Whereas for waste done in the inheritance of any person, by guardians, tenants in dower, tenants by the curtesy of England, or otherwise for a term of life [or years] a writ of prohibition of waste has been used to be granted, by which writs many were deceived, thinking that such as had done the waste should not need to answer but only for waste done after the prohibition to them directed; our lord the king, to remove from henceforth this error, has ordained, that of all manner of waste done to the damage of any person, there shall from henceforth be no writ of prohibition awarded, but a writ of summons, so that he of whom complaint is shall answer for waste done at any time; . . . .