case willoughby case easter term Elizabeth roll proceed upon a writ de ventre  to look into winch king more cro James Moseley Peer will and see Mr hargrave    light note for a observation on the nature of this writ Percival Willoughby  and Bridget his wife one of the coheir of sir Francis Willoughby because sir  Francis Willoughby die seize of a great inheritance have five daughter whereof  the old be marry to Percival Willoughby and not any son and the say sir  Francis leave his wife Dorothy who at the time of his death pretend herself to  he with child by sir Francis which if it be a son all the five sister shall  thereby lose the inheritance descend unto they ray a writ de ventre to look  into out of the chancery direct to the sheriff of London that he shall cause  the say Dorothy to he view by twelve knight and search by twelve woman in the  presence of the twelve knight el ad to draw violently per Uhera Elizabeth  entrem inspiciend whether she be with child and to certify the same into the  common plea and if she be with child to certify for how long time in their  judgement et quand sit varitura whereupon the sheriff accord cause her to he  search and return that she be twenty week go with child and that within twenty  week to be paritur whereupon another writ issue out of the common plea command  the sheriff safe to keep her in such a house and that the door shall he well  guard and that every day he shall cause her to he view by some of the woman  name in the writ wherein ten be name and when she shall he deliver that some  of they shall he with her to view her birth whether it he male or female to  the intent there shall not he any falsity and upon this writ the sheriff  return that accord he\had cause her to he keep c and that such a day she be  deliver of a daughter note this writ and the proceed thereupon be ground upon  Bracton lib fol and upon the writ in the register fol croak Elizabeth trinity  term Elizabeth in the queen hench SirJohnPopham Knt ChiefJustice  SirFrancisGawdy Knt EdwardFenner Esq John Clench Esq justice sir Edward coke  Knt AttorneyGeneral Keir Thomas Fleming Knt solicitor general