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.
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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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Prerogatiue.

By outlawrie all his chattels, whether eall as a (a) 1.1 terme for yeares (and there∣re there the King may seise the land it fe, and plow and sow, and occupie it as e term or might) wardship, &c. or per∣nal, as ones (c) 1.2 goods (the propertie wher∣ is presently in the king, and he may haue detinue against euery man that hath a ossession of them) profits (d) 1.3 of land, herein he hath a freehold or inheritance, iz. rents, corne, mannurance of his pasture et in this case he cannot, &c. seise the land selfe, nor occupie, plow, or sow it, or grant away. And if the party so outlawed make feoffement, this feoffement is good, and he King after that shall haue the profits o more.) But not (a) 1.4 a fornace table fixed pon the land with posts, boords, doores, windowes, and such like annexed to a free∣old are forfeit to the King, not only those in possession, but euen such as hee hath a right vnto, as debts, (viz (b) 1.5 due by speci∣alty, but not (c) 1.6 by a simple contract, for the reason supra fol.) matters in (d) 1.7 account, (e) 1.8 goods taken away, &c. But not dama∣ges which he is to recouer, as by reason of (f) 1.9 trespasse done to his land, (g) 1.10 batterie, false imprisonment, or such like.

In case of mayme there must bee three Capias, two in felonie, as stealth, robberie, and burglarie, one duely in the death of a man, bee it murder or manslaughter, and

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high Treason.

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