The Law of Copyholds: in Reference to the Enfranchisement and Commutation of Manorial Rights, and the Copyhold Acts; Also a Supplement Containing the Copyhold Act, 1858, and Other Acts, Notes of Recent Cases, and the Foms and Directions of the Copyhold Commissioners

Leonard Shelford

ISBN 10: 0461648083 / ISBN 13: 9780461648089

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• Title: The Law of Copyholds: in Reference to the Enfranchisement and Commutation of Manorial Rights, and the Copyhold Acts; Also a Supplement Containing the Copyhold Act, 1858, and Other Acts, Notes of Recent Cases, and the Foms and Directions of the Copyhold Commissioners
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461648083
• ISBN 13: 9780461648089
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 879 grams

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The Law Of Copyholds: In Reference To The Enfranchisement And Commutation Of Manorial Rights, And The Copyhold Acts; Also A Supplement Containing The Copyhold Act, 1858, And Other Acts, Notes Of Recent Cases, And The Foms And Directions Of The Copyhold Commissioners" by Leonard Shelford is a comprehensive legal treatise surveying nineteenth-century English copyhold law. It details the machinery of enfranchisement, exchange, and management of manorial rights, with particular attention to statutory reforms such as the Copyhold Act of 1858 and related acts, as well as the involvement of institutional estates including universities, ecclesiastical bodies, and public authorities. The work explains the procedural framework governing notices, valuations, umpire appointments, references to arbitration, and the recording forms and certificates that document these processes. It also analyzes the roles of lords of the manor, copyholders, stewards, copyhold commissioners, valuers, and trustees, and it describes how enfranchisement and commutation affect rents, manorial incidents, and customary rights. Supplementary material covers addenda, notes of recent cases, and exemplars of forms and minutes to guide administration. The treatise serves as a practical reference for practitioners navigating nineteenth-century copyhold reform and estate management in England.