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the_o peace_n settle_v by_o king_n edward_n iii_o and_o those_o
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judge_n of_o which_o be_v the_o dean_n of_o the_o hol._n the_o he_o be_v call_v dean_n for_o that_o he_o have_v jurisdiction_n in_o 13_o parish_n of_o london_n exempt_v from_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n which_o number_n make_v a_o deanerie_n hol._n arch_n so_o call_v from_o st._n mary_n church_n in_o london_n famous_a for_o its_o arch_a steeple_n all_o appeal_v within_o the_o province_n of_o canterbury_n be_v make_v to_o he_o there_o be_v in_o this_o court_n 16_o advocate_n or_o more_o as_o the_o archbishop_n shall_v think_v fit_a all_o of_o they_o doctor_n of_o law_n two_o register_n and_o ten_o proctor_n â—udiâ—_n court_n â—udiâ—_n the_o court_n of_o audience_n where_o all_o complaint_n cause_n and_o appeal_v in_o this_o province_n be_v receive_v â—eroâ—e_n court_n â—eroâ—e_n the_o court_n of_o prerogative_n where_o the_o commissary_n judge_n of_o inheritance_n whether_o descend_v without_o will_n or_o devise_v the_o court_n of_o faculty_n manage_v by_o a_o â—fâ—ctus_fw-la a_o 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of_o the_o great_a magistrate_n of_o this_o realm_n the_o chancellor_n aforesaid_a the_o treasurer_n the_o precedent_n of_o the_o council_n the_o keeper_n of_o the_o privy_a seal_n the_o lord_n chamberlain_n the_o lord_n high_a constable_n the_o lord_n marshal_n the_o steward_n of_o the_o king_n house_n etc._n etc._n but_o since_o i_o hear_v that_o this_o be_v design_v by_o another_o hand_n i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o offer_v to_o forestall_v it_o that_o i_o will_v willing_o without_o more_o ado_n even_o impart_v to_o the_o undertaker_n whatever_o observation_n i_o have_v already_o make_v upon_o those_o head_n a_o posthumou_n discourse_v concern_v the_o etymology_n antiquity_n and_o office_n of_o earl_n marshal_n of_o england_n by_o mr._n camden_n such_o be_v the_o uncertainty_n of_o etymology_n that_o argument_n draw_v from_o they_o be_v of_o least_o force_n and_o therefore_o call_v by_o a_o ancient_a grecian_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o proof_n only_o which_o do_v nothing_o but_o set_v a_o good_a face_n on_o the_o matter_n nevertheless_o when_o as_o plato_n will_v have_v they_o admit_v if_o there_o be_v a_o consonancy_n and_o correspondence_n between_o the_o name_n and_o the_o thing_n name_v we_o will_v produce_v three_o etymology_n of_o this_o word_n martial_n wherein_o the_o name_n be_v or_o have_v be_v answerable_a to_o the_o office_n in_o some_o part_n or_o other_o in_o signification_n for_o the_o word_n marescallus_fw-la be_v use_v for_o a_o principal_a officer_n in_o the_o court_n in_o the_o camp_n for_o a_o ferrar_n and_o a_o harbinger_n the_o german_n from_o who_o the_o word_n be_v first_o borrow_v call_v he_o marescalk_v the_o latin_v mollify_a the_o same_o marescallus_fw-la the_o office_n marescalcia_n the_o french_a marescaux_n and_o we_o marshal_v all_o deduce_v from_o the_o german_a marescalk_n which_o according_a to_o the_o receive_a opinion_n be_v compound_v of_o mare_n or_o mark_v which_o do_v both_o say_v they_o signify_v a_o horse_n and_o scalk_v which_o do_v not_o signify_v skilful_a as_o some_o will_n but_o a_o officer_n servant_z or_o attendant_z so_o godschalck_n be_v interpret_v god_n servant_n and_o in_o the_o old_a german_a nunc_fw-la dimittas_fw-la servum_fw-la this_o word_n servus_n be_v translate_v scalk_n so_o that_o joint_o the_o word_n notifi_v a_o officer_n and_o attendant_n about_o horse_n this_o etymology_n be_v confirm_v first_o ex_fw-la legibus_fw-la allamannorum_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la marescallus_fw-la qui_fw-la 12_o equis_fw-la praeest_fw-la occidit_fw-la 4._o solidis_fw-la componat_fw-la then_o out_o of_o choniates_n who_o write_v the_o life_n of_o baldwin_n emperor_n of_o constantinople_n say_v that_o this_o word_n marescaldo_n note_v he_o who_o the_o grecian_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o according_a to_o the_o name_n do_v signify_v he_o which_o march_v foremost_a before_o the_o army_n to_o maintain_v this_o etymology_n they_o say_v it_o may_v not_o seem_v strange_a that_o 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