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lord_n be_v match_v if_o not_o overmatched_a the_o people_n less_o admire_v the_o lord_n and_o more_o regard_v themselves_o this_o be_v but_o a_o dazzle_v a_o eclipse_n ensue_v for_o king_n have_v due_o eye_v the_o nature_n of_o tenure_n between_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o out-work_n or_o block-house_n in_o their_o way_n of_o approach_n their_o next_o endeavour_n be_v therefore_o to_o gain_v the_o knighthood_n of_o england_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o their_o own_o fee_n and_o so_o by_o priority_n to_o have_v their_o service_n as_o often_o as_o need_n shall_v require_v by_o a_o trick_n in_o law_n as_o well_o for_o their_o own_o safety_n in_o time_n of_o war_n as_o for_o their_o benefit_n in_o time_n of_o peace_n this_o be_v a_o work_n of_o a_o continue_a nature_n and_o commend_v to_o successor_n to_o accomplish_v by_o degree_n that_o the_o whole_a knighthood_n of_o england_n be_v become_v no_o more_o the_o lord_n till_o the_o king_n be_v first_o 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a_o brief_a censure_n of_o the_o saxon_a prelatical_a church-government_n 27_o xvi_o of_o the_o saxon_n commonwealth_n and_o the_o government_n thereof_o and_o first_o of_o the_o king._n 29_o xvii_o of_o the_o saxon_a nobility_n 33_o xviii_o of_o the_o freeman_n among_o the_o saxon_n 34_o xix_o of_o the_o villain_n among_o the_o saxon_n 35_o xx._n of_o the_o grand_a council_n among_o the_o saxon_n call_v the_o micklemote_a 36_o xxi_o of_o the_o council_n of_o lord_n 38_o xxii_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o saxon_a government_n in_o the_o time_n of_o war._n 39_o xxiii_o of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o saxon_a kingdom_n in_o the_o time_n of_o peace_n and_o first_o of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n into_o shire_n and_o their_o officer_n 40_o xxiv_o of_o the_o county-court_n and_o sheriff_n tear_v 41_o xxv_o of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o county_n into_o hundred_o and_o the_o officer_n and_o court_n thereunto_o belong_v 42_o xxvi_o of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o hundred_o 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the_o sheriff_n tear_v which_o simple_o consider_v be_v but_o a_o hundred-court_n 5._o or_o the_o sheriff_n tear_v to_o keep_v the_o hundred-court_n it_o be_v order_v to_o be_v keep_v twice_o every_o year_n viz._n at_o the_o lady-day_n and_o michaelmas_n or_o soon_o after_o 35._o unto_o this_o court_n all_o the_o freeholders_n of_o the_o hundred_o repair_v 17._o and_o there_o they_o the_o bishop_n and_o sheriff_n execute_v the_o same_o power_n and_o work_v for_o kind_n that_o they_o do_v in_o the_o county-court_n in_o this_o court_n all_o the_o suit_n in_o the_o hundred-court_n depend_v have_v their_o determination_n and_o other_o have_v their_o commencement_n and_o proceed_n as_o well_o the_o plea_n of_o the_o crown_n as_o other_o some_o have_v conceive_v it_o to_o be_v a_o county-court_n or_o superior_a thereto_o but_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n thereof_o i_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o visitation_n of_o the_o county_n by_o parcel_n or_o in_o circuit_n chap._n xxv_o of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o county_n into_o hundred_o and_o the_o officer_n and_o court_n thereto_o belong_v county_n be_v too_o great_a to_o meet_v upon_o every_o occasion_n and_o every_o occasion_n too_o mean_a to_o put_v the_o whole_a county_n to_o that_o charge_n and_o trouble_v and_o this_o induce_v sub-division_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v that_o of_o the_o hundred_o now_o and_o also_o ancient_o so_o call_v but_o as_o ancient_a if_o not_o more_o be_v the_o name_n pagus_n for_o the_o historian_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o german_n in_o the_o execute_n of_o their_o law_n a_o hundred_o of_o the_o freeman_n join_v with_o the_o chief_a lord_n per_fw-la pagos_fw-la vicosque_fw-la tacitus_n which_o first_o be_v call_v centenarii_fw-la or_o hundreder_n from_o their_o number_n but_o use_v for_o a_o title_n of_o honour_n like_o the_o triarii_n and_o as_o a_o second_o hereunto_o i_o shall_v add_v that_o testimony_n of_o the_o council_n at_o berkhamsted_n which_o speak_v the_o 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in_o this_o manner_n be_v do_v by_o the_o freeman_n of_o the_o county_n who_o be_v the_o sole_a judge_n thereof_o if_o polydore_v testimony_n may_v be_v admit_v and_o it_o may_v seem_v most_o likely_a that_o they_o rule_v their_o division_n at_o the_o first_o according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n which_o do_v occasion_n the_o great_a inequality_n of_o the_o hundred_o at_o this_o day_n the_o government_n of_o the_o hundred_o rest_v at_o the_o first_o upon_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o hundredar_n 4._o but_o afterward_o by_o alfred_n they_o be_v find_v inconvenient_a because_o of_o the_o multitude_n and_o reduce_v to_o the_o lord_n or_o his_o bailiff_n and_o twelve_o of_o the_o hundred_o and_o these_o twelve_o be_v to_o be_v swear_v neither_o to_o condemn_v the_o innocent_a nor_o acquit_v the_o nocent_a this_o be_v the_o hundred_o court_n which_o by_o the_o law_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v once_o every_o month_n and_o it_o be_v a_o mix_a court_n of_o common-plea_n and_o crown-plea_n for_o the_o saxon_a law_n order_n 35._o that_o in_o it_o there_o shall_v be_v do_v justice_n to_o thief_n 1._o and_o the_o trial_n in_o divers_a case_n in_o that_o court_n be_v by_o ordeale_n their_o common-plea_n be_v case_n of_o a_o middle_a nature_n 20_o as_o well_o concern_v ecclesiastical_a person_n and_o thing_n as_o secular_a 32._o for_o the_o great_a matter_n be_v by_o commission_n or_o the_o king_n write_v remove_v 1._o as_o i_o former_o observe_v all_o freeholders_n be_v bind_v to_o present_v themselves_o hereat_o saxon._n and_o no_o soon_o do_v the_o defendant_n appear_v but_o he_o answer_v the_o matter_n charge_v against_o he_o and_o judgement_n pass_v before_o the_o court_n adjourn_v 273._o except_o in_o case_n where_o immediate_a proof_n be_v not_o to_o be_v have_v tacitus_n albeit_o it_o be_v hold_v unreasonable_a in_o those_o day_n to_o hold_v so_o hasty_a process_n 155._o and_o therefore_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n prefer_v
wall_n and_o castle_n and_o for_o the_o former_a by_o settle_v a_o magistracy_n peculiar_a to_o that_o place_n or_o township_n not_o as_o so_o many_o decenner_n but_o as_o one_o body_n consist_v of_o many_o member_n and_o thus_o by_o custom_n they_o grow_v to_o be_v fraternity_n or_o corporation_n under_o one_o magistrate_n or_o head_n who_o they_o call_v alderman_n and_o hold_v a_o court_n of_o justice_n at_o the_o first_o hold_v twice_o a_o year_n which_o be_v in_o nature_n of_o a_o leet_n with_o a_o view_n of_o frankpledge_a 1._o as_o may_v appear_v in_o the_o case_n of_o dorchester_n circester_n and_o doncaster_n in_o alfred_n time_n and_o herewith_o they_o have_v public_a market_n which_o serve_v they_o for_o their_o better_a conveniency_n this_o privilege_n of_o market_n be_v a_o liberty_n of_o public_a sale_n and_o trade_n in_o commodity_n that_o principal_o concern_v the_o belly_n market_n but_o by_o common_a course_n become_v a_o pass_n for_o commodity_n of_o every_o kind_n 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i_o submit_v to_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o learned_a in_o the_o law_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o different_a opinion_n concern_v the_o same_o this_o liberty_n of_o township_n thus_o make_v and_o the_o place_n and_o people_n inhabitant_n thereof_o be_v of_o such_o consequence_n in_o the_o public_a administration_n have_v for_o their_o better_a support_n and_o safety_n liberty_n of_o fortification_n 1._o and_o power_n to_o charge_v one_o another_o with_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o fortification_n by_o a_o imposition_n call_v burghbote_n 12._o and_o hold_v their_o tenement_n under_o a_o rent_n to_o their_o lord_n or_o king_n call_v burgage_n gloss._n as_o they_o be_v a_o body_n aggregate_v chap._n xxxiv_o of_o the_o forest_n beside_o other_o prerogative_n of_o the_o saxon_a king_n they_o have_v also_o a_o franchise_n for_o wild_a beast_n for_o the_o chase_n which_o we_o common_o call_v forest_n be_v a_o precinct_n of_o ground_n neither_o parcel_n of_o the_o county_n nor_o the_o diocese_n nor_o of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o rather_o appendant_a thereunto_o this_o savour_v of_o the_o old_a german_a sport_n but_o by_o custom_n turn_v from_o sport_n to_o earnest_n for_o although_o in_o the_o first_o time_n the_o saxon_n be_v so_o few_o and_o the_o country_n so_o spacious_a that_o they_o may_v allow_v the_o beast_n their_o farm_n as_o well_o as_o themselves_o their_o own_o people_n nevertheless_o so_o multiply_v as_o of_o necessity_n they_o must_v intercommon_a either_o with_o beast_n or_o fish_n the_o former_a whereof_o however_o more_o cleanly_a yet_o the_o latter_a have_v the_o sure_a footing_n and_o be_v choose_v as_o the_o least_o of_o two_o evil_n rather_o than_o for_o any_o likelihood_n of_o good_a neighbourhood_n for_o as_o nature_n teach_v beast_n to_o prey_n for_o themselves_o so_o man_n to_o defend_v their_o own_o and_o this_o breed_v such_o a_o feud_n between_o beast_n and_o man_n as_o that_o king_n doubt_v to_o lose_v their_o game_n take_v in_o with_o the_o weak_a that_o the_o world_n may_v see_v the_o happiness_n of_o england_n where_o beast_n enjoy_v their_o liberty_n as_o well_o as_o man_n but_o this_o be_v as_o it_o be_v by_o compromise_n for_o it_o have_v be_v very_o hard_o to_o have_v please_v the_o free_a man_n who_o have_v liberty_n of_o game_n within_o their_o own_o ground_n by_o common_a right_n 77._o and_o to_o preserve_v the_o king_n liberty_n of_o forest_n co-incident_a therewith_o have_v not_o the_o king_n employ_v on_o the_o one_o side_n the_o power_n of_o a_o dane_n that_o look_v somewhat_o like_o a_o conqueror_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o which_o look_v as_o like_v to_o the_o bounty_n of_o a_o king_n in_o allow_v liberty_n of_o ownership_n to_o man_n inhabit_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o forest_n which_o at_o the_o first_o be_v set_v apart_o only_o for_o the_o king_n pleasure_n and_o all_o his_o wit_n to_o
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