Juries.
Inquests shall not remain untaken,
en account of challenge for the pub-
lic. 33 Edward 1, St. 4.
Tales de circimstantibus granted.
35 Henry 8, Ch. 6, S- 6.
Extended to cases of the public. 4
& 5 Philip & Mary, Ch. 7.
May be granted at the prayer of
the defendant. 14 Elizabeth, Ch. 9.
•Justices of Peace
Good men shall be assigned to
keep the peace in every county; their
authority. 1 Edward 3, Ch. 16; 4
Edward 3, Ch. 2; 31 Edward 3, Ch.
1.
May bail persons arrested on sus-
picion. 1 Richard 3, Ch. 3.
Goods not to be seized on suspi-
cion. 1 Richard 3, Ch. 3.
Justices shall certify recognisances
for keeping the peace at the next
session. 3 Henry 7, Ch. 3.
Justice, on committing a felon,
shall take examination of prisoner
end the informations of witnesses,
and bind the witnesses to appear. 2
& 3 Philip & Mary, Ch. 19.
Justices of the peace and their of-
ficers to plead the general issue. 7
James 1, Ch. 5; 21 James 1, Ch. 12.
In actions against them they may
tender amends. 24 George 2, Ch. 44,
S. 2.
LandIords.
See Leases.—Rents.
Lands.
Liable to execution by fieri facias.
5 George 2, Ch. 7.
Larceny.
Where bailable. 3 Edward 1, Ch.
15.
Leap-year.
The day increasing in leap-year
and the day before accounted one
day. 21 Henry 3.
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-Leases.
Lease for life a forfeiture of
dower, and the heir may enter. 6
Edward 1, Ch. 7.
; Leases by tenant in tail, or per-
! sons seized in right of their wives.
32 Henry 8, Ch. 28.
Estates of land made without writ-
, ing, amount to leases at will only,
except leases for three years. 29
Charles 2, Ch. 3.
Leases may be renewed without
surrender of under leases. 4 George
2, Ch.28, S.6.
Infants, lunatics and few's covert
may surrender leases in order to re-
now them under direction of court of
equity. 29 George 2, Ch. 31; 11
George 3, Ch. 20.
Liberties.
None shall be imprisoned, &c. with-
out being brought in to answer. 28
Edward 3, Ch. 3.
Life Estates
Persons for whose lives estates
are hold absent for seven years, pre-
sumed dead. 19 Charles 2, Ch. 6.
If cestuy quo vie return, lessee to
enter and recover damages. 19
Charles 2, Ch. 6, S. 5.
Posthumous children enabled to
take in remainder where the life es-
tate is determined. 10 & 11 William
3, Ch. 16.
Persons for whose lives estates are
held, on application to the chancel-
lor, to be produced. 6 Anne, Ch. 18.
If it appears that the infant was
alive at the time of the order made
he may re-enter and recover dam-
ages. 6 Anne, Ch. 18, S. 3.
Tenant holding over after deter-
mination of life, a trespasser. 6
i Anne, Ch.18, S. 5.
Limitation of Actions.
Entries within twenty years, &c
21 James 1, Ch. 16, S. 1 & 2.
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