Report of the case of the borough of Petersfield ... tried and determined by two select committees of the House of commons in 1820 and 1821 [ed. by R.S. Atcheson].

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Page 121 - Baptist, at the instance of the great men of the realm granted, provided, and ordained, that from henceforth it shall be lawful to every freeman to sell at his own pleasure his lands and tenements or part of them, so that the feoffee shall hold the same lands or tenements of the chief lord of the same fee, by such service and customs as his feoffor held before.
Page 283 - ... as fully, freely, and entirely, and in as ample manner and form as...
Page 215 - Third, by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.
Page 218 - Jersey, by his last will and testament in writing, bearing date on or about the...
Page 27 - Mr. Pulteney, according to order, presented to the House a bill for preventing the writing,- printing, and publishing any news without license, and the same was received and read the first time. And a motion being made, and the question being put that the bill be read a second time, it passed in the negative.
Page 39 - Monmouth, not finding burgesses for the parliament themselves, must bear and pay the burgesses wages within the shire towns of and in every the said twelve shires in Wales...
Page 287 - Hanbury, now pleading), his heirs and assigns, to the only and proper use and behoof of him the said...
Page 217 - Z)., his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, by these presents, in manner following, (that is to say,) that he the said AB, his heirs, executors or administrators, shall and will well and truly pay...
Page 214 - Together with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining. To have and to hold the said premises, as above described, with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns, forever.
Page 213 - ... or into some, parte thereof in the name of the whole for us and in our names to take possession and seisin thereof, and after such possession and seisin thereof or of some parte thereof in the name of the whole had and taken; then for us and in our names to deliver the full and peacable possession and seisin of all and...

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