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Uniformity, Act of
and joined to this present Act.... And that the morning and evening prayers therein contained shall upon every Lord's day and upon all other days and occasions and at the times therein appointed be openly and solemnly
Verba chartarum fortius accipiuntur contra proferentem
Jessel, M.R., in Taylor v. St. Helen's Corporation, 6 Ch D at p. 280, citing three House of Lords cases, 'did not see how it could be considered as having any force at the present day.' The
Lanceti
Lanceti, vassals who were obliged to work for their lord one day in the week, from Michaelmas to autumn, either with fork spade, or flail, at the lord's
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Avage, or Avisage
of Writtle, in Essex, upon St. Leonard's Day, 6th of November, for the privilege of panning in the lord's woods, Blount.
Dominical
Dominical, that which denotes the Lord's Day, or Sunday. See SUNDAY.
Caveat
to stop the enrolment for decree in Chancery, in order to present a petition of appeal to the Lord Chancellor, he entered a caveat with his lordship's secretary, which prevented the enrolment for 28 days. See Appeal. … to the Lord Chancellor, he entered a caveat with his lordship's secretary, which prevented the enrolment for 28 days. See Appeal. It is sometimes entered to prevent the issuing of a lunacy commission. It is also entered
Salt silver
Salt silver, one penny paid at the feast day of St. Martin, by the tenants of some manors, as a commutation for the service of carrying their … of St. Martin, by the tenants of some manors, as a commutation for the service of carrying their lord's salt from market to his larder, Paroch. Antiq. 496.
Fines in copyholds
by 12 Car. 2, c. 24, s. 6, is a sum of money payable by custom to the lord. There are three classes of fines:- (1) those due on the change of the lord; (2) those on … fine is not tendered to him. When the fine is uncertain, the practice is to fix a reasonable day and place of payment. Upon payment of a fine the steward delivers a copy of the Court-roll, which
Copyhold
common usage and existence time out of mind. No copyhold estate can, therefore, be created at the present day. Copyhold customs are divided into two species:'(1) General, which extend to all manors in which there are copyholders, … or money's worth. A copyhold estate is a parcel of the demesnes of a manor held at the lord's will, and according to the custom of such manor. The tenant may have the same quantities of interest
Magna Carta
not marry without our license and assent if she hold of us, nor without the assent of the lord, if she hold of another.' See DOWER. The 8th chapter relates to Crown debts:-'We or our bailiffs shall … discussing and scrutinizing the conduct and measures of the Government of the day. The Great Charter, as set forth in the statutes at large, is … (3 Car. (1628)), the Habeas Corpus Act (31 Car. 2 (1679)), and the Bill of Rights (1 Will. SM. (1689)). Also spelled Magna charta, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 963. This Great Charter is based substantially
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