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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Kitchin, John.
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London :: Printed by T: Roycroft, for M: Walbanke at Grays-Inne Gate, and H: Twyford, in Vine Court in the Middle Temple,
1651.
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Courts baron and courts leet
Courts of special jurisdiction -- England
Pleading -- England
Writs -- England
Real property -- England
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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 16, 2024.

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Games unlawfull, 33 H. 8. chap. 9.

NOne for his lucre or gain ought to keep any House, Alley, or place of Bowling, Dicing, Tabling, Card∣ing, Tennis, or other unlawfull Gaming, upon pain every day forty shillings.

And every person using the same to loose for every time six shillings eight pence.

And if the Constables and Bailists do not make search every Moneth, they shall be amerced forty shillings the Moneth.

No Artificer, Husbandman, Handycrafts man, Appren∣tice, Journyman, or Servant of an Artificer, Marriners, Fishermen, Watermen, or any Servingman, ought to play at any unlawfull Games aforesaid, but at Christmas time upon paine to loose twenty shillings for every time, and in the Christmas to play in their Masters Houses, or in their presence.

No person ought to bowle in any place out of his Garden or Orchard, paine six shillings eight pence.

But it is lawfull for Noble men, and every one that may dispend a hundred pound per an. in Lands, or profits for life to licence their Servants and others coming to their Hou∣ses, to play at Bowles, Cards, Dice, and other unlawfull Games, and ought not to undergo the penalty of this Sta∣tute.

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