clarke vers the bishop OF sarum mandamus for a prebend andr SC skin lev vent  Jon a mandamus be grant to admit the plaintiff to a canonry or prebend of  Sarum and to institute induct and invest he therein though it be strong oppose  on the rule to show cause as turn the commonlaw remedy by quare hinder into  another channel but the court say that though former mandamuss be not so  frequent especial where the party have another remedy they be find to be more  expeditious and less expensive have be give into of late and as to there be  another remedy it may be say equal in case where a assize or a action upon the  case will try the right and yet that be never think a ground to deny a  mandamus so the writ be order but never issue the party agree to refer the  dispute in Powell v Milbank term Rep n the present case be hold not to be law  per denison I and Lord Mansfield c I and though the power of the court to  issue this writ be discretionary it seem now settle that where a quare hinder  lie they will not grant a mandamus king v the bishop of Chester term Rep king  v Alarquis of Stafford term Rep the case here cite in the margin do not appear  to relate to the question in the report in Andrews the king and the dean and  chapter of Ardmagh king v dean and chapter of Norwich ante king v dean and  chapter of Dublin ante be cite in support of the rule but in the case of the  dean and chapter of Norwich doctor sherlock be prebendary by virtue of a Act  of parliament and he have no remedy but a mandamus to get into his stall in  the case of the dean and chapter of Dublin there be no determination on the  point but the majority of the judge incline against the mandamus and there  also the object of the writ be to admit the prebendary into his stall but  though the court will not grant a mandamus in any case where there exist a  specific legal remedy king v governor and company of the bank of England Doug  yet if that remedy be obsolete as if it be by writ of assize they consider it  as a exception to the rule per buller I term Rep per grose I term Rep