If a tenant in tail after a possibility make a feoffment of his land, he in reversion may enter for the forfeiture.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Life and Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves] Reference

The demesne of Tossbury (by Camden written Tossbery) was anciently a grant in feoffment to the College of Physicians by King John.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 375, June 13, 1829] Reference

The Duke of York's deed of feoffment of a tract of land.    From Wordnik.com.  [Notes on the State of Virginia] Reference

A. mnkes a feoffment of two acres to ti/eSf with power of.    From Wordnik.com.  [A general abridgment of law and equity : alphabetically digested under proper titles : with notes and references to the whole] Reference

Decision of the judges upon a deed of feoffment for, 142.    From Wordnik.com.  [Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society] Reference

The Duke of York's deed of feoffment of Newcastle and twelve miles circle to William Penn.    From Wordnik.com.  [Notes on the State of Virginia.] Reference

The Duke of York's deed for the feoffment of Newcastle and twelve miles circle to William Penn.    From Wordnik.com.  [Notes on the State of Virginia] Reference

Fines and Recoveries of old English law, or which the charter of feoffment bore to the feoffment itself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society] Reference

Wentenere, and the fourth part of the forest of Caus, which they bad by the feoffment of the said Robert.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peerage of England. ...] Reference

Replication to both pleas, that F. being feifed made faid feoffment with claufe of revocation, Arc. which he made.    From Wordnik.com.  [A complete system of pleading: comprehending the most approved precedents and forms of practice; chiefly consisting of such as have never before been printed: with an index to the principal work, incorporating and making it a continuation of Townshend's and Cornwall's Tables, to the present time; as well as an index of reference to all the ancient and modern entries extant] Reference

If the tenant in capite made a feoffment, he became immediate lord of his feoffee, and as to the king a mediate lord.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman] Reference

John Spencer, of Hodnell, Esq. who is mentioned in several deeds of feoffment with Sir Edward Rawleigh, of Farneborough.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peerage of England, genealogical, biographical, and historical] Reference

The Duke of York's deed of feoffment of a tract of land 12 miles south from Newcastle to the Whorekills, to William Penn.    From Wordnik.com.  [Notes on the State of Virginia.] Reference

John Spencer, of Hodnell, Esq. who is mentioiied in several deeds of feoffment with Sir Edward Rawleigh, of Farneborough.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peerage of England. ...] Reference

If the feoffment were in tail, the land would then, as now, revert on failure of issue, unless the entail had been previously barred.    From Wordnik.com.  [Notes and Queries, Number 231, April 1, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.] Reference

Then petition for a gracious dispensation from personal attendance, and request his Majesty to grant a written order for the feoffment.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Youth of the Great Elector] Reference

Where a man fhall plead a feoffment by name, compriied within the deed, and land fhali pafs thereby, although it be mifnamed, &c. where not, f.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reports of Cases in the Reigns of Hen: VIII.] Reference

Of land directly acquired from the king, the person to whom the grant or feoffment was made, the feoffee, held as tenant in capite of the Crown.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman] Reference

They cannot, they say, help her to her "conjunct feoffment" while her brother makes war on them, and she knows not where any other help may be got.    From Wordnik.com.  [Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries] Reference

Several ancient deeds of feoffment of eftatfes within the borough in the reigns of Edward L and II. were produced, attefted by the Port - reeves OAK HA MP TON.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reports of the proceedings before select committees of the House of commons] Reference

Extinguifhment: baron and feme leflees for years, the baron accepts a feoffment, ihe term is extindl; otherwife by bar - gain and fale inrolled, or by fine, 912.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reports of Sir George Croke, knight. Formerly one of the justices of the courts of Kings-bench, and common-pleas, of such select cases as were adjudged in the said courts [1582-1641]] Reference

The mode of doing this was by a feoffment to the use of the feoffor's last will, and the feoffee being considered as seized of the use, not of the land, could devise it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux] Reference

Tenant in tail, reverfion to the king, makes a feoffment, and after id attainted of trca - fon J whether the eftate or light of the tail is forfeited by the ftalulesof id./fj-w.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reports of Sir George Croke, knight. Formerly one of the justices of the courts of Kings-bench, and common-pleas, of such select cases as were adjudged in the said courts [1582-1641]] Reference

A feoffment of one acre of the manor by these words: 'I have given one acre, &c., and further I have given and granted, &c.    From Wordnik.com.  [Notes and Queries, Number 82, May 24, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc] Reference

■ he has the reverfion: but on a feoffment made in fee.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopædia britannica;] Reference

Fceir, at the time of the making of the deed of feoffment, had no - tiling, &c. —.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reports of Sir George Croke, knight. Formerly one of the justices of the courts of Kings-bench, and common-pleas, of such select cases as were adjudged in the said courts [1582-1641]] Reference

A simple little word like "feoffment!".    From Wordnik.com.  [Back Home] Reference

283.b. the case of a feoffment to an alien and another to uses.    From Wordnik.com.  [The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England, Or, A Commentary Upon Littleton: Not ...] Reference