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This series of definitions of the age someone can legally do something comes from Giles Jacob, ''A New Law-Dictionary'' (Savoy, 1750):<br> Man:<br> | This series of definitions of the age someone can legally do something comes from Giles Jacob, ''A New Law-Dictionary'' (Savoy, 1750):<br> Man:<br> | ||
{{Block indent|12: take an oath of Allegiance to the King. }} | |||
{{Block indent|14: “age of discretion” so that he can consent to marriage and chose a guardian. }} | |||
{{Block indent|16: able to bear arms.<ref>This is not from the dictionary, but from [http://archive.org/stream/compactwithchart00newp#page/284/mode/2up The Compact with the Charter and Laws of the Colony of New Plymouth] (Boston, 1836), 285-286.</ref> }} | |||
{{Block indent|21: may alien his lands, goods, and chattels. }} | |||
{{Block indent|24: can be ordained a priest. }} | |||
{{Block indent|30: can be a bishop.<br>}} | |||
Woman:<br> | Woman:<br> | ||
{{Block indent|09: is dowable, i.e. able to have / receive a dower. }} | |||
{{Block indent|12: may consent to marriage. }} | |||
{{Block indent|14: “age of discretion” and may chose a guardian. }} | |||
{{Block indent|21: may alien her lands, goods, and chattels.<br>}} | |||
Person:<br> | Person:<br> | ||
{{Block indent|14: may dispose of goods and personal estate by will, though not of land until 21. They are generally not punishable for crimes, but must pay damages for trespass. They may be witnesses in any court action or function, and in some ages give evidence by age 9.<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|21: full age to contract and manage for themselves, and can be executor of a will before this time. They can be a member of Parliament.<br>}} | |||
<br>A person becomes of age at the end of the day preceding the day of their birth. A minor person may purchase something, but arriving at 21 can disagree to it. ''Age Prier'' is an action being brought against a person under age for lands which he has by descent. He may petition the court to stay the action until he is of full age (21) to which a court general agrees, but this does not hold for if the minor is the purchaser of the land.<br> | <br>A person becomes of age at the end of the day preceding the day of their birth. A minor person may purchase something, but arriving at 21 can disagree to it. ''Age Prier'' is an action being brought against a person under age for lands which he has by descent. He may petition the court to stay the action until he is of full age (21) to which a court general agrees, but this does not hold for if the minor is the purchaser of the land.<br> | ||
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