 | William Blackstone - 1791 - 566 pages
...annum. And he who held this proportion of land (or a whole fee) by knight-fervice, was bound to attend his lord to the wars for forty days in every year, if called upon n : which attendance was his reditus or return, his rent or fervice, for the land he claimed to hold.... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1794 - 700 pages
...the fame value. F 4 portion portion of land (or a whole fee) by knight-fervice, was bound to attend his lord to the wars for forty days in every year, if called upon n : which attendance was his reditvs or return, his rent or fervicc^ for the land he claimed to hold.... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1807 - 698 pages
...Seldcn contends, that a knight's fee did not consist of land of a fixed extent or value, but was as much as the king was pleased to grant, upon the condition of having the service of one knight. Tit. of Hon. p. 2. c. 5. s. 17 & 26. This is more probable ; besides, it cannot be supposed, that the... | |
 | James Norris Brewer - 1801 - 1208 pages
...Selden contends " that a knight's fee did not consist of land of a fixed extent, or value ; but was as much as the king was pleased to grant upon the condition...fee by knight's service, consisted in attending his lurd to the wars for forty days in erery year, if called upon. In consequence of the subdivisions of... | |
 | James Norris Brewer - 1818 - 732 pages
...Selden contends " that a knight's fee did not consist of land of a fixed extent, or value; but was as much as the king was pleased to grant upon the condition of having the service of one knight;" and this opiuion is considered as the more probable by Mr. Christian, in % note on the abov« passage in the... | |
 | Sir John Comyns - 1822 - 1042 pages
...— 2. He who held this proportion of land (or a whole fee) by knight-service, was bound to attend his lord to the wars, for forty days in every year, if called upon ; which attendance was his reditiu or return, his rent or service, for the land he claimed to hold.... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 pages
...barony. And he who held this proportion of land (or a whole fee) by knight-service, was bound to attend his lord to the wars for forty days in every year, if called upon : which attendance was his reditus or return, his rent or service, for the land he claimed to hold.... | |
 | Thomas Walker Horsfield - 1824 - 496 pages
...Mr.Selden contends, that a knight's fee did not consist of land of a fixed extent or value, but was as much as the king was pleased to grant, upon the condition of having the service of one knight. (Tit. of Hon., p. 2., c. 5., ». 17 and 26). This is more probable ; besides, it cannot be supposed,... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 626 pages
...(3) And he who held this proportion of land (or a whole fee) by knight-service, was bound to attend his lord to the wars for forty days in every year, if called upon " ; which attendance was his reditus or return, his rent or service for the land he claimed to hold.... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1832 - 624 pages
...annum. And he who held this proportion of land, or a whole ftp, by knightservice, was bound to attend his lord to the wars for forty days in every year, if called upon. If he held only half a knight's fee, he was only bound to attend twenty days ; and so in proportion.... | |
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... or return, his rent or service for the land he claimed to hold. If he held only half a knight's fee, he was only bound to attend twenty days, and so in proportion. 
