case butler against play a bill of exchange must be protest within a  reasonable time S C keb lev salk Mod Mod ld ray ld ray stram stram upon a  motion for a new trial in a cause where the matter be upon protest a bill of  exchangeSerjeant Maynard say the protest must be on the day that the money  become due Twisden justice it have be rule that if a bill be deny to be pay it  must be protest in a reasonable time and that be within a fortnight but the  debt be not lose by not do it on the day a former what be the reasonable time  in which the holder of a inland bill of exchange shall give notice to the  endorse of the nonacceptance and nonpayment thereof so as to prevent the  endorse from be discharge by the laches of the holder be consider as a  question of fact for the determination of the jury black Rep ld raym stram and  the case of Metcalf v hall Beawes dougl but it be now settle in the case of  Tindal v brown term Rep that this be a question of law for the opinion of the  court the rule now be that when the drawee of a inland bill refuse to accept  or pay and the party to who notice be to be give reside at a different place  from the holder and the drawee the notice of nonacceptance or nonpayment must  be send by the next post kyds treatise and when the party entitle to notice  reside in the same place or at a place at a small distance from that in which  the holder life the demand of payment must be make and notice in the case of  nonpayment give as soon as under all the circumstance it be possible to do see  dougl term Rep term Rep in the notice to be give of the nonacceptance or  nonpayment of inland bill no particular form of word be necessary but it be  sufficient if it appear that the holder mean to give no credit to the acceptor  and to hold the drawer and the endorsers to their responsibility but in  foreign bill other formality be require for which see Maline ld ray Beawes  bull n p term Rep the statute will c the Ann c and kyds treatise on bill and  note page to a a new trial be deny