Acton Burnell

An ancient English statute, so called because enacted by a It is otherwise known as statutum mercatorum or de mercatoribus, the statute of the merchants. It was a statute for the collection of debts, the earliest of its class, being enacted in 1283. A further statute for the same object, and known as De Mercatoribus, was enacted 13 Edw. I. c. 3. See "Statute Merchant." ACTOR (Lat. agere). In civil law. (1) A patron, pleader, or advocate. Du Cange; Cowell; Spelman. Actor ecclesiae was an advocate for a church; one who protects the temporal interests of a church. Actor villae wa? the steward or head bailiff of a town or village. Cowell. (2) One who takes care of his lord's lands. Du Cange. (3) A guardian or tutor; one who transacts the business of his lord or principal; nearly synonymous with "agent," which comes from the same word. The word has a variety of closely related meanings, very nearly corresponding with "manager." Thus, actor dominae, manager of his master's farms; actor ecclesiae, manager of church property; actores provinciarum, tax gatherers, treasurers, and managers of the public debt. (4) A plaintiff; contrasted with reus, the defendant. Actores regis, those who claimed money of the king. Du Cange; Spelman; Cowell. ACTOR QUI CONTRA REGULAM QUID adduxit non est audrindus. A pleader ought not to be heard who advances a proposition contrary to the rules of law.

An ancient English liament held at the village of Acton Burnell. 11 Edw. I. It is otherwise known as statutum tnercatorum or de mercatoribus, the statute of the merchants. It was a statute for the collection of debts, the earliest of its class, being enacted in 1283. A further statute for the same object, and known as De Mercatoribus, was enacted 13 Edw. I. (c. 3.). See Statutk Merchant. ACTOR (Lat agcrc). In Civil Law. A patron, pleader, or advocate. Du Cange; Cowell; Spelnian. Actor ecclesiae.— An advocate for a church; one who protects the temporal interests of a church. Actor villce was the steward or head-bailiff of a town or village. Cowell. One who takes care of his lord's lands. Du Cange. A guardian or tutor. One who transacts the business of his lord or principal; nearly synonymous with agent, which conies from the same word. The word has a variety of closely-related meanings, very nearly corresponding with manager. Thus, actor dominai, manager of his master's farm; actor ecclesice, manager of church property; adores provincial- urn, tax-gatherers, treasurers, and managers of the public debt. A plaintiff; contrasted with reus, the defendant A proctor in civil courts or causes. Adores regis, those who claimed money of the king. Du Cange, Actor; Spelman, Gloss.; Cowell. ACTRIX (Lat). A female plaintiff. Calvinus, Lex.

statute of, vide De Mercatoribus; Cruise, Dig. tit. 14, s. 6.