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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Title: 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.
Publication: At London :: Printed by th'assignee of Charles Yetsweirt Esq. deceased. Cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis,; 1595.
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Subject terms: Law -- England -- Dictionaries -- Early works to 1800.; Law -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
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102 Thing in action.

THing in action, is when a mā hath cause, or may bring an action for some duetie due to him, as an action of debt vpon an ob∣ligation, annuitie, rente, couenant, warde, goods, trespas or such like, and because that they are things whereof a man is not possessed, but for reco∣uerie of them is driuen to his action, they are called Thinges in action. And those things in action that are certaine, the Quéene may graunt, and the gran∣tée may vse an action for them in his owne name on••lie. But a common person cannot graunt his thing in action, nor the Quéene her selfe cannot graunt her thing in ac∣tion which is vncer∣tain, as trespasse and such like.