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Jonrnes

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A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

jonrnees or jonrneis accompts, I. fr., Journeys accounts. Journeys reckoned or computed; days' journeys reckoned or computed. Applied to a fresh writ issued after abatement of a former writ, the new writ being called a writ by journeys accounts, from the ancient practice of computing the time allowed for the purpose bydays of the journey which the suitor had to make to the chancery to purchase it.