BRICKENDELL plaintiff against Brickendels case a action upon a promise Cr in a  action upon the case for a promise the case be this a do promise unto b that  if he will deliver unto he his two fat ox infra breve time that he will then  pay unto he for the ox infra breve time the plaintiff in his declaration set  forth that he do infra breve time deliver the two ox to the defendant and that  he have not pay he the infra breve time upon non assumpsit plead a verdict be  give for the plaintiff it be move in arrest of judgement that the declaration  be not good for the incertainty therein for that it be not know what time  shall be say to be breve time as if a man shall sell a horse to another for as  much as he shall value the same this be not good for that his value be not  know at the time Fleming chief justice the declaration be not good for this  incertainty in it this per breve time here be no certain time at all Bulstrode  it be as if I sell a horse for to be pay per breve time if he do not pay the  money within as little a time as may reasonable be he may well sell the horse  to any other and this second sale shall be good and so be the book of h foe  Wheelers case Yelverton justice fourteen day after be deliver one of the ox as  by his declaration appear so that by this he himself have assign and set aown  what time shall be say to be the breve ternpus of his part Fleming chief  justice this be but a colourable reason the court all agree that this  declaration be not good for the incertainty in it for per breve time here be  as uncertain what time this shall be as the case of forbearance per little  time which be adjudge in the exchequer to be no time and so void for  incertainty the case there be between Sackford plaintiff against Philips  defendant in the court of the exchequer in a action upon the case for a  promise ground upon a consideration of forbearance per little ternpus this be  hold no good consideration for the incertainty of the time for that little  time be no certain time at all and so be it adjudge here in this court termin  pasch James in a action upon the case for a promise of forbearance of his  demand of money per little time and after be make his demand present and upon  this the other bring his action upon the case ground upon the consideration of  forbearance per little time the court be clear of opinion that the action upon  the case here do not lie by reason Bulstrode er p of the incertainty of time  in the word of forbearance per little time which word contain in they no  certainty at all of any time and so by the opinion of the court be which make  this promise to forbear his demand per little tempos may make his demand when  he please and so here in this principal case per breve time be no certain time  at all and so be the opinion and rule of the court that this declaration be  not good for this incertainty in the word bereof per breve time Fenner justice  agree in this that there be no difference between this case and the case which  be here adjudge in consideration of forbearance per little time this be here  hold void and uncertain for that this can receive no certain construction in  law for what time certain this shall be and therefore void croak justice of  the same opinion there will be a great difference between time converiiens  time breve little time and of this the law shall adjudge it be say that the  whole life of man be call breve time but this breve time be so uncertain in it  self as that no contract can be ground upon it the whole court agree clear in  this that the declaration be not good for this incertainty therefore the rule  of the court be quod to express grief nil to take in hand per billam