Law, or a Discourse therof in four books. Written in French by Sir Hen. Finch Kt. His Majesties Serjeant at Law. And done into English by the same author

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Title: Law, or a Discourse therof in four books. Written in French by Sir Hen. Finch Kt. His Majesties Serjeant at Law. And done into English by the same author
Author: Nottingham, Heneage Finch, Earl of, 1621-1682.
Publication: London :: printed by the assignes of Richard and Edward Atkins Esq; for H. Twyford, F. Tyton, J. Bellinger, M. Place, T. Basset, R. Pawlet, S. Heyrick, C. Wilkinson, T. Dring, W. Jacob. C. Harper, J. Leigh, J. Ammery, J. Place, and J. Poole,; 1678.
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Statutes.

Magna charta cap. 12. vide supra.

Marlb. cap. 16. A Mortdauncestor gi∣ven against the Lord that will not render the Land to his Ward at full age.

Westm. 2. cap. 4. If a woman having no right, recover dower against a Gardein, the heir at full age shall have a Mort∣dauncestor against her.

Gloucest. cap. 6. All the heirs, where∣of one is son or daughter, brother or sister, nephew or neece, and the other in a further degree shall joyn in a Mort∣dauncestor.

Gloucest. cap. 3. The heir shall have an Assise of Mortdauncestor, if Tenant by Courtesie alien and leave no assets.

An assise which may be either of his own, or his Ancessors possession, called an assise of Darrein presentment, is up∣on a disturbance when(a) 1.1 himself or his Ancestor did last present; and therefore lieth 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. d 5 H. 7. 16.

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