case the king against the surrey justice a mandamus lie to a inferior  jurisdiction or officer to do any act which he be require by law to do sir  Francis winnington move for a mandamus to the justice of the peace of Surrey  command they to discharge a prisoner upon the late Act for relief of the poor  prisoner or else to return the cause why not the case be thus the party be in  custody the twentyninth day of may but the debt be contract afterward all the  creditor be summon the justice be doubtful though the word of the statute be  plain for all debt contract before the discharge c be confirm in parliament  matthews v Burdett salk Cox case Peer wms Philips v bury ld ray Britton v  standish Mod it seem however that doubt still remain upon this point but in  the case of Middleton and his wife v Crofts in mich term Geo it be determine  that the canon of not have be confirm by parliament do not to appropriate  vigor bind the laity but that when a of their provision be declaratory of the  ancient usage and law of the church of England receive and allow here the  laity be bind by those law as be part of the commonlaw of the realm their  obligation arise antecedent to and not from this body of canon atk to viner  Abr stram case t h c SC lev say the marriage be betwixt watkinson and the  daughter of his first wife but SC keb and SC Jones agree with sir b shower  that it be with his wife sister daughter and by all the report it seem that a  consultation be award because within the levitical degree see watkinson v  Mergatron raym Jones skin a consultation be grant for like cause in Howard v  bishop Salisbury Mod the same in the case of Snowling and his wife v Nursey n  Lutw Lutw a prohibition decree for the like cause in Denny v Ashwell strange  see also ld ray burn Ecc law and note   light a Mod and Ellerton v Gastrell  comy Rep shower KB er p sir Francis urge that this court have jurisdiction  over all inferior court and cite bag be case   it be the happiness of the  subject that there be a king bench no case so final there but you may have a  inspection over they you have and may again command they to do justice  Mandamuss have go to prohibit they c you command the ordinary to grant letter  of administration c a you have send mandamuss to justice of the peace about  bastard child b be it what it will if matter of government they be under your  power and wheresoever a man have a right as the party have here upon swear c  and summon his creditor to be discharge the law give he a remedy c Scroggs  chief justice if it have be a total omission of their duty as refusal to  consider the petition or to examine the matter or the like we may command they  by a mandamus d but when they have examine the matter it be hard for we to  enjoin they one way or other they have the conusance of the thing e Pemberton  justice be of this opinion but however Scroggs chief justice say we may send a  mandamus to they to discharge the prisoner or return the cause and so we may  after leave it to they when it be before we and a mandamus be grant accord by  Scroggs chief justice Jones and dolben justice Pemberton justice not but  always since the court have refuse to intermeddle in that Act and put they to  their hearing complaint