Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	abbot_n	archbishop_n	bishop_n	4,253	4	5.2907	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26172	Jani Anglorum facies nova, or, Several monuments of antiquity touching the great councils of the kingdom and the court of the kings immediate tenants and officers from the first of William the First, to the forty ninth of Henry the third, reviv'd and clear'd : wherein the sense of the common-council of the kingdom mentioned in King John's charter, and of the laws ecclesiastical, or civil, concerning clergy-men's voting in capital cases is submitted to the judgement of the learned.	Atwood, William, d. 1705?	1680 (1680)	Wing A4174; ESTC R37043	81,835	173

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the_o most_o be_v as_o collector_n under_o the_o king_n of_o what_o be_v due_o charge_v upon_o their_o tenant_n but_o general_o i_o take_v it_o they_o do_v no_o more_o than_o certify_v how_o many_o hold_v of_o the_o king_n within_o their_o precinct_n as_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o great_a man_n extend_v its_o self_n within_o such_o a_o compass_n they_o be_v best_a able_a to_o give_v the_o king_n a_o account_n of_o those_o that_o be_v liable_a to_o any_o payment_n within_o that_o ball'ia_n and_o thus_o in_o henry_n the_o second_v time_n dorso_fw-la the_o king_n issue_v out_o his_o precept_n that_o quilibet_fw-la praesul_fw-la et_fw-la baro_n shall_v certify_v quot_fw-la milites_fw-la tenerent_fw-la de_fw-la ipso_fw-la rege_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la this_o be_v for_o escuage_z towards_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o king_n daughter_n to_o which_o all_o that_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la be_v liable_a and_o here_o the_o great_a lord_n be_v to_o certify_v for_o the_o resiant_n within_o the_o 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fuit_fw-la here_o so_o many_o knight_n fee_n be_v enter_v under_o the_o prior_n name_n but_o the_o sheriff_n collect_v for_o they_o upon_o this_o the_o prior_n plead_v hoc_fw-la ei_fw-la non_fw-la prejudicate_v in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la dicit_fw-la enim_fw-la quod_fw-la auxilia_fw-la illa_fw-la non_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la nec_fw-la censeri_fw-la possunt_fw-la esse_fw-la servitia_fw-la imò_fw-la quaedam_fw-la subsidia_fw-la per_fw-la magnates_fw-la et_fw-la communitatem_fw-la régni_fw-la spontaneâ_fw-la et_fw-la merâ_fw-la voluntate_fw-la regi_fw-la concessa_fw-la et_fw-la tam_fw-la de_fw-fr tenentibus_fw-la aliorum_fw-la quam_fw-la de_fw-la tenentibus_fw-la de_fw-fr domino_fw-la rege_fw-la levanda_fw-la it_o be_v observable_a the_o ground_n of_o demand_v for_o so_o many_o knight_n fee_n be_v the_o entry_n on_o the_o roll_n in_o the_o 29_o of_o henry_n the_o 3d._n and_o he_o plead_v that_o at_o that_o time_n the_o coumunitas_fw-la regni_fw-la be_v party_n to_o the_o grant_n and_o that_o it_o be_v charge_v by_o and_o lay_v upon_o more_o than_o tenant_n of_o the_o king_n in_o chief_a but_o that_o he_o be_v chargeable_a upon_o the_o account_n of_o aid_n or_o service_n with_o but_o two_o knight_n fee_n which_o he_o say_v may_v appear_v by_o the_o certificate_n of_o the_o then_o prior_n de_fw-fr feodis_fw-la quae_fw-la ipse_fw-la tunc_fw-la prio_fw-la tenuit_fw-la de_fw-la veteri_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la that_o be_v the_o number_n of_o knight_n with_o which_o he_o be_v to_o serve_v according_a to_o the_o first_o infeodation_n from_o the_o crown_n &_o de_fw-fr novo_fw-la which_o be_v the_o number_n of_o knight_n fee_n raise_v under_o he_o by_o sub-infeodations_a the_o first_o be_v all_o that_o he_o can_v be_v answerable_a for_o but_o the_o second_o can_v not_o be_v charge_v without_o their_o own_o consent_n the_o charge_n upon_o such_o be_v quaedam_fw-la subsidia_fw-la per_fw-la magnates_fw-la &_o communitatem_fw-la regni_fw-la spontaneâ_fw-la &_o merâ_fw-la voluntate_fw-la regi_fw-la concessa_fw-la and_o thus_o we_o find_v the_o record_n 1._o that_o the_o king_n tenant_n be_v answerable_a no_o far_o than_o according_a to_o the_o vetus_fw-la feoffamentum_fw-la so_o in_o the_o 26_o of_o henry_n the_o 3d._a scaccario_n the_o sheriff_n be_v require_v to_o show_v cause_n why_o he_o distrain_v a_o man_n for_o two_o knight_n fee_n who_o plead_v that_o he_o hold_v but_o one_o de_fw-fr veteri_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la monstravit_fw-la etc._n etc._n quod_fw-la cum_fw-la non_fw-la teneat_fw-la de_fw-fr veteri_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la nisi_fw-la feod_fw-la unius_fw-la militis_fw-la in_o comitate_fw-la tuo_fw-la tu_fw-la exig_n etc._n etc._n quantum_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la feod_fw-la duorum_fw-la militum_fw-la &_o eâ_fw-la occatione_n averia_fw-la sua_fw-la cepisti_fw-la etc._n etc._n 2._o that_o lord_n of_o manor_n can_v not_o charge_v their_o tenant_n without_o their_o consent_n rex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la &_o liberè_fw-la tenentibus_fw-la de_fw-la episcopatu_fw-la lond._n 3._o recite_v the_o great_a debt_n which_o the_o bishop_n have_v contract_v in_o the_o king_n service_n the_o king_n earnest_o entreat_v the_o bishop_n tenant_n to_o make_v a_o contribution_n towards_o the_o supply_n of_o his_o necessity_n which_o sure_o need_v never_o have_v be_v if_o the_o bishop_n have_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o feudal_n law_n power_n of_o charge_v his_o tenant_n or_o raise_v upon_o they_o what_o he_o have_v please_v unde_fw-la vos_fw-la affectuosè_fw-la rogamus_fw-la quatenus_fw-la amoris_fw-la nostri_fw-la intuitu_fw-la efficax_n ei_fw-la faciatis_fw-la auxilium_fw-la ad_fw-la debita_fw-la sua_fw-la quibus_fw-la pro_fw-la favore_fw-la nostro_fw-la honoratus_fw-la est_fw-la ita_fw-la quod_fw-la exaudita_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la prece_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la precibus_fw-la vestris_fw-la pro_fw-la loco_fw-la &_o tempore_fw-la nobis_fw-la porrigendis_fw-la aures_fw-la benignas_fw-la exhibere_fw-la debeamus_fw-la 3._o when_o there_o be_v a_o grant_n of_o more_o than_o from_o the_o king_n immediate_a tenant_n who_o grant_n be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o service_n 6._o if_o it_o reach_v beyond_o the_o vetus_fw-la feoffamentum_fw-la it_o be_v spontanea_fw-la voluntate_fw-la suâ_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la 2._o but_o there_o be_v a_o knock_a record_n which_o i_o wonder_v i_o find_v no_o where_o insist_v upon_o to_o prove_v the_o king_n tenant_n to_o charge_v other_o sciatis_fw-la quod_fw-la arch._n episc_n 3._o abbates_n priores_fw-la comites_fw-la barones_n &_o omnes_fw-la alii_fw-la de_fw-la regno_fw-la nostro_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la tenent_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la spontaneâ_fw-la voluntate_fw-la suâ_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la concess_n nobis_fw-la efficax_n auxilium_fw-la etc._n etc._n undeprovisum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la habeamus_fw-la de_fw-la singulis_fw-la feodis_fw-la militum_fw-la &_o wardis_fw-la quae_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la tenent_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la dvas_fw-la marcas_fw-la ad_fw-la praed_fw-we auxilium_fw-la here_o be_v a_o grant_n only_o from_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o yet_o it_o may_v be_v urge_v that_o other_o record_n explain_v this_o show_v that_o the_o grant_v reach_v to_o the_o novum_fw-la feoffamentum_fw-la as_o well_o as_o the_o vetus_fw-la but_o it_o will_v be_v say_v that_o i_o make_v a_o argument_n for_o they_o which_o they_o be_v wise_a than_o to_o offer_v since_o the_o record_n of_o this_o very_o clear_o overthrow_v it_o yet_o if_o there_o be_v no_o better_o i_o may_v offer_v this_o that_o they_o may_v cultivate_v and_o improve_v it_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n i_o take_v it_o be_v that_o the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la grant_v by_o themselves_o a_o charge_n upon_o the_o vetus_fw-la feoffamentum_fw-la and_o the_o record_n which_o mention_n their_o grant_n go_v no_o far_o but_o another_o record_n of_o a_o grant_n from_o ecclesiastic_a tenant_n in_o chief_a be_v more_o express_a and_o explain_v the_o other_o cum_fw-la peteremus_fw-la à_fw-la praelatis_fw-la angliae_fw-la quod_fw-la nobis_fw-la auxilium_fw-la facerent_fw-la 3._o pro_fw-la magnâ_fw-la necessitate_v nostrâ_fw-la de_fw-la quâ_fw-la eye_n constabat_fw-la viz._n epis_n abbatibus_fw-la abbissis_n grant_v prioribus_fw-la &_o priorissis_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la tenent_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la ipsi_fw-la nobis_fw-la liberaliter_fw-la concesserunt_fw-la auxilium_fw-la tale_n viz._n de_fw-fr singulis_fw-la feodis_fw-la militum_fw-la suorum_fw-la 40_o s._n de_fw-fr tot_fw-la feodis_fw-la de_fw-la quot_fw-la ipsi_fw-la tenentur_fw-la nobis_fw-la respondere_fw-la quando_fw-la nobis_fw-la faciunt_fw-la servitium_fw-la militare_fw-la this_o be_v express_v that_o the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la grant_v only_o for_o so_o many_o knight_n fee_n as_o be_v of_o the_o vetus_fw-la feoffamentum_fw-la that_o be_v so_o many_o as_o they_o be_v to_o answer_v for_o when_o they_o be_v to_o perform_v their_o military_a service_n to_o the_o crown_n but_o whereas_o in_o the_o 19_o the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la be_v say_v to_o have_v make_v such_o a_o grant_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n there_o be_v a_o grant_n which_o reach_v to_o the_o tenant_n de_fw-fr novo_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la the_o record_n mention_v that_o show_v we_o that_o more_o than_o tenant_n be_v party_n to_o the_o grant_n rex_fw-la vic._n summer_n b._n salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la quod_fw-la comites_fw-la &_o barones_n &_o omnes_fw-la alii_fw-la de_fw-la toto_fw-la regno_fw-la nostro_fw-la angliae_fw-la spontaneâ_fw-la voluntate_fw-la suâ_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la

ex_fw-la parte_fw-la episcopi_fw-la wign_a ’_o com._n dorso_fw-la leicester_n &_o gloucester_n ac_fw-la quorundam_fw-la aliorum_fw-la procerum_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la vocati_fw-la sunt_fw-la tres_fw-la de_fw-la singulis_fw-la comitatibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la quod_fw-la sint_fw-la coram_fw-la ipsis_fw-la ad_fw-la sanctum_fw-la albanum_fw-la secum_fw-la tractaturi_fw-la super_fw-la communibus_fw-la negotiis_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la here_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o council_n exceed_v their_o power_n and_o as_o if_o the_o king_n be_v a_o cypher_n in_o the_o government_n will_v have_v the_o knight_n from_o the_o several_a shire_n come_v before_o they_o the_o king_n not_o without_o reason_n jealous_a of_o his_o honour_n command_n that_o they_o which_o have_v be_v summon_v to_o st._n alban_n shall_v come_v to_o he_o at_o windsor_n nobiscum_fw-la super_fw-la premissis_fw-la colloquium_fw-la habituros_fw-la venerab_n 5._o pater_fw-la g._n eboracensis_fw-la arch._n angliae_fw-la primus_fw-la et_fw-la alii_fw-la praelati_fw-la magnates_fw-la milites_fw-la liberè_fw-la tenentes_fw-la et_fw-la omnes_fw-la alii_fw-la de_fw-la regno_fw-la nostro_fw-la servitium_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la et_fw-la auxilium_fw-la ultra_fw-la quam_fw-la temporibus_fw-la retractis_fw-la in_o aliis_fw-la summonitionibus_fw-la exercitus_fw-la nostri_fw-la facere_fw-la consueverunt_fw-la this_o the_o king_n promise_n shall_v not_o be_v draw_v into_o consequence_n upon_o a_o extraordinary_a occasion_n they_o that_o be_v not_o accustom_v to_o perform_v military_a service_n do_v it_o then_o and_o they_o that_o do_v owe_v service_n do_v more_o than_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o by_o their_o tenure_n all_o as_o well_o those_o that_o hold_v not_o of_o the_o king_n in_o chief_a as_o those_o which_o do_v join_v together_o and_o make_v a_o general_a charge_n upon_o the_o kingdom_n of_o subsidium_fw-la et_fw-la auxilium_fw-la in_o the_o 48th_o of_o this_o king_n 1264._o there_o be_v a_o right_a understanding_n between_o he_o and_o his_o people_n 10._o the_o record_n say_v haec_fw-la est_fw-la forma_fw-la pacis_fw-la a_o domino_fw-la rege_fw-la et_fw-la domino_fw-la edwardo_n filio_fw-la svo_fw-la praelatis_fw-la et_fw-la proceribus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la et_fw-la communitate_fw-la regni_fw-la angliae_fw-la communiter_fw-la et_fw-la concorditer_fw-la approbata_fw-la etc._n etc._n among_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v agree_v ad_fw-la reformac'onem_fw-la status_fw-la regni_fw-la angliae_fw-la that_o they_o shall_v choose_v 3_o man_n who_o shall_v have_v power_n from_o the_o king_n to_o name_v nine_o that_o shall_v be_v the_o king_n stand_v council_n and_o if_o any_o of_o the_o three_o displease_v the_o community_n si_fw-la videatur_fw-la communitati_fw-la prelatorum_fw-la et_fw-la baronum_fw-la one_o or_o more_o be_v to_o be_v place_v in_o their_o room_n per_fw-la consilium_fw-la communitatis_fw-la praelatorumet_n baronum_fw-la and_o the_o record_n conclude_v haec_fw-la autem_fw-la 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