Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Booksat the Clarendon Press, MDCCLXXV. Printed for William Strahan, Thomas Cadell, and Daniel Prince, 1775 |
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Page 17
... descend to a man from his ancestor , is also an hereditament ' . HEREDITAMENTs then , to use the largest expreffion , are of two kinds , corporeal , and incorporeal . Corporeal confift of such as affect the fenfes ; fuch as may be seen ...
... descend to a man from his ancestor , is also an hereditament ' . HEREDITAMENTs then , to use the largest expreffion , are of two kinds , corporeal , and incorporeal . Corporeal confift of such as affect the fenfes ; fuch as may be seen ...
Page 83
... descended not to the eldeft , but the youngest , fon ; who was more certainly the offspring of the tenant . But I cannot learn that ever this cuftom prevailed in England , though it certainly did in Scotland , ( under the name of ...
... descended not to the eldeft , but the youngest , fon ; who was more certainly the offspring of the tenant . But I cannot learn that ever this cuftom prevailed in England , though it certainly did in Scotland , ( under the name of ...
Page 88
... descend ; as was fully explained , together with the reasons for it , in the former book of these commentaries . At fourteen this ward- fhip in focage ceafes ; and the heir may ouft the guardian ,. and call him to account for the rents ...
... descend ; as was fully explained , together with the reasons for it , in the former book of these commentaries . At fourteen this ward- fhip in focage ceafes ; and the heir may ouft the guardian ,. and call him to account for the rents ...
Page 196
... descends to his heir ; now by the common law the heir hath obtained an apparent right , though the actual right of poffeffion refides in the perfon diffeifed ; and it fhall not be lawful for the perfon diffeifed to deveft this ap ...
... descends to his heir ; now by the common law the heir hath obtained an apparent right , though the actual right of poffeffion refides in the perfon diffeifed ; and it fhall not be lawful for the perfon diffeifed to deveft this ap ...
Page 198
... descend to his fon , the fon gains an apparent right of possession ; but I ftill retain the actual right both of poffeffion and property . If I acquiefce for thirty years , with- out bringing any action to recover poffeffion of the ...
... descend to his fon , the fon gains an apparent right of possession ; but I ftill retain the actual right both of poffeffion and property . If I acquiefce for thirty years , with- out bringing any action to recover poffeffion of the ...
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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