Estate (continued).
for years, may commence in futuro, ii.,
143.
interesse termini, ii., 144.
from year to year, ii., 144, n., 147.
arising out of a parol lease, ii., 147, n.
tenancy under mortgagee, ii., 150, n.
estovers and emblements, ii., 144, 145.
may be carved into particular estate and
remainder, or reversion, ii., 176, n.
executory bequest of term, ii., 175, n.
entail of term, ii., 398.
notice to quit, ii., 144, n.
tenant holding over, ii., 160.
forcible ejectment, ii., 151, n.
underlease and assignment, ii., 176, n.
merger, ii., 177.
by statute and elegit, ii., 160. See
"Judgment."
at will, ii., 145.
tenant's right to, ii., 35, n.
tenant for life, ii., 122.
of tenant for years, ii., 144.
of a wife, i., 441.
n., 296, n.
Estrepement, writs of, iii., 224.
virtually abolished, iii., 229, n.
Evidence, written, iii., 367.
must be the best the nature of the case
will admit of, iii., 368.
meaning of the rule, iii., 368, n.
what communications are privileged,
iii., 368, and n.
hearsay, when admitted, iii., 368.
demurrer, iii., 372.
in equity, iii., 437, 438, 447, 449.
examination of witnesses in equity, iii.,
438.
witnesses abroad, &c., ib.
preservation of, iii., 438, 450.
Estoveris habendis, writ de, i., 441.
Estrays, i., 297.
title of crown to, ii., 409.
Estreat, of recognizance, &c., iv., 253, and Exeat regno, ne, i., 265, 266.
Execution, iii., 412.
on an appeal, iii., 455.
of foreign law, iii., 436.
must be relevant to the issue, iii., 367.
deeds are not admissible in evidence
without proper stamps, ii., 297.
Evidence (continued).
parol, to explain, vary, or contradict
writings, ii., 382, n.
parol, of illegality or fraud, &c., ib.
in criminal cases, iv., 356.
recognizance to give, iv., 296, n.
stifling, offense of, iv., 308.
Examination of prisoners, iv., 296, and n.
in equity, iii., 449.
of witnesses, iii., 372.
trial by, iii., 331.
Exceptio, iii., 310.
Exception distinguished from a reserva-
tion, ii., 299.
of timber, effect of, ii., 122, n.
Exceptions, bill of, iii., 372.
to answer in equity, iii., 448.
Exchanges, ii., 323.
implied warranty, and right of re-entry,
ib.
of chattels, ii., 446.
Exchequer Chamber, Court of, iii., 56,
and n.
Exchequer, Court of, set up by William
the Conqueror, iii., 44.
why so called, iii., 44.
common-law court of, its jurisdiction,
iii., 45.
equity court of, its jurisdiction, iii., 44,
426, 427.
equity jurisdiction transferred to lord
chancellor, iii., 46, n., 426, n.
writs of error to be brought in Excheq-
uer Chamber, iii., 46, n.
Exchequer bills, forgery of, iv., 250, n.
Excise, i., 288, 319, 320, n., 322.
Exclusion bill, i., 210.
Excommunication, lesser, what it is, iii.,
101.
greater, ib.
its consequences, iii., 102.
discontinued, except as a spiritual cen-
sure, iii., 102, n.
Excusable homicide, iv., 182.
Execution (continued).
copyhold lands could not formerly be Ex officio oath, iii., 100, 447.
taken in, iii., 418.
varying from judgment, iv., 179, 404.
warrant of, iv., 404, App. v.
administration cum testamento annexo,
ii., 503.
de bonis non, ii., 506.
durante absentiâ, ii., 503.
husband's right to administer to wife's
estate, ii., 435.
administration where there are no re-
lations, ii., 505.
executor of executor, &c., ii., 506.
duties of, ii., 507, et seq.
acts before probate, ii., 507.
executor de son tort, ib.
probate, ii., 508.
burial of deceased, ib.
bona notabilia, ii., 509.
inventory, ii., 510.
to collect and convert assets, ib.
to pay debts, in what order, ii., 511.
appointing debtor or creditor to be ex-
ecutor, ii., 511, 512.
et seq.
distribution by custom, ii., 517.
what actions may be maintained by,
iii., 301, and n.
Ex officio informations, iii., 427 ; iv., 308.
writ of, iv., 403, App. v.
before, iii., 417, and n.
Executive power, i., 190, 250.
Executors and administrators, history of Extra-parochial tithes, i., 284.
Execution creditor, priority of landlord Extra-judicial remedy does not exclude
the ordinary course of justice, iii., 22.
Extra-parochial places, i., 114.
the right to administer, ii., 491.
appointment of executor, ii., 503.
infant executor, ib.
appointment of administrators, ii., 504, n.
administration durante minoritate, ii.,
503.
could not formerly be sued in action of
debt on simple contract, but may
now, iii., 346, n.
Expenses of prosecution, iv., 362, and n.
of witnesses, iii., 369; iv., 362, and n.
Explosive substance, sending, iv., 208, n.
Exportation of wool, &c., iv., 154, 428.
Exposing person, offense of, iv., 65, n.
disordered persons, iv., 162, n.
Ex post facto laws, i., 46.
Express malice, iv., 198.
condition, ii., 154.
when liable to pay costs, iii., 400, and n.
Executory devise, i., 173, 334.
Exigent, writ of, iii., 283; iv., 319.
Exile, i., 137.
transportation of offender, &c., iv., 362.
contract, ii., 443; iii., 154.
warranty, ii., 301.
Extent, when issued, iii., 420.
at suit of crown, ii., 161, n.
Extinguishment of right, ii., 325, 354, n
of rent, ii., 43, n.
Extortion of money by accusation of abom
inable crime, iv., 244, n.
Extravagantes Joannis, i., 82.
Eye, putting out, iv., 206, 207.
Eyre, justices in, iii., 58, 72; iv., 422, 423
killing them, iv., 84.
FACTO, KING DE, i., 204, 370; iv., 77.
Factor, i., 427; iii., 437.
payment of legacies, ii., 512.
abatement and refunding of legacies,
ii., 512.
right to residue, ii., 513.
distribution among next of kin, ii., 515, Farm, what, ii., 317.
embezzlement by, iv., 231, n.
Fair, ii., 38; iii., 218.
who appoints, i., 274.
nuisance to, iii., 218.
False imprisonment, what constitutes, iii.,
127; iv., 218, and n.
action of, iii., 138.
personation, of bail, iv., 128.
of soldiers, seamen, &c., iv., 250, n.
weights and measures, iv., 157.
pretenses, offense, &c., of, iv., 158, and n
rumors, when indictable, iv., 149, 159, n
signals to ships, iv., 245, n.
judgment, writ of, iii., 34, 406.
verdict, iii., 402; iv., 140.
8
return, action for, as to mandamus, iii
110.
Falsi crimen, iv., 89, 134, 156, 247.
Falsifying attainder, iv., 390.
coin, iv., 84, 88, 90, 98, 100, n.
judgment, 390.
records, iv., 128, and n., 250, n.
Fame, good or ill, iv., 256, 299.
Fees (continued).
counsel can not maintain an action for,
iii., 28.
physician can not maintain an action
for, iii., 28, n.
Felo de se, iv., 189, and n.
forfeiture of goods of, ii., 409, 499.
Felonious homicide, iv., 188.
Felony, definition of, iv., 94.
appeal of, iv., 310.
compounding of, iv., 134.
misprision of, iv., 121.
punishment of, iv., 98, 216, 222.
forfeiture by, ii., 284, 409, 499.
conveyance to felon, ii., 290.
Female sex not favored in law, i., 445, n.
Feme-covert, i., 442. See "Dower,"
"Husband and Wife."
Fences, stealing, iv., 234, n.
destroying or injuring, iv., 247, n.
Fencing, iv., 183, n.
Feodal. See "Feudal."
Feoffment, ii., 310, et seq., App.
livery of seizin, ii., 311, et seq., 315.
Feorme, ii., 318.
Fern, setting fire to, iv., 246, n., 247.
Ferrets, stealing of, iv., 236, n.
Ferry, erecting near ancient ferry a nui-
sance, iii., 218.
Fetters, iv., 300, 322.
Feudal actions, iii., 117.
Feudal system, history of, ii., 44, et seq.,
52, n.; iv., 413, 418.
services due to the lord, ii., 54.
oath of fealty, ii., 53.
homage, ii., 54.
feuds not hereditary at first, ii., 55.
reliefs, ii., 56, 87.
descent, ii., 56.
primogeniture, ib.
restraints on alienation, ii., 57.
rents, ib.
rere fiefs, ib.
feuds, proper and improper, ii., 58.
"Tenure."
See
all lands are held of the crown, ii., 51.
gradual relaxation of, ii., 52.
Feudum novum held ut antiquum, ii., 52,
n., 221.
Fiat in bankruptcy, ii., 488, n.
Fiction in law, ii., 357.
Fictions, legal, beneficial and useful, iii.,
43, 107.
Fictitious plaintiff, iv., 134.
Fidei commissum, ii., 327.
Fide jussus, iii., 109, 291.
Fief. See "Feud."
Fief d'haubert, ii., 62.
Fief de reprise, ii., 52, n.
Fieri facias, iii., 416.
against whom it lies, and how execu-
ted, iii., 417.
Fifteenths, i., 309.
Fighting, offense of, iv., 183, and n.
Final judgment, iii., 398.
decree, iii., 452.
liability of tenant for accidental fire,
ii., 281; iii., 228, n.
when tenant bound to rebuild after a
fire, iii., 228, n.
tenant continues liable to pay rent, ib.
liability of bailee for, ii., 453, n.
Fire-bote, ii., 35.
Fire-ordeal, iv., 342.
Fire-works, iv., 168, n.
First-fruits, i., 284; ii.. 66; iv., 107.
Fish, whale and sturgeon are royal fish,
i., 223, 290; ii., 403.
in a pond are heir-looms, ii., 427.
stealing, iv., 236, and n.
Fishery, ii., 39, 40, 417; iv., 424.
common of, ii., 34.
Fish-pond, destroying, iv., 246, and n.
Fixtures, when removable, ii., 281, n.
can not be distrained, iii., 9.
stealing or ripping from building, &c.,
iv., 233, and n.
Fleet Prison, iii., 444.
Fleets, i., 262; iv., 419.
Fleta, iv., 427.
Flood-gates, destroying, iv., 144, and n.,
245, and n.
Flotsam, i., 293; iii., 106.
Fonus nauticum, ii., 458.
Folkland, ii., 48, n., 90.
Food, offense of selling short weight, &c.,
iv., 158, and n.
forestalling, regrating, engrossing, &c.,
iv., 159.
supplying unwholesome, iv., 162.
stinting apprentices in, iv., 197.
Force, when repellable by death, iv., 181.
injuries with and without, iii., 118.
Forcible abduction and marriage, iv., 208,
and n.
entries, remedies for, iii., 179.
entry and detainer, iii., 179; iv., 148.
Forcible ejectment, ii., 151, n.
Foreign bills, ii., 467.
Foreign coin, forging it, iv., 89, 99, 100,
n., 120.
Foreign country, indictment in, iv., 303,
305, and n.
Foreign documents, forgery of, iv., 250,
and n.
Foreign dominions, i., 110.
Foreign enlistment, i., 265, n.
Foreign law, when regarded, and on what
evidence, iii., 436.
legitimacy and domicil, ii., 248, n.
succession regulated by law of domicil,
ii., 387, n.
Fore-tooth, striking out, iv., 206.
Forfeiture, i., 299.
title by, ii., 153, 267; iii., 160; iv., 381,
386.
for crimes and misdemeanors, ii., 267,
409, 420, 421; iv., 377, 381, 386, 423,
424.
of estate-tail for treason, ii., 117; iv., 381.
for alienation in mortmain, ii., 268.
by alienation to an alien, ii., 274.
by tortious alienation, ib.
by disclaimer, ii., 275.
Forgery (continued).
what is an uttering to constitute an of-
fense, ib.
on lapse of presentation, ii., 276.
by simony, ii., 278.
by breach of condition, ii., 281.
for waste, ib.
of copyholds by breach of custom, ii.,
284.
by bankruptcy, ii., 285.
relief from, in equity, iii., 435.
Forgery, iv., 247.
what false making sufficient to consti-
tute, ib., n.
with what intent forgery must be com-
mitted, ib.
how far instrument forged must appear
genuine, ib.
what a guilty possession of a forged in-
strument, ib.
Foreign prince, pension from, iv., 122.
Foreign service, iv., 100.
Foreigner. See " Alien."
Forest laws, ii., 38, 416, 419, n.; iii., 73; Fornication, iv., 64.
iv., 415, 420, 421.
Forts and castles, i., 263.
Fortune-tellers, iv., 62.
Forest courts, iii., 71.
Forest, royal, i., 289.
Forestalling, iv., 159.
Forests, i., 289; ii., 14, 38.
what instruments are subjects of forg
ery, iv., 248, 249, 250, and 2.
bank-notes, bills, notes, wills, under-
takings, warrants, and orders for
money, iv., 250, n.
powers of attorney, &c., ib.
deeds, bonds, court-rolls, receipts, or
ders and requests for goods, &c., ib.
purchasing or receiving forged bank-
notes, ib.
parish registers, iv., 163.
foreign documents, iv., 250, n.
records and judicial process, ib.
stamps, &c., ib.
official documents and securities, ib.
documents relating to the army and
navy, ib.
securities of public companies, ib.
possession of instruments of forging, ib.
indictment for, ib.
evidence in, ib.
forged indorsement of bill, ii., 450, n.
Forgiveness by the prosecutor, iv., 364.
Forma pauperis, iii., 400.
Formedon, action of, iii., 191.
three species of, ib.
Forms of law unalterable except by Par-
liament, i., 142.
Forty days' court, iii., 71.
Founder of a corporation, who, i., 480.
Foundling hospitals, i., 131.
Fraction of a day, i., 463, n.; ii., 140, #.
Frames, breaking of, &c., iv., 247, and
note.
Franchise, royal, i., 302.
Franchises, ii., 37.
disturbance of, iii., 236.
allowance of, iii., 263.
Frankalmoigne, ii., 77, 101.
Franking letters, i., 322, n.
Frank-marriage, ii., 115, 190.
Frank-pledge, i., 114; iv., 252.
view of, iv., 273.
Frank-tenement, ii., 61, 104. See "Ten-
ure."
Fraud, parol evidence of, ii., 382, n.
jurisdiction of law and equity, iii., 430,
437, 439, 442.
criminal, iv., 158.
Frauds and perjuries, statute of, ii., 297,
306, n., 318, n., 364, 376, 448, 466,
500, 515; iii., 158; iv., 439.
parol leases, ii., 147, n.
as to contracts, ii., 442.
as to contracts of sale, ii., 448, n.
written contract waived by parol, ii.,
382, n.
trusts, ii., 337.
Frauds and perjuries (continued).
declaration of uses of fines, &c., ii., 363,
364.
resulting uses rebutted by parol, ii.,
364, n.
execution of wills, ii., 376.
Fraudulent conveyances, &c., ii., 296, 441. General occupancy, ii., 258.
devises, ii., 378; iii., 430, n.
Generalissimo, who, i., 261.
Free warren, ii., 38, 417.
Gentlemen, i., 405, 406.
Free-bench, ii., 129, n., 132, n.
Freehold. See "Estate."
should study law, i., 7, 13, 36.
Geo. III., alienation of mind of, i., 248, n.
his debts, i., 384, n.
Gestation, period of, i., 456, n.
fixtures to, when removable, ü., 281, n.
customary freeholds, ii., 149.
Freeholders, judges in the county court, Gifts of lands, ii., 316.
iii., 36.
of chattels, ii., 440.
Gilda mercatoria, i., 473.
Gipsies, iv., 165.
Frerage, tenure by, ii., 57, n.
Fresh suit after felons, i., 297.
Friendly societies, i., 472, n.
indictment for stealing property of, iv.,
307, n.
trustees of, iii., 427, n.
Fruit, &c., stealing of, iv., 238, n.
destroying or damaging, iv., 246, and n.
Full age, i., 463.
Fumage, i., 325.
Funds, public, i., 331.
stock in the funds may be charged with
a judgment debt, iii., 419, n.
Funeral expenses, ii., 508.
Furandi animus, iv., 230, 232.
Furious driving, iv., 217, n.
Furze, setting fire to, iv., 246, n., 247.
GAGE, iii., 380.
Game, property in, ii., 14, 394, 410, et seq.
laws respecting, ii., 410, et seq.
of free warren, ii., 39.
beasts of park or chase, ii., 38.
person shooting another in pursuit of,
equally liable whether unqualified or
qualified, iv., 27, n., 174.
pursuit of, in the night by persons arm-
ed, iv., 175, n.
General demurrer, iii., 315.
General sessions, iv., 272.
General verdict, iii., 378; iv., 354.
General warrant, iv., 291.
General fund, i., 331.
General statute, i., 85.
assaults on game-keepers, iv., 217, n.
Game-keeper, ii., 418.
Gaming, iv., 171. See " Wagers."
in public houses, iv., 167, and n.
in other places, ib.
in highways, &c., vagrancy, iv., 170, n.
Gaming-houses, keeping, iv., 171, 467,
and n.
Gardens, robbing of, iv., 233, and n.
damaging trees, &c., growing in, iv.,
247, n.
Gate, stealing of, &c., iv., 247, n.
Garter, knight of the, i., 403.
Gavelkind, i., 74, 76, n., 79; ii., 84, 128,
220; iv., 409, 413.
dower, ii., 129, n.
courtesy, ii., 126, n.
estate pour autre vie, ii., 179, n.
General issue, why so called, iii., 304.
when formerly pleaded, ib.; iv., 338.
alterations respecting, iii., 305, n.
special plea amounting to, not allowed,
iii., 308.
sabbath-breaking, iv., 63.
drunkenness, iv., 64.
lewdness, &c., ib.
bastard children, iv., 65.
Golden age, philosophical consistency in
the fiction of, ii., 3, n.
Good behavior, security for, iv., 251, 256.
Goods and chattels, ii., 384. See " Per-
sonalty."
when obtained with a preconceived de-
sign of not paying for them, may be
retaken from the party, iii., 3, n.
effect of condemnation of, in the Ex-
chequer, iii., 262, n.
from what time bound by writ of exe-
cution, iii., 421.
Gorse, setting fire to, iv., 246, and n.
Government, its origin and object, i., 48.
its forms, i., 49.
contempts against, iv., 123.
Grand assize, trial by, iii., 341, 350; iv.,
422.
Grand juror disclosing evidence, iv., 126.
Grand jury, iii., 351, 402; iv., 302.
|