 The court-leet, or view of frankpledge,(x) which is a court of record, held once in the year, and not oftener,(^) within a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet: being the king's court, granted by charter to the lords...  A Technological Dictionary: Explaining the Terms of the Arts, Sciences ... - Page 250by W. M. Buchanan - 1846 - 755 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Rogers Ruding - Coinage - 1819 - 518 pages
...Court-leet, or View of Frank-pledge, is a Court of Record, held once in the year, and not oftener, within a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the Steward of the Leet j being the King's Court granted by Charter to the Lords of those hundreds or manors. Its original... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - Constitutional law - 1823 - 872 pages
...or view offrankpledge, . which is a court of record, held once in the year and not oftener, within a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet ; being the king's court granted by charter to the lords of those hundreds or manors. Its original... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - Law - 1825 - 584 pages
...or view offrankpledgz*; which is a court of record, held once in the year and not oftenery, within a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet : being the king's court granted by charter to the lords of those hundreds or manors. Its original... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1825 - 576 pages
...or view offrankpledge*, which is a court of record, held once in the year and not oftenery, within a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet : being the king's court granted by charter to the lords of those hundreds or manors. Its original... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1828 - 860 pages
...the kingdom, and holden by the steward ; Court-Leet, A court of record, held once in the year, within a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet ; Courl-Martiai, A court appointed to investigate military offences. To COURT, (korte) va To woo i... | |
 | Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - 828 pages
...The Court-leel, or Vit» of Frank-pledge ; which is also a court of record, held once n year within a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet. Its jurisdiction extends to the preservation of the peace, and the punishment of sundry minute offences... | |
 | Noah Webster - English language - 1834 - 1052 pages
...year, in a [articular hundred, lorJship or manor, before the steward of the leet. COURT-MARTIAL, n. A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the trial of offenses of a military character. COURT Fl >, pp. Flattered ; wooed ; solicited in marriage , sought.... | |
 | Thomas Stephen - Constitutional history - 1835 - 810 pages
...court-leet or view of frank-pledge : which is a court of record, held once a-year, and not oftener, within a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet. It is the king's court, granted by charter to the lords of those hundreds or manors. The original object... | |
 | Hugh Murray - Commercial geography - 1837 - 612 pages
...within the county. The court -leet or view of frank-pledge is a court of record held once a year, within a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet. It is the King's court granted by charter to the lords of those hundreds or manors. In aid of these,... | |
 | George Bowyer - Constitutional law - 1841 - 742 pages
...court-leet, or view of frank-pledge, is a court3 of record, held once in the year, and not oftener, within a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet, being the queen's court granted by charter to the lords of those hundreds or manors. But both the tourn... | |
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