J. N. because by the promise I have interest in the sum demanded*. And where a man is indebted to me in twenty pounds, and another oweth him twenty pounds by obligation, he may assign this obligation and debt to me in satisfaction: And I may maintain suit for it in the name of the other.

* 15. H. 7. 8.

A TABLE

OF CERTAIN WORDS, IN THE INTERPRETATION WHEREOF THE COMMON LAW OF THIS REALM AND THE CIVIL LAW DO SEEM TO AGREE.

A.

ACCUSATIO, a bill of presentment, is a regular form of complaint, whereby offences are opened and punished. Acquisitum, purchased; that is said to be whereof the property is translated from one to another.

Affines, are the kinsmen of the husband and the wife by marriage, so called, because two kindreds which are divers one from the other, are coupled by marriage, and one of them cometh to the borders or marches of the other kindred.

Ad nos pertinere, is said that which doth belong unto us, either by way of property, or by way of possession, or by charge, or by administration.

Edes, (plural); a house consisting of divers rooms, (for domus may consist only of foundation, wall, cover) as the integral parts, or as some briefly say, which consisteth of soil and superficies.

Æstas, summer; a part of the year, which beginneth at the equinoctial of the spring, and endeth at the equinoctial of autumn, and so summer and winter are divided by six months.

Annona, victual; is not referred only to corn, but to the meat of the shambles, as well to fish as flesh.

Aperta vis, open force, which is manifest and evident, and doth not receive any excuse of simplicity.

Arbor vento dejecta, hath not now the name of a tree, but the name of wood.

Arbor dum crescit, lignum cum crescere nescit.

Area, a floor, is a vacant place, therefore

called Area quasi exaruerit, and were not able to bring forth any thing, it hath been taken to be such an empty place as doth lie discovered, locus ab ædificio purus, and hath no superficies: it is called a plot of ground, court or yard. Argentum, silver; it is of three sorts, in

fectum, factum, signatum. Infectum is that which is unpolished and not adorned with any particular form, being in the ore, or bullion, newly severed and singled from the ore. Factum, is that which is beautified with some particular form, of which kind is a silver cup, a silver goblet, a silver bowl, or a silver mazard. Signatum, is that which beareth some special image or impression, and such is the silver that is coined and accounted current. Argentum factum must be described by the kind or shape, Infectum by the weight, Signatum by the number.

Arrestare, is by the authority or warrant

of the law, to hinder that either a man or his goods be at his own liberty, until the law be satisfied.

Artifices, artificers, are they which sell things laboured by them, and by their labour reduced into a particular form, as shoemakers, smiths, glovers, tailors, and weavers; but artificium, if it be largely taken, extendeth to the knowledge of every art artifex and opifex differ; for in the one there is labour and judgment, in the other labour only.

Assultus, an assault, is a violence done to a man's person, by the person of another man.

B.

Bona fides, a sincere conscience, excusing one of ill-meaning.

C.

Carcer, is taken two ways, for it is either locus custodiæ, or locus pœnæ. Cavillatio, when a man turneth his speech ab evidenter veris, ad evidenter falsa. Cella, because there we do celare, we do