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2._o conqueror_n to_o have_v upon_o judgement_n obtain_v against_o any_o that_o do_v they_o wrong_n double_v the_o forfeiture_n and_o penalty_n or_o damage_n which_o be_v to_o be_v adjudge_v to_o any_o other_o and_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o mr._n somner_n say_v in_o his_o glossary_a victum_fw-la propriè_fw-la sonans_fw-la signify_v only_o some_o provision_n of_o victual_n reserve_v it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o the_o firmae_fw-la adjutorium_fw-la in_o bromtons_n translation_n of_o that_o law_n or_o edict_n of_o king_n canutus_n can_v be_v mean_v or_o expound_v that_o no_o provision_n shall_v at_o all_o be_v pay_v for_o than_o it_o will_v have_v signify_v the_o whole_a rent_n to_o have_v be_v acquit_v if_o no_o money_n have_v be_v use_v to_o have_v be_v pay_v together_o with_o provision_n or_o if_o as_o the_o judicious_a 274._o sir_n hen._n spelman_n say_v the_o word_n farm_n do_v import_v tam_fw-la redditus_fw-la pecuniarias_fw-la ex_fw-la elocatis_fw-la 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demean_v land_n be_v not_o free_a from_o tallage_n which_o will_v be_v evident_a enough_o by_o a_o presentment_n of_o a_o jury_n of_o nottinghamshire_n before_o the_o justice_n in_o eyre_n in_o anno_fw-la 8_o e._n 1._o or_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o when_o the_o king_n letter_n patent_n of_o a_o grant_n of_o the_o town_n of_o retford_n to_o the_o burgess_n thereof_o and_o their_o heir_n in_o fee_n farm_n be_v find_v and_o mention_v in_o these_o word_n viz._n scacarâ—i_fw-la edwardus_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la etc._n etc._n sciatis_fw-la nos_fw-la concessisse_fw-la etc._n etc._n burgensibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la de_fw-la retford_n quod_fw-la ipsi_fw-la &_o eorum_fw-la haeredes_fw-la de_fw-la cetero_fw-la habeant_fw-la &_o teneant_fw-la ad_fw-la feodi_fw-la firmam_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la villam_fw-la nostram_fw-la de_fw-la retford_n cum_fw-la pertnen_fw-la reddendo_fw-la inde_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la 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