An Act for taking away the tenure of ward holding in Scotland, and for converting the same into blanch and feu holdings [electronic resource] : and for regulating the casualty of non-entry in certain cases; and for taking away the casualties of single and life-rent escheats, incurred there by horning and denunciation for civil causes; and for giving to heirs and successors there a summary process against superiors; and for discharging the attendance of vassals at head courts there; and for ascertaining the services of tenants there; and for allowing heirs of Tailzie there to sell lands to the Crown for erecting buildings, and making settlements in the Highlands.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Great Britain.

Standardized Title:

Public General Acts. 1746-1747. 20 & 21 Geo.II.c.50

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land tenure--Scotland--Early works to 1800.

Land tenure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],991-999p. )

Other Title:

Act for taking away the tenure of ward holding in Scotland, and for converting the same into blanch and feu holdings

Place of Publication:

[London : printed by Thomas Baskett; and by the assigns of Robert Baskett, 1747]

Notes:

At head of drop-head title: 'Anno vicesimo Georgii II. Regis.' - Text in black letter.

Last word of first line of text: 'by'; first word of line below initial: 'Tenure,'; last word of last full line of text: 're-'.

Issued separately with a general titlepage, and also as part of: 'Anno Regni Georgii Regis Magnæ Britanniæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, vicesimo. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the first day of December, .. 1741, .. And from thence continued .. to the eighteenth day of November, 1746. being the sixth session of this present Parliament.' - Imprint from general titlepage.

Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N52790.

OCLC:

508263052