The King licenses A. to go beyond sea for a certain time ; after this time is expired, A. is commanded under. the privy seal, upon his allegance to return into England ; he does not obey : his goods, chattels and lands are seisetl into thc King’s hands for this contempt : resolved by all the judges of England, that if A. in this case ; has a manor where there are copyholds ; and timber fit to be felled each season that the King may grant the copyhold, and sell the timber so fit to be felled. If the King makes that the two stewards to keep courts there : ne of them by himself, although with the consent of the other, can neither keep courts nor grant copies ; for they have a joint power. In this case, the King’s grant, quanidiu in manibus nostris fore contigerit, is good ; and such patentee may keep courts in his own name, grant copies ; and sell seasonable timber.
Citations:
[1220] EngR 341, (1220-1623) Jenk 246, (1220) 145 ER 174 (A)
Links:
Intellectual Property, Constitutional
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.461253
