A Collection of Statutes Connected with the General Administration of the Law: Arranged According to the Order of Subjects, Volume 4; Volume 1225W. H. Bond, 1836 - Law |
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... party , they shall proceed to the taking of the assize unless the disseisor can say any thing wherefore the assize ought to tarry . And if the assize do pass for the plaintiff , he shall recover his seisin to- gether with the damages ...
... party , they shall proceed to the taking of the assize unless the disseisor can say any thing wherefore the assize ought to tarry . And if the assize do pass for the plaintiff , he shall recover his seisin to- gether with the damages ...
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... party and the denial of the other , the parties shall descend to the lawful inquest , and by the verdict of the inquest shall the plea be determined , because pleas of land in those parts are not to be determined by battle , nor by the ...
... party and the denial of the other , the parties shall descend to the lawful inquest , and by the verdict of the inquest shall the plea be determined , because pleas of land in those parts are not to be determined by battle , nor by the ...
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... party may deny that he is indebted to him in any thing , and make his defence by wager of law , that is , by his own oath and eleven others swearing with him , or by the country at his election . It happeneth sometimes that the debtor ...
... party may deny that he is indebted to him in any thing , and make his defence by wager of law , that is , by his own oath and eleven others swearing with him , or by the country at his election . It happeneth sometimes that the debtor ...
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... party cannot have other redress by writ of covenant but this only that he have a satisfaction in money for his damages ; and thus in one case there lieth an action to demand a tenement by writ of covenant , and in another case money or ...
... party cannot have other redress by writ of covenant but this only that he have a satisfaction in money for his damages ; and thus in one case there lieth an action to demand a tenement by writ of covenant , and in another case money or ...
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... party condemned , or else a fieri fac ' at the liberty of the party pursuant . LXXVIII . Item , That all bills sued before the said justices in personal actions , whereof the debt , duty or damage is under xl.s the sheriffs shall have ...
... party condemned , or else a fieri fac ' at the liberty of the party pursuant . LXXVIII . Item , That all bills sued before the said justices in personal actions , whereof the debt , duty or damage is under xl.s the sheriffs shall have ...
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action affidavit appointed assignees assize authority aforesaid awarded bailiff bankrupt cause certificate charged chattels clerk commenced commission Commissioners committed contrary copy costs county palatine Court of Chancery Court of Exchequer courts of equity creditors debt decree defendant or defendants deputy distrained distress England equity examination execution fees forfeited further enacted George III hath heirs Henry VIII hereafter hereby hereditaments hundred intituled Ireland issue judgment justices justices of peace Keeper King's landlord lands lawful lessor letters patents levied liberties Lord Chancellor Lords Spiritual lordships Majesty manner manors matter ment notwithstanding oath offence paid party payment peace penalty person or persons plaint plaintiff plea pounds present Parliament Provided Quarter Sessions realm receive recited Act recognizance recover reign rent replevin respectively seal sheriff shillings shires statute sued suit summons sums of money taken tenant tenements therein thereof thing tion unto Wales warrant whatsoever whereas writ
Popular passages
Page 272 - Where by divers sundry old authentic histories and chronicles it is manifestly declared and expressed that this realm of England is an empire, and so hath been accepted in the world, governed by one Supreme Head and King having the dignity and royal estate of the imperial Crown of the same...
Page 118 - Majesty, that no man hereafter be compelled to make or yield any gift, loan, benevolence, tax, or such like charge, without common consent by act of parliament; and that none be called to make answer, or take such oath, or to give attendance, or be confined, or otherwise molested or disquieted concerning the same or for refusal thereof ; and that no freeman, in any such manner as is before mentioned, be imprisoned or detained...
Page 178 - Chattels thereupon, it shall and may be lawful to and for the Defendant or Defendants in such Actions to plead the general Issue and give the special Matter in Evidence...
Page 88 - Lords spiritual and temporal and commons in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that from and after the passing of this act, it shall and may be lawful to and for the...
Page 118 - ... for proceeding by martial law, may be revoked and annulled; and that hereafter no commissions of like nature may issue forth to any person or persons whatsoever, to be executed as aforesaid, lest by colour of them any of your Majesty's subjects be destroyed or put to death, contrary to the laws and franchise of the land.
Page 409 - That if any bankrupt, at the time he becomes bankrupt, shall, by the consent and permission of the true owner thereof, have in his possession, order, or disposition, any goods or chattels whereof he was reputed owner, or whereof he had taken upon him the sale, alteration, or disposition as owner, the Court shall have power to order the same to be sold and disposed of for the benefit of the creditors under the bankruptcy.
Page 117 - Statutum de tallagio non concedendo, that no tallage or aid shall be laid or levied by the king or his heirs in this realm, without the good will and assent of the archbishops, bishops, earls, barons, knights, burgesses, and other the freemen of the commonalty of this realm ; and by authority of parliament holden in the five and twentieth year of the reign of king Edward III.
Page 215 - Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury, or any three or more of them...
Page 258 - Ireland, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Keeper, or Lords Commissioners for the custody of the great seal of Ireland for the time being...
Page 395 - ... all persons using the trade of merchandise by way of bargaining, exchange, bartering, commission, consignment, or otherwise, in gross or by retail, and all persons who either for themselves or as agents or factors for others seek their living by buying and selling, or by buying and letting for hire, or by the workmanship of goods or commodities...