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Abridgment, or Digests of the Law
Abridgment, or Digests of the Law, of ancient authority. The principal of these are Statham's, Brooke's, Fitzherbert's, and Rolle's Abridgments, and Comyn's Digest. Besides these there are Viner's and Bacon's Abridgments, and Harrison's, Chitty's, Fisher's,
Brooke's (Sir Robert) abridgement
Brooke's (Sir Robert) abridgement, a work printed in 1568, and an improvement on the plan of Statham and Fitzherbert. The cases are here arranged with more strict regard to the title; but the order in which they
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Fitz
Fitz [Nor., fr. fils, Fr.], a son. It is used in law and genealogy; as Fitzherbert, the son of Herbert; Fitzjames, the son of James; Fitzroy, the son of the king. It was originally
Marrow
the office of a justice of the peace-a work which has been quoted by later writers, such as Fitzherbert and Lambard, with great commendation, and seems to have been followed by them on the subject. 4 Reeves,
Misericordia
an arbitrary amerciament or punishment imposed on any person for an offence. it is thus called, according to Fitzherbert, because it ought to be but small and less than that required by Magna Charta, Anc. Inst. Eng.
Natura brevium
Natura brevium. See FITZHERBERT.
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