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Stat. Glouc. - Actions of Waste Act 1278

As Enacted Cited in Amendments 1 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1278 c. 5
Year1278
Statutes made at Gloucester, 4 Octobris, Anno 6 Edw. I. and Anno Dom. 1278. Several Tenants against whom an Action of Waste is maintainable.

(6 Edw. 1) C A P. V.

'IT is provided also, That a Manfrom henceforth shall have a Writ of Waste in the Chancery against him that holdeth by Law ofEngland , or otherwise for Term of Life, or for Term of Years, or a Woman in Dower. (2) And he which shall be attainted of Waste, shall leese the Thing that he hath wasted, and moreover shall recompense thrice so much as the Waste shall be taxed at. (3) And for Waste made in the Time of Wardship it shall be done as is contained in the Great Charter. (4) And where it is contained in the Great Charter, that he which did waste during the Custody, shall leese the Wardship, (5) it is agreed that he shall recompense the Heir his Damages for the Waste, if so be that the Wardship lost do not amount to the Value of the Damages before the Age of the Heir of the same Wardship.'

Note : this act is listed in the Chronological Table of Statutes as theActions of Waste Act, 1278

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