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Seipp Number:
Year
Court
Writ
Marginal Heading
1429.072 1429 King's Bench Deceit
Term
Regnal Year
King: Plea Number Folio Number
Trin. 7 Hen. 6 19 43a-43b
Serjeants/ Justices Plaintiff Surname Plaintiff First Name v. Defendent Surname Defendent First Name
Methley, Nicholas Apprentice Mecheley (for P)
Hals, John JKB
Westbury, William JKB
Cheyne, William CJKB Cheine
Paston, William Sjt
Other Plaintiffs Other Names Places Other Defendents
M., creditor Middlesex, county of
Westminster
Bristol (Bristow)
B., site of arbitration
Abridgements Cross-References Statutes
Fitzherbert Accion sur le cas 3
Brooke Disceit 15, Accion sur le case 49, Issues joynes 14, Travers par sans ceo 63, Visne 45 
3 Hen. 7, fol. 14
6 Hen. 7, fol. 5
9 Hen. 6, fol. 7
32 Hen. 6, fol. 27
11 Hen. 6, fol. 66
45 Edw. 3, fol. 24
Devant, fol. 14, 42 
 
Incipit (First Line) Number of Lines
Un brief de Deceit port vers T.S. Supposant que le defendant suit un original brief de Debte vers le plaintiff 31
Process and Pleading
Plaintiff counted that defendant sued an original writ of Debt at Westminster against plaintiff in the name of M. without the assent or will of M., by which suit plantiff was vexed and put to great costs.
Defendant pleaded that M. retained defendant to be of his counsel and prayed him to sue plaintiff at Bristol, and as to the rest pleaded an arbitration at B.
Plaintiff replied that he need answer only to the arbitration, and that defendant should plead in the negative.
Cheyne CJKB told plaintiff to delay himself.
Plaintiff willingly replied that there was no submission to arbitration.
Issue joined.
A jury (Pais) of B. was awarded, where the arbitration was alleged.
As to the other plea, plaintiff replied that defendant sued the original writ as plaintiff had supposed, without the assent or will of M.
Issue joined.
A jury (Pais) of Bristol was awarded.
Language Notes (Law French)
Mecheley: nous avons assigne nostre grievance, entant que il suit cest brief en auter nom sans sa assent; il semble que l' arbitrement va a tout: car per l'original nous ne sumus pas greves, eins par le Capias: par quel nous sumus enprisones, & per l' Exigent, car si nient plus ust este fait, eins l'original brief purchas, nous ne serons jamais greves, issint l'arbitrement purge tout en que nous sumus greves
Hals JKB: 'absque voluntate' est un mere negatif, le quel est un responder par affirmatif, les queux sont un bon issue; Et auxy coment puisses vous aver este greves per le judicial, si l' original n'ust este? 'Nullo modo'
Cheyne CJKB: purque me semble que vous, Plaintiff, delaiez vous memes
Abstract Context
Nicholas Methley was an Apprentice who was never created Serjeant (Baker, Readers and Readings, p. 144)
Commentary & Paraphrase
writ of deceit for malicious prosecution of a writ of Debt (abuse of process)
Mecheley (for P): by the original writ we were not aggrieved, but by the Capias by which we were imprisoned, and by the Exigent, because if nothing more had been done, but purchase of the original writ, we would never be aggrieved; thus the arbitration would purge all in which we were aggrieved
Cheyne CJKB: In a writ of Trespass with force and arms, the defendant ought to answer to the coming with force and arms, and yet if he be excused against the party of the rest, he will be excused against the king of the coming with force and arms, and it will not be inquired by the inquest; it is otherwise in an Assize; thus here, perhaps he will be make a fine to the king for the contempt, so he ought to answer to the suing of the original
Manuscripts Mss Notes Editing Notes Errors
Translations/Editions
Plea Roll Record Year Record Plaintiffs Record Defendants Last Update
0 2003-12-23
Keywords
Supposition
Original Writ
Debt
Name
Commencement of Action
Action
Assent
Will (volonte)
Capias
Exigent
Knowledge
Vexation
Costs
Tort
Damage
Appearance
Suit
Retainer
Counsel
Judgment
Pleading
Arbitration
Apprentice
Assignment
Grievance
Plea
Traverse
Negative
Imprisonment
Purgation
Discharge
Answer
Affirmative
Issue
Entirety
Judicial Writ
Manner
Form
Case
Trespass
Force and Arms
Excuse
Party
King
Inquiry
Inquest
Assize
Fine
Contempt
Delay
Gratis
Willingness
Submission
Jury (Pais)
Award
Allegation
Maintenance of Plea
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