Fold-Course

In English law. Land used as a sheep walk. Land to which the sole right of folding the cattle of others is appurtenajit. Sometimes it means merely such right of folding. The right of folding on another's land, which is called "common foldage." Co. Litt. 6a, note 1; W. Jones, 375; Cro. Car. 432; 2 Vent. 139.

In English Law. Land used as a sheep-walk. Land to which the sole right of folding the cattle of others is appurtenant: sometimes it means merely such right of folding. The right of folding on another’s land, which is called common foldage. Co. Litt. 6 a, note 1; W. Jones 375; Cro. Car. 432; 2 Ventr. 139. FOLD -SOKE. A feudal service which consisted in the obligation of the tenant not to have a fold of his own but to have his sheep lie in the lord’s fold. He was said to be conauetua ad foldam, tied to his lord’s fold. The basis ofl Jiis service Is thus expressed by a recent writer: ‘Tt is manure that the lord wants; the demand for manure has played a large part in the history of tlfe human race.” Maitland, Domesday Book 76. In East Anglia the peasants had sheep enough to make this an important social im stitution; id. 442.

In English law. Land used as a sheep walk; land to

In Englishlaw. Land to which the sole right of folding the cattle of others isappurlenant. Sometimes it means merely such right of folding. The right of folding on another's land. which is called “common foldage.” Co, Litt. 62, note 1.

[L. Lat. faldae cursus.] In English law. Land used as a sheep walk. Hargr. Co. Litt. note 23, lib. 1. Land to which is appurtenant the sole right of folding the cattle of others. Id. The right of folding cattle. Id. Common of foldage, or faldage. Id. See Faldage, Faldae cursus.