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915

• prior Ime nill CubfininC, Ihe

C~cood I~rccr

ha. only

riglll 10 a Ihird of the IIVOthirds thar remain

unalfc8~d

Ihe 6,n

I~rce.

BUI upon Ihe dmh of Ihefirll widolV,

whereby Ihe

I~nds

are di(burdened of her Icree, Ihe lelfer

leree becomes enlarced, a. ir Ihe fi,n had never exined.

IVidolV, IVho has ,ccepted of

Cpecial provifion from her

hulbaod, is Ihmby excluded from Ihe Ime, unler. Cuch

provifiOD!haU cootaio a claure Ihal !he !haU have right

10 bolh.

27. The IVidolY has no lille of poffeflion, acd fo can·

nOI

r~ceive

Ihe renlS in virtue of her terce, tiU!he be

{erved 10 il

and in order 10 Ihis, !he mun oblain a brief

OUI of Ihe chaocery, dire8ed 10 Ihe

Sh~rifF,

IVho c¡lls ao

inquen, 10 take proof Ihal!he IVU IVife 10lhe deceaCed

and Ihu Ihe

deceaf~d

died infefl in Ihe {ubje8s eontained

io Ihe brief. The {miee or feolencé of Ihe jury, Gnd·

ini IheCe points proved, i oes, IVilhout the neceffily of a

relour tO Ibe chaocery, iOlitle Ihe lI'ife to enler into the

pqtreffion

but!he can ooly potrefs wilh

I.he

heir

/,ro ;n'

¿ic'ifo,

and {o caonol ,emove tenaou, liU lhe !herifF keos

h:r to her ,eree, or divides Ihe land.

b~lween

her and

the bcir. In Ihis divifion, afler delerminiog by 101 or

kavil, wbelher tO begin by !he fun or Ihe !hade,

Ibe ea!l or the \Vell, Ihe !herifF fm off Ihe

t\VO

fir!l

aer~s

for Ibe heir, and Ihe third for the widow. Somelimes

Ihe di,ifion i. exeeuled, by givins ooe entire farm 10 lhe

widow, and

t\Vo

of equal value to Ihe heir. Tbe \Vidow's

right i. not properly eooflildled by Ihi.

{ervi~e

it was

coo~ituted

before, by Ihe

hulb~od's

{cifio, and 6xed by

his dwh

the ferviee only declares il, and fo inlitles her

10 the third part of Ihe reol.

Tll,o

10 her hurbaod's dealh,

preferable 10 aoy righu Ihat may have affe8ed Ihe land.

tbe inl{¡mediate period belweeo thal and her oIVn fer·

vice. The rclil't, if!he IVas

repuI~d,IO

be lawful wife

10 the deeeafed, mu!l be {erved, notwith!laoding any ob,

jel'tions by the heir agaio!l Ihe

marri~ge,

wbieh may !le

.flerlVards tried by Ihe eommitrary.

28. Courrcfy i. a liferenl giveo bylaw, 10 Ibe fUIVi·

ving hulbaod, of.U bi. wife's herilage in whieh !he died

iofeCl, if tbere was a child of Ihe 'marriage boro alive.

A mmiage, Ihough of Ihe longe!l conlinuanee, gives no

righl tO the eourtefy, if lhere was no itrue of il. The

ehild boro of tbe marriage mu!l be lhe mOlber's heir : If

!he had

child of a former marriage, who i. to fuceeed

10 her e!lm, lhe hutband has no right 10 !he coumry

while Cueh (hild is alive;

Ihat Ihe eoumCy is due 10

Ihe hurband, nlher as falher 10

heir, Ihan as hulband

heirefs. Heriuge

here oppoCed to conque!l, and

(O i. 10 be underfiood ooly of Ihe herilable righlS 10

which Ihe wife Cueceeded as heir 10 her ance!lun, ex·

eluding whar !he herCelf had aequired by fingular lilles.

'9,

BecauCe Ihe butband enjoys lhe lifmnt of his

wife'. whole heringe, on a lucralÍvc lillc, he is confider.

ed " her lemporary rerrefentati,e, and

is li,ble in

paymeot of ll1 the ym yburdens chargeahle on the fub·

jel't, aod of Ihe current inlmO of a1l h(r

debt~,

re,1 and

rfon:tl, 10 Ihe value of!he yeJrl reot he enJoys byIbe

eourICfy" The coumfyneed. no

Col~mnil)'

10 its ernni·

tUlion: That right, which Ihe hulband h¡d 10 Ihe rcnli

of his ...ife'! efi¿te, duriog Ihe

mllna~e,

jM,e

mMi/l,

cuntioued

itb him ,Cter hcr dwh, under UI( naQl uf

courlcfy, by an

21't

of Ihe (¡w itfelr. As in 'tlJe lercr,

Ihe hulbanJ's Cdfin is lhe ground and mraCure of Ihe

wife's riShl

in Ihe courtefy, the wiCe's Ceifio is Ihe

foundal ion of the hutband',; and Ihe IIVO righlS are, io

al! olher reCpeas, of Ihe Came natule; if it is not thar

Ihe coumfy cXleods to burgage holJings, and lOCuperi.

orilies,

30. AlIliferentm mu!l uCe Iheir right

fa/va

,ti

Ju6·.

jlanl;a

Wbmyer Iherefore is pan

the fee itrelf,.

cannol be encroached on by Ihe liferenler,

wood.

or grolVing timber, even for the nccctrary uCes of Ihe

lifmnled teoemenl. BUI, where a coppice or

ji/va'

u¿u~

has been divided inlo hags, one of whieh was in

uCe 10 be CUt anoually by the proprietor, Ibe lifereoler

may eonlinue the Cormer yearly cUllings

becaufe IheCe

are confidmd as Ihe anoual CruilS Ihe fubje8 was inleod·

ed to yield, and

Ihe proper Cubjea of a liferent.

31. Liferenters are bouod tO kccp IheCubje81iferenled in'

proper repair. They are alCo burdened wilh

Iht

alimonyor.

Ihe heir, where he has OOt enough for maiolaining him·

felf. .The bare righl of apparency founds tbe a8ion

gain!l the lifmnler. 11 is a burden perConal to Ihe liCeo

renler bimCelf, and cannot be throwo upon bis adjudging:

credilors, as coming in his place by their diligences.

Lifmoltrs are alCo

Cu~jeaed

10 !he paymem of the year·

ly eetres, f1ipends,

&c.

falliog due during Iheir righl,

and tO al! other burdens Ihal atteod Ihefubjea liferemed.

32. Lifueol is eXliogui!hcd

Ihe liferenler's dealh.

Thal part of Ihe reou which Ihe liferenler had a propet

right to, before his dealb, falls tO his execUlors: Ihe

re!l, as never hniog been

;n 6.niJ

of Ihe deceaCed, goe,.

10 Ihe6ar. Martiomas and WhitCuoday are, by our eu.

lIom, lhe legal lerms of Ihe parment of rent : CooCe–

quently, if. lifeteoler of lands Curvim Ihe term of

Whiúuoday, bis executórs are iOlitled 10 the half of tbat.

year's rent, becauCe il was áoe Ihe lerm before his dealb ;

and

be funivu Ibe Martinmas, Ihey have righl 10 the

wh61e. If the liferenler, being in Ihe oatural potretlioo,

aod having fir!l fowed the grouod, !hould dic, eveo be.

fore Ihe WhitCunday, hil executors are intitled 10 Ihe

wbole crop, in refpe8 Ihar bOlh f(ed and indu!lry were

his. In a lifereol of money conOituled by a moveable

bond, theexecutors have a right 10 lhe iOlcre!l, down to

Ihe very day of the lifmoter 's dealh, whm no terms

are menliooed for Ihe paymenl thmof

bUI in the caCe

of ao herilable bond, or of a mooey liCmnl feeured 00

rand, the interens of liferenler and fiar (or of heir and

~xeCUlor,

for Ihe fame rules Ceroe lo fi x Ihe inlere!ls of

both) are bolh governed by the legal

term~

of land.rCOI,

witboul regard tO Ibe conventiooa!.

T it.17.

O¡Ttil/llJ.

r. T EI

DS,

or lilhes, are Ihat liquid proportion

our renlS or coods, which is due 10 chorchmen, for pero

forOling di.ine Cenice, 01

e~ereifin~

the olher Cpinlu.l

CUO<.'lions propcr 10 Iheir Ceveral olliccs, Mo!l

Ihe

canonifls affirm, Ihal the prCClCe proportion of a leolh,

not only

the (ruils of the ground, bUI of I'.hal

ae·

quired by

~rConal

iodunry, is due 10 the Chriflian dergy,

of divioe

hl, \\hich uley lherefore

call

the proprr pa.

uiOlony