coke earl OF derby case in cancellar hill two James No man can be a judge in  his own cause c c in the chancery between sir John Egerton plaintiff and  William earl of Derby chamberlain of Chester and other defendant for the trust  and interest of a farm call Budshaw in the county of Chester it be resolve by  the Lord chancellor the chief justice of England the master of the roll  Doderidge and winch justice that the chamberlain of Chester be sole judge of  equity can decree any thing wherein himself be party for he can be a judge in  not common with others causan a but in such case where he be party the suit  shall be hear here in the chancery cora?n lord ring if the defendant dwell out  of the county palatine he who have cause to complain in equity may also  complain here in the chancery for in respect that proceed in chancery do bind  the person only if the person be out of the jurisdiction the chamberlain of  Chester can relieve the party and therefore ne curian domini king de ficerel  in justilia to hold forth the suit shall be here in the chancery for else the  subject shall have good right and yet have no remedy which will be  inconvenient and this do pursue the reason of the commonlaw as appear Edward  title jurisdiction Edward ass Edward h h the case of the Lord of the march of  Wales although a action will lie in Wales yet because be which have cause of  action can have justice there he shall sue here in the king bench for where  the particular court can do justice to the party they shall sue in the king  general court at Westminster h Edward in all case where it appear to the court  that those who have liberty to take conusance do fail of right as in matter of  foreign plea c the matter shall be determine in the general court at  Westminster it be resolve that the king can grant a commission to determine  any matter of equity but it ought to be determine in the court of chancery  which have have jurisdiction in such case time out of mind and always such  allowance by the law but such commission or new court of equity shall never  have such allowance but have be resolve to be against law as it be agree in  pot case a the mayor of Hereford be lie by the heel for sit in judgement in a  cause where be himself be lessor of the plaintiff in ejectment though be by  the charter be sole judge of the court per holt CJ salk when a judge have a  interest neither be nor his deputy can determine a cause or sit in court and  if he do a prohibition lie brook v the earl of river hard in a writ of assize  bring in the court of king bench to try the right to the office of chief clerk  of the king bench against Mr Roland holt who be in possession under a  appointment of his brother Lord CJ holt the chief justice be not on the bench  but sit on a chair near his brother counsel uncover Bridgman v holt shower  parliament Cas so also on a appeal to the session against a order of removal  those justice who be rate to the relief of the poor in either of the contend  parish can vote king v Yarpole TR Lord Raymond who live in the parish of  Langley go off the bench I e of king b when one of their order come before the  court practice can overturn so fundamental a rule of justice as that a party  interest can be a judge per cur great chart and Kennington strange Vid note c  dr Bonhams case   a king v justice of Essex m and S but it seem a person who  be a party or interest in the matter submit may be a arbitrator and his award  will be good if the party who seek to impeach it know at the time of the  submission that such person be so interest Matthew v Ollerton Mod SC Comb  hunter v benison hard coke report er p upon consideration have of the  certificate of the Lord dyer and other justice in the time of queen Elizabeth  concern the jurisdiction of the county palatine of Chester it be resolve that  for thing transitory although that in truth they be within the county palatine  the plaintiff may by law allege they to be do in any place within England and  the defendant may not plead to the jurisdiction of the court that they be do  within the county palatine see dyer Elizabeth fol office find by mandate out  of chancery of land in Cheshire be void