Bellasis one c against hester ld raym attachment of privilege for a clerk of  the prothonotary cook Surre to wit John Hester be attach by the lord the king  writ of privilege issue out of the court here to answer to Richard Bellasis  one of the clerk of John cook Esq chief prothonotary of the court of the lord  the king of the bench here accord to the liberty and privilege of the same  court for such prothonotaries their clerk and other minister of the same bench  from time whereof the memory of man be not to the contrary use and approve in  the same of a plea of trespass upon the case c and whereupon the say Richard  in his proper person complain that whereas on the first day of may in the year  of our Lord and long before as well the aforesaid John Hester as one William  Greeveson be person in the way of merchandising trade and use commerce within  this realm of England to wit at Southwark in the say county of Surre and the  aforesaid William on the same day and year at Southwark aforesaid accordingto  the usage of merchant make his certain bill of exchange bear date the same day  and year direct to the aforesaid John Hester and thereby request he the say  John Hester in ten day after sight of the same bill of exchange to pay to the  aforesaid Richard by the name of Richard Bellasis Esq or his order the sum of  ten pound the like sum receive of master William Wilkinson of which say bill  of exchange the aforesaid John Hester afterward to wit on the that day of may  in the year of our Lord abovesaid at Southwark aforesaid have notice and sight  and then and there accept the same accord to the usage and custom of merchant  and by reason thereof he the say John Hester become Chargeable to pay to he  the say Richard the aforesaid ten pound in the same bill of exchange mention  accord to the tenor and effect of the same bill and be so Chargeable the  aforesaid John Hester afterward to wit the same day and year last abovesaid at  Southwark aforesaid in consideration thereof assume upon himself and to he the  say Richard then and there faithful promise that he Lord Raymond the say John  Hester the say ten pound to the say Richard accord to the tenor and effect of  the same bill will well and faithful pay and content and also whereas the  aforesaid John on the same day and year last abovesaid be indebt to the say  Richard in other ten pound of lawful money of England for money by the  aforesaid John Hester for the use of he the say Richard before that time  receive and be so indebt the aforesaid John Hester afterward to wit the same  day and year at Southwark aforesaid in consideration thereof assume upon Lord  Raymond er p himself and to the say Richard then and there faithful promise  that he the aforesaid John Hester the same ten pound last mention to he the  say Richard will well and faithful pay and content nevertheless the aforesaid  John Hester not at all regard his several promise and undertake aforesaid but  contrive and fraudulent intend crafty and subtle to deceive and defraud he the  say Richard in this behalf the aforesaid several sum of money or any part  thereof to he the say Richard although to this request by he the say Richard  on the that day of may in the year of our Lord abovesaid and often afterward  at Southwark bath not pay or in any wise satisfy but to pay the same to he  bath hitherto altogether refuse and as yet do refuse to the damage of he the  say Richard of and thereupon he bring suit c pledge of prosecute John do and  Richard roe and the aforesaid John by Thomas wright his attorney come and pray  oyer of the writ of attachment aforesaid and it be read to he in these word to  wit William the three by the grace of God of England Scotland France and  Ireland king defender of the faith c to the sheriff of Surre greeting attach  John Hester so that you may have he before our justice at Westminster on  Friday next after the morrow of the holy Trinity to answer to Richard Bellasis  Esq one of the clerk of John cook Esq chief prothonotary of our court of the  bench accord to the liberty and privilege of the same court for such  prothonotaries their clerk and other minister of the same bench from time  whereof the memory of man be not to the contrary use and approve in the same  of a plea of trespass upon the case and have you there this writ witness g  Treby at Westminster the that day of may in the that year of our reign which  be read and hear he the say John pray judgement of the writ and declaration  aforesaid as to the first promise in the declaration aforesaid because he say  that it manifest appear by that declaration that the say writ be prosecute  before the say Richard have any Lord Raymond cause of action accrue upon that  promise and this he be ready to verify whereupon he pray judgement of the say  writ and declaration as to the say first promise and that the say writ and  declaration in that behalf may be quash c and as to the other promise  aforesaid in the declaration aforesaid abovementioned he the say John say that  be do not assume upon himself in manner and form as the aforesaid Richard  above bath declare against he and of this he put himself upon the country and  the aforesaid Richard say that say plea of the aforesaid John above in form  aforesaid plead in abatement of the writ and declaration of he the say Richard  as to the first promise and undertake aforesaid and the matter in the same  contain be not sufficient in law to quash the say writ and declaration  thereupon and that the say plea of the aforesaid John above plead in bar as to  the second promise and undertake aforesaid and the matter in the same contain  be not sufficient in law to bar he the say Richard from have his say action  thereupon against he the say John and that he the say Richard to those plead  in manner and form aforesaid plead bath no necessity nor be he bind by the law  of the land to answer and this be be ready to verify whereupon for want of  sufficient plead of he the say John in this behalf be the say Richard pray  judgement and his damage by reason of the premise to be adjudge to he c and  the aforesaid John as to the first promise aforesaid since be bath above  allege sufficient matter in law to quash the writ and declaration aforesaid in  that behalf which he be ready to verify which say matter the aforesaid Richard  do not deny nor bath answer the same in any manner but altogether refuse to  admit that averment as before pray judgement of the say writ and declaration  in that behalf and that the say writ and declaration as to the say first  promise may be quash and as to the say second promise since he the say John  bath above allege sufficient matter in law to bar he the say Richard from have  his say action thereupon to be maintain which he be ready to verify which say  matter the say Richard do not deny nor bath answer t the sit e in any manner  pray judgement and that the say Richard may be bar from his say action as to  the say second promise c and because the justice here will advice themselves c  Lord Raymond er p Lord Raymond michaelmas term William and mary roll