during war, ii, 401, n.

captives, ii, 402.

Enfranchisement of villeins, ii, 94.
of slaves, i, 423, n., 425, n.
of copyhold, ii, 150.

England, countries subject to, i, 93.
classification of laws of, i, 63.
parliament of, i, 146.
king of, i, 190.

people of, i, 366.

civil divisions of, i, 113.
ecclesiastical divisions, i, 110.

local government in, iv, App., 456.
Engleschire, iv, 195.

English courts, delays in, as compared
with courts of civil law, iii, 424.
enumeration of.

(See "Courts.")

for trial of criminal causes, iv, 259

iv, 441.

variety of, iii, 265.

causes of intricacy of, iii, 266.
vindicated, iii, 327.

English language, pleadings required
to be in, iii, 317.

proceedings ordered to be in, except
technical words, iii, 322.

Engravings, copyright in, ii, 407.
Engrossing, offence of, iv, 160.
Enlarger, l'estate, ii, 324.
Enlarging statutes, i, 87.
Enquiry, writ of, iii, 398.
Enrollment of annuity, ii, 461.
of bargain and sale, ii, 338.
Entails, ii, 112; iv, 427, 431.
of personalty, ii, 398.
(See "Estates.")

Entire contract, i, 425.
Entry, ii, 312; iii, 5, 174.

when may be made, iii, 175.
within what time must be made,
iii, 179, n.

could not formerly be made after
alienation by tenant in tail, iii, 178.
nor upon deforcement, iii, 178.
tolled by descent, iii, 176, 177.
limitation on right of, iii, 177.

a speedy remedy in Saxon times, iii,
183.

forcible, iv, 148.

in burglary, iv. 226 and n.

writ of, sur disseisin, iii, 176, 180.
Equilibrium of powers, ii, 152, n., 155, n.
Equity, history of, iii, 49, 430.
Equity, courts of, i, 62, 92; iii, 30.

distinguished from law, iii, 436, 442.
jurisdiction of exchequer, iii, 44, 426.
origin of its jurisdiction, iii, 436, 442.
full development of, iii, 440.
former jealousy of, iii, 440.
character of, in its infancy, iii, 433.

nical distinctions, iii, 432.
foundation of jurisdiction of, iii, 434,

442.

when it follows rules of law, iii, 429,

430, 434, 441.

general nature of, iii, 429.

vocation as law maker, iii, 429, n.
cannot alter the common law, iii,
429.

concurrent jurisdiction, when exer-
Icised, iii, 431.

sends some matters to law, iii, 431.
bound by precedents, iii, 432.
cognizance of fraud, iii, 430.

relieves against accident and mis-
take, iii, 431.
remedies defective

some cases, iii, 431.

assurances in

interferes in whose favor, iii, 431, n.
proceedings in courts of, iii, 425, 442
et seq.

jurisdiction in bankruptcy, iii, 428.
jurisdiction over charities, iii, 427.
jurisdiction in case of infants, luna-
tics, &c., iii, 426, 427.

favors creditor's children, &c., iii,
431, n.

remedy in case of bonds, mortgages,
&c., iii, 434, 439.

jurisdiction to enforce agreements,
iii, 435, 438.

relief against penalties in, iii, 435.
regards foreign law, when, iii, 436.
enforcing discovery by, iii, 437.
mode of proof in, iii, 437, 438.
jurisdiction in cases of fraud, iii, 437,
439.

mode of trial in, iii, 438.

examination of witnesses, iii, 438.
jurisdiction to perpetuate testimony,
iii, 438, 450.

mode of relief, specific performance,
iii, 438.

administration of assets by, iii, 439.
jurisdiction over loans and securities,
ib.

jurisdiction over trusts, iii, 431, 439.
proceedings in, iii. 442 et seq.
(See "Pleading; "Practice.")
right of parol to demur, iii, 430.
time given to infants by, iii, 430, n.
of statute, i, 61, 62, n.; iii, 431.
reserved, iii, 453.

Equity of redemption, ii, 159.
Erasure in deed, effect of, ii, 308, n.
Eriach, iv, 313.

Error, writ of, iii, 406; iv. 391.
where prosecuted, iv, 391, 392.
differences between appeals and writs
of, iii, 56.

bail by plaintiff in, iii, 411.
costs in, iii, 399, 410.
in equity, iii, 454.

in lunacy, iii, 427.

Estate at will, ii, 145.

emblements, in case of, ii, 146.
determination of the will, ii, 146.
copyholders, ii, 147.

(See "Copyholds.")

cannot support a remainder, ii, 165.

at sufferance, ii, 150.
Estates of the kingdom, i, 156.
Estoppel, iii, 307.

by possession, from disputing title,
ii, 144, n.

by record, ii, 465, n.

by fine, ii, 354, n.
by recovery, ii, 361.
by deed, ii, 295, 308.

Estovers, common of, ii, 35.
tenant's right to, ii, 35, n.
of tenant for life, ii, 122.
of tenant for years, ii, 144.
of a wife, i, 441.

Estoveris habendis, writ de, i, 441.
Estrays, i, 297.

title of crown to, ii, 409.

Estreat of recognizance, &c., iv, 253.
Estrepement, writs of, iii, 224.
Evidence, written, iii, 367.

must be the best, nature of case will
admit of, iii, 368.

meaning of this rule, iii, 368, n.
relevancy, iii, 367.

privileged communications, iii, 368, n.
primary and secondary, iii, 368.
hearsay, when admissible, iii, 368.
quantum, iii, 370.
demurrer to, iii, 372.

presumptions, iii, 371.

in equity, iii, 437, 438, 447, 449.
of witnesses abroad, iii, 438.

Evidence, preservation of, iii, 438, 450.
on an appeal, iii, 455.

of foreign law, iii, 436.

must be relevant to issue, iii, 367.
deeds not stamped, ii, 297.
in criminal cases, iv, 356.
recognizance to give, iv, 296, n.
stifling offence of, iv, 308.

Ex contractu, actions, iii, 153.
Examination of prisoners, iv, 296 and n.
in equity, iii, 449.

of witnesses, iii, 372.

trial by, iii, 331.

Exchequer, equity court of, its jurisdic-
tion, iii, 44, 426, 427.

equity jurisdiction transferred to
lord chancellor, iii, 45, n.

writs of error to exchequer chamber,
iii, 46, n.

Excise, i, 288, 319, 322.

Exclusion bill, i, 210.

Excommunication, greater and lesser,
iii, 101.

consequences of, iii, 102.

discontinued except as a spiritual
censure, iii, 101, n.

Excusable homicide, iv, 182.
Execution, iii, 412, 479.

in real or mixed actions, iii, 412.
in other cases, iii, 412.

what may be taken in, iii, 417.

from what time goods bound by, iii,
421.

when to be sued out, iii, 421.

by elegit, ii, 161, 418.

certificate of judge for immediate,
iii, 394.

sale of goods after, ii, 447.

priority of conflicting executions, ii,
447, n.

False imprisonment, what constitutes,
i, 137; iii, 127; iv, 218.
action of, iii, 138.

False judgment, writ of, iii, 34, 406.
False personation of bail, iv, 128.

of soldiers, seamen, &c., iv, 250.
False pretences, offence of, iv, 158.
False return, action for, iii, 110.

actions by, iii, 301 and n.

may be sued on simple contract de-
mands, iii, 346, n.

when liable to pay costs, iii, 400 and n.
Executory devise, ii, 173, 334.
contract, ii, 443.
estate, ii, 163.
remainder, ii, 169.
Exemptions, iii, 8, 9.

(See "Distress.")

Exigent, writ of, iii, 283; iv, 319.

Exigi facias, writ of, iii, 283; iv, 319.
Exile, i, 137.

of offenders, &c., iv, 362.

Ex officio informations, iii, 427; iv, 308.
Ex officio oath, iii, 100, 447.

Ex parte remedies, iii, 1 et seq., 15, n.
Expatriation, right of, i, 369, 370 and n.
Expectancy, estates in, ii, 163.
Expenses of prosecution, iv, 362 and n.

of witnesses, iii, 369; iv, 362 and n.
Exportation of wool, &c., iv, 154, 428.
Exports, duties on, i, 315.
Exposing person, offence of, iv, 65.

goods for sale on Sunday, iv, 64,
Exposing infected persons, iv, 161.
Ex post facto laws, i, 46.

cannot be passed in America, i, 46, n.
constitutional meaning of the term,
ib.

Express malice, iv, 198.

condition, ii, 154.

contract, ii, 443; iii, 154.
warranty, ii, 301.

Extendi facias, iii, 420.

Extent, when issued, iii, 420.

Extinguishment of right, ii, 325.
Extortion by officers, iv, 141.

or blackmail, iv, 244.

Extra judicial remedy does not exclude
ordinary course of justice, iii, 22.
Extra parochial places, i, 114.
Extra parochial tithes, i, 284.
Extravagantes Joannis, i, 82.
Eye, putting out, iv, 206, 207.

Eyre, justices in, iii, 58, 72; iv, 422, 423.
killing of, iv, 84.

Facto, king de, i, 204, 371; iv, 77.
Factor, i, 427; iii, 437.

goods in hands of, not distrainable,

8, n.

Fair, ii, 38; iii, 218.

who appoints, i, 274.

False verdict, iii, 402; iv, 140.
False weights and measures, iv, 157.
Falsi crimen, iv, 89, 134, 156, 247.
Falsifying attainder, iv, 390.

coin, iv, 84, 88, 90, 98, 100, n.
judgment, iv, 390.
records, iv, 128.

Fealty, i, 367; ii, 45, 53, 86, 176, 367.
subtraction of, iii, 230.

how remedied, iii, 231.

Fear, putting in, iv, 242.

of crime, security in case of, iv, 251.
Fee, contrasted with allodium, ii, 105.
conditional, ii, 109.

Fee simple, ii, 104.

tail, ii, 112.

what words will pass a, ii, 108, n.,
109, n.

(See "Estate.")

Fee farm rent, ii, 43.

Fees, ecclesiastical, must not be con-
trary to common law, iii, 89.

action to recover back from barrister
will not lie, iii, 89.

counsel cannot maintain action for.
iii, 28.

physician cannot recover, iii, 28, n.
Feigned issue, iii, 452.

Felo de se, iv, 189 and n.

forfeiture of goods of, ii, 409, 499.
Felon cannot make will, ii, 499.
who is, iv, 94.

Felonious homicide, iv, 188.

(See "Murder," "Manslaughter.")
Felony, definition of, iv, 94.
appeal of, iv, 310.
compounding, iv, 134.
misprision of, iv, 121.

punishment of, iv, 98, 216, 222.

forfeiture by, ii, 284, 409, 499.
conveyance to felon, ii, 290.
Fellow-servants, i. 431, n.

Females, discrimination against, i,
445, n.

punishment of, for treason, iv, 93.
as reigning monarchs, i, 215.
petty treason by, iv, 75, 203.
stealing or seduction of, iv, 209.
jury of, iii, 362; iv, 395.
Feme covert, i, 442.

(See "Dower," "Husband and Wife.")
Feoffment, ii, 310 et seq.

livery of seisin, ii, 311 et seq., 315.
Feorme, ii, 318.

Feræ naturæ, animals, ii, 389, 403.
Fern, setting fire to, iv, 246, n., 247.