SEISIN IN THE CUSTOMARY LAW OF SMALL TOWNS OF THE MEDIEVAL ENGLAND
The paper offers a number of problems, connected with possession of land in the boroughs of medieval England, - according to the customary law. Special attention is given to the problem of seisin (including so called «pos-session annale») - a peculiar right in land and a form of land possession in medieval borough, determined a free and competent status of medieval burger. Conditions and peculiar features of livery (delivery) of seisin are also taken into consideration as well as rights of inheritance (specificity of wills, postobit gift, will on deathbed, temporary wardship of seisin, etc.). Writs of right concerning disseisins and peculiarities of nuisances in medieval boroughs are also researched.