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Nobility
The quality or state of being noble superiority of mind or of character commanding excellence eminence
Collatione facta uni post mortem alterius
Collatione facta uni post mortem alterius, a writ directed to justices of the Common Pleas, commanding them to direct their writ to a bishop, for the admitting a clerk in the place of another
VerbarMandamus
by a superior court and directed to some inferior tribunal or to some corporation or person exercising authority commanding the performance of some specified duty
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Cognitionibus mittendis
or other who has power to take a fine, who having taken the fine defers to certify it, commanding him to certify it, Reg. Brev. 68.
Pentecoster
An officer in the Spartan army commanding fifty men
Inquiry, writ of
laid, stating the proceedings in an action, and 'because it is unknown what damages the plaintiff has sustained,' commanding the sheriff that, by the oath of twelve men of his county, he diligently inquire into the same,
Optional writ
Optional writ, a praceipe, so called because it was in the alternative,commanding the defendant to do the thing required, or show the reason wherefore he had not done it.
Nonintromittendo, quando breve pr'cipe in capite subdole impetratur
breve pr'cipe in capite subdole impetratur, a writ addressed to the justices of the bench, or in eyre, commanding them not to give one who, under colour of entitling the king of land, etc., as holding of
Moderata miscericordia
quality of quantity of the offence; it was addressed to the lord of the court, or his bailiff, commanding him to take a moderate amerciament of the parties, New Nat. B. 167; Fitz. N.B. 76.
Mainprize
[fr. main, Fr., and pris, taken]. The writ of mainprize, manucaptio, was a writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties for a prisoner's appearance, usually called mainpernors, and to set him at large, 3
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