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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... teftament be permitted by the law , of none be made , and no heir can be found fo qualified as the law requires , ftill , to prevent the robuft title of occupancy from again taking place , the doctrine of efcheats is adopted in almost ...
... teftament be permitted by the law , of none be made , and no heir can be found fo qualified as the law requires , ftill , to prevent the robuft title of occupancy from again taking place , the doctrine of efcheats is adopted in almost ...
Page 12
... teftament ; that is , by written or oral inftructions properly witnessed and au- thenticated , according to the pleasure of the deceased ; which we therefore emphatically stile his will . This was established in fome countries much ...
... teftament ; that is , by written or oral inftructions properly witnessed and au- thenticated , according to the pleasure of the deceased ; which we therefore emphatically stile his will . This was established in fome countries much ...
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... tefta- ment , natural reafon will tell us , that an order of men , who are feparated from the world , and excluded from other lucra tive profeffions , for the fake of the rest of mankind , have a right to be furnished with the ...
... tefta- ment , natural reafon will tell us , that an order of men , who are feparated from the world , and excluded from other lucra tive profeffions , for the fake of the rest of mankind , have a right to be furnished with the ...
Page 115
... teftaments , wherein greater indulgence is allowed , an eftate - tail may be created by a devife to a man and his feed , or to a man and his heirs male ; or by other irregular modes of expreffionc . THERE is ftill another fpecies of ...
... teftaments , wherein greater indulgence is allowed , an eftate - tail may be created by a devife to a man and his feed , or to a man and his heirs male ; or by other irregular modes of expreffionc . THERE is ftill another fpecies of ...
Page 172
... 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 , and advice ) in these ...
... 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 , and advice ) in these ...
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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