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or rewards to make marriages ; or for bargains at 

 play and wagers ; or for bargains for offices contrary 

 to the statute of 5 and 6 Ed. VI. or for contracts 

 upon usury or simony, are regularly to be dismissed 

 upon motion, if they be the sole effect of the bill ; 

 and if there be no special circumstances to move the 

 court to allow their proceedings, and all suits under 

 the value often pounds, are regularly to be dismissed. 

 V. postea 58. 60. 



16. Dismissions are properly to be prayed, and 

 had, either upon hearing, or upon plea unto the bill, 

 when the cause comes first into court ; but dismissions 

 are not to be prayed after the parties have been at 

 charge of examination, except it be upon special cause. 



17. If the plaintiff discontinue the prosecution, 

 after all the defendants have answered, above the 

 space of one whole term, the cause is to be dismissed 

 of course without any motion ; but after replication 

 put in, no cause is to be dismissed without motion 

 and order of the court. 



18. DOUBLE vexation is not to be admitted ; but 

 if the party sue for the same cause at the common 

 law and in chancery, he is to have a day given to 

 make his election where he will proceed, and in de 

 fault of making such election to be dismissed. 



19. Where causes are removed by special (t cer- 

 tiorari&quot; upon a bill containing matter of equity, the 

 plaintiff is, upon receipt of his writ, to put in bond 

 to prove his suggestions within fourteen days after 

 the receipt ; which, if he do not prove, then upon 

 certificate from either of the examiners, presented to 



