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The Principal Laws of England

Published: 1540
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The principal lawes customes and estatutes of England which be at this present day in vre [sic] compendiously gathered togither for y[e] weale and benefit of the Kinges Maiesties most louing subiect[s] : newely recognized and augmented.

Londini [s.n.] M.D.XL. [1540]

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To the reader¶The prologe of Richarde Tauerner to the reader.
Table of contentsTHE TABLE OF THIS ❧ BOKE. ❧
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PartWhat is lawe.
Part❧ A diuision of estates.
Part❧ Tenaunte for terme of yeares.

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Part❧ Tenaunt by copy of courte rolle.
Part❧ A diuision of free holdes.
Part❧ Tenaunt for terme of life.
Part❧ Tenaunt by the curtesi.
PartOf tenaunt in dower.
PartA diuision of inheritaunces.
PartFee simple.
PartFee tayle.
PartTenaunt after possibilitie of issue extincte.
PartOf perceners.
PartOf condicions.
PartOf lyuery of season, and of atturnement.
PartOf seruices.
PartKnyghtes seruice.
PartOf warde mariage and reliefe.
PartHomage auncestrell.
PartSeruice of castel garder.
PartOf graunde sergeauntie.
PartPetite sergeantie.
PartOf socage.
PartFrancke almoyne.
PartOf burgage.
PartOf villenage or bonde seruice.
Part❧ Of rentes. ❧
Part¶ What remedy a man hath to recouer his rent when it is behynde.
PartHow Auowries ought to be made of rentes and seruices, inacted .ā. 21. Hen. 8.
Part¶ An acte for assignees or grauntees of reuersions to take auantage of the condicions to be performed by…
Part¶ How tithes and other profytes ecclesiastical shalbe recouered, inacted .ā. 32. Hen. 8.
Part¶ of mortuaries, inacted ā. 21. Hen. 8.
Part¶ An acte for the assuraunce of fermoures, made .ā. 32. Hen. 8.
Part❧ An acte that fermoures shall take auantage of condicions and couenantes, against graū tees of reuersions…
Part❧ Of falsifieng of recoueries by fermers, inacted .ā. 21. Hen. 8.
Part❧ An acte for auoiding of recoueries by collusion against tenātes for terme of lyfe .ā. 32. Hē. 8.
Part❧ Of discontinuance
Part❧ That wrongful disseisin is no discent in the law, inacted .ā. of wrongful disseisin. 32. Hen. 8.
Part❧ The limitation of prescriptiō inacted anno. xxxii. Hen. viij.
Part❧ Of fines.
Part❧ Of testamentes or last willes.
Part❧ An acte for probate of testamentes made .ā. xxi Hē. viii.
Part❧ How landes and tenementes may be by testamēt or otherwise disposed, inacted .ā. xxxii. Hē. viii.
Part❧ Of mariagies, inacted .ā. 32. Hen. 8.
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