 | Francis Grose - Great Britain - 1784 - 350 pages
...and these uncertain, both as to time and quantity. A villein could acquire no property either in land or goods ; but if he purchased either, the lord might...enter upon them, oust the villein, and seize them for his own use, unless he contrived to dispose of them again before the lord seized them. This bondage... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1791 - 566 pages
...Sweden ; which confirms the probability of their being in fome degree monuments of the Danim tyranny. A villein could acquire no property either in lands or goods : •but, if he purchafed either, the lord might enter upon diem, ouft the villein, and feife them to his own ufe,... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1794 - 700 pages
...Sweden ; which confirms the probability of their being in fome degree monuments of the Danifh tyranny. A villein could acquire no property either in lands or goods : but, if he purchafed either, the lord might enter upon them, ouit the villein, and feife them to his own ufe,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...Sweden ; which confirms the probability of their being in fome degree monuments of the Danifh tyranny. A villein could acquire no property either in lands or goods ; but, if he purchafcd either, the lord might enter upon them, ouit the villein, and feize them to his own uie,... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...Sweden; which confirms the probability of their being in fome degree monuments of the Danilh tyranny. A villein could acquire no property either in lands or goods ; but, it lie purchafed either, the lord might enter upon them, ouil the villein, and feize them to his own... | |
 | James Wilson - Law - 1804 - 514 pages
...the plaintiff could not have recovered the lands in question. For a villain could acquire no property in lands or goods ; but if he purchased either, the lord might enter upon them, or seize them for his own use. z The jury found, that the father of the plaintiff was a free man, and... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 698 pages
...Sweden ; which confirms the probability of their being in some degree monuments of the Danish tyranny. A villein could acquire no property either in lands...lord might enter upon them, oust the villein, and seise them to his own use, unless he contrived to dispose of them again before the lord had seised... | |
 | Charles Barton - Conveyancing - 1821 - 696 pages
...which confirms the probability of their being in some degree monuments of the Danish tyranny. A villain could acquire no property either in lands or goods;...purchased either, the lord might enter upon them, oust the villain, and seise them to his own use, unless he contrived to dispose of them again before the lord... | |
 | Thomas Allen - Lambeth (London, England) - 1826 - 566 pages
...but uncertain, both as to their time and quantity. A villan could acquire no property either in land or goods : but if he purchased either, the lord might enter upon them, oust the villan, and seize them to his own use, unless he contrived to dispose of them again before the lord... | |
 | Thomas Allen - Lambeth (London, England) - 1826 - 562 pages
...but uncertain, both as to their time and quantity. A villan could acquire no property either in land or goods : but if he purchased either, the lord might enter upon them, oust the villan, and seize them to hi- own use, unless he contrived to dispose of them again before the lord... | |
| |
... and seize them to his own use, unless he contrived to dispose of them again before the lord had seized them, for the lord had then lost his opportunity. 
