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Milfoil

A common composite herb Achillea Millefolium with white flowers and finely dissected leaves yarrow

Muslin

applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods as shirting and sheeting muslins In sheeting muslin is not as finely woven as percale

Benevolentia regis habenda

Benevolentia regis habenda, the form of purchasing the royal pardon and favour, in ancient fines and submissions, to be restored to estate, title, or place, Paroch. Antiq. 172.

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Sea orange

A large American holothurian Lophothuria Fabricii having a bright orange convex body covered with finely granulated scales Its expanded tentacles are bright red

Autre vie, Estate pur

not be the subject of entail, see Carson's Real Property Statutes; Notes to s. 1 of the (English) Fines and Recoveries Act, 1833 (3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 74). It was not subject to dower or

Apposal of sheriffs

Stat. Law Rev. Act, 1863, except s. 5, which penalises officers of Courts withholding or concealing or miscertifying fines.

Ancient demesne

subdivided and conflicting interests in the soil. The timber and minerals belong to the tenant, and the rents, fines and services due to the lord are certain. See Third Report of the Real Property Commissioners; Merttens v.

Amercement or Amerciament

commission of which he had placed himself at the mercy of the lord. The difference between amercements and fines is as follows: The latter are certain, and are created by some statute; they can only be imposed

Alienation Office

Alienation Office, a place to which all writs of covenants and entries were carried for the recovery of fines levied thereon.

Alien

the case of a person who has communicated or traded with an enemy or within specified limits been fined or imprisoned in the Empire, or who was not of good character at the date of the certificate.

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