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A56172 Historiarchos, or, The exact recorder being the most faithfull remembrancer of the most remarkable transactions of estate and of all the English lawes ... : as most elabourately they are collected ... out of the antiquities of the Saxon and Danish kings, unto the coronation of William the Conqueror, and continued unto the present government of Richard, now Lord Protector / by William Prynne, Esquire ...; Seasonable, legal, and historical vindication of the good old fundamental liberties, franchises, rights, properties, laws, government of all English freemen. Part 3 Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; Prynne, William, 1600-1669. Seasonable, legal, and historical vindication. 1659 (1659) Wing P3974; ESTC R14832 281,609 400

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exempt_v from_o all_o personal_a trial_n and_o judgement_n against_o they_o in_o any_o court_n of_o justice_n see_v they_o have_v no_o peer_n to_o be_v try_v by_o in_o the_o year_n 940_o 24._o reingwald_n or_o reginald_n the_o dane_n come_v with_o a_o great_a navy_n into_o northumberland_n slay_v most_o of_o the_o best_a inhabitant_n of_o that_o realm_n or_o drive_v they_o out_o of_o it_o he_o likewise_o seize_v upon_o all_o the_o land_n of_o st._n cuthbert_n and_o give_v his_o land_n to_o two_o of_o ●is_n soldier_n one_o of_o they_o call_v scula_n who_o afflict_v the_o miserable_a inhabitant_n with_o grievous_a and_o intolerable_a tribute_n whence_o even_o unto_o this_o day_n the_o yorkshire-man_n as_o often_o at_o they_o be_v compel_v to_o pay_v tributum_fw-la regale_n 4._o a_o royal_a tribute_n endeavour_v to_o impose_v a_o pecuniary_a mulct_n on_o the_o land_n which_o this_o scula_n possess_v for_o the_o ease_n of_o themselves_o scilicet_fw-la legem_fw-la deputant_fw-la quod_fw-la paganus_fw-la per_fw-la tyrannidem_fw-la fecerat_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la legitimo_fw-la regi_fw-la anglorum_fw-la sed_fw-la barbaro_fw-la et_fw-la aliegenae_fw-la regis_fw-la anglorum_fw-la hosti_fw-la militabat_fw-la nec_fw-la tamen_fw-la quamvis_fw-la multum_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la laboraverint_fw-la pravam_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la huc_fw-la usque_fw-la sancto_fw-it cuthberto_n resistente_fw-la introducere_fw-la potuerunt_fw-la write_v simeon_n dunelmensis_n the_o other_o part_n of_o those_o land_n one_o onlasbald_a seize_v upon_o who_o be_v much_o more_o cruel_a and_o oppressive_a to_o all_o man_n than_o scula_n extraordinary_o vex_v the_o bishop_n congregation_n and_o people_n of_o saint_n cuthbert_n and_o particular_o seize_v upon_o the_o land_n belong_v to_o the_o bishopric_n whereupon_o the_o bishop_n oft_o endeavour_v by_o persuasion_n to_o draw_v he_o to_o god_n and_o entreat_v he_o to_o lay_v aside_o the_o obstinate_a rigour_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o refrain_v himself_o from_o the_o unlawful_a invasion_n of_o the_o church_n land_n else_o if_o he_o con●temned_v his_o admonition_n god_n and_o st._n cuthbert_n will_v severe_o avenge_v the_o injury_n do_v by_o he_o to_o they_o and_o other_o he_o with_o a_o diabolical_a mind_n contemn_v his_o admonition_n and_o threat_n swear_v by_o his_o heathen_a god_n that_o he_o will_v from_o thenceforth_o be_v a_o more_o bitter_a enemy_n towards_o st._n cuthbert_n and_o they_o all_o than_o ever_o he_o be_v before_o whereupon_o the_o bishop_n with_o all_o his_o monk_n fall_v prostrare_fw-la on_o the_o earth_n earnest_o pray_v to_o god_n and_o his_o holy_a confessor_n to_o annul_v those_o proud_a tyrant_n threat_n who_o be_v then_o come_v into_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v pray_v have_v one_o foot_n within_o the_o door_n and_o the_o other_o without_o in_o which_o posture_n he_o stand_v there_o immovable_o fix_v as_o if_o both_o his_o foot_n have_v be_v nail_v be_v able_a neither_o to_o go_v out_o nor_o come_v in_o but_o stand_v immovable_a till_o be_v long_o thus_o torture_v he_o there_o give_v up_o his_o mi●erable_a soul_n in_o the_o place_n with_o which_o example_n all_o other_o be_v terrify_v will_v no_o further_o presume_v by_o any_o mean_n to_o invade_v the_o land_n nor_o any_o thing_n else_o belong_v of_o right_a to_o the_o church_n 941._o edm._n anno_fw-la 941._o the_o rebellious_a o_fw-fr northumberlanders_n prefer_v disloyalty_n before_o the_o fealty_n which_o they_o owe_v unto_o magnificent_a edmund_n king_n of_o england_n elect_a anlaff_n king_n of_o the_o nor●eyans_n for_o ●heir_a king_n son_n to_o the_o former_a anlaff_n who_o perish_v sudden_o for_o his_o sacrilege_n as_o aforesaid_a he_o and_o reginald_n the_o son_n of_o garthfrith_n after_o their_o baptism_n break_v their_o faith_n and_o agreement_n with_o king_n edmu●d_n by_o invade_v his_o dominion_n edmund_z thereupon_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n expel_v they_o both_o out_o of_o the_o realm_n of_o northumberland_n and_o unite_v it_o to_o his_o own_o kingdom_n and_o wrest_v lincoln_n nottingham_n derby_n leicester_n and_o stamford_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n o●_n the_o usurp_a insolent_a oppress_a dane_n with_o all_o mercia_n subdue_a and_o reduce_v the_o
moribus_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la spectat_fw-la examen_fw-la si_fw-la vivunt_fw-la continenter_fw-la si_fw-la honest_a se_fw-la habent_fw-la ad_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la foris_fw-la sunt_fw-la s●_n in_o divinis_fw-la officiis_fw-la solliciti_fw-la si_fw-la in_o docendo_fw-la populo_fw-la assidui_fw-la si_fw-la victu_fw-la sobrii_fw-la si_fw-la moderati_fw-la habitu_fw-la si_fw-la in_o judiciis_fw-la sunt_fw-la discreti_fw-la etc._n etc._n ego_fw-la constantini_n vos_fw-fr petri_n gladium_fw-la habetis_fw-la in_o manibus_fw-la jungamus_fw-la dextras_fw-la gladium_fw-la gladio_fw-la copu●emus_fw-la ut_fw-la ejiciantur_fw-la ●extra_fw-la castra_fw-la leprosi_fw-la ut_fw-la purgetur_fw-la sanctuarium_fw-la domini_fw-la et_fw-la ministrent_fw-la in_o templo_fw-la silij_fw-la levi_n etc._n etc._n after_o which_o direct_v his_o speech_n to_o dunstan_n aethelwald_n and_o oswald_n he_o conclude_v thuss_v vo●i●istud_fw-la committo_fw-la negotium_fw-la ut_fw-la episcopali_fw-la censura_fw-la et_fw-la authoritate_fw-la regius_fw-la ●urpiter_n viventes_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la ejiciantur_fw-la &_o ordinatè_fw-la viventes_fw-la introducantur_fw-la herupon_o there_o be_v a_o decree_n make_v in_o this_o general_n council_n that_o all_o canon_n priest_n deacon_n and_o subdeacon_n shall_v live_v chaste_o that_o be_v 4._o put_v away_o their_o lawful_a wife_n vow_v chastity_n and_o become_v monk_n or_o relinquish_v the_o church_n they_o then_o hold_v the_o execution_n whereof_o be_v commit_v to_o oswald_n and_o ethelwald_n who_o thereupon_o compel_v the_o clergy_n in_o worcester_n winchester_n and_o other_o churche●_n to_o become_v monk_n renuentes_fw-la verò_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la beneficio_fw-la spoliarunt_fw-la deprive_v those_o who_o refuse_v of_o all_o their_o benefice_n and_o put_v monk_n into_o they_o qui_fw-la novo_fw-la quidem_fw-la splendore_fw-la universam_fw-la insulam_fw-la illustrarunt_fw-la as_o our_o monkish_a writer_n record_v or_o rather_o novo_fw-la foetore_fw-la contaminarunt_fw-la as_o other_o write_v 868._o john_n bromton_n inform_v we_o that_o after_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o nun_n of_o ely_n by_o inguar_n and_o hubba_n the_o secular_a priest_n enjoy_v that_o monastery_n one_o hundred_o year_n space_n 4._o who_o king_n edgar_n de_fw-fr concilio_n beati_fw-la dunstani_fw-la archiepiscopi_fw-la &_o dicti_fw-la e●he●waldi_n ac_fw-la m●gnatum_fw-la regni_fw-la in_o the_o forementioned_a general_n council_n expulit_fw-la &_o fugavit_fw-la for_o their_o dishonest_a conversation_n bishop_n oswald_z have_v eject_v the_o marry_a secular_a priest_n out_o of_o his_o church_n at_o worcester_n and_o introduce_v monk_n in_o their_o place_n do_v this_o year_n 969._o as_o i_o conjecture_v from_o the_o premise_n not_o 964._o as_o sir_n henry_n spelman_n compute_v it_o 158._o procure_v king_n edga●_n by_o the_o counsel_n and_o assent_v of_o his_o prince_n noble_n and_o bishop_n most_o probable_o in_o the_o forementioned_a general_n council_n or_o that_o of_o london_n next_o ensue_v to_o ratify_v this_o their_o ejection_n and_o confirm_v the_o church_n of_o worcester_n with_o all_o the_o land_n 6_o good_n ecclesiastical_a &_o secular_a thing_n thereto_o belong_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o that_o church_n for_o ever_o free_a from_o all_o secular_a service_n and_o exaction_n hard_a or_o easy_a and_o from_o all_o siscal_v duty_n great_a and_o small_a know_v or_o unknown_a as_o well_o of_o the_o king_n or_o prince_n as_o of_o their_o officers●_n ●_z exceptis_fw-la arcis_fw-la &_o pontis_fw-la extructione_fw-la et_fw-la expeditione_n c●ntra_fw-la hoestem_fw-la and_o that_o by_o the_o special_a charter_n call_v oswald_n law_n subscribe_v by_o the_o king_n queen_n both_o the_o archbishop_n and_o 3_o duke_n anglic._n king_n edgar_z 970._o anno_fw-la 970._o or_o 971._o in_o the_o 12_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n hold_v another_o parliamentary_a council_n at_o london_n where_o himself_o his_o mother_n alfgina_fw-la prince_n edward_n his_o son_n kined_a king_n of_o scot_n mascusius_n his_o admiral_n both_o the_o ahchbishop_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o all_o the_o noble_n and_o great_a man_n of_o the_o realm_n be_v present_a by_o his_o charter_n make_v in_o and_o ra●ified_v by_o this_o council_n this_o king_n grant_v and_o confirm_v many_o and_o very_o magnificent_a privilege_n to_o the_o monastery_n of_o glastonbury_n communi_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la abbatum_fw-la principumque_fw-la concilio_fw-la et_fw-la generali_fw-la assensu_fw-la pontificum_fw-la abbatum_fw-la optimatumque_fw-la suorum_fw-la exempt_n the_o monastery_n and_o monk_n thereof_o not_o only_o from_o all_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n but_o likewise_o all_o their_o land_n from_o all_o tribute_n and_o exchequer_n business_n for_o ever_o grant_v they_o socam_fw-la &_o sacam_fw-la etc._n etc._n toll_n &_o te●me●_n ita_fw-la libere_fw-la et_fw-la quiet_a sicut_fw-la ego_fw-la habeo_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la meo_fw-la ean●●m_fw-la quoque_fw-la libertatem_fw-la &_o po●estatem_fw-la quam_fw-la ego_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la mea_fw-la habeo_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o demittendo_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o punien●o_fw-la &_o in_o quibuslibet_fw-la omnino_fw-la negotiis_fw-la abbas_n &_o monachi_fw-la praefati_fw-la monasterii_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la sua_fw-la habeant_fw-la and_o which_o be_v a_o privilege_n beyond_o all_o precedent_n si_fw-mi autem_fw-la abbas_n vel_fw-la quilibet_fw-la monachus_n loci_fw-la illius_fw-la latronem_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la suspendium_fw-la vel_fw-la quodlibet_fw-la mortis_fw-la periculum_fw-la ducit●●_n in_fw-la itinere_fw-la obvium_fw-la habuerit_fw-la potestatem_fw-la habeat_fw-la eripiendi_fw-la eum_fw-la ab_fw-la imminen●i_fw-la periculo_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la regno_fw-la meo_fw-la the_o old_a charter_n begin_v thus_o in_o nomine_fw-la domini_fw-la nostri_fw-la jesus_n christi_fw-la quamvis_fw-la decreta_fw-la pontificum_fw-la &_o verba_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la inconvulsis_fw-la ligaminibus_fw-la velut_fw-la fundamenta_fw-la montium_fw-la sixa_fw-la sunt_fw-la tamen_fw-la plerumque_fw-la tempestatibus_fw-la &_o turbinibus_fw-la saecularium_fw-la rerum_fw-la religio_fw-la sanctae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la maculis_fw-la reproborum_fw-la dissipatur_fw-la ac_fw-la ●umpitur_fw-la iccirco_fw-mi prosutu_fw-la un_fw-fr succeden●●bus_fw-la posteris_fw-la esse_fw-la decrevimus_fw-la ut_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la salubri_fw-la consilio_fw-la et_fw-la communi_fw-la assensu_fw-la definiuntur_fw-la nostris_fw-la literis_fw-la roborata_fw-la ●irmentur_fw-la etc._n etc._n hoc_fw-la i●aque_fw-la dunstano_fw-la doroberniensi_fw-la atque_fw-la oswaldo_n eboracensi_fw-la episcopo_fw-la adhortantibus_fw-la 10._o consentiente_fw-la e●iam_fw-la e●_n annuente_fw-la brithelmo_n fontanensi_fw-la e●iscopo_n c●terisque_fw-la episcopis_fw-la abbatibus_fw-la et_fw-la primatibus_fw-la ego_fw-la edga●_n divina_fw-la di●po●●●ione_fw-la rex_fw-la anglorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o it_o conclude_v thus_o acta_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la privilegii_fw-la ●a●ina_fw-la &_o confirma●a_fw-la apud_fw-la londonium_n communi_fw-la concilio_n omnium_fw-la primatum_fw-la meorum_fw-la then_o follow_v ●he_n subscription_n of_o king_n egar_n a●fgina_n his_o mother_n prince_z edward_z kindred_n king_n of_o scot_n mascusius_n the_o chief_a admiral_n both_o the_o archbishop_n 6_o bishop_n 8_o abbot_n 3_o duke_n and_o other_o officer_n which_o charter_n and_o privilege_n at_o the_o king_n request_n be_v ratify_v by_o pope_n john_n the_o 13_o in_o a_o general_a council_n at_o rome_n anno_fw-la dom._n 971._o by_o a_o special_a bull_n that_o they_o may_v remain_v inviolable_a yet_o both_o the_o abbey_n itself_o land_n privilege_n be_v long_o since_o demolish_v dissipate_v annihilate_v such_o be_v the_o mu●abiliunity_n of_o all_o sublunary_a thing_n the_o self_n same_o year_n anno_fw-la 970._o 883._o king_n edgar_z by_o his_o charter_n grant_v and_o confirm_v sundry_a land_n and_o privilege_n to_o the_o monastery_n of_o medeshamsted_n former_o demolish_v by_o the_o dane_n which_o bishop_n aethelwold_n have_v repair_v and_o name_v burgh_n perpetual_o exempt_n it_o from_o all_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n yoke_n and_o exaction_n quatenus_fw-la nec_fw-la rex_fw-la nec_fw-la comes_fw-la nec_fw-la episcopus_fw-la praeter_fw-la christianitatem_fw-la attinentium_fw-la parochiarum_fw-la nec_fw-la vicecome_fw-la nec_fw-la ulla_fw-la alia_fw-la major_a minorve_fw-la persona_fw-la ulla_fw-la dominatione_fw-la occupare_fw-la praesumat_fw-la excepta_fw-la moderata_fw-la expeditione_n &_o pontis_fw-la arcisve_fw-la constructione_n which_o charter_n be_v ratify_v by_o the_o king_n own_o subscription_n both_o the_o archbishop_n sundry_a bishop_n abbot_n duke_n and_o other_o chief_a officer_n and_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n after_o each_o of_o their_o name_n 973._o in_o the_o year_n 973._o 12_o king_n edgar_z after_o his_o seven_o year_n penance_n expire_v on_o the_o feast_n of_o pen●ecost_n in_o the_o 30●h_a year_n of_o his_o age_n be_v solemn_o crown_v and_o consecrate_a king_n ●_o and_o wear_v his_o crown_n with_o great_a glory_n at_o akemancester_n alias_o bath_n both_o the_o archbishop_n dunstan_n and_o oswald_n with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o england_n ac_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la universis_fw-la and_o all_o the_o noble_n be_v there_o pre●ent_a at_o his_o coronation_n and_o receive_v the_o accustom_a gift_n usual_o give_v to_o the_o noble_n be_v at_o such_o inauguration_n soon_o after_o the_o same_o year_n this_o king_n with_o a_o very_a great_a fleet_n and_o army_n sail_v round_o about_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o england_n come_v to_o westchester_n where_o his_o eight_o tributary_n king_n or_o viceroy_n namely_o kyne_v king_n of_o scot_n malcome_n king_n of_o cumberland_n marcus_n king_n of_o man_n and_o many_o other_o land_n and_o the_o other_o 5_o
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infideliter_fw-la avertit_fw-la etc._n etc._n chronicon_fw-la johannis_n bromton_n col._n 945._o relate_v that_o king_n edward_n purpose_v to_o make_v edgar_z who_o he_o have_v nourish_v as_o his_o son_n heir_n of_o england_n sed_fw-la ut_fw-la quidam_fw-la aiunt_fw-la rex_fw-la gentis_fw-la suae_fw-la m●litiam_fw-la et_fw-la praecipuè_fw-la superbiam_fw-la haroldi_n silij_fw-la godwini_fw-la ●t_a aliorum_fw-la divina_fw-la demonstratione_fw-la praevidens_fw-la percepit_fw-la quod_fw-la proposi●um_fw-la suum_fw-la quoad_fw-la ipsum_fw-la edgarum_fw-la cognatum_fw-la suum_fw-la de_fw-la regno_fw-la post_fw-la eum_fw-la obtinendo_fw-la minime_fw-la potuit_fw-la adimplere_fw-la unde_fw-la willielmo_n cognato_fw-la svo_fw-la normannorum_fw-la duci_fw-la regnum_fw-la post_fw-la eum_fw-la optinendum_fw-la per_fw-la solennes_n nuncios_fw-la assignavit_fw-la and_o col._n 957._o he_o add_v some_o say_v that_o king_n edward_n before_o his_o death_n have_v appoint_v william_n to_o succeed_v he_o 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