case dean and chapter of ely versus sir simeon stewart July SC barn Charles  Rep more full state the court of chancery will not decree a specific  performance of covenant in dean and chapter lease of a long stand a adverse  party may crossexamine a witness to the same point for which he be produce but  not to any now matter a copy of a admittance may be read though not sign where  it be of year stand lessee under dean and chapter preserve the same  description in their lease since as they do before the restrain statute for  fear of incur the penalty a agreement for a dean and chapter estate though  sign by the dean only shall bind the chapter Lord chancellor lie down the  follow rule in this cause atkins er p down to this time without any variation  as to the form they can have a decree in this court for a specific performance  of covenant for repair against the present tenant but must be leave to their  legal remedy of a action at law for a nonperformance where at law a witness be  produce to a single point by the plaintiff or defendant the adverse party may  crossexamine as to the same individual point but not to any new matter so in  equity if a great variety of fact and point arise and a plaintiff examine only  as to one the defendant may crossexamine to the same point but can make use of  such witness to prove a different fact where the admittance of a copyholder be  of year stand a copy of such admittance may be read in evidence and not  necessary it shall be sign by the steward of the court Deans and chapter for  fear of incur the penalty of the restrain statute have be careful of preserve  the same description in their lease since as they do before those statute and  possible at the time of the old lease there may be barn or ancient building  which after such a length of time must have be long since decay and go and  therefore it will be hard to decree the present defendant to deliver up at the  expiration of his lease the premise with such building upon theme when there  be not the least proof that they be in be at the make of the lease where there  be a agreement with relation to a dean and chapter estate execute by the dean  for himself and chapter though sign by he only it shall bind the chapter  notwithstanding