SUMMER-HUS SILVER. A payment to the lords of the wood on the Wealds of Kent, who used to visit those places in summer, when their under-tenants were bound to prepare little summer-houses for their reception, or else pay a composition in money. Cowell.

clusions of the action, with the warrant for citing the defender. This writ corresponds to the writ of swnmons in English procedure, Bell; Paters. Comp. —Summons and order. In English prac tice. In this phrase the summons is the aplication to a common-law judge at chambers is reference to a pending action, and upon it the judge or master makes the order. Mozley & Whitley —Summons and severance. The proper name of what is distinguished in the by the name of “summons and severance” is “severance;” for the summons is only & rocess which must, in certain cases, issue beore judgment of severance can be given; while severance is a judgment by which, where two or more are joined in an action, one or more of these is enabled to proceed in such action without the other or others. Jacob.