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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51987	A learned treatise concerning wards and liveries written by the Right Honourable and learned gentleman St. James Ley, Knight and Baronet, Earle of Marlebrough ...	Marlborough, James Ley, Earl of, 1618-1665.	1642 (1642)	Wing M687; ESTC R1067	38,531	94

A LEARNED TREATISE CONCERNING WARDS AND LIVERIES WRITTEN By the Right Honourable and learned Gentleman Sr. James Ley Knight and Baronet Earle of Marlebrough Lord high Treasurer of England when he was Atturney of his Majesties Court of WARDS and LIVERIES WHEREIN IS SET FORTH the learning concerning Wards and Liveries collected and well digested out of the yeare-bookes and other authorities of the Law for the benefit of all that are Studious London printed by G. Bishop and R. White for Henry Shepheard and Henry Twyford and are to be sold at the signe of the Bible in Chancery-Lane and at the three Daggers in Fleete-streete 1642. THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY TO THE STUDENTS OF the Common Law of England T Is not to commend this Work that this is written for that it will it selfe nor is it to present unto the curious Readers view novelties but ancient learning usefully digested the common Law of England that is defined to be Lex non Scripta is best knowne by the multitudes of particular cases reported and set downe in the severall yeare-bookes and other reports of the Law and in them the severall resolutions of different natures being set downe as in time they hapned to be argued without having regard to report together all such cases as concerned one kinde of learning breeds such confusion that the painefull student must be very carefull under his severall titles in his common-place-bookes to take notes with reference to the bookes from whence he takes them proper to be applied to the title under which he writes it and likewise carefully to coate his bookes to each other or otherwise upon sundry occasions hee may be driven to tumble up and downe the severall bookes to resolve himselfe and misse too of such good resolutions as the bookes would afford him if his memorie which may easily faile be not admirable This small Epitomie will-prevent that trouble and helpe more then any abridgment extant the laborious Student to know and find out the learning concerning wards and Liveries no small part of our Law nor easiest learning It was written by the right Honorable and learned Sir James Ley Earle of Marlebrough Lord High Treasurer of England when hee was Atturney of the Wards and Liveries for his owne private use but now presented to publike view for the common good of the Students of the Law The learning concerning Wards and Liveries was not practised in one peculiar Court nor differences concerning Wards lands not confined to any particular Court but left to be proceeded in all Courts proper for the nature of the causes till of late yeares but now by a Statute made 32. H. 8. cap. 46. A peculiar Court knowne by the name of the Court of Wards is erected wherein all things that concerne the Kings Wards is heard and determined so that now the Law as to Wards being to be onely practised there This Treatise will be of good use to him that intends that practise for in it will be found very much of the learning concerning Wards for him that desires the knowledge of such learning It was chiefely published and to him is wisht encrease of Learning Farewell Instructions for our Mr. of our Wards and Liveries for the better authorizing and directing of him in the execution of his Office and performance of our service FIrst our pleasure is and we doe declare the Master of our Wards shall and may survey and dispose of all and every of our Wards Idiots and Lunatiques and respectively of their Lands Tenements Hereditaments Chattells goods properties interests rights titles Intrusions Arrerages and Meane-rates and all Liveries Ouster le maines and ancient Mannors and all Advowsons and presentations of Churches Herriots Reliefes Coppyholds Woods Mines and Quarries of any our Wards and of all duties belonging or to belong to us by reason of any Tenure That the Master of the Wards shall from time to time call unto him one or more of such persons as we nominate to be his assistants and shall use the assistance and advice of the mor one of them at a place certaine and times certaine be limited and appointed by the Master for the sitting upon the matters within his survey and disposition so that our Tenants and Suitors may make their repaire thereunto That the Master with the advice aforesaid shall have power and authoritie to compound for the Wardships Idiots Lunatiques and other duties aforesaid and to assesse all Fines install all payments for the matters aforesaid and to take Bond and Securitie in our name for the same and to commit them to the safe custody of our Clerke of our Wards and Liveries to our use and upon full payment to cause the same to bee delivered up and cancelled and also to discharge and renew any Bond or Securities as occasions shall require That there bee ordained a speciall seale for our Wards Li●eries and Tenures and for our 〈◊〉 ●…ising by reason thereof which 〈◊〉 shall be in the custody of the said Master of the Wards and that no other seale shall bee used for or concerning any the matters or causes aforesaid That the Master with the advice aforesaid shall have power and authoritie to grant Wardships for Fines to make Leases of Wards Lands and of Lands in our hands for want of Livery or Ouster le maine for Fines and reserving of rents and to grant the custody of Idiots and Lunatiques and their goods and Lands and to compound for meane rates and to mitigate and remit as well the forfeitures of such bondes and meane rates as also to allow reasonable recompence to prosecutors such as doe service in the cases aforesaid That the Mastor with the advice aforesaid shall have power and authoritie to give direction to any of our Courts and unto the officers thereof and unto any of our Ministers and officers as well for the proceedings and prosecution of any suites and pleas and finding of offices and inquisitions making of certificates and other services as also for the stay surceasing or superseding thereof and that no direction shall be given to the contrary or otherwise by any of our chiefe Officers touching the premisses That all petitions or suites made to us touching the causes aforesaid shall be either referred or directed to the said Master who shall have power with the advice aforesaid to answer and determine the same and that petition suite or information shall not be received by our councell of revenew touching the premisses but that the same shall bee made and belong unto the Master of the Wards and Liveries And whereas the Kings most excellent Majestie by Indenture bearing date 10. Ianuarij 14. Jacobi made betweene his Majestie on the one part and Sir Francis Bacon Knight Lord virulam and Lord Chancellour of England Sir John Daccombe Knight deceased Thomas Murrey Esquire our Secretary Sir James Fullerton Knight one of the Gentlemen of our Bedchamber John Walter Esquire our Atturney Generall and Thomas Trevor Esquire our Sollicitor