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Beau-pleader

statute, them, this writ was ordained, addressed to the sheriff, bailiff, or him who shall demand such fine, prohibiting him to demand it; an alias, pluries, and attachment followed, Nat. Br. 596. It used to be had

Bastard

legal surname by inheritance, though he may acquire one (Co. Litt.). A bastard may not marry within the prohibited degrees of relationship, it being the natural relationship which is here considered, R. v. Brighton (Inhabitants), (1861) 1

Banns of marriage

Banns of marriage. 'Banns' is the plural of 'Bann' or 'Ban,' an edict or prohibition. The Prayer Book of 1662 directed banns of marriage to be published in church 'three several Sundays or

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Ballot and Sale Society

advance and the one who bids the highest obtaining it; see (English) Building Societies Act, 1894, s. 12, prohibiting balloting in the case of societies established since the Act.

Wynton, Statute of

Wynton, Statute of (13 Edw. 1, st. 2, AD 1285). Chapter 6, which prohibits the holding of fairs and markets in churchyards, is still in force. The remaining chapters were repealed as

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