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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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.
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London :: Printed [by Adam Islip] for the Societie of Stationers,
1627.
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Law -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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Statutes.
14. E. 3 cap. 8. No Escheator shall tarrie in his office aboue a yeare.
These are the Courts whose jurisdiction extends throughout the Realme.
Those which deale but within some Countie, are the Sherife in his turne, and the Coroners.
The sherifes turne is a Court of recordfor offences which are common grieuan∣ces. As a robberie, (a) bloudshed, clipping & washing of siluer and gold, night wal∣king, the not repairing or making cleane of a bridge or a ditch, (b) fraies and assaults, &c. But not (c) murder or breaking of ones hedge, &c. for they are no common grie∣uances, but a wrong to one singular person.
Whereunto euery man of the age of 12. years & vpwards (being within the pre∣cinct) oweth suite, & must be sworne to the Kings Allegeance. And this is called a suit reall, being not due by reason of mens free∣holds, but of their body, because they are resiant within the precinct of the Leet. But women are not compellable to come thither
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nor to be sworne to the king. And therfore when a woman is outlawed, she is said to be waued and not outlawed, because she is neuer sworne to the Law.
Piers of the Realme are excepted: And persons of Churches, and other men of Re∣ligion, as appeareth before.
The offendor here shall be amerced, and distreined for that amercement, through∣out the whole precinct of the Countie.