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 A.D. 1273. Anno fcxto Edwardi I. C. 7-9. 67 CAP. VII. A Writ of Entry in cafu provifo, upon a Woman's Alienation of Dower. Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. ENfement fi femme vende ou donne en fee ou a terme de vie tenement qe ele tient en dowaire eftabli eft qe le heir ou autre a qi la terre devereit revertier apres le deces la femme eit meintenaunt recoverer a demander la terre par bref de entre fet de ceo en la chauncelrie. LSO if a Woman fell or give in Fee, or for Fitz. Entree, «, Term of Life, the Land that £he holdeth in Bro. ingrefs, 3. Dower; it is ordained, That the Heir, or other to * In(h 3°9- whom the Land ought to revert after the Death of- 1 Ro " l6 '" fuch Woman, fhall have prefent Recovery to de- mand the Land by a Writ of Entry made thereof in „, , . the Chancery.' 2£tfg< II H. 7. c, 20. which gives a Right of Entry to Reverfioners. Regift. 235. CAP. VIII. No Suit for Goods in the King's Courts under Forty Shillings. Attorneys may be made where an Appeal lieth not. The Defendant being effoined lhall bring in his Warrant. jUrveu eft enfement qe vifcuntes pleident en Cuntees les plefz de trefpas auficom il foloient eftre pleidez. E qe nul eit deforemes bref de tref- pas devaunt Juftices fe il na fie par fei qe les biens cnportez vaillent qaraunte fol al meins. E ft il fe pleint de baterie a fie par fei qe fa pleint eft ve- ritable. De plaies e de mahems eit em bref ft com em foleit aver. E graunte eft qe les defendaunts puilTent fere attornez en tels plaiz ou apel ne eft iffi qe fi ils foient atteintz del trefpas en lur abfence feit demaunde al vifcunte qe il feient pris e oyent dunqe la peyne qil avereient fi il euffent efte pre- fent quant le jugement fu rendu. E ii les plein- tifs deforemes en tel trefpas fe facent effoneer apres la primere apparaunce feit jor done defqe a venue de Juftices e les defendaunz endementers feient en pes en tels plefz e en autres plefz la ou attachemenz e deftrefccs gifent. E fi le defendaunt fe face effo- neer de fervife le Rey e ne porte fun garant al jor qi eft done par fun effoneur qe il rende al pleintife les damages de la jornee de vint fouz ou de plus folom la difcreciun des Juftices e ja le meins en la grcve merci le Rey, Fitz. Brief, 550. 14 H. 8. f. 15. 2lnft. 310. Bro. AttorD. 64, 74, 7 S, Sz, 88. Enforced by 43 El, c. 6. and 21 Jac. I. c. 16. which bar Plain- tiffs of Cofts in Acl'tons under 405. Fitz. Ef- foin, 16, 17, 39, 41, 79. " 6, 11S, 198. Cro. El. 96. T is provided alfo, That Sheriffs ihall plead Pleas of Trefpafs in their Counties, as they have been accuftomed to be pleaded. (2) And that none from henceforth fhall have 'Writs of Trefpafs before Juf- tices, unlefs he fwear by his Faith, that the Goods taken away were worth Forty Shillings at the leaft. (3) And if he complain of Beating, he fhall anfwer by his Faith, that his Plaint is true. (4) Touching Wounds and Maims, a Man fhall have his Writ as before hath been ufed ; (5) and it is agreed, that the Defendants in fuch Pleas may make their Attornies, where Appeal lieth not ; (6) fo that if they be at- tainted being abfent, then the Sheriff fhall be com- manded to take them, and fhall have like Pain as they fhould have had, if they had been prefent at the Judgement given. (7) And if the Plaintiffs from henceforth in fuch Trefpaffes caufe themfelves to be effoined after the firft Appearance, Day fhall be given them unto the coming of the Juftices in Eyre, and the Defendants in the mean Time fhall be in Peace. (8) In fuch Pleas and other, whereas Attachments and Diftreffes do lie, if the Defendant effoin himfelf of the King's Service, and do not bring his Warrant at the Day given him by the Effoin, he fhall recom- penfe the Plaintiff Damages for his Journey Twenty Shillings, or more, after the Difcretion of the Juf- tices, and fhall be grievoufly amerced unto the King.' Kellw. ic6. b. CAP. IX. One Perfon killing another in his own Defence, or by Misfortune E Rey comaunde qe nul bref de la chauncelerie An Appeal of Murther. J feit graunte de mort de home de enquere fi home occie autre par mefaventure ou fei defen- daunt ou en autre manere par felonie mes fi tel feit en priibn e devaunt Juftices erraunz ou Juftices aflignez a ghaole deliverer fe met en pais de bien e de mal e len truffe par pais qil eit fet fe defendaunt on par mefaventure dunqe par record des Juftices face le Rei fa grace fi lui pleft. Ex Cotton -MS. Vefpaf. B. 7. [Pwvcu eft enfement qe nul appel foit abatu ft le- germent come avant ad e/iee ?ncs fi le appelkur counte HE King commandeth that no Writ fhall be 9 J7. ^.flat. i. granted out of the Chancery for the Death of a ?■ - 6 - ' Man to enquire whether a Man did kill another by 3 Ed - " c - "• ' Misfortune, or in his own Defence, or in other Ke?fo«* 'io& ' Manner without Felony ; (z) but he fhall be put in Wood's Inft. c Prifon until the coming of the Juftices in Eyre, or 628. Buift. 80. ' Juftices afligned to the Gaol-delivery, and fhall put See 2 Ed -3- c -»- ' himfelf upon the Country before them for Good and "J' d 14 Ed ' 3 '. ' Evil : (3) in cafe it be found by the Country, thatCt/c^'L'* ' he did it in his Defence, or by Misfortune, then by Kings Pardon ' the Report of the Juftices to the King, the YLxrr fpaii be granted. ' fhall take him to his Grace, if it pleafe him. (4) It ^*» f^A'/Jif'.* ' foon as they have been heretofore; but if the Apr m Writ Ml be ' pellor declare the Deed, the ear, the Day, the directed to a ' Hour, the Time of the King, and the Town where Sheriff -to charge ' the Deed was done * and with what JFcapon be was "" J "?" e - /? '" '"" 1 did any. K 2 '/«»,
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