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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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1 R. 2, CAP. 12,
an high Countenance of an-
other man's Goods, and Profits
of the said Tenements and
Chattels, till the said Creditors
shall be bound to take a small
parcel of their Debt, and re-
lease the remnant; (2) it is
ordained and assented, that if
it be found that such Gifts be
so made by Collusion, that the
said Creditors shall have Ex-
ecution of the said Tenements
and Chattels, as if no such
Gift had been made.
EXECUTION. 343
grant countenance dautry
Men s & des profitz des ditz
terres & chateus tanque les
ditz credi tours serront molt
leez deprender une petite par-
celle de lour dettes & release?
Ie remanant ordeigne est & as-
sentuz qe si purra estre trovez
qe tielz douns soient issint
faitz par collusion qe les ditz
creditours aient execucion des
ditz tenementz & chateux auxi
avant come nul tiel doun nent
euste este faite.

 
Rast. 197. Dyer, 295. Fitz. Execution, 58, 108. 2 R. 2, c. 3. 3 H. 7, c. 4.
13 EL c. 5.
Where a man made a gift of his lands, tenements, and chattels to defraud
his creditors, and the collusion was found, it was held that the tenements
and goods* should, under this Statute, be put in execution as if no 181
such gift had been made; the gift being to "the use and behoof" of another
did not alter the matter; for the property could not be changed by these
words, the law before being that a gift of goods to the donor's use should not
be good, but the property was immediately in the donee, Lyte v. Perry, Dy.
49 b; Butler & Baker's case, 3 Rep. 26 b. and see also many cases, &c.
against fraudulent gifts of lands and chattels, Dy. 295 a. and note to 13
Eliz. c. 5, infra.
STATUTES
Made at WESTMINSTER the first year of the Reign of King
RICHARD II. after the Conquest of England, in the year of
our Lord God 1377.
CAP. XII.
A Prisoner by Judgment shall not be let at large. Confession of a
Debt to the King to delay another's Execution.

Item, Whereas divers peo-
ple, at the Suit of the Party
commanded to the Prison of
Item pur ce qe diversez gentz
a suyte de partie comandez
a la prisone de FIete par juge-

 

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