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" French affier, that is, affirmare, confirmare, and signifies in the common law such as are appointed in Court-Leets, upon oath, to set the fines on such as have committed faults arbitrarily punishable, and have no express penalty appointed by statute. "
Five Court Rolls of Great Cressingham, in the County of Norfolk - Page 121
by Great Cressingham, Eng - 1885 - 155 pages
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A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs ...

James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1847 - 518 pages
...confirm. See Macbeth, iv. 3. Affeerours, says Cowell, are " those that be appointed upon oath to mulct such as have committed faults arbitrarily punishable, and have no express penalty set down by statute." AFFENDE. To offend. Lawe is nyjc Hemld oute of contré. For fcwe ben that dide...
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A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases ..., Volume 1

James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1850 - 526 pages
...confirm. See Macbeth, iv. 3. Affeerours, says Cowell, are " those that be appointed upon oath to mulct such as have committed faults arbitrarily punishable, and have no express penalty set down by statute." AFFENDE. To offend. Lawe is nyje flcmid oute of contré, For fewe ben that dide...
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Notes and Queries

1854 - 816 pages
...or affirm : those that are appointed in Courts Leet upon oath, to settle and moderate the fines of such as have committed faults arbitrarily punishable, and have no express penalty set down by the statute. The form of their oath you may see in Kitchen, fol. 46. The reason of this...
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Macbeth

William Shakespeare - 1869 - 234 pages
...French aff.er, that is, affirmare, confirman, and signifies in the common law such as arc appointed in Court-Leets, upon oath, to set the fines on such as...have no express penalty appointed by the statute.' ' To affeer,' says Ritson, himself a lawyer, ' is to assess, or reduce to certainty,' 37. to boot,...
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Macbeth

William Shakespeare - 1871 - 260 pages
...French aff.er, that is, affirmare, confirmare, and signifies in the common law such as are appointed in Court-Leets, upon oath, to set the fines on such as...have no express penalty appointed by the statute.' ' To affeer,' says Ritson, himself a lawyer, ' is to assess, or reduce to certainty.' 37. to boot,...
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A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare: Macbeth. 1873

William Shakespeare - 1873 - 552 pages
...French affier, that is, affirmare, confirmare, and signifies in the common law such as are appointed in Court-Leets, upon oath, to set the fines on such as...punishable, and have no express penalty appointed by statute.' 47. shall] See III, iv, 57. 48. more sundry] See I, iii, 154. 49. should] ABBOTT (g 324)....
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A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare: Macbeth. 1873

William Shakespeare - 1873 - 526 pages
...that is, affirmare, confirmare, and signifies in the common law such as are appointed in Court-Lects, upon oath, to set the fines on such as have committed...punishable, and have no express penalty appointed by statute." 47. shall] See III, iv, 57. 48. more sundry] See I, iii, 154. if), should] ABBOTT (\ 324)....
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Macbeth

William Shakespeare - 1873 - 524 pages
...French affier, that is, affirmare, confirmare, and signifies in the common law such as are appointed in Court-Leets, upon oath, to set the fines on such as...punishable, and have no express penalty appointed by statute.' 47. shall] See III, iv, 57. 48. more sundry] See I, iii, 154. Mai. It is myself I mean :...
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A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare: Macbeth. 1873

William Shakespeare - 1873 - 524 pages
...French affier, that is, affirmare, confirmare, and signifies in the common law such as are appointed in Court-Leets, upon oath, to set the fines on such as...punishable, and have no express penalty appointed by statute.' 47. shall] See III, iv, 57. 48. more sundry] See I, iii, 154. 49. should] ABBOTT (\ 324)....
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Macbeth

William Shakespeare - 1876 - 246 pages
...French ctffier, that is, qffirmare, confirmare, and signifies in the common law such as are appointed in Court-Leets, upon oath, to set the fines on such as...have no express penalty appointed by the statute.' ' To afFeer,' says Ritson, himself a lawyer, ' is to assess, or reduce to certainty.* 37. to boot,...
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