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256 Inguests of Office. [Ch.XiL says Stdundford (a), " it should appear that the Chancellors before this time, by their discretions, had used to let the lands to the party to farm ; and that is true, for the King used so to do upon a petition, which was made to him by the order of the common law, instead of a traverse now used. And therefore I think he may do so at this day, both upon a petition and a mons- trans de droit, although the statute makes no mention thereof, for so it was used to do by order of the common law." ** And it ijjo^be^noted," continues Staundford(i), "that the shewing of the evidence is only rehearsed to the letting of the lands to farm and not to the traverse. For he may traverse without shewing any evidence, but not have the lands to farm. Also by these statutes he is not bound to any certain time for taking of his traverse, but only for the taking of the lands to farm ; for he may tender his traverse when he will, so he desires not the farm of the lands. But if he will have them to farm hejaust tender his traYerse_mthinj>ne month ; and now byLthe_statute of 1 Hen. 8. c. 16. he has'three months liberty to do_it. Also note the things that he must find surety for : that is to say, to sue with eflfect, to pay the rent after the traverse be discussed, and to do no waste or destruction. For in this word rent is im- plied all the rent that shall accrue between the taking of the farm and the discussing of the traverse (c) ; and yet it is not so expressed. And the lease that is made to him that tenders the traverse is not of any term certain, but only by these words donee discussum fueiit ; for the words of the statute are so. And therefore as soon as the traverse is found against him that tendereth it, by and by the lease he had in the land by force of the statute is void, without any further process. Howbeit forasmuch as the words be to hold till the issue upon the said traverse taken be found and discussed for the King or for the party, I would learn if the party be nonsuit [d) upon his traverse, or that the traverse be adjudged against him upon a demurrer in law, whether the lease should be void or not, like as it shall be upon the issue found. And it seems it shall be, by the words comprised in the said statute of 36 Edw. 3. but not by any words comprised in the said statute of 8 Hen. 6. for the words of the 36 Edw. 3. are " till it be adjudged." (a) PraB. Regis, 67, b. &c. (d) See as to nonsuit on a Monstrans {b) Ibid. 68, a. de droit, or Traverse, post, (f) See Bunb. R. 25. The