sue any accyon in the Quéens court if he remaine excommunicate xl daies wil not be iustified by his Ordinarie then the Bishoppe shall sende hys letter patent to the Chauncellour and thereupon it shal be commaunded to the sheriffe to take the body of hym y â— is accursed by a writte called de Excommunicato capiendo til hée hath made agréement wyth the Church for the contempt and wronge and when hée is iustified and hath made gréement then the bishop shal send his letters to y â— Quéene certifiyng the same and then it shal be commaunded to the shirife to deuer him by a writ called Excommunicato deliberando Exchange EXchaunge is where a man is seysed of certaine land and an other manne is seysed of other lande if they by a déede indented or without déede if the Landes be in one selfe countie exchaunge the landes so that euery of them shal haue others landes to hym so exchaunged in fée fée tayle or for terme of lyfe that is called an exchaunge and it is good wythout lyuere and seysin And in exchaunge it behoueth that the estates to them limitted by thexchange be equal for if one haue an estate in fée in hys land and the other hath estate in the other land but for terme of lyfe or in tayle then such eschaunge is void but if y e estates bée equal and the landes bee not of equal value yet the exchange is good Also an exchange of rent for Landes is good soe an exchaunge beetwene rent and common is good and that ought to bée by déede And it béehoueth alway that these woordes exchaunge bée in the deede or els nothing passeth by the déede except that hée haue liuery and seisin Execution EXecutioÌ„ is where iugement is geuen in any actyon that the playntife shal recouer the land the debt or dammages as the case is and wheÌ„ y t writ is awarded to pute him in possession that is called a writte of Executyon and when he hath the possession of the lande or is payed of the debt or dammages or hath the bodie of the defendant awarded to prison then hée hath executyon and if the plée be in the countie or court barron or hundred and they deferre the iudgement in fauoure of the partie or for other cause then the demaundaunt shal haue a writ of Executione iuditij But in a writ of Debt a man shal not haue recouerye of any lande but of that whiche the defendaunt hath the day of the iugement yelded And of chattelles a manne shall haue executyon onelye of the chattelles which hée hath the day of executyon sued Executour EXecutour is when a man maketh his testament and last will and therein nameth the personne that shall execute his testament then hée that is so named is hys executour and such an executour shall haue an actyon agaynst euerye debtour of hys testatour and if the executors haue assets euery one to whoÌ„ the testator was in debt shall haue an action against the executor if hée haue an obligatioÌ„ or specialtie but in euery case where y â— testator might wage his lawe no actioÌ„ lieth against the executour Extinguishment EXtynguishement is where a Lorde of a manor or any other hath a rent goynge out of lande and hee purchaseth the same lande soe that hée hath such estate in the lande as hée hath in the rent then the rent is extinct for that that a manne may not haue rent goinge out of hys owne lande And when any rent shalbée extinct it behoueth that the lande and the rent bée in one hande and also that the estate that hee hath bée not defesible and that hée haue as good estate in the lande as in the rent for yf hée haue estate in the lande but for terme of lyfe or yeares and hath a fée simple in the rent then the rent is not extinct but is in suspence for that tyme and then after the terme the rent is reuiued Also if there bée Lorde mesne and tenaunt and the Lorde purchaseth the tenauncy then the menaltie is extinct but that mesne shall haue the surplusage of the rent if there bée any as a rent secke Also if a manne haue a hye waye appendant and after purchase the lande wherein the hye way is then the waye is extinct and soe it is of a common appendaunt Extortion EXtortion is a wronge don by an officer as a Maier Bailife Sherife Eschetor or other offycer by colour of hys office in takinge excessiue reward or fée for executyon of hys sayde office or otherwyse and is no other thynge in déede then playne robbery or rather more odius then robbery for robbery is apparant and alwaies hath wyth it the countenance of vice but extortion being as great a vice as robbery is carrieth w t it a countenance of vertue by meanes whereof it is the more hard to be tryed or dyscerned and therefore the more odious and yet some there bee that will not sticke to stretch their office credit and conscieÌ„ce to purchase mony as well by extortion as otherwise according to y â— saying of y e poet Uirgil What can be told or what is that that huÌ„ger swéete of gold doth not constraine men mortal to attempt Failing of record FAilynge of recorde is when an action of trespas or such like is brought against one and the defendaunt sayeth that the plaintife before this brought an accyon for the same trespas in an other court recouered damage c. And demauÌ„deth iudgmeÌ„t of the court if he shall agayne haue this actioÌ„ c. And y â— plaintife sayth there is â—oâ— such record WhereupoÌ„ y â— defendant hath a day giueÌ„ him to bring in the record at which day hee fayleth or bryngeth in such a one as is nor barre to this action theÌ„ he is said to faile of hys record and therupon the plaintife shal haue iudgment to recouer c. Deede DEode is a proofe and testimonie of the agréement of the partye whose déede it is to the thing contayned in the déede as a déed of feoffement is a proofe of the liuery of seysin for y e land passeth by the liuery of seysin but when y â— déede and the liuery are ioyned together that is a proofe of the liuery and that the feoffour is content that the feoffée shal haue the land And note that al déedes are either indeÌ„ted wherof there bée two thrée or more as the case requireth of which y e feoffour grauntor or lessour hath one the feofrée graÌ„tee or lessee an other and peraduenture some other body also another c. or els they are poll deedes or single and but one which the feoffée grauntée or lessée hath c. And euery deede consisteth of thrée pryncipal points and if those thrée be not ioyned together it is noe perfect déed to bynd the parties namely writinge sealing and deliuery The first point is writing wherby is shelved y â— parties names to the déed
baroÌ„ et doÌ„que si el so it vn foits franke et cleremÌ„t disch d'villenage a touts inteÌ„ts el ne poit estre niefe apÌ„s sans especial act fait ê‘ luy â–ª coÌ„e diuors ou conusaÌ„s en court de recorde et ceo est en fauour de liberty et pur ceo vn franke feÌ„e ne serra villen per prisel del villen al son baroÌ„ Mes lour issue serr ' vil lens coÌ„e lour pere fuit que est contrary al le ley ciuile car la est dit partus sequit veÌ„trem BoÌ„dage ou villenage ad soÌ„ coÌ„mencemÌ„t en t' les Hebrews et soÌ„ original ê“ceding d'Chanaan le fits d'Cham qÌ„ pur c ' q'il derisee son pere Noe giisant dissolutemÌ„t qnÌ„t il fuit e â–ª briee fuit puni en son fits Chanaan ouesque penalty de bondage Nihil dicit NIhil dicit est quant vn acc ' est port enuers vn hoÌ„e et le def appere le pl ' declare et le def ne voile respond ' ou plede al le acc ' et ne maintayne soÌ„ ple mes fait defaut ore sur cest defaut il serra condeÌ„pne quia nihil dicit Nomination NOmination est ou vn poit en dr ' de soÌ„ manor ou auterment nominate et appoint vn abl ' clarke ou hoÌ„e al vn personage vicarage on tiel spirituall promotion Nonabilitie NOnabilitie est lou vn actioÌ„ est port vers vn le defendaunt dit que le plaintife est nonable de suer ascuÌ„ action et demaunde iudgment sil serra respoÌ„de Il y ad vj. causes de nonabilitye en le pl ' come sil soyt vtlage ou vn alien nee mes cest disabilitie est en actions reales mixt solement et non â—n actions parsonals sinon que il soit vn alien enemy ou condempne en pÌ„munire ou professe en religion cest a scauoyer le Romish religion ou excoÌ„menge vn villen et sue son snÌ„r mes ceÌ„ darraine nest ple pur auter que nest snÌ„r al villen Nude Contract NVde Contract ou nude promise est lou vn home bargaine ou vend ses terres ou biens ou promise pur donÌ„ al auter money ou vn chiual ou a edefier vn meason ou faire tiel chose a tyel iour et nul recoÌ„peÌ„c e appoint a luy pur le faire de c ' CoÌ„e si vn dit al aut Ieo vende ou done al voê° touts mes terres ou bnÌ„s Et la eÌ„ nul chose appoint assigne ou agree que le aut ' donÌ„a ou paiera pur c ' issint â— il nad quid pro quo cest vn nude coÌ„tract et void en ley et pur noÌ„ ê‘formance de ceo nul action gist car ex nudo pacto non oritur actio Oredelfe O Redelfe est lou vn claime de auÌ„ le ore que est troue en son soile ou terre Outfangthiefe OVtfaÌ„gthiefe hoc eÌ„ qd ' latrones de t'ra vestra vel feodo vestro extra terraÌ„ vestraÌ„ vel feoduÌ„ vestruÌ„ capti cuÌ„ latrocinio ad cu riam vestram reuertaÌ„tur et ibidem iudic ' Owelte OWelte est qnÌ„t il y ad snÌ„r mesne et tenant et le t' tient del mesnÌ„ per mÌ„s les seruices que le mesne tient ouster de le snÌ„r paramount CoÌ„e si le t' tient del mesne ê‘ Homage fealtie et xx s. de rent annuelmÌ„t et le mesnÌ„ tieÌ„t ouster d' le seygnÌ„ paramount per homÌ„ fealty et xx s rent auxi cest appell Oweltie de seruices Oyer de recordes et faites c. OYer de Records et faits est si pur example vn acc ' de det soit port enuÌ„s vn hoÌ„e sur vn obligac ' et le defend't apê‘t al acc ' et doÌ„qÌ„s pria qÌ„ il poet oier lobligac ' ouesque q' le pl ' charge luy Issint est qnÌ„t executours port ' vn actyon de dette ' et le defendaunt demaunde oyer del testament sur cest demaunde il serra lectu al defendant Mes sil soit en vn auter terme ou apres qÌ„ le defendaunt ad imparle donqÌ„s il nauera le oyer Et issint come est dit de faites â—st deste intend de recordes que sount alledge enuers luy Pape PApe est vn aunc ' nosme fauxment arrogate ou hautmÌ„t vsurpe per le Euesque de le sole Cytye de Rome en Italy et est coÌ„munemeÌ„t appel en Angloys le Pope vn nosme veraymÌ„t mult frequent en nr'e auncien annales liuÌ„s specialmÌ„t en les temps de ceux roys qÌ„ux grauÌ„dmeÌ„t abandonans lour emperial aucthoritie et abasans eux mesmÌ„s mult debase lour estate ne fuer ' hont de vn alien et outlaÌ„dish Euesque qÌ„ eÌ„habit oust ' cinque diz cent miles d' eux deeÌ„ souer ' d'haut eux en lour dominioÌ„s demesne et de toller de eux non solemÌ„t le disposic ' de cert ' petit trifles d'nul accompt mes auxi l' nominatioÌ„ d' ArcheuesqÌ„s EuesqÌ„s Abbeis deanes prouosts appropriations de bnÌ„fices preseÌ„tatioÌ„s al personages vicarages et generalmeÌ„t de touts spirituel ê‘sons a lour preferments ascuÌ„ temps ê‘ laps ascun teÌ„ps aut ' mÌ„t ê‘ q' l' prerogatiue perishe del Royes fuit moult abridge deyns lour realmes demesne Partition PArtition est vn diuision d' terres discendus per le common ley ou per custoÌ„e perent ' coheires ou parceners ou ils fount deux al meynes soieÌ„t ils fites fil's so ers auntes ou autermeÌ„t de kyn al auncestour de que le terre disceÌ„d al eux Et cest particion est fayt quatuour voyes pur le plus part de q' troys lontal pleasure et per agreemeÌ„t perent ' eux le quart est ê‘ compulsion Vn particion per agrement est quant ils mÌ„s deuide le terre equalment en tauntes parts coÌ„e la soÌ„t d' eux co ê‘cenÌ„s et chescun de eslier share vn ou part leignee primerment et issint lun apÌ„s lauter coÌ„e ils sont de age sinon que le eignee per consent fayt le partic ' donque le election appertyent al prochein et issint al le eignee darreignemeÌ„t accord coÌ„e il est dyt Cuiê° est particio Alterius est electio Vn aut ' partitioÌ„â— agreemÌ„t eÌ„ qnÌ„t ils eslieu cert ' de lour amies de faire diuisioÌ„ pur eux Le tierce partition ê‘ agreeâ—t est ê‘ ti abens de lots issint primermeÌ„t de deuider le t're en tant des partes coÌ„e la souÌ„t parcenÌ„s doÌ„â—s a scriuer chescun part seuâ—ralmeÌ„t en vn petit scrolle ou peece de paper ou parchment et de mitt ' ceux scrols close en vn hat cappe ou auter tiel seÌ„blable chose et doÌ„ques chescun parcener vn apÌ„s lauter come ils sount de age atraher
I will english as well as my smale skil in y ◠old french wil geue me leaue And thus it is These are the chiefe townes of the Cinque ports 1 Mastinge 2 Romney 3 Meth 4 Douer 5 Sandwich The members of the ports of Mastinge are these 1. Peuenese 2 Bolewareheth 3 Petite James 4 Bekesborne 5. Breneth 6 Rie 7 et Winchelse Some adde to these the Seashore in Sefford Hydeney and Northye The chiefe port of Hastinge with the mēbers aforesaid ought to finde to the kinge from yere to yere if neede bée vppon the sea twenty one ships That is to say the towne of Hastinge thrée ships Peuenese one shippe wole worcherye and Petite Ihāme one shippe Bekesburne one shippe Greneshe ij men with two armours with them of Hastinge The Towne of Rye fyue Shippes the Towne of Wynchelsce Tenne shippes The mēbres of y ◠port of Romney are 2. 1. Olde Romney and 2. Lyde Some adde to these Prormhell Oswardestone Denge Marreis Romney with the afore said members oweth to the kinge as is before said fiue shippes whereof Lyde oweth one ship The port of Heth with the member west Heth ought to finde fiue ships to the kinge as is aforesayde The members of the port of douer are these 1. Folkestone 2. Fauersham Sōe adde Meregate c. This part of Douer with the aforesaid members ought to find to the kinge 21. shippes that is to say Douer 19. ships Folkestone one shipe Fauersham one ship The members of the port of Sandwich are these 1. Stonor 2. Fordwich 3. Dale 4. Seire Sōe adde Reaculure This port of Sandwich with the memberz aforesayd ought to find in the kinges seruice as is before sayde fiue shippes Some lvii shippes When the king would haue his seruice of the aforesaid ships they shal haue xl daies sūmons they shal find to y e king in euery ship 20. men and the master wel armed and well appoynted to doe the kynges seruice And the shippes shal goe at the proper costes of the Cinque portes thither whether they shalbée summoned And when the shyppes are thither come they shall continue xv daies in the kinges seruice at the proper costes of the Cinque portes And after the 15. dayes are past they shalbée at the charges of the kinge if hee haue any thing for thē to doe The master of the ship shall take sixe pence a day the Constable sixe pence and euery of the other mariners thrée pence And it is to be knowē that the court of Shipwaye which is the chief court of y ◠Cinque ports where euery Maior of euerie port or 12. 10. 6. or 4. and the Maior of euerie port as they by letters of the warden of the Cinque ports haue byn sūmoned and as the port is greater or lesser without essoyne ought to come ought to bee sūmoned by the letters of the said warden to al the ports that ought to doe sute there And the sūmons ought to be vppon sute made to sūmon any comminalte to aunswere to any of any plée containing 40. dayes from the day of the receyte of the Letters of the sayed warden And the aforesayde Court ought to bée sūmoned chieefelye for Treason done agaynst the kynge or kynges for counterfaytynge of the kynges seale or of hys money for treasure founde vnder the ground For the kynges seruice denied or withholden for fals Judgement giuen by any cōmunaltie And no commoner to any plea against him brought shall aunswere but at the court aforesayd And pleas there had against any Baron of the Cinque portes beinge challenged by the Bailife of the same port of which the said Baron is ought to bée adiourned vnto the port wherof the same Baron is if it be not for trespas don agaynst the kynge because that the said Barōs haue conusance of all manner of pleas except pleas of the Crowne And when those Barons haue fayled to doo right The said warden at the complaynt of hym to whom they haue fayled to doe right shall goe to the same port to doe right as is contayned in the Charter Moreouer the aforesaied court ought not to bée holden from the feast of the natiuity of saynt Mary vntill the feast of saint Andrewe because of the martes of Germany Also when the Barōs of the Cinque ports are in the Kynges seruice vppon the Sea or at the kings summons or at the kinges commandement Furthermore it ought not to bée holden but one day And one Essoine onely yeth in the aforesayed Court in euery plea. O f sute no Essoigne lieth as is before sayde and therefore if the maior whoe béecause of sicknesse or other sodeine infirmitie cannot come thither an other may at that day keepe his place so notwithstandynge that returne bée made by hys Baylife Nor others principally ought to bée charged of any iudgement gyuen in the same Court but those names whoe by the Baylifes there haue byn returned Besides all this prouision of shippes men as is aforesayde I haue séene in an other recorde shortly written that euery shippe ought to haue a boy whych there is called a Gromet so y ◠in some the Cinque portes are charged with 57. ships 1197. men 57. boyes or Gromets Damage fesants DAmage fesauntes is when a straungers beasts are in an other mans ground wythout aucthoritie of the lawe or licence of the tenant of the grounde and there doe feede treade or otherwyse spoile the corne grasse woods or such lyke in which case the tenaunt whom they hurt may therefore there take distreigne impoūd them as wel if it be in y e night as in the day time But in other cases as for rent and seruices such like none may distreine in y e night season Danegelde DAnegelde that is to be quite of a certein custome which hath runne some tymes which the Danes did leuie in Englande This beganne first in kinge Etheldreds daies who beinge sore distressed by the continual inuasions of the Danes to purchase peace was cōpelled to charge his coūtrey and people wyth importable payements for hée first gaue them at v. seueral paies 113000 li. and afterwarde graūted thē 48000. li. yerely Deane and Chapter DEane chapter is a body spiritual corporate consisting of many able persons in lawe as namely the deane whoe is the chiefe and the prebendes and they together make the corporation And as this corporation may iointly purchase landes and tenements to the vse of their Church and successours Soe likewise euery of them seuerally may purchase to the vse of hym selfe his heires as wée dayly sée them doe most abundantly Declaration DEclaratiō is a shewing forth in writing of the griefe and complaynt of the demaundant or plaintife against the tenant or defendant wherein he supposeth to haue receyued wronge And thys declaratyon ought to be plaine certen both because it impeacheth the defendaunt or tenant also compelleth him to make aunswere
hâ—th a â—â—mture made c. and therefore demaunde iudgement of that action or iugement if she shal bee also endowed or any such lyke plea c. and this was the oppinion of y â— right worshipful master Brograue at his reading in Graies June in SoÌ„mer Anno 1576. 18. Eliz. vppon a braunch of the stat made An. 27. H. 8. c. 10. coÌ„cerning iointures dowers And by him of those things whereof a woman may bée endowed she may haue ioynture as of mines vesturam terrâ— woodes Townes Iles meadowes and such like Also of an aduowson of a reuersion depending vpoÌ„ an estate for life of a windmil a high chamber a rectorie and such other and they are called tenemeÌ„ts Also of a villen for hée is an heredytament of all these profet may come to the woman But of those thinges whereof noe profet will coÌ„e but rather a charge a ioynture cannot be made Theft THeft is a deceiptfull taking away of an other mans goods but not from his parson with a minde to steale them a gaynst hys will whose goods they were And theft is in two sorts y e one so called simplie the other pety or little theft The first is where the thynge stollen exceedeth the value of xij d. and y â— is felony The other which is called littel or pâ—tiet theft is where the thing stollen doth not excede y e value of xij d. and that is no felony Lastage LAstage that is to bée quite of a certeine custome exacted in faires any markets for caryinge of thinges where a man will Lessor and lessee LEssor is he that lesseth landes or tenementes to an other for terme of life yeres or at wil and hee to whome the lease is made is called lessee Leuant couchant LEuant Couchant is sayde when the beastes or Cattell of a straunger are come into an other mans ground there haue remayned a certen good space of time so longe that they haue wel fedde also rested them selues Wager of lawe WAger of lawe is when an accion is brought against one w tout especialty she wed or other matter of recorde as an accion of debt vpoÌ„ contract or detinue then the defendaÌ„t may wage his lawe that is to say swere vppon a booke and certaine persons wyth him that hée oweth nothing to the playntife in manner and fourme as hée hath declared But in an action of debt vppon a lease for terme of yeres or vpon the arrerages of accompt before auditors assigned a maÌ„ shal not wage his lawe And wheÌ„ one shal wage his lawe hée shal bring with him vi viii or xii of his neighbours as the court shall assigne hym to swere with him And if at that day assigne he faile of his law then hée shal be condemned Liuery of seysin LIuery of seysin is a ceremony vsed in conueyance of landes or tenemeÌ„ts where an estate in fée simple fée taile or a fréehold shal passe and it is a testimonial of the willing departing from all that which he who makes the liuerie hath in the thinge whereof liuerie is made And the receyuinge of the liuery is a wyllyng acceptance by the other partie of all that whereof the other hath dismissed him selfe And was inuented as an open and notorious thing by meanes wherof the common people might haue knowledge of the passinge or alteration of estates from manne to manne that thereby they might bée the better able to trie in whoÌ„ the right and possession of landes and tenements were if they should be impanelled in Juries or otherwyse haue to doe concernyng the same The common maner of deliuery of seysin is after this sort done If it bée in the open feelde where is no building or house then one that can read taketh the writinge in his hand if the estate shal pas by déed and declareth to the staÌ„ders by the cause of their méetyng there together c. and then openly readeth the deed in English and after that it is sealed the partie who is to depart from the ground taketh the déede in his handes together with a clodde of the earth a twigge or bowe if any there be and all this hée delyuereth to the other partie in the name of possession or seysin according to the forme effect of the déed which before them was there reade But if there bée a dwellynge house or buildinge vpon the land then thys is done there at the doore of the same none béeyng left at that tyme wythin the house and y â— partie deliuereth all the aforesaid together wyth the rynge of the doore in the name of seysin or possession hée that receiueth the libertie entreth in first alone and shutteth to the doore and presently openeth it agayne and letteth them in c. If it be of a house whereto is noe land or ground the liuerye is made and poss taken by the deliuerie of y â— ringe of the doore déed onely And where it is without déed either of landes or tenementes there the partie declareth by word of mouth béefore wytnesse the estate that hée meaneth to depart with and then deliuereth seysin or possession in maner as is before sayâ—e and so the land or tenement doth passe as well where there is no déede as by déede and that by force of the lyuerie of seysin It was agreed in Grayes Inne by the right warshipful master Snagge at his readyng there in SoÌ„mer an 1574 that if a feoffour deliuer the viewe of the land in name of seysin that it is good because that hée hath a possessyon in him selfe But otherwyse yt is of an atturney for hee must goe to the lande and take possession him selfe béefore that he can gyue possession to an other accordinge to the words of hys letter c. And where liuerie of seysin is by viewe if the feoffée doe not enter after c. nothynge passeth for hée ought to enter in déede Lotherwite LOtherwite that is y â— you may take ameÌ„des of him which doth defile your bondwoman without your licence Mahim or maim MAhim is where any meÌ„ber is hurt or takeÌ„ away whereby y e party so hurt is made vnperfect to fight As if a bone bée taken out of the hedde or a bone bée broken in any other part of the body or a foote or hand or finger or ioynt of a foote or any member bée cut or by some wound the sinewes bée made to shrinke or other member or the fingers made crooked or if an eye bée put out or the foretéeth broken or any other thinge hurt in a mannes body by meanes whereof hee is made the lesse able to defend him selfe But the cuttinge off of an eare or nose or breaking of the hinder téeth or such like is no may â–ª him because it is rather a deformity of y e body theÌ„ diminishing of strength And if the Justyces stand in doubt whether the hurt be a maihim or not they vse and wil of their
it should come in y ◠sence as wée there take it For accordinge to the proper significatiō mulier is a defiled woman like as it is vsed by vlpianus in a certen place after this sort if I thought that I had bought a virgin when it was a defiled woman the bargayne was not good Hereby you may sée y t multer is a woman that hath had y e company of a man But to leaue the right signification Mulier is taken in our law for one that is lawfully begotten and borne and is alwayes vsed in comparison with a bastarde onely to shewe a difference betwene thē as thus for example A man hath a sonne by a woman before mariage that issue is called a bastard and vnlawful And after they entermary and haue an other sonne this second sonne is called mulier that is to say lawfull and shalbée heire to hys father but that other cannot bée heire to any manne because it is not knowen nor certen in the iudgement of the lawe who was hys father and for that cause is sayd to bée no mannes sonne or y e sonne of the people and so wythout father according to this old verse To whom the people father is to him is father none and all To whom the people father is wel fatherlesse wée may him cal And alwaies you shal find this addition to thē bastard eldest mulier yongest when they bée compared together Murder MUrder is a wilful killinge of a man vppon malice forethought and seemeth to comeof the Saxon woord Mordren which so signifieth And Mordridus is the murderer euen vntil this day amonge them in Sexonie from whence wée haue most of our words as hath byn often said Negatiua preignans NEgatiua preignans is when an action or information or such like is brought against one and the defendant pleadeth in barre of the actyon or otherwyse a negatiue plea whych is not soe specyall an answere to the actyon but that it includeth also an affirmatiue As for example if hée in reuersion enter vppon tenant for life supposinge that hée hath aliened in fee which is a forfaiture of hys estate and the tenaunt for life saith that hée hath not aliened in fée this is a negatyue wherein is included an affirmatiue for although it bée true that he haue not aliened in fée yet it may bée that hée hath made an estate in tayle whych is also a forfayture and then the entry of hym in the reuersion is lawefull c. Also in a Quare impedit the Quéene makes tytle to present to a Prebende for that the Temporaltyes of the Bishoprick were in her hāds by the death of W. late Bishop c. The defendant saith that it was not voyd being the temporalties in the Quéens handes by the death of W. this is a negatiue preignans for it may bée in the Quéenes hāds otherwyse then by the death of W. and it suffiseth the Quéene if it bée in her handes by any meanes c. Soe it is where an Information was brought in the Cheker against John Stile for that he bought wooll beetwéene shering time and the Assumptyon such a yeare of John N. The defendaunt sayth that hée dyd not buy any of John N. as it is alledged c. this is called a negatiue preignans for if he bought it of any other yet hée is culpable for the buyinge Niefe NIefe is a womā that is bonde or a vyllen woman but if shée mary a frée manne shee is thereby made frée for euer although y t her husbande die and she suruiue hym because that shée and her husband are but one person in lawe and shée ought to bée of the same nature and condytion in law to al intents that her husband is But her husband is frée to all intentes without any condityon in lawe or otherwise and so by consequens the wife ought to bée and is frée according to y ◠nature of her frée husband then if she were once frée and clerely discharged of bōdage to al entents she cānot be niefe after w tout especial act done by her as diuorce or cōfessiō in court of Record and that is in fauour of liberty therefore a frée woman shal not be bounde by taking of a villē to her husband But their issue shal bée villens as their father was which is contrary to the Ciuile lawe for there it is said y ◠birth followeth the belly Bōdage or villenage had beginninge amonge y ◠Hebrewes his original proceding of Canaan y ◠sōne of Cham who because that hée had mocked his father Noe to scorne lying desolutly whē he was drunke was punished in his sonne Chanaan w t penalty of bondage Nihil dicit NIhil dicit is when an action is brought against a man the defēdant appéeres the plaintife declares the defendant wil not aunswere or pleades to the action doth not maintaine hys plea but makes defaut nowe vpon this defaut he shal be condemned because he saith nothing Nomination NOmination is where one may in right of his maner or otherwise nominate and appoint a worthy clarke or man to a personage vicarage or such like spiritual promotion Nonabilitie NOnabylitye is where an action is broughte against one and the defendaunt saieth that the playntife is not able to sue any action and demaundeth iudgement if hée shal bee aunswered There are vj. causes of nonability in the pleintife as if he bée an outlawe or an alien borne but that dysabilitye is in actiōs reales and mixt onely and not in actyons personalles except hee be an alien enemye or condempned in premunire or professed in religion that is to saye the Roomish religion or accursed or a villen and sueth hys Lorde but this last is noe ple for an other y ◠is not lord to the villen Bare or naked Contract BAre Contract or naked promise is where a manne bargaineth or selleth his lāds or goods or promiseth to geue to one money or a horse or to builde a house or doe such a thinge at such a daye and there is no recompence appoynted to him for the doinge therof As if one saye to an other I sel or geue to you al my landes or goodes and there is nothing appoynted assigned or agréed vppon what the other shal giue or pay for it so y t there is not one thinge for an other this is a naked contract and voyde in lawe for not perfourmaunce thereof noe action lyeth for of a naked cōtract commeth noe action Oredelfe O Redelfe is where one claimes to haue y ◠ore that is founde in his soile or ground Outfanthefe OUtfangthiefe that is y ◠theues orfelōs of your lād or fée out of your lād or fée taken w t felony or a stealing shal be brought backe to your court and there iudged Owelte OWelte is when there is Lorde mesne tenant and y e tenaunt holdeth of the mesne by the same seruices that the meane
ou eux serrount suÌ„mons Et quant les niefs serrount la venus eux demurront xv iours en seruice le roy al proper costages des Cynkes portes Et apres les xv iours passes ils demurrount au costages le roy sil en ad a faire Le mastr ' de la niefe prendra le iour vi deniers Le Constable vj. deniers Et chescuÌ„ des auters mariners iij. deniers Et est a sauer que la Court de Shipvveye que est chiefe Court des cynke portes ou chescuÌ„ Maire de chescun port ou dusse diz syz ou quater et le Maire d' chescun port sicome eux par letters del gardeyne des Cynke portes ount estre suÌ„monus et sicome le port est greinder ou meinder sauns essoine doit vener doyt estre summonus per letters del dit gardeine a toutes les portes que illeoques suit deuient enuoies Et doit la summons a la suite fere et a suÌ„mounder ascun comunant a responder a ascun de ascun plee conteiner quaraunte iours del iour d' la receyt des letters le dit gardeine Et auauntdit court doyt estre summons pryncipalment pur treason fait encounter le roy ou royes pur fausure de seale le roy ou de sa money pur treasure troue de south le terre pur seruice le roy dedist ou detenue pur faux iudgement per ascun communant rendu Et nul coÌ„munant al ascuÌ„ plee vers mesme la comunaÌ„t mesaÌ„ respond'ne doit forsque a la court auaÌ„tdit Et plee illeoques mesne vers ascun baron des Cinkes ports challenge per le baylife de cel port de que baylie mesme le baron est doyt estre aiournee dekes al port dount icel baron est sil ne soit de trnÌ„s fayt au roy pur ceo qÌ„ les dits barons ouÌ„t conisaunces de touts maners de plees horspris plees de corone Et quant y ceux barons auerount defailes endroyture faire Le dit Gardeine a la pleynt de celuy a qui ils auerount defayles de droyture entranticel port a droyture faire sicome il est contenue en la chartre Oustre c ' la auauntdit court ne doyt estre tenue de la feast del Natiuitie de seint Marie iesques a la feast de saint Andrevv pur les faires de GermanÌ„ Oustre ceo quant les Barons des Cynke portes sont en le seruice le roy sur meere ou a la suÌ„mons le roy ou al maundement le roy Oustre ceo ne doyt pas tenue forsque per vn iour En vn essoignÌ„ tantsolement gist en le auauntdit Court en chescun plee De suit nul essoignÌ„ gist sicome il est auauntdit et pur ceo q' Maire qui de langour ou enfermete sudeine illeoques venir ne purr auter purra a cel iour son lieu tenir issint ne pur taunt que retourne soit sait par soÌ„ baylife Ne auters princypalment deuient estre charges de ascuÌ„ iudgment rendu en mesmÌ„ la Court forsque ceux nosmes queux par les Bayllyffes illeoques ounteÌ„e returnes c. Ouster tout ceo ê“uisioÌ„ de niefs et hoÌ„es come est auauÌ„tdâ—t ieo ay vievv en vn auter recorde briefement escript qÌ„ chesc ' niefe doit auer vn garsion que la est appell vn Gromet Issint que en somme les cinques ports sont charges ouesque 57. niefes 1197. hoÌ„es et 57. garsions ou Gromets Damage fesants DAmage fesants est quant les bests duÌ„ estraunger sount en auters terres sauÌ„s aucthoritie del ley ou licence del tenant de le terre et la maunger treade ou auterment spoila les blees grasse boyes ou tiels sembles en qÌ„l case le tenant que ils issint damage poet pur ceo la prender distreine et impounde eux cibien sil soit eÌ„ le nuit coÌ„e en le iour Mes eÌ„ aut's cases coÌ„e pur reÌ„t et seruices et tiels semblables nul poit distreinÌ„ en le nuit temps Danegelde DAnegeld hoc est quietuÌ„ esse de quadam coÌ„suetudine qui cucurrit aliquo tempore quaÌ„ quideÌ„ Danj leuauer ' in Angl ' Ceo coÌ„mence primÌ„eÌ„ teÌ„ps le roy Etheldred qÌ„ esteaÌ„t en grauÌ„d distresse ê‘ le coÌ„tinual im uasioÌ„ d'les Danes pur purchaser paxe fuit coÌ„pelled ' charger soÌ„ paies et people oue importable paimÌ„ts car il pÌ„mermÌ„t don al eux al v. seuÌ„al paies 113000. li. et puis grauÌ„t al eux 48000. li. annualmÌ„t Deane et Chapter DEane et chapter eÌ„ vn corps corporate spiritual consistaÌ„t de plusors able ê‘soÌ„s en ley coÌ„e nosmÌ„t le deane q'est le principal et les PrebeÌ„ds et ils iointfont le corporation Et sicoÌ„e ceÌ„ corporac ' poieÌ„t iointment purchase t'res et tenÌ„ts al vse de lour esglise et successours Issint auxi chesc'de eux seuÌ„alment poet purchase al vse de luy et ses heire come nous iournalmÌ„tvoiom ' eux faier mult abuÌ„daÌ„tmÌ„t Declaration DEclaration est vn monstraÌ„ce en escript de le griefe et complaint de le demaundant ou plaintife enuers le tenant ou defendant en q' il suppose de auer receyue tort Et cest declaration doit este playne et certein pur ceo que il impeach le defendant ou tenaÌ„t et auxi chase luy a respoÌ„der Defendant DEfendant est celuy que est sue en action personal et il est appel tenaÌ„t en action reall Demaines DEmaines ou demesnes eÌ„ le principal maner place del snÌ„r q'il et ses auncestours ount evve de temps hors de memory en lour maines demÌ„ ount occupie ' enseÌ„ble oue touts edefices et measoÌ„s qÌ„cunque et auxi les prees pastures boies terre errable et tiels semblables appartainant a ceo Demaundant DEmaund ' est celuy q' sue ou coÌ„playne en vn acc ' real pur title de terre et il est appel pl ' en vn assise envn action personel coÌ„e en action de det trespas disceit detinue tyels semblables Demy sancke ou sangue DEmy sancke eÌ„ qnÌ„t vn hoÌ„e mary vn feÌ„e et ad issue per luy vn fites et el morust et donques il prist vn auter femme et ad per luy auxi vn fits Ore ceux deux fites sount solonque vn maner freres ou comÌ„ ils sount appels demy freres ou freres del demy sanke cest adire frere per le part del pier pur ceo que ils ount ambideux vn pier et sount ambideux de son sangue et nemy freres per le part le mere ne de ascun sanck ou clime cest voye et pur ceo lun de eux ne poet este heire al auter car il que voyle clayme come heire al vn per discent doit este dentier
en luy que prist le leas mes ceo il ne serra receyue adire tanque apres les ans serra determine pur ceo que il appiert que il ad vn estat pur ans Et il fuit soÌ„ folly de prender vn leas de ses terres demÌ„ et pur ceo serra issint puny pur sa folly Estraungers EStraungers sount ils que ne souÌ„t parties ne priuies al fine leuie ou fesauns dun fayt Estray EStray est lou ascun beast ou cattel eÌ„ in ascuÌ„ seignioury et nul conust le owner de cÌ„ doÌ„que il serra seisi al oeps le royne ou le snÌ„r â— ad tiel estraye per grauÌ„t l'royne ou per prescripc ' et si le owner vieÌ„t et fait claime a ceo deyns vn an et vn iour donqÌ„s il le reauÌ„a paiant pur son viand ' ou autermeÌ„t aâ—s an la ê“perty de cÌ„ serra al snÌ„r issint que le snÌ„r face proclamation de ceo accordant a le ley en deux market villes Excommengement ExcommengemÌ„t est quant vn hoÌ„e ê‘ iudgment en le spyrituall court est accurse doÌ„ques il eÌ„ disabl'de suer ascun action en le court le royne et sil remayne excoÌ„menge xl iours ne voyle este iustifie ê‘ son Ordinary donque leuesque mauÌ„dera sa letter patent al Chauncellor et sur ceo serra mauÌ„d al vic de prender le corps lexcommengee ê‘ vn briefe appell de ExcoÌ„municato capiendo iesque il ad fait gree al esglise pur le contempt tort quaunt il est iustifie ad fait gree donques leuesque maunder ' sa letter al royne certifient ceo et donques serra maunde al viscount de luy deliuÌ„ ê‘ vn br ' appel de Excommunicato deliberando Exchaunge EXchaunge est lou vne home est seisi de certeine terre et vn auter home est seisie de auter terre si ils per vn fayt endent ou sauns fayt si les terres sount en vne countye exchaunge lour terres issint que chescun de eux auera aut ' terre a luy issynt exchaunge en fee fee taile ou termÌ„ de vie ceo est appel vn exchaÌ„ge et est bon sans liuerye et seisine Et in exchaunge il couient que les estates a eux limitte per lexchange sount egalles car si vne ad estate in fee in sa terre lauter ad estate in auter terre forsque pur terme de vye ou en tayle donquestiel eschange est voyde mes si les estates sont egalles et ses terres ne sont de egal value vncore lexchaÌ„ge est boÌ„ Auxi vn exchange de rent pur terre est boÌ„e Issint exchaunge inter rent comen est bon et ceo couient este per fayt Et il couient toutes foits que ceux parolx exchange sont en le fait ou auterment ryens passa per le fayt sinon que il ayet liuere seisin Execution Execution est lou iudgement est doÌ„e en ascun actioÌ„ que le plaintife recouera la terr' le det ou damages come le case est et quant ascun bryefe est agarde de luy mitter en possession ceo est appel briefe de execution et quaunt il ad le possession de le terre ou est paye de dette ou dammages ou ad le corps le def agarde al prison doÌ„ques il ad executioÌ„ si le ple soit en couÌ„ty ou court barron ou hundred ils alyenont le iudgement en fauour del partie ou per auter encheason donque le demaundant auera briefe d'Executione iudicij Mes en briefe de dette home nauera recouerie de null ' terre mes de cel que le defendaunt auoit ioure de iudgement rendue Et de chateux home auera executyon solement des chateux queux il auoitiour de execution Executour EXecutor est quant home fait son testament et darreine volunt et in ceo nosma le ê‘soÌ„â— executera son testameÌ„t donque cesty que est issint nosmÌ„ est son executour et tiel executour auera action vers chescuÌ„ dettour de son testatour et si lexecutor ad assets chescun a â— le testatour fuit in dette auera action vers lexecutours sil ad obligation ou especialty mes en chescun case lou le testatour puissoit gager son ley nul acc ' gist vers executour Extinguishment EXtinguishment est lou vn seigniour dun manor ou ascun auter ad vn rent issant dascun terre et il purchase mesme la terre issint que il ad tiel estate en la terre come il auoyt en le rent donques le rent est extinct pur ceo que vn ne puyt auer rent issuant hors de son terre demesne Et quant ascun rent serra extient il couyent que le terre et le rent sount en vne maine auxy qÌ„ lestate que il ad ne soyt defesible et que il ad auxi bon estate en le terre come en le rent car sil ad estate en le terre forsque pur terme de vie ou dans et ad vn fee simple en le rent donques le rent nest extinct mes est ere suspence pur cel teÌ„ps donques apres le terme le rent est reuiue Auxy si soit seigniour mesne et tenaÌ„t le feigniour purchase la tenauncye doÌ„ques le menalty est extinct mes le mesne auÌ„a la surplusage de rent si ascun soit coÌ„e vn reÌ„t secke Auxi si home ad chimin appendant puis purchase le terre en q'le chimin eÌ„ donque le chimin eÌ„ extinct et issint eÌ„ de vn coÌ„en appenddant Extortion EXtorcÌ„ eÌ„ vn tort fait ê‘ vn officer come vn Maier Bailiffe Visc ' Escheator ou auter officer colore officij sui en prendrans excessiue revvarde ou fee pur executioÌ„ de soÌ„ dit office ou auterment et neÌ„ aut ' chose en fait q' plainÌ„ robberie mes plus odible qÌ„ robberie car robberie est apparant et toutes dits ad oue lui le couÌ„tenaunce de vice mes extortioÌ„ eeÌ„aÌ„t cy haut vice coÌ„e robberie est port oue luy vn couÌ„tenance d' vertue per reason de que il est le plus dure deeÌ„ trie ou discerne et pur ceo le plus odible Et vncor ' ascuÌ„s il y ad q' ne voileÌ„t demÌ„re mes stretch lour office credit et conscience pur purchaser money cybieÌ„ per extortion come auterment accordaÌ„t al disans de le poet Virgil. Quid non mortalia pectora cogit auri sacra fames Failer de recorde FAyler de record eÌ„ quant vn actioÌ„ de trnÌ„s ou tiels seÌ„blables est port enuers vn et le def dit