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230 Stat. i. Anno decimo quarto Edwardi III. A. D. 1340. s granted before the chief Baron of the Exchequer, if 4 he be a Man of the Law, and he fhall have fuch ' Power as the Juftices of the one Bench and the other ' have by this Statute. (9) And in cafe that none of ' the Juftices of the one Bench nor the other, nor the ' chief Baron of the Exchequer, being a Man of the

  • Law, do not come into the Country where the In-
  • quefts and Juries be or fhall be taken by the Nifi

1 prius, then the Nifi prius fhall be granted before the ' Juftices affigned to take Affifes in thofe Parts; (10) ' lb always that one of the faid Juftices affigned be ' Juftice of the one Bench or the other, or the King's 1 Serjeant fworn: And the fame Juftices fhall have

  • fuch Power as afore is faid of the Juftices of the one
  • ■ Bench and of the other. (1 1 ) And if the one Party

' demand the Tenor of the Record to have with him, ' to deliver to the Juftices before whom the Niji prius

  • is granted, for to efchue that no Fraud or Damage

' be done to the other Party, nor to the People of the ' Inquefts, another Tenor of the fame Record fhall ' be delivered to the other Party, if he the fame re- ' quire. (12) And whereas it hath been another Time ' eftablilhed, that the Juftices before whom the Nifi "■ prius hath been granted in Pleas of Affiles, of Dar- ' rain prefentment, and £hiare impedit, fhould have ' Power to give the Judgements in the Country upon ' the Verditts of Affife, and of Inquefts, and upon ' Nonfuits and Defaults; (13) it is afTented, That ' the Tuftices of the one Bench and of the other, the ' chief Baron of the Exchequer, and the Juftices af- ' figned, before whom the Nifi prius is granted by this ' Statute, fhall have Power to give Judgements in the ' Country, and return the fame according as it is con- ' tained in the Statute of York thereupon made.' 12 Ed. 2. flat. 1. c.4. Juftices of Af- fife may give Judgement upon -Affife, Quare impedit and Darrain prefent- ment. (iR.z.fiat. r. c. 5. Juftices of Ajffjkallbold their Sefions in principal Tcwns, 11 R. 2. c. 11. Chancellor and JuJHces' Jball have .Power to appoint ivbere Affifes Jhall be held, containing various Regulations concerning Trials at Niji prius. Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. le chief Baron del Efchequer fil foit homme de ley & eit autieu poair come les Juftices del un Bank ou del autre ont par ceft eftatut. Et en cas qe nul des Juftices del un Bank ne del autre ne le chief Baron del Efcheqer qi foit homme de lei ne viegne en pais ou les enqueftes & jurrees font ou ferront aprendre par le Nifi prius adonqes foit le Nifi prius grante devant Juftices affignez a les affifes prendre en celles parties iffint toutes foitz qe un des ditz Juftices affignez foit Juftice del un Bank ou del autre ou Serjant le Roi jurree & eient mefmes ces Juftices autieu poair come devant eft dit des Ju- ftices del un Bank & del autre. Et fi lune partie demaunde la tenour du record devers lui avoir pur liverer a le Juftice devant qi le Nifi prius eft grante pur efchure qe fraude ne damage ne foit fait al au- tre partie ne as gentz del enquefte foit un autre te- nour de mefme le record bailie a lautre partie fil le demande. Et come foit autre foitz eftabli qe les Juftices devant queux le Nifi prius ad efte grante es plees daffifes de darrein prefentment et quare impedit eient poair de rendre les juggementz en pais fur verditz daffife & denquefte & fur nonfeutes & defautes fi eft aflentuz qe les Juftices del un Bank & del autre chief Baron del Efcheqer & Ju- ftices affignez devant queux le Nifi prius eft grante par ceft eftatut eient poair de rendre les juggementz en pais & ce retournir felonc ce qeft contenuz en leftatut dEverwyk fur ce fait. Andfec 14.H.6. c.l. 35H.S.C.6. iZElins. c, 12. llGeo. i. c. 31, zqGeo, 2. c. 18. fee, $' t CAP. XVII. A Juris ulrum maintainable for a Parfon or Vicar. iaH. 8. f. 7. S Ed. 3. f. 5. 40 Ed. 3. f. 28. Fitz. Juris utr. 1,4, Fifz.Biief, 785. Bro. Dean andChapt.&c.2. 2 Roll 88. 1 3 Ed. 1. flat. 1. c. 24. Co. 399. Begift. 32. ,Kj(1. 419. TEM it is afTented and ftablifhed, ThatParfons, Vicars, Wardens of Chapels y and Provofts, War- dens and Priefts of perpetual Chaunteries, fhall have their Writs of juris utrum of Lands and Tenements, Rents, and Pofieffions annexed, or given perpetually in Alms to Vicarages, Chapels, or Chaunteries, and recover by other Writs in their Cafe as far forth as Parl'ons of Churches or Prebends.' ITEM ceft aflentuz & eftabli qe vikeres parfones & gardeijss de chapeies & provofts gardeins &. chapelleins des chaunteries perpetueles eient lour, brief de Utrum des terres tenementz rentes & pof- feffiones annexes ou donez perpetuelement en al- moigne as vikeries chapeies ou chaunteries & reco- verir par autres briefs en lour cas auxi avant come parfones des eglifes ou provendres. , CAP. XVIII. If the Tenant will vouch to Warranty a dead Man, the Demandant may aver that he is dead. ' TEM, Becaufe the Demandants in Plea of Land have been often delayed, for that the Tenants

have vouched to Warranty a dead Man, a^ainft which

• Voucher the Demandants before this Time might ' not be received to aver that the Vouchee is dead, to

thsir great Delay and Mifchief;" ' (2) it is accord-

ed and eftablifhed, That from henceforth if .the Te- nant vouch to Warranty a dead Man, and the De- mandants will aver that the Vouchee is dead,* or that there is none, fuch, their Averment flioll be received without Delay.' TTEM pur ceo qe les demandantz en plee de JL terre ount efte fovent delaiez de ce qe les te- nantz ount vouche a garrant un homme mort en- contre queu vouchier les demand'antz ne poaient my avant ces heures aver efte receux daverir qe le vouchier eft mort a grant delay & mefchief de eux acorde eft et eftabli qe defore en avant fi le tenant vouche a garrant un homme mort & le demandant voille averer qe le vouche eft mort ou qil neit nul tiel foit laverement de lui receu fanz plus delay. CAP.