A writ, addressed to a bishop, charging him not to molest a clerk employed in the royal service, by reason of his non- residence; iu which case he is to be discharged. Reg. Orig. 5S. Non respondebit minor nisi in causa dotis, et hoc pro favore doti. 4 Coke, 71. A minor shall not answer unless in a cas* of dower, and this in favor of dower.
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