250.

Orders, holy, i, 388.

Ordinary process, iii, 284.

Ore, stealing, iv, 234.

Original compact, i, 47.

Original contract of king and people,

i, 211, 233.

conveyances, ii, 310.
writ, iii, 272, 273.

teste and return of, iii, 274.

process, in king's bench by, iii, 284.
Orphanage, ii, 519.

Ouster, different methods of, iii, 167,
198.

Ouster le main, ii, 68.

Outlawry, proceedings to, iii, 283.
consequences of, iii, 284.
reversal of, ib.

now abolished, iii, 280, n.

in criminal cases, i, 142; iv, 319.
Overseers of the poor, i, 359, 361.
antiquity of office of, i, 359.

Overt acts of treason, iv, 79, 86, 357.
market, ii, 449.

pound, iii, 12.
Owling, ii, 421; iv, 154.

Ownership, meaning of allodial, ii, 59, n.
Oyer, iii, 299.

Oyer and terminer, commission of,
iv, 269, 448.

justices, killing of, iv, 84
Oyez, iv, 340.

Oysters, stealing of, iv, 236 and n.
property in, ii, 393, n.

Pains and penalties, act to inflict. iv, 259.
act for, forbidden in America, iv,
259, n.

Pais, trial per, iii, 349; iv, 349.

matter in, ii, 294.

Palace, court of, iii, 76.

assault in, iv, 125.

Palatine counties, i, 116, 119; iii, 79;

iv, 431.

Pandects of Justinian, i, 17, 81.

Panel of jurors, iii, 354; iv, 302, 350.

Papal encroachment, iv, 104.

process, obedience to, iv, 115.

Paper credit, ii, 466; iv, 441.
Paper books, iii, 317, 407.
Papirian code, i, 81.

Papists, disabilities of, ii, 257, 293.
children of, i, 449, 451.

Papists, laws against, iv, 55, 87, 425.
relief of. (See "Pope," "Roman Catho-
lics.")

Paramount lord, ii, 59, 91.

Paraphernalia, ii, 435.

Paravail, tenant, ii, 60.

Parcels, construction of particular

words, ii, 1.

Parceners, ii, 187 et seq.

Parco fracto, writ de, iii, 146.

Pardon, iv, 316, 337, 376, 396.

receivers, iv, 331.

not pleadable to impeachment, i, 334;
iv, 261, 339, 440.

manner of, iv, 400.

king's prerogative of, i, 269; iv, 397.
in the United States, i, 269, n.
Parent and child, i, 446.

duty of parent to maintain, i, 448.
to protect, i, 450.

to educate, i, 451.

parental authority, i, 452.

Parents, remedy for abduction of chil-
dren, iii, 140.

duties of, i, 446-452.

powers of, i, 452–454.

consent of, to marriage of children,
i, 437.

defence of children by, iii, 3, n.
deserting children, iv, 170, n.
of bastard children, i, 458.
Parens patriæ, i, 302; iii, 427.
Pares curiæ, ii, 54.

Pares, trial per, iii, 349.

Pari materia, statutes in, i, 60, n.
Parish, i, 112.

sessions of, i, 46, 186, 187.

summons of, i, 150.

process against members of, in chan-
cery, iii, 445.

court of the king in, iv, 259, 263.
disuse of, iv, 437.

stealing proceedings of, from post,
iv, 235, n.

houses of public meeting near, iv, 148.
as a criminal court, iv, 259.
Parliamentum indoctum, i, 177.

Parol distinguished from writing, ii,
296, 446, n.

contracts, ii, 296, 442, 447.
evidence, iii, 369.

pleadings, iii, 292.

demurrer, iii, 300.

demurrer by the, iii, 430.

Parricide, iv, 202.

Parsons and vicars, i, 384.

appointment of, i, 388.
powers and duties of, i, 391.
Particular estate, ii, 165.
Particulars of demand, iii, 300, n.
Parties to suits in equity, iii, 442.
Partitions, ii, 185, 189, 194, 300, 323; iii,
302.

Partners, interest of, in personalty, ii,
399, n.

survivorship between, ii, 399.
accounts of, in equity, iii, 437.
Passports, i, 260.

violation of, iv, 68.

Pasturage, right of, ii, 32, 34, n., 35, n.
common of, ii, 32.

Pasture, writ of admeasurement, iii,
237.

waste by plowing up, ii, 282.
Patent, letters, ii, 346; iii, 3.
rolls and writs, ii, 346.

for inventions, law of, ii, 407; iv, 159.
scire facias to repeal, iii, 260.
of peerage, i, 400.

of precedence, iii, 28.

Patriam, trial per, iii, 349; iv, 349.
Patron, ii, 21.

Patronage, usurpation of, iii, 242.

how remedied, iii, 243.

Patterns, copyright in, ii, 407.

Pauper, when excused from paying

costs, iii, 400.

support of. (See "Poor.")

Pawn of goods, ii, 452.

jurisdiction of, upon appeals and
writs of error, iii, 57.

pedigrees to be delivered in, iii, 106.
quorum, iii, 56, n.

Peine forte et dure, iv, 325 and n.
Penal statutes, i, 88; iv, 429.
construction of, i, 82, n.
actions on, iii, 161.

Penalties, title to, by judgment, ii, 437.
relief against, iii, 435.

Penance, commutation of, iv, 105, 217,
276.

for standing mute, iv, 325.

in ecclesiastical courts, iv, 105, 275,
368.

Penitentiary houses, iv, 371.

Pensions, from foreign princes, iv, 122.
ecclesiastical, i, 281.

from the crown, i, 176; ii, 40.
duties on, i, 326.

Pensioners excluded from house of
commons, i, 175.

People, i, 366.

sovereignty in, i, 49, n., 52, n.
Per quod, iii, 124.

Per quod consortium amisit, iii, 140.
Peremptory challenges, iv, 353, 396.

ii, 452.

Payment into court, iii, 304.

of debts of deceased person, ii, 511.
tender of, i, 277.

place of tender, iii, 303.

Peace and war, right of making, i, 257.
Peace, commission of, i, 351; iv, 270.
conservation of, i, 349.

justices of, i, 349; iv, 270, 282, 428.

(See "Justices of the Peace.")

the king's, i, 118, 268, 350.

breach of, iv, 142.

security for, iv, 251, 254.

clerk of, iv, 272.

offences against, iv, 142-150.

Peculatus, iv, 122.

Peculiars, court of, iii, 65.

Pedigree, tracing a, ii, 237.

Peeresses, i, 401.

security, i, 129.

injuries against, iii, 119.

Personalty, ii, 384, 389 et seq.

property in animals, ii, 389, 400.
little regarded in former times, ii, 384.
chattels real and chattels personal,
ii, 385.

succession to, regulated by domicil,
ii, 387, n.

finder of, entitled to possession ex-
cept as against owner, ii, 396, n.
chose in action, ii, 396.

may be settled for life with remain-
der over, ii, 398.

Personalty, entail of, ib.

title of partners to, ii, 399.
real estate converted into, in equity,
ii, 399, n.

title to, by occupancy, ii, 400.
prize, &c., ii, 401.

goods found, ii, 402.

animals feræ naturæ, ib.
emblements, ii, 403.

title by accession, confusion and in-

termixture, ii, 404.

copyright, designs, &c., ii, 405, 407.
distinctive trade-marks, ii, 405, n.
patents for inventions, ii, 407.

title by gift, grant and contract, ii,

440.

title of crown by prerogative, ii, 409.
fraudulent assignments of, ii, 441.
Personating others in courts, &c., iv,
128.

proprietors of stock, iv, 248.
bail, iv, 128.

Persons, natural, i, 123.

artificial, i, 123, 467.

rights of, i, 122.

Peter pence, iv, 107.
Petit sergeanty, ii, 81.

Petition of appeal, iii, 454.

of right, i, 128, 243; iii, 134; iv, 437.
to what applicable, iii, 255, n., 256, 428.
de droit, iii, 256.

Petitioning, right of, i, 143; iv, 147.
tumultuous, ib.

Petty bag office, iii, 428.
why so called, iii, 49.

Petty constables, i, 355.
jury, iii, 351.

larceny, iv, 229.

sergeanty, ii, 81.

sessions, iv, 272.

in equity, iii, 446.

in abatement, not admitted in suit
for lands, iii, 302.
guilty, iv, 329.

to indictments, iv, 332.
sanctuary, ib.

benefit of clergy, iv, 332, 364
to the jurisdiction, iv, 333.
demurrer, ib.

in abatement, iv, 334 and n.'
autrefois acquit, iv, 335.
autrefois convict, iv, 336.
autrefois attaint, ib.
pardon, iv, 337.

not guilty, iv, 338 et seq.

in bar of execution, iv, 396.
of lunacy, ii, 291.

Pleading, definition of, iii, 293.
times for, iii, 299.

departure in, iii, 309.

formerly viva voce, now in writing,
iii, 293.

in criminal cases, iii, 427.

formerly in law latin, iii, 317.

required to be in English, iii, 317.

Pleading in equity, iii, 442 et seq.

commencement of suit, bill, iii, 422,

information, iii, 437.

parties to suit, iii, 442.

demurrer, iii, 446.

pleas, ib.

answer, iii, 443, 446, 447.
cross-bill, iii, 448, 451.

amended and supplemental bill, iii,

448.

bills of revivor and interpleader, ib.
bill to perpetuate testimony, iii, 450.
right of parol to demur, iii, 430.

Pleading in equity, bill of review, iii,

453.

Pleas of the crown, ii, 424.

mons, i, 175; iv, 440.

Plagiarii, iv, 219.

Plague, irregularity during, iv, 161.

Plaint, iii, 273.

Plaintiff, iii, 25.

Plan of Commentaries, i, 34.

246.

Plantations, law in the, i, 107.

Plants, destruction of, iv, 246.

Pluralities, i, 392.

Pluries, writ, iii, 283; iv, 319.

habeas corpus, iii, 135.

Poaching in night, iv, 175, n.
Pocket sheriffs, i, 342.
Poisoning, iv, 196 and n.

administering poison with intent to
murder, ib.

of woman quick with child, iv, 198.
attempts at, iv, 196, n.

Police, offences against, iv, 162.

Policies of insurance, iv, 441.

(See "Insurance.")

court of, iii, 74.
Political liberty, i, 125.
rights, i, 129, 145.

Polling at elections, i, 178.

Polls, challenge to, iii, 361; iv, 352.
Polygamy, i, 436; iv, 163.
Pone, iii, 34, 37, 195, 280.
Poor, i, 359.

laws, history of, i, 359-362; iv, 432.
settlements, i, 362.

returning to parish, &c., vagrants,
iv, 170, n.

overseers of, i, 359-361.

Pope, his authority how abolished, iv,
104, 421, 428, 430.

encroachments of, iv, 104, 419, 424,
425.

jurisdiction, defending, iv, 87, 115.
reconciliation to, iv, 87.

Popery, iv, 55.

(See "Roman Catholics.")

Popish books, importing or selling, iv,

115.

priests, iv, 57, 87, 115.

recusants, iv, 56, 124.

seminaries, education in, i, 451; iv, 55,
115.

maintaining, iv, 115.

Popular action, ii, 437; iii, 160.
Portland, Isle of, i, 105.

Port-reeve, iv, 413.

Ports and havens, i, 264.

injuries to, iv, 144.

Positive proof, iii, 371.

Posse comitatus, i, 343.

neglecting to join, iv, 122.

Possessio fratris, ii, 227.

Possession, estate in, ii, 163, 388.

title by, ii, 9, 195.

right of, ii, 196; iii, 177, 180.

adverse, ii, 266, n.

when must be surrendered before
adverse claim can be set up, ii,
144, n.

of land, insufficient to maintain tres-
pass against stranger, iii, 210, n.

of land under contract of sale, ii,
140, n., 146, n.

writ of, iii, 202, 412.

Possessory actions, nature of, ii, 198;
iii, 179.

limitation to, iii, 188.

Possibility upon a possibility, ii, 169.
not assignable, ii, 290.
Postea, iii, 386.

Post-fine, ii, 350.

Post, writ of entry in, iii, 182.
Post-disseisin, writ of, iii, 188.
Postman in exchequer, iii, 28.
Post-office duties, &c., i, 322-324.
embezzlement by servants in, iv, 231.
misbehaviour of officers of, iv, 234.
examining correspondence in, i,322, n.
Posthumous children, i, 130; ii, 160.
Pound, iii, 12.

breach, what, and remedies for, iii,
146.

troy, of gold and silver, i, 276, n.
Poundage, i, 316; iv, 437.
Powdike, cutting, iv, 244.

Power of appointment, how executed
by will, ii, 379, n.

of the crown, i, 250.

sovereign, where lodged, i, 51.
in America, i, 49, n., 52, n.
Poyning's laws, i, 102, 103.
Practice, in equity, iii, 442 et seg.
in the common pleas, iii, 271.
injunction, iii, 442, 443.

filing bill and subpoena, iii, 443.
officers of court, iii, 443.
affidavits, iii, 443.

answer, iii, 443, 447.

process of contempt, iii, 443, 444.
appearance, iii, 443, 445.

commission of rebellion, iii, 444.

sequestration, ib.

taking bill pro confesso, ib.

process against corporation by dis-
tringas, iii, 455.

process against peer or member of
parliament, ib.

defendant's pleading, ib.

amendments, iii, 446, 488.

hearing of cause, iii, 450, 451, 488.

examination of witnesses, iii, 449.

publication of evidence, ib.

dismissing bills for want of prosecu-

tion, iii, 451.

subpoena to hear judgment, ib.

decree, interlocutory or final, iii, 451,

453.

decree against infant, iii, 430, n.

costs, iii, 451.

feigned issue, iii, 452.

reference to master, íii, 453.

master's report, ib.

final decree, ib.

rehearing, ib.

appeal, iii, 453, 454.

enforcement of decree, iii, 453.
enrolment of decree, ib.
bill of review, iii, 454.

new evidence on appeal, iii, 455.
Præcipe, ii, 350; iii, 195, 274.
tenant to, ii, 358; iii, 182.
Præmunire, iv, 103, 428.
Prætor's edicts, i, 80.
Prayer in aid, iii, 299.

Preamble of statute, i, 60, n.
Pre-audience. iii, 28.
Prebendary, i, 383.

of royal family, i, 225.

table of, i, 405, n., 406; iii, 27.

in equity, iii, 432.

266, n.

of corporate grant, i, 473.
of death, ii, 177, n.

Presumptive evidence of felony, iv,

353.

heir, ii, 208.

177.

Pre-contract of marriage, i, 434.
Pre-emption, i, 287; iv, 116, 424, 439.
Pregnancy, plea of, iv, 394.

trial of, i, 456; iv, 395.
Premier sergeant, iii, 27.
Premises in a deed, ii, 298.

Premunire, a species of treason, iv, 103.
Prerogative, different kinds of, i, 239.
fiscal, i, 281.
limited, i, 141.

necessity for limitations of, i, 237.
domestic, i, 261.

review of its progress, i, 336; iv, 431,
432.

causes of its increase and decline, iv,
433.

contempts against, iv, 122.

offences relating to coin and treason,
iv, 98-100.

offences against king's council, iv,
100.

other offences against, iv, 101-103.
limitations of, i, 334.

title to chattels by, ii, 408.

(See "Crown.")

donative advowson by, ii, 23.
discharge from tithes, ii, 28 et seq.
commencement of time of legal
memory, ii, 31.

in respect of common, ii, 33; iii, 238.
to right of way, ii, 36.
for pews, ii, 429.

franchises, fisheries, &c., ii, 38 et seq.
corporation by, i, 473.

not applicable to highways, ii, 35, n.
Presentation to benefice, i, 389.
(See "Advowson.")

Presentment of offences, iv, 301.
President of the council, i, 230.
of corporations, i, 478.
of the United States, i, 214, n.
oath of office of, i, 235, n.
cabinet of, i, 232, n.
powers and duties of, i, 233, n.
impeachment of, i, 246, n.
approval of bills by, i, 185, n.
Press, liberty of, iv, 151.
Pressing to death, iv, 328.
of seamen, i, 419.
Presumption, iii, 371.

136.

Pretender and his sons, treasons relat-

ing to, iv, 91.

Prevention of crimes, iv, 251.
homicide in, iv, 180.
Priest, i, 388.

(See "Roman Catholics.")
Primaria preces, i, 381.
Primer fine, ii, 350.

Primer seisin, ii, 66, 87; iv, 418.
Primogeniture, i, 194; ii, 56, 214; iv,
421.

Prince of Wales, i, 94, 223.

Prince and princesses of the royal
blood, i, 226.

Princess of Wales, i, 94, 223.
violation of, iv, 81.

Principal and accessory, iv, 34 et seq.
principals, iv, 34.
accessories, iv, 35.

what offences admit of, ib.
before the fact, iv, 36.
after the fact, iv, 37.
punishment of, iv, 39.
Principal challenge, iii, 363.
Prints, copyright in, ii, 407.
Priority of debts, ii, 511.
Priors, i, 155.
Prisage, i, 314.

Prison of the Fleet, iii, 444.
breach of, iv, 130.

Prisoner, insolvent, relief of, ii, 488.
ii, 402; iii, 132, n.

of war,

Prisons, regulation of, iv, 377.
Prit, iv, 339.

Private act of parliament, i, 86; ii, 344.
nuisance, iii, 216.

property, rights to, i, 138.
persons, arrest by, iv, 293.
ways, ii, 35 and n.

(See "Ways.")

wrongs, jurisdiction to redress, iii, 86.
wrongs, modes of redressing, iii, 3.
Privateering, i, 259, n.

Privately stealing from the person, iv,

242.