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Tail

to pay off his ancestor's incumbrances, nor to keep down the interest thereon; but he is liable to Crown debts under 33 Hen. 8, c. 39, s. 75. (11) A tenant-in-tail might cut timber and dispose of it,

Poundage

sub-s. 1 of s. 20 of the (English) Sheriffs Act, 1887, in case of debts due to the Crown, is 1s. for the first hundred pounds recovered, and 6d. for every pound exceeding the first hundred; while

Surveyor

Court had long fallen into disuse, when the ss. of that Act (of which many ss. relating to Crown debts are still upon the Statute Book) relating to the Court were repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act,

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Irish and Scots Courts' Judgments

judgments of the Chancery Courts of Northern Ireland may be extended by the Chancery Courts here under the Crown Debts Act, 1801 (41 Geo. 3, c. 90). The facilities under the Acts of 1801 and 1868 are reciprocal

Breve perquirere

king's courts, by the plaintiff, qui breve perquisivit; whence the usage of paying 6s. 8d. fine to the Crown where the debt is 40l., and of 10s. where the debt is 100l., etc, is suits and trials … the plaintiff, qui breve perquisivit; whence the usage of paying 6s. 8d. fine to the Crown where the debt is 40l., and of 10s. where the debt is 100l., etc, is suits and trials for money due

Latin information

Latin information. The name of an information and action by the Crown, the Duchy of Lancaster or the Duke of Cornwall in the nature of civil proceedings to recover debtCrown, the Duchy of Lancaster or the Duke of Cornwall in the nature of civil proceedings to recover debt or damages for a tort or otherwise, see A.G. v. Valle-Jones, (1935) 2 KB 209 (damage by loss

Person of unsound mind

the direction of the Masters in Lunacy. The cost of maintenance in a criminal lunatic asylum is a Crown debt recoverable against the lunatic's estate, In re J., (1909) 1 Ch 574. … direction of the Masters in Lunacy. The cost of maintenance in a criminal lunatic asylum is a Crown debt recoverable against the lunatic's estate, In re J., (1909) 1 Ch 574.

Abstract of title

such legal evidence as would be deemed satisfactory and conclusive in an action to try the title. Judgments, Crown debts, charges, and incumbrances should be fairly stated. Also a tracing of any plan which is referred to in

Nihils or Nichils

Nihils or Nichils, debts to the Crown which a sheriff, when making up his accounts for the Exchequer, said were nothing worth and illeviable, for

Totted

Totted. A good debt to the Crown is by the officer in the Exchequer noted for such by writing the word 'Tot' to it, Jac. … Totted. A good debt to the Crown is by the officer in the Exchequer noted for such by writing the word 'Tot'

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