1lawa writ (so called from the first word of Latin text) to bring into court to render account a person who has no lands:
(
1260
)
en le monstravit poez mettre taunz villeins com vus voudrez, e ceo est par le favur de fraunchise
214
2lawa writ (so called from the first word of Latin text) available to a tenant in ancient demesne against his lord who is distraining him to do services contrary to the custom of the manor:
(
1308-09
)
il n'est pas sokeman de user le monstraverunt et ceux qe sunt a la comune ley ne out pas tiel remedie
Ed II ii 60
(
1345
)
Wauter Blake et plusours autres, comme tenantz de aunciene demene del maner de E. porterent monstraverunt vers l'abbé de Eynesham, contenant coment l'abbé les demande autres custumes et services qe faire ne deivent
19 Ed III 3
monstravit (1260)