Treason was tried in Parliament, by bill of "attainder". It was often used for political purposes. Most attaints were reversed as a term of peace made between factions. A reversioner shall be received in court to defend his right when a tenant for a term of life, tenant in dower, or by the Law of England, or in Tail after Possibility of Issue extinct are sued in court for the land, so as to prevent collusion by the demandants. A person in debt may not avoid his creditors by giving his tenements or chattels to his friends in collusion to have the profits at their will. Where there was a garnishment given touching a plea of land, a writ of deceit is also maintainable. Actions of debt will be heard only in the county where the contract was made. The action of debt includes enforcement of contracts executed or under seal, e.g. rent due on a lease, hire of an archer, contract of sale or repair of an item. Thus there is a growing connection between the actions of debt and contract. Executors have an action for trespass to their testators' goods and chattels in like manner as did the testator when alive. If a man dies intestate, his goods shall be administered by his next and most lawful friends appointed. Such administrators shall have the same powers and duties as executors and be accountable as are executors to the ecclesiastical court. Children born to English parents in parts beyond the sea may inherit from their ancestors in the same manner as those born in the nation. A person grieved by a false oath in a town court proceeding may appeal to the King's Bench or Common Pleas, regardless of any town franchise.