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Alienation by special custom, I. 578 | Assignee of reversion, II. 113

to 580

by devise, I. 581 to 584
Allegiance, oath of I. 289 to 296

withdrawing from, II. 481
Ambassadors' privilege, II. 212.464
Amendment, statutes of, II. 280 to 290
Amends, tender of, II. 150
Amercement, II. 1241. Ad. 78
Anniversaries kept holy, I 457-8
Annuity deeds inrolled, I. 602
Anonymous partnerships, I. 556 to 563
Apostacy, crime of, II. 372-3
Appeal, courts of, II. 39 to 43. 51 to 53
proceedings in nature of, II 276

to 291

of felony, II. 1187 to 1190
Appearance in equity, II. 351 to 357
Apportionment of rents, I. 458-9
Apprentices to trades, I. 393 to 401.
Ad. 30

to attornies, II. 21 to 30
Approvement of commons, I. 439
in felony, II. 1197
Approver, compelling one to be, II. 581
Arbitration, reference to, II. 12
Armour, embezzling the king's, II. 514
Arms, right of carrying, I. 11.

right of keeping restrained, II.
559 to 576. Ad. 97

-riding, &c. with, punished, II. 658
Army, prerogative as to, 1. 157

regular, I. 377 to 380. Ad. 27
Arraignment, and its incidents, II. 1196
Arrest in civil cases, II. 196 to 207

of judgment, II. 280 to 286

in criminal cases, II. 1137 to 1161
Arson, II. 919

Article in writing, II. 112

Articles of religion, I. $23. II. 379
Artificers, seducing. II. 732 to 737
Assault, action of, II. 222-3-4. 272-3-4
Assaulting privy counsellor, &c. II. 508
lords &c. coming to parliament,
II. 659

on account of gaming, II. 660
master, II, 918. Ad. 116

Assemblies riotous, II. 614 to 644
unlawful, II. 644 to 655

Assent royal to bills, I. 144
Assent and consent, I. 324

Assessed taxes, I. 199

Assets, what shall be, I. 506. II. 337
Assignee of judgment, I. 594-5-6 -

of lease, II. 114

Assigning breaches, II. 225

Assistant barrister, I. 62. II. 63. Ad. 62
Assize, courts of, II. 43 to 50
writs of, II. 126 to 131
Assurance policies, I. 600
Attaint, proceeding in, II. 276 to 280
Attornies, justices of peace, I. 247

-how appointed, II. 13 to 31
-where to practise, II. 16 to 31
-practising in others' names,II. 18
-number of their clerks, II. 21
-punished for malpractice, II.

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Bankrupt expenses regulated, I. 651-2 Breaches assigned, II 225-6
Breaking prison, II. 584-5-6
houses, II. 922

commissioners, &c. protected

against actions, I. 652-3

-duration and validity of

sion, I. 653

commis-Bribery, I. 93. II. 610. Ad. 9
Bridewells, Ad. 136
Bridges, 1. 275. Ad. 18
British ships, I. 381. Ad. 28
Buggery, II. 918

Banks, mischief to, II. 1034
Banns, publication of, I. 407
Bargain and sale inrolled, &c. I. 539
Barking trees, II. 947-8

Barren land, tithe, I. 434. II. 94
Barretry, II. 598-9

Barristers' admission, &c. II. 31 to 34
malpractice punished, II. 600
Bastards, maintenance of, I. 414-5-6.
Ad. 32. 88.

settlement of, I. 416-7 Ad. 35.
murder of, II. 903
Bastardy, certificate of, II. 231, Ad. 152
Battery, Vide Assault

Beaupleader abolished, II. 269. Ad. 78
Benefit of clergy, II. 1214 to 1239
Benevolences abolished, Ad. 2
Betting, Vide Gaming
Bigamy, II. 751

Bill of costs recovered, II. 31
of discovery, II. 343-4-5
of exceptions, IL. 263-4
of exchange, I. 606 to 614
for injunction, II. 342-3

of foreclosure, &c. II. 338 to 341
for renewal, II. 342

to perpetuate testimony, II. 355
dismissed, II. 371

forgery of, II. 1044 to 1064
Billetting regulated, I. 379. Ad. 27
Bishops, election of, I. 314 to 317
leases, &c. of, I. 522 to 535
their demesnes, I. 533-4
rent recovered, II. 155

Black act, II. 624

Blanching copper, II. 490
Blasphemy, II. 439. 440
Bog, partition of, I. 485 6-7
lease of, I. 532 3-6

Bond, in replevin, II. 110

payment of, pleaded, II. 224
for performance of covenants, II. 225
Book, of common prayer, I. 324-5.
II. 380 to 385

copyright in, I. 585

of account evidence, II. 259
popish, using, IL 436
Botes, tenant's right to, I. 449
Bottomry bonds, I. 601

Bulls papal, II. 480, 531
Burglary, II. 921

Burning king's ships, II. 519
land, II. 759

corn in the straw, II. 763
houses, &c. II. 120 919.920
in the hand, II. 1220. Ad. 148

Butlerage, I. 193. Ad. 12
Busts, property in, Ad. 47

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pro fine, II. 268

ad satisfaciendum, II. 291 to 308
Carcases stealing, &c. II. 978
Carnal knowledge of child, II. 916-7
Cartbote restrained, I. 440
Catholics, Roman, disabled

to vote at elections, I. 88-9. Ad 4 to 7
to sit in parliament, I. 139 to 143
to succeed to the throne, I.150-5 6
to be sheriffs, I. 224-5

to be justices of peace, I. 246

to hold offices of trust or power,
I. 300 to 304

as to marriages, I. 410

excluding children from mainten-
ance, I. 414

as to guardianship, I. 419
offices in corporations, I. 422
voting at elections of magistrates,
I. 426

presenting to livings. I. 432-3-4
descent and transfer of estates,
I. 489 to 503

acquisition of landed property,
I. 503-4-5

being attornies or barristers, II. 30

to 34

advocates or proctors, II. 53-4
Catholics

Catholics, jurors or grandjurors, II. 258. | Chancellor, his precedence, I. 359

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Ad. 141

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purchasing bulls from Rome, II.

obeying fulminations of the pope,
II. 532

suing appeals to Rome, II. 533
exercising ecclesiastical jurisdic-
tion, II 535 to 541

541

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Maintaining pope's authority, II.

bringing superstitious things into
the realm, II. 543

sending money to foreign semi-
naries, II. 544

refusing to take the oath of su-
premacy, &c. II. 548 to 575

refusing to make the declaration
against popery, II. 559

marrying protestants, II. 749.

915-6

Cattle, larceny of, II. 977-8

mischief to, II. 624. 1019

Certificate, poor, I. 280

Certificate of bankruptcy, I. 633 to 638
of bastardy, II. 231. Ad. 152
for costs, II. 273-4

Certiorari, II. 96. 1113 to 1119. Ad. 63.
Cestui que vie, death of, I. 459. II. 156
Chalking, maiming, II. 908 to 910
Challenge of jury, II. 232, 257. 1204
to fight, II. 660

Champerty, II. 602-3-4

his duties and powers, II. 332

to 371, et sparsim,
Chancery, its jurisdiction, II. 38, et
sparsim,

Chance medley, Ad. 119
Charitable bequests, I. 663

uses, I. 510-1. II. 333 to 337
Charter-schools, I. 400
Cheating, II. 696 to 700. 1003 to 1006
Children, maintenance of, I 413-4
debauching, II. 916-7

Choses in action, larceny, II. 954 to 955
Church of England, &c. I. 155-6
king head of, I. 164

416

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building, &c. I. 353. Ad. 22
penalty for not going to, II. 396 to

mischief to, II. 621/
affray in, II. 659
larceny in, II. 995
Churchwardens, I. 352 to 355
Citations out of diocess, II. 88
er mero officio, II. 1127
Civil bill, jurisdiction, II. 63, &c. Ad. 62
Civil survey, I. 178
Civil list, I. 208-9

Clandestine marriages, II. 749
Clergy, parliament, I. 36. 53

not to be farmers, &c. I. 311 to 314
ordination of, I. 322 to 326
residence of, I. 326 to 331
their glebes and glebe-houses,
I, 331 to 346

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Commissioners of great seal, I. 359. | Courts, of common law and equity, II.

II. 38. 337

for taking bail, II. 204
for taking affidavits, II. 204
of charitable uses, II. 333, &c.
of bankrupts, I. 622, &c.

of excise, and appeals, II. 1129
Committees unlawful, II. 645. 654. 722.
Common recovery, I. 573 to 577
of pasture, I 439

of estover, I. 449

nusances to, II. 763-4

Common prayer, book of, I. 324. II. 376,
Common pleas, court of, II. 37
Common summons, Ad. 70
Composition rent, I. 176
Compounding informations, II. 605
Conformity of papists, &c. I. 491-9
Consanguinity, marriage, I. 402-3
challenge, II. 258

Consolidated fund, I. 203

Constables, their duties, &c. I. 252, &c.
Conspiracy to murder, II. 508. 907

Consultation, writ of, II. 94

Contracts for sale of goods, I. 596
Conventicles unlawful, II. 385 to 396
Convention act, II. 654

Converts from popery, I. 491. II. 576
Conveyances, usurious, I. 515. II. 695
fraudulent, I. 516-7. II. 1005-6
Convicts transported, II. 1220 to 1239
Coparceners, I. 475 to 487
Copyhold tenure, I. 444-5 578, &c.
Copyright, I. 585 to 590. Ad. 47
Corn distraining, II. 1-2

lezers of, II. 786

34 to 51

ecclesiastical, II. 51 to 57. 1126
military and maritime, II. 57-8.
Ad. 63

of special jurisdiction, II. 59 to 72
of criminal jurisdiction, II. 1105

to 1129

Court-leet. Ad. 135
Coventry act, II. 908

Crown settlement of, I, 150 1

lands and rents, I. 174 to 187.
Ad. 11

Curates' maintenance, I. 349.350
Cure perpetual, I. 350-1
Cursing and swearing, II. 440
Curtesy, tenant by, I. 461-2
Customs, I. 192, &c.

barbarous, II. 763

Custos rotulorum, II. 1119. Ad. 135

D

Damage cleer, Ad. 78

Days in bank, II. 182 to 186
Darrein presentment, II. 160 1-3
Deacons' ordination, I. 322-3
De donis statute, I 446
Death of cestui que vie, I. 459. 460. 472
of debtor in execution, II. 291
of king no abatement, II. 216
of party no abatement, II. 221-264
Debauching child, II. 916-7
Debtor, death of, II. 291 337

escape of, II. 292-3-4. Ad. 80
maintenance of, II.299. Ad.84-5

preventing export of, &c. II. 637 | Debt, for rent, I. 459. II. 155-6 7

mischief to, II. 1009 to 1019

Corody, I. 166

Coronation oaths, I. 154-5

Coroners how appointed, &c. II. 235 to
240. Ad. 15

Corporation act, I. 423

Corporations, their creation, powers, &c.
I. 420 to 430

Costs of attornies, &c. II. 31

of plaintiff or defendant, II. 129.
269 to 275. 286 to 289.371

of proctors, &c. Ad. 57
Cosherers punished, II. 787
Counsel. See Barrister

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assigned to prisoners, II. 1199. 1203
Counterfeiting king's seals, II. 474
Counterfeiting coin, II. 474 to 479
County court, II. 35, &c.

B

against heir and devisee. I. 583
mutual, set off, II. 222
limitation in, II. 222 3 4

see also other heads, sparsim.
Deceipt, writ of, Ad.-64
Declaration against popery, I. 140

against transubstantiation, I. 292
delivering to prisoner, II. 96-7-8
Deeds, usurious, I. 515. II. 695

fraudulent, I. 516-7. II. 1005-6
registry of, I. 545 to 563
Deer stealing, &c. see Game,
Defacing names, &c. on watches, &c.
II. 596

Defamation, suits for, II. 1126-7
Defence acts, I. 373 to 377
Defending pope's jurisdiction, II. 479
Deforcement of dower, Ad. 66

Delays

Delays of justice, I. 11. Ad. 70
Delegates court of, II. 52-3-8
Delegation unlawful, II. 654
Demand of money, felonious, II. 1002
Demesnes of bishops, I. 533-4
Demise of crown, I. 145-6-7, 153.359
parol, I. 518

Demolishing see Malicious Mischief
Demurrer, II. 227-8-272
Denizens, I. 305

Descent not to toll entry, II. 122
Deserted children, I. 285-6
Desertion of soldiers, &c. I. 385. II. 519
persuading to, II. 546

Detainer forcible, II. 123. 655-6-7
on prisoner, II. 97

Detinue, limitation in, II. 222
Devastavit, I. 662-3

Devises of estates in fee, I. 581
of lands in writing, I. 581
- how proved, I. 582
fraudulent, I. 583

Dilapidation, remedy for, II. 84 to 88
Disabling statutes, I. 522 to 532
Disclaimer, plea of, II. 150
Discontinuance of action, II. 216
of estate II. 128

Discovery, bill of, II. 343-799, et sparsim.
Disfiguring person, II. 908-9

Disguise, using for unlawful purpose, II.

585. 624-9. 828. 885
Dismission of bill, II. 371
Disorderly persons, 11. 767 to 782
Dispensaries for poor, I. 288
Dispensations, prerogative, I 174, 317
Dispensing with laws, I. 11. Ad. 3
Disseisin remedies for, 11. 126 to 131
Dissenters, I. 297. II. 376 to 396. 414
5.426

Distress, of what it may be, II. 1.

56

for what rent, II. 3

how disposed of II. 3 to 5. Ad.

rescue or removal of, II. 5 to 9
when illegal, II. 9-10-11
for heriots, II. 11

see also Replevin, et sparsim.
Distribution, statute of, I. 655 6 7
Disturbance of pasture, II. 159
of patronage, II. 160
--of religious assemblies, II. 391-4

422

Doctors of civil law, II. 53

Dollars counterfeiting, II 496, &c.
Dower assigned, barred, I. 462 3

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Elegit, tenant by, I. 577. II. 134
execut.on upon, II. 309
Embassador, see Ambassador
Embezzlements, petty, II. 930-1
——— see also Larceny
Emblements, I. 458. Ad. 41
Embracery, II. 611

Enabling statutes, I. 529 to 535
English, writs, &c. to be in, II, 228-9
Enlisting hastily, I. 380. Ad. 27.
Enquiry, see Inquiry.
Enrolment, see Inrolment
Entry to avoid fine, I. 572
remedy of, I. 122 -

forcible, II. 123-4, 655-6 7
writ of, II. 125

Equity, proceedings in, II. 332 to 371
Error, courts of, II. 39 to 43

amended or cured, II. 280 to 290
writ of, II. 286 to 290 Ad. 79
Escape of debtor, II. 292-3-4.358. Ad.80
of felons, II, 583-4

Escheat, title by, I. 488 to 505

in felony, II. 1241-2 3. Ad 150
Escheator, his duty, &c. II. 166 to 173
Essoin, II. 187 8-9. Ad. 69
Estates of inheritance, I. 446 7

not of inheritance, I. 447 to 463
less than freehold, I. 464 to 469
upon condition, I. 469-470
in possession, &c. I. 471 to 47 +

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