case lewis against master see mayor c of London v Cox l r h l the creditor of  a intestate can by the custom of London attach money in the hand of a debtor  to the intestate before letter of administration grant S c post S c Carth S c  ld ray S c skin S c salk S c holt S c comb I S die intestate in London and  Godsprit his creditor attach money in the garnishees hand and it be condemned  before any administration actual grant it be at that time contest before the  archbishop sir b shower I take this manner of proceed to be good by the custom  of London it be true their custom be different from the law of the land and  yet be good for they be confirm by act of parliament so general indebitatus  assumpsits be good by the custom of London c holt chief justice it be one  thing if a custom be different from the law and another thing if it be  repugnant to it and unreasonable I confess the custom of garnishment be  reasonable for there be two debt discharge by it for if a be indebt to b and c  be indebt to a now c stand against b in lieu of a by modern er p the payment  of that debt by c to b both the debt to a and b be discharge and satisfy now  in this case a have at the same time a remedy to recover against c which by  the custom be transfer to b but in our case the creditor Godsprit will have  remedy against master the garnishee modern when the archbishop have none and  will discharge the garnishee against the archbishop who have never any claim  against he which certain be absurd and whole differ from the other case for  there a have a charge against c and by his payment to b c be discharge from a  but there can be no custom to support this case for custom that overthrow the  principle of law and which be unreasonable be to be reject do you here the  ordinary have the good in his hand and have intermeddle and why shall he not  be charge the custom of London be in many case different from the commonlaw so  a executor be Chargeable there upon a action of debt ground on simple contract  and the judgement in such a action have be allow to be a good bar here holt  chief justice so it be as be adjudge here in the case of palmer v Lawson  twelve year ago but here be a trick too to put in a caveat to the grant of  administration till the plaint be finish Rokeby justice can you charge any one  by this custom that be not a debtor and here the archbishop be no debtor holt  chief justice at another day we think in this case that the debt be not well  attach for the ordinary have no way to recover the debt nor have any thing to  do with it let the plaintiff have judgement