coke a DRYWOODS case pasch Elizabeth in the starchamber a bill in the  starchamber for a riot on the death of the plaintiff be not depend nor remain  to be prosecute and be not within these word of a exception from a general  pardon and now be or the last day of this session of parliament shall be there  depend or remain to be prosecute Inst hard Drywood be plaintiff against  Appleton and other defendant in the starchamber for riot and rout and other  misdemeanour which bill be bring before the last general pardon in Elizabeth  and before the say pardon the plaintiff die and afterward the queen attorney  inform for the same offence against the defendant and coke b prosecute on the  first suit and now a great question be move whether the say offence be pardon  or not by the say general pardon and it be to be know that the say bill be  bring four year and more before the last day of the say parliament and within  the eight year and the doubt be conceive on these word of the exception of the  say pardon sure and now be or the last day of this session of parliament shall  be there depend or remain to be prosecute and it be say that although this  suit be not depend because the plaintiff who prosecute for the queen for every  suit in the starchamber be for the postea b a Bulst Inst a queen and she may  pardon it be hard dead yet it be say that these word or remain to be prosecute  ought to have construction in case where no suit be depend and yet may be  prosecute and that be when the plaintiff die or will not prosecute then the  queen attorney may prosecute for the queen but it be resolve by the two chief  justice and the chief baron that the say offence be pardon for these word or  remain to be prosecute ought to be construe to be prosecute by the party and  the say word remain to be prosecute be add to remove a scruple which some  conceive that a bill shall not be say depend till the process be return  although in judgement of law the bill in such case be say before a a to be  depend