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The last and greatest estate in land is fee simple 235 



The difference between a remainder and a reversion 235 



What a fine is 236 



What recoveries are 236 



What a use is 237 



A conveyance to stand seised to a use 238 



Of the continuance of land by will 239 



Property in goods : 1. By gift. 2. By sale. 3. By stealing. 



4. By waving. 5. By straying. 6. By shipwreck. 



7. By forfeiture. 8. By executorship 242 



By letters of administration 245 



Where the intestate had bona notabilia in divers diocesses, 



then the archbishop of that province where he died is 



to commit administration 245 



An executor may refuse the executorship before the bishop, 



if he have not intermeddled with the goods 245 



An executor ought to pay, 1. Judgments. 2. Stat. Recog. 



3. Debts by bonds and bills sealed. 4. Rent unpaid. 



5. Servants Wages. 6. Head workmen. 7. Shop 

 book, and contracts by word 246 



Debts due in equal degree of record, the executor may pay 



which of them he please before suit be commenced . . . 246 



But it is otherwise with administrators 246 



Property by legacy . 247 



Legacies are to be paid before debts by shop books, bills 



unsealed, or contracts by word 247 



An executor may pay which legacy he will first. Or if the 

 executors do want, they may sell any legacy to pay 



debts 247 



When a will is made, and no executor named, administra 

 tion is to be committed cum testamento annexo 247 



