court roll
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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That-168- no tenant by copy of court roll shall be permitted to vote as a freeholder.
From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir
It was done in mercy, in order to change a poor man's fine of 12s. 4d. to 6s. 8d., but a court roll must not be altered.
From Westminster The Fascination of London by Smith, A. Murray, Mrs.
Voters still were required to have a freehold of land of 40s. a year income, but holders of estates by copy of court roll were specifically precluded or forfeit 50 pounds.
From Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III by Reilly, S. A.
In Mr. J. E. Hasell’s manor of Dacre, when a mortgagee of real estate is admitted to the court roll, he has to pay a fine of a silver penny for each.
From Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland by Scott, Daniel
The tenant enfeoffed of his holding on the conditions of base tenure was technically termed tenant by copy of court roll or tenant by the rod—par la verge.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
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