case jones against bean the office of chancellor of a bishop may by usage be  grant to two person jointly et separately and the long liver of they so also  of the office of prothonotary and custos narrow places SC Mod SC salk SC Carth  SC Mod the case upon a special verdict be that before the statute of I  Elizabeth c the bishop of llandaff in Wales use to grant the office of the  official or chancellorship to two person and the long liver of they that the  late bishop make such a grant to I S and the plaintiff jointly et separately  and to the long liver of they that it be confirm by the dean and chapter that  I S die that the present bishop make a new grant to the defendant and he  receive twenty pound of the fee c Thompson this grant be void at commonlaw for  it be a judicial office and can be grant to two and r so be auditor curl case    a for how can two person be one officer suppose one do absolve and another  do excommunicate if it be a good grant before the statute then I must agree it  not restrain but in the case of walker v lamb cro car b such office not  grantable in reversion per curian here in this court be two prothonotories  Henley and Whitaker it be true the common plea custom will not warrant two  person to make one chief prothonotary the usage do it here be two person make  one custos narrow places Goodwin and folk there be a usage for this in several  place and then good within Elizabeth c c as to the sheriff of London when one  die the other can act he be no sheriff he must wait till another be make usage  make that the inconvenience here be not so great and the usage have be so I  know not why it shall be otherwise than good the only reason why there can be  two chief prothonotories be because of the usage the ordinary may come and  judge when he please and therefore difference in opinion here be no  inconvenience the chancellorship of the archdeaconry of Rippon be so as this  and so be that of Lincoln judgement for the plaintiff a SC roll Abr see also  roll Abr pl Inst Com dig office b Mod b SC Jones Com dig estate g lev c   dyer  salk Hardres shower KB er p