See Also: AIDS, Engl(law)
HAD BOTE, Engl(law)
HOSTELLAGIUM, Engl(law)
HUSTINGS, Engl(law)
GRASSHEARTH, old Engl(law)
LIVERY, Engl(law)
JERGUER, Engl(law)
APPROVER, Engl(law)
BONA NOTABILIA Engl(law)
INNS OF COURT, Engl(law)

AIDS, Engl (law)


AIDS, Engl. law. Formerly they were certain sums of money granted by thetenant to his lord in times of difficulty and distress, but, as usual intenant to his lord in times of difficulty and distress, but, as usual insuch cases, what was received as a gratuity by the rich and powerful fromsuch cases, what was received as a gratuity by the rich and powerful fromthe weak and poor, was soon claimed as a matter of right; and aids became athe weak and poor, was soon claimed as a matter of right; and aids became aspecies of tax to be paid by the tenant to his lord, in these cases: 1. Tospecies of tax to be paid by the tenant to his lord, in these cases: 1. Toransom the lord' s person, when taken prisoner; 2. To make the lord' s eldestransom the lord' s person, when taken prisoner; 2. To make the lord' s eldestson a knight; 3. To marry the lord' s eldest daughter, by giving her ason a knight; 3. To marry the lord' s eldest daughter, by giving her asuitable portion. The first of these remained uncertain; the other two weresuitable portion. The first of these remained uncertain; the other two werefixed by act of parliament at twenty shillings each being the supposedfixed by act of parliament at twenty shillings each being the supposedtwentieth part of a knight' s fee, 2 Bl. Com. 64.twentieth part of a knight' s fee, 2 Bl. Com. 64.