Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	call_v	lord_n	word_n	4,304	5	3.9970	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17593	The relation betweene the lord of a mannor and the coppy-holder his tenant. Delivered in the learned readings of the late excellent and famous lawyer, Char. Calthrope of the Honorable Society of Lincolnes-Inne Esq; whereby it doth appeare for what causes a coppy-holder may forfeite his coppy-hold estate, and for what not; and like wise what lord can grant a coppy, and to whom. Published for the good of the lords of mannors, and their tenants	Calthrope, Charles, Sir, d. 1616.	1635 (1635)	STC 4369; ESTC S107474	36,082	104

divide_a chapter_n thereof_o differ_v from_o his_o tenement_n in_o villeinage_n show_v there_o the_o suit_n and_o plaint_n of_o copyholders_n say_v that_o they_o have_v a_o estate_n of_o inheritance_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n and_o deliver_v his_o own_o opinion_n that_o if_o a_o coppyholder_n do_v his_o service_n be_v compel_v by_o the_o lord_n he_o shall_v have_v a_o action_n of_o transgression_n and_o say_v that_o danby_n and_o brian_n 21._o ed._n 4._o be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n according_a to_o which_o be_v bracton_n and_o the_o say_a precedent_n of_o hen._n 3._o and_o the_o writ_n use_v in_o tempore_fw-la r._n 2._o beside_o many_o other_o reason_n at_o the_o common-law_n etc._n etc._n prove_v that_o by_o use_n and_o circumstance_n thing_n may_v alter_v and_o change_v their_o original_a nature_n as_o for_o example_n the_o service_n of_o socage_n tenure_n be_v at_o the_o beginning_n as_o mr._n littleton_n say_v to_o till_o the_o lord_n land_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o now_o by_o consent_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o by_o continuance_n of_o time_n be_v turn_v into_o money_n and_o other_o service_n in_o lieu_n thereof_o even_o so_o may_v be_v say_v of_o coppy-holds_a as_o long_o as_o the_o tenant_n themselves_o be_v free_a though_o their_o tenure_n be_v at_o beginning_n never_o so_o bind_v and_o base_a yet_o by_o course_n of_o time_n they_o may_v gain_v more_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n and_o grow_v to_o more_o estimation_n and_o account_n an_o other_o reason_n and_o rule_v there_o be_v at_o the_o common-law_n to_o this_o intent_n that_o some_o thing_n there_o be_v which_o in_o the_o beginning_n be_v but_o voluntary_a and_o yet_o in_o the_o end_n by_o continuance_n become_v compulsary_a as_o appear_v 27_o ass_n prescript_n bract._n that_o a_o man_n that_o do_v at_o the_o first_o of_o his_o own_o mere_a benevolence_n repair_v a_o high_a way_n or_o a_o bridge_n by_o often_o use_v be_v afterward_o compel_v volens_fw-la nolens_fw-la even_o so_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o copyholders_n who_o at_o the_o first_o hold_v but_o at_o the_o free_a will_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o now_o by_o usage_n and_o continual_a grant_v time_n out_o of_o mind_n they_o have_v get_v a_o estate_n after_o the_o custom_n that_o do_v their_o service_n and_o behave_v themselves_o well_o they_o can_v by_o law_n or_o reason_n be_v put_v from_o they_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o allowance_n of_o copyholders_n by_o the_o common-law_n now_o let_v we_o consider_v the_o reputation_n of_o they_o by_o the_o statute_n and_o parliament_n law_n it_o appear_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 1._o rich._n 3._o law_n 4._o &_o 19_o hen._n 7._o 23._o that_o a_o coppyholder_n that_o may_v dispend_v twenty_o six_o shilling_n eight_o penny_n by_o the_o year_n shall_v be_v empanel_v on_o a_o jury_n as_o he_o that_o may_v dispend_v twenty_o shilling_n by_o the_o year_n of_o free_a land_n and_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 2._o ed._n 6._o cap._n 8._o the_o interest_n of_o copyholders_n be_v reserve_v be_v find_v by_o office_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n tenant_n as_o well_o as_o other_o estate_n at_o the_o common-law_n and_o so_o do_v the_o statute_n of_o monastery_n 31._o hen._n 8._o cap._n 13._o &_o 1_o edw._n 6._o cap._n 14._o preserve_v coppy-holds_a from_o dissolve_v and_o it_o will_v seem_v that_o copyholders_n be_v for_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v maintain_v for_o that_o some_o have_v be_v erect_v and_o establish_v by_o parliament_n which_o be_v not_o the_o visible_a by_o copy_n before_o as_o appear_z by_o the_o statute_n 32_o hen._n 8._o 2._o 2._o ed._n 32._o what_o shall_v be_v say_v a_o manor_n and_o a_o manor_n as_o will_v maintain_v a_o copyhold_n a_o manor_n consist_v in_o two_o part_n viz._n demesne_n and_o service_n and_o neither_o of_o these_o two_o part_n have_v the_o name_n of_o a_o manor_n without_o the_o other_o for_o as_o a_o message_n or_o land_n can_v be_v call_v demesne_n without_o tenement_n thereunto_o belong_v to_o pay_v rent_n and_o do_v service_n but_o do_v still_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o message_n or_o land_n so_o on_o the_o other_o part_n though_o a_o man_n have_v tenement_n to_o pay_v he_o rent_n and_o do_v he_o service_n and_o no_o message_n or_o land_n whereupon_o to_o keep_v his_o court_n and_o to_o receive_v his_o rent_n and_o service_n this_o can_v be_v call_v a_o manor_n but_o only_o a_o signiory_n in_o gross_a fitz._n na_o brev_n s_o 3._o &_o 8._o demean_n be_v so_o call_v for_o that_o the_o lord_n himself_o occupy_v and_o manure_v they_o in_o son_n main_a demean_v but_o all_o land_n that_o have_v be_v in_o the_o lord_n own_o hand_n be_v not_o call_v demean_n for_o all_o freehold_n and_o coppy-holds_a be_v in_o his_o own_o hand_n at_o the_o beginning_n but_o demean_n be_v that_o which_o be_v now_o and_o time_n our_o of_o mind_n have_v be_v in_o the_o lord_n hand_n or_o occupation_n of_o his_o bay_a life_n or_o servant_n and_o that_o also_o which_o ancient_a copyhold_n may_v be_v to_o some_o purpose_n call_v demesne_n because_o in_o every_o surrender_n in_o manus_fw-la domini_fw-la and_o every_o grant_v extra_fw-la manus_fw-la domini_fw-la the_o lord_n have_v a_o meddle_v with_o it_o and_o may_v thereupon_o keep_v his_o court_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n cut_v down_o timber_n and_o such_o like_a and_o that_o it_o be_v also_o call_v demesne_n which_o now_o be_v in_o the_o lord_n hand_n by_o any_o new_a escheat_n or_o forfeiture_n and_o also_o the_o land_n which_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o copyholders_n be_v such_o a_o demean_v as_o with_o other_o service_n will_v make_v a_o manor_n though_o the_o lord_n have_v none_o other_o demean_n there_o in_o his_o own_o hand_n nor_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o bailiff_n or_o servant_n service_n as_o with_o a_o demean_v shall_v make_v a_o manor_n to_o maintain_v coppy-holds_a be_v where_o a_o man_n hold_v land_n or_o tenement_n free_o to_o suit_n to_o the_o court_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o manor_n within_o the_o say_a fee_n but_o yet_o every_o kind_n of_o service_n will_v not_o make_v a_o manor_n for_o service_n be_v of_o two_o kind_n viz._n that_o be_v by_o tenure_n and_o by_o covenant_n service_n by_o tenure_n be_v also_o of_o two_o sort_n as_o if_o a_o man_n at_o this_o day_n give_v his_o land_n in_o tail_n or_o lease_v it_o for_o life_n or_o year_n save_v the_o reversion_n here_o be_v a_o service_n of_o fealty_n incident_a to_o this_o tenure_n between_o the_o donor_n or_o the_o lessor_n and_o the_o donee_n or_o the_o lessee_n and_o yet_o though_o this_o be_v a_o service_n by_o tenure_n yet_o be_v it_o no_o such_o service_n as_o will_v make_v a_o manor_n for_o if_o a_o man_n at_o this_o day_n be_v seize_v of_o twenty_o acre_n of_o land_n and_o enfeff_v nineteen_o several_a person_n of_o nineteen_o of_o these_o acre_n save_v the_o twenty_o to_o himself_o and_o reserve_v of_o every_o of_o his_o fcofee_n suit_n of_o the_o court_n and_o other_o service_n to_o be_v do_v to_o this_o court_n to_o be_v hold_v on_o the_o twenty_o acre_n though_o the_o feofment_n be_v by_o deed_n indent_v or_o in_o tail_n or_o of_o life_n yet_o all_o be_v void_a and_o avail_v not_o to_o make_v a_o manor_n but_o it_o make_v only_o a_o tenure_n in_o gross_a for_o a_o tenure_n may_v by_o divers_a mean_n be_v create_v at_o this_o day_n but_o a_o manor_n by_o no_o way_n by_o a_o common_a person_n blow_n com._n 2._o 693._o a_o manor_n must_v be_v by_o prescription_n and_o the_o service_n by_o continuance_n time_n out_o of_o mind_n but_o although_o a_o man_n at_o this_o day_n can_v make_v a_o manor_n yet_o he_o may_v in_o some_o sort_n enlarge_v a_o manor_n by_o add_v more_o service_n unto_o it_o 9_o ass_n a_o man_n seize_v of_o a_o manor_n do_v give_v parcel_n of_o the_o same_o to_o hold_v of_o he_o by_o suit_n to_o his_o mill_n within_o the_o same_o manor_n for_o this_o service_n the_o lord_n may_v distrayne_v and_o it_o be_v their_o hold_v to_o be_v account_v parcel_n of_o the_o manor_n in_o like_a manner_n a_o man_n may_v by_o reserve_v upon_o a_o gift_n intayle_v or_o lease_n for_o life_n service_n engross_v aston_n increase_v the_o service_n of_o a_o ancient_a manor_n signior_n grant_v le_fw-fr demesne_n &_o service_n deal_v son_n manor_n de_fw-fr norkelsey_n etc._n etc._n lincolnsinne_n extend_v en_fw-fr auter_n town_n per_fw-la le_fw-fr melior_fw-la opinion_n des_fw-fr justice_n de_fw-fr common_a bank_n le_fw-fr grantee_fw-mi etc._n etc._n keep_v a_o court_n there_o and_o so_o a_o manor_n to_o be_v create_v at_o this_o day_n what_o shall_v be_v say_v a_o manor_n or_o a_o tenure_n in_o his_o proper_a nature_n or_o common-law_n and_o what_o in_o respect_n of_o usage_n or_o

take_v contra_fw-la to_o master_n brooke_n in_o nov_n ●se_n 426._o but_o though_o a_o gift_n in_o tail_n of_o a_o coppyholder_n be_v not_o contain_v in_o the_o same_o statute_n of_o william_n the_o second_o yet_o i_o think_v in_o such_o manor_n be_v time_n out_o of_o mind_n they_o have_v use_v to_o make_v gift_n in_o tail_n of_o copyhold_n land_n there_o such_o gift_n be_v good_a at_o this_o day_n and_o they_o may_v make_v protestation_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o avy_z writ_n as_o appeareth_z by_o littleton_n what_o shall_v be_v say_v a_o good_a surrender_n as_o in_o the_o conve_a of_o free_a land_n there_o be_v require_v some_o ceremony_n and_o public_a notice_n so_o be_v there_o in_o the_o assure_v of_o coppy-holds_a necessary_a some_o public_a fact_n to_o be_v do_v therein_o which_o be_v the_o surrender_n in_o which_o ceremony_n there_o be_v contain_v two_o effect_n the_o one_o what_o be_v surrener_v and_o to_o who_o use_n the_o other_o that_o it_o be_v do_v with_o the_o lord_n good_a will_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n it_o be_v surrender_v into_o his_o hand_n and_o although_o of_o the_o mean_v a_o manor_n of_o this_o surrender_n there_o be_v divers_a kind_n as_o within_o some_o manor_n to_o surrender_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o another_o coppyholder_n and_o in_o some_o other_o to_o surrender_v into_o the_o steward_n hand_n in_o some_o to_o the_o bailiff_n hand_n and_o some_o by_o give_v a_o yard_n to_o the_o steward_n in_o some_o by_o give_v his_o hand_n or_o his_o glove_n which_o be_v outward_a sign_n of_o his_o intent_n yet_o in_o all_o these_o kind_n the_o word_n of_o surrender_n must_v not_o be_v divers_a but_o one_o or_o to_o one_o effect_n and_o must_v be_v either_o word_n of_o surrender_n express_v or_o word_n of_o surrender_n employ_v and_o therefore_o if_o a_o coppyholder_n will_v bargain_n and_o sell_v his_o land_n to_o i._n s._n and_o this_o be_v find_v by_o the_o homage_n and_o i._o s._n pray_v to_o be_v admitt_v tenant_n yet_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o coppyholder_n shall_v avoid_v the_o admission_n because_o of_o the_o insufficency_n of_o the_o surrender_n take_v by_o the_o word_n of_o bargain_n and_o sale_n and_o not_o by_o word_n of_o surrender_n opi_fw-la sur._n dier_n 8._o eliz._n lou_n ill_a dit_fw-mi &_o relee_v ne_o vault_n aurer_n come_v unsurrender_v if_o a_o coppyholder_n come_v into_o the_o court_n and_o desire_v his_o lord_n to_o admit_v his_o son_n to_o be_v tenant_n in_o his_o father_n place_n this_o seem_v a_o good_a surrender_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o son_n if_o a_o coppyholder_n will_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o other_o copyholders_n of_o the_o same_o manor_n say_v that_o he_o be_v content_a to_o surrender_v his_o copyhold_n land_n to_o the_o use_n of_o i._o s._n this_o be_v no_o good_a surrender_n but_o if_o he_o say_v he_o do_v surrender_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o use_n of_o i._o s._n if_o the_o lord_n will_v thereunto_o agree_v this_o be_v a_o good_a surrender_n whether_o the_o lord_n will_v or_o not_o if_o the_o tenant_n will_v resign_v his_o interest_n in_o the_o court_n into_o the_o lord_n hand_n therewithal_o for_o the_o lord_n to_o do_v his_o will_n this_o be_v a_o good_a surrender_n if_o it_o be_v accept_v if_o a_o coppyholder_n will_v say_v he_o will_v be_v no_o long_o the_o lord_n tenant_n though_o these_o word_n be_v record_v yet_o this_o be_v no_o good_a surrender_n if_o a_o coppy-holp_a for_o life_n take_v a_o new_a estate_n for_o life_n by_o copy_n this_o be_v a_o surrender_n of_o his_o first_o estate_n but_o if_o a_o coppyholder_n for_o life_n will_v take_v a_o lease_n of_o the_o same_o by_o indenture_n for_o life_n this_o be_v not_o a_o good_a surrender_n of_o the_o copyhold_n quaere_fw-la if_o a_o coppyholder_n come_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o for_o the_o preferment_n of_o his_o son_n in_o marriage_n with_o such_o a_o man_n daughter_n his_o will_n be_v to_o give_v his_o land_n present_o to_o his_o son_n and_o desire_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o will_v be_v content_v therewith_o this_o be_v no_o good_a surrender_n but_o if_o he_o have_v say_v these_o word_n in_o the_o lord_n court_n and_o the_o same_o record_v or_o find_v by_o homage_n as_o a_o surrender_n and_o so_o present_v than_o this_o have_v be_v a_o good_a surrender_n without_o any_o other_o word_n of_o surrender_n that_o a_o coppyholder_n must_v be_v admit_v tenant_n and_o what_o shall_v be_v say_v a_o good_a admittance_n of_o a_o coppyholder_n if_o a_o copyhold_n descend_v unto_o a_o marry_a woman_n and_o her_o husband_n take_v the_o profit_n 292._o thereof_o and_o suffer_v a_o court_n day_n to_o pass_v without_o admittance_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o then_o the_o wife_n die_v the_o husband_n shall_v not_o be_v tenant_n by_o the_o courtesy_n but_o in_o the_o 12._o eliz._n dyer_n 291._o 292._o it_o seem_v that_o the_o contrary_n shall_v be_v the_o better_a opinion_n a_o entry_n before_o admittance_n be_v no_o forfeiture_n there_o without_o a_o especial_a custom_n plead_v but_o the_o heir_n may_v make_v a_o forfeiture_n for_o non_fw-fr payment_n of_o the_o rent_n as_o the_o custom_n be_v there_o plead_v before_o admittance_n if_o a_o copyhold_n be_v surrender_v unto_o the_o use_n of_o a_o stranger_n upon_o condition_n and_o the_o condition_n be_v break_v the_o party_n that_o make_v the_o surrender_n may_v reenter_v and_o be_v a_o coppyholder_n to_o all_o intent_n without_o any_o new_a admission_n for_o he_o do_v depart_v with_o the_o land_n but_o upon_o a_o condition_n also_o if_o a_o surrender_n of_o a_o copyhold_n be_v make_v to_o the_o use_n of_o a_o stranger_n for_o life_n and_o the_o lord_n make_v a_o grant_n thereof_o to_o the_o same_o stranger_n in_o fee_n this_o shall_v not_o bind_v the_o heir_n of_o the_o tenant_n but_o that_o he_o may_v enter_v after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o grantee_n for_o he_o take_v the_o land_n by_o the_o surrender_n and_o not_o by_o the_o grant_v make_v by_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o lord_n be_v but_o a_o instrument_n for_o the_o conveyance_n of_o the_o land_n for_o if_o i_o make_v a_o surrender_n unto_o the_o lord_n ea_fw-la intention_n that_o he_o shall_v grant_v over_o unto_o such_o a_o man_n if_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o grant_v the_o same_o i_o may_v then_o reenter_v but_o the_o stranger_n have_v no_o mean_n to_o enforce_v the_o lord_n to_o grant_v the_o same_o over_o unto_o he_o but_o he_o may_v maintain_v trespass_n against_o the_o the_o lord_n if_o he_o do_v suffer_v i_o to_o reenter_v and_o this_o be_v the_o opinion_n at_o this_o day_n the_o lord_n of_o a_o manor_n have_v that_o prerogative_n in_o his_o copyholders_n that_o no_o stranger_n can_v be_v his_o tenant_n thereof_o without_o his_o special_a assent_n and_o admission_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n a_o coppyholder_n shall_v not_o be_v liable_a to_o any_o execution_n of_o statute_n or_o recognizance_n neither_o shall_v be_v cassets_n in_o debt_n or_o formidon_n neither_o be_v contain_v in_o any_o the_o statute_n afore_o name_v for_o if_o it_o be_v than_o shall_v the_o lord_n be_v force_v to_o have_v a_o coppyholder_n whether_o he_o will_v or_o no_o which_o be_v against_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o coppyhold_n and_o therefore_o a_o stranger_n can_v never_o enter_v though_o a_o surrender_v make_v to_o his_o use_n be_v accept_v except_o he_o be_v admit_v tenant_n but_o otherwise_o of_o the_o heir_n for_o he_o may_v eater_n and_o take_v the_o profit_n before_o the_o admittance_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n admittance_n may_v be_v three_o manner_n of_o way_n a_o express_a admission_n by_o the_o word_n enter_v into_o the_o court_n role_n viz._n unde_fw-la admissus_fw-la est_fw-la tenens_fw-la or_o by_o acceptance_n or_o implication_n as_o if_o the_o lordwill_n accept_v the_o rent_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o stranger_n three_o by_o admit_v one_o copyholder_n in_o some_o case_n the_o lord_n shall_v admit_v another_o by_o implication_n to_o some_o purpose_n and_o to_o these_o three_o may_v be_v add_v a_o four_o which_o be_v by_o the_o entry_n of_o the_o son_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n and_o the_o tenant_n in_o dower_n after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n which_o be_v lawful_a without_o admission_n till_o the_o next_o court_n and_o then_o they_o must_v pray_v to_o be_v admit_v etc._n etc._n if_o a_o coppyholder_n do_v surrender_v his_o land_n to_o the_o use_n of_o i._o s._n and_o the_o lord_n do_v grant_v the_o same_o to_o i._n s._n according_o and_o thereupon_o he_o enter_v yet_o he_o be_v no_o good_a coppyholder_n till_o he_o be_v admit_v but_o if_o i._n s._n appear_v at_o the_o lord_n court_n and_o pass_v on_o the_o lord_n homage_n or_o the_o lord_n accept_v his_o rent_n or_o his_o fine_a