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
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- 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 -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
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Contents
- title page
- The Table.
-
version
-
Termes of the Law.
- 1 Abatement of a writ or plaint.
- Abatement in lands.
- 3 Abbot.
- ¶ Abbettors.
- 5 Abeiance.
- 6 Abishersing.
- 7▪ Abiuration.
- Abridgement of a plaint or demaund.
- 9 ¶ Accedas ad Curiam.
- 10 ¶ Acceptance.
- Accessories.
- ¶ Action.
- Actions personals.
- ¶ Actions reals.
- 15 ¶ Action popular.
- Action mixt.
- 17 Action of a writ.
- 18 Action vpon the case.
- Action vpon the statute.
- Accompt.
- Accord.
- Acquitall.
- Acquitance.
- 24 Actes.
- Additions.
- 26 Adiournement.
- 27 Admeasurement de Dower.
- Admeasurement de pasture.
- 29 Administrator.
- 30 ¶ Admirall.
- 31 ¶ Ad quod dampnū.
- ¶ Aduowson.
- ¶ Age prier.
- Agreement.
- 35 ¶ Ayde.
- ¶ Ayde de Roy.
- ¶ Ayle.
- Alien.
- Alienation.
- Ambidexter.
- Amendement.
- 42 Amercement.
- Amercement royall.
- An, iour & wast.
- 45 Annuitie.
- 46 Apppeale.
- ¶ Appellant.
- ¶ Appellour.
- Appendant & appur∣tenant.
- 50 Apporcionment.
- Appropriations.
- 52 Approuement.
- 53 Arbitrement.
- Arrest.
- 55 Arrerages.
- 56 Assets.
- Assignee.
- 58 Assise.
- ¶ Assise de darraine presentment.
- ¶ Assise de Mortdan∣cester.
- ¶ Attainder.
- ¶ Attaint.
- 63 Attournement.
- ¶ Audita quaerela.
- ¶ Auerment.
- 66 ¶ Auerpeny.
- 67 Auncien demesne.
- Auowrie.
-
B.
- 69 Baile.
- Bailement.
- Bailife.
- Back berind theefe.
- 73 Bargaine and sale.
- Barre.
- Base fee.
- Bastardie.
- Battaile.
- Bigamy.
- Bloodwit.
- Boote.
- 81 Broodhalpeny.
- 82 Burgage.
- 83 Brugbote.
- 84 Burghbote.
- Burghbrech.
- Burgh English:
- Burglarie.
- 88 Capias.
- 89 Caruage.
- 90 Certification of assise.
- Cerciorari.
- 92 Cession.
- 93 Cessauit.
- 94 Challenge.
- Champertie.
- 96 Champertors.
- 97 Charge.
- 98 Charters.
- Chattels.
- Childwit.
- Chimin.
- 102 Thing in action.
- Cinque ports.
- Circuitie of action.
- 105 Claime.
- Clergie.
- Clerke Attaint.
- 108 Clerke Conuict.
- 109 Colour.
- 110 Colour of office.
- Collusion.
- Common ley.
- Common.
- 114 Condition.
- Confirmation.
- Confiscate goodes.
- 117 Conspiracie.
- 118 Custome.
- Consultation.
- Continual claime.
- Counterplee.
- Contract.
- 123 Contra formam col∣lationis.
- Contra formam feoffa∣menti.
- 125 Contributione fa∣cienda.
- 126 Conusance.
- Corodie.
- Crowner.
- Corporation.
- 130 Bodies politike.
- 131 Corruption of blood.
- Cosinage.
- 133 Couenant.
- 134 Couerture.
- legal term
- Cui in vita.
- 137 Cui ante diuortium.
- 138 Curtesie of Eng∣land.
-
D.
- 139 Damage fesant.
- Danegelde.
- 141 Darr presentment.
- 142 Dean & Chapter.
- 143 Decies tantum.
- Declaration.
- Dedimus pote∣statem▪
- Defendant.
-
Defen
e. - Demaundant.
- Demaines,
- 150 Halfe Blood
- 151 Demurrer.
- Denizen.
- Deodande.
- 154 Departure from a plee or matter.
- 155 Departure in dispite of the Court.
- Deputie.
- Debte.
- 158 Deuastauerunt bona testatoris.
- Deuise.
- 160 Diem clausit ex∣tremum.
- Discent.
- 162 Disclaymer.
- 163 Discontinuance.
- Tithes.
- 165 Disperagement.
- Disseisin.
- 167 Disseisin vpō disseisin.
- 168 Disseisor and dis∣seisee.
- 169 Disceit.
- Distresse.
- Diuorce.
- Donor and Donee.
- Double plee.
- 174 Dower.
- 175 Right.
- 176 Right of entrie.
- 177 Dum non fuit com∣pos mentis.
- Dum fuit infra aetatem.
- Dures.
-
E.
- 180 Eiectione firme.
- 181 Eiectment de garde.
- 182 Eire Iustices.
- 183 Elegit.
- Embrasour ou Em∣braceour.
- Encrochment.
- 186 Enheritance.
- Entre.
- Entrusion.
- Equitie.
- 190 Error.
- Escape.
- Eschete.
- 193 Escuage.
- Esplees.
- 195 Essoine.
- Estoppel.
- Estraungers.
- 198 Estraie.
- 199 Estrepment.
- Etate probanda.
- Excommenge∣ment.
- 202 Exchange.
- Execution.
-
Executor. - Exigent.
- 206 Ex parte talis.
- 207 Ex graui querela.
- 208 Extinguishment.
- Extortion.
-
F.
-
210 Failin
of Record. - Deede.
- Farme or Ferme.
- 213 Faux imprisonment.
- 214 Fee farme.
- 215 Fee simple.
- Feoffment.
-
Fe
or and Feffee. - 218 Fealty.
- 219 Felony.
- Fireboote.
- Fledwite.
- 222 Flemeswite.
- 223 Fletwit.
- 224 Forstall.
- 225 Forstallers.
- Franches Roiall.
- Free almes.
- 228 Franke fee.
- Formedone.
- Fieri facias.
- 231 Fine.
- Free mariage.
- 233 Freehold.
- Freshsuit.
-
210 Failin
- G.
- H
- I.
- L.
- M.
- N.
- O.
-
P.
- Pape.
- Per que seruitia.
- Parceners.
- Partition.
- 331 Parties.
- Patron.
- 333 Perquisites.
- 334 Perambulatione facienda.
- Petit Cape.
- 336 Petit serieantie.
- 337 Plaintife.
- 338 Pleading.
- Post disseisin.
- Possession.
- 341 Poundes.
- 342 Preamble.
- Premunire.
- 344 Precipe in capite.
- Prescription.
- 346 Presentment.
- 347 Pretensed tight or Title.
- Priuie or Priuities.
- Priuiledges.
- 350 Proces.
- 351 Next friend.
- 352 Procedendo.
- 353 Prohibition.
- Protection.
- Protestation.
- Purchase.
- Q.
- R.
- S.
- T.
- V.
- W.
-
Termes of the Law.
-
version
-
part - A
- Abatement de briefe ou plaint.
- 2 Abatement en terres
- Abbot.
- 4 Abbettors.
- Abeiance.
- Abishersing.
- Abiuration.
- 8 Abridgement de plaint ou demaund.
- ¶ Accedas ad Curiam.
- ¶ Acceptance.
- 11 Accessories.
- 12 ¶ Action.
- 13 ¶ Actions personals.
- 14 ¶ Actions reals.
- Action populer.
- 16 Action mixt.
- Action del briefe.
- Action sur le case.
- 19 Action sur le statute.
- Accompt.
- 21 Accord.
- 22 Acquital.
- 23 Acquitance.
- Actes.
- Additions.
- Adiournement.
- Admeasurement de Dower.
- 28 Admeasurement de pasture.
- ¶ Administrator.
- ¶ Admiral.
- ¶ Ad quod dampnum.
- 32 ¶ Aduowson.
- 33 ¶ Age prier.
- 24 ¶ Agreement.
- ¶ Ayde.
- 36 ¶ Ayde de Roy.
- ¶ Ayle.
- 38. Alien.
- 39 Alienation.
- 40 Ambidexter.
- 41 Amendement.
- Amercement.
- 43 Amercement royal.
- 44 An, iour & wast.
- Annuitie.
- Appeale.
- 47 ¶ Appellant.
- 48 ¶ Appellour.
- 49 ¶ Appendant & ap∣purtenant.
- Apporcionment.
- 51 Appropriation.
- Approuement.
- Arbitrement.
- 54 Arrest.
- Arrerages.
- Assets.
- 57 Assignee.
- Assise.
- 59 Assise de darraine presentment.
- 60 Assise de Mort∣dancester.
- 61 Attainder.
- 62 ¶ Attaint.
- Attournement.
- 64 ¶ Audita quaerela.
- 65 ¶ Auerment.
- ¶ Auerpeny.
- Auncien demesne.
- 68 Auowrie.
-
B.
- Baile.
- Bailement.
- 71 Bailife.
- 72 Backberinde theefe.
- Bargaine & sale.
- 74 Barre.
- 75 Base fee.
- 76 Bastarde.
- 77 Battaile.
- 78 Bigamy.
- 79 Bloodwit.
- 80 Boote.
- Broodhalpeny.
- Burgage.
- Brugbote.
- 84 Burghbote.
- 85 Burghbrech.
- 86 Burgh English.
- 87 Burglarie.
- Capias.
- Caruage.
- Certificatio in assise.
- 91 Cerciorari.
- Cession.
- Cessauit.
- Challenge.
- 95 Champertie.
- Champertors.
- Charge.
- Charters.
- 99 Chattels.
- 100 Childwit.
- 101 Chimin.
- Chose en action.
- 103 Cinque ports.
- 104 Circuity de actiō.
- Claime.
- 106 Clergie.
- 107 Clerke Attaint.
- Clerke conuict.
- 109 Colour.
- Colour de office.
- 111 Collusion.
- Common ley.
- 113 Common.
- Condition.
- 115 Confirmation.
- 116 Confiscate biens.
- Conspiracie.
- Custome.
- 119 Consultation.
- 120 Continual claime.
- Counterplee.
- 121 Contract.
- Contra formam col∣lationis.
- 124 Contra formam feoffamenti.
- Contributione fa∣cienda.
- Conusance.
- 127 Corodie.
- Coroner
- 129 Corporation.
- Corps politike.
- Corruption de sangue.
- 132 Cosinage.
- Couenant.
- Couerture.
- 135 Couin.
- 136 Cui in vita.
- Cui ante diuortium.
-
Curtesie D
ngle∣terre.
-
D.
- Damage feasant.
- 140 Danegelde.
- Darrein presentment.
- Deane & Chapter.
- Decies tantum.
- 144 Declaration.
- 145 Dedimus pote∣statem.
- 146 Defendant.
- 147 Defence.
- Demaundant.
- 149 Demaines.
- Demy sanke ou sangue.
- Demurrer.
- 152 Denizen.
- 153 Deodande.
- Departure de son plee ou matter.
- Departure in dispite del Court.
- 156 Deputie.
- 157 Det.
- Deuastauerunt bo∣na testatoris.
- 159 Deuise.
- Diem clausit extre∣mum.
- 161 Discent.
- Disclaymer.
- Discontinuance.
- 164 Dismes.
- Disparagement.
- 166 Disseisin.
- Disseisin sur disseisin.
- Disseisour & dis∣seisee.
- Disceit.
- 170 Distresse.
- 171 Diuorce.
- 172 Donor & Donee.
- 173 Double plee.
- Dower.
- Droit.
- Droit dentre.
- Dum non fuit com∣pos mentis.
- 178 Dum fuit infra aetatem.
- 197 Dures.
-
E.
- Eiectione firme.
- Eiectment de garde.
- Eire Iustices.
- Elegit.
- 184 Embrasour ou Embraceour.
- 185 Encrochment.
- Enheritance.
- 167 Entre.
- 188 Entrusion.
- 189 Equitie.
- Error.
- 191 Escape.
- 192 Eschete.
- Escuage.
- 194 Esplees.
- Essoine.
- 196 Estoppel.
- 197 Estraungers.
- Estray.
- Estrepment.
- 200 Etate probanda.
- 201 Excommenge∣ment.
- Exchange.
- 203 Execution.
- Executor.
- 205 Exigent.
- Ex parte talis.
- Ex graui querela.
- Extinguishment.
- 209 Extortion.
-
F.
- Failer de Record.
- 211 Fait.
- 212 Farme ou Ferme.
- Faux imprisonment.
- Fee ferme.
- Fee simple.
- 216 Feoffment.
- 217 Feoffor & feffee.
- Fealtie.
- Felony.
- 220 Fireboote.
- 221 Fledwite.
- Flemeswite.
- Fletwit.
- Forstall.
- Forstaller.
- 226 Franches Royal.
- 227 Frankalmoigne.
- Franke fee.
- 229 Formedone.
- 230 Fieri facias.
- Fine.
- 232 Franke mariage.
- Franktenement.
- 234 Freshsuit.
- G.
- H.
- I.
- L.
- M.
- N.
- O.
-
P.
- Pape.
- 328 Per que seruitia.
- 329 Parceners.
- 330 Partition.
- Parties.
- 332 Patron.
- Perquisites.
- Perambulatione facienda.
- Petit Cape.
- Petit serieantie.
- Plaintife.
- Pleading.
- 339 Post disseisin.
- 340 Possession.
- Poundes.
- Preamble.
- 343 Premunire.
- Precipe in capite.
- 345 Prescription.
- Presentment.
- Pretensed Droit ou Title.
- 348 Priuie ou Priuitie, & Priuities.
- 349 Priuiledges.
- Proces.
- Prochein amy.
- Procedendo.
- Prohibition.
- 354 Protection.
- 355 Protestation.
- Purchase.
- Q.
- R.
- S.
- T.
- V.
- W.
-
part - A