case mature against uvestwood Trinity term Eliz roll covenant lie by the  assignee of a reversion against the first lessee after assignment of the term  ante post see Henry c more gold wood con Doug term Rep in plead the grant of a  lease the place must he show covenant the plaintiff declare that mary Brice be  possess of a term for twenty year of a house in London and let it by indenture  for four year wherein the defendant covenant to repair it and to leave it at  the end of the term sufficient repair and that mary Brice the lessor assign  over her reversion to the plaintiff and that the defendant thereto attorned  and that afterward upon such a day the term expire and that the house be not  well repair videlicet c and show wherein and for this he bring the action the  defendant plead that before this grant of the reversion videlicet such a day  he assign his term to one Westbury who be possess at the end of the term and  it be thereupon demurrer the point intend be whether the assignee of a  reversion shall have a action of covenant against the first lessee after the  assignment of his term and it be admit on both side and by the court that  although he be but a assignee of a reversion for year yet he be a sufficient  assignee to have action of covenant and to the principal matter none of the  justice speak except gawdy who say that the matter in law be with the  plaintiff that the action well lie but for a defect in the bar and not upon  the matter in law judgement be give for the plaintiff videlicet because the  defendant plead that he grant his lease c and do not show the place so it be  not issuable to he try which they all agree to be a manifest fault another  exception be also take because it be allege in the declaration that mary Brice  grant the reversion to the plaintiff and the defendant be tenant attorned and  the defendant plead a grant of his estate over before the attornment and he do  not traverse that he have nothing at the time of the attornment and that the  court also conceive to he amiss but for the first exception principal it be  adjudge for the plaintiff b I Freem Jones Leon palm roll Abr croak Elizabeth  er p