case appleton against Stoughton Hilary term car roll a pointmaker be a trade  within the penalty of the Elizabeth c a custom to use a trade to which a  person have not serve as apprentice be good against Elizabeth c ante Mod salk  Mod Carth   the custom of London shall be try by the certificate of the  recorder over as far as on a writ direct to the mayor and alderman ante    light Inst roll Abr hob Com dig Bl Com Douglas croak car er p a artificer can  by the custom of London use a different art than that to which he be  apprentice but a chapman may roll Rep I sand Mod stram Mod Mod Mod a custom of  London that a freeman of one trade may use any other within the city shall be  try by certificate and not by jury ante debt upon the Elizabeth c S and demand  twentytwo pound because he use within London the trade of a pointmaker for the  space of eleven month not be bring up as a apprentice for seven year the  defendant plead the custom of London that any who be a freeman of one trade  may use any other trade within the city and plead the Richard c which confirm  the custom of London c and upon this plea a demurrer be tender the question be  whether such a custom may be good against the statute of Elizabeth c but  because it be a general statute the court incline in opinion that this custom  may be good and not take away by the say statute be a special custom in a  particular place croak car the plaintiff then take issue upon the custom and  the defendant join and the plaintiff surmise that there be a custom in London  that if any custom of London be plead and deny and issue thereupon it shall be  try by a writ to the mayor and alderman to certify whether there be such a  custom and they shall make their certificate by the mouth of their recorder  over as far as and pray to have a writ to certify and because the defendant  hoc non to learn a writ be award accord the recorder certify that there be no  such custom for one who use a manual trade that he may exercise any other  trade not be apprentice or bring up thereto but that there be such a custom  concern trade of buy and sell as mercer grocer c and after this certificate it  be move that this be a mistrial for it be a custom which concern all the  citizen ought not to be try by such a certificate but by jury Bulstrode who  argue for the defendant insist much upon a case in the common plea report by  Lord Hobart a that a custom of London which concern all the citizen shall be  try per pais but after long deliberation it be resolve by all the court that  the trial be good especial when the plaintiff have show that there be such a  custom that it shall be so certify and the defendant have confess it so as  this manner of trial be as it be by his consent he shall not after such trial  except against it and this custom do not concern all the person of London but  only those who use manual trade as if the custom to devise in mortmain or of  foreign attachment have be try by certificate so here the trial be good and it  be adjudge for the plaintiff   Henry   brook London Edward Henry brook trial