Of or concerning the exchequer. The title of a statute passed in the fifty-first year of Henry III. 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 61. … [Read more...] about DE SCACCARIO
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DE TRANSGRESSIONE
A writ of trespass. Reg. Orig. 92. … [Read more...] about DE TRANSGRESSIONE
DEAD FREIGHT
contracts. When the charterer of a vessel has shipped part of the goods on board, and is not ready to ship the remainder, the master, unless restrained by his special contract, may take other goods on board, and the amount which is not supplied, required to complete the cargo, is called dead freight. 2. The dead freight is to be calculated according to the actual capacity of … [Read more...] about DEAD FREIGHT
DE SCUTAGIO HABENDO
Writ for having (or to have) escuage or scutage. A writ which anciently lay against tenants by knight-service, to compel them to serve in the king's wars or send substitutes or to pay escuage ; that is a sum of money. Fitzh. Nat Brev. 83, C. The same writ lay for one who had already served in the king's army, or paid a fine instead, against those who held of him by … [Read more...] about DE SCUTAGIO HABENDO
DE TRANSGRESSIONE, AD AUDIENDUM ET TERMINANDUM
A writ or commission for the hearing and determining any outrage or misdemeanor. … [Read more...] about DE TRANSGRESSIONE, AD AUDIENDUM ET TERMINANDUM