After his death, and before the birth
of his older son's son, the writ of seisin was executed. The
younger son entered the land and leased it to a third party.
Afterwards, the son of the older son was born. He entered the land
and ejected the third party. It was held that the younger son had
taken quasi by descent until the birth of the older son's son. The
entry by the older son's son was lawful. The third party was
lawfully ejected. (Shelley's Case, King's Bench, 1581, English
Reports - Full Reprint, Vol. 76, Page 206.)
About 1567, London authorities punished Nicholas Jennings alias
Blunt for using elaborate disguises to present himself as an
epileptic to beg for handouts from the public. He was pilloried,
whipped, and pulled behind a cart through the streets. He was kept
at the Bridewell and was set to work at a mill.
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- The Times: 1601-1625 -
Due in part to increasing population, the prices of foodstuffs had
risen sixfold from the later 1400s, during which it had been
stable. This inflation gradually impoverished those living on
fixed wages. Landlords could insist on even shorter leases and
higher rents.
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