The pandectes of the law of nations contayning seuerall discourses of the questions, points, and matters of law, wherein the nations of the world doe consent and accord. Giuing great light to the vnderstanding and opening of the principall obiects, questions, rules, and cases of the ciuill law, and common lawe of this realme of England. Compiled by William Fulbecke.

The Diuisions and principall contents of the fourth Dialogue, of Seigniories, and Seruices.

The first Diuision. 1. THe description of a Seigniory by the Ciuill law. 2. By the Canon law. 3. Likewise by the Common law.

The 2. Diuision. 1. What homage is, and how it is to be performed by the com∣mon law. 2. That homage hath beene practised in ancient time.

The 3. Diuision. 1. What a Manor is, and whereof it consisteth. 2. The originall of a Manor.

The 4. Diuision. 1. Statutes made for the prseruation of Seigniories & Manors.

The 5. Diuision. 1. Fealty is the most generall seruice in the Common law. 2. In the Ciuill law. 3. That by the Ciuill law, the Common law, & the Canon lavv, a religious man ought to doe fealty.

The 6. Diuision. 1. The diuers kinds of seruices in the Ciuill lavv, & their defini∣tions. 2. The diuers kinds of seruices in the Common lavv, & their definitions. 3. The originall of villenage, & the nature thereof. 4. The tenure vvhereby a man holdeth of an honor or manor is de∣scribed, and by examples illustrated. 5. Certeyne honors vvhich be not of the ancientnesse of the Crovvn. 6. Some honors vvhich be annexed to the Crovvne.

The 7. Diuision. 1. Whether one vvithin age be compellable by Lavv to doe all manner of seruice either by himselfe, or some other. 2. A diuersity

in the Ciuill law whether the father of such an infant died in a iust war, or at home in his bed. 3. That by the Common Law the infāt shall be in ward if his father dyed seised of land held by Knights seruice, without any such diuersity. 4. A diuersity in the Common law, where the heire of the tenant by Knights seruice is within age and a Knight at the time of his fathers death, and where not.

The 8. Diuision. 1. What penalties lye vpon the tenant if he doe not his seruice. 2. Many causes of the tenants forfeiture in the Ciuill law, 3. Some causes of forfeiture by the Common law.

The 9. Diuision. 1. Whether when the tenant hath committed felony or treason, and is atteynted, he shall suffer any preiudice in his tenancie. 2. A diuersity in the Ciuil law, where the offence is committed against the person of the Lord, and where against the person of a stranger 3. That by the common law, by the atteynder of felony or treason the bloud is corrupted, & in the one case the land shall escheat to the King, in the other to the immediate Lord. 4. The aforesaid de∣terminations & conclusions of Ciuill and Common law touching the forfeiture of the offendor are examined by the Law of God.