case the king against ELLAMS the court will grant leave to amend a information  quo warranto if it will not tend to delay the trial SC bar information in the  nature of a quo warranto against the defendant as mayor of Chester the  defendant in his plea set out the charter of incorporation in the time of  Henry the seven by which it appear that the citizen of the city inhabit within  the city and the hamlet and suburb thereof be to nominate two alderman one of  which be to be elect mayor by the mayor alderman and sheriff and then set out  the nomination of himself by a modern major part of the citizen not say  anything about their inhabitancy to this there be a demurrer and issue take on  the allegation in the plea of his be a alderman which issue go down to trial  but no trial be bad thereon by reason of a challenge to the array Mr Hussey  move to amend the plea with respect to the omission of allege the inhabitancy  it be no unusual thing for the court to allow amendment even in indictment and  information for misdemeanour cro a the case of the king v hay Hilary term Geo  bar king b b be a indictment for forgery and after trial and special verdict  find the court give leave to amend the record which be perochia and to make it  parochian these information be in the nature of civil suit and by the whether  it be express provide that the statute of Jeofails shall be extend to they in  the case of Wilks v rich mich term whether Mod c which be covenant not to act  after such a day and in allege the modern er p breach it be lie that he act  after this to which there be a demurrer and after argument thereon the court  give the plaintiff leave to amend the Malmsbury caseEaster term whether Mod d  be a information in the nature of a quo warranto against that corporation and  a mistake in the name of the corporation be plead in abatement and that be  rectify on a motion to amend in foot v prouse stram Annallys Rep brown p c e a  mistake in the defendant name be set right after a plea in abatement in  Collins v ColeMich term whether f there be a amendment in a joinder in  demurrer after a writ of error bring in the exchequer Chamber so also in the  case of bearcroft v the hundred of Burnham stone lev g in which a very  material case be cite Mr Bootle senior the case of the king v Hugh be a  information in the nature of a quo warranto against the mayor of Liverpool the  defendant plea state the charter which require the election of the mayor to be  by the mayor bailiff and burgess and to be swear before the late mayor and  bailiff then the plea set out that he be swear before such a one mayor and two  other person then bailiff but the Christian name of one of the bailiff be  mistake Peter for Robert which will certain have be a fatal variance at the  trial and the information be at issue and carry down to trial and upon debate  this matter by counsel on both side before Lord Raymond at his chamber he give  leave to amend Mr strange nothing be more common than after demurrer and  joinder in demurrer to give leave to amend a general memorandum where it  appear that the cause of action be subsequent to the time of the action bring  Russel v Martin stram I and Russel v Thorpe easter term Geo king so modern  when record of nisi prius be make up and the cause carry down to trial duchess  of Marlborough v Widmore Trinity term Fitzgib S c bar SC sayer SC strange a  the king v Charlesworth stram b be a indictment for forge a warrant of  attorney to confess a judgement and leave be give to amend a mistake in the  warrant on the day of trial though that be the ground of the charge in  Crockett v Jones easter term Geo ld ray SC stram c the statute of limitation  be plead in assumpsit and the plaintiff reply quod action beginning to be tali  die within the six year to this there be a demurrer and after the court upon  argument thereon have give their opinion that they ought to have show that the  action be continue down and have set forth the continuances the court give  leave to make that amendment show easter Geo Dunmold v Aldworth Mr Bootle  junior in ball v Harper Hilary term Geo d the plea conclude to the country  which ought to have be with a averment and after demurrer thereto it be amend  Mr Parker on the other side cite Hatton v walker mich term Geo bar king b SC  stram e where in the conclusion of the plea it be say send act instead of si  act svan to have to withhold and to this a demurrer and this mistake assign  for cause and upon motion to amend the court will not grant it but be  afterward satisfy that the draft of counsel be right and that this be only a  error in transcribe the amendment indeed be allow upon the authority of  Brownjohn v doily Hilary term whether f where in replevin and avowry for rend  the distress be lie to be prior to the time the rend become due and after  demurrer and a concilium thereon the draft of the counsel appear to be right  the court give leave to amend Lord Hardwicke chief justice it appear by the  word of the whether that trial on information of this kind be to he have in  the most expeditious manner as they be bring to try the right to office  determinable in a year or other short time and therefore any attempt to  prolong the time of trial must meet modern er p with no encouragement it will  be proper that some satisfaction shall be give to the court by affidavit that  nothing of that kind be intend here but that it be a mistake only in the  person concern in draw the plea but it will be irregular to read any affidavit  of that kind on show cause as the present case be the rule be discharge with  liberty give to make a original motion for amend another time modern trinity  term the seven of George the second in the king bench Philip Lord Hardwicke  chief justice sir Frances page Knt sir Edmund probin Knt William lee Esq  justice John will Esq attorneygeneral Dudley rider Esq solicitor general