Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Booksat the Clarendon Press, MDCCLXXV. Printed for William Strahan, Thomas Cadell, and Daniel Prince, 1775 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 98
Page 11
... ancestor himself , was no na- tural , but merely a civil , right . It is true , that the tranf- miffion of one's poffeffions to pofterity has an evident tendency to make a man a good citizen and a useful member of society : it fets the ...
... ancestor himself , was no na- tural , but merely a civil , right . It is true , that the tranf- miffion of one's poffeffions to pofterity has an evident tendency to make a man a good citizen and a useful member of society : it fets the ...
Page 51
... ancestors probably meant no more than to put the kingdom in a state of defence by establishing a mili- tary fyftem ; and to oblige themselves ( in refpect of their lands ) to maintain the king's title and territories , with equal vigour ...
... ancestors probably meant no more than to put the kingdom in a state of defence by establishing a mili- tary fyftem ; and to oblige themselves ( in refpect of their lands ) to maintain the king's title and territories , with equal vigour ...
Page 52
... ancestors had been defrauded by the art and fineffe of the Norman law- yers , rather than deprived by the force of the Norman arms . : b Wright 81 . CLL . Hen . I. c . I. d 9 Hen , III , HAVING given this short history of their rife and ...
... ancestors had been defrauded by the art and fineffe of the Norman law- yers , rather than deprived by the force of the Norman arms . : b Wright 81 . CLL . Hen . I. c . I. d 9 Hen , III , HAVING given this short history of their rife and ...
Page 56
... ancestor poffeffed , ufed generally to pay a fine or acknow- legement to the lord , in horfes , arms , money , and the like , for fuch renewal of the feud : which was called a relief , be- cause it re - established the inheritance , or ...
... ancestor poffeffed , ufed generally to pay a fine or acknow- legement to the lord , in horfes , arms , money , and the like , for fuch renewal of the feud : which was called a relief , be- cause it re - established the inheritance , or ...
Page 60
... ancestors four principal species of lay tenures , to which all others may be reduced the grand criteria of which were the natures of the several services or renders , that were due to the lords from their tenants . The fervices , in ...
... ancestors four principal species of lay tenures , to which all others may be reduced the grand criteria of which were the natures of the several services or renders , that were due to the lords from their tenants . The fervices , in ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abfolute adminiſtrator affigns aforefaid againſt alfo alienation alſo anceſtors antient bankrupt becauſe blood cafe caſe chattels common law confent confequence confideration conveyance copyhold courſe court creditors cuſtom debts deceaſed deed defcended deſcent deviſe dower Edward Coke efcheat eftate emblements eſtabliſhed eſtate executor faid fame fecond fee-fimple feems feifin feodal feoffment fervice feud fhall fince firft firſt focage fome forfeiture fpecies freehold ftatute ftill fuch fufficient grant hath heirs hereditaments himſelf houſe huſband Ibid iffue Inft inheritance intereft itſelf John Stiles joint-tenants king lands laſt leaſe Litt lord manor moſt muft muſt neceffary obferved otherwiſe perfon poffeffion poffibility preſcription preſent purchaſe purpoſe reaſon remainder rent reſpect reverfion ſaid ſame ſeems ſeiſed ſeveral ſhall ſhould ſome ſpecial ſpecies ſtill ſubject ſuch tail teftament tenant tenements tenure thefe themſelves theſe thoſe ufual unleſs uſe uſually vefted veſted villein villenage wife