case parish OF honiton against saint mary axe a certificate only conclude the  parish grant it against the parish to which it be grant S c salk S c Sess Cas  a be send from the parish of h to the parish of c with a certificate subscribe  by the churchwarden of h and two justice of the peace whereby at the time of  his removal he be acknowledge a settle inhabitant of the parish of h a grow  Chargeable to the parish of c who by virtue of that certificate send he back  to h the question be whether this certificate of the parish of h shall not be  a conclusion or a estoppel to the parish of h from say that his last  settlement be at some other parish not only with respect to c for of that  there be no doubt but with respect to any other parish whatsoever the reason  urge why this certificate shall be a estoppel only with respect to the parish  of c be first and especial a case of two parish in the town of Northampton in  the modern report er p second year of queen whether a salk a where upon a  order remove by certiorari into the court of king bench this very question be  so determine modern report second upon supposition that this certificate be to  be esteem a estoppel from find out any settlement whatsoever it will make  churchwarden very cautious of put their hand to such certificate which will in  a great measure prevent the benefit of the statute will c three it be not  reasonable that the indemnification shall extend far than the damnification if  therefore the parish of c the only parish damnified be indemnified this be  enough fourthly no injury be do to any one by this interpretation of the Act  for if the three parish to who he be send can show that he have not his last  settlement there then all thing be in stain quo but if the truth be that he be  real settle there then that parish ought to provide for he but take the law to  be the other way videlicet that accord to the meaning of the Act the  certificate be a conclusion from find any settlement in any parish whatever  the parish grant it may be oblige to maintain he in their own wrong five it be  not fit that it shall be in the power of churchwarden to prejudice the parish  in matter of property six the statute mention the two parish only the argument  for the other side of the question be first expedient or not expedient be no  good argument against the express letter of a law second the parliament never  suppose that the churchwarden and justice of the peace will certify a  falsehood and therefore the Act say that the certificate shall oblige the  parish that give it to receive and provide for c when he become Chargeable but  accord to this construction the parish be not oblige c three as to what be say  that this will make people cautious of grant certificate it may be answer that  the ease the parish for a time and it may be for ever will be motive enough  modern report fourthly the statute of the will mary c say that the pay of tax  shall make a settlement if therefore he pay tax at c and by virtue of this  certificate be send back to h the three parish to which by this construction  he must be send will lose a advantage that the law give it beside what shall  hinder the three parish from send he back to c and so by consequence the end  of the Act which be most certain the indemnification of c will be frustrate  five there be no doubt but it be in the power of churchwarden to damage the  parish and that in matter of property too as by tax a indigent person and so  consequent make a settlement accord to this construction the inconvenience be  little or none for it be but to take care to certify the truth but accord to  the other construction all will be set afloat again and poor person harrass  and oppress by be send for ever from parish to parish the court be clear of  this opinion but take time to consider of the Northampton precedent a the case  of all saint v saint Giles salk pl a but afterward ut hear hold the  certificate a estoppel upon Honiton against the whole world b S c Sess case  and S c salk accordant but the authority of this case be deny and it be now  determine that a certificate be only conclusive upon the parish grant it with  respect to that parish to which it be grant though it be prima fancy evidence  as to other king v Lubbenham term Rep Consts p l pl see also king v new  Windsor stram and king v Petham burr S c b modern report er p modern report  michaelmas term the nine of queen whether in the queen bench sir Thomas Parker  Knt chief justice sir John Powell Knt sir Littleton powys Knt sir Robert Eyre  Knt justice sir Simon Harcourt Knt attorneygeneral sir Robert Raymond Knt  solicitor general