1. DEFINITION of a fine

2. The parts of it

3. Different kinds of fines

CHAP. II.

Of a Fine.

4. The manner and order of levying a fine

5. The nature, use and fruit of a fine

6. What shall be said a good fine, or not; and how

1st. In respect of the persons thereunto, and their capacity;

3

ib.

6

ib.

and by or to whom a fine may be levied, and who may be conusors

or conusees;

and by what names

2dly. In respect of the persons before whom it is acknowledged;

p. 6-8

and the persons and place before whom, and where it is recorded;

and what persons may take conusance of fines, or record them, and

where, and how, and the duty of such persons therein
p. 8-10

3dly. In respect of the thing whereof the fine is levied, and of what

things a fine may be levied, or not, and by what names p. 10-13

4thly. In respect of the estate of the parties thereunto

5thly. In respect of the concord and matters touching it;

13-15

and what concord or agreement may be made by fine or not 15-18

6thly. In respect of the manner and order of levying it, and other

matters

p. 18-19

7. How the concord of a fine shall be expounded and taken

p. 19

8. What person shall be barred by a fine, or a fine and non-claim; and in

what time, or not, and how

p. 20-24

1st. Issue in tail barred by the fine of his ancestor or some other p. 24-28

2dly. Wife barred by the fine of her husband, or some other

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3dly. Disseisee and the like barred by the fine of the disseisor, &c.

9. Where a fine shall be a bar as to one person, and not to another; or as to

one part of the land, and not to another

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10. The time of claim, and within what time he that hath right to land must

make his claim, &c. to prevent the bar of the fine

Estrangers:

1st. That have present right and no impediment

2dly. That have present right and impediment

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3dly. That have divers defects

4thly. That are without impediment, having future right upon cause

precedent

5thly. That have future right and impediment

6thly. That have no right for any cause before the fine

7thly. That have future rights by divers titles

11. How a fine shall enure and work

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By a claim, entry, &c. and by whom a claim, &c. may be made

p. 32

33

ib.

34

ib.

ib.

ib.

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36

ib.

5. What shall be said a good common recovery; and who shall be barred
and bound thereby, or not

6. The remedy of recoverors against the lesees for rents and services and
upon waste done

4. The nature of a deed indented, and a deed poll and the difference

between them

p. 52

5. When and where a deed shall be said to be good and sufficient; and when

and where not; but void or voidable ab initio

P. 53

ist. In respect of the writing of it

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2dly. In respect of the persons parties thereunto and matter therein

3dly. In respect of the reading of it

56

ib.

6. Where a deed good in its creation may become void by matter ex post

facto: and what will make such a deed void or not

1st. By rasure

2dly. By breaking or defacing of the seal

3dly. By delivery or by cancelling it

4thly. By disagreement

5thly. By judgment of a court

p. 68

ib.

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70

ib.

ib.

7. When and where a deed may be good in part and void in part; or good

against one person and void against another, or not

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p. 70

8. How and to what time a deed shall have relation: and when it shall begin

to take effect

- p. 72

9. When and where a deed must be shewn in court; and how long it shall

abide there; and who may take advantage of it

- p. 73

10. Where one may say his deed was delivered at another time, or in another

14. How and to what purpose a deed of grant in gross shall enure, and be

construed and taken

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p. 81

15. How a deed of grant shall be construed and taken in all the parts and

branches thereof; the exposition of the several parts of the deeds of

grant; and how the words and sentences therein shall be taken; in

the exception; and how that shall be taken

1st. In the thing excepted

2dly. In the time

p. 86-89

100

ib.