Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	word_n	writ_n	year_n	68	3	4.3129	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80192	The Second part of Modern reports, being a collection of several special cases most of them adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, in the 26, 27, 28, 29, & 30th years of the reign of King Charles II. when Sir. Fra. North was Chief Justice of the said court. : To which are added, several select cases in the Courts of Chancery, King's-Bench, and Exchequer in the said years. / Carefully collected by a learned hand.	Colquitt, Anthony.; Washington, Joseph, d. 1694.; Great Britain. Court of Exchequer.; England and Wales. Court of Common Pleas.; England and Wales. Court of Chancery.; England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.	1698 (1698)	Wing C5416; ESTC R171454	291,993	354

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purchasor_n unless_o he_o will_v part_v with_o the_o whole_a estate_n in_o fee_n dyer_n 309_o b._n if_o a._n be_v seize_v in_o fee_n make_v a_o lease_n for_o life_n to_o b._n the_o remainder_n to_o himself_o for_o year_n this_o remainder_n be_v void_a so_o if_o it_o have_v be_v to_o himself_o for_o life_n because_o he_o have_v a_o estate_n in_o fee_n and_o he_o can_v reserve_v to_o himself_o a_o lesser_a estate_n than_o he_o have_v before_o 42_o ass_n 2._o if_o i_o give_v land_n to_o a._n for_o life_n the_o remainder_n to_o myself_o for_o life_n the_o remainder_n in_o fee_n to_o b_o after_o the_o death_n of_o a._n in_o this_o case_n b._n shall_v enter_v for_o the_o remainder_n to_o i_o be_v void_a 1_o h._n 5._o 8._o 42_o edw._n 3._o 5._o bro._n estate_n 66._o dyer_n 69._o b._n it_o be_v true_a these_o case_n be_v put_v at_o the_o common_a law_n but_o the_o statute_n of_o use_v make_v no_o alteration_n for_o according_a to_o the_o rule_v lay_v down_o in_o chudleigh_n case_n by_o my_o lord_n chief_a justice_n popham_n 1_o co._n 138._o 1._o use_v be_v odious_a and_o so_o the_o law_n will_v not_o favour_v they_o 2._o a_o rule_n at_o common_a law_n shall_v not_o be_v break_v to_o vest_n a_o use_n and_o the_o use_v here_o not_o vest_n without_o break_v of_o a_o rule_n in_o law_n 3._o use_v be_v raise_v so_o private_o that_o he_o who_o take_v they_o may_v not_o know_v when_o they_o vest_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v favour_v 4._o the_o statute_n annex_v both_o the_o possession_n and_o the_o use_v together_o as_o they_o vest_n and_o divest_v both_o together_o moor_z 713._o 2_o co._n 91._o co._n lit._n 22._o moor_n 284._o 2._o as_o to_o the_o second_o point_n the_o estate_n be_v not_o execute_v in_o thomas_n and_o therefore_o william_n can_v take_v it_o by_o descent_n heir_n of_o his_o body_n or_o heir_n male_a be_v good_a word_n of_o limitation_n to_o take_v by_o purchase_n from_o a_o stranger_n but_o not_o from_o a_o ancestor_n for_o there_o he_o shall_v take_v by_o descent_n and_o for_o this_o there_o be_v a_o authority_n co._n lit._n 26._o b._n john_n have_v issue_n by_o his_o wife_n roberga_n robert_n and_o maud_n john_n die_v michael_n give_v land_n to_o roberga_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o her_o husband_n on_o her_o body_n beget_v roberga_n in_o this_o case_n have_v but_o a_o estate_n for_o life_n for_o the_o fee_fw-mi tail_n vest_v in_o robert_n and_o when_o he_o die_v without_o issue_n his_o sister_n maud_n be_v tenant_n in_o tail_n per_fw-la formam_fw-la doni_fw-la and_o in_o a_o formedon_n she_o count_v as_o heir_n to_o robert_n which_o she_o be_v not_o neither_o be_v she_o heir_n to_o her_o father_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gift_n yet_o it_o be_v hold_v good_a for_o the_o word_n viz._n heir_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o father_n be_v word_n of_o purchase_n in_o this_o case_n if_o therefore_o no_o use_n for_o life_n vest_v in_o thomas_n than_o william_n can_v take_v by_o descent_n dyer_n 156._o co._n lit._n 22._o hob._n 31._o dyer_n 309._o 1_o co._n 154._o lord_n paget_n case_n cite_v in_o hob._n 151._o 3._o to_o the_o three_o point_n admit_v both_o the_o former_a to_o be_v against_o he_o yet_o since_o edward_n be_v dead_a without_o issue_n the_o estate_n tail_n be_v spend_v but_o the_o whole_a court_n be_v of_o opinion_n judgement_n judgement_n that_o william_n shall_v inherit_v this_o land_n in_o question_n for_o though_o at_o the_o common_a law_n a_o man_n can_v be_v donor_n and_o donee_n without_o he_o part_n with_o the_o whole_a estate_n yet_o it_o be_v otherwise_o upon_o a_o covenant_n to_o stand_v seize_v to_o use_v and_o if_o any_o other_o construction_n shall_v be_v make_v

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