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somerset_n and_o other_o attaint_v add_v by_o king_n edward_n the_o six_o the_o forfeiture_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o northumberland_n william_n parr_n marquis_n of_o northampton_n john_n earl_n of_o warwick_n sir_n thomas_n wyatt_n and_o other_o to_o queen_n mary_n the_o land_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n philip_n earl_n of_o arrundel_n the_o earl_n of_o westmoreland_n essex_n and_o southampton_n sir_n john_n perrot_n leonard_n dacres_n and_o other_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o she_o as_o well_o as_o king_n edward_n the_o sixth_n ill_a advise_v and_o unhappy_a clip_v and_o lessen_v the_o land_n and_o revenue_n of_o many_o bishopric_n dean_n and_o chapter_n forfeiture_n of_o the_o lord_n cobham_n &_o sir_n walter_n rawley_n and_o of_o winter_n grant_v and_o other_o the_o gunpowder_n traitor_n the_o great_a revenue_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o tyrone_n and_o desmond_n and_o other_o large_a confiscate_v escheat_n and_o forfeit_v estate_n in_o ireland_n which_o come_v to_o king_n james_n for_o before_o his_o reign_n and_o the_o subdue_a of_o tyrone_n that_o kingdom_n as_o to_o the_o public_a be_v a_o great_a charge_n than_o profit_n addition_n of_o scotland_n and_o all_o the_o appennage_n and_o land_n of_o the_o royal_a brethren_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o england_n in_o their_o several_a time_n and_o age_n fall_v into_o the_o regal_a revenue_n will_v have_v make_v a_o plentiful_a support_n for_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n if_o they_o have_v tarry_v as_o they_o do_v not_o one_o for_o another_o and_o continue_v unwasted_a and_o unalien_v chap._n ii_o supply_n and_o addition_n to_o the_o royal_a revenue_n and_o the_o many_o care_n take_v therein_o by_o parliament_n and_o otherwise_o which_o can_v not_o be_v prevent_v by_o a_o thousand_o sixty_o one_o pound_n and_o three_o half_a penny_n per_fw-la diem_fw-la revenue_n ex_fw-la justis_fw-la reditibus_fw-la which_o william_n the_o conqueror_n have_v in_o daily_a revenue_n after_o his_o knight_n fee_n and_o his_o large_a gift_n and_o reward_n give_v to_o his_o friend_n and_o follower_n which_o in_o the_o now_o value_v of_o money_n and_o rate_n of_o provision_n will_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o than_o treble_a that_o sum_n as_o ordericus_n vitalis_fw-la who_o be_v bear_v in_o his_o reign_n and_o die_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n stephen_n have_v inform_v we_o exceptis_fw-la muneribus_fw-la regiis_fw-la &_o reatum_fw-la redemptionibus_fw-la aliisque_fw-la multiplicibus_fw-la negotiis_fw-la quae_fw-la regis_fw-la aerarium_fw-la quotidie_fw-la advagebant_fw-la beside_o gift_n present_n confiscation_n and_o other_o thing_n which_o do_v daily_o increase_v his_o riches_n nor_o by_o sixty_o thousand_o pound_n sterling_a 〈◊〉_d by_o he_o in_o his_o treasury_n his_o censas_fw-la nemorâ—m_fw-la rent_n or_o profit_n of_o wood_n escheat_n and_o incident_n of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n hidage_n danegeld_n sponte_fw-la oblata_fw-la for_o all_o grant_n or_o favour_n which_o pass_v from_o he_o cambium_n regium_n or_o benefit_n of_o exchange_n rate_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o the_o officer_n of_o his_o household_n to_o a_o certainty_n per_fw-la diem_fw-la take_v account_n upon_o oath_n for_o all_o his_o money_n issue_v out_o or_o impress_v for_o repair_v of_o his_o castle_n and_o house_n and_o fine_n for_o grant_v of_o privilege_n and_o liberty_n contribution_n to_o william_n rufus_n towards_o the_o build_n of_o westminster-hall_n three_o shilling_n upon_o every_o hundred_o acre_n or_o hide_v of_o land_n in_o england_n to_o king_n hen._n 1._o and_o his_o providence_n in_o make_v every_o three_o year_n a_o survey_n of_o his_o wood_n and_o forest_n change_v of_o the_o penalite_n of_o mutilation_n of_o member_n into_o pecuniary_a mulct_n turn_v of_o his_o rent_n which_o be_v former_o pay_v in_o corn_n and_o other_o household_n provision_n into_o money_n and_o six_o penny_n overplus_n in_o every_o pound_n for_o any_o loss_n or_o abatement_n which_o may_v happen_v in_o the_o value_n of_o money_n which_o be_v then_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o often_o absence_n and_o residence_n in_o normandy_n reckon_v to_o be_v good_a husbandry_n prove_v short_o afterward_o by_o the_o change_n of_o time_n &_o dear_a rate_n of_o provision_n to_o be_v the_o contrary_a and_o a_o great_a disadvantage_n to_o his_o successor_n one_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n in_o money_n beside_o plate_n and_o jewel_n leave_v by_o he_o in_o his_o treasury_n and_o possess_v by_o king_n stephen_n resumption_n of_o divers_a land_n alien_v from_o the_o royal_a revenue_n reform_v of_o the_o exchequer_n by_o hen._n 2._o revoke_v of_o all_o grant_n of_o land_n alien_v from_o the_o crown_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o clebury_n wigmore_n and_o bridgnorth_n from_o 〈◊〉_d mortimer_n city_n of_o gloucester_n and_o land_n belong_v unto_o it_o from_o roger_n fitz_n miles_n earl_n of_o hereford_n castle_n of_o scarborough_n from_o william_n earl_n of_o albemarle_n with_o many_o other_o land_n town_n and_o castle_n and_o from_o william_n earl_n of_o mortain_n and_o warren_n base_a son_n to_o king_n stephen_n the_o castle_n of_o pemsey_n and_o city_n of_o norwich_n notwithstanding_o that_o himself_o have_v grant_v they_o to_o the_o say_v william_n earl_n of_o mortaign_n in_o his_o agreement_n with_o king_n stephen_n allege_v that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o demesne_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o can_v not_o be_v alienate_v call_v of_o certain_a of_o his_o great_a minister_n of_o estate_n to_o account_v and_o impose_v a_o tax_n of_o two_o penny_n upon_o every_o yoke_n of_o ox_n in_o ireland_n and_o two_o penny_n in_o the_o pound_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o every_o man_n land_n and_o good_n in_o normandy_n to_o be_v pay_v in_o the_o year_n 1166._o and_o a_o penny_n in_o every_o pound_n to_o be_v pay_v for_o four_o year_n follow_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o christian_n in_o the_o holy_a war_n inquire_v by_o his_o justice_n itinerant_n and_o article_n in_o eyre_n in_o england_n of_o the_o right_n of_o his_o crown_n and_o exchequer_n tax_v in_o the_o 32._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n all_o his_o dominion_n in_o france_n with_o the_o ten_o of_o the_o revenue_n for_o that_o year_n of_o all_o as_o well_o clergy_n as_o laity_n but_o such_o as_o go_v in_o person_n to_o the_o holy_a war_n the_o ten_o of_o all_o their_o moveable_n as_o well_o gold_n as_o silver_n and_o the_o ten_o of_o the_o moveable_n of_o two_o hundred_o of_o the_o rich_a man_n in_o london_n and_o of_o one_o hundred_o in_o york_n banishment_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr ipre_n earl_n of_o kent_n with_o his_o countryman_n and_o follower_n when_o they_o grow_v to_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o the_o kingdom_n nine_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n in_o money_n beside_o plate_n and_o jewel_n inestimable_a leave_v in_o the_o treasury_n to_o his_o son_n king_n richard_n the_o first_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n gain_v by_o he_o by_o renew_v charter_n and_o fines_n impose_v upon_o sheriff_n and_o accomptant_n and_o such_o as_o have_v take_v part_n with_o his_o brother_n john_n in_o his_o usurpation_n the_o ten_o of_o all_o moveable_n grant_v to_o he_o and_o the_o city_n of_o london_n give_v he_o a_o voluntary_a contribution_n towards_o his_o voyage_n into_o the_o holy_a land_n banishment_n of_o otho_n earl_n of_o york_n the_o son_n of_o he_o sister_n and_o all_o the_o bavarian_n a_o four_o part_n give_v he_o by_o parliament_n of_o all_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a revenue_n as_o much_o for_o moveable_n and_o twenty_o shilling_n for_o every_o knight_n fee_n resumption_n of_o many_o grant_n of_o land_n and_o annuity_n two_o shilling_n of_o every_o plough_n land_n take_v for_o preparation_n of_o a_o journey_n to_o normandy_n examination_n of_o the_o account_n of_o his_o exchequer_n officer_n five_o shilling_n lay_v upon_o every_o plough_n land_n for_o another_o foreign_a voyage_n and_o a_o general_a survey_n make_v of_o his_o land_n and_o profit_n 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of_o
to_o the_o damage_n do_v by_o such_o attempt_n and_o rebellion_n and_o the_o charge_n of_o suppress_v they_o and_o defend_v themselves_o and_o their_o people_n to_o reconcile_v the_o heir_n posterity_n and_o ally_n of_o such_o as_o have_v be_v attaint_v and_o induce_v they_o to_o a_o better_a obedience_n and_o love_n of_o their_o country_n the_o no_o small_a charge_n sustain_v heretofore_o 19_o by_o grant_v yearly_a pension_n or_o annuity_n to_o several_a of_o the_o nobility_n to_o serve_v extraordinary_a beside_o the_o ordinary_a duty_n of_o their_o tenor_n with_o certain_a number_n of_o gens_fw-fr d'_fw-fr arm_n and_o bowman_n in_o time_n of_o war_n or_o upon_o necessity_n the_o building_n and_o endow_v of_o many_o college_n and_o hall_n in_o the_o university_n eton_n and_o winchester_n school_n and_o endow_v with_o great_a yearly_a revenue_n the_o famous_a hospital_n of_o bridewell_n and_o christ-church_n in_o london_n and_o st._n thomas_n in_o southwark_n building_n and_o endow_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o cathedral_n in_o england_n the_o castle_n and_o chapel_n of_o windsor_n and_o palace_n of_o sheen_n woodstock_n richmond_n repair_v of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n castle_n of_o dover_n etc._n etc._n charge_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n in_o make_v and_o instalment_n of_o knight_n of_o the_o garter_n 20._o and_o the_o costly_a ceremony_n thereof_o and_o not_o seldom_o send_v ambassador_n with_o it_o to_o foreign_a prince_n expense_n in_o make_v of_o knight_n of_o the_o bath_n and_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o our_o more_o ancient_a king_n for_o fur_n and_o rich_a vestment_n in_o make_v knight_n bachelor_n charge_v of_o the_o court_n of_o justice_n and_o circuit_n 21._o to_o preserve_v the_o people_n right_n property_n and_o liberty_n protect_v they_o from_o injury_n and_o punish_v the_o transgressor_n now_o take_v away_o yearly_o from_o the_o regal_a revenue_n fifteen_o or_o sixteen_o thousand_o pound_n per_n ann_n which_o in_o 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