case the case OF lord Morley and the bishop OF Chichester in the star Chamber  if a bill in equity against two defendant be refer for scandal against one of  they and after a pardon of all contempt the bill be take off the file and  dismiss as scandalous with cost the cost be discharge by the pardon ante post  in this term all the justice be assemble at sergeantsinn upon a case refer out  of the star Chamber betwixt Lord Morley and the bishop of Chichester which be  thus croak car Lord Morley and sir Richard Molineux exhibit a bill in the  starchamber in Michaelmas term James against the bishop of Chichester and  James Hutchinson which be scandalous and a libel against the bishop in the  James come the general pardon wherein all offence not treason be pardon  afterward in the James there be a motion in the say court for the bishop that  the bill against he be scandalous may be take off the file whereupon it be  order accord unless cause be show before such a day when no cause be show it  be order to be take off the file and the plaintiff to be fine one hundred  pound to the king and one hundred pound damage be give to the bishop the  plaintiff now pray to have benefit of the pardon and to be discharge of cost  to the party and thereupon cite the case of Beverley v poyer a where upon such  bill fine be give to the king against the one defendant and the other dismiss  and fine against the plaintiff and damage of mark assess to the defendant  against the plaintiff because the bill be scandalous and a libel as against he  although the bill be before the general pardon and the sentence after yet it  be resolve by advice of all the justice that the pardon shall relate and  discharge the plaintiff offence and that the sentence against he for the fine  and cost be take away because it be not a bill depend quoad the say defendant  against the plaintiff but quoad the other defendant the sentence be good be  for a offence whereof the bill be depend which be except within the pardon  therefore the fine be well assess as to he but quoad the fine against the  plaintiff the pardon take hold and remitteth it so here it be resolve that the  fine and cost be discharge by reason of the pardon and that there be not any  difference betwixt this and beverley case although that day be here give to  show cause for he have not any mean to plead the pardon wherefore they all  resolve that this general pardon intervene betwixt the bill and the sentence  for the fine and cost the plaintiff ought to be discharge of the say fine and  cost by reason thereof