case salt against Grosvenor if a aggregate corporation consist of two bailiff  and burgess c the two bailiff make but one office and if a lease be make by  one of they in his political capacity to the other it be void in ejectment c  the case be thus a corporation aggregate consist of two bailiff and burgess c  and one of the bailiff and the burgess make a lease in their political  capacity to the other bailiff in his natural capacity the question be whether  this lease be good or not it be argue that it be void because the bailiff be a  integral part of the corporation and they both make but one officer   show Mod  lev Carth cro Elizabeth and see smith v Powdick Cowp a and therefore where one  be sever in any corporate act it make that act void for if one bailiff can do  a corporate act separate this inconvenience will natural ensue videlicet they  may act direct contrary to each other and therefore the meaning and intent of  the charter in make two bailiff be that they shall be both present and concur  in every corporate act and for this purpose the case of wood v the mayor of  London salk pl b be cite where debt be bring in the court of the mayor and  alderman of London for a penalty upon a bylaw make by the commoncouncil and it  be for four hundred pound penalty of which three hundred pound be to be to the  use of the mayor and commonalty and it be hold that this suit in the mayor  court be proper if he can be sever and the court can be hold before the  alderman but he be a integral part so as no court can be hold without he it  can not his court for then the same person will be both plaintiff and judge  modern report the court be of opinion that a sole corporation as a bishop or a  parson can not make a lease to himself because he can be both lessor and  lesseeyearbooks Henry pl Henry dyer cro James a and the law be the same in a  corporation aggregate as dean and chapter for a lease can be make by the  chapter without the concurrence of the dean and for the same reason a lease  can be make to the dean without the concurrence of the chapter but it may be  make to any of the prebendary because it be not necessary that any of they  shall join in the lease for a prebendary be not a integral part of the body  corporate but in the principal case the bailiff make but one officer and the  one can act without the other therefore if a lease be make by the corporation  to one of they he be both lessor and lessee which can be if process shall be  direct to the sheriff of London and one die the process be go because one  sheriff can act without the other for they both make but one sheriff and for  these reason the whole court be of opinion that this lease be void and  judgement be give accord modern report er p michaelmas term the eleven of  George the first in the king bench sir John Pratt Knt chief justice sir  Littleton powys Knt sir John fortescue aland Knt sir Robert Raymond Knt  justice sir Philip York Knt attorneygeneral sir clement Wearg Knt solicitor  general