Select Documents of English Constitutional HistoryGeorge Burton Adams, Henry Morse Stephens |
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... hath been infeoffed by deed shall be distrained from henceforth to do suit unto the court of his lord , unless he be specially bounden to do suit by the form of his deed : except those whose ancestors or who themselves have used to do ...
... hath been infeoffed by deed shall be distrained from henceforth to do suit unto the court of his lord , unless he be specially bounden to do suit by the form of his deed : except those whose ancestors or who themselves have used to do ...
Page 64
... hath not been the custom hitherto . And concerning the suits that were withdrawn before the time of the aforesaid voyage , let the common law have its course , as it hath used to have before . 4. Concerning the sheriff's turn , it is ...
... hath not been the custom hitherto . And concerning the suits that were withdrawn before the time of the aforesaid voyage , let the common law have its course , as it hath used to have before . 4. Concerning the sheriff's turn , it is ...
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... hath been adjudged to be misfortune only but the fine of murder shall hold place upon those slain feloniously , and not otherwise . 23. It is moreover provided , that no man who is vouched to warranty before the justices in eyre , in a ...
... hath been adjudged to be misfortune only but the fine of murder shall hold place upon those slain feloniously , and not otherwise . 23. It is moreover provided , that no man who is vouched to warranty before the justices in eyre , in a ...
Page 69
... hath levied such aid of his tenants , die before he hath married his daughter , the execu- tors of the father shall be bound to the daughter , for so much as the father received for the aid . And if the father's goods be not sufficient ...
... hath levied such aid of his tenants , die before he hath married his daughter , the execu- tors of the father shall be bound to the daughter , for so much as the father received for the aid . And if the father's goods be not sufficient ...
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... hath some otherwhere within the realm , then shall the mayor send the recognizance , made before him and the clerk aforesaid , unto the chancellor , under the seal aforesaid ; and the chancellor shall direct a writ unto the sheriff , in ...
... hath some otherwhere within the realm , then shall the mayor send the recognizance , made before him and the clerk aforesaid , unto the chancellor , under the seal aforesaid ; and the chancellor shall direct a writ unto the sheriff , in ...
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according afore archbishop assent assize authority aforesaid barons Berwick upon Tweed bishop boroughs Calais cause chancellor Charter chattels Church of England commons contrary convicted council court crown customs declared dignity divers dominions duke duke of York earls ecclesiastical election execution forfeit forfeitures French text further enacted granted hath henceforth Henry VIII hereafter hereby holden holy Church houses Ireland Item judgment justices king of England king's kingdom kingdom of England knights land lawfully letters patents liberties lord king Lord Protector lord the king lords spiritual Majesty Majesty's ment merchants noble oath offence officers ordained parlia peace person or persons prelates premises present Parliament assembled prince queen realm of England reason reign royal Scotland seal sheriffs sovereign lord spiritual and temporal statute Stubbs subjects subsidy tenements text and translation thereof thereunto things tion Translation by Editors unto Westminster whatsoever wise wool woolfells writ
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