10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOROUGH-ENGLISH»
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1
A Dictionary of American and
English Law: With Definitions ...
Many of these boroughs, however, having been disfranchised in modern times,
are now only boroughs to this extent, that the land within them is held by tenure in
burgage or subject to the custom of borough-English (q. v.) At the present day ...
Stewart Rapalje, Robert L. Lawrence, 1888
2
A New Abridgment of the Law with Large Additions and Corrections
Borough-English is a custom which prevails in certain ancient boroughs, by virtue
of which the youngest son shall inherit his father as to the lands of which he is
seised in fee-simple or fee-tail. The reason of this custom seems to be, (a) that in
...
Matthew Bacon, Sir Henry Gwilliam, Charles Edward Dodd, 1846
3
A New Abridgment of the Law
Mostyn, 2 BL. Rep. 929.] BOrough-English is a custom which prevails in certain
ancient Lit. § 165. boroughs, by virtue of which the youngest son shall inherit JJ^J
his father as to the lands of which he is seised in fee-simple or fee- Borough- tail.
Matthew Bacon, Sir Henry Gwillim, 1798
4
The law-dictionary: explaining the rise, progress, and ...
Headborough. BOROUGH-ENGLISH, A custom relative to the descent of lands,
in some ancient borough*, and copyhold manors, that estates shall descend to
the youngest son ; or, if the owner hath no issue, to his- younger brother; Litt.
Giles Jacob, Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, 1811
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The Law-dictionary: Explaining the Rise, Progress, and ...
Headborough. BOROUGH-ENGLISH, A custom relative to the descent of lands,
in some ancient boroughs, and copyhold manors, that estates shall descend to
the youngest son ; or, if the owner hath no issue, to his younger brother ; Litt.
Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, 1811
6
The common law of Kent: or, The customs of gavelkind. With ...
COMMON out of gavelkind or borough-english land follows the nature of the land
, 105. out of gavelkind land, whether a widow shall be endowed of, 105.
CONDITION : who is heir to take advantage of a, annexed to lands aliened in
gavelkind ...
Thomas Robinson, John Dobree Norwood, 1858
7
The Common Law of Kent, Or, The Customs of Gavelkind: With ...
The youngest Son is not Heir to take by Purchase an Estate of Borough-English
Lands limited to the Heirs of his Father. Ante 1 1 8. Otherwise if the Devise be to
the Heir in Borough-English. Ibid. The youngest Son is not Heir to take
Advantage ...
8
The Common Law of Kent: Or, The Customs of Gavelkind. With ...
Borough-english cannot begin by the king's grant at this day. Ante 64. The
custom is not destroyed by alteration of the tenure of the land. Ante 80. It remains
notwithstanding unity of possession in the lord. Ante 87- If lands in ancient
demesne, ...
Thomas Robinson, Esq. John Wilson, 1822
9
A Digest of the Laws of England Respecting Real Property
Thus Lord Coke says,—“lf lands, of the nature of borough English, be letten to a
man and his heirs, during the life of J. S., and the lessee dieth, the youngest son
shall enjoy it.” 18. The right of representation takes place in the descent Clements
...
William Cruise, Thomas Huntington, 1834
The modes of local descent are two, being Borough English and Gavelkind, the
incidents attached to each it will be desirable to treat separately. 1st. Borough
English is a custom relating to the descent of lands in some ancient boroughs
and ...
