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whole_a nobility_n of_o england_n 44._o which_o be_v all_o the_o king_n man_n though_o not_o his_o feudal_n especial_o immediate_a tenant_n before_o who_o the_o test_n of_o charter_n use_v to_o be_v as_o in_o henry_n the_o three_o time_n the_o earl_n only_o subscribe_v at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o rest_n or_o it_o may_v be_v only_o his_o tenant_n in_o chief_a subscribe_v as_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o eighteen_o the_o king_n impeache_n his_o brother_n odo_n for_o his_o extortion_n 1._o this_o be_v at_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n 647._o in_o insulâ_fw-la vectâ_fw-la ei_fw-la obviavit_fw-la ibi_fw-la in_o mirum_fw-la congregatis_fw-la in_o aulâ_fw-la regali_fw-la primoribus_fw-la regni_fw-la this_o be_v matter_n of_o ordinary_a justice_n and_o though_o primores_fw-la regni_fw-la be_v name_v yet_o it_o may_v have_v be_v only_o such_o of_o they_o as_o attend_v on_o his_o war_n or_o in_o his_o court_n and_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o be_v abroad_o all_o the_o primores_fw-la angliae_fw-la be_v summon_v to_o this_o in_o the_o nineteen_o of_o his_o reign_n 1._o i_o take_v it_o that_o he_o hold_v bare_o his_o curia_n at_o gloucester_n for_o it_o be_v a_o military_a council_n except_o that_o his_o judge_n great_a officer_n and_o constant_a attendant_n be_v part_n of_o it_o partem_fw-la exercitus_fw-la svi_fw-la remisit_fw-la 213._o partem_fw-la secum_fw-la per_fw-la totam_fw-la hyemem_fw-la retinuit_fw-la et_fw-la in_o nativitate_fw-la domini_fw-la glavorniae_fw-la curiam_fw-la svam_fw-la tenuit_fw-la &_o at_o this_o court_n i_o find_v only_o some_o ecclesiastical_a preferment_n dispose_v of_o to_o three_o of_o his_o chaplain_n which_o require_v no_o solemn_a consult_v but_o his_o law_n pass_v per_fw-la commune_fw-la concilium_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la parl._n semel_fw-la atque_fw-la iterum_fw-la ait_fw-la se_fw-la concessisse_fw-la etc._n etc._n per_fw-la commune_fw-la concilium_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la and_o his_o leges_fw-la episcopales_fw-la ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v establish_v 168._o de_fw-fr communi_fw-la consilio_fw-la arch._n episc_n abb._n et_fw-la omnium_fw-la procerum_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la for_o william_n the_o second_o whereas_o a_o great_a antiquary_n will_v not_o say_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o solemn_a convention_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o common_a or_o general_a council_n in_o his_o time_n it_o be_v manifest_a there_o be_v and_o we_o may_v find_v the_o mark_n of_o distinction_n between_o his_o ordinary_a curia_n &_o great_a council_n or_o parliament_n 983._o he_o be_v crown_v convocatis_fw-la terrae_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la say_v bromton_n volentibus_fw-la animus_fw-la provincialium_fw-la malm_n that_o be_v 120._o the_o whole_a kingdom_n agree_v or_o the_o major_a part_n indeed_o it_o seem_v the_o norman_n be_v for_o duke_n robert_n but_o the_o english_a be_v not_o so_o waste_v as_o some_o imagine_v 215._o but_o that_o they_o carry_v it_o angli_fw-la tamen_fw-la fideliter_fw-la ei_fw-la juvabant_fw-la as_o simeon_n of_o durham_n show_v 461._o and_o hoveden_n out_o of_o he_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o hold_v a_o curia_n on_o christmas_n at_o london_n 1088._o but_o it_o be_v more_o than_o a_o curia_fw-la de_fw-fr more_fw-it for_o there_o be_v justiciarii_fw-la ac_fw-la principes_fw-la totius_fw-la angliae_fw-la 983._o in_o the_o three_o 2._o turmas_fw-la optimatum_fw-la accivit_fw-la &_o guentoniae_fw-la congregavit_fw-la he_o call_v together_o the_o troop_n or_o army_n of_o noble_n barones_n aloquitur_fw-la inveigh_v against_o his_o brother_n robert_n and_o persuade_v they_o to_o a_o war_n 680._o &_o ut_fw-la consilium_fw-la inirent_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la agendum_fw-la jussit_fw-la bid_v they_o consider_v or_o advise_v what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v his_o dictis_fw-la omnes_fw-la assenssum_fw-la dederunt_fw-la 2._o all_o consent_v to_o a_o war._n the_o king_n be_v very_o ill_o omnes_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la principes_fw-la coeunt_fw-la 16._o episcopi_fw-la abbates_n &_o quique_fw-la nobiles_fw-la promittuntur_fw-la omni_fw-la populo_fw-la bonae_fw-la &_o sanctae_fw-la leges_fw-la here_o the_o prince_n and_o noble_n reach_v to_o omnis_fw-la populus_fw-la here_o anselm_n be_v name_v archbishop_n by_o the_o king_n &_o concordi_fw-la voce_fw-la sequitur_fw-la acclamatio_fw-la omnium_fw-la the_o noise_n and_o public_a acclamation_n witness_v the_o people_n consent_n 3._o and_o this_o be_v say_v to_o be_v secundum_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la electionem_fw-la or_o as_o another_o author_n rex_fw-la anglorum_fw-la consilio_fw-la &_o rogatu_fw-la principum_fw-la suorum_fw-la cleri_fw-la quoque_fw-la &_o populi_fw-la petition_n et_fw-la electione_n the_o king_n be_v upon_o leave_v england_n 2._o to_o settle_v his_o affair_n in_o normandy_n exit_fw-la praecepto_fw-la regis_fw-la omnes_fw-la ferè_fw-la episc_n unà _fw-la cum_fw-la principibus_fw-la angl._n ad_fw-la hastings_n convenerunt_fw-la here_o anselm_n press_v that_o there_o may_v be_v generale_fw-mi concilium_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la 25._o but_o go_v from_o the_o curia_fw-la the_o great_a council_n dissatisfy_v anselm_n have_v propound_v a_o question_n to_o be_v discuss_v in_o council_n utrum_fw-la saluâ_fw-la reverentiâ_fw-la et_fw-la obedientiâ_fw-la sedis_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la possit_fw-la fidem_fw-la terreno_fw-la regi_fw-la seruare_fw-la anon_o 26._o exit_fw-la regiâ_fw-la sanctione_n fermè_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la quinto_fw-la id._n 2._o martii_fw-la pro_fw-la ventilatione_fw-la istius_fw-la causae_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la apud_fw-la rochingham_n coit_fw-fr fit_a itaque_fw-la conventus_fw-la omnium_fw-la 27._o this_o be_v call_v curia_n but_o can_v not_o be_v the_o court_n of_o tenant_n and_o officer_n only_o anselm_n harangue_n the_o assembly_n in_o medio_fw-la procerum_fw-la et_fw-la conglobatae_fw-la multitudinis_fw-la sedens_fw-la 28._o the_o other_o bishop_n be_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o assembly_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o durham_n the_o prolocutor_n they_o tell_v he_o they_o will_v have_v he_o obey_v his_o prince_n upon_o this_o he_o appeal_v to_o rome_n 29._o miles_n unus_n a_o good_a honest_a freeholder_n step_v out_o of_o the_o throng_n de_fw-fr multitudine_fw-la prodiens_fw-la and_o with_o great_a devotion_n set_v before_o his_o holy_a father_n the_o example_n of_o job_n patience_n upon_o this_o the_o prelate_n hug_v himself_o in_o the_o opinion_n that_o the_o populus_fw-la the_o populacy_n be_v
for_o he_o though_o the_o prince_n the_o head_n of_o the_o assembly_n be_v against_o he_o this_o controversy_n be_v adjourn_v to_o the_o curia_n 31._o on_o whitsuntide_n which_o still_o be_v no_o ordinary_a one_o anselm_n be_v celebrate_v a_o curia_n by_o himself_o when_o he_o shall_v have_v attend_v at_o the_o king_n be_v according_a to_o the_o adjournment_n but_o it_o seem_v he_o expect_v special_a summons_n which_o he_o have_v according_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n no_o formal_a writ_n but_o messenger_n the_o king_n tenuit_fw-la curiam_fw-la svam_fw-la in_o ipsâ_fw-la festivitate_fw-la apud_fw-la windlesoram_fw-la and_o there_o be_v proceres_fw-la 34._o et_fw-la coadunata_fw-la multitudo_fw-la a_o very_a solemn_a convention_n the_o authority_n cite_v by_o sir_n hen._n spelman_n say_v that_o the_o clergy_n be_v not_o at_o the_o council_n at_o roch._n 16._o in_o quo_fw-la fermè_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la praeter_fw-la episcopos_fw-la &_o clerum_fw-la convenitur_fw-la 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festivitatis_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la regiae_n curiae_fw-la se_fw-la presentasset_fw-la peractis_fw-la igitur_fw-la festivioribus_fw-la diebus_fw-la diversorum_fw-la negotiorum_fw-la causae_fw-la in_o medium_n duci_fw-la ex_fw-la more_fw-it coeperunt_fw-la that_o it_o be_v usual_a when_o the_o height_n of_o the_o feast_n be_v over_o to_o go_v to_o the_o trial_n of_o cause_n or_o matter_n of_o ordinary_a judicature_n in_o august_n follow_v be_v hold_v a_o great_a council_n the_o king_n be_v de_fw-fr statu_fw-la regni_fw-la acturus_fw-la then_o he_o send_v out_o a_o general_n summons_n in_o sequenti_fw-la autem_fw-la mense_fw-la augusto_fw-la cum_fw-la de_fw-la statu_fw-la regni_fw-la acturus_fw-la rex_fw-la 38._o episcopos_fw-la abbates_n &_o quosque_fw-la regni_fw-la proceres_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la praecepti_fw-la svi_fw-la sanctione_n egisset_fw-la &_o dispositis_fw-la his_fw-la quae_fw-la adunationis_fw-la illius_fw-la causae_fw-la fuerant_fw-la etc._n etc._n anselm_n ask_v leave_v to_o go_v to_o rome_n but_o be_v deny_v it_o in_o october_n follow_v there_o be_v a_o general_a council_n at_o winchester_n wintoniae_fw-la ad_fw-la regem_fw-la ex_fw-la condicto_fw-la venimus_fw-la eadmerus_fw-la be_v there_o himself_o the_o first_o day_n the_o tumult_n from_o the_o vast_a multitude_n be_v so_o great_a that_o they_o can_v do_v nothing_o and_o therefore_o break_v up_o the_o court_n and_o adjourn_v to_o the_o next_o day_n orta_fw-la est_fw-la igitur_fw-la ex_fw-la his_fw-la quaedam_fw-la magna_fw-la tempestas_fw-la diversis_fw-la diversae_fw-la parti_fw-la acclamantibus_fw-la 38._o the_o sense_n of_o the_o assembly_n be_v that_o anselm_n shall_v observe_v the_o king_n law_n upon_o which_o he_o depart_v the_o realm_n in_o a_o pet_n it_o be_v pity_n eadmerus_n go_v with_o he_o so_o that_o we_o lose_v the_o account_n of_o what_o pass_v in_o his_o absence_n i_o think_v however_o we_o have_v enough_o to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v then_o no_o less_o nay_o great_a assembly_n 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be_v provide_v dorso_fw-la coram_fw-la venerab_n patre_fw-la cant._n arch._n &_o coram_fw-la majori_fw-la parte_fw-la episc_n comitum_fw-la &_o baronum_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la angliae_fw-la that_o no_o assize_n of_o darrein_a presentment_n shall_v be_v take_v of_o any_o prebendary_a belong_v to_o a_o cathedral_n church_n at_o a_o parliament_n dorso_fw-la cum_fw-la ad_fw-la mandatum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la convenirent_fw-la apud_fw-la west_n archiepisc_n abbates_n priores_fw-la comites_fw-la &_o barones_n totius_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la &_o tractatum_fw-la haberent_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la de_fw-la statu_fw-la nostro_fw-la &_o regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la they_o grant_v a_o subsidy_n archiepis_fw-la abbates_n priores_fw-la &_o cler_n â_o terras_fw-la habentes_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la svas_fw-la non_fw-la pertinent_a comites_fw-la barones_n milites_fw-la &_o liberi_fw-la homines_fw-la pro_fw-la se_fw-la &_o suis_fw-la villanis_fw-la 30._o m._n partem_fw-la 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