 Government from the folc-land, and converted into an estate of perpetual inheritance. It might belong to the church, to the king, or to a subject. It might be alienable and devisable at the will of the proprietor ; it might be limited in its descent without...  The national encyclopædia. Libr. ed - Page 29by National cyclopaedia - 1884Full view - About this book
 | 1836 - 562 pages
...Growth of the Royal Prerogative in England, 8vo., Lond. 1830, goef more at length into this subject he says that Bocland might belong to the church, to the...one, with remainder in perpetuity to the church. It w«s forfeited for various delinquencies to the state. Bocland, moreover, was released from all services... | |
 | Great Britain - 1840 - 680 pages
...by an act of government from the folcland, and converted into an estate of perpetual inheritance. It might belong to the church, to the king, or to a subject...for a single life or for more lives than one, with J remainder in perpetuity to the church. It was forfeited V for various delinquencies to the state.... | |
 | John Jane Smith Wharton - 1848 - 726 pages
...by an art of government from the folcland, and convened into an estate of perpetual inhe ritance. It might belong to the church, to the king, or to a subject....possessor. It was often granted for a single life or for morn lives than one, with remainder in perpetuity to the church. It was forfeited for various delinquencies... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1853 - 698 pages
...by an act of government from the foldand, and converted into an estate of perpetual inheritance. It might belong to the church, to the king, or to a subject....the proprietor. It might be limited in its descent, witlxmt any power of alienation in the possessor. It was often granted for a single life, or for more... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1861 - 416 pages
...by an act of government from the folcland, and converted into an estate of perpetual inheritance. It might belong to the church, to the king, or to a subject....might be alienable and devisable at the will of the proprie1 Spelman describes foleland as terra duplici titulo possidebant : vel scriptI popularis, quse... | |
 | 1868 - 872 pages
...act of government from the Foldand (qv), and converted into an estate of perpetual inheritance. It might belong to the church, to the king, or to a subject ; it might be alienable and divisible at the will of the proprietor ; it might be limited in its descent, without any power of... | |
 | 1868 - 858 pages
...act of government from the Folcland (qv), and converted into an estate of perpetual inheritance. It might belong to the church, to the king, or to a subject ; it mignt be alienable and divisible at the will of the proprietor; it might be limited in its descent,... | |
 | Robert Furley - 1871 - 498 pages
...King, or to a subject. It might be alienable and devisable at the will of the proprietor ; it might bo limited in its descent without any power of alienation...lives than one, with remainder in perpetuity to the ohurch. It was forfeited for various delinquences to the State. "Estates in perpetuity were usually... | |
 | Robert Furley - 1871 - 496 pages
...Act of the Government from the foleland, and converted into an estate of perpetual inheritance. It might belong to the Church, to the King, or to a subject....devisable at the will of the proprietor ; it might b* limited in its descent without any power of alienation in the possessor. It was often granted for... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1872 - 404 pages
...vocabant — vel — sine scripto. Gloss. Folcland. In populi testimoriio} quod folcland dixere. tor. It might be limited in its descent without any power...than one, with remainder in perpetuity to the church. Ifc was forfeited for various delinquencies to the state. "Estates in perpetuity were usually created... | |
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