3。Ifthelordwassuedinhisowncourt，[212]whichneverhappenedbutupondisputesinrelationtothefief，afterlettingallthedelayspass，thelordhimselfwassummonedbeforethepeersinthesovereign’sname，[213]whosepermissionwasnecessaryonthatoccasion。Thepeersdidnotmakethesummonsintheirownname，becausetheycouldnotsummontheirlord，buttheycouldsummonfortheirlord。[214]
Sometimestheappealofdefaultofjusticewasfollowedbyanappealoffalsejudgment，whenthelordhadcausedjudgmenttobepassed，notwithstandingthedefault。[215]
Thevassalwhohadwrongfullychallengedhislordofdefaultofjusticewassentencedtopayafineaccordingtohislord’spleasure。[216]
TheinhabitantsofGaunthadchallengedtheEarlofFlandersofdefaultofjusticebeforetheking，forhavingdelayedtogivejudgmentinhisowncourt。[217]Uponexaminationitwasfoundthathehadusedfewerdelaysthaneventhecustomofthecountryallowed。Theywerethereforeremandedtohim；uponwhichtheireffectstothevalueofsixtythousandlivreswereseized。Theyreturnedtotheking’scourtinordertohavethefinemoderated；butitwasdecidedthattheearlmightinsistuponthefine，andevenuponmoreifhepleased。Beaumanoirwaspresentatthosejudgments。
4。Inotherdisputeswhichthelordmighthavewithhisvassal，inrespecttothepersonorhonourofthelatter，ortopropertythatdidnotbelongtothefief，therewasnoroomforachallengeofdefaultofjustice；becausethecausewasnottriedinthelord’scourt，butinthatoftheparamount：vassals，saysDéfontaines，[218]havingnopowertogivejudgmentonthepersonoftheirlord。