blithman plaintiff against martin defendant action upon the case for a promise  Yelv godb in a action upon the case for a promise upon do assumpsit plead a  verdict be give for the plaintiff it be move by John more for the defendant in  arrest of judgement that the assumption here make by the defendant unto the  plaintiff be against the law and so void and the plaintiff have no cause of  action hereupon the case be this Ellis servient ad doorkey take one Holeman  and have he in execution do deliver he over to blithman the plaintiff be the  gaoler ad to watch in salv custodian upon this John Martin the defendant come  unto he and make he this promise ground upon this consideration that in  consideration that blithman the plaintiff will suffer Holeman which he have in  execution for the debt of one spark ad grant ire c the say debt not be satisfy  that then he promise to give he such a sum of money and for which the action  be here bring this consideration be against the law and therefore void as  touch this it appear coke pars in Beaufages case in case of sheriff what bind  and condition of bind shall be void upon the statute of h cap and Trin James  it be so adjudge here in this court accord in the like case to this now here  in question the court incline to be of opinion against the plaintiff coke et  totan curian the promise here be in consideration that blithman shall let the  say Holeman be in execution to go at liberty or to escape the debt not be  satisfy that then he will pay he so much this promise here be clear void the  same be ground upon a consideration which be against the law and so the  plaintiff here have no cause of action Haughton justice the like case to this  be former Bulstrode er p so adjudge in the court of c b when I be sergeant  there the whole court agree herein clearl that this consideration be against  the law and so the promise Bulstrode ground thereon be void and the plaintiff  by consequence have no case of action and therefore the rule of the court be  quod to express grief nil to take in hand per billam