Above all exception. 352. Omni exceptione majores. 352. Propter honoris respectum, &c. [Vide ante, vol. iii. p. 361.] 353. In favorem vitæ. From a regard to life. 355. Instanter. Instantly. 355. De causis criminalibus vel capitalibus nemo quærat consilium; quin implacitatus statim perneget, sine omni petitione consilii. In aliis omnibus potest et debet uti consilio. In criminal or capital cases let no man crave imparlance; but without pleading, and without craving leave to imparl, let him immediately and positively deny. In all other cases he can and ought to have imparlance. 355. Apres ce, est tend le querelle a respondre; et aura congie de soy conseiller, s'il le demande; et quand il sera conseille, il peut nyer le faict dont il est accuse. Querelatus autem postea tenetur respondere; et habebit licentiam consulendi, si requirat; habito autem consilio, debet factum negare quo accusatus est. But the defendant is afterwards bound to answer; and he shall have the liberty of imparling if he require it; but imparlance being had, he ought to deny the fact of which he is accused. 360. Scintilla juris. 363. Spoliatus debet, ante omnia, restitui. A spark of law. Restitution should be made to the person robbed, before all others. 366. Jure divino. By divine right. 367. Habitum et tonsuram clericalem. The clerical habit and tonsure. 379. Liber homo non amercietur pro parvo delicto, nisi secundum modum ipsius delicti; et pro magno delicto, secundum magnitudinem delicti; salvo contenemento suo; et mercator eodem modo, salva mercandisa sua; et villanus eodem modo amercietur, salvo wainagio suo. A free man shall be amerced for a small offence, only according to its measure; and for a great offence, only according to its magnitude, saving his land; and the merchant in the same manner, saving his merchandise; and a villain shall be amerced in the same manner, saving his wainage. 379. Sit in misericordia. Let him be at the mercy. 380. Quantum inde regi dare valeat per annum, salva sustentatione sua, et uxoris, et liberorum suorum. How much he could pay a year to the king, saving his maintenance, and the maintenance of his wife and children. 380. Qui non habet in crumena luat in corpore. Let him, who has nothing in purse, pay in person. 382. Nec vero me fugit quam sit acerbum, parentum scelera filiorum pœnis lui: sed hoc præclare legibus comparatum est, ut caritas liberorum amiciores parentes reipublicæ redderet. Nor has it escaped me how hard it is, that the crimes of parents should be atoned for by the punishment of their sons; but it is wisely provided by the laws, that affection for their children may make parents more faithful to the republic. 383. Ibi esse pœnam, ubi et noxa est. That where the crime is there the punishment should be. 383. Peccata suos teneant auctores, nec ulterius progrediatur metus, quam reperiatur delictum. Crimes should affect only the perpetrators of them, and the dread of punisament not extend beyond the sphere of offence. 395. Quod prægnantis mulieris damnatæ pœna differatur, quoad pariat. That the punishment of a pregnant woman condemned, shall be deferred till after her delivery. 396. Furiosus solo furore punitur. A madman is punished by his madness alone. 397. A lege suæ dignitatis. From the law of his dignity. 398. Non potest rex gratiam facere cum injuria et damno aliorum. The king cannot confer a favour by the injury and loss of others. 400. Item prie la commune a nostre dit seigneur le roi que nul pardon soit grante a nully persone, petit ne grande, q'ont este de son counseil et serementez, et sont empeschez en cest present parlement de vie ne de membre, fyn ne de raunceon, de forfaiture des terres, tennemenz, biens, ou chateux, lesqueux sont ou serront trovez en aucun defaut encontre leur ligeance, et la tenure de leur dit serement: mais q'ils ne serront jammes conseillers ne officers du roi, mais en tout oustez de la courte de roi et de conseil as touz jours. Et sur ceo soit en present parlement fait estatut s'il plest au roi, et de touz autres en temps a venir en cas semblables, pur profit du roi et du roialme. Responsio.-Le roi ent fra sa volente, come mieltz lui semblera. Also the commons pray our said lord the king, that no pardon be granted to any persons, high or low, who have been sworn of his council, and are impeached in this present parliament of life and limb; and not to release those who are or shall be found to fail in their allegiance and the tenure of their said oath, from forfeiture of their lands, tenements, goods or chattels; that they shall never be councillors or officers of the king, but be for ever excluded from his court and council. And for this purpose may it please the king that an act be passed in this present parliament, and all others, in time to come in like cases, for the profit of the king and realm. him. Answer. The king will do his pleasure in this matter, as it shall seem best to 424. Nullus liber homo capiatur vel imprisonetur, aut disseisiatur de libero tenemento suo vel libertatibus vel liberis consuetudinibus suis, aut utlagetur, aut exulet, aut aliquo modo destruatur, nec super eum ibimus, nec super eum mittemus, nisi per legale judicium parium suorum vel per legem terræ. Nulli vendemus, nulli negabimus, aut differemus rectum vel judicium. No free man may be taken, or imprisoned, or disseised of his freehold, liberties, or free customs, or be outlawed, or exiled, or in any manner deprived of life, nor will we go or send against him, but by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land. To none will we sell, to none deny, to none delay either right or justice. 425. Per commune. concilium et assensum omnium episcoporum, et principum, comitum; et omnium sapientum seniorum, et populorum totius regni. By the common council and assent of all the bishops, princes, earls, wise men and elders, and the commons of the whole kingdom. 425. Per commune consilium et assensum omnium episcoporum, procerum, comitum, et sapientum, seniorum, et populorum, et per preceptum regis Inæ. By the common council and assent of all the bishops, peers, earls, wise men, and elders, and the people, and by the command of King Ina. GENERAL INDEX. Abbreviations in legal proceedings, ili, 823. of James II, i, 212. of child, i, 140. and marriage of women, i, 443. of heiress, iv, 208. of girl under fourteen, iv, 16. Abearance, security for, iv, 251-257. Abeyance of the freehold, ii, 107. of the realm, i, 132; iv, 55, 124, 332, 377. Abroad, homicide committed, iv, 269, n. of the parliament, i, 160. limitation upon, in America, i, 125, n. Absolute rights and duties, i, 123. Acceptance of bills, ii, 468. Access, presumption of, i, 457. Accessories, iv, 35. before the fact, iv, 36, 39. Accession, title by, ii, 404. Accident, remedy in case of, iii, 431. Accomplices, discovery of, iv, 330, 331, Accord and satisfaction, iii, 15. tender of satisfaction, iii, 16 and n. books of, when evidence, iii, 368. Accroaching royal power, iv, 76. 293, n. of fine, ii, 350. Act of bankruptcy, ii, 477. in the United States, ii, 477, n. Act of grace or pardon, i, 184; iv, 396. its ancient form, i, 182. when binding on the crown, i, 261. endeavor to repeal by intimidation, iv, S2,n. Action at law, iii, 116. feudal, iii, 117. personal, ib. mixed, iii, 118. erroneous in pleading, iii, 302. statute of, iv, 306, 334. Adherence to the king's enemies, iv, 82. Adjoining county, trial of offence in, iv, 304. Adjournment of parliament, i, 186. Admeasurement of dower, ii, 136; iii, 188. of pasture, writ of, iii, 238. Administration, granting of, iii, 98. Administration, the, what is, i, 280, n (See "Executors and Administrators.") its jurisdiction and power, i, 231; iii 106. who may be disturbers of right of, iii, 244. writ of right of, abolished, iii, 250,n. verification of plea in abatement to indict- Affinity, i, 434, 435, n. Affirmance of judgments, iii, 411. breach of the peace chargeable upon him Age, action formerly suspended by non-age, of consent to marry, i, 436. full, what, i, 463; iv, 22. of criminal responsibility, iv, 22 et seq. public not answerable on contracts for pub- Aggregate corporation, i, 469. Aggregate fund, i, 330. Agistment, ii, 452. Agnati, ii, 235. Agnus Dei, &c., iv, 115. Agreement, specific performance of, iii, 435, 438. (See "Contract.") Agriculture, its origin, ii, 7. Aid-prayer, iii, 300. Aiders and abettors, iv, 34. Aids, feudal, ii, 63, 86, 87; iv, 411. Air, right to, ii, 14, 266, n. (See "Easement.") prescriptive right to, not recognized in Albinatus jus, i, 372. Alderman, i, 116. Alderney, Isle of, i, 106. Alehouses, offences in, iv, 64, 168. his dome-book, i, 64, 66, 114; iv, 411. Alien priories, i, 386; iv, 113. Alienation of mind of Geo. III, i, 248, n. who may alien and to whom, ii, 290. of rights of action, &c., ii, 290. by devise, ii, 373. by special custom, ii, 365. by matter of record, ii, 344. conditions in restraint of, ii, 157, n. disabilities of, i, 371. duty on, i, 315, 372. may take, but cannot hold lands, ii, 249, merchants and artificers, leases to, ii, 298. descent through, ii, 226, n. royal grant to, ii, 247. naturalization and denization of, i, 375, enemy, prize of goods, ii, 401. enemies, i, 373, n.; iii, 132, n. suit for, iii, 94. none allowed in case of divorce for Allegation, iii, 100. Allegiance, i, 366, 369, n.; iv, 74. natural, i, 369, 370, n. oath of, i, 367–369; iv, 273. seducing soldiers or sailors from, iv, 103, n. Allodial property, ii, 47, 60. Allodium, derivation and nature of, ii, 45, |