Tenants law: a treatise of great use, for tenants and farmers of all kinds, and all other persons whatsoever. Wherein the several natures, differences and kinds of tenures and tenants are discussed, and several cases in the law touching leases, rents, distresses, replevins, and other accidents between landlord and tenant, and tenant and tenant between themselves and others; especially such who have suffered by the late conflagration in the city of London. The second edition. By R.T. Gent.
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Tenants law: a treatise of great use, for tenants and farmers of all kinds, and all other persons whatsoever. Wherein the several natures, differences and kinds of tenures and tenants are discussed, and several cases in the law touching leases, rents, distresses, replevins, and other accidents between landlord and tenant, and tenant and tenant between themselves and others; especially such who have suffered by the late conflagration in the city of London. The second edition. By R.T. Gent.
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London :: printed by T.M. for S.S. and are to be sold by W. Jacob, by Barnards-Inn in Holborn, and John Amery over-against St. Clements Church in the Strand,
1670.
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Farm tenancy -- England
Landlord and tenant -- England
London (England) -- History
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"Tenants law: a treatise of great use, for tenants and farmers of all kinds, and all other persons whatsoever. Wherein the several natures, differences and kinds of tenures and tenants are discussed, and several cases in the law touching leases, rents, distresses, replevins, and other accidents between landlord and tenant, and tenant and tenant between themselves and others; especially such who have suffered by the late conflagration in the city of London. The second edition. By R.T. Gent." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A95588.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 18, 2024.
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Tenant for Life.
He that holdeth Lands or Tene∣ments for the term of his own Life, or for term of the Life of any other person; In this case the Lessee ei∣ther for term of his own Life, or for anothers, is Tenant for term of Life; And this Tenant for Life hath in him the Freehold, this being the lowest degree of Freehold.
In a grant for term of Life, it is* 1.1 said to be from Lessor to Lessee. Note, there is Feoffer and Feaffee, Donor and Donee, Lessor and Lessee: so there is likewise Grantor and Grantee, Obligor and Obligee, Mort∣gagor and Mortgagee.* 1.2
He that enfeoffeth another in Lands or Tenements, is called the
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Feoffer; he to whom the feoffment is made, is the Feoffee.
So when a man giveth Lands or* 1.3 Tenements to another in tail, he is called the Donor; and he to whom the gift is made is the Donee.
And likewise he that letteth to a∣nother* 1.4 any Lands or Tenements to hold for term of Life, for Years, or at Will, is called the Lessor; and he to whom the Lease is made, is cal∣led Lessee: which Lessee for Life (as I said before) is tenant of Freehold. So also he that pawneth Lands to a∣nother* 1.5 is called Mortgagor, and he to whom it is pawned is called the Mortgagee.