case hitchcock and wife against skinner and lacy sheriff of London debt upon a  escape from a execution by executor on a judgement in debt in the to hold off  only must also he in to hold off and not in the dehet et to hold off post   b  cro James hob Noy lev Jones lane side Bac Abr Com dig term Rep debt upon a  escape of lyster who be take in execution and declare that whereas the  plaintiff as executor of one hevill bring a action of debt against lyster and  recover and have execution the defendant suffer he to go at large and count in  this action in the dehet et detinel the defendant plead nothing dehent and  find for the plaintiff it be move in arrest of judgement that the action be  not well bring in the dehet et to hold off for as the first action be only in  the detinel so this action ground upon the record ought to he and to pursue it  Henry pl b two llen pl Henry pl Henry pl pound where a executor bring debt for  arrearage of account find before auditor assign by himself so in all case  where a executor sue for any thing due to the testator or by reason of any  such thing as if a executor recover damage in trespass de good testaloris  carry away and recover and then bring debt for the damage it must he in the to  hold off and in Scroggs v lady gressam Elizabeth c b where she be executor to  her husband and sell land by virtue of a Act of parliament to pay her husband  debt it be adjudge she shall he charge only in to hold off and if a recovery  shall he in this action in the dehet el to hold off it shall not he to the use  of their testator but of themselves periam this action be ground upon a tort  do to themselves and be not ground mere upon the record and be not like the  case put of debt upon arrearage of account or upon a recovery but be mere  collateral for the tort do by the sheriff in suffer the party to escape yet  when it be recover it shall he asset in their hand and the action in the dehet  et to hold off be well bring Ewens and clerk contra for the ground of the  action be the recovery as executor and the tort be do to they in that right  and therefore the action be to he bring in the to hold off only and it be  afterward adjudge accord croak Elizabeth trinity term Elizabeth in the queen  hench sir John Popham Kn chief justice sir Francis gawdy Knt John Clench Esq  Edward Fenner Esq justice sir Edward coke Knt attorneygeneral solicitor  general