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The Ledger Book of Vale Royal Abbey
… that, whereas it is not lawful to any one to take or seize deodand chattels, which belong to the King himself, without a … any such warrant, took, carried away and detained certain deodand chattels found in the water of Wever, to wit, one … customs, by his charter; amongst which he granted to them deodand chattels arising within the lordship of the said …
County of Middlesex. Calendar to the sessions records: new series
… which caused the extinction of life was considered as a "deodand". The origin of this notion lies in the fact that the … one or two deaths attributable to railway trains, the deodand was finally abolished in 1842. Authorities differ as … used in an intentional slaying was to be regarded as a deodand or not, but owing to the fact that all the goods of a …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… whole with bravery and determination. Retiring to their "deodand," or strong place of refuge, they disputed the … Montserrat, though the islanders made a sortie from their deodand to aid him. But his appearance off Plymouth Road … The claim was to be raised on many future occasions. Deodand. The word "deodand" ("dodand" or "Do Dun") occurs …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… retreated to their stronghold in the mountains, the Deodand, where they might have made a proper stand. But they … porgy, the fish, which has a black head (1562). The word "deodand" =a stronghold in the mountains, recurs. CECIL …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… and used the term pot de vin, in the sense of donative or deodand. Admiral Capello's visit to Henry VII On another …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… In 1258 he gave them half the value of a ship forfeited as deodand, 53 in 1260 a thousand herrings, 54 and in 1265 cloth …
Parliament Rolls of Medieval England
… the 'Fredeland' from Eastland should not be held for deodand, despite the fact that its masters had inadvertently …