Alba Firma

English Law: Alba Firma in the Past

When quit rents were reserved payable in silver or white money, they wero called white rents or blanch farms reditus albi. When they were reserved payable in work, grain or the like, they were called reditus nigri or black mail. 2 Inst. 19. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about alba firma is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including alba firma.

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