The reforming registry, or, A representation of the very many mischiefs and inconveniences which will unavoidably happen by the needless, chargeable, and destructive way of registries proposed to be erected in every county of England and Wales, for the recording of all deeds, evidences, bonds, bills, and other incumbrances : written in the year 1656 when Oliver and the Levelling-party made it their design to ruine monarchy ... / by Fabian Philipps.

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The reforming registry, or, A representation of the very many mischiefs and inconveniences which will unavoidably happen by the needless, chargeable, and destructive way of registries proposed to be erected in every county of England and Wales, for the recording of all deeds, evidences, bonds, bills, and other incumbrances : written in the year 1656 when Oliver and the Levelling-party made it their design to ruine monarchy ... / by Fabian Philipps.
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Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690.
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London :: Printed by Tho. Newcomb for the author, and are to be sold by Abel Roper ...,
1662.
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Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Great Britain.
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"The reforming registry, or, A representation of the very many mischiefs and inconveniences which will unavoidably happen by the needless, chargeable, and destructive way of registries proposed to be erected in every county of England and Wales, for the recording of all deeds, evidences, bonds, bills, and other incumbrances : written in the year 1656 when Oliver and the Levelling-party made it their design to ruine monarchy ... / by Fabian Philipps." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A54692.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 8, 2025.

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THE Contents of the CHAPTERS.

  • Chapter 1. THat the Registring or Inrolling of Deeds of Bargain and Sale, whereby an Estate of Freehold doth pass, is provided for by the Statute of 27 H. 8. cap. 16. wherein it being left to the peo∣ples choyce where to Inroll them, they have rather chosen to do it in Chancery, and at London, then in the several Counties, p. 3.
  • Chap. 2. The Inconveniences of an inforced Registry of such, Deeds in the proper Counties. pag. 8.
  • Chap. 3. The Inconveniencies if all Deeds, of Bar∣gain and Sale shall be Enacted to have the force and effect of Fines with Proclamati∣ons, or of Recoveries, and to Bar as they doe: pag. 20.
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  • Chap. 4. Of the Registring of all mens former Deeds or other Evidences, if but for ten or twenty years past, under a penalty to be, otherwise of no effect or less then they would former∣ly have been. pag. 31
  • Chap. 5. Of the Registring of all Bonds, Bills, Leases Releases Feoffments, Contracts in wri∣ting and all other writings which may incumber reall or personal Estates. pag. 49
  • Chap. 6. Of New Courts or Judicatories to be erected in every County, to hear and determine Causes. pag. 75
  • Chap. 7 That it is impossible to provide against all things which may happen to be Incumbran∣ces. pag. 87
  • Chap. 8. That (if it could be possible) the people will not willingly be at the trouble or charges in all their Contracts, to search in so many County Registries to discover Incumbran∣ces. pag. 92
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