Swearing, profane, IV. 60

the peace, id. 256

Sweinmote, court of, III. 72
Sycophants, IV. 236*
Syngrapha, II. 296
Synods, I. 279

Tailor, common action against, III. 165
Taking, felonious, IV. 230. 232
unlawful, III. 145

assisting another in, is murder when, id. 200. n Tale, or count, id. 293

exception to rule of nullura tempus, &c. I. 247. Treason, appeal of, IV. 314

Tithings, kingdom divided into, before Alfred, id. Treaties, leagues, and alliances, id. 257

Tresayle, III. 186

Trespass, costs in, id. 401.
on lands, id. 208, 209

the case, action of, id. 52. 122

vi et armis, action of, id. 120, 121. 123
action of, for taking goods, id. 151. n
after notice, id. 209 n. 214. n

damages encreased by insult, id. 210. n

possession, and title, id. 210. n.

declaring for several, id. 211. n
against gleaners, id 212. n

in fox hunting, id. 212. n

Uncertainty of the law, III. $26
Uncore prist, id. 303
Under-sheriff, I. 345

Underwood, stealing, IV. 233
Union, articles of, 1. 96

of Great Britain, I. 93. IV. 427. 440
United States of America, their separation from
England, I. 104. 109. u

Unities of joint estates, II. 180
Universitates, I. 469

University, id. 471

burgesses of, 174

by inferior tradesmen hunting, sporting, &c. id. chancellor of, his certificate, III. 335.

214. n

to right of common, id. 237. n

no indictment lies for civil injury, IV. 148. n
merged in felony, when, id. 6. notes
malicious offence of, id. 247. n
Trespassers, ab initio, III. 15
Trial, id. 330. IV. 342. 411

new, III. 387. IV. 361. 438

notice of, in London and Middlesex, III. 357. n
countermand of, id. 357. n

notice of, after 4 terms delay, id. 357. n
adjournment of jury pending, id. 375. n
antiquity of trial by jury, id 375. n
withdrawing juror, id. 376. a
leave to move for nonsuit, ib.

notice to produce papers, &c. III. 382. n
posten, practice relative to, id. 386
Triennial elections, I. 189. 483

parliaments, id. 153 430. 432

Trinity, denial of, IV. 50

Trioda necessitas, I. 263. 357. II. 102

Triors lords, IV. 262, 263

of jurors, III. 263.

Triplicatio, id. 310

Trithing, I. 117

Triverbial days, III. 424

courts of, III. 83. IV. 277

right of, to popish advowsons, III. 251
study of the law in, I. 26

Unknown persons, larciny from, IV. 236. 359
Uses, II. 137. 271. 327. III. 52. IV. 427. 429,

430

covenant to stand seised to, II 358

deeds to lead or declare, II. S39. 365. 529
statute of, II. 332. IV. 430
Usurpation of advowson, III. 242
franchises or offices, III. 262
Usura maritima, II. 458
Usury, II. 454

laws to restrain, of doubtful policy, id. 457. n
laws relative to, id. 463. n

bond securing purchase-money of foreign es
tate, id. 464. n

offence of, IV. 116. 156

Usus fructus, II. 327

Uterinus frater, II. 232

Uttering false money, IV. 89, 90

forged notes what, IV. 248. n. 250. n

Vacancy of the throne, I. 212. 214

Vacarius, Roger, id. 18

Vacating records, IV. 128

Trover and conversion, action of, id. 152. IV. 363. Vacations, III. 276

364

Vadium mortuum, II. 157
vivum, id. 157
Vagabonds, IV. 169
Vagrants, IV. 170. and n
idle and disorderly persons, 26
incorrigible rogues, ib
rogues and vagabonds, ib
harbouring, ib. 170
Valor beneficiorum, I. 284
Valuable considerations, id. 297
maritagii, id. 70. 88
Valvasors, I. 403
Vassal, II. 53

its etymology, II. 52. n

not protected by magna charta, id. 92. u
lord seized damages, recovered by, id. 94. n
last claim of villeinage, id. 96. n

Venire facias, writ of, III. 352. vii. xiii. IV. 318.

351. iii.

Ventre inspiciendo, writ de, 1. 456

sa mere, children in, id. 130
Venue, III. 294

when changed, id. 294. 584

local in action against magistrate, I. 554.
against overseer, id. 361. n

in criminal cases, IV. S03, 4

4

where offence commenced or consum.
mated, id. 305. n

in county, where defendant arested, ib
in adjacent county, ib

in any county, ib

when offence on boundaries of counties,

ib

when offence in Scotland or Ireland, i
when offence on high seas, ib

age, &c. required for admission to deacon's or-
ders, id. 389. n. 394. n

abstract of acts enforcing residence of clergy,
id. $92. n

raising funds to build or repair, &c. parsonage.
house, id. n

chaplains, number the king and each noble-
man may have, id. n
cession and lapse by institution to second liv.
ing, id. n

commendams to bishops, id. 393. n

when bishop may refuse to accept resignation,

Voluntary manslaughter, IV. 191
oaths, id. 137
waste, II. 281

Vouchee, in recoveries, II. 358. 535
Voucher, III. 300

Voucher, in recoveries, II. 358. 535
Vulgaris purgatio, IV. 342

Wager of battel, III. 337. 339. iv. IV.
346. 418 421. 424

law, III. 341. IV. 414. 424

on races when void, &a. IV. 179. and n
Wagering policies, II. 460

Wages of members of parliament, I. 174
of slave, id. 126. n

servants, id. 428
Waifs, id. 297
Wainage, IV. 379
Wales, I. 93. IV. 427. 431
courts of, III. 77. I. 89. n
part of England, I. 99
prince of, id. 223

compassing and imagining his death, id. 225.
IV. 76

princess of, I. 223

violating her, id. 223. IV. 81
venue in criminal cases in, IV. 304
Wandering soldiers and mariners, IV. 164
persons, vagrants, IV. 170. n
Want, IV. S1
Wapentakes, I. 116

War and peace, right of making, îd. 257
articles of, id. 415.

levying against the king, IV. 81

Warlike stores, embezzlement of, IV. 101. and u
Ward by constables, &c. I. 356 IV 292. 426
Wards and liveries, court of, III. 258

Wardship in chivalry, II. 67. IV. 418. 420, 421
copy holds, II. 97

Socage, II. 87

Warehousemen, law relative to, id. 451. n
Warrant, I. 157. IV. 290

of attorney, to confess judgment, III. 397
Warrantia Chartae, id. 300

Warranty of chattels personal, II. 451

goods sold, III. 166

lands, II. 500. 535

Warren, beasts and fowls of, II. 38

robbery of, IV. 236

in disguise, IV. 144

Waste, see Landlord and Tenant, II. 281. III:

by fire, id 229. n

lord may by custom grant to hold as copyhold,
II. 96. n

equity will restrain malicious waste, id. 125. a
by tenant for life cutting timber, id. 282. n
tenant for life without impeachment of waste,
power of, id. 285. n

Watch, I. $56. IV. 292. 426

Watchman, his duty on arrest, IV. 296. n
Water, II. 14. 90

Watercourse, right to, id 18. n. 403, n

action for injuries to, III. 218

offences as to, IV. 167

Watermen overloading their boats, IV. 192
plying on Sunday, id. 64. n
Water-ordeal, id. 342
Ways, II. 85

and means, committee of, I. S07
disturbance of, III 241

in what right claimed, &c. II. 85. n
mode of using way by grant, ib
way by custom, ib

by necessity, ib

by express reservation,

disturbance of, III. 241

ib

Wills of soldiers and seamen exempt from stamp..
duty, I. 417. n

ecclesiastical jurisdiction in, III. 94. n
jurisdiction of, equity in, ib

old wills, proot of, III. 367. n
forgery of, IV 249, 250 n
Winchester measure, I. 274
Window tax, id. 325

Windows, see ancient Lights, Nuisance
obstruction of, legal or illegal, II. 403
Wine, adulteration of, IV. 162. and n
licences, I 289

Weights and measures, I. 274. IV. 275. 278. 424. Witchcraft, IV. 60. 456

false, IV. 159

Weregild, IV. 188 313. 413

Wells, property, in, II. 5

West-Saxon-lage, I. 65. IV. 412
Whales, property of, I. 223
Wharts, I. 264

Wharfingers, laws relative to, II, 451. n

Whipping, IV 372. 377. and n
White rents, II 43

Whole blood, id. 227

Widow's chamber, id. 518
Wife, I. 433

battery of, III. 140

Wild fowl, killing, &c. IV. 174. n
Will, defect of, id 20

estates at, II. 145

of the lord, id. 95. 147

vitious, IV. 21

Wills and testaments, II. 11, 12, 373, 499. 499.
IV. 424 430

of title by, in general, II. 373. 489, 499. at
what age party may make, id. 496. n
by idiots, &c. id. 496

fraud on testator, II. 497

by feme-covert, id. 375. 497, 8. id. 108. n
what words in, pass fee simple, id. 109. n
neglect of surrender to uses, aided, id. 367.
execution of, according to statute, id. 376. n
attestation of, id. 377. n

n

witness having interest, how admitted to prove,
id. n

n

witness to, may prove testator insane, id. 378.
estates, though not so devised, chargeable
with debts, id. n

when lands acquired subsequent to, pass
id. n

by,

death of devisec before testator, effect of, id.
379 n

effect to be given to intention of testator, id. n
same estate twice devised in same, id. 581. n
heir disinherited only by plain intention, id. n
cross remainders in, id n

rule as to implications in, id 382 n

bequest of chattels real or personal in remain-
der, id 397. n

bequests in joint-tenancy and tenancy in com-
mon, id. 398. n

codicil annexed to will or not, id. 499. n
incomplete writing, when may be valid will,
id. 501. n

cancellation by testator, id. 502. n
revocation of, id. 376. n. 378.

n

revoked by marriage and birth of child, 502.
implied revocation by operation of law, id. 505.

n

by posterior will, id. 502. n

infant sole executor, id 503. n

vagrants, id 170 n

Withdrawing from allegiance, id. 87
Withernam, III. 129. 146. 413
Witnesses, id 369

for prisoners, IV. 359. 441
tampering with, id. 126

their expenses, III. 369. IV. 362
to deeds, II. 307

wills, id 501 376, 7. a

trial by, III. 336

two, where necessary, id. $70. IV. 350
must answer, though it subject them to action,
1. 80 87. n

when husband and wife, not to be for each
other, id. 443. n

when free from arrest, III. 289. n
number in one subpœna, id. 369. n
oath of, id. n

who are competent to be, id. n

answering questions disgracing them, id. 570.n
bound to disclose secrets, id. n

1

in equity one insufficient, id. n
examined on interrogatories, 383. n
commission to examine, id. 437. n
recognizance to give evidence, IV. 296. n
Women, appeals by, IV. 424
Wittena-gemote, 1. 148. IV, 412

children, stealing or seduction of, id. 209
guilty of clergyable felonies, id 36
jury of, III. 362. IV. 395

punishment of, for high treason, íd. 93. n
liable as rioters, id. 146. n

whipping of, abolished, id. 372. n
Woodmote, court of, III. 71
Wood-stealing, IV. 233

Words, action for, III. 123. see Slander
Wool, &c. transporting, id. 154. and n
costs in actions for, III. 401
treasonable, IV. 79

in law, how expounded, I. 54. 60. n
of statutes must prevail, I. 81. 88. n
plural, includes singular in statutes, I. 82. 89.

n

Workhouse, IV. 370

Worthiest of blood, II. 313
Wounding, III. 121 IV. 216
Wreck, I. 291. II 14 III. 106
receiving property stolen from, id. 133. n
Wrecks, plundering, IV. 135. 240
Writ, III. 273

close, II 346 195. n

of election to parliament, I, 177

peerage, I. 400

patent, II. 346

Writs forms of, III. 51. 183. 273. IV. 427
Writing of a deed, II. 297

treason by, IV. 80

executor must prove within six months, id. Writings, stealing of, id. 234

508. n

proof of per testes, what, id. a

Written conveyances, II. 297

evidence, III. 368