| 1844 - 288 Seiten
...more than it produced ; it was, therefore, granted to the Company in 1668, " to be held of the king in free and common soccage, as of the manor of East Greenwich, on the payment of the annual rent of 101. in gold, on the 30th of September in each year." The Company... | |
| George Richardson Porter - 1851 - 912 Seiten
...all the powers necessary for its defence and government ; and this territory it holds of the Crown " in free and common soccage, as of the manor of East Greenwich, on the payment of the annual rent of ten pounds in gold on the 30th September in each year." In 1664... | |
| Philip Anderson - 1854 - 218 Seiten
...little difficulty in arranging the terms of transfer. It was to be held by the Company of the King " in free and common soccage, as of the manor of East Greenwich, on payment of the annual rent of £10 in gold on the 30th September in each year." At the same time... | |
| 1855 - 398 Seiten
...Honorable Company, the terms of the transfer being simply that the Company held the island of the King "in free and common soccage, as of the Manor of East ' Greenwich, upon payment of an annual rent of £10 in gold, ' on the 30th of September in each year." At the same... | |
| New York (State) - 1855 - 1376 Seiten
...the form and language of an ordinary conveyance in fee. and the franchises and lands were to be held in free and common soccage, as of the manor of East Greenwich, in England, and under a quit rent of five shillings per annaiu. It likewise granted to the corporation,... | |
| Nathaniel Soley Benton - 1856 - 524 Seiten
...most ancient in regard to the Grown alienations of title to some of the lands within its territory, " in free and common soccage as of the manor of East Greenwich in the county of Kent," would be looked to for a rich supply of historical incident, and numerous recitals... | |
| Charles Wyllys Elliott - 1857 - 488 Seiten
...the patentees called the Massachusetts Company :—" To be holden by them, their heirs and assignees, in free and common soccage, as of the manor of East Greenwich: paying, in lieu of all services, one fifth of the gold and silver that should be found." This was the... | |
| Charles Wyllys Elliott - 1857 - 502 Seiten
...patentees called the Massachusetts Company : — " To be holden by them, their heirs and assignees, in free and common soccage, as of the manor of East Greenwich : paying, in lieu of all services, one fifth of the gold and silver that should be found." This was... | |
| William Forsyth - 1869 - 618 Seiten
...General, SIR JOHN SOMERS and SIR THOMAS TREVOR, on the Royal Right to Escheats in Virginia. No date. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, — In...are of opinion, that escheats of this nature cannot be granted before they happen, otherwise than by a grant or alienation of the seigniory itself, which... | |
| William Forsyth - 1869 - 618 Seiten
...27.—Letters patent of Charles II., granting Bombay to East India Company, "to be held of the King in free and common soccage, as of the Manor of East Greenwich, ou the payment of the annual rent of £10." Authority also granted to Company to exercise all political... | |
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