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Ireland

67) (see Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Union Acts'), formed the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.' This Act confirmed the eight Articles of Union, and provided for Irish representation in both Houses of Parliament at Westminster. Redistribution

Interest reipublica suprema hominum testamenta rata haberi

Interest reipublica suprema hominum testamenta rata haberi [Lat.], it concerns the State closely that men's last wills be confirmed

Independent corroboration

was committed but must in some way reasonably connect or had to connect the accused with it by confirming in some material particular the testimony of the accomplice or complaint that the accused committed the crime, Rameshwar

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High Steward of the Universities, Court of the Lord

High Steward of the Universities, Court of the Lord. By the charter of 7th June, 2 Hen. 4, confirmed by 13 Eliz. c. 29, conusance was granted to the University of Oxford of all indictments of treasons,

Gavelkind

with a moving wood of boughs, just after the slaughter of Hastings, and for that service obtained a confirmation of their ancient rights. By 34 & 35 Hen. 9, c. 26, all gavelkind lands in Wales were

Free fishery

fishing in a public river. Grants of this description cannot now be made, the Great Charter and its confirmations prohibiting it.

Forest

grantee, for hunting deer and other game, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 660. The Charta de Foresta, confirmed in Parliament, 9 Hen. 3, disafforested many forests unlawfully made. Some of the royal forests still exist, as

Fictitious entry

entry is one which is not genuine. It is an unreal entry. Entries which are not genuine cannot confirm anybody's rights. It is too obvious to be stressed that an entry which is incorrectly introduced into the

Festing-penny

Festing-penny [fr. festnian, Sax., to confirm], earnest given to servants when hired or retained in service.

False news, spreading

great man of the realm, was a misdemeanour, punish-able at Common Law by fine and imprison-ment; which was confirmed by 3 Edw. 1 (Stat. West. Prim.), c. 34; 2 Rich. 2, st. 1, c. 5; and 12

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