case beaumont against the defendant can wage his law in a action of debt on a  judgement in a inferior court the plaintiff bring a action of debt upon a  judgement obtain against the defendant in a court baron have declare there in  a action on the case upon a assumpsit and recover the defendant come to wage  his law and be ready to swear that he owe the plaintiff nothing but the court  hold that he be not well advice for by the recovery in the inferior court it  become now a debt and be owe and be ask whether he have pay the money he  answer that be owe nothing whereupon the court conclude that he have not pay  it and therefore they will not admit he to wage his law without bring  sufficient modern compurgator to swear that they believe be swear truth but  such not appear the defendant to withdraw de lege and judgement have be give  against he but he offer to bring the money recover and the cost into the cot  be and to go to a new trial it be a very bare case upon he at the former trial  where the demand be of a quitrent of eighteen penny per annum the defendant  promise that if the plaintiff will show his title and satisfy he that be  modern er p have a right to demand it he will pay he the rend and at the trial  express oath be make of a promise to pay upon which the verdict be obtain  whereas it be then urge that the freehold will come in question upon that  promise and so the inferior court can have no jurisdiction and afterward north  chief justice say that it have be adjudge in the king bench that a inferior  court can hold plea on a quantant to deserve for work do out of the  jurisdiction though the promise be make within a see the case of Trevor v wall  term Rep a and that he know where a person of quality intend a marriage with a  lady present her with a jewel and the marriage not take ffect he bring a  action of detinue against her and she take it to be a gift offer to wage her  law but the court be of opinion that the property be not change by this gift  be to a specifical intent and therefore will not admit her to do it quod notam