Relief
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in the texts
Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John
The feudal incident requiring an heir to pay a sum to his lord to be recognized as the new tenant.
At a later date, however, petty serjeanties, while liable for “relief,” escaped the onerous incidents of wardship and marriage which grand serjeanties shared with lands held in chivalry.
The heir’s right to succeed remained subject to one condition, namely, the payment of a sum known as a “relief.
Chapter 2 promises that reliefs of feudal tenants should be “just and legitimate.