An exposition of certaine difficult and obscure words, and termes of the lawes of this realme, newly set forth & augmented, both in French & English, for the help of such yong students, as are desirous to attaine to the knowledge of the same

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An exposition of certaine difficult and obscure words, and termes of the lawes of this realme, newly set forth & augmented, both in French & English, for the help of such yong students, as are desirous to attaine to the knowledge of the same
Author
Rastell, John, d. 1536.
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At London :: Printed by th'assignee of Charles Yetsweirt Esq. deceased. Cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis,
1595.
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Law -- England -- Dictionaries -- Early works to 1800.
Law -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
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"An exposition of certaine difficult and obscure words, and termes of the lawes of this realme, newly set forth & augmented, both in French & English, for the help of such yong students, as are desirous to attaine to the knowledge of the same." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A10426.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 5, 2025.

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The Table.

A.
  • ABatement de briefe n plaint fol. 1. a
  • Abatement en ter∣res fol. 1. b
  • Abbot fol. 2. a
  • Abbettors fol. 2. b
  • Abeyance fol. 3. a
  • Abishersing fol. 4. a
  • Abiuration fol. 4. a
  • Abridgement de plaint ou demand fol. 5. b
  • Accedas ad Curiam fol. 6. a
  • Acceptance fol. 6. a
  • Accessories fol. 6. b
  • Action fol. 7. b
  • Action personals fol. 7. b
  • Action reals fol. 7. b
  • Action populer fol. 8. a
  • Action mixt fol. 8. b
  • Action del briefe fol. 9. a
  • Action sur le case fol. 9. a
  • Action sur le statute fol. 9. b
  • Accompt fol. 10. a
  • Accord fol. 10. b
  • Acquital fol. 10. b
  • Acquitance fol. 11. b
  • Actes fol. 12. a
  • Additions fol. 12. a
  • Adiournement fol. 12. a
  • Admeas. de dower fol. 12. a
  • Admeas. de pasture fol. 12. b
  • Administrator fol. 14. a
  • Admiral fol. 15. a
  • Ad quod dampnum fol. 15. a
  • Aduowson fol. 15. b
  • Age prier fol. 15. b
  • Agreement fol. 16. b
  • Aide fol. 18. a
  • Aide de Roy fol. 18. b
  • Aiel fol. 19. a
  • Alien fol. 19. b
  • Alienation fol. 19. b
  • Ambidexter fol. 19. b
  • Amendment fol. 20. a
  • Amercement fol. 20. a
  • Amercement roial fol. 20. b
  • An, iour, & wast fol. 20. b
  • Annuitie fol. 21. a
  • Appeal fol. 21. a
  • Appellant fol. 21. b
  • Appellor fol. 21. b
  • Appendant & appurtenant fol. 21. b
  • Apportionment fol. 22. a
  • Appropriations fol. 22. b
  • Approuements fol. 24. a
  • Arbitrement fol. 24. a
  • Arrest fol. 24. b
  • Arrerages fol. 25. a
  • Assets fol. 25. a
  • Assignee fol. 26. a
  • Assise fol. 26.
  • Assise de darrain pres. fol. 27. b
  • Ass. de Mortdancest. fol. 27. b
  • Attainder fol. 27. b
  • Attaint fol. 28. a
  • Atturnement fol. 28. b
  • Audita querela fol. 28. b
  • Auerrement fol. 29. a
  • Auerpeme fol. 29. a
  • Auncient demesne fol. 29. a
  • Auowrie fol. 29. b
B.
  • ¶ Baile fol. 30. a
  • Bailement fol. 30. b
  • Bailife fol. 30. b
  • Baberind theefe fol. 31. a
  • Bargaine & sale fol. 31. a
  • Barre fol. 31. b
  • Base fee fol. 31. b
  • Bastard fol. 32. a
  • Battaile fol. 32. b
  • Bigamie fol. 32. b
  • Blodwit fol. 33. b
  • Boote fol. 33. b
  • ...

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  • Broodhalfpenie fol. 34. a
  • Burgage fol. 34. a
  • Burghbote fol. 34. a
  • Burghbrech fol. 34. b
  • Burghenglish fol. 34. b
  • Burglarie fol. 34. b
C
  • ¶ Capias fol. 35. a
  • Caruage fol. 35. a
  • Certification in ass. fol. 35. a
  • Certiorary fol. 35. b
  • Cession fol. 36. a
  • Cessauit fol. 36. a
  • Challenge fol. 37. a
  • Champertie fol. 37. b
  • Champertors fol. 38. a
  • Charge fol. 38. a
  • Charters fol. 38. a
  • Chattels fol. 38. b
  • Childwit fol. 38. b
  • Chimin fol. 38. b
  • Chose in action fol. 39. a
  • Cinque Portes fol. 39. b
  • Circuit de action fol. 39. b
  • Claime fol. 40. a
  • Clergie fol. 40. b
  • Clerke attaint fol. 40 b
  • Clerke conuict fol. 41. a
  • Colour fol. 41. a
  • Colour de office fol. 42. a
  • Collusion fol. 42. b
  • Common ley fol. 43. a
  • Common fol. 43. b
  • Condition fol. 45. a
  • Confirmation fol. 46. b
  • Confiscate biens fol. 47. b
  • Conspiracie fol. 47. a
  • Custome fol. 47. a
  • Consultation fol. 47. b
  • Continual claime fol. 47. b
  • Counterplee fol. 48. a
  • Contract fol. 48. b
  • Contra formam collatio∣nis fol. 49. a
  • Contra formam feoffa∣menti fol. 49. b
  • Contributione fac. fol. 50. a
  • Conusance fol. 50. a
  • Corodie fol. 50. b
  • Coroner fol. 51. b
  • Corporation fol. 52. b
  • Corps politique fol. 53. a
  • Corruption de sank fol. 53. a
  • Coooage fol. 53. b
  • Couenant fol. 54. a
  • Couerture fol. 54. a
  • Couin fol. 54. b
  • Cui in vita fol. 54. b
  • Cui ante diuortium fol. 55. a
  • Curtesie dengleterre fol. 55. a
D.
  • ¶ Dammage fesant fol. 55. a
  • Danegeld fol. 55. b
  • Darrem presentment fol. 56. a
  • Deane & Chapter fol. 56. a
  • Decies tantum fol. 56. a
  • Declaration fol. 56 b
  • Dedimus potestatem fol. 57. b
  • Defendant fol. 57. b
  • Defence fol. 57. b
  • Demandant fol. 58. a
  • Demeanes fol. 58. b
  • Demy sank fol. 59. a
  • Demurrer fol. 59. a
  • Denizen fol. 59. b
  • Deodand fol. 59. b
  • Departure de son plee ou matter fol. 60. a
  • Departure in dispite del Court fol. 60. a
  • Deputie fol. 60. b
  • Dette fol. 60. b
  • Deuastauerunt bona resta∣oris fol. 61. a
  • ...

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  • Deuise fol. 61. b
  • Diem clausit extrem̄ fol. 65, a
  • Discent fol. 65. b
  • Disclaimer fol. 66. a
  • Discontinuance fol. 66. a
  • Dismes fol. 66. b
  • Disparagement fol. 67. a
  • Disseisin fol. 67. b
  • Disseisin sur disseisin fol. 68. a
  • Dissesor & disseisee fol. 68. a
  • Disceit fol. 68. a
  • Distres fol. 68. b
  • Diuorce fol. 70. b
  • Donor & Donee fol. 70. b
  • Double plee fol. 70. b
  • Dower fol. 71. a
  • Droit fol. 72. a
  • Droit dentrie fol. 72. a
  • Dum non fuit compos mē∣tis fol. 72. a
  • Dum fuit infra etat fol. 72. b
  • Dures fol. 72. b
E.
  • ¶ Eiectione firme. fol. 73. a
  • Eiectment de Gard fol. 73. a
  • Eire Justices fol. 73. a
  • Elegit fol. 73. a
  • Embraceor fol. 75. b
  • Encrochment fol. 75. b
  • Enheritance fol. 76. a
  • Entre fol. 76. b
  • Entrusion fol. 79. b
  • Equitie fol. 79. b
  • Error fol. 81. a
  • Escape fol. 81, b
  • Escheat fol. 82. b
  • Escuage fol. 83. a
  • Esplees fol. 83. b
  • Essoine fol. 84. a
  • Estoppel fol. 84. b
  • Estrangers fol. 85. b
  • Estray fol. 86. a
  • Estrepement fol. 86. a
  • Etate probanda fol. 86, b
  • Excommen gem̄t fol. 86. b
  • Exchange fol. 87. a
  • Execution fol. 87. b
  • Executor fol. 88. a
  • Exigent fol. 88. b
  • Ex parte talis fol. 89. a
  • Ex graui querela fol. 89. a
  • Extinguishment fol. 89. a
  • Extortion fol. 89. b
F.
  • ¶ Failer de record fol. 90. a
  • Fait fol. 90. b
  • Farme fol. 94. b
  • Faux imprisonment fol. 95. a
  • Fee ferme fol. 95. a
  • Fee simple fol. 95. a
  • Feoffement fol. 95. b
  • Feoffor & Feoffee fol. 95. b
  • Fealtie fol. 96. a
  • Felonie fol. 96. a
  • Firebote fol. 96. b
  • Fledwit fol. 96. b
  • Flemeswite fol. 97. a
  • Fletwit fol. 97. a
  • Forstal fol. 97. a
  • Forstaller fol. 97. a
  • Franchise roial fol. 97. b
  • Frankalmoigne fol. 97. b
  • Frank fee fol. 98. a
  • Fieri facias fol. 98. b
  • Fine fol. 99. a
  • Formedon fol. 98. b
  • Frankmariage fol. 100. a
  • Franktenement fol. 101. a
  • Freshsuit fol. 101. b
G.
  • ¶ Gager deliuerans fol. 102. a
  • Garrātie des ches fol. 102. b
  • Garrantie fol. 103. a
  • Garrantie fol. 105. a
  • ...

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  • Gard fol. 105. b
  • Gardein fol. 106. a
  • Garnishment fol. 107. a
  • Gauelet fol. 107. a
  • Gauelkind fol. 108, b
  • Geld fol. 109, b
  • Graund Cape fol. 109, b
  • Grand Serieantie fol. 109, b
  • Girthbrech fol. 110, b
H
  • ¶ Habere fac̄ sei fol. 110, b
  • Hangwit fol. 111, a
  • Hariot fol. 111, a
  • Heybote ou Hedge∣bote fol. 111, b
  • Hidage fol. 112, a
  • Hotchpot fol. 112, a
  • Homage fol. 113, a
  • Homage an̄cestrel fol. 113, a
  • Homesoken fol. 113, b
  • Homicide fol. 114, a
  • Hornegeld fol. 114, a
  • Housebote fol. 114, a
  • Hundred fol. 114, b
  • Hundredum fol. 115, a
I
  • ¶ Ideot fol. 115, a
  • Idemptitatenom̄ fol. 115, b
  • Ieofaile fol. 116, a
  • Illoial assemblie fol. 116, b
  • Imparlance fol. 116, b
  • Imprisonment fol. 117, a
  • Infangtheefe fol. 117, a
  • Information fol. 117, b
  • Iointenants fol. 117, a
  • Indicauit fol. 119, a
  • Ioynture fol. 119, a
L
  • ¶ Larcenie fol. 120, a
  • Lastage fol. 120, b
  • Leases fol. 120, b
  • Lessor & Lessee fol. 121, a
  • Leuāt & touchant fol. 121, a
  • Ley fol. 121, b
  • Libertate {pro}banda fol. 122, b
  • Liuerie de seisin fol. 122, b
  • Lotherwit fol. 124, a
M.
  • ¶ Maihem fol. 124, a
  • Mainprise fol. 125, a
  • Mannor fol. 125, a
  • Mamunission fol. 125, b
  • Maximes fol. 126, a
  • Mainour fol. 126, b
  • Maintenance fol. 127, a
  • Mesne fol. 127, a
  • Misprision fol. 127. b
  • Monstrans de faits ou Records. fol. 128. a
  • Mortdauncester fol. 128. b
  • Monstrauerunt fol. 128. b
  • Mortgage fol. 129. b
  • Moderata miseriē fol. 130. b
  • Mortmaine fol. 130. b
  • Mulier fol. 131. a
  • Murder fol. 132. a
N.
  • ¶ Natiuo habendo fol. 132. a
  • Ne admittas fol. 132. b
  • No omittas &c. fol. 132. b
  • Negatiua preignās fol. 133. a
  • Neiniuste vexes fol. 134. a
  • Niefe fol. 134. a
  • Nihil dicit fol. 135. a
  • Nisi prius fol. 135. a
  • Nomination fol. 135. a
  • Nonabilitie fol. 135. b
  • Nude contratt fol. 135. b
  • Nusans fol. 136. a
  • Nuper obiit fol. 136. b
O.
  • ¶ Oredelf fol. 136. a
  • ...

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  • Outfangtheefe fol. 136. b
  • Oweltie fol. 137. a
  • Oyer de Recordes & faits fol. 137. a
  • Oier & terminer fol. 137. b
P.
  • ¶ Pape fol. 138. a
  • Per que seruitia fol. 138. b
  • Parceners fol. 138. b
  • Partition fol. 139. b
  • Parties fol. 141. a
  • Patron fol. 141. b
  • Perquisites fol. 142. a
  • Perambulā fa. fol. 142. a
  • Petit Cape fol. 142. b
  • Petit Serieantie fol. 143. a
  • Plaintife fol. 143. a
  • Pleading fol. 143. a
  • Post disseisin fol. 143. b
  • Possession fol. 143. b
  • Pound fol. 144. a
  • Preamble fol. 144, a
  • Premunire fol. 144, b
  • Precipe in capite fol. 145, a
  • Prescription fol. 145, b
  • Presentment fol. 146, a
  • Pretēsed droit &c. fol. 146, a
  • Priuities &c. fol. 146, b
  • Priuiledges fol. 147, b
  • Proces fol. 148, a
  • Prochein Amy fol. 149, a
  • Procedendo fol. 150, a
  • Prohibition fol. 150, a
  • Protection fol. 150, b
  • Protestation fol. 151, b
  • Purchase fol. 152, b
Q.
  • ¶ Quale ius fol. 152, b
  • Quare eiecit infra termi∣num fol. 153, a
  • Quare impedit fol. 153, a
  • Quare incumbrauit fol. 153, b
  • Q. intrusit matrimonio nō satisfacto fol. 154, a
  • Quare non admisit fol. 154, a
  • Quarentine fol. 154, b
  • Quid iuris clamat fol. 154, b
  • Quinzime fol. 155, a
  • Quod ei deforceat fol. 155, b
  • Q. permittat fol. 156, a
  • Quo iure fol. 156, a
  • Quo minus fol. 156, a
  • Quo warranto fol. 156, b
R.
  • ¶ Rationabil diui fol. 156, b
  • Reddissseisin fol. 157, a
  • Regrator fol. 157, a
  • Reioynder fol. 157, a
  • Release fol. 157, b
  • Reliefe fol. 158, a
  • Remainder fol. 158, b
  • Remitter fol. 159, a
  • Rents fol. 160, a
  • Repleuin fol. 165, a
  • Replication fol. 165, b
  • Reprises fol. 166, a
  • Receit fol. 166, a
  • Rescous fol. 166, a
  • Reseruation fol. 166, b
  • Retraxit fol. 167. a
  • Reeue fol. 167, b
  • Reuersion fol. 168, a
  • Riot fol. 168, b
  • Robberie fol. 168, b
  • Rout fol. 168, b
S.
  • Sake fol. 169, a
  • Scire facias fol. 169, a
  • Scot fol. 170, a
  • Seruice de chiualer fol. 170, a
  • ...

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  • Shewing fol. 170, a
  • Soke fol. 170, b
  • Sokmains fol. 170, b
  • Socage fol. 172, a
  • Summons ad warranti∣zandum fol. 173, a
  • Spoliation fol. 173, a
  • Stallage fol. 174, a
  • Suit Couenant fol. 174, a
  • Suit custome fol. 174, b
  • Suit reall fol. 174, b
  • Suit seruice fol. 175, a
  • Statute marchant fol. 175. a
T.
  • ¶Taile fol. 176, a
  • Taile ap̄s poss▪ &c. fol. 177, a
  • Taxe & Tallage fol. 177, b
  • Tenure in capite fol. 177, b
  • Terme dans fol. 177, a
  • Testament fol. 178, a
  • Them fol. 179, a
  • Thetbote fol. 179, a
  • Title fol. 179, b
  • Title dentrie fol. 179, b
  • Tosse fol. 180, a
  • Treason fol. 181, a
  • Treasure troue fol. 181, a
  • Turne del Vtnt fol. 181,
V.
  • ¶View fol. 181, b
  • Vi laica remouēda fol. 182, a
  • Villenage fol. 182, b
  • Viscont fol. 185, a
  • Volunt fol. 186, a
  • Voucher fol. 187, a
  • Vses fol. 187, b
  • Vsurie fol. 188, a
  • Vtlagarie fol. 188, b
  • Vtrum fol. 189,
W.
  • Waie fol. 190, a
  • Wa••••e fol. 190, b
  • Warwit fol. 191, a
  • Wast fol. 191, a
  • Wreck fol. 191, b
  • Withernam fol. 192, a
  • Warren fol. 192, a
FINIS.
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