Sir William Prices Case

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Judgment Date01 January 1792
Date01 January 1792
CourtCourt of the King's Bench

English Reports Citation: 80 E.R. 616

COURT OF WARDS, AND OTHER COURTS AT WESTMINSTER

Sir William Prices Case

michaelm. 9 jacobi regis. sir william prices case. Simon Norwich, Esquire, seised in fee of the manner of Netherhall, and two hundred acres of land in the county of Northampton, conveyed the same to Bridget his wife for life, and dyed seised of the reversion thereof, and of the manner of Stacies, and other lands, which descended to Sir Charls Norwich, Knight, his son: Sir Charls conveyed the manner of Stacies, and other lands, to the use of Dame Ann his wife for life, for joynture; and after made a lease of Netherhall, and the residue of the lands in joynture to Bridget, to Sir Lewis Watson, Knight, and others, from the death of Bridget for sixty years, if Dame Ann should so long live, upon trust and confidence to suffer Dame Ann, after Bridgets death, to take the profits to her use, Sir Charls Norwich, his son Simon theu and.yet within age, who by a tenure in chivalry in capifce is in ward to His Majesty: the lands in possession descended not, being a full third part, a deduction was made out of Dame Anns first joynture to supply the Kings third part of such value as the whole was at the time of Sir Charls Norwiches death : the Kings Majesty by indenture under the seal of this Court of Wards demised his third part unto Sir Lewis Watson, Bridget afterwards dyeth. Question. Whether the King should have...

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