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" ... was under the age of twenty-one, being a male, or fourteen, being a female', the lord was entitled to the wardship of the heir, and was called the guardian in chivalry. This wardship consisted in having... "
Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature ... - Page 194
edited by - 1832
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Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 2

William Blackstone - 1791 - 566 pages
...chivalry. This wardfhip confifted in having the cuftody of the body and lands of fuch heir, without any account of the profits, till the age of twenty-one in males, and fixtecn in females. For the law fuppofed the heir-male unable to perform knight-fervice till twenty-one...
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Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 2

William Blackstone - 1807 - 698 pages
...chivalry. This wardship consisted in having the custody of the body and lands of such heir, without any account of the profits, till the age of twenty-one...males, and sixteen in females. For the law supposed the heir-male unable to perform knight-service till twenty-one : but as for the female, she was supposed...
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Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. Gregory ..., Volume 12

John Mason Good - 1819 - 482 pages
...chivalry. This wardship consisted in having the custody of the body and lands of siich heir, without any account of the profits, till the age of twenty-one in males, and fourteen (which wasafterwards advanced tosixteen) in females. For the law supposed the heir male unable...
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A Compendious Law Dictionary: Containing Both an Explanation of the Terms ...

Thomas Potts - 1815 - 836 pages
...snpposd the heir male unable to perform knight's service till twenty-one; bo! as for the female, she »as supposed capable at fourteen to marry, and then her husband might perform the office. 8 Black. 67. WARRANT, a prœcipe under hand and seal to some officer I« bring any eilender...
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A Digest of the Laws of England, Volume 3

Sir John Comyns - 1822 - 1042 pages
...lord shall have the marriage (q) also of such heir male or female. Lit. S. 103. If heir, without any account of the profits, till the age of twenty-one in males, and sixteen in females. 2 Com. 67. (n) For until that aye, the heir-male was supposed to be unable to perform knight sen-ice....
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The British Constitution, Or an Epitome of Blackstone's Commentaries on the ...

Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 pages
...chivalry. This wardship consisted in having the custody of the body and lands of such heir, without any account of the profits, till the age of twenty-one in males, and sixteen in females. When the male heir arrived to the age of twentyone, or the heir female to that of sixteen, they might...
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Commentaries on the laws of England. [Another], Volume 2

sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 626 pages
...chivalry. This wardship consisted in having the custody of the body and lands of such heir, without any account of the profits, till the age of twenty-one...males, and sixteen in females. For the law supposed the heir-male unable to perform knightservice till twenty-one : but as for the female, she was supposed...
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Commentaries on the Laws of England, Volume 1

William Blackstone - 1827 - 916 pages
...chivalry. This wardship consisted in having the custody of the body and lands of such heir, without any and the constitution, that where they are not merely declaratory of the ancient canon law, but gupposed the heir-male unable to perform knight-service till twenty-one : but as for the female, she...
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Encyclopædia Americana, ed. by F. Lieber assisted by E. Wigglesworth (and T ...

Encyclopaedia Americana - 1832 - 620 pages
...chivalry. This wardship consisted in having the custody of the body and lands of such heir, without any account of the profits, till the age of twenty-one...females. For the law supposed the heir male unable to perforai knight-service till twenty-one ; but as for the female, she was supposed capable at fourteen...
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Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 12

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 620 pages
...chivalry. This wardship consisted in having the custody of the body and lands of such heir, without any account of the profits, till the age of twenty-one...supposed capable at fourteen to marry, and then her hushand might perform the service. The lord, therefore, had no wardship, if, at the death of the ancestor,...
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