statutes
“his recognizances—His,”
HAMLET, v. 1. 101.
Here
“statutes are (not
acts of parliament, but) statutes-merchant and
staple, particular modes of recognizance or acknowledgment for securing debts, which thereby become a charge upon the party's
land. Statutes and recognizances are constantly mentioned together in the
covenants of a purchase-deed”
(RITSON)
.
A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works. Alexander Dyce. Boston. Dana Estes and Company. 1904.
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