Distrain

John Upton the Annuity of Forty Shillings out of my said Farme during his life (if till then my Servant) to be paid on Michaelmas day in Lindley each year or else after fourteen days to distrain ❋ Unknown (2007)

Feasts equally as above said or else to distrain on the Ground if she be not paid after fourteen days at Lindly as the other some is out of the said Land Item I give to my Servant ❋ Unknown (2007)

Lent and Michaelmas or if he be not paid within fourteen Days after the said Feasts to distrain on any part of the Ground or on any of my Lands of Inheritance Item I give to my Sister Katherine Jackson during her life eight pounds per Ann. Annuity to be paid at the two ❋ Unknown (2007)

We have been obliged to distrain, as you know; and I wish John Smithies to buy in what he pleases. ❋ Richard Doddridge (2004)

He declared, that he had given no directions to distrain; and that the bailiff must have done it by his own authority. — ‘If that be the case,’ said the young squire, ‘let the inhuman rascal be turned out of our service.’ ❋ Unknown (2004)

Is it not better to give glory to God by humble confession, than, in tenderness to ourselves, to seek for fig-leaves to cover our nakedness; and to put God to it to build his glory, which we denied him, upon the ruins of our own, which we preferred before him; and to distrain for that by yet sorer judgments which we refused voluntarily to surrender to him? ❋ 1615-1691 (1974)

Who come upon us to distrain -- we pay them back in blows. ❋ S.M. Hussey (N/A)

The landlord _can at any time distrain_ for his rent; what object, then, would he have in incurring expense, and encountering delay, to procure a decree, which, when obtained, would _only restrict his former power_? ❋ Various (N/A)

[39] A landlord requires no such warrant -- he can distrain without any authority. ❋ Various (N/A)

If a landlord distrain for rent, he can find no bidders for the crops or cattle; how much more difficult will it be for him to obtain bidders for land? ❋ Various (N/A)

-- I am the Vicar of a country Church in Wales; but owing to the total failure of my last attempt to distrain on the stock of a neighbouring farmer, on which occasion I was tossed over a hedge by an infuriated cow, my family and myself are starving. ❋ Various (N/A)

If the receipt was not forthcoming at the appointed time, the secretary of the colony was empowered to issue, upon application, a warrant to distrain all or any unpaid portion of the minister's salary from the constables, and, also, any additional costs. ❋ Maria Louise Greene (N/A)

The landlord's power to distrain for rent is greatly reduced: formerly he could distrain for six years 'rent, now he can distrain only for the rent of one year, and he is required to give the tenant twelve instead of six months' notice to quit. ❋ Various (N/A)

Public officers were at this time appointed, laws, on some occasions, enacted, while for eight days it was forbidden for any man to slay, maim, or assault his enemy, or to distrain upon his debtor's lands. ❋ Giles Gossip (N/A)

Many stoutly refused to pay; and the constables whose duty it was to distrain in such cases manifested great reluctance to proceed to extremities. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

In the event of the king failing to discharge these claims, the justice of which he never recognised, the Countess was to be allowed to distrain all persons coming into her country from England by their bodies and their goods, until satisfaction should be made for arrears. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

When it becomes necessary for the Treasurer to levy or distrain upon the property of any delinquent taxpayer, the same shall be sold at public auction (unless the claim is satisfied prior to sale) on the premises of said tax payer, or at such public place as the Treasurer may deem best to secure a fair price for such property. ❋ Unknown (1932)

Treasurer — when to receive taxes — when penalty attaches — to call on each tax payer — when he may distrain. ❋ Unknown (1932)

"After an abortive attempt to recover the sum by distrain" says Mr Turton, it "resulted in an appeal to the Earl of Surrey, and Sir Roger was compelled to pay it himself." ❋ Gordon Home (1923)

Old Legion's bailiff would shortly be at hand, to distrain upon a soul escheat and forfeited to Dis by many years of cruel witchcrafts, close wiles, and nameless sorceries; and I could never abide unpared nails, even though they be red-hot. ❋ James Branch Cabell (1918)