 | English literature - 730 pages
...evidenced by the rolls of the fevethe lord brought an aftion againft his villein, this enfranchifed ral courts baron in which they are entered, or kept on foot by thehim ; for, as the lord might have eonftant immemorial ufage of the a ftnrt remedy againft his villein,... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1791 - 566 pages
...agreeable to the cuftom of the manor; which cuftoms are preferved and evidenced by the rolls of the feveral courts baron in which they are entered, or kept on foot by the conftant immemorial ufage of the feveral manors in which the lands lie. And, as fuch tenants had nothing... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1794 - 700 pages
...agreeable to the cuftom of the manor; which cuftoms arc preferved and evidenced by the rolls of the feveral courts baron in which they are entered, or kept on foot by the conilant immemorial ufage of the fcveral manors in which the lands lie. And, as fuch tenants had nothing... | |
 | H. B. Shillibeer - Copyhold - 1821 - 180 pages
...such a will as is agreeable to the custom of the manor; which customs are or ought to be preserved by the rolls of the several courts baron, in which...kept on foot, by the constant immemorial usage of the manors in which the land lie. And as such tenants had nothing to shew for their estates, but those... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - Law - 1825 - 626 pages
...prescribe against their lords ; and, on performance of the same services, to hold their lands, in spight of any determination of the lord's will. For though...or kept on foot by the constant immemorial usage of b Litt. § 20l. " § 208. ' § 304, 5, €. the several manors in which the lands lie. And, as such... | |
 | Thomas Walter Williams - Conveyancing - 1825 - 596 pages
...hold their estates at the will of the lord, yet it is such a will as is agreeable to or controlled by the custom of the manor ; which customs are preserved...usage of the several manors in which the lands lie. 2 Slack. Com. 95. 147. II. An Estate for a Term of Years.] The next estate, with respect to the duration... | |
 | Literature - 1826 - 450 pages
...agreeable to the cuftom of the manor; which cuftoms are preferved and evidenced by the rolls of the feveral courts baron in which they are entered, or kept on foot by the confiant immemorial ufage of the feveral manors in which the lands lie. And, as fuch tenants had nothing... | |
 | Statistics - 1850 - 400 pages
...such a will as is ngreeable to the custom of the manor, which customs arc preserved and evidenced bv the rolls of the several Courts Baron in which they...or kept on foot by the constant immemorial usage of tho several manors in which the lands lie*." Mr. Macaulay tells us that in the time of our Kings of... | |
 | Richard Sims - Archives - 1856 - 560 pages
...permitted to enjoy their possessions without interruption in a regular course of descent, the common law gave them title to prescribe against their lords,...usage of the several manors in which the lands lie. As such tenants had nothing to show for their estates but these customs, and admissions in pursuance... | |
 | Richard Sims - Archives - 1856 - 584 pages
...will of the lord, yet it is such a will as is agreeable to the custom of the manor, which customs arc preserved and evidenced by the Rolls of the several...usage of the several manors in which the lands lie. As such tenants had nothing to show for their estates but these customs, and admissions in pursuance... | |
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For though, in general, they are still said to hold their estates at the will of the lord, yet it is such a will as is agreeable to the custom of the manor, which customs are preserved and evidenced by the Rolls of the several Courts Baron in which they... 
