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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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by_o it_o and_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o charter_n of_o hen._n 3._o cap._n 9_o civitas_n lond._n 9_o habeat_fw-la omnes_fw-la libertates_fw-la antiquas_fw-la 20._o &_o consuetudines_fw-la svas_fw-la preterea_fw-la volumus_fw-la &_o concedimus_fw-la quod_fw-la omnes_fw-la aliae_fw-la civitates_fw-la burgi_n villae_fw-la &_o barones_n the_o quinque_fw-la portibus_fw-la &_o emne_v alii_fw-la portus_fw-la habeant_fw-la omnes_fw-la libertates_fw-la &_o liberas_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la svas_fw-la and_o for_o a_o evidence_n of_o what_o be_v their_o custom_n and_o right_n as_o to_o the_o great_a council_n of_o the_o kingdom_n both_o these_o charter_n be_v make_v to_o and_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o the_o clergy_n count_n baron_n and_o freeman_n of_o the_o kingdom_n king_n john_n as_o mr._n selden_n tell_v we_o he_o conceive_v be_v make_v by_o the_o king_n and_o his_o barones_n &_o liberos_fw-la homines_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la 587._o as_o other_o particular_n be_v of_o the_o 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benefit_n of_o their_o inheritance_n and_o the_o maintain_v the_o peace_n chester_n and_o that_o of_o chester_n in_o particular_a be_v give_v to_o hugh_n lupus_fw-la tenendum_fw-la sibi_fw-la &_o haered_n ita_fw-la verè_fw-la ad_fw-la gladium_fw-la 247._o sicut_fw-la ipse_fw-la rex_fw-la tenebat_fw-la angliam_fw-la ad_fw-la coronam_fw-la so_o that_o he_o want_v nothing_o but_o a_o crown_n to_o make_v he_o king_n in_o a_o charter_n of_o count_n hugh_n cheshire_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n werburg_n he_o say_v ego_fw-la comes_fw-la hugo_n &_o mei_fw-la barones_n confirmavimus_fw-la and_o one_o of_o his_o successor_n grant_v to_o his_o baron_n quod_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la eorum_fw-la curiam_fw-la svam_fw-la habeat_fw-la liberam_fw-la de_fw-la omnibus_fw-la placitis_fw-la ad_fw-la gladium_fw-la meum_fw-la pertinentibus_fw-la and_o at_o the_o coronation_n of_o h._n 3._o lond._n which_o be_v after_o this_o charter_n earl_n john_n another_o of_o william_n 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qualicunque_fw-la commisso_fw-la plus_fw-la septem_fw-la solidis_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o aliis_fw-la provinciis_fw-la ob_fw-la parvam_fw-la occasi_fw-la inculam_fw-la in_o transgressione_n praecepti_fw-la herilis_fw-la viginti_fw-la vel_fw-la viginti_fw-la quinque_fw-la pendantur_fw-la of_o the_o same_o nature_n be_v example_n in_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o old_a earl_n of_o cornwall_n ib._n and_o the_o like_a to_o return_v to_o the_o county_n palatine_n of_o chester_n cheshire_n its_o count_n be_v not_o tent._n in_o capite_fw-la with_o the_o restriction_n above_o take_v viz._n subject_a to_o the_o feudal_n law_n and_o oblige_v to_o attend_v once_o at_o the_o court_n as_o other_o tenant_n and_o yet_o at_o the_o general_a council_n he_o be_v present_a therefore_o this_o council_n mention_v in_o king_n john_n charter_n where_o none_o but_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la oblige_v to_o the_o ordinary_a incident_n of_o such_o tenure_n be_v be_v no_o general_a council_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n as_o our_o modern_a author_n will_v have_v though_o it_o be_v for_o the_o matter_n of_o ordinary_a tenure_n all_o that_o be_v concern_v be_v at_o it_o p._n in_o the_o year_n 1232._o king_n hen._n 3._o hold_v his_o curia_n or_o court_n at_o winchester_n at_o christmas_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o court_n day_n or_o rather_o time_n of_o meeting_n for_o it_o often_o hold_v several_a day_n johannis_n and_o therefore_o when_o that_o at_o tewksbury_n in_o king_n john_n reign_n hold_v but_o a_o day_n it_o be_v special_o take_v notice_n of_o 359._o soon_o after_o king_n henry_n christmas_n court_v dor_n he_o summon_v all_o the_o magnate_v of_o england_n ad_fw-la colloquium_fw-la when_o they_o meet_v because_o he_o be_v great_o in_o debt_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o war_n he_o demand_v auxilium_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la generaliter_fw-la quo_fw-la audito_fw-la comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la ranulphus_fw-la pro_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la regni_fw-la loquens_fw-la respondit_fw-la 3._o quod_fw-la comites_fw-la barones_n ac_fw-la milites_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la tenebant_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la cum_fw-la ipso_fw-la erant_fw-la corporaliter_fw-la praesentes_fw-la council_n &_o pecuniam_fw-la svam_fw-la ita_fw-la inaniter_fw-la effuderunt_fw-la quod_fw-la inde_fw-la pauperes_fw-la omnes_fw-la recesserunt_fw-la unde_fw-la regi_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la auxilium_fw-la non_fw-la debebant_fw-la et_fw-la sic_fw-la petitâ_fw-la licentiâ_fw-la omnes_fw-la recesserunt_fw-la here_o be_v the_o earl_n of_o chester_n this_o be_v a_o summons_n to_o a_o general_n assembly_n but_o when_o the_o king_n ask_v money_n for_o his_o expense_n in_o the_o war_n he_o tell_v he_o in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o laity_n that_o those_o which_o hold_v of_o he_o in_o capite_fw-la which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v he_o be_v none_o of_o they_o serve_v he_o in_o their_o person_n and_o at_o their_o own_o charge_n therefore_o they_o beg_v leave_n to_o be_v go_v march_n if_o the_o king_n have_v no_o other_o business_n with_o they_o for_o no_o aid_n be_v due_a so_o that_o it_o seem_v they_o look_v upon_o auxilium_fw-la to_o be_v something_o in_o lieu_n of_o the_o service_n which_o the_o king_n tenant_n be_v to_o perform_v that_o this_o concern_v the_o king_n tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la by_o k_o it_o be_v service_n and_o no_o other_o except_o the_o inferior_a talliable_a tenant_n &_o they_o that_o be_v then_o assemble_v be_v the_o great_a council_n of_o the_o kingdom_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o umpire_n between_o the_o king_n and_o his_o tenant_n and_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o have_v no_o pretence_n for_o aid_n from_o they_o for_o they_o have_v perform_v their_o service_n due_a if_o only_a tenant_n in_o chief_a by_o knight_n service_n be_v here_o intend_v by_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la they_o only_o most_o common_o attend_v the_o king_n in_o person_n though_o sometime_o all_o tenant_n whatever_o be_v require_v to_o attend_v and_o so_o in_o king_n john_n 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their_o consent_n be_v require_v thing_n be_v carry_v by_o the_o majority_n of_o voice_n among_o they_o that_o be_v present_a upon_o his_o summons_n which_o sometime_o be_v very_o few_o as_o when_o he_o hold_v his_o court_n at_o westminster_n in_o the_o fifteen_o of_o his_o reign_n on_o christmas_n the_o chief_a time_n tig._n it_o be_v cum_fw-la pauco_fw-la admodum_fw-la militum_fw-la comitatu_fw-la there_o arise_v a_o very_a great_a inconvenience_n and_o a_o few_o tenant_n call_v together_o at_o a_o time_n when_o the_o rest_n can_v not_o attend_v as_o in_o harvest_n or_o the_o like_a may_v ruin_v the_o rest_n therefore_o this_o separate_a court_n of_o tenant_n be_v whole_o take_v away_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o and_o he_o promise_n that_o no_o tallage_n or_o aid_n without_o any_o reservation_n shall_v be_v levy_v for_o the_o future_a without_o the_o consent_n of_o a_o full_a settle_a parliament_n not_o that_o it_o be_v incumbent_a upon_o all_o that_o come_v to_o 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