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 294 Extents. [Ch.XIL Pt.I. Sec.V. virtue of that statute, from the time they are executed (fl). But other bonds and specialties only bind the party's lands, as at common law, from the time they become of record, under the inquisition on a commission. The same doctrine obtained at common law, and in general still holds with respect to simple contract debts {b). However, even at common law, debtd due from certain known public officers and accountants to the Crown, though not of record, bound the debtor's lands from the time they accrued due [c). And the statute 1 3 Eliz. c. 4«. iS. 1. extends this common law exception, by providing that debts due from the officers, collectors and receivers, &c. men- tioned therein, shall bind their lands from the time when they entered into the offices. By that statute " for the better security of the Queen's Ma- jesty, her heirs and successors, against such as shall have the receipt and charge of the money and treasure of her Highness, her heirs and successors, it is declared and enacted, that all lands, tenements, profits, commodities and hereditaments, which any treasurer or receiver, in or belonging to any of the Queen's Majesty's Courts of the Exchequer, Wards and Live- ries, or duchy of Lancaster, Treasurer of the Chamber, Cofferer of the Household to the Queen's Majesty, her heirs or successors, Treasurer for the Wars, Treasurer of any fort, town or castle, where any garrison is or shall be kept. Trea- surer of the Admiralty or Navy, Treasurer, under Treasurer, or other person accomptable to the Queen's Majesty, her heirs or successors, for any office or charge, of or within the Mint, Treasurer or Receiver of any sums of money imprest, or other- wise, for the use of the Queen's Majesty, her heirs or succes- sors, or for provisions of victual, or for fortifications, buildings, or works, or for any other provisions to be used in any of the offices of the Queen's Majesty's ordnance and artillery, armoury, wardrobe, tents and pavilions, or revels, customer, collector, farmer of customs, subsidies, imposts or other duties within any port of the realm, Collector of the tenths of the clergy, Collector of any subsidy or fifteen, Receiver-General (c) 8 Rep. ni. 2 Rol. Ab. 156, 7. Lane, 65. The King's execution on a bond assigned (A) 1 Wighiw. 54. to him, relates only to the date of the (c) S6e the cases cited, 1 Wigbtw. assignment. Lit. 124, 5. Savil, 11. 36, &c. of