The Publication of the Prince Society (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ...should be celebrated by the church for the souls of those accidentally killed, and requisite that the church should receive pay for the service, the law of deodands was contrived, not only as a relief to the relatives of the person killed, but to make the payment for masses sure by devoting to forfeiture the very property connected with the accident. In Coke's time, the Roman Catholic church being under the ban of the English government, deodands could no longer oe used for the purchase of masses; hence, like everything else which the reigning monarch could make available for the reward os favorites, deodands were seized upon by him for that purpose. The law applied differently to things in or not in motion. Thus, if a man was killed climbing the wheel of a cart not in motion, the wheel alone was forfeited; but if the wheel was in motion, everything connected with it, the cart, and even the contents of the cart, ciaments of all the Inhabitants & others happening growing or arising in the said province & other the premises or any part thereof, or in any voyage or passage to or from the fame, as well for Offences comitted against Ourself Our Heirs or Successors, or our proffit as against others, or things concerning others or the proffits of others, & all Manner of Wrecks of Ships or Merchandize, and all that which to Wreck belongeth, by what means soever happening within or upon the Havens, Coats, Creeks or Shoars of the premises or any Part thereof, And We do for us Our Heirs & Successors, create, ordain & constitute the said Sir Ferdinando Gorges his Heirs & Assigns the true & absolute Lords and Proprietors of all & every the aforesaid Province of Mayne & premises aforesaid, & all & every the Limits & Coasts ...