City-Liberties: Or, the Rights and Privileges of Freemen. Being a Concise Abridgment of All the Laws, Charters, By-laws, and Customs of London, Down to this Time: Containing The Liberties and Advantages of the Citizens, Their Wives, Widows, Orphans, and Others; and the Laws Concerning Wills, Administration and Distribution of Estates, Actions, Attachments and Sequestrations. Also Of Binding Forth Apprentices, Taking Out Freedoms, Election of Officers, and Courts in the City; Companies of Trade, &c. as Regulated by Late Statures. Very Useful To All Citizens and Other Inhabitants of the City of London..In the Savoy: printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq;) for W. Mears, at the Lamb in the Old Baily., 1732 - 168 pagina's |
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Pagina 128 - ... to the judge of the admiralty, the recorder of London, two doctors of the civil law, two common lawyers...
Pagina 156 - Midfliip, or be liable to Forfeiture : Watermens Names are to be regifter'd by the Overfeers ; and their Fares appointed by the Court of Aldermen, &c. And the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London, and the Juftices of the Peace of the Counties adjoining to the Thames > have Power to determine Offences.
Pagina 56 - Guildhall, in a judicial manner, twice a-week, viz., on Wednesdays and Saturdays; there to hear and determine all matters brought before them between party and party (being citizens and freemen of London), in all cases where the due debt or damage does not exceed forty shillings.
Pagina 116 - Convenient time, being required, ye shall make him free of this City, if he have well and truly served you. Ye shall also keep the King's Peace in your own Person.
Pagina 143 - London, shall have power to inquire into, hear, and determine the defaults of paving and reparation of streets; and that any three justices in London* whereof the mayor to be one, may set fines upon such as do not pave and repair any street or lane in London, or the liberties thereof, to be levied by distress or action, &c. by the chamberlain, to the use of the mayor and commonalty of the said city.
Pagina 7 - Mafter to appear before him ; sad upon hearing both Parties, will relieve the Apprentice, or leave him to take his Remedy againft the Mafter in the Lord Mayor's Court. And if an Apprentice fhall be diforderly, or commit any notorious Fault, upon Complaint made, Mr. Chamberlain will fend one of his Officers for the Apprentice, and fend him to Itrideisoell, or otherwife punifli him according to the Nature of- the Offence.
Pagina 136 - ... may vouch to warranty both denizen and foreigner, and they shall be essoined, and shall have the other exceptions : and all other process shall be made as before declared under Writ of Right in Hustings of Pleas of Land ; save that, if the tenant makes default, then after default the demandant shall have judgment to recover and to hold for a year and a day ; upon condition, that the tenant may appear within such year and day next ensuing, and make compensation for the arrears, and find such surety...
Pagina 110 - Hope, shall forever hereafter be a body corporate and politic, in name and in deed, by the name of the Company of Merchants Trading to Africa, and by the...
Pagina 51 - When an erroneous judgment is given in either of the sheriffs courts of the city, the writ of error to reverse this judgment must be brought in the court of hustings before the lord mayor; for that is the superior court. The sheriffs of London may make arrests and serve executions on the river Thames.
Pagina 115 - Contributing to all Manner of Charges within this City, as summons, Watches, Contributions, Taxes, Tallages, Lot and Scot, and all Other Charges, bearing your Part as a Freeman Ought to do.