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portus_fw-la habeant_fw-la omnes_fw-la libertates_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la liberas_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la svas_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la habendum_fw-la commune_fw-la concilium_fw-la regni_fw-la de_fw-la auxiliis_fw-la assidendis_fw-la aliter_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o tribus_fw-la casibus_fw-la praedictis_fw-la &_o de_fw-la scutagiis_fw-la assidendis_fw-la submoneri_fw-la faciemus_fw-la archiepiscopos_fw-la episcopos_fw-la abbates_n comites_fw-la &_o majores_fw-la barones_n regni_fw-la sigillatim_fw-la per_fw-la literas_fw-la nostras_fw-la &_o praeterea_fw-la faciemus_fw-la submoneri_fw-la in_o generali_fw-la per_fw-la vicecomites_fw-la &_o ballivos_fw-la nostros_fw-la omnes_fw-la alios_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la tenent_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la ad_fw-la certum_fw-la diem_fw-la scilicet_fw-la ad_fw-la terminum_fw-la quadraginta_fw-la dierum_fw-la ad_fw-la minus_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la certum_fw-la locum_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la literis_fw-la submonitionis_fw-la illius_fw-la causam_fw-la 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what_o earl_n and_o baron_n the_o king_n please_v p._n against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 226._o ib._n p._n 228._o confutation_n p._n at_o the_o right_n of_o all_o other_o baron_n as_o singular_a person_n to_o share_v in_o the_o legislature_n be_v preserve_v by_o the_o alia_fw-la illa_fw-la â—revia_fw-la by_o which_o the_o representative_n 〈◊〉_d the_o county_n come_v and_o be_v all_o the_o member_n of_o the_o great_a council_n but_o citizen_n and_o burgess_n or_o all_o such_o baron_n as_o aforesaid_a come_v before_o the_o change_n in_o their_o own_o person_n and_o no_o 〈◊〉_d kind_a of_o member_n be_v then_o creaâ—ed_v and_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o substantial_a â—â—teration_n 210._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 210._o a_o new_a government_n frame_v use_v set_v up_o this_o alteration_n must_v consist_v 〈◊〉_d the_o commons_o or_o barones_n minores_fw-la â—heir_o be_v put_v to_o representative_n when_o before_o they_o come_v personal_o 13._o i_o
he_o be_v leigeman_n to_o and_o receive_v law_n from_o the_o french_a monarch_n though_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n have_v always_o be_v imperial_a subject_a to_o none_o upon_o earth_n yet_o he_o that_o wear_v it_o unless_o he_o be_v so_o free_a that_o he_o can_v go_v with_o his_o land_n voluit_fw-la potuit_fw-la ire_n cum_fw-la terrâ_fw-la quo_fw-la voluit_fw-la whither_o he_o will_v which_o to_o be_v sure_a be_v inconsistent_a with_o this_o feudal_n law_n he_o can_v not_o quit_v his_o dependence_n sect_n 4._o the_o notion_n of_o the_o feudal_n right_o consider_v and_o the_o right_n of_o tenant_n in_o free_a and_o common_a socage_n to_o come_v in_o theâ—â—_n own_o person_n to_o the_o great_a council_n show_v from_o thence_o but_o since_o the_o mention_n of_o jus_n feodale_n as_o advance_v in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o glos._n ascribe_v to_o sir_n h._n spelman_n occasion_n a_o little_a consideration_n of_o the_o feudal_n law_n ay_o out_o of_o a_o zeal_n to_o clear_v his_o 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which_o the_o feudist_n speak_v of_o as_o incident_a to_o feud_n without_o the_o despotic_a power_n and_o the_o end_n or_o nature_n of_o they_o be_v answer_v from_o whence_o will_v the_o argument_n be_v bring_v that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o i_o will_v grant_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o feud_n unless_o there_o be_v utile_fw-la dominium_fw-la for_o that_o distinguish_v it_o from_o a_o alodium_fw-la which_o sometime_o may_v yield_v no_o profit_n to_o any_o superior_a but_o those_o who_o well_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o feud_n teach_v we_o that_o it_o be_v the_o infancy_n of_o feud_n when_o they_o whole_o depend_v on_o the_o lord_n and_o can_v not_o stand_v without_o be_v support_v by_o his_o pleasure_n than_o indeed_o which_o be_v before_o feud_n be_v spread_v into_o many_o nation_n 20._o cragius_fw-la de_fw-la feudis_fw-la fol._n 20._o nec_fw-la servientibus_fw-la aliud_fw-la jus_o erat_fw-la in_o his_o proediis_fw-la quam_fw-la precarium_fw-la quod_fw-la qui_fw-la habet_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la diu_fw-la quam_fw-la ipse_fw-la vult_fw-la sed_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la concedit_fw-la patitur_fw-la eo_fw-la frui_fw-la this_o indeed_o agree_v with_o that_o law_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v obtain_v even_o till_o the_o 49_o h._n 3._o whereas_o from_o hence_o feudal_n tenure_n advance_v to_o a_o estate_n for_o life_n 464._o solet_fw-la usus_fw-la fructus_fw-la constitui_fw-la in_o personam_fw-la tantum_fw-la cujacius_n de_fw-fr feudis_fw-la tom._n 4._o foe_n 464._o and_o all_o this_o before_o the_o year_n 650_o from_o which_o time_n to_o charles_n the_o great_a who_o begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o year_n 800_o unless_o one_o be_v particular_o assign_v by_o the_o gift_n the_o land_n descend_v 21._o craglus_fw-la fol._n 21._o by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n to_o all_o the_o son_n it_o be_v state_n of_o maturity_n be_v when_o it_o descend_v to_o one_o but_o still_o there_o be_v a_o inheritance_n by_o the_o law_n of_o feud_n before_o the_o time_n 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the_o lord_n will_n or_o the_o law_n which_o he_o shall_v give_v it_o be_v indeed_o vsufructuary_n because_o the_o lord_n have_v the_o forfeiture_n and_o escheat_n according_a to_o the_o law_n settle_v in_o any_o particular_a place_n for_o i_o take_v it_o that_o in_o one_o place_n they_o differ_v from_o another_o and_o in_o confutation_n of_o this_o conjecture_n that_o ex_fw-la ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la feodali_fw-la the_o lord_n jus_o dicit_fw-la take_v this_o as_o the_o general_a law_n of_o feud_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o in_o any_o place_n where_o the_o feudal_n law_n be_v receive_v it_o be_v otherwise_o andeg_n choppinus_n de_fw-fr juridic_n andeg_n choppinus_n say_v that_o among_o the_o french_a a_o feud_n imply_v not_o juridica_fw-la potestas_fw-la nil_fw-la common_a cum_fw-la juridica_fw-la potestate_fw-la which_o if_o as_o jurisdiction_n be_v often_o use_v to_o signify_v a_o power_n inferiors_n to_o jus_fw-la dicere_fw-la it_o be_v but_o a_o judicial_a power_n it_o follow_v that_o 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eisneciam_fw-la svam_fw-la de_fw-la baronia_fw-la quae_fw-la fuit_fw-la lamberti_n scoteny_n thomas_n de_fw-fr scoteny_n dorso_fw-la
term._n pasc._n 7._o &_o 8._o jâ—hannis_n 9_o dorso_fw-la claim_v against_o william_n scoteny_n the_o capital_a message_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v in_o steinton_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n as_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o his_o elder_a share_n of_o the_o barony_n which_o be_v lambert_n scoteny'_v these_o sure_o be_v brother_n not_o sister_n son_n be_v of_o the_o same_o name_n and_o the_o claim_n be_v immediate_o from_o the_o seizin_n of_o scoteny_n and_o this_o claim_n be_v allow_v as_o the_o record_n show_v beside_o though_o it_o be_v general_o believe_v that_o wardship_n be_v in_o use_n before_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n 3._o and_o mr._n sylas_n taylor_n in_o his_o history_n of_o gavelkind_n 104._o hist._n of_o gavelkind_a p._n 104._o think_v he_o prove_v it_o to_o have_v be_v before_o the_o suppose_a conquest_n yet_o we_o have_v good_a authority_n that_o there_o be_v no_o express_a law_n for_o this_o before_o 4._o h._n 3._o 3._o kâ—ighton_n foe_fw-mi 2430._o aâ—_n 1219._o 4_o h._n 3._o magnates_fw-la angliae_fw-la concesserunt_fw-la regi_fw-la henrico_n wardas_n hoeredum_fw-la &_o terrarum_fw-la suarum_fw-la quod_fw-la fuit_fw-la initium_fw-la multorum_fw-la malorum_fw-la in_o angliâ_fw-la the_o great_a man_n of_o england_n grant_v king_n henry_n the_o wardship_n of_o their_o heir_n and_o land_n which_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o many_o evil_n in_o england_n 2._o we_o find_v custom_n prevail_v beyond_o what_o be_v the_o foreign_a feudal_n law_n at_o least_o of_o some_o place_n for_o which_o i_o may_v instance_n in_o relief_n pay_v by_o the_o heir_n male_a after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o ancestor_n whereas_o i_o find_v it_o in_o cujacius_n payable_a only_o by_o the_o heir_n female_a 498._o cujaâ—iâ—s_n foe_n 498._o siquis_fw-la sine_fw-la filio_fw-la masculo_fw-la mortuus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la &_o reliquerit_fw-la filiam_fw-la filia_fw-la non_fw-la habeat_fw-la beneficium_fw-la patris_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la redimerit_fw-la if_o any_o one_o die_v without_o heir_n male_a and_o leave_v a_o daughter_n let_v she_o not_o have_v her_o father_n benefice_n unless_o she_o redeem_v it_o of_o the_o lord_n that_o relief_n be_v call_v redemption_n appear_v by_o the_o law_n of_o h._n 1._o 1._o leges_fw-la foe_n 1._o cap._n 1._o haeres_fw-la non_fw-la redimet_fw-la terram_fw-la svam_fw-la sicut_fw-la faciebat_fw-la tempore_fw-la fratris_fw-la mei_fw-la sed_fw-la legitimâ_fw-la &_o justâ_fw-la relevatione_fw-la relevabit_fw-la eam_fw-la it_o seem_v in_o king_n rufus_n his_o time_n this_o payment_n be_v so_o unreasonable_a that_o it_o be_v a_o redemption_n in_o a_o strict_a sense_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o purchase_n of_o the_o land_n but_o now_o it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o lawful_a and_o just_a relief_n 2._o the_o jus_o feodale_n mention_v in_o the_o glossary_a if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o law_n general_o receive_v where_o feud_n be_v must_v be_v the_o law_n of_o england_n in_o particular_a but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o choppinus_n knock_v this_o down_o who_o tell_v we_o that_o among_o the_o french_a juridica_fw-la potestas_fw-la be_v not_o imply_v by_o a_o feud_n margin_n against_o petyt_n p._n 31._o in_o margin_n but_o our_o apollo_n teach_v we_o that_o our_o ancient_a tenor_n be_v from_o normandy_n and_o that_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o french_a feudal_n law_n be_v of_o the_o french_a king_n feud_n wherefore_o the_o juridica_fw-la potestas_fw-la or_o jus_o dicere_fw-la be_v not_o here_o exit_fw-la ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la feodali_fw-la nay_o in_o the_o same_o place_n the_o french_a feudist_n tell_v we_o 455._o choppinus_n de_fw-fr jurisdict_n andeg_n foe_fw-mi 455._o interdum_fw-la certè_fw-la baro_n castellanum_n observat_fw-la superiorem_fw-la it_o be_v certain_a sometime_o a_o baron_n be_v under_o a_o castellan_n feud_n and_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o it_o may_v be_v so_o which_o be_v that_o a_o feud_n carry_v not_o with_o it_o 450._o ib._n so_o 450._o the_o potestas_fw-la juridica_fw-la which_o reason_n be_v very_o apparent_a in_o that_o a_o castellan_n be_v of_o a_o degree_n low_a than_o a_o baron_n take_v juridica_fw-la potestas_fw-la in_o the_o same_o sense_n with_o jus_o dicere_fw-la in_o the_o glossary_a a_o baron_n be_v to_o take_v law_n from_o his_o inferior_a cap._n leges_fw-la h._n 1._o cap._n and_o to_o have_v his_o land_n take_v from_o he_o without_o forfeiture_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o law_n of_o hen._n 1._o that_o be_v one_o of_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o county_n court_n be_v not_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o resiance_n but_o the_o have_v free_a land_n there_o so_o it_o must_v have_v be_v in_o the_o great_a county_n court_n of_o cheshire_n though_o they_o have_v a_o extraordinary_a power_n there_o admit_v therefore_o that_o a_o lord_n of_o another_o county_n be_v feudal_n tenant_n to_o a_o commoner_n there_o as_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o he_o may_v have_v be_v shall_v this_o lord_n have_v be_v represent_v by_o his_o capital_a lord_n there_o vid._n glos._n 2_o part_n consentire_fw-la cuique_fw-la vid._n or_o admit_v a_o lord_n there_o have_v no_o land_n but_o what_o he_o hold_v of_o a_o commoner_n as_o of_o such_o a_o one_o as_o thomas_n de_fw-fr furnival_n large_a jani_fw-la angl._n facies_fw-la nova_fw-la p._n sed_fw-la vide_fw-la the_o record_n more_o at_o large_a who_o have_v several_a very_o considerable_a manor_n may_v thomas_n de_fw-fr furnival_n represent_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n but_o far_o take_v the_o jus_n feodale_n to_o be_v as_o in_o force_n with_o we_o unless_o the_o positive_a law_n give_v so_o large_a a_o power_n be_v show_v it_o be_v a_o beg_a the_o question_n for_o it_o be_v to_o prove_v the_o right_n which_o our_o wise_a antagonist_n will_v exclude_v from_o the_o question_n as_o be_v indisputable_a i_o suppose_v by_o the_o fact_n whereas_o the_o fancy_a right_n be_v use_v in_o his_o hotchpotch_n glossary_n to_o induce_v we_o to_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o fact_n but_o from_o what_o source_n be_v this_o right_o derive_v sect_n 5._o a_o improvement_n of_o the_o notion_n of_o jus_n feodale_n that_o i_o may_v make_v our_o mighty_a man_n of_o letter_n out_o of_o love_n with_o his_o darling_n glossary_n own_o 2_o part_n of_o the_o glos._n and_o his_o own_o i_o shall_v observe_v to_o he_o that_o according_a to_o that_o for_o the_o credit_n of_o which_o he_o pawn_n his_o own_o truth_n or_o his_o friend_n all_z the_o lord_n be_v right_a of_o represent_v their_o tenant_n in_o the_o great_a council_n 31._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 31._o be_v mere_o feudal_n ex_fw-la ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la feodali_fw-la but_o all_o feud_n be_v enjoy_v under_o several_a military_a condition_n or_o service_n be_v then_o these_o be_v the_o only_a feudal_n tenor_n and_o yet_o as_o appear_v by_o domesday-book_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o authority_n there_o be_v freeman_n who_o hold_v in_o free_a or_o else_o in_o common_a socage_n though_o the_o dr._n say_v all_o the_o freeman_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v tenant_n by_o military_a service_n these_o socager_n be_v not_o chargeable_a by_o any_o without_o their_o own_o consent_n but_o like_o man_n of_o another_o government_n and_o it_o seem_v he_o will_v afford_v they_o nothing_o here_o they_o though_o call_v be_v not_o oblige_v to_o come_v to_o the_o great_a council_n which_o be_v the_o curia_n of_o the_o king_n be_v feudal_n tenant_n only_o nay_o they_o be_v never_o at_o it_o and_o therefore_o no_o wonder_n if_o the_o law_n be_v observe_v by_o and_o exact_v upon_o 43._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 43._o only_o the_o norman_n themselves_o for_o the_o other_o can_v not_o be_v bind_v and_o if_o they_o consent_v to_o any_o charge_n for_o defence_n of_o the_o government_n it_o can_v be_v only_o in_o what_o way_n they_o please_v to_o consent_v either_o in_o a_o body_n by_o themselves_o or_o unite_v with_o the_o vassal_n or_o else_o several_o at_o home_n as_o a_o mere_a benevolence_n and_o there_o be_v free_a and_o common_a socage_n tenant_n before_o the_o norman_n entrance_n and_o since_o continual_o thus_o it_o must_v always_o have_v be_v chap._n iii_o that_o domesday-book_n to_o which_o he_o appeal_v manifest_o destroy_v the_o foundation_n of_o his_o pernicious_a principle_n sect_n 1._o since_o our_o tenor_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o hold_v our_o estate_n 31._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 31._o in_o every_o respect_n with_o the_o custom_n incident_a to_o those_o estate_n be_v say_v to_o be_v bring_v in_o by_o the_o conquest_n and_o not_o only_o most_o but_o all_o free_a estate_n must_v have_v be_v feudal_n as_o knight_n service_n which_o be_v make_v the_o only_a feudal_n be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o william_n the_o first_o the_o only_a free_a service_n 39_o ib._n p._n 39_o what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o feud_n in_o the_o last_o chapter_n do_v direct_o reach_v the_o controversy_n between_o we_o though_o our_o author_n who_o have_v a_o excellent_a faculty_n of_o overthrow_v his_o own_o argument_n
will_v have_v the_o discourse_n about_o these_o ib._n ib._n nay_o and_o the_o conquest_n itself_o to_o be_v out_o of_o the_o question_n and_o then_o pray_v what_o be_v the_o question_n it_o can_v be_v whether_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la represent_v 2._o p._n 2._o or_o by_o their_o vote_n conclude_v all_o that_o hold_v by_o any_o other_o tenure_n nay_o whether_o these_o and_o their_o tenant_n can_v do_v it_o because_o this_o tenure_n and_o manner_n of_o hold_v estate_n come_v in_o with_o the_o conqueror_n i_o hope_v i_o shall_v not_o seem_v tedious_a though_o i_o be_o long_a upon_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o conquest_n that_o cornerstone_n on_o which_o if_o he_o know_v what_o he_o do_v which_o i_o can_v but_o doubt_v of_o sometime_o he_o erect_v a_o fanciful_a scheme_n of_o government_n and_o thus_o the_o lofty_a fabric_n rise_v one_o story_n upon_o another_o william_n have_v make_v a_o actual_a conquest_n petyt_n against_o mr._n petyt_n thereby_o have_v the_o absolute_a disposal_n of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 35._o p._n 35._o and_o do_v 176._o p._n 176._o according_a to_o his_o lawful_a power_n give_v all_o away_o to_o his_o follower_n who_o though_o french_a 35._o p._n 35._o fleming_n anjovins_n britain_n poictovins_n be_v all_o metamorphose_a into_o norman_n 43._o p._n 43._o upon_o who_o only_o the_o feudal_n law_n be_v execute_v and_o observe_v the_o king_n grantee_n though_o ordinary_o a_o tenement_n or_o possession_n neither_o add_v to_o 10._o glos._n p._n 10._o or_o detract_v from_o the_o person_n of_o any_o man_n if_o free_a or_o bind_v according_a to_o his_o blood_n or_o extraction_n may_v well_o be_v all_o the_o freeman_n of_o the_o kingdom_n because_o the_o conquest_n have_v make_v all_o the_o english_a slave_n and_o the_o king_n grant_v only_o to_o his_o great_a follower_n which_o be_v free_a before_o but_o when_o these_o grantee_n grant_v out_o to_o other_o 176._o p._n 176._o the_o subfeudatary_n make_v part_n 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colligendis_fw-la &_o denario_fw-la beati_fw-la petri_n he_o write_v that_o his_o parliament_n be_v late_o dissolve_v super_fw-la hoc_fw-la nequiverimus_fw-la super_fw-la petitione_n censûs_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la deliberationem_fw-la habere_fw-la cum_fw-la praelatis_fw-la &_o proceribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la sine_fw-la quorum_fw-la communicato_fw-la concilio_n sanctitati_fw-la vestrae_fw-la super_fw-la praedictis_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la respondere_fw-la &_o jurejurando_fw-la in_o coronatione_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la praestito_fw-la sumus_fw-la astricti_fw-la quod_fw-la jura_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la servabimus_fw-la illabata_fw-la nec_fw-la aliquid_fw-la quod_fw-la diadema_fw-la tangat_fw-la regni_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la absque_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la requisito_fw-la consilio_fw-la faciemus_fw-la this_o royal_a comment_n upon_o the_o former_a law_n show_v we_o that_o the_o same_o council_n which_o be_v a_o council_n of_o peer_n when_o according_a to_o the_o dr._n there_o come_v the_o 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be_v make_v by_o the_o king_n 156._o cook_n 2_o inst._n f._n 156._o person_n counsel_n &_o per_fw-la l'assentment_n des_fw-fr archevesques_n evesques_n abbes_n priour_n count_n baron_n &_o tout_fw-fr la_fw-fr commonalty_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr terre_fw-fr illonques_fw-la summons_n post_fw-la pasâ—ha_fw-la ad_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la west_n 408._o an._n 1276._o 4_o e._n 1._o ma._n west_n foe_fw-mi 408._o multis_fw-la nobilibus_fw-la congregatis_fw-la pacem_fw-la svam_fw-la quondam_a pacis_fw-la perturbatoribus_fw-la rex_fw-la concessit_fw-la quintam_fw-la decimam_fw-la omnium_fw-la bonorum_fw-la temporaliumtam_fw-la clericorum_fw-la quam_fw-la laicorum_fw-la inaudito_fw-la moâ—e_n adunguem_fw-la taxatam_fw-la rex_fw-la jusserat_fw-la confiscari_fw-la here_o the_o commons_o include_v under_o the_o name_n of_o noble_n grant_v the_o 15_o as_o appear_v by_o these_o authority_n rex_fw-la etc._n etc._n cum_fw-la archiepiscopi_fw-la intus_fw-la rot._n pat._n 4._o e._n 1._o m._n 6._o intus_fw-la abbates_n priores_fw-la comites_fw-la barones_n milites_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la alii_fw-la de_fw-la regno_fw-la nostro_fw-la quintam_fw-la decimam_fw-la de_fw-la bonis_fw-la suis_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la tamen_fw-la exceptis_fw-la de_fw-la honore_fw-la de_fw-fr bergaveny_n nobis_fw-la liberaliter_fw-la concesserunt_fw-la rex_fw-la etc._n etc._n licet_fw-la comites_fw-la intus_fw-la rot._n pat._n 4._o e._n 1._o m._n 6._o intus_fw-la barones_n &_o alii_fw-la magnates_fw-la &_o communitas_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la quintam_fw-la decimam_fw-la omnium_fw-la bonorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la archiepiscopo_fw-la pro_fw-la r._n cantuar_n archiepiscopo_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v any_o sober_a know_a man_n consider_v these_o few_o instance_n of_o many_o 40._o against_o jani_fw-la angl._n p._n 40._o wherein_o the_o commons_o undignify_v proprietor_n of_o land_n be_v comprehend_v under_o word_n now_o appropriate_v to_o the_o high_a order_n and_o let_v he_o think_v with_o himself_o whether_o these_o be_v all_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la as_o our_o reverend_a author_n insinuate_v but_o without_o all_o colour_n of_o reason_n i_o must_v take_v leave_n to_o add_v a_o few_o more_o authority_n to_o prove_v that_o after_o 49_o h._n 3._o all_o the_o member_n of_o parliament_n be_v call_v noble_n though_o that_o the_o commons_o be_v there_o be_v beyond_o all_o manner_n of_o dispute_n the_o statute_n of_o westm._n 40._o rast._n stat._n foe_o 28._o &_o 40._o the_o second_o anno_fw-la 13._o e._n 1._o upon_o the_o 46_o chapter_n
common_a intendment_n be_v mean_v of_o come_v as_o member_n in_o their_o own_o person_n 4._o against_o jani_fw-la p_o 4._o and_o when_o they_o agree_v to_o it_o which_o be_v no_o abridgement_n of_o their_o personal_a right_n they_o come_v by_o representation_n and_o election_n and_o every_o one_o be_v there_o himself_o virtual_o by_o his_o deputy_n but_o they_o often_o meet_v in_o vast_a body_n and_o in_o capacious_a place_n both_o in_o the_o saxon_a time_n and_o after_o william_n the_o first_o obtain_v the_o imperial_a crown_n 1._o if_o you_o will_v believe_v the_o chair_n all_o this_o be_v precarious_o say_v 89._o against_o jani_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 89._o without_o foundation_n or_o authority_n however_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o i_o seem_v to_o back_o it_o with_o a_o instance_n where_o i_o say_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o proprietor_n be_v assemble_v at_o runemede_o between_o stanes_n and_o windsor_n at_o the_o pass_n of_o king_n john_n charter_n the_o doctor_n refer_v we_o to_o p._n 106._o and_o 107._o of_o his_o pretend_a answer_n to_o mr._n petyt_n to_o see_v what_o this_o assembly_n be_v and_o of_o who_o it_o consist_v where_o he_o prove_v my_o assertion_n be_v all_o that_o he_o there_o show_v be_v that_o there_o be_v not_o time_n for_o writ_n to_o issue_n to_o choose_v any_o representatives_n of_o the_o commons_o but_o not_o a_o word_n offer_v against_o their_o be_v there_o in_o their_o own_o person_n have_v be_v get_v together_o expect_v the_o king_n answer_v to_o their_o demand_n who_o appoint_v a_o meeting_n at_o runemede_o dorso_fw-la rot._n pat._n 17._o joh._n pars_fw-la unica_fw-la m._n 13._o n._n 3._o ib._n m._n 23._o dorso_fw-la the_o record_n say_v there_o be_v comites_fw-la &_o barones_n &_o liberi_fw-la homines_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la or_o according_a to_o that_o expounder_n of_o more_o fallible_a record_n ma._n paris_n marg._n against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 183._o p._n 127._o in_o marg._n there_o be_v the_o magnate_v which_o must_v there_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o nobilitas_fw-la major_n unless_o you_o take_v they_o for_o the_o king_n friend_n only_o as_o the_o great_a man_n of_o the_o kingdom_n elsewhere_o these_o magnate_n have_v draw_v to_o their_o side_n and_o to_o that_o treaty_n vniversam_fw-la fere_n totius_fw-la regni_fw-la nobilitatem_fw-la 244._o ma._n paris_n foe_n 244._o and_o this_o nobility_n be_v so_o numerous_a that_o they_o make_v a_o vast_a army_n exercitum_fw-la inestimabilem_fw-la confecerunt_fw-la and_o the_o record_n not_o only_o show_v that_o such_o as_o be_v but_o liberi_fw-la homines_fw-la be_v there_o and_o party_n to_o the_o agreement_n be_v inter_fw-la regem_fw-la comites_fw-la &_o barones_n &_o liberos_fw-la homines_fw-la but_o the_o body_n of_o the_o charter_n show_v that_o tenant_n by_o other_o free_a tenor_n beside_o knight_n service_n be_v interest_v in_o it_o beside_o this_o the_o frequent_a meeting_n in_o so_o wide_a a_o place_n as_o runenede_v call_v pratum_fw-la concilii_fw-la as_o i_o observe_v in_o the_o same_o page_n be_v a_o strong_a argument_n that_o vast_a body_n compose_v the_o great_a council_n in_o those_o day_n and_o why_o tenant_n in_o free_a socage_n be_v not_o member_n as_o well_o as_o such_o as_o hold_v of_o subject_n by_o knight_n service_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n but_o wait_v for_o the_o doctor_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o i_o shall_v present_v he_o with_o some_o other_o authority_n which_o show_v that_o my_o assertion_n be_v not_o precarious_a 2._o if_o in_o the_o 38th_o of_o h._n 3._o the_o commons_o or_o probi_fw-la homines_fw-la be_v member_n of_o the_o great_a council_n by_o representative_n of_o their_o own_o choice_n and_o degree_n there_o be_v beside_o all_o the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la two_o choose_v for_o every_o county_n authority_n jani_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 244._o vide_fw-la among_o other_o authority_n vice_n omnium_fw-la &_o singulorum_fw-la and_o yet_o such_o come_v in_o their_o own_o person_n both_o before_o and_o after_o the_o make_n of_o king_n john_n charter_n since_o which_o till_o the_o 48th_o or_o 49th_o of_o h._n 3._o no_o alteration_n in_o the_o way_n 248._o jani_fw-la p._n 51._o 57_o 58_o 59_o 60_o 61._o 66._o 214._o 248._o or_o right_a of_o come_v be_v suppose_v then_o it_o follow_v that_o representation_n be_v bring_v in_o when_o the_o commons_o who_o may_v have_v come_v in_o their_o own_o person_n agree_v to_o it_o and_o there_o be_v of_o the_o council_n before_o the_o norman_a time_n and_o then_o barones_n &_o populus_fw-la it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o they_o come_v in_o their_o person_n if_o they_o will_v both_o in_o the_o saxon_a and_o norman_a time_n especial_o since_o william_n the_o first_o do_v but_o confirm_v the_o law_n of_o the_o confessor_n concern_v the_o power_n of_o the_o great_a council_n ed._n rex_fw-la debet_fw-la omne_fw-la ritâ—_n facere_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la &_o per_fw-la judicium_fw-la procerum_fw-la regni_fw-la leges_fw-la par._n ed._n in_o 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