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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.
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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 June 12, 2024.

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Petty Treason is the first branch in the Charge, and for that somthing is to be remembred, which I finde in our bookes touching these Treasons.

IF Coiners of the Towre make Money of false Mettall, or lesse in weight by halfe, it is Treason, and he which uttereth it knowing, is a Traitor, 3. H. 7. fol. 10.

Where a Servant killeth his Mistris or traiterously slew her, he shall be drawn and hanged, and yet the Statute is, where the Servant kills the Master, for it ought to be as well to one as the other, 19. H. 6.47.

A Woman of the age of thirteen yeares was burnt, for that that she kild her Mistris, which proves that this is Treason, for otherwise she should have been hanged, 12. booke of Assises 30.

A Woman shall be burnt for Treason, as for killing her husband, and hanged for Felony, Britton, fol. 16. 1. R. 3. fol. 4.

Sorcerers attaint shall be burnt, Britton, fol. 16.

Counterfeiting the Kings Seal, or Money, was petty Trea∣son, and Charter of pardon in all Felonies would serve in petty Treason, for it is Felony, Stamf. fol. 2. but now

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by the Statute of 25. of Ed. 3. chap. 2. of Treasons it is made high Treason.

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