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provisionally, that one half of the property sued for, when obtained, go to the champertor.

Campum partire. To divide a plain, (or field). Cancellaria. The Court of Chancery. Cancellarius. A Chancellor; the Lord Chan

cellor.

Cancelli. A chancel; the bar in a court of

law.

Capias ad computandum de novo.

take to account anew.

That you

Capias ad satisfaciendum. That you take to satisfy.

Capias in withernam. That you take in lieu of reprisal.

Capias pro fine.

Capias, si laicus.

That you take for the fine.

That you take, if a layman. Capias utlagatum. That you take the outlaw. Capiat qui capere potest. Let him take who can take.

Capiatur. That he be taken.

Capitales, generales, perpetui, et majores; a latere regis residentes, qui omnium aliorum corrigere tenentur injurias et errores. They are principal, universal, perpetual, and superior; who sitting by the king's side are held to correct the wrongs and errors of all others.

Capitalis justiciarius in itinere. Judge on circuit.

The chief

Capitalis justiciarius totius Anglia. The Chief

Justice of all England.

Capitalis plegius. Chief pledge.

Capitula de Judæis. The heads (or chapters) of a book concerning the Jews.

Capturam avium per totam Angliam interdixit. He interdicted the catching of birds throughout all England.

Caput, principium, et finis. The principal, the beginning, and the end.

Carta de Foresta. The Charter of the Forest.
A white card, (or
A white card, (or free per-

Carte blanche.

mission.)

Cassetur billa vel breve. That the bill or writ be quashed.

Casus omissi. Cases unnoticed, (or omitted.)

Casus omissus.

a case omitted.

An opportunity neglected;

Catalla. Chattels; cattle.

Catalla otiosa. Dead goods; chattels.

Cateux sont meubles et immeubles: si comme vrais meubles sont qui transporter se peuvent, et ensuiver le corps; immeubles sont choses qui ne peuvent ensuivir le corps, niestre transportees, et tout ce qui n'est point en heritage. Chattels are moveable and immoveable: real moveable chattels are those which may be carried away, and follow the body; immoveable chattels are things which cannot follow the body, nor be carried away, and all that which is not in heritage.

Causa causans. An efficient cause. Causa coadunandi lanam reginæ. For the pose of collecting wool for the queen.

pur

Causa jactitationis matrimonii. By reason of a vain boasting of marriage.

Causa matrimonii prælocuti. By reason of a marriage before mentioned.

Causa mortis.

In prospect of death. Causa venationis. For the purpose of hunting. Cause de remover plea. Cause of removing a plea.

Caveat. That he take heed.

Caveat emptor. That the purchaser take heed. Celeberrimo huic conventui episcopus aldermannus inter sunto; quorum alter jura divina, alter humana populum edoceto. At this most august session let a bishop and an alderman preside; let the one instruct the people in divine laws, the other in human laws.

Celles que trusts. Those trusts entitled to the purchase money, after payment of debts. Census regalis. The annual revenue (or income) of the crown.

Centenarius (pl. Centenarii.) A petty judge, (under the "Vicecomes," sheriff, and deputy to the "Comes," chief governor of a county,) who had rule of a hundred, and judged smaller matters amongst them.

Centeni ex singulis pagis, sunt, idque ipsum inter suos vocantur; et, quod primo numerus fuit, jam nomen et honor est. The hundredors are chosen from all the counties, and are called so among themselves; and that which was at first a number, is now a name and honour.

Centesima. Interest paid at one per cent per month, (or) at twelve per cent per annum.

Ceo est le serement que le roy jurre a soun coronement: que il gardera et meintenera lez droitez et lez franchisez de seynt esglise grauntez auncienment dez droitez roys christiens d'Engletere, et quil gardera toutez sez terrez, honoures et dignites droiturelx et franks del coron du roialme d'Engletere en tout maner dentier te santz null maner damenusement, et lez droitez dispergez dilapidez ou perduz de la corone a soun poiair reappeller en launcien estate, et quil gardera le peas de seynt esglise et al clergie et al people be bon accorde, et quil face faire en toutez sez jugementez owel et droit justice oue discretion et misericorde, et quil grauntera a tenure lez leyes et custumez du roialme, et a soun poiair les face garder et affirmer, que lez gentez du people avont faitez et estiez, et les malveys leyz et custumes de tout oustera, et ferme peas et establie al people de soun roialme en cea garde esgardera a son poiair; come Dieu luy aide. Sacramentum regis. This is the oath which the King swears at his coronation: that he will keep and maintain the rights and franchises of the holy church, formerly granted by the rightful christian kings of England, and that he will keep all his lands, honours, and dignities, of royal and free right, pertaining to the crown of the kingdom of England, in all manner without diminution, and that the rights of the crown scattered, dilapidated, or lost, he shall recall to the best of

his power to their ancient estate, and that he will keep the peace of the holy church both to the clergy and the people, with good accord, and that he will dispense in all his judgments equal and impartial justice with discretion and mercy, and that he will adhere to the laws and customs of the kingdom, and to the best of his power, cause them to be kept and maintained, which the people have made and agreed to, and that he will abolish the bad laws and customs altogether, and firm and established peace to the subjects of his kingdom, in this regard he will keep to the utmost of his power; so help him God. The king's oath.

Ceo n'est que un restitution en leur ley, pur que a ceo, n'avemus regard, &c. This is but a restitution in their law, to which we pay no attention, &c.

Cepi Corpus. I have taken the body.

Cepi Corpus et paratum habeo. I have taken the body, and have it ready.

Cepit et asportavit.

away.

He took and carried

Cepit et asportavit centum cuniculos. He took and carried away an hundred rabbits, (or conies.) Cepit in alio loco. He has taken in another place.

Certe altero huic sæculo nominatissimus in patriâ juris consultus, ætate provectior, etiam munere gaudens publico et prædiis amplissimis generosi titulo bene se habuit; fortè, quod togatæ genti

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