Escehppa

Ameasureofcorn. Cowell. domino ex eventu et ex insperato. Ce. Litt. 938. Escheat is derived from the French word “eschoir,” whieh signifies to happen, because it falls to the lord froman event and from an unforeseen circumstance. Eschets vulgoe dicuntur que decidentibus iis que de rege tenent, cum non existit ratione sanguinis heres, ad fiscum relabuntur. Co. Litt. 13. Those things are commonly called “escheats” which revert to the exchequer from a failure of issue in those who hold of the king, when there does not exist any heir by consanguinity.