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A22766 The boke of Magna Carta with diuers other statutes, whose names appere in the nexte lefe folowynge, translated into Englyshe.; Laws, etc. England.; Ferrers, George, 1500?-1579.; England. 1534 (1534) STC 9272; ESTC S122094 155,124 406

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it_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o feffemente_n that_o they_o be_v satysfy_v of_o tho●e_o seruy_a 〈…〉_o unto_o they_o untyll_o a_o certain_a term_n so_o that_o if_o such_o feffee_n be_v bind_v at_o the_o say_a term_n to_o pay_v a_o certain_a sum_n to_o the_o value_n of_o the_o same_o land_n or_o fer_fw-fr above_o so_o that_o after_o such_o term_n the_o land_n shall_v return_v to_o they_o or_o to_o their_o heir_n because_o no_o man_n wild_a conten●●o_o hold_v ●●_o upon_o the_o price_n it_o be_v provyde_v and_o agreyd_v that_o by_o such_o fraud_n no_o chyef_a lord_n shall_v less_o his_o ward_n nevertheless_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v lawful_a to_o they_o to_o dyssease_v such_o feffee_n without_o judgement_n but_z they_o shall_v have_v a_o wrytte_n for_o to_o have_v such_o a_o ward_n restore_v unto_o they_o and_z by_o the_o wytness_n contain_v in_o the_o deed_n of_o feffement_n with_o other_o fire_n and_o lawful_a man_n of_o the_o country_n and_z by_o the_o value_n of_o the_o land_n &_o by_o 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detorceour_n come_v not_o at_o the_o great_a dystr●es_n then_o the_o say_a wrytte_n shall_v be_v renew_v twice_o or_o thrice_o as_o it_o may_v be_v with_o in_o the_o moy●e_n of_o the_o year_n follow_a so_o that_o every_o ●yme_n the_o wrytte_n shall_v be_v read_v in_o the_o full_a shire_n if_o the_o deforceour_n be_v not_o find_v before_o and_o there_o open_o be_v denounce_v that_o he_o may_v come_v at_o the_o day_n lymyt_v then_o if_o he_o be_v absent_a himself_o so_o that_o he_o come_v not_o to_o answer_v within_o the_o say_v half_a year_n nor_o the_o sheryffe_n can_v not_o get_v his_o body_n to_o have_v it_o before_o our_o iustyce_n to_o answer_v accord_v to_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o realm_n then_o as_o a_o rebel_n he_o shall_v less_o the_o season_n of_o
bench_n that_o shall_v direct_v a_o wryt_n unto_o the_o mayer_n and_o sheryfe_n that_o if_o the_o tenaunte_a have_v lose_v his_o land_n that_o they_o shall_v cause_v the_o land_n to_o be_v extend_v and_o value_v &_o shall_v return_v the_o extent_n at_o a_o certain_a day_n in_o ●o_z the_o bench_n &_o after_o it_o shall_v be_v command_v unto_o the_o sheryf_v of_o the_o shire_n where_o the_o warrauntye_n be_v somon_v that_o he_o shall_v cause_v the_o party_n warrant_v to_o have_v as_o moche_v of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o warrantour_n in_o value_n as_z he_o lose_v ¶_o the_o xiii_o chapter_n it_o be_v provyde_v also_o that_o after_o such_o time_n as_o a_o plea_n be_v move_v in_o the_o cyte_n of_o london_n by_o wrytte_n the_o tenant_n shall_v have_v no_o power_n to_o make_v any_o waste_n or_o estrypament_v of_o the_o land_n be_v in_o demand_n hang_v the_o ple_n &_o if_o he_o do_v the_o mayer_n and_o sheryfe_n shall_v cause_v it_o to_o be_v keep_v at_o the_o suit_n of_o the_o demaundant_a and_o the_o same_o ordinance_n and_o statute_n shall_v be_v observe_v in_o other_o city_n boroughe_n &_o every_o where_n through_o out_o the_o realm_n ¶_o the_o xiiii_o chapitre_fw-fr the_o king_n of_o his_o specyall_a grace_n grant_v unto_o the_o cytezyn_v of_o london_n that_o where_o as_o before_o time_n they_o that_o be_v dyssese_v of_o their_o freholde_n in_o the_o same_o cyte_n coude_fw-fr not_o recover_v their_o damage_n before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o iustyce_n to_o the_o tower_n that_o from_o henceforth_o the_o dyssesye_n shall_v have_v damage_n by_o the_o same_o assize_n whereby_o they_o recover_v their_o land_n and_o the_o dissesour_n shall_v be_v amerce_v by_o baron_n of_o the_o exchequer_n which_o shall_v resort_v once_o a_o year_n into_o the_o cyte_n to_o do_v it_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v command_v to_o the_o baron_n and_o to_z the_o treasourer_n of_o theschequer_n that_o they_o shall_v cause_v it_o every_o year_n to_o be_v levy_v by_o two_o of_o they_o and_z the_o 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and_o expedyent_a it_o shall_v be_v to_o provyde_v remedy_n in_o the_o foresay_a case_n have_v ordain_v that_o fromhensforthe_a that_o the_o will_n of_o the_o gyver_n accord_v to_o the_o form_n express_v in_o the_o deed_n of_o gift_n shall_v be_v observe_v so_o that_o they_o to_o who_o the_o land_n be_v give_v under_o such_o condycyon_n shall_v have_v no_o power_n to_o alyene_v the_o land_n so_o give_v but_o that_o it_o shall_v remain_v unto_o their_o issue_n af●er_v their_o death_n or_o shall_v reverte_v to_o the_o gyver_n or_o his_o heir_n if_o issue_n fail_v so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o issue_n at_o all_o or_z if_o any_o issue_n be_v and_o fail_v by_o death_n or_o heir_n of_o t●e_v body_n of_o such_o issue_n fail_v nor_o the_o secound_a husband_n of_o such_o a_o woman_n shall_v fromhensforthe_o have_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o land_n so_o give_v after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o wife_n by_o the_o law_n of_o england_n nor_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o secounde_n husband_n and_o wife_n 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