Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	hold_v	lord_n	tenant_n	7,424	5	10.2399	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51777	[An appendix to the office and duty of an executor.]	Manley, Thomas, 1628-1690.	1676 (1676)	Wing M442; ESTC R204050	25,140	71

chattel_n be_v forfeit_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o action_n just_a or_o unjust_a doct._n and_o stud._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o in_o fine_a if_o one_o be_v outlaw_v for_o felony_n he_o shall_v forfeit_v good_n and_o land_n but_o in_o action_n personal_a the_o contrary_n if_o any_o error_n or_o discontinuance_n be_v in_o the_o suit_n or_o process_n whereby_o the_o outlawry_n become_v reversable_a as_o where_o the_o party_n be_v beyond_o the_o sea_n where_o three_o proclamation_n be_v not_o make_v whereof_o one_o in_o open_a court_n another_z at_z quarter-session_n and_o a_o three_o at_o the_o church_n or_o chappel-door_n where_o the_o defendant_n dwell_v or_o last_o where_o the_o party_n have_v obtain_v his_o pardon_n one_o at_o the_o very_a point_n of_o death_n extreme_n in_o extreme_n if_o he_o be_v of_o good_a memory_n though_o you_o can_v scarce_o understand_v what_o he_o speak_v yet_o may_v make_v his_o will_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v good_a a_o write_a will_n be_v bring_v to_o a_o sick_a man_n and_o he_o be_v ask_v if_o that_o be_v his_o will_n and_o he_o answer_v yea_o this_o will_n if_o it_o be_v write_v by_o the_o sick_a man_n privity_n or_o direction_n it_o will_v be_v good_a otherwise_o it_o be_v hold_v contrary_a ecclesiastical_a person_n be_v either_o regular_a or_o secular_a relligion_n relligion_n the_o regular_a be_v monk_n friar_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o such_o a_o regular_a clerk_n make_v his_o will_n at_o his_o entrance_n into_o religion_n it_o must_v be_v then_o also_o prove_v and_o the_o executor_n must_v enter_v as_o if_o he_o be_v actual_o dead_a for_o he_o be_v account_v dead_a in_o law_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o vow_n and_o therefore_o total_o disable_v to_o make_v a_o will_v afterward_o the_o secular_a be_v bishop_n vicar_n etc._n etc._n and_o these_o may_v make_v a_o will_n so_o as_o the_o good_n they_o dispose_v thereby_o be_v not_o hold_v by_o they_o in_o right_a of_o their_o church_n for_o they_o may_v not_o devise_v the_o fruit_n of_o tree_n grow_v on_o the_o glebe_n howbeit_o corn_n grow_v upon_o the_o glebe_n belong_v to_o he_o his_o executor_n or_o administrator_n but_o of_o other_o fruit_n tithe_n oblation_n and_o emolument_n the_o next_o incumbent_n shall_v have_v they_o towards_o payment_n of_o his_o first-fruit_n and_o if_o he_o die_v his_o executor_n 28_o h._n 8.11_o chap._n iii_o what_o thing_n may_v pass_v by_o will_n and_o how_o much_o 1._o of_o land_n 2._o of_o good_n and_o chattel_n and_o of_o the_o tuition_n of_o child_n to_o who_o and_o how_o it_o shall_v be_v grant_v or_o commit_v land_n be_v devisable_v either_o by_o custom_n or_o by_o statute_n by_o custom_n such_o be_v gavel-kind_n land_n which_o be_v not_o contine_v only_o to_o kent_n as_o have_v be_v erroneous_o hold_v from_o the_o grant_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n and_o one_o seize_v thereof_o may_v give_v or_o sell_v they_o at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n neither_o be_v they_o forfeitable_a for_o felony_n according_a to_o the_o adage_n the_o father_n to_o the_o bough_n the_o son_n to_o the_o plough_n 2._o land_n hold_v in_o burgage-tenure_n by_o custom_n devisable_v in_o divers_a city_n and_o burrough_n and_o such_o land_n may_v be_v give_v in_o fee-simple_n fee-tail_n for_o life_n or_o year_n so_o as_o the_o will_v be_v enroll_v before_o the_o mayor_n neither_o be_v it_o needful_a to_o have_v it_o write_v according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o hen._n 8._o for_o that_o the_o land_n be_v devisable_v before_o that_o statute_n and_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o a_o socage-tenure_n citizen_n burgess_n and_o free._n man_n may_v devise_v their_o land_n in_o mortmain_n which_o other_o who_o have_v burgage_n land_n may_v not_o do_v otherwise_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n but_o joyntenant_v of_o burgage-land_n can_v devise_v his_o part_n for_o it_o will_v pass_v by_o survivourship_n the_o custom_n of_o devise_v land_n to_o feoffee_n reform_v by_o 27_o h._n 8._o which_o see_v at_o large_a as_o also_o the_o stat._n 32_o h._n 8._o whereby_o land_n may_v be_v devise_v a._n have_v land_n in_o socage_n may_v devise_v all_o except_o he_o have_v land_n of_o the_o king_n or_o other_o in_o knight-service_n but_o in_o such_o device_n there_o must_v be_v reserve_v primer_n seisin_n and_o fine_n for_o alienation_n such_o as_o shall_v have_v be_v in_o case_n the_o land_n have_v be_v alter_v or_o sell_v if_o one_o hold_v land_n in_o socage_n and_o other_o land_n in_o knight-service_n he_o may_v devise_v all_o his_o socage_n land_n and_o two_o part_n of_o those_o in_o knight-service_n reserve_v three_o part_n for_o the_o king_n or_o other_o lord_n of_o the_o knight-service_n land_n for_o wardship_n and_o primer_n seisin_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v in_o effect_n now_o out_o of_o door_n if_o there_o be_v two_o joyntenant_n or_o more_o of_o land_n hold_v of_o the_o king_n and_o one_o die_v his_o heir_n shall_v be_v in_o wardship_n land_n tenement_n rent_n and_o other_o hereditament_n in_o possession_n reversion_n or_o remainder_n may_v be_v devise_v as_o before_o of_o good_n and_o chattel_n all_o may_v be_v devise_v yea_o as_o well_o thing_n extant_a as_o thing_n not_o in_o be_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o device_n or_o during_o the_o testator_n be_v life_n as_o corn_n annual_o grow_v in_o such_o land_n all_o lamb_n come_v of_o such_o a_o flock_n depasture_v in_o such_o a_o field_n next_o year_n but_o if_o no_o such_o corn_n or_o lamb_n be_v it_o be_v void_a by_o common_a law_n if_o a._n grant_v b._n a_o annuity_n of_o 10_o l._n to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o his_o coffer_n and_o he_o have_v no_o coffer_n or_o out_o of_o his_o land_n in_o dale_n and_o he_o have_v none_o there_o in_o both_o these_o case_n his_o person_n be_v chargeable_a by_o a_o deed_n of_o gift_n make_v of_o all_o good_n and_o chattel_n yet_o debt_n or_o thing_n in_o action_n pass_v not_o contrary_a it_o be_v of_o a_o devise_n by_o a_o will_n for_o if_o a_o debt_n or_o thing_n in_o action_n be_v give_v to_o a._n the_o testator_n may_v make_v he_o executor_n only_o to_o that_o and_o a._n may_v recover_v it_o in_o his_o own_o name_n if_o a_o man_n bequeath_v another_o man_n good_n by_o the_o civil_a law_n the_o heir_n must_v either_o buy_v they_o or_o render_v so_o much_o in_o value_n to_o the_o legatary_n but_o both_o by_o the_o common_a law_n and_o law_n ecclesiastical_a use_v in_o this_o realm_n such_o a_o devise_n be_v judge_v void_a there_o be_v several_a sort_n of_o good_n which_o be_v say_v not_o to_o be_v devisable_v as_o 1._o such_o as_o a_o man_n have_v in_o the_o right_n of_o his_o wife_n viz._n debt_n due_a to_o she_o or_o thing_n in_o action_n or_o chattel_n real_a as_o lease_n for_o after_o the_o husband_n death_n they_o return_v to_o the_o wife_n 2._o one_o may_v not_o devise_v good_n which_o he_o have_v joint_o with_o another_o no_o though_o he_o make_v the_o other_o joint_a executor_n yet_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v chargeable_a for_o those_o good_n but_o adjudge_v to_o have_v they_o as_o survivor_n 3._o neither_o may_v one_o bequeath_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v as_o administrator_n to_o another_o for_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o convert_v those_o to_o his_o own_o use_n but_o therewith_o to_o pay_v the_o debt_n and_o legacy_n of_o the_o decease_a and_o to_o distribute_v the_o rest_n in_o pios_fw-la usus_fw-la and_o therefore_o bind_v to_o be_v accountable_a 4._o albeit_o the_o executor_n of_o a_o executor_n may_v administer_v good_n of_o the_o first_o testator_n yet_o so_o may_v not_o the_o executor_n of_o a_o administrator_n but_o there_o must_v be_v a_o particular_a administration_n of_o they_o grant_v also_o a_o executor_n may_v appoint_v a_o executor_n of_o the_o first_o testator_n be_v good_n so_o may_v not_o a_o administrator_n howbeit_o a_o executor_n can_v give_v away_o the_o good_n of_o a_o testator_n no_o more_o than_o may_v a_o administrator_n for_o they_o be_v not_o proper_o he_o but_o he_o must_v account_v for_o they_o 5._o good_n of_o the_o realm_n such_o be_v the_o crown_n and_o the_o jewel_n thereof_o be_v not_o devisable_v 6._o the_o master_n of_o a_o college_n the_o mayor_n of_o a_o city_n or_o burrow_n may_v not_o devise_v thing_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o burrow_n city_n or_o college_n so_o it_o be_v also_o of_o a_o hospital_n and_o church_n good_n except_v upon_o the_o glebe_n grow_v 7._o good_n do_v jure_v belong_v to_o the_o heir_n be_v not_o devisable_v as_o tree_n grow_v the_o heir-loom_n etc._n etc._n tenant_n in_o right_a of_o his_o wife_n sow_v land_n and_o bequeath_v the_o corn_n the_o legatary_n shall_v have_v it_o and_o not_o the_o wife_n otherwise_o it_o be_v of_o corn_n and_o grass_n not_o separate_v tenant_n in_o tail_n make_v lease_n for_o life_n to_o a._n

not_o avoid_v it_o for_o the_o first_o will_n stand_v good_a and_o here_o note_v that_o every_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v of_o sound_n and_o perfect_a mind_n and_o memory_n unless_o positive_a proof_n be_v make_v to_o the_o contrary_n word_n only_o be_v not_o a_o sufficient_a proof_n of_o sanity_n of_o mind_n or_o to_o set_v forth_o the_o reasonable_a faculty_n for_o a_o parrot_n may_v be_v teach_v significant_a word_n yet_o none_o will_v a●●r_v they_o to_o proceed_v from_o a_o instinct_n of_o reason_n no_o more_o than_o they_o can_v assert_v balaams_n ass_n a_o reasonable_a creature_n because_o by_o miracle_n its_o mouth_n be_v open_v to_o reason_n with_o its_o master_n a_o old_a man_n who_o be_v so_o superannuated_a that_o he_o have_v forget_v his_o own_o name_n men._n old_a men._n be_v hold_v unfit_a to_o make_v a_o will._n so_o a_o man_n in_o extremis_fw-la the_o old_a law_n of_o slave_n and_o villain_n be_v this_o villain_n villain_n their_o land_n good_n and_o child_n get_v by_o themselves_o or_o give_v they_o by_o other_o be_v all_o in_o bondage_n for_o whatever_o such_o a_o bondslave_n get_v it_o be_v his_o lord_n for_o if_o a_o villain_n make_v a_o will_n of_o his_o land_n or_o tenement_n or_o good_n and_o the_o lord_n enter_v before_o the_o will_v prove_v the_o will_n shall_v be_v void_a and_o the_o lord_n shall_v have_v they_o but_o this_o law_n be_v though_o not_o abrogate_a yet_o so_o long_o disuse_v that_o it_o be_v of_o no_o force_n if_o a_o man_n be_v condemn_v to_o perpetual_a prisoner_n prisoner_n imprisonment_n upon_o a_o criminal_a account_n he_o can_v make_v a_o will_n but_o a_o prisoner_n for_o debt_n may_v so_o it_o be_v not_o to_o defraud_v his_o creditor_n a_o woman_n covert_n can_v devise_v land_n tenement_n covert_n feme_fw-fr covert_n or_o hereditament_n neither_o to_o her_o husband_n or_o any_o other_o 1._o not_o to_o her_o husband_n for_o these_o reason_n 1._o for_o that_o may_v be_v in_o prejudice_n of_o the_o heir_n 2._o albeit_o she_o do_v of_o feee_o will_v and_o without_o constraint_n for_o the_o tie_n be_v not_o apparent_o take_v off_o 3._o although_o the_o will_n be_v make_v before_o marriage_n for_o the_o testator_n must_v be_v in_o as_o good_a power_n at_o the_o time_n of_o death_n as_o of_o the_o make_v the_o will_n 4._o if_o the_o wife_n make_v a_o will_n during_o coverture_n and_o then_o survive_v her_o husband_n this_o be_v suppose_v void_a unless_o she_o confirm_v it_o after_o the_o husband_n death_n but_o if_o such_o will_n be_v make_v before_o marriage_n by_o she_o and_o she_o survive_v that_o will_v be_v good_a she_o may_v dot_v devise_n good_n and_o chattel_n without_o consent_n of_o her_o husband_n but_o by_o his_o licence_n peradventure_o she_o may_v in_o some_o few_o case_n a_o feme_fw-fr covert_n may_v make_v a_o will_n without_o her_o husband_n licence_n as_o first_o a_o empress_n or_o queen_n so_o it_o be_v not_o in_o prejudice_n of_o her_o husband_n or_o his_o regality_n 2._o when_o any_o thing_n be_v due_a to_o the_o wife_n whereof_o she_o be_v never_o possess_v during_o the_o coverture_n neither_o may_v the_o husband_n bequeath_v a_o choose_v in_o action_n as_o a_o obligation_n etc._n etc._n which_o he_o have_v only_o in_o the_o right_n of_o his_o wife_n if_o he_o be_v not_o join_v with_o she_o or_o the_o property_n alter_v after_o marriage_n 3._o a_o woman_n betroth_v to_o a_o man_n may_v before_o espousal_n make_v a_o will._n 4._o if_o a_o wife_n be_v executrix_n to_o another_o she_o may_v dispose_v of_o those_o good_n else_o may_v the_o next_o of_o kin_n have_v administration_n de_fw-fr bonis_fw-la non_fw-la administratis_fw-la of_o her_o testator_n for_o where_o a_o executor_n die_v intestate_a the_o testator_n from_o that_o time_n be_v deem_v to_o die_v intestate_a a_o wife_n may_v appoint_v her_o husband_n her_o executor_n but_o such_o wife_n be_v restrain_v from_o make_v such_o a_o will_n two_o way_n 1._o unless_o she_o appoint_v a_o executor_n her_o will_n will_v be_v void_a 2._o if_o such_o wife_n have_v any_o good_n as_o legatary_n from_o the_o testator_n and_o which_o she_o receive_v as_o legatary_a not_o as_o executor_n they_o be_v her_o husband_n and_o so_o not_o by_o she_o devisable_v also_o increase_v of_o good_n during_o the_o coverture_n which_o the_o wife_n have_v as_o executrix_n as_o calf_n lamb_n and_o the_o like_a the_o same_o redound_v to_o the_o husband_n and_o not_o to_o she_o a_o wife_n or_o other_o executor_n and_o legatary_n be_v deem_v to_o accept_v good_n as_o legatary_n not_o as_o executor_n unless_o by_o protestation_n or_o some_o other_o mean_n the_o contrary_n appear_v for_o it_o be_v her_o better_a title_n and_o more_o free_a yet_o this_o be_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n but_o not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land._n if_o a_o husband_n be_v bind_v or_o do_v voluntary_o licence_v the_o wife_n to_o make_v her_o will_n before_o marriage_n and_o she_o make_v two_o or_o three_o the_o last_o be_v that_o must_v stand_v a_o deaf_a and_o dumb_a person_n not_o know_v what_o a_o testament_n be_v dumb._n deaf_a and_o dumb._n can_v make_v a_o testament_n but_o if_o he_o be_v not_o deaf_a a_o partu_fw-la &_o naturaliter_fw-la but_o he_o become_v afterward_o deaf_a and_o dumb_a by_o accident_n or_o otherwise_o he_o may_v do_v it_o by_o sign_n but_o it_o will_v be_v better_o if_o he_o can_v write_v he_o that_o can_v speak_v can_v once_o hear_v ergo_fw-la he_o may_v make_v a_o will._n dumb_n and_o not_o deaf_a may_v make_v a_o will_n by_o sign_n so_o as_o the_o same_o be_v well_o know_v to_o witness_n a_o blind_a man_n blind_a blind_a may_v make_v a_o nuncupative_a will_n or_o a_o testament_n in_o writing_n if_o it_o be_v read_v to_o he_o and_o he_o declare_v he_o hear_v and_o understand_v it_o a_o person_n convict_v of_o high_a treason_n traitor_n traitor_n can_v make_v a_o will_n for_o that_o he_o have_v forfeit_v all_o his_o estate_n both_o real_a and_o personal_a whatsoever_o but_o if_o he_o obtain_v a_o pardon_n quaere_fw-la what_o he_o may_v do_v felon_n forfeit_v their_o life_n felon_n felon_n good_n and_o chattel_n and_o the_o profit_n of_o their_o land_n for_o a_o year_n day_n and_o waste_n and_o after_o the_o king_n have_v have_v annum_fw-la diem_fw-la &_o vastum_fw-la the_o chief_a lord_n of_o the_o fee_n shall_v have_v it_o except_o in_o the_o county_n of_o gloucester_n where_o the_o next_o heir_n after_o the_o year_n and_o day_n shall_v inherit_v and_o in_o gavel-kind_n land_n where_o they_o descend_v equal_o to_o son_n and_o for_o default_n of_o son_n to_o daughter_n in_o like_a manner_n and_o there_o it_o be_v say_v the_o father_n to_o the_o bough_n the_o son_n to_o the_o plough_n so_o that_o felon_n can_v make_v testament_n of_o what_o the_o law_n have_v make_v a_o prior_n disposition_n but_o if_o a_o man_n be_v indict_v of_o felony_n and_o die_v before_o conviction_n he_o may_v devise_v his_o good_n and_o land_n or_o if_o upon_o his_o arraignment_n he_o stand_v mute_a his_o good_n shall_v be_v confiscate_v but_o he_o may_v devise_v his_o land_n for_o a_o felon_n attaint_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o fact_n commit_v in_o such_o case_n it_o be_v to_o be_v regard_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o land_n but_o for_o his_o good_n the_o time_n of_o judgement_n must_v be_v respect_v for_o before_o judgement_n he_o may_v give_v his_o good_n for_o neither_o the_o sheriff_n nor_o other_o person_n can_v seize_v before_o conviction_n a_o heretic_n do_v not_o forfeit_v his_o land_n unless_o he_o be_v execute_v heretic_n heretic_n nor_o good_n unless_o he_o be_v convict_v and_o deliver_v over_o to_o layman_n hand_n yet_o if_o he_o be_v but_o excommunicate_a he_o can_v make_v a_o will._n apostatas_fw-la be_v of_o three_o sort_n apostate_n apostate_n 1._o such_o who_o have_v once_o be_v christian_n renegue_v their_o profession_n and_o become_v jew_n or_o turk_n and_o such_o a_o apostate_n be_v julian_n the_o emperor_n who_o from_o thence_o have_v the_o infamous_a surname_n of_o the_o apostate_n 2._o such_o as_o be_v subject_n refuse_v to_o obey_v the_o command_n of_o the_o ordinary_a or_o superior_a as_o our_o now_o sectary_n and_o nonconformist_n 3._o such_o as_o have_v enter_v into_o holy_a order_n and_o afterward_o throw_v it_o off_o and_o become_v lay_v in_o habit_n or_o profession_n and_o these_o be_v all_o repute_v as_o bad_a if_o not_o worse_o than_o heretic_n a_o sodomite_n qui_fw-la peccatum_fw-la inter_fw-la masculos_fw-la &_o contra_fw-la naturam_fw-la cum_fw-la faemina_fw-la sodomite_n sodomite_n be_v bar_v to_o make_v a_o will_n although_o he_o be_v not_o convict_v a_o outlaw_a person_n be_v out_o of_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o law_n outlaw_n outlaw_n and_o all_o his_o good_n and_o