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Mortmain, Statute of — 15 November 1279. This statute determined that no more land could be given to the Church without royal agreement. Donating land had the effect of reducing royal tax revenues and also revenues to the baronage, since ecclesiastical land held in… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Mortmain — • History and details of the laws Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mortmain Mortmain † … Catholic encyclopedia
statute of mortmain — statute of mortmain: mortmain statute Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Statute of Marlborough — The Statute of Marlborough (52 Hen 3) was a set of laws passed by King Henry III of England in 1267. There were twenty nine chapters, of which four are still in force. The full title was Provisions made at Marlborough in the presence of our lord… … Wikipedia
Statute of Uses — The Statute of Uses (enacted in 1535 and effective in 1536) is an Act of the Parliament of England (27 Hen. VIII c. 10) passed during the reign of Henry VIII which converted all English equitable estates that were created through use into legal… … Wikipedia
mortmain acts — These acts had for their object to prevent lands getting into the possession or control of religious corporations, or, as the name indicates, in mortua manu. After numerous prior acts dating from the reign of Edward I, it was enacted by the… … Black's law dictionary
mortmain acts — These acts had for their object to prevent lands getting into the possession or control of religious corporations, or, as the name indicates, in mortua manu. After numerous prior acts dating from the reign of Edward I, it was enacted by the… … Black's law dictionary
Mortmain — 1) Applied to the way in which undying institutions, especially those connected with the church, held real property, and thereby could not be liable for the exactions which would be due to a lord at the death of an individual. (Swanson. , 367) 2) … Medieval glossary
Statutes of Mortmain — The Statutes of Mortmain were two enactments, in 1279 and 1290 by King Edward I of England aimed at preserving the kingdom s revenues by preventing land from passing into the possession of the Church. In Medieval England, feudal estates generated … Wikipedia
Quia Emptores, Statute of — 1290. Also called the Third Statute of Westminster, its purpose was similar to the Statute of *Mortmain. Quia Emptores restricted the letting out of land under terms which restricted a lord s dues. Cf. Judicium … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
