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A41855 The great and ancient charter of the Cinque-Ports of our lord the King, and the members of the same Cinque Ports (Association); England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II). aut 1682 (1682) Wing G1632; ESTC R215891 50,885 142

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Provision for all Officers to take the Oaths of Obedience and Supremacy and a Reservation of Power to Your Majesty to put out any Recorder o● Town-Clerk hereafter to be chosen othe● than those now in place or any signification of Your Majesties Dislike under Your Sig● Manual and with such other Clauses ● are usual in Grants of like nature By Sign Manual An Explication by way of Alphabet of all the hard and obsolete Words that are to be found in the foregoing Charter A. AChatum Reachatum are used for a Contract or Bargain by way of Buying and Rebuying Selling and Re-selling Aponsagium Bridgtoll vid Pontagium Ambiderter is he that when a Matter is in Suit betwixt any taketh Money of one side and of the other to plead for the Suit or such like or if he be a Jury-Man to say his verdict Attaint is a Writ and lieth where false Verdict is given by Twelve Men and Judgment given thereon then the Party against whom they have passed shall have a Writ against the Twelve Men and when they be at Issue it shall be Tried by Twenty four Jury Men and if the false Verdict be found the Twelve Men be Attaint and then the Judgment shall be That their Meadows shall be eyred their Houses broken down their Woods turned up and all their Lands and Tenements forfeited to the King but if it pass against him that brought that Attaint he shall be imprisoned and grievously Ransomed at the Kings Will. Assise is taken for a Writ directed to the Sheriff for the recovery of things immovable whereof your self or your Ancestor hath been Disseised Assise of Novel Disseisin lieth where a Tenant in Fee-Simple Fee-Tail or for Term of Life is lately Disseised of his Lands or Tenements or else of a Rent-Service Rent-Seck or Rent-Charge of Common of Pasture of an Office of Toll Tronage Passage Pawnage or for a Nuisance levied and divers other such like Assise of Mort d' Ancester lieth where my Father Mother Brother Sister Uncle Aunt c. died seised of Lands Tenements Rents c. that he had in Fee-Simple and after his Death a Stranger abateth and it is as good as well against the Abator as any other in Possession Assise of Redisseisin is where a Man is Disseised and recovereth by Assise of Novel Disseisin and afterward is again Disseised by the same Disseisor he shall have against him a Writ of Disseisin directed to the Sheriff to make Inquisition and if the Redisseisin be found he shall be sent to Prison B. Brevis Briefe signifies most properly in our Law the Process that issues out of the Chancery or other Courts Commanding the Sheriff to Summon or Attach A. to answer B. But more largely it is taken for any Precept of the King in Writing under Seal issuing out of any Court whereby he Commands any thing to be done for the furtherance of Justice and good Order In English a Writ C. Champartie or Bribe signifieth in the Common Law a maintenance of any Man in his Suit depending upon condition to have part of the thing be it Lands or Goods when it is recovered Champertours be they that move Pleas or Suits or cause to be moved either by their own procurement or by other and pursue at their proper Costs for to have part of the Land in variance or part of the Gains Common Fines are a certain Sum of Money which the Resiants of a Court Leet pay to the Lord of the Leet towards his Charge of Purchasing the Leet D. Den. Strond the former whereof signifies an hollow place to put things in the latter the Sea-shore Doquet or Docket is a little piece of Paper or Parchment written that containeth in it the effect of a greater Writing E. Escheat is where a Tenant in Fee-Simple doth Felony for the which he is Hanged or Abjured the Realm or be Outlawed for Felony Murder or Petty-Treason or if the Tenant dye without Heirs general or special then the Lord of whom the Tenant held the Land may enter by way of Escheat or if any other enter the Lord shall have against him a Writ called a Writ of Escheat Escheator is an Officer who observes such Escheats which belong to the King and Certifieth them into the Eschequer Estray is where any Beast or Cattel are in a Lordship and none knoweth the Owner thereof then it shall be seized to the use of the King or of the Lord that hath such Estray by the Kings Grant or by Prescription and if the Owner come and make Claim thereto within a year and a day then he shall have it again or else after the year the Propriety thereof shall be to the Lord so that the Lord make Proclamation thereof according to the Law Escape is where one that is Arrested comes to his Liberty before he be delivered by award of Justice or by order of Law Exigent is a Writ that lieth where the Defendant in Action Personal cannot be found nor any thing within the County whereby to be Attached or Distreined and is directed to the Sheriff to make Proclamation at five Counties one after another that he appear or else that he shall be Outlawed F. Forestall is to be quit of Amercements and Cattels Arrested within your Land and the Amercements thereof coming Forestaller is he that Buyeth Corn Cattel or other Merchandize whatsoever is Saleable by the way as it cometh to Markets Fairs or such like Places to be Sold to the intent that he may Sell the same again at a more high and dear Price in Prejudice and Hurt of the Common Wealth and People G. Gild hath divers significations as sometimes a Tribute other times an Amercement thirdly a Fraternity or Company combined together by Orders and Laws made amongst themselves by the Kings License fourthly 't is used for a Prestation within the Forest to be made for gathering of Sheaves of Corn of Lamb and of Wool to the use of the Foresters H. Hidage is to be quit if the King shall Tax all the Land by Hides now an Hide is a whole Plough-Land Hostellar is an Inn-Keeper I. Infangtheff is that Thieves taken within your Demesne or Fee Convicted of Theft shall be Judged in your Court. Ingrosser is one that Buyeth Corn Grain Butter Cheese Fish or other dead Victuals with an intent to sell the same again at a higher and deerer Price Regrator is the same K. Kiage is a Toll required for Keys and Wharfs by the Water side or rather the Custom paid for Wharfage or loading aid unloading Goods L. Lastage is a Custom challenged in Fairs and Markets for carrying of things where a Man will Lastage-Free is to be exempt from that Custom Lastis Hundred is a bigger sort of Hundred containing about three ordinary ones Sandwich in Kent is so called Lot and Scot signifie a Customary Contribution laid upon all Subjects according to their ability Lovecopefree this Word is not to be explained or else it is