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Les termes de la ley; or, Certain difficult and obscure words and terms of the common laws and statutes of this realm now in use, expounded and explained Now corrected and enlarged. With very great additions throughout the whole book, never printed in any other impression.

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Title
Les termes de la ley; or, Certain difficult and obscure words and terms of the common laws and statutes of this realm now in use, expounded and explained Now corrected and enlarged. With very great additions throughout the whole book, never printed in any other impression.
Author
Rastell, John, d. 1536.
Publication
London :: printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft and M. Flesher, assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins Esquires. For G. Walbanke, S. Heyrick, J. Place, J. Poole, and R. Sare,
1685.
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Law -- Dictionaries -- Early works to 1800.
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"Les termes de la ley; or, Certain difficult and obscure words and terms of the common laws and statutes of this realm now in use, expounded and explained Now corrected and enlarged. With very great additions throughout the whole book, never printed in any other impression." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A58086.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 21, 2024.

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Misprision.

MIsprision est, qn̄t ascun sciet que un auter ad fait Trea∣son ou Felonie, & il ne voile luy discover al Roy, ou son Councel, ou a asc' Magistrate, mes conceala son offence. Divers auters offences sont ap∣pelle Misprision: sicom̄ un Chaplein ad fixe un antient Seal dun Patent a un novel Patent de Non-residence, ceo fuit tenus des •• re Misprision de Treason tantum, & nul counter •• eit del Seal del Roy. Issint ē tenus en 37 H. 8. Bro. tit. Treason 3. in fine: mes 2 H. 4. fol. 25. A. est adjudge contra; & Stamf. Pl. cor. fol. 3. B. cite ceo p̄ Treason; & issint est tenus a cest jour.

Item si un auter sc •• et Money destre faux, & port ceo hors de Ireland en Angle∣terre, & utter ceo en paym̄t, ceo est forsque Misprision de Treason, & nemy Treason: & issint est en divers semblables cases.

En touts cases de Misprisi∣on de Treason, le partie offen∣dor forfeitera ses Biens a touts jours, & les profits de ses Terres pur son vie, & son Corps al prison al pleasure del Roy.

Et pur Misprision de Felo∣nie ou Trespasse, l' Offendor serra commit al Prison, tan∣que il ad trove Sureties ou Pledges p̄ son Fine, que serra

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assesse per le discretion de les Justices devant que il fuit convict.

Et nota, Que en chescun Treason ou Felonie est in∣clude Misprision; & lou asc' ad fait Treason ou Felonie, le Roy poit causer luy destre endicte & arraigne forsque de Misprision solement, si il voile. Vide plus de ceo Stamf. lib. 1. cap. 39.

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