Michaelmas Term Act 1640

II. How Days shall be given in Writs in real Actions, other than Writs of Entry, of Right of Advowson, or of Dower.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid that if after the Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel next coming any Writ in any reall Action other then Writs of Entry for common Recoveries and Writs of right of Advouson and Writs of Dower Unde nihil habet hereafter mentioned come in and be returnable in his Majesties Court of Common Pleas in the day of Return of Tres septimanas Sancti Michaelis then day shall be given In Crastino purificac[i]onis beate Marie and if A die Sancti Michaelis in unum Mensem then In Octabis purificac[i]onis beate Marie if In Crastino animarum then In quindena pasche if In Crastino Sancti Martini then A die pasche in [X1 tres septimanas if In Octabis S[an]cti Martini then A die pasche] X2 unum mensem if In quindena Sancti Martini then In quinq[uire] septimanas pasche if In Octabis Sancti Hilarii then In Crastino Ascenc[i]onis Domini if In quindena Sancti Hilarii then in Crastino Sancte Trinitatis if In Crastino purificac[i]onis beate Marie then [X1 In Octabis S[anct]e Trinitatis if In Octabis purificac[i]onis b[ea]te Marie then] In quindena sancte Trinitatis if In quindena pasche then A die Sancte Trinitatis in tres septimanas if A die pasche in tres septimanas then A die Sancti Michaelis in tres septimanas if A die pasche in unum mensem then A die S[an]cti Michaelis in unum mensem if A die pasche in quinque septimanas then In Crastino animarum if In Crastino ascenc[i]onis Domini then In Crastino Sancti Martini if In Crastino sancte Trinitatis then In Octabis sancti Martini if In Octabis sancte Trinitatis then In quindena sancti Martini if In quindena sancte Trinitatis then In Octabis sancti Hilarii if A die sancte Trinitatis in tres septimanas then In quindena Sancti Hillarii.

Editorial Information

X1 interlined on the Roll.

X2 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: in O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]