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farthing_n to_o pass_v the_o right_a measure_n of_o the_o eln._n the_o king_n price_n set_v for_o provision_n p._n 63_o chap._n viii_o the_o regality_n claim_v by_o the_o pope_n but_o within_o a_o while_n resume_v by_o the_o king_n the_o coverfeu_n dispense_v with_o a_o subsidy_n for_o marry_v the_o king_n daughter_n the_o courtesy_n of_o england_n concern_v shipwreck_n a_o tax_n levy_v to_o raise_v and_o carry_v on_o a_o war_n p._n 65_o chap._n ix_o in_o king_n stephen_n reign_n all_o be_v to_o piece_n abundance_n of_o castle_n build_v of_o the_o privilege_n of_o coin_v appeal_v to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n now_o set_v on_o foot_n the_o roman_a law_n bring_v in_o but_o disow_v a_o instance_n in_o the_o wonder-working_a parliament_n p._n 67_o chap._n x._o in_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o time_n the_o castle_n demolish_v a_o parliament_n hold_v at_o clarendon_n of_o the_o advowson_n and_o presentation_n of_o church_n estate_n not_o to_o be_v give_v to_o monastery_n without_o the_o 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the_o realm_n and_o he_o who_o will_v not_o do_v fealty_n let_v he_o be_v take_v into_o custody_n as_o a_o enemy_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n 74._o the_o justice_n have_v also_o this_o to_o give_v in_o charge_n that_o all_o those_o who_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o do_v their_o homage_n and_o allegiance_n to_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n do_v at_o a_o term_n of_o time_n which_o they_o shall_v name_v to_o they_o come_v in_o and_o do_v homage_n and_o allegiance_n to_o the_o king_n as_o to_o their_o liege_n lord_n 75._o let_v the_o justice_n do_v all_o act_n of_o justice_n and_o right_n belong_v to_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n by_o a_o writ_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n or_o of_o they_o who_o shall_v be_v in_o his_o place_n or_o stead_n as_o to_o a_o half-knight_n fee_n and_o under_o a_o knight_n fee_n in_o a_o old_a book_n which_o pretend_v to_o more_o antiquity_n by_o far_o than_o it_o ought_v concern_v the_o manner_n of_o hold_v parliament_n be_v say_v to_o be_v twenty_o pound_n 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god_n etc._n etc._n l._n 45._o it_o subjoin_v to_o it_o the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o wit_n that_o name_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d el_fw-es which_o signify_v a_o mighty_a god_n in_o this_o sense_n the_o cedar_n of_o god_n be_v lofty_a stately_a cedar_n and_o by_o moses_n his_o be_v fair_a to_o god_n be_v mean_v that_o he_o be_v exceed_v fair_a pag._n 5._o lin_v 18._o not_o only_o berecynthia_n but_o also_o juno_n cybele_n why_o cybele_n be_v the_o very_a same_o goddess_n who_o be_v call_v berecynthia_n from_o berecynthus_n a_o hill_n of_o phrygia_n as_o also_o cybelus_n be_v another_o where_o she_o be_v worship_v and_o she_o have_v several_a such_o name_n give_v she_o from_o the_o place_n of_o her_o worship_n as_o dindymene_n pessinuntia_n idaea_n phrygia_n this_o than_o be_v a_o slip_n of_o our_o worthy_a author_n memory_n or_o his_o haste_n chap._n iii_o pag._n 5._o lin_v 34._o not_o by_o the_o number_n of_o day_n but_o of_o night_n thus_o in_o our_o common_a reckon_n 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france_n whereas_o it_o be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o frank_n who_o come_v to_o plant_v there_o out_o of_o franconia_n a_o country_n of_o germany_n call_v east-france_n l._n 29._o with_o corinus_n one_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o his_o company_n from_o who_o cornwall_n have_v its_o name_n former_o call_v in_o latin_a corinia_n or_o cornavia_n say_v some_o now_o cornubia_n and_o possible_o if_o that_o be_v so_o corinium_n also_o or_o cirencester_n a_o town_n in_o glocestershire_n and_o corinus_n too_o the_o river_n churn_n that_o run_v by_o it_o owe_v their_o appellation_n to_o the_o same_o noble_a person_n l._n 31._o new_a troy_n that_o be_v london_n call_v also_o troynovant_n and_o the_o people_n about_o it_o call_v trinobantes_n or_o trinovantes_n from_o who_o also_o the_o city_n itself_o be_v style_v augusta_n trinobantum_n that_o be_v the_o royal_a seat_n of_o the_o new_a trojan_n l._n 40._o king_n belin._n who_o give_v name_n to_o billingsgate_n that_o be_v belin_n gate_n as_o king_n lud_n to_o ludgate_n pag._n 8._o lin_v 39_o eumerus_n messenius_n some_o such_o fabulous_a writer_n as_o our_o sir_n john_n mandevil_n who_o tell_v we_o of_o people_n and_o country_n that_o be_v no_o where_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o world_n chap._n vi_o pag._n 9_o lin_v 19_o in_o the_o time_n of_o brennus_n and_o belinus_n the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v general_n of_o the_o gaul_n who_o be_v call_v senones_n and_o go_v into_o italy_n with_o they_o sack_v rome_n there_o he_o build_v the_o city_n verona_n call_v by_o his_o name_n brennona_n as_o he_o have_v do_v brennoburgum_fw-la now_o brandenburg_n in_o germany_n from_o his_o prowess_n and_o fame_a exploit_n it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o britan_n or_o welsh_n do_v to_o this_o day_n call_v a_o king_n brennin_n of_o the_o other_o viz._n belinus_n some_o mention_n have_v be_v make_v already_o chap._n vii_o pag._n 10._o lin_v 24._o locrine_n camber_n and_o albanactus_n from_o the_o first_o of_o these_o three_o brethren_n to_o wit_n locrine_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o welsh_a call_n england_n lhoegr_n that_o fall_v to_o the_o elder_a son_n share_v from_o the_o second_o camber_n that_o a_o welshman_n be_v name_v cumra_n and_o the_o country_n cambria_n and_o from_o the_o three_o albanactus_n that_o scotland_n or_o at_o least_o good_a part_n of_o it_o retain_v the_o term_n of_o albania_n a_o title_n still_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n of_o britain_n second_o brother_n the_o duke_n of_o york_n though_o for_o my_o part_n for_o this_o last_o name_n of_o albanactus_n i_o be_o somewhat_o of_o opinion_n that_o it_o may_v be_v devise_v by_o some_o smattering_n monk_n purposely_o in_o favour_n of_o the_o trojan_a story_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v in_o a_o mongrel_n word_n alba_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d king_n of_o alba_n a_o city_n of_o italy_n build_v by_o one_o of_o aeneas_n his_o son_n l._n 29._o gavelkind_n from_o the_o saxon_a gafel_v or_o gafol_v a_o debt_n or_o tribute_n and_o cyn_n or_o kind_n the_o kindred_n or_o child_n or_o as_o mr._n lambard_n give_v eal_n cyn_n i._n e._n give_v to_o all_o who_o be_v next_o of_o kin_n or_o as_o vorstegan_n give_v all_o kind_n i._n e._n give_v to_o each_o child_n his_o part_n a_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o saxon_n whereby_o the_o father_n estate_n be_v equal_o divide_v among_o his_o son_n as_o it_o be_v still_o among_o the_o daughter_n if_o there_o be_v no_o son_n it_o obtain_v still_o in_o several_a place_n especial_o in_o kent_n by_o the_o concession_n of_o the_o conqueror_n pag._n 11._o lin_v 22._o the_o law_n of_o second_o venus_n not_o have_v plato_n by_o i_o nor_o any_o other_o mean_v to_o inform_v myself_o better_a i_o imagine_v that_o by_o the_o first_o venus_n they_o mean_v the_o force_n of_o lust_n and_o beauty_n which_o do_v so_o natural_o
sotum_fw-la what_o difference_n between_o a_o scot_n and_o a_o sot_n to_o which_o he_o as_o free_o reply_v mensa_fw-la the_o table_n sir_n i_o shall_v not_o determine_v but_o scotus_n or_o scot_n be_v the_o name_n of_o his_o country_n he_o be_v a_o scotchman_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n call_v also_o erigena_n that_o be_v irish_z bear_v to_o wit_n a_o highlander_n for_o those_o people_n be_v original_o irish_a and_o come_v out_o of_o that_o island_n over_o into_o the_o north_n part_n of_o scotland_n now_o ireland_n be_v by_o several_a author_n greek_n and_o latin_a call_v jerna_n and_o by_o the_o inhabitant_n themselves_o erin_n l._n 43._o the_o goddess_n anna_n perenna_n the_o lady_n precedent_n of_o the_o year_n anna_n ab_fw-la anno_fw-la to_o who_o they_o address_v their_o devotion_n that_o she_o will_v perennare_fw-la that_o be_v preserve_v and_o continue_v health_n and_o plenty_n and_o prosperity_n from_o year_n to_o year_n for_o which_o reason_n she_o be_v call_v anna_n perenna_n now_o our_o author_n here_o bring_v in_o long-lived_a nestor_n and_o this_o goddess_n to_o show_v that_o those_o good_a fellow_n in_o quaff_v of_o health_n do_v wish_v muchos_fw-mi annos_fw-la as_o the_o spaniard_n say_v many_o and_o many_o a_o year_n life_n to_o their_o absent_a friend_n while_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n by_o toss_v off_o so_o many_o bouse_v cann_n they_o shorten_v their_o own_o life_n pag._n 42._o lin_v 24._o englescyre_n or_o englecerie_n that_o be_v the_o be_v a_o englishman_n for_o there_o be_v a_o law_n make_v by_o king_n knute_n in_o favour_n of_o his_o danes_n and_o so_o afterward_o it_o be_v interpret_v in_o behalf_n of_o the_o francigenae_fw-la frenchman_n or_o whatever_o foreigner_n that_o if_o any_o such_o be_v privy_o murder_v or_o slay_v the_o village_n where_o the_o fact_n be_v do_v shall_v be_v amerce_v in_o a_o lusty_a fine_a to_o the_o king_n unless_o they_o can_v prove_v englecerie_n that_o be_v that_o the_o murder_a person_n be_v a_o englishman_n one_o bear_v of_o english_a parent_n in_o which_o case_n there_o be_v no_o fine_a levy_v so_o that_o the_o dane_n and_o french_a when_o they_o govern_v here_o provide_v they_o may_v secure_v themselves_o from_o the_o english_a be_v well_o enough_o content_a to_o let_v they_o destroy_v one_o another_o chap._n xxv_o pag._n 44._o lin_v 11._o a_o olympiad_n a_o account_n of_o time_n use_v by_o the_o greek_n consist_v of_o four_o year_n so_o call_v from_o the_o olympic_a game_n which_o be_v celebrate_v in_o honour_n of_o jupiter_n olympius_n every_o five_o year_n this_o reckon_n begin_v first_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n three_o thousand_o one_o hundred_o seventy_o four_o in_o the_o second_o book_n chap._n i._n pag._n 48._o l._n 5._o by_o right_a of_o fréehold_n allodii_fw-la jure_fw-la that_o be_v by_o a_o man_n own_o right_a without_o acknowledgement_n of_o service_n or_o fealty_n or_o payment_n of_o rent_n to_o any_o other_o as_o a_o superior_a lord_n in_o which_o respect_n it_o be_v oppose_v to_o a_o estate_n in_o fee_n wherein_o though_o a_o man_n have_v a_o perpetual_a right_n to_o he_o and_o to_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o yet_o see_v he_o owe_v a_o duty_n and_o service_n for_o it_o it_o can_v be_v say_v proper_o and_o simple_o to_o be_v his_o own_o and_o such_o be_v all_o man_n estate_n here_o in_o england_n but_o the_o king_n in_o the_o right_n of_o his_o crown_n who_o can_v be_v suppose_v to_o hold_v of_o another_o or_o to_o owe_v fealty_n to_o any_o superior_a but_o to_o god_n only_o lin._n 12._o under_o military_a service_n or_o knight_n service_n that_o be_v to_o find_v the_o king_n such_o a_o number_n of_o man_n and_o arm_n in_o time_n of_o war_n as_o it_o be_v here_o express_v see_v cowell_n in_o the_o word_n chivalry_n indeed_o the_o clergy_n before_o the_o conqueror_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_n as_o we_o find_v it_o in_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o book_n be_v allow_v to_o be_v free_a from_o secular_a service_n but_o with_o a_o exception_n and_o reserve_v however_o of_o these_o thing_n to_o wit_n expedition_n repair_v of_o castle_n and_o building_n of_o bridge_n from_o which_o last_o duty_n the_o high-priest_n among_o the_o roman_n be_v call_v pontifices_fw-la i._n e._n bridge-maker_n now_o this_o bring_n of_o the_o bishop_n barony_n under_o knight_n service_n be_v sure_a enough_o design_v to_o engage_v they_o into_o a_o close_a dependence_n upon_o the_o crown_n and_o to_o take_v they_o off_o from_o hanker_a after_o any_o foreign_a power_n to_o which_o they_o may_v pretend_v to_o owe_v any_o subordination_n as_o all_o along_o the_o time_n of_o popery_n out_o of_o reverence_n to_o the_o holy_a see_v they_o be_v forward_o enough_o upon_o occasion_n to_o think_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o do_v even_o to_o the_o high_a discontent_n and_o great_a disservice_n of_o their_o king_n chap._n ii_o pag._n 51._o lin_v 12._o ready_a money_n so_o i_o render_v viva_n pecunia_fw-la which_o though_o spelman_n say_v it_o be_v so_o call_v that_o it_o may_v the_o more_o express_o signify_v pecudes_fw-la i._n e._n cattle_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o to_o i_o i_o confess_v make_v out_o by_o any_o fair_a instance_n that_o it_o do_v ever_o so_o signify_v and_o that_o it_o can_v be_v take_v in_o that_o sense_n here_o be_v plain_a from_o what_o immediate_o go_v before_o quot_fw-la animalia_fw-la imò_fw-la quantum_fw-la vivae_fw-la pecuniae_fw-la cuique_fw-la possidebat_fw-la where_o animalia_fw-la living_n creature_n include_v pecudes_fw-la the_o cattle_n chap._n iii_o pag._n 54._o lin_v 32._o boseham_n what_o earl_n godwin_n trick_n be_v or_o wherein_o the_o conceit_n lie_v i_o can_v at_o present_v well_o imagine_v unless_o it_o be_v in_o the_o equivocation_n or_o misunderstanding_n of_o the_o word_n boseham_n as_o it_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o word_n bosom_n in_o the_o pronunciation_n and_o sound_n of_o it_o thus_o suppose_v the_o earl_n at_o meet_v of_o the_o archbishop_n come_v up_o to_o he_o upon_o pretence_n of_o salute_v he_o say_v give_v i_o your_o boseham_n my_o lord_n to_o which_o the_o archbishop_n think_v belike_o he_o may_v by_o way_n of_o desire_v his_o pastoral_n embrace_v mean_v only_o his_o bosom_n ready_o make_v answer_n i_o give_v you_o my_o bosom_n which_o the_o earl_n with_o a_o cunning_a fetch_v interpret_v a_o grant_n of_o his_o estate_n of_o boseham_n pardon_v reader_n my_o mistake_n if_o it_o be_v one_o since_o i_o have_v no_o better_a account_n from_o my_o own_o guess_n to_o give_v meet_v with_o no_o help_n from_o our_o law-dictionary_n chap._n iu._n p._n 56._o lin_v 8._o the_o first_o sheriff_n of_o county_n a_o sheriff_n or_o shyreree_v signify_v the_o governor_n of_o a_o county_n call_v in_o latin_a vicecomes_a as_o deputy_n to_o the_o count_n or_o lord_n or_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o county_n though_o even_o in_o the_o confessor_n time_n he_o be_v reckon_v the_o king_n officer_n and_o not_o the_o count_n this_o office_n as_o mr._n camden_n tell_v we_o be_v first_o set_v up_o by_o king_n alfred_n who_o also_o divide_v england_n into_o county_n and_o those_o county_n again_o into_o hundred_o and_o tything_n lin._n 29._o other_o judge_n without_o appeal_n this_o shall_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o court_n of_o chancery_n for_o which_o reason_n the_o lord_n chancellor_n be_v say_v to_o keep_v the_o king_n conscience_n as_o here_o these_o judge_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o king_n bosom_n lin._n 37._o act_v a_o busiris_n his_o part_n i._n e._n treat_v stranger_n ill_a he_o be_v a_o cruel_a tyrant_n of_o egypt_n who_o slay_v stranger_n and_o sacrifice_v they_o to_o his_o god_n whence_o the_o proverb_n busiridis_n arae_fw-la pag._n 57_o lin_v 39_o that_o he_o shall_v pay_v it_o at_o the_o scale_n that_o be_v shall_v pay_v it_o by_o weight_n or_o according_a to_o full_a weight_n chap._n vi_o pag._n 60._o lin_v 17._o be_v lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n in_o the_o latin_a it_o be_v thus_o express_v totius_fw-la regni_fw-la placitator_n &_o exactor_n where_o i_o confess_v the_o former_a title_n of_o the_o two_o give_v i_o the_o occasion_n of_o my_o mistake_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v chief_a justice_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n whereas_o i_o shall_v rather_o have_v render_v it_o thus_o who_o have_v be_v to_o wit_n in_o king_n rufus_n his_o time_n pleader_n or_o demander_n and_o receiver_n of_o the_o king_n duty_n throughout_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n for_o such_o a_o officer_n this_o exactor_n regius_fw-la be_v otherwise_o call_v grasio_n see_v spelman_n upon_o both_o those_o word_n lin._n 39_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_n a_o hereot_fw-la this_o at_o first_o be_v a_o tribute_n give_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o better_a preparation_n towards_o war_n but_o afterward_o though_o the_o name_n be_v keep_v the_o thing_n be_v
all_o geld_n the_o saxon_a word_n geld_v or_o gild_v signify_v a_o tribute_n or_o tax_n a_o amercement_n a_o payment_n of_o money_n and_o money_n itself_o whence_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o best_a sort_n of_o money_n be_v call_v gold_n it_o be_v from_o the_o verb_n geldan_n or_o gyldan_n to_o pay_v in_o latin_a it_o be_v geldum_fw-la and_o not_o gilda_n as_o cowell_n write_v it_o for_o this_o signify_v quite_o another_o thing_n a_o fraternity_n or_o company_n of_o merchant_n or_o the_o like_a whence_o a_o gild-hall_n that_o be_v the_o hall_n of_o the_o gilled_a or_o society_n such_o as_o be_v once_o the_o stilyard_n call_v gildhalla_n teutonicorum_n the_o gild-hall_n for_o the_o dutch_a merchant_n from_o the_o hanse-town_n chap._n vii_o pag._n 63._o lin_v 25._o iphis_n and_o janthis_n and_o ceneus_n person_n mention_v by_o ovid_n who_o change_v their_o sex_n from_o female_a to_o male._n iphis_n be_v a_o maid_n of_o crect_n who_o after_o her_o metamorphosis_n when_o she_o turn_v to_o man_n take_v janthe_n to_o wife_n and_o caenis_n for_o that_o be_v her_o maiden_n name_n be_v a_o thessalian_a girl_n who_o neptune_n make_v a_o whore_n of_o first_o and_o then_o at_o her_o request_n a_o man_n who_o thenceforward_o go_v by_o the_o name_n of_o caeneus_n lin._n 34._o cheat_n who_o they_o common_o call_v coiner_n in_o malmesbury_n latin_n trapezitas_fw-la quos_fw-la vulgò_fw-la monetarios_fw-la vocant_fw-la which_o bare_a citation_n be_v all_o the_o account_n that_o spelman_n give_v of_o the_o word_n monetarius_fw-la it_o do_v proper_o signify_v a_o officer_n of_o the_o mint_n that_o make_v and_o coin_v the_o king_n money_n a_o monier_n but_o here_o by_o the_o historian_n imply_v that_o such_o fellow_n as_o this_o law_n be_v make_v against_o be_v falsarii_fw-la cheat_n and_o by_o our_o author_n be_v term_v of_o they_o adulteratores_fw-la monetae_fw-la counterfeiter_n of_o coin_n we_o must_v understand_v they_o to_o be_v false_a coiner_n clipper_n washer_n imbaser_n 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the_o kingdom_n which_o i_o confess_v will_v be_v a_o very_a odd_a unusual_a construction_n chap._n x._o pag._n 69._o lin_v 39_o three_o hundred_o mark_n of_o gold_n a_o mark_v weigh_v eight_o ounce_n and_o as_o cowell_n state_n it_o out_o of_o stow_n it_o come_v to_o the_o value_n of_o 16_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n at_o this_o rate_n three_o hundred_o mark_n of_o gold_n come_v to_o five_o thousand_o pound_n and_o to_o every_o bishop_n five_o mark_n suppose_v only_o ten_o bishop_n come_v to_o 833_o l._n 6_o s._n 8_o d._n which_o be_v a_o very_a unlikely_a sum_n in_o this_o business_n it_o be_v true_a the_o value_n of_o it_o as_o of_o other_o coin_n and_o sum_n may_v vary_v and_o so_o we_o find_v in_o spelman_n that_o a_o uncertain_a author_n reckon_v a_o mark_n of_o gold_n to_o be_v worth_a fifty_o mark_n of_o silver_n but_o then_o it_o be_v as_o uncertain_a what_o mark_v of_o silver_n he_o mean_v for_o if_o they_o be_v such_o as_o we_o be_v and_o as_o they_o be_v in_o king_n john_n 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the_o sixteen_o yard-land_n which_o make_v up_o the_o fee_n at_o so_o much_o they_o make_v the_o sum_n of_o one_o hundred_o shilling_n or_o five_o pound_n which_o be_v the_o ancient_a relief_n of_o a_o knight_n fee._n but_o this_o be_v a_o mistake_n either_o of_o the_o author_n or_o the_o citation_n it_o be_v six_o shilling_n three_o penny_n which_o make_v that_o just_a sum_n from_o whence_o we_o learn_v also_o what_o proportion_n be_v observe_v by_o the_o lord_n in_o set_v and_o demand_v of_o the_o relief_n upon_o the_o next_o heir_n after_o his_o ancestor_n decease_n further_o in_o the_o king_n writ_n as_o glanvil_n cite_v it_o it_o be_v say_v that_o twelve_o plough-land_n make_v one_o knight_n fee_n which_o allow_v to_o a_o ploughland_n one_o hundred_o &_o twenty_o acre_n amount_n to_o one_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o and_o forty_o acre_n in_o the_o main_a as_o to_o the_o value_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n it_o be_v enough_o what_o cowell_n tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v so_o much_o 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that_o some_o lord_n who_o let_v these_o fee_n may_v be_v more_o bountiful_a and_o profuse_a other_o more_o parsimonious_a and_o severe_a to_o their_o dependent_n and_o that_o the_o service_n which_o be_v impose_v upon_o these_o fee_n may_v in_o some_o manor_n according_a to_o custom_n be_v light_a in_o other_o upon_o agreement_n and_o covenant_n more_o heavy_a all_o which_o may_v strange_o diversify_v the_o account_n as_o to_o the_o quantity_n or_o measure_n of_o those_o land_n which_o be_v to_o make_v up_o a_o knight_n fee._n chap._n xviii_o pag._n 91._o lin_v 4._o a_o little_a habergeon_n or_o coat_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o latin_n halbergellum_fw-la a_o diminutive_a from_o the_o saxon_a halsberg_n armour_n for_o the_o neck_n and_o breast_n it_o be_v write_v also_o haubergellum_fw-la and_o hambergellum_fw-la they_o mistake_v themselves_o who_o translate_v it_o a_o halberd_n in_o french_a halebarde_n anoffensive_a weapon_n for_o a_o coat_n of_o mail_n which_o be_v armour_n of_o defence_n in_o french_a haubert_n or_o hauberk_n whence_o fee_n de_fw-fr hauberk_n which_o we_o have_v already_o explain_v somewhere_o before_o lin._n 5._o a_o capelet_n of_o iron_n a_o little_a iron_n or_o steel_n cap_n instead_o of_o a_o head-piece_n or_o helmet_n which_o the_o better_a sort_n wear_v for_o by_o compare_v this_o with_o the_o two_o foregoing_a section_n we_o find_v they_o be_v to_o have_v a_o difference_n of_o arm_n according_a to_o their_o different_a quality_n and_o estate_n lin._n 7._o a_o wambais_n wambasium_n or_o wambasia_n so_o call_v i_o suppose_v because_o it_o reach_v over_o the_o belly_n or_o womb_n be_v a_o jacket_n or_o coat_n of_o defence_n use_v in_o stead_n of_o the_o coat_n of_o mail_n perhaps_o like_a unto_o our_o buff-coat_n though_o probable_o not_o of_o leather_n only_o but_o of_o any_o other_o material_a as_o the_o wearer_n shall_v think_v fit_a pag._n 92._o lin_v 6._o timber_n for_o the_o build_n of_o ship_n in_o latin_a here_o mairemia_n write_v also_o 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be_v call_v chartrain_n and_o their_o chief_a city_n chartres_n about_o eighteen_o league_n from_o paris_n eastward_o that_o town_n eight_o mile_n off_o call_v dreux_n in_o latin_a drocum_fw-la be_v so_o name_v from_o the_o druid_n who_o dwell_v there_o at_o first_o and_o likely_a enough_o afterward_o often_o resort_v thither_o p._n 94._o l._n 37._o of_o the_o three_o estate_n the_o king_n the_o lord_n and_o the_o commons_o there_o be_v indeed_o three_o order_n or_o estate_n acknowledge_v by_o true_a divine_n and_o sound_a lawyer_n in_o the_o english_a government_n to_o wit_n the_o lord_n spiritual_a the_o lord_n temporal_a and_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n but_o the_o fundamental_a mistake_n of_o our_o learned_a author_n be_v that_o he_o have_v join_v those_o two_o sort_n of_o lord_n who_o very_a character_n show_v they_o to_o be_v of_o a_o distinct_a species_n though_o as_o to_o the_o public_a welfare_n and_o the_o king_n service_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o interest_n into_o one_o estate_n and_o to_o make_v up_o the_o three_o estate_n think_v himself_o oblige_v to_o bring_v in_o the_o king_n himself_o for_o one_o who_o be_v lord_n paramount_n over_o all_o the_o three_o and_o by_o this_o mean_n ipsam_fw-la majestatem_fw-la in_o ordinem_fw-la redigere_fw-la i_o call_v this_o a_o fundamental_a mistake_n as_o a_o most_o probable_a ground_n of_o rebellion_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o baron_n war_n and_o in_o our_o late_a civil_a broil_n inasmuch_o as_o if_o the_o king_n make_v one_o of_o the_o three_o estate_n as_o they_o fancy_v he_o do_v and_o have_v as_o they_o do_v from_o thence_o conclude_v he_o have_v no_o more_o but_o a_o coordinate_a power_n with_o both_o or_o either_o of_o the_o other_o two_o estate_n that_o then_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o both_o or_o either_o of_o those_o estate_n in_o case_n of_o public_a grievance_n to_o quarrel_v the_o king_n their_o coordinate_a if_o he_o will_v not_o give_v way_n to_o their_o redress_n that_o be_v if_o he_o will_v not_o consent_v to_o do_v what_o they_o will_v have_v he_o to_o do_v and_o upon_o his_o refusal_n of_o so_o do_v to_o raise_v war_n against_o he_o to_o sequester_v and_o murder_v his_o loyal_a adherent_n to_o destroy_v his_o royal_a person_n and_o final_o if_o he_o escape_v the_o hazard_n of_o battle_n when_o they_o get_v he_o into_o their_o hand_n to_o bring_v he_o to_o account_v for_o a_o pretend_a male_a administration_n and_o the_o violation_n of_o a_o trust_n which_o god_n and_o not_o the_o people_n put_v into_o his_o hand_n and_o have_v go_v so_o far_o that_o they_o may_v if_o possible_a secure_v themselves_o to_o put_v the_o monarch_n to_o death_n and_o to_o extirpate_v monarchy_n itself_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n and_o method_n of_o our_o late_a republican_n policy_n and_o practice_n wherein_o yet_o they_o do_v not_o foresee_v what_o example_n they_o set_v against_o themselves_o suppose_v this_o doctrine_n of_o the_o three_o estate_n in_o their_o 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meorum_fw-la legitimâ_fw-la &_o justa_fw-la relevatione_fw-la relevabunt_fw-la terras_fw-la de_fw-la dominis_fw-la suis._n iii_o si_fw-la quis_fw-la baronum_fw-la vel_fw-la aliorum_fw-la hominum_fw-la meorum_fw-la filiam_fw-la svam_fw-la tradere_fw-la voluerit_fw-la sive_fw-la sororem_fw-la sive_fw-la neptem_fw-la sive_fw-la cognatam_fw-la mecum_fw-la inde_fw-la loquatur_fw-la sed_fw-la neque_fw-la ego_fw-la aliquid_fw-la de_fw-la svo_fw-la pro_fw-la hac_fw-la licentia_fw-la accipiam_fw-la neque_fw-la desendam_fw-la quin_fw-la eam_fw-la det_fw-la excepto_fw-la si_fw-la eam_fw-la dare_v voluerit_fw-la inimico_fw-la meo_fw-la iv._o si_fw-la mortuo_fw-la barone_fw-fr vel_fw-la alio_fw-la homine_fw-la meo_fw-la filia_fw-la haeres_fw-la remanserit_fw-la dabo_fw-la illam_fw-la cum_fw-la consilio_fw-la baronum_fw-la meorum_fw-la cum_fw-la terra_fw-la suâ_fw-la v._o si_fw-la mortuo_fw-la marito_fw-la uxor_fw-la ejus_fw-la remanserit_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la liberis_fw-la fuerit_fw-la dotem_fw-la 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seneschallus_fw-la ad_fw-la praesentationem_fw-la baronis_fw-la quod_fw-la pacem_fw-la faciat_fw-la vicecomiti_fw-la de_fw-la debitis_fw-la domini_fw-la svi_fw-la ad_fw-la scaccarium_n intelligendum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la super_fw-la computum_fw-la vicecomitis_fw-la mittatur_fw-la in_o prisonam_fw-la statutam_fw-la secundum_fw-la legem_fw-la scaccarii_fw-la &_o debitum_fw-la regis_fw-la capiatur_fw-la de_fw-la catallis_fw-la domini_fw-la svi_fw-la secundum_fw-la legem_fw-la scaccarii_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la fidem_fw-la praestitam_fw-la non_fw-la servaverit_fw-la ita_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la computum_fw-la vicecomitis_fw-la non_fw-la venerit_fw-la vel_fw-la si_fw-la venerit_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la licentiâ_fw-la recesserit_fw-la corpus_fw-la ejus_fw-la capiatur_fw-la &_o in_o prisonam_fw-la ponatur_fw-la statutam_fw-la nec_fw-la deliberetur_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la speciale_a mandatum_fw-la d._n regis_fw-la item_n mittatur_fw-la ad_fw-la terram_fw-la domini_fw-la cujus_fw-la 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