GENERAL INDEX. ABATEMENT of freehold, 330. of heiress, 503. Abjuration, oath of, 27. of the realm, 19, 571. Absconding debtors, arrest of, 364. Absentees from church, 450. Absolute rights, 306. Acceptance of bills, 253. Accession, title by, 230. Accessories, 445. before the fact, 445, 502. Accident, remedy in case of, 425. when a defence, 273. Account, action of, 325. jurisdiction of Chancery in, 423. Admiralty, Jurisdiction as to prizes, 301. trial of offences in, 527. Admittance to copyhold, 215. Admittendo clerico, writ, 351, 409. Admonitio trina, 546. Adulteration of food, offence of, 488. Adultery, 315. suit for, 298. Advancement of justice, homicide for, 496. Advocates, 277. Advowson, 127. limitation of right to, 168. who may be disturbers of right of, 319. Affinity, 102. Affray, 481. Age, of consent to marry, 110. in criminal cases, 441. Agreement, performance of 241. Parliamentary, 71. Air, right to, 125. Acknowledgment of feme-covert's deed, Alehouses, disorderly, 490. Ambassadors, violation of privileges of, 455. | Assessments, 72. Amercement, 395. Anatomy act, 494. Ancient demesne, 144. Ancient writings prove themselves, 389. killing or maiming, 519. what are the subjects of larceny, 513. Assets, administration of, 2€4. by descent, 177. Assignees in bankruptcy, 257. of chose in action, 252. Assistance, writ of, 433. courts of, 289. commission of, 288, 527. of bread, offence of breaking, 486. Attachment, or pone, ancient process by, 360. for contempts, 303, 533. forfeiture of property by, 564. Attainder and conviction, difference be- Attaint, verdicts formerly reversed by, 558. Attempt to alarm or injure the sovereign, 463. Attestation of deed, 196. of wills, 219. Attorney, 276, 477. warrant of, 402. Attorney-general, 277. information by, in Exchequer, 356. information by, in charities, 420. criminal information by, 542. Attornment, 137, 189. Auditâ querelâ, when it lies, 379, 404. Augmentation of livings, 68. Aula regia, 281, 282, 283. Autre vie, 150. Averium, 234. Avowry, 318. BACHELOR, knight, 95. sheriff obliged to take. 365. in criminal cases, 539. of hundreds, 78. special, 78, Bailiwick, 78. Bailment, 225, 246. Banks, joint-stock, 119. 120. Banknotes, forgeries of. 520. embezzlement by, 511. Banking companies, 120. Bankruptcy, a cause of forfeiture, 188. Bankruptcy, law of, 255. fraudulent, offence of, 485. courts of, 293. Bonds in general, 208. stealing of, 512. jurisdiction of Court of Chancery in, 259, Bookland, 142. 421. Banks of rivers, destroying, 517. Banns, 104. Bar, plea in, 371, 372, 429, 545, 548. Baronies, 94. of bishops, 94. Barretry, 477. Barrister, 277. Base coin, uttering, 464. maintenance of, 108. offence of, 504. Bawdy-houses, 453, 490. Beacons, 63. Books, copyright in, 230. Booths for mountebanks, nuisances, 490. Borough, 117. parliamentary, 32. Botes or estovers, 129. Bottomry, 248. Bound bailiffs, 100. Boundaries, confusion of, how rectified, 426. Bounty, Queen Anne's, 68. Breach of the peace, 480. of prison, 475. of pound, 317, n. Breaking, in burglary, 508. in elections, 479. Bridges, annoyance in, 489. destroying, &c., 519. British constitution, 5. Brokers, embezzlement by, 511. Brothels, frequenting, 453. keeping, 453. Beasts of the plough, when distrainable, Bulls, papal, 469 Buoys, destroying, 518, Burgage tenure, 140. Burgesses, 30, 117. Burglarious entry, 509. Burglary, 496, 508.. possession of housebreaking implements Cattle, ill treatment of, 493. Causa jactitationis matrimonii, 299. Central Criminal Court, 526, 530. of bishop, trial by, 33. of customs of London, 382. of discharge of seamen, 506. Certiorari, writ of, in civil cases, 318, 544. in criminal cases, 526. Cestui que trust, 352. Cestui que use, 185, 201. Cestui que vie, 150. Challenge of jury, 386, 554. propter honoris respectum, 387, 554. propter defectum, 387, 554. propter affectum, 387, 554. to the favour, 387. principal, 387. to fight, offence of, 483. Chamberlain of London, custom as to, 237. Champions in trial by battel, 551. Chancellor's Courts in universities, 294, 531. Chance medley, 497. Chancery, Court of, 284. auxiliary jurisdiction, 426. matters cognizable in, 319, 419. appeal from, 288. Chapters, 88. Clergy, excluded from parliament, 86. benefit of, 468, 514, 546, 585. of the market, his court, 530, n. Clipping the coin, 13, 459. Clothes, destroying of, 518. Character, evidence of, in criminal cases, Code of Justinian, 12. 512, 565. Codicil, 261. Chattels, real and personal, 222, 238, 409, Combinations, among workmen, 486. Chastity, homicide in defence of, 496. Cheating, offence o", 486. Cheque, banker's, 252. Chester, county palatine of, 293, n. courts of, abolished, 293, n. Chichele, Archbishop, 12. Child, stealing, 506. procuring child to beg.-See Vagrants. Children, duties of, 108. parents' remedy for abduction of, 315. Chivalry, court of, 282, 527. guardian in, 136. Commendams, 467. Commerce, Crown the arbiter of, 65. of the peace, 288, 527. of oyer and terminer, 288, 527. of gaol delivery, 288, 527. to examine witnesses, 391, 431. under the statute of charitable uses. Commissioners of poor laws, 82. Commitment of persons accused, 538. Commitment of persons accused, reason for, must be expressed.-See Habeas Corpus, 312. Committee, Judicial, 291. of lunatics, 420. tenancy in, 165. disturbance of, 347. enclosure of, 347. Constructive frauds, 425. Cornage, 138. Cornwall, Duchy of, 51. Coronation oath, ancient, 569. when renire facias issues to, 385. Corners' inquisitions, 540. how created, 113. how sued in equity, 429. privileges and disabilities of, 114. property passes by succession, 237. Corporations, municipal, 116. Corporeal hereditaments, 126, 198. of scholars, 107. of servants, 497. of wives, 106. Corruption of blood, 178, 547, 550, 566. Corsned, trial by the, 551. Costs, title to, by judgment, 240. statutes by which given, 403. executors liable to pay, 264. paupers excused from paying, 403. in error, 407. in criminal cases, 559. Council, Privy, 53. Councils of the Crown, 52. Counsel. 276, 277, 542. cannot maintain an action for his fees, 277. for prisoners, 550, n. Contempt, against royal person, &c., 472, Count, in declaration, 369. 473. attachment for, 430, 533. against sovereign's title, 473. against royal palaces or courts of justice, 474. Contract of marriage, 102, 103. Counterfeiting the coin, 459. Counties, palatine, 281. courts of, 293, n. electors for, 30. Contract, original, between king and people, County court, 279, 2×0. 55. Contracts, 242. title by, 241. actions on, 322. equity jurisdiction, 280. Court, payment into, when it may be made, 373. |