INDEX.

CUSTOMS, LOCAL-continued.

Chertsey Beaumond,-descent, 134.
Chester,-descent, 128, n.

Chilbolton, grant for lives, 357.

Clitheroe, Honour of,-general customs, 511–514.
Cornwall,-inclosures by tenants, 285.
Croydon,-fines, 177.
Cumberland,-tenant-right, 5.
Dawlish,-copyholds for lives, 40.
freebench, 161.

Derwentwater,-descent, 134.

Doddington,-freebench, 160.
Dorking,-descent, 130.
Dorset,-cattle-gates, 16, n.
Dovercourt,-fines, 186.
Down, descent, 130.
Durham,-tenant-right, 5.
Ealing, descent, 130.
Easington,-devises, 82.

Edmonton,-descent, 129.

Exeter,-descent, 128, n.

Farnham,-descent, 134.

Framfield,-descent, 131, 133.

heriot-custom, 203.

inclosures by tenants, 284.

Fulham,-descent, 130.

Glamorgan, Vale of,-descent, 128, n.

Hackney,-descent, 128, n.

inclosure of wastes, 281, 282.

Ham,-freebench, 160.

inclosure of wastes, 282.

Hampstead, inclosure of wastes, 282.
Harrow-on-the-Hill,-fines, 177.
Hemel-Hempstead,-heriot-custom, 208.
Houghton,-devise, 82.

Hoe,-descent, 140.

Isleworth,—descent, 130.

Islington,-descent, 129.

Kent,-gavelkind, 8, 9, 127, 326, 327.

copyholds, 7, 129.

borough-english, 129.

dower, 158.

customary curtesy, 168.
guardianship, 170.

Kingsmoor,-customary inclosures, 285.
Kirkby Lonsdale,-descent, 134.

Lambeth,-fines, 177.

Lewes, Rape of,-descent, 130.

Lewisham,-inclosure of wastes, 283.
Littlecott,-inclosure of wastes, 283.

Lyddington-cum-Caldecott,-descent, 130.
Marden,-descent, 134.

Mayfield,-descent, 131, 133.

heriot-custom, 203.

CUSTOMS, LOCAL-continued.

Middleton Cheney,-descent, 134.
Milton,-descent, 130.

Mortlake, descent, 130.

Norfolk,-intermixed lands, 52, 121.
Northumberland,-tenant-right, 5.

Nottingham,-borough-english, 8.

Oswaldbeck, Soke of,-descent, 128, n.
Oversands,-tenant-right, 5.
Pamber, Forest of,-dower, 158.
Petersham,-freebench, 160.
Pevensey,-descent, 132.

Pirbright, descent, 134.
Plumpton,-descent, 132.

Portland, Isle of,-descent, 128, n.
Putney,-descent, 130.
Richmond,-descent, 130.
fines, 177.

Roehampton,-descent, 130.
Rotherfield,-descent, 131.

St. Stephens, Herts,-descent, 134.
Sheen,-descent, 130.

Sherwood Forest,-customary inclosures, 285.
Stainton,-fines, 194.

Stepney,-descent, 128, n.

customary inclosures, 281, 282, 308.

Stoke Newington,-fines, 179.

Suffolk,-intermixed lands, 52, 121.
Surrey,-descent of copyholds, 129.
Sussex,-cattle-gates, 16, n.

intermixed lands, 52.

descent of copyholds, 129.

Sutton, Holland,-fines, 180.

Taunton-Deane,--dayne surrenders, 78, 79.

dormant surrenders, 83.

descent, 132, 133, 134, 135.
freebench, 159.

customary curtesy, 168.
inclosure of wastes, 168.

Thornbury,-freebench, 160.

Thorpe Hall,-provisional admittance, 90.

Trelleg, descent, 128, n.

Tynemouth,-custom of husbandry, 5, n.
descent, 128, 134, 141.

Usk,-descent, 128, n.

Wadhurst,-descent, 131, 133.

Wandsworth,-descent, 130.

inclosure of waste, 282.

Wareham,-descent, 128.

Weardale,-descent, 134.

Weeks Park Hall,-heriot-custom, 205.

Westcott,-descent, 130.

West Linton,-fines, 194.

Westmorland,-tenant-right, 5.

CUSTOMS, LOCAL-continued.

West Sheen,-freebench, 160.

inclosure of wastes, 282.

Wimbledon,-descent, 130.

inclosure of wastes, 283.

Windsor Forest,-inclosure of wastes, 282.
Woodford,-fines, 192.

Worcester, See of,-copyhold for lives, 38.
Worplesdon,-descent, 134.

Yetminster Prima,-tenant-right, 43.

excepted tenements, 79.

general customs of, 508-510.

Yorkshire,-tenant-right, 5.

CUSTUMAL,

when evidence against existence of custom, 237, 238, 340.
when best evidence of a custom, 339.

DAMAGES, measure of, for minerals wrongfully taken, 235.
DAYNE SURRENDER, what it is, 78.

DAYNE TENEMENT, meaning of term, 79.

DEED,

when copyholds transferable by, 13, 50, 92–94.
(See also Conveyance, Statutory.)

form of, of enfranchisement of copyholds, 490.
of extinguishment of manorial incidents, 491.

DEMESNES,

requisite of legal manor, 9.

effect of alienation of, 10, 12.

what they comprise, 11.

mines under freeholds may be parcel of the, 328.

DESCENT, CUSTOMARY,

freeholds may be subject to, 7, 126.

in absence of, common law regulates inheritance, 126.
strictly construed, 126.

runs with land in case of freeholds, 127.

extinguished by enfranchisement of copyholds, 127, 414.
in gavelkind, proper meaning of term, 127, 128.
what commonly implied by, 127.
varieties of, 128.

in borough-english, what implied by, 127.

proper meaning of, 128.

varieties of, 129, 130.

varieties of, may prevail in same manor, 131, 132.

"descent" may have special local signification, 126, 133.

to females, instances of, 133, 134.

when excluding females, how interpreted, 134.

to widow, 134.

to widower, 134, 135.

of estates-tail, 135, 136.

of descendible estates pur autre vie, 136.

how course of, may be altered, 136, 137.

DESCENT, CUSTOMARY-continued.

of "land," what comprised in, 136.

of rights of entry, 137.

of advowsons, 137.

of rents, services, &c., incident to a manor, 137, 138.
does not extend to tithes, 138.

of rents charged on or reserved out of customary lands, 138,
139.

of equitable estates and interests, 139.

benefit of executory trust not subject to, 139, 140.
does not extend to money representing land, 140.
when heir according to, ascertained, 140, 141.
how affected by Statute of Distributions, 142, 144.
effect of Inheritance Act, 1833, on, 142-147.
of reversion expectant on life estate, 143.

rule of representation in, 144.

effect of limitation to "heirs" or "heirs of body" on, 145.
succession between brothers according to, 146.

inconveniences of, in borough-english, 147.
effect of commutation of copyhold on, 364.

DEVISE,

of copyholds not within Statutes of Wills, 82.
how formerly made, 82, 84.

by virtue of Wills Act, 1837..84-87.
fine payable on taking by, 85, 183.
enrolment of, on court-rolls, 85, 86.

by infants, 86.

by married women, 86.

effect of, when in general terms, 87, 91.

on right of the heir, 87-89.

power of appointment to trustees for sale in lieu of, 89.
what estates devisable, 90, 91.

of manor, 91.

disclaimer of, by devisees, 91, 92.

by heir before admittance, 148.

by widow of crops on land held in freebench, 163.

bar of freebench by, 166.

DISENTAILING ASSURANCE,

bar of estates-tail by, 27, 30.

enrolment of, 28–30.

consent of protector of settlement to, 28, 29.

forms of, 500, 501, 504.

DISGAVELLING,

how effected, 9, 326.

Acts, list of, 9.

DISTRESS,

how proved, 327.

to compel admittance to freeholds, 8.

for fealty, nature of, 196.

for suit of court, nature of, 197.

for heriot-service, 198.

for suit-heriot, 199, 200.

for heriot-custom, when available, 203.

DISTRESS-continued.

does not lie for customary reliefs, 210.
for rents of assise, 211.

by commoner of cattle doing damage, 266.
by lord of cattle not commonable, &c., 276.
DISTRIBUTIONS, STATUTE OF,

descended customary estate not within, 142.

representation in customary descent not limited by, 144.

DOLE-WOODS, may be copyholds, 15.

DOMESDAY BOOK, evidence of tenure in ancient demesne, 6, 325.
DORMANT SURRENDER, nature and effect of, 83.

DOWER,

customary, in freeholds, 7, 8, 158.

nature of, in burgage tenure, 8, 158.
in gavelkind tenure, 8, 158.

general incidents of, 157.

from what tenements due, 159.

widow of joint tenant not entitled to, 161.
widow of trustee not entitled to, 161, 162.

DOWER ACT, 1833, does not apply to copyholds, 158.
DRAFT of deed, &c., when admissible in evidence, 347.
DROPPING FINE, what is, and when due, 172, 183.
DUCHY OF CORNWALL. See Cornwall, Duchy of.
DUCHY OF LANCASTER. See Lancaster, Duchy of.

DURHAM, UNIVERSITY OF, enfranchisements by, 434, 435.
See University Estates.

EASEMENT,

release and abandonment of, 270, 271.

for minerals reserved on commutations or enfranchisements,
364, 365, 415, 416.

ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND,

enfranchisements by, 368, 431–434.

Acts of Parliament relating to, 431.

powers of, over lands belonging to them, 431.

notice of compulsory enfranchisement proceedings to, 433.
ECCLESIASTICAL CORPORATION,

exchange of copyholds by, 117.

whether tenant of, has right of renewal, 117, 429.

power of, to enfranchise under Copyhold Acts, 368, 433, 434.
agreement to enfranchise by, under Copyhold Act, 1841..428.
power of, to enfranchise under Episcopal and Capitular Estates
Acts, 428-430, 431.

definition of, in Episcopal, &c. Estates Acts, 429.

ECCLESIASTICAL MANORS,

enfranchisements in, how effected, 368, 428.

enfranchisements in, under Episcopal and Capitular Estates
Acts, 429-431.

whether tenant in, has a right of renewal, 117, 429.