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tuo_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la tenent_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la per_fw-la servitium_n militare_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la serjantiam_fw-la &_o similiter_fw-la illos_fw-la qui_fw-la terras_fw-la norman_n vel_fw-la briton_n tenent_fw-la de_fw-fr ballio_n domini_fw-la regis_fw-la johannis_n patris_fw-la nostri_fw-la vel_fw-la nostro_fw-la quod_fw-la sicut_fw-la tenementa_fw-la sua_fw-la quae_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la tenent_fw-la diligunt_fw-la sint_fw-la apud_fw-la winton_n die_v clausi_n paschae_fw-la parati_fw-la cum_fw-la equis_fw-la et_fw-la armis_fw-la ad_fw-la trasfretandum_fw-la cum_fw-la corpore_fw-la nostro_fw-la in_o pictaviam_fw-la literas_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipsius_fw-la certis_fw-la personis_fw-la directas_fw-la in_o com._n tuo_fw-la mitti_fw-la fac_fw-la t._n r._n apud_fw-la windle_n 8_o o_fw-mi thy_fw-mi februarij_fw-la here_o be_v notice_n give_v to_o all_o or_o general_a summons_n and_o particular_a writ_n also_o to_o be_v deliver_v to_o some_o of_o the_o tenant_n 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will_v be_v wonderful_a how_o those_o that_o derive_v from_o under_o his_o grant_n shall_v be_v the_o only_a person_n interest_v in_o the_o government_n exclusive_a of_o all_o other_o but_o if_o he_o do_v make_v such_o a_o conquest_n than_o a_o very_a little_a evidence_n will_v be_v enough_o to_o make_v one_o believe_v that_o none_o but_o tenant_n in_o chief_a be_v cives_fw-la or_o any_o part_n of_o the_o civil_a society_n to_o take_v away_o all_o colour_n from_o his_o presumption_n i_o shall_v show_v i._o that_o he_o gain_v no_o help_n from_o king_n john_n charter_n ii_o that_o he_o mistake_v the_o nature_n of_o tenure_n in_o capite_fw-la iii_o that_o he_o will_v have_v do_v well_o to_o have_v answer_v the_o objection_n against_o the_o suppose_a conquest_n before_o he_o conclude_v for_o it_o i._o he_o can_v gain_v no_o help_n from_o king_n john_n charter_n for_o his_o interpretation_n of_o it_o fight_v against_o its_o self_n he_o himself_o acknowledge_v a_o difference_n between_o 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in_o which_o alone_a according_a to_o his_o own_o division_n the_o liberty_n 160._o of_o send_v burgess_n to_o parliament_n must_v have_v be_v confirm_v and_o provide_v for_o and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o such_o omission_n will_v have_v it_o that_o the_o modus_fw-la parliamenti_fw-la in_o king_n john_n be_v time_n be_v in_o the_o say_a charter_n declare_v his_o first_o division_n be_v this_o nullum_fw-la scutagium_fw-la vel_fw-la auxilium_fw-la ponam_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la nostro_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la
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not_o here_o remind_v he_o of_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o notion_n of_o make_v majores_fw-la barones_n exegetical_a or_o comprehensive_a of_o what_o go_v before_o it_o be_v certain_a if_o bishop_n be_v majores_fw-la barones_n as_n well_o as_o earl_n here_o be_v other_o intend_v also_o and_o why_o be_v not_o such_o as_o hold_v whole_a barony_n as_o some_o do_v great_a baron_n beside_o you_o shall_v find_v number_n of_o baron_n to_o have_v receive_v particular_a summons_n even_o to_o the_o war_n according_a to_o the_o provision_n in_o king_n john_n charter_n for_o summon_v the_o majores_fw-la barones_n sigillatim_fw-la i_o will_v give_v he_o some_o name_n and_o see_v whether_o he_o make_v earl_n of_o they_o all_o three_o basset_n d._n william_n de_fw-fr harecourt_n roger_n de_o somerey_o john_n forreigner_n extraneus_fw-la richard_n de_fw-fr grey_n ern._n de_fw-fr bosco_n etc._n etc._n but_o if_o all_o these_o be_v earl_n what_o think_v he_o of_o the_o nine_o hundred_o and_o odd_a who_o receive_v special_a summons_n de_fw-fr veniendo_fw-la ad_fw-la regem_fw-la cum_fw-la equis_fw-la &_o armis_fw-la usque_fw-la berwicam_fw-la super_fw-la twedam_fw-la in_o the_o 29_o of_o edw._n 1._o d._n 2._o whereas_o he_o will_v have_v it_o that_o the_o barones_n regni_fw-la be_v baron_n by_o tenure_n and_o the_o 158._o barones_n regis_n by_o call_n to_o parliament_n he_o may_v have_v know_v that_o every_o baro_n regis_n be_v a_o baron_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o every_o baron_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v not_o baro_n regis_n in_o a_o strict_a sense_n wherefore_o according_o king_n john_n charter_n confine_v the_o special_a summons_n which_o as_o i_o say_v be_v to_o the_o curia_fw-la regis_fw-la to_o such_o great_a baron_n of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la there_o be_v after_o majores_fw-la barones_n regni_n in_o a_o different_a provision_n et_fw-la omnes_fw-la alios_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la tenent_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la wherefore_o when_o all_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v summon_v it_o take_v in_o the_o majores_fw-la and_o minores_fw-la both_o those_o that_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la and_o otherwise_o but_o when_o they_o be_v use_v distinct_o it_o be_v whole_o contrary_a to_o his_o supposition_n for_o the_o barones_n regis_fw-la be_v proper_o and_o strict_o they_o who_o hold_v immediate_o of_o the_o king_n as_o all_o manner_n of_o authority_n warrant_v indeed_o i_o be_o almost_o ashamed_a here_o to_o bring_v proof_n of_o a_o thing_n so_o evident_a but_o he_o may_v please_v to_o observe_v that_o thanus_n and_o baro_n be_v always_o of_o the_o same_o acceptation_n thanus_n regis_n be_v strict_o he_o who_o hold_v land_n of_o the_o king_n by_o any_o kind_n of_o tenure_n and_o so_o be_v baro_n regis_fw-la though_o sometime_o appropriate_v to_o he_o that_o hold_v by_o knight_n service_n and_o a_o ordinary_a thane_n be_v no_o 108._o more_o than_o a_o honest_a freeholder_n by_o any_o sort_n of_o tenure_n as_o appear_v by_o 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teach_v no_o body_n nor_o learn_v himself_o and_o certain_o the_o addition_n of_o populus_fw-la will_v do_v he_o little_a service_n but_o this_o author_n will_v be_v a_o excellent_a man_n be_v he_o as_o good_a at_o prove_v as_o propound_v vide_fw-la before_o p._n 18._o and_o after_o p._n 129._o morte_n &_o truncationes_fw-la melius_fw-la ut_fw-la videtur_fw-la jan._n angl._n fa._n nov_n pag._n 209._o 210._o n._n b._n nothing_o urge_v by_o mr._n hurt_n p._n 62._o do_v prove_v that_o meet_v a_o parliament_n but_o such_o a_o council_n as_o be_v free_a for_o the_o king_n to_o call_v of_o such_o person_n as_o he_o please_v i_o be_o sure_a here_o be_v neither_o abbot_n nor_o commons_o summon_v i_o presume_v this_o author_n never_o read_v fitz-stephens_n who_o word_n be_v considentibus_fw-la not_o consulentibus_fw-la episcopis_fw-la we_o have_v see_v such_o a_o concilium_fw-la magnum_fw-la at_o york_n call_v by_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o arguitur_fw-la i_o conceive_v do_v more_o proper_o â—…gnifie_v to_o induce_v or_o argue_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v so_o as_o well_o as_o to_o blame_v or_o accuse_v and_o be_v more_o proper_o apply_v to_o argument_n or_o disceptation_n fitz._n cap._n 10._o col_fw-fr 2._o n._n b._n in_o those_o time_n treason_n in_o common_a speech_n be_v a_o general_a name_n for_o all_o offence_n the_o king_n think_v do_v ledere_fw-la majestatem_fw-la regiam_fw-la till_o afterward_o the_o matter_n be_v better_o explain_v in_o 25_o e._n 3._o vid._n jani_fw-la anglor_fw-la facies_fw-la nova_fw-la p._n 199._o fitz._n cap._n 10._o co_fw-la 1._o these_o milites_fw-la i_o conceive_v may_v be_v such_o as_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la and_o be_v sometime_o call_v baronet_n or_o barones_n minores_fw-la curia_fw-la regis_fw-la be_v here_o the_o king_n council_n then_o summon_v manuum_fw-la depressio_fw-la i_o take_v to_o be_v submission_n gr._n q._n p._n 39_o mat._n paris_n anno_fw-la 1213._o pa._n 240._o seld._n pr._n bar._n cap._n 4._o pag._n 10._o gr._n q._n p._n 40._o cook_n 2_o inst._n 631._o seld._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la gr._n q._n p._n 42_o gr._n q._n p._n 42._o ger._n dor._n an._n 1175._o legis_fw-la vigorem_fw-la habeat_fw-la quicquid_fw-la de_fw-la consilio_fw-la &_o de_fw-la consensu_fw-la magn._n &_o reipubl_n communi_fw-la sponsione_n authoritate_fw-la regis_fw-la sive_fw-la principis_fw-la praecedente_fw-la just_a fuerit_fw-la definitum_fw-la &_o approbatum_fw-la with_fw-mi bracton_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o gr._n q._n p._n 44._o n._n b._n who_o be_v these_o other_o gr._n q._n p._n 47._o mr._n hunt_n tell_v you_o p._n 87._o that_n if_o this_o be_v a_o law_n it_o be_v a_o law_n only_o for_o that_o case_n it_o be_v true_a the_o protestation_n as_o such_o be_v personal_a to_o they_o but_o the_o canon_n i_o hope_v that_o put_v they_o upon_o a_o non_fw-la licet_fw-la and_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la be_v not_o personal_a also_o for_o here_o be_v a_o prohibition_n both_o by_o the_o canon_n common_a and_o statute_n law_n gr._n q._n p._n 49._o gr._n q._n p._n 51_o 52_o etc._n etc._n gr._n q._n p._n 68_o gr._n q._n p._n 41._o gr._n q._n p._n 53._o gr._n q._n p._n 53._o gr._n q._n p._n 54._o 〈◊〉_d e_o 4._o 3â—…_n 23_o h._n 6._o no._n 41._o inter_v petit_fw-fr connâ—…_n and_o many_o other_o co._n 2_o inst._n pag._n 286._o journ_v of_o parl._n pag._n 258._o and_o 267._o co._n 2._o inst._n pag._n 586._o seld._n priu._n bar._n p._n 5._o hon._n of_o bishop_n p._n 27._o els._n mod._n p._n 16._o seld._n pr._n oâ—…_n bar._n p._n 5._o petit_n anc_fw-la right_n p._n 62._o prin_n calendar_n p._n 56._o and_o 160._o coo._n 4._o inst._n cap._n 1._o p._n 2._o vid._n rot._n claus._n 12_o e._n 2._o m._n 5._o dorso_fw-la audley_n case_n judic_n per_fw-la prelatos_n comites_fw-la barones_n &_o totam_fw-la communitatem_fw-la regni_fw-la yet_o no_o act._n vid._n hic_fw-la p._n 133._o vid._n etiam_fw-la rot._n parl._n 50._o ed._n 3._o n._n 131._o &_o 189._o cottoni_fw-la posth_n f._n 349._o eliz._n burgh_n case_n seld._n tit_n hon_fw-mi p._n 689._o ger._n tilb._n fitz._n mat._n paris_n whether_o this_o be_v mean_v of_o a_o parliament_n or_o other_o council_n not_o material_a to_o this_o point_n the_o reason_n be_v the_o same_o as_o to_o meet_v upon_o summons_n to_o the_o one_o or_o tother_o hakewell_n pa._n 18._o 21_o r._n 2._o memb_v 6._o n._n b._n it_o be_v plain_a by_o clergy_n here_o be_v more_o mean_v than_o the_o bishop_n only_o for_o the_o abbot_n be_v reckon_v as_o part_v of_o the_o clergy_n i_o suppose_v gr._n q._n p._n 57_o sir_n william_n dromond_n be_v life_n of_o james_n the_o four_o pag._n 200._o ult_n edit_fw-la in_o octavo_fw-la discourse_n pag._n 20._o gr._n q._n p._n 57_o gr._n q._n p._n 58._o see_v sir_n hen._n wotton_n interest_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o christen_v this_o question_n touch_v upon_o gr._n q._n p._n 64._o spel._n coun._n tom_n 2._o p._n 8._o con._n tol._n 11_o can._n 6._o lamb._n law_n edgar_n cap._n 5._o gr._n q._n p._n 67._o see_v the_o provisos_fw-la in_o the_o acts._n 25_o h._n 8._o cap._n 21._o co._n lib._n 2._o 32_o b._n gr._n q._n p._n 68_o gr._n q._n p._n 57_o whitgift_n be_v then_o archbishop_n cambd._n an._n anno_fw-la 1586._o and_o baker_n 391._o rush._n hist._n col._n part_n p._n 61._o baker_n pag._n 446._o gr._n q._n p._n 69._o rush._n hist._n coll._n part_n 2._o pag._n 56._o rush._n come_v 2._o app._n p._n 15._o gr._n q._n p._n 32._o journ_v of_o parl._n pag._n 258._o vid._n hakewell_n mod_a p._n 84._o gr._n q._n p._n 70._o quaere_fw-la what_o that_o word_n then_o mean_v gr._n q._n p._n 73._o gr._n q._n p._n 74._o spel._n gloss._n word_n come_v p._n 140._o 141._o gr._n q._n p._n 74._o gr._n q._n p._n 77._o lett._n p._n 55._o gr._n q._n p._n 76._o pla._n parl._n 33_o ed._n 1._o 1._o this_o consilium_fw-la regis_fw-la i_o take_v to_o be_v that_o steady_a counsel_n that_o always_o attend_v the_o king_n at_o his_o parliament_n though_o perhaps_o not_o always_o member_n see_v coo._n 2._o rep._n arch._n cant._n case_n divers_a case_n to_o that_o purpose_n gr._n q._n p._n 79._o gr._n q._n p._n 88_o gr._n q._n p._n 88_o gr._n q._n p._n 94._o see_v before_o p._n 18._o in_o the_o edition_n in_o quarto_n pet._n bles._n 〈◊〉_d edit_fw-la p._n 551._o col_fw-fr 1_o 2._o in_o fol._n idem_fw-la p._n 552._o col_fw-fr 2._o cot._fw-la p._n 85._o 5_o e._n 3._o m._n 33._o rot._n parl._n 4._o e._n 3._o n._n 6._o 5_o e_z 3._o ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la n._n b._n cotton_n abridg._n count_n and_o baron_n by_o lord_n as_o 〈◊〉_d often_o do_v gr._n qu._n p._n 95._o gr._n qu._n p._n 89._o cot._fw-la p._n 392._o rot._n claus._n 1_o e._n 3._o m._n 13._o pro_fw-la episc._n hereford_n gr._n qu._n p._n 102._o 102._o n._n b._n the_o king_n be_v go_v to_o the_o holy_a land_n be_v then_o in_o debate_n touch_v which_o the_o bishop_n may_v well_o consult_v matth._n paris_n p._n 55._o magnates_fw-la comprehendit_fw-la comes_fw-la baro_n mile_n seu_fw-la aliqua_fw-la alia_fw-la notabiles_fw-la persona_fw-la vid._n mr._n petyt_n p._n 101_o 94_o 95._o n._n b._n the_o abridger_n often_o translate_v count_n and_o baron_n in_o the_o record_n by_o the_o name_n of_o lord_n only_o because_o when_o the_o bishop_n be_v mean_v lord_n spiritual_a or_o some_o word_n equivalent_a be_v express_v rush._n hist._n col._n part_n 2._o p._n 55._o gr._n qu._n p._n 90._o n._n b._n though_o there_o be_v no_o particular_a impeachment_n against_o weston_n and_o gomenes_n by_o the_o commons_o yet_o the_o general_a one_o be_v the_o deliver_v fort_n and_o castle_n be_v treason_n at_o the_o examination_n of_o which_o the_o prelate_n ought_v to_o be_v absent_a vid._n gr._n qu._n p._n 92._o gr._n qu._n p._n 90._o rot._n process_n in_o parl._n gr._n qu._n p._n 117._o gr._n qu._n p._n 95._o see_v before_o p._n 131._o the_o record_n there_o cite_v matth._n paris_n anno_fw-la 1100._o rot._n cl_o 3._o e._n 2._o m._n 16._o in_o dorso_fw-la 34_o edw._n 1._o gr._n cue_n p._n 100_o see_v before_o p._n 131._o n._n b._n the_o judgement_n may_v well_o be_v give_v after_o the_o party_n be_v dead_a a_o hundred_o example_n may_v be_v give_v where_o their_o bone_n have_v be_v burn_v their_o body_n hang_v etc._n etc._n contrary_a to_o what_o mr._n hunt_n think_v 2_o h._n 4._o n._n 30_o 4_o edw._n 3._o 5_o h._n 4._o n._n 12._o to_o 17._o gr._n qu._n p._n 119._o 2_o h._n 6._o n._n 9_o viz._n the_o fact_n be_v not_o by_o their_o advice_n which_o they_o desire_v to_o have_v enter_v gr._n qu._n p._n 121._o gr._n qu_n p._n 151._o gr._n qu._n p._n 151._o 7_o h._n 8._o p._n 184._o grand_fw-fr quest._n p._n 260._o vid._n dier_n fol._n 60._o cromp._n jurisd_v court_n p._n 2._o grand_fw-fr quest._n p._n 124._o stanf_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o cook_n 3d_o instit._fw-la â—…ol_fw-la 30._o seld._n priu._n of_o bar._n p._n 45._o and_o other_o gr._n q._n