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Title, properly (as some say) is when a man hath a lawfull cause of entry into Lands whereof another is seized, for the which he can have no action, as title of condition, title of Mortmain▪ But legally this word (Title) includeth a right also, and title is the more generall word, for e∣very right is a title, but every title is not such a right for which an action lieth, and therefore ti∣tulus
est justa causa possidendi, q••od nostrum est, and signifieth the means whereby a man cometh to Land, as his title is by fine, or by scoffment, & dicitur titulus à tuendo, because by it he holdeth, and defendeth his Land, and as by a release of a right a title is released, so by release of a title, a right is released also but title in a proper and* 1.1 strict significati••n, is taken for a right of Entry, where a man can have no action, as to enter for condition broken, or alienation in Mortmain.
Cook 4 Rep. Edward Althams Case.