The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England, Or, A Commentary Upon Littleton: Not the Name of the Author Only, But of the Law Itself, Volume 1W. Clarke, C. Hunter, and S. Brooks, 1817 - Land tenure |
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... Littleton , has been sold for a long time past , is a proof , that a new edition is now wanted in order to supply the Public demand . This of itself may be thought a sufficient reason for offering a new edition ; but another , and more ...
... Littleton , has been sold for a long time past , is a proof , that a new edition is now wanted in order to supply the Public demand . This of itself may be thought a sufficient reason for offering a new edition ; but another , and more ...
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... Littleton , or within a year after his death , and has never yet been made use of in any edition of the Commentary . For the use of these two most curious and scarce editions of Littleton , the editor is indebted to the kindness of one ...
... Littleton , or within a year after his death , and has never yet been made use of in any edition of the Commentary . For the use of these two most curious and scarce editions of Littleton , the editor is indebted to the kindness of one ...
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... Littleton , will be referred to by figures , and placed at the bottom of the page . Such a discrimination is a justice due to those from whom the references proceed , particularly to Sir Edward Coke ; and , at the same time , must be a ...
... Littleton , will be referred to by figures , and placed at the bottom of the page . Such a discrimination is a justice due to those from whom the references proceed , particularly to Sir Edward Coke ; and , at the same time , must be a ...
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... Littleton , from a manuscript , dated 1658-9 , which has never yet been printed . This Analysis is a methodical summary of Littleton , containing not only a general view of the whole work , but also a particular one of each chapter . It ...
... Littleton , from a manuscript , dated 1658-9 , which has never yet been printed . This Analysis is a methodical summary of Littleton , containing not only a general view of the whole work , but also a particular one of each chapter . It ...
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... LITTLETON and COKE , is peculiarly essential . These and other considerations claim from Mr. Hargrave much beyond a hope , that the depending edition of COKE UPON LITTLETON will gain con- siderably by change of the editor ; and that the ...
... LITTLETON and COKE , is peculiarly essential . These and other considerations claim from Mr. Hargrave much beyond a hope , that the depending edition of COKE UPON LITTLETON will gain con- siderably by change of the editor ; and that the ...
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action adjudged advowson albeit alien ancient Anno appeareth attainted attornment Avowry bishop Bract Bracton Britton Chapter Coke's common law converso court coverture curtesie custome deed descent devise dieth disseisor divers doth dower edition Eliz entry escheat escuage estate taile executors father fealty fee simple fee taile feoffee feoffment feoffor Fleta frankalmoigne freehold grant guardian hath issue heire female heires males hold holden holdeth homage husband ibid infant inheritance Inst judgment king king's knights service lands or tenements lease lessee lessor lieth Littleton livery lord Coke maketh manner manor marriage mesne parliament person plea plead Post purchase quæ quare quia quòd release remainder rent reversion saith seigniory seised seisin serjeanty socage sonne Stat statute tenant in tail tenure Vide Sect villeine villenage wardship warranty waste whereof wife words writ
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Page 40 - 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 cliv - If a man be baptized by the name of Thomas, and after at his confirmation by the bishop he is named John, he may purchase by the name of his confirmation. And this was the case of Sir Francis...
Page 23 - First, when the construction of any act is left to the law, the law, which abhorreth injury and wrong, will never so construe it as it shall work a wrong...
Page 9 - ... and transferable, like, the ordinary subjects of property, to the best bidder, and, if not disposed of, was transmissible to the lord's personal representatives. Thus the custody of the infant's person, as well as the care of his estate, might devolve upon the most perfect stranger to the infant. — one prompted by every pecuniary motive to abuse the delicate and important trust of education, without any ties of blood or regard to counteract the temptations of interest, or any sufficient authority...
Page 12 - Tenant in dower is. where a man is seised of certain lands or tenements in fee simple, fee tail general, or as heir in special tail, and taketh a wife, and dieth, the wife after the decease of her husband shall be endowed of the third part of such lands and tenements as were her husband's at any time during the coverture, to have and to hold to the same wife in...
Page 4 - And this is another strong argument in law, Nihil quod est contra rationem est licitum; for reason is the life of the law, nay the common law itself is nothing else but reason, which is to be understood of an artificiall perfection of reason, gotten by long study, observation, and experience, and not of every man's naturall reason; for, nemo nascitur artifex.
Page xxv - Albeit the student shall not at any one day, do " what he can, reach to the full meaning of all that is here " laid down, yet let him no way discourage himself but " proceed : for on some other day, in some other place," (or perhaps upon a second perusal of the same,) " his doubts
Page clxxxix - ... blood ; because it is a maxim in law, that inheritance may lineally descend, but not ascend. Yet if the son in this case die without issue, and his uncle enter into the land as heir to the son...