Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n
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A11674
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A Remonstrance concerning the present troubles from the meeting of the Estaees [sic] of Scotland, Aprill 16. unto the Parliament of England.
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Scotland. Parliament.
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1640
(1640)
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STC 21928; ESTC R212142
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they_o shall_v become_v our_o immediate_a tenant_n and_o vassal_n and_o hold_v their_o land_n and_o possâ—ssiâ—ns_n of_o we_o and_o that_o for_o payment_n of_o the_o three_o part_v less_o duty_n than_o be_v contain_v in_o their_o present_a charter_n and_o they_o prâ—sently_o pay_v to_o their_o superior_a provide_v they_o adhere_v to_o we_o and_o assist_v not_o their_o disloyal_a superior_n but_o leave_v they_o and_o concur_v with_o we_o for_o maintenance_n of_o our_o authority_n and_o if_o the_o superior_a be_v loyal_a and_o the_o vassal_n and_o tenant_n refuse_v this_o our_o grace_n and_o to_o adhere_v to_o usâ—_n or_o to_o concur_v with_o the_o say_a superior_a in_o our_o serâ—ice_n we_o declare_v it_o shall_v be_v leasume_v for_o the_o say_a superior_a to_o expel_v the_o say_a vassal_n and_o tenant_n thus_o rebellious_a forth_o of_o their_o land_n and_o possession_n and_o what_o shall_v access_n to_o we_o by_o the_o forfeiture_n of_o their_o land_n and_o possesssion_n we_o free_o dâ—spâ—ne_n and_o total_o resign_v it_o to_o the_o loyal_a superior_a promise_v to_o concur_v and_o assist_v he_o for_o effectuate_a hereof_o and_o further_o we_o discharge_v all_o debtor_n who_o be_v addebt_v sum_n of_o money_n to_o any_o of_o the_o say_a rebel_n to_o make_v payment_n to_o they_o of_o the_o sum_n of_o money_n addebt_v to_o they_o or_o any_o part_n thereof_o assure_v our_o good_a subject_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v retribution_n out_o of_o the_o same_o money_n as_o we_o shall_v find_v they_o to_o deserve_v and_o so_o forth_o as_o follow_v although_o before_o this_o time_n we_o have_v hear_v from_o our_o countryman_n abroad_o that_o other_o state_n prince_n and_o nation_n do_v wonder_n much_o that_o their_o ear_n be_v fill_v with_o information_n against_o we_o nothing_o have_v come_v from_o we_o to_o make_v know_v unto_o â—hem_n ouâ—_z cause_n or_o our_o case_n and_o condition_n yet_o sâ—ill_o hope_v and_o patient_o wait_v for_o a_o graâ—iâ—us_fw-la answer_n to_o 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