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Post fine
Post fine, a duty otherwise called the King's silver, formerly paid to the King for the licentia concordandi, or leave to agree the suit, on the
Fine
concordandi) for the levying of the fine, for which the Crown was paid a sum of money called King's silver, which was the post-fine, as distinguished from the pr'-fine, which was due on the writ; (3) the
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Licentia concordandi
Licentia concordandi, hat licence for which the king's silver was paid on passing a fine. See FINE.
Serjeant
Serjeant [fr. serviens, Lat.], used in several senses:- A feudal tenure by knight service due only to king, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn. (1) Serjeants-at-law, or of the coif (servientes ad legem), otherwise called serjeants counter, … Mayor of London on extraordinary solemnities, etc. They are in old books called virgatories, because they carried the silver rods gilded, as they now do maces, before the sovereign, Fleta, 1. 2, c. 38. (3) Serjeants of
Garter
Garter. The Order of the Garter, constituted by King Edward III. About 1348, has since June 28, 1831, consisted of the Sovereign and twenty-five Knight Companions, such … Garter. The Order of the Garter, constituted by King Edward III. About 1348, has since June 28, 1831, consisted of the Sovereign and twenty-five Knight Companions, such lineal descendants of King George I. … Lesser George or Badge; and (4) a Star of eight points of silver. At death the Badge and Star are delivered up to His Majesty
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