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Land left by the sea belongeth to the king 220 



Property of lands by descent 221 



Three rules of descent 221 



Customs of certain places 222 



Every heir having land is bound by the binding acts of his 



ancestors, if he be named 222 



Property of lands by escheat 223 



In escheat two things are to be observed 223 



Concerning the tenure of lands 224 



The reservations in knight s service tenure are four 224 



Homage and fealty 225 



Knight s service in capite is a tenure de persona regis 225 



Grand serjeantry, petty serjeantry 225 



The institution of soccage in capite, and that it is now turned 



into moneys rents 226 



Ancient demesne, what 226 



Office of alienation 226 



How manors were at first created 227 



Knight s service tenure reserved to common persons 227 



Soccage tenure reserved by the lord 227 



Villenage or tenure by copy of court roll- 228 



Court baron, with the use of it 228 



What attainders shall give the escheat to the lord 228 



Prayer of clergy 229 



He that standeth mute forfeiteth no lands, except for trea 

 son 229 



He that killeth himself forfeiteth but his chattels 229 



Flying for felony a forfeiture of goods 229 



Lands entailed, escheat to the king for treason 229 



A person attainted may purchase, but it shall be to the 



king s use 230 



Property of lands by conveyance is first distributed into 



estates, for years, for life, in tail, and fee simple 231 



Lease for years go to the executors, and not to the heirs. . . 231 



Leases, by what means they are forfeitable 231 



What livery of seisin is, and how it is requisite to every 



estate for life 232 



Of the new device, called a perpetuity, which is an entail 



with an addition 234 



The inconveniences of these perpetuities 234 



