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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... SPECIAL CUSTOM . CHAP . XXIII . Of ALIENATION by DEVISE . CHAP . XXIV . Of THINGS PERSONAL . CHAP . XXV . Of PROPERTY in THINGS PERSONAL . 365 . 373 . 384 . 389 . CHAP . CHAP . XXVI . Of TITLE to THINGS PERSONAL , CONTENTS .
... SPECIAL CUSTOM . CHAP . XXIII . Of ALIENATION by DEVISE . CHAP . XXIV . Of THINGS PERSONAL . CHAP . XXV . Of PROPERTY in THINGS PERSONAL . 365 . 373 . 384 . 389 . CHAP . CHAP . XXVI . Of TITLE to THINGS PERSONAL , CONTENTS .
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... devise it by will , without the confent of the lord 9. For , the reafon of conferring the feud being the personal abilities of the feudatory to serve in war , it was not fit he should be at liberty to transfer this gift , either from ...
... devise it by will , without the confent of the lord 9. For , the reafon of conferring the feud being the personal abilities of the feudatory to serve in war , it was not fit he should be at liberty to transfer this gift , either from ...
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... devise be to a man and his affigns , without annexing words of perpetuity , there the devifee fhall take only an estate for life ; for it does not appear that the devifor intended any more . 2. Neither does this rule extend to fines or ...
... devise be to a man and his affigns , without annexing words of perpetuity , there the devifee fhall take only an estate for life ; for it does not appear that the devifor intended any more . 2. Neither does this rule extend to fines or ...
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... devises by laft will and teftament , ( which , being often drawn up when the party is inops confilii , are always more favoured in con- struction than formal deeds , which are presumed to be made with great caution , fore - thought ...
... devises by laft will and teftament , ( which , being often drawn up when the party is inops confilii , are always more favoured in con- struction than formal deeds , which are presumed to be made with great caution , fore - thought ...
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... devise a fee , or other lefs eftate , may be limited after a fee . And this happens where a devifor devifes his whole estate in fee , but limits a remainder thereon to commence on a future contingency . As if a man devises land to A and ...
... devise a fee , or other lefs eftate , may be limited after a fee . And this happens where a devifor devifes his whole estate in fee , but limits a remainder thereon to commence on a future contingency . As if a man devises land to A and ...
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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