case sir Charles hale vers Owen in b r this be a action upon the stat and will  c continue by the stat and will c which be enact for the purpose of prevent  false and double return of member to serve in parliament this case be much  more full report in Lord Raymond a sheriff shall not take advantage of his own  irregularity to excuse himself in a action ld raym SC Com dig title pleader oh  that vol p in a allegation that a writ issue out of chancery to read out c per  quod to take beforehand the king shall be consider as the nominative case to  the verb to take beforehand ld raym S p Com dig this be a action for a false  return of a citizen to serve for the city of Coventry and several exception be  take after a verdict to the declaration comens first that the declaration  mention that the writ issue out of chancery to read out c and after the  recital then it say to take beforehand c and so there do not appear any  nominative case to the word to take beforehand say non allocatur for the king  be before mention and shall be the nominative case to the verb to take  beforehand so in a praecipe quod To give back praecipe a quod To give back b  quas ei debet injust to hold off ut to say there be no nominative case yet it  be good Latin and a shall be the nominative case to the word To give back  debet and b be the nominative case to the word to say so in plead et hoc a  preparation be verify unde petit judgment financial loss svan c no nominative  case appear to the word a preparation be petit other exception be take to the  declaration for that the plaintiff have set forth the proceed of the sheriff  in his election by which it appear that the sheriff do not proceed regular to  a election and therefore there be no election and then no action can be for a  false return say non allocatur for the sheriff shall not take advantage of his  own irregular proceed to excuse himself from a action but by holt c j it be  sufficient for the plaintiff in this case to have say that such a writ issue  and be deliver to the sheriff upon which he proceed to a election secundum  urgency short catalog and that the plaintiff be debt is owed modus elect but  yet judgement be give for the plaintiff by the whole court