humanities.lit.authors.shakespeare

On Feb 17, 12:14 am, Ignoto wrote:
> David Kathman wrote:
> > On Feb 16, 9:47 pm, Elizabeth wrote:
>
> >> The Statute of Uses was not law at all. It was merely 'custom.'
>
> > Huh? What? You have no idea what you're talking about. The Statute
> > of Uses was indeed a law, passed by Parliament in 27 Henry VIII (i.e.
> > 1536). Right now I'm looking at the text of the law, which takes up
> > seven pages in Kenelm E. Digby's "An Introduction to the History of
> > the Law of Real Property" (1875), a reprint of which I happen to have
> > on my shelf.
>
> Not to mention the fact that, our sagacious Ms Weir (who has, it seems,
> a toe in every province of knowledge) appears to have never heard of
> *customary* law.

I erred. I meant to say 'curtesy.'
I think I use both in the post above.