MRP: Legal Glossary
This page provides a legal glossary to Chancery and other commercial oriented legal process in the mid seventeenth century
== Annuity =
Variant: Annuitie
Example:
Contents
Answer
Example:
Assignment of lease
Example:
Bayle
Example: "I went to Councell & soe to Yeld hall where I caused Bayle both for y:e 15000:ll & your goods which were nallowed [?] at 3600:ll ... 25th September 1662, Letter from Elizabeth Dalyson to Sir GO
Bill of complaint
Example:
== Charge =
Variants: Chardge; Allowable charge
Example:
Consideration
Variants: Consideracion
Counterpart
Example:
Court of Common Pleas
Example: "according to advise remooved y:e sute up into y:e Common pleas" 25th September 1662, Letter from Elizabeth Dalyson to Sir GO
Interogatory
Example:
Lease
Example:
== Portion =
Variants: Porcion; Marriage portion
Example:
Writ of condemnation
Example: "all yoar goodes in Bretons house & in his handes & your five hundred pounds in y:e East India Comp:a was attached [could be “attacked”] by Breton, Nowell, Pearse and a writt of condemnation ready to pass" 25th September 1662, Letter from Elizabeth Dalyson to Sir GO
