...words, viz. Lancashire, lum dlicacdto wit. The jurors for our lord the king upon their oath prefent, that from time whereof the memory of man is not to the contrary, there was and yet is a common and ancient king's highway leading from the market-town of S. in the county...

...length, dating |hat the trefpafs was committed in a place called BromptonHftlh. The defendants fay, that from time whereof the memory of man is not to the contrary, there has been a common public highway, for all the liege fubjeRs of this kingdom, to pafs and re-pafs on...

...immemorial ufed, had, and approved of within the faid city, to wit, &c. : And the (aid JD further fays, that from time whereof the memory of man is not to the contrary there hath been and yet is a certain ancient and laudable cuftom within the faid city ufed and approved ot, to wit,...

...And the faid coroner and attorney of our faid lord the king, for our faid lord the king further fays, that - from time whereof the memory of man is not to the contrary there hath not been a certain ancient and laudable cuftom ufed and approved of within the faid borough, thst is...

...faculty of weaving the fame manufactures." tit Contra. A trial was accordingly bad, and the jury found, that, from time whereof the memory of man is not to the contrary, there •was not, nor had been any fuch ancient cuftom within the faid pariih of Afancbefler, therein ufed...

...tried ; and the jury found, w That there had ** not been the faid modus payable as before ftated -, but that, " from time whereof the memory of man is not to the contrary, «' there hath been, and now is, payable yearly, at the fraß of " Saint Thomas in each year, computing by the old ftile,...

...trade and navigation there. And the jurors aforefaid, upon their oath aforefaid, do further prefent that from time whereof the memory of man is not to the contrary, there hath been, and ftill is, a certain ancient port, commonly called the port of N. upon T. ufed by all the liege...

...grain; and prayed an account of the tithes of such marsh lands. The Defendants set up a modus, viz. that " from time whereof the memory of man is not to the contrary, there had been paid and payable to the vicar of the said parish a certain ancient modus or customary payment...

...loaden over the said manor, by and at the bridge of the Borough, otherwise Boroughbridge aforesaid. That, from time whereof the memory of man is not to the contrary, there hath been and is a common public king's highway through and over the said manor, and over and along the said...

...aforesaid, and thsre w,as still being, in the possession and occupation of him, the said a public TG) and, that from time whereof the memory of man is not to the contrary, there was, and still is, (t) a certain ancient common and public footway, leading from the town of A.,in...