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.

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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.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A87798.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 31, 2024.

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Entry in the by, and to whom.

TO this Court came J: N: in his proper person, & com∣plaineth against T: M: of a Plea of Land, that is to say, of one house, one garden, and one Orchard with the appur∣tenances, and found sureties to prosecute his suit aforesaid that is J: D. and R: R. and doth protest to prosecute his suite aforesaid, of the aforesaid house, garden, and orchard, with the appurtenances in J: in nature and forme of a writ of entrance, of our Lady the Queen in the (by) and (to which.) Saying that the said house and garden with the appurtenances are his right and Inheritance, according to the custome of the Mannor aforesaid, and into which the aforesaid T: M: hath no entry but by El: late the wife of W: M: and the daughter of R: P: to which aforesaid R:P. and M: his wife, they demised, which since unjustly and without judgement, disseised R: N: by rem: of the said J: N: within 50 years last expired, &c. And desires pro∣cesse thereof to be made to him against the aforesaid T: M: according to the custome of the Mannor, therefore accor∣ding to the custome of the Mannor it was commanded, J: B: under Bayliffe of the said Mannor, and Officer of the Court aforesaid, that according to the custome of the Man∣nor aforesaid, he should summon by good summoners, the aforesaid T: M: that he should be here at the next Court, that is the fourth day of M. next comming, here to be held to answer to the aforesaid J: N: of the Plea aforesaid, &c. The same day is given to J. N: here, &c.

To this Court came A: B: Citizen and Mercer of L. * 1.1 in proper person, and complained against W: W: of a Plea of land, that is of one house, one garden, and one Acre of land with the appurtenances in J: held of this Mannor, by copy of Court Roll, of this Mannor, and made protestati∣on to prosecute his complaint aforesaid, in the Court a∣foresaid, in forme and nature of a Writ of one Lady the Queen of right Patent at the Common-law, according to the custome of the Mannor aforesaid, And found pledges to prosecute his complaint aforesaid, here in the said Court, that is J: D: and R: F: and desired processe there∣of to be made to him, against the aforesaid W: W: accor∣ding to the custome of the Mannor aforesaid, therefore ac∣cording to the custome of the Mannor aforesaid, it was commanded J: S: Bayliffe of the Mannor aforesaid, and

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Officer of this Court, that he should summon the afore∣said W: W: so that he should be here at the next Court of this Mannor aforesaid, here, that is the Saturday the fourth day of J: to be held, to answer the aforesaid A: B: of the Plea aforesaid, and that he then have there the names of the summoners, and this precept. And the same day is gi∣ven to the demandant here, &c. And late, that is to say, to this Court came the aforesaid W: W: in his proper person, and in the full Court here gratis offered to answer to the aforesaid A: B: of the plea aforesaid by good summonitors, that is J: D: and R. R: according to the custome of the Mannor aforesaid, and upon this lately to this Court the a∣foresaid A: B: that is in proper person, came and deman∣ded against the said W: W: the house aforesaid, the garden and acre of land, aforesaid with appurtenances in J: afore∣said, held of this Mannor by Copy of Court Roll, as his right and inheritance, and whereof he saith, that he him∣self was seised of the tenement aforesaid with the appur∣tenances in his demesne as of see and right, according to the custome of the Mannor aforesaid in time of peace, in the time of our Lady the now Queen, taking the profits to the value, &c. And that so is his right, he offereth, &c. And the foresaid W: W: came and defendeth his right, when &c. and this seisin, of which seisin &c. As of fee and right &c. and especially of the tenements aforesaid with the ap∣purtenances and all &c. And puts himself upon the ho∣magers aforesaid of our Queen of this Court aforesaid, ac∣cording to the custome of the Mannor aforesaid, and de∣sires an acknowledgment to be made, whether he hath more right to hold the tenements aforesaid with the ap∣purtenances, as he holds, or the aforesaid A. B. to have the aforesaid tenements with the appurtenances as he a∣bove demandeth, &c. And the aforesaid A: B: demandeth license to consider thereof till the 11th. houre before noon of the same day, and had it, &c. And the same houre was given to the aforesaid W: here, &c.

And after the said A: B: returned here into the Court, the self same day at the aforesaid houre in proper person, and the aforesaid W: W: though he were solemnly warned, came not, but in contempt of the Court departed, & made default, therefore according to the custome of the Mannor aforesaid, It is considered by the Court that the aforesaid A: B: should recover his seisin against the said W: W: of the

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tenements aforesaid with their appurtenances according to the custome of the Mannor aforesaid, to hold to the said A: B: and his heirs according to the custome of the said Mannor, quiet from the said W: W: and his heirs for ever, and the said W:W: in the mercy &c. And now to this Court the Lord, in execution of judgment, and recovering afore∣said by his Steward, granted to the aforesaid A: B: of the Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances, seisin to hold to him and his heirs and assignes by the Rod, at the will of the Lord according to the custome of the mannor, and made to the Lord then fine and fealty, and then was admitted Tenant.

And after, that is to say, at the same Court, the aforesaid A: B: then present came, and the aforesaid W: W: surren∣dred into the hands of the Lord, the tenement aforesaid with the appurtenances, to the use and behoofe of the foresaid A: B: his heirs and assignes for ever, and further, the aforesaid W: W, remised and released, and altogether for him and his heirs for ever quite, claimed to A: B: his heirs and assignes in their full and peceable possession, and seisin, day at the making of these presents, according to the custome of the said Mannor, of and in the tenements a∣foresaid, with their appurtenances, the whole right, title, state, claim, interest, or demands whatsoever, which he e∣ver had, hath, or any way hereafter may have, of or in the tenements aforesaid with their appurtenances, or in any parcell thereof; so that neither the aforesaid W.W. nor his heirs, or any other of them any right, title, state, claim, in∣terest, or demand of, or in the Tenements aforesaid, with their appurtenances, nor in any parcel of them from hence may challenge, claim or pretend unto, nor shal do hereafter but from all action of the Law, title, claim, use, interest and demand thereof, be for ever excluded, and every of them excluded for ever by these presents, And further the said W:W. granteth for him and his heirs, that he will warrant the tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances to the a∣foresaid A: B: and his heirs, against all men for ever.

To this Court &c. came W.T: son and heir of W: T: * 1.2 dead and is admitted tenant by the rod of one Feild called C: containing by estimation 8 Acres of medow with the ap∣purtenances in J: aforesaid whether more or lesse, with the appurtenances to have to him and his heirs at the will of

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the Lord, according to the custome of the Mannor afore∣said, and paid to the Lord for his entrance so had, &c. and made his fealty, &c.

And after to the same Court came the said W: T: and surrendred into the hands of the Lord, in the same Court aforesaid, the feild called C: containing by estimation 8 a∣cres of meddow, either more or lesse, lying in J: aforesaid with the appurtenances, whose western part abouts upon a certain way called K: and the northern head thence abut∣ting upon a close late S:W: to the use and behoof of M:M: and his heirs for ever, and upon this came the aforesaid M: M: and desired of the Lord in the same Court to be ad∣mitted tenant to the aforesaid 8 acre; of meddow with their appurtenances, to have and to hold to him and his heirs for ever, at the will of the Lord, according to the cu∣stome of the Mannor aforesaid, making and rendring there∣of rent, services, and customes, before due and accustomed, to whom the Lord by his Steward, granted seisin thereof, by the Rod, at the will of the Lord, according to the cu∣stome of the Mannor aforesaid, and payd to the Lord for a fine for such an entrance, for him to have 53s. 4d. and made to the Lord fealty, and then was admitted tenant.

And after, that is to say, to the same Court came R. M. and W. M. and complained against the aforesaid M. M. of a plea of land, that is of the aforesaid 8 acres of meddow, and made protestatiou to follow the complaint, in forme and nature of a Writ of the Queens, of entring upon dis∣seisin in the post, and upon this the aforesaid R. and W.M. in their proper persons, demand against the aforesaid Mi∣chall M. the aforesaid 8 acres of meddow with the appur∣tenances in J. within the jurisdiction of this Court, as their right and inheritance, and into which the said M. M. had no entrance, but after disseisin, which H. H. thereof, and without judgment made to the aforesaid R. and W. within 30 years last past &c. And whereof they say that they were seised of the aforesaid 8 acres of meddow with the appurtenances in their demesne as of fee, and right, at the will of the Lord, according to the custome of the Mannor aforesaid, taking the profits thereof to the value, &c. and in which &c. and so bring their suit, &c.

And the aforesaid M.M. in his proper person comes and defends his right, when, &c. and called into warranty the

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aforesaid W.T. which is present here in Court in his pro∣per person, and willingly, the aforesaid eight Acres of Meadow, with the appurrenances, did warrant unto him, &c. and upon this, the aforesaid R. and W.M. do desire against the said W.T. Tenant by his warranty, the afore∣said eight Acres of Meadow, with the appurtenances in his Demesne, as of Fee and Right, at the Will of the Lord, according to the custome of the Mannor aforesaid, in the time of Peace, in the time of the Queen that now is, taking the profits thereof, to the value, &c. and in which and, &c. and thereof bring their Suit, &c.

And the aforesaid W.T. Tenant, by the warranty, de∣fendeth his Right, when, &c. and further then calls to warranty C.D. which likewise is present in Court, in pro∣per person, and gratis the aforesaid eight Acres of Mea∣dow, with the appurtenances to him, doth warrant, &c. and upon this, the said R. and W.M. do desire against the said Christopher, Tenant to the warranty, the aforesaid eight Acres with the appurtenances, whereof they say, that he himself was seised of the said eight Acres of Mea∣dow, with the appurtenances in his Demesne as of Fee, and Right, at the will of the Lord, according to the custome of the said Mannour, at the said time, in the time of Peace, in the time of our Lady the Queen, now, ta∣king the profits thereof, to the value, &c. and in which, &c. and therefore bring their Suit, &c

And the said R. and W.M. desire Licence of talking to∣ther, and had it, &c. and after the said R. and W.M. retur∣ned here into the Court, to the same Court in their pro∣per persons, and the aforesaid T. though he were solemnly summoned returned not, but in contempt of the Court departed and made default, therefore it is granted that the aforesaid R. and W.M. should recover their Seisin against the said M. M. of the aforesaid eight Acres of Meadow, with the appurtenances, &c. and that the said M.M. should have of the Land of the aforesaid W.T. to the value, &c. and that the said W.T. further should have of the Land of the aforesaid C.D. to the value, &c. and the same C. in the mercy, &c. and upon this, the afore∣said R. and W.M. do desire a Precept to give to them full Seisin of the aforesaid eight Acres of Meadow, with the appurtenances to be directed to an Officer of the a∣foresaid

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Court, and it was granted to them retrunable here immediately, &c. and afterwards, tha is to say, the first of Aprill, came here into the Court, the aforesaid R. and W. M. in their proper persons, and the Office of the Court, that is to say, R.W. and certified the Court aforesaid, that by vertue of the Precept aforesaid, to him so di∣rected, the said first day of April, he made to have to the aforesaid R. and W.M. full seisin of the aforesaid eight A∣cres of Meadow, with the appurtenances, as by the Precept aforesaid, he was commanded, &c.

And after, that is to say, at the very same Court, the aforesaid R. and W. M. and the aforesaid W. T. then beeing present, came and surrendred into the hands of the Lord, in the same Court, the aforesaid eight Acres of Meadow, with the appurtenances, to the use and behoof of the a∣foresaid M. M. his Heires, and Assignes, to whom the Lord by his Steward aforesaid, granted then Seisin by the Rod, to have and hold to him and his Heirs, at the will of the Lord, according to the custome of the Mannour aforesaid, &c. and further the aforesaid R. and W. M. and W.T. remiswed, released, and altogether for them and their Heirs, for ever quite claimed to the aforesaid M:M. his Heirs, and Assigns in his full and peaceable possession, and Seisin, appearing in the full Court, all the Right, Title, State, Claim, Interest, or demands whatsoever, which they ever had, have, or any way hereafter may have, of, or in the aforesaid eight Acres with the appurtenances, or in a∣ny parcell thereof, so that, that neither the aforesaid R. and W.M. and W.T. nor their Heirs, or any of them, any Right, Title, State, Claim, Interest, or demand, of or in the aforesaid eight Acres of Meadow, with the Appur∣tenances, or in any parcell thereof, &c. nor ought here∣after, but from all Action of the Law, Title, claims, U∣ses, Interest, and demands, from thence to be demand∣ded, are excluded, and every of them is excluded for e∣ver by these presents, and further the aforesaid W.T. grants for him an his Heirs, that they will warrant the aforesaid eight Acres of Meadow, with the appurtenances, to the aforesaid M.M. and his Heirs, against all men for ever, &c.

4. H. 8. Tit. Recovery in value, 27 in Fine, and 23 H. 8. Tit. Recovery in value, 27. Recovery against the

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Husband and wife, where the wife is Tenant in Tail, and they vouch over, and the Demandant recovers against the Husband and wife, and they over in value, this seems shall bind the Tail, and the Heire of the wife.

23 H. 8. Title, Tail, 32. Double voucher, in Entrie in the Post, barrs the Tail, because of the recompence, but single voucher shall not barr, but the Estate Tail which he had time of the Recovery in possession; but if he were in of another Estate, time of that Recovery it is no Barr.

23 H. 8. Tit. Recovery in value 27. Entrie in the Post against Tenant for life, to bind the Fee in Reversion, Te∣nant ought to pray aid of him in remainder, and they ought to vouch.

25 H. 8. Tit. Recoverie in value, 33. where Tenant for life vouches a stranger, and the Demandant recovers, and he over in value, this shall not go to him in Reversion, and shall not bind him.

27 H. 8. Tit. Recovery in value 28. Tenant in Tailremain∣der over Entrie in the Post, gainst Tenant in Tail and he vouches over, this is a recompence, and shall barr the re∣mainder.

Pleas in Court Baron. Count upon Lending.

J.S. complains against T.D. in a Plea of Debt, of thirty Shillings four pence, for that, that is to say, &c. and thereof the same J.S. by W. T. his Attorney saith, that when the aforesaid T.D. tenth day of February, the year of the Reigne of Elizabeth now Queen of England twentieth, at Islington, within the Jurisdiction of this Court, borrowed of the aforesaid J.S. the aforesaid thirty shillings four pence, to be paid to the sald J.S. when he was required, notwithstanding the aforesaid T.D. though he hath been often required, the aforesaid thirty shillings and four pence, hath not restored it to the said J.S. but to him to pay them as yet hath denied, and yet doth denie, upon which he saith that he is damnified, and hath losse to the value of ten shil∣lings, and thereof bringeth his Suit.

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Form of a Plaint in a Court Aaron upon buying of Oyland Madder, &c.

G.B. complaineth agrinst R.C. in a Plea of Debt thir∣ty Shillings four pence, for that, that is to say, that when the aforesaid R.C. eleventh day of April, the year of of the Lord, 1540. at J. within the Jurisdiction of this Court, bought of the said G. B. fourteen gallons of oyl, called Meat oyl, for fifteen Shillings and three pence, one Hundred of Madder for fifteen shillings & a penny, to be paid to the said G.B. when he should be required, which truly in all doth amount to the sum of the aforesaid thirty Shillings four pence; notwithstanding the afore∣said R.C. although he hath been often requested the said thirty Shillings four pence, to the said G.B. hath not re∣stored, but that to him as yet to restore, hath denied, and yet doth denie, by reason whereof, he is the worse, and hath losse to the value of ten Shillings, and therefore bringeth his suit, &c. and the foresaid R.G. by J.A. his Attorney comes and defends the force and injury, when, &c. and saith, that he doth not owe to the aforesaid G.B. the aforesaid thirty Shillings and four pence, nor any pen∣ny thereof, in Form, in which the said G.B. complains a∣gainst him, therefore it is considered, that the said R.C. should wage his Law, and put in two Sureties for the Law, J.M. and R.J. and should come with his Law here, at the next Court, in proper person, and it is said to the a∣foresaid Attorney, of the aforesaid R. T. that then he should have here the said R.C. his Master, in his proper person, to finish his Law aforesaid, &c.

Plaint for accusing a man of Pelony, and imprisoning him.

T.H. complaines against S. D. for that, that is to say, that when the said Complaint a true and faithfull Liege-man and Subject of our Lady the Queen now, and of her Progenitors of the Kingdom of England, from the time of his Birth did appear, alwayes, and as a true Liege∣man of our said Lady the Queen, and all her Progeni∣tors aforesaid, from all the time aforesaid, without any Crime of Theft, stealing, Felony, or any other notorious Crime whatsoever, from the time of his Birth hitherto, hath carried, had, and kept himself, and so with all honest

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men was reputed and accounted, by reason of which name of Honor, Fame, and Coversation, the same Com∣plainant much and great gain and profit to the mainte∣nance of his Living did get and had: the foresaid De∣fendant notwithstanding not ignorant of the Premises, the eighteenth Day of July, the year of the Reign of our Lady Elizabeth, the sixth at J. within the Jurisdiction of this Court, out of his meer malice, and ill minde, threat∣ning and envying the good Report, Living, Degree, state, and condition of the said Plaintiff, and to blot it, and to bring the Complainant into an ill name, and Dan∣ger of his Life, as much as in him lay, spoke certain false, malicious, and scandalous words of the aforesaid Com∣plainant, and did publish and openly say, that T. H. (meaning the said Complainant) hath robbed me of forty pounds of money, by reason of which scandalous and false words, proclaiming and publishing, the said Plaintiff not onely in his good name and same, for which afore∣time he was know and reputed, with many honest men, and cheifly with J.A. Inholder, greatly hurt and wronged he did appear, and did incurr and fall into great Infamy and Discredit with the said J. H. and many other of the said Queens now, faithfull Subjects. Likewise W. G. and W. C. the Constables of L. aforesaid, by reason of an ill opinion by them conceived, by reason of the said Scan∣dall against the foresaid Complainant, published then by reason of the open speaking of those words, that the fore∣said Complainant was guilty of the Felony aforesaid, afterwards, that is to say, the eighteenth Day of July, they took the Complainant, and imprisoned him in a Pri∣son of the said Queens, called, &c. Scituate, &c. In which Prison the said Plaintiff from the said eighteenth Day of Iuly, till the twentieth Day of the same Moneth of Iuly for the cause aforesaid was detained, which twentieth Day of Iuly the Plaintiff from the said Prison to the Pri∣son, &c. of the said Queens in, &c. Scituate, &c. was re∣moved, and then, and there imprisoned, and in prison from the said twentieth Day of Iuly, till the eight and twenty Day of the said Moneth of Iuly, for the said cause was detained so that the same Plaintiff, not onely suffered and sustained great Cost and Charges by the occasion of his Restraint and Imprisonment, but also lost wholly

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many great profits and gaines, which of the said Subjects he might have gained for his maintenance and living, if the said scandalous and malicious words so openly pro∣claimed had not occasioned it, to the losse of the said Plaintiff, &c. three and thirty shillings and four pence, and thereof brings his Suit, &c.

Trespass, Plaint for walking with his Feet.

J.R. complaineth against T. B. that is to say, in a Plea why by force and armes, the Close of the said J. R. at D. he broke, and his Grasse to the value of five and thirty shillings and eight pence, there late growing, walking with his Feet trod down and spoiled, and other Injuries offered to him, to the great losse of the said J. R. and a∣gainst the peace of our Lady the Queen now, &c. and whereof the said J. R. saith, that when the aforesaid T.B. the seven and twentieth Day of Ianuary, in the year of the Reign of the said Queen now the fourth, by force and armes the Close of the said J. R. at D. broke, and his Grasse to the value, &c. there late growing, walking with his Feet, there trod down and consumed, and other Inju∣ries, &c. to the great losse, &c. and against the Peace, &c. whereof he saith, he is made worse, and damnified to the value, &c.

And the said T. in his proper person came, and defen∣ded the force and Injury, when, &c. and saith, that he in nothing is guilty of the Trespasse aforesaid, as the afore∣said J. above complaines against him; and of this puts himself upon the Countrey, the aforesaid Plaintiff like∣wise, &c.

Entry of the great Cape.

A. VVhich was the VVise of C. J. by A B. her Attor∣ney, offered her self to this Court against T. J. of a Plea of the third part of a House, and twenty Acres of Land, with the Appurtenances in J. which the same A. in this Court claimes as her Dowry, of the Gift of the afore∣said I. C. in times past her Husband, for that the Tene∣ments aforesaid are within this Lordship, and the VVo∣men, which after the Death of their Husbands of Tene∣ments

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in J. aforesaid, being dowable, according to the Custome of the said Mannour time out of minde used, of the third part thereof, ought to be endowed, &c. and they came not, and summoned, &c. therefore by the Judge∣ment the third part of the aforesaid, with the Appurte∣nances, should be taken into the Lords hands, &c. and day, &c. they should be summoned, that they be here at the next Court, &c.

Precept of the great Cape.

J.K. Steward to the Bailiff thereof, health, take into the Lords hands, by the view of good and lawfull men of this Mannour, the third part of one House, and twenty Acres of Land, with the Appurtenances in I. which A. I. this Court, &c. doth claim against T. I. late of I. as the Dower of the said A. of the Gift of the aforesaid C. I. in time past her Husband, by a VVrit of Dower, whereof she hath nothing, by the default of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 said T. and the same taking certifie me of, and summon by good Summoners the aforesaid T. that he be here at the next Court, there to an∣swer, and to shew why he was not here at the last Court, as he was summoned, and have here the names of those by whom, &c. you made the Summons, witnesse, &c:

Entry of a small Cape.

T.Q. Esquire, and I. his VVife, by their Attorney of∣fered themselves the fourth day against A. B. of I. and A. his VVife of a plea of the third part of eight Mes∣suages, and eighty Virges of Land, with the Appurte∣nances in I. which the aforesaid T. and I. in this Court, claim as the Dower of the said I. of the Gift of G. S. in time past her Husband, against them, and they did not come, and had from thence day untill this day, that is to say, the tenth day, &c. after other they appeared here in Court, therefore by the Judgement the third part with the Appurtenances should be taken into the hands of the Lord, and they summoned, &c. that they be here in the day, &c. to hear their Judgement, &c.

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Precipe of Summons upon a right Patent, &c.

J.K. Steward, to the Bailiff of the Mannour aforesaid, health, &c. I. S. complaines against I. D. in a plea of Land, and makes Protestation to follow the Suit, in the nature of a VVrit of our Lord the Kings, of a right Pa∣tent; and therefore I command you, that according to the Custome of this Mannour, you shall summon by good Summonitors the aforesaid I. D. to be here at the next Court, here to be held such a day, to answer in the Plea aforesaid, and have there this Precept, and how, &c. da∣ted, &c.

Precept upon Assise of Mortdancester.

J.K. Steward to the Bailiff of the Mannour aforesaid, health; because I. S. complaines as above, therefore I command you that y•••• summon by good Summons, 12. free and lawfull men Tenants of the foresaid Mannour, that they before me the aforesaid Steward at the next Court there to be held, that is to say, the Tuesday 19. day of Sep∣tember, next coming, at the hour of eight before noon of the same day, ready by their Oath to know, if T. S. Father of the said J.S. was seised in his Demesne as of Fee, of two Houses, and with the Appurtenances in D. within the Juris∣diction of this Court, the Day that he died, and if he died within forty years now last past, and if the said J.S. be his next Heir, and in the mean time let them view the said two Houses, and make their names to be entered, and summon by good Summoners the aforesaid J. and D. which now hold the aforesaid Houses and Lands, that then they be there to hear that Return, and have here the Summons, and this Precept, Dated, &c. under my Seal, &c.

To make to have Possession.

J.K. Steward, to the Bailiff thereof health, know that A. B. in the Court held such a Day, by the considera∣tion of the said Court recovered his Seisin against B. of eight Acres of Land with the Appurtenances in J. by Default of the aforesaid B. and therefore I command you,

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that to the said A.B. you shall give a full Seisin of the Tenements aforesaid, with the Appurtenances, without delay, and have there this Precept, and how, &c. Dated, &c. the Day, &c.

Small Cape.

J.K. Steward to the Bailiff thereof health, we command you that you take into the hands of the Lord, by the view of good and lawfull men of this Mannour, one House with the Appurtenances, which A.B. in this Court claimes as his right against B. R. by Complaint of a For∣medon in Remainder, for Default of the said B. and make known the Day of the taking to me, at the next Court, and summon the said B. R. that he be before, &c. such a Day, there to answer, and to shew why he was not in this Court, before, &c. such a Day last past, as he was summon∣ed, and have there this Precept, and how, &c. Da∣ted, &c.

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