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Gold
duty during the period of suspense, to sell gold bullion in bars containing approximately 400 ounces troy of fine gold to any purchaser paying '3 17s. 10'd. per ounce troy of fine gold, see those Acts, and
Crepare oculum
Crepare oculum, to put out an eye. An offence punishable among the Saxons by a fine of 50s., the highest fine, Turner's Anglo-Saxons, v. ii., ap. Iii., c. ii., p. 515.
Protector of the settlement
remainderman can only bar his own issue and create a Base Fee (see that title). Under the (English) Fines and Recoveries Act, 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 74), s. 32, the settlor might appoint a
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Chirograph
denominated syngrapha by the canonists, and with us chirographa, or hand writings. Chirograph was also used for a fine, the manner of engrossing which and cutting the parchment into two pieces was observed in the chirographer's office
Commissioners, Perpetual
Commissioners, Perpetual, for taking acknowledge-ments of married women under the (English) Fines and Recoveries Act, 1833 (3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 74), and the (English) Married Women's Reversionary Interests
Poaching
heath or moor game, black game, or bustards--or woodcock, snipe, quails, landrail, or rabbits, is punishable summarily by fine up to 2l., and in case of a trespass by five or more, up to 5l.; the leave
Base fee
Base fee. A species of inheritable freehold estate which forms part of the class of estates known as conditional freeholds of inheritance. In a more special sense, a base fee was until 1926 a fee simple...
Exchange
diverge from par, by circumstances among which may be mentioned first, any discrepancy between the actual weight and fineness of the coins, or of the bullion for which the substitutes used in their place will exchange, and
Beau-pleader
11), which enacted that neither in the circuits of the justices, nor in counties, hundreds, or courts-baron, any fines should be taken for fair pleading, i.e., for not pleading fairly or aptly to the purpose; upon this
Estreat
Estreat, (1) the true extract, copy, or note of some original writing or record, and especially of recognizances, fines, amercements, etc., entered on the rolls of a Court to be levied by the bailiff or other officer,
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