936 / 1042
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A
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flour or oat·meal brought inla lhe
f~rvient
tenement, un· Iyof a ClIbjCl'l is burdeoed, in[avollr, not o[ a lenement,
lefs lhe imporíer had broughl il in grain, and grinded it but of a perfon. The only perfonal fervilude known iD
at anorher milI. Tbe fame graio Ihat owes multure, as our lalV, is ufufruél or liferenl
í
which is a ríghr ro ufe
granum crifemr,
to rhe mili in IVhofe thirle ir grew, if and enjoy a rhing during life, rhe fubfiaoce of ir being
'ir !hall he aflerlVards broughr wilhin a borough where prcfmed. A lifereot cannot rherefore be confiirured
Ihe
invdl~
ti
il/ala
are thirled, mull paya fecond mul· upon rhings which perilh in lhe ufe
í
and rhough ir m,y
rure
~o
rhe proprietor of rhar dominanl renemenr
í
but, uponfubjcéls which gradually wear out by time, as houfe–
where rhe righr of rhefe two rhirlagts is iDIhe (arole pro· hold·fijrnirure,
tIc.
yet, wirh us, ir is generally applied
prieror, he cannot exaél borh. Where lands are thirled to heritable fubjeéll. He, IVhoft properry is burdened,
of general terms, wilhout expreffing rhe particular narure is ufually called lhe 6ar.
in tbe fervirude, rhe lighren thirlage is prefumed, from
22.
Liferents a,e divided
i~to
conventiona! and legal.
Ihe favour of liherly
í
but in the a/lriélion of a borough Convenrional liCerenrs are eirher fimple, or by reCervarion.
or village, whm rhere is no growing graio which eao be A fimple liferent, or by a feparate confiirution, is rhat
,he fubj eél of tbirlage, rhe anriélion of
inv,na el Ulala
whieh is graoted by Ihe proprieror' io favour of aBorher :
roull be necelTarily undtrnood.
And this fort, eontrary ro rhe natureof predial fervituJes,
17.
Thirlage, in rhe general cafe, cannor be e/lablilh- requires feifin io arder lO alTeél Gngular fu ccelTors
í
for a
ed by prefcription alone, for
iir
qUII
(unl
mm~[acult~ir
liferent of lands is, in nriél fpeech, nor a fervilude, bUI
1Ion prlljcribilur;
bUI
wh~re
one has paid for forty a righr refembling property, which eonnitutes Ihe lift–
yms together the heavy infucken muhures, Ihe fligbte/l renter . alT,1 for life
í
aod fiogular fuccelTors bm no way
litle in writing will fubjeél his lands. Thirlage may be, of difcovering a Iifereot.righr, which perhaps is nOI yet
contraiy
10
Ihe common rule, conHiruted by preferiptioo commeoced, but by the records
í
wherm, in predial
alone,
1.
Wbere ODe pays ro a mili a cerrai n fum, or fervitudes, rhe connanl
~fe
of the dominanl lenement
quantity of grain yearly, in name of multure, whether roakes Ihempublie. Tbe proper right of lifmnr is iD'
he grinds at it or DOt (called 'dry multure.)
2.
In milis tranfmiflible,
oJlihur ufufru(Juarii inh,uel:
When Ihe
of!he King's property
í
which is confiirured
jure
cmntr,
profirs of rhe liferenled fubjeél are tranfmirred to anorher,
....irhool litles in wriling
í
and,' where be derives righl the righl becomes merely perConal, for it iniides Ihe af·
from anorher, his litles are more liable
10
be loll, This fignee
10
rhe renr, not during bis own life, but his ce–
is extended in praélice
10
milis belooging
10
ehureh·lands, denr's, and is therefore carried by fimple aflignation,
",here Ihirty years polTeflion il deemed equivalent to a wilhout feifin.
title in wriring, from aprefumprion Ihat !heirrighrs were
23. A liferent by refervarion, is that which a prO:
dellroyed at Ihe reformarion. Tbougb rhirlage itfelf prieror referm
10
himfelf in Ibe fame wriliog by wllich
cannot be confiilured by mere polTeflion, the proportioo he convey' the fee
10
anorher.
It
requires no feifin ;
'Of mul¡ure payable
10
Ihe dominanl tenemenl may be fa for rhe granter', former f.ifin, which virtually included
lixed.
Ihe liferent, /lill fubfilts as
10
rhe liferenl which is ex-
18,
Tbe polTelTo.rsof the lands anriéled, are bound
10
prefsly referved, In conjunél infefrmenlS laken
10
huf·
\lphold lhe mili, repair rhe dam·dyke, and aquedu8s, hand and IVife, Ihe wife's right of eonjunél fee
refolv~j
and bring home Ihe millnones. Thefe fervices, though in Ihe general cafe, inca a liferent.
got exprelTed in rhe connilution, are implied.
.. 24' Liferents by law, are Ihe lerce and Ihe courtefy.
19,
Servirudes, being rellrainlS upon property, are The terce
(Iertia)
is a liferent competent by law ro
j/rini jurir :
Theyare nOI Ihercfore prefumed, if Ihe. widows, who have nor accepted of Cpecial provifions, iri
.aéls upon which rhey are claimed can he explained con· Ihe Ihird of Ihe herilable fubjeas, iD which rheir hulband;
fifienrly wilh freedom
í
and, when fervilud,s are coolli· died infefl; and lakes place only where the marriage
IUled, Ihey ought le be ufed in Ihe wayleall burdenfome has fubfilled for year and day, or where a ehild has beeo
10
the fervient leDemenl. Hence, one- who has a feni· boro alive of ir.
.
lude of peals upon his neighbour's mofs, is nOl ar liberry
25. Tbe rerce is nOI limired
10
I~nd;,
bUl eXlends
10
10
eXlend it for Ihe ufe of any maoufal1ure which may leindl, and
10
ferviludes and olher burdens alfeaing lands
>
.require an excraordinary expence of fewel
í
bUI mull !hus, Ihe widowi. inlitled, in Ihe righlof her lerce, ro
confine it ro rhe oalural ufesof Ihe domioant lenemenl. a lifel ent of rhe Ihirdof!hefums fecured, eilher by rigblS
20.
Servirudes are exriogui!hed,
l .
Con[ujion<,
when of annnalrenl, or by righrs in fecuri,y. In improper
Ihe fame perfon comes
10
be proprielor of Ihe dominant wadfers, the terce is a Ihird of rhe
f~m
lent: In lhofe
and fervient renemenrs
í
for
ro
fua mm;"i [ervit,
aod thal are proper, it is a third of Ihe wadfel·lands
í
or in
the ufe rhe proprietor thereafler makes, of the lervieol cafe of redemptioo, a Ihird of Ihe redemprion money.
tenemeol is
not jure [erv;Iulir,
bUl is an aél of proper. Neilher righls of reverfioo, fuperiority, oor patronage,
I'y,
2.
By Ihe peri!hiDg,.eilher of Ihe dominant or fer· fall under Ihe Ime
í
forononeof rhefe.
hav~
6xed profil s-,
vient lenement. 3. Servlludes are 1011
non
ul..
do,
by and fo are not proper fubJeéls for Ihe w,dow s fubfifieDce
í
Ihe dominant tenement negleéling
10
ufe Ihe right for nor lacks, bccaufe Ihey are nOI feudal righes. Ilurgage–
forly years ' which is confidered as a dereli,qion of il, tenements are alfo excluded rrom il, ,he reafon of which
Ihough he, 'who has Ihe fervient lenemtnl, !hould have is nor fo
obviou!. .
Since Ihe hulband's feifi n i!
bo.r~
the
made no inwruplioo, by doing aéls conmry to Ihe fer- meafure and fecl\!IIy of ,he cerce, ,ruch debrs or,d,l,gc.n.
, itude.
ces alone, as exclude Ihe hulband's f<lfin, can preva" overrl•
. ?/
l .
PerfODal felviludcs are !hofe by whicn lhe proFer-
26.
Wher~
a terce is due OUl of Ilnds
burd~nc<!
wilh
a