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 May 1, 2025.

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Page 43

Common ley.

COmmon ley, est pur le pluis pate prise 3. voyes. Primerm̄t, pur ls leyes de cest Realm sim∣ply, sans as•••••• ly, come customarie ly, ciuil ley, spiritual ley u qu〈…〉〈…〉 aut ley i〈…〉〈…〉 a ceo, come quant il •••• despute ē no∣stre lyes anglere, quid doet de droit est deter∣mine pr le common ley & quid per spiritual ley, ou le Court del Admiral ou tiels semblables.

Second 〈…〉〈…〉t il est prise pur les Courtes le Roy, come l b••••ke le roy ou common place, 〈…〉〈…〉 pur mnstre vn diff〈…〉〈…〉ce pe••••r c〈…〉〈…〉 les base courtes, come customarie courts, courts Barons. Countie courts, Ppowdes & tils sem∣blables: cme qū vn ple de terre est remoue hors de anciēt demesn̄ pur co q̄ le re ē frāk se & ple∣dable al cōmon ley, cest adire ē la Court le R. & nemy ē anciēt demesn̄ ou en as▪ auter bae court.

Tierce••••t & pluis vsu∣alment

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per le comon ley est entendue tiels leys q̄ fueront generalmēt prise & tenus pur ley deuant q̄ ascun estatut fuit fait pur alter ceo, cōe pur exāple, Tenant pur vie, ne pur ans ne fueront deste punish pur fesance wast a com∣mon ley tan{que} le statut de Gloucester ca. 5. fuit fait, le quel done vn action de wast enuers eux. Mes tenant per le curtesie, & tenant in dower, fueront punishable pur wast al common ley, cest adire, per le vsuall & common receiued leys de Realme deuaunt le dit statute de Gloucester fuit fait.

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