And by the Irish custom of gavelkind the inferior tenantries were partible amongst all the males of the sept, both bastards and legitimate ; and after partition made, if any one of the sept had died, his portion was not divided among his sons, but the... Historical Tracts - Σελίδα 128των Sir John Davies - 1787 - 313 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
| David Hume - 1810 - 568 σελίδες
...the sept died, his portion was not shared out among his sons ; but the chieftain, at his discretion, made a new partition of all the lands belonging to that sept, and gave every one his share. As no man, by reason of this custom, enjoyed the fixed property of any ! Burke. land ; to build,... | |
| Robert Bisset - 1810 - 578 σελίδες
...the sept died, his portion was not shared out among his sons ; but the chieftain, at his discn-tion, made a new partition of all the lands belonging to that sept, and gave every one his share. As no man, by reason of this custom, enjoyed the fixed property of in? I Burke ** Vi land ;... | |
| David Hume - 1812 - 604 σελίδες
...the sept died, his portion was not shared out among his sons ; but the chieftain, at his discretion, made a new partition of all the lands belonging to that sept, and gave every one his share u. As no man, by reason of this custom, enjoyed the fixed property of any land ; t« build, to... | |
| Stephen Barlow - 1814 - 504 σελίδες
...died, his portion was not shared out among his sons, but the chieftain, at his discretion, made anew partition of all the lands belonging to that sept, and gave every one his share. As no man, by reason of this custom, enjoyed the fixed property of any land, to build, to plant,... | |
| John Lawless - 1815 - 558 σελίδες
...the sept died, his portion was not shared out among his ions ; but the chieftain, at his discretion, made a new partition of all the lands belonging to that sept, and gave every one his share. As no man, by reason of this custom, enjoyed the fixed property of any land,— to build, to... | |
| Robert Bisset - 1816 - 834 σελίδες
...died, hie portion was not shared out among his sons ; but the chieftain, at his discretion, made n new partition of all the lands belonging to that sept, and gave every one his share. As no man, by reason of this custom, enjoyed the fixed property of any land ? to build, -to... | |
| 1822 - 136 σελίδες
...after partition made, if any one of the sept had died, his portion was not divided amongst his sons, but the chief of the sept made a new partition of...gave every one his part according to his antiquity. " Neither did any of them in all this time plant .any gardens or orchards, inclose or improve their... | |
| William Hamilton Drummond - 1822 - 112 σελίδες
...of the Sept had died,his portion was not divided among his sons, but the chief of the Sept made anew partition of all the lands belonging to that Sept, and gave every one bis part according to his antiquity." *' These two Irish customs made all their possessions uncertain,... | |
| John Lawless - 1823 - 370 σελίδες
...the sept died, his portion was not shared out among his sons; but the chieftain- at his discretion, made a new partition of all the lands belonging to that sept, and gave every one his share. As no man, by reason of this custom, enjoyed the fixed property of any land, — to build, to... | |
| James Norris Brewer - 1825 - 684 σελίδες
...after partition made, if any one of the sept had died, his portion was not divided among his MIIIS , but the chief of the sept made a new partition of...gave every one his part, according to his antiquity." If this latter account be correct, we find that the Gavelkind of Ireland differed, in its essential... | |
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