The Student's Law-dictionary: Or, Compleat English Law-expositorE. and R. Nutt, 1740 - Law |
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... Reason . This Writ lies in two Cafes ; and the one is termed Admeasurement of Dower ; which is , where a Man's Widow after his Death holds from the Heir more Land , & c . as her Dower , than of Right belongs to her : And the other is ...
... Reason . This Writ lies in two Cafes ; and the one is termed Admeasurement of Dower ; which is , where a Man's Widow after his Death holds from the Heir more Land , & c . as her Dower , than of Right belongs to her : And the other is ...
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... Reason of it is , because the Rate of Firft - Fruits paid for fpiritual Livings , is accounted af- ter the Value of one Year's Profit . See Pol . Virg . de Invent . rer . lib . 8 . mentioned in the Stat . 22 H. 8 . c. Friend ; as ...
... Reason of it is , because the Rate of Firft - Fruits paid for fpiritual Livings , is accounted af- ter the Value of one Year's Profit . See Pol . Virg . de Invent . rer . lib . 8 . mentioned in the Stat . 22 H. 8 . c. Friend ; as ...
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... Reason , viz . that the Law of Fees is grounded upon two Rights , the one of Poffeffion , and the o- other of Property ; and as the grand Affife ferves for the Right of Property , fo the Petit Affife ferves to fettle the Right of Pof ...
... Reason , viz . that the Law of Fees is grounded upon two Rights , the one of Poffeffion , and the o- other of Property ; and as the grand Affife ferves for the Right of Property , fo the Petit Affife ferves to fettle the Right of Pof ...
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... Reason it is called a Tenure , hol- ding only of the King . In Dier 44. it is otherwife called , Tenure holding of the Perfon of the King . A Perfon may hold of the King , and not in Capite ; that is to fay , not immediately of the ...
... Reason it is called a Tenure , hol- ding only of the King . In Dier 44. it is otherwife called , Tenure holding of the Perfon of the King . A Perfon may hold of the King , and not in Capite ; that is to fay , not immediately of the ...
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... Reason there cannot , fince that Statute , be a Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper at one and the fame Time . Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lan- cafter , is an Officer appointed in that Court , chiefly to hear and de- termine Controverfies ...
... Reason there cannot , fince that Statute , be a Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper at one and the fame Time . Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lan- cafter , is an Officer appointed in that Court , chiefly to hear and de- termine Controverfies ...
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Action Affife affigned againſt alfo alſo anciently anſwer becauſe Bishop Brev Cafe called Caufe Cauſe Chancery Church Clerk Commiffion committed Common Law Common Pleas County Court Court of Chancery Cowel Cuftom Debt Deed Defendant denotes diftrained Eftate Eſtate Exchequer faid fame feifed Felony Feoffment fhall fhould fignifies firft fome fometimes Foreft fuch fufficient granted Heir himſelf Houfe Houſe Idem Iffue Indictment Judges Judgment Juftices Jurifdiction Jury King King's Bench la Ley Leafe Letters Patent likewife Lord Manor ment Money muft muſt neral Oath obferved Offence Office Orig otherwife pafs paid Parliament Party Peace Perfon Plaintiff plead Poffeffion prefent Prifoner Procefs publick Puniſhment Reaſon Refpect Rent Right Scotland ſhall Sheriff Socage Statute taken Tenant Term thefe ther thereof theſe Thing thofe thoſe tion Tithes Treafon ufed ufually uſed Villein whereby whofe Wife Word Writ of Right Writ that lies Writ which lies