clxxvii lord Cromwell and townsend case Henry Lord Cromwel exhibit a bill in  the star Chamber against Roger townsend esquire for that the say Roger  townsend in a action betwixt James taverner plaintiff and James Cromwel farmor  of the say Lord Cromwel defendant Leonard er p in trespass in the favour and  unlawful maintenance of the say taverner do procure a partial jury to be  return and upon the hear of the cause the matter give in evidence be that the  say taverner be a copiholder of the say Lord Cromwel and that the say Lord  Cromwel pretend that the say taverner have forfeit his copyhold cause the say  James Cromwel to make a entry in the right of the say lord upon the say  taverner upon which entry taverner bring a action of trespass against the say  James Cromwel in which action the party be at issue upon the forfeiture and  before any venire facias issue forth taverner bear that one steward who be  bailiff of the franchise under the earl of Arundel and who ought to make the  pannel c be purpose to have make the say pannel not duly videlicet to return  therein great gentleman of the county who be lord of manor in favour of the  say Lord Cromwel go unto the say Roger townsend who be then one of the  principal servant and agent of the say earl and show to he that if those great  person and lord of manor be return for the trial of that issue peradventure  they will not so easy appear for the expedition of the party as people of  lesser condition 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 where upon a conference  with the say steward for the make of a indifferent pannel and show to he the  make of the say pannel be not convenient or any equal course to return knight  esquire or lord of manor but rather such sufficient person for the great  expedition of justice and indifferency of the trial and afterward the say  taverner exhibit a petition show all the special matter and pray he to give  order door the make of a indifferent pannel for the trial of that cause which  petition be deliver to the say earl by the say townsend in the name of the say  taverner upon which the earl do refer the say matter to three of his chief  agent and counsellor I Dicksey townsend and Carrel and deliver to they the  book of freeholder within the say franchise who accord to their commission  make a pannel which be return and the jury pass with the say James Cromwel in  the right of the say lord and if this intermeddle of townsend with this matter  as abovesaid c especial his conference with the bailiff be maintenance or not  be the question and by the Lord Anderson and the Lord Wray chief justice it be  deliver for law that because the say townsend be in manner a servant of the  say earl who have return of writ and one of his principal counsellor and agent  and bear ex insinuation of the say taverner the misdemeanour of the bailiff of  his lord can not do better than to show to the bailiff his duty for it concern  the honour of his lord and also his inheritance in the franchise but if the  say townsend have be a mere stranger to the say earl so as no such privity  have be betwixt they it have be clear maintenance in townsend as it be late  adjudge in this court in the case of one Gifford where the party be at issue  and a venire facias be to the sheriff to return a jury a stran Leonard her  write to one of the juror who be return in the pannel pray he to appear at the  day and to do in the cause accord to his conscience and that be adjudge  maintenance and afterward upon the full hear of the cause the say townsend by  the sentence of the say court be acquit of every maintenance with great  allowance and approbation of many lord of the council there present Bromley  porter so much to call out Elizabeth in the exchequer