case Sellon v lewen Lord chancellor Talbot Eq can ab pl the defendant plead to  the whole bill and on argue the plea it be order to stand for a answer without  say one way or other whether the plaintiff may except the plaintiff can except  for that the court in say that the plea shall stand for a answer must be  intend to have mean a sufficient answer a insufficient answer be as none the  plaintiff bring his bill against b who plead to the whole bill and the court  on argue the plea save the benefit thereof order that it shall stand for a  answer but it be not say one way or other whether the plaintiff shall have  liberty to except after this the plaintiff put in exception to the answer  suppose the plea to be now as a answer and that the court in say it shall  stand for a answer must have intend a common answer but the defendant move to  discharge the exception as irregular insist that the plaintiff can in no such  case except to the answer unless there S express liberty give he so to do or  unless as in some case it be say as to such part of it as be not matter of  account peer William on the other side it be object that of course the  plaintiff have liberty to except unless where the court do by express word  take it from he and that in the present case it will be a great hardship on  the plaintiff if he may not have the benefit of a discovery from the defendant  the Lord chancellor doubt as to the practice order precedent to be look into  and that the register shall satisfy the court what have teen the course in  such case and that it shall be move again accord this matter be move the first  day of next term when on produce precedent the Lord chancellor hold that when  the court order that the plea shall stand for a answer without say more it  must be intend a sufficient answer a insufficient answer be as no answer coke  v wilcocks mos Maitland v Wilson atk wherefore this be take to be a sufficient  answer and no express liberty to except the order to refer the exception and  the exception themselves be discharge but with liberty for the plaintiff to  reargue the plea Reg lib b fol