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.

Westm̄ 1. cap. 25. No minister of the King may maintaine another in any

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action in the Kings Court to haue part of the thing, or other profit by couenant vp∣on paine of punishment at the Kings will.

Westm. 2. cap. 49. None of the Kings of∣ficers shall take, or purchase, or bargaine for land, tenement, or aduowson whilest the thing is in plea, vpon paine to bee puni∣shed at the kings pleasure, as well the pur∣chaser as the other.

Artic. super chart. cap. 11. Neither the Kings officer, nor any other shall do so vp∣on paine of forfeiting to the King so much of his lands as a mounteth in value to that he purchaseth. Any may sue for the King before the Iustices, before whom the plea hangeth.

32 H. 8. cap. 9. None shall, buy, sell, or get, or take promise, or grant to haue, any pretensed rights or titles to lands, &c. except the seller, or those (by whom he claimeth) were in possessions, or tooke the profits, by space of a yeare next before, vpon paine that the Seller, &c. shall forfeit the value of the land, and likewise the buyer know∣ing the same. Prouided, hee that is in law∣full possession by taking the yearly profits, may buy, &c. anothers pretensed right.

Gloucest▪ cap. 8. Atturnies may be made in all pleas, where appeales lye not.

Met. cap. 10. In suits; at a Countie, ty∣thing, hundred, wapentake, or Court of the Lord.

Westm. 2. cap. 10. A generall Atturny may be made, in all Counties where Iusti∣ces

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do iourney.

3. H. 7. cap. 1. An appeale of murder or death, may be pursued by Atturney.

The suite hath two parts, the begin∣ning and proceeding.

The beginning is the proper dutie of the plaintife. And hath two parts.

The first matter of the suite, and origi∣nall processe.

The first matter of the suite must al∣wayes be brought in that Countie where the cause of suite groweth. As actions of * 1.1 debt vpon an escape, may be brought in the Countie where the arrest or escape was. But not in any other Countie: A (a) 1.2 trespasse of battery, goods carried away, or writings broken, may be brought in any Countie; for they are not locall. Otherwise it is of trees, or grasse cut downe, they must bee * 1.3 brought in their proper Countie, if it be by bill, the Countie is set at the margent.

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* 1.1

14. E▪ 4 4.

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(a) 1.2

2. Mar. Br. attaint 104.

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* 1.3

(b) Br. bill 35.

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