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exactionibus_fw-la barones_n non_fw-la postulant_fw-la regnum_fw-la nunquam_fw-la tale_n illis_fw-la concederet_fw-la libertates_fw-la unde_fw-la ipse_fw-la efficeretur_fw-la servus_n matt._n paris_n fol._n 213._o num_fw-la
injury_n which_o be_v bring_v upon_o the_o king_n beyond_o sea_n by_o which_o not_o only_o the_o king_n but_o many_o of_o the_o earl_n and_o baron_n be_v disinherit_v therefore_o the_o king_n require_v counsel_n and_o aid_n of_o they_o of_o a_o fifteen_o upon_o this_o the_o archbishop_n and_o the_o whole_a number_n of_o bishop_n grant_v magna_fw-la charta_fw-la grant_v earls_z baron_n abbat_n and_o prior_n have_v have_v deliberation_n answer_v the_o king_n that_o they_o will_v willing_o yield_v to_o the_o king_n desire_n if_o he_o will_v grant_v they_o the_o long_o desire_a liberty_n the_o king_n say_v my_o author_n be_v lead_v by_o covetousness_n or_o as_o he_o mean_v be_v desirous_a of_o a_o supply_n yield_v to_o what_o the_o magnate_v desire_v so_o he_o grant_v that_o which_o be_v call_v magna_fw-la charta_fw-la so_o deserve_o prize_v by_o all_o englishman_n ever_o since_o and_o the_o 30._o the_o idem_fw-la num_fw-la 30._o charta_fw-la de_fw-fr foresta_n and_o present_o charter_n be_v get_v draw_v and_o the_o king_n seal_v they_o and_o they_o be_v send_v into_o all_o county_n two_o one_o of_o the_o liberty_n and_o the_o other_o of_o the_o forest_n matth._n paris_n say_v express_o that_o they_o dissimiles_fw-la they_o ita_fw-la quod_fw-la chartae_fw-la utrorumque_fw-la requm_fw-la in_o nullo_n inuâ—niuntur_fw-la dissimiles_fw-la be_v the_o same_o that_o king_n john_n have_v grant_v and_o so_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o peruse_v they_o in_o what_o he_o have_v write_v on_o his_o reign_n it_o be_v to_o i_o very_o strange_a that_o since_o so_o many_o original_a grant_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o other_o ancient_a deed_n be_v every_o where_o to_o be_v find_v among_o the_o ancient_a evidence_n of_o many_o noble_a and_o gentleman_n family_n yet_o no_o where_n that_o i_o can_v learn_v any_o of_o these_o original_a charter_n be_v to_o be_v find_v except_o one_o at_o lambeth_n as_o mr._n pryn_n have_v observe_v that_o upon_o record_n be_v only_o a_o exemplification_n in_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o be_v time_n anno_fw-la 1232._o on_o the_o nones_n of_o march_n the_o king_n call_v a_o great_a council_n to_o 3._o to_o idem_fw-la fol._n 314._o num_fw-la 20.17_o h._n 3._o westminster_n where_o there_o meet_v magnates_fw-la angliae_fw-la tam_fw-la laici_fw-la quam_fw-la praelati_fw-la the_o king_n require_v a_o aid_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o his_o debt_n contract_v by_o his_o expedition_n beyond_o sea_n to_o which_o ralph_n earl_n of_o chester_n on_o behalf_n of_o the_o nobility_n answer_v that_o the_o earl_n baron_n and_o knight_n that_o hold_v of_o the_o king_n in_o capite_fw-la be_v with_o the_o king_n personal_o in_o that_o expedition_n and_o have_v fruitless_o spend_v their_o money_n be_v poor_a so_o that_o of_o aid_n of_o vnde_fw-la regi_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la auxilium_fw-la non_fw-la debebant_fw-la idem_fw-la num_fw-la 30._o the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la have_v personal_o serve_v according_a to_o the_o tenure_n of_o their_o service_n deny_v the_o king_n aid_n right_n they_o owe_v not_o aid_n to_o the_o king_n and_o so_o my_o author_n say_v the_o laic_n have_v ask_v leave_v all_o depart_a and_o the_o prelate_n answer_v that_o many_o bishop_n and_o abbat_n be_v absent_a they_o desire_v respite_n till_o some_o other_o meeting_n which_o be_v appoint_v fifteen_o day_n after_o easter_n by_o this_o we_o may_v observe_v who_o they_o be_v that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o give_v consent_n or_o grant_v aid_n for_o if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o other_o member_n of_o the_o lay_v order_n beside_o earl_n baron_n and_o knight_n that_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la the_o earl_n of_o chester_n argument_n have_v be_v of_o no_o validity_n in_o the_o statute_n of_o merton_n magnate_n merton_n pulâ—on_n stat._n p._n 1._o in_o one_o part_n it_o be_v say_v our_o lord_n the_o king_n grant_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o magnate_n 20_o h._n 3._o it_o be_v thus_o express_v before_o william_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o other_o his_o bishop_n and_o suffragans_fw-la and_o before_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o earl_n and_o baron_n of_o england_n there_o be_v assemble_v for_o the_o coronation_n of_o the_o say_a king_n and_o helioner_n the_o queen_n about_o which_o they_o be_v call_v thus_o it_o be_v provide_v and_o grant_v as_o well_o of_o the_o foresay_a archbishop_n bishop_n earl_n and_o baron_n as_o of_o the_o king_n himself_o and_o other_o i_o shall_v only_o cull_v out_o some_o few_o of_o the_o great_a council_n in_o this_o king_n reign_n wherein_o most_o full_o be_v express_v the_o true_a member_n of_o they_o or_o such_o wherein_o something_o remarkable_a be_v transact_v anno_fw-la 1237._o 21_o h._n 3._o the_o king_n keep_v his_o christmas_n at_o winchester_n send_v his_o contingentia_fw-la his_o matt._n paris_n fol._n 367._o num_fw-la 30._o misu_n etc._n etc._n scripta_fw-la regalia_z pracipiens_fw-la omnibus_fw-la ad_fw-la regnum_fw-la angliae_fw-la spectantibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la sine_fw-la omissiâ—ne_fw-la conveairent_fw-la regni_fw-la negotia_fw-la tractaturt_n totum_fw-la regnum_fw-la contingentia_fw-la royal_a writ_n through_o all_o england_n command_v all_o that_o appertain_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n that_o be_v all_o who_o be_v to_o be_v member_n of_o the_o great_a council_n which_o my_o author_n explain_v particular_o thus_o viz._n archbishop_n bishop_n abbat_n prior_n install_v earl_n and_o baron_n that_o without_o failure_n they_o shall_v meet_v at_o london_n on_o the_o octave_n of_o the_o epiphany_n to_o treat_v of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o kingdom_n concern_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n then_o he_o add_v that_o on_o the_o day_n of_o st._n hilary_n there_o meet_v at_o london_n a_o universitas_fw-la a_o insinita_n nobilium_fw-la multitudo_fw-la viz._n regni_fw-la totalis_fw-la universitas_fw-la infinite_a multitude_n of_o the_o noble_n viz._n the_o whole_a university_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o be_v the_o person_n of_o those_o order_n before_o particularise_v anno_fw-la 1246._o 30_o h._n 3._o by_o the_o king_n 10._o king_n edicto_fw-la regio_fw-la convocata_fw-la convenit_fw-la ad_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la generali_fw-la â—â—mum_fw-la â—otius_fw-la regni_fw-la anglicani_n totalis_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la idem_fw-la p._n 609._o num_fw-la 10._o edict_n be_v call_v to_o the_o most_o general_a parliament_n say_v matthew_n paris_n all_o the_o nobility_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o england_n viz._n of_o the_o prelate_n as_o well_o abbat_n and_o prior_n as_o bishop_n also_o earl_n and_o baron_n and_o a_o few_o page_n after_o concern_v the_o same_o parliament_n he_o say_v all_z the_o magnate_v of_o the_o kingdom_n meet_v and_o the_o king_n himself_o first_o speak_v to_o the_o bishop_n apart_o then_o to_o the_o earl_n and_o baron_n and_o last_o to_o the_o abbat_n and_o prior_n in_o this_o use_v the_o word_n parliament_n now_o use_v that_o which_o frequent_o in_o matthew_n paris_n be_v call_v colloquium_fw-la now_o he_o give_v the_o title_n of_o parliament_n to_o from_o the_o french_a word_n parlour_n to_o confer_v or_o speak_v together_o and_o we_o find_v what_o be_v mean_v also_o by_o totalis_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la anno_fw-la 1253._o 37_o h._n 3._o by_o the_o 40._o the_o tota_n edicto_fw-la regio_fw-la convocata_fw-la angliae_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la convenit_fw-la de_fw-la arduis_fw-la regni_fw-la negotiis_fw-la simul_fw-la cum_fw-la râ—ge_fw-la tractatura_fw-la idem_fw-la fol._n 745._o num_fw-la 40._o king_n edict_n the_o nobility_n of_o england_n be_v summon_v meet_v at_o london_n to_o treat_v together_o with_o the_o king_n of_o the_o arduous_a affair_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o there_o be_v present_a with_o most_o of_o the_o earl_n and_o baron_n the_o archbishop_n boniface_n and_o almost_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o england_n in_o this_o great_a council_n be_v the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la according_a to_o king_n john_n charter_n the_o king_n in_o this_o parliament_n or_o colloquium_fw-la require_v money_n for_o a_o expedition_n into_o the_o holy_a land_n but_o for_o fifteen_o day_n there_o be_v great_a contest_v about_o it_o till_o the_o king_n de_fw-fr novo_fw-la confirm_v king_n john_n charter_n and_o a_o solemn_a excommunication_n be_v agree_v upon_o to_o be_v pronounce_v against_o the_o infringer_n of_o it_o and_o my_o author_n say_v rex_fw-la magnates_fw-la &_o communitas_fw-la populi_n protestantur_fw-la in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o venerable_a father_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o never_o consent_v or_o do_v consent_n that_o any_o thing_n be_v add_v or_o alter_v in_o the_o charter_n but_o plain_o contradict_v it_o so_o 3_o may_v 1253._o may_v pat._n 37_o h._n 3._o m._n 13._o anno_fw-la 1253._o in_o westminster-hall_n the_o exemplification_n pass_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o king_n and_o other_o great_a men._n but_o it_o be_v principal_o to_o be_v consider_v what_o be_v express_v in_o the_o patent_n excepit_fw-la patent_n praefatus_fw-la dominus_fw-la rex_fw-la in_o prolatione_n praefatae_fw-la sententiae_fw-la omnes_fw-la libertates_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o usitatas_fw-la dignitates_fw-la &_o jura_n coronae_fw-la
acquire_v a_o soccage_n tenure_n and_o fee-simple_n estate_n therefore_o the_o foresay_a servitutis_fw-la foresay_a praefat._v roger_n twysden_n fol._n 155._o the_o english_a possess_v their_o land_n by_o â—avour_n not_o otherwise_o hereditary_o so_o mut._n paris_n say_v commilitonibus_fw-la terras_fw-la anglorum_fw-la &_o possessiones_fw-la affluentiori_fw-la manu_fw-la contulit_fw-la illud_fw-la parvum_fw-la quod_fw-la remansâ—rat_fw-la sub_fw-la jugo_fw-la posuit_fw-la perpetuae_fw-la servitutis_fw-la gervase_n of_o tilbury_n conclude_v this_o observation_n thus_o sic_fw-la igitur_fw-la quisquis_fw-la de_fw-la gente_fw-la subacta_fw-la fundos_fw-la vel_fw-la aliquid_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la possidet_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la ratione_fw-la successionis_fw-la debere_fw-la sibi_fw-la videatur_fw-la adeptus_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la solummodo_fw-la meritis_fw-la suis_fw-la exigentibus_fw-la vel_fw-la aliqua_fw-la pactione_n interveniente_fw-la obtinuit_fw-la viz._n so_o every_o one_o of_o the_o conquer_a nation_n possess_v their_o land_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o not_o that_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o get_v it_o by_o way_n of_o succession_n but_o by_o his_o desert_n or_o by_o some_o compact_a or_o covenant_n make_v with_o his_o lord_n as_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v the_o most_o industrious_a doctor_n brady_n have_v on_o purpose_n write_v so_o much_o of_o this_o argument_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o argumentum_fw-la antinormanicum_a and_o out_o of_o so_o many_o historian_n confirm_v it_o in_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o appendix_n 313.314_o brady_n p._n 313.314_o i_o must_v refer_v the_o reader_n that_o desire_v satisfaction_n to_o his_o book_n be_v loath_a to_o crowd_v those_o matter_n which_o be_v not_o direct_o to_o my_o purpose_n only_o i_o can_v but_o note_n that_o the_o reason_n why_o we_o so_o often_o find_v the_o same_o land_n that_o have_v be_v grant_v by_o a_o father_n for_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n require_v and_o have_v a_o confirmation_n by_o the_o son_n be_v because_o the_o tenure_n be_v so_o fickle_a for_o want_v of_o homage_n or_o omission_n of_o service_n whereby_o they_o may_v be_v forfeit_v i_o now_o proceed_v to_o the_o great_a council_n that_o i_o have_v find_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n and_o shall_v begin_v with_o that_o wherein_o the_o law_n i_o have_v speak_v before_o of_o out_o of_o hoveden_n be_v make_v which_o be_v agree_v by_o all_o to_o be_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o general_n we_o find_v gervase_n of_o tilbury_n tell_v we_o law_n the_o conqueror_n make_v write_v law_n that_o when_o the_o famous_a subduer_n of_o england_n king_n william_n have_v subject_v to_o his_o empire_n the_o utmost_a part_n of_o the_o island_n and_o by_o terrible_a example_n have_v bring_v to_o perfect_a obedience_n the_o mind_n of_o rebel_n that_o they_o may_v not_o have_v liberty_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o same_o error_n for_o the_o future_a he_o 29._o he_o decrevit_fw-la subjectum_fw-la sibi_fw-la populum_fw-la juri_fw-la scripto_fw-la legibusque_fw-la sabjicere_fw-la quasdam_fw-la reprobavit_fw-la quasdam_fw-la autem_fw-la approbans_fw-la transmariâ—â—s_fw-la neustriae_fw-la leges_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la regni_fw-la pâ—â—â—m_fw-la tuendam_fw-la efficâ—teissionae_fw-la videbantur_fw-la adjecit_fw-la geru._n tilb._n lib._n 1._o c._n 29._o resolve_v to_o govern_v the_o people_n subject_v to_o he_o by_o write_v right_o and_o law_n therefore_o the_o english_a law_n be_v propound_v according_a to_o their_o threefold_a distinction_n that_o be_v the_o mercian_n law_n dane_n law_n and_o west-saxon_a law_n he_o reject_v some_o and_o approve_v other_o and_o add_v such_o transmarine_a norman_a law_n as_o seem_v most_o efficacious_a to_o defend_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o this_o account_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o king_n sole_o be_v say_v to_o reject_v and_o approve_v and_o to_o add_v such_o of_o the_o norman_a law_n as_o he_o think_v fit_a for_o secure_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o ingenious_a dr._n brady_n think_v the_o 52_o 55_o 56_o 58_o 59_o 62_o 63_o 64._o be_v those_o norman_a law_n intimate_v concern_v the_o oath_n which_o frederick_n abbot_n of_o st._n alban_n administer_v to_o the_o king_n on_o the_o holy_a gospel_n and_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o church_n of_o st._n alban_n whereby_o he_o swear_v that_o for_o the_o good_a of_o peace_n he_o will_v observe_v the_o good_a and_o approve_a ancient_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o the_o pious_a king_n of_o england_n and_o especial_o king_n edward_n have_v inviolable_o observe_v i_o must_v refer_v the_o reader_n to_o 40._o to_o fol._n 48._o num_fw-la 20_o 30_o 40._o matthew_n paris_n to_o understand_v the_o occasion_n of_o it_o and_o dr._n 261._o dr._n argum._n antinorm_a p._n 261._o brady_n exposition_n or_o commentary_n upon_o it_o and_o how_o little_a he_o observe_v it_o what_o the_o law_n be_v that_o king_n william_n the_o first_o confirm_v author_n agree_v not_o about_o as_o may_v be_v see_v by_o compare_v 343._o compare_v fol._n 343._o hoveden_n 149_o hoveden_n fol._n 138_o 149_o knighton_n collect._n 2354._o n._n 61._o lambard_n of_o wheelock_n edition_n and_o spelman_n in_o the_o first_o tome_n of_o his_o council_n fol._n 624._o selden_n 20._o selden_n in_o eadmerum_fw-la fol._n 172._o num_fw-la 20._o in_o his_o note_n upon_o eadmerus_n write_v very_o suspicious_o of_o all_o the_o law_n that_o be_v attribute_v to_o king_n edward_n except_o the_o crowland_n copy_n judge_v neither_o hoveden_n knighton_n or_o the_o author_n of_o the_o lichfield_n chronicle_n well_o verse_v in_o law_n matter_n and_o who_o write_v long_o after_o ingulphus_n of_o who_o he_o give_v this_o character_n qui_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la re_fw-la testium_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la facile_fw-la princeps_fw-la merito_fw-la dicendus_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la solus_fw-la forsan_fw-la cvi_fw-la ut_fw-la par_fw-fr fit_n credamus_fw-la the_o title_n of_o the_o law_n proper_o ascribe_v to_o william_n the_o conqueror_n law_n the_o title_n of_o the_o conqueror_n law_n be_v in_o the_o latin_a thus_o 159._o thus_o ces_n sont_fw-fr le_fw-fr leis_n &_o les_fw-fr custumes_n que_fw-fr le_fw-fr reis_n william_n grantut_o tut_o le_fw-fr peuple_fw-fr de_fw-fr engleterre_fw-fr oppress_v le_fw-fr conquest_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr terre_fw-fr ice_n les_fw-fr meisme_n que_fw-fr le_fw-fr reis_n edward_n sun_n câ—sin_n tent_n devant_fw-fr luy_fw-fr ll._n w._n fol._n 159._o hae_fw-la sunt_fw-la leges_fw-la &_o consuetudines_fw-la quas_fw-la will._n rex_fw-la concessit_fw-la universo_fw-it populo_fw-la angliae_fw-la post_fw-la subactam_fw-la terram_fw-la eaedem_fw-la sunt_fw-la quas_fw-la edwardus_fw-la rex_fw-la cognatus_fw-la ejus_fw-la observavit_fw-la ante_fw-la eum_fw-la in_o english_a thus_o these_o be_v the_o law_n and_o custom_n 170._o custom_n ll._n w._n 1._o p._n 170._o which_o william_n the_o king_n grant_v to_o all_o his_o people_n of_o england_n after_o 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