A Digest of the Laws of England Respecting Real Property, Volume 1A. Strahan, 1818 - Real property |
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... reason . But if it be merely an unconnected series of decrees and ordinances , its use may remain , though its dignity be lessened ; and he will become the greatest lawyer who has the strongest habitual or artificial memory ...
... reason . But if it be merely an unconnected series of decrees and ordinances , its use may remain , though its dignity be lessened ; and he will become the greatest lawyer who has the strongest habitual or artificial memory ...
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... reasons which induced the proprietors of allodial lands to convert them into feuds are thus explained by the President Montesquieu . Those who held feuds were entitled to great privileges ; the composition or fine for the commission of ...
... reasons which induced the proprietors of allodial lands to convert them into feuds are thus explained by the President Montesquieu . Those who held feuds were entitled to great privileges ; the composition or fine for the commission of ...
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... reason was , that tenure of the king in capite was as much as to say tenure in gross , or of the person of the king . And though it appeared from antient records that formerly all tenures in gross , or of the person of a subject , were ...
... reason was , that tenure of the king in capite was as much as to say tenure in gross , or of the person of the king . And though it appeared from antient records that formerly all tenures in gross , or of the person of a subject , were ...
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... reason of thus expressing the act would appear , by considering that a year's rent was the relief for lands holden by common socage ; consequently was never due out of lands which were not subject to a rent , unless by special custom or ...
... reason of thus expressing the act would appear , by considering that a year's rent was the relief for lands holden by common socage ; consequently was never due out of lands which were not subject to a rent , unless by special custom or ...
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... reason given by Littleton , that when neglected , it will by long continuance of time grow out of memory , whether the land be holden of the lord or not ; by which he may lose his seignory , and all the profits that may accrue to him in ...
... reason given by Littleton , that when neglected , it will by long continuance of time grow out of memory , whether the land be holden of the lord or not ; by which he may lose his seignory , and all the profits that may accrue to him in ...
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Common terms and phrases
action of waste alien ancestor annuity assigned attainted bar of dower bill CHAP chattel commence commit waste common law conveyance copyhold Court of Chancery court of equity covenant coverture created crown curtesy custom cut down timber death debts decreed deed descend devised disseisin dowable dower Dyer Eliz emblements entitled to dower entry estate in fee estate of freehold estate of inheritance estate tail estovers executors fee simple fee tail feoffment feud feudal forfeited forfeiture free bench granted heirs held hold husband impeachment of waste Inst intended interest issue in tail jointress jointure king lands lease lessee lessor liable limited Lord Coke Lord Coke says manor marriage married person plaintiff possession recovery remainder rent restrained reversion satisfaction seised seisin settled Sir Hele socage statute De Donis stay waste tenant in tail tenements tenure term trees trust vassal villenage whereof widow wife woman
Popular passages
Page 118 - That if no Disposition by Will shall be made of any Estate pur autre vie of a Freehold Nature, the same shall be chargeable in the Hands of the Heir, if it shall come to him by reason of special Occupancy, as Assets by Descent, as in the Case of Freehold Land in...
Page 260 - Tenant at will is, where lands or tenements are let by one man to another, to have and to hold to him at the will of the lessor, by force of which lease the lessee is in possession.
Page 376 - Keller his heirs and assigns. To the only proper use and behoof of the said David H. Keller his heirs and Assigns Forever And the said William H.
Page 33 - And that all fines for alienations, tenures by homage, knight-service, and escuage, and also aids for marrying the daughter or knighting the son, and all tenures of the king in capite, be likewise taken away. And that all sorts of tenures, held of the king or others, be turned into free and common socage ; save only tenures in frankalmoign, copyholds, and the honorary services (without the slavish part) of grand serjeanty.
Page 419 - That where any conveyance shall be made of any lands or tenements by which a trust or confidence shall or may arise or result by the implication or construction of law, or be transferred or extinguished by an act or operation of law, then and in every such case such trust or confidence shall be of the like force and effect as the same would have been if this statute had not been made; anything hereinbefore contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 418 - June (1677) all declarations or creations of trusts or confidences of any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, shall be manifested and proved by some writing signed by the party who is by law enabled to declare such trust, or by his last will in writing, or else they shall be utterly void and of none effect.
Page 392 - But in the case of a devise to A. and his heirs, to the use of B. for life, remainder to the first and other sons of B. in tail, there is no reason why the seisin of A.
Page 23 - Free services were such as were not unbecoming the character of a soldier or a freeman to perform; as to serve under his lord in the wars, to pay a sum of money, and the like. Base services were such as were fit only for peasants, or persons of a servile rank ; as to plough the lord's land, to make his hedges, to carry out his dung, or other mean employments.
Page 335 - Tenants by Copy of Court Roll, according to the Custom of the Manor...
Page 366 - That where any person or persons stand or be seised, or at any time hereafter shall happen to be seised, of and in any honours, castles, manors, lands, tenements, rents, services, reversions, remainders or other hereditaments, to the use, confidence or trust of any other person...