mesne

An important alteration in the law took place this session, in the abolition of imprisonment for debt on mesne process.

Having effected this object it seemed but right to abolish imprisonment on mesne process.

Resigned to accept position of Register of Mesne Conveyances, a very important office which he held for several years.

Vavassors, that is, mesne tenants, are particularly mentioned in one enumeration of barons attending the court.

The point of particular reform aimed at by the Bill was to abolish what was called arrest on mesne process.