chancery report attorneygeneral con vernon James f information against  patentee of Needwood forest the scope of the information in this Cause be to  set aside letter patent obtain by the defendant Vernon in the name of the  defendant brown and boheme chancery report er p in nature of a grant or  contract of under the seal of the duchy of Lancaster of the honour of Tudbury  chancery report and forest of Needwood at a great undervalue wherein his late  majesty be surprise his majesty attorney general by information set forth that  his late majesty be seize in fee in right of his crown as parcel of his duchy  of Lancaster of the say honour oh annum and also of the benefit of timbertrees  the value of pound per of the value of pound whereon the defendant commit  waste pretend Title to the premise by grant of the crown from his late majesty  whereas such grant be unusual obtain and by surprise for that about September  for some small sum and get some interest in ground at Sheerness to the value  of about pound and endeavour to value the land at Sheerness at pound in  October follow they do prefer a petition for the say grant and obtain a  reference thereof to sir Thomas chichley chancellor of the duchy and hasty  obtain a report in November and within two day after the report a warrant be  sign for pass the grant though endeavour be use to stop it by command from his  late majesty and the lord of the treasury the that of the same November and  particular application make to the chancellor of the duchy he then deny he  know chancery report thereof and it be not know that any grant be thereof till  the particular thereof be find in a scrivener shop about a month after the  pass thereof contrary to the course of the duchy there be no such grant yet  register or enrol to the prejudice of his majesty and the nobility and other  have Dependency there the say defendant have give true particular of the most  profitable matter thereof to the value of some thousand pound wherefore the  say grant ought to be deliver up to be cancel the defendant Vernon insist that  the defendant have long lease of the say premise unexpired of a great yearly  rend and also office within the premise upon which have be expend great sum of  money in building and repair whereby his majesty ancient rend have be much  increase and the defendant Vernon be inform of some endeavour use to obtain  the reversion in fee of the say premise he petition his majesty in September  in the name of the other defendant brown to prevent a merger of the say lease  and on the that of the say September obtain a reference to the chancellor of  the duchy of Lancaster and that of November the say chancellor make a report  chancery report and thereupon Nov his majesty sign a warrant date the that of  the same month authorize the chancellor to make a grant of the premise that  thereupon the defendant Vernon by deed Nov between his late majesty of the one  part and himself on the other do sell unto his majesty all those forty acre in  the isle of sheppey whereon his majesty fort of Sheerness be build that in  consideration thereof and pay by the defendant for his majesty use his say  majesty Nov grant unto the defendant brown and boheme in trust for the  defendant Vernon all the say premise and the say defendant Vernon insist that  the say patent pass regular and be effectual in law and ought not to be  impeach the impeachment whereof be in derogation of other his majesty grant  and the consideration be equivalent to the grant his majesty favour be a  ingredient thereunto and the premise mighty overvalue by the surveyor and the  say patent be leave with a scrivener whereon to raise pound but the same be  not think a sufficient security for such a sum that the defendant brown for  pound have purchase the say premise of Vernon and insist on the say grant as  good in law chancery report and be advice that this court will be tender in  examine the method of the pass the say grant when it have receive the  allowance of the proper officer by have the seal affix to it his majesty  counsel insist that this suit be proper bring in this court by English bill to  be relieve against the say grant or patent and that no to know facias can be  bring in the duchy or in this court for the reversal thereof and if a bill or  information as this case be shall not be admit his majesty will be in a worse  condition than any of his subject consider the great overvalue and the quick  hasty and unusual manner of pass the patent contrary to all patent of that  nature it pass neither by privy seal privy signet or any immediate warrant but  the chancellor of the duchy act therein in all capacity and pass the grant  after notice and fresh pursuit by his late majesty for recall the same and  express prohibition that no money shall be receive chancery report er p this  court assist with several judge be all clear of opinion that this suit be  proper by English bill and that the patent can not be annul or make void by to  know facias or otherwise at the chancery report commonlaw and the bill be to  have remedy his majesty against fraud surprise and deceit which their lordship  declare be make out and that the king be most gross deceive and abuse as to  the value and that therefore his majesty ought to be relieve in this court or  otherwise he will be remediless and so in a worse condition than any of his  subject in a case of this nature and this court with the say judge take into  consideration the excessive overvalue which be offer to be make good by the  surveyor the surprise and deceit and the speedy and unusual pass the say grant  and that no money be pay till the grant be order to be stop and direction for  this prosecution which be before livery and seize this court declare and be  full satisfy that in this case his majesty ought to be relieve and the say  grant set aside and make void and decree the same accord and the enrolment  thereof in the duchy court vacate and the defendant to procure those in who  the estate in law be to reconvey unto his majesty and the defendant at liberty  to apply to his majesty for to have the money pay back which be pay to sir  Thomas chichley and Cuxton as aforesaid Beckford v Beckford chancery report er  report date chancery report Beckford contra Beckford James f the unadvanced  child by the custom of London to bring in what they have receive into hotchpot  with the orphanage three after the estate be divide into three and not with  the whole estate that Richard Beckford citizen and freeman of London have  several child and by his will in write after debt and funeral charge pay  appoint one full three part of his personal estate to the plaintiff Frances  Beckford his relict accord to the custom of the city of London and declare  that Frances and Elizabeth two of his daughter have be full advance in his  lifetime and that mary and jane two other daughter have not and direct they  shall bring their portion they have receive into the three part of his  personal estate belong unto his unpreferred child and they shall have equal  share with his unpreferred child now the question between the plaintiff  Frances and the unpreferred child how the say estate shall be divide by the  custom of London the plaintiff Frances insist that the child not full advance  ought to bring what they have receive into the whole estate and then she ought  to have one full three part of the whole personal estate insist that every  widow of a freeman ought by the custom of London to be endow with chancery  report one full three part of the whole personal estate this court declare the  custom to be that the testator two child mary and jane who be not full advance  be to bring what they have receive into hotchpot with the orphanage three  after the estate be divide into three and not into hotchpot with the whole  estate and decree accord and what have be receive by any one more than their  share and legacy be to be repay as the master shall appoint