Lavv, or, a discourse thereof in foure bookes. Written in French by Sir Henrie Finch Knight, his Maiesties Serieant at Law. And done into English by the same author.

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Title: Lavv, or, a discourse thereof in foure bookes. Written in French by Sir Henrie Finch Knight, his Maiesties Serieant at Law. And done into English by the same author.
Author: Finch, Henry, Sir, d. 1625.
Publication: London :: Printed [by Adam Islip] for the Societie of Stationers,; 1627.
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Statutes.

Mag Chart. cap. 31. By a common Es∣cheat. of a Baronie, &c. to the king, the Te∣nant shall not hold in chiefe.

1. E. 6. cap 4. No more when a Seignio∣rie commeth to the King by treason or dis∣solution.

1 E 3 cap. 12. The King from hence∣forth shall not hold as forfeit such lands if they be alienated, but shall haue a fine for them in the Chancerie.

Seruices proper to estates of in∣heritances, are homage and suite of Court. For Tenant for life shall not * 1.1 doe nor take homage, but onely te∣nant in fee simple or in taile, in his owne or anothers right. As the husband for lands that he so holdeth in the right of his Wife, if he haue an issue by her, shall doe homage in her life time; but not after her death, if he holds himselfe in as Tenant by curtesie. Neither can a man at this day make a man∣nor * 1.2 notwithstanding that he giue Land to many seuerally in taile, to hold of him by seruices & suite of Court, for he may make a tenure but not a Court, for a Court can∣not

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bee but by continuance time out of mind.

Homage is an oth of fidelitie, acknow∣ledging * 1.3 himselfe to bee the Lords man: wherein the tenant must bee vngirt, vnco∣uered, kneele vpon both knees, and hold both his hāds together between the lords hands sitting before him. This is to bee * 1.4 done onely to the Lord himselfe. But the Lords Steward or Bailife may take fealtie * 1.5 for him, and but once during the Tenants * 1.6 life. So as hauing done it once, he neither shall doe it againe to the heire of the Lord, or grantee of the seruices, nor to the same Lord, if other lands doe afterwards discend to the Tenant that are holden by homage of him. And though it bee in the Kings case.

Notes

* 1.1

Let. 19.

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* 1.2

23. H 8. Br. com∣prise 31.

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* 1.3

Lit. 18.

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* 1.4

Lit 9.

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* 1.5

Lit ibid.

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* 1.6

(a) Lit. 33. b. 24. H. 8. Br. Br. foaltie 8.

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