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.

Magna charta, cap. 12. vide supra.

Marleb. cap. 16. A mortdancestor giuen against the Lord that will not render the land to his ward at full age.

Westm. 2. cap. 4. If a woman hauing no right recouer dower against a gardein, the heire at full age shall haue a mortdaunce∣stor against her.

Gloucest. cap. 6. All the heires whereof one is sonne or daughter, brother or sister, nephew or niece, and the other in a further degree shall ioyne in a mortdauncester.

Gloucest. cap. 3. The heire shall haue an assise of mortdauncestor, if Tenant by cur∣tesie alien and leaue no assets.

An assise which may bee either of his owne or his ancestors possession, called an assise of darrein presentment is vpon a di∣sturbance when (a) 1.1 himselfe or his ancestor did last present: and therefore lyeth for (b) 1.2 tenant in years as well as for him that hath an estate of inheritance, or for life.

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(a) 1.1

F. N. B. 31. g. old N B. 33.

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(b) 1.2

F. N. B. 31. i. 5 H. 7. 16.

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