Blacks Law Dict. 1st ed

LIBELLUS

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LIBERA LEX

LIBER HOMO. A free man; a freeman lawfully competent to act as juror. Ld. Raym. 417; Kebl. 563. An allodial proprietor, as distinguished from a vassal or feudatory. This was the sense of the term in the laws of the barbarous nations of Europe. LIBER JUDICIALIS OF ALFRED. Alfred's dome-book. See DOMESDAY. LIBER JUDICTARUM. The book of judgment, or doom-book. The Saxon Dom boc. Conjectured to be a book of statutes of ancient Saxon kings. LIBER NIGER. Black book. A name given to several ancient records. LIBER NIGER DOMUS REGIS, (the black book of the king's household.) The title of a book in which there is an account of the household establishment of King Ed ward IV., and of the several musicians re tained in his service, as well for his pri vate amusement as for the service in his chapel. Enc. Lond. LIBER NIGER SCACCARII. The black book of the exchequer, attributed to Gervase of Tilbury. 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 220, note. LIBER RUBER SCACCARII. The red book of the exchequer. 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 220, note. LIB E R A. A livery or delivery of so much corn or grass to a customary tenant, who cut down or prepared the said grass or corn, and received some part or small portion of it as a reward or gratuity. Cowell. LIBERA BATELLA. In old records. A free boat; the right of having a boat ta fish in a certain water; a species of free fishery. LIBERA CHASEA HABENDA. A judicial writ granted to a person for a free chase belonging to his manor after proof made by inquiry of a jury that the same of right belongs to him. Wharton. LIBERA ELEEMOSYNA. In old En glish law. Free alms; frankalmoigne. Bract. foL 276. LIBERA FALDA. In old English law. Frank fold; free fold; free foldage. 1 Leon. 11. LIB E R A L E X. In old English law. Free law; frank law; the law of the land. The law enjoyed by free and lawful men, as

LIBELLUS. Lat. In the civil law. A little book. Libeling supplex, a petition, es pecially to the emperor, all petitions to whom must be in writing. Libellum rescribere, to mark on such petition the answer to it. Li bellum agere, to assist or counsel the empe ror in regard to such petitions. Libellus aoousatorius, an information and accusa tion of a crime. Libellus divortii, a writing of divorcement. Libellus rerum, an inven tory. Calvin. Libellus or oratio consultoria, a message by which emperors laid matters before the senate. Id. A writing in which are contai ned the names of the plaintiff (actor) and defendant, (reus,) the thing sought, the right relied upon, and name of the tribunal before which the action is brought. Calvin. In feudal law. An instrument of alien ation or conveyance, as of afief,or a part of it. LIBELLUS CONVENTIONS. In the civil law. The statement of a plaintiff's claim in a petition presented to the magistrate, who directed an officer to deliver it to the de fendant. LIBELLUS FAMOSUS. In the civil law. A defamatory publication; a publica tion injuriously affecting character; a libel. Inst. 4, 4, 1; Dig. 47, 10; Cod. 9, 86. LIBELOUS. Defamatory; of the nature of a libel; constituting or involving libel. LIBER. Lat. A book, of whatever ma terial composed; a main division of a liter ary work. Also, as an adjective, free or exempt. LIBER ASSISARUM. The Book of Assizes. A collection of cases that arose on assizes and other trials in the country. It was the fourth volume of the reports of the reign of Edward III. 3 Reeve, Eng. Law, 148. LIBER BANCUS. In old English law. Free bench. Bract, fol. 976. LIBER ET LEGALIS HOMO. In old English law. A free and lawful man. A term applied to a juror, from the earliest pe riod. LIBER FEUDOBUM. The book of feuds. This was a compilation of feudal law, prepared by order of the emperor Fred erick I., and published at Milan in 1170. It comprised five books, of which only the first two are now extant with fragmentary por tions of the others.

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