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3.39_o 43._o e._n 3.33_o 8_o r_z 2_o 7._o h._n 4_o 2._o 11._o h._n 4.15_o 1._o h._n 5.14_o 14._o h._n 6.2_o 22_o h._n 6.226_o 26._o h_o 8.7_o 14._o eliz_n 115._o restaint_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v outlaw_v in_o any_o civil_a action_n but_o only_o in_o criminal_a and_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n lie_v no_o attachment_n against_o he_o as_o it_o be_v rule_v in_o parliament_n 14._o eliz._n in_o the_o lord_n cromwell_n case_n but_o if_o he_o make_v any_o notable_a contempt_n against_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o law_n then_o cease_v this_o privilege_n for_o frustra_fw-la legis_fw-la auxilium_fw-la invocat_n qui_fw-la in_o legem_fw-la peccat_fw-la as_o if_o in_o a_o writ_n de_fw-fr homine_fw-la replegiando_fw-la he_o will_v not_o permit_v the_o sheriff_n to_o execute_v the_o writ_n or_o essoigne_n the_o party_n or_o upon_o a_o rescousse_n a_o capias_fw-la have_v this_o privilege_n notwithstanding_o so_o in_o case_n criminal_a 7.1_o 27._o h._n 8.14_o 15._o h._n 7.1_o a_o capias_fw-la 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empanel_v in_o his_o jury_n with_o other_o the_o most_o sufficient_a esquire_n in_o the_o country_n otherwise_o he_o may_v challenge_v the_o array_n but_o if_o there_o be_v no_o knight_n in_o the_o county_n the_o pannell_n shall_v be_v make_v of_o the_o most_o sufficient_a vavasour_n and_o esquire_n there_o inhabit_v but_o if_o one_o bring_v a_o action_n against_o another_o and_o the_o sheriff_n impannell_n a_o jury_n where_o there_o be_v not_o any_o knight_n 318._o 14._o &_o 15._o eliz._n 318._o and_o before_o the_o trial_n the_o plaintiff_n or_o defendant_n be_v create_v a_o baron_n or_o etc._n etc._n and_o he_o do_v challenge_v the_o say_a jury_n such_o challenge_n shall_v not_o be_v allow_v for_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o enquest_n make_v he_o be_v not_o so_o repute_v as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o reginald_n late_a earl_n of_o kent_n may_v appear_v if_o the_o king_n grant_v a_o annuity_n or_o rent_n to_o a_o then_o create_v baron_n 8._o privileg_n 8._o for_o the_o support_n of_o 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etc._n etc._n and_o claim_v the_o benefit_n of_o his_o clergy_n although_o he_o can_v read_v without_o burn_v in_o the_o hand_n loss_n of_o inheritance_n or_o corruption_n of_o blood_n he_o shall_v for_o the_o first_o time_n be_v deem_v a_o clerk_n convict_v and_o may_v have_v purgation_n also_o 13._o privile_n 13._o whereas_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n name_v of_o the_o quorum_fw-la shall_v be_v resident_a in_o his_o shire_n 4._o stat._n 2._o h_o 5_o cap._n 4._o by_o a_o proviso_n the_o peer_n of_o the_o realm_n be_v exampt_v by_o the_o ancient_a law_n before_o william_n the_o conqueror_n time_n 10._o lemb_v perambul_a de_fw-fr kent_n 21._o britt_n cap._n 29._o marlb_n cap_n 10._o every_o man_n above_o 12._o year_n shall_v be_v swear_v to_o the_o king_n which_o we_o observe_v now_o in_o the_o view_n of_o francke-pledge_a court-leete_a but_o noble_a man_n etc._n etc._n be_v neither_o bound_n to_o attend_v the_o leete_n nor_o take_v the_o oath_n if_o 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of_o parliament_n shall_v take_v the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n 1._o staâ—_n 5_o eliz_n cap._n 1._o so_o shall_v citizen_n and_o baron_n of_o cinqueport_n but_o there_o be_v a_o proviso_n in_o that_o stat._n that_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o qu._n be_v otherwise_o sufficient_o assure_v of_o the_o faith_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o temporal_a law_n therefore_o this_o act_n shall_v not_o compellany_n of_o or_o above_o the_o degree_n of_o a_o baron_n to_o take_v this_o oath_n nor_o to_o incur_v any_o penalty_n limit_v for_o the_o refusal_n by_o the_o stat._n of_o 5._o r._n 2._o cap._n 12._o the_o king_n defend_v the_o passage_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o people_n in_o every_o port_n 12._o stat._n 5._o r._n 2._o cap._n 12._o etc._n etc._n upon_o the_o sea_n coast_n
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congobard_fw-mi â—it_a de_fw-fr monarchijs_fw-la n._n â—_o jul._n ferreâ—_n de_fw-fr duello_n 17_o â—et_z gregor_n lib._n 48._o cap_n 161._o n_o 8._o nevertheless_o among_o these_o warlike_a nation_n that_o invade_v the_o roman_a empire_n this_o kind_n of_o single_a combat_n have_v be_v again_o exercise_v in_o divers_a kingdom_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o every_o several_a country_n among_o the_o lumbards_n it_n be_v permit_v in_o 19_o case_n their_o weapon_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o shield_n and_o the_o baston_n and_o yet_o of_o the_o use_n or_o rather_o abuse_v therreof_o the_o king_n katharius_n seem_v to_o complain_v purpose_v to_o have_v abrogate_a the_o some_o quia_fw-la incerti_fw-la sumus_fw-la de_fw-la judicio_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o multos_fw-la audivimus_fw-la per_fw-la pugnam_fw-la sine_fw-la justa_fw-la causa_fw-la svam_fw-la causaem_fw-la perder_n sed_fw-la propter_fw-la consuetua_fw-la gentis_fw-la nostre_fw-fr longobardor_n legem_fw-la impiam_fw-la vetare_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la in_o the_o several_a kingdom_n of_o cicilie_n in_o spain_n it_o have_v be_v allow_v in_o some_o case_n likewise_o in_o france_n by_o the_o constitution_n of_o philip_n le_fw-fr beau._n anno_fw-la 1306._o likewise_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n do_v permit_v it_o in_o certain_a case_n express_v in_o the_o treatise_n de_fw-fr consuetud_fw-la feodorum_fw-la in_o the_o title_n de_fw-fr pace_n tenenda_fw-la &_o ejus_fw-la violatoribus_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la hominem_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la alium_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la miles_n etc._n etc._n in_o some_o place_n of_o italy_n the_o battle_n have_v be_v allow_v upon_o less_o occasion_n fine_a de_fw-fr pugn_v cern_v cap._n 4._o in_o fine_a of_o the_o which_o alciatus_fw-la make_v mention_n with_o some_o detestation_n hereof_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o order_n manner_z and_o cause_n of_o single_a combat_n be_v different_a in_o divers_a country_n and_o every_o country_n that_o people_n follow_v their_o own_o custom_n and_o usage_n be_v their_o peculiar_a law_n and_o in_o this_o our_o realm_n it_o be_v a_o trial_n much_o more_o frequent_v in_o ancient_a time_n near_o the_o conquest_n then_o succeed_a age_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o some_o ancient_a record_n and_o plea_n roll_v yet_o extant_a of_o king_n steven_n cause_n wager_n of_o battle_n in_o personal_a cause_n h._n 2._o r._n 1._o and_o king_n john_n that_o it_o be_v permit_v to_o be_v wage_v in_o personal_a occasion_n in_o case_n wherein_o man_n now_o common_o wage_v their_o law_n judgement_n 37._o h._n 6._o fol_z 36.37_o h._n 6._o fol._n 20._o glan_n lib._n 8._o cap_n 8._o que_fw-fr battalle_n partee_fw-mi gage_z en_fw-fr ascun_fw-fr case_n en_fw-fr un_fw-fr '_o breed_v de_fw-fr fac_fw-la judgement_n and_o therefore_o in_o 37._o h._n 6._o and_o 37._o h._n 6._o fol._n 20._o needehams_n opinion_n be_v much_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o truth_n where_o both_o do_v affirm_v that_o such_o wage_n of_o battle_n before_o the_o lord_n high_a constable_n and_o earl_n martial_n be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o this_o realm_n although_o it_o be_v determine_v before_o they_o and_o so_o great_a a_o sympathy_n be_v between_o that_o court_n and_o other_o of_o common_a justice_n as_o that_o the_o judge_n shall_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o proceed_n before_o the_o lord_n constable_n and_o earl_n martial_n upon_o occasion_n offer_v rise_v in_o debate_n before_o they_o object_n 6_o the_o six_o objection_n be_v this_o the_o common_a law_n in_o the_o trial_n of_o matter_n in_o sentence_n do_v proceed_v by_o a_o jury_n of_o 12._o but_o the_o law_n of_o chivalry_n in_o the_o trial_n of_o matter_n in_o fact_n concern_v honour_n and_o arm_n proceed_v upon_o examination_n of_o witness_n which_o be_v according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n therefore_o matter_n of_o honour_n be_v to_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o civil_a not_o common_a law_n i_o the_o trial_n of_o matter_n in_o fact_n resolu_fw-la resolu_fw-la the_o common_a law_n do_v not_o always_o proceed_v by_o a_o jury_n for_o although_o they_o most_o proper_o lie_v in_o the_o conusance_n of_o the_o jury_n 231._o 8._o edâ—â—_n â—â—_z trial_n 94._o 9_o ed_n 2._o judge_n mean_v 231._o yet_o in_o other_o matter_n the_o law_n have_v ordain_v some_o other_o manner_n of_o trial_n as_o they_o gage_n other_o by_o witness_n as_o if_o a_o wife_n bring_v a_o writ_n of_o dower_n suppose_v her_o husband_n to_o be_v dead_a and_o the_o tenant_n say_v that_o he_o be_v alive_a whereupon_o they_o ar_o at_o issue_n this_o shall_v be_v try_v by_o witness_n only_o and_o not_o by_o jury_n 6.47_o 33._o h._n 6.9_o 35._o h._n 6.47_o so_o likewise_o if_o land_n be_v recover_v by_o default_n and_o after_o bring_v a_o writ_n of_o discript_n for_o that_o he_o be_v not_o lawful_o summon_v in_o the_o former_a action_n upon_o which_o they_o be_v at_o issue_n 6.32_o 13._o ed._n 1.36.37_o 13._o h_o 7._o will_v 43.47_o h._n 3_o 15._o ed_n 2._o coron_n 385._o vill._n 3â—_n 19_o h._n 6.32_o this_o shall_v be_v try_v by_o examination_n and_o deposition_n of_o the_o summoner_n etc._n etc._n and_o not_o by_o the_o jury_n in_o a_o write_n de_fw-fr nativo_fw-la habendo_fw-la whereby_o the_o plaintiff_n claim_v the_o defendant_n to_o be_v his_o villain_n the_o defendant_n say_v he_o be_v a_o freeman_n and_o thereupon_o they_o be_v at_o issue_n this_o shall_v not_o be_v try_v by_o a_o jury_n but_o by_o witness_n namely_o such_o male_n as_o be_v of_o the_o blood_n and_o kindred_n of_o the_o defendant_n and_o not_o otherwise_o 3._o 48._o ed._n 3._o n._n 34._o h_o 2._o 46._o e._n 3._o some_o matter_n of_o trial_n in_o fact_n be_v try_v by_o view_n and_o inspection_n of_o the_o court_n 121._o 8._o account_n 121._o &_o not_o by_o a_o jury_n as_o the_o nonage_n of_o the_o plaintiff_n or_o defendant_n allege_v himself_o to_o be_v within_o the_o age_n of_o twenty_o one_o year_n and_o the_o like_a trial_n be_v of_o a_o maykem_n 6.27_o 21._o h._n 7_o 33._o 39_o e._n 3.32_o 7._o h_o 4.24_o 38_o e._n 3_o 27._o 18_o e._n 4_o 36._o 2_o h_o 4.17_o 22._o h_o 6.27_o wherras_fw-la in_o
then_o seek_v to_o be_v infringe_v by_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o clergy_n writer_n call_v the_o assis_n of_o clarindom_n in_o old_a writer_n it_o be_v thus_o express_v in_o the_o 11._o article_n archiepiscopi_fw-la &_o episcopi_fw-la &_o universa_fw-la persona_fw-la regni_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la rege_fw-la ten_o '_o in_o cap._n habeat_fw-la possession_n svas_fw-la de_fw-la rege_fw-la sicut_fw-la baroniam_fw-la &_o inde_fw-la respondeant_fw-la justiciarijs_fw-la etc._n etc._n regis_fw-la &_o faciant_fw-la omnes_fw-la consuet_n regias_fw-la &_o sicut_fw-la caeteri_fw-la barones_n debeant_fw-la interest_n judicijs_fw-la curiae_fw-la regis_fw-la cum_fw-la baronibus_fw-la quousque_fw-la perveniatur_fw-la ad_fw-la diminutionem_fw-la membrorum_fw-la vel_fw-la mortem_fw-la london_n 10._o e._n 4.6_o de_fw-fr rot._n parliament_n 11._o r._n 2._o an_o no_o 9_o in_o turr_v london_n here_o we_o see_v the_o presence_n of_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o parliament_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o barony_n quousque_fw-la perveniatur_fw-la ad_fw-la diminutionem_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o ever_o unto_o our_o time_n when_o question_n be_v have_v of_o any_o attainder_n of_o any_o peer_n in_o parliament_n they_o depart_v the_o high_a house_n and_o make_v their_o procurator_n for_o by_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o church_n they_o may_v not_o be_v judge_n of_o life_n and_o death_n of_o the_o barony_n of_o bishop_n 66._o lib_fw-la 9_o fol._n 66._o and_o of_o their_o homage_n for_o the_o same_o thus_o write_v glanvill_n who_o tempore_fw-la r._n 1._o be_v chief_a justice_n episcopi_fw-la vero_fw-la consecrati_fw-la homagium_fw-la facere_fw-la non_fw-la solent_fw-la domino_fw-la regi_fw-la etiam_fw-la de_fw-la baronijs_fw-la suis_fw-la sed_fw-la fidelitat_fw-la cum_fw-la jurament_n interposit_a ipsi_fw-la praestare_fw-la solent_fw-la elect._n vero_fw-la in_o episcopos_fw-la ante_fw-la consecraetionem_fw-la svam_fw-la homage_n sva_fw-la facere_fw-la solent_fw-la of_o these_o also_o bracton_n say_v st_o autem_fw-la terra_fw-la data_fw-la fuit_fw-la ecclesiat_a cathedral_n vel_fw-la conventurae_fw-la non_fw-la jacebit_fw-la assisa_fw-la utrum_fw-la quamvis_fw-la in_o habitam_fw-la etc._n etc._n eleemosinam_fw-la of_o the_o which_o he_o recite_v a_o judgement_n p._n 15._o h._n 3._o which_o be_v give_v in_o a_o writ_n of_o error_n upon_o a_o judgement_n in_o eire_n between_o the_o prior_n of_o lewes_n &_o gilb._n de_fw-fr aquila_n 2.287_o bract_v lib_n 4._o cap._n 2.287_o and_o he_o yield_v the_o reason_n thereof_o again_o 4.27_o bract._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 23._o fol._n 4.27_o he_o in_o another_o place_n search_v out_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o certificate_n excommunicate_a spiritualium_fw-la any_o spiritual_a judge_n other_o than_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n of_o this_o realm_n be_v not_o by_o any_o law_n to_o be_v admit_v he_o yield_v this_o reason_n so_o that_o none_o of_o those_o other_o spiritual_a judge_n be_v compellable_n to_o admit_v the_o action_n as_o be_v the_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n quia_fw-la rex_fw-la in_o episcopis_fw-la coercionem_fw-la habet_fw-la propter_fw-la baroniam_fw-la mean_v thereby_o that_o upon_o their_o contempt_n the_o king_n do_v seize_v their_o temporalty_n likewise_o about_o 46._o e._n 3._o the_o bishop_n of_o chichester_n lease_v for_o life_n a_o manor_n parcel_n of_o his_o barony_n with_o licence_n of_o the_o king_n 8._o 46._o e._n 3._o forf_n 8._o this_o alienation_n be_v a_o forfeiture_n because_o parcel_n of_o his_o barony_n many_o more_o authority_n may_v be_v cite_v out_o of_o record_n and_o book_n of_o law_n 3.42_o 13._o e._n 3._o chal._n 115._o enquest_n 43.29_o e._n 3.42_o in_o regard_n whereof_o they_o have_v in_o ancient_a time_n be_v name_v peer_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o have_v enjoy_v other_o the_o privilege_n that_o peer_n do_v the_o trial_n by_o peer_n only_o in_o matter_n of_o treason_n or_o misprision_n etc._n etc._n except_v whereof_o stamford_n give_v the_o reason_n non_fw-la ratione_fw-la nobilitatis_fw-la sed_fw-la ratione_fw-la officij_fw-la 11._o 39_o e._n 3.30_o 31._o e._n 3.94_o 21._o e._n 4_o 77_o 27._o h._n 8._o 27._o h._n 8._o â—nqust_n 99_o 2._o mar._n 46._o 35._o h._n 8._o trial_o 142._o stan._n 1536._o 1._o h._n 4.13_o h_o 8_o 11._o another_o reason_n why_o bishop_n be_v not_o try_v by_o peer_n as_o other_o peer_n because_o they_o can_v pass_v upon_o the_o life_n of_o any_o man_n be_v thereunto_o forbid_v by_o etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o the_o peer_n can_v try_v they_o for_o that_o this_o kind_n of_o trial_n shall_v be_v mutual_a if_o the_o offence_n give_v occasion_n insomuch_o that_o their_o censure_n be_v upon_o their_o honour_n without_o oath_n etc._n etc._n the_o like_a of_o those_o abbot_n 50._o 21._o e._n 3.88_o 36._o h._n 6._o 7._o h._n 6.108_o 7._o h._n 4.2_o 26._o h._n 8.7_o 21._o e._n 3._o n._n 50._o prior_n etc._n etc._n which_o hold_v some_o part_n of_o their_o land_n per_fw-la bar._n who_o be_v also_o call_v peer_n of_o the_o realm_n therefore_o no_o capias_fw-la against_o they_o and_o therefore_o some_o of_o they_o that_o hold_v not_o per_n bar._n be_v summon_v to_o the_o parliament_n upon_o their_o petition_n be_v discharge_v whereof_o there_o be_v some_o precedent_n extant_a the_o abbot_n of_o saint_n james_n near_o northâ—mpton_n in_o 12._o e._n 3._o be_v summon_v to_o the_o parliament_n which_o be_v the_o same_o year_n hold_v at_o york_n who_o because_o neither_o he_o nor_o his_o predecessor_n be_v summon_v and_o because_o he_o hold_v only_o by_o frankalm_n he_o by_o his_o procurator_n exhibit_v his_o petition_n to_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n a_o monument_n whereof_o i_o have_v see_v in_o this_o manner_n abbas_n sancti_fw-la jacobi_fw-la north_n irrotul_n de_fw-fr novo_fw-la in_o cancel_v dom_n regis_fw-la inter_fw-la citand_n ad_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la &_o non_fw-la tent_n per_fw-la baroniam_fw-la nec_fw-la de_fw-la rege_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la sed_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o pura_fw-la northampton_n out_o of_o the_o register_n book_n of_o st._n james_n of_o northampton_n etc._n etc._n eleemosina_fw-la &_o nec_fw-la ipe_fw-la nec_fw-la predecessor_n svi_fw-la unquam_fw-la in_o cancellaria_fw-la irrotulat_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la nec_fw-la ad_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la cita_fw-la huc_fw-la usque_fw-la unde_fw-la idem_fw-la abbas_n petit_fw-la remedium_fw-la ad_fw-la cujus_fw-la billam_fw-la execut_fw-la dominus_fw-la cancellar_n cum_fw-la svo_fw-la consilio_fw-la de_fw-la cancel_v ordinavit_fw-la quod_fw-la nomen_fw-la predict_v abbatis_fw-la a_o registro_fw-la cancel_v deleretur_fw-la &_o ita_fw-la pluribus_fw-la circumspect_a idem_fw-la abbas_n est_fw-la absolutus_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la excusatio_fw-la per_fw-la visum_fw-la domini_fw-la johannis_n de_fw-fr oth._n episcopi_fw-la elien_n cancil_n domini_fw-la regis_fw-la domini_fw-la willielmi_n dirmins_n tunc_fw-la cust_z rotulorum_fw-la &_o al'_v a_o like_a petition_n be_v make_v by_o the_o abbot_n of_o leicester_n unto_o k.e._n 3._o and_o thereupon_o obtain_v a_o writ_n of_o discharge_n in_o this_o form_n london_n ex._n rot_n patent_n 26._o e._n 3._o pars_fw-la 1._o m._n 22._o in_o turri_fw-la london_n edwardus_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la etc._n etc._n salut_fw-la supplicavit_n nobis_fw-la dilect_n nobis_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la abbas_n the_o leyc_a in_o abbatia_n sva_fw-la predict_v per_fw-la robert_n fit_n roberti_n de_fw-fr mellent_fw-fr dudum_fw-la com._n leyc_a fundata_fw-la fuisset_fw-la in_o puram_fw-la eleemosinam_fw-la &_o advocate_n sibi_fw-la preornat_fw-la ad_fw-la manus_fw-la domini_fw-la hen._n quondam_a regiae_fw-la angl._n proavi_fw-la nostri_fw-la per_fw-la forisfacturam_fw-la simon_n de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr forte_fw-fr tunc_fw-la com._n leyc_a &_o proin_n ejusdem_fw-la darent_fw-la idemque_fw-la abbas_n alijque_fw-la terras_fw-la sive_fw-la tenta_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la per_fw-la baron_fw-fr sive_fw-la aliâ—_n modo_fw-la non_fw-la tenuit_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la venireâ—_n teneatur_fw-la nec_fw-la aliquis_fw-la predecessorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la ante_fw-la 49_o annum_fw-la domini_fw-la proavi_fw-la nostri_fw-la part_n forisfacturam_fw-la dicti_fw-la simonis_n quo_fw-la anno_fw-la omnes_fw-la abbat_n &_o priores_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la ad_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la proavi_fw-la nostri_fw-la tunc_fw-la tenturum_fw-la &_o voluntary_a summoniti_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la summonit_fw-la extiterit_fw-la velimus_fw-la ipsum_fw-la abbat_n de_fw-fr hujusmodi_fw-la adventu_fw-la ad_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la facere_fw-la exonerari_fw-la &_o quia_fw-la visis_fw-la chartis_fw-la &_o confirm_v de_fw-fr terris_fw-la &_o tentis_fw-la eidem_fw-la abbati_n that_fw-mi &_o concessis_fw-la in_o rot._n cancel_v nostri_fw-la irrotulat_fw-la compertum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la dicta_fw-la abbat_n predict_v roberti_n fitzs_n robert_n com._n leyc_a fundat_fw-la erat_fw-la in_o pura_fw-la elemosina_fw-la &_o non_fw-la invenimus_fw-la quod_fw-la predict_v abbaes_n aliquas_fw-la terras_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la tenuit_fw-la per_fw-la baron_n etc._n etc._n nec_fw-la quod_fw-la predecessor_n svi_fw-la adalia_fw-la parliamenta_fw-la progenitorum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la ante_fw-la predict_v 49._o annum_fw-la dicti_fw-la proavi_fw-la nostri_fw-la aut_fw-la post_fw-la modum_fw-la continue_v sed_fw-la vicibus_fw-la interpellatis_fw-la summonit_fw-la fuerint_fw-la nolentes_fw-la ipsum_fw-la abbat_n indebite_fw-la sic_fw-la vexari_fw-la concessimus_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n quod_fw-la idem_fw-la abbas_n etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr veniendo_fw-la ad_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la etc._n etc._n quieti_fw-la sint_fw-la ita_fw-la semper_fw-la quod_fw-la dictus_fw-la abbas_n etc._n
honour_n give_v in_o respect_n of_o wisdom_n and_o virtue_n of_o he_o on_o who_o it_o be_v first_o bestow_v be_v not_o only_o a_o due_a reverence_n of_o he_o etc._n etc._n while_o he_o live_v but_o also_o a_o memorable_a reward_n thereof_o to_o his_o posterity_n see_v tully_n sextio_fw-la cicero_n pro_fw-la sextio_fw-la therefore_o this_o kind_n of_o honour_n be_v patrimonial_a if_o infamy_n of_o the_o ancestor_n be_v a_o blot_n to_o posterity_n as_o for_o it_o the_o law_n do_v corrupt_v the_o blood_n for_o the_o offence_n of_o the_o ancestor_n reason_n will_v that_o the_o honour_n due_a to_o the_o ancestor_n shall_v be_v likewise_o honour_n to_o the_o posterity_n for_o contrary_n do_v carry_v their_o contrary_n in_o reason_n for_o determination_n whereof_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o diversity_n of_o reason_n have_v breed_v diversity_n of_o opinion_n some_o think_v it_o be_v not_o descendable_a unless_o the_o heir_n be_v likewise_o call_v by_o writ_n and_o that_o than_o its_o 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