ane 
‘ghofe of the Frangula may. be as remarked in 
tiled s Difpenfatory, by having fies ek a inftead of 
“FRANGY, in pita ts by, a town a aii in the de- 
t of Gen chief place of a canton in the 
whe ane contains on and the canton 
19535 inhabitants, on a territory of 175 kiliometres, in 24 
communes. 
RANI, a town of Italy, in the vs data of the 
Adda and Oglio ; two miles S.W. of Bre 
peared or FRANC, a term literally fignifying re ont 
open, or exempt from pu Aa ern and charges; as 
frank confellion, Gank fair, fran k letter, &c. 
The term frank is much ufed in our ance cuftoms and 
tenures, where it receives various particular oe 
and meanings, according to the words it is combin 
with, as 
K Allen, or tees is a land, tenerient, or demefne, 
ree is at held of any fuperior lord. 
Frank Almoign, or free pie is a.tenure of lands or tene- 
ments beftowed on God; iven to fuch people as 
-devote themfelves - the iad of f Go d, in pure and perpe- 
tual alms; or, it is a tenure, w religious corpora- 
tion, aggregate or fole, holdeth lands of the donor, to them 
rand their fucceffors for ever. 
Whence the feoffors or givers cannot demand any terref- 
trial fervice, fo long as the land remains in the hands of the 
eoffees. 
The fervice which the feoffees were bound to render for 
ee teerefore. they-do no fealty, which i 
other fervices but this, becaufe this divine ferv 
ei Lneees nature, (Litt. § 131.1 
the tenure by which all the ancient’ ‘monafterie and religious 
hoses held their lands; and by w the parochial clergy, 
and many ecclefiaftical and const foundations hold 
bee at this day. . (Braéton, l. 4. tr. 1. c. 28. § 1.) This 
was an old Saxon tenure, and continued under the-Norman 
revolution, on SS of the refpe@ fhewn to religion and 
religious men in ancient times ; and for this reafon, tenants 
in frank-almoign were difcharged of all other fervices, ex- 
cept the trinoda neceffitas, of repairing the highways, build- 
ing caftles, and repelling aperene 
this tenure is fill diflin& fro , being he in the 
deaft feodal, but merely fe for, i if f the fervice be ne 
plected, the law gives no remedy by diftrefs or Geant to 
the lord of whom the Jands are holden ; but acom- 
plaint to the ordinary or vifitor to corredt it. (Litt. § 136.) 
Britton mentions — kind of land given, in nalms, but 
not free alms; the i 
t 
and the like ; and this tenure by divine fervice dif- 
from ie former, becaufe Ss this, unperformed, the 
lord might ‘diftrain, without any complaint to the vifitor. 
(Litt. § 137.) All fuch ionstons are now out of ufe; for 
Anee the flatute of quia emptores, 18 Edw. I. none but the 
king can give lands to be holden by this tenure. (Litt. 
§ 140.) Thefe ee are expreisly excepted, by name, 
in the ftat. 12 . c. 24. abolifhing tenures, and there- 
fore fubfift in ate inftances at the prefent day. See 
MoxriMain. 
‘RANK Ban e Free bench. 
Plats Ghee denotes reel of free chafe, in a circnit ad- 
iy feeb which men, though 
ey ve land af their own within that compafs, are for- 
FRA 
bidden to cut down wood, without = view of the forefter; 
ae it ca? their own demefne. e CHASE, 
RA eey feudum francum, as are ed by Brook, is 
that w hich 3 is in the hands of - oe or lord.of the manor ; 
being ancient demefne of the 
Frank Fee, feudum Hiberum, according to fome, Gs 
that for which Ao fervice is performed to any lord, 
According to Fachin, lib. vit.. cap. 39. lands = in 
frank fee were exempted from all fervices, except homage ; 
in contradiftin@tion to that in the tenant’s hands, we is 
only ancient demefne. 
the reg. of writs, frank fee is faid to be that which a 
man holds at common law to him and his heirs; and no y 
fuch fervice as is required in ancient demefne, according to 
the cuftom of the manor, 
It is added, that the lands in the hands of king Edw ard 
the Confelfor, at the making of rane a aaa were 
ancient demefne ; and all the reft frank fee. On which 
footing, all = lands in the realmare either ancient demefne, 
or fran 
thers define frank fee to be a tenure in fee fimple, or 
lands enna in common law ; and not in ancient demefne. 
See DEcEIT EE 
Trawk- a Mey firme iibera, ene: lands or tenements, 
Naka the na of the 
See Fux -farm and Soc 
Frank-fold is a ae the lord hath the benefit’ of folding 
his end fheep, within his manor, for the manuring of 
his ne 
he lingua — is ed trading language; and is thus 
called from the Fra common appellation given in the 
Levant to all He Europea merchants and traders who come 
aes to tra 
ris langage it als be fo called, nothing but the 
erb is ufed; this eens tor all the 
pair thither. 
Frank Law, lex libera, is the benefit of the free and: cem- 
mon law of the land. 
e that for any offence, as confpiracy, &c. lofeth his 
ank law, incurs thefe inconveniences: 1. 'Fhat he may 
fick be impanelled on any jury or affize ; or otherwife ufed 
as an evidence or witnefs to the truth. 2. That if he have 
any thing to do in the king’s courts, he muft not approach 
them in perfon, but appo int his attorney. 3. That his lands, 
goods, and aren be feized into the king’s hands; and 
the lands be e » his trees rooted up, and his body 
i areola to oO 
= los or deer Sree of poflage. The sla of 
fach | nee was claim the houle of Ss in O» 
a 
& warrant Ww 
Geo. ITI. cap. 24. wk eh any 3 new 
regulations, rendered neceflary by thé abules: crept into. thé 
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