 | William Blackstone, James Stewart - 1837 - 342 pages
...it escheats for want of heirs, and in felony, if the felon be outlawed.*1 3. In most places he had a power of devising lands by will, before the statute for that purpose was made.6 4. The lands descend, not to the eldest, youngest, or any son only, but to all the sons together... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1838 - 910 pages
...maxim being " the father to the bough, the son to the plough" (»') (7). 3. In most places he had a power of devising lands by will, before the statute...made (*). 4. The lands descend, not to the eldest, youngest, or any one son only, but to all the sons together (/) ; which was indeed anciently the most... | |
 | Nature - 1840 - 116 pages
...execution for felony, their maxim being ' the father to the bough, the son to the plough ;' 3rd, He had power of devising lands by will before the statute for that purpose was made ; 4th, The lands descend not to the eldest, youngest, or any one son only, but to all the sons together,... | |
 | William Blackstone, John Bethune Bayly - 1840 - 764 pages
...The estate does not escheat in case of an attainder and execution for felony. In most cases he had a power of devising lands by will before the statute for that purpose was made. The lands descend not to the eldest son or to any one son only, but to all the sons together, which... | |
 | 1840 - 946 pages
...does not escheat in case of attainder and execution for felony ; that in most places the tenant had power of devising lands by will, before the statute for that purpose was made, the descent of the lands, as above stated, which was, indeed, anciently the most usual course of descent... | |
 | William Blackstone, James Stewart - 1844 - 684 pages
...escheats for want of heirs, and in felony, if the felon be outlawed.1" 3. In most places the tenant had a power of devising lands by will, before the statute...was made." 4. The lands descend, not to the eldest, youngest, or any one son only, but to all the sons together;0 which was indeed anciently the most usual... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1872 - 776 pages
...their maxim being "the father to the bough, the son to the plough." (г) 3. In most places he had a power of devising lands by will, before the statute for that purpose was made. (&) 4. The lands descend, not to the eldest, youngest, or any one son only, but to all the sons together... | |
 | William Blackstone, David Mitchell Aird - 1873 - 386 pages
...does not escheat in case of an attainder and execution for felony 3. In most places the tenant had a power of devising lands by will, before the statute for that purpose was passed. 4. The lands descend, not to the eldest, youngest, or any one son only, but to all the sons... | |
 | Lord William Pitt Lennox - 1874 - 262 pages
...felony; the maxim being " the father to the bough, the son to the plough." 3. In most places he had a power of devising lands by will, before the statute...was made. 4. The lands descend, not to the eldest, youngest, or any one son only, but to all the sons together; which was indeed anciently the most usual... | |
 | William Blackstone, George Sharswood - 1875 - 860 pages
...their maxim being "the father to the bough, the son to the plough. "(i/ 3. In most places he had a power of devising lands by will, before the statute for that purpose was mado.(¿) 4. The lands descend, not to the eldest, youngest, or any one son only, but to all the *8'S1... | |
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... 3. In most places he had a power of devising lands by will, before the statute for that purpose was made. 4. The lands descend not to the eldest, youngest, or any one son only, but to all the sons together... 
