Potmans Case

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Judgment Date01 January 1792
Date01 January 1792
CourtCourt of the King's Bench

English Reports Citation: 80 E.R. 589

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Potmans Case

pasch. 7 jacobi. potmans case. It is found by severall offices, taken in the county of Kent, after the death of Margery Wilkins, the one upon a mandamus, 29 Martii secundo Jacobi, the other upon a melius inquirendum primo Augusti tertio Jacobi, that one Margaret Wilkins was seised in her demesne as of fee of a messuage and lands in Rainham, and of another messuage and lands in Halstowe, and of divers other lands in the inquisition mentioned, and that part thereof were holden in capite by knights service, and that ahe died so thereof seised, first of February, 26 Eliz. and that Rich. Lawrence was her cosin & heir, and was of the age of 30 years at the time of her death, and that William Tylden, and Sir Richard Potman, did severally receive the issues arid profits of the said several messuages and lands, from the last day of May, 26 Eliz. untill the taking of the inquisition, and thereupon the said Sir Richard Potman and William Tylden, are by severall decrees of this Court, charged to pay the mean rates of the said severall measuages and lands, from the last day of May 26 Eliz. untill livery tendered in November 4 Jacobi by Richard Lawrence, the said William Tylden, at the sum of 931. 12s. 7d. ob. q. And the said Sir Richard Potman, at the sum of 3931. 6s. 8d. ob. q. And for reversall of the said decrees, and discharge of the said mean rates, issues and profits, the said William Tylden, and Sir Richard Potman, have exhibited severall bills, and alledged, that the said severall mean rates, issues and profits, are pardoned by the generall pardons of 27 & 29 of Eliz. And Stephen Pearce the prosecutor, hath answered thereunto ; that the same mean rates, issues and profits, are not pardoned by any of the said Acts, but are therein excepted. Question. If the said mean rates, issues and profits, be pardoned by the said severall pardons of 27 and 29 of Eliz. which being argued and debated before Sir Thomas Flemming, Sir Edward Coke, and Sir Lawrence Tanfield, Knights, the Lord Justices, assistants to that Court, and the said pardons and the exceptions thereof, by them seriously considered, and upon shewing forth unto them divers presidents in this Court, that divers mean rates, issues and profits of lands and tenements had been paid, as well to the said late Queen, as to the Kings Majesty, and livery sued in like cases, the said Judges assistants, did agree and...

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