Consuetudines Kanciae: A History of Gavelkind, and Other Remarkable Customs in the County of KentJ.R. Smith, 1851 - 352 páginas |
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abbat Adisham ætatis aforesaid age of xv ancestors Anderida Anglo-Saxon anno antient archbishop assise barons Bede bishop boc-land borough Bretwalda Britain called Canterbury charter Chronicle common law county of Kent court custom of Gavelkind debet deed descent devisable dimid dower ecclesiæ England escheat feoffment feudal folc-land freehold Gauylekende Gavel Gavelkind lands granted hath heirs Hengist Hengist and Horsa holden Horsa husband inheritance John justices Jutish Kanc Kentish king of Kent king's kingdom kingdom of Kent knights Lambard lathe liberty livery lord Magna Carta manors moiety pær parliament persons prædicti quæ quòd Reculver regis regni reign Richard of Cirencester Robinson on Gavelkind Rochester Roman Saxon says seised seisin sheriff shillings socage Somner statute sunt tenant tenements terra terres thereof Thomas Trinoda Necessitas wapentake wife William writ writ of right zolder þam
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