A Systematic Arrangement of Lord Coke's First Institute of the Laws of England: On the Plan of Sir Matthew Hale's Analysis; with the Annotations of Mr. Hargrave, Lord Chief Justice Hale, and Lord Chancellor Nottingham; and a New Series of Notes and References to the Present Time, Volume 3A. Towar, 1836 - Land tenure |
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abatement action of waste advowson albeit alien appear appeareth assise attaint attornment bishop Bract cause challenge chattels common law continual claim court coverture damages death debt deed default defendant descent detinue dieth discontinuance disseisee disseisin disseisor distrain distress doth dower Eliz enter entry estate tail execution executors facias fee-simple felony feme feme covert feoffee feoffment Fleta freehold grant Hargr hath heir husband Ibid Infra Inst issue in tail judges judgment jury justices king king's land lease lessee lessor Littleton lord Lord Coke ment nonsuit party person plaintiff plea plead possession quod reason recover recovery release remainder remedy remitter rent replevin reversion saith scire facias Sect secus seised seisin sheriff stat statute supra tenant in tail tenements thereof tion tithes verdict warranty wife word writ of right
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Page 14 - to preserve the contingent remainders ; remainder to her sons successively in tail male; remainder to her daughters, as tenants in common in tail, with cross remainders in tail between them ; with several remainders over ; then the proviso in question immediately follows: " Provided always, and it is hereby agreed and declared between and by the parties to
Page 446 - the money to be false, to merchandize, or make payment in deceit of our lord the king, and his people, and if a man slay the chancellor, treasurer, or the king's justices of the one bench, or the other, justices in eyre, or justices of assise, and all other justices assigned
Page 446 - to the king's enemies in his realm, giving to them aid and comfort in the realm or elsewhere, and thereof be proveably (ie upon sufficient proof) attainted of open deed by the people of their condition. And if a man
Page 446 - utter or declare, by publishing any printing or writing, or by any overt act, or deed, being legally convicted thereof, by the oaths of two lawful and credible witnesses, upon trial or otherwise convicted or attainted by due course of law, then every such offender shall
Page 446 - king's companion, or the king's eldest daughter unmarried, or the wife of the king's eldest son and heir, or if a man do levy war against our lord the king in
Page 446 - or successors within this realm, in order by force or constraint to compel him or them to change his or their measures or counsels, or in order to put any force or constraint upon, or to intimidate or overawe both or either
Page 446 - and until the end of the next session of parliament, after a demise of the crown, shall, within the realm or without, compass, imagine, invent, devise, or intend death or destruction, or any bodily harm, leading to death or destruction, maim, or wounding, imprisonment or restraint of the person of the king, his heirs or successors, or to deprive or depose
Page 210 - where any distress shall be made for any rent justly due, and any irregularity or unlawful act shall be afterwards done by the party distraining, or his agent ; the distress shall not be deemed unlawful, nor the distrainor a trespasser ab
Page 447 - To levy such war, in order to put any force or constraint upon, or to intimidate or overawe both, or either houses of parliament ; or Sthly. To move or stir any foreigner or stranger with force to invade this realm, or any other of his majesty's dominions or countries, and in the obeisance of his majesty, his heirs and successors. 1 East PC
Page 121 - right or title first descended, accrued, come, or fallen, within the age of twenty-one years, feme covert, non compos mentis, imprisoned, or beyond seas, then such Person and his heir, may, notwithstanding the said twenty years be expired, bring his