Fine by the Husband and the Wife to the Husband and Wife with a Render Staff ss COmmand c. that justly c. keep Covenant c. of the Mannor of B. And unlesse c. And the Concord is such to wit that the aforesaid I. â— and E. have recognised the Mannor aforesaid with the appurtenances to be the right of him the said R. as those which the said R. and M. have by the gift of the aforesaid I. and E. and those they have remised and quite claimed from them the said I. and E. and the Heirs of him the said E. to the aforesaid R. and M. and the Heirs of him the said R. for ever And furthermore the said I. and E. have granted for themselves and the Heirs of the said E. that they will warrant the aforesaid Mannor with the appurtenances to the aforesaid R. and M. and the Heirs of him the said R. against all men for ever And for this recognisance remise quite claim warranty fine and concord the said R. and M. have granted for themselves and their Heirs to the aforesaid I. and E. and the Heirs of the body of him the said E. lawfully begotten four pounds rent issuing out of the Mannor aforesaid with the appurtenances and those to them they have rendred in the said Court. To have and perceive every year that is to say one moyety thereof at the Feast of St. M. and the other moyety thereof at the Feast of th' Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary to the said I. and E. and the heirs of the body of the said E. lawfully begotten by equal portions yearly to be paid by the hands of the Tenants which shall hereafter hold the said Mannor with the appurtenances And moreover the said R. and M. have granted for themselves and their heirs that if the aforesaid rent at any term wherein it ought to be paid shall be in arrear in part or in all that then it shall be lawfull for the aforesaid I. and the heirs of the body of him the said I. lawfully begotten to distrain the aforesaid R. and M. and their heirs and those which hereafter shall hold the said Mannor by all their goods and chattels in the said Mannor with the appurtenances found for twenty shillings in name of a pain for every Term so being in arrear by the space of one moneth And those to retain until full payment as well of the aforesaid four pounds rent as of the aforesaid twenty shillings Nomine poene which to them shall be in arrear c. A writ of Covenant that was for the King for the Tith-corn of a Parish and the manner of the endorsment thereof used by his Attorney General Essex ss COmmand A. B. and C. that they hold to us Covenant between us and the aforesaid A. and C. made of all and all manner of Tithes of grain growing comming or renewing within the said Parish of Hotton And unlesse they shall doe it summon by good summoners c. The Endorsment is thus Edward Coke Esq Attorney General of our Soveraign Lord the King for the said Soveraign Lord the King prosecutes this Writ A Fine knowledged by T. W. to I. R. of one Messuage one Barn of Land Meadow and Pasture and warranty against all men Essex ss COmmand T. W. Esq that justly c. he hold to I. R. the Covenant between them made of one Messuage one barn 25 acres of land 4 acres of meadow and 10 acres of pasture with the appurtenances in L. And unlesse c. And the Concord is such to wit that the aforesaid T. hath recognised the Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances to be the right of the said I. as those which the said I. hath by the gift of the aforesaid T. And those he hath remised and quite claimed from himself and his heirs for ever And furthermore the said T. hath granted for himself and his heirs that he will warrant the Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances to the aforesaid I. and his heirs against all men for ever And for this recognisance c. A Fine knowledged by the Husband and Wife and the Cognisee by the same Fine granteth and rendreth back again the premises to the said Conusors and to the heirs of the Husband one of the said Conusors for ever COmmand T. B. and E. his Wife that justly c. they hold to W. L. and I. K. the Covenants between them made of the Mannor of W. with the appurtenances and of 2 Messuages 80 acres of land 100 acres of Pasture 60 acres of wood and 5 shillings rent with the appurtenances in H. and B. And unlesse c. And the Concord is such to wit that the aforesaid T. and E. have recognised the Mannor Tenements and Rent aforesaid with the appurtenances to be the right of the said W. as those which the said W. and I. have by the gift of the aforesaid T. and E. and those they have remised and quit claimed from the said T. and E. and their heirs to the aforesaid W. and I. and the heirs of the said VV. for ever And furthermore the said T. and E. have granted for themselves and the heirs of the said E. that they will warrant the Mannor Tenements and rent aforesaid with the appurtenances unto the aforesaid W. and I. and the heirs of him the said W. against all men for ever And for this Recognisance c. the said W. and I. have granted to the aforesaid T. the Mannor Tenements and Rent aforesaid with the appurtenances and those to him they have rendred in the said Court. To have and to hold to the said T. and his heirs for ever A Fine knowledged by H. K. and I. his wife I. C. and K. his Wife to R. G. of one Messuage one Garden of land and pasture and the same Conusors for them and the heirs of Jo. do warrant two parts of the premisses in 3. parts divided to the Conusee and his heirs against all men for ever COmmand I. H. and I. his Wife that justly c. they hold to R. G. the Covenant between them made of one Messuage one garden 40 acres of land and 4 acres of pasture with the appurtenances in c. And unlesse c. And the Concord is such that the aforesaid I. and I. have recognised the Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances to be the right of the said R. as those which the said R. hath by the gift of the aforesaid H. I. I. and K. and those they have remised and quite claimed for them the said H. and I. I. and K. and their heirs to the aforesaid R. and his heirs for ever And furthermore the said H. and I. I. and K. have granted for themselves and the heirs of the said I. that they will warrant two parts of the Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances in three parts divided to the aforesaid R. and his heirs against all men for ever And for
with the appurtenances as it is said against all men for ever And for this c. A Grant of Lands in tail to be holden of the Grantor by suit of Court and six shillings rent Essex ss COmmand I. G. Gent. that he hold to P. I. Covenant of 16 acres of Moore with the appurtenances in K. And unlesse c. And the Concord is such to wit that the aforesaid I. hath granted to the aforesaid P. the Tenements aforesaid with the ppurtenances and those to him he hath rendred in the said Court. To have and to hold the Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances to the aforesaid P. and the Heirs of his body lawfully begotten To hold of the said I. and his Heirs by Knight service and suit of his Court at K. twice a year and yielding yearly to the aforesaid I. and his Heirs six shillings c. at the Feasts c. by equall portions yearly for ever to be paid And the aforesaid I. will warrant the Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances to the aforesaid P. and the Heirs of his body lawfully begotten as it is said against the aforesaid I. and his Heirs for ever And for this c. A Fine of Knights Service Castle-gard and Murage upon a writ of Customs and Services THis is the final Concord made in the Court of our Soveraign Lord the King at Westminster from the day of St. Michael in 15 days in the year of the raign of King H. Son of King J. the one and fiftieth before G. D. P. and R. of M. Justices and other of the Soveraign Lords faithfull subjects then there present between W. of P. Plantiff and H. B. Deforcient of the Customs and Services which the said W. did require of the aforesaid H. for his Freehold which the aforesaid W. holdeth in W. and W. to wit of one Knights fee and a half with the appurtenances And whereupon the said W. demanded of the aforesaid H. that he should do to him for Castle-gard of B. when it shall happen and for the Murage of the said Castle when it shall be necessary as much as doth belong to the aforesaid Tenement which services the said H. to him hath not acknowledged And whereupon Plea between them in the said Court was summoned to wit that the aforesaid VV. hath granted for himself and his Heirs that the aforesaid H. and his Heirs and their Tenants of the honor of B. be quit from the aforesaid Services for ever saving to the said W. and his Heirs all other Services unto the aforesaid Tenement belonging And for this grant fine and Concord the said H. hath given by the assent and will of the said Soveraign Lord the King that granteth it c. This old Fine is in Dyer fo 179. pla 46. A Fine of a Mannor in Possession and other Lands in reversion Salop. ss COmmand VV. B that he hold to F. R. Covenant of the Mannor of R. with the appurtenances c. And the Concord is such to wit that the aforesaid W. hath recognised the Mannor and Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances to be the right of him the said F. of which the said F. hath the aforesaid Mannor with the appurtenances two Messuages with the appurtenances in R. aforesaid parcel of the Tenements aforesaid by the gift of the aforesaid VV. and those he hath remised c. And hath granted for himself and his Heirs that two Messuages with the appurtenances in R. aforesaid residue of the Tenements aforesaid which A. B. widdow holdeth for Term of her life of the inheritance c. after the decease of the said A. shall wholly remain to the aforesaid F. R. and his Heirs To hold together with the aforesaid Mannor and parcell of the Tenements which to him by this Fine shall remain of the chief Lords c. And the aforesaid VV. B. and his Heirs will warrant to the aforesaid F. his Heirs the aforesaid Mannors and Tenements with the appurtenances as it is said against all men for ever And for this c. A Fine of Lands part in possession and part in Reversion with a Render again to the Cognisors and their Heirs Midd. ss COmmand T. M. Esq and M. his Wife that justly c. they hold c. to A. S. Covenant of the mannor of W. near Y. VV. in C. and G. with the appurtenances and of 350 Messuages c. also of the advowson of the Church of W. in G. in the County aforesaid And of the Mannor of D. with the appurtenances and of 10 Messuages c. and seven shillings eight pence half penny rent with the apputtenances in D. in the County of G. And of the mannor of S. with the appurtenances of 6 Messuages c. with the appurtenances in S. C. and V. in the County of D. c. And the Concord is such to wit that the aforesaid T. and M. have recognised the Mannors Tenements and rent with the appurtenances and the advowson aforeâ—â—id to be the right of him the said A. of which the said A. hath the aforesaid Mannors of W near Y. W. in D. c. and the advowson aforesaid in the said County of G. and the said Mannors of South C. with the appurtenances and the aforesaid Tenements with the appurtenances in South C. and V. aforesaid in the said County of D. parcel of the Mannors Tenements and rent aforesaid by the gift of the aforesaid T. and M. And those they have remised c. and have granted for themselves and the Heirs of the said M. that the aforesaid Mannor of S. aforesaid in the said County of S. And also the aforesaid Mannor of D. with the appurtenances in the aforesaid County of S. residue of the Mannors Tenements and rent aforesaid which F. S. Esq and E. his wife do hold for term of the life of her the said E. of the inheritance of â—he aforesaid M. the day that this Concord was made and which after the decease of him the said E. unto the aforesaid T. and M. and the Heirs of the said M. should revert after the decease of the said E. wholly shall remain to the aforesaid A. S. and his Heirs To be held together with the aforesaid Mannors Tenements and rent which to him by this fine shall remain of the chief Lords of the Fee by the services which unto the aforesaid Mannor Tenements rent and advowson do belong for ever the aforesaid T. and M. and the Heirs of the said M. will warrant to the aforesaid A. and his Heirs the asaid Mannors Tenements and rent with the appurtenances and the advowson aforesaid as it is said against all men for ever And for this c. the said A. hath granted to the aforesaid T. and M. the aforesaid Mannors Tenements and rent with the appurtenances and the advowson aforesaid and those to them he hath rendred in the said Court. To have and to hold to the said T. and M. of the chief
the decease of him the said I. the aforesaid Manor with the appurtenances should wholly remain to E. Brother of the same I. and the heirs of his body begotten to hold of the aforesaid S. and his heirs by the aforesaid services as aforesaid for ever And if it should happen that the aforesaid E. E. should dye without heir of his body begotten then after the decease of him the said E. the aforesaid Manor with the appurtenances should wholly revert unto the aforesaid S. and his heires quite from other the heirs of them the said C. and I. W. and I. and E. to hold of the chief Lords of that Fee by the services which unto that Manor should belong for ever And now by the information of I. L. and M. his wife being one and T. V. and T. his wife being another also of H. B. being the third of the Cozens and heirs of the aforesaid G. and I. of their bodies begotten we have received that the aforesaid G. and I. are dead And that T. L. and R. I. into the aforesaid Manor with the appurtenances now are entred and it they hold against the form of the Fine aforesaid And for that we will those things which are done in our Court be duly demanded for execution we command you that by honest and lawfull men of your Bayliwick you cause the aforesaid T. L. and R. to know that they be before our Justices at Westminster in 8. dayes c. to shew if they have or know any thing to say for themselves wherefore the aforesaid Manor with the appurtenances which they hold in form aforesaid after the death of the aforesaid G. I. to the aforesaid M. T. and H. Cozens and heirs of them the said G. and I. of their bodies begotten ought not to remain according to the form of the Fine aforesaid if it shall seem expedient to them and have you there the names of them by whom you shall cause them to know and this Writ witness c. OLiver To the Sheriff greeting Whereas A Scire fa. for the Heir of him in remainder a certain Fine was levyed in the Court of the Soveraign Lord James late King c. tali die Anno before A. and his Associates then Justces of the same Soveraign Lord James of the Bench between W. plaintiff R. Deforcient of the Manor of T. with the appurtenances whereof plea of Covenant was summoned between them in the same C. to wit that the aforesaid R. hath recognized the aforesaid Manor with the appurtenances to be the right of him the said W. as that which the same W. had by the gift of the aforesaid R. and for that recognizance Fine and Concord the same W. had granted to the aforesaid R. the aforesaid Manor with the appurtenances to have to hold to the same R. of the aforesaid W. and his Heirs Males of his body begotten all the life of him the said R. yeelding therefore by the year c. And after the decease of him the said R. the a-aforesaid Manor with the appurtenances shall wholly remain unto the aforesaid W. and his Heirs quite from the Heirs of the aforesaid R. to Render for life with revertur to him in tail remainder over in tail hold of the chief Lords of the Fee by the services which unto that Manor should belong for ever and if it should happen that the aforesaid R. should dye without Heir Male of his body begotten the aforesaid Manor with the appurtenances should wholly remain to T. Brother of him the said W. and to the Heires Males of his body begotten to hold of the chief Lords of that Fee by the services aforesaid for ever and now by the insinuation of A. son and Heir of the aforesaid T. we have received that the aforesaid R. is now dead and that the aforesaid W. dyed without Heir Male of his body begotten and that I. into one Messuage c. with the appurtenances which were parcell of the Manor aforesaid now is entred and those holdeth against the form of the Fine aforesaid And for that we will those things c. if he hath or knoweth any thing to say for himself wherefore the aforesaid tenement with the appurtenances to the aforesaid A. son and heir of the aforesaid T. ought not to remain according to the form of the Fine aforesaid if it shall seem expedient to him c. And have you c. Scire facias against severall tenants Return of sc fecit And now here at this day came as well the aforesaid I. S. by S. his Artorney as the aforesaid W. and A. by F. his Atturney and the Sheriff returned that he caused the same W. and A. to know of being here at this day to shew severally in form aforesaid by R. and F. honest c. And hereupon the aforesaid I. saith that he is Cozen and Heir of the aforesaid I. and Cozenage alleged E. that is to say c. and prayeth against the aforesaid W. and A. severally execution in form aforesaid c. And now the aforesaid W. and A. as to the A bar that the parties to the Fine had nothing in the land at the time of the fine but I. whose estate the tenant hath aforesaid tenements whereof execution against them is prosecuted and the aforesaid R. and I. as to the aforesaid tenements whereof execution against them is severally prayed severally do say that neither the aforesaid I. nor the aforesaid W. and B. whom by the Fine aforesaid he supposeth to be parties of that Fine have nothing in the tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances whereof execution against W. and A. is severally prayed at the time of the levying of the same Fine but that one I. and C. was thereof seised at the time of the levying of that Fine of which estate of the said I. C. in those tenements whereof execution against them is prayed which the aforesaid R. and I. severally have in the tenements aforesaid wherof execution against them is severally prayed they severally pray Judgement whether the aforesaid I. execution thereof against them ☞ ought to have c. And the aforesaid I. saith that at the time of the levying of that Fine the aforesaid I. and I. who were parties of that Fine were seised of the tenements aforesaid Issue that I◠was seised at the time of the Fine levyed with the appurtenances whereof execution against the aforesaid W. and A. severally in form and manner aforesaid is prosecuted as by that Fine it is supposed And this he prayeth c. therefore 12 c. A Scire Facias upon a Fine WHereas a certain Fine was levyed in the Court of the Soveraign Lord E. heretofore King of England our Grand-father from the day of the Holy Trinity in 15. dayes in the year c. before I. of B. and his Associates then Justices itinerate of him our said Grand-Father at York between Alan plaintiff
THE ATTVRNEYS GVIDE FOR Suing out of Fines Concords and Recoveries c BEING Choice and Exact Presidents for all sorts of Fines Concords and Recoveries Together with full Instructions in all proceedings relating thereunto and the certain charges of the same With a Table of all the Particulars Perused and Approved by G. T. an able Practioner and others LONDON Printed by F. L. for Tho. Firby and are to be sold at his Shop near Grays-Inn Gate 1656. To the Reader Reader THis Treatise was at first intended only for Private use but having been perused by some Eminent Practizers of the Law and Commended by them to be of Publique benefit and concernment I have adventured with their advice to present it to thee in Print I hope thou wilt reap so much benefit by it as will at least deserve thy acceptance However pass favourably by what Errors thou findest and thou shalt in as great a matter oblige both the Printer and Thy Friend I. B. The Definition of a Fine IT appeareth by many Writers of the Common-law That a Fine is nothing but a friendly composition or final concord had between persons of and concerning any lands or tenements rent or other thing hereditable being in esse tempore finis acknowledged and recorded formerly by the consent and license of the King now of the Lord Protector or his Justices before a competent Judge to the end to cut off all controversies that neither of the parties litigant from it may after depart And therefore well may it be said to be fructus exitus finis legis Plo. fol. 357. If we but consider that the Law was made to no other end than to settle peace In every Fine there are two several parties the Cognisor and the Cognisee the party levying the Fine is called the Cognisor and he to whom it is levyed is called the Cognisee There are five essential parts in a Fine first the original writ taken out against the Cognisor the Kings licence formerly so called giving the parties liberty to accord for which he had a Fine called the Kings silver being accounted a part the Crowns revenue Thirdly the Concord it self which thus beginneth Et est concordia talis c. Fourthly the note of the Fine which is an abstract of the original concord and beginneth thus ss inter R. quaerentem S. E. Uxorem ejus desorcientes c. Fifthly the foot of the Fine which beginneth in this manner Haec est finalis concordia facta in curia Domini Protectoris apud Westm a die Pasche in quindecim dies anno c. so that the foot of the Fine includeth all containing the day year and place and before what Justices the Concord was made Coke v. 6. cas Teye fo 3 8 39. There are two sorts of Fines the one at Common Law the other levied and proclaimed according to the Statute 1 R. 3. cap. 7. 4 H. 7. cap. 24. 32. 14. 8. cap. 36. In the levying and proclaiming of a Fine two several Statutes are chiefly to be considered the one of them is the Statute of 1 R. 3. chap. 7. The other is the Statute of 4 H. 7. chap. 24. being in some thing afterwards explained by a Statute made in Anno 32. H. 8. chap. 36. The Proclamations are four and are to be made four several Terms as hereafter shall be expressed Concerning Fines with Proclamations 5 things are to be observed 1 The time of levying proclaiming the same 2 The place where and before whom it is to be levyed 4 What Ceremonies therein are to be observed 5 the several times are to be observed and considered First that the Fine be levyed afâ—er the Feast of Easter which was in the year of our Lord 1496. for all Fines levyed before that time are out of the compass of this Statute 4 H. 7. as it appeateth by the letter of the same Statute 2 That the Proclamation must be made in time of the Term and therefore if any of those proclamations doe happen to be made either before the beginning or after the end of any Term or on a Sunday or other festival day exempted from the Term as on the Feast day of the Purification of St. Mary the Virgin Ascention day All Saints All Soules or on the Feast day of St. Iohn Baptist if it happen on any other day than on the Friday next after Trinity Sunday and to be recorded accordingly then if it be not holpen by the Statute of 23. Eliz. cap. 3. all the Proclamations are reversable by a Writ of error or by plea as it appeareth in Finches case Plow com 266 267. and then the Fine will be of no other nature and force than a Fine without proclamations And albeit the Proclamations were all made within the Terms according to the form of the Statute yet if the record or records do purport the contrary they are reversable by error or avoidable by plea if it be not holpen by the said Statute for a record is of that credit in law that no averment may be admitted to the contrary A Fine doth for ever conclude and bar as well privies as strangers to the same except such strangers as are women covert other than be parties to the Fine and every other person being within age viz. the age of 21 years in Prison or out of this Realm or not of whole mind at the time of such Fine levied But this exception is conditional viz. that they or their heirs inheritable to the same lands c. do take their action or lawfull entry according to their right and title they have to the Tenements therein contained at time of the ingrossing thereof within 5 years next after they be of full age of 21 years out of prison uncovert within this Realm and of whole mind Now let us see who are privies and who are strangers to a Fine according to the Statute there are three privities only 1 privity in blood only 2 privity in Estate only 3 privity in blood and estate There are three kinds of privities 1 in blood tantum 1 one when a man is heir to his late Ancestor and yet hath nothing by discent from him As for example if a father seised of lands in Fee doth thereof infeoffe a stranger and his heirs or if he by his last Will and Test in writing did dispose the same being holden in soccage to another in Fee and hath issue and dyeth in this case such issue is privy in blood having nothing by discent 2 Another kind of privity in blood is when something is descended unto him as heir unto his Ancestor and yet he claimeth the same by some other right and not as heir to such an Ancestor As for example if there be a Father and Son and the Son purchaseth lands of a stranger in Fee and is there of disseised by his Father who dyeth thereof seised the same descend to his Son aâ— heir in this case
shall remain after to the right heirs of the said T. and F. for ever to hold c. And furthermore the same E. and R. have granted to the aforesaid T. and F. ten Messuages c. with the appurtenances in B. and C. aforesaid being the residue of the aforesaid Mannor Tenements and Rent aforesaid And those to them they have rendred in the same Court c. A Fine of homage rent and services Salop. ss COmmand E. T. Esquire that he hold to N. P. Covenant of one acre of land and fifteen shillngs rent with the appurtenances in G. and F. Andunlesse c. And the Concord is such to wit that the aforesaid E. T. hath recognised the aforesaid acres of land with the appurtenances to be the right of him the said N. as that which the said N. hath by the gift of the aforesaid E. And that he hath remised and quite claimed from himself and his heirs to the aforesaid N. and his heirs for ever And the aforesaid E. hath granted to the aforesaid N. the aforesaid rent together with homage and all service of the said J. H. and his heirs for so many tenements as the aforesaid E. first held in F. aforesaid to have perceive and enjoy the aforesaid rent together with the homage and all the service to the aforesaid N. and his heirs for ever And the aforesaid E. and his heirs will warrant to the aforesaid N. and his heirs the aforesaid acre of land and the rent aforesaid with the appurtenances together with the homage and all the service aforesaid soe as it is said against all men for ever And for this c A Fine of a Mannor and Knights fees and services by the Husband and Wife and others BBtween H. W. and J. B. plaintiffs and T. M. Knight and T. son of the same T. and E. wife of the same T. the Son and W. M. Deforcients of the Mannor of T. with the appurtenances whereof plea of Covenant was summoned between them in the same Court to wit that the aforesaid T. T. E. and W. have recognised the aforesaid Mannor with the appurtenances to be the right of him the said H. as that which the same H. and I. have by the gift of the aforesaid T. T. E. and W. together with seven Knights Fees in the same Mannor And have granted to the aforesaid H. and I. the aforesaid Mannor and Fees with the appurtenances together with the homages and all services of M. W. and I. N. and their heirs of so many Tenements as of the aforesaid T. T. E. and W. first they held in the same Mannor and those to them they have rendred in the said Court. To have and to hold to the same H. and I. and the heirs of the said H. of the chief Lords of that fee by the services which to the aforesaid Mannor and Fees pertain for ever And moreover the same T. T. E. and W. have granted for themselves and the heirs of him the said E. that they will warrant to the aforesaid H. and I. and the heirs of him the said H. the aforesaid Mannor and Fees with the appurtenances as aforesaid against all men for ever And for this Recognisance Grant Warranty Fine and Concord the said H. and I. have given to the aforesaid T. T. E. and W. twenty pounds sterling An old Fine in Frank almonie before Justices in Eyre in Anno 55. of King Henry the third THis is the final Concord made in the Court of the Soveraign Lord the King at Lincoln in 8 days of St. Michael In the year of the raign of Henry Son of King John the 55. before R. A. G. P. W. W. W. H. and I. O. Justices Itinerate and others of the Soveraign Lord the Kings faithfull Subjects then there present between J. D. plaintiff and the Prior of C. Deforcient of the Advowson of the Church of D. with the appurtenances whereof plea of Covenant was summoned between them in the same Court to wit that the aforesaid I. hath recognised the aforesaid Advowson with the appurtenances to be the right of him the said Prior and of his Church of S. Mary of C. as that which the said Prior and his Church have by the gift of W. Son of W. ancestor of the said I. whose heir he is To have and to hold to the said Prior and his successors and his Church aforesaid of the aforesaid I. and his heirs in pure and perpetual free almes free and quit from all secular service and execution for ever and the aforesaid I. and his heirs will warrant acquit and defend the same Prior and his successors and his Church the aforesaid advowson with the appurtenances c. And for this c. the same Prior hath remitted to the aforesaid I. all the benefits and prayers which hereafter shall be made in his Church aforesaid for ever A Concord of lands in the County Palatine of Lancaster Lancaster THis is the final Concord made in the Court of the Lord Protector at L. the 15 day of June in the year of our Lord 1654. before I. C. third Baron of the Exchequer of the Lord Protector and F. R. one of the Serjeants of the Lord Protector at Law Justices of the Lord Protector at L. and other faithfull men of the Lord Protector then there present between H. T. and R. H. plaintiffs and W. C. Gent. Deforcient of one Messuage c. with the appurtenances in T. whereof plea of Covenant was summoned between them in the same Court to wit that aforesaid W. hath recognised c. A Lease for years reserving a rent Ebor. ss COmmand F. T. and M. his Wife that justly c. they hold to I. H. and K. his Wife Covenant c. And the Concord is such to wit that the aforesaid E. and M. have granted the Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances to have and to hold to the said I. and K. from the Feast c. which shall be in the year c. to be compleat if the aforesaid M. shall so long live yeelding therefore at the Feasts c. by equal portions to be paid during all the Term aforesaid c. And if it happen c. Quaere whether this be a good lease at this day against issue in tail A Lease for years rendring rent Ebor. ss COmmand T. P. Esq and W. Gent. that justly c. they hold to I. W. and E. M Covenant c. of one messuage c. with the appurtenances in H. and B. and of a free fishing in the water of B. and unlesse c. And the Concord is such to wit that the aforesaid T. and W. have recognised the tenement and free fishing aforesaid with the appurtenances to be the right of him the said I. as that which the said I. and E. have by the gift of the aforesaid T. and W. and that they have remised and quite claimed from themselves and their heirs to the aforesaid I.
Tenements do belong for ever Adjuncts of Concords THe adjuncts of a Concord be of two sorts Internal External Internal be such as be contained within the very Concord it self of which sort be the clause of reservation of the Services Rent or other thing the clause Reservation Nomine poene Distresse of Nomine poene the clause of Distresse and the clause of Warranty All which clauses of Reservation Nomine poene Distresse and Warranty are to be made in such words and in such formes as the like are made in Instruments extrajudicial Warranty And warranties be sometimes general that is to say against all men some against all except certain persons some against certain persons only some against every Cognisor and his heirs severally and some against one of the Cognisors and his heirs only some of all the lands in Fine some of all except part and some of part only certainly expressed Licence Alienation The External adjuncts of Concords be the licence of alienation the Dedimus potestatem the examination of the parties and the cognisance The licence of Alienation is a power or authority given by the King now by the L. Prot. to the parties that lands may be alienated without incurring the danger of contempt And every such licence is either to alien lands holden in Capite or to alien lands into mortmain The license of alienation of lands holden in Capite may vary from the Fine and be good 32 H. 8. Br Alienation 4. 30. Docket For the obtaining of which licence the Clark of the licences doth use to draw a Docket in paper containing the effect of the Fine Feoffment or other Deeds whereby the alienation is to be made Affidavit And thereupon affidavit or composition must be made for the value of the lands which are to passe thereby which is to be signed by the Doctor of the Chancery that hath power to take Oath Then the Kings Fine is to be paid to the receiver of Fines who will sign the Docket And after the same is to be signed by two of the Commissioners of the Office of of Fines and Licences and upon that Docket the Clerk of the Licences is to make the Licence and get it sealed with the great Seal which licence is to be made in form following OLiver c. To all to whom these present Letters shall come greeting Know ye that we of our special grace and for 3 pounds to us paid in our treasury have granted and gâ—ven licence and by these presents do grant and give licence for us and our heirs as much as in us is to our beloved friend J. F. that he all the Moyety of the Mannor of C. with the appurtenances and 40 Messuages 20 Cottages 40 Gardens 50 acres of Land 40 acres of Meadow 300 acres of pasture 30 acres of wood 300 acres of Moor and twenty pounds rent with the appurtenances in W. and elsewhere in our County of N. to the said moyety appertaining or belonging parcel thereof being reputed or accepted as they are held of us in Capite may give grant alien sell bargain enfeoffe warrant or knowledge by sine in our Court before our Justices of the Common Bench or otherwise or by any mean whatsoever to our beloved friend E. R. To have and to hold to the same E. his heirs and assigns of us and our heirs by the service aforesaid for ever as aforesaid by the tenor of these presents we have likewise given licence and do give special licence unwilling that the aforesaid I. or his heirs or the aforesaid E. or his assigns aforesaid by reason of the premises by us our heirs or successors Justices Escheators Sheriffs Bayliffs or other our Officers or Ministers whosoever of our heirs or successors thereof should be occasioned molested disturbed vexed or grieved in any thing or any of them should be occasioned molested disturbed vexed or granted in any thing In testimony of which thing these our Letters Patents we have caused to be made Witnesse my self at Westminster the last day c. A licence to alien in Mortmain OLiver c. To all c. know ye that we of our special grace and for 40 s. to us paid in our treasury have granted and given licence and doe give licence for us and our heirs as much as in us is to R. S. that he the advowson of L. to the Abbot and Covent of L. in the County of E. may give and grant To hold to them and their successors of the said soveraign Lord and his heirs in free pure and perpetual free alms for ever And to the same Abbot and Covent that they the advowson from the aforesaid R. S. may receive and appropriate that Church and that so appropriated may to their own uses hold to themselves and their successors of the said Lord Protector and his heirs in free pure and perpetual free almes for ever Nilling c. Ut supra Quod permittat finem levari ANd after that such licence is had the use was which is not now in use to have a writ mentioning the licence and the effect of the Fine directed to the Justices of the Common place commanding them that they print the Fine so levied Register f. 176. a. 1. E. 3. ca. 12. 34 E. 3. ca. 15. 33 H. 6. f. 2. The form of which writ succeedeth REx To his Justices of the Bench greeting Whereas by our Letters Patents of our special grace we have granted to I. S. that he of his Mannors of F. and W. with the appurtenances which are held of us in Capite may infeoffe to K. c. reciting the whole Charter as in our Letters aforesaid more fully it is contained and our Writ of Covenant hangeth before you in the Bench aforesaid between the aforesaid I. and K. of the Mannors aforesaid to levy a Fine thereof between them according to the Law and Custom of our Kingdom of England as we have been informed we command you that that Fine between the parties aforesaid of the Mannors aforesaid before you in the same Bench to be levied ye permit according to the tenour of our Letters aforesaid Witness c. But before the 20 H. 3. the Kings tenant in Capite might have aliened his free lands without licence 14 H. 4. 3. 20. Ass Pâ—ac 17. as it seeemeth The Writ of ad quod damnum BUt before the granting of any such licence either to alien Lands holden in chief or to alien lands in Mortmaine or release right in Mortmain or exchange the ancient use was to have a writ ad quod damnum conteining the substance of the Kings licence out of the Chancery directed to the Escheator in the County wherein the Lands lye to be aliened to enquire and certifie into the Chancery what damage or prejudice the alienation thereof will be to the King or the other chief Lord of whom they are holden And of what tenure and value the Lands be And
Commissioners c. names must be subscribed thereunto and the Justice of the Circuit thus The Commissioners names I. P. C. D. and E. F. The Justice of the Circuit F. B. Return The execution of this writ appeareth in the Schedule to the same annexed The Precipe and Concord which must be filed to the Dedimus Potestatem The writ of Covenant COmmand T. of P. Esq and A. his York ss Wife that justly c. they hold to W. P. Gent. the Covenant c. of the Mannor of T. with the appurtenances and of 2 Messuages 3 Cottages 5 Tofts one Dove-house 5 Gardens 5 Orchards 100 acres of Land 50 acres of Meadow 50 acres of Pasture 10 acres of Wood 100 acres of Ling and Heath forty shillings rent and Common of Pasture for all Manner of Beasts with the appurtenances in W. and B. and unlesse c. And the Concord is such to wit that the aforesaid T. and A. have recognised the aforesaid Mannor Dove-house Tenemments Rent and Common of Pasture with the appurtenances to be the right of him the said W. as those which the said W. hath by the gift of the aforesaid T. and A. And those they have remised and quite claimed from them the said T. and A. and the Heirs of him the said T. to the aforesaid W. and his Heirs for ever And furthermore the said T. and A. have granted for themselves and the Heirs of him the said T. that they will warrant to the aforesaid W. and his Heirs the a-aforesaid Mannor Dove-house Tenements Rent and Common of Pasture with the appurt against themselves and the Heirs assigns of him the said T. and against the Heirs and assigns of I B. Esq and against all men claiming or having any right title estate use interest or demand of or in the same Mannors Dove-houses Tenements Rent and Common of Pasture with the appurtenances or of or in any parcell thereof by or from under the said T. and I. his Heirs or assigns or the heirs or assigns of either of them and for this c. Taken and acknowleged at K. in the County of York the ninteenth day of January in the year c. before The Commissioners names G. Shrew W. West The names of the parties T. B. A. B. A Dedimus potestatem upon a Writ of Customs and Services for a Fine thereof to be levied O. c. to his beloved and faithfull R. H. one of the Justices of the Bench greeting Whereas our Writ of Customs and Services hangeth before your Associates our Justices of the Bench between W. B. Esq and E. A. Esq of the Customs and Services which the same E. to the said W. ought to do of his free Tenement which of him he holdeth in N. as in Homages Fealty Releifes and other Services in the County of S. And we at the petition of the aforesaid W. and E. have given them Licence thereof to Concord and the aforesaid W. and E. of themselves are so impotent that without very great danger of their bodies unto Westminster at the day in our writ conteined to make the Cognisances which in this behalf are required are not able to travel as we have received We pittying the state of the same W. and E. in this behalf have given to you power to receive the Cognisances which the same W. and E. before you shall make of the Premises And therefore we command you that unto the aforesaid W. and E. personally comming you receive their Cognisances aforesaid And when you have received them your associates thereof distinctly and openly you certifie that then the Fine between the parties aforesaid of the Premises before you and your associates aforesaid in the Bench aforesaid according to the Law and Custome of our Common-wealth of England may be sevyed And have you then there this writ witnesse c. Of the Fine formerly called the Kings Silver THat was called the Kings Silver that was wont to be paid to the King now to the Lord Protector for the Licence of the Concord which upon writs of Covenant was taxed after the rate followings That is to say for Lands of the yearly value of l. s. d. is paid l. s. d. 3 6 8 â— 6 8 5 6 8 0 10 0 7 13 4 Â 13 4 8 13 4 0 16 8 11 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 1 3 4 14 6 8 1 6 8 15 6 8 1 10 0 17 13 4 1 13 4 18 13 4 1 16 8 20 0 0 2 0 0 22 0 0 2 3 4 24 6 8 2 6 8 Every 5 Marks and 20 s. payeth fine-6 s-8 d. from 5-Marks and 20 s. unto 5-Marks and 40 s. payeth-10 s. and above 5 Marks and 40 s. unto 10 Marks and 20 s. payeth 13 s-4 d. and in like proportion for all other Fines and it is commonly entred by the Clerk in this form Entry of Kngs silver I. W. giveth to the L. P. 10 s. for a York ss Licence of concording with E. W. Esq and I. his wife of a plea of Covenant of one Messuage 10 acres of Land 10 acres of Meadow and 10 acres of Pasture with the appurtenances in D. Reciting the substance of the writ And they have the Hand-writing by the Peace admitted before R. W. one of the Justices of the Lord Protector of the Bench being Justice in the County Observations necessary at the knowledge of Fines Tbe titling of the note VVHen a Fine is to be knowledged it is meet that before the parties come before the Judges or Commissioners the titling of the writ of Covenant and Concord be fair written according to the parties minds and duly examined and also signed or subscribed by all the Cognisors Knowledge of the Cognizes It is also requisite that either of the Cognisors be known to the Justices or Commissioners that must take the Cognisance thereof or that some other credible person known to him which taketh the Cognisance who knoweth the party be present and do sufficiently enform the Judge that they be the self-same parties against whom the writ is brought for some will covenously knowledge Fines in the names of others that be owners of the Land 34. H. 6. Fol. 19. Examinations of Wives And if a feme Covert be Cognisor she must be perswaded to yield her consent and be fully agreed with before she be examined for in all cases where a Feme Covert is to depart with any thing by fine she must be examined by the Justices or Commiss that take this Cognisance and confess that she doth make Cognisance freely and not through fear or compulsion of any before the Cognisance will be accepted But where she is to take benefit by a Fine she shall never be examined 42 Ed. 3. 7. 3 H. 6. 42. 46. E. 3. 15 8 H. 6. 2. 4 Ed. 3. 62. Statut. de finibus 18 Ed. 2. Value Also the yearly value of Lands should bee set down under the Concord and some
I. tali die came in our said Court and saith that she doth hold the Manor aforesaid of B. with the appurtenances by the name of the Manor of R. by the demise of N. C. and that the reversion thereof by the death of the aforesaid I. unto the aforesaid N. belongeth without whom he cannot answer to the aforesaid R. of the aforesaid moiety of the Manor aforesaid and prayeth aid of him the said N. And therfore we command you that by honest c. you cause to know to the aforesaid N. that he be c. to answer to the aforesaid R. together with the aforesaid I. in the aforesaid Plea if he will and have you c. A Mittimus of the Transcript of the Fine and a Scire Facias thereupon THe Soveraign Lord the King hath sent to his Justices this his close Writ in these words Edward c. reciting all the Writ the Tenour of the aforesaid Fine whereof in the Writ aforesaid mention is made or thus The Transcript of the aforesaid Fine whereof in the Writ aforesaid mention is made followeth in these words This is the finall Concord c. reciting all c. And now to wit tali die in that same Term came here in Court A. on Scire Facias for the Heir of him in remainder against the terre tenant the behalf of the aforesaid T. and saith that the aforesaid R. is dead and likewise that the aforesaid W. died without Heir-Male of his body begotten and that I. into one Messuage c. with the appurtenances which are parcell of the Manor aforeâ—aid is now entred and holdeth it against the form of the Fine aforesaid And prayeth a Writ to the Sheriff of S. to be directed to forewarn the aforesaid I. to be here to shew if he hath any thing c. wherefore the same Messuages c. with the appurtenances which the said T. claimeth in form aforesaid after the death of the aforesaid W. to the aforesaid T. being Cozen and Heir of the aforesaid R. ought not to remain according to the form of the Fine aforesaid for as much as the aforesaid W. is dead without Heir-male of his body begotten and it is granted to him returnable here tale die or thus And by severall Writs Severall Scire fac into several Counties upon one Fine A Scire facias for him in the remainder to wit one to the Sheriff of the said County of B. another to the Sheriff of N. the third to the Sheriff of H. to be directed to forewarn the same I. to be here to shew c. It was commanded to the Sheriff whereas a certain Fine was levyed in the Court of the Soveraign Lord c. tali die Anno before c. Justices of him the said Soveraign Lord the King our progenitor now of the Bench between W. and I. his wife plaintiffs and I. E. deforcients of one Messuage c. with the appurtenances in L. whereof Plea of Covenant was summoned between them in the same Court to wit that the aforesaid W. did recognize the Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances to be the right of him the said I. as those which the same I. had by the gift of the aforesaid W. and for that recognizance Fine and Concord the same I. did grant to the aforesaid W. and I. the aforesaid tenements with the appurtenances and those to them he did render in the Render to the husband and wife and to the heirs of the body of the husband same Court To have and to hold to the same W. and I. and the Heirs of him the said W. of his body begotten of the chief Lords of that Fee by the services which unto the aforesaid tenements should belong for ever and if it happen that the same W. should die without Heir of his body begotten then after the decease of them the said W. and I. the aforesaid tenements with the appurtenances should wholly remain to I. Son of the same W. and the heirs of his body Remainder in tail begotten to hold of the chief Lords of that Fee by the services which unto the afores tenements should belong for ever And if it should happen the same I. to dye without Heir of his body begotten then after the decease of him the said I. the aforesaid tenements with the appurtenances should wholly remain to the right Heirs of him the said W. to hold of the chief Lords of that Remainder to the right Heirs Fee c. ut supra And now by the insinuation of T. being Cozen and Heir of the aforesaid I. Son of W. the King received that the same W. is dead without Heir of his body begotten and that the aforesaid I. is now dead and that one A. into the tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances is now entred and those he holdeth against the form of the Fine aforesaid And for that c. that by honest c. you give the aforesaid A. to know that she should be here at this day c. to shew if she hath any thing c. wherefore the aforesaid tenements with the appurtenances which she holdeth in form aforesaid after the death of the aforesaid W. and I. his wife to the aforesaid T. as Cozen and heir of the aforesaid I. son of W. ought not to remain according to the form of the Fine aforesaid if c. for as much as the aforesaid W. dyed without Heir of his body issuing c. And now here at this day came as well the aforesaid T. by A. his Atturney as the aforesaid A. by S. her Atturney and the Sheriff returned that he had commanded I. L. Bayliff of the liberty c. to whom c. which said Sheriff thus answered that he gave the aforesaid A. to know to be here at this day to shew in form aforesaid by T. and G. honest c. And hereupon the aforesaid T. saith that he is Cozen and Heir of the aforesaid I. being Son of W. to wit Son of I. being Son of him the said I. being Son of W. and prayeth against the aforesaid A. execution c. Cozenage And hereupon the aforesaid W. H. saith that the aforesaid W. Brother of G. in the Fine aforesaid named at S. in the County of N. taking one E. P. to him to wife and the same E taking him the said W. to her husband they were together betrothed and after banes between them upon three holy dayes being distant from themselves in the Church c. publickly proclaimed the spousals between them in the face of that Church was celebrated within which spousall the same W. and E. had issue between themselves T. at H. in the same County of N. begotten and born which said T. at T. in the County of N. in the Church of Saint A. there took unto wife one N. and the same T. and N. after the spousall between them there celebrated had issue between them one H.