case wildboar all versus parker all at the chancellor house Lord chancellor  Ant Cas S c if a bill be bring for a reconveyance of land grant to qualify a  person to be elect as be without a consideration though the defendant admit it  by his answer the court will not relieve the defendant the relator in the  information not consent to be examine in that cause for the present plaintiff  the demurrer come on again to be argue and the attorneygeneral for the  defendant speak to the same effect as at the first hear what the plaintiff  principal object be that the defendant have bring a information for the  payment of these note but how can the plaintiff avail themselves of that in  this suit they may make a proper defence to it by their answer and prove it by  other for they themselves charge that these note be give at a great meeting  and we submit to your lordship if we shall discover the consideration and it  shall appear to be what they allege whether that will profit they if they will  give such note the least punishment they can suffer be to pay they where land  have be convey to qualify the grantee to be elect member of parliament and  bill have be bring for a reconveyance of the estate as be grant without any  consideration though the defendant have admit it by his mosely report answer  yet the court have say as the estate be vest by law they will give the  plaintiff no assistance but dismiss their bill and if a action have be bring  on these note the defendant can not have bring a bill for a discovery of the  consideration and relief no more than in the case of a usurious contract Mr  solicitor general for the plaintiff this bill be in nature of a defence to the  original bill or information and it be proper for your lordship at the hear of  that information to be acquaint with all the circumstance relate to these note  and our case be very different from what have be say of note give or  conveyance make on corrupt agreement they will have this court decree the  payment of note which can be sue at law because they be not make Payable to  any certain person and shall not your lordship then consider on what  consideration they be give since they have bring a information it be proper to  consider whether their demand be just and the now defendant be to be look upon  as plaintiff in the information though it be file in the name of the  attorneygeneral suppose then they have bring a bill for payment of these note  and we a cross bill for a discovery of the consideration can they have  demurrer can they have say No we will not tell the court shall decree  blindfold for we it never be allow a party to protect himself in this manner  the court indeed will stand neuter where a bill pray to be relieve against a  corrupt agreement but where the end of the bill be for a specific execution of  it it will certain first examine into it and they can mention the case of a  bill for a execution of a contract and of a cross bill for a discovery that a  demurrer to the discovery have be allow for that be to say the court must  decree what if they be acquaint with the whole truth they will not no your  lordship must be let into the whole affair if a member of parliament bring his  action against another and the defendant file his bill for relief the other  shall not be allow his privilege but they say several be present what then if  we shall examine they they will demurrer too as the relator do now shall we  swear against ourselves shall we subject ourselves to penalty vern Lord  chancellor the demurrer must be allow as to the first point but overrule as to  the rest and the sheriff be not oblige to discover bribery and corruption be  certain punishable by the common and statute law and the house of Commons have  undoubted a power of judge of election and the incident thereof but that  mosely report er p be not the present question mosely report note be give for  which there be no remedy at law and the defendant file a information in the  name of the attorneygeneral for the payment of they must this court suppose  the consideration express to be good without look into it suppose a fraudulent  note be obtain which yet appear fair on the face of it though fraud be  punishable by law yet if the party come here to have it execute or put it in  suit at law on a bill for a discover he must answer though it may subject he  to a penalty so if the defendant will not discover they shall have to benefit  by the information if that be out of the case I shall be of another opinion  and though other be present if they be party they too may refuse to swear  because a discovery will subject they to punishment Monday February the that