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 63
... transferred by inveftiture or delivering corporal poffeffion of the land , usually called livery of feifin ; and was perfected by homage and fealty . It alfo drew after it . these seven fruits and consequences , as infeparably incident ...
... transferred by inveftiture or delivering corporal poffeffion of the land , usually called livery of feifin ; and was perfected by homage and fealty . It alfo drew after it . these seven fruits and consequences , as infeparably incident ...
Page 198
... transferred the fame to a ftranger , the law will not permit that poffeffion now to be difturbed , unless by fhewing the abfolute right of property to refide in another perfon . The heir therefore in this case has only a mere right ...
... transferred the fame to a ftranger , the law will not permit that poffeffion now to be difturbed , unless by fhewing the abfolute right of property to refide in another perfon . The heir therefore in this case has only a mere right ...
Page 200
... transferred from one man to another . And here we must first of all observe , that ( as gain and lofs are terms of relation , and of a reci- procal nature ) by whatever method one man gains an estate , by that fame method or it's ...
... transferred from one man to another . And here we must first of all observe , that ( as gain and lofs are terms of relation , and of a reci- procal nature ) by whatever method one man gains an estate , by that fame method or it's ...
Page 220
... transferred to him by fale , or by gift , or by any other method , except only that of descent . THIS is a rule almost peculiar to our own laws , and those of a fimilar original . For it was entirely unknown among the Jews , Greeks ...
... transferred to him by fale , or by gift , or by any other method , except only that of descent . THIS is a rule almost peculiar to our own laws , and those of a fimilar original . For it was entirely unknown among the Jews , Greeks ...
Page 274
... transferred within fix months previous to the donor's death ) and unless fuch gift be made to take effect immediately , and be without power of revocation : and that all other gifts fhall be void , The two universities , their colleges ...
... transferred within fix months previous to the donor's death ) and unless fuch gift be made to take effect immediately , and be without power of revocation : and that all other gifts fhall be void , The two universities , their colleges ...
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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