A philologicall commentary, or, An illustration of the most obvious and useful words in the lavv with their distinctions and divers acceptations, as they are found as well in reports antient and modern as in records and memorials never printed : usefull for all young students of the law / by Edward Leigh ...

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Title: A philologicall commentary, or, An illustration of the most obvious and useful words in the lavv with their distinctions and divers acceptations, as they are found as well in reports antient and modern as in records and memorials never printed : usefull for all young students of the law / by Edward Leigh ...
Author: Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671.
Publication: London :: Printed by A.M. for Charles Adams, and are to be sold at his shop ...,; 1658.
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PLEAS.

Pleas. All pursuits and actions (we call them in our English tongue Pleas) and in barbarous, (but now usuall Latin) placita, taking the name abusive, of the definitive sentence, which may well be called placitum, or▪ 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. The* 1.1 French call it arest, in which word after their custom, they do not found the••••. But we call placitum the action, not the sentence: and placi∣tare barbarously for to plead in English agere, or litigare.

Pleas are divided into Pleas of the Crown, and into Common or Civil Pleas. Pleas of the Crown are Treason and Felony, and misprison of Trea∣son and Felony; They are Communia placita, not in respect of the persons, but in respect of the quality of the Pleas. Cook's 4th part of Instit. c. 10.

All those Pleas which touch the life or mutila∣tion* 1.2 of man, are called Pleas of the Crown, and cannot be done in the name of any inferiour per∣son, then He or She that holdeth the Crown of England. And likewise no man could give pardon thereof, but the Prince only.

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* 1.1

Smiths Commonw. of England c. 9.

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* 1.2

Id. c. 4.

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