num.  against  the  Abbot  of  Meaux,  and  others. — Pnltencij.  The 
land  put  in  view,  whereof,  Szc,  is  out  of  his  fee,  &c.  ; 
judgment  whether  without  title  he  can  charge  our  free- 
hold.— Moiihraij.  That  is  not  a  plea  :  for  if  I  say  within 
my  fee,  that  will  not  make  an  issue. — Grene.  You 
will  no  more  rightly  charge  my  soil  with  suit  to  a 
mill  than  with  rent,  without  a  title  ;  and  with  respect 
to  suit  to  a  mill  it  may  as  well  be  suit  service  and 
suit  as  in  gross  as  in  the  case  of  rent. — Seton.  With 
respect  to  common  as  in  gross  a  title  shall  be  shown 
in  a  Quod  pcrmittat,  but  never  with  respect  to  common 
appendant.  Now  we  claim  this  suit  to  the  mill  as 
appendant  to  our  mill,  of  which  we  are  seised,  and 
therefore  we  are  not  in  the  case  of  rent  charge,  nor  of 
other  charges  which  are  to  be  claimed  as  in  gross. — 
Shardelowe.  Yott  say  what  is  true  ;  whoever  shall  be 
seised  of  a  mill  shall  possibly  have  the  suit,  and  if 
the  plaintiff  has  no  title,  that  will  come  by  way  of 
answer. — Hillary.    Answer. — Palteney.    What  have  you 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


333 


No.  69. 

(69.)  ^  §  Le  Prionr  de  Wattone  porta  bref  de  Suyte  ^-D- 1343. 
de    Molyn,    quod   faciant    sectam,    &c.,  vers    Labbe    de  ^V'^  ^^ 
Meaux,    &c. — Piilt.      La    terre    mys    en   vewe,    dount,  [Fitz., 
&c.,    est   hors    de    son    fee,    &c. ;    lugement    si    saunz -^^'"f.  ^^^ 

'  ,  ''JO  aonfee, 

title  puisse  nostre  fraunc  tenement  charger. — Mouhray.  22.] 
Ceo  nest  pas  pie :  car  si  jeo  die  deinz  mon  fee, 
ceo  ne  fra  ^  pas  issue. — Grene.  Nient  plus  par  re- 
soun  chargerez  mon  soil  de  suyte  du^  molyn  qe* 
de  rente,  saunz  title ;  et  auxi  bien  put  estre  suite 
service  et  suite  ^  com  gros  de  suite  au  molyn  com 
de  rente. — Setone.  De  comune^  com  gros  en  Quod 
permittat  homme  moustra  title,  mes  de  comune 
appendaunt  jammes.  Ore  ceste'^  suyte  au  molyn 
nous  le  clamoms  come  appendaunt  a  nostre  molyn 
dount  nous  sumes  seisi,  par  quel  nous  ne  sumes 
pas  en  cas  de  rente  charge,  ne  dautres  charges  qe 
sount  a  clamer  com  un  gros. — Schard.  Yous  dites 
verite ;  qi  qe  serra  seisi  de  molyn  par  cas  avera 
la  suyte,  et  ^  si  le  pleintif  nad  pas  title,  ceo  vendra 
par    respouns. — Hill.      Responez. — Pult.      Quel     avez 


"  pi'gedictum  Capitulum  nihil  ca- 
"  piat  per  breve  suum,  sed  sit  in 
"  misericordia  pro  falso  clameo 
"  suo,  &c.  Et  Decanus  inde  sine 
'*  die." 

iFrom  Harl.,  and  25,184,  but 
corrected  by  the  record,  Placita  de 
Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw.  III.,  K^  58G. 
It  there  appears  that  the  action 
was  brought  by  the  Prior  of  Watton 
against  the  Abbot  of  Meaux  and 
nine  others,  in  respect  of  suit  to 
the  Prior's  mill  in  Skyren  (York- 
shire) .  The  declaration  was  "  quod 
"  cum  prsedictus  Abbas  molere  debet 
"  et  solet  omnia  blada  crescentia  in 
"  sexaginta  et  septem  bovatis  terras 
"  ejusdem     Abbatis     in      Skyren, 


"  videlicet,  frumentum,  hordeum, 
"  siliginem,  avenas,  fabas,  et  pisas, 
"  ad  vicesimum  vas,  de  quibus 
"  sectis  idem  Prior  seisitus  fuitper 
"  man  us      praedictorum      Abbatis 

"  [&c.], prasdicti  Abbas 

"  et  alii  sectas  illas  ei  subtraxer- 
"  unt." 

2  25,184,  serra. 

•^  Harl.,  a. 

4  25,184,  et. 

5  The  words  service  et  suite  are 
omitted  from  25,184. 

^  25,184,  Demende,  instead  of  De 
comune. 

7  25,184,  en  ceste. 

8  et  is  from  Harl.  alone. 


334  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   70. 


A.D.  1343.  to  prove  the  suit  ? — Seton.  From  time  whereof  memory 
is  not  we  and  om*  predecessors  have  been  seised. — 
Notion.     Ready,  &c.,  that  they  have  not. 


inolendi 
iium 


Secta  ad  (70.)  §  Secta  ad  molendinum  in  the  debet  ct  solet. 
After  view  the  tenant  asked  what  the  Prior  of  Watton, 
who  was  demandant,  had  to  prove  the  suit. — Pulteney. 
What  have  you  to  prove  the  suit? — Seton.  We  and 
our  predecessors  have  been  seised  from  all  time. — 
Pulteney.  We  have  only  a  term  for  life  by  lease  from 
the  Abbot  of  ^leaux,  without  whom  we  cannot  be  a 
party  to  try  this  title  in  the  right,  and  we  pray  aid  of 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


335 


No.  70. 

de   la^   suyte^? — Setone.      De   temps   dount   memoire  ^  ^-i^- 1343 
nest     nous     et     nos      predecessours      seisi.^ — Nottone. 
Prest,   &c.,    qe   noun.^ 

(70.)  ^  §   Suyte   de  Molyn  en  ^  debet  et  solet.     Apres  Suyte  de 
la    vewe    le    tenant    demanda     ceo    qe    le    Priour    de  rFitz"^* 
Wattone,  qe  fut   demandant,  avoit  de  la    suyte. — Pidt.  Comiter- 
Quei    avez    de    suyte  ^  ? — Setone.     Seisi,    nous    et    nos  ^ycie,%.] 
predecessours   de   tut   temps. — Pult.     Nous   navoms  qe 
terme    de    vie    du    lees    Labbe    de    Meaux,    saunz    qi 
nous    ne    poms    estre    partie     de     trier     ceo    title    en 
dreit,    et   prioms   eide   de   luy.^^ — Setone.     Nous   avoms 


1  Harl.,  sa. 

2  According  to  the  record,  "  Ab- 

"  bas  et  alii petunt  quod 

"  praedictus  Prior  ostendat  Curiae 
"  hie  quid  specialitatis  habeat  de 
"  praedicta  secta." 

3  Harl.,  memorie, 

*  According  to  the  record, "  Prior 
"  dicit  quod  ipse  et  omnes  praede- 
"  cessores  sui  Priores  loci  praedicti 
"  fuerunt  seisiti  de  prsedicta  secta 
"  ut  de  jure  ecclesiae  suae  praedictae, 
"  a  tempore  quo  non  extat  memo- 
'•  ria." 

5  According  to  the  record,  "  Ab- 
"  bas,  quoad  praedictam  terram 
"  quam  ipse  tenet,  et  unde  praedic- 
"  tus  Prior  exigit  sectam,  &c.,  bene 
"  defendit  quod  idem  Prior  non 
"  fuit  seisitus  de  secta  ilia  per 
"  manus  ipsius  Abbatis,  sicut  idem 
"  Prior  versus  cum  narravit." 
Issue  was  joined  upon  this  between 
the  Prior  and  the  Abbot. 

Seven  of  the  other  defendants 
said  as  to  certain  of  the  lands  held 
by  them  "  quod  praedictus  Prior  et 
"  praedecessores  sui  non  fuerunt 
*'  seisiti  de  praedicta  secta  a  tem- 
"  pore  quo  non  extat  memoria,  sicut 
"  praedictus    Prior    superius    sup- 


"  ponit."  Issue  was  also  joined  upon 
this.  The  jury  found  in  favour 
of  the  Prior  on  this  issue,  and  he 
had  judgment  to  recover  his  suit. 

c  From  Harl.,  and  25,184.  The 
report  is  properly  a  portion  of  that 
which  immediately  precedes,  and 
is  so  in  25,184.  The  particular 
defendant,  William  de  Pokethorpe, 
was  one  of  the  nine  mentioned  with 
the  Abbot  of  Meaux  in  the  record. 
According  to  the  declaration,  he 
"  molere  debet  quaecumque  blada 
"  crescentia  in  tribus  bovatis  terrae 
"  ipsius  Willelmi  in  eadem  villa 
"  [Skyren] ,  ad  vicesimum  vas." 

7  The  marginal  note  is  from 
Harl.  alone. 

8  en  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

9  The  passage  from  Apres  to 
suyte  appears,  according  to  the 
record,  to  be  a  repetition  of  what 
was  said  on  behalf  of  all  the 
defendants. 

10  The  aid-prayer  appears  in  the 
following  form  in  the  record : — 
"  Willelmus  de  Pokethorpe,  quoad 
"  unam  bovatam  terrae  de  praedicta 
"  terrp,  quam  ipse  tenet,  et  unde, 
"  &c.,  dicit  quod  ipse  tenet  illam 
'*  bovatam    terras     ad    terminum 


336  MICHAELMAS   TERM 

Nos.  71,  72. 

A.D.  1343  him.. — Scton.  We  have  been  seised  by  j-onr  own  hand, 
and  it  is  your  own  withdrawal  of  suit ;  wherefore  aid 
is  not  grantable. — And,  nevertheless,  because  the  matter 
has  to  be  tried  as  to  the  right,  the  aid  was  granted 
by  judgment. 

Cogni-  (71.)  §  Cognisance  was  made  by  the  bailiff  of  William 

de  la  Zouche  for  a  relief  from  his  tenant,  as  for  services 
regardant  to  the  honom*  of  Totnes  Castle. — Derwortlu), 
We  tell  you  that  he  has  nothing  in  the  Castle,  but 
divested  himself  long  ago  ;  judgment,  etc. — Sharshulle. 
He  does  not  make  cognisance  for  any  service  to  be 
rendered  at  the  Castle  such  as  castle-ward,  watch,  or 
repair  of  the  Castle,  and  even  though  it  be  the  fact 
that  he  has  divested  himself  of  the  castle,  the  honour, 
and  the  services  remain  to  him,  kct. — Dencorthjj.  Then 
he  would  have  a  different  cognisance. — And  this  plea 
on  this  exception  has  been  long  pending. 

Waste.  (72.)   §  Two   brothers,    to  wit,  Thomas  de  Grey  and 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


337 


Nos.  71,  72. 

este   seisi   par   1113'   vostre    mayn    demene/   et  cest   de  ^-^^  ^-^^^ 
vostre    snstrere  ^    demene ;     par    quei     eide    nest    pas 
grauntable. — Et    taiiien,    pur    ceo    qe    la    chose   est   a 
trier   en   dreit,    leide   est   graunte   par   agarde.^ 

(71.)  *  §  Conissaunce  fut  fait  par^  le  baillif  W.  de  Conis- 
la  Zouche^  pur  relief^  son  tenant,  com  des  services 
regardauntz  al  honour  du  ChasteP  de  Todenhis.^ — 
DerwortJii.  Nous  vous  dioms  qil  nad  rien  en  le 
Chastel,^  mes  soy  ad  demys  longe  temps  passe  ; 
jugement,  &c. — ScHAPt.  II  ne  fait  pas  conissaunce 
pur  nulle  service  ^^  a  faire  aP^  Chastel,^  come  garde  ^'^ 
de  Chastel,^  veilley,^^  ou  reparailler  de  Chastel,^  et, 
tut  soit  qil  se^^  ad  il  demys  du  Chastel,^  lonour, 
et  les  services  luy  demurent,  &c. — Derworthi.  Donqes 
avereit  il  autre  conissaunce. — Et  ceo  plee  sur^^  ceo 
chalange    ad   pendu   longement. 


(72.) 


16 


§  Deux   freres,    saver,    T.^^   Grey,  et  J.^^  son  Wast." 


"  vitae  suse  ex  dimissione  Abbatis 
"  de  Melsa,  ad  quern  reversio  inde, 
"  post  mortem  ipsius  Willelmi, 
"  spectat,  sine  quo  non  potest 
"  prasfato  Priori  inde  respondere. 
"  Et  petit  auxilium  de  ipso  Abbate." 

1  demene  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

2  25,184,  suffrere. 

3  According  to  the  record  "  Et 
"  Prior  non  potest  hoc  dedicere. 
"  Ideo  ipse  [Abbas]  summoneatur 
"  quod  sit  hie  a  die  Sancti  Hillarii 
"  in  quindecim  dies,  per  Justici- 
"  arios,  ad  respondendum  simul," 
&c. 

Pokethorpe  subsequently  made 
default,  and  the  Prior  recovered 
the  suit  against  him  thereon  in 
respect  of  the  one  bovate  of  land. 

4  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 

5  Harl.,  pur. 

^  Harl.,  Souche. 
■^  Harl.,  releef. 


8  25,184,  Chastiel. 

9  Harl.,  Thodenheys. 
^0  Harl.,  suite. 

11  Harl.,  el. 

1-  25,184,  gardeyn  ;  the  word  is 
omitted  from  Harl, 

13  25,184,  voilles. 

14  Harl.,  soy,  instead  of  soit  qil 
se. 

15  25,184,  qe. 

iG  From  Harl.,  and  25,184,  but 
corrected  by  the  record  Placita  de 
Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw.  HI.,  Ro 
561.  It  there  appears  that  the 
action  was  brought  by  Thomas  de 
Grey,  knight,  and  John  his  brother, 
against  Margery  late  wife  of 
William  de  Grey. 

1''  The  marginal  note  is  from 
Harl.     In  25,184  it  is  Deux  Freres. 

wHarl.,  W. ;  25,184,  J. 

I'J  25,184,  W. 


18141 


338  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.  72. 

A.D.  1343.  John  his  brother  brought  a  writ  of  Waste  against  a 
woman  who  held,  of  their  inheritance,  in  dower,  and 
they  supposed  by  their  count  that  the  tenements  were 
partible,  &c.  And  they  counted  of  waste  committed  in 
houses,  lands,  and  a  marsh,  and  they  counted  that  the 
marsh  was  adjoining  the  sea,  and  that  for  defence  of 
the  said  marsh  there  was  a  wall,  which  she  herself  and 
all  the  tenants  of  the  land  are  bound  to  keep  up,  and 
have  kept  up,  and  that  she  had  dug  one  perch  in  that 
wall,  and  also  that  through  her  default  whereby  the 
wall  was  not  kept  up,  the  sea  had  entered  the  said 
marsh,  and  had  carried  away  to  the  extent  of  20  acres 
to  the  depth  of  one  foot,  and  that  the  rest  of  the 
marsh  was  overflowed,  &c. — Mouhray.  Judgment  of 
the  count,  because  it  does  not  suppose  that  the  woman 
holds  the  wall  in  dower. — This  exception  was  not 
allowed. — Mouhray.  Again,  judgment  of  the  count,  be- 
cause  they   have    supposed    that    the  woman   holds  of 


XVII.    EDWARD    III, 


339 


No.  72. 

frere  porterent  bref  de  Wast  vers  une  femme  qe-^»^-  ^^^^• 
tient  de  lour  heritage  en  dowere,  et  supposerent  par 
count  pur  ceo  qe  les  tenements  sount  departables, 
&c.  Et  counterent  de  wast  fait  en  mesouns,  terres, 
et  mareys,  et  counterent  qe  le  mareys  fut  joignant^ 
a  la  mere,^  et  pur  defens  del  dit  mareys  il  y  avoit 
une  vale,  quel  mesme  ceste  et  touz  les  terre  ten- 
antz  sount  tonus  de  sustener,  et  ount  sustenue,^  la 
ad  ele  fowe  une  perche  de  cele  vale,^  et  auxi  par 
defaut  qe  la  ^  vale  ^  nest  pas  sustenue,  la  mere  ^  est 
entre  le  dit  mareys,  et  ad  emporte  a  la  mounten- 
aunce  de  xx"^  acres  del  profoundour  dun  pee,  et  le 
remenant  del  mareys  est  surunde,  &c.^ — Mouhray. 
Jugement^  de  count  de  ceo  qil  ne  suppose  pas^^ 
qe  la  femme  tient  la  vale^  en  dowere. — Non  allocatur. 
— Mouhray,  Unqore  jugement  du  counte  qar  ils 
ount  suppose  qe  la  femme  tient  de  lour  heritage  qe^^ 


1  25,184,  yoignant. 

2  Haii.,  mier. 

3  25,184,  sustenuz. 
*  Harl.,  wale. 

5  The  words   defaut   qe   la    are 
omitted  from  Harl. 
G  25,184,  wale. 

7  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  xxiiij. 

8  The  declaration,  so  far  as  it 
related  to  matters  in  the  report, 
was,  according  to  the  record,  "  quod 

'  cum  praedicta  Margeria  tenet 
'  sexaginta  acras  terrse,  centum  et 
'  quaterviginti  acras  marisci,  tres 
'  acras  bosci,  et  quinque  acras 
'  gardini,  et  medietatem  unius 
'  mesuagii,  cum  pertinentiis,  in 
'  Chistelet  in  dotem,  de  hereditate 
'  praedictorum  Thomas  et  Johannes, 
'  eo  quod  praedicta  tenementa  sunt 
'  de  tenura  de  Gavelkynde  et 
'  partibilia  inter  heredes  masculos, 
'  eadem  Margeria  fecit  vastum, 
'  venditionem,  et  destructionem  de 
'  tenementis    prtedictis,     videlicet 


"  fodiendo  in  tribus  acris  terrae,  et 
"  puteos  faciendo,  et  marleam  inde 
"  vendendo  ad  valentiam  viginti 
"  solidorum,  et  etiam  fodiendo  in 
"  una  wallia  circa  prtedictum 
"  mariscum  juxta  mare  ad  salvati- 
"  onem  marisci  illius,  et  ad  defensi- 
"  onem  aquas  maritimse,  dudum 
"  constructa,  ad  quantitatem  unius 
"  rodae,  per  quod,  et  pro  defectu 
"  custodiae  illius  walliae,  quam 
"  eadem  Margeria  facere  tenetur, 
"  aqua  maritima  mariscum  ilium 
"  est  ingressa,  ita  quod  per  fluxus 
"  et  refluxus  illius  aquas  maritimaa 
"  solum  de  viginti  acris  illius 
"  marisci  ad  profunditatem  unius 
"  pedis  est  asportatum,  et  totum 
"  residuum  marisci  de  aqua  ilia 
"  superundatum,"  &g. 
0  Jugement  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

10  The  words  qil  ne  suppose  pas 
are  orx?itted  from  25,184. 

11  Harl.,  et. 


340  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  72. 


A.D.  1343.  their  inheritance,  the}'  being  males,  which  is  contrary 
to  common  right,  and  they  do  not  affirm  their  count 
by  any  special  reason  in  themselves  by  descent,  as  by 
counting  that  the  woman  holds  by  endowment  of  their 
ancestor,  whose  heirs  they  are,  &c.  :  for  it  is  possible 
that  their  ancestor  had  nothing,  and  that  they  are 
purchasers. — Sharshulle.  In  that  case  they  would 
have  a  different  writ ;  but  by  this  writ  and  count  we 
understand  that  they  are  the  heirs  of  the  woman's 
husband,  and  there  could  not  be  any  other  writ  or 
count  in  such  a  case. — Mouhrcnj.  We  tell  you  that 
there  are  several  marshes,  and  as  to  them  all,  except 
one,  that  no  waste  has  been  committed ;  ready,  &c. 
And  as  to  that  one  we  tell  you  that  there  is  a  wall 
by  which  that  marsh  is  enclosed  towards  the  sea,  and 
as  to  digging  in  that  wall  we  traverse  it ;  and  whereas 
he  supposes  that  the  sea  entered  from  want  of  keejDing 
it  up,  we  tell  you  that  the  sea  is  so  rough  that  it  has 
washed  away  the  soil  and  undermined  the  wall  by 
tempest,  so  that  no  one  could  prevent  it,  so  that  the 
soil  of  the  marsh  has  not  been  carried  away  through 
our  default ;  judgment  whether  tort  in  our  person,  &c., 
&c. — Upon  this  they  were  at  issue — whether  it  was 
from  want  of  keeping  up  the  wall,  or  not. 


XVII.    EDWARD    in. 


341 


No.  72.. 

sount     madles,     qest     countre     comune     dreit,     et     ils  ■^•^'  i^^^- 
iiafferment   pas   par   cause   en   eiix   par   descente,   com 
a    counter    qe    la    femme     tient     del    dowement    lour 

ils  sount,  &c. :  qar  il  est  possible 
navoit  rien,  mes  qils  sount  pur- 
Donqes  averount  ils  autre  bref ; 
et  counte  entendoms  qils  sount 
femme,  et  autre  counte  ne  bref 
cas. — Mouhray.  Nous  vous  dioms 
mareys,     et    quant    a    touz, 


auncestre,  qi  heirs 
qe   lour    auncestre 


chaceours. — Schar. 
mes   par   ceo   bref  ^ 
heirs   le   baroun   la 
ne  ^   serra    en 
qils 


serra 

3 


tiel 
y "    sount    plusours 
sauf   un,   nul   wast   fait ; 
nous    vous 
mareys   est 
en   le   wale 
par   defaut 
dioms    qe 
delave    le 


prest,  &c.  Et  quant  a  eel 
dioms  qil  y  ad  un  wale  de  quei  eel 
enclos  vers  la  mere,^  et  quant  al  fowere 
il  le  traversa ;  et  la  ou  il  suppose  qe 
de  garde  qe  la  mere^  entra,  nous  vous 
la  mere^  est  si  reude^  qe  par  tempest  ad 
soil  et  susmyne''  le  wale,^  issi  qe  nul 
homme  le  put  defendre  [issint  qe  ceo  nest  pas  em- 
porte  en  defaut]^  de  nous  ;  jugement  si  tort  en 
nostre  persone,  &c.^^ — Sur  quei  ils  sount  a  issue  le 
quel   par  defaut  de  garde  ou  noun,  &c.^^ 


1  The  words  mes  par  ceo  bref 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 

2  ne  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

3  y  is  omitted  from  Harl. 
^  Harl.,  mier. 

•^  Harl.,  mier  ;  25,184,  muere. 

^  Harl.,  redde. 

■^  Harl.,  surmyn. 

^  Harl.,  vale. 

^  The  words  between  brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 

10  The  plea,  so  far  as  it  related  to 
the  marsh  and  wall,  was,  according 
to  the  record,  "  quod  ipsa  non 
"  fodit  in  terra,  neque  wallia 
"  proBdicta,  sed  dicit  quod  prse- 
"  dictus  Willelmus,  quondam  vir 
"  suus,  tempore  suo  construxit 
"  prasdictam  walliam,  unde,  &c., 
"  ad  salvationem  cujusdam  marisci 
"  unde  ipsa  tenet  medietatem  in 
"  dotem,  &c.,  et  etiam  ad  salvati- 


"  onem  alterius  medietatis  marisci 
"  quam  proBdicti  Thomas  et  Jo- 
"  hannes  tenent,  et  de  qua  quidem 
"  wallia  iidem  Thomas  et  Johannes 
"  tenent  unam  medietatem,  et  ipsa 
"  Margeria  aliam  medietatem  in 
"  dotem,  &c.,  et  de  qua  wallia 
"  tam  ex  parte  ipsorum  Thomae  et 
"  Johannis  quam  ex  parte  ipsius 
"  Margerige  per  duritiam  fluxuum 
"  maris  solum  ubi  wallia  constructa 
"  fuit  est  asportatum  et  submina- 
"  turn,  per  quod  magna  pars  walliae 
"  tam  ipsorum  Thomse  et  Johannis 
"  quam  ipsius  MargeriaB  per  forti- 
"  tudinem  fluxuum  aquae  mari- 
"  timae  est  prostrata,  et  quaedam 
"  pars  marisci  continens  dimidiam 
"  acram,  &c.,  vastatur,  et  non  pro 
"  defectu  ipsius  Margeriae,"  &c. 

11  According  to  the  record  there 
was  the  following  replication,  upon 


342  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


Nos.  73,  74. 


A.D.  1343.      (73.)   g  Remainder  after  the  death  of  a  man  and  his 
Formedon  -^ffg    ^q  ^hom  the  land  had   been  ^riven  in  tail.     And 

in  the  re-  .  ^ 

mainder.  profert  was  made  of  a  specialty,  which  purported  that 
the  land  was  given  in  frank-marriage,  with  remainder 
over. — Gayncsford.  Judgment  of  the  writ  which  is  not 
in  accordance  with  the  sj^ecialty  put  forward  in  main- 
tenance of  the  gift. — Hillary.  You  know  well  that 
the  reversion,  where  there  is  a  gift  in  frank-marriage, 
is,  of  common  right,  alwa3's  to  the  donor,  so  that  if 
he  had  supposed  the  gift  to  be  in  frank-marriage,  he 
would  never  have  a  writ  to  suppose  a  remainder  over ; 
wherefore  this  writ  is  better  in  the  particular  case 
than  that  which  you  give. — Gaynesford.  When  land 
is  given  in  frank-marriage  have  not  the  donees  an 
estate  to  them  and  the  heirs  of  their  bodies  just 
as  much  as  in  any  other  common  gift  in  tail  ? — ■ 
Shardelowe.  Yes,  they  have  ;  but  you  never  saw  a 
writ  supposing  a  remainder  after  a  gift  made  in  frank- 
marriage. — Mouhray.  A  gift  in  frank-marriage  may 
become  of  less  value,  and  another  gift  in  tail  of  such 
a  nature  will  not  do  so ;  wherefore  the  gifts  are 
different. — Hillary.     Answer  ;  the  writ  is  good  enough. 

Dower.  (74.)    §    Dower    which    the    wife    of    Peter    de   Yeel 


XVII.    EDWAED    III. 


343 


Nos.  73,  74. 

(73.)  ^  §  Eemeindre  apres   le   decees^  nn  homme  et^-^-'^^^^- 
sa   femme,   as  queux  la  terre  fut  done   en   taille.     Et  -^^^J^^®^^" 
esj)ecialte   fut   mys    avant,   qe   voleit   qe    la    terre   fut  [Fitz., 
done   en   fraunk   manage,  le   remeindre   outre. — Gayn.  -^^"^^'   '^ 
Jugement    du    bref    qest     desacordaunt     al    especialte 
qest    mys    avant     en     meintenance    du    doun. — Hill. 
Vous   savez   bien   qe   de   fraunk   mariage    la   reversion 
est   touz   jours   de   comune    droit    au   donour,   issi   qe, 
sil   ust   suppose   le   doun   en   fraunk   mariage,  jammes 
avera  il   bref   a  supposer   remeindre  ^  outre ;   par  quei 
ceo  bref  est  meillour   en  le  cas  qe  eel  qe  vous  donez. 
— Gayn.     Quant   terre    est    done^   en   fraunk   mariage 
nount   les    dones    estat    a    eux    et    les    heirs   de   lour 
corps    si    avant    come    en     autre     comune  ^    taille  ? — 
ScHARD.     Si  ount ;    mes  unqes  ne  veistez  bref  a  sup- 
poser   remeindre   apres   doun   fait   en   fraunk  mariage. 
— Mouhray.     Doun   en   fraunk   mariage    put   estre   en- 
pury,^   et   si   ne   serra   pas   autre  taille  en  sa   nature ; 
par   quei  les   douns   sount    divers. — Hill.     Kesponez  ; 
le   bref   est   assez   bon. 


(74.)  "^  §  Dowere  qe  la  femme  Piers  Veel  porta  vers 


which  issue  was  joined: — "  Et 
"  Thomas  et  Johannes  dicuntquod 
"  prsedicta  Margeria  fecit  vastum, 
"  venditionem,  et  destructionem, 
"  fodiendo  in  praedicta  terra  et 
"  wallia  prasdicta,  per  quod,  et  pro 
"  ejus  def ectu, mariscum praedictum 
"  est  vastatum  et  superundatum." 
Nothing  appears  on  the  roll 
after  the  award  of  the  Venire. 

1  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 

2  Harl.,   la  mort,   instead   of  le 
decees. 

^  Harl.,  le  remeindre. 
*  done  is  from  Harl.  alone. 
5  25,184,  counte. 
"  Harl.,  empury. 

'From  Harl.,   and  25,184,    but 
corrected  by  the  record,  Placita  de 


Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw.  HI.,  11° 
475.  It  there  appears  that  the 
action  was  brought  by  Katherine 
late  wife  of  Peter  de  Veel  against 
Joan  late  wife  of  Henry  de  Veel, 
in  respect  of  a  third  part  of  the 
manors  of  Hunterford-by-Kings- 
wood  and  Oldbury-by-Thornbury 
(Gloucestershire).  The  tenant 
vouched  Peter  son  and  heir  of 
Peter  who  was  under  age,  and 
whose  body  and  a  part  of  whose 
lands  were  in  the  wardship  of 
Bartholomew  de  Burghw^as,  and 
other  parts  of  whose  lands  were  in 
the  wardship  respectively  of 
Philippa,  Queen  of  England,  Hugh 
de  Audele,  Earl  of  Gloucester, 
Margaret  de   Mulys,   Thomas    de 


Dowere. 

[Fitz., 

Voucher, 

112.] 


314  MICHAELMAS    TEUM 

No.  74. 

A.D.  1:^43.  brought  against  the  wife  of  Peter's  son,  who  vouched 
to  warrant  the  heir,  whose  lands  were  in  the  wardship 
of  the  King,  the  Queen,  the  Earl  of  Gloucester,  and 
several  others.^ — Pulteuei/.  Since  the  demandant  de- 
mands dower  higher  up  against  the  son's  wife,  voucher 
does  not  lie,  because  she  shall  not  be  warranted  in 
such  a  case,  nor  shall  she  by  law  have  to  the  value. 
— Hillary.  Is  the  tenant  tenant  in  dower  lower 
down  •? — To  this  no  answer  was  given. — Paltcneij  waived 
the  point,  and  said  that  the  King,  A.,  and  B.,  in 
whose  wardship  the  heir  is  vouched,  have  nothing  in 
the  wardship  by  reason  of  his  non-age  ;  judgment  of 
the  voucher. — Grene.  Do  you  expect  to  try  between 
you  the  possession  of  the  King  *?  as  meaning  to  say 
that  they  could  not.  And,  as  to  the  others,  it  is  not 
a  counterplea  to  say  that  they  have  nothing  :  for  if  I 
vouch  guardians,  and  others  with  them,  that  is  nothing 
to  the  demandant. — Hillary.  You  say  what  is  true. — 
Pulteuei/.  It  would  be  a  mischief. — Pulteney.  As  to 
H.  le  Despenser,  whom  he  vouches  in  the  Welshry, 
we  tell  vou  that  he  has  assets  in  the  Countv  of 
Gloucester,  and  we  pray  that  he  be  summoned  there, 
and  let  the  voucher  stand.  And  as  to  the  King,  we 
will  sue  to  him.  And  we  pray  process  against  the 
others. — Sharshulle.  It  would  be  in  vain  to  make 
process  against  the  others  until  the  King  had  signified 
his  pleasure. — Pulteney.  Each  one  will  have  a  several 
answer. — Sharshulle.  We  will  consider. — Afterwards 
it  was  ordered  that  process  should  be  made  against 
the  others.  And  in  the  meantime  suit  is  to  be  made 
to  the  King. 

1  Sec  p.  343,  note  7. 


XVlI.    EDWARD    III.  345 

No.  74. 

la  femme  le  fitz  P.,  qe  voucha  a  garraunt  leir,  qi  ^•^-  ^^^^• 
terres  sount  en  la  garde  le  Eoi,  la  Eeigne,  le  Counte 
cle  Gloucestre,  et  plu sours  autres. — Pult.  Quant  la 
demandant  demande  dowere  de  plus  haut  vers  la 
femme  le  fitz,  voucher  ne  gist  pas,  qar  ele  ne  serra 
pas  garrauntie  en  tiel  cas,  ne  ele  de  ley  navera 
pas  en  value. — Hill.  Est  la  tenant^  tenant  en 
dowere  de  plus  bas  ? — Ad  quod  iion  est^  responsinn. — 
Pult.  weyva,  et  dist  qe  le  Eoi,^  A.,  et  B.,  en  qi 
garde  leir  est  vouche,  nount  rien  en  la  garde  par 
nounage  de  luy ;  jugement  de  voucher. — Grene. 
Quidez  vous  de  trier  entre  vous  la  possession  le 
Roi  ?  quasi  diceret  non.  Et  quant  as  autres  ceo  nest 
pas  countreplee  a  dire  qils  nount  rien  ^ :  qar  si  jeo 
vouche  gardeins,  et  autres  ovesqe,  ceo  nest  rien  al 
demandant. — Hill.  Vous  dites  verite. — Pidt.  Ceo 
serreit  meschief. — Pidt.  Quant  a  H.  le  Despenser, 
qil  vouche  en  la  Galescherie,  nous  vous  dioms  qil 
ad  assetz  el  Counte  de  Gloucestre,  et  prioms  qil  soit 
somons  illoeqes,  et  estoise  le  voucher.^  Et  quant  au 
Roi  nous  sueroms.^  Et  prioms  proces  vers  les  autres. 
— ScHAR.  Ceo  serreit  en  veyn  de  faire  proces  vers 
les  autres  tanqe  le  Roi  avoit  maunde  sa  volunte."^ — 
Pult.  Chesqun  aver  a  several  respouns. — Schar.  Nous 
aviseroms. — Puis  proces  fut  comaunde^  de  faire  vers^ 
les   autres.     Et  interim  sequendum  est^^  vers  le  Eoi}^ 


Berkeleye,  Hugh  le  Despenser,  and 
Hugh  de  Courteneye,  Earl  of 
Devon. 

1  tenant  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

2Harl.,/«if. 

3  The  words  le  Koi  are  from 
Harl.  alone. 

4  25,184,  pas. 

5  All  that  appears  on  the  roll 
with  regard  to  the  place  of  sum- 
mons is  : — "  qui  quidem  Bartholo- 


"  penser,  et  Comes  Devoniae  sum- 
"  moneantur  in  praidicto  Comitatu 
"  [Gloucestriae]  et  Comitatibus 
"  Wiltesciras,  Somersetiae  et  De- 
"  vonise." 

6  25,184,  ensueroms. 

1  The  roll,  "  et  interim  loquen- 
"  dum  est  cum  domino  Eege." 

8  Harl.,  maunde. 

^  vers  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

10  est  is  from  Harl.  alone. 


mceus.  Comes  Gloucestriae,  Mar-  ^i  The  King's  writ  de  procedendo 

gareta,    Thomas,    Hugo  le  Des-    I   reciting  the  above  proceedings  was 


346  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.  75. 


A.D.  1343.  (75.)  5  Formedoun  in  the  reverter.  A  release  of  the 
Formedon  ancestor,  with  warrant}',  was  pleaded  in  bar,  where  a 
Keverter.  manor  was  included  in  the  release,  whereof  the  tenant 
said  that  the  tenements  demanded  were  parcel. — 
Monhrai/.  The  release  purports  that  our  ancestor  re- 
leased his  right  in  the  manor  to  William,^  which 
William  had  by  sale  from  his  ancestor ;  and  we  tell 
you  that  the  person  who  sold  to  William  was  seised 
of  several  tenements  in  the  same  vill,  and  long  pre- 
viously gave  the  manor,  which  we  demand,  in  fee  tail, 


1  For  the  names,  etc.,  fsee  p.  347,  note  4. 


XVII.    EDWAKD    III. 


347 


No.  75. 

(75.)  ^  §  Forme  doun  ^  reverti.     Relees  del  auncestre  ^•^- 1^^^- 
ove    garrauntie    fut    plede    en    barre,    ou    maner    fut  J°^^^gj^ 
compris   deinz    le   relees,    dount    le   tenant    dit    qe   les  iieverti:^ 
tenements    demandes     sount    parcelle."^ — Mouhray.     Le 
relees   voet   qe   nostre   auncestre   relessa    son   dreit   en 
le   maner   a  W.,   quel   [William  avoit  de  la  vent  soun 
auncestre ;    et   vous    dioms    qe    cely   qe   vendist   a  W. 
fut    seisi   de   plusours    tenements    en    mesme   la   ville, 
et   longe    temps    avant    dona    le    maner,    quel]^   nous 


sent  to  the  Justices  at  the  instance 
of  the  demandant  who  had  alleged 
"  SB  ulterius  in  placito  praedicto, 
"  nobis  inconsultis  respondere  non 
"  debere,  quo  praetextu  vos  in 
"  negotio  praedicto  hactenus  pro- 
"  cedere  distulistis."  Though,  how- 
ever, the  Justices  were  to  proceed 
it  was  only  "  ita  quod  ad  judicium 
"  in  eodem  negotio  praedicto 
"  reddendo,  nobis  inconsultis,  nul- 
"  latenus  procedatis." 

Nothing  further  appears,  except 
adjournments. 

1  From  Harl.,  and  25,184,  but 
corrected  by  the  record,  Placita  de 
Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw.  III.,  Ro 
447.  It  there  appears  that  the 
action  was  brought  by  John  de 
Malghum  and  Emma  his  wife 
against  Oliver  de  Serleby,  in 
respect  of  two  messuages,  two 
carucates  of  land,  20  acres  of 
meadow,  40  acres  of  wood,  and  40s. 
of  rent  in  Harthill  (Yorkshire). 
The  gift  was  made  by  John  Buke, 
Emma's  grandfather,  to  John 
son  of  John  Buke  and  Elena  his 
wife  in  special  tail,  and  she 
claimed  the  reversion  on  the  death 
of  the  donees  without  heirs  of  their 
bodies. 

2  The  words  en  Reverti  are  from 
Harl.  alone.  In  25,184  the  word 
Formedoun  is  preceded  by  "  Oliver 
Wystede." 


3  The    words    Forme    doun   are 

omitted  from  Harl. 

*  The  plea  was,  according  to  the 

record,  "  quod  manerium  de  Hert- 
hille,  cum  pertinentiis,  unde 
praedicta  tenementa  nunc  petita 
sunt  parcella,  &c.,  fuit  in  seisina 
Hugonis  de  Serleby,  et  Leticiae 
uxoris  ejus,  avi  prtedicti  Oliveri, 
cujus  heres  ipse  est,  et  dicit  quod 
Johannes  de  Buke,  miles,  proavus 
praedictas  Emmae,  cujus  heres 
ipsa  est,  per  scriptum  suum  re- 
misit  et  quietum  ciamavit  pree- 
dictis  Hugoni  et  Leticiae  heredi- 
bus  et  assignatis  suis  totum  jus 
et  clameum  quod  habuit  seu 
quoquo  modo  vel  titulo  in  poste- 
rum  habere  poterit  in  manerio 
de  Herthille  cum  suis  pertinentiis 
universis,  quod  quidem  vendidit 
Olivero  de  Wysete,  prout  charta 
sua  sibi  inde  facta  testatur,  ita 
quod  nee  ipse,  nee  heredes  sui, 
nee  assignati,  nee  aliquis  nomine 
suo,  seu  pro  ipso,  in  prsedicto 
manerio  cum  suis  pertinentiis 
universis  aliquid  juris  vel  clamii 
de  caetero  exigere  vel  vendicare 
poterint  in  perpetuum.  (Profert 
of  the  charter.)  Et  petit  judicium 
si  praedicti  Johannes  et  Emma 
actionem  versus  ipsum  habere 
debeant,"  &c. 
5  The    words    between    brackets 

are  omitted  from  25,184. 


B48  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  75. 


A.D.  1343.  saving  the  reversion,  and  afterT\'ards  gave  the  rest  by 
the  description  of  a  manor  to  Wilham,  so  that  at  the 
time  of  the  gift  he  had  nothing  in  the  subject  of  our 
demand  except  the  reversion,  wherefore  this  release 
could  not  extend  to  those  tenements,  which  did  not 
pass  by  the  gift  made  to  William,  and  so  they  are 
not  included  in  this  deed ;  judgment,  inasmuch  as  this 
deed  is  restricted  by  express  words,  and  extends  only 
to  that  which  passed  by  the  gift  made  to  William, 
whether  he  shall  be  barred  by  this  deed,  &c. — Pulteney. 
Then   you   admit    the    deed. — Shardelowe.     Who   was 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


349 


No.  75. 

demandoms,    en    fee    taille,    salvant    la    reversion,    et  A.D.  1343. 

puis^   dona    par   noun   du   manor   le   remenant   a  W., 

issi   qe   al   temps   du   doun    il    navoit    rien   en   nostre 

demande   forsqe   reversion,    par   quei   eel   relees   ne   se 

put    estendre     a     ceux     tenementz,     qe    ne    passerent 

pas^   par   my   le   doun    fait    a   W.,    et    issi    ne   sount 

ils   pas   compris   deinz    ceo^   fait;    jugement,   desicom 

ceo   fait   est   restreint    par    paroule,    et   sestent   forsqe 

a   ceo   qe   passa   par    le    doun    fait   a  W.,    si   par   ceo 

fait   serra   barre,    &c. — Piilt^     Donqes  conisetz  le  fait. 


1  puis  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

2  Harl.,  passerent,  instead  of  ne 
passerent  pas. 

•^  25,184,  son. 

*  For  the  words  si  par  ceo  fait 
serra  barre,  &c. — Pult.  there  are 
substituted  in  25,184  the  words  et 
issi  ne  sount  il  pas  compris  deinz 
ceo.  The  replication  was,  accord- 
ing to  the  record,  "  (non  cognos- 
"  cendo  aliquo  tempore  fuisse 
"  manerium  de  Herthille)  quod 
"  idem  Johannes  Buke  proavus, 
'•  &c.,  fuit  seisitus  de  diversis  terris 
"  et  tenementis  in  Herthille,  et 
"  inde  tenementa  nunc  petita 
"  dedit  praedictis  Johanni  filio 
"  Johannis  et  Elenae  et  heredibus 
"  de  corporibus  eorundem  Johannis 
' '  filii  Johannis  et  Elenas  exeuntibus, 
"  et  postmodum  idem  Johannes, 
"  Buke  residuum  tenementorum 
"  preedictorum  praefato  Olivero  de 
"  Wysete  vendidit.  Et  idem  Oli- 
"  verus  de  tenementis  illis  sic  sibi 
"  venditis  preedictos  Hugonem  et 
"  Leticiam  feoffavit  quo  tempore 
"  idem  Johannes  Buke  nihil  habuit 
"  in  tenementis  nunc  petitis,  &c  , 
"  nisi  quantam  expectationem  juris 
"  reversionis  tenementorum  prse- 
"  dictorum  cum  acciderit,  &c.  Et 
"  inprcedictoscriptoquietaeclaman- 
"  ciae  per  quod  idem  Oliverus  de 
"  Serleby  nititur  praecludere  ipsos 


Johannam  et  Emmam  ab  actione, 
(fee,  continetur  quod  praedictus 
Johannes  Buke  remisit,  &c., 
totum  jus,  cfec,  quod  habuit  in 
manerio  de  Herthille,  quod 
quidem  manerium  vendidit 
Olivero  de  Wysete,  et  sic  idem 
scriptum  restringitur  in  hoc,  et 
tantummodo  habet  referre  ad 
praedicta  tenementa  praefato 
Olivero  de  Wysete  vendita, 
scilicet  in  statu  quo  fuerunt 
quando  praedictus  Johannes  Buke 
ilia  prasfata  Olivero  de  Wysete 
per  nomen  manerii  vendidit  quo 
tempore  idem  Oliverus  de  Wysete 
nihil  habuit  in  tenementis  nunc 
petitis,  et  non  ad  tenementa 
nunc  versus  ipsum  Oliverum  de 
Serleby  petita  preefatis  Johanni 
filio  Johannis  et  Elenae  per 
formam,  &c.,  data  diu  antequam 
'  praefatus  Johannes  Buke  se  de 
aliis  tenementis  praefato  Olivero 

■  de  Wysete  dimisit,  ut  prasdictum 

■  est,  unde  dicunt  iidem  Johannes 

•  et   Emma   quod  praedicta    tene- 

•  menta  nunc  petita  non  continen- 
'  tur  in  praedicto  scripto  quietae 
'  clamanciae,  et  hoc  parati  sunt 
'  verificare,  unde  petunt  judicium 
'  si  praedictus  Oliverus  de  Serleby 
'  per  idem  scriptum  ab  actione  sua 
'  ipsos  praecludere  debeat,"  &c. 


350  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.   75. 

A.D.  1343.  seised  of  these  tenements  at  the  time  of  the  execution 
of  the  deed  ? — To  this  no  answer  was  given. — Pulteney. 
And  we  demand  judgment,  inasmuch  as  he  has  ad- 
mitted his  ancestor's  deed,  which  extinguishes  his  right, 
and  he  does  not  avoid  it  except  by  argument  and 
evidence,  whether  he  shall  not  be  barred. — Afterwards 
Mouhray  said  as  before,  and  so  not  included  ;  ready, 
&c. — Pulteney.  Our  first  plea  is  on  the  roll,  wherefore 
that  which  has  previously  been  pleaded  in  law  cannot 
afterwards  be  changed,  and  put  in  issue  to  the  country. 
— Sharshulle.  Then  do  you  refuse  the  averment  ? — 
Pulteney.  He  shall  not  yet  be  admitted  to  the  aver- 
ment, inasmuch  as  he  does  not  deny  that  the  release 
of  the  manor  is  good,  and  he  does  not  deny  that  the 
tenements  demanded  are  parcel  of  the  manor,  where- 
fore he  shall  not  be  admitted  to  aver,  in  general 
terms,  that  they  are  not  included,  without  answering 
as  to  whether  they  are  parcel  or  not. — Willoughby. 
Parcel  or  not  parcel  is  not  a  proper  issue  in  this  case, 
for,  whether  they  be  parcel  or  not,  the  release  may  be 
good,  and  it  may  be  that  what  you  call  a  manor  is 
not  a  manor. — Pulteney.  His  ancestor's  deed  proves 
that  it  is  a  manor. — Shaeshulle.  Then  do  you  refuse 
the  averment? — Pulteney.  No,  Sir;  but  we  pray  that 
his  first  plea  be  taken  off  the  roll,  because  we  do  not 
see  what  will  become  of  the  first  plea  if  this  issue  be 
entered. — Shaeshulle.  It  will  go  to  the  winds,  as 
does  the  greatest  part  of  that  which  you  say. — And 
the  averment  was  entered. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  351 


No.  75. 


— ScHARD.  Qi  fut  seisi  de  ceux  tenements  au  temps  ^'^'  i^^^. 
de  la  confeccion  ? — Ad  quod  non  est  responsum. — Pult. 
Et  nous  jugement,  desicom  il  ad  conu  le  fait  soun 
auncestre,  quel  esteint  soun  droit,  et  nel  voide  pas 
forsqe  par  argument  et  evidence,  sil  no  serra  barre. 
— Puis  Moiihray  dit  come  avant,  et  issi  nient  com- 
pris;  prest,  &c. — Pult.  Nostre  primer  plee  est  en 
roulle,^  par  quel  ceo  qe  devant  est  plede  en  ley  ne 
put  apres  estre  chaunge,  et  mys  en  issu  du  pays. 
— ScHAR.  Donqes  refusez  laverement  ? — Pult.  Al 
averement  ne  serra  il  unqore  resceu,  desicom  il  ne 
dedit  pas  le  relees  estre  bon  du  manor,  ne  il  ne 
dedit  pas  les  tenements  demandes  estre  parcelle  du 
manor,  par  quel  daverer  generalment  qe  nient  com- 
pris,  sanz  respoundre^  sils  soient  parcelle  ou  noun, 
il  ne  serra  pas  resceu. — Wilby.  Parcelle  ou  nient 
parcelle  nest  pas  propre  issue  en  ceo  cas,  qar  quel 
qils  soient  parcelle  ou  noun,  le  relees  put  estre  bon, 
et  put  estre  qe  ceo  nest  pas  manor  quel  vous 
appellez  manor. — Pult.  Le  fait  son  auncestre  prove 
qe  cost  maner. — Schar.  Donqes  refusez  laverement? 
— Pult.  Sire,  nanil ;  mes  nous  prioms  qe  son  primer 
plee  soit  ouste  hors  de  roulle,  car  nous  ne  veioms 
pas  ou  le  primer  plee^  devendra  si  ceste  issue  soit 
entre. — Schar.  II  irra  a  vent,  com  fait^  tout  le  plus 
dount  vous  parlez. — Et   laverement   est  entre.^ 


1  Harl.,  inroulle,  instead  of   en 
roulle. 


"  illud    integre    in     dominieo     et 
"  in   reversione  vendidit     preefato 


2  respoundre  is  from  Harl.  alone.  |   "  Olivero   de  Wysete,  qui  quidem 

3  plee  is  from  Harl.  alone.  j  "  Oliverus  de  Wysete  fuit  seisitus 
^  fait  is  from  Harl.  alone.  |  "  de  tenementis  nunc  petitis  ut 
^  After  the   replication   the   roll  !   "  parcella    manerii    de   Herthille, 

continues    thus:  —  "  Et    Oliverus  "qui  quidem  Oliverus  de  Wysete 

"  de  Serleby  dicit  quod  tenementa  i   "  manerium  illud  cum  pertinentiis, 

"  nunc  versus  ipsum  petita  fuerunt  "  &c.,   dedit  prasdictis  Hugoni  de 


"  in  seisina  praedicti  Johannis 
"  Buke,  proavi  prasdictee  Emmas, 
"  ut  parcella  manerii  de  Herthille, 
"  qui  quidem  Johannes  manerium 


"  Serleby  et  Leticise  uxori  ejus  avo 
"  praedicti  Oliveri  de  Serleby,  cujus 
"  heres  ipse  est,  in  quo  quidem 
"  dono  tenementa  nunc  petita,  &c.. 


Diseon 
tinuance. 


352  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

Nos.  76,  77. 
A.D.  1343.  (75^)  ^  \  ^Y[f^  -^'Qg  g^iecl  against  a  tenant  for  term 
of  life,  who  prayed  aid  ;  wherefore  a  Summons  issued, 
to  which  writ  the  Sheriff  returned  "  Mandavi  haUivo 
Lihertatls,  qui  niJiil  inde,''  &c. ;  and  on  that  day  a 
Protection  was  allowed  for  the  person  who  was  praj^ed 
in  ^id,  and  the  parol  was  put  without  day,  and  now 
a  Resummons  is  sued. — Blaykeston  recited  how  the 
parol  demurred  without  cause,  because  the  Protection 
was  not  allowable  for  one  who  had  not  a  day  in  Court, 
and  consequently  this  Piesummons  is  unwarranted,  and 
so  the  whole  is  discontinued. — Hichemunde.  He  had  a 
day  by  the  roll. — Hillary.  He  had  not,  unless  he  had 
a  day  before  ;  and  until  the  Summons  was  served  he 
had  not  a  day ;  wherefore,  when  the  Protection  was 
allowed  the  whole  was  discontinued,  and  still  is ; 
wherefore,  Adieu. 

Process.  (77.)    §    A   Pr(scij)e   was    brought    against    a   tenant, 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


353 


Nos.  76,  77. 

(76.)  V  §  Bref   fnt   suy  vers   tenant   a   terme  de  vie,  ^'^- 1343. 
qe   pria    eide ;    jDar   quel    Somons    issit,    a  ^   quel   bref  i^iscontin- 
le   Vicounte    retourna   Mandavi   Ballivo    Lihertatis,    qui  [Fitz., 
nihil  inde,^   &c. ;    a    quel    iour    Proteccion    fut   allowe  ^^'^^^5;  ^ 
pur   cely   qe   fut   prie,    et   la    parole    mys   saunz   jour, 
et    ore    est    Resomons    suy. — Blaik.    rehercea    coment 
la   parole  demura  saunz  cause,^  pur  ceo  qe  Proteccion 
fut  pas^   allowable    pur    cely   qe    navoit   pas  jour   en 
Court,  per  consequens   cest   Eesomons   desgarrauntie   et 
issint  est  tut  discontinue. — Richem.     II  avoit  jour  par 
roulle. — Hill.      Noun    avoit    pas,    sil    neust    eu    jour 
adevant;    et    tanqe    la    Somons    fust    servy   il   navoit 
pas  jour ;   par  quel  quant  la  Proteccion  fut  allowe  tut 
fut  discontinue,  et  unqore  est ;  par  quel  ales  a  Dieu. 


(77.) 


Praecipe    fut    porte    vers    un    tenant,    qe  Pr9ces.2 


transierunt  ut  parcella  manerii 
praeclicti,  &g.,  et  iidem  Hugo  et 
Leticia  seisiti  fuerunt  de  tene- 
mentis  nunc  petitis  ut  de  parcella 
manerii  praedicti  tempore  con- 
fectionis  praedicti  scripti  quietae 
clamanciae,  &c.,  unde  dicit  quod 
praedicta  tenementa  nunc  petita 
continentur  in  praedicto  scripto 
quietae  clamanciae." 
Issue  was  joined  upon  this. 
The  verdict  at  Nisi  prius  was 
quod  praedicta  Elena  quae  fuit 
uxor  Johannis  filii  prgedicti 
Johannis  tenuit  tenementa  nunc 
petita  nomine  dotis  et  dotatione 
praedicti  Johannis  filii  Johannis 
quondam  viri  sui,  qui  eam, 
ex  assensu  et  voluntate  prae- 
dicti Johannis  patris  sui,  ad 
ostium  ecclesiae  inde  dotavit,  qui 
quidem  Johannes  Buke  pater 
postea  residuum  dicti  manerii 
simul  cum  reversione  praedictae 
dotis  vendidit  praedicto  Olivero 
de    Wysete,    per    quod     eadem 

18141 


[Fitz. 

Sequatur 

sub  suo 
'  Elena   se    inde    attornavit.     Et  periculo, 
'  postea  praedicta  Elena  obiit,  post  6] 
'  cujus  mortem  praedictus  Oliverus 
'  de  Wyssete  intravit  m  tenementis 
'  praedictis,   et   postea   tenementa 
'  praedicta    cum    residuo    manerii 
'  praedicti    praedictis     Olivero     et 
'  Leticiae  uxori  ejus  feoffavit,  unde 
'  dicunt  praecise  quod   tenementa 
'  nunc  petita  continentur  in  prae- 
*  dicto   scripto   quietae   clamanciae 
'  quam     praedictus     Oliverus     de 
'  Seleby      profert,      prout     idem 
'  Oliverus  asserit. 

"  Ideo  consideratum  est  quod 
'  praedicti  Johannes  et  Emma  nihil 
'  capiant  per  breve  suum,  sed  sint 
'  in  misericordia  pro  falso  clameo 
'  suo." 

1  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 

2  The  marginal  note  is  omitted 
from  Harl. 

3  a  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

4  inde  Is  omitted  from  Harl. 

5  Harl.,  jour. 

6  pas  is  omitted  from  Harl. 


354  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  78. 


A.D.  1343.  who  vouched.  The  Summons  ad  icarantizandum  issued, 
to  which  writ  the  Sheriff  returned  ^' Mandavi  halliro 
LihertatiSj  qui  nihil  inde  fecit,''  and  therefore  a  Xon 
omittas  issued,  which  writ  the  Sheriff  did  not  return  ; 
afterwards  an  Alias  writ  issued  returnable  now,  which 
writ  was  not  served.  Therefore  RicJiemiinde  prayed 
that  with  the  writ  which  is  now  to  issue  the  Sequatur 
suo  periculo  might  be  entered,  inasmuch  as  the  writ 
which  will  issue  now  will  be  the  fourth  writ  since  the 
voucher,  and  it  was  as  much  the  tenant's  fault  that  he 
did  not  sue  against  the  Bailiff'  of  the  Liberty  as  against 
the  Sheriff'. — Hillary.  You  are  to  have  only  a  Pluries 
writ  on  this  process,  because  the  process  commenced 
in  effect  with  the  Xon  omittas  :  and  so  vou  will  not 
have  your  prayer. 

Debt.  (78.)  §  Nicholas   Haghman,^  after   the   death   of   his 

co-executor,  brought  a  writ  of  Debt  against  J.^  on  an 
obligation  made  to  themselves  by  J.-^  and  one  A.-^,  who 
is  dead,  which  obligation  purported  that  the  executors 
had  sold  the  goods  of  the  testator  for  that  sum  which 
was  demanded.  And  the  writ  was  in  the  words  "  5?/o^ 
eis  detinet,''  without  the  word  dehet.  And  because  by 
the   defendant's   obligation   it   was    supposed    that   the 

1  As  to  the  names  see  p.  355,  notes  3  and  5. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


355 


No.  78. 

voucha.     La    Somons   ad   warantizandum   issit,    a   quel  ^•^- 1^^^- 

bref   le  Vicounte   retourna   Mandavi  Ballivo  Libertatis, 

qui   nihil  hide  fecit,  par    quei  Non   omittas   issit, ^  quel 

bref   le  Yicounte    ne    retourna    pas ;    puis    Sicut   alias 

retournable   a   ore,   quel   bref   ne   fut   pas   servy.     Par 

quei   lUchem.   pria   qa    eel    bref  ^   qest   ore   a   issir   qe 

le   Sequatur  suo  pericido    soit   entre,   desicom  ceo   bref 

qe   istra   ore    serra    le    quarte    bref    puis    le   voucher, 

et   il   fut   la    defaut   le   tenant    si   avant   qil   ne   suyst 

pas   vers    le   Baillif   de    la    Fraunchise,    come   vers   le 

Vicounte. — Hill.     Vous    estes    sur    ceo    proces    daver 

forsqe  Sicut  pluries,  car  le  proces  commence  en  effecte 

par  le  Non  omittas ;  et  issi  naverez  pas  vostre  priere. 

(78.)  ^    §    Nichol   Hawman,^   apres   la    mort    son    co-  ^^!^*^' 
executour,     porta     bref     de     Dette    vers     J.    sur    une  BHefe, 
obligacion   fait   a   eux   mesmes   par   J.    et   un  A.,  qest  ^^'^ ' 
mort,  quel  obligacion  voleit   [qe  les  executours  avoient  tours,  89 ; 
venduz    les   biens   le   testatour   pur    cele    summe    quel  ^^o^sfj"^^^ 
fut   demande.^      Et    le    bref   voleit]^   quod    eis   detinet,jins,  et 
saunz   debet.     Et   pur   ceo    qe   par    lobligacion    le    de-  '^^^^^^^^ 
fendant    fut    suppose    qe    le     pleintif     fut    executour,'^ 


1  issit  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

2  bref  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

3  From  Harl.,  and  25,184,  but 
corrected  by  the  record,  Placita  de 
Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw.  III.,  E" 
518.  It  there  appears  that  the 
action  was  brought  by  Nicholas 
Haghman,  parson  of  the  church  of 
Swindon,  executor  of  the  will  of 
Master  Richard  Haghman,  late 
parson  of  the  church  of  Creke, 
against  Alan  atte  Monte  de  Stanes 
"  quod  reddat  ei  quinquaginta 
"  marcas  quas  ei  injuste  detinet," 
&c. 

^  Harl.,  Hauman. 

s  The  declaration  was,  according 
to  the  record,  "  quod  cum  prsedic- 
"  tus  Alanus  (et  quidam  Johannes 


"  filius  praedicti  Nicholai  de  Haghe 
"  man,  qui  jam  obiit)  ....  per 
"  scriptum  suum  indentatum  coh- 
"  cessit  se  teneri  ipsi  Nicholao  et 
"  cuidam  Nicholao  de  Haghe- 
"  man,  qui  jam  obiit,  in  prae- 
"  dictis  quinquaginta  marcis,  pro 
"  bladis  et  fenis  infra  rectoriam 
"  de   Creke  existentibus  solvendis 

" praedictus    Alanus, 

"  licet  saepius  requisitus,  praedic- 
"  tos  denarios  ei  nondum  red- 
"  didit,  sed  adhuc  reddere  con- 
"  tradicit." 

^  The    words    between   brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 

■^  25,184,  suist  execucion,  instead 
of  fut  executour. 


356  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.  78. 

A  D.  1343.  plaintiff  was  executor,  he  was  not  compelled  to  produce 
the  will. — Gaynesford.  They  have  counted  on  contract 
and  specialty,  to  which  the  executors  themselves  were 
parties,  and  not  ih^  testator  ;  and  so  the  writ  should  be 
in  the  words  ''debet  et  detinei''  and  this  writ  has  only 
the  word  '' detinet,''  and  the  contract  can  only  be 
supposed  to  be  that  of  their  testator ;  judgment  of  the 
writ. — Shardelowe.  The  reason  why  a  writ  of  Debt 
brought  by  executors  on  their  testator's  contract  shall 
have  the  word  ''detinet''  only  is  only  that  the  property 
is  supposed  to  be  in  the  testator;  and  even  though  the 
executors,  after  the  testator's  death,  sell  the  goods 
which  belonged  to  the  deceased,  and  take  an  obligation 
in  respect  thereof,  still  the  goods  and  the  property  in 
the  debt  which  is  to  be  deraigned  by  that  obligation 
belong  to  the  deceased,  and  the  executors  have  to  account 
for  them  in  Court  Christian. — Hillary.  That  may  be ; 
but  an  issue  cannot  be  made  on  the  ground  of  the 
property  ;  wherefore,  since  the  action  is  taken  on  the 
contract  of  the  executors  themselves,  the  name  which 
they  have  of  executors  is  only  a  surname,  and  not  the 
substance  of  the  action,  and  for  that  reason  they  are 
entitled  to  an  answer  without  producing  the  will ; 
wherefore  the  words  of  the  writ  should  be  ''debet  et 
d^tinet/'  and  such  is  the  form  of  the  Chancery. — And 
so  say  the  Clerks  of  the  Chancery. — And,  nevertheless, 
this  writ  was  adjudged  good. — Gaynesford.  By  this 
deed  your  co-executor  has  released  to  us  all  manner 
of  actions  of  Debt ;  judgment  whether  contrary  to  this 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


357 


No.  78. 

il  fut  pas  chace  ^  de  moustrer  testament. — Gayn.  lis  ^^  ^^^^ 
ount  counte  sur  contract  et  especialte,  a  quel  les 
executours  mesmes  furent  partie,  et  noun  pas  le 
testatour ;  [et  issi  serreit  le  bref  debet  et  detinet,  et 
ceo  bref  ne  voet  forsqe  detinet,  et  nest  a  supposer 
forsqe  le  contract  lour  testatour]^;  jugement  de  bref. 
— ScHARD.  La  cause  pur  quel  bref^  de  Dette  porte^ 
par  executours  de  contract  lour  testatour  serra 
detinet  soulement  nest  forsqe  pur  ceo  qe  la  proprete 
est  suppose  en  le  testatour ;  et,  tut  soit  ceo  qe  les 
executours  vendent,  apres  la  mort  le  testatour,  les 
biens  au  mort,  et  de  ceo  pernent  obligacion,  unqore 
les  biens  et  la  proprete  de  la  dette  qest  a  derener 
par  cele  obligacion  est  au  mort,  de  quel  les  execu- 
tours en  Court  Christiene  sount  dacompter. — Hill. 
Put  estre ;  mes  sur  la  cause  ^  de  la  proprete  ne 
se  ^  put  issue  faire ;  par  quel,  quant  "^  laccion  est 
pris  de  contract^  les  executours  mesmes,  de  ceo  qils 
sount  nomes  executours  nest  forsqe  surnoun,  et  noun 
pas  gros  del  accion,  et  pur  ceo  sount  ils  respon- 
ables  saunz  testament ;  par  quel  le  bref  serreit  debet 
et  detinet,  et  tel  est  la  fourme  de  la  Chauncellarie. 
— Et  ita  dicunt  Clerici  de  Cancellaria. — Et  tamen  ceo 
bref  fut  agarde  bon. — Gayn.  Par  ceo  fait  vostre 
coexecutour  ad  relesse  a  nous  totes  maneres  daccions 
de     Dette ;     jugement     si     countre     ceo     fait,     &c.^ — 


1  Harl.,  chasce. 

2  The  words  between  brackets 
are  omitted  from  Harl. 

3  25,184,  le  bref. 

^  25,184,  fuit  porta. 

5  25,184,  comune. 

^  se  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

■f  quant  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

8  Harl.,  covenant. 

9  The  plea  was,  according  to  the 
record,  "  quod  praedictus  Nicholaus 
"  qui  nunc  queritur  nihil  exigere 
"  potest  de  praedicto  debito   quia 


"  dicit  quod  praedictus  Nicholaus 
"  de     Hagheman  .  qui    jam    obiit 

" per  scriptum  suum  con- 

"  cessit  quod  ipse  Alanus  satisfecit 
"  ei  de  omminodis  debitis  habitis 
"  inter  prsefatum  Alanum  et 
"  dictum  testatorem  suum,  aut 
"  inter  ipsum  Alanum  et  prsedictum 
"  Nicholaum,  et  remisit,  et  relaxa- 
"  vit,  et  quietumclamavit  eidem 
"  Alano  omminodas  actiones,  &c. 
*'  Et  profert  hie  praedictum  scrip- 
"  tum." 


358  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   79. 


A.D.  1343.  deed,  &c. — Thorpe.  We  are  a  stranger  to  that  deed, 
and  cannot  have  an  answer  ;  judgment,  &c. — Hillary. 
Can  you  not  deny  it  ? — Thorpe.  No,  Sir,  not  unless 
it  were  the  deed  of  our  testator  or  our  own,  or  else 
unless  the  person  of  whose  deed  profcrt  is  made  were 
party  to  the  plea  with  us ;  besides,  the  deed  does  not 
testify  any  receipt  of  money.  And  suppose  that,  in 
respect  of  a  debt  due  to  a  woman  before  coverture, 
her  husband's  deed,  releasing  in  general  terms  actions 
of  Debt,  and  not  purporting  that  he  received  the 
money,  be  produced  against  the  woman  after  her 
husband's  death,  she  will  not  be  barred,  and  the 
woman  will  have  the  traverse  that  her  husband  did 
not  receive  the  money. — Hillary.  A  release  by  a 
husband,  which  purports  a  release  of  every  debt  due 
to  him  and  his  wife,  will  be  a  good  bar  against  the 
woman,  and  in  like  manner  this  deed  purports  that 
your  co-executor  has  released  every  action  of  Debt 
touching  the  will. — Thorpe.  He  did  not  make  satis- 
faction for  the  debt ;  ready,  &c. — Hillary.  Answer  as 
to  the  deed. — Thorpe.  Not  his  deed ;  ready,  &c. — 
Gaynesford.  You  shall  not  deny  it  by  such  words. — 
Hillary.     You  are  at  a  good  issue. 

Annuity.  (79.)  §  The  Prior  of  Bermondsey  brought  a  writ  of 
Annuity  against  a  parson,  who  prayed  aid  of  the  patron 
and  the  Ordinary,  and  they  did  not  appear.  And  the 
Prior   laid    his    count   by  prescription    by  the  hand  of 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


359 


No.  79. 

Thorpe.  A  ceo  fait  sumes  estraunge  ^  et  ne  poms  ^•^^- 1343. 
aver  respouns ;  jugement,  &c. — Hill.  Nel  poies 
dedire  ? — Thorpe.  Sire,^  noun,  sil  ne  fut  le  ^  fait 
nostre  testatour,  ou  nostre  fait  demene,  ou  autre- 
ment  qe  cely  qi  fait  est  mys  avant  fut  partie  al 
piee  ovesqe  nous ;  ovesqe  ceo,  le  ^  fait  tesmoigne 
nulle  resceite  des  deners.  Et  jeo  pose  qe  de  dette 
due  a  la  femme  devant  la  coverture  le  fait  son 
baroun,  [qe  relest  generalment  accions  de  Dette,  et 
ne  voet  pas  qil  resceut  les  deners,  soit  mys  avant 
countre  la  femme  apres  la  mort  son  baroun]^  la^ 
ne  serra  ele  barre,  et  si  aver  a  la  femme  traverse 
qe  son  baroun  ne  resceut  pas  les  deners. — Hill. 
Un  relees  de  baroun,  qe  voet  relees  de  chesqun  dette 
due  a  luy  et  sa  femme,  serra  bon  barre  countre  la 
femme,  et  issi  voet  ceo  fait  qe  vostre  co-executour  "^ 
ad  relesse  chesqun  accion  de  Dette  touchaunt  le 
testament. — Thorpe.  II  fist  pas  gree  de  la  dette ; 
prest,  &c. — Hill.  Eesponez  au  fait. — Thorpe.  Nient 
son  fait ;  prest,  &c. — Gayn.  Vous  le  ^  dedirrez  pas  ^ 
par  tieles  paroles. — Hill.     Vous  estes  a  bon  issue. -^^ 

(79.)  ^^    §    Le    Priour    de    Bermondesey    porta    bref  Annuite. 
Dannuite  vers  une  persone,   qe^^  pria  eide  de  patroun 
et    Ordiner,^^    qe    ne    viendrent    pas.      Et    le    Priour 
lia    soun    count    par     prescripcion     par    la    mein    la 


1  estraunge  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

2  Sire  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

3  le  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

*  The  words  ovesqe  ceo  le  are 
from  Harl.  alone. 

5  The  words  between  brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 

6  Harl.,  ja. 

'  25,184,  executour. 

s  Harl.,  les. 

3  pas  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

10  The  replication,  upon  which 
issue  was  joined,  was,  according 
to    the    record,    "  quod    scriptum 


"  illud  non  est  factum  praedicti 
"  Nicholai  coexecutoris  sui."  Ad- 
journments only  follow. 

11  From  Harl.,  and  25,184.  This 
appears  to  be  a  continuation  of  the 
report  No.  81  of  Mich.,  16  Edw. 
HI.  (the  Prior  of  Bermondsey  v. 
John  Darry,  parson  of  the  church 
of  Fyfield),  the  record  of  which  is 
among  the  Placita  de  Banco  of  the 
same  term,  R"^  595. 

12  Harl.,  et. 

13  Harl.,  Ordeigner. 


360  MICHAELMAS   TEEM 


Nos.  80,  81. 


A.D.  1343.  the  parson  who  was  defendant  and  his  predecessors 
from  all  time. — Pulteney.  He  has  not  counted  of  any 
seisin  by  any  certain  hand  to  which  we  could  have 
a  traverse,  except  in  respect  of  seisin  by  ourselves  ; 
and  we  tell  you  that  he  was  never  seised  by  our  hand ; 
ready,  &c. — Shaedelowe.  It  is  true  that  you  cannot 
have  issue  on  the  seisin  by  any  one  in  particular  with 
certainty,  except  on  his  own  possession,  which  is 
traversed  ;  but  it  does  not  therefore  follow  that  you 
shall  have  such  a  traverse. — And  afterwards  they  were 
at  a  traverse  on  the  seisin  generally  from  all  time.-^ 

Fine.  (QQ.)   §  Grene.     The  husbands  and  their  wives  grant 

and  render  all  that  they  have,  for  the  lives  of  the 
wives,  to  Simon  Fraunceys  and  his  heirs ;  and  the 
husbands  and  the  wives  warrant  for  the  lives  of  the 
wives. — ShaPvShulle,  Hillary,  and  Willoughby  said 
that  the  fine  sur  render  shall  never  be  admitted,  unless 
the  right  be  saved  in  the  person  who  rendered,  or 
divested  over  to  others ;  but  by  way  of  release  one 
may  have  such  a  fine.  Therefore  the  fine  was  refused. 
And  afterwards,  on  the  morrow,  it  was  admitted  on 
release.  And,  nevertheless,  this  was  contrary  to  the 
opinion  of  Willoughby,  who  said  that  such  a  fine,  in 
the  words  "all  that  they  have"  is  uncertain,  because 
•   possibly  they  have  no  right  at  all. 

Formedon  (81.)  §  A  Formedon  was  sued  against  Hugh  Mortimer, 
and  M.  his  wife,  who  prayed  aid  of  W.,  son  and  heir 
of  H.  Scrope,  as  tenants  in  the  dower  of  M.  And 
they  prayed  that  the  parol  might  demur  by  reason  of 
the  non-age  of  W.  The  demandant  said  that  W.  was 
of  full  age.  Therefore  a  Venire  facias  issued  to  cause 
him  to  come  to  be  inspected,  and  afterwards  the  Grand 

1  For  the  precise  words  in  which  issue  was  joined  see  Y.  B.,  -Mich., 
16  Edw.  III.,  p.  557,  note  6. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


361 


Nos.  80,  81. 

persone  qest  defendant  et  ses  predecessours  de  tut  ^^- 1343. 
temps. — Pitlt.  II  nad  counte  de  nulle  seisine  par 
certein  mein  a  quel  nous  purroms  aver  travers, 
forsqe  a  nostre  seisine  demene ;  et  vous  dioms  qe 
unqes  seisi  par  nostre  meyn ;  prest,  &c. — Schard. 
II  est  verite  qe  vous  ne  poietz  aver  issue  sur  nully 
seisine  en  certein  en  especial,  forsqe  a  sa  possession 
demene,  quel  est  traverse ;  mes  de  ceo  nensuyt  pas 
qe  vous  averez  tiel  travers. — Et  puis  sount  a  travers 
sur   la   seisine   de   tut   temps   generalment. 

(80.)  ^    §     Grene.^     Les    barouns    et    lour    femmes  Finis.'^ 
grauntent    et    rendent    quant   qils    ount,   pur   les   vies  Fyj^'§\ 
les   femmes,  a  Symound  ^  Fraunceys  et   ses   heirs ;    et  60.] 
les   barouns   et   les   femmes   pur   les   vies    les   femmes 
garrauntent. — Schar.,   Hillar.,    et  Wilby.   dixerunt   qe 
la  fyn  sur  rendre  ne    serra   jammes  resceu,  si  le  dreit 
ne^     soit     salve    en    celuy    qe    rendi,    ou    despendu 
outre   en  ^   autres ;    mes  '^  par   voie    de    relees    homme 
avera   tiel  fyn.     Par  quei   la  fyn  fut  refuse.     Et  puis 
sur   relees   lendemene   fut    resceu.      Et   tamen^   contra 
opinionem  Wilby.,    qe   dit    qe    tiel    fyn    est    en    noun 
certein,    qidcqidd    haheiit,    qar    par    cas    ils    ount    nul 
dreit. 

(81.)  ^    §    Four  me   doun   fut   suy   vers   Hughe   Mor-  Fourme- 
timer    et    M.    sa    femme,    qe    prierount    eide    de    W.  rjl^z., 
fitz   et   heir   H.    Scrope    come    tenantz    en   dower  M.  Proses, 

•  27 1 

Et^  par  noun  age  W.  prierount  qe  la  parole  de- 
murast.  Le  demandant  dit  qe  de  plein  age.  Par 
quei  Venire  facias  issit  de  luy  faire  venir  destre 
vewe,^^   et  puis   la   Graunt    Destresse    retourne   ore. — 


1  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 

2  The  marginal  note  is  omitted 
from  Harl. 

3  Grene  is  omitted  from  Harl. 
*  Harl.,  Simond. 

5  ne  is  from  Harl.  alone. 


^  Harl.,  entre,  instead  of  outre  en. 
'  mes  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

8  Harl.,  tut. 

9  Et  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

10  The    words    destre  vewe    are 
omitted  from  Harl. 


362  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


Nos.  82-84. 


A.D.  1343.  Distress  returned  now. — Mouhray  said,  for  the  ten- 
ants, that  W.  was  of  full  age,  and  prayed  that  he 
might  be  summoned  in  aid. — Blaykeston,  for  the  de- 
mandant, said  that  the  process  should  be  continued  as 
it  had  commenced. — Hilary.  Yes,  it  must  be  so : 
for,  if  the  Summons  issued,  he  would  come  in  his  own 
person  on  another  day,  and  possibly  would  ujDon  in- 
spection be  adjudged  under  age  ;  and  then  the  parol 
would  demur,  and  that  would  be  an  inconsistency,  and 
also  he  will  now  lose  the  issues  if  he  does  not  appear. 
Therefore  let  him  be  called. — And  he  did  not  appear. 
— Therefore  he  lost  his  issues,  and  an  Alias  Distress 
was  awarded. 

Note.  (82.)   §  Note  that  a  writ  of  seisin   upon  a  judgment 

was  sent  to  the  Sheriff,  who  returned  ''Mandavi  Ballivis 
Lihcrtatis,  qui  mihi  respondent  that  the  person  against 
whom  the  recovery  was  adjudged  had  nothing,  and 
was  not  tenant.  Therefore  a  Non  omittas  was  awarded. 
— And  so  note  that  such  an  answer  as  to  non-tenure 
does  not  lie  in  the  mouth  either  of  Sheriff  or  of  Bailiff. 

Note.  (83.)   §    Note    that    in    Debt    against    executors    who 

pleaded  plene  administraverunt,  &c.,  it  was  found  that 
they  had  not  fully  administered  on  the  day  on  which  the 
writ  was  purchased.  And  it  was  adjudged  that  the 
plaintiff'  should  recover  without  having  regard  to  the 
question  whether  they  had  of  the  goods  of  the  deceased 
to  the  value  of  the  demand. 

Admea-  (84.)   §  Admeasurement  of  Dower,  counting  that  she 

of  Dower.  ^^^^  ^00  much  in  dower,  because,  whereas  the  entirety  of 
the  inheritance  was  only  two  parts  of  the  manor  of  B., 
of  which  two  parts  a  third  would  be  her  proportion,  she 
held  and  had  a  moiety  of  the  two  parts,  and  so  too 
much. — Mouhray.     Judgment   of   the   count,    inasmuch 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  363 


Nos.  82-84. 


Mouhray  dit,  pur  les  tenantz,  qe  W.  est  de  plein  A..D.  1343. 
age,  et  pria  qil  fut  somoiis  en  eide. — Blaik.,  pur  le 
demandant,  dit  qe  le  proces  serra  continue  com  il 
est  comence. — Hill.  Oyl,^  il  covient  issi  estre :  qar, 
si  la  Somons  issit,  il  vendreit  en  propre  persone  a 
autre  jour,  et  par  inspeccion  serra  ajuge  par  cas 
deinz  age ;  et  ^  donqes  demura  la  parole,  et  donqes 
serreit  ceo  degise  chose,^  et  auxi  il  perdra  ore  ses 
issues  sil  ne  veigne.  Par  quei  soit  demande. — Et  il 
ne  vint  pas. — Par  quei  il  perdist  ses  issues,  et 
Distresse   sicut   alias. 

(82.)  ^  §  Nota   qe   bref   de    seisine  ^   hors   dun   juge-  ^ota. 
ment    fut    maunde     au    Vicounte,    qe     retourna    quod  Relmirne 
Mandavit    BalUvis    Lihertatis,    qui    mihi   respondent   qe  ^^^ 

.         .  Vicount 

cely   vers   qi    le    recoverir    se    fit    navoit   rien,   ne   ne  91. j      ' 
fut   tenant.     Par    quei    Non    omittas    fut    agarde. — Et 
sic    nota    qe    tiel    respouns    de    noun    tenue    ne    gist 
pas  en   bouche   de   Vicounte   ne   de   Baillif. 

(83.)  ^  §  Nota   qen   Dette  vers   executours  qe   plede-  ^<^ta. 
rent    qe     pleinement     administrerent,    &c.,     trove    fut  oarnUhe 
qils   navoint   pas   administre   pleinement   jour   du  hrei^{^^^'- 

TliiSJlOHCllt 

purchace.      Et    fut    agarde    qe    le    pleintif    recoverast  35.3         ' 
saunz   aver   regarde   sils    avoint    des    biens    le    mort^ 
a  la  value   de  la   demande. 

(84.)  *    §    Amesurement    de    Dowere,  countaunt   qele  Amesure- 
tient    plus    en    dowere,    qar    par    la    ou    lentier    del  [Fitz*., 
heritage"^   ne^   fut   forsqe   les    deux   parties   du   maner  ^^'^^^5^^^- 
de   B.,    dount   la   tierce   partie   afferreit  ^  a   luy  par  la  vierv,  97.] 
tient   ele   et   ad   la  moite   des    deux^^    parties,    et  issi 
plus. — Mouhray.      Jugement    du    counte,^^    de    ceo    qe 


1  Oyl  is  from  Had.  alone. 

2  et  is  from  Harl.  alone. 
8  25,184,  proces. 

4  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 
°  25,184,  disseisine. 
6  The   words  des  biens  le  mort 
are  from  Harl.  alone. 


7  25,184,  homage. 

8  25,184,  qe. 

9  25,184,  affiert. 

10  25,184,  iij. 

11  25,184,  compte. 


364  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   85. 


num. 


A.D.  1343.  as  the  demandant  does  not  count  upon  whose  assign- 
ment she  holds  in  dower,  as,  for  instance,  by  that  of 
his  guardian  or  of  himself  while  he  was  under  age. — 
This  exception  was  not  allowed. — Mouhray  demanded 
view. — Shardelowe.  You  ought  not  to  be  ignorant  as 
to  what  land  you  hold  in  dower ;  and  this  action 
arises  out  of  your  own  act. — Hillary  ousted  him  from 
view  by  judgment. 

Secta  ad  (85.)  §  Bartholomew  de  Fanacourt  and  Lucy  his 
wife  brought  a  writ  in  the  words  ''quod  permittat 
villanos  facere  sectam  ad  molendinum  "  against  B.,^ 
counting  that  tortiously  he  did  not  permit  his  villeins 
of  Tibthorpe  to  do  suit  to  their  mill  of  Kirkburn. 
And  they  counted  that  in  the  time  of  King  Henry 
Peter  de  Bruys  was  seised  of  the  manors  of  Tibthorpe 
and  Kirkburn,  at  which  time  the  villeins  of  Tibthorpe 
did  suit  to  his  mill  of  his  manor  of  Kirkburn,  and 
from  all  previous  time  had  done  so,  to  wit,  by  grind- 
ing their  corn,  &c.,  to  the  thirteenth  vessel,  and  they 
laid  seisin  by  the  hand  of  Peter  of  the  suit  of  certain 
villeins,  and  of  a  certain  quantity  of  land  which  the 
villeins  held  severally.  And  after  the  death  of  Peter 
the  descent  was  to  P.  as  to  son  and  heir,^  from  whom 
the  descent  was  to  Lucy,^  and  Laderana,^  and  A.^  and 
J.^  as  to  sisters,  &c.,  between  whom  partition  was 
made  in  Chancery,  so  that  to  the  purjDarty  of  Lucy 
was  allotted  the  manor  of  Kirkburn,  of  which  the  mill 
is  parcel,  and  to  Laderana  the  manor  of  Tibthorpe,  and 
the  said  Lucy  was  seised.  From  Lucy  the  descent  was 
to  Kobert,  and  from  Eobert  to  Luc}^  as  to  daughter,  who 

1  As   to    the    name    see   p.  365,    I       ^  As  to  these  names  see  p.  369, 
note  3.  note  3. 

2  This  is   not   so   stated   in   the 
record.     See  p.  369,  note  3.  | 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


365 


No.  85. 

le  demandant  ne  counte  pas  de  qi  assignement  ele  ^•^-  ^^^^• 
tient  en  dowere,  come  de  son  gardein  ou  luy  mesme^ 
tanqil  fut  deinz  age. — Non  allocatur. — Mouhray  de- 
manda  la  vewe. — Schard.  Vous  ne  devez  pas  mes- 
conustre  quele  terre  vous  tenez  en  dowere ;  et  cest 
accion  sourd  de  vostre  fait  demene. — Hill,  luy  ousta 
de   la  vewe   par  agarde.^ 

(85.)  ^  §  Barthelmeu  ^  Fanacourt  et  Luce  sa  femme  Suyte  de 
porterent  quod  permittat  villanos  facere  sectam  ad  ^  ^"* 
molendinum  vers  B.,  countaunt  qe  a  tort  ne  soeffre 
ses  villeins  de  Tibthorpe  faire  suite  a  lour  molyn 
de  Kyrkebroune.  Et  counta  qen  temjos  le  Koi  H. 
Piers  Bruys  fut  seisi  des  manors  de  Tibthorpe  et 
Kyrkebroune,  a  quel  temps  les  vileins  de  T.  firent 
suyte  a  son  molyn  de  son  manor  de  K.,^  et  de  tut 
temps  devant  avoint  fait,  saver,  en  molaunt  lour 
bles,  &c.,  a  xiij  "^  vesseille,  et  lia  seisine  par  my^ 
la  mayn  P.,  de  la  suyte  de  certeins  villeins,  et  de 
certein  quantite  de  terre  qils  tiendrent  severalment. 
Et  apres  la  mort  P.  descendi  a  P.  com  a  fitz  et 
heir,  de  qi  descendi  a  Luce,  Lauderan,^  et  A.,  et 
J.,  com  a  soers,  &c.,  entre  queux  purpartie  se  fit 
en  Chauncellerie,  issi  qe  a  la  purpartie  Luce  fut 
allote  le  manor  de  Kyrkebourne,  dount  le  molyn 
est  parcelle,  et  a  Laderane^  le  manor  de  Tybthorpe 
la  quele  Luce  fut  seisi.  De  Luce  descendi  a  Kobert, 
de  Robert  a   Luce,    com    a    fille,    qore    demande   ove 


1  The  words  ou  luy  mesme  are 
omitted  from  Harl. 

2  The  words  par  agarde  are 
omitted  from  Harl. 

3  From  Harl.,  and  25,184,  but 
corrected  by  the  record,  Placita  de 
Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw.  HI.,  K^ 
528.  It  there  appears  that  the 
action  was  brought  by  Bartholomew 
de  Fanacourt  and  Lucy  his  wife 
against  "  Henricus  filius  Aucheri," 


"  quod  permittat  villanos  suos  de 
"  Tybthorpe  facere  sectam  ad 
"  molendinum  ipsorum  Bartholo- 
"  msei  et  Luciae  de  Kirkebrune." 

*  The  marginal  note  is  omitted 
from  Harl. 

5  Harl.,  Bertyn ;  25,184,  Berton. 

6  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  T. 

7  Hari.,  iiij. 

8  my  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

9  25,184,  la  dereyne. 


366  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  85. 


A.D.  1343.  now  demands  with  her  husband,  and  this  Lucy  took  to 
husband   Robert   de   Everyngham,   which   Robert   gave 
the   manor   of   Kirkburn,   with    the    appurtenances,   to 
Henry  de  Bretville  and   his   heirs.     And   afterwards   a 
fine  was  levied,  in  the  time  of  King  Edward,  father  of 
the  present  King,  between  Henry,  of  the  one  part,  and 
Robert  and  Lucy  his  wife,  of  the  other  part,  by  which 
fine  Robert  and   Lucy  acknowledged   the   manor  to  be 
the  right  of  Henry,  &c.,  and   Henry  rendered  back  to 
Robert  and  Lucy  and  the  heirs  of  their  bodies,  &c.,  with 
remainder,   failing  issue,   to   the  right  heirs  of  Robert. 
This  Lucy,  after  the  death  of  Robert,  who  died  without 
issue,  married  Bartholomew,  &c.,  during  whose  possession 
Adam,  cousin  ^  and  heir  of   Robert,  reciting  the  estate 
of   Bartholomew   and    Lucy,    confirmed    Bartholomew's 
estate  for  Bartholomew's  life  in  case  he  should  survive 
Lucy  his  wife.     And  afterwards  the  descent  was  made 
from  Laderana   to   the   defendant.     And   the   plaintiffs 
said  that  they  had  been    seised   until  ten  years  before 
the   purchase   of   the   writ,   &c. — Pulteney.     They  have 
not    laid   their   count    through   the   possession   by  any 
one  of  a  fee  simple  in  the   time   of   any  certain  King, 
nor  in  time  of  peace  ;  judgment  of  the  count. — Moubray. 
Yes,  we  have,  in  the  possession  of  Peter,  the  common 
ancestor. — Grene.      Even    though    you    had    laid    the 
possession  in  him,  that  would   be   nothing  to  the  pur- 
pose, because  you  claim  as  a  stranger  purchasing  from 
Henry  de   Bretville,   in  whom   you   have   not  laid  any 
possession    in    the    time   of   any  certain   King,   nor   in 
time  of  peace  ;   wherefore  the   count   is   faulty. — Seton. 
Possession  is  not  much  to  the   purpose,  because,  since 
we  have  shown  that  the  suit  was  by  right  first  due  to 
Peter,  the  common   ancestor,   and  he  was  seised,  even 
though  Henry  de  Bretville,  who  purchased,  and  divested 
himself   in   our   favour,  was   never   seised,  if  we  could 
snatch   a   possession,   because    by   right   the    suit   was 

1  He  was  in  fact  Robert's  brother.     See  p.  369,  note  3. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


367 


No.  85. 

son   baroun,   la    quele    Luce    prist    a    baroun    Eobert  ^•^- 1^^^- 

de   Everyngham,   quel   Eobert    dona    le  maner   de   K. 

ove  les  appurtenaunces,   a   H.^  Bretville   et   ses   heirs. 

Et   puis   par   fyn   leve  en  temps  le  Koi  Edward  pere 

le   Eoi,    &c.,    fyn    se    leva    entre    H.^    dune    part,    et 

E.   et    Luce    sa    femme,    dautre    part,    par    quel    fyn 

E.   et   Luce   conissoint    le    maner    estre   le   dreit   H.,^ 

&c.,   et   H.^  rendist    arrere    a    E.    et   L.    et   les   heirs 

de  lour  corps,   &c.,  et  pur  defaut  dissue  le  remeindre 

as   dreits   heirs   E.,    la   quel   Luce    apres   la   mort   E., 

qe   murust  sanz   issue,  se  lessa  esposer  a  Bartelmeu,^ 

&c.,   en   qi   possessioun    Adam    cosyn   et    heir   E.,  re- 

herceaunt   lestat   B.   et   Luce,    conferma   lestat   B.  pur 

la   vie   B.    sil   survesqist^  L.    sa   femme.     Et  puis  fist 

la   descente   de   Laderane^   tanqe   al   defendant,  et   dit 

qils    avoint    este    seisi    tanqe    x    aunz    avant   le    bref 

purchace,    &c. — Pult.      lis    nount    pas    lie    lour    count 

par  possession    en    nul    de    fee    simple   en   temps   de 

certein  Eoi,   nen  temps  de  pees  ;    jugement  de  count. 

— Mouhray.     Si  avoms  en  la  possession  P.  le  comune 

auncestre. — Grene.     Tut   ussez  vous   lie   possession   en 

luy,     ceo  ^     ne  ^     serra     rien  "^     a     purpos,     qar     vous 

clamez^   com   estraunge   purchaceour  de  H.-^  Bretville, 

en   qi   vous    navez    lie    nul    possession    en    temps   de 

certein    Eoi    ne    de     pees ;     par    quei     le     count     est 

vicious. — Setone.      La     possession     nest     pas     molt    a 

purpos,    qar^     quant    nous^^    avoms    moustre    qe    la 

suyte    de    dreit    fut    primes  ^^    due    a    P.,  le    comune 

auncestre,   et   il    seisi,    tut    ne    fut   pas   H.^   Bretville, 

qe   purchacea,    unqes    seisi,    et    se   demist   a   nous,    si 

nous  purroms  happer  possession   pur  ceo  qe   de  dreit 


1  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  W. 

2  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  Bertyn. 

3  Harl.,  survesquit. 

4  25,184,  derane. 

5  ceo  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
^  ne  is  omitted  from  Harl. 


7  Harl.,  pas. 

8  25,184,  esclamez. 

9  qar  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

10  nous  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

11  primes  is  omitted  from  25,184. 


368  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  85. 


A.D.  1343.  (J^g^  |;]2at  seisin  would  suffice. — But  according  to  the 
opinion  of  the  Court  the  count  was  not  good,  unless 
it  was  laid  by  possession  in  the  time  of  peace,  and  of 
a  certain  King,  and  that  possession  in  the  person  of 
him  from  whom  they  claimed  fee  simple ;  wherefore 
the   count   was,    in    that    respect,    amended. — Pulteney, 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


B69 


No.  85. 

la    suyte    fut    due,    cele     seisine     suffireit. — Sed    per  A.D.  1343. 
opinionem    GuRiiE    le    count    ne    fut    pas   bon,    sil   ne 
fut   lie   par   possession   en   temps   de    pees   et   de   cer- 
tein    Koi,    efc    ceo    en    celuy   de^   qi    ils    cleiment   de 
fee   simple ;   par  quei  le  count  ^  en  ceo  fut  amende.^ — 


1  Harl.,  en. 

2  25,184,  compt. 

3  The  count,  as  accepted  after 
the  amendment,  was,  according  to 
the  record,  "  quod,  cum  villani 
"  prasdicti  Henrici  (S3  in  number, 
"  all  of  whom  are  named)  tenent 
"  sexaginta  et  quatuor  bovatas 
"  terrge,  cum  pertinentiis,  in  Tybe- 
"  thorpe,  videlicet  quilibet  eorum 
"  duas  bovatas  terrae,  in  villenagio 
"  deprasdicto  Henrico,  facere  debent 
"  et  Solent  sectam  ad  molendinum 
"  ipsorum  Bartholomsei  et  Lucise 
"  preedictum,  videlicet,  molendo 
"  omnia  blada  crescentia  super  ter- 
"  ram  praedictam,  scilicet  frumen- 
"  turn,  hordeum,  fabas,  avenas,  et 
"  pisas,  ad  tertium  decimum  vas,  et 
"  unde  dicit  quod  quidam  Petrus  de 
"  Bruys  fuit  seisitus  de  manerio 
"  de  Kirkebrune,  unde  praedictum 
"  molendinum  est  parcella,  et  de 
"  manerio  de  Tybthorpe,  undeprae- 
"  dicta  tenementa  quae  praedicti 
"  villani  tenent  sunt  parcella,  et 
"  aliis  terris  et  tenementis,  quo 
"  tempore  villani  ejusdem  Petri  in 
"  Tybthorpe  (7  in  number,  who  are 
"  named j  qui  terras  illas  tenu'erunt 
"  in  villenagio  fecerunt  sectam  ad 
"  molendinum  prasdictum,  et  ante 
"  tempus  illud  omnes  villani  qui 
"  tenuerunt  preedictas  terras  a  tem- 
"  pore  quo  non  extat  memoria 
"  fecerunt  sectam  ad  idem  molen- 
"  dinum,  molendo  blada  sua  super 
"  terras  praedictas  crescentia  ad 
"  tertium  decimum  vas,  &g.,  qui 
"  quidem  Petrus  obiit  seisitus  de 

'  praedictis  maneriis  et  aliis  terris 

18141 


et  tenementis  in  dominico  suo  ut 
de  feodo  tempore  pacis,  tempore 
Henrici  Kegis,  proavi  Regis  nunc. 
Et  de  ipso  Petro,  quia  obiit  sine 
herede  de  se,  descendit  tota 
hereditas  prasdicta  quibusdam 
Agneti,  Margaretae,  Lucice,  et 
LaderanaB,  ut  sororibus  et  heredi- 
bus,  &c.,  inter  quas  partitio  inde 
facta  fuit  in  Cancellaria  dicti 
domini  Regis,  ita  quod  plura 
terras  et  tenementa,  simul  cum 
prsedicto  manerio  de  Kirkbrune, 
et  molendinum  preedictum  cum 
secta  prsedicta,  exceptis  quatuor- 
decim  toftis  et  quatuordecim 
bovatis  terrae  in  eodem  manerio, 
assignata  fuerunt  proparti  prse- 
dictae  Lucias,  de  qua  secta  eadem 
Lucia  fuit  seisita  per  manus  vil- 
lanorum  adhuc  tenentium  terra- 
rum  praedictarum  in  Tybthorpe. 
.  .  .  .  Et  praedictum  manerium  de 
Tybthorpe,  simul  cum  aliis  terris 
et  tenementis,  assignatum  fuit 
prasdictse  Laderanae,  et  etiam 
diversa  terrae  et  tenementa 
separatim  assignata  fuerunt  pro- 
partibus  praedictarum  Agnetis  et 
Marguret^.  Et  de  prgedicta 
Lucia  descendit  propars  sua,  &c., 
cuidam  Roberto  ut  filio  et  heredi, 
et  de  ipso  Roberto  descendit 
propars  ilia  isti  Lucioa  ut  filias  et 
heredi  quae  nunc  queritur  simul, 
&c.,  quae  quidem  Lucia  nupsit  se 
cuidam  Roberto  de  Everyngham, 
qui  fuerunt  seisiti  de  secta  prs- 
dicta  per  manus  villanorum  tunc 
tenentium  terrarum  praedictarum, 
qui  quidem  Robertus   et    Lucia 

2  A 


370  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   85. 


A.D.  1343.  Judgment  of  the  count  inasmuch  as  he  has  counted  of 
several  seisins,  so  that  I  cannot  have  a  traverse  to  any 
one  in  particular. — This  excej)tion  was  not  allowed. — 
Shardelowe  said  that  it  was  a  strong  measure  to  prove 
that  a  man  could  he  seised  of  suit  by  the  hands  of 
his  own  villeins. — Pulteney.  Sir,  that  is  true ;  we  will 
speak  of  that  afterwards. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


371 


No.  85. 

Pult.  Jugement  du  count,  de  ceo  qil  ad  couute  de  -^•^'  i^^^- 
plusours  seisines,  issint  qe  jeo  ne  puisse  aver  travers 
a  nul  en  certein. — Non  allocatur} — Schard.  dit  qil 
est  fort  a  prover  qomme  purra  estre  seisi  de  suite 
par  meins  de  ses  villeins  demene. — Pult.  Sire,  cest 
verite ;    de   ceo   parleroms   apres.^ 


dederunt  et  concesserunt  dictum 
manerium  cum  molendino  de 
Kirkebrune  prsedicto  et  secta 
prasdicta  cuidem  Henrico  de 
Britville,  per  quod  donum  idem 
Henricus  fuit  seisitus  de  secta 
prasdicta  per  manus  villanorum 
tunc  tenentium  preedictarum 
terrarum,  tempore  pacis,  tempore 

Edwardi  Eegis  patris,  &c 

.  .  .  et  postmodum,  tempore 
ejusdem  Eegis  patris  domini 
Kegis  nunc  levavit  quidam  finis 
inter  praedictos  Kobertum  et 
Luciam  ex  parte  una  et  praefatum 
Henricum  ex  parte  altera,  per 
quern  finem  iidem  Robertus  et 
Lucia  recognoverunt  pragdictum 
manerium  cum  pertinentiis  esse 
jus  ipsius  Henrici,  et  pro  ilia, 
(fee,  idem  Henricus  concessit  et 
reddidit  manerium  praedictum 
cum  pertinentiis  praefato  Roberto 
et  Luciffi  et  heredibus  de  corpori- 
bus  suis  exeuntibus,  et  si  (fee, 
tunc  praedictum  manerium  cum 
pertinentiis  remaneret  rectis  here- 
dibus dicti  Roberti,  qui  quidem 
Robertus  obiit  sine  herede  de  cor- 
pore  suo  exeunte  ,et  prasdicta  Lucia 
nupsit  se  praefato  Bartholomaeo. 
Et  postmodum  quidam  Adam  de 
Everyngham  frater  et  heres 
praedicti  Roberti  de  Everyngham, 
per  scriptum  suum,  recitando 
qualiter  praedicti  Bartholomaeus 
et  Lucia,  ut  in  jure  ejusdem 
Luciae,  tenuerunt  manerium  de 
Kirkebrune     praedictum     virtute 


finis  praedicti,  concessit  et  confir- 
mavit  ipsi  Bartholomaeo  quod 
ipse  tenere  posset  manerium 
praedictum  ad  terminum  vitae 
suae  si  ipse  preefatum  Luciam 
supervixisset.  Et  de  praefata 
Laderana  descendit  propars 
sua  quibusdam  Johannae  et 
Sibillae  ut  filiabus  et  heredibus, 
(fee,  inter  quas  partitio  inde  fuit 
facta  ita  quod  manerium  de 
Tibthorpe  prsedictum,  simul  cum 
aliis  terris  et  tenementis,  assig- 
natum  fuit  praedictae  Johannae, 
et  alia  terras  et  tenementa 
assignata  fuerunt  proparti  prae- 
fatae  Sibillae.  Eu  de  praedicta 
Johanna  descendit  propars  sua 
praefato  Henrico  filio  Aucheri 
versus  quem,  (fee.  Et  de  qua 
secta  praedicti  Bartholomaeus  et 
Lucia  fuerunt  seisiti  ut  de  feodo 
et  jure  ipsius  Luciae  in  forma 
praedicta,  tempore  pacis,  tempore 
domini  Regis  nunc,  capiendo 
inde  expletia  ad  valentiam,  (fee, 
usque  decem  annos  ante  diem 
impetrationis  brevis  sui,  scilicet, 
tricesimum  primum  diem  Mail 
anno  regni  domini  Regis  nunc 
quartodecimo  quod  praedicti 
villani  sectam  illam  ei  substraxer- 
unt,  et  praefatus  Henricus  sectam 
illam  ipsis  facere  villanos  prae- 
dictos non  permissit." 

1  The  report  ends  here  in  25,184. 

2  According  to  the  roll,  the 
defendant,  after  some  adjournments 
pleaded   "  quod  quaedam  Laderana 


372  MICHAELMAS    TEEM 


No.  85  his. 


A.D.  1343.      (85  his.)    ^    Thorpe.     When   warranty   was   made   to 
Continiia-  those  who  had  only  an  estate  for  the  Hfe  of  Giinnilda,^ 

tion  of  the  ,  ,       ,         -^  ^  .        ,  • .     -,  •  i         , 

Intrusion   even  though  that  warranty  was   m   tee,  it  did  not  en- 
aboye  m     lapore  the  tenancy  of  the  tenants,  but,  notwithstandinor 

Michael-  '^  .  •^  .  ^  '  '  _^ 

mas  Term  the  reversion  was  continued,    and   that   must  have  de- 
m  the  loth  g(,gj^(jg(-|  ^q  ^]^g   heh*s :   and   as   soon   as   Gunnilda  died 

the  tenancy  of  the  tenants  began  to  be  by  abatement, 
with  res^Dect  to  v>'hich  tenancy  the  warranty  never  took 
effect ;  wherefore  the  warranty  with  regard  to  that 
abatement  was  ahogether  void. — Grene,  ad  idem.  If 
my  ancestor  leases  for  a  term  of  years,  and  I  release 
to  the  termor  with  warranty,  having  regard  to  me 
the  release  is  good,  and  I  shall  not  avoid  it  during 
the  life  of   my  ancestor ;   but,   after   the   death   of  my 


1  Late  wife  of  Maunsel  de  Tirlin^ton.  as  shown  bv  the  record. 


XVII.    EDWARD   111. 


373 


No.  85  bis. 

(85  bis.)  *    §    Thorpe.     Quant   la   garrauntie   fiit   fait  A.D.  1343. 
a   ces   qe   navoint   estat   forsqe   pur   la  vie  Gunnelde,^  BesUiuum 

,,p,,  ,.  QP-1  1  A  1     del  Intru- 

tut   tut   la   garrauntie    en  "*   tee,    il    nenlargea  *   pas   la  sioun 
tenance  des  tenaunts,  mes,  ^  non  obstante,  la  reversion  '^.^^''^ 
fut  continue,  quele  coviendreit  descendre  en  les  heirs ;  xv^. 
et   a  plus  toust  qe  G.  murust   lour  tenance  comencea 
destre   par   abatement,   en  quel   tenance   la   garrauntie 
ne   prist   unqes  ^   effecte ;    par    quel    la    garrauntie   en 
eel    abatement     fut    tut    voide. — Grene    ad    idem.      Si 
moun  auncestre  lest  a  terme  des  aunz,  et  jeo  relesse 
al    termer    ove    garrauntie,    eiaunt   regarde   a  moy   le 
relees    est    bon,    et    jeo    le    voidera    pas   vivant    mon 
auncestre ;    mes,    apres    la    mort    mon    auncestre,    qe 


de  Bruys  obiit  seisita  de  praedicto 
manerio  de  Tybthorpe,  unde 
praedicti  Bartholomaeus  et  Lucia 
petunt  prsedictam  sectam,  etc., 
simul  cum  aliis  terris  et  tene- 
mentis,  in  dominico  suo  ut  de 
feodo,  quo  tempore  eadem 
Laderana  tenuit  manerium  illud 
exoneratum  de  prgedicta  secta. 
Et  de  ipsa  Laderana  descendit 
jus  &c.,  quibusdam  Sibillae  et 
Johannse,  ut  filiabus  et  heredi- 
bus,  &c.,  inter  quas  partitio  facta 
fuit  de  omnibus  terris  et  tene- 
mentis  unde  eadem  Laderana 
obiit  seisita  in  dominico  suo  ut 
de  feodo,  ita  quod  prsedictum 
manerium  de  Tybthorpe,  simul 
cum  aliis  terris  et  tene  mentis, 
assignatum  fuit  in  propartem 
prsedictae  Johannes,  in  allocati- 
onem  terrarum  et  tenementorum 
quas  assignata  fuerunt  in  pro- 
partem prsedictae  Sibilla3.  Et  de 
ipsa  Johanna  descendit  propars 
sua  isti  Henrico,  ut  filio  et  heredi, 
versus  quern,  &c.  Et  de  prae- 
dicta  Sibilla  descendit  propars 
sua  cuidam  Nicholao  ut  filio  et 
heredi,  &c.    Et  de  ipso  Nicholao 


"  descendit  propars  ilia  cuidam 
"  Miloni,  ut  filio  et  heredi,  &c. 
"  Et  ita  dicit  quod  ipse  tenet 
"  manerium  de  Tybthorpe  prsQ- 
"  dictum  in  propartem  &c.,  simul 
"  cum  praedicto  Milone,  sine  quo 
"  non  potest  praefatis  Bartholomaeo 
"  et  Luciaa  inde  respondere.  Et 
"  petit  auxilium  de  ipso  Milone 
"  summonendo  in  eodem  Comitatu 
"  et  Comitatibus  Hertfordiae  et 
"  Essexiae,  &c.  Ideo  ipse  sum- 
"  moneatur  quod  sit  hie  a  die 
"  Paschse  in  quinque  septimanas 
"  ad  respondendum  simul,  si,"  &c.' 

1  From  Harl.  and  25,184.  This 
report  is  in  the  old  editions  made 
a  part  of  No.  85.  It  is,  however, 
the  conclusion  of  the  case  No.  59 
of  Mich.  15  (Maunsel  t'.  Maunselj 
as  stated  in  the  MSS.  The  record 
is  among  the  Placita  de  Banco  of 
that  Term  K^  359  d. 

2  Harl.,  Gunelde. 

3  Harl.,  de. 

*  Harl.,  ile  neallegera,  instead  of 
il  nenJargea. 

5  25,184,  mesqe. 

6  25,184,  pas  unqes. 


374  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.   86. 

A.D.  1343  ancestor,  who  died  seised  at  a  later  time,  I  shall  well 
avoid  it  by  reason  of  the  title  which  has  accrued  to 
me  at  a  later  time  through  my  ancestor,  who  was  in 
possession  at  the  time  of  the  execution  [of  the  release] . 
So  in  the  matter  before  us. — Pulteney,  ad  idem.  I 
hold  that  there  is  a  difference  between  the  case  in 
which  my  ancestor  has  nothing  at  the  time  at  which 
the  heir  releases  with  warranty  and  the  case  in  which 
he  is  in  possession  of  the  reversion  when  the  release 
is  made,  because  if  my  ancestor  be  disseised,  and  I 
release  after  the  disseisin  with  warranty,  even  though 
my  ancestor  dies  afterwards,  still  I  shall  be  barred 
because  both  the  title  and  the  possession  put  me  back ; 
but  where  I  release  with  warranty  to  tenant  for  term 
of  life  when  my  ancestor  is  seised  of  the  reversion  at 
the  same  time,  so  that  he  afterward  dies  seised  and  in 
possession  of  the  vested  right  which  is  the  title  for 
the  heir,  then  I  shall  never  be  barred. — Shaeshulle. 
Yes,  in  such  a  case  the  heir  can  enter,  but  if  it  be 
by  way  of  action  he  is  barred,  because  I  can  have  a 
right  to  land,  and  yet  be  barred  by  warranty  if  I  de- 
mand it. — Thorpe.  Entry  shall  never  be  maintained 
in  favour  of  one  who  is  bound  to  warrant  at  the  time 
of  his  entry. — They  were  adjourned. 

Wardship.  (86.)  §  WilHam  Trussel  brought  a  writ  of  Wardship 
against  the  Earl  of  Hereford  in  respect  of  the  ward- 
ship of  Joan,  daughter  and  heir  of  Hugh  [de  Braybeof] , 
whose  wardship  belonged  to  him  by  reason  of  the 
wardship  of  the  lands  and  the  heir  of  Hugh  de  St. 
John,  of  which  heir  the  aforesaid  Hugh  [de  Braybeof] 
held   his   land   by  knight   service,   being   in  his   hand. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  375 

No.  86. 

murust   seisi  de  puisne  temps,  jeo  le  voidra  bien  pur  A.D.  1343. 
le   title   qe  moi   est   acru    de    puisne    temps   par  mon 
auncestre,   qe   al  temps   de    la    confeccion   fut  posses- 
sione.      Sic   in  proposito. — Pult.,   ad  idem.     Jeo   tenk^ 
diversite    ou    moun    auncestre    nad    rien    quant    leir 
relest  ove   garrauntie   et   la  ou  il    est  possessione   de 
reversion   quant   le   relees   est    fait,    qar   si   mon   aun- 
cestre  soit   disseisi,   et   jeo   relees   apres^  la  disseisine 
ove  garrauntie,  tut  moert  mon  auncestre  puis,  uncore 
jeo   serra   barre,   pur   ceo   qe   title   et    possession   moy 
fait   puys;   mes    quant    jeo    relees   ove   garrauntie    au 
tenaunt    a    terme    de   vie,    la    ou    mon   auncestre   est 
seisi    de    la    reversion    a    mesme^    le    temps,   issi   qil 
moert   seisi    et   possessione   puis   del   droit    vestu   quel 
est   title   al   heir,  la   ne   serra   jeo   pas   barre. — Schar. 
Oyl,  en   tiel   cas   leir   put   entrer,  et   sil   soit  par  voie 
daccion   il   est  barre,  qar   jeo   pusse   aver  dreit  a  une 
terre,    et   unqore    estre    barre    par    garrauntie,    si   jeo 
demande. — Thorpe.     Jammes  ne  serra  entre  meintenu 
pur    celuy    qest    tenuz    de     garrauntir    au    temps    de 
son    entre. — Adjornantur.'^ 

(86.)  ^  §  William  Trusselle  porta  bref  de  Garde  Garde, 
vers  le  Counte  de  Hereforde  de  la  garde  de  J.  fille® 
et  heir  H.,'  qi  garde  a  luy  appent  par  resoun  de 
la  garde  des  terres  et  leir  H.  de  Seint  Johan,  de 
quel  heir  lavant  dit  H."^  sa  terre  tient  par  service 
de   chivaler   en   sa   mayn   esteaunt.     Et   counta   qe   le 

1  25,184,  tynk.  j   of    Hereford,    in    respect    of    the 


2  Harl.,  puis. 

3  25,184,  meisme. 

4  Harl.,  ad  jour. 

°  From  Harl.,    and   25,184,   but 
corrected  by  the  record,  Placita  de 


wardship  of  Joan  daughter  and 
heir  of  Hugh  de  Braybeof  claimed 
on  the  ground  that  the  wardship 
of  the  land  and  heir  of  Hugh  de 
St.  John,  of  which  heir  Hugh  de 


Banco,   Mich.,    17   Edw.   III.,   11°  i  Braybeof  held  his  land  by  knight 

636,  d.    It  there  appears  that  the  i  service,  was  in  the  band  of  William 

action   was    brought    by    William  ,  Trussel. 

Trussel,    of    Cublesdene,     knight,  6  mSS.  of  Y.B.,  fitz. 

against  Humphrey  deBohoun  Earl  v  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  A. 


376  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  86. 


A.D.  1343.  And  he  counted  that  the  King  leased  the  wardship  of 
the  lands  and  the  heir  of  the  aforesaid  Hugh  de  St. 
John,  together  with  fees,  advowsons,  and  all  the 
ajDpurtenances,  to  this  same  William,  until  the  lawful 
age  of  the  heir,  so  that,  if  that  heir  should  die  under 
age,  the  aforesaid  William  should  have  the  wardship) 
of  another  heir,  &c.,  and  so  on,  from  heir  to  heir, 
until  one  attained  lawful  age,  and  he  had  had  the 
profit  of  the  marriage  of  one.  And  he  showed  how 
Hugh  de  St.  John  held  of  the  King,  &c.,  and  so  he  is 
seised  of  the  wardship  of  the  lands  and  the  heir  of 
Hugh  de  St.  John ;  and  so  the  wardship  belongs  to 
him. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


377 


No.  86. 

Eoi  ^  lessa  la  garde  des  terres  et  leir  lavandit  H.,  ^'^- 1343. 
ove  fees,  avowesouns,  et  touz  appurtenaunces,  a 
mesme  celuy  W.,  tanqe  al  leal  age  leir,  issint  qe 
si  celuy  heir  ^  deinz  age  deviast,  qe  lavantdit  W. 
avereit  la  garde  dautre  heir,  &c.,  issi  de  heir  en 
heir  tanqe  al  leal  age  dasqun  heir  qil  ust  eu  le 
profit  du  mariage.^  Et  moustra  coment  H.  tient 
de  Koi,  &c.,  et  issi  est  il  seisi  de  la  garde  des 
terres   et   le   heir   H. ;   issi   appent   a  luy   la   garde.^ 


1  Haii.,  Eoi  H. 
'2  heir  is  omitted  from  Harl. 
3  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  maner. 
*  The  declaration  was,  according 
to  the  roll,  "  quod  cum  praedictus 
Hugo  de  Braybeof  tenuit  de 
Edmundo  filio  et  herede  prsedicti 
Hugonis  de  Sancto  Johanne 
maneria  de  Apelhaghe,  Broms- 
hulle,  Draytone,  Swarwetone, 
Cranebourne,  Stratone,  et  Ethel- 
wartone,  per  homagium,  fide- 
litatem,  et  ad  scutagium 
domini  Regis,  cum  acciderit, 
undecim  libras,  et  ad  plus  plus, 
et  ad  minus  minus,  ut  per  servitia 
spectantia  ad  manerium  de 
Basynge,  quod  de  domino  Rege 
tenetur  in  capite,  &c,,  de  quibus 
servitiis  idem  Edmundus  fuit 
seisitus  per  manus  prsedicti 
Hugonis  de  Braybeof  ut  per 
manus  veri  tenentis  sui,  et  obiit 
in  homagio  ipsius  Edmundi,  et 
quia  idem  Hugo  de  Sancto 
Johanne  tenuit  de  domino  Eege 
in  capite  praBdictum  manerium 
de  Basynge,  cum  pertinentiis,  per 
servitium  militare,  die  quo  obiit, 
idem  dominus  Rex  seisivit  in 
manum  suam  custodiam  praedicti 
Edmundi,  ratione  minoris  aetatis 
ejusdem  Edmundi,  post  mortem 
prgedicti  patris  sui,  simul  cum 
manerio  de  Basynge  praedicto  et 


aliis  terris  et  tenementis,  feodis 
et  advocationibus,  de  quibus  idem 
Hugo  de  Sancto  Johanne  obiit 
seisitus  &c.,  et  postmodum  idem 
dominus  Rex  nunc  per  chartam 
suam  dedit  et  concessit  ipsi 
Willelmo  custodiam  omnium 
terrarum  et  tenementorum  quae 
fuerunt  praedicti  Hugonis  de 
Sancto  Johanne  quae  fuerunt  in 
manu  ipsius  Regis  ratione 
minoris  aetatis  praedicti  heredis, 
simul  cum  feodis  militum,  et 
advocationibus  ecclesiarum,  et 
omnibus  aliis  rebus  ad  prae- 
dictam  custodiam  spectantibus, 
usque  ad  legitimam  aetatem 
praedicti  heredis,  simul  cum 
maritagio  ejusdem  heredis,  et  si 
idem  heres  infra  aetatem  decess- 
erit,  herede  ejusdem  heredis  infra 
aetatem  existente,  quod  ipse 
Willelmus  haberet  custodiam 
ejusdem  heredis  sic  infra  aetatem, 
&c.,  usque  ad  legitimam  aetatem, 
&c.,  in  forma  supradicta,  et  sic 
de  herede  in  heredem,  si,  &c., 
quousque  aliquis  eorundem  here- 
dum  plenae  aetatis  extiterit,  et 
idem  Willelmus  proficuum  mari- 
tagii  alicujus  heredis  obtinuerit. 
Et  quia  idem  Willelmus  seisitus 
est  de  custodia  prsedicti  Edmundi 
filii  et  heredis  praedicti  Hugonis 
de    Sancto    Johanne    in    forma 


378  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   87. 


A.D.  1343.  (87.)  §  The  wife  of  Edmond  de  Passele  brought  a 
Scire  Scire  facias  against  B.-^  upon  a  recovery  of  dower  given 
for  her  against  one  Adam.^ — Notion.  We  tell  you  that 
Adam,  against  whom  the  original  writ  was  brought, 
had  nothing  on  the  day  of  the  purchase  of  the  original 
writ,  nor  on  the  day  on  which  judgment  was  rendered, 
so  that  the  judgment  is  void  ;  judgment  whether  exe- 
cution, &c. — Biclicmunde.  To  that  writ  of  Dower  Adam 
answered  as  tenant,  and  pleaded  that  the  lady  was 
never  joined  in  lawful  wedlock,  and  it  was  found  by 
Bishop's  certificate  that  she  was  joined,  and  therefore 
she  recovered  against  him  as  against  tenant ;  and  we 
tell  3'ou  that  your  estate  is  by  feoffment  from  this 
same  x\dam ;  judgment,  inasmuch  as  Adam,  whose 
estate  you  have,  would  not  be  admitted  to  say  this, 
whether  such  a  plea  lies  in  your  mouth. — Hillary. 
You  know  well  that  he  is  a  stranger,  who  is  not  ousted 
from  the  averment ;  wherefore  will  you  accept  the 
averment? — Richemunde.  Adam  was  seised  on  the  day 
on  which  the  judgment  was  rendered  ;  ready,  &c. — 
And   the   other   side   said   the  contrary. — Queer e,  as  to 

1  As  to  the  names  see  p.  379,  note  1. 


XVII.    fiDWARD    lii. 


379 


No.  87. 

(87.)^  §  La   femme   Edmond   Passeleu^  porta   ^S^cire  a.d.  1343. 
facias   vers   B.    hors    dun    recoverir    de    dowere   taille  ^f^''y 

facias. 

pur  luy  vers  un  Adam. — Notioiie.  Nous  vous  dioms  [Fitz., 
qe  Adam,  vers  qi  le  bref  original  fut  porte,  navoit  ■^^^**^ 
rien  jour  du  bref  original^  purchace,  ne  jour  du  38.] 
jugement  rendu,  issint  le  jugement  voide ;  jugement 
si  execucion,  &c.^ — RicJiem.  A  eel  bref  de  Dowere 
Adam  respondi  com  tenant,  et  pleda  qe  la  dame  ne 
fut  unqes  acouple  en  leal  matrimoigne,  et  par  certi- 
ficacion  de  Evesqe  est  trove  qele  fut  acouple,^  par 
quei  ele  recoveri  vers  luy  com  vers  ^  tenant ;  et 
vous  dioms  qe  vostre  estat  est  del  feffement  mesme 
celuy  Adam ;  jugement,  desicom  Adam,  qi  estat  vous 
avez,  ne  serreit  resceu  a  cella  dire,  si  en  vostre 
bouche  tiel  plee  gise.*^ — Hill.  Vous  savez  bien  qil 
est  estraunge,  qe  nest  pas  ouste  del  averment ;  par 
quei  voillez^  laverement  ? — Richem.  Adam  fut  seisi 
jour  du  jugement  rendu ;   prest,  &c. — Et  alii  e  contra.^ 


"  praedicta  pertinet  ad  ipsum 
"  custodia  prgsfatge  Johannge  filiae 
"  et  heredis  praBdicti  Hugonis  de 
"  Braybeof,  praefatus  Comes  custo- 
**  diam  illam  ei  injuste  deforciat, 
"  unde  dicit  quod  deterioratus  est, 
*'  et  damnum  habet,  ad  valentiam 
"  mille  librarum." 

Nothing  follows  but  adjourn- 
ments. 

iFrom  Had.,  and  25,184,  but 
corrected  by  the  record,  Placita  de 
Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw.  III.,  E^ 
656.  It  there  appears  that  a  Scire 
facias  was  brought  by  Joan  late 
wife  of  Edmund  de  Passele  against 
Robert  de  Elnestede  and  Agatha 
his  wife,  and  Hugh,  Robert's  son, 
as  tenants  of  the  manor  of 
Cremosham  in  Pageham  (Pagham, 
Sussex),  and  against  others  as 
tenants  of  other  tenements  in 
Sussex,  to  have   execution  of  her 


recovery  in  Dower  against  John  de 
Passele. 

2  Harl.,  Passelewe. 

3  original  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

4  This  plea  was,  according  to  the 
roll,  "  quod  prsedicta  Johanna 
"  executionem  versus  eos  de  tertia 
"  parte  eorundem  tenementorum 
"  habere  non  debet,  quia  dicunt 
"  quod  praedictus  Johannes,  versus 
"  quem  praedicta  Johanna  recupera- 
"  vit,  &c.,  die  impetrationis  brevis 
"  sui,  non  fuit  tenens  de  tenementis 
"  praedictis.  Et  hoc  parati  sunt 
"  verificare,  et  petunt  judicium, 
"  &c." 

5  25,184,  acouplee. 

^  vers  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

f  Harl.,  igise. 

8  25,184,  vous  volez. 

3  After  the  plea  Joan  replied 
"  quod  praedictus  Johannes,  die 
"  impetrationis  brevis  sui,  scilicet. 


380  MICHAELMAS   TERM 

Nos.  89,  90. 

A.D.  1343.  this  matter,  whether  he  should  have  an  averment  in 
general  terms  by  saying  that  the  person  against  whom 
the  writ  was  brought  was  not  seised,  without  showing 
that  another  person  was  seised,  any  more  in  this  case 
than  in  a  case  relating  to  execution  upon  a  fine. — But 
exception  was  not  taken  on  this  ground  in  this  case. 

Recordari  (89.)  §  Recovdari  was  sued  out  of  Ancient  Demesne, 
loquelam.]  0^^^  of  Queen  Philippa's  Court  of  the  High  Peak,  and 
the  cause  was  that  the  tenant  claimed  to  hold  the 
tenements  at  common  law,  and  said  that  he  and  his 
ancestors  had  from  all  time  held  them  at  common  law, 
and  not  as  parcel  of  the  manor  aforesaid. — Grene. 
There  is  no  manor  named  in  the  writ,  but  the  words 
are  ""Accedas  ad  Curiam  PhilippcE,  dec,  de  Alto  Pecco,'' 
and  it  does  not  mention  any  manor  ;  and  in  the  clause 
relating  to  the  cause  of  removal  the  writ  says  '^manerii 
prcedicti,''  whereas  no  manor  is  previously  named ; 
judgment  of  the  writ. — Hillary.  There  is  a  manor  of 
High  Peak ;  answer. — Grene.  Will  he  maintain  his 
cause  ? — Shaeshulle.  There  is  no  need  for  him  to  do 
so  until  it  be  traversed. — Grene.  Since  it  is  not  denied 
that  the  manor  is  Ancient  Demesne,  it  shall  not  be 
averred  that  the  parcel  is  of  any  other  condition  except 
for  a  special  cause. — Shaeshulle.  Shall  he  mention 
any  other  cause  than  that  which  his  writ  purports  ? — 
as  meaning  to  say  that  he  shall  not. — Grene.  The 
tenements  are  Ancient  Demesne,  and  have  always  been 
so,  and  not  frank  fee  ;  ready,  &c. — And  the  other  side 
said  the  contrary. — Queer e. 

Quid  juris       (90.)   §  Note    that    on    a    Quid   juris    clamat,   which 

clamat : 

Protection 

allowed. 


I 


XVII.    EDWARD   III.  381 


Nos.  89,  90. 


— QucEre   dc    ista    materia    sil    avereit   plus   laverement  A.D.  1343. 
generalment,   en   ceo   cas,    a    dire    qe   cely   vers   qi   le 
bref  fut  porte  ne  fut   pas  seisi,   sanz  moustrer  qautre 
fut   seisi   qen   cas   dexecucion   hors    de   fyn. — Mes   ceo 
nest   pas^   chalange   ycy.^ 

(89.)  ^  §  Recordari  fut  suy  hors  Dauncien  Demene,  Reconiari. 
hors  de  la  Court  la  Eeigne  Philippe^  del  Haut 
Pecce,  et  la  cause  fut  pur  ceo  qe  le  tenant  clama 
tener  les  tenementz  a  la  comune  ley,  et  luy^  et  ses 
auncestres  de  tut  temps  lavoient  tenue  a  la  comune 
ley,  et  non  pas  parcelle  du  maner  avantdit. — Grene. 
II  ny  ad  nul  maner  nome  el  bref,  mes  Accedas  ad 
Curiam  Philipj^xre,  ((!'c.,  de  Alto  Pecco,  et  ne  parle  de 
nul  maner ;  et  en  la  clause  de  la  cause  le  bref  dit 
manerii  iwcedicti,  ou  nul  maner  est  avant  nome ; 
jugement  du  bref. — Hill.  Cest  un  maner  de  Haut 
Pecce ;  responez. — Grene,  Voet  il  meintener  sa  cause. 
— ScHAR.  II  ne  bosoigne  pas^  tanqe  ceo  soit  traverse. 
— Grene.  Quant  le  maner  nest  pas  dedit  estre 
Auncien  Demene,  la  parcelle  ne  serra  pas  avere 
dautre  condicion  forsqe  par  esj)ecial  cause. — Schar. 
Dirra  il  autre  cause  qe  son  bref  voet  ^  ?  quasi  diceret 
non. — Grene.  Les  tenementz  sount  Auncien  Demene^ 
et  tut  temps  ount  este,  et  noun  pas  fraunk  fee ; 
prest,    &c. — Et   alii   e   contra. — Qncere. 

(90.)  '^  §  Nota  qen  un  Quid  juris   clamat,  qe  Schard.  QM<^  juris 

clamat^ : 
"  Proteccion 

part.     This  case   (No.  89)  is  from  allowe.^ 
Harl.,  and  25,184.  [Fitz., 

4  Harl.,  Phelip.  ^''^^^^;  , 

<^  ine   words    et    iuy    are    irom 


"  vicesimo  octavo  die  Novembris 
"  anno  regni  domini  Regis  nunc 
'*  primo,  fuit  tenens  de  praedictis 
"  tenementis  ut  de  libero  tene- 
"  mento,"  &c. 
Issue  was  joined  upon  this,  and 


Harl.  alone. 

^  Harl.,  ne  voet. 


the  Venire  awarded.  \       7  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 

1  pas  is  from  Harl.  alone.  ,       ^  The  words    Quid  juris   clamat 

2  ycy  is  omitted  from  Harl.  |   are  omitted  from  Harl. 

3  The  report  numbered  88  in  the  ^  The   words    Proteccion    allowe 
old  editions  has  been  transferred  to       are  from  Harl.  alone. 

the  end  of  No.  43,  of  which  it  is  a 


382  MICHAELMAS  ter:m 


No.  91. 


A.D.  1343.  Shaedelowe  sued,  a  Protection  was  produced  for  the 
defendant  and  allowed,  notwithstanding  that  this  was 
contrary  to  the  opinion  of  Shardelowe  himself,  be- 
cause he  said  that  a  Quid  juris  clamat  is  not  a  plea. — 
But  see  the  like  above,  in  Michaelmas  Term  in  the 
14th  year.^ 

Note.  (91 )    g    ^  PrcBcipe  was   brought    in    respect    of    two 

messuages,  two  tofts,  and  six  acres  of  land. — Pultenei/, 
That  which  he  demands  by  the  description  of  such  a 
quantity  is  only  one  messuage  and  four  acres  of  land, 
in  respect  of  which  we  vouch  A.  to  warrant,  &c. — W. 
Thorpe.  Although  he  says  there  are  only  one  mes- 
suage and  four  acres  of  land,  &c.,  we  tell  you  that 
there  is  more,  that  is  to  say,  two  messuages,  two  tofts, 
and  six  acres  of  land,  as  our  demand  is,  and  as  to 
this  he  does  not  answer,  and  therefore  we  demand 
judgment,  and  pray  seisin. — Pole.  We  have  taken  upon 
us  the  tenancy  of  your  demand,  and  have  fully  vouched 
in  respect  of  it,  be  it  more  or  less,  so  that  what  you 
say  as  to  a  greater  quantity  can  never  fall  into  dis- 
cussion between  us  ;  but  when  the  vouchee  comes,  if 
he  can  escape  from  the  warranty  in  respect  of  a  part, 
you  can  then  take  your  advantages,  and  not  before. — 
W.  Thorpe.  And,  if  my  demand  be  in  rei  veritaie  for 
more  than  you  say,  is  that  any  reason,  if  you  vouch 
as  to  part,  and  as  to  part  do  not,  why  by  such  feign- 
ing of  words  I  should  be  put  to  delay  ?  And  there  is 
a  possibility  that  the  vouchee  may  be  in  agreement 
with  you,  and  will  not  discharge  himself  of  any  parcel. 
— R.  Thorpe.     Is  it  not  possible   that   I  am  enfeoffed, 

1  Y.B..  M.  14  Edv.-.  III.,  No.  5. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


383 


No.  91. 

suyst,    Proteccion    fut    mys    avant    pur   le   defendant,^  A.D.  1343. 
et   allowe,    non   obstante    qe    ceo    fut   countre   loppinion 
ScHARD.   mesme,    qar   il    dit    qe   ceo   nest   pas   plee. — 
Sed  vide  simile  supra  MicJiaelis  xiiij. 

(91.)  ^  §  Prcecipe  *  fut  porte  de  ij  mies,^  ij  toftes,  Nota.^ 
vj  acres  de  terre. — Pidt.  Ceo  qil  demande  par  tiel  coimter- 
quantite  nest  qune  mies^  et  iiij  acres  de  terre,  et^j^^'j 
de  ceo  vouchoms  a  garraunt  A.,  &c. — W.  Thorpe.  69.] 
Coment  qil  dit  qil  ny  ad  qune  mies^  et  iiij  acres 
de  terre, ^  &c.,  nous  vous  dioms  qil  y  ad  plus,  saver 
ij  "^  mies,  deux  toftes,  vj  ^  acres  de  terre,  come  nostre^ 
demande  est,  de  quei  il  ne  respound  pas,  [par  quei 
nous  demandoms  jugement],^^  et  prioms  seisine. — 
Pole.  Nous  avoms  enpris  tenance  de  vostre  de- 
mande, et  pleinement  de  ceo  avoms  vouche,  soit  il 
plus  ou  meins,  issi  qe  ceo  qe  vous  parletz  de  plus 
graunt  quantite  ne  put  jammes  entre  nous^^  chere 
en  debat ;  mes  quant  le  vouche  vendra,  sil  put 
estourtre  de  parcelle  de  la  garrauntie,  donqes  poietz 
prendre  vos  avantages,  et  devant  nient. —  [TF.]  Thorpe. 
Et,  si  ma  demande  soit  in  ^^  rei  veritate  de  ^^  plus 
qe  vous  ne  ditez,  est  ceo  resoun,  si  vous  vouchez 
de  partie,  et  de  partie  noun,^^  qe  par  tiel  feindre 
des  paroles  jeo  serray  mys  a  delay  ?  Et  si  est  ceo 
possibelite  qe  le  vouche  serra  de  vostre  assent,  et 
ne  se^^  voet  pas  descharger  de  nulle  parcelle. —  [ii.] 
Thorpe.     Ne   poet   il   estre   qe    jeo   su^*"   feffe,    par   un 


1  25,184,  demandant. 

2  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 

3  This  is  the  marginal  note  in 
Harl.  In  25,184,  it  is  Prcecipe 
quod  reddat,  but  not  in  a  contem- 
porary hand. 

4  25,184,  Bref. 

5  25,184,  mes. 

6  The  words  de  terre  are  omitted 
from  Harl. 

'  25,184,  et  un,  instead  of  saver  ij. 


8  ij  in  both  MSS. 

9  25,184,  le. 

10  The   words  between    brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 

11  nous  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

12  Harl.,  de. 

13  de  is  from  Harl.  alone. 
1*  Harl.,  nient. 

15  25,!!  84,  de,  instead  of  ne  se. 

16  25,184,  feu. 


384  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  92. 


A.D.  1343.  by  the  description  of  one  messuage  and  four  acres  of 
land,  of  that  which  voii  demand  as  being  more  ?  And 
supjDOse  that  issue  is  taken  between  us  as  to  the 
residue,  and  my  voucher  stands  in  respect  of  that  in 
respect  of  which  I  have  vouched,  and  the  finding  is 
for  me,  what  will  happen  from  that  issue  ?  It  will 
be  to  no  purpose  so  far  as  I  am  concerned,  because 
my  voucher  was  pre\T.ously  good  as  to  the  entirety. — 
Pulteneij,  ad  idem.  If  the  case  be  such  as  W.  Thorpe 
puts,  he  will  have  a  good  counterplea,  even  though 
on  our  part  we  abridge  the  demand,  because  as  to 
parcel  he  can  counterplead  the  voucher,  as  by  saymg, 
as  to  one  messuage,  two  tofts,  and  two  acres  of  land, 
&c.,  that  the  vouchee,  &c.,  never  had  anything. — W. 
Thorpe.  That  counterplea  could  not  be  made  to  accord 
with  the  manner  of  your  voucher. — And  afterwards 
W.  Thorpe  made  such  a  counterplea  as  that  which 
Pulteney  gave. — Hillary.  That  is  not  binding  in  any 
wav,  because  he  has  vouched  as  to  the  entirety  of 
your  demand,  and  that  voucher  you  do  not  counter- 
plead.— Afterwards  W.  Thorpe  said  gratis,  as  to  the 
whole  of  the  demand,  that  the  vouchee,  &c.,  never  had 
anything. — And  with  regard  to  this  matter  the  point  was 
touched  that,  when  any  one  demands  a  greater  number 
of  acres  and  the  tenant  answers  in  respect  of  a  less 
number,  and  pleads  a  release  in  bar,  the  demandant 
will  not  have  an  averment  that  his  demand  is  of  the 
greater  number,  but  will  plead  to  the  release,  and  as 
to  the  rest  will  say  that  it  is  not  included. — Queer e  as 
to  this  matter. 

Waste.  (92.)   §  Waste    against    a    woman    and    her  husband, 

supposing  that  they  hold  for  the  life  of  the  woman  by 
purchase  made  to  her  and  her  lii'st  husband,  and  the 
heirs  of  the  first  husband,  whose   heir  the  plaintiff  is. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


385 


No.  92. 

mies  et  ^  iiij  acres  de  terre,  de  ^  ceo  qe  vous  de-  ^■^- 1^^^- 
mandez  ^  come  plus  ?  Et  jeo  pose  qe  issue  se  prent 
entre  nous  del  remenant,  et  moun  voucher  estut* 
de  ceo  dount^  jay  vouche,  et  trove  fut  pur  moy, 
quel  avendreit  de  eel  issue  ?  A  nul  purpos  pur  moy, 
qar  devant  mon  voucher  fut  bon  del  entier. — Pult., 
ad  idem.  Si  le  cas  soit  tiel  come  W,  Thorpe  met,^ 
il  avera  bon  countreplee,  tut  abreggeoms  nous  de 
nostre  part  la  demande,  qar  de'^  parcelle  il  put 
countrepleder  le  voucher,  come  a  dire  dun  mies, 
deux  toftes,  deux  acres  ^  de  terre,  &c.,  le  vouche, 
&c.,  navoit  unqes  rien. — W.  Thorpe.  Ceo  countreplee 
ne  se  purreit  pas  acorder  a  la  manere  de  vostre 
voucher. — Et^  puis  W.  Thorpe  dona  tiel^°  countre- 
plee come  Pult.  dona. — Hill.  Ceo  ne  lia^^  nient, 
qar  il  ad  vouche  entierement  de^"^  vostre  demande, 
quel  vous  countrepledez  pas. — Puis  W.  Thorpe  dit 
gratis  qe  quant  a  tut  le  vouche,  &c.,  navoit  unqes 
rien. — Et  en^^  ceste  matere^*  fut  touche  qe  quant 
homme  demande  par  plus,  et  le  tenant  par  meins 
de  nombre  des  acres  respount,^^  &c.,  et^^  plede  par 
relees  en  barre  qe  le  demandant  navera  pas  avere- 
ment  qe  sa  demande  est  de^  plus,  mes  pledra  al  re- 
lees, et  al  remenant  dirra  qe  nient  compris. — Qucerc 
de    ista   materia. 

(92.)  ^"^   §  Wast    vers    une    femme    et    son    baroun,  ^^st. 
supposant   qils   tenent   a   la    vie    la    femme    par   pur-  confirma- 
chace   fait   a   luy  et   son   primer   baroun,   et   les   heirs  ^Jf "'  ^  5 
le    primer    baroun,    qi    heir    le    pleintif    est. — Grene.  109"]' 


1  et  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

2  de  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

3  Harl.,  maundetz. 
*  25,184,  esteint. 

5  Harl.,  qe. 

6  Harl.,  mette. 

'  de  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

s  Harl.,  carues. 

9  Et  is  omitted  from  Harl. 


10  25,184,  eel. 

11  Harl.,  nest,  instead  of  ne  lia. 

12  25,184,  en. 

13  en  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

14  25,184,  manere. 

15  respount  is  from  Harl.  alone. 
i<5  et  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

17  From  Harl.,  and  25,184. 


18141 


2  B 


386  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.   93. 


A.D.  1343 Grenc.      Heretofore    this    same     person    brought    a 

Formedon  against  us,  supposing  the  gift  to  have  been 
made  to  his  ancestor,  as  whose  heir  he  now  claims, 
and  the  heirs  of  his  body,  &c. ;  judgment  of  this  writ 
which  supposes  that  the  ancestor  had  a  fee  simple. — 
But  he  did  not  dare  to  abide  judgment  on  this  point, 
but  said  that  the  jilaintiff  by  deed,  of  which  he  made 
profert,  had  confirmed  the  estate  of  the  husband  and 
his  wife  against  whom,  &;c.,  for  the  life  of  the  wife  ; 
judgment  of  this  writ  which  supposes  that  the  husband 
has  nothing  but  by  reason  of  the  coverture. — Shars- 
HULLE.  This  deed  does  not  prove  that  he  has  any 
other  estate  than  by  the  coverture. — Grene.  Suppose 
the  confirmation  were  to  the  efiect  that  the  husband 
should  hold  for  his  own  life,  how  would  the  writ  be 
then  ? — Sharshulle.  Then  it  would  be  supposed  in 
the  writ  that  the  husband  and  his  wife  hold  for  their 
two  lives. — Grene.  And  yet  in  such  a  case,  during 
the  wife's  life,  the  husband  would  have  only  an  estate 
by  coverture,  because  the  freehold  which  is  in  the 
woman  would  not  be  changed,  so  that  the  husband 
would  have  only  an  expectation  of  a  freehold  after  the 
death  of  his  wife  ;  and,  if  the  writ  would  be  altered 
in  form  on  such  a  matter,  for  the  same  reason  it 
should  be  in  this  case,  because  the  husband  has  now 
a  tenancy  different  from  that  which  he  had  before  the 
confirmation,  that  is  to  say,  in  his  own  right. — Shar- 
DELOWE.  We  do  not  see  that  he  could  have  any  other 
writ  in  this  case,  and,  therefore,  answer. 

Formedon.      (93.)  §  William  de  Notton  and  Isabel  his  wife  brought 
a  Formedon  in   the   Descender   against  one  W.,^  upon 

1  As  to  the  name  see  p.  387,  note  9. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


387 


No.  93. 

Autrefoitz  porta  mesme  cestuy  ^  Formedoun  vers  nous,  ^•^- 1^43. 
su23posaunt  le  doun  estre  fait  a  son  auncestre,  come 
qi  heir  il  cleyme  a  ore,  et  les  heirs  de  soun  corps, 
&c. ;  jugement  de  ceo  href  qe  suppose  ceo  qil  avoit 
fee  simple. — Mes  sur  ceo  il  nosa  pas  demurer,  mes 
dit  qe  le  pleintif,  par  fait,  quel  il  met  ^  avant,  avoit 
conferme  lestat  le  baroun  et  sa^  femme  vers  queux, 
&c.,  a  la  vie  la  femme ;  jugement  de  ceo  href  qe 
suppose  qe  le  baroun  nad  qe  coverture. — Schar.  Ceo 
fait  ne  proeve  pas  qil  ad  autre  estat  qe  coverture. 
— Grene.  Jeo  pose  qe  le  confermement  fut  qe  le 
baroun  tendreit  a  sa  vie  demene,  coment  serreit  le 
bref  ? — Schar.  Donqes  serreit  le  bref  supposaunt  qe 
le  baroun  et  sa  femme  tenent  a  lour  ij  ^  vies. — 
Grene.  Et  unqore  en  tiel  cas,  vivant  la  femme,  le^ 
baroun  navereit  forsqe  coverture,  qar  le  fraunktene- 
ment  ne  serra  pas  chaunge  en  la  femme,  issi  qe 
le  baroun  navereit  forsqe  biaunce^  dun  fraunktene- 
ment  apres  la  mort  sa  femme;  et  si  le  bref  serreit 
chaunge  en  fourme  sur  eel  matere  par  mesme  la 
resoun  en  ceo  cas,  qar  le  baroun  ad  ore  autre  ten- 
ance  qil  navoit  devant  le  confermement,  saver,  en 
son  dreit  demene. — Schard.  Nous  ne  veioms^  pas 
qil  avereit  autre  bref  en  le  cas,  et  pur  ceo  responez. 

(93.)  ^  §  W.  Nottone  et  Isabele  sa  femme  porterent  Forme- 
Formedoun   en   descendre   vers   un  W.,   par   qi   defaut 


1  Haii.,  cely. 

2  Haii.,  mette. 

3  HarL,  la. 

^  ij  is  from  Harl.  alone. 

s  In  25,184,  there  are  substituted 
for  the  words  vivant  la  femme  le, 
the  words  la  femme  vivant  son. 

6  25,184,  biaunt. 

■^  Harl.,  lestat  le  baroun,  instead 
of  le  bref. 

s  25,184,  veioms  bien. 
-   9  From   Harl.,   and  25,184,   but 
corrected  by  the  record,  Placita  de 


Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw.  HI.,  R°  620 
d.  It  there  appears  that  the  action 
was  brought  by  William  de  Notion 
and  Isabel  his  wife  against  William 
de  Haliburne,  clerk,  in  respect  of 
one  messuage  in  Southwark,  which 
William  de  Whittokesforde  gave 
to  Adam  de  la  Rose  and  Cecilia  his 
wife  in  special  tail,  and  which 
after  their  death  ought  to  descend 
to  their  daughter  the  demandant 
Isabel. 


388  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  93. 


A.D.  1343.  ^hose  default  one  J./  by  whose  lease  W.,^  the  tenant, 
held  for  term  of  life,  was  admitted  to  defend  his  right, 
and  vouched  W./  through  whose  default  he  was  ad- 
mitted, to  warrant. — Grene.  He  shall  not  be  admitted 
to  vouch,  and  to  make  a  party  for  the  purpose  of 
saving  the  freehold,  the  person  who  has  lost  it  by  his 
own  default. — This  exception  was  not  allowed,  but  the 
tenant  was  thereupon  put  to  show  a  cause  for  his  voucher. 
— Gaynesford.  W.^  was  seised,  and  enfeoffed  A.,^  to  hold 
to  him  and  his  heirs  and  assigns,  and  bound,  &c., 
which  A.  enfeoffed  us,  &c.,  and  so  we,  as  assignee  of 
A.,  vouch  him. — Pulteney.  He  vouches  as  assignee,  and 
as  to  that  he  shows  nothing. — Gaynesford.  There  is 
no  need  that  we  should  show  anything  to  you. — 
Sharshulle.  Then  you  have  nothing. — Gaynesford 
made  profert  of  the  two  deeds,  and  the  demandant 
had  law  on  his  side  that  he  might  see  with  certainty 
w^hether  the  other  was  assignee. 

1  As  to  the  names  see  p.  389,    j        ^  ^g   to   the  names  see  p.  389, 
note  2.  note  4. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


389 


No.  93. 

un  J.,  de  qi  lees  W./  tenant,  tient  a  terme  de  vie,  ^•^'  i^^^- 
fut  resceu  a  defendre  son  dreit,  et  voucha  W.  a 
garraunt  par  qi  defaut  il  fut  resceu.^ — Grene.  De 
voucher  celuy,  et  luy  faire  partie  a  sauver  le  frank- 
tenement,  qe  par  sa  defaut  lad  perdu,  il  ne  serra 
resceu. — Non  allocatur,  par  quei  il  fut  mys  de 
moustrer  cause  de  son  voucher.^ — Gayn.  W.  fut  seisi, 
et  feffa  A.  a  luy  et  ses  heirs  et  ses  assignes,  et 
obligea,  &c.,  quel  A.  nous  feffa,  &c.,  issi  nous,  come 
assigne  A.,  le  vouchoms. — Pidt,  II  vouche  come 
assigne,  et  de  ceo  ne  moustre  rien. — Gaijn.  II  ne 
bosoigne  pas  a  vous. — Schar.  Donqes  navez  rien. — 
Gayn.  mist  avant  les  deux  faits,  et  le  demandant 
avoit   ley   pur  veer  moun    sil   fut   assigne.^ 


1  HarL,  le. 

2  After  the  tenant's  default, 
according  to  the  roll,  "  venit 
"  quidam  Henricus  Sterre,  et  dicit 
"  quod  praedictus  VVillelmus  de 
"  Haliburne  tenet  prasdictum 
"  mesuagium  ad  terminum  vitse 
"  suas  ex  dimissione  ipsius  Henrici, 
"  et  petit  quod  ipse  per  defaltam 
"  prsedicti  Willelmi  admittatur  ad 
"  defensionem  juris  sui,  &c.  Et 
"  admittitur,  &c.  Et  idem  Henri- 
"  cus  vocat  inde  ad  warantum 
"  Willelmum  Baiou  de  Haliburne 
"  personam  ecclesise  Sancti  Georgii 
"  de  Suthwerke,"  &c. 

3  The  counterplea,  according  to 
the  roll,  was  "  quod  praedictus 
"  Willelmus  Baiou,  quem  prasdictus 
"  Henricus  vocat,  &c.,  est  eadem 
"  persona  versus  quem  ipse  tulit 
"  istud  breve,  et  qui  modo  fecit 
"  defaltam,  per  quod  ad  vocare 
"  ipsum,  (fee,  nisi  causam  ostendat, 
"  admitti  non  debet,"  &c. 

4  The  entries  on  the  roll  after 
the  counterplea  are  : — 

"  Et  Henricus   dicit  quod  pree- 


"  dictus  Willelmus  Baiou,  quem, 
"  (fee,  per  nomen  Willelmi  Baiou 
"  personaB  ecclesias  Sancti  Georgii 
"  de  Suthwerke,  per  chartam  suam 
"  feoffavit  de  mesuagio  illo  quan- 
"  dam  Isabellam  quae  fuit  uxor 
"  Thomas  Servat  civis  Londonien- 
"  sis,  tenendo  sibi  et  heredibus 
"  suis,  et  obligavit  se  et  heredes 
"  suos  ad  warantizandum  sibi  et 
"  assignatis  suis.  Et  profert  hie 
"  praedictam  chartam  quae  hoc 
"  testatur,  (fee.  Quasquidem  Isabella 
"  postmodum  per  chartam  suam 
"  dedit  et  concessit  mesuagium 
"  illud  ipsi  Henrico  et  heredibus 
"  suis,  (fee.  Et  profert  hie  prae- 
"  dictam  chartam  quae  hoc  testatur. 
"  Unde  ipse  Henricus,  ut  assigna- 
"  tus  praefatae  Isabellae,  vocat  ad 
"  warantum  prsedictum  Willelmum 
"  Baiou,  (fee.  Habeat  eum  hie  a 
"  die  Paschse  in  quinque  septi- 
"  manas  per  auxilium  Curiae." 

The  reports  of  the  year  end  at 
this  point  in  both  the  MSS.,  and  in 
HarL  there  are  the  words  "  Explicit 
Septimus  Decimus." 


390  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


Nos.  97,  98. 


A.D.  1343.  (97.)  §  Two  persons  brought  a  writ  of  Detinue  of  a 
Detinue,  writing  against  one  A.,  and  both  counted  against  him 
that  the  writing  was  dehvered  as  to  an  impartial  hand 
on  certain  conditions,  &c.  A.  came  and  fully  admitted 
that  the  writing  had  been  delivered  to  him  on  the 
conditions  alleged,  but  said  that  he  did  not  know 
whether  the  conditions  had  been  performed  or  not,  and 
that  he  was  ready  to  deliver  the  writing  to  whomso- 
ever the  Court  should  adjudge.  And  because  at  the 
time  one  of  those  who  were  parties  to  the  conditions 
did  not  appear  in  his  own  person,  and  the  conditions 
could  not  be  pleaded  imless  both  parties  appeared  in 
their  own  persons,  a  writ  therefore  issued  to  warn  the 
one  who  did  not  appear  returnable  now.  And  now  the 
garnishment  was  testified,  and  he  did  not  appear  in  his 
own  person.  And  the  other  appeared  in  his  own  person, 
and  prayed  that  the  writing  might  be  delivered  to 
him.  And  so  it  was  by  judgment  of  the  Court. — See 
as  to  this  Michaelmas  Term  in  the  9th  year,  and  a 
contrary  decision  in  Michaelmas  Term  in  the  second 
year,  when  they  awarded  a  Venire  facias  to  cause  the 
other  to  come  in  his  own  person  on  another  day. 

Wardship.  (98.)  §  A  writ  of  Wardship  was  brought  against 
Gerard  de  Br  ay  broke,  and  against  one  A.  The  Grand 
Distress  was  returned  against  G.,  and  served.  A. 
appeared ;  G.  did  not. — Richemiuide  counted  against  A. 
that  this  same  A.,  together  with  G.  who  did  not  appear, 
Szc,  tortiously  deforced  him  from  the  wardship. — R. 
Thorpe.  You  supj^ose  by  your  writ  that  A.  and  G.  are 
deforcers  in  common  in  respect  of  this  wardship, 
wherefore  one  shall  not  answer  without  the  other. — 
Richemunde.  Since  A.  is  in  Court,  and  has  heard  our 
count,  and  does  not  den}'  the  words  of  it,  we  demand 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


391 


Nos.  97,  98. 

(97.)  ^  §  Deux  porterent  brief e  de  Detenue  descript  ^■^-  i^^s. 
vers  un  A.,  et  lun  et  lautre  counterent  vers  luy  qe  l^^tenue. 
lescript  fut  bailie  en  owel  mayn  sur  certeine  con- 
dicion,  &c.  A.  vient  et  conust  bien  qe  lescript  fut 
livere  sur  mesmes  les  condicions,  mes  le  quel  les  con- 
dicions  furent  parfournis  ou  nemy  il  ne  savoit,  et  prest 
fut  a  liverer  lescript  a  qi  la  Court  agardereit.  Et  pur 
ceo  qe  adonqes  un  de  eux  qe  fut  partie  a  les  condicions 
ne  fut  pas  la  en  propre  persone,  et  les  condicions  ne 
poient  estre  pledes  si  ambedeux  parties  ne  fuissent  en 
propre  persone,  par  quei^  bref  issit  de  garnir  cesty 
qe  ne  vient  mye  retournable  a  ore.  Et  ore  fut  le 
garnissement  tesmoigne,  et  il  ne  vient  pas  en  propre 
persone.  Et  lautre  vient  en  propre  persone,  et  pria 
qe  lescript  luy  fut  livere.  Et  fut  par  agarde  de 
Court. — Vide  de  hoc  Alichaelis  ix,  et  contrarium 
Michaelis  secundo,  ou  ils  agarderent  un  Venire  facias 
de  faire  vener  lautre  en  propre  persone  a  un  autre 
jour. 

(98.)  ^  §  Un  brief e  de  Garde  fut  porte  vers  Gerard  Garde, 
de  Braybroke,  et  vers  un  A.  La  graunt  Distresse 
fut  retourne  vers  G.,  et  servi.  A.  vient;  G.  ne  vient 
pas. — Richem.  counta  vers  A.  qe  mesme  cesty  A., 
ove  G.  qe  ne  vient  pas,  &c.,  a  tort  luy  deforce  la 
garde. — R.  Thorpe.  Vous  supposez  par  vostre  bref 
qe  A.  et  G.  sount  deforceours  de  ceste  garde  en 
comune,  par  quel  lun  ne  respoundra  pas  sanz  lautre. 
— Richem.  Depuis  qe  A.  est  en  Court,  et  ad  oy 
nostre    count,    et    ne    defend    mye    les   paroles,   nous 


1  No.  94  of  the  old  editions  is  a 
second  report  of  No.  6,  No.  95  a 
second  report  of  No.  5,  and  No. 
96  a  second  report  of  No.  9.  They 
are  printed  at  the  end  of  the  first 
reports  of  the  cases  to  which  they 
respectively  relate  at  pages  25,  15, 
and  49. 


No  MS.  of  No.  97  has  been  found, 
and  there  is  no  reference  to  it  in 
Fitzherbert's  Abridgment. 

2  par  quei  is  omitted  from  the 
edition  of  1679. 

3  No  MS.  of  this  report  has  been 
found,  and  there  is  no  reference  to 
it  in  Fitzherbert's  Abridgvient. 


392  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   98. 


A.D.  1343.  jnclginent. — Shaeshulle.     Your  writ  is  a  Prcecipc  quod 
rcddat,  wherefore  one  cannot  answer  without  the  other; 
but  if  it  were  in  a  writ  of  Ejectment  from  Wardshii^, 
or  Ea^dshment  of  Ward,  which  are  in  their  nature  like 
a  writ  of  Trespass,  then  one  could  answer  without  the 
other. — R.     Thorpe.      Then     we      pray     Proclamation 
a2:ainst  Gerard. — Richemunde.     You  cannot  award  Pro- 
clamation  in  this  case,  since  the   two   are  deforcers  in 
common,    and   one    appeared. — Hillaey  and   the   other 
Justices    were    minded     to     award    the    Proclamation 
against  Gerard,    and   the}'  looked   at   the   process,   and 
found  that  in   the   County  in  which    the   original  writ 
was  brought  the  Sheriff  had  testified  that  Gerard  had 
nothing,  and  upon  that  the  plaintiff  had  testified  that 
he  had  assets  in  another  County  in  which  the  Distress 
upon    Gerard    was    now    returned. — Sharshulle.     The 
Statute  ^  which  gives  Proclamation   does  not  give  pro- 
cess in  any  other    County  than   that  County  in  which 
the   original  writ   was   brought ;    and   you   have   taken 
your  suit  in  another  Count}',  and  so  the  process  is  at 
the    common    law ;    wherefore    you    cannot    now   have 
Proclamation. — R.  Thorpe.     Sir,    the    Statute  does  not 
say  anything  more  than  that,  if  the  deforcer  does  not 
appear  on  the  Grand  Distress,  Proclamation  shall  then 
issue  against  him,  so  the  Statute  does  not  speak  more 
in    one    County    than    in    another ;    wherefore,    &c. — 
Shardelowe.      The    Statute   does   not   give   process   in 
any    other    County    than    that    in   which    the   writ    is 
brought,    &c. — Hillary,    ad    idem.      If    on    a    writ    of 
Trespass    the    Sheriff    return    that    the    defendant  has 
nothing,  and  the  plaintiff'  testify  that  he  has  assets  in 
another  County,  and  on  that  testification  have  a  writ, 
(tc,  even  though  the    Sheriff'  of   the  other  County  re- 
turn that  the  defendant  has  nothing,  the  plaintiff  shall 
never    have    an    Exigent    in    that    County,    but   must 
always  sue  a  Capias,    and    that  was   the   result   of  his 

1  52  Hen.  III.  (Marlb.),  c.  7. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  393 


No.  98. 


demandoms  jugement. — Schar.  Vostre  briefe  est  un  Prce-  ^•^- 1343. 
cipe  quod  reddat,  par  quei  lun  ne  puit  mye  respoundre 
saunz  lautre  ;  mes  si  ceo  soit  en  briefe  Dengettement 
de  Garde,  ou  Ravissement,  &c.,  qe  sount  en  lour 
nature  auxi  come  briefe  de  Trespas,  la  purra  lun 
respoundre  saunz  lautre. — R.  Thorpe.  Donqes  prioms 
nous  la  Proclamacion  vers  Gerard. — Richem.  Yous 
ne  poiez  mye  agarder  la  Proclamacion  en  ceo  cas, 
depuis  qe  les  deux  sount  deforceours  en  comune,  et 
lun  vient. — Hill,  et  les  autres  Justices  furent  en 
oppinion  daver  agarde  la  Proclamacion  vers  Gerard, 
et  ils  regarderent  le  proces,  et  troverent  qen  eel 
Counte  ou  original  fut  porte  le  Vicounte  avoit  tes- 
moigne  qe  Gerard  navoit  riens,  et  sur  ceo  le  pleintif 
avoit  tesmoigne  qil  avoit  assetz  en  autre  Counte,  en 
le  quel  la  Distresse  fut  ore  retourne  sur  Gerard. — 
Schar.  Lestatut  qe  doune  Proclamacion  doune  nul 
proces  en  autre  Counte  qen  eel  Counte  ou  loriginal 
fut  porte;  et  vous  avez  pris  vostre  suyte  en  autre 
Counte,  issint  proces  a  la  comune  ley ;  par  quei 
vous  ne  poiez  pas  Proclamacion  aver  a  ore. — R. 
Thorpe.  Sire,  lestatut  ne  parle  autre  rienz  mes  si 
le  deforceour  ne  vient  pas  a  la  graunt  Distresse 
qadonqes  la  Proclamacion  issera  devers  luy,  issint 
lestatut  parle  nient  plus  en  un  Counte  qen  autre ; 
par  quei,  &c. — ^Schard.  Lestatut  ne  doune  le  proces 
en  nul  autre  Counte  forsqe  la  ou  le  bref  est  porte, 
&c. — Hill.,  ad  idem.  Si  en  briefe  de  Trespas  le 
Vicounte  retourne  qe  le  defendant  nad  rienz,  et  le 
pleintif  tesmoigne  qil  ad  assetz  en  autre  Counte,  et 
sur  le  tesmoigne  eit  briefe,  &c.,  mesqe  le  Vicounte 
del  autre  Counte  retourne  qe  le  defendant  nad  riens, 
le  pleintif  navera  jammes  en  eel  Counte  Lexigende, 
einz  covient  tout  temps  de  suyre  le  Capias,  et  ceo  fist 


394  MICHAELMAS    TERM 

No.  99. 

A.D.  1343.  testification ;  so  also  in  this  case ;  wherefore,  since  you 
have  commenced  your  suit  at  common  law,  so  you 
must  prosecute  it. — And  so  he  did,  by  judgment. 

Quare^  (99.)   §  In  a  Quare  impedit  brought   against   one  A., 

wipe  I .  ^^^^  Alice  daughter  of  John  G.,  A.  was  essoined  on  the 
Summons,  and  afterwards  made  default  until  the  Grand 
Distress;  and  on  the  Grand  Distress  A.  appeared,  and 
the  plaintiff  was  essoined,  and  had  a  day  over,  on 
which  day  A.  was  essoined,  and  the  plaintiff  appeared, 
and  had  a  day  over,  and  on  that  day  A.  appeared,  and 
said  that  she  had  not  disturbed,  &c. ;  whereupon  the 
plaintiff,  because  A.  did  not  claim  anything  in  the 
advowson,  &c.,  prayed  a  writ  to  the  Bishop,  and  had 
it.  And  as  to  her  damages,  because  A.  had  taken  her 
delays,  as  above,  she  said  that  A.  should  not  be  ad- 
mitted to  deny  the  disturbing,  and  prayed  her  damages. 
— Denrorthi/.  We  have  denied  the  disturbing,  and  are 
ready  to  aver  that  we  did  not  disturb,  &c. ;  wherefore 
will  you  accept  the  averment  ? — Eichemunde.  You  have 
made  yourself  a  disturber  by  the  delays  which  you 
have  taken. — Hillary.  There  cannot  be  said  to  be  a 
disturbing  unless  it  be  before  the  purchase  of  the  writ. 
— Thorpe.  In  an  Assise  of  Novel  Disseisin,  and  in  a 
Quare  impedit,  one  can  make  himself  a  disseisor,  or  a 
disturber  where  he  was  not  a  disseisor  or  a  disturber 
before  the  purchase  of  the  writ,  as  in  a  case  in  which 
he  counterpleads  the  plaintiff's  action,  but  through 
taking  delays  one  shall  not  be  adjudged  a  disseisor  or 
a  disturber. — W.  Thorpe.  On  a  writ  of  Debt,  and  on 
a  writ  of  Dower,  if  the  person  against  whom  the  writ 
is  brought  take  delay  by  essoin,  or  in  any  other 
manner,  even  though  he  appear  afterwards,  and,  with- 
out any  other  counterplea,  confess  the  action,  and  say 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


395 


No.  99. 

sa   tesmoigne ;    auxi   en   ceo   cas ;    par   quei,   depuis  qe  ^•^- 1^43. 
vous   avez    comence   vostre    suyte    a    la    comune   ley, 
il    covient    qe    vous    le    pursues. — Et    sic    fecit    par 
agarde. 

(99.)  ^  §  En  un  Quare  impedit  porte  vers  un  A.  Qua^j^ 
et  Alice  la  fille  Johan  G.,  a  la  Somons  A.  fut 
essone,  et  puis  fist  defaut  tanqe  al  graunt  Distresse; 
et  a  la  graunt  Destresse  A.  vient,  et  le  pleintif  fut 
essone,  et  avoit  jour  outre,  a  quel  jour  A.  fut  essone, 
et  le  pleintif  appiert,  et  avoit  jour  outre,  a  quel 
jour  A.  vient  et  dit  qele  navoit  mye  destourbe,  &c.; 
sur  quei  le  pleintif,  pur  ceo  qe  A.  ne  clama  riens 
en  lavowesoun,  &c.,  priast^  briefe  al  Evesqe,  et 
lavoit.  Et  quant  a  ses  damages,  pur  ceo  qe  A. 
avoit  pris  ses  delaies,  ut  supra,  il  dit  qe  A.  ne 
serreit  pas  resceu  a  dedire  la  destourbaunce,  et  pria 
ses  damages. — Derworthi.  Nous  avoms  dedit  la  des- 
tourbaunce, et  sumes  prest  daverer  qe  nous  ne 
destourbames  pas ;  par  quei  voillez  laverement  ? — 
Richem.  Par  les  delaies  qe  vous  avez  pris  vous 
avez  fait  vous  mesmes  destourbour. — Hill.  La  des- 
tourbaunce ne  puit  estre  dit,  si  ceo  ne  fut  devant 
le  briefe  purchace. — Thorpe.  En  un  Assise  de  Novele 
Disseisine,  et  en  un  Quare  impedit,  un  homme  soy 
purra  faire  disseisour  ou  destourbour  la  ou  il  ne 
fut  pas  disseisour,  ou,  &c.,^  devant  le  briefe  purchace, 
auxi  come  en  cas  ou  il  countreplede  laccion  le 
pleintif,  mes  par  delaies  prendre  homme  ne  serra 
pas  ajuge  disseisour  ne  destourbour. — W.  Thorpe.  En 
briefe  de  Dette,  et  en  briefe  de^  Dowere,  si  cesty  vers 
qi  le  bref  est  porte  preigne  delaie  par  essone,  ou 
en  autre  manere,  mesqe  il  veigne  apres  sanz  nul 
autre   countreplee,    et    conust    laccion,    et    dit    qil   ad 


^  No  MS.  of  this  report  has  been 
found,  and  there  is  no  reference  to 
it  in  Fitzherbert's  Abridgment. 

2  Kastell,  il  priast. 


3  &c.  is  omitted  from  the  edition 
of  1679. 

*  The  words  briefe  de  are  omitted 
from  the  edition  of  1679. 


396  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  99. 


A.D.  1343.  that  he  has  always  been  ready  to  render  the  debt,  or 
dower,  &c.,  the  demandant,  even  without  affirmmg  against 
him  that  he  has  not  been  ready,  &c.,  will  recover  damages 
against  him,  because  the  Court  is  apprised  by  the 
delays  that  he  has  not  been  ready;  so  also  in  this 
case. — Seton.  In  this  case  it  is  not  as  it  is  in  a  case 
in  which  an}'  one  says  that  he  has  always  been  read}', 
because,  when  any  one  would  escape  damages  on  the 
ground  that  he  has  been  always  ready,  he  must  appear 
on  the  first  day,  because  the  writ  has  always  been 
good  against  him  ;  but  in  this  case  the  writ  was  not 
good  against  A.  if  she  was  not  a  disturber  before  the 
writ  was  purchased,  &c. ;  and  the  delays,  &c.,  might 
be  the  act  of  another  person  as  well  as  her  own  act, 
&c. — Sharshulle.  ^Mlen  any  one  appears  and  is 
essoined,  that  essoin  ought  not  afterwards  to  be  ad- 
judged the  act  of  another  person,  because  he  is  apprised 
of  the  plea,  &c. ;  wherefore,  since  A.  caused  herself  to 
be  essoined  after  appearance,  it  seems  that  she  made 
herself  a  disturber. — Dencorthy.  We  have  tendered 
the  averment  that  we  did  not  disturb ;  ready.  "Where- 
fore, will  he  accept  the  averment? — Richemunde.  Since 
you  have  taken  your  delays,  and  particularly  after 
appearance,  we  demand  judgment  whether  you  ought 
to  be  admitted  to  such  an  averment,  and  we  pray  our 
damages. — And  so  to  judgment. — Hillary  said,  in  this 
plea,  that  in  any  action,  although  the  defendant  or  the 
tenant  appear  on  the  first  day,  and  confess  the  action, 
&c.,  still  on  account  of  the  damages  the  demandant 
shall  be  admitted  to  aver  that  he  has  not  been  always 
ready. — Shardelowe  also  said,  in  this  plea,  that,  in  a 
Qiiare  impcdit,  although  the  plaintiff  has  caused  him- 
self to  be  essoined,  and  although  the  time  may  have 
passed  before  he  recovers  his  presentation,  he  will  re- 
cover damages  against  the  disturber,  as  the  Statute^ 
gives  them,  in  case  he  shall  be  able  to  maintain  against 

1  13  Edw.  I.  (Westm.  2),  c.  5  §  3. 


XVII.    EDWARD   III. 


397 


No.  99. 

este  tout  temps  prest  a  rendre  la  dette  et  dowere,  ^•^-  ^^^^• 
&c.,  tout  saunz  affermer  sur  luy  qil  nad  mye  este 
prest,  &c.,  le  demandant  recovera  ses  damages  vers 
luy,  pur  ceo  qe  par  les  delaies,  &c.,  la  Court  est 
appris  qil  nad  mye  este  prest ;  auxi  en  ceo  cas. — 
Setone.  II  nest  mye  en  ceo  cas  come  il  est  en  cas 
ou  homme  dit  qil  ad  este  tout  temps  prest,  car 
quant  homme  voudra  eschuer  damages  pur  ceo  qil 
ad  este  tout  temps  prest,  il  covient  qil  veigne  al 
primer  jour,  pur  ceo  qe  le  briefe  a  tout  temps  fut 
bon  devers  luy ;  mes  en  ceo  cas  le  briefe  ne  fut 
pas  bon  devers  A.  si  ele  ne  fut  destourbour  devant 
le  briefe  purchace,  &c.  ;  et  les  delaies,  &c.,  purront 
estre  autri  fait  auxi  bien  come  son  fait  demene,  &c. 
— ScHAR.  Quant  un  homme  appiert,  et  est  essone, 
apres  homme  ne  deit  ajugger  eel  essone  autri  ^  fait, 
qar  il  est  appris  de  plee,  &c.  ;  par  quei,  depuis  qe 
A.  soy  fist  essoner  apres  apparaunce,  il  semble  qe  il 
soy  fist  mesme  destourbour. — Derwortki.  Nous  avoms 
tendu  daverer  qe  nous  ne  destourbames  pas ;  prest. 
Par  quei  voet  il  laverement  ? — Richem.  Depuis  qe 
vous  avez  pris  vos  delaies,  et  nomement  apres  ap- 
paraunce, nous  demandoms  jugement  si  a  tiel  avere- 
ment  devez  avener,  et  prioms  nos  damages. — Et  sic 
ad  judicium. — Hill,  dit,  en  ceo  plee,  qen  un  accion,^ 
mesqe  le  defendant  ou  le  tenaunt  veigne  au  primer 
jour,  et  conust  laccion,  &c.,  uncore  pur  les  damages 
le  demandant  serra  resceu  daverer  qil  nad  mye  este 
tout  temps  prest. — Schard.  dit  auxi,  en  ceo  plee,  qen 
un  Qiiare  impedit,  coment  qe  le  pleintif  soy  fist 
essoner,  mesqe  le  temps  passe  avant  ceo  qil  re- 
covere  son  presentement,  il  recovera  damages  vers  le 
destourbour,    come    lestatut    doune,    en   cas   qil   purra 


1  Old  editions,  autre  or  auter. 

2  In  the  earliest  editions  there  is 


a    blank    space    where    "ace" 
inserted  in  the  edition  of  1679. 


IS 


398  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.  99. 


A.D.  1343  the  defendant  by  averment,  or  in  any  other  manner, 
that  the  latter  has  disturbed  him ;  and  this  he  said 
because  some  were  of  opinion  that,  although  the  time 
had  passed,  so  that  the  Bishop  presented,  &c.,  still  the 
plaintiff,  inasmuch  as  he  caused  himself  to  be  essoined 
within  the  period  of  six  months,  would  recover  damages 
only  according  to  the  value  of  the  church  for  half  a 
year,  as  if  he  had  recovered  the  presentation  within 
the  time,  &c. — The  plaintiff  counted,  as  to  Alice,  that 
it  belonged  to  her  to  present  for  the  reason  that  one 
R.  was  seised  of  the  same  advowson  in  the  time  of  a 
certain  King,  and  j^resented  to  the  same  church  one 
F.,.  his  clerk,  &c.,  who,  on  his  presentation,  &c.,  and 
show^ed  how  afterwards  her  husband  jDurchased  the 
same  advowson  by  fine,  and  died  seised  of  other  lands 
and  tenements,  and  because  he  held  in  capite  of  the 
King,  the  King  seised  the  same  advowson,  and  lands, 
and  tenements  into  his  hand,  wherefore  the  plaintiff 
sued   in    Chancery  for   her   dower,    so   that   this  same 

•  advowson  and   other   tenements,  &c.,  were   assigned  to 

her  to  hold  in  the  name  of  dower,  after  which  assign- 
ment the  church  became  void,  &c. — Der worthy.  Sir, 
we  tell  you  that  the  advowson  of  the  church,  &c.,  is 
appendant  to  a  moiety  of  the  manor  of  K.,  wherefore, 
Sir,  we  do  not  admit  that  her  husband  purchased,  &c. 
And  we  tell  you  that  this  same  E.,  from  whom,  &c., 
was  seised  of  the  same  moiety  of  the  manor,  and  of 
the  same  advowson  as  appendant,  &c.,  and  presented 
F.,  &c.,  which  E.  held  the  same  moiety  of  J.  G.  by 
knight  service.  And  we  tell  you  that,  after  E.'s  death, 
because  his  heir  was  under  age,  the  King  seised  the 
same  moiety  into  his  hand,  and  because  he  was 
api^rised  that  E.  did  not  hold  of  him  in  capite  as  of 
his  Crown,  but  as  of  the  Honour  of  Peverel,  he  re- 
moved his  hand  from  that  which  was  not  holden  of 
him,  and  permitted  each  lord  to  have  the  wardship  of 
that  which  was  holden  of  him  ;  wherefore  this  same 
J.  G.   seized   the    same   moiety  into   his   hand,    as    by 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  399 

No.  99. 

meintener  sur  luy  par  averement,  on  en  autre  ^•^- 1^^^* 
manere,  qil  luy  ad  destourbe ;  et  ceo  dit  il  pur  ceo 
qe  ascuns  furent  en  opinion  qe,  coment  qe  le  temj^s 
fut  passe,  issint  qe  Levesqe  presenta,  &c.,  uncore  le 
pleintif,  en  taunt  qil  fist  mesme  essoner  deinz  le 
temps  des  vj  mois,  il  ne  recovera  damages  mes 
solonc  la  value  del  eglise  dun  demi  an,  auxi  come 
sil  ust  recoveri  le  presentement  deinz  le  temps,  &c. 
— Le  pleintif,  quant  a  Alice,  counta  qe  a. luy  appent 
a  presenter  par  la  resoun  qun  R.  fut  seisi  de 
mesme  lavowesoun  en  temps  de  certein  Roi,  et  a 
mesme  leglise  presenta  un  F.,  son  clerk,  &c.,  qe  a 
son  presentement,  &c.,  et  moustra  coment  puis  par 
fyn  son  baron  purchacea  mesme  lavowesoun,  et  des 
autres  terres  et  tenements  morust  seisi,  et  pur  ceo 
qil  tient  en  chefe  du  Eoi,  le  Roi  seisist  mesmes 
lavowesoun,  et  terres,  et  tenements  en  sa  mayn, 
par  quel  la  pleintif  suist  en  la  Chauncellerie  pur 
son  dowere,  issint  qe  mesme  cele  avowesoun  et  autres 
tenements,  &c.,  la  furent  assignes  a  tener  en  noun 
de  dowere,  puis  quel  assignement  leglise  se  voida, 
&c. — Derworthi.  Sire,  nous  vous  dioms  qe  lavowe- 
soun del  eglise,  &c.,  est  appendaunt  a  la  moite  del 
manor  de  K.,  par  quel.  Sire,  nous  ne  conissoms 
pas  qe  son  baron  purchacea,  &c.  Et  vous  dioms  qe 
mesme  cesty  R.  de  qi,  &c.,  ci  fut  seisi  de  mesme 
la  moite  del  manor,  et  de  mesme  lavowesoun  come 
appendaunt,  &c.,  et  presenta  F.,  &c.,  le  quel  R.  cy 
tient  mesme  la  moite  de  J.  G.  par  service  de 
chivaler.  Et  vous  dioms  qe  apres  la  mort  E.,  pur 
ceo  qe  son  heir  fut  deinz  age,  le  Roi  seisist  mesme 
la  moite  en  sa  mayn,  et  j)ur  ceo  qil  fut  appris  qe 
R.  ne  tient  pas  de  luy  en  chief  come  de  sa  corone, 
einz  come  del  Honour  de  Peverel,  il  ousta  la  mayn 
de  ceo  qe  ne  fut  pas  tenuz  de  luy,  et  suffri  qe 
chescun  seignur  ust  la  garde  de  ceo  qe  fut  tenuz 
de  luy ;  par  quel  mesme  cesty  J.  G.  seisist  mesme  la 
moite   en   sa   mayn    come    par    resoun   de   garde,   par 


400 


MICHAELMAS    TERIVI 


No.  101. 

A.D.  1343.  reason  of  wardship,  by  reason  of  the  non-age  of  R.'s 
heh',  which  J.,  on  his  death-bed,  devised  the  wardship 
of  the  same  moiety,  Szc,  to  this  same  AUce,  and  so 
she  is  seised  of  the  moiety  of  the  manor  to  which  the 
advowson,  &c.,  and  so  it  belongs  to  her  to  present. — 
Ii.  Thorpe.  You  have  not  denied  that  this  advowson 
was  assigned  to  us  in  the  Chancery  to  hold  in  the 
name  of  dower  ;  wherefore,  &c. — Dcricortluj.  Your 
husband  was  never  seised  of  the  advowson,  wherefore, 
as  soon  as  the  King  had  removed  his  hand,  the  ad- 
vowson remained  with  'those  who  had  right  to  it  ; 
wherefore,  &c. — Hillary.  If  this  advowson  was  there 
assigned,  as,  c^c,  the  person  who  had  right  ought  to 
have  sued  in  Chancery  to  defeat  that  assignment ; 
wherefore,  &c. — Kndi  the  opinion  was  that,  whether  the 
woman  had  right  to  have  dower  of  this  advowson  or 
not,  the  assignment  would  stand  in  force  until  it  was 
defeated  by  suit  in  Chancery. — And  afterwards  by 
agreement  Alice  said  that  she  could  not  deny  that  it 
belonged  to  the  plaintiff  to  present,  ko.. — Therefore  the 
plaintiff  will  have  judgment  to  recover  her  damages  as 
well  against  A.  as  against  Alice,  &c. 


brought    his    writ    of    Formedon 


Formedon.        (101.)    §    One     A.^ 

against  B.^  Process  was  continued  on  the  writ  until 
the  Quinzaine. — Pultency.  Sir,  we  tell  you  that,  while 
this  writ  was  pending,  one  E.^  brought  an  Assise  of 
Novel    Disseisin    against  us   in  respect  of   these   same 


As   to    the    names  see  p.  401, 
note  4. 


2  As    to   the   name   see    p.    403, 
note  1. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


401 


No.   101. 

resoun  le  nonage  leir  R.,  le  quel  J.,  en  son  lit  ■^•^-  ^^^^• 
murrant,  devisa  la  garde  de  mesme  la  moite,  &c., 
a  mesme  cesty  Alice,  et  issint  est  ele  seisi  de  la 
moite  del  maner  a  quei  lavowesoun,  &c.,  issint 
appent  a  luy  de  presenter. — R.  Thorpe.  Vous  navez 
pas  dedit  qe  cely  avowesomi  ne  fut  assigne  a  nous 
en  la  Chauncellerie,  a  tener  en  noun  de  dowere ; 
par  quei,  &c. — Derwortlii.  Yostre  baroun  ne  fut 
unqes  seisi  del  avowesoun,  par  quei,  a  plus  tost  qe 
le  Roi  avoit  ouste  sa  mayn,  lavowesoun  demura  a 
eux  qe  dreit  en  avoient ;  par  quei,  &c.^ — Hill.  Si  eel 
avowesoun  la  fut  assigne  come,  &c.,  il  coviendreit 
qe  cesty  ^  qavoit  dreit  suist  en  la  Chauncellerie  a 
defaire  eel  assignement ;  par  quei. — Et  opinion  fut, 
le  quel  qe  la  femme  avoit  dreit  daver  dowere  de 
ceste  avowesoun,  ou  nemy,  qe  lassignement  estoiera 
en  sa  force  tanqe  ceo  fut  defait  par  suite  en  la 
Chauncellerie. — Et  puis  par  acorde  Alice  dit  qele  ne 
put  dedire  qil  appent  al  pleintif  de  presenter,  &c. — 
Pur  quei  ele  avera  jugement  de  recoverir  ses  dam- 
ages   auxi   bien   vers   A.    come   vers   Alice,    &c. 

(101.)^  §  Un^   A.   porta   son  brief e  de  Fourmedoun  ^o^^^^c- 
vers    B.      Proces     continue     sur    le     brief e    tanqe    al 
Quinzaine.^ — Pult.      Sire,    nous   vous    dioms    qe,    pen- 
dant   ceo    bref,    un    R.    cy    porta    Assise    de     Novele 
Disseisine    vers     nous    de    mesmes     ceux     tenements. 


1  The  words  par  quei,  &c.,  are 
omitted  from  the  edition  of  1679. 

2  The  words  qe  cesty  are  omitted 
from  the  editions  subsequent  to 
Eastell's. 

3  No.  100  of  the  old  editions  is  a 
second  report  of  No.  11,  and  is 
printed  at  the  end  of  the  first 
report  of  that  case  at  p.  59. 

4  No  MS.  of  this  report  (No.  101) 
has  been  found,  and  there  is  no 
reference    to    it    in    Fitzherbert's 

18141 


Abridgment.  The  record,  however, 
seems  to  be  that  found  among  the 
Placita  de  Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw. 
III.,  Ro  86  d,  where  it  appears  that 
Robert  son  of  Robert  de  Eton,  by 
his  guardian,  brought  a  writ  of 
Formedon  against  Robert  de  Rokle 
in  respect  of  land  in  Leghe  (Berks) 
which  Robert  Bustard  gave  to 
Robert  us  Eton,  knight,  in  frank- 
marriage  with  his  daughter  Joan. 
^  Old  editions,  quinzim. 

2  c 


402  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   101. 


A.D.  1343.  tenements,  by  T\liicli  Assise  it  was  found  that  this 
same  K.^  was  seised  and  disseised,  wherefore  it  w^as 
adjudged  that  she  should  recover,  &c.  Thus  we  have 
lost  the  tenements  by  action  tried  while  this  writ  was 
pending ;  therefore  we  cannot  render  his  demand ; 
therefore  we  demand  judgment  of  the  writ. — And  he 
was  not  compelled  by  the  Court  to  say  that  E.^  re- 
covered in  respect  of  a  disseisin  effected  on  her  before 
the  writ  of  Formedon  was  purchased,  which  was  strange. 
— Pole.  We  tell  you  that  this  Assise,  of  which  he  now^ 
speaks,  was  brought  by  agreement  between  the  tenant 
and  this  same  R.^  in  order  to  cause  us  to  lose  our 
writ,  absque  hoc  that  this  same  R.^  was  ever  disseised 
before  our  writ  was  purchased.  And  we  do  not  under- 
stand that  by  any  recovery  of  w^hich  he  speaks,  w^hich 
was  thus  made  by  agreement,  and  in  a  case  where  the 
person  who  recovered  had  not  a  title,  &c.,  they  can 
abate  our  writ. — Sharshulle.  You  have  admitted  that 
the  person  against  whom  the  writ  is  brought  has  lost 
the    tenements   by    action    tried   while   your   writ   w^as 

1  As  to  the  name  see  p.  403,  note  1. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


403 


No.  101. 

par  quel  Assise  fut  trove  qe  mesnie  cesty  E.  fut  ^'^'  i-'^^s. 
seisi  et  disseisi,  pur  quei  agarde  fut  qil  recoverast, 
&c.  Issint  nous  avoms  perdu  les  tenements  par 
accion  trie  pendant  ceo  briefe ;  par  quei  nous  ne 
pooms  sa  demande  rendre ;  pur  quei  nous  demandoms 
jugement  de  briefe.^ — Et  il  ne  fut  pas  chace  par  la 
Court  a  dire  qe  E.  recoveri  dun  disseisine  faite  a 
luy  devant  le  briefe  de  Fourmedoun  purchace,  quod 
mirum  fuit. — Pole.  Nous  dioms  qe  eel  Assise,  de 
quel  il  parle  cy,  fut  porte  par  consent  entre  le 
tenaunt  et  mesme  cesty  E.  pur  nous  faire  perdre 
nostre  briefe,  saunz  ceo  qe  mesme  cesty  E.  fut  unqes 
disseisi  avant  nostre  briefe  purchace.  Et  nentendoms 
pas  qe  par  nul  recoverir^  de  quei  il  parle,  qe  issint 
fut  fait  par  consent,  et  sur  la  ou  cesty  qe  recoveri 
navoit  mye  title,  &c.,  puissent  nostre  briefe  abatre.^ — 
ScHAR.  Vous  avez  conu  qe  cesty  vers  qi  le  briefe 
est    porte    ad    perdu    les    tenements    par    accion    trie 


^  The  plea  was,  according  to  the 
roll,  "  quod  quaedam  Sarra  Perle 
"  de  Draytone,  alias,  scilicet  .  .  . 
"  .  .  coram  Willelmo  de  Shares- 
"  huUe  et  sociis  suis  Justiciariis 
"  domini  Eegis  ad  Assisas  in  prge- 
"  dicto  Comitatu  capiendas  assig- 
"  natis,  apud  Grauntpount  juxta 
"  Oxoniam,  tulit  quoddam  breve 
"  Assisoe  Novae  Disseisinse  versus 
"  ipsum  Robertum  de  Rokle  et 
"  quendam  Johannem  de  Leghe, 
"  et  posuit  in  visu  prsedicta  tene- 
"  menta  nunc  petita,  quae  quidem 
"  Assisa  ibidem  inter  eos  capta  fuit, 
*'  per  quam  compertum  fuit  quod 
"  prEEdicta  Sarra  disseisita  fuit  de 
"  tenementis  illis,  per  quod  ipsa, 
"  per  judicium  super  veredictum 
"  Assisae  illius  redditum,  recuper- 
"  avit  tenementa  ilia  cum  pertinen- 
*'  tiis,  et  inde  secuta  fuit  executi- 
*'  onem,    et    sic    dicit    quod    ipse 


"  virtute  judicii  praedicti  et  execu- 
"  tionis  ejusdem  amisit  tenementa 
"  ilia,  per  quod  breve  istud  de  jure 
"  cassatum  fuit,  unde  petit  judi- 
"  cium  de  brevi,"  &c. 

2  Old  editions,  recorde. 

3  The  replication  was,  according 
to  the  roll,  "  quod  per  hoc  breve 

suum  cassari  non  debet,  dicit 
enim  quod  praedictum  breve 
Assisae  arramiatum  fuit  per  con- 
sensum  et  collusionem  inter  prae- 
dictam  Sarram  et  prasdictos 
Robertum  de  Rokle  et  Johannem 
de  Leghe  praehabitam  ut  per  hoc 
idem  Robertus  filius  Roberti 
amitteret  breve  suum  prasdictum, 
absque  hoc  quod  praedicta  Sarra 
unquam  de  tenementis  praedictis 
seisita  fuit  seu  disseisita  ante 
diem  impetrationis  brevis  sui 
praedicti." 


404 


MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  102. 

A.D.  1343.  pending ;  and  you  do  not  show  that  the  disseisin  on 
which  R.^  recovered,  &c.,  was  while  your  writ  was 
pending ;  and  it  cannot  be  adjudged  a  plea  to  traverse 
the  title  on  which  R.^  recovered  except  where  an}^  one 
would  allege  that  recovery  in  bar  of  your  action ; 
wherefore  the  Court  adjudges  that  you  take  nothing 
by  youi:  writ. — Pole.  Sir,  we  pray  that  our  plea  be 
entered. — And  so  it  was. — Qucere,  if  Pole  had  said  that 
the  disseisin,  &c.,  was  effected  while  the  writ  was 
pending,  whether  the  others  would  have  been  compelled 
to  say  that  the  disseisin  was  effected  before  the  writ 
was  purchased,  &c. 

Replevin.  (102.)  §  One  A.2  complained  that  Hugh  de  Audele, 
Earl  of  Gloucester,  and  W.^  tortiously  took  his  beasts. 
Hugh  denied  the  taking.  William^  made  cognisance  of 
the  taking  as  good,  &c.,  as  bailiff  of  Hugh  de  Audele 
and  Margaret  his  wife,  on  the  ground  that  this  same 
A.^  held  of  Gilbert  de  Clare,  heretofore  Earl  of 
Gloucester,  as  of  his  manor  of  K.,^  certain  tenements 
in  E.,^  whereof  the  place,  &c.,  by  homage,  fealty, 
and  scutage,  that  is  to  say  where  the  scutage  runs, 
&c.,  and  by  suit  to  this  same  Gilbert's  court  of  his 
manor   of   K.,^  from   three  weeks   to  three  weeks,  and 


1  As  to  the  name  see  p.  403,  note 


1. 


-  John  de  Warbelton,  according 
to  the  record. 

»   3  "  Thomas    Jonesservant    Fro- 
mount,"  according  to  the  record. 


^  John  de  Warbelton's  father 
John,  according  to  the  record. 

5  Bletchingley,  according  to  the 
record. 

c  The  manor  of  Tandrige,  accord- 
ing to  the  record. 


XVII.    EDWAKD   III. 


405 


No.  102. 

pendant  vostre  briefe ;  et  vous  ne  moustrez  mye  A-^- 1^^^- 
qe  la  disseisine  sur  quel  R.  recoveri,  &c.,  fut 
pendant  vostre  briefe;  et  de  traverser  le  title  sur  quel 
R.  recoveri  ne  puit  estre  ajuge  j)!®®)  ^^^s  en  cas 
ou  homme  voille  allegger  eel  recoverir^  en  barre  de 
vostre  accion ;  par  quei  la  Court  agarde  qe  vous 
ne  pernes  riens  par  vostre  briefe.^ — Pole,  Sire,  nous 
prioms  qe  nostre  plee  soit  entre. — Et  sic  fuit. — Qucere, 
si  Pole  ust  dit  qe  la  disseisine,  &c.,  fut  faite  pen- 
dant le  briefe,  si  les  autres  serroient  chaces  daver 
dit  qe  la  disseisine  fut  faite  devant  le  briefe  pur- 
chace,   &c. 

(102.)  3  §  Un  A.  soy  pleint  qe  H.  Daudele,  Counte  lieplegiari. 
de  Gloucestre,  et  W.  a  tort  pristerent  ses  avers. 
Hughe  dedit  la  prise.  William  conust  la  prise  bone, 
&c.,  come  baillif  Hughe  Daudele  et  M.  sa  femme, 
par  la  resoun  qe  mesme  cesty  A.  tint  de  Gilbert 
de  Clare,  jadis  Counte  de  Gloucestre,  come  de  son 
maner  de  K.,  certeins  tenements  en  E.,  dont  le  lieu, 
&c.,  par  homage,  fealte,  et  escuage,  saver,  quant 
lescuage  court,  &c.,  et  par  suyte  a  la  court  mesme 
cesty   G.   de   son   maner   de   K.    de    iij    semaignes   en 


1  Rastell,  recorde. 

2  The  judgment  was,  according 
to  the  roll,  "  quia  praedictus 
"  Robertus  filius  Roberti  non 
"  dedicit  recuperare  prsedictum  per 
'•  judicium  super  veredictum 
"  Assisae  praedictae  redditum,  et  sic 
"  tenementa  ilia  a  possessione 
"  praedicti  Roberti  de  Rokle  re- 
"  cuperata  fuerunt  per  actionem 
"  triatam,  in  quo  casu  videtur 
"  CuRi.E  hie  quod  praedictus  Ro- 
"  bertus  filius  Roberti  ad  hujus- 
"  modi  verificationem  quam  prae- 
"  tendit  non  est  per  legem  terrae 
"  admittendus,  Ideo  consideratum 
'*  est  quod  praedictus  Robertus  de 


"  Rokle  eat  inde  sine  die,  et 
"  praedictus  Robertus  filius  Roberti 
"  nihil  capiat  per  breve  suum,  sed 
"  sit  in  misericordia  pro  falso 
"  clameo,"  &c. 

3  No  MS.  of  this  report  has  been 
found,  and  there  is  no  reference  to 
it  in  Fitzherbert's  Abridgment.  It 
is,  however,  a  continuation,  or 
rather  an  independent  report  of 
Y.B.,  Easter  15  Edw.  III.,  No.  42, 
(Warbelton  v.  the  Earl  of  Gloucester 
and  another)  by  the  aid  of  which  it 
has  been  corrected.  The  record  is 
among  the  Flacita  de  Banco  of 
that  Term,  R^  112. 


406 


MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.   102. 

A.D.  1343.  by  the  services  of  2s.  by  the  year,  to  be  paid,  &c.,  of 
which  services  Gilbert  was  seised  by  the  hand  of  this 
same  A.,^  as,  &c.     And  from  Gilbert  the  same  manor,  to- 
gether with  other  lands   and   tenements,  fees   and   ad- 
vowsons,  descended  to  the  aforesaid  Margaret  ^  and  one 
D.,^   as    to    daughters    and    heirs.     And    because    this 
same    Gilbert    held    of    the   King   in   cajnte,   the  same 
manor,    together   with    the    other    lands,    &c.,   all   the 
lands  of  this  same  Gilbert,  were  seized,  &c. ;  wherefore 
partition    was    made    in    the    Chancery    of    the    same 
manor,    and    of    the    other   lands,    &c.,    between   these 
same  Margaret  and  D.,  so  that,  among  other  lands  and 
tenements,  the   demesne   of   the  same  manor,    and  the 
suit  of  the  aforesaid  A.  due  to  the  same  manor  of  K., 
and  also  the  aforesaid  rent  were   assigned  to  the  pur- 
party  of  Margaret   in    satisfaction   for  the  other  lands, 
&c.    which  were  assigned   to  the  purparty  of  D.     And 
the   knights'  fees   of   the   same   manor   were   assigned, 
among  other  fees,   to   the   purparty  of  D.,^   &c.     Mar- 
garet married  Hugh  de  Audele,  and  D.^  married  Hugh 
le  Despenser.     And  because,  on  the  day  of  the  taking, 
the  suit,  and   the   rent,  &c.,  were   in   arrear,  he  made 
cognisance  as  bailiff  of  Hugh  [de  Audele] ,  which  Hugh 
had  denied  the  taking. — For  this  reason  exception  was 
taken. — And  the  exception  was  not  allowed. — jR.  Thorpe. 
Sir,  when  any  one   has   to   make   cognisance   for  suit, 
and    for   rent,    or   for    other    services,  as    in    right    of 
another   person,   he    must   suppose   by   his   cognisance 
that     the     tenements    where     the     taking,     &c.,     and 
which   he    charges,   are   of   the   fee   of    the   person   in 
whose  name   he   makes    the    cognisance ;    now  W.  has 
by  his   cognisance    expressly    admitted    that    the  tene- 
ments which  he  seeks  to  charge  are  out  of  the  fee  of 


1  John  de  Warbelton's  father 
John,  according  to  the  record. 

2  Margaret,  Eleanor,  and  Eliza- 
beth, according  to  the  other  report 
and  the  record. 


3  Eleanor,  according  to  the  other 
report  and  the  record. 


XVII.    BDWABD    III.  407 


No.  102. 


iij  semaignes,  et  par  les  services  de  ijs.  par  an,  a  ^-D-  1343. 
paier,  &c.,  des  queux  services  G.  fut  seisi  par  my 
la  mayn  mesme  cesty  A.,  come,  &c.  Et  de  Gilbert 
descendi  mesme  le  maner,  ove  autres  terres  et  tene- 
ments, fees  et  avowesouns,  a  levantdite  M.  et  une 
D.,  come  a  filles  et  heirs.  Et,  pm-  ceo  qe  mesme 
cesty  G.  tient  du  Eoi  en  chef,  mesme  le  maner, 
ove  les  autres  terres,  &c.,  touz  les  terres  mesme 
cesty  G.  fm^ent  seisis,  &c. ;  par  quel  en  la  Chami- 
cellerie  pnrpartie  se  fist  de  mesme  le  maner,  et  des 
autres  terres,  &c.,  entre  mesmes  ceux  M.  et  D.,  et 
issint  qe,  entre  autres  terres  et  tenements,  le  demene 
de  mesme  le  maner,  et  la  suyte  lavauntdit  A.  due^ 
a  mesme  le  maner  de  K.,  et  auxint  lavauntdit  rente 
furent  assignes  a  la  purpartie  M.  en  allowance  des 
autres  terres,  &c.  qe  furent  assignes  a  la  purpartie 
D.  Et  les  fees  de  chivaler  de  mesme  le  maner 
furent  assignes,  entre  autres  fees,  a  la  purpartie  D., 
&c.  M.  soy  espousa  a  Hughe  Daudele,  et  D.  a 
Hughe  le  Despencer.  Et  pur  ceo  qe,  jour  de  la 
prise,,  la  suyte,  et  le  rente,  &c.,  furent  arrere,  si 
conust  il  come  baillif  Hughe,  le  quel  Hughe  avoit 
dedit  la  prise. — Et  par  taunt  chalenge. — Et  non  allo- 
catur.— R.  Thorpe.  Sire,  quant  homme  deit  faire 
conissaunce  pur  suyte,  et  pur  rente,  ou  pur  autres 
services,  auxi  come  en  autri  droit,  il  covient  qil 
suppose  par  sa  conissaunce  qe  les  tenements  ou  la 
prise,  &c.,  et  les  queux  il  charge,  soient  del  fee 
cesty  en  qi  noun  il  fist  la  conissaunce ;  ore  ad  W. 
par  sa  conissaunce  expressement  conu  qe  les  tene- 
ments  les  queux  il   est   a   charger  sount  hors   del  fee 


1  Edition  of  1679,  qe. 


408  MICHAELMAS   TERM 


No.   102. 


A.D.  1343.  Hugh  and  Margaret  his  wife,  in  whose  right,  &c. ; 
wherefore  we  demand  judgment,  &c. — Gaynesford.  We 
have  alleged  the  partition  to  have  been  made  by  matter 
of  record  in  the  Chancery,  and  that  is  not  denied  by 
you,  nor  do  you  deny  that  the  suit  and  the  rent  were 
in  arrear  just  as,  &c. ;  wherefore,  &c. — And  so  to 
judgment. — This  plea  was  pleaded  some  time  ago,  and 
adjourned  until  now. — And  now  R,  Thorpe  came,  and 
demanded  judgment  on  the  plea  pleaded,  and  said  that, 
if  any  one  have  a  manor,  and  a  tenant  who  holds  of 
him  as  of  the  same  manor  by  certain  services  and  by 
suit  to  the  same  manor,  and  if  he  grant  the  services 
of  the  same  tenant  to  another,  and  the  tenant  attorn, 
the  suit  is  extinguished,  inasmuch  as  the  person  who 
has  granted  cannot  have  it  because  the  tenements  are, 
by  his  grant,  out  of  his  fee,  and  the  other  cannot 
have  it  because  he  is  not  seised  of  the  manor  to  which 
the  suit  is  due ;  so  in  this  case,  since  W.  by  his  cog- 
nisance has  shown  that  the  knights'  fees  of  the  manor 
of  K.  were  assigned  to  the  purparty  of  D.,  and  so  the 
tenements  where  the  taking,  &c.,  are  out  of  the 
fee  of  Hugh  and  Margaret,  and  so  no  avowry  for  his 
suit  or  for  the  rent  is  maintainable  for  them.  There- 
fore R,  Thorpe  demanded  judgment,  and  said  that  in  a 
case  where  two  parceners  have  a  tenant  who  holds  of 
them  by  rent  and  by  certain  other  services,  even 
though  the  parceners  make  partition  of  the  rent  be- 
tween them,  one  of  them  shall  never  have  avowry  in 
respect  of  the  other  services  which  are  chargeable, 
without  a  cognisance  for  the  other,  because  in  law  it 
could  not  be  called  a  partition,  and  if  the  seignory  in 
its  entirety  be  allotted  to  the  purparty  of  one,  and  the 
rent  and  the  other  services  such  as  suit  and  other 
such  services  are  allotted  to  the  purparty  of  the  other, 
she  who  has  not  the  seignory  will  not  have  any 
avowry. — W.    Thorpe.     In   the   case   in   which   we   are 


XVII.    EDWARD    III.  409 


No.  102. 


Hughe  et  M.  sa  femme,  en  qi  dreit,  &c. ;  pur  quel  A.D.  1343. 
nous  demandoms  jugement,  &c. — Gayn.  Nous  avoms 
allegge  la  purpartie  estre  fait  par  chose  de  recorde 
en  la  Chauncellerie,  la  quele  chose  nest  pas  dedit 
de  vous,  ne  vous  ne  dedites  pas  la  suyte  et  le  rente 
ne  fuerent  arere  auxi  come,  &c.  ;  pur  quel,  &c. — 
Et  sic  ad  judicium. — Ceo  plee  fut  plede  avant  ces 
houres,  et  ajourne  tanqe  a  ore. — Et  ore  vient  R. 
Thorpe,  et  demanda  jugement  sur  le  plee  plede,  et 
dit  qe  si  un  homme  eit  un  maner,  et  un  tenaunt 
qe  tient  de  luy  come  de  mesme  le  maner  par  cer- 
teins  services  et  par  suyte  a  mesme  le  maner,  sil 
grante  les  services  de  mesme  le  tenaunt  a  un  autre, 
et  le  tenaunt  sattourne,  la  suyte  est  esteinte,  pur 
ceo  qe  cesty  qe  lad  ^  graunte  ne  puit  pas  ceo  aver 
car  les  tenements  par  son  graunt  sont  hors  de  son 
fee,  ne  lautre  ne  puit  laver  pur  ceo  qil  nest  pas 
seisi  del  maner  a  quel  la  suyte  est  due ;  auxi  en 
ceo  cas,  depuis  qe  W.  par  sa  conissaunce  avoit 
moustre  qe  les  fees  de  chivaler  del  maner  de  K. 
furent  assignes  a  la  purpartie  D.,  issint  les  tene- 
ments ou  la  prise,  &c.,  hors  de  fee  Hughe  et  M., 
issint  nul  avowere  pur  sa  suyte  ne  pur  le  rente 
meintenable  pur  eux.  Par  quei^  il  demanda  juge- 
ment, et  dit  qen  cas  qe  ij  parceners  ount  un  tenaunt 
qe  tient  de  eux  par  rente  et  par  certeins  autres 
services,  mesqe  les  parceners  entre  eux  facent  pur- 
partie del  rente,  de  les  autres  services  qe  sont 
apportable  lun  navera  jammes  avowere  sanz  conis- 
saunce pur  lautre,  pur  ceo  qen  ley  ceo  ne  purreit 
estre  dit  une  purpartie,  et  si  la  seignurie  entierment 
soit  allote  a  la  purpartie  lun,  et  le  rente  et  les 
autres  services  auxi  come  suyte  et  autres  tiels  ser- 
vices sont  allotes  a  la  purpartie  lautre,  cesty 
qe  nad  mye  la  seignurie  navera  nul  avowere. — 
W.   Thorpe.     En   le   cas   ou   nous   sumes   la  purpartie 


1  Old  editions,  quest  la,  instead 
of  qe  lad. 


2  The  words  Par  quel  are  omitted 
from  the  edition  of  1679. 


410  MICHAELMAS    TERM 


No.  114. 


AD.  1343.  the  partition  was  effected  by  matter  of  record  in  the 
Chancery,  which  cannot  be  adjudged  to  be  the  act  of 
Margaret,  and  since  you  do  not  deny  the  partition, 
judgment,  &c. 

Statute  (114.)  §  With  regard  to  a   statute  merchant  the  de- 

■  fendant  said  that  he  was  under  age  at  the  time  at 
which  the  statute  was  made. — Shardelowe.  You  can- 
not be  admitted  to  that  averment,  because  it  would  be 
to  defeat  a  record,  and  that  is  a  thing  which  the  law 
does  not  permit ;  but  in  case  you  could  still  be  ad- 
judged to  be  under  age  by  inspection,  it  has  been  in 
such  a  case  that  a  writ  has  been  granted  to  defeat 
the  recognisance.  But  now  you  plead  as  a  man  of 
full  age  ;  wherefore  you  are  not  in  that  case,  &c. 


XVII.    EDWARD    III. 


411 


No.  114. 

fut   faite   par   chose    de    recorde    en   la   Chauncellerie,  ^-^^  1343. 
qe  ne   puit   estre  ajuge  le  fait  M.,  et  depuis  qe  vous 
ne   dedites   pas   la   purpartie,   jugement,    &c. 

(114.)  ^  §  En  un  estatut  marchaunt  le  defendant  ^^*^*_^* 
dit  qil  fut  deinz  age  al  temps  destatut  fait. — Schard.  chaunt. 
A  cest  averement  vous  ne  poiez  pas  estre  resceu, 
car  ceo  serreit  a  defaire  un  recorde,  quel  chose  la 
ley  ne  suffre  pas  ;  mes  en  cas  qe  vous  purrez  un- 
core  estre  ajuge  deinz  age  par  inspeccion,  homme  ad 
vewe  en  tiel  cas  qe  briefe  ad  este  graunte  a  defaire 
la  reconissaunce.  Mes  ore  vous  pledez  come  homme 
de  plein  age;   par  quei  vous  nestes  pas  en  le  cas,  &c.^ 


1  No.  103  of  the  old  editions  is  a 
second  report  of  No.  42,  No.  104  of 
No.  17,  No.  105  of  No.  44,  No.  106 
of  No.  20,  No.  107  of  No.  12,  No. 
108  of  No.  10,  No.  108  (his)  or  109 
of  No.  21,  No.  110  of  No.  28,  No. 
Ill  of  No.  29,  No.  112  of  No.  25, 
and  No.  113  of  No.  61.  They  are 
printed  at  the  end  of  the  first 
reports  of  the  cases  to  which  they 
respectively  relate  at  pages  237,  79, 
245,  93,  69,  53,  107,  147,  151,  133, 
and  285. 

No  MS.  of  No.  114  has  been 
found,  and  there  is  no  reference  to 
it  in  Fitzherbert's  Abridgment,  but 
the  case  appears  to  be  that  which 
is  reported  in  known  MSS.  as  No. 
16  of  Hil.,  18  Edw.  III.  The 
record  of  it,  however,  seems  to 
be  that  which  is  found  among  the 
Placita  de  Banco,  Mich.,  17  Edw. 
III.,  Ro  268  d.  The  obligor  in 
the  statute  merchant  was  John 
Fade,  son  and  heir  of  John  Fade, 
and  the  obligee  John  de  Langacre, 
the  elder.  The  obligor  obtained  an 
Audita  Querela  on  the  ground  that  a 
writ  of  execution  had  issued  against 
him  in  respect  of  a  statute  merchant 
made  while  he  was  under  age. 

On  the  appearance  of  the  parties 
'•  Johannes    filius    Johannis  dicit 


"  quod  prsedicto  die  recognitionis 
'*  praedicti  debiti  ipse  fuit  infra 
"  BBtatem.  Et  hoc  paratus  est 
♦'  verificare,  &c.,  Unde  petit  judi- 
"  cium  si  ipse,  virtute  recognitionis 
•'  praedictae,  de  praedicto  debito 
'•  onerari  debeat,"  &c. 

There  was  then  an  adjournment, 
and  when  the  parties  again 
appeared  the  Court  gave  judgment 
as  follows : — 

"Quia  videtur  Cuki^  quod 
•  verificatio  praedicta  quam  prae- 
'  dictus  Johannes  filius  Johannis 
'  praBtendit  in  adnullationem  re- 
'  cognitionis  praedictae,  qu£e  de 
'  recordo  est,  in  hoc  casu  non  est 
'  admittenda,  consideratum  est 
'  quod  prasdictus  Johannes  de 
'  Langacre  habeat  inde  execu- 
'  tionem,  &c.  Et  idem  Johannes 
'  filius  Johannis  in  misericordia, 
'  quia  controplacitavit  executi- 
'  onem  praedictam.  Ideo  habeat 
'  inde  breve  per  Statutum,"  &c. 

2  No.  115  of  the  old  editions  is  a 
second  report  of  No  33,  No.  116  of 
No.  24,  No.  117  of  No.  32,  No.  118 
of  No.  35,  and  No.  119  of  No.  31. 
They  are  printed  at  the  end  of  the 
first  reports  of  the  cases  to  which 
they  respectively  relate  at  pages 
191,  125,  165,  207,  and  155. 


HILARY  TERM 

IN    THE 

EIGHTEENTH   YEAE   OF   THE   KEIGN   OF 

KING   EDWAKD    THE    THIED 

AFTEE  THE  CONQUEST. 


HILAEY  TERM  IN  THE  EIGHTEENTH  YEAR  OF 
THE  REIGN  OF  KING  EDWARD  THE  THIRD 
AFTER  THE   CONQUEST. 


No.  1. 

^•^-  (1.)   §  A  Qiiare  irnpedit  was  brought,  in  respect  of  a 

^^^^.^  '  Hospital,  for  the  King,  who  counted  by  Thorpe  that 
irnpedit.  One  J.^  was  seised  of  the  advowson  as  appendant  to 
the  manor  of  Esher,  and  presented  his  clerk, ^  who 
was  admitted  and  instituted  by  the  Bishop,  &c.  And 
Thorpe  counted  further  that  the  King,  in  a  certain 
year,  seized  the  manor,  with  fees  and  advowsons,  into 
his  hand,  for  certain  reasons,  and  so  it  remained  in 
his  hand  until  a  certain  time  when,  upon  payment  of 
a  fine,  it  was  sued  out ;  and  during  the  time  when  the 
manor  was  in  the  King's  hand  the  Hospital  became 
vacant  through  the  death  of  the  presentee,  &c. ;  and 
so  it  belongs  to  him  to  present,  &c. — And  uj)on  non- 
denial  the  King  had  a  writ  to  the  Bishop. 

1  As  to  the  names  see  p.  415,  notes  1  and  2. 


DE    TEMINO    SANCTI 
EEGIS     EDWARDI 
DECIMO   OCTAVO/ 


HILLARII    ANNO     REGNI 
TEETH     A     CONQUESTU 


No.  1. 

(1.)  ^  §  Quare  impeclit  dun  Hospital  pur  le  Eoi,  qe 
counta  par  TJiorpe  qun  J.  fut  seisi  del  avowesoun 
come  appendaunt  al  maner^  de  E.,^  et  presenta  son 
clerk,  qe  fut  resceu  et  institut  de  Evesqe,  &c.  Et 
counta  outre  qe  le  Roi,  certein  an,  seisist  ^  le 
maner,  ove  fees  et  avowesouns,  en  sa  mayn,  par  cer- 
teinz  enchesouns,  et  issint  en  sa  mayn  demura  tanqe 
a  certein  temps  qe,  par  ^  fyn  faire,  ceo  fut  suy  hors ; 
et  en  temps  quant  le  maner  fut  en  la  mayn  le 
Roi  Lospital  se  voida  par  mort  le  presente,  &c. ; 
issint  appent  a  luy  a  presenter,  &cJ — Et  sur  nient 
dedire   le   Roi   ad   bref   al   Evesqe.^ 

1  The  reports  of  this  Term  are 
from  the  Lincohi's  Inn  MS  ,  the 
Harleian  MS.  No  741  (containing 
two  independent  sets  of  reports  as 
far  as  the  middle  of  No.  9),  and  the 
"Additional"  MS.  in  the  British 
Museum  numbered  25,184.  In 
2-5,184,  the  general  heading  is 
preceded  by  the  words  "In  principio 
"  Termini  Pulteneye  moriebatur, 
"  quem  Deus  absolvat."  It  is  fol- 
lowed by  the  words  "LaRountable 
"  comencee  a  Wyndesore  Die  Lunae 
"  proximo  ante  Festum  Conver- 
"  sionis  Sancti  Pauli  decimo  octavo. 
"  —Hill." 

2  From  L.,  Harl.  (No.  1),  and 
25,184,  but  corrected  by  the  record, 
Placita  de  Banco,  Hil.,  18  Edw. 
III.,  R°  35.  It  there  appears  that 
the  action  was  brought  by  the  King 
against  William  de  Milbourne,  in 
respect  of  a  presentation  to  the 
Hospital  of  St.  Mary  Magdalene, 
of  Sandon  (Sandown,  Surrey). 

3  L.,  manoir. 

4  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  B. 


A.D. 
1843-4 

Quare 
impeclit. 


5  L.,  seisi. 

6  par  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

7  The  declaration  was,  according 
to     the    record,     "  quod    quidam 

Willelmus  de  Milbourne  fuit 
seisitus  de  manerio  de  Esshere 
Wateville,  ad  quod  advocatio 
Hospitalis  praedicti  pertinet,  qui 
ad  illud  j)r£esentavit  quendam 
Johannem  Brounchild,  clericum 
suum,  qui  ad  prsesentationem 
suam  fuit  admissus  et  institutus, 
tempore  pacis,  tempore  domini 
Regis  nunc.  Et  postmodum 
idem  manerium  seisitum  fuit  in 
manum  ipsius  Regis  nunc,  qui- 
busdam  certis  de  causis,  quo 
tempore  prasdictum  Hospitale 
vacavit  per  resignationem  prae- 
dicti Johannis  Brounchild, 
manerio  praedicto  in  manu  ejus- 
dem  Regis  adhuc  sic  existente, 
et  ea  ratione  ad  ipsum  dominum 
RegCxii  pertinet  ad  praedictum 
Hospitale  praesentare." 

8  The   defendant,    according    to 
the  record,   confessed   the  King's 


416 


HILARY    TERM 


A.D. 
1843-4. 

Jurata 

Ktriim. 


Jurata 
utrum. 


No.  2. 

(2.)  §  Jurata  utrum  in  respect  of  rent.  The  person 
against  whom  the  writ  was  brought  answered  as  ten- 
ant of  the  land,  and  vouched.  And  the  voucher  was 
counterpleaded  on  the  ground  that  it  is  at  variance  with 
the  action  on  this  writ  which  supposes  the  demand  to 
be  frank- almoign,  and  if  the  voucher  were  permitted,  it 
would  be  to  suppose  that  the  demand  is  the  tenant's 
lay  fee. — This  exception  was  not  allowed. — Therefore 
the  voucher  was  counterpleaded  on  the  ground  that 
the  tenant  is  tenant  of  the  land,  and  the  demand  is 
for  rent  service,  in  which  case  voucher  does  not  lie. — 
WiLLOUGHBY.  Do  you  Understand  that  to  be  a  counter- 
plea  ? — Grene.  Yes,  Sir. — Willoughby.  Certainly  it  is 
not. — ShaPvShulle.  In  some  cases  it  is,  and  in  other 
cases  it  is  not. — And  the  voucher  stood. — But  note 
that  the  demandant  held  simjDly  to  that  which  was  no 
counterplea,  that  is  to  say  that  it  was  rent  service. — 
Therefore  Qucerc. 

§  A  Jurata  utrum,  which  was  returned,  was  brought 
by  one  to  ascertain  whether  tenements  were  frank- 
almoign appendant  to  the  Chantry  at  the  altar  of  Our 
Lady,  &c.,  or  lay  fee  of  the  other  party,  and  by  the 
writ  the  plaintiff  demanded  one  carucate  of  land  and 
lO-s.  of  rent  against  a  woman. — Gaynesford  took  ex- 
ception to  the  writ  on  the  ground  that  the  Statute^ 
gives  such  a  writ  for  the  Warden  of  a  Chantry  in  a 
church,  but  not  in  relation  to  a  chapel. — And  this 
exception  was  not  allowed. — Gaynesford.  We  hold  the 
land  and  the  rent  for  the  term  of  our  life  by  lease 
from  one  J.,  the  reversion  being  to  one  H.  and  to  G., 
sons  and  heirs  of  this  same  J.,  because  the  tenements 
are  partible ;  for  such  cause  we  vouch  them,  &c.,  as 
above. — Grene.  The  cause  which  you  have  shown  for 
having  the  voucher  is  contrary  to  our  writ,  for  by  our 


1  14  Edw.  III.,  St.  1,  c.  17. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  417 

No.  2. 

(2.)  ^  §  Jure   de    utrum    de  rente.     Celuy  vers  qi   le      ^•^• 
href   est   porte   respond!   come    tenant   de   la   terre,   ^t      [    , 
voucha.     Et^   fut    countreplede    par    taunt   qe   cest   sl  utrum. 
contrarie   del   accion    en   ceo    bref,    qe   suppose   la   de- 
mande    estre    frank    almoigne,^   et,    si   le   voucher   fut 
sufTert,    serra   a   supposer   qe    ceo   fut    lay   fee   le   ten- 
aunt. — Non     aUocatnr. — Par     quel  ^     le     voucher     fut 
countreplede   pur   ceo  qil   est   tenaunt   de   la   terre,  et 
la     demande     est  ^     de     rente     service,    en     quel    cas 
voucher   ne   gist  pas. — Wilby.     Entendes  vous  qe  ceo 
soit    countreplee.— Grrc'H^.      Sire,    oyl. — Wiley.     Certes 
noun   est. — Schar.     En    ascun    cas    il    est,    en   ascun 
cas     nient. — Et     le    voucher    estut. — Sed     nota    qe    le 
demandant   se  tient  pur  sur  noun  countreplee  qe  ceo 
fut  rente    service. — Qncere   ergo. 

§    Jure  ^   de    at  mm    fuit   porte   par    un,    qe    retourne  J"^'® '^^ 
fuit,    le    qel    les    tenementz    furent    fraunk    almoigne  [Fitz.^ 
appendaunt     a     la     Chaunterie     al     autier     de    nostre  ^lY'f^' 
Dame,    &c.,    ou   lay  fee   lautre,   et   par  le   brief   il   de-  voucher 
manda   une   carue   de    terre   et  xs.   de   rente  vers  une  ^-^ 
femme. — Gaijn.   challengea    le    brief   qar   statut   doune 
tiel   bref   pur   gardein   de    Chaunterie  en  un  eglise,  et 
noun  pas  pur  une  chapelle. — Et  non  allocatur. — Gaijn. 
Nous   tenoiis   la   terre   et    la   rente  a  terme  de   nostre 
vie   du   lees    un    J.,    la   revercion   a   un  H.    et   G.   fitz 
et  heirs   mesme   cesty   J.,   pur    ceo   qe    les   tenementz 
sount  departables,   &c. ;   par  tiel  cause  nous  vouchoms, 
&c.,     ut     supra. — Grenc.      La     cause     qe     vous     avez 
moustre   daver   le   voucher  est    encountre  nostre  brief, 

right  to  present  on  the  particular  1       ^^.,  qoi. 

oceasion,  "  salvo     jure    suo    pree-  ^  25,184,  fut. 

•'  sentandi   ad  idem   Hospitale   in  |       «  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 

"  aliis  vacationibus,  cum  accider-  I   Harl.   No.    2   alone,   and   has  not 

"  int."  been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 

1  From   L..    Harl.    (No.    1)    and  |   the  Year  Books.     It  has,  however, 
25,184,  until  otherwise  stated.  been  used  by  Fitzherbert  for   his 

2  L.,  quel.  i  Abridgment,    and    not    the    other 
•^  All  the  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  fee.             |  report. 

18141  2  D 


418  HILARY   TERM 


Nos.  3,  4. 


A.D.  y^-^.jt  \\-e  suppose  the  tenements  to  be  held  at  common 
law. — WiLLouGHEY.  They  may,  nevertheless,  be  partible 
between  males,  as  they  are  in  fees  in  Rutland  and  in 
Nottinghamshire,  and,  therefore,  will  you  say  some- 
thing else  ? — Grene.  We  say  that  those  whom  she 
vouches  are  the  sons  of  her  husband,  so  that,  if  the 
writ  had  been  brought  against  her  husband  and  her, 
she  would  not  have  had  the  voucher  as  against  her 
husband  without  showing  a  cause,  and  therefore  no 
more  can  she  vouch  the  heirs  without  showing  a  cause. — 
And  this  exception  was  not  allowed. — Grene.  Again  they 
ought  not  to  be  admitted  to  such  a  voucher  in  respect 
of  the  rent,  because  that  which  we  demand  against 
them  is  rent  service,  in  respect  of  which  she  cannot 
vouch,  &:c. — Hillary.  She  vouches  as  tenant  of  the 
rent,  and  therefore  the  voucher  is  permissible  enough, 
even  though  it  be  in  respect  of  rent  service ;  wherefore 
let  the  voucher  stand ;  but  it  would  have  been  other- 
wise if  she  had  vouched  as  tenant  of  the  land  and 
receiver  of  the  rent,  in  which  case  she  would  not  have 
had  the  voucher. 

Fine.  (3.)   v^  Land  was  rendered  by  fine  to  a  man  and  his 

wife  and  the  heirs  male  of  the  husband's  body  be- 
gotten, so  that,  if  the  husband  die  without  heir  male 
of  his  body  begotten,  after  the  death  of  the  husband 
and  his  wife,  the  tenements  remain  to  the  right  heirs 
of  the  husband. — And  the  fine  was  admitted,  &c.,  as 
above. 

Dower.  (4.)    §    Dower.     Discontinuance   in    the   process   was 

alleged,  inasmuch  as  a  common  day  had  been  given 
as  in  any  common  plea,  and  another  day  is  limited  in 
Dower  by  Statute,^  and  so   the   plea  was  without  day. 

1  51  Hen.  III.,  St.  3,  otherwise  incerti  temjioris  (DjV.s  communes  de  Dote). 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


419 


Nos.  3,  4. 

qar  par  nostre  brief  nous  supposoms  les  tenementz  ^-p- 
estre  tenuz  a  la  comiine  ley. — Wilby.^  Unqore  ils 
pount  estre  departables  entre  madles  come  deinz  le 
fee  de  Rithelonde  et  Notingehame,  &c.,  et  pur  ceo 
volez  autre  chose  dire  ? — Grene.  Nous  dioms  qe  ceux 
qil  vouche  sount  les  fitz  souri  baroun,  issi  qe,  si  le 
briefe  eust  estre  porte  vers  soun  baroun  et  ly,  ele 
neust  pas  eu  le  voucher  vers  soun  baroun  saunz 
cause  moustrer,  par  quel  nient  plus  puit  ele  voucher 
les  heirs  saunz  cause,  &c. — FA  non  allocatur. — Grene. 
Unqore  il  ne  deyvent  a  tiel  voucher  estre  resceu 
en  dreit  de  la  rente,  qar  ceo  qe  nous  demandoms 
vers  eux  est  rente  service,  de  qel  il  ne  puit  pas 
voucher,  &c. — Hill.  II  vouche  come  tenant  de  la 
rente,  par  quei  le  voucher  est  assetz  suffrable  mesqe 
ceo  soit  de  rente  service ;  par  quei  estoise  le  voucher ; 
mes  secKs  esset  sil  eust  vouche  come  tenant  de  la 
terre  et  resceivour  de  la  rente,  en  qel  cas  il  nust  ^ 
pas   eu   le   voucher. 

(3.)  ^    §  Terre   par   fyn   fut   rendu   a   un   homme   et  Fyn. 

sa   femme  et   les   heirs    madles    du    corps    le    baroun 

engendrez,  issint   qe   si    le    baroun    devie    saunz   heir 

madle   de  son    corps    engendre    qapres    le    decees    le 

baroun    et  sa   femme    qe    les    tenements    remeignent^ 

as     dreits  heirs     le     baroun. — Et    recqntur,     &c.,     i(t 
supra.^ 

(4.)  ^  §  Dowere.     En   le   proces   discontinuaunce   fut  Dowere. 
allegge,   par   taunt   qe    comune    jour    fut   done   come^ 
en   autre  comune  plee,  et  par  statut  est   limite   autre 
jour   en    Dowere,    et    issint    saunz    jour. — Et   nota   qe 


1  The  word  Wilby  is  omitted 
from  the  MS.,  but  is  required  in 
order  to  make  sense,  and  has  been 
supplied  on  the  authority  of 
Fitzherbert,  who  must  have  seen 
some  other  MS. 

■2  MS.,  nest. 


3  From    L.,    Harl.    (No.    1)  and 
25.184. 

4  L.,  remaignent. 

5  The   words,  &c.,  nt  supra  are 
omitted  from  25,184. 

'''  come  is  from  25,184  alone, 


420  HILARY    TERM 


No.  5. 


A.D.  — And  note  that  the  Khipr's  RolP  has  the  words  "  ef 
Jioc  prece  petentis,''  but  m  the  Roll  of  the  Justices^  a 
day  is  given  as  in  Dower,  by  virtue  of  which  prefixion 
they  have  a  day  now. — And  it  was  said  by  the  Court 
to  the  party  that  if  the  EoU  of  the  Justices  had  been 
in  accordance  with  the  King's  EoU,  it  would  have  been 
a  discontinuance. — Qiuere. — Sharshulle.  AVe  will  not 
so  lightly  discontinue  an  action  of  Dower,  and  we  find 
good  process  in  the  Roll  of  the  Justices,  and  therefore 
we  must  give  them  a  day  over. 

Voucher:        (5.)   g  A  writ  was  brought  in  the  Hustings  of  London 

pTcECtTys 

quod  against  Geoffrey  Pokoke  and  Joan  his  wife,  who  vouched 

reddat  in   ^  foreigner  to  warrant,  wherefore  the  record  was  sued 

the 

Hustings    into    the    Bench.      There    the    vouchee    appeared,    and 

of  London,  a^jked  what    they  had    to    bind   him    to   warrant.     And 

the    tenants    went,    by    leave,    to    seek    their    counsel. 

And   one   day   afterwards    they   were    solemnly   called, 

and  they  did  not  appear.     And  on  the  morrow  the  wife 

proffered  herself,  and   prayed   to   be   admitted. — likhe- 

miiudc.     Your    default,    and    that   of  your   husband,  in 

contempt   of    the   Com't,   were    recorded    yesterday,    at 

which    time    the  wife   did    not   appear ;    wherefore  the 

Court  cannot   do   anything   but   send   back  the  record, 

and,  in  that   case,    no   judgment   affecting   the   loss  of 

the  land  can   be   given   in   this   Court ;    wherefore  she 

cannot  be  admitted. — Kelshulle.     If  she  did  not  pray 

to  be   admitted,  would   not    the    land    be   lost   in    this 

Court? — lUcliemuude.     Xo,  Sir,  you  have  no  power  by 

the  Statute^  to   render  judgment   in  this  Court  except 

on  the  warranty. — Kelshulle.    What  you  say  is  wrong; 

judgment  shall  be  given  in  this  Court  as  to  the  land. 

— Hillary.     Even  though  judgment  shall  not  be  given 

in  this  Court  as  to  the  land,  at  least  that  which  shall 

be  done  in  this  Court  will   be   a   cause   of  the  loss  of 

1  For  a  description  of  the  King's  "^  6  Edw.  I.  (Gloucester),  c.  12. 

Koll,  and  of  the  Roll  of  the  Justices,   , 
see   Y.B.,   16   Edw.   III.     Part    2,  ' 

Introd.  pp.  xxv-xxix. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


421 


No.  5. 

le  rouUe  le  Eoi  est  tiel  et  hoc  prece  petentis,  mes  ^•^• 
en  le  roulle  des^  Justices  jour  de  dowere  est  done, 
par  quel  prefixioun  ils  ount  jour  a  ore. — Et  fut 
parle  par  Court  a  partie  qe  si  roulle  des  Justices 
fut  acordaunt  al  roulle  le  Eoi  qe  ceo  ust  este  dis- 
continuaunce. — Qiuere. — Schar.  Nous  ne  voloms  pas 
si  legerment  ^  discontinuer  un  Dowere,  et  nous 
trovoms  bon  proces  en  roulle  des  Justices,  par  quei 
il   covient   de   les   doner  jour   outre. 

(5.)  ^  §  Brief  fut  porte  en  le  Hustenges^  de  Voucher: 
Loundres  vers  Geffrey  Pokoke^  et  Johane  sa  femme,  g/<^rf^j. 
qe  voucherent  forein  a  garrant,  par  quei  "^  le  recorde  ^^  [^^^l  ^^ 
fut  suy  en  Baunk,  ou  le  vouclie  vint,  et  demanda  Loundres.* 
ceo  qil  avoit  de  luy  lier.  Et  tenantz  alerent,^  par 
conge,  de  quere  lour  counseil.'  Et  puis  un  jour 
solempnement  furent  demandez,  et  ne  vindrent^  pas. 
Et  lendemeyn  la  femme  se  profri,  et  pria  destre 
resceu. — Richem.  Vostre  defaut,  et  de  vostre  baroun, 
en  despit  de  la  Court,  est^^  hier^^  recorde,  a  quel 
temps  ele  ne  vint  pas  ;  par  quei  Court  ne  put  autre 
chose  faire  mes  remaunder  le  recorde,  et  en  ceo 
cas  en  ceste  Court  nulle  jugement  se  put  faire  sur 
perde  de  la  terre ;  par  quei  ele  nest  pas  resceivable. 
— Kels.  Si  ele  ne  priast  destre  resceu,  ne  serra 
terre  perdu  ceinz  ? — Richem.  Noun  Sire,  vous  navez 
pas  poier^^  par  statut  de  rendre  jugement  ceinz 
forsqe  sur  la  garrauntie. — Kels.  Vous  ditez  ^  mal ;  le 
jugement  ceinz  serra  rendu  de  la  terre. — Hillar. 
Tut  ne  serra  pas  le  jugement  rendu  ceinz  de  la 
terre,    al   meyns   ceo   qe   serra    fait    ceinz   serra   cause 


iHarl.,  del;  25,184,  de  la. 

2  Harl.,  and  25,184,  largement. 

3  From  L.,  Harl.  (No.  1),  and 
25,184,  until  otherwise  stated. 

*  The  words  of  the  marginal 
note  after  Voucher  are  from  L. 
alone,  and  the  word  Voucher  from 
the  other  two  MSS.  alone. 


5  25,184,  Hustynghe. 

6  25,184,  Pekoke. 

7  L.,  qoi. 

8  L.,  alerunt. 

9  L.,  vendrerent. 

10  Harl.,  fust. 

11  Harl.,  heir. 

12  L.,  power;  Harl.,  poer. 


422  HILARY    TERM 


No.   5. 


A-.D.      the  land  elsewhere;  wherefore  she  is  capable  of   being 
admitted,  and  we  admit   her. — Gayncsford.     On  behalf 
of  the  wife  who  is  admitted  we  vouch  the  same  person 
that  was  vouched  at  first,  &c. — Bichemunde.     You  shall 
not  be  admitted  to  that  voucher  in  this  Court,  because 
you  cannot  hold  plea  in  this  Court  except  on  the  first 
voucher. —  ]V.  TJiorjx',  ad  idem.     Suppose  the  tenant  who 
vouches  had  not  appeared,  but  made  default,  for  which 
reason  the  Caj^c  was  to  l)e  awarded,  you  ought  not  to 
make  process  on  the  default  in  this  Court,  but  to  send 
back   the   parol,    because   your   power   and   that  which 
you  ought  to  do  in  the  case  is  limited  by  the  Statute, 
that  is  to  sa}^  to  send  it  back   to   the  Hustings  when 
the  warranty  is  settled. — R.   Thorpe.     On  default  made 
here    the    Court    will    never    make    any    other    process 
than    this. — IT.    Tltorpe.      This    Court    cannot    do   any- 
thing else  but  record   the   default,    and   that   the  wife 
profiered    herself    to   be    admitted. — Kelshulle.      Sup- 
pose   the    tenants    were    warranted,    and    the    warrant 
vouched  over  a  foreigner  in  this  Court,  would  not  that 
voucher    be    allowed,    and    settled    in    this    Court. — Pi. 
Thorpe.     I  think  it  would  :  but  if  the  warrant  j^leaded 
in  chief  to  the  action,  he  would   not   be  heard  in  this 
Court. — Stanford.     Xo   more   than   he  will   be   able   to 
plead  in  chief  in  this  Court,  will  this  Court  hold  plea 
on    any    other    voucher    than    that    to    which    they  are 
held   by  the    Statute. — Kelshulle.     It  would  be  hard, 
and  a  great  delay  to   the   demandant,   if   they  were  to 
go  back  to  the  Hustings,  and  there  vouch  a  foreigner, 
and    afterwards    return    into    this    Court    on    the  same 
cause. — Sharshulle.      You  speak  as  if  the    lady  could 
not    be    admitted,   but   we    have  admitted  her ;    and  if 
she  were  still  to  be  admitted    she  would  be  admitted  ; 
but  say  something  further  on  the  question  whether  we 
shall  allow  the  new^  voucher  in   this  Court. — Mouhray. 
Suppose  she  did  vouch  now  in  this  Court ;    she  would 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


423 


No.  5. 

de   la   perde    aillours ;    par    quel    ele    est    resceivable,    ^o^'a 
et    nous    la    resceivoms. — Gayn.     Pur    la    femme   qest 
resceu    vouchoms   come    primes    estoit   vouche   mesme 
la    persone,    &c. — Richem.     A    ceo    voucher    ceinz    ne 
serrez  ^    pas    resceu,    qar    vous    ne     poietz    en    ceste 
Court    tener    plee    forsqe    sur    le    primer    voucher. — 
W.  Thorpe^  ad  idem.     Jeo  pose  qe  le  tenant  qe  vouche 
nust   pas   apparu,    mes   fait  defaut,  par  quel  Cape  fut 
dagarder,    vous   ne   dussetz  pas   ceinz  faire  proces  sur 
la  defaut,  mes   remaunder   la  parole,  qar  vostre  poair^ 
est   limite   par  statut,  et   ceo  qe  vous   devetz   faire  en 
le    cas,    saver,    quant    la    garrauntie    est    discus,   re- 
maunder   al  Hustenges. — R.^  Thorpe.     De  defaut  faite 
ceinz  ne  fra  jammes   Court  autre  proces  forsqe  ceste. 
—  [IF.]     Thorpe.      Ceste     Court     ne    put    faire    autre 
chose   forsqe    recorder^    la    defaut,    et    qe   la   femme ^ 
se     profri     destre     resceu. — Kels.      Jeo     pose     qe    les 
tenantz   fuissent   garrauntiz,    et    le    garraunt   vouchast 
outre   un   forein    ceinz,    ne    serra    eel   voucher   suffert 
et    discus    en    ceste    Court  ? — R.    Thorpe.     Jeo    quide 
qoil ;    mes    si   le  garraunt  ^  pledast  en  chief  al  accion, 
il   ne   serra   pas   escote   ceinz. — Stoiif.     Nient   plus   qil 
purr  a   pleder   en   chief   ceinz,    nient    plus    tendra   cest 
Court   plee    sur    autre    voucher    qe    eel    sur    quel    ils 
sount   tenuz    par    statut. — Kels.     Ceo   serreit   fort,   et 
graunt   delay    al   demandant    de   retourner,  et  voucher 
illoeqes   forein,  et  puis  retourner  sur  mesme   la   cause 
ceinz."^ — Schar.     Vous   parlez    auxi    come    la   dame   ne 
fust    pas    resceivable,    et    nous    lavoms   resceu ;   [et   si 
ele    fust    unqore    a     resceivere     ele     serreit    resceu]^; 
mes   parletz   outre  si   nous  suffroms   le  novel  voucher 
en  cest  Court. — Mouhray.     Jeo  pose  qele  vouchast  ore 


1  L.,  serra, 

2  L.  and  Harl.,  power. 

'^  R.    is    omitted    from    L. 
Harl. 

*  25,184,  remander. 


and 


5  femme  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

6  25,184,  tenant. 

7  ceinz  is  omitted  from  L. 

8  The  words    between    brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 


424  HILARY    TEEM 


No.   5. 


^'^-      afterwards  pro  back  to  the  Hustinpjs,  and  would  revonch 
anew,  so   that   her  voucher  now,  which  will  not  be  of 
record  there,  will  be  of  no   effect. — Stonore   to   Riche- 
mnnde.      For    whom    are   3"0u    speaking? — Ilichcmunde. 
For   the   demandant. — Gai/uesford.     And   the  wife  who 
prays  agrees  with  you,  and   prays   that  it  be  recorded 
-  that  she  proffered  herself  in  this  Court,  &c.,  and  prays 
further  that  adjournment  be   made   into  the  Hustings. 
— Sharshulle.     You   are   acting  wisely,   for   this  is  to 
the  delay  of  the  demandant.     iVnd  afterwards  Hillary 
said  :  We  have  admitted  the  wife  to   defend  her  right, 
and  because  we  cannot   further   hold   the   plea  in  this 
Court,  we  will   record  what   has    been    done,   and  will 
give  a  day  to  the  parties  in  the  Hustings. — And  so  it 
was    done,    and    so    the     matter    was     ended. — Qiuere 
whether   by  law  the  wife   should   be   admitted   in  this 
case  before  she  had   appeared   in   the   Hustings. — And 
note  that  the  roll  mentions  that  she  was  admitted  and 
vouched. — And     afterwards     this    was    reprobated     by 
WiLLouGHBY,  as    to   the   admission,  and  also  as  to  the 
voucher  ;  but  she  was  admitted  by  others,  and  though 
it    may  be    otherwise    than    right,    it    can   only  be  re- 
dressed by  writ  of  Error,  because  it  is  entered  on  the 
roll. 

Dower,  §  Thomas  de  B.    and    Alice    his  wife    brought    their 

writ  of  Dower  in  the  Hustings  of  London  against  G. 
de  P.  and  Alice  his  wife,  who  vouched  a  foreigner  to 
warrant,  wherefore  they  adjourned  the  parties  into  the 
Bench  on  a  certain  day,  on  which  day  the  tenant  sued 
a  writ  to  cause  his  warrant  to  come  into  the  Bench 
on  a  certain  day  according  to  the  Statute.-^  The 
vouchee  came  and  asked  what  they  had  to  bind  him, 
whereupon  the  tenants  prayed  leave  to  seek  their 
counsel.     And    they  were   afterwards    called,    and   they 

1  6  Edw.  I.  (Gloucester),  c.  12. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


425 


No.  5. 

ceinz ;  apres  ele  retournereit  ^  en  le  Hustenges,  et  ^•^• 
revouchereit  de  novel,  issint  qe  son  voucher  a  ore, 
qe  ne  serra  pas  de  recorde  illoeqes,  serra  de  nul 
effecte. — Ston.  a  Richcm.  Pur  qi  parlez  vous  ? — 
liichem.  Pur  le  demandant. — Gayn.  Et  la  femme 
qe  prie  sacorde  ove  vous,  et  prie  qe  ceo  soit  re- 
corde comeiit  ele  sa  2)rofert^  ceinz,  &c.,  et  prie 
outre  qe  lajournement  se  face  en  le  Hustenges. — 
ScHAR.  Yous  fetez^  sagement,  qar  cest  en  delay  del 
demandant. — Et  puis  Hill,  dit :  Nous  avoms  resceu 
la  femme  a  defendre  son  dreit,  et  pur  ceo  qe  nous 
Jie  poms  ceinz  plus  avant  plee  tenir,  nous  recordroms 
ceo  qest  fait,  et  durroms  jour  as  parties  en  le  Hus- 
tenges.— Et  ita  Jit,  et  sic  tevminatnr  negotium. — Qiuere 
si  de  ley  la  femme  serreit  en  ceo  cas  resceu  devant 
qele  venist  en  le  Hustenges. — Et  nota  qe  le  roulle 
fait  mencion  qele  est^  resceu  et  voucha. — Et  puis 
par  Wiley,  ceo  fut  reprove  quant  a  la  resceit,  et 
auxi  quant  a  voucher ;  mes  par  autres  est  resceu, 
tut  soit  il  autre  qe  bien,  ceo  covient  estre  redresse 
par   Errour,   quia   intratur   in    rotido. 

§    Thomas  ^    de    B.    et    Alice    sa    femme    porterent  Dower, 
lour    href    de    Dower    en    le    Hust^-nges    de    Londres  uesceit 
vers   G.  de   P.  et  Alice   sa  femme,   les  queux  vouche-  106.] 
rent   un   forein   a   garraunt,    par   quei    ils   ajournerent 
les   parties   en   Baunk   a   certein   jour,    a  quel   jour  le 
tenant    suist    href    de    faire   venier    soun    garrant    en 
Baunk  secnnduni  statutam    a  certein   jour.     Le  vouche 
vint   et   demanda   ceo    qil    avoit    de    ly   Her,    &c.,    sur 
quei  les   tenantz  prierent   conge  de  quere  lour  conseil. 
Et   puis    furent    demandez,    et    ne   vindrent   pas,   par 


1  MSS.  recovereit. 
■^  L.   profrist. 
3  25,184,  feistez. 

*  est   is   omitted    from    L.    and 
Harl. 

^  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 


Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 
the  Year  Books.  It  has,  however, 
been  us'^d  by  Fitzherbert  for  his 
Abridgment,  and  not  the  other 
report. 


426  HILARY    TERM 


No.  5. 


A.p.  ^[^  not  ap23ear,  wherefore  the  Court,  on  their  default, 
took  time  to  consider  until  the  morrow  what  was  to 
be  done  on  this  default  because  the  parol  was  pending 
in  the  Hustings  of  London. — The  vouchee  praj'ed  to 
be  discharged  from  the  warranty,  and  the  demandant 
prayed  her  dower. — Alice  came,  and  prayed  to  be  ad- 
mitted by  reason  of  the  default  of  G.,  her  husband, 
el^c. — Fdchcmnnde.  Your  husband's  default  was  recorded 
yesterday,  wherefore,  since  jow  did  not  appear  at  that 
time,  YOU  liaYO  out-staved  vour  time,  and  therefore  you 
cannot  now  be  admitted. — Hillary.  A  default  made 
3'esterday  and  a  default  made  to-day  are  all  one,  since 
the  Court  took  time  for  consideration  on  such  default 
until  to-day  ;  therefore  see  whether  you  will  say  any- 
thing else. — lUchemiinde.  Sir,  3'ou  see  plainly  how 
process  is  made  before  you,  on  this  voucher,  by  benefit 
of  the  Statute,  which  purports  that,  after  the  plea  on 
the  warranty  is  determined,  3'ou  send  the  parol  into 
the  Hustings  in  wJiich  the  original  writ  is  brought  ; 
and  since  the  warranty  is  now  determined  l)y  the  de- 
fault which  G.  has  made  (because  thereby  the  vouchee 
is  discharged  from  the  warranty)  you  have  no  warrant 
to  hold  the  plea  further,  nor  to  do  anything  else  but 
record  the  default,  and  send  the  parol  back  into  the 
Hustings,  and  therefore  you  have  no  power  to  admit 
her. — Shardelowe.  When  land  is  to  be  lost  through 
her  husband's  default  in  this  Court,  she  ought  more 
naturally  to  be  admitted  here,  where  the  default  was 
made,  than  elsewhere. — IT".  Thorpe.  Though  default 
has  been  made  in  this  Court,  you  have  no  warrant  to 
render  judgment  on  the  default  in  this  Court,  for 
suppose,  when  the  parol  had  remained  at  rest  in  the 
Hustings  by  reason  of  the  foreign  voucher,  that  on  the 
day  which  the  parties  had  had  in  the  Bench  on  the 
question  of  warranty,  the  tenant  who  vouched  had  made 
default,  you  could  not  have  awarded  a  Petit  Cape  on 
the  default,    nor   could   you   have   done   anything  else, 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  427 


No.  5. 


quel  sur  la  defaut  la  Court  prist  avisement  tanqe  ^^^^'^ 
alendemeyn  quei  fnit  affaire  sur  eel  defaut  pur  ceo 
qe  la  parole  fuit  pendant  en  Hustenges  de  Londres. 
— Le  vouche  pria  destre  assoutz  de  la  garrantie,  et 
la  demandante  pria  son  dower. — Sourvint  A.,  et  par 
la  defaut  G.  soun  baroun  pria  estre  resceu,  &c. — 
RicJiem.  La  defaut  vostre  baroun  fuit  recorde  eer, 
par  quei,  del  houre  qa  eel  temps  vous  ne  venistez 
pas,  vous  sursistez  vostre  temps,  et  par  tant  vous 
ne  poiez  ore  estre  reseeu. — Hill.  La  defaut  fait  eer 
et  la  defaut  fait  buy  est  tut  un,  quant  la  Court 
prist  avisement  sur  tiel  defaut  tanqe  buy ;  par  quei 
veiez  si  vous  voles  autre  ebose  dire. — Riclt.  Sire, 
vous  veiez  bien  eoment  le  proees  est  fait  sur  cest 
vouebe  devant  vous  par  benefiee  de  statut,  qel  voet 
qe  apres  le  plee  termine  sur  la  garrauntie  qe  vous 
mandez  la  parole  en  le  Hustenges  en  le  qele  le 
brief  original  est  porte ;  et  del  boure  qe  la  gar- 
rauntie est  ore  termine  par  defaut  qe  G.  ad  fait, 
qar  par  tant  le  vouebe  est  assoutz  de  la  garrauntie, 
vous  navetz  nulle  garraunt  de  tener  pluis  avant  le 
plee,  ne  faire  autre  ebose  mes  recorder  la  defaut,  et 
remander  la  parole  en  le  Hustenges,  et  par  tant 
avetz  nulle  poair  de  la  resceiver. — Schard.  Qant  la 
terre  est  a  perdre  par  defaut  soun  baroun  en  cest 
Court,  ele  deit  donqes  pluis  naturelment  estre  resceu 
si,  ou  la  defaut  est  fait,  qe  aillours. — W.  Thorpe. 
Coment  qe  defaut  est  fait  en  cest  Court,  vous  navetz 
nulle  garraunt  de  rendre  le  jugement  sur  la  defaut 
en  ceste  Court,  qar  jeo  pos  qe  quant  la  parole  fuit 
demure  en  pees  en  le  Hustenges  pur  le  forein 
voueber,  qel  jour  qe  les  parties  ussent  eu  en  Bank 
sur  la  garrauntie,  qe  le  tenant  qe  voueba  eust  fait 
defaut,  vous  ne  poiez  pas  avoir  agarde  un  petit 
Cape    sur    la    defaut,    nautre    rienz    avoir    fait    forqe 


428  HILARY  ter:m 


Xo.  5. 


A.D.  except  record  the  default,  and  upon  that  have  adjourned 
the  parties  into  the  Hustings ;  wherefore  a  multo 
fortiori  you  cannot  now  do  anything  else,  because  on 
that  default  the  land  may  now  be  lost  even  more 
than  it  would  be  in  the  other  case  which  I  have  put ; 
and  suppose  also  that  a  stranger  came  now,  in  the 
case  in  which  we  are,  and  prayed  to  be  admitted  by 
reason  of  the  default  of  Ci.  and  A.,  on  the  ground 
that  they  held  for  term  of  their  lives,  the  reversion 
being  to  him,  you  have  not  power  to  hold  plea  on 
the  question  of  admission,  because  the  statute,  by 
virtue  of  which  this  process  is  brought  into  this  Court, 
does  not  give  you  any  warrant  to  do  this  ;  wherefore 
no  more  can  you  hold  plea  on  the  second  voucher. 
— Kelshulle.  Whereas  you  say  that  we  have  not 
power  in  this  Court  to  do  anything  after  the  question 
of  warranty  has  been  determined,  if  the  foreigner 
vouches  over,  3-ou  say  wrongly,  for  suppose  the  vouchee 
entered  uito  warranty,  and  vouched  another  foreigner 
to  warrant,  should  we  not  make  j)rocess  again  on  that 
voucher,  for  we  cannot  send  the  parol  back  into  the 
Hustings,  because  the}'  could  not  hold  plea  on  the 
second  voucher  "? — W.  Thorpe.  I  tell  you  that  by  law 
you  shall  not  admit  the  second  voucher,  because  the 
statute  purports  that,  when  a  foreigner  is  vouched,  and 
the  vouchee  comes  into  'the  Bench  by  process,  and 
enters  into  warranty,  the  Court  shall  immediately  tell 
him  to  go  into  the  City  and  warrant,  and  then  another 
foreigner  may  be  vouched  in  the  City,  and  the  j)arol 
shall  be  sent  again  into  this  Court  by  such  process  as 
it  previously  was  by  reason  of  the  first  voucher,  and 
before  the  parol  is  removed  again  into  the  Hustings 
you  cannot  make  any  process  on  the  second  voucher, 
and  no  more  can  this  woman  be  admitted. — Hillary. 
On  the  ground  that  the  default,  on  which  land  is 
to  be  lost,  is  made  in  this  Court,  she  shall  be  admitted 
in  this  Court,  and  therefore  we  do  admit  her  ;  but,  be- 
cause   the    Statute    does    not    give   us  warrant  to  hold 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  429 


No.  5. 


avoir  recorde  la  defaut,  et  sur  ceo  avoir  ajourne  les  ^f"'?^' 
parties  en  le  Hustenges ;  par  quei  a  molt  fort  vous 
ne  poiez  autre  chose  faire,  qar  sur  eel  defaut  ore 
terre  est  a  perdre  pluis  qe  nest  en  lautre  cas  ou 
jeo  suy  mys ;  et  auxi  jeo  pose  qun  estraunge  vensit 
ore  en  le  cas  ou  nous  sumes,  et  priast  destre  resceu 
par  defaut  G.  et  A.,  pur  ceo  qils  tindrent  a  terme 
de  lour  vies,  la  revercion  a  luy,  vous  navetz  pas 
poair  tenier  le  plee  sur  la  resceite,  qar  a  ceo  faire 
lestatut,  par  qel  cest  proses  est  mene  ceinz,  ne 
vous  doune  pas  garraunt ;  par  quei  nient  pluis 
poiez  vous  tenier  le  plee  sur  le  secund  voucher. — 
Kel.  La  ou  vous  ditez  qe  nous  navoms  poair  ceinz 
de  rienz  faire  apres  la  garrauntie  determine,  si  le 
forein  vouche,  vous  ditez  mal,  qar  jeo  pose  qe  le 
vouche  entrast  en  la  garrauntie,  et  vouchast  un 
autre  forein  a  garraunt,  ne  ferroms  pas  proses  unqore 
sur  eel  voucher,  qar  nous  ne  poms  pas  remander 
la  parole  en  le  Hustenges,  pur  ceo  qe  eux  ne  poount 
pas  tenier  le  plee  sur  le  secund  voucher  ? — W.  Thorpe. 
Jeo  vous  die  -qe  de  ley  vous  ne  resceiverez  pas  le 
secund  voucher,  qar  lestatut  voet  qe,  quant  un  forein 
est  vouche,  le  vouche  vint  en  Bank  par  proses,  et 
entre  en  la  garrauntie,  meytenant  la  Court  dirra  a 
luy  qil  aile  en  la  Citee  et  garraunte,  &c.,  et  donqes 
en  la  Citee  soit  vouche  autre  forein,  la  parole  serra 
remis  ceinz  par  autiel  proces  come  il  fuit  a  devant 
par  le  primer  voucher,  avant  la  parole  remue  en  le 
Hustenges,  vous  ne  poiez  nul  proces  faire  sur  le 
secunde  voucher,  nient  pluis  puit  ceste  femme  estre 
resceu. — Hill.  Sur  ceo  qe  la  defaut  est  fait  en 
cest  Court,  sur  qel  la  terre  est  a  perdre,  ele  serra 
resceu  en  cest  Court,  et  pur  ceo  nous  la  reseivoms; 
mes,  pur  ceo  qe  lestatut  ne   nous   doune  pas  garraunt 


480  HILARY    TERM 


No.  6. 


^•^-      any  plea  touching  the  woman  after  her  admission,  the 

1343-4  ^      Jr  o  ' 

Court  adjudges  that  the  parol  he  remanded  into  the 
Hustings,  &c.,  and  let  it  he  seen,  Szc. 

Quare  (g  )   ^  Philippa  Queen    of   England  hrought  a  Quare 

inipcdit  against  the  Abhot  of  Cirencester,  who  did  not 
appear  at  the  Grand  Distress,  and  against  one  A.-^ 
And  she  counted  that  liinfi,  Henry  was  seised  of  the 
manor  of  B.,^  to  which  the  adyowson  is  appendant, 
and  presented.  And  she  made  the  descent  to  the 
present  King.  And  he  gaye  the  manor  with  the  ad- 
yowson to  Philippa  for  the  whole  of  her  life,  after 
which  gift  the  church  hecame  yoid  through  the  death 
of  King  Henry's  presentee,  and  so  she  is  seised  of  the 
manor  to  which  the  adyowson  is  appendant,  and  so  it 
belongs  to  her  to  present. — Ii.  Thorpe  defended,  &c., 
and  denied  the  damage,  and  said  that  he  did  not 
understand  that  he  would  he  put  to  answer,  because 
this  is  a  suit  taken  according  to  common  law,  and  she 
who  is  plaintiff  is  coyert  baron,  and  is  not  in  a  con- 
dition to  ])e  answered  without  her  husband. — Hillary. 
Answer. — And  he  said  b}'  judgment  that  this  was  fitting. 

1  As   to    the   name   .^cc    p.    431,   I       '^  As   to   the   name   see    j).    431, 
note  1.  I  note  4. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


4B1 


No.  6. 


de   tenier   inille   plee   de   la   femme    apres   la   resceite,      '^•^• 
si   agarde   la   Court  qe  la  parole  soit  remaunde  en  le 
Hustenges,   &c.,   et   vidcatur. 


(6.)  ^  §  Phelip  Beigne^  Dengleterre  porta  Quare 
impedit  vers  Labbe  de  Cirrcestre,  qe  ne  vint  pas  a 
la  Grauiit  Destresse,  et  un  A.  Et  counta  qe  le  Eoi 
Henre  fut  seisi  du  maner  de  B.,  a  quel  lavoesouii 
est  appendaunt,  et  presenta.  Et  fit  la  descente  an 
Roi  qore  est.  Et  dona  le  maner  ove  lavoesonn  a 
Phelip  pur  tote  sa  vie,  puis  quel  donn  leglise  se 
voida  par  la  mort  le  presente  par  le  Roi  Henre,  et 
issint  est  ele  seisi  dn  maner  a  qnei  lavoesonn  est 
appendaunt^  et  issint  appent  a  luy  a  presenter."^ — 
R.  Thorpe  defendi,  &c.,  et  les  damages,  et  dit  qil 
nentendi  pas  qil'^  serra  mys  de  respoundre,  qar  cest 
une  suyte  pris  par  comune  ley,  et  ele  est  coverte 
de  ])aroun  qest^  pleintif,  qe  nest  pas  responable"^ 
saunz    son    baroun. — Hill.      Responez. — Et   hoc   dixit 


Qiuire 
impedit. 

[Fitz., 
Qua  re 
impedit, 
47.] 


1  From  L.,  Hail.  ^No.  1),  and 
25,184,  until  otherwise  stated,  but 
corrected  by  the  record,  Placita  de 
Banco,  Hil.,  18  Edw.  III.,RO09d. 
It  there  appears  that  the  action 
was  brought  by  Philippa,  Queen  of 
England,  against  Walter  de 
Aunesford,  chaplain,  in  order  that 
he,  together  w4th  the  Abbot  (simul 
cum  Abhate)  of  Cirencester,  might 
permit  her  to  present  to  the 
church  of  Benetfelde  (Binfield, 
Berks). 

■^  L,,  Eeygne  ;  25,184,  Regne. 

3  L.,  pendaunt. 

^  The  declaration  was,  according 
to  the  record,  "  quod  dominus  H. 
"  quondam  Eex  Angliae,  proavus 
"  domini  Eegis  nunc,  fuit  seisitus 
"  de  manerio  de  Cokham,  cum 
"  pertinentiis,  ad  quod  advocatio 
"  ecclesiee  praedictae  pertinet,  qui 
"  ad  eandem  praesentavit  quendam 


Hugonem  de  Hales, 

post  cujus  mortem  eadem  ecclesia 
modo  vacat,  Et  de  ipso  H. 
Rege  descendit  prsedictum  mane- 
rium  ad  quod,  &c.,  Edwardo 
Regi,  ut  filio  et  heredi,  &c.,  et  de 
ipso  Edwardo  Rege,  .... 
Edwardo  Regi,  ut  filio  et  heredi, 
et  de  ipso  Edwardo  Rege  .... 
domino  Edwardo  Regi  nunc,  ut 
filio  et  heredi,  qui  quidem 
dominus  Rex  nunc  manerium 
praedictum,  cum  pertinentiis, 
simul  cum  advocatione  ecclesiae 
praedictae,  concessit  ipsi  Reginae 
tenendum  ad  totam  vitam  suam, 
et  ea  ratione  ad  praedictam 
Reginam  pertinet  ad  praedictam 
ecclesiam  praesentare." 

5  25,184,  qil  ne. 

6  25,184,  et  est. 

■^  25,184,  resceyvable. 


432  HILARY    TERM 


No.  6. 


^•^-      — And  afterwards  exception  was   taken   to  the  form  of 

1343-4.  . 

the  writ  on  the  ground  that  the  v^-oi'dii '' unde  queritur'' 
were  wantmg  m  it,  and  also  because  the  words  "  ?/f 
(licit ur  "  were  in  the  writ  not  put  before  the  clause  of 
the  writ  ''nude  prcedicti  A.  et  B.  cam  injnste  impedinnt,'' 
but  after  it. —  W.  Thorpe.  Those  words  "  undc  qneritur'' 
are  not  inserted  in  the  writ  when  the  writ  is  taken  at 
suit  of  the  King  or  of  the  Queen,  who  have  not  to 
find  surety  to  prosecute  their  suit. — B.  Tliorpc.  The 
Queen  has  tendered  suit  by  her  count,  and  also  she 
claims  to  recover  damages  like  any  common  person, 
and  therefore  the  writ  should  contain  the  words  '^  undc 
qucritur.'" — Sharshulle  adjudged  the  writ  to  be  good. 
— x\fterwards  exception  was  taken  to  the  writ  on  the 
ground  that  the  Queen  took  her  suit  like  an}^  common 
person  of  the  people,  and  the  writ  was  not  affirmed 
by  suit  and  surety. — This  exception  was  not  allowed. — 
Therefore  the  defendant  alleged  plenarty  of  himself  as 
parson  imparsonee  of  the  patronage  of  the  Abbot  of 
Langonet,  and  said  that  he  claimed  nothing  in  the 
patronage.— IT'.  TJioipc.  The  allegation  of  plenarty 
does  not  lie  in  his  mouth  ;  wherefore  we  pray  a  writ 
to  the  Bishop. — Willoughby.  The  judgment  shall  be 
entered,  but  as  against  him  you  shall  not  have  a  writ 
to  the  Bishop. — And  so  it  was  done.^ — Qiuerc  whether 
time  runs  against  the  Queen. 

Quare  §  The    Queeii    brought    her    Quarc    impedit    against 

impedit. 

1  See  Y.B.,  Easter,  18  Edw.  III.,  No.  9. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  .  433 


No.  6. 


convenire  par  agarde. — ^Et  puis  fnt  la  fourme  du  ^•^• 
bref  chalange  de  ceo  qe  tiiKlc  qiierifnr  y^  faillist,  et 
auxi  il  avoit  pas  tit  dicitKr  mys  el'-^  bref  avant  la 
clause  de  bref  uiulc  prcedicti  A.,  ef  B.  earn  in  juste 
impcdiiint  mes  apres. —  [TF.]  Thorpe.  Cele  parole 
umle  qaeritiir  nest  pas  mys  eP  bref  quant  le  bref 
est  pris  a  la  suyte  le  Roi  ou  la  Reigne,  qe  ne 
troverount  pas  soerte  de  suyre. — R.  Thorpe.  La 
Reigne  ad  tendu  suyte  par  son  counte,  et  auxint  ele 
est  a  recoverir  damages  come  autre  comune  persone,^ 
pur  quey^  le  bref  serreit  nude  querltur. — Schar. 
agarda  le  bref  bon. — Puis  le  bref  est  chalange  de 
ceo  qe  la  Reigne  prent^  sa  suyte  come  comune 
persone  du  poeple,  et  le  bref  nest  pas  afferme  par 
suyte  et  soerte. — No)i  aUoeatur. — Par  quei^  le  de- 
fendant alleggea  plenerte  de  luy  mesme  come  per- 
sone enpersone  del  patronage  Labbe  de  Langnet,  et 
dit  qil  clama  rien  en  le  patronage.^ — U^^-~\  'Thorpe. 
Plenerte  ne  gist  pas  en  sa  bouclie ;  par  quei  nous 
prioms  bref  al  Evesqe. — Wilby.  Le  jugement  serra 
entre,  mes  vers  luy  vous"^  naverez  pas  bref. — Et  ita 
faetum  est.^ — Qu(ere    si    temps    courge   a   la   Reigne. 

§    La^     Roigne     porta     soun     Quare     itnpedit     vers  Qi^arc 

iinpedit. 

_ [Fitz., 

1  L.,  i;  25,184,  luy.  i       7  l.,  and  Harl.,  mes  vous.  ^-'r^^''' 

•^  L.,  en  le.  i       ^  xhe  judgment  was,  according  to    ' '  '^ 


3  25,184,  persone  du  poeple. 

4  L.,  qoi. 

■5  L.,  pernet. 

•5  The  plea  was,  according  to  the 
record,  that  of  Walter  de  Aunes- 
ford,  and  he  "  dicit  quod  ipse  est 


the  roll,  "  quod  praedicta  Regina  re- 
"  cuperet  prassentationem  suam  ad 
"  ecclesiam  praedictam.  Et  habeat 
"  breve  Episcopo  Sarum  quod, 
"  non  obstante  reclamatione  prae- 
"  dicti  Walteri,  ad  praesentationem 


'•  persona    ecclesiae    praedictae     ad  '   "  praedictae  Reginse  ad  praedictam 

"  praesentationem  AbbatisdeCyren-  "  ecclesiam     idoneam      personam 

"  cestria,  et  impersonata  extitit  in  "  admittat.      Et    idem     Walterus 

"  eadem  per  sexdecim  annos  ante  i   "in  misericordia,  &c.     Sed  cesset 

"  diem  impetrationis  brevis  .  .  .  .  i   "  inde  executio  quousque  praedictus 

"  .    .    .    et   dicit   quod   ipse    nihil  I  "  Abbas  placitaverit,"  &c. 

"  aliud   clamat    in    praesentatione  I       ^  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 

"  ecclesiae,"  &c.  Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 

18141  2  E 


434 


HILARY    TERM 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


Dower 


No.  7. 

several  persons. — IL  Thorpe  took  exception  to  the  writ 
because  the  words  '' et  nisi  feccrit,''  &c.,  were  omitted 
from  it. — TT^  Thorpe.  The  Queen  shall  not  be  amerced 
for  non-suit,  nor  because  she  has  not  found  pledges  to 
prosecute  her  suit ;  therefore  this  clause  should  not  be 
in  the  writ  ;  and  l^ecause  she  is  a  person  of  so  high 
estate  she  shall  have  a  writ  in  all  points  such  as  the 
King  would  have  ;  wherefore,  &c. — And  for  this  reason 
the  writ  was  adjudged  good. — And  afterwards  one  who 
appeared  pleaded  that  he  was  parson  of  the  same 
church,  and  was  so,  years  and  days  before  the  purchase 
of  the  writ,  l)y  presentation  from  a  person  other  than 
those  named  in  the  writ,  and  [said  counsel]  we  do  not 
understand  that  such  a  writ  lies  against  him. —  William 
TJiorpe.  Since  he  does  not  claim  anything  in  the  ad- 
vowson,  and  does  not  deny  that  he  has  disturbed  us, 
we  demand  judgment. — Hillary.  You  shall  have 
judgment  on  this  plea,  but  you  shall  not  have  a  writ 
to  the  Bishop  until  the  others  have  pleaded,  &g} 

(7.)  §  Dower.  Xever  joined  in  lawful  matrimony 
was  the  issue  taken,  upon  which  the  Bishop  certified 
that  the  demandant  had  been  lawfully  joined.  The 
tenant  made  default.  Seisin  was  awarded,  because  the 
action  had  been  tried,  and  not  a  Cajn',  as  is  previously 
foinid  above. 


Dower.  §  On  a  writ  of   Dower   the   tenant  pleaded  that  the 

demandant  had  never  been  joined  [in  matrimony], 
whereupon  the  question  was  sent*  to  the  Bishop,  who 
testified  that  she  had  been  joined.  Arc.  The  tenant 
was  called,  and  made  default.  And  seisin  of  the  land 
was  awarded,  and  not  the  Petit  Cape. 


1  See  Y.B.,  Easter,  IS  Edw.  III..  No.  9. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  435 


No.  7. 


plusours.  —  R.  Thorpe  challengea  le  brief,  qar  ceo  a.d. 
fnit  entrelesse  et  )usi  fecerit,  &c. — IF.  Thorpe.  II  ne 
serra  pas  amercie  pur  sa  noun  suite,  ne  pur  ceo 
qele  ne  trova  pas  plegges  de  prosuire ;  par  quei  eel 
clause  ne  serra  pas  en  le  brief ;  et  pur  ceo  qele 
est  persone  excellent  ele  avera  brief  en  toutz  pointz 
come  le  Eoy  avera;  par  quei,  <kc. — Et  par  tiel  cause 
fuit  brief  agarde  boun. — Et  puis  un  qe  vint  il  pleda 
qil  fuit  persone  de  mesme  leglise,  et  fuit,  aunz  et 
jours  devant  le  brief  purchace,  des  presentements  un 
autre  qe  fuit  nome  en  mesme  le  brief,  et  nentendoms 
pas  qe  tiel  brief  gise  vers  luy. — Will.  Thorpe.  Del 
houre  qil  ne  cle3^me  pas  rienz  en  lavoesoun,  et  ne 
[dejdit  pas  qil  nous  ad  destourbe,  demandoms  juge- 
ment. — Hill.  Vous  haverez  jugement  sur  ceo  plee, 
mes  vous  naverez  pas  brief  al  Evesqe  tanqe  les 
autres   ount   pledez,    &c. 

(7.)  ^  §  Dowere.    Unqes  couple  '^  en  leal  matrimoigne  Dowere. 
fut   pur   issue,    sur   quei   Levesqe   certifia   qe   lealment 
acouple.^     Le  tenaunt  fit^  defaut.     Seisine  fut  agarde, 
pur  ceo  qe  laccion  fut  trie,  et  noun  pas   Cape,  pvout-' 
prills  invenitiw  ^  supra. 

§  En"^   brief   de   Dower    le    tenant   pleda   qe   le   de-  ^^.^'®^'' 
mandant    ne    fuit    unqes    acouple,^    sur    quei    mande  jupement, 
fuit    al    Evesqe,    qe    tesmoigna    qe    fuit    acouple,    &c.  ^^^-^ 
Le   tenant   fuit   demande,    et   fist   defaute.     Et   seisine 
de   terre   fuit   agarde,    et   noun   pas   peti   Cape. 


been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 
the  Year  Books.  It  has,  however, 
been  used  by  Fitzherbert   for  his 


6  L.,  nee  inveiiiatur. 
^  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 


Abridgment,  nndev  the  head  Briefe.    j  been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 

the  Year  Books.  It  has,  however, 
been  used  by  Fitzherbert  for  his 
Abridgment,    and    not    the    other 


1  From    L.,    and    25,184,    until 
otherwise  stated. 
-  25,184,  acomply. 
=^  25,184,  acomplie.  report. 

4  L.,  fet.  '       ^  M8.,  a  comple. 

^  prout  is  omitted  from  L.  ' 


436  HILARY    TERM 


No.  8. 


A.D.  (8.)   ^  The  Kinoj  commanded    the  Ahhot  of   Pershore 

to  admit  Thomas  Colley,  his  yeoman,  to  sustenance,  as 
"  others  had  been  admitted  on  the  King's  command  in 
the  same  Abbe}',  by  an  Alias  writ,  vd  caiisa)}i. — The 
Abbot  retm'ned  his  cause  to  the  effect  that  he  held 
quit  in  pure  frank-ahnoign  by  deed  and  confirmation 
of  Kings,  and  also  that  the  person  who  was  previously 
admitted  into  the  Abbey  was  so  admitted  on  the  prayer 
of  Queen  Isabella. — Thereujjon  a  writ  issued  command- 
ing the  Abbot  to  come  into  the  Chancery  with  his 
deeds  and  confirmations  to  show  his  reason  wherefore 
he  should  not  be  charged ;  and  it  was  also  commanded 
l)v  another  writ  that  he  should  be  warned  to  he  in  the 
Chancery  to  show  cause. — And  now  he  is  warned,  and 
he  appeared  l)y  IL  lliorpc,  and  demanded  oyer  of  the 
record  upon  which  the  Scire  facias  issued. —  W.  TJiorpc 
Your  own  answer,  which  is  of  record  in  this  Court, 
together  with  the  King's  grant,  Avhicli  is  of  record,  can 
warrant  this  writ.- — 11.  Thorpe.  The  King's  grant  can- 
not be  a  cause  for  which  a  Scire  facias  shall  be  war- 
ranted, nor  can  our  answer  to  the  .ilias  writ  warrant 
this  writ,  any  more  than  a  Scire  facias  lies  with 
respect  to  a  Sheriff  or  other  officer  if  he  makes  an 
insufficient  return. — Shardelowe.  Such  a  writ  would 
lie  in  respect  of  a  return  touching  his  own  person. — 
B.  Tlmrjte.  You  see  plainly  how  this  writ  is  taken  on 
a  contempt  committed  against  the  King  and  his  com- 
mand, which  is  a  suit  given  by  common  law,  and 
which    cannot    be    put    in    execution    In'  reason  of   any 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  437 


No.  8. 


(8.)  ^  §  Le  Roi  maunda  al  Abbe  de  Pershore  qil  ,r^-^' 
resceust'-^  Thomas  Colley,^  son  vadlet,^  a  sustenaunce,  ^ 
come  autres  avoient  este  resceu  ^  al  maundement  le  tempte. 
Roi*^  en  mesme  Labbey,  sicict  alias  vel  causam. — 
Labbe  retourna  sa  cause  qil  tient  quites  en  pure  et 
fraunk  almoigne  par  fait  et  confermement  des  Roys, 
et  auxint  qe  cely  qe  devant  fut  resceu  en  Labbey 
ceo  fut  a  la  priere  la  Reigne  Isabele. — Sur''  quei 
bref  issit  qil  venist  en  Cliauncellerie  ove  ses  faits^ 
et  confermementz  de^  moustrer  sa  resoun  par  quei 
il  ne  serra  pas  charge ;  et  auxi  fut  comaunde  par 
autre  bref  de  luy  garnir  destre  en  la  Cliauncellerie 
de  moustrer  sa  resoun. — Et  ore  il  est  garni,  et  vint 
par  R.  Thorpe,  et  demanda  oy  del  recorde  dount  le 
Scire  facias  issit. —  [fr.]  Thorpe.  Vostre  respouns 
demene,  qest  ceinz  de  recorde  ensemblement  ove  le 
graunt  le  Roi  est  de  recorde,  qe  pount  garrauntir 
ceo  bref. — B.  Tliorpe.  Le  graunt  le  ^^  Roi  ne  put 
estre  cause  pur  quei  Scire  facias  serra  garraunti, 
ne  ^^  nostre  respouns  al  Siciit  alias  ne  put  ceo  bref 
garrauntir,  nient  plus  qe  de  Yicounte  ou  autre 
ministre  sil  face  retourn  nient  sufiisaunt  Scire  facias 
ne  gist  pas. — Schard.  De  retourn  touchaunt  sa 
persone  demene  tiel  bref  girreit. — 1{.  Thorpe.  Vous 
veiez  bien  coment  ceo  bref  est  pris  sur  contempte 
fait  al  Roi  et  son  comaundement,  qest  suyte  par 
comune  ley  done,  et  qe  par  defaut  ne  purra  estre  mys 


iFrom  L.,  Had.    (No.    1),   and  3  L.,  Colly;  25,184,  Colleye. 

25,184.     The  case  which,  according  ^  L.,  valet. 

to  the  report,  came  to  an  end  in  ^  resceu  is  omitted  from  Harl. 

the  Chancery  without  any  decision,  "^  Harl.,  le  Eoi  resceuz  ;  25,184, 

but   was   pending    in    the    King's  ses  progenitours,  instead  of  le  Eoi. 

Bench,  may  probably  be  identified  ''  25,184,  par. 

with  that  which  appears  among  the  ^  L.,  fetes  ;  25,184,  feetz. 

Placita  coram  Rege,  Hil.  18  Edw.  ^  L.,  and  25,184,  et. 

m.,  "Rex,"  Ro  11,  the  record  of  w  Th°,    words     graunt     le     are 

which  is  printed  in  the  Appendix  omitted  from  25,184. 

"^  Harl.,  and  25,184,  resceut.  ^^  25,184,  de. 


438  HILARY    TERM 


No.  8. 


A.p.      default,    in    which    case    a  Venire    facias    and   Distress 
would  lie,  and  not  a  Scire  facias,  and  that  is  pleadable 
in    another    Court ;    judgment    whether    you  will    take 
cognisance    in    this    Court. — IF.  Thorpe.     This    suit    is 
taken  for  the  King,  who  ought  to  be  answered  in  what 
Court    he    may    please. — R.    Thorpe.      The    King    can 
possibly  have  a  writ  of  Eight,    but    it    does  not  there- 
fore   follow  that    he    shall    sue    in    this  Court ;    and  in 
ordinary  course  the  like  pleas   of   contempt  are  plead- 
able in  the  Common  Bench,  or  in  the  King's  Bench. — 
IF.  Thorpe.     If    the    King    grants    anything,    cannot    a 
Scire  facias    be    sued    in  this  Court  for  one  to  answer 
wherefore  his  grant  should    not    be    put  in  execution  ? 
— B.  Thorpe.      The  King  has  not  granted  anything  in 
this  case,  for  he  suj^poses  that  the  Abbot  has  to  grant. 
— W.   Thorpe.     But  in  efiect  it  is  in  the  King's  right: 
for  if  I  grant  you  a  corody  for  your  horse,  or  servant, 
to  whom  does  the  freehold  belong  ?  as  meaning  to  say 
to  the  person  to  whom  he  granted.     So  in  the  matter 
before    us. — R.    Thorpe.     Besides,  we    tell    you    that    a 
writ  came  to  us  to  certify  our  cause,  and  to  be  before  the 
King  nhicinique,  &c.,  which  writ,  with  our  cause,  is  re- 
turned into   the   King's   Bench,  and  so  we  have  a  day 
there  ^ ;  wherefore  you  ought  not  to  take  cognisance  in 
this  Court,  and  this  we  say  to  move  you  that  we  ought 
not  to  answer  in  this  Court. — Sfoiiford.     Do  you  think 
to  oust  the  King  from  his  suit  in  this  Court  b}-  reason 
of  the  plea  pending  in  another  Court  in  respect  of  the 
same  matter,  which    you    do  not  allege  to  be  settled  '? 
— Pole.     No,  not  in  case  3'ou  ought  to  have  cognisance 
in  this  Court ;  but  we  tell   you  this  to  move  you  that 
the  plea  may  be  held  in  another  Court  ;    but  our  plea 
is  that  you  will  not  hold  plea  in  this  Court   in  respect 
of  this    plea    pleadable    in    another   Court,    and    not  in 
this  ;  and,  if  you  adjudge   that   you  will,  we  are  ready 

See  the  record  iu  the  Appendix  below. 


XVill.    EDWARD    III. 


439 


No.  8. 

en  execucion,  en  quel  cas  Venire  facias  et  Distresse 
girreit,  et  noun  pas  garnissement,  et  ceo  pledable 
en   autre   place ;   [jugement]   si   ceinz  voillez  conustre. 

—  [IF.]  Thorpe.  Ceste  suyte  est  pris  pur  le  Eoi,  qe 
deit  estre  respondu  en  qele  place  qe  luy  plerra. — 
R.  Thorpe.  Le  Koi  put  aver  bref  de  Dreit  en  cas, 
mes  de  ceo  nensuit  par  qil  suera  en  ceste  place ; 
et  de  comune  cours  tiels  plees  de  contempte  sount 
pledables   en    Comune    Baunk,    ou   en   Baunk   le   Roi. 

—  \_W.~\  Thorpe.  Si  le  Roi  graunte  une  chose,  ne 
put  garnissement  estre  suy  ceinz  de  respoundre  pur 
quel  son  graunt  ne  serra  mys  en  execucion  ? — 11. 
Thorpe.  Le  Roi  ad  graunte  rien  en  ceo  cas,  qar  il 
suppose  qe  Labbe  dust  graunter. —  [IT.]  Thorpe. 
Mes  ^  en  effecte"  cest  en  dreit  le  Roi :  qar  si  jeo 
vous  graunte  un  corodie  pur  vostre  chival,'-^  ou^ 
garson,^  a  qi  est  le  fraunc  tenement?  quasi  diceret 
a  celui  a  qi  il  graunta.  Sic  in  proposito. — R.  Thorpe, 
Ovesqe  ceo,  vous  dioms  qe  bref  nous  vint  de  cer- 
tifier nostre  cause,  et  destre  devant^  le  Roi  uhiciinqney 
&c.,  quel,  ov  nostre  cause,  est  retourne  en  Baunk  le 
Roi,  et  issint  avoms  jour  illoeqes ;  par  quel  vous 
ne  devetz  conustre  ceinz,  et  ceo  dioms  pur  vous 
mover  ^  qe  nous  ne  devoms  ceinz  respoundre. — Stouf. 
Quidez  vous  douster  le  Roi  de  sa  suyte  ceinz  pur 
le  plee  pendaunt  en  autre  place  de  mesme  la  chose, 
quel  '^  vous  nalleggez  pas  estre  discus  ? — Pole.  Nanil, 
en  cas  qe  ^  vous  duissez  ceinz  conustre ;  mes,  pur 
vous  mover  ^  qe  le  plee  serra  en  autre  place  tenu 
si  le  ^  dioms  nous ;  mes  nostre  plee  est  qe  ceinz  ^^ 
de  cele  plee  pledable  en  autre  place,  et  noun  pas 
ceinz,  vous  ne  voillez  plee   tener ;    et  si  vous  agardez, 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


1  25,184,  Mais. 

2  The  words   pur   vostre   chival 
are  omitted  from  L.  and  Harl. 

3  L.,  et. 

*  L.,  garcion  ;  HarL,  garesone. 
5  Harl.,  tenant. 


6  25,184,  nomer. 
■^  L.  and  HarL,  et. 

8  Harl.,  ou. 

9  L.,  lui. 

10  ceinz  is  omitted  from  Harl. 


440  HILARY    TERM 


No.   9. 


'^■^-  to  answer. — Sadington.  Then  will  von  not  answer 
without  a  judgment  on  the  point? — R.  Thorpe.  No, 
Sir,  we  will  speak  in  the  affiimative — that  if  you  so 
adjudge  we  will  answer ;  hut  the  negative — that  we 
will  not  answer  without  a  judgment — you  will  never 
have  from  us. — Afterwards  they  came  to  terms,  ka} 

Entry  in         (9.)   ^  A  hushand    and    his  wife    hrought    a    writ    of 
t.,,.,.j,  Entry  iu  consiinili  casu,  supposing  that  the  tenant  for 

term  of  life  held  hv  lease  from  the  wife's  ancestor, 
and  that  the  land  ought  to  revert  to  the  hushand  and 
his  wife  after  an  alienation  made  in  fee. — Pole  Judg- 
ment of  the  writ,  which  purports  that  the  land  ought 
to  revert  to  the  hushand  as  well  as  to  the  wife,  whereas 
he  has  shown  that  it  is  all  in  right  of  the  wife,  and 
the  hushand  is  named  only  hy  reason  of  the  coverture, 
and  the  word  rcrcrti  relates  entirely  to  the  right,  so 
that  the  word  rcrcrti  is  false  as  applied  to  the  hushand, 
who  has  no  right,  and  possihly  never  will  have  any. — 
Ih'i-irortJii/.  In  a  writ  of  Cessarit,  and  of  Escheat,  and 
of  Formedon  in  the  reverter,  when  land  is  demanded 
in  right  of  the  wife  hy  her  hushand  and  her,  the  form 

1  In  the  King's  Bench  judgment  was  given  for  the  Abbot,  according 
to  the  record. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


441 


No.  9. 

prest  sumes  a  respoundre. — Sad.  Douiiqes  ne  voletz 
pas  sauiiz  agarde  respoundre  ? — 11.  TJtorpc.  Nanil, 
Sire,  nous  parleroms  en  laffinnatif  si  vous  agardez 
nous  respoundroms,  mes  le  negatif  qe  nous  voloms 
pas  respoundre  saunz  agarde  ^  ceo  naverez  pas  de 
nous. — Poatca    conconlati    stoif,   Szc. 

(9.)  ^  ^  Le  baroun  et  sa  femme  porterent  bref 
dentre  in  c())fsn)nU  casu,  supposaunt  qe  le  tenant  a 
terme  de  vie  tient  du  lees  launcestre  la  femme,  et 
qe,  apres  lalienacion  faite  en  fee,  au  baroun  et  sa 
femme  revertier  deit. — Pole.  Jugement  du  bref  qe 
voet  qe  la  terre  deit  revertier  si  avant  au  baroun 
com  a  la  femme,  ou  ii  ad  moustre  qe  cest  tut  en 
dreit  la  femme,  et  le*^  baroun  nest  pas  nome  forsqe 
par  resoun  de  coverture,  et  la  parole  de  revctii  est 
tut  en  le  dreit,  issint  qe  la  parole  de  irrerti  est 
faux  en  le^  baroun,  qe  nul  dreit  ad,  ne  jammes 
navera  par  cas. — Der.  Cessarif,  et  bref  Deschete,  et 
Formedoun  en  rererfi,^  ou  terre  serra  demande  el 
dreit   la    femme    par    son    baroun    et    luy,    la   fourme 


A.D. 

1343-4. 


E litre  in 
consiinili 


1  agarde  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

■•^  From  L.,  Harl.  (No.  1),  and 
25,184,  until  otherwise  stated. 
The  case  appears  to  be  that  found 
among  the  Flacita  de  Banco, 
Hil.,  18  Edw.  III.,  Eo  128.  An 
action  was  brought  by  Thomas 
Sybehng,  of  London,  and  Thomasia 
his  wife,  and  Gilbert  de  Ilollecote 
and  Silvestra  his  wife,  against 
Thomas  de  Mussendene  and  Isabel 
his  wife,  and  John  Sergeaunt,  in 
respect  of  one  messuage,  one 
toft,  200  acres  of  land,  17  acres  of 
meadow,  and  6  acres  of  pasture,  in 
Swanbourne  (Bucks)  "quae  clamant 
"  esse  jus  ipsarum  Thomasige  et 
"  Silvestrae,  et  in  quae  iidem 
"  Thomas  de  Mussendene,  Isabella, 
"  et    Johannes    non     habent     in- 


"  gressum 
"  Godard, 
"  Edmundi 
"  bourne, 


nisi     per    Edmundum 

cui      Eicardus      lilius 

Godard     de     Swane- 

frater       praedictarum 


"  Thomasiae  et  Silvestrae,  cujus 
"  heredes  ipsae  sunt,  ilia  dimisit  ad 
"  vitam  ipsius  Edmundi,  et  quae, 
"  post  dimissionem  per  ipsum 
"  Edmundum  praefatis  Thomae  de 
"  Mussendene  et  Isabellae  et  Jo- 
"  hanni  inde  lactam  in  feodo,  ad 
"  preefatos  Thomam  Sybelyng, 
"  Thomasiam,  Gilbertum,  et 
"  Silvestram  reverti  debent  per 
"  formam  statuti  in  consimili  casu 
"  proviso,"  etc. 

3  L.,  la, 

4  The     words     en     reverti     are 
omitted  from  L. 


442  HILARY    TERM 


No.   9. 


.^:^'  is  '  ad  ijh^os  rererti  debet.'' — Pole.  This  writ,  which 
supposes  first  '\jus  et  hereditatem  "  of  the  wife,  and 
afterwards  ^''reverti  debet  "  to  the  husband  and  his  wife, 
is  contrariant :  for  first  it  is  supposed  to  be  entirely  in 
right  of  the  wife,  and  afterwards  in  their  common  right. 
And  suppose  he  recovers  b}-  this  writ,  and  the  wife  dies 
without  issue,  what  would  the  husband  have  after  the 
death  of  the  wife '? — Grene.  Recovery  in  right  of  the 
wife  is  supposed  b}'  the  title  ^\jus  et  hereditatem  snam'' ; 
and  the  clause  "  reverti  debet "  is  in  accordance,  be- 
cause the  land  cannot  revert  to  the  wife  while  she  is 
covert  unless  it  reverts  to  tlie  husband. — Sharshulle. 
If  husband  and  wife  render  by  fine  to  an}^  one  for 
term  of  his  life,  the  reversion  being  to  them  and  the 
heirs  of  the  husband,  and  the  tenant  alienes  in  fee, 
then  the  reversion  will  be  sujDposed  to  be  saved  in 
them  both  by  the  words  of  the  writ,  but  it  is  other- 
wise where  her  ancestor  has  aliened. — Kelshulle.  It 
is  all  one  with  respect  to  the  writ  as  to  that  word 
^'reverti.'' — Pole.  Why  more  as  to  the  word  "  rerf rfi  " 
than  as  to  the  word  ''  desceiulere''  ?  And  it  seems 
that  the  cases  are  on  an  equality:  for,  as  descent  shall 
be  in  the  blood,  so  shall  the  reversion  be  in  those  only 
in  whom  the  right  was  before. — Dencorthij.  And  even 
though  in  Formedon  in  the  reverter  the  reversion 
should  be  supposed  to  be  in  the  wife  alone,  where  the 
gift  was  made  by  her  ancestor,  it  is  different  from 
what  it  would  be  in  Cessavit,  Escheat,  or  Entry  i)i 
consiniili  easii,  where  the  action  arises  solely  from  the 
act  of  the  tenant. — B.  Thorpe.  In  all  these  actions 
the  land  is  always  revertible  by  reason  of  the  original 
right,  which  is  entirely  in  the  wife  alone  when  she 
demands  on  the  estate  of  her  ancestor  ;  and  we  saw 
that  the  writ  for  William  Carbonelle  and  his  wife  was 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  44B 


No.  9. 


est   tiel   ad   ipsos    reverti   debet . — Pole}     Cestv  bref,   qe    ,:f;Pv 
.  .  IT  t       n  "'         1         •       1343-4. 

sujjpose   primes  jus   et   hereditatem    la   lemme,   et  puis 

reverti  debet  au  baroiin  et  sa  femme  est  contrariaunt : 
qar  primes  est  suppose  tut  en  droit  la  femme,  et 
puis  en  lour  comune  droit.  Et  jeo  pose^  qil  re- 
covere  par  cost  bref,  et  la  femme  deviast  saunz 
issue,  quei  avereit  le  baroun  apres  la  mort  la  femme? 
— Grene.  Le  recoverir  en  le  droit  la  femme  est 
suppose  par  le  title  jus  et  hereditatem  suam  ;  et  la 
clause  do  reverti  debet  est  acordaunt,  qar  ceo  ne  put 
revertir  a  la  femme  quant  ele  est  coverte  sil  ne 
reverte  au  baroun. — Schar.  Si  le  baroun  et  sa  femme 
rendent  par  fyn  a  un  a  terme  do  vie,  la  reversioun 
a  eux  et  les  heirs  le  baroun,  et  le  tenant  alienast 
en  fee,  donqes  serreit  la  reversioun  suppose  sauf  en 
eux  deux  par  parole  du  bref ;  mes  autre  est  quant 
son^  auncestre  alienast. — Kels.  Tut  est  un  quant 
au  bref  en  cele  parole  de  reverti. — Pole.  Pur  quei 
plus  en  reverti  qen  descendere  ?  Et  il  semble 
qe  cost  owel :  qar  auxi  com  descente  *  serra  en  le 
saunk  auxi  serra  reversioun  en  eux  soulement 
ou  le  droit  fut  avant. — Der.  Et  mesqe  en  Fourme 
de  doun  en  reverti  serra  suppose  la  reversioun  soule- 
ment en  la  femme,^  ou  le  doun  se  list  par  son 
auncestre,  cost  autre  qen  Cessavit,  Eschete,^  Entre 
in  consimili  casu,  ou  laccion  sourde  du  fait  del 
tenant  soulement. — /i.  Thorpe.  Touz  jours  en  touz 
les  accions  la  terre  est  revertible  par  cause  de  primer 
dreit,  quel  est  tut  en  la  femme  soulement  quant  ele 
demande  del  estat  son  auncestre ;  et  nous  veymes  '^ 
qe   le   bref   pur  William  Carbonelle^  et   sa   femme  fut 


1  Pole  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

2  pose  is  omitted  from  L. 
^  25,184,  femme  ou  son. 
*  descente  is  omitted  from  L.  and 

Harl. 
•^  25,184,  persone.  \       '^  L  ,  veioms. 

<"'  L.,  Enchete.     Harl.  No.  1  ends  «  25,184,  Cabornel 


abruptly  at  this  point  at  the  foot  of 
a  foUo,  where,  however,  there  are 
the  catchwords  "  Entre  in  consimili 
"  casu,^^  showing  that  the  MS.  was 
once  continued. 


444 


HILARY    TER^^r 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


No.   9. 

abated  in  a  like  case.-*^ — Hillary.  Wliat  writ  was  that  ? 
— 7i.  Tlioi'pe.  A  Scire  facias. — Grrne.  No  wonder : 
for  the  writ  must  be  in  accordance  with  the  fine,  and 
the  words  are  ^^juxta  formam  Jinis  jjrcedlcti,''  and  by  the 
form  of  the  fine  nothing  was  hmited  in  the  husband. 
Not  so  here. — Willoughby.  How  can  a  woman  who 
is  covert  have  a  reversion  without  her  hnsl)and  ? — 
Shardelowe.  You  never  saw,  when  a  wife  demanded 
with  her  husband,  that  the  reversion  was  supposed  to 
be  in  the  wife  alone  by  the  words  of  the  writ. —  Thorpe 
denied  this; — Afterwards  the  writ  was  adjudged  good. 
— 11.  Tliorpe.  They  demand  as  their  right  descended 
through  the  wife's  ancestor,  and  it  is  a  writ  affecting  the 
right,  and  the  husband  is  under  age  ;  judgment  whether 
during  his  non-age  they  ought  to  answer  as  to  this  writ 
affecting  the  right. — DencortJii/.  We  demand  as  the 
right  of  the  wife,  who  is  of  full  age ;  and  this  is  an  action 
which  has  accrued  through  the  act  of  the  tenant,  and 
wdiich  is  given  immediately  thereupon  by  the  Statute,'-^ 
for  if  he  were  delayed  until  his  full  age  he  would 
possibly  be  barred  by  the  warrant}^  of  the  person  who 
aliened. — Willoughby.  Suppose  profert  were  made  of 
the  deed  of  the  wife's  ancestor,  could  the  husband  and 
wife  answer  to  that '? — Dencorthii.  Possibly  not,  Sir, 
if  such  a  deed  were  alleged  ;  but  it  is  not  as  yet. — B. 
Thorpe.  This  is  a  writ  as  to  which  they  are  not  to 
be  answered  according  to  any  law. — Derivorthy.  By 
the  same  law  according  to  which  they  might  have 
entered,  notwithstanding  the  non-age,  &c.,  the}"  ought 
to  have  the  action. — Stonore.  Why  did  you  not 
enter? — DerwortJiij.  Because  I  could  not,  and  so  the 
action  is  given. — Willoughby.  This  action  arises  out 
of  the  tortious  act  of  the  tenant,  in  which  action,  even 
though  he  demanded   in   his   own  right,  he  would  not 


1  Y.B.,  Easter,  6  Edw.  III.,  No. 
67, 


2  13  Edw.  I.  '  Westm.  2),  c.  24. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  445 


No.  9. 


abatu  en  le  cas. — Hill.  En  quel  l)ref  fnt  cella  ? —  iol?\ 
R.  Thorpe.  En  un  Scire  facias. — Grene.  Nient  mer- 
veille :  qar  le  href  covendreit  acorder  a  la  fyn,  qe 
voet  ju.rta  formam  finis  prcedicti,  et  par  forme  de  la 
fyn  rien  fut  taille  en  le  baroim.  Xon  sic  liic. — 
WiLBY.  Coment  init  femme  qest  coverte  aver  rever- 
sioun  saunz  son  baroun  ? — Schaed.  Unqes  ne  veistes 
qe  par  parole  dn  bref  qe  la  reversion  serreit  sup- 
pose^ sonlement  en  la  femme  quant  ele  demande 
ove  son  baroun. — Thorpe  dedix'it. — Postea  hreve  fuit 
consideratam  houum.  -I\.  Thorpe.  lis  demandent  come 
lour  droit  descent  par  launcestre  la  femme,  et  cost 
un  bref  de  dreit,  et  le  baroun  est  deinz  age^; 
jugement  si  duraunt  son  noun  age  a  ceo  bref  de 
dreit ^  deivent  estre  respondu. — Der.  Nous  demandoms 
come  le  dreit  la  femme,  qest  de  plein  age ;  et  cest 
un  ac'cion  qest  acru  de  fait  le  tenant,  et  quel 
freschement  est  done  par  statut,  qar  sil  prist  delay 
tanqe  a  son  age  par  la  garrauntie*  celuy  qe  aliena 
par  cas  il  serra  Ijarre. — AVilljy.  Jeo  pose  qe  fet 
launcestre  la  femme  fut  niys  avant,  purreit  le  baroun 
et  sa  femme  respoundre  a  eel  ? — Der.  Sire,  par  cas 
nanil,  si  tiel  fet  fut  allegge ;  mes  ceo  nest  pas 
uncore. — R.^  Thorpe.  Ceo  est  un  bref  a  quel  par 
nul  ley  ils  ne  sount  responable.^ — Der.  Par  mesme 
hi  ley  qils  poainf^  aver  entre,  no}i  obstante  le  noun 
age,  &c.,  si  deyvent  ils^  aver  accion. — Ston.  Pur 
quey^  nussez  vous  entre? — Der.  Pur  ceo  qe  jeo 
ne  ^"  poiay  ^^  pas,  si  est  laccion  done. — Wilby.  Cest 
accion  sourde  du  fet  le  tenant  de  son  tort,  a  quel 
accion,   mesqil   demanda   en    son    dreit   demene,    il   ne 


1  suppose  is  omitted  from  L.  i       '^  25,184,  resceivable. 

■2  age  is  omitted  from  L.  j       '  L.,  poant. 

•^  The  words    de  dreit  are  from  ^  L.,   sil   deivent,   instead   of   si 


L.  alone. 

*  25,184,  le  graunt,  instead  of  la 
garrauntie. 

^  i?.  is  omitted  from  L. 


deyvent  ils. 
^  L.,  qai. 

10  L.,  nore. 

11  L.,  poya. 


446 


HILARY    TER:M 


A.D. 
134)3-4. 


Entry. 


No.  n. 

l)y  reason  of  his  non-age  be  put  to  delay  ;  therefore 
answer. — 1\.  Tliorpe.  This  writ  is  given  immediately 
after  the  alienation,  so  that,  according  to  the  intent  of 
the  Statute,  which  is  stricfi  juris,  neither  the  action 
nor  the  writ  is  given  except  against  that  person  him- 
self to  whom  the  alienation  is  made,  and  this  writ  is 
in  the  ])(')'  and  ciii  :  judgment  of  the  writ,  for  in  an 
action  of  Qnare  (Ict'orciat  which  is  given  by  Statute  ^ 
for  tenant  for  term  of  life  the  writ,  as  some  understand 
it,  is  given  only  against  the  person  who  recovered  ; 
and  if  by  alienation  the  land  be  in  the  hand  of  another 
person,  it  is  the  fault  of  the  part}-  that  he  did  not 
make  use  of  his  action  in  time,  and  bring  the  writ 
against  the  recoveror  while  he  was  tenant.  So  in  the 
matter  before  us. — Sharshulle.  It  is  not  law  in  the 
like  case  which  you  put,  for  within  this  year  the  writ 
has  been  seen  to  be  maintained  against  a  stranger  who 
vouched  the  person  that  recovered ;  therefore  answer. 

§  Entry  in  c())isiiiiili  rasK  brought  by  a  man  and  his 
wife,  in  respect  of  tenements  into  which  the  tenants 
had  not  entry  l)ut  by  one  A.^  to  whom  one  M.^  leased, 
which  A.  held  them  for  term  of  life  by  lease  from  the 
the  wife's  ancestor.  The  writ  purported  that  the  tene- 
ments ought  to  revert  to  the  husband  and  to  the  wife, 
whereas  it  is  proved  by  a   previous   part   of   the  same 


1  13  Edw.  I.  (Westm.  2),  c.  4. 


-  As   to  the   names    see   p.  441, 
note  2. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


447 


No.  9. 

serra  pas  par  nounage  mys  a  delay ;  par  quel  re-  ,  ^?'. 
sponez. — R.  Thorpe.  Cestuy  bref  est  done  freschement 
apres  lalieiiacion,  issint  qe,  par  entent  destatut,  qest 
stricti  juris,  laccion  lie  le  bref  nest  done  forsqe  vers 
mesme  la  persone  a  qi  lalienacion  est  fait/  et  cest 
bref  est  en  le  j>cr  ct  cnl ;  jugement  du  bref,  car 
en  accion  de  Qiiare  deforciat  qest  done  par  statut 
pur^  tenant  a  terme  de  vie  le  bref  al  entente 
dasqiins  nest  done  forsqe  vers  celuy  qe  recover! ;  et, 
si  par  alienacion  ceo  soit  en  autri  meyn,  cest  sa^ 
defaiit  qil^  nnst  use  saccion  par  temps,  et  porte  le 
bref  vers  luy  quant  il  fut  tenaunt.  Sic  in  proposito. 
— ScHAR.  Ceo  nest  pas  ley  en  vostre  semblaunce,  qar 
deinz  ^  cest  an  homme  ad  vewe  ^  le  bref  mayntenu 
vers  estraunge  qad  vouche  celuy  qe  recoveri ;  par 
quei   responez."^ 

§  Entre^  ///  coiisimHi  casu  porte  par  un  homme  Entre. 
et  sa  femme,  en  les  queux  ils  navoint  entre  si  noun 
par  un  A.  a  qi  un  M.  lessa,  qe  ceux  tint  a  terme 
de  vie  par  le  lees  launcestre  la  femme.  Le  brief 
voleit  qe  les  tenementz  dussent  revertir  al  baroun 
et   a   la   femme,   la   oue    par    mesme    le    brief    devant 


1  L.,  se  fit,  instead  of  est  fait. 
2L.,  a. 

3  L.,  la. 

4  L.,  qe. 

5  deinz  is  omitted  from  2-5,184. 

•^  The  words  ad  vewe  are  omitted 
from  25,184. 

'  According  to  the  record  the 
tenants  pleaded  "  quod  praedictus 
"  Eicardus  non  dimisit  pr^dicta 
"  tenementa,  cum  pertinentiis,  prse- 
"  dicto  Edmundo  ad  vitam  ipsius 
"  Edmundi,  sicut  iidem  Thomas 
"  Sybelyng,  et  Thomasia,  et  Gil- 
"  bertus  et  Silvestra  superius  per 
"  breve  suum  supponunt,  immo 
"  praedicto  Edmundo  in  feodo 
"  simplici,"  &g. 


Issue  was  joined  on  this.  The 
jury  found  at  Nisi  prius  "  quod 
"  Ricardus  infra  nominatus  dimisit 
"  tenementa  infra  contenta  Ed- 
"  mundo  Godard  ad  terminum  vitas 
"  suae  tantum,  et  non  in  feodo 
"  simplici." 

Judgment  was  accordingly  given 
for  the  demandants  to  recover 
seisin. 

^  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 
the  Year  Books.  It  has,  however, 
been  used  by  Fitzherbert  for  his 
Abridament,  and  not  the  other 
report. 


448 


HILARY    TERM 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


No.  9. 

writ  that  the  tenements  were  leased  h\  the  wife's 
ancestor,  and  therefore  the  tenements  ought  to  revert 
to  the  wife  alone ;  judgment,  &c. — Dcnrortlit/.  Since 
the  wife  is  covert,  nothing  can  revert  to  the  wife 
which  will  not  revert  to  the  husband  ;  therefore  our 
writ  is  good. — R.  Thorpe.  If  one  has  to  bring  a  writ 
of  Formedon  on  a  gift  made  by  the  wife's  ancestor,  or 
a  writ  of  Escheat,  or  a  writ  of  Cessavit,  in  respect  of 
tenements  which  are  of  the  wife's  right,  or  a  Scire 
facias  on  a  fine  to  which  the  wife's  ancestor  was  a 
party,  the  writ  will  always  say  that  they  ought  to  re- 
vert to  the  wife,  and,  if  it  sa}^  to  the  husband  and  the 
wife,  itc,  the  writ  will  abate,  as  appears  in  Easter 
Term  in  the  6tli  3^ear  ^  in  a  Scire  facias  ;  so  also  in 
this  case. — Shardelowe,  ad  idem.  Though  the  husband 
will  have  the  tenements  for  the  wife's  life,  if  they  be 
recovered,  kc,  l)v  reason  of  the  coverture,  nevertheless 
the  right  is  in  the  wife  alone  ;  now  that  word  ''  rererW 
ought  to  1)0  regarded  as  a  word  touching  the  right,  and 
therefore  that  word  ought  to  limit  to  the  wife  alone 
rather  than  to  the  husband  and  wife  jointly,  kc. — But 
afterwards  the  writ  was  adjudged  good  ;  and  therefore 
the  tenant  pleaded  over  that  the  husband  was  under 
age,  and  demanded  judgment  whether  as  to  this  writ, 
which  purports  that  the  tenements  ought  of  right  to 
revert  to  the  husband  as  well  as  to  the  wife,  he  ought 
to  be  answered  during  his  non-age. — Blai/hesfoti.  We 
demand  these  tenements  as  in  right  of  our  wife  by 
reason  of  a  forfeiture  which  the  tenant  caused  by 
alienation  in  our  time,  whereas,  if  we  were  put  to  wait 
until  our  full  age,  his  alienation  with  warranty  would 
possil)ly  ])ar  us,  because  he  is  our  wife's  ancestor^; 
wherefore,  &c. — The  Court  adjudged  that  he  was 
capable  of  being  answered  while  under  age. — And 
afterwards  the   tenant  vouched  Michael,  by  whom  the 


1  See  Y.B.,  Easter,  (>  Eclw.  III., 
No.  67. 


■2  As    to    the    relationships    sec 
p.  441,  note  2. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  449 


No.  9. 


est   prove   qe   les    tenementz    furent    lessez    par  laun-    ,.^*J^* 
cestre  la  femme,  et  par  taunt  ^  les  tenementz  devereint 
revertir   a   la    femme    solement ;    jugement,    &c. — Der.  ^ 

Del  houre  qe  la  femme  est  coverte,  rienz  puit  re- 
vertir a  la  femme  qe  ne  revertir  a  al  baromi ;  par 
taunt  nostre  brief  bon. — II.  Thorpe.  Sil  fuit  a  porter 
brief  de  Fourme  de  doun  [de  doun]  fait  par  launcestre 
la  femme,  ou  brief  Deschete,  ou  brief  de  Cessavit, 
des  tenementz  queux  sount  de  dreit  la  femme,  ou 
en  un  Scire  facias  hors  dun  fyne  a  qel  launcestre 
la  femme  fuit  partie,  le  brief  tut  diz  dirra  qe  a  la 
femme  revertir  deit,  et  sil  die  al  baroun  et  la  femme, 
&c.,  le  brief  sabatera,  ut  patet  Paschce  vf  en  un 
Scire  facias;  auxi  ycy,  &c. — Schard.,  acZ  idem.  Coment 
qe  la  baroun  avera  les  tenementz  pur  la  vie  la 
femme,  sil  soient  recoveris,  &c.,  par  cause  de  cover- 
ture, ne  pur  quant  le  dreit  est  soulement  a  la 
femme ;  ore  cest  parole  reverti  deit  estre  un  parole 
en  le  dreit,  par  quei  cest  parole  pluis  toust  deit 
tailler  a  la  femme  soulement  qal  baroun  et  a  la. 
femme  jointement,  &c. — Mes  puis  le  brief  agarde  [Fitz., 
bone ;  par  quey  le  tenant  dit  outre  qe  le  baroun  ^^' 
fuit  deinz  age,  et  demanda  jugement  si  a  cest  brief 
qe  voet  qe  les  tenementz  deyvent  de  droit  auxi  avant 
revertir  al  baroun  come  a  la  femme,  durant  soun 
nonage,  deit  il  estre  respondu. — Blaik.  Nous  de- 
mandoms  ceux  tenementz  come  de  dreit  nostre  femme 
par  cause  dun  forfaiture  qe  le  tenant  fist  par  aliena- 
cion  en  nostre  temps,  ou,  si  nous  fuissoms  mys 
dattendre  tanqe  a  nostre  age,  par  cas  salienacion 
ove  garrauntie  nous  barrereit,  pur  ceo  qele  est  aun- 
cestre  a  nostre  femme ;  par  quei,  &c. — La  Court  ly 
agarda  responable  deinz  age. — Et  puis  il  voucha  Michel, 

1  MS.,  tenant. 


18141  2  F 


450  HILARY    TERM 


No.  9  his. 


A.D,  conveyance  to  him  was  supposed  to  have  been  made.-^ 
— Grene.  You  see  jDlaiuly  how  his  entry  is  supposed 
to  be  by  one  A./  to  whom  M.^  leased  ;  so  he  vouches 
a  person  other  than  the  person  by  whom  his  entry  is 
supposed,  which  voucher  cannot  be  permitted  on  this 
writ  unless  he  vouches  as  assignee,  and  he  does  not 
show  such  cause  in  his  voucher,  and  therefore  he 
ought  not  to  be  admitted  to  this  simple  voucher. — 
And  this  was  not  allowed.^ 

Fine.  (9  Us,)   §  Fine,  whereby  it  was   granted  that  certain 

land  which  .J.  held  for  the  life  of  W.,  who  held  it,  of 
the  inheritance  of  the  conusor,  by  the  curtes}'  of 
England,  and  which,  after  the  death  of  W.,  ought  to 
revert  to  the  conusor  and  his  heirs,  should  remain,  &c. — 
Shardelowe.  In  this  case  no  one  else  can  be  tenant  to 
the  conusor  but  the  tenant  by  the  curtesy  of  England, 
nor  does  a  writ  of  Waste  lie  against  any  one  else ;  where- 
fore the  reversion  from  him  and  from  no  one  else  should 
be  granted,  and  therefore  this  fine  is  not  admissible. — 
Richemunde.  Nothing  would  vest  through  his  attorn- 
ment.— Hillary.  That  is  no  mischief,  because  the 
right  is  vested  by  the  fine  without  attornment. 

Fine.  §  Bicliemiuule  came  to  the  bar  and  would  have  drawn 

a  fine  in  this  form : — Thomas,  son  of  William  de  M., 
acknowledges  the  tenements  to  be  the  right  of  A.  as 
those  which  he  has  of  Thomas's  gift,  and  grants  that 
certain  tenements  which  one  A.  holds  for  the  term  of 
the  life  of  W.  de  M.  by  lease  from  W.,  which  W. 
holds  the  same  tenements  by  the  curtesy  of  England, 
of  the  inheritance  of  this  same  Thomas,  and  which 
after  the  death  of  W.  ought  to  revert  to  him,  shall 
remain  to  B. — Hillary.  You  shall  not  have  the  fine 
making  mention  of  the  estate  of  the  person  to  whom 
the    tenant    by   the    curtesy    has    leased    his    estate. — 


1  As   to   the   names  see   p.   441, 
note  2. 


-  For  the  conclusion  of  the  case 
see  p.  447,  note  7. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


451 


No.  9  his, 

par  qi  le  lees  fuit  suppose. — Grene.  Vous  veiez  bien  ,^:^\ 
coment  soun  entre  est  snj)pose  par  un  A.,  a  qi  M. 
lessa;  issint  il  vouche  autre  qe  celuy  par  qi  son 
entre  est  suppose,  qel  voucher  ne  puit  estre  suffert 
en  cest  brief  sil  ne  vouche  com  assigne,  et  tiel 
cause  ne  moustre  pas  en  soun  voucher,  par  quei  a 
eel  voucher  simple  ne  deit  il  estre  resceu. — Et  hoc 
non   allocatur. 

(9  bis.)  ^  §  Finis,  par  quele  certeine  terre  fut  graunte  -Pi^^'s* 
quele  J.  tient  a  la  vie  W.,  qe  ceo  tient,  del  heritage 
le  conissour,  par  la  ley  Dengleterre,  et  qe,  apres  le 
decees  W.,  a  luy  et  ses  heirs  devereit  revertir,  re- 
meigne,  &c. — Schard.  En  ceo  cas  nul  autre  poet 
estre  tenant  al  conissour  forsqe  le  tenant  par  la 
ley  Dengleterre,  ne  vers  autre  ne  gist  pas  bref  de 
Wast ;  par  quei  la  reversioun  de  luy  et  de  nul  autre 
serreit  graunte,  par  quey^  cele  fyn  nest  pas^  re- 
sceivable. — Richem.  Par  son  attournement  rien  ne 
vestereit. — Hill.  Ceo  nest  pas  meschief,  qar  par  la 
fyn   saunz   attournement   le   dreit   est   vestu. 

§  Rich.'^   vint   a   la   barre,    et  voudra   avoir   trest  un  ^Jp- 
pees  en  cest  forme : — Thomas  le  fitz  W.  de  M.  conust  pyne's] 
les    tenementz    estre    le    dreit    A.    come    ceux   qil   ad  "^^-^ 
de   soun  doun,   et   graunte  qe  certeinz  tenementz  qun 
A.   tient   a   terme   de   vie  W.  de   M.    de   soun   lees,  le 
qel  W.   mesmes   les   tenementz    tient   par   ley   Dengle- 
terre deritage   mesme  cesty  T.,    et   les  queux  apres  le 
decees  W.  a   luy  dussent  revertir,   remeignent   a   B. — 
Hill.     Yous    naveretz    pas    la    fyn    fesaunt    mencion 
del    estat    cesti    a    qi    le    tenant    par    la    cortesy    ad 


1  From    L.,    and   25,184,    until 
otherwise  stated. 

2  L.,  qai. 

3  25,184,  poynt. 

*  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 


been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 
the  Year  Books.  It  has,  however, 
been  used  by  Fitzherbert  for  his 
Abridgment,  and  not  the  other 
report. 


452  HILARY    TERM 


No.  10. 


^'^'      Richemunde.     Sir,  it   must   be   so,   because  otherwise  I 

1843-4.  .  . 

cannot  have  a  Quid  juris  clamat  against  him,  and  the 
tenant  by  the  curtesy  cannot  attorn  because  he  has 
nothing. — Sharshulle.  You  are  put  into  the  inheri- 
tance immediately  after  the  fine,  even  without  attorn- 
ment ;  and  I  tell  you  for  certain  that  where  tenant  by 
the  curtesy  or  tenant  in  dower  lease  their  estate,  the 
fine  shall  still  be  levied  on  their  tenancy  just  as  if 
they  had  not  leased,  etc.,  for  they  cannot  properly 
defeat  their  estate,  because  a  stranger  cannot  hold 
either  in  dower  or  by  the  curtesy  of  England,  and  a 
writ  of  Waste  will  be  brought  against  such  tenants, 
even  though  the  waste  be  committed  by  the  persons 
to  whom  they  have  leased  their  estate ;  wherefore  so 
also  it  shall  be  where  a  fine  is  levied. — Blaykeston. 
I  must  make  mention  of  his  estate,  because  otherwise, 
if  hereafter  he  alienes  in  fee,  I  cannot  have  a  writ  of 
Entry  in  consimili  casu  against  him,  since  if  he  be 
not  named  in  the  fine,  I  shall  not  have  attornment 
from  him,  and  at  the  same  time  a  writ  of  Entry  in 
connmili  casu  will  not  be  maintainable. — Hillary.  But 
if  he  alienes  in  fee,  you  can  enter,  and  if  you  are  then 
ousted,  you  can  have  an  Assise.  And  I  tell  you 
plainly  that  you  shall  not  have  the  fine  with  such 
words. — Sir,  as  to  like  matter,  Michaelmas  Term  in 
the  9th  3'ear. — But  I  think  it  would  be  otherwise  in 
the  case  of  any  other  tenant  for  term  of  life,  as  appears 
in  Easter  Term  in  the  6th  year. — And  afterwards  the 
fine  was  levied  without  makinor  anv  mention  of  A.'s 
estate. 

Recordaru      (10.)  §  Recordari  out  of  a  Court  of  Ancient  Demesne 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


45-3 


No.  10. 

lesse   soun   estat. — Rich.     Sire,   si   covient,   qar   autre-      -^;^- 

.,'.,..,  1343-4. 

menu  ]eo  ne  pnisse  avoir  le  Quid  juris  damat  vers 
luy,  ne  le  tenant  par  la  curtaisie  ne  puit  attournier 
jDur  ce  qil  nad  rienz. — Schar.  Auxi  vous  estez  en- 
herite  meintenant  apres  la  fyn  tout  saunz  attourne- 
ment ;  et  jeo  vous  die  en  certein  qe  la  ou  tenant 
par  la  curtesie  ou  tenant  en  dower  lessent  lour  estat, 
unqore  la  fyn  serra  leve  sur  lour  tenance  auxi  come 
ils  nussent  pas  lessez,  &c.,  qar  eux  ne  puissent  pas 
proprement  defaire  lour  estat,  pur  ceo  qun  estraunge 
ne  puit  pas  tenier  en  dower  ne  par  la  ley  Dengle- 
terre,  et  brief  de  Waste  serra  porte  vers  tieux  ten- 
ants tut  soit  le  waste  fait  par  ceux  as  queux  ils 
ount  lesse  lour  estat ;  par  quel  auxi  serra  il  de  fine 
leve. — Blayk.  II  covient  qe  jeo  face  mencion  de  soun 
estat,  qar  autrement,  sil  aliene  en  fee  apres  eel 
temps,  jeo  ne  poy  pas  avoir  brief  dentre  in  consimili 
casu  vers  luy,  qar  sil  ne  soit  nome  en  la  fine  jeo 
navera  pas  attournement  de  luy,  saunz,  &c.,  qe  bref 
Dentre  in  consimili  casu  soit  meintenable. — Hill.  Mes 
sil  aliene  en  fee  vous  poiez  entrer,  et,  si  vous  soiez  ouste, 
avoir  Lassise.  Et  jeo  vous  die  bien  qe  naverez  pas  la 
fine  sur  tiels  paroles. — Vide  de  tali  materia  Micliaelis 
ix°. — Sed  credo  quod  secies  est  dautre  tenant  a  terme 
de  vie,  ut  patet  Paschce  vf. — Et  puis  la  fine  fuit 
leve   saunz   faire   mencion   de   soun   estat,   &c. 

(10.)  ^    §    Recordari     hors     daunciene     demene    par  Recordari. 


1  From  L.,  and  25,184,  until 
otherwise  stated,  but  corrected  by 
the  record,  Placita  de  Banco,  Hil., 
18  Edw.  III.,  Eo  416.  It  there 
appears  that  the  writ  of  Recordari 
facias  loquelam  was  directed  to  the 
Sheriff  of  the  County  of  Oxford, 
commanding  that  he  should  go 
*'  ad  Curiam  Regis  de  Coumbe  et 
"  in  plena  Curia  ilia  recordari 
"  faceret  loquelam  quse  est  in 
'•  eadem   Curia  per  parvum  breve 


"  Regis  de  Recto  inter  Willelmum 
"  filium  Johannis  Stocke  petentem 
"  et  Willelmum  Mundene  tenentem, 
"  de  sex  acris  terras  et  duabus  acris 
"  prati,  cum  pertinentiis,  et  re- 
"  cordum  illud  haberet  hicadhunc 

"  diem, et  partibus  eundem 

' '  diem  prefigeret,  quod  nunc  essent 

"  hie, et  quod  haberet ..... 

"  breve  domini  Regis  preedictum,  et 
"  aliud  breve,  &c.,  quia  prsedictus 
"  Willelmus      Mundene      clamat 


454  HILARY    TERM 


No.  10. 


^•^'      because  the  tenant  claimed  to  hold  at   common  law. — 

■1  Q  i  Q      A 

William,  son  of  John  Stocke,  was  demandant  in  the 
little  writ  of  Eight. — The  Sheriff  returned  that  he 
went  to  the  Court,  and  that  the  suitors  would  not 
make  a  record,  nor  deliver  the  writ  to  him,  but  he 
returned  further  that  he  had  given  a  day  to  the  par- 
ties.— Gayncsford,  for  the  tenant,  now  proffers  himself, 
and  is  ready  to  maintain  the  cause  [of  removal]  if  the 
Court  will  permit  it  without  having  the  record  ;  and, 
if  not,  he  prays  process  further  to  distrain  the  suitors. 
— And  the  demandant  was  called,  and  did  not  appear, 
and  Gayncsford  therefore  demanded  judgment  on  his 
non-suit. — AYilloughby.  That  cannot  be  on  a  writ 
which  we  have  not  here. — Thorpe.  No,  Sir,  you  can- 
not render  any  judgment  in  this  Court  on  the  little 
writ,  nor  do  anything  else,  except  try  the  cause  [of 
removal] . — Stonore.  How  shall  we  try  that  without 
an  answer,  and  without  the  party  ? — Thorpe.  No,  you 
can  direct  process  against  him  to  bring  him  in  to 
answer. — Sharshulle.  If  the  writ  were  here,  and  the 
cause  [for  removal]  were  maintained  as  good  in  this 
Court,  should  we  not  abate  the  writ  ?  as  meaning  to 
say  that  they  would.     And  that  we   cannot   do   if   the 


XVIII.    EDWAKD    III. 


455 


No.  10. 

cause   qe   le   tenant   clama   tener   a   la   comune   ley. — 
William    fitz    Job  an     Stoke    fut    demandant    al    petit 
bref    de    Dreit. — Le  Viscomite    retom'na    qil    ala   a   la 
Com't,    et   les    sujters^  ne   voleint^   pas   faire    recorde 
ne   liverer   a   luy   le   bref,   mes   retourna   outre   qil   ad 
done   jour   as    parties. — Gai/n.,   pur    le    tenant   ore   se 
profre,  et   prest   est   de   mayntener   la   cause,  si  Court 
le   poet   suffrir  ^   saunz    avoir   plus    del   recorde ;    et,  si 
noun,  il   pria   proces   outre   a   destreindre   les   suyters. 
— Et    le    demandant    fut    demande,    et    ne   vint    pas, 
par   quel   Gayn.  demanda^  jugement  de  sa  nounsuyte. 
— WiLBY.     Ceo  ne  poet  estre    sur  bref  qe  nous  navoms 
pas   icy. — Thorpe.     Noun,   Sire,  vous   poez   rendre   nul 
jugement    ceinz    sur    le    petit    bref,    ne    autre    cbose 
faire  forsqe  trier  la  cause. — Ston.     Coment  le  trieroms 
sanz    respouns,    et    sanz   partie. — Thorpe.     Nanil,   vous 
poez    faire    proces    vers    luy   de    luy   mener    en^    re- 
spouns.— ScHAR.     Si   le   bref   [fut   c}^    et   la   cause   fut 
mayntenu    pur    bon    ceinz,    nabateroms    pas   le   bref  ? 
quasi   diceret   sic.     Et   ceo    ne   poms    pas   si   le   bref]^ 


A.D. 

1343-4. 


"  tenere  prisdicta  tenementa  per 
"  communem  legem  "  in  virtue  of 
two  tines,  one  before  Justices  in 
Eyre,  and  one  in  the  Common 
Bench,  in  the  reign  of  Henry  III., 
"  propter  quod  loquela  ilia  in 
' '  Curia  Eegis  de  Coumbe  per  breve 
"  Regis  praedictum  deduci  non 
"  debet  secundum  legem  et  con- 
"  suetudinem  regni  nostri  Anglioe. 

"  Et  modo  venit  praedictus  Wil- 
"  lelmus  de  Mundene  in  propria 
"  persona  sua,  et  praedictus  Wil- 
"  lelmus  filius  Johannis  non  venit. 

"  Et  Vicecomes  modo  mandat 
"  quod,  assumptis  secum  quatuor 
•'  discretis,  &c.,  in  propria  persona 
"  sua  accessit  ad  Curiam  prae- 
'*  dictam  ad  recordari  faciendum 
*'  loquelam  de  qua  in  brevi  Regis 
"  fit  mentio,  secundum  tenorem 
"  ejusdem  brevis,  et  injunxitsecta- 


"  toribus  et  ballivo  qui  tenuit 
"  placita  ejusdem  Curiae  quod  sibi 
"  liberarent  recordum  loquelae  inter 
"  partes  praedictas,  et  etiam  aliud 
"  parvum  breve  domini  Regis  per 
"  quod  tenuerunt  placitum  prae- 
"  dictum,  qui  quidem  sectatores  et 
"  ballivus  dictum  recordum  et 
"  breve  praedictum  praedicto  Yice- 
"  comitiliberare  noluerunt.  Tamen 
"  idem  Vicecomes  praefixit  partibus 
"  prffidictis  diem  quod  essent  hie 
"  ad  hunc  diem,  &c.,  in  loquela 
"  praedicta  prout  justum  fuerit 
"  processurae." 

1  L.,  suytes. 

2  25,184,  voleyent. 

3  L.,  suffrer. 

4  L.,  pria. 

5  en  is  omitted  from  L. 

6  The    words    between    brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 


456  HILARY    TERM 


No.    10. 


A.D.  -^rit  \)Q  not  here.  Besides,  the  words  of  the  writ  of 
Rcconlari  are  "^f  habeas  ihi  hoc  hreve,  et  aliud  hreve^' ; 
wherefore  we  have  not  a  complete  record. — Thorpe. 
You  will  never  hold  plea  on  the  other  writ,  because 
the  parties  are  without  day  as  to  that  writ  until  the 
cause  [of  removal]  has  been  decided ;  wherefore  it  is 
a  delay  without  reason  to  cause  the  other  writ  to  come. 
— Sharshulle.  After  judgment  has  been  rendered  to 
abate  the  writ  in  a  court  of  Ancient  Demesne,  the 
parol  is  in  this  Court  by  the  Kccordarl ;  we  can  re- 
verse that  judgment,  and  revive  the  writ ;  and  shall 
we  not  hold  the  plea  in  this  Court  on  the  little  writ  ? 
— Thorpe.  That  is  true  in  a  case  of  False  Judgment, 
because  the  record  will  come  here  to  that  effect ;  but 
in  this  case  the  parol  is  removed  only  to  know  with 
certainty  whether  the  tenements  be  frank  fee  or  ancient 
demesne,  so  that  this  question  and  nothing  else  shall 
be  tried.  If  the  little  writ  were  in  this  Court,  even 
though  you  found  that  the  land  was  ancient  demesne, 
you  would  not  send  back  the  writ. — Sharshulle. 
Certainly  we  should. — Pole.  There  is  no  record  in  the 
Court  of  Ancient  Demesne  except  the  writ  which  is 
there,  and  which  would  serve  no  purpose  even  if  it 
were  here. — Willoughby.  As  yet  we  do  not  know 
whether  there  is  any  writ  or  not. — And  afterwards 
Sharshulle,  by  common  consent  of  the  Court,  said 
to  Gaynesford : — We  enter  on  the  record  that  the  per- 
son who  is  demandant  does  not  now  appear.  And  sue 
you  the  Grand  Distress,  to  wit,  against  the  Bailiff  to 
deliver  the  writ  to  the  Sheriff,  and  against  the  suitors 
to  appear  here,  and  make  the  record. 


XVIII.    EDWAKD    III. 


467 


No.  10. 

ne  ^  fut  cy.  Ovesqe  ceo,  le  Recordari  voet  et  habeas 
ihi  hoc  hrei'e,  et  aliucl  breve ;  par  quel  nous  navoms 
pas  plein  recorde. — Thorpe.  Yous  tendrez  jammes 
plee  sur  lautre  bref,  qar  parties  sount  saunz  jour  a 
eel  bref  tanqe  la  cause  soit  discus ;  pur  quei  il  est 
delaye  saunz  cause  de  faire  venir  lautre  bref.^ — Schak. 
Apres  jugement  rendu  al  abatement  du  bref  en 
aunciene  demene,  par  Recordari  la  parole  est  ceinz  ^ ; 
nous  reverseroms  le  jugement,  et  resuscitoms  *  le 
bref ;  et  ^  ne  tendroms  le  j^lee  ceinz  sur  le  petit 
bref  ? — Thorpe.  Cest  verite  en  cas  de  Faux  Jugement, 
qar  le  recorde  vendra  cy  a  eel  effeete ;  mes  en  ceo 
cas  la  parole  est  remue  fors  de  veer^  moun  sil  soit 
fraunk  fee  ou  daunciene  demene,  issint  qe  cella,  et 
nul  autre  chose  serra  trie.  Si"^  le  petit  bref  fut 
ceinz,  tut  trovassetz^  vous  qe^  la  terre  fut^^  aunciene 
demene,  [vous  remaunderetz  pas  le  bref. — Schar. 
Certes  si  froms. — Pole.  II  y  ad  nul  recorde  en 
launciene  demene]  ^^  forsqe  le  bref  qest  la,  qe  servereit 
de  nient  mesqil  fut  cy. — Wilby.  Uncore  ne  savoms 
pas  sil  y  eit  bref  ou  noun. — Et  puis  Schar.,  ex 
communi  assensii  Curle,  dist  a  Gayn. : — Nous  entroms 
en  le  recorde  qil  qest  demandant  ne  vient  pas  a 
ore.  Et  sues^^  le  Grant  Destresse,  saver,  vers  le 
baillif,  de  liverer  le  bref  a  Yicounte,  et  vers  les 
suytours^^   de   venir   cy   et   fere   le   recorde. ^^ 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


1  ne  is  omitted  from  L. 

2  bref  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

3  25,184,  tenuz. 

*  L.,  ressussitoms. 

5  et  is  omitted  from  L. 

6  L.,  vere. 

7  L.,  et. 

8  25,184,  croiassez. 

9  qe  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

10  fut  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

11  The  words    between  brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 

J2  L.,  sueyt. 


13  L.,  altres. 

1*  Immediately  following  the 
Sheriff's  return  on  the  roll  is  the 
following  entry:— "Ideo  praecep- 
"  turn  est  Vicecomiti  quod  dis- 
"  tringat  omnes  sectatores  CurigB 
"  praedict£e  per  omnes  terras,  &c,, 
"  et  quod  de  exitibus,  &c,,  et  quod 
"  habeat  corpora  eorum  hie  a  die 
"  Sanctae  Trinitatis  in  xv  dies  ad 
"  faciendum  recordum  prsedictum, 
*'  et  etiam  quod  distringat  prae- 
"  dictum     ballivum     per     omnes 


458  '       HILARY    TERM 


No.   10. 


A.D.  s  Note  that  Gai/ncsford    (when   he   came   to  the  bar 

1343-4 

'  and  showed  how  a  little  writ  of  Eight  was  brought 
Writ  of  against  a  tenant  in  a  Court  of  Ancient  Demesne,  upon 
Eight.  -sYhich  he  sued  the  Eecordari  to  the  Sheriff  to  bring 
the  record  of  the  parol  into  the  Bench,  because  he 
claimed  the  tenements  at  common  law  for  a  certain 
cause,  &c.)  said,  on  the  day  given,  that  the  suitors 
would  not  record  the  parol,  but  that  the  Sheriff 
had  returned  that  he  gave  the  parties  a  day  in  the 
Bench  now,  this  day,  and  therefore  he  prayed  that 
the  demandant  mio^ht  be  called  to  answer  as  to  the 
cause,  etc. — And  the  demandant  was  called,  and  did 
not  appear ;  wherefore  Gaynesford  prayed  judgment  on 
the  non-suit. — Hillary.  "We  have  not  here  the  original 
writ,  wherefore  we  cannot  render  judgment  on  the 
non-suit,  and  therefore  you  must  sue  a  writ  to  distrain 
the  suitors  to  record,  &c. — R.  Tliorpc.  On  a  writ  of 
False  Judgment  brought  in  respect  of  a  judgment 
which  has  been  rendered  in  a  Court  of  Ancient  De- 
mene  you  must  have  the  original  writ,  because,  if  that 
judgment  be  reversed  by  you,  you  will  hold  the  plea 
further  by  virtue  of  the  same  original  writ  until  the  end ; 
but  now  you  will  not  hold  any  plea  on  the  original,  but 
will  only  determine  the  question  of  the  cause  of  re- 
moval, that  is  to  say,  whether  the  land  be  ancient 
demesne  or  frank  fee,  and  therefore  there  is  no  need 
to  have  the  original,  and  on  that  ground  we  pray 
judgment. — Sharshulle.  Although  we  shall  not  do 
anything  except  try  the  cause  of  removal,  still  if  it 
be  found  before  us  that  the  land  is  frank  fee,  we  shall 
abate  the  writ  for  ever,  and  that  we  cannot  do  if  we 
have  not  the  original,  and,  therefore,  sue  you  a  writ 
to  distrain  the  suitors  to  record. — The  contrary  of  this 


XVIII.    EDWAKD    III. 


459 


No.  10. 

§  Nota^   qe  Gayn.  dit,   quant   il  vint   a   la   barre  et    ^^^^^ 
moustra  coment  un  petit  brief  de  dreit  fut  porte   vers  p^^.^ 
luv   en   un    auncien    demene,   ou   il   suit   le   Eecordari  Briefe 
al  Vicounte   de   recorder   la   parole   en   Bank,   pur   ceo  ^p-"^^*^ 
qil   clama   les  tenementz  a  la  comune  ley  par  certein  Nonsuit, 
cause,  &c.,  a  qel   jour   il   dit  qe   les  suters  ne  voleint  ^^'^ 
pas   recorder   la  parole,  mes   le  Yicounte   dit  qil   dona 
jour   a   les  parties  en  Bank  ore  a  cest  jour,  par  quel 
il   pria   qe   le  demandant  fuit  demande  de  respoundre 
a   la   cause,  &c. — Et   il   fuit  demande,  et  ne  vint  pas ; 
par   quel   Gayn.   pria    jugement    sur   la   noun    suite. — 
Hill.     Nous   navoms   icy   loriginal,   par   quel   nous  ne 
poms    jugement    rendre    sur    la    noun    suyte,    et   pur 
ceo    il    vous    covynt    suier    brief   [de]   destreindre    les 
suters    de    recorder,     &c. — B..    Thorpe.      En    brief    de 
Faux    Jugement    porte    dun    jugement   qe    fuit   rendu 
en   auncien  demene,  la  vous   covynet   il   avoir  le  brief 
original,    qar   si   eel   jugement    soit    reverse   par   vous, 
vous    tendrez     outre     le     plee     par     mesme    le     brief 
original  taunqe   la   fine ;    mes   ore   vous    tendrez    nulle 
plee   sur  original,  mes  soulement  determinez  la  cause 
del   remuement,    saver,    le   qel    ceo    soit    aunciene   de- 
mene  ou    fraunke    fee,    par   quel    il   ne   busoigne   pas 
davoir  loriginal,   et   par  taunt   nous  prioms   jugement. 
— ScHAR.     Coment  qe  nous  froms  rienz  forqe  trieroms 
la   cause  del^   remuement,  unqore  si  trove  soit  devant 
nous^   qe    la    terre    est    fraunke    fee,    nous    abatroms 
le   brief   a   touz   jours,   qel   chose   nous    ne    poms    pas 
faire  si  nous  neyoms  loriginal,  et  pur  ceo  suiez  brief 
a  destreindre  les  suters  de  recorder. — Contrarium  istius 


"  terras,  &c.,  et  quod  de  exitibus, 
"  &c.,  ad  liberandum  prasdicto 
"  Vicecomiti  parvuni  breve  domini 
"  Regis  praedictum,  ita  quod  idem 
"  Vicecomes  habere  possit  hie 
"  breve  illud  ad  eundem  ter- 
"  minum,"  &c. 
1  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 


Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions.  It 
has,  however,  been  used  by  Fitz- 
herbert  for  his  Abridgment,  and  not 
the  other  report. 

•^  MS.,  et. 

3  MS.,  vous. 


460  HILARY    TERM 


No.   11. 


^•^'  appears  in  Hilary  Term  in  the  8th  year.^ — And  note 
that  Mouhraij  said,  that,  even  though  they  had  the 
original,  they  could  not  have  rendered  judgment  on 
the  ground  of  his  non-suit ;  but,  because  the  demand- 
ant did  not  appear  to  answer  as  to  the  cause  of  re- 
moval, they  would  let  the  writ  lie  inter  dormicntia,  and 
so  the  suit  would  be  held  as  nought  in  the  court  of 
Ancient  Demesne,  and  it  would  thus  be  extinguished, 
because  that  court  could  not  proceed  in  the  plea  with- 
out direction  from  the  Justices,  &c. — And  afterwards  it 
was  said  to  Gai/ncsford,  that  he  should  have  a  writ  to 
distrain  the  suitors. — But  see  Trinity  Term  in  the  19th 
3^ear,  where  they  rendered  judgment  on  the  non-suit 
in  a  like  case,  &c. 

Bescous.  (11.)  §  Rescous  was  sued  for  the  lord'-^  of  Merton, 
who  has  View  of  Frank  Pledge,  as  is  recited  by  the 
writ,  by  prescription.  And  the  writ  purported  further 
that,  whereas  he  wished  to  attach,  by  his  bailiffs,  A.,^ 
B.,^  and  C.,^  for  hue  and  cry  levied  against  the 
peace,  ''ad  respondendum  in  curia  prcBdicta  secundum 
legeniy  et  consuetudineni  curue  prcedictce,'"  the  defend- 
ants prcefatos   A.,  B.y   et   C.   rcscusserunt. — R.  Thorpe. 


1  Sec  Y.B.,  Hil.,  8  Edw.  m.,  No.   I       2  As   to   the   names   see   p.    461, 
18.  notes  3  and  11. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


461 


No.   11. 

Hillarii  viij". — Et  nota  per  Mouhray  qe  dit,  mesqe  ils  -^^^'^ 
eussent  loriginal,  ils  ne  puissent  pas  aver  rendu  le 
jugement  pur  sa  noun  suj^te ;  mes  pur  ceo  qil  ne 
vensit  2)as  de  respoundre  a  la  cause  ils  suffrireint  le 
brief  giser  inter  dormientia^  issi  serra  la  suite  a  nient 
tenuz  en  la  court  ^  daunciene  demene,  il  serroit  par 
tant  amorti,  qar  eux  ne  pount  pas  aler  avant  en  le 
plee  tanqils  ussent  mandement  dez  Justices,  &c. — Et 
puis  fuit  dit  a  G.,  qil  out  brief  a  destreindre  les 
suters. — Sed  vide^  Trinitatis  xix,  ou  ils  rendirent  sur 
la   noun   suite   jugement   en   tiel   cas,    Szc. 

(11.)  ^   §    Rescous   suy   pur    le    seignur   de   Mertone  Rescous. 
qad   vewe   de   fraunk   plegge,    com   est   reherce   par   le  nelc^ous, 
bref,  par^  prescripcion.     Et  le  bref  voleit   [outre  come  19.] 
il  voleit]^   par    ses   baillifs   attacher   A.,  B.,   et  C,  pur 
huteys^     et      crie*^      leve     encountre     la     pees,      ad^ 
respondendam    in     curia    prcedicta    secundum    legem,    et 
consuetudinem    curice^   prcedictcs,^^    les    defendants   prce- 
fatos   A,,   B.,    et    C.   rescusserunt}^ — R.  Thorpe,     Juge- 


1  MS.,  laycourt,  instead  of  la 
court. 

2  MS.,  unde. 

3  From  L.,  and  25,184,  until 
otherwise  stated,  but  corrected  by 
the  record,  Placita  de  Banco,  Hil., 
18  Edw.  III.,  Ro  104.  It  there 
appears  that  the  action  was  brought 
by  the  Prior  of  Merton  (Surrey) 
against  Thomas  atte  Quarrer. 

4  25,184,  et. 

^  The  words  between  brackets 
are  omitted  from  L. 

6  25,184,  hutese. 

7  L.,  cry. 

8  L.,  et  ad. 

^  25,184,  &c.,  instead  of  curia. 

10  25,184,  pnedicti. 

11  It  appears  in  the  roll  that 
the  defendant  was  attached  to 
answer   "  quare,   cum   idem   Prior 


habeat,  ipseque  et  praedecessores 
sui  a  tempore  quo  memoria  non 
existit  habere  consueverunt,  apud 
manerium  suum  de  Mertone, 
visum  franci  plegii  de  omnibus 
tenentibus  infra  manerium  prae- 
dictum  et  procinctum  ejusdem 
residentibus,  cum  omnibus  liber- 
tatibus  ad  hujusmodi  visum  spec- 
tantibus,  et  cognitiones  placito- 
rum  hutesii  eteffusionis  sanguinis 
ibidem  emergentium,  ac  Willel- 
mus  de  Guldeforde,  ballivus 
ipsius  Prioris  manerii  prasdicti, 
Rogerum  Ramesheved,  Isabellam 
Sadeler,  et  Hillarium  Lavonder 
pro  quodam  hutesio  per  eosdem 
ibidem  levato  ad  respondendum 
inde  secundum  legem  et  consue- 
tudinem regni  Regis  Angliae  in 
Curiae  praedicta  attachiare  voluis- 


462  HILARY    TERM 


No.   11. 


A.D.  Judgment  of  the  writ,  which  is  in  the  words  ^^  ad 
respondendum  in  pr<jedicta  curia,''  whereas  no  court 
is  previously  mentioned. — Seton.  View  of  Frank  Pledge 
is  previously  mentioned  in  the  writ,  and  that  View  is 
a  court. — Therefore  the  exception  was  not  allowed. — 
R.  Thorpe,  Judgment  of  the  writ,  which  has  the  word 
"  rescussei'unt,''  &c.,  while  by  the  writ  it  is  not  sup- 
posed that  there  is  anything  in  fact  with  respect  to 
which  rescue  can  be  supposed,  but  only  the  intention 
of  a  man — that  he  intended  to  attach — for  this  is  not 
properly  a  rescue,  but  a  hindering  of  something  which 
a  man  was  to  have  done,  as  in  case  of  a  taking  of 
beasts,  if  the  writ  were  in  the  words  "  crt^crc  voluisset,'' 
and  not  ''cejnsset,  rescitssit,''  the  writ  would  be  worth- 
less.— Setou.  If  a  Sheriff  or  a  Bailiff  come  to  make 
attachment  or  distress,  and  be  prevented,  that  is  a 
rescue  in  its  nature,  and  the  word  of  the  writ  will  be 
^^ 7'escussit." — R.  Thorpe.  Certainly  it  will  not;  another 
writ  of  Trespass  will  be  founded  on  the  disturbance, 
and  not  on  the  rescue. — Hillary  abated  the  writ. 

Kescous.  §  The  Prior  of  Merton  brought  his  writ  of  Rescous 
against  several  persons  for  that,  whereas  he  and  all 
his  predecessors  since  time  of  memory  had  had  View 
of  Frank  Pledge,  and  cognisance  of  all  matters  which 
append  thereto,  to  wit,  cry  levied,  and  blood  shed,  &c., 
and  (his  writ  purported  further  that)  whereas  he  would 
have  attached  one  H.,^  by  one  T.^  his  servant,  to 
answer  in   the   same  View  as   to   blood  which   he  had 

1  As  to  the  names  see  p.  461,  note  11. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  463 


No.  11. 


ment  de  bref,  qe  voet  ad  respondendum  in  prcedicta^  ^t^'A 
curia,  ou  nul  court  est  nome  devant. — Setone.  Vewe 
de  Fraunke  plegge  est  nome  devant  el  bref,  quel 
vewe  est  Court. — Ideo  non  allocatur. — R.  Thorpe, 
Jugement  de  bref,  qe  voet  rescusseriint,  &c.,  et  par 
bref  est  suppose  nule  chose  mys  en  fet  de  quel 
rescous  put  estre  suppose,  mes  soulement  volunte  de 
homme,  qil  voleit  aver  attache,  qe  nest  pas  propre- 
ment  rescous,  mes  une  destourbaunce  de  chose  qomme 
dust  aver  fait,  come  en  cas  de  prise  davers,  si  le 
bref  voleit  capcre  roluisset,  et  noun  pas  cepisset, 
rescussit,  le  bref  ne  vaudreit  rien.^ — Setone.  Si 
Vicounte  ou  Baillif  veigne  de  faire  attachement  ou 
destresse,  et  soit  destourbe,  cest  un  rescous  en  sa 
nature,  et  les  paroles  de  bref  serrount^  rescussit. — 
R.  Thorpe.  Nanil,  certes,  ne  serra  pas ;  autre  bref 
de  Trespas  [serra]  foundu  sur  la  destourbaunce,  et 
noun   pas   sur   le   rescous. — Hill,    abata   le   bref.^ 

§  Le  ^  Priour  de  Mertone  porta  soun  brief  de  Rescus. 
Eescous  vers  plusours  de  ceo  qe,  come  ly  et  toutz 
ses  predecessours  jDuis  temps  de  memorie  avoint  eu 
view  de  Fraunke  plegge,  et  conisaunce  dez  toutz 
choses  qe  a  ceo  appendent,  saver,  crie  leve,  et  saunk 
espaundu,  Szc,  et  outre  soun  brief  voleit  qe  come  il 
voleit  avoir  attache  un  H.  par  un  T.  soun  servant 
de   respoundre   en   mesme   la  view  du   saunk  qil  avoit 


"  set,  prasdictus  Thomas,  simul  |  "  voluisset,  de  qua  quidem  inten- 
"  cum  Johanna  filioAlanileCouper,  I  •' tione  rescussus  adjudicari  non 
"  praedictos  Eogerum,  Isabellam,  et   [   "  potest." 


"  Hillarium,  viet  armis,  rescussit," 
&c. 

1  L.,  prcefata. 

'^  The   successful  plea  in  abate- 


3  serrount  is  omitted  from  L. 

*  According  to  the  roll,  "  per  quod 
"  consideratum  est  quod  prsedictus 
"  Thomas  eat  inde  sine  die," 


ment  of  the  writ  was,  according  to  j  "^  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 

the  record,   "  eo  quod  in  prsedicto  I  Harl.  (No.  2)  alone.     It  has  neither 

"  brevi   inseritur    quod    prasdictus  !  been  printed  in  the  old  editions  nor 

"  ballivus  praedictos  Rogerum,  Isa-  ,  used  by  Fitzherbert  for  his  Ahridg- 

"  bellam,   et   Hillarium  attachiare  ment. 


464  HILARY    TERM 


No.   11. 


^•J^-  shed,  lI^c,  the  said  H.^  and  others,  Szc,  rescued  him, 
&c. — R.  Thorpe,  Judgment  of  this  writ,  for  this  ^vrit 
ought  to  be  founded  on  some  word  relating  to  an  act, 
&c.,  but  this  writ  has  not  supposed  any  attachment  to 
have  been  made,  but  it  supposes  that  he  intended  to 
have  attached  the  other,  so  that  this  writ  does  not 
contain  an}-  cause  of  action,  because  his  writ  is  in  the 
words  attachiare  voluisset,  wherefore  we  demand  judg- 
ment of  the  writ.  But  with  regard  to  a  writ  relating 
to  a  rescue  effected  upon  a  taking  of  beasts,  he  will 
have  a  good  writ  by  supposing  that  whereas  by  such 
an  one  his  servant  '' cepit  et  impavcare  voluisset,'"  cl^c, 
because  the  intention  to  put  in  the  pound  is  found  by 
the  preceding  taking,  but  in  this  case  he  has  no  act 
which  can  prove  his  intention,  and  therefore  there  is 
no  act  supposed  by  which  this  writ  can  be  maintained ; 
wherefore,  &c. — Gaynesfovd.  If  he  came  and  intended 
to  have  attached  any  one  and  was  prevented,  is  not 
that  a  reason  why  on  such  matter  he  should  have  a 
writ  of  Trespass  because  the  other  prevented  him  from 
executing  his  office  ?  But  he  cannot  have  a  writ  of 
Piescous.  And  one  has  seen  it  adjudged  in  this  Court 
that  one  had  a  writ  of  Trespass  for  that  one  prevented 
people  from  coming  to  his  market  who  wished  to  have 
come,  and  the  writ  abated  because  the  intention  of 
another  person  cannot  be  found  ;  wherefore  no  more 
can  it  in  this  case. — Hillary,  ad  idem.  If  your 
servant  came  to  him  and  said  to  him  in  words  that 
he  attached  him,  he  was  thereby  immediately  attached 
according  to  law,  so  that  on  such  matter  you  could 
have  a  writ  supposing  that  he  had  attached,  and  sup- 
posing your  servant  did  not  make  the  attachment  by 
words,  that  is  no  reason  why  you  should  have  a  writ 
of  Rescous;  wherefore  the  Court  adjudges  that  you  do 
take  nothing,  &c. 

1  As  to  the  name  see  p.  461,  note  11. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  465 


No.  11. 


espandu,  &c.,  le  dit  H.  et  autres,  &c.,  ly  rescouse-  .^a^'. 
rent,  &c. — R.  Tliorpe.  Jugement  de  cest  brief,  qar 
cest  brief  covent  estre  fundu  sur  ascun  parole  en 
fait,  &c.,  mes  cest  brief  ad  suppose  nulle  attache- 
ment  estre  fait,  eins  suppose  qil  voleit  ly  avoir 
attache,  issint  cest  brief  comprent  nul  accion,  qar 
soun  brief  voet  attachiare  voluisset,  par  quoi  nous 
demandoms  jugement  de  brief.  Mes  en  un  brief  de 
rescous  fait  sur  prise  des  avers  il  avera  boun  brief 
a  supposer  quod  cum  par  un  tiel  son  servant  cepit 
et  imparcare  voluisset ^  &c.,  qar  la  volunte  de  lenparker 
est  trove  par  la  prise  precedent,  mes  issi  nad  il 
nulle  fait  qe  puit  prover  sa  volunte,  et  par  tant 
nul  fait  suppose  par  qel  ceo  brief  ^  puit  estre  meyn- 
tenu ;  par  quel,  &c. — Gayn.  Sil  vint  et  ly  voleit 
avoir  attache  et  fuit  destourbe,  nest  il  pas  resoun 
qe  sur  eel  matere  qil  avereit  brief  de  Trespas  de 
ceo  qil  ly  destourba  affaire  soun  office  ?  Mes  brief 
de  Rescous  ne  puit  ile  avoir.  Et  homme  ad  vew 
ceinz  ajugge  qe  homme  avoit  brief  de  Trespas  de 
ceo  qil  destourba  gentz  de  vener  a  sa  marche  qe 
voleint  avoir  venu,  et  le  brief  sabati  pur  ceo  qe  autri 
volunte  ne  puit  estre  trove  ;  par  quel  nient  plus  icy. 
— Hill.,  ad  idem.  Si  vostre  servant  vint  a  luy  et 
ly  dit  par  parole  qil  attacha,  meyntenant  en  ley  il 
fuit  attache  par  taunt,  issint  qe  sur  tiele  matere 
vous  purrez  avoir  brief  supposant  qil  avoit  attache, 
et  en  cas  qe  vostre  servant  ne  fist  pas  lattachement 
par  parole,  ib  nest  pas  resoun  qe  vous  eiez  brief  de 
Rescous ;  par  quel  la  Couet  agarde  qe  vous  ne 
preignez   rien,    &c. 

1  MS.,  fait. 


18141  2  G 


466  HILAPiY    TERM 

Nos.  12,  13. 

;A-.D.  (12.)    §  John  Kyng  brought  an   Attachment  on  Pro- 

,,'       '    hibition. — Richemunde.     There  are  several  John  Kyngs 

AtlELCll-  *■' 

ment.  in  the  County  ;  and  it  is  not  determined  with  certainty, 
by  the  writ,  to  whom  we  have  to  answer  ;  judgment  of 
the  writ. — Grene.  To  the  person  who  is  named,  and 
who  proffers  himself. — Sharshulle.  He  is  plaintiff, 
and,  therefore,  answer. — Seton.  The  defendant  has  not 
sued  any  plea  contrary  to  the  Prohibition  ;  read}^  &c., 
by  his  law. — Grene.  You  shall  not  have  wager  of  law, 
because  it  is  supposed  that  you  have  sued  a  writ  of 
Trespass  against  the  peace,  in  respect  of  which  wager 
of  law  does  not  lie. — Richemunde.  "We  do  not  tender 
wager  of  law  in  respect  of  anything  but  a  suit  which 
is  surmised  against  us  as  contrary  to  the  Prohibition. 
— Hillary.  Take  the  averment,  if  you  will,  for  3'ou 
shall  not  have  wager  of  law  in  this  case. 

Note.  (13.)   §  Note  that  one  who   prayed   to   be   admitted, 

by  reason  of  the  default  of  his  tenant  for  term  of  life. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


467 


Nos.  12,  13. 

(12.)^    §    Johan   Kyng  ^  porta   Attachement   sur   la^    ^ti^'A 
Prohibicion.^ — Eichem.^    II  ysount  divers  Johans  Kyng^  . ,,    ^^ 
el   Counte ;    et   par   bref    nest    pas   determine   en   cer-  ment. 
tein   a    qi    nous    respondroms ;    jugement    du    bref. — 
Grene.     A  celui  qest  nome,   et  qe   se  profre.^ — Schar. 
II   est   pleintif,  et,  pur  ceo,  responez. — Setone.     II  ad'^ 
suy  nul  plee  countre  la   Prohibicion  ^ ;   prest,  &c.,  par 
sa®   ley. — Grene.      La    ley    naverez    pas,     qar    il    est 
suppose   qe   vous   avez    suy  brief  ^  de  Trespas   countre 
la    pees,    de    quel  ^^    la    ley^^    ne    gist    pas. — Richem. 
Nous   tendoms   par    la    ley   de    rienz    mes    dun   suyte 
quels  nous   est  surmys  countre  la  Prohibicion.* — Hill. 
Pernez   laverement,    si  vous  voillez,    qar  vous   naverez 
pas   la   ley   en   ceo   cas.-^^ 

(13.)  ^^   §    Nota    qe    celuy   qe    pria    par    defaut   son  ^ota. 
tenant    a    terme    de    vie    destre    resceu    dist    qe    les 


1  From  L.,  and  25,184,  but  cor- 
rected by  the  record,  Placita  de 
Banco,  Hil.,  18  Edw.  IJI.,  Ro  59. 
It  there  appears  that  William  de 
Stoke  was  attached  at  the  suit  of 
John  Kyng,  of  London,  whose  com- 
plaint was  "  quod  proedictus  Wil- 
"  lelmus  secutus  fuit  placitum  in 
"  Curia  Christianitatis,  videlicet 
"  fecit  summoneri  ipsum  Johannem 
"  essendi  coram  Official!  Episcopi 
"  Londoniensis  in  ecclesia  Sancti 

"  Pauli  Londoniarum ad 

"  respondendum  eidem  Willelmo 
"  de  placito  quare  ipsum  verberavit, 
"  vuineravit,  male  tractavit,  et  im- 
"  prlsonavit,  et,  licet  idem  Johan- 

"  nes inWardade  Chepe 

"  in  parochia  Sancti  Lauren tii,  in 
"  praesentia  Willelmi  atte  Market, 
"  et  Johannis  Latonier,  et  aliorum, 
"  porrexisset  ei  regiam  prohibi- 
"  tionem  ne  placitum  illud  ulterius 
"  in  Curia  Christianitatis  eequere- 


'  tur,  idem  Willelmus,  spreta  pro- 
'  hibitione    prsedicta,  nihilominus 

' secutus    fuit   idem 

'  placitum  in  eadem  Curia  Chris- 
'  tianitatis." 

2  L.,  Inge. 

3  la  is  omitted  from  L. 
*  25,184,  Prohibucion. 
5  L.,  Thorpe. 

'^  L.,  profert. 

7  L.,  yad. 

8L.,  la. 

»  brief  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

10  L.,  qai. 

11  25,184,  layement. 

12  According  to  the  roll,  issue  was 
joined  to  the  country  "  quod  ipse 
"  non  secutus  fuit  placitum  praB- 
"  dictum  in  Curia  Christianitatis 
"  contra  prohibitionem  Regis." 
Nothing  further  appears,  except 
adjournments. 

13  From  L.,  and  25,184,  until 
otherwise  stated. 


468 


HILARY    TERM 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


No.  14. 

said  that  the  tenements  were  in  another  vill.  But  the 
Petit  Cape  had  not  been  served. — Qiuere  as  to  this 
matter. 


Precipe 

quod 

reddat. 


Rescous. 


§  A  Praecipe  quod  reddat  in  respect  of  tenements  in 
A.  was  brought  against  a  tenant  who  made  default 
after  default.  One  C.  appeared,  and  prayed,  by  Gayncs- 
ford,  to  be  admitted,  &c.,  and  said  that  the  tenements 
were  in  the  vill  of  B.,  and  demanded  judgment  of  this 
bad  writ  in  which  the  vill  was  misnamed. — Denvorthy. 
You  cannot  plead  in  abatement  of  the  writ,  because 
you  are  not  yet  a  party  to  us. — Hillary.  You  plead 
in  vain,  for  the  Grand  Cape  is  not  served  because  the 
original  writ  is  brought  in  resj^ect  of,  tenements  in  A., 
and  the  Grand  Cape  which  issued  speaks  of  tenements 
in  B. ;  and  though  this  writ  is  served,  it  is  not  war- 
ranted by  the  original,  and  for  that  reason  no  Cape 
which  has  issued  on  the  original  is  served,  and  there- 
fore you  cannot  be  admitted,  because  the  process  is 
discontinued. — And  so  observe  that  the  Court,  in  virtue 
of  its  office,  discontinued  the  process,  without  exception 
taken  by  a  party. 

(14.)  §  The  Earl  of  Lancaster  brought  a  writ  of 
Rescous  in  respect  of  a  distress  made  within  his  fee, 
for  services  in  arrear,  that  -  is  to  say,  in  resj)ect  of 
certain  beasts  rescued,  and  of  chattels,  to  wit,  wheat, 
barley,  &c.,  carried  off.  And  he  counted  that  he  had 
distrained   for   a   relief   from   his   tenant,  and  that  the 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


469 


No.  14. 
tenements   furent   en   autre   ville.      Mes   le   petit   Cajje    ,^.•^• 

/.    ,  .V  7       .  .  1343-4. 

ne    tut   pas    servi. — Qucere   de   ista   materia. 

§  Prcecipe  ^    quod    reddat   porte   vers    un    tenant,   de  Prcedpc 
tenementz    en  A.,  qe  fit  defaut  apres  defaut.     Survint  reddat. 
un   C,    et   par    Gayn.  pria    destre    resceu,    &c.,    et   dit  [Fitz., 
qe    lez    tenementz    furent    en    la   ville    de   B.,   et   de-  court, 
manda    jugement    de    ceo    mauveys    brief    en    qel    la  ^^0 
ville   est   mesnome. — Der.     Yous   ne    poiez   pas   pleder 
en   abatement   du   brief,    qar   vous    nestez   pas   unqore 
partie   a   nous. — Hill.     Vous   pledez    en   veyn,    qar   le 
graunt    Cape    nest    pas     servi    pur    ceo     qe    le    brief 
original   est   porte   de   tenementz   en   A.,   et   le   graunt 
Cape   qe   issit   parle   de   tenementz  en  B. ;    et,  coment 
qe   cest   brief   est   servy,    ceo    nest    pas   garraunti   del 
original,     et     par     tant     nulle     Cape     qest     issu     del 
original   est    servy,    et    pur    ceo   vous   ne    poiez   estre 
resceu,   qar   le   proses   est  discontinue. — Et  sic  vide  qe 
la  Court  doffice  discontinua  le  proces,  saunz  chalenge 
de  partie. 

(14.)  ^  §    Le    Count    de    Launcastre    porta    bref    de  Rescous. 
Rescous  de  destresse   fait   deinz^   son  fee,  pur  services 
arrere,    des    asquns    avers  ^    rescous,   [et    des    chateux, 
saver,     furment,     orge,    &c.,     emporte].^      Et     counta 
coment    il    avoit    destreint    pur    relief   son   tenant,   et 


1  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 
the  Year  Books.  It  has,  however, 
been  used  by  Fitzherbert  for  his 
Abridgment,  and  not  the  other  re- 
port. 

2  From  L.,  and  25,184,  until 
otherwise  stated.  This  appears  to 
be  the  case  found  among  the  Placita 
de  Banco,  Hil.,  18  Edw.  III.,  R^ 
143.  Henry,  Earl  of  Lancaster, 
brought  his  action  against  Joan, 


late  wife  of  Walter  de  Holewelle, 
and  others,  alleging  that,  whereas 
"  in  feodo  suo,  ....  pro  consue- 
"  ludinibus  et  servitiis  sibi  debitis, 

" quffidam  averia  et  catalla 

"  capi  fecisset,"  the  defendants 
"  averia  ilia  vi  et  armis  rescusse- 
"  runt,  et  catalla  prsedicta  abstule- 
"  runt." 

3  L.,  en. 

*  avers  is  omitted  from  L. 

fi  The  words  between  brackets 
are  omitted  from  L. 


170  HILARY   TERM 


No.   U. 


^'^'  defendants  rescued  the  beasts,  and  carried  off  the 
goods. — Rokclc.  Judgment  of  the  writ.  He  has  counted 
in  respect  of  goods  carried  off,  which  he  took  in  the 
name  of  distress,  whereas  by  the  law  and  custom  of 
the  Reahn  one  cannot  distrain  for  service  in  arrear  by 
chattels,  but  only  by  beasts,  for,  if  land  lies  fallow,  a 
Cessavit  lies. — Hillary.  The  land  is  open  to  distress 
as  long  as  the  lord  can  find  distress  of  chattels ;  and 
as  long  as  he  can  find  chattels  a  Cessavit  does  not  lie. 
— Qucerc. — Willoughby.  The  plea  is  to  the  action ; 
and,  if  the  defendant  will  ayow  the  rescue  for  such  a 
cause,  that  is  a  good  plea  on  which  to  giye  judgment ; 
and  he  does  not  plead  otherwise. — Blaykeston.  Can 
the  lord,  for  his  services  in  arrear,  cut  the  corn,  or 
when  it  is  cut  take  it  on  the  field  when  it  is  in  shocks, 
or  after  it  has  been  ground  ?  No  more  can  he  when 
it  is  housed  in  barn. — Willoughby.  Then,  avow  the 
rescue  for  such  a  cause. — Gaynesford.  No  ;  his  writ  is 
bad,  as  it  includes  rescue  of  beasts,  in  respect  of 
which  an  action  [of  Recous]  is  given,  and  also  rescue 
of  goods  carried  off',  in  respect  of  which  that  action  is 
not  given  ;  wherefore  we  demand  judgment  of  his  bad 
writ. 

Rescous.  §  One  A.  brought  a  writ  of  Rescous  for  that  he  had 
distrained  by  the  defendant's  beasts,  and  also  corn,  for 
rent  in  arrear,  and  he  counted  that  the  said  corn  and 
the  said  beasts  had  been  rescued. — Gaynesford.  In 
this  writ  is  included  matter  which  does  not  fall 
under  the  head  of  rescue,  to  wit,  corn ;  judg- 
ment of  the  writ. — Pole.  That  is  tantamount  to 
saying  that  we  cannot  have  an  action  in  respect 
of   the   corn.     Do    you   mean   that    for  your   answer  ? 


XVlii.    EDWAlfD    III. 


471 


No.  14. 

les  defendantz  rescustrent^  les  avers,  et  emporterent  ;^-^- 
les  biens. — Rokel.  Jugement  du  brief.^  II  ad  coimte 
des  biens  emportes,  queux  il  prist  en  noun  destresse, 
ou  par  ley  et  custume  de  Eoialme^  homme  ne  put 
pas  destreindre  pur  service  arrere  par  chateux  forsqe 
par  avers,  qar,  si  terre  gist  freche,^  Cessavit  gist. — 
Hill.  La  terre  est  overte  taunt  ^  come  le  seignur 
purra  trover  destresse  des  chateux ;  et  taunt  come 
il  trovera  des  chateux  ne  gist  pas  Cessavit. — Qucere. — 
WiLBY.  Le  plee  est  al  accion ;  et,  si  le  defendant 
voille  avower  le  rescous  par  tiel  cause,  cest  bon  plee 
sur  quel  ajuger ;  et  autrement  ne  plede  il  pas. — 
Blaik.  Poet  le  seignour,  pur  ses  services  arrere,  sier 
les  blees,^  ou  quant  ils  sount  siez  les  prendre  en 
le  champ  quant  ils  sount  tasses,  ou  moliones  "^  ?  Nient 
plus  ne  put  il  quant  ils  sount  herberges  en  graunge. 
— WiLBY.  Avowez  donqes  le  rescous  par  tiele  cause. 
— Gay  11.  Nanil ;  son^  bref  est  malveys,  qe  comprent 
rescous  des  avers,  de  quel  accion  est  done,  et  auxint 
rescous^  des  biens  emportes,  de  quel  accion  nest 
pas  done ;  par  quel  nous  demandoms  jugement  de 
son   malveys   bref.-^^ 

§  Un  ^^  A.  porta  brief  de  Kescus  de  ceo  qil  avoit  Kescus. 
destreint  par  sees  avers,  et  auxi  dez  bleez,  pur  rente 
arrere,  et  counta  qe  les  ditz  bleez  et  les  ditz  avers 
rescous  ount. — Gayn.  En  cest  brief  est  compris 
matere  qe  ne  chiet  pas  en  rescous,  saver,  blees ; 
jugement  de  brief. — Pole.  Taunt  amounte  qe  de  ceo 
nous   ne  poms  accion  avoir.     Volez  ceo  pur  respouns? 


1  L.,  rescusserunt. 

2  25,184,  qar,  instead  of  du  brief. 

3  L.,  roilme. 

^  L.,  frechement. 

5  L.,  tanqe. 

^  L.,  bleds. 

■^  L.,  molienes. 

8  25,184,  le. 

'•^  rescous  is  omitted  from  25,184. 


10  The  writ  must  have  been  held 
to  be  good,  because,  in  the  end  the 
tenants  pleaded  Not  Guilty,  and 
issue  was  joined  upon  their  plea. 

11  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No.  2)  alone.  It  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 
the  Year  Books,  nor  used  by  Fitz- 
herbert  for  his  Abridgment. 


472  HILARY   TERM 


No.   15. 


A.D.  — Gaynesford.  I  plead  that  your  writ  is  bad,  be- 
cause it  includes  matters  which  are  contrary,  to  wit, 
matter  which  includes  rescue,  that  is  to  say,  of  beasts, 
and  other  matter,  viz.,  corn,  which  cannot  be  called 
distress. — Willoughby.  If  it  be  so,  then  you  have 
matter  on  which  to  avow  the  rescue ;  but  then  you 
cannot  abate  the  writ  for  what  falls  under  the  head  of 
justification. — Blaykeston.  One  ma}^  take  corn  with 
carts,  that  is  to  say  the  beasts  in  the  cart  with  the 
corn ;  but  corn  growing,  or  in  shocks,  cannot  be  taken 
by  reason  of  distress ;  therefore,  if  the  writ  includes 
such  matter  which  cannot  be  maintained,  the  party 
certainly  need  not  justify  the  rescue. — And  afterwards 
he  was  told  to  put  his  exce2)tion  by  way  of  answer. — 
Gaynesford.  As  to  the  rescue  of  the  beasts.  Not  Guilty. 
And  as  to  the  corn  we  say  that,  being  in  shocks,  it 
was  housed  in  a  barn,  and  there  locked  up  by  the 
plaintiff's  bailiff,  and  he  affixed  his  seal,  absque  hoc 
that  any  other  distress  was  made;  ready,  &c. — W. 
Thorpe.  He  does  not  answer  as  to  the  rescue  of  the 
corn,  either  as  to  the  manner  of  the  trespass,  or  by 
way  of  justification;  so  he  does  not  answer  at  all; 
judgment,  &c. — Kelshulle.  If  you  affixed  your  seal 
on  his  door,  and  he  took  it  oft',  what  wrong  did  he 
do  ?  as  meaning  to  say  none. — And  afterwards  Gaynes- 
ford pleaded  Not  Guilty. 

I^e-  (15.)    §    The    Abbot    of   Croyland   brought   a  writ  of 

summons. 


XVIII.    EDWAKD    III.  47B 


No.  16. 


— Gayn.  Jeo  plede  qe  vostre  brief  est  malveis,  eo  ^^^' 
qil  comprent  materes  qe  sount  contraries,  saver, 
matere  qe  comprent  rescous,  saver,  de  bestes,  et 
dautre  matere  des  blez  qe  ne  puit  estre  dit  destresse. 
— WiLBY.  Si  issi  soit,  vous  avetz  matere  adounqes 
davowere  le  rescous ;  donqes  pur  ceo  [qe]  chiet  en 
justificacion  vous  ne  poietz  pas  abatre  le  brief. — 
Blayk.  Bleez  ove  charretz  homme  puit  prendre, 
saver,  les  bestes  en  la  charette  ove  les  bleez ;  mes 
les  blees  cressauntz  ou  entassez  ne  pount  estre  pris 
par  cause  [de]  destresse ;  donqes  si  le  brief  comprent 
tiel  matere  qe  nest  pas  meyntenable,  ja  ne  covynt 
qe  la  partie  justifie  rescous. — Et  puis  dit  ly  fuist 
qil  mist  soun  challenge  par  voie  de  respouns. — Gayn. 
Quant  al  rescous  des  avers  de  rien  coupable.  Et 
quant  as  blees  nous  dioms  qils  furent  tasses  en 
graunge,  et  [par]  le  baillif  le^  pleintif  enserez,  et  il 
plaunta  soun  seal,  saunz  ceo  qautre  destresse  fuit 
fait;  prest,  &c. — W.  Thorpe.  Al  rescous  des  bleez  il 
ne  respond  pas,  ne  par  manere  de  trespas  ne  par 
voie  de  justificacion;  issint  ne  respond  il  nient ; 
jugement,  &c. — Kels.  Si  vous  plaunstez  vostre  seal 
sur  soun  bus,  et  il  ouste,  qel  tort  fist  il  ?  quasi 
diceret  nient. — Et  puis    Gayn.  pleda  de  rienz  coupable. 

(15.)^  §  Labbe   de    Croiland^    porta   bref   de   Garde  i^e- 

. somons.s 


1  MS.,  se. 

2  From  L.,  and  25,184,  until 
otherwise  stated,  but  corrected  by 
the  record,  Placita  de  Banco,  Hil., 
18  Edw.  III.,  R«  151,  d.  It  there 
appears  that  whereas  "  Eanulphus 
"  de  Veer  in  Curia  Regis  hie  sum- 
"  monitus  asset  ad  respondendum 
"  Abbati  de  Croylande  de  placito 
"  quod  redderet  ei  custodiam  terras 
"  et  heredis  Edmundi  de  Veer  de 
"  Magna  Adyngtone  quae  ad  ipsum 
"  Abbatem  pertinet  eo  quod  prae- 
"  dictus  Edmundus  terram  suam 
"  de     80     tenuit     per     servitium 


"  militare,  idem  Kanulphus,  pen- 
"  dente  inter  eos  placito  praBdicto, 
"  obiit,  prout  ex  insinuatione  prse- 
•'  dicti  Abbatis  accepit  dominus 
"  Rex,"  the  Sheriff  of  the  County 
of  Northampton  was  directed  to 
summon  John  son  and  heir  of 
Ranulf  "  ad  respondendum  prae- 
"  dicto  Abbati,  juxta  formam 
"  Statuti  de  communi  concilio 
"  regni  Angliae  inde  provisi,  de 
"  placito  praedicto." 

3  L.,  Garde. 

^  L.,  Croylond. 


474 


HILARY    TERM 


A.D. 

1343-^ 


No.   15. 

Wardship,  in  respect  of  body  and  lands,  against 
Eanulf  de  Yeer,  pending  which  writ  Eanulph  died 
after  issue  had  been  joined,  and  therefore  the  Abbot 
sued  a  Eesummons  against  Eanulf  s  son  and  heir 
John,  according  to  the  Statute.-^ — Grene.  Action  by 
Eesummons  is  given  by  the  statute,  which  purports 
that,  if  the  j^laintiff  die  while  the  writ  is  pending,  the 
parol  is  to  be  resumm'oned  at  the  suit  of  the  heir,  if 
the  ancestor  claimed  in  right  of  his  own  fee,  but,  if 
by  purchase,  at  the  suit  of  the  executors ;  and 
the  subsequent  words  of  the  statute  are  '' codem  modo 
si  moriatur  pars  defendens  antcquam  placitiim  terminetur 

procedatur  inter  querentem,  vel  ejus  heredes,  sen 

executores,  et  executores  defendentis,  vel  ejus  heredcm,  si 
execntores  non  sufficiant  quoad  satisfaction  em  de  valore 
viaritagii/"'^  by  which  it  is  to  be  understood  that  Ee- 
summons alwa^'S  lies  against  the  defendant's  executors; 
judgment  of  this  writ  against  the  heir. — Tliorpe.  He 
does  not  deny  that  he  is  heir,  and  that  he  is  seised 
of  the  wardship,  and  against  him,  and  no  other,  can 
our  recovery  be  maintained,  and  he  does  not  answer 
to  our  action ;  judgment,  because  it  is  otherwise  in  this 
case  than  in  a  Eesummons  on  Eavishment  of  Ward, 
where  nothing  is  to  be  recovered  but  damages  in  lieu 
of  the  principal ;  but  in  this  case  our  object  is  to  re- 
cover the  wardship,  which  cannot  be  recovered  against 
any  one  but  him  who  is  seised. — Grene.  The  statute 
never  gives  the  writ  against  the  heir  except  for  in- 
sufficiency of  the  executors,  and  that  you  do  not  allege. 
— II .  Thorpe.  You  do  not  as  yet  allege  that  there  are 
any  executors  against  whom  the  WTit  would  lie,  nor  do 
you  allege  sufficiency  in  them ;  therefore  you  plead 
nothing. — Willoughby,  ad  idem.  Can  he  recover  the 
wardship  against  a  person  other  than  him  who  is 
seised    of    it  ?      And    suppose    a   stranger  were   seised. 


1  18  Edw.  I.  (Westm.  2),  c.  35. 

2  These  words  are  from  the  statute 


itself,  which  is  not  correctly  quoted 
in  the  original  report. 


XVm.    EDWARD    III.  475 


No.  15. 


de     corps     et    terres    vers     Randolf^    Yeer,    pendaunt    .f,-?- 

quel   brei   R.    murust   apres    enqneste    jomt,    par   quei 

Labbe    par     statut    snist^    resomons    vers    J.    fitz    et 

heir   R. — Grene.     Accion^   par   Resomons  et  done   par 

statut,    qe   voet   qe,    si    le    pleintif,    pendaunt   le   bref, 

moert,'*   la   parole    soit    resomons    a    la    suyte   leir,    si 

launcestre    le    clama    de    son   propre   fee,    et,    si  par^ 

purchace,    a   la   suyte   les   executours ;    et   donqes   voet 

il     apres     eodcm     inodo     si     dcfendens     moriatiir     ante 

placitum     tcrminatiim     j^rocedatur     infer     querentem     et 

heredes    vel    executorcs    defendentis,    si     executores    )ion 

sufficiant    ad    valorem,    c(!-c.,    satisfaciendum,    par    queles 

paroles   est   entendu   qe   la   Resomons   gist   touz   jours 

vers   les    executours    le    defendant;    jugement    de   ceo 

bref  vers  leir. — Thorpe.     II   ne   dedit   pas  qil  est  heir, 

et   qil    est    seisi   de   la   garde,   vers   qi,    et    nul   autre, 

nostre   recoverir    ne   put   estre   me3^ntenu,   et  a   nostre 

accion   ne   respond    pas;    jugement,    qar    il    est  autre 

en   ceo   qen    Resomons    de    Ravisement   de   Garde,    ou 

rien     serra    recoveri     forsqe     damages^    en    lieu    de'^ 

principal ;    mes   en    ceo    cas    nous    sumes    a   recoverir 

la    garde,    qe   ne    put    estre    recoveri    vers    autre    qe 

celui  qest  seisi. — Grene.     Statut  doune  le  bref  jammes 

vers   leir   mes    pur   noun    suffisauntie^  des  executours, 

et   ceo    nalleggetz    pas. — R.    Thorpe.     Vous   nalleggetz 

unqore   nuls    executours  vers  queux  bref  ^  girreit,   ne  ^'^ 

nalleggez    suffisauntie  ^   en   eux ;   par   quei  vous  pledez 

rien. — Wilby.,  ad  idem.     Put  il  recoverir  la  garde  vers 

autre   qe  celuy  qest   seisi?     Et  jeo  pose  qe  estraunge 


1  L.,  Rondolf. 
2L.,  suyt. 

3  Accion  is  omitted  from  L. 
^  L.,  moret. 

5  The  words  si  par  are  omitted 
from  25,184. 


"  L.,  de  damages. 

"^  de  is  omitted  from  L. 

8  L.,  suffisance. 

9  25,184,  le  bref  ne. 

1°  ne  is  omitted  from  25,184. 


1343-4. 


476  HILARY  ter:^ 


No.  15. 


A.D.      would  a  Eesummons  lie   against   him  ?   as  meaniiis  to 


^^^^^^^         ^..^^     .  ..^       ^.v.^.^^.^ 


say  that  it  would  not,  but  only  a  writ  of  Wardship. 
And  if  you  are  to  be  discharged  b}-  reason  of  the 
sufficiency  of  the  executors,  you  ought  to  plead  that. 
— Grene.  The  Resummons  lies  against  the  heir  or  the 
executours,  without  regard  to  the  question  whether  he  be 
seised  of  the  wardship  :  for,  since  the  original  writ  was 
good  against  the  deceased,  as  a  deforcer,  on  the  day  of  the 
purchase  of  that  original,  to  whomsoever  a  demise  was 
made  subsequently,  the  Eesummons,  which  is  in  con- 
tinuation of  the  first  suit,  and  founded  on  the  same 
original  writ,  shall  be  brought  against  his  heir  or 
executors ;  wherefore  it  is  reasonable  that  the  Resum- 
mons should  lie  first  against  the  executors,  and,  in 
default  of  them,  against  the  heir,  or  else  that  it  should 
be  brought  against  both  in  case  the  executors  should  be 
sufficient  as  to  part,  and  as  to  part  not. — Sharshulle. 
He  will  never  have  a  writ  against  the  heir  and  the 
executors  in  common ;  and  if  you  compel  him  first  to 
bring  a  writ  against  the  executors  who  have  nothing, 
or  are  not  sufficient,  then,  after  judgment  has  been 
given  against  the  executors,  he  will  never  have  an 
action  against  the  heir ;  wherefore  he  must  first  con- 
sider, before  purchasing  his  writ,  against  whom  he  will 
attain  his  purpose ;  and  so  he  has  done  for  anything 
that  we  have  heard  from  you;  and  therefore  deliver 
yourself. — Grene.  Then  we  tell  you  that  he  made  A., 
B.,  and  C.  his  executors,  who  had,  on  the  day  of  the 
Resummons,  and  have  assets  to  make  satisfaction  out 
of  the  goods  of  the  deceased ;  and  this  writ  is  not 
given  against  the  heir  except  by  reason  of  the  in- 
sufficiency of  the  executors  ;  judgment  of  the  writ. — 
R.  Thorpe,  Then  you  do  not  deny  that  you  are  a 
deforcer  and  the  person  seised  of  the  wardship, 
against  whom,  and  no  other,  our  recovery  is  given  by 
this  writ  by  which  we  seek   to   recover   the  principal ; 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


477 


No.  15. 

fut  seisi,  girreit  Resomons  vers  luy?  quasi  diceret 
non,  forsqe  bref  de  Garde.  Et  si  par  snffisauntie  ^ 
des  executours  vous  duissez  estre  descharge,  ceo 
duissez  vous  pleder. — Grene.  La  Resomons  gist  vers 
leir  ou  les  executours,  saunz  avoir  regarde  qil  soit 
seisi  de  la  garde :  qar,  quant  loriginal  fut  bon  vers 
celuy  qest  mort,  come  deforceour,  jour  del  original, 
a  qi  qe  demise  est  fait  puis,  la  Resomons,  qest 
continuaunt^  la  primere  suyte,  et  sur  mesme  loriginal 
bref,  serra  porte  vers  son  heir  ou  executours ;  par 
qai^  il  est  resoun  qe  la  Resomons  igise  primes  vers 
les  executours,  et  en  defaute  deux  vers  leir,  ou 
autrement  qit  fut  porte  vers  touz^  deux  en  cas  qe 
les  executours  suffisent  ^  en  partie,  et  en  partie  nient. 
— ScHAR.  II  navera  jammes  bref  vers  leir  et  execu- 
tours en  comune  ;  et  si  vous  lui  chacez  ^  primes  de 
porter  bref  vers  les  executours  qe  nount  rien,  ou  ne 
sount  pas  sufEsauntz,  donqes,  apres  le  jugement  taille 
countre  les  executours,  navera  il  jammes  accion  vers 
leir ;  par  quei  il  luy  covient  primes  aviser,  avant 
son  purchase,  vers  qi  il  avereit  son  purpos  ;  et  si 
ad  il  fait  pur  rien  qe  nous  avoms  entendu  de  vous ; 
et  pur  ceo  deliverez  vous. — Grene.  Donqes  vous  dioms 
nous  qil  fit  ses  executours  A.,  B.,  et  C.  les  queux 
avoient  et  ount  assetz  de  faire  gree  des*^  biens  le 
mort  jour  de  la  Resomons ;  et  ceo  bref  nest  done 
vers  leir  forsqe  par  nounsuffisauntie  ^  des  executours ; 
jugement  de  bref. — 11.  Thorpe.  Donqes  ne  deditez 
vous  pas  qe  vous  estez  deforceour,  et  seisi  de  la 
garde,  vers  qi,  et^  nul  autre,  nostre  recoverir  par 
ceo  bref,  par  quel  nous  sumes  a  recoverir  le  principal, 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


1  L.,  suffisance. 

2  25,184,  continuance. 

3  25,184,  de  qi,   instead   of  par 
qai 

*  L.,  ceux. 

5  L.,  suffissent. 


^  L.,  chasses. 

'^  L.,  assez  de  les,  instead  of  gree 
des. 
s  L.,  suffisaunce. 
^  et  is  omitted  from  L. 


478  ,     HILARY    TERM 


No.   15. 


1343-4 


A.p.^  therefore  we  demand  judgment,  because  it  is  otherwise 
in  respect  of  this  writ  than  in  resj)ect  of  a  Eesummons 
on  Ravishment  of  Ward,  where  nothing  will  be  re- 
covered except  damages  for  which  the  executors  will 
be  charged  out  of  the  goods  of  the  deceased ;  but  to 
this  action,  in  which  my  object  is  to  recover  the 
principal,  the  person  who  is  seised  will  answer. — 
Hillary.  Suppose  the  heir  be  seised  of  the  wardship, 
and  be  not  sufficient  to  make  satisfaction  for  damages, 
and  the  executors  have  assets  of  the  goods  of  the  de- 
ceased to  make  satisfaction  as  to  the  whole,  against 
whom  will  the  writ  lie?  as  meaning  io  say  against 
the  executors,  because  he  will  not  recover  the  principal 
against  the  heir,  and  the  damages,  at  another  time, 
against  the  executors. — R.  Thorpe.  The  statute  is 
made  to  the  intent  that  by  the  Eesummons  the  plain- 
tiff may  attain  his  purpose,  that  is  to  say,  recover  the 
wardship ;  and  that  he  cannot  do  against  the  executors 
when  the  heir  is  seised.  And  as  to  the  statement  that 
the  statute  does  not  give  the  Resummons  against  the 
heir  except  for  insufficiency  of  the  executors,  I  say 
that  no  one  is  sufficient  to  be  a  party  to  that  judg- 
ment by  which  the  principal  is  to  be  recovered  except 
the  person  who  is  seised  of  the  wardship,  particularly 
when  heir  or  executors  are  seised. — Grene.  To  this 
writ  of  Resummons  the  exception  of  non-tenure  does 
not  lie,  because  the  first  tenancy,  as  it  was  when  the 
original  writ  was  brought,  maintains  the  writ :  for 
suppose  the  testator  had  devised  the  wardship  to 
another,  who  became  seised,  still  the  devise  would  not 
be  a  reason  why  the  Resummons  should  not  be  good 
against  his  heir  or  executors ;  wherefore  the  writ  of 
Resummons  lies  against  the  heir  or  the  executors 
without  having  regard  to  the  question  who  may 
be  seised ;  but  it  never  lies  by  statute  against  the 
heir   except   for    insufficiency   of    the    executors ;    now 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  479 

No.  15. 

est  done;  pur  quel  nous  demandoms  jugement,  qar  ,^;J^\ 
il  est  autre  en  ceo  bref  qen  Eesomons  de  Ravise- 
ment,  ou  rien  serra  recover!  forsqe  damages  de  quel 
les  executours  serrount  chargez  des  biens  le  mort ; 
mes  a  cest  accion,  ou  jeo  suy^  a  recoverir  le  prin- 
cipal, celuy  qest  seisi  respoundra. — Hill.  Jeo  pose 
qe  leir  soit^  seisi  de  la  garde,  et  ne  soit  pas 
suffisaunte  de  faire  gree  des  damages,  et  les  execu- 
tours ount  assetz  des  biens  le  mort  de  fere  gree  de 
tut,  vers  qi  girra  le  bref  ?  quasi  cUceret  vers  les 
executors,  [qar  il  ne  recovera  pas  le  principal  vers 
leir,  et  les  damages  autrefoith  vers  les  executours].^ 
— R.  Thorpe.  Statut  est  fait  al  entente  qe  la  par 
la  Resomons  le  pleintif  attendra  a  son  purpos,  saver, 
de  recoverir  la  garde ;  et  ceo  ne  *  poet  il  vers  les 
executours  quant  leir  est  seisi.  Et  de^  ceo  qe 
homme''  parle  qe  statut  ne  doune  pas  la  Resomons 
vers  leir  forqe  par  nounsufHsauntie  des  executours 
jeo  die  qe  nul  est  suffisaunt'  destre  partie  a  ceo 
jugement  ou  le  principal  est  a  recoverir  forqe  celuy 
qest  seisi  de  la  garde,  nomement  quant  heir  ou 
executours  sount  seisiz. — Grene.  A  ceo  bref  de  Re- 
somons ne  gist  pas  excepcion  de  nontenue,  pur  ceo 
qe  la  primere  tenaunce,"^  quant  le  bref  original  fut 
porte,  meyntient  le  bref :  qar  mettez  qe  le  testatour 
ust  devise  la  garde  a  autre,  qe  fut  seisi,  uncore  sa 
devise  ne  serra  pas  cause  pur  qai  la  Resomons  ne 
serreit  pas  ^  bon  vers  son  heir  ^  ou  executours ;  par 
quei  saunz  aver  regarde  qi^^  soit  seisi  le  bref  de  Re- 
somons gist  vers  leir  ou  executours  ^^ ;  mes  jammes  par 
statut    gist    ir^^   vers    leir    forqe    pur   nounsuffisauntie 


1  L.,  su. 

2  soit  is  omitted  from  L. 


7  L.,  tenant. 

8  pas  is  omitted  from  25,184. 


3  The    words    between    brackets  !       ^  25,184,    leir,    instead    of    son 
are  omitted  from  L.  |  heir. 

4  ne  is  omitted  from  L.  !       lo  25,184,  qil. 

s  de  is  omitted  from  25,184.  j       ii  25,184,  le  executour. 

^  L.,  qome,  instead  of  qe  homme.  !       ^^  q  jg  omitted  from  L. 


480 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


HILARY    TER:\r 


No.  15. 


we  have  alleged  sufficiency  in  the  executors ;  judgment 
of  this  writ  brought  against  the  heir. — Mouhray,  ad 
idem.  When  the  wardship  has  been  vested  in  posses- 
sion in  the  testator  it  could  never  descend  to  the  heir, 
but  would  remain  to  the  executors  as  a  chattel,  in 
respect  of  which,  if  they  were  ousted  by  the  testator's 
heir,  a  Ravishment  of  Ward  would  lie  for  them  against 
the  heir;  therefore  it  would  not  be  right  that  he 
should  be  charged  in  relation  to  the  executors  by  a 
Ravishment  of  Ward,  and  also  by  the  Resummons  in 
relation  to  you. — Hillary,  ad  idem.  Suppose  the  heir, 
the  wardship  of  whom  is  demanded,  were  now  of  full 
age,  in  which  case  an  action  of  Wardship  would  not 
be  given  by  common  law,  the  Resummons  would  still 
lie.  Against  whom  then  would  you  give  the  writ  ? — 
R.  Thorpe.  In  that  case  the  writ  would  lie  against 
the  heir,  who  could  try  the  question  of  the  fee. — 
WiLLOuGHBY.  B}'  statuto  a  writ  is  sometimes  given 
against  a  person  who  is  not  seised,  as  in  case  an 
Abbot  alienes  something  given  to  his  House  for  certain 
alms  and  puture  for  the  poor,  the  writ  lies,  notwith- 
standing, against  the  Abbot,  by  statute.-^  And  in  this 
case  the  statute  does  not  give  the  writ  against  the 
heir  except  by  reason  of  the  insufficiency  of  the  exe- 
cutors, wherefore,  whether  the  heir  is  in  possession  of 
the  wardship  or  not,  if  the  executors  are  sufficient, 
the  writ  lies  against  the  executors ;  therefore  is  it 
so  ? — Thorpe.  The  statute  gives  the  writ  for  the  plain- 
tiff's heirs  or  his  executors,  when  he  dies  pending  his 
suit,  that  is  to  say,  for  the  heirs  if  the  right  was  be- 
longing to  his  own  fee,  and  for  the  executors  if  it  was 
by  purchase ;  in  the  same  manner  the  statute  purports 
that  it  is  to  be  maintained  against  the  defendant's 
heirs  or  executors,  if  he  claims  as  of  his  own  fee  against 
the   heir,   if  by  purchase   against   the  executors  ;    now 

1  13  Edw.  I.  (Westm.  2),  c.  41. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  481 


No.  15. 


des  executours ;  ore  avoms  allegge  suffisauntie  en  les  ^P- 
executours  ;  jugement  de  ceo  ^  bref  porte  vers  leir. — 
Mouhray,  ad  idem.  Quant  le^  garde  fiit  vestu  en 
possessioun  en  le  testatonr  j amines  ne  pout  il  de- 
scendre  en  leir,  mes  demurreit  as  executours  come 
chatel,  de^  quel,  sils  furent  oustez  par  leir  le  testa- 
tour,^  Eavisement  de  Garde  girreit  pur  eux  vers  leir ; 
donqes  ne  serra  pas  resoun  qil  serra  charge  vers 
les  executours  par  Eavisement,  et  auxi  par  la  Ee- 
somons  vers  vous. — Hill.,  ad  idem.  Jeo  pose  qe  leir, 
qi  garde  est  demande,  fust  de  plein  age  a  ore,  en 
quel  cas  par  comune  ley  accion  de  Garde  ne  serra 
pas  done,  uncore  la  Eesomons  girreit.  Vers  qi  donqes 
durrez  le  bref? — II.  Thorpe.  La  girreit  le  bref  vers 
leir  qe  jDurreit  trier  le  fee. — Wilby.  Par  statut  est 
done  l)ref  a  la  foith  vers  celuy  qe  nest  pas  seisi, 
come  en  cas  ou  Abbe  aliene  chose  done  a  sa  me- 
soun^  pur  certeyne  almoigne  et  puture  des  povers,^ 
le  bref,  non  obstante,  gist  vers  Labbe  par  statut. 
Et  en  ceo"^  cas  statut  ne  doune  pas  le  bref^  vers 
leir  forqe  par  nounsuffisauntie  des  executours,  par 
quei,  eit  leir  en  la  garde  ou  noun,  si  les  executours 
soient  suffisauntz,  vers  les  executours^  gist  le  bref; 
par  quei  est  iP^  issint? — Thorpe.  Statut  doune  le 
bref  pur  les  heirs  le  pleintif  ou  ses  executours, 
quant  il  devie  pendaunt  sa  suyte,  saver,  les^^  heirs 
sil  fut  de  son  propre  fee,  et  pur  les  executours  sil 
fut  de  son  purchase ;  par  mesme  la  manere  voet 
lestatut  qil  soit  meyntenu  vers  les  heirs  ou  execu- 
tours del  defendaunt,  sil  clama  de  son  propre  fee 
vers   leir,   si   par    purchase   vers    les    executours ;    ore 


1  ceo  is  omitted  from  25,184.  '  ceo  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

2L.,cest.  I       8  The  words  le  bref  are  omitted 

^  L.,  le.  from  L. 


^  The  words  par  leir  le  testatour 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 
^  25,184,  meisoun.  , 
^  L.,  poudres. 


9  L.,  eux,  instead  of  les  execu- 
tours. 

10  25,184,  11  est,  instead  of  est  il. 

11  L.,  ses. 


18141  2  H 


482  HILAKY    TERM 


No.   15. 


A.p.  he  has  not  by  his  exception  alleged  any  matter  by 
reason  of  which  the  Eesummons  would  lie  against  the 
heir,  that  is  to  say,  that  the  testator  had  the  right  as 
belonging  to  his  own  fee,  and  therefore  it  would  lie 
against  the  executors. — Willoughby.  When  a  plaintiff 
makes  use  of  the  action  and  dies  pending  his  suit,  it 
can  be  known  by  his  declaration  whether  he  claimed 
by  purchase  or  as  belonging  to  his  own  fee  ;  but  it  is 
not  so  in  the  case  of  the  defendant  who  has  not  to 
claim  in  respect  of  his  tenancy. — W.  Thorpe.  But 
the  Resummons  lies  for  the  plaintiff's  heir  or  executors 
according  to  the  case  which  in  fact  exists,  even  though 
the  plaintiff  never  counted ;  therefore  there  is  no 
difference. — B.  Thorpe,  The  statute,  as  to  Resummons 
for  heir  or  executor  of  the  plaintiff,  cannot  be  understood 
to  apply  to  a  writ  of  Wardship,  but  only  to  a  writ  of 
Ravishment  of  Ward,  or  one  of  Ejectment  from  Ward- 
ship, for  executors  can  never  have  an  action  in  respect 
of  wardship  in  action  ;  wherefore  the  words  eoclem  modo 
must  refer,  with  regard  to  Resummons  on  a  writ  of 
Wardship,  to  the  defendant's  heir,  and  not  to  the  exe- 
cutors, and  particularly  when  the  heir  is  seised,  because 
in  this  action  no  one  is  sufficient  to  be  a  party  to  a 
judgment  except  the  person  who  is  seised;  but  the  statute 
is  to  be  understood  to  apply  in  Ravishment  or  Ejectment, 
in  which  everything  will  be  turned  into  damages. — 
Grene.  No  one  can  reasonably  prove  that  the  statute 
is  to  be  understood  as  applying  to  the  defendant  in 
the  way  you  say  it  does,  for  wardship  vested  in  pos- 
session is  always  a  chattel,  which  will  accrue  to  the 
executors,  and  will  never  descend  upon  the  heir,  against 
whom  no  writ  of  Resummons  lies  except  for  in- 
sufficiency of  the  executors. — Willoughby  to  Thorpe. 
Answer. — Thorpe.  We  tell  you  that  the  executors  are 
not  sufficient,  with  regard  to  the  goods  of  the  deceased, 
and  were  not  on  the  day  on  which  the  Resummons  was 
attached  ;  judgment. — Grene.  They  had  assets  after  the 
testator's   death,  and,  if  you  have  outstayed  the  time 


XVIII.    EDWAKD    III.  483 


No.  15. 


nad  il  allegge  par  sa  excepcion  tiel  matere  pur  quel  ..^.^ 
la  Resomons  girreit  vers  leir,  saver,  qe  le  testatoiir 
lavoit  de  son  propre  fee/  par  quel  il  girreit  vers 
les  executours. — Wilby.  Quant  pleintif  use  accion  et 
devie  pendaunt  sa  suyte,  par  sa  mostraunce  purra 
homme  saver  sil  clama  par  purchas  ou  de  son  propre 
fee ;  mes  il  nest  issi  ^  de  par  le  defendant  qe  ne 
deit  clamer  en  sa  tenaunce. —  [W.']  Thorpe.  Mes  la 
Resomons  gist  pur  leir  ou  executour  de  pleintif 
solonc  le  cas  qest  en  fait,  tut  ne  counta  unqes^  le 
pleintif ;  par  quel  ceo  nest  pas  diversite. — 1\.  TJtorpe. 
Lestatut,  quant  a  Resomons  pur  heir  ou  executour 
de  pleintif,  ne  put  estre  entendu  en  bref  de  Garde, 
forqe  en  Ravisement  ou  Engettement,  qar  de  garde 
en  accion  executours  ne  pount  jammes  aver  accion ; 
par  quey  le  eodem  modo  deit  referrer,  en  Resomons 
en  bref  de  Garde,  al  heir  le  defendant,  et  noun  pas 
as  executours,  et  nomement  quant  leir  est  seisi,  qar 
a  eel  accion  nul  est  suffisaunt  destre  partie  a  juge- 
ment  forqe  celuy  qest  seisi ;  mes  en  Ravisement  ou 
en  Engettement,  ou  tut  tornera^  en  damages,  statut 
est  a  entendre. — Grene.  Nul  homme  provera  par 
resoun  qe  statut  est  a  entendre  de^  par  le  defendant 
come  vous  parlez,  qar  touz  jours  garde  vestu  en 
possessioun  est  chatel,  qe  acrestera  as  executours,  et 
jammes  descendra^  en  heir,  vers  qi  nul  bref  de  Re- 
somons gist  forqe  par  nounsuffisauntie  des  executours. 
— Wilby.  a  Thorpe.  Responez. — Thorpe.  Nous  vous 
dioms  qe  les  executours  ne  sount  2^^s  suffisaunts  des 
biens  le  mort,  ne  furent  jour  de  la  Resomons 
attache ;  jugement. — Grene.  lis  avoient  assetz  puis 
la    mort    le    testatour,    et    si    vous    avez"^    sursis    le 


1  25, 18-4,  par   purchase,  instead   I       *  L.,  trovera. 

of  de  son  propre  fee.  s  de  is  omitted  from  L. 

2  L.,  ycy.  I       G  descendra  is  omitted  from  L. 


s  L.,  onqes.  7  L.,  eitz, 


484  HILARY   TER:\r 


No.  15. 


iti?k  ^^^'  ^^^^  purchase  of  your  writ  ^Yhen  you  might  have 
recovered  your  vakie  against  them,  that  will  not  serve 
your  turn  to  our  damage  and  charge. — Gaynesford. 
One  cannot  have  a  Resummons  excej^t  in  Term-time, 
when  the  Court  is  sitting ;  and  what  if  the  testator 
had  died  in  time  of  vacation,  and  the  executors  then 
had  assets,  and  had  administered  before  I  could  have 
had  a  Resummons  ?  Should  I  thereby  be  ousted  from 
an  action  ? — Grenc.  Then  aid  yourself  by  such  matter. 
— WiLLOUGHBY.  If  you  had  given  your  exception  on 
such  matter,  that  the  executors  had  assets  after  the 
testator's  death,  you  would  not  have  had  the  plea  if 
you  had  not  said  also  since  the  Resummons. — Grenc. 
I  think  the  reverse,  and  you  will  understand  my  plea 
to  mean  at  all  times  at  which  the  executors  are 
chargeable,  and  that  is  since  the  testator's  death. — 
WiLLOUGHBY.  Then  is  it  as  they  say  ? — Grcne.  My 
plea,  when  I  say  that  they  are  sufficient  with  the 
goods  of  the  deceased,  will  refer  to  a  time  further  up 
than  that  at  which  the  plea  is  pleaded,  for  you  fully 
allow  that  it  will  refer  to  the  time  at  which  this  Re- 
summons was  brought,  because  as  to  that  time  the 
law  charges  him  ;  for  the  same  reason  it  will  be 
understood  to  relate  to  all  times  since  the  death  of 
the  testator,  because  they  are  chargeable  with  respect 
to  all  that  time ;  and  if  he  outstayed  his  time,  for 
that  outstaying  he  will  suffer  himself,  and  not  cast  the 
charge  on  us  by  his  delay. — Shardelowe.  And  what 
if  the  testator  died  in  time  of  vacation,  when  they 
could  not  have  a  Resummons  ? — Grcne.  That  does 
not  change  the  law,  for  if  they  were  sufficient  one 
day    or    one    hour     after    the    testator  s    death,    that 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  485 


No.  15. 


temps  de  vostre  purchase  quant  vous  peusetz  avoir 
recover!  vostre  value  clevers  eux,  ceo  vous  tournera^ 
pas  en  damage  et  charge  de  nous."^ — Gaijn.  Homme 
ne  put  aver  Kesomons  forqe  en  temps  de  Terme  qe 
la  place  est  seaunt ;  et  quel  si  le  testatour  en  temps 
de  vacacion  ust  devie,  et  adonqes  les  executours 
avoient  assetz,  et  avoient  administre  avant  qe  jeo 
poay  aver  eu  Resomons  ?  Serra  jeo  par  taunt  ouste 
daccion  ? — Greue.  Aidez  vous  sur  tiele  matere. — 
WiLBY.  8i  vous  eussez  done  vostre  chalaunge  sur 
tiel  matere  qe  les  executours  avoient  assetz  puis  la 
mort  le  testatour,  si  vous  nussez  dit  puis  la  Re- 
somons pris,  ja  nussez  eu  le  plee. — Grene.  Jeo  quide 
qe^  le  revers,  et  a  cele  entente  entendrez^  vous 
mon  plee  de  ^  chescun  temps  qe  les  executours  sount 
chargeables,  et  cest  puis  la  mort  le  testatour. — 
WiLBY.  Donqes  est  il  auxi  come^  ils  diount."^ — Groie. 
Mon  plee,  quant  jeo  die  qils  sount  suffisauntz  des 
biens  le  mort,  referra  a  plus  haut^  qe  au  temps  qe 
le  plee  est  plede,  qar  vous  grauntez  bien  qil  referra 
au  temps  quant  ceste  Resomons  fut  porte,  pur  ceo 
qe  de  eel  temps  ley  lui  charge ;  par  mesme  la  re- 
soun  serra  il  entendu  de  chescun  temps  puis  la 
mort  le  testatour,  qar  de  tut  eel  temps  sount  ils^ 
chargeables ;  et  sil  sursist  son  temps,  de  son  ^^  sur- 
seer  il  la  compera  mesme,  et  noun  pas  gettre  la 
charge  par  son  surseere^^  sur  nous. — Schard.  Et 
quei  sil  morust .  en  temps  de  vacacion,  quant  ils  ne 
poaint  ^"^  aver  Resomons  ? — Grene.  Ceo  ne  chaunge 
pas  la  ley,  qar  si  un  jour  ou  une  houre  puis  la 
mort    le    testatour    ils    furent    suffisauntes,    ceo    lour 

1  L.,  trovera.  j        "'  L.,  dient. 


'^  L.,  vous. 

^  qe  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

*  L.,  entendez. 

5  L.,  en. 

^  L.,   cement,    instead    of    auxi 


8  L.,  haust. 

^25,184,  dount  ils  sount,  instead 
of  sount  ils. 

10  3on  is  omitted  from  L. 

11  25,184,  sursis. 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


come.  1      1-  L,,  poeunt. 


486  HILARY   TERM 


No.  15. 


A.D.  charges  them  at  every  time,  because  if  the}*  were  once 
seised  of  the  wardship,  and  have  divested  themselves, 
that  does  not  alter  the  matter. — Willoughby.  If  you 
liad  pleaded  in  abatement  of  the  writ  on  such  matter, 
on  the  ground  that  they  were  sufficient  after  the 
testator's  death,  then  there  would  have  been  that 
matter  to  dispute,  but  you  have  pleaded  specially,  and 
he  has  traversed  as  largely  as  you  have  taken  your 
plea ;  wherefore,  will  you  accept  the  averment  ? — 
Grcne.  Then  we  tell  you,  as  to  the  wardship  of  the 
body,  that  neither  his  ancestor  nor  tlie  person  against 
whom  the  writ  is  brought  ever  had  anything ;  judg- 
ment of  the  writ ;  and,  as  to  the  land,  the  infant's 
ancestor  did  not  hold  of  the  plaintiff  by  knight  service; 
ready,  &c. — B..  Thorpe,  That  plea  is  double :  one  is 
non-tenure  as  to  the  wardship  of  the  body ;  the  other 
is  a  traverse  of  the  action  to  the  effect  that  the  an- 
cestor did  not  hold  of  us,  which  relates  as  well  to  the 
wardship  of  the  body  as  to  the  wardship  of  the  land, 
inasmuch  as  we  demand  the  wardship  of  the  body  only 
by  reason  of  the  tenancy  of  this  same  land  whereof 
we  demand  the  wardship  by  this  writ. — Hillary.  Do 
you  want  to  put  him  to  answer,  as  tenant,  to  your 
WTit,   in   bar   of   the   action,  when   he   is   not   tenant  ? 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


487 


No.  15. 

charge   de   chesciin   temps,    qar^    sils    furent    seisiz   de    ,^*^* 
la    garde    une    foitz,    et    se    eyent^    demys,    ceo    ne 
chaunge    pas    la    matere. — Wilby.      Si    vous     eussez 
plede    al    abatement    de    bref    snr    cel^    matere,    pur 
C80   qils  fm-ent  suffisauntes   puis  la  mort  le  testatour, 
donqes    serreit    ceste    matere    a    disputer,^    mes    vous 
avez   plede   en   especial,    et   il   vous    ad    traverse   auxi 
largement   come  vous   preistes   vostre   plee ;   par   quey 
voillez^     laverement? — Grene.      Donqes     vous     dioms, 
quant   a   la   garde   du   corps,    son    auncestre   ne   celuy 
vers   qi   le   bref   est   porte  navoient  unqes  rien ;   juge- 
ment     du     bref ;     et,     quant     a    la    terre,     launcestre 
lenfaunt    ne    tient    pas     du     pleintif    par    service    de 
chivaler;     prest,     &c.^ — R.     Thorpe.      Ceste     plee     est 
double :    une    est    a    la   nountenue   quant   a   la   garde 
du   corps ;    autre   est    a    travers    del    accion   qe   laun- 
cestre  ne   tient   pas   de   nous,  qe   refiert   si   bien   a  la 
garde   du   corps   come   a   la    garde    de    la   terre,   desi- 
come   nous   demandoms    la   garde   du   corps   forqe   par 
cause   de   la  tenaunce  mesme  ceste  terre  dount"^  nous 
demandoms     par     ceo     bref     la     garde. — Hill.       Luy 
voillez   vous    mettre    a^    respoundre,    come    tenant,   a 
vostre   bref,  en   barre  daccion,  ou   il   nest  pas  tenant? 


^  qar  is  omitted  from  L. 

2  L.,  soient,  instead  of  se  eyent. 

3  L.,  tiel. 

*  25,184,  desputer. 

5  L.,  voielletz. 

^  The  plea  which  appears  in  the 
record  is  "  quo  ad  custodiam  cor- 
"  poris  prsedicti  heredis  dicit  quod 
"  ipse  non  debet  prsedicto  Abbati 
"  ad  hoc  breve  de  Resummonitione 
"  respondere,  quia  dicit  quod  prse- 
"  dictus  Ranulphus,  pater  suus, 
"  non  habuit  custodiam  corporis 
"  praedicti  heredis  die  impetrationis 
"  praedicti  brevis  de  Custodia,  nee 
"  ipse  Johannes  die  impetrationis 
"  praBdicti  brevis  de  Resummoni- 


tione aliquid  habuit  in  custodia 
corporis  ejusdem  heredis.  Et 
hoc  paratus  est  verificare,  et  unde 
petit  judicium,  &c.  Et  quo  ad 
custodiam  prasdictorum  tenemen- 
torum  dicit  quod  praedictus  Abbas 
nihil  juris  clamare  potest  in 
custodia  ilia,  quia  dicit  quod 
praedictus  Edmundus  non  tenuit 
tenementa  ilia  de  prsedicto 
Abbate  per  servitium  militare, 
sicut  idem  Abbas  per  breve  suum 
supponit.  Et  hoc  paratus  est 
verificare,  et  unde  petit  judi- 
cium." 

'  dount  is  omitted  from  L. 
8  L.,  de. 


488  HILARY    TERM 


No.  15. 


A.D.      That  would  be  aofainst  reason. — Thorpe.     It  is  reason- 
able ;  and  therefore  let  hmi  take  his  plea  at  his  peril. 
And  suppose  he  says   truly  that   the   ancestor  did  not 
hold  of  us,  we  shall,  by  that  plea  which  he  pleads  in 
respect  of  the  land,  be  barred   as  much  in  relation  to 
the  wardship  of  the  body  as  to  that  of   the  land :    for 
suppose  the  issue  were  taken  on  the  non-tenure,  and  the 
finding  were  in  our  favour  on   the   tenancy  that  he  is 
tenant  with   regard   to   the  wardship  of  the  body,  and 
with  regard  to  the  land  that  the  ancestor  did  not  hold 
of   us,    should  we   not   be   barred   as   to   the  whole  by 
that  last  issue  found  against  us,  for  otherwise  it  would 
follow  that  we  should  recover  where  we  have  no  right, 
by  a  matter  which  would  be  tried,  and  that  could  not 
be  ? — Sharshulle.     It  is   the   fact   that   you  would  re- 
cover on  such  a  plea  though   you  had  no  right.     And 
suppose  the  wardship  of   the   bod}^  were  demanded  by 
one  Praecipe  against  one  person,  and   the  land  against 
another,  would  they  not  have  those  two  answers  ?     For 
the   same  reason   one  person   alone   against  whom  the 
WTit  was  brought  will  have  them. — Grene.     Suppose   he 
said  that  we  had  released  as  to  the  body,  and  that,  as 
to  the  lands,   the   ancestor   did   not  hold  of   us,  would 
he    have    those    two    different    answers  ? — Willoughby 
and    Sharshulle    said    that    he    would. — Willoughby. 
Will  you  accept  the   averment "? — li.  Tliorpc.     You  are 
speaking  out  of  the  ordinary  terms  of   law ;    the  aver- 
ment is  not  yet  tendered,  because  it  would  come  from 
us. — Stonore.    Then  is  it  so  ? — R.  Thorpe.    Your  ruling 
is  good. — And  then  Thorpe  maintained  both. 


XVIli.   EDWARD   Hi.  489 


No.  15. 


Ceo  serreit  contre  resoun. — Thorpe.  II  est  resoun ;  '^•'^• 
et  pur  ceo  preigne  son  plee  a  son  peril.  Et  mettes^ 
qil  die  verite  qe  launcestre  ne'^  tieiit  pas  de  nous, 
si  bien  serroms  nous  ^  barre,  par  ceo  plee  qil  plede 
quant  a  la  terre,  de  la  garde  du  corps  come  de  la 
terre :  qar  posez  qe  lissue  fut  pris  sur  la  noun- 
tenue,  et  sur  la  tenance  ^  trove  serra  pur  nous  qil 
serra  tenaunt  quant  a  la  garde  du  corps,  et  quant 
a  la  terre  qe  launcestre  ne  tient  pas  de  nous,  ne 
serroms  pas  barre  par  cele  derreyn^  issue  trove 
countre  nous  de  tut,  ou  autrement  ensuereit  qe  nous 
recoveroms  ou  nous  navoms  pas  dreit,  par  chose  qe 
serreit  trie,  qe  ne  poet  estre  ? — Schar.  II  est  issint 
qe  recoverez  sur  tiel  plee  tut  neussez  vous  pas  ^ 
dreit.  Et'^  mettez  qe  la  garde  du  corps  par  un 
Pnecipe  fust  demande  vers  un,  et  vers  autre  la  terre, 
naverount  ils  ceux  deux  respouns  ?  [Par  mesmes  le 
resone  avoira  un  soule  vers  qi  le  bref  fust  porte. — 
Grene.  Jeo  pose  qe  il  deist  qe  nous  usoms  relesse 
quant  al  cor^^s,  et  quant  as  terres  launcestre  ne 
tient  pas  de  nous,  avera  il  ceux  deux  divers  re- 
spouns?]^— WiLBY.  et  Schar.  disoint  qoil. — Wilby. 
Yoillez^  laverement  ? — 7l.  Thorpe.  Vous  parlez  liors 
des  termes  de  ley  ;  laverement  unqore  nest  pas  tendu, 
qar  ceo  vendra  de  nous. — Ston.  Donqes  est  il  ^^ 
issint '? — il.  Thorpe.  Vous  reulez  bien. — Et  puis  Tliorpe 
meintient   lun   et   lautre.^^ 


1  L.,  mette.  ^i  There  was  a  replication  for  the 

2  L.,  le.  Abbot    "quod     die     impetrationis 
•-  nous  is  omitted  from  2-5,184.  "  prsedicti     brevis     de     Custodia 


*  L.,   le   tenant,    instead    of    la 
tenance. 
5  L.,  drein. 

^  pas  is  omitted  from  L. 
'Et.is  omitted  from  25,184. 
8  The    words    between   brackets 


" prgedictus  Ranulphus 

"  fuit  tenens  de  custodia  corporis 
"  praedicti  heredis,  et  similiter 
"  praedictus  Johannes  die  impetra- 
"  tionis  praedicti  brevis  de  Resum- 
"  monitione et   etiam 


are  omitted  from  25,184.  i   "  quod  praedictus  Edmundustenuit 

^  L.,  Voletz.  j  "  de   eo  praedicta    tenementa   per 

10  25,181,  il  est,  instead  of  est  il.       "  servitium  militare,  sicut  ipse  per 


490 


HILARY    TERM 


Xo.   15. 


A.D. 

1343-4. 


§  The  Abbot  of  Cro viand  brought  his  writ  of  Ward- 
WarcThi  ^^^^^  against  one  H./  ^Yho  died,  pending  the  writ, 
wherefore  he  sued  a  Eesummons  according  to  the 
Statute^  against  one  W.-^  as  against  the  heir  of  H. — 
And  W.  said  by  Gayncsford  : — We  demand  judgment  of 
the  writ,  because  this  suit  is  given  by  the  statute  in 
case  the  defendant  dies  while  the  writ  is  pending,  and 
that  against  the  defendant's  executor,  or  against  his  heir 
in  case  the  executors  are  not  sufficient  to  make  satisfac- 
tion for  the  damages,  so  that  the  cause  for  which  the 
writ  shall  be  brought  against  the  heirs  is  limited  by 
the  statute,  that  is  to  say,  by  reason  of  the  insufficiency 
of  the  executors,  and  this  cause  he  does  not  include 
in  his  writ  so  that  it  could  be  maintained  against  the 
heir,  wherefore,  kc,  judgment  of  this  writ. — 11.  Thorpe. 
In  a  writ  of  Eavishment  of  Ward  the  statute  limits 
the  cause  of  the  writ  as  you  say,  but  in  a  writ  of 
Wardship  it  says  otherwise,  for  the  statute  says  that 
on  a  common  writ  of  Wardship  the  parol  shall  be  re- 
summoned against  the  heirs  or  against  the  executors 
of  the  defendant  at  the  election  of  the  plaintiff. — And 
therefore  see  the  statute  as  to  this. — And  the  reason 
of  the  difference  is  that  on  a  writ  of  Ravishment  of 
Ward  the  recovery  will  fall  entirely  under  the  head  of 
damages,  and  for  that  reason  the  writ  shall  be  brought 
against  the  defendant's  executors  if  they  be  sufficient, 
and  not  against  the  heir,  because  execution  in  respect 
of  damages  for  the  deforcement  which  the  testator 
committed  in  his  life  ought  properly  to  be  out  of  the 
goods  of  the  testator  which  the  executors  have ;  but 
on  a  writ  of  Right  of  Wardship  the  wardship  will 
be   recovered   as  well   as   the    damages,   and   therefore 


1  As   to   the   names  see  p.   473, 
note  2. 


■^  13  Edw.  I.  (West.  2),  c.  35. 


XVill.    EDWARD    III.  491 

No.  15. 

§  Labbe^  de  Croiilande  porta  soun  brief  de  Garde  ^^^^-^ 
vers  un  H.,  qe  murust,  pendant  le  brief,  par  quei  (3.^^,^^^ 
il  suyst  im  Resomons  solonc  lestatut  vers  un  W.  [Fitz., 
com  vers  heir  H.— Et  dit  par  Gaijn:  Nous  deman- ;Lioy' 
doms  jugement  de  brief,  qar  cest  suite  est  done  par 
statut  en  cas  qe  le  defendant  devie  pendant  le  bref, 
et  ceo  vers  executour  le  defendant,  ou  vers  soun 
heir  en  cas  ou  les  executours  ne  sount  pas  sufficiants 
de  faire  gre  pur  les  damages,  issint  qe  la  cause  par 
quei  le  brief  serra  porte  vers  les  heirs  est  limite 
par  lestatut,  saver,  par  la  nounsufficiauntie  des 
executours,  qel  cause  il  ne  comprent  pas  en  son 
brief  qe  purra  estre  meyntenu  vers  leir,  par  quei, 
&c.,  jugement  de  cest  brief. — li.  Thorpe.  En  brief 
de  Eavisement  de  Garde  lestatut  limite  la  cause 
del  brief  come  vous  paries,  mes  en  brief  de  Garde 
parle  autrement,  qar  lestatut  dit  qen  comune  brief 
de  Garde  la  parole  serra  resomons  vers  les  heirs 
ou  vers  les  executours  le  defendant  par  eleccion  le 
pleintif. — Et  ideo  vide  Statutum  de  hoc- — -Et  la  cause 
de  diversite  est  pur  ceo  qen  brief  de  Ravisement 
de  Garde  le  rescoverir  cherra  tut  en  damages,  et 
par  tiel  cause  le  brief  serra  porte  vers  les  execu- 
tours le  defendant  sils  soient  sufficiaunts,  et  nyent  vers 
leir,  pur  ceo  qe  execucion  de  damages  deit  proprement 
estre  de  bienz  le  testatour  qeux  lez  executours 
[ount]  pur  la  deforcer  qil  fist  en  sa  vie,  &c. ;  mes 
en  brief  de  Droit  de  Garde  la  garde  serra  rescoveri 
auxi    bien    come    damages,    et   pur   ceo    il    covynt   qe 


"  breve  suum  supponit."  Issue 
was  joined  upon  this  and  the 
Venire  awarded.  Some  adjourn- 
ments only  follow  on  the  roll. 
In  25,184  the  following  words  are 
added  at  the  end  of  the  report : — 
"  Grene.  Certes  vous  tendrez  le 
"  plee  sur  loriginal,  et  ceo  voet 
"  lestatut."  They  appear  to  belong 


to  some  other  case — perhaps  No.  5 
above. 

1  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 
the  Year  Books.  It  has,  however, 
been  used  by  Fitzherbert  for  his 
Abridgment,  and  not  the  other 
report. 


492  HILARY    TERM 


No.    15. 


-^•D-  the  Resummons  on  a  writ  of  Wardship  must  be  sued 
against  the  person  who  is  in  possession  of  the  wardship, 
and  against  whom  the  wardship  can  be  recovered  ;  and 
some  people  will  say  that  it  is  a  good  plea  to  allege 
non -tenure  on  this  Resummons,  and  therefore  the  writ 
ought  to  be  brought  against  the  person  who  is  in 
occupation  of  the  wardship  ;  and  you  do  not  disclaim 
the  wardship,  nor  affirm  the  possession  of  it  to  be  in 
the  executors,  so  that  I  could  have  a  writ  against 
them  ;  judgment  whether  our  writ  be  not  sufficiently 
good. — Or  cue.  I  know  well  that  it  is  not  a  plea  to 
allege  non-tenure  on  this  writ  of  Resummons,  for  if 
your  ancestor  was  seised  of  the  wardship  after  our 
original  writ  was  purchased  against  him,  you  will  by 
reason  of  that  tenancy  maintain  3'our  writ  against  his 
heir,  or  against  his  executors,  even  though  another 
has  the  wardship,  because  no  demise  that  his  ancestor 
could  make  after  our  writ  was  purchased  against  him 
would  change  the  nature  of  our  suit ;  wherefore,  &c. — 
WiLLouGHBY.  Still,  that  which  you  have  pleaded  could 
not  in  anv  manner  be  in  abatement  of  his  writ,  unless 
you  say  that  your  ancestor  has  certain  executors,  who 
are  sufficient,  etc.,  and  so  put  him  to  take  his  suit 
against  them,  ko,, — Grcne  said  gratis  that  the  person 
against  whom  the  original  writ  was  brought  had  exe- 
cutors, to  wit,  one  G.  and  one  R.,  who  were  sufficient, 
&c. ;  judgment  as  before. — 11.  Tliorpe.  Still  that  is 
not  a  plea  unless  you  say  that  they  are  tenants  of  the 
wardship,  and  that  you  have  nothing,  and  that  jDossibly 
will  be  a  good  plea,  because  we  have  seen  it  adjudged 
in  this  Court  that  when  the  heir  disclaimed  the  ward- 
ship on  a  like  Resummons  sued  against  him,  the  writ 
abated  for  that  cause. — Michaelmas  Term  in  the  seventh 
year  agrees.  See  there  a  like  plea.^ — And  therefore  it 
follows  that   the   Resummons   should   be   sued   against 


1  Y.B.,  Mich.,  7  Edw.  III.,  No   18. 


1343-4. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  493 

No.   15. 

le  Resomons  cle  brief  de  Garde  soit  suy  vers  cely  ^^;^\ 
qest  possessione  de  la  garde,  et  vers,  qi  la  garde 
puit  estre  recover! ;  et  asquns  gentz  voilent  dire  qil 
est  boim  plee  dalleger  nountenure  en  cest  Resomons, 
et  par  taunt  le  brief  doit  estre  porte  vers  cely  qe 
occupa  la  garde ;  et  vous  ne  desclamez  pas  en  la 
garde,  ne  affermez  la  possessioun  en  les  executours, 
issint  qe  jeo  poai  avoir  brief  vers  ceux ;  jugement 
si  nostre  brief  ne  soit  assetz  boun. — Grene.  Jeo  say 
bien  qe  ceo  nest  pas  plee  dalleger  nountenure  en 
cest  brief  de  Resomons,  qar  si  vostre  auncestre  fuit 
seisi  de  la  garde  puis  nostre  brief  original  purchace 
vers  luy,  par  cause  de  eel  tenance  vous  meintyndrez 
vostre  brief  vers  soun  heir,  ou  vers  ses  executours, 
mesqe  autre  ad  la  garde,  pur  ceo  qe  nulle  demis 
qe  soun  auncestre  puit  faire  puis  nostre  brief  pur- 
chace vers  ly  ne  chaungera  pas  la  nature  de  nostre 
suite ;  par  quel,  &c. — Wylby.  Unqore,  ceo  qe  vous 
avetz  plede  ne  puit  en  nul  manere  estre  en  abate- 
ment de  soun  brief,  si  vous  ne  diez  qe  vostre  aun- 
cestre ad  certeinz  executours,  queux  sount  suflficiaunts, 
&c.,  issint  li  mettre  de  prendre  sa  suite  vers  eux, 
&c. — Grene  de  gree  dit  qe  cely  vers  qi  le  brief 
original  fuit  porte  avoit  executours,  saver,  un  G.  et 
un  R.,  les  queux  furent  sufficiaunts,  &c.  ;  jugement 
lit  prius. — R.  Thorpe.  Unqore  nest  pas  ceo  plee,  si 
vous  ne  diez  queux  sount  tenantz  de  la  garde,  et 
qe  vous  navetz  rienz,  et  ceo  par  cas  serra  boun 
plee,  qar  nous  avoms  view  ceinz  ajugge  qa  tiel  Re- 
somons suy  vers  leir  il  desclama  en  la  garde,  et 
par  tiel  cause  le  bref  sabata. — De  hoc  concordat 
Michaelis  vij.  Vide  ibi  simile  placitum. — Et  par  taunt 
ensuyt    qe     la     Resomons     serra     suy    vers    cely    qe 


494  HILARY    TERM 


No.   15. 


1M?*4  ^^^  person  who  is  in  occupation  of  the  wardship,  and 
therefore  you  plead  nothing  if  you  do  not  disclaim  the 
wardship. — Mouhray.  Since  your  writ  was  brought 
against  one  who  was  the  Abbot's  tenant,  after  his 
death,  a  chattel  of  that  kind  remained  with  his  execu- 
tors, and  if  the  heir  entered  upon  the  executors  they 
would  have  a  writ  of  Ejectment  from  Wardship  against 
him  ;  therefore  it  would  be  contrary  to  reason  to  put 
the  heir  to  answer  to  this  writ  and  be  charged  towards 
'  you  with  damages  if  you  recover,  and  also  to  charge 
him  with  damages,  at  another  time,  towards  the  execu- 
tors when  they  are  attached ;  wherefore  it  seems  to  me 
that  this  writ  will  abate,  and  3'ou  will  be  put  to  sue 
against  the  executors,  and  recover  your  damages 
against  them  out  of  the  goods  of  the  testator,  who  was 
the  first  occupant  of  the  wardship,  and  they  will  be 
put  to  sue  against  the  heir  to  recover  their  damages 
against  him  ;  wherefore,  ka. — Pole.  If  this  Resummons 
abates,  we  can  have  only  an  original  writ  against  the 
executors,  because  the  statute  gives  a  Resummons 
against  the  heirs  or  against  the  executors  of  the  de- 
fendant, but  in  case  we  elect  to  take  our  suit  against 
one  of  them  it  is  clear  that  we  shall  not  be  able  to 
prosecute  that  suit,  and  then  go  back,  and  take  a  new 
Resummons  against  the  other  of  them,  because  at  the 
commencement  we  must  elect  our  suit  at  our  peril ; 
wherefore  it  seems  that  it  would  be  unreasonable  to 
abate  this  writ  when  he  does  not  disclaim  the  ward- 
ship.— Stonore  agreed  to  this. — 11.  Thorpe.  Suppose 
that,  after  the  defendant's  death,  the  heir  occupies  the 
wardship,  shall  I  not  have  a  Resummons  against  him  ? 
as  meaning  to  say  that  he  would. — Grene.  I  say  that 
you  will  not,  because  in  that  case  a  Resummons  will 
be  sued  against  the  executors. — And  to  this  the  Court 
agreed. — Willoughby.  He  has  said  that  the  testator 
has  executors  who  are  sufficient,  and  so  he  puts  you 
to   take    your    suit    against    them    just    as    the    statute 


XVIII.    EDWAKD    III.  495 


No.  15. 


occupa  la  garde,  et  par  taunt  vous  ne  pledez  rienz  A*^* 
si  vous  ne  desclamez  pas  en  la  garde. — Mouhray. 
Quant  vostre  brief  fut  porte  vers  un  qe  fuit  tenant 
un  A.,  par  quei,  apres  sa  mort,  tiel  chatel  demurt 
a  ses  executours,  et  si  leir  entrast  sur  lez  execu- 
tours  eux  avereint  brief  Dengettement  de  Garde  vers 
luy;  donqes  serroit  il  contre  resoun  de  mettre  leir 
a  respondre  a  cest  brief  et  estre  charge  devers  vous 
de  damages  si  vous  recoverez,  et  auxi  bien  1}^ 
charger  de  damages  vers  lez  executours  autre  foitz 
quant  ils  sont  attaches ;  par  quei  me  semble  qe 
ceo  brief  abatera,  et  vous  serrez  mys  de  suire  vers 
les  executours,  et  recoverir  voz  damages  vers  eux 
de  bienz  le  testatour,  qe  fuit  primer  occupatour,  et 
eux  suire  vers  leir  a  recoverir  les  damages  vers 
luy ;  par  quei,  &c. — Pole.  Si  ceo  Eesomons  sabatera, 
nous  ne  poms  avoir  vers  les  executours  forqe  un 
brief  original,  qar  lestatut  done  un  Resomons  vers 
lez  heirs  ou  vers  les  executours  le  defendant,  mes 
en  cas  qe  nous  elisoms  nostre  seute  vers  lun  de 
ceux  il  est  clere  qe  nous  ne  purroms  pas  seure  eel 
suite,  et  resortir,  et  prendre  un  novel  Eesomons 
vers  lautre  deux,  qar  al  comencent  nous  eliseroms 
nostre  suite  a  nostre  peril ;  par  quei  dabatre  cest 
brief  la  ou  il  descleyme  pas  en  la  garde  il  semble 
qil  serroit  encontre  resoun. — Ad  hoc  concordat  Ston. 
— R.  Thorpe.  Jeo  pose  qapres  la  mort  le  defendant 
leir  loccupa  la  garde,  naverai  jeo  pas  un  Resomons 
vers  ly  ?  quasi  diceret  sic. — Grene.  Jeo  die  qe  nanil, 
qar  en  ce  cas  un  Resomons  serra  suy  vers  les 
executours. — Et  a  ceo  la  Court  [acorda]. — Wylby. 
II  ad  dit  qil  a  executours  qe  sount  sufficiaunts,  issint 
vous  mette  il   de   prendre   vostre   suite   vers   eux   auxi 


496 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


HILARY    TERM 


No.  15. 


directs ;  wherefore  yon  must  answer  to  that. — 7i.  Thorpe. 
I  do  not  know  what  he  calls  sufficient  to  render  to  us 
the  wardship)  and  our  damages — whether  that  they  are 
tenants  of  the  wardship),  or  that  they  are  sufficient  to 
render  us  our  damages  alone. — Willoughby.  The 
statute  says  that  they  are  to  be  sufficient  ''ad  satis- 
faciendum de  valore  maritaffii,'"  for  the  recovery  of  the 
damages,  and  that  is  sufficient  for  you,  and  therefore 
we  must  listen  to  his  2)lea. — TJtorpc.  The  executors 
are  not  sufficient,  and  were  not  on  the  day  of  the  Re- 
summons, Szc. ;  ready,  Sec. — Grou^  That  is  not  a  plea 
unless  you  say  that  they  were  not  sufficient  at  any 
time  after  the  death  of  their  testator,  immediately 
after  whose  death  suit  was  given  to  you  against  them, 
and,  even  though  you  delayed  to  sue  until  they  had 
sold  the  goods,  that  ought  not  to  charge  the  heir. — 
Gaijncsford.  But  their  Resummons  could  be  sued  onh' 
out  of  the  rolls ;  now  it  may  be  that  the  testator  died 
during  the  vacation,  when  the  Court  was  not  open,  and 
that  the  executors  sold,  &c.  ;  in  such  a  case  I 
ought  to  have  my  suit  against  the  heir,  because  the 
executors  were  not  sufficient  on  the  dav  on  which  the 
Resummons  was  sued;  wherefore,  kc. — Xotton.  Sir, 
in  the  case  which  j'ou  have  put,  I  say  that  you  will 
have  the  Resummons  against  the  executors,  even  though 
another  be  in  possession  of  the  wardship ;  then  it 
appears  that  the  suit  is  always  continued ;  therefore 
they  will  be  charged  with  the  testator's  goods  which 
they  had  after  his  death,  since  at  every  time  the  suit 
is  in  law  adjudged  to  be  continued  against  them. — 
And  afterwards  Grene  waived  his  exception,  and  said : — 
As  to  tiie  wardship  of  the  body,  his  ancestor,  as 
against  whose  heir  the  plaintiff  has  sued  this  Resum- 
mons, never  had  anything,  and  we  demand  judgment 
of  the  writ.  And  as  to  the  wardship  of  the  land, 
Grene  said  that  the  infant's  father  did  not  hold  of 
the  plaintiff  by  knight  service  ;   ready,  &c.     Judgment 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


497 


No.  15. 

avant   come   lestatnt   parle ;    par   qiiei    il   voiis   covient    -^^^f'^ 
a    ceo    responclre. — R.    Thorpe.      Jeo    ne    say   quel    il 
appel    siifficiaunts    de    nous    rendre    la    garde   et   noz 
damages,    on    par    taunt    qils    sount    tenauntz    de    la 
garde,   ou  qils  sount   sufficiaunts   de   nous    rendre  nos 
damages      soulement. — Wylby.      Lestatut     parle     qils 
soient  sufficiaunts  ad  satisfaciendum  de  calore  maritagii, 
a   recoverir   les   damages,    et   ceo    suffit   a   vous,  et  en 
taunt   devoms   nous    attendre    de    soun   plee. — Thorpe. 
Les   executours   ne    sount   pas    sufficiaunts,   prest,    &c., 
ne    furent    jour    de   Resomons   suy,    &c. — Grene.     Ceo 
nest   plee    si   vous   ne   diez    qils    ne    furent   pas    suffi- 
ciaunts  nul   tem23s   puis   la  mort  lour  testatour,   apres 
qi    mort    seute   immediate   vous    fuit    done   vers    eux, 
et,    mesqes    vous    surcistez     de     suire    tanqils    ussent 
venduz    les    biens,    ceo    ne    deit    pas    charger    leir. — 
Gaijn.      Mes    lour    Resomons    ne    puit   pas   estre    suy 
forqe   hors    de   roules ;    ore   puit    estre  qe   le   testatour 
devia   en  vacacion,   saunz  ^   ceo   qe  la  place  fuit  overt, 
et   les   executours  eussent   venduz,    &c. ;    il   coviendreit 
qen   tiel   cas   jeo   use    ma    suyte   vers    leir    par   cause 
qe   les   executours   ne   furent   pas    sufficiaunts   jour   de 
la    Resomons    suy ;    par    quei,    &c. — Notion e.^     Sire,  en 
le   cas   qe   vous   avetz   mys,    jeo    die    qe   vous   averetz 
la    Resomons    vers    les     executours,    tout    soit    autre 
possessione  de  la  garde ;    donqes  piert   il  qe   la   suyte 
est   tut   diz   continue;    par   taunt   ils   serrount   charges 
de   bienz   le   testatour   qils    avoynt   puis    sa   mort,    del 
houre   qa   chescun   temps   la    seute   en   ley   est   ajugge 
vers   eux   continue. — Et   puis    Grene   weyva    sa   excep- 
cion   et    dit :    Quant    a   la    garde    de    corps,    soun    aun- 
cestre,  come  devers   qi  heir  il  ad  suy  cest  Resomons, 
il   navoit  unqe  rien,  et  demandoms   jugement  de  brief. 
Et,   quant   a    la    garde    de    la    terre    il    dit    qe    pere 
lenfant   ne   tient   pas   de  luj  par  service   de  chivaler ; 

1  MS.,  einz.  2  MS.,    Wylby.    et     Nottone,   et 

Gayn. 

18141  2  I 


498  HILARY    TERM 


No.  15. 


A.D.      whether  in  respect  of  this  land  he  can  have  an  action. 

1343-4. 

— /?.  Thorpe.  This  plea  which  you  have  pleaded  as 
to  the  land  is  to  our  action  in  its  entirety,  because  by 
reason  of  this  land  we  demand  the  wardship  of  the 
body,  and  if  it  be  found  that  this  land  is  not  held  of 
us,  he  will  be  quit  as  to  this  writ  in  its  entirety,  and 
therefore  we  pray  to  be  discharged  as  to  the  first  plea. 
— WiLLouGHBY.  If  he  pleads  his  plea  as  to  the  land,  he 
affirms  against  himself  that  he  was  tenant  of  the 
•wardship  of  the  bod}-,  so  that,  if  it  were  found  that 
the  land  was  held  of  you,  you  would  recover  the 
wardship  of  the  body,  whereas  he  has  now  alleged 
non-tenure  of  it,  and  therefore  he  shall  have  both 
pleas. — Pole,  If  I  recover  the  wardship  of  the  body 
in  the  case  which  you  have  put,  he  may  impute  it  to 
his  own  folly  in  joining  a  false  issue. — R.  Thorpe.  If 
I  am  put  to  answer  to  both,  it  will  possibly  be  found 
that  the  tenements  are  not  held  of  me,  and  will  be 
found  that  he  is  tenant  of  the  wardship  of  the  body, 
and  so  I  shall  recover  the  wardship  of  the  body  by 
reason  of  tenements  not  held  of  us. — Sharshulle. 
That  is  no  wonder,  nor  inconvenient  in  la\^',  because 
you  would  do  the  like  if  you  brought  actions  against 
different  persons,  that  is  to  say,  against  one  as  tenant 
of  the  wardship  of  the  body,  and  against  another  as 
tenant  of  the  land. — Stouford.  In  that  case  it  is  no 
wonder,  because  in  that  case  one  person  could  not 
have  recovery  of  the  whole. — R.  Thorpe.  There  is  no 
doubt  but  that,  if  a  writ  of  Wardship  be  brought 
against  me  in  respect  of  the  body  and  the  lands,  it  is 
a  good  answer  for  me  to  say  that  the  ancestor  did 
not  hold  of  the  plaintiff  by  knight  service,  and  in  that 
case  I  shall  not  be  put  to  answer  as  to  the  wardship 
of  the  body.  If  the  issue  be  found  in  my  favour,  it 
serves  me  as  to  the  whole. — Grene.  If  you  traverse 
the  tenancy  of  the  lands  demanded  you  must  answer 
further,   because    the   wardship   of    the    body   may   be 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  499 


No.  15. 


prest,  &c.  Jugement  si  de  eel  terre  accion  puit  il  ,^*f^* 
avoir. — R.  Thorpe.  Cest  plee  qe  vous  avetz  plede 
de  la  terre  est  a  nostre  accion  de  tut,  qar  par 
cause  de  eel  terre  nous  demandoms  la  garde  du 
corps,  et  si  trove  soit  qe  cele  terre  nest  pas  tenu 
de  nous,  il  serra  quitez  a  tut  eel  brief,  par  quei 
del  i^rimer  plee  nous  prioms  estre  deseharge. — Wylby. 
Sil  plede  son  plee  de  la  terre,  dounqes  il  affermat 
sur  luy  qil  fuit  tenaunt  de  la  garde  du  corps,  issint 
qe  sil  fuit  trove  qe  la  terre  fuit  tenu  de  vous,  vous 
recoverez  la  garde  du  corps  la  ou  il  ad  ore  allegge 
nountenure  de  ceo,  par  quei  il  avera  ambedeux. — 
Pole.  Si  jeo  reeovere  la  garde  du  corps  en  le  cas 
qe  vous  avetz  mys,  il  }^m.i  reter  a  sa  folie  demene 
qil  joynt  un  faux  issue. — R.  Thorpe.  Si  jeo  soy 
mys  a  respondre  a  ambedeux,  trove  serra  par  cas 
qe  les  tenementz  ne  sount  pas  tenuz  de  mo}^  et 
trove  serra  qil  est  tenant  de  la  garde  du  corps, 
issint  reeoverai  jeo  la  garde  du  corj)s  par  resoun 
de  tenementz  nient  tenuz  de  nous. — Schae.  Ceo 
nest  j)as  merveille,  neneonvenient  en  ley,  qar  auxi 
freez  vous  si  vous  portastes  devers  divers  persones, 
saver,  [vers  un]  com  tenant  du  corps,  et  vers  lautre 
com  tenant  de  terre. — Stoff.  La  nest  il  pas  merveille, 
qar  un  persone  en  eel  cas  ne  puit  avoir  recoverir 
a  tut. — R.  Thorpe.  II  nest  pas  doute  qe  si  brief 
de  Garde  soit  porte  vers  moy  de  corps  et  de  terrez 
qil  est  bon  respouns  a  moy  a  dire  qil  ne  tient  pas 
de  ly  par  service  de  chivaler,  et  la  ne  serray  jeo 
mys  a  respondre  a  la  garde  du  corps.  Si  lissue 
soit  trove  pur  moy  il  moy  sert  a  tut. — Grene.  Si 
vous  traverses  la  tenance  des  terres  demandez  il  vous 
covynt   respondre   outre,   qar   la    garde   du   corps   puit 


500 


HILARY    TERM 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


Audita 
Querela. 


Quare 
impedit. 


Nos.  16,  17. 

demanded  by  reason  of  other  lands. — Thorpe.  Then  I 
shall  be  admitted  to  traverse  the  tenancy,  and  also  to 
say  that  he  has  released  the  wardship  of  the  body, 
which  cannot  be. — Willoughby.  It  can  well  enough  ; 
will  3'ou  accept  the  averment  or  not  ? — R.  Thorpe, 
The  averment  will  come  from  me  in  this  case,  and 
not  from  him. — Grene.  I  pray  that  it  be  recorded 
that  you  have  not  denied  that  which  I  have  surmised 
against  you. — B.  Thorpe.  Tenant  of  the  wardship  of 
the  body,  and  the  tenements  held  of  us,  as  above ; 
ready,  &c. — And  the  other  side  said  the  contrary.^ — 
The  contrary  of  this  in  Michaelmas  Term  in  the  14th 
year.^ 

(16.)  §  Note  that  one  against  whom  execution  had 
been  sued  on  a  statute  merchant  sued  an  Audita 
Querela  supposing  that  he  was  under  age  at  the  time 
of  the  making  of  the  statute.  And  the  words  of  the 
writ  were  "si  per  inspectionem,  vel  alio  moclo  legitimo, 
rohis  coustare  poterit,  tunc  ad  cnervationem  recognitionis 
et  restitutionem  damnorurn,  ct'c,  procedatis.''  And  on 
behalf  of  him  who  sued  the  Audita  Querela  the  aver- 
ment was  tendered  that  he  was  under  age  at  the  time 
of  the  making  of  the  statute.  But  now  he  is  of  full 
age. — Hillary,  with  the  common  consent  [of  the 
Court].  Because  you  (for  the  obligor)  tender  an  aver- 
ment in  defeasance  of  the  statute  which  is  of  record, 
which  averment  is  not  admissible,  therefore  do  you 
(for  the  obligee)  sue  execution  for  the  other. 

(17.)  §  Henry  Hillary  brought  a  Quare  impedit  against 
the   Abbot   of  Langonet   in   res]3ect   of   the   church   of 


1  As  to  the  issue  actually  joined 
see  p.  489,  note  11. 


•2  Y.B.,  Mich.,  14  Edw.  III.,  No. 


30. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


501 


Nos.  16,  17. 

estre  demande  par  cause  dautres  terres. — Thorpe.  y\P\ 
Dounqes  serray  jeo  resceu  a  traverser  la  tenance,  et 
auxi  qil  ad  relesse  la  garde  du  corps,  qe  ne  puit 
estre. — Wylby.  Assetz  bien  ;  voletz  laverer  on  noun  ? 
— R.  Thorpe.  Laverement  vendra  de  moy  en  cas 
et  ne  mye  de  ly. — Grene.  Jeo  prie  recorde  qe  vous 
ne  deditez  pas  [ceo]  qe  vous  ay  sourm3^s. — R.  Thorpe. 
Tenant  de  la  garde  du  corps,  et  lez  tenementz 
tenuz  de  nous,  ut  supra  ;  prest,  &c. — Et  alii  e  contra. 
— Contrarium  hujus  Michaelis  xiiij. 

(16.)  ^  §  Nota  qun  encountre  qi  execucion  sur  ^-'"'''^^ 
estatut  merchaunt  fut  suy  suyst  Audita  Querela  sup- 
posaunt  qil  fut  deinz  age  au  temps  de  la  fesaunce^ 
de  lestatut.  Et  le  bref  voleit^  si  per  inspectionem, 
vel  alio  modo  legitimo,  vohis  constare  poterit,  tunc  ad 
enervationeui  recognitionis  et  restitutioneni  daninoruni, 
(C-c,  procedatis.  Et  pur'*  celuy  qe  suist  le  ^  Audita 
Querela  fut  tendu  daverer  qil  fut  deinz  age  au 
temps  de  la  confeccion.  Mes  ore  il  est  de  plein 
age. — Hill.,  ex  conununi  assensu.  Pur  ceo  qe  vous 
tendez  un  averement  en  defesaunce  del  estatut  quel 
est  de  recorde..  quel  averement  nest  pas  resceivable, 
par   quoy^   suez    execucion   pur   lautre. 

(17.)  "^    §    Henre    Hillary^   porta    Quare    inipedit   vers  9"^^^. 
Labbe     de     Langonet  ^     de     leglise     de     Somercotes, 


1  From  L.,  and  25,184.  There  is 
another  report  of  the  case  above  in 
Michaelmas  Term  17  Edw.  III. 
(No.  114)  where  the  record  is  cited. 

2  L.,  confeccion. 

3  25,184,  voet. 

*  pur  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
3  le  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

6  L.,  qai. 

7  From  L.,  and  25,184,  but  cor- 
rected by  the  record,  Placita  de 
Banco,  Hil.,  18  Edw.  III.,  Ro  115. 
It  there  appears  that  the  action  was 


brought  by  Henry  Hillary,  knight, 
against  the  Abbot  of  Langonet,  in 
order  that  he  together  with  Thomas 
Wake  of  Lydell,  and  Thomas  de 
Hanlay,  parson  of  the  church  of 
W  e  1  y  n  g  h  a  m  -  b  y  -  Benyngworthe 
( W  illingham-b  y-B  e  n  n  i  w  o  r  t  h) 
might  permit  the  plaintiff  to 
present  to  the  church  of  Somer- 
coates  (Lincolnshire). 

8  L.,  Thomas  atte  Gate,  instead 
of  Henre  Hillary. 

9  L.,  B. ;  25,184,  Langoit. 


502  HILARY    TERM 


No.   17. 


_^-^-      Somercoates,   counting   that  he   was   seised    of    certain 

land,  to  which   the   advowson  is   appendant,  and  by  a 

certain  title. — Thorpe   showed   by  title   that  the  Abbot 

had  a  right  to  the  advowson,  but  that,  because  he  was 

an  alien,  the  King  was  seised  of  his  fees  and  advowsons, 

&c.,   and   so  it  now   belonged   to   the   King  to  present. 

And   because   the   Abbot   cannot   now  raise   a   dispute, 

he  tells  you  that  he  has   not   disturbed  ;    ready,  &c. — 

Hillary.     That   is   tantamount   to    saying  simply  that 

you  have  not  disturbed,  because   the  rest  of  what  you 

say — that  the  King  has  a  right   to  present — cannot  be 

taken  for  a  plea  in  your  mouth. — Tlwrpe.     It  must  be 

said   in    order    to  save    our   right    another    time,    when 

the  King  removes  his  hand,  because  otherwise  we  and 

our  church    shall    suffer   disherison    for    our  disclaimer 

on  the  present  occasion. — Willoughby.     In  God's  name 

that  which  you  say  shall    be   entered  in  order  to  save 

your  right,  and  the    plaintiff   shall    have  a  writ  to  the 

Bishoj). — Mouhray.     He  shall    not    be    admitted    to  the 

averment   that   he   has   not   disturbed,  because  he  has 

appeared  only  on  the  Grand  Distress,    and   has   taken 

his  delays. — Willoughby.     As  to  that  we  will  consider. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


503 


No.  17. 

countaunt  coment  il  fut  seisi  de  certeyn  terre,  et 
par  certeyn  title,  a  qi  lavowesoim  est  appendaunt.^ 
— Thorpe  moustra  par  title  qe  Labbe  ad  dreit  a 
lavowesoun,  mes,  pur  ceo  qil  est^  alien,  le  Eoi  est 
seisi  de  ses  fees  et  avowesouns,  &c.,  issint  a  ore^ 
appent  au  Roi  a  presenter.  Et,  pur  ceo  qil  ne  poet 
a  ore  mettre  debat,  il  vons  dit  qil  nad  pas  des- 
tourbe ;  prest,  &c.^ — Hill.  Taunt  amount  qe  vous 
navez  pas  destourbe,  qar  le  remenant  qe  vous  parlez 
qe  le  Roi  ad^  dreit  a  presenter  ne  put  estre  pris 
pur  plee  en  vostre  bouche. — Thorpe.  II  covient  qil 
soit  dit  pur  nostre  dreit  autrefoitz  sauver,  quele 
houre  qe  le  Roi  ouste  sa  mayn,  qar  autrement,  pur 
nostre  desclamer  a  ore,  nous  et  nostre  eglise  ser- 
roms  desherite. — Wylby.  De  par  Dieux^  vostre  dit 
pur  sauver  vostre  dreit  serra  entre,  et  le  pleintif 
avera  bref  al  Evesqe. — Mouhray.  II  ne  serra  pas 
resceu  al  averement  qil  nad  pas  destourbe,  qar  il 
est  venuz  j^ar  la  graunt  Destresse,  et  ad  pris  ses 
delayes. — Wilby.     De   ceo   voloms   aviser.*^ 


A.D. 

134b-4. 


1  The  King  had  previously 
brought  an  action  against  Henry 
Hillary  in  respect  of  a  presentation 
to  the  same  church,  and  judgment 
had  been  given  in  favour  of  Hillary, 
whose  declaration  in  this  action  is, 
according  to  the  record,  practically 
identical  with  his  plea  in  the  other. 
See  Y.B.,  Ilil.,  17  Edw.  HI.,  No. 
34,  pp.  172-174,  175,  note  1. 

■■^  est  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

^  The  words  a  ore  are  omitted 
from  25,184. 

*  The  Abbot's  plea  here  was, 
according  to  the  record,  practicall}' 
identical  with  the  King's  declara- 
tion in  the  previous  action  (Y.B., 
Hil.,  17  Edw.  in.,  pp.  158-160  and 
170)  but  with  the  addition  "  et  sic 
"  dicit  quod  idem  Abbas  nihil 
"  clamat,  ad  praesens,  in  prsesenta- 


"  tione  proedicta,  nee  impedivit 
"  praedictum  Henricum  prassentare 
"  ad  ecclesiam  praedictam.  Ethoc 
"  paratus  est  verificare,  unde  petit 
"  judicium,"  &c. 

5  25,184,  nad  pas. 

6  L.,  Deux. 

"^  According  to  the  roll  judgment 
was  given  as  follows  :  —  "  Quia 
"  prasdictus  Abbas  in  respondendo 
"  nihil  clamat  ad  praesens  in  prae- 
"  sentatione  praedicta,  et  contra- 
"  placitavit  jus  praedicti  Henrici, 
"  prout  superius  patet  in  recordo, 
"  consideratum  est  quod  idem 
•'  Henricus  ;;ecuperet  praesenta- 
"  tionem  suam  ad  ecclesiam  prae- 
"  dictam.  Et  habeat  breve  Epis- 
"  copo  [&c.]  Et  idem  Abbas  in 
"  misericordia.  Et  quia  praedictus 
"  Abbas   venit   per    magnam    dis- 


504  HILARY    TERM 


No.  18. 


A.p.  (ig^)   ^  Dower  was   brought  for  the  wife   of  Thomas 

T^  atte  Neuns,  of  London,  af];amst  WilHam  son  of  AVilHam 

Dower.  '  '      o 

de  Eoos,  who  vouched  to  warrant  WilHam  Roos.  The 
Sheriff  returned  that  the  vouchee  was  dead  ;  wherefore 
the  tenant,  because  he  was  under  age,  would  have 
alleged  joint  tenancy  with  his  wife ;  and  he  was  ousted 
from  this  because  on  a  previous  day  he  had  vouched ; 
therefore  he  vouched  William  son  and  heir  of  William 
Roos. — Gajincsford.  He  is  the  same  person  [as  this 
vouchee];  judgment  whether  he  ought  to  be  admitted 
to  this  voucher. — Eicliemundc.  William  our  father  en- 
feoffed us  to  hold  to  us  and  the  heirs  of  our  body 
begotten,  so  that,  in  order  to  save  the  estate  tail, 
which  would  i)ossibly  be  extinguished  if  the  voucher 
were  not  permitted,  we  do  vouch  ourselves. — Gaynesford. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


505 


No.  18. 

(18.)  ^  §  Dowere  porte  pur  la  femme  Thomas  atte  ,^"J^\ 
Neuns,^  de  Loundres,  vers  William  fitz  William  de  j^^^^^^ 
Koos,  qe  voucha  a  garamit  William  Roos.  Le  Yicomite 
retourna  qil  fiit  mort ;  i^iXY  quel  le  tenant,  pur  ceo 
qil  fut  deinz  age,  voileit  aver  allegge  jointenaunce 
ore  sa  femme ;  et  fut  ouste  pur  ceo  qe  autre  jour 
devant  il  avoit  vouche ;  par  quei  il  voucha  William 
fitz  et  heir  William  Roos. — Gaijn.  II  est  mesme  la 
persone ;  jugement  si  a  ceo  voucher  deive  estre 
resceu.^ — Ricliem.^  William  nostre  pere  nous  feffa  a 
nous  et  les  heirs  de  nostre  corps  engendres,  issint 
pur  sauver  la  taille,  quel  serra  esteinte  par  cas  si 
le  voucher  ne  fut^  suffert,  si  vouchoms  nous  mesmes.^ 


"  trictionem,  et  cepit  di^ationes  in 
"  placito  prasdicto,  et  etiam  contra- 
"  placitavit  jus  praedicti  Henrici, 
"  ut  praedictum  est,  videtur  Curiae 
"  hie  quod  ad  verificandum  quod 
"  ipse  non  impedivit  prasdictum 
"  Henricum  prtesentare  non  est 
"  admittendus.  Ideo  praeceptum 
"  est  Vicecomiti  quod  per  sacra- 
"  mentum  proborum,  &c.,  diligenter 
"  inquirat  quantum  prfedicta  eccle- 
"  sia  valet  per  annum  juxta  verum 
"  valorem  ejusdem,  et  si  ecclesia 
"  ilia  sit  vacans  necne,  et  a  quo 
"  tempore  incepit  vacare,  et  inquisi- 
"  tionem  quam,  &c.,  scire  faciat 
"  hie  a  die  PaschaB  in  tres  septi- 
"  manas  sub  sigillo,  &c.,  et  sigillis," 
&c. 

"  Ad  quem  diem  venit  praedictus 
"  Henricus  per  praedictum  attorna- 
"  turn  suum,  et  Vicecomes  misit 
"  hie  inquisitionem,  quae  dicit  quod 
"  praedicta  ecclesia  valet  per  annum 
"  in  omnibus  exitibus  suis,  secun- 
"  dum  verum  valorem  ejusdem, 
"  sexaginta  et  tresdecim  marcas,  et 
"  quod  ecclesia  ilia  incepit  vacare 
"  die  Lunae  proximo  ante  Festum 
"  Sanctae  Lucae  Ewangelistae  anno 


regni  domini  Eegis  nunc  sexto- 
decimo." 

"  Et  quia  per  inquisitionem 
praedictam  compertum  est  quod 
tempus  semestre  a  tempore 
vacation  is  ecclesiae  praedictae  ante 
redditionem  judicii  praedicti  el- 
apsum  fuit,  ideo  per  statutum 
consideratum  est  quod  praedictus 
Henricus  recuperet  tarn  versus 
praBdictum  Abbatem  quam  versus 
praedictum  Thoniam  de  Hanlay, 
versus  quem  idem  Henricus 
similiter  recuperavit  praesenta- 
tionem  suam  ad  eandem  eccle- 
siam  per  ejus  defaltam,  prout 
patet  termino  isto  Rotulo  ccclix, 
damna  sua  ad  duplicem  valorem 
ejusdem  ecclesiae  prout  superius 
taxatur,  videlicet  centum  et 
quadraginta  et  sex  marcas." 
The  judgment  by  default  against 

Hanlay   does   in    fact    appear    on 

Ro  359. 

1  From    L.,    and    25,184,    until 

otherwise  stated. 
'^  25,184,  Nummes. 
3  Richem.  is  omitted  from  L. 
*  fut  is  omitted  from  L. 
5  mesmes  is  omitted  from  L. 


506  HILARY    TERM 


No.  18. 


i^i?-4  ^^^^  admit  that  everything  which  descended  from  your 
ancestor  is  in  you,  so  that  you,  being  in  the  tenancy 
which  you  have,  could  have  vouched,  as  heir,  your 
ancestor  higher  up,  and  it  is  inconvenient  that  you 
should  be  a  party  to  yourself,  or  recover  to  the  value 
against  yourself. — Richemimde.  If  we  held  jointly  with 
another,  as  in  truth  we  do,  though  we  cannot  plead  it 
now,  we  and  our  joint  tenant  would  have  the  voucher 
of  ourselves  on  account  of  the  mischief  to  our  com- 
panion ;  for  the  same  reason  now,  inasmuch  as  the 
estate  tail  will  be  extinguished  if  we  do  not  have  the 
voucher. — Shardelowe.  Certainly  you  can  have  a 
voucher  over  in  the  estate  in  which  you  are  by  reason 
of  the  warranty  made  to  your  ancestor,  inasmuch  as 
the  whole  rests  in  you ;  wherefore  your  voucher  of 
yourself  would  be  a  delay  without  reason,  and  one  not 
recognised  by  law. — Willoughby.  He  is  only  tenant 
in  tail,  notwithstanding  the  reversion  which  has  de- 
scended to  him  ;  wherefore  in  the  estate  in  which  he 
is  he  cannot  vouch  his  father's  feoffor  ;  but  it  could 
be  otherwise  if  his  ancestor  had  enfeoffed  him  in  fee 
simple. — Stonore.  This  is  a  writ  of  Dower,  upon 
which  the  demandant  ought  not  to  be  delayed  without 
cause ;  and  in  case  the  voucher  were  allowed,  what 
answer  would  you  have  against  the  demandant  after 
you  had  been  admitted  [to  plead  as  tenant]  by  your 
warranty,  other  than  you  have  now  ? — Richeinunde. 
Possibly  no  other  ;  but  then,  if  she  recover,  I  shall  have 
to  the  value  to  hold  in  accordance  with  the  form  of 
the  gift,  and  then  the  estate  tail  will  be  saved,  but  it 
will  be  extinguished  if  the  voucher  be  not  allowed. — 
Hillary.  We  will  consider. — Shardelowe.  How  could 
he  alone  recover  a  fee  tail  against  himself  ? — x\nd  after- 
wards he  was  by  judgment  ousted  from  the  voucher. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


507 


No.  18. 

— Gayn.  Vous  conissez  qe  tut  est  en  vous  qe  de- 
scendist  de  vostre  auncestre,  issint  qe  vous  en  la 
tenance  quel  vous  avez  poez  aver  vouche,  come  heir, 
vostre  auncestre  paramount,  et  cest  inconvenient  qe 
vous  duissez  estre  partie  a  ^  vous  mesmes,  [ou  re- 
coverir  en  value  vers  vous  mesmes].^ — Richem.  Si 
nous  tenisoms  ^  joint  ovesqe  autre,  com  la  verite  est, 
tut  nel  poms  a  ore  pleder,  nous  et  nostre  jointen- 
ant  averoms  le  voucher  de  nous  mesmes  pur  le^ 
meschief  de  nostre  compaignoun  ;  par  mesme  la  re- 
soun  a  ore,  desicome  la  taille  serra  esteinte  si  nous 
neioms  le  voucher.— Schard.  Certes  vous  poez  ^  aver 
le  ^  voucher  outre  en  lestat  qe  vous  estez  par  la 
garrauntie  fet  a  vostre  auncestre,  desicome  tut 
respose  en  vous  ;  par  quey  il  serreit  delay  saunz 
cause,  et  auxi  desconuz,^  en  ley. — Wilby.  II  nest'' 
forqe  tenant  en  taille,  non  obstante  la  reversion  qe 
luy  est  descendu ;  par  quei  en  lestat  quel  il  est  il 
ne  poet  voucher  le  feffour  son  pere.;  mes  autre 
serreit  si  son  auncestre  lui  ust  feffe  de  fee  simple. 
— Ston.  Cest  un  href  de  Dowere,  ou  la  demandante 
ne  deit  estre  delaye  saunz  cause  ^ ;  et,  en  cas  qe  le 
voucher  fut  suffert,  quel  respouns  averez^  vous  vers 
la  demandante  aj^res  ceo  qe  vous  serrez  resceu  par 
vostre  garrauntie  autre  qe  vous  navez  ore  ? — Richem. 
Pur  cas  nul  autre ;  mes  adounqes,  si  ele  recovere, 
jeo  averay  a  la  value  a  tener  par  la  forme,  et 
adonqes  serra  la  taille  sauve,  quel  serra  esteinte  si 
le  voucher  ne  soit  suffert. — Hill.  Nous  aviseroms. 
— Schard. ^^  Coment  recovereit  il  soul  fee  taille  vers 
lui  mesme  ? — Et  puis  par  agarde  il  fut  ouste  del 
voucher. 


A.D. 

ia43-4. 


1  L.,  de. 

2  The   words    between    brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 

^  L.,  tendoms. 

*  le  is  omitted  from  L. 

5  L.,  poietz. 


6  L.,  desicome. 

7  25,184,  nest  pas. 

^  cause  is  omitted  from  L. 

^  L.,  avez. 

10  25,184,  Hill. 


508  HILARY    TERM 


No.  18. 


A-^-  §    Joan   late   wife   of   R.,    &c.,   brouf][ht   her   writ   of 

1343-4  .  '  '  o 

^     '    *    Dower  against  R.,  son  of  W.,  who  came,  and  vouched 

Dower.  ^ 

to  warrant  W.  de  R.  Process  was  sued,  &c.,  until 
the  vouchee  was  dead,  &c.,  wherefore  Eicltemuude  came 
and  said  that  the  tenant  had  nothing  except  jointly 
with  x\lice  his  wife,  who  was  not  named,  &c. ;  judg- 
ment of  the  writ. — Grcne.  Heretofore  you  vouched  as 
sole  tenant,  wherefore  you  shall  not  be  admitted  to 
allege  joint  tenancy. — EicJiemunde.  We  are  under  age, 
wherefore  we  can  plead  and  re-plead  to  our  own  ad- 
vantage.— WiLLouGHBY.  But,  wlieu  you  vouched,  your 
voucher  was  admitted,  so  that  was,  as  it  were,  a  judg- 
ment rendered  on.  your  plea,  and,  wdien  judgment  is 
given  on  your  plea,  that  is  as  strong  against  you  as 
against  one  of  full  age ;  wherefore  answer. — Riche- 
m uncle.  We  vouch  to  warrant  Richard  son  of  W.  Roos, 
and  pray,  &c. — Grene.  The  person  whom  he  vouches 
is  himself,  wherefore  we  demand  judgment  whether  he 
ought  to  be  admitted  to  such  a  voucher  without  show- 
ing a  cause. — lUchemunde.  We  say  that  W.,  whom  we 
vouched  at  the  beginning  was  our  father,  whose  heir 
w^e  are,  and  we  tell  you  that  this  same  W.  gave  us 
the  land  to  hold  to  us,  and  the  heirs  of  our  body  be- 
gotten, so  that,  in  order  to  save  the  estate  tail  to  our 
issue,  we  vouch  our  self  as  heir  of  W.,  who  gave  us 
the  land. — Grene.  Since  he  shows  that  he  is  W.'s 
heir,  and  that  so  the  fee  simple  descended  to  him, 
and  for  that  reason  he  could  have  warranty  from  any- 
one higher  up  who  w^as  bound  to  warrant  his  father, 
we  demand  judgment  whether  to  this  voucher  he 
should  be  admitted. — Riclieniunde.  If  we  have  this 
voucher  we  shall  make  over  to  ourself  other  land  to 
the  value,  which  will  be  saved  to  our  issue  in  tail ; 
and  if  we  are  ousted  from  this  voucher,  and  lose  this 
land,  the  estate  tail  will  then  be  lost  for  ever  ;    there- 


XVIII.    EDWAKD    III.  609 


No.  18. 


§  Johane^  qe  fuit  la  femme  K.,  &c.,  porta  soun  Jt^\ 
brief  de  Dowere  vers  R.  le  fitz  W.,  qe  vint  et  voucha  j^^^^^^, 
a  garraiint  W.  de  R.  Proces  suy,  &c.,  qe  le  vouche  [Fitz., 
fuit  mort,  &c.,  par  quei  Ricli.  vint  et  dit  qil  navoit  ^ ^"^"^'^''' 
rienz  si  noun  joint  ove  Alice  sa  femme  nient  nome, 
&c. ;  jugement  de  brief. — Grene.  Autrefoitz  vous 
vouchastes  come  soul  tenant,  par  quei  vous  ne  serrez 
pas  resceu  dallegger  joyntenance.  — /iic7<<?m.  Nous 
sumes  deins  age,  par  quei  nous  pooms  pleder  et 
repleder  en  nostre  avantage. — Wylby.  Mes  quant 
vouz  vouchastes,  vostre  voucher  fuit  resceu,  issi  fuit 
auxi  come  un  jugement  rendu  sur  vostre  plee,  et, 
quant  vostre  plee  est  ajuge,  cest  auxi  fort  devers 
vous  come  devers  homme  de  plein  age ;  par  quei 
responez. — lUcli.  Nous  vouchoms  a  garraunt  Bichard 
le  [fitz  W.]  Roos,  et  prioms,  &c. — Grene.  Cely  qil 
vouche  est  ly  mesme,  par  quei,  &c.,  si  a  tiel  voucher 
saunz  cause  moustrer  deit  il  estre  resceu. — Eichem.^ 
Nous  dioms  qe  W.  qe  nous  vouchames  al  comence- 
ment  fuit  nostre  pere,  qi  heir,  &c.,  et  vous  dioms 
qe  mesme  cesty  W.  nous  dona  la  terre  a  noz,  &c., 
de  nostre  corps  engendrez,  issint,  pur  sauver  la  taille 
a  nostre  issue,  nous  vouchoms  noz  mesmes  come 
heir  W.,  qe  nous  dona  la  terre. — Grene.  Del  houre 
qil  moustra  qil  est  heir  a  W.,  issint  le  fee  simple 
ly  descendi,  et  par  taunt  il  puit  avoir  la  garrauntie 
de  chescun  paramount  qe  fuit  tenuz  de  garrauntir 
a  soun  pere,  nous  demandoms,  &c.,  si,  &c.,  serroit 
il  resceu. — Richeni.^  Si  nous  eyoms  cest  voucher, 
nous  ferroms  a  nous  mesmes  autre  terre  a  la  value, 
qe  serra  sauve  a  nostre  issue  in  la  taille ;  et  si 
nous  soioms  ouste  de  ceste  voucher,  et  perdoms  ceste 
terre,   adounqes   la    taille    serra   perdu   a   toutz   jours ; 


1  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 
the  Year  Books.    It  has,  however, 


been  used  by  Fitzherbert  for  his 
Abridgment,  and  not  the  other 
report. 

2  MS.,  SCHAR. 


510  HILARY    TERM 


No.    19. 


iti?i  ^°^'^'  ^^  order  to  save  the  estate  tail,  we  ought  to  have 
this  voucher.— Shardelowe.  If  I  vouch  a  bastard,  and 
he  dies  without  heir  of  his  body  while  the  suit  is 
pending,  you  have  lost  your  voucher,  because  he  has 
no  heir  who  can  be  bound,  &c.  ;  therefore  so  iv  must 
be  in  this  case,  since  he  previously  vouched  one  W., 
who  is  dead,  and  who  has  no  other  heir  but  3'ou,  and 
you  cannot  have  voucher  against  yourself,  and  there- 
fore your  voucher  in  this  case  is  lost. — Willoughby. 
If  I  vouch  a  bastard,  and  he  dies  without  heir  of  his 
body,  &c.,  I  shall  have  my  voucher  at  large,  or  be 
able  to  plead  in  chief ;  and  I  think  he  will  possibly 
have  no  voucher  higher  up,  as  heir  to  his  father, 
against  any  one  who  was  bound  to  warrant  his  father, 
for,  if  he  vouches  as  heir,  the  other  will  say  that  his 
estate  is  by  purchase  in  fee  tail,  so  that  his  estate  is 
less  than  was  the  estate  of  his  father  for  which  the 
warranty  was  in  fee  simple,  and  for  that  reason  will 
oust  him  from  the  warranty.  But  it  would  be  other- 
wise if  his  ancestor  had  enfeoli'ed  him  in  fee  simple. — 
But  Sharshulle  denied  this,  because,  he  said,  the 
estate  of  him  who  entered  into  warranty  in  fee  simple 
has  descended  to  the  right  heir,  and  he  can  elect  to 
claim  estate  either  as  purchaser  or  as  heir. — In  the 
end  he  was  ousted  from  the  voucher  by  judgment, 
wherefore  he  said  that  the  woman's  husband  was  never 
seised  so  that  he  could  endow  her  since  the  mar- 
riage ;  ready,  &c. — And  the  other  side  said  the  con- 
trary. 

Detinue.  (19.)  §  Detinue  was  brought  by  Brian  de  Thornhill 
against  three  executors  in  respect  of  a  horse  of  the 
value  of  £20.  One  of  them  came  by  the  Grand  Dis- 
tress, and  the  others  made  default.  And  the  plaintiff 
counted  against  the  one  who  appeared  to  the  effect 
that  he  delivered  the  horse  to  the  testator  to  be  re- 
delivered at  pleasure,  and  that  it  subsequently  came 
into   the   hands   of   the    executors    after   the   testator's 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  511 


No.   19. 


par  quei,  pur  sauver  la  taille,  covient  qe  nous  eyoms  ^^^ 
cest  voucher. — Schard.^  Si  jeo  vouche  un  bastarde, 
et  pendant  la  suite  il  devie  saunz  heir  de  soun 
corps,  vous  avetz  perdu  vostre  voucher,  qar  il  nad 
nulle  heir  qe  puit  estre  lie,  &c.  ;  par  quei  auxi 
covient  il  estre  issi,  del  houre  qil  voucha  autre  foitz 
un  W.  qe  est  mort,  le  quel  nad  nul  autre  heir 
forqe  vous,  et  vers  vous  mesmes  ne  poiez  avoir  le 
voucher,  2^^i'  ^^^^i  vostre  voucher  en  cest  cas  est 
perdu. — Wylby.  Si  jeo  vouche  un  bastard,  et  il  devie 
saunz  heir  de  soun  corps,  &c.,  javera  moun  voucher 
a  large  ou  pleder  en  chief ;  et  par  cas  jeo  croi  qil 
avera  nul  voucher  paramount  com  heir  a  son  pere 
vers  nully  qe  fuit  tenuz  a  soun  pere,  qar,  sile  vouche 
com  heir,  lautre  dirra  qe  soun  estat  est  par  purchas 
en  fee  taille,  issint  soun  estat  meindre  qe  nest  lestat 
soun  pere  a  quei  la  garr auntie  fuit  de  fee  simple, 
et  par  tiel  cause  il  ly  oustera  de  la  garrauntie. 
Sed  secus  esset  si  soun  auncestre  luy  eust  enfeffe 
en  fee  simple. — Sed  Schar.  negarit,  qar  il  dit  qe 
[lestat]  cely  qi  entra  en  fee  simple  est  descendu  al 
dreit  heir,  et  il  puit  elire  de  clamer  estat  com  pur- 
chaceour  ou  com  heir.  —  A^  drein  il  fuit  ouste  del 
voucher  par  agarde,  par  quei  il  dit  qe  le  baroun 
la  femme  ne  fuit  unqes  seisi,  &c.,  puis  lesposaille ; 
prest,    &c. — Et   alii   e    contra. 

(19.)  ^  §   Detenue    par    Brian    de    Thornhulle  *    dun  Detenue. 
chival,    pris    de    xxlL,   vers    iij    executours.     Un   vynt  j^^g  ^j;^^ 
par   la   Graunt   Destresse,    et   les   autres   firent  defaut.  72.] 
Et   vers   celuy  qe  vynt   il   counta    qil   livera   le  chival 
al    testatour    a    rebailler    a    volunte,    et    puis    devynt 
en    mayns    des    executours    apres    sa    mort. — Thorpe. 


1  MS.,  Rich.  I       3  Yvom    L.,     and    25,184,    until 

2  The  words  De  hoc  Paschce  are       otherwise  stated, 
inserted  before  A  in  the  MS.  I       ^  L.,  Thornille. 


512  HILARY    TERM 


Xo.    19. 


T*^i?4  fleath.— r/;o?79<'.  Now  it  has  to  be  seen  whether  he 
who  appears  shall  answer  without  the  others,  since 
the  Statute  ^  makes  mention  only  of  a  writ  of  Debt. — 
Shardelowe.  It  seems  that  this  is  at  common  law. 
— And  afterwards  Thorpe  demanded  judgment,  inas- 
much as  this  sounds  in  the  nature  of  debt,  whether 
they  ought  to  be  put  to  answer  without  a  specialty. — 
Grene.  In  this  action  of  Detinue  you  are  put  to 
answer  as  to  your  own  act,  which  is  the  detinue,  and 
not  as  to  your  testator's  contract :  for  here  you  will 
not  haye  a  traverse  as  to  his  receipt,  nor  as  to  the 
manner  how,  but  only  as  to  your  detinue. — Willoughby. 
He  is  put  to  answer  as  to  the  manner  of  the  receipt, 
and  also  as  to  the  detinue ;  wherefore  it  is  sufficient 
to  answer  as  to  one. — Shardelowe,  ad  idem.  What  is 
the  reason  that  in  an  action  of  Debt  the  executors  do 
not  have  to  answer  without  a  specialt}^  as  to  a  debt 
due  by  their  testator  ?  It  is  that  their  testator  could 
have  waged  his  law,  and  that  answer  is  denied  to 
them.  So  in  the  matter  before  us. — Gai/nesford.  The 
testator  would  not  have  his  wager  of  law  in  respect  of 
a  bailment  which  falls  so  manifestly  within  the  know- 
ledge of  the  country  (but  this  was  denied  by  the 
others),  but  I  say  that  executors  cannot  know,  when 
they  find  goods  in  the  possession  of  their  testator,  how 
they  came  into  his  possession,  whether  by  purchase, 
detinue,  or  in  any  other  manner,  if  no  specialty  as  to 
the  contract  be  shown. — Grene.  Why  shall  he  not 
answer  in  this  case,  just  as  much  as  in  Detinue  of  a 
a  writing,  without  a  specialty  ? — Gaynesford.  In  De- 
tinue of  a  writing,  which  writing  naturally  sounds  in 
the  advantage  of  another  person,  and  not  that  of  the 
executors,  it  is  no  wonder  that  they  should  answer 
without  a  specialty. — Mouhray.  In  case  of  Debt  the 
executors  shall  not  answer  without  a  specialty,  because 
they  shall  not  answer  as  to  the  goods  of  the  deceased, 

1  9  Edw.  III.,  c.  3. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  613 

No.  19. 

Ore  fet  a  veer  si  cely  qe  vynt  respoundra  saunz  ,.f;P'. 
les  autres,  del  houre  qe  statut  ne  fet  pas  mencion 
forqe  en  bref  de  Dette. — Schard.  II  semble  qe  cest 
a  la  comune  ley. — Et  puis  Thorpe  demanda  juge- 
ment,  desicome  ceo  soune  en  nature  de  dette,  si 
saunz  especialte  deivent  estre  mys  a  respoundre. — 
Grene.  A  ceste  accion  de  Detenue  vous  estez  mys 
a  respoundre  a  vostre  fait  demene,  qest  la  detenue, 
et  noun  pas  al  contracte  vostre  testatour :  qar  si 
sur  sa^  resceite  ne  a  la  manere  coment  vous  naverez 
pas  traverse,  mes  soulement  a  vostre  detenue. — Wilby. 
II  est  mys  a  respoundre  a  la  manere  de  la^  re- 
sceite, et  auxi  a  la  detenue ;  par  quel  a  respoundre 
a  un  suffit.^ — Schard.,  ad  idem.  Quele  est  la  cause 
en^  Dette  pur  quei  executours  respoundrount  pas 
saunz  especialte  de  dette  due  par  lour  testatour  ? 
Pur  ceo  qe  lour  testatour  poait  aver  fait  sa  ley,  et 
eel  respons  faut  a  eux.  Sic  in  proposito. — Gayn.  Le 
testatour  navera  pas  sa  ley  dun  bailie  qe  chiet  si 
overtement  en  pais  {quod  nerjatur  ah  aliis),  mes  jeo 
die  qe  executours  ne  pount  saver,  quant  ils  trovent 
biens  en  possession  de  lour  testatour,  coment  il 
avynt,  j)ar  achat,  detenue,  ou  en  autre  manere,  si 
especialte  del  contracte  ne  fut  moustre. — Grene.  Pur 
quei  ne  respoundra  il  pas  en  ceo  cas,  si  avant  come 
en  Detenue  descript,  saunz  especialte  ? — Gayn.  En 
Detenue  descript,  quel  escript^  naturelment  soune  en 
avantage  dautre  persone,  et  noun  pas  deux,  mesqe 
il  respoundra  saunz  especialte  nest  pas  mervaille. — 
Mouhray.  En  cas  de  Dette  executours  ne  respound- 
rount pas  saunz  especialte  pur  ceo  qil  respoundrount 
pas    de    biens    le   mort,    ne     serrount    chargez    saunz 


1  25,184,  sur  la,  instead  of  si  sur 
sa. 

2  L.,  sa. 


3  L.,  suffert. 

4  25,184,  de. 

5  L.,  script. 


18141  2  K 


514  HILARY   TERM 


No.  19. 


A-^-  nor  be  charged  without  a  specialty,  but  in  this  case 
they  are  not  to  be  charged  in  respect  of  the  goods  of 
the  deceased,  but  in  respect  of  their  own  detinue ; 
besides,  if  we  had  taken  our  horse  found  in  their 
possession,  they  would  never  have  had  an  action  on 
the  ground  of  that  taking ;  and,  for  the  same  reason, 
when  they  detain  it,  they  shall  answer  to  us. — R. 
Thorpe,  In  case  of  Debt,  when  any  one  counts  of  a 
loan  without  other  contract  against  a  person  who  is 
party,  wager  of  law  lies  ;  but  if  the  plaintiff  counts  of 
a  sale  of  goods,  or  on  any  other  certain  contract, 
wager  of  law  does  not  lie  without  answering  as  to  the 
cause.  And  in  such  a  case,  where  the  testator  him- 
self would  be  put  to  answer  as  to  the  cause,  the  exe- 
cutors will  possibly  answer  without  a  specialty ;  but 
we  are  not  in  this  case. — Grene.  Neither  wager  of  law 
nor  averment  would  be  given  for  your  testator  on  the 
manner  of  the  bailment,  but  he  would  answer  as  to 
the  detinue  which  is  the  principal  matter  of  the  suit ; 
and  so  will  you  do,  and  even  though  your  testator  was 
never  seised,  and  you  have  come  into  possession,  you 
will  answer  as  to  the  detinue :  for,  in  whatsoever 
manner  you  have  come  into  possession,  you  shall 
answer  as  to  the  detinue. — Willoughby.  Then  we 
shall  record  that  you  have  not  any  specialty. — Shars- 
HULLE  to  Thorpe.  He  puts  you  to  answer  as  to  your 
own  act ;  but  we  adjudge  that  you  do  answer  without  a 
specialty. — Willoughby  to  Thorpe.  Answer. — Thorpe. 
The  reason  why  we  are  put  to  answer  without  a 
specialty  would  be  that  the  horse  came  into  our  keep- 
ing after  the  death  of  our  testator  ;  and  we  tell  you 
that  after  the  death  of  the  testator  the  horse  did  not 
come  into  our  keeping ;   ready,  &c. — Grene.     In  what- 


XVIII.    EDWAKD    III. 


515 


No.  19. 

especialte,  mes  en  ceo  cas  ne  sont  ils  pas  a  charger 
des  bienz  le  mort,  mes  de  lour  detenue  demene  ; 
ovesqe  ceo,  si  nous  ussoms  pris  nostre  chival  trove 
en  lour  possession,  ja  vers  nous  de  cele  prise  ussent 
ils  eu  accion ;  et  par  mesme  la  resoun,  quant  ils 
luy  detenent,^  il  respoundrount  a  nous. — R.  Thorpe. 
En  cas  de  Dette,  quant  homme  counte  daprest  saunz 
autre  contracte  vers  cely  qest  partie,  la  ley  gist ; 
mes  si^  le  pleintif  counte  de  vent  des  biens,  ou 
sur  autre  certein  contracte,  la  ley  ne  gist  pas  saunz 
respoundre  a  la  cause.  Et  en  tiel  cas,  ou  le  testa, 
tour  mesme  serreit  mys  de  respoundre  a  la  cause, 
les  ^  executours  par  cas  respoundrount  saunz  ^  especi- 
alte ;  mes  nous  ne  sumes  pas  en  le  cas. — Grene. 
Pur  vostre  testatour  ne  serreit  pas  la  ley  ne  avere- 
ment  done  sur  la  manere^  du  bailie,  mes  il  re- 
spoundreit^  a  la  detenue  qest  principal  de  la''^  suyte; 
et  auxi  ferrez  vous,  et  tut  ne  fut  unqes  vostre 
testatour  seisi,  et  vous  soiez  avenu,  vous  respoundrez^ 
a  la  detenue  :  qar,  en  quelcunqe  manere  vous 
avenistes,  vous  respoundrez  de^  la  detenue. — Wilby. 
Nous  recordroms  donqes  qe  vous  navez  nul  especialte. 
— ScHAR.  a  Thorpe.  II  vous  mette  a  respoundre  a 
vostre  fait  demene ;  mes  nous  agardoms  ^  qe  vous 
responez  saunz  especialte. — Wilby.  a  Thorpe.  Re- 
sponez. — Thorpe. '^^  La  cause  pur  quei  nous  serroms 
mys  de  respoundre  saunz  especialte  serreit  pur  ceo 
qiP^  devynt  en  nostre  garde  apres  la  mort  nostre  ^^ 
testatour ;  [et  vous  dioms  qapres  la  mort  le  testatour]  ^^ 
le  chival  ne  devynt  pas   en  nostre  garde;   prest,  &c. — 


A.D. 

1343-4. 


1  L.,  detinent. 

2  si  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

3  25,184,  des. 
*  L,,  par. 

5  25,184,  matere. 
^  L.,  recovera. 

7  25,184,  sa. 

8  25,184,  a. 


3  L.,  agarderoms  pas. 

10  The  words  Responez. —  Thorpe 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 

"  L.,  qils. 

1-^  25,184,  le. 

13  The  words  between  brackets 
are  omitted  from  L. 


516  HILARY    TERM 


No.   19. 


•A.D.      QYQY    wav   it    came    into    your    possession,    whether    as 

1343-4.  "  "^  .  . 

executors,  or  because  joi\  took  it  out  of  the  possession 
of  some  one  else,  or  because  j'ou  found  it,  if  j'ou  de- 
tain it  I  shall  have  an  action  ;  wherefore,  inasmuch  as 
you  do  not  answer  as  to  the  detinue,  which  is  the 
principal  matter  of  the  action,  judgment. — Thorpe. 
Then  it  is  the  fact  that  the  horse  did  not  come  into 
our  keeping,  as  above. — Grene.  In  God's  name,  do 
you  intend  that  to  be  your  answer  ? — Then  Thorpe 
said  : — We  tell  you  that  the  horse  did  not  come  into 
<our  keeping,  nor  do  we  detain  any  horse,  as  he  counts ; 
ready,  &c. — And  the  other  side  said  the  contrary. 

Detinue  of  g  Michael  de  W.  brought  a  writ  in  respect  of  the 
against  detinue  of  a  horse  against  three  persons,  as  against  the 
executors,  executors  of  one  S.,  to  whom  he  counted  that  he  had 
action  delivered  the  horse  to  be  redelivered  at  his  pleasure, 
was  main-  s^^^^^  j-^g  coimted  that   after   the   death  of    S.  the  horse 

tamed.  ...  •  t^  •  t 

came  mto  then-  possession,  rrocess  was  continued  as 
far  as  the  Grand  Distress,  when  one  appeared,  and  the 
others  did  not  appear  ;  wherefore  RicJiemunde  counted 
against  the  one  who  appeared. — IF.  Thorpe  defended, 
and  said  that  he  did  not  understand  that  the  Court 
would  put  him  to  answer  without  the  others,  since  at 
common  law  no  one  of  them  was  put  to  answer  with- 
out the  others,  and  it  had  therefore  been  ordained 
that  on  a  writ  of  Debt  those  only  had  to  answer  who 
appeared  at  the  Grand  Distress,^  and  now  this  is  not 
a  writ  of  Debt ;  wherefore,  &c. — Pachemunde.  At  any 
rate  it  is  in  the  nature  of  a  writ  of  Debt,  because  the 
words  of  an  essoin  which  shall  be  cast  on  this  writ, 
and  also  of  a  warrant  of  attorney,  shall  alwa3's  be  ''in 
placito  Dehiti  "  ;  and,  besides,  there  is  like  jDrocess  on 
this  writ   and   on  a  writ   of   Debt,  wherefore   it   seems 

1  Stat.  9  Edw.  III.,  c.  3. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  517 


No.  19. 


Grene.  Par  quel  voie  il  devynt  en  vostre  possession,  ^•^• 
ou  com  execntours,  ou  qe  ^  vous  le  ^  pristez  dautri 
possession,  ou  qe  vous  lui  trovastes,  si  vous  lui^ 
detenez  jeo  averai  accion ;  par  quei,  desicome  a  la 
detenue,  qest  le  principal  del  accion,  vous  ne  re- 
sponez  pas,  jugement. — Thorpe.  Donqes  est  il  issint* 
qil  ne  devynt  pas  en  nostre  garde,  ut  supra. — Grene. 
De  par  Dieux,^  volez  ceo  pur  respouns  ? — Donqes 
Thorpe.  Nous  vous^  dioms  qil  ne  devynt  pas  en 
nostre  garde,  ne  nul  ne"^  detenoms  come  il  counte; 
prest,    &c. — Et  alii  e  contra. 

§    Michel  ^    de    W.    porta    brief     dun    detenue    dun  Detenue 

qp  criivfljl 

chival   devers   iij,  com   devers  executours    un    S.,  a   qi  deversexe- 
il    counta    qil     avoit    bailie,     &c.,     a    rebailler    a    sa  cutours,  et 

1  i  -n  1  I        c^        ^  ^    '         ^   HiejIltenU. 

volunte.  iiit  counta  qe  apres  la  mort  b.  le  chival 
vint  en  lour  possession.  Proses  continue  tanqe  a  la 
graunt  Destresse  qun  vint  et  les  autres  ne  vindrent 
23as ;  par  quei  Ricli.  counta  vers  luy  qe  vint. — W. 
Thorpe  defendi,  et  dit  qil  nentendi  pas  qe  la  Court 
ly  voleit  mettre  a  respondre  saunz  les  autres,  del 
houre  qa  la  comune  ley  nul  fuit  mys  a  respondre 
saunz  autre,  et  par  taunt  cest  ordeigne  qen  brief 
de  Dette  soulement  ceux  qe  viengnent  a  la  graunt 
Destresse  [ount]  a  respondre,  et  ore  ceo  cy  nest  pas 
brief  de  Dette  ;  par  quei,  &c. — Rich.  A  meyns  cest 
en  nature  de  brief  de  Dette,  qar  essone  en  brief 
qe  serra  gette,  et  auxi  la  garraunt  dattourne  tut  diz 
dirra  in  placito  Dehiti ;  et,  ovesqe  ceo,  autiel  proses  est 
en    cest    brief    come    en   brief   de    Dette,    par   quei  il 


1  L.,  com. 

2  L.,  lui. 

3  25,184,  la. 

4  25,184,  icy. 

5  L.,  Deux. 

8  vous  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

^  L.,  nous. 

8  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 


Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions 
of  the  Year  Books.  There  are 
only  two  lines  relating  to  the  case 
in  Fitzherbert's  Abridgment,  for 
which  either  report  might  have 
served. 


518  HILARY    TEEM 


No.  19. 


A.D.      to  me  that  we  are  in  the  case  of  the  Statute.^ — After- 

1343-4 

wards  Willoughby  adjudged  that  he  should  answer  for 
the  one  who  appeared. — W.  Thorpe.     Since  we  are  put 
to  answer   alone,   in   the   absence   of   our  co-executors, 
this  plea  is  put   in   the   nature   of   a   plea  of  Debt,  in 
which  plea  the  executors  would   not   be  put  to  answer 
without   a   specialty,  wherefore  we   pray  that   he  show 
a  specialty  to  j^i'ove  the  bailment. — Ricliemunde.     Keady 
to  aver,  &c.,  as  in  Debt,  in  which   plea   the   executors 
shall  not  be   compelled   to   show  one,  &c. — R.   Thorpe. 
Since   they  have   not   one,    &c.,  we   demand  judgment, 
&c. — Ricliemunde.     We  make  use  of   our  action  for  re- 
covery   of   a   bailment    which    may   be    the    subject   of 
averment   to   the   country  without  a   specialty ;  where- 
fore,   because   3'ou   do   not    answer   to   our   action,   we 
demand    judgment. — Sharshulle.      The    reason    why 
executors  shall  not  be  put  to  answer  without  a  specialty 
on  a  writ  of  Debt  is  that,  if  the  writ  had  been  brought 
against  the  testator,  he  would  have  had  his  wager  of  law 
that  no    money,    &c.,    but    when    the  writ   is    brought 
against  executors,  the   law  does   not   permit   that  they 
should  wage  their  law,  and  for   that  reason  they,  shall 
not    answer   without    a    specialty ;    but    now  there    is 
such  reason   in   this   case,  because,  if   this  writ  of  De- 
tinue, &c.,  had   been   brought   against   the  testator,  he 
would    have    had    his   wager    of   law    on    the    detinue, 
wherefore   his    executors    shall    not    answer   without   a 
specialty. — Mouhray.      Sir,    on   a  writ   of   Debt,   if   the 
debt  be  recovered  against  the  executors,  execution  shall 
always  be   made   of   the   testator's   goods  found  in  the 
possession   of   the   executors,   in  which   case   it   is  not 
right  that  he  should  recover  without   a  specialty  ;    but 
now  on    this   writ   we    are    seeking   to    recover    only  a 
horse ;    that   is   our   own   chattel   and   not   that  of  the 
deceased ;    wherefore.    Sir,    &c. — Sharshulle.     But,    if 
the  detinue  be  found,  you  will  recover  damages  which 


1  Stat.  9  Edw.  m.,  c.  3. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  519 


No.  19. 


moy  semble  qe  nous  sumes  en  cas  de  Statut. — Puis  .^'^\ 
Wylby.  agarda  qil  respondreit  pur  ceoly  qe  vint. — • 
W.^  Thorpe.  Del  houre  qe  nous  sumes  mys  de  re- 
spondre  soul,  en  absence  de  noz  coexecutours,  cest 
plee  est  mys  en  nature  de  Dette,  en  qel  plee  les 
executours  ne  serrount  par  mys  a  respondre  saunz 
especialte,  par  quei  nous  prioms  qil  moustre,  &c.,  qe 
prove  la  bailie. — Rich.  Prest  daverer,  &c.,  de  Dette, 
en  qel  plee  les  executours  ne  serrount,  &c. — R. 
Thorpe.  Del  houre  qils  nount  pas,  &c.,  nous  de- 
mandoms  jugement,  &c. — Rich.  Nous  usoms  nostre 
accion  pur  recoverir  dun  bailie  qel  est  averable  par 
pays  saunz  especialte ;  par  quei,  pur  ceo  qe  vous 
ne  responez  pas  a  nostre  accion,  nous  demandoms 
jugement. — Schar.  La  cause  pur  quei  les  executours 
ne  serrount  pas  mys  a  respondre  saunz  especialte 
en  brief  de  Dette  est  pur  ceo  qe,  si  brief  eust  este 
porte  vers  le  testatour,  il  eust  eu  sa  ley  qe  nul 
deners,  &c.,  mes  quant  le  brief  est  porte  vers  exe- 
cutours ley  ne  suffre  pas  qil  face  lour  ley,  et  par 
tiel  cause  il  ne  respondrount  pas  saunz  especialte ; 
mes  ore  autiel  cause  ad  il  yci,  car  [si]  cest  brief 
de  Detenue,  &c.,  ust  este  porte  vers  le  testatour,  il 
eust  eu  sa  ley  sur  la  detenue,  par  quei  ses  execu- 
tours ne  respondrount  pas  saunz  especialte. — Mouhray. 
Sire,  en  brief  de  Dette,  si  la  dette  soit  recoveri 
vers  les  executours,  execucion  serra  fait  tut  diz  de 
bienz  le  testatour  trove  en  possession  des  executours, 
en  qel  cas  il  nest  pas  resoun  qil  recovere  saunz 
especialte ;  mes  ore  en  cest  brief  nous  ne  sumes 
pas  a  recoverir  forqe  un  chival ;  cest  nostre  chatel 
propre,  et  nyent,  &c.  ;  par  quei,  Sire,  &c. — Schar. 
Mes  si  la  detenue   soit  trove,  vous  recoverez  damages, 

1  MS.,  Wylby. 


520 


HILARY    TERM 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


Dower. 


Nos.  20,  21. 

will  be  levied  only  of  the  goods  of  the  deceased; 
wherefore,  &c. — R.  Thorpe.  It  would  possibly  be  a 
good  answer  to  say  that  the  horse  never  came  into 
the  possession  of  their  testator,  wherefore  it  is  neces- 
sary to  show  a  specialty,  &c. — In  addition  to  this,  it 
was  said  in  this  plea  that  if  the  testator  sells  the 
horse,  and  the  executors  buy  it  back,  they  can,  upon 
this  writ,  safely  traverse  the  detinue  that  is  supposed, 
because  they  are  detaining  it  as  their  own  chattel,  and 
not  as  the  j)laintiff  s  chattel,  as  is  supposed  by  this  writ, 
&c. — And  afterwards  it  was  adjudged  by  Sharshulle, 
because  this  action  does  not  arise  on  obligation,  that 
he  should  be  answered  without  a  specialt}-. — TT^  Thorpe. 
Whereas  he  brings  this  writ  against  us  as  against 
executor,  on  the  ground  that  the  horse  came  into  our 
keeping  after  the  testator's  death,  we  say.  Sir,  that  it 
never  came  into  our  power  ;  ready,  &c. — Grene.  Sir, 
since  the  cause  of  our  action  is  the  detinue,  as  to  which  he 
does  not  answer,  we  demand  judgment,  &c. — W.  Tliorpe 
did  not  dare  to  abide  judgment,  but  said  as  above, 
and  so  they  do  not  detain  the  horse ;  ready,  &c. — 
And  the  other  side  said  the  contrary. 

(20.)  §  Dower  against  two,  who,  at  the  Grand  Cape 
waged  law  as  to  non-summons,  and  have  a  day  now. 
And  one  appeared,  and  the  other  made  default.  And 
he  who  appeared  performed  his  law,  wherefore  the  writ 
abated. — But  this  was  strange,  because  seisin  of  a 
moiety  was  not  awarded  on  the  default  of  the  other. 


Avowry.         (21.)  §  Avowry,   for   the   heir   of   the   donor,  on  J./ 


1  As  to  the  names  .sre  p.  521,  note  6. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  521 

Nos.  20,  21. 

queux  serrount  levez  de  bienz  soulement,  &c.  ;  par  a.d. 
quei,  &c. — R.  Thorpe.  Par  cas  il  serreit  boun  re- 
spouns  a  dire  qe  le  chival'  unqes  ne  vint  en  la 
possession  lour  testatour,  par  quei  il  covyent  moustrer 
especialte,  &c. — Ovesqe  ceo,  fuit  dit  en  ceo  plee  qe 
si  le  testatour  vende  le  chival,  et .  les  executours  le 
recliaterount  qil  pount,  en  ceo  brief,  sauvement 
traverser  la  detenue  come  est  suppose,  qar  ils  le 
detienent  come  lour  chatel  propre,  et  nient  come  le 
cliatel  le  pleintif,  come  est  suppose  par  cest  brief, 
&c. — Et  apres  fuit  agarde  par  Schar.,^  pur  ceo  qe 
cest  accion  ne  sourde  pas  par  obligacion,  qil  fuit 
respondu  saunz  especialte. — W.  Thorpe.  La  ou  il 
porte  cest  brief  vers  nous  com  vers  executour,  pur 
ceo  qe  le  chatel  devynt  en  nostre  garde  apres  la 
mort  le  testatour.  Sire,  nous  dioms  qiP  ne  devynt^ 
unqes  en  nostre  poair ;  prest,  &c. — Grene.  Sire,  del 
houre  qe  la  cause  de  nostre  accion  est  la  detenue, 
a  qil  il  ne  respond  pas,  nous  demandoms  jugement, 
&c. — W.  Tliorpe  nosa  pas  demurer,  mes  [dit]  ut 
supra,  issint  ne  detienent  ils  le  chival ;  j)i'est,  &c. — 
Et  alii  e  contra. 

(20.)  *  §  Dowere  vers  ij,  qal  Graunt  Ca2)e  gager-  Dowere. 
ount  la^  ley  de  nounsomons,  et  ount  jour  a  ore. 
Et  lun  vynt,  et  lautre  fit  defaut.  Et  cely  qe  vynt 
fist  sa  ley,  par  quei  le  bref  fut  abatu. — Qaod  mirum 
fuit  qar  seisine  nest  pas  agarde  de  la  moite  sur  la 
defaut   lautre,    &c. 

(21.)  ^   §    Avowere,   pur    leir    le    donour,    sur   J.,   la  Avowere. 


1  MS.,    SCROPE. 

2  MS.,  qils. 

3  MS.,  deyvent. 

^  From  L.,  and  25,184. 

5  25,184,   generalment   lour,    in- 
stead of  gagerount  la. 

6  From    L.,    and    25,184,    until 


seems  to  be  that  found  among  the 
Placita  de  Banco,  HiL,  18  Edw. 
III.,  B,^  184  d.  It  there  appears 
that  an  action  of  Keplevin  was 
brought  by  VV^illiam  de  Briggate, 
the  younger,  against  William  Buk- 
mongere.     The  avowry  was  "quod 


otherwise     stated.       The     record    !   "  quidam  Willelmus  Bukmongere, 


522  HILARY    TERM 


No.  21. 


i^a^'a  f^^ugtiter  of  the  donee  in  tail,  and  her  husband,  for 
their  homage  in  arrear,  because  there  was  issue  between 
them.  And  there  was  touched  the  point  that  the 
avowry  should  in  this  case  be  made  only  for  the 
homage  of  the  husband  after  issue.  To  this  it  was 
answered  that,  although  the  husband  alone  will,  in 
this  case,  do  homage,  this  homage  will  serve  for  the 
wife,  if  she  survive. — Seton.  We  do  not  admit  the 
form  of  the  gift,  but  we  tell  you  that  the  land  de- 
scended to  Joan,  upon  whom,  &c.,  and  to  Sarah  her 
sister,  who  is  not  named  in  the  avowry  ;  judgment. — 
Mouhray.  You  are  a  stranger  to  the  avowry ;  judg- 
ment whether  as  to  this  plea,  &c. — Seton.  Shall  not 
we,  who  are  plaintiff,  say  that  the  person  upon  whom, 
&c.,  is  dead? — Mouhray.  In  that  case  he  will  not  have 
any  matter  for  avowry. — Hillary.  A  stranger  will  not 
have  such  a  plea. — Seton.  From  their  ancestor  whom 
they  suppose  to  have  been  tenant  in  tail  the  descent 
was  to  John  as  to  son  and  heir  ;  from  John  the  de- 
scent was  to  Joan  and  Sarah  as  to  sisters  and  heirs  ; 
and  we  tell  you  that  Sarah  enfeoffed  us  of  her  pur- 
party  ;  judgment  of  this   avowry  which   supposes  Joan 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


523 


No.  21. 

fille  le  done  en  la  taille,  et  son  baroun,  pur  lour 
homage  arere,  pur  ceo  qil  y  avoit  issue  entre  eux. 
Et  fut  touche  qe  lavowere  en  ceo  cas  serreit  soule- 
ment  fait  pur  lomage  le  baroun  apres  lissue.  Ad 
quod  fuit  responsum  qe,  tut  fra  le  baroun  en  ceo 
cas  soulement  homage,  eel  homage  servira  pur  la 
femme  si  ele  survive.^ — Setone.  Nous  ne  conissoms 
pas  la  fourme,  mes  vous  dioms  qe  la  terre  descendi 
a  Johane  sur  qi,  &c.,  et  a  Sarre  sa  soer,  nient 
nome  en  lavowere  ;  jugement. — Mouhray.  Vous  estez 
estraunge  a  lavowere ;  jugement  si  de  eel  plee,  &c. 
— Setone.  Ne  dirroms  pas  nous^  qe  sumes  pleintif 
qe  cely  sur  qi,  &c.,  est  mort  ? — Mouhray.  La  navera 
il  pas  matere  davowere. — Hill.  Estraunge  navera 
pas  tiel  plee. — Setone.  De  lour  auncestre  qils  sup- 
posent  tenant  en  taille  descendi  a  Johan  come  a 
fitz  et  heir ;  de  Johan  descendi  a  Johane  et  Sarre 
come  a  soers  et  heirs  ;  et  vous  dioms  qe  Sarre  nous 
feffa   de   sa   purpartie ;    jugement   de   cost   avowere   qe 


A.D. 

1343-4. 


"  avus  ipsius  Willelmi  Buk- 
"  mongere,  cujus  heres  ipse  est, 
"  fuit  seisitus  de  uno  mesuagio 
"  et  tribus  acris  terras  et  dimidia, 
"  cum  pertinentiis,  in  Hekyngham, 
"  .  .  .  .  et  tenementa  ilia 
"  dedit  cuidam  Simoni  le  Buk- 
"  mongere,  tenenda  sibi  et  heredi- 
"  bus  de  corpore  suo  exeuntibus  de 
"  ipso  Willelmo  et  heredibus  suis, 
"  per  homagium,  fidelitatem, 
[&c.]  "  de  quibus  servitiis  quidam 
"  Willelmus  Bukmongere,  pater 
"  ipsius  Willelmi,  et  heres  prsedicti 
*'  Willelmi  avi,  &c.,  fuit  seisitus 
"  per  manus  prsedicti  Simonis  ut 
"  per  manus  veri  tenentis  sui.  De 
"  ipso  Willelmo  descenderunt  prae- 
"  dicta  servitia  cuidam  Willelmo 
"  ut  filio  et  heredi,  et  de  ipso 
"  Willelmo isti  Willelmo 


•  ut  filio  et  heredi,  qui  nunc 
advocat,  &c.  Et  de  prsedicto 
Simone  exivit  qusedam  Johanna 
ut  filia  et  heres,  &c  ,  quae  se 
nupsit  cuidam  Kicardo  Coke,  et 
de  qua  idem  Kicardus  suscitavit 
prolem,  &c.  Et  quia  homagium 
eorundem  Ricardi  et  Johannae, 
qui  habuerunt  exitum  inter  eos, 
&c.,  et  fidelitas  et  redditus  prse- 
dictus  per  quindecim  annos  post 
mortem  praedicti  Simonis  ante 
diem  captionis  praedictae  eidem 
Willelmo  a  retro  fuerunt,  cepit 
ipse  duos  equos  ,et  unum  bovem 
de  prasdictis  averiis  pro  homagio 
praedicto  ;  et  etiam  pro  fidelitate 
praedicta  cepit  ipse  alium  bovem 
de  praedictis  bobus." 

1  L.,  survyst. 

2  nous  is  omitted  from  L. 


524  HILARY    TEEM 


No.  21. 


^■^-      to  be  the   immediate   heir    to   her   father,  whereas  she 

1343-4       .  .  . 

is  heir  to  her  brother  who  was  last  seised. — Moubrai/. 
Yon  are  a  stranger,  who  cannot  enjoy  such  an  answer ; 
and  if  there  should  be  any  coloiu'  by  reason  of  which 
you  ought  to  have  the  answer,  it  should  be  b}'  reason 
of  feoffment  made  to  you,  so  that  you  were  our 
tenant  by  the  Statute  ^ ;  and  that  you  cannot  be  in 
this  case  where  the  avowry  is  made  on  the  issue  in 
tail,  because  one  who  purchases  from  the  issue  cannot 
hold  by  the  entail. — R.  Thorpe.  If  avowry  be  made 
on  the  mesne,  where  tenant  in  demesne  is  plaintiff, 
the  mesne  can  join  himself  to  the  tenant  who  is 
plaintiff',  and  the  two  will  disclaim  ;  wherefore  it  would 
be  a  mischief,  if  the  avowry  were  wrongly  taken,  if  the 
tenant  in  demesne,  even  though  he  might  be  a  stranger 
to  the  avowry,  could  not  abate  it. — Willoughby.  Then, 
plead  such  a  fact. — Seton.  We  tell  you  as  above;  and 
further,  in  order  to  have  the  plea,  and  make  us  privy, 
we  tell  you  that  Sarah  enfeoffed  us  of  her  purparty, 
to  hold  to  us  and  our  heirs,  and  many  times  in  the 
country,  before  the  taking,  we  tendered  to  her  our 
homage  ;   judgment  of   this   avowry. — Mouhray.     Since 

1  18  Edw.  I.,  St.  1  {Quia  emptores). 


XVIII.    EDWARD   III. 


525 


No.  21. 

suppose  Johane  ^  estre  heir  immediate  a  son  pere,  ou 
ele  est  heir  a  soun  frere  qe  derreyn  fut  seisi. — 
Monhraij.  Vous  estes  estraiinge,  qe  ne  poez  enjoyer 
tiel  respomis  ;  et  si  nul  colour  ^  serreit  pur  quei 
vous  dussez  aver  le  respons,  ceo  serreit  pur  le  feffe- 
ment  fait  a  vous,  issint  qe  vous  feussez  notre  tenant 
par  statut ;  et  ceo  ne  poez  estre  en  ceo  cas  ou 
lavowere  est  fait  sur  issue  en  taille,  pur  ceo  qe 
purehaceour  del  issue  ne  put  tener  par  la  taille. — 
R.  Thorpe.  Si  avowere  soit  fait  sur  le  mene,  ou 
tenant  en  demene  est  pleintif,  le  mene  se  put  joindre 
al  ten  aunt  qest  pleintif,  et  les  ij  desclamerount ;  par 
quei  il  serreit  meschief,  si  lavowere  fut  mespris,  si  le 
tenant  en  demene,  tut  soit^  il  estraunge  al  avowere, 
nel  purreit  abatre. — Wilby.  Pledez  donqes  tiel  fait. — 
Setone.  Nous  vous  dioms  ut  supra ;  et  outre  pur  aver 
le  plee,  et  nous^  fere  prive,  vous  dioms  qe  Sarre 
nous  feffa  de  sa  purpartie  a  nous  et  nos  heirs,  et 
sovent  en  pays,  devant  la  prise,  luy  tendoms  nostre 
hommage ;     jugement    de    ceste     avowere.^ — Mouhray. 


A.D. 

1343-4. 


1  Johane  is  omitted  from  L. 

2  colour  is  omitted  from  L. 
3L.,  et. 

4L.,  lui. 

5  The  plea  was,  according  to  the 
record,  "  quod,  ubi  proedictus 
'  Willelmus  Bukmongere  in  ad- 
'  vocare  suo  praedicto  supponit 
'  praedictum  Willelmum  Buk- 
'  mongere,  avum,  &c.,  dedisse 
'  tenementa  pradicta  praefato 
'  Simoni  et  heredibus  de  corpore 
'  suo  exeuntibus  in  feodo  talliato, 
'  idem  Willelmus,  avus,  &c.,  dedit 
'  quinque  acras  terrse  et  duas 
'  acras  marisci,  cum  pertinentiis, 
'  in  Hekyngham,  uude  praedicta 
'  mesuagium,  tres  acrae  terras  et 
'  dimidia  sunt  parcella,  praefato 
•  Simoni  et  heredibus  suis  in 
'  feodo  simplici,  qui  quidem  Simon 


obiit  seisitus  de  tenementis  illis, 
post  cujus  mortem  intravit  in 
eisdem  quidam  Johannes,  ut 
filius  et  heres  ejusdem  Simonis. 
Et  de  ipso  Johanne,  quia  obiit 
sine  herede  de  se,  descenderunt 
praedicta  tenementa  cuidam 
Sarrae  et  praefatse  Johanae  uxori 
Ricardi  Coke,  ut  sororibus  et 
heredibus,  &c.,  super  quos,  &c. 
Et  postmodum  eadem  Sarra  de 
una  acra  et  una  roda  terrae, 
proparte  sua  de  eisdem  tene- 
mentis, feoff avit  ipsum  Willel- 
mum de  Briggate  qui  nunc 
queritur,  &c.,  tenendis  sibi  et 
heredibus  suis  de  capitalibus 
dominis,  &c.,  qui  quidem  Willel- 
mus saepius  obtulit  praefato 
Willelmo  Bukmongere  servitia 
praedicta,   unde    petit    judicium 


526  HILARY   TERM 


No.   21. 


^•^'      YOU   do   not   deny  the   feoffment    in    fee    tail,  although 

1343-4.     "    .  . 

this  feoffment  was  made  to  you  as  3'ou  allege  (which 
we  do  not  admit),  that  does  not  so  prove  that  you  could 
become  our  tenant,  because  on  such  a  feoffment  in 
tail  no  other  could  be  tenant  but  the  issue  in  tail. — 
Seton.  We  tell  you  that  the  gift  which  you  suppose 
to  be  made  in  tail  was  in  fee  simple ;  ready,  &c. — And 
the  other  side  said,  on  the  contrary,  that  it  was  in 
tail,  as  above. 

Eepievin.  §  Richard  de  B.^  made  his  plaint,  as  to  his  beasts 
tortiously  taken,  against  "W.  de  B.-^ — Mouhray  avowed 
the  taking  as  good  for  the  reason  that  his  grandfather^ 
was  seised  of  the  same  tenements  and  gave  them  to 
one  S.  de  B.-^  in  fee  tail,  to  hold  of  him,  &c.,  by  cer- 
tain services,  and  laid  the  seisin  of  the  services  in  the 
person  of  his  grandfather,  and  for  those  services  in 
arrear  he  avowed  on  one  J.  as  on  issue  in  tail. — Setoji. 
TMiereas  he  avows  on  J.  as  on  issue  in  tail.  Sir,  we 
make  protestation  that  we  do  not  admit  seisin  by  his 
grandfather,  nor  that  he  gave  as  he,  &c.,  but  we  tell 
you  that  he  cannot  avow  on  this  J.,  &c.,  because  she 
has  a  sister,  Sarah  by  name,  who  is  co-heir  with  her, 
&c. ;  judgment  of  this  avowry. — Mouhray.     Sir,  you  see 

^  As  to  the  names  see  p.  521,  note  6. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


527 


No.  21. 
Desicome    vous    ne    dedites  ^   pas    le    feffement   en   fee      ^.D. 

.  1343-4. 

taille,  et  issint  coment  qe  eel  feffement  fiit  fait  a 
vous  come  vous  alleggez,  quel  nous  ne  conissoms  pas, 
ceo  ne  prove  pas  qe  vous  puissez  devener  nostre 
tenant,  qar  sur  tiel  feffement  en  taille  autre  ne  put 
estre  tenant  forqe  issue  en  taille. — Setone.  Nous  vous 
dioms  qe  le  doun  qe  vous  supposez  estre  done  en 
taille  fut  en  ^  fee  simple  ;  prest,  &c. — Et  alii  e  contra 
qen   taille,   ut  supra.^ 

§  Richard  ^   de   B.    pleint   de    ses   avers   a   tort   pris  Hepiegiari. 
vers    W.    de    B. — Moiibray    avowa    la    prise    bon    par  Avowre, 
resoun   qe   soun   aiel   fuit   seisi   de    mesmes   les    tene-  98.] 
mentz   et   les   dona   a   un    S.    de   B.   en   fee   taille,   a 
tener    de    ly,    &c.,   par    certeins    services,    et   lia   las- 
seisine   des   services   en   la   persone   soun   aiel,   et  pur 
ceux   services   arrere   avowe    sur   un   J.  com   sur  issue 
en   la   taille. — Setone.     La    ou    il   avowe   sur   J.   come 
sur   issue   en   la  taille,  Sire,  nous   fesoms  protestacion 
qe   nous   ne   conisoms   pas   seisine    par    soun   aiel,    ne 
qil   dona   com   il,    &c.,    mes   vous    dioms   qe    sur   cest 
J.    ne    puit    il    avower,    &c.,    qar    ele    ad    une    soer, 
Sarre   par   noun,    hier   ov   ly,   &c. ;    jugement   de    cest 
avowere. — Mouhray.      Sire,    vous    veiez    bien    coment 


"  de  advocare  praedicto,  quod 
"  supponit  praedictam  Johannam 
"  solam  fuisse  heredem,  prsedicti 
"  Simonis,"  &c. 

1  L.,  dites ;  25,184,  deistes. 

2  25,184,  done  en. 

3  The  words  ut  supra  a,re  omitted 
from  25,184.  After  the  plea  in  the 
record  is  a  replication,  upon  which 
issue  was  joined : — "  quod  pree- 
*•  dictus  Willelmus  de  Briggate 
*•  advocare  suum  prsedictum  in  hac 
*'  parte  cassare  non  debet,  quia 
"  dicit  quod  prasdictus  Willelmus 
"  Bukmongere,  avus,  &c.,  dedit 
"  tenementa      prsedicta      presfato 


"  Simon  i  et  heredibus  de  corpore 
"  suo  exeuntibus  in  feodo  talliato, 
"  prout  ipse  superius  in  advocare 
"  suo  prgedicto  supponit  et  non 
"  eidem  Simoni  et  heredibus  suis 
"  in  feodo  simplici,  sicut  preedictus 
"  Willelmus  de  Briggate  dicit." 
The  award  of  the  Venire  and  an 
adjournment  follow. 

4  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No.  2  alone),  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 
the  Year  Books.  It  has,  however, 
been  used  by  Fitzherbert  for  his 
Abridgment,  and  not  the  other 
report. 


528  HILARY   TERM 


No.  22. 


I'ti^k  pl^ii^ly  how  he  is  a  stranger  to  this  avowry,  and  in 
his  mouth  such  a  plea  does  not  lie  ;  wherefore,  &c. — 
Seton.  We  shall  be  admitted  to  say  that  the  person 
upon  whom  you  avow  is  dead,  or  covert  haron,  and 
therefore  we  shall  have  this  plea. — And  the  Court 
denied  both  statements. — And  afterwards  Seton  saw 
that  the  opinion  of  the  Court  was  against  him,  and 
said  that  his  grandfather  gave  the  tenements  to  S.  to 
hold  to  him  and  his  heirs  for  ever,  and  said  that  after 
his  death  the  tenements  descended  to  Sarah  and  to 
J.,  and  said  that  Sarah  enfeoffed  him  of  her  purparty 
to  hold  of  the  chief  lord  of  the  fee,  and  said  that  he 
had  tendered  his  homage  to  him,  and  so  was  his  ten- 
ant as  to  a  moiety,  and  therefore  privy  to  his  avowry ; 
judgment  for  the  reason  above. — Mouhray.  Still,  Sir, 
you  see  plainly  how  he  is  a  stranger,  as  above,  and 
he  does  not  claim  an  estate  through  the  person  upon 
whom  the  avowry  is  made  ;  wherefore,  &c. — But  the 
Court  compelled  him  to  answer  as  to  the  exception 
on  the  ground  that  the  other  had  made  himself  privy  to 
him,  as  above. — Mouhray.  We  will  aver  that  our  grand- 
father gave  in  fee  tail,  as  above ;  ready,  &c. — Seton. 
Since  the  effect  of  our  plea  is  to  falsify  your  avowry  inas- 
much as  J.  has  a  sister  co-heir  with  her,  and  on  that 
point  you  do  not  maintain  your  answer,  we  therefore 
demand  judgment. — Willoughby.  But  the  plea  would 
not  have  been  allowed  by  us  if  you  had  not  assigned 
privity,  &c.,  wherefore  see  whether  you  will  maintain, 
&c. — Therefore  Seton  tendered  the  averment  that  the 
gift  was  in  fee  simple ;  ready,  &c. — And  the  other  side 
said  the  contrary. 

Avowry.         (22.)  §  Avowry  was  made   on   the   issue  in  taiP  by 

1  For  the  real  names  of  the  parties,  &c.,  see  p.  529,  note  2. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


529 


No.  22. 
il   est   estraunofe   a    cest   avowere,    en   qi   bouche^  tiel      ■^•^' 

.  1343-4. 

plee  ne  gist  pas ;  par  quel,  &c. — Setone.  Nous  ser- 
roms  resceu  a  dire  qe  cely  sur  qi  vous  avowes  est 
mort,  ou  covert  de  baroun,  ou  par  taunt  nous  averoms 
eel  plee. — Et  la  Court  ly  deny  a  lun  et  lautre. — Et 
puis  Setone  vut  loppinioun  de  Court  encountre  ly, 
et  dit  qe  soun  aiel  dona  les  tenementz  a  S.  a  ly 
et  a  ses  heirs  a  toutz  jours,  et  dit  qapres  sa  mort 
les  tenementz  descendirent  a  Sarre  et  a  J.,  et  dit 
qe  Sarre  de  sa  purpartie  ly  enfeffa  a  tener  de  chief 
seignur  de  fee,  et  dit  qil  ly  avoit  tendu  soun  homage, 
et  issint  fuit  il  soun  tenant  de  la  moyte,  et  par 
taunt  prive  a  sa  avowere ;  jugement  causa  ut  supra. 
— Mouhray.  Sire,  unqore  vous  veiez  bien  coment  il 
est  estraunge  ut  supra,  et  il  ne  cleyme  mye  estat 
par  my  eel  sur  qi  lavowere  est  fait ;  par  quel,  &c. 
— Mes  la  Court  ly  chacea  de  respondre  a  sa  ex- 
cepcion  pur  ceo  qil  se  fist  prive  a  ly  ut  supra. — 
Mouhray.  Nous  voloms  averer  qe  nostre  aiel  dona 
en  fee  taille  ut  supra  ;  prest,  &c. — Setone.  Del  houre 
qe  leffecte  de  nostre  plee  est  a  fauxer  vostre  avowere 
par  taunt  qe  J.  ad  une  soer  coheir  ove  ly,  et  en 
eel  point  ne  meyntenez  vostre  res230uns,  par  quel 
nous  demandoms  jugement. — Wylby.  Mes  le  plee 
nust  pas  este  alowe  de  nous  si  vous  nussetz  assigne 
privete,  &c.,  par  quel  veiez  si  vous  voillez  meyn- 
tener,  &c. — Par  quei  Setone  tendi  daverer  qe  le  doun 
fuit   en   fee    simple ;    prest,    &c. — Et  alii  e  contra. 


(22.) 


Avowere   fut   fait   sur   lissue   en    taille   par  Avowere. 


1  MS.,  vouche. 

2  From  L.,  and  25,184,  until 
otherwise  stated,  but  corrected  by 
the  record,  Placita  de  Banco,  Hil., 
18  Edw.  III.,  E°  151.  It  there 
appears  that  the  action  was  brought 
by  Nicholas  de  Weylonde  against 
Ralph  Daubeneye  and  others. 
Ralph's  avowry  on  behalf  of  him- 

18141 


self  and  the  others  was  "  super 
"  quendam  Lucam  de  la  Hoge 
"  verum  tenentem  suum,  quia 
"  dicit  quod  quidam  Radulphus 
"  Daubeneye,  avus  ipsius  Radulphi, 
"  cujus  heres  ipse  est,  fuit  seisitus 
"  de  uno  mesuagio  et  una  carucata 
"  terrae  in  Erode  Wyndesore 
"  (Broad Windsor,  Dorset) 

2  L 


530  HILARY    TERM 

No.  22. 

-^•D-  W.  Weylonde.  The  plaintiff,  who  was  a  stranger  to 
the  avowry,  prayed  aid,  as  tenant  for  term  of  Hfe,  of 
a  stranger,  by  whose  lease  he  held. — Bret.  The  person 
of  whom  aid  is  praj^ed  is  a  stranger  to  the  avowry  ; 
judgment  whether  he  ought  to  have  aid. — Hillary, 
ad  idem.  "What  would  he  who  is  prayed  in  aid  say, 
if  he  were  to  aj^pear  ? — MoiLbray.  He  will  possibly 
show  that  he  is  the  avowant's  tenant,  according  to 
the  Statute,^  by  the  same  feoffment  of  which  they 
speak  in  the  avowry :  for  he  will  be  able  to  say  that 
the  feoffment  was  made  in  fee  simple,  before  the 
statute,  to  hold  of  the  donor,  and  that  he  is  the 
feoffee's  assignee,  and  has  tendered  the  ser\dces,  and  he 
will  comj^el  the  lord  to  avow  upon  him. — Willoughby. 
Then  plead  that  matter  if  you  wish  to  have  the  aid. — 
Moithray.  We  cannot  without  him. — Hillary.  In 
God's  name  then  you  shall  not  have  the  aid. — Mouhray. 
Out  of  his  fee. — And  the  other  side  said  the  contrary. 
— Mouhray.  Now  we  pray  aid. — And  Hillary  and 
Willoughby  by  judgment  ousted  him  from  the  aid. — 
QiicBve. 

1  18  Edw.  I.,  St.  1  {Quia  emptores). 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


531 


No.  22. 

W.  Weylonde.  Le  pleintif,  qest  estraunge  al  avowere, 
pria  eide,  come  tenant  a  terme  de  vie,  dun  estraunge, 
de  qi  lees  il  tient. — Bret.  II  est  estraunge  al  avowere 
de  qi  leide  est  prie  ;  jugement  si  eide  deive  aver. — 
Hill.,  ad  idem.  Quei  dirreit  il  qest  prie,  sil  venist? 
— Mouhray.  Par  cas  il  moustra  qil  est  tenant  la- 
vowaunt  par  statut  par  mesme  le  feffement  dount 
ils  parlent  par  lavowere :  qar  il  avera  ^  a  dire  qe  le 
feffement  fut  fait  en  fee  simple,  avant  statut,  a  tener 
del  donour,  et  qil  est  assigne  le  feffe,  et  ad  tendu 
les  services,  et  chacera  le  seignur^  davower  sur  luy. 
— WiLBY.  Pledez  donqes  cele  matere,  si  vous  voilez 
aver  leide. — Mouhray.  Nous  ne  poms  saunz  lui. — 
Hill.  De  par  Deux^  donqes  naverez  mye  leide. — 
Mouhray.  Hors  de  son  fee.^ — Et  alii  e  contra. — 
\_Moubray.  Ore  prioms  eide.]^ — Et  Hill,  et  Wilby. 
par   agarde   luy   ousterent. — Qucere. 


A.D. 

1343-4. 


qui  quidem  Eadulphus  avus,  &c., 
eadem  tenementa,  cum  pertinen- 
tiis,  dedit  quibusdam  Willelmo  de 
la  Hoge  et  Sarrae  de  Bathonia, 
habenda  et  tenenda  eisdem 
Willelmo  et  Sarrae  et  heredibus 
ipsius  Willelmi  de  corpore  ipsius 
Sarrae  exeuntibus  de  praedicto 
Kadulpho  avo,  &g.,  et  heredibus 
suis,  per  homaguim,  fidelitatem 
[&c.]  de  quibus  servitiis  idem 
Eadulphus  avus,  &c.,  fuit  seisitus 
per  manus  praedictorum  Willelmi 
de  la  Hoge  et  Sarrse  ut  per 
manus  verorum  tenentium 
suorum  in  forma  praedicta.  Et  de 
ipso  Radulpho  avo,&c,,  descende- 
runt  servitia  praedicta  cuidam 
Philippo  ut  filio  et  heredi,  &c., 
et  de  ipso   Philippo,   quia   obiit 

sine  herede  de  se 

....  cuidam  Eliae  ut  fratri  et 
heredi,  &c.,  et  de  ipso  Elia  isti 
Eadulpho  ut  filio  et  heredi  qui 
nunc  advocat,  &c.  Et  quia 
homagium   et   fidelitas  praedicti 


"  Lucae  consanguinei  et  heredis 
"  praedicti  Willelmi  de  corpore 
"  praedictae  Sarrae  procreati,  et 
"  etiam  prasdictus  redditus  per 
"  triginta  annos  tempore  ejusdem 
"  Eadulphi  qui  nunc  advocat  ei  a 
"  retro  fuerunt  die  captionis  pr^e- 
"  dictae,  pro  praedicto  homagio  cepit 

"  ipse  quatuor  boves et 

"  pro  praedicto  redditu  cepit  ipse 
"  alios  quatuor  boves  in  praedicto 
"  loco  ut  in  parcella  tenementorum 
"  de  eo  tentorum." 

1  25,184,  navera. 

2  seignur  is  omitted  from  L. 

3  The  words  De  par  Deux  are 
omitted  from  L. 

^  According  to  the  record  "  prae- 
"  dictus  locus  in  quo,  &c.,  est 
"  extra  feodum  et  dominium  ipsius 
"  Eadulphi."  After  the  joinder  of 
issue  there  was  the  award  of  the 
Venire  and  an  adjournment,  but 
nothing  further  appears  on  the  roll. 

5  The  words  between  brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 


532  HILARY    TERM 


No.  23. 


A.D.  §  In  an  avowry  the  defendant  avowed  upon  a  strange 

person,  as  upon  his  tenant,  for  service  in  arrear.    The 

Avowry,         ,    .      .  ,, 

plamtin  prayed  aid  oi  another  stranger,  u23on  whom 
the  avowry  was  not  made,  on  the  ground  that  the 
plaintiff  held  the  tenements  for  term  of  his  life  by 
that  stranger's  lease. — Hillary.  The  person  of  whom 
you  pray  aid  is  a  stranger  to  the  avowry,  so  that 
he  cannot  plead  any  more  than  you  can. — Therefore 
Hillary  ousted  him  from  the  aid. — Moiihray.  Then 
we  tell  you  that  the  tenements  are  out  of  your  fee,  &c. ; 
ready,  &c. — And  the  other  side  said  the  contrary. — 
Mouhray.  Sir,  we  have  now  joined  issue  touching  the 
right,  to  try  which  we  cannot  be  a  party  without  the 
person  to  whom  the  reversion,  &c.,  and  we  pray  aid 
of  him. — Hillary  ousted  him  from  the  aid  by  judg- 
ment of  the  Court,  &c. 

Annuity.  (23.)  §  Annuity  against  Kalph,  Bishoj)  of  Bath  and 
Wells,  on  a  deed  of  his  predecessor  confirmed  in 
the  Chapter  of  Wells,  and  by  the  Prior  and  Convent 
of  Bath.  And  the  deed  purported  that  the  annuity 
was  to  be  taken  from  his  chamber  at  Wells. — Bret. 
Judgment     of     this    writ     of     Annuity    in     which     a 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


533 


A.D. 
1343-4. 

Avowere. 
[Fitz., 
Aide, 
139.] 


No.  23. 

§  En^  avowere  le  defendant  avowa  sour  un  estrange 
persone,  come  sour  soun  tenant,  pur  service  arrere. 
Le  pleintif  pria  eide  dun  autre  estraunge,  sour  qi 
lavowere  ne  fuit  pas  fait,  pur  ceo  qil  tient  les  tene- 
mentz  pur  terme  de  sa  vie  de  soun  les. — Hill.  II 
est  estraunge  al  avowere  cely  de  qi  vous  priez  eide, 
issint  ne  puit  il  pleder  pluis  qe  vous  ne  poiez. — 
Par  quei  il  ly  osta  del  eide. — Mouhray.  Donqes  vous 
dioms  qe  les  tenementz  sount  hors  de  vostre  fee, 
&c. ;  prest,  &c. — Et  alii  e  contra. — Mouhray.  Sire,  ore 
avoms  joynt  un  issue  en  le  dreit,  a  qel  nous  ne 
pooms  estre  par  tie  saunz  cely  a  qi  la  reversion,  &c., 
et  prioms  eide  de  ly. — Hill,  ly  ousta  del  eide  par 
agarde   de   Court,    &c. 

(23.)  ^    §    Annuite   vers   Eauf,    Evesqe    de    Baaz   et  Annuite. 
Welles,  par  fet  son  predecessour  conferme  en  Chapitre 
de  Welles,   et   par   le  Priour   et  Covent  de  Baaz.     Et 
le     fet     voleit^     a     prendre     de     sa     chaumbre    apud 
Welles.'^ — Bret.      Jugement    de   ceo   bref    Dannuite    en 


1  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 
the  Year  Books.  It  has,  however, 
been  used  by  Fitzherbert  for  his 
Abridgment,  and  not  the  other 
report. 

3  From  L.,  and  25,184,  until 
otherwise  stated,  but  corrected  by 
the  record,  Placita  de  Banco,  Hil., 
18  Edw.  III.,  Ro  69.  It  there 
appears  that  the  action  was  brought 
by  Thomas  de  Heselshawe,  clerk, 
against  Ralph,  Bishop  of  Bath  and 
WeUs. 

s  L.,  voileit. 

*  The  declaration,  according  to 
the  record,  iras  "  quod  quidam 
"  Walterus,nuperEpiscopusBatho- 
"  niensis  et  Wellensis,  praedecessor 
"  praedicti  Episcopi  nunc,  apud 
'•  Welles per  scrip  turn 


suum  concessit  ipsi  Thomas  prae- 
dictum  annuum  redditum  viginti 
marcarum  de  ipso  Episcopo  et 
successoribus  suis  quolibet  anno, 
ad  Festa  Annunciationis  beatae 
Marias  et  Sancti  Michaelis,  de 
camera  sua  apud  Welles,  per 
aequales  portiones,  percipiendum. 
Et  postmodum  quidam  Johannes 
de  Godeleghe,  Decanus  ecclesias 
Wellensis,  et  ejusdem  loci  Capi- 
tulum,  eodem  die,  apud  Welles, 
literas  praedicti  Episcopi  de  con- 
cessione  annul  redditus  praedicti 
recitantes,  concessionem  et  dona- 
tionem  supradictas  in  forma 
praedicta  factas  ratas  habentes 
pariter  et  acceptas,  eas  per 
literas  suas  sigillo  suo  communi 
signatas     confirmaverunt.       Et 

■  etiam    quidam   Eobertus,    Prior 

■  Bathoniensis    et    ejusdem    loci 


534  HILARY    TEEM 


No.  23. 


^■^-      certain  freehold  is  charc^ed,  in  which  case  Assise  would 
lie. — Shaedelowe.      Is    it   not    to    be    taken    from    his 
chamber  ? — Grene.     To    be    taken    at   Wells    from    his 
chamber,  so  that  a   certain   freehold   is  charged.     And 
siqDjDOse   that   he   charges   us   by  this    suit,    and   after- 
wards  the   chamber   comes   into   the   hand  of   another 
person,  the  plaintiff  will  recover  against  him  by  Assise  ; 
therefore  he  would  have  two  recoveries  of  one  and  the 
same  thing  simul  ct  semel. — Shardelowe.     Even  though 
a   certain   freehold  were   charged,    still   it  would   be  at 
his  election  to  bring  an   Assise   or  a  writ  of   Annuity, 
and    after    one   he   would    not   have   the    other. — Bret, 
You  see  plainly  how  he  makes  profert  of   the  deed  of 
our  predecessor,  and  confirmation  of  the  Chapter,  and 
of  the  Prior  and  Convent,  for  title   to  the  annuity,  to 
tr}'  which  confirmations  we  cannot  be  a  party  without 
the  Chapter,  Prior,  and  Convent ;    and  we  pray  aid  of 
them. — W.  Thorpe.     He   is   himself    Supreme  Head  of 
the   Chapter   and   of   the   Prior}^ ;   wherefore   he  ought 
not  to  have  aid  of  those  who  are  in  subjection  to  him, 
any  more  than  if   land   or   other  freehold  were   in  de- 
mand.— JR.  Thorpe.     This  case  is  not  like  one  in  which 
freehold  would  be  demanded  without  title  b}'  specialty, 
because    our  prayer   is    for    a    purpose    different  from 
that   which   it    would    be   in   that     case. — W.    Thorpe. 
Your  predecessor's  deed  is  the  title   which  you   ought 
yourselves    to    try. — R.    Thorpe.       Then   take   that  for 


I 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  535 


No.  23. 


certeyn  ou  fraunctenement  est  charge,  en  quel  cas  ,^:^\ 
Assise  girreit. — Schard.  Nest  ceo  a  prendre  de  sa 
chaumbre  ? — Grene.  A  prendre  ajmd  Welles  de  sa 
chanmbre,  issint  qe  certein  fraunctenement  est  charge. 
Et  mettez  qil  nous  charge  par  ceste  suyte,  et  puis 
la  chaumbre  devynt  en  autri  mayn,  vers  luy  il  re- 
covera  par  Assise ;  donqes  avereit  il  deux  recoverirs 
dune  mesme  chose  simul  et  semel. — Schard.  Tut  fut 
certeyn^  fraunctenement  charge,  uncore  serreit  a  sa 
eslite  de  porter  Assise  ou  Annuite,  et  apres  lun  il 
avera  pas  autre. — Brette.  Vous  veez  bien  coment  il 
mette  avant  fet  nostre  predecessour,  et  confermement 
de^  Chapitre,  et  du  Priour  et  Covent,  pur  title  del 
annuite,  as  queux  confermements  trier  nous  ne 
pooms  estre  partie  saunz  le  Chapitre,  Priour,  et 
Covent;  et  prioms  eide  de  eux. —  [ir.]  Thorpe.  II 
mesme  est  Sovereyn  du  Chapitre  et  de  la  Priorie ; 
par  quei  de  ses^  sugets*  ne  deit  il  eide  aver,  nient 
plus  qe  si  terre  ou  autre  fraunctenement^  fut  en 
demande. — R.  Tliorpe.  Ceo  cas  nest  pas  semblable 
ou  fraunctenement  serreit  demande  saunz  title  ^ 
despecialte,  qar  nostre  prier  est'^  sur  autre  purpos 
qe  ne  serreit  la. —  [ir.]  Thorpe.  Le  fet  vostre  pre- 
decessour est  le  title  quel  vous  devez  mesmes  trier. — 
R.  Thorpe.     Pernez  eel  pur  title  donqes. — [}V.~\  Thorpe. 


"  Conventus  eodem  die  apud 
"  Bathoniam  prsefatas  literas  Epis- 
"  copi  recitantes,  donationem  et 
"  concessionem  annul  redditus 
"  praedicti  in  forma  supradicta 
"  factas  ratas  habentes  pariter  et 
"  acceptas,  eas  per  literas  suas 
"  sigillo  suo  communi  signatas 
"  confirmaverunt,  de  quo  quidem 
"  annuo  redditu  ipse  Thomas  fuit 
"  seisitus  usque  tricesimum  quar- 
"  turn  annum  ante  diem  impetra- 

"  tlonis  brevis  sui, quod 

"  prsedictus  redditus  ei  a  retro  et    j       "^  L.,  nest  pas. 
"  subtractus     fuit,     et     prsedictus    ! 


' '  Episcopus  nunc  annuum  redditum 
"  ilium  ei  adhuc  reddere  contra- 
"  dicit."  Profert  was  made  of  the 
deeds  of  the  Bishop,  of  the  Dean  and 
Chapter  of  Wells,  and  of  the  Prior 
and  Convent  of  Bath. 

1  certeyn  is  omitted  from  L. 

2  L.,  de  la. 

3  L.,  ces. 

4  L.,  suggetes. 

5  L.,  tenement,  instead  of  autre 
fraunctenement. 

6  L.,  titel. 


536  HILARY    TERM 


No.   23. 


A.D.  title. — IF.  Tliorpe.  And  you,  who  are  the  Supreme 
Head,  can  therefore  deny  the  confirmations,  for  suppose 
that  the  others  were  to  come  and  acknowledge  them, 
still  you  would  be  admitted  to  deny  them,  and  that 
you  can  do  now  as  well  as  then.  And  suppose  your 
predecessor  were  a  party,  would  he  have  aid  ?  as 
meaning  to  say  that  he  would  not.  And,  moreover, 
the  confirmations  will  be,  in  a  manner,  part  of  the  title, 
that  is  to  say,  to  strengthen  the  title. — Willoughby.  He 
would  not  have  aid,  because  it  would  be  his  own  deed. 
Not  so  here ;  and  it  is  not  right  that  he  should  deny 
the  deed  of  another  person  without  having  aid ;  where- 
fore let  him  have  the  aid. 

Annuity.  §  Thomas  de  Heselshawe  brought  his  writ  of  An- 
nuity against  the  Bishop  of  Bath  and  Wells,  and  made 
])rojert  of  a  deed  of  one  Walter,  predecessor  of  the 
present  Bishop,  who  granted  him  the  same  annuity, 
and  also  a  confirmation  of  the  Dean  and  Chapter,  and 
also  a  confirmation   of  the    Prior  of  the  same  place. — 


XVIII.    EDWAED    III. 


537 


No.  23. 

Et  vous  poez,  qestes  chief,  donqes  dedire  les  con-  .^•^• 
fermementz,  qar  mettez  qe  les  autres  venissent,  et 
le  conissent,-"^  uncore  vous  serrez  resceu  de  les  dedire, 
et  ceo  poez  ore  auxi  bien  com  adonqes.  Et  jeo 
pose  qe  vostre  predecessour  fut  partie,  avereit  il 
eide  ?  quasi  diceret  non.  Et  uncore  serront  les  con- 
fermementz  parceled  del^  title  en  manere,  saver,  pur 
afforcer  le  title. — Wilby.  II  navereit  pas  eide,  qar 
ceo  ^  serreit  son  fet  demene.  Non  sic  hie ;  et  il  nest 
pas  resoun  qil  dedit  ^  autri  fet  saunz  eide ;  par  quel 
eit   leide.^ 

§  Thomas  ^  de   Heselshawe  ^  porta    son    brief    Dan-  'f^-^^^*^* 
nuite   vers    Levesqe    de    [B.,    et    mist    avant    fait   un  Aide,  ' 
W.     predecessour     cesty     Evesqe,    qe     luy]^    graunta  ^^^^^'^^.^. 
mesme    lannuite,    et   auxi   confermement   del   Dean   et  25.] 
Chapitre,   et   auxi   confermement  du  Priour  de  mesme 


1  The  words  et  le  conissent  are 
omitted  from  L. 

2  L.,  par  cele  pie. 
8L.,  de. 

4  ceo  is  omitted  from  L. 

°  L.,  dedi. 

•^  The  aid-prayer  and  grant  of 
aid  appear  on  the  roll  as  follows  : — 
"  Episcopus  .  .  .  dicit  quod  ubi 
"  prsedictus  Thomas  nititur  ipsum 
"  et  ecclesias  suas  Bathoniensem  et 
"  Wellensem  onerare  de  annuo 
"  redditu  praedicto,  ipse  est  Epis- 
"  copus  et  tenet  Episcopatum  suum 
"  in  jure  Decani  et  Capituli 
"  [ecclesiae]  Sancti  Andreae  Wellen- 
"  sis,  et  Prioris  et  Conventus  eccle- 
"  sias  Sancti  Petri  Bathoniensis, 
**  unde  dicit  quod  ipse  non  potest 
"  praefato  Thomse,  sine  Waltero  de 
"  Londoniis,Decano  ecclesiae  Sancti 
"  Andreas  prsedictae,  et  ejusdem  loci 
"  Capitulo,  et  Johanne  Priore 
*'  Bathoniensi,  et  ejusdem  loci Con- 
"  ventu,  inde  respondere.   Et  petit 


"  auxilium  de  ipsis  Decano,  Capi- 
"  tulo,  Priore,  et  Conventu,  &c. 

"  Et  Thomas  non  potest  hoc 
'*  dedicere. 

"  Ideo  ipsi  summoneantur  quod 
"  sint  hie  in  Octabis  Sanctae 
"  Trinitatis  ad  respondendum 
"  simul,  si,"  &c. 

The  plaintiff  did  not  appear  on 
the  day  given.  "  Ideo  considera- 
"  tum  est  quod  praedictus  Episcopus 
"  eat  inde  sine  die." 

■^  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No.  2;  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 
the  Year  Books.  It  has,  however, 
been  used  by  Fitzherbert  for  his 
Abridgment. 

8  MS.,  Johan  de  H.,  instead  of 
Thomas  de  Heselshawe.  See  p. 
533,  note  2. 

9  The  words  between  brackets 
are  from  Fitzherbert's  Abridgment, 
the  MS.  being  defective  in  this 
place. 


538  HILARY   TERM 


No.  23. 


A-.D.      Bret,      Sir,    the   process   is   discontinued,    because   the 

1343-4  ... 

original  writ  was  brought  by  T.  de  Haselshawe, 
and  the  process  is  continued  by  T.  de  Heselshaw^e, 
written  with  an  "e";  wherefore,  &c. — Stonore.  It 
seems  that  we  can  amend  the  j)rocess  by  Statute,^  for 
this  excejDtion  goes  to  the  discontinuance  of  the  pro- 
cess.— Grene.  If  any  roll  were  good  3'ou  might  make 
the  amendment,  but  now  you  find  that  every  roll  since 
the  purchase  of  the  original  is  wrongly  continued,^  and 
so  the  original  is  not  connected  with  it,  wherefore  the 
writ  must  be  abated. — And  afterwards  he  was  put  to 
plead  over,  and  raised  the  same  exception  to  the 
specialty,  because  it  was  at  variance  with  the  original 
in  the  same  point. — And  yet  the  writ  was  adjudged  to 
be  good,  unless  the  defendant  would  say  that  it  was  a 
different  person,  &c. — See  as  to  this  Michaelmas  Term 
in  the  fifth  year  on  a  writ  of  Debt.^— And  afterwards 
Bret  said : — Again  judgment  of  the  writ,  for  the 
specialty  purports  that  he  granted  the  rent  "  a  J  per- 
cijnendum  ajmd  cameram  suam  de  Welles,''  so  that  the 
specialty  proves  that  a  certain  place  is  charged  with 
the  annuity,  and  therefore  he  could  have  had  an  Assise 
according  to  the  Statute^;  judgment. — IF.  Thorpe. 
Sir,  by  this  specialty  the  Bishop  bound  himself  and 
his  successors  to  pay  the  annuity,  so  that  by  virtue 
of  this  obligation,  if  the  Bishop  were  disseised  of  this 
chamber,  I  should  still  recover  the  annuity  and  the 
arrears  against  him,  &c. ;  wherefore  judgment  whether 
the  writ  be  not  good. — Sharshulle.  Even  though  I 
grant  you  an  annuity  out  of  certain  land,  it  is  at  your 
election,  if  the  rent  be  withheld  from  you,  to  bring 
an  Assise  or  a  writ  of  Annuity  ;  wherefore  answer. — 
Derworthy.     Sir,  you  see  plainly  how  he  demands  this 

1 14  Edw.  III.,  St.  1,  c.  6.  13  Y.B.,  Mich.,  o  Edw.  in..  No. 

2  The  name  does  in  fact  appear  |  85. 

as  "  Heselshawe  "  on  the   roll  of  j       *  13  Edw.  I.  (Westm.  2),  c.  25. 

the  Justices,   though  in   previous  I 
cases  it  is  spelled  Haselshawe. 


XVIII.    EDWAED    III.  539 


No.  23. 


le  lieu. — Bret.  Sire,  le  proces  est  discontinue,  qar  ,^-^- 
le  brief  original  est  porte  par^  T.  cle  Haselshawe,^ 
et  le  proces  continue  ^  par  ^  T.  de  Heselshawe,* 
escriptz  par  e ;  par  quei,  &c. — Ston.  II  semble  qe 
nous  poms  amender  le  proces  par  statut,  qar  cest 
challenge  vaa  a  la  discontinuaunce  del  proces. — Grene, 
Si  ascun  roule  fuit  boun  vous  le  purrez  amender, 
mes  ore  vous  trovez  qe  cliescun  rolle  puis  loriginal 
23urchace  est  mescontinue,^  issint  loriginal  nient 
attame,  par  quei  il  covient  abatre  le  brief. — Et  -puis 
il  fuit  mys  a  dire  outre,  et  dona  mesme  le  challenge 
a  lespecialte,  pur  ceo  qil  fuit  variaunt  al  original 
en  mesme  le  point. — Et  unqore  le  brief  agarde  bon, 
si  le  defendant  ne  voleit  dire  qil  fuit  autre  persone, 
&c. — De  hoc  Alichaelis  v  en  un  brief  de  Dette. — Et 
puis  Bret.  Unqore  jugement  de  brief,  qar  lespecialte 
voet  qil  graunta  la  rente  ad  percipiendum  ajmd 
cameram  suam  de  Welles,  issint  lespecialte  prove  cer- 
tein  lieu  charge  del  annuite,  et  par  taunt  puit  avoir 
eu  Assise  par  Statut ;  jugement. — W.  Thorpe.  Sire, 
par  cest  esj)ecialte  Levesqe  obligea  luy  et  ses  suc- 
cessours  a  paier  lannuite,  issint  par  eel  obligacion, 
[si]  Levesqe  fuit  disseisi  de  eel  chambre,  unqore 
jeo  recoveray  vers  ly  lannuite  et  les  arrerages,  &c., 
par  quei,  &c.,  si  le  brief  ne  soit  boun. — Schar. 
Mesqe  jeo  vous  graunte  un  annuite  de  certein  terre, 
il  est  a  vostre  eleccion,  si  la  rente  vous  soit  detenue, 
de  porter  Lassise  ou  brief  Dannuite;  par  quei  responez. 
— Der.     Sire,  vous  veiez  bien   coment  il  demande  cest 


1  MS.,  vers. 

2  MS.,  Hadelstone. 


3  MS.,  discontinue. 

4  MS.,  Hed. 


i 


540  HILARY    TERM 


No.  24. 


'A.D.      annuity  in  \irtiie  of   a  deed  of  the  Dean  and  ChaiDter, 

1343-4 

as  well  as  of  a  deed  of  our  predecessor,  wherefore  we 
pray  aid  of  them. — T[".  Thorpe.  He  is  Head  of  the 
House,  and  the  Dean  and  Chapter  are  in  subjection 
to  him ;  judgment  whether  he  ought  to  have  aid  of 
them. — Shaeshulle.  But  his  predecessor's  deed  does 
not  charge  him  without  the  deed  of  the  Dean  and 
Chapter,  and  therefore  the  issue  of  this  business  will 
be  to  deny  the  deed,  and  that  he  cannot  do  without 
making  them  parties  to  this  plea  by  aid-prayer. — W. 
Thorpe.  Sir,  since  he  is  Head  of  the  House  he  can 
deny  the  deed  of  the  Dean  and  ChajDter,  who  are  sub- 
ject to  him,  even  without  having  aid  of  them. — Hillary. 
We  are  of  one  mind  to  grant  the  aid  by  reason  of  the 
deeds  which  you  have  produced  in  this  case,  and 
therefore  the  aid  is  granted. — The  contraiy  decision 
was  given  in  Hilary  Term  in  the  sixth  year  on  a  Quo 
Warranto,^  but  the  cases  are  different,  itc. 

Account.  (24.)  §  Account  at  the  suit  of  William  Trussel.  The 
defendant  was  outlawed ;  wherefore,  after  he  had 
obtained  a  charter  of  pardon,  he  sued  a  Scire  facias 
according  to  the  Statute^  against  William  Trussel 
the   elder.      And   the   defendant   was   by   mainprise   to 

1  Y.B.,  Hil.,  6  Edw.  III.,  No.  28.  |       2  5  Edw.  III.,  c.  12. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  541 


No.  24. 


annuite  par  fait  del  Dean  et  del  Chapitre,  auxi  bien  ,^'^' 
come  par  le  fait  nostre  predecessour,  par  quel  nous  * 
prioms  eide  deux. — W.  Thorpe.  II  est  chief  de  la 
meson,  et  le  Dean  et  le  Chapitre  sount  en  sa  sub- 
jeccion ;  jugement  si  ayde  de  ly  doit  il  avoir. — Schar. 
Mes  le  fait  soun  predecessour  ne  luy  charge  pas 
saunz  le  fait  le  Dean  et  Chapitre,  et  dounqes  a 
dedire  le  fait  ceo  serra  issue  de  la  busoigne,  et  ceo 
ne  puit  il  pas  saunz  lez  faire  partie  a  eel  plee  par 
eide  priere. — W.  Thorpe.  Sire,  quant  il  est  chief  de 
la  meson,  il  puit  dedire  le  fait  del  Dean  et  del 
Chapitre,  qe  sount  sez  sugettz,  tut  saunz  ayde  avoir 
deux. — Hill.  Nous  sumes  dun  acorde  de  graunter 
leide  par  cause  des  faits  si  -queux  vous  avetz  mys 
avant,  par  quel  leide  est  graunte. — Contrarium  Hil- 
larii  vj  en  Quo  Warranto,  sed  diversi  sunt  casus,  &c. 

(24.)  ^  §  Acompte   a   la   suyte  William   Trussel.     Le  Acompte. 
defendant   fut   utlage ;    par   quel,    apres    ceo    qil   avoit 
chartre  de   pardoun,  il   suyst   par   estatut  garnisement 
vers  William    Trussel   leigne.     Et    le    defendant    fut 


1  From    L.,    and    25,184,    until  '  "  utlagandum,     et     ea     occasione 

otherwise  stated.     In  the  Flacita  j  "  postmodum   utlagatus,    et    occa- 

de  Banco,  HiL,  18  Edw.  III.,   K°  j  "  sione    utlagarias    illius    prisonae 

234,   it  appears  that  "  Prseceptum  '  "  Kegis  de  Flete  se  reddiderit,  Kex 

"fait  Vicecomiti   [Northamtoniae]  i  "  utlagariam  illam  eidem  Willelmo 


"  (cum  Willelmus  Trussel,  senior, 
"  nuper  in  Curia  domini  Eegis  hie 


"  atte  Welle  perdonavit,  ita  tamen 
"  quod  staret  recto  in  eadem  Curia 


"  per  breve  suum  implacitasset  '  "  Regis  si  prsedictus  Willelmus 
"  Willelmum  atte  Welle,  clericum,  "Trussel  versus  eum  inde  loqui 
"  de  eo  quod  idem  Willelmus  |  "  voluisset  juxta  formam  Statuti 
"  redderet  ei  rationabilem  compo-  i  "  Eegis  in  hujusmodi  casu  provisi. 
"turn  suum  de  tempore  quo  fuit  j  "  &c.,)  quod  per  probos  et  legales 
"  receptor  denariorum  ipsius  Wil-  "  homines  de  Comitatu  suo  scire 
"  lelmi  Trussel,  ac  idem  Willelmus 
"  atte  Welle,  pro  eo  quod  non  venit 
"  in  eodem  Curia  Regis  hie  preefato 
"  Willelmo  Trussel  inde  secundum 
"  legem  et  consuetudinem  regni 
"  Regis  nunc  Anglise  responsurus, 
"  in  exigendo  positus  fuisset    ad 


"  faceret  prgedicto  Willelmo  Trussel 
"  quod   esset   hie  ad    hunc    diem 

" ad    sequendum    versus 

"  prasdictum  Willelmum  atte  Welle 
"  placitum  suum  proedictum  si 
"  &c." 


542  HILARY    TERM 


No.   24. 


i^i?i  ^PP^^i*  '^C)^,  at  his  day,  and  he  appeared. — Pole  counted 
for  Wilham  Trussel  the  elder. — Grene.  Judgment  of 
the  count,  because  in  the  Original  the  name  is  "William 
Trussel,"  and  he  has  counted  for  "William  Trussel 
the  elder." — Sharshulle.  You  have  3'ourself  sued  this 
Scire  facias  which  is  warranted  by  the  roll,  and  that 
is  the  Original  of  the  Scire  facias,  with  which  it  is  quite 
in  agreement ;  therefore  see  whether  3'ou  will  answer. — 
Pole.  Inasmuch  as  he  will  not  answer,  and  the  charter 
is  conditional,  we  therefore  pray  that  the  charter  may 
lose  its  force,  and  that  the  body  be  taken. — Sharshulle. 
Take  him  into  custody. — Thorpe.  He  is  by  mainprise 
according  to  the  Statute,  and  that  is  until  the  plea 
be  pleaded  from  one  day  to  another,  and  until  judg- 
ment be  rendered,  wherefore  we  pray  that  he  may  be 
by  the  same  mainprise. — Sharshulle.  His  mainprise 
is  only  to  have  the  body  here  to-day  to  answer,  and 
when  he  has  appeared  the  mainprise  is  discharged ; 
and  so  it  is  when  one  surrenders  or  the  Exigent  has 
issued ;  but  it  is  otherwise  after  plea  pleaded,  when 
the  defendant  finds  mainprise ;  then  he  shall  be  by 
the  same  mainprise  until  judgment  be  rendered. — R. 
Thorpe.  I  will  fully  grant  that  to  be  the  case  if  this 
mainprise  had  been  at  common  law ;  but  look  at  the 
statute. — x\nd  afterwards,  after  inspection  of  the  statute. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


543 


No.  24. 

par  maynprise  destre  ore,  a  son  jour,  qe  vynt.^ — 
Pole  counta^  pur  William  Trussel  leigne.^ — Grcne. 
Jugement  de  count,  qar  loriginal  est  William  Trus- 
selle,  et  il  ad  counte  pur  William  Trusselle  leigne. 
— ScHAR.  Vous  avez  mesmes  suy  cest  Scire  facias 
qest  garraunti  de  rouUe  qest  original  del  garnise- 
ment,  et  a  quel  il  est  bien  acordaunt ;  par  quei 
veez  si  vous  voletz  ^  respoundre. — Pole.  Desicome  il 
ne  voet  pas  respoundre,  et  la^  chartre  est  condicion- 
elle,  par  quei  nous  prioms  qe  la  chartre  perde  sa 
force,  et  qe  le  corps  soit  pris. — Schar.  Pernez  garde 
de  luy. — Thorpe.  II  est^  par  meynprise  par  statut, 
et  cest  tanqe  le  plee  soit  plede  de  jour  en  autre 
tanqe  jugement  soif^  rendu,  par  quei  nous  prioms 
qil  puisse  estre^  par  meisme  la^  meynprise. — Schar. 
Sa  meynprise  nest  forqe  daver  le  corps  cy  a  ceo 
jour  a  respoundre,  et  quant  il  est  venuz  la  mein- 
prise  est  assouth  ^^ ;  et  issint  est  il  en  cas  quant 
homme  se  rende  ou  Exigende  est  issue ;  mes  autre 
est  apres  plee  plede,  quant  le  defendant  trove  meyn- 
prise ;  la  serra  il  par  mesme  la  meynprise  tanqe 
jugement  soif^  rendu. — R.  Tliorpe.  Jeo  grauntera 
bien  si  ceo  meynprise  fut  ^^  a  la  comune  ley ;  mes 
veez   lestatut. — Et    postea,    viso    statuto,   qe   parle   rien 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


1  The  appearance  "  in  crastino 
"  Purificationis  beatae  Marise"  is 
thus  stated  in  the  roll : — "  Et  modo 
"  veniunt  tarn  praedictus  Willelmus 
"  Trussel  per  Johannem  de  Soli- 
"  hulle  attornatum  suum  quam 
"  praedictus  Willelmus  atte  Welle 
"  in  propria  persona  sua." 

2  counta  is  omitted  from  L. 

^  In  the  record  the  declaration 
commences  "  idem  Willelmus 
"  Trussel  dicit,"  without  the  word 
"  senior,"  but  as  he  was  described 
as  Willelmus  Trussel  senior  in  the 
Scire  facias,  the  word  "idem" 
makes    him    "Willelmus    Trussel 


senior."  The  declaration  recites 
the  receipt  of  divers  sums  of 
Trussel's  money  by  Atte  Welle, 
through  the  hands  of  divers  persons, 
at  divers  places,  "ad  mercandizan- 
"  dum  et  proficuum  ipsius  Willelmi 
"  faciendum." 
^  L.,  voiellez. 

5  L.,  sa. 

6  L.,  nest. 

7  soit  is  omitted  from  L. 

9  estre  is  omitted  from  L. 

9  The     words    meisme     la    are 
omitted  from  L. 

10  L.,  assuthe. 

11  25,184,  soit. 


544  HILAEY    TERM 


No.   24. 


^^-  which  says  nothing  about  mainprise,  Willoughby  said  : 
Now  you  see  that  mainj^rise  is  only  by  favour. — 
Grciie,  We  pray  that  he  may  be  by  new  mainprise. 
— Willoughby.  On  what  plea  ought  we  to  enter  it  on 
the  roll  that  he  is  by  mainprise?  —  Shardelowe. 
Nothing  can  be  done  before  ^^lea  pleaded. — Willoughby. 
We  will  look  at  the  Original,  and  until  then  let  the 
body  remain  in  custody. — Blaykeston,  as  to  parcel, 
traversed  the  receii)t  in  certain  Counties,  and  as  to 
having  been  receiver  in  one  he  acknowledged  it,  but 
for  a  less  time  than  alleged  in  the  count,  and  said 
that  auditors  were  previously  assigned  him  by  the 
plaintiff,  before  whom  he  accounted,  and  was  found  to 
be  in  arrear,  and  he  was  committed  and  delivered  to 
Newgate,  wherefore  he  sued  an  Ex  imrte  in  the  Ex- 
chequer. And  the  plaintiff,  having  been  warned, 
appeared  and  2)roduced  rolls  and  tallies  by  which  the 
defendant  accounted  as  he  alleged.  And  the  defendant 
traversed  to  the  effect  that  these  were  not  the  same 
rolls  and  tallies  as  those  by  which  he  accounted,  upon 
which  issue  was  joined  between  them.  Process  was 
continued  until  W.  Trussel,  the  plaintiff,  acknowledged 
in  Court  that  the  defendant  had  made  satisfaction  to 
him  ;  wherefore  it  was  adjudged  that  he  should  pass 
quit.  Judgment  whether  he  can  have  an  action  in  re- 
spect of  this  receiving. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


545 


No.  24. 

de  maynprise,  Wilby.  Ore  veez  vous  qe  la  meyn-  ^.D. 
prise  nest  forqe  de  grace. — Grene}  Nous  prioms  qil 
puisse  ^  estre  par  novel  meynprise. — Wilby.  Sur 
quel  plee  le  duissoms  entrer  en  rouUe  qil  est  par 
meynprise  ? — Schard.  Homme  ne  le  put  nient  fere 
avant  plee  plede. — Wilby.  Nous^  verroms  loriginal, 
et  demoerge  le  corps  puis. — Blaik.,  quant  a  parcelle, 
en  ascuns  Countes  traversa  la  resceite,  et  quant  a 
ascun  resceite  il  conust  la  resceite  par  meyndre 
temps  qil  ne  counta,  et  dit  qautrefoitz  auditours  lui  [Fitz., 
furent  assignez  par  le  pleintif,  devant  queux  il  55.] 
acompta,  et  fut  en  arrere,  et  fut  comaunde  et  livere 
a  Neugate,  par  quel  il^  suyst  Ex  iMvte^  en  Les- 
cheter.^  Et  le  pleintif  garni  vynt,  et  mist  avant 
roules  et  tailes''  par  queux  il  acompta  a  ces  qil 
suppose.  Et  le  defendant  les  ^  traversa  qils  ne 
furent  pas  mesmes  les  roules  et  tallies  par  queux  il 
acompta,  sur  quei  issue  fut  joint  autre  eux.  Proces 
continue  tanqe  W.  Trusselle,  qest  pleintif,  conusast^ 
en  la  Court  qe  le  defendant  avoit  fet  son  gree ;  par 
quei  par  agarde  il  passa  quites.  Jugement  si  de 
cele   resceite   accion   puisse   avoir.^^ 


1  L.,  Gayne. 
2L.,  put. 

3  Nous  is  omitted  from  L. 
^  L.,  et  qil,  instead  of  par  quei 
il. 

5  25,184,  parte  talis. 

6  L.,  Lencheker. 

7  The  words  et  tailes  are  omitted 
from  25,184. 

8  L.,  le. 

^  L.,  conissat. 

^^  All  that  appears  on  the  roll 
after  the  declaration  "  in  Crastino 
"  Parificationis,"&c.,  is  the  follow- 
ing plea  : — "  Quo  ad  hoc  quod  prse- 
"  dictus  Willelmus  Trussel  sup- 
"  ponit  ipsum  Willelmum  atte 
"  Welle  esse  receptorem  denari- 
"  orum    ipsius    Willelmi  Trussel, 


scilicet  de  viginti  libris  apud 
Flore  in  prgedicto  Comitatu 
Northamtonias  per  manus  prai- 
dicti  Roberti,  et  etiam  de 
prgedictis  quindecim  libris,  sex 
solidis,  et  uno  obolo,  apud 
Laghtone  in  praedicto  Comitatu 
Sussexise  per  manus  praedicti 
Willelmi  de  Hathelshawe,  et  de 
praedictis  quinque  libris  apud 
Estbourne  in  eodem  comitatu 
Sussexiaa  per  manus  ejusdem 
Willelmi  de  Hathelshawe,  et  de 
quatuor  libris  apud  Draytone  in 
eodem  Comitatu  Sussexiae  per 
manus  ejusdem  Willelmi  de  Ha- 
thelshawe, et  de  quinquaginta  et 
duobus  solidis,  quinque  denariis, 
et  uno  obolo,  apud  Heyghyntone 


18141 


2  M 


546 


HILARY    TERM 


A.D. 
1343-4. 

AccDunt. 


No.  24. 

§  ^Yilliam   atte  Welle  was   outlawed    at   the   suit   of 
William   Trussel   on   a   writ   of  Account,  and  he  after- 


"  in  eodem  Comitatu  Sussexise, 
'•  per  manus  ejusdem  Willelmi  de 
"  Hathelshawe,  dicit  quod  ipse 
"  non  extitit  receptor  denariorum 
"  ipsius  Willelmi  Trussel  per 
"  manus  praedictorum  Roberti  et 
"  Willelmi  de  Hathelshawe  per 
"  tempus  praedictum  sicut  idem 
"  Willelmus  Trussel  versus  cum 
"  narravit.  Et  de  hoc  ponit  se 
"  super  patriam."  This  covers 
only  a  portion  of  the  receipts  men- 
tioned in  the  declaration. 

On  Ro  399  of  the  Placita  de 
Banco,  it  appears  that  issue  was 
joined  on  the  above  plea  on  the 
Octaves  of  the  Purification.  It 
also  appears  that  the  defendant 
further  pleaded  "  quo  ad  hoc  quod 
"  idem  Willelmus  Trussel  narrando 
"  dicit  quod  prasdictus  Willelmus 
"  atte  Welle  extitit  receptor  dena- 
"  riorum  ipsius  Willelmi  Trussel, 
"  scilicet  a  prgedicto  Festo  Paschffi 
"  anno  praedicti  domini  Regis  nunc 
"  duodecimo  usque  ad  praedictum 
"  Festum  Sancti  Michaelis  proximo 
"  sequens,  et  per  idem  tempus 
"  supponit  ipsum  recepisse  de 
"  denariis  ipsius  W^illelmi  Trussel, 
"  videlicet  apud  Laghtone  in  prae- 
"  dicto  Comitatu  Sussexiae,  quin- 
*'  decim  libras,  et  sex  solidos,  per 
"  manus  praedicti  Simonis  de 
"  Wyleghe,  et  apud  Estbourne  in 
"  eodem  Comitatu  Sussexiae  sex- 
"  decim  libras,  duodecim  solidos, 
"  et  sex  denarios,  per  manus  prae- 
"  dicti  Willelmi  le  Bedel,  idem 
"  Willelmus  atte  Welle  dicit  quod 
•'  ipse  fuit  Subescaetor  ipsius 
"  Willelmi  Trussel  in  Comitatibus 
"  Surreiffi  et  Sussexiae,  scilicet  a 
"  praedicto    Festo    Paschae    anno 


regni  praedicti  domini  Regis 
duodecimo  usque  quintumdeci- 
mum  diem  Augusti  proximo 
sequentem,  et  receptor  denari- 
oram  ipsius  Willelmi  Trussel 
ratione  oflScii  sui  Subescaetriae, 
et  per  idem  tempus  recepit  apud 
Laghtone  per  manus  praedicti 
Simonis  de  Wyleghe  decem  libras, 
decem  solidos,  et  decem  denarios, 
et  apud  Estbourne  per  manus 
praedicti  Willelmi  le  Bedel  sex- 
decim  libras,  duos  solidos,  et  duos 
denarios.  Et,  quo  ad  residuum 
denariorum  praedictorum  quod 
praedictus  Willelmus  Trussel  ei 
imponit  per  manus  praedictorum 
Simonis,  et  Willelmi  le  Bedel, 
recepisse  a  praedicto  quinto- 
decimo  die  Augusti  usque  ad 
praedictum  Festum  Sancti  Mi- 
chaelis proximo  sequens,  dicit 
quod  ipse  non  extitit  receptor 
denariorum  residui  illius,  prout 
prsedictus  Willelmus  Trussel  ei 
imponit."  Upon  this  also  issue 
was  joined. 

"  Et,  quo  ad  preedictas  decem 
'  libras,  decem  solidos,  et  decem 
'  denarios,  per  manus  prtedicti 
'  Simonis  de  Wyleghe,  et  sexdecim 
'  libras,  duos  solidos,  et  duos 
'  denarios,  per  manus  praedicti 
'  Willelmi  le  Bedel  perceptos,  dicit 
'  quod  prsedictus  Willelmus  Trus- 
'  sel  ipsum  Wiilelmum  atte  Welle 
'  de  receptione  ilia  onerari  [sic]  non 
'  debet,  quia  dicit  quod  quinto- 
'  decimo  die  Augusti  anno  praedicti 
'  domini  Regis  nunc  duodecimo, 
'  apud  Londonias,  in  parochia 
'  Sanctae  Katerinae  infra  Allegate, 
'  in  hospitio  ejusdem  Willelmi 
'  Trussel,     coram     Willelmo     de 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


547 


No.  24. 


§  William  1   atte   Welle    fuit 
en    brief    Dacompte,    ou    apres    il 


utlage 


se 


a    la   suyte   T., 
rendi,    et   avoit 


Kaythorpe,  et  Johanne  de  West- 
broke,  auditoribus  per  ipsum 
Willelmum  Trussel  assignatis 
ad  compotum  ipsius  Willelmi 
atte  Welle  audiendum  a  dicto 
Festo  Paschge  anno  prasdicti 
domini  Regis  duodecimo  usque 
preedictum  quintumdecimum 
diem  Augusti,  &c.,  de  tempore 
quo  fuit  Subescaetor  praedicti 
Willelmi  Trussel  in  praedictis 
Comitatibus  Surreias  et  Sussexias, 
et  receptor  denariorum  ipsius 
Willelmi  Trussel  computavit 
de  summis  praedictis  et  aliis, 
super  quo  quidem  compoto  prae- 
dicti auditores  ipsum  Willelmum 
atte  Welle  onerarunt  de  recepti- 
onibus  indebitis,  et  rationabilem 
compotum  suum  non  allocando, 
per  quod  iidem  auditores  pro 
arreragiis  suis  commiserunt 
ipsum  ad  gaolam  de  Neugate. 
Et  postea  idem  Willelmus  atte 
Welle,  sentiens  se  indebite 
gravari,  tulit  quoddam  breve 
quod  vocatur  Ex  parte  retornabile 
coram  Baronibus  de  Scaccario  in 
quindena  Sancti  Michaelis  anno 
praedicti  domini  Regis  tertio- 
decimo,  quo  die  praedictus  Willel- 
mus Trussel  venit,  et  protulit 
quosdam  rotulos  per  quos  dixit 
praedictum  Willelmum  atte  Welle 
computasse,  &c.  Et  praedictus 
Willelmus  atte  Welle  dixit  quod 
per  rotulos  illos  non  computavit. 
Et  de  hoc  posuit  se  super  patriam, 
et  praedictus  Willelmus  Trussel 
similiter,  Et  sic,  continuato  inde 
processu  inter  eos  usque  in 
Crastino  Purificationis  beatse 
Mariae  proximo  sequente,  quo  die 
praedictus  Willelmus  Trussel  per 


"  attornatum  suum  venit  et  cogno- 
"  vit  quod  satisf actum  fuit  ei  per 
"  praedictum  Willelmum  atte  Welle 
"  de  compoto  suo  prajdicto,  pro 
"  quo  quidem  compoto  commissus 
"  fuit  prisonae  praedictte,  et  quod 
"  nollet  ulterius  prosequi  versus 
"  eundem  Willelmum  atte  Welle  ; 
"  et  petit  judicium  si  de  summis 
"  illis  onerari  debeat." 

To  this  according  to  the  roll 
Trussel  replied  "  quod  per  hoc  de 
"  compoto  prsedicto  exonerari  non 
"  debet  in  hac  parte,  quia  dicit  quod 
"  idem  Willelmus  atte  Welle 
"  satisf ecit  ei  de  alio  tempore  quo 
"  fuit  receptor  denariorum  ipsius 
"  Willelmi  Trussel,  scilicet,  a  Festo 
"Sancti  Michaelis  anno  pr£edicti 
"  domini  Regis  undecimo  usque  ad 
"  Festum  Paschae  proximo  sequens, 
"  super  quo  compoto  idem  Willel- 
"  mus  atte  Welle  arrestatus  fuit  et 
"  tulit  dictum  breve  Ex  parte,  &c., 
"  absque  hoc  quod  idem  Willelmus 
"  atte  Welle  computavit  de  tempore 
"  praedicto,  scilicet,  a  Festo  Paschae 
*'  anno  regni  preedicti  domini  Regis 
"  nunc  duodecimo  usque  ad  Festum 
"  Sancti  Michaelis  proximo  sequens, 
"  sicut  praedictus  Willelmus  Trussel 
"  superius  versus  cum  narravit." 

Issue  was  joined  upon  this  and 
the  Venire  awarded. 

The  defendant  then  found  main- 
pernors. Nothing  further  appears 
except  adjournments. 

1  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 
the  Year  Books.  It  has,  however, 
been  ased  by  Fitzherbert  for  his 
Abridgment,  as  well  as  the  other 
report. 


A.D. 
1343-4. 

Acompte. 

[Fitz., 

Mainprise, 

17.] 


548  HILARY    TERM 


No.  24. 


-A-D.      wards    surrendered,    and    had    his    charter    of    pardon. 

1343-4. 

And  thereupon  he  sued  a  Scire  facias  to  warn  the 
plaintiff,  &c.,  returnable  now.  And  the  parties 
aj^peared.  And  William  Trussel  counted  against  the 
defendant  that  the  latter  was  his  receiver  of  his  monies 
in  divers  Counties. — Xotton.  He  has  counted  for  W. 
Trussel,  and  the  name  in  the  first  original  writ  which 
he  brought  is  Trusselle,  wherefore  judgment  of  the 
variance  between  the  count  and  the  writ. — Sharshulle. 
He  has  counted  in  accordance  with  joiiv  writ,  which 
is  your  suit,  and  it  does  not  lie  in  your  mouth  to  say  that 
your  suit  is  wrongly  taken ;  and  your  writ  is  in  accord- 
ance with  the  record  which  ought  to  warrant  the  writ. 
— Notion .  By  statute^  he  counted  on  his  first  original 
writ,  and  this  writ  ought  still  to  remain  the  original, 
wherefore  the  count  ought  to  be  maintainable  and 
warranted  by  that  writ. — Sharshulle.  Sir,  on  your 
exception  we  must  look  at  the  original.  In  the  mean- 
time you  must  remain  in  custody. — R.  Thorpe.  No, 
Sir.  He  has  found  mainprise  to  answer,  as  the  statute 
purports,  &c. — Willoughby.  He  has  found  mainprise 
to  appear  now  on  his  day  to  ansvrer  to  the  party, 
wherefore,  since  he  has  now  appeared,  his  mainjDernors 
are  discharged. — R.  Thorpe.  The  mainprise  is  for  the 
whole  of  the  plea ;  and  it  has  been  adjudged,  in  a  case 
in  which  one  who  sued  a  Scire  facias  did  not  appear 
to  answer,  that  he  should  lose  the  benefit  of  his 
charter  of  pardon,  and  he  was  held  to  be  outlawed  as 
before  obtaining  it,  because  the  charter  was  conditional 
upon  his  appearance,  &c. ;  consequently  when  he  is  on 
mainprise,  &c.,  the  intention  is  that  this  mainprise 
should  serve  him  for  the  whole  plea. — Sharshulle. 
That  does  not  follow,  because  while  an  original  is 
pending  one  will  find  mainprise  to  appear  on  his  day, 
and  if  he  then  appear  the  mainprise  is  discharged; 
and  as  soon  as  he  has  pleaded  he  will  find  mainprise 
to  appear  from  day  to  day ;  so  also  in  this  case  when 

i5Edw.  III.,c.  12. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  549 


No.  24. 


sa   chartre.     Et   sur   ceo   suist   le   Scire   facias    de   liiy      -^-i^- 

.  .  1343-4 

garnir,  &c.,  retournable  a  ore,  ou  les  parties  vmdrent. 
Et  William  counta  devers  luy  qil  fuit  soun  resceivour 
de  ses  deners  en  divers  Countees. — Nott,  II  a  counte 
pur  W.  Trussel,  et  le  prirner  original  qil  porta  voet 
Trusselle,  par  quel  jugement  de  la  variauncc  entre 
le  counte  et  le  brief. — Schar.  II  ad  counte  acordaunt 
a  vostre  brief  qest  vostre  suyte,  et  ne  gist  pas  en 
vostre  bouche  a  dire  qe  vostre  suyte  est  mespris ; 
et  vostre  brief  est  acordaunt  al  recorde  qe  devereit 
garrauntir  le  brief. — Nott.  Par  lestatut  il  counta  sur 
soun  primer  brief  original,  et  ceo  brief  deit  unqore 
demurer  original,  par  quel  de  eel  brief  il  covynt  qe 
le  counte  soit  meyntenable,  et  garraunti. — Schar. 
Sire,  a  vostre  challenge  il  nous  covynt  veer  loriginal. 
En  le  meen  temps  il  vous  covynt  demurer  en  garde. 
— R.  Thorpe.  Sire,  nanil.  II  ad  trove  meynprise  de 
respondre,  come  lestatut  voet,  &c. — Wylby.  II  ad 
trove  meynprise  de  vener  ore  a  soun  iour  de  re- 
spondre a  la  partie,  par  quei,  del  houre  qil  est  ore 
venuz,  sez  meynpernours  sount  deliverez. — R.  Thorpe. 
Cest  meynprise  pur  tut  le  plee ;  et  ceo  ad  este 
ajuge,  en  cas  qe  ceo  qe  suyst  un  Scire  facias  ne 
vint  pas  de  respondre,  qil  perde  benefice  de  la 
chartre,  et  fuit  tenuz  utlage  come  devant,  de  ceo 
qe  la  chartre  fuit  condicionel  donqes  sil  ne  vint, 
&c.  ;  i^er  consequens  quant  il  est  a  meynprise,  &c., 
il  voet  qe  eel  meynprise  ly  sert  pur  tut  le  plee. — 
Schar.  Non  sequitur,  qar  pendaunt  un  original 
homme  trovera  meynprise  destre  a  soun  jour,  et  sil 
viegne  adounqes  la  meynprise  est  delivers  ;  et  quant 
il  avera  plede  il  trovera  meynprise  qil  serra  de 
jour   en   jour,   &c.  ;    auxi   icy,   quant    il   suyt   le   Scire 


550  HILARY    TERM 


No.   24. 


itl?\     ^^  sued  the  Scire   facias   he   found   mamprise  to  keej) 
the  day  given  by  his  ^Y^it ;    therefore  if  he  comes  and 
j)leads  he  will  find  mainprise  anew,  and  therefore  you 
must  be  in  custody  until   you  have  pleaded. — And  the 
roll  was  read  as  to  his  mainprise,  and  it  purported  to 
be   until   this   day. — R.    Thorpe.     Look   at   the   statute 
and  you  will  find   the   nature   of   the   mainprise  to  be 
different. — Pole.     According   to   his    own   statement  he 
has  not  taken  his  suit  at   common   law,  nor  upon  our 
original,  so  that   the   fault   is   his  ;    wherefore  we  pray 
that  he  be    treated    as    one  who  is    out    of    the   law. — 
Sharshulle.     Since    this    suit    is    taken   in  accordance 
with  the  record,  and  you  have  to  count  in  accordance 
with  that,   you   can   demand   judgment   on  the  ground 
that    he    makes    no    answer. — Stonore.     Even    though 
the  original  were  in  one  form,  and  the  record  on  your 
suit  in  another,   it  would   only  be  necessary  to  amend 
the  record. — Sharshulle.     Sir,  upon  this  exception  we 
must  look  at   the   original  writ,    and   in  the  meantime 
we    commit   him    to  custody. — And  they  praj^ed  main- 
prise  for   him    until,    &c.,    because    he   was   an   officer 
of  Court.^ — And  he  could  not  have  it. — And  afterwards, 
on  another  day  he   pleaded,    and  denied  the  receiving, 
as  to  part,  and  as  to  part  he  pleaded  that  he  rendered 
an   account,   and  that   he  was   charged  with  the    same 
receiving,  and  thereupon  his  body  remained  in  custody. 
And    then    he    sued    an    Ex  parte    in    the   Exchequer 
where   the   rolls   were    then    produced,  which    he    said 
were  not  the  rolls  by  which  he  accounted.     And  u23on 
that  they  were   at   issue.     And    afterwards    they   came 
to   terms    so    that    one  who  was  William    Trussel's  at- 
torney   appeared    and    acknowledged    that    satisfaction 
had  been  made    to    him,  wherefore    the   defendant   de- 
parted quit ;  judgment  whether  he  can  have  an  action 
as  to  this   receiving. — Pole.     We  will  imparl. — Blayke- 
ston.     Now    we   pray   mainprise. — Hillary.     You    may 

1  As  shown  by  the  record  he  was  a  sub-escheator. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  551 


No.  24. 


facias   il   trova^   meynprise  de  garder  soun  jour  done    ,^;^\ 
par    soun     brief ;     donqes     sil    viegne     et     plede     il  ^ 
trovera    meynprise    autrefoith,    par    quei    tanqe^    vous 
avetz   plede   il   covynt    qe   vous    soiez    en    garde. — Et 
le   roule   de    sa   meynprise   fuit    lieu,    qe   voleit   destre 
a   cest   jour. — E.  Thorpe.     Eegardez    lestatut,    et   vous 
troverez    la    nature     de     la     meynprise    autre. — Pole. 
Par   son   dit   demene    il    iia    pas    pris    sa    suyte   a   la 
comune   ley   na   nostre   original,  issint   sa   defaut;  par 
quei   nous   prioms   qil    soit    fait    de    ly   come    de   ceo 
qest   hors   de   la  ley. — Schar.     Del  houre  qe  eel  suyte 
est   pris   acordaunt   al   record,   et   a   ceo   avetz  vous   a 
counter    acordaunt,    vous    poiez     demander    jugement 
de     ceo     qil     ne     respond     rienz. — Ston.^      Tout     fuit 
loriginal   tiel,    et   le   recorde   a   vostre    suite    autre,   ne 
serroit   forqe   damender   le,    &c. — Schar.     Sire,   sur  eel 
challenge   il   nous  covynt  veer,   et   en   le   meen  temps 
nous  ly  comandoms   en  la   garde. — Et  prierent  meyn- 
prise  pur    luy   taunqe,    &c.,    eo    qil    fuit   un   compaig- 
noun    de    Court. — Et    non    potuit    habere. — Et   puis    a 
un   autre  jour  il  pleda,   et  dedit  partie  de  la  resceite, 
et   quant    a    partie    il    pleda   qil    rendist   acompte,    et 
qil    fuit    charge    de    mesme    la    resceite,    et    sur    ceo 
soun    corps    demura    en   garde.      Et    puis    il    suyt   le 
Ex  parte  en  Lescheqer  ou  adounqes   les  roules  furent 
mys    avant,     queux     il     dit     qils     ne    furent    pas    les 
roules   par   queux   il   acompta.      Et    sur    ceo    furent   a 
issue.     Et   puis   ceo   ils   soy  acorderent   issint   qun   qe 
fuit    attourne  W.    Trusselle    vint    et    conust    qe   soun 
gree    fuit   fait,    par    quei   il   departy    quitez ;    jugement 
si  de  eel  receite  accion  puit  il  avoir,  &c. — Pole.     Nous 
enparleroms. — Blayk.     Ore   nous   prioms    meynprise. — 


1  MS.,  trovera. 

2  MS.,  et. 


3  MS.,  quant. 

4  MS.,  Setone. 


552  HILAEY    TERM 


No.  25. 


A.D.  still,  at  the  end  of  joiu  plea,  have  judgment  against 
you  to  account ;  wherefore,  &:c. — Afterwards  Mouhray 
said : — He  has  pleaded  as  to  a  suit  by  Ex  parte,  and 
that  upon  that  writ,  as  he  says,  they  were  at  issue  on 
the  question  whether  the  rolls  were  the  same,  and  so 
it  is  proved  that  there  was  no  answer  by  which  one 
could  be  apprised  v.iiether  he  then  accounted  in  respect 
of  the  same  sum  of  which  we  now  speak ;  wherefore  his 
plea  is  not  such  that  to  it,  &c. — Blaykeston.  And  will 
you  abide  judgment  upon  that  ? — Mouhrai/.  You  have 
admitted  the  receiving  as  to  part,  so  that  the  plea 
which  you  now  plead  will  be  saved  to  you  before  the 
auditors ;  therefore  we  pray  the  Account,  though  this 
plea  was  before  the  other. — Blaykeston.  Against  a  re- 
lease I  shall  not  be  put  to  account ;  and  now  my  plea 
is  to  the  same  effect. — Mouhray.  To  make  an  end  of 
the  matter  we  say  that  we  have  counted  as  to  receiv- 
ing from  Easter  in  the  12th  year  until  the  Feast  of 
St.  Michael,  and  he  has  acknowledged  that  he  was  our 
receiver  from  Easter  until  the  Feast  of  St.  Michael  in 
the  11th  year.  To  this  we  say  that  he  was  our  re- 
ceiver from  the  Feast  of  St.  Michael  in  the  11th  year 
until  the  Feast  of  Easter  next  following,  and  that  he 
did  not  previously  account  as  to  that  time  and  as  to 
the  rest  of  the  time  in  respect  of  which  we  have 
counted ;  ready,  &c. — And  the  other  side  said  the 
contrarv. 


Writ  of  (25.)   §  A   writ   of  Eight  was   heretofore   brought  in 

^^  ■  the  Hustings  of  London  against  William  Piker  el  and 
K.  his  wife.  The  -demandant  counted,  in  the  nature 
of  a  Formedon  in  the  descender,  of  a  gift  made  to 
his  grandfather,  and  made  the  descent  to  R.  his  brother. 
From  R.,  who  died  without  issue,  the  descent  was  to 
the  present  demandant  as   brother.     The  tenants  then 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


563 


No.  25. 

Hill.  Unqore  sur  fyn  de  vostre  plee  vous  poiez 
estre  ajugge  dacompter;  par  quel,  &c. — Puis  Mouhray. 
II  ad  plede  dun  suite  par  lex  imrte,  ou  sur  eel 
brief,  a  ceo  qil  dit,  ils  furent  a  issu  sur  ceo  qils 
furent  mesmes  les  roules,  et  issint  est  prove  qe 
nulle  fuit  respouns  par  quel  homme  puit  estre  apris 
sil  adounqes  [acompta]  de  mesme  la  somme  de  qel 
nous  parloms  ore ;  par  quei  soun  plee  nest  pas  tiel 
a  quei,  &c. — Blaik.  Et  sur  ceo  volez  demurer  en 
jugement  ? — Mouhray.  Vous  avetz  conu  la  resceite^ 
en  parcelle,  issint  qe  le  plee  qe  vous  pledez  ore 
vous  serra  sauve  devant  les  auditours ;  par  quei  nous 
prioms  lacompt,  mesqe^  ceo  plee  fuit  devant  lautre. 
—  [Blaik.^.  Encountre  un  relees  jeo  ne  serray  mye 
mys  dacompter  ;  ore  moun  plee  prove  mesme  leffecte. 
— Mouhray.  Pur  faire  fyn  nous  dioms  qe  nous  avoms 
counte^  de  resceites  entre  la  Pasche  Ian  xij  tanqe 
al  Fest  de  Seint  Michel,  et  il  ad  conu  estre  nostre 
receivour  de  la  dit  Pasqe  tanqe  al  Fest  de  Seint 
Michel  Ian  xj.  A  ceo  dioms  nous  qil  fuit  nostre 
resceivour  de  la  Fest  Seint  Michel  Ian  xj  tanqe  al 
Fest  de  Pasqe  prochein  ensuaunt,  et  a  eel  temps  il 
nacompta  autrefoitz  et  de  temps  qe  nous  avoms  ore 
counte  ;    prest,  &e. — Et  alii  e  contra."^ 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


(25.)  ^  §  Brief  de  Dreit  fut  autrefoith  porte  en  le  Dreit. 
Hustenges  de  Loundres  vers  William  PikereH  et  K. 
sa  femme.  Le  demandant  counta,  en  nature  de 
Formedone  en  descendre,  dun  doun  fet  a  son  aiel, 
et  fist  la  descente  tanqe  a  R.,  son  frere.  De  R.,  qe 
murust  saunz  issue  ^  descendi  a  lui,  come  a  frere,  qore 


1  MS.,  lacompte,  instead  of  la 
resceite. 

2  MS.,  mes. 

3  MS.,  acompte. 

<  As  to  the  form  in  which  issue 
was  really  joined  see  p.  545, 
note  10. 


5  From    L.,    and    25,184,    until 
otherwise  stated. 

6  The  marginal  note  is  from  L. 
alone. 

7  Pykerelle 

8  L.,  heir. 


554  HILARY    TERM 


No.   25. 


i^4?4  ^ll^g^d  that  R.,  the  demandant's  brother,  devised  the 
same  tenements  to  K.  his  wife,  who  is  now  the  wife 
of  WilKam,  against  whom  the  writ  is  brought,  to  hold 
to  her  and  her  heirs  for  ever,  and  according  to  the 
customs  of  the  City,  after  R.'s  death.  Because  a 
husband  cannot,  in  the  City,  devise  to  his  wife  a 
higher  estate  than  a  freehold,  the  wife  came  and  re- 
nounced the  fee  and  the  right,  and  prayed  execution 
as  to  the  freehold,  whereupon  proclamation  was  made, 
according  to  the  customs,  that  whosoever  would  put 
forward  his  claim  and  his  exception  against  the  testator 
should  ap23ear,  &c.  The  demandant  appeared  in  the 
Hustings  and  preferred  his  claim  that  the  will  should 
not  be  executed,  because  his  brother  had  only  a  term 
for  life,  which  claim  remains  of  record.  Therefore 
judgment  was  demanded  for  the  tenants  whether  the 
demandant  ought  to  be  answered  as  to  this  writ  sup- 
posing that  his  brother  was  seised  in  tail,  which  is 
contrary  to  his  claim  by  which  he  supposes  that  his 
brother  had  only  a  freehold,  which  latter  claim  remains 
of  record.  And  by  judgment,  notwithstanding  this 
exception,  they  were  put  to  answer  over.  Therefore 
they  alleged  the  devise  of  the  demandant's  brother,  as 
above,  by  which  a  reversion  is  saved  to  the  demandant, 
by  reason  of  which  he  is  bound  to  warrant.  And  they 
said  that  he  had  assets  by  descent  in  fee  simple  in 
London  and  Middlesex.  And  because  warranty  was 
not  expressly  included  in  the  devise,  they  awarded 
seisin  to  the  demandant.  Thereupon  "William  and  his 
wife  sued  a  writ  of  Error  before  Hillary,  Sharshulle, 
WiLLOUGHBY,  and  Kelshulle  at  St.  Martin's.  And  on 
the  garnishment,  after  the  Recorder,  with  the  Mayor, 
had  had  their  forty  days  to  consider  as  to  the  making 
of  the  record,  the  Recorder  made  the   record   by  word 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  565 


No.  25. 


demande.  Les  tenantz  adonqes  alleggerent  coment  .^:?\ 
K.,  frere  le  demandant,  devisa  mesmes  les  tenementz 
a  K.,  sa  femme,  qest  ore  ^  femme  W.,^  vers  qi  le 
bref,  &c.,  a  luy  et  ses  heirs  a  touz  jours,  et,  apres 
la  mort  E.,  solonc  les  usages  de  la  Cite.  Pur  ceo 
qe  le  baroun,  en  la  Cite,  ne  put  deviser  a  sa 
femme  plus  liaut  estat  qe  fraunktenement,  la  femme 
vynt,  et  renuncia  le  fee  et  le  dreit,  et  pria  execueion 
de  fraunktenement,  sur  quei  proclamacion  fet  par 
les  usages,  qe  qi  qe  vodreit  mettre  son  cleym  et 
son^  chalenge  sur  le  testatour  vendreit,  &c.  Le  de- 
mandant vynt*  en  le  Hustenges,  et  mist  son  cleym 
qe  le  testament  ne  serra  pas  execut,  pur  ceo  qe 
son  frere  navoit  qe  terme  de  vie,  quel  cleym  de- 
moert  de  recorde.  Par  quei  pur  les  tenantz  fut 
demande  jugement  si  a  cestuy  bref  supposaunt  qe 
son  frere  fut  seisi  par  taille,  qest  contrarie  a^  son 
cleym  par  quel  il  suppose  qil  navoit  qe  fraunktene- 
ment, quel  cleym  demoert  de  recorde,  il  devereit^ 
estre  respondu.  Et  par  agarde,  non  obstante  la 
chalenge,  ils  furent  mys  de  respoundre  outre.  Par 
quei  ils  alleggerent  la  devys  le  frere  le  demandant, 
ut  supra,  par  quel  reversion  est  salve  en  le  de- 
mandant, par  resoun  de  quel  il  est  tenuz  a  garrauntir. 
Et  disount  qil  ad  assetz  par  descente  en  fee  simple 
en  Loundres  et  Middelsexe.  Et,  pur  ceo  qen  le 
devys  garrauntie  ne  fut  pas  expressement  compris, 
il  agarda  seisine  al  demandant.*^  Sur  quei  W.  et 
sa  femme  suerunt  Errour  devant  Hill.,  Schar., 
Wylby.,^  et  Kels.,  a  Seynt  Martin.  Et,  al  garnise- 
ment,  le  Kecordour  ove  le  Meire,  apres  qil  avoint 
eu    lour     Quarentesme    daviser    de    fere    le    recorde, 


1  25,184,  uncore  la. 

2  W.  is  omitted  from  L. 

3  son  is  omitted  from  L. 

^  vynt  is  omitted  from  L. 
•5  L.,  de. 


6  25,184,  deyveit. 

7  The  words  al  demandant  are 
omitied  from  L. 

8  Wylby.  is  omitted  from  25,184. 


556  HILARY   TERM 


No.  25. 


itt?4  ^^  mouth  according  to  custom,  &c.,  which  record  was 
entered. — Notion  said,  on  another  day,  that  the  record 
was  not  complete. — Tliorpe.  When  the  Treasurer  and 
Chamberlains  [of  the  Exchequer]  send  a  record  by 
warrant,  if  the  record  be  imperfect,  they  shall  never 
amend  it  of  themselves,  but  in  virtue  of  a  writ  they 
can  ;  now  in  this  case  the  Recorder  has,  according  to 
the  custom,  recorded  by  his  mouth  at  his  peril,  and 
that  record  cannot  be  disallowed  nor  varied  from  that 
which  he  has  said  in  any  point,  and  it  is  entered,  and 
therefore  it  must  be  held  to  be  the  record  without 
this  that  there  can  be  anything  more  or  less. — Shars- 
HULLE.  Deliver  j^ourself ;  we  find  that  on  which  you 
take  the  exception  in  the  roll. — Thorpe  recited  the 
errors,  and  said  that  one  error  was  assigned  in  that 
they  did  not  put  the  demandant  to  answer  as  to  his 
claim  which  is  of  record,  which  was  contrarian t  to  a 
suit  and  action  of  Formedon,  in  which  case  they  ought 
to  have  adjudged,  on  such  an  exception  not  denied, 
that  the  demandant  should  take  nothing.  And  also 
when  the  tenant  alleged  that  the  demandant,  on  the 
devise  and  the  reversion  saved,  was  bound  to  warrant 
him,  and  that  the  demandant  had  assets  by  descent, 
the  Court  did  not  put  him  to  answer  whether  he  had 
assets  by  descent  or  not,  in  which  case  on  his  non- 
denial  the  Court  ought  to  have  adjudged  that  he 
should  take  nothing.  And  to  prove  the  first  point, 
suppose  tenant  in  tail  renders  by  fine,  and,  execution 
not  having  been  sued,  his  heir  enters,  against  whom 
a  Scire  facias  is  sued,  and  he  does  not  appear,  or  does 
appear  and  says  nothing  to  delay  execution,  where  he 
could  on  such  matter  prevent  execution  and  does  not 
do  so,  but  execution  is  awarded,  he  will  never  have 
an  action.     So  in  the   matter   before  us,  when  procla- 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


557 


No.  25. 

par^  bouche  le  Recordour  fist  le  recorde  par  usage, 
&c.,  quel  recorde  fut  entre. — Nottone  dit,  a  autre 
jour,  qe  le  recorde  ne  fut  pas  pleyn. — Thorpe.  Quant 
Tresorer  et  Chaumberleyns  maundent  recorde  par 
garraunt,  si  le  recorde  soit  trop  deminucie,^  jammes 
nel  amendrount  ils  deux  mesmes,  mes  par  brief  ils 
pount  ^ ;  ore  en  ceo  cas  le  Eecordour  par  usage  de 
sa  bouche  ad  recorde  a  son  peril,  qe  ne  put  estre 
desalowe^  ne  varie  de  ceo  qil  ad  dit  en  nul  poynt, 
et  cest  entre,  par  quel  il  covient  tener  ceo  pur  re- 
corde saunz  ceo  qautre  chose  ^  plus  ou  meins  purra 
estre. — Schar.  Deliverez  vous  ;  nous  trovoms  ceo  qe 
vous  chalangez  en  roulle. — Thorpe  rehercea  les  errours, 
et  dist  qe  errour  est  assigne  de  ceo  qils  ne  mis- 
trent  pas  le  demandant  a  respoundre  a  son  cleym 
qest  de  recorde,  quel  fut  contrariaunt  ^  a  suyte  et 
accion  de  Formedoun,  en  quel  cas  ils  dussent  aver 
agarde,  sur  tiel  chalenge  nient  dedit,  qe  le  demandant 
ust  pris  rien.  Et  auxi  quant  le  tenaunt  alleggea 
qe  le  demandant,  sur  la  devys  et  la  reversion  salve, 
luy  fut  tenuz  a  garrauntir,  et  qil  avoit  assetz  par 
descente.  Court  luy  mist  pas  a  respoundre  sil  avoit 
par  descente  ou  noun,  en  quel  cas  sur  nient  dedire 
Court  dust  '^  aver  agarde  qil  ust  pris  rien.  Et  pur 
prover  le  primer  poynt  jeo  pose  qe  tenant  en  taille 
rend  par  fyn,  execucion  nient  suy,  son  heir  entre, 
vers  qi  garnisement  est  suy,  il  ne  vynt  pas,  ou 
vynt  et  dit  rien^  pur  targer  execucion,  ou  il  purra 
sur  tiel  matere  destourber  lexecucion  et  ne  fet  pas, 
mes  execucion  est  agarde,  jammes  navera  accion.^ 
Sic  in  proposito,   quant   la   proclamacion   sur   la   devys 


AD 
1343-4. 


1  L.,  de. 

2  deminucie     is     omitted     from 
25,184. 

3  25,184,  poynt. 

4  L.,  desavowe. 

5  25,184,  ou  autrement,  instead 
of  chose. 


6  25,184,  continuant. 
■^  dust  is  omitted  from  L. 
8  rien  is  omitted  from  L. 
^  MSS.,  execucion. 


658  HILAKY   TERM 


No.  25. 


^•^-  mation  on  the  devise  was  made,  and  he  was  tenant, 
as  he  necessarily  must  have  been  until  execution  was 
had,  and  he  could  have  made  himself  a  party  to  pre- 
vent execution,  and  have  claimed  estate  tail  as  heir, 
and  did  not  do  so,  but  went  further  and  disclaimed 
inasmuch  as  he  said  that  his  ancestor  had  only  a  term 
for  life,  which  claim  was  contrary  to  an  estate  tail,  he 
ought  never,  according  to  law,  to  have  had  an  action 
any  more  than  upon  the  Scire  facias,  because  upon 
his  claim,  if  he  claimed  as  heir,  the  Court  would  have 
put  the  woman  to  plead  to  him. — Pole.  That  which 
you  say  about  the  claim  was  merely  a  supposition, 
and  was  not  pursued,  nor  was  judgment  rendered  upon 
it,  nor  could  we  then  have  been  party  to  the  demandant 
as  tenant,  because  according  to  the  custom  the  tene- 
ments will  be  in  the  hand  of  the  City  until  execution 
be  had  upon  the  devise  ;  and  the  supposition  was  not 
contrary  to  the  form,  because  it  is  not  inconsistent 
that  at  a  different  time  the  ancestor  held  in  tail,  and, 
when  he  died,  a  term  for  life ;  and,  moreover,  a 
supposition  will  not  oust  one  from  an  action,  and 
particularly  when  it  is  not  pursued. — Thorpe.  Your 
non-suit  shall  not  give  you  an  advantage. — Seton. 
Exception  is  not  to  be  taken  to  the  form  of  claim  any 
more  than  in  case  of  a  fine,  for  it  would  have  been 
sufficient  to  have  said  "I  prefer  my  claim,"  without 
saying  anything  more,  in  order  to  save  action  and 
right  on  a  future  occasion,  and  the  rest,  as  to  the 
manner  how,  is  without  prejudice ;  and  the  woman 
possibly  had  execution  two  years  afterwards,  so  that  I 
could  not  have  been  a  party  to  her,  nor  was  I  named 
in  Court  by  process  to  be  a  party,  so  that  although  I 
did  not  prevent  her  from  having  execution  that  will 
not  prejudice  me. — Sharshulle.  Certainly  by  your 
claim  you  expressly  suj^posed  the  reverse  of  an  estate 
tail,  and  claimed  by  another  course,  for  although  you 
did  not  say  on  your   claim   that   your  brother  held  in 


XVIII.    :ftDWARD   III. 


559 


No.  25. 

fut  fet,  [et  il  fut  tenaunt,  come  covendreit  qil  fut 
tanqe  execucion  fut  fet]/  et  soy  poait  aver  fet  partie 
en  destourbaunt  lexecucion,  et  aver  clame  taille  come 
heir,  et  ne  fist  pas,  mes  outrement  desclama  par 
tant  qil  dist  qe  son  auncestre  navoit  qe  terme  de 
vie,  quel  clamer  fut  contrarie  a  la  taille,  jammes 
par  ley  dust  il  aver  eu^  accion  plus  qen  le  Scire 
facias,  qar  sur  son  cleym,  sil  clama  come  heir, 
Court  ust  mys  la  femme  daver  plede  a  luy. — Pole. 
Ceo  qe  vous  parlez  de  cleym  ne  fut  forqe  sup- 
posaille,  et  ne  fut  pas  pursuy,  ne  jugement  sur  ceo 
rendu,  ne  com  tenant  a  donqes  ne  poams  aver  este 
partie  a  la  demandante,  pur  ceo  qe  par^  usage, 
tanqe  execucion  soit  fait  sur  la  devise,  les  tenements 
serront  en  la  mayn  la  Cite ;  et  la  supposaille  ne 
fut  pas  contrarie  a  la  fourme,  qar  a  divers  temps 
esta^  ensemble  qe  launcestre  avoit  par  taille,  et, 
quant  il  murust,  terme  de  vie  ;  et  supposaille  uncore 
nostera  pas  homme  daccion,  et  nomement  quant  ceo 
nest  pas  pursuy. — Thorpe.  Vostre  nounsuyte  ne  vous 
durra  pas  avantage. — Setone.  La  fourme  de  cleym 
nest  pas  a  chalenger  nient  plus  qen  cas  de  fyne, 
qar  il  ust  suffi  daver  dit  jeo  mette  mon  cleym, 
saunz  plus,  pur  salver  autrefoit  accion  et  dreit,  et 
le  remenant  de  la  manere  coment  ne  greve  pas  ;  et 
par  cas  la  femme  avoit  ^  deux  aunz  apres  execucion, 
issint  qe  jeo  ne  poai  aver  este  partie  a  lui,  ne  ne^  fu 
nome  en  Court  par  proces  destre  partie,  issint  qe  tut 
la  destourbay"^  jeo  pas  dexecucion  ceo  ne  moy  grevera 
pas. — ScHAR.  Certes  par  vostre  cleym  vous  suppos- 
astes  expressement  le  revers  de  la  taille,  et  clamastes 
par  autre  cours,  car  tut  ne  deistes  vous  pas  sur 
vostre    cleym    qe    vostre    frere    tynt    en   vostre   dreit, 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


1  The   words    between    brackets 
are  omitted  from  L. 

2  eu  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

3  par  is  omitted  from  L. 


*  L.,  estea. 

5  2c,  184,  navoit. 

^  ne  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

7  25,184,  destourboi. 


560  HILARY    TERM 


No.  25. 


A-D-      your    right,    it  was   so    understood,    because    otherwise 

1343-4      "^  o      '  ^  5 

you  preferred  your  claim  in  that  manner  in  vain.  Now 
speak  to  the  other  point. — Thorpe.  Another  error  is 
in  that  he  was  not  put  to  answer  whether  he  had 
assets  by  descent,  and  that  was  manifest  error,  inas- 
much as  the  reversion  was  saved  by  the  devise,  whereby 
he  was  bound  to  warrant  as  heir. — Pole.  I  shall  never 
be  put  to  answer  whether  I  have  assets  by  descent 
except  where  there  is  warranty  to  the  value,  and  he 
had  warranty  only  by  reason  of  the  reversion,  which 
it  was  at  my  pleasure  either  to  have  or  not,  because 
in  the  devise  there  is  no  clause  to  charge  with  war- 
ranty, and  it  was  also  alleged  in  the  record  that  by 
custom  a  devise  does  not  give  warranty. — Notion,  ad 
idem.  The  reversion  commenced  by  the  woman's  re- 
nunciation of  the  right,  which  will  not  give  him  the 
advantage  of  warranty. — Thorpe.  It  is  certain  that,  if 
the  woman  had  claimed  a  fee  by  the  devise,  her  estate 
would  have  been  wholty  forfeited,  and  the  whole  would 
have  rested  with  the  heir  by  descent ;  therefore,  when 
she  claimed  only  that  which  could  be  devised,  that  is 
to  say,  a  freehold,  the  right,  which  could  not  be  de- 
vised, necessarily  rested  by  descent  in  the  heir,  by 
reason  whereof  he  was  bound  to  warrant. — Sharshulle. 
What  you  say  is  true. — Afterwards  Sharshulle  recited 
the* matters,  and  said  that  there  was  error  in  the  one 
point  for  the  reasons  touched  above,  and  adjudged 
thai  those  who  lost  should  have  again  their  seisin,  and 
the  issues  accrued  in  the  meantime,  &c. — Afterwards 
a  writ  of  Error  was  sued  to  reverse  that  error. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


561 


No.  25. 

ceo  fut  entendu  issint,  qar  aiitrement  en  veyn  mistes 
vostre  ^  cleym  par  eel  manere.  Ore  parlez  a  lautre 
point. — Thorpe.  Autre  errour  de  ceo  qe  il  ne  fut 
pas  mys  de^  respoundre  sil  avoit  assetz  par  descente, 
quel  fut  errour  apert,  desicome  par  my  la  devys 
reversion  fut  salve,  par  quel  il  come  heir  fut  tenuz 
a  garrauntir. — Pole.  Jammes  ne  serra  mys  de  re- 
spoundre^ si  jay  par  descente  mes  la  ou  garrauntie 
est  de  value,  et  garrauntie  navoit  il  pas  mes  par 
cause  de  reversion,  quele  fut  a  ma  volunte  si  jeo 
le  vodray*  aver  ou  nynt,  qar  en  le  devys  nad  pas 
clause^  de  charger  de  garrauntie,^  et  par  usage  auxi 
fut  allegge  en  le  recorde  qe  le  devys  ne  doune  pas 
garrauntie. — Nottone,  ad  idem.'^  La  reversion  comencea 
par  le  renuncier^  de  droit  la  femme,  quel  ne  durra 
pas  a  lui  avantage  de  garrauntie. — Thorpe.  Certum^ 
est  si  la  femme  ust  clame  fee  par  le  devys,  son 
estat  de  tut  ust  este  forfet,  et  tut  ust^^  demure  en 
leir  par  descente ;  ergo,  quant  ele  clama  forqe  ceo 
qe  poait  estre  devise,  saver,  le  fraunctenement,  le 
droit  necessario,  qe  ne  put  estre  devise,  par  descente  ^^ 
demura  en  leir,  par  quele  il  fut  tenuz  a  garrauntir. 
— ScHAR.  Yous  dites  verite. — Puis  Schar.  rehercea, 
et  dit  qil  y  avoit  ^^  errour  en  lun  point  par  les 
resouns  tochez^^  supra,  et  agarda  qe  ceux  qe  per- 
dirent  reussent  lour  seisine  et  les  issues  en  le 
mene  temps,  &c. — Puis  Errour  est  suy  de  eel  errour 
reverser. 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


1  25,184,  vous. 

2  L.,  a. 

^  The  words  de  respoundre  are 
omitted  from  L. 

*  L.,  vodroi. 

5  L.,  cause. 

fi  The  words  de  garrauntie  are 
omitted  from  25,184. 


■^  The  words  ad  idem  are  omitted 
from  25,184. 
^  L.,  renyncier. 

9  L.,  certein. 

10  25,184,  ust  este. 

11  descente  is  omitted  from  L. 

12  L.,  ad. 

13  25,184,  tochaunz. 


18141 


2  N 


562  HILARY   TERM 


No.  25. 


A.D.  s  John   broupfht   his  writ   against  AHce   late  wife  of 

1343-4.         .  . 

-^        , '    Richard  P.  in  the  Guild-hall  of  London  in  the  manner  of 

bormeuon 

a  Formedon,  and  counted  of  a  gift  made  to  his  ancestor, 
that  is  to  say,  to  his  grandfather.  From  the  grand- 
father he  made  the  descent  to  G.,  as  to  son,  Szc. ;  from 
him  to  Eichard  as  to  son  and  heir  ;  from  Eichard  to 
the  demandant  as  to  brother  and  heir.  And  it  was 
pleaded  that  he  ought  not  to  be  answered  as  to  such 
a  writ,  because  the  same  person  through  whom  he 
claims  was  his  brother,  who  was  seised  of  the  same 
tenements,  and  in  his  will  demised  them  to  this  same 
Alice,  his  wife,  for  term  of  her  life,  upon  which  devise, 
after  his  death,  proclamation  was  made  in  the  City  for 
any  one  to  ajDpear  who  could  say  anything  wherefore  the 
will  should  not  be  executed,  &c. ;  whereupon,  on  a 
certain  day  this  same  John  appeared,  and  said  that 
execution  ought  not  to  be  had  on  such  a  devise,  be- 
cause this  Eichard  had  nothing  except  for  term  of  life, 
and  by  this  writ  the  demandant  claims  a  fee  tail 
through  him,  so  that  this  writ  supposes  the  contrary 
of  that  which  he  previously  claimed ;  judgment  whether 
he  ought  to  be  answered  as  to  this  writ.  Notwith- 
standing this,  he  was  put  to  answer  over,  and  it  was 
then  pleaded  that  Eichard  was  issue  in  tail  in  the  second 
generation,  and  that  alienation  by  him  was  not  re- 
strained by  statute  or  by  common  law  ;  judgment.  And 
this  was  not  allowed.  And  afterwards  it  was  pleaded 
that  this  Eichard,  his  brother,  whose  heir  he  is,  devised 
the  said  tenements  to  his  wife  for  the  term  of  her  life, 
the  reversion  being  to  Eichard  and  his  heirs,  by  force  of 
which  reversion  she  said  that,  if  she  were  impleaded 
by  a  stranger,  he  would  be  bound  to  warrant  her,  and 
that   he   had   assets   by  descent   in  such  a  place,  &c. ; 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


563 


No.  25. 

§  Johan^  porta  soun  brief  vers  [Alice  qe  fut  la  ,^'?^ 
femme]  ^  Richard  P.^  en  la  Gildhalle  de  Loundres  p^j-j^jg. 
en  la  manere  dun  Fourme  de  doun,  et  counta  dun  doun. 
doun  fait  a  soun  auncestre,  saver,  a  soun  aiel.  De  Qarralmie 
1}^  fist  la  descente  a  G.,  com  a  fits,  &c.^ ;  de  ly  a  23.] 
Eichard  come  a  fits  et  heir ;  de  Richard  a  ly  come 
a  frere  et  heir.  Et  plede  fuit  qil  ne  deit  a  tiel 
brief  estre  respondu,  qar  mesme  cely  par  qi  il 
cleyme  fuit  soun  frere,  le  qel  fuit  seisi  de  mesmes 
les  tenementz,  et  en  soun  testament  les  devisa  a 
mesme  cest  Alice  sa  femme  a  terme  de  vie,  sur  qel 
devys,  apres  sa  mort,  proclamacion  fuit  fait  deins 
la  Citee  si  nulle  savoit  rien  dire^  par  quel  le  testa- 
ment ne  serroit  execut,  &c.  ;  sur  quei  a  certein 
jour  mesme  eel  Johan  vint,  et  dit  qexecucion  sur 
tiel  devys  ne  deit  estre  fait,  qar  cely  Richard  navoit 
rienz  forqe  a  terme  de  vie,  et  par  ceo  brief  il  cleyme 
fee  taille  par  my  ly,  issint  cest  brief  [suppose]  le 
contrarie  de  ceo  qil  cleyma  devant ;  jugement  si  a 
cest  brief  deit  il  estre  respondu.  Hoc  non  obstante, 
il  fuit  mys  a  respondre  outre,  et  puis  plede  fuit 
qele  fuit  le  secunde  issue  en  la  taille,  qel  alienacion 
nest  pas  restreint  par  statut  ne  par  comune  ley ; 
jugement.  Et  non  allocatur.  Et  puis  plede  fuit  qe 
cely  Richard,  soun  frere,  qi  heir  il  est,  les  ditz 
tenementz  devisa  a  ly  a  terme  de  sa  vie,  la  reversion 
a  luy  et  a  ses  heirs,  par  force  de  qel  reversion  ele 
dit  qe  si  ele  fuit  enplede  dun  estraunge,  il  serroit 
tenuz  de  luy  garrauntir,  et   ad  assetz  par  descente  en 


1  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 
the  Year  Books.  It  has,  however, 
been  used  by  Fitzherbert  for  his 
Abridgment,  and  not  the  other 
report.  He  identifies  this  ease 
with  Y.B.,  Mich.,  13  Edw.  III.,  No. 
21. 


2  The  words  between  brackets 
are  not  in  the  MS.,  but  are  from 
Fitzherbert's  Abridgment. 

3  P.  is  from  Fitzherbert's  ^6rid<;- 
mejit. 

^  The  words  com  a  fits,  &c.,  are 
from  Fitzherbert's  Abridgment. 

The  words  rien  dire  are  from 
Fitzherbert's  Abridgment. 


564  HILARY    TERM 

No.   26. 

i4'?4  j^"i^^g^6n*  whether  he  can  have  an  action.  To  this  it 
was  pleaded  that,  since  she  did  not  deny  the  form, 
and  since  no  one  is  bound  to  warrant  by  reason  of  a 
devise  according  to  the  customs  of  London,  she  has 
thus  confessed  his  action,  and  as  to  her  statement  that 
he  has  assets  by  descent,  &c.,  no  law  puts  him  to 
answer,  wherefore  he  demanded  judgment  and  prayed 
seisin  of  the  land.  And  then  upon  this  plea  it  was 
pleaded  to  judgment,  and  it  was  adjudged  that  the  de- 
mandant should  recover,  &c. — And  afterwards  she  sued 
a  commission  to  Hillary,  Sharshulle,  Willoughby, 
and  Kelshulle  to  hear  the  errors  of  this  record  at 
St.  Martin's  le  Grand  ;  and  she  sued  another  writ  to 
the  Mayor  and  Sheriffs  to  cause  the  record  to  come, 
upon  which  they  had  their  forty  days  to  make  their 
record. — And  afterwards  the  Eecorder  recorded  by  word 
of  mouth,  according  to  Iheir  custom. — And  afterwards 
error  was  assigned  in  all  the  points  aforesaid. — And 
the  Judges  were  of  opinion  that  in  that  Eichard  was 
put  to  answer  over,  contrary  to  the  first  exception,  it 
was  an  error,  and  also  in  that  they  awarded  seisin  of 
the  land  contrary  to  the  third  exception  it  was  an 
error,  and  for  those  two  causes  the  Judges  reversed 
the  judgment,  and  awarded  to  the  party  the  issues 
accrued  in  the  meantime  since  the  judgment  was 
rendered,  &c. 

Continua-       (26.)  §  Stonore*     There  is   no   stress   to   be  laid  on 
^°"'  the   question   on  which   point   judgment  will   be  given 

in  this  case  for  the  plaintiff. — Seton.  The  deed  pur- 
ports that  we  shall  distrain,  and  detain  the  distress  as 
forfeited  for  non-payment,  and  nevertheless  that  we 
may  enter  upon  the  land,  so  that  by  reason  of  non- 
payment we  are  supposed  in  effect  to  have  to  the  value 
of  the  rent,  and  nevertheless  the  land,  and  we  have 
said  that  you  eloigned  the  distress,  wherefore  we  have 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


565 


No.  26. 

tiel  lieu,  &c. ;  jngement  si  accion  puit  il  aver.  A  ,^"?^ 
quei  fuit  plede  del  houre  qele  ne  dedit  pas  la 
fourme,  et  par  cause  de  devys  solonc  les  usages  de 
Loundres  nulle  homme  est  tenuz  de  garrauntir,  issint 
ad  ele  conu  saccion,  et  a  ceo  qil  dit  qil  avoit  assetz 
par  descente,  &c.,  nulle  ley  ne  ly  mette  a  respondre, 
par  quei  il  demanda  jugement,  et  pria  seisine  de 
terre.  Et  puis  sur  ceo  plee  fuit  plede  en  jugement, 
[et]  agarde  fuit  qe  le  demandant  recoverast,  &c. — 
Et  apres  il  suyst  une  commission  a  Hill.,  Schar., 
Wylby.,  et  Kels.,  doier  les  errours  de  eel  record  a 
Seint  Martin  le  Graunt ;  et  ele  suyt  autre  brief  as 
Maire  et  Vicountes  de  faire  vener,  &c.,  ou  ils 
avoient  lour  quarentien  de  faire  lour  recorde. — Et 
puis  le  Eecordour  recorda  par  bouche  solonc  lour 
usage. — Et  puis  assigne  fuit  errour  en  toutz  les 
pointz  avantditz. — Et  fuit  avys  a  eux  qe  de  ceo  qe 
fuit  mys  outre  encountre  la  primere  excepcion  qe 
ceo  fuit  un  errour,  et  auxi  encontre  le  terce  [ex- 
cepcion] ils  agarderent  seisine  de  terre  qe  ceo  fuit 
errour,  et  qe  par  ceux  ij  causes  ils  reverserent  le 
jugement,  et  agarderent  a  la  partie  les  issues  en  le 
meen   temps   puis   le   jugement   rendu,   &c. 

(26.)  ^  §  Ston.  Sur  quel  point  qomme  ajugera  en  liesiduum. 
ceo  cas  pur  le  pleintif  nest  pas  a  charger. — Setone. 
Le  fet  voet  qe  nous  destreindroms,  et  detendroms 
la  destresse  come  forfet  par  nounpayement,  et  ja  le 
meyns  qe  nous  purroms  entrer  la  terre,  issint  qe 
par  nounpayement  en  effecte  nous  dussoms  aver  a 
la  value  de  la  rente,  et  ja  le  meyns  ^  la  terre,  et 
avoms   dit  qe  vous   eloignastes^   la  destresse,  par  quei 


iFrom  L.,  and  25,184,  until 
otherwise  stated.  The  report 
appears  to  be  in  continuation  of 
Michaelmas  Term,  17  Edw.  III., 
No.  12  (the  Prior  of  Bermondsey 
V.  Mamoun,  p.  62),  the  record   of 


which  is  among  the  Placita  de 
Banco  of  that  Term,  R^  238  d. 

2  25,184,  jammes,  instead  of  ja 
le  meyns. 

^  L.,  enlonguastes. 


566  HILARY    TERM 


No.   26. 


A.D.  demanded  judgment,  and  again  do  so. — E.  Thorpe. 
The  rent  was  a  freehold,  \Yhich  ceased  by  reason  of 
the  entry,  and  that  was  through  the  fault  of  him  w^ho 
entered,  because  he  might  have  had  an  Assise,  and  if  he 
recovered  the  arrears  his  purpose  would  then  be  served 
entirely  with  regard  to  the  rent,  and  he  wouid  also 
have  the  land,  which  cannot  be,  because  the  entry  upon 
the  land  is  given  in  lieu  of  the  rent,  so  that  he  shall 
not  have  both. — Hillary.  Such  is  the  purport  of  your 
deed. — B.  Thorpe.  Where  is  the  deed  ? — W.  Thorpe. 
The  deed  which  was  previously  produced  is,  as  it  were, 
proved  by  the  record,  and  that  deed  is  admitted,  so 
that  there  is  no  necessity  that  it  should  be  produced 
now.  Besides,  this  debt  is  not  like  another  debt  arising 
on  obligation,  which  obligation  would  be  cancelled  by 
the  Court  if  the  plaintiff  recovered,  because  this  debt 
is  founded  on  contract  on  a  lease  of  land,  so  that  the 
specialty  is  shown  only  in  witness  of  the  contract 
which  is  now  admitted ;  wherefore  there  is  no  neces- 
sity that  it  should  be  produced. — R.  Thorpe.  Then 
we  take  the  record  to  witness  that  they  have  not  the 
deed,  and  we  demand  judgment,  inasmuch  as  they 
have  not  the  specialty,  which  is  the  proof  of  their 
action,  how  we  are  to  leave  the  Court. — Willoughby. 
Then  you  waive  your  first  plea. — R.  Thorpe.  We  de- 
mand judgment  on  the  plea  pleaded,  and  also  because 
they  have  not  now  the  specialty,  because  that  came 
entirely  from  themselves. — Sharshulle.  You  cannot 
in  any  manner  join  these  two  matters  together  to  put 
them  to  judgment,  because  the  Court  will  possibly 
adjudge  in  your  favour  on  one  point,  and  in  his  favour 
on  the   other   point,  which   cannot   be. — R.  Thorpe.     I 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


567 


No.  26. 

nous  avoms  demande  jugement,  et  uncore  fesoms. — 
R.  Thorpe.  La  rente  fut  fraunctenemant,  quel  cessa 
par  lentre,  et  ceo  fut  par  la  defaut  de  celuy  qe 
entra,  qar  il  put^  aver  eu  Lassise,  et  sil  recoverast 
les  arrerages  donqes  serreit  iP  servy^  de  la  rente 
enterement,  et  auxi  avereit  la  terre,  qe  ne  poet 
estre,  qar  lentrer  est  done  en  la  terre  en  lieu  de 
la  rente,  issint  qil  navera  pas  lun  et  lautre. — Hill. 
Tiel  est  vostre  fet. — R.  Thorpe,  Ou  est  le  fet  ? — 
—  [}V.  Thorpe.']^  Le  fet  ^  est  come  prove  par  recorde, 
qautrefoitz  fut  mys  avant,  quel  fet  est  conu,  issint 
qil  ne  bosoigne  pas  qil  soit  ore  moustre.  Ovesqe 
ceo,  nest  pas  semblable  a  autre  dette  qe  sourdreit 
sur  obligacion,  quele  obligacion  serreit  dampne  par 
Court  si  pleintif  recoverast,  qar  ceste  dette  est 
foundu  sur  contracte  sur  lees  de  terre,  issint  qe 
lespecialte  nest^  moustre  forqe  en  tesmoignaunce  del 
contracte  quele  est  meyntenant  conu  ;  par  quel  il  ne 
bosoigne  pas  qil  soit  moustre. — R.  Thorpe.  Donqes 
pernoms  recorde  qil  nount  pas  le  fet,  et  demandoms 
jugement,  desicome  ils  nount  pas  lespecialte,  qest 
prove  de  lour  accion,  coment  nous  devoms  departir. 
— WiLBY.  Donqes  weivez  vostre  primer  plee. — R. 
Thorpe.  Nous  demandoms  jugement  sur  le  plee  plede, 
et  auxi  de  ceo  qil  nount  pas  a  ore  lespecialte,  qar 
ceo  vynt  tuf^  deux  mesmes. — Schar.  Yous  ne  poez 
en  nulle  manere  joyndre  les  deux  ensemble  de  mettre 
en  jugement,  qar  par  cas  la  Court  ajuggera  sur  lun 
point  pur  vous,  et  sur  lautre  point  pur  lui,  qe  ne^ 
poet     estre. — R.     Thorpe.       Jeo     demande     jugement 


A.D. 

1343-4. 


1  25,184,  ils  pount,  instead  of  il 
put. 

2  il  is  omitted  from  L. 

3  L.,  seisi. 

^  The  words  W.  Thorpe  are 
omitted  from  the  MSS.  and  the  old 
editions,  but   it   is  clear  that  the 


words  which  follow  were  said  not 
by  R.  Thorpe  but  in  answer  to  his 
question. 

5  L.,  fee. 

6  L.,  ne  soit  pas. 

'  tut  is  omitted  from  L. 
8  25,184,  ceo  ne. 


568  HILAKY    TERM 


No.   26. 


^•^-      demand  judgment  on  both. — W.   Thorpe .     And  we  de- 
mand judgment  because  he  does  not  mamtam  his  first 
plea,    but   has  waived   it   inasmuch    as   he  now  abides 
judgment  on  the  other  point,  that  is  to  say,  because  the 
specialty  is  not  now  produced.     And  we  tell  you,  since 
the  specialty  is  admitted,  and  we  are  abiding  judgment 
in  law  on  a  matter  which  lies  in  law  and  not  in  fact, 
that    we    do    not    understand    that    it    is    necessary  to 
produce   the  deed,  but   that,   if   the  Court  so  wills,  we 
are   ready   to    produce   it ;    and   we   pray  to    have   the 
debt   and   our   damages. — And   on   the  morrow  Shars- 
HULLE    recited   the   pleadings,    and   said   that   the  first 
plea  was   waived,    and   that   the   parties   were   abiding 
judgment   whether    it   was    necessary    to    produce    the 
specialty  or   not. — R.  Thorpe.     We   take   your   records 
to  witness  that  we  never  waived  either  the  one  or  the 
other,  but  we  demanded  judgment  on  the  plea  pleaded, 
and    also    on    the    ground    that    the    specialty,    which 
should,  according  to  law,  always  be  ready  in  Court  for 
the  plaintiff,  was  not  then  produced.     And  I  say  that, 
although    a    party   cannot    abide    judgment    on    divers 
pleas  which  fall  under  the   head   of   fact,  nevertheless, 
in  respect   of   matters   as  to  which   he   could  have  ad- 
vantage by  plea  or  admission  of  his  adversary,  although 
the   matters   extend   to   different   effects,   he  will   have 
the    advantage. — Sharshulle.      That   would   be    extra- 
ordinary.— Stonore.      So    far    as    you    have    told    us, 
nothing  has  been  said  which   extinguishes  the  debt. — 
R.  Thorpe.     If  I  give  the  land  in  that  manner,  and  if 
the  rent  be  in  arrear,  the  tenant  has,  according  to  the 
condition,    to   pay  me    i>20,    and    if    the    rent   falls  in 
arrear  and  the  tenant   afterwards   pays   me  £20,  shall 
I    afterwards    have    the    arrears? — W.    Thorpe.      Yes, 
against  tenants. — Stonore.     In  the  case  in  which  you 
are  he  has,  by  his  entry,  the  land  for  the  rent  which 
is  to  become  due,  and  not  for  the   arrears ;    wherefore 
render  to  him  his  debt. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


569 


No.  26. 

sur  lun^  et  lautre. —  [IF.]  Thorpe.  Et  nous  juge- 
ment  desicome  il  ne  meynteynt  pas  son  primer 
p)lee,  einz  lad  weive  par  taunt  qil  demurt  ore  sur 
lautre  point,  saver,  qe  lespecialte  nest  pas  a  ore 
moustre.  Et  vous  dioms,  desicome  lespecialte  est 
conu,  et  sumes  en  jugement  de  ley  de  chose  qe 
chiet  en  ley,  hors  de  fet,  le  quel  fet  nous  entendoms 
qil  ne  bosoigne  pas  moustrer,^  et,  si  la  Court  voet, 
&c.,  prest  sumes  de  moustrer ;  et  prioms  la  dette 
et  nos^  damages. — Et  lendemeyn  Schar.  rehercea,  et 
dit  qe  le  primer  plee  fut  weyve,  et  qe  les  parties 
furent  demures  en  jugement  sil  bosoigne  de  moustrer 
lespecialte  ou  nient. — R.  Thorpe,  Nous  pernoms  voz 
recordez  qe  unqes  ne  weyvames  ne  lun  ne  lautre, 
mes  demandames^  jugement  sur  [le  plee  pledee,  et 
auxi  qe  lespecialte,  qe  tut  temps  serra  par  ley  prest 
en  Court  pur  le  pleintif,  adonqes]^  ne  fut  pas 
moustre.  Et  jeo  die,  coment  qe  par  tie  ne  put  de- 
murer sur  divers  plees  qe  checent^  en  fet,  nepurquant 
de  chose  dount  il  purra'^  aver  avantage  du  plee  ou 
conisaunce  ^  son  ^  adversarye,  tut  sestendent  ^^  les 
choses  a  divers  effectes,  il  avera  lavantage. — Schar. 
Ceo  serreit  merveille. — Ston.^^  Quanqe  vous  avez  ^^ 
dit,  rien  est  dit  qesteynt  la  dette. — R.  Thorpe.  Si 
jeo  doune  la  terre  par  la  manere,  et  si  la  rente 
soit  arere,  par  la  condicion  le  tenant  moy  paiera 
XX /i.  la  rente  est  arere  le  tenant  moy  paye  apres 
XX /i.  averai  jeo  apres  les  arerages  ? — [_W''\  Thorpe. 
Oil,  vers  tenantz. — Ston.  En  le  cas  ou  vous  estes 
il  ad  terre  par  son  entrer  pur  la  rente  qest  a  vener, 
et  noun  pas  pur  les  arerages ;  par  quel  rendez  sa  dette. 


A.D. 

1343-4. 


1  25,184,  del  un,  instead  of  sur 
lun. 

2  moustrer     is      omitted      from 
25,184. 

3  L.,  noun. 

*  L.,  demandoms. 
5  The    words    between   brackets 
are  omitted  from  L. 


6  25,184,  chiet. 

'  L.,  poet. 

8  L.,  conusaunce. 

^  son  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

10  L.,  sestent. 

11  L.,  Setone. 
1'^  averetz. 


570  HILARY    TERM 


No.  27. 


Note 


:^-^*  §   See  the   beginning   of   this   plea   for   the   Prior  of 

Bermondsey  in  Michaelmas  Term  last  past. — And  now 
R.  Thorpe  asked  where  was  the  deed  of  lease  which  the 
plaintiff  had  produced  the  pre^dous  Term  in  order  to 
maintain  the  action. — Pole,  The  deed  is  admitted  by  you 
inasmuch  as  you  have  been  abiding  judgment  on  another 
point ;  and  besides  it  has  been  taken  away,  and  there- 
fore there  is  no  necessity  to  produce  it. — R.  Thorpe. 
And  since  this  action  is  founded  on  a  specialty,  in 
which  case  it  is  necessary  to  have  the  specialty  always 
ready  until  judgment  be  rendered,  and  now  he  has  it 
not,  we  therefore  demand  judgment,  &c. — Sharshulle. 
Then  you  waive  the  other  point  on  which  you  have 
abode  judgment;  and,  besides,  the  action  is  not  founded 
only  on  an  obligation,  but  on  the  ground  of  tenements 
leased  for  term  of  life,  yielding  a  certain  rent  to  the 
lessor,  so  that  the  action  is  maintainable  without  a 
specialt3^ — R,  Thorpe.  I  do  not  waive  my  first  plea, 
because  I  shall  have  the  advantage  of  both,  since  both 
fall  under  the  head  of  law. — Willoughby.  But  if  we 
adjudge  that  he  cannot  recover  without  a  specialty,  we 
shall  have  to  adjudge  that  he  take  nothing,  and  in 
like  manner  on  your  behalf,  kc.  And  now  his  plea 
against  you  will  be  peremptory ;  wherefore,  if  you 
abide  judgment,  we  cannot  give  judgment  on  your 
first  plea. — Stonore.  We  do  not  see  anything  that 
you  have  said  in  this  plea  which  ousts  him  from  action 
in  respect  of  this 'debt;  and  therefore  the  Court  gives 
judgment  that  he  do  recover  his  debt,  and  his  damages 
assessed  by  the  Court,  also.  Sir,  and  that  you  be  in 
mercy. 

Fine.  (27.)   §  Reynold   acknowledges   the   tenements   to  be 

the    right    of    Nicholas    Stukele,    and    grants   that   the 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  571 


No.  27. 


§  Vide  ^  j97'mcy9W^n  istins  placiti  Michaelis  ultimo  ^•^■ 
del  Priour  de  Bermondeseye. — Et  ore  R.  Thorpe  de- 
manda  oue  le  fait  du  lees  fiiit,  qe  moustra  avant  [Fitz., 
lautre  terme  pur  niayntener  laccion. — Pole.  11  est  ^^^^^'  ^-l 
conu  de  vous  en  taunt  qe  vous  estez  demure  en 
jugement  sur  autre  point ;  et,  ovesqe  ceo,  il  est  en 
exille,  par  quei  il  ne  busoigne  pas  de  ly  mettre 
avaunt. — R.  Thorpe.  Et  del  houre  qe  eel  accion  est 
foundu  sur  especialte,  en  qel  cas  il  bossoigne  del 
aver  tout  temps  prest  tanqe  le  jugement  soit  rendu, 
et  ore  nel  ad  jDas,  par  quei  nous  demandoms  juge- 
ment, &c. — ScHAR.  Donqes  vous  weyvez  lautre  point 
sur  qel  vous  estes  demure  en  jugement ;  et,  ovesqe 
ceo,  laccion  nest  pas  foundu  sur  obligacion  soul, 
einz  par  cause  de  tenementz  lessez  pur  terme  de 
vie,  rendaunt  certeinz  rente  al  lessour,  issint  laccion 
meyntenable  saunz  especialte. — R.  Thorpe.  Jeo  ne 
wej^ve  par  moun  primer  plee,  qar  javerai  lavantage 
de  lun  et  de  lautre,  qar  toutz  chesent  en  ley. — 
Wylby.  Mes  si  nous  agarderoms  qil  ne  recovere 
saunz  especialte,  nous  agarderoms  qil  ne  preigne 
rienz,  &c.,  et  auxi  de  vostre  part,  &c.  Et  ore  il 
serra  a  peremptorie  devers  vous ;  par  quei,  si  vous 
demurez,  nous  ne  pooms  pas  ajuger  sur  vostre 
primer  plee. — Ston.  Nous  ne  veioms  rien  qe  vous 
avetz  dit  en  ceo  plee  qe  ly  ouste  daccion  de  cest 
dette ;  par  quei  agarde  la  Court  qil  recovere  sa 
dette,  et  ses  damages  taxis  par  la  Court  auxi.  Sire, 
et   vous   en   la   mercye. 

(27.)^  §  Reynaud^    conust    les    tenements    estre    \q  Finis, 
dreit   Nichol    Stukele,   et   graunt  qe   mesmes  les  tene- 

1  This  report  of  the  case  is  from  2  From    L.,    and    25,184,    until 

Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 
the  Year  Books.  It  may,  however, 
have  been  used  by  Fitzherbert  for 
his  Abridgment. 


otherwise  stated. 
3  L.,  Keynad. 


572 


HILARY    TERM 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


Fine. 


No.   28. 

same  tenements,  which  one  A.  holds  for  Reynold's  life, 
at  a  rent  of  30s.  for  the  first  six  years,  and  of  £20 
after  the  term  of  six  years,  and  which  after  Reynold's 
death  are  to  revert  to  Reynold's  right  heirs,  shall  re- 
main to  N.  together  with  the  rent. — Stoiiford.  Take 
out  the  rent,  and  take  the  fine  as  to  the  rest. — And 
afterwards,  on  good  consideration  by  the  Court,  the 
fine  was  made  in  that  form. 

§  Grene  came  to  the  bar  and  would  have  drawn  the 
concord  of  a  fine  in  this  form  : — A.  acknowledges  the 
tenements  included  in  the  writ  to  be  the  right  of  B., 
and  grants  that  certain  tenements  which  one  J.  holds 
of  him  for  the  term  of  A.'s  life,  paying  a  rent  to  him 
of  40s.  7^6'/'  annum  for  the  first  ten  years,  and  of  i^40 
per  annum  after  the  said  ten  years  are  passed,  and 
which  after  the  death  of  A.  are  to  revert  to  his  heirs, 
shall  remain  to  B.  and  his  heirs  for  ever  together 
with  the  rent  aforesaid  for  the  whole  of  A.'s  life. — 
Sharshulle.  We  will  not  admit  the  fine  in  respect  of 
the  rent,  because  the  writ  of  Covenant  mentions  only 
the  tenements,  and  it  is  not  consistent  to  mention  the 
rent  in  the  fine,  because  by  the  grant  of  the  reversion, 
and  by  attornment  of  the  tenant,  the  rent  passes 
though  it  may  not  be  expressly  mentioned  in  the  fine. 
— Therefore  the  fine  was  admitted,  the  rent  being  left 
out. 


Sequatur        (28.)   §  Note  that  where  a  Sheriff  returns  '' Mandavi 
^"^.    ,       Ballivo  Libertatis,  qui  nihil  indc  fecit''  the  demandant 

periculo.  '    -^  1 

cannot,    in    case    of    voucher,    have    a    hequatur    suo 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  573 


No.  28. 


ments,  queux  un  A.  tient  a  la  vie  R.  rendaunt,  ,.f;P^ 
les  primers  vj  aunz  xxx^s.,  et,  apres  le  terme  de 
vj  aunz,  xxli.,  et  qe  apres  le  decees  R.^  as  ^  heirs 
Raynaud^  devereit  revertir,  remeignent  a  N.  ensemble- 
ment  ove  la  rente. — Stouff}  Oustes  la  rente,  et 
pernez  la  fyn  del  remenant. — Et  puis  par  bon  avys 
de   la   Court  ^  issint   est   fait. 

§  Grene  ^  vint  al  barre,  et  voleit  avoir  tret  un  ^y."- 
pees  en  ceste  fourme,  qe  A.  conust  les  tenementz  Fynes.i^.l 
contenuz  en  le  brief  estre  le  dreit  B.,  et  graunt  qe 
certeinz  tenementz,  queux  un  J.  tyent  de  ly  a  terme 
de  la  vie  un  A.,  rendaunt  a  ly  pur  les  primers  x 
aunz  xls.  par  an,  et  apres  les  ditz  aunz  passez 
^  rendaunt  chescun  an  xl  livers,  et  les  queux  apres 
le  decees  A.  a  ses  heirs  deyvent  revertir,  remeyn- 
dreint  a  B.  et  ses  heirs  a  toutz  jours  ensemblement 
ove  la  rente  avant  dit  pur  tout  la  vie  A. — Schar. 
Nous  ne  voloms  pas  resceivere  la  fyn  de  la  rente, 
qar  le  brief  de  Couvenant  ne  parle  forqe  des  tene- 
mentz, et  il  nestut  ja  de  parler  de  la  rente  en  la 
fin,  qar  par  le  graunte  del  revertir,  et  par  attourne- 
ment  de  tenant,  la  rente  passa  tut  ne  soit  il  mote 
en  la  fyn. — Par  quei  la  fyn  fuit  resceu  entrelessaunt 
la   rente,    &c. 


(28.)  "^  §  Nota,  ou  Vicounte^  retourna  Mandavi  Sequatur 
Ballivo  Libertatis,  qui  nihil  inde  fecit,  le  demandant  pmowZo.e 
ne    poet    aver,    en    cas^^   de^^   voucher,   Sequatur  suo 

1  L.,  XX.  I   the  Year  Books.     It  has,  however, 

3  L.,  Keynald.  I  been  used  by  Fitzherbert  for  his 

3  25,184,  a  les.  Abridgment,    and    not    the    other 


*  L.,  Stof.  The  name  should 
probably  be  that  of  one  of  the 
Judges. 

5  The  words  de  la  Court  are 
omitted  from  L. 

^  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  c^d  editions  of 


report. 

7  From  L.,  and  25,184. 

8  The    marginal    note    is    from 
25,184  alone.     In  L.  it  is  Nota. 

9  L.,  Viscount. 

10  2i;,184,  ceo  cas. 

11  de  is  omitted  from  25,184. 


574  HILARY    TERM 


Nos.  29-31. 


A.D.      perinilo,  because  there  has  been  no  fault  in  the  tenant. 
Therefore  a  Non  omittas  issues. 

Note.  ^29.)   §  Note  that,  where  the  Snmmoneas  ad  waranti- 

zaudum  has  not  been  served,  the  vouchee  is  not  ad- 
mitted to  warrant.  It  would  be  otherwise  on  the 
Sequatur  sua  pericido,  or  on  the  first  day,  when  he  has 
been  vouched. 

Note,  (30.)   §  Note   that   an   essoin   on  the   King's   service 

for  one  who  was  prayed  in  aid  was  quashed. 

'5^*';^  §  On  a  Scire  facias  the  defendant  cast  an  essoin  on 

the  King's  ser^^ce,  and  the  essoin  was  quashed  by 
judgment,  because  upon  such  writs  no  essoin  for  the 
purpose  of  delay,  &c.,  lies. — But  see  Trinity  Term  in 
the  fourth  year,^  where  such  an  essoin  was  allowed  in 
Attaint  after  appearance,  notwithstanding  the  Statute.^ 
— But  they  say  that  this  statute  is  not  to  hold  good 
except  in  the  case  of  a  common  essoin. — Qucere. 

Formedon      (31 )   §  Formedon    in    the   reverter   on    a   gift   made 

reverter,    hy    the    demandant's    grandfather. — Grene,    for    Hugh 

Makerel,  the  tenant,  said  : — You   cannot   demand  any- 

1  Y.B.,  Tiin  ,  4  Edw.  III.,  No.  20.    j       ^  3  Edw.  I.  (Westm.  1)  c.  42. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


575 


Nos.  29-31. 

pei'iculo,    pur    ceo    qil    ny    avoit    pas    defaut    en    le 
tenant.     Par   quel   Non   omittas   issit. 

(29.)  ^  §  Nota    qe    le   vouche,    on   le   Summoneas  ad 

icarantizandum    nest    pas    servy,    nest    pas    resceu  de 

garrauntir.     Secus^   csset   al   Sequatiir   sua  pericido,  ou 
al   primer   jour,    quant   il   est   vouche. 

(30.)  ^  §  Nota  essone  de  service  le  Roy  quasse 
pur   celui   qest   prie   en   eide. 

§  En*  un  Scire  facias  le  defendant  fit  essone  de 
service  le  Boy,  et  lessone  quasse  par  agarde,  pur 
ceo  qen  tiels  briefs  nulle  essone  pur  delaier,  &c., 
ne  gist. — Sed  vide  Trinitatis  iiij  ou  tiel  essone  fuit 
allowe  en  Atteint  apres  apparaunce,  non  obstante 
statuto. — Mes  ils  dient  qe  eel  estatut  nest  attendre 
forqe   en   comune   essone. — Queer e. 

(31.)  ^  §  Reverti  dun  doun  fet  par  le  aiel  le  de- 
mandant.— Grene,  pur  Hughe  Makerelle,  tenant : — 
Vous   ne   poez   rien   demander,    qar    nous   vous   dioms 


A.D. 

1343-4. 


Nota. 


Nota. 


Scire 

facias. 

'[Fitz., 

Essone, 

168.] 


Forme- 

doun^ 

reverti. 


iFromL.,  and  25,184. 

2  25,184,  Cecus. 

3  From  L.,  and  25,184,  until 
otherwise  stated. 

4  This  report  is  from  Harl.  (No. 
2)  alone,  and  has  not  been  printed 
in  the  old  editions  of  the  Year 
Books.  It  has,  however,  been  used 
by  Fitzherbert  for  his  Abridgment. 
It  may,  perhaps,  be  doubted 
whether  this  is  the  same  case  as 
No.  30  of  the  old  editions. 

5  From  L.,  and  25,184,  until 
otherwise  stated,  but  corrected  by 
the  record,  Placita  de  Banco,  Hil., 
18  Edw.  III.,  Ro  337.  It  there 
appears  that  the  action  was  brought 
by  John  son  of  William  de 
Metheryngham  against  Hugh 
Makerel  of  Leadenham  in  respect 
of  one    messuage,    one  mill,    one 


carucate  of  land,  and  20  acres  of 
meadow  in  Long  Leadenham  (Lin- 
colnshire). According  to  the  count 
Robert  de  Metheryngham,  the 
demandant's  grandfather,  gave  the 
tenements  to  Thomas  Makerel  and 
Avice  his  wife  in  special  tail, 
*'  et,  quia  praedicti  Thomas  et 
"  Avicia  obierunt  sine  herede  de 
"  corporibus  ipsorum  Thomae  et 
•''  Avicise  exeunte,  revertebatur 
"  jus,  &c.,  prsedicto  Roberto  ut 
"  donatori,  &c.  Et  de  ipso  Roberto 
"  descendit  jus,  &c.,  cuidam  Will- 
"  elmo  ut  filio  et  heredi,  &c.,  et  de 

"  ipso    Willelmo isti   Jo- 

"  hanni  qui  nunc  petit  ut  filio  et 
"  heredi,"  &c. 

^  Formedoun    is    omitted    from 
25,184. 


576 


HILARY    TERM 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


No.  31. 

thing,  because  we  tell  3^011  that  one  A.^  was  seised  of 
the  tenements  and  enfeoffed  W.-^  your  grandfather,  on 
whose  seisin  you  demand,  and  K.^  his  wife,  to  hold  to 
them  and  to  their  heirs,  which  W.^  gave  to  the  same 
persons  to  whom  you  suppose  the  gift  to  have  been 
made  in  tail  (and  we  tell  you  that  we  do  not  admit 
the  gift  to  have  been  made  in  that  manner),  against 
whom  K./  after  the  death  of  W.^  her  husband,  brought 
a  Qui  in  vita ;  and  they  vouched  this  same  person  who 
is  now  demandant,  as  son  and  heir  of  W.,  and  who 
was  then  under  age,  wherefore  in  accordance  with  the 
Statute  Expectet  emptor,^  &c.,  it  was  adjudged  that  the 
demandant  should  recover,  and  she  then  by  her  title 
claimed  the  tenements  as  her  right  by  virtue  of  the 
conveyance  made  to  her  husband  and  her,  as  above  ; 
and  this  K.^  by  virtue  of  the  recovery  was  seised  and 
enfeoffed  P.  by  this  deed,  which  P.  by  this  deed  en- 
feoffed us ;  so  we  have  the  estate  of  K.-^  who  recovered 
in  that  manner,  which  K.  was  your  grandmother, 
whose  heir  you  are  ;  judgment  whether  an  action,  &c. 
— And  the  deeds  of  feoffment  included  warranty,  which 


1  For  the  real  names  see  p.  577, 
note  5. 


•^  13  Edw.  I.  (Westm.  2),  c.  40. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


57'7 


No.  31. 

qun  A.  fut  seisi  de  mesmes  les  tenements,  qe  feffa 
W.  vostre  aiel,  de  qi  seisine  vous  demandez,  et  K. 
sa  femme,  a  eux  et  a  lour  heirs,  quel  W.  dona  a 
mesmes  ces  qe  vous  supposez  le  doun  estre  fait  en 
taille  (et  vous  dioms  qe  nous  ne  conissoms  pas  le 
doun  estre  fait  en  ^  la  manere)  vers  queux  K.,  apres 
la  mort  W.  son  baroun  porta  Cut  in  vita ;  et  ^ 
voucherent  mesme  celuy  qest  demandant  ore,  come 
fitz  et  heir  W.  qe  fut  deinz  age,  par  quei  par 
estatut  Expectet  emptor,  &c.,  fut  agarde  qe  la  de- 
mandante  recoverast,  la  quele  par  son  title  a  donqes 
clama  come  son  droit  de  lees  fait  a  son  baroun  et 
lui,  ut  supra ;  la  quele  K.,  par  le  recoverir  fut  seisi, 
et  feffa,  par  ceo^  fet.  P.,*  quel  P.,  par  ceo  fait,  nous 
fefifa ;  issint  avoms  lestat  K.  qe  recoveri  par  la 
manere,  quel  K.  fut  vostre  aiel,  qi  heir  vous  estez ; 
jugement   si    accion,    &c.^ — Et    les    fetes    de    feffement 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


^  par. 
2L.,  qe. 

3  L.,  son. 

4  P.  is  omitted  from  L. 

5  The  plea  was,  according  to  the 
record,  "  quod  praedicta  tenementa 
"  in  visu  posita  non  sunt  nisi 
"  unum  mesuagium,  unum  molen- 
"  dinum,  et  una  carucata  terras 
"  tantum,  et  dicit  quod  praedictus 
"  Johannes  nihil  juris  clamare 
"  potest  in  eisdem,  quia  dicit  quod 
"  quidam  Johannes  de  Oxtone 
"  seisitus  fuit  de  eisdem  tenementis 
"  in  dominico  suo  ut  de  feodo,  qui 
"  tenementa  ilia  dedit  praedicto 
"  Koberto  de  Metheryngham  et 
"  cuidam  Margerise  uxori  ejus 
"  tenenda  sibi  et  heredibus  suis  in 
"  perpetuum.  Et  postea  idem 
"  Eobertus  eadem  tenementa  alien- 
"  avit.  Et  dicit  quod  praedicta 
"  Margeria  supervixit  ipsum  Ro- 
"  bertum,  post  cujus  mortem  ipsa 
"  alias  in  Curia  Regis  hie 


petiit  praedicta  tene- 
menta versus  praedictos  Thomam 
Makerelle  et  Aviciam  uxorem 
ejus,  ut  jus  suum  de  dono  prae- 
dicti  Johannis  de  Oxtone,  qui 
ipsam  Margeriam  et  praefatum 
Robertum  quondam  virum  suum 
inde  feoffavit,  et  in  quae  iidem 
Thomas  et  Avicia  non  habuerunt 
ingressum  nisi  per  prgedictum 
Robertum  quondam  virum  ipsius 
Margeriae  qui  ilia  eis  dimisit,  cui 
ipsa  in  vita  sua  contradicere  non 
potuit,  &c.  Ad  quod  breve  prae- 
dicti  Thomas  et  Avicia  venerunt 
in  eadem  Curia  Regis  et  dixerunt 
quod  tenementa  dudum  fuerunt 
in  seisina  praedicti  Robert!  quon- 
dam viri,  &c.,  qui  tenementa 
ilia  dedit  praefatae  Aviciae  filiae 
su£B  tenenda  sibi  et  heredibus  de 
corpore  suo  exeuntibus,  et,  si 
contingeret  quod  eadem  Avicia 
obiisset  sine  herede  de  corpore 
suo  exeunte,  tunc  tenementa  ilia, 


18141 


2  o 


578  HILARY   TERM 


No.   81. 


^•P'  extended  to  the  assigns. — E.  Thorpe.  He  pleads  in  bar  a 
judgment,  and  also  a  deed  of  our  ancestor,  which  in- 
cludes warranty  ;  to  which  will  he  hold  ? — Sharshulle. 
He  concludes  on  the  recovery  higher  up  alone. — Grene. 
We  do  not  waive  any  part  of  our  plea. — Sharshulle. 
Answer  as  to  the  recovery  higher  up. — Gaynesford. 
We  do  not  admit  that  K.  who  recovered  was  our  an- 
cestor ;  but  we  tell  you  that  K.  had  only  a  term  for 
life ;  so  her  recovery  cannot  operate  in  defeasance  of 
the  entail,  except  for  her  life,  and  now  she  is  dead  ; 
so  the  right  is  in  us  ;  judgment,  and  we  pray  seisin. 
— Grene.  You  shall  not  be  admitted  to  that,  contrary 
to  the  recovery  and  to  the  matter  supposed  by  your 
ancestor,  which  is  contradictory  to  the  averment  that 
you  tender.  And  we  demand  judgment,  since  this 
supposition    of   hers  was   confirmed   by  judgment,  and 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


•   579 


No.  31. 

compristrent  garrauntie,  [et  sestendirent  as  assignes. 
— R.  Thorpe.  II  plede  par  jugement  en  barre,  et 
auxint  par  feet  nostre  auncestre,  qe  comprent  gar- 
rauntie]^; a  quel  se  voet  il  ^  tener?  —  Schar.  II 
conclude  tut  sur  le  recoverir^  de*  plus  haut. — Grene. 
Nous  weyvoms  rien  de  nostre  plee. — Schar.  Re- 
sponez^  al  recoverir  de  plus  haut. — Gayn,  Nous 
conissoms  pas  qe  K.,  qe  recover!  fut  nostre  auncestre; 
mes  vous  dioms  qe  K.  navoit  qe  terme  de  vie ; 
issint  son  recoverir  ne  put  estre  en  defessaunce  de 
la  taille,  forqe  pur  sa  vie,  la  quel  est  mort ;  issint 
le  dreit  en  nous ;  jugement,  et  prioms  seisine. — 
Grene.  A  ceo  ne  serrez  resceu  countre  le  recoverir 
et  chose  suppose^  par  vostre  auncestre,  qest  a"^  con- 
trarie  del  averement  qe  vous  tendez.  Et  demandoms 
jugement    desicome    cele    supposaille    fut    afferme    par 


A.D. 

1343-4. 


cum  pertinentiis,  ad  heredes 
ipsius  Robert!  quiete  reverteren- 
tur,  et  obligasset  se  et  heredes 
suos  ad  warantiam.  Et  protu- 
lerunt  in  Curia  quandam  chartam 
sub  nomine  prsedicti  Roberti 
qu8B  hoc  testabatur.  Et  in  forma 
ilia  vocaverunt  inde  ad  warantum 
proedictum  Johannem  filium 
Willelmi  filii  Roberti  consangui- 
neum  et  heredem  ejusdem  Ro- 
berti quondam  viri,  &c.,  qui  tunc 
fuit  infra  aetatem,  per  quod  ipsi 
petierunt  quod  loquela  remaneret 
usque  ad  aetatem,  &g.  Ad  quod 
eadem  Margeria  tunc  dixit  quod 
seisina  sua  de  proBdictis  tene- 
mentis  per  minorem  getatem 
Johannis  waranti,  &c.,  retardari 
non  deberet,  dixit  enim  quod  in 
Statuto  domini  Regis  edito 
continetur  quod  cum  quis  alienat 
jus  uxoris  suas,  &c.,  de  csetero 
secta  mulieris  aut  ejus  heredis 
non  deferatur  post  obitum  viri 
sui  per  minorem  aetatem  heredis 
qui  warantizare  debet,    sed  ex- 


pectet  emptor,  qui  ignorare  non 
'  debet  quod  jus  alienum  emit, 
'  usque  ad  aetatem  waranti  sui  de 
'  warantia  sua  habenda,  per  quod 
'  tunc  consideratum  fuit  quod 
*  praedicta  Margeria  recuperaret 
'  inde  seisinam  suam  versus  prae- 
'  dictos  Thomam  et  Aviciam,  et 
'  iidem  Thomas  et  Avicia  expecta- 
'  rent  de  warantia  sua  habenda, 
'  usque  ad  setatempraedicti  heredis; 
'  unde,  ex  quo  praedicta  Margeria, 
'  cujus  statum  ipse  modo  habet, 
'  tenementa  praedicta  recuperavit 
'  per  praedictum  breve  de  ingressu 
'  cui  ipsa  in  vita  sua  contradicere 
'  non  potuit,  quod  quidem  breve 
'  est  de  altiori  jure,  &c.,  petit 
'  judicium,"  &c. 

-    1  The    words    between    brackets 

are  omitted  from  25,184. 

2  25,184,  voil,  instead  of  voet  il. 

3  L.,  resoun. 

*  de  is  omitted  from  L. 

5  25,184,  Vous  responez. 

6  suppose  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

7  a  is  omitted  from  L. 


580  HILARY   TERM 


No.  31. 


^•^-      she  recovered  on  a  title  of  right,  whether  you  who  are 

1343-4.  .  . 

her  heir  shall  be  admitted  to  say  the  contrary,  to  wit, 
that  she  had  only  a  term  for  life. — R.  Thorpe.  Then 
you  refuse  the  averment. — Grene.  Suppose  that,  though 
you  were  demanding  through  another  ancestor,  a  fine 
on  render,  or  release,  or  a  recovery  were  pleaded  in  bar, 
still  you  would  answer  to  that  according  to  law  ;  for  the 
same  reason,  since  your  ancestor  recovered  on  a  cer- 
tain title,  you  shall  be  put  to  answer  to  that. — Hillary. 
To  a  fine  on  release,  where  there  is  no  warranty,  no 
law  puts  the  heir  to  answer,  where  he  demands  on 
the  seisin  of  another  ancestor ;  and,  therefore,  will 
you  accept  the  averment  ? — Grene.  The  gift  was  made 
to  W.^  and  K.-*^  his  wife,  to  hold  to  them  and  their 
heirs,  by  B.,^  by  this  deed  of  which  profert  is  made  ; 
judgment  whether  you  shall  be  admitted  to  aver  that 
the  gift  was  made  in  any  other  manner. — Hillary. 
The  deed  is  only  evidence,  and  you  are  at  a  good 
traverse. — Therefore  he  said  to  the  Clerk  : — Enter  the 
averment. 

1  For  the  real  names  see  p.  577,  note  5. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


581 


No.  31. 

jugement,  et  ele  recover!  sur^  title  de  droit,  si  vous 
qestes  heir  serrez  resceu  a  dire  le  contrarie,  saver, 
qele  navoit  qa  terme  de  vie. — R.  Thorpe.  Donqes 
refusez  laverement.  —  Grene.  Tut  demandez  vous 
dautre  auncestre,  jeo  pose  qe  fyn  sur  rendre,  ou 
relees,  ou  recoverir  fut  plede  en  barre,  unqore^  vous 
respoundrez  a  cele  par  ley ;  par  mesme  la  resoun, 
quant  vostre  auncestre  recoveri  sur  certeyn  title,  vous 
serrez  a  ceo  mys  de  respoundre. — Hill.  A  fyn  sur 
relees,  la  ou  ny  ad  pas  garrauntie,  nulle  ley  mette 
leir  a  respoundre,  ou  il  demande  de  la  seisine  dautre 
auncestre ;  et  pur  ceo  volez  ^  laverement  ? — Grene. 
Le  doun  se  fist  a  W.  et  K.  sa  femme,  a  eux  et 
lour  heirs  par  B.,  par  ceo  fet  quel  est  mys  avant; 
jugement  si  daverer  le  doun  par  autre  manere  serrez 
resceu. — Hill.  Le  fet  est^  forqe  evidence,^  et  vous 
estez  a  bon  travers. — Par  quei  il  dit  al  Clerk : — 
Entrez   laverement.^ 


A.D. 

1343-4. 


1  25,184,  par. 

2  unqore  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

3  L.,  voieletz. 

^  est  is  omitted  from  L. 

5  25,184,  forqendente,  instead  of 
forqe  evidence. 

<5  There  are  added  in  the  edition 
of  1679,  the  words  "  Et  issint 
"  nota  par  Fitzherbert  ceo  ajugge 
"  nul  estoppel."  They  are  how- 
ever no  part  of  the  report,  and 
though  the  case  is  identified  in  all 
the  old  editions  with  that  mentioned 
by  Fitzherbert  (Estoppell,  219),  the 
report  which  he  used  is  that  which 
follows  below. 

The  pleadings  subsequent  to  the 
plea  were,  according  to  the  record, 
the  following: — "  Et  Johannes 
"  dicit  quod  ipse  virtute  recupera- 
"  tionis  praedictas  Margeriee  de 
*'  praedictis  tenementis  per  prae- 
"  dictum  breve  Cui  in  vita,  &c., 


ab  actione  sua  praecludi  non 
debet,  quia  dicit  quod  prgedictus 
Johannes  de  Oxtone  dedit  prse- 
dicta  tenementa  praedictis  Eo- 
berto  de  Metheryngham  et  Mar- 
gerise,  &c.,  tenenda  et  habenda 
eisdem  Boberto  et  Margeriee  et 
heredibus  ipsius  Eoberti  in  per- 
petuum.  Et  hoc  praetendit  veri- 
ficare,"  &c. 

"  Et  Hugo  dicit  quod  prasdictus 
Johannes  de  Oxtone  dedit  prse- 
dicta  tenementa  praedictis  Koberto 
et  Margeriae  habenda  et  tenenda 
ipsis  Koberto  et  Margeriae  et  here- 
dibus suis  in  perpetuum.  Et  pro- 
fert  hie  quandam  chartam  sub 
nomine  praedicti  Johannis  de  Ox- 
tone quae  testaturquod  ipse  dedit, 
concessit,  et  charta  ilia  confirma- 
vit  praedictis  Roberto  et  Margeria3 
et  eorum  heredibus  et  assignatis 
suis  omnes  terras  et  tenementa 


582 


HILARY   TERM 


A.D. 
1343-4. 

Formedon. 


No.  31. 

§  John  son  of  William   de   Metheryngham  ^  brought 
his  writ  of  Formedon  in  the  reverter  against   one  J.,^ 
and   demanded   certain   tenements   by  reason  of  a  gift 
made  by  his   grandfather   to   one  B.-^  and  the  heirs  of 
B.'s  body  begotten,  &c. — Gaynesford.     Sir,  we  tell  you 
that  one  W.-^  was  seised  of  these  same  tenements  now 
demanded,  and  gave  them  to  the   demandant's  grand- 
father, on  whose  gift  the  demandant  takes  this  action, 
and  to  A.^   his  wife,    to  hold  to  them,  and  their  heirs 
and  assigns,  &c.    And  we  tell  you  that  because  his  grand- 
father gave  these  same  tenements  to  B.   (but  we  make 
protestation  that  we  do  not  admit   that  the  tenements 
were   given   in   fee   tail,    &c.),  Alice, ^  the  grandmother 
of   him    who   now   brings  this  writ,    brought  a   Cui  in 
vita   against   B.,^   to  whom   the   tenements  were  given 
in   tail,  which   B.   vouched   this    same   John  who   now 
brings  this  writ,    as   heir   of   his   feoffor,    and,  because 
John  was  under  age,  it  was  adjudged  that  Alice  ^  should 
recover  immediately,  and  that  B.-^  should  wait  to  have 
to  the  value  against  John  until  his  full  age,  according 
to  the  Statute.^     And  we  tell  you  that  Alice,  after  the 
recovery,     enfeoffed     us,     and    we     demand    judgment 
whether  in  respect  of  such  a  gift,  which  was  annulled 
at  the  suit  of  Alice,  whose  estate  we  have,   you  ought 
to  have  an  action. — R.  Thorpe.     Sir,  as  to  that  we  tell 
you  that  the  tenements  were  given  to  our  grandfather 
and  Alice  his  wife,  and  to  the  heirs  of  our  grandfather, 
so   that   Alice's   recovery  was   only  of   a   freehold,   and 
therefore  after  her  death  the  tenements   are  revertible 


1  For  the  real  names  see  p.  575, 
note  5. 


2  13  Edw.  I.  (Westm.  2),  c.  40. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  583 

No.  31. 

§  Johan^  fitz  W.  de  M.  porta  soun  brief  de  Forme    .t^\ 
de   doun   en   le   reverti  vers   un   J.,    et    demanda   cer- t^,     ,^r.A^ 

'  ^  i^  ourme  ae 

teinz  tenementz  dun   doun  fait  par  soun  aiel  a   un  B.  doun. 
et  a  les  heirs  de  soun   [corps]   engendres,  &c. — Gayn.  l^J^^pp^u^ 
Sire,   nous  vous   dioms   qun  W.  fuit  seisi  de   mesmes  219.] 
lez    tenementz    ore    demandez,    et    les    dona    a    soun 
aiel,   de   qi    doun    il    prent    cest    accion,    et    a  A.    sa 
femme,   a   eux,   &c.,    et    lour    assignes,   &c.     Et  vous 
dioms   qe    pur    ceo    qe    soun    aiel    dona    mesmes    les 
tenementz    a    B.    (mes    nous    fesoms    protestacion   qe 
nous   ne   conisoms   pas   les  tenementz   estre  donez   en 
fee  taille,  &c.),  Alice,  aiel  cesty  qore   porte   cest  brief, 
porta   un    Cui  in   vita   vers    B.,   a   qel    les   tenementz 
furent   donez   en    la    taille,    le   qel   B.   voucha   mesme 
ceste   Johan,   qore   porte,   &c.,   com  heir  soun   feffour, 
et   pur   ceo   qe   J.    fuit   deinz   age    ag[arde   fut   qe]    A. 
recoverast    meyntenant,   et    B.    attendreit   davoir   a  la 
value    vers    J.     tanqe    a    soun     plein     age    secundum 
statutum.     Et   vous    dioms   qe   A.,   apres   la   recoverir, 
nous  enfeffa,  et  demandoms   jugement  si  de  tiel  doun, 
qe    fuit    anyenty    a    la    suite    Alice,    qi    estat    nous 
avoms,    devez    accion   avoir. — E.  Thorpe.      Sire,   a   ceo 
nous   vous   dioms    qe    les    tenementz    furent   donez   a 
nostre   aiel   et  Alice   sa   femme,  et   a   les  heirs  nostre 
aiel,   issint   le   recoverir    Alice    ne    fuit    forqe   fraunk- 
tenement,    et   par    taunt   apres    soun   decees   les   tene- 
mentz  a  nous   sount   revertibles    par   force   del   doun. 


"  quas  ei  descendebant  post  mortem 
"  cujusdam  Petri  de  Oxtone  fratris 
*'  sui  in  villa  de  Ledenham,  quse 
"  sunt  eadem  tenementa  nunc 
"  petita,  tenenda  sibi  et  heredibus 
"  suis,  libere  et  quiete,  bene  et  in 
"  pace,  de  capitalibus  dominis  feodi 
"  illius  per  servitia  inde  debita  et 
"  consueta,  et  obligavit  se  et 
'*  heredes  sues  ad  warantiam  in 
*'  forma  prgedieta,"  &q. 


Issue  was  joined  upon  this. 
The  award  of  the  Venire  and  an 
adjournment  follow. 

1  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions. 
It  has,  however,  been  used  by 
Fitzherbert  for  his  Abridgment, 
and  not  the  other  report. 


584 


HILARY    TERM 


A.D. 

1343-4. 


Entry  sur 
disseisin. 


No.  32. 

to  us  by  virtue  of  the  gift,  and  he  has  himself  admitted 
that  AUce  is  dead,  wherefore  we  demand  judgment 
whether  he  can  on  this  ground  oust  us  from  our 
action. — Mouhray.  You  shall  not  be  admitted  to  say 
that  x\lice's  estate  was  only  a  freehold,  for  we  tell  you 
that  she  made  a  title  in  her  writ  so  that  she  claimed 
the  tenements  as  her  right  and  her  inheritance,  and 
on  that  title  she  recovered ;  wherefore  you  shall  not 
be  admitted  to  say  the  reverse  of  that  which  your 
ancestor,  &c.,  supposed  by  her  title,  and  on  which  she 
recovered. — Notwithstanding  this,  the  opinion  of  the 
Court  was  that  the  demandant  might  well  have  the 
averment,  notwithstanding  the  title  on  which  she  re- 
covered ;  and  therefore  he  was  by  compulsion  of  the 
Court  put  to  maintain  that  the  tenements  were  given 
to  the  demandant's  grandfather  and  Alice,  and  to  their 
heirs,  &c. — And  the  other  side  said  the  contrary. 

(32.)  §  Entry  sur  disseisin  on  the  seisin  of  the  de- 
mandant's grandfather.-^ — Gayncsford  showed  how  the 
demandant's  great-grandfather,^  as  tenant  by  his  war- 
ranty, granted,  rendered,  and  released,  upon  a  writ  of 
Right,  after  battle  had  been  waged  between  the  parties, 
by  agreement  between  him  and  one  who  was  then  de- 
mandant and  was  the  ancestor  of  the  tenant  who  is  now  a 
party.  And  we  demand  judgment  (said  Gaijnesford),  in- 
asmuch as  the  great-grandfather  divested  himself  in  that 


1  It  was  in  fact  his  great-grand- 
mother. For  the  names,  &c.,  see 
p.  585,  note  2. 


2  It  was  in  fact  his  great-great- 
grandfather. For  the  names,  dx., 
see  p.  587,  note  1. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


585 


No.  32. 

et  il  ad  mesme  conu  qe  A.  est  mort,  par  quel 
nous  demandoms  jugement  si  par  taunt  puit  il  nous 
de  nostre  accion  ouster. — Mouhray.  A  dire  qe  lestat 
A.  ne  fuit  forqe  fraunktenement  vous  navendrez  pas, 
qar  nous  dioms  qele  fist  title  en  soun  brief  qele 
les  clama  com  soun  droit  et  soun  heritage,  et  sur 
eel  title  ele  recovera ;  par  quei  vous  a  dire  le  ro- 
vers qe  vostre  auncestre,  &c.,  supposa  par  soun  title, 
et  sur  tiel  recoveri,  vous  ne  serrez  pas  resceu. — Hoc 
non  obstante,  oppinioun  de  Court  fuit  qil  avereit  bien 
laverement  non  obstante  le  title  sur  quei  ele  recoveri; 
par  quei  par  chaser  [de  la  Court]  il  fuit  mys  de 
meyntener  qe  les  tenementz  furent  donez  a  soun 
aiel  et  A.,  et  a  lour  heirs ;  prest,  &c. — Et  alii  e 
contra} 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


(32.)  ^  §  Entre  sur  disseisine  de  la  seisine  laiel  le  Entre  sur 
demandant. — Gai/n.  moustra  coment  le  besaiel^  le 
demandant,^  come  tenant  par  sa  garrauntie,  graunta, 
rendist,  et  relessa,  en  un  bref  de  Droit,  apres  la 
bataille  gage  entre  parties,^  par  acorde"^  entre  lui  et 
un  qe  adonqes  fut  demandaunt  et  auncestre  le  ten- 
ant qore  est  partie.  Et  demandoms  jugement,  desi- 
come    le    besaiel    se     demist    par    la    manere,     si     a 


1  For  the  terms  in  which  issue 
was  joined  see  p.  581,  note  7. 

2  From  L.,  and  25,184,  but 
corrected  by  the  record,  Placita  de 
Baiico,B.\L,  18  Edw.  III.,  R^  266  d. 
It  there  appears  that  the  action 
was  brought  by  Roger  de  Leukenore 
against  Robert  de  Northwode  in 
respect  of  the  manor  of  CateshuUe 
(Surrey)  "  in  quod  idem  Robertus 
"  non  habet  ingressum  nisi  post 
"  disseisinam  quam  Hamo  de 
"  Gattone  inde  injuste  et  sine 
"  judicio  fecit  Alicias  filise  Roberti 
"  de  Mankeseye  proavise  praedicti 
"  Rogeri,  cujus  heres  ipse  est." 


In  the  count  the  descent  was 
made  from  Alice  to  Joan,  as 
daughter  and  heir,  from  Joan  to 
Thomas  as  son  and  heir,  and  from 
Thomas  to  the  demandant  as  son 
and  heir. 

3  The  words  sur  disseisine  are 
from  L.  alone. 

^  25,184,  beisaiel. 

5  The  words  le  demandant  are 
omitted  from  L. 

6  The  words  entre  parties  are 
omitted  from  25,184. 

■^  L  ,  recorde. 


586  HILARY   TERM 


No.   32. 


■A^-D.  manner,  whether  he  shall  be  admitted  to  say  that  his 
grandfather  was  afterwards  seised,  unless  he  shows 
how. — Grene.     We    have    demanded    on   the   seisin  of 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


587 


No.  32. 

dire    qe    son    aiel    fut    puis     seisi,     sil    ne    moustre    ,^'J^' 
coment,    sil    serra   resceu.^ — Grene.      Nous    avoms   de- 
mande    de    la    seisine    nostre    auncestre,    et    avoms  ^ 


1  The  plea  was,  according  to  the 
record,  "  quod  quaedam  Mabilla  de 
"  Gattone  fuit  seisita  de  praedicto 
"  manerio,    cum     pertinentiis,    in 
"  dominico  suo  ut  de  feodo  et  jure, 
"  quae  quidem   Mabilla  se   nupsit 
"  cuidam  Hamoni  de  Gattone,  de 
"  quibus  Hamone  et  Mabilla  exivit 
"  quidam  Hamo,  ut  filius  et  heres, 
"  &c.     Et  de  ipso  Hamone  exivit 
*'  quidam    Bobertus    ut    filius    et 
*'  heres,   (fee,   qui    quidem    Hamo 
"  quondam  vir  Mabillae  postmodum 
"  obiit,   (fee,   post    cujus    mortem 
"  eadem  Mabilla  nupsit  se  cuidam 
"  Thomae     de     Balyngham,     qui 
' '  quidem  Thomas  praedictum  mane- 
"  rium,     cum     pertinentiis,     per 
"  nomen  manerii    de   Kateshulle, 
"  cuidam  Roberto   de  Mankeseye, 
"  per  nomen  Roberti  de  Mankeseye, 
"  patri    praedictae     Aliciae,     cujus 
"  heres    ipsa    fuit,     et    de    cujus 
"  seisina  prsedictus  Rogerus  sumit 
"  titulum  suum,  cfec,  alienavit,  qui 
"  quidem  Robertus  de  Mankeseye 
"  de  eodem  manerio  quendam  iTa- 
"  dulphum  de  Mankeseye,  fratrem 
"  suum  et  advunculum  praBdictae 
"  Aliciae,   cujus    heres    ipsa     fuit, 
"  feoffavit,  qui  quidem  Thomas  de 
"  Balyngham     et     Mabilla     post- 
"  modum   obierunt,    post   quorum 
"  mortem  praedictus  Robertus   de 
'*  Gattone     coram     Johanne     de 
"  Neville  et  sociis  suis  Justiciariis 
"  H.   Regis   de   Banco    hie,   anno 
"  ejusdem  Regis  vicesimo  octavo, 
"  tulit  quoddam  breve   de    Recto 
"  versus  praedictum  Radulphum  de 
"  Gattone,    clamando    praedictum 
"  manerium   de   seisina   praedictae 


'*  Mabillae     avise    suae,     (fee,     qui 
"  quidem  Radulphusvenit  in  eadem 
"  Curia  et  vocavit  inde  ad  waran- 
"  tum    praedictum    Robertum     de 
"  Mankeseye,    qui    ei   warantavit, 
"  (fee.     Et   postmodum   in   eadem 
"  Curia,  (fee,  inter  praedictum  Ro- 
"  bertum  de  Gattone  petentem,  et 
"  praedictum  Robertum  de  Manke- 
"  seye  per    warantiam   tenentem, 
"  (fee,   duellum   extitit  vadiatum, 
"  (fe'c,    et    postea    inter    eundem 
"  Robertum  de  Gattone  petentem 
"  et  praefatum  Robertum  de  Manke- 
"  seye  per    warantiam   tenentem, 
'*  (fee,   coram   eisdem    Justiciariis 
"  hie    de    eodem     manerio,    cum 
"  pertinentiis,    super    illud    idem 
"  breve  de  Recto    levavit  quidam 
"  finis,    per     quem     finem     idem 
"  Robertus  de  Mankesey,  ut  tenens 
"  per  warantiam,  (fee,  praedictum 
"  manerium  cum  pertinentiis  prae- 
"  fato  Roberto  de  Gattone  reddidit 
"  in    eadem   Curia   habendum    et 
"  tenendum     eidem     Roberto     de 
"  Gattone    et    heredibus    suis    in 
"  perpetuum,    et  illud   eidem  Ro- 
"  berto    de     Gattone    remisit    et 
"  quietum  clamavit  de  se  et  heredi- 
"  bus  suis  in  perpetuum,  (fee     Et 
"  profert    hie    transcriptum   pedis 
"  finis  praedicti  sub  pede  sigilli,  (fee, 
•'  qui  redditionem,  &c.,  testatur  in 
"  forma   prgedicta,    (fee,    et    petit 
"  judicium    si   praedictus  Rogerus 
"  contra      praemissa,      (fee,      nisi 
"  titulum  qualiter  jus  in  persona 
"  praedictae  Aliciae  post  levationem 
"  finiE  praedicti  accrevit  [ostendat] 
"  responderi  debeat,"  (fee 
2  L.,  la  avoms. 


588  HILARY    TERM 


No.  32. 


i^i?'i  ^^^  ancestor,  and  we  have  claimed  the  tenements  as 
our  right  and  our  inheritance  ;  so  we  have  a  title  in  our 
writ ;  judgment  whether  we  ought  to  show  a  title  upon 
such  a  title. — Thorpe.  The  words  ''jus  et  hereditatem'' 
do  not  serve  to  make  a  title  to  your  ancestor,  but 
only  to  convey  a  right  to  yourself  by  descent  from 
him  ;  and  in  this  case  you  must  show  a  title  in  your 
ancestor  ;  for  if  he  were  himself  to  bring  an  Assise, 
and  such  a  conveyance  by  his  ancestor  were  pleaded 
in  bar,  he  would  not  have  the  Assise  without  showing 
how  he  came  into  possession,  nor  consequently  will  his 
heir  have  a  writ  of  Entry  on  a  disseisin  effected  upon 
him. — Grcne.  An  Assise  [of  Novel  Disseisin]  is  an  action 
relating  only  to  a  freehold  ;  but  his  heir  would  be  ad- 
mitted to  bring  a  Mort  d' Ancestor  on  his  death,  notwith- 
standing such  a  conveyance  alleged  in  the  ancestor, 
because  a  recovery  against  an  ancestor  does  not  oust  me 
from  saying  that  another  ancestor  died  seised,  and  the 
same  right  that  descends  to  his  heir  when  he  dies  seised 
descends  also  to  the  heir  when  he  has  been  disseised. 
— Tliorpe,  In  a  Mort  d'Ancestor  he  shall  not  be  ad- 
mitted to  say  that  his  father  died  seised,  without 
showing  how,  contrary  to  a  judgment  rendered  against 
his  grandfather. — Grene.  On  the  contrary,  in  a  Novel 
Disseisin,  if  a  recovery  adjudged  against  my  grand- 
father be  i^leaded  in  bar,  I  shall  be  admitted  to  say 
that  my  father  afterwards  died  seised,  and  that  I 
entered  after  his  death,  and  was  seised  until  disseised, 
without  showing  how  my  father  came  into  possession; 
and  for  the  same  reason  for  which  I  shall  have  an 
Assise  [of  Novel  Disseisin]  by  such  a  title,  on  my  own 
seisin  I  shall  also  have  a  Mort  d'Ancestor  on  the  seisin 
of  my  father. — Thorpe.  Making  a  title  to  3'ourself  is  not 
like  making  a  title  to  your  ancestor. — Shardelowe  to 
Grene.  Will  you  say  anything  else  ? — Grene.  We  tell 
you  that  none  of  those  who  were  parties  to  the  fine  or 
to  the   writ  had  anything,  but   one    W.,^  who,    a   long 

^  As  to  the  name  see  p.  591,  note  2. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


589 


No.  32. 

clame  come  nostre  droit  et  nostre  heritage ;  issint 
avoms  title  en  nostre  brief e^  ;  jugement  si  title  ^ 
sur  tieP  title  devoms  moustrer. — Thorpe.  Jus  et 
hereditatem  nest  pas  title  a  vostre  auncestre  [mes 
a  conveier  droit  en  vous  mesmes  par  descente  de 
luy ;  et  en  ceo  cas  il  covient  qe'vous  moustrez  title 
en  vostre  auncestre]^:  qar  sil  mesme  fut  a  porter 
Lassise,  et  tiele  demise^  de  soun  auncestre  fut  plede 
en  barre,  il  navera  pas  Assise  saunz  moustrer  coment 
il  avynt,  nee,  per  consequens,  son  heir  par  brief 
Dentre  de  disseisine  fet  a  luy. — Grene.  Assise  nest 
forqe  accion  de  fraunctenement ;  mes  son  heir  a  un 
Mort  dauncestre  serreit  resceu  de  sa  mort,  non  ob- 
stante tiel  demise  allegge  en  launcestre,  qar  recoverir 
vers  un  auncestre  ne  moy  ouste  pas  a  dire  qautre 
auncestre  morust  seisi,  et  mesme  le  droit  qe  descend 
en  son  heir,  quant  il  moert  seisi,  descend  en  lui 
quant  il  est  disseisi. — Thorpe.  En  Mort  dauncestre 
il  ne  serra  pas  resceu  a  dire  qe  son  pere  morust 
seisi,  saunz  moustrer  coment,  countre  jugement  taille 
vers  laiel. — Grene.  Contra,  en  Novele  Disseisine,  si 
recoverir  taille  vers  mon  aiel  soit  plede  en  barre, 
jeo  serrai  resceu  a  dire  qe  puis  moun  pere  morust 
seisi,  apres  qi  mort  jeo  entrai,  et  seisi  fuy^  tanqe 
disseisi,  saunz  moustrer  coment  mon  pere  avynt ;  et 
par  mesme  la  resoun  qe"^  jeo  averay  Assise  par  tiel 
title  de  ma  seisine  demene  si  averay  jeo  Mort 
dauncestre  de  la  seisine  mon  pere. — Thorpe.  Non 
est  simile  de  fere  title  a  vous  mesmes  et  a  vostre 
auncestre. — Schard.  a  Grene. ^  Volez  autre  chose  dire? 
— Grene.  Nous  vous  dioms  qe  nul  deux  qe  fut 
partie   a   la   fyn   ne   au  bref  rien  navoit,   einz    un  W. 


A.D. 

1343-4. 


1  25,184,  dreit. 

2  L.,  titel. 

3  tiel  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

*  The  words    between    brackets 
are  omitted  from  25,184. 


5  25,184,  devys. 

6  L.,  fut. 

7  L.,  come. 

8  The  words  a  Grene  are  omitted 
from  25,184. 


590  HILARY    TERM 


No.  32. 


^•^-      time    previously,    enfeoffed     our    ancestor,    on    whose 

1343-4.  .   .  ^ 

seisin  we  demand,  before  she  was  of  the  age  of  four 
years,  and  she  continued  her  seisin  until  she  was 
disseised ;  judgment  whether  you  can  bar  us  of  this 
action  by  such  a  fine. — Afterwards  the  parties  took  a 
Prcce  partium. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


591 


No.  32. 

qe  feffa  nostre  auncestre  longe  temps  devant,  de  qi 
seisine  nous  demandoms,  tanqe^  ele  fut  del  age  de 
'iiij  aunz,  et  issint  continua  ele  tanqe  ele  fut  dis- 
seisi ;  jugement  si  par  tiel  fyn  nous  puissez  de  ceste 
accion  barrer.^ — Puis  les  parties  pristrent  le  Prece 
partium.^ 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


1  L.,  tanqe  come. 

2  The  replication  was,  according 
to  the  record,  "  quod  quidam 
"  Kadulphus,  filius  Willelmi  de 
"  Mankeseye,  per  nomen  Radulphi 
"  de  Mankeseye,  diu  ante  impetra- 
"  tionem  praedicti  brevis  de  Recto, 
"  de  eodem  manerio,  cum  perti- 
*'  nentiis,  preedictam  Aliciam  ad 
"  tunc  infra  aetatem  quatuor 
"  annorum  existentem  feoff avit, 
*'  quae  quidem  Alicia  a  tempore 
"  illius  feoff amenti  usque  ad  tem- 
"  pus  levationis  praedicti  finis,  et 
"  tempore  levationis  ejusdem,  et 
*'  post  finem  praedictum  levatum, 
"  seisinamsuamvirtutefeoffamenti 
"  praedicti,  placito  inter  partes 
"  praedictas,  ut  proemittitur,  pen- 
"  dente,  ipsa  Alicia,  tempore  leva- 
"  tionis  praedicti  finis,  et  post 
"  levationem  ejusdem,  infra  aeta- 
"  tem  existente,  quousque  prae- 
"  dictus  Hamo  inde  injuste,  &c., 
"  ipsam  Aliciam,  prout  ipse  per 
"  breve  suum  supponit,  disseisivit, 
"  continuavit ;  et  nee  praedictus  Ra- 
"  dulphus,  nee  praedictus  Robertus, 
"  pater  praedictae  Aliciae,  post  feoff a- 
"  mentum  ipsi  Aliciae,  ut  praemitti- 
"  tur  factum,  aliquid  habuerunt  in 
"  prasdicto  manerio,  cum  pertinen- 
"  tiis,  praeter  redditum  tresdecim 
"  librarum  in  feoff amento  praedictae 
"  Aliciae  facto  reservatum,  nisi  ut 
"  custodes  ipsius  Aliciae  ratione 
"  nutriturae  ut  propinquiores  amici 
"  ejusdem  Aliciae,  levando  inde 
"  exitus  et  proficua  ad  opus  pree- 


"  dictaa  Alicias.  Et  petit  judicium 
"  si  per  finem  levatum  inter  illos 
"  qui  nee  tempore  impetrationis 
"  praedicti  brevis  de  Recto,  nee 
"  tempore  quo  placitum  de  eodem 
"  manerio  pendebat,  nee  tempore 
"  levationis  ejusdem  finis,  in  libero 
"  tenemento  praedicti  manerii  ali- 
"  quid  habuerunt  nisi  ratione 
"  nutriturae  praedictae  Aliciae,  ut 
"  praemittitur,  &c.,  ac  toto  tempore 
"  praedicto,  et  ante,  et  post,  libero 
"  tenemento  praedicti  manerii  in 
"  persona  praedictae  Aliciae  existente 
"  quousque  eadem  Alicia,  prout  in 
"  praedicto  brevi  supponitur,  dis- 
"  seisita  fuit,  petit  judicium  si  ipse 
'*  per  finem  praedictum  ab  actione 
"  sua  praecludi  debeat,"  &c. 

3  The  record  "  Dies  datus  esteis 
"  hie  in  Crastino  Sancti  Johannis 
"  Baptistae,  prece  partium,  sine 
"  essonio,"  &c. 

The  old  editions  refer  correctly 
to  Y.B.,  Trin.,  18  Edw.  III.,  No. 
40,  for  a  continuation  of  the  report. 

The  conclusion  of  the  case 
appears  upon  the  roll  as  follows : — 
"  Ad  quem  diem  veniunt  tam  prae- 
"  dictus  Rogerus  quam  praedictus 
"  Robertus  in  propriis  personis  suis, 
"  et  idem  Robertus  dicit  quod  prae- 
"  dictus  Rogerus  nihiljuris  clamare 
"  potest  in  praedicto  manerio,  dicit 
"  enim  quod  idem  Rogerus,  per 
"  nomen  Rogeri  de  Leukenore, 
"  Miiitis,  filii  et  heredis  Thomae  de 
"  Leukenore,  Miiitis,  per  scriptum 
"  suum   remisit,    relaxavit,   et   in 


592  HILARY    TERM 


No.  33. 


i^'?4  ^^^'^    §    Quod    permittat   in    respect    of    common    of 

Ouod  '  pasture  on  the  seisin  of  the  plaintiff's  grandfather,  of 
permittat.  which  common  the  defendant's  grandfather  disseised 
him. — Mouhray.  The  land  to  which  he  claims  that 
the  common  is  appendant  is  only  fifteen  acres  of  land. 
And,  as  to  nine  of  them,  his  grandfather  had  nothing 
except  a  tenancy  by  the  curtesy  of  England  ;  judgment 
whether  the  plaintiff  shall  be  admitted  to  claim,  on 
his  seisin,  as  heir.  And,  as  to  three  acres  of  land, 
his  ancestor  never  had  anything.  And,  as  to  the  other 
three  acres  of  land,  we  tell  you  that  the  land  put  in 
view,  in  which  he  claims  that  the  common  is,  is  our 
several,  absque  hoc  that  his  ancestor  was  ever  seised  of 
the  common  as  appendant. — Seton.  By  his  first  plea 
he  supjDoses  that  there  was  common  appendant  to  the 
nine  acres,  but  that,  because  our  ancestor  held  the 
land  to  which,  &c.,  only  by  the  curtesy  of  England, 
we  W'ho  are  heir  cannot  demand  anything ;  and  by  the 
last  plea  he  supposes  that  it  is  his  several,  which  is 
contrariant  to  his  first  plea ;  judgment  whether  he 
shall  be  answered. — Hillary.  He  has  not  admitted 
any  appendancy  by  the  manner  of  his  plea ;  and 
therefore   deliver   yourself. — Seton.     Then   we    say,    as 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


^93 


No.  33. 

(33.)  ^  §  Quod  permittat  de  comune  de  pasture  de  la  .ti?'A 
seisine  laiel,  de  quele  laiel  de  defendant  le  ^  disseisist.  ^^^^ 
— Mouhray.  La  terre  a  quele  il  cleyme  la  comune  ijermiftat. 
estre  appendaunt  ne  sount  qe  xv  acres  de  terre. 
Et,  quant  a  noef,  son  aiel  navoit  rien  forqe  tenance 
par  la  ley  Dengleterre ;  jugement  si  de  sa  seisine 
come  heir  serra  resceu.  Et,  quant  a  iij  acres  de 
terre,  son  auncestre  navoit  unqes  rien.  Et,  quant 
as  autres  iij  acres  de  terre,^  nous  vous  dioms  qe 
la  terre  mys  en  vewe,  en  quel  il  cleyme  la  comune 
estre, ^  est  nostre  several,  saunz  ceo  qe  son  auncestre 
fut  unqes  seisi  come  appendaunt. — Setone.  Par  son 
primer  plee  il  suppose  qe  a  les  ix  acres  il  y  avoit 
comune  apjpendaunt,  mes  pur  ceo  qe  nostre  auncestre 
navoit  forqe  par  la  curtesie^  Dengleterre  en  la  terre 
a  quele,  &c.,  nous  qe  sumes  heir  ne  pooms  rien 
demander ;  et  par  le  derrein  plee  suppose  il  qe  cest 
son^  several,  qest  contrariaunt  a  son  primer  plee; 
jugement  sil  serra  respondu. — Hill.  II  ad  conu 
nwV  appendaunce  par  manere  de  son  plee,  et  pur 
ceo     deliverez     vous. — Setone.      Donqes    nous     dioms, 


perpetuum  quietum  clamavit  de 
se  et  heredibus  suis  ipsi  Roberto 
de  Northwode  heredibus  et 
assignatis  suis  totum  jus  et 
clameum  quod  habuit  in  praedicto 
manerio,  ita  quod  nee  ipse 
Rogerus  nee  heredes  sui  in  prae- 
dicto manerio  cum  pertinentiis 
aliquid  juris  vel  clamei  exigere 
sen  vendicare  poterit.  Et  profert 
hie  praedictum  scriptum  quod 
praemissa  testatur  in  forma  prae- 
dicta,  et  petit  judicium  si  prse- 
dictus  Rogerus  contra  factum 
suum  praedictum  aliquam  acti- 
onem versus  eum  de  praedicto 
manerio  habere  possit,  &c. 
"  Et  Rogerus  non  potest  dedicere 
quin  praedictum  scriptum  sit 
factum  suum  et  quin  ipse  totum 

18141 


"  jus  suum  quod  habuit  in  prae- 
"  dicto  manerio  praefato  Roberto 
"  remisit  et  quietum  clamavit  in 
"  forma  praedicta, 

"  Ideo  consideratum  est  quod 
"  praedictus  Robertus  eat  inde  sine 
•'  die,  et  praedictus  Rogerus  nihil 
"  capiat  per  breve  suum,  sad  sit 
"  in  misericordia  pro  falso  clameo," 
&c. 

1  From  L.,  and  25,184. 

2L.,  lui. 

3  The  words  de  terre  are  omitted 
from  25,184. 

*  estre  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

5  L.,  curteisy. 

•5  son  is  omitted  from  L. 

7  The  words  conu  nul  are  omitted 
from  L. 

2  p 


594  HILARY   TEEM 


No.   34. 


^•^'      to  the  first  part,   that   onr   ancestor  was   seised  in  his 

1343-4. 

demesne  as  of  fee,  and,  as  to  the  rest,  seised  of  the 
common  as  appendant ;  ready,  &c. — And  the  other  side 
said  the  contrary. 

Avowry.  (34)  g  Avowry  on  the  plaintiff  on  the  ground  that 
he  held  of  the  Abbot  of  Eamsey  by  homage,  fealty, 
and  rent,  which  were  in  arrear ;  he  avowed  for  the 
homage. — Moubray.  Never  seised  of  the  homage ; 
ready,  &c. — Blaykeston,  He  does  not  plead  as  a  privy; 
judgment  whether  such  an  answer  lies  in  his  mouth. 
— Mouhray.  We  confess  that  we  hold  of  you,  and  say 
as  above. — Shaeshulle.  By  what  service  do  you  con- 
fess that  you  hold  of  him  ? — Mouhray.  By  fealty. — 
HiLLAEY.  Can  you  hold  of  him  by  fealty  without 
rent  ?  as  meaning  to  say  that  fealty  cannot  be  in  gross. 
— Mouhray.  Yes,  Sir,  one  can  very  well  hold  by  fealty 
in- lieu  of  all  ser\dces. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


595 


No.  34. 

quant   a  primer,  qe   nostre  auncestre  fut  seisi  en  son      A.-^- 
demene    come    de    fee,    et,    quant   al   remenant,    seisi 
com  appendaunt ;    prest,  &c. — Et  alii  e  contra. 

(34.)  ^  §  Avowere  sur  le  pleintif  pur  ceo  qil  tient  Avowere. 
de  lui  par  homage,  fealte,^  et  rente  arere ;  pur  le 
homage  il  avowa. — Mouhray.  Unqes  seisi  del  homage; 
prest,  &c. — Blaik.  II  ne  plede  pas  com  prive ;  juge- 
ment  si  tiel  respouns  en  sa  bouche  gise. — Mouhray. 
Nous^  conisoms^  tener  de  vous,  et  dioms  ut  supra. 
— ScHAR.  Par  quel  service  conisez^  vous  tener  de 
lui  ? — Mouhray.  Par  fealte.^ — Hill.  Poez  vous  tener 
de  lui  par  fealte  "^  saunz  rente  ?  quasi  diceret  fealte  "^ 
ne  poet  estre  un  gros.^ — Mouhray.  Sire,  oil,  homme 
poet  tener  par  fealte  moult  ^  bien  pur  touz  services.^^ 


1  From  L.,  and  25,184,  until 
otherwise  stated,  but  corrected  by 
the  record,  Placita  de  Banco,  Hil., 
18  Edw.  III.,  Ko  116.  It  there 
appears  that  the  action  of  Keplevin 
was  brought  by  Adam  son  of  Peter 
de  Walsokene  against  Kobert  de 
Dodisthorpe.  The  defendant,  "  ut 
"  ballivus  Abbatis  de  Rameseye, 
•'  cognoscit  prsedictam  captionem 
"  justam,  &c.,  quia  dicit  quod 
"  prsedictus  Adam  tenet  de  ipso 
"  Abbate  tresdecim  acras  terrse, 
"  cum  pertinentiis,    in  Walsokne 

" per   homagium, 

"  fidelitatem,   et   servitium   trium 

"  solidorum   per   annum, 

'•  de  quibus  homagio  et  servitiis 
"  quidam  Simon  quondam  Abbas 
"  de  Rameseye,  prsedecessor  prae- 
"  dicti  Abbatis,  fuit  seisitus  per 
"  manus  Petri  de  Walsokne,  patris 
"  prsedicti  Ad£e,  cujus  heres  ipse 
*'  est,  ut  per  manus  veri  tenentis 
"  sui,  ut  de  jure  ecclesiae  suae 
"  beatEB  Marias  de  Rameseye.  Et, 
"  quia  homagium  prsedicti  Adas,  et 
"  praedictus  redditus  per  decern  et 


"  octo  annos  a  retro  fuerunt  die 
"  captionis  prsdictEe,  pro  homagio 
"  ipsius  Adas  cognoscit  captionem 
"  averiorum  prasdictorum." 

2  L.,  feute. 

3  Nous  is  omitted  from  L. 

4  L,,  conussoms. 

5  L.,  conussez. 

^  L.,  feaute.  According  to  the 
record  the  plea  was  "  quod  ipse 
"  tenet  terram  praedictam  de  prae- 
"  dicto  Abbate  per  fidelitatem 
"  tantum  pro  omnibus  servitiis,  et 
"  non  per  aliqua  alia  servitia.  Et 
"  dicit  quod  praedictus  Simon 
"  quondam  Abbas,  &c.,  nunquam 
"  fuit  seisitus  de  homagio  praedicti 
"  Petri  patris  ipsius  Adae,  cujus 
"  heres  ipse  est,  nee  aliquis  prae- 
"  decessorum  suorum.  Et  hoc 
"  paratus  est  verificare,  unde  petit 
"  judicium,"  &c. 

7  L.,  feaute. 

8  L.,  groos. 

9  L.,  mold. 

10  According  to  the  record  there 
was  a  replication  repeating  the 
substance  of  the  cognisance,  and 


596  HILARY    TERM 


No.   35. 


A.D.  g  Thomas^  avowed  the  taking  on  the  plaintiff,  as  on 

T5  ,  .  *  his  very  tenant,  for  homapfe  in  arrear,  and  laid  the 
seisin  by  the  hand  of  the  plaintiff's  father.  x\nd  the 
plaintiff  traversed  the  seisin  of  the  homage,  but  was 
not  permitted  to  do  so  without  first  confessing  the 
tenancy,  and  therefore  he  said  that  he  held  of  the 
avowant  by  fealt}^  in  lieu  of  all  services ;  and  as  to 
the  homage  he  said  "never  seised";  read}',  &c.  ;  and 
the  other  said  "seised";  ready,  &c. — x\nd  so  to  the 
country,  &c. — But  he  first  held  to  it  that  one  could 
not  hold  by  fealty  without  any  other  service. — But  this 
exception  was  not  allowed. — See  as  to  this  Hilary  Term 
in  the  9th  year,^  and  Hilary  Term  in  the  10th  year. — 
Nevertheless  Queer e. 

Statute  (35.)   §    Gaynesford   showed   how  Bernard    de   Cestre 

Suggestion  heretofore  sued  a  Capias  upon  a  Certificate  on  a  statute 
to  the  merchant.  Non  est  inventus  was  returned,  wherefore 
execution  was  awarded  to  him  ;  and  before  he  had 
execution  he  died.  And  (said  Gaynesford)  you  have 
here  the  executors  who  pray  execution.  And  he  made 
profert  of  the  will  and  of  the  statute. — Stonore.  We 
find  that  execution  has  been  awarded  ;  how  then  can 
we  know  that  your  testator  did  not  have  execution  ? 
And,  if  he  had,  it  is  not  right  that  you  should  have 
it  a  second  time ;  and  we  cannot  simply  take  your 
word  for  it. — Gaynesford.  Then  we  pray  a  Scire  facias 
against  the  ter-tenants. — Willoughby.  The  first  suit 
is  extinguished  by  the  death  of  your  testator,  and  you 
must  make  suit  anew. — Gaynesford.  That  cannot  be, 
because  we  shall  not  have  a  second   time  a  Capias  on 

1  For  the  names  of  the  parties,   |       -  Y.B.,  Hil.,  9  Edw.  III.,  No.  15. 
&c.,  see  p.  595,  note  1.  i 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


597 


A.D. 
1343-4. 

Replcgiari. 
[Fitz., 
Avoiore, 
97.] 


No.  35 

§  Thomas^  avowa  la  i^rise  sur  le  pleintif  come 
sur  soun  verray  tenant,  pur  homage  arrere,  et  lia 
la  seisine  par  my  la  mayn  soun  pere.  Et  la  pleintif 
traversa  la  seisine  de  homage,  et  ne  fuit  pas  resceu 
samiz  primes  conustre  la  tenance,  par  quel  il  dit 
qe  tynt  de  lavowaunt  par  feaute  pur  toutz  services ; 
et  quant  al  homage  il  dit  qunqes  seisi ;  prest,  &c. ; 
et  lautre  qe  seisi ;  prest,  &c. — Et  sic  ad  patriam,  &c. 
— Mes  il  prist  primes  a  ceo  qe  homme  ne  put  pas 
tener  par  feaute  saunz  autre  service. — Sed  hoc  non 
allocatur. — Vide  de  hoc  Hillarii  ix,  et  Hillarii  x,  cC'c. — 
QucBve  tamen. 

(35.)^  S  Gayn.  moustra  coment^  Bernard^  de  Cestre  ^^''^^^^ 

mar- 

autrefoitz    suist    hors    dun    Certificacion    sur    estatut  chaunt^: 
marchaunt    Capias.      Non    est    inventus    fut    retourne,  ^l^^^^^^°p, 

.  .  .    a  la  Court.* 

par  quel  execucion  lui  '^  fut  agarde ;  et  devant  qil 
avoit  execucion  il  murust.  Et  vous  avez  ycy  les 
executours  qe  priount  execucion.  Et  mist^  avant 
testament  et  lestatut. — Ston.  Nous  trovoms  execucion 
agarde ;  coment  poms  nous  saver  donqes  qe  vostre 
testatour  navoit  pas  execucion  ?  Et,  sil  avoit,  il  nest 
pas  resoun  qe  vous  leiez  autrefoitz;  et  nous  ne^ 
pooms  crere  a  Yoxx^.—Gayn.  Donqes  prioms  Scire 
facias  vers  les  terres  tenants. — Wilby.  La  primere 
suyte  est  amorti  par  la  mort  vostre  testatour,  et  il 
vous  covient  fere  de^^  novele  suyte. — Gayn.  Ceo  ne 
poet    estre,    car    nous    naveroms    pas    autrefoitz   hors 


upon  it  issue  was  joined.  The 
award  of  the  Venire  and  some 
adjournments  follow. 

1  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No  2)  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 
the  Year  Books.  It  has,  however, 
been  used  by  Fitzherbert  for  his 
Abridgment,  and  not  the  other 
report. 

2  From  L.,  and  25,184,  until 
otherwise  stated. 


3  The  words  Statut  marchaunt 
are  omitted  from  L. 

*  The  words  Sugestion  a  la 
Court  are  omitted  from  25,184. 

5  coment  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

6  L.,  Berlaud. 

7  lui  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

8  25,184,  mistrerent. 

9  25,184,  le. 

10  de  is  omitted  from  L. 


598  HILARY    TERM 


No.  35. 


-^•0-      the  certificate,  inasmuch  as  it  is  of   record  before   you 

1343-4  . 

that  execution  has  been   once   awarded. — Willoughby. 
Then  sue  a  writ  upon  the  case  to  us. 

CertiScate.  §  A  Certificate  was  sued  upon  a  statute  merchant, 
and  before  execution  was  had  the  plaintiff  died,  where- 
fore Gaynesford  prayed  execution  for  the  executors. — 
Hillary.  When  the  plea  is  extinguished  by  the  death 
of  a  party  how  can  the  same  process  be  continued  ? — 
Gaynesford.  We  cannot  have  a  new  certificate,  and 
therefore  process  ought  to  be  made  on  this  cer- 
tificate, and.  Justice,  you  can  be  apprised  that  the 
jDarty  had  not  execution  in  his  life-time,  and  execution 
ought  on  that  account  not  to  be  lost,  wherefore  there  would 
be  no  mischief  though  execution  were  now  awarded. — 
Hillary.  The  utmost  that  you  could  show  would  be 
cause  to  have  a  Scire  facias  for  the  executors,  because 
their  testator  might  have  released,  wherefore  you  must 
sue  a  new  writ  on  the  certificate. 

Note.  §   Gaynesford   came   to   the   bar   and   made  his  sug- 

gestion that  one  B.  de  Cestre  heretofore  sued  execution 
upon  a  statute  merchant,  which  had  been  certified  in 
the  Chancery,  and  said  that  B.  died  while  the  suit 
was  pending,  wherefore  he  prayed  that  the  Court  would 
award  execution  for  B.'s  executors. — Willoughby.  It 
may  be  that  B.  had  execution  during  his  life,  of  which 
we  cannot  be  apj^rised,  and  it  would  be  contrary  to 
what  is  right  to    award   execution   to   B.'s  executors  if 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


599 


No.  35. 
de    la    certificacion   Capias,   desicome   cest  de   recorde      -A-.D. 

.  1343-4 

devant    vous    qe    execucion    est    une    foitz    agarde. — 
WiLBY.     Suez   donqes   brief   a   nous^   sur   le   cas. 


§  Un  ^  certificacion   fuit   suy  liors   dun   statut  mar-  Certifica- 
chaunt,    et   avant    execucion    fait    le    pleintif    murust,  [Fitk, 
par   quel   Gaijn.   pria   execucion   pur   les   executours. —  Execucion, 
Hill.     Quant   le   plee   est   amorti  par  mort  de   partie 
coment    puit    proces    mesme    estre    continue  ? — Gayn, 
Novel   certificacion   ne    poms    nous   avoir,   par   quel   il 
covient    qe    sur    ceste    certificacion    qe    homme    face 
proses,  et.  Justice,  vous   poiez   estre  apris  qe  la  partie 
navoit   mye   execucion  en  sa  vie,  lexecucion  par  taunt 
ne    deit    pas    perir,    par    quel    il    nest    pas   meschief 
mesqe   execucion  soit  agarde. — Hill.     A  pluis  fort  qe 
vous   poiez    moustrer    serroit    davoir    un    Scire   facias 
pur   les   executours,    qar    lour    testatour    purroit   avoir 
relesse,   par   quei   il   covent  suere  novel  brief   hors  de 
certificacion. 

§  Gayn.^  vint  a  la  barre,  et  fist  sa  suggestion  Nota. 
coment  un  B.  de  Cestre  autrefoitz  suyit  execucion 
hors  dun  estatut  marchaunt,  qe  fuit  certifie  en  la 
Chauncellerie,  et  dit  qe  B.  devia  pendaunt  la  suyte, 
par  qel  il  pria  qe  la  Court  voleit  agarder  execucion 
pur  ses  executours. — Wylby.  Puit  estre  qe  B.  avoit 
execucion  en  sa  vie,  de  quei  nous  ne  pooms  pas 
estre  apris,  et  il  serroit  encountre  resoun  dagarder 
execucion   a  les   executours  B.   sil  avoit  execucion   en 


1  L.,  vous. 

2  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not  been 
printed  in  the  old  editions  of  the 
Year  Books.  It  has,  however,  been 
used  by  Fitzherbert  for  hi's,  Abridg- 
ment, and  not  either  of  the  other 
reports. 

3  This  report  of  the  case  is  also 
from  Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  where  it 


occurs  by  itself  at  some  distance 
from  the  other,  of  which  however 
it  is  represented  as  being  a  con- 
tinuation, and  a  reference  to  which 
is  given  as  being  the  Princiinum. 
It  has  neither  been  printed  in  the 
old  editions  of  the  Year  Books  nor 
usea  by  Fitzherbert  for  his  Abridg- 
ment. 


600  HILARY    TERM 


No.  36. 


A.D.  liQ  had  execution  during]:  his  life. — Gaiincsford.  Then 
we  pray  a  writ  to  warn  the  ter-tenants  to  show  whether 
they  can  say  an3'thing  wherefore  execution  should  not 
be  awarded. — Willoughby.     Of  that  vre  will  consider. 

Trespass  (3g,)  g  Tresj)ass  in  respect  of  goods  carried  off  and 
of  goods  beasts  taken,  against  the  peace. — Gvene  alleged  that 
carried  off.  {\^q  defendant  heretofore  recovered  by  Assise  of  Novel 
Disseisin  against  the  plaintiff  seisin,  and  damages, 
and  that  his  goods,  as  to  which  he  complained,  were 
delivered  in  execution  ;  judgment  whether  he  can  assign 
tort  in  our  person,  or  have  an  action  for  the  beasts. — 
Dericorthy.  You  took  them  of  your  own  wrong,  with- 
out such   a   cause  ;    ready,  &c. — Grene.     You  shall  not 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


601 


No.  36 

sa  vie. — Gayn.     Donqes   nous   prioms   brief  de  garnir      ^■^• 

les  terrez  tenantz  sils  saveiit  riens  dire  pur  quei 
execucion  ne  serra  pas  agarde. — Wylby.  Sur  ceo 
aviseroms,    &c. 

(36.)  ^  §  Trespas  des  biens  emportes  et  avers  pris  Trespas 
countre  la  pees. — Grene  aileggea  qe  le  defendant  enportez.-2 
autrefoitz  par  Assise  de  Novele  Disseisine  recoveri 
vers  le  pleintif,^  &c.,  et  damages,  et  ses  biens  dount 
il  se  pleint  furent  liverez^  en  execucion ;  jugement 
si  tort  en  nostre^  persone,  &c.,  ou  accion  pur  les 
avers.^ — Der.  Vous  les  pristes  de  vostre  tort  demene 
saunz    tiel   cause  ;    prest,    &c.'^ — Grene.     Al   averement 


1  From  L.,  and  25,184,  until 
otherwise  stated,  but  corrected  by 
the  record,  Placita  de  Banco,  Hil., 
18  Edw.  III.,  K°  223.  It  there 
appears  that  the  action  was  brought 
by  Richard  de  Loveny,  parson  of 
the  church  of  Neteltone  (Somerset) 
against  William  de  Byngham  and 
John  de  Wouth. 

2  The  words  des  biens  enportez 
are  omitted  from  L. 

3  The  words  le  pleintif  are 
omitted  from  L. 

4  L.,  deliveretz. 
°  L.,  vostre. 

'5  The  plea  on  behalf  of  the  de- 
fendant John  was,  according  to  the 
record.  Not  Guilty.  The  plea  on  be- 
half of  the  defendant  William  was 
"  quod  ipse  alias  arramavit  Assisam 
"  Novae  Disseisinge  versus  pras- 
"  dictum  Ricardum,  et  quosdam 
•'  alios,  coram  Willelmo  de  Shares- 
"  hulle  et  sociis  suis  Justiciariis 
"  domini  Regis  ad  assisas  in  eodem 
"  Comitatu  capiendas  assignatis, 
"  de  libero  tenemento  suo  in 
"  Estchynnok,  per  [quam]  quidem 
"  Assisam  idem  Willelmus  coram 
"  eisdem    Justiciariis    recuperavit 


"  inde  seisinam  suam  et  damna 
"  sua  quae  taxabantur  per  juratam 
"  ejusdem  Assisae  ad  decem  libras, 
"  per  quod  praeceptum  fuit  Hugoni 
"  Tyrel,  tunc  Vicecomiti  illius 
"  Comitatus,  quod  de  terris  et 
"  catallis  praedicti  Ricardi  et  ali- 
"  orum  fieri  faceret  prsedictas 
"  decern  libras  et  ilia  redderet 
"  eidem  Willelmo,  qui  quidem 
"  Vicecomes,  praetextu  cujusdam 
"  brevis  Regis  ei  inde  directi, 
"  liberavit  ei  bona  et  catalla  prae- 
"  dicta  in  pretium  quadraginta  et 
"  septem  solidorum  de  damnis 
"  praedictis,  et  sic  dicit  quod  ipse 
"  recepit  bona  et  catalla  praedicta 
"  de  praedicto  Vicecomite  ratione 
"  executionis  judicii  prgedicti.  Et 
"  hoc  paratus  est  verificare,  &c., 
"  unde  petit  judicium  si  praedictus 
"  Ricardus  aliquam  transgressi- 
"  onem  seu  injuriam  in  persona 
"  ipsius  Willelmi  in  hoc  casu, 
*'  assignare  possit,"  &c. 

7  The  replication  upon  which 
issue  was  joined  was,  according  to 
the  record,  '*  quod  praedictus  Will- 
"  elmus  de  injuria  sua  propria,  et 
"  contra  pacem  Regis,  &c.,  cepit 


602  HILARY   TERM 


No.  36. 


A-D.  be  admitted  to  that  general  averment,  because  the 
cause  as  to  which  I  plead  is  of  record. — Derworthy. 
It  is  not  of  record  that  you  have  the  goods  by  way  of 
execution ;  wherefore  will  you  accept  the  averment  ? — • 
Grenc.  It  seems  that  the  averment  contrary  to  the 
record  does  not  lie. — Shardelowe.  As  you  might  have 
taken  them  of  your  own  wrong,  notwithstanding  the 
recovery,  how  could  he  aid  himself,  or  how  could  he 
plead  in  any  other  manner  ?  But  your  statement 
shall  be  entered,  and  you  are  at  a  good  issue,  &c. 

Trespass.  §  Qne  Thomas  ^  made  his  plaint  of  his  goods 
tortiously  carried  off  to  the  value  of  20  shillings. — 
Grene.  We  tell  you  that  heretofore,  in  a  certain  year, 
&c.,  this  same  defendant  brought  an  Assise  of  Novel 
Disseisin  against  this  same  plaintiff,  in  resj^ect  of  cer- 
tain tenements  before  Sir  William  Sharshulle,  &c. 
Process  was  sued,  &c.,  until  the  disseisin  was  found  to 
the  damage  of  the  plaintiff  [i^^  the  Assise]  of  40 
shillings,  wherefore  it  was  adjudged  that  he  should 
recover  his  seisin  and  his  damages,  &c.  And  we  tell 
you  that  the  Sheriff  put  in  execution  for  us  his  corn, 
in  respect  of  which  he  complains,  for  our  damages, 
though  not  to  such  a  value  as  he  has  counted,  but 
only  to  the  value  of  our  damages,  wherefore  we  de- 
mand judgment  whether  he  can  have  an  action  in 
respect  of  those  goods. — Mouhray.  Sir,  by  his  answer 
he  supposes  that  he  had  the  corn  by  delivery  from 
the  Sheriff,  whereas  we  suppose  by  our  writ  that  he 
took  them  by  force,  so  that  his  answer  is  contrary  to 
our  writ ;  and  therefore  we  will  aver  our  writ. — Grene. 
Sir,  in  case   you  brought  this  writ  in  respect  of   your 

1  As  to  the  names  of  the  parties  see  p.  601,  note  1. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


603 


No.  36 

general  ne  serrez  resceu,  qar  la  cause  dount  jeo  ;^-P- 
plede  est  de  recorde. — Derwortld.  II  nest  pas  de 
recorde  qe  vous  les  avez  en  lieu  dexecucion ;  par 
quei  volez  ^  laverement  ? — Grene.  II  semble  qe  avere- 
ment  ne  git  pas^  countre  le  recorde. — Schard.  Quant 
vous  les  puissez  aver  pris  de  vostre  tort  demene, 
noji  obstante  le  recoverir,  coment  se  eidreit  il,  ou 
coment  pledreit  il,  par  autre  manere  ?  Mes  vostre 
dit^   serra   entre,    et   vous   estes   a   bon   issue,   &c.^ 

§  Un  ^  Thomas  se  pleint  de  ses  bienz  emportez  Trespas. 
a  tort  a  la  value  de  xxs. — Grene,  Nous  vous  dioms  issue," '33.] 
quautre  foitz,  certein  an,  &c.,  mesme  eel  porta  un 
Assise  de  Novele  Disseisine  devers  mesme  ce  qe  se 
pleint  de  certeinz  tenementz  devant  Sire  W.,  &c. 
Proses  suy,  &c.,  qe  la  disseisine  fuit  trove  as  dam- 
ages le  pleintif  de  xls.,  par  queux  fuit  agarde  qe 
recoverast  sa  seisine  et  ses  damages,  &c.  Et  vous 
dioms  qe  le  Vicounte  nous  fist  par  execucion  de  ses 
blez,  de  queux  il  se  pleint,  pur  noz  damages,  mes 
ne  mye  a  tiel  value  come  il  ad  counte,  mes  soule- 
ment  a  la  value  de  noz  damages,  par  quei  nous 
demandoms  jugement  si  de  ceux  biens  accion  puit 
il  avoir. — Mouhray.  Sire,  par  soun  respouns  il  sup- 
pose qil  avoit  les  bles  par  livere  de  Vicounte,  la  ou 
nous  supposoms  par  nostre  brief  qil  lez  prist  a  force, 
issint  soun  respouns  a  contrarie  de  nostre  brief ; 
J)ar  quei  nous  voloms  averer  nostre  brief. — Grene. 
Sire,    en    cas    qe    vous    portassetz    eel    brief    de    voz 


•*  equum  praedictum  et  catalla  prae- 
"  dicta,  sicut  ipse  superius  queritur, 
"  absque  hoc  quod  ipse  recepit 
"  bona  et  catalla  ilia  de  preedicto 
"  Vicecomite  ratione  executionis 
"  judicii  praedicti,  sicut  praedictus 
"  Willelmus  allegat." 

1  L.,  voiletz. 

2  The    words    ne    git    pas    are 
omitted  from  L. 


3  L.,  dreit. 

*  Several  adjournments  follow 
the  award  of  the  Venire,  but  nothing 
further  appears  upon  the  roll. 

5  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions. 
It  appears,  however,  to  have  been 
used  by  Fitzherbert  for  his  Abridg- 
ment, 


604  HILAEY   TERM 


No.  37. 


^:^'  beasts  tortiously  taken,  &c.,  and  I  were  to  say  that  on 
""  ""  '  a  previous  occasion  you  had  complained  against  me 
in  respect  of  the  same  beasts,  when  I  avowed  the 
taking  for  a  certain  cause,  on  which  avowry  the  Re- 
turn of  the  same  beasts  was  awarded  to  me,  and  I 
were  to  demand  judgment  whether  you  ought  to  have 
an  action  in  respect  of  such  a  taking,  you  would  not 
have  the  averment  that  you  took  as  your  writ  sup- 
posed without  answering  to  our  justification  ;  wherefore 
no  more  in  this  case,  since  we  affirm  the  property  to 
compel  you  by  the  record  to  which  you  were  yourself 
a  party. — Mouhray.  I  think  that  in  the  case  which 
you  have  put  I  should  have  the  averment  as  above. — 
Hillary.  You  could  not  have  the  averment  in  such 
a  case  without  answering  to  the  justification  ;  no  more 
will  you  have  it  here  ;  but  you  can  have  an  averment 
in  other  words,  that  he  took  them  of  his  own  wrong, 
and  not  for  such  a  cause. — Grene.  Sir,  that  cannot 
be,  because  we  have  justified  the  taking  by  matter  of 
record,  wherefore  he  cannot  aver  that  we  took  them 
of  our  own  wrong  without  showing  how. — Hillary.  It 
is  not  of  record  that  the  Sheriff  delivered  certain  corn 
to  you  for  execution  of  your  damages,  nor  is  it  of  re- 
cord that  the  Sheriff  delivered  that  corn  to  you  in 
respect  of  which  he  complains,  wherefore  he  will  have 
such  an  averment  as  I  have  said. — Therefore  Mouhray 
tendered  the  averment  that  he  took  them  of  his  own 
wrong  and  not  for  such  a  cause ;  ready,  &c. — And 
the  other  side  said  the  contrary. 

Quare  (37.)    §    Quave    impedit   for    the   King   in    the    words 

impe  It.  u  ^^^  vicariam  Sancti  Hillarii  jitxta  Montcm  Sancti 
Micliaelisy — Grene.  Judgment  of  this  writ  which  is 
brought  neither  in  a  vill  nor  in  a  hamlet. — Thorpe. 
It  is  sufficiently  certain. — Grene.  The  words  ''Sancti 
Hillarii''  refer  only  to  the  name  of  a  Saint. — Thorpe. 
They  refer  to  the   name   of   the  vill  which   is  possibly 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  605 


No.  37. 


averez  a  tort  pris,  &c.,  et  jeo  deise  quautre  foitz  ^•^• 
vous  fuistez  pleint  cle  mesmes  les  averes  vers  moy, 
ou  jeo  avowace  la  prise  pur  certein  cause,  sur  qel 
avowere  retorn  moy  fuit  agarde  de  mesmes  les  bestes, 
et  demandoms  jugement  si  de  tiel  prise  deive  accion 
aver,  vous  naverez  pas  laverement  qe  vous  pristes^ 
come  vostre^  brief  suppose  saunz  respondre  a  nostre 
justificacion ;  par  quei  nient  pluis,  &c.,  del  houre 
qe  nous  affermons  la  proprete  de  vous  chacer  par 
recorde  a  qel  vous  fuistez  mesmes  partie. — Mouhray. 
Jeo  croy  qen  le  cas  qe  vous  avetz  '  mys  javeray 
laverement  ut  supra.  —  Hill.  Vous  naverez  pas 
laverement  en  tiel  cas  saunz  respondre  a  la  justifi- 
cacion ;  nient  pluis  averetz  vous  issi ;  mes  vous 
poietz  avoir  laverement  sur  autre  paroles  qil  les 
prist  de  soun  tort  demene,  et  noun  pas  par  tiel 
cause. — Grene.  Sire,  ceo  ne  puit  estre,  qar  nous 
avoms  justifie  la  prise  par  chose  de  record,  par  quei 
il  ne  puit  pas  averer  qe  nous  les  primes  de  nostre 
tort  demene  saunz  moustrer  coment. — Hill.  II  nest 
pas  de  recorde  qe  le  Vicounte  vous  liverast  certeins 
bleez  pur  execucion  de  voz  damages,  ne  il  nest  pas 
de  recorde  qe  le  Vicounte  vous  liverast  ceux  blez 
de  queux  il  se  pleint,  par  quei  il  avera  tiel  avere- 
ment  come  jay  dit.  —  Par  quei  Mouhray  tendist 
laverement  qil  les  prist  de  soun  tort  demene,  et  ne 
mye   par   tiel   cause  ;   prest,    &c. — FA  alii  e  contra. 

(37.)  ^  §  Quare  impedit  pur  le  Eoi  ad  vicariam  Quare 
Sancti  Hillarii  juxta  Montem  Sancti  Michaclis. — Grene. 
Jugement  de  ceo  brief  qest  porte  ne  en  ville  ne  en  hamel. 
— Thorpe.  Cest  assetz  en  certein.  —  Grene.  Sancti 
inilarii  ne  refiert^  forqe  al  noun  de  Seynt. — Thorpe. 
Si    fet    al    noun    de    la    ville     qe     ad    noun     Seynt 


1  MS.,  nous  ne  primes,  instead   I       ^  3?rom  L.,  and  25,184. 
of  vous  pristes.  I       ^  L.,  refert. 

2  MS.,  nostre. 


606  HILARY   TERM 


No.  38. 


^•^-      named    St.   Hillary. — Grene.      Then   the  writ  ought  to 

1343-4.  .  .         .  - 

be  in  the  words  "atZ  vicariam  Sancti  Hillarii  cle  Sancto 
Hillario,''  and  so  it  is  in  the  case  of  St.  Edmund's 
and  St.  Alban's,  where  the  vills  take  the  names  of 
Saints. — Hillary.  Certainly  the  writ  would  be  better 
in  the  form  you  state. — Thorpe.  Why  is  not  the  writ 
as  good  in  the  words  "acZ  vicariam  Sancti  Hillarii''  as 
if  it  were  to  say  ^^  ad  vicariam  cle  Sancto  Hillario''  ? 

Quare^  (38.)   §  Quarc  impedit  in  the  words  "  ad  ecclesiam  de 

imjK  I .  rp^j^  Neutone.'- — Grene.  In  Toft  Newton  there  are  two 
churches,  one  that  of  St.  Michael,  and  the  other  that 
of  St.  Peter  and  St.  Paul,  and  this  writ  does  not  de- 
termine with  certainty  to  which  church  ;  judgment  of 
the  writ. — Mouhray.  Toft  Newton  is  a  vill,  and  New- 
ton is  a  hamlet  of  Toft  Newton,  so  that  both  churches 
are  in  Toft  Newton ;  but  one  church  bears  the  name 
of  Toft  Newton,  and  the  other  that  of  Newton, 
and  so  they  are  known  as  distinguished  by  the 
names  of  the  churches  of  Newton  and  Toft  Newton, 
and  so  you  are   apprised   as   to   which   is   the   church 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


607 


No.  38. 

Hillare  par  cas. — Grene.  Donqes  serreit^  le  brief  ad  a.d. 
vicariam  Sancti  Hillarii  de  Sancto  Hillario,  et  issint 
est  il  de  Seynt  Edmon,^  et  Seint  Alban,^  ou  les 
villes  pernount  noun  de  Seyntz. — Hill.  Certes^  le 
brief  vaudreit  plus  a  la  manere  qe  vous  ditez. — 
Thorpe.  Pur  quei  nest  le  brief  auxi  ^  bon  ad  vicariam 
Sancti  Hillarii  come  a  dire  ad  vicariam  de  Sancto 
Hillario  ? 

(38.)  ^  §  Qiiare  impedit  ad  ecclesiam  de  Toft  Neutone.  9"^^^. 
— Grene.  En  Toft  Neutone*^  sount  deux  eglises,  lun 
de  Seint  Michel,  et  lautre  de  Seint  Piere  et  Paule,^ 
et  ceo  brief  ne  determine  pas  en  certeyn  a  quel 
eglise  ;  jugement  de  brief. ^ — Mouhray.  Toft  Neutone 
est  un  ville,  et  Neutone  est  un  hamel  de  Toft 
Neutone,  issint  qe  les  deux  eglises  sont  en  ^^  Toft 
Neutone ;  mes  lun  eglise  porte  noun  de  Toft  Neu- 
tone, [et  lautre  Neutone,  et  issint  sont  eles  conus 
diversement  par  les  eglises  de  Neutone  et  Toft 
Neutone]  ,^^   et   issint   estes  apris   de  quel   eglise   nous 


1  25,184,  deit. 

2  L.,  Esmoun. 

3  L.,  Albon. 

^  Certes  is  omitted  from  L. 

5  auxi  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

6  From  L.,  and  25,184,  until 
otherwise  stated,  but  corrected  by 
the  record,  Placlta  de  Banco,  Hil., 
18  Edw.  III.,  E,o  324.  it  there 
appears  that  the  action  was  brought 
by  William  son  of  Eobert  de  Hanlay 
of  Gryseby  (Girsby)  against  William 
son  of  John  de  Fulnetby,  in  order 
that  he,  together  with  Thomas 
Bishop  of  Lincoln,  and  William, 
Prior  of  Sixhill,  might  permit  the 
plaintiff  to  present  "  ad  ecclesiam 
de  Toftneutone"  (Lincolnshire). 
The  declaration  is  of  some  length 
but  contains  only  matters  which 
have  no  bearing  upon  the  re- 
port. 


7  The  words  "  Grene.  En  Toft 
Neutone  "  are  omitted  from  L. 

8  L.,  Pole. 

3  The  plea  was,  according  to  the 
record,  "  quod  in  villa  de  Toftneu- 
"  tone,  sunt  duae  ecclesiffi,  quarum 
•'  una  vocatur  ecclesia  Sancti 
*'  Michaelis,  et  alia  vocatur  ecclesia 
"  Apostolorum  Petri  et  Pauli,  et 
"  praedictus  Willelmus  filius  Eo- 
"  berti  per  breve  suum  praedictum 
"  non  determinat  in  certo  ad  quam 
"  illarum  ecclesiarum  ipse  clamat 
"  prassentationem  suam,  unde  petit 
"  judicium  de  brevi,"  &c. 

10  L.,  de. 

11  The  words  between  brackets, 
though  found  in  the  old  editions, 
are  omitted  from  the  existing  MSS. 
of  Year  Books.  They  are,  how- 
ever, in  accordance  with  the  record. 
See  p.  609,  note  1 


608  HILARY   TERM 


No.   38. 


iti?*4  ^^  which  we  claim  the  presentation ;  judgment  whether 
our  writ  be  not  sufficiently  good. — Grene.  Now  you 
have  admitted  that  the  two  churches  are  in  Toft 
Newton,  so  that  in  law  no  distinction  can  properly  be 
assigned  between  the  two  except  by  the  names  of  the 
Saints.  And  if  a  writ  of  Eight  had  to  be  brought  in 
respect  of  the  church  which  is  in  the  hamlet,  would 
it  not  be  brought  in  the  vill  ? — Kelshulle.  Possibly 
it  would,  because  a  writ  of  Right  does  not  lie  in  a 
hamlet,  but  a  Quare  im2)edit  does,  and,  if  he  speak  the 
truth,  it  is  sufficiently  certain  where  he  demands  the 
presentation. — Grene.  Since  Newton  is  a  hamlet  of 
Toft  Newton,  it  is  impossible  to  prove  that  the  church 
of  Newton  could  be  anywhere  but  in  Toft  Newton; 
and  that  brings  us  to  our  first  exception,  that  is  to 
say,  that  there  are  two  churches,  and  that  diversity  is 
not  assigned. — Kelshulle.  Suppose  the  hamlet  were 
named  Kelshulle,  and  there  were  in  Kelshulle  a 
church  known  as  the  church  of  Kelshulle,  and  there 
were  in  the  \dll  another  church  known  by  the  name 
of  the  vill,  would  there  not  be  sufficient  diversity  ? — 
Grene.  It  would  be  uncertain. — Willoughby.  It  is 
sufficiently  certain.  Answer. — Thorpe.  Whereas  they 
say  that  there  are  a  Newton  and  a  Toft  Newton,  and 
that  one  is  a  hamlet  of  the  other,  from  which  the 
churches  are  supposed  to  take  their  respective  names, 
and  that  one  is  known  by  the  name  of  the  vill,  and 
the  other  by  that  of  the  hamlet,  we  tell  you  that  it  is 
all  Toft  Newton,  and  known  by  that  name,  absque  hoc 
that   there   is   a   Newton,  known   by  that  name,  other 


XVIII.   EDWABD    III. 


609 


No.  38. 

clamoms  le  presentement ;  jugement  si  nostre  brief 
ne  soit  assetz  bon.^ — Greiie.  Ore  avez  conu  qe  les 
deux  eglises  sount  en  Toffc  Neutone,  issint  qe  de 
ley  nul  diversite  poet  proprement  estre  assigne  entre 
les  deux  forqe^  des  Seintz.  Et  si  brief  de  Dreit  fut 
a  porter  del  eglise  qest  el  ^  hamel,  ne  serra  ceo 
porte  en  la  ville  ? — [Kels.  Si  serra  par  cas,  pur 
ceo  qe  brief  de  Dreit  ne  gist  pas  en  hamel,  mes 
Quare  impedit  fait,  et,  sil  die  verite,  assetz  est  il 
certein  ou  il  demande  le  presentement.  —  Grene. 
Quant  Neutone  est  hamelle  de  Tofte  Neutone,  il  est 
impossible  a  prover  qe  leglise  de  Neutone  purreit 
estre  forqe  en  Tofte  Neutone ;  et  donqes  est  a  nostre 
primer  excepcion,  saver,  qils  y  sont  ij  eglises,  et 
diversite  nest  pas  done,  &c.]* — Kels.  Jeo  pose  qe 
le  hamel  avoit  a  noun  Kelsul,  et  il  y  avoit  en  K. 
eglise^  conu ^  pur  leglise  de  K.,  et  en  la  ville  est"^ 
autre  eglise^  conu  par  noun  de  la  ville,  ne  serra 
ceo  diversite  assetz  ? — Grene.  Noun  certeyn.^ — Wiley. 
II  est  assetz  en  certein.  Eesponez, — Thorpe.  La  ou 
ils  diount  qil  y  ad  Neutone  et  Toft  Neutone,  et  lun 
hamel  del  autre,  dount  les  eglises  duissent  prendre 
lour  nouns,  et  lun  conu  par  noun  de  la  ville  et 
lautre  del  hamel,  nous  vous  dioms  qe  tut  est  Toft 
Neutone,  et  par  eel  noun  conu,  saunz  ceo  qil  y  ad 
Neutone   conu   par  tiel  noun   autre   de  Toft  Neutone; 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


1  The  replication  was,  according 
to  the  record, ' '  quod  prasdictus  Will- 
"  elmusfilius  Johannis  breve  suum 
"  per  hoc  cassare  non  debet,  dicit 
"  enim  quod  in  villa  de  Toftneu- 
"  tone  est  una  ecclesia  quae  vocatur 
"  ecclesia  de  Toftneutone,  et  in 
"  Neutone  qui  est  hamilettus  de 
"  praedicta  villa  de  Tof tneutone  est 
"  una  alia  ecclesia  qu£e  vocatur 
"  ecclesia  de  Neutone  per  se,  et 
"  sic  breve  suum  praedictum  satis 
"  incertosumitur.     Ethocparatus 


"  est   verificare,    unde   petit  judi- 
"  cium,"  &c. 

2  forqe  is  omitted  from  25,184. 

3  L.,  en. 

*  The  words  between  brackets, 
though  found  in  the  old  editions, 
are  omitted  from  both  the  existing 
MSS. 

5  25,184,  esglise. 

6  25,184,  come ;  the  word  is 
omitted  from  L. 

7  est  is  omitted  from  L. 
s  L.,  certes. 


18141 


2q 


610  HILARY   TERM 

No.  38. 

i4*?4  *^^^  "^^^^  Newton ;  ready,  &c. — Willoughby.  You 
shall  not  have  issue  on  the  names  of  the  vills,  but 
on  the  names  of  the  churches. — Thorpe.  Then  we  tell 
you  that  both  churches  are  in  Toft  Newton,  absque  hoc 
that  either  of  the  churches  bears  the  name  of  Newton 
by  itself  without  any  addition  ;  ready,  &c. — And  the 
other  side  said  the  contrary. 

Quare  s  John  ^  brought  his   Quare   impedit   against  W.  son 

of  K.,^  and  said  that  the  defendant  tortiously  hindered 
him  from  presenting  a  fit  person  to  the  church  of  P.-^ 
— Grene.  Sir,  we  tell  you  that  in  the  vill  of  T.^  there 
are  two  churches,  to  wit,  one  the  church  of  St.  Michael, 
the  other  the  church  of  St.  Peter  ^ ;  this  writ  does  not 
determine  with  certainty  to  which  church  he  claims 
the  presentation ;  judgment  of  the  writ. — Mouhray. 
Sir,  we  tell  you  that  in  the  vill  of  T.  there  is  one 
church,  which  we  demand  by  this  writ,  and  we  tell 
you  that  in  the  same  vill  there  is  a  hamlet  which  is 
called  Heton,^  in  which  there  is  another  church  called 
the  church  of  Heton,^  and  so  it  may  be  seen  that  in 
the  vill  in  which  we  have  brought  our  writ  there  are 
two  churches,  but  our  church  has  one  nauie,  and  the 
other  has  another  name,  and  so  our  writ  is  sufficiently 
certain. — Grene.  Sir,  since  he  has  admitted  that  in 
the  vill  of  T.^  there  are  different  churches,  in  which 
case  he  ought  to  make  determination  in  his  writ  by 
the  name  of  the  Saint  of  the  church,  as  by  saying  the 
church  of'  Our  Lady  of  T.,  &c.,  and  this  he  has  not 
done,  &c.,  therefore,  &c.  And,  besides,  suppose  he 
brought  a  writ  of  Right  of  Advowson  against  us  in 
like  manner  as,  &c.,  it  would  be  abated,  and  there- 
fore this  one   also. — Hillary.     It  is  no  wonder  that  a 

1  For  the  real  names,  &c.,  see  p.  607,  note  6. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


611 


No.  38. 

prest,  &c. — WiLBY.  Vous  naverez  pas  issue  sur  nouns  .^:^\ 
des  villes,  mes  sur  nouns  cles  eglises.  —  Thorpe. 
Donqes  vous  dioms  qe  les  ij  eglises  sont  en  Toft 
Neutone,  saunz  ceo  qe  ascun^  des  eglises  porte  noun 
de  Neutone  a  per  lui  saunz  adjeccion ;  prest,  &c. — 
Et   alii   e   contra.^ 

§  Johan  ^  porta  son  Quare  impedit  vers  W.  fitz  Quare 
K.,  et  dit  qa  tort  ly  destourbe  de  presenter  coven-  ^"^-^^ 
able  persone  al  eglise  de  P. — Grene.  Sire,  nous  vous 
dioms  qen  la  ville  de  T.  ils  sount  deux  eglises, 
saver,  un  de  Seint  Michel,  lautre  de  Seint  Pier ; 
cest  brief  de  determine  pas  en  certein  a  qel  eglise 
il  cleyme  la  presentement ;  jugement  du  brief. — 
Mouhray.  Sire,  nous  vous  dioms  qen  la  ville  de  T. 
il  y  ad  un  eglise  qe  nous  demandoms  par  cest  brief, 
et  vous  dioms  qen  mesme  la  ville  il  y  ad  un  hamelle 
qest  appelle  Hetone,  en  qel  il  y  ad  autre  eglise  qest 
appelle  leglise  de  Hetone,  issint  deit  il  veer  qen  la 
ville  ou  nous  avoms  porte  nostre  brief  ils  sount  ij 
eglises,  mes  il  y  ad  un  noun  et  lautre  ad  un  autre 
noun,  issint  nostre  brief  assetz  en  certein. — Grene. 
Sire,  del  houre  qil  ad  conu  qen  la  ville  de  T.  ils 
sount  diverses  eglises,  en  qel  cas  il  covient  faire 
determinacion  en  soun  brief  del  noun  de  Seint  del 
eglise,  come  a  dire  leglise  de  nostre  Dame  de  T., 
&c.,  et  ceo  nad  il  pas  fait,  &c.,  par  quei,  &c.  Et, 
ovesqe  ceo,  jeo  pose  qil  porte  un  brief  de  Droit 
davowesoun  vers  nous  en  autiel  manere  com,  &c.,  il 
serroit   abatu,   et  par  taunt   cest,   &c. — Hill.     II  nest 


1  L.,  ascuns. 

2  The  rejoinder,  upon  which  issue 
was  joined,  was,  according  to  the 
record,  "  quod  in  villa  de  Toftneu- 
"  tone  non  est  aliqua  ecclesia  quae 
"  vocatur  ecclesia  de  Neutone  per 
"  SB,  sed  ecclesia  quae  vocatur 
"  ecclesia  de  Toftneutone." 


Nothing  but  the  award  of  the 
Venire,  and  an  adjournment,  fol- 
lows on  the  roll. 

3  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions. 


612  HILARY    TERM 


No.   39. 


i^4?4  ^'^^^  ^^  Bight  would  be  abated  in  such  a  case,  because 
a  writ  of  Right  must  always  be  brought  in  a  vill,  so 
that  if  the  two  churches  had  to  be  demanded  by  a 
writ  of  Right,  it  would  be  necessary  to  make  the  de- 
mand in  a  vill  and  not  in  a  hamlet,  and  in  that  way 
it  is  necessary  to  make  a  certain  definition  as  to  each; 
but  this  writ  can  be  brought  in  a  hamlet,  and  there- 
fore, although  the  names  of  the  churches  are  different, 
it  is  not  necessary  to  make  any  other  distinction  in 
this  writ ;  wherefore,  &c. — Kelshulle.  Suppose  the 
hamlet  in  which  one  of  the  churches  is  had  Grene  for 
its  name,  would  not  the  writ  be  good  if  it  said  the 
church  of  Grene,  without  any  other  definition,  &c.  ? 
as  meaning  to  say  that  it  would. — Grene.  Sir,  I  say 
that,  if  the  writ  were  brought  in  respect  of  a  church 
which  is  in  a  hamlet,  there  would  be  no  need  to  give  any 
definition  but  by  the  name  of  the  hamlet,  because  in 
the  hamlet  there  is  only  one  church,  but  if  the  writ 
were  brought  in  respect  of  a  church  which  is  in  the 
vill,  it  would  be  necessary  to  define  it  with  certainty 
by  the  name  of  a  Saint,  because  in  the  vill  there  are 
two  churches  inasmuch  as  whatever  is  in  the  hamlet 
is  in  the  vill,  but  not  vice  versa,  and  therefore  we 
shall  have  a  plea  to  abate  the  writ. — Therefore  he  so 
had. — But  afterwards  he  tendered  the  averment  that 
in  the  vill  of  T.  there  was  no  church  but  those  which 
were  named  by  the  name  of  the  vill ;  ready,  &c. — And 
the  other  side  tendered  the  averment  that  the  other 
church  of  the  same  vill  was  named  by  the  name  of 
the  church  of  the  hamlet,  so  that  they  had  different 
names  ;  ready,  &c.^ — And  the  averment  was  accepted. 
— Quaere,  &c. 

Avowry.         (39.)  §  Avowry,  for  arrears  of  a  tax  of  wool  granted 

1  For  the  issue  as  joined  according  to  the  roll  see  p.  611,  note  2. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  613 

No.  89. 

pas  merveille  mesqe  brief  de  Dreit  serroit  abatu  en  .h^\ 
tiel  cas,  qar  brief  de  Dreit  il  covient  tutdiz  estre 
porte  en  ville,  issint  qe  [si]  lez  deux  eglises  furent 
demandez  par  brief  de  Dreit,  il  le  covendreit  de- 
mander  en  ville  et  ne  mye  en  hamelle,  et  par  taunt 
il  covient  mettre  certein  determinacion  en  les  deux; 
mees  ceo^  brief  puit  estre  porte  en  hamelle,  par 
quel,  coment  qe  les  nouns  de  les  eglises  diversent, 
il  ne  covynt  pas  faire  autre  declaracion  en  cest  brief ; 
par  quei,  &c. — Kels.  Jeo  pose  qe  le  hamelle  en  qel 
lun  egiise  [est]  ust  a  noun  Grene,  ne  serroit  le 
brief  boun  a  dire  leglise  de  G.,  saunz  autre  de- 
terminacion, &c.  ?  quasi  diceret  sic. — Grcne,  Sire,  jeo 
die  qe,  si  le  brief  fuit  porte  del  egiise  qest  en 
hamel,  il  ne  covynt  pas  faire  determinacion  qe  par 
le  noun  del  hamel,  qar  en  la  hamel  ny  ad  qune 
egiise,  mes  si  le  brief  fuit  porte  del  egiise  qest  en 
la  ville,  il  covendreit  determiner  en  certein  par  le 
noun  de  Seint,  qar  en  la  ville  ils  y  sount  ij  eglises 
pur  ceo  qe  qanqe  est  en  la  hamel  est  en  la  ville, 
sed  non  e  contra,  et  par  taunt  nous  averoms  plee 
dabatre  le  brief. — Par  quei  iia  liabuit. — Mes  puis  il 
tendi  daverer  qen  la  ville  de  T.  il  ny  avoit  nulle 
egiise  forqe  ceux  qe  furent  nomez  par  le  noun  de 
la  ville  ;  prest,  &c. — Et  lautre  tendi  daverer  qe  lautre 
egiise  de  mesme  la  ville  fuit  nome  par  noun  del 
egiise  de  hamel,  issint  ils  avoient  divers  nouns ; 
prest,  &c. — Et  laverement,  &c.,  resceu. — QucEve,  &c. 

(39.)  ^   §    Avowere   pur   taxe   arere   de   leyn  graunte  Avowere. 

1  MS.,  ne.  1   William  de  Kyme,  and  John  of  the 

2  From     L.,    and   25,184,    until  |   More,  all  of  Mere.     The  two  last 


otherwise  stated,  but  corrected  by 
the  record,  Placita  de  Banco,  Hil., 
18  Edw.  III.,  Ro  214  d.  It  there 
appears  that  the  action  of  Replevin 
was  brought  by  Roger  de  Stapil- 
forde  of  Waddington  against 
Robert  de  Somerby,  Walter  Whyte, 


mentioned  defendants  traversed 
the  taking  of  the  beasts,  and  issue 
was  joined  thereon.  The  avowry 
was,  according  to  the  record, 
"  quod  per  communitatem  totius 
"  Angliae  in  Parliamento  domini 
"  Regis   nuper  tento  apud  West- 


614  HILARY   TERM 


No.  39. 


^'^'      to  the  King,  by  the  constables  of  a  vill  ^yho  had  effected 

1343-4.  .  . 

the  taking  in  the  vill  of  Mere ;  and  the}'  had  no 
specialty  of  their  warrant,  to  which  exception  was 
taken. — Blaykeston.  We  tell  3'ou  that  in  the  vill  of 
Waddington  we  have  freehold  to  which  common  is 
ap2)endant  in  Mere  ;  and  we  tell  you  that  these  beasts 
are,  and  were  at  the  time  of  the  taking,  levant  and 
couchant  in  Waddington,  and  these  beasts  were  taxed 
for  the  wool,  and  assessed  in  Waddington,  and  we  paid 
tax  for  them  there ;  and  these  beasts  came  and  fed  in 
the  common  in  Mere  and  went  back  to  Waddington ; 
judgment  whether  you  can  avow  the  distress  on  these 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


615 


No.  39. 

au  Koi,  et  par  conestables  dun  ville,  qe  avoynt  fet 
la  prise  en  la  ville  de  Mere  ^ ;  et  ils  navoynt  pas 
especialte  de  lour  garraunt,  qe  fut  chalenge. — Blaik. 
Nous  vous  dioms  qen  la  ville  de  Wodyngtone  si 
avoms  fraunctenement,  a  qai  comune  est  appendaunt 
en  Mere  ^ ;  et  vous  dioms  qe  cestes  bestes  sount,  et 
furent  a  temps  de  la  prise,  couchauntes  et  levantes 
en  Wodyngtone,  et  celes  bestes  furent  taxes  pur  la 
leyn,  et  assiz  en  W.,  et  pur^  eux  paiames  taxe 
illoeqes ;  et  celes  bestes  vyndront  et  pustrent  la 
comune  en  Mere,^  et  reperirent  a  W. ;  jugement  si 
de   celes   bestes  puissez  la  destresse   avower  en  Mere,^ 


A.D. 

1343-4. 


"  monasterium,  a  die  Paschaa  in  tres 
"  septimanasannoregnisuiquinto- 
"  decimo,  triginta  millia  sacce[sic] 
"  lanarum  per  totam  Angliam  con- 
"  cessi  fuerunt  eidem  domino  Eegi, 
"  locononarumgarbarum,vellerum, 
' '  et  agnorum  sol vendarum .videlicet 
"  de  primo  anno  viginti  millia  sacce 
"  [sic]  lanae,  et  in  secundo  anno 
"  deeem  millia  sacce  [sic]  lanae, 
"  de  quibus  viginti  millibus  saccis 
"  lanas  de  primo  anno  Comitatus 
"  Lincolniee  assessus  fuit  ad  mille 
"  ducentos  sexaginta  et  quinque 
"  saccos  et  dimidium,  quinque 
"  petras,  et  duodecim  libras  lanae. 
"  Et  inde  quaedam  pars  Comitatus 
"  quae  vocatur  Kestevene  assessa 
"  fuit  ad  trescentos  quaterviginti 
"  saccos,  novem  petras,  novem 
"  libras  lanae,  in  quibus  partibus 
"  de  Kestevene  quidam  Willelmus 
"  de  la  Launde  et  Brianus  de 
"  Hesdeby  assignati  fuerunt  asses- 
"  sores  et  coUectores  lanarum  prae- 
"  dictarum  per  Commissionem 
"  domini    Regis,     &c.      Et    post- 

"  modum  apud  Lafforde 

"  coram  praefatis  Willelmo  et 
*'  Briano  coUectoribus,  &c.,  prae- 
"  dicta  villa  de  Mere  assessa  fuit 


ad  viginti  et  septem  petras  et 
quinque  libras  lanae  per  homines 
in  partibus  illis  in  primo  anno 
prcedicto.  Et  postmodum  Con- 
stabularii  et  alii  probi  homines 
de  eadem  villa  jurati  ad  taxan- 
dum  et  levandum  de  quolibet 
homine  ejusdem  villae  rationa- 
bilem  portionem,  &c.,  ipsum 
contingentem,  &c.,  assiderunt 
praedictum  Rogerum  ad  rationa- 
bilem  portionem  suam  de  lanis 
praedictis  pro  terris  ac  bonis  et 
catallis  suis  quae  habuit  in  eadem 
villa,  sicut  et  ipsi  assessi  fuerunt 
pro  terris,  bonis,  et  catallis  suis, 
quae  habuerunt  ibidem.  Et  quia 
praedictus  Rogerus  assessus  fuit 
ad    duodecim    libras    lanae    pro 

■  terris   ac   bonis   et   catallis   suis 

■  quae  habuit  in  praedicta  villa  de 

■  Mere,  quam  quidem  lanam  sol- 

■  vere  recusavit,  ipsi  Robertus  et 
'  Walterus,  Constabularii  villae 
'  praedictee,  ad  hoc  assignati  et 
'  jurati  in  forma  praedicta,  ceperunt 
'  prgedictas  oves  praefati  Rogeri 
'  pro  praedicta  lana  pro  qua 
'  assessus  fuit." 

1  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  Bere. 

2  pur  is  omitted  from  L. 


616  HILARY   TERM 


No.  39. 


^•D.  beasts  in  Mere,  for  it  is  not  right  that  they  should  be 
taxed  both  in  the  one  vill  and  in  the  other. — Thorpe. 
If  you  were  taxed  and  assessed  in  Mere  for  this  tax, 
I  should  take  your  beasts  in  the  other  vill,  if  your 
23ortion  were  in  arrear ;  and  we  have  said  that  you 
were  taxed  for  your  lands  and  chattels  in  Mere  for  a 
certain  portion  which  was  in  arrear,  and  that  you  do 
not  deny ;  judgment,  and  we  pray  the  Keturn. — 
Blaykeston.  And  you  do  not  deny  that  you  taxed  me 
for  the  same  beasts  on  a  previous  occasion  in  Mere, 
and  took  them  for  that  reason  ;  judgment,  and  we  pray 
our  damages. — Sharshulle  to  Thorpe.  I  tell  you  clearly 
that  in  such  a  case  the  beasts  will  be  taxed  and  assessed 
where  they  are  levant  and  couchant,  without  having 
regard  to  the  place  where  they  common. — Thorpe.  A 
ninth  was  granted  to  the  King  for  two  years,  and  that 
was  afterwards  changed  into  wool,  so  that  the  wool 
was  to  be  levied  in  the  same  manner  as  the  ninth, 
that  is  to  say,  as  well  of  lands  as  of  chattels,  and  we 
tell  you  that  the  j)laintifif  had  land  and  corn  growing 
on  land  in  Mere,  for  which  he  was  assessed  and 
taxed  by  ourselves,  as  well  as  for  other  chattels, 
and  for  that  portion  in  arrear  we  made  the  distress. — 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


617 


No.  39. 

qar  il  nest  pas  resoun  qils  feussent  taxes  en  lun 
ville  et  en  lautre.^ — Thorpe.  Si  vous  feussez  taxez 
et  assiz  en  Mere^  pur  eel  taxe,  jeo  prendray^  vos 
bestes  en  lautre  ville,  si  vostre  porcion  fut  arere ; 
et  nous  avoms  dit  qe  vous  feustez  taxez  pur  vos 
terres  et  chateux  en  Mere^  a  certeyn  porcion  quel 
fut  arere,  quele  chose  vous  ne  deditez  pas  ;  jugement, 
et  prioms  Ketourn. — Blaik.  Et  vous  ne  deditez  pas 
qe  pur  mesmes^  les  bestes  autrefoitz  vous  me  taxastes 
en  Mere,^  et  par  cele  resoun  les  pristez ;  jugement, 
et  prioms  nos  damages. — Schar.  a  Thorjje.  Jeo  vous 
die  bien  qen  tiel  cas  les  bestes  serrount  taxes  et 
assiz  oue^  eles*^  couchent  et  levent,  saunz  aver  re- 
garde  ou  eles  comunent.  —  Thorpe.  La  ix™^  fut 
graunte  al  Roi  pur  ij  aunz,  et  puys  fut  ceo  chaunge^ 
en  leyn,  issint  qe  la  leyn  fut  a  lever  com  la  ix"^ 
fut,^  saver,  auxi  bien  des  terres  com  de  chateux,  et 
vous  dioms  qen  Mere^  le  pleintif  avoit  terre  et 
bleez  cressauntz  en  terre,  pur  queux  il  fut  assiz  et 
taxe  par  nous  mesmes,  et  pur  autres  chateux,  et 
pur    cele    porcion    arere    si    feimes    la    destresse.^^ — 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


1  Roger's  plea  was,  according  to 
the  record,  "  quod  ipse  habet 
"  terras  et  tenementa  in  villa  de 
"  Wadyngtone,  ad  quas  ipse  habet 
"  communam  in  prsedicta  villa 
"  de  Mere  tanquam  pertinentem 
"  eisdem  tenementis  in  Wadyng- 
"  tone,  per  quae  terras  et  tene- 
"  menta,  ac  etiam  bona  et  catalla, 
"  et  averia  sua  cubantia  et  levantia 
"  in  Wadyngtone  ipse  taxatus  fuit 
*'  in  Wadyngtone.  Et  dicit  quod 
'•  ipse  eadem  averia  sua,  per  quae 
**  taxatus  fuit  in  Wadyngtone,  et 
"  quse  fuerunt  cubantia  et  levantia 
•'  in  Wadyngtone,  ipse  fugavit 
"  usque  villam  de  Mere  ad  com- 
"  munam  suam  ibidem  depas- 
'•  cendum,  unde  petit  judicium  si 
"  prsedicti   Eobertus    et    alii   cap- 


"  tionem  praedictam  pro  taxatione 
"  aliqua  in  praedicta  villa  de  Mere 
"  super  ipsum  Eogerum  ratione 
"  praedictorum  averiorum  in  villa 
"  de  Wadyngtone,  ut  praemittitur 
"  taxatores  justam  advocare  pos- 
"  sint,"  &c. 

2  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  Bere. 

3  L.,  perdra. 

*  mesmes  is  omitted  from  L. 

5  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  B. 

6  L.,  et. 

7  L.,  ils. 

8  25,184,  chalenge. 

9  fut  is  omitted  from  25,184, 

10  The  replication,  according  to 
the  record,  was  ("  non  cognoscendo 
"  quod  praedictus  Rogerus  habeat 
"  communam  in  Mere  tanquam 
"  pertinentem  ad  liberum  tenemen- 


618  HILAKY   TERM 


No.   39. 


AD.      Blaykcston.     We    were    taxed    in    Mere    for    the    same 

1343-4. 

beasts  that  were  levant  and  couchant  in  Waddington, 
and  for  which  we  were  taxed  in  Waddington  ;  ready, 
kQ.— Thorpe,  Will  you  say  for  the  same  beasts,  and 
not  for  your  lands  and  corn  growing  on  your  lands 
in  Mere  ?  for  otherwise  you  do  not  plead  to  me. — 
WiLLou-GHBY  to  Blaykestoii.  Answer. — Blaykcston.  We 
were  taxed  in  Mere  for  the  same  beasts,  and  not  for 
lands  and  corn  growing  in  Mere ;  ready,  &c. — And  the 
other  side  said  the  contrary. 

Eeplevin  §  ^  vdQ^n  complained  as  to  his  beasts,  &c.,  in  the 
vill  of  Mere. — Seton  avowed  the  taking  for  the  reason 
that  in  the  15th  year  of  the  j)resent  King  certain 
sacks  of  wool  were  granted  to  the  King  by  the  Com- 
monalty of  the  Realm,  and  each  vill  was  apportioned 
at  a  certain  sum  by  the  taxors,  and  afterwards  each 
man  was  apportioned  by  his  neighbours  according  to 
the  goods  and  chattels  which  he  had  in  the  same  vill. 
For  121bs.  he,  as  one  of  the  taxors,  avowed  the  taking 
of   the   same   chattels   effected  within   the   precincts  of 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


619 


No.  39. 

Blaik.  Nous  fumes  taxez  en  Mere^  pur  mesmes  les  '^•^• 
bestes  qe  feurent  couchauntes  et  levantes  en  W., 
et  pur  quels  nous  fumes  taxez  en  W. ;  prest,  &c. — 
Thorpe.  Volez^  dire  pur  mesmes  les  bestes,  et  noun 
pas  pur  vos  terres  et  bleez^  cressauntz  en  vos  terres 
en  Mere  ^  ?  qar  autrement  ne  pledez  vous  pas  *  a 
moi. — WiLBY.  a  Blaik.  Eesj)onez. — Blaik.  Nous  fumes 
taxez  en  Mere^  pur  mesmes  les  bestes,  et  noun  pas 
pur  terres  et  bleez  ^  cressauntz  en  Mere  ^ ;  prest,  &c. 
— Et  alii  e  contra.^ 

§  Un^  homme   se   pleint   de   ses   averez,   &c.   en   \sl  Repiegiari. 
ville   de    M. — Setone    avowa    la    prise    par    la    resoun  Quinzln, 
qe   Ian   xv'^  le   Koy  qore   est   certeinz    sakez   de  leyne  "^O 
furent  grauntez  al  Koy  par  la  comunaute,  et  chescun 
ville    apporcione    en    un    certein    par    les   taxours,   et 
apres  chescun  homme  fuit  aporcione  par  ces  veiseines 
solonc   les   biens   et   chateux   qils    avoient    en    mesme 
la  ville.     Pur   xijli.   il,   com   un   des   taxors,   avowa  la 
prise   de   mesmes   les   chateux   fait  deinz  la   purceyint 


"  turn  suum  in  Wadyngtone)  quod 
"  die  taxationis  praedict^  praefatus 
"  Rogerus  assessus  fuit  in  villa  de 
"  Mere  per  terras  et  tenementa  sua 
"  in  Mere,  et  per  blada  super  terram 
"  prsedictam  crescentia,  et  per  alia 
"  bona  et  eatalla,  ac  alia  averia 
"  sua  cubantia  et  levantia  in  villa 
"  de  Mere.  Et  hoc  parati  sunt 
"  verificare,  undepetunt  judicium," 
&c. 

1  MSS.  of  Y.B.,  B. 

2  L.,  voilletz. 

3  L.,  bledez. 
*  L.,  point. 

5  Roger's  rejoinder,  upon  which 
issue  was  joined,  was,  according  to 
the  record,  "  quod  ipse  taxatus  fuit 
"  per  averia  sua  cubantia  die 
"  taxationis  praedictse  in  Wadyng- 
"  tone,  per  quEe  ipse  taxatus  fuit  in 
"  Wadyngtone,  et  non  per  aliqua 


terras   et    tenementa,    bona   vel 
eatalla,  seu  aliqua  averia  cubantia 
in  praedicta  villa  de  Mere." 
Roger  failed  to  appear  at  Nisi 
prius  on  the  day  given,  and  judg- 
ment was  given  for  the  defendants 
to  have  the  Return.     Afterwards 
venit  Willelmus  de  Bytham,  ex 
"  parte  prsedicti    Rogeri,   et  petit 
"  deliberationem  prasdictorum  ave- 
"  riorum,   et   ei  conceditur.     Ideo 
''  habeat  inde  breve  per  Statutum." 
Several  adjournments  follow. 

6  This  report  of  the  case  is  from 
Harl.  (No  2)  alone,  and  has  not 
been  printed  in  the  old  editions  of 
the  Year  Books.  It  has,  however, 
been  used  by  Fitzherbert  for  his 
Abridgment,  and  not  the  other 
report. 

7  MS.,  x;  Fitz.,  xiiij. 


620  HILARY   TERM 


No.  40. 


A.D.  the  same  vill. — Blaijkeston.  Sir,  we  tell  you  that  we 
have  common  in  the  same  vill  of  Mere  appendant  to 
our  freehold  in  Waddington,  and  taxed  in  the  same  vill 
of  Waddington,  and  we  demand  judgment  whether  by 
•  reason  of  any  tax  made  in  respect  of  such  beasts, 
which  were  levant  and  couchant  in  another  vill,  and 
for  that  reason  taxed  in  another  vill,  he  can  avow  the 
taking. — W.  Thorpe.  Sir,  we  tell  you  that  you  were 
taxed  at  121bs.  of  wool  by  reason  of  corn  and  other 
chattels  which  you  have  in  the  vill  of  Mere,  and  not 
by  reason  of  these  beasts  ;  ready,  &c. — Blaykestoji.  We 
were  taxed  by  reason  of  these  beasts  in  respect  of 
which  we  have  made  our  plaint ;  ready,  &c. — And  so 
to  the  county.^— Observe  as  to  this  issue. ^ — And 
WiLLouGHBY  Said  in  this  plea  that,  if  he  was  taxed  by 
reason  of  corn  or  of  other  chattels  which  he  had  in 
the  vill  of  Mere,  they  could  by  reason  of  such  tax 
take  the  beasts  which  were  levant  and  couchant  in 
another  vill  when  they  came  within  the  precincts  of 
the  vill  in  which  he  was  taxed,  &c. 

Note.  (40.)    §    Note   that   John   de   Heyton,   against  whom 

execution  was  sued  on  a  recognisance  made  in  this 
Court,  could  not  have  suit  against  one  who  had  sued 
contrary  to  his  own  deed  by  a  judicial  writ,  before  he 
had  brought  an  original  writ  directed  to  the  Justices 
on  his  case. 


sance. 


Recogni-  §  Greiie  came  to  the  bar,  and  said  that  one  John 
had  sued  execution  on  a  recognisance  made  by  one 
William  in  the  same  Court,  whereas  John  had  granted 
by  a  deed  indented,  of  which  Grene  made  profert,  that 
if  William  should  pay  certain  money  on  a  certain  day 

1  For  the  precise  terms  of  the  issue,  according  to  the  roll,  see  p.  619, 
note  5. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


621 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


No.  40. 

de  mesme  la  ville. — Blayk.  Sire,  nous  vous  dioms 
qe  nous  avoms  comune  en  mesme  la  ville  de  M. 
appendaunt  a  nostre  fraunctenement  en  W.,  ei  taxez 
en  mesme  la  ville  de  W.,  et  demandoms  jugement 
si  par  cause  de  nuUe  taxe  fait  de  tiels  bestes,  queux 
furent  couchantz  et  levantz  en  autre  ville,  et  par 
taunt  en  autre  ville  taxes,  puit  il  la  prise  avower. — 
W.  Thorpe.  Sire,  nous  vous  dioms  qe  vous  fuistez 
taxes  a  xijZi.  de  leyne  par  cause  de  bleez  et  des 
autres  chateux  queux  vous  avetz  en  la  ville  de  M., 
et  ne  mye  par  cause  de  ceux  bestes ;  prest,  &c. — 
Blaik.  Nous  fuimes  taxes  par  cause  de  ceux  bestes 
de  queux  nous  sumes  pleint ;  prest,  &c. — Et  sic  ad 
imtriam. — Vide  de  tiel  issue. — Et  Wilby.  dit  en  ceo 
plee  qe  sil  fuit  taxe  par  cause  de  bleez  ou  des 
autres  chateux  queux  il  avoit  en  la  ville  de  M., 
qil  puit  par  cause  de  tiel  taxe  prendre  les  bestez 
qe  furent  levantz  et  cochantz  en  autre  ville  quant 
ils  vendrent  deinz  la  purceynt  de  la  ville  ou  il  fuit 
taxe,   &c. 

(40.)  ^    §    Nota    qe    Johan    de    Heytone,    countre   qi  Nota, 
execucion   fut    suy   hors    dune    reconisaunce    fait^   en 
ceste   j)lace,   ne   put  aver   suyte  vers   cely  qavoit^   suy 
countre    son    fet    demene^    par    bref    judiciel,    devant 
ceo  qil  avoit  porte  original  as  Justices  sur  son  cas. 


S  Grene^  vint   a   la   barre,   et   dit  qun  Johan   avoit  ^econi- 

.  ,  .  f.   'i  saunce. 

suy    execucion    hors    dun    reconisaunce    lait    par    un  [Fitz., 
W.    en   mesme   la   place,    la   ou   J.    avoit   graunte   par  ^^T^ 
un    fait    endente,    qel    il    mist    avant,    qe    si   William' 
pacast  certeins  deners  a  certein  jour  qe  la  reconisance 


iFrom    L.,    and    25,184,    until 
otherwise  stated. 

2  L.,  feste. 

3  L.,   qi    avoit,    instead   of  cely 
qavoit. 

^  demene  is  omitted  from  25,184. 
^  This  report,  which  may  or  may 


not  be  No.  40  in  another  form,  is 
from  Harl.  (No.  2)  alone,  and  has 
not  been  printed  in  the  old 
editions  of  the  Year  Books.  It 
has,  however,  been  used  by  Fitz- 
herbert  for  his  Abridgment, 


622  HILARY   TERM 

Nos.  41,  42. 
^■^'      the  recognisance  should  he  held  as  null :    and  he  said 

1343-4.  .  . 

that  William  had  paid,  &c.,  at  his  day,  and  in  proof 
thereof  he  made  profert  of  an  acquittance  ;  and  there- 
fore he  prayed  a  writ  to  the  Sheriff  to  stay  execution, 
and  to  cause  J.  to  come  to  answer  wherefore  he  had 
sued  execution  contrary  to  his  own  deed.  And  the 
Court  granted  him  his  prayer. — But  it  would  have 
been  otherwise  upon  a  statute  merchant,  for  in  that 
case  it  would  have  been  necessary  to  sue  an  Audita 
Querela  out  of  the  Chancery  to  the  Justices,  as  appears 
in  Michaelmas  Term  in  the  ninth  year. 

Debt.  (41^)  §    On    a    writ    of    Debt    the  defendant    waged 

his  law  that  he  did  not  owe  the  plaintiff  any  money, 
and  thereupon  he  had  a  day  to  perform  his  law,  on 
which  day  he  made  default,  wherefore  Richemunde  for 
the  plaintiff  prayed  his  debt  and  his  damages  in 
accordance  with  his  count. — Willoughby.  You  shall 
not  have  your  damages  except  by  assessment  of  the 
Court. — Therefore  he  adjudged  that  the  plaintiff  should 
recover  his  debt,  &c.,  and  his  damages  assessed  by  the 
Court  at  10  shillings. 

Debt.  (42.)   §  .John  de  H.  brought  his  writ  of  Debt  against 

one  Eoger,  and  demanded  5  marks,  which  Koger  owed 
him  by  reason  of  a  contract  which  was  made  between 
them  at  Arundel  to  the  effect  that  the  said  John 
should  be  his  parker  at  H.,  and  should  take  2  marks 
and  3  shillings  per  annum  for  hunting.  And  he 
counted  that  he  had  been  Koger' s  bailiff  for  so  long 
a  time  that  5  marks  of  his  wages  were  in  arrear. — 
Richemunde  pleaded  to  issue  that  the  defendant  did 
not  owe  the  plaintiff  any  money. — And  tliereu2)on  the 
Venire  facias  issued,  returnable  this  d-ay. — And  now 
the  jury  was  called,  and  appeared. — Gaynesford.  Sir, 
we  tell  you  that  the  County  of  Sussex  is  parted  and 
divided   into   six  Eapes,   of    one   of  which   the  person 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


623 


Nos.  41,  42. 

serroit  tenu  pur  nulle ;  et  dit  qe  W.  avoit  paye,  a.d. 
&c.,  a  soun  jour,  et  de  ceo  il  mist  avant  acquitance, 
pur  quei  il  pria  brief  al  Vicounte  de  sursere  del 
execucion,  et  de  faire  venir  J.  a  respoundre  pur 
quei  il  avoit  suy  execucion  contre  soun  fait  demene. — 
Et  la  Court  luy  graunta  sa  priere. — Seel  secus  esset 
si  ceo  ust^  est  este  en  un  statut  marchaunt,  qar 
la  covendroit  avoir  suy  un  Audita  Querela  hors  de 
la  Chauncellerie  a  les  Justices,  ut  patet  Michaelis 
nono, 

(41.)  ^  S  En   un   brief  de   Dette  le  defendant   gao^ea  ^^^t^. 

rFitz 

la  ley  qe  nulles  deners  ne  luy  deit,  et  sur  ceo  avoit  Bamage, 
jour  de  faire  sa  ley,  a  quel  jour  il  fist  defaut,  par  ^^O 
quei  Rich,  pur  le  pleintif  pria  sa  dette  et  ses  dam- 
ages come  il  avoit  counte. — Wylby.  Vous  naverez 
pas  voz  damages  forsqe  par  taxacion  de  Court. — Par 
quei  il  agarda  qil  recoverast  sa  dette,  &c.,  et  ses 
damages   taxes   par  la   Court   a   xs. 

(42.)  ^  §  Johan  de  H.  porta  soun  brief  de  Dette  Dette. 
vers  un  Roger,  et  demanda  v  marcz,  queux  luy 
devoit  par  cause  dun  contracte  qe  se  fist  entre  eux 
a  Arondel  se  qe  le  dit  J.  serroit  soun  parkere  a 
H.,  et  prendroit  ij  marcz  par  an  et  iijs.  pur  chaucer. 
Et  conta  qil  avoit  este  son  baillif  par  tant  de  temps 
qe  les  v  marcz  de  ses  gages  furent  arrere. — Rich. 
pleda  a  issu  qe  nul  dener  ne  luy  deit,  &c. — Et 
sur  ceo  le  Venire  facias  issit  retornable  a  cest  jour. 
— Et  ore  lenquest  fut  demande,  qe  vint. — Gayn.  Sire, 
nous  vous  dioms  qe  le  Countee  de  Sussexe  est  de-  , 
parte   et   devise   en    vj  ^   Rapes,    des    queux    cely   qore 


1  MS.,  nust. 

2  From  Harl.  (No.  2)  alone.  The 
case  has  not  been  printed  in  the 
old  editions  of  the  Year  Books,  but 
it  has  been  used  by  Fitzherbert 
for  his  Abridgment.  See  also  Y.B., 
Mich.,  16  Edw.  III.,  No.  83. 


3  This  case  is  from  Harl.  (No.  2) 
alone,  and  has  not  been  printed  in 
the  old  editions. 

4  MS.,  V. 


624  HILARY   TERM 


No.  43. 


^■^'      who   now  brings   the  writ   is   baihff ;    and  we   tell  you 

1343-4.  .  .  . 

that  this  panel  is  composed  entirely  of  people  of  that 
Raj)e  of  which  he  is  bailiff,  and  we  do  not  understand 
that  you  will  take  this  inquest. — Notion.  That  is  not 
a  challenge,  unless  you  say  that  they  have  been  im- 
panelled by  him,  because  if  the  Sheriff  put  these 
people  into  the  panel,  and  sent  their  names,  and  his 
bailiff'  has  summoned  them,  the  bailiff  of  the  Rape 
could  not  challenge  them,  nor  could  he  distrain  them 
to  say  anything  other  than  the  truth  ;  wherefore,  &c. 
— Gaynesford.  We  say  that  these  people  came  through 
him  who  now  brings  this  writ ;  wherefore,  &c. — And 
afterwards  the  challenge  was  found  to  be  false. — 
Gaynesford.  Still,  Sir,  you  see  plainly  how  he  has 
counted  that  the  cause  of  the  debt  was,  in  its  com- 
mencement, that  he  should  be  Roger's  parker  of  H.,  which 
vill  is  in  the  Rape  of  Hastings,  and  we  tell  you  that  these 
people  are  of  the  Rape  of  Arundel,  and  not  of  Hastings; 
wherefore,  &c. — Stonore.  The  issue  is  not  taken  as  to 
whether  the  plaintiff  was  the  defendant's  parker  or 
not,  but  the  issue  is  on  the  debt  arising  from  such  a 
cause  as  he  has  counted,  and  that  cannot  be  tried  more 
naturally  than  by  people  of  that  Rape  in  which  the 
contract  was  made,  and  that  is  the  Rape  of  Arundel  from 
which  you  say  that  these  people  are,  &c. — Therefore 
the  inquest  was  taken,  and  passed  for  the  plaintiff. 

Quare  in-  (43 )  ^  Qnare  incumhravit  was  brought  against  the 
Bishop  of  Exeter. — Pole,  for  the  plamtm,  prayed  a  day 
at  an  interval  of  a  fortnight. — Stouford.  The  Statute 
of  Marlborough^  is  to  that  effect  with  regard  to  days 
given  in  a  Qnare  inipedit,  but.  Sir,  the  statute  gives  a  day 
at  so  short  an  interval  in  a  Quare  impedit  in  order  to 
expedite  the  presentation,  so  that  the  plea  may  be 
tried  within  the  six  months,  because  after  the  six 
months  the  Bishop  would  have   the   presentation  ;    but 

1  52  Hen.  III.  (Marlb.),  c.  12, 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


625 


No.  43. 

porte  le  brief  est  baillif  dun  de  ceux  ;  et  vous  dioms 
qe  cest  panelle  est  tut  fait  par  gent  de  cest  Rape 
de  qel  il  est  baillif,  et  nentendoms  pas  qe  vous 
voillez  cest  enquest  prendre. — Nott.  Ceo  nest  pas 
challenge,  si  vous  ne  diez  qils  sount  panelle  par  luy, 
qar  si  le  Vicounte  mist  cestez  gent,  et  maunda  les 
noms,  et  soun  baillif  a  ces  somons,  le  baillif  ne  les 
puit  challenger,  ne  il  ne  les  puit  pas  destreindre  a 
dire  autre  qe  verite  ;  pur  qi,  &c. — Gayn.  Nous  dioms 
qe  ceux  gentz  vindrent  par  celuy  qore  porte  cest 
brief ;  par  quel,  &c. — Et  puis  le  challenge  fuit  trove 
faux. — Gayn.  Sire,  unqore  vous  veiez  bien  coment  il 
ad  counte  qe  la  cause  de  la  duete  comencea  par 
cause  qil  serroit  le  parker  Roger  de  H.,  qel  ville 
est  deinz  la  Rape  de  H.,  et  vous  dioms  qe  ceux 
gentz  sount  de  la  Rape  de  A.,  et  nient  de  H. ;  par 
quel,  &c. — Ston.  Lissue  nest  pas  pris  le  qe  il  fuit 
son  parker  ou  noun,  mes  lissue  est  sur  la  duete 
par  tiel  cause  come  il  ad  counte,  qel  ne  puit  pluis 
naturelment  estre  trie  qe  par  gentz  de  eel  Rape  ou  le 
contracte  se  fist,  et  A.  de  quel  Rape  vous  ditez  qe 
les  gentz  sount,  &c. — Par  quei  lenquest  fuit  pris  et 
passa   pur   le   pleintif. 


A.D. 

1343-4. 


(43.)  ^  §   Qiiare   incumhravit   fuit   porte  vers   Levesqe  Quare  in- 
Dexcestre. — Pole,  pur  le   piemtif,   pria   jour    dune   xv  .  [Pitz., 
— Stou.     Statut    de    Marleburghe    voet    ceo    de    jours  '^our,  19.] 
done   en   un  Quare  wipedit,  mes,  Sire,  Lestatut  doune 
si    court    jour    en    un    Quare    impedit    pur   hastier   le 
presentement,   issi   qe    le    plee    puit    estre    trie   deinz 
les   vj    moys,    qar   apres   les   vj    moys    Levesqe   avera 


1  From  Harl.  (No.  2)  alone.  The 
report  has  not  been  printed  in  the 
old  editions  of  the  Year  Books, 
though  it  has  been  used  by  Fitz- 


herbert    for    his    Abridgment.      I 
maybe  compared  with  Y.B.,  Easter, 
17  Edw.  III.,  No.  3,  and  Mich.   17 
Edw.  III.,  No.  21,  p.  116. 


18141 


2b 


626 


HILARY    TERM 


A.D. 

134:^-4. 


Waste. 


Account. 


Gui  in 
vita. 


Nos.  44-46. 

there  is  no  such  reason  m  this  case,  because,  even 
though  six  months  passed  while  this  plea  was  pending, 
the  plaintiff  would  still  have  his  process  afterwards,  if 
judgment  were  rendered  in  his  favour,  and  the  person 
whom  the  Bishop  has  presented  would  be  ousted ; 
wherefore,  &c. — Pole.  That  is  true  ;  my  object  is  to 
make  the  church  void  by  this  writ  as  much  as  if  I 
were  proceeding  by  Quare  impedit ;  wherefore,  &c. — 
WiLLouGHBY.  You  will  have  only  a  common  day,  be- 
cause you  are  not  in  the  case  of  the  statute,  &c. 

(44.)  §  On  a  writ  of  Waste  the  defendant  pleaded 
to  the  inquest,  and  the  Venire  facias  issued,  and  on 
the  day  on  which  it  was  returned  the  defendant  made 
default,  whereupon  the  plaintiff  prayed  that  the  inquest 
might  be  taken  by  his  default.  And  the  Court  would 
not  grant  this,  but  only  a  writ  to  distrain  him  to 
hear  the  verdict. 

(45.)  §  A  writ  of  Account  was  brought  against  one 
who  was  outlawed,  and  he  sued  a  charter  of  pardon  of 
outlawry,  and  had  a  Scire  facias  against  the  plaintiff, 
according  to  the  Statute,^  and  on  the  day  the  plaintiff 
appeared  and  counted  against  him  as  to  a  receipt  of  the 
plaintiff's  money,  which  receipt  the  other  traversed. 
And  thereupon  a  day  was  given  over  to  the  defendant, 
without  his  having  found  mainj)rise,  through  the 
negligence  of  the  clerk,  and  on  that  day  he  did  not 
appear.  x\nd  the  Court  awarded  a  writ  to  take  his 
body,  and  that  the  inquest  should  be  taken  by  his 
default. 

(46.)  §  In  a  Cui  in  vita  the  entry  was  supposed  to 
have  been  by  the  demandant's  husband,  and  the  tenant 
made  default  after  default.  One  appeared  and  said 
that  the  tenant  held  for  term  of  life  by  lease  from 
him,  and  prayed  to  be  admitted,  &c. — Richemujide. 
Your  prayer  is  contrary  to   our  writ,  because   the  ten- 


1  5  Edw.  III.,  c.  12. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


627 


Nos.  44-46. 

le  presentement ;  mais  tiel  cause  nacl  il  pas  icy,  qar  |^;P'. 
mesqe  les  vj  moys  passent  pendant  ceste  pie,  unqore 
le  pleintif  avera  son  proces  apres,  si  jugement  soit 
rendu  pur  luy,  et  cely  qe  Levesqe  ad  presente  serra 
ouste  ;  pur  quei,  &c. — Pole.  Cest  verite  ;  auxi  bien 
su  jeo  de  voider  la  eglise  par  cest  brief  come  jeo 
serray  par  le  Quare  impedit ;  par  quei,  &c. — Wylby. 
Vous  naverez  forqe  comune  jour,  qar  vous  nestis 
pas   en   cas   destatut,    &c. 

(44.)  ^  §  En   un   brief   de  Waste  le   defendant  pleda  Waste. 
al   enquest,    et    le    Venire   facias    issit,    et    a    jour   de  Enquest, 
qel    retourn    le     defendant     fist     defaut.     sur     qel    le  ^O 
pleintif    pria    lenquest    par    sa   defaut.      Et   la    Court 
ne   la    voleit    graunter,   mes    soulement    brief    de    luy 
destreindre   doier   la   jure. 

(45.)  ^  §  Brief  Dacompt   fuit   porte  vers   un   qe    fuit  Accompte 
utlage,   et   il   suist    chartre    de    pardoun,    et   avoit   un  Enqiiest, 
garnisement  vers    le   pleintif   secundum  statutum,  a  qel  4.j 
jour   le   pleintif  vint   et   counta   devers  luy  de   receite 
de    ses    deners,    qel    receite    lautre    traversa.      Et    sur 
ceo   jour   fuit    done   outre    al   defendant,   saunz  ceo  qil 
trova   meinprise,    par  negligence    du   clerk,   a  qel   jour 
il  ne  vint  pas.     Et  la  Court  agarda   brief   de  prendre 
soun   corps,   et   lenquest   par   sa   defaut   agarde. 

(46.)  ^    §    En    un    Qui    in    vita    lentre    fuit    suppose  ^/"  ^^ 
par   le  baroun  le  demandant,  et   le   tenant  fist  defaut  [Fitz., 
apres   defaut.     Vint   un   et   dit    qe    le    tenant   tient   a  (^ounter- 
terme   de   vie    de    soun    lees,    et    pria    destre    resceu,  Resceit, 
&c. — Rich.     Vostre   priere    est    a    contrarie    de   nostre  ^-^ 


1  From  Harl.  (No.  2)  alone.  The 
case  has  not  been  printed  in  the 
old  editions  of  the  Year  Books,  but 


has  been  used  by  Fitzherbert  for 
his  Abridgment. 


628  HILARY   TERM 


No.  47. 


A.D. 

1343-4. 


ant's  entry  is  supposed  to  be  by  our  husband,  and  by 
your  prayer  you  suppose  that  the  entry  was  by  you, 
&c. — Hillary.  It  may  be  that  at  one  time  the  tenant 
entered  by  your  husband,  and  afterwards  divested 
himself  in  favour  of  the  person  who  now  prays,  &c., 
and  took  back  an  estate  to  himself  for  term  of  life,  &c.,  so 
that  it  may  be  consistent  with  your  writ ;  w^herefore 
will  you  say  something  else  ? — Richemunde.  The  tenant 
had  a  fee  :  readv,  &c. — And  the  other  side  said  the 
contrary. — Michaelmas  Term  in  the  ninth  year,  at  the 
end,  agrees  with  this.-^ 

Trespass.  (47.)  §  The  Prior  of  New^ton  brought  a  writ  of 
Trepass  against  Oliver  de  S.,  and  counted  that  he  had 
tortiously  carried  off  forty  loads  of  lead  from  a  mine. — 
Grene.  We  say  that  the  place  in  which  this  mine  is, 
as  to  which  he  complams  of  digging,  is  in  our  free- 
hold, and  we  tell  you  that  he  dug  there  in  our  freehold 
without  our  consent,  and  against  our  will,  wherefore 
we  came  while  he  was  digging,  and  took  the  lead  as 
our  own  chattel,  and  we  demand  judgment  w^hether 
he  can  on  that  ground  assign  tort  in  our  person, 
absque  hoc  that  we  carried  off  his  chattels  in  any  other 
manner  ;  ready,  &c. — W.  Thorpe.  By  the  first  part  of 
your  answer  you  suppose  that  you  are  making  a  justi- 
fication, and  afterwards  you  are  at  a  traverse  of  our 
action,  wherefore  you  must  plead  to  us  with  certainty. 
And,  Sir,  do  you  not  remember  a  writ  of  Trespass 
which  was  brought  in  respect  of  two  lasts  of  herrings, 
where  the  defendant  confessed  to  the  plaintiff  that  he 
had  at  one  time  carried  them  off',  but  said  that  at 
that  time  they  were  his,  because  he  had  them  as  wreck 
of  the  sea  ?  And  that  was  adjudged  a  good  plea  to  oust 
the  plaintiff  from  his  action  ;  so  in  this  case,  even  though 
the  mine  was  dug  in  his  freehold,  as  he  says,  never- 
theless through  our  having  the  lead  in  our  hands  the 
property  in  it  came  to  us,  in  which  case  he  could  not 

1  Y.B.,  Mich.,  9  Edw.  III.,  No.  65. 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III.  629 

No.  47. 

brief,  qar  lentre  le  tenant  est  suppose  par  nostre  if^_'4^ 
baroun,  et  par  vostre  priere  vons  supposez  lentre 
par  vous,  &c. — Hill.  II  puit  estre  qa  un  temps  il 
entrast  par  vostre  baroun,  et  puis  ceo  demist  a  cely 
qore  pria,  &c.,  et  reprist^  estat  a  luy  a  terme  de 
vie,  &c.,  issint  puit  il  estre  ove  vostre  brief ;  par 
quel  voilez  autre  chose  dire  ? — Rich.  Le  tenant  avoit 
fee ;  prest,  &c. — Et  alii  e  contra. — Ad  hoc  concordat 
Michaelis  nono,  d'c,  in  fine. 

(47.)  ^  §  Le  Priour  de  Novelle  Yille  porta  brief  de  Trespas. 
Trespas  vers  Oliver  de  S.,  et  counta  qil  avoit  em- 
porte  xl  summages  de  mine  de  plumbe  atort,  &c. — 
Grene.  Nous  dioms  qe  le  lieu  ou  cele  mine  de  quei 
il  se  pleint  qe  fuit  fowe  cy  est  en  nostre  fraunke 
tenement,  et  vous  dioms  qil  la  fowa  en  nostre 
fraunke  tenement  encountre  nostre  gree  et  nostre 
volunte,  par  quei  nous  venimes  taunt  come  il  fuit 
en  fowant,  et  le  primes  come  nostre  chatel  propre,  et 
demandoms  jugement  sil  puit  par  taunt  tort  en  nostre 
persone  assigner,  saunz  ceo  qe  nous  emportames  en 
autre  manere  sez  chateux ;  prest,  &c. — W.  Thorpe. 
Par  la  primes  de  vostre  respouns  vous  supposez  faire 
un  justificacion,  et  apres  vous  estes  a  travers  de 
nostre  accion,  par  quei  il  vous  covient  pleder  a 
nous  en  certein.  Et,  Sire,  ne  vous  sovent  il  pas 
dun  brief  de  Trespas  qe  fuit  porte  de  ij  lastis 
daranks,  et  le  defendant  conust  lemporter  a  un 
temps  al  pleintif,  mes  il  dit  qil  fuit  a  tiel  temps 
le  soen  par  cause  qil  avoit  com  de  Werk  de  Meer? 
Et  fuit  ajuge  bon  plee  en  oustant  ly  accion ;  auxi 
en  cest  cas,  mesqe  le  mine  fuit  fowe  en  soun  fraunke 
tenement,  auxi  com  il  dit,  ne  pur  quant  par  nostre^ 
meynovere    la    proprete    de    eel    devient    a    nous,    en 


1  MS.,  purprist. 

2  From  Haii.  (No.  2)  alone.  The 
case  has  not  been  printed  in  the 
old  editions. 


3  MS.,  vostre. 


630  HILARY    TERM 

Xo.  48,  49. 

f-^-  lawfully  take  it  away  from  us,  but  would  be  put  to 
his  action. — Willoughby.  The  cases  are  not  similar. — 
And  afterwards  Sharshulle  said  to  Grene  : — You  cannot 
join  issue  that  you  carried  away  your  own  goods,  be- 
cause no  one  makes  a  plaint  as  to  them,  but  3'ou 
must  take  issue  that  you  did  not  carry  off  his  goods 
as  he  complains. — Afterwards  Grene  was,  by  compulsion 
of  the  Court,  put  to  take  the  issue  which  Sharshulle 
gave  him,  &c. 

Keplevin.        (48.)   §  In  a  Replevin  the  defendant  by  his  guardian 
avowed  on  the  ground  that  his  ancestor,  whose  heir  he 
is,  leased  certain  tenements  to  the  j)laintilf  to  hold  by 
certain  services  ;    and  for  the  rent,  &c.,  for  two  years, 
&c.,  he  avowed,  &c. — Rokele.     Sir,  we  fully  admit  that 
we  hold  of  him  by  such  rent  as  he  has  said,  and  that 
it   has   been   in   arrear,    as   above,    but,   because   he  is 
under  age,  he  could  not  make  us  an   acquittance  even 
though    we     had     paid     him    in    pais,    and    therefore 
see   here   the   money  ready  to   pay  him,    &c.,    and   we 
pray  that   this   payment   be   entered   on    the  record. — 
And   the    avowant    was    ready  to    accept  the   money. — 
Kelshulle.     But   in    this   plea   of    Replevin,    since   he 
has   admitted    that    the    taking  was    rightful,    it    seems 
that    the    Court   has   nothing   else    to  do  but  to  award 
the    Return    to    you,    because    he    need    not    have    an 
acquittance  from  you  for  rent  service,  &c. — But  in  the 
end,    because    the    avowant    was    ready    to    accept    the 
money,  and  did  accept  it,  judgment  was  given  that  the 
plaintiff  should  be  amerced  for  his  false  plaint,  without 
any  award  of  the  Return,  itc. 

^'ote.  (49.)   §  Xote  that,  in  Trinity  Term  in  the  16th  year,i 

two  executors  brought  a  writ  of  Debt,  on  which  one 
was  summoned  and  severed,  and  the  other  prosecuted 
his  suit,  when  the  defendant  alleged  that  the  executor 

1  Y.B.,  Trin.,  16  Edvr.  III.,  No.  47,  of  which  case  this  appears  to  be 
an  independent  report. 


XVIII.    EDWARD   III. 


631 


Nos.  48,  49. 
qele   cas   ele    ne    puit    de    ley   la   toller   a   nous,   mes    ,^;P- 

•  •  TTT  T  i.     1343-4. 

serroit  mys  a  saccion. — Wylby.  Les  cas  ne  sount 
pas  semblables. — Et  puis  Schar.  dit  a  Grene  : — Vous 
ne  poiez  pas  joyndre  en  issue  qe  vous  emportastez 
voz  bienz  demene,  qar  de  ceux  nulle  homme  se 
pleint,  mes  vous  covynt  prendre  lissue  qe  vous 
nemportastiz  ses  bienz  come  il  est  pleint. — Apres 
Grene,  par  cliacer  de  Court,  fuit  mys  de  prendre 
lissue   qe    Schar.    ly   dona,   &c. 

(48.)  ^    §    En    un    Replegiari    le    defendant    par    ^d^Beplegiori. 
gardein    avowa   par   cause   qe    soun    auncestre,   qi   heir  Eetome 
il    est,    &c.,    lessa    certeinz    tenement z    al    pleintif    a  des  avers, 

lo.l 

tener  par  certeinz  services ;  et  pur  la  rente,  &c.,  de 
ij  anz,  &c.,  il  avowe,  &c. — Rok.  Sire,  nous  conisoms 
bien  qe  nous  tenoms  de  luy  par  tiel  rente  come  il 
ad  dit,  et  qe  cest  ad  este  arrere,  ut  supra,  mes  pur 
ceo  qil  est  deinz  age  il  ne  nous  puit  pas  faire 
acquitance  mesqe  nous  luy  ussoms  paye  en  pays, 
pur  ceo  veiez  yci  les  deners  prest  de  payer,  &c.,  et 
prioms  qe  cest  paye  soit  entre  en  recorde. — Et  la- 
vowant  fuit  prest  de  les  resceivere. — Kbls.  Mes  en 
ceo  plee  de  Replegiari,  del  houre  qil  ad  conu  la  prise 
dreiturel,  il  semble  qe  la  Court  nad  autre  chose 
affaire  forqe  de  agarder  a  vous  retourn,  qar  il  ne 
busoigne  pas  qil  eit  acquitance  de  vous  pur  rente 
service,  &c. — Mes  a  dreyn,  pur  ceo  qe  lavowaunt 
fuit  prest  de  resceivere  les  deners,  et"  les  resceut, 
fuit  agarde  qe  le  pleintif  fuit  amercie  pur  sa  faux 
pleinte,    saunz    agarder   retourn,    &c. 

(49.)  ^  §  Nota,  Trinitatis  xvj,  ij  executours  porterent  ^^^^• 
brief    de    Dette,    ou    lun    fuit    somons    et    severe,   et 
lautre    suyt    avant,    ou    lautre    alleggea    qe    celuy   qe 


1  From  Harl.  (No.  2)  alone. 
The  case  has  not  been  printed  in 
the  old  editions  of  the  Year  Books, 
but  has  been  used  by  Fitzherbert 
for  his  Abridgment. 


2  From  Harl.  (No.  2)  alone.  The 
case  has  not  been  printed  in  the 
old  editions. 


632 


HILARY    TERM 


A.D 
1343-4. 


Debt 


Trespass. 


Nos.  50-53. 

who  was  mentioned  in  the  writ  and  severed  was  dead ; 
judgment  of  the  writ,  ^c.  And  the  other  executor 
said  that  the  deceased  executor  had  been  severed,  and 
so  the  action  was  his  alone,  &c. — And  afterwards  the 
writ  was  adjudged  good. — And  in  the  same  way  it 
would  be  in  the  case  of  a  writ  of  Account. 

(50.)  §  A  writ  of  Debt  was  brought  against  two 
23ersons,  who  appeared,  and  waged  their  law  that  they 
owed  no  money  to  the  plaintiff.  On  the  day  given  to 
perform  the  law,  one  made  default,  and  the  other  per- 
formed his  law.  And  it  was  adjudged  that  the  writ 
should  abate  with  regard  to  all  the  parties. 

(51.)  §  On  a  writ  of  Trespass  the  defendant  was 
convicted  of  having  committed  the  trespass  with  force 
and  arms,  and  he  was  therefore  adjudged  to  prison, 
and  he  now  prayed  that  he  might  pay  a  fine  to  the 
King  and  that  instead  of  the  im^Drisonment. — Gaynesford. 
We  pray  that  his  body  may  remain  in  prison  until  he 
has  made  satisfaction  for  our  damages. — Willoughby. 
You  have  recovered  your  damages,  and  had  execution 
in  another  way,  and  therefore  his  body  shall  not  re- 
main in  prison. — And  for  that  reason  they  accepted 
the  fine,  and  let  him  go. 

(52.)  §  A  man  brought,  by  attorney,  a  writ  of  Deceit 
in  respect  of  a  deceit  committeed  in  Court. — Hillary. 
We  shall  not  allow  it  for  him  unless  he  appears  in 
his  own  person,  &c. 

Replevin.  (53.)  §  The  Prior  of  A.  was  plaintiff,  in  respect  of 
his  beasts  tortiously  taken,  against  one  W.,  who  avowed, 
&c.,  on  the  ground  that  the  Prior  held  the  same  tene- 
ments of  one  Walter  by  certain  services,  which  Walter 
granted  the  same  services  to  this  W.,  by  reason  of 
which  grant  the  Prior  attorned  as  to  his  fealty,  and  W. 
avowed  for  certain  services  in  arrear. — Grene.  Sir,  we 
tell  you  that  the  Prior  did  not  attorn  to  him ;  ready,  &c. 


Deceit. 


XVIII.    EDWAKD    III. 


633 


Nos.  50-53. 

fuit   nome   en  le  brief  fuit  mort ;    jugement    de    brief,     ^T>. 
&c.     Et   lautre   dit   qil   fuit   severe,    issint   cest   accion 
a   nous   soul,    &c. — Et   puis   le   brief    agarde   bon. — Et 
en   mesme   la   manere   en   brief   Dacompt. 

(50.)  ^  §  Brief  de  Dette   porte   vers   ij,    qe  vindrent,  Dette. 
et   gagerent   la   ley   qe    nul    deners,    &c.      A   qel   jour 
de   faire   la   ley  lun   fist   defaut,  et   lautre   fist   la  ley. 
Et  agarde  fuit  qe  le  brief  sabatera  vers  toutz,  &c. 

(51.)  2  §  En    un  brief   de   Trespas   le  defendant  fuit  Trespas. 
atteint,    &c.,   a   force   et   amies,    par   quel   agarde   fuit  Execudoii 
a   la   prison,  et   il   pria  ore  qil   puit  faire  fyn   al  Koy  ^^-^ 
et   pur   lenprisone. — Gayn.     Nous  prioms    qe   le    corps 
demurge    tanqil    eit    fait    gree    pur    noz    damages. — 
Wylby.     A^ous   recoverez,   et  vous   avetz    execucion   en 
autre   voie,    par    quei    soun    corps    demura    pas,    &c. — 
Et    par    tiel   cause    il    resceiverent   la   fin,    et   ly   les- 
serunt   aler,    &c. 

(52.)  ^    §    Un   homme    porta    brief    de   Desceite   par  Deceyte. 
attourne    dun    deceite    fait    en     Court. — Hill.      Nous  Bisceit 
nel   grantroms   pas   pur   luy   sil   ne   viegne   en   propre  ^i-] 
persone,    &c. 

(53.)  ^  §  Le  Priour  de  A.  fuit  pleintif,  de  ses  avers  RepiegiaH. 
a  tort  pris,  vers  un  W.,  qe  avowa,  &c.,  par  cause 
qe  le  Priour  mesmes  les  tenementz  tynt  dun  Wautter 
par  certeinz  services,  le  qel  W.  mesmes  les  services 
graunta  a  cesty  W.,  par  quel  graunt  le  Priour 
attourna  de  sa  feaute,  et  pur  certeins  services 
arrere  il  avowe. — Grene.  Sire,  nous  vous  dioms  qe 
le   Priour   nattourna   pas  a  ly ;    prest,   &c.     Mes  vous 


1  From  Harl.  (No.  2)  alone. 
The  case  has  not  been  printed  in 
the  old  editions. 

2  From  Harl.  (No   2)  alone.    The 


case  has  not  been  printed  in  the 
old  editions  of  the  Year  Books,  but 
has  been  used  by  Fitzherbert  for 
his  Ahridgment . 


634 


HILARY    TERM 


A.D. 
1343-4. 


Writ  of 
Account. 


Trespass. 


Nos.  54,  55. 

But  we  tell  you  that  Walter,  whom  he  supposes  to  be  his 
grantor,  died  seised  of  the  sauie  services,  after  whose 
death  one  R.,  son  and  heir  of  Walter,  released  all  the 
right  which  he  had  in  the  same  services ;  judgment 
whether  he  can  maintain  this  avowry. — Richemundc. 
That  plea  is  double ;  one  is  that  the  Prior  did  not 
attorn,  the  other  that  Walter's  son  released  ;  wherefore 
let  him  hold  to  one. — Grene.  Against  you  we  take  the 
plea  that  we  did  not  attorn  ;  but  we  plead  the  release 
in  order  to  free  ourselves  from  any  claim  by  inherit- 
ance with  regard  to  Walter's  heir  on  any  future 
occasion  when  he  may  avow. — See,  as  to  the  like 
matter,  Hilary  Term  in  the  10th  year. — R.  Thorpe. 
He  did  attorn  ;  ready,  &c. 

(54.)  §  Robert  de  E.  brought  his  writ  of  Account 
against  B.,  whereupon  the  Sheriff  returned  that  B.  was 
not  found,  but  on  the  same  day  B.  appeared  and 
prayed  that  the  Capias  might  not  issue  against  him, 
&c.,  because  he  was  ready,  &c.,  and  prayed  that  Robert 
might  be  called.  And  the  Court  caused  Robert  to  be 
called,  and  he  did  not  appear,  and  therefore  the  Court 
adjudged  that  he  and  his  pledges  should  be  in  mercy, 
and  this  notwithstanding  that  the  defendant  had  not  a 
day  in  Court. — The  contrary  was  decided  in  Michaelmas 
Term  in  the  10th  year. — But  I  think  they  recorded 
the  non-suit  for  the  advantage  of  the  King,  as  appears 
in  Michaelmas  Term  in  the  15th  year. 

(55.)  §  The  Prior  of  G.  brought  his  writ  of  Trespass 
against  Richard  de  E.  and  several  others,  because  they 
distrained  him  b}"  beasts  of  his  plough,  whereas  they 
could  have  found  other  sufficient  distress,  contrary 
to  the  Statute.-^  Process  was  continued  until  Richard 
was  outlawed.  Afterwards  he  surrendered,  and  he  had 
a  charter  of  pardon,  and  sued  a  Scire  facias,  according 


^Incerti  Temporis,  or  51  Hen.  III.,  Stat.  4.     (De  Districiione  Scaccarii.) 


XVIII.    EDWARD    III. 


635 


Nos.  54,  55. 

dioms  qe  Wauter,  qil  suppose  estre  soun  grauntonr,  '^•-^• 
murust  seisi  cle  mesmes  les  services,  apres  qi  mort 
un  E.,  fitz  et  heir  Wauter,  relessa  tout  le  dreit  qil 
avoit  en  mesmes  les  services ;  jugement,  &c.,  cest 
avowere  mayntener. — Rich.  Cest  plee  est  double :  un 
qe  le  Priour  nattourna  pas,  un  autre  qe  le  fitz 
Wauter  relessa ;  par  quel  se  preigne  al  un. — Grene. 
Devers  vous  nous  pernoms  pur  plee  qe  nous  nat- 
tournames  pas  ;  mes  nous  pledoms  le  reles  pur  nous 
desheriter  vers  leir  Wauter  autre  foitz  quant  il 
avowera. — Vide  de  tali  materia  Hillarii  x". — R.  Thorpe. 
II    attourna ;    prest,    &c. 

(54.)  ^  §  Eobert  de  E.  porta  soun  brief  Dacompte  Dacompte. 
vers  B.,  ou  le  Vicounte  retourna  qe  B.  ne  fuit  pas 
trove,  mes  a  mesme  le  jour  B.  vint  et  pria  qe  le 
Capias  ne  issit  pas  devers  luy,  &c.,  'pox  quel  il 
fuit  prest,  &c.,  et  pria  qe  R.  fuit  demande.  Et  la 
Court  ly  fist  demander,  et  il  ne  vint  pas,  par  quel 
la  Court  agarda  qe  ly  et  ses  plegges  en  la  mercy, 
et  non  obstante  qe  le  defendant  navoit  pas  jour  en 
Court. — Contrariuni  Michaelis  x°. — Mes  jeo  croy  qil 
recorderent  la  noun  suite  pur  lavantage  du  Roy,  ut 
patet   Micliaelis    xv,   &c. 

(55.)  ^    §    Le    Priour    de    G.    porta    soun   brief   de  Trespas. 
Trespas   vers   Richard  de    E.    et    plusours    autres,    ^^  pjsvond 
ceo  qe  ly  destreindrent  par  bestes  de    soun    carue,    la  16.] 
ou   il   puit   avoir   trove    autre   destresse    suificiaunt,    et 
encountre   lestatut.     Proses,    &c.,    taunqil    fuit    utlage. 
Puis    il    se    rendi,    et    avoit    chartre    de    pardoun,    et 
suist    un    Scire   facias    secundum,    &c.,    retournable    a 


1  From  Harl  (No.  2)  alone.  The 
case  has  not  been  printed  in  tiie 
old  editions. 

2  From  Harl.  (No.  2)  alone.    The 


case  has  not  been  printed  in  the 
old  editions  of  the  Year  Books,  but 
has  be3n  used  by  Fitzherbert  for 
his  Abridgment. 


636  HILARY    TERM 


No.  55. 


A.D.      to  the  Statute,^  returnable  now.     But  the  writ  was  not 

1343-4  • 

returned,  but  Richard  appeared,  and  prayed  that  the  party 
might  count  against  him,  because  the  others  named 
in  the  writ  came  by  the  Exigent,  and  the  Prior  was  ready 
to  count  against  them,  and  he  therefore  prayed  that  the 
Prior  might  count  against  him  jointly  with  the  others. 
— Hillary.  He  cannot  do  that,  for  you  have  not  a 
day  in  Court  because  the  Scire  facias  is  not  served. — 
R.  Thorpe.  We  have  a  day  on  the  roll,  so  that  it 
would  be  no  mischief  if  he  counted  against  us,  since 
he  is  here  present,  and  the  original  writ  was  never 
abated  by  our  outlawry,  because  it  was  always  con- 
tinued against  the  others  ;  wherefore,  &c. — But  after- 
wards Hillary,  with  the  assent  of  his  fellow- justices, 
said  that  Richard  must  sue  a  new  Scire  facias. — And 
he  was  allowed  to  be  out  of  custody  with  the  same 
mainpernors  as  he  had  at  the  beginning. — And  the 
Prior  counted  against  the  others  alone. — E.  Thorpe 
said  that  the  Prior  held  of  some  of  those  named  in 
the  writ,  as  in  right  of  their  wives,  by  certain  services, 
for  which  services  in  arrear  they  took  the  beasts,  in 
respect  of  which  he  makes  his  plaint,  by  their  bailiffs, 
because  they  could  not  find  any  other  distress  ;  ready, 
&c.  And  as  to  the  others  they  came  as  their  bailiffs. 
— W.  Thorpe.  By  our  writ  we  suppose  that  they  could 
have  found  other  distress,  and  inasmuch  as  you  sa}^ 
that  you  could  not  have  found  any  other  distress,  and 
are  so  at  a  traverse  of  our  writ,  we  pray  that  this  be 
taken  for  the  issue  of  the  plea,  and  that  the  rest  of 
your  plea  be  not  entered. — 11.  Thorpe.  In  case  your 
plea  had  purported  that  the  Sheriff  had  made  deliver- 
ance of  your  beasts,  and  we  had  made  such  a  justifi- 
cation as  we  have  now  made,  it  would  be  entered  in 
order  to  ground  the  award  of  the  Return  for  us ; 
wherefore  also  it  must  be  so  in  this  case  in  order  to 
give  us  a  cause  for  keeping  the  beasts  until  satisfaction 
be  made  to  us,  &c. 

1  5  Edw.  m.,  c.  12. 


XTIII.    EDWARD    III.  637 


No.  55. 


ore.  Mes  le  brief  ne  fuit  pas  retourne,  mes  Kichard  ,;f;P- 
vint  et  pria  qe  la  partie  countast  devers  ly,  qar  les 
autres  nomes  en  le  brief  vindrent  par  Lexigende,  et 
vers  queux  le  Priour  fuit  prest  dacompter,  par  quel 
il  pria  qil  coimta  devers  luy  joynt  ove  les  autres. — 
Hill.  Ceo  ne  puit  il  pas  faire,  qar  vous  navetz 
pas  jour  en  Court  pur  ceo  qe  le  Scire  facias  nest 
pas  servy. — R.  Thorpe.  Nous  avoms  jour  en  roulle 
qil  nest  pas  meschief  mesqe  il  counta  devers  nous 
del  houre  qe  est  en  presence,  et  loriginal  ne  fuit 
unqe  abatu  par  nostre  utlagerie,  qar  il  fuit  tout 
temps  continue  vers  les  autres ;  par  quel,  &c. — Me 
puis  Hill.,  par  assent  de  ses  compaignons,  dit  qil 
suyt  un  novel  Scire  facias. — Et  fuit  lesse  par  mesmes 
les  meynpernours  qil  avoit  a  comencement. — Et  le 
Priour  counta  vers  les  autres  soulement. — R.  Thorpe 
dit  qe  le  Priour  tyent  des  uns  nomes  en  le  brief, 
come  de  dreit  lour  femmes,  par  certeins  services,  pur 
queux  services  arrere  il  prist  les  bestes,  par  lour 
baillif,  des  queux  il  se  pleint,  pur  ceo  qi]  ne  pount 
avoir  autre  destresse  trove ;  prest,  &c.  Et  quant  a  les 
autres  ils  vindrent  come  lour  baillifs,  &c. — W.  Thorpe. 
Par  nostre  brief  nous  supposoms  qil  purroint  autre 
destresse  avoir  trove,  et  en  taunt  qe  vous  ditez  qe 
vous  ne  purrez  autre  destresse  avoir  trove,  et  en 
taunt  vous  estes  a  travers  de  nostre  brief  [nous 
prioms]  qil  serra  pris  pur  issu  de  plee  saunz  ceo 
qe  pluis  de  vostre  plee  serra  entre. — R.  Thorpe.  En 
cas  qe  vostre  plee  ust^  volu  qe  le  Vicounte  ust^  fait 
la  deliveraunce  de  voz  bestez,  et  nous  ussoms  fait 
tiel  justificacion  come  nous  avoms  ore  fait,  il  serroit 
entre  pur  nous  agarder  retourn  ;  par  quei  auxi  covynt 
il  issy  par  cause  de  nous  doner  qe  nous  le  pooms 
restenir   tanqe   gree   nous   soit   fait,    &c. 

1  MS.,  est. 


638  HILAEY    TERM 


No.  56. 


rti'?'-!  ^^^'^   ^  ^^  ^^^^  ^^  Kight  was   brought  against  a  man 

R'eht  '  ^^^  ^^^^  wife,  and  they  joined  the  mise,  and  afterwards 
made  default,  wherefore  Mouhray  prayed  final  judgment 
against  them. — Stonore.  This  is  thrown  in  for  the 
j)urpose  of  ousting  the  wife  from  her  Cui  in  vita,  and 
so  to  the  disherison  of  the  wife  through  her  husband's 
default ;  wherefore  we  will  not  give  judgment.  But 
keep  your  days  at  the  Quinzaine  of  Trinity,  and  in 
the  meantime  we  will  take  pains  that  some  remedy 
may  be  ordained  in  a  like  case. — The  contrary  in 
Easter  Term  in  the  9th  year. 


XVIII.    EDWARD   III. 


639 


No.  56. 

(56.)  ^  §  Brief  de  Droit  fuit  porte  vers  un  homme  1343.4. 
et  sa  femme,  et  joyndrent  la  mise,  et  apres  firent  Droit, 
defaut,  par  quei  Mouhray  pria  jugement  final  vers 
eux. — Ston.  Cest  jettu  pur  ouster  la  femrae  de  Cui 
in  vita,  par  taunt  a  desheritaunce  la  femme  par  la 
defaut  soun  baroun ;  par  quei  nous  ne  voloms  pas 
doner  jugement.  Mes  gardez  voz  jours  a  la  xv  la 
Trinite,  et  en  le  meen  temps  nous  mettroms  nostra 
peyne  qe  remedy  serra  ordeygne  en  tiel  cas. — 
Contrarium  anno  ix°  Termino  Paschce.^ 


1  From  Harl.  (No.  2)  alone.  The 
report  has  not  been  printed  in  the 
old  editions. 

2  A  case  which  in  other  MSS. 
appears  as  No.  4  of  the  next  follow- 
ing Easter  Term  (a  Scire  facias  to 


have  execution  of  a  fine)  appears 
in  this  Hilary  Term  in  the  Lin- 
coln's Inn  MS.  As,  however,  the 
record  has  been  found  in  Easter 
Term,  the  report  will  be  printed 
there. 


(    641    ) 


APPENDIX 


18141  2  s 


(     643     ) 


APPENDIX. 


Record  op  the  Case  No.  8  of  Hilary  Term,  18  Edward  III., 

so   FAR   AS   IT   WAS   HEARD   IN   THE    KiNG's    BeNCH. 

(Placita  coram  Rege,  Hilary,  18  Edward  III.,  "  Rex,"  R°.  11.) 

Wygornia.  Dominus  Rex  mandavit  dilecto  sibi  in  Christo 
Abbati  do  Pershore  breve  suum  clausum  in  hoec  verba  : — 
Edwardus  Dei  gratia  Rex  Anglise  et  Francia3,  et  Domiaus  Hiber- 
niae,  dilecto  sibi  ia  Christo  Abbati  de  Pershore  salutem.  Cum 
pluries  per  literas  nostras  vos  rogaverimus  quod  dilectum  nobis 
Thomam  de  Mussendene,  pro  bono  et  gratuito  servitio  nobis 
per  ipsum  impenso,  in  Domum  vestram  prsedictam  admitteretis, 
et  ei  talera  sustentationem  in  eadem  Domo  vestra,  quoad 
viveret,  percipiendam  qualem  Willelmus  Pitte  defunctus  ad  ro- 
gatum  nostrum  habuit  in  eadem  concederetis,  literasqe  vestras 
patentes  de  eadem  sustentatione  sigillo  vestro  communi  signatas 
mentionem  de  his  quae  de  dicta  Domo  vestra  sic  percipiet  faci- 
entes  sibi  fieri  faceretis,  vel  causam  nobis  significaretis  quare 
mandate  nostro  alias  vobis  inde  directo  minime  paruistis,  ac 
vos,  spretis  mandatis  nostris  prsedictis,  ut  accepimus,  praemissa 
facere,  vel  causam  quare  ea  facere  noluistis  vel  non  potuistis 
nobis  significare  hactenus  non  curaveritis,  in  nostri  ac  manda- 
torum  nostrorum  prsedictorum  contemptum  manifestum,  et  ipsius 
Thomae  damnum  non  modicum  et  gravamen,  de  quo  miramur 
quamplurimum  et  movemur,  vos  igitur  adhuc  mandamus  quod, 
ipsum  Thomam  in  Domum  vestram  prsedictam  admittentes,  ei 
talem  sustentationem  de  eadem  Domo  vestra,  quoad  vixerit,  per- 
cipiendam qualem  prsedictus  Willelmus  sic  habuit  in  eadem 
concedatis,  literasque  vestras  patentes  de  eadem  sustentatione 
sigillo  vestro  communi  signatas  mentionem  de  his  que  de  Domo 
vestra  prsedicta  sic  percipiet  facientes  sibi  fieri  faciatis  juxta 
tenorem  mandatorum  nostrorum  pluries  vobis  inde  directorum, 
vel  vos  prsefati  Abbas  sitis  coram  nobis  in  Octabis  Sancti 
Hillarii  ubicumque  tunc  fuerimus  in  Anglia  ostensuri  quare 
mandatis  nostris  praedictis  toties  vobis  inde  directis  parere  con- 
tempsistis.  Et  habeatis  ibi  hoc  breve.  Teste  me  ipso  apud 
Westmonasterium  vij   die   Decembris   anno   regni   nostri  Angliae 


644  APPENDIX. 

decimo  septiino,  regni  vero  nostri  Franciae  quarto.  Quod  quidem 
breve  prredictus  Abbas,  per  Thomam  de  Thorpe  attornatum 
suum,  detulit  hie  in  Curia  ad  diem  supradictum,  asserena  nun- 
quam  aliquod  aliud  breve  ad  pracmissa  faciendum  sibi  liberatum 
fuisse,  &c.,  paratusque  domino  Regi  in  prtemissis  respondere, 
&c.  Et  super  hoc  quaesitum  a  Johanne  de  Lincolnia,  qui  sequitur 
pro  domino  Rege,  siquam  habeat  informationem  pro  domino 
Rege  in  hac  parte,  &3.,  qui  dicit  quod  aliam  informationem 
quam  in  praedicto  brevi  superius  exprimitur  nondum  habet, 
nee  informatur,  &c.,  per  quod  datus  est  dies  praefato  Abbati 
in  Octabis  Pnrificationis  beatae  Mariae  ubicumque,  &c.  Et 
sciendum  quod  breve  praedictum  affilatur  inter  brevia  de  Nor- 
folcia  de  Octabis  Sancti  Hillarii  hoc  anno,  &c.  Ad  quas 
Octabas  Purificationis  coram  domino  Rege  venit  praedictus 
Abbas  per  attornatum  suum  praedictum,  et  quia  dominus  Rex 
nondum  informatur,  &c.,  dies  datus  est  eis  coram  domino  Rege 
a  die  Paschae  in  xv  dies  ubicumque,  &c.,  in  eodem  statu  quo 
nunc,  &c. 

Ad  quern  diem  coram  domino  Rege  apud  Westmonasterium 
venit  tarn  praedictus  Johannes  de  Lincolnia,  qui  sequitur  pro 
domino  Rege,  quam  praedictus  Abbas  per  praedictum  attorna- 
tum suum. 

Et  praedictus  Johannes,  qui  sequitur  pro  domino  Rege,  dicit 
quod  cum  dominus  Rex  per  literas  suas  praedictum  Abbatem 
pluries  rogaverit  quod  dilectum  sibi  praefatum  Thomam  de 
Mussendene  in  Domum  suam  prredictam  admitteret,  et  ei  talem 
sustentationem  in  eadem  Domo,  quoad  viveret,  percipiendam 
qualem  praedictus  Willelmus  Putte  defunctus  habuit  in  eadem 
concederet,  videlicet  duas  robas  de  secta  armigerorum  ipsius 
Abbatis  pro  ipso  Thoma  annuatim  percipiendas,  et  unam  robam 
pro  garcione  suo  de  secta  garcionum  praedicti  Abbatis  per 
annum,  et  pro  esculentis  et  poculentis  et  omnibus  aliis  neces- 
sariis  decem  marcas  per  annum,  necnon  quandam  cameram 
competentem  pro  statu  suo,  quotiens  et  quando  ibidem  morari 
voluerit,  ad  totam  vitam  ipsius  Thomae  Et  quod  idem  Abbas 
literas  suas  patentes  de  eadem  sustentatione  sigillo  suo  com- 
muni  signatas  mentionem  de  his  quae  praedictus  Thomas  de 
Domo  sua  praedicta  sic  perciperet  facientes  eidem  Thomaj  fieri 
faceret,  vel  causam  Regi  signiticaret  quare  mandato  Regis 
alias  sibi  iade  directo  minime  paruit,  &c.,  Quod  quidem  breve 
liberatum  fuit  praefato  Abbati  apud  Pershore  duodecimo  die 
Novembris  anno  regni  Regis  nunc  Angliae  decimo  septimo,  in 
prae33ntia  Thomae  de  Blithe  et  Johannis  de  Bartone,  Idem 
Abbas,  spretis  mandatis  Regis  praedictis,  ut  accepit,  prsemissa 
facere,  vel  causam  quare  ea  facere  noluit,  vel  non  potuit,  Regi 
significare     hactenus     non     curavit,   in    Regis    ac    mandatorum 


APPENDIX.  645 

suorura  prsedictorum  contemptum  mille  marcarum,  et  prsedicti 
Thomce  [damaum]  aon  modicum  et  gravamen.  Et  hoc  oflfert 
verificare  pro   domiao  Rege,   &c. 

Et  Abbas,  per  attornatum  suum  praedictum,  venit  et  defendit 
vim  et  iajuriam  quaado,  &c.,  et  quicquid  est  ia  coatemptu 
domini  Regis,  et  dicit  quod  nuaquam  aliquod  aliud  breve 
quam  breve  proedictum  quod  superius  retoraatum  est  ad  prae- 
missa  faciendum  eidem  Abbati  liberatum  fuit,  et  hoc  prse- 
teadit  verificare,  &g. — Et  dictus  Johannes  qui  sequitur  similiter, 
&c. — Dicit  etiam  ulterius  quod  ipse  tenet  Abbathiam  suam 
prsedictam  in  pura  et  perpetua  eleemosyna  ex  fundatione 
progenitorum  domini  Regis,  efc  omnes  possessiones  suas  prteter 
duo  feoda  militum,  videlicet  manerium  Beoleye  Yerdeleye 
Goldicote  et  Walcote,  quae  Johannes  filius  Gaidonis  de  Be1lo 
Campo,  quondam  Comitis  VVarrewikise,  Hugo  de  Cokeseye,  et 
Johannes  le  Blake  tenent  de  ipso  Abbate  per  servitium  niiii- 
tare.  Ec  idem  Abbas  tenet  ulterius  eadem  maneria  de  domino 
Rege  in  capite  per  eadem  servitia,  absque  hoc  quod  idem 
Abbas  aut  praedecessores  sui,  ratione  fundationis  praedictae,  aut 
etiam  ratione  maneriorum  praedictorum,  unquam  aliquem  ser- 
vientem  Regis,  ad  mandata  sua  vel  progenitorum  suorum,  ad 
aliquam  sustentationem  in  Abbathia  praedicta  percipiendam 
admiserint,  vel  ipse  Abbas  aut  praedecessores  sui  unquam 
ad  hoc  tenebantur.  Et  hoc  paratus  est  veriti  are,  &c.  Et 
quo  ad  hoc  quod  praedictus  Willelmus  Pytte,  ad  rogatum 
domini  Regis  nunc,  ad  hujusmodi  sustentationem  in  Domum 
praedictam  percipiendam  admissus  fuit,  &c.,  dicit  quod  idem 
Willelmus,  ad  requisitionem  domini  Regis  et  dominae  Isabellas 
Reginae  Angliae,  matris  suie,  ad  sustentationem  suam  fuit 
admissus  in  Abbathiam  praedictam  per  viam  rogaminis,  et  non 
jure  ipsius  Regis,  &c,,  prout  per  literas  ipsius  Regis  patentes, 
quas  idem  Abbas  profert  hie  in  Curia,  plenius  poterit  apparere, 
quarum  tenor  sequitur  in  haec  verba: — Edwardus  Dei  gratia 
Rex  Angliae,  Dominus  Hiberniae,  et  Dux  Aquitaniae,  omnibus  ad 
quos  praesentes  literae  pervenerint  salutem.  Sciatis  quod,  cum 
dilecti  nobis  in  Christo  Abbas  et  Conventus  de  Pershore  ad 
requisitionem  nostram  concessissent  dilecto  nobis  Willelmo  del 
Putte,  servienti  Botillario  Isabellae  Reginae  Angliae,  matris 
nostrae  carissimae,  quandam  certam  sustentationem  de  dicta 
Domo  sua  ad  totam  vitam  suam  percipiendam,  prout  in  Uteris 
patentibus  ipsorum  Abbatis  et  Conventus  praefato  Willelmo 
inde  confectis  plenius  continetur,  Nos,  indemnitati  eorundem 
Abbatis  et  Conventus,  ne,  praetextu  concessionis  praedictae,  eis 
aeu  successoribus  suis  aut  Domui  eorundem  futuris  temporibus 
praejudicetur  volentes  prospicere  in  hac  parte,  volumus  et 
concedimus,  pro  nobis  et  heredibus  nostris,  quod  praedicta  con- 


(346  APPENDIX. 

cessio  eorundem  Abbatis  et  Conventus  sic  ad  requisitionem 
noatFcim  gratiose  facta  sibi  sea  successoribus  suis  aut  Domui 
eoruQdum  alias  iion  cedat  in  oaerationem  seu  praejudicium,  vel 
futuris  temporibus  trahatur  ia  consequentiam,  nee  quod  ipai 
aeu  successores  sui,  praefcextu  concessionis  sustentationis  prse- 
dict£e,  alias  de  hujusmodi  sustentatione  per  nos  vel  heredes 
nostros  onerentur.  In  cujas  rei  testimonium  has  literas  nostras 
fieri  fecimus  patentes.  Teste  me  ipso  apud  Wygorniam  vij 
die  Januarii  anno  regni  nostri  tertio.  Per  quod  non  intendit 
quod  dominus  Rex  velit  aut  debeat  ipsum  Abbatem  et  Domum 
suam  prsedictam  de  aliqua  hujusmodi  sustentatione  invenienda 
onerare ;   et  petit   judicium,   &c. 

Et  quia  videtur  Curiae  expediens  esse  quod  dominus  Rex 
pleaius  informetur  pro  jure  suo  manutenendo  in  hac  parte,  &c., 
datus  est  dies  tam  praefato  Johanni  de  Lincolnia,  qui  sequitur 
pro  domino  Rege,  quam  pragfato  Abbati,  per  attornatum  suum 
praedictum,  ccram  domino  Rege  a  die  Sanctae  Trinitatis  in  xv 
dies  ubicumque,  &c ,  salvis  partibus  rationibus  suis  hiac  inde 
dicendis,  &c. 

Ad  quem  diem  coram  Rege  apud  Westmonasterium  venit 
tam  praedictus  Johannes,  qui  sequitur  pro  domino  Rege,  quam 
praedictus  Abbas,  per  attornatum   suum  praedictum. 

Et  praedictus  Johannes  qui  sequitur,  &c.,  dicit  quod,  licet  domi- 
nus Rex  per  literas  suas  praedictas  praefatis  Abbati  et  Conventui 
concesserit  quod  ipsi  aut  successores  sui,  praetextu  concessionis 
sustentationis  praedictae  praedicto  Willelmo  de  Pitte  sic  facta3, 
per  dominum  Regem  aut  heredes  suos  alias  de  sustentatione 
hujusmodi  non  onerentur,  uec  quod  concessio  praedicta  cedat  eis 
in  onerationem  vel  praejudicium,  vel  futuris  temporibus  trahatur 
in  consequentiam,  &c.,  per  hoc  tamen  dominus  Rex  a  jure 
suo  in  hac  parte  praecludi  non  debet,  dummodo  seisinam  suam 
et  progenitorum  suorum  ut  in  jure  suo  de  hujusmodi  corrodio 
pro  servieiitibus  suis  in  Abbathia  praedicta  habendo  rationabili- 
ter  monstrare  poterit  et  approbare  de  tempore  praecedenti,  unde 
dicit  quod  quidam  Robertus  Mape,  tempore  domini  Regis  H., 
proavi  domini  Regis  qui  nunc  est,  ad  sustentationem  suam  in 
Abbathia  praedicta  habendam,  capiendo  decem  marcas  et  duas 
robas  pro  se  ipso,  et  unam  robam  pro  garcione  suo,  pro  omnibus 
necessariis,  ad  mandatum  praedicti  domini  Regis  H.  fuit  admis- 
sus,  &c.  ;  et  post  mortem  praedicti  Roberti  Mape  quidam  Petrus 
Lewere  tempore  ejusdem  Regis  H.,  ad  mandatum  ipsius  Regis 
H.,  consimilem  sustentatiouem  habuit  in  eadem  ;  et  quod 
quidam  Willelmus  de  Ramptone,  Edmundus  de  la  Panetrie, 
et  Gilbertus  le  Hauberger,  videlicet,  quilibet  eorum  subsequen- 
ter  post  alium,  tempore  domini  E.  dudum  Regis  Angliag,  avi 
domini  Regis   qui  nunc  est,  ad   mandata  ipsius  Regis   avi,  «fcc., 


APPENDIX.  647 

consimilem  sustentationem  habuerunt  in  Abbathia  praedicta  ut 
ia  jure  Regis,  &c. ;  et  quod  quidam  Philippus  Beauveys,  Simon 
de  Redynges,  et  Magister  Johannes  de  la  Marche,  videlicet 
quilibet  eorum  subsequenter  post  alium,  tempore  domini  E. 
patris  domini  Regis  qui  nunc  est,  ad  mandatum  patris,  &c., 
consimilem  sustentationem  habuerunt,  nee  non  cameram  pro 
statu  suo  competentem  in  Abbathia  praedicta,  ut  in  jure  Regis, 
&c.  Et  postea  quidam  Johannes  de  Kekynwyche,  Fauconer,  et 
Willelmus  de  Pitte,  videlicet  alter  eorum  immediate  post  alium 
tempore  domini  Regis  nunc,  ad  mandata  sua,  videlicet  prsedictus 
Willelmus  de  Pitte  ad  hujusmodi  sustentationem  qualem  pree- 
dictus  Robertus  Mape  et  alii  superius  nominati  in  Abbathia 
prsedicta  habuerunt,  et  prsedictus  Willelmus  [sic']  de  Kekynwyche 
ad  talem  sustentationem  in  victu  et  vestitu  et  aliis  cecessariis 
suis  qualem  aliquis  monchus  \_sic]  ejusdem  Domus  per  annum  per- 
cepit  admissi  fuerunt  in  eadem,  ut  in  jure  ipsius  Regis,  &c.,  per 
quod  non  inteadit  quod  prsedictus  Abbas,  proebextu  literarum 
domini  Regis  praedictarum  de  indemnitate,  erga  dominum 
Regem  se  excusare  possit  quin  ipse  et  Domus  sua  prsedicta  ad 
sustentationem  sive  corrodium  prsedicta  inveniendum  debeant 
onerari,  et  petit  judicium,  &c. 

Et  praedictus  Abbas  dicit  quod  praedicti  Robertus  Mape,  Petrus 
Lewere,    Willelmus   de    Ramptone,   Edmundus   de  la  Panetrye 
Gilbertus  le  Hauberger,  Philippus  Beauveys,  Simon  de  Redynges 
Magister  Johannes  de  la  Marche,  et   Johannes   de  Kekynwyche 
vel  aliquis  eorum,  nunquam  aliquam  sustenti-tionem  sive  corro- 
dium in  Abbathia  praedicta  ad  rogamina  vel  ad  mandata  domini 
Regis   nunc   aut   progenitorum   suorum  habuerunt,   vel  admissi 
fuerunt,  prout  dominus  Rex  superius  supponit,  &c.,  et  hoc  para- 
tus  est  verificare,  &c. 

Et  Johannes,  qui  sequitur  pro  domino  Rege,  dicit  quod  prae- 
dicti Robertus  Mape,  et  alii  prsenominati  sustentationem  suam 
in  Abbathia  praedicta  habuerunt  ad  mandata  domini  Regis  et 
progenitorum  suorum  in  forma  praedicta,  ut  praedictum  est.  Et 
hoc  paratus  est  verificare  pro  domino  Rege,  &c. 

Ideo  veniat  inde  Jurata  coram  domino  Rege  in  Octabis  Sancti 
Michael! s  ubicumque,  &c. 

Postea,  continuato  inde  processu  inter  dominum  Regem  et 
praefatum  Abbatem  per  juratas  positas  in  respectum  de  die  in 
diem,  et  de  termino  in  terminum,  usque  a  die  Paschae  in  xv 
dies  anno  regni  Regis  nunc  Angliae  decimo  nono.  Ad  quem 
diem  venit  tam  prsedictus  Johannes,  qui  sequitur  pro  domino 
Rege,  quam  praedictus  Abbas,  per  attornatum  suum  praedictum. 
Et  Jurata  non  venit,  &c.,  per  quod  Jurata  ponitur  in  respectum 
usque  in  Crastino  Sancti  Johannis  Baptistae  ubicumque,  &c., 
nisi  R.  Hillary,  unus   Justiciariorum   de    Commuiii  Banco  prius 


648  APPENt)lX 

apud  Diiddeleye  die  Sabbati  in  Yigilia  Sanct^e  Trinitatis  venerit. 
Et  pro  defectu  juratorum,  quia  nullus,  &c.,  ideo  Vicecomes 
habeat  corpora,  &c.,  et  Vicecomes  apponat  sex  tam  milites 
quam  alios,  &c.,  prout  patet  per  rotulum  de  eodem  termino 
Paschae,  Rotulo  xx,  inter  placita  Regis.  Ad  quern  Crastinum 
Saucti  Johannis  Baptistse  venit  tam  prsedictus  Johannes,  qui 
sequitur  pro  domino  Rege,  quam  pr?edictus  Abbas,  per  attorn- 
atura  suum  prciedictum.  Et  prsedictus  Rogerus  Hillary,  coram 
quo,  &c.,  prsedicta  jurata  capta  fuit,  per  breve  domini  Regis 
quod  residet  in  ligula  brevium  de  pr?eceptis  de  termino  Paschte 
anno  regni  Regis  nunc  decimo  nono,  protulit  hie  in  Curia 
recordum  veredicti  Inquisitionis  prsedictae  in  hasc  verba : — Postea 
die  et  loco  prcedictis  coram  Rogero  Hillary,  associato  sibi  Wil- 
lelmo  de  Duddeleye  per  formam  Statuti,  venit  tam  quidam 
Nicholaus  de  Crickelade,  qui  sequitur  tam  pro  domino  Rege 
quam  pro  prsedicto  Thoma,  quam  etiam  praedictus  Abbas  in 
propria  persona  sua.  Et  similiter  juratores  ad  hoc  triati  et 
jurati  veniunt,  qui  dicunt  super  sacramentum  suum  quod  prse- 
dicti  Robertus  Mape,  Petrus  Lewere,  Willelmus  Putte,  vel 
Johannes  de  Kekynwiche,  vel  aliquis  eorum  sive  aliorum, 
nuuquam  aliquam  sustentationem  sive  corrodium  in  Abbathia 
prsedicta  ad  mandata  domini  Regis  nunc  ant  progenitorum 
suorum  habuerunt  vel  admissi  fuerunt  pro  sustentatione  ilia 
h  abend  a,  prout  dominus  Rex  et  prtedictus  Thomas  superius 
supponunt,  sed  tantum  prsedictus  Willelmus  Putte,  et  hoc  ad 
rogamina  domini  Regis  nunc  et  Isabellse  Regince  Anglise 
matris  suee,   et  non   de   jure  ipsius  Regis.     Ideo,  &c. 

Et,  quia  Curia  hie  nondum  avisatur  ad  judicium  reddendum 
super  veredicto  prosdicto,  datus  est  dies  tam  prsefato  Johanni, 
qui  sequitur  pro  domino  Rege,  quam  praefato  Abbati,  per 
attornatum  suum  preedictum,  coram  domino  Rege  a  die  Sancti 
Michaelis  in  xv  dies  ubicumque,  &c.,  in  eodem  statu  quo 
nunc. 

Ad  quem  diem  coram  domino  Rege  apud  Westmonasterium 
venit  tam  prsedictus  Johannes,  qui  sequitur  pro  domino  Rege^ 
quam   prsedictus   Abbas,   per   attornatum   suum   prsedictum. 

Et  inspecto  et  examinato  veredicto  Inquisitionis  prsedictse 
videtur  Curise  hie  quod  Inquisitio  prsedicta  minus  rite  et  in- 
sufficienter  capta  est,  eo  quod  nulla  fit  expressa  mentio  in 
veredicto  prcedicto  de  nominibus  aut  personis  pr^edictorum 
Willelmi  de  Ramptone,  Edmundi  de  la  Panetrye,  Gilberti 
Hauberger,  Phiiippi  Beauveys,  Simonis  de  Redynges,  vel  Magistri 
Johannis  de  la  Marche  superius  nominatorum,  quos  dominus 
Rex  in  uarratione  sua  supponit  ad  mandata  progenitorum 
suorum  admissos  fuisse  in  Abbathia  prsedicta,  &c.,  utrum  ipsi 
Willelmus     de     Ramtone,     Edmundus,     Philippus,     Simon     et 


APPENDIX.  649 

Magister  Johaanes,  vel  aliquis  eorum  hujusmodi  sustentationem 
habuerunt  vel  habuit  in  Abbathia  prsedicta  ad  mandata  pro- 
genitorum  domiai  Regis  vel  alio  modo,  nee  ne,  nee  etiam  fit 
mentio  in  veredicto  prsedicto  utrnm  praidictus  Abbas  culpa- 
bilis  sit  de  contemptu  prsedicto  sibi  imposito  de  receptione 
brevium  domini  Regis  ex  causa  prsedicta  sibi  directorum,  nee 
ne,  et  expediens  est  et  necesse  quod  Curia  de  prsemissis 
plenius  certioretur  prius  quam  ad  judicium  super  veredicto 
prsedicto  reddendum   procedatur,  &c. 

Et  super  hoc,  ante  judicium  inde  redditum,  venit  hie  in 
Curia  praidictus  Rogerus  Hillary  coram  quo,  &c.,  et  recordatur 
veredictum  Jurat^e  prsedicta?  coram  ipso  captum  fuisse  in  htec 
verba : — Postea  die  et  loco  infra  contentis  coram  Rogero  Hil- 
lary, associato  sibi  Willelmo  de  Duddeleye  per  formam  Statuti, 
&c.,  venit  tarn  quidam  Nicholaus  de  Criklade,  qui  sequitur 
tam  pro  domino  Rege  quam  pro  praidicto  Tlioraa  de  Mus- 
seudeue,  quam  prsedictus  Abbas  in  propria  p'^rsona  sua,  et 
similiter  juratores  ad  hoc  triati  et  jurati,  qui  dicunt  super 
sacramentum  suum  quod  nee  Robertus  Mape,  Petrus  Lewere. 
tempore  domini  H.  dudum  Kegis  Anglise  proavi  domini  Regis 
nunc,  nee  Willelmus  de  Ramptone,  Edmundus  de  la  Panetrye, 
Gilbertus  le  Hauberger  tempore  domini  E.  quondam  Regis 
Anglise  avi  domini  Regis  nunc,  nee  Philippus  Beauveys,  Simon 
de  Redynges,  Magister  Johannes  de  la  Marche  tempore  domini 
Regis  E.  nuper  Regis  Anglise,  patris  domini  Regis  nunc,  nee 
etiam  Johannes  de  Kekynwiche,  Fauconer,  ad  mandatum 
domini  Regis  nunc,  nee  aliquis  eorum  vel  aliorum  unquam 
aliquam  sustentationem  sive  corrodium  in  Abbathia  de  Per- 
shore  ad  mandata  domini  Regis  aut  aliquorum  progenitorum 
suorum  habuerunt,  vel  in  Abbathia  prsedicta  ad  hujusmodi 
sustentationem  inibi  habendam  unquam  admissi  fuerunt,  prout 
idem  dominus  Rex  et  prsedictus  Thomas  de  Mussendene  supra 
nominatus,  qui  pro  ipso  domino  Rege  sequitur  [sic],  supponunt, 
immo  tantummodo  Willelmus  Putte  supra  nominatus,  et  hoc 
ad  specialem  rogatum  domini  Regis  nunc  et  dominse  Isabellse 
Reginse  Anglise,  matris  suse,  et  non  in  jure  ipsius  Regis,  Et 
idem  Rogerus  Hillary  ulterius  recordatur  quod  prsefixit  diem 
partibus  prsedictis  coram  domino  Rege  ad  prsefatam  quin- 
denam  Sancti  Michaelis,  ubicumque,  &c.,  de  audiendo  inde 
judicium   suum,   &c. 

Ideo  consideratum  est  quod  prsedictus  Abbas  eat  inde  sine 
die,   salvo   semper   jure   Regis,   &c. 


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A 


Abatement  of  Wkits  : 

(Annuity.)  If  the  annuity  be  of  a 
robe,  the  price  or  value  of  which  is 
not  mentioned  in  the  writ,  the  writ 
will  not  abate  if  no  price  is  men- 
tioned in  the  deed  by  which  the 
annuity  is  granted,  78. 

But  if  it  be  mentioned  in  the  deed 
that  the  robe  is  to  be  ^^cumfurrura,^^ 
and  those  words  are  omitted  from 
the  writ,  the  writ  will  abate,  unless 
it  can  be  shown  that  no  writ  in- 
cluding them  is  in  accordance  with 
the  Chancery  forms,  78-80. 

If  a  certain  freehold  is  charged,  and 
an  Assise  would  lie,  the  writ  of 
Annuity  does  not  abate,  because  it 
is  at  the  election  of  the  plaintiff  to 
bring  either  action,  534,  538. 

If  the  plaintiff's  name  be  spelled  in 
one  way  in  the  Original  Writ,  and 
in  another  way  in  the  subsequent 
process,  the  writ  will  not  abate, 
unless  it  can  be  shown  that  the 
person  is  different,  538. 

(Assise  of  Novel  Disseisin.)  Where 
the  writ  is  brought  for  rent,  against 
the  lord's  very  tenant,  who  is  mesne, 
and  against  one  who  holds  land  of 
the  mesne,  who  has  rescued  a  dis- 
tress for  the  rent,  and  who  pleads 
joint  tenancy  with  his  wife,  not 
named  in  the  writ,  which  joint 
tenancy  is  not  denied,  the  writ  is 
nevertheless   good,    the   last  men- 


Abatement  of  Writs — cont. 

tioned  defendant  being  included 
only  as  a  disseisor,  18-32  ;  19,  note 
1 ;  23,  notes  1  and  9. 

If  the  writ  be  brought  against  several 
persons,  one  of  whom  confesses  that 
he  is  the  villein  of  a  particular  lord, 
and  the  lord  be  not  named  in  the 
writ,  it  abates,  152-156. 

(Debt,)  A  writ  brought  by  one  de- 
scribed as  "  burgess  of  Newcastle- 
on-Tyne  "  is  good,  notwithstanding 
the  omission  of  the  word  town  or 
borough  before  the  name  of  the 
place,  70-72. 

A  writ  in  the  form  "  detinet,^^  not  pre- 
ceded by  the  words  "  debet  ef,"  is 
good  when  brought  by  executors  on 
an  obligation  to  themselves  for 
money  due  on  sale  of  the  testator's 
goods,  as  also  when  executors  sue 
on  the  testator's  contract,  354-35G. 

Where  two  defendants  wage  their 
law  that  they  owe  nothing,  and 
one  only  performs  his  law,  and 
the  other  makes  default,  the  writ 
abates,  632. 

(Deceit.)  The  writ  is  good  although 
the  record  arising  out  of  the  deceit 
has  been  ctincelled,  136-138. 

(Dower.)  Where  two  tenants  wage 
their  law  as  to  non-summons,  and 
one  only  performs  his  law,  and  the 
other  fails  to  appear,  the  writ  abates, 
520. 

(Entry.)  When  the  writ  abates  be- 
cause brought  in  the  j^ost  instead  of 
within  the  degrees,  and  when  not, 
U-18. 


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Abatement  of  Writs— conf. 

(Entry  in  consimili  casu.)  When  the 
writ  is  brought  by  husband  and 
wife,  and  the  tenements  are  claimed 
as  in  right  of  the  wife,  it  will  not 
abate  because  the  supposition  there- 
in is  that  they  ought  to  revert  to 
the  husband  and  wife,  and  not  to 
the  wife  alone,  440-444  ;  446-448. 

Is  good  in  the  per  and  cid,  446. 

(Formedon.)  If,  while  the  writ  is 
pending,  and  before  verdict,  the 
tenements  are  recovered  out  of 
the  possession  of  the  tenant  by 
another  action  tried,  the  writ  of 
Formedon  abates,  and  the  de- 
mandant will  not  be  admitted  to 
aver  that  the  action  was  brought  by 
collusion  between  the  tenant  and 
the  person  who  recovered,  400-404. 

(Formedon  in  the  remainder.)  The 
writ  may  be  maintained  on  a  gift 
in  frank-marriage  with  remainder 
over,  342, 

(Formedon  in  the  reverter.)  A  writ 
supposing  a  limitation  to  a  man 
and  his  sister  and  the  heirs  issuing 
from  or  begotten  of  their  two  bodies 
is  good  when  both  have  died  with- 
out issue,  because  there  can  be  no 
doubt  as  to  the  reversion  to  the 
donor,  122-126. 

[Quare  impcdit.)  A  writ  brought  by 
the  Queen  Consort  alone  without 
her  husband  is  good,  and  will  not 
abate  for  the  omission  of  the  words 
'■'unde  queritur,^^ or  '^etnisifecerit,^^ 
430-434. 

Quare  whether  a  writ  is  good  in  the 
form  "ad  vicariam  Sancti Hillarii," 
or  should  be  in  the  form  "  ad 
vicariam  Sancti  Hillarii  de  Sancto 
Hillario,^^  in  order  the  better  to  in- 
dicate the  name  of  a  vill  or  hamlet, 
604-606. 

[Quare    incumbravit.)      The    writ    is 

good  though  the  Assise  of  Darrein 

Presentment  by  which  the  plaintiff 

^  recovered  is  not  mentioned  in  it, 


Abatement  of  Writs — cont. 

and  though  it  contains  only  the  words 
pendente  placito  de  ecclesia,  instead 
ot  pendente placito  de  prcesentatione 
(or  de  advocatione)  ecclesia,  100, 
110. 

And  though  it  contains  only  the  words 
pendente  placito,  instead  of  pendente 
placito  prcedicto,  100. 

And  though  it  does  not  contain  the 
words  infra  tempus  semestre  incum- 
bravit, 100,  110. 

And  though  it  omits  to  state  the 
place  in  which  the  Common  Bench 
was  sitting  when  the  plaintiff  re- 
covered, 110. 

And  though  the  previous  record  of 
Assise  of  Darrein  Presentment  has 
been  removed  from  the  Common 
Bench  to  the  King's  Bench  by  writ 
of  Error,  102-104  ;  112-114. 

(Rescous.)  A  writ  in  the  form  that  a 
bailiff  of  a  manor,  in  which  there  is 
view  of  frank  pledge,  ^^  attachiare 
voluisset  "  certain  persons,  and  that 
another  rescued  them,  will  abate, 
because  no  rescue  can  be  adjudged 
in  respect  of  the  mere  intention  to 
attach,  460-464  ;  463,  note  2. 

If  the  writ  be  in  the  form  that  the 
plaintiff  caused  certain  beasts  and 
chattels  to  be  taken,  and  that  the 
defendant  rescued  the  beasts  vi  et 
arniis,  and  carried  off  the  chattels, 
it  is  good,  though  the  chattels, 
such  as  corn,  &c.,  cannot  alone  be 
the  subject  of  rescue,  468-472  ;  469, 
note  2  ;  471,  note  10. 

(Resummons.)  See  Abatement  of 
Writs  (Wardship,  Right  of). 

(Scire  facias  on  Fine.)  Where  there 
are  several  defendants  and  several 
garnishments,  and  the  words  "  cum 
pertinentiis  "  are  omitted  from  one 
of  the  garnishments,  the  writ  will 
not  abate,  provided  that  those  words 
occur  in  its  commencement,  170, 
190. 

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Abatement  of  Writs — cont. 

several  persons  holding  in  common, 
but  by  several  titles,  a  writ  with 
several  garnishments  is  good,  172- 
174  ;  192-196. 

If  the  writ  issue  on  a  suggestion  which 
is  false,  but  the  writ  be  correct,  it 
will  not  abate  in  consequence  of  the 
discrepancy,  190-192. 

(Trespass.)  If  a  writ  be  brought 
against  the  bailiff  of  a  wapentake 
and  his  sub-bailiffs,  and  he  justify, 
no  plea  from  them  in  abatement  of 
the  writ  will  be  admitted,  212-220. 

(Wardship,  Right  of.) 

If  the  defendant  in  writ  of  Right  of 
Wardship  die  after  issue  joined,  and 
a  Resummons  be  sued  against  his 
heir,  the  Resummons  will  not  abate ' 
under  the  Statute  Westm.  2,  c.  35, 
if  the  seisin  of  the  wardship  by  the 
defendant  and  his  heir  be  not  de- 
nied, and  if  the  insufficiency  of  the 
executors  be  not  denied,  472-486 ; 
490-496. 

(Waste.)  A  writ  brought  against  a 
woman  and  her  husband  supposing 
that  they  hold  for  her  life  by  reason 
of  a  purchase  to  her  and  her  pre- 
vious husband,  and  his  heirs,  is 
good  in  form,  and  will  not  abate  on 
the  ground  that  his  heir,  who  is 
plaintiff,  has  confirmed  the  estate 
of  the  second  husband  and  the  wife 
for  the  life  of  the  wife,  384-386. 

Account  : 

Process  in,  against  guardian  in  socage, 
260. 

When  a  defendant  pleads  that  the 
plaintiff  has  assigned  auditors  to 
him  in  respect  of  a  particular  re- 
ceipt, before  whom  he  has  accounted 
and  passed  quit,  and  prays  judg- 
ment whether  an  action  of  Account 
lies  against  him  in  respect  of  the 
same  matter,  it  is  a  good  answer, 
544,  552. 

The  law  as  to  mainprise  in,  after  the 
defendant  has   been  outlawed  and 


Account — cont. 

obtained  a  charter  of  pardon  of  out- 
lawry, 540-544  ;  546-552  ;  626. 
When  the  Sheriff  returned  Non  est 
inventus  as  to  the  defendant,  and 
he  appeared  on  the  same  day  and 
prayed  that  a  Capias  might  not 
issue  against  him,  and  that  the 
plaintiff  might  be  called,  though 
the  latter  had  not  a  day,  the  Court 
gave  judgment  that  the  plaintiff 
and  his  pledges  should  be  amerced 
because  the  plaintiff  did  not  appear, 
634. 

Admeasurement  of  Dower  : 

View  not  allowed  in  action  of,  because 
the  tenant  ought  to  know  what  she 
holds  in  dower.  362-364. 

Admission  to  Defend: 
See  Receipt. 

Advowson  : 

See  Vicarage. 

Age,  Prayer  of  : 

In  Cni  in  vita,  256-258. 

In  Entry  sur  disseisin,  where  age  was 
prayed  for  a  reversioner  alleged  to 
be  an  infant,  the  action  having  been 
brought  against  tenant  by  the  cur- 
tesy, 292. 


Aid 


Prayed  by  one  coparcener  of  another, 
after  partition,  and  allowed,  34-46  ; 
37,  note  1. 

The  object  of  granting  between  par- 
ceners to  ensure  that  they  shall  lose 
in  equal  proportions,  if  at  all,  40, 
42. 

When  aid  is  granted  to  persons  other 
than  parceners  it  is  by  reason  of  the 
weakness  of  the  estate  of  the  person 
who  prays  it,  and  is  to  the  advant- 
age of  the  person  who  is  prayed  in 
aid  and  is  not  yet  in  Court,  42. 

Aid  of  reversioner  granted  to  one 
holding  the  office  of  bailiff  of  a 
wapentake  for  life,  225,  note  4 ; 
226. 


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Aid — cont. 

A  parson  alleging  that  he  found  his 
church  seised  has  aid  of  patron 
and  Ordinary,  in  Formedon  brought 
against  him,  even  though  it  be 
alleged  that  he  is  an  abator  because 
his  predecessor  A.  purchased  to  hold 
to  A.  and  A.'s  heirs,  252. 

Granted  in  Secta  ad  molendinum,  334- 
836. 

Process  in  Aid-prayer,  where  it  has 
been  alleged  that  the  prayee  is 
under  age,  360-362. 

If,  in  Eeplevin,  avowry  be  made  upon 
a  stranger,  who  prays  aid  of  another 
stranger,  the  aid  will  not  be  granted 
either  before  or  after  issue  has  been 
joined  on  the  plea  hors  de  son  fee, 
unless  some  special  matter  be 
pleaded,  528-532. 

If  in  Annuity  it  be  alleged  that  a 
Bishop  has  granted  the  annuity, 
and  that  the  grant  has  been  con- 
firmed by  the  Dean  and  Chapter,  or 
the  Prior  and  Convent,  the  Bishop's 
successor  may  have  aid  of  the  Dean 
and  Chapter,  or  of  the  Prior  and 
Convent,  534  ;  537,  note  6  ;  540. 

Aid  of  the  King  : 

Where  a  Dean  has  had  aid  of  the 
King  on  a  writ  of  annuity,  and  re- 
covery has  been  had  against  him, 
his  successor  may  again  have  the 
aid  when  a  Scire  facias  is  brought 
to  have  execution  of  the  judgment, 
226. 

Amendment  : 

Of  roll  by  Justices,  to  save  delay,  326. 
Under  the  Stat.   14  Edw.  III.,' St.  1, 
c.  6,  538. 

Amercement  : 

For  a  false  plaint  in  Assise  of  Novel 
Disseisin  pardoned  when  the  plain- 
tiff was  under  age,  150. 

Ancient  Dejeesne  : 

Jurisdiction  of  Courts  of,  in  relation 

to  realty  and  personalty,  142,  146. 
Court  of,  cannot  take  cognisance  of 


Ancient  Demesne — cont. 

matters    done    against  the  peace, 
142. 

If  the  King  divests  himself,  and  makes 
a  feoffment,  it  becomes  frank  fee, 
144,  148. 

Writ  of  Recordari  facias  loquelam,  for 
removal  of  cause  from  a  Court  of, 
into  the  Common  Bench,  380. 

When  the  Sheriff  returns  to  a  writ  of 
Becordari  facias  loquelam,  for  re- 
moval of  a  cause  from  a  Court  of 
Ancient  Demesne  into  the  Common 
Bench,  that  the  bailiff  and  suitors 
have  refused  to  make  the  record 
and  to  deliver  the  little  writ  of 
Eight,  but  that  he  has  given  the 
parties  a  day  in  the  Common  Bench, 
and  when  the  demandant  fails  to 
appear,  the  Court  will  not  give 
judgment  on  his  non-suit,  but  will 
award  the  Grand  Distress  against 
the  suitors  of  the  Court  of  Ancient 
Demesne  to  make  the  record,  and 
against  the  bailiff  to  deliver  the 
little  writ  of  Bight,  452-460  ;  459, 
note  14. 

Annuity  : 

If  the  annuity  be  claimed  from  a  par- 
son by  prescription,  and  seisin  be 
alleged  by  his  hand  and  those  of 
his  predecessors,  he  cannot  traverse 
the  seisin  by  his  own  hand  alone, 
but  must  traverse  the  seisin  by  his 
own  hand  and  those  of  all  his  pre- 
decessors, 358-360. 
See  Abatement  of  Writs  ;  Aid  ;  Aid 
OF  the  King. 

Assise  : 

See  Abatement  of  Writs;  Amerce- 
ment ;  Challenge  ;  Novel  Dis- 
seisin. 

Attachment  on  Prohibition  : 

In  respect  of  an  action  of  Trespass  in 
which  one  was  summoned  to  appear 
before  the  Official  of  the  Bishop  of 
London  in  St.  Paul's  Church,  466  ; 
467,  note  1. 


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Attaint  : 

Mode  of  pleading  in,  before  and  after 
the  Statute  1  Edw.  III.,  St.  1,  c.  6, 
104. 
Attorney  : 

One  who  has  been  admitted  to  defend 
his  right  on  the  default  of  a  tenant 
may,  after  issue  joined,  make  an 
attorney  [by  writ]  in  the  Chancery, 
but  not  [by  bill]  in  the  Common 
Bench,  34.  • 

An  attorney  who  confesses  deceit  in 
having  forged  a  writ  of  seisin  is 
committed  to  prison  in  accordance 
with  Westm.  1,  c.  29,  and  upon  the 
expiration  of  the  term  of  imprison- 
ment is  brought  into  Court  and 
there  forbidden  to  sue  thenceforth 
any  writ  or  any  business  for  any 
person  in  that  Court,  140;  141, 
note  2. 

See  Deceit. 
Audita  Querela  : 

Is  the  only  remedy  where  a  lord  has 
lost  his  court,  or  a  remainder-man 
his  estate,  through  a  recovery  on  a 
Pracipe  in  capite  fraudulently 
brought,  280-286. 

See  Statute  Merchant. 
Avowry  : 

See  Replevin. 


B 

Baron  and  Feme  : 

If  a  woman  bring  an  Assise  of  Novel 
Disseisin,  describing  herself  as  late 
wife  of  her  first  husband,  both  her 
first  and  her  second  husband  being 
dead,  and  a  fine  purporting  to  be 
levied  by  her  as  feme  sole  while  she 
was  covert  of  her  second  husband 
be  pleaded  in  bar,  quare  whether 
the  plea  is  good,  as  she  is  now,  as 
purported  in  the  fine,  a  feme  sole, 
though  there  is  no  doubt  that  while 
the  husband  was  living  the  fine 
would  have  been  invalid,  156-170. 


Bastardy  : 

Queer e  whether  bastardy  can  be  alleged 
after  view,  and  qucere  whether  it 
can  be  alleged  by  the  issue  in  tail 
of  mulier  puisne  against  the  issue  of 
bastard  eigne  who  has  entered  and 
died  seised,  242. 

When  tried  in  Court  Christian,  and 
when  not,  260. 

Where,  in  a  plea  of  land,  the  tenant 
alleges  that  the  demandant  is  a 
bastard,  and  the  Bishop  certifies 
that  he  is  legitimate,  and  the  tenant 
makes  default  when  there  is  a  Re- 
summons, the  demandant  has  judg- 
ment to  recover  seisin,  262. 

See  Voucher. 


c 

Cessavit  : 

Tender  and  security  in,  under  the 
Statute  of  Gloucester,  c.  4,  232-234. 

Lies  for  suit  of  court,  232. 
Challenge  : 

If  in  Assise  touching  tenements  in  the 
geldable  the  Sheriff  return,  as  his 
own,  a  panel  including  (with  others) 
recognitors  belonging  to  a  Liberty 
which  extends  into  the  Hundred, 
without  making  any  mention  of  the 
bailiff  of  the  Liberty  who,  having 
the  return  of  writs,  has  summoned 
those  recognitors  and  given  them 
view,  the  array  will,  upon  chal- 
lenged, be  quashed.  A  writ  will 
then  issue  to  the  Sheriff  to  summon 
anew  twelve  recognitors  from  the 
geldable,  88-94;  01,  note  2;  93, 
note  4. 

If  a  bailiff  of  one  of  the  Rapes  of 
Sussex  be  plaintiff  in  Debt,  and  the 
panel  be  composed  entirely  of  men 
of  that  Rape,  there  is  no  good  chal- 
lenge on  that  account,  if  the  Sheriff 
has  put  their  names  into  the  panel, 
and  has  caused  them  to  be  sum- 
moned, 622-624. 


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INDEX     OF     MATTERS. 


Challenge — cont. 

If  a  contract  to  pay  the  wages  of  a 
parker  in  one  Eape  has  been  made 
in  another  Eape,  and  the  jurors  to 
try  an  action  of  Debt  are  of  the 
latter  Eape,  there  is  no  good  chal- 
lenge of  the  array,  as  they  are  pro- 
perly brought  from  the  place  in 
which  the  contract  was  made,  624. 

Chantey : 

Quare  impedit  in  respect  of  presenta- 
tion to,  326-330. 

Cognisance  : 

See  Eeplevin. 

Colour  : 

In  Assise  of  Novel  Disseisin,  152, 

Common  Bench  : 

The  King's  Clerk  in  the,  delivers  to 
the  son  of  a  deceased  plaintiff  in 
Debt  the  obligation  on  which  the 
action  was  founded,  71,  note  9. 

CORODY  : 

The  King's  command  to  admit  to  a 
corody  in  an  Abbey,  and  proceedings 
thereon  in  Chancery,  on  the  Abbot's 
refusal,  436-440. 

Proceedings  thereon  in  the  King's 
Bench,  643-649. 

Council,  the  : 

Consulted  by  the  Chief  Justice  of  the 
Common  Bench  touching  the  execu- 
tion of  a  judgment,  12. 

County- Court : 

Presentment  of  blood-shed  in,  when 
there  is  no  Sheriff's  Turn,  and 
queer e  also  by  prescription,  when 
the  Sheriff's  Turn  has  been  estab- 
lished only  within  time  of  memory, 
212,  226. 

CUI   IN   VITA  : 

When  issue  has  been  joined  in  the 
Common  Bench,  and  a  verdict  has 
been  found  for  the  demandant  at 
Nisi  prius,  the  Court  will  not  listen 
to  a  plea  in  abatement  of  the  writ 
to  the  effect  that,  pending  the  Cut  in 
vita,  the  tenant  has  lost  the  land  by 


Cui  IN  VITA — cont. 

recovery  in  an  action  of  Formedon, 
but  will  give  judgment,  on  the  ver- 
dict, for  the  demandant  to  recover 
seisin.  In  like  manner  where  the 
tenant  has  lost  the  land  by  recovery 
in  an  action  of  Sur  cui  in  vita, 
pending  a  Formedon,  the  Court 
will  give  judgment  for  the  demand- 
ant to  recover  on  a  verdict  in  the 
latter  action,  204-208. 

The  Statute  Westm.  2,  c.  40,  does  not 
apply  to  a  vouchee  under  age  unless 
he  is  the  husband's  heir,  258. 

May  be  brought  on  the  ground  of  the 
wife's  seisin,  even  though  it  may 
have  been  found  by  a  previous  Assise 
of  Novel  Disseisin  that  she  was  not 
seised,  318-320. 

See  Keceipt  ;  Eight. 


D 

Damages : 

In  Detinue.     See  Detinue. 
In  Debt.     See  Debt. 

Day  : 

A  day  of  grace  (or  day  within  the  time 
limited  by  Stat.  Marlb.,  c.  12)  is  not 
granted  in  Quare  inc umbra  tit,  624- 
626. 

Dean  and  Chapter: 

Relations  of,  326-330. 


Debt 


If  executors  bring  the  action,  and  the 

testator's  acquittance,  of  which 
profert  has  been  made,  be  found  to 
be  false,  they  will  recover  damages, 
but  only  for  the  time  subsequent  to 
the  testator's  death,  and  not  for  the 
whole  time  since  the  debt  was  in- 
curred, 4. 
If  a  lease  be  made  to  a  man  and  his 
wife  for  their  lives  upon  condition 
that,  if  the  rent  be  in  arrear  upon 
the  death  of  either  of  them,  it  shall 


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Debt — cont. 

be  lawful  for  the  lessor  to  distrain, 
and  carry  off  the  distress,  and  de- 
tain it  as  forfeit,  and  if,  after  the 
wife's  death,  the  lessor  cannot  find 
anything  whereof  to  levy  a  distress, 
because  the  husband  has  removed 
all  his  goods,  an  action  of  Debt  will 
lie,  although  the  lessor  may  have 
entered  upon  the  land,  and  he  will 
recover  his  debt  and  damages,  62- 
70  ;  67,  note  4 ;  564-570. 

In  an  action  of  Debt  on  simple  con- 
tract (without  specialty)  the  mention 
of  the  Suit  (or  Secta)  is  a  mere 
form.  The  Suit  will  not  be  exa- 
mined if  the  defendant  pray  that  it 
may  be,  and  he  will  not  afterwards 
be  allowed  to  deny  the  debt,  but 
judgment  will  be  given  against  him, 
72-74. 

When  in  Debt  on  obligation  the  obli- 
gation has  been  denied,  and  a  jury 
has  found  for  the  plaintiff,  and  the 
defendant  has  been  imprisoned  for 
the  denial,  he  shall  not  remain  in 
prison  after  execution  has  been  sued 
by  Elegit  or  Fieri  facias,  but  may 
make  a  fine  with  the  King,  242- 
244. 

Execution  in,  against  a  clerk,  244, 
246. 

If  the  defendant  wage  his  law  that  he 
owes  the  plaintiff  nothing,  and  then 
make  default,  the  plaintiff  will  re- 
cover, together  with  his  debt,  dam- 
ages not  as  alleged  in  his  declaration, 
but  as  assessed  by  the  Court,  622. 

Action  of,  for  arrears  of  a  parker's 
wages,  622-624. 

5^ge  Abatement  OF  Writs  ;  Executors. 


Debtor  : 

Imprisonment  of. 


See  Debt. 


Deceit  : 

The  plaint  is  made  in  respect  of  a 
deceit  committed  in  Court,  and  can 
be  maintained  although  the  record 
has  been  cancelled,  136-138. 


Deceit — co7it. 

Where  the  defendant,  being  an  at- 
torney, confesses  that  he  has  forged 
a  writ  of  seisin  to  oust  a  man  from 
his  land,  he  is  committed  to  prison 
in  accordance  with  the  Statute 
Westm.  1,  c.  29,  and  the  plaintiff 
recovers  damages,  138-140. 

When  a  writ  of  Prcecipe  in  capite  has 
been  fraudulently  brought  against 
a  tenant  for  life  and  a  remainder- 
man by  collusion  between  the  ten- 
ant for  life  and  the  demandants, 
and  an  unknown  person  has  been 
procured  to  answer  as  attorney  for 
the  tenant  for  life  and  remainder- 
man without  the  knowledge  of  the 
latter,  and  judgment  has  been  given 
for  the  demandants,  a  judicial  writ 
of  Deceit  will  be  of  no  avail  except 
for  the  recovery  of  damages,  and,  if 
the  intention  is  to  revest  the  estates, 
an  Aiidita  Querela  reciting  all  the 
facts  must  be  sued,  280-286. 

If  any  one  wishes  to  bring  a  writ  of 
Deceit  in  respect  of  a  deceit  com- 
mitted in  Court  he  must  appear  in 
his  own  person,  and  not  by  attorney, 
632. 

Detinue  : 

Where  detinue  of  a  charter  is  found 
by  verdict,  judgment  is  given  for 
the  plaintiff  to  recover  it  together 
with  damages,  and  the  defendant  is 
distrained  to  deliver  it  up,  even 
though  he  may  have  burnt  it,  2. 

When  two  persons  have  delivered  to 
a  third  a  writing  on  certain  condi- 
tions, and  the  two  bring  an  action 
of  Detinue  against  him,  and  he  is 
willing  to  deliver  the  writing  to 
whomsoever  the  Court  may  adjudge, 
and  one  of  the  parties  to  the  con- 
ditions fails  to  appear,  a  Scire  facias 
issues  to  warn  that  party,  failing 
whose  appearance  after  garnish- 
ment, the  writing  is  delivered  to  the 
other  party  who  appears  in  person, 
390. 


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Detinue — cont. 

If  an  action  of  Detinue  be  brought 
against  executors  in  respect  of  a 
chattel  delivered  to  the  testator,  and 
one  of  them  appears  after  the  Grand 
Distress,  and  the  others  do  not,  the 
one  who  appears  must  answer 
alone,  as  in  action  of  Debt,  510- 
512;  516-518. 
The  executors  must  answer  as  to  the 
detinue  though  there  be  no  specialty 
to  show  the  bailment  to  the  testator, 
though  it  is  otherwise  as  to  a  debt, 
512-514  ;  518-520. 

DiSCONTINUAXCE  : 

See  Jurat  A  utrum  ;  Protection. 

Distress  : 

Eescous  of,  468-472. 
Dower  : 

If  in  an  action  of  Dower  the  late  hus- 
band's heir  be  vouched,  and  plead 
by  guardian  that  he  is  in  wardship, 
and  issue  be  joined  thereon,  the  de- 
mandant must  wait  until  the  issue 
be  tried  before  having  seisin  of  the 
land,  unless  the  voucher  be  in  a 
foreign  county,  48-52. 

Trial  by  witnesses  in,  where  the  hus- 
band is  alleged  to  be  living,  118. 

It  is  a  good  bar  for  the  tenant  to 
plead  that  he  recovered  the  tene- 
ments out  of  which  dower  is  de- 
manded by  an  action  of  Formedon 
confessed  by  the  woman  and  her 
second  husband,  208-210. 

Issue  as  to  tender  of,  252. 

Voucher  in.     See  Voucher. 

Days  given  in  Court  in  action  of,  418- 
420. 

Action  of,  brought  in  the  Court  of 
Hustings  of  London,  424. 

When  the  issue  is  that  the  demandant 
has  not  been  lawfully  wedded,  and 
the  Bishop  certifies  that  she  has, 
and  the  tenant  afterwards  makes 
default,  judgment  is  given  for  the 
demandant  to  have  seisin,  434. 

See  Abatement  of  Writs  ;  Scire 
facias. 


E 

Entry  dum  nonfuit  compos  mentis : 
Pleadings  on,  14-18. 

Entry,  in  consimili  casu  : 

Non-age  of  demandant  not  pleadable 

in,  444-446 ;  448. 
See  Abatement  or  Writs. 

Entry,  sur  disseisin  : 

Brought,  in  respect  of  gavelkind  lands, 
by  three  heirs  male  alleging  the  dis- 
seisin of  the  father,  286-290. 

Age  in,  292. 

Brought  on  the  alleged  disseisin  of  an 
ancestor,  where  a  fine  on  writ  of 
Eight  and  release  by  the  ancestor's 
father  was  pleaded  in  bar,  and  the 
demandant  had  to  reply,  showing 
his  title,  584-590. 

Error  : 

See  London,  the  City  of. 

Essoin  : 

Essoin  on  the  King's  service  does  not 

lie  for  prayee  in  aid,  574. 
Essoin  does  not  lie  in  Scire  facias, 

574. 

Estoppel  : 

If ,  in  a  Formedon  in  the  reverter,  the 
demandant  claims  as  heir  of  his 
grandfather,  the  donor,  and  alleges 
that  the  donees  in  special  tail  died 
without  heir  of  their  bodies,  and  the 
tenant  pleads  that  the  tenements 
had  been  given  to  the  grandfather 
and  his  wife  and  their  heirs,  that 
the  grandfather  afterwards  aliened 
them,  that  his  wife,  upon  his  death, 
brought  a  Ciii  in  vita  against  the 
donees  in  special  tail,  who  vouched 
the  demandant  in  the  action  of 
Formedon,  and  recovered  her  seisin 
immediately  in  accordance  with  the 
statute  Expectet  emptor,  and  that 
the  tenant  has  her  estate,  this  does 
not  estop  the  demandant  from  the 


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Estoppel  —cont. 

averment  that  the  tenements  were 
given  to  the  grandfather  and  his 
wife  and  the  heirs  of  the  grand- 
father, 574-584. 

Execution  : 

If  there  are  two  writs  of  Fieri  facias 
directed  to  the  Sheriffs  of  two 
different  counties,  in  execution  of 
the  same  judgment,  execution  of 
the  whole  amount  must  be  effected 
in  each  county,  10. 

How  effected  against  clerks  in  actions 
of  Account,  Debt,  and  Trespass, 
244-2     . 

When,  on  a  writ  of  Trespass,  a  de- 
fendant has  been  convicted  of  having 
committed  the  trespass  with  force 
and  arms,  and  thereupon  sent  to 
prison,  he  will  be  released  on  pay- 
ment of  a  fine  to  the  King,  if  the 
plaintiff  has  had  execution,  634. 

See  Executors  ;  Statute  Merchant. 

Executors  : 

Where  an  action  of  Debt  on  obligation 
was  brought  against  several  execu- 
tors, and  one  of  them  only  appeared 
at  the  return  of  the  Grand  Distress, 
and  the  plaintiff  declared  against 
him  under  the  Statute  9  Edw.  III., 
St.  1,  c.  3,  and  he  denied  the  obli- 
gation, and  the  finding  of  the  jury 
was  against  him,  a  writ  of  execution 
issued  as  well  in  respect  of  his  lands 
and  chattels  as  of  the  goods  and 
chattels  of  the  testator  in  the  hands 
of  any  of  the  executors  at  the  time 
of  the  purchase  of  the  writ  of  Debt. 
Where  it  also  appeared  that  the 
other  executors  had  made  away 
with  goods  and  chattels  of  the  de- 
ceased, which  had  once  been  in 
their  hands,  a  writ  of  execution 
affecting  the  lands  and  chattels  of 
those  executors  issued,  after  the 
Chief  Justice  of  the  Common  Bench 
had  consulted  the  Council,  6-12  ; 
13,  note  4. 
Are   not    compelled   to   produce   the 


Executors — cont. 

testator's  will  when  suing  on  an 
obligation  to  themselves  in  which 
they  are  described  as  executors, 
354-356. 

If  one  of  two  co-executors  die,  having 
previously  executed  a  release  of  all 
actions  of  Debt  to  the  obligor  in  an 
obligation  made  to  the  two,  it  is  no 
plea  in  an  action  of  Debt  for  the 
survivor  to  allege  that  satisfaction 
has  not  been  made  for  the  debt,  but 
he  must  answer  as  to  the  release, 
and  he  may  plead  Non  est  factum, 
356-358. 

When  in  an  action  of  Debt  executors 
plead  ^Zejie  administraverunt,  and  it 
is  found  that  they  had  not  fully 
administered  on  the  day  of  the  pur- 
chase of  the  writ,  judgment  is  given 
for  the  plaintiff  without  regard  to 
the  question  whether  they  had  of 
the  goods  of  the  deceased  to  the 
value  of  the  demand,  362. 

When  an  action  of  Debt  is  brought 
by  two  executors,  one  of  whom  is 
severed  and  subsequently  dies,  it 
continues  to  be  the  action  of  the 
survivor,  and  the  writ  does  not 
abate,  632. 

See  Debt  ;  Detinue  ;  Statute  Mer- 
chant. 

Ex   PARTE  : 

Or  Ex  parte  talis,  in  the  Exchequer, 
544  ;  545,  note  10  ;  550  ;  552. 


F 

Fealty  : 

A  tenure  may  be  by  fealty  alone 
(without  rent)  in  lieu  of  all  services, 
594;  595,  note  6  ;  596. 

Fine  of  Lands,  &c. 

Examples  of,  74-76  ;  75,  note  4 ;  76  ; 

232  ;  360  ;  418  ;  470-472. 
Form  of,  where  a  reversion  expectant 


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^I^■E  OF  Lands,  &c. — cant. 

on  the  death  of  tenant  by  the 
curtesy  is  to  be  granted,  and  the 
tenant  has  leased  to  another  for  the 
tenant's  life,  450-452. 

On  writ  of  Right,  after  battle  waged, 
and  release,  584;  587,  note  1. 

See  Baron  and  Feme. 

FORIIEDOX  : 

Aid  and  voucher  in,  34-46. 

See  Abatement  of  WfvIts  ;   Aid  ;  Cui 

IN  VITA. 
FOEMEDON  IN  THE  DESCENDER  : 

Various  pleadings  in,  226-230;  238- 
242. 

Action  of,  differs  from  that  of  Mort 
d'Ancestor  in  that  in  Mort  d'Ances- 
tor  the  title  is  derived  from  the 
ancestor  last  seised,  whereas  in 
Formedon  the  inheritance  is  ad- 
judged to  be  that  of  the  person 
nearest  to  the  original  donee,  with- 
out regard  to  any  subsequent  pos- 
session, 238-240. 

May  be  brought  by  an  infant,  and  he 
need  not  allege  that  his  ancestor 
died  seised,  260-262. 

Voucher  in,  386-388. 

Count  as  in,  upon  writ  of  Eight  in 
the  Hustings  Court  of  London,  552 ; 
562. 

FOKMEDON  IN  THE  REMAINDER  : 

See  Abatement  of  Writs. 

Formedon  in  the  Reverter  : 

On  a  gift  to  a  man  and  his  sister  and 
the  heirs  of  their  two  bodies,  122- 
126. 

Where  the  donor's  release  to  the  ten- 
ant's ancestors  was  pleaded  in  bar, 
and  the  demandant  alleged  that  the 
release  did  not  extend  to  the  par- 
ticular tenements  in  demand,  issue 
was  joined  on  the  question  whether 
those  tenements  were  included  in 
the  deed  of  release,  346-350;  349, 
note  4. 

See  Abatement  of  Writs;  Estoppel. 


Frank-marriage  : 

See  Abatement  of  Writs  (Formedon 
in  the  Remainder). 


G 

Gavelkind  : 

Question  whether  when  there  are 
several  heirs  male  to  the  same  tene- 
ments they  are  all  bound  to  warrant 
by  their  ancestor's  deed  with  war- 
ranty, or  only  the  eldest,  286-290. 

Action  of  Waste  in  respect  of  Gavel- 
kind lands,  336-340  ;  339,  note  8. 


H 

Hustings  : 

See  London,  the  City  of. 


Infant  : 

See  Age,  Prayer  of  ;  Formedon  in  the 
Descender  ;  Statute  Merchant. 

Intrusion  : 

Voucher  in,  294-318. 
See  Warranty. 


JURATA   UTRUM  : 

If  there  be  several  summonses  in  the 
writ  against  several  persons,  all  of 
whom  make  default,  and  if  the 
verdict  of  a  jury  be  taken  by  default 
against  one  only  at  Nisi  prius,  and 
in  respect  only  of  a  particular  por- 
tion of  the  whole  of  the  tenements 
mentioned  in   the  writ,  the  Court 


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JURATA    UTRUM — COUt. 

will  not  give  judgment  for  the 
plaintiff  on  that  verdict,  because 
the  action  of  Jurata  is  one,  and 
discontinuance  as  to  parcel  affects 
the  whole,  and  judgment  will  be 
given  that  the  whole  is  discontinued, 
54-62. 
Voucher  in,  416-418. 


K 

King,  the: 

See  QuARE  impedit  ;  Voucher. 


London,  the  City  of  : 

Pleadings  following  foreign  voucher 
in  the  Court  of  Hustings  of,  and 
adjournment  into  the  Common 
Bench,  420-430. 

Count  as  in  Formedon  in  the  de- 
scender on  a  writ  of  Eight  in  the 
Court  of  Hustings  of,  552;  562. 

Proclamation  in,  when  lands  have 
been  devised,  554  ;  562. 

Proceedings  on  writ  of  Error,  after 
alleged  errors  in  the  Hustings  of,  at 
St.  Martin's  le  Grand,  by  Commis- 
sion, 554-560 ;  564. 

Warranty  in,  554;  556;  560;  562- 
564. 

Recorder  of,  records  by  word  of  mouth, 
554;  564. 

When  tenements  are  devised  in,  they 
remain  in  the  hand  of  the  City 
until  execution  is  had  upon  the 
devise,  558. 


M 

Mainprise  : 

See  Account, 

Mines  : 

See  Trespass. 

Mort  d'Ancestor: 

See  Formedon  in  the  Descender. 


N 

Nisi  prius  : 

Justices  of  Nisi  prius  cannot  entertain 
any  plea  in  abatement  of  a  writ, 
when  an  issue  has  been  joined  in 
the  Common  Bench,  as  their  power 
is  limited  to  taking  the  verdict  of 
the  jury,  206. 

Novel  Disseisin  : 

Where  rent  was  recovered  by  Assise 
of  Novel  Disseisin,  judgment  was 
given  not  only  for  seisin  of  the  rent 
and  for  damages,  but  also  for  arrears 
accruing  while  the  action  was 
pending,  24,  32. 

The  contrary  in  another  case,  150. 

If  two  several  rents  issuing  from  two 
several  places  be  due,  and  a  distress 
be  levied  for  both  in  one  of  those 
places,  and  a  rescue  of  the  distress 
be  effected,  an  Assise  of  Disseisin 
of  rent  lies  only  in  respect  of  the 
rent  issuing  from  the  land  on  which 
the  distress  was  levied  and  the 
rescue  effected,  148-152. 

In  Assise  brought  against  an  infant  it 
is  no  bar  to  say  that  he  and  his 
father  purchased  to  them  and  their 
heirs,  that  the  plaintiff  abated  after 
the  father's  death,  and  that  the 
infant  ejected  him,  though  it  is 
otherwise  when  the  defendant  is  of 
full  age,  152. 

See  Abatement  of  Writs  ;  Amerce- 
ment :  Baron  and  Feme. 


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0 

Office  of  the  Court  : 

When  a  Cape  has  issued  in  respect  of 
tenements  in  one  vill,  and  is  not 
warranted  by  the  original  writ  which 
was  brought  in  respect  only  of  tene- 
ments in  another  vill,  the  Court, 
by  virtue  of  its  office,  without  any. 
exception  taken  by  the  party,  dis- 
continues the  process,  468. 

Officer  of  the  Court  : 

Mainprise  prayed  for,  550. 

Oyer: 

Of  record.     See  Quare  incumbravit. 


Pleading  : 

See  Account  ;  Annuity  ;  Attaint  ; 
Cui  in  vita;  Dower;  Entry  dum 
non  fuit  compos  mentis ;  Entry 
sur    disseisin ;    Formedon    in    the 

Ee\-ERTER  ;    QUARE   IMPEDIT ;    QuARE 

incumbravit  ;  Quod  permittat  ; 
Receipt  ;  Eeplevin  ;  Scire  facias  ; 
Secta  ad  molendinum;  Trespass; 
Voucher  ;  Wardship,  Eight  of  ; 
Waste. 

Precipe  quod  reddat  : 

Where  the  action  was  brought  by  five 
parceners  in  respect  of  one  mes- 
suage, and  two  were  non-suited,  the 
other  three,  in  their  count,  de- 
manded three  parts  of  the  messuage, 
but  as  this,  if  unqualified,  might 
mean  three  quarters,  the  demand 
was  entered  on  the  roll  as  three 
parts  of  one  messuage  divided  into 
five  parts,  12-14. 

Process : 

On  Voucher,  294-296  ;  326  ;  352-354. 
On  Aid-prayer,  360-362. 
In  action  of  Waste,  626. 


Proclamation  : 

See  Wardship,  Eight  of. 
Prohibition  : 

See  Attachment  on  Prohibition. 
Protection  : 

Is  not  allowable  for  any  one  who  has 
not  a  day  in  Court,  and  if  it  be 
allowed  to  a  prayee  in  aid  upon 
whom  a  Summons  has  not  been 
served,  it  is  a  discontinuance,  352. 
Allowed  to  defendant  in  Quid  juris 
clamat,  380-382. 


Q 

Quare  impedit  : 

Pleadings  in,  where  a  presentation  to 
a  vicarage  was  claimed  by  the  King 
as  in  right  of  an  alien  Abbot  whose 
temporalities  were  in  his  hand,  and 
a  deed  was  pleaded  by  which  the 
Abbot  had  let  the  church  with  all 
its  appurtenances  and  rights  to 
fee  farm  before  the  Statute  De  viris 
religiosis,  12C-136. 

If  the  King  bring  one  action  against 
A.  and  another  action  against  B. 
in  respect  of  the  same  church,  and 
A.  confess  the  action,  the  King  will 
not  have  a  wi-it  thereon  to  the 
Bishop  until  B.  has  been  heard,  246- 
250. 

Where  the  King  claims  the  presenta- 
tion in  right  of  an  alien  Abbot, 
whose  lands,  fees,  and  advowsons 
he  has  seized  into  his  hand,  and 
alleges  that  an  English  Abbot 
against  whom  he  brings  the  action 
had  previously  presented  only  as 
procurator  of  the  alien  Abbot,  and 
produces  a  Bishop's  certificate  to 
that  effect,  an  averment  of  the 
English  Abbot  that  he  and  his  pre- 
decessors had  been  seised  of  the 
advowson,  and  had  presented  in 
their  own  right,  will  not  be  ad- 
mitted, unless  the  presentation  as 


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QUARE    IMPEDIT — COtlt. 

procurator  be  denied,  and  judgment 
will  be  given  for  the  King,  266- 
278. 

Pleadings  in,  where  the  action  was 
brought  by  a  Chapter  against  the 
Dean,  in  respect  of  a  chantry,  326- 
330. 

Pleadings  in,  394-400. 

Damages  in,  396  ;  400. 

In  respect  of  a  Hospital  appendant  to 
a  manor  seized  into  the  King's 
hand,  where  the  defendant  confessed 
the  action,  414 ;  415,  notes  2,  7, 
and  8. 

A  defendant,  who  has  appeared  only 
on  the  Grand  Distress,  and  has 
taken  his  delays,  and  has  counter- 
pleaded the  plaintiff's  right,  cannot 
be  admitted  to  the  averment  that 
he  has  not  disturbed,  500-502  ;  503, 
note  7. 

If  the  writ  be  brought  for  a  presenta- 
tion to  a  church  described  by  the 
name  of  a  vill,  and  it  be  pleaded  in 
abatement  that  there  are  two 
churches  in  that  vill  distinguished 
by  the  names  of  different  Saints, 
and  it  be  replied  that  one  of  the 
churches  is  known  as  that  of  the 
vill,  and  the  other  as  that  of  a 
hamlet  of  the  same  vill,  this  state- 
ment must  be  traversed,  and  issue 
will  be  joined  upon  the  traverse, 
606-612. 

Difference  between  writ  of,  and  writ 
of  Eight  of  Advowson,  608;  610- 
612. 

See  Abatement  of  Writs. 

QuARE   INCUMBRAVIT  : 

Pleadings  in,  94-116. 

Is  a  common  plea,  and  pleadable  only 

in  the  Common  Bench,  except  when 

at  the  suit  of  the  King,  98 ;  108. 
Lies  against  the  Bishop  as  soon  as  he 

may  encumber  the  church  after  the 
%  writ   of   Prohibition    reaches   him, 

100-102;  112. 
Issue  in,  104-106 ;  116. 


QuARE   INCUMBRAVIT — COnt. 

Cases  in  which  the  action  lies,  112- 
114. 

No  oyer  allowed  of  record  of  Assise  of 
Darrein  Presentment  which  pre- 
ceded it,  96-98  ;  106-108. 

See  Abatement  of  Writs  ;  Day. 

Queen  Consort,  the  : 

Writs  brought  by,  will  not  abate  for 
the  same  reasons  as  those  brought 
by  a  common  person,  430-434. 

Is  a  person  of  so  high  estate  that  she 
shall  have  a  writ  in  all  points  such 
as  the  King  would  have,  434. 

Quid  juris  clamat  : 

Protection  allowed  to  defendant  in, 
380-382. 

Quod  permittat  : 

Where  it  is  alleged  that  the  defend- 
ant's ancestor  disseised  the  plain- 
tiff's ancestor  of  common  of  pasture, 
and  the  defendant  pleads  that  the 
plaintifl''s  ancestor  held  a  part  of 
the  land,  to  which  the  common  is 
alleged  to  be  appendant,  only  by 
the  curtesy  of  England,  and  that 
another  part  is  the  defendant's 
several,  the  plaintiff  must  answer 
to  both  pleas,  592-594. 


R 

Ravishment  of  Ward  : 

Issue  as  to  priority  of  feoffment  in, 
118-120. 

The  value  of  the  infant's  marriage 
(though  he  be  unmarried),  and 
damages,  recovered  in,  234-238. 

Receipt  :  , 

If  one  be  admitted  to  defend  on  the 
default  of  a  tenant  whom  he  alleges 
to  be  tenant  by  the  curtesy,  the  de- 
mandant has  a  good  plea  that  the 
tenant  does  not  hold  by  the  curtesy, 
34. 


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Keceipt — cont. 

A  wife  cannot  be  admitted  to  defend 
on  her  husband's  default,  if  her 
husband  be  dead,  and  if  he  die  after 
her  admission  and  before  judgment, 
the  writ  abates,  290-292. 

When  a  man  and  his  wife  vouched  a 
foreigner  in  the  Court  of  Hustings 
of  London,  and  there  was  conse- 
quently an  adjournment  into  the 
Common  Bench,  and  they  made  a 
default  in  the  latter  Court,  the  wife 
was  subsequently  admitted  to  de- 
fend her  right  in  that  Court,  420- 
430. 

A  reversioner  may  be  admitted  to  de- 
fend his  right  in  a  Cut  in  vita, 
though  he  supposes  the  entry  to 
have  been  through  himself,  while 
the  writ  supposes  it  to  have  been 
through  the  husband,  if  it  can  be 
shown  that  the  two  suppositions  are 
not  necessarily  inconsistent,  626- 
628. 

See  Attokney, 

EeCORDAEI  facias  LOQUELAII : 

Writ  of,  380 ;  452-460. 
See  Ancient  Demesne. 

Eecordeb : 

Of  London.   See  London,  the  City  of. 

Relief  : 

Avowry  for,  320-324. 
The  law  of,  as   learned  in  the  Ex- 
chequer, 324. 
Cognisance  for,  336. 

Rent: 

See  Debt  ;  Novel  Disseisin. 

Replevin  : 

Pleadings  in,  where  the  place  of  taking 
was  alleged  to  be  Ancient  Demesne, 
and  issue  as  to  the  fact,  140-148. 

Pleadings  in,  where  the  avowTy  was 
for  a  relief,  and  the  tenant  for  life 
had  aid  of  the  lessor,  who  alleged 
that  he  had  been  enfeoffed  by  his 
father,  and  that  consequently  no 
relief  was  due  from  him  as  heir, 
32C-324. 


Replevin — co7it. 

Cognisance  for  relief  in,  336. 

If  partition  be  made  in  Chancery  be- 
tween parceners,  and  a  manor  be 
allotted  to  one  sister  A.,  and  the 
knight's  fees  of  the  manor  be  allotted 
to  another  sister  B.,  Quare  can  A. 
distrain  for  rent  and  service,  or  is 
there  a  good  plea  of  Hors  de  son 
fee  ?  404-410. 

If  the  action  be  brought  against  A. 
and  B.,  and  A.  deny  the  taking,  and 
issue  be  joined  thereon,  B.  may 
nevertheless  make  cognisance  as 
A.'s  bailiff,  406. 

If  the  avowry  be  for  the  homage  of 
tenant  in  tail  due  to  the  avowant 
by  reason  of  a  gift  in  tail  made  by 
his  ancestor,  and  the  plaintiff  allege 
a  feoffment  in  fee  by  the  ancestor 
to  the  supposed  donee  in  tail  (after 
the  statute  of  Quia  emptores)  to 
hold  of  the  chief  lords  of  the  fee, 
and  a  feoffment  in  fee  to  himself  of 
her  purparty  by  one  of  the  supposed 
donor's  grand-daughters  and  heirs, 
the  avowant  must  answer,  and,  if 
he  maintain  the  gift  in  tail,  issue 
wiU  be  joined  to  the  country,  520- 
528. 

Where  the  cognisance  was  for  homage 
in  arrear,  the  plaintiff  was  allowed 
to  plead  that  there  had  been  no 
seisin  of  the  homage,  and  that  he 
held  by  fealty  alone,  but  he  had 
first  to  confess  that  he  held  of  the 
bailiff's  principal,  594;  595,  note  6  ; 
596. 

Where  the  avowry  was  for  arrears  of 
a  tax  of  wool,  and  the  plaintiff 
pleaded  that  the  beasts  were  levant 
and  couchant  in  a  vill  in  which  he 
had  been  already  taxed  ^A.),  and 
were  taken  in  another  vill  in  which 
he  had  common  appendant  (B.), 
and  the  defendants  replied  that  he 
was  assessed  in  B.  for  land,  tene- 
ments, chattels,  and  other  beasts 
levant    and    couchant    there,    the 


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Eeplevin— conf. 

plaintiff  had  to  state  in  his  rejoinder 
that  he  had  been  taxed  in  B.  for 
his  beasts  couchant  on  the  day  of 
taxation  in  A.,  and  not  for  any 
lands,  tenements,  goods,  chattels  or 
beasts  couchant  in  B.,  612-620. 

Where  avowry  was  made  on  behalf  of 
an  infant  for  rent  in  arrear,  and 
the  plaintiff  produced  the  money 
in  Court,  and  the  defendant  accepted 
it,  the  plaintiff  was  amerced  for  his 
false  plaint,  but  there  was  no  award 
of  the  Keturn,  630. 

Pleadings  in,  where  it  was  alleged  by 
the  avowant  that  there  had  been  a 
grant  of  the  plaintiff's  services  upon 
which  he  had  attorned,  and  he 
denied  the  attornment,  and  pleaded 
a  release,  632-634. 

See  Aid. 

Kescous  : 

See  Abatement  of  Writs. 

Kesummons  : 

See  Abatement  of  Writs  (Wardship, 
Eight  of). 

Right  : 

Writ  of,  in  the  Court  of  Hustings  of 

London. 
See  London,  the  City  of. 
Attempted  use  of  writ  of,  to  deprive  a 

wife  of  her  Cui  in  vita,  638. 

Right  of  Advowson  : 

Demand  in,  must  be  in  a  vill  and  not 
in  a  hamlet,  608  ;  610-612. 

Round  Table  : 

Commencement  of,  415,  note  1. 


s 

Scire  facias  (on  Fine)  : 

Where  the  defendants  tendered  the 
averment  that  at  the  time  of  the 
levying  of  the  fine  none  of  the  par- 
ties to  it  had  anything  in  the  land, 
but  that  another  person  named  was 
tenant,  and  the  plaintiff  in  reply 
tendered  the  averment  that  the 
person  named  had  nothing  in  the 
land,  and  the  defendants  prayed 
judgment  because  the  plaintiff  did 
not  accept  their  averment  as  to  the 
non-seisin  of  the  parties  to  the  fine, 
and  the  plaintiff  prayed  judgment 
because  the  defendants  did  not 
accept  her  averment  as  to  the  non- 
seisin  of  the  other  person  named, 
judgment  was  given  for  the  plaintiff 
to  have  execution  by  reason  of  the 
refusal  by  the  defendants  of  her 
averment,  170-204. 

Scire  faciag  : 

(On  Judgment  in  Annuity.)  See  Aid 
OF  the  King. 

(On  Judgment  in  Dower.)  The  de- 
fendant (feoffee  of  A.)  was  allowed 
to  plead  that  neither  on  the  day  of 
the  purchase  of  the  original  writ, 
nor  on  that  on  which  judgment  was 
given,  was  A.  (the  person  against 
whom  judgment  was  given)  seised 
of  the  tenements,  378. 

Scire  facias  in  Chancery  : 

Against  the  incumbent  of  a  Hospital, 
to  show  cause  why  he  should  not  be 
ousted,  after  a  visitation  on  the 
King's  behalf,  and  collation  to 
another  person,  264-266. 

For  revocation  of  a  charter  to  the 
Carmelite  Brethren  on  petition  of 
the  Bishop  of  Winchester,  262-264. 

Second  Deliverance: 
619,  note  5. 


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Secta  ad  molendinum: 

Suit  to  a  mill  may  be  claimed  by  pre- 
scription, and,  if  so  found  by  verdict, 
the  demandant  will  recover  the 
suit,  332-334  ;  335,  note  2. 

Aid  of  his  lessor  granted  to  tenant  for 
life  in,  334-336  ;  335,  note  10. 

Count  or  declaration  in,  must  allege 
possession  in  time  of  peace,  and  of 
a  certain  King,  by  the  person 
through  whom  a  fee  simple  is 
claimed,  368. 

Seisin  of  alleged,  by  the  hands  of 
villeins,  369,  note  3  ;  370. 

Sequatur  suo  periculo  : 
Rules  touching,  572-574. 

Sheriff  : 

A  Sheriff  who  returns  a  panel  includ- 
ing persons  belonging  to  a  Liberty, 
without  mentioning  the  bailiff  of 
the  Liberty  who  has  summoned 
them  and  who  has  the  return  of 
writs,  will  be  amerced,  90  ;  91,  note 
2  ;  93,  note  4. 
Eeturn  of,  to  a  writ  of  seisin,  362. 

Statutes  cited  : 

20  Hen.  III.  (Merton),  c.  6,  236. 
51  Hen.  HI.,  St.  3  (otherwise  incerti 
temporis),  418. 

51  Hen.  HI.,  St.  4  (otherwise  incerti 
temporis),  636. 

52  Hen.  HI.  (Marlb.),  c.  6,  320. 

c.  7,  302. 

c.  12,  116,  624. 

c.  15,  250. 

3  Edw.  I.  (Westm.  1),  c.  29,  140;  141, 

note  2. 
c.  42,  574. 

c.  47,  292. 

6  Edw.  I.  (Glouc),  c.  4,  234. 

c.  12,  420,  424. 

7  Edw.  I.  {De  viris  religiosis),  126. 

13  Edw.  I.  (Westm.  2),  c.  2,  §  3,  619, 

note  5. 

c.  4,  446. 

^ —  c.  5,    §  3,  396, 

503,  note  7. 


Statutes  cited — cont. 

13  Edw.  I.  (Westm.  2),  c.  11,  260. 
c.  24,  441,  note 

2;  444. 

c.  25,  538. 

— c.  35,  474,  490. 

0.  40,  258,  570, 

582. 

c.  41,  480. 

18  Edw.  L,  St.  1  {Quia  emptor es),  324, 

524,  530. 
27  Edw.  I.,   St.  1,  c.   1   {Be  finihus 

levatis),  178,  202. 
1  Edw.  HI.,  St.  1,  c.  6,  104. 
5  Edw.  UL,  c.  12,  540,  548,  626,  636. 
9  Edw.  m.,  e.  3,  512,  516. 

14  Edw.  III.,  St.  1,  c.  6,  538. 
c.  17,  416. 

Statutes,  Construction  of  : 

20  Hen.  III.  (Merton),  c.  6,  236-238. 
3  Edw.  L  (Westm.  1),  c.  42,  574. 

c.  47,  292. 

13  Edw.  L  (Westm.  2),  c.  11,  260. 

c.  35,  474-486, 

490,  496. 

c.  40,  258. 

27  Edw,  I.,  St.  1,  c.  1  {De  Jinibus 
levatis),  178. 

Statute  Merchant  : 

If  an  Audita  Querela  be  sued  on 
the  ground  that  satisfaction  has 
been  made  by  the  obligor  who  has 
produced  a  supposed  statute  mer- 
chant in  the  Chancery  as  having 
been  delivered  to  him  in  lieu  of 
acquittance,  and  if  the  obligee  there- 
upon represent  in  a  Petition  in 
Parliament  that  the  statute  pro- 
duced is  forged,  which  Petition  is 
endorsed  and  sent  by  writ  to  the 
Justices  directing  them  to  examine 
the  Mayor  and  Clerk  by  whom  the 
statute  was  made,  as  well  as  the 
parties,  and  the  Mayor  and  Clerk 
testify  that  the  recognisance  upon 
which  the  obligee  sued  execution 
was  good,  but  that  they  know 
nothing  of  the  other,  an  averment 


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Statute  Meechant — co7it. 

that  the  latter  is  good  and  not 
counterfeited  will  not  be  accepted, 
but  execution  of  the  statute  which 
the  Mayor  and  Clerk  have  recognised 
as  good  will  be  awarded  to  the 
obligee,  80-88. 

Record  of,  82-86. 

If  the  obligor  was  an  infant  when  the 
statute  was  made,  he  cannot,  in 
Audita  Querela,  be  admitted  to  an 
averment  of  that  fact,  when  he  is 
of  full  age,  in  order  to  annul  the 
statute,  because  it  is  of  record,  and 
execution  will  be  awarded  against 
him  ;  but  if  he  be  found  by  inspec- 
tion to  be  still  under  age,  it  is 
otherwise,  410  ;  411,  note  1  ;  500. 

If  execution  be  awarded  to  the  obligee, 
and  he  die  before  execution  is  had, 
his  executors  cannot  have  execution 
on  suggestion  of  the  fact  to  the 
Court,  because  the  Court  is  not 
apprised  that  execution  has  not 
been  had,  596-600. 
Suggestion  : 

See  Statute  Merchant. 
Suit  (Sect a)  : 

Examination  of.     See  Debt. 


T 

Tax: 

Distress  for,  612-620. 
Trespass  : 

Action  of,  by  a  lord  of  a  Liberty,  claim- 
ing a  Sheriff's  Turn,  against  the 
bailiff  of  a  Wapentake,  who  alleged 
that  he  distrained  men  in  the  Liberty 
with  good  warrant,  by  virtue  of  a 
precept  from  the  Sheriff  of  the 
County,  to  answer  a  presentment 
of  blood-shed  made  against  them 
in  the  County  Court,  and  pleadings 
thereon,  212-226. 

Pleadings  in,  250-262. 

In  respect  of  goods  carried  off,  and 
-     beasts  taken,  where  it  was  pleaded 


Trespass — cont. 

that  they  had  been  taken  in  execu- 
tion by  the  Sheriff  and  delivered  to 
the  defendant  for  damages  recovered 
in  an  Assise  of  Novel  Disseisin,  but 
the  plaintiff  was  nevertheless 
allowed  to  aver  that  they  were  taken 
by  the  defendant  de  son  tort  demesne, 
and  against  the  peace,  whereupon 
issue  was  joined,  600-604. 

Action  of,  for  carrying  off  lead  from  a 
mine,  where  the  defendant  alleged 
that  the  mine  was  his  own  freehold, 
and  that  he  took  his  own  lead,  which 
the  plaintiff  had  dug  up,  but  had  to 
put  his  issue  in  the  form  that  he 
did  not  carry  off  the  plaintiff's 
goods,  628-630. 

When  one  of  several  defendants  has 
been  outlawed,  and  had  pardon  of 
outlawry,  and  sued  a  Sci.  fa.  to  the 
plaintiff"  under  the  Statute  5  Edw. 
III.,  c.  5,  which  writ  has  not  been 
returned,  he  cannot  require  the 
plaintiff  to  declare  against  him 
jointly  with  the  others,  but  must 
sue  a  new  Sci.  fa.,  634-636. 

See  Abatement  op  Writs  ;  Execution. 
Trial  : 

By  witnesses,  and  not  by  jury,  where 
the  husband  of  a  woman  claiming 
dower  is  alleged  to  be  living,  118. 
Turn,  the  Sheriff's  : 

Claimed  by  the  lord  of  a  Liberty  on 
title  shown,  212-226. 

None  in  the  County  of  Lancaster  be- 
fore 31  Henry  III.,  220  ;  223,  note  3. 

Presentment  of  bloodshed  in,  212-226. 


V 

Venue : 

See  Challenge. 
Vicarage : 

Question  whether,  when  a  church  has 
been  appropriated  and  a  vicarage 
has  been  duly  made,  and  the  church 
is  subsequently  let  to  fee  farm  with 
all  its   appurtenances  and  rights, 


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ViCAEAGE — COJlt. 

the  patronage  or  advowson  of  the 
vicarage  passes,  as  well  as  the  ad- 
vowson of  the  church  or  parsonage, 
126-136. 
View  : 

See  Admeasurement  of  Dower. 
View  of  Frankpledge  : 

Is  a  Court,  462. 
Villein  : 

If  a  defendant  in  Assise  of  Novel  Dis- 
seisin alleges  that  he  is  the  villein 
of  a  particular  lord,  it  is  held  that 
the  lord  is  tenant  and  not  the  villein, 
and  a  writ  brought  against  him  and 
others  abates,  1.52-156. 
Voucher : 

If  one  of  three  coparceners  enfeoff 
another  with  warranty,  the  feoffee, 
when  admitted  to  defend  on  her 
husband's  default,  may  vouch  her- 
self with  her  husband,  and  the 
third  coparcener,  as  heirs  of  the 
feoffor,  but  the  demandant  may 
deny  that  the  alleged  feoffee  had 
anything  by  the  feoffment,  and 
join  issue  thereon,  34-46 ;  47,  note  o. 

Efi'ect  of,  in  action  of  Dower,  where 
the  vouchee  pleads  by  guardian  that 
be  is  in  wardship,  and  issue  is 
joined  thereon,  48-52. 

An  infant  cannot  be  vouched  as  being 
under  age  and  in  wardship,  unless 
his  person  is  in  wardship  as  -veil  as 
his  lands,  50. 

If  one  be  vouched,  and  warrant  hus- 
band and  wife,  in  respect  of  a  fee 
simple,  he  may  revouch  the  hus- 
band, though  it  would  be  otherwise 
if  he  had  warranted  the  husband 
alone,  52-54. 

If  the  husband's  heir,  being  under 
age,  be  vouched  in  an  action  of 
Dower,  and  his  guardian  warrant, 
the  latter  may  plead  that  the  de- 
mandant has  eloigned  the  heir,  and 
that  he  is  and  always  has  been 
ready  to  render  dower,  if  she  would 
render  up  the  heir,  and  issue  may 
be  joined  as  to  the  eloignment,  256. 


Vouchee — cont. 

Of  a  person  under  age  in  Cui  in  vita, 
256-257. 

If  a  tenant  vouch  herself,  and  her 
sister,  and  the  issue  of  another 
sister  on  the  ground  that  their 
common  ancestor  enfeoffed  her,  it 
is  a  good  countei-plea  to  allege  that 
they  are  all  bastards,  and  issue  will 
be  joined  thereon,  258-260. 

Process  on,  294-296  ;  326  ;  352-354. 

Pleadings  upon,  where,  as  alleged,  the 
deeds  by  which  the  vouchee  was 
bound  to  warrant  excepted  tene- 
ments not  definitely  excepted  in  the 
demandant's  count,  294-318. 

If  in  Dower  the  husband's  heir  be 
vouched,  and  his  lands  are  in  the 
wardship  of  the  King  and  others, 
process  will  issue  against  the  other 
guardians,  and  suit  will  have  to  be 
made  to  the  King,  342-344. 

If  the  tenant  allege  that  the  quantity 
which  he  holds  is  less  than  that 
mentioned  in  the  demand,  and 
vouch  in  respect  of  that  lesser 
quantity,  the  demandant  will  not 
obtain  judgment  to  have  seisin  of 
the  portion  as  to  which  no  answer 
is  made,  nor  can  he  counterplead 
the  voucher  as  to  that  portion,  but 
he  may  counterplead  the  voucher  as 
to  the  entirety  of  the  demand,  by 
saying  that  the  vouchee  never  had 
anything  therein,  382-384. 

Where  tenant  for  life  makes  default, 
and  the  lessor  is  thereupon  admitted 
to  defend  his  right,  he  may  vouch 
the  defaulting  tenant,  if  good  cause 
be  shown  by  deeds,  as,  e.g.,  that  he 
is  assignee  of  the  tenant's  feoffee, 
386-388. 

Voucher,  when  an  action  is  brought 
in  respect  of  rent  service,  may  be 
maintained  in  certain  cases,  though 
not  in  others,  416-418, 

Adjournment  into  the  Common  Bench 
where  a  foreigner  was  vouched  in 
the  Court  of  Hustings  of  London, 
and  subsequent  proceeding?  ,420-430. 


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VoucnER — cont. 

In  an  action  of  Dower,  tenant  in  tail 
vouched  his  father,  the  donor,  who 
died  pending  the  suit,  and  the  re- 
version consequently  descended  to 
him  as  heir.  He  would  then  have 
vouched  himself,  in  order  to  save 
the  estate  tail  to  his  issue,  but  this 
the  Court  would  not  allow,  504-510. 

A  vouchee  is  not  admitted  to  warrant 
when  the  Summoneas  ad  ivaranti- 
zandum  has  not  been  served,  574. 

w 

Wager  of  Law  : 

Does  not  lie  on  a  writ  of  Trespass 
against  the  peace,  nor  in  denial  of 
having  sued  such  a  writ  contrary  to 
a  Prohibition,  466. 

Does  not  lie  for  executors  where  it 
would  have  lain  for  testator,  512 ; 
518.  (In  the  index  to  vol.  Hil.- 
Trin.  17  Edward  III.  (Wager  of 
Law)  the  word  "for"  should  read 
"  against.") 

See  Abatement  of  Writs  (Debt). 

See  Abatement  of  Writs  (Dower). 
Wardship,  Right  of  : 

Pleadings  in,  continued  from  Mich., 
13  Edw.  III.,  120-122. 

Where  the  wardship  of  an  heir  who 
held  of  an  heir  of  the  King's  tenant 
in  capite  was  claimed  by  the  grantee 
of  the  wardship  of  the  last  men- 
tioned heir,  374-376  ;  377,  note  4. 

If  the  Sheriff  of  the  County  in  which 
the  original  writ  is  brought  return 
that  the  deforcer  has  nothing,  and 
the  Grand  Distress  be  then  served 
on  him  in  another  County,  there 
can  be  no  Proclamation  against  him 
in  the  second  county,  as  the  opera- 
tion of  the  statute  (Marlb.  c.  7)  is 
limited  to  the  county  in  which  the 
writ  is  brought,  39C-394. 

The  defendant  may  plead  two  distinct 
pleas,  one  as  to  the  wardship  of  the 
body,  and  the  other  as  to  the  ward- 
ship of  the  lands,  as,  e.g.,  that  on 


Wardship,  Right  of — cont. 

the  day  of  the  issue  of  the  writ  he 
had  nothing  in  the  wardship  of  the 
body,  and  that  the  heir's  ancestor 
did  not  hold  the  lands  of  the  plain- 
tiff by  knight  service,  486-488;  496- 
500 ;  487,  note  6. 
See  Abatement  of  Writs. 

Warranty  : 

Doctrine  of,  in  relation  to  gavelkind 
lands,  286-290. 

Disputed  effect  of,  where  a  release 
with  warranty  was  pleaded  in  bar 
of  an  action  of  Intrusion,  and  it  was 
alleged,  on  the  other  hand,  that  a 
release  to  a  tenant  pur  autre  vie 
could  not  enlarge  his  estate,  if  made 
not  by  the  reversioner  himself,  nor 
by  his  heir,  but  by  his  younger  son 
who  had  since  died,  and  whose  heir 
the  demandant  was,  as  well  as  elder 
son  and  heir  of  the  reversioner, 
372-374. 

See  London,  the  City  of  ;  Voucher. 

Waste  : 

Writ  of,  for  husband  and  wife,  where 
a  term  for  life  was  limited  by  fine 
to  the  wife  in  remainder,  88. 

Where  there  was  a  writ  of  Enquiry  of 
Waste,  and  the  defendant  alleged 
that  he  knew  nothing  at  all  about 
the  matter,  252-254. 

Where  issue  was  joined  on  the  ques- 
tion whether  one  of  the  places 
mentioned  in  the  writ  was  or  was 
not  a  hamlet  of  a  vill  therein  men- 
tioned, 254;  255,  notes  2,  6,  and  8. 

Action  of,  may  be  brought  against 
tenant  in  dower  of  gavelkind,  or  any 
partible  lands,  by  two  or  more  of 
the  husband's  male  heirs,  336-340. 

Action  of,  for  neglect  to  keep  sea-walls 
in  repair  and  consequent  damage, 
and  pleadings  thereon,  336-340. 

Process  on  default  in  action  of,  626. 

See  Abatement  of  Writs. 


Witnesses  : 
Trial  by. 


See  Trial. 


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INDEX   OF   PERSONS   AND   PLACES. 


Abel,  John,  and  his  daughters,  Margaret, 

Katharine,  and  Joan,  34-46  ;  37,  note  2 ; 

47,  note  5. 
Abingdon  (Northants),  manor  of,  75,  note 

4. 
Apelhaghe   (Hants),   the  manor  of,  377, 

note  4. 
Archere,  Nicholas  le,  defendant  in  Ravish- 
ment of  Ward,  236-238. 
Arderne,  Roger  de,  tenant  in  Formedon  in 

the  reverter,  124. 
Aubrey,  Andrew,  Mayor  of  London,  80, 

84,  86. 
Aucheri,  Henricus  filius,  defendant  in  Secta 

ad  molendinum,  365,  note  3  ;  369,  note  3. 
Audele,   Richard   de,   plaintiff  in  Deceit, 

136,  note  1. 
Aunesford,  Walter  de,  chaplain,  defendant 

in  Quare  impedit,  431,  note  1. 


B 


Baiou.     See  Halibm-ne. 

Bakester,    John    son    of    Thomas  le,   of 

Womb  well,  defendant  in  Ravishment  of 

Ward,  119,  note  4. 
Balyngham,  Thomas  de,  and  Mabel  his 

wife,  587,  note  1. 
Barthelmeu,   Thomas,   and    Beatrice   his 

wife,  plaintiffs  in  Dower,  209,  note  1. 
Barton,  John  de,  644. 
Basing  (Hants),  the  manor  of,  377,  note  4. 
Basset,  W.,  and  B.  his  wife,  76. 


Bassingburne  (or  Bassingbourne),  Hum- 
phrey de,  74-76  ;  75,  note  4. 

,    plaintiff     in    Ravishment    of 

Ward,  236-238. 

,  Margaret,  daughter  of  Giles  de,  75, 

note  4 ;  76. 
Bath  and  Wells,  Ralph  Bishop  of,  defend- 
ant in  Annuity,  532-540  ;  533,  note  2. 

,  Walter  Bishop  of,  533,  note  4. 

,  the  Prior  and  Convent  of,  532  ;  533, 

note  4  ;  537,  note  6. 

,  Robert  Prior  of,  533,  note  4. 

,  John  Prior  of,  537,  note  6. 

Bathonia,  Sarah  de,  529,  note  2. 

Bayeux  (Baiocis),  Master  William  de,  327, 

note  7. 
Beauchamp,  John,  son  of  Guy  de,  645. 
Beauveys,  Philip,  647,  648,  649. 
Bedel,  William  le,  545,  note  10. 
Benefield,  or  Benyngfelde  (Northants),  the 

castle  of,  and  lands  in,  75,  note  4. 
Benetfelde.     See  Binfield. 
Berkeley,  Thomas  de,  343,  note  7. 
Bermondsey,   the  Prior  of,    plaintiff    in 
Debt,  62-70  ;  63,  note  1 ;  564-570. 

,  plaintiff  in  Annuity,  358-360. 

Bewdley,     or     Beoley     (Worcestershire), 

manor  of,  645. 
Binfield,  or  Benetfelde  (Berks),  the  church 

of,  431,  note  1. 
Blake,  John  le,  645. 
Bletchingley  (Surrey),  the  manor  of,  404, 

note  5. 
Blithe,  Thomas  de,  644. 
Bodiscombe,  John  de,  defendant  in  Assise 

of  Novel  Disseisin,  18-32  ;  19,  note  1. 
Bon  Repos,  relation  of  the  Abbot  of,  to  the 
Abbot  of  Sautre,  268-278. 

,  Aufred,  Abbot  of,  268  ;  269,  note  2  ; 

271,  note  6. 


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INDEX  OF  PEESONS  AND  PLACES. 


Borstede,  Eichard  de,  7,  note  1 ;  11,  note 

10. 
Boseville,  Kobert  de,  defendant  in  Ravish- 
ment of  Ward,  119,  note  4. 
Boxley  (Kent),  the  Abbey  of,  291,  note  5. 
Brampton-by-Wath  (Yorkshire),  land  in, 

119,  note  4. 
Bramshill,    or    BromshuUe   (Hants),   the 

manor  of,  377,  note  4. 
Bray,  .Master  William  de,  parson  of  the 

chm'ch   of    Abingdon    (Northants),    75, 

note  4. 
Braybeof ,  Joan,  daughter  and  heir  of  Hugh 

de,  374  ;  375,  note  5. 
Bray  broke,  Gerard  de,  defendant  in  writ 

of  Right  of  Wardship,  390-394. 
Bretville    (or   Britville),   Henry  de,    366  ; 

369,  note  3. 
Bridlington,  John,  264. 
Brierley,  or  Brorelay  (Yorkshire),  manor 

of,  118,  note  1 ;  119,  note  4. 
Briggate,  William  de,  the  younger,  plain- 

tiii'  in  Replevin,  520-528  ;  521,  note  6. 
Broadwindsor  (Dorset),  messuage  and  land 

in,  529,  note  2. 
Brounchild,  John,  415,  note  7. 
Bruys,  Peter  de,  and  his  sisters,  Agnes, 

Margaret,   Lucy,   and    Laderana,    and 

their  descendants,  364  ;  365,  note  3. 
Brynkhille,  John  de,  defendant  in  Scire 

facias  on  Fine,  171,  notes  1  and  5  ;  217, 

note  9. 
Buke,    John    (or   John   de),   knight,  347, 

note  1 ;  347,  note  4;  349,  note  4;  351, 

note  5. 
,  John,  son  of   John   and  Elena  his 

wife,  347,  note  1 ;  349,  note  4. 
Bukmongere,  William,  defendant  in  Re- 
plevin, 520-528  ;  521,  note  6. 
,  William,  grandfather  of  the  above, 

521,  note  6 ;  527,  note  3. 
,  William,  father  of  the  first-named 


William,  521,  note  6. 
— ,  Simon  le,  521,  note  6 ;  527,  note  3. 
— ,  Joan,  daughter   of    Simon  le,   521, 

note  6  ;  525,  note  5. 
— ,  John,  son  of  Simon  le,  525,  note  5. 
— ,  Sarah,  daughter  of  John,  525,  note 


Burgh,  Roger  de,  the  elder  and  the  younger, 

213,  note  1. 
Burghwas,  Bartholomew  de,  343,  note  7. 
Burton,  John,  parson  of  the  church  of, 

plaintiff  in  Jiirata  utrum,  58. 
Busshe,  John,  of  Hagham  (or  Hougham), 

defendant  in   Quire  ijnpedit,   246-250 ; 

247,  note  6. 
Bustard,  Robert,  401,  note  4. 
Bynethegate,  William,  of  Wentworth,  his 

son    John,     and    his     grand-daughter 

Matilda,  119,  note  4. 
Byngham,  W^illiam  de,  defendant  in  Tres- 
pass, 601,  note  1. 
Bytham,  Wllham  de,  619,  note  5. 


c 

Carmelite,  Prior  and  Brethren,  defendants 

in  Scire  facias  in  Chancery,  262-264. 
Casse,  Matilda    (or    Maud),  late  wife  of 

William,  defendant  in  Assise  of  Novel 

Disseisin,  156-170  ;  157,  note  1. 
,   Nicholas,   then-   son,  157,  note  1 ; 

159,  note  5. 
Cateshulle,    or    KateshuUe   (Surrey),   the 

manor  of,  585,  note  2  ;  587,  note  1. 
Cestre,  Bernard  de,  596,  598. 
Chaumberleyn,   John,  knight,   defendant 

in  Qiiare  impedit,  246-250  ;  247,  note  6. 
,  Stephen,  his  son  Henry,  his  grand- 
son   Robert,    and    his    great-grandson 

John,  249,  note  6. 
Chaundeler,  William  le,  of  Stanwell,  and 

Beatrice  his  wife,  211,  note  8. 
Chaunterel,  Richard,  chaplain,  executor  of 

the  will  of  Richard  de  Borstede,  6-12  ; 

7,  note  1 ;  11,  note  10  ;  13,  note  4. 
Chelfham,  Richard  de,  defendant  in  Assise 

of  Novel  Disseisin,  18-32  ;  19,  note  1. 
Chislet,  or  Chistelet  (Kent),  lauds,  &c.,  in, 

339,  note  8. 
Chuddesleigh,  John  de,  97,  note  5. 
Cirencester,    the  Abbot  of,  defendant  in 

Quare  impedit,  430-434 ;  431,  note  1. 


INDEX  OF  PERSONS  AND  PLACES. 


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Claveryng,  William  de,  and  Margery  his 
wife,  and  Margery's  daughter  Katharine, 
plaintiffs  in  Debt,  6-12  ;  7,  note  4  ;  13, 
note  4. 

Clerk,  Miles  le,  249,  note  6  ;  251,  note  1. 

Clervaux,  the  Abbot  of,  126-136. 

Cockerington  (Lincolnshire),  the  manor 
of,  171,  note  1. 

Coke,  Richard,  and  Joan  his  wife,  521, 
note  6  ;  525,  note  5. 

Cokeseye,  Hugh  de,  645. 

Coleshulle,  Alexander  de,  the  elder,  de- 
mandant in  Formedon  in  the  descender, 
227,  note  15. 

,  the  younger,  tenant  in  action 

of  Formedon  in  the  descender,  227,  note 
15. 

,  Henry  de,  and  his  wife  Mabel,  227, 


note  15. 

Colley,  Thomas,  436. 

Colville,  Robert  de,  75,  note  4. 

,  Walter,  son  of  Robert  de,  75,  note  4 ; 

76. 

Cookbury,  or  Cokebury  (Devon),  tenements 
in,  255,  notes  2  and  8. 

Cookham  (Berks),  the  manor  of,  140-142  ; 
431,  note  4. 

Coombs  (Oxon),  the  King's  Court  of 
Ancient  Demesne  in,  453,  note  1. 

Corbyn,  Walter,  atte  Lode,  defendant  in 
Assise  of  Novel  Disseisin,  18-32 ;  19, 
note  1. 

Corun,  Robert,  and  Joan  his  wife,  defend- 
ants in  Waste,  255,  note  2. 

Countesthorpe,  or  Countassethorpe  (Leices- 
tershire), the  manor  of,  283,  note  4. 

Couper,  John,  son  of  Alan  le,  461,  note 
11. 

Cranbourne  (Hants),  the  manor  of,  377, 
note  4. 

Cremosham  (Sussex),  manor  of,  379,  note 
1. 

Creyk  (or  Creke),  John  de,  271,  note  6  ; 
273,  note  3. 

Crosse,  Thomas,  97,  note  5;  104;  105, 
note  12 ;  114. 

Croyland,  the  Abbot  of,  plaintiff  in  Ward- 
ship, 472-500  ;  473,  note  2. 


Darcy,  Alice,  late  wife  of  Richard,  plaintiff 
in  Assise  of  Novel  Disseisin,  156-170 ; 
157,  note  1. 

Darry,  John,  parson  of  the  church  of 
Fyfield,  defendant  in  Annuity,  359,  note 
11. 

Daubeneye.  Ralph,  defendant  in  Replevin, 
528-532  ;  529,  note  2. 

,  Ralph,  grandfather  of  the  above- 
named  Ralph,  529,  note  2. 

,  Philip,  son  of  the  last  named  Ralph, 

529,  note  2. 

,  Elias,  brother  of  the  above-named 


Philip,  529,  note  2. 
Denton,  John  de,  burgess  of  Newcastle-on- 

Tyne,  plaintiff  in  Debt,  70-72. 
,  mayor   of  Newcastle-on-Tyne, 


72. 


-,  John  son  of,  71,  note  4. 


Despenser,  Hugh  le,  343,  note  7. 

Devon,  Hugh  de  Courteneye,  Earl  of,  343, 

note  7. 
Dodisthorpe,  Robert  de  (bailiff  of  the  Abbot 

of  Ramsey),  defendant  in  Replevin,  593, 

note  1. 
Dodyngtone,  Walter,  son  of  Gervase  de, 

268;  269,  note  2  ;  273,  note  3. 
Drax  (Yorks),  the  manor  of,  249,  note  6. 
Drayton  (Hants),  the  manor  of,  377,  note 

4. 
Dreue,  John,  190,  192,  194,  196. 


E 

Elnestede,  Robert  de,  and  Hugh  his  son, 
and  Agatha  his  wife,  defendants  in  Scire 
facias  on  recovery  in  Dower,  379,  note  1. 

Ely,  John  de  Keten,  Bishop  of,  273,  note  3. 

,  John  de  Hothum,  Bishop  of,  273, 

note  3. 

,  Simon  [de   Montacute] ,  Bishop  of, 

273,  note  3. 


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INDEX  OF  PEKSONS  AND  PLACES. 


Elys,  William,  of  Yeivley  (or  Yeaveley), 

defendant  in  Deceit,  138-140  ;  139,  note 

2. 
Esher  (Surrey),  the  manor  of,  414 ;  415. 

note  7. 
Ethelwarton  (Hants),  the  manor  of,  877, 

note  4. 
Eton,  Eobert  de,  knight,  401,  note  4. 
,  Eobert,  son  of  Eobert  de,  demandant 

in  Formedon,  401,  note  4  ;  403,  note  3  ; 

405,  note  2. 
Everyngham,    Eobert   de,    and   his   wife 

Lucy,  366  ;  369,  note  3. 
,  Adam,  brother  of  Eobert  de,  366  ; 

369,  note  3. 
Exeter,  the  Bishop  of,  defendant  in  Quare 

incumhravit,  94-116  ;  626, 


F 


Fanacourt,  Bartholomew  de,  and  Lucy  his 
wife,  plaintiffs  in  Secta  ad  molendinum, 
364-370  ;  365,  note  3. 

Fen  Drayton  (Cambs.),  the  church  of,  266- 
278  ;  267,  note  11. 

Ferrars,  Eobert  de,  demandant  in  writ  of 
Intrusion,  294-318  ;  295,  note  1. 

,  Margaret,  late  wife  of  William  de, 

295,  note  1. 

Fitz-Aucher.     See  Aucheri. 

Flamoke,  Amy,  plaintiff  in  Assise  of  Novel 
Disseisin,  150. 

Flemyng,  John,  knight.  119,  note  4. 

Flore,  John  de,  chaplain,  35,  note  3. 

Fraunceys,  Simon,  360. 

Frodeswalle,  William  de,  plaintiff  in  De- 
ceit, 138-140  ;  139,  note  2. 

Fromount,  Thomas  Jonesservant  {i-e.^ 
Thomas,  servant  of  John  Fromount), 
defendant  in  Eeplevin,  404,  note  3. 

Frystone,  Eoger  de,  chaplain,  171,  note  1. 

Fulnetby,  William,  son  of  John  de,  de- 
fendant in  Quare  impedit,  607,  note  6. 

Furness,  the  Abbot  of,  plaintiff  in  Tres- 
pass, 212-226. 


G 

Gate,  Simon  atte,  executor  of  the  will  of 
Eichard  de  Borstede,  defendant  in  Debt, 
6-12  ;  7,  note  1 ;  11,  note  10  ;  13,  note 
4. 

Gattone,  Hamo  de,  585,  note  2;  591, 
note  2. 

,  Mabel  de,  587,  note  1. 

,  Mabel's    husband   Hamo    de,    587, 

note  1. 

, ,   their   son  Hamo,   587, 


note  1. 
— ,  Eobert,  son  of  Hamo,  587,  note  1. 


Gloucester,  Hugh  de  Audele,  Earl  of,  343, 

note  7 ;  344. 
,  ,  ,  defendant  in  Eeplevin, 

404-410. 

,  Gilbert  de  Clare,  Earl  of,  404-406. 

,  , ,  his  daughters  Margaret, 


Eleanor,  and  Elizabeth,  406,  note  3. 

Godard,  Edmund,  441,  note  2. 

,  Eichard,  son  of  Edmund,  of  Swan- 
bourne,  441,  note  2. 

Goldyng,  Jordan,  159,  note  9. 

Goodleigh  (otherwise  Godlegh)  by  Barn- 
staple, rent  in,  18-32  ;  19,  note  1. 

Gossalin,  Matilda,  the  elder,  of  Staines, 
211,  note  8. 

Greneville,  Theobald  de,  plaintiff  in  Quare 
incumhravit,  94,  116. 

Grey,  Thomas  de,  knight,  and  John  his 
brother,  plaintiffs  in  Waste,  336-340  ; 
337,  note  16. 

,  Margery,  late  wife  of  William  de, 

defendant  in  Waste,  337,  note  16. 

Guldeford,  William  de,  461,  note  11. 


H 

Haghman,  or  Hagheman,  or  de  Haghe- 
man,  or  Hawman,  Nicholas,  parson  of 
the  church  of  Swindon,  plaintiff  in  Debt, 
354-358;  355,  note  3. 

,  another  Nicholas,  355,  note  5. 

,  John,  son  of  Nicholas,  355,  ncfte  5. 

,  Master  Eichard,  parson  of  the  church 

of  Creake,  355,  note  5. 


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I 


Hakeney,  Alice,  late  wife  of  Richard  de, 

of  London,  defendant  in  Assise  of  Novel 

Disseisin,  88-94  ;  89,  note  5. 
Hales,  Hugh  de,  431,  note  4. 
Haliburne,  William  de,  clerk  (otherwise 

William  Baiou  of  Haliburne),  tenant  in 

Formedon  in  the  descender,  387,  note  9 ; 

389,  notes  2,  3,  and  4. 
Hamdene,  Alexander,  son  of  Alexander  de, 

227,  note  15. 
Hanlay,  Thomas  de,  parson  of  Willing- 

ham-by-Benniworth,  501,  note  7. 
,  William,  son  of  Robert  de,  of  Qirsby, 

plaintiff  in  Quare  impedit,  607,  note  6. 
Harang,  Margaret,  37,  note  2. 
,  Margaret,  late  wife  of  Walter,  37, 

note  2. 
Harthill,  or  Herthille  (Yorkshire),  tene- 
ments in,  and  manor  of,  347,  notes  1 

and  4. 
Haselshawe.     See  Heselshawe. 
Hathelshawe,  William  de,  545,  note  10. 
Hauberger,  Gilbert  le,  646,  648,  649. 
Heckingham,    or   Hekyngham   (Norfolk), 

messuage  and  lands  in,  349,  note  4  ; 

351,  note  5  ;  521,  note  6  ;  525,  note  5. 
Hereford,  Humphrey  de  Bohoun,  Earl  of, 

defendant  in  writ  of  right  of  Wardship, 

374-376  ;  375,  note  5. 
Herleston,  William  de,  the  King's  Clerk  in 

the  Common  Bench,  71,  note  9. 
Hesdeby,  Brian  de,  613,  note  2. 
Heselshawe  (or  Haselshawe),  Thomas  de, 

clerk,  plaintiff  in  Annuity,  533,  note  2;' 

538,  note  2. 
Heyton,  John  de,  620. 
High  Peak,  Court  of  the  manor  of,  380. 
Hillary,  Henry,  plaintiff  in  Quare  impedit, 

500-502  ;  501,  note  7. 
Hingham,  Richard  de,  and  A.  his  wife, 

defendants  in  Jurata  utrum,  58. 
Hoarcross,   or  Horcrosse   (Staffordshire), 

rent  in,  303,  note  5. 
Hoge,  Luke  de  la,  and  William  de  la,  and 

Sarah  his  wife,  529,  note  2. 
Holand,  Robert,  son   of  Robert  de,  217, 

note  9  ;  225,  note  4. 
,  Maud,  late  wife  of  Robert  de,  tenant 

in  writ  of  Intrusion,  294-318 ;  295,  note  1. 


Holewelle,  Joan,  late  wife  of  Walter  de, 
defendant  in  Rescous,  469,  note  2. 

Hollewelle,  Robert  de,  defendant  in  Audita 
Querela,  80-88. 

Hougham,  or  Hagham  (Lincolnshire),  the 
church  of,  251,  note  1. 

Hughenden  (or  Hugendene,  Bucks),  rents 
in,  227,  note  15. 

Hullampton,  Thomas  de,  defendant  in 
Replevin,  320,  note  1. 

Hunt,  Peter  le,  of  Longelegh,  tenant  in 
Entry  sur  disseisin,  287,  note  1 ;  289, 
note  4 ;  291,  note  5. 

Hunterford  -  by  -  Kingswood  (Gloucester- 
shire), the  manor  of,  343,  note  7. 


Inge,  John,  knight,  defendant  in  Assise  of 

Novel  Disseisin,  156-170  ;  157,  note  1. 
Isabella,  Queen,  436. 
,  Her  Serjeant  Butler,  645. 


Jourden,  John,  defendant  in  Replevin,  146. 
Joxhale.     See  Yoxall. 


K 

Kaythorpe,  William  de,  545,  note  10. 
Kekynwyche,  John  de,  falconer,  647,  648, 

649. 
Kellet   (Lancashire),   the  manor  of,  217, 

note  9. 
Kilkhampton  (Cornwall),  the  church  of, 

97,  note  5. 
King,  the,  344. 

,  plaintiff  in  Quare  impedit,  126-136. 

,  246-250. 

,  266-278. 

,  414  ;  415,  note  2. 

,  604-606. 


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INDEX  OF  PERSONS  AND  PLACES. 


King,  the,  gift  of,  obtained  by  covia,  262. 

,  Scire  facias  on  behalf  of,  in  relation 

to  collation  to  a  Hospital,  264-266. 
,  demand  of  corody  by,  436-440,  and 


Appendix. 

Kirkburn  (Yorkshire),  the  manor  and  mill 
of,  364  ;  365,  note  3  ;  369,  note  3. 

Kirkham,  Robert  de,  97,  note  5. 

,  Walter  de,  97,  note  5. 

Kyme,  William  de,  defendant  in  Keplevin, 
613,  note  2. 

Kyng,  John,  of  London,  plaintiff  in  Attach- 
ment on  Prohibition,  466  ;  467,  note  1. 


Lacy,  Philip  de,  271,  note  6. 

Lancaster,  Edmund,  Earl  of,  223,  note  3  ; 

295,  note  1. 
,  Henry,  Earl  of,   213,  note  5  ;  223, 

note  3  ;  294  ;  297,  note  3  ;  303,  note  5  ; 

305,  note  6. 
, ,  plaintiff  in  Eescous,  468- 


472  ;  469,  note  2. 
— ,  Thomas,  Earl  of,  223,  note  3  ;  294  ; 

295,  note  1. 

— ,  the  County  Court  of,  212,  216. 
— ,  first  institution  of  the  Sheriff's  Turn 


in,  220;  223,  note  3. 
Langacre,  John  de,  the  elder,  obligee  in 

statute  merchant,  411,  note  1. 
Langley  (or  Longeleghe) -by-Leeds  (Kent), 

messuage  and  land  in,  287,  note  ]. 
Langonet,  the  Abbot  of,  432. 
, ,   defendant  in   Quart  impedit, 

500-502  ;  501,  note  7. 
Latonier,  John,  467,  note  1. 
Launde,  William  de  la,  613.  note  2. 
Lavonder,  Hilary,  461,  note  11. 
Leadenham,  or  Ledenham  (Lincolnshire), 

lands  in,  575,  note  5  ;  581,  note  7. 
Leghe  (Berks),  land  in,  401,  note  4. 
,  John  de,  403,  note  1. 


Leukenore,  Roger  de,  knight,  son  and  heir 
of  Thomas  de,  knight,  demandant  in 
Entry  sur  disseisin,  585,  note  2  ;  591, 
note  2. 

Lewere,  Peter,  646,  648,  649. 

Leygham  (Surrey),  manor  of,  63,  note  5. 

Lincoln,  the  Chapter  of,  plaintiffs  in  Quare 
impedit,  326-330  ;  327,  note  5. 

,  Thomas,  Bishop  of,  607,  note  6. 

,  the  Dean   of,   defendant  in   Quare 

impedit,  326-330  ;  327,  note  5. 

,  chantry  in  the  church  of  Our  Lady 


in,  326-330  ;  327,  note  5. 
Lodbroke,  Hugh  de,  parson  of  Blaby,  283, 

note  4. 

,  John  de,  283,  note  4. 

Lode,  Walter  Corbyn  atte.     See  Corbyn. 
London,  Andrew  Aubrey,  Mayor  of,  80, 

84,  86. 
,  William,  parson  of   the  church  of 

St.    Mary-at-Hill    (or   atte    Hulle),  89, 

note  5. 
Lonsdale  (Lancashire),  the  wapentake  of, 

212-222. 
Loveny,  Richard  de,  plaintiff  in  Trespass, 

601,  note  1. 


M 

Makerel,  Hugh,  of  Leadenham,  tenant  in 

Formedon  in  the  reverter,  574-584  ;  575, 

note  5. 
,  Thomas,  and  Avice  his  wife,  575, 

note  5  ;  577,  note  5. 
Malghum,  John  de,  and  Emma  his  wife, 

demandants    in   Formedon  in   the   re- 
verter, 347,  note  1. 
Mamoun,  Ferrand,  defendant  in  Debt,  62- 

70  ;  63,  note  1 ;  504-570. 
,  Margaret,  wife  of  Ferrand,  63,  note 

1;  68. 
Mankeseye,  Robert  de,  585,  note  2  ;  587, 

note  1. 
,  Alice,  daughter  of  Robert  de,  585, 

note  2 ;  587,  note  1  ;  591,  note  2. 
,  Ralph  de,  son  of  William  de,  587, 

note  1  ;  591,  note  2. 


INDEX  OF  PERSONS  AND  PLACES. 


681 


Mape,  Kobert,  646,  648,  649. 
Marche,  Master  John  de  la,  647,  648,  649. 
Market,  William  atte,  467,  note  1. 
Marston,   or  Merston  (Lincolnshire),  the 

church  of,  457,  note  6 ;  251,  note  1. 
Maundeville,  Robert  de,  plaintiff  in  Assise 

of  Novel  Disseisin,  18-32  ;  19,  note  1. 
Maunsel,  Thomas,  son  of  John,  demandant 

in  action  of  Intrusion,  373,  note  1. 
,  Dionysia,  late  wife  of  Richard,  tenant 

in  action  of  Intrusion,  373,  note  1. 
Meaux,  the  Abbot  of,  defendant  in  Secta  ad 

7nole7idinum,  332-336. 
Meer,    or   Mere    (Lincolnshire)    common, 

and  tax  of  wool  in,  612-620. 
Meriet,  J.,  262. 
Merton,  the  Prior  of,  plaintiff  in  Bescous, 

460-464  ;  461,  note  3. 
Mertone,  Walter  de,  97,  note  5 ;  105,  note  12. 
Metheryngham,  John,  son  of  William  de, 

demandant  in  Formedon  in  the  reverter, 

574-584  ;  575,  note  5  ;  577,  note  5. 

,  William  de,  John's  father,  575,  note  5. 

,  Robert   de,    William's   father,   575, 

note  5. 
,   and   Margery  his   wife,   577, 

note  5. 
Milbourne,    William    de,     defendant    in 

Quare  impedit,  415,  note  2, 
Mille,  Idonea,  late  wife  of  Paulinus  atte, 

defendant  in  Assise  of  Novel  Disseisin, 

18-32  ;  19,  note  1. 
Milton  (Devon),  tenements  in,  255,  notes 

2  and  8. 
Montague,  W.,  148. 
Monte,  Alan  atte,  defendant  in  Debt,  355, 

note  5. 
More,  John  of  the,  of  Mere,  defendant  in 

Replevin,  613,  note  2. 
Mortimer,  Hugh,  and  M.  his  wife,  tenants 

in  Formedon,  360-362. 
Monsters  (or  Musters),  John,  knight,  76. 
Mulys,  Margaret  de,  343,  note  7. 
Mundene,  William,  tenant  in  little  writ  of 

Right,  453,  note  1. 
Mussendene,  Thomas  de,  643. 
Mussendene,   Thomas  de,  and  Isabel  his 

wife,  tenants  in  writ  of  Entry  in  con- 

simili  casu,  441,  note  2. 


N 

Needwood,  or  Nedwode  (Staffordshire), 
forest  of,  297,  note  9. 

Neuns,  the  widow  of  Thomas  atte,  of 
London,  demandant  in  Dower,  504. 

Neutone,  John  de,  141,  note  1. 

Neville,  Edmund  de,  bailiff  of  the  Wapen- 
take of  Lonsdale,  defendant  in  Trespass, 
212-226. 

,  Robert  de,  of  Hornby,  119,  note  4. 

Newcastle-on-Tyne,  the  Mayor  and  Com- 
munity of,  defendants  in  Debt,  70-72  ; 
71,  note  4. 

,  John  de  Denton,  Mayor  of,  72. 

Newton  (Lincolnshire),  the  church  of,  606- 
612  ;  607,  notes  6  and  9  ;  609,  note  1  ; 
611,  note  2. 

,  the  Prior  of,  plaintiff  in  Trespass, 

628-630. 

Northdene,  John  atte,  the  elder,  and 
Nicholaa  his  wife,  and  John  atte,  the 
younger,  tenants  in  action  of  Formedon 
in  the  descender,  227,  note  15. 

,  Matilda,   mother  of  John  atte,  227, 

note  15. 

Northwode,  Robert  de,  tenant  in  Entry 
sur  disseisin,  585,  note  2  ;  591,  note  2. 

Notton,  William  de,  and  Isabel  his  wife, 
demandants  in  Formedon  in  the  de- 
scender, 386-388  ;  387,  note  9. 

Notyngham,  Master  John  de,  defendant  in 
Quare  inipedit,  327,  note  5. 


0 

Oldbury-by-Thornbury    (Gloucestershire) , 

the  manor  of,  343,  note  7. 
Olyver,    John,    executor    of    the   will  of 

Richard  de  Borstede,  defendant  in  Debt, 

6-12 ;  7,  note  1  ;  11,  note  10  ;  13,  note 

4. 
Oxon,  John  de.  Sheriff  of  the  County  of 

Derby,   defendant   in  Deceit,   138-140 ; 

139,  note  2. 
Oxtone,  John  de,  577,  note  5  ;  581,  note  7. 
,  Peter  de,  581,  note  7. 


682 


INDEX  OF  PERSONS  AND  PLACES. 


Pade,  John,  son  and  heir  of  John,  obligor 
in  statute  merchant,  411,  note  1. 

Pagham,  or  Pageham  (Sussex),  manor  of 
Cremosham  in,  379,  note  1. 

Panetrie,  Edmund  de  la,  646,  648,  649. 

Passele  (or  Passeleu),  Joan,  late  wife  of 
Edmund  de,  plaintiff  in  Scire  facias  on 
recovery  in  Dower,  378-380  ;  379,  note 
1. 

,  John  de,  379,  note  1. 

Pecocke,  John,  son  of  Eichard,  of  Stan- 
well,  tenant  in  action  of  Dower,  209, 
note  1. 

,  Philip,  209,  note  1  ;  211,  note  8. 

,  Eichard,  and  Margery  his  wife,  211, 

note  8. 

Pelham,  John  de,  Sheriff  of  Middlesex,  93, 
note  4. 

Perle,  Sarah,  of  Drayton,  403,  note  1. 

Pershore,  the  Abbot  of,  defendant  in  writ 
de  corodio  habendo,  436-440,  and  Ap- 
pendix. 

Philippa,  Queen,  343,  note  7;  344. 

,  Liberty  of,  in  Middlesex,  90  ; 

91,  note  2  ;  94. 

,  Court  of  her  manor  of  High 

Peak,  380. 

-,  Plaintiff  in  Quare  impedit,  430- 


434  ;  431,  note  1. 
Pikerel,  William,    or  Eichard,   and  wife, 

defendants  in  writ  of  Eight,  552-564. 
Pitte,  or  Putte,  or  Pytte,  or  del  Putte,  or 

de  Pitte,  William,  643,  644,  645,  646, 

647,  648. 
Plumburgh  (Essex),  manor  of,  35,  note  3. 
Plympton,   the   Prior  of,    demandant   in 

Cessavit,  232-234. 
Pokethorpe, William  de,  defendant  in  Secta 

ad  violendinum,  335,  notes  6  and  10. 
Pokoke,    Geoffrey,    and    Joan    (otherwise 

Alice)   his   wife,    tenants   in   action   of 

Dower,  420,  424. 


Pulham,  Eichard  de,  defendant  in  Quare 

impedit,  327,  note  5. 
Pulteneye,  John  de  (Countor),  death  of, 

415,  note  1. 
Putte.     See  Pitte. 
Pytte.     See  Pitte. 


Q 

Quarrer,  Thomas  atte,  defendant  in  Re- 
scous,  461,  note  3. 


R 


Ealegh,  John  de,  and  Amy  his  wife,  104 ; 

105,  note  12 ;  114. 
Eamesheved,  Eoger,  461,  note  11. 
Eampton,  William  de,  646,  648,  649. 
Eamsey,  the  Abbot  of,  594  ;  595,  note  1. 

,  Simon,  Abbot  of,  -595,  note  1. 

Redynges,  Simon  de,  647,  648,  649. 
Eipon,  the  Magdalen  Hospital  at,  264-266. 
Eodman,  Eobert  de,  297,  note  9. 
Eoke,    Martin,    executor   of    the   will   of 

Richard  de  Borstede,  defendant  in  Debt, 

6-12  ;  7,  note  1 ;  11,  note  10  ;  13,  note 

4. 
Rokle,   Robert   de,   tenant  in  Formedon, 

401,  note  4 ;  403,  notes  1  and  3  ;  405, 

note  2. 
Rollecote,   Gilbert  de,   and  Silvestra  his 

wife,  demandants  in  writ  of  Entry  in 

consimili  casu,  441,  note  2. 
Roos,William  (or  Richard),  son  of  William 

de,  tenant  in  action  of  Dower,  504-510. 
Rose,  Adam  de  la,  and  Cecilia  his  wife, 

387,  note  9. 
Rowley,  or  Rouleghe  (Staffordshire),  park 

of,  297,  note  9. 
Rufford,  the  Abbot  of,  defendant  in  Quare 

impedit,  126-136. 
Rydeforde,  Ralph  de,  defendant  in  Scire 

facias  on  Fine,  171,  note  1. 


INDEX  OF  PERSONS  AND  PLACES. 


683 


s 


Sadeler,  Isabel,  461,  note  11. 

St.  Hilary,  by  St.  Michael's  Mount,  the 

vicarage  of,  604. 
Saint   John,   Edmund,   son   and   heir  of 

Hugh  de,  374 ;  377,  note  4. 
Sandown,  or  Sandon  (Surrey),  Hospital  of 

St    Mary  Magdalene,  at,  415,  notes  2 

and  3. 
Sautre,  the  Abbot  of,  defendant  in  Quare 

impcdit,  266-278. 

,  Laurence,  Abbot  of,  271,  note  6. 

Scrope,  W.,  son  and  heir  of  H.,  360. 
Sergeaunt,  John,  tenant  in  writ  of  Entry 

iyi  consimili  casu,  441,  note  2. 
Serleby,  Oliver  de,  tenant  in  Formedon  in 

the  reverter,  347,  note  1. 
,  Hugh  de,  and  Letitia  his  wife,  347, 

note  4  ;  349,  note  4  ;  351,  note  5. 
Servat,  Isabel,  wife  of  Thomas,  citizen  of 

London,  389,  note  4. 
Shirley  (or  Sherleye,    Derbyshire),    tene- 
ments in  the  vill  of,  139,  note  2. 
Shulton,  Thomas  de,  the  case  of,  280-286 ; 

283,  note  4. 
Sixhill,  William,  Prior  of,  607,  note  6. 
Skerne,  or  Skyren  (Yorkshire),   mill  in, 

333,  note  1. 
Smale,  John,  264. 
Somerby,  Kobert  de,  defendant  in  Keplevin, 

613,  note  2. 
Somercoates  (Lincolnshire),  the  church  of, 

500-502  ;  501,  note  7. 
Southwark   (Surrey),    messuage   in,    387, 

note  9. 
,  parson  of  St.  George's  church  in, 

389,  notes  2  and  4. 
Standlake  (or  Stanlake),  Oxon,  manor  of, 

and  lands,  &c.,  in,  157,  note  1. 
Stanwell,  or  Stanewelle  (Middlesex),  tene- 
ments in,  209,  note  1. 
Stapeldone,  Bichard  de,  knight,  plaintiff 

in  Wast^,  255,  note  2, 


Stapilforde,  Roger    de,    of  Waddington, 

plaintiff  in  Replevin,  613,  note  2. 
Stepney,    or    Stebbenhethe    (Middlesex), 

land  in,  89,  note  5. 
Sterre,  Henry,  389,  note  2. 
Stocke,  William,  son  of  John,  demandant 

in  little  writ  of  Right,  452-460;  453, 

note  1. 
Stodham,    Nicholas    de,     demandant    in 

Formedon  in  the  descender,  34-46 ;  35, 

note  3  ;  47,  note  5. 
,  Thomas  de,  and  Isabel  his  wife,  35, 

note  3. 
Stoke,  John  de,  defendant  in  Attachment 

on  Prohibition,  467,  note  1. 
Stratton  (Hants),  the  manor  of,  377,  note 

4. 
Stubbus  Waldyng  (Yorks),  the  manor  of, 

171,  note  1. 
Stukele,  Nicholas,  570. 
Sturmy,  John,  320. 

,  his  father  Robert,  320. 

Swanbourne  (Bucks),  tenements  in,  441, 

note  2. 
Swanwelle,  Richard  de,  283,  note  4. 
Swarraton,   or   Swarwetone  (Hants),  the 

manor  of,  377,  note  4. 
Sybeling,     Thomas,     of     London,     and 

Thomasia  his  wife,  demandants  in  writ 

of  Entry  in  consimili  casu,  441,  note  2. 


T 


Tandridge   (Surrey),   the  manor  of,  404, 

note  6. 
Thornhill,  Brian  de,  plaintiff  in  Detinue, 

510. 
Thorpe-by-Wentworth    (Yorkshire),    land 

in,  119,  note  4. 
Tibthorpe  (Yorkshire),  the  manor  of,  364  ; 

365,  note  3  ;  369,  note  3. 
Tirlington,  Gmmilda,  wife  of  Maunsel  de, 

372. 
Toft  Newton  (Lincolnshire),  the  church  of, 

606-612  ;  611,  notes  6  and  9  ;  609,  note 

1 ;  611,  note  2. 


684 


INDEX  OF  PERSONS  AND  PLACES. 


Totnes  (Devon),  the  honour  of  the  Castle 

of,  336. 
Triple,  John,  of  London,  fishmonger,  and 

Katharine  his  wife,  plaintiffs  in  Assise 

of  Novel  Disseisin,  88-94  ;  89,  note  5. 
Trussel,  William,   plaintiff   in   Replevin, 

146. 
,   plaintiff   in  writ  of   Eight   of 

Wardship,  874-376  ;  875,  note  5. 
,  plaintiff  in  Account,  540-552  ; 


541,  note  1. 


u 

Ulverston  (Lancashire),  the  vill  of,  216  ; 
-  217,  notes  8  and  9. 


Vaghan,  William,  and  Joan  his  wife,  ten. 

ants  in  Formedon  in  the  descender,  34- 

46  ;  35,  note  3  ;  37,  note  2  ;  47,  note  5. 
Valois,  Philip  de,  269,  note  2. 
Vavasour,  Constance,  late  wife  of  William 

le,  plaintiff  in  Scire  facias  on  Fine,  170- 

204  ;  171,  note  1. 
,  William  le,  174  ;  175,  note  6  ;  176  ; 

177,  note  8  ;  181,  note  5  ;  189,  note  8. 
Veel,  Katharine,  late  wife  of  Peter  de,  de- 
mandant in  Dower,  342-344 ;  343,  note 

7. 
,  Joan,   late  wife   of   Henry,   son   of 

Peter  de,   tenant  in  action  of   Dower, 

342-344  ;  343,  note  7. 
,  Peter,  son  and  heir  of  Peter  de,  343, 

note  7. 
Veer,   John,  son   and  heir  of  Ranulf  de, 

defendant  in  Wardship,   472-500  ;    473, 

note  2. 
,   land   and   heir  of  Edmund  de,  of 

Great  Addington,  473. 
Vynter,  Thomas  le,  283,  note  4. 


w 


Waddington  (Lincolnshire),  lands  and  tax 

of  wool  in,  612-620. 
Wake,  Thomas,  of  Lydell,    defendant  in 

Scire  facias  on  Fine,  170-204;  171,  note 

1. 

, ,  501,  note  7. 

Walgor,  John,    of  Bytham,  chaplain,  75, 

note  4. 
Walsoken  (Norfolk),  land  in,  595,  note  1. 
Walsokne,  Adam,  son  of  Peter  de,  plaintiff 

in  Replevin,  595,  note  1. 
Wanforde,  Hamo  de,  97,  note  5. 
Warbelton,  John  de,  plaintiff  in  Replevin, 

404,  note  2  ;  405,  note  8. 
,  John,  father  of  John  de,  404,  note  4  ; 

406,  note  1. 
Warreyn,  Master  John,  Canon  of  St.  Peter's, 

York,  defendant  in  Debt,  72-74. 
Warwick,  Thomas  de  Beauchamp,   Earl 

of,  282  ;  283,  note  4. 
,  John,  son  of  Guy  de  Beauchamp, 

Earl  of,  645. 
Wath,  Michael  de,  plaintiff  in  Ravishment 

of  Ward,  119,  note  4. 

(near  Rotherham,   Yorkshire),    the 

manor  of,  119,  note  4. 

VVatton,  the  Prior  of,  plaintiff  in  Secta 
ad  molenditiuin,  332-336. 

Welle,  William  atte,  clerk,  defendant  in 
Account,  540-552  ;  541,  note  1. 

Wells,  the  Dean  and  Chapter  of,  532  ;  533, 
note  4  ;  537,  note  6. 

,  John  de  Godeleghe,  Dean  of,  538, 

note  4. 

,  Walter  de  Loudon,   Dean   of,  537, 

note  6. 

Westbroke,  John  de,  545,  note  10. 

Westhalle,  John,  son  of  Thomas,  and 
Robert  his  brother,  defendants  in  Ravish- 
ment of  Ward,  119,  note  4. 

Westminster,  Liberty  of  the  Abbot  of,  in 
Middlesex,  94. 

Weylonde,  Nicholas  de,  plaintiff  in  Re- 
plevin, 528-532  ;  529,  note  2. 


INDEX  OF  PERSONS  AND  PLACES. 


685 


VVhittokesforde,  William  de,  387,  note  9. 

Whyte,  Walter,  defendant  in  Keplevin, 
613,  note  2. 

Willingham  -  by  -  Benniworth,  otherwise 
Welyngham-by-Benyngworthe  (Lincoln- 
shire), the  parson  of  the  church  of,  501, 
note  7. 

Wilton,  Robert  de,  and  D,  his  wife,  plain- 
tiffs in  Assise  of  Novel  Disseisin,  154. 

Winchester,  the  Bishop  of,  plaintiff  in 
Scire  facias  in  Chancery,  262-264. 

,  meadow  near,  262. 

Wootton,  the  manor  of,  154. 

Wouth,  John  de,  defendant  in  Trespass, 
601,  note  1. 

Wyke  (Devon),  tenements  in,  255,  notes  2 
and  6. 

Wyleghe,  Simon  de,  545,  note  10. 

Wynnyton,  Geoffrey  de,  plaintiff  in  Re- 
plevin, 320,  note  1. 

Wyse,  Peter,  Adam,  and  Guy  le,  demand- 
ants in  Entry  sur  disseisin,  287,  note  1  ; 
289,  note  4. 

,  John  le,  287,  note  1. 

,  Robert  le,  289,  note  4  ;  291,  note  5. 

,  Gunnora,  mother  of  Robert  le,  289, 

note  4. 

Wysete,  Oliver  de,  347,  note  4 ;  349,  note 
4  ;  351,  note  5. 


Yerdeburghe,  Robert  de,  defendant  in 
Scire  facias  on  Fine,  171,  note  1. 

Yoxall,  or  Yoxhale,  or  Joxhale  (Stafford- 
shire), the  manor,  &c.,  of,  294;  295, 
note  1 ;  297,  note  9. 


z 


Zouche,  William  de  la,  the  bailiff  of,  de- 
fendant in  Replevin,  336. 


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The  following  Works  have  been  already  published  in  this  Series  : — 
Calendarium  Genealogicum  ;  for  the  Peigns  of  Henry  III.  and  Edward  I. 

Edited  by  Charles  Roberts.     2  Vols.     18C5. 
Syllabus,  in  English,    of  Rymer's  Fgedera.     By   Sir  Thomas  Duffus 

Hardy,    D.C.L.      1869-1885.      Vol.    I.— 1066-1377.      {Out    of  print.) 

Vol.  II.— 1377-1654.     Vol.  III.,  Appendix  and  Index. 
Descriptive  Catalogue  of  Ancient  Deeds,  preserved  in  the  Public  Record 

Office.     1890-1902.    Vols.  I.,  II.,  III.  and  IV. 
Calendar  of  the  Patent  Rolls,  prepared  under  the  superintendence  of 

the  Deputy  Keeper  of  the  Records.     1891-1902  :— 

Henry  III.  {Latin) 


Vol.  L-1216-1225. 

Edward  I. 

Vol.  I.-    1272-1281. 

Vol. 

III.- 

-1292-1301. 

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Vol. 

IV.- 

-1301-1307. 

Edward  II. 

Vol.  I.-1307-1313. 

Vol. 

II.- 

-1313-1317. 

Edward  III. 

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Vol. 

IV.- 

-1338-1340. 

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Vol. 

V.- 

-1340-1343. 

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Vol. 

VI.- 

-1343-1345. 

Richard  II. 

Vol.  I.—  1377-1381. 

1          Vol. 

ITI. 

—1385-1389. 

Vol.  IL-1381-1385. 

1          Vol. 

IV. 

-1388-1392. 

Henry  VI. 

Vol.  I.— 1422-1429. 

Edward  IV. 

Vol.  I.—  1461-1467. 

1          Vol. 

II.- 

-1467-1477. 

Edward  IV.,  Edward  V.,  Richard  III.,  1476-1485. 

Calendar  of  the   Close  Rolls,  prepared  under  the  superintendence  of 
the  Deputy  Keeper  of  the  Records.     1892-1902  :  — 
Edward  I. 

Vol.  I._  1272-1279.  |  Vol.  11.-1279-1288. 

Edward  II. 


Vol.  I,—  1307-1313. 
Vol.  II.— 1313-1318. 
Edward  III. 

Vol.  I.—  1327-1330. 
Vol.  II.—  1330-1333. 
Vol.  IIL -1333-1337. 


A^ol.  111.-1818-1323. 
Vol.  IV.— 1323-1327. 

Vol.  IV.— 1337-1339. 
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Calendar  of  Inquisitions  post  mortem  and  other  analogous  documents, 
prepared  under  the  superintendence  of  the  Deputy  Keeper  of  the 
Records.     1898. 

Henry  VII.-Vol.  I. 

Inquisitions  and  Assessments  relating  to  Feudal  Aids,  etc.,  prepared 
under  the  superintendence  of  the  Deputv  Keeper  of  the  Records. 
1284-1431.  Vol.  L  Bedford  to  Devon.  1899.  Vol.  II.  Dorset  to 
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A.  509.     Wt.  401126.     1,250.     6/2/03.  M. 


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OF  Henry  VIII.,  preserved  in  the  Public  Record  Office,  the  British 
Museum,  and  elsewhere  in  England.  Edited  by  J.  S.  Brewer,  M.A. 
(Vols.  I. -IV.) ;  by  James  Gairdner  (Vols.  V.-XIII.) ;  coid  by  James 
Gairdner,  C.B.,  and  R.  H.  Brodie  (Vols.  XIV-XVIII.).     1862-1902. 


Vol.    1.-1509-1514.    {Out    of 

print.) 
Vol.   II.    (in    two   parts) — 1515- 

1518.     {Part  I.  out  of  prijit.) 
Vol.   III.   (in  two  parts)— 1519- 

1523. 
Vol.  IV. — Introduction. 
Vol.  IV.,  Part  1.-1524-1526. 
A^ol.  IV.,  Part  2.-1526-1528. 
Vol.  IV.,  Part  3.-1529-1530. 
Vol.  v.— 1531-1532. 
Vol.  VI.— 1533. 
Vol.  VII.— 1534. 
Vol.  VIII.— 1535,  to  July. 
Vol.  IX. — 1535,  Aug.  to  Dec. 
Vol.  X. — 1536,  Jan.  to  June. 
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Vol.  XII.,  Part.  1.-  1537,  Jan.  to 

May. 
Vol.  XII.,'Part  2.- -1537,  June  to 

Dec. 
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July. 
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Dec. 
Vol.  XIV.,  Part  1.— 1539,  Jan.  to 

Julv. 
Vol.  XIV.;  Part.  2.— 1539,  Aug. 

to  Dec. 
Vol.  XV.— 1540,  Jan.  to  Aug. 
Vol.  XVI.— 1540,  Sept.  to  1541, 

Dec. 
Vol.  XVII.— 1542. 
Vol.  XVIIL,  Part  1.-1543. 


Vol.  XVIIL,  Part  2.— 1543. 

Calendar  of  State  Papers,  Domestic  Series,  of  the  reigns  of  Edward 
VI.,  Mary,  Elizabeth,  and  James  I.  Edited  by  Robert  Lemon,  F.S.A. 
(Vols.  I.  and  II.)  and  by  !Mary  Anne  Everett  Green  (Vols.  III.-XIL). 
1856-1872. 


Vol.  I.—   1547-1580. 

Vol.  IL—  1581-1590. 

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Vol.  v.—  159S-1601. 

Vol.  VI.— 1601-1603,  with 

Addenda,  1547-1565. 


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Vol.  VIIL— 1603-1610. 


Vol.  IX.- 
Vol.  X.— 
Vol.  XI.— 

Vol.  XIL- 


1611-161.^. 
1619-1623. 
1623-1625,  with 
Addenda,  1603-1625. 
Addenda,  1580-1695. 


Calendar  of  State  Papers,  Domestic  Series,  or  the  reign  of  Charles  I. 
Edited  by  John  Bruce,  F.S.A.  (Vols.  I.-XII.) ;  by  John  Bruce,  F.S.A. , 
and  William  Douglas  Hamilton,  F.S.A.  (Vol.  XIIL):  by  William 
Douglas  Hamilton,  F.S.A.  (Vols.  XIV.-XXII.)  ;  by  William  Douglas 
Hamilton,  F.S.A.,  and  Sophie  C.  Lo^ias  (Vol.  XXIIL).     1858-1897. 


Vol.  L—  1625-1626. 
Vol.  IL—  1627-1628. 
Vol.  III.—  1628-1629. 
Vol.  IV.-  1629-1631. 
Vol.  v.—  1631-1633. 
Vol.  VL—  1633-1634. 
Vol.  VII.—  1634-1635. 
V^ol  VIIL— 1635. 
Vol.  IX.—  1635-1636. 
Vol.  X.—  1636-1637. 
Vol.  XL—  1637. 
Vol.  XIL—  1637-1638. 


Vol.  XIIL—     1638-1639. 
Vol.  XIV.—     1639. 
Vol.  XV.—      1639-1640. 
Vol.  XVL—     1640. 
Vol.  XVIL—  1640-1641. 
Vol.  XVIIL— 1641-1643. 
Vol.  XIX.—    1644. 
Vol.  XX.— 
Vol.  XXL— 
Vol.  XXIL— 
Vol.  XXIIL- 


1644-1645. 
1645-1647. 
1648-1649. 
Addenda, 
1649. 


1625- 


Calendar  of  State  Papers,  Domestic  Series,  during  the  Commonwealth. 
Edited  by  Mary  Anne  Everett  Green.     1875-1885. 


Vol.  L— 
Vol.  IL— 
Vol.  HI.- 
Vol.    v.— 
Vol.  v.— 
Vol.  VL— 


1649-1650. 

1650. 

1651. 

1651-1652. 

1652-1653. 

1653-1654. 


Vol.  VII.— 1654. 


Vol.  AaiL- 
Vol.  IX.— 
Vol.  X.— 
Vol.  XL— 
Vol.  XII.- 
Vol.  XIIL- 


-1655. 

1655-1656. 

1656-1657. 

1657-1658. 

1658-1659. 
-1659-1660. 


Calendar  of   State  Papers  : — Committee  for  the  Advance  of  Money. 
1642-1656.    Edited  by  Mary  Anne  Everett  Green.   Parts  I.-IIL,  1888. 


Calendar  of  State  Papers  : — Committee  for  Compounding,  &c.,  1643- 
1660.    Edited  by  Mary  Anne  Everett  Green.    Parts  I.-Y.,  1889-1892. 


Calendar  of  State  Papers,  Domestic  Series,  of  the  reign  of  Charles  II. 
Edited  by  Mary  Anne  Everett  Green  (Vol.  I.-X.) ;  and  by  F,  H. 
Blackburne  Daniell,  M.A.  (Vols.  XI.-XIII.)  1860-1902. 


Vol.  I.— 

1660-1661. 

Vol.  IX.— 

1668-1669. 

Vol.  il.— 

1661-1662. 

Vol.  X.— 

1670  and  Addenda, 

Vol.  III.— 

1663-1664. 

1660-1670, 

Vol.  IV.— 

1664-1665. 

Vol.  XI.— 

1671. 

Vol.  v.— 

1665-1666. 

Vol.  XII.— 

1671-1672. 

Vol.  VI.— 

1666-1667. 

Vol.  XIII.- 

-1672. 

Vol.  VII.- 

■  1667. 

Vol.  XIV.- 

-1672-1673. 

Vol.  VIII.- 

-1667-1668. 

Vol.  XV.— 

1673. 

Calendar  of  State  Papers,  Domestic  Series,  of  the  reign  of  William 
IIL    ^^^^Ye(^  6j/ William  John  Hardy,  F.S.  A.     1895-1901. 


Vol.  I.—  1689-1690. 
Vol.  II.— 1690-1691. 


Vol.  III.— 1691-1692. 


Calendar  of  Home  Office  Papers  of  the  reign  of  George  III.  Vols.  I. 
and  II.  Edited  by  Joseph  Redington.  1878-1879.  Vols.  III.  and  IV. 
Edited  by  Richard  Arthur  Roberts,  Barrister-at-Law.     1881,  1899. 


Vol.  I.—  1760  (25  Oct.)-1765. 
Vol.  II.— 1766-1769. 


Vol.  III.— 1770-1772. 
Vol.  IV.— 1772-1775. 


Calendar  of  Treasury  Papers.    Edited  by  Joseph  Redington.     1868-1889. 


Vol.  I.—  1557-1696. 
Vol.  II.—  1697-1702. 
Vol.  III.— 1702-1707. 


Vol.  IV.— 1708-1714. 
Vol.  v.—  1714-1719. 
Vol.  VI.-1720-1728. 


Calendar  of  Treasury  Books  and  Papers. 
1897-1901. 

Vol.  I.—  1729-1730.  I 

Vol.  II.— 1731-1734.  I 


Edited  by  W.  A.  Shaw,  M.A. 

Vol.  I  [I. —1735-1738. 
Vol.  IV.— 1739-1741. 


Calendar  of  State  Papers  relating  to  Scotland. 
John  Thorpe.     1858. 


Edited  by  Markham 


Vol.  I.—  1509-1589. 

Vol.  II.— 1589-1603 ;    an  Appendix,   1543-1592  ;    and  State   Papers 
relating  to  Mary  Queen  of  Scots. 

Calendar  of  Documents  relating  to  Ireland,  in  the  Public  Record  Office, 
London.  Edited  by  Henry  Savage  Sweetman,  B.A.,  Barrister-at-Law 
(Ireland) ;  and  by  Gustavus  Frederick  Handcock.     1875-1886. 


VoLL—  1171-1251. 
Vol.  IL—  1252-1284. 
Vol.  IIL— 1285-1292. 


Yol.  IV.— 1293-1301. 
Vol.  v.—  1302-1307. 


Calendar  of  State  Papers  relating  to  Ireland.  Edited  by  Hans 
Claude  Hamilton,  F.S.A..  1860-1890,  and  by  E.  G.  Atkinson, 
1893-1899. 


Vol.  I.—  1509-1573. 
Vol.  IL—  1574-1585. 
Vol.  III.-1586-1588. 
Vol.  IV.— 1688-1592. 


Vol.  v.-  1592-1596. 
Vol.  VI.—  1596-1597. 
Vol.  VII.— 1598-1599. 
Vol.VIIL- 1599-1600. 


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Calendar  of  State  Papers  relating  to  Ireland,  preserved  in  the  Public 
Record  Office,  and  elsewhere.  Edited  by  the  JRev.  C.  W.  Russell,  D.D., 
and  John  P.  Prendergast,  Barrister-at-Law.     1872-1880. 


Vol.  I.—  1603-1606. 
Vol.  II.—  1606-1608. 
Vol.  III.— ]  608-1610. 


Vol.  IV.— 1611-1614. 
Vol.  v.—  1615-1625. 


Vol. 

IV. 

—1601-1603. 

Vol. 

V.- 

-  Book  of  Howth. 
]\Iiscellaneous. 

Vol. 

VI. 

—1603-1624. 

Calendar    of    State     Papers    relating     to     Ireland.       Edited  by    R. 
P.   Mahaffy,   B.A.     1901. 

Vol.  I.— 1625-1632.  |  Vol.  II.— 1633-1647. 

Calendar   of   the    Carew   Papers,  preserved  in  the   Lambeth   Library. 
Edited  by  J.  S.  Brewer,  M.A.,  and  William  Bullen.     1867-1873. 

Vol.  L—     1515-1574.      {Out 

of  print.) 
Vol.  II.—  1575-1588. 
Vol.  III.— 1589-1600. 

Calendar  of  State  Papers,  Colonial  Series.  Edited  by  W.  Xoel 
Sainsbury,  and  by  the  Hon.  J.  W.  Fortescue.     1860-1900. 

Vol.  I. — America  and  West  Indies,  1574-1660. 

Vol.  II. — East  Indies,  China,  and  Japan,  1513-1016.     {Out  of  pi'int.) 

Vol.JlI.—         „  ,,  „  1617-1621.     {Out  of  print,) 

Vol.  IV.-         „  „  „  1622-1624. 

Vol.  V. — America  and  West  Indies,  1661-1668. 

Vol.  VI.- East  Indies,  1625-1629. 

Vol.  VII.— America  and  West  Indies,  1669-1674. 

Vol.  VIII.— East  Indies  and  Persia,  1630-1634. 

Vol.  IX. — America    and    West    Indies,    1675-1676,    and    Addenda, 

1574-1674. 
Vol.  X.— America  and  West  Indies,  1677-1680. 
Vol.  XI.—        „  „  1681-1685. 

Vol.  XII.—       „  „  1685-1688. 

Vol.  XIII.—    „  „  1689-1692. 

Calendar  of  State  Papers,  Foreign  Series,  of  the  reign  of  Edward 
VI.,  preserved  in  the  Public  Record  Office.  1547-1553.  Edited  by  W. 
B.  Turnbull,  Barrister-at-Law,  &o.     1861. 

Ditto — Mary.    1553-1558. 

Calendar  of  State  Papers,  Foreign  Series,  of  the  reign  of  Elizabeth, 
preserved  in  the  Public  Record  Office,  &c.  Edited  by  the  Rev.  Joseph 
Stevenson,  M.A.  (Vols.  I.-VII.J ;  Allan  James  Crosby, M. A.,  Barrister- 
at-Law  (Vols.  Vin.-XI.),  «^?6ZArthur  John  Butler,  M.A.     1863-1901. 


Vol.  I.—  1558-1559. 
Vol.  II.—  1559-1560. 
Vol.  1II.-1560-1561. 
Vol.  IV.— 1561-1562. 
Vol.  v.—  1562. 
Vol.  VI.— 1563. 


Vol.  VII.—  1564-1565. 
Vol.  VIII.— 1566-1568. 
Vol.  IX.—  1569-1571. 
Vol.  X.—  1572-1574. 
Vol.  XI.—  1575-1577. 
Vol.  XII.—  1577-1578. 


Calendar  of  Documents  in  France,  illustrative  of  the  History  of  Great 
Britain  and  Ireland,  Vol.  I.  a.d.  918-1 2C6.  Edited  by  J.  Horace  Round, 
M.A.     1899. 


Calendar  of  Letters,  Despatches,  and  State  Papers,  relating  to  the 
Negotiations  between  England  and  Spain,  preserved  in  the  Archives 
at  Simancas,  and  elsewhere.  Edited  by  G.  A.  Bergenroth  (Vols.  I. 
and  II.) ;  by  Don  Pascual  de  Gayangos  (Vols.  III.  to  VI.) ;  and  by 
Don  Pascual  de  Gayangos  and  Martin  A.  S.  Hume  (Vol.  VII.) 
1862-1899. 


Vol.  I.—  1485-1509. 
Vol.  II.—  1509-1525. 
Supplement  to  Vol.   I.   and 

Vol.  II. 
Vol.  HI.  Part  1.— 1525-1526. 
Vol.  III.  Part  2.— 1527-1529. 
Vol.  IV.  Part  1.— 1529-1530. 
Vol.  IV.  Part  2.— 1531-1533. 


Vol.  IV.  Part  2.— 1531-1533, 

continued. 
Vol.  V.  Part  1.— 1534-1535. 
Vol.  V.  Part  2.— 1536-1538. 
Vol  VI.  Part  1.— 1538-1542. 
Vol.  VI.  Part  2.— 1542-1643. 
Vol.  VII.  Part  1.— 1544. 


Calendar  of  Letters  and  State  Papers,  relating  to  En'glish  Affairs, 
preserved  principally  in  the  Archives  of  Simancas.  Edited  by  Martin 
A.  S.  Hume,  F.P.Hist.S.     1892-1899. 

Vol.  L  —1558-1567.  \  Vol.  111.-1580-1586. 

Vol.  II.— 1568-1579.  |  Vol.  IV.  —1587-1603. 

Calendar  of  State  Papers  and  Manuscripts,  relating  to  English  Affairs, 
preserved  in  the  Archives  of  Venice,  &c.  Edited  by  Rawdon  Brown, 
1864-1834,  by  Rawdon  Brown  and  the  Right  Hon.  G.  Cavendish 
Bentinck,  M.P.,  1890,  and  by  Horatio  F.  Brown,  1895-1900. 


Vol.  I.—  1202-1509. 
Vol.  II.  -  1509-1519. 
Vol.  111.-1520-1526. 
Vol.  IV.— 1527-1533. 
Vol.  v.—  1534-1554. 
Vol.  VL,  Part  I.— 1555-1556. 


Vol.  VI.,  Part  n.—  1556-1557. 
Vol.  VI.,  Part  III.— 1557-1558. 
Vol.  VII.—  1558-1580. 

Vol.  VIII.—  1581-1591. 

Vol.  IX.—  1592-1603. 

Vol.  X.—  1603-1607. 


Calendar  of  entries  in  the  Papal  Registers,  illustrating  the  history  of 
Great  Britain  and  Ireland.     Edited  by  W.  H.  Bliss,  B.C.L.  (Vols.  I.  and 
II.) ;  by  W.  H.  Bliss  and  C.  Johnson,  M.A.  (Vol.  III.) ;    and  by  W.  H. 
Bliss  and  J.  A,  Twemlow,  B.A.  (Vol,  IV.) 
Papal  Letters.     1893-1902. 

Vol.1.—  1198-1304.  I  Vol.  in.— 1342-1362. 

Vol.  II.— 1305-1342.  I  Vol.  IV.— 1362-1404. 

Petitions  to  the  Pope.     1896. 
Vol.  L— 1342-1419. 

Report  OF  the  Deputy  Keeper  of  the  Records  and  the  Rev.  J.  S.  Brewer 
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THE  CHEOXICLES  AXD  MEMOEIALS 

OF  GREAT  BEIT.nX  AXD  IRELAXD  DUEIXG 

THE  MIDDLE  AGES. 


[Royal  8vo.     Price  lOs.  each  Volume  or  Part.] 


1.  The  Chroxicle  of  England,  bv  John  Capgrate.     Edited  by  the  Rev. 
F.  C.  HixGESTOx,  M.A.     1858. 

Capgrave's  Chronicle  extends  from  the  creation  of  the  world  to  the  year  1^17.  Being 
written  in  English,  it  is  of  value  as  a  record  of  the  language   spoken  in  Norfolk. 

'2.  Chroxicon  Monasterii  de   Abingdon.     Vols.  I.  and  II.     Edited  by  the 
Rev.  Joseph  Stephenson,  M.A.,  Vicar  of  Leighton  Buzzard.     1858. 

This  Chronicle  traces  the  history  of  the  monastery  from  its  foundation  by  King  Ina  of 
Wesses,  to  the  reign  of  Richard  I.  The  author  incoi-porates  into  his  history  various 
charters  of  the  Saxon  kings,  as  illustrating  not  only  the  history  of  the  locality  but  that  of 
the  kingdom. 

3.  Lives  of  Edward  the  Confessor.     1. — La  Estoire  de  Seiut  Aedward  le 

Rei.  II. — Vita  Beati  Edvardi  Regis  et  Coirfessoris.  III. — Vita 
^Eduuardi  Regis  qui  apud  Westmonasterium  requiescit.  Edited  by 
Henry  Richards  Luard,  M.A.,  Fellow  and  Assistant  Tutor  of  Trinity 
College,  Cambridge.     1858. 

The  first  is  a  poem  in  French,  probably  written  in  1245.  The  second  is  an 
anonymous  poem,  written  between  1440  and  1450,  which  is  mainly  valuable  as  a  specimen  of 
the  Latin  poetry  of  the  time.  The  third,  also  by  an  anonj-mous  author,  was  apparently 
written  between  1066  and  1074. 

4.  Montjmenta  Franciscana. 

Vol.  I. — Thomas  de  Eccleston  de  Adventu  Fratrum  Mjnnrmn  in 
Angliam,  Adas  de  Marisco  Epistolae.  Registrum  Fratrum 
]Minorum  Londoniee.  Edited  by  J.  S.  Brewer,  M.A.,  Professor  of 
English  Literature,  King's  College,  London. 

Vol.  II. — De  Adventu  Minorum  ;  re-edited  with  additions.  Chronicle 
of  the  Grey  Friars.  The  ancient  English  version  of  the  Rule  of 
St.  Francis.  Abbreviatio  Statutorum,  1451,  &c.  Edited  by 
Richard  Howlett,  Barrister-at-Law.    1858,  1882. 

5.  Fasciculi  ZiZANiORUM  ]Magistri  JoHANNis  Wyclif  cuim  Tritico.  Ascribed 

to  Thomas  Xetter,  of  Walden,  Provincial  of  the  Carmelite  Order 
in  England,  and  Confessor  to  King  Henry 'the  Fifth.  Edited  by  the 
Rev.  W.  W.  Shirley,  M.A.,  Tutor  and  late  Fellow  of  Wadham 
College,  Oxford.     1858. 

This  work  gives  the  only  contemporaneous  account  of  the  rise  of  the  Lollards. 

6.  The  Buik  of  the  Croniclis  of  Scotland  :  or,  A  Metrical  Version  of  the 

History  of  Hector  Boece;  by  William  Stewart.  Vols.  I.-III. 
Edited  by  W.  B.  Tdrnbull,  Barrister-at-Law.     1858. 

This  is  a  metrical  translation  of  a  Latin  Prose  Chronicle,  written  in  the  first  half  of  the 
16th  century.  The  narrative  begins  with  the  earliest  legends  and  ends  with  the  death  of 
James  I.  of  Scotland,  and  the  "evil  ending  of  the  traitors  that  slew  him."  The  peculiarities 
of  the  Scottish  dialect  are  well  illustrated  in  this  version. 

7.  .JoHANNis  Capgrave  Liber  de   Illustribus   Henricis.     Edited  by  the 

Rev.  F.  C.  Hingestox,  M.A.     1858, 

The  first  part  relates  only  to  the  history  of  the  Empire  from  the  election  of  Henry  I.  the 
Fowler,  to  the  end  of  the  reign  of  the  Emperor  Henry  VI.  The  second  part  is  devoted  to 
English  history,  from  the  accession  of  Henry  I.  in  1100,  'to  1446,  which  was  the  twenty-fourth 
year  of  the  reign  of  Henry  VI.  The  third  part  contains  the  lives  of  illustrious  men  who 
have  borne  the  name  of  Henry  in  various  parts  of  the  world 


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8.  HiSTORiA    MoNASTERii    S.   AuGUSTiNi    Cantuatiiensis    by   Thomas  of 

ElmhAjVI,  formerly  Monk  and  Treasurer  of  that  Foundation.  Edited 
by  Charles  Hardwick,  M.A.,  Fellow  of  St.  Catherine's  Hall,  and 
Christian  Advocate  in  the  University  of  Cambridge.     1858. 

This  history  extends  from  the  arrival  of  St.  Augustine  in  Kent  until  1191. 

9.  EuLOGiuM   (HiSTORiARiUM  sivE  Temporis)  :   Chronlcon  ab  Orbe  condito 

usque  ad  Annum  Domini  1366 ;  a  monacho  quodam  Malmesbiriensi 
exaratum.     Vols.  I. -III.    Edited  by  F.  S.  Haydon,  B.A.     1858-1863. 

This  is  a  Latin  Chronicle  extending  from  the  Creation  to  the  latter  part  of  the  reign  of 
Edward  III.,  with  a  continuation  to  the  year  1413. 

10.  Memorials  of  Henry  the  Seventh  ;  Bernardi  Andreae  Tholosatis  Vita 

Regis  Henrici  Septimi  ;  necnon  alia  quaedam  ad  eundem  Regem 
Spectantia.     Edited  by  James  Gairdner.     1858. 

The  contents  of  this  volume  are— (1)  a  life  of  Henry  VII.,  by  his  poet  Laureate  and 
historiographer,  Bernard  Andre,  of  Toulouse,  with  some  compositions  in  verse,  of  which  he 
is  supposed  to  have  been  the  author ;  (2)  the  journals  of  Roger  Machado  during  certain 
embassies  to  Spain  and  Brittany,  the  first  of  which  had  reference  to  the  marriage  of  the 
King's  son,  Arthur,  with  Catharine  of  Arragon;  (3)  two  curious  reports  by  envoys  sent  to 
Spain  in  1505  touching  the  succession  to  the  Crown  of  Castile,  and  a  project  of  marriage 
between  Henry  VII.  and  the  Queen  of  Naples;  and  (4)  an  account  of  Philip  of  Castile's 
reception  in  England  in  1506.    Other  documents  of  interest  are  given  in  an  appendix. 

11.  Memorials  of  Henry  the  Fifth.     I. — Vita  Henrici   Quinti,   Roberto 

Redmanno  auctore.  II. — Versus  Rhythmici  in  laudem  Regis  Henrici 
Quinti.  III. — Elmhami  Liber  Metricus  de  Henrico  V.  Edited  by 
Charles  A.  Cole.     1858. 

12.  Muniment.e    Gildhallj.   Londoniensis  ;    Liber   Albus,   Liber   Custu- 

marum,  et  Liber  Horn,   in   archivis  Gildhallse  asservati. 

Vol.  I.,  Liber  Albus. 

Vol.  If.  (in  Two  Parts),  Liber  Custumarum. 

Vol.  HI.,     Translation   of    the    Anglo-Norman     Passages    in    Liber 
Albus,   Glossaries,  Appendices,  and   Index. 

Edited  by  Henry  Thomas  Riley,  M.A.,  Barrister-at-Law.      1859-1862. 

The  Liber  Albus,  compiled  by  John  Carpenter,  Common  Clerk  of  the  City  of  London  in 
the  year  1419,  gives  an  account  of  the  laws,  regulations,  and  institutions  of  that  City  in  the 
12th,  13th,  14th,  and  early  part  of  the  15th  centuries.  The  Liber  Custumarum  was  compiled 
in  the  early  part  of  the  14th  century  during  the  reign  of  Edward  II.  It  also  gives  an 
account  of  the  laws,  regulations,  and  institutions  of  the  City  of  London  in  the  12th,  13th, 
and  early  part  of  the  14th  centuries. 

13.  Chronica  Johannis  de  Oxenedes.    Edited  by  Sir  Henry  Ellis,  K.H. 

1859. 

Although  this  Chronicle  tells  of  the  arrival  of  Hengist  and  Horsa,  it  substantially  begins 
with  the  reign  of  King  Alfred,  and  comes  down  to  1292.  It  is  particularly  valuable  for 
notices  of  events  in  the  eastern  portions  of  the  kingdom. 

14.  A  Collection  of  Political  Poems  and  Songs  relating  to  English 

History,  from  the  accession  of  Edward  III.  to  the  reign  of 
Henry  VIII.     Vols.  I.    and  II.     Edited  by  Thomas    Wright,  M.A. 

1859-1861. 

15.  The  "Opus   Tertium,"  "  Orus  Minus,"  &c.  of  Roger  Bacon.    Edited 

by  J.  S.  Brewer,  M.A.,  Professor  of  English  Literature,  King's 
College,  London.     1859. 

16.  Bartholom^ei  de  Cotton,  Monachi  Norwicensis,  Historia  Anglicana  ; 

449-1298 ;  necnon  ejusdem  Liber  de  Archiepiscopis  et  Episcopis 
Angliag.  Edited  by  Henry  Richards  Luard,  M.A.,  Fellow  and 
Assistant  Tutor  of  Trinty  College,  Cambridge,  1859. 

17.  Brut  y  Tyvvysogion  ;    or.  The    Chronicle   of    the    Princes    of    Wales. 

Edited  by  the  Rev.  John  Williams  ab  Ithel,  M.A.     1860. 

This  work,  written  in  the  ancient  Welsh  language,  begins  with  the  abdication  and  death 
of  Caedwala  at  Rome,  in  the  year  681,' and  continues  the  history  down  to  the  subjugation  of 
Wales  by  Edward  I.,  about  the  year  1282. 


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18.  A  Collection  of  Royal  and  Historical  Letters  during  the  Reign 

OF  Henry  IV.    1399-1404.     Edited  by  the  Rev.  F.  C.  Hingeston,  M.A., 

of  Exeter  College,  Oxford.     1860. 

19.  The  Repressor  or  over  much  Blaming  of  the  Clergy.     By  Reginald 

Pecock,  sometime  Bishop  of  Chichester.  Vols.  I.  and  11.  Edited  by 
the  Rev.  Churchill  Babington,  B.D.,  Fellow  of  St.  John's  College, 
Cambridge.     1860. 

The  author  was  born  about  the  end  of  the  fourteenth  century,  consecrated  Bishop  of 
St.  Asaph  m  the  year  1444,  and  translated  to  the  see  of  Chichester  in  1450.  His  work  gives 
a  full  account  of  the  views  of  the  Lollards,  and  has  great  value  for  the  philologist. 

20.  Anxales  Cambria.    Edited  by  the  Rev.  John  Williams  ab  Ithel,  M.A. 

1860. 

These  annals,  which  are  in  Latin,  commence  in  447,  and  come  down  to  1288.  The  earlier 
portion  appears  to  be  taken  from  an  Irish  Chronicle  used  by  Tigemach,  and  by  the  compiler 
of  the  Annals  of  Ulster. 

21.  The  Works   of  Giraldus   Cambrensis.     Vols.  I.-IV.     Edited  by  the 

Rev.  J.  S.  Brewer,  M.A.,  Professor  of  English  Literature,  King's 
College,  London.  Vols.  V.-^TF.  Edited  by  the  Rev.  James  F. 
DiMOCK,  M.A.,  Rector  of  Barnburgh,  i'orkshire.  Vol.  VIII.  Edited 
by  George  F.  Warner,  M.A.,  of  the  Department  of  MSS.,  British 
Museum.     1861-1891. 

These  volumes  contain  the  historical  works  of  Gerald  du  Barry,  who  lived  in  the  reigns  of 
Henry  IL,  Richard  L,  and  John. 

The  Topograpkia  Hibcrnica  (in  Vol.  V.)  is  the  result  of  Giraldus'  two  visits  to  Ireland, 
the  first  in  1183,  the  second  in  1185-6,  when  he  accompanied  Prince  John  into  that  country. 
The  Expugnatio  Hibermca  was  written  about  1188.  Vol.  VI.  contains  the  Itinerariuni 
KambricE  tt  Descriptio  KambricB  ;  and  Vol.  VIL,  the  lives  of  S.  Eemigius  and  S.  Hugh.  Vol. 
VIII.  contains  the  Treatise  De  Principum  Instructione,  and  an  index  to  Vols.  I.-IV.  and  Vlll. 

22.  Letters  and  Papers  illustrative  of  the  Wars  of  the  English  in 

France  during  the  Reign  of  Henry  the  Sixth,  King  of  England, 
Vol.  I.,  and  Vol.  II.  (in  Two  Parts).  Edited  by  the  Rev.  Joseph 
Stevenson,  M.A.,  Vicar  of  Leighton  Buzzard.     1861-1864. 

23.  The   Anglo-Saxon   Chronicle,  according  to  the  several  Original 

Authorities.  Vol.  I.,  Original  Texts.  Vol.  II.,  Translation.  Edited 
and  translated  by  Benjamin  Thorpe,  Member  of  the  Royal  Academy 
of  Sciences  at  Munich,  and  of  the  Society  of  Netherlandish  Literature 
at  Leyden.     1861. 

There  are  at  present  sis  independent  manuscripts  of  the  Saxon  Chronicle,  ending  in 
different  years,  and  written  in  diSerent  parts  of  the  country.  In  this  edition,  the  text  of 
each  manuscript  is  printed  in  columns  on  the  same  page,  so  that  the  student  may  see  at  a 
glance  the  various  changes  which  occur  in  orthography, 

24.  Letters  and  Papers  illustrative  of   the    reigns  of  Richard  III. 

AND  Henry  VII.  Vols.  I.  and  II.  Edited  by  James  Gardiner, 
1861-1863. 

The  principal  contents  of  the  volumes  are  some  diplomatic  Papers  of  Richard  III., 
correspondence  between  Henry  VII.  and  Ferdinand  and  Isabella  of  Spain  ;  documents  relat- 
ing to  Edmund  de  la  Pole,  Earl  of  Suffolk  ;  and  a  portion  of  the  correspondence  of  James  IV. 
of  Scotland. 

25.  Letters  of  Bishop  Grosseteste.    Edited  by  the  Rev.  Henry  Richards 

Luard,  M.A.,  Fellow  and  Assistant  Tutor  of  Trinity  College,  Cam- 
bridge.    1861. 

The  letters  of  Robert  Grosseteste  range  in  date  from  about  1213  to  1253.  They  refer 
especially  to  the  diocese  of  Lincoln,  of  which  Grosseteste  was  bishop.  ~- 

26.  Descriptive  Catalogue  of  Manuscripts  relating  to  the  History  of 

Great  Britain  and  Ireland.  Vol.  I.  (in  Two  Parts) :  Anterior  to  the 
Norman  Invasion.  (Out  of  ^n int.)  Vol.  II.;  1066-1200,  Vol.  HI.  ; 
1200-1327.  By  Sir  Thomas  Duffus  Hardy,  D.C.L.,  Deputy  Keeper 
of  the  Records.     1862-1871. 

27.  Royal  and  other  Historical  Letters  illustrative  of  the  reign  of 

Henry  HI.  Vol.  I.  1216-1235.  Vol.  II.  1236-1272.  ^Selected  and 
edited  by  the  Rev.  W.  W.  Shirley,  D.D.,  Regius  Professor  of  Ecclesi- 
astical History,  and  Canon  of  Christ  Church,  Oxford.     1862-1866. 


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28.  Chronica  Monasterii  S.  Albani: — 

1.  Thom^  Walsingham  Historia  Anglicana  ;     Vol.  I.,  1272-1381 

Vol.  II.,  1381-1422. 

2.  WiLLELMI    RiSHANGER    CHRONICA    ET   AnNALES,    1259-1307. 

3.  Johannis  de  Trokelowe  et  Henrici  de  Blaneforde  Chronica 

ET  Annales  1259-1296 ;    1307-1324  ;    1392-1406. 

4.  Gesta  Abbatum   Monasterii  S.  Albani,  a  Thoma  Walsingham, 

REGNANTE   RiCARDO    SeCUNDO,    EJUSDEM    EcCLESIyE    PRuECENTORE, 

compilata;  Vol.1.,  793-1290:  Vol.  II.,  1290-1349  :  Vol.  III., 
1349-1411. 

5.  Johannis    Amundesham,    monachi    Monasterii    S.  Albani,  ut 

viDETUR,  Annales  ;    Vols.  I.  and  II. 

6.  Registra    quorundam    Abbatum    Monasterii    S.    Albani,    qui 

SxECULO   XV"i°  FLORUERE  ;    Vol.  I.,  ReGISTRUM  ABBATIiE  JOHANNIS 

Whethamstede,  Abbatis  Monasterii  Sancti  Albani,  iterum 
suscEPTyE  ;  Roberto  Blakeney,  capellano,  quondam  ad- 
SCRIPTUM  :  Vol.  II.,  Registra  Johannis  Whethamstede, 
Willelmi  Albon,  et  Willelmi  Walingforde,  Abbatum 
Monasterii  Sancti  Albani,  cum  Appendice  continente 
quasdam   epistolas  a  Johanne  Whethamstede  conscriptas. 

7.  Ypodigma  Neustri.e  a  Thoma  Walsingham,  quondam   monacho 

Monasterii  S.  Albani,  conscriptum. 

Edited  by  Henry  Thomas  Riley,  M.A.,  Barrister-at-Law.    1863-1876. 

In  the  first  two  volumes  is  a  History  of  England,  from  the  death  of  Henry  III.  to  the 
death  of  Henry  V.,  by  Thomas  Walsingham,  Precentor  of  St.  Albans. 

In  the  3rd  volume  is  a  Chronicle  of  English  History,  attributed  to  William  Rishanger, 
who  lived  in  the  reign  of  Edward  I. :  an  account  of  transactions  attending  the  award  of  the 
kingdom  of  Scotland  to  John  Balliol,  1291-1292,  also  attributed  to  William  Rishanger,  but  on 
no  sufficient  ground  :  a  short  Chronicle  of  English  History,  1292  to  1300,  by  an  unknown  hand  : 
a  shoit  Chronicle,  Willelmi  Rishanger  Gesta  Edwardi  Primi,  Regis  Angliae,  probably  by  the 
same  hand  :  and  fragments  of  three  Chronicles  of  English  History,  1285  to  1307. 

In  the  4th  volume  is  a  Chronicle  of  English  History,  1259  to  1296  :  Annals  of  Edward  II., 
1307  to  1323,  by  John  de  Trokelowe,  a  monk  of  St.  Albans,  and  a  continuation  of  Trokelowe's 
Annals,  1323,  1324,  by  Henry  de  Blaneforde  :  a  full  Chronicle  of  English  History,  1392  to  1406. 
and  an  account  of  the  benefactors  of  St.  Albans,  written  in  the  early  part  of  the  15th  century, 

The  5th,  6th,  and  7th  volumes  contain  a  history  of  the  Abbots  of  St.  Albans,  793  to  1411, 
mainly  compiled  by  Thomas  Walsingham,  with  a  Continuation. 

The  8th  and  9th  volumes,  in  continuation  of  the  Annals,  contain  a  Chronicle  probably  of 
John  Amundesham,  a  monk  of  St.  Albans. 

The  10th  and  11th  volumes  relate  especially  to  the  acts  and  proceedings  of  Abbots 
Whethamstede,  Albon,  and  Wallingford. 

The  12th  volume  contains  a  compendious  History  of  England  to  the  reign  of  Henry  V. 
and  of  Normandy  in  early  times,  also  by  Thomas  Walsingham,  and  dedicated  to  Henry  V. 

29.  Chronicon   Abbatis  Eveshamensis,   auctoribus  Dominico    Priore 

Eveshamijs  et  Thoma  de  Marleberge  Abbate,  a  fundatione  ad 
annum  1213,  una  cum  continuatione  ad  aisnum  1418.  Edited  by 
the  Rev.  W.  D.  Macray,  Bodleian  Library,  Oxford.     1863. 

The  Chronicle  of  Evesham  illustrates  the  history  of  that  important  monastery  from 
690  to  1418.  Its  chief  feature  is  an  autobiogi'aphy,  which  makes  us  acquainted  with  the 
inner  daily  life  of  a  great  abbey.  Interspersed  are  many  notices  of  general,  personal,  and 
local  history. 

30.  RicARDi  DE  Cirencestria    Speculum  Historiale  de   Gestis  Regum 

Anglic.  Vol.  I.,  447-871.  Vol.  II.,  872-1066.  Edited  by  Joki^  ^,^. 
Mayor,  M.A.,  Fellow  of  St.  John's  College,  Cambridge.     1863-1869. 

Richard  of  Cirencester's  history  is  in  four  books,  and  gives  many  charters  in  favour  of 
Westminster  Abbey,  and  a  very  full  account  of  the  lives  and  miracles  of  the  saints, 
especially  of  Edward  the  Confessor,  whose  reign  occupies  the  fourth  book.  A  treatise  on 
the  Coronation,  by  William  of  Sudbury,  a  monk  of  Westminster,  fills  book  ii.  c.  3. 

31.  Year  Books  of  the  Reigns  of  Edward  the  First  and  Edward  the 

Third.  Years  20-21,  21-22,  30-31,  32-33,  and  33-35  Edw.  I;  and 
31-12  Edw.  III.  Edited  and  translated  by  Alfred  John  Horwood, 
Barrister-at-Law.  Years  12-13,  13-14,  14, 14-15, 15, 16,  and  17  Edward 
III.  Edited  and  translated  by  Luke  Owen  Pike,  M.A.,  Barrister-at- 
Law.     1863-1901. 


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32.  Narratives  of  the  Expulsion  of  the  English  from  Normandy,  1449- 

1450. — Robertus  Blondelli  de  Reductione  Normannise :  Le  Recouvre- 
ment  de Norm endie, par  Berry,  Herault  du  Roy:  Conferences  between 
the  Ambassadors  of  France  and  England.  Edited  by  the  Rev.  Joseph 
Stevenson,  M.A.     1863. 

33.  HiSTORiA  et  Cartularium  Monasterii  S.  Petri  Gloucestri-E.  Vols.  I.- 

III.  Edited  by  W.  H.  Hart,  F.S.A.,  Membre  Correspond  ant  de  la 
Societe  des  Antiquaires  de  Normandie.     1863-1867. 

34.  Alexandri  Neckam  de  Naturis  Rerum  libri    duo  ;    with    Neckam's 

Poem,  De  Laudibus  Divine  Sapientijd.  Edited  by  Thomas  Wright, 
M.A.     1863. 

35.  Leechdoms,  Wortcunning,  and  Starcraft  of  Early  England  ;  being 

a  Collection  of  Documents  illustrating  the  History  of  Science  in  this 
Country  before  the  Norman  Conquest.  Vols.  I.-III.  Collected  and 
edited  by  the  Rev.  T.  Oswald  Cockayne,  M.A.     1864-1866. 

36.  Annales    Monastici, 

Vol.  1.  : — Annales  de  Margan,  1066-1232  ;  Annales  de  Theokesberia, 
1066-1263;  Annales  de  Burton,  1004-1263. 

Vol.  II.: — Annales  Monasterii  de  Wintonia,  519-1277;  Annales 
Monasterii  de  Waverleia,  1-1291. 

Vol.  III. : — Annales  Prioratus  de  Dunstaplia,  1-1297.  Annales 
Monasterii  de  Bermundeseia,  1042-1432. 

Vol.  IV. : — Annales  Monasterii  de  Oseneia,  1016-1347  ;  Chronicon 
vulgo  dictum  Chronicon  Thomae  Wykes,  1066-1289;  Annales  Prioratus 
de  Wigornia,   1-1377. 

Vol.   V. : — Index   and   Glossary. 

Edited   by  Henry  Richards  Luards,   M.A.,  Fellow   and  Assistant 
Tutor    of     Trinity    College,    and    Registrary    of    the    University, 
;  Cambridge.     1864-1869. 

37.  Magna  Vita  S.  Hugonis  Episcopi  Lincolniensis.     Edited  by  the  Rev. 

James  F.  Dimock,  M.A.,  Rector  of  Barnburgh,  Yorkshire.     1864. 

38.  Chronicles  and  Memorials  of   the  Reign  of  Richard   the   First. 

Vol.    I. : — Itinerarium    Peregeinorum   et    Gesta    Regis   Ricardi. 

Vol.  II. : — Epistol.e  Cantuarienses  ;  the  Letters  of  the  Prior  and 
Convent  of  Christ  Church,  Canterbury  ;  1137  to  1199. 

Edited  by  the  Rev.  William  Stubbs,  M.A.,  Vicar  of  Navestock,  Essex, 
and  Lambeth  Librarian.     1864-1865. 

The  authorship  of  the  Chronicle  in  Vol.  I.,  hitherto  ascribed  to  Geoffrey  Vinesauf,  is  now 
more  correctly  ascribed  to  Richard,  Canon  of  the  Holy  Trinity  of  London. 

The  letters  in  Vol.  II.,  written  between  1187  and  1199,  had  their  origin  in  a  dispute  which 
arose  from  the  attempts  of  Baldwin  and  Hubert,  archbishops  of  Canterbury,  to  found  a 
college  of  secular  canons,  a  project  which  gave  great  umbrage  to  the  monks  of  Canterbury. 

39.  Recuetl  des  Croniques  et  anchiennes  Istories  de  la  Grant  Bretaigne 

A  PRESENT  nomme  Exgleterre,  par  Jehax  de  Waurix.  Vol.  I., 
Albina  to  688.  Vol.  II.,  1399-1422.  Vol.  III.,  1422-1431.  Edited  by 
William  Hardy,  F.S.A.  1864-1879.  Vol.  IV.,  1431-1447.  Vol.  V., 
1447-1471.  Edited  by  Sir  William  Hardy,  F.S.A.,  and  Edward 
L.  C.  P.  Hardy,  F.S.A.     1884-1891. 

40.  A  Collection  of  the  Chroxicles  and  Ancient  Histories  of  Great 

Britain,  now  called  England,  by  John  de  Waurin.  A^ol.  I.,  Albina 
to  688.  Vol.11.,  1399-1422.  Vol.  III.,  1422-1431.  (Translations  of 
the  preceding  Vols.  I.,  II.,  and  III.)  Edited  arid  translated  by  Sir 
William  Hardy,  F.S.A.,  and  Edward  L.  C.  P.  Hardy,  F.S.A.  1864- 
1891. 


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41.  PoLYCHRONicoN  Ranulphi  Higden,  with  Trevisa's  Translation.    Vols.  I 

and  II.  Edited  by  Churchill  Babington,  B.D,,  Senior  Fellow  of  St. 
John's  College,  Cambridge.  Vols.  III.-IX.  Edited  bijihe  Rev.  Joseph 
Rawson  Lumby,  D.D.,  Norrisian  Professor  of  Divinity,  Vicar  of  St. 
Edward's,  Fellow  of  St.  Catharine's  College,  and  late  Fellow  of 
Magdalene  College,  Cambridge.     1865-1886. 

This  chronicle  begins  with  the  Creation,  and  is  brought  down  to  the  reign  of  Edward  III. 

The  two  English  translations,  which  are  printed  with  the  original  Latin,  afford  interest- 
ing illustrations  of  the  gradual  change  of  our  language,  for  one  was  made  in  the  fourteenth 
century,  the  other  in  the  fifteenth. 

42.  Le  Livere  de  Reis  de  Brittanie  e  Le  Livere  de  Reis  de  Engletere. 

Edited  by  the  Rev.  John  Glover,  M.A.,  Vicar  of  Brading,  Isle  of 
Wight,  formerly  Librarian  of  Trinity  College,  Cambridge.     1865. 

These  two  treaties  are  valuable  as  careful  abstracts  of  previous  historians. 

43.  Chronica  Monasterii  de  Melsa  ab  anno  1150  usque  ad  annum  1406, 

Vols.  I. -III.  Edited  by  Edward  Augustus  Bond,  Assistant  Keeper 
of  Manuscripts,  and  Egerton  Librarian,  British  Museum.  1866- 
1868. 

44.  Matth^i  Parisiensis   Historia  Anglorum,  sive  ut  vulgo  dicitur 

HiSTORiA  Minor.  Vols.  I.,-III.  1067-1253.  Edited  by  Sir 
Frederick  Madden,  K.H.,  Keeper  of  the  Manuscript  Department  of 
the  British  Museum.     1866-1869. 

45.  Liber  Monasterii  de  Hyda  :  a  Chronicle  and  Chartulary  of  Hyde 

Abbey,  Winchester,  455-1023.    ^(i^Yec?  6y  Edward  Edwards.    1866. 

The  "Book  of  Hyde"  is  a  compilation  from  much  earlier  sources,  which  are  usually 
indicated  with  considerable  care  and  precision.  In  many  cases,  however,  the  Hyde 
Chronicler  appears  to  correct,  to  qualify,  or  to  amplify  the  statements  which,  in  substance, 
he  adopts. 

There  is  to  be  found,  in  the  "  Book  of  Hyde,"  much  information  relating  to  the  reign  of 
King  Alfred  which  is  not  known  to  exist  elsewhere.  The  volume  contains  some  curious 
specimens  of  Anglo-Saxon  and  mediaeval  English. 

46.  Chronicon   Scotorum.     A   Chronicle  oe  Irish    Affairs,  from  the 

earliest  times  to  1135 ;  and  Supplement,  containing  the  events  from 
1141  to  1150.  Edited,  icitli  Translation^  by  William  Maunsell 
Hennessy,  M.R.I.A.     1866. 

47.  The  Chronicle  of  Pierre  de  Langtoft,  in  French  Verse,  from  the 

earliest  period  to  the  death  of  Edward  I.  Vols.  I.  and  II.  Edited 
by  Thomas  Wright,  M.A.     1866-1868. 

It  is  probable  that  Pierre  de  Langtoft  was  a  canon  of  Bridlington,  in  Yorkshii'^  and 
lived  in  the  reign  of  Edward  I.,  and  during  a  portion  of  the  reign  of  Edward  II.  This 
chronicle  is  divided  into  three  parts;  in  the  first,  is  an  abridgment  of  Geoffrey  of  Monmouth's 
"  Historia  Britonum  "  ;  in  the  second,  a  history  of  xhe  Anglo-Saxon  and  Norman  kings,  to  the 
death  of  Henry  III. ;  in  the  third,  a  history  of  the  reign  of  Edward  I.  The  anguage  is  a 
specimen  of  the  French  of  Yorkshire. 

48.  The   War  of  the   Gaedhil  with   the    Gaill,  or  The   Invasions  of 

Ireland  by  the  Danes  and  other  Norsemen.  Edited,  with  a  Trans- 
lation, by  the  Rev.  James  Henthorn  Todd,  D.D.,  Senior  Fellow  of 
Trinity  College,  and  Regius  Professor  of  HelDrew  in  the  University  of 
Dublin.     1867. 

49.  Gesta  Regis  Henrici  Secundi  Benedicti  Abbatis.     Chronicle  of  the 

Reigns  of  Henry  II.  and  Rjohard  I.,  1169-1192,  known  under  the 
name  of  Benedict  of  Peterborough.  Vols.  I.  and  II.  Edited  by 
the  Rev.  William  Stubbs,  M.A.,  Regius  Professor  of  Modern  History, 
Oxford,  and  Lambeth  Librarian.     1867. 

50.  Munimenta  Academica,  or.  Documents  illustrative  of  Academical 

Life  and  Studies  at  Oxford  (in  Two  Parts).  Edited  by  the  Rev. 
Henry  Anstey,  M.A.,  Vicar  of  St.  Wendron,  Cornwall,  and  late 
Vice-Principal  of  St.  Mary  Hall,  Oxford.     1838. 


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51.  Chronica  Magistri  Rogeri  de  Houedexe.      Vols.   I. -IV.     Edited  by 

the  Rev.  William  Stubbs,  M.A.,  Regius  Professor  of  Modern  History 
and  Fellow  of  Oriel  College,  Oxford.     1868-1871. 

The  earlier  portion,  extending  from  732  to  1148,  appears  to  be  a  copy  of  a  compilation 
made  in  Northumbria  about  1161,  to  which  Hoveden  added  little.  From  1148  to  1169— -a  very 
valuable  portion  of  this  work — the  matter  is  derived  from  another  source,  to  which  Hoveden 
appears  to  have  supplied  little.  From  1170  to  1192  is  the  portion  which  coiTesponds  to  some 
extent  with  the  Chronicle  known  under  the  name  of  Benedict  of  Peterborough  {see  No.  49). 
From  1192  to  1201  may  be  said  to  be  wholly  Hoveden's  work. 

52.  WiLLELMi  Malmesbiriexsis  Monachi  De  Gestis  Poxtificum  Axglorum 

LiBRi  QuiNQUE.  Edited  by  N.  E.  S.  A.  Hamilton,  of  the  Department 
of  Manuscripts,  British  Museum.     1870. 

53.  Historic  and  Municipal  Documents  of  Ireland,  from  the  Archives 

OF  THE  City  OF  Dublin,  &c.  1172-1320.  £'t?jye«i  5y  John  T.  Gilbert, 
F.S.A.,  Secretary  of  the  Public  Record  Office  of  Ireland.     1870. 

54.  The  Annals  of  Loch  Ce.     A  Chronicle  or  Irish  Affairs,  from  1011 

to  1590.  Vols.  I.  and  II.  Edited,  with  a  Trayulation,  by  William 
Maunsell  Hennessy,  M.R.I,  a.    1871. 

55.  MONUMENTA     JURIDICA.      ThE    BlACK     BoOK   OF   THE   ADMIRALTY,    WITH 

Appendices,  Vols.  I. -IV.  Edited  by  Sir  Traters  Twiss,  Q.C,  D.C.L. 
1871-1876. 

This  book  contains  the  ancient  ordinances  and  laws  relating  to  the  navy. 

56.  Memorials  of  the  Reign  of  Henry  VI. : — Official  Correspondence 

OF  Thomas  Bekynton,  Secretary  to  Henry  VI.,  and  Bishop  of  Bath 
AND  Wells.  Edited  by  the  Rev.  George  Williams,  B.D.,  Vicar  of 
Ringwood,  late  Fellow  of  King's  College,  Cambridge.  Vols.  I.  and  H. 
1872. 

57.  Matth^i  Parisiensis,  Monachi    Sancti    Albani,  Chronica  Majora. 

Vol.  I.  The  Creation  to  A.D.  1066.  Vol.  II.  1067  to  1216.  Vol.  III. 
1216  to  1239.  Vol.  IV.  1210  to  1247.  Vol.  V.  1248  to  1259.  Vol.  VI. 
Additamenta.  Vol.  VII.  Index.  Edited  by  the  Rev.  Henry  Richards 
Luard,  D.D.,  Fellow  of  Trinity  College,  Registrary  of  the  University, 
and  Vicar  of  Great  St.  Mary's,  Cambridge.     1872-1884. 

58.  Memorialf,  Fratrts  Walteki  de  Coventria.— Thr  Historical  Collec- 

tions OF  Walter  of  Coventry.  Vols.  I.  and  II.  Edited  by  the  Rev. 
William  Stubbs,  M.A.,  Regius  Professor  of  ZSIodern  Historv,  and 
Fellow  of  Oriel  College.  Oxford.     1872-1873. 

59.  The    Anglo-Latin    Satirical    Poets    and    Epigrammatists    of  the 

Twelfth  Century.  Vols.  I.  and  II.  Collected  and  edited  by  Thomas 
Wright,  M.A.,  Corresponding  Member  of  the  National  Institute  of 
France  (Academie  des  Inscriptions  et  Belles-Lettres).     1872. 

60.  Materials  for  a  History  of  the  Reign  of  Henry  VII.,  from  original 

Documents  preserved  in  the  Public  Record  Office.  Vols.  I.  and 
II.  Edited  by  the  Rev.  William  Campbell,  M.A.,  one  of  Her  Majesty's 
Inspectors  of  Schools.     1873-1877. 

61.  Historical   Papers  and   Letters   from   the    Northern    Registers. 

Edited  by  the  R.ev.  James  Raine,  M.A.,  Canon  of  York,  and  Secretary 
of  the  Surtees  Society.     1873. 

62.  Registrum  Palatinum  Dunelmense.     The  Register  of  Richard  de 

Kellawe.  Lord  Palatine  and  Bishop  of  Durham  ;  1311-1316.  Vols. 
I.-IV.  Edited  by  Sir  Thomas  Duffus  Hardy,  D.C.L.,  Deputy  Keeper 
of  the  Records.     1873-1878. 

63.  Memorials  of  St.  Dunstan,  Archbishop  of  Canterbury.    Edited  by 

the  Rev.  William  Stubbs,  M.A.,  Regius  Professor  of  Modern  History 
and  Fellow  of  Oriel  College,  Oxford.     1874. 


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64.  Chronicon  Anglijc,   ab   anno  domini    1328    usque  ad  annum   138P, 

AucTORE  MoNACHO  QuoDAM  Sancti  Albani.  Edited  by  Edward 
Maunde  Thompson,  Barrister- at-La\v,  Assistant  Keeper  of  the  Manu- 
scripts in  the  British  Museum.     1874. 

65.  Thomas  Saga  Erkibyskups.     A  Life  of  Archbishop  Thomas  Becket 

IN  Icelandic.  Vols.  I.  and  II.,  Edited,  ^ivith  English  Translation. 
Notes,  and  Glossary,  by  M.  Eirikr  Magnusson,  M.A.,  Sub-Librarian, 
of  the  University  Library,  Cambridge.     1875-1884. 

66.  Radulphi  de  Coggbshall  Chronicon  Anglican um.    Edited  by  the  Rev. 

Joseph  Stevenson,  M.A.     1875. 

67.  Materials  for  the    History   of  Thomas    Becket,   Archbishop  of 

Canterbury.  Vols.  I. -VI.  Edited  by  the  Rev.  Jambs  Craigie 
RoBEKTSON,  M.A.,  Canon  of  Canterbury.  1875-1883.  Vol.  VII.  Edited 
by  Joseph  Bkigstocke  Sheppard,  LL.D.     1885. 

The  first  volume  contains  the  life  of  that  celebrated  man,  and  the  miracles  after  his 
death,  by  William,  a  monk  of  Canterbuiy.  The  second,  the  life  by  Benedict  of  Peterborough; 
John  of  Salisbury  ;  Alan  of  Tewkesbury  ;  and  Edward  Grim.  The  third,  the  life  by  William 
Fitzstephen  ;  and  Herbert  of  Bosham.  The  fourth,  anonymous  lives,  Quadrilogus,  &c.  The 
fifth,  sixth,  and  seventh,  the  Epistles,  and  known  letters. 

68.  Radulfi   de   Diceto,  Decani  Lundoniensis,   Opera  Historica.     The 

Historical  Works  of  Master  Ralph  de  Diceto,  Dean  of  London. 
Vols.  I.  and  II.  Edited  by  the  Rev.  William  Stubbs,  M.A.,  Regius 
Professor  of  Modern  History,  and  Fellow  of  Oriel  College,  Oxford. 
1876. 

The  Abbreviationes  Chronicorum  extend  to  1147  and  the  Ymagines  Historiarum  to  1201. 

69.  Roll  of  the  Proceedings  of  the  King's  Council  in  Ireland,   for  a 

PORTION    of    THK    IBtH    YEAR   OF  THE    REIGN  OF  RiCHARD  II.         1392-93. 

Edited  by  the  Rev.  James  Graves,  B.A.    1877. 

70.  Henrici  de  Bracton  de  Legibus  et  Consuetudinibus  Anglic  Libri 

QuiNQUE  IN  vARios  TRACTATUS  DisTiNCTi.  Vols.  I.-VI.  Edited  by  Sir 
Travers  Twiss,  Q.C,  D.C.L.     1878-1883. 

71.  The  Historians  of  the  Church  of  York,  aistd  its  Archbishops.    Vols. 

I. -III.  Edited  bif  the  Rev.  James  Raine,  M.A.,  Canon  of  York,  and 
Secretary  of  the  Surtees  Society.     1879-1894. 

72.  Registrum  Malmesburiense.     The  Register  of  Malmesbury  Abbey, 

PRESERVED  IN  THE  PuBLic  RECORD  OFFICE.  Vols.  I.  and  II.  Edited  by 
the  Rev.  J.  S.  Brewer,  M.A.,  Preacher  at  the  Rolls,  and  Rector  of 
Toppesfield;  and  Charles  Trice  Martin,  B.A.     1879-1880. 

73.  Historical  Works  OF  Gervase  OF  Canterbury.     Vols.  I.  and  II.  Edited 

by  the  Rev.  William  Stubbs.  D,D.,  Canon  Residentiary  of  St.  Paul's, 
London  ;  Regius  Professor  of  Modern  Historv  and  Fellow  of  Oriel 
College,  Oxford,  &c.     1879,  1880. 

74.  Henrici  Archidiaconi  Huntbndunensis  Historia  Anglorum.     The 

History  of  the  English,  by  Henry,  Archdeacon  of  Huntingdon, 
from  A.D.  55  to  a.d.  1154,  in  Eight  Books.  Edited  by  Thomas  Arnold, 
M.A.,  1879. 

75.  The  Historical  Works  op  Symeon  of  Durham.     Vols.    I.    and    II. 

Edited  by  Thomas  Arnold,  M.A.     1882-1885. 

76.  Chronicle  of  the  Reigns  of  Edward  I.  and  Edw^ard  II.     Vols.  I  and 

II.  Edited  by  the  Rev.  William  Stubbs,  D.D.,  Canon  Residentiary  of 
St.  Paul's.  London  ;  Regius  Professor  of  Modern  History,  and  Fellow 
of  Oriel  College,  Oxford,  &c      1882-1883. 

The  first  volume  of  these  Chronicles  contains  the  Annales  Londonienses,  and  the  Annales 
Paulini :  the  second,  I. — Commendatio  Lamentabilis  in  Transitu  magni  Regis  Edwardi.  II. — 
Gesta  Edivardt  de  Carnarvayi  Auctore  Canonico  Bridlingtoniensi.  III. — Monachi  cujusdam 
Malmtsberiensis  Vita  Edwardi  J  I.  IV. —  Vita  et  Mors  Edward  II.,conscripta  a  Thovia  de  la 
Moore, 

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77.  Registrum  Epistolarum  Fratris  Johannis  Peckham,  Archiepiscopi 

Caxtuariensts.    Vols.  I.-III.     Edited  by  Charles  Trice  Martin,  B.A. 
F.S.A.,  1882-1886. 

78.  Register  of  S.  Osmuxd.     Vols.  I.  and  II.     Edited  by  the  Rev.  W.  H. 

Rich  Jones,  M.A.,  F.S.A..  Canon  of  Salisbury,  Vicar  of  Bradford-on- 
Avon.     1883,1884. 

This  Register  derives  its  name  from  containing  the  statutes,  rules,  and  orders  made  or 
compiled  by  S.  Osmund,  to  be  obsei'ved  in  the  Cathedral  and  diocese  of  Salisbury. 

79.  Chartulary  of    the    Abbey    of    Ramsey.     Vols.    I.-III.     Edited    by 

WiLXiAM  Henry  Hakt,  F.S.A.,  and  the  Rev.  Ponsonby  Annesley 
Lyons.     1884-1893. 

80.  Chartularies  of  St.  Mary^"s  Abbey,  Dublin,  with  the  Register  of  its 

HorsE  at  Dunbrody,  COUNTY"  OF  Wexford,  and  Annals  of  Ireland, 
1162-1370.  Vols.  I.  and  II.  Edited  by  John  Thomas  Gilbert,  F.S.  A., 
M.R.I.A.     1884,  1885. 

81.  Eadmeei  HistoriaNovorumin  Anglia,  etopuscula  duo  de  vitaSancti 

Anselmi  et  quibusdam  miraculis  ejus.  Edited  by  the  Rev.  Martin 
Rule,  M  A.     1884. 

82.  Chronicles   of  the  Reigns  of  Stephen,  Henry"  II.,  and  Richard  I. 

Vols.  I.-IV,  Edited  6y  Richard  Howlett,  Barrister-at-Law.  1884- 
1889. 

Vol.  I.  contains  Books  I. -IV.  of  the  Historia  Rerum  Anglicarum  of  William  of  Newburgh. 
Vol.  II.  contains  Book  V.  of  that  work,  the  continuation  of  the  same  to  A.D.  1298,  and  the 
Draco  Nonnaniucus  of  Etienne  de  Rouen. 

Vol.  III.  contains  the  Gesta  Stephani  Regis,  the  Chronicle  of  Richard  of  Hexham,  the 
Relatio  de  Standardo  of  St.  Aelred  of  Rievaulx,  the  poem  of  Jordan  Fantosme,  and  the 
Chronicle  of  Richard  of  Devizes. 

VoL  IV.  contains  the  Chronicle  of  Robert  of  Torigni. 

83.  Chronicle  of  the  Abbey  of  Ramsey.    Edited  by  the  Rev.  William 

Dunn  Macray,  M.A.,  F.S. A.,  Rector  of  Ducklington,  Oxon.     1886. 

84.  Chronica  Rogeri  de  Wendover,  sive  Flores  Historiarum.     Vols.  I.- 

III.  Edited  by  Henky  Gay  Hewlett,  Keeper  of  the  Records  of  the 
Land  Revenue.     1886-1889. 

This  edition  gives  that  portion  only  of  Roger  of  Wendover's  Chronicle  which  can  be 
accounted  an  original  authority. 

85.  The  Letter  Books  of  the  Monastery  of  Christ  Church,  Canterbury. 

Vols.  I.-III.  Edited  by  Joseph  Brigstocke  Sheppard,  LL.D.  1887- 
1889. 

The  Letters  printed  in  these  volumes  were  chiefly  written  between  1296  and  1333. 

86.  The  Metrical   Chronicle   of  Robert   of    Gloucester.      Edited    by 

William  Aldis  Wright,  M.A.,  Senior  Fellow  of  Trinity  College, 
Cambridge.     Parts  I.  and  II.,  1887. 

The  date  of  the  composition  of  this  Chronicle  is  placed  about  the  year  1300.  The 
writer  appears  to  have  been  an  eye  witness  of  many  events  of  which  he  describes.  The 
language  in  which  it  is  written  was  the  dialect  of  Gloucestershire  at  that  time. 

87.  Chronicle   of  Robert  of    Brcnne.       Edited  by   Frederick    James 

FuRNiVALL,  M.A.,  Barrister-at-Law.      Parts  I.  and  II.     1887. 

Robert  of  Brunne,  or  Bourne,  co.  Lincoln,  was  a  member  of  the  Gilbertine  Order 
established  at  Sempringham.  His  Chronicle  is  described  by  its  editor  as  a  work  of  fiction, 
a  contribution  not  to  English  history,  but  to  the  history  of  English. 

88.  Icelandic  Sagas  and  other  Historical    Documents  relating  to  the 

Settlements  and  Descents  of  the  IS'orthmen  on  the  British  Isles. 
Vol.  I.  Orkneyinga  Saga,  and  Magnus  Saga.  Vol.  II.  Hakonar 
Saga,  and  Magnus  Saga.  Edited  by  Gudbrand  Vtgfusson,  M.A. 
1887.  Vols.  III.  and  IV.  Translations  of  the  above  by  Sir  George 
Webbe  Dasent,  D.C.L.     1894. 

89.  The  Tripartite  Life  of  St.   Patrick,   with  other  documents  relating 

to  that  Saint.  Edited  6y  Whitley' Stokes,  LL.D.,  D.C.L.,  Honorary 
Fellow  of  Jesus  College,  Oxford ;  and  Corresponding  Member  of  the 
Institute  of  France.     Parts  I.  and  H.     1887. 


90.  WiLLELMI      MONACHI    MaLMBSBIRIENSIS     DE    ReGUM    GeSTIS    AnGLORUM 

LiBRi  y.  ;  ET  Historic,  Novellje,  ltbri  III.  Edited  by  William 
Stubbs,  D.D.,  Bishop  of  Oxford.     Vols.  I.  and  II.     1887-18b9. 

91.  Lestorie  des  Engles  solum  Gepfrei  Gaimar.     Edited  by  the  late  Sir 

Thomas  Duffus  Hardy,  D.O.L.,  Deputy  Keeper  of  the  Records  ; 
continued  and  translated  by  Charles  Trice  Martin,  B.A.,  F.S.A. 
Vols.  I.  and  II.     1888-1889. 

92.  Chronicle  op  Henry  Knighton,  Canon  of  Leicester.     Vols.  I.  and  II. 

Edited  by  the  Rev.  Joseph  Rawson  Lumby,  D,D.,  Norrisian  Pro- 
fessor of  Divinity.     1889-1895. 

93.  Chronicle  op  Adam  Murimuth,  with  the  Chronicle  of  Robert  of 

AvESBURY.  Edited  by  Edward  Maunde  Thompson,  LL.D.,  F.S.A., 
Principal  Librarian  and  Secretary  of  the  British  Museum.     1889. 

94.  Register    of    the     Abbey    of   St.   Thomas  the   Marty^r,  Dublin. 

Edited  by  John  Thomas  Gilbert,  F.S.A.,  M.R.I.A.     1889. 

95.  Flores  Historiarum.     Edited  by  the  Rev.  H.  R.  Luard,  D.D.,  Fellow 

of  Trinity  College  and  Registrary  of  the  University,  Cambridge. 
Vol.  I.,  The  Creation  to  a.d.  1066.  Vol.  II.  a.d.  1067-1264.  Vol.  IIL 
A.D.  1265-1326.     1890. 

96.  Memorials  of  St.  Edmund's  Abbey.     Edited  by  Thomas  Arnold,  M.A., 

Fellow  of  the  Royal  University  of  Ireland.     Vols.  I.-III.     1890-1896. 

97.  Charters  and  Documents,  illustrating  the  History  of  the  Cathedral 

AND  City  of  Sarum,  1100-1300 ;  forming  an  Appendix  to  the  Register 
of  S.  Osmund.  Selected  by  the  late  Rev.  W.  H.  Rich  Jones,  M.A., 
F.S.A.,  and  edited  by  the  Rev.  W.  D.  Macray,  M.A.,  F.S.A.,  Rector  of 
Ducklington.     1891. 

98.  Memoranda  de  Parliamento,  25  Edward  I.  1305.     Edited  by  F.   W. 

Maitland,  M.A.     1893. 

99.  The  Red  Book  of  the  Exchequer.     Edited  by  Hubert  Hall,  F.S.A, 

of  the  Public  Record  Office.     Parts  I.-III.     1896. 


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Queen  Anne,  selected  under  the  direction  of  the  Master  of  the  Rolls 
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of  Canterbury,  and  consist  of  a  series  of  25  charters,  deeds,  and  wills, 
commencing  with  a  record  of  proceedings  at  the  first  Synodal  Council 
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shire Archeeological  and  National  History  Society's  Museum  in  Taunton 
Castle,  and  William  Salt  Library  at  Stafford.  They  consist  of  charters 
and  other  documents  granted  by,  or  during  the  reigns  of,  Baldred, 
Jj^thelred,  Offa,  and  Burgred,  Kings  of  Mercia;  Uhtred  of  the  Huiccas, 
Caedwalla  and  Ini  of  Wessex ;  Jilthelwulf ,  Eadward  the  Elder,  ^Ethelstan, 
Eadmund  the  First,  Eadred,  Eadwig,  Eadgar,  Eadward  the  Second, 
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Colonel  R.  H.  Stotherd,  R.E.,  C.B.,  and  collected  and  edited  by 
W.  Basevi  Sanders,  an  Assistant  Record  Keeper.  Part  III.  Pj-ice 
6Z.  65. 

This  volume  contains  fac-similes  of  the  Ashburnham  Collection  of 
Anglo-Saxon  Charters,  &g.,  including  King  Alfred's  Will.  The  MSS. 
represented  in  it  range  from  A.D.  697  to  A.D.  1161,  being  charters, 
wills,  deeds,  and  reports  of  Synodal  transactions  during  the  reigns  of 
Kings  Wihtred  of  Kent,  Offa,  Eardwulf,  Coenwulf,  Cuthred,  Beornwulf, 
^thelwulf,  iElfred,  Eadward  the  Elder,  Eadmund,  Eadred,  Queen 
Eadgifu,  and  Kings  Eadgar,  iEthelred  the  Second,  Cnut,  Henry  the 
First,  and  Henry  the  Second.  In  addition  to  these  are  two  belonging 
to  the  Marquis  of  Anglesey,  one  of  them  being  the  Foundation  Charter 
of  Burton  Abbey  by  iEthelred  the  Second,  with  the  testament  of  its 
great  benefactor  Wulfric. 


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First  Eeport,  with  Appendix 
Contents :-  - 

England.  House  of  Lords  ;  Cambridge 
Colleges  ;  Abingdon  and  other  Cor- 
porations, &c. 
Scotland.  Advocates'  Library,  Glas- 
gow Corporation,  &c. 
Ireland.  Dublin,  Cork,  and  other  Cor- 
porations, &c. 

Second  Eeport  varn  Appendix  and 
Index  to  the  First  and  Second  Ke- 
PORTS  .  .  .  -  . 

Contents  :  — 

England.  House  of  Lords  ;  Cam- 
bridge Colleges  ;  Oxford  Colleges  ; 
Monastery  of  Dominican  Friars  at 
Woodchester,  Duke  of  Bedford, 
Earl  Spencer,  &c. 
Scotland.  Aberdeen  and  St.  An- 
drew's Universities,  &c. 
Ireland.  Marquis  of  Ormonde ; 
Dr.   Lyons,   &c. 

Third  Eeport  with  Appendix  and 
Index  .  .  .  .  . 

Contents : — 

England.  House  of  Lords ;  Cam- 
bridge Colleges  ;  Stonyhurst  Col- 
lege ;  Bridgwater  and  other  Cor- 
porations ;  Duke  of  Northumber- 
land, Marquis  of  Lansdowne,  Mar- 
quis of  Bath,  &c. 
Scotland.       University    of    Glasgow : 

Duke  of  Montrose,  &c. 
Ireland.        Marquis      of      Ormonde ; 
Black  Book  of  Limerick,  &c. 


Eeport,  ^^^TH  Appendix. 


Fourth 
Part   I. 

Contents  : — 
England. 
minster 
Oxford 
Hythe, 


House  of    Lords.      West- 
Abbey  ;      Cambridge     and 
Colleges  ;      Cinque     Ports, 
and      other     Corporations, 
Marquis  of  Bath,  Earl  of   Denbigh, 
&c. 
Scotland.     Duke  of  Argyll,  &c. 
Ireland.       Trinity    College,    Dublin  ; 
Marquis  of  Ormonde. 


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1895.) 


1881 


1881 


1881 


FouETH  Report.     Part  II.     Index    - 

Fifth  Report,  with  Appendix.     Part  I. 
Contents : — 
England.       House    of    Lords  ;     Oxford 
and   Cambridge   Colleges ;    Dean   and 
Chapter   of   Canterbury  ;    Rye,   Lydd, 
and     other     Corporations.       Duke    of 
Sutherland,    Marquis    of    Lansdowne, 
Reginald  Cholmondeley,  Esq.,  &c. 
Scotland.     Earl  of  Aberdeen,  &c. 

Ditto.     Part  II.     Index 

Sixth  Report,  with  Appendix.     Part  I. 
Contents  :  — 

England.  House  of  Lords  :  Oxford 
and  Cambridge  Colleges  ;  Lambeth 
Palace  ;  Black  Book  of  the  Arch- 
deacon of  Canterbury  ;  Bridport, 
Wallingford,  and  other  Corporations  ; 
Lord  Leconfield,  Sir  Reginald  Graham, 
Sir  Henry  Ingilby,  &c. 

Scotland.  Duke  of  Argyll,  Earl  of 
Moray,  &c. 

Ireland.     Marquis  of  Ormonde. 

Ditto.     Part  II.     Index 


Seventh  Report,  with  Appendix.     Part  I. 
Contents  : — 
House  of  Lords  ;    County  of   Somerset ; 
Earl  of  Egmont,  Sir  Frederick  Graham, 
Sir  Harry  Verney,  &c. 

Ditto.     Part  II.     Appendix  and  Index 
Contents  : — 

Duke  of  Athole,    Marquis   of   Ormonde, 
S.  F.  Livingstone,  Esq.,  &c. 

Eighth   Report,  with  Appendix  and  Index. 
Part  I. 

Contents  :— 
List  of  collections  examined,  1869-1880. 
England.  House  of  Lords ;  Duke 
of  Marlborough ;  Magdalen  College, 
Oxford ;  Royal  College  of  Physicians ; 
Queen  Anne's  Bounty  Office  ; 
Corporations  of  Chester,  Leicester, 
&c. 
Ireland.  Marquis  of  Ormonde,  Lord 
Emly,  The  O'Conor  Don,  Trinity 
College,  Dublin,  &c. 

Ditto.     Part  II.     Appendix  and  Index 
Contents : — 
Duke  of  Manchester. 

Ditto.     Part  III.     Appendix  and  Index 

Contents : — 

Earl  of  Ashburnham. 


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1892 
1894 
1896 
1899 
1899 
1902 

1885 


Ninth   Report,  with  Appendix   and   Index. 
Part  I.        - 
Contents  : — 

St.  Paul's  and  Canterbury  Cathedrals  ; 
Eton  College  ;  Carlisle,  Yarmouth, 
Canterbury,  and  Barnstaple  Cor- 
porations, &c. 

Ditto.     Part  II.     Appendix  and  Index 
Contents  : — 

England.      House  of    Lords.     Earl    of 
Leicester  ;    C.  Pole  Gell,  Alfred  Mor- 
rison, Esqs.,  &c. 
Scotland.     Lord    Elphinstone,    H.    C. 

Maxwell  Stuart,  Esq.,  &c. 
Ireland.     Duke  of  Leinster,  Marquis  of 
Drogheda,  &c. 


Part        III. 


Appendix      and 


Ditto. 

Int)ex  ----- 

Contents : — 
Mrs.  Stopford  Sackville. 

Calendar  of  the  Manuscripts  of  the 
Marquis  of  Salisbury,  K.G.  (or  Cecil 
MSS.).     Part  I.      - 

Ditto.     Part  II.  .  .  - 

Ditto.     Part  III. 


Ditto. 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 


Part  IV. 
Part  V. 
Part  VI. 
Part  VII. 
Part  VIII. 
Part  IX. 


Tenth  Report 

This  is  introductory  to  the  following  : — 


1885      (1.)  Appendix  and  Index 


(Re- 
printed 
1895.) 

1885 


Earl  of  Eglinton.  Sir  J,  S.  Maxwell, 
Bart.,  and  C.  S.  H,  D.  Moray, 
C.  F.  Weston  Underwood,  G.  W. 
Digby.  Esqs. 


(2. 


Appendix  and  Index 
The  Family  of  Gawdy. 

1885      (3.)  Appendix  and  Index 
Wells  Cathedral. 


1885 


1885 
(Re- 
printed 
1895.) 


(4.)  Appendix  and  Index 

Earl  of  Westmorland  ;  Capt.  Stewart ; 
Lord  Stafford ;  Sir  N.  W.  Throck- 
morton;  Sir  P.  T.  Mainwaring, 
Lord  Muncaster,  M.P.,  Capt.  J.  F. 
Bagot,  Earl  of  Kilmorey,  Earl  of 
Powis,  and  others,  the  Corporations 
of  Kendal,  Wenlock,  Bridgnorth, 
Eye,  Plymouth,  and  the  County  of 
Essex ;  and  Stonyhurst  CoUege. 

(5.)  Appendix  and  Index 

Marquis  of  Ormonde,  Earl  of  Fingall, 
Corporations  of  Galway,  Waterford, 
the  Sees  of  Dublin  and  Ossory,  the 
Jesuits  in  Ireland. 


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Size. 

Sessional 
Paper. 

Price. 

s.     d. 

1887 

(6.) 

Appendix  and  Index 

8vo. 

[C.5242] 

1    7 

Marquis  of  Abergavenny ;  Lord  Braye ;  j 

G.    F.    Luttrell ;    P.   P.   Bouverie ; 

W.     Bromley    Davenport;     E.    T. 

Balfour,  Esquires. 

1887 

Eleventh  Keport       -             .             .             . 
This  is  introductory  to  the  following  : — 

[C.5060 

vi.] 

0    3 

1887 

(1-) 

Appendix  and  Index 

H.  D.   Skrine,   Esq.,    Salve tti    Corre- 
spondence. 

[C.5060] 

1    1 

1887 

(2.) 

Appendix  and  Index 
House  of  Lords.     1678-1688. 

[C.5060 

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2    0 

1887 

(3.) 

Appendix  and  Index 

Corporations    of     Southampton    and 
Lynn. 

[C.5060 

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1     8 

1887 

(4.) 

Appendix  and  Index 
Marquess  Townshend. 

[C.5060 
iii.] 

2     6 

1887 

(0.) 

Appendix  and  Index 
Earl  of  Dartmouth. 

[C.5060 

iv.] 

2     8 

1887 

(6.) 

Appendix  and  Index 
Duke  of  Hamilton. 

[C.5060 

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1    6 

1888 

(7.) 

Appendix  and  Index 

Duke    of     Leeds,      Marchioness     of 
Waterford,    Lord    Hothfield,     &c. ; 
Bridgwater    Trust   Office,    Keading 
Corporation,  Inner  Temple  Library. 

[C.5612] 

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Appendix               .... 
Earl    Cowper,    K.G.  (Coke  MSS.,   at 
Melbourne  Hall,  Derby).     Vol.  1. 

[C.5472] 

2     7 

1888 

(2.) 

Appendix               .... 
Ditto.     Vol.  II 

[C.5613] 

2    5 

1889 

(3.) 

Appendix  and  Index       -      -       - 
Ditto.     Vol.  III. 

[C.5889 
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1     4 

1888 

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Duke  of  Kutland,  G.C.B.     Vol.  I. 

[C.5614] 

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1891 

(5.) 

Appendix  and  Index 
Ditto.     Vol.  II. 

[C.5889 
ii.] 

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1889 

(6.) 

Appendix  and  Index 
House  of  Lords,  1689-1690. 

[C.5889 
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2     1 

1890 

(7.) 

Appendix  and  Index 

S.  H.  le  Fleming,  Esq.,  of  Kydal. 

[C.5889 
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1891 

(8.) 

Appendix  and  Index 

Duke     of     Athole,   K.T.,     and    Earl 
of  Home. 

[C.6338] 

1    0 

1891 

(9.) 

Appendix  and  Index 

Duke    of    Beaufort,    K.G.,     Earl    of 
Donoughmore,   J.    H.    Gurney,   W. 
W.  B.  Hulton,  R.  W.  iletton,  G.  A. 
Aitken,  P.  V.  Smith,  Esqs. ;  Bishop 
of  Ely  ;  Cathedrals  of  Ely,  Glouces- 
ter,   Lincoln,    and     Peterborough, 
Corporations  of  Gloucester,  Higham 
Ferrers,   and   Newark  ;     Southwell 

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1891 

(10.)  Appendix 

8vo.      [C. 6388 

1  11 

The  First  Earl  of  Charlemont.     Vol.  I. 

ii.] 

1892 

Thirteenth  Eeport 

This  is  introductory  to  the  following : — • 

11 

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(1.)  Appendix 

Duke  of  Portland.     Vol.  I. 

(2.)  Appendix  and  Index. 

11 

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t) 

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(8.)  Appendix. 

J.   B.   Fortescue,   Esq.,  of  Dropmore. 

Vol.  I. 

>> 

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1892 

(4.)  Appendix  and  Index          .         .         .         . 
Corporations   of   Kye,    Hastings,    and 
Hereford.         Capt.     F.     C.     Loder- 
Symonds,   E.  E.  Wodehouse,  M.P., 
J.  Dovaston,  Esqs.,  Sir  T.  B.  Len- 
nard,  Bart.,  Eev.  W.  D.  Macray,  and 
Earl  of  Dartmouth  (Supplementary 
Eeport). 

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1892 

(5.)  Appendix  and  Index. 

House  of  Lords,  1690-1691  - 

11 

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1893 

(6.)  Appendix  and  Index. 

Sir  W.  Fitzherbert,  Bart.     The  Delaval 

11 

[C.7166] 

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Family,    of    Seaton    Delaval ;    Earl 

of  Ancaster ;    and    Gen.   Lyttelton- 

Annesley. 

1893 

(7.)  Appendix  ant)  Index. 

Ear]  of  Lonsdale 

11 

[C.7241] 

1     3 

1893 

(8.)  Appendix  ant)  Index. 

The  First  Earl  of  Charlemont.     Vol.  11. 

11 

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1896 

Fourteenth  Eeport       -                 ... 

This  is  introductory  to  the  following  : — 

11 

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(1.)  Appentdix  and  Index. 

Duke  of  Eutland,  G.C.B.     Vol.  III. 

11 

[C.7476] 

1  11 

1894 

(2.)  Appendix. 

Duke  of  Portland.     Vol.  III. 

11 

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•    2     8 

1894 

(8.)  Appendix  and  Index. 

Duke    of     Eoxburghe ;      Sir    H.     H. 

11 

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Campbell,   Bart.  ;     Earl   of   Strath- 

more  ;       and       Countess     Dowager 

of  Seafield. 

1894 

(4.)  Appendix  and  Intjex. 

Lord  Kenyon 

11 

[C.7571] 

2  10 

1896 

(5.)  Appendix. 

J.   B.   Fortescue,   Esq.,  of   Dropmore. 

11 

[C.7572] 

2     8 

Vol.  II. 

1895 

(6.)  Appendix  and  Index. 

House  of  Lords,  1692-1693  - 

11 

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(Manuscripts   of   the    House  of   Lords, 

1693-1695.    Vol.  I.   (Neic  Series.)   See 

H.L.  No.  5  of  1900.     Price  2  9j. 

1895 

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(8.)  Appendix  and  Index. 

Lincoln,  Bury  St.  Edmunds,  Hertford, 
and  Great  Grimsby  Corporations ; 
The  Dean  and  Chapter  of  Wor- 
cester, and  of  Lichfield  ;  The 
Bishop's  Kegistry  of  Worcester. 

(9.)  Appendix  and  Index. 

Earl  of  Buckinghamshire  ;  Earl  of 
Lindsey  ;  Earl  of  Onslow  ;  Lord 
Emly  ;  T.  J.  Hare,  Esq.  ;  and  J. 
Bound,  Esq.,  M.P. 

(10.)  Appendix  and  Index. 

Earl  of  Dartmouth,  Vol.  II.  American 
Papers. 

Fifteenth  Report       _         -         -         -         _ 
This  is  introductory  to  the  following  : — 


(1.)  Appendix  and  Index. 
Earl  of  Dartmouth. 


Vol.  III. 


1897 
1897 
1897 
1897 

1897 

1897 
1899 


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J.  Eliot  Hodgkin,  Esq.,  of  Bichmond, 
Surrey. 

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Charles  Haliday,  Esq.,  of  Dublin ; 
Acts  of  the  Privy  Council  in  Ireland, 
1556-1571  ;  Sir  William  Ussher's 
Table  to  the  Council  Book  ;  Table 
to  the  Bed  Council  Book. 


(4.)  Appendix. 

Duke  of  Portland. 


Vol.  IV. 


(5.)  Appendix  and  Index. 

The  Bight  Hon.  F.  J.  Savile  Foljambe  - 

(6.)  Appendix  and  Index. 

Earl  of  Carlisle,  Castle  Howard 

(7.)  Appendix  and  Index. 

Duke     of     Somerset  ;        Marquis     of 
Ailesbury ;  and  Sir  E.G.  Puleston,  Bart. 


(8.)  Appendix  and  Index. 

Duke  of  Buccleuch   and   Queensberry, 
at  Drumlanrig. 


(9.)  Appendix  and  Index. 

J.  J.  Hope  Johnstone,  Esq.,  of  Annandale 


(10.)  Shrewsbury  and  Coventry  Corporations; 
Sir  H.  O.  Corbet,  Bart.,  Earl  of  Badnor, 
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ANNUAL  KEPORTS  OF   THE  DEPUTY  KEEPER 
OF  THE  PUBLIC  RECORDS,  IRELAND, 


Date. 
1869 

1870 

1871  j 

1872  ' 

1873  ! 

1874 


Number 

of 
Keport. 


1875 

1876 
1877 


1886 


18 


1878 

10 

1879 

" 

1880 

12   i 

1881 

13 

1882 

14 

1883 

15 

1884 

16 

1885 

17 

Chief  Contents  of  Appendices. 


Contents  of  the  principal  Record  depositories 
of  Ireland  in  1864. — Notices  of  Eecords 
transferred  from  Chancery  Offices. — Irish 
State  Papers  presented  by  Philadelphia 
Library  Company. 

Notices  of  Records  transferred  from  Chancery, 
Queen's  Bench,  and  Exchequer  Offices. — 
Index  to  Original  Deeds  received  from 
Master  Litton's  Office. 

Notices  of  Eecords  transferred  from  Queen's 
Bench,  Common  Pleas,  and  Exchequer 
Offices. — Report  on  J.  F.  Furguson's  MSS. 
— Exchequer  Indices,  &c. 

Records  of  Probate  Regisiries 

Notices  of  Records  from  Queen's  Bench  Calen- 
dar of  Fines  and  Recoveries  of  the  Palatinate 
of  Tipperary,  1664-1715. — Index  to  Reports 
to  date. 

Notices  of  Records  transferred  from  Chancery, 
Queen's  Bench,  and  Common  Pleas  Offices. 
— Report  respecting  "  Facsimiles  of 
National  MSS.  of  Ireland." — List  of  Chan- 
cery Pleadings  (1662-1690)  and  Calendar  to 
Chancery  Rolls  (1662-1713)  of  Palatinate 
of  Tipperary. 

Notices  of  Records  from  Exchequer  and 
Admiralty  Offices. —  Calendar  and  Index  to 
Fiants  of  Henry  VIII. 

Calendar  and  Index  to  Fiants  of  Edward  VI. 

Index  to  the  Liber  Munerum  Publicorum 
Hiberniee. — Calendar  and  Lidex  to  Fiants 
of  Philip  and  Mary. 

Index  to  Deputy  Keeper's  6th,  7th,  8th,  9th, 
and  10th  Reports. 

Calendar  to  Fiants  of  Elizabeth  (1558-1570). 


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(1570-1576). 

Calendar  to  Fiants   of   Elizabeth,  continued 

(1576  1583).  I  I 

Report  of  Keeper  of  State  Papers  containing    [C.3215]  1     0     6^ 
Catalogue  of  Commonwealth  Books  trans- 
ferred from  Bermingham  Tower.  j  | 

Calendar   to   Fiants  of  Elizabeth,  continued  '  [C.3676]  i     1     0 
(1583-1586). — Index     to    Deputy    Keeper's 
11th,  12th,  13th,  14th,  and  ISth'^Reports. 

Calendar  to  Fiants  of  Elizabeth,  continued 
(1586-1595). 

Report  on  Iron  Chest  of  attainders  following 
after  1641  and  1688.— Queen's  Bench  Calen- 
dar to  Fiants  of  Elizabeth  continued  (1596- 
1601). 

Calendar  to  Fiants  of   Elizabeth,  continued  j  [C.4755]      1     1 
(1601-1603).— Memorandum  on  Statements 
(1702)    and  Declarons  (1713-14)  of  Hugue- 
not Pensioners. 


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Number 
Dale.  of 

Report. 


1887 


1888 


19 


20 


1889 

21 

1890  , 

22 

1 
1891 

23 

1892 

24 

1893 

25 

1894 

26 

1895  27 

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1897  29 

1898  30 

1899  31 


1900         — 

1900  32 

1901  33 


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Price. 


s.    d. 
Notice  of  Eecords  of  Incumbered  and  Landed    [C.5185]       0     6 

Estates  Courts. — Report  of  Keeper  of  State 

Papers,    containing   Table   of  Abstracts  of 

Decrees  of  Innocence  (1663),  with  Index. 
Calendar  to  Christ  Church  Deeds  in  Novum    [C.5535]       0     8^ 

Eegistrum.    1174-1684.      Index   to   Deputy 

Keeper's  16th,  17th,  18th,  19th,  and  20th 

Reports. 
Index  to  Calendars  of  Fiants  of  the  reign  of    [^-5835]  ,     1     0 

Queen  Elizabeth.     Letters  A — C.  i  | 

Catalogue  of  Proclamations,  1618-1660  - 
Index  to  Fiants  of  Elizabeth.     D — Z 


Catalogue  of  Proclamations,  1661-1767. — 
Calendar  to  Christ  Church  Deeds,  1177- 
1462. 

Catalogue  of  Proclamations,  1767-1875. 
Contents  of  the  Red  Book  of  the  Exchequer. 
Calendar  to  Christ  Church  Deeds.  1462- 
1602. 

Regulations  respecting  State  Papers.  In- 
structions for  Parochial  Custodians.  Index 
to  Twenty-first  to  Twenty-fifth  Reports. 

Abstract  of  Antrim  Inquisition,  3  James  I., 
Bankruptcy  Records,  1857-1872;  Early  Plea 
Rolls  to  5f  Edward  HI. 

Index  to  the  Act  or  Grant  Books,  and  to 
Original  Wills,  of  the  Diocese  of  Dublin  to 
the  year  1800. 

Records  from  Courts  and  Offices  transferred 
to,  and  deposited  at  the  Public  Record 
Office  in  Ireland. 

Index  to  Calendars  of  Christ  Church  Deeds 
1174-1684,  contained  in  Appendices  to  20th, 
23rd,  and  24th  Reports. 

(1.)  Report  on  the  Early  Plea  Rolls,  con- 
tinued from  51  Edward  III. 

(2.)  Table  showing  present  Custodies  of  Par- 
ochial Records. 

Copy  and  Translation  of  Five  Instruments  of 
Record  in  the  Public  Record  Office  of 
Ireland,  written  in  the  Irish  Character  and 
Tongue,  1584-1606. 

Report  on  M.  S.  S.  of  Sir  T.  Phillipps' 
Library  ;  Index  to  Deputy  Keeper's  Reports, 
26th  to  30th,  incl. 

Report    of    Proceedings,    and    Appendix 

(1)  Corrections  to  the  Addenda  to  the 
Dublin  Grants  Index  in  Appendix  to  the 
26th  Report  ; 

(2. '  Notes  on  the  Departmental  Letters  and 
Official  Papers,  1760-89. 

Index  to  the  Act  or  Grant  Book  and  Original 
Wills  of  the  Diocese  of  Dublin  from  1800- 
1858. 

Report  of  Proceedings  and  Appendix. — Report 
on  the  Records  of  the  Clerks  of  the  Crown 
and  Peace  transferred  prior  to  1900. 

Report    of    Proceedings    and  Appendix 

(1)  Notes  on  Manuscript  Volumes  connected 
with  the  Irish  Revenue,  the  Court  of  Trus- 
tees of  Forfeited  Estates,  d'C,  in  the 
possession  of  Earl  Annesley ; 

(2)  Report  on  the  Books  of  the  Treasury 
and  Accounting  Departments  in  Iveland. 

Report  of  Proceedings  and  Appendix 

(1)  List  of  Maps  presented  by  Com- 
missioners of  Woods  and  Forests  ; 

(2)  Report  on  Register  of  Irregular  Marriages, 
1799-1844. 


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