In case where the Husband,
being impleaded for Land.
givetli up the Land demanded
unto his Adversary by Covin;
after the Death of the Hus-
band. the Justices shall award
the Wife her Dower, if it be
demanded by Writ. (2) But
in case where the Husband
Joseth the Land in demand
by Default, if the Wife, after
the Death of her Husband,
demandeth her Dower, it hath
been proved, that some Jus-
tices have awarded unto the
Woman her Dower notwith-
standing the Default which
tier Husband made, other Jus-
tices being of the contrary
Opinion, and judging other-
wise. To the intent that
from henceforth such Ambi-
guity shall be taken away, it
is thus ordained in certain,
that in both Cases the
Woman demanding her Dow-
er shall lie heard. (3) And
if it be alledged against her,
that her Husband lost the
Land, whereof the Dower is
demanded by Judgment,
whereby she ought not to
have Dower, and then it be
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In casu quando vir implaci-
tatus de tenemento reddit tene-
meutum petitum suo adver-
sario de piano post mortem
viri justiciarh adjudicant mu-
lieri dotem suam si per breve
queratur. Set in casu quando
vir amittit tenementum peti-
tum per defaltam si mulier
post mortem viri sui petat do-
tem compertum est quod per
aliquos justiciaries adjudicata
fnerit dos mulieri petcnti non
obstante defalta quam vir suus
fecit aliis j'usticiariis in con-
traria opinioue existeutibus &
coutrarium judicantibus. Ut
de cetero amputetur hujus am-
biguitas sic in certo ordinatUQi
est quod in utroque casu audi-
atur mulier quo dotem petit.
Et si excipiatur contra ipsam
quod vir ipsum teuementum
unde dos petita est amisit per
jndicium per quod dotem lia-
bere non debet & si queratur
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