case against the hamburg company see mayor c of London v London joint stock  bank App Cas the good and debt of a corporation be liable to foreign  attachment by the custom of London S C Freem Ro ab cro Elizabeth Carth latch  Bac ab the plaintiff bring a action of debt in London against the hamburg  company who not appear upon summons and a nothing be return against they a  attachment be grant to attach debt owe to the company in the hand of fourteen  several person by certiorari the cause be remove into this court and whether a  proceed do shall be grant or not be the question goodfellow Baldwin and barrel  sergeant argue that a debt owe to a corporation be not attachable Maynard  sergeant and Scroggs contra the Court We be not judge of the custom of London  nor do we take upon we to determine whether a debt owe to a corporation be  within the custom of foreign attachment or not this we judge and agree in that  it be not unreasonable that a corporation debt shall be attach if we have  judge the custom unreasonable modern er p we can and will have retain the  cause for we can overrule a custom though it be one of the custom of London  that be confirm by Act of parliament if it be against natural reason a the  custom of London be confirm by Henry c and the Richard c but this be intend of  custom not repugnant to law Inst Inst cro Elizabeth side a but because in this  custom we find no such thing we will return the cause b the custom of foreign  attachment be certify by Starkey recorder in the d year of Edward the four  roll Abr and therefore the court must take notice of it dougl will Bl Rep but  there be no mention that this custom extend to corporation cro Elizabeth b let  they proceed accord to the custom at their peril if there be no such custom  they that be aggrieve may take their remedy at law we do not dread the  consequence of it it do but tend to the advancement of justice by north chief  justice Wyndham and Ellis justice Atkins abesse a procedendo be grant accord