 | William Blackstone, Alexander Leith, James Frederick Smith - 1880 - 650 pages
...felony ; their 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, but to all the sons together ; which was indeed antiently the most usual*... | |
 | John Chipman Gray - 1888 - 936 pages
...; their 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... | |
 | John H. Lloyd (of Highgate.) - 1888 - 552 pages
...the maxim being, " the father to the bough, the son to the plough ; " 3rd. In most places the tenant had the 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 - 1890 - 850 pages
...; their maxim being, " the father to the bough, the son to the plough."1 3. In most places he had a power of devising lands by will, before the statute for that purpose was made.* 4. The lands desceria, not to the eldest, youngest, or any one son only, btit to all the sons together ; i which... | |
 | John C. Devereux - 1891 - 432 pages
...estate does not escheat in case of an attainder and execution for felony. 8. In most places the tenant had the power of devising lands, by will, before the...statute for that purpose was made. 4. The lands descend to all the sons together. 1 1 . Was socage tenure offeodal origin ? — 86. Yes ; as appears from a... | |
 | William Blackstone, William Cyrus Sprague - 1893 - 558 pages
...felony ; their 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, William Cyrus Sprague - 1899 - 570 pages
...felony; their 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... | |
 | George Washington Kirchwey - 1900 - 596 pages
...felony ; their 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... | |
 | George Washington Kirchwey - 1900 - 578 pages
...felony ; their 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 - 1902 - 540 pages
...their maxim being "the father to the bough, the sonto the plough, "(г) 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 *8s] was indeed anciently the... | |
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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... 
