Jurisdictions: or, The lawful authority of courts leet, courts baron, court of marshallseys, court of pypowder, and ancient demesne : together with the most necessary learning of tenures, and all their incidents, of essoynes, imparlance, view; of all manner of pleadings, of contracts, of the nature of all sorts of actions, of maintenance; of diverse other things, very profitable for all students of innes of court and chancery : and a most perfect directory for all stewards of any the sayd courts. / Heretofore writ in French by the methodically learned, John Kitchin of Grays-Inne, Esq; and now most exactly rendred to more ample advantage in the English tongue; with a demonstrative table, pointing out all matter of consequence, throughout the whole work. Whereunto is added the authentick formes of all manner of writs, with their severall returnes in English, very usefull for all men in this Common-wealth, as they be now used.

The Writ is not the worse, though in the same it be mentioned that he is the heir of one, or that he should have scarce been heir to him if he had lived, if he be heir to him that last was seised, 11 H. 4. f. 70.

The Demandant in Formedon ought to name him Son and Heir to him that was seised; But if one survive his fa∣ther, and were not seised, he need not name himself heir, but son onely; but it is a sure way to name him son and

heire, or cozen and heire to every one, Fitzh. fol. 212. F.

Formedon abate, for that he made himself cozen and heir to the Donee, where his father was seised after the death of the Donee, and no mention was made of him, 10 Edw. 3. tit. 41.