cccxxvi the lord cromwell and townsend case Henry Lord Cromwell exhibit a bill  in the starchamber against Roger townsend Esq for that the say townsend in a  action between James Tavernor plaintiff and James Cromwell to make firm of the  say Lord Cromwell defendant in trespass in the favour or unlawful maintenance  of the say Tavernor do procure a partial jury to be return and upon the hear  of the cause the matter give in evidence be that the say Tavernor be a  copyholder of the say Lord Cromwell and that the say lord pretend that the say  Tavernor have forfeit copyhold cause the say James Cromwell to make a entry in  the right of the say lord upon the say Tavernor upon which entry Tavernor  bring a action of trespass against the say James Cromwell in which action the  party be at issue upon the forfeiture and before any venire facias issue  Tavernor hear that one steward who be bailiff of the liberty under the earl of  Arundel and who ought to have make the pannel c be purpose to have make the  say pannel not duly videlicet to have return in the same great gentleman of  the country who be lord of manor in favour of the say Lord Cromwell that he go  to the say Roger townsend who be then one of the principal servant and agent  of the say earl and show unto he that if those great person and lord of manor  be return for the trial of the say issue peradventure they will not so easy  appear for the expedition of the say party as gentleman of a undercondition  and also many of they be lord of manor and have customary tenant and therefore  not indifferent to try that issue and pray his order to the say steward for  the make of a indifferent pannel upon which say conference with the say  steward for the make of a indifferent pannel and show unto he that in do and  make of the same there be not convenient nor any equal course to return knight  esquire or lord but rather such sufficient person for the great expedition of  justice and indifference of trial and afterward the say Tavernor exhibit a  petition show all the special matter and pray he to give order for the make of  a indifferent pannel for the trial of that cause which petition be deliver to  the earl by the say townsend in the name of the say Tavernor upon which the  say earl refer Leonard the say matter and the Leonard er p order of the same  to three of his chief agent and counsellor videlicet Dicksey townsend and  Chrell and deliver to they the book of the freeholdry within the say liberty  who accord to their commission make a pannel which be return and the jury pass  with the say James Cromwell in the right of the say lord and if that  intermeddle of townsend with the matter ut above c especial his conference  with the bailiff be maintenance or not be the question and by Anderson and  Wray it be say for law that because the say townsend be in a manner a servant  to the say earl who have the return of the writ and one of his principal  counsellor and agent and hear ex insinuation of the say Tavernor the  misdemeanour of the bailiff of his lord can not do better than admonish the  say bailiff of his duty for it concern the honour of his master and also his  inheritance in the say liberty but if the say townsend have be a mere stranger  to the say earl so as no such privity have be betwixt they the same have be  clear maintenance in townsend as it be late adjudge in that court in the case  of one Gifford where the party be at issue and a venire facias to the sheriff  to return a jury a stranger write to one of the juror who be return in the  pannel pray he to appear at the day and to do in that cause accord to his  conscience and the same be adjudge maintenance and afterward upon full hear of  the cause the say townsend by the sentence of the court be acquit of any  maintenance with great allowance and approbation of many lord of the counsel  there present Bromley porter so much to call out