case though Greenleaf against Jo barker a be indebt to b in on a bind Payable  first Nov b in consideration that a will pay the bind on d Nov promise to  deliver to a the bind of c for S with a letter of attorney to sue for it  quaere if a assumpsit will lie on this consideration ante dyer pl roll Abr pl  cro Plowd f error of a judgement give in a assumpsit at Canterbury first error  that whereas the say Jo Barker bring a assumpsit and declare that whereas the  say Jo  Barker be indebt to the say Thomas Greenleaf by obligation in to he  pay on the first Nov follow in consideration that he the d Nov at the instance  and request of the plaintiff will pay he the say without suit or trouble he  assume to deliver he a bind in which I S be indebt to he in S with a letter of  attorney to sue for the debt upon this declaration after verdict judgement be  give for the plaintiff and upon this judgement error be bring first error the  consideration be not good for he do no more than the law do compel he to do  videlicet to pay the money croak Elizabeth that be due before and so be the  opinion of gawdy and Fenner justice for he pay no more than be due but if it  have be pay before the day it be otherwise for every consideration must he for  the benefit of the defendant or some other at his request or a thing do by the  plaintiff for which he labour or have prejudice as Henry to cure one and  Elizabeth n the common plea Worthington v Sydenham in a assumpsit that whereas  he be bail in the queen bench for I S servant of the defendant he such a day  assume to save he harmless but it not be allege that it be at the time of the  bail or before nor at his request but after it without consideration it be  void Edward concord to deliver one his own write be void second error the  assumpsit be void for it appear not the plaintiff can have a a agreement  hetween a debtor and his creditor that they will accept a composition in  satisfaction of their respective debt to he pay in a reasonable time can be  plead to a action bring by one of the creditor to recover his whole demand  term Rep croak Elizabeth er p any benefit of it for it be not to sue and  recover the S to his own use and so be rather a charge and of that opinion be  gawdy Fenner contra three error for that upon the v venire facias only  twentythree be return whereas there be to he twentyfour gawdy it be help by  the statute of Jeofails after verdict Fenner doubt a but both conceive there  be no consideration and so a plain error Wray absent they be both of opinion  to reverse the judgement Tanfield who be not of counsel two the case say it be  adjudge pasch Elizabeth inter coke et Hewit that in consideration he will at  the request and instance of the plaintiff pay he twenty pound upon a bind at  the day when it be due he assume to deliver to he the bind this be adjudge a  good consideration gawdy that may he for it be to deliver to he the same bind  which be to he deiivered upon the payment of the money but here it be  collateral and they will advice