s may not alienate land given to them by the
king or other patrons because such gifts were for the sake
of someone's soul. An attempt to do so will cause the land
to revert to the donor or his heir. If the church did not
say the prayers or do the other actions for which land was
given to it, the land will revert to the donor or his heir.
Land may not be alienated to religious bodies in such a way
that it would cease to render its due service to the King.
(The church never died, never married, and never had
children.) The church shall send no money out of the nation.
(This statute of mortmain was neutralized by collusive
lawsuits in which the intended grantor would sue the
intended grantee claiming superior title and then would
default, surrendering the land to the intended grantee by
court judgment.)

"Concerning wrecks of the sea, where a man, a dog, or a cat
escape alive out of the ship, that such ship nor barge nor
anything within them shall be deemed wreck, but the goods
shall be saved and kept by view of the Sheriff, Coroner, or
the King's Bailiff". If anyone proves the goods were his
within a year and a day, they shall be restored to him
without delay. Otherwise, they shall be kept by the King.
"And where wreck belongs to one other than the King, he
shall have it in like manner". If he does otherwise, he
shall be imprisoned and pay damages and fine.

Some statutes applied only to Kent County, which had a
unique position between London and the continent. One could
sell or give away his land without the consent of one's
lord. The services of the land, however, could only be sold
to the chief lord. Inheritance of land was to all sons by
equal portions, and if there were no sons, then to all
daughters in equal portions. The eldest brother has his
choice of portion, then the next oldest, etc. The goods of a
deceased person were divided into three parts after his
funeral expenses and debts were paid. One third went to the
surviving spouse. One third went to the deceased's sons and
daughters. One third could be disposed by will of the
decedent. If there were no children, one half went to the
spouse and one half went according to will. If an heir was
under 15 years old, his next of kin to whom inheritance
could not descend was to be his guardian. A wife who
remarried or bore a child lost her dower land. A husband
lost his dower if he remarried. If a tenant withheld rent or
services, his lord could seek award of co