case Mackenzie versus marquis OF powis in scacc a decree serve on a peer needs  no letter missive Blackstone in the three volume of his commentary say if a  peer be a defendant the Lord chancellor send a letter missive to he to request  his appearance together with a copy of the bill and if he neglect to appear  then he may be serve with a subpoena and if he continue still in contempt a  sequestration issue out immediate against his land and good without any of the  mesne process of attachment c which be direct only against the person and  therefore can affect a Lord of parliament p a decree be make against the  marquis of powis for the payment of a large sum of money and he be serve with  a copy of the decree and not pave a quaere be not this process of attachment  irregular not upon the ground of the omission of a letter missive which under  the circumstance of the present case may be justify but on the ground of the  object of it be a Peer of parliament for this purpose consult vent seldom work  vol page Com dig title chancery d attachment go and it be now move to  discharge the attachment as irregular because no letter missive be send before  or with the decree which be serve for where the defendant be a peer of the  realm a letter be send to he sign by two baron instead of a subpoena and so it  ought to have be in the present case instead of the subpoena which be serve  upon he together with the copy of the decree this be refer to the deputy  remembrancer to report how the practice be who report that it be not usual to  send such letter before or with the order of court or service of the decree  whereupon the motion be not allow and there seem no reason for what be insist  on it be well know that the subpoena be introduce in the time of Richard the  second when John Waltham bishop of Sarum be chancellor of England seldom work  vol p when the practice be introduce of send a letter to a peer comens instead  of such a subpoena non constat Mr Selden say in his that vol p that it be the  course in the star Chamber of chancery to pray such a letter in a bill against  a peer possible that practice be begin in the star Chamber on the erection of  that court towards the end of Henry the eight reign may be afterward follow in  court or equity No mention of any process but a subpoena be make in the  yearbooks or the doctor and student but in west Symb S it be take notice of as  the course in chancery this may be a proper compliment before the party be in  court but when he have appear and answer and a decree be against he it seem  more proper to demand obedience to it by process of the crown than by a letter  from the baron by the order the direction be general that the defendant shall  be serve with a copy of the decree in person and a subpoena shall be annex to  it and serve at the same time in chancery the subpoena be insert in the writ  itself which contain and recite the decree and no such letter be send but if  the defendant disobey a attachment and injunction shall go vern what use can  there be of such a letter be it to notify the decree to he to which he be no  stranger for he be suppose present in court by the subpoena ad audiend  judgment and a more full notice of it be give by the copy of it serve comens  er p comens de term sanct mich geo two